[Event "British CF-15 London International"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1922.08.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Annotator "Alekhine,Alexander"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1922.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 {Die Idee dieser von Grünfeld in die Praxis eingeführte
Variante ist, den Läufer nach g7 zu entwickeln und vor Sc3 nicht d5 zu
spielen; im letzteren Falle ist dem Schwarzen nach cxd5, Sf6xd5, e4, Sd5xc3,
bxc3 usw. die Möglichkeit gesichert, durch c5 das gegnerische Zentrum
anzugreifen und den schwarzen Königsläufer erwartet eine schöne Zukunft.
Deshalb ist der beste Spielplan für Weiß, den Springer b1 nicht zu
entwickeln, bevor der durch g3 und Lg2 seinen Druck auf d5 verstärkt hat, was
ihm ein kleines Übergewicht sichert, wie es u.a. Die Partien Aljechin-Müller
(Portsmouth 1923), Sämisch-Grünfeld (Karlsbad 1923) und Aljechin-Reti (New
York 1924) beweisen.} 3. Bf4 {Beabsichtigt ein neues System zu erproben, dass
dem Schwarzen jedoch weniger Schwierigkeiten bereitet als das oben erwähnte 
(siehe auch die Partien Capablanca-Reti und Rubinstein-Euwe, London 1922).} Bg7
4. Nbd2 c5 {Ein guter Zug.} 5. e3 ({Auf} 5. dxc5 {gewinnt Schwarz durch} Na6 {
usw. den Bauern mit Vorteil zurück.}) 5... d6 6. c3 Nc6 7. h3 {Der Läufer f4
muss erhalten werden.} O-O 8. Bc4 {Das beste Feld für den Läufer; 8. ...d5
ist nicht gefährlich, da es die Aktivität (Diagonale) des weißen
Damenläufers nur vergrößert hätte.} Re8 {Bereitet e5 vor, was jedoch für
Weiß nicht ungefährlich ist, da derPunkt d6 dadurch geschwächt wird.} 9. O-O
e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 {Das Schlagen des Bauern mit dem Springer gibt dem Weißen
entschiedenen und vielleicht sogar entscheidenden Stellungsvorteil.} ({Besser
war} 10... dxe5 11. Bh2 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Ne4 {usw., wonach Weiß nur ein
kleines, schwer auszunutzendas Übergewicht behalten hätte.}) 11. Bxe5 dxe5
12. Ng5 {Dieser Zug sichert dem Weißen - wie später ersichtlich- den Besitz
der einzigen offenen Linie.} Be6 {Eine heroischer Entschluss, da der Läufer
g7 nach der Verdoppelung der Bauern dauernd eingespart bleibt.} ({Besser war
immerhin} 12... Rf8 13. Nde4 Qxd1 ({falls} 13... Nxe4 {so} 14. Bxf7+) 14. Rfxd1
Nxe4 15. Nxe4 b6 {obwohl auch in diesem Falle Weiß Gewinnchancen behalten
hätte.}) 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nde4 Nxe4 15. Qxd8 Rexd8 16. Nxe4 {[%mdl 4096]
Guter N <-> schlechter Läufer} b6 17. Rfd1 Kf8 18. Kf1 ({Weiß konnte durch} 
18. Ng5 {einen Bauern gewinnen, aber nach} Ke7 19. Nxh7 Bh6 20. h4 {wäre er
gezwungen, den Springer gegen den Läufer abzutauschen, was dem Schwarzen
große Remischancen gelassen hätte.}) 18... Ke7 ({Falls} 18... c4 {so} 19. Nd6
{usw. Jetzt aber droht Schwarz die Felder d5 und d3 für die Türme zu erobern.
}) 19. c4 $1 {Beugt der angesprochenen Drohung vor und befreit die dritte
Reihe für die Turmmanöver, was - wie die Fortsetzung zeigt - sehr wichtig
ist.} h6 20. Ke2 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Rb8 {Schwarz darf die Türme nicht abtauschen,
da Weiß sonst auf folgende Weise gewinnt:} (21... Rd8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. h4 {
In Verbindung mit g2-g4-g5, wogegen Schwarz nichts besseres hat, als h5, da
der Bauerntausch dem weißen Springer das Feld h4 überlassen würde.}) 22. Rd3
Bh8 23. a4 {Der einzige Weg, um mit dem Turm ins feindliche Lager einzudringen.
Schwarz kann nicht 23. ... a5 erwidern, da er nach 24. Tb3! Entweder den b-
oder den c- Bauern verliert.} Rc8 24. Rb3 Kd7 25. a5 Kc6 {Es ist klar das es
wegen Tb5 usw. besser ist den Bauern nicht zu schlagen.} 26. axb6 axb6 27. Ra3
Bg7 28. Ra7 Rc7 {Schwarz entschließt sich zum Abtausch, aber Weiß braucht
diesen nicht mehr, da jetzt bei Anwesenheit der Türme auf dem Brett der
Gewinn schneller möglich ist.} 29. Ra8 Re7 30. Rc8+ Kd7 31. Rg8 Kc6 32. h4 {
Um zuerst den schwarzen Läufer einzusperren, und erst dann mit dem Springer
zu manövrieren.} Kc7 33. g4 Kc6 34. Kd3 {Das war nicht notwendig, da der
König später auf seinen früheren Platz zurückkehren muss. Durch sofortiges
34. b3 hätte Weiß die Partie um einiges Züge abkürzen können.} Rd7+ 35.
Kc3 Rf7 36. b3 Kc7 37. Kd3 Rd7+ 38. Ke2 Rf7 39. Nc3 {Bringt den Springer auf
b5, von wo aus er auf das schwarze Spiel noch stärkeren Druck ausübt als von
e4 aus.} Re7 40. g5 hxg5 41. hxg5 Kc6 42. Kd3 Rd7+ 43. Ke4 Rc7 44. Nb5 Re7 ({
Wenn} 44... Rf7 {dann} 45. Rc8+ {in Verbindung mit Tc7 oder Sd6 mit Turmgewinn.
}) 45. f3 Kd7 {Der einzige Zug.} ({Falls} 45... Kb7 {so} 46. Nd6+ {in
Verbindung mit Se8 mit Läufergewinn.}) 46. Rb8 Kc6 47. Rc8+ Kd7 ({Oder} 47...
Kb7 48. Nd6+ Ka7 49. Rg8 {und gewinnt.}) 48. Rc7+ Kd8 49. Rc6 {Erzwingt den
ersten und sofort entscheidenden materiellen Vorteil.} Rb7 50. Rxe6 {SCHWARZ
GIBT AUF Kommentar: A. Aljechin, "Meine besten Partien 1908-1923", 1938, S.
157-160; MDB 15: 30945} 1-0

[Event "Rovno"]
[Site "Rovno"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rakhmangulov, Andrei"]
[Black "Kasparov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2000.01.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. h3 Nbd7 4. Bf4 g6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Bc4 O-O 7. c3 Qe8 8. O-O
e5 9. Bh2 Qe7 10. a4 h6 $6 $146 (10... e4 $1 11. Nfd2 h5 12. Ba2 Nh7 13. c4
Ndf6 14. Nc3 Bf5 15. b4 h4 16. c5 Ng5 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nb5 Ne8 20.
Nc4 Bxh3 21. Ncxd6 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qh3+ 23. Kh1 Nf3 24. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 25. Kg1 {
0-1 Fischer,J-Pierecker,M/Austria 1997/CBM 57 ext (25)}) 11. a5 a6 12. Qb3 e4 (
12... c6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qa3 $1 {[%csl Rd6,Ge5][%cal Gf1d1]}) 13. Nfd2 Nh7
14. Be2 Rb8 $2 {[%mdl 16384]} (14... Kh8 {[%cal Gf7f5,Gd7f6]}) 15. Na3 {
[%cal Ga1e1,Gf2f3]} Kh8 16. Rae1 f5 17. f3 $1 exf3 (17... Ndf6 $2 18. Bxa6 $16)
18. Bxf3 Ndf6 19. e4 $1 {[%csl Rh7][%mdl 32]} fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Qd8
22. Ree1 {[%csl Ge6]} Bf5 23. Qd1 h5 (23... Ng5 24. Bg4 Qd7 25. Bxf5 Rxf5 26.
h4 Nf7 27. Rxf5 Qxf5 28. Re7 $16 {[%cal Ge7c7,Ge7g7]}) 24. Be2 $5 Qd7 25. Bd3
Rbe8 (25... Ng5 26. Nc4 $1 $36) 26. Rxe8 Qxe8 27. Bxf5 Rxf5 28. Re1 Qd7 29. Qb3
c5 $6 {[%mdl 8192] Clear mistake which only created weakness in the queenside.}
(29... c6 30. Nc4 $16) (29... Qc6 $1 $14 {[%cal Gh7f6,Rf5g5]}) 30. dxc5 dxc5
31. Qe6 (31. Qb6 Nf6 32. Nc4 Qd5 33. Ne5 Kh7 (33... Rg5 $2 34. Qd8+ Qxd8 35.
Nf7+ Kh7 36. Nxd8 $16)) 31... Qd2 (31... Qxe6 32. Rxe6 Rd5 33. Nc4 $16 {
[%csl Ra6,Rb7,Rc5][%cal Ge6g6,Ge6e7]}) 32. Qe2 Qd5 33. Nc4 Rf8 34. Bd6 Rd8 35.
Qe6 $1 $18 {[%mdl 4096]} Nf6 36. Be7 Qxe6 37. Rxe6 Rd1+ 38. Kf2 Nd5 39. Bg5 Nc7
40. Rxg6 Rd5 41. h4 Kg8 42. Rb6 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. h3 c5 7. O-O Qb6 8. Nbd2
Be6 (8... Qxb2 $2 9. Nc4 Qb5 (9... Qb4 10. c3 $1 Qb5 (10... Qxc3 11. Rc1 Qb4
12. Rb1 Qc3 13. Rb3 $18) 11. Nxd6 $16) (9... Qc3 10. Rb1 $1 {/\ Rb3}) 10. Nxd6
$16) 9. Ng5 Bd7 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. c3 h6 12. Nf3 b6 {During the game I thought
that Artur stood better but that doesn't seem to be the case} 13. Bd3 (13. a4
Bc6 14. a5 $140 Nbd7) 13... Qb7 14. Re1 Bc6 $1 15. Ncd2 Ne4 $1 16. Nxe4 Bxe4
$10 17. Qe2 Nd7 18. Ba6 (18. a4) 18... Qc7 19. Nd2 Bb7 20. Bxb7 (20. a4 Nf6)
20... Qxb7 21. e4 {I'm not so happy with this move. It doesn't spoil much
though-White's mistake comes later} cxd4 22. cxd4 Rac8 $1 {Black has equalised}
23. Nf3 Rc7 24. Qe3 Kh7 25. Qb3 Nf6 $1 26. e5 (26. d5 Rfc8 {And White will
find it difficult to control Black's activity along the c-file}) 26... dxe5 27.
Nxe5 Rcc8 28. a4 Nd5 $10 {The knight on d5 solves Black's problems} 29. Bd2 e6
30. h4 h5 31. a5 Rc7 32. a6 $6 {White is overreaching} (32. axb6) 32... Qc8 33.
Qd3 Rd8 34. Bg5 Rd6 35. Qa3 Bxe5 $1 36. dxe5 Rdc6 $17 37. Qb3 Rc2 38. Ra4 R7c4
39. Re4 Rxa4 40. Rxa4 Re2 41. Qf3 Re1+ 42. Kh2 Kg8 $1 (42... Qc7 43. Rc4 $1
Qxe5+ 44. g3) 43. Bf6 Qc7 44. g3 Qc2 $19 45. b3 Re3 46. Qg2 Rxb3 47. Rd4 Rd3
48. Re4 Rd2 49. Rf4 Kh7 50. Rf3 Ne3 $1 0-1

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anurag, Mhamal"]
[Black "Gupta, Abhijeet"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Anurag,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O b6 7. h3 Bb7 8. Nbd2
c5 9. c3 Nbd7 10. a4 a6 11. Bh2 Ra7 $5 {[%cal Gd8a8] an interesting yet subtle
move vacating the a8 square for the queen so as to put more pressure on the
a8-h1 diagonal.} (11... Qc7 {is played more often.}) 12. Bd3 cxd4 (12... Qa8
13. e4 $5 cxd4 (13... Nxe4 $6 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Re1 Qa8 17. Rxe7
$14) 14. cxd4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Qxe4 17. Re1 Qd5 18. Rxe7 Bf6 19. Re3
Rc8 20. Rc1 {would have been more or less equal.}) 13. exd4 e5 14. Re1 (14.
dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bc2 Qa8) 14... Qa8 {for a moment it seems as though black loses
a pawn for nothing but after a couple of moves, the compensation is quite
evident.} 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 Rd8 18. Qc2 Bc6 (18... Nh5 19.
Ree1 Nf4 20. Be4 $14) 19. Bf1 $6 (19. Ree1 $1 {was a precise move retaining a
slight advantage.}) 19... Rad7 $6 (19... Nh5 20. Ree1 Nf4 21. Ne4 ({the
computer suggests} 21. g3 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Qxf3 23. Re3 Qh5 24. gxf4 {and white
should be able to hold this.}) 21... Re7 {but white is already facing a lot of
issues and black on the other hand has a very comfortable position.}) 20. Ree1
Nh5 $2 (20... Qb7 $5 21. Nd4 Bd5 22. Nc4 $14) 21. Nc4 $16 Qb7 22. Nfe5 Bxe5 23.
Nxe5 Rd2 24. Qb3 b5 {a desperate attempt trying to open up lines.} (24... Bd5
25. c4 Be4 26. Qc3) 25. axb5 axb5 26. c4 Nf4 (26... bxc4 27. Qe3 Rxb2 (27...
Be8 28. Bxc4 R2d4 29. b3) 28. Bxc4 Bd5 29. Ra7 Qb6 30. Nxf7 $18) 27. Qe3 R8d4 {
both players were under severe time trouble from this moment on.} 28. Nd3 (28.
Nf3 $1 Bxf3 29. Qe8+ Kg7 30. Re7 {was rather simple but completely overlooked.}
) 28... R2xd3 (28... Nxd3 29. Qxd4 bxc4 30. b3 $1) 29. Bxd3 Ne6 30. Bf1 bxc4
31. Qc3 Qd7 32. Bxc4 Nf4 33. Bf1 h5 34. b4 h4 35. b5 Be4 36. b6 Bb7 37. Ra7 Rd1
38. Rxb7 Rxe1 39. Rb8+ Re8 40. Qc7 1-0

[Event "Alushta"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1999.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rakhmangulov, Andrei"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. h3 O-O 5. Bf4 d6 6. e3 c5 7. Bc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Qb6 9. Qc1 (9. Qb3 $6 Na5 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Nbd2 Nxc4 12. Nxc4 Nd5 $17) 9...
Bf5 10. Nbd2 Rac8 11. dxc5 (11. Re1 $142 cxd4 12. Nxd4 (12. exd4 $6 Nb4 $1)
12... Bd7 $15) 11... Qxc5 12. Re1 b5 $36 13. Bf1 b4 14. c4 (14. e4 $2 bxc3 15.
Nb3 cxb2 $19) (14. Ba6 $2 bxc3 15. Bxc8 cxd2 $19) 14... Ne4 15. g4 $2 (15. Nxe4
Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bf5 17. Nb3 Qb6 18. e4 Be6 19. Be3 Qb8 $17) 15... Nxd2 16. Nxd2
Be6 17. a3 Na5 (17... b3 $5 18. Qd1 Na5 {would transpose to the game
continuation.}) 18. Qc2 b3 (18... Nxc4 $2 19. Bxc4 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 (20. axb4 $2
Qxb4 21. Ra4 Be6 $19) 20... Qxc4 21. Nxc4 Rxc4 22. axb4 $15) 19. Nxb3 Nxb3 20.
Qxb3 Rb8 $1 $19 (20... Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Qxc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Rab1 $17 (23. Re2
$2 Rb8 24. Rb1 Rb3 $19)) 21. Qa4 Bxb2 22. Ra2 Bg7 (22... g5 $5 23. Bg3 Bf6) (
22... Bf6 $5) 23. e4 Rfc8 24. Be3 (24. Rd1 Bxc4 25. Rc2 Bb3 $19) 24... Bd4 25.
Rd2 Bxe3 26. Rxe3 Rb1 27. Qc2 Rcb8 28. Rd1 R1b2 29. Qc3 f6 30. Rc1 a5 $1 {
The most accurate continuation.} (30... h5 $5 31. e5 dxe5 (31... fxe5 $2 32.
gxh5 gxh5 33. Rg3+ Kh8 34. Qf3 $40) 32. gxh5 g5 $17) 31. Rc2 R2b6 32. Qd2 a4
33. Rec3 Rb3 34. Be2 $2 {Blunder.} (34. Qc1 Rxc3 (34... Rb1 35. Qe3) 35. Rxc3
Rb3 36. Re3 g5 $19 {White is in ropes.}) 34... Rxa3 35. Ra2 Rxc3 36. Qxc3 Rb3
37. Qc2 Rxh3 $5 (37... Qb4 $19) 38. Qxa4 Qe5 39. Qe8+ Kg7 (39... Kg7 40. Qxe7+
Kh6 41. f4 (41. Qf8+ Kg5 42. f4+ Qxf4 43. Bf1 Qe3+ 44. Rf2 Rf3 $19) 41... Qxf4
42. Bf1 Qe3+ 43. Rf2 Rf3 44. Qf8+ Kg5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Veliko Gradiste Silver Lake op"]
[Site "Veliko Gradiste"]
[Date "2018.06.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kanakaris, Georgios"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2018.06.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 $5 3. Nd2 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. e4 $5 {This does not necessarily
go well with the London System.} O-O 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. Qc2 Qe8 8. h3 e5 9. dxe5
Nh5 10. Be3 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 (11... Bxe5 12. g4 Nf4 13. Nc4) 12. g4 Nf6 13.
Bg2 Qe7 $146 (13... d5 $6 14. f4 Qe7 15. e5 c6 16. O-O-O $36) (13... Qe6 14.
O-O Bd7) (13... Qb5 14. a4 Qe8 15. O-O Bd7 16. b4 $1 $13) (13... Bd7 {Hort-Lau,
1989. where Ralf played a similar plan to mine.}) 14. O-O-O Bd7 (14... Bd7 15.
Rde1 Bc6 (15... c5 16. f4 Bc6) 16. f4 Rae8 17. Bf2 Nd7 18. Kb1 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Moradiabadi, Elshan"]
[Black "Adianto, Utut"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2404"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2001.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Qe2 Nc6 9. c3 Qc7 10. O-O Rd8 11. Rad1 Nh5 12. Nc4 Be6 13. a4 h6 14. Be3 Nf4
15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. Ne3 Bb3 17. Bc2 Bxc2 18. Nxc2 e6 19. g3 Qc7 20. Ne3 a6 21. h4
Qa5 22. Nc4 Qc7 23. Ne3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Kg2 Qa5 27. Qd1
Qc7 28. Qd3 Na5 29. b4 cxb4 30. cxb4 Nc6 31. b5 axb5 32. Qxb5 Nd4 33. Qb4 Qc6
34. Nd2 Nc2 35. Nxc2 Qxc2 36. Nb3 b6 37. a5 bxa5 38. Nxa5 Bc3 39. Qc4 Qb2 40.
Nc6 Kg7 {It is difficult to imagine that White can lose this symmetrical
position, but let's see...} 41. Qc5 Qd2 42. h5 $2 {Not the best choice. After
42...g5 the h5-pawn will get weak and cause White additional problems.} (42.
Qc4 {or 43.Qe3 was sufficient for a draw.}) 42... g5 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gd2d1,
Gd1h5]} 43. Qc4 ({After} 43. Qe3 {Black might already consider exchanging
queens:} Qxe3 44. fxe3 g4 45. e5 f6 {קh5}) 43... Bb2 $1 44. Nb4 $6 Bd4 $1 45.
Nd3 e5 $1 {[%csl Re4,Rf2,Rh5][%cal Gd2e2,Ge2e4,Ge2h5,Gd4f2] Perfect domination
of the black pieces!} 46. Kf1 {This move is forced in view of the deadly
threat 46...Qe2-+.} Qd1+ 47. Ne1 Qxh5 48. Kg2 g4 49. Qd3 Qg6 50. Nc2 Qb6 51.
Qd2 Qc6 52. Qe2 h5 53. Nb4 Qb7 54. Nd5 Qb3 (54... f5 {is met by} 55. Qd2 Kg6
56. Qc2 $132) 55. Ne7 Qb2 56. Nf5+ Kf6 57. Qf1 Bb6 58. Qe1 Qc2 59. Nh4 Bd4 60.
Nf5 $4 ({A decisive mistake. Much more stubborn was} 60. Kf1) {[%tqu "En",
"White's last move was a decisive mistake. How would you prove it?","Try to
deflect the while queen.","Keep in mind the white knight!","d4f2","Very neat!",
4]} 60... Bxf2 $1 {[%csl Re4,Rf5][%cal Ge4g2,Gc2e4,Ge4f5] An elegant strike
winning on the spot.} (60... Bxf2 61. Qxf2 Qxe4+ 62. Kh2 Qxf5 {, and White is
3 pawns down.}) 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv super 1st"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.05.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Alterman, Boris"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1999.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hazai} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nfd7 $5 {
[%cal Ge7e5] Hazai: 'Black wants to play e7-e5 without any further preparation.
The f7-f5 push can also be a threat. On the other hand the development of his
pieces is not so easy.'} (6... Nbd7 {Hazai is the most common continuation
here preparing for e7-e5.}) 7. O-O (7. Nbd2 {Hazai: decides too early the
position of the N. In many positions the plan c2-c4 and Nc3 seems to be more
appropriate.} e5 8. Bh2 Nc6 9. c3 {The d4 square is very important to hold in
order to restrict the sphere of the B g7.} Qe7 10. O-O a5 11. a4 h5 12. Ne1 f5
13. Kh1 Nf6 14. Nd3 Kh7 15. Nc4 Ne4 $13 {Bellon-Haik, Thessaloniki olm 1984}) (
7. Nc3 {Hazai: is against the well-known Philidor rule, because White needs
the help of his c P.} e5 8. dxe5 {to give up the [+] helps only for Black.}
dxe5 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bc4+ Kh8 11. Bh4 {The B is rather passive here.} Qe7 12. O-O
Nb6 13. Bb3 Nc6 14. Qe2 g5 15. Bg3 f5 16. Bh2 Na5 17. Rfd1 Nxb3 18. axb3 Bd7
$13 {L.Portisch-Donner, Madrid zt 1960}) (7. c4 {Hazai:} e5 8. Bh2 Nc6 9. Nc3
Re8 10. O-O exd4 11. exd4 Nf6 {/\ d5} 12. d5 Nb4 {The B on h2 is again out of
play, meanwhile the long /^ is opened for the g7B.} 13. a3 Na6 {/\ Nc5} 14. Rc1
(14. b4 Ne4 $1) 14... Bh6 15. Rb1 Bf5 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nc5 18. Qc2 a5 19.
Rfd1 $11 {Ribli-Hug, Thessaloniki, olm 1984}) 7... e5 8. Bh2 Nc6 (8... f5 {
Hazai: This agressive move seems to be a bit risky, but it is not easy for
White to exploit the lack of development in Black's camp.} 9. c4 (9. dxe5 Nxe5)
9... Nc6 10. Nc3 g5 11. dxe5 Ndxe5 $1 {For the sake of development it is
important to exchange the N first. Hazai: '- 8...f5'} (11... dxe5 {- 8...Nc6})
(11... dxe5 $2 12. Nd5 Nc5 13. b4 Ne6 14. b5 e4 15. bxc6 exf3 16. Bxf3 Bxa1 17.
Nxc7 $1 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Nxc7 19. Bxc7 $16 {Bosgue Ortega-Gonzalez Valez,
Barbera-A 1997}) 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Nxd8 14. e4 f4 {The h2 B causes again
some headache for White.} 15. Bg4 Bxg4 16. hxg4 Ne6 $11 {Payen-Nijboer, Cafe
op Koszalin 1998}) 9. c3 {'?!' Hazai. Hazai: 'This is again rather passive and
overcautious.'} (9. Na3 e4 (9... f5 $5) 10. Nd2 f5 11. c4 g5 12. Rb1 {[%cal
Gb2b4]} Nf6 13. b4 Ne7 {[%cal Ge7g6,Gf5f4]} 14. Nb5 {[%cal Gc4c5]} Bd7 15. c5
Ned5 $6 (15... Bxb5 $1 16. Bxb5 d5 $132 {[%cal Ge7g6,Gf5f4]}) 16. Qb3 Kh8 17.
cxd6 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 cxd6 19. Bc4 $14 {1-0 Rodgaard,J-Gruenberg,R/Hamburg 1980/
MCL 04 (41)}) (9. c4 {Hazai:} exd4 $1 10. exd4 Qf6 {and Black has a real
pressure on >< d4.} 11. Nc3 $5 (11. d5 Nd4 $11) 11... Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13.
Nb5 Qxd1 14. Raxd1 c6 15. Nc7 Rb8 16. Bxd6 Be5 $11 {Lopushnoy-Kopylov, RUS-ch
Novosibirsk 1996}) (9. dxe5 $1 {Hazai:} Ndxe5 $11 (9... dxe5 10. Nc3 f5 11. Bb5
Kh8 12. Qd5 Qf6 (12... Ne7) 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qa5 Rb8 15. Na4 Rb7 16. Rad1 f4
17. exf4 exf4 18. b3 $14 {Arebcibia-Paneque, Cuba 1989})) 9... f5 (9... b6 $5
10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Rc1 h6 12. Re1 f5 13. Bc4+ Kh8 14. Nb3 Qf6 15. Qc2 g5 $17 {
0-1 Eriksson,A-Bracjunova,V/Herculane 1994/TD 94\01 (27)}) 10. Na3 (10. dxe5
Ndxe5 ({Here} 10... dxe5 {looks also satisfactory:} 11. Bb5 Qf6 12. Na3 Kh8 13.
e4 (13. Nc4 e4 $13) 13... f4 (13... Nc5 14. exf5)) 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. Nd4 Bd5 $2
(12... Bf7 $142) 13. N2f3 Bf7 14. Bf4 h6 {[%cal Gg6g5] with comfortable play
for black 1-0 Vanheste,J-De Kok,W/Amsterdam 1985/MCD-op (45)} (14... h6 {Hazai}
15. Bg3 a6 16. Qc2 Qf6 17. h4 Ne7 18. Rad1 Rab8 19. c4 c5 $13 {Van Heste-De
Kok OHRA-B Amsterdam 1985})) 10... e4 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. f3 (12. b4 $5 {Hazai})
12... Ne7 {'!?' Hazai.} (12... exf3 $5 13. Bxf3 g5 {'=' Hazai. Hazai: 'is the
simple solution.'} (13... Re8 $6 14. Qb3+ Kh8 15. Rae1 $16 {[%cal Ge3e4]}) (
13... Be6 $11 {Hazai is the simple solution.}) 14. e4 $140 f4 {[%csl Rh2]}) (
12... d5 $6 13. c4) 13. fxe4 fxe4 {[%csl Ge3,Ge4]} 14. Qb3+ Kh8 15. c4 Be6 $6 {
Unaccurare move, not clear where the best place for my bishop and it's better
was to get nice field for my knight on f5. Hazai: '!' 'Development first!'} (
15... h5 $1 16. Rf2 Nf5 17. g4 (17. Raf1 h4) 17... hxg4 18. hxg4 Nh4 $36) 16.
Nc2 {'?!' Hazai.} (16. Qxb7 {Hazai: was the lesser evil:} Rb8 17. Qxa7 Rxb2 18.
Qa5 Qa8 19. Qxa8 (19. Qc3 $2 Rxd2 $19) 19... Rxa8 20. Nab1 Raxa2 $11) 16... b5
$1 {Looks like a very strange idea - white loses two tempes, but the open
b-file will be a very important fact in black's strategy. Hazai: 'So White has
to take the P anyway, but in a better redaction for Black.'} (16... h5 {
[%cal Ge7f5]} 17. d5 Bd7 (17... Bg8 18. Nd4 c6 19. Qa3 cxd5 20. Bxd6 Re8 21.
Rad1 $16) 18. Nd4 $14) (16... Qd7 17. Rf2 h5 18. Raf1 Nf5 19. d5 Bg8 20. g4 $1
$16) 17. Qxb5 Rb8 18. Qa5 $1 (18. Qa4 $140 $6 Rxb2 19. Rab1 $2 Bd7 $1 $19 {
[%csl Gc2]}) 18... Rxb2 19. Qc3 Rb6 (19... Rb8 {Hazai} 20. Rab1) 20. Rf2 h5 {
[%cal Ge7f5]} (20... c5 $5 {Hazai}) 21. Raf1 (21. Bf4 $5 {[%cal Gf4g5]} Nf5 22.
Bg5 Qa8 $1 {and black is o.k} (22... Ng3 23. Bh4 (23. Bd1 $5) 23... Nxe2+ 24.
Rxe2 $14)) 21... Nf5 (21... h4 {[%cal Ge7f5]} 22. d5 $1 {[%cal Gc2d4]} Bd7 $140
$2 23. Nxe4 $1 $16) 22. Qa3 $6 {This logical move is too slow, now black
secures the position of his knight on f5 and gets minimum equal chances.} (22.
Bf4 h4 23. Bg5 {[%csl Ge4]} Qa8 (23... c5 $5 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Nxe4 Qe7 $44)
24. Bxf6 (24. Bg4 $2 Nxg4 25. hxg4 Ng3 $17) (24. Rf4 $140 {[%csl Ge4,Gh4]} Ng3
25. Rxh4+ Kg8 26. Rf2 Nh7 $17) 24... Rxf6 25. Nxe4 Qxe4 26. Bf3 Ng3 27. Bxe4
Rxf2 28. Bd3 Rxf1+ 29. Bxf1 Rb1 30. Ne1 c5 $40) (22. g4 hxg4 23. hxg4 Nh4 24.
Bg3 $1 (24. g5 Nh7 25. Rxf8+ Bxf8 (25... Nxf8 $2 26. Nxe4 Bf5 27. Rf4 $18) 26.
Nxe4 (26. Rxf8+ Qxf8 27. d5+ Kg8 28. dxe6 Nxg5 {[%cal Gg5h3]} 29. Bg3 $13)
26... Bf5 27. Bg3 (27. Rf4 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 (28. Rxh4 $2 Bxc2 29. Qxc2 Qxg5+ 30.
Rg4 Qxe3+ $17) 28... Rb1+ 29. Ne1 Nf5 $36 {[%csl Gg1,Rg5]}) (27. Bd3 {Hazai}
Nxg5 $17) 27... Bxe4 28. Bxh4 Bg7 29. Rf4 Bb7 $44) (24. d5 $2 {[%cal Gg7c3]}
Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 (25. Nxf3 exf3 26. Rxf3 Bxg4 27. R3f2 Bxe2 28. Rxe2 Nxd5 $17)
25... Nxg4 26. Qa5 (26. Nd4 Nxf2 27. Rxf2 exf3 28. dxe6 c5 $19) 26... Nxf2 27.
Rxf2 (27. dxe6 $2 Nh3+ 28. Kg2 exf3+ 29. Kxh3 Rf5 $19) 27... c6 $1 {[%csl Ra5]
[%cal Gb6b1]} (27... exf3 28. dxe6 Qe7 29. Qd5 $13) 28. Bxe4 (28. Qxa7 cxd5 29.
cxd5 Bxd5 $17 {[%csl Gg1]}) 28... Rb1+ 29. Nxb1 Qxa5 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. dxe6
Qxa2 $17) 24... Nf3+ 25. Nxf3 exf3 26. Bxf3 Nxg4 27. Rg2 $14) 22... h4 23. d5 (
23. Qxa7 $2 Rb2 24. Bd1 Qa8 $1 (24... Rxc2 25. Bxc2 Nxe3 26. d5 $1 {[%cal
Ga7e3]} Nxf1 27. Rxf1 Bf5 28. Qe3 $14 Qe7 29. Bf4 $14 {[%cal Gf4g5]}) 25. Qxa8
Rxa8 26. a3 Bd7 $1 $17 {[%cal Gd7a4]}) 23... Bd7 24. Nd4 (24. Qxa7 $2 Rb2 25.
Bd1 Qa8 $1 26. Qxa8 Rxa8 $17) (24. c5 $6 dxc5 25. Qxc5 Ng3 $17) 24... Ng3 {
'-/+' Hazai.} (24... Nxd4 $2 25. exd4 Bh6 (25... Re8 {Hazai} 26. Bf4 $1 (26.
Qe3 $6 Rb2)) 26. Bf4 $16) 25. Re1 (25. Bxg3 hxg3 26. Rf4 Qe7 $1 {[%cal Gg7h6]}
(26... g5 $140 27. Rf5 Bxf5 28. Rxf5 $44 {[%csl Rc6,Ge4,Re6,Gg3,Gg5]}) 27. Qxa7
Rb2 28. Qa5 Bh6 29. Qc3 Bxf4 (29... Rxa2 30. Ne6 $1) 30. Rxf4 Rxa2 $17) 25...
Qe7 (25... Re8 {Hazai} 26. Nf1 (26. Qxa7 $4 {founders on} Nxd5 $1 27. cxd5 Bxd4
28. exd4 e3 $19)) 26. Nf1 (26. Qxa7 Rb2 ({and not} 26... Nxd5 $2 {Hazai} 27.
Rxf8+ (27. cxd5 $2 {loses instantly after} Rxf2 28. Kxf2 Bxd4 $19) 27... Qxf8
28. cxd5 Bxd4 29. exd4 e3 30. Bxg3 (30. Nf3 $2 {is inferior because of} Nxe2+
31. Rxe2 Rb1+ 32. Ne1 Rxe1+ $19) 30... exd2 31. Rf1 Qe8 32. Be5+ $1 (32. Bxh4
Qxe2 33. Qa8+ Be8) 32... dxe5 33. Qxc7) 27. Nf1) 26... Nfh5 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 28.
Bxh5 (28. Qxa7 $2 Bxd4 29. exd4 Rb2 {'-+' Hazai.} (29... Qf6 $19 {Hazai}) 30.
Bxg3 hxg3 $19) 28... Nxh5 29. Qc1 (29. Qxa7 $2 Bxd4 30. exd4 Rb2 $19) (29. Nd2
Qe7 (29... Bf5 $143 30. Qxa7 Rb2 31. Rd1 $16) 30. Qxa7 Rb2 31. Re2 Ng3 32. Bxg3
hxg3 33. Qa3 (33. Nf1 Rb1 $17) 33... Rb8 $44 {[%cal Gg6g5,Gg5g4]}) 29... Qe7 {
[%cal Ge7g5]} 30. Qc2 {[%csl Ge4]} Rb8 {[%cal Gb8e8,Ge7g5]} 31. Nd2 Re8 32. Ne2
(32. Nf1 {Hazai} Qg5) 32... Qg5 (32... Bxh3 33. gxh3 Qg5+ 34. Kf2 (34. Kh1 $2
Qxe3 $40) 34... Qf5+ 35. Kg2 Qg5+ $11) 33. Nf4 Ng3 {'!' Hazai.} 34. c5 $4 {
[%mdl 8192] Hazai: '[#]'} (34. Bxg3 Qxg3 35. Qd1 Kh7 $17 {[%csl Gd7,Gg7] ^^}) (
34. Nf1 $1 Nf5 (34... Bf5 35. Bxg3 hxg3 36. Rb1 $14 Be5 $140 37. Rb7 Bxf4 38.
exf4 Qxf4 39. Qc3+ $16) (34... Be5 35. Rb1 $1 Qxf4 $140 (35... Bxf4 36. exf4
Qxf4 37. Qc3+) 36. Bxg3) 35. Rb1 Kh7 $13 (35... Be5 $143 36. Qxe4 $1 Bd4 37.
Ne6 Bxe6 38. exd4 $16)) (34. Nb3 {Hazai: was the only defence, but Black's ->
is almost unstoppable.} Be5 35. Qd2 Rf8 36. Bxg3 Qxg3 37. Rf1 Bxh3 $1 38. Nxg6+
Kg7 39. Nxf8 ({or} 39. Rxf8 Qh2+ 40. Kf2 Bg3+ 41. Ke2 Bg4+ $19) 39... Qh2+ 40.
Kf2 Bg3+ 41. Ke2 Qxg2+ $19) 34... Qxf4 $3 {[%cal Gg7d4]} 0-1

[Event "Schwarzach op-A"]
[Site "Schwarzach"]
[Date "1998.08.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Jelen, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Balinov,I"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.08.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 Nd7 8. Nc3
e5 9. Bg5 f6 (9... Qe8 10. Nd5 $18) 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 f5 12. dxe5 Ndxe5 (12...
dxe5 13. Qd5+ Kh8 14. Rad1 Qe7 $14) 13. Bxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 gxf4 (
15... Bg7 $5) 16. exf4 Bg7 17. Qd5+ Kh8 18. Rad1 c6 19. Qxd6 Qb6+ 20. Kh2 Qxb2
21. Rf3 Re8 (21... Qxc2 22. Bc4 $44) 22. Rb1 Qxc2 23. Bd1 Qxc3 24. Rxc3 Bxc3
25. Bh5 1-0

[Event "DDR-ch32 Final"]
[Site "Cottbus"]
[Date "1983.02.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Espig, Lutz"]
[Black "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1983.02.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 (4. Nbd2 c5 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Ne4 Qb6 $10)
4... d6 (4... O-O 5. Nbd2 d5 $10) 5. Nbd2 h6 (5... O-O 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 $10) 6. Bh4 g5 $5 (6... O-O 7. e4 Nbd7 8. Be2 e5 9. dxe5
dxe5 10. O-O $14) 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. e4 Nd7 $5 9. Bd3 $6 (9. Nc4 $1 e6 (9... c6 $1 {
/\10...d5 Salov/}) 10. Nfd2 $1 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Qe7 12. Ne3 Nf6 13. Qb3 $1 c6 14.
O-O-O $14 {Salov,V-Smirin,I/URS-ch/1988/1/2-1/2/73/}) (9. Bc4 $5 e6 10. Qe2 Qe7
11. O-O-O a6 $6 (11... Nb6 $142 $10 {Khalifman/}) 12. Nb3 a5 13. a3 Nb6 14.
Bb5+ c6 15. Bd3 $14 {Khalifman,A-Wahls,M/Munich/1992/}) 9... c5 $1 10. d5 (10.
O-O $6 g4 11. Ne1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bxd4 13. Qxg4 Ndf6 $17) (10. Nb3 $5) 10... O-O
11. a4 (11. Nxg5 $2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Ne5 $1 13. Bc2 hxg5 14. Qh5 Re8 $17) (11. O-O
$5) 11... Ndf6 12. Nc4 $6 (12. O-O $142 e6 13. c4 $10) 12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 e6
$15 14. Ne3 (14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Ne3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 $17) 14...
exd5 15. exd5 Ng4 16. Nf5 $2 (16. Nxg4 $142 Bxg4 17. O-O Qf6 $15) 16... Re8+
17. Kf1 Qf6 18. Nxg7 Kxg7 19. Qc2 Bd7 $17 20. Kg1 (20. Re1 $5 Rxe1+ 21. Kxe1
Re8+ 22. Kd1 {/\Re1=/}) 20... Re7 21. Nh2 $8 Ne5 22. Be4 (22. Be2 $5 Rae8 23.
Nf1) 22... Nc4 23. f3 Rae8 24. b3 (24. g4 Qf4 25. Nf1 Qe5 26. g3 Bxg4 $19)
24... Na5 $5 25. Rd1 c4 26. bxc4 (26. b4 Nb3 27. a5 b6 $5 (27... Bf5 $2 28.
Bxf5 Re2 29. Ng4 $18) 28. axb6 axb6 $17) 26... Nxc4 27. Rd4 b5 $1 28. axb5 Na3
29. Qb2 Nxb5 30. Ng4 $8 Bxg4 $8 31. Qxb5 Bf5 $1 $17 32. Bxf5 Qxf5 33. Kh2 (33.
Qd3 Qxd3 34. Rxd3 Re2 $17) 33... Re2 34. Qd3 Qf6 35. Ra4 R8e3 36. Qd4 Qxd4 37.
cxd4 Rxf3 38. Rxa7 Rff2 39. Rg1 Rd2 40. Ra6 Rf6 41. Ra4 g4 $1 42. Rga1 Rff2 43.
Rg1 Kg6 44. Ra6 Rf6 (44... Rf6 45. Ra4 Rf5 46. Re1 Rxd5 47. Rf1 Rf5 $19) 45.
Rga1 0-1

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.03.11"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Vukic, Milan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1978.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. e4 O-O (5... Nbd7 6. c3 h6 7. Bh4
g5 8. Bg3 Nh5 9. Bc4 e6 $1 10. Qe2 a6 11. a4 b6 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. N3d2 Nf4 14.
Qf3 Ng6 $17 {Simic-Ciocaltea, Smederevska Palanka 1977}) 6. c3 Nbd7 7. Be2 h6
8. Bh4 e5 9. O-O Re8 10. Qc2 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Nc4 Nf4 13. dxe5 Nxe5 (13...
dxe5 14. Rad1 {/\Ne3+/=}) 14. Nfxe5 Bxe5 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Ne3 Be6 (16... Nxe2+
17. Qxe2 Bxg3 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. fxg3 $1 $16) 17. Bg4 Bg7 18. f3 a5 19. Bf2 a4 20.
Nf5 Qf8 (20... Bxf5) 21. g3 Ng6 22. Nxg7 Qxg7 23. Bd4 f6 (23... Ne5) 24. Bxe6+
Rxe6 25. c4 $16 Nf8 26. c5 dxc5 27. Qxc5 b6 28. Qc4 Qf7 29. Bc3 c6 30. Rd2 Nd7
31. Qd4 Ra7 32. Rfd1 Qe7 33. Kg2 Qf7 34. Qb4 Kg7 35. Rd6 Rxd6 36. Qxd6 Qc4 37.
Rd2 Kf7 38. e5 $1 g4 (38... Nxe5 39. Bxe5 fxe5 40. Qxh6 $18) 39. exf6 gxf3+ 40.
Kxf3 Nf8 41. Re2 Ne6 42. Qe5 Qd5+ 43. Qxd5 cxd5 44. Rd2 Rd7 45. Ke3 Nc5 46. Rd4
h5 47. Rh4 1-0

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.03.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Bukic, Enver"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1978.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 (6... Nh5 $2 7.
Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 $2 9. Nfd2) 7. h3 Qe8 (7... c5) 8. c4 e5 9. Bh2 Qe7 10. Nc3 e4
$2 (10... c6 11. Qc2 Ne8 12. b4 f5 13. c5 d5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 Nf6 $10 {
Portisch,F-Butnoris, USSR 1969}) 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Nb5 $1 {/\c5} Qd8 13. c5 $1
$16 a6 14. cxd6 axb5 15. dxc7 Qe7 16. Bxb5 Bf8 17. Nc4 Qe6 18. Qc2 Qd5 (18...
Nd5 19. a3 {/\Rae1,f3}) 19. a4 Re6 20. Rfc1 Ne8 21. Qc3 Nef6 (21... Nd6 22.
Bxd7) 22. Ne5 Nb6 23. Nc4 Nfd7 24. Qb3 {/\a5} Rf6 25. Bxd7 Nxd7 26. Qb5 $1 $18
Qf5 27. Bg3 Rfa6 28. d5 Qf6 29. a5 h5 30. b4 h4 31. Bh2 Qf5 32. Rf1 g5 33. f3
Rg6 34. Rad1 exf3 35. Rxf3 Qc2 36. Rd2 Qc3 37. d6 Ra6 38. e4 Qc1+ 39. Rf1 Qc3
40. Qd5 Nf6 41. Rxf6 {*} 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Matlak, Marek"]
[Black "Oliwa, Marek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "192"]
[EventDate "1995.02.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Nf3 g6 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. c3 Qxc5 6. b4 Qc7 7. Bb2 Bg7 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. c4 d6 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Rac8 14. Qb3 Qb8
15. Rfe1 Qa8 16. a3 Rfd8 17. Bf1 Nf8 18. Red1 Ne6 19. Nd4 Ng5 20. h4 Nge4 21.
Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Ne2 Bb7 23. Nc3 h6 24. Qa2 g5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Qb1 g4 27. Qf5 g3
28. f3 Bh6 29. Re1 Kg7 30. Qh3 Rg8 31. Qxg3+ Kf8 32. Qh3 Bg5 33. Kf2 Rd8 34.
Red1 (34. f4 $2 Bc8) 34... Bc8 35. Qh1 e6 (35... Kg7 36. Ne4 Rh8 37. Qg1) 36.
Bd3 Ke7 37. Ne4 Rh8 38. Qf1 Rdg8 39. Nxg5 Rxg5 40. Bxf6+ Kxf6 41. Be4 Bb7 42.
Bxb7 Qxb7 43. Qd3 (43. Rxd6 Rh2) 43... Rh2 44. Qd4+ Kg6 45. Rg1 Qb8 46. Qe4+
Kg7 47. Qf4 Rhh5 48. Rh1 Rf5 49. Qd4+ e5 50. Qe4 Rfg5 51. Rxh5 Rxh5 52. Qg4+
Kh6 53. Qd7 Kg7 54. Qg4+ Kh6 55. Qd7 Kg7 56. Rd1 Rh6 57. b5 Re6 58. Rh1 Rg6 59.
Rh5 Rf6 60. Qe7 Qc8 61. Rg5+ Rg6 62. Rxg6+ Kxg6 63. Qxd6+ f6 64. Qc6 Qf8 65.
Qe4+ Kh6 66. Qd3 Qe7 67. Qb3 Qd7 68. Ke2 Qg7 69. Kf2 Qd7 70. Qc3 Qd1 71. c5
bxc5 72. Qxc5 Qd2+ 73. Kg3 Kg6 74. Qb4 Qe2 75. a4 Kf7 76. a5 Qxe3 77. b6 axb6
78. axb6 e4 79. b7 exf3 80. gxf3 (80. b8=Q f2+ $11) 80... Qg1+ 81. Kh3 Qh1+ 82.
Kg3 Qg1+ 83. Kf4 Qh2+ 84. Ke3 Qg1+ 85. Kd2 Qf2+ 86. Kc1 Qf1+ 87. Kc2 Qe2+ 88.
Qd2 Qc4+ 89. Qc3 Qe2+ 90. Kc1 Qf1+ 91. Kb2 Qe2+ 92. Qc2 Qe5+ 93. Qc3 Qe2+ 94.
Kc1 Qf1+ 95. Kb2 Qe2+ 96. Kc1 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch 82nd"]
[Site "Swansea"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ferguson, Mark"]
[Black "Howell, James C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "WLS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Be2 O-O {[#]} 6. h3 {(?) - Martin.
"Played in 99% of London System games, but maybe superfluous. White can try
and save a tempo as follows:} (6. c4 {in this position. For instance} Nh5 (6...
c5 7. Nc3 {and if now} Qb6 8. Qd2 {is slightly better for White. Or the
traditional}) (6... Nbd7 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. O-O e5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5
12. dxe5 dxe5 (12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nxe5 14. Qc2 {With the idea of doubling
rooks on the d-file and playing Nd5.}) 13. Bxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxh5) 7.
Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 (9. Nfd2 $6 gxh4 10. Bxh5 c5 $44) 9... Nxg3 10. hxg3 {
idea Nc3, Qc2, 0-0-0}) 6... c5 7. c3 Qb6 8. Qb3 Be6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. a3 Nc6 11.
Nbd2 Na5 12. O-O Rfc8 13. Rfc1 Nb3 14. Nxb3 Bxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 Nbd7 7. O-O Qe8 8. c4
e5 9. Bh2 Ne4 $1 10. Nbd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 e4 12. Ne1 Qe7 13. Nc2 f5 14. b4 g5 15.
c5 Nf6 16. Na3 f4 $1 17. exf4 g4 18. hxg4 (18. h4 Nh5) 18... Nxg4 19. Bxg4 Bxg4
20. Rae1 dxc5 21. dxc5 Rad8 22. Qc1 Rd3 $44 23. Re3 Rfd8 24. Qc4+ Qf7 25. Qxe4
Bf5 26. Qc4 Rxe3 27. fxe3 Rd2 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. Nc4 $10 Rxa2 30. Ne5+ Bxe5
1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ballmann, Martin"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. h3 O-O 7. Nbd2 d6 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. O-O Qe8 10. Bh2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Bf3 e4 14. Be2 Qe7
15. Qb3 Nd7 16. Qc2 Nc5 17. b4 Nd3 18. Rad1 f5 19. Bxd3 exd3 20. Qxd3 Rad8 21.
Qc2 Qg5 22. Bg3 h5 23. Qb3+ Kh7 24. Qc4 f4 25. exf4 Qf5 26. Bh4 Rd3 27. Nb1
Rxh3 28. Bg3 h4 (28... Rh1+ 29. Kxh1 Qh3+ 30. Bh2 Qxg2#) 29. Qd3 $2 (29. Bh2
$142) 29... Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 3rd"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2015.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2015.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Bc4 Nbd7 7. O-O Qe8 8.
a4 e5 9. a5 e4 10. Ne1 h6 11. Bh4 c6 12. Bb3 Nh5 13. f3 exf3 14. Qxf3 Ndf6 15.
Nd3 Bg4 16. Qf2 Be6 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Qf3 g5 19. Bf2 g4 20. Qe2 Rae8 21. a6 b6
22. Rae1 Nd5 23. e4 f5 24. Qd1 fxe4 25. Rxe4 Qf5 26. Qxg4 Qxg4 27. Rxg4 Re2 28.
Rd1 Nhf6 29. Rg3 Nh5 30. Rf3 Rxf3 31. gxf3 Ne3 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Nc4 Rxf3 34.
Nb4 b5 35. Na5 (35. Na3 $1 {Even though this move looks rather awkward, it is
actually very powerful. Once c6 falls so does b5, and then a7.} c5 36. Nc6 Rf7
37. Nxb5 $18) 35... c5 36. Nbc6 Rf7 37. Nb7 (37. dxc5 dxc5 38. Rd8+ Bf8 39. Ra8
$18 c4 40. b4 $1 {This key move locks out the bishop and gives White a winning
position.}) 37... Nf4 38. dxc5 dxc5 39. Nxa7 $2 {Too hasty! This gives Black
unexpected counterplay!} Bd4+ 40. Kh1 (40. Rxd4 Ne2+ $1 (40... cxd4 41. Nxb5
$18) 41. Kg2 Nxd4 42. c3 Rf6 $1 {And a6 falls, with White's winning chances
really.}) 40... Nh3 $1 {A miracle perpetual! White cannot escape the threats,
for now Nf2+ would win the rook.} 41. Kg2 (41. Ra1 Rg7 {gets White mated,
nearly, and is way too risky. The a-pawn is not that fast.}) 41... Nf4+ 42. Kg3
Ne2+ 43. Kg4 Rf4+ 44. Kh3 (44. Kh5 Rf5+ 45. Kxh6 $4 (45. Kg6 Rf6+ 46. Kh5 $11)
45... Nf4 $19) 44... Rf3+ 45. Kg4 Rf4+ 46. Kh3 Rf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khurtsidze, Nino"]
[Black "Danielian, Elina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This battle between Khurtsidze and Danielian was an intriguing affair. Black
was able to equalize after the opening phase of the game, and a few moves
later set out on a risky attempt, sacrificing an exchange to generate some
chances and demonstrating to the home crowd that she was going all out for a
win. However, the sacrifice was most probably not sound, objectively speaking,
and Black could have instead found herself in a losing position.} 1. Nf3 c5 2.
e3 Nf6 3. d4 g6 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nbd2 Qxc5 6. a3 Bg7 7. b4 Qc7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. c4
d6 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Nb3 Nbd7 13. Nfd4 Rac8 14. a4 Qb8 15. a5 d5 16.
cxd5 Bxd5 17. axb6 axb6 18. Nd2 Ne5 19. h3 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Nf3 Rfd8 22.
Qb3 Bd5 23. Qa3 Rc2 24. Be5 Qc8 $2 (24... Qa8 {would hold the position in
balance.}) 25. Nd4 Rc3 26. Qb2 Bb7 27. Ra7 Rxd4 28. exd4 Rc2 29. Qb1 Be4 (29...
Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Rxe2 {was an option.}) 30. Qd1 Nd5 31. Bd3 Bxd3 32. Qxd3 Rc3 33.
Qb5 ({White has to be winning here, e.g. after} 33. Qe4 Qd8 34. Rfa1 Rc8 35. b5
) 33... e6 34. Qa4 Bxe5 35. dxe5 {As the game progressed, Black is forced to
defend, and endeavors to hold on by establishing a solid defensive set-up.
White probs Black's defenses in attempts to find a winning possibility, but in
the end, has to share the point.} Kg7 36. Ra8 Qc6 37. b5 Qc4 38. Ra1 Qe2 39.
Qh4 Rc2 40. Rf1 Qxe5 41. Qd8 Kh6 42. Ra7 Kg7 43. Ra8 Kh6 44. Qf8+ Qg7 45. Qd6
Qf6 46. Rg8 Ne7 47. Rb8 Nd5 48. Qf8+ Qg7 49. Qxg7+ Kxg7 50. Rb7 Ra2 51. Rb1 g5
52. Rb3 Kg6 53. Rf3 f6 54. Rd3 h5 55. Rxd5 exd5 56. Rxb6 Ra1+ 57. Kh2 d4 58.
Rd6 Rb1 59. Rxd4 Rxb5 60. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Quinteros, Miguel Angel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1980.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 (3. d5 $5) (3. c4 $5) 3... g6 4. Be2 b6 (4... Bg7 5.
O-O O-O 6. c4 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. Nc3 Nc6 $13) 5. O-O Bg7 6. a4 (6. c4 $5) 6...
O-O 7. a5 Ba6 8. Bxa6 (8. axb6 axb6 9. c4 d5 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 dxc4 12.
Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Rxa8 Bxf1 14. Qxf1 Qd7 $10) 8... Nxa6 9. Nc3 d5 10. Ne5 Nb4 $1
$10 11. Na4 Qc7 (11... cxd4 12. exd4 bxa5 13. Nc5 $16) 12. c3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6
14. b4 cxb4 15. cxb4 Ne4 $15 16. Qd3 (16. Bd2 Rfc8) 16... Nd6 17. Nc3 $6 (17.
Bd2 $5) 17... b5 $1 $17 18. Bd2 Rad8 19. Rac1 Nc4 20. Ne2 f6 21. f4 f5 (21...
e5 22. fxe5 fxe5 23. dxe5 Bxe5 24. Bc3 $13) (21... e6 $5) 22. Rc2 h6 23. Nc1
Qc8 24. Nb3 g5 25. h3 (25. Nc5 $5) 25... Rd6 26. Nc5 Rg6 27. Be1 g4 28. hxg4 (
28. h4 $5 Bf6 (28... g3 29. Rf3) 29. g3) 28... Rxg4 29. Rf3 Rf6 30. Rh3 Rfg6
31. Bh4 e6 32. Qe2 Kf7 33. Rh2 Qg8 34. Nd3 Bh8 35. Qf2 Ke8 36. Qe1 Kd7 37. Qc3
Kc8 38. Ne5 Bxe5 39. dxe5 Qg7 40. Qd4 Qc7 41. Rh3 (41. Be1 $5) 41... a6 42. Kh1
Kb8 43. Be1 Qa7 44. Qxa7+ Kxa7 45. Bc3 $10 Kb7 46. Kh2 Kc6 47. Bd4 Kd7 48. g3
h5 49. Rg2 Rh6 50. Kg1 Rg8 51. Kf1 Ke7 52. Rgh2 Rgh8 53. Bc5+ Kf7 54. Ke2 R6h7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Kavalek, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1980.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 Nc6 $6 (6... Nbd7 $5
7. O-O Qe8 8. Bh2 e5 9. c3 Qe7 10. Nbd2 Re8 $13) 7. O-O Qe8 8. Bh2 e5 9. c4 $1
Bf5 (9... Qe7 10. Nc3 Re8 11. d5 (11. Nd5 Qd8) 11... Nb8 12. Nd2 e4 13. Rc1 {
/\b4,c5/}) 10. Nc3 exd4 11. exd4 $16 Ne4 (11... Qd8 12. d5 Ne7 13. Nd4 $16) 12.
Nd5 Qd8 13. Bd3 $1 Ng5 (13... Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Bxe4 $18) (13... Re8 14.
Re1 {/\g4/}) 14. Nxg5 (14. Bxf5 $2 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Nxd4) 14... Bxd3 (14... Qxg5
15. Bxf5 gxf5 16. Nxc7 Rad8 17. d5 $18) 15. Qxd3 Qxg5 16. Nxc7 Rad8 (16... Rac8
$5 17. Bxd6 (17. Nb5 d5) (17. Nd5 $1 Rfd8 18. Rae1 Bxd4 19. Re4 Bxb2 20. Bf4)
17... Rfd8 18. Bg3 Rxd4) 17. d5 Ne5 18. Qb3 Qh4 19. Rac1 a6 $6 (19... Rc8 $5
20. Nb5 Nxc4 (20... Rxc4 21. Nxd6 Rb4 22. Qe3) 21. Bg3 Qe4 22. Nxd6 Nxd6 23.
Bxd6 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rd8 25. Ba3 Be5 26. Rd1 $14) 20. c5 (20. Qxb7 Qe7 21. Qb6
Rb8 22. Qa5 Rxb2) 20... dxc5 21. Rxc5 Qe7 22. Qe3 $1 $18 Qf6 23. Re1 Nd7 24.
Rc2 Qb6 25. Qxb6 Nxb6 26. d6 Bf6 27. g4 (27. b3 $5) 27... Rc8 28. Re4 Nd7 29.
Kg2 Rfd8 30. Rb4 (30. a4) 30... Rb8 (30... b6 31. Rbc4) 31. Nd5 Be5 32. Rc7
Bxh2 33. Kxh2 Ne5 34. Rb6 (34. f4 Nc6 $8 35. Ne7+ Nxe7 (35... Kf8 36. Rbxb7)
36. dxe7 Rd2+ 37. Kg3 b5 38. a4 Re8 39. axb5 axb5 40. Rxb5) 34... g5 35. Kg3
Kf8 36. Ne3 Nd7 37. Rb4 (37. Rbxb7 Rxb7 38. Rxb7 Nc5 39. Rb6 Rxd6 40. Rxd6 Ne4+
) 37... Nf6 38. Nf5 Ne8 39. Rcxb7 Rxb7 40. Rxb7 Nxd6 41. Rb6 (41. Nxd6 Rxd6 42.
a4 $18) 41... Nxf5+ 42. gxf5 Rd2 43. Kg4 $1 h6 (43... Rd4+ 44. Kxg5 Ra4 45. f6)
44. Rxh6 Rxb2 45. Rxa6 Rxf2 46. Kxg5 Kg7 47. a4 (47. f6+ Kh7 48. Ra7 Rg2+ 49.
Kh5 Kg8 50. Ra8+ Kh7 51. Rf8 Rg3 52. Rxf7+ Kh8 53. Ra7 $18) 47... Rg2+ 48. Kf4
Rf2+ 49. Kg4 Rg2+ 50. Kf3 Rh2 51. Kg3 Ra2 52. h4 Ra1 53. a5 Rg1+ 54. Kf3 Ra1
55. Ke3 Ra3+ 56. Kd4 Ra1 57. Kd5 Rf1 58. Ke5 Re1+ 59. Kd6 Rd1+ (59... Kf6 60.
Rc6 Kxf5 61. a6 Ra1 62. Ke7 $18) 60. Ke7 Re1+ 61. Re6 $1 Rb1 (61... fxe6 62.
f6+ Kg6 63. f7 Rf1 64. f8=Q Rxf8 65. Kxf8 e5 66. a6 $18) 62. Rb6 Re1+ 63. Kd7
Re4 64. f6+ Kg6 65. a6 Ra4 66. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Riga op"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ostrovsky, Alexander"]
[Black "Krakops, Maris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. c3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2
d6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. a4 a6 11. Qb3 (11. Bh2 $5 Qc7 (11... Re8 12. b4 Rc8 13. Qb3
cxd4 14. cxd4 e5 15. Rfd1 e4 16. Ne1 Bd5 17. Qa3 Nb8 18. b5 $16 {Brunner,
L-Ankerst,M/Budapest/1992/1|0/29/}) (11... Rc8 $5 12. Bc4 Nb8 13. Qe2 Bh6 14.
Rfe1 Qe8 15. Bd3 Nd5 16. Be4 Qd7 $13 {Nunn,J-Forintos,G/Eksjo/1981/1|0/52/})
12. Qb1 Rac8 13. Re1 Bh6 14. e4 cxd4 15. cxd4 e5 16. d5 $14 {Dydyshko,
V-Svidler,P/Moscow olm/1994/1:0/35/}) 11... Qc7 $5 (11... Rb8 12. Rfd1 Nd5 13.
Bg3 Nc7 14. Qc2 b5 15. axb5 $14 {Hort,V-Nikolic,E/Vinkovci/1968/}) 12. Rad1 $6
(12. Rfd1 $5) 12... Bc6 $1 13. Qa3 Qb7 14. b4 cxb4 (14... Ne4 $5) 15. cxb4 Ne4
16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Rc1 Nf6 18. Rfd1 b5 $1 19. a5 (19. axb5 axb5 20. Qb3 Ra4 21.
Ne1 Nd5) (19. Ne1 bxa4 20. Qxa4 Nd5) 19... Rac8 $15 20. Ne1 Bd5 21. Qb2 $6 (21.
Rxc8 $5 Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Qc6 24. Qb2) 21... Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. f3
$6 (23. Rxc8+ Qxc8 24. Bg5 $1) 23... Bc4 $1 $17 24. Bxc4 (24. Kf2 $6 Bxe2 25.
Kxe2 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Nd5) 24... bxc4 25. Nc2 Nd5 26. Bg5 h6 27. Bh4 e6 28. Bg3
Qd7 29. Rb1 Rb8 (29... Nc7 $5) 30. e4 Nc7 31. Qc3 d5 32. Qe3 (32. exd5 $5 exd5
33. Re1 Rb7 34. Qe3) 32... Rb7 33. h4 $6 (33. Bxc7 $5) 33... Nb5 34. Rd1 h5 35.
Bf4 $4 dxe4 36. fxe4 e5 $19 37. Bh2 exd4 38. Qg5 d3 39. Ne3 Nc3 0-1

[Event "Lost Boys 5th"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ye, Rongguang"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1997.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Bc4 c5 7. c3 b6 $4 {
[%cal Rd5a8]} (7... Nbd7 8. O-O Qc7 9. Qc2 a6 10. a4 b6 11. e4 e6 12. Rfe1 Bb7
13. Bf1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Rfe8 15. N4b3 d5 16. exd5 Ng4 17. g3 Bxd5 18. c4 Bb7 19.
Bg2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 h6 21. Be3 Nxe3+ 22. Rxe3 {Lados,P-Danailov,S/Warsaw op 1990/
EXT 90op2/0-1 (34)}) (7... Na6 8. O-O Nc7 9. Qe2 Qe8 10. Rfd1 b5 11. Bb3 Bb7
12. a4 c4 13. Bc2 a6 14. e4 e5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. b3 cxb3 17. Nxb3 bxa4 18. Na5
Bc8 19. Bxa4 Bd7 20. Bxd7 Nxd7 21. Nb7 Nb6 22. Be3 {Szilagyi,G-Tapaszto,L/
HUN-ch 1955/MCL 07/1-0 (41)}) (7... Qb6 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. O-O h6 10. Bxf6 exf6 11.
dxc5 dxc5 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Rfd1 f5 14. a4 Na5 15. Bd5 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17.
Kf1 Rfd8 18. Ke2 Kf7 19. Ne1 Rd7 20. Nc2 Ke7 21. Rab1 Rc8 22. Na3 {Spiridonov,
N-Huzman,A/Cannes op 1992/TD 92\04/1-0 (43)}) 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Bd5 Ba6 10. Bxa8
d5 11. c4 dxc4 12. O-O cxd4 13. exd4 Bxd4 14. Nxc4 1-0

[Event "Montreal International"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.05.03"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1979.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. e3 (2. d5 {main line}) 2... Nf6 3. Nf3 g6 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nbd2 Qxc5
6. c4 Bg7 7. b3 O-O (7... Ne4 $2 8. Nxe4 $18) 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. Be2 d5 10. O-O dxc4
11. Nxc4 Rd8 12. Qc1 Be6 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qc7 15. Be5 Qc5 16. Bd4 Qc7 17.
Be5 Qc5 18. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Lord John Cup"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Black "Lambert, Glenn EJ"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1977.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. h3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Bc4
a6 9. a4 cxd4 10. exd4 e5 11. Be3 e4 12. Nh2 d5 13. Ba2 Be6 14. O-O Ne7 15. Nb3
Nd7 16. Qd2 Nf5 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. f3 Nd6 19. Na5 Rfc8 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. fxe4 dxe4
22. Nxb7 Qb6 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. Qf2 Qd5 25. Nc5 Nxc5 26. dxc5 Qxc5 27. Qxc5 Rxc5
28. Rad1 f5 29. g4 Rb8 30. Rf2 Be5 31. Nf1 f4 32. Re2 f3 33. Red2 Bc7 34. Ne3
Bb6 35. Kf1 h5 36. Rd6 Rg5 37. h4 Bxe3 38. hxg5 hxg4 39. Rxg6+ Kf7 40. Rdd6 Re8
41. Rdf6+ Ke7 {Lambert resigned when Kotov pointed out the "winning" line -
but in fact Black has more winning chances!} (41... Ke7 42. Rd6 $5 (42. Rg7+
Kd8 43. Rd6+ Kc8 44. Rxa6 Kb8 45. a5 g3 46. Rb6+ Bxb6 47. axb6 e3 $19) (42.
Rxa6 g3 $19) (42. Re6+ Kd7 43. Rxe8 g3 $3 $19 (43... Kxe8 $4 44. Re6+ {Rxe4+-})
) 42... g3 43. Rge6+ $10) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. c3 b6 7. h3 Bb7 8. Nbd2
d6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bh2 cxd4 (10... Re8) 11. exd4 Bh6 12. a4 Nd5 13. Re1 Bf4 14.
Ne4 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 e6 16. Qd2 $14 Nf6 17. Bd3 Kg7 18. Qf4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Qb8 20.
d5 Ne5 21. Nd4 exd5 22. Bc2 Qd8 23. Rad1 Re8 24. Re3 Qf6 25. Qxf6+ Kxf6 26. Nb5
Red8 27. Bb3 Nc4 28. Bxc4 dxc4 29. Nxd6 Bc6 30. Rd4 Rd7 31. Rf4+ Kg5 32. Rg4+
Kh6 33. Nxc4 f5 34. Rh4+ Kg5 35. Kg3 Rf8 36. Rf4 Be4 37. Rexe4 1-0

[Event "Frunze"]
[Site "Frunze"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lin, Weiguo"]
[Black "Yurtaev, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 Nc6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. e4
h6 9. Qd2 Kh7 10. Be3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. O-O-O f5 13. Qd5 Qe7 14. Qc4 Nb6 15.
Qb5 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Bd3 Rf5 19. Neg5+ hxg5 20. Bxf5 Bxf5
21. Rde1 Qf6 22. h4 g4 23. Ng5+ Kh6 24. Qb3 d3 25. cxd3 Qc6+ 26. Qc2 Qxc2+ 27.
Kxc2 Nd5 28. a3 Kh5 29. g3 Rf8 30. Re2 Rf6 31. Ne4 Rb6 32. Kc1 a5 33. Rhe1 a4
34. Rc2 Rb5 35. Ree2 b6 36. Rc4 Rb3 37. Rxa4 Rxd3 38. Ra8 Rd4 39. Nd2 Kh6 40.
Ree8 Kh7 41. f3 Rxd2 $1 42. Kxd2 gxf3 43. Rad8 Nf6 44. Re7 Bh3 45. Ke3 Bg2 46.
Rxc7 Ng4+ 47. Kd2 f2 48. Rdd7 Nf6 $3 (48... f1=Q 49. Rxg7+ Kh8 50. Rgf7 Nf6 51.
Rf8+) 49. Rxg7+ Kh6 50. g4 f1=Q 51. g5+ Kh5 52. gxf6 Qf2+ 53. Kd3 Bf1+ 54. Ke4
Qf5+ 55. Ke3 Qe5+ 56. Kd2 Qxb2+ 57. Ke3 Qxf6 58. Rh7+ Kg4 59. Ra7 Qf4# 0-1

[Event "British CF-15 London International"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1922.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Reti, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1922.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. h3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c3 c5 8. Bc4
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 Qc7 (10... Ne4) (10... a6) (10... Rc8) 11. Bh2 (11. e4 e5
) 11... Rae8 (11... Ne4) (11... e5) 12. e4 cxd4 13. cxd4 e5 14. Rac1 Qb8 15. d5
(15. Bb5 Rc8 16. Nc4 Bxe4 17. Rfe1 $14) 15... Rc8 16. Bb5 Rxc1 (16... Rc7 17.
b4 Rfc8) 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Bc6 Bh6 (18... Qa8 $142 19. Nc4 Bf8 $11) 19. b4 Bxd2
$2 (19... Bxc6 20. Rxc6 $1 $16 {Maroczy}) (19... Qa8 $1 20. b5 a6 21. a4 Nc5
22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. bxa6 Qa7 (23... Nxa6)) 20. Nxd2 Bxc6 21. dxc6 $14 (21. Rxc6
$14) 21... b5 22. Nb3 Nf8 23. Qd3 Ne6 24. Kf1 Qb6 25. Na5 Qd4 26. Qxd4 Nxd4 27.
f3 Rc7 $4 (27... Nh5 $142 28. g4 $16 {Maroczy} Nf4 $1 $11) 28. Bg1 $18 Kf8 29.
Bxd4 exd4 30. Rd1 Ke7 31. Rxd4 Ke6 32. Ke2 Ng8 33. Nb7 Nf6 34. Rxd6+ Ke7 35.
Ke3 Ne8 36. e5 Ng7 37. f4 h5 38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 1-0

[Event "Clermont Ferrand"]
[Site "Clermont Ferrand"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1989.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 $5 Bg7 4. e3 c5 5. c3 b6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. h3 Bb7 8.
Bh2 d5 $6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. a4 $1 a6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Qb3 $1 {>< b6} Ne8 13. Rfd1
Nd6 14. Ne5 $1 Nb8 15. Rac1 c4 16. Qa3 Nc6 $2 (16... f6 17. Nef3 Nc6 $14) 17.
b3 $16 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Na5 19. Qb4 f6 20. Nd3 $1 {>< e6} Ndc4 21. Nf4 $1 Qd7 22.
Nxc4 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Qxb6 Rfc8 25. Nd3 $1 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Rxc3 27. Nc5 Qc8
(27... Qc6 28. Qxb7 Rxc5 29. Qb8+ Qc8 30. dxc5 $18) 28. Qb2 $1 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nalbandian, Tigran"]
[Black "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 c5 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. O-O Nd5 $5 (9... Be6) 10. Bg3 e5 11. Re1 $1 Nb6 12. Bb5 f6 13. c4
$14 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 14th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nikolac, Juraj"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1998.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 {Kann dieser Zug falsch sein?
Falsch nicht, aber 5. c3 ist genauer.} d5 $1 6. exd5 (6. e5 Ne4 7. Be3 c5 $36)
6... Nxd5 7. Nb3 h6 (7... a5 $5 8. a4 h6 9. Bd2 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O Nd7 12.
c4 N5f6 13. Qc1 Kh7 14. Rd1 e6 15. h3 Qe7 16. Bf4 Rac8 $11 {Boensch,U-Epishin,
V/Brno 1991}) 8. Bd2 Nd7 9. Be2 c5 $1 $146 {Schwarz räumt konsequent die
Diagonale für seinen Bg7 auf.} (9... e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. O-O c6 $11 12. c3 Qc7
13. Re1 Nf4 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bf1 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Khalifman,A/Wijk aan Zee
1995}) 10. c4 (10. Qc1 Kh7 11. Nxc5 Nxc5 12. dxc5 Qc7 (12... Bf5 $44) 13. c4
Nf6 14. b4 a5 $44) (10. dxc5 $6 Bxb2 11. Bxh6 Nc3 $17) 10... N5f6 11. O-O Ne4
$1 12. Be3 b6 $1 {Selbstverständlich möchte Schwarz die Situation im Zentrum
nicht entspannen.} 13. Qc1 (13. Nbd2 Nd6 $1 14. Bd3 cxd4 15. Bxd4 e5 16. Bc3
Re8 17. Re1 Bb7 $15) 13... Kh7 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bf4 (15. Nbd2 Nd6 $15 {/\Nf5})
15... Qc6 16. Qc2 (16. Bd3 f5 17. Re1 Bb7 18. d5 Qf6 19. Bxe4 fxe4 20. Rxe4 e6
21. Bd6 exd5 22. Bxf8 dxe4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nfd2 Ne5 $17) (16. d5 Qf6 {><b2})
16... f5 $1 {Schwarz möchte den Abtausch des Pd4 erzwingen und damit die
beiden langen Diagonalen für seine Läufer freilegen.} 17. d5 (17. dxc5 e5 18.
Be3 Nexc5 19. Nxc5 bxc5 $17) 17... Qf6 18. Rab1 e5 $1 19. dxe6 (19. Be3 Nd6 $17
) 19... Qxe6 {Das Ziel ist erreicht.} 20. Re1 Bb7 21. Bd3 Qc6 22. Nbd2 Rae8 $17
23. Bf1 {Die schwarzen Läufer und der Ne4 sind bärenstark.} Kg8 {/\g5} 24. Rbd1
g5 25. Bg3 Nxd2 26. Qxd2 Rxe1 27. Nxe1 Bd4 $1 {Läßt den weißen Bg3 nicht nach
f2-f3 entschlüpfen und bereitet f5-f4 vor.} 28. Nf3 $6 (28. h3 f4 29. Bh2 Ne5
$17) 28... f4 29. Nxd4 cxd4 30. Qxd4 Rf7 $19 31. Bxf4 gxf4 32. Re1 Rg7 33. f3
Qc5 34. Qxc5 Nxc5 35. Re8+ Kf7 36. Rd8 Bxf3 37. Rd4 Bc6 38. Rxf4+ Ke7 39. g3 a5
40. Rh4 Rg6 41. Be2 Rf6 42. Rd4 Ne6 43. Rd3 Ng5 44. Re3+ Kd6 45. h4 Nf3+ 46.
Bxf3 Rxf3 47. Rxf3 Bxf3 48. Kf2 Bg4 0-1

[Event "Goodricke op 07th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Howell, James C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O (4... c5 $5 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Ne4 Bxd4
7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. Qd2 d5 $132) 5. c3 d6 (5... d5 6. e3
Nbd7 7. Bd3) 6. e4 c5 (6... Nc6 7. Bd3 e5 8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 Bd7 $14) 7. dxc5 (7.
Bd3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. O-O Bg4 $132) 7... dxc5 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. Qe2 $14 Qc7 10.
O-O (10. h3 h6 11. Be3 b6) (10. e5 Nh5 $132 (10... Ng4 11. e6 f6 12. Bh4 Nge5
13. Bg3 $16)) (10. Qe3 $5 Ng4 (10... b6 11. h3 $14) 11. Qxc5 b6 12. Qa3 $14)
10... h6 11. Bh4 (11. Be3 b6 (11... Ng4 $2 12. Bxc5 Nce5 13. Bd4 Nxf3+ 14. Nxf3
e5 15. Be3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 $16) 12. h3 Bb7 $132) 11... Nh5 12. Qe3 b6 (12... g5
13. Nxg5 (13. Qxc5 b6) 13... hxg5 14. Qxg5 Nf6 15. Qxc5 $44) 13. Rfe1 g5 14.
Bxg5 hxg5 15. Qxg5 Nf6 $2 (15... Nf4 $5 16. e5 Ne6 17. Qh5 Nf4 18. Qg5 Ne6 19.
Qh4 $6 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5) 16. e5 Ng4 $2 (16... Nh7 $5 17. Qh5 Qd7 $1 18. e6
fxe6 19. Rxe6 Qxe6 20. Bxe6+ Bxe6 $15) 17. Bd5 Rb8 18. e6 f5 19. Nf1 $1 $16 Nf6
20. Ng3 Nh7 (20... Nxd5 21. Nh5 $18) 21. Qg6 Kh8 22. Nxf5 Rg8 23. Ng5 (23. Ng5
Nxg5 24. Qxg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Odorheiu Secuiesc zt"]
[Site "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dumitrache, Dragos Nicolae"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Dumitrache,D"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bf4 c6 (6... Nfd7 $5) 7.
e3 Nbd7 8. Be2 Qe8 (8... a6 9. O-O (9. a4 a5) 9... b5 10. a3 bxc4 (10... Nb6
11. b3) 11. Bxc4 c5 $13) 9. O-O e5 10. Bh2 Qe7 11. b4 e4 $6 (11... a5 12. b5
$140 c5 $10) (11... Ne8 $5) 12. Nd2 Re8 13. c5 d5 (13... dxc5 14. bxc5 {
/\Nd2-c4}) 14. b5 $16 Nf8 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Qa4 Qd7 (16... Bd7 17. Rfb1 {
/\Rb1-b7xa7}) 17. Nb3 Re6 18. Na5 {(/\Bd6,Nxc6)} Ne8 19. Rab1 f5 20. Rb3 g5 21.
Rfb1 g4 (21... f4 22. Bg4) (21... Nf6 22. Bd6 Ne8 23. Qxc6 Qxc6 24. Nxc6 Nxd6
25. cxd6 Rxd6 26. Nxd5 $1 $18) 22. hxg4 Rg6 23. g5 $1 (23. gxf5 Qxf5 $132 24.
Nxc6 Qg5) 23... h6 24. Bh5 $18 Re6 (24... Rxg5 25. Bxe8 Qxe8 26. Qxc6 Bd7 27.
Qxd5+ Be6 28. Qxa8 Qxa8 29. Rb8 $18) 25. Rb7 Bxb7 26. Rxb7 Qxb7 (26... Qc8 27.
Bf7+ Kh8 28. Bxe6 Nxe6 29. Qxc6 $18) 27. Nxb7 hxg5 28. Bxe8 Raxe8 29. Nd6 1-0

[Event "BCF-chTc 1819 (4NCL)"]
[Site "England"]
[Date "2019.05.06"]
[Round "11.16"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Erdos, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Guildford"]
[BlackTeam "Manx Liberty"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Be2 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. c3 $5 (6. d5 d6 7. c4 e6
8. Nc3 exd5 9. cxd5 {transposes in a well-known line, that we usually get when
White plays e3 and Be2 against the Kings Indian (with c4 already played) and
Black answers with ...c5.}) 6... d6 (6... d5 {allows} 7. dxc5 $1 Ne4 8. b4 $5 {
with great complications:} a5 (8... Nxc3 9. Nxc3 Bxc3 10. Rb1 a6 11. Bb2 Bxb2
12. Rxb2 $14) (8... b6 9. cxb6 axb6 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Qb3 {and the position is
porbably unclear, but a pawn is a pawn.}) 9. Nd4 e5 10. Nb5 Nc6 11. Nd2 $1 axb4
12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. cxb4 Nxb4 14. Nd6 Qc7 15. a4 $3 {A nice idea given my Milos
Pavlovic, on his book on the Colle - Zukertort attack.} (15. Nxe4 Bf5 $44)
15... Qxc5 16. Bc4 $1 (16. Nxe4 Qc6 $13) 16... Rd8 (16... Bf6 17. Ba3 Be7 18.
Nxc8 Qxc8 {may be the least damage.}) (16... Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Nxe4 Qc6 19.
Qg4 $14) 17. Bxf7+ $1 Kh8 (17... Kf8 $6 18. Qb3 Rxd6 19. Bg8 $18) 18. Nxe4 Qe7
19. Qb3 Bf5 20. Ba3 Bxe4 21. Qxb4 $1 $16) (6... cxd4 7. cxd4 $5 (7. exd4 d6 8.
Bg5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc6) 7... d5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. b3 Bf5 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Rc1 Ne4 12.
a3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Be4 14. b4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 e6 16. b5 Na5 17. Bb4) (6... b6 {
is very silimar to 7...b6 in the game.}) 7. Nbd2 cxd4 $5 {Now that the whte
knight is on d2, White is deprived from the cxd4 option, as then he would need
his knight to c3.} (7... b6 {is another solid choice, but I believe White's
position is a little preferable, although it's probably objevtively equal:} 8.
b4 Nbd7 9. a4 Bb7 10. Qb3 {with slightly easier play for White.}) 8. exd4 b6 9.
a4 a6 10. Ng5 Bb7 11. Bf3 Ra7 12. Re1 {The most natural move. However, the
engine doesn't like it much, and prefers 11...d5 or 11...Nc6.} h6 13. Bxb7 Rxb7
14. Nge4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 d5 16. Nd2 Nc6 17. Nf3 Qd6 $1 {Preventing Bf4.} 18. h4
$1 {Black's position is anyway unpleasant already.} Ra8 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. Ne5 (
20. Bf4 $5 $14) 20... Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qe6 22. h5 (22. Bf4 $5 {was the safer
possibility, with a slight advantage.}) 22... g5 (22... gxh5 $5 23. f4 $5 (23.
Qf3 $5) 23... Qc6 (23... f5 24. Be3 $40) 24. Qf3 e6 25. Qxh5 $14) 23. f4 (23.
Be3 $5) 23... gxf4 24. Bxf4 Rc7 $6 (24... b5 $1 {was better. For humans it's
never easy to let the opponent exchange his queens for two rooks, but the
engine often disagrees:} 25. axb5 Rxb5 26. Qxb5 axb5 27. Rxa8+ Kh7 {and the
position isn't so clear.}) 25. Be3 $3 {A very important maneuvre, to get the
bishop to d4. The e5-pawn is untouchable.} Rc6 (25... Qxe5 $2 26. Bxb6 $18) (
25... Bxe5 $2 26. Bf4 $18) 26. Bf2 $1 (26. Bd4 $6 Qg4 $132) 26... Qd7 (26...
Rc4 27. Bd4 $1 Qg4 {might have been the best chance, but it makes a big
difference that Black's rook is on c4, and not on c6 where it is very useful
to defend the sixth rank.} 28. Bxb6 (28. Re3 $5) (28. a5 $5) 28... e6 (28...
Qxh5 29. Qxd5) 29. b4 Rb8 30. a5 Qxh5 31. Bd4 {and White should be close to
winning.}) 27. Rad1 Qg4 (27... e6 28. Re4 $1 {followed by Rg4 would be
terrible for Black.}) 28. Qxd5 Rac8 29. Qf3 ({The other option was} 29. Qd7
Qxh5 30. Qxe7 Re6 31. Rd8+ Rxd8 32. Qxd8+ Kh7 33. Qd3+ {but I judged my move
was stronger, and think it was right.}) 29... Qxa4 30. Rd4 (30. Re4 $1 {
with the idea} Rc4 31. Bd4 {was even stronger.}) 30... Rc4 {Too much going for
it.} 31. Ree4 $6 ({Going for material with} 31. Qb7 {was stronger.}) 31... Rxd4
32. Bxd4 e6 (32... Qc6 $1 {seemed to be wrong because of} 33. e6 $1 {but after}
Bxd4+ 34. cxd4 f6 $8 {it seems Black holds!}) 33. Rg4 Kh8 34. Kh2 ({Of course
not} 34. Qxf7 $4 Qd1+ $19) 34... Qe8 35. Qg3 ({Tempting, but the materialist} 
35. Qb7 {was stronger.}) 35... Qg8 36. Bxb6 Qh7 37. Bd4 Qf5 $1 38. Rh4 (38.
Rxg7 $2 Qxh5+ {is just a perpetual check.}) 38... a5 $2 {I was lucky that my
opponent was running out of time. Here two logical rook moves would have given
him great drawing chances.} (38... Rb8 39. c4 (39. Qf4 Qxf4+ 40. Rxf4 Rxb2 41.
Rxf7 Rb5 42. c4 Bxe5+ 43. g3 Ra5 {should hold for Black}) (39. b4 Rb5 $132)
39... Rd8 $1 40. Bc3 Rd3 41. Qe1 Qg5 {and Black remains worse, but White will
have to give his extra pawn back, e.g. playing Re4.}) (38... Rd8 $5 {with the
idea ...Rd5 also makes sense.}) 39. Qf4 Rb8 40. c4 Rc8 (40... Rd8 41. Bc3 {
is now safe: White wants to trade queens and play c5 and Rc4.}) 41. c5 Qxf4+ (
41... Bf8 42. Qxf5 exf5 43. Rh3 $1 {is even worse than the game for Black.}) (
41... Rd8 42. Qxf5 exf5 43. Bc3 $1 Rd5 44. Rc4 {is also an easy win:} Bxe5+ 45.
Bxe5+ Rxe5 46. c6 Re8 47. c7 Rc8 48. Kg3 Kg7 49. Kf4 Kf6 50. Rc6+ $18) 42. Rxf4
Rc7 43. Kh3 $1 (43. Kg3 $2 Bf8 44. Rf3 $2 Bxc5 45. Rc3 $4 {as in the game
would fail to} Bxd4 {winning for Black - that's why the white king should be
on h3!}) 43... Bf8 44. Rf3 $1 Bxc5 45. Rc3 Bxd4 46. Rxc7 Bxb2 (46... Kg7 {
is hopeless:} 47. b3 Bxe5 48. Rc5 $18) 47. Rxf7 a4 48. Ra7 Bxe5 49. g4 Bb2 50.
g5 a3 51. gxh6 (51. g6 {should also win, but I decided to go for a theoretical
ending which I knew was winning for White.}) 51... Bc1 52. h7 a2 53. Rxa2 Kxh7
54. Re2 Kg7 55. Rxe6 Bd2 56. Kg4 Bc1 57. Kf5 Bd2 58. Rg6+ Kh7 59. h6 $1 {
The only winning plan.} Bc1 60. Rg7+ $1 Kxh6 61. Rg6+ Kh7 62. Kf6 $1 Be3 63.
Kf7 {And we reached a well-known winning setup for White.} Ba7 64. Ra6 Bb8 65.
Ra8 Bc7 66. Rc8 Bf4 67. Rc4 Bg5 68. Rc3 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Endgame-CD"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 b6 6. e4 d5 7. Bd3 Bb7
8. Qe2 h6 9. Bxf6 exf6 10. O-O Re8 11. Rfe1 c5 12. Qd1 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14.
Rxe4 Rxe4 15. Nxe4 f5 16. Ng3 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. cxd4 Nc6 20.
Rd1 Rd8 21. Ne2 Kf8 22. f3 Ke7 23. d5 Ne5 24. Nc3 a6 25. Na4 Nd7 26. Rc1 b5 27.
Nc5 Nxc5 28. Rxc5 Kd6 29. Rc6+ Kxd5 30. Rxa6 Rc8 31. h4 {Hecht: Weiß hat die
bessere Bauernstellung aufgrund der Damenflügelmehrheit, aber der Kg1 ist
passiv.} Rc2 32. b3 h5 33. Ra5 Ke6 34. Kh2 f4 35. a3 Ra2 36. Kg1 f6 37. Kf1
Ra1+ 38. Kf2 Ra2+ 39. Kg1 Ra1+ 40. Kf2 Ra2+ 41. Kg1 Ra1+ 42. Kh2 Kf7 43. g3
Ra2+ 44. Kh3 Rf2 45. Rxb5 Rxf3 46. Rb7+ Ke6 47. Rb6+ Kd5 48. Rxf6 Rxg3+ 49. Kh2
Ke5 50. Rb6 Rg4 51. a4 (51. Kh3 {Hecht} f3 52. Rb8 f2 53. Rf8 Rf4 54. Rxf4 Kxf4
55. Kg2 Ke3 56. Kf1 g5 57. hxg5 (57. a4 gxh4 58. a5 h3 59. a6 h2 $19) 57... h4
58. g6 h3 59. g7 h2 60. Kg2 f1=Q+ $19) 51... Rxh4+ 52. Kg2 Rg4+ 53. Kf2 h4 54.
Rb5+ Kd6 55. Kf3 h3 56. Kxg4 h2 57. Kxf4 h1=Q 58. Kg5 Qg2+ 59. Kh6 Ke6 60. Rg5
Qe4 61. Kg7 Qb7+ 62. Kxg6 Qxb3 $19 63. a5 $19 {Wie gewinnt man dieses
Endspiel? Schwarz muß folgende Drohungen miteinander kombinieren: 1. Eroberung
des Bauern 2. Trennung von Turm und König mit rascher Eroberung des Turmes. 3.
Mattdrohungen. Dies kann die Dame alleine nicht schaffen, der König muß
eingesetzt werden, am zwar indem er den Turm angreift. Die Partie befand sich
zu diesem Zeitpunkt im Blitzfinish. Beide Spieler hatten noch etwa 1 min. für
den Rest der Partie auf der Uhr. Da mit der "Fischer" Uhr gespielt wurde, bei
der man für jeden ausgeführten Zug Zeit gut geschrieben bekommt, versuchte
Schwarz erst einmal Zeit zu sammeln, um sich dann um ernsthafte
Gewinnabsichten zu bemühen. Die beste Methode, Zeitüberschreitung zu vermeiden,
ist allerdings nach wie vor, die Partie durch Matt zu beenden. Every move wins
sooner or later. But how? Black must combine following threats: 1. catch the
pawn 2. seperate king and rook from each other and catch the rook. It's not
possible to reach the with the Queen alone. The king must support this. In
this situation the game was in the blitzfinish. Playing with the "Fischer"
clock, Black tried to collect a little bit time first, with making some moves,
to avoid loosing by time. But the best method for not loosing by time is to
mate opponent's king.} Qf3 (63... Qe3 {ist der beste Zug in dieser Stellung:
Der Turm wird angegriffen, der Bauer kann wegen Qd3+ nicht ziehen und wenn der
Turm zieht, wird der Bauer oder der Turm erobert.} 64. Kh5 (64. Kh6 Kf6 $19) (
64. a6 Ke7 $1 $19 (64... Qd3+ 65. Kh5 Qxa6 $4 66. Rg6+ $18)) 64... Kf6 65. Rg6+
Kf5 66. Rg8 Qh3#) 64. a6 Qa3 (64... Qf6+ 65. Kh5 Qd4 66. Rg6+ Kf7 67. Rg5 Qd1+
68. Kh6 Qh1+ 69. Rh5 Qc6+ 70. Kg5 Qb5+ 71. Kg4 Qxa6 $19) (64... Qf7+ {Hecht -+}
65. Kh6 Kf6 66. Rg1 (66. Rg2 Qf8+ 67. Kh7 (67. Kh5 Qc5+ 68. Kh6 Qc1+ $19) 67...
Qe7+ 68. Kh8 Qe8+ 69. Kh7 Qh5+ 70. Kg8 Qd5+ $19) (66. Rg3 Qf8+ 67. Kh5 (67. Kh7
Qe7+ 68. Kh6 Qe4 69. Kh5 Qe2+ $19) 67... Qh8+ 68. Kg4 Qg8+ 69. Kh4 Qh7+ (69...
Qc4+ 70. Kh5 Qe2+ $19) 70. Kg4 Qf5+ 71. Kh4 Qf4+ 72. Kh3 Qf1+ $19) (66. Rg4
Qf8+ 67. Kh7 Qe7+ 68. Kh6 Qe3+ 69. Kh5 Qh3+ 70. Rh4 Qf5+ $19) 66... Qc4 (66...
Qf8+ 67. Kh7 Qe7+ 68. Kh8 Qe8+ 69. Kh7 Qd7+ 70. Kh8 Qc8+ 71. Kh7 Qc7+ 72. Kh8
Qb8+ 73. Kh7 Qa7+ $19) 67. Rg6+ (67. Kh5 Qe2+ 68. Rg4 Kf5 $19) (67. Kh7 Qd3+
68. Kg8 Qxa6 $19) 67... Kf7 68. Rg7+ (68. Kh5 Qe2+ $19) 68... Kf8 69. a7 (69.
Rg6 Qh4#) 69... Qh4+ 70. Kg6 Qg4+ 71. Kf6 Qxg7+ $19) 65. Kg7 Qa1+ 66. Kh7 Kf7 (
66... Kf6) 67. Rf5+ Ke7 68. Rg5 Qh1+ (68... Kf6 69. Rg6+ Kf7 70. Kh6 Qh1+ 71.
Kg5 Qg2+ $19) 69. Kg7 Qc1 70. Rg6 Qa1+ (70... Qb1 71. Rg5 Qa1+ 72. Kh7 Kf6 73.
Rg6+ Kf7 74. Kh6 Qh1+ $19) 71. Kg8 Qa2+ 72. Kg7 Qf2 (72... Qf7+ 73. Kh6 Kf8 74.
Rg5 Qf6+ 75. Kh5 (75. Rg6 Qh4#) 75... Qxa6) 73. Kh7 Qf5 74. Kg7 Qe5+ 75. Kg8
Qd5+ 76. Kg7 Qf7+ 77. Kh6 Qf4+ 78. Kg7 Qf2 79. Kh7 Qh4+ 80. Kg7 Qd4+ 81. Kg8
Qd5+ 82. Kg7 Qf7+ 83. Kh6 Kf8 84. Kg5 Qe7+ 85. Kh5 Kf7 86. Rg4 Qe5+ 87. Kh4
Qe1+ 88. Kg5 Qd2+ 89. Rf4+ Ke6 90. a7 Qa5+ {(...) mit Eroberung des Bauern und
Überleitung in Q-R. die Partie endete hier nicht, sondern ging noch etwa bis
zum 120.Zug, in dem Schwarz den weißen König patt setzte. Die Züge sind leider
nicht notiert worden.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Volgograd"]
[Site "Volgograd"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Veresagin, Jurij"]
[Black "Shmuter, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. c3 (5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Ne4 Qb6 7.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 d5 $10 {Braude,M-Ivanov,IV/Philadelphia World op/
1992/}) 5... cxd4 6. cxd4 O-O 7. e3 d6 (7... Nc6 8. Bd3 d6 9. O-O Bd7 10. h3
Rc8 11. a3 a6 $10 {Manor,I-Spasov,V/WchJ Tunja/1989/}) 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O h6 10.
Bh4 e5 11. dxe5 (11. d5 Na5 12. Be2 $2 g5 $19) 11... dxe5 12. e4 g5 13. Bg3 Nh5
14. Re1 Nf4 15. h3 Qf6 16. Qb3 Na5 17. Qc3 Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Qa6 19. Kh2 (19. Nfxe5
Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Ne2+ 21. Rxe2 Qxe2 $15) 19... Re8 20. Rad1 Be6 21. Ncxe5 Ne2 22.
Qd3 Qxd3 23. Nxd3 Nxg3 24. Kxg3 Bxa2 $17 25. h4 Rad8 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Nxg5 Bb3
28. Rd2 Rd7 29. Nf3 Red8 30. Nc5 $2 (30. Re3 Bc4 (30... Bh6 31. Nf4) 31. Nfe1
a5 $44) 30... Rxd2 31. Nxd2 Rxd2 32. Nxb3 Rxb2 $19 33. Re3 b6 34. f4 a5 35. e5
a4 36. Nd4 Bf8 37. e6 fxe6 38. Nxe6 Rb3 39. Kf3 Rxe3+ 40. Kxe3 a3 0-1

[Event "YUG-ch 56th"]
[Site "Herceg Novi"]
[Date "2001.04.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kosic, Dragan"]
[Black "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2001.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c3 g6 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Nbd2 (5. e3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c6 (6...
Nbd7 7. h3 b6 8. a4 a5 9. Bb5 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Rxa6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nd7 $11 {
Limp,E-Fernandez,R/Sao Paulo State-ch1 1998}) 7. Be2 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3
Nbd7 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. c4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Qxb3 13. axb3 Nd5 $132 {Beil,Z-Klima,L/
CZE Moravia-ch 1995}) 5... O-O 6. h3 c5 (6... b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. Be2 c5 (8... Nfd7
9. O-O c5 10. b4 a5 11. bxc5 bxc5 12. Rb1 Ra7 13. Qa4 $14 {Dietz,H-Bialas,W/
BL2-S 1995}) 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Ne5 e6 11. b4 Qe7 12. bxc5 bxc5 13. Rb1 Nb6 14. a4
cxd4 15. cxd4 Ne4 $11 {Zaitseva,L-Khurtsidze,N/Kishinev izt-W 1995}) 7. e3 Qb6
(7... b6 8. Be2 Nfd7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bg3 Bb7 11. Qb3 Qc8 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Rac1
e5 14. dxe5 Ndxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 $11 {Sitanggang,S-Liu Dede/Jakarta 1994}) 8.
Qb3 Nc6 9. Be2 c4 (9... Qxb3 10. axb3 b6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Bf3 Nd8 $132) 10. Qxb6
(10. Qc2 Bf5 11. Qc1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. O-O Qd8 $11) 10... axb6 11. O-O b5
12. a3 Bf5 13. Rfe1 h6 (13... Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Nd2 Bf5 16. Bf3 Rad8 17. e4
dxe4 18. Nxe4 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nf6+ $1 $14 {[%csl Rb5,Rb7]}) 14. g4 Be4 (
14... Bd7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bc6 17. f4 e6 18. Bf3 $14) 15. Bh2 Rfe8 16.
Rad1 Rad8 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Nd2 Nf6 $6 (18... Nxd2 19. Rxd2 e6 $5 (19... f5 $6
20. gxf5 (20. Bf3 e6 21. Bg2 Kf7 22. Red1 Bf6 23. f3 h5 $11) 20... gxf5 21. Bh5
$1 Rf8 22. f3 e6 23. Rg2 $14 {[%cal Gg1f2,Ge1g1,Gh2f4]}) 20. Bf3 f5 21. gxf5
exf5 22. Kg2 Kf7 $13 {[%cal Gc6e7,Ge7g8,Gg8f6]}) 19. Bf1 $14 {Now white will
transfer e4 at the most suitable moment.} e6 20. Bg2 Bf8 21. Re2 Bd6 22. f4 $5
(22. Bxd6 Rxd6 23. f4 Kf8 24. Bf3 g5 25. Kg2 $14) 22... Ne7 23. Rf1 Kg7 24. Bg3
$6 {White chooses to exchange his darksquared bishop for the knight and to
play e4 afterwords and it turns to be a wrong jugement- black gets sufficient
counterplay, while after logical} (24. e4 $5 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Nd5 $6
27. f5 Bxh2+ 28. Kxh2 $16) 24... h5 25. Bh4 hxg4 26. Bxf6+ Kxf6 27. hxg4 Kg7
28. e4 dxe4 29. Nxe4 Bc7 $1 (29... Nd5 30. Nxd6 Rxd6 31. f5 $14) 30. Nc5 Nd5
31. f5 Nf4 32. Ref2 g5 $5 (32... Nxg2 $5 33. fxg6 $5 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gf2f7]} (
33. Kxg2 exf5 34. gxf5 g5 35. Nxb7 Rd5 36. Nc5 Bf4 $13) 33... Nf4 34. gxf7 Kxf7
35. Rxf4+ Bxf4 36. Rxf4+ Kg6 $13) 33. fxe6 fxe6 34. Nxb7 Rc8 35. Nc5 e5 $44 36.
Rd2 exd4 37. cxd4 Rcd8 $6 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gf4e2,Gc7b6,Gb6g1]} 38. Bc6 $5 (38.
Bf3 Bb6 39. Rfd1 Rxd4 40. Rxd4 Bxc5 $11) 38... Re7 39. Bxb5 Bb6 40. Rfd1 (40.
b4 $1 $16) 40... Ne2+ 41. Rxe2 (41. Kg2) 41... Rxe2 42. Bxc4 Rc2 43. Bd3 (43.
Ne6+ Kf6 44. Nxd8 Rxc4 45. b3 Rc3 46. Nb7 Rxb3 $14) 43... Bxc5 $1 $11 44. Bxc2
Rxd4 45. Kf1 Rxg4 46. Rd5 Bd4 47. b3 Rf4+ 48. Ke2 Kf6 49. Rd8 g4 50. Rf8+ Ke5
51. Rxf4 Kxf4 52. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Julian Borowski-B 3rd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2001.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Siebrecht, Sebastian"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2393"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2001.05.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5 Ne4 4. Bf4 c5 5. e3 Qb6 6. Qc1 Nc6 7. c3 g6 {
One of many possible ways for black to get comfortable play.} (7... Bf5 8. Na3
(8. Be2 h6 9. h4 e6 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg3 Rc8 $15 {Pizarro Segura,
E-Ferguson,M/Benasque op 1997}) (8. Nbd2 e6 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O
O-O 12. Qd2 Rfe8 13. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Stolte,A-Doennebrink,E/NRW-Liga 9798 1997})
8... cxd4 9. exd4 e6 10. Nc2 Be7 11. Be2 Rc8 12. O-O O-O $11 {Roumegous,
M-Berthelot,Y/ch-Paris 2000}) (7... h6 8. h3 Bf5 9. Nbd2 e6 {It's clear that
black has successfully solved opening problems and he may look in the future
with healthy optimism.} (9... Rc8 10. Be2 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qd2
O-O 14. Ne5 $11 {Isonzo,D-Bellini,F/ITA-ch 1996}) 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12.
Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 cxd4 $11 {Riazantsev,A-Fominyh,A/Petroff mem
op 2000}) (7... cxd4 8. exd4 Bf5 9. Be2 Rc8 10. O-O e6 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Be3 O-O
13. Nxe4 Bxe4 $11 {Cepon,D-Palac,M/Nova Gorica 1996}) (7... Bg4 8. Ne5 Bf5 9.
f3 Nf6 10. Nd2 cxd4 11. exd4 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 $11 {Kaber,R-Jovicic,M/Mitropa Cup
1990}) 8. Nbd2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 Bg7 10. Be2 ({Serious attention deserved} 10. O-O-O
$5 cxd4 11. exd4 Bg4 12. Be2 Qa5 13. Kb1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 h5 15. Qe3 e6 $132)
10... O-O 11. O-O Bf5 $11 12. Nh4 $6 {White loses a track and very quickly
finds himself in very difficult position} Be6 13. h3 f6 $1 {Preparing e5.} 14.
Bh2 (14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Nf3 Bf7 16. Rfd1 e5 17. Bg3 Rad8 $15) 14... Bf7 15. Nf3
Kh8 16. Bd3 Rad8 $5 17. Qe2 e5 $15 18. dxe5 (18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Bc2 (19. e4 $2
dxe4 20. Qxe4 f5 $19 {[%cal Ge5e4]}) 19... Rfe8 20. Rfd1 g5 $15) 18... fxe5 19.
Ng5 $6 Bg8 20. c4 e4 $17 {Now in addition to the positional advantage black
also gets the material one.} 21. Bc2 Qxb2 22. Rab1 $5 Qxa2 23. Rxb7 h6 $19 {
[%csl Rg5]} 24. cxd5 (24. Rc7 Qa6 $1 (24... Nb4 $2 {[%csl Re5]} 25. Rxg7 $1
Kxg7 (25... Qxc2 26. Be5 $3 $18) 26. Be5+ Rf6 27. Ra1 Qxc2 28. Qxc2 Nxc2 29.
Rxa7+ Kf8 30. Bxf6 $16) 25. Qg4 hxg5 26. Qxg5 Qxc4 27. Qxg6 Bf7 $19) 24... Bxd5
25. Qg4 Qxc2 $1 {Here white could resign,but he makes some more moves.} 26. Bc7
Rde8 27. Qd7 Ne7 28. Ne6 Bc6 29. Qd6 Bxb7 30. Nxf8 Bxf8 31. Qf4 Bg7 32. Qf7 Bc6
33. Bd6 Qd3 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Franco"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 d6 8. O-O
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Re1 a6 11. Bd3 b5 12. a3 (12. a4) 12... Bd5 13. Ne4 Nh5 (
13... Nd7 14. h4 {/\ h5->}) 14. Bg5 Qd7 (14... h6 $5) 15. Ng3 Nf6 16. h4 Rfe8
17. h5 Qg4 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Be2 Na5 $6 {Kortschnoj} (19... Ne4 $5) 20. b4 $1
Nc4 21. Bxf6 exf6 (21... Bxf6 22. Ne5 Qc8 23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Qxc4 $15) 22.
Ne5 Qf4 23. Nxc4 bxc4 24. Bf1 $2 (24. Qa4 $1) 24... Rxe1 25. Qxe1 f5 26. Ra2 $6
(26. Qe7 $5 $132) 26... Bf6 27. Re2 Kf8 $1 (27... Kg7 $6 28. Re8 Rxe8 29. Qxe8
Qc1 30. Qe3 Qxa3 31. Nxf5+ $1 gxf5 32. Qg3+ Kh7 33. Qxd6 Be6 34. d5 $10) 28. a4
Qh4 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Rb8 31. Qb1 Kg7 32. Qb4 Rh8 33. f4 Qxg3 34. Qxd6 Qxc3
35. Qxd5 Qxd4+ 36. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Friedel,F"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Carlsen and Cheparinov already met in the third round of the World Cup in
Khanty-Mansiysk two years ago. The two regular games ended with the score 1-1
then, each of the opponents winning with the black pieces! After that in the
rapid Magnus knocked out Ivan by winning both games. In the two years period
both players constantly grew in strength and now belong to the strongest
grandmasters in the world. High time for a new confrontation!} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3
g6 {The King's Indian is a dangerous weapon in hands of tactical players. It
usually leads to sharp tactical battle, where White gains space advantage, but
where Black often keeps good counterplay possibilities against the white king.
It fits perfectly to Cheparinov's aggressive playing style.} 3. Bg5 {No, thank
you. The young Norwegian, who, by the way plays the King's Indian himself from
time to time, declines the invitation and chooses a solid and quiet set-up,
without big ambitions to fight for the opening advantage. Earlier Carlsen used
to play 3.g3 in this position.} Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. c3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5
8. Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qe2 h6 11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Rfe1 Bg4 13. Qe3 g5 {A
novelty. Cheparinov gains the bishop pair for the price of weakening his
kingside pawn structure.} 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 b6 16. Nh2 Bh5 17. g4 {So
after all Carlsen couldn't resist the temptation and tries to exploit
opponent's provokative play.} ({The more cautious} 17. Be2 {is answered with}
Bg6 {and again in order to avoid passivity White must take some aggressive
actions connected with f2-f4.}) 17... Bg6 18. g3 Rad8 19. f4 Nd4 {Who said
anything about "a solid and quiet opening set-up"? Well, in reality the
players' style and fighting spirit counts more than any other factors. It is
curious that in spite of wild complications the position remains about equal.
The only difference to the usual equality is that here any mistake can lead to
immediate disaster for either side.} 20. Rac1 b5 21. Bf1 gxf4 22. gxf4 Ne6 ({
I doubt that the cautious} 22... Bh7 {in order to keep the material balance
did cross Cheparinov's mind.}) 23. e5 {Due to the large amount of variations
to calculate, it is difficult to choose which pawn to advance. Carlsen's move
is more cautious, opening fewerdiagonals for black pieces and trying to keep
the queen away from the white king.} ({Advancing the other pawn looks possible
too:} 23. f5 Be5 24. Ndf3 ({worse is} 24. Nhf3 Bf4) 24... Bf4 25. Qf2 Bxc1 26.
Rxc1 Qf4 ({or} 26... Nf4 {after which White is not necessarily forced to take
the bishop, but can choose between moves like 27.e5 or 27.Qh4, with
compensation for the exchange.}) 27. Re1 Ng5 28. Nxg5 Qxg5 29. fxg6 fxg6 30.
Qg3 a6 {with a double-edged position.}) 23... f5 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. f5 Ng5 26.
fxg6 Re6 27. Qf2 Be5 28. Rxe5 (28. Nhf3 {is bad in view of} Bg3) 28... Qxe5 29.
Ndf3 Nxf3+ 30. Nxf3 Qf4 31. Re1 Rxe1 {In such positions the side with the rook
usually aims to exchange pieces, since in endgame the rook with a pawn has
better chances to fight against two minor pieces.} ({Nevertheless it deserved
attention} 31... Qxg4+ 32. Bg2 Rxe1+ 33. Qxe1 {and now interesting is} Rd6 {
with complicated play. White can't activate his minor pieces due to his
vulnerable king.}) 32. Nxe1 Qxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Rd2+ 34. Ke3 {Thanks to the pawn on
g6 White's chances are preferable, but Black should be able to make a draw.
However, Magnus showed a better technique and nicely used the small
inaccuracies made by Cheparinov, achieving a winning position. Then in the end
both players missed the right continuations. The last one to err was
Cheparinov....} Rd1 (34... Rxb2 35. Nd3 Rxa2 36. Nxc5 Rb2 {is a possible
alternative}) 35. Ke2 Ra1 (35... Rb1 36. b3 Rb2+ 37. Ke3 Rxa2 38. Bxb5 $16) 36.
Bg2 c4 (36... Rxa2 $4 37. Bd5+) 37. a3 Rb1 38. Nc2 Rxb2 39. Be4 Kg7 40. Ke3 Rb3
41. Kd2 Kf6 (41... e5) 42. Nd4 Rxa3 43. Nxb5 Ra5 44. Nc7 Kg7 45. Ne6+ Kh8 46.
Ke3 Ra1 47. Kd4 a5 48. Bc6 a4 49. Be8 Rg1 50. g5 a3 51. Bf7 Rxg5 52. Nxg5 hxg5
53. Bxc4 Kg7 54. Kd3 $2 (54. Ke5 Kxg6 55. Ba2 g4 56. Kf4 Kf6 57. Kxg4 Ke5 58.
Kf3 $18) 54... Kxg6 55. Kc2 g4 56. Kb3 (56. Bd3+ Kg5 57. c4 e5 58. c5 g3 59.
Bf1 ({or} 59. Be4 Kf4 60. Bg2 e4 61. c6 e3 62. c7 e2 63. Kd2 a2) 59... e4 60.
c6 e3 61. c7 g2 62. Bxg2 e2 63. Kd2 a2 $11) 56... Kf5 57. Kxa3 {This endgame
is easy to analyze thanks to the available so-called tablebases. Playing it
with no time is a completely different thing, so I will just indicate the
mistakes, without deep analysis.} g3 $2 (57... Ke4 58. Ba6 e5 $11 {Also 57...
Kf4 and 57...e5 are sufficient for a draw.}) 58. Bf1 $2 ({Correct is} 58. Bd5
e5 59. Bg2 {(or 59.Bh1)} e4 60. Kb3 e3 61. Kc2 {winning}) 58... e5 $2 (58...
Kf4 {(or immediately 58...Ke4)} 59. c4 Ke4 60. Kb4 e5 61. Kc3 (61. c5 Kd5 62.
Kb5 e4 63. Bg2 Kd4 64. c6 e3 65. c7 e2 66. c8=Q e1=Q $11) 61... Kf3 62. c5 Kf2
63. Bh3 e4 64. c6 e3 65. c7 e2 66. c8=Q e1=Q+ $11) 59. Kb3 $2 {This move again
allows Black to escape} ({White must start with} 59. Bg2 e4 (59... Kf4 60. c4
$18) 60. Kb3 Ke5 61. Kc4 $18) 59... Kf4 $2 {The last mistake.} (59... Ke4 $1
60. Bg2+ Kd3 $1 {still achieves a draw.}) 60. Bg2 Ke3 61. Kc4 Kf2 62. Be4 (62.
Be4 g2 63. Bxg2 Kxg2 64. Kd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "ARG-World"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Soppe, Guillermo"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. O-O b6 6. a4 O-O 7. a5 Ba6 8. Bxa6
Nxa6 9. Qe2 Nb4 10. c3 Nc6 11. a6 $6 (11. axb6 axb6 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Na3 $10)
11... Rc8 12. Na3 $6 (12. Rd1) 12... d5 13. Rd1 c4 $17 14. Bd2 Ne4 15. Be1 Re8
16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Bxd2 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Be1 Nd3 20. Rxd3 cxd3 21. Qxd3 Qd7
22. Nc2 Bf8 23. h3 Qc6 24. Nb4 Bxb4 25. cxb4 Qc4 26. Qd1 f5 (26... Qc2 $6 27.
Qxc2 Rxc2 28. Bc3 $15) 27. Bc3 f4 28. Qd2 fxe3 29. fxe3 Qe4 30. Rd1 (30. Re1
Rc7 $17) 30... Qxe3+ 31. Qxe3 Rxe3 32. Rxd5 Re7 33. h4 Rcc7 34. Rd8+ Kf7 35.
Kf2 Rcd7 36. Rh8 Ke6 37. Kg3 Kf5 38. Kf3 Rd3+ 39. Kf2 Kg4 40. Rc8 Rf7+ 41. Kg1
Kxh4 42. Rc4+ Kg5 43. Kh2 h5 44. Re4 Rd5 45. Re6 Kf5 46. Re8 g5 47. Rh8 h4 48.
Rh6 Kg4 49. Re6 Rd1 50. Re4+ Rf4 0-1

[Event "Hamburg SKA"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1991.07.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1991.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 c5 5. c3 b6 6. a4 O-O 7. Nbd2 Ba6 8. Bb5
$6 (8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. O-O) 8... d6 9. Qb3 Bb7 10. h3 Nc6 11. O-O $6 (11. Bh2)
11... a6 12. Be2 e5 $1 13. Bh2 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Re8
17. Bf3 d5 18. a5 $6 (18. Be5 $10) 18... Ne4 $1 19. Rad1 (19. Bxe4 dxe4 20.
Qxb6 Qxb6 21. axb6 Bxd4 $17) 19... b5 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Be2 Bd5 22. Qb4 Rc8 23.
Qd2 (23. b3 Rc2 $19) 23... Bb3 24. Rc1 Qxd4 $19 25. Qf4 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 e3 27.
Bg3 exf2+ 28. Bxf2 Qxb2 29. Bf3 Bc4 30. Rd1 Qxc1 31. Rxc1 Bh6 32. Rb1 Bd2 33.
Bb6 Re1+ 34. Rxe1 Bxe1 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "HUN-ch07"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1951.11.29"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Gereben, Erno"]
[Black "Benko, Pal C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1951.11.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 (3... Ne4) 4. e3 c5 5. c3 b6 (5... d5 6. Nbd2
cxd4 (6... O-O 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Be5 $1 f6 12.
Bg3 Nxg3 13. fxg3 f5 14. Qb3 $10 {Gereben-Petterson/Oslo/1978}) 7. exd4 O-O 8.
Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O Nh5 10. Re1 (10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Bb5 f6 12. Be3 e5 13. Ba4 e4 14.
Ne1 f5 15. f4 exf3 16. Qxf3 $10 {Gereben-de Rooi/Beverwijk/1965}) 10... Qd6 11.
Qb3 h6 12. Be3 Be6 13. a4 Rfc8 14. a5 Rab8 15. Qa3 Qxa3 16. Rxa3 $10 {
Gereben-Bilek/Budapest/1955}) 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Be2 {Torre} (7. Bc4 {Alekhine}) (
7. Bd3 {Capablanca}) 7... Ba6 $2 (7... Bb7) 8. O-O (8. Bxa6 $5 {Barbero}) (8.
Bxf6 $1 {Barbero}) 8... h6 $2 9. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 $6 (9... exf6 {[%cal Yf6f5,Yd7d5]
/\f5, d5}) 10. Ne4 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 d6 (11... cxd4 12. Nxf6+ exf6 13. Nxd4 $16 {
[%csl Rd7] ><d7}) (11... Bg7 12. dxc5 f5 13. Qc4+) (11... d5 12. Nxf6+ exf6 13.
dxc5 (13. Rfd1 c4 $1) 13... bxc5 14. Rfd1 Nc6 15. c4 d4 16. exd4 cxd4 17. Qe4
Rc8 18. Nxd4 Re8 19. Qh4 $1 $16) 12. Nxf6+ exf6 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Nd2 $1 Kg7 15.
Qf3 $5 (15. d5 $5 Nd7 16. e4 Rfe8 17. Qf1) 15... Nc6 16. Ne4 f5 $8 (16... Qe7
17. Nxf6 Nxd4 18. Nh5+ $1 gxh5 19. exd4 $18) 17. Ng3 Rad8 $6 (17... Ne7 $1 18.
h4 h5) 18. h4 $1 Ne7 (18... h5 19. Ne2 {[%cal Ye2f4] /\20.Sf4}) 19. h5 Qc6 20.
d5 Qa4 $6 {[%cal Ya4g4] /\21... Dg4} (20... Qd7 21. Rd2 {[%cal Ya1e1,Ye3e4] /
\22.Te1,23.e4}) 21. b4 $1 Ng8 (21... cxb4 22. Rd4 $1 Rc8 (22... a5 23. e4 $36)
23. cxb4 Qd7 24. Rf4 $1 Rc3 $2 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Ne2 {[%cal Ye2d4,Yd4e6] /\27.
Sd4, 28.Se6 +-}) (21... Qd7 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Rab1 Rb8 24. e4 $1 $40) 22. e4 $1
fxe4 23. Nxe4 cxb4 24. cxb4 (24. Rd4 $5) 24... Qxb4 25. Rab1 $1 Qa4 26. Rbc1 {
[%cal Rc1c7,Rh5g6,Gf7g6,Rf3c3,Rc3g7,Rc7g7] /\27.Tc7 oder 27.hg fg 28.Tc7 nebst
29.Dc3} Qe8 (26... Rd7 27. Rc6 $16) 27. Rc7 $18 Rd7 28. Qc3+ Kh7 (28... f6 $142
29. Nxd6) 29. hxg6+ fxg6 (29... Kxg6 $142 30. Nxd6 $16 (30. Qg3+ Kh7 (30... Kf5
31. f3 Nf6 32. Rxd7 Qxd7 33. Nxd6+ $18) (30... Kh5 31. Rd4 Rxc7 32. Nf6+ Nxf6
33. Rh4#) 31. Qxg8+ (31. Rxd7 Qxd7 32. Qxg8+ Rxg8 33. Nf6+ Kg6 34. Nxd7 Rd8 35.
Nxb6 axb6) 31... Rxg8 32. Nf6+ Kg6 33. Nxe8 Rd8)) 30. Ng5+ $1 hxg5 31. Qh3+ Kg7
32. Qxd7+ Qxd7 33. Rxd7+ Rf7 34. Rxd6 Nf6 35. Re1 1-0

[Event "Copenhagen Open-03 (Politiken Cup-02)"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1981.06.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dobosz, Henryk"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1981.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. e4 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. c3
Nd7 9. Bc4 e6 $1 10. Nf1 $5 (10. O-O $5 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Nf6 12. e5 Ng4 $5 $13)
10... Nxg3 (10... f5 $1 11. exf5 exf5 12. Ne5 Nxg3 (12... Nhf6 13. Ng6 d5 $1
14. Nxh8 Bxh8 15. Bd3 f4 16. h4 $1 $13) 13. Ng6 $5 d5 $3 (13... Nxh1 $2 14.
Qe2+ $16) 14. hxg3 dxc4) (10... Qe7 11. Ne3 f5 $5 12. exf5 exf5 13. Ne5 $1 {
/\ Nd5}) 11. hxg3 $1 g4 $6 (11... Qe7 $142 12. Ne3 Nf6 13. e5 $5 Nd7 $1) 12.
Nh4 $1 h5 13. f4 Nf6 14. Qd3 $5 (14. Bd3 $5) 14... c6 15. d5 $5 (15. Bb3 $1)
15... exd5 16. exd5 cxd5 (16... Nxd5 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Ne3) 17. Bb5+ Kf8 (17...
Bd7 $142 18. Nf5 O-O) 18. Ne3 Qb6 $6 (18... Qa5 $2 19. Nxd5) (18... a6 $142 19.
Ba4 Ne4 $1) 19. O-O-O (19. O-O $5 a6 20. Ba4 Ne4 21. Kh2 Nc5 $2 22. Nxd5 $1 Qd8
(22... Qxb2 23. Qe3 $1) 23. Qd1 $16) 19... d4 $2 (19... Be6 20. f5 $5 Bh6 $1
21. Rhe1 d4 $1 $14) 20. cxd4 Be6 21. Bc4 $1 Rc8 22. Kb1 Bxc4 23. Nxc4 Qa6 24.
Rc1 d5 (24... Nd5 25. Qf5 $1) 25. Ne5 Qxd3+ 26. Nxd3 Rxc1+ (26... Rb8 27. Rc7)
27. Rxc1 Kg8 28. Rc7 $16 Ne4 29. Nf5 Bf6 30. Ne5 $1 (30. Rxb7 Kh7 $1) 30...
Bxe5 31. dxe5 Kh7 32. e6 $1 Kg6 (32... Rf8 33. Rxf7+ $1) 33. Rxf7 Re8 34. Ne7+
Kh6 35. Nf5+ Kg6 36. Nh4+ $1 Kh6 37. e7 $1 Nxg3 38. Kc2 d4 (38... Ne4 39. Rf8
$1 Nd6 40. Rf6+) 39. Kd3 1-0

[Event "EU-chT 22nd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2019.10.25"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Papaioannou, Ioannis"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Giri,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2019.10.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]
[WhiteClock "0:30:23"]
[BlackClock "0:29:53"]

{[%evp 0,82,19,31,14,30,50,44,37,14,22,22,45,48,42,15,13,28,21,17,4,-12,-11,
-10,-8,-6,-8,-2,14,11,23,-16,-9,-10,41,56,58,41,39,38,54,47,63,52,49,43,30,0,
-2,-29,43,-2,-39,-11,-31,-29,-29,-23,0,0,-7,0,-7,0,-8,-41,-62,-81,-81,-131,-66,
-85,-39,-88,-122,-164,-109,-221,-70,-183,-316,-328,-328,-328,-269]} 1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 {Papaioannou usually employed 3.Bg5 here, so while this came
as a surprise, in some way it didn't.} Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O (4... c5 {appears more
principled, but I was sort of ready for some Pirc-like setup.}) 5. c3 d6 6. e4
{Getting e2-e4 like this looks like an achievement.} Nbd7 7. Be2 b6 $5 {
I was getting a little bit creative and the double fianchetto in fact seems
very decent here.} 8. O-O Bb7 9. Qc2 (9. Bd3 $5 {is an alternative.} e5 10. Bg5
) 9... e5 $1 {I forced myself to calculate a little bit, as I didn't want to
end up in a bad position after another lazy move.} 10. Bg5 $5 {Going for a
full fledged battle.} ({I expected} 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nxe4
$1 {where the position is about to get almost entirely sterilized, but
actually Black is an inch better, so I didn't mind this too much.}) 10... h6
11. Bh4 Qe8 {I didn't like g5, so this seemed normal.} 12. Rfe1 Nh5 13. Rad1
Kh8 {Black is playing for f5, which is rather double edged. I wasn't entirely
confident at this point in the potentially arising complications, but the fact
that we got this rich position was something I knew I should be happy with.}
14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nc4 Nc5 16. Nfd2 Bf6 $6 {This move, although it always looks
cool to me, is usually bad, but in this version, when white retreated with the
f3 knight I thought it would actually be alright. I didn't mind to clarify the
position a little bit, in view of the arising time trouble.} (16... Nf4 17. Bf1
a5 18. f3 Ba6 {is balanced.}) 17. Bxf6+ Nxf6 18. f3 Kg7 19. b4 Ncd7 20. Nb3 {
First step in the wrong direction, with pawn on b6 I didn't quite see what the
knight would be doing here.} (20. Nf1 {is a better square for the knight, I
felt.}) 20... h5 $5 {Too typical not to play.} 21. Qd2 h4 22. Qg5 $2 {The
queen has no business here, probably White overlooked something simple here.} (
22. Ne3 {was much more sensible, with some ideas of c4, Nd5 perhaps. Frankly I
liked my position anyway, but it seems White is fully in control here,
objectively speaking.}) 22... Rh8 23. Rd2 {The queen really should return
sooner than later.} (23. Ne3 $2 {is met with} Rh5 $1) 23... Qe6 24. Red1 $2 {
This is a tactical oversight. White misplaced his pieces already quite a bit,
but nothing too dramatic happened just yet and with precise play it was still
possible to try and maintain the balance.} b5 $5 {An attempt to win by force,
but it seems that there was an alternative way to gain the upperhand. The move
in the game did get praised by Magnus Carlsen on Twitter. #lol} (24... Ba6 $1
25. Nb2 (25. Nxe5 {is interesting, but loses by force to a long but pretty
variation.} Bxe2 26. Nxd7 Bxd1 27. Nd4 Qxd7 28. Nf5+ Qxf5 29. exf5 Rh5 30. Qe3
Re8 31. Qf2 Bxf3 $1 {the 'long variation, wrong variation' quote is really
from the past.}) 25... Bxe2 26. Rxe2 h3 $5 27. g3 a5 $1 {Breaking white's
position apart, without any complications.}) 25. Nd6 $1 {White fights back. I
must have underestimated some of the consequences here.} (25. Nca5 Qb6+ $1 {
and Rh5 trapping the queen is the point of my 'antipositional' b5 move.}) (25.
Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 {is flashy, but doesn't bring white much.}) 25... Rh5 (
{I didn't inverse the move order, because of} 25... cxd6 26. Rxd6 Rh5 27. Qd2
$5 ({or} 27. Qxh5 $5)) 26. Qe3 cxd6 27. Rxd6 $2 (27. Na5 $1 {was a very clever
intermezzo missed by my opponent. He'd get a much better version of the game
and the counterplay would have been enough here to stay afloat.}) 27... Qe7 {
Now though Na5 is met with Nf8! and it's really not the same anymore.} 28. Bxb5
Nf8 29. Nc5 $2 {To be honest it was not entirely clear to me at first, what
was going on, but eventually I figured out that I should just start a kingside
attack. White doesn't have any real threats yet and his queenside play is too
slow.} (29. Na5 $1 {would give white much more play, but here too Black is for
choice.} a6 $5 (29... Bc8 30. Bc6 Rb8 31. Ba4 Rb6 32. Rxb6 axb6 33. Qxb6 Ne6 (
33... N6h7 34. Qc5 Qg5 {Black is going to have all the fun, but white can
defend here-} 35. Nc4 $1) 34. Nc6 Qe8 {and Black is certainly for choice, but
white keeps fighting here-} 35. Bb3 h3 36. g3 Bd7 37. Rd6 Ng5 38. Bd1 {etc.})
30. Bc4 Rc8 (30... Bc8 31. Qb6 $1) 31. Rb6 Rc7 32. h3 {the machines may hold
this position, but they do admit that Black is for choice. It is always more
fun to play against the king.}) 29... Rb8 30. a4 Rh8 $1 {Introducing the idea
of Nh5-Nf4. Things went surprisingly well, surprisingly fast here.} 31. Bc4 Bc8
32. a5 Nh5 33. Bf1 {White is struggling to come up with any real counterplay.
Knight on c5 was an empty shot, in hindsight. White can't attack anything on
the queenside to distract Black from launching the kingside attack.} Nf4 34.
Kh1 {Now there are many ways to do it, N8e6 was one of the moves I had planned,
but now that the king is on h1 is seemed tempting to bring the second knight
in and go for an old-fashioned checkmate.} Nh7 $5 35. b5 Nf6 36. Kg1 N6h5 {
When they say it takes two to tango, I am not sure that this is what they mean,
but two knights are about to do some good things here.} 37. Kf2 Qg5 38. Qd2 Ng3
$1 {One of the shots. To be honest when all pieces gather around the king,
often it is just a matter of launching some sort of a blow. 38...h3!? 39.g3
Nxg3 was another way to do it.} 39. hxg3 hxg3+ {Qxg3 and h3 was also doing it.}
40. Ke3 (40. Ke1 {I expected this one, to be honest, when Rh1 threatening
Nxg2+ would win on the spot, but I found the following line quite pretty as
well-} Rxb5 $5 41. Bxb5 Rh1+ 42. Bf1 Nxg2+ 43. Qxg2 Qe3+ 44. Qe2 g2 $1) 40...
Rh2 41. Qc1 Bh3 $1 {Everything won, but this is the most efficient. Black is
going to cash in on all the x-rays real bad and so White had no choice but to
resign here.} 0-1

[Event "Bad Zwesten op 5th"]
[Site "Bad Zwesten"]
[Date "2001.01.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pelikian, Jefferson"]
[Black "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Glek,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2001.01.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 c5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. c3 Qc7 7. O-O d5 8. Ne5
b6 9. b4 c4 $1 10. Bf3 $6 Bb7 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 (12... Qxd7 $15) 13.
e4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 (14. Nxe4 e5 $17) 14... Bxe4 15. Nxe4 e5 16. Be3 h6 17. dxe5
Nxe5 18. h3 Nd3 $17 19. Nd2 Rad8 20. Rad1 Rd5 21. Nf3 Rfd8 22. a3 a5 23. bxa5 (
23. Rd2 $142 $17) 23... Rxa5 24. Rb1 Rb8 25. a4 Qc6 26. Qd2 (26. Ra1 $142 $17)
26... Kh7 27. h4 Rxa4 $19 28. h5 $5 gxh5 (28... b5) 29. Bd4 b5 30. Bxg7 Kxg7
31. Nd4 Qd5 32. Qe3 Kh7 33. g3 h4 34. Kh2 $138 hxg3+ 35. fxg3 Ra2+ 36. Ne2 Qh5+
37. Kg1 Rxe2 (37... Qxe2 38. Rxf7+ Kg8 $19) 38. Rxf7+ Qxf7 (38... Kg8 $19) 39.
Qxe2 Re8 0-1

[Event "Chicago op 11th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "2002.05.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"]
[Black "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Glek,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.05.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 h6 6. Bh4 c5 $5 7. dxc5 (7. e5
Nh5 (7... Nh7 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. Nc4 b5 10. cxb6 axb6 11. a4) 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. Nc4
Qc7 10. g4 Nf4 11. Bg3 Ne6 12. Bg2 Nxc5) (7. d5 d6 8. Be2 Nh5 9. c3 Nf4 $11 {
Braggetta-Glek,I/PortoSanGiorgio op 1999} (9... g5 10. Bg3 e6)) 7... Qa5 8. e5
(8. c3 Qxc5 9. Be2 (9. e5 $5) 9... d6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Nd4 Nc6 (11... Nbd7 $5)
12. Nc2 Be6 13. Ne3 {Naalden,M-Glek,I/Zwolle 2002/}) 8... Ne4 (8... Ng4 9. Bxe7
Re8 10. Bd6 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. f4 Nd4 14. Qe4 Nxc2+ 15. Kd1
Nxa1 16. fxe5 $18) 9. Bxe7 (9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Qxc5 11. b4 Qc7 12. Bxe7 Re8
13. Bh4 (13. Bc5 Rxe5+) 13... Rxe5+ (13... Bxe5 14. O-O Bxa1 15. Rxa1 Kh7 16.
Bg3 d6 17. Bf4 Bg4 18. Nd4 $44) 14. Kf1 Re6 $15) 9... Re8 10. Bd6 Nxd6 11. cxd6
Bxe5 (11... Nc6 $5 12. Be2 Nxe5 13. O-O) 12. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 13. Be2 (13. Qe2 $5 Nc6
(13... b6 14. Nc4 Qe6 15. Rd1 $16) 14. Nc4 Qxe2+ 15. Bxe2 Nd4 16. Ne3 Rxe3 (
16... Nxe2 17. Kxe2 b6 18. f3 Re6 19. Rad1 Bb7 20. Kf2 Rc8 21. Rd4 Rce8 22. Re1
f5 23. c4 Kf7 24. b4 g5) (16... Re6 $14) 17. fxe3 Nxc2+ 18. Kd2 Nxa1 19. Rxa1
Kg7 $14) 13... b5 14. Nf3 Qe4 15. Qd2 Bb7 16. Kf1 (16. Kd1 $5 Nc6 $44) (16. O-O
$5 Qxe2 17. Rae1 Bxf3 18. Rxe2 Rxe2 19. Qd3 Nc6 (19... Bh5 20. g4 Bxg4 21. f3
Re6 22. fxg4 Nc6) 20. gxf3 Rae8 $44) 16... Nc6 17. Rg1 $5 (17. h4 Nd4 $1) 17...
Ne5 (17... Re6 18. Re1 Rae8 19. Qxh6 Qxe2+ 20. Rxe2 Rxe2 21. Qc1 Nb4 (21... b4
22. g4) 22. Nd4 R2e4 23. a3 Rxd4 24. axb4) 18. Nd4 Ng4 (18... Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4
) (18... Qh4 19. h3 Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4) (18... Nc4) 19. h3 Nh2+ 20. Ke1 Qh4 21.
c3 b4 (21... Re5 22. Rh1 Ng4 23. Qf4 Bxg2 24. Rh2 (24. Qxg4 Qxg4 25. hxg4 Bxh1
26. f3 Bxf3 27. Nxf3 Re6) (24. Rg1 Bxh3) 24... Bxh3) 22. Qd3 (22. Rh1 bxc3 23.
bxc3 Ng4 24. Qf4 Bxg2 25. Rh2 Bxh3) (22. Rh1) 22... bxc3 23. bxc3 Rac8 24. Qg3
(24. Rd1 Rc5 25. Qg3 Qf6) 24... Qf6 25. Kd2 Re4 $2 (25... Nf3+ $3 26. Bxf3 (26.
gxf3 Rxc3 $1 27. Kxc3 Rc8+ 28. Kd3 (28. Bc4 Bd5 29. Rgd1 Rxc4+ 30. Kd2 Rxd4+
31. Ke1 Rf4 32. Rac1 Bc4 $17) 28... Ba6+ 29. Ke4 Re8+ (29... Bxe2 30. Rac1 Bc4
31. Qe5) 30. Kd5 Re5+ 31. Qxe5 Bb7+ 32. Kc4 Qxe5 33. Rge1 Ba6+ 34. Kc3 Qc5+ 35.
Kb3 Qxd4 36. Bxa6 Qb6+ 37. Kc3 Qxa6 $17) 26... Rxc3 $1 27. Kxc3 Rc8+ 28. Kd3
Ba6+ 29. Ke4 Rc4 30. Qe5 Bb7+ 31. Kd3 Qxe5 32. Kxc4 Ba6+ 33. Kb3 Qxd4 $17) 26.
Rgc1 (26. Rgd1 Rxd4+ 27. cxd4 Qxd4+ 28. Ke1 Qb4+ 29. Rd2 Rc2 30. Qd3) 26...
Rxd4+ (26... Rxc3 $1 27. Qxc3 (27. Rxc3 Qxd4+ 28. Qd3 Qxf2 $17) 27... Qxf2 28.
Rd1 Rxd4+ 29. Kc1 Qf4+ 30. Rd2 Rxd6 (30... Rxd2 31. Qxd2 Qf2) 31. g3 Qg5 32. h4
Qe7) (26... Rxc3) 27. cxd4 Qxd4+ 28. Ke1 $2 (28. Qd3 $1 Qf4+ 29. Qe3 (29. Kd1
Re8 30. Rab1 Bxg2 (30... Be4) 31. Rb2 Re6 32. Rc4 Qxf2 33. Rb8+ Kh7 34. Rcc8
Nf3 $19) (29. Kd1) 29... Qb4+ (29... Qxd6+ 30. Ke1 Qb4+ 31. Qd2) 30. Kd1 Qxd6+
31. Qd2) 28... Re8 $1 29. Rab1 (29. Qc3 $142 Qxd6 30. Qd2 Qe5 31. Qe3 Qa5+ 32.
Qc3 Qg5 (32... Qa6)) 29... Rxe2+ (29... Ba6 $19 30. Rc2 Bxe2 31. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 32.
Kxe2 Qe4+ 33. Kd2 (33. Qe3 Qc2+ 34. Qd2 Qxb1 35. f3 Qf1+ 36. Ke3 Qg1+) 33...
Qxb1 34. Qxh2 Qxa2+ 35. Ke3 a5) 30. Kxe2 Ba6+ 31. Ke1 Qe4+ $2 $138 (31... Nf1
$1 $19 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. Rh8+ Qxh8 34. Qf3 f5 $1 (34... Qe5+ 35. Kd1 Qxd6+ 36.
Kc2 Kg8) 35. Rc3 Qd4 36. Rc2 Qe5+ 37. Kd1 Qa1+ 38. Rc1 Qd4+ 39. Kc2 Qd2+ 40.
Kb3 Qxc1) 32. Kd2 (32. Qe3 Qxg2 33. Rb8+ Kh7 34. Kd1) 32... Nf1+ 33. Rxf1 Qd4+
34. Kc2 Bxf1 (34... Qe4+ 35. Kc3 Qc6+ 36. Kb2 Bxf1 37. Qc3 (37. Rc1)) 35. Rb8+
Kh7 36. Qc3 $138 (36. Qc3 Qxf2+ 37. Kb3 f6 38. Qf3 Qxf3+ (38... Qe1 39. Kc2 $1
$18 Be2 40. Qxf6 Qd1+ 41. Kb2 Qd2+ 42. Ka1 Qc1+ 43. Rb1) 39. gxf3 Bxh3 $132 40.
Ra8 h5 41. Rxa7 h4 42. Kc3 Be6 43. a4 h3 44. Rb7 g5 (44... Kh6 45. a5 Bd5 46.
Rb2 Bxf3 47. Rh2 Bg2 48. Kd2 Kg5 49. Ke3 Bf1 (49... Kg4 50. Rxg2+ hxg2 51. Kf2
Kh3 52. Kg1 $18) 50. Kf2) 45. Rb2 f5 46. Kd4 g4 47. Rh2 Kg6 48. a5 Bb3 49. a6
Ba4 50. Ke5 Kg5 51. Rc2 $18) 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 71st"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "1999.11.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Gutman, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1999.11.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nd2 O-O 5. Ngf3 d6 6. e4 Qe8 $5 {Schwarz
bereitet e7-e5 vor und befreit sich gleichzeitig von der Fesselung.} 7. Bc4 $5
({Diese Entwicklung bevorzugt Viktor Kortschnoj: Der Läufer steht hier,
zumindestens optisch, aktiver als auf d3.} 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10.
O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Bf1 a5 (12... Bg4 $6 13. Qe2 Nh5 14. Qe3 Ne6 15. Nc4
Nef4 16. b4 b6 17. a4 {ergab etwas besseres Spiel für Weiß, Torre-Gutman,
Interzonenturnier Biel 1985}) 13. Qc2 b6 14. Rad1 {hätte Schwarz zurieden
stellen können.}) 7... e5 8. O-O (8. dxe5 dxe5 9. a4 {ist üblich, wenn auch 9.
...} a5 $1 ({unbedingt notwendig,} 9... Nh5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Be3 Qe7
13. b4 Ne6 14. a5 a6 15. Qc2 {mit weißem Druckspiel geschah in der Partie
Kortschnoj-Gutman, Wijk aan Zee, 1987}) 10. O-O Na6 11. Re1 Nc5 {verspricht
Schwarz ausreichendes Gegenspiel.}) 8... h6 $5 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Re1 Nc6 $5 ({
Selbstverständlich nicht} 10... g5 $6 11. Bg3 ({Oder} 11. Nxg5 $5 hxg5 12. Qxh5
gxh4 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. Ng5 Nf6 15. Qxh4) 11... g4 12. Nh4 {und die schwarze Lage
ist nicht beneidenswert. Aber, steht nun der Springer auf c6 besser als auf d7
- diese Frage hätte man stellen können.}) 11. dxe5 dxe5 ({Ich wollte - und
musste - auf Gewinn spielen, deshalb kam} 11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qb3 {
nicht in Frage.}) 12. Nf1 (12. b4 Nf4 13. Nf1 a5 14. b5 $6 Nd8 {und Weiß hat
nichts erreicht.}) 12... Na5 13. Bd3 (13. Be2 Nf4 14. Ne3 {war eine andere
Alternative, 14. ...} b6 15. Nd5 (15. b4 Nb7) 15... Nxd5 16. exd5 e4 17. Nd4 f5
{mit aktivem Gegenspiel.}) 13... Nf4 14. Ne3 b6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 {[#]
Diese Stellung hatte Slobodjan als günstig für Weiß eingeschätzt. Aber Schwarz
hat auch seine Trümpfe.} {16. ...} Bg4 $1 17. h3 (17. Bg3 {wird mit 17. ...} f5
{beantwortet.}) 17... Bxf3 18. Qxf3 f5 19. Qe2 (19. Ba6 Rb8 20. b4 e4 21. Qd1
Nb7 {ist kaum besser.}) 19... Nb7 20. f4 $5 (20. Bb5 Qf7 21. Bc6 Rab8 {mit
gutem Spiel für Schwarz.}) 20... g5 $5 ({Auf der Suche nach Initiative,} 20...
e4 21. Bb5 Qf7 22. Bc6 Rab8 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Qb5 Bf6 {ergab etwa gleiche
Chancen.}) 21. fxg5 hxg5 22. Bxg5 Nd6 23. Rf1 (23. g4 {(Heinemann) würde ich
bevorzugen, wenn auch nach 23...} e4 24. Bc2 Qg6 25. h4 Bh6 $1 26. Bxh6 (26.
Qd2 Bxg5 27. Qxg5 Qxg5 28. hxg5 Rae8) 26... Qxh6 27. Qh2 fxg4 28. Bxe4 Rae8 {
Schwarz die Initiative behält.}) 23... Qg6 24. Bd2 e4 25. Bc2 Bh6 26. Bf4 Rf7
27. Kh1 {Nicht unbedingt notwendig, aber wer kann das schon genau wissen.} {
27. ...} Re8 28. Rf2 Rg7 29. Raf1 Bxf4 30. Rxf4 b5 $1 31. b3 Re5 32. c4 bxc4
33. bxc4 Nxc4 34. d6 {Ein verzweifelter Versuch den Läufer zu aktivieren,} (34.
R1f2 Nd6) 34... Nxd6 35. g4 $6 (35. Bb3+ {war zu bevorzugen,35. ...} Kf8 (35...
Kh8 36. Rh4+ Rh7 37. Qb2) 36. g4 (36. Rg4 Qf6) 36... Rh7 {mit besserem Spiel
für Schwarz.}) 35... Qh6 36. Kh2 (36. Qe3 Kh7 37. Qg3 Re6) 36... Rc5 $5 (36...
fxg4 37. Rxg4 Rxg4 38. Qxg4+ Kh8 {war gut möglich.}) 37. Bb3+ (37. gxf5 Rc3 38.
h4 Rgg3 39. Bxe4 Nxe4 40. Qxe4 Rh3+ 41. Kg1 Qb6+ 42. Qd4 Rhg3+ 43. Kh2 Qb2+ {
mit Matt in einigen Zügen.}) 37... Kh7 38. gxf5 (38. Qe3 fxg4 $1 39. Qxc5 Qxh3+
40. Kg1 g3 {und Weiß ist hilflos.}) 38... Rc3 39. h4 Rgg3 40. Rg4 Rh3+ 41. Kg2
Rxh4 42. Rf2 Rh1 ({Nichts sprach gegen} 42... Rh2+ 43. Kf1 Qh3+ 44. Ke1 Rc1+ {.
}) 43. Rg7+ Kxg7 44. Qg4+ Kf6 {und Weiß gab auf, nach 45.Qg6 + folgt 45. ...
Ke5.} 0-1

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. c3 Qb6 8. Qb3
Be6 (8... Qxb3 9. axb3 Nc6 10. Nbd2 Bd7 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. e4 $14 {
Bischoff-Rieke BL 1983-84}) 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. a3 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Na5 $10 12. O-O
Rfc8 13. Rfc1 Bb3 {><b2} 14. Bd3 Nd7 {/\e7-e5} 15. Bb5 Nf8 16. a4 Ne6 17. Bg3
Nc7 18. c4 $2 (18. Be2 c4 $5 {/\b6-b5} (18... Be6 {/\Na5-b3 ><a4} 19. b4))
18... cxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. exd4 Ne6 $17 21. Bd7 Nxd4 22. Bxc8 Ne2+ 23. Kh2
Nxc1 24. Bg4 Nd3 25. Ra3 Nxb2 26. Nxb3 Nbxc4 27. Nxa5 Nxa3 $19 28. Nxb7 Rxa4
29. Bd7 Rc4 30. Nd8 $138 {Hansen,C} 0-1

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. e4 h6 6. Bh4 Nh5 7. c3 Nd7 8. Bc4
g5 9. Bg3 e6 10. Qe2 (10. Ng1 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Qe7 12. f4 c5 13. e5 cxd4 14. cxd4
dxe5 15. dxe5 Nb6 16. Qb3 Bd7 17. Ne4 O-O-O 18. Nd6+ Kb8 19. a4 Bc6 $15 {
Lukasiewicz-Cseshkovsky 1992}) (10. Nf1 Nxg3 11. hxg3 g4 12. Nh4 h5 13. f4 Nf6
14. Qd3 c6 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Bb5+ Kf8 $13 {Dobosz,H-Jansa
Kopenhagen 1981}) 10... Qe7 (10... a6 $5 11. a4 b6 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. N3d2 Nf4 14.
Qf3 Ng6 $17 {Simic-Ciocaltea 1977}) 11. O-O-O a6 12. Nb3 {/\Nfd2} a5 {
/\a5-a4-a3} 13. a3 Nb6 14. Bb5+ c6 15. Bd3 {/\c3-c4-c5, ><d6} a4 16. Nbd2 Bd7
17. e5 (17. c4 $6 c5 {פd2,><d4}) 17... d5 18. Ne1 (18. h4 $6 Nxg3 19. fxg3 g4
20. Ne1 h5 $17 {/\Bh6,/^h6-c1}) 18... Nxg3 19. hxg3 $14 {(),ץd7} O-O-O 20. f4
{/\Ne1-c2,Rdf1,f4-f5} f5 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Nef3 Rdf8 (22... gxf4 23. Ne5 $16 {
/\Rdf1}) 23. Ne5 Be8 24. Rdf1 (24. Ndf3 $5 gxf4 25. Nh4 fxg3 26. Nhg6 Bxg6 27.
Nxg6 $16) 24... Qe7 25. Qe3 Nd7 26. Ndf3 $16 Nxe5 27. Nxe5 Kc7 28. c4 $1 {
/\c4-c5,><a4} (28. Bc2 b5) 28... Bxe5 29. Qxe5+ (29. fxe5 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Rf8
31. Rxf8 Qxf8 32. c5 $14 {><a4}) 29... Qd6 30. c5 Qxe5 31. fxe5 {/\32.Rxf8
Rxf8 33.Rxh6} h5 32. Kd2 $6 (32. Bc2 $1 Rxf1+ 33. Rxf1 h4 34. Rh1 (34. Kd2 hxg3
35. Rf3 Rh4 $13) 34... Rf8 35. gxh4 gxh4 36. Rxh4 Rf1+ 37. Bd1 $16) 32... b5
$14 33. Ke3 Kd8 34. Be2 Ke7 35. Rxf8 Kxf8 (35... Rxf8 36. Bxh5 Rh8 37. g4 $16 {
/\Rh3}) 36. Rf1+ Ke7 37. Bd3 (37. Rf6 h4 $132) 37... Rf8 $6 (37... h4 $10) 38.
Rf3 Rf7 39. Kd2 Kd8 40. Kc3 Kc7 41. Rf6 Rxf6 $8 42. exf6 Kd7 43. Kb4 Kc7 44.
Ka5 Kb7 45. Be2 Bf7 46. Bd1 Ka7 47. b3 axb3 48. Bxb3 Kb7 49. Bc2 Be8 50. Bb3
Bf7 51. Kb4 Be8 52. Bc2 Bf7 53. Bh7 Kc7 54. Ka5 Kb7 55. Bb1 Ka7 56. Ba2 Kb7 57.
Bb3 Ka7 58. Bd1 Kb7 59. Bf3 Ka7 60. Be2 Kb7 {Hansen,Cu} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3 Qe8 7. Bc4 (7. h3 Nc6
(7... e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Bc4 Be6 11. O-O Nh5 $10 {Zaitseva,
L-Eidelson,R/Debrecen EU/1992/}) 8. Bd3 e5 9. O-O Nh5 10. dxe5 dxe5 $10 {
Ledger,A-Collinson,A/ch-GB/1991/}) (7. Qc2 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bc4 Nbd7 10. b4
Nb6 11. Bb3 a5 12. a4 Bd7 13. b5 Bg4 $10 {Ziger,S-Denoth,M/Bern op/1991/}) (7.
Bd3 e5 (7... Nc6 8. d5 Nb8 9. O-O e5 10. Nc4 Nh5 $13 {Backwinkel,P-Schaefer,M/
Nettetal/1991/}) 8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 (9... Nc6 10. Re1 Nh5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 (
11... dxe5 12. Bf1 Kh8 13. b4 Bd7 $10 {Thesing,M-Nunn,J/BL/1987/}) 12. Nxe5 (
12. Bf1 a6 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Nc4 Qc6 15. Qd5 $14 {Rodriguez,O-Lutz,C/Manila ol/
1992/}) 12... dxe5 13. f3 Bf6 14. Bf2 Qe7 $10 {Torre,E-Romanishin,O/Leningrad/
1987/}) 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Re1 Be6 $10 {Muse,M-Van der Vorm,T/Berlin summer op/
1993/}) (7. Be2 h6 (7... Nc6 8. O-O e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qc2 Nd8 11. Bh4 Nh5 12.
Rfe1 Ne6 13. Nc4 Nef4 14. Bf1 Bg4 15. Nfd2 $14 {Salov,V-Romanishin,O/Leningrad/
1987/}) 8. Bh4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qc2 Nh5 12. Rfe1 g5 (12... Nf4
13. Bc4 Kh8 14. Rad1 f5 $13 {Epishin,V-Van Wely,L/Bern op/1993/}) 13. Bg3 Nf4
14. Bf1 Qe7 15. Nc4 $14 {Bischoff,K-Horvath,J/Graz op/1987/}) 7... e5 (7... Nc6
8. e5 (8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Re1 Nh5 13. a4 Bf6
$10 {Malanjuk,V-Romanishin,O/Kherson/1989/}) 8... dxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. e6 f6
11. Bf4 Na5 12. Be2 Bxe6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Bxc7 $16 {Miles,A-Glek,I/Ostende op/
1993/}) (7... h6 8. Bh4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Nh5 11. Re1 Nf4 $13 {Zierke,
O-Sommerfeld,A/2.BLN/1990/}) 8. O-O (8. dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O (9. a4 Nh5 10. O-O Nd7
11. Re1 Nc5 12. Be3 Qe7 13. b4 $14 {Kortschnoj,V-Gutman,L/Wijk/1987/}) 9...
Nbd7 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bh4 Nb6 12. Be2 (12. Bb3 Bd7 13. a4 a5 14. Rfe1 Bc6 $10 {
Orlov,G-Benjamin,J/Las Vegas op/1993/}) 12... Nh5 13. Rfe1 Nf4 14. Bf1 Bd7 $10
{Huemmer,B-Lutz,C/BL/1991/}) 8... Nbd7 9. Re1 h6 10. Bh4 Nh5 11. Bb3 Nb6 (11...
Kh8 12. Nc4 Nb6 13. Ne3 f6 14. Qc2 $14 {Kuijf,M-Rechel,B/2.BLW/1991/}) 12. Qc2
a5 13. a4 Bg4 14. h3 Be6 (14... Bxf3 15. Nxf3 $14) 15. Nf1 {/\Ne3} Kh8 16. Bxe6
fxe6 $5 (16... Qxe6 17. Ne3 $14) 17. Qd1 (17. dxe5 Rxf3 $5 18. gxf3 Bxe5 19.
Bg3 Nd7 {/\Qf7,Rf8 ~/=}) 17... Nd7 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. Nxg3 Qe7 20. Re3 Rf7 (20...
exd4 $6 21. cxd4 c5 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. e5 $14 {קg6}) 21. Qe2 Raf8 22. Rd1 {
/\Nf1-d2-c4} exd4 (22... h5 $5 {/\Bh6}) 23. cxd4 e5 24. d5 Nc5 25. Qb5 b6 {
/\h6-h5,Bg7-h6} (25... Qe8 26. Qxe8 Rxe8 27. b3 $14 {/\Nf3-d2-c4, ץg7}) 26. b4
axb4 27. Qxb4 h5 (27... Ra8 28. Ra3 {/\a4-a5} Ra5 29. Nd2 $14 {/\Nc4}) 28. Ra3
(28. a5 bxa5 29. Qxa5 Bh6 30. Ree1 (30. Rc3 h4 $17) 30... Bf4 31. Nf1 g5 $40 {
/\g5-g4}) 28... Rf4 {/\h5-h4+Nxe4} 29. Re1 Bh6 30. Re2 Qf7 {/\Qxd5//\g6-g5-g4}
31. Qb1 Qd7 {/\Nxa4} (31... g5 32. Nf5) 32. a5 bxa5 33. Ne1 {/\Nd3} (33. Rxa5
Rxf3 34. gxf3 Qxh3 $17 {/\Rxf3/h5-h4}) 33... Qf7 (33... a4 $6 34. Nd3 Nxd3 35.
Qxd3 Ra8 {/\R4f8-b8} 36. Rea2 Rff8 37. Qc2 $14) 34. Raa2 {/\Nd3} Bg5 $6 {/\Bh4}
(34... Kh7 $5 {/\} 35. Nf1 g5) (34... g5 $6 35. Nd3 (35. Nf5 $6 Rxf5 36. exf5
a4 $44 {/\Qxd5//\e5-e4 פe1,קf5} 37. Rab2) 35... Nxd3 36. Qxd3 g4 37. Nf5 $16)
35. Nf1 Kh7 (35... Nxe4 $2 36. Rxe4 Rxf2 37. Nf3 $16) 36. Qc2 (36. Nh2 $5 Nxe4
$2 37. Rxe4 Rxf2 38. Nhf3 $16) 36... a4 37. Nh2 Bh6 38. Nhf3 Qe7 (38... g5 $2
39. Nxe5) 39. Ra3 g5 40. Nd3 Nxd3 41. Rxd3 g4 42. Nh2 $14 Rg8 43. hxg4 hxg4 44.
g3 Rf7 45. Qxa4 Qg5 46. Rc3 {קc7,קg4} Rb8 47. Qa2 Qg6 48. Rc4 Qh5 49. Rec2
Rb7 50. Rb2 Rxb2 51. Qxb2 Qh3 52. Qe2 Rg7 53. Rc3 (53. Qc2 Rg5 (53... Be3 $2
54. fxe3 Qxg3+ 55. Kh1 Qxe3 56. Rxc7 $16) 54. Rxc7+ Bg7 $44 {/\Rh5} 55. Qe2 Rh5
56. Qxg4 Qxh2+ 57. Kf1 Qh3+ 58. Qxh3 Rxh3 $17) 53... Qh5 54. Rc4 Qh3 55. Rc3
Qh5 56. Qc2 Rg6 (56... Qf7 $4 57. Nxg4 $18) 57. Qe2 (57. Rxc7+ $5 Bg7 {/\Rh6}
58. Qe2 Rh6 59. Rxg7+ Kxg7 60. Qxg4+ Kf7 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 17th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.02.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2018.02.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. h3 Nc6 (6... b6) (6...
Nbd7) (6... c5 {are other lines}) 7. Bh2 (7. Be2 Nd7 8. O-O e5 9. Bh2 f5 10. a4
Qe7 11. Na3 Nd8 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nc4 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Nf7 15. Bd5 Be6 16. Na5
Bxd5 17. Qxd5 c6 18. Qb3 Be5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qb4 Rad8 21. Rad1 Rd7 22. Nb3
Ng5 23. Qd4 {1/2 (23) Tomashevsky,E (2711)-Salem,A (2656) Sharjah 2017}) 7...
Nd7 8. b4 a6 (8... e5 9. Be2 (9. b5 Ne7 10. a4 a6 11. Nbd2 axb5 12. Bxb5 c6 13.
Be2 Nd5 14. Qc2 $13 {0-1 (59) Bachmann,A (2648)-Baklan,V (2601) Linares 2017})
9... a6 {would lead to the game}) 9. Be2 e5 10. a4 Qe7 11. O-O Kh8 (11... f5
12. Na3 g5 13. b5 axb5 14. axb5 Nd8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nd4 f4 17. exf4 gxf4 $13
{0-1 (50) Marjanovic,D (2373)-Bersamina,P (2363) Tromsoe 2014}) 12. Na3 a5 $146
{This move locks the Q-side. The alternative move allows White to open the
a-file and leads to an unclear position.} (12... f5 13. b5 axb5 14. axb5 Nd8
15. Qb3 f4 $13 {1-0 (33) Christenson,F (2303)-Osttveit,M (2068) Trondheim 2004
was an unclear position.}) 13. b5 Nd8 14. Nc4 (14. c4 {The aim of this move is
to make the c3-square free and then manouvre the N to b1-c3-d5.} b6 15. Nb1 f5
16. Nc3 Ne6 $13) 14... b6 15. e4 (15. Re1 Bb7 {seems to be a comfortable
position for Black with this strong b7 B, it is around equal.}) 15... Bb7 16.
Re1 {The point of the last two moves (e4 and Re1) was to lock the diagonal of
the strong B. This is also a sacrifice, Black can take the P, but then the
e-file opens, that is somewhat unpleasant for him. On the other hand, White
might have difficulties regaining the P.} (16. d5 Nc5 $15) 16... Bxe4 17. dxe5
dxe5 (17... Nxe5 {would be inaccurate} 18. Nfxe5 dxe5 19. Bf3 $1 $36) 18. Bd3
Bxf3 (18... Bxd3 {would be inaccurate} 19. Ncxe5 $1 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 $36) 19. Qxf3
Rb8 20. Qe3 Re8 (20... f6 21. f4 Bh6 22. Qf3 Nf7 $15) 21. Rad1 f5 {This move
allows White to regain the P and get a better position.} (21... Nb7 $15 {
With the plan of placing the N on the strong c5 square seems better.}) 22. Qd2
$1 Nf7 23. Bxf5 Nc5 24. Bc2 $14 {The e5 P is isolated, there are weak spots in
Black's camp, but the black pieces seem to be solid, so White has a very
slight advantage.} Rbd8 25. Qe3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 e4 (26... Qe6 {might be slightly
better, to avoid opening the diagonal of the h2 B.} 27. Qe2 Bh6 $13 {With the
plan of Bf4 and if White plays g3, then the h2 B will be closed in.}) 27. Bf4 {
Prepares Qg3 to put pressure on the c7 P.} Bf6 (27... Qe6 {seems to be bad due
to} 28. Nxa5 {, but Black can play} Ne5 {and Black has a good position}) 28.
Qg3 Ne6 29. Re1 (29. Bxe4 Nxf4 30. Qxf4 Bxc3 31. Bc6 {is the suggestion of the
computer with some White advantage, but after} Rf8 {it looks drawish because
of the opposite-coloured Bs.}) 29... Bh4 30. Qe3 Bg5 {After this move Black
loses the e4 P and White will advance with his pieces to the weak spots of the
Black position and then wn the game.} (30... Nxf4 $1 {would lead to an equal
position by force} 31. Qxf4 Nd6 32. Nxd6 Rf8 33. Qxf8+ $1 {only move,
otherwise White is worse} Qxf8 34. Nxe4 $11) 31. Bxg5 Qxg5 (31... Nexg5 32.
Qd4+ Kg8 33. h4 $16) 32. Qxg5 Nfxg5 33. h4 Nf7 34. Rxe4 $16 Ng7 35. Rd4 $1 {
Heading to d7.} Re7 36. Kf1 Ne8 37. Ne3 $1 {Placing the N on the strong
d5-square.} Kg7 38. Bb3 $1 {Activating the B.} Nfd6 39. Nd5 $1 Rd7 40. Nf4 $1 {
And then to the e6-square.} Re7 41. g4 $1 {And this exact move deprives Black
of any counterchances.} Nb7 42. Ne6+ Kf6 43. g5+ Kf5 44. Nf8 {The threat is
Bc2+ and f4, that leads to a mate, the only way to defend it is Nd6-e4, but f3
wins the N and the game.} 1-0

[Event "London Simpsons 175th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2003.08.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2323"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e3 Qe8 {/\ e5} (6...
Nbd7 7. Be2 e5 8. O-O Qe8 {- 6...Qe8}) 7. Be2 (7. a4 h6 {It is usually
advisable to insert h6 Bh4, because then the B has no retreat on the c1-h6 /^
after a possible e3-e4.} 8. Bh4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. a5 {White completely
neglects the [+], as if it would be completely closed.} (10. e4 $5) 10... Nh5 {
/\ f5} ({The alternative plan by} 10... e4 $5 11. Nd4 c5 12. N4b3 Qc6 {gains a
lot of space in the [+].}) 11. Bc4 Kh8 12. e4 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 {Black's strong
central pawns cannot be attacked easily.} 14. O-O Nc6 15. Bb5 e4 $5 {
immediately looks logical.} (15... Qg6 16. Nc4 e4 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nfe5 {
This is the difference!} Qe8 19. a6 {White is completely obsessed by the
advance of this flank P.} (19. f4 Ba6 20. Rf2 Nxf4 21. Rxf4 Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5
23. Bg3 $44 {but not more than.}) (19. Bd8 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Ba6 21. Bxc7 Bxf1 22.
Kxf1 $44) 19... Rb8 20. Qd8 $5 (20. f4 $2 Nxf4 $17 {Mikac-Sutovsky, Portoroz
1997}) 20... Bxa6 21. Qxe8 Rfxe8 22. Rxa6 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Rxc6 $14) 16.
Nd4 Qg6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 $13) (7. Bd3 {runs into} e5 {and soon or later the fork
by e5-e4 is threatened.} 8. Qc2 (8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 Nh5 11. g4 Nhf6
{White has won a tempo, but weakened his >>.} 12. h3 d5 13. e4 {White is
better developed, so he has to open the position.} dxe4 (13... exd4 14. cxd4
dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Nb6 (16... Nf6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bd5 {with a
double ->.}) 17. Rfe1 Qd7 18. Qb3) 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 $1 {This is a
bright idea to get out of passivity at any rate.} 16. gxf5 gxf5 17. Bxf5 Nc5 $1
{This is the point!} 18. Bxc8 Qxc8 19. Nxe5 Qxh3 20. Ng6 Ne6 $1 21. Ne7+ (21.
Nxf8 Rxf8 $17 {and suddenly the white K is helpless against the threats.})
21... Kh8 22. Ng6+ {White has to keep the checks.} Kg8 {1/2-1/2 Reuss-Aronian,
Deizisau 2002}) 8... Nh5 9. e4 $1 (9. dxe5 {Timman} dxe5 10. e4 Nf4 $1 $15)
9... Nc6 (9... f5 $143 $6 {is premature because of} 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. exf5 gxf5
12. O-O-O $1 {and White will soon blow up Black's seemingly mighty [+].} e4 (
12... h6 13. Be3 e4 14. Bc4+ Kh8 15. Nh4 $14) 13. Nxe4 $1 fxe4 14. Bxe4 {
White gets some pawns and good attacking chances for the piece.} Nf6 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. Rhe1 Kh8 $1 {Timman} (16... Qh5 $2 {allows White to win more pawns
for the piece.} 17. Qb3+ Kg7 18. Bxb7 Bxb7 19. Qxb7 Qc5 20. Rd5 $1 Qc6 21. Qxc6
Nxc6 22. Rc5 $18 {Timman-Van Wely, Groningen 1997 68/51 CBM 57}) 17. Bxb7 Qxe1
18. Rxe1 Bxb7 19. Qf5 $1 (19. Ne5 Nc6 $1 $13) 19... Bxf3 20. gxf3 $14 {with
better chances in the _|_, the black pieces lack any of harmony.}) (9... exd4
$5 {Stohl} 10. Nxd4 ({The "natural"} 10. cxd4 $143 {is countered by} f5 {
ruining White's [+] anyway.} 11. e5 Nc6 $1 $36) 10... f5 (10... Nd7 $11) 11. f3
f4 $5 $13 {/\ Nd7-e5} (11... fxe4 12. Bc4+ (12. Nxe4 $6 d5 13. Qb3 Qf7 $36)
12... Kh8 13. Qxe4 Nf6 $132 (13... c6 14. O-O d5 15. Qxe8 Rxe8 16. Rfe1 $1 $14)
)) 10. dxe5 Nxe5 $11 {Timman}) (7. Bc4 {is logical because after e5 the B is
well-placed on the a2-g8 /^.} Nbd7 {/\ e5 looks more flexible.} (7... e5 8.
dxe5 dxe5 9. e4 $1 (9. Qb3 Nc6 {/\ Na5} 10. Qa3 Kh8 (10... e4 $5 11. Nd4 Ne5)
11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. h4 {This aggressive idea is not in the spirit of this
positional variation.} Be7 13. Qa4 Bd7 14. h5 g5 15. Qc2 f5 $13 {
Hill-Agdestein, Canberra 1997}) 9... Nbd7 (9... h6 {is already met by} 10. Be3
$1) 10. h3 $5 {secures the retreat of the B to the ideal square e3.} (10. O-O
h6 11. Bh4 (11. Be3 $6 {is already weaker due to} Ng4) 11... Nb6 (11... Nh5 $5)
12. Bb3 a5 13. a4 Bd7 (13... Nh5 $5) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 {
1/2-1/2 Hug-Gallagher, Switzerland chT 1997})) (7... h6 $5)) 7... e5 (7... h6
$5 8. Bh4 e5 9. O-O {- 7...e5}) 8. O-O (8. dxe5 dxe5 9. e4 Nbd7 10. b4 (10. h3
Nh5 11. O-O Nf4) 10... h6 11. Bh4 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Bxf6 {White usually
exchanges this B, but he has not enough play on the light squares.} Nxf6 14.
Qc2 Qe7 15. Rfe1 Rfd8 16. Bf1 a5 17. a3 Nd7 18. Nc4 axb4 19. axb4 Rxa1 20. Rxa1
Ra8 21. Rxa8+ Bxa8 22. Ncd2 Nf6 23. Bc4 Ne8 24. Qa2 $11 {Malaniuk-Nielsen,
Lyngby op 1991}) 8... Nbd7 (8... h6 9. Bh4 Nbd7 (9... Bf5 10. a4 Nc6 11. a5 e4
12. Ne1 g5 13. Bg3 Ne7 14. a6 (14. f3 $6 Ned5) 14... b6 15. Nc2 Bg6 16. Nb4 c5
17. Nc2 Nf5 18. Na3 Rd8 $13 {Short-Kramnik, Moscow 1996}) (9... Nc6 10. a4 Nh7
(10... e4 11. Ne1) 11. Bc4 Kh8 (11... e4 12. Ne1 Kh8 13. f3) 12. dxe5 dxe5 (
12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5) 13. e4 Nd8 {/\ Ne6 improving the N's position.} 14.
Re1 Ne6 15. Bb5 c6 16. Bf1 {weakening >< d6} Nhg5 17. Nc4 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 f6 19.
Rad1 $14 {V.Kovacevic-Cvitan, Solin/Split 2000}) 10. a4 {- 8...Nbd7}) (8... Nc6
9. dxe5 Nxe5 $5 (9... dxe5 10. e4 Qe7 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh4 Bg4 13. Nc4 Bxf3 14.
Bxf3 Qe6 15. Ne3 Ne7 16. Be2 $14 {Bogdanovski-Ungureanu, Pula 2003}) 10. Nxe5
Qxe5 (10... dxe5)) 9. a4 (9. dxe5 dxe5 (9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 $11) 10. e4 Nc5
11. Qc2 Ne6 12. Bh4 Nf4 13. Bc4 N6h5 14. Rfe1 Bg4 15. Bf1 (15. h3 Bd7 {This
manoeuvre has weakened g3, the retreating square of the B.} 16. Rad1 h6) 15...
h6 16. Re3 Bd7 17. Nc4 b5 18. Na5 g5 19. Bg3 {White has always problems with
his dark-squared B.} Qe7 20. b4 c5 21. a3 c4 22. a4 a6 23. Rd1 Be6 $11 {
Lukasiewicz-Tkachiev, Geneva op 1997}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 Nh7 (10... e4 11. Ne1
Nh7 $1 12. Nc2 f5 $13 13. f3 Nhf6 (13... Ndf6 {Gligoric} 14. fxe4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4
Qxe4 $1) 14. Bxf6 (14. fxe4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxe4) 14... Nxf6 15. fxe4 fxe4 16. a5
c6 17. Qe1 d5 {Now Black has a clear space advantage.} 18. c4 Be6 19. Qg3 Kh7
20. cxd5 cxd5 $15 {Kovacevic-Gligoric, Yugoslavia 1979 28/122}) 11. e4 Bf6 (
11... g5 12. Bg3 h5 13. h3 g4 14. hxg4 hxg4 15. Nh4 exd4 16. cxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxg4
Bxb2 {wins the P but loses the |^ after} 18. Rb1 $36) 12. Bg3 {The B is not
impressive here, but exchanging it is worse.} (12. Bxf6 Nhxf6 13. Qc2 a5) 12...
Qe7 (12... Ng5 $6 13. Nxg5 Bxg5 {allows the breakthrough} 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4
$16) (12... a5 {preventing the space-gaining a4-a5 deserves attention.} 13. Qc2
Qe7) 13. Re1 ({Why not first} 13. a5 a6 {and then} 14. Re1) 13... h5 (13... a5
{is again an option.}) (13... Ng5) 14. h4 (14. h3 Ng5 (14... a5) 15. Nxg5 Bxg5)
14... Re8 (14... a5 {This was the last opportunity to resist on the <<.}) 15.
a5 a6 (15... Bg7 {allows the further advance weakening the light squares after}
16. a6 b6 17. Bb5) 16. Nc4 Nhf8 (16... Bg7 17. Qd2) 17. Qd2 (17. Ne3 {/\ Nd5})
17... Ne6 18. Rad1 (18. Ne3 {was still possible.}) 18... Bg7 19. Bf1 f6 {
If Black has to play like that this is the bankrupcy of his opening strategy.
He simply forgot about his <<, which happens sometimes in the King's Indian,
where the B on c8 looks excellent!} (19... exd4 20. cxd4 Nf6 21. d5 Nc5 22. e5
$16) 20. b4 {White has a big space advantage, and Black has no real
counterplay on the >>.} Kh7 21. Ne3 Bh6 22. Qc2 Ndf8 (22... c6 23. d5) 23. Nd5
Qg7 24. dxe5 dxe5 25. c4 {White continues the advance on the <<. The weakness
of >< d4 remains symbolic, as we will see in the game.} Nd8 26. Nd2 Nfe6 27.
Nb3 Nc6 {Black's N manoeuvres are really exhausting...} 28. Qc3 Rd8 (28... Ncd4
29. Nxd4 Nxd4 30. Rxd4 $1 exd4 31. Qxd4 $18) 29. b5 Ncd4 30. Nxd4 Nxd4 {[#]}
31. Rxd4 $1 {This typical positional exchange sacrifice puts an end on the
career of the kinghts.} exd4 32. Qxd4 $18 {and Black's position is completely
destroyed.} Kh8 (32... Be6 33. Nxf6+ Kh8 34. Qe5 $18) 33. Qb2 axb5 34. cxb5 Qf7
35. Ra1 {Safety first.} (35. Qxf6+ Qxf6 36. Nxf6 Rf8) 35... Rxd5 {Desperation,
but it was hopeless.} (35... Bg7 36. Nxc7 f5 37. Qa2 $18) 36. exd5 Qxd5 37.
Qxf6+ $1 Bg7 38. Qxg6 Bxa1 39. Bd3 Qd7 40. Qh6+ Kg8 41. Bc4+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings 9899"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1998.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Plaskett, H James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. c3 (5. e3 $5) 5... cxd4
6. cxd4 O-O (6... d5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bd3 {- D03}) 7. e3 {This modest setup cannot
yield any advantage for White in the opening phase.} (7. e4 d5 $1 8. e5 Ne4 $13
) 7... Nc6 (7... d6 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O h6 $5 $13 (9... Bf5 $6 10. Qb3 $1 Na5 11.
Qa3 $14 {Malaniuk-Kengis, Luzern 1993})) 8. a3 {This move is perhaps preparing
for Bd3, although this can be played without it.} (8. Be2 h6 (8... d5 9. O-O
Bf5 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. a3 $14 {Balashov-Hellers, Malmo 1987}) 9. Bh4
d6 10. O-O g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Qb3 e5 13. d5 Ne7 14. e4 Nf4 15. Rfe1 Neg6 $13 {
Trifunovic-F.Olafsson, Bled 1961}) (8. Bd3 d6 9. O-O Bg4 (9... h6 $5 10. Bh4 g5
11. Bg3 Nh5) 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Qb6 12. Qe2 Rfc8 13. Rac1 e5 {Soon or later
Black has to attack White's [+].} 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Be4 Ne7 $11 {
Manor-Shirov, Tunja 1989}) 8... h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Bd3 e5 11. O-O (11. d5 {
Ftacnik} Ne7 12. e4 Nh5 $13) 11... g5 $1 (11... exd4 $5 {Ftacnik} 12. Nxd4 Nxd4
13. exd4 Qb6 $5) 12. Bg3 Qe7 (12... g4 $5 {is risky, but perhaps playable:} 13.
Nh4 (13. dxe5 $4 dxe5 14. Nxe5 (14. Ne1 {Ftacnik} Nh5 15. Qb3 $13) 14... Nxe5
15. Bxe5 Qxd3 $19) 13... exd4 {It is not easy to find an adequate compensation
for the P.} 14. Nb3 (14. Nc4 Nh5 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Nxg3 17. hxg3 d5 $1 18.
Nd2 Qg5 $15) (14. exd4 Nxd4 {'-/+' Ftacnik.}) (14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Bxf5 dxe3 (
15... Qa5 $5) 16. fxe3 Ne5 $13) 14... Nh5 {with unclear consequences.} (14...
dxe3 15. fxe3 Qb6)) (12... Nh5 $6 {is worse on account of the usual} 13. Nxe5
$1 Nxe5 (13... dxe5 14. Qxh5 $14) 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Qxh5 exd4 16. e4 $14 {
and Black's >> is rather weakened, while the o^ on d4 is completely blockaded.}
) 13. Qc2 Bd7 ({Now} 13... g4 $6 {doesn't work because of} 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Nh4 $14) (13... Re8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Ne4 $1 {This is White's main idea to
exploit the weaknesses of the light squares especially on the /^ b1-h7. For
this reason a3 Qc2 and Bd3 work excellent together.} Nxe4 (15... Nd5 16. Nc5 $1
f5 (16... b6 $6 17. Be4 $16)) 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bxf5 e4 18. Bxc8 Raxc8 19. Nd2 (
19. Qb3+ $5) 19... Nd4 20. Qd1 $14 {and Black has to show something for the
sacrificed P.}) (13... Bg4 $5 {puts more pressure on the [+].} 14. dxe5 dxe5
15. e4 (15. Rac1 Rad8 $1 $13 (15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 h5 17. h4)) (15. Bf5 Bxf5 16.
Qxf5 Rad8 $1 $132 (16... e4 {is less clear in view of} 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. exd4
$14)) (15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 $17 {and the bad B on g3 feels
himself very uncomfortably.}) 15... Nh5 $13) (13... Nh5 $2 14. d5 $16) 14. Rac1
Rac8 (14... Rae8 {was woth of trying:} 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. e4 {Black has some
weaknesses (especially on ><f5), but the passive B on g3 causes also some
headache for White.} Nh5 (16... g4 17. Nh4 Nd4 18. Qb1 $14) 17. Nc4 Bg4 $1 (
17... Nf4 18. Ne3 $1 $14) 18. Ne3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nd4 $15) 15. Qb1 Rfe8 {leaving
><f5 only temporarily! Ftacnik: 'All black pieces are well developed and the
only prize he payed is the weakness of b1-h7 diagonal.'} (15... exd4 {Ftacnik}
16. Nxd4 Nh5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 $14) 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Ne4 (17. Bf5 $6 e4)
17... Nxe4 (17... Red8 {Ftacnik} 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 $14) 18.
Bxe4 Rf8 {Black is threatening with f7-f5, the battle for ><f5 continues.} (
18... f5 {is not quite correct:} 19. Bxf5 e4 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Rfd1 $14) 19.
Bh7+ {'!?' Ftacnik. worsening the K's position.} Kh8 20. Bf5 Rfe8 {'?' Ftacnik.
} (20... Bxf5 $1 {was the clear-cut solution here.} 21. Qxf5 e4 {activating
the B on the long /^.} 22. Nd2 (22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. exd4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bxd4 25.
Rc7 Qe6 $17) 22... Bxb2 23. Nxe4 (23. Rc4 {Ftacnik} Qe6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Rb1
Bxa3 26. Rxb7 Rfd8 27. Nf1 $13) (23. Rb1 Bxa3 24. Nxe4 Kg7 25. h4 $13) 23...
Qe6 $1 $13 (23... Bxc1 $4 24. Nf6 $18 (24. Nf6 Kg7 25. Qh7+ Kxf6 26. Qxh6+ Kf5
27. e4+ Kxe4 (27... Qxe4 28. Qh7+ $18) 28. Re1+ Kd3 29. Rxe7 Nxe7 30. Qd6+ Kc2
31. Qxe7 Rfe8 32. Qb4 Bxa3 33. Qa4+ Kb1 $19))) 21. b4 e4 (21... Bxf5 {Ftacnik}
22. Qxf5 e4 23. Nd2 Bb2 24. Rc4) 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Rfd1 Qe6 (23... Qe7 $5 {
Ftacnik} 24. Nd2 (24. b5 exf3 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. gxf3 Qxa3 27. Rd7 Re7 28. Rcd1
$13) 24... f5 25. Nc4 $14) 24. b5 exf3 {'?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Plaskett
understimated the endgame, white's control of the 7th rank will be crucial.'} (
24... Ne7 $5 {Ftacnik} 25. Nd4 Qg6 $13) 25. bxc6 bxc6 $1 (25... Rxc6 $2 26.
Qxb7 $16) 26. Rd6 (26. gxf3 $1 c5 27. Rd6 Qe7 28. Qb5 $1 $14 {and White's
heavy pieces are well-activated.}) 26... Qe4 (26... Qg4 {Ftacnik} 27. Qb7 $1 (
27. Rdxc6 Rxc6 28. Rxc6 fxg2 29. Kxg2 $11) 27... fxg2 28. Qxf7 Qe4 29. Rd7 $16)
27. Qxe4 Rxe4 {Now the _|_ is drawish in case of correct play.} 28. Rd7 (28.
gxf3 Ra4 $11) 28... Ra4 (28... Kg8 {Ftacnik} 29. Rxa7 fxg2 30. Kxg2 $14) 29.
Rxf7 Kg8 (29... fxg2 {Ftacnik} 30. Bd6 a5 (30... Bb2 31. Rb1 Bxa3 32. Be5+ Kg8
33. Rbb7 Re4 34. Rg7+ Kf8 35. Rh7 $18) 31. Rb1 $16) 30. Rd7 (30. Rc7 Rxc7 31.
Bxc7 Rxa3 32. gxf3 Bc3 $13 {and Black's distant o^ can be dangerous.}) 30...
Rxa3 $2 {Taking this completely irrelevant P is a big mistake. Black had
already a o^, therefore he had to push it! There is no chance to queen two o^.}
(30... c5 $1 31. Rb1 (31. gxf3 $6 c4 $15) 31... c4 32. Rbb7 Bf6 33. Rd6 Rf8 $1
$13) (30... fxg2 {Ftacnik} 31. Rb1 Rxa3 32. Rbb7 Bc3 33. Rd6 $40) 31. gxf3 a5 (
{Here} 31... c5 {is already late.} 32. Rb1 c4 33. Rbb7 Bf6 (33... Bf8 34. Be5)
34. Rd6 $18) 32. Rb1 a4 (32... Ra1 $2 33. Rxg7+ $18) 33. Rbb7 {Now the rooks
have the absolute power on the seventh rank.} Bf8 (33... Bh8 34. Rd6 $18) (
33... Bc3 {Ftacnik} 34. Rd6 Ra1+ 35. Kg2 a3 36. Rg6+ Kh8 37. Rxh6+ Kg8 38. Rg6+
Kh8 39. Ra7 $16) 34. Be5 {The B takes the important long /^. Ftacnik: 'White
pieces occupy excellent positions, the counterplay with black a pawn is
unsufficient.'} Rb3 35. Ra7 (35. Rxb3 $6 {Ftacnik} axb3 36. Rb7 c5 37. Rxb3 c4
$11) 35... Rb5 (35... a3 36. Rh7 $1 $18) 36. Bg7 $1 Bc5 (36... g4 {Ftacnik} 37.
f4 Rb1+ 38. Kg2 Bc5 39. Rxa4 $16) (36... Bxg7 {Ftacnik} 37. Rxg7+ Kf8 38. Rh7
Kg8 39. Rxh6 $16) 37. Rxa4 Rb4 38. Ra2 Bf8 (38... g4 {Ftacnik} 39. Kg2 h5 40.
Bh6 $16) 39. Bxf8 Rxf8 40. Kg2 Rh4 (40... g4 {Ftacnik} 41. f4 Rf7 42. Rd6 $18)
41. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.02.13"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Reuss, Andreas"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2356"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stuttgart"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e3 h6 {It is usually
advisable to insert h6 Bh4, because then the B has no retreat on the c1-h6 /^
after a possible e3-e4.} (6... Qe8 {- Speelman-Howell, London 2003 CBM 97.}) 7.
Bh4 Qe8 {There are many transpositions to the immediate 6...Qe8 line.} 8. Bc4 {
is logical because after e5 the B is well-placed on the a2-g8 /^.} (8. a4 e5 9.
dxe5 dxe5 10. e4 $5 (10. a5 {White completely neglects the [+], as if it would
be completely closed.} Nh5 {/\ f5} ({The alternative plan by} 10... e4 $5 11.
Nd4 c5 12. N4b3 Qc6 {gains a lot of space in the [+].}) 11. Bc4 Kh8 12. e4 f5
13. exf5 gxf5 {Black's strong central pawns cannot be attacked easily.} 14. O-O
Nc6 15. Bb5 e4 $5 {immediately looks logical.} (15... Qg6 16. Nc4 e4 17. Bxc6
bxc6 18. Nfe5 {This is the difference!} Qe8 19. a6 {White is completely
obsessed by the advance of this flank P.} (19. f4 Ba6 20. Rf2 Nxf4 21. Rxf4
Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Bg3 $44) (19. Bd8 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Ba6 21. Bxc7 Bxf1 22.
Kxf1 $44) 19... Rb8 20. Qd8 $5 (20. f4 $2 Nxf4 $17 {Mikac-Sutovsky, Portoroz
1997}) 20... Bxa6 21. Qxe8 Rfxe8 22. Rxa6 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Rxc6 $14) 16.
Nd4 Qg6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 $13)) (8. Be2 e5) (8. Qc2 e5 9. O-O-O (9. Bc4 {- 8.Bc4})
9... Bf5 (9... Nbd7 $5) 10. e4 Nxe4 $1 11. Nxe4 d5 12. Nxe5 (12. Bd3 dxe4 13.
Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 exd4 15. Qxb7 Nc6 16. Rhe1 Qd7 $132) 12... Bxe4 $11 {
Thorfinnsson-Stevic, Plovdiv 2003}) 8... e5 (8... Nbd7 {/\ e5} 9. O-O e5 10. e4
(10. b4 {- Rozentalis-Avrukh, Belgrade 1999 CBM 69}) (10. a4 Kh8 {is the
typical plan in the Reti with reversed colours and if} (10... a5 {Black wants
to avoid a4-a5, but weakens >< b5.}) 11. a5 {then already} a6) (10. Ne1 Kh8 $5)
10... Nh5 {><f4} (10... Nb6 11. Bb3 Nh5 12. Re1 {- 10...Nh5}) 11. Re1 Nb6 (
11... Bf6 {The exchange of the dark-squared B brings some relief for Black.}
12. a4 a5 13. Bb3 Nb6 14. Nc4 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Qe7 {1/2-1/2 Speelman-Cvitan,
Luzern 1997}) 12. Bb3 Bf6 (12... Bg4 {provoking h3, after which the N on f4
will have a target.} 13. h3 Bd7 14. a4 a5 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Nf4 17. Bg3 g5
18. Qb3 Rb8 19. Bb5 c6 20. Bf1 Qe7 21. dxe5 dxe5 $13 {Speelman-Ye Jiangchuan,
Beijing 1997}) 13. Bxf6 {From strategical point of view this exchange helps
for Black because of the central P formation.} (13. Bg3 {Avoiding the exchange
of the bishops is not very good:} Nxg3 14. hxg3 Qe7) 13... Nxf6 14. a4 a5 15.
Qb1 {The simple} Be6 {was good enough for equality:} (15... Nh5 $6 16. Qa2 Qe7
(16... Nf4 17. g3) 17. Qa3 Re8 {was safe and easy.} (17... Qf6 $2 {This
''natural'' move blunders a P at once.} 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Qc5 $1 $18 {
Speelman-Hebden, Escaldes 1998 CBM 068})) 16. Qa2 Bxb3 17. Qxb3 Qe7 $11) 9. Qc2
(9. O-O Nbd7 {- 8...Nbd7} (9... Kh8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. e4 Nh5 12. Re1 Nc6 13. a4
Nf4 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. a5 a6 16. b4 Nd8 17. Bb3 Nde6 18. Nc4 f6 $13 {Mi.
Tseitlin-Pikula, Oldenburg 2001})) 9... Kh8 {/\ f5} 10. h3 (10. O-O Nh5 {/\ f5}
(10... Nbd7)) 10... Nbd7 11. a3 $6 {These two moves do not harmonize together.}
(11. O-O Nh5) (11. O-O-O a6 {/\ b5}) 11... a6 12. Bg3 (12. O-O Nh5 {and the h4
B is the problem.}) 12... b6 (12... b5 13. Ba2 c5 {looks more active.}) 13.
dxe5 (13. O-O Bb7) 13... dxe5 (13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. e4 Nh5 $132 {/\ Nf4
}) 14. e4 {fighting for the light squares, but loses >< f4.} Bb7 (14... Nh5 15.
Bh2 Nf4 {looks more natural.}) 15. O-O Nh5 16. Bh2 f5 (16... Nf4 {was also
playable.} 17. Rfe1) 17. Nh4 (17. exf5 gxf5 18. Nh4 {looked better fighting
against the hanging pawns.}) 17... f4 {Now the dark-squared B remains utterly
passive.} 18. b4 Bf6 19. Ndf3 (19. Nhf3 {looks safer.}) 19... Ng7 20. Rfd1 Rd8
21. Bd5 c6 {Black wants to keep his light-squared B.} 22. Bb3 Kh7 (22... g5 23.
Nf5 Nxf5 24. exf5 e4 25. Nd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4) 23. Rd2 Qe7 24. Rad1 Bc8 25. g3 {
White wants to infuse life into his "dead" B.} Nb8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rxd8 Qxd8
28. Kg2 $2 (28. Bf7 $1 {was better.} g5 29. Ng6 Qc7 30. Nf8+ Kh8 31. Ng6+ Kh7 {
with repetition of moves.}) 28... Qd7 29. Ng1 Bxh4 30. gxh4 {Now White's
position deteriorates.} Qe7 31. Qd3 (31. Nf3 Be6 (31... Qd7 32. Ng1)) 31... Nd7
(31... Qxh4) 32. Qc4 $6 (32. Nf3 Nf6) 32... Nf6 33. Qf7 $2 {This whole plan
leads only to a lost _|_.} (33. Qd3 Be6) 33... Qxf7 34. Bxf7 Nxe4 $19 {Black
is a healthy P up.} 35. Nf3 Nf5 36. h5 (36. Nxe5 Nxh4+ $19) 36... g5 37. Bg6+ (
37. Nxe5 Nxc3 $19) 37... Kg7 38. Bxf5 Bxf5 39. Nxe5 Nxc3 40. f3 c5 41. bxc5
bxc5 42. h4 Kf6 43. Ng4+ Bxg4 44. fxg4 Nd5 45. Bg1 Ne3+ 46. Kf3 c4 47. hxg5+
Kxg5 48. Bh2 Nd5 49. Bg1 c3 50. Bd4 c2 51. Bb2 Nc7 52. a4 Ne6 53. Ba3 Nd4+ 54.
Ke4 f3 0-1

[Event "Petermaennchen GM"]
[Site "Schwerin"]
[Date "1999.08.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kalinin, Oleg"]
[Black "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1999.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. h3 b6 5. Bf4 Bb7 6. Nbd2 d6 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. O-O Qe8 {Black is playing for e7-e5.} (9... c5 {is a completely other
strategy with strictly positional ideas. Compare to the Reti with an extra
tempo for White, which is not very important here.}) 10. Bh2 e5 11. a4 (11.
dxe5 $143 {gives up the central P without any real compensation.} Nxe5 (11...
dxe5 {is also good.} 12. Nc4 Ne4 {Black can easily neutralize the pressure on
e5.} 13. Qc2 Qe7 {The Q's position has to be improved this way.} 14. Rad1 Rad8
(14... Rfd8 {wants to use the other R on the <<.} 15. Ncd2 Nd6 16. b4 a5 $13 {
Beni-M.Schlosser, Vienna 1990}) (14... a5 15. a4 Rfd8 16. Rfe1 f6 {This move
kills the B on h2, meanwhile his counterpart can occupy the a3-f8 /^ in the
long run.} 17. Na3 Nd6 18. b4 Kh8 {leaving the a2-g8 /^.} 19. Nd2 Nf8 20. Bf1
Ne6 $11 {Gagloshvili-Hornicek, Mlada Boleslav 1994}) 15. b4 f5 16. Qb3 Kh8 17.
Rfe1 g5 {Black grabs the |^ on the >>, when White is playing without plan.} 18.
Nfd2 Ndf6 19. Nf1 Nd5 $17 {Taulbut-Sznapik, Copenhagen 1982}) 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13.
Bf3 $6 (13. Qc2) 13... e4 {This was not a successful provocation from White's
point of view.} 14. Be2 Qe7 15. Qb3 Nd7 $1 16. Qc2 (16. Bxc7 $4 Nc5 $19) 16...
Nc5 17. b4 Nd3 $1 {This is a nice positional P sacrifice.} 18. Rad1 ({
Accepting the P sac immediately activates the black pieces.} 18. Bxd3 $2 exd3
19. Qxd3 Rad8 20. Qc2 Ba6 (20... Qg5 {is not so clear after} 21. Bg3 h5 22. h4
Qd5 ({or} 22... Qg4 {/\ g5} 23. Kh2) 23. Nf3 Qc4 24. Ne5) 21. Rfc1 Rd3 22. Qb2
Rfd8 $36 {dominating the whole board.}) 18... f5 (18... Rad8 $6 {is met by} 19.
Nxe4 $1 Qxe4 20. Bf3) 19. Bxd3 exd3 20. Qxd3 Rad8 21. Qc2 Qg5 (21... Ba6 22. b5
) 22. Bg3 h5 23. Qb3+ (23. h4 Qg4 (23... Qf6 24. c4 g5 25. Nf3 Bxf3 26. gxf3)
24. Kh2 Be5 25. f4 g5 26. Nf3 gxf4 27. Bxf4 Bxf4+ 28. exf4 Qxf4+ 29. Kg1 {
and although Black's position looks nicer, it is not easy to demonstrate a
clear-cut way to the real advantage.}) 23... Kh7 24. Qc4 f4 25. exf4 Qf5 26.
Bh4 $2 (26. Nf3 {was the persistant defence, for example:} Bxf3 27. gxf3 Qxh3
28. f5 Qxf5 29. Qxc7) 26... Rd3 27. Nb1 Rxh3 $1 28. Bg3 {[#] 
(Ballmann-Kortschnoj, SWZ-chT 1995)} (28. gxh3 Qxh3 29. f3 Qxh4 30. Qe2 Rxf4
$19) 28... Rh1+ $1 29. Kxh1 Qh3+ 30. Bh2 Qxg2#) (11. b4 {White has to play on
the << here.} Qe7 (11... a5 {deserves attention as well.} 12. Qb3 (12. bxa5 e4
13. Ne1 Rxa5) 12... axb4 13. Qxb4 Kh8) 12. a4 a6 {This is Black's flexible
defence in this type of position.} (12... a5 13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. Nc4 $36) (12...
Kh8 13. a5 Rab8 14. Qb3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. Bf3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 b5
$13 {avoiding to open the a <-> for the white rooks.} (18... f5 {allows the
penetrating} 19. axb6 axb6 20. Ra7)) 13. Qb3 (13. a5 b5) 13... Kh8 14. a5 b5
15. Rac1 e4 16. Ne1 c5 {(Giffard-Jo.Horvath, Val Thorens 1995)} (16... d5 $5 {
with a positional P sacrifice for space advantage is worthy of attention.} 17.
Bxc7 Ne8 18. Bh2 f5 $44) 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. Nc2 $14 {/\ c4}) (11. Nc4 $143 {
is not logical here.} e4 (11... Ne4 {is also tempting for Black.}) 12. Nfd2 Nd5
13. Bxd6 $2 {This is a tactical miscalculation.} (13. Qb3) (13. a4) 13... cxd6
14. Nxd6 Qe7 $1 15. Nxb7 {The N has no way out from here!} N7f6 16. Ba6 Nc7 17.
Be2 Rfb8 $19 {Cicio-Espig, Cattolica 1993}) 11... a5 (11... a6 {looks more
flexible again.} 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Qa3 {This Q manoeuvre doesn't pose any
serious threat.} Rfe8 14. Rfd1 {(Gostisa-Damljanovic, Bled 1991)} Ne4 15. Nxe4
Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bb7 $11) 12. Nc4 {This is the beginning of a sophisticated N
manoeuvre.} (12. Qc2 $5) 12... Ne4 (12... e4 {Here is not so effective,
because the N is not forced to retreat to the passive e1 square.} 13. Nfd2 Qe7
{(Schulz-Emms, Benidorm 1989)} 14. Qc2 Rfe8 15. Rfb1 Nf8 16. b4 $14 {and White
comes first on the <<, while Black's >> chances are problematic.}) 13. Na3 {
/\ Nb5} (13. Qc2 f5) (13. Nfd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 d5 $11) 13... Qe7 (13... f5 {
allows White the perpetual -> after} 14. Nb5 Rc8 15. Na7) 14. Nb5 Rac8 15. Na7
Rcd8 16. Nb5 {White is happy with the draw, but the aged GM has still
excellent fighting qualities!} Nb8 (16... Rc8 {is met by} 17. Na7) (16... Ndf6
17. Qc2 Ne8 {was the other alternative avoiding the draw.}) 17. Qc2 (17. Nd2
Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Qg5) 17... Ng5 (17... f5 {- 17...Ng5}) 18. Qd1 {White is
defending himself carefully.} Ne4 (18... Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 e4 21.
Qe2 c6 22. Na3 d5 23. c4 {with an excellent B on the h2-b8 /^.}) 19. Qc2 f5 {
Black wants to continue the fight.} 20. dxe5 (20. Rfd1 {is already met by} Ng5
{because there is no Qd1 anymore.}) 20... dxe5 21. Rfd1 Rde8 {Uhlmann, the
former extra-class player and candidate avoids the exchanges at any rate.} (
21... Na6 {helps only White exchanging the rooks after} 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1)
22. Ne1 (22. Nd2 Ng5 {/\ Nh3}) 22... Ng5 (22... Na6 {was also possible.}) 23.
Bf1 (23. f3 Kh8) (23. Rd2 f4 $40 (23... Nxh3+ $5 {leads only to a perpetual
after} 24. gxh3 Qg5+ 25. Kf1 Qh4 26. Nxc7 Qxh3+ 27. Kg1)) 23... Na6 ({It was
time to begin the -> on the >> by playing} 23... f4 $1 $40) 24. f3 $1 {White's
defence is on the top.} Kh8 ({Here} 24... f4 {is already late because of} 25.
e4) 25. Kh1 e4 (25... Nc5 {looks also nice for Black.}) 26. f4 Ne6 27. Bc4 Nec5
(27... Nac5) 28. Qf2 Nd3 $5 {This is a nice positional P sacrifice in order to
open up the long /^ and the e <->.} (28... Rd8 $15) 29. Nxd3 exd3 30. Rxd3 Nc5
31. Rdd1 Bf6 $1 ({Winning back the material is nothing special after} 31...
Qxe3 32. Qxe3 Rxe3 33. Nxc7 Rxh3 34. Bd5 Bxd5 35. Nxd5) 32. Bg1 Ne4 ({missing
the consequent} 32... Bh4 $1 33. Qc2 (33. Qf1 Ne4) 33... Bg3 $40 {/\ Qh4}) 33.
Qc2 Bh4 34. Nd4 {Now The N has time to come back and organize the defence.} g5
35. fxg5 Qxg5 {Black has lost the orientation.} (35... Qe5 {leads only to
perpetual checks after} 36. Nf3 (36. Bh2 $2 Ng3+) 36... Ng3+ 37. Kh2 Nf1+ 38.
Kh1) 36. Nf3 Qh5 37. Bd5 Bc8 {avoiding the exchanges, as usual in this game!}
38. Nxh4 Qxh4 39. Bxe4 Rxe4 (39... fxe4 {was simpler.}) 40. Qf2 {Now White has
fully consolidated his position, but because of the ^- and Black's active
pieces he cannot convert his extra P to an advantage.} Qh6 41. Rd4 Bb7 42. Rxe4
Bxe4 43. Bh2 Qxh3 44. Kg1 Qg4 45. Bxc7 h5 46. Qg3 Qxg3 47. Bxg3 Rd8 $11 48. Rf1
Rd5 49. Rf2 Kg8 50. Bc7 b5 51. axb5 Rxb5 52. Rd2 a4 53. Bd6 Rd5 54. Rd4 Kf7 55.
g3 Ke6 56. Ba3 Rxd4 57. exd4 Bd3 58. Kf2 Kd5 59. Ke3 Be4 60. Kf4 Kc4 61. Ke5
Bf3 62. Kxf5 Bd5 63. Kg6 Bf3 64. Kg5 Be2 65. Kf6 Bf3 66. Ke6 Be4 67. Kd6 Bf3
68. Kc7 Kb5 69. Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 2nd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2000.04.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 {This is a rather passive setup, after which the B
on c1 is not so easy to develop.} Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be2 Nh5 $5 {This is a
somewhat extravagant move.} (5... d6 {was natural and good.}) 6. Nf1 $5 {
White is defending against Nf4.} (6. O-O {allows} Nf4 {although this is not a
big deal after} 7. Bc4 c6 (7... d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 {The N was rather busy in the
previous moves...} 9. Re1 Nb6 10. Bb3 $14 {with some pressure on the [+].}) 8.
Bb3 (8. Nb1 $5 {is a bit much of extravaganza!} d5 9. Bxf4 dxc4 10. Qd2 (10.
Nbd2 b5 $13) 10... c5 11. Bh6 cxd4 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nxd4 e5 14. Nb5 Nc6 15.
Nd6 Be6 $1 $11) 8... d5 9. Re1 $14 {and the N on f4 becomes shaky.}) 6... c5 7.
d5 {Now White has a strong Benoni [+].} (7. dxc5 {gives up White's strong [+].}
Qa5+ 8. c3 Qxc5 9. Ng3 Nf6 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Qa5) 7... Qc7 (7... d6 {looks
more natural.} 8. Ng3 Nf6 {The N has lost some tempi, although the N on g3 is
not well-placed either.} (8... Nxg3 9. hxg3 Nd7 10. c3 Nf6 11. Qc2 $14) 9. O-O
$14) 8. Ng3 Nf6 (8... Nf4 {again is ridiculous due to} 9. d6 $1) (8... Nxg3 9.
hxg3 {opens up the h <->.}) 9. O-O (9. e5 $6 {is an unprepared assault in the 
[+].} Ne8 ({but not} 9... Ng4 10. d6 $1) 10. Bf4 d6 $1 {It is time to blow up
the [+].} (10... Qb6 11. Qc1 d6 12. c3 (12. O-O Nd7) 12... dxe5 13. Bxe5 $14)
11. exd6 Nxd6 {The N comes back from his exile.} 12. c3 Nd7 13. Ne4 Qb6 14.
Nxd6 exd6 15. Qb3 (15. Qd2 Nf6) 15... Re8 $11) 9... d6 10. h3 {Now the c8 B
has no perspective.} Nbd7 (10... e6 11. Re1 (11. c4 Re8) 11... exd5 12. exd5
Re8 13. Bg5 (13. c4 {can be met by the typical Benko Gambit blow} b5 $1 (13...
Ne4 $6 14. Bd3) 14. cxb5 Bb7 15. Bc4 Nbd7 $44 {>< d5}) 13... Nbd7 14. Qd2 $14 {
maintaining the control over the c1-h6 /^.}) 11. c3 Rb8 (11... e6 12. Re1 $14)
12. a4 a6 $6 {This creates additional weaknesses on the <<.} (12... b6 {
was more precise avoiding White's reply on 12...a6.} 13. Bc4 a6 14. Qd3 Ra8 15.
Bg5 $14 {and it is not easy for Black to come out of passivity.}) 13. a5 $16 b5
14. axb6 Nxb6 (14... Rxb6 15. Bc4 (15. Nd2 $14 {>< c4}) 15... Re8 16. Qd3 $16)
15. Bf4 {Now Black's << is also weakened.} Nbd7 (15... Ra8 16. Qd2) 16. Qd2 c4
{/\ Nc5} 17. Ra4 {against Nc5} Qb7 (17... Nb6 18. Ra3 Nbd7 19. Be3 $1 (19. Nd4
{allows the activization of the black pieces after} Nc5 20. Bxc4 Nfxe4 21. Nxe4
Nxe4 22. Qe2 Rxb2 $1 23. Qxb2 Qxc4 $44) 19... Nb6 (19... Nc5 $2 20. Bxc5 Qxc5
21. Ra4 Qb6 22. Rb4 $16 {and the c P falls.}) 20. Nd4 Bb7 21. Bh6 $16) 18. Rb4
Nb6 19. Ra1 (19. Nd4 $5 {>< c6} a5 (19... Bd7 20. Ra1 $16) 20. Rb5 Ra8 21. Nc6
$16 {attacking the weak pawns on the <<.}) 19... Qc7 20. Be3 {forcing to
withdraw the b6 N.} Nfd7 21. Bh6 {exchanging Black's only active piece.} Bxh6 (
21... e6 $2 22. Nh5 $1) 22. Qxh6 f6 23. Nf1 (23. Nd4 Ne5 24. Qd2 $16) 23... Qc5
(23... Nc5 24. N1d2 $16) 24. N1d2 a5 {[#]} (24... Ne5 25. Nd4) 25. Nd4 $1 $18 {
After this intermediate move Black cannot parry all the threats.} Ne5 (25...
axb4 26. Ne6 $18) 26. Rb5 Qc7 27. Rbxa5 g5 28. Nf1 Bd7 29. Ne3 Nf7 30. Qh5 Nc8
31. Bg4 Rxb2 32. Be6 Bxe6 33. Nxe6 Qb6 34. Nxf8 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Pinamar Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Pinamar"]
[Date "2002.03.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Slipak, Sergio"]
[Black "Felgaer, Ruben Alejandro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2002.03.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 {White cannot claim any real advantage, if he
doesn't fight for the [+] .} g6 4. dxc5 {Giving up the central P cannot be a
successful opening theory.} Qa5+ 5. Nbd2 Bg7 6. a3 Qxc5 7. b4 {/\ Bb2} Qc7 {
/\ b6, Bb7, d6, Nbd7 with a "semi hedgehog" type of position.} (7... Qb6 {
is connected with another idea, to attack on the << by a5.} 8. Bb2 O-O 9. c4 d6
10. Be2 a5 11. c5 (11. Bd4 {The B is vulnerable here.} Qc7 {/\ Nc6 with a
tempo.} 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bc3 Nh5 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. Rb1 Bf5 16. Rb2 axb4 17. axb4
Ra3 $11 {and Black has enough counterplay on the a <->.}) 11... dxc5 12. Nc4
Qa7 13. bxc5 Nbd7 (13... Nfd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nb6 $18) 14. Bd4 Nxc5 15. Rb1
Be6 $13 {White has a nice compensation for the P, but perhaps not more than
that.} 16. Rb5 Bxc4 (16... Nfd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd4+ Kg8 19. Rxa5 Qb8 20.
Rxc5 Nxc5 21. Qxc5 {gets two pieces for the R, but the black heavy artillery
will be very active.} Rc8 22. Qb4 Bxc4 23. Bxc4 b5 24. Be2 Rc1+ 25. Bd1 Qd8 $13
{Janosi}) 17. Bxc4 b6 18. Qb1 Nfe4 $1 {is the active counterplay, Black gives
back the P, but activates his pieces.} (18... Rab8 19. Ne5 Qc7 $2 20. Nxf7 Rxf7
21. Bxc5 $18) (18... Nfd7 $2 19. h4 $16 {Suddenly White changes the course of
the game and opens a new front on the >>.} e5 (19... Bxd4 20. exd4 Nb7 21. h5
Nd6 22. hxg6 Nxc4 23. g7 $18) 20. Bxc5 $16 {Janosi-Honfi, corr 1990 49/82} (20.
h5 {is not so clear after} exd4 21. hxg6 d3 22. Bxf7+ Rxf7 23. gxf7+ Kxf7 24.
Rxh7 Rg8 $13)) 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Bd5 Nd6 21. Rxb6 Rab8 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Qa1+
Kg8 24. O-O $11) 8. Bb2 O-O 9. c4 b6 (9... d5 $143 10. Rc1 $16) (9... d6 10.
Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O b6 12. Nd4 Bb7 (12... a6 $5 {is similar to the text.}) 13. Nb5
Qb8 14. Qb3 a6 15. Nc3 e6 {Now Black has a real hedgehog position, where he
has to watch on >< d6.} (15... Qc7 16. Rac1) 16. Rad1 Rd8 17. e4 Ne5 (17... Qc7
$5) 18. f4 Neg4 19. Ncb1 b5 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 21. Bxg7 $14 {Nogueiras-Hernandez,
Cuba 1992}) (9... Nc6 {/\ a5 weakening White's P structure on the <<.} 10. Be2
a5 11. Qb3 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1+ 13. Bxa1 d6 14. O-O Qb6 15. Bc3 {and White can
still hold his ideal P formation.} Bg4 16. Ra1 Nd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Ra4 $14
Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rc8 20. Bg4 $14 {Torre-Quinteros, Biel 1985}) 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O
d6 (11... d5 $143 {is again inferior due to} 12. Rc1 $16) (11... Nc6 12. Qb3 d6
{However the N looks more flexible on d7 than on c6.} 13. Rac1 Rac8 $11 {
Filip-Uhlmann, Vienna 1961}) 12. Rc1 (12. Nd4 a6 (12... Nbd7 {- 9...d6}) 13.
Bf3 {The exchange of the light-squared bishops doesn't change the evaluation
of the position, Black can hold it with quiet, positional play.} Nbd7 14. Rc1 (
14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Qf3 Qxf3 16. N4xf3 Rfc8 {The _|_ doesn't render any serious
chances for White.} 17. Rfc1 Rc7 18. Kf1 Rac8 19. Ke2 Ng4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11 {
Taimanov-Vaganian, Yerevan 1994}) 14... Ne5 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Qe2 Rac8 17. e4 (
17. N2b3 Nfd7 18. f4 Nc6 19. Nf3 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Nf6 21. h3 Rc7 22. Qe2 Nb8 {
The N is isually in the way of the R on the c <->, and also closes the long /^.
} 23. Nfd2 Ne4 24. Nxe4 Qxe4 25. Nd2 Qe6 26. e4 Nd7 $11 {Kharlov-Chekhov,
Vladivostok 1994}) 17... Ned7 18. N4b3 Rfe8 19. Rc2 Qa8 20. Qd3 Red8 {Black
has a very flexible position, he is waiting for White's actions.} 21. Re1 Rc7
22. f4 b5 $1 $132 {and the typical counterblow comes just in time.
Muse-Khalifman, Germany 2001}) (12. Qb3 Nbd7 13. Nd4 a6 (13... Rac8 14. Rfc1
Qb8 15. a4 d5 {White has no total control over the [+] in comparision to the
"real hedgehog" with a P on e4.} 16. a5 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Bd5 18. Qa3 b5 19. Nd2 a6
20. N4b3 Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Qa1 Bf8 $11 {leaving the annoying pin on the
long /^, Ibragimov-P.Cramling, Katrineholm 1999.}) 14. Bf3 Ne5 15. Bxb7 Qxb7
16. Rfc1 Ne4 {exchanges do help for Black because of the minimal lack of space.
} 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Rc2 Nd3 19. Rd1 Nxb2 20. Qxb2 Rfc8 21. Qb3 Rc7 $11 {
Kurajica-Milov, Struga 1995}) 12... Nbd7 13. Nd4 (13. Qb3 Rac8 {This is the
right place for the R.} (13... Rad8 {Black wants something silly in the [+]?}
14. Nd4 a6 15. Bf3 Ne5 (15... e5 $2 {It seems, yes!} 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Ne2 $14
d5 (17... b5 $2 18. Rc2 Nb6 19. Rfc1 Na4 20. Ba1 $16 {and Black's structural
weaknesses created by himself will remain, Lobron-Fedorowicz, New York 1985 41/
57.}) (17... Rfe8 18. Nc3 Nf8 19. Rfd1 $14) 18. Rfd1 $14) 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17.
Rfd1 $14 {Lobron}) 14. Rc2 (14. Nd4 a6 (14... Qb8 15. Bf3 a6 {leads to the
same manoeuvring play.} 16. h3 Rc7 17. Rc2 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Qa8 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20.
N4f3 Ne4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. Qb2+ Kg8 24. Nd2 {1/2-1/2
Smyslov-Scarella, San Martin 1993}) 15. Rfd1 (15. Bf3 Ne5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 $11 {
Lobron}) 15... Rfd8 16. Qa2 (16. h3 Qb8 17. Bf1 Qa8 18. Ne2 Rc7 19. Nc3 Rdc8 {
This is one of the ideal positions for Black in this variation.} 20. Qa2 d5 21.
cxd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Qa1 Bxb2 24. Qxb2 b5 $11 {Smyslov-Browne, Buenos
Aires 1978}) 16... Qb8 17. Qa1 Rc7 18. N4b3 Rdc8 19. Bf1 Qa8 {with the same
regrouping of pieces again.} 20. Bd4 Bc6 $11 {Dizdarevic-Adorjan, Manila 1992})
(14. Rfd1 Qb8 15. Ng5 h6 (15... Qa8 16. Bf3 d5 {is again the equalizing move.}
17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Qd3 h6 19. Nh3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8
$11 {V.Kovacevic-Cs.Horvath, Mravinci 1995}) 16. Nh3 Qa8 17. Bf3 g5 {fighting
against the awkward N on h3.} 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. f4 g4 20. Nf2 b5 $11 {V.
Kovacevic-Alterman, Zagreb 1993}) 14... Ne4 {is the simple chess, less pieces
less problems.} (14... b5 $143 {This founders on pure tactics.} 15. Rfc1 bxc4
16. Bxc4 Qb8 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Ng5 d5 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Nf3 Ba6
22. Ng5+ Kg8 23. Bd4 $1 $14 {V.Kovacevic-I Armas, Thessaloniki (ol) 1988 46/80}
) (14... Qb8 15. Rfc1 Qa8 16. Ne1 {/\ Bf3} (16. h3 Rc7 17. Bf1 {It is
advisable for White to exchange his passive B via Bf3, on f1 it has no
perspectives.} Rfc8 18. Qa2 a6 19. Be2 Nf8 20. Bd4 N8d7 21. Bb2 Bc6 $11 {
Benares de sa Leitao-R.Leitao, Sao Paulo 2001})) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rfc1 Ndf6
17. Ne1 Nxd2 18. Rxd2 Rfd8 19. Bf3 Rd7 20. h3 e5 $11 {Klinger-Cebalo, Luzern
1989}) 13... a6 14. Qb3 e5 $6 {This is against the principles of the quiet
hedgehog, it was not time to grab the |^ in the [+].} (14... Rac8 $11 {- 13.Qb3
}) 15. N4f3 Rae8 16. Rfd1 e4 {Black has a dream of a >> -> by Ne5, but without
a closed [+], this looks ill-fated.} 17. Nd4 h5 {Black's plan is a typical
King's Indian Attack, but White's chances on the other flank seem to be more
real.} 18. a4 Ng4 (18... Ne5 19. Qa3 $14) 19. Nf1 Nge5 20. Ba3 (20. Qa3 $5 $14
{was the typical continuation of a << ->.}) 20... Rb8 21. a5 $6 {White
overestimates his chances, the breakthrough is not well-prepared.} (21. Qc2)
21... bxa5 22. c5 axb4 23. cxd6 Qd8 (23... Qxd6 $2 24. Bxb4 Qb6 25. Bxf8 Qxb3
26. Nxb3 Kxf8 27. Na5 $16 {and Black has nothing for the exchange.}) 24. Bxb4
Qg5 25. Kh1 Nd3 $1 {Black opens up both long diagonals!} 26. Bxd3 exd3 27. f3
Bxd4 28. exd4 Qb5 29. Qa3 Bxf3 30. gxf3 Qxb4 31. Qxa6 Rb6 32. Qxd3 Rxd6 $11 {
and the draw is inevitable.} 33. Ng3 Rd8 34. Rb1 Qa4 35. Ra1 Qb4 36. Rab1 Qa4
37. Ra1 Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2001.04.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Utkin, Aleksey"]
[Black "Sivokho, Sergey V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 c5 8. O-O
d6 9. Qa4 {This anti-positional plan is a rare guest in the tournament
practice. If White wants to prepare b2-b4, this is not the best option for
that.} (9. a4 {- Ftacnik-Bekker Jensen, Hamburg 1999 CBM 72.}) (9. b4) (9. h3)
(9. Re1 {are the frequently played continuations here.}) 9... Qc7 (9... Nd5
$143 $6 {runs into} 10. Qb3 {/\ bxc5}) (9... Nbd7 {is certainly a logical
developing move.} 10. b4 (10. Ba6 {may eliminate the strong B on the long /^,
but after} Qc8 11. Bxb7 Qxb7 {the Q takes control over the h1-a8 /^.}) 10...
Qc7 11. bxc5 bxc5 12. Rab1 Rfc8 13. Qa3 (13. Rfc1 $6 {is bad because of} cxd4
14. cxd4 Qxc1+ 15. Rxc1 Rxc1+ $17) 13... Nb6 14. Bd3 h6 (14... e6 15. Rfe1 h6
16. Bh4 Nh5 {/\ g5 eliminating White's ^^.} 17. Nf1 g5 (17... cxd4 18. cxd4 g5
$11 (18... Bxf3 $6 {throws away the the strong B, for a useless weakening of
the >>.} 19. gxf3 Qc3 20. Qa6 Bf6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 {(V.Kovacevic-B.Larsen,
Bugojno 1984 37/76)} 22. Ng3 $1 $14 {/\ Ne2, Rec1})) 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. Nxg3 g4
20. Nd2 cxd4 21. cxd4 Qc3 22. Qxc3 Rxc3 23. Rb3 Rac8 24. Ne2 $1 Rxb3 25. Nxb3
$11 {and Black has nothing to fear in the _|_.}) 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Nh5 17.
Rfe1 Nxg3 18. hxg3 e6 $11 {with a very flexible position for Black, V.
Kovacevic.}) (9... Bc6 10. Bb5 Qe8 11. Bxc6 Qxc6 {The exchange of the
light-squared B is good for Black from strategical point of view.} 12. Qxc6
Nxc6 {1/2-1/2 Kozomara-Leban, Sarajevo 1968}) 10. dxc5 $6 {Giving up the [+]
is completely against the principles. However it deserves attention, how White
builds up a strong -> on the >> from nothing. In this quiet system >> ->
cannot be justified in case of cautious play.} bxc5 11. Qh4 {White brings the
Q to the >>, but still there are no threats at all.} Rd8 {Black wants to keep
his fianchettoed B, but this helps White to create some mating threats.} (11...
Nbd7 $1 {was the cold-blooded reaction.} 12. e4 a5 $132 {/\} 13. Bh6 $6 Bxh6
14. Qxh6 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Ng5 Nf6 {repelling White's pathetic ->.}) 12.
Bh6 Bh8 $6 {Continuing the wrong plan.} (12... Nbd7 {was still enough for
equality.} 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11) 13. e4 Nbd7 14. Ng5 {White has created some
threats with brute force method. Now Black has to watch carefully his >>.} d5
$6 (14... a5 15. f4 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. f5 Ne5 $13) 15. f4 $1 {[%mdl 128]
White is attacking with all of his forces!} (15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Nc4 Rab8 $11)
15... dxe4 {This allows the e2 B to join the attacking forces.} (15... c4 $1 {
gave the best counterchances, for example:} 16. e5 Qb6+ 17. Qf2 (17. Kh1 Qxb2
18. exf6 Bxf6 $132) 17... Ne8 18. e6 fxe6 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. Nxe6 Rd6) 16. Bc4
Bd5 ({On} 16... Rf8 {White continues his -> without hesitation:} 17. f5 $1 e3
18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Nxf7 $18) 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. f5 N7f6 (18... N5f6
19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Ndxe4 Rab8 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Ng5+ Ke8 23. Ne6 Qb6 24. Rae1
$40 {and the K is vulnerable in the middle.}) 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Ndxe4 c4 (20...
Rab8 21. c4 $16) 21. Rae1 Rab8 22. Kh1 {White has made all the preparatory
moves before the final assault.} Nxe4 $2 {[#] This is an understandable
mistake in a difficult position.} (22... Rxb2 $6 23. Bf8 $1 Nh5 24. Rxf7 $40) (
22... Qb6 23. Bf8 Nh5 24. g4 Rxf8 25. gxh5 $40) 23. Bg7 $1 $18 {This is the
beautiful response!} Bxg7 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Ne6+ Ke8 26. Nxc7+ Nxc7 27. Rxe4 Kf8
28. Qxg6 Bf6 29. Qh6+ Bg7 30. Qf4 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2001.04.21"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Utkin, Aleksey"]
[Black "Karasev, Vladimir I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2001.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. c3 {White is not playing actively
enough to gain the maximum space in the [+]. This setup is solid, safe, but
cannot yield a real advantage for White.} O-O 6. e4 h6 {Now the white B has to
leave the important c1-h6 /^.} 7. Bh4 Qe8 {Black is preparing for e7-e5
leaving the pin on the h4-d8 /^.} 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 Nh5 $5 {is the same idea, as
in the previous lines not allowing the manoeuvre Re1 and Bf1.} (8... e5 9. dxe5
(9. O-O Nh5 {This is Black's main idea here. He wants to occupy the important
f4 square for his N, or exchange White's dark-squared B.} 10. dxe5 (10. Re1 $5
{vacating the square f4 for the retreat of his B.}) 10... Nf4 $1 {not allowing
White to retreat to f1.} (10... dxe5 11. Re1 Nd7 (11... Nf4 12. Bf1 {is
White's idea, but even here the chances are level. The N on f4 looks ideal,
and White's dark-squared B belongs to e3 in this symmetrical central P
formation attacking both flanks.}) 12. b4 {White has some pressure on the <<.}
a5 13. a3 Nb6 14. Qc2 Bg4 15. Bf1 Ra7 {Black's setup seems to be a bit
sophisticated.} 16. h3 Be6 17. Nb3 Qa4 18. Nfd2 Rfa8 19. f3 Bf6 20. Bf2 Bg5 21.
Qb2 {/\ Nc5} axb4 22. cxb4 $14 {Gausel-Dannevig, Norway 1996}) 11. Bc4 dxe5 {
- 8.Be2}) 9... dxe5 10. O-O Nbd7 (10... Nh5 $5 {deserves again serious
attention.}) 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Bf1 Bg4 {Soon or later this B has to retreat,
because the exchange for the f3 N is not advisable from strategical point of
view.} 13. Qe2 (13. Qc2) 13... Nh5 14. Qe3 Ne6 15. Nc4 Nef4 {Black's
concentration of pieces on the >> is impressive, but it is not easy to find a
weakness there.} 16. b4 b6 17. a4 Qe6 18. Nfd2 {White hass to play carefully!}
(18. a5 $2 {founders on} Nxg2 $1 19. Kxg2 Bh3+ $19) 18... g5 (18... Bf6 $6 19.
Bxf6 (19. Bg3 Bg5 $1) 19... Qxf6 20. g3 {Torre}) 19. Bg3 Qg6 20. a5 {White is
not afraid of the black |^ on the >> .} Rad8 21. axb6 axb6 22. Ra7 Rd7 23. h3
Be6 24. Nf3 $14 {Torre-Gutman, Biel (izt) 1985 40/82}) 9. O-O Nf4 10. Bc4 {
- 8.Be2} (10. Bc2 e5 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Nc4 Bg4 {Here Black has a strong pressure
on >< d4.} 13. Ne3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 exd4 15. Nf5 g5 16. Bg3 Ne5 17. Qd1 dxc3 18.
bxc3 Neg6 $15 {securing Black's material advantage, Kosic-Mozetic, Novi Sad
1995.})) (8. Bc4 {In case of the typical central battle e5, dxe5 dxe5 the B is
ideally posted on the a2-g8 /^, although a N is also strong on c4.} Nc6 (8...
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Nh5 11. Re1 Nc6 (11... Nd7 12. a4 Nf4 13. Qc2 Nf6 14.
a5 {As it was mentioned before, White's chances lie on the <<.} a6 15. Qb3 N6h5
16. Qb4 Qd7 17. Rad1 Qg4 {Black's efforts to bring all the pieces to the >> do
not pay well, because without a P -> White's K is safe.} 18. Bf1 Re8 19. Kh1
Rb8 20. Qc5 b5 21. Qxc7 Bb7 22. Qc5 Ne6 23. Qe3 $16 {with a healthy P up,
Malaniuk-Asanov, Alma-Ata 1989.}) 12. b4 Kh8 (12... Nf4 13. Qc2 a5 14. a3 Be6
15. Bf1 {Now the N will occupy the vital c4 square.} Ra7 {This seems to be
sophysticated again.} 16. b5 Nd8 17. a4 g5 18. Bg3 Qe7 19. Nc4 Qc5 20. Ne3 {
>< d5, f5} Ra8 21. Nd2 Bf6 22. f3 b6 23. Bf2 $16 {Rashkovsky-Sulypa, Ubeda 1996
}) 13. Nb3 Nf4 14. Nfd2 f5 15. f3 g5 16. Bf2 $14 {Cifuentes Parada-Reinderman,
Rotterdam 1999}) (8... b5 $5 {/\ Bb7} 9. Bd3 Bb7 (9... c5 10. a4 $14) 10. a4
$14 {>< b5}) 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 $1 {The N on c6 is without play in this P
structure, so it is useful to exchange it.} 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Re1 Nh5 13. a4
Bf6 {The exchange of the dark-squared B helps Black in this structure.} 14.
Bxf6 Nxf6 15. a5 Bd7 16. Qe2 Qe7 17. Qe3 Kg7 18. Bf1 Rfd8 19. Nc4 Bb5 20. Red1
Bxc4 $11 {Malaniuk-Romanishin, Kherson 1989}) 8... Nh5 {The idea is again the
same to occupy >< f4 as soon as possible.} (8... e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Nh5 $1
{- 8...Nh5} (10... Nbd7 11. Re1 Nh5 12. Nc4 Nc5 13. Bf1 a5 14. Nfd2 Nf4 15. Nb3
Na4 16. Qc2 b6 {Now the N on a4 is completely out of play.} 17. Rad1 Qc6 18.
Na3 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Bg3 $14 {Kovacevic-Gallagher, Baku 1988}) (10... Nc6
{The N on c6 has no perspectives here, as it was mentioned before.} 11. Qc2 Nh5
12. Rfe1 g5 {This seriously weakens >< f5.} 13. Bg3 Nf4 14. Bf1 Qe7 15. Nc4 {
/\ Ne3 ><d5, f5.} Bg4 16. Nfd2 h5 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Rad1 Qf6 19. Ndc4 Ne7 20. Nd5
$1 $14 {Bischoff-Jo.Horvath, Graz 1987})) (8... Nc6 $5 9. d5 (9. O-O e5 10.
dxe5 {is again met by the standard} Nxe5 $1 11. Nxe5 dxe5 $11) 9... Nb8 {
Now Black has lost some tempi, but White's pieces are not well-placed in the
changed central P structure.} (9... Ne5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. O-O e6 12. c4 exd5
13. cxd5 $14) 10. O-O c6 $13) 9. O-O ({Withdrawing deliberately the B by} 9.
Bg3 {cannot be recommended.} e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. O-O Nd7 12. Re1 Nc5 13. Bf1
Bg4 14. h3 $6 Nxg3 15. fxg3 Bd7 16. Qc2 a5 17. Rad1 Bc6 $15 {Lisovskaya-Sax,
Budapest 1996}) 9... Nf4 (9... e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Re1 Be6 (11... Nf4 12. Bf1)
12. Nc4 Nd7 13. Nfd2 $5 (13. Bf1 $6 f6 {/\ Qf7} 14. Nfd2 Qf7 $11 15. b4 Rfe8
16. Ne3 {1/2-1/2 Delemarre-Reschke, Schoeneck 1996}) (13. b4 $5 {Tyomkin})
13... Nf4 14. Bf1 Nc5 {attacking >< d3} 15. Qc2 (15. b4 {Tyomkin} Ncd3 16. Re3
g5 $5 17. Bxd3 (17. Bg3 Rd8 {with a strong N on d3.}) 17... gxh4 $132) 15... a5
16. Ne3 (16. a4 $6 g5 17. Bg3 Qc6 $132) 16... b5 17. b4 (17. Nb3 Qc6 18. f3 a4
19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Bf2 Qc6 $11) 17... Na4 18. Nb3 axb4 19. cxb4 c6 {
(Tyomkin-Ilincic, EUCup final 1999 CBM 69 Inf.75/(51))} 20. Rac1 $1 {Tyomkin}
Ra6 21. Red1 Qb8 22. Be7 Rc8 23. Bd6 Qa8 $11) 10. Bc4 e5 (10... b5 11. Bb3 c5 {
is again met by the weakening move} 12. a4 $14 (12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Bd5 Nxg3 14.
hxg3 Nc6 15. a4 e6 $132)) (10... Nc6 $5 {/\ e5 deserves serious attention
again.} 11. Re1 e5 {- 10...e5}) 11. dxe5 (11. Re1 Nc6 12. Nb3 (12. dxe5 Nxe5 $5
{Now it is possible again!} (12... dxe5 13. Qc2 Kh8 {/\ f5} 14. Rad1 f5 {
If White cannot punish Black immediately in the [+], then Black's plan is OK.}
15. Bg3 g5 16. Bxf4 exf4 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qf7 20. Qb5 $11 {
Epishin-Wan Wely, Bern 1993}) 13. Nxe5 dxe5 $11) 12... Kh8 13. Bf1 g5 14. Bg3
Bg4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Qd3 Rd8 17. Nbd2 Bc8 18. b4 Ne7 19. Qc4 Ng6 20. h3 Qe7
$13 {Black has good counterchances on the >>, Rahman-Kunte, Guntur 2000.}) (11.
Bg3 Nh5 (11... Nc6 {allows White to get an advantage in the [+].} 12. Bxf4 exf4
13. Re1 {Both central pawns are well-protected.} Ne7 14. h3 c5 15. dxc5 dxc5
16. e5 b5 17. Bf1 Be6 18. c4 b4 19. Ne4 $16 {Radjabov-Jonker, Groningen 1999})
12. Bh4 Nf4 $11 {with repetition of moves.}) 11... dxe5 12. a4 a5 13. Qc2 (13.
Bg3 Nh5 14. Bh4 Nf4 $11 {is again the same motif of repetition.}) 13... Nd7 (
13... Nc6 $143 14. Rfd1 $14 {and the N on c6 has no bright future.}) 14. Bb5 {
trying to provoke some weakness.} (14. b4 Nb6 15. Bb3 Be6 $132) ({The standard
} 14. Rfe1 $5 {looks more flexible.}) 14... Qe6 ({There was nothing wrong with
the "weakening move"} 14... c6 {for example:} 15. Bc4 Nb6 16. Bb3 Be6 $11) 15.
Rfe1 Nc5 (15... Nb6 16. Rad1) 16. b4 {Now White gets some chances on the <<.}
Qg4 {Later on the Q will be completely cut off from the << without any sign of
a >> ->.} 17. Bg3 axb4 (17... Nce6 18. Bf1 Rd8 (18... axb4 19. cxb4 {- 17...
axb4})) 18. cxb4 Nce6 19. Bf1 Rd8 (19... Bd7 20. a5 {/\ b5 and creating a
remote o^ on the a <->.}) 20. Rad1 (20. a5 c6) 20... Bd7 21. a5 Be8 (21... c6
22. Nc4 $14 {trying to exploit the weaknesses of b6 and d6.}) (21... c5 22. Nc4
Nd4 23. Nxd4 cxd4 24. Nb6 $16) 22. Qc3 {Black's concentration of pieces on the
>> looks frightening, but it is harmless.} (22. Nc4 Qh5 23. Ne3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1
c5 {blows up White's P chain.}) 22... Qh5 (22... Ba4 23. Ra1 Be8 24. b5 $14 {
was probably the lesser evil for Black.}) 23. b5 c6 24. b6 $16 {Now White has
very good perspectives in the _|_ to create a remote o^.} Nd4 25. Ra1 g5 26.
Nb3 Nxf3+ $6 (26... Nxb3 27. Qxb3 $16) 27. gxf3 {White's >> is seemingly
corrupted, but Black is unable to produce real threats against the K.} Ne6 28.
Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Qxe5 Qxf3 30. Re3 Qf4 (30... Qh5 31. a6 $16) 31. Qxf4 {After
exchanging the queens Black's last hopes are vanishing.} gxf4 32. Rc3 Rab8 33.
Bc4 $18 Bd7 34. Rd3 (34. Bxe6 Bxe6 35. Nc5) 34... Bc8 35. Rxd8+ Nxd8 36. Nc5 {
[#] This domination of pieces deserves a diagram!} Kf8 37. Kg2 Ke7 38. e5 Be6
39. Ra4 Bxc4 40. Rxc4 Ne6 41. Kf3 Nxc5 42. Rxc5 Kd7 43. Kxf4 Rg8 44. h4 Rg2 45.
f3 Ra2 46. Kf5 Ra3 47. f4 Ra4 48. h5 Rb4 49. Rc3 Ra4 50. Rg3 c5 51. Rg7 Rxa5
52. Rxf7+ Kc6 53. Rf6+ Kb5 54. e6 Kc6 55. Kg6 c4 56. e7+ Kd7 57. Kf7 Ra8 58.
Re6 1-0

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Holguin"]
[Date "2002.04.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gomez Fontal, Felix Manuel"]
[Black "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2002.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5
dxc5 9. O-O Nc6 10. c3 Nh5 {Black is fighting for the dark squares.} 11. Re1 (
11. Qc2 {Stohl} Nf4 12. Bb5 Bd7 $132) (11. Nb3 b6 {Now the N is badly placed
on b3.} 12. Qc1 Qc7 13. Qe3 Bb7 14. Rad1 Rad8 15. Bc4 g5 {Black wants to get
finally the ^^.} 16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 e6 $15 {Annaberdiev-A.
Kuzmin, Dubai 2002}) (11. Bg3 {deliberately gives up the ^^.} Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qc7
13. Qc2 Be6 14. Nc4 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Na5 $11 {Gokhale-Konguvel, Nagpur 2002})
11... Qc7 12. Qc2 Bg4 {Black wants to provoke h3, after which the B on h4 has
some problems.} (12... Be6 13. Nc4 (13. a4 Na5 $1 {putting pressure on the
weakened light squares on the <<.} 14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 a6 17.
Bf1 c4 {Black gets some space on the <<.} 18. Nh4 Rd7 19. Ndf3 Rad8 20. Rxd7
Qxd7 21. Be2 Nb3 22. Rd1 Qe8 23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. Qd1 Qa5 $36 {Beliakov-Kuljabin,
Budapest 1995}) 13... Rad8 14. Ne3 (14. a4 $5 $10 {Stohl}) 14... Rd7 $1 15.
Rad1 (15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 b5 17. Ne3 e6 18. Rad1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Bf6 20. Bxf6
Nxf6 {The position is now completely equal.} 21. a4 a6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Nd2
Rd8 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow-Stohl, Germany chT 1998}) 15... Rfd8 16. Rxd7 Rxd7 17.
Bb5 $5 (17. a4 {Stohl} Na5) (17. Rd1 $6 {Stohl} Rxd1+ 18. Nxd1 (18. Qxd1 {
allows} Bxa2 19. b3 Qa5 $17) 18... c4 $15 (18... Bxa2 $5 19. b3 Qa5)) 17... a6
18. Bxc6 Qxc6 $15 {with better prospects for Black due to the ^^, Zhang
Zhong-Stohl, Beijing 1996 CBM 55.}) (12... Na5 {is also a logical plan, the N
on c6 is not well-placed.} 13. Nc4 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Bg4 15. Nd2 g5 16. Bg3 Nxg3 {
^^} 17. hxg3 Rad8 $13 {Sharif-Vladimirov, Dubai 2000}) 13. a4 (13. h3 Be6 {
/\ g5} 14. Nh2 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nhf3 Rad8 $11 {and Black has completely
evened out.} 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 b5 19. Ne3 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Nd5 Nxd5
22. exd5 Qxd5 23. Rxe7 {I.Sokolov-Tkachiev, Neum blitz 2000}) (13. Bg3 Nxg3 14.
hxg3 Rfd8 15. a4 Rd7 16. Nc4 Rad8 17. Rad1 Rxd1 {1/2-1/2 S.Kovacevic-Psakhis,
Andorra 1997, although it is only Black who can continue the fight without any
risk.}) 13... Rad8 14. Bb5 (14. h3 Be6 $5 $13 {is the logical way of
continuing the fight.} (14... Bxf3 {is not that impressive, although Black has
no problems even here.} 15. Nxf3 (15. Bxf3 Qf4 $1) 15... g5 16. Nh2 Be5 (16...
Nf4 17. Bg3 Be5 18. Bxf4 Bxf4 19. Nf3 $11) 17. Nf1 Nf4 18. Bg3 $11)) 14... Ne5
(14... g5 $142 {was better to secure the ^^.} 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 a6 $15) 15.
Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bg3 $6 {There is no need to hurry with this concession.} (16. Nf1
g5 (16... c4 $5 17. Bxc4 (17. Ne3 Be6) 17... Qxc4 18. Bxe7 Nf4 19. Ne3 (19.
Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Ne3 Qc8 $11) 19... Qc8 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 $11) 17. Bg3 (17. Be2 Bxe2
18. Qxe2 Nf4 19. Qg4 Qd7 $15) 17... Nxg3 18. hxg3 Be6 {and again only Black
can be better.}) 16... Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bg7 $15 {Black has the active ^^ and a
comfortable position without any weaknesses.} 18. Nf1 $2 (18. Bc4 Rd7 19. Nf1
$15) 18... c4 $1 {Now the B is in trouble!} 19. Ne3 Be6 20. Qe2 Rc8 21. a5 (21.
Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Bf6 $17 {/\ a6}) 21... Qc5 22. Ba4 Rfd8 23. f4 Rc7 24. Red1
Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 {White has to keep an eye on the weak a5 P.} (25. Rxd1 Qxa5 $19)
25... Bd7 $1 (25... Bg4 26. Qf2 Bxd1 {is not logical at all.} 27. Nxd1) 26. Qf2
(26. Bc2 $5 e6 27. e5 Bb5 28. Kf1 Rd7 29. Ng4) 26... e6 27. e5 Bb5 28. Be2 (28.
Bc2 Bf8 {/\ Bc5 activating the B on the g1-a7 /^.} 29. Rd1 Rd7 30. Ra1 Qc6 $15
{/\ Bc5}) 28... Bf8 29. Nc2 Rd7 30. Rd1 $2 {Now the weak a P will inevitabily
fall.} (30. Nd4 {looked better covering at least temporarily the d <-> and the
g1-a7 /^.} Ba6 (30... Bc6) 31. Kf1 Qc7 32. Bf3 Bc5 $15) 30... Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1
Qc7 32. Nd4 (32. Qf3 Ba6 {>< a5}) 32... Bc5 33. Bf3 Ba6 34. Qd2 Qxa5 $19 {
Now Black is a healthy P up with a strong ^^, the game is over.} 35. Kh2 Qd8
36. Qe3 Qd7 37. Qe4 h5 38. g4 hxg4 39. Bxg4 Bxd4 40. cxd4 Bb5 41. Be2 Bc6 42.
Qe3 b5 43. Kg3 Qb7 44. f5 exf5 45. e6 Qe7 46. Bf3 Bxf3 47. Qxf3 fxe6 48. Qa8+
Kg7 49. Kf3 Qd7 50. Ke3 g5 51. Qb8 0-1

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2005.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "199"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O Qb6 $5 {
Black attacks >< b2, but if he cannot take it, the strategy is not completely
clear.} (7... b6 {/\ Bb7 and}) (7... Nbd7 8. c3 b6 {/\ Bb7 lead to the main
line transposing to a reversed Reti setup.}) 8. Nbd2 (8. Na3 {The N is not
very well placed here.} Be6 (8... Qxb2 $2 9. Nc4 $16 {- 8.Nbd2}) 9. Nc4 Bxc4 (
9... Qc7 10. Na3 {This is a sad retreat.} cxd4 (10... Qb6 {repetition of moves}
) 11. exd4 Qb6 12. Nc4 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 Qxb2 14. Rb1 Qc3 15. Qe2 Nc6 16. Rb3 {
White has some compensation for the sacrificed material.} Nxd4 17. Rxc3 (17.
Nxd4 $2 Qxd4 18. Be3 Qe4 19. Rfb1 b6 $19 {Kaloussis-Wojtkiewicz, Katerini 1993}
) 17... Nxe2+ 18. Bxe2 Nd5 19. Rc4 b5 20. Rd1 bxc4 21. Rxd5 Rab8 $13) 10. Bxc4
Qxb2 11. dxc5 (11. Rb1 Qc3) 11... Qc3 12. Qd4 Qxd4 13. exd4 dxc5 14. dxc5 {
White's pawns on the << are very weak, if Black can finish his development
White is in trouble.} Nh5 15. Be5 Nd7 16. Rae1 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 e6
19. Rb1 Rab8 $15 {Burmakin-Turov, St Petersburg 1998}) (8. Qc1 {Now Black gets,
what he wanted.} Nd5 (8... Nc6 9. c3 Be6 (9... Bf5 10. Na3 d5 {and the N has
no future on a3.} 11. g4 Be6 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Nb5 Rac8 14. e4 Qb6 15. Be3 Qa5
16. exd5 Bxd5 $15 {and g4 became an unnecessary weakness, Paehtz-Uhlmann,
Leipzig 1983.}) 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. exd4 Bd5 $5 (11... Rac8 {is not so important.
} 12. Re1 Nd5 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. Bh6 b5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ncd2 Qb6 17. a3 a5 $13 {
with the standard minority -> on the <<, Meulders-Shchekachev, Antwerp 1996.}))
9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6 12. c3 e5 {Black grabs the |^ in the [+],
he has got the better development as well.} 13. Bc4 Nf4 $36 {Kataev-Kochyev,
Sverdlovsk 1984}) 8... Be6 (8... Qxb2 $2 {Anand} 9. Nc4 {Black cannot keep the
grabbed P without a punishment.} Qb5 (9... Qb4 10. c3 $1 Qb5 (10... Qxc3 11.
Rc1 Qb4 12. Rb1 Qc3 13. Rb3 $18) 11. Nxd6 $16) (9... Qc3 10. Rb1 $1 {/\ Rb3})
10. Nxd6 $16) (8... d5 9. c4 $5 {blowing up the [+] looks interesting.} (9. Rb1
{is too passive.} cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. Nb3 Bf5 $11 {Nosenko-Sikula, Kiev 2003}
)) (8... Nd5 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. Bh2 cxd4 11. exd4 Bh6 {Black wants to create some
counterplay against >< f4.} 12. Re1 Be6 13. Bf1 Nd7 14. Ncd2 N5f6 15. c4 $14 {
invading the [+], C.Bauer-V.Georgiev, Vejen 1993.}) 9. Ng5 (9. Nc4 {- 8.Na3})
9... Bd7 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. a4 (11. c3 {strengthening the stronghold on d4.} h6
12. Nf3 b6 13. Bd3 (13. a4 Bc6 14. a5 $140 Nbd7 {parrying the direct threats
on the <<.}) 13... Qb7 14. Re1 Bc6 $1 {taking control over the vital e4 square.
} 15. Ncd2 Ne4 $1 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Qe2 Nd7 18. Ba6 (18. a4) 18... Qc7 19. Nd2
Bb7 20. Bxb7 (20. a4 {Anand} Nf6) 20... Qxb7 $11 {with a typical Reti position
with level chances, Yusupov-Topalov, Gran Canaria 1993 CBM 36.}) 11... b6 (
11... cxd4 12. exd4 Nc6 13. c3 Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. Nf3 Qb6 16. Qc1 a5 {
Now it is not easy to begin a minority -> on the <<.} 17. Re1 Rfc8 18. Bf1 e6
19. Nd2 d5 {(Glienke-Kozul, Bled 1997)} 20. Be5 $14 {with some pressure on the
>>.}) 12. c3 Nc6 (12... Bc6 $5 {/\ Nbd7 looks more flexible.}) 13. d5 Nd8 {
This seems to be passive, but >< d5 is chronically weak.} (13... Ne5 {looks
logical fighting for the [+].} 14. Bxe5 (14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Bh2 c4 $13) 14...
dxe5 15. d6 exd6 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 (16... Ne8 17. Qxc7 Nxc7 18. Rfd1) 17. Nxd6 h6
18. Nf3 Ne8 $11 {and Black can build up a persistant defence.}) 14. Bf3 {
otherwise >< d5 gets into trouble.} Nb7 {/\ a6, b5 chasing away the strong N
from c4.} 15. Ne4 (15. Qb3 $6 h6) 15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 a6 17. Nd2 b5 18. Bc2 $6
(18. Bf3 c4 $1 {and now the B belongs to c2!}) (18. Bg5 $1 {It is better to
wait with the e4 B.} Rfe8 19. axb5) 18... c4 (18... b4 $1 {attacking on the
long /^ looks better.} 19. cxb4 (19. Nc4 bxc3 20. bxc3 Bxc3 21. Rb1 Rab8) 19...
cxb4 20. Ra2 Rfc8 $15) 19. Bg5 f6 $6 {This is a successful provocation the
long /^ is closed, >< e6 is weakened.} (19... e5 20. dxe6 (20. e4 Nc5 $11)
20... fxe6 $13 {was the flexible P structure.}) 20. Bf4 Nc5 21. axb5 axb5 22.
Rxa8 {Why to give up the a file?} (22. Qe2) 22... Rxa8 23. e4 Qb7 {Black
cannot find a clear-cut plan.} (23... Rf8 {/\ f5 activating the pieces was
interesting.} 24. Re1 f5 $132) 24. Be3 Rc8 (24... e5 {was the freeing move
creating some weaknesses in his camp at the same time.} 25. dxe6 Bxe6 26. Bd4 {
with a somewhat better P structure for White.}) 25. Bd4 Na4 (25... e5 {is less
logical than before.} 26. dxe6 Nxe6 27. Be3 $14) 26. Qa1 {Mechanically
defending >< b2.} (26. Qe2 $1 {was possible, because after} Nxb2 27. Rb1 {
White wins back the P.} Nd3 28. Nxc4 (28. Bxd3 cxd3 29. Qxd3 $14) 28... Nf4 29.
Qf1 $14) 26... f5 {Finally Black wants to come out of passivity. It has also
some price, the >< e7 becomes vulnerable for the whole game.} (26... e5 {
is less promising now.} 27. dxe6 Bxe6 28. Bxa4 Ra8 29. b3 $14) 27. Bxg7 Kxg7
28. Re1 fxe4 29. Bxe4 Rf8 $2 (29... Nc5 {was more to the point.}) 30. b3 $1 $14
cxb3 31. Nxb3 Kg8 32. Re3 (32. Nd4 Nc5 33. Qb1) 32... Rf7 (32... Nb6 $1 {
activating the N was tempting.}) 33. Nd4 Qc7 34. Bf3 (34. Bc2 Nc5) 34... Qc5
35. Qe1 Kf8 36. Nb3 Qc4 37. Nd2 Qh4 38. Qa1 Kg8 39. Qa3 Nc5 40. Qa7 Qa4 41. Qc7
{It was probably time trouble...} Qa8 (41... Qa1+ 42. Kh2 Qb2 43. Ne4 Nxe4 44.
Rxe4 Rxf3 45. Qxd7 Rxf2 46. Qe6+ Kg7 47. Qxe7+ Rf7 48. Qxd6 Qxc3 {and Black
has good drawing chances in the _|_.}) 42. Ne4 Nxe4 43. Rxe4 Qc8 (43... Bf5 44.
Rxe7 Rxe7 45. Qxe7 Qa1+ 46. Kh2 Qxc3 47. Qxd6 b4 {and the o^ b4 may give some
counterplay.}) 44. Qxc8+ Bxc8 45. Be2 Bd7 {Now >< b5 is very weak, but even
taking it the R _|_ is far from clear.} 46. Kf1 $1 (46. Rb4 {allows Black to
activate his R.} Rf8 47. Bxb5 Bxb5 48. Rxb5 Rc8 $11) 46... Kg7 (46... Kf8 47.
Rb4 {and there is no Rf8 anymore.}) 47. Ke1 Kf6 48. Rb4 (48. Rf4+ {seemingly
wins a tempo, but after} Kg7 49. Rb4 Rf5 {comes activating the R anyway.} 50.
Bxb5 Re5+ 51. Kf1 Bxb5+ 52. Rxb5 Kf6) 48... Ke5 49. Bxb5 Bxb5 50. Rxb5 Rf4 51.
Ke2 Re4+ 52. Kd2 h5 {Black's pieces are very active, and it is not easy to
create a o^.} 53. Ra5 Rf4 (53... g5) 54. f3 Rf8 (54... g5) 55. Kd3 (55. Ke3)
55... Kf4 (55... Rb8 56. Ra7 Rb2 57. Rxe7+ Kxd5 58. Re2 (58. g4 Rh2) 58... Rxe2
59. Kxe2 Kc4 60. Kd2 h4 $1 {paralyzing White's >> pawns, and the P _|_ is draw!
} 61. Kc2 d5 62. Kd2 g5 63. Kc2 Kb5 64. Kd3 Kc5) 56. Ra7 Re8 {This looks a bit
passive.} (56... Rf5 $1) 57. c4 g5 58. Ra2 Rb8 $1 {Black immediately activates
his R.} (58... g4 59. fxg4 hxg4 60. Re2 gxh3 61. gxh3 $18) (58... e6 59. Re2 e5
60. c5 dxc5 61. Kc4 $18) 59. Re2 Rb7 60. Re6 (60. Kd4 Rc7 (60... Kg3 61. Ke4 $1
)) 60... h4 (60... Kg3 61. Rg6 Kxg2 62. Rxg5+ Kxh3 63. Rxh5+ Kg3 64. Rf5) 61.
Re4+ Kf5 62. Ke3 (62. Kd4) 62... Ra7 63. Kd3 Rb7 64. Kd4 Rc7 (64... Rb2 65.
Rxe7 Rd2+ 66. Kc3 Rxg2 67. c5 dxc5 68. d6 Rg1 69. Kc4 Kf4 70. Re4+ Kxf3 71. Rg4
$18) 65. Rg4 Ra7 66. f4 gxf4 67. Rxh4 {White has changed the P structure and
finally created a o^.} Ra2 $1 68. Rg4 Rd2+ 69. Kc3 Re2 {Black's pieces are
still very active.} 70. Rg7 Kf6 71. Rg8 Ke5 72. h4 Re3+ 73. Kb4 Re1 74. h5 Rh1
75. Rh8 Rh2 (75... Kf6 76. h6 Kg6 77. Rf8 Rf1 78. Kb5 Kxh6 79. Rf7 Re1 (79...
Rf2 80. Rxe7 Rxg2 81. Rf7) 80. Rxf4 Kg5 81. g3) 76. h6 Rxg2 77. Re8 Rh2 78.
Rxe7+ Kd4 79. h7 (79. Rf7 Rb2+ 80. Ka3 Rh2 81. Rxf4+ Kc5 $11) 79... f3 80. Rf7
Ke3 81. c5 {[%mdl 4096]} dxc5+ $2 {This is the decisive mistake based on a
miscalculation.} (81... f2 $1 {was still enough for a draw!}) 82. Kc3 $1 $18 {
This is the point!} f2 83. d6 f1=Q (83... Rxh7 84. Rxh7 f1=Q 85. Re7+ Kf3 86.
Rf7+ $18) 84. Rxf1 Rxh7 85. Kc4 Ke4 86. Kxc5 Ke5 87. Kc6 Rh2 88. Re1+ Kf6 89.
d7 Rc2+ 90. Kd6 Rd2+ 91. Kc7 Rc2+ 92. Kd8 Kf7 93. Rf1+ Kg7 94. Rf4 Rc1 95. Ke7
Re1+ 96. Kd6 Rd1+ 97. Ke6 Re1+ 98. Kd5 Rd1+ 99. Rd4 Rxd4+ 100. Kxd4 1-0

[Event "Hastings 0304 79th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2003.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2003.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e4 c5 7. d5 Na6 {
/\ Nc7, b5 or e6 as in the Benoni.} (7... h6 {- Miles-Nataf, Havana 2001 CBM 84
}) (7... e6 {- Krasenkov-Bologan, Shanghai 2000 CBM 75}) 8. a4 (8. Be2 Nc7 9.
O-O $1 {Kotronias} (9. a4 {defends against b5, but then comes} e6 10. dxe6 Nxe6
11. Bxf6 {If White has to give up his strong dark-squared B, he cannot be
better.} Qxf6 $5 {Kotronias} (11... Bxf6 12. Bc4 {White's knights are far away
from >< d5.} b6 13. O-O Rb8 $1 {/\ a6, b5} 14. Re1 (14. Bb3 $5 Nc7 15. Re1 (15.
Nc4 {runs into the freeing move} d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nce5 Bb7 $11) (15. Qc2 $5
) 15... Bb7 16. Qc2 $5 (16. Nc4 {is again met by} d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 $132 18.
Nfd2 $140 $6 Qc7 $1 (18... Nf4 19. Ne4 $14) 19. Ne4 Rbd8 20. Ncd6 (20. Qf3 $6
Bg7 21. Rad1 Nf4 $36) 20... Rxd6 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Nxf6+ (22. Nxd6 $6 Qxd6 23.
c4 Bxb2 24. Ra2 Bc3 25. Ree2 Bd4 26. cxd5 Qxd5 $17) 22... Rxf6 23. Qxd5 Rd8 $15
) 16... Qe7 $13) 14... a6 $5 15. Nf1 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bd5 $1 Nf4 (17... b4
18. Qd2 $14 (18. Qc2 $14)) 18. Ne3 c4 19. Nd4 {The white knights control the
important central squares.} Bd7 20. Qf3 $5 (20. Ra7 Nd3 21. Re2 Bxd4 $1 22.
cxd4 Be6 $132) 20... Nd3 21. Reb1 Ne5 22. Qe2 Qc7 $1 {(Tyomkin-Kotronias,
Lisboa 82/53 2001)} 23. b3 $1 {Kotronias} b4 $1 {Otherwise Black's << becomes
vulnerable.} (23... cxb3 $6 24. Rxb3 h5 25. Rab1 $16) (23... Rfc8 $6 24. bxc4
bxc4 25. Qa2 $3 $16 Be8 $140 26. Qa6 $1 Bg5 27. Bb7 $1) 24. Bxc4 Qc5 $1 25.
Ndc2 $5 (25. Nd5 Bg7 26. Nc2 $5 (26. cxb4 $6 Qxd4 27. Rd1 Qxa1 28. Rxa1 Nxc4
$15) 26... bxc3 27. Ba6 Bb5 $1 28. Bxb5 Qxb5 29. Qxb5 Rxb5 $13) 25... Nxc4 (
25... bxc3 $2 26. b4 $16) 26. cxb4 Qg5 27. bxc4 Bxa1 28. Rxa1 Bc6 $13) 12. g3 (
12. O-O Nf4 13. Bc4 Bg4 $5 {looks more active than the game continuation by 11.
..Bxf6.} 14. h3 $140 $6 Bh5 $1 $36) 12... Nc7 $5 $132) 9... e6 {Here at least
White can spare a4.} (9... h6 10. Bh4) (9... b5 {was not a real threat because
of} 10. a4 $1) 10. dxe6 Nxe6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bc4 Rb8 {/\ b5}) 8... Nc7 9. Bc4
{preparing against the central push ...e6.} (9. Be2 {- 8.Be2}) 9... b6 (9... e6
10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 {can strongly be met by} 12. e5 dxe5 13. O-O $14 {
corrupting Black's P structure.}) 10. O-O (10. Qb3 Rb8 {/\ a6, b5}) 10... Bb7 (
10... a6 11. Re1 Rb8 {looked also logical preparing the push b5.}) 11. Re1 (11.
Qb3 Rb8 12. Rfe1 a6 {- 11.Re1}) 11... a6 12. Qc2 (12. Qb3 Rb8 {and soon b5
will come anyway.}) (12. Bf1 b5 13. Nb3 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 15. Na5 Ba8 16. Qd2
Qd7 {and the N on a5 can also be a problem.}) 12... Re8 {Black prepares the
freeing move e6.} (12... b5 13. Bf1 h6 {was also possible.}) 13. Bh4 (13. Rad1
b5 14. Bf1 {looked more reasonable.}) 13... b5 14. Bf1 e6 (14... h6 15. h3 {
securing the retreat of the important dark-squared B.}) 15. dxe6 Rxe6 16. Rad1
h6 17. e5 {This central breakthrough doesn't bring much to White, because
Black's fianchettoed bishops are ready for the opening of the position.} (17.
h3 Qe8) 17... dxe5 18. Rxe5 (18. Nxe5 Qe8) 18... Rxe5 (18... Qe7 19. Rde1 c4)
19. Nxe5 Qe8 20. Re1 c4 21. Ndf3 Ne6 $6 {weakening the real target >< b5.} (
21... Qf8 22. axb5 axb5 $11 {was more caotious.}) 22. axb5 axb5 23. b3 $1 {
Now the weakness of b5 begins to tell.} cxb3 24. Qxb3 {Black cannot defend ><
b5 anymore.} Bxf3 (24... Nc5 25. Qb4 Nfe4 26. Bxb5 Qe6 27. Bc4 $16) 25. Nxf3
Qc8 26. Bxb5 Nc5 27. Qc4 Qf5 28. Bxf6 $2 {Probably overlooking a tactical
defence. This is a big strategical mistake, because the ^- gives Black
excellent drawing chances.} (28. Bg3 $16) 28... Bxf6 29. h3 (29. Nd4 Qe5 $1 {
It is possible that White has ignored this reply!} 30. Rxe5 Ra1+ 31. Qf1 Rxf1+
32. Kxf1 Bxe5 {^-}) 29... Rd8 30. Re8+ Rxe8 31. Bxe8 Ne6 32. Bd7 Qb1+ 33. Kh2
Qb8+ 34. g3 Ng5 35. Nxg5 hxg5 {The _|_ ^- with Q is rather drawish.} 36. Bc6
Qc7 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Qc5 Qe5 39. Qxe5 Bxe5 $11 40. c4 Bd4 41. Kf3 f5 42. g4 Kf6
43. Be8 Bc5 44. Ke2 fxg4 45. hxg4 Ke5 46. Bxg6 Kd4 47. f4 Kxc4 48. fxg5 Kd4 49.
Kf3 Ke5 50. Kg3 Be7 51. Kh4 Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alushta Autumn 1st"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2004.08.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khurtsidze, Nino"]
[Black "Vokarev, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2391"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2004.08.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. c3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Be2 (8. Bc4 {- Dreev-Ye Jiangchuan, Dubai 2002 CBM 89}) (8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Be2 {
- 8.Be2}) 8... Nc6 9. O-O (9. h3 Qc7 10. Nh2 {This is a rather sophysticated
manoeuvre.} Nd8 {/\ Ne6-f4} (10... b6 $5) (10... Rd8 $5) 11. Be3 Ne6 12. g3 b6
13. Qc2 Bb7 14. Ng4 Rac8 15. Nh6+ Kh8 16. Bc4 Qc6 17. f3 b5 18. Be2 Nh5 19. Nf1
b4 20. Rd1 bxc3 21. bxc3 Nhf4 $1 $15 {Sharif-Kuzmin, Doha 1993}) (9. Qc2 Qc7 (
9... Be6 {The other plan of development b6, Bb7 looks a bit healthier.} 10. O-O
Qc7 {- 9.0-0} (10... h6 11. Be3 b6 12. h3 $14 Qc7 (12... Ne8 $14) 13. Nh2 {
/\ f4 to grab the |^ in the [+].} Nd7 (13... Ne8 $14) 14. f4 $16 f5 15. Bd3 Na5
16. Nhf3 c4 17. Be2 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Bf7 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Kh1 $16 {Malaniuk-Ravi,
Calcutta 1993 57/66})) 10. O-O {- 9.0-0}) 9... Qc7 10. Qc2 (10. h3 h6 (10...
Rb8 11. Re1 b5 12. Be3 c4 13. Qc2 Rd8 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Nf1 Rxd1 16. Rxd1 Nxe4
$6 {White gets three light pieces for the Q which is usually a good business.}
17. Qxe4 Nd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 e5 20. Nc2 Rd8 $14 {Andersson-Markowski,
Polanica Zdroj 1993}) 11. Be3 b6 12. Qc2 Nh5 {/\ Nf4} (12... Bb7 13. Rfe1 Nh5
14. a4 Rad8 15. Nc4 Nf4 16. Bf1 Nb8 {This plan is not very impressive.} 17. Qc1
g5 18. h4 f5 19. Bxf4 gxf4 20. e5 $14 {Khalifman-Howell, Groningen 1985}) 13.
Rfe1 {/\ Bf1} Nf4 14. Bf1 g5 15. a4 Rd8 $13 16. Nc4 Ng6 $5 (16... g4 $6 {
Wang Zili} 17. hxg4 Bxg4 {ruins his own P structure.} 18. Nh2 Be6 19. g3 Nh5
20. Qe2 Nf6 21. Bg2 $16) 17. a5 Nxa5 18. Nxa5 bxa5 19. Ra4 $1 (19. Qa4 Rb8 20.
Qxa5 Qxa5 21. Rxa5 g4 $1 $13) 19... g4 20. hxg4 Bxg4 $13 {Ye Rongguang-Wang
Zili, China ch 1994 61/71}) 10... Rd8 (10... Rb8 {/\ b5} 11. a4 h6 12. Bh4 Nh5
13. Rfd1 a6 14. Nf1 b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ne3 e6 $11 {Piankov-Nevednichy, La
Fere 2003}) (10... Nh5 11. Rfe1 Nf4 12. Bf1 h6 13. Bh4 Be6 $5 $13 (13... Rb8 $6
14. Nc4 b5 15. Ne3 e6 16. a4 a6 17. axb5 axb5 {(Pugachev-Ibragimov, Podolsk
1993 58/(84))} 18. Bg3 $1 $16 {with an annoying pin.}) 14. Bg3 Ne5 $1 {Pugachev
}) (10... Be6 11. Rfe1 h6 12. Bh4 Rad8 13. Bc4 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 Nh5 15. a4 Ne5 16.
Nfxe5 Bxe5 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bg7 19. Rad1 Qc6 20. Qb3 Qe6 $11 {
Kiselev-Timoshenko, Novosibirsk 1989}) (10... b6 11. Rfe1 Bb7 (11... h6 12. Bh4
Nh5 13. Nc4 (13. Nf1 $5) 13... g5 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 b5 (15... Bb7 $5) 16.
Ne3 Rb8 17. Nd5 Qb7 (17... Qa5 18. a4 b4 19. Nd2 $16) 18. Nd2 c4 19. f4 e6 20.
Ne3 Qb6 {(Malaniuk-Nevednichy, Yugoslavia 1993 58/84)} 21. Bh5 $1 $14) 12. Bh4
(12. Bb5 {This looks like an unnecessary provocation.} a6 13. Bf1 Ng4 {Black
wants to use the e5 square for mass exchanges.} 14. a4 Nce5 15. h3 Nxf3+ 16.
Nxf3 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Rad1 $11 {Larsen-Khalifman, Aarhus 1997}) 12... Rad8
13. Nc4 Nh5 14. a4 (14. Ne3 Nf4 15. Bc4 {This only loses the control over ><
c4.} (15. Bf1) 15... Na5 16. Bf1 c4 17. Bg3 e5 18. b4 cxb3 19. axb3 Qc8 20. b4
Nc6 $11 {Timoshenko-Todorovic, Palma 1989}) 14... Nf4 (14... h6 $5) 15. Bf1 Bc8
(15... Rd7 $5) 16. Bg3 e5 $6 {This weakening move helps only for White to take
control over the light squares.} (16... Bg4 $5) 17. Ne3 Na5 18. Bxf4 exf4 19.
Nd5 $14 {I.Sokolov-M.Piket, Netherlands 2000}) (10... h6 {Now White has to
decide where to retreat with his B.} 11. Be3 (11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Rfe1 (12. Rfd1 g5
{Black wants to get the ^^, the liquidation of the dark-squared B usually
helps for him.} (12... Nf4 {allows White to keep his vital dark-squared B.} 13.
Bf1 g5 14. Bg3 b6 15. h3 Bb7 16. Nc4 Rad8 17. h4 b5 18. Ne3 Ne5 19. hxg5 Nxf3+
20. gxf3 hxg5 21. Bxb5 {Black has no adequate compensation for the sacrificed
P.} Be5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 $14 {Kir.Georgiev-Dembo, Aghia Pelagia 2004}) 13.
Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 b6 (14... Bg4 {The beginning of a sophysticated B manoeuvre.}
15. Nc4 Bh5 16. a4 Bg6 17. Rd5 b6 18. Rad1 Rfe8 19. Ne3 e6 20. Rd7 Qc8 21. R7d2
$14 {Bagheri-Baklan, Metz 2003}) 15. Nc4 Bb7 16. Ne3 e6 $11 {and the white
knights have no good squares.}) 12... Be6 (12... b6 $5) (12... g5 13. Bg3 Nxg3
14. hxg3 Rd8) 13. Nc4 Bxc4 (13... Rfd8) 14. Bxc4 Ne5 $11) 11... b6 12. h3 {
- 10.h3}) 11. Rad1 (11. Rfe1 h6 12. Bh4 Nh5 13. Nc4 Be6 14. Ne3 Nf4 {taking
control over the dark squares f4 and e5.} 15. Bf1 Ne5 $11 {Yusupov-Kasparov,
Riga 1995 63/(53)}) (11. Rfd1 Be6 (11... h6 $5) 12. Nc4 Rxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Rd8 14.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 15. a4 h6 16. Be3 b6 17. h3 Ne8 18. Qd2 {The _|_ cannot yield much
for White.} Qxd2 19. Nfxd2 $11 {Bagheri-Nedev, Istanbul 2000}) 11... h6 12. Bh4
(12. Be3 $5 Ng4 (12... b6 13. h3 {and the B is on the right place.}) 13. Bxc5
b6 14. Be3 (14. Ba3 $4 {falls into} Nd4 $1 $19) 14... Nxe3 15. fxe3 {and the
doubled pawns and the ^^ may give some compensation for the P.}) 12... Nh5 {
>< f4} 13. Nc4 Rxd1 14. Rxd1 g5 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bd7 {Black has weakened
his >> a bit, but the ^^ has a bright future.} 17. Ne3 e6 {controlling >< d5
and f5} 18. a4 {White has to secure the c4 square.} Rd8 19. Nc4 Be8 {Black
wants to exchange the heavy pieces in order to exploit his ^^.} 20. Qc1 $6 {
This move is not easy to understand.} (20. Rxd8 Qxd8) 20... Na5 21. Nxa5 Qxa5
22. Rxd8 Qxd8 {Now the ^^ becomes really strong.} 23. Bd1 (23. Bb5 Bxb5 24.
axb5 Qd3 $1) (23. Qc2 Qa5 24. Bd1 Bc6 $15) 23... Bc6 24. Bc2 Qd7 25. Qe3 Bxa4
26. b3 (26. Bxa4 $2 Qxa4 27. Qxc5 Qxe4 $19) 26... Bb5 27. Qxc5 Qc6 28. Qxc6
Bxc6 {[%mdl 4096] The _|_ is a nice illustrative example for the strength of
the ^^.} 29. Nd4 Bd7 30. f4 $2 {This only weakens White's P structure.} (30. g4
a5 (30... b5 31. b4) 31. Bd3 {was more persistant.}) 30... e5 $1 31. fxe5 Bxe5
{White's P structure falls apart.} 32. Kf2 a5 {/\ b5, a4 creating a remote o^.}
(32... Kg7) 33. Bd3 {against b5} Kg7 34. Nf5+ (34. Ke3 $5 {/\ Kd2 keeping the
P on c3.} h5 (34... Bxg3 $2 35. Nf5+ Bxf5 36. exf5 {with good drawing chances
in view of the ^-.}) 35. Kd2 Kf6 36. Nf5) 34... Kf6 35. c4 {Now the dark
squares become utterly weak.} (35. Nxh6 $2 Bxc3 $19) 35... h5 36. Be2 g4 37.
Bd3 {White can only sit and wait, while Black can gradually improve his
position.} Bb8 38. Ke3 Be5 39. Kf2 Bc6 40. Ke3 Bb8 {Now they have reached the
40-th move limit.} 41. Bc2 Ke5 $1 $19 {/\ Ba7} 42. Ng7 Ba7+ 43. Kd2 Bxe4 44.
Bxe4 Kxe4 45. Nxh5 Bd4 {The black pieces dominate the board.} 46. Nf4 $2 (46.
Ke2 Be5) 46... Be3+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.03"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Markovic, Miroslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.09.29"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Estonia"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 {This is an
unusual setup, the N on c6 is not very well placed in this type of position.} (
6... h6 {wants to eliminate White's dark-squared B and after than opening up
the /^ for his g7 B with c7-c5. However the weaknesses on the >> may pose some
problems later on.} 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nbd2 Nxg3 10. hxg3 c5 11. c3) (6...
Nbd7 {/\ e7-e5 is one of the most popular answer}) 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3
Nh5 10. c3 f5 $6 {If Black wants to eliminate the g5 B, than c7-c5 push is the
logical continuation of this plan. Here the N on c6 is against the well-known
Philidor rule. However this agressive push is very dangerous for Black because
of the lack of development.} (10... Nxg3 11. hxg3 e6 {was logical to keep the
position closed.}) 11. d5 Nb8 $6 {If Black has to retreat like that, his
opening strategy cannot be sound!} (11... Ne5 $2 12. Bxe5) (11... Nxg3 {
was safer, for example:} 12. hxg3 (12. fxg3 $5 Ne5 13. Nd4) 12... Ne5 13. Nd4
f4) 12. Nd4 Nxg3 13. fxg3 $1 {opening up the f <-> against the >< f5 P.} (13.
hxg3 c5) 13... Bxd4 (13... c5 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 {/\ Bd3 >< f5}) 14. exd4 c6
(14... e6 15. g4 $1) 15. g4 $1 {White has to exploit his lead of development.}
cxd5 (15... fxg4 16. Rxf8+ $1 (16. Bxg4 Rxf1+ 17. Nxf1 cxd5 18. Ne3 e6) 16...
Qxf8 17. Bxg4 cxd5 18. Bxc8 Qxc8 19. Qh5 Kg7 20. Rf1 $40) 16. gxf5 Bxf5 17. Bg4
$1 Bxg4 (17... e6 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. Qb3 Qd7 20. Qxd5+ Kg7 21. Rae1 (21. Nc4 Rf6
) 21... Nc6 22. Re6 $16) (17... Qd7 18. Rxf5 Rxf5 19. Qc2 e6 20. Bxf5 exf5 21.
Rf1 Nc6 22. Qxf5 Qxf5 23. Rxf5 $16) 18. Qxg4 Nc6 (18... Nd7 19. Rxf8+ Nxf8 20.
h4 e6 21. Nf3 Qf6 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Nxg5 Qg6 24. Rf1 Re8 25. Qh4 Re7 26. Ne4 $1
) 19. h4 Qc8 20. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (20... Qxf8 21. Rf1 Qg7 (21... Qc8 22. Qh5) 22.
Qe6+ Kh8 23. Rf7 Nd8 24. Rxg7 Nxe6 25. Rxe7 $18) 21. Qf3+ $18 {Black has no
time to finish development.} Kg7 (21... Ke8 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Qxd5) 22. hxg5
Qe6 (22... hxg5 23. Qxd5) 23. gxh6+ Qxh6 (23... Kxh6 24. Qf4+ Kg7 25. Rf1) 24.
Rf1 $1 Rg8 (24... Qxd2 25. Qg4+ Kh6 26. Rf5 $18) 25. Rf2 {The black K is
helpless against the white threats, since he is almost completely naked!} Kh8 (
25... Qg5 26. Nf1 $1 (26. Qf7+ Kh8 27. Nf3 Qc1+)) 26. Qxd5 e5 27. Nf1 Qg6 28.
g3 exd4 29. cxd4 Re8 30. Rf4 Re7 31. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.09"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 h6 7. Bh4 Qe8 8. Bd3
(8. Be2 {- Utkin-Karasev, St.Petersburg ch 2001 CBM 83}) (8. Bc4 {see the
notes to Utkin-Karasev, St.Petersburg ch 2001 CBM 83}) 8... e5 (8... Nh5 9. O-O
Nf4 10. Bc4 {- 8.Be2, see Utkin-Karasev, St.Petersburg ch 2001 CBM 83} (10. Bc2
e5 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Nc4 Bg4 {Here Black has a strong pressure on >< d4.} 13. Ne3
Bxf3 14. Qxf3 exd4 15. Nf5 g5 16. Bg3 Ne5 17. Qd1 dxc3 18. bxc3 Neg6 $15 {
securing Black's material advantage, Kosic-Mozetic, Novi Sad 1995.})) 9. O-O (
9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Nbd7 (10... Nh5 $5 {deserves again serious attention, - 9.
0-0}) 11. Re1 Nc5 (11... Nh5 {- 9.0-0}) 12. Bf1 Bg4 {Soon or later this B has
to retreat, because the exchange for the f3 N is not advisable from
strategical point of view.} 13. Qe2 (13. Qc2) 13... Nh5 14. Qe3 Ne6 15. Nc4
Nef4 {Black's concentration of pieces on the >> is impressive, but it is not
easy to find a weakness there.} 16. b4 b6 17. a4 Qe6 18. Nfd2 {White hass to
play carefully!} (18. a5 $2 {founders on} Nxg2 $1 19. Kxg2 Bh3+ $19) 18... g5 (
18... Bf6 $6 19. Bxf6 (19. Bg3 Bg5 $1) 19... Qxf6 20. g3 {Torre}) 19. Bg3 Qg6
20. a5 {White is not afraid of the black |^ on the >> .} Rad8 21. axb6 axb6 22.
Ra7 Rd7 23. h3 Be6 24. Nf3 $14 {Torre-Gutman, Biel (izt) 1985 40/82}) 9... Nh5
10. dxe5 (10. Re1 $5 {vacating the square f4 for the retreat of his B.}) 10...
dxe5 (10... Nf4 $1 {was more precise not allowing White's B to retreat to f1.}
11. Bc4 dxe5 {- 8.Be2}) 11. Re1 Nd7 (11... Nf4 12. Bf1 {is White's idea, but
even here the chances are level. The N on f4 looks ideal, and White's
dark-squared B belongs to e3 in this symmetrical central P formation attacking
both flanks.}) 12. b4 {White has some pressure on the <<.} Nf4 (12... a5 13. a3
Nb6 14. Qc2 Bg4 15. Bf1 Ra7 {Black's setup seems to be a bit sophisticated.}
16. h3 Be6 17. Nb3 Qa4 18. Nfd2 Rfa8 19. f3 Bf6 20. Bf2 Bg5 21. Qb2 {/\ Nc5}
axb4 22. cxb4 $14 {Gausel-Dannevig, Norway 1996}) 13. Bf1 {White keeps the c4
square vacant for the N.} Nf6 {It is not completely clear what this N wants on
the >>.} (13... Nb6 {fighting for the << looks more to the point, although on
this flank White slowly but surely gets the upper hand.} 14. a4 a5 15. b5 Bg4 {
Black wants to provoke h3, but is it an achievement?} (15... Qe6 {/\ Bf6
exchanging the passive B.} 16. c4 {Now the fight for the vital c5 square
begins.} Nd7 17. Nb3 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. c5 $14) (15... Be6 16. c4 Nd7 17.
Nb3 $14) 16. h3 Be6 17. c4 Nd7 18. Nb3 g5 19. Bg3 Qe7 20. Qc2 $14 {/\ c5}) (
13... Bf6 {immediately weakens >< e5.} 14. Bxf6 (14. Bg3) 14... Nxf6 15. Nc4
Nd7 16. Qd2 $14 (16. g3 $14)) 14. Nc4 N6h5 15. Nfd2 (15. Qc2 $5 {keeping the
pressure on >< e5 was interesting.}) 15... Qe6 (15... Bf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nf3
$14 {- 13...Bf6}) 16. f3 {Now White wants to preserve his strategically strong
B.} (16. Ne3 $5 {looked also promising.} g5 17. Bg3 $16) 16... Bf6 17. Bf2 {
White certainly doesn't want to exchange Black's bad B.} Be7 (17... Rd8 18. Qc2
{and the N on h5 has nothing to do.}) 18. Qc2 {White builds up his pressure on
the << slowly but surely.} ({More forcing is} 18. g3 Nh3+ 19. Bxh3 Qxh3 20.
Nxe5 Bf6 21. Nd3 Bxc3 22. Rc1 Bg7 23. Rxc7 $16) 18... Qf6 19. Kh1 (19. Rad1)
19... Kh7 20. Rad1 Qg5 21. a3 {White is not running out of preparatory moves,
Black can only sit and wait.} (21. g3 Nh3 22. Be3 Qf6 23. Bg2 $14) 21... Qf6 (
21... b6 22. Qa4 $14) 22. Ne3 c6 23. Nec4 {White is not finding the right plan
yet.} (23. Nb3 b6 24. Rd2 Be6 25. Red1 $14) 23... Ng7 {Black finally improves
his N on the edge of the board.} 24. Nb3 Nge6 25. Be3 (25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 {
is connected with a positional exchange sacrifice, but White is far from
pushing too hard...} Nd4 27. Bxd4 Qxd6 28. Bc5 Qd8 29. Rd1 Qe8 30. Bxf8 Qxf8
31. Na5 $14) 25... b6 26. a4 (26. Nd6 {was again tempting, but White doesn't
want to complicate matters.} Bxd6 27. Rxd6 Nd4 28. Rxd4 exd4 29. cxd4 $44)
26... Nc7 (26... Rd8 27. Rxd8 Bxd8 28. Qd2 $14 {conquering the only opened d
<->.}) 27. Ncd2 {This is again a bit sophysticated move. Without doing
anything White hardly can convert his advantage into a win.} (27. a5 b5 28. Nb2
$14 {was more more consequent.}) 27... Nce6 28. Qa2 (28. Nc4) 28... g5 {
Black realizes that White is not determinate to march ahead, so he wants to
grab the |^ on the >>.} 29. Qc2 {White cannot make a clear-cut decision.} (29.
g3 Ng6 30. a5) 29... h5 {/\ h4, Nh5 and suddenly Black has concrete threats
against the white K.} 30. Nc4 {White doesn't want to do anything connected
with activity. In a practical game usually the punishment will soon come.} (30.
a5) 30... Ng7 {Black has already some plans on the >>.} 31. Qf2 {White is
still making prophylactical moves...} (31. g3 Nh3 32. a5 b5) 31... h4 32. a5 b5
33. Nb2 g4 {Now Black's activity cannot be underestimated.} 34. fxg4 Bxg4 35.
Rd2 Ngh5 36. Bxa7 {This plan is however too brave, probably in time trouble.}
Be6 37. Nc5 Rg8 38. Nxe6 Qxe6 39. Be3 {[#]} Ng3+ $1 $19 {and here is the
punishment for White's undetermined play. White's K cannot escape!} 40. Kg1 (
40. hxg3 hxg3 $19) 40... Nh3+ $1 {winning the Q.} 41. gxh3 Nxe4+ 42. Bg2 Nxf2
43. Rxf2 f5 44. Nd3 e4 45. Nf4 Qc4 46. Ne2 Bg5 47. Bd4 Bd2 48. Ref1 e3 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.30"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 {/\ Nd7, e5 and
playing on the >> and in the [+].} (6... Nfd7 7. O-O e5 8. Bh2 Nc6 9. c3 {
- 6...Nc6}) (6... Nbd7 7. c4 {- Rogers-Babula, Prague 1999 CBM 72} (7. O-O {
- Touzane-David, Cannes 2000 CBM 75})) 7. c3 {White is waiting with castles,
although it is not advisable to omit it.} (7. O-O {is a bit more flexible,
because in some cases c4 may come.} Nd7 $5 {/\ e5 deserves again serious
attention.} (7... Qe8 8. Bh2 e5 9. c4 $1 {Here is the difference!} Bf5 (9...
Qe7 {Chekhov} 10. Nc3 Re8 11. d5 (11. Nd5 {is not so effective as it looks
like at first sight because of} Qd8) 11... Nb8 12. Nd2 e4 13. Rc1 {/\ b4,c5})
10. Nc3 exd4 11. exd4 $16 {and Black has lost the battle for the [+],
Larsen-Kavalek, Buenos Aires 1980.})) (7. c4 {is another setup, where Black's
plans are similar, but White cannot use the c4 square for his pieces after
dxe5.} Nd7 8. Nc3 e5 9. Bg3 h6 {Why?} 10. O-O f5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qd2 Nc5 13.
Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nd5 Ne6 15. Rad1 a5 16. Rd2 Bd7 17. Rfd1 Be8 18. b3 g5 {and the
passive g3 B is still in trouble.} 19. Bh2 Bg6 20. a3 {1/2-1/2 Zhukova-C.
Foisor, Elista 1998}) 7... Nd7 {preparing e5, and in case also f5.} 8. Bh2 e5
9. Nbd2 (9. O-O {is again a bit more flexible.} f5 (9... b6 $5 {/\ Bb7} 10.
Nbd2 Bb7 11. Rc1 {Why?} h6 12. Re1 {White is playing too passively.} f5 13.
Bc4+ Kh8 14. Nb3 Qf6 15. Qc2 g5 $17 {and Black grabs the |^ on the >>,
Eriksson-Bracjunova, Herculane 1994.}) 10. Na3 (10. dxe5 Ndxe5 {is a bit
similar to some Dutch Leningrad with an active position for Black.} ({Here} 
10... dxe5 {looks also satisfactory:} 11. Bb5 Qf6 12. Na3 Kh8 13. e4 (13. Nc4
e4 $13 {and although Black opens the /^ for the h2 B, but gains space in the 
[+], and will use the e5 square for his pieces.}) 13... f4 {and the h2 B is
entombbed.} (13... Nc5 14. exf5)) 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. Nd4 Bf7 $142 (12... Bd5 $2 {
was only a loss of a tempo:} 13. N2f3 Bf7 14. Bf4 h6 15. Bg3 a6 16. Qc2 Qf6 17.
h4 Ne7 18. Rad1 Rab8 19. c4 c5 $13 {and even so Black's pieces are fairly
active, Van Heste-De Kok OHRA-B Amsterdam 1985.})) (10. a4 {In general White's
chances lie on the <<.} g5 11. Na3 {This can be a difference, the N is
sometimes more flexible on a3, than on d2.} (11. a5 $2 a6 $17 {
Hoffman-Strikovic, Sevilla 1994 60/64})) 10... e4 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. f3 (12. b4 $5
{beginning the advance on the << and still waiting on the other flank was the
other strategy.}) 12... exf3 $5 (12... d5 $143 $6 {opens up the /^ for the
passive h2 B.} 13. c4) (12... Ne7 $5 13. fxe4 fxe4 14. Qb3+ Kh8 15. c4 {
(Alterman-Avrukh, Tel Aviv 1999 CBM 71)} h5 $1 {/\ Nf5 attacking the weak dark
squares on the >>.} 16. Rf2 Nf5 17. g4 (17. Raf1 h4 {secures Black's space
advantage on the >>.}) 17... hxg4 18. hxg4 Nh4 $36) 13. Bxf3 Be6 $11 {is the
simple solution.} (13... Re8 $6 14. Qb3+ Kh8 15. Rae1 $16) (13... g5 $5 14. e4
$140 f4)) 9... Qe7 ({or even immediately} 9... f5 10. Qb3+ Kh8 $13 {and
Black's strong P formation in the [+] gives him excellent chances.}) 10. O-O (
10. d5 Nd8 11. e4 f5 {is not a very tempting King's Indian structure with the
half-dead h2 B.} 12. exf5 gxf5 $132) 10... f5 (10... e4 11. Ne1 f5 {is met by
the counterattack on the other flank.} 12. b4) 11. dxe5 {This is usually a big
strategical concession, Black now grabs the |^ in the [+].} (11. Nc4 e4 (11...
Kh8 {is a usual prophylactic move here.} 12. Qc2 e4 (12... g5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14.
Rad1 e4 15. Nd4 Nce5 {If Black can keep his stronghold on e5, he cannot be
worse.} 16. b4 (16. Nb5 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 (17. Nxc7 $2 Nde5 18. Nxa8 Be6) 17... Ne5
) 16... Nxc4 (16... b6 $2 {was immediately punished by tactics based on double
attack.} 17. Nxf5 $1 Rxf5 18. Qxe4 $18 {Gralka-Bobras, Augustow 1996}) 17. Bxc4
Ne5) 13. Nfd2 Nd8 $13 {bringing the N to the >>.}) 12. Nfd2 Nd8 $13 {and White
is far away from the thematic c4-c5 push.}) 11... dxe5 12. Nc4 Kh8 13. Qb3 (13.
Qc2 e4 14. Nd4 Nce5 {with similar positions to the previous move.}) 13... Nb6 (
13... e4 14. Nd4 Nce5 15. Rad1 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Ne5 {was also interesting.}) 14.
Nxb6 axb6 15. Rfd1 g5 {Black clearly wants more than simple equalization.} (
15... Be6 16. Qc2 Rfd8 {and Black's pieces work harmoniously together.} (16...
g5 {- 15...g5})) 16. Qc2 Be6 17. Bb5 Bg8 (17... e4 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Nd4) 18.
Rd2 e4 (18... g4 $5 {winning the a2 P is rather Fritz-like move, but has to be
checked!} 19. hxg4 fxg4 20. Ne1 Bxa2 21. Rad1 Be6) 19. Nd4 (19. Bxc6 $6 bxc6
20. Nd4 c5) 19... Nxd4 20. cxd4 f4 (20... c6 {If Black can blockade >< d5 by a
piece, his chances remain better.} 21. Bc4 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Rfd8 23. Qb3 b5 24. d5
$1 {avoiding Rd5.}) 21. Bc4 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 c6 23. d5 cxd5 24. Rxd5 Bxb2 {
Now Black follows a light-hearted plan underestimating White's counterchances.}
(24... fxe3 25. fxe3 (25. Bd6 $2 exf2+ 26. Kf1 Qe6 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 $17) 25...
Rad8 {was only about equal, but better than in the game.} 26. Rad1 Rxd5 27.
Rxd5 Rd8) 25. Rad1 {gaining control over the vital d <->.} Rac8 $6 (25... fxe3
26. fxe3 Qe6 27. Qb3 Bf6 {was still better.}) 26. Qb5 {Now >< g5 will fall,
and the h2 B will be set free.} Bg7 (26... Bf6 27. exf4 e3 28. Qe2 exf2+ 29.
Qxf2 gxf4 30. Bxf4 $14) 27. Rxg5 fxe3 28. fxe3 Rc5 29. Rxc5 Qxc5 30. Qb3 {
White has now a virtual extra P.} Bh6 $2 {Black cannot win >< e3, so this move
is only a waste of time probably in time trouble.} (30... Qc6) 31. Kh1 Rg8 (
31... Bxe3 $2 32. Bd6 $18) 32. Qe6 Bg7 {Sad, but true.} 33. Bf4 (33. Qxe4 Qc6
34. Qf5 $18 {wins also enough material.}) 33... Qc2 (33... Qc6 34. Rd6) 34. Rd7
Qc6 35. Qe7 $18 {The white pieces dominate the board, and Black's weak pawns
will fall one by one.} Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qb2 37. Qxe4 Qxa2 38. Rxb7 Qa8 39. Qe7 Qa1
40. Rxb6 Qa2 41. Rb7 Qa1 42. Rd7 Qb2 43. Rd8 Bf6 44. Rxg8+ Kxg8 45. Qe8+ Kg7
46. Qh5 Kg8 47. Qf5 Qc3 48. e4 Be7 49. Qe6+ Kf8 50. Bh6+ Ke8 51. Bg5 Qc7+ 52.
e5 1-0

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Targoviste"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Moldovan, Daniel"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2001.11.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 Nfd7 {/\ e5} 7. O-O e5
8. Bh2 Qe7 $6 {The Q is rather vulnerable here. Both alternatives look better.}
(8... Nc6 {- Alterman-Avrukh, Tel Aviv 1999 CBM 71}) (8... f5 {see the notes
of Alterman-Avrukh, Tel Aviv 1999 CBM 71}) 9. c4 {/\ Nc3 and the Q on e7 feels
herself uncomfortable.} (9. a4 {looks less effective, because it forgets about
the [+].} f5 $13 {is the standard plan here.} (9... Re8 {is again not very
important now.} 10. c3 Nf8 {/\ g5, Ng6 with |^ on the >>.} 11. Na3 e4 12. Nd2
g5 13. Nb5 $6 {This is a "trappy" move.} a6 {was good and simple.} (13... Ng6
$2 {and Black falls into the trap!} 14. Nxe4 $1 a6 (14... Qxe4 $2 {loses
outright:} 15. Nxc7 $18 Qe7 16. Nxa8 Na6 17. b4 Nh4 18. b5 {1-0
Gladischev-Papenin, Sevastopol 2000}) 15. Nxc7 Qxc7 16. Nxd6 $16 {with three
pawns and a nice position for the N.}) 14. Na3 Ng6 $13)) 9... Nc6 (9... f5 10.
Nc3 c6 {defends against Nd5, but creates more weaknesses on the <<.} 11. b4 {
/\ c5, or b5} e4 12. Nd2 $16) 10. Nc3 a5 {Black's whole plan is dubious.} 11.
a3 {White is not hurrying to harvest the plow.} (11. Nb5 Nb6 12. Rc1 Bf5 13. d5
Nb4 14. Nc3 Bd7 {and the h2 B is out of play at least.}) (11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Rc1 {
can be met by} Ne7 {which is Black's major plan anyway.}) 11... Re8 12. Re1 (
12. Rb1 {is running into Bf5 in the near future.} Nb6 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 exd4
15. exd4 Bf5 16. Rb3 Na4 $132) (12. Rc1 $14 {was a good positional move
strengthening the pressure on the <<.}) 12... h6 {Black is in difficulty
finding useful moves.} (12... Qd8 13. Rc1 $14) 13. Rc1 {White can slowly but
surely strengthen his position.} Qd8 {Sad, but true. The Q on e7 was inferior.}
(13... e4 14. Nd2 $16 {works only for White widening the /^ for the h2 B.}) 14.
Nb5 (14. Na4 {is also logical preparing the advance on the <<.} exd4 15. exd4
Qf6 (15... Nf6 16. Nc3 $14 (16. d5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. b4 $14 {and the pawns
on the << are rather frightening.})) 16. c5 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. cxd6 cxd6
19. Bxd6 $14 {and White has the better developed pieces.}) 14... b6 {This will
be a weakness in case of closing the [+] by d4-d5.} 15. b3 {White has still
time for slow preparatory moves.} (15. d5 Ne7 {closes the [+] a bit early, and
it is not easy to activate the bad B on h2.}) (15. Rb1 $14 {/\ b4}) 15... Bb7
16. Qc2 (16. d5 Ne7 17. e4 $14 {was now better than before because the B on b7
is also badly placed in a King's Indian classical structure.}) 16... Na7 17.
Nxa7 $6 {Exchanging the pieces with space advantage and better development is
against the rules.} (17. Nc3 $1 $14 {was better and the N on a7 remains
pathetic.}) 17... Rxa7 18. dxe5 {giving up the [+] may only lead to an equal
position.} Nxe5 {Black is happy to exchange his passive pieces.} 19. Nxe5 Bxe5
20. Bxe5 Rxe5 $11 {Now suddenly Black is completely OK, the structure is also
fine, White let him escape easily.} 21. Rcd1 Qe7 22. Bf1 Ra8 23. Qc3 Re8 24.
Rd2 f5 25. Red1 g5 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Bc6 28. Rd4 Qf6 29. g3 Kg7 30. Bg2 Bxg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1999.03.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vasilescu, Lucian Mihail"]
[Black "Badea, Bela"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1999.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3 Nbd7 7. Bc4 e5 8. O-O
Qe8 9. Re1 h6 10. Bh4 Nh5 {This is the active continuation.} (10... Nb6 {
misplaces the N a bit in order to finish the development.} 11. Bb3 Bd7 {
This is not a frightening developing move again.} 12. a4 {White wants to
create some weaknesses on the <<.} (12. Nc4 {immediately was also played:} Nxc4
13. Bxc4 Bc6 14. Bd3 Nh5 15. Qb3 {/\ d5} b6 16. a4 Kh8 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Bb5 a6
19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Rad1 $14 {Gormally-Sashikiran, GBR-ch Torquay 1998}) 12... a5
13. Nc4 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Bc6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qb3 $14 {with some
pressure on the light squares.}) 11. dxe5 (11. Nf1 Nb6 (11... Ndf6 $5 12. a4 b6
13. Bb5 {provoking some weaknesses.} c6 14. Bc4 Qe7 {It was time to improve
the Q's position.} 15. Ne3 Qc7 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. dxe5 {After this exchange in
the [+] Black has everything in order.} dxe5 18. Qc2 a6 19. f3 b5 20. Bf1 Rfd8
21. b4 c5 $11 {Khalifman-Shirov, Linares 1995}) 12. Bb3 Be6 13. dxe5 dxe5 {
- 11.dxe5 dxe5}) (11. a4 a5 12. Bb5 Bf6 (12... c6 $5 {deserves attention.}) 13.
Bxd7 (13. Bg3 $5) 13... Bxd7 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nc4 Ng4 17. h3 Be6
18. Qe2 $16 {Bogdanovski-Cvitan, Toulouse op 1990}) 11... dxe5 (11... Nxe5 12.
Nxe5 dxe5 13. a4 a5 14. Qb3 Kh7 (14... Bf6 $5) 15. Rad1 Bf6 16. Bxf6 (16. Bg3)
16... Nxf6 17. h3 Qe7 18. Nf3 Nd7 19. Rd2 Kg7 20. Red1 $14 {Van den
Berg-Segers, NLD-ch 1995}) 12. a4 (12. Nf1 Nb6 {This is simpler than} (12...
Nc5 $6 13. b4 Be6 (13... Ne6 14. Ne3) 14. N3d2 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 Ne6 (15... Qe6 $2
16. Na5 Qa6 17. Be7 $18 {Martinez-Vladimirov, Oviedo rapid 1991}) 16. Nfe3 $14)
13. Bb3 Be6 {After the simplifications Black can easily hold his position.} 14.
Ne3 (14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. Ne3 Rfe8 16. Qb3 Nf4 17. Rad1 {1/2:1/2 Muse-Smejkal, BL
1988}) 14... c6 15. Nd2 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qf3 Qe7 18. Qg3 Bxb3 19. Nf5 Qc7
20. axb3 Kh7 21. Qh4 Ng8 22. Ne3 Kg7 $11 {Z.Nikolic-Hazai, Vrnjacka Banja 1984}
) 12... Kh8 (12... g5 $6 {weakens unnecessarily Black's position, especially
>< f5.} 13. Bg3 (13. Nxg5 $5 hxg5 14. Qxh5 gxh4 15. Qxh4 $40 {is also worth of
trying for players who like excitement.}) 13... Nf4 14. Nf1 $16) (12... Bf6 {
allows White to gain space on the <<.} 13. a5 $1 Qe7 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Bf1 $1 {
The N belongs to c4!} Rd8 16. Qe2 Nf4 17. Qe3 g5 (17... Kg7 18. g3 Ne6 19. Nc4
$16) 18. Red1 Re8 19. g3 Ng6 20. h3 Ndf8 21. Nh2 Be6 (21... h5 $2 22. Be2 $1 h4
23. Bg4 $16 {T.Petrosian-Jansa, Bar 1986}) 22. Kg2 $16 {/\ Be2-g4 exchanging
Black's nice B.}) (12... a5 {deserved attention, as usually.}) 13. a5 a6 14.
Qc2 f5 $6 {In a passive position it is against the principles to open up the
position. This helps only for the better developed pieces.} (14... Nc5 15. b4
Ne6 16. Bf1 $16 {with a big space advantage on the <<.}) 15. exf5 gxf5 {[#]}
16. Nd4 $1 $16 Nb8 {Sad, but true.} (16... Nc5 {is answered by} 17. b4) 17. Qb3
Qg6 $2 (17... Nf4 18. Bg3 Ng6 19. f4 $1 e4 20. Ne6 $16 {is not rosy either.})
18. Be7 $1 $18 {winning the exchange.} Nf4 19. g3 exd4 20. Bxf8 Bxf8 21. Bf7 $1
Qg7 22. Re8 Bd7 (22... Nd7 23. Rae1) 23. Rae1 $1 Bxe8 24. Rxe8 d3 25. Kf1 Nh3
26. Bh5 c6 27. f4 $1 Qf6 28. Qxb7 Qd6 29. Qf7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warszawa Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d6 {One has to realize that
this is in fact a Reti New York line with reversed colours, therefore the
strategies of the abovementioned opening are valid here as well.} 6. c3 (6. Bc4
{White can try to spare c2-c3, but this is a rare idea.} Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Ne4 Qe8 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. e4 Qe7 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 {after the mass
exchanges Black has a fine position.} 13. Qe2 Be6 14. Nxe5 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 Qxe4
16. Rfe1 Rfe8 17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. Rad1 Nc5 {= with completely equal K,
Dreev-Khalifman, Vilnius 1988}) (6. Be2 {or}) (6. Bd3 {are the other
strategies here.}) 6... Nbd7 7. Bc4 {White wants to provoke Black d6-d5 after
which he can invade >< e5.} (7. Be2) 7... Qe8 {Black's main idea is to play
for e7-e5.} 8. O-O h6 {driving the B to a slightly inferior place.} 9. Bh4 e5
10. b4 {This is an interesting idea to allow e5-e4.} (10. e4 Nh5 {><f4} 11. Re1
Nb6 12. Bb3 Bg4 {provoking h3, after which the N on f4 will have a target.} 13.
h3 Bd7 14. a4 a5 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Nf4 17. Bg3 g5 18. Qb3 Rb8 19. Bb5 c6
20. Bf1 Qe7 21. dxe5 dxe5 {~ Speelman-Ye Jiangchuan, Beijing 1997}) 10... Kh8 {
Black wants to prepare f7-f5.} (10... e4 $5 {is a completely other plan.}) 11.
Bb3 Nh5 12. Nc4 (12. dxe5 {is the well-known method in the Reti, and here it
works as well.} dxe5 13. e4 Bf6 (13... Nb6 14. c4 {+=}) 14. Bg3 {hoping for a
bad dark-squared B for Black.} Qe7 15. Nc4 Rd8 16. Qe2 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Nb6 18.
Na5 {+= with some pressure on the light squares and on the <<.}) 12... f5 13.
dxe5 Nxe5 (13... dxe5 {is also worth trying, because e5-e4 hits the Nf3.} 14.
Re1 (14. Ba4 e4 $1 (14... g5 $2 {founders on} 15. Nfxe5 $1 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5
17. Qxh5 gxh4 $2 18. Qxh6+ Kg8 19. Bb3+ Rf7 20. Qg6+ {+-}) 15. Nd4 a6 $1 {=+})
14... e4 $1 15. Nd4 g5 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Nf6 {~}) 14. Nfxe5 dxe5 15. f4
exf4 (15... e4 {At first sight the closing of the position looks logical,
since White is better developed.} 16. Ne5 (16. Na5 Rb8 {=+}) (16. Rc1 Be6 {=+})
16... Bxe5 17. fxe5 Qxe5 18. g4 Nf6 19. gxf5 Bxf5 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21. cxd4 {~=})
16. exf4 Nxf4 (16... Bxc3 $2 17. Rc1 Bg7 18. Re1 {+/-}) 17. Rxf4 g5 {#} 18. Rd4
(18. Qd2 $1 {was the real alternative!} gxf4 19. Re1 Qh5 (19... Qg6 $6 20. Ne5
Bxe5 21. Rxe5 f3 22. Re7 $1 Qxg2+ 23. Qxg2 fxg2 24. Bf2 $1 Rd8 25. Bg3 {+-})
20. Qxf4 {White has sacrificed the exchange, but he has an ample compensation
for it.} Bd7 21. Re7 $1 Bc6 22. Ne5 {~=}) 18... gxh4 19. Rxh4 Qe7 (19... Be6 $2
20. Qd2 Qg6 21. Ne5 $1) 20. Qe1 (20. Qh5 Bd7 $1 (20... Qe8 $6 21. Qg5 Kh7 22.
Qg3) (20... Be6 $6 21. Ne5 $1 (21. Re1 Qf7))) 20... Qf6 21. Ne5 Be6 22. Ng6+ $1
{White's dreams of attack cannot be realized, therefore he changes the course
of the game playing for a draw.} (22. Bxe6 Qxe6 (22... Qxe5 $2 23. Rxh6+ {+-})
23. Nf3 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Rae8) (22. Qg3 Bxb3 (22... Qxe5 $2 23. Rxh6+ $1 {+-}) 23.
Ng6+ (23. Nd7 f4 $1) 23... Kg8 24. axb3 Rfe8) 22... Qxg6 23. Qxe6 {=} Qg5 24.
Rh3 Rae8 25. Qc4 Re3 26. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 Qxc3 28. Qxc3 Bxc3 29. Rc1 {
Black is a P up, but the K is drawish because of the opposite coloured Bs.} Be5
30. b5 Rd8 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Bxd1 c5 33. bxc6 bxc6 34. Kg1 Kg7 35. Bb3 Kg6 36.
Kf2 Bd4+ 37. Ke2 Kg5 38. Kd3 h5 39. Bd1 h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2004.04.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bg5 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. e3 d6 7. a4 a6 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 {Compare to the Reti Opening 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.b3
Bg4 5.Bb2 e6 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.d3 a5 8.a3 Bd6 9.Nbd2 0-0 with reversed colours
where White has an extra tempo!} 10. e4 (10. Re1 e5 11. e4 Qe7 {1/2-1/2
Hug-Vogt, Winterthur 1996} (11... h6 12. Bh4 {- 10.e4})) 10... h6 {It is
important to drive back the B to h4.} 11. Bh4 (11. Be3 $6 Ng4) 11... e5 12. Re1
(12. d5 {wants to close the [+], but after} c6 {Black immediately attacks it.})
12... Re8 (12... Qe8 $1 {looks more to the point, the Q leaves the nasty pin
and Nh5 will come.} 13. Qc2 $5 {overprotecting the vital e4 square looks
reasonable.} (13. Nc4 $2 {forgets about >< e4.} exd4 14. cxd4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4
Bxe4 16. Nfd2 d5 $17) (13. dxe5 {is typical, but a bit early.} dxe5 14. b4 Nh5
{/\ Nf4, f5 with a counterplay on the >>.} 15. Nc4 Nf4 16. Bf1 f5 17. Nfd2 Nh5
18. f3 {1/2-1/2 S.Kovacevic-Kulaots, Benasque 1999})) 13. Qc2 c6 {This weakens
>< d6 and closes the /^ of the B. Black wants to play Qc7, where at least the
Q is safe.} (13... Qe7 {/\ Qf8 creates less weaknesses.} 14. b4 Qf8 15. a5 (15.
dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Rxe5 $11 {Now Black is not forced to take back with the P.})
(15. Bf1 Nh5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 $11) 15... b5 16. c4 bxc4 17. Qxc4 {
looks critical.}) 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. b4 {White`s chances are on the <<.} Qc7 16.
Bf1 {The B is safe here not disturbing the harmony of the other pieces.} a5 {
Black cannot sit and wait forever.} 17. Qb3 (17. Nc4 axb4 18. cxb4 $14 {
is a favourable change of P structure for White.}) 17... Ba6 18. bxa5 (18. Bxa6
Rxa6 19. b5 {White wants to gain control over the weakened light squares, but
gives up >< c5.} Nc5 20. Qc4 Raa8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 $13 {and the white N is far
away from the desired d5 square.}) 18... bxa5 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21.
Qc2 Raa8 22. Nc4 $14 {White`s N is ideally posted on c4 attacking >< a5 and e5.
The black B is "theoretically" the bad one, but it can be activated on the
g1-a7 /^.} Nc5 {The black N is also excellent on c5 attacking >< a4 and e4. If
White can exchange his f3 N for it then he can claim a small but durable
advantage.} 23. g3 {Now it is time for the slow manoeuvring play.} Red8 24.
Rad1 Kg7 25. Kg2 Rab8 26. Rxd8 {It is advisable to exchange one pair of rooks,
but not more than that.} Rxd8 27. Re2 $6 (27. Rb1 $14 {occupying the b <->
looked more active.}) 27... h5 28. Rd2 $6 {After the exchange of the remaining
rooks White`s advantage is microscopical.} (28. h4 {against h5-h4 was required.
}) 28... Rxd2 29. Nfxd2 h4 $11 30. Nf3 hxg3 31. hxg3 Kg8 32. Nh2 Bg7 33. Nf3
Bf6 34. Nfd2 Bg5 35. Nb3 Nxa4 36. Nbxa5 Nc5 37. Nb3 Be7 (37... Ne6) 38. Nxc5
Bxc5 39. Qa4 Kg7 {The _|_ is completely playable for Black.} 40. Qa5 (40. Na5
$2 Qa7 $1) 40... Qe7 41. Nd2 Ba7 42. Nf3 Bc5 43. Kf1 Bd6 44. Qa6 Qd7 45. Kg2
Bc7 46. Qb7 Qd6 47. Nh2 Ba5 48. c4 Qc5 49. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA Cup final"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2004.06.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Apicella, Manuel"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. c3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2
d6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Bh2 a6 11. a4 {This quiet positional system is a reversed
Reti Opening. Black has no problems for equalization, although White's
position is so safe, that losing it is not easy at all.} cxd4 {Black
liquidates the tension in the [+], and now White has to decide.} (11... Qc7 {
- Zhukova-A.Kovacevic, Belgrade 2000 CBM 76}) (11... Ra7 {- Touzane-Al.David,
Cannes 2000 CBM 76}) 12. exd4 ({In case of} 12. cxd4 {the symmetry doesn't
bring White any real.}) 12... Bh6 {Now the h2 B is out of play and the >< f4
can be used as a stepping-stone for the black pieces.} (12... Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4
14. Re1 Nf6 15. Nd2 Bb7 {It is not easy for White advancing his pawns without
creating painful weaknesses.} 16. Bc4 Qc7 17. Qb3 Rac8 18. Bf1 Bh6 $11 {
Karlik-Pisk, Czechia 1997}) (12... Nd5 13. Re1) (12... Qc7 13. Re1) 13. Re1 Rc8
{Other tries deserve attention as well:} (13... Qc7) (13... Nd5) 14. Bd3 Re8
15. Ne4 {The exchange of the light pieces may diminish the tension, but Black
has still some play on the << due to the minority attack.} (15. Qe2) 15... Nxe4
16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Nf6 18. Re2 (18. Re1 Qc7) 18... b5 {Black grabs the |^
on the << and the h2 B may become a bad one.} (18... Qc7) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qb3
Qb6 21. Rae1 (21. Ree1 {holding the only opened a line was logical.} e6) 21...
e6 {Now at least there is a target for the B on d6.} 22. Nd2 Qc6 (22... Bxd2
23. Rxd2 Nd5 {looked promising with an excellent N on d5.}) 23. Nf1 (23. Ne4
Nxe4 24. Rxe4 d5 25. R4e2 Qc4 $15 {is a typical small but durable advantage
because of the minority attack on the <<.}) 23... Nd5 (23... Ra8 {taking
control over the a line was still possible.} 24. Ne3 Bxe3 25. Rxe3 Nd5 {
with some pressure on the light squares.}) 24. Ne3 Nxe3 25. fxe3 {/\ e4} e5 26.
e4 Qc4 27. Qxc4 (27. Qd1 b4 $15) 27... bxc4 {The P structure is still a bit
better for Black in view of the backward P on b2, and the h2 B remains passive.
} 28. Kf2 (28. Ra1 exd4 29. cxd4 Bg7 30. e5) 28... f6 (28... Ra8 29. dxe5 dxe5
30. Rd1 f6 31. Rd7) 29. Rd1 Kf7 {Now the penetration on the d line is parried.}
30. Kf3 (30. Ra1 Ra8) 30... Ke6 (30... Ra8 {grabbing the a line was the real
alternative.}) 31. Bg1 {/\ Be3 to get rid of the bad B.} (31. Ra1 Ra8 32. Ree1
Reb8) 31... f5 (31... Ra8 32. Be3 Bxe3 33. Kxe3 {and the R _|_ is drawish as
usual.}) 32. dxe5 dxe5 33. Be3 Bxe3 34. Kxe3 Red8 35. Red2 Rxd2 (35... f4+ 36.
Kf3 Rxd2 37. Rxd2) 36. Rxd2 Rb8 37. exf5+ gxf5 38. g4 $11 {and finally White
has evened out completely.} Rg8 (38... fxg4 39. hxg4 Rg8 40. Kf3) 39. gxf5+
Kxf5 40. Rf2+ Ke6 41. Ke4 Rg1 42. Rd2 Re1+ 43. Kf3 Rf1+ 44. Ke4 Rf4+ 45. Ke3
Rh4 46. Rh2 h6 47. Rh1 h5 48. Rh2 Kf5 49. Rf2+ Rf4 50. Rd2 Rf1 51. Rd8 Re1+ 52.
Kf3 Rh1 53. Rf8+ Ke6 54. Re8+ Kd6 55. Rd8+ Ke7 56. Rh8 Rxh3+ 57. Ke4 Kf6 58.
Rf8+ Kg5 59. Kxe5 Rh2 60. Ke4 Rd2 61. Rg8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.29"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Villamayor, Buenaventura"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 {Black immediately wants to attack
White's [+].} (4... O-O {is the other alternative.}) (4... d5 {D03}) 5. c3 {
This allows Black to simplify things.} (5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Ne4 {is a quick
assault, but Black can hold his own.}) (5. e3 {is the main line.}) 5... cxd4 {
Now White cannot take back with the e P.} (5... O-O 6. Bxf6 (6. e3 d6 {leads
to the main lines of this variation.}) 6... Bxf6 (6... exf6 $143 {seems to be
too risky.} 7. dxc5 f5 8. e3 f4 {Black is too generous sacrificing all the
pawns.} 9. exf4 b6 10. Be2 $143 {is too modest.} (10. cxb6 Re8+ 11. Be2 Ba6 {
is not that frightening, for example:} 12. Ne5 $18 ({or} 12. b7 $18)) 10...
bxc5 11. O-O d5 $44 {with a strong [+], and ^^, Trifunovic-Spassky, Varna ol
1962.}) 7. Ne4 Qb6 8. Nxf6+ exf6 {Black's P structure is slightly corrupted,
but he has some pressure on the e <->.} 9. Qd2 d6 10. e3 Nd7 (10... f5 $5) 11.
g4 {against f5} (11. Bd3 f5 12. O-O-O Nf6 {>< e4}) 11... Re8 12. Be2 Nf8 13.
Rg1 Ne6 $13 {Ostrovsky-Nezhmetdinov, SU 1963}) (5... d5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 {D03})
6. cxd4 Nc6 (6... O-O 7. e3 (7. e4 {is strongly met by} d5 $1 8. e5 Ne4 $13)
7... Nc6 {- 6...Nc6} (7... d6 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 Nc6 {- 6...Nc6}) 8... Nc6 {
- 6...Nc6})) (6... d5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bd3 {D03}) 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 (8. Bc4 $143 {
is a provocation, but after} d5 {Black has won an important tempo comparing to
D03.} 9. Be2 Bf5 10. O-O Qb6 $132 {Nickl-Loginov, Graz 1998}) (8. a3 {-
Speelman-Plaskett, Hastings 1998 CBM 69}) (8. Bd3 d6 9. O-O h6 $5 (9... Bg4 10.
h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Qb6 12. Qe2 Rfc8 13. Rac1 e5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bxf6 {giving
up the ^^ leads to a drawish position because of the ^-.} (15. e4 {gives up
the vital >< d4 square.} Nd7 $132) 15... Bxf6 16. Be4 Ne7 $11 {Manor-Shirov,
Tunja 1989}) (9... Bd7 10. Rc1 h6 (10... Nb4 11. Bb1 Bb5 {looks very active at
first sight, but Black has to retreat soon.} 12. Re1 Nd3 13. Bxd3 Bxd3 14. Qb3
Ba6 15. e4 $14) 11. Bxf6 (11. Bh4 $5 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5) 11... Bxf6 12. Qb3 Rb8 13.
d5 (13. Bxg6 $2 Na5) 13... Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 Bg7 16. f5 {giving up all
the squares for a questionable ->.} Qa5 17. Nb1 g5 $132 {with a magnificent
fianchettoed B, Grants-Tal, Riga 1965.}) 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 $132 {wins the
^^, but certainly weakens the light squares at the same time.}) 8... d6 (8...
d5 $6 {is another P structure.} 9. O-O Bf5 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. a3
Rfc8 {(Balashov-Hellers, Malmo 1987 Inf.45/69)} 13. h3 $1 $14 {Balashov}) (8...
h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. O-O {- 8...d6}) 9. O-O (9. h3 $5 {Stohl} Qb6 10. Qb3 $11 (10.
Nc4 Qb4+ 11. Qd2 Ne4 $1 $15)) 9... Bf5 (9... h6 $1 {Black wants to eliminate
the important dark-squared B.} 10. Bh4 (10. Bxf6 {White is not lingering with
keeping the B.} Bxf6 11. Rc1 {The P chain f2-e3-d4 restricts the fianchettoed
B, and White wants to get some space on the <<.} Bd7 (11... Bf5 12. Qb3 Na5 13.
Qa3 Qb6 14. b4 Nc6 15. b5 Na5 $13 {Krivko-Fominyh, Omsk 1996}) 12. a3 {/\ b4}
a6 13. b4 Rc8 14. Qb3 b5 {Black doesn't want to lose space on the <<.} 15. Rc2
Na7 16. Rfc1 Qb6 17. Bd3 Be6 18. Qb1 Bg7 $11 {Andersson-Tkachiev, Biel 1994})
10... g5 (10... Bf5) 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Qb3 (12. Bc4 {is not logical here.} Nxg3
13. hxg3 (13. fxg3 $6 {ruins only his own P structure.} d5 14. Bd3 f5 $1 $15 {
- Hoi-Mortensen, Taastrup 1998 CBM 65}) 13... d5 14. Bd3 $11) (12. d5 {
(Sitanggang-Iuldachev, Jakarta 1997)} Nxg3 13. hxg3 Ne5 $11 {and Black's
fianchettoed B is strong compensating the weaknesses on the >>.}) 12... e5 13.
d5 Ne7 14. e4 Nf4 15. Rfe1 Neg6 $13 {and Black has some pressure on the >>,
and the g3 B is out of play, Trifunovic-F.Olafsson, Bled 1961.}) 10. Rc1 {
This is a bit slow.} ({Crisper was} 10. Qb3 $1 {/\ d5} Na5 11. Qa3 d5 {Malaniuk
} (11... h6 $6 {allows White to keep the a5 N out of play:} 12. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6
13. d5 b5 $1 14. Nd4 Bxd4 15. exd4 Qb6 16. Qe3 $1 Kg7 17. Rfc1 Rac8 18. b3 $1
$16 {with a pathetic N on the edge of the board, Malaniuk-Kengis, Luzern 1993
Inf.59/88.})) 10... a6 {There are other possibilities as well:} (10... Rc8) (
10... Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. d5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Qd2 Bf5) 11. h3 (11. d5 $5
{again was interesting:} Na7 (11... Nxd5 $2 12. e4 Bxb2 13. exd5 Bxc1 14. dxc6
Bxd2 15. cxb7 Bxg5 16. bxa8=Q Qxa8 17. Nxg5 $18) 12. Qb3 $14) 11... Rc8 12. a3
Re8 (12... Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 {simplifying the position looks stronger.}) 13.
Re1 (13. b4) (13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e4 Bd7) 13... h6 (13... d5 $5) 14. Bh4 g5 15.
Bg3 Bg6 16. b4 Na7 17. Qb3 Qd7 18. Nc4 (18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qb5 20. Qb3 $11)
18... Qe6 19. Nfd2 Ne4 (19... b5 20. Na5 Qxb3 21. Naxb3 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23.
Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. Bf3 {is a better _|_ for White, since Black's ^^ cannot defend
the <<.}) 20. Nxe4 (20. Bg4 $5 {provoking some weaknesses came into
consideration.} f5 21. Bf3 Nxg3 22. fxg3 b5 23. Nb6 Qxb3 24. Nxb3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1
$14) 20... Bxe4 21. Nd2 Qxb3 22. Nxb3 Nb5 23. Nd2 Bd5 24. Bc4 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Rc6
26. Na5 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Nxa3 28. Nxb7 $6 {Now White has to play carefully.} ({
Penetrating on the seventh rank by} 28. Rc7 {looks more precise.} b6 29. Nc6
Bf6 30. Ra7 $44) 28... Rb8 29. Rc7 $2 {following the wrong plan.} (29. Na5 Rxb4
30. Nc6 Rc4 31. Nxe7+ Kf8 32. Rxc4 Nxc4 33. Nd5 a5 {already gave Black a
remote o^.}) 29... Bf6 30. Rd7 {Now White's pieces lack coordination.} (30. Na5
Rxb4 31. Nc6 Rb1+ 32. Kh2 Nb5 33. Rb7 h5 34. h4 gxh4 35. Bf4) (30. Kf1 Kf8)
30... Nc2 31. Nxd6 {White sacrifices the N for two pawns, but the _|_ is very
difficult for him.} (31. Nc5 Rb6 $1 $19 ({but not} 31... Nxb4 32. Ra7 Nc6 33.
Rxa6 Rb1+ 34. Kh2 Nb8 35. Ra8 dxc5 36. Bxb8 Kg7 37. Be5)) 31... exd6 32. Rxd6
Bg7 33. Rxa6 Rxb4 $17 34. Rc6 (34. d5) 34... Rb2 35. d5 Nb4 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. d6
Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Rd1 39. Rc4 Nd3 40. Rc7 Kg6 41. f4 gxf4 42. exf4 Bd4 $19 43. f5+
Kxf5 44. Rxf7+ Kg6 45. Rf3 Bg1+ 46. Kh1 Nf2+ 47. Bxf2 Bxf2+ 48. Kh2 Bc5 49.
Rg3+ Kf5 50. Rg8 Bxd6+ 51. g3 Rd2+ 52. Kh1 Ke4 53. Rg6 Kf3 54. Rf6+ Kxg3 55.
Rg6+ Kf3 56. Rf6+ Bf4 57. Rg6 Rh2+ 58. Kg1 Rxh3 59. Rf6 Rh5 60. Rf8 Ra5 0-1

[Event "Solin 8th"]
[Site "Solin/Split"]
[Date "2000.12.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kovacevic, Vlatko"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2000.12.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O Qe8 {Surprisingly
enough this logical move preparing e5 and Ne4 is very rare. The main
continuations are:} (6... c5 {and}) (6... Nbd7 {/\ e5}) 7. c4 (7. Nbd2 e5) 7...
Ne4 {not allowing Nc3} 8. Bh4 e5 (8... f5 {takes a bit more risk, than
required.} 9. Nfd2 {White has to eliminate the strong centralized N.} Nxd2 10.
Qxd2 e5 11. Nc3 {The is the "normal" plan.} (11. dxe5 {giving up the [+] is
early.} dxe5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Rad1 Nc6 14. b3 (14. Nd5 Qf7 15. b4) 14... Rf7 $13
{V.Kovacevic-Kozul, Pula 1996}) 11... exd4 (11... Nc6 12. d5 Ne7 13. e4 fxe4
14. Nxe4 Nf5 15. Bg5 $14 {and White keeps his stronghold on e4.}) 12. exd4 Nc6
13. d5 Nd4 14. Rae1 Qf7 15. Bd3 $14 {<-> e}) 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Nc6 11. Rad1
(11. h3 $143 {is overcautious now.} h6 12. Bg3 f5 13. c5 Qf7 14. cxd6 cxd6 15.
d5 Ne7 $13 {and White's dark-squared B is entombed, V.Kovacevic-Kutuzovic,
Pula 1998.}) (11. d5 {however deserves attention creating real King's Indian
structure.} Ne7 12. e4 (12. c5 Nf5) 12... f5 13. Bd3 h6 {/\ g5} 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. b4 (15. Qc2 a5) 15... g5 16. Qc2 $14 {and Black's fianchettoed B has no
real perspectives.}) 11... h6 (11... e4 12. Ne1 f5 13. f4 $14 (13. f3 $14)) 12.
d5 Ne7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. e4 f5 15. Qc3 (15. Bd3 {was simple.}) 15... a5 {
Black has to blockade the << first, and then try to do something on the >>.}
16. b3 Bd7 17. Nd2 (17. exf5 gxf5) 17... b6 18. a3 h5 {/\ Bh6 activating the B
on the c1-h6 /^.} 19. b4 {White wants to find some counterplay on the other
flank.} (19. exf5 {was a serious alternative.} Bxf5 (19... gxf5 {sacrifices
the P, but Black's central P formation remains flexible.} 20. Bxh5 e4 $44) 20.
Qe3 Kh7 (20... e4 21. Bf3 $1) 21. Ne4 Bh6 22. Qd3 {and White can hold >< e4.})
19... axb4 20. axb4 Bh6 {^^} 21. Bd3 Qh4 {This is a provocative move driving
the N from >< e4.} (21... Ra2 22. Bb1 Ra7 $15 {<-> a looks more to the point.})
22. Nf3 Qf6 23. Ra1 Rxa1 24. Qxa1 (24. Rxa1 fxe4 25. Bxe4 g5 26. Qc2 {can't be
that bad.}) 24... fxe4 25. Bxe4 g5 {Now Black grabs the |^ on the >>.} 26. Ne1
(26. Qb1 g4 27. Ne1 Bf5 {- 26.Ne1}) (26. Qa7 $5) 26... Bf5 27. Qb1 (27. Bxf5
Qxf5 28. Qd1 g4 29. Qe2) 27... g4 28. b5 (28. Bxf5 Qxf5 29. Qxf5 Rxf5 30. Nc2
Rf4 31. Na3 (31. Ne3 Re4 $17) 31... b5 32. Nxb5 Rxc4 $17) 28... Bd2 29. g3 $2 {
This weakens >< f3 and White loses also the last blockading square >< e4. Now
the black pieces will penetrate.} (29. Qc2 Bb4 30. Bxf5 Qxf5 31. Qxf5 Rxf5 32.
Nd3 {was still possible.}) 29... Qg6 $1 30. Bxf5 Qxf5 31. Qxf5 Rxf5 32. Kg2 Kg7
{It is not easy to find a move for White.} 33. Nc2 Rf3 34. Rd1 Bg5 35. h4 Rc3
$1 $19 {This pretty intermediate move decides the battle.} 36. Nb4 Rxc4 37. Nc6
Bc1 38. Kf1 Kf6 39. Rd3 Rc5 40. Na7 e4 41. Rd1 Bh6 42. Ke1 Kf5 0-1

[Event "Prague Sachinfo"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1999.06.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rogers, Ian"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 Nbd7 7. c4 Qe8 8. Nc3
e5 9. Bh2 Qe7 10. O-O Ne8 {The N retreats to prepare f7-f5. This idea is hard
to believe, because the [+] is not closed and White can open up the position
several ways.} (10... b6 $2 {is punished quickly by the aggressive} 11. Nb5 $1
e4 12. Nd2 Ne8 13. Nxe4 $1 $18 {Gulko-Petrushin, Baku 1977}) (10... c6 $6 {
After this the blowing up of the [+] by c4-c5 is a constant threat.} 11. b4 (
11. Qc2 Re8 12. Rfd1 e4 13. Nd2 h5 {At first sight the position is similar to
the King's Indian Attack, but there the B is on c1 instead of h2, where he is
excellently placed.} 14. b4 Nf8 15. Rab1 Bf5 16. b5 Ne6 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Nb3
Ng5 19. h4 $16 {and Black cannot continue his -> on the >>, Ristovic-Bojczuk,
Moscow 1991.}) 11... Ne8 {Black wants to defend >< d5.} (11... exd4 12. exd4 d5
13. c5 {Now the B is really strong on the h2-b8 /^.} Ne4 14. Rc1 (14. Nxe4 {
comes also into consideration, for example:} dxe4 (14... Qxe4 $2 15. Bd3 Qe6
16. Re1 Qf6 17. Bd6 $18) 15. Bd6 Qe6 (15... Qd8 16. Ne5 $16) 16. Ne1 (16. Nd2
Bxd4) (16. Ng5 Qd5) 16... Re8 17. Nc2 Nf6 18. Ne3 $14) 14... f5 15. Re1 Rf6 16.
b5 Re6 17. Bf1 h6 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Qb3 $14 {Anastasian-Wang Zili, Beijing 1991
}) (11... b6 $6 12. c5 $1 {White can blow up Black's [+] by that way.} bxc5 13.
bxc5 dxc5 14. Nxe5 Bb7 15. Nc4 Rfd8 16. Qb3 Nb6 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Bc7 Rdc8 19.
Bd6 $16 {Bellon Lopez-Tal, Vulca - Trud 1984}) 12. b5 (12. Rc1 {- 10...Ne8})
12... f5 $6 {Black overestimates his chances, this move only weakens his
position, he has no real chances for the |^.} 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. Qa4 Bb7 15. c5
Kh8 16. Rab1 exd4 17. exd4 Ndf6 18. cxd6 $18 {Schmidt,K-Hjorth, Aarhus 1984}) (
10... e4 {Perhaps this idea is playable, but Black's whole setup seems to be a
bit dubious.} 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Nb5 Qd8 (12... Nf8 13. c5 $1) 13. b4 (13. c5 {
Now White is on a road from where he cannot retreat.} a6 14. cxd6 (14. Nxc7 $5
Qxc7 15. Nc4 $13 {is the other positional piece sacrifice for two pawns and an
active position.}) 14... axb5 15. dxc7 Qe7 16. Bxb5 Qb4 $1 (16... Bf8 17. Nc4
Qe6 {(Spassky-Bukic, Bugojno 1978)} 18. Qb3 $1 $16) (16... Ra5 17. a4 Rxb5 18.
axb5 Nb6 19. Qc2 Qb4 20. Qc5 Nfd5 21. Qxb4 Nxb4 22. b3 N4d5 23. Nc4 Bf8 24.
Rfd1 f6 25. Ra7 $14 {Eslon-Colas, Valencia 1992}) 17. a4 Re6 18. Qc2 Nb6 19. b3
Bf8 20. Bg3 Bd6 21. Bh4 Nbd5 22. Bc4 Re8 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. f3 exf3 ({but not} 
24... Be6 $2 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. fxe4 $16 {Eslon-Gallego, San Sebastian 1984})
25. Rxf3 Bf5 26. Rxf5 gxf5 27. Qxf5 $13 {Bellon}) 13... Nf8 14. c5 a6 15. Nc3 (
15. Nxc7 $5 Qxc7 16. Nc4 $44 {is again worthy of consideration.}) 15... d5 16.
a4 h5 17. b5 N8h7 (17... a5 {looks logical keeping the << as closed as
possible.}) 18. Qb3 a5 19. c6 b6 $13 {and the << is closed, which is not bad
for Black, Pedersen-Hausner, Trnava 1985.}) (10... Re8 11. Nb5 e4 12. Nxc7 ({
If White wants to play calmly, he can transpose by} 12. Nd2 {to the 10...e4
line.}) 12... exf3 13. Bxf3 Nb6 14. Nxe8 Nxe8 15. Qe2 Be6 16. Rfc1 Rc8 17. b3
$14 {and the black knights have no real good squares, Portisch,F-Habibi,
Balatonbereny 1995.}) 11. Rc1 (11. b4 {see Villamayor-Watanabe, Yangon 1998
CBM 69.}) 11... c6 12. b4 a6 (12... f5 {is again overoptimistic:} 13. c5 dxc5
14. bxc5 Kh8 15. a4 b6 16. a5 $1 $16 {Borges Mateos-Gonzalez Garcia,
Capablanca mem-C 1993}) (12... a5 13. b5 c5 {Black wants to close the <<, but
losing the vital d5 square is a heavy price for that.} 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Qc2 Nc7
16. dxc5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 dxc5 18. Rfd1 $16 {Bezold-Nilsson,M Stockholm 1998}) 13.
c5 (13. a4 $5 a5 14. b5) 13... d5 14. a4 (14. dxe5 {helps only for Black to
solve his problem of development.} Nxe5 15. Na4 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Bf5 {and the N
is misplaced on a4, he belongs to d4.}) (14. Re1 e4 (14... Nc7 15. e4 $1) 15.
Nd2 f5 16. a4 g5 {and f2-f4 is not so strong here because of the R on e1.})
14... Nc7 (14... e4 15. Nd2 f5 16. b5 g5 {can here met by} 17. f4 exf3 18. Rxf3
) 15. b5 $1 (15. e4 {is less clear because of} dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nd5) 15... axb5
16. axb5 Ne6 17. Na4 $16 {Black is completely tied up.} Rd8 18. Bxe5 (18. bxc6
bxc6 19. Nb6 Nxb6 20. cxb6 $16 {was also promising.}) 18... Bxe5 19. dxe5 (19.
Nxe5 {runs into} Nxe5 20. dxe5 d4 $132 {with activization of the black pieces.}
) 19... Nexc5 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Qc2 (21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Qc2 Ra5 23. Nd4 {
is also exciting followed by f2-f4.}) 21... Nd7 $1 22. bxc6 Nxe5 $1 {Black is
defending his inferior position very well. The o^ on c7 looks decisive, but
Black has some tactical tricks.} 23. c7 Rd6 24. Nd4 Nc6 25. Nb5 Nb4 26. Qc5 (
26. Qb2 {is not that clear after} Rb6 27. Qd4 (27. Ra1 Rba6) 27... Rc6 28. Na7
Rxc7 29. Rxc7 Qxc7 30. Nxc8 Nc6) ({but} 26. Qd2 $5 Rc6 27. Nd4 {looks OK for
White.}) 26... Re6 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Ra1 Na6 29. Rfc1 Be6 30. Rxa6 $6 {This
looks very decisive at first sight, but Black can defend himself.} (30. Bg4 f5)
({Still} 30. Ra3 $1 Rc8 31. Rac3 $16 {holds the o^ c7 and the black K cannot
come easily to the <<.}) 30... bxa6 31. Nd6 Bc8 32. Rc6 $1 (32. Bg4 f5 33. Bf3
Ra7 34. Bxd5+ Kf8 35. Nxc8 Rexc7 $132 {and the o^ a is annoying.}) 32... Rd7 $1
33. f4 (33. Bg4 $6 f5 34. Bf3 Kf8 35. Bxd5 Ke7) (33. Ne8 $5 {is interesting,
but not winning after} Kf8 34. Nf6 Re7 35. Nxd5 Re6 36. Rxe6 Bxe6 37. Nb6 Ra7
38. c8=Q+ Bxc8 39. Nxc8 Ra8 40. Nb6 Ra7 $11) 33... Ra7 $6 (33... a5 $5 {
was an interesting try!}) 34. Nxc8 Raxc7 35. Rxc7 Rxc7 36. Bxa6 Kf8 37. Kf2 (
37. Nb6 $6 Rc6 38. Nd7+ Ke7 39. Bb5 Rc1+ 40. Kf2 Rb1 41. Ba4 Rb4) 37... Rc6 38.
Bb7 Rc7 39. Ba6 Rc6 40. Bb7 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 0203 78th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2002.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Arkell, Keith C"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2002.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. b4 {This extravagant idea clearly attracted GM Arkell!}
Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Nbd2 (5. c4 d6 6. e3 {is the usual setup with King's Indian
Attack reversed where White's main plan is an advance on the << .} e5 7. Be2 {
- Meduna-Har Zvi, Lazne Bohdanec 1997 CBM 57} (7. Nc3 $143 {-
Anastasian-Fedorov, Dubai 2001 CBM 83}) (7. dxe5 {- Macieja-Gdanski, Warsaw
2002 CBM 89})) (5. e3 d6 6. c4 {- 5.c4}) 5... d6 (5... d5 {is a completely
other P structure, but Black can also fight for equalization here.} 6. e3 Bg4 (
6... Nbd7 7. Be2 c6 8. c4 a5 9. b5 a4 10. Rb1 cxb5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxb5 Qa5
13. Be2 b5 {Black has an active counterplay on the <<, while White's chances
lie in the [+].} 14. O-O Ba6 $13 {K.Arkell-Bernard, Cannes 1998}) (6... b6 7.
b5 Bb7 8. c4 a6 9. a4 c6 10. bxc6 Nxc6 11. Be2 Na5 12. O-O dxc4 13. Nxc4 Bxf3
14. gxf3 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Be2 b4 $13 {K.Arkell-Bronstein,
Hastings 1995}) 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3 Qd6 9. a3 a5 10. b5 Nbd7 11. c4 c5 12. bxc6
bxc6 13. Be2 {1/2-1/2 K.Arkell-A.Fernandes, Birmingham 2002}) 6. e4 {This idea
looks too extravagant for me.} (6. e3 {may again lead to some King's Indian
Attack reversed positions, but only if Black is a partner in it.} c5 (6... Nbd7
7. Be2 e5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. h3 Ngxe5 {in this structure b4 is only a structural
weakness.} 10. Rb1 Nb6 11. O-O Na4 12. Bd4 Nxf3+ 13. Nxf3 Nc3 $11 {K.
Arkell-Howell, Swansea 1995}) 7. bxc5 (7. dxc5 dxc5 $11 {
Alexandria-Chiburdanidze, Tbilisi m/2 1977 23/98}) 7... dxc5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Be2
Bf5 {Black has enough pressure against White's [+], the b2 B remains passive.}
10. O-O Rc8 $11 {K.Arkell-G.Hernandez, Balaguer 1997}) 6... Nbd7 (6... e5 7.
dxe5 Ng4 8. Rb1 Nxe5 9. Be2 Nbc6 10. b5 {This seriously weakens >< c5.} Nxf3+
11. Nxf3 Bxb2 12. Rxb2 Qf6 13. Rb1 Ne5 14. Nd4 Nd7 $1 {heading to c5!} 15. O-O
Nc5 $15 {K.Arkell-Kotronias, Gausdal 2002}) 7. Be2 Re8 (7... e5 8. dxe5 Ng4 $11
{is a similar idea as before.}) 8. O-O e5 9. d5 {Now White's B on b2 is
completely out of play.} Rf8 {The R on e8 is usually badly placed.} (9... Bh6
$13) (9... Nh5 10. g3) 10. Ne1 (10. c4 Nh5) 10... Bh6 11. f3 $2 {This
seriously weakens the dark squares.} (11. Bf3 {was less destructive.} Ne8 12.
c4 f5 $132) 11... Nh5 (11... Be3+ 12. Kh1 Nh5 13. g3) 12. Nd3 Nb6 (12... Be3+
$1 {immediately gave Black excellent chances, for example:} 13. Nf2 (13. Kh1 $2
Qh4 $19) 13... Nb6 14. Nc4 (14. c4 Qg5 $19) 14... Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Qg5 $40) 13.
Bc1 {Now White comes back to neutralize the pressure on the c1-h6 /^.} Be3+ 14.
Kh1 f5 ({or first} 14... Qg5 15. Qe1 {and then} f5 $36) 15. Nb3 Bxc1 (15... Qg5
16. Bxe3 Qxe3 $15) 16. Qxc1 f4 {Black has still good attacking chances, the
exchange of his "bad" B favours him.} (16... Qh4 17. Qe1) 17. Na5 Qh4 (17...
Ng3+ $2 {is premature in view of} 18. hxg3 fxg3 19. Qh6 $18) 18. Kg1 (18. Qe1
Ng3+ 19. Kg1 g5 $36) 18... g5 (18... Ng3 19. Re1) 19. Nf2 Nd7 (19... Ng3 $1 {
was strong and simple, for example:} 20. Re1 (20. hxg3 $2 fxg3 $19) 20... Nxe2+
21. Rxe2 g4 $40 {with good attacking chances on the g <->.}) 20. Nh1 {This is
a sad necessity.} (20. c4 Ndf6 21. c5 {is again answered by the standard} Ng3
$1 $40) 20... Ng7 {This retreat doesn't look very healthy.} (20... Ng3 $1 {
was still promising.} 21. hxg3 fxg3 22. Nxg3 Qxg3 23. Qe1 Qf4) 21. Qe1 Qh6 {
Black has to avoid the exchange of queens.} 22. Qc3 Ne8 (22... Rf7 {may lead
to a perpetual attack after} 23. Qxc7 Nc5 24. Qd8+ Rf8 $11) 23. Nf2 Ndf6 24. g3
Kh8 (24... Rf7 25. Kg2) 25. Kg2 fxg3 $2 {The following idea of a positional P
sacrifice allows White to consolidate his >>.} (25... Qg6 {/\ h5-g4 was still
at least comletely unclear.}) 26. hxg3 g4 27. fxg4 Rg8 (27... Qg5 28. Nc4 Rg8
29. Qe3) 28. Rh1 Qg5 29. Rh4 {and White has defended well everything.} Rg7 30.
Rd1 (30. Rah1) 30... c6 $6 {Black wants to fish in troubled waters but this
cannot be correct.} (30... Rb8) 31. dxc6 bxc6 32. Nxc6 ({Why not simply} 32.
Qxc6 Rb8 33. Qc3 $16 {with two pawns up?}) 32... Bb7 33. b5 Rc8 34. Qd2 $6 ({
Still} 34. Qf3 Bxc6 35. bxc6 Rxc6 36. Nh3 Qg6 37. g5 Ng8 38. Qb3 $16 {gave
White the |^ with an extra P.}) 34... Bxc6 35. bxc6 Rxc6 36. Qxg5 Rxg5 37. c4 {
White's B is very passive and Black has good blockading chances on the dark
squares.} (37. Nh3 Rg7 38. g5 Nd7) 37... Nc7 38. Nh3 Rg7 39. g5 Nd7 40. Rb1 Nb6
$6 (40... Rb6 $11 {was simple and good. The N belongs to c5.}) 41. Rh6 Kg8 42.
a4 Kf7 $6 (42... Nxa4 {was lesser evil.} 43. Rb8+ Kf7 44. Rh8 Nc5 45. Bh5+ Ke7
46. R6xh7 N7e6 {with some chances holding the last fortress on g7.}) 43. a5 Nd7
(43... Nxc4 44. Bxc4+ Rxc4 45. Rb7 $16 {with penetration on the 7-th rank.})
44. Bg4 Ke7 (44... Nc5 45. Bf5 $16) 45. Bf5 Rxc4 46. Rb7 a6 47. Bxh7 {and now
Black has no defence against the advance of o^.} Nb5 48. Bf5 Rc7 49. Re6+ Kd8
50. Rxc7 Kxc7 51. g6 $18 Kc6 52. Re8 Nc7 53. Rc8 Nc5 54. Ng5 d5 55. exd5+ Kxd5
56. Kf3 Nb3 57. Rd8+ Kc6 58. Nf7 Nxa5 59. Nxe5+ Kb6 60. Rd6+ Kb7 61. Rd7 Rg8
62. g7 Nc6 63. Be4 Kc8 64. Bxc6 Ne8 65. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Paragua, Mark"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 "Philippines"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "PHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Ne4 (3... Bg7 {is the natural main line.}) 4. Bf4 (
4. Bh4) 4... d5 {This may easily lead to the Queen's Pawn opening, where the
extra Ne4 can be good for Black.} (4... Bg7) 5. e3 c5 (5... Bg7 {D03}) 6. c3 (
6. Be5 f6 7. Bxb8 {is a sophysticated idea, the loss of the ^^ is not fully
compensated by the loss of castles.} Rxb8 8. Bb5+ Kf7 9. Bd3 Qb6 10. Qc1 Bg4
11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Be2 e5 {and Black grabs the |^ in the [+].} 13. O-O Kg7 14.
Rd1 Rd8 15. Nc3 Be6 $15 {Bronstein-Aronin, Moscow 1959}) 6... Qb6 (6... Nc6 7.
Nbd2 cxd4 8. Nxe4 $1 dxe4 9. Nxd4 Qb6 $1 {otherwise White can easily get a
better _|_:} (9... Bg7 {Vaganian} 10. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 bxc6 12. Bc7 $16) (
9... Nxd4 {Vaganian} 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. cxd4 $16) (9... Bd7 {Vaganian} 10. Qb3
$16) 10. Nxc6 {(Ritov-Vaganian, Tallinn 27/109 1979)} bxc6 {Vaganian} 11. Qb3
$11 (11. Qd4 Qxb2 $1 {is the brave solution.} 12. Rd1 f6 13. Qd8+ (13. Bc4 Qb6)
13... Kf7 14. Bc4+ Kg7 $13)) 7. Qb3 c4 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. Na3 Bd7 ({The sharp} 
9... e5 $5 {deserves attention, for example:} 10. Nb5 (10. Bxe5 Bxa3 11. bxa3
f6 12. Bxb8 Rxb8 13. Rc1 Ra8 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Kxd2 Rxa3 $132) 10... exf4 11.
Nc7+ Kd8 12. Nxa8 fxe3 13. fxe3 b5 14. Nb6 Be6 {and the N on b6 is still in
trouble.}) 10. Bxc4 (10. Ne5 $5 {is the other way for getting 3 pawns for the
piece.} e6 (10... g5 11. f3 gxf4 12. fxe4 e6 13. Nc2 fxe3 14. Nxe3 Bh6 15. Kf2
$14) 11. Naxc4 (11. Nc2 g5) (11. Nxd7 Bxa3) 11... dxc4 12. Nxc4 b5 13. Nb6 Ra6
14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bxb5 $44 {Here White's P structure is very flexible.}) 10...
dxc4 (10... e6 $2 11. Nb5 $16) 11. Nxc4 e6 12. Bxb8 $1 (12. Nxb6 Ra6 13. Nxd7
Nxd7 $13) 12... Rxb8 13. Nxb6 {White's play is based on the blockading N on b6.
} Bb5 (13... Bc6 14. Ne5) 14. a4 Ba6 15. b4 {This is the most promising
continuation.} (15. Ne5 Bd6) 15... Nxc3 16. b5 Nxa4 (16... Nxb5 17. axb5 Bxb5 {
- 16...Na4}) (16... Bb4 17. O-O) 17. Rxa4 Bxb5 18. Ra1 (18. Ra2) 18... Bd6 (
18... Bb4+ 19. Kd1 Bc6) 19. Rb1 (19. Kd2 Bb4+ 20. Kc2) 19... Ba6 {The B is out
of play here. Black's ^^ is not so effective now, the N on b6 kills both rooks,
while White can improve his position in the [+] with his mobile pawns.} (19...
Bc6) 20. Kd2 Ke7 (20... f6 21. Rhc1 Ke7 {- 20...Ke7}) 21. Rhc1 (21. Ng5 $5 {
/\ Ne4 deserved attention.} f5 22. f4) 21... Rhd8 (21... f6 22. Rc3 Rhd8 23. e4
) 22. Ke1 (22. Ng5 {was again a serious alternative.}) 22... f6 (22... Bd3 {
activating the "forgotten" B was promising.} 23. Rb3 Be4) 23. Rc3 g5 24. h3 h5
25. Nd2 (25. h4 g4 26. Nd2 {- 25.Nd2}) 25... g4 (25... e5 26. d5 {White has to
close the position for his knights.} f5 27. e4 f4 28. Ndc4 $16 (28. Rbc1 g4 29.
Nc8+ Kf6 30. Nxd6 Rxd6 31. h4 $14)) 26. h4 (26. hxg4 hxg4 27. Ne4 {deserved
attention, because the <-> is not that scary:} Rh8 28. Kd2) 26... f5 (26... e5
{is again met by the closing move} 27. d5 (27. Ne4 exd4 28. exd4 Bf4) 27... f5
28. e4 f4 29. Rbc1 $14) 27. Ndc4 Bxc4 28. Nxc4 {Leaving the successful
blockade was not compulsory.} (28. Rxc4 $1 Kf6 29. g3 $14 {and still the b6 N
paralyses the rooks.}) 28... Rdc8 (28... b5 $1 {deserved attention, because on}
29. Na5 {follows} Kd7 30. Nc6 Rbc8 {with a nasty pin.}) 29. Kd2 Rc6 (29... b5
$2 {is already late because of} 30. Nxd6 Kxd6 (30... Rxc3 $2 31. Nxf5+ $18) 31.
Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Rxb5 {wins the P.}) 30. Rb5 (30. Na5 Ra6 31. Nxb7 {allows the
pin on the b <->, but is it fatal?}) 30... Bc7 31. Kd3 b6 32. Ra3 (32. e4 $14)
32... Kf6 33. Ra7 Rc8 34. Ra4 {White doesn't find a clear-cut plan for an
advance.} Bd8 35. g3 Bc7 36. Rb3 Kg6 37. Rab4 $2 {losing the a <-> throws away
the advantage.} (37. Rb5 {was still better, although a breakthrough is not
easy to find.}) 37... Ra8 $1 {Now finally Black has activated one of his rooks,
and this gives him enough counterplay.} 38. Rb2 (38. Nxb6 $2 Ra2) 38... Ra6 39.
Rb5 Kf6 40. R5b4 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. e3 c5 5. c3 b6 6. Nbd2 ({White cannot grab a
P without punishment:} 6. dxc5 bxc5 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Qd5 Qb6 9. Qxa8 O-O 10.
Nbd2 Nc6 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Rd1 Bb7 13. Qxf8+ Kxf8 $13 {Giessmann-Jirovsky,
Bayern 2000}) 6... Bb7 7. Bd3 {White wants to control the vital e4 square, and
play e3-e4 in case. However the B is more vulnerable here than on e2.} (7. Be2
{and}) (7. Bc4 {are the alternatives here.}) 7... d6 8. O-O O-O {By the way
this is a Reti Opening reversed with an extra tempo for White!} 9. Re1 {
White continues his preparation of e3-e4.} (9. a4 {is another idea threatening
with a4-a5 in case.} a6 {looks more flexible.} (9... Nc6 $143 {defends against
this threat, at least temporarily. However the N is not very well-placed here
closing the long /^ and the c <->.} 10. Nb3 (10. Qb1 cxd4 11. exd4 Qc7 12. Qa2
$5 {This is the continuation of a sophysticated manoeuvre.} e5 {If White
ignores it completely than it is Black who grabs the |^ in the [+].} 13. dxe5
dxe5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Qc4 $11 {Psakhis-Oratovsky, Israel ch
1994 62/59}) (10. Re1 {- 9.Re1}) 10... a6 11. Nfd2 $1 (11. a5 $5 {immediately
is another consequent plan.} Nxa5 12. Nxa5 bxa5 13. Nd2 {/\ Nb3xa5 and Black's
P formation on the << is weakened.}) 11... Qc7 12. f4 {Suddenly White changes
the course of the game and builds up a Stone-Wall structure, where his
dark-squared B is not passive as on c1.} e6 (12... Nd5 $2 13. f5 {This is the
beginning of an original >> ->.} cxd4 (13... h6 14. fxg6 hxg5 15. gxf7+ Rxf7
16. Rxf7 Kxf7 17. Qh5+ $18) (13... f6 14. e4 $16) 14. exd4 $16 {
Golubenko-Yrjola, Estonia 1993 58/(84)}) 13. Qe1 $14 {with strong Stone-Wall
remininscences, Golubenko.}) 10. Re1 Nbd7 {This is the natural square for the
N keeping the harmony of the black pieces.} (10... Nc6 {is however better here
than before.}) 11. e4 $5 {deserves attention.} (11. b4 {is not a big deal,
because Black can grab the c <->.} cxb4 12. cxb4 Rc8 13. Ra3 Rc7 $1 {/\ Qa8
and Rfc8 is the well-known plan from the Reti Opening.} 14. e4 Qa8 15. Qb1 Rfc8
$13 {Bagheri-Bojkov, Golden Sands 2000})) (9. b4 Nbd7 (9... cxb4 {deserves
attention trying to exchange the rooks on the c <->.} 10. cxb4 Nbd7 11. Qb3 Rc8
12. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 13. Rxc1 Qa8) 10. bxc5 bxc5 11. Rb1 {This is the precise move
order.} (11. Qa4 Nb6 12. Qa3 (12. Qa5 Nbd5 $1 {is the big difference!}) 12...
Qc7 13. Rab1 Rfc8 14. Rfc1 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne4 Bg7 $13 {Pietzsch-Smyslov,
Havana 1965}) 11... Qc7 12. Qa4 Bc6 $11 {Miles} (12... e5 $6 {is a typical
strategical mistake in view of} 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. e4 $14 {and the weaknesses
of the light squares in Black's camp begins to tell.} Nb6 15. Qa5 Qd6 16. Bxf6
{This is a useful exchange, because finally the passive dark-squared B remains
for Black.} Bxf6 17. Ba6 Bc6 18. Bb5 Bb7 {Black has to keep his light-squared
B, otherwise he is strategically almost lost.} 19. Rfe1 g5 {Desperation?} 20.
Nc4 $16 {Miles-Watson, New York 1987 43/61}) (12... Nb6 13. Qa5)) (9. Qe2 {
White puts pressure on the f1-a6 /^ and prepares e4, but then the Q is more
vulnerable.} Nbd7 (9... Nc6 $143 {is again not so esthetic.} 10. Rfd1 (10. a3
h6 11. Bh4 Re8 12. Bxf6 {White has suddenly changed his mind, but this
exchange is useful only in case of e7-e5.} Bxf6 13. Ba6 Bxa6 14. Qxa6 Qc7 15.
Qd3 Rac8 16. Ne4 Bg7 17. d5 Na5 $13 {Straeter-Uhlmann, Germany 2000}) (10. Rad1
h6 11. Bh4 Rc8 (11... cxd4 $5 12. exd4 (12. cxd4 $143 Nb4 {and we see the
bright side of 9...Nc6.}) 12... Nh5 {This is a typical reaction threatening
with Nf4.} 13. Qe3 g5 14. Bg3 {and although the >> is a bit weakened, Black
will get the ^^.}) 12. Rfe1 Qc7 13. e4 {White didn't want to bother with
preparations anymore.} (13. a3 {he had yet in his petto against Nb4.}) 13...
cxd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 $5 {looks more to the point using the c <-> for counterplay.}
(14... Nh5 15. Qe3 e5 (15... g5 $5) 16. Nb3 Nf4 17. Bb1 $14 {Zvezdin-A.Sokolov,
Simferopol 1989}) 15. Bb1 Nc2) 10... cxd4 (10... h6 11. Bh4 Qc7 12. Rac1 {
This is a better setup for the rooks than the previous one.} Rfe8 13. a3 (13.
e4) 13... e5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bxf6 $1 {Now it is time to exchange the N and
fight for the light squares.} (15. e4 {allows the annoying} Nh5 $132 {
Maiwald-Uhlmann, Germany 2000}) 15... Bxf6 16. e4 $14) 11. exd4 $5 {looks more
natural.} (11. cxd4 {is again met by Nb4.} h6 {If the N will stand on d5, he
has to answer e3-e4 with Nf4!} (11... Nb4) 12. Bh4 Nb4 13. Bc4 a6 {/\ b5} 14.
Bb3 Rc8 15. Rac1 b5 16. a3 Nbd5 $11 {Hort-Smyslov, Wijk aan Zee 1972}) 11... h6
12. Bh4 Nh5 {/\ Nf4} 13. Qe3 $14) 10. Rfd1 (10. Ba6 Qc8 {The exchange of the
light-squared B is not against Black, his Q controls also the long /^.} 11.
Bxb7 Qxb7 $11) 10... h6 (10... a6 11. a4 Qc7 {is the typical "Reti" setup.})
11. Bf4 Re8 12. Ba6 Qc8 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 {The exchange of the B is a threat in
the Reti, because then Black can fully equalize. In order to get an advantage
the situation is completely different.} 14. e4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nh5 16. Qe3 {
Sad, but true.} (16. Be3 Ndf6) 16... g5 (16... Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Rac8) 17. Bg3 Nxg3
18. hxg3 Rac8 $11 {Kharitonov-Van Mil, Eindhoven 1986}) (9. e4 $5 h6 10. Bh4
Nbd7) 9... Nc6 {As it was mentioned before, the natural square for the N is on
d7.} (9... cxd4 10. exd4 Nbd7 11. a4 h6 $11 {Salov-Svidler, St. Petersburg 1997
}) (9... Nbd7 10. e4 cxd4 11. cxd4 (11. Nxd4 {is not logical, because White's
central advantage vanishes.} Rc8 12. a4 a6 13. Qe2 Nc5 14. Bc2 Qc7 $11 {
Svorjov-Rytshagov, Salokangas 1996}) 11... h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 $11 {
^^, Stanec-Brendel, Vienna 1996.}) 10. a4 {/\ Nb3, a4-a5} (10. e4 {in a way
justifies the Nc6 move, there is some pressure on the weakened dark squares.}
cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. a3 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nb3 Bg7 15. Qe2 e6 $11 {
Pezerovic-Heinig, Germany 1994}) 10... Rc8 {This is not so necessary.} (10...
Qc7 11. Nb3 Nd8 {is a better reduction of the game.}) 11. Qe2 (11. Nb3 {
was possible without any preparation.} Rc7 12. a5) 11... Rc7 12. Nb3 Qc8 $1 13.
a5 Nd8 $1 {Opening up the long /^, the c <-> and threatening Ne6.} 14. Nbd2 {
White wants to avoid the fork by c5-c4.} (14. Nfd2 $5 Ne6 15. Bh4) 14... cxd4
15. axb6 axb6 16. cxd4 (16. exd4 {allows Black to activate his knights in the 
[+].} Ne6 17. Be3 Nd5 $13) 16... Nd5 17. Nc4 $6 {overlooking the following
tactical possibility, otherwise he would have tried} (17. Bc4 Ne6 18. Bh4 Nb4
19. Ra4) 17... Ne6 18. Na3 ({The natural} 18. Bh4 {is strongly answered by}
Ndf4 $1 19. exf4 Nxf4 20. Qe3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Rxc4 22. Bxe7 Re8 23. Bxd6 Rxe1+
24. Rxe1 Bxf3 $11) 18... Nxg5 ({or simply} 18... Nb4 {first.}) 19. Nxg5 Nb4 $11
{Now Black has the ^^, and the white knights are also badly placed.} 20. Bb1 (
20. Be4 h6 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Qd2 $11) 20... Qd7 21. Nb5 Rcc8 22. Nc3 e5 {
This was not necessary at all, but even now White has not much.} 23. dxe5 Bxe5
{The isolated d P is a handycap, but White is far from blockading it properly.}
24. Ra3 Rc5 25. Nce4 Ra5 26. Rd1 Qe7 27. Nf3 d5 28. Rxa5 bxa5 29. Nc3 Rd8 30.
Nxe5 Qxe5 31. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Athens Acropolis"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2003.08.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tzermiadianos, Andreas"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2003.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Bc4 Nc6 9. Qe2 (9. a4 $6 {- Ka.Muller-McShane, Lippstadt 2000 CBM 78}) (9. O-O
{- Dreev-Ye Jiangchuan, Dubai rapid 2002 CBM 89}) 9... Qc7 10. e5 {This
aggressive continuation is not in the spirit of this positional variation.} (
10. h3 h6 11. Be3 Nh5 (11... b6 {Dolmatov}) 12. Nh2 b5 $1 13. Bxb5 Nd4 $1 $44
14. cxd4 cxd4 15. O-O dxe3 16. Qxe3 Rb8 $15 {Zhu Chen-Kudrin, Beijing 1998 77/
(67)}) (10. O-O {- Van Wely-Leko, Tilburg 1996 CBM 56}) (10. Qe3 $5 b6 (10...
Ng4 11. Qxc5 b6 12. Qa3 $14) 11. h3 {+/= Dolmatov}) 10... Nh5 (10... Ng4 {
deserves attention as well.} 11. e6 f6 (11... f5 12. g3 b6 13. Bf4 Qd8 14.
O-O-O $16 {De Castro-Douthwaite, Toronto 1993}) 12. Bh4 f5 {This looks more
precise then the immediate} (12... Nge5 {Dolmatov} 13. Bg3 $16) 13. O-O-O Nge5
14. Bd5 Rd8 15. Nc4 Rxd5 $1 16. Rxd5 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Bxe6 18. Qxc5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5+
Kh8 20. Qe6 (20. Ng5 Qf4+ 21. Kb1 {is strongly met by} Bxc3 $1 22. Nf7+ Kg7 $15
) 20... Qc8 (20... Rd8 21. Ng5 Bh6 22. Kb1 Bxg5 23. Bxg5 Qd6 24. Qe3 $14) 21.
Re1 Qxe6 22. Rxe6 Kg8 {+/=/=}) 11. O-O-O (11. e6 f6 (11... f5 $5 {is also
interesting.}) 12. Be3 {is now met by} Nf4 13. Bxf4 Qxf4) 11... h6 12. Be3 Nxe5
13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. g4 {White has some compensation but definitely not more than
that.} Nf6 (14... Nf4 15. Qf3 Ne6 16. h4 $44) 15. f4 Qc7 16. f5 (16. Rhg1 a6
17. g5 hxg5 18. fxg5 Nh5 {and the >> is well-defended against any opening of
lines.}) 16... b5 {Black wants to create some counterplay on the other flank
and gives back the P.} ({accepting the second P sacrifice by} 16... gxf5 17.
gxf5 Bxf5 {allows} 18. Rhg1 $44 {with nasty threats on the g <->.}) (16... g5 {
is strongly met by} 17. h4 $40 {and the opening of a <-> cannot be avoided.})
17. Bxb5 Bb7 18. Rhg1 Nd5 19. Bc4 g5 {Now the R is on g1!} (19... Nxe3 20. Qxe3
Kh7 21. h4) 20. h4 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Bf6 {Black can hold the dark squares.} 22. Ne4
Bxe4 23. Qxe4 {^-} Rad8 24. hxg5 hxg5 (24... Bxg5+ 25. Kb1 Qf4 26. Qe2) 25.
Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd1 Qf4+ {and the ^- _|_ is fairly drawish.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2002.12.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pasman, Michael"]
[Black "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. h3 Nc6 {/\ Nd7, e5} (6...
Nfd7 {immediately may lead to the text after} 7. O-O e5 8. Bh2 Nc6) 7. O-O Nd7
8. c4 {This helps Black to open up the long /^ for the fianchettoed B.} (8. c3
{is White's main idea strengthening the d4 P.} e5 9. Bh2 {- Alterman-Avrukh,
Tel Aviv 1999 CBM 71}) (8. Bh2 $5 e5 9. dxe5 (9. c4 {- 8.c4}) (9. c3 {- 8.c3})
9... Ndxe5 $11 {and White has no real advantage in the [+].} (9... dxe5 10. Nc3
f5 11. Bb5 Kh8 12. Qd5 Qf6 (12... Ne7) 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qa5 Rb8 15. Na4 Rb7
16. Rad1 f4 17. exf4 exf4 18. b3 $14 {Arencibia-Paneque, Cuba 1989})) 8... e5
9. Bh2 exd4 (9... f5 {leads to a very complex middlegame.} 10. Nc3 g5 {Black's
chances are on the >>.} (10... Re8 11. Rb1 exd4 12. exd4 Nf6 13. c5 Ne4 14.
cxd6 cxd6 {(Chemin-Zapata, Sao Paulo 1997)} 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Re1 $14) 11. dxe5
Ndxe5 $1 {For the sake of development it is important to exchange the N first.}
(11... dxe5 $2 12. Nd5 Nc5 13. b4 Ne6 14. b5 e4 15. bxc6 exf3 16. Bxf3 Bxa1 17.
Nxc7 $1 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Nxc7 19. Bxc7 $16 {Bosgue Ortega-Gonzalez Valez,
Barbera-A 1997}) 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Nxd8 14. e4 f4 {The h2 B causes again
some headache for White.} 15. Bg4 Bxg4 16. hxg4 Ne6 $11 {Payen-Nijboer, Cafe
op Koszalin 1998}) 10. exd4 Qf6 {and Black has a real pressure on >< d4.} 11.
Nc3 {Temporarily sacrificing the P, but for the better development.} (11. d5
Nd4 $11 {is an easy equalization for Black.}) 11... Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Nd5
(13. Nb5 Qxd1 14. Raxd1 c6 15. Nc7 Rb8 16. Bxd6 Be5 $11 {an sometimes the c7 N
can be trapped, Lopushnoy-Kopylov, RUS-ch Novosibirsk 1996.}) 13... c6 14. Ne7+
(14. Qxd4 Bxd4 15. Nc7 Rb8 16. Bxd6 {allows the simple} Bxb2 17. Rad1 Be5 $15 {
Doppelhammer-Konopka, Arco 2000}) 14... Kh8 15. Qxd4 (15. Bxd6 Qxb2 (15... Re8
16. Re1 Nb6 17. c5 Nd5 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Bb5 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Be6
$11 {and Black can hold the _|_, Dresen-Salai, Olomouc 2002.}) 16. Rb1 Qxa2 17.
Nxc8 Rfxc8 18. Rxb7 Rd8 19. Be7 Nc5 20. Bxd8 Nxb7 21. Be7 {(Tielemann-Gy.
Forgacs, Delmenhorst 1987)} Na5 $17) 15... Bxd4 16. Bxd6 Re8 17. Bg4 (17. Rae1
Nf8 {is the best developing idea.} (17... Bc5 $2 {founders on} 18. Bg4 $18) (
17... Bxb2 $2 {is also bad because of} 18. Bg4 Rd8 (18... f5 $2 19. Nxg6+ $18)
19. Rb1 $16) 18. Nxc8 Raxc8 19. Bg4 f5 20. Bf3 Ne6 $11 {and White's ^^ is not
a big deal.}) 17... f5 18. Bf3 Nb6 (18... Bc5 $2 {is met by the aggressive} 19.
Rfe1 $1 Bxd6 20. Nxg6+ $1 hxg6 21. Rxe8+ Kg7 22. Rd1 $16) (18... Ne5 19. Bxe5+
Bxe5 {is answered by the liquidation to an _|_:} 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Bxc6 Ba6 22.
Rae1 Rac8 23. Bxe8 Rxe8 24. b3) 19. Rad1 (19. Rae1 Bd7 20. b3 Nc8 21. Nxc8
Raxc8 $11 {is completely drawish.}) 19... Bxb2 20. Rfe1 Kg7 21. c5 Nc4 22. Nxc6
$1 Nxd6 23. cxd6 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Ba3 (24... bxc6 $1 {was the simple solution
with a dead draw after} 25. Bxc6 Rb8 26. d7 Bxd7 27. Bxd7 $11) 25. Rd1 (25.
Re7+ $1 {gave some practical chances for White after} Kf8 (25... Kf6 26. Nd8
Bxd6 27. Rf7+ Ke5 28. Rxh7) 26. Rxh7 Bxd6 27. Rh8+ Kg7 28. Rd8 Bc5 29. Ne5)
25... bxc6 {with a dead draw again.} 26. Bxc6 Rb8 27. d7 Bxd7 28. Rxd7+ Kh6 29.
Rb7 (29. Rxa7 Rb1+ 30. Kh2 Bd6+ 31. g3 Rb2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Solin 9th"]
[Site "Solin/Split"]
[Date "2001.12.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2001.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Qc1 $6 {This idea cannot be
recommended. The exchange of the fianchettoed B is not worth of two tempi.} d6
6. Bh6 Bg4 {Other tries are also playable:} (6... Nc6 7. Bxg7 (7. h4 {Since
White has no real advantage in the [+], this flank operation cannot yield
anything real for him.} e5 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. Qg5 Ng4
12. Na3 f6 13. Qc1 h5 14. f3 Nh6 15. e4 Be6 $11 {with a very comfortable
position for White, Schlindwein-Schelle, Bad Woerishofen 2000.}) 7... Kxg7 8.
Nbd2 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qc2 e4 $1 11. Nxe4 Bf5 {The pin is rather nasty on
the f5-b1 /^.} 12. Nfd2 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qh4 14. g4 Qxg4 15. f3 Qh4+ 16. Kd1 Rad8+
{0-1 Karlik-Kostic, Bayern 1994}) (6... c5 {attacking the [+] from the other
side is also good.} 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Na3 (8. h4 {is again an unprepared |^.} Qd5
9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. e4 Qh5 $13 {Schlindwein-Moor, Bodensee 1999})
8... Nc6 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. Qe3 Qd5 11. c4 Qh5 12. g3 Bg4 13. Bg2 Nd4 14. O-O e5
$36 {and Black grabs the |^ in the [+], Ambelang-Karwatt, Germany 1998.}) 7.
Bxg7 Kxg7 8. Nbd2 Re8 {Other possibilities are also good:} (8... Nbd7 $11) (
8... c5 $11) 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 e5 11. e3 Nbd7 {Black has the e5 square
firmly in his hands.} 12. Be2 c6 (12... c5 13. O-O d5 $13 {invading the [+]
looks also promising punishing White's passive setup.}) 13. O-O e4 (13... d5 {
was again playable.}) 14. Nd2 {Now this P structure gives White some chances
on the << and in the [+]. Black's chances on the >> are questionable.} h5 {
/\ Nh7-g5 with some |^ on the >>.} (14... d5 {can be met by the standard} 15.
c4) 15. Qc2 d5 (15... Nf8 16. c4 N8h7 {/\ Ng5 looks more aggressive.}) 16. Qb3
(16. c4) 16... Rb8 (16... Qb6 $1 $11) 17. Qa3 $5 {This is the beginning of an
interesting Q manoeuvre.} (17. c4) 17... a6 18. Qd6 $1 Re6 ({or} 18... Qe7 19.
Qg3 $1) 19. Qg3 $1 {and the Q is excellent on the h2-b8 /^ defending the >> at
the same time.} c5 $6 {Black loses his temper. Now his P structure will be
seriously weakened.} (19... Qb6 {and holding the position was safer.}) 20. dxc5
Nxc5 21. Nb3 {The backward d P remains weak, and White's pieces will be
excellently posted on >< d4.} Rc8 (21... Nxb3 22. axb3 Qd6 23. Qxd6 Rxd6 24.
Rfd1 $14 {and the _|_ is slightly better because of the better P structure.})
22. Nxc5 (22. Nd4 {allows the counterplay on the << by} Rb6 23. Rab1 Na4) 22...
Rxc5 23. Rad1 (23. Rfd1 {looks more precise, since White wants to play on the
<<.}) 23... Qb6 (23... Qd6 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25. Rd2 $14 {leads to the same type
of _|_ as before.}) 24. Rd2 Rc8 25. Bd1 $1 {/\ Bb3, Rfd1 inserting pressure on
>< d5.} Qc5 26. Bb3 Rce8 27. Rd4 b5 28. Rfd1 Re5 29. R1d2 {This is a useless
move.} (29. a4 $1 $16 {comes into consideration widening the battlefront on
the <<. After opening the a <-> White can now play Ra1.}) 29... Qc6 30. a4 Rf5
31. Bc2 (31. Rd1 {/\ Ra1 was still possible.}) 31... Rfe5 32. Bd1 $6 {White
cannot find a way to strengthen his position, so he begins to ruin it!} (32.
Rd1) 32... Nd7 $1 {/\ Nb6-c4 and suddenly Black solves all of his problems.}
33. axb5 axb5 34. Be2 Nb6 {/\ Nc4} 35. Rb4 Nc4 36. Bxc4 $2 {Now the P
structure will be changed to Black's favour.} (36. Rd4 $14) 36... dxc4 37. b3 {
White wants to free his R, but this seriously weakens >< c3.} (37. Rd4) 37...
cxb3 38. Rxb3 Qc4 $15 39. Rdb2 Rd5 {Now the d <-> remains in Black's hand, his
heavy artillery is more active.} 40. Rb1 Ree5 41. h4 {against Rg5, but was it
a real threat?} (41. Kh2) 41... Rf5 42. Rb4 Qd3 43. Qc7 (43. Rc1 Qd2) 43... Qe2
44. R4b2 (44. Qg3 Rd2) 44... Qg4 {Now it is already difficult for White.} 45.
c4 (45. g3 g5 (45... Qf3) 46. hxg5 h4 $40 {is the typical blow on the >> with
a very dangerous ->.}) (45. Qg3 Qxg3 46. fxg3 Rd3 47. Rxb5 Rxb5 48. Rxb5 Rxe3 {
loses an important P.}) 45... Rc5 46. Qd8 Rxc4 (46... bxc4 $2 {is a big
mistake because of} 47. Rb8 $1) 47. Qd2 (47. Rxb5 $2 Rxf2 $1 $19) 47... Rcc5
48. Rb4 Kh7 (48... Qxh4 {is not so good on account of} 49. Qe2) 49. g3 Rfd5 $6
(49... g5 $1 $40 {with a direct assault against the enemy K was more forceful.}
) 50. Rd4 Qe6 51. Qb4 Rxd4 52. Qxd4 (52. exd4 $2 Rc2) 52... Qf5 $19 {Still
Black is a healthy P up, and it is a matter of technique.} 53. Qb2 Qc8 (53...
Qf3 $1 {/\ g5 was again forceful.}) 54. Ra1 Qh8 55. Qa2 (55. Qxh8+ Kxh8 {
and the R _|_ is not easy for White.}) 55... Qf6 56. Rd1 Kg7 $6 {The K is more
vulnerable on the long /^ than on h7.} (56... Qf3 $1 {/\ g5}) 57. Qb1 Qe5 58.
Rd4 Rc4 59. Rd2 (59. Rxc4 bxc4 $19) 59... b4 60. Kg2 Qf6 (60... Qc3) 61. Qd1
Qc3 (61... Kh7) 62. Rd7 Qe5 63. Qd2 Qf6 64. Rd8 {[#]} Qc3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Now
suddenly White gets real chances!} (64... b3 $19 {was still probably winning.})
65. Qd6 $1 Rc5 $4 {Black completely loses his head.} (65... Rc7 {would have
minimized the demage.} 66. Qf8+ Kh7 67. Qg8+ Kh6 68. Rd4 f5) 66. Qf8+ $18 Kh7
67. Qg8+ (67. Qxf7+ {is not so effective:} Qg7 68. Qe6 Re5) 67... Kh6 68. Rd4
g5 69. Qh8+ (69. Rd6+ f6 70. Rd7 $18 {was also winning!}) 69... Kg6 70. Rd6+ f6
$18 {and draw agreed?? White is winning by force!} (70... f6 71. Qg8+ Kf5 (
71... Kh6 72. Rd7 $18) 72. Qh7+ Ke5 73. Qe7+ Kf5 74. g4+ $1 hxg4 75. h5 $18)
1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 73th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2001.12.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Muranyi, Karl Jasmin"]
[Black "Schramm, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2357"]
[BlackElo "2359"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2001.11.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Illingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. Nbd2
Nbd7 9. O-O Qe8 {/\ e5 is more aggressive, Black wants to grab the |^ on the
>>, while White's chances lie on the other flank.} (9... c5 {is the positional
setup leading to balanced position.}) 10. Bh2 e5 11. b4 (11. dxe5 $143 {
- Frohberg-Slobodjan, Bremen 1998 CBM 68}) (11. a4 {- Kalinin-Uhlmann,
Petermaenchen 1999 CBM 73}) 11... Kh8 {This can be useful after f7-f5, which
is Black's main weapon.} (11... Qe7 12. a4 a6 {This is Black's flexible
defence in this type of position.} (12... a5 13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. Nc4 $36 {
and the opening of the << helps only for White.}) (12... Kh8 13. a5 Rab8 14.
Qb3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. Bf3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 b5 $13 {avoiding to
open the a <-> for the white rooks.} (18... f5 {allows the penetrating} 19.
axb6 axb6 20. Ra7)) 13. Qb3 (13. a5 b5) 13... Kh8 14. a5 b5 15. Rac1 e4 16. Ne1
c5 {(Giffard-Jo.Horvath, Val Thorens 1995)} (16... d5 $5 {with a positional P
sacrifice for space advantage is worthy of attention.} 17. Bxc7 Ne8 18. Bh2 f5
$44) 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. Nc2 $14 {/\ c4}) (11... a5 {deserves attention as well.}
12. Qb3 (12. bxa5 e4 13. Ne1 Rxa5) 12... axb4 13. Qxb4 Kh8) 12. a4 Nh5 $6 {
This simply cannot be good, the N is only vulnerable here.} (12... a5 13. bxa5
(13. b5 e4 14. Ne1 Nd5 $132 {/\ f5 and c4 is always met by Nb4.}) 13... Rxa5
14. Nc4 Ra8 (14... Ra7 $5) 15. a5 (15. dxe5 {is not so clear because of} Ne4 $8
16. exd6 Nxc3 17. Qc2 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qe6) 15... e4
16. Nfd2 d5 17. Nb2 $14 {and the h2-b8 /^ is opened.}) (12... e4 $5 13. Ne1 a5
(13... Nd5 14. Qb3 a5 15. bxa5 Rxa5 16. c4 (16. Nc4 Ra7 {fighting against
a4-a5.}) 16... Ne7 17. Nc2 f5 $132) 14. bxa5 (14. b5 Nd5 $13 {and the N has a
good place here again.}) (14. Nb3 Nd5 $13) 14... Rxa5 15. Nb3 (15. Nc4 Ra7 16.
a5 Qa8 $132) 15... Ra7 16. a5 Qa8 $132) 13. Qb3 (13. a5 $1 $14 {was the
logical continuation of White's << plans.}) 13... e4 14. Ne1 f5 15. Bxh5 {
ruining Black's P structure. Now Black's attacking chances on the >> are
minimal.} (15. a5 $5 Nhf6 (15... f4 {leads nowhere after} 16. Bxh5 fxe3 17.
fxe3 Rxf1+ 18. Nxf1 gxh5 19. a6) (15... a6 16. Bxh5 $14) 16. a6 Bd5 17. c4 Bg8
{changing /^ for the B.}) 15... gxh5 16. Bf4 (16. a5 $5) 16... h4 17. a5 a6 18.
axb6 Nxb6 19. Ra5 Qg6 20. c4 Rg8 21. b5 $6 (21. f3 $1 $16 {would have
activated White's passive pieces.}) 21... Qf7 $2 (21... axb5 $1 {was the best
reply:} 22. Qxb5 Rxa5 23. Qxa5 Ra8 $132) 22. Bxd6 (22. f3 $5 {again comes into
consideration.}) 22... Nxc4 $2 {Now White's advantage on the << becomes
decisive.} (22... cxd6 $8 23. bxa6 Qc7 $1 {This is the cold-blooded defence!}
24. Rb5 Bxa6 25. Rxb6 d5) 23. Qxc4 $18 Qxc4 24. Nxc4 Bd5 ({On} 24... axb5 25.
Ne5 $1 $18 {is pretty!}) 25. b6 Bxc4 26. Bxc7 f4 (26... Bxf1 27. Kxf1 $18 {
and the o^ b6 will decide the battle.}) 27. Bxf4 Rab8 28. Bxb8 Rxb8 29. Rc5
Bxf1 30. Kxf1 Bf8 31. Rc6 a5 32. Nc2 a4 33. Ke2 a3 34. Kd2 a2 35. Kc3 Be7 36.
Kc4 Kg7 1-0

[Event "Bermuda-A"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2003.02.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.01.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Be2 {In this game White simply
neglects Black's threat of Nh5 exchanging the important dark-squared B.} (5. h3
{securing the retreat of the B is the natural main line.}) 5... c5 (5... O-O {
allows again} 6. h3) ({Immediately} 5... Nh5 {deserves attention.} 6. Bg5 (6.
Bg3 {gives up the ^^ without weakening Black's >>.} Nxg3 7. hxg3 c5 $36) 6...
h6 7. Bh4 g5 $1 {is the consequent continuation.} (7... f5 {trying to create a
Dutch type of position, where White's B on h4 looks rather doggy.} 8. g4 $5
fxg4 {Black has to take up the gauntlet!} (8... Nf6 9. gxf5 Bxf5 10. Nc3 $14)
9. Nfd2 Nf6 (9... g5 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. Qxg4 Nf6 12. Qg2 Nc6 13. Nc3 Qd7 14.
O-O-O O-O-O 15. Bg3 {and White has the somewhat better P structure.} Rdf8 $14 (
15... Qf5 {runs into} 16. e4 $16 (16. f3 Qe6 17. Rhe1 Rhf8 18. Nb3 Nb4 19. e4
Qf7 20. Qe2 $14 {Sapis-Kupreichik, Lvov 1988 45/68}))) 10. Bxf6 exf6 11. Bxg4
f5 $13 {Sapis}) 8. Nfd2 {The is the typical answer, but here the B on e2 is
vulnerable!} (8. Bg3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 c5 $1 $36 {is again good for Black attacking
d4 on the long /^.}) 8... Nf4 $1 {is the typical tactical counterblow here.} (
8... gxh4 9. Bxh5 e5 10. dxe5 Nc6 $1 {The N belongs to e5.} 11. Nc3 Nxe5 12.
Qe2 O-O 13. O-O {looks safer, but Black's excellent B on the long /^ fully
compensates the defects of the P structure.} (13. O-O-O {allows Black to
organize an -> on the <<.} b5 $1 14. f4 (14. Qxb5 Be6 $44) 14... b4 $1 {
The first intermediate move...} 15. Nd5 c6 $1 $15 {and the second one,
Klaman-Gufeld, SU 1976 21/76.}) 13... c6 $11) 9. exf4 gxh4 {Now >< d4 is more
vulnerable.} 10. c3 c5 $1 {- 5...c5} (10... Nd7 {looks rather passive.} 11. O-O
c5 12. d5 Nf6 13. Nc4 h5 14. Ne3 Kf8 15. Nd2 Bh6 16. g3 Bh3 17. Re1 hxg3 18.
fxg3 h4 19. Bf3 Qd7 20. Kf2 Kg7 21. Ne4 Rag8 22. Nxf6 Kxf6 23. b4 Kg7 24. bxc5
dxc5 {(Rivas Pastor-Romero Holmes, Leon 1995)} 25. g4 $1 {Romero Holmes} Bxf4
26. Nf5+ Kf8 27. Rxe7 $16) (10... e6 {is also a bit slowish.} 11. Nf3 Nd7 12.
g3 hxg3 13. hxg3 Qe7 14. Na3 Nf6 15. Nc2 Bd7 16. Bd3 O-O-O 17. Qe2 Kb8 18.
O-O-O Rc8 $13 {Andrews-Brenninkmeijer, New York 1993})) 6. O-O {This again
allows the exchange of the dark-squared B.} (6. h3 O-O {may lead to the main
lines.}) (6. c3 {allows again the exchange of the B.} Nh5 (6... O-O) 7. Bg5 h6
8. Bh4 g5 9. Nfd2 Nf4 $1 {We have seen this before!} 10. exf4 gxh4 11. dxc5 {
White gives up the [+].} (11. Nf3 Qb6) 11... dxc5 12. Nf3 Qc7 13. Nxh4 Bf6 14.
Nf3 Qxf4 15. Nbd2 O-O {^^} 16. Nf1 Nc6 17. Ne3 Rd8 18. Nd5 Qf5 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6
$11 {Lopushnoy-Bologan, Kazan 1995}) 6... Nh5 $1 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3
Nxg3 10. hxg3 cxd4 11. exd4 (11. Nxd4 Nc6 $13) 11... g4 (11... Qb6 $5 {
attacking >< b2 and d4 deserved attention.}) 12. Nh4 {The N is out of place
here and also vulnerable, but stpos Black's -> on the h <->.} h5 13. c3 d5 14.
f4 {This leads to rather sharp positions.} (14. Nd2 Nc6 15. Bd3 {was the
positional alternative.}) 14... Nc6 (14... gxf3 {opens up the position for the
white pieces, although >< g3 becomes more vulnerable.} 15. Bxf3 (15. Bb5+ Nc6
16. Qxf3 Bf6 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 a6) 15... Qd6 16. Bxh5 Bf6 (16... Qxg3 17.
Bxf7+ Kd8 18. Nf3 $16) 17. Qf3) 15. Nd2 e6 (15... Qb6 16. Nb3) 16. Bb5 Bf6 17.
f5 Bxh4 (17... e5 $5 {leaving the bad N on the edge of the board came into
consideration.} 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Qe2 O-O 20. Bxc6 Bxg3 21. f6 bxc6 22. Nf5
Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Re8 {with immense complications.}) 18. gxh4 Qxh4 19. Qe2 (19.
fxe6 Bxe6 20. Qa4 {wins back the P, but loses the |^.} O-O 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22.
Qxc6 Qg5 $36) 19... Bd7 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Qe5 O-O-O 22. f6 Rdg8 23. Rae1 Rg5 (
23... Qg5 24. Nb3 Qxe5 25. Rxe5 h4 26. Nc5 $44 {and the N on c5 is superior to
the passive B.}) 24. Qd6 Rf5 25. g3 Rxf1+ (25... Qxf6 $1 {looks simpler,
although after} 26. Rxf5 Qxf5 27. Nb3 {White still has some compensation on
the <<.}) 26. Rxf1 Qg5 27. Nb3 Qe3+ 28. Kg2 h4 29. Nc5 Be8 30. Qf4 Qxg3+ $2 (
30... h3+ 31. Kh2 Qe2+ 32. Rf2 Qe1 {was better than the text.}) 31. Qxg3 hxg3
32. Kxg3 {In the _|_ White's chances are preferable due to his wonderful N on
c5.} Bd7 33. Rf4 $2 {Now Black can escape easily.} (33. Rf2 $1 {was the good
preparatory move.} Rh6 34. Kxg4 Rg6+ 35. Kh5 $16) 33... Rh3+ 34. Kxg4 e5+ $1 {
transposing to a drawish P _|_.} 35. Nxd7 exf4 36. Kxh3 Kxd7 37. Kg4 Ke6 38.
Kxf4 Kxf6 39. b3 Ke6 40. Kg5 f6+ 41. Kg6 Ke7 42. Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg-ch int"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1999.05.24"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Bekker Jensen, Simon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1999.05.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e3 c5 7. Be2 b6 8. O-O
Bb7 {This is a reverse Reti Opening New York Variation with an extra tempo for
White, which is not very important in a position like that. The play is rather
positional, and the Reti strategies are completely valid here.} 9. a4 (9. b4 {
wants to clarify things on the <<, but Black can gain a tempo attacking b4.}
Nd5 10. Qb3 cxb4 11. cxb4 h6 12. Bh4 Nd7 13. Bc4 N5f6 14. Rac1 a6 15. a4 e5 16.
dxe5 dxe5 17. Bg3 Qe7 $11 {Moiseev,O-Savon, Riga 1970}) (9. Re1 {/\ Bf1 and
e3-e4 which is White's main idea here.} Qc7 (9... Nbd7 10. Qc2 (10. Bf1 Qc7 {
- 9...Qc7}) 10... Rc8 11. Rad1 {(Dienavorian-Bronstein,L, Tramandai 1978)} h6
12. Bh4 cxd4 13. exd4 Nd5 $13 {>< f4 and the N on d5 is strong.}) 10. a4 Nbd7
11. Bf1 h6 (11... e5 $6 {is usually a strategical mistake here, because after
taking it White can get control over the light squares by playing e3-e4.} 12.
dxe5 dxe5 13. e4 {>< c4} a6 14. Bc4 Bc6 {(Platonov-Sideif Sade, Tashkent 1980)}
15. Qb3 $1 $14 {and the rooks have to defend weak pawns.}) 12. Bh4 Rfe8 {
Black is waiting here, because after e3-e4 it is not easy for White to go
ahead.} 13. e4 e6 {against e5-e6.} 14. h3 Nh5 $13 {and the B on h4 is in
trouble.}) (9. h3 {securing thr retreat of the B to the h2-b8 /^.} Nbd7 10. a4
{controlling the light squares and sometimes threatening with a4-a5.} a6 11.
Qb1 (11. Qb3 Qc7 {this is the flexible set-up for Black.} 12. Rfe1 e5 ({
again the modest} 12... e6 $5 {deserves attention.}) 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Red1
Rae8 $13 {and now White cannot play e3-e4, Sergeev-Krakops, Berlin 1995.})
11... Qc7 12. Re1 Rfe8 13. Bf4 {This is a provocative move.} Nd5 ({In case of} 
13... e5 $6 {White can exploit the weaknesses of the light squares.} 14. dxe5
dxe5 15. Bh2 Rad8 16. Rd1 Re7 {This is an inferior plan.} 17. Qc2 Ne8 18. Qb3
Nd6 19. Nc4 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 $16 {with a strong battery on the a2-g8 /^,
Stajcic-Videki, Kecskemet 1994.}) 14. Bh2 cxd4 15. exd4 (15. cxd4 Rec8 $11 {
grabs the c <->.}) 15... Bh6 $13 {>< f4.}) 9... Nc6 (9... Na6 {is an
interesting plan used also in the Reti these days. Black wants to control d5
with his other N.} 10. a5 Nc7 11. axb6 {This leads to simplification without
any success for White.} axb6 12. Nc4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 Ba6 $11 {Apicella-Blees,
Munich 1993}) (9... a6 {keeps the position as flexible as possible not
deciding where to put the N.} 10. Re1 (10. Qb1 Nc6 (10... Nbd7 {looks more
natural.}) 11. Rd1 Rc8 {This move is not important here.} (11... Qc7 $142) 12.
Bxf6 Bxf6 {(Boric-Cebalo, Porec 1998)} 13. Ne4 $1 $14 {with a nasty pin on the
d <->.}) (10. Bd3 $5 {is a well-known method from the Reti playing for e3-e4
even by losing a tempo.}) 10... Nbd7 11. h3 Re8 12. Bf1 d5 {Suddenly Black
changes the structure radically.} (12... Qc7 {was the simple plan.}) 13. Ne5 $6
{White cannot use the weakened e5 square like that, because he cannot keep his
[+] in the long run.} (13. Bf4) 13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. f4 f6 {and White
has to give up his stronghold on e5.} 16. exf6 exf6 17. Bh4 Qc7 18. f5 Rad8 $13
{Kovacevic,V-Rade, Solin 1996}) 10. Qb3 (10. Nc4 {(Sorensen,H-Ravikumar,
Copenhagen 1981)} Ne4 $1 11. Bh4 d5 12. Nce5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 f6 14. Nd3 g5 15.
Bg3 c4 $13) (10. Qb1 h6 11. Bh4 Rc8 12. Rc1 {This whole setup looks rather
sophisticated for White.} Rc7 13. Nc4 cxd4 14. Bxf6 (14. exd4 Nh5 {attacking
>< f4 as usual.}) 14... Bxf6 15. exd4 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Ncd2 Re7 18. Nd4 a6
$11 {and Black's active pieces balance the weakness of the isolated P, Sergeev,
V-Timoshenko,G, Topolcianky 1994.}) 10... Qc7 11. Rfc1 $6 {This is again a bit
sophisticated.} ({Both} 11. Rac1) ({or} 11. Rfe1 {look more natural.}) 11... e5
$6 {Here is the well-known strategical error again.} (11... Rac8 12. Qa2 Qb8 {
was the flexible set-up for White.}) 12. dxc5 dxc5 (12... bxc5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6
14. e4 $14 {and the weaknesses on c4 and d5 begin to tell.}) 13. Qc2 {White
wants to improve his bad Q and rook, but this costs time.} Rac8 $6 {Black
cannot sit and wait.} (13... Na5 {was a serious alternative:} 14. b4 (14. b3
Nd5) 14... cxb4 15. cxb4 Qxc2 16. Rxc2 Nc6 17. b5 Na5) 14. Nc4 Ba6 $2 {The
exchange of the light squared B is favourable for White.} (14... Ne4 {was the
last chance to change the bad structure.} 15. Qxe4 Nd4 16. Qd3 e4 17. Qd1 Nxe2+
18. Qxe2 exf3 19. gxf3 Qc6 20. e4 f5 {and Black has some compensation for the
P because of his strong ^^.}) 15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. e4 $1 {gaining control over the
light squares and killing the dark-squared B forever.} h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne3
$16 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 {Now White will have a strong N against a bad B.} Ne7 20. h4
{/\ h5} h5 {weakening g5.} 21. Qc4 Bg7 $6 (21... Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 {was the
persistant defence, although the _|_ is not rosy for Black at all.}) 22. Ng5
Rf8 23. Rd3 Bh6 24. Rad1 {Now Black has changed his good N for the control
over the only opened d <->.} Bxg5 25. Rd7 $1 Bxe3 {This is the best practical
chance.} (25... Qb8 26. hxg5 Rc7 27. R7d6) 26. Rxc7 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Rxc7 28. Rd6
Rfc8 (28... Kg7) 29. a5 Rc6 $2 (29... bxa5) 30. Rd7 R8c7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This
is a serious blunder.} (30... Rf6+ 31. Ke3 Nc6 {was the resilient defence.})
31. Rxc7 Rxc7 32. Qd3 $1 {penetrating on the d <-> means winning more material.
} (32. Qd3 Rc8 33. Qd7 Kf8 34. a6) 1-0

[Event "Solin 9th"]
[Site "Solin/Split"]
[Date "2001.12.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kovacevic, Vlatko"]
[Black "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2001.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 c5 6. Nbd2 (6. c3 {/\ Be2 would
have avoided the surprise in the game.}) 6... cxd4 7. exd4 O-O 8. c3 {Now
Black can exploit White's lack of development by energetic play.} (8. Be2 $142)
8... Nc6 9. Be2 {[#]} ({On} 9. Bc4 {comes} e5 $1 {anyway.}) 9... e5 $1 10. dxe5
dxe5 {and White's strategy based on the stronghold on d4 collapses.} 11. Bh2 $2
{This allows the further advance of the e P.} ({Accepting the P sac by} 11.
Nxe5 {is certainly met by} Nd5 $1 {but after} 12. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 {White is
certainly not yet lost.} 13. Bg3 (13. Bh2 Re8 (13... Qg5 14. Kf1 Rd8 15. Qe1
Nf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 $44 {and White has problems with his development, while
Black's ^^ is effective, Sandor-Dely, Budapest 1954.}) 14. O-O Bxc3 $1 {
This is the point!} 15. bxc3 Nxc3 16. Qc2 Nxe2+ 17. Kh1 Bf5 18. Qb2 Qd4 $17 {
with a healthy P up, Kindl-Cvitan, Mendrisio 1987.}) 13... Re8 14. O-O (14. Nc4
Qe7 15. Kf1 (15. Nd6 $2 {is overambitious:} Ba6 16. c4 Bxb2 $19 17. Nxe8 Rxe8
18. Rb1 Nc3 19. Rxb2 Nxd1 20. Kxd1 Qf6 {0-1 Ballmann-Cvitan, Cappelle la
Grande 1997}) 15... Bxc3 $36 {gaining back the material with a very active
play.}) 14... Bxc3 15. Qc1 $1 {is the best chance to hold the position.} (15.
Nc4 $6 {runs into the same motif again!} Bxb2 16. Rb1 (16. Bf3 {
(Zivkovic-Todorovic, Kragujevac 2000)} Bxa1 17. Qxa1 Ba6 $19) 16... Nc3 17.
Qxd8 Nxe2+ 18. Kh2 Rxd8 19. Rxb2 Ba6 $1 20. Rc2 Rd4 $1 {0-1 Cebalo-Cvitan,
Vrnjacka Banja 1985}) (15. Bc4 $6 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Bg7 {and Black holds his extra
P.} 17. Qb3 Bf5 18. Rbc1 Qb6 19. Nf3 h6 20. Rfe1 Bb2 21. Rcd1 Qxb3 22. axb3 Nb6
23. Ne5 Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Bc3 $17 {Zurek-Pavlovic, Trnava 1988.}) (15. Bf3 $6 Bxb2
16. Qc2 {is not correct at all:} Bxa1 17. Qxc6 Be6 18. Rxa1 Rc8 $19 {
Duer-Urban, Bayern 1998}) 15... Bg7 16. Re1 {This way White can neutralize the
pressure.} (16. Bf3 Ba6 17. Nc4 (17. Rd1 Be2 $13 (17... Re6 18. Nb3 Qb6 19. Qd2
(19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Rxd5 Rc8 $44 {and Black has very active heavy artillery and
^^ for the P.}) 19... Nb4 20. Bf4 Rae8 21. Be3 Rxe3 $5 {Black's play is brave
and impressive, but White's defensive resources were not entirely used in the
game!} 22. fxe3 Nd3 23. Kh1 Bh6 24. Qc2 Rxe3 25. Rd2 c5 26. Bd5 c4 27. Bxc4
Rxh3+ $3 28. gxh3 Bb7+ 29. Rg2 Nf2+ 30. Kg1 Ng4+ $40 {Guseinov-Kuzmin, SU 1983}
)) 17... Qf6 (17... Re6 $5) 18. Rd1 Rad8 $5 (18... Nc3 $2 {is a big blunder
because of} 19. Qxc3 $1 Qxc3 20. bxc3 Bxc4 21. Bxc6 Bxc3 22. Rac1 {1-0 Granda
Zuniga-Komljenovic, Cordoba 1990}) 19. Qc2 Nb4 20. Qb3 Bxc4 (20... c5 21. Nd6
$1) 21. Qxc4 Qxb2 $13) 16... Nb4 17. Nc4 Ba6 18. a3 Nd3 19. Bxd3 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1
Qxd3 21. Ne5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan-Sideif Zade, Baku 1983 36/(91)}) (11. Bg5 {
exchanging the important dark-squared B cannot be good from strategical point
of view.} h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. O-O Bf5 (13... Qe7 14. Re1 f5 $36 {with a
strong [+], and ^^, Annaberdiev-Mamedov, Oropesa del Mar 1999.}) 14. Qa4 Rfd8
$15 {Stoppel-Wittmann, Graz 1992}) (11. Be3 Qe7 12. Bc4 Rd8 13. O-O {was safer.
} (13. Ng5 $6 {White's aggressive plan cannot be successfully executed because
of his lack of development.} Nd5 14. Qf3 Nxe3 15. Bxf7+ Kh8 16. Qxe3 Bh6 17.
Ndf3 Rf8 18. Bd5 Rxf3 19. Qxf3 Bxg5 $17 {Mufic-Dizdarevic, Pula 1993})) 11...
e4 12. Ng1 $6 {This is new but can hardly be recommended.} (12. Ne5 {is also
met by the standard blow} e3 $1 13. fxe3 {Vegh} (13. Ndc4 exf2+ 14. Kxf2 Ne4+
15. Kf1 (15. Ke3 Qh4 $19) 15... Qf6+ {White's K is in a big trouble.} 16. Nf3 (
16. Bf3 $5 {Vegh} Be6 17. Qe2 Ng5 $17) 16... Rd8 17. Qe1 Be6 18. Kg1 Bh6 $1 $17
{Lorincz-Vegh, Hungary 1998}) 13... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd5 15. Nc4 (15. Bg3 Nxe3 $19
) (15. Bxg7 Qh4+ $19) (15. Bd4 Qh4+ 16. Kf1 Bxd4 $19) (15. Bf4 g5 $1 16. c4 (
16. Bg3 Nxe3 $19) 16... gxf4 17. cxd5 Qh4+ 18. Kf1 fxe3 $19) 15... Bxe5 16.
Nxe5 Qh4+ 17. Kd2 Qe4 $1 $40 {It is hard to believe that White can survive
this ->.} (17... Qf2 18. Qg1 (18. Ng4 Bxg4 19. hxg4 Nxe3 $19) (18. Nc4 Nxe3 $1
$19) 18... Qg3 19. Nf3 Re8 20. Re1 Rxe3 21. Qh2 (21. c4 Qf4 22. cxd5 Rxf3+ 23.
Kd1 Rf2 $17) 21... Qf2 22. Qg1 $11)) (12. Ng5 {Vegh} Qe7 13. Nc4 h6 14. Bd6 Qe8
15. Bxf8 Qxf8 $17 {and the g5 N is trapped.}) 12... e3 $1 13. fxe3 Nd5 14. Nf1
Qa5 15. Kf2 {[#]} Bxc3 $1 {[%mdl 512] This is a very tempting positional piece
sacrifice. Black opens up the position against the K in the middle.} 16. bxc3
Nxc3 17. Qc2 Bf5 18. Qb3 (18. Qb2 Ne4+ 19. Kf3 Rad8 $40 {and the white pieces
look tragicomically.} (19... Ng5+ 20. Kf2 Ne4+ 21. Kf3 {leads only to
repetition of moves.})) 18... Ne4+ 19. Kf3 Rad8 {Black certainly wants more
than a draw.} (19... Ng5+ 20. Kf2 Ne4+ 21. Kf3 {is again only a repetition of
moves.}) 20. Rc1 Be6 (20... Ne5+ 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 $40 {looks also exciting,
because White has still terrible problems with his development.}) 21. Qb2 (21.
Qb5 Qa3 $40) 21... Qf5+ 22. Bf4 g5 23. g4 Qg6 24. Ng3 {Now Black is already
winning.} (24. Bc7 {was more persistant, although after} f5 $1 (24... Bd5 25.
Bxd8) 25. Kg2 fxg4 26. Bxg4 Rd7 $40 {Black has still a strong ->.}) 24... gxf4
$19 {Now the game is over.} 25. exf4 (25. Nxe4 Bd5 26. Bd3 Rfe8 $19) 25... Bd5
26. Nf5 Nd6+ 27. Kf2 Nxf5 0-1

[Event "IND-ch"]
[Site "Mumbai"]
[Date "2003.01.25"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Saravanan, Venkat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2357"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2003.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 h6 {There is no need to hurry
with this move, although there is nothing wrong with it.} (5... d6 6. e4 c5 7.
dxc5 dxc5 8. Bc4 Nc6 {is very popular these days, and after h6 Bh4 may
transpose to the game continuation..}) 6. Bh4 d6 7. e4 c5 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Bc4 (
9. Be2 {- Zhang Zhong-Stohl, Beijing 1996 CBM 55}) 9... Nc6 (9... Nh5 {/\ Qc7
with pressure on the /^ h2-b8.} 10. Qc2 (10. Nf1 {/\ Ne3} Qa5 11. Ne3 Nc6 12.
O-O Rb8 {/\ b5} 13. a4 Kh7 $13 14. Rb1 e6 {"killing" the N on e3 and the B on
c4.} 15. Qd6 g5 16. Bb5 Rd8 17. Qxc5 Bf8 18. Nxg5+ Kg6 19. Qc4 hxg5 {1/2:1/2
Ye-Asanov, Beijing 1991}) 10... Qc7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bg3 {White gives up his ^^
without a fight.} (12. Rfe1 Na5 {Black has some |^ on the <<, and he is happy
to exchange the white dark-squared B for the N.} 13. Rad1 (13. Bf1 Be6 14. Rad1
Rfd8 15. Qa4 g5 {The weakening of the >> is fully compensated by the ^^.} 16.
Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 a6 {/\ b5} 18. Be2 b5 19. Qc2 Rd7 {/\ Rad8} 20. Nh2 Rad8 21.
Nhf1 Nc6 22. Ne3 Bxa2 {This is brave, but correct!} 23. b3 Qa5 24. Nd5 e6 25.
Ra1 exd5 26. Rxa2 Qxc3 $17 {Kakageldyev-Temirbaev, Yerevan olm 1996}) 13... Bg4
14. Be2 g5 15. h3 Be6 16. Nh2 Nf4 17. Bg3 Nxe2+ {Exchanging the light-squared
B is also an achievement...} 18. Rxe2 Qb6 19. b3 Rfd8 20. Nhf1 Qa6 21. Nb1 Nc6
{1/2:1/2 Zhu Chen-B.Lalic, Linares 1998}) 12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 Na5 14. Be2 Be6
15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. Nb3 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Nxb3 18. axb3 Rd8 19. Bc4 Bc8 $10 {
1/2:1/2 Psakhis-Temirbaev, Moscow olm 1994}) 10. Qe2 (10. O-O Nh5 (10... Bg4 {
is not so logical here.} 11. Qc2 Nh5 (11... Na5 12. Be2 Be6 {Black has lost a
tempo.} 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Nd3 Qc8 {Black's Q manoeuvre is all but
logical.} 16. Qa4 b6 17. e5 Nd7 18. Bf3 g5 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Bg3 c4 21. Ne1
Bxe5 22. Ndf3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Nf6 24. Qc2 Nc6 25. Nd4 $16 {Lipka-Demeter,
SVK-chT 1996}) (11... g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 {exchanging the important B.} 13. Rfe1
Nxg3 14. hxg3 e6 15. a4 Qc7 16. Be2 Bh5 {/\ Bg6} 17. Nc4 Rad8 18. Rad1 Bg6 19.
Rxd8 Rxd8 $13 {Korchnoi-C.Hansen, Jerusalem 1986}) 12. Rfe1 Qc7 13. a4 Rad8 14.
Bg3 {This was not necessary at all!} (14. Rad1) 14... Nxg3 15. hxg3 Na5 16. Ba2
$6 (16. Be2) 16... c4 {The B is awful on a2.} 17. Nf1 Be6 18. Ne3 a6 19. Rad1
Qc5 20. Qe2 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rd6 $15 {V.
Kovacevic-Chiburdanidze, Vinkovci 1982}) (10... g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Nxg5 $6 {
This tactical blow is not always successful.} Nxg3 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7
15. hxg3 Be6 16. f4 Kg8 17. e5 Qd3 18. g4 Rd8 19. Rf2 Qg3 20. f5 Nxe5 $1 {
Black sacrifices a piece for a devastating ->.} 21. fxe6 Nxg4 $40 {
Nagrocka-Krojanski, Dortmund op-A 1993}) (10... Na5 11. Be2 Be6 12. Qc2 Nh5 13.
Rfd1 Qc7 14. Nf1 Rad8 {Black's plan is the standard one in this type of
position. Both knights on the edge of the board are well-placed!} 15. Rxd8 Rxd8
16. Ne3 a6 17. Nd2 Nf4 18. Bf1 Rd7 19. Bg3 Be5 20. Nf3 Bg7 21. Rd1 Rxd1 22.
Qxd1 b5 $10 {Urban-Jaracz, POL-ch 1991}) 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Rfe1 Na5 {comes into
consideration again.} (12... Ne5 {is not so logical.} 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. g3 $1 {
This is the brave decision!} (14. Nf1 $6 {Tyomkin} Nf4 15. Qe3 g5 16. Bg3 h5
$36) (14. h3 {Tyomkin} Nf4) 14... Ng7 {Tyomkin} (14... Rd8 15. Nf1 $1 $14 {
- Tyomkin-Agopov, Tallinn 1997 CBM 59}) 15. f4 Bf6 16. Bxf6 exf6 17. Bd5 Be6
18. c4 Rad8 $14 {/\ f5}) (12... Bg4 13. Qe3 Na5 $142 (13... b6 $2 {allows} 14.
e5 $1 $16 {Tyomkin-Ribshtein, ISR-chJ U20 1996})) 13. Bd5 e6 14. Bb3 Nf4 15.
Qf1 Nxb3 16. axb3 e5 {It is not easy for White to exploit the weakness of d5.}
17. Nc4 Be6 18. Nfd2 g5 19. Bg3 Rfd8 20. Red1 Rd7 $13 {Sargissian-Ni Hua,
Athens 2001}) 10... g5 $6 {This is connected with a tactical blunder.} (10...
Na5 {looks logical, as usual.} 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Qb6 (12... Nh5 {/\ Qc7 is
the typical setup.}) 13. Nc4 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Nh5 (14... Bxc4 $5 15. Qxc4 Qxb2 16.
Rfb1 b5 $1 17. Qxc5 Rac8 18. Qxa7 Qxc3 19. e5 Nd5 20. Qb7 $13) 15. e5 (15. Bxe7
$2 {Rashkovsky} Nf4 16. Qd2 Bxc4 17. Bxf8 Ne2+ 18. Kh1 Rxf8 $17) 15... g5 $1
$15 {Rashkovsky-Kiseleva, Cappelle la Grande 2000 78/(63)}) (10... Nh5 11. Qe3
b6 12. O-O-O {This is an original plan!} (12. O-O Qc7 {leads to the previous
type of positions, where Black has nothing to fear.} 13. Rfe1 g5 14. Bg3 Nxg3
15. hxg3 Bb7 16. Nf1 Rad8 $36 {Maiwald-V.Georgiev, Regensburg 1997}) 12... Qc7
13. Bg3 Nxg3 (13... e5 {! Rashkovsky} 14. Bd5 Bb7 15. Nc4 {White has a strong
pressure on the light squares.} Nxg3 (15... Rad8 16. Bxe5 $1 Nxe5 17. Nfxe5
Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Rfe8 20. Rhe1 f6 21. f4 $1 (21. d6 $2 {
(Rashkovsky-Dobrov, Oberwart 80/48 2000)} Rxd6 22. Rxd6 Rxe5 $1 (22... Qxd6 23.
Qd3 $11) 23. Qxe5 fxe5 24. Rxg6+ Ng7 $17) 21... fxe5 22. fxe5 $36) 16. hxg3
Rad8 17. Rxh6 $1 {White has a strong -> on the h <->.} Ne7 18. Rdh1 Nxd5 19.
exd5 Rxd5 (19... Bxd5 $4 20. Rh8+ $1 Bxh8 21. Qh6 $18) (19... Rfe8 20. d6 $16)
20. Rh8+ (20. Rh7 $5 $40) 20... Bxh8 21. Qh6 Rd1+ $1 22. Rxd1 Bg7 23. Qh4 $14)
14. hxg3 h5 15. Qg5 e6 $1 (15... Kh7 $2 {founders on} 16. Rxh5+ $1 gxh5 17.
Qxh5+ Bh6 18. Ng5+ Kg7 19. Rh1 Qd6 20. Be6 $18) 16. g4 hxg4 17. Qxg4 Rb8 $5 18.
Bb5 $1 Bd7 19. Bxc6 (19. Qh4 Rfd8 $13) 19... Bxc6 20. Ng5 Rfd8 21. f4 Rd3 $1
$13 {Rashkovsky-Vokarev, Ubeda 2000 78/63}) 11. Bg3 Nh5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] [#]
This is the following of the wrong plan...} 12. Nxg5 $1 $18 {and this is the
punishment, the game is over!} Nxg3 13. hxg3 Ne5 (13... hxg5 14. Qh5 $18) 14.
Ngf3 Nxc4 (14... Bg4 15. O-O-O $18) 15. Nxc4 b5 16. Ne3 Qa5 17. O-O b4 (17...
e6 18. e5 Bb7 19. Ng4 $18) 18. c4 (18. Nd5 bxc3) 18... e6 19. e5 Bb7 20. Ng4
Qd8 21. Rad1 Bxf3 (21... Qe7 22. Qe3) 22. gxf3 Qg5 23. f4 Qg6 24. Nh2 Rad8 25.
Nf3 Qg4 26. Kg2 f6 27. exf6 Bxf6 28. b3 h5 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Re1 Rd6 31. Nd2
Ra6 32. Ne4 Qxe2 33. Rxe2 Be7 34. f3 Kf7 35. g4 hxg4 36. fxg4 Ra3 37. Rc2 Ra6
38. Kf3 Rc6 39. Rh2 Kg7 40. Rd2 Rc7 41. f5 exf5 42. gxf5 Bf6 43. Rd6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bh2 d6 8. a4 a6
9. Be2 {White is waiting with the Nd2 development.} Nbd7 10. O-O {This is a
reversed Reti opening, with a quiet positional play. White's setup is not very
active, but a good knowledge of the typical middlegame position is important.}
e6 {/\ Qe7, e5 gaining control in the [+].} (10... Re8 {/\ e5} 11. Na3 (11. Qb3
{is not very important.} e5 12. Rd1 e4 13. Nfd2 a5 {Black was afraid of a4-a5?}
14. Na3 h5 15. Nb5 Nf8 {Black has no real attacking chances on the >>, the h2
B is very strong.} 16. c4 Ne6 17. Rac1 Bf8 18. Qa3 {1/2-1/2 Kudischewitsch-Ma.
Tseitlin, Tel Aviv 2002}) (11. Nbd2) 11... e5 $5 (11... e6 {This looks a bit
slow.} 12. a5 $5 b5 13. c4 bxc4 14. Nxc4 Qe7 15. Qa4 Ne4 {/\ f5 strengthening
the control over the light squares.} 16. Qa3 f5 $1 $13 {Ye-Donguines, Bacolod
53/72 1991})) (10... c5 {is the other way of attacking the [+].}) (10... Ne4
11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 c5 13. Bf3 Qc7 {Black is not against the exchange of
the light-squared B hoping for entombbing the h2 one.} 14. Qe2 Rfe8 15. Rfd1
Rac8 $11 {Kozul-Grivas, Sharjah 1985}) (10... Qe8 {/\ e5, Qe7} 11. Nbd2 e5 12.
b4 {White wants to play on the <<.} Qe7 13. Nb3 {leaves the vital e4 square
unattended.} (13. Qb3 e4 (13... Kh8 {/\ f5 in the long run.} 14. dxe5 Nxe5 (
14... dxe5 $5) 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. a5 b5 17. c4 Rad8 18. Rfd1 c6 19. Rac1 $14 {
Bode-Chekhov, Krumbach 1991}) 14. Ne1 h5 15. Rc1 Rab8 16. b5 a5 17. c4 {
/\ c5 at any rate.} Rbc8 18. Qc2 Rfd8 $13 {De Francesco-Leko, Munich 1992})
13... Ne4 14. Rc1 f5 $132 {Ravikumar-Sznapik, Manchester 1982}) 11. Nbd2 (11.
Qb3 Qe7 12. Rd1 {White is still waiting with the development of his N.} e5 (
12... Rfd8 {Yudovich}) 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qa3 $1 {White hopes for a slightly
better _|_.} c5 (14... Rfe8) 15. Nbd2 e4 16. Ne1 Ne5 17. Nc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 {
(Sorokin-Antoshin, SU 4/77 1967)} Rfd8 $11 {The e1 N is completely out of play.
}) 11... Qe7 12. Qc2 e5 13. dxe5 (13. b4 {- 10...Qe8}) 13... dxe5 14. Nc4 {
This leaves the e4 square for nothing.} (14. Rfd1 e4 {/\ Ne5 gainig control
over e5 neutralizing the h2-b8 /^.} 15. Ne1 Ne5 16. Nc4 Nfd7 17. Rd2 Kh8 18.
Rad1 Rac8 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Qb3 f5 $132 {Khagurov-Bragin, Krasnodar 1999}) (14.
e4 Rfd8 $11) 14... Nd5 (14... Ne4 $1 15. Rfd1 f5 {Black has created a strong 
[+].} 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Ncd2 {acknowledging the inaccuracy.} Ndc5 18. Qa3 f4 {
killing the h2 B.} 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. exf4 exf4 21. Rd2 Rae8 $36 {
Hagurov-Daniliuk, Krasnodar 1996}) 15. Rfd1 Rad8 (15... f5 16. Rd2 e4 17. Nd4
Rad8 18. Rad1 {- 15...Rad8}) 16. Rd2 h6 (16... f5 17. Rad1 e4 18. Nd4 (18. Rxd5
Bxd5 19. Rxd5 exf3 20. Bxf3 Nf6 $13) 18... h6 {/\ Kh7 avoiding any tactical
threats on the a2-g8/^.} (18... f4 $6 {is premature because of} 19. Bxf4 Nxf4
20. exf4 Rxf4 21. Na5 $1 bxa5 22. Qb3+ $16) ({Immediately} 18... Kh8 $5 {
leaving the a2-g8/^ deserves attention as well.})) 17. Rad1 Qe6 $6 {This
leaves the d8 R undefended.} (17... e4 18. Nd4 f5 {- 16...f5}) 18. e4 {soon or
later White has to do something in the [+], but this also weakens >< f4.} Nf4
19. Bf1 {The pin on the d <-> is nasty.} f5 $2 {This opens up the position for
White's favour.} (19... Bc6 20. Nxb6 $1 cxb6 21. Rd6 Bxa4 22. Qxa4 $16) (19...
Bc8 {looks ugly, but it doesn't lose immediately.} 20. Ne3 $14) 20. exf5 gxf5 (
20... Rxf5 21. Nfxe5 $1 $16) 21. Bxf4 (21. Nfxe5 $1 {looks simpler} Nxh3+ 22.
gxh3 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxd2 24. Qxd2 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Qxh6 $18) 21... Bxf3
22. gxf3 exf4 23. Rd5 (23. Kh1 Kh8 24. Rd5 {- 23.Rd5}) (23. Na3 Kh8 24. Bxa6 {
wins a P, but loses the |^.}) 23... Kh8 24. Kh1 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Na5 (26.
Rxb5 Nb6 27. Nxb6 cxb6 {Black's main hope is to liquidate to a ^- _|_.}) 26...
Be5 27. Bxb5 Rg8 28. Qe2 $1 $18 {Black collapses due to the numerous pins.} (
28. Bxd7 $4 Qg6 $19) 28... Qg6 29. Qf1 Bd6 30. Nb7 Nf6 31. Rxd6 (31. R5d4 Rb8
32. Nxd6 cxd6 33. Rxd6 Rxb5 34. Rxf6 Qxf6 35. Qxb5 Qg6 36. Qf1 Qc6 37. Rd3 $18)
31... Rb8 (31... cxd6 32. Nxd8 Rxd8 33. c4 $18) 32. Rc6 Rxb7 33. Bc4 Qh5 34.
Rxf6 Qxf3+ 35. Kh2 Rg3 36. Rd8+ (36. Rd7 $18) 36... Kg7 37. Rf7+ Kg6 38. Rg8+
1-0

[Event "Cannes masters k.o."]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2000.02.19"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Touzane, Olivier"]
[Black "David, Alberto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2000.02.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. h3 Nbd7 7. O-O b6 8. Nbd2
Bb7 9. a4 a6 10. Bh2 c5 11. c3 Ra7 {/\ Qa8 controlling the important long /^.
However the R is not very impressive on a7.} ({For the more natural} 11... Qc7
{see Zhukova-A.Kovacevic, CBM 76.}) 12. Ne1 $143 {This passive retreat has the
idea of Bf3 exchanging Black's B on the long /^. However the N leaves the [+]
and the remainig B has no perspectives on the /^ h2-b8.} (12. Bd3 {looks more
active fighting for >< e4.} Qa8 13. Qb1 {avoiding the c <->.} (13. Re1 {
- 12.Re1}) 13... cxd4 (13... e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 {solves White's problem
of his passive B.} dxe5 16. e4 {White wants to get control over the light
squares.} Nh5 {/\ Nf4} 17. Re1 Nf4 18. Bf1 {/\ Nc4} f5 19. g3 fxe4 20. Ng5 Nd3
21. Re2 Bc6 22. Ngxe4 Rd7 23. Bg2 $14 {blockading the vital e4 square,
Langeweg-Riemersma, NLD-sf 1994.}) 14. cxd4 {This symmetrical continuation
doesn't yield any advantage for White.} (14. exd4 $5) 14... e5 15. dxe5 dxe5
16. e4 Nc5 $1 17. Re1 Nfd7 18. Nc4 Qb8 19. Bc2 a5 20. Qa2 Na6 21. Rad1 Nb4 {
1/2:1/2 Graf-Kindermann, BL 1991}) (12. Qb3 {The Q is not dangerous here.} Qa8
13. Rac1 Bc6 {/\ b5} 14. Qa3 b5 15. a5 {avoiding the opening of the a <->.} e5
16. Rfd1 Re8 17. Bf1 Bf8 18. Qa2 e4 19. Ne1 c4 20. Nc2 Qd8 21. Qa3 d5 $17 {
with a huge space advantage for Black, Minibock-Van Wely, Vienna 1994.}) (12.
Re1 {with the same idea of fighting for e4.} Qa8 13. Bd3 Ne4 {radically
preventing White from e3-e4.} 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Qxe4 {after these
exchanges White's passive B remains.} 16. Qe2 Rc8 17. Kf1 Nf6 18. Nd2 Qc2 19.
Nf3 {White has to defend himself carefully.} Qxe2+ 20. Kxe2 cxd4 21. exd4 Nd5
22. Kd3 Rb7 23. Ke4 Nf6+ 24. Kd3 b5 25. Bf4 Nd5 $11 {Arencibia-Van Wely, Cuba
1995}) (12. Qb1 Qa8 13. Bd3 {- 12.Bd3}) (12. b4 {gains space on the <<, but
creates also some weaknesses there.} cxb4 13. cxb4 Nd5 14. Qb3 a5 {>< b4} 15.
bxa5 bxa5 16. Rfc1 Nb4 17. Rab1 Nb6 18. Bb5 Bd5 19. Qa3 Qa8 20. Ne1 Rc8 $13 {
and Black has successfully mobilized his pieces on the <<, Sydor-Brinck
Claussen, Lyngby 1988.}) 12... Qa8 13. Bf3 Rc8 (13... cxd4 {Black wants to
clarify the situation in the [+].} 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. exd4 Rfa8 {Black wants to
begin his minority -> on the << by b6-b5. In case of axb5 axb5 he gets the
control over the a <->.} 16. Qe2 Bf8 17. Nc2 (17. Nd3 {looks more to the point.
}) 17... b5 18. axb5 $6 {This helps only for Black.} (18. a5 {was the logical
continuation to avoid the opening of the a <->.}) 18... axb5 19. Rxa7 Rxa7 20.
Ra1 Rxa1+ 21. Nxa1 Qa6 $15 {with a slight _|_ advantage for Black,
Trifunov-Csom, Sombor 1972.}) 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Qe2 (15. Qf3 Qxf3 16. Nexf3
Rca8 $1 {/\ b5 is similar to the game continuation.}) 15... Ne4 16. Nxe4 (16.
Nd3 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 c4) 16... Qxe4 {Now White is left with his passive B on h2
and N on e1.} 17. Qf3 Nf6 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 {The exchange of Q helps for Black to
obtain a slight advantage in the _|_.} 19. Nf3 Rca8 $1 $15 {Black wants to
prepare the minority -> by b5.} 20. Rfd1 (20. c4 {is not a defence against} b5
$1 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. cxb5 Rb7 {>< b2}) 20... b5 $1 21. Nd2 (21.
axb5 $2 {opens up the a <-> for Black.} axb5 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 $17) 21... Nxd2 22.
Rxd2 b4 (22... c4 $1 {fixing the weaknesses on the dark squares.} 23. Kf1 (23.
b3 $2 cxb3 24. Rb2 bxa4 25. Rxa4 Rb7 26. Ra3 Rc8 27. Raxb3 Rxc3 $1 {exploiting
the weakness of the back rank.}) 23... b4 $15) 23. Rc1 (23. cxb4 cxd4 24. exd4
Rb7 25. b5 axb5 26. a5 b4 $15) (23. c4 $142 $1 cxd4 24. exd4 b3 25. c5 $132 {
with a o^ on the c <->.}) 23... bxc3 24. bxc3 (24. Rxc3 Rb7 25. Rcc2 cxd4 26.
exd4 Rab8 $15 {and the weaknesses begin to tell.}) 24... Rc7 $1 {Black
temporarily gives the b <-> for White.} 25. Rb1 Rac8 $1 26. g4 $2 (26. Bf4 {
with the same idea of creating the escape for the K is more active, because he
can also hit the black K with a check on the back rank followed by Bh6.} cxd4
27. cxd4 Rc1+ 28. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 29. Kh2 Rc4 30. Ra2) 26... cxd4 27. cxd4 Rc1+ 28.
Rd1 (28. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 29. Kg2 Ra1 30. Rc2 Rxa4 31. Rc8+ Bf8 32. Bf4 Kg7 {
parrying all the threats.}) 28... R1c4 29. Ra1 (29. Rb7 Bf6 30. Ra1 Rc1+ 31.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 32. Kg2 Rc4 $17) 29... Rb8 30. Rdc1 Rbb4 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 {[%mdl 4096]
Black has an active R and B versus a passive R and B.} 32. Kf1 f5 {opening the
route for the K towards the [+].} 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Ke2 Rc2+ 35. Kf3 Bf6 (35...
Kf7) 36. Bg3 Kf7 {White is rather paralized, he can only sit and wait,
meanwhile Black can gradually strengthen his position.} 37. a5 (37. Kf4 Ke6)
37... Ke6 38. Kf4 Rb2 39. Ra4 (39. d5+ {runs into} Kxd5 40. Kxf5 Rxf2+ 41. Bxf2
Bxa1) 39... Rb5 40. e4 $2 {White forces matters, but this creates only
additional weaknesses.} (40. Ra2 {White wants to hold the position.} Kd7 (40...
Kf7 {/\ Kg6} 41. Ra4 (41. f3 Kg6 42. Bf2 e5+) 41... Kg6 42. Kf3 h5 $17) 41. f3
(41. Ra4 h6 42. Kf3 e6 43. Bf4 h5 44. e4 fxe4+ 45. Kxe4 d5+ 46. Kf3 Rb3+ 47.
Be3 Kc6 $17) 41... h6 $1 (41... e6 42. Be1)) 40... fxe4 41. Kxe4 Rh5 42. h4
Bxh4 43. d5+ Kf6 44. Rb4 (44. Bxh4+ Rxh4+ 45. f4 Rh1) 44... Bxg3 45. fxg3 Rg5 (
45... Re5+ $1 {was the simplest way for a win.} 46. Kd4 Rg5 47. Rb6 Rg4+ 48.
Ke3 Rxg3+ 49. Kf4 Rg5 $19) 46. Rb6 Rg4+ $1 47. Kf3 Rd4 $19 {Black creates
connected passed pawns versus one o^.} 48. Rxa6 Rxd5 49. Ra8 Rd3+ 50. Kg4 (50.
Kf2 Ra3 51. Rh8 Rxa5 52. Rxh7 Ra2+ 53. Kf3 Ra3+ 54. Kf2 d5 $19) 50... h5+ 51.
Kh4 (51. Kxh5 Rxg3 52. a6 Ra3 53. a7 Ke5 54. Kg4 d5 $19) 51... Ra3 52. a6 Ke6
53. a7 Ra5 54. Kh3 Ra4 55. Kg2 Kd5 56. Kh2 (56. Kf3 e5 $19) 56... Ke4 57. Kh3
Ke5 58. Rh8 (58. Kg2 d5 $19) 58... Rxa7 59. Rxh5+ Ke4 60. g4 e5 61. Rh6 d5 62.
Rf6 d4 63. g5 d3 64. g6 Rd7 65. Rf7 Rd8 66. g7 d2 67. Rf8 d1=Q 68. g8=Q Qh1+
69. Kg3 Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 7th"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.07.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 Nbd7 7. Be2 (7. Bc4
$5) 7... e5 (7... h6 8. Bh4 e5 9. dxe5 (9. O-O Re8 (9... Qe8 $5 {deserves
attention as well leaving the pin and putting pressure on >< e4.}) 10. Qc2 c6
$11 {/\ Qc7} (10... g5 $143 11. Bg3 Nh5 {weakens the light squares.} 12. Nc4
Nf4 13. dxe5 Nxe5 (13... dxe5 14. Rad1 $14 {/\ Ne3 >< f5}) 14. Nfxe5 Bxe5 15.
Rad1 Qe7 16. Ne3 Be6 (16... Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 Bxg3 18. Nd5 $1 Qd8 19. fxg3 $16)
17. Bg4 $14 {controlling the vital light squares, Balashov-Vukic, Bugojno 1978
Inf. 25/105.})) 9... dxe5 10. O-O {- 7...e5}) 8. dxe5 {White's setup is too
passive for keeping the tension in the [+].} dxe5 (8... Nxe5 {looks also
enough for an even game.} 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qc2 Qe8 {This is the typical
defence now.} (10... Be6 {Stohl} 11. Nc4 h6 12. Bh4 $14) 11. Bc4 h6 {The B has
to decide.} 12. Be3 {This is the best place for the B.} b6 13. f3 (13. O-O-O $6
Ng4 $15) 13... Be6 {Stohl} (13... h5 14. h3 $5 a5 (14... h4 15. Bg5 {><h4}) 15.
g4 a4 {is a taher unusual follow up in this quiet positional system.} 16. O-O-O
$13 Be6 17. Qd3 $1 (17. Kb1 b5 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 $10) 17... Rd8 18. Qe2 Qc6 {/\Rd2}
19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Kb1 {(Nikolaidis-Moutousis, Peristeri 1994 CBM 46)} Rd7 {
Stohl} 21. Nc4 Rfd8 $132) 14. O-O Nd7 $10 {Black has only one minor
strategical problem, the difference between the strong e3 and the passive g7 B.
}) 9. Qc2 (9. O-O h6 (9... c6 {is a bit passive.} 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. Rfe1 Re8 12.
Bf1 b6 13. a4 a5 14. Nc4 Bb7 15. Rad1 {>< d6} Re6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Ng5 Re7 18.
Nd6 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Qb3 $14 {Epishin-Kantsler, Podolsk 1989}) (9... b6
10. Re1 Bb7 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh4 Qe7 (12... a5 $5 13. Bf1 Qc8 14. Nc4 Re8 15.
Nfd2 Nh5 $1 {This move gives Black sufficient counterplay.} 16. f3 Nc5 17. Ne3
Nf4 {Black has enough pressure on the dark squares.} 18. Rad1 Ba6 19. Ndc4 Qe6
20. b4 Nd7 21. a4 Bf8 22. b5 Bb7 {weakening >< c5.} 23. Kh1 Nc5 $13 {
Annageldyev-El Taher, Yerevan 1996}) 13. Bf1 (13. b4 a5 14. a3 Rfd8 15. Bf1 Qe6
16. Bc4 Qe7 17. Bf1 Qe6 18. Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Golubev-Badea, Romania 2000}) 13... a5
$5 {against b2-b4.} (13... Rfe8 14. b4 {White wants to gain space on the <<
and deprive the N from c5.} a6 (14... a5 15. a3 $14) 15. Nc4 Qe6 (15... Rac8 $2
{is a rather useless move.} 16. a4 Qe6 17. Nfd2 Nh5 18. f3 Bf6 19. Bf2 {
White doesn't want to change his superior B.} Bg5 20. Ne3 Ndf6 21. c4 $16 {
Kasparov-Martinovic, Baku 1980 Inf. 29/110}) 16. Nfd2 c5 17. Ne3 cxb4 18. cxb4
Rac8 19. Qb1 b5 20. a4 $14 {Kasparov}) 14. a4 Nc5 {Now the N has a secured
place here.} 15. Bc4 Rfd8 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Nb3 Nd7 {The N is bad on b3!} 18.
Rad1 Nxg3 {^^} 19. hxg3 Nf6 $11 {Itkis-Svetushkin, Bucharest 1998}) 10. Bh4 {
The B is certainly a bit out of play here.} Qe8 (10... c6 11. Qc2 {- 9.Qc2}) (
10... Qe7 11. Re1 Rd8 {There are too many pieces pinned on the h4-d8 /^.} (
11... Re8 $5) 12. Qc2 b6 13. Bf1 Bb7 14. Nc4 Qe6 15. Nfd2 Qg4 16. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6
17. Ne3 {/\ Bc4 fighting for the light squares.} Qe6 18. Bc4 Qd6 19. Rad1 c6
20. Nf3 $14 {Balashov-Sax, Rio de Janeiro 1979}) 11. Qc2 (11. Re1 Nh5 12. Nc4 (
12. Qc2 {- 11.Qc2}) 12... a5 $5 {is again a possible plan.} (12... Nc5 13. Bf1
a5 (13... f6 {doesn't look very healthy!} 14. Nfd2 Be6 15. Qc2 f5 16. b4 Nxe4
17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Nd2 {/\ Nxe4 with a wonderful N in the [+].} g5 19. Bg3 Nxg3
20. hxg3 Qf7 21. Nxe4 a5 22. a3 $14 {Panchenko-Mazi, Ljubljana 1992}) 14. Nfd2
Nf4 15. Nb3 Na4 16. Qc2 b6 {The b3 N is again out of play.} 17. Rad1 Qc6 18.
Na3 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Bg3 b5 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Nc5 24.
Qd2 Ne6 25. Rd5 Rb8 26. Nc2 $14 {with some pressure on the d <->,
Malaniuk-Gallagher, Baku 1988.}) 13. Nfd2 Nf4 14. Bf1 Nf6 $11 {is good and
simple.} (14... Bf6 15. Bxf6 (15. Bg3 $6 {allows Black to get the ^^.} Nh5 16.
Ne3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bd8 $15 {Beliakov-Gavrilov, Alushta 1994 Inf. 61(69)}) 15...
Nxf6 16. Nf3 $14 {Gavrilov})) 11... Nh5 12. Rfe1 $1 (12. Rfd1 f5 $1 $13) 12...
Nf4 13. Bf1 Nb6 {The N is usually badly placed here.} (13... Nc5 $5) 14. a4 a5
15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Be6 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Rad1 $14 {E.Vladimirov-Ivkov,
Havana 1986 41/117}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 c6 {This is a somewhat passive plan.} (
10... Qe8 $5 {/\ Nh5 is the typical plan, as it was seen before.}) 11. O-O Qc7
12. Rfe1 (12. Rfd1 Nc5 13. b4 Ne6 14. Nc4 Nh5 {Black is not afraid of the
weakness of >< d6.} 15. Nd6 Nef4 16. Nxc8 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 Qxc8 18. Rd6 a5 {
trying to exploit the weakening of the <<.} 19. Rad1 Nf4 20. Qc2 axb4 21. cxb4
Re8 22. Bg3 Bf8 23. Rd7 Nd5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Bxe5 Qxd7 26. exd5 cxd5 $11 {
Zueger-Ch.Gabriel, Horgen 1995}) 12... Nh5 13. a4 Bf6 {From strategical point
of view the exchange of the dark-squared B is good for Black.} (13... g5 {
seriously weakens >< f5.} 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Rd8 16. Nc4 Nb6 17. Ne3 $14)
14. Bxf6 Nhxf6 (14... Ndxf6 {looks more active.} 15. Nc4 Re8 16. Rad1 $14) 15.
Rad1 Re8 16. Nc4 (16. Bf1 $5) 16... Nc5 $6 (16... Nb6 {trying to exchange the
strong N looks logical.} 17. h3 (17. Nd6 Rd8 18. Nxc8 Raxc8 19. a5 Nbd7 20. b4
c5 $132) 17... Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Be6 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Qd2 Kg7 {neutralizing the
pressure on the d <->.}) 17. b4 $1 {The opening of the position helps to the
better developed party.} Ncxe4 18. Bd3 Ng5 19. Nfxe5 $1 (19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. Qd2
Bg4 21. f3 e4) 19... b5 {[#] Forcing White to sacrifice the piece!} (19... Ng4
20. f4 b5 21. fxg5 Nxe5 (21... bxc4 22. Nxg4 Bxg4 23. Bxc4 $1 $18) 22. Nxe5
Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. axb5 Bg4 25. Rf1 cxb5 26. gxh6 $16) 20. Bxg6 $1 {
White gets three pawns and the better position for the piece in the _|_.} fxg6
(20... bxc4 $6 21. Bxf7+ Nxf7 22. Qg6+ Kf8 23. Qxf6 Bf5 24. f4 $1 Bd3 25. Re3
Rad8 26. Rde1 $18 {and White has an overwhelming ->.}) 21. Qxg6+ Qg7 22. Qxg7+
Kxg7 23. Nd6 Re7 24. f4 Ngh7 25. axb5 cxb5 26. Nxb5 $16 Nf8 27. Nc6 Rxe1+ 28.
Rxe1 Nd5 (28... Bd7 29. Nbxa7 Nd5 {- 28...Nd5}) 29. Nbxa7 Kf6 $2 {This is
probably losing already.} (29... Bd7 30. b5 Bxc6 31. Nxc6) 30. c4 Nxb4 (30...
Nxf4 31. Rf1 $18) 31. Nxb4 Rxa7 32. Re8 $18 {winning back the piece with two
extra pawns.} Ng6 33. Rxc8 Nxf4 34. g3 Ne6 35. Rc6 Ra1+ 36. Kg2 Rd1 37. h4 Ke5
38. Ra6 Kf5 39. Nd5 Rc1 40. Ne3+ Kf6 41. Ng4+ Ke7 42. Nxh6 Rxc4 43. Nf5+ Kf6
44. Ng7 1-0

[Event "Hastings 00 75th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2000.01.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2000.01.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {McShane} Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Na3 {
'!?' McShane. This is a very rare continuation. It's main idea is to react on
Qe8 by Nb5. McShane: 'The idea is to go Nb5 in the event of Qe8.'} (7. Be2 c5 (
7... Qe8) (7... b6)) ({or} 7. Nbd2 {are the main lines.} c5 (7... Qe8) (7... b6
)) 7... Ne4 {/\ e5 This is the difference, the white N doesn't control the
important e4 square.} (7... c5) (7... b6) (7... Qe8 {is already met by} 8. Nb5
{for example:} Nd5 (8... Qd8 {is a sad retreat, but it doesn't lose outright.})
9. c4 Nxf4 10. Nxc7 Qd8 11. Nxa8 Ne6 12. Qa4 $18 {and it is difficult to trap
the N.}) 8. Qc2 (8. Bd3 {is strongly met by} e5 $1 9. Bh2 {'/\' McShane.} (9.
Bxe4 exf4 (9... exf4 {McShane} 10. exf4 Re8 11. Qe2 d5)) 9... Ng5 $36) 8... f5
9. Bd3 (9. Bc4+ Kh8 10. O-O-O c5 $13) 9... Ndf6 (9... e5 $6 {now is not good
on account of} 10. dxe5 dxe5 (10... Nxe5 11. Bxe5 dxe5 12. Bxe4 fxe4 13. Qxe4
$16) 11. Bxe4 fxe4 (11... exf4 12. Bd5+ Kh8 13. exf4 Re8+ 14. Kf1 Nf6 15. Bf7
$16) 12. Bg5 $16) 10. O-O-O {This is a rather sharp continuation, after which
the position becomes very messy.} (10. O-O {is a simple plan, but then Black's
strong N remains in the [+].} Kh8 11. Rad1 b6) (10. g4 $5 fxg4 11. hxg4 {
is answered by} d5 $1 (11... Bxg4 $6 {runs into} 12. Nh2 $1 $16 ({and not} 12.
Bxe4 $2 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 d5 14. Qd3 Bxf3 $19))) 10... c5 {This is the consistant
plan to attack the [+].} (10... Kh8 11. g4) (10... Be6 $5) 11. dxc5 $6 {
'!?' McShane. White gives up the [+] for some tactical tricks. McShane: 'Very
dangerous.'} (11. g4 {leads to immense complications after} fxg4 12. Nh2 (12.
hxg4 $6 Bxg4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 d5 $19) 12... g3 13. fxg3 d5 $13) (11. Rdg1
{/\ g4 deserves also attention.}) (11. Rdg1 $5 {McShane}) (11. d5 {McShane}
Nxd5 12. Bc4 e6 13. Rxd5 exd5 14. Bxd5+ Kh8 $44) 11... Nxc5 12. Bc4+ d5 (12...
Kh8 $2 13. Ng5 Qe8 {McShane: '(to stop Nf7+)'} 14. Nb5 $16) (12... Be6 $6 {
falls into the pin:} 13. Bxe6+ Nxe6 14. Qb3 {This is rather annoying.} d5 (
14... Qc8 15. Ng5 d5 16. Nxe6 (16. Rxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Rf6 18. Nb5 $16 (18. Be5)
) 16... Qxe6 17. Qxb7 $16 {and the f4 B controls the b <->.}) 15. Qxb7 Nxf4 16.
exf4 Rb8 (16... Qb6 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Ne5 $16) 17. Qxa7 Ne4 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19.
fxe5 Ra8 20. Qd4 Nxc3 21. Qxc3 Rc8 22. Nc4 $16) 13. Nb5 $6 {White is
continuing his dubious plan.} (13. Be5 e6 {is also nice for Black.}) 13... Qb6
$1 ({The positional Q sacrifice by} 13... dxc4 $2 {is not correct here:} 14.
Rxd8 Rxd8 15. Nc7 Nd3+ 16. Kb1 Rb8 17. Rd1 $16) (13... Be6 $5 14. Nc7 (14. Ng5
Qb6) 14... Rc8 15. Nxe6 Nxe6 $132) 14. Rxd5 {Perhaps this is the best
practical chance.} (14. Nc7 {is not escape from trouble either.} dxc4 15. Nxa8
Qa5 16. Kb1 Bd7 $1 $17 {'-/+' McShane. /\ Ba4 McShane: 'Black may play Ba4 or
Nd3'} (16... Nd3 17. Rxd3 (17. Bc7 b6 18. Bg3 Bb7 19. Nc7 Be4 $19) 17... cxd3
18. Qb3+ Qd5 19. Nc7 Qxb3 20. axb3 Ne4 $36)) (14. Bc7 {is answered by} Qa6)
14... Nxd5 15. Bxd5+ Be6 (15... e6 16. Nc7 Rb8 17. Bc4 Bd7 $15) 16. Nc7 Bxd5
17. Nxd5 Qa6 18. Kb1 {'©' McShane.} (18. Nxe7+ Kf7 19. Nxf5 Nd3+ $19) (18. Nc7
Qxa2 19. Nxa8 Rd8 $19 (19... Rxa8 {McShane} 20. Kd1 Rd8+ $19)) 18... e5 $1 (
18... Qd3 {gives White enough play for the sacrificed material.} 19. Rd1 Qxc2+
20. Kxc2 Rae8 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. Bd6 Rd7 23. Bxc5 Rxd1 24. Kxd1 Rd8+ $11) 19.
Bg5 (19. Bxe5 $2 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Qe6 $19) (19. Nxe5 {McShane} Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Qe6
21. Nc7 Qxe5 22. Nxa8 Rxa8) 19... Rf7 $2 {This is a serious error!} (19... Qd3
20. Rd1 Qxc2+ 21. Kxc2 e4 $15 {looks also better for Black.}) (19... e4 $1 {
however after} 20. Nd4 (20. Nc7 {McShane} Qc6 21. Nxa8 exf3 {trapping the
knight.}) 20... Qd3 $17 {is clearly worse for White.}) 20. Be7 {'!' McShane.}
Qc6 $6 {This runs into the trap.} (20... Qe6 $5) (20... Ne4 $5) (20... Ne4 $13
{McShane}) 21. Ng5 $1 (21. Nb4 {McShane} Qc7 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Ng5 Re7 24. Qb3+
Kh8 25. Nf7+ Kg8) 21... Qxd5 22. Rd1 $1 {This intermediate move is very
strong! McShane: 'A trick I missed.'} Qc4 (22... Qxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Rxe7 24. Qd5+
Kh8 25. Qxc5 Rd7 (25... Rae8 26. Qxa7 e4 27. h4 Bf6 28. Qb6 $16) 26. Qc4 Rf8
27. Ne6 Re8 28. Qb5 Ree7 29. Nc5 Rc7 {is perhaps not so bad for Black.}) (22...
Qxg2 $2 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Bxc5 $16) 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Qb3+ {
and suddenly the black K is in real danger.} Kf6 (25... Kf8 $2 26. Rd7 $18) 26.
Rd7 Rf8 $2 {This is the last mistake.} (26... Qf8 27. Qxb7 Rd8 28. Qa6+ Kg5 29.
Qxa7 Rxd7 30. Qxd7 $14 {is not a very promising _|_ for Black, but he can
continue the battle.}) (26... Qf8 $1 {McShane was much better but White has a
pleasant choice between Qd5 and Qxb7.}) 27. Qxb7 $18 Bh6 (27... Qc4 28. Rd6+
Kg5 29. Qxg7 $18) 28. h4 $1 {sewing the mating net. McShane: 'Now the fhreat
is Rd7-c7-c6 mate.'} Qb6 29. Qd5 Qb8 30. Qc6+ 1-0

[Event "Sufe Cup"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2000.03.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2000.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. d5 {This is a
rare bird in nowaday's tounament practice. White closes the [+], which will be
immediately blown up by Black.} (7. dxc5 dxc5 {- Popchev-Kovacevic, Nikolic
mem. 2000 CBM 76}) 7... e6 ({The insertion of} 7... h6 8. Bh4 {and only now} e6
{deserves attention and leads to similar positions to the game continuation.}
9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Bc4 $1 {This is the best /^ for the B fighting for >< d5.} (
10. Bd3 {The B is vulnerable here.} Nc6 11. O-O g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Nxg5 $5 Qxg5
14. f4 Qg6 15. f5 Qg5 16. Nf3 Qe3+ 17. Bf2 Qf4 $13 {Rodriguez Vargas-V.
Georgiev, Benasque 1997}) 10... d5 $1 {This is the typical freeing move here.}
(10... Bxc4 {is strongly met by the intermediate move} 11. Bxf6 $1 {and after}
Qxf6 12. Nxc4 Qe6 13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. exd5 Re8+ 15. Kd2 {White has a slight _|_
advantage because of the >< d6 and the bad B.} Bf8 16. Rae1 Nd7 17. Rxe8 Rxe8
18. Re1 Rb8 (18... Rxe1 19. Nxe1 {Without rooks White's advantage is
undeniable.} Nb6 20. Ne3 h5 21. Kd3 Bh6 22. Nc4 Nxd5 23. Nxd6 $16 {A.
Spielmann-Szylar, Cannes 1995}) 19. a4 Nf6 20. Ne3 a6 21. Kd3 {White's K is
more active than his colleague.} h5 22. Nd2 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra1 $14 {
occupying the vital a <->, Rodriguez Vargas-Barbero, Benasque 1993.}) 11. exd5
Bxd5 12. O-O Nc6 (12... Re8 $5 {It is important, who can occupy first the e
<->, as we can see it from the game.}) 13. Qc2 (13. Re1 $5 {deserves attention,
compare to the game!}) 13... Na5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Rad1 Qc6 16. Ne5 Qc7 17.
Ndc4 Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Qf4 19. Bxf6 Qxc4 20. Bxg7 {1/2-1/2 Miles-Atalik, Szeged
1997}) 8. dxe6 (8. Nc4 {allows Black counterplay after} exd5 9. exd5 Re8+ $1 (
9... Qe8+ 10. Be2 Ne4 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. O-O Qf6 13. Be3 $14) (9... b5 10. Ne3 Qa5
11. Bd3 $14) 10. Be2 h6 11. Bf4 Ne4 12. O-O Qf6 13. Be3 Bf5 $13) 8... Bxe6 9.
Bc4 d5 $1 (9... Bxc4 {is again met by the standard} 10. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 11. Nxc4
Qe6 12. Qd5 Qxd5 13. exd5 Re8+ 14. Kd2 $14 {compare to the games with h6 Bh4.})
10. exd5 Bxd5 11. O-O Nc6 {At first sight Black has equalized without any
problem, but the position contains more venom.} (11... Re8 {is played against
Re1} 12. Qb3 Bxc4 13. Nxc4 Qc7 14. Rad1 Nc6 (14... Ne4 {is met by the witty}
15. Bd8 $1 $14) 15. Nd6 Re7 16. Rd2 $14 {and White still has some pressure on
the d <->.}) 12. Qa4 (12. Re1 $1 {looks more dangerous, for example:} h6 (12...
Bxc4 13. Nxc4 Qd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. Rad1 $14 {occupying both opened lines.})
13. Bxd5 Qxd5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Qxd1 16. Nxf6+ Kg7 17. Raxd1 Kxf6 18. Nd2
$14 {/\ Ne4 and the R may penetrate to the seventh rank.}) 12... a6 {forcing}
13. Bxd5 Qxd5 14. Qh4 (14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Bg7 16. Rad1 {can be met by} Nd4 {
closing the fourth rank.} 17. cxd4 (17. Neg5 b5) (17. Nfg5 h6 18. cxd4 cxd4)
17... Qxe4 18. Rfe1 Qf4 19. Qd7 cxd4) (14. Rad1 Qf5 15. Bxf6 b5 16. Qe4 Qxf6
$11) 14... Qf5 15. Nc4 (15. Rad1 Rfe8 $11) 15... Ne4 16. Rfe1 Rae8 (16... Rfe8
{was also enough for equality.} 17. Rad1 (17. Nb6 Rab8 18. Rad1 Nxg5 19. Nxg5
Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 h6 {leads nowhere for White.}) 17... Nxg5 18. Nxg5 Rxe1+ 19.
Rxe1 h6 $11) 17. Bh6 (17. Rad1 Nxg5 18. Nxg5 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 h6 $11) 17... b5
18. Bxg7 (18. Ne3 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 {- 18.Bxg7}) 18... Kxg7 19.
Ne3 Qf6 20. Qxf6+ Nxf6 $11 {This _|_ is not dangerous for Black.} 21. a4 Nd7
22. Red1 (22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra6 Nde5 24. Nxe5 Nxe5 25. Rd1 Rd8 $11) 22... Nde5
23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Rd6 Rc8 25. Kf1 c4 26. g3 Rc5 27. Nd5 (27. axb5 axb5 28. f4
Rd8 $11) 27... Ne5 28. Nb4 bxa4 29. Nxa6 (29. Rxa6 Rd8 $132) 29... Rb5 30. Nb4
{Now it seems, that White has achieved something, but Black can still hold the
_|_.} Ra8 31. h3 g5 (31... Nd3 32. Nxd3 cxd3 33. Ra2 Rab8 34. Rxa4 Rxb2 35.
Rxd3 $14 {at least with a P up.}) 32. Kg2 (32. f4 gxf4 33. gxf4 Ng6 34. Rd4 Rf5
35. Nd5 Rd8 36. Ne3 Rxf4+ 37. Rxf4 Nxf4 38. Rxa4 Nxh3 39. Rxc4 Rd2 $11) 32...
h5 33. Rd4 Kg6 34. Ra2 g4 35. Ra1 gxh3+ 36. Kxh3 Nd3 37. Nxd3 (37. Nxd3 cxd3
38. Ra2 Rab8 39. Raxa4 Rxb2 $11 {is dead draw.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.04.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 c5 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. cxd4 d5 {In this
symmetrical P structure the N on d2 is a bit passive, and White cannot aim for
a real advantage.} 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Qb6 (9... Bf5 {activating the
"strategically bad" B is also logical.} 10. Qb3 (10. a3 {White wants to begin
his advance on the << by b2-b4} Rc8 (10... h6 11. Bh4 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. b4
Re8 (13... g5 $5) 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. Rc5 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e6 17. Be2 Bf8 18. Rc3 a6
19. Bg3 Rec8 20. Qc2 Qd8 21. Rc1 $14 {with some pressure on the <<, especially
on the c <->, Aranha Filho-Van Riemsdijk, Sao Caetano 1999.}) 11. b4 Ne4 {
This is the typical freeing move here.} 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qb3 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15.
Bg3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e6 17. h3 Qb6 $11 {Batyrov-Lindinger, Hamburg 1999}) 10...
Qb6 (10... Qd7 {runs into the pin after} 11. Bb5 Rfc8 12. Rac1 Qd8 13. Bxc6
bxc6 {>< c5} 14. Ne5 c5 15. dxc5 $14 (15. Rxc5 Rxc5 16. dxc5 Qc7 {(Pa.
Petran-Pham Minh Hoang, Budapest 1998)} 17. Bxf6 exf6 18. Nd3 Rb8 19. Qc3 Bxd3
20. Qxd3 Qxc5 21. Nb3 $14 {with a somewhat better P structure.})) 11. Qxb6 (11.
Rac1 Rfc8 12. a3 (12. Rc5 Qxb3 13. axb3 b6 14. Rc3 Nb4 {The N is excellent
here because of White's doubled pawns.} 15. Ra1 a5 16. Ne5 Kf8 17. Bb5 Ra7 18.
Rac1 Rxc3 19. Rxc3 Ne8 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21. Bxc6 e5 $132 {L.Christiansen-Biyiasas,
San Francisco 1977}) 12... Ne4 13. Qxb6 axb6 {- 11.Qxb6}) 11... axb6 12. a3
Rfc8 {It is far from easy to exploit the theoretical weakness of the doubled
pawns.} 13. h3 $1 $14 {securing the h2-b8 /^ for the B.} (13. Rac1 h6 $1 {
Now Black can exchange the important dark-squared B.} (13... Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. Bf4 (15. Nd2 Bf5 16. Bf3 e6 17. Rc3 {/\ g4} h6 18. Bf4 g5 19. Bg3 g4 20.
Bd1 (20. Be2 $5) 20... b5 21. Be2 b4 {liquidating the weakness on the b <->.}
22. axb4 Nxb4 $11 {Belov-E.Ragozin, Alushta 2000}) 15... f6 16. Bg3 $1 {
This is the important prophylaxis.} (16. Bb5 {fights against e5, but in fact
allows it!} e5 17. dxe5 (17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. dxe5 Bxf3 $15) 17... fxe5 18. Bxc6
exf4 {^^} 19. Bxb7 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rb8 $11 {Balashov}) 16... Bf5 {/\ Bd7 is the
persistant defence.} (16... e5 $2 {now can be answered by} 17. dxe5 Nxe5 (17...
fxe5 18. Rfd1 {with an annoying pressure on the central pawns.}) 18. Nd4 Bd3
19. Rfd1 $1 (19. Bxe5 {gives Black drawing chances because of the ^-.} fxe5 20.
Bxd3 exd4 21. e4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 d3 $11 {^-}) 19... Rxc1 20. Rxc1 $16 {with a
corrupted black P structure, Balashov-Hellers, Malmo 1987/88 45/69.})) 14. Bh4
g5 15. Bg3 Nh5 $11 {Barrera Martinez-Sanchez Almeyra, Olot 1992})) (9... Bg4 {
giving up the ^^ without any fight is not recommended.} 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e6
12. Nb3 {attacking >< c5.} b6 {weakening some light squares on the <<.} 13. Qd3
Qd7 14. a3 Rac8 15. Rfc1 Nb8 16. Bf4 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Be2 Rxc1+ 19. Nxc1
Qc8 20. Na2 Bf8 21. Qc3 Qxc3 22. Nxc3 $14 {with a little bit better chances in
the _|_ because of the ^^, Khlian-Turov, Azov 1995.}) (9... Ne8 {looks rather
passive.} 10. Qb3 f6 11. Bh4 {fighting against e5.} e6 12. h3 Nd6 {/\ Nf5} 13.
Bg3 Qe7 14. a4 {White wants to gain space on the <<.} Bd7 15. a5 Rfd8 16. Rfc1
Be8 17. Rc5 a6 {>< b6} 18. Qb6 Bf7 19. Rac1 $14 {Zhuravliov-Svidler, St
Petersburg 1993}) 10. Qb3 Qxb3 (10... Bf5 {- 9...Bf5}) 11. Nxb3 {(1/2-1/2
Barbero-Uhlmann, Graz 1991)} Ne4 {Surprisingly enough this natural move
weakens the e7 P, therefore it is premature.} (11... b6 $1 {killing the N on
b3 and finishing the development was better.} 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Rac1 h6 14. Bh4
g5 15. Bg3 Nh5 {winning the ^^, which is important in this structure.} 16. a3
Nxg3 17. hxg3 Rfc8 18. b4 e6 19. Bb5 Bf8 $11 {Fuentes-Pujols, Havana 1999}) 12.
Bh4 $1 (12. Bf4 {allows} b6 (12... f6 {/\ e5 is met by the standard} 13. Bb5)
13. Rfc1 Bb7 $11) 12... h6 (12... f6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Na5 Rab8 15. Rac1 $14 {
with some pressure on the <<.}) 13. Rac1 (13. Bb5 {was interesting again, for
example:} g5 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Bg3) 13... g5 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Bf5 16. Nc5
$6 {Now Black can easily parry White's positional threats.} (16. Bb5 {was the
last chance for a fight.} Rfc8 17. Bxc6 bxc6 {creates at least a backward P on
the c <->, and >< c5 can be blockaded.} 18. Rc3 $14 (18. Rc5 $14)) 16... Rfc8
17. Bd3 (17. Nxb7 $2 Rab8 18. Nc5 Rxb2) 17... Bxd3 18. Nxd3 e6 $11 {/\ Bf8} 19.
g4 Bf8 20. Rc3 Ne7 21. Rfc1 Rxc3 22. Rxc3 Rc8 23. Rxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "La Roche sur Yon"]
[Site "La Roche sur Yon"]
[Date "2006.03.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bg5 d6 5. Nbd2 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. e4 {
Black exchanges the important dark-squared B at an expence of weakening his >>,
and White gets the |^ in the [+].} e6 {/\ Qe7, Nd7 with a flexible position.}
9. Nc4 (9. Bc4 {- Dreev-Ki.Georgiev, Moscow rapid 2002 CBM 90}) (9. Ng1 {
- Maiwald-Grigore, Bucharest 1994 CBM 40}) 9... Qe7 (9... O-O {looks a bit
premature, in some cases Black can consider 0-0-0 as well.} 10. Nfd2 Nxg3 11.
hxg3 f5 {Black attacks White's [+], but also weakens his >>, especially the
a2-g8 /^.} 12. exf5 exf5 13. Qb3 $5 $36 {/\ 0-0-0 is the critical move here.} (
13. Bd3 Nc6 (13... Re8+ 14. Kf1) 14. Qc2 Qe7+ (14... Be6 15. Ne3 (15. O-O-O $5)
15... Ne7 16. f4 (16. O-O-O $5 {allows} f4) 16... c5 $5 {fighting for the [+]
looks more to the point.} (16... Nd5 {The risky-looking} 17. Nxf5 {deserves
attention.} (17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. O-O-O Bxg2 19. Qb3+ (19. Rhg1 Bd5 20. Bxf5 Qf6
21. Be4 Bf7 22. Rdf1 {1/2-1/2 Kodinets-Vaulin, Moscow 1998}) 19... Kh8 20. Rh2
Bc6 21. d5 Bd7 22. Nf3 $36 {and White has a good compensation for the
sacrificed P.}) 17... Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Qe7+ 19. Be4 gxf4 20. Qb3 c6 21. O-O-O $36)
) 15. Kf1)) (9... Nc6 {The N is not so flexible here, Black cannot fight for
c5 anymore.} 10. Nfd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 $5 (11. fxg3 {looks extravagant here, the
<-> is more important than the f one.} Bd7 12. Bd3 h5 13. Qe2 g4 14. a4 Qg5
$132 {Sasikiran-Stellwagen, Vlissingen 2004})) (9... Nd7 {is the flexible
reply.} 10. Nfd2 $1 (10. Qc2 Qe7 $5 {is the consistant plan.} (10... Nf8 {
/\ Ng6-f4 fighting for the dark squares on the >>.} 11. O-O-O Ng6 12. Nfd2 $5 {
/\ f3, Bf2 may leave the black knights in a limbo.} (12. Ne3 Bd7 13. Ne1 Qe7
14. Be2 Nhf4 $132 {Jussupow-Tseshkovsky, Vilnius 1980})) 11. O-O-O Nxg3 12.
hxg3 Nb6) (10. Bd3 Qe7 $5 (10... b6 {/\ Bb7} 11. a4 (11. Nfd2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bb7
13. Qe2 Qe7 14. O-O-O O-O-O) 11... a6 {This may become a target in case of
0-0-0} 12. Qe2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Bb7 14. Nfd2 Qe7 15. f4 Rg8 (15... O-O-O 16. Ne3 {
weakening Black's <<.}) 16. Ne3 c5 17. e5 gxf4 18. gxf4 cxd4 19. cxd4 dxe5 20.
fxe5 $16 {keeping White's strong [+], Malaniuk-Yurtaev, Tallinn 1983.}) (10...
Nxg3 11. hxg3 Qe7 12. Ne3 (12. Qa4 {is not very useful.} a6 13. Ne3 c6 14. Qc2
{(Chernin-Short, Wijk aan Zee 1986 41/(57))} b5 $1 $13 {Van der Wiel})) 11.
Nfd2 (11. e5 {is not logical, White has to keep his nice [+].} Nxg3 12. fxg3 (
12. hxg3 g4 13. Nh4 dxe5 $17) 12... g4 13. Nh4 dxe5 14. Qxg4 O-O 15. dxe5 Nc5
16. Bc2 b5 17. Ne3 Qg5 $11 18. Qxg5 hxg5 19. Nf3 Bb7 20. Ng4 {1/2:1/2
Gofman-Mi.Tseitlin, SU 1982 34/(91)}) 11... Nxg3 12. hxg3 {- 9...Qe7}) (10. Ne3
Qe7 $5 (10... Nxg3 11. hxg3 Qe7 12. Bd3 (12. Nd2 {- 9...Qe7}) 12... Nf6 13. Qb3
$1 d5 $1 14. exd5 {fighting for >< f5} (14. e5 $6 Nd7 $132 {/\ c5 Byrne}) 14...
Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5+ 16. Kd2 $14 {Miles-Byrne, New York 1994 60/66}) 11. Nd2
Nxg3 12. hxg3 {- 9...Qe7}) 10... Nxg3 (10... Ndf6 $2 {Verdikhanov} 11. e5 Nxg3
12. exf6 Nxh1 13. fxg7 Rg8 14. g4 $16 {/\ Qf3}) 11. hxg3 Qe7 {- 9...Qe7} (11...
e5 $2 {Verdikhanov} 12. d5 $1 O-O 13. Ne3 $16 {and >< f5 is terribly weak.}) (
11... d5 $2 {Makarychev} 12. exd5 exd5 13. Ne3 $16 {>< f5})) 10. Nfd2 Nxg3 11.
hxg3 Nd7 12. Ne3 (12. Bd3 $1 {looks more flexible.} c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 (13...
dxc5 {Verdikhanov} 14. a4 {strengthening the c4 N's position.} b6 15. Qe2 Bb7
16. O-O O-O 17. e5 $16 {and White grabs the |^ in the [+] and the >>.}) 14. Nb3
(14. Bc2 $5 $14) 14... O-O {(Verdikhanov-Lybin, Sankt_Peterburg 58/(84) 1993)}
(14... Nxb3 15. Qxb3 $1 O-O 16. Ne3 $16 {/\ Ng4 ><h6}) (14... Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 d5
16. exd5 exd5+ 17. Ne3 Be6 18. O-O-O $16 {Black's P structure is corrupted,
the ^^ cannot fully compensate it.}) 15. Nxc5 $1 dxc5 16. Qh5 $1 (16. e5 b5 17.
Nd6 $14) (16. a4 $14) 16... b5 (16... Rd8 17. O-O-O $40 {>>}) 17. Ne3 c4 18.
Bc2 b4 19. Ng4 {and >< h6 finally falls.} Rd8 20. Nxh6+ Kf8 21. O-O bxc3 22.
Rad1 Bb7 23. bxc3 Bxc3 24. f4 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 $16) 12... a6 (12... c6 13. Bd3 $5
$14 (13. a4 {is not logical at all!} d5 14. e5 c5 15. f4 Nb8 16. Nf3 Nc6 17.
Bd3 Bd7 $13 {Malaniuk-Grigore, Montecatini Terme 1994})) (12... c5 $5 {
Kupreichik} 13. d5 Nf6) (12... Nf6 13. Qb3 $1 (13. f4 gxf4 14. gxf4 Bd7 15. Bd3
O-O-O 16. Qf3 Kb8 17. O-O-O e5 {Black takes up the gauntlet in the [+]
fighting for the dark squares.} 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. d5 h5 20. Rdf1 c6 $132 {
Balashov-Tseshkovsky, Sochi 1975}) 13... c5 $5 {Black wants to open up the
position for his ^^, this is the typical central blow in this setup.} (13... c6
{looks rather passive.} 14. O-O-O $14 {Salov-Smirin, SU-ch 1988 46/83}) 14. e5
$5 (14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Bf5 $132) 14... dxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 $5 (15... Nd7 16. f4
$36 {/\ Ne4, 0-0-0}) 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qxd5 Qxe5+ $11 {Kupreichik} (17... O-O
18. O-O-O $1 Bf5 (18... Rd8 19. Qe4 Be6 20. Bc4 $1 $16) 19. Nc4 Rfd8 (19...
Rad8 $6 20. Nd6 $1 $36 {Verdikhanov-Kupreichik, Berlin 61/70 1994}))) 13. Bd3
c5 14. d5 b5 (14... Ne5 15. Be2) 15. dxe6 {giving up the [+] doesn't look
forced.} (15. a4 b4 16. Qc2 $14 {seems to be more flexible.}) 15... fxe6 16. a4
(16. Qh5+ Qf7 17. Qxf7+ Kxf7 {The exchange of Q doesn't help for White.}) 16...
b4 17. cxb4 Bxb2 (17... cxb4 {was also possible.} 18. Ndc4 (18. Qh5+ Qf7 19.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 {is again not effective:} 20. Ndc4 Nc5 21. Rd1 Ke7) 18... O-O 19.
Bc2 Nc5 $13) 18. Rb1 Bc3 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Bc2 Bb7 21. O-O (21. Kf1 $5 {
leaving the R on the h <-> was also exciting.} O-O-O 22. Ndc4) 21... O-O 22.
Ndc4 Bxe4 (22... Rad8 23. Rb6 {>< d6}) (22... Nxe4 23. Qh5 {gives White good
attacking chances.} Bg7 (23... d5 24. Qg6+ Bg7 {- 25...Bg7}) 24. Qg6 Nf6 (24...
d5 25. Ng4 $40) 25. Nxd6 $16) 23. Nxd6 Rad8 (23... Bxc2 24. Qxc2 Qxd6 25. Qxc3
$14 {and Black's P structure is full of weaknesses.}) 24. Bxe4 Nxe4 25. Qc2
Rxd6 26. Qxe4 {White has a slight edge in view of the weak black P structure,
but Black can defend himself.} Bg7 (26... Qh7 27. Qc4 Bd4 $132 {centralizing
the black pieces gave some counterplay.}) 27. Rb7 (27. Nc4 Rd4 {The R is not
so effective in the [+] as the B!} 28. Qc6 $14) (27. Rfd1 $5 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 $14
) 27... Qf6 28. a5 {In some cases the P may become vulnerable.} (28. Ra7 $1 {
looked more flexible.} Kh8 (28... Qd4 $6 29. Qb7 Rb6 30. Qc7 Rb2 31. Rd1 $18) (
28... Rd2 $6 29. Ng4 Qf5 30. Qb4 $16)) 28... Rd2 (28... Qd4 $5) 29. Kh2 (29.
Ng4 Qf5 30. Qb4 Ra2 (30... Rfd8 31. Qe7 $1) 31. Rd1 Qg6 {and Black has still
defensive resources!}) 29... h5 30. Ra7 (30. Rb6 {looks more threatening, but
after} Rd4 (30... h4 31. Rxe6 Qd4 32. gxh4 Qxe4 33. Rxe4 gxh4 34. Kh3 (34. f3)
34... Rfxf2 35. Rxf2 Rxf2 {Black has good drawing chances because of the lack
of material.}) 31. Qxe6+ Qxe6 32. Rxe6 Ra4 33. Rxa6 Rf6 34. Ra8+ Rf8 {and the
a o^ will fall.}) 30... h4 31. gxh4 Rxf2 32. Rxf2 Qxf2 33. hxg5 (33. Qxe6+ Kh8
34. hxg5 Qh4+ 35. Qh3 Be5+ 36. Kh1 Qxh3+ 37. gxh3 Bd4 38. Re7 Rf3 39. Ng4 Rxh3+
40. Kg2 Rh5 $11 {was also drawish.}) 33... Be5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 40th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2005.05.19"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2005.05.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. e3 (5. Bxf6 {is not so dangerous.}
Bxf6 6. Ne4 Bxd4 $1 {This is the point!} 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O $13 {-
McDonald-Nunn, Oxford 1998 CBM 69}) (5. c3) 5... Qb6 {Black wants to exploit
the weakness of b2.} (5... O-O {and}) (5... d6 {are the "normal" continuations.
}) 6. Nc4 $6 {In fact White doesn't win a tempo, because the N is stupid on c4.
} (6. Bd3 {sarificing the b2 P for development.} Qxb2 7. O-O (7. Rb1 Qxa2 8.
Bc4 Qa5 9. Rb5 Qd8 10. Rxc5 O-O $13) 7... Qb6 8. Rb1 Qc7 {Black has lost four
tempi for the P. How can White exploit his lead of development?} 9. Bxf6 (9. e4
cxd4 (9... O-O 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ne4 {White's |^ looks impressive.} cxd4 12. c4 (
12. Rb5 $5) 12... dxc3 13. Qb3 e6 14. Nf6+ Nxf6 (14... Bxf6 15. exf6 b6) 15.
exf6 Bh8 16. Rfc1 d6 {(Carr-Formanek, New York 1993)} 17. Rxc3 $13) 10. Nxd4 a6
{/\ d6, Nbd7}) 9... Bxf6 10. Ne4 Bg7 11. Nxc5 {wins back the P in a better
developed position.}) (6. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 7. Ne4 Qxb2 8. Rb1 (8. Nxf6+ exf6 9.
dxc5 Qc3+ 10. Nd2 Qxc5 11. Bd3 d5 12. O-O O-O $15) 8... Qxa2 9. Nxf6+ exf6 10.
dxc5 Qa5+ 11. Nd2 Qxc5 {Black's P structure is corrupted, but he has a strong
a o^.} 12. Ne4 Qe5 13. f3 O-O 14. Rb5 d5 15. Rxd5 Qe7 $15) 6... Qc7 {The N is
not very well-placed on c4, as we will see it later.} 7. c3 O-O (7... d6 8. Bd3
(8. Be2 O-O {- 7...0-0}) 8... O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Re1 b5 {gaining a vital
tempo.} 11. Ncd2 c4 12. Bc2 Bb7 13. e4 e5 14. d5 h6 15. Be3 Ng4 $132 {F.
Gomez-Slobodjan, Havana 2004}) 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a4 b6 11. h3 Bb7 {
This is the main line, a reversed Reti Opening, but the N is on d2. Here the N
is not better on c4 at all.} 12. Rc1 (12. Nfd2 a6 13. Bf3 b5 $15 {and the N
has to retreat.}) 12... Rac8 13. Re1 Qb8 {/\ a6, Qa8 is the typical Reti setup.
} 14. Bf1 Rfd8 {Why exactlc to d8?} (14... a6 $5) 15. Ncd2 Qa8 $6 {Allowing
a4-a5 is not good from strategical point of view.} (15... a6 16. Qb3 Qa8 $13 {
and Black has an ideal Reti position except the d8 R which belongs to e8.}) 16.
Qb3 (16. b4 cxb4 17. cxb4 Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Rc8 19. Qb2 $11) (16. a5 $142 $5 {
deserved attention corrupting Black's P structure on the <<.} bxa5 17. Qa4 Qb8
18. Rc2 {defending >< b2.} (18. Qxa5 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Qxb2) 18... Qc7 19. Ra1 $13)
16... Rc7 (16... a6 {against a4-a5 again.}) 17. Rcd1 (17. Bc4 $5) (17. a5 {
was still possible.} bxa5 18. Ra1 Rb8 19. Qc2 $44) 17... Rdc8 18. Bh4 {This
was the last chance for} (18. a5 $5) 18... a6 {Finally Black's setup is
without any flaw.} 19. Bc4 (19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. e4 cxd4 21. cxd4 e6 $11 {and the
fianchettoed ^^ attack White's P [+].}) 19... e6 20. Bf1 {The B was vulnerable
on c4, for example:} (20. Bg3 $6 cxd4 21. cxd4 (21. exd4 Rxc4 $1 $17) 21... Ne4
$1 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 $15) 20... Bd5 $6 (20... Ne4 {is typical play in the [+].} 21.
Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Nd2 Bd5 {This tempo will be missing later.} 23. c4 Bb7 $13) 21.
Qa3 Bf8 22. Bg3 Qb7 (22... Ne4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Nd2 {comes with a tempo.}) 23.
Bd3 (23. c4 Bc6 24. b4 {gaining space on the << deserved attention, trying to
punish Black's wait and see strategy.} Bxf3 25. Nxf3 Ne4 26. Bh2 $13) 23... b5
$1 {This is Black's main idea, but it is a bit late.} 24. e4 Bc6 25. axb5 axb5
26. Ra1 {White has no real penetration on the a file.} cxd4 27. Bxd6 (27. cxd4
d5 28. Qa5 dxe4 29. Nxe4 Nxe4 30. Bxc7 Nxf2 31. Kxf2 Rxc7 $44 {and Black has a
strong ^^ and a P for the exchange, the isolani is also weak.}) 27... dxc3 28.
bxc3 Bxd6 29. Qxd6 Qb6 $11 30. Reb1 Qc5 31. Qd4 Ra8 32. Rxa8+ Bxa8 33. Rb3 (33.
Rxb5 Qxc3 $11) 33... e5 34. Qb4 Qxb4 35. cxb4 Rc1+ 36. Kh2 Bc6 37. Ra3 Kf8 $4 (
37... Ne8 38. Ra5 Nd6 $11) 38. Ra5 $16 {and from now on there are serious
mistakes, which make the game illegible.} Ke7 39. Bxb5 Bxb5 40. Rxb5 Rc8 41.
Rb7 h6 42. g3 Ne8 43. Kg1 Nd6 44. Ra7 Nb5 45. Ra5 Nd6 46. Kf1 Rb8 47. Ra4 f5
48. Ke1 fxe4 49. Nh4 Nb6 50. Nxg6+ Ke6 51. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novak Nikolic Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2000.02.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2000.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. c3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. a4 d6
9. h3 a6 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Bh2 {This quiet positional system is a reversed
Reti Opening. Black has no problems for equalization, although White's
position is so safe, that losing it is not easy at all.} Qc7 12. Qb1 {in order
to control the important e4 square. Sometimes White wants to change the P
structure by e3-e4.} Rac8 {This is not the only possible plan.} (12... Rfe8 {
is another prophylactic move.} 13. Rd1 Rad8 (13... Rac8 {looks more natural
here.}) 14. Bc4 Qc6 {/\ b5} 15. e4 b5 16. Bf1 e5 {In this P structure the B on
h2 is out of play.} 17. d5 Qb6 18. b3 Rb8 19. Qc2 Nh5 $13 {with pressure on
the dark squares, J.Fernandez-Zapata, Cienfuegos 1983. The position reminds me
to the Ruy Lopez Breyer!}) (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 {It looks safer to keep the
symmetry in the [+].} (13. exd4 {can give Black sufficient counterplay after
centralizing the N by} Nd5 {Here we see the weakness of a4. In case of c3-c4
the N gets >< b4.} 14. Re1 Rfe8 (14... Bc6 15. Nb3 {The N is misplaced here.}
Rfe8 {/\ e5} 16. Qc1 e5 17. dxe5 dxe5 {Now Black has the pressure in the [+].}
18. Qd2 Qb7 19. Bc4 h6 20. Rad1 N5f6 21. Nh4 {Here is another misplaced N.} Nf8
22. a5 b5 23. Bf1 N8d7 24. Qc2 Rac8 25. Nd2 e4 26. Nb3 Bd5 27. Nd4 Nc5 {
Black has now an irritating pressure in the [+].} 28. f3 b4 29. Kh1 Nfd7 30.
Qd2 Nd3 31. fxe4 Nxe1 32. exd5 Bxd4 33. Qxd4 bxc3 34. bxc3 Nc2 $19 {
Paehtz-Hazai, Leipzig 1983}) 15. Qa2 Bh6 {>< f4} 16. Qb3 Nf4 17. Bf1 e5 $15 {
Portisch-Gulko, Linares 1990}) 13... Rac8 14. Rc1 Qxc1+ {This is the safe
method for simplifying matters.} (14... Qb8 {fights for more.} 15. Qa2 Qa8 {
/^ h1-a8} 16. Qb3 Bd5 17. Qd3 Nb8 {/\ Nc6-b4} 18. Ne1 a5 19. Bf1 Nc6 20. Nc2
Bh6 {against e3-e4.} 21. Bg3 Be6 22. Bh4 Nd5 23. Nc4 Rc7 24. Qd2 Rfc8 $13 {
Matlak-Dvoirys, Polanica Zdroj 1989}) 15. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 16. Rxc1 Rc8 $11) 13. c4 (
13. Re1 Bh6 $1 {This is the typical manoeuvre here.} (13... e5 {however comes
also into consideration, for example:} 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Bf3 Nd5
17. Qc2 c4 18. Be2 b5 19. axb5 axb5 $13 {with some space advantage for Black,
Minibock-Barbero, AUT-chT 1995.}) 14. e4 {and now the /^ c1-h6 is opened for
the B.} cxd4 15. cxd4 e5 $5 16. d5 Qc2 17. Bd3 Qxb1 18. Bxb1 $1 {
(Dydyshko-Svidler, Moscow ol 1994 62/58)} a5 $5 {/\ Ba6 Nc5} 19. Bd3 Nc5 20.
Bb5 Ba6 $1 $13 {Dydyshko}) (13. Rc1 cxd4 (13... Bh6 {comes into consideration
again.}) 14. exd4 (14. cxd4 $11) 14... Rfe8 15. Re1 {So the R on c1 was
misplaced.} Nd5 16. Bc4 Qb8 17. Qa2 N7f6 18. Ng5 Qc7 19. Bb3 Qc6 20. f3 e6 21.
Nde4 Rcd8 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Re2 Kg7 25. Bg3 Nf6 26. Nxf6 Bxf6 27.
Rae1 Qd7 28. Bc2 {1/2:1/2 Sonntag-Troyke, BL 1993}) 13... e5 (13... cxd4 14.
exd4 {and only now} e5 {is a serious alternative.} 15. b4 (15. d5 a5 {/\ Nc5})
15... exd4 16. Nxd4 Rfe8 $13) 14. dxe5 (14. d5 a5 {and Black will regroup his
pieces to the >>.}) 14... dxe5 ({There was nothing wrong with} 14... Nxe5 15.
Nxe5 (15. a5 Nfd7 16. axb6 Qxb6 $11) 15... dxe5 16. Bf3 Rcd8 $11) 15. a5 (15.
Rd1 Rfe8 (15... Qc6 16. a5) 16. a5 {- 15.a5}) 15... Rfe8 16. Rd1 h6 {This
doesn't look necessary here.} ({Both} 16... bxa5 17. Qa2 Rcd8) ({and} 16...
Rcd8 {deserve attention.}) 17. b4 $6 {Finally Black will grab the b <->.} (17.
axb6 Qxb6) (17. Ne1 $5 {was more to the point.}) 17... bxa5 18. bxa5 Bc6 {
/\ Rb8} 19. Qc2 Rb8 20. Ne1 Rb7 21. Bf3 (21. Nd3 Ne4) 21... Bxf3 22. Ndxf3 Qc6
23. Rab1 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 {Now White has got the b <->, but there is no
penetration.} Ne4 (24... e4 25. Nd2 {opens up the /^ for the B.}) 25. Rd1 Nd6
26. Rd5 Nb7 {White has to calculate with the weakness on a5.} 27. Nd3 (27. Qd2
$5 {looks much more active doubling on the d <->.} Re7 28. Nd3 e4 29. Nde5 Nxe5
30. Nxe5 Qa4 $132) 27... f6 {killing the B on h2, but weakening the light
squares a bit.} (27... e4 28. Nde5 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 Qe6 30. Qxe4 Nxa5 (30... f6 $2
31. Qb1 $16) 31. Qd3 {with well centralized white pieces.}) 28. Nh4 Nf8 29. g4
(29. Nc1 f5 30. e4 (30. Nb3 Qa4) 30... f4) 29... Kh7 30. Bg3 $2 {This is too
slow.} (30. f4 {looks more aggressive.} Rd8 (30... exf4 $2 31. Nxf4 $16) 31.
Rxd8 Nxd8 32. fxe5 (32. f5 g5 33. Nxe5 Qb7 34. Ng2 fxe5 35. f6+ Ng6 36. fxg7
Kxg7) 32... Qe4 $1 $36) 30... Rd8 31. Rxd8 (31. e4 {gives up >< d4 after} Ne6)
31... Nxd8 32. Nc1 Nb7 33. Ne2 {This gives up the P without any fight.} (33.
Nb3 Qa4 $36) 33... Nxa5 34. Qa2 Qb6 35. Nc3 Qb4 36. Nd5 Qxc4 37. Nxf6+ Bxf6 38.
Qxa5 Qb5 $2 (38... Ne6 $1 39. Nf3 e4 40. Ne5 Qd5 $19) 39. Qc7+ Nd7 40. Nf3 e4
41. Ne5 Bxe5 42. Bxe5 Kg8 43. Bc3 {Now White has got serious conterchances
because of his active pieces.} Qd3 44. Qd8+ Kf7 45. Qh8 Ke6 $6 {This is losing
a vital tempo.} (45... Qd1+) 46. Qe8+ Kd6 47. Qxg6+ Kd5 48. Qf7+ Kc6 49. Bg7
Kb5 50. Bxh6 Nb6 51. Bf8 $2 {The B is superior to the N in an open position
when the P race begins. However this is not the right /^ for him.} (51. g5 c4
52. g6 c3 53. Qb3+ $18) 51... c4 52. Bg7 {Now White's play is probably
explained with tiredness or time trouble.} Nd5 53. Qb7+ Ka5 54. Bd4 Nb4 55. Bc5
Nd5 56. Bd4 Nb4 57. Bc5 Nd5 58. Bd4 Nb4 59. Kg2 {The draw is not enough, but
she pushes too hard.} Ka4 60. Bc5 (60. Qc8 {was required.}) 60... a5 61. Bd4 (
61. Kg3) 61... c3 62. Qc8 (62. Bxc3 Qxc3 63. Qxe4 Qc6 64. Qxc6+ (64. Kf3 Kb5)
64... Nxc6 65. h4 Kb4 66. h5 a4 67. h6 Ne5 68. h7 Ng6 $19) 62... Kb3 63. g5 Qc4
64. Qxc4+ Kxc4 $19 {Now the game is lost!} 65. Bxc3 (65. g6 Nd5 66. g7 Ne7 67.
h4 a4 68. h5 Ng8 $19) 65... Kxc3 66. h4 Nc6 67. h5 Ne7 68. h6 a4 69. h7 Ng6 70.
Kg3 a3 71. Kg4 a2 72. Kf5 a1=Q 73. Kxg6 Kd3 74. Kh6 Ke2 75. g6 Qf6 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vladivostok Debiut-DVGU"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 c5 7. c3 b6 8. O-O Bb7
9. Nbd2 Nbd7 {This quiet positional system is a reversed Reti Opening. Black
has no problems for equalization, although White's position is so safe, that
losing it is not easy at all.} 10. a4 cxd4 {Black liquidates the tension in
the [+], and now White has to decide.} (10... a6 {is the standard main line.}
11. Bh2 Qc7 (11... Ra7 {- Touzane-David, Cannes 2000 CBM 76}) (11... cxd4 12.
exd4 Bh6 {- Apicella-Svidler, Paris 2004 CBM 102}) 12. Qb1 {- Zhukova-A.
Kovacevic, Belgrade 2000 CBM 76}) 11. cxd4 {this weakens >< b4.} (11. exd4 {
allows Black to organize a counterplay against >< f4.} Nd5 (11... Ne4 12. Nxe4
Bxe4 13. Re1 Bb7 14. a5 e5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 $14 {
Koch-Reinderman, Singapore 1990}) 12. Bh2 Bh6 {Now the h2 B is out of play and
the >< f4 can be used as a stepping-stone for the black pieces.} 13. Bc4 Nf4
14. Re1 e6 15. Bf1 a6 16. Qb3 Qc7 17. Ne4 Bd5 {1/2-1/2 Sarlamanov-Dancevski,
Gevgelija 2002}) 11... Nd5 (11... Rc8 12. Bg3 Rc7 {/\ Qa8, Rfc8 is a nice
manoeuvre.} 13. a5 bxa5 14. Rxa5 Bd5 15. Qa1 Qa8 $11 {M.Kuijf-Chandler,
Amsterdam 1984}) 12. Bh2 (12. Bg3 a5 13. Ne1 Nb4 14. Nd3 Nxd3 15. Bxd3 Nf6 16.
Qb3 Rb8 (16... Bd5) 17. Bc4 (17. Rfc1 Nd5) 17... Bc6 18. Rfc1 $14 {Cobb-Sowray,
England 1997}) 12... a5 {Black is fighting for >< b4 weakening the light
squares at the same time.} 13. Qb3 (13. Ne1 Nb4 14. Nd3 Nxd3 15. Bxd3 {is
similar to the previous note.}) 13... Nb4 14. Rfc1 Nf6 $15 {Black's knights
are excellent, especially the b4 one. The white B on h2 bites to d6.} 15. Ne1
Rc8 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Ndxf3 Qd7 {Black now has a control over the light squares.
} 18. Qd1 (18. Nd3 Nxd3 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Qxd3 Qc6 $15 {gaining a total
control over the only opened c file.}) 18... h6 19. Nd2 Qe6 20. b3 Nfd5 {
Black's pieces are more active, he has to advance in the >>.} 21. Nc4 Rc6 {
/\ Rfc8} 22. Qd2 Rfc8 23. Kh1 (23. Nc2 {exchanging the passive N looks logical,
although the other one will jump to b4.} Nxc2 24. Rxc2 Nb4 25. Rcc1 Qf5 $15)
23... f5 {securing the stronghold on d5, emphasisizing the pressure on the
light squares and preparing the further advance of pawns on the >>.} 24. Nc2
Nxc2 25. Rxc2 Nb4 26. Rcc1 g5 27. f3 (27. Kg1 g4 $40 {and the -> begins!})
27... d5 28. Na3 {Sad, but true. He has to defend the penetration square >< c2.
} (28. Ne5 Rc2 $15) 28... Bf6 29. Bg3 h5 {Black's -> on the >> comes slowly
but surely.} 30. Rxc6 Rxc6 (30... Qxc6 $15 {controlling the c file was logical.
}) 31. Rd1 h4 32. Be1 (32. Bh2 g4 33. Bf4 $15) 32... g4 $1 {Black creates
weaknesses on the >> and opens the position for his active pieces.} 33. hxg4
fxg4 34. Qe2 g3 35. e4 Bg5 $1 {restricting the white pieces even more.} (35...
dxe4 36. fxe4 (36. Bxb4 axb4 37. Nc4 exf3 38. Qxf3 Bxd4 39. Qf4 Bf6) 36... Qxb3
{wins material but activates the enemy pieces.} 37. d5 Rc5 38. Nb5 Qxa4 39.
Qg4+ Kf8 40. Nd4 $44) 36. Qb5 (36. Bxb4 axb4 37. Qb5 Rc1 38. Rxc1 Bxc1 39. Nc2
(39. Qxb4 Bxa3 40. Qxa3 dxe4 $19 {and the white K is in serious trouble in the
_|_.}) 39... dxe4 $17) 36... Rd6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Black forgets about the
imprisoned N on the edge of the board...} (36... h3 {was the logical
continuation of the -> on the >>.} 37. Bxg3 hxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Qg6 $40) 37. Nc4 $1
{It is easy to overlook the vertical threats.} Rd8 38. Qxb6 (38. Nxb6 $1 h3 $1
39. Bxg3 $1 (39. Qxa5 Bf4 40. Qxb4 Qh6 $1 $17) 39... Be3 40. Qe2 $16) 38...
Qxb6 39. Nxb6 dxe4 (39... e6 40. Bxb4 axb4 41. a5 $14 {and the a o^ is
dangerous.}) 40. fxe4 Nc2 41. Bxa5 (41. d5 Rf8 42. Bc3 h3 $1 $17) ({missing} 
41. Nc4 $1 Nxe1 42. Rxe1 Rxd4 43. Nxa5 Rb4 (43... Rd2 44. Nc4) 44. e5 Kf7 45.
Rf1+ Ke6 46. Nc6 Re4 $13) 41... Rf8 $1 {Now Black has nasty threats against
the white K again!} 42. Nc4 (42. Nd5 Rf2 $1) 42... Rf2 $1 43. Bb6 (43. Rg1 Re2
$1 {Black has to prepare the final blow.} (43... h3 {immediately was not so
effective because of} 44. Bc7 $1) 44. d5 h3 45. Bc7 (45. d6 exd6) 45... Ne1 $19
{Here is the difference!}) 43... h3 $1 44. Rg1 (44. d5 Rxg2 45. Bc7 Rh2+ 46.
Kg1 Rf2 47. Bxg3 Rg2+ 48. Kh1 Rxg3 $17) 44... Re2 {/\ Ne1, as before.} 45. Ba5
(45. Bc7 Ne1 46. Bxg3 hxg2+ $19) 45... Nxd4 0-1

[Event "Novak Nikolic Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2000.02.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Popchev, Milko"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2000.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nd2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Ngf3 c5 {This is the
other plan to attack the [+] besides the plans connected with e7-e5.} 7. dxc5 (
7. d5 {see Krasenkov-Bologan, CBM 76.}) 7... dxc5 8. Bc4 Nc6 (8... Qc7 9. O-O
Nc6 {is only a transposition to the main line.}) 9. O-O (9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O {
- 9.0-0}) 9... Qc7 {Black prepares for the pressure on the d <->, and controls
the important h2-b8 /^.} 10. Re1 {vacating the f1 square for the pieces.} (10.
Qe2 {is a serious alternative leaving the d <->.} h6 ({Or first} 10... Na5 11.
Bd3 {and then} h6 12. Be3 (12. Bh4 Nh5 $1 {/\ Nf4} 13. Qe3 Rd8 14. Bc2 g5 15.
Bg3 Nxg3 {Black weakens his >>, especially >< f5, but gains the ^^.} 16. fxg3 {
This weakens the structure, but the semi-opened f <-> has his benefits as well.
} Be6 17. e5 Qc6 18. Ne4 Nc4 19. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Nxc5 Bd5 $44 {and the active
black pieces secure sufficient counterplay against the weaknesses in the white
camp, Zilberman-Yurtaev, Frunze 1989.}) 12... b6 {/\ Ng4} 13. h3 Rd8 {The B on
d3 is a target.} 14. Nh2 Nc6 15. Bc2 Nh5 {/\ Nf4} 16. Bb3 Nf4 $11 {
Trifunovic-Smyslov, Dortmund 1961}) 11. Bxf6 (11. Bh4 {is met by the standard}
Nh5 12. Qe3 (12. Rfe1 {- 10.Re1}) 12... b6 13. Rfe1 g5 14. Bxg5 $6 {This looks
rather brave here.} (14. Bg3 Nxg3 {gives Black a fine game due to his ^^.})
14... hxg5 15. Qxg5 Nf6 (15... Nf4 $5) 16. e5 Nh7 {This is the cold-blooded
defence.} (16... Ng4 $2 17. Bd5 Rb8 18. e6 f5 19. Nf1 $16 {Speelman-Howell,
Calcutta 1996}) 17. Qh5 Qd7 $15) 11... exf6 $1 {Closing the /^ for the B, but
threatening to open it immediately after f6-f5.} (11... Bxf6 12. Qe3) 12. Nh4 {
White has to do something against the freeing move f6-f5.} g5 $1 {Suddenly
Black allows the closing of his B, but the >< f5 P becomes a weakness.} 13. Nf5
Bxf5 14. exf5 Qf4 15. Ne4 Rae8 16. Rae1 Qxf5 $15 {and the weak f P has fallen,
Sashikiran-Fedorov, Calcutta 1999.}) 10... h6 11. Bh4 (11. Be3 $6 {runs into}
Ng4 {and if} 12. Bxc5 $4 {then} Nce5 $19) 11... Nh5 12. Nf1 (12. Qe2 g5 (12...
Ne5 $6 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 {inserts the maximum pressure on the h2-d8 /^ and on f4
especially, but after} 14. g3 $1 {suddenly the pressure has vanished.} Bh8 15.
f4 Ng7 {This was a sad retreat!} 16. Qf3 Be6 17. Rad1 $14 {Van Wely-Leko,
Tilburg 1996}) (12... Na5 $5 {looks also promising threatening both bishops.}
13. Bb5 a6 14. Ba4 b5 15. Bc2 Bb7 $15) 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 $11) (12. Nb3 {
The N is rather misplaced here.} Bg4 {increasing the pressure on the dark
squares.} 13. Bg3 {(Itkis-Aronian, Bucharest 1999)} Nxg3 $1 14. hxg3 Ne5 $15) (
12. Qc2 Na5 (12... b6 13. Be2 (13. Bf1 {The B was rather vulnerable on c4.} Bb7
14. a4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bg7 18. Nc4 {1/2-1/2
Malaniuk-Spasov, Nis 1996}) (13. a3 {This looks rather slow.} g5 14. Bg3 Nxg3
15. hxg3 e6 {controlling the light squares as well.} 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. Ba2 g4
18. Nh4 {The N is completely out of place here.} b5 19. e5 {Desperation.} Nxe5
20. c4 b4 21. axb4 cxb4 22. c5 Rfd8 23. Nb3 Bd5 24. Re3 a5 $19 {Duong-Kudrin,
New York op 1991}) 13... Bb7 14. Nc4 g5 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Ne5 17. Nfxe5
Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 {Black has everything in order.} 19. Bc4 Rad8 20. Rad1 Rd6 {
1/2:1/2 Malaniuk-Timoschenko, Palma de Mallorca 1989}) (12... Rb8 {/\ b5
gaining space on the <<.} 13. a4 a6 14. Nb3 {/\a5} b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bf1 c4
(16... Ne5 $5 17. Nbd2 (17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 c4 $15 {^^}) 17...
Bg4 18. Bg3 $5 Nxg3 19. hxg3 $10 {Stohl}) 17. Nbd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 (18. cxd4 $6 {
creates only a weakness on d4.} g5 19. Bg3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 g4 $17) 18... e5 $10 {
Chekhov-Fedorov, Moscow 1995}) 13. Bf1 Be6 14. Nb3 Nc4 15. Nbd2 Na5 16. Nb3
Nxb3 {Black wants more than a draw!} 17. axb3 a5 {fixing the weaknesses on the
<<.} 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. bxc4 g5 20. Bg3 Nxg3 $15 {Yakovich-Notkin, Elista 1997})
(12. Bf1 Rd8 13. Qc2 Rb8 14. a4 a6 15. Nc4 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ne3 g5 18. Bg3
Nxg3 19. hxg3 e6 {and only Black can be better here, Stohl.}) 12... g5 13. Bg3
$6 {White gives up the ^^ without any fight.} (13. N3d2 {was the typical
method here avoiding the loss of the B.} Nf4 14. Bg3 Rd8 $13) 13... Nxg3 14.
Nxg3 Bg4 (14... Rd8 15. Qe2 Bg4 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Ne5 18. Qe2 Nxc4 19. Qxc4
Rd2 20. Re2) 15. h3 $143 $6 (15. Be2 Rad8 16. Qc2 {was the persistant defence
evacuating the threatened pieces from the motifs of doubled ->.}) (15. Nf5 Rad8
16. Qe2 Ne5 $36) 15... Rad8 16. Qe2 $6 ({Surprisingly enough the move against
all principles} 16. Bd5 {was the last chance to hold the position, but this
can only be suggested by a computer.} Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Ne5 18. Qe3 e6 $15) 16...
Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Rd2 $1 {Now the penetration on the second rank is painful.} 18.
Nf5 (18. Qe3 Rxb2 19. Qxc5 Bxc3 20. Bxf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxc3 Qb6 $19 {>< f2}) 18...
Ne5 19. Qg3 Rc8 ({The simple} 19... Rxb2 20. h4 Rc8 $19 {was also decisive.})
20. Be2 Rxb2 $19 21. h4 Ng6 22. Qg4 gxh4 23. e5 e6 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. f4 Rd8 26.
Bf3 Qe7 27. a4 Rdd2 28. a5 c4 29. Re4 Qc5+ 30. Kh2 Ra2 31. Rb1 Rxa5 32. f5 exf5
33. Qxf5 Qe7 ({Or} 33... Nxe5 34. Rxb7 Qf2 35. Rxf7+ Nxf7 36. Rg4+ Kf8 37. Qxa5
Qxf3 $19) 34. Qf6+ Qxf6 35. exf6+ Kxf6 36. Rxb7 Ne5 37. Kh3 Ra3 38. Kxh4 Rxc3
0-1

[Event "Oxford GM-A"]
[Site "Oxford"]
[Date "1998.12.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "McDonald, Neil R"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1998.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. Bxf6 (5. dxc5 {leads nowhere after
} Qa5 $11) (5. c3 cxd4 6. cxd4 O-O 7. e3 {- Speelman-Plaskett CBM 69.}) (5. e3
O-O 6. c3 (6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Ne4 Qb6 $1 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. c3 d6 {After exchanging
the pieces the tension of the position vanishes.} 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. a4
cxd4 13. exd4 a6 14. Re1 Nd7 $11 {Taimanov-Gulko, SU (ch) 1976}) (6. Bd3 cxd4
7. exd4 Nc6) 6... cxd4 7. exd4 (7. cxd4 {- 5.c3}) 7... d5 8. Bd3 {- D03}) 5...
Bxf6 6. Ne4 Bxd4 $1 {This is the safest way for equalization.} 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8.
Qxd4 O-O 9. c4 {White wants to play a positional game.} ({More exciting is} 9.
O-O-O Nc6 10. Qd2 d5 (10... Qb6 $5) 11. Ng3 (11. Qxd5 Qc7 $44 {and suddenly
White has problems with development, Z.Nikolic-Damljanovic, Yugoslavia (ch)
1985}) 11... Be6 12. e3 Rc8 13. Kb1 Qb6 {(Agzamov-Loginov, SU 1986)} 14. Bd3 d4
15. exd4 Bxa2+ 16. Kxa2 Nb4+ 17. Kb1 Qa5 18. c3 Qa2+ $11 {with perpetual
checks.}) (9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Qb6 11. h4 (11. Rb1 Qd4 $11) 11... Qxb2 12. Rb1
Qa3 13. h5 $13 {with some threats on the >> for the sacrificed P.}) 9... Nc6
10. Qd2 d6 11. e3 (11. Nc3 Be6 12. e3 {- 11.e3} (12. e4 {gives only additional
target for Black in the [+].} Qb6 13. Be2 (13. Rd1 $6 Ne5 14. b3 f5 15. Be2 f4
{Now the N on e5 dominates the board.} 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5+ Kg7 $15 {
Spiridonov-Kasparov, Skara 1980}) 13... Nd4 $11 {Kasparov})) 11... Be6 {
1/2:1/2 Gausel-Nunn, Oxford 1998} 12. Nc3 Rc8 {Black has to organize his play
against White's <<.} 13. b3 (13. Be2 {is also met by the standard} Qa5) 13...
Qa5 14. Be2 Rfd8 15. e4 ({On} 15. O-O {already follows the central push} d5 $1)
15... a6 16. Rd1 ({After} 16. O-O {the white Q becomes undefended allowing} b5
$1 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Bxb5 Na7) 16... Qb4 17. O-O b5 $1 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Qe3 (
19. Nxb5 Qxe4) (19. Bxb5 Na7) 19... Qa5 20. Rc1 (20. Nxb5 Qxa2) (20. Bxb5 Na7)
20... Nb4 21. Nxb5 Qxa2 $11 {and Black has everything in order.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.02"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Paragua, Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Mueller,Karsten} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. c3 c5
7. h3 {This plan looks rather slowish, it gives Black time to organize his
counterplay in the [+].} (7. d5 {- Conquest-Kotronias, Hastings 2003 CBM 99}) (
7. Bd3 {- Timman-Topalov, Belgrade 1995 CBM 51}) (7. dxc5 {is the popular main
line.}) 7... h6 {This fits into White's plan, he wanted to secure the B
retreat to e3.} (7... cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 {Black has lost a tempo, but this
central push is strong anyway.} (8... Qa5 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Be3 Nb4 11. Be2 Nxe4 {
looks witty, but two pieces are more valuable than the R and some pawns in the
middlegame.} 12. Nxe4 Nc2+ 13. Kf1 Nxa1 14. Qxa1 $14 {Samovojska-Stevic,
Tucepi 1996}) (8... Qb6 9. Nc4 (9. Bd3 Qxb2 10. O-O Qb6 11. Rb1 Qd8 {loses a
lot of tempi, but wins the P!}) 9... Qd8 10. Ncd2 Qb6 {Black is happy with the
repetition of moves.} 11. Nc4 Qd8 {1/2-1/2 Short-Svidler, Luzern 1997}) (8...
Nc6 9. Bd3 Nd7 {inserting pressure on the dark squares, especially on >< d4.}
10. Be3 (10. d5 {weakens the long /^ as well.} Nc5 (10... Nb4 11. Be2 a5 12. a3
Na6 13. Rb1 Nac5 14. b3 Nf6 $132 {A.Feher-Titov, Budapest 1990}) 11. Be2 Ne5
12. Nxe5 Bxe5 $11) 10... e5 (10... d5 11. e5 f6) 11. d5 Nd4 (11... Nb4 {
(Mantovani-Sale, Cattolica 1994)} 12. Be2 $14)) 9. e5 Ne4 10. Be3 Nc6 (10... f5
{allows White to maintain his stronghold on e5.} 11. g3 Nc6 12. a3 e6 13. h4
$14 {Zarubin-Zakharevich, Arkhangelsk 1996}) (10... f6 {attacking White's [+]
immediately.} 11. exf6 exf6 {Now White's central pressure has vanished.} 12.
Qb3 Kh8 13. Bd3 f5 {strengthening the excellent N in the [+].} 14. g3 Nc6 $132
{Pihajlic-Sedina, JUG-chT Cetinje 1992}) 11. Be2 (11. Bd3 Bf5 12. Nb3 f6 13.
exf6 exf6 {The black N on e4 is again rather impressive.} 14. O-O Qd6 15. Rc1
b6 {V.Kovacevic-Fercec, Pula 1996}) 11... f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 (12... exf6 {
was the natural taking back with a good piece play for Black.}) 13. Nb3 Bf5 14.
O-O Nb4 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Bxb4 Qxb4 17. Qd2 Qxd2 18. Nfxd2 Rfc8 {and White
cannot blockade the dark squares, Samovojska-Gyorkos, Split 1997.}) 8. Be3 b6 (
8... cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 {is not so logical as in case of B on g5.
However after} 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 f5 13. Bc4+ Kh8 {things are far from easy.
}) 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qe2 (11. d5 e6 12. c4 {advancing in the [+] was
another strategy.}) 11... a6 {/\ b5} 12. a4 e6 {fighting against d4-d5 as well.
} 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. Nc4 Ne8 15. Rfe1 (15. Rfd1 {can also be met by the game
continuation.} cxd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. exd5 Bxd5) 15... cxd4 (15... e5 16. dxe5
dxe5 17. Bg3 {weakens the light squares.}) 16. cxd4 d5 17. exd5 Bxd5 {Now an
isolated P structure has arisen, where the e8 N is badly placed.} 18. Nfe5 (18.
Ne3 Bb7) 18... Nxe5 (18... Nef6 $6 {holding the vital d5 square is met by} 19.
Qd2 $1 b5 (19... Kh7 $2 {loses the exchange after} 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Bd6 $18)
20. Ne3 (20. axb5 axb5 21. Ne3 Nxe5) 20... Nxe5 (20... bxa4 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22.
Bxh6 $16) (20... Bb7 21. axb5 axb5 22. Bxb5 $16 {winning the b P.}) 21. dxe5
Ne4 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Rxe4 $16) 19. dxe5 {The P structure has
been changed again, the strong e5 P secures the d6 square for the white N.} Qb7
(19... Bxc4 {gives up the vital ^^.} 20. Bxc4 Nc7 21. Bg3 $14 {looks as a
useful prophylactical move} (21. Red1 Qb4 22. Rd7 Rac8)) 20. Be4 (20. Bd2 Bxg2
21. Bb4 {cannot be true from a human's point of view...} Bh1 22. Qg4 Rd8 23.
Bf1 Bc6 24. Bxf8 Bxf8 25. Bg2 Nc7 $44) (20. Ne3 Be4) 20... Nc7 (20... Bxe4 21.
Qxe4 Qxe4 22. Rxe4 Rb8 23. Be3 $16) 21. Nd6 Qc6 22. Rec1 (22. Bd3 $1 {looked
better, the c6 Q is bad anyway.} Qd7 (22... Bxg2 $2 23. Rec1 $18) 23. Qe3 (23.
Rec1 {transposes to the game.}) 23... g5 24. Bg3 f5 25. f4 $16) 22... Qd7 23.
Bd3 {Otherwise the N comes quickly to d5.} Bc6 24. b3 (24. Qc2 {looks strong,
but after} Nd5 {there are a lot of tactical problems.} 25. Be4 (25. Bxh6 Bxh6
26. Qxc6 Qxc6 27. Rxc6 Nb4) 25... Bb7) 24... Nd5 25. Bd2 (25. Bg3 f5 26. f4 {
deserved attention strengthening the [+].}) 25... Rfd8 26. f4 Bf8 27. Ne4 {
The N had to retreat, so something went wrong?} Be7 (27... a5 $5 {Certainly
only if >< a6 was hanging!}) 28. Rd1 ({The critical} 28. Bxa6 $5 {needs a lot
of calculation.} Nxf4 (28... Nc7 29. Bd3 $16) (28... f5 29. exf6 Nxf6 30. Nxf6+
Bxf6 31. Ra2 $16) 29. Bxf4 Qd4+ (29... Bxe4 30. Qxe4 Rxa6 31. Bxh6 $16) 30. Nf2
Qxf4 31. Rxc6 Rd2 32. Qe1 Bh4 33. Be2 Ra5 34. Rd1 Rxd1 35. Bxd1 Rxe5 36. Be2 {
parrying the threats?!}) 28... Qb7 {Now Black has stabilized his position.} 29.
Kh2 Kg7 30. Ng3 {/\ Be4, but the N is worse than before.} Bb4 $6 (30... a5 {
was simple.}) 31. Bxb4 $6 (31. Bxa6 $1 {again deserved attention:} Qxa6 32.
Qxa6 Rxa6 33. Bxb4 b5 (33... Rda8 34. Bd2) 34. a5 Rda8 35. Bd2 b4 36. Rdc1 {
and it is far from easy to get back the P.}) 31... Nxb4 32. Be4 Nd5 (32... Bxe4
$2 33. Nxe4 $16 {and the bad N is back again.}) 33. Qf3 Rac8 34. Rac1 Qb8 {
The Q is far from the >> now.} (34... Qe7) 35. Rd4 (35. h4 $5 {/\ h5 deserved
attention exploiting the absence of the b8 Q.}) 35... b5 36. axb5 Qxb5 $2 {[#]}
(36... axb5) 37. Rdc4 ({missing the unexpected tactical blow} 37. f5 $3 {
[%mdl 512]} exf5 38. Nxf5+ $1 gxf5 39. Qxf5 Rc7 (39... Qb7 40. Rc5 $18) 40.
Qh7+ Kf8 41. Qxh6+ Ke8 42. Bf5 $40) 37... Bb7 (37... Rc7 $5) 38. Rxc8 $2 (38.
f5 $3 {was still possible!} exf5 39. Nxf5+ $1 gxf5 40. Qxf5 {with a
devastating ->.}) 38... Rxc8 39. Rxc8 Bxc8 40. Bxd5 exd5 {The _|_ is not easy
because White cannot blockade >< d4.} 41. Ne2 Qc5 42. Qc3 (42. Qd3 Qf2 $1 {
and there is still no Nd4!}) 42... Qxc3 43. Nxc3 d4 $1 {Now it is White who
has to play carefully!} 44. Ne4 Bf5 45. Nd2 f6 46. g4 Bc2 47. exf6+ Kxf6 48. b4
Ke6 49. Kg3 Kd5 50. Kf3 Kc6 51. Nc4 Bd1+ {'?!' Mueller,Karsten. Mueller,
Karsten: 'danach hat Weiß viel zuviel Gegenspiel als dass noch an einen
schwarzen Gewinn zu denken wäre.'} (51... Kd5 52. Nb6+ Kc6 53. Nc4 {leads to
repetition of moves.}) (51... h5 {oder}) (51... Bb1 {(Mueller,Karsten) waren
bessere Versuche.}) 52. Ke4 Kb5 53. Kxd4 Kxb4 54. f5 {Mueller,Karsten: 'und
der weiße Springer erweist sich als wendig genug, um mit dem a-Bauer leicht
fertig zu werden:'} (54. Ne3 Bb3 55. Nd5+ Kb5 56. Ne7 Bf7 57. f5 gxf5 58. Nxf5
Kb4 59. Nxh6 Bb3 {and the a o^ is dangerous.}) 54... gxf5 55. gxf5 Bb3 (55...
Bh5 56. f6 a5 $11) 56. Nb6 (56. Ne3 Bf7 $11) (56. Ne5 {Mueller,Karsten} a5 57.
f6 a4 58. Nd3+ Kb5 59. Kc3 h5 60. Ne5 Kc5 61. f7 Bxf7 62. Nxf7 Kd5 $11) 56...
Bf7 57. Nd5+ Kb3 58. Kc5 a5 59. Nb6 a4 60. Nxa4 Kxa4 61. f6 Kb3 62. Kd6 Kc4 63.
Ke7 Bh5 64. f7 Bxf7 65. Kxf7 Kd5 66. Kg6 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Frohberg, Marco"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. e3 Bg7 6. h3 {This passive setup
has only two advantages: it is easy to learn, and White's position is reather
safe.} O-O 7. Nbd2 d6 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. O-O Qe8 10. Bh2 e5 {This is also called
the Reti reversed. White is playing this solid position with a tempo plus, but
this is yet not enough for an advantage because of the passivity.} 11. dxe5 (
11. a4 a6 12. b4 {contains more venom.}) 11... dxe5 12. Qc2 (12. Nc4 {is
answered by} Ne4) 12... Qe7 (12... e4 13. Nd4 Ne5 {looks more agressive, but
more risky too, because the bad h2 B regains a new life.}) 13. Rfd1 (13. e4 Nc5
(13... Nh5 {is parried by} 14. Rfe1 Nf4 15. Bf1) 14. Bxe5 Nfxe4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7
16. Rfe1 $11) 13... a6 14. Ne1 $2 {This is too passive.} ({More to the point
is fighting for the [+] with} 14. e4 Nc5 15. Bxe5 Nfxe4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Re1
$11 {with similar position to the previous note.}) 14... Nc5 15. Nd3 (15. b4
Nce4) 15... Nfd7 (15... Nxd3 16. Bxd3 e4 17. Be2 {and the hidden B on h2 fires
again.}) 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. b4 ({On} 17. e4 {follows} a5 {securing the N's
place.}) 17... Ne6 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 f6 $1 {killing the bad B forever. The
black B can be activated after Bf8 on the a3-f8 /^.} 20. Rd2 (20. Qd3 {
activating the Q deserves attention:} Rfd8 (20... a5 21. Qc4) 21. Qc4) 20... a5
21. Rad1 {White has the control over the only opened d <-> compensating the
bad B and N.} axb4 22. Rd7 Qe8 (22... Qc5 23. Qb3 {using the annoying pin on
the a2-g8 /^.}) 23. cxb4 Rf7 24. R7d2 (24. Rxf7 {was also possible:} Qxf7 (
24... Kxf7 25. Qc4) 25. g4 {/\ g5 freeing the dead B.} ({and not} 25. Qc6 $2
Rxa2)) 24... Bf8 25. Qb3 Bd6 $2 {[#] Black loses his sense of danger.} (25...
Kh8 {was the necessary prophilactical move here.}) 26. Kh1 $2 (26. Rxd6 $1 cxd6
27. Rxd6 Re7 (27... Rd8 28. Bxe5 $1) (27... Rc8 28. Bxe5 $1) 28. Bxe5 $1 {
suddenly gives White serious counterchances.}) 26... Re7 {Now Black has
consolidated his position, as fhis B and N are much better.} 27. Rb2 Qa4 28.
Qd5 Kf7 29. Rdb1 Rd7 30. Qe4 Rad8 31. Qc2 $2 (31. Qh4 {was the only practical
chance fishing in troubled waters.}) 31... Qxc2 32. Rxc2 Be7 $19 {Now all the
black pieces are superior to their white colleagues.} 33. Rbb2 Rd1+ 34. Bg1 e4
35. Nd2 f5 36. a3 Rd3 37. Ra2 b5 38. g4 Ng5 39. Kg2 Bd6 40. gxf5 gxf5 41. Bh2
$2 Nf3 $1 0-1

[Event "Kiev Spring"]
[Site "Kiev"]
[Date "2000.04.01"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kosikov, Alexey I"]
[Black "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2000.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 Nfd7 {Black wants to
play e7-e5 immediately, without any preparation. Sometimes he is threatening
with f7-f5, and the other N goes to c6. Anyway, this seemingly unnatural move
has it's merits.} (6... Nbd7 {- Speelman-McShane, Premier Hastings 2000 CBM 75}
) 7. Na3 (7. Be2 e5 8. Bh2 (8. dxe5 $143 {If White gives up the [+], he cannot
wait much from the opening.} dxe5 9. Bg3 Nc6 10. O-O f5 $36) 8... Nc6 9. O-O (
9. a4 f5 10. b4 {White's activity on the << doesn't bring him any relief.} Qe7
11. b5 Nd8 {heading to the >>.} 12. Na3 Nf7 13. Qb3 Kh8 14. Nc2 Nf6 15. Nd2 Be6
16. Qa3 Rae8 $15 {and White's pieces are rather passive, Zurek-Konopka, CZE-ch
Olomouc 1995.}) (9. Nbd2 {- 7...Nbd2}) 9... f5 (9... Qe7 {looks more flexible.}
) (9... e4 10. Nfd2 f5 {is also interesting.}) 10. Na3 (10. dxe5 $5 dxe5 11.
Na3 {threatening Bb5 and Nc4 >< e5}) 10... Qe7 (10... e4 $5) 11. b4 (11. dxe5
$5 dxe5 12. Bb5 {attacking >< e5 deserves attention.}) 11... e4 12. Nd2 Nf6 13.
Nac4 Nd8 {The N was vulnerable on c6.} 14. a4 Nf7 15. Re1 g5 16. b5 Bd7 $13 {
and Black has good counterchances on the >>, Ortega-Vescovi, Catania op 1995.})
(7. Nbd2 e5 8. Bh2 Qe7 (8... Nc6 9. Be2 f5 (9... Qe7 $5) 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bb5
{Now White puts some pressure on e5.} Qe7 12. O-O Kh8 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Qe2 Nxc4
15. Qxc4 Be6 16. Qe2 Bd7 17. Rfd1 $14 {Ballmann-Forster, Winterthur 1996}) 9.
dxe5 dxe5 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O a5 12. e4 Nb6 13. Nc4 Rd8 14. Qc2 Nxc4 15. Bxc4
Be6 $11 {Dawidow-Kovaslev, Warsaw op 1989}) (7. Bc4 e5 8. Bg5 {Now White will
lose some tempi with this B.} ({More to the point is} 8. Bh2) 8... Qe8 9. O-O
h6 10. Bh4 Kh8 11. Bg3 f5 12. a4 a5 13. Na3 Nb6 14. Bb5 Qe7 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16.
Bxc4 g5 $17 {Santos-Del Rey, St Cugat op 1995}) 7... e5 8. Bh2 a6 (8... f5 $5 {
looks a bit risky, but there is no clear-cut refutation, for example:} 9. dxe5
(9. Bc4+ Kh8 10. O-O Nc6 $13) 9... dxe5 10. Qb3+ Kh8 11. O-O-O (11. Rd1 Qe7 12.
Nb5 Nc5 $132) 11... Qe7 $13) (8... Nc6 $5) 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nc4 (10. e4 Qe7 $11
) 10... Nc6 11. a4 ({Soon or later White has to play} 11. e4 $5 {fighting for
the [+].} b5 (11... Qf6 12. Bg3) 12. Ne3 Bb7 13. Qc2 $13) 11... Qe7 12. Be2 (
12. b4 {is met by} e4 $1 (12... Rd8 13. Qc2 f5) 13. Nd4 Nde5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 $15
{with a space advantage for Black because of the strong e4 P.}) (12. e4 {
was still required.}) 12... Nc5 (12... e4 $5 13. Nd4 Nce5 {deserved serious
attention.}) 13. O-O Bf5 {Now Black has a strict control over the central
squares.} 14. b4 Rad8 {>< d3} 15. Ncd2 Nd3 {This allows White to gain space in
the [+].} (15... Ne4 $1 {was sensible keeping an eye on e4 for example:} 16.
Qc1 (16. Rc1 Rd7 $15 {doubling the rooks on the only opened d <->.}) 16... Nxc3
17. Qxc3 e4 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. exd4 Bxd4 20. Qxc7 Qxc7 21. Bxc7 Bxa1 22. Bxd8
Rxd8 23. Nxe4 Bg7 $15 {^^}) 16. e4 $1 {Now Black's active pieces are driven
back.} Bc8 17. Qc2 (17. b5 $6 {weakens the squares which will be occupied by
the knights soon.} Na5 18. Qc2 Nc5) 17... Nf4 {The N is ideally posted here.}
18. Bc4 Qf6 {Black is still OK because of the inferior B on h2, which belongs
to e3 in this P structure.} 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Bf1 {White has to defend his
weakened >> position.} h5 21. b5 $6 {This drives back the N, but he will come
back to invade the weakened squares. The N on c6 is rather bad in this P
structure.} Nb8 22. Rad1 (22. Bg3 Bh6) 22... axb5 23. axb5 Nd7 {>< c5} 24. Bg3
Bh6 {against Bh4} 25. Bh4 {This is an unsuccessful provocation.} (25. Ra1 Nc5
$15) 25... g5 {Black grabs the |^ on the >>.} 26. Bg3 Nf8 {bringing the N to
the >>, where the decisive battle will soon begin.} 27. Bxf4 {White couldn't
tolerate the strong N anymore. Now the weaknesses of the dark squares begin to
tell.} Qxf4 28. Nc4 Rxd1 (28... Bxh3 {was also tempting.} 29. Ncxe5 Rxd1 30.
Rxd1 (30. Qxd1 Be6 31. Nd3 Qd6 $15) 30... Be6 $15) 29. Qxd1 (29. Rxd1 Bxh3 $1)
29... g4 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Nh2 g3 $1 $17 {opening up the vital g1-a7 /^ for
the B.} 32. Nf3 (32. fxg3 Qxg3 33. Nf3 Bg4 $17 {^^}) 32... Ng6 33. Qd2 {
White has to exchange queens, otherwise Black's -> cannot be stoped.} Bf8 {
The B will be very dangerous on c5.} 34. Qxf4 exf4 35. fxg3 (35. Nd4 Bc5 $1 (
35... f5 36. e5) 36. Na5 Ne5 $17) 35... fxg3 36. Nd4 f5 37. Nd2 (37. e5 Bc5 38.
Be2 Rd8 39. Rd1 Be6 $17) 37... Bh6 {Now the B comes from the other /^.} 38.
N4f3 Ne5 39. Nb3 $2 {Now Black's N will decide the battle.} (39. Nc4 Nxf3+ 40.
gxf3 Bg7 41. e5 f4 $17 {was not rosy either.}) 39... Ng4 $1 40. Bc4+ Kg7 41.
exf5 Be3+ 42. Kf1 Nh2+ $19 43. Ke2 (43. Nxh2 gxh2 44. Ke2 Bg1+ $19 {and queens}
) 43... Bf2+ 44. Kd1 Bxe1 {winning the exchange and later the game. The rest
is easy.} 45. Nxe1 Bxf5 46. Nd4 Bc8 47. Be2 Ng4 48. Nec2 Ne3+ 49. Nxe3 Rxe3 50.
Kd2 Re5 51. Bf3 Kf6 52. Ne2 Rg5 53. Nd4 Ke5 54. Kd3 Kd6 55. Kc4 b6 56. Kb4 Bd7
57. c4 Bg4 58. Bc6 Re5 59. Nb3 Re1 60. Kc3 Re3+ 61. Kb4 Bd1 62. c5+ Ke5 63. Nd2
Kd4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.19"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tbilisi"]
[BlackTeam "Biel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 (5. c3 d6 6. e4 {is the
precise move order, if White wants to avoid 5...d5.}) 5... d6 (5... d5 $1 6.
exd5 (6. e5 Ne4 $132) 6... Nxd5 $11) 6. c3 {White is not playing actively
enough to gain the maximum space in the [+]. This setup is solid, safe, but
cannot yield a real advantage for White.} h6 {Now the white B has to leave the
important c1-h6 /^.} 7. Bh4 Qe8 {Black is preparing for e7-e5 leaving the pin
on the h4-d8 /^.} 8. Be2 e5 (8... Nh5 9. O-O ({Withdrawing deliberately the B
by} 9. Bg3 {cannot be recommended.} e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. O-O Nd7 12. Re1 Nc5
13. Bf1 Bg4 14. h3 $6 Nxg3 15. fxg3 Bd7 16. Qc2 a5 17. Rad1 Bc6 $15 {
Lisovskaya-Sax, Budapest 1996}) 9... e5 (9... Nf4 {- Utkin-Karasev, St.
Petersburg ch 2001 CBM 83.}) 10. dxe5 dxe5 {- 8...e5}) 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Nh5
(10... Nc6 {The N on c6 has no perspectives here} 11. Qc2 Nh5 12. Rfe1 g5 {
This seriously weakens >< f5.} 13. Bg3 Nf4 14. Bf1 Qe7 15. Nc4 {/\ Ne3 ><d5,
f5.} Bg4 16. Nfd2 h5 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Rad1 Qf6 19. Ndc4 Ne7 20. Nd5 $1 $14 {
Bischoff-Jo.Horvath, Graz 1987}) (10... Nbd7 11. Re1 Nh5 {- 10...Nh5}) 11. Re1
Nd7 (11... Nf4 12. Bf1) (11... Be6 {looks more active.} 12. Nc4 (12. Qc2 Nd7
13. Nc4 f6 {Now the h4 B is completely out of play, while the g7 one can
control later the f8-a3 /^.} 14. Nfd2 Nf4 15. Bf1 Qf7 16. Ne3 Rfd8 17. b4 Bf8
18. f3 a5 19. a3 Nb6 $132 {Wang Rui-Petronic, Tianjin 2001}) 12... Nd7 13. Nfd2
$5 (13. Bf1 $6 f6 {/\ Qf7} 14. Nfd2 Qf7 $11 15. b4 Rfe8 16. Ne3 {1/2-1/2
Delemarre-Reschke, Schoeneck 1996}) (13. b4 $5 {Tyomkin}) 13... Nf4 14. Bf1 Nc5
{attacking >< d3} 15. Qc2 (15. b4 {Tyomkin} Ncd3 16. Re3 g5 $5 17. Bxd3 (17.
Bg3 Rd8 {with a strong N on d3.}) 17... gxh4 $132) 15... a5 16. Ne3 (16. a4 $6
g5 17. Bg3 Qc6 $132) 16... b5 17. b4 (17. Nb3 Qc6 18. f3 a4 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20.
Bf2 Qc6 $11) 17... Na4 18. Nb3 axb4 19. cxb4 c6 {(Tyomkin-Ilincic, EUCup final
1999 CBM 69 Inf.75/(51))} 20. Rac1 $1 {Tyomkin} Ra6 21. Red1 Qb8 22. Be7 Rc8
23. Bd6 Qa8 $11) 12. Qc2 (12. Nc4 $5 Nc5 13. Bf1 a5 14. Nfd2 Nf4 15. Nb3 Na4
16. Qc2 b6 {Now the N on a4 is completely out of play.} 17. Rad1 Qc6 18. Na3
Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Bg3 $14 {Kovacevic-Gallagher, Baku 1988}) 12... Nb6 (
12... Nf4 13. Bf1 Nc5 {is the other way to develop the N.} 14. b4 Qa4 15. Qb1
$1 Nce6 {The black knights look impressive...} 16. Nc4 f6 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. axb3
Ng5 $13 {and White's main problem, the h4 B remains.}) 13. b4 (13. a4 {/\ a5}
a5 (13... Be6 $5 {allows} 14. a5 {but the N can come back to d6.} Nc8 15. Nc4
f6) 14. Bb5 Qe6 $1 $13 (14... c6 {can be a successful provocation after} 15.
Nc4 $1 (15. Bf1 Be6) 15... Nxc4 (15... Nd7 16. Nd6 $14) 16. Bxc4 Be6 17. Qb3
Bxc4 18. Qxc4 g5 19. Bg3 {/\ Nd2-f1-e3 >< f5} Qe7 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. Nd2 $14))
13... Nf4 14. Bf1 Bg4 (14... Bd7 {immediately was possible.}) 15. h3 {This is
what Black wanted to provoke.} (15. a4 {at least gets the pawns on the <<
moving ahead.}) 15... Bd7 (15... Be6 {allows} 16. a4) 16. Nb3 Nh5 {This looks
as an unnecessary retreat.} (16... Ba4 17. Rad1 (17. Nfd2 a5) 17... f6 {
killing the h4 B.}) 17. Nfd2 (17. Nc5) 17... f5 (17... g5 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. fxg3
f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Bd3 {the fight for the blockading square >< e4 begins.}
Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Rd8 23. Qe2 Nd5 24. Ne4 $14 {The fianchettoed B remains passive
against the excellent blockading N on e4.}) 18. Nc5 (18. f3 {/\ Bf2 finally
revitalize the helf-dead B.}) 18... g5 19. Nxd7 {This is a favourable exchange
for White, the light squares may begin to tell later.} Nxd7 (19... Qxd7 20. Bg3
f4 21. Bh2 g4 22. hxg4 Qxg4 23. Nf3 Kh8 $13 {because the h2 B is still awkward.
}) 20. Bg3 f4 {forcing the B to an even more passive position.} (20... Nxg3 $2
21. fxg3 f4 22. g4 $16 {is out of question, the ^- clearly favours White.}) 21.
Bh2 Nhf6 22. g4 (22. Nf3 Kh8 23. Rad1 g4 24. hxg4 Nxg4 $132) 22... fxg3 (22...
h5 23. f3 {/\ Kg2, Bg1 finally freeing the entombbed B.}) 23. fxg3 g4 {
otherwise g4 comes.} 24. Nc4 Qg6 25. Rad1 Rad8 26. h4 (26. Na5 Rb8 27. hxg4
Qxg4 (27... Nb6 28. c4 Nxg4 29. c5) 28. Be2 Qg6 29. Rf1 Nb6 30. Bf3 {and still
White is far from freeing his B by Bg1.}) 26... a6 (26... Nh5 27. Ne3) (26...
Kh8 27. Kg2 Ne8 28. Bg1 {and the B has a second life now.}) 27. Bg2 (27. Na5
Rb8 (27... Nh5 28. Kg2 Nf4+ $2 {is not correct here:} 29. gxf4 exf4 30. Nxb7
f3+ 31. Kh1 g3 32. Nxd8 f2 33. Bc4+ Kh8 34. Rg1 $18) 28. Kg2 Nb6 29. Bg1 Nh5
30. Bf2 Kh8 $13) 27... Ne8 (27... Kh8 {looked more flexible.}) 28. Ne3 Kh8 (
28... Nd6 {is already answered by} 29. Nd5) 29. Nd5 (29. Qe2 h5) (29. Nf5 Nd6
30. Nxd6 cxd6) 29... Qe6 30. Qb3 (30. Kh1) 30... Ndf6 31. c4 (31. Kh1) 31... c6
32. Ne3 Nd6 33. Qc2 h5 {It is Black, who first activates his bad B.} 34. Kh1 {
/\ Bg1} Bh6 35. Nf5 $6 {White pushes it too hard.} (35. c5 Bxe3 36. Rxe3 Nb5 {
allows Nd4}) 35... Nxf5 36. exf5 Qe7 37. Bg1 (37. Rxd8 Rxd8) 37... Rxd1 (37...
Qxb4 38. Rxe5 Rxd1 39. Qxd1 {- 37...Rd1}) 38. Qxd1 Qxb4 39. Rxe5 Qxc4 {Black
has won a P, but White's ^^ is already a threat.} (39... Qc3 40. Re7 Qxg3 41.
Qe1 Qxe1 42. Rxe1) 40. Bc5 (40. Re7 $5) 40... Rf7 41. Qd8+ Kh7 42. Be7 Bg7 43.
Re6 Qc1+ (43... Qxa2 $1 {taking the P was possible, for example:} 44. Kh2 Qb2
45. Bd6 Qc2 46. Re7 Rxe7 47. Qxe7 b5) 44. Kh2 Qb2 45. Bd6 Qc2 46. Re7 Rxe7 (
46... Qxa2 $1 {was again interesting.} 47. Be5 Ng8) 47. Qxe7 Qxf5 48. Qxb7 Qd7
$2 {This is a big mistake!} (48... Qe6 49. Qxc6 Qxa2) 49. Qxd7 Nxd7 50. Bxc6
Ne5 {Draw agreed, but why? White has a very strong ^^, and the a P is a good
target.} (50... Ne5 51. Be4+ $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Escaldes zt"]
[Site "Escaldes"]
[Date "1998.11.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O (4... d5 {is more popular against
e2-e4.}) 5. e3 (5. e4 {is more agressive here, that is the reason, why many
players opt for 4...d5.}) 5... d6 6. Bc4 {provoking d6-d5.} Nbd7 {Black has
another setup in his mind.} 7. O-O h6 8. Bh4 Qe8 9. c3 e5 10. e4 Nb6 11. Bb3
Nh5 12. Re1 Bf6 {From strategical point of view this exchange helps for Black
because of the central P formation.} 13. Bxf6 (13. Bg3 {Avoiding the exchange
of the bishops is not very good:} Nxg3 14. hxg3 Qe7) 13... Nxf6 14. a4 a5 15.
Qb1 Nh5 $6 ({The simple} 15... Be6 {was good enough for equality:} 16. Qa2 Bxb3
17. Qxb3 Qe7 $11) 16. Qa2 Qe7 (16... Nf4 17. g3) 17. Qa3 Qf6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]
This ''natural'' move blunders a P at once.} (17... Re8 {was safe and easy.})
18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Qc5 $1 $18 Re8 20. Qxc7 Re7 21. Qc5 Nf4 22. Qe3 {From the
last seven moves six was made by the Q, and now she comes back with a P up.}
Bg4 23. g3 Nh3+ 24. Kg2 Rd8 25. Nc4 Nxc4 26. Bxc4 Rd6 {[#]} 27. Bd5 $6 {
Perhaps this is a blunder, too?} (27. Rad1 $1 Bxf3+ (27... Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Ng5
29. Rd8+ $18) (27... Red7 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Bd5 Bxf3+ 30. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 31. Kxf3
Rf6+ 32. Kg2 Nxf2 33. Rf1 Ng4 34. Rxf6 Nxf6 35. Bxb7 $18) 28. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 29.
Kxf3 Rf6+ 30. Kg2 Nxf2 31. Rd2 Ng4 32. h3 $18) (27. Rf1 $5 {defending >< f2
doesn't look very encouraging, but it is also playable.}) 27... Bxf3+ 28. Qxf3
Qxf3+ 29. Kxf3 Rf6+ 30. Kg2 Nxf2 31. Re2 Nd3 32. Rd2 Nc5 33. b4 axb4 {This
creates the possibility of a remote passed P.} (33... Na6 34. bxa5 Nc5 35. Rb2
Rc7 {was an alternative with chances for a successful blockade.}) 34. cxb4 Na6
(34... Ne6 $5) 35. b5 Nb4 $2 (35... Nc5 $2 36. a5) (35... Nc7 36. Bc4 b6 37.
Rd8+ Kg7 38. Rad1 Ne6 39. Bxe6 Rfxe6 {was the most persistant defence foe
Black.}) 36. a5 Nxd5 37. Rxd5 Rfe6 38. Rd8+ Kg7 (38... Re8 39. Rd7 (39. Rxe8+
Rxe8 40. a6 bxa6 41. bxa6 f5) 39... R6e7 40. Rxe7 Rxe7 41. Rc1 Rd7 42. Rc5) 39.
Ra2 {The black rooks are extremely passive, and White will create a decisive
o^ on the <<.} h5 40. h4 f5 41. Rb2 Rf6 42. b6 $18 Rff7 43. Rb8 fxe4 44. a6
bxa6 45. b7 e3 46. Rg8+ Kxg8 47. b8=Q+ Kg7 48. Qd6 1-0

[Event "Nordic-ch"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "2003.09.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gausel, Einar"]
[Black "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2003.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e3 {One has to realize
that this is in fact a Reti New York line with reversed colours, therefore the
strategies of the abovementioned opening are valid here as well.} Nbd7 (6...
Qe8 7. Bc4 e5 (7... Nbd7 {- 6...Nbd7})) 7. Bc4 {White wants to provoke Black
d6-d5 after which he can invade >< e5.} e5 (7... Qe8 8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 e5 10. b4
{- Rozentalis-Avrukh, Belgrade 1999 CBM 69} (10. e4 {- Speelman-Hebden,
Escaldes zt 1998 CBM 68})) 8. O-O Qe8 (8... h6 {in order to avoid Be3 in the
future.} 9. Bh4 Qe8 {- 7...Qe8}) 9. a4 (9. dxe5 dxe5 10. e4 (10. h3 a6 ({
Inserting} 10... h6 {looks more to the point.}) 11. e4 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Re1
Nc5 14. Bc2 Nh5 15. Be3 Ne6 16. Nb3 Qe7 17. Qc1 c5 $13 {Spangenberg-V.Dimitrov,
Linares 1994}) 10... h6 11. Bh4 (11. Be3 $143 $6 {is already weaker due to} Ng4
) (11. Bxf6 $143 {gives up the ^^ without any fight.} Nxf6 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Rfe1
c6 14. a4 b6 {/\ a6, b5} 15. Qc2 a6 $132 {I.Kiss-Lazic, Szekszard 1994}) 11...
Nb6 (11... Nh5 $5) 12. Bb3 a5 13. a4 Bd7 (13... Nh5 $5) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 {^^} 15.
Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 {1/2-1/2 Hug-Gallagher, Switzerland chT 1997}) (9. Bh4 e4 {
Black gains space in the [+], but White can attack e4 in the future.} (9... h6
{- 7...Qe8}) 10. Ne1 Nb6 (10... Kh8 {/\ Ng8, f5 but this temporarily drives
the N away from the [+].} 11. Nc2 Nb6 (11... a6 12. Be2 Ng8 13. Nb4 (13. f3 $5
f5 14. fxe4 fxe4 15. Rxf8 Nxf8 {and it is not easy to put more pressure on ><
e4.}) 13... Nb6 14. Nc4 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Ne7 16. Nd5 Nxd5 (16... Nf5 17. Nxc7 $5 {
requires concrete calculation.} (17. Bg5 Qc6 $13 {Popchev-Paragua, Nice 2003})
17... Qc6 18. Nxa8 Nxh4 (18... Qxc4 19. Nb6 Qc7 20. Nxc8 Nxh4 21. Qg4) 19. Qb3)
17. Bxd5 f5 $11 {is the simple way for equalization.}) (11... Ng8 12. f3) 12.
Be2 Bf5 {Black wants to avoid d6-d5, because then after Bg3 the dark-squared B
becomes very active.}) 11. Be2 Bf5 $13) (9. e4 h6 (9... a6 10. Re1 b6 (10... h6
11. Bh4 b6 {avoids the possibility of Be3, where the B is better situated.}) (
10... b5 $5) 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. a4 (12. h3 $5 h6 13. Be3 {deserves attention, as
it was mentioned before.}) 12... h6 13. Bh4 {The B is a bit outposted here, it
can easily be exchanged.} Nh5 {>< f4} 14. Nf1 Nf4 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. Bh4 Nf4 17.
Ne3 (17. Bg3 {leads to a threefold repetition of moves.}) 17... Nf6 18. d5 {
It is not so easy for White to find a breakthrough on the <<.} Nh7 19. Nd2 Bc8
20. Bf1 f5 $13 {Timman-Van der Weide, Rotterdam 1998}) 10. Bh4 (10. Be3 $2 Ng4)
10... Nh5 11. Re1 Bf6 {The exchange of the dark-squared B brings some relief
for Black.} 12. a4 a5 13. Bb3 Nb6 14. Nc4 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Qe7 {1/2-1/2
Speelman-Cvitan, Luzern 1997}) (9. Ne1 {/\ Nc2, but this manoeuvre is logical
only in case of e5-e4.} Kh8 10. Nc2 h6 11. Bh4 Nh7 {/\ f5, so White has to
react in the [+].} 12. e4 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 (14... dxe5 15. f4 e4
16. Ne3 {successfully blockading the defended o^.}) 15. f4 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Qb5 $1
$13 {^^} (16... b5 {allows the white knights to invade >< c6.} 17. Na5 Qe4 18.
Qd2 Be6 19. Nb4 Rae8 20. Nac6 $14 {Piankov-Chatalbashev, Guingamp 2001})) 9...
a5 {Black wants to avoid a4-a5, but weakens >< b5.} (9... h6 10. Bh4 Kh8 {
is the typical plan in the Reti and if} 11. a5 {then already} a6) 10. Qc2 Nb6 (
10... Kh8 {deserves attention again, Black wants to prepare f7-f5.} 11. e4 h6
12. Bh4 {The B is not well-placed here.} Nh5 {Even} 13. dxe5 {can be met by
the previous idea:} ({On} 13. Rfe1 g5 {requires a lot of calculation. The idea
is anti-positional, but makes a blow on White's [+].} 14. Bg3 g4 15. Nh4 Nxg3
16. hxg3 exd4 17. cxd4 Bxd4 18. Nf5 Be5 19. Nxh6 (19. Be2 Nf6 20. Qxc7 Qc6 $13)
19... Nf6 $13) 13... g5 14. Bg3 g4 15. Nh4 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Nxe5 17. Be2 Be6 18.
f4 gxf3 19. gxf3 $13) 11. Bb3 (11. Bb5 {provoking some weaknesses.} c6 (11...
Bd7) 12. Be2 e4 13. Ne1 d5 14. Bf4 $14 {and the B is excellent on the h2-b8 /^.
}) 11... Bd7 {The pressure on >< a4 is not serious.} (11... h6 $4 {is already
a blunder because of} 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Qxg6+ $18) (11... Kh8 {was again a
possible plan.}) 12. e4 (12. Rfe1 {is a suitable "waiting move".}) (12. dxe5
dxe5 13. e4 h6 {can already met by the more active.} 14. Be3 $14) 12... h6 13.
Bh4 (13. Be3 $6 {is now answered by} Ng4) 13... Nh5 14. dxe5 (14. Rfe1 Kh8)
14... dxe5 15. Rfe1 Kh7 {This is a matter of taste.} ({I would prefer} 15...
Kh8) 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 g5 18. Bg3 Rd8 19. Qb3 b6 20. Bb5 {The idea of
exchanging the light-squared B is good for White, but probably it was better
to postpone it.} (20. Rad1 $1 {looked better.}) 20... Bxb5 (20... Be6 $1 {
avoiding the exchange of the B looks better from strategical point of view.})
21. axb5 Qe7 22. Rad1 f6 {Both bishops look ugly, but the white one can be
improved.} 23. Qc4 (23. Nd2 $1 $16 {immediately conquering the light squares
looks more to the point.}) 23... Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rd3 Rxd3 26. Qxd3 Bf8
27. Qe2 ({Still} 27. Nd2 $1 {was required.}) 27... Ng7 28. h4 {following the
wrong plan.} (28. Nd2) 28... Kg6 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Nh2 Qe6 31. c4 (31. Ng4)
31... Bc5 {Now which B is the bad one?!} 32. b3 Ne8 33. Ng4 Nd6 34. Qf3 Nf7 35.
Kh1 Nh6 36. Nxh6 Kxh6 $11 {After the exchange of N White cannot be better, and
at the end Black will win a P, but even so the _|_ remains drawish.} 37. Bh2
Kg7 38. Qe2 Qd7 39. g4 Qd4 40. Kg2 Qc3 41. Qf3 Qc2 42. Bg3 a4 43. bxa4 Qxc4 44.
Qf5 Qxa4 45. Qd7+ Kh6 46. Qc6 Bd6 47. f3 Qa2+ 48. Bf2 Qe6 $15 49. Kg3 Kg7 50.
Kg2 Kf7 51. Kg3 Ke7 52. Kg2 Qd7 53. Qc4 Qe6 54. Qc6 Qa2 55. Kg3 Qd2 56. Qc4 Qb4
57. Qc6 Qa5 58. Kg2 Kd8 59. Kg3 Kc8 60. Qe8+ Kb7 61. Qc6+ Kb8 62. Qe8+ Ka7 63.
Qc6 Qa3 64. Bg1 Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.05"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Papaioannou, Ioannis"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e3 {This is the
rock-solid method.} (6. e4 {leads to more lively game.}) 6... c5 7. Bd3 (7. Be2
{is more usual.}) 7... Nc6 (7... b6 {/\ Bb7, Nbd7 is the other way of
development.}) 8. O-O Qc7 $6 (8... cxd4 9. exd4 {Black has fixed the central P
strucrure for a while. His counterplay is usually based against the g5 B.} h6 (
9... Be6 {Black wants to play only with pieces...} 10. Re1 Qb6 11. a4 (11. b3
$5) 11... Rfc8 (11... Qxb2 $2 {loses the Q after} 12. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 13. Nc4 Qxc3
14. Rc1 Qb4 15. Bd2 $18) 12. b4 {This advance on the << weakens the c file.}
Nd5 $5 (12... Bd5 {runs into the advance of the c P.} 13. Rc1 {/\ b5, c4} Qc7
14. b5 Na5 15. c4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Re8 17. c5 {and White's << pawns are very
frightening.} dxc5 18. dxc5 $16 {Neverov-Kruppa, Lvov 1985})) 10. Bh4 g5 (10...
Nh5 {fighting for >< f4} 11. Re1 f5 {Black's strategy is based on the capture
of the h4 B, but the h5 N is also vulnerable.} (11... g5 {is very dangerous,
for example:} 12. Nxg5 $1 Nf4 $1 13. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 14. Bc2 hxg5 15. Bxg5 Ng6 16.
Qh5+ Kg8 17. Nf3 $44) 12. d5 Ne5 13. Bf1 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Nf6 15. Bxf6 $1 {
and the weaknesses in the black camp begin to tell.} Bxf6 16. a4 Bd7 17. Bb5
Bxb5 18. axb5 Qb6 19. Qd3 $14 {Kacheishvili-Pierrot, Roque Saenz Pena 1997})
11. Bg3 Nh5 12. d5 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Ne5 {Black has serious weaknesses, but the
fianchettoed B is very strong.} 14. Nxe5 dxe5 (14... Bxe5 15. Qh5 Bg7 16. Rae1
$14) 15. Bc4 (15. Qb3 e6 16. Bc4 exd5 17. Bxd5 Qc7 $13) 15... b5 (15... f5 16.
g4 fxg4 17. Ne4 $44 {Zomer-S.Ernst, Vlissingen 2002}) 16. Bb3 Bb7 {and Black's
^^ will compensate the weakened P structure.}) (8... h6 9. Bxf6 (9. Bh4 cxd4
10. exd4 {- 8...cxd4}) 9... exf6 {Black's P structure will be corrupted anyway,
but now he keeps the ^^.} (9... Bxf6 $6 {is punished by} 10. dxc5 $1 dxc5 11.
Ne4 $14) 10. Qc2 (10. Qb3 f5) 10... f5 11. Rad1 (11. dxc5 $6 {gives up the [+]
in vain.} dxc5 12. Rfd1 Qc7 $13 {Armas-G.Hernandez, Merida 1997}) 11... Qe7 12.
Rfe1 {with a complex middlegame position.}) 9. a3 {/\ b4 in some case and cxd4
can also be answered by cxd4 because Nb4 is not a threat.} (9. Re1 h6 (9... Nd8
$5 {/\ Ne6 is an original manoeuvre activating the N.} 10. dxc5 (10. e4 Ne6 {
and the B has problems.} 11. Bh4 (11. Be3 Ng4) (11. Bxf6 Bxf6) 11... Nh5 {
>< f4 is one of the main targets here.} 12. e5 Nef4 13. exd6 exd6 14. Re7 Qc6
15. Bc4 b5 16. Bf1 Be6 $132 {Vandervorst-Milov, France 2003}) 10... dxc5 11.
Bf4 $14 {saves the vital dark-squared B.}) 10. Bh4 {is similar to the previous
notes.}) (9. h3 cxd4 10. exd4 h6 11. Bf4 (11. Bh4 Nh5) 11... e5 12. Bh2) 9...
b6 ({In case of} 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 {looks consequent.} (10. exd4 h6) 10... h6
11. Bh4 {- 9...h6}) (9... h6 10. Bh4 {Inserting} cxd4 {deserves attention.} (
10... g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 {is the "normal" plan secuting the ^^. However ther
weakening of the light squartes on the >> has to be taken into account.} 12. d5
Nxg3 13. hxg3 (13. fxg3 $5 {opens also the f <-> for the ->.} Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. Qh5 Bg7 16. h4 $36) 13... Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. e4 $14 {with a nasty
pressure on the weakened light squares.}) 11. exd4 (11. cxd4 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5)
11... g5 12. Bg3 Nh5) 10. Rc1 (10. b4 cxd4 11. cxd4 {looks consequent.}) 10...
h6 11. Bh4 e5 (11... g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. d5 (13. Nxg5 Nxg3 14. fxg3 hxg5 15. Qh5
{looks dangerous, but Black has enough defensive resources.} f5 16. g4 e6 17.
gxf5 Qf7 18. Qxg5 exf5) 13... Nxg3 14. fxg3 $1 {White has to attack on the >>
by all means.} Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Qh5 Bg7 17. h4 $1 gxh4 18. gxh4 $36) 12.
b4 (12. dxe5 dxe5 (12... Nxe5 $6 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 {runs into the
double -> after} 15. Qf3 Bg7 16. Qxa8 Bb7 17. Qxa7 Ra8 18. Qxa8+ Bxa8 19. Rfd1
$16) 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e4 $14 {trying to exploit the weaknesses of the light
squares, although instead of a3 and Rc1 a4 and Ra1 would help much better.})
12... Ne7 $6 {The N is not good on c6, but even worse on e7.} (12... Be6 $5)
13. bxc5 $1 {Now White grabs the |^ on the light squares by the typical
exchange manoeuvre.} bxc5 14. dxe5 $1 dxe5 15. Bxf6 $1 {This is the point, the
f6 B remains passive, >< c4, and d5 are the premier targets.} Bxf6 16. e4 $14
Rb8 {This is not so important.} ({The natural-looking} 16... Bb7 17. Qe2 Rad8 {
was required.}) 17. Qc2 Bg7 18. Rb1 Ra8 $6 {Black's R manoeuvre is not
impressive at all!} (18... Bd7) 19. Qa4 $5 {It is far from easy to exploit the
weakness of the light squares.} (19. Bc4 Kh8 {/\ f5 creating some counterplay
on the >>.} 20. Rfe1 (20. Rfd1 f5) 20... f5 21. Qb3 Rd8 22. Be6 Ba6 $1 {
avoiding the exchange of the vital light-squared B.}) (19. Nc4 Be6 {and the d3
B is not playing.}) (19. Rfd1 f5) ({The prophylactic} 19. Rfe1 $5 {deserves
attention to put pressure on e5 if f7-f5 comes.} Kh8 (19... f5 20. Nc4 $14) 20.
h3 $14 {and f7-f5 is still not a threat.}) 19... Kh8 {/\ f5 in case} (19... Bd7
20. Bb5) (19... f5 20. Qc4+ Kh8 21. Nb3 {and suddenly >< c5 is a target, too.})
20. Nc4 f5 $2 {This pseudo-aggressive move helps only for White.} (20... Rd8
21. Rfd1 (21. Be2 Be6 22. Qa5 Qc6) 21... Bg4) 21. Qa5 {White is happy to steer
towards a better _|_ avoiding Black's attacking plans.} (21. Nb6 Rb8 22. Nxc8
Rfxc8 23. Qc4 $14 {and the ^- helps only for White.}) 21... Qxa5 22. Nxa5 g5 $6
{Black continues his aggressive plan.} (22... Rd8 23. Rfd1 Be6 {keeping the
tension was safer, although after} 24. Nb7 $14 {the weaknesses on the light
squares begin to tell.}) 23. exf5 $1 {If White can blockade the vital e4
square the fianchettoed B remains half-dead.} Bxf5 24. Bxf5 Nxf5 25. Nd2 $1 Nd6
26. Nb7 $1 Nxb7 27. Rxb7 $16 {White has a strong N versus bad B _|_ with a R
penetrated on the 7-th rank.} Rf4 $1 {Black has to find an active counterolay.}
28. f3 Ra4 29. Ne4 $1 {[%mdl 2048] White sacrifices the a P, but activates his
pieces at the maximum.} (29. Ra1 {is simply ugly.} g4 30. Ne4 gxf3 31. gxf3 $16
) 29... Rxa3 30. Rd1 {/\ Rdd7 with the absolute rule over the 7-th rank.} Ra6 (
30... a5 31. Rdd7 Rg8 32. Nf6 Rf8 33. Ng4 $18 {with an irresistable ->.}) 31.
Rdd7 Rg6 32. Rxa7 Rxa7 33. Rxa7 $18 {The _|_ is completely lost, the white
pieces dominate the board.} g4 34. Kf2 h5 35. Nxc5 gxf3 36. Kxf3 Rf6+ 37. Ke2
Rg6 38. g3 e4 39. Nxe4 h4 40. Rc7 Be5 41. Rc8+ Kg7 42. Kf3 hxg3 43. hxg3 Kf7
44. Rc5 Bg7 45. Rc7+ Ke8 46. g4 Bf8 47. Rc8+ Kf7 48. Kf4 Ra6 49. c4 Ra1 50.
Ng5+ Ke7 51. Ne4 Rc1 52. Kg5 Kf7 53. Rc7+ Ke6 54. Kg6 Ke5 55. Nf6 Bd6 56. Rc6
Ba3 57. g5 Rg1 58. Nd7+ Kd4 59. c5 Bc1 60. Rd6+ Kc4 61. c6 Bxg5 62. Kf5 Kb5 63.
c7 Rc1 64. Rd5+ 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 36th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2001.05.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2001.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. d5 h6 (7... e6
{- Krasenkov-Bologan, Shanghai 2000 CBM 75}) 8. Bh4 e6 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Bc4 $1
{This is the best /^ for the B fighting for >< d5.} (10. Bd3 {The B is
vulnerable here.} Nc6 11. O-O g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Nxg5 $5 Qxg5 14. f4 Qg6 15. f5
Qg5 16. Nf3 Qe3+ 17. Bf2 Qf4 $13 {Rodriguez Vargas-V.Georgiev, Benasque 1997})
(10. Be2 {is somewhat passive.} Nc6 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 a6 13. a4 Rb8 14. Bf1
b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. h3 Qb6 17. Bg3 Rbd8 $13 {Dvoirys-Mi.Tseitlin, St
Petersburg 2000}) 10... d5 $1 {This is the typical freeing move here.} (10...
Bxc4 {is strongly met by the intermediate move} 11. Bxf6 $1 {and after} Qxf6
12. Nxc4 Qe6 13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. exd5 Re8+ 15. Kd2 {White has a slight _|_
advantage because of the >< d6 and the bad B.} Bf8 16. Rae1 Nd7 17. Rxe8 Rxe8
18. Re1 Rb8 (18... Rxe1 19. Nxe1 {Without rooks White's advantage is
undeniable.} Nb6 20. Ne3 h5 21. Kd3 Bh6 22. Nc4 Nxd5 23. Nxd6 $16 {A.
Spielmann-Szylar, Cannes 1995}) 19. a4 Nf6 20. Ne3 a6 21. Kd3 {White's K is
more active than his colleague.} h5 22. Nd2 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra1 $14 {
occupying the vital a <->, Rodriguez Vargas-Barbero, Benasque 1993.}) 11. exd5
Bxd5 12. O-O Nc6 (12... Re8 $5 {It is important, who can occupy first the e
<->, as we can see it from the game.}) 13. Qc2 (13. Re1 $5) 13... Na5 14. Bxd5
Qxd5 15. Rad1 Qh5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] The Q is very vulnerable here.} (15... Qc6 {
was the persistant defence, for example:} 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Ndf3 (17. Ndc4 $143 {
exchanges Black's bad N on the edge of the board.} Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Qf4 19. Bxf6
Qxc4 20. Bxg7 {1/2-1/2 Miles-Atalik, Szeged 1997}) 17... Rad8 (17... Nc6 $2 18.
Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd7 $18) 18. Qa4 Nc6 (18... g5 $6 19. Bg3 Nh5 {founders on the
tactical blow} 20. Nxf7 $1 Qxf7 (20... Nxg3 $2 21. Nxd8 Nxf1 22. Ne6 $18) 21.
Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Qxa5 $16) 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Qc4 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 {Black's doubled
pawns secure small, but durable advantage for White in the _|_.} Rd8 22. Re1
$14 {Miles-Gallagher, England 2000}) 16. Qa4 Nc6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne4 Be7 $4 {
This loses outright, but it is difficult to give a good advice.} (18... Qf5 19.
Rd5 $16) 19. Ng3 {and the Q is trapped.} 1-0

[Event "Recklinghausen"]
[Site "Recklinghausen"]
[Date "1998.07.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Kachiani Gersinska, Ketino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1998.07.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 c5 5. e3 Qb6 6. Qb3 d6 7. Nbd2 Be6 8. Bc4
Bxc4 9. Nxc4 Qxb3 10. axb3 Nbd7 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. b4 Ncd7 13. Ke2 O-O 14. Rhd1
Rfc8 15. Nfd2 h6 16. Bh4 Kf8 17. Ra5 d5 18. Na3 a6 19. Ra1 e5 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21.
Nf3 d4 22. exd4 exd4 23. Nxd4 Ne4 24. Nac2 Re8 25. Ne3 f5 26. g3 Bxd4 27. cxd4
Nd6 28. Rd5 Nb5 29. Rc1 Rad8 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. d5 {Ein weißer Mehrbauer, aber
noch kein Zugang zur schwarzen Stellung. Der Damenflügel ist blockiert und die
c-Linie neutralisiert. Bleibt nur eine Stellungsöffnung am Königsflügel.} Ke7
32. h4 Kf6 33. Kd3 Re8 34. f3 Rd8 35. Rc4 g5 $6 {Verständlich. daß Schwarz
etwas unternimmt; dennoch war Abwarten besser, vielleicht sogar h5.} 36. h5 {
[%csl Rh6]} Re8 37. Rc5 Rd8 38. g4 fxg4 (38... f4 39. Nf5 Rh8 40. d6 Ke6 41.
Ke4 $16 Nxd6+ 42. Nxd6 Kxd6 43. Kf5 b6 44. Rc2 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Rf5g6,Rg6g7]}
Rg8 45. Kf6 {[%cal Rf6f7]} Re8 46. Rd2+ Kc6 47. Kg7 Re6 48. Rd8 {[%cal Rd8h8,
Rh8h6]}) 39. Nxg4+ Kg7 40. Ne3 Kf6 41. Rc4 Rd7 42. Re4 Nc7 43. Kc4 b6 44. Ng4+
Kg7 45. d6 $1 $18 Nb5 46. Re7+ Rxe7 47. dxe7 Kf7 48. Nxh6+ Kxe7 49. Kd5 a5 50.
Nf5+ (50. Nf5+ Kf6 51. h6 (51. Nd6 $2 Nxd6 52. Kxd6 axb4 53. Kc6 Kg7 54. Kxb6
Kh6 55. Kb5 Kxh5 56. Kxb4 Kh4 57. Kc4 Kg3 58. b4 Kxf3 59. b5 g4 $11) 51... Kg6
52. Kc6 Na7+ 53. Kxb6 Nc8+ 54. Kxa5 $18) 1-0

[Event "POR-ch final"]
[Site "Canecas"]
[Date "2002.12.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Galego, Luis"]
[Black "Fernandes, Antonio ETG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2002.12.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "POR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Be2 c5 7. c3 b6 8. O-O Bb7
9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. a4 Qd7 11. Nc4 Rad8 12. Bh2 Qc8 13. Qb3 h6 14. Rfd1 Ba6 15. Bf1
Bxc4 16. Qxc4 d5 17. Qe2 Ne4 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 c4 20. e4 e5 21. dxe5 Na5
22. Qe2 Nb3 23. Rab1 dxe4 24. Rd6 Qf5 25. Rbd1 Rde8 26. Qxc4 e3 27. fxe3 Nc5
28. Qf4 Qc2 29. R6d2 Qb3 30. Qc4 Bxe5 31. Qxb3 Nxb3 32. Rd7 a5 33. Bxe5 Rxe5
34. R7d6 Nc5 35. Rxb6 Nxa4 36. Rb5 Rxb5 37. Bxb5 Nc5 38. Rd5 Rc8 39. Kf1 Kf8
40. Re5 f6 41. Rd5 Ke7 42. Ke2 Rc7 43. h4 h5 44. Kf3 Ke6 45. Bc4 Ke7 46. Ba2 a4
47. e4 Rc8 48. Ke3 Rc7 49. Rd4 Rb7 50. Rb4 Rxb4 51. cxb4 Nd7 52. Kd4 g5 53. Bc4
Kd6 54. g3 Ne5 55. Be2 gxh4 56. gxh4 Ng6 57. Bxh5 Nxh4 58. Bd1 Ng6 59. Bxa4 Ne5
{[#] Läufer mit Mehrbauer - Zugzwangmotive} 60. b5 Nd7 61. Bb3 Nb6 62. Bd5 Nc8
63. Bc6 Nb6 64. b3 Nc8 65. Kc4 Nb6+ 66. Kb4 Nc8 67. Ka5 Kc7 68. Bd5 Nb6 69. Be6
Kb7 (69... Na8 70. Ka6 Nb6 71. Ka7 $22) 70. Kb4 Kc7 71. Kc5 Na8 72. Bd5 Nb6 73.
Bc6 Nc8 74. Kd5 Ne7+ 75. Ke6 Ng8 76. Kf7 Nh6+ 77. Kxf6 Ng4+ 78. Ke6 Ne3 79. e5
Nc2 80. Kf7 1-0

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gostisa, Leon F"]
[Black "Enders, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 h6 5. Bh4 d6 6. e3 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. c3
Nxg3 9. hxg3 e6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. g4 O-O-O 14. Nf1 Kb8
15. Ng3 Rhf8 16. Kb1 Na5 17. b4 Nc6 18. e4 a6 19. Rhe1 Na7 20. e5 Bc6 21. Be4
dxe5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Kc1 Qh8 27.
Qd3 Qxe5 28. Kc2 Ba4+ 29. Kb2 Nb5 30. Ne2 Nd6 31. Bf3 Bb5 32. Qd4 Bxe2 33. Qxe5
Nc4+ 34. Kc2 Bd3+ 35. Kxd3 Nxe5+ 36. Ke4 Nxf3 {6P<->7P Motive: einfache Technik
} 37. gxf3 (37. Kxf3 f5 38. gxf5 exf5 39. g4 Kc8 40. gxf5 h5 41. Ke4 Kd7 42.
Ke5 Ke7 43. f6+ Kf7 44. Kf5 h4 45. Kg4 Kxf6 46. f4 gxf4 47. Kxf4 Ke6 $19) 37...
f6 38. a4 Kc8 39. Kd4 Kd7 40. Kc5 b6+ 41. Kd4 c6 42. Kc4 (42. c4 Kd6 43. c5+
bxc5+ 44. bxc5+ Ke7 45. Kc4 a5 46. Kd4 Kf7 47. Ke4 Kg6 48. Ke3 h5 $19) 42...
Kd6 43. Kd4 c5+ 44. Ke4 Kc6 0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 34th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1999.05.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Bc7 Rf8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. a4 Nc6 12. Bd3 Rac8 13. Bh2 Rfd8 14. Ke2 Na5
15. Rhd1 h6 16. Ne5 Ne8 17. Bc2 Nd6 18. e4 g5 19. Nd3 Ndc4 20. Nxc4 Bxc4 21. f3
e5 22. Ke1 Bxd3 23. Bxd3 c4 24. Bf1 f6 25. g3 Bf8 26. Bg1 b6 27. h4 Kf7 28. Bh3
Rb8 29. Bd7 Bc5 30. Bxc5 bxc5 31. Bb5 gxh4 32. gxh4 Kg6 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 {[#]
Schwarz räumt am Damenflügel, Weiß am Königsflügel auf. Gegen das drohende
Matt erreicht Schwarz mit freischwebendem Turm Remis. Nähere Analysen fördern
einige Überraschungen zutage. An einer Stelle spielt der Randspringer den
tragischen Held.} 34. Ke2 Rb8 35. Rg1+ Kf7 (35... Kh5 $2 36. Rg4 a6 37. Bd7 {
[%cal Rd7f5,Rf5g6]} Rxb2+ 38. Ke3 Rh2 39. Bf5 Rxh4 40. Bg6#) 36. h5 Rb6 $5 (
36... a6 $5) 37. Rg6 a6 38. Bd7 Rxb2+ 39. Ke1 Rc2 40. Rxh6 Rxc3 41. Rh7+ Kg8
42. Bf5 Rc1+ 43. Kf2 c3 44. Rc7 c2 {[%mdl 12288] Es sieht so aus, als hätte
Schwarz hier den Gewinn ausgelassen, wenn er zuerst den Turm zieht und dabei
Angriff mit Verteidigung verbindet:} (44... Rh1 $5 {[%cal Gh1h6,Rc3c2]} 45. h6
$1 (45. Rxc5 c2 46. Rxc2 Rh2+ $19) 45... Rxh6 (45... c2 46. h7+ {siehe dazu
die Anmerkung zum 45. Zug}) 46. Rxc5 c2 47. Kg3 {und Schwarz hat einen alten
Hut - der Schein trügt also!}) 45. h6 $1 {[#]} Rf1+ {Der Versuch, mit Th1 auf
Gewinn zu spielen, scheitert an einer tückischen Einkreisung des Springers.} (
45... Rh1 46. h7+ Kh8 (46... Kf8 47. Rxc5 $18 {[%csl Rc2]}) (46... Rxh7 47.
Bxh7+ Kh8 48. Rxc5 Kxh7 49. Rxc2 $18) 47. Bg6 $1 {[%cal Rc7c8,Rc8g8]} Rxh7 (
47... c1=Q 48. Rc8+ Kg7 49. Rg8+ Kh6 50. h8=Q+ Kg5 51. Bf5+ Kf4 52. Rg4#) (
47... Rf1+ 48. Ke2 $1 Re1+ 49. Kd3 Rd1+ 50. Kxc2 Rd8 51. Rxc5 $18) 48. Rxh7+
Kg8 49. Rh1 Nb3 50. Bf5 {[%cal Rf5e6]} Kf7 (50... c1=Q 51. Rxc1 Nxc1 52. Be6+
Kf8 53. Bc4 $18 {[%csl Rc1][%cal Rf2e1,Re1d2]}) 51. Bc8 c1=Q 52. Rxc1 Nxc1 53.
Bxa6 $18 {[%cal Ra6c4]}) 46. Kg2 Rg1+ 47. Kf2 Rf1+ 48. Kg2 {[%mdl 12288]} (48.
Ke2 $1 {Kennen wir das nicht schon? Wo bleibt das Remis für Schwarz?}) 48...
Rg1+ {Ich bitte dringend um Überprüfung meiner Analysen!!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Edinburgh Challenge m"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1996.12.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Arkell, Keith C"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "1996.12.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 d6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rb1 Re8 8.
Nc4 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. b5 Qc7 13. h3 Rad8 14. Qc1 e5
15. Rd1 e4 16. Nh2 Bd5 17. Ba1 h5 18. Qa3 Bf8 19. Nf1 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Bd6 21. Qb3
Re7 22. Rd2 Be5 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Rbd1 Red7 25. Qc3 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Rxd2 27. Nxd2
Qd6 28. Bf1 h4 29. Nc4 Nxc4 30. Qxc4 g5 31. Qa4 Qd7 32. Qa3 Kg7 33. Qc3 Kg6 34.
Be2 Qd5 35. a3 Qd6 36. a4 Kg7 37. a5 Kf8 38. a6 Ke7 39. Kh1 Nd7 40. Qc4 Qe5 41.
Kg1 Nf6 42. Qb3 Qa1+ 43. Bf1 Kf8 44. Qc4 Qe1 45. Qb3 Kg7 46. Qb2 Kg6 47. Qe5 g4
48. g3 hxg3 49. Qxg3 Qd1 50. h4 Qf3 51. Qe5 g3 52. Qg5+ Kh7 53. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 54.
fxg3 {[#] Gleich gute Leichtfiguren bei einem weißen Mehrbauern aber
blockierter Stellung. Weiß überzieht und verliert.} Ng4 55. Bg2 f5 56. Bh3 Nh6
57. Kf2 Kg6 58. Ke2 Kf6 59. Kf2 Ke7 60. Bf1 Nf7 61. Be2 Ne5 62. Ke1 Kf6 63. Kf2
Kg6 64. Kg2 Kf6 65. Kh3 Kg6 66. c3 Kf6 67. g4 $6 fxg4+ 68. Kg3 (68. Bxg4 Nc4
69. Kg3 Nxe3 70. Kf4 Nd5+) 68... Kf5 69. h5 Kg5 70. h6 Kxh6 71. Kf4 g3 72. Bf1
$2 (72. Kxg3 $11) 72... Nc4 $1 {Zugzwang} 73. Bg2 Nd6 74. Kxg3 Kg5 75. Bf1 c4
$19 76. Kf2 Kf6 77. Ke1 Ke5 78. Kd2 Kd5 79. Bh3 Nxb5 80. Bc8 Nc7 81. Bb7+ Ke5
82. Kc2 Nd5 83. Kd2 Nf6 84. Bc6 Kd6 85. Bb7 Kc5 86. Ba8 b5 87. Bb7 Nd5 88. Bc8
Kd6 89. Bb7 Nc7 90. Kc2 Ke5 91. Bc6 Kd6 92. Bb7 Kc5 93. Kb2 Kb6 94. Bxe4 Nxa6
95. Bd5 Kc5 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 04th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel"]
[Black "Ziegler, Ari"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Nc6 7. h3 O-O 8.
c3 d6 9. Be2 Nh5 10. Bg5 h6 11. g4 Nf6 12. Bh4 e5 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Qb3 Bg7 16. O-O-O f5 17. gxf5 Rxf5 18. Bd3 Rf4 19. Rdg1 g5 20. h4 g4 21. Nh2
Qf8 22. h5 Kh8 23. Kb1 a5 $1 24. Ne4 (24. a4 {would hold things up for a while
but is just too loose.}) 24... a4 25. Qb5 a3 $1 26. Nxd6 (26. b3 Rxe4 27. Bxe4
Qxf2 28. Bc2 (28. Qe8+ Bf8 29. Bc2 Bf5) 28... Bf5 29. Rc1 g3 $19) 26... e4 $1
27. Nxe4 axb2 28. Nf1 Qd8 29. Ne3 Ra5 30. Qc4 Nxd5 31. Nxd5 Rxd5 32. Bc2 Be6
33. Qe2 Ra5 34. c4 Rxa2 35. Bb3 Ra1+ 36. Kc2 Bf5 0-1

[Event "Zug Young Masters"]
[Site "Zug"]
[Date "2001.10.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Moor, Roger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2367"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2001.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. e3 c6 6. d4 d5 7. Nbd2 Ne4 (7...
Nbd7 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Nxc4 Nb6 10. h3 Ne4 11. O-O Nd5 12. Qc2 Nd6 13. a3 Bf5 14.
Qb3 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Nb6 16. Be2 Qd5 17. Qd1 Rfd8 18. Bc3 Nc4 19. Qc1 Nd6 20. Rd1
Be4 21. a4 Bh6 $11 {Pecorelli Garcia,H-Zapata,A/Santa Clara 1996/}) (7... a5 8.
b5 cxb5 9. cxb5 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Ne8 11. Ba3 Nb6 12. O-O Nd6 13. Rc1 Bf5 14. Bxd6
Qxd6 15. Bxf5 gxf5 16. Qc2 e6 17. Qc7 Qxc7 18. Rxc7 Rab8 19. Rfc1 a4 20. Ne1
Rfc8 21. Nd3 Bf8 22. Kf1 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Bd6 24. Rc1 Ra8 25. Nc5 Ra7 26. Ke2 $14
{Kortchnoi,V-Rogers,I/Novi Sad 1990/}) (7... Bg4 8. Be2 e6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. h3
Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Re8 12. a3 Ne4 13. Rb1 Rc8 14. Bd3 f5 15. Ne5 Qc7 16. f4 Ndf6 17.
Rf3 Nd6 18. c5 Nf7 19. Nxf7 Qxf7 20. b5 Nd7 21. a4 $14 {De Jager,J-Baete,G/
Vlissingen 2000/}) (7... Bf5 8. Qb3 a5 9. bxa5 Qxa5 10. Bc3 Qc7 11. Ne5 Nfd7
12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Bb5 e5 15. O-O Rfe8 16. Rac1 exd4 17. exd4 Nf6
18. Nf3 Ne4 19. Bb2 Qf4 20. g3 Qg4 21. Rfe1 Nd6 22. Be2 Qh3 23. Bf1 Qg4 24. Be2
Qh3 25. Bf1 Qg4 26. Be2 Qh3 27. Bf1 {1/2-1/2 Hort,V-Ivkov,B/Sarajevo 1964/}) 8.
Nxe4 (8. Be2 Nd7 9. O-O Ndf6 10. a4 Bg4 11. b5 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qd7
14. Rfc1 Rfc8 $11) 8... dxe4 9. Nd2 f5 10. Be2 Be6 (10... e5 11. dxe5 Qg5 12.
O-O $14) 11. O-O Nd7 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Nb3 Bf7 14. Rfd1 Nf6 15. a4 $14 {[%cal
Yb4b5]} g5 16. Nc5 b6 $2 {[%mdl 16384]} (16... a5 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Bc3 Ra7 19.
a5 $16) (16... Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. b5 Qc7 $14) 17. Na6 $16 Qc8 18. b5 f4 19.
exf4 gxf4 20. f3 Bg6 21. Qb3 Kh8 22. Nb4 {[%cal Yd4d5]} cxb5 23. axb5 exf3 24.
Bxf3 Ne4 25. Nc6 Qc7 26. d5 Rg8 (26... Nc5 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qb2+ Kg8 29. d6
exd6 30. Bd5+ Bf7 31. Qf6 Rfe8 32. Re1 Bxd5 33. Re7 $18) 27. Bxe4 Bxe4 28. Re1
(28. Re1 Bxg2 29. Rxe7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Clichy"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "2001.07.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Apicella, Manuel"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2001.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Nbd2 c5 7. c3 Nc6 {
Hazai: 'The N is a bit unusual here.'} (7... b6 {/\ Bb7, Nbd7 is the regularly
played main line.}) 8. Be2 Be6 {Hazai: 'Black's setup is somewhat
extraordinary.'} 9. Ng5 $6 {Hazai: 'This only helps for Black to prepare the
central push e7-e5.'} (9. O-O Qb6) (9. O-O {was the natural continuation.})
9... Bd7 (9... Bd5 $5 10. e4 h6) 10. O-O (10. dxc5 dxc5 11. e4 h6 12. Ngf3 Be6
$11) 10... cxd4 11. exd4 $6 (11. cxd4 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bh2 Qe7 $11) 11...
e5 {'!' Hazai.} 12. dxe5 dxe5 (12... Nd5 13. Bg3 Qxg5 $6 14. Nf3) 13. Bh2 Bf5
$15 {Hazai: 'and Black has already achieved an advantage in the [+].'} 14. Bf3
Qe7 $1 15. Re1 Nd7 {Hazai: 'Black can keep >< e5, so the h2 B remains passive.'
} 16. Nge4 $6 (16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Ngf3 c5 (17... f6 18. Nd4 $14) 18. Nc4 Rfd8
19. Qa4 f6 $15) 16... Be6 {Hazai: '/\ f5 maintaining the pressure in the [+].'}
17. Nb3 f5 18. Nd6 e4 {Hazai: '/\ Nde5 gaining space in the [+], and preparing
the >> ->.'} 19. Be2 Nde5 $17 20. Nb5 {Hazai: 'White has to give up the
stronghold on d6, this was too far.'} Rad8 21. N5d4 {Hazai: 'The N has a new
stronghold, but Black's -> on the >> poses a real threat.'} f4 (21... Bd5 22.
Qc1 $5) 22. Qc2 Bd5 (22... f3 {looked also frightening:} 23. Bf1 fxg2 (23...
Bd5 $36) 24. Bxg2 Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 Nxd4 26. Nxd4 Bxd4 27. cxd4 exf3 $40) 23. Nxc6
Bxc6 24. Nd4 Bd5 25. Bf1 Nc6 (25... Qg5 $2 26. Rxe4 $132) (25... e3 26. fxe3 f3
27. gxf3 Nxf3+ (27... Bxf3 28. Bg2) 28. Nxf3 Rxf3 29. e4 Be6 30. Bg2 $15) (
25... f3 $17) 26. Nb3 e3 27. Rad1 Kh8 (27... Qg5 $17) 28. fxe3 fxe3 29. Qe2 Bh6
(29... Qe4 30. Nc5) 30. Bg3 Be6 {/\ Qg5} (30... Qg5 31. Qg4 $15) 31. Nd4 (31.
Rxd8 $142 Rxd8 32. Rd1) 31... Nxd4 32. cxd4 (32. Rxd4 Bxa2 33. Ra1 Bg8 34. Rxa7
Rxd4 35. cxd4 Bg7 $17) 32... Qg5 33. Kh2 $2 (33. Be5+ Kg8 $17 {/\ Rf2}) 33...
Qxg3+ $3 34. Kxg3 Bf4+ 35. Kf3 (35. Kh4 g5+ 36. Kh5 Bf7+ 37. Kg4 h5+ 38. Kf5
Be8+ 39. Ke6 Kg7 $19 {/\ Bf7}) 35... Bd5+ 36. Kg4 Be6+ 37. Kf3 Bd5+ 38. Kg4 h5+
39. Kh4 Kg7 $2 $138 (39... Bf7 $1 40. Qb5 $8 Rd5 $1 41. Qxd5 Bxd5 42. Rc1 (42.
g3 Bc7 $1 43. g4 Bd8+ 44. Kg3 Rf3+ 45. Kh2 Bc7+ $19) 42... Kg7 $1 43. Rc5 Rf5
$1 $19 {/\ Kh6}) 40. g3 $8 g5+ 41. Kxh5 Bf7+ (41... Be6 $2 42. gxf4 Rd5 43. f5
$1 $18) 42. Kg4 Be6+ 43. Kf3 Bd5+ 44. Kg4 Be6+ 45. Kf3 Bd5+ 46. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kurgan"]
[Site "Kurgan"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Asanov, Bolat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Lisenko"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Bg5 Nf6 5. Nd2 O-O (5... h6 $5 6. Bh4 e5 7. dxe5
$5 dxe5 8. Ngf3 Nbd7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Qe8 $1 11. Qc2 Nh5 12. Rfe1 $1 Nf4 13.
Bf1 Nb6 14. a4 a5 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Be6 $13 {Vladimirov,E-Ivkov,B /La
Habana/1986/ 1:0 (40) Inf 41/117/}) 6. Ngf3 (6. f4 $5) (6. Bc4 $5) 6... c5 7.
dxc5 dxc5 8. Be2 $146 (8. Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qe2 Nd7 $5 11. h3 Nde5 12.
Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bb3 b5 $5 14. Bd5 $1 (14. Qxb5 $2 a5 {/\Ba6~/=/}) 14... Rb8 15.
f4 e6 (15... Nc6 16. e5 $16) 16. fxe5 exd5 17. exd5 Bxe5 18. Rae1 f6 19. Bh6
Re8 20. Ne4 $16 {Hishimura,H-Mohd,K /Jakarta(zt)/1993/ 1:0 (39) Inf 57/67/}) (
8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Be2 Be6 10. O-O h6 $6 (10... Qc7 $5) 11. Be3 b6 12. h3 $14 {
Malaniuk,V-Ravi,L /Calcutta/1993/ 1:0 (41) Inf 57/66/}) 8... h6 9. Be3 $5 (9.
Bh4 Nh5 $10) 9... Qc7 10. h3 Nh5 $6 (10... b6 11. O-O $14) 11. e5 $1 $16 g5 12.
g3 $5 (12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Bxh5 Nc6 $1 14. O-O Nxe5 15. Bxg5 Bf5 $44) 12... Nc6
13. Qc2 $5 (13. Ng1 Nxg3 14. fxg3 Bxe5 $44) 13... b6 14. O-O-O (14. Ng1 Nxg3
15. fxg3 Qxe5 16. Bf2 Bf5 $1 $44) 14... Be6 15. h4 $1 g4 16. Ng5 hxg5 17. hxg5
Qxe5 18. Rxh5 Bf5 (18... Rfd8 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. g6 Bf5 21. Rxf5 Qxf5 22. Bh6 $18
) 19. Bd3 Nb4 20. Bxf5 Nxc2 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Bf4 $1 (22. Bf4 Qe6 23. Bf5+ $18)
1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.05"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Papaioannou, Ioannis"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 $5 {This is not meant as a simple
transposition to the lines with 4...0-0. Black intends to refrain from
castling for good, in order to start chasing the g5-bishop.} 5. c3 Nbd7 6. e4
h6 7. Bh4 {The most ambitious move. In order to get rid of the pin along the
h4-d8 diagonal, Black will need to weaken his kingside light squares with ...
g5.} ({Grandmaster Vlado Kovacevic tried} 7. Be3 {in a couple of games against
strong opponents, obtaining an excellent 1.5 points out of two. However, Black
did not seem to have problems in any of the games.} e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. h3 O-O (
9... Qe7 10. b4 O-O 11. Be2 b6 12. O-O a5 13. a3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Rfa8
16. b5 R6a7 17. a4 Qe6 18. Rfd1 Re8 19. Qc4 Raa8 $13 {Kovacevic,V (2465)
-Tseshkovsky,V (2555)/Zagreb 1975/MCD (1-0, 59)}) 10. Bc4 Qe7 11. b4 b6 12. O-O
Bb7 13. Qc2 Ne8 $132 {[%cal Ge8d6] Kovacevic,V-Polugaevsky,L (2635)/Vinkovci
1976/EXT 99 (1/2, 44)}) 7... Nh5 $1 {The most accurate move order.} ({Inserting
} 7... g5 $6 8. Bg3 {before playing} Nh5 {is premature. First of all, with the
f4-square defended, White can choose where to develop his king's bishop, but
this is less relevant. The main thing is that the h5-knight is not defended,
allowing White to provoke ...Nxg3 at an earlier stage than Black may wish to
do it.} 9. Nc4 $1 {Preparing the optimal regrouping, based on Ne3 and Nf3-d2.
This way, White will get a firm grip on the light squares, being ready to meet
...c5 with d4-d5 and inhibiting ...e5. The knights are quite versatile and
White can also choose to switch to play on the dark squares with e4-e5 under
certain circumstances. These aspects have to be taken into account when
examining the main game, too.} (9. Bd3 {Espig,L (2425)-Uhlmann,W (2505)/
Cottbus 1983/MCL/[Belov] (0-1, 45)}) (9. Be2 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Nd4 Nxg3 12.
hxg3 a6 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. N2b3 Rc8 $11 {Soos,B (2430)-Ghinda,M (2455)/Kiel 1979/
EXT 2003 (1/2, 20)}) 9... e6 ({Maybe Mamedyarov knew about the recent
experience of one of his countrymen:} 9... Nxg3 10. hxg3 e6 11. Bd3 Qe7 12. Qe2
b6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Ne3 a6 15. Kb1 b5 16. Bc2 Nb6 17. Nd2 c5 18. dxc5 dxc5 19.
f4 O-O-O 20. e5 $14 {Kamsky,G (2702)-Radjabov,T (2740)/Baku 2010/CBM 136 Extra
(1-0, 41)}) 10. Nfd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Qe7 12. Ne3 Nf6 13. Qb3 c6 14. O-O-O $14 {
White is better developed and has space advantage. He can become active with
f4 or g3-g4, g2-g3 and f2-f4.} e5 $6 {[%csl Gf5] I am pretty sure that this
was the last thing Black's position needed.} 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Ndc4 Be6 17. Nf5
Bxf5 18. Nd6+ Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Nxe4 20. Qxb7 O-O 21. Rdxh6 $18 {Salov,V (2595)
-Smirin,I (2500)/Moscow 1988/URS-ch (1/2, 73)}) 8. Bc4 (8. Nc4 {would be
hitting at thin air now after} O-O {Gawehns,K (2345)-Bruch,I (2295)/Germany
1993/GER-chT2 (0-1, 27), is the only game with this line, and rightly so.})
8... g5 9. Bg3 e6 10. Qe2 {The most flexible move. Prematurely playing for
space can bring just troubles, as the following examples suggest.} (10. Ng1
Nxg3 11. hxg3 Qe7 12. f4 c5 13. e5 cxd4 14. cxd4 dxe5 15. dxe5 Nb6 16. Qb3 Bd7
17. Ne4 O-O-O 18. Nd6+ Kb8 19. a4 Bc6 $15 {Lukasiewicz,G (2335)-Tseshkovsky,V 
(2490)/Wisla 1992/TD (0-1, 39)}) (10. Nf1 Nxg3 11. hxg3 g4 $6 {This looks like
premature activity, leading to a loss of time.} (11... Qe7 $5) 12. Nh4 $2 {
Completely missing the point. The knight risks remaining out of play.} (12.
N3d2 $1 {would achieve the desired regrouping with gain of time.} h5 13. Ne3
Qg5 14. Qe2 a6 15. O-O-O b5 16. Bb3 $14) 12... h5 13. f4 Nf6 ({A more flexible
approach is} 13... Nb6 14. Bb3 Bd7 15. Ne3 Qe7 {In view of the passive
position of the h4-knight, I would rather prefer Black here.}) 14. Qd3 c6 15.
d5 $36 {Dobosz,H (2360)-Jansa,V (2460)/Copenhagen 1981/EXT 2000/[Ftacnik] (1-0,
39)}) (10. O-O {eventually led to a crushing white attack, but only because of
Black's inaccurate planning.} Qe7 {Now or slightly later, Black should have
decided himself for ...Nxg3 followed by ...g4 and ...h5, questioning the
safety of the white king.} 11. Re1 Nxg3 12. hxg3 a6 13. Nf1 b5 14. Bb3 Bb7 15.
d5 Nc5 16. Bc2 a5 17. a3 O-O {Castling directly into the line of fire.} 18. Nd4
Qd7 19. Ne3 c6 20. Qh5 b4 21. dxc6 Bxc6 22. Ng4 b3 23. Bb1 Rac8 24. e5 $1 {
The start of a powerful, possibly decisive, attack.} dxe5 25. Rxe5 f5 26. Nxh6+
Bxh6 27. Qxh6 Bd5 28. Bxf5 $1 $18 {Torre,E (2543)-Istratescu,A (2621)/Turin
2006/CBM 113 (1-0, 39)}) 10... Qe7 11. O-O-O a6 12. Bb3 ({A completely
different plan would be} 12. Nb3 {/\Nfd2} a5 {/\a5-a4-a3} 13. a3 {Hansen,Cu 1/
2 Khalifman,A (2625)-Wahls,M (2570)/Munich 1992/CBM 030/[Hansen,Cu] (60)}) (12.
a3 $5 {is interesting, containing some ideas from the Sozin Sicilian with an
early a2-a3. The bishop will be safer on a2 than on b3, but White's loss of a
tempo may also count.} b6 $6 {Too passive.} (12... b5 13. Ba2 Bb7 {is the
critical line, when Black would be a tempo up with respect to the game.}) 13.
Ba2 Bb7 14. Ne1 Nxg3 15. hxg3 O-O-O (15... c5 16. Nc2 O-O-O 17. d5 exd5 18. Ne3
$36) 16. Nc2 Kb8 17. Ne3 Ka7 $14 {Black has played solidly, but without any
ambitions. White has completed his regrouping and can start active operations.}
18. f4 (18. g4 {/\g3, f4}) 18... c5 19. d5 b5 20. Qf2 Nb6 21. f5 {An
interesting aproach. White prepares the e4-square for his knight.} ({A more
natural continuation would be} 21. Rhf1 {[%cal Gf2f7,Gd1e1] /\Rde1}) 21... exd5
22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. exd5 Be5 25. Kb1 Qb7 26. Ne4 f6 27. g4 Ka8 28.
Rh3 $14 {Epishin,V (2562)-Fries Nielsen,N (2326)/Odense 2011/CBM 142 Extra 
(1-0, 47). The e5-bishop is biting on a rock (c3), and looks like a prisoner
in the centre of the board rather than an active piece. White has more space
and can strengthen his pressure at his own leisure.}) 12... b5 13. Nf1 {
This is the best move, but I believe that the idea behind it is wrong.} (13.
Ne1 {is too straightforward an attempt to reach the optimal regrouping:} Nxg3
14. hxg3 c5 (14... Bb7 15. Nc2 c5 {/\...c4, /\...cxd4}) 15. dxc5 ({With his
knights far from the e3-square,} 15. d5 {does not offer an advantage:} c4 16.
dxe6 fxe6 17. Bc2 Bb7) 15... Nxc5 16. Nd3 Qc7 17. Kb1 Bb7 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 {
Black has nothing to fear in this Sicilian type of position.} 19. Qh5 $6 {
Too committal.} (19. f4 $5 $13) 19... Ke7 $6 (19... b4 $1 20. cxb4 Qxb4 $40 {
[%csl Gb2,Ge4][%cal Ga6a5,Gb4d4]}) 20. f4 a5 21. e5 dxe5 22. f5 $36 {Waldmann,
H (2324)-Kovalev,A (2533)/Vienna 2009/CBM 131 Extra (0-1, 39)}) 13... Bb7 14.
N3d2 Nxg3 15. Nxg3 $6 {White not only refrains from strengthening his centre,
but also takes his knight far from the critical squares.} (15. hxg3 {is the
critical continuation.} b4 (15... c5 $6 16. d5 $1 c4 17. Bc2 exd5 18. Ne3 $36 {
looks very dangerous for Black}) 16. Ne3 bxc3 17. bxc3 {The white king's
position has been weakened, but for Black it is not easy to open the centre,
since his king could also become exposed.} c5 (17... Rb8 18. Qd3 c5 19. d5 Ne5
20. Qc2 $14) 18. d5 $1 Bxc3 19. Ndc4 Bd4 20. Ba4 $44) 15... Rg8 16. h4 $146 {
A novelty, which does not achieve anything positive.} (16. Bc2 b4 17. Nb3 bxc3
18. bxc3 d5 19. exd5 ({At first sight,} 19. Nh5 Bh8 20. e5 {looks promising,
but for White it will not be easy to keep the h8-bishop captive.} c5 {creates
the strong threat of ...c4 followed by ...Qa3+, while White should also watch
possible sacrifices on e5, opening the h8-beast.}) 19... Bxd5 20. Bh7 Rh8 21.
Be4 Qa3+ 22. Qb2 Qxb2+ 23. Kxb2 c6 $13 {Kuijf,M (2430)-De Wit,J (2395)/Wijk
aan Zee 1984/MCL (0-1, 58)}) 16... gxh4 $1 17. Nh5 Bh8 {Black is a pawn up,
the g2-pawn is hanging, and ...c5 is a strong threat, since the d4-pawn is
insuficiently well defended.} 18. g3 $5 c5 $5 ({Black also has excellent play
after} 18... hxg3 19. Nxg3 O-O-O 20. Rxh6 c5 $132 {, but Mamedyarov prefers
immediate action.}) 19. Nf3 $2 {After this move, the h8-bishop becomes a
killer.} (19. dxc5 dxc5 20. Rxh4 c4 21. Bc2 O-O-O $132 22. f4 $2 Rxg3 $1 $17)
19... cxd4 20. cxd4 Rc8+ 21. Kb1 Rg4 $17 {Black attacks with all his pieces.}
22. e5 (22. Rxh4 $6 Bxe4+ 23. Ka1 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Rxh4 25. gxh4 Qxh4 $19) 22...
dxe5 23. d5 Bxd5 24. Nxh4 (24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Rxd5 Rgc4 $40) 24... Be4+ 25. Ka1
Bxh1 26. Qxg4 Qg5 $1 $19 {Black has parried all threats and maintains the
extra pawn in the ending.} 27. Qxg5 hxg5 28. Rxh1 gxh4 29. gxh4 Ke7 30. Kb1 e4
31. Re1 Nc5 32. Bc2 f5 33. Nf4 Bd4 34. Rf1 e5 35. Ne2 Rh8 36. f3 Rxh4 37. Ng3
Kf6 38. fxe4 f4 39. Nf5 Rg4 40. a3 Kg5 41. Nd6 Rg2 42. Nf5 Na4 43. Nxd4 exd4
44. e5 Nc5 45. b4 d3 46. bxc5 Rxc2 47. Re1 Rxc5 0-1

[Event "Primavara"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Itkis, Boris"]
[Black "Svetushkin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. c3 Nbd7 7. Be2 e5 8.
dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 b6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Bf1 Qe7 13. Qc2 a5 14. a4 Nc5
15. Bc4 Rfd8 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Nb3 Nd7 18. Rad1 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Nf6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Nbd2 Ng4 22. Qb3 Qf6 23. Nf1 Bf8 24. Ne3 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 Bc5 26. Re2 Kg7 27.
Qc2 h5 28. Qc1 Bc8 29. Rd2 Rh8 30. Rd3 b5 {?!?} (30... h4 31. gxh4 Rxh4 32. b4
(32. Nxh4 Qxf2+ 33. Kh2 Qxh4+ 34. Rh3 Bxh3 $19) 32... axb4 33. cxb4 Bd4 34.
Nxd4 exd4 35. Rf3 $18) 31. axb5 h4 32. gxh4 Rxh4 33. Rd5 Bb6 34. Rxe5 Rh3 35.
Qg5 Rxf3 36. gxf3 Qxf3 37. Qg2 Qf4 38. Qh2 Qg4+ 39. Kf1 Qd1+ 40. Kg2 Qd2 41.
Qg3 Qd8 42. Rd5 $18 Qf8 43. Rd3 Qe7 44. Qf4 Bc5 45. Rf3 f6 46. e5 f5 47. Rg3
Bb7+ 48. f3 Qd8 49. Qg5 $2 Bxf3+ 50. Kh2 (50. Kxf3 Qd1+ 51. Kf4 (51. Be2 Qd5+
52. Kf4 Qe4#) (51. Kg2 Qg1+ 52. Kh3 Qh1#) 51... Qd2+ 52. Kf3 Qf2#) 50... Qxg5
51. Rxg5 Be3 52. Rg3 Bf4 53. Kh3 Be4 54. Rg1 Bxe5 55. Re1 Kf6 56. Rxe4 fxe4 57.
Kg4 Bxc3 58. bxc3 Ke5 59. Bb3 g5 60. Bd1 Kd5 61. Kxg5 Kc4 62. Kf4 Kd3 63. c4
Kxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "British CF-15 London International"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1922.08.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Annotator "Maroczy,G"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1922.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. h3 Bg7 4. Bf4 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. e3 d6 (6... O-O 7. c3 (
7. Bc4 d5)) 7. c3 O-O 8. Bc4 Nbd7 9. O-O Ne4 {Preparing e7-e5} 10. Nxe4 Bxe4
11. Qe2 e5 12. Bh2 Qe7 13. Rad1 Kh8 14. Bb5 Rad8 15. Rd2 Bb7 16. Bxd7 Bxf3 $1 {
This is much better} ({than} 16... Rxd7 17. dxe5 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 {and Blacks
Qside is very weak.}) 17. Qxf3 e4 $1 18. Qe2 Qxd7 19. d5 {The idea is to stop
Blacks d-pawn and to continue by the advance of Qside Pawns supported by the
Queen.} Qa4 20. b3 $1 Qd7 21. Qc4 f5 22. b4 Bf6 23. Rc2 Rg8 24. Qc6 Qxc6 $1 (
24... Qg7 25. c4 g5 26. c5 {and Whites attack comes first.}) 25. dxc6 Rge8 26.
c4 Be5 {Black cannot allow White to play c4-c5.} 27. Rd1 Bxh2+ 28. Kxh2 {
[%mdl 4096] RR <-> RR} Kg7 29. Rc3 Kf6 $1 30. Ra3 $2 a5 $1 {Black has the
better game now! Whites pawns prove weak.} 31. bxa5 $4 (31. b5) 31... Ra8 32.
Rd5 (32. a6 Ra7 {wins the pawn}) 32... Reb8 $4 (32... Ra6 $142 $1 $19 {
threatening both bxa5 and Rea8 would probably have given a won ending.}) 33.
Rb3 $1 bxa5 34. Rxb8 Rxb8 35. Rb5 $1 {This pretty move wins at least a pawn.}
Rxb5 (35... Ra8 $142 36. Rb7 Rc8 37. Ra7 $16) 36. cxb5 Ke6 37. a4 $1 {Just in
time; the ending is lost now, the Black King being imprisoned} d5 38. h4 h6 39.
Kg1 g5 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. g4 $1 f4 42. exf4 {The Black King cannot stop both
Whites passed pawns.} 1-0

[Event "Lippstadt 10th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "2000.07.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2000.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hazai} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 {Hazai:
'Attacking the [+] like that is a rather popular option these days.'} 7. dxc5 (
7. d5 {Hazai} h6 (7... e6 {- Krasenkov-Bologan, CBM 76.}) 8. Bh4 e6 {The
position is rather similar to the 7...e6 lines.} 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Bc4 d5 11.
exd5 Bxd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Qc2 Bxc4 {This idea looks also sufficient for an
equalization.} (13... Na5 {- Miles-Atalik, Szeged 1997 mentioned in
Krasenkov-Bologan, CBM 76}) 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Rad1 Qc8 16. Ne3 (16. Nd6 {looks
more active, but after} Qa6 {it is not easy to continue with White.}) 16... Re8
17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rd6 Re6 19. Rd2 Bg7 20. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Miles-Fedorov, Saint
Vincent 2000}) 7... dxc5 8. Bc4 (8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qc2 Rd8 (10... h6
11. Be3 (11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Rfe1 Be6 13. Nc4 Bxc4 (13... Rfd8 {-10...Rd8}) 14.
Bxc4 Ne5 $11))) 8... Nc6 9. a4 $6 {Hazai: 'White wants to secure the a2-g8 /^
for his B and fights also against b7-b5.'} (9. Qe2 $142 Qc7 10. O-O (10. h3 h6
11. Be3 Nh5 12. Nh2 b5 $1 13. Bxb5 Nd4 14. cxd4 cxd4 15. O-O dxe3 16. Qxe3 Rb8
$19 {Zhu Chen-Kudrin, Beijing 1998}) 10... Na5 (10... h6 11. Bxf6 $1 exf6 (
11... Bxf6 12. Qe3 $14) 12. Nh4 $14) 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Nc4 Nc6 $13 {Tkachiev})
9... Qc7 10. O-O b6 {Hazai: 'Other tries come to consideration as well:'} (
10... Rb8 {Hazai /\ a6-b5} 11. Re1 Nh5 {>< f4} 12. Nf1 a6 13. Ne3 b5 14. Nd5
Qb7 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bf1 e6 17. Nf4 Nxf4 18. Bxf4 e5 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Nd2 Bf8
21. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Zilberman-Gdanski, Moscow 1994. White is unable to exploit
the weakness of >< d5.}) (10... h6 {Hazai} 11. Bh4 (11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bxc5 $2
Nce5 $19) 11... Nh5 $132 {is another typical method fighting for the dark
squares on the >>.}) 11. Qe2 Nh5 (11... e6 {(Hazai) threatening against e5-e6.}
12. Rfe1 Re8 (12... h6 13. Bh4 Nh5 {is again the typical plan.}) 13. Rad1 Bb7
14. h3 a6 (14... h6) 15. Bd3 e5 {This weakens >< d5 and the a2-g8 /^.} (15...
h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e5 Bg7 18. Nc4 $14) 16. Nc4 (16. Bc4 $5) 16... b5 17. Ne3
c4 {Now Black gains space on the << leading to a Ruy Lopez Rauzer type of
position.} 18. Bc2 Ne7 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 h6 21. Be3 g5 {This is an
unexpected plan!} 22. Nh2 Ng6 23. g3 Nf8 24. Ra1 Nd7 25. Nf1 Bf8 $13 {and it
is difficult for White to exploit the weakness of f5, Gaspariants-Fedorov, St
Petersburg 1999.}) (11... h6 {Hazai} 12. Bh4 Nh5 {deserved attention again.})
12. Qe3 Bb7 (12... Rd8 {Hazai}) 13. Rfe1 e5 {'?!' Hazai. Hazai: 'This weakens
only >< d5 without getting pressure on the dark squares.'} (13... Rad8 {Hazai})
14. Bd5 Kh8 (14... Nf4 {Hazai} 15. Nc4 (15. Rad1 h6 16. Bh4 Ba6) 15... h6 16.
Bh4 $14) 15. Nc4 Rae8 {'?!' Hazai.} (15... f6 {(Hazai) was still possible to
exchange the bad B.} 16. Bh6 Bxh6 (16... Nf4 17. Bxg7+ Kxg7 18. g3 Nxd5 19.
exd5 Na5 20. Nxa5 bxa5 21. c4 $16 {with a strong defended o^ on d5}) 17. Qxh6
Nf4 18. Rad1 Rad8 {and although White's position is preferable, there are no
immediate threats.}) 16. Rad1 f6 17. Bh6 (17. Bh4 Nf4) 17... Bxh6 {'?!' Hazai.
Hazai: 'This is the final mistake.'} (17... Nf4 {(Hazai) was the last chance
to defend:} 18. Bxg7+ Kxg7 19. g3 $16) 18. Qxh6 Nf4 19. Nh4 {'!' Hazai. Hazai:
'Now Black's position collapses, there are too many threats to parry.'} (19. g3
Nxd5 20. exd5 Nd8) 19... Ne7 $2 (19... Nd8 $142 $1 20. Nd6 (20. g3 Bxd5 21.
gxf4 Bxc4 22. Nxg6+ Kg8 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 $15) (20. Bxb7 Nf7 21. Nxg6+ Nxg6 22. Qh3
Qxb7 23. Rd7 Qc6 24. Nd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Nxd6 $15) 20... Bxd5 21. Nxe8 Rxe8 22.
Nxg6+ $1 (22. Rxd5 Nxd5 23. Nxg6+ Kg8 24. exd5 Nf7 25. Qh5 hxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kf8
27. Qxf6 Qd7 $1 $17) (22. exd5 $2 Qd7 $3 {I missed this} (22... Nf7 $2 23. Qxf4
$1 $18) 23. Nf3 Qg4 24. g3 Qxf3 25. gxf4 Qg4+ 26. Kf1 Nf7 27. h3 Qxd1 $19)
22... Nxg6 23. Rxd5 Nf7 24. Qd2 Re7 25. Rd1 Nf8 $13) (19... Rd8 {Hazai} 20. g3
$18) 20. Bxb7 {'+-!' Hazai. Hazai: 'Black cannot trap the Q.'} (20. Nd6 Bxd5
21. Nxe8 Rxe8 22. exd5 Qd7 $1 23. b3 (23. Nf3 Nf5 24. Nxe5 fxe5 $17) 23... Ng8
$17) 20... Ng8 (20... Qxb7 {Hazai} 21. Nd6 $18) 21. Nxg6+ Nxg6 22. Qh3 $1 {
Hazai: 'This is the point!'} f5 (22... Qxb7 23. Rd7) 23. exf5 Nf4 24. Qf3 Nf6
25. Rd6 Rg8 26. Rxf6 e4 27. Rxe4 Rd8 28. Ne3 Nxg2 29. Nxg2 Qxb7 30. Rfe6 1-0

[Event "Sao Paulo zt 2.4"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Soto Vega, Jorge"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2386"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Melao,H"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 $5 {a abertura Trompowsky foi criada pelo campeão brasileiro
Otávio Trompowsky, que conseguiu inclusive empatar com o campeão mundial
Alexander Alekhine usando sua abertura.} d6 ({o mais exato parece ser} 2... Ne4
$1) 3. Nd2 Nbd7 4. Ngf3 g6 5. e4 e5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Bc4 {transformando-se numa
Defesa Pirc.} ({com} 7. c4 {teríamos uma Índia do Rei}) 7... Bg7 8. Qe2 O-O 9.
O-O h6 $1 $146 (9... c6 10. Rfd1 Qc7 11. c3 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bd7 13. Nc4 Nxc4 14.
Bxc4 Rfe8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Rd3 Rad8 17. Rad1 Bg4 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Kg7 20.
Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rxd8 Qxd8 22. Qd3 Qxd3 23. Bxd3 Kf8 24. Kf1 {Meyer,K-Weichhold,C/
Oberhof 1998/EXT 2000/1/2-1/2 (34)}) 10. Bh4 c6 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. a4 Nh5 13. Be7
Re8 14. Ba3 Bf8 ({mais natural seria} 14... Nf4 15. Qe3 Nf8 {[%cal Yc8e6,Yf8e6,
Ye6d4] e as peças Pretas gozariam de grande mobilidade.}) 15. Qe3 Kg7 16. a5 $1
Bxa3 17. Rxa3 Ndf6 18. Qc3 {[%csl Rc6,Re5][%cal Yc3g7,Yc3c7,Ya5a6,Yc4d5,Yd5c6]}
Nf4 19. g3 (19. a6 b6 20. Bf1 (20. Bb5 Bd7 {[%cal Ya8c8]}) 20... Bd7 21. Re1 {
[%cal Yd2c4]} Rab8 $1 {[%cal Yb6b5,Yb5b4]}) 19... Nh3+ 20. Kg2 Bg4 21. Rf1 Rad8
{há mais harmonia entre as peças Pretas.} 22. Qe3 c5 23. Bb5 Re7 24. Rc3 Rd4 $1
{[%csl Re4]} 25. Bd3 Qxa5 26. Nb3 (26. Ra3 $5) 26... Qb6 27. Rxc5 $2 (27. Nxc5
Bxf3+ 28. Qxf3 Ng5 29. Qe3 $13) 27... Bxf3+ 28. Qxf3 Ng5 29. Qe3 Rb4 {[%csl
Rb2,Re4]} 30. Re1 Ngxe4 31. Rc8 Qe6 32. Rd8 (32. Ra8 Ng5 33. f3 $19) 32... Ng5
33. f3 $2 (33. Be2 Qc6+ 34. f3 Qxc2 $19) {[%tqu "En","Qual o melhor lance para
as Pretas?","","","e5e4","",10]} 33... e4 $1 $19 34. fxe4 Qh3+ 35. Kh1 Rbxe4 $1
(35... Ng4 $5 36. Qg1 Nf3 $19) 36. Bxe4 Rxe4 37. Qc3 Nf3 0-1

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bujisho, Benjamin"]
[Black "Libiszewski, Fabien"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2381"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2012.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 b6 5. e3 (5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Qc2 O-O 7. e4 d6
8. Bc4 Qe8 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. a4 a6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rad1 Nd7 14. Bd5
Bxd5 15. exd5 Bg7 16. Rfe1 Qd8 17. Nc4 Re8 18. h4 f5 19. d6 e4 20. dxc7 Qxc7
21. Nd6 Nc5 22. Nxe8 Rxe8 23. Nd4 Qf7 24. Rf1 Bf6 25. h5 Kg7 26. b3 Rc8 27. c4
Nd3 28. Ne2 Qe6 29. Qd2 Be5 30. h6+ Kf7 31. f3 Qe7 32. g3 Qc5+ 33. Kh2 Qe7 34.
Kg2 Rd8 {Norowitz,Y (2432)-Kuzubov,Y (2622) Reykjavik 2013 1-0}) 5... Bb7 6. h3
d6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 $146 (7... O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 12.
Bf1 Rac8 13. Bf4 Qb8 14. Bh2 Qa8 15. Bd3 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. e4
Rcd8 19. Qe2 Nh5 20. Nc4 Qb8 21. Nxb6 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Qxb6 23. a5 Qe6 24. Bd3 Rd6
25. Bc4 Qd7 26. Red1 Ra8 27. Bxf7+ Kh8 28. Bc4 Nf4 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. Rxd6 Qxd6
31. Rd1 Qc7 32. Qe4 Rf8 33. Qe6 f3 34. Rd7 Qe5 35. Qxe5 Bxe5 36. Rd5 Bf6 37.
gxf3 {Mensch,E (2372)-Bissieres,M (2308) France 2009 1/2-1/2}) 8. Bc4 O-O 9.
O-O e5 10. a4 h6 11. Bh4 e4 12. Ne1 d5 13. Be2 c5 14. Nc2 (14. a5 {[%cal Ga5a6]
} Qc7 15. a6 Bc8 16. Nc2 $14 {[%cal Gc2a3,Ga3b5]}) 14... Re8 15. c4 cxd4 16.
Nxd4 Ne5 $11 17. a5 Rc8 18. cxd5 Qxd5 19. axb6 axb6 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. N2xb3 Bd5
22. Bb5 Re7 23. Rfc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch26 Final"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1959.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Keres, Paul"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Annotator "Moiseev,V"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1959.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. c3 Nc6 (6... Nbd7 7. Bc4
(7. Be2 Nh5 $1 8. Be3 e5 9. Qc2 Qe8 $15 {Quinteros,M-Uhlmann,W/Leningrad/1973/
0:1/ (59)}) 7... c6 8. O-O Nxe4 9. Nxe4 d5 10. Bd3 dxe4 11. Bxe4 Nf6 12. Bc2
Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 $14 {Keres,P-Matulovic,M/URS-Jugoslavija/1961/}) 7.
Bb5 Nd7 $6 (7... e5 $1 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Be3 Qd6 10. b4 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Qc2 a6
$10 {Keres,P-Boleslavsky,I/URS/1965/}) 8. O-O e5 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. Rc1 $1 $14 a6 (
10... exd4 11. cxd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Rxc7 $16) 11. Ba4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bg4 $6
(12... Bd7) 13. h3 $1 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 exd4 15. cxd4 Qxe4 16. d5 Na5 (16... Ne5
17. Rxc7 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3 $16) 17. Rxc7 $16 Rac8 18. Re7 $1 Qb4 (
18... Qf5 $4 19. g4 $18) 19. Bd2 Qb5 20. Bxa5 Qxa5 21. Rxb7 Bxb2 22. Ng5 Na8 $1
{/\ 23...Rc7} 23. Qe2 $6 (23. Qg4 $1 {Keres} Rc7 24. Rxc7 Nxc7 (24... Qxc7 25.
Qe2 Bf6 26. Ne4) 25. Qh4 h5 26. Ne4 Qb6 27. Nf6+ (27. Qe7 $5) 27... Bxf6 28.
Qxf6 $16) 23... Be5 24. h4 Rc7 25. Rxc7 Nxc7 $14 26. h5 Qb4 27. g3 Nb5 28. Kg2
Bf6 $6 (28... a5 $5) 29. Ne4 Bg7 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Qg4 (31. Qf3 $5 Re8 (31...
Nd4 32. Qf4 $16 (32. Nf6+ $2 Bxf6 33. Qxf6 Nxb3 34. Rh1 Qe4+ 35. Kg1 $10) 32...
Be5 $2 33. Qh4 {/\ Ng5,Rh1}) 32. Ng5 (32. Nf6+ $6 Bxf6 33. Qxf6 Qe4+ 34. f3 Qe5
$10) 32... Re7 33. Rc1 $36 (33. Rh1 $5 {/\ Rh4-c4})) 31... a5 32. Qh4 f5 $2 (
32... Re8 $1 33. Nf6+ Bxf6 34. Qxf6 Qe4+ 35. f3 Qe5 $10) 33. Ng5 Qxh4 34. gxh4
Nd4 35. Ba4 $1 Rb8 36. Rc1 $16 Be5 37. Rc7 (37. Bd7 $1 $16 {Keres}) 37... Nb5
$1 38. Re7 (38. Rd7 Nc3 39. Bb3 Rb4) 38... Bf6 (38... Nc3 $4 39. Bd7 $18) 39.
Rd7 $6 (39. Re6 $1) 39... Be5 $2 (39... Bxg5 40. hxg5 Nc3 41. Bc6 Ne4 $10) 40.
Nf7 Nc3 41. Nh6+ Kh8 42. Nf7+ Kg8 43. Nxe5 dxe5 44. Bb3 a4 45. Bc4 $18 Ne4 (
45... Rc8 46. Ba6 Ra8 47. Bb7 $18) 46. d6+ Kh8 47. f3 Nd2 (47... Rb2+ 48. Kg1
Rb1+ 49. Bf1 Nd2 50. Rd8+ Kg7 51. d7 Rxf1+ 52. Kg2 Rxf3 53. Rg8+ Kxg8 54. d8=Q+
Kh7 55. Qxd2 e4 56. Qd7+ $18) 48. Bd5 Rb2 49. Rb7 $1 Rc2 50. Rc7 Rb2 51. d7
Ne4+ 52. Kf1 Rb1+ 53. Ke2 Rb2+ 54. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Aars"]
[Site "Aars"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gausel, Einar"]
[Black "Kristensen, Jorgen Juul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Mowsziszian,K"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 (6... c5 7. c3
Qb6 8. Qb3 Be6 (8... Qxb3 9. axb3 Nc6 10. Nbd2 Bd7 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. e4 $14 {
Bischoff-Rieke BL 1983-84}) 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. a3 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Na5 $10 12. O-O
Rfc8 13. Rfc1 Bb3 {><b2} 14. Bd3 Nd7 {/\e7-e5} 15. Bb5 Nf8 16. a4 Ne6 17. Bg3
Nc7 18. c4 $2 (18. Be2 c4 $5 {/\b6-b5} (18... Be6 {/\Na5-b3 ><a4} 19. b4))
18... cxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. exd4 {Dreev,A-Sokolov,I/Groningen ;CBM 27 1991/
0-1 (30)}) 7. O-O Qe8 (7... b6 $142 8. c4 Bb7 9. Nc3 Ne4 $10) 8. c4 e5 9. Bh2
b6 $2 (9... Ne4 $5 10. Bd3 f5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 $10) 10. Nc3 a6 11. a4 Bb7 12. a5
Qe7 (12... e4 $2 13. Nd2 {גh2-b8}) 13. axb6 cxb6 14. Qb3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16.
Rfe1 $16 {><a6,b6,d6,} Rfe8 (16... Qf6 17. Nd2 Bb7 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 exd4
20. Nxd4 $16 {><d6}) 17. Nd2 Bb7 18. Bf3 e4 19. Be2 Rac8 20. Nb1 $1 {
/\Nc3-a4><b6,d6} Kh8 21. Nc3 f5 22. Nd5 (22. Na4 g5 23. Nxb6 Nxb6 24. Qxb6 f4
$1 25. exf4 Rc6 26. Qa5 gxf4 27. Bxf4 Bxd4 $13) 22... Bxd5 23. cxd5 $16 {
><c6,d6} a5 24. Rac1 g5 25. Rc6 f4 26. exf4 a4 (26... Bxd4 27. Qc4 $1 Bc5 28.
Bh5 $18) 27. Qc2 Rcd8 28. fxg5 Qxg5 29. Rxd6 e3 (29... Bxd4 30. Qxa4) 30. Bf3
Rf8 (30... exf2+ 31. Qxf2 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Bxd4+ 33. Kh1 $16 Bxb2 $2 34. Rxd7 $18
) 31. Qe2 exf2+ 32. Qxf2 Nf6 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. d6 Rf8 35. Qe2 b5 36. Bc6 Nd5
37. Bxd5 Qxd5 38. Be5 Rg8 39. Bxg7+ Rxg7 (39... Rxg7 40. Qe8+ Rg8 (40... Qg8
41. d7 Rxg2+ 42. Kh1 $18) 41. Qe5+ Qxe5 42. dxe5 $18) 1-0

[Event "POL-ch"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jakubowski, Krzysztof"]
[Black "Gdanski, Jacek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2004.04.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Nbd2 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Bf5 10. a3 Rc8 11. Re1 Ne4 12. Nf1 Nd6 13. Ne3 Be4 14. Ng5 e6
15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Rb1 Qf6 17. f3 Nd6 18. Bf1 Nf5 19. Nxf5 Qxf5 20. Kh1 Rfd8 21.
Qd2 a6 22. Rbd1 Qf6 23. Qf2 Rd7 24. c3 Qd8 25. Rd3 Qb6 26. b4 Ne5 27. Rdd1 Nc4
28. Bc1 Nd6 29. Rd3 Rdc7 30. Qd2 a5 31. Rd1 Qa7 32. Qe1 Nc4 33. g3 axb4 34.
axb4 Ra8 35. Bf4 Rc6 36. b5 Rcc8 37. Rb1 Qb6 38. Rb3 Ra2 39. Rd1 Bf8 40. Rbb1
Ra5 41. h4 Rxb5 42. Rxb5 Qxb5 43. Rb1 Qc6 44. Kh2 Ra8 45. Ra1 b5 46. Rxa8 Qxa8
47. Qb1 Na3 48. Qd3 Qa4 49. g4 Qb3 50. Kg3 Nc4 51. h5 Qb2 52. h6 Qa1 53. Kh3
Qe1 54. g5 Bd6 55. Bxd6 Nxd6 56. Qe2 Qxe2 57. Bxe2 f6 58. f4 Kf7 59. Kg4 Ne4
60. Bxb5 Nxc3 61. Bd3 Ne4 62. Bc2 Nd6 63. Bd3 Nc8 64. Kg3 Ne7 65. Kf3 Nf5 66.
Bxf5 exf5 67. Kg3 {How does Black break open White's fortress?  Wie knackte
Schwarz die weiße Festung?} Ke6 (67... fxg5 $6 {is unnecessarily complicated.
ist unnötig kompliziert:} 68. fxg5 Ke7 69. Kf4 Kd6 70. Ke3 Kc6 71. Kf4 Kb5 72.
Ke5 Kc4 73. Kf6 f4 74. Kg7 f3 75. Kxh7 f2 76. Kg8 f1=Q 77. h7 Qf4 78. h8=Q Qxg5
{and Black should win. und Schwarz sollte gewinnen.}) 68. Kf3 Kd6 $1 {Correct:
marching over to the queenside to make White capture on f6.  Richtig: durch
einen Marsch zum Damenflügel, um Weiß zum Schlagen auf f6 zu veranlassen.} 69.
Ke3 Kc6 70. gxf6 (70. Kd3 fxg5 71. fxg5 Kb5 72. Kc3 Ka4 73. Kd3 Kb4 74. Kd2 Kc4
75. Ke3 Kc3 76. Kf3 Kd3 77. Kf4 Kxd4 $19) 70... Kd6 71. Kf3 Ke6 72. Kg3 Kxf6
73. Kh4 g5+ $1 {the decisive point of it all. die entscheidende Pointe} 74.
fxg5+ Kg6 75. Kh3 Kxg5 76. Kg3 f4+ 77. Kf3 Kf5 ({Even Sogar} 77... Kxh6 {
would have led to the win: hätte zum Gewinn geführt:} 78. Kxf4 Kg6 79. Ke5 h5
80. Kxd5 Kf5 $3 81. Kc6 h4 82. d5 h3 83. d6 h2 84. d7 h1=Q+ $19 {to noisy
applause! mit akustischem Beiklang!}) 0-1

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gopal, Geetha Narayanan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. a4 a6
9. O-O c5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Bh2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qb3 Nf6 14. Rfd1 h6 $146
(14... Qc7 15. Ng5 Bd5 16. c4 Bc6 17. d5 Bd7 18. Ra3 Rab8 19. Rda1 h6 20. Nf3
e6 21. dxe6 Bxe6 22. Rd1 Rfd8 23. Qc2 Qc6 24. Nd2 Bf5 25. Bd3 Bxd3 26. Rxd3 b5
27. axb5 axb5 28. b3 Rb6 29. Be5 Rd7 30. Bxf6 Bxf6 31. Rd5 Rdb7 32. Qd3 bxc4
33. bxc4 Be7 34. Ne4 Rb3 35. Qe2 Rb1 36. Kh2 Rxd1 37. Qxd1 Rb6 38. Qc2 Qc8 39.
Nc3 Qe6 40. Qa2 Rb4 41. Nb5 Bf6 42. Nc7 Qe4 43. Qa8+ Kh7 44. Qf8 {Kamsky,G 
(2673)-Svidler,P (2734) Sochi 2015 1-0}) 15. Qa3 Qc7 16. Nd2 Bc6 17. a5 Qb7 18.
axb6 cxd4 19. exd4 Bxg2 20. Bxa6 Qc6 21. Qa4 Rab8 22. Qxc6 Bxc6 23. Nc4 Nd7 24.
d5 Ba8 25. Nxd6 exd6 26. Bxd6 Nxb6 27. c4 Bxb2 28. Rab1 Na4 29. Bxb8 Rxb8 30.
Rd2 Kf8 31. Re2 h5 32. Bb5 Nc3 $6 (32... Bf6) 33. Rexb2 Nxb1 34. Rxb1 Ke7 35.
Kg2 Kd6 36. Kf3 Kc5 37. Kf4 f6 38. Rd1 Rb6 39. h4 Bb7 40. Be8 Rb4 41. Rc1 Bxd5
42. Bxg6 Kb6 43. Rb1 Rxb1 44. Bxb1 Bg8 45. Bg6 Kc5 46. Kf5 Bxc4 47. Bxh5 Kd4
48. Kxf6 Ke4 49. Bg6+ Kf3 50. h5 Kxf2 51. h6 Bg8 52. Kg7 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch 58 Championnat"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1983.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Seret, Jean Luc"]
[Black "Manouck, Thierry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1983.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. e4 g6 {Duel théorique intéressant entre deux connaisseurs de la Pirc.} 2.
d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Bg5 Nf6 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. Be2 h6 (7... e5 $143 8.
dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qc2 {[%cal Ga1d1,Gd1d8]} h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. O-O Be6
13. Rfd1 c6 14. a4 $14) 8. Bh4 Qe8 $146 (8... Nh5 9. O-O {Csom,I-Liebert,H
Kecskemet Toth Memorial 3rd 1970 (1) 1/2}) 9. O-O Nh5 (9... e5) 10. Re1 g5 $6 (
10... Nf4 $142 11. Bf1 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qb3 a6 15. a4 Qc6 16.
Bc4 Be6 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. a5 Qb5 19. f3 Nf4 20. Qxb5 axb5 21. Red1 g5 22. Bf2
Rfd8 23. Nb3 Bf8 24. g3 Nh3+ 25. Kg2 {Ornstein,A (2440)-Krasenkow,M (2575)/
Stockholm 1994/ EXT 2000/1/2-1/2 (39)}) 11. Bg3 e6 $6 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gf7f5]}
12. Bc4 $1 $16 {Réfute le plan des noirs visant à pousser "f7f5" mais
maintenant le Bc8 est enfermé} Nxg3 (12... f5 $6 13. exf5 Rxf5 14. Qe2 $16)
13. hxg3 Ne7 14. Nh2 $1 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gd1h5,Rh2g4] les cases blanches de
l'aile roi de MANOUCK se sont affaiblies et le Bc8 ne peut plus les défendre.}
(14. g4 $5 Ng6) 14... Qd8 15. Qh5 {[%csl Rg6]} d5 16. Bb3 f5 (16... dxe4 17.
Nxe4 (17. Ng4 $36 {[%cal Gg4h6]}) 17... Nd5 18. Nf3 {[%cal Ge4g5,Gb3d5]} b6 19.
a4) 17. exf5 exf5 (17... Nxf5 18. Ndf3 $1 {[%cal Gf3e5,Rh2g4]}) 18. Nhf3 {
[%csl Re5]} c6 19. Ne5 $16 {[%csl Ge5]} Bd7 20. Qf3 Be8 21. g4 $1 fxg4 22. Qxg4
Nf5 23. Ne4 $1 $36 {[%csl Rb7,Re6][%cal Ge4c5]} Kh8 24. Nc5 h5 $6 {Provoque un
nouveau affaiblissement de l'aile-roi} 25. Qh3 $1 Qc8 26. Bd1 Nd6 $2 (26... h4)
27. Bg4 $1 Nf5 28. Bxh5 Nh6 29. Bg4 Qb8 30. Bd7 Rf6 $4 31. Ng4 {Thierry
MANOUCK a été surclassé dans la partie par le champion de France sortant.} 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 19th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2018.06.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Quintiliano,R"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O (4... c5 {was played by another
Russian GM against Artemiev recently} 5. e3 cxd4 6. exd4 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 d6 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Ne4 Nbd7 12. Rad1 {Artemiev,V (2697)-Svidler,P 
(2760) 11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 (2.6) 1-0}) 5. e3 {Some players like the Torre
Attack because in some mover orders White has a very flexible setup, with many
plans available.} ({another way is to go for} 5. e4 d6 6. c3) ({or} 5. c3 d6 6.
e4) 5... d6 6. Bc4 $5 {This move is very interesting: White aims to provoke
the d6-d5 advance, after which Black is deprived of the standard ideas c7-c5
or e7-e5, the white knight gets a nice square on e5 and White can play c2-c4
later. If Black doesn't plays d5, then the bishop is normally developed on c4.}
Qe8 {Nepo, of course, doesn't falls into this small provocation.} ({We can
find a nice example of how useful this Bc4 has been to Artemiev in the
following game:} 6... c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O b6 9. a3 Bb7 10. b4 cxd4 11. cxd4 h6
12. Bh4 e6 13. d5 $1 exd5 14. Bxd5 g5 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Nd4 $1 Bb7 17. Bg3 {
[%csl Yd6];Artemiev,V (2653)-Banikas,H (2568) Wch Rapid Doha 2016 (2) 1-0}) 7.
O-O e5 8. a4 $146 {Although in this position this is a novelty, such an idea
is not really new: White aims to pose some practical decisions for Black
already, in this case allowing the opponent to grab some space on queenside,
or fixing the pawn structure there.} a5 {Nepo choses the second option which
seems the safer one.} ({In fact,} 8... Nbd7 9. a5 {seems like a small
improvement of White's position}) ({the direct} 8... e4 {is not so good now,
for example} 9. Ne1 a5 10. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 11. f3 $1 exf3 12. Qxf3 {[%csl Yf7]
[%cal Yf1f8] and White has some annoying pressure against f7.}) 9. c3 Nbd7 (
9... e4 10. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 11. Ne1 {[%cal Yf2f3] still seems harmless.}) 10. e4 {
Since e5-e4 was a serious threat now, White must advance his pawn.} h6 11. Bh4
Nb6 12. Bd3 (12. Bb5 $5 {was interesting to force some pawn advances in
Black's camp} c6 13. Bd3) 12... Bd7 13. b3 ({White could prevent Black's next
idea by means of} 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. b3 {but it is strategically risky to give
the bishop pair to the opponent with such a flexible structure} Bg7 {and Black
has good prospects.}) 13... Nh5 $1 {Improving the knight and allowing Black to
consider f7-f5 ideas.} 14. Re1 Nf4 15. Bf1 Be6 16. Qc2 Kh8 17. Rad1 Rc8 {
A mysterious move. I would assume that Nepo was just getting prepared in order
to face the d4-d5 advance with c7-c6 after retreating the bishop, or keeping
ideas with exd4 followed by c7-c5 available. Such moves also have a
psychological nature, as White must try to understand what is behind it, and
keep an eye on these ideas.} 18. Qc1 f6 19. Qc2 {The game develops into a
quiet and strategic battle. The queen was placed on c1 probably to put some
pressure on the Nf4, but after f7-f6 it goes back, as the g6-pawn can be
somehow unprotected.} Bg8 20. Bg3 Nh5 {The knight should go back.} (20... g5
21. Bxf4 exf4 (21... gxf4 $2 22. Nh4 {[%csl Gf5,Gg6]}) 22. c4 Nd7 23. c5 $1
dxc5 24. dxc5 c6 25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. Qxc4 $14) 21. Nh4 Kh7 22. Bb5 $1 c6 23. Be2
$1 {After finishing development, White starts to look for weaknesses in
Black's camp and concrete play.} Nxg3 24. hxg3 Bf7 25. f4 $1 {After a quiet
opening, Artemiev takes the initiative.} Rd8 26. f5 {Artemiev goes for this
thematic and interesting idea, but he could have prepared even better to
execute it.} ({For example} 26. Nf1 Qe7 27. f5 $1 g5 28. Ng6 Bxg6 29. fxg6+
Kxg6 30. Ne3 {[%cal Ye3f5] and the knight becomes a monster on f5.}) 26... g5
27. Ng6 $1 Bxg6 28. fxg6+ Qxg6 29. Bg4 $44 {[%csl Gg4] A usual plan in KID
structures, in which Black places a lot of pawns on dark squares while having
a Bg7. In return for the sacrificed pawn, White achieves total control over
the light squares, with at least enough compensation, specially because the
Black king becomes a bit exposed. But compared with the last note, we can see
how useful it would be to have a knight coming to f5 here.} Kh8 30. Nc4 $1 {
Well played by Artemiev.} ({There was no time to bring the knight to f5:} 30.
Nf1 {[%cal Yf1e3,Ye3f5]} d5 $1 31. Bf5 (31. Ne3 Qxe4) 31... Qf7 32. Ne3 dxe4
33. Bxe4 Nc8 $1 {[%cal Yc8d6,Yc8e7] and with an open centre and the kinght
coming to hold the light squares, Black seems able to be ok.}) 30... Nxc4 31.
bxc4 d5 $5 {Practically speaking, the most natural, as Nepo definitely wants
to prevent a grip on the light squares.} (31... Qf7 32. d5 $14 {is very
pleasant for White.}) 32. Bf5 Qf7 33. exd5 cxd5 34. c5 $1 {[%csl Ra5,Rb7] Life
is anything but easy for Black here: The kingside is blocked, but White is
actually looking to the other side, as the queenside has some nice targets.}
Qc7 35. Rb1 Rfe8 36. Qb3 $1 {[%csl Yb7] Not only protecting b7, also after}
exd4 37. cxd4 {[%csl Gg3] g3 is protected by the queen.} h5 $5 {What else?
Black has no useful ideas left, this is the only try.} 38. Kf2 (38. Re3 $1 {
was winning by a nice detail} Rxe3 (38... h4 39. Qxb7 $1 Qxb7 40. Rxe8+ Rxe8
41. Rxb7 hxg3 42. Kf1 $18 {[%cal Yc5c8]}) 39. Qxe3 Qf7 (39... h4 40. gxh4 gxh4
41. Rb6 {[%cal Rb6f6]} Rf8 42. Qf2 $18) 40. Rb6 {Black is simply lost, for
example} Re8 41. Rxb7 $1 $18) 38... h4 39. Qf3 Bh6 40. g4 {White has more than
one winning path here, and Artemiev plays very technically making sure that
the bishop does not come into the game.} (40. Qh5 $1 {was the forcing way}
hxg3+ (40... Qxg3+ 41. Kf1 Qf4+ 42. Kg1 $1 Rxe1+ 43. Rxe1 Qxf5 44. Qxh6+ Kg8
45. Re7 Qb1+ 46. Kh2 $18) 41. Kg1 Rxe1+ 42. Rxe1 Qg7 43. Re6 {the invasion
using the light squares is decisive, for example} Qf8 (43... Rf8 44. Rd6 {
[%cal Yd6d7]}) 44. c6 $1 bxc6 45. Rxc6 Re8 46. Kf1 Kg8 47. Qg6+ Bg7 48. Qh7+
Kf7 49. Bg6+ $18) 40... Rxe1 41. Kxe1 (41. Rxe1 $2 b6 $1 $132) 41... Re8+ 42.
Kf2 Bg7 {Nepo is fighting, but the Bg7 represents a piece down in practice,
and White's forces are very active.} 43. Kg1 (43. Rb6 {was clearly winning:}
Re7 (43... Rd8 44. Qe3 Kg8 45. Rd6 $1 Kh8 46. Qe6 $18) 44. Rd6 $18 {[%csl Rd5]}
) 43... Qc6 44. Bd3 $1 {[%cal Yd3b5,Gf3f5] Finally, Artemiev is ready for
decisive measures.} Qxa4 (44... Re7 45. Qf5 Kg8 46. Bb5 Qe6 47. Qxe6+ Rxe6 48.
Bd7 Re4 49. Rxb7 {[%cal Yc5c8] seems desperate for Black.}) 45. Qxd5 h3 46. Bg6
$1 f5 $8 {Nepo is not ready to give up and even now finds the only move to
keep some resistance.} (46... Rf8 47. Rb3 $18 {[%cal Gb3h3] was checkmate.})
47. Bxe8 Qxe8 48. gxf5 $2 {Nepo's reward came quickly, as after this move
Artemiev started to lose his advantage. As the analysis show, however, I can't
blame him for that.} (48. Rxb7 {was the best move, but precision was required
by White, the variations were anything but easy to calculate:} fxg4 (48... hxg2
49. Rb2 $1 {keeping all the checks under control}) (48... Qe3+ 49. Kh2 Qf4+ 50.
g3 Qf2+ 51. Kxh3 Qf1+ 52. Kh2 $19 {[%cal Yd5g2]}) 49. Kh2 $3 {a beautiful
prophylactic move, preventing the checks by the Black queen} hxg2 (49... g3+
50. Kxh3 Qh5+ 51. Kxg3 Qh4+ 52. Kf3 Qf4+ 53. Ke2 Qg4+ 54. Qf3 $18) 50. Kxg2 $1
Qe2+ 51. Kg3 Qe3+ 52. Kxg4 Qf4+ 53. Kh5 $1 {the White king finds a safe place
inside Black's forces!} Kh7 54. Qh1 $3 $18 {[%cal Gh1b1] this variation is
just amazing, and really hard to find over the board.}) 48... Qe3+ 49. Kh1
hxg2+ 50. Qxg2 Qxd4 $6 (50... Bxd4 $142) 51. Qh3+ (51. Qf3 $5 {[%cal Yb1d1,
Yf3h5] was a better try.}) 51... Kg8 52. Qf3 a4 $1 {Incredibly enough, Black
is able to reach the draw with a nice resource.} 53. Rxb7 (53. Rd1 $5 {would
keep chances, but the king is better on g8 now} Qxc5 54. Rd8+ Bf8 55. Qe4 Qc7
$14) 53... g4 $1 54. Qc6 (54. Rb8+ {doesn't change anything} Kh7 55. Qb7 Qd1+
56. Kg2 Qe2+ 57. Kg3 Qe3+ 58. Kxg4 Qd4+ 59. Kf3 Qd3+ 60. Kf4 Qd4+ 61. Kg5 Qe3+
62. Kg4 Qd4+ $11) 54... Qd1+ 55. Kg2 Qe2+ 56. Kg3 Be5+ 57. Kh4 Qh2+ 58. Kxg4 (
58. Kg5 $4 {oops!} Bf4+ 59. Kf6 Qh6+ $19) 58... Qf4+ 59. Kh5 Qh2+ 60. Kg6 Qg3+
61. Kh5 Qh3+ 62. Kg5 Qg3+ {An interesting game, Artemiev's sacrifice to get
control of the light squares was very instructive, but Nepo's fighting spirit
and miraculous escape was no less impressive.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 12th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2012.10.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sergeev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Le Roux, Jean Pierre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2012.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} g6 {
[%emt 0:01:04]} 3. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 4. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:
00:11]} d6 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} O-O {[%emt 0:04:02]} 6. a4 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 7. e4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} (7. a5 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. e4 {Malaniuk,V (2496)-Galazewski,T (2289) Warsaw AIG Life rapid 7th
2007 (4) 1-0}) 7... h6 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 8. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nh5 $1 {
[%emt 0:01:40]} 9. Bc4 {[%emt 0:05:08][%csl Gf4][%cal Gg6g5]} c5 $1 $146 {
[%emt 0:05:17] Après l'ouverture de la colonne "c", le Nd2 sera assez mal
placé et les Noirs égalisent facilement} (9... Nf4 10. O-O c6 11. Re1 g5 12.
Bg3 e5 13. Nf1 Qc7 14. Ne3 Nf6 15. Qc2 Be6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Rad1 Rae8 18. Rd2
Bc8 19. Bb3 Nh7 20. Red1 h5 21. Nc4 Ng6 22. h4 g4 23. Nd4 Nf4 24. Nf5 {
Malakhatko,V (2569)-Vovk,Y (2420)/Calvi 2005/CBM 105 ext/1-0 (32)}) (9... g5
10. Bg3 (10. Nxg5 $5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Nhf6 12. h4 $44 {[%csl Gh1,Gh4][%cal Gh4h5,
Gh5h6]})) 10. O-O {[%emt 0:04:54]} (10. a5) 10... cxd4 $11 {[%emt 0:03:52]
[%csl Rd2]} 11. cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} g5 {[%emt 0:03:23]} 12. Bg3 {[%emt 0:02:
24]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:03:58]} 13. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:07:10]} 14.
Qc2 {[%emt 0:18:30]} e6 $1 {[%emt 0:07:07] Il faut garder la souplesse dans la
structure pour profiter de la paire de B} 15. d5 {[%emt 0:14:11][%csl Gg7]
[%cal Gg7b2]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:05:04]} 16. dxe6 {[%emt 0:03:04]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:05:
12]} 17. Bb3 {[%emt 0:18:18]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:06:01]} 18. Nc4 $6 {[%emt 0:04:33]}
Nxc4 {[%emt 0:11:20]} 19. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:02:28]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:07:36]} (19...
Rac8 20. Qb3 Rfe8) 20. Ra2 $6 {[%emt 0:00:55][%csl Ra2]} (20. Rad1 $142 Rac8 (
20... Bxb2 21. Rb1) (20... Qxb2 21. Qxb2 Bxb2 22. Rxd6) 21. b3) 20... Kh8 {
[%emt 0:06:58]} 21. b3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 22. a5 $6 {[%emt 0:
01:03] Trop tard car les Blancs seront obligés de laisser la Ra2 sur sa
mauvaise case pour défendre le P"a5"} Bc6 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 23. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:
24]} (23. Bxe6 Bxe4) 23... Rad8 {[%emt 0:03:42]} 24. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:08:33]} Bxe4
{[%emt 0:00:56]} 25. Qc4 {[%emt 0:03:19]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 26. bxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Rde8 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 27. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:
00:43]} 28. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} (28. Rxd5) 28... Re4 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 29. Kf1
{[%emt 0:04:18]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 30. Ng1 {[%emt 0:01:51]} (30. Re2 Rxe2
31. Kxe2 Rc5) 30... Rc5 $36 {[%emt 0:01:26][%csl Ra5,Rd5]} 31. Ra3 {[%emt 0:02:
39][%csl Ra3]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 32. Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:
18]} 33. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 34. Na4 {[%emt 0:00:11]}
Rbb4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 35. Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 36. Rf3 {
[%emt 0:00:37]} Re4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 37. Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:
36]} 38. Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 39. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:47]}
Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:00:34]} 40. Kxe1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. axb6
{[%emt 0:00:20]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 42. Rf6 Rxb6 {[%emt 0:30:49][%csl Ga6]}
43. Rxh6+ {[%emt 0:01:21]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Re6 {[%emt 0:06:14]} a5 $15
{[%emt 0:00:00][%cal Gb6a6] Les Blancs manquent de contre-jeu face а la
majorité de l'aile-dame} 45. Kd2 {[%emt 0:01:49]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (45...
Kf7 46. Kc3 a4 47. Re4 Ra6 48. Rb4 a3 49. Rxb7+ Kf6 50. Rb1 Ke5 51. Kc4 (51.
Ra1 Kxd5) 51... a2 52. Ra1 Ke4 {[%cal Ga6a4]}) 46. Re4 {[%emt 0:03:00]} a3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 47. Ra4 {[%emt 0:01:43]} Rb2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 48. Kc3 {
[%emt 0:00:23]} Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. Rxa3 {[%emt 0:00:14] les échanges de
P favorisent la défense des Blancs qui ont maintenant des bonnes chances de
nulle} Rxg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 51.
Ke4 $6 {[%emt 0:01:21]} (51. Rb3 Kf5 52. Rxb7 Rxg3 53. Rf7+ Kg4 54. Rd7 Kf3 55.
Rxd6 Rg4+ 56. Kd3 Rf4 57. Rd8 g4 58. d6 g3 59. Rc8 Rf6 60. Rc6 g2 61. d7 $3
Rxc6 62. d8=Q g1=Q 63. Qd5+) 51... Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 52. Ra4 {[%emt 0:01:08]
} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 53. Kd4 {[%emt 0:07:19]} b5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Ra8
{[%emt 0:00:09]} Rb4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 55. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rc4+ {[%emt 0:
00:12]} 56. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 57. Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:24]}
Rc5 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 58. Re8+ {[%emt 0:05:26]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} (58... Kxd5
59. Rg8 Ke4 {[%cal Gd6d1]}) 59. Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rxd5 $19 {[%emt 0:00:11]
[%cal Gf5g4]} 60. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 61. Ra3 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 62. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rf3 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 63.
Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 64. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kh3 {
[%emt 0:01:02]} 65. Kxb5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 66. Kb4 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 67. Rd3+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pakleza, Zbigniew"]
[Black "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lublin"]
[BlackTeam "Dankowice"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 c5 7. c3 b6 8. O-O Bb7
9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. a4 a6 11. Bg3 (11. Bh2 Qc7 12. Re1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Bf1
e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qb3 Bc6 18. Red1 Qb7 19. Qc4 Rfe8 20. a5
bxa5 21. Rxa5 Bb5 22. Qb3 Qc7 23. Bxb5 Qxa5 24. Bxe8 Rxe8 25. g4 Qc7 26. Qa4
Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Qc6 h5 29. gxh5 Qg5+ 30. Bg3 Qxh5 31. Kg2 Qf5 32. e4 Qe6
33. Qxc5 f5 34. Qd5 Qxd5 35. exd5 Kf7 36. f3 Ke7 37. c4 Kd6 38. Bf2 Bh6 39. Kf1
Bd2 40. Be1 Bxe1 {Markus,R (2622)-Indjic,A (2549) Kragujevac 2013 1-0}) 11...
Ne4 (11... Ra7 12. Qb3 Qa8 13. Rfd1 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Bh4 Nf6 16. Bf1 Bd5
17. c4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 cxd4 19. exd4 d5 20. Bg3 dxc4 21. Bxc4 Nh5 22. Bh2 Bh6 23.
d5 Bf4 24. Bxf4 Nxf4 25. Qe3 g5 26. Bf1 Rd7 27. h4 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Qxe7
gxh4 30. Qxh4 Qe5 31. Rd1 a5 32. Rd8 Ne6 33. Qg4+ Kh8 34. Rxf8+ Nxf8 35. Bc4
Qf6 36. b3 Ng6 37. Kg2 Ne5 38. Qg3 Ng6 39. Qg4 h6 40. Kg3 Ne5 41. Qe4 {Pakleza,
Z (2490)-Piorun,K (2570) Warsaw 2014 1/2-1/2}) 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bb7 14.
Bf3 Qc7 15. Qe2 Rac8 $11 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Bh4 Re8 (17... Bf6 $11) 18. Bg3 Red8
19. Bh4 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. b4 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 cxb4 23. cxb4 Qd7 24. Qe2 b5 25.
axb5 Qxb5 26. Qxb5 axb5 27. Ra5 Nd5 {[%csl Gd5]} 28. Nb1 Rb8 29. Na3 Nxb4 30.
Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde GP CCAS"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2013.10.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pile, Richard"]
[Black "Maze, Sebastien"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2393"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2013.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Nc3 (7. O-O Nd7
8. Bh2 e5 9. c3 f5 10. a4 Kh8 11. b4 e4 12. Nfd2 d5 13. b5 Ne7 14. c4 c6 15.
bxc6 bxc6 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Nc3 Nf6 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nd6 Be6 20. Nb3 g5 21. Nc5
Bg8 22. Be5 f4 23. exf4 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Ng6 25. Bg3 Qe7 26. Nf5 Qf7 27. Rb1 Nd7
28. Nd6 Qe7 29. Rb7 Rad8 30. Bg4 {1-0 (30) Kamsky,G (2741)-Salem,A (2531)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}) 7... Nd7 8. e4 a6 $146 (8... h6 9. Qd2 Kh7 10. Be3 e5
11. dxe5 dxe5 12. O-O-O f5 13. Qd5 Qe7 14. Qc4 Nb6 15. Qb5 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nd4
17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Bd3 Rf5 19. Neg5+ hxg5 20. Bxf5 Bxf5 21. Rde1 Qf6 22. h4 g4
23. Ng5+ Kh6 24. Qb3 d3 25. cxd3 Qc6+ 26. Qc2 Qxc2+ 27. Kxc2 Nd5 28. a3 Kh5 29.
g3 Rf8 30. Re2 Rf6 31. Ne4 Rb6 32. Kc1 a5 33. Rhe1 a4 34. Rc2 Rb5 35. Ree2 b6
36. Rc4 Rb3 37. Rxa4 Rxd3 38. Ra8 {Lin,W (2465)-Yurtaev,L (2505) Frunze 1989
0-1}) 9. Qd2 e5 $11 10. dxe5 Ndxe5 (10... dxe5) 11. Bh6 Re8 12. Bxg7 Nxf3+ 13.
gxf3 (13. Bxf3 {Plus naturel}) 13... Kxg7 14. h4 h5 15. O-O-O Be6 16. f4 {
[%cal Gf4f5]} Qf6 17. f5 gxf5 18. Rhg1+ Kf8 19. exf5 (19. Rg5 $142 $1 {[%csl
Rf5,Rh5][%cal Gd1g1]}) 19... Qxf5 20. Bd3 Qf6 21. Ne4 Qh8 22. Ng5 $36 {[%csl
Rf8,Rh8]} Ke7 $1 {[%cal Ge7d7]} 23. Kb1 Kd7 24. Rde1 (24. f4 $5 {[%csl Re6]
[%cal Gf4f5]}) 24... Re7 25. f4 Rae8 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Rg5 Rf8 28. c3 Rf6 29.
Rf1 Qf8 30. Rxh5 Ref7 31. f5 exf5 32. Rg5 (32. Rf4 $5 {[%csl Rf5]}) 32... Ne5 (
32... f4) 33. Be4 c6 34. Bc2 Kc7 35. Qg2 Qh6 (35... f4) 36. Qg3 Ng6 37. Rfxf5
Nxh4 $17 38. Rxf6 Qxf6 39. Bd3 Qf2 40. a3 Qxg3 41. Rxg3 Nf3 42. Be2 Ne5 43. Kc1
d5 44. Rh3 b5 45. Rh5 Re7 46. Rh6 a5 47. b3 Nd7 48. Bd3 Nc5 49. Bc2 Re1+ 50.
Kb2 Re2 51. Kc1 Rf2 52. b4 axb4 53. axb4 Nb7 54. Rh7+ Kb6 55. Rh6 Nd8 56. Rh8
Ne6 57. Re8 Nf4 58. Kb1 d4 59. cxd4 Nd5 60. Bg6 Rf4 0-1

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2015.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. Be2
c5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a4 a6 11. Re1 Ne4 (11... cxd4 12. exd4 Nd5 13. Bh2 Bh6 14.
Bf1 a5 15. Nc4 N7f6 16. Na3 Bf4 17. Bxf4 Nxf4 18. g3 N4d5 19. Bg2 e6 20. Qd2
Kg7 21. Nh2 Rb8 22. Ng4 Nxg4 23. hxg4 h6 24. Nb5 Nc7 25. c4 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 d5
27. Qf4 Nxb5 28. cxb5 Qf6 29. Qe3 Rbc8 30. Rac1 Qg5 31. Qxg5 hxg5 32. Kf3 Kf6
33. b3 Ke7 34. Ke3 Kd7 35. Kd2 Rxc1 36. Rxc1 Rc8 37. Rh1 Ke7 38. f4 gxf4 39.
gxf4 Kf6 40. Rh7 Rf8 41. Kc3 {Kamsky,G (2741)-Svidler,P (2747) Loo 2013 1/2-1/
2 (64)}) 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Bf3 Qc7 15. Rc1 b5 $146 (15... Bxf3 16.
Nxf3 e5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Bg3 Qc6 19. e4 c4 20. b4 cxb3 21. Qxb3 Nc5 22. Qc4
Rfe8 23. Ra1 Rad8 24. Ra2 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qe2 Na4 27. Qc2 Qxc3 28. Qxc3
Nxc3 29. Rb2 f6 30. Rb3 Rc8 31. Re3 Na4 32. Rxb5 Rc1+ 33. Re1 Rec8 34. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 35. Kh2 Rc4 36. Nd2 Rd4 37. Rd5 Rxd5 38. exd5 Nb6 39. d6 Kf7 40. f4 Bh6
41. Ne4 exf4 42. Bf2 Nd7 43. h4 Ke6 44. g4 fxg3+ 45. Bxg3 {Jenei,F (2235)-Kahn,
E (2255) Hungary 1992 0-1}) 16. b4 c4 $6 17. Bg5 Rfe8 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. e4 $14
e5 20. d5 f5 21. exf5 (21. f3) 21... gxf5 22. Nf1 Nb6 23. a5 (23. Ne3 f4 (23...
Nxa4 24. Nxf5) 24. Nf5 Qd7 (24... Qxd5 $2 25. Qg4 {[%csl Rg7]})) 23... Nxd5 24.
Qd2 Re6 25. Red1 Nc7 26. Ne3 Rf8 $17 {Les Noirs ont le centre et des pièces
plus actives} 27. Nd5 $6 {Le Nc7 était mal placé} Nxd5 28. Qxd5 Qxd5 29. Rxd5
Rc8 (29... f4 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Gh7h6]} 30. Rcd1 h6 31. Bh4 e4 {[%cal Gg7e5]}
32. Rxd6 Rfe8 $36 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Ge4e3,Gg7c3]}) 30. Be3 Kf7 31. Rcd1 Rc6 (
31... Ke7) 32. f4 Ke7 $6 (32... exf4 33. Bxf4 Bxc3 $40 {[%csl Gc4]}) 33. Kf2
exf4 {Trop tard!} 34. Bd4 Be5 35. Bxe5 dxe5 36. Rd7+ Kf6 37. Kf3 Re7 38. Rd8
Ke6 (38... Kg5 $142 {[%cal Ge5e4,Gg5f4]} 39. Rg8+ Rg6 40. Rxg6+ hxg6 41. Rd6
e4+ $40 {[%csl Ge4]}) 39. R1d2 (39. Rg8) 39... Rg7 $1 40. Re8+ Kf6 41. Rf8+ Kg5
$40 42. Rd5 Re6 (42... e4+ 43. Ke2 Rf6 $1 {[%csl Ge4]}) 43. Kf2 $1 {Evite
l'échec sur la poussée e5e4 qui gagnerait un tempo important} Rgg6 44. Rf7 h6
45. Rf8 Rgf6 46. Rg8+ $1 {Coupe non seulement le K mais après Kf3, la
poussée e5e4 perdrait le P"f4"} Kh5 47. Kf3 $1 Rg6 $1 48. Rf8 Rg3+ (48... e4+
$2 49. Kxf4 e3 50. Rfxf5+ Rg5 51. g4+ Kg6 52. Rd1 e2 53. Re1) 49. Kf2 Re3 50.
Rb8 Rd3 51. Rc5 Rxc3 (51... Rd2+ $142 52. Ke1 (52. Kf3 $2 Red6 {[%csl Rf3]
[%cal Gd6d3]}) 52... Rxg2 {[%csl Re1,Gf4] Par rapport à la prise 51. Rc3, le
K Blanc est coupé à la bande et il y a probablement même un réseau de mat}
53. Rb6 Re7 54. Rxa6 f3 $19) 52. Rb6 Rc2+ (52... Re7 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Ge7d7,
Gd7d2]} 53. Rxa6 Rc2+ (53... Rd7 54. Rxe5 Rd2+ 55. Ke1 Rxg2 {[%cal Gc3c1]}) 54.
Kf1 Rd7 {[%cal Gd7d1]} 55. Rxe5 Rd1+ 56. Re1 Rdd2 57. Re5 c3 58. Rxf5+ Kh4 59.
Rxf4+ Kg3 60. Rg6+ Kh2 $19) 53. Kf3 Rc3+ (53... Re7 54. Rxa6 Rd7 {[%cal Gd7d3]}
) 54. Kf2 Rg6 $2 55. Rxe5 Rc2+ 56. Kf3 Rcxg2 57. Rxf5+ R2g5 58. Kxf4 Rxf5+ 59.
Kxf5 Rg3 60. Rxa6 Rb3 61. Rb6 Rxb4 62. a6 Ra4 63. Rxb5 Rxa6 64. Rc5 Ra4 65. Rc6
Ra3 66. Rxc4 Rxh3 67. Rf4 Ra3 68. Rf1 Kh4 69. Rh1+ Rh3 70. Rxh3+ Kxh3 71. Kg6
Kg4 72. Kxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-B 79th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2017.01.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dobrov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Lu, Shanglei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Bg7 {
[%emt 0:00:36]} 3. c3 {[%emt 0:04:31]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:35]} 4. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:
32]} d6 {[%emt 0:03:02]} 5. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:42]} 6. e4 {
[%emt 0:02:10]} c5 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:09:52]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:
46]} 8. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:09:48]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 9. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:05:20]} 10. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:04:21]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 11. f4 $146 {
[%emt 0:01:44]} (11. O-O Nd7 12. Nc4 Nc5 13. Ne3 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Bc4+ Kh8
16. Qh5 d5 17. Rfd1 Qe8 18. Be2 Qxh5 19. Bxh5 Bf6 20. Bxf6+ Rxf6 21. f4 Rb8 22.
c4 e6 23. Rac1 Ne4 24. cxd5 exd5 25. Be8 Bb7 26. Bh5 a5 27. Rd3 c5 28. Ra3 d4
29. Nc4 Bd5 30. Rxa5 Bxc4 31. Rxc4 Rxb2 32. Ra8+ Kg7 33. Ra7+ Kg8 34. g3 Rfb6
35. Rc1 d3 36. Rd7 d2 37. Rf1 Rd6 38. Rc7 Rc2 39. a4 Rc1 40. Be2 Rxf1+ {
Rehn,R (2173) -Luukkonen,T (2197) Jyvaskyla 2007 0-1}) 11... Qb6 {[%emt 0:27:
41]} 12. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 13. Qe2 {[%emt 0:04:16]} d5
{[%emt 0:07:24]} 14. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:14:45]} 15. Bc4 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:08:34]} 16. g4 {[%emt 0:03:31]} Nxg4 {[%emt 0:05:
49]} 17. Nxg4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qxf4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 18. h3 {[%emt 0:00:17]}
Rab8 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 19. Rf1 {[%emt 0:09:36]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 20. Rd1 {
[%emt 0:00:44]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 21. Bf2 {[%emt 0:03:17]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} 22. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:06:22]} 23. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:47]}
Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:04:47]} 25. Qe3 {
[%emt 0:00:34]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 26. Qd4+ {[%emt 0:03:04]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:
28]} 27. Ne3 $2 {And eventually Black won} (27. Nxf6 $1 exf6 28. Rxf5 Qxf5 (
28... gxf5 29. Qg1+ (29. Qd7+ Kg6 30. Qf7+ Kg5 31. Qg7+ Kf4 32. Qxh8 {also
works, so full points for that.}) 29... Kf8 30. Qg6 $1 {And Black cannot
prevent losing the rook on h8.}) 29. Qxa7+ Kf8 30. Qf7#) 27... Bxh3 28. Qxe4
Qc5 29. Rg1 g5 30. Rh1 Bd7 31. Bd3 h5 32. Ke2 h4 33. Qg6+ Kf8 34. Bc4 Be8 35.
Qe4 Bf7 36. Bxf7 Kxf7 37. Kd3 Qb5+ 38. Nc4 h3 39. Ke3 Rh4 0-1

[Event "FRA-NED"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ree, Hans"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. e3 c6 6. d4 d5 7. Nbd2 Bf5 {
7...Bg4 Smyslov,V-Ftacnik,L Beersheba 1990} 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. O-O a5 10. b5 cxb5
11. cxb5 a4 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Rc1 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qd2 e5 $1 16. dxe5 Nxe5
17. Nxe5 Bxe5 {/\ Qh4} 18. Bb2 $1 Qh4 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. f3 Bf5 21. f4 Re7 22.
Qxd5 Rxe3 23. Rc7 {23.Qxb7?, Be4 24.Rc8+, Kg7 -/+} Re7 24. Rxe7 {24.Qxb7, Be4
25.Qb6, Bxg2} Qxe7 25. Bf3 Be6 26. Qxb7 Qxb7 27. Bxb7 Rb8 28. Bc6 Bxa2 29. Ra1
Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. e3 c6 6. d4 $5 d5 7. Nbd2 Bg4 8.
Be2 Nbd7 9. O-O Re8 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. Qb3 Ne4 12. Rfd1 Nb6 $1 13. cxd5 Nxd2 14.
Rxd2 cxd5 15. Rxc8 Qxc8 16. Rc2 Qd7 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 e6 19. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-29"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1990.11.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Rogers, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Australia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b4 $5 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. e3 c6 6. d4 d5 7. Nbd2 a5 8. b5
cxb5 9. cxb5 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Ne8 11. Ba3 (11. h4 $5 {/\h5, Ng5~/=}) 11... Nb6 12.
O-O Nd6 13. Rc1 Bf5 $5 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 (14... Bxd3 $2 15. Bc7 $1) 15. Bxf5 gxf5
16. Qc2 e6 17. Qc7 Qxc7 18. Rxc7 $14 Rab8 19. Rfc1 (19. Nb3 Na8 20. Rc3 a4 21.
Nc5 Nb6 22. Ra3 $6 Rfd8 $1 23. Nxa4 $140 Ra8) 19... a4 $5 20. Ne1 $1 {/\Nd3-c5,
><a4} Rfc8 (20... Bf6 $142 {/\Bd8}) 21. Nd3 Bf8 22. Kf1 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Bd6 24.
Rc1 Ra8 25. Nc5 Ra7 26. Ke2 Kf8 27. Nb1 $1 Ke7 28. Nc3 {/\28...Nd7 28.N5xa4}
Bxc5 $5 29. dxc5 Nd7 30. c6 Nb6 31. Nb1 $1 Kd6 $2 (31... bxc6 32. Rxc6 Rb7 {
/\Kd7, Nc4[]}) 32. Na3 $1 Kc7 33. Kd3 Ra8 $6 34. Kd4 Ra5 $1 35. cxb7+ $2 $138 (
35. Rc5 $1) (35. Kc5 $1 $16) (35. Ke5 $6 Nc4+ $1 $10) 35... Kxb7 36. h4 $6 Nd7
37. g3 Ra8 38. Rc6 Ra5 39. Rc2 Ra8 $10 40. Nb1 $6 Rg8 41. Rc6 Nb8 42. Rc1 Nd7
43. Rc6 Rg4+ 44. f4 $6 (44. Kd3 $142 Nb8 45. Rc5 Kb6 46. Rc8 $132) 44... Rxg3
45. Nc3 Nb8 46. Rc5 Rg2 47. Kd3 (47. Nxa4 Rxa2 48. Nc3 $8 Rd2+ 49. Ke5 Nd7+)
47... Nd7 48. Rc6 Nb8 49. Rc5 Nd7 50. Rc6 a3 $1 51. Na4 $6 (51. Ne2 e5 $1 $17)
51... Rxa2 52. Rd6 Kc7 53. Rc6+ Kb7 54. Rd6 Nb8 $1 55. Rd8 (55. Nc5+ Kc8 56.
Na6 Rd2+ 57. Kxd2 a2 $19) 55... Rg2 56. Rf8 a2 57. Rxf7+ Nd7 $1 (57... Nd7 $1
58. Rxd7+ (58. Nc5+ Kb6 59. Nxd7+ Kxb5) 58... Kb8 59. Rd8+ Kc7) 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Black "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Romero Holmes"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Be2 Nh5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Nfd2
Nf4 9. exf4 gxh4 10. c3 Nd7 11. O-O c5 12. d5 Nf6 13. Nc4 h5 14. Ne3 Kf8 15.
Nd2 Bh6 16. g3 Bh3 17. Re1 hxg3 18. fxg3 h4 19. Bf3 Qd7 20. Kf2 Kg7 21. Ne4
Rag8 22. Nxf6 Kxf6 23. b4 Kg7 24. bxc5 dxc5 25. Bg4 $2 (25. g4 $1 Bxf4 26. Nf5+
Kf8 27. Rxe7 $16) 25... Bxg4 26. Qxg4+ Qxg4 27. Nxg4 Kf8 28. Kf3 hxg3 29. hxg3
Rg6 30. Ne5 Rd6 31. Rab1 b6 32. c4 Bg7 33. Nc6 e6 34. Nxa7 exd5 35. Nc8 Rd8 36.
Nxb6 Bc3 37. Red1 d4 38. Nd5 Ra8 39. Nxc3 dxc3 40. Rbc1 Rh2 41. Rxc3 Rhxa2 42.
Rd5 Rc8 43. Kg4 Rc6 44. Kf5 Kg7 45. g4 Rf6+ 46. Ke4 Re6+ 47. Re5 Rxe5+ 48. fxe5
Rd2 49. Rd3 Rg2 50. Kd5 Rxg4 51. Kxc5 Kf8 52. Kb5 Ke7 53. c5 Rg1 54. c6 Rb1+
55. Ka6 Ra1+ 56. Kb7 Rb1+ 57. Kc8 Ke6 58. Rf3 Rb5 59. Rf6+ Ke7 60. c7 Rxe5 $2
61. Rc6 (61. Rb6 $142 {It`s worth a try.} Rc5 62. Kb8 f5 63. Rb7 $1 Ke6 64.
c8=Q+ Rxc8+ 65. Kxc8 Ke5 $1 $10 (65... f4 {?? Endspiel-CD} 66. Rb5 $18) (65...
Kd5 $1 $10)) 61... Rb5 62. Rc1 f5 63. Re1+ Kd6 64. Kd8 Rc5 65. c8=Q Rxc8+ 66.
Kxc8 Kd5 67. Kd7 f4 68. Ke7 Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The Candidates 2018 was the most anticipated event of the year. Before the
tournament began, all of us got to know a big secret - Anish Giri was working
with Vladimir Kramnik as his second! The combination seemed deadly and we were
all looking forward to some highly theoretical play by Kramnik aided by Giri.
But it turns out the big Vlad had some other ideas.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 {
In the Live Database you find that this move comes at the ninth position in
terms of popularity! Kramnik just wanted a fresh position without too much
theory!} 3. b3 $5 c5 (3... Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 {is quite a normal way to play.
} (5. e3 $5 {is also possible.})) 4. dxc5 {Kramnik doesn't really care about
his centre.} Qa5+ 5. Nbd2 Qxc5 6. Bb2 {One grandmaster encounter which reached
this very position was Boris Grachev against Boris Chaltalbashev in July 2017.}
Bg7 7. e3 {White has the simple plan of placing his bishop on e2, 0-0 and then
c4. One might argue that the knight on d2 is misplaced in such a structure,
but that is the price you have to pay in order to get an original position.} (
7. g3 {might be more ambitious, but simply fails to} Ng4 $1 $19) 7... O-O 8. c4
b6 (8... d5 9. a3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 {The queen on c5 is a tad uncomfortable here.})
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rc1 d6 {We have transposed into a normal looking
position. I really like Kramnik's next move.} 12. Nb1 $1 {The knight was
misplaced on d2. On c3 it would be perfectly placed eyeing not only the d5
square, but also the one on b5.But can such an undeveloping move be any good.
As you can see, Black also spent nearly three tempi to get his queen from
d8-a5-c5-c7.} Nbd7 13. Nc3 Rac8 14. Rc2 {Another typical manoeuvre. White
would like to place his queen on a1 and connect the rooks. With the queen on
a1, moves like Nd5 gain in power.} (14. Nd5 {looks like a normal move, but
fails to} Bxd5 $1 15. cxd5 Qb7 {It's not so easy to defend the d5-pawn.} 16.
Bb5 Nb8 $1 (16... Nc5 17. b4 $16) 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. e4 a6 19. Bd3 Rxc1 20. Qxc1
Rc8 $15) 14... Qb8 15. Qa1 a6 16. Rd2 Rfe8 17. Rfd1 {White's position looks
more harmonious to my eyes, but perhaps it is just a subjective opinion. Black
has a perfectly fine Hedgehog and should not be worse. The tough part for both
the sides is to pick a plan in the position. Black's idea looks easier to find
with ...b5. What should White really be doing here? Nd5? Well, Kramnik shows
the way.} Ba8 {Grischuk is getting ready for ...b5.} (17... Bc6 $5 18. Ng5 (18.
Nd5 b5 $13) 18... b5 $11) 18. Ng5 $5 {An amazing concept by Kramnik. First he
improved the position of his knight from d2 by bringing it to b1-c3. And now
he moves his f3 knight to g5. His plan is to bring it to h3 and then to f4.
Can White have so much time in the position to execute his plan? As it turns
out Kramnik's knight moves did confuse Grischuk in a big way.} (18. Nd5 b5 $5 (
18... Bxd5 19. cxd5 b5 $13) 19. cxb5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxg7 e6 $15 {
It seems as if White should have compensation here, but nothing more than
equality.}) 18... Rc5 (18... b5 $5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nxb5 (20. Bxb5 Rc5 $1 21.
Bxd7 Rxg5 22. f4 Rxg2+ 23. Rxg2 Nxd7 $1 $17 (23... Bxg2 24. Bxe8 Ba8 25. Ba4
Qb7 $40)) 20... Rc5 $1 $17 {[%cal Gc5b5,Gc5g5]}) 19. Nh3 b5 $1 {Grischuk gets
his break in.} 20. Nf4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 {Look at White's control over the
d5-square!} Rg5 $6 {Grischuk gets too ambitious.} (21... Ne5 $1 {was much
better.} 22. Be2 (22. Bxa6 Bxg2 $1 $17) (22. Bf1 Qb7 {The idea is to give ...
Nf3+.} 23. Nfd5 (23. Ncd5 Ne4 24. Rd4 Nxf2 25. Kxf2 e6 $15 {with some insane
complications.}) 23... e6 $1 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. e4 (25. Rxd6 Nf3+ $19) 25...
Rxc3 26. Bxc3 Qxe4 $36) 22... a5 23. Ncd5 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Rc2 26.
R5d2 Nf3+ 27. Bxf3 Bxb2 28. Qb1 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Bf6 $11) 22. Ncd5 {The triumph
of White's strategy. He controls the d5-square four times!} Ne5 (22... Nxd5 23.
Bxd5 (23. Bxg7 Nxf4 $19) 23... Bxb2 (23... Bxd5 24. Bxg7 $16) 24. Qxb2 Nf6 25.
Bxa8 Qxa8 {This position should be roughly around even, although I have a
feeling that White can still try.} 26. Rxd6 $5 exd6 27. Qxf6 $44) 23. Be2 Ne4
$6 {This move makes the position further complicated with all the knights
facing off against each other in centre, but these complications are in
White's favour. On the other hand, it is not so easy to suggest an alternative
for Black in this position.} (23... Qc8 {Trying to get the queen into the kill
zone doesn't work.} 24. h4 Rf5 25. Rc1 $16) (23... Nxd5 24. Nxd5 e6 25. f4 $1
$16 {Perhaps this is what Grischuk had missed.} (25. Nf4 $6 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 Bxb2
27. Qxb2 Bxf3 $17)) 24. Rd4 Nc5 (24... Nf6 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Nd5 Nd7 (26...
Bxd5 27. Rxd5 $16) 27. Nxf6+ Nxf6 28. f3 $16) 25. h4 $1 {The rook which had
gone to g5 to attack White's kingside, is now almost trapped.} Rf5 26. e4 (26.
g4 {is also possible. But with a bishop on a8, you are not always comfortable
making this move.} Rxf4 27. exf4 $16) 26... Rxf4 27. Nxf4 Nxe4 {Initially it
all seems very complicated. The knights in the centre are very strong. The
bishops on the long diagonal seem threatening. But Kramnik has the material.
And the trick in such postions is to slow down and think about the various
possibilities carefully. If you do that, you can see that Black's initiative
can be slowly but surely extinguished without you getting burnt.} 28. Nd5 $1 {
The knight on e4 is hanging.} Nc5 29. Rb4 Qa7 30. Ne3 a5 31. Rb5 Ne6 32. Rxe5
$1 {Kramnik doesn't have to be asked twice! If he can give back material to
gain a long term positional advantage, he will do it without blinking.} (32.
Bc3 $16 {also seems fine.}) 32... dxe5 33. Bxe5 Qc5 34. Bxg7 Nxg7 {So what do
we have here? The material is even, but White has co-ordinated his forces much
better. He has the extra outside passer and all of his pieces are well placed.
Kramnik converts this position well.} 35. Qd4 (35. Qc1 $14 {also seemed like a
nice move.}) 35... Qxd4 36. Rxd4 Bc6 37. Rd2 Rb8 38. Rc2 Be8 39. Rc7 Kf8 40.
Ra7 {Black's pieces really do not know what they are doing here!} a4 41. bxa4 {
A pawn is a pawn!} Rb1+ 42. Kh2 Rb4 (42... Rb2 43. Bc4 Rxf2 44. a5 $16 Nf5 45.
Nxf5 Rxf5 46. a6 Ra5 47. Rc7 $18) 43. a5 Rxh4+ 44. Kg1 Ra4 45. Bc4 Bc6 (45...
Nf5 46. Bb3 Rd4 47. Nxf5 $18) 46. Rc7 Be8 47. a6 Nh5 48. Nd5 {A high class,
top level struggle where the weight was put more on the middlegame than on the
opening. We can say that Kramnik's play was highly imaginative and his
handling of the knights was excellent. The same cannot be sai about Grischuk
though. When he played ambitiously, taking the rook to g5, it got trapped on
the side of the board.} 1-0

[Event "IND-ch 51st"]
[Site "Jalgaon"]
[Date "2013.12.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Shyam, Nikil P"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Sasikiran,K"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Before the last round, I was leading the tourney by half a point and had to
win to confirm first place. A draw was out of the question as the tie breaks
favoured my nearest pursuer Adhiban (he won an exciting game against MS
Thejkumar in the last round) who had beaten me in our individual encounter in
round 9. Consequently I decided to give my all with a sharp King's Indian.} 1.
d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 {Shyam Nikhil has a penchant for off beat lines and I
was expecting him to go elsewhere than the main lines. Nevertheless I was
happy to see this one on the board, as I have often played the Torre attack
myself with the white pieces.} Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Nb3 a5
$5 {The most recent human game with this sortie was Dreev-Shirov, Warsaw rapid
2009, although this was first played by Epishin in 1991. After the more or
less forced a4 by White, the black knight on d5 acquires some stability as
then c4 can always be met with ...Nb4.} 8. a4 b6 9. Qd2 $6 {White wants to cut
out the h6 option for Black, but here the queen is somewhat exposed.} (9. Bd3
$5 {appears more natural leaving the d2-square free for the bishop, was played
in a couple of computer games.}) 9... Bb7 (9... Qd6 {is the computer's
suggestion, but it is hard to play like this without concrete analysis.}) 10.
Be2 (10. Bc4 $5 Nf6 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Bh4 $5 Qc8 13. O-O Nd6 14. Bd3 Nd7 $5 {
with complex play.}) 10... Nd7 $1 11. O-O N7f6 12. Bh6 Ne4 13. Qc1 Qd6 {
Now this appears more natural connecting the black rooks and aiming for the
f4-square, should White exchange on g7.} 14. Re1 $1 {After a rather docile
opening, White starts to play strongly. The text aims to withdraw Bf1 and
drive away the pesky knight on e4.} c5 $5 {Provoking complications by
challenging White's hold on the centre.} (14... Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Qf4 16. Qxf4 Nxf4
17. Bf1 e6 {would have lead to sterile equality.}) 15. Bf1 (15. Bc4 Ndf6 16.
Bf4 Qd8 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Ne5 Qb6 {lead to unclear play.}) 15... Ndf6 16. Bf4
Qd5 $5 {Again a provocation, inviting White to drive the queen away from the
centre.} (16... Qd8 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Ne5 Nh5 19. Nc4 Bd5 20. Bh6 Qc7 21. Bxg7
Nxg7 22. Na3 $5 $14) 17. dxc5 bxc5 {The breaking of queenside pawns is forced.
Nevertheless the activity of the centralised black pieces fully compensates
for the weakness.} (17... Nxc5 $6 18. Rxe7 Qd8 19. Re3 $1 $14) 18. Ne5 Nh5 19.
Bc4 $1 ({During the game I was afraid of} 19. Nc4 $6 Nxf2 20. Kxf2 Qf5 21. g3
g5 22. Ne3 Qf6 23. Ng4 {Here I thought White had a chance to make a draw by
repetition or play for more,} {but failed to spot} Qc6 $1 {during my
calculations in move nineteen.} (23... Qf5 24. Ne3 Qg6 25. Bc7 Qf6+ 26. Kg1 Qc6
27. Ng2 c4 $5) 24. Bxg5 Qf3+ 25. Kg1 Qxg4 26. Bg2 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Rfb8 {with
some initiative due to the weak white king and lack of co-ordination between
the white pieces.}) 19... Qd8 (19... Qd6 20. Nxf7 Qxf4 21. Qxf4 Nxf4 22. Nd6+
Bd5 23. Bxd5+ Nxd5 24. Nxe4 {is clearly in White's favour.}) 20. Ng4 $2 {
Now White's pieces lack co-ordination and the initiative passes to Black.} (20.
f3 $1 {was necessary} Nxf4 (20... Nd6 21. Bh6 $1 $14) 21. Qxf4 Qd6 $1 (21...
Nd6 22. Rad1 $16) 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Nxg6+ Qxg6 $1 24. Bxg6 Rxf4 25. Bxe4 Bxe4
26. fxe4 c4 27. g3 Rff8 28. Nc1 (28. Nd2 Bd4+ $1 29. Kh1 c3 $17) 28... Bxb2 29.
Rb1 Bd4+ 30. Kh1 Bc3 31. Rg1 Rf2 32. Rg2 Rf1+ 33. Rg1 Rf2 34. Rg2 Rf1+ $11) (
20. Rd1 $6 Qb8 $1 (20... Qb6 21. f3 (21. Nd7 Qb4 $1) 21... Nxf4 22. Qxf4 Nd6
23. Nd7 Qc7 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 $5 $44) 21. Nxa5 Rxa5 22. Nc6 Qxf4 23. Qxf4 Nxf4 24.
Nxa5 Ba8 25. c3 Nd6 $15) 20... Nd6 $1 {A powerful retreat forcing White to
give up one of the bishops with a neat trap ahead.} (20... Nxf4 21. Qxf4 Nd6 {
was also possible.}) 21. Bxd6 exd6 22. c3 (22. Nh6+ $6 Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Bxg2 $1 {
This was what I had in mind when I played my 20th move.} 24. Be2 (24. Kxg2 Qh4
$19) 24... Qh4 25. Bxh5 Bc6 $1 {is even stronger} (25... Bf3 {was my original
intention but the end position of this line is not completely clear.} 26. Nd2
Bxh5 27. Ne4 f6 28. Ng3 $15) 26. Re3 Rfe8 27. Nxa5 Rxe3 28. Qxe3 Rxa5 $17)
22... Kh8 $5 (22... Bc6 $1 {to be followed by ...Rb8 and ...d5 was much
stronger. However, I wanted to avoid the possibility of Nh6+ forever and use
the f-pawn for an attack (f5-f4) if possible.}) 23. Ne3 (23. f3 f5 24. Nf2 Qh4
25. Bb5 c4 26. Nd2 d5 $36) 23... Nf4 24. Bf1 (24. Rd1 $2 Qg5 $19) 24... Qc7 {
Connecting the rooks and preparing to mobilise the d-pawn.} 25. Qd1 d5 (25...
Rfd8 $5 26. g3 Qc6 27. f3 Ne6 28. Bb5 Qc8 29. Nd5 Nd4 $1 30. Nxd4 Bxd5 31. Nb3
Be6 32. Nc1 d5 $15) 26. g3 d4 $1 27. gxf4 $6 {Now there will be no counterplay
against Black's attack and the rest of the game will be a suffering for White.
He should have at least opened the c-file.} (27. cxd4 cxd4 28. Rc1 Qd8 $8 29.
Nc4 (29. gxf4 dxe3 30. fxe3 Qe7 31. Nc5 Rfd8 $15) 29... Ne6 30. Bg2 Bxg2 31.
Kxg2 Qd7 $5 $15) 27... dxe3 28. fxe3 Qc6 $5 (28... g5 $1 {opening the kingside}
29. f5 (29. fxg5 Be5 30. Re2 Rg8 $19) 29... g4 30. e4 Rg8 31. Kh1 Be5 {and the
attack will be quickly decisive.}) 29. e4 Qc7 $1 30. Bg2 $6 (30. Qd2 $142 c4
31. Nd4 Bh6 32. e5 f6 33. e6 (33. Qe2 Bxf4 34. Qxc4 Qd8 $1 35. e6 Qd6 36. Qe2
Rac8 $5 37. Bg2 Bxh2+ 38. Kh1 Bxg2+ 39. Qxg2 Be5 $15) 33... Bxf4 34. Qf2 Be5
$15) 30... Rad8 (30... Bh6 $1) 31. Qe2 c4 32. Nd2 $6 (32. Nd4 $142 Qxf4 33. e5
(33. Qxc4 Be5 34. Nf3 Bc7 $17 {with powerful initiative against the white king
and also against the weak e-pawn.}) 33... Bxg2 34. Kxg2 Rd5 35. Nf3 Rb8 $5 $15)
32... Qb6+ 33. Kh1 Qxb2 34. Rab1 Qxd2 35. Qxd2 Rxd2 36. Rxb7 Bxc3 37. Bf1 Rc2
$5 (37... Bb4 $142 $1 38. Bxc4 Rd4 39. Rc1 Rc8 $19) 38. Rd1 Bd2 39. Bxc4 Rxc4
40. Rxd2 Rxe4 41. Ra7 (41. Ra2 Rxf4 42. Ra7 Rf5 $19) 41... Rxa4 42. f5 g5 $1 {
The rest is a matter of technique. Even if White manages to eliminate the
a-pawn, Black will bring his king to f6 and surround the f5-pawn.} 43. f6 (43.
Rd5 Kg7 44. Raxa5 Rxa5 45. Rxa5 Kf6 $19) 43... h6 $1 {Protecting the g-pawn
and preparing Kh7-g6.} 44. Rdd7 (44. Rd5 Kh7 45. Raxa5 Rxa5 46. Rxa5 Kg6 47.
Ra6 Re8 48. Kg2 Re6 $19) 44... Kg8 45. Kg2 Rg4+ 46. Kh3 Rh4+ 47. Kg3 a4 48.
Rdc7 Rf4 {The last move preparing to release the king.} 49. h3 Kh7 50. Rxf7+
Rxf7 51. Rxf7+ Kg6 52. Ra7 Kxf6 53. Ra6+ Kg7 54. Kg2 Rh4 $1 {White resigned as
Black simply marches his king to the queenside forcing the advance of the
a-pawn while the white king is tied to the defence of the h3-pawn.} 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:32"]
[BlackClock "0:00:56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 {Die Torre-Eröffnung ist nicht so zahm wie man
denkt.} Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. e4 Nc6 9. Be2 (9. a4
b6 10. Bb5 Bb7 11. O-O a6 12. Be2 Na5 13. Qc2 c4 14. Rfd1 Qc8 15. e5 Nd5 16.
Bh2 Nc7 17. Nd4 Ne6 18. Bg4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 e6 20. Ne4 Nb3 21. Rab1 Bxe4 22. Qxe4
b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. d5 exd5 25. Rxd5 Qb7 26. Bf3 Rae8 27. Rbd1 Re7 28. Qe1 b4
29. Qe4 Qc8 30. Be2 c3 31. Qxb4 c2 32. Qxe7 c1=Q 33. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 34. Rd1 Qxb2
35. Bf1 Nd4 36. Qd6 Ne2+ 37. Bxe2 Qxe2 38. Bg3 h5 39. Qd4 Re8 40. f4 Ra8 41.
Bf2 Ra2 42. Re1 Qd2 43. Qxd2 Rxd2 44. g3 g5 45. f5 Rd5 46. f6 Bf8 47. Rc1 Kh7
48. Rc8 Ba3 49. Re8 g4 50. hxg4 hxg4 51. Be3 Kg6 52. Bf4 Kf5 53. Kf2 Bc5+ 54.
Ke2 Bb4 55. Rc8 Bc5 56. Re8 Bb4 57. Re7 Bc3 {1/2-1/2 (57) Kamsky,G (2713)
-Safarli,E (2603) Baku 2010}) 9... Nh5 {Die Neuerung.} (9... b6 10. O-O Nh5 11.
Bh2 Bh6 12. Qc2 Bf4 13. Rfe1 Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Qc7+ 15. g3 $11 {1/2-1/2 (92)
Gostisa,L (2440)-Khalifman,A (2640) Bled 1991}) 10. Bh2 b6 (10... e5 $5) 11. e5
{Nimmt dem Sh5 das Feld f6.} Bh8 12. Qa4 Bb7 13. Qh4 Ng7 14. Ng5 h5 15. Ndf3 {
Der Vorteil von Weiß ist offensichtlich.} Qc8 16. g4 Ba6 17. gxh5 Nxh5 18.
Bxa6 Qxa6 19. Qe4 Nd8 ({Nach} 19... Rac8 {ist} 20. Nxf7 (20. Rg1 $5) 20... Rxf7
21. Qxg6+ Rg7 22. Qxh5 Qd3 {nicht so klar.}) 20. O-O-O (20. Qxa8 Nb7 21. Qxf8+
Kxf8 {wäre gut für Schwarz.}) 20... b5 21. Rhg1 (21. Qxa8 Nc6 {bringt Weiß
weider nichts ein.}) 21... Bg7 22. Kb1 Rc8 23. Nh4 {droht stark e6, aber...} b4
24. c4 {... Weiß macht den Zug nicht. c4 ist aber auch gut.} (24. e6 Nxe6 25.
Nxg6 fxg6 (25... Nxg5 26. Nxe7+) 26. Qxg6 Rf6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Qxh5 bxc3 29.
Nh7+ Kg8 30. Nxf6+ exf6 31. Rd7 $18) 24... b3 (24... Qc6 25. Qg4 $18) 25. axb3
Rb8 26. Rd3 $18 Rb6 27. f4 $2 ({Hier gewann} 27. Nxf7 Nxf7 (27... Kxf7 28. Nxg6
Rxg6 29. Rf3+ $18) 28. Nxg6 Rfb8 29. Nxe7+ Kf8 30. Qf3 Rh6 31. Rd7 Qe6 32. Rxa7
Re8 33. Nf5 $18) 27... Nc6 {Und schon hat Schwarz starkes Gegenspiel mit Sb4.}
28. Nxg6 (28. Nf5 e6 (28... gxf5 $2 29. Qxf5 $18) 29. Nxg7 Nxg7 (29... Kxg7 30.
Nxe6+ $18) 30. Nxf7 Rxf7 31. Rxg6 Qb7 32. Rh6 Nf5 33. Rxe6 Ncd4 $15) 28... fxg6
(28... Nb4 $2 29. Nxe7+ Kh8 30. Qh7#) 29. Qxg6 Qa2+ 30. Kc1 Qa1+ 31. Kd2 Qxb2+
32. Ke3 Nf6 33. exf6 Rxf6 34. Qe8+ Rf8 35. Qg6 Rf6 36. Qe8+ Rf8 37. Qg6 (37.
Qh5 Rf6 38. Qh7+ Kf8 39. Qe4 Kg8 (39... Rxb3 $2 40. Nh7+ $18) 40. Rg2 Qc1+ 41.
Kf2 Nd4 {ist unklar}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Toronto1"]
[Site "Toronto"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vranesic, Zvonko"]
[Black "Nickoloff, Bryon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Be2 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. Nfd2
Nxg3 9. hxg3 Nd7 10. Nf3 {10.g4!?} Nf6 11. Nbd2 c6 12. c3 Bf5 13. Qb3 Qc7 14.
c4 Qb6 15. Rc1 c5 16. Qa3 a5 17. Bd1 Nd7 18. Bc2 Bxc2 19. Rxc2 cxd4 20. Nxd4
Bxd4 21. exd4 Qxd4 22. O-O O-O 23. Nf3 Qf6 24. Re1 Nc5 25. Qe3 Rfe8 26. Rd2
Rad8 27. Nd4 b6 28. Nb5 Rd7 29. Rde2 e6 30. Rd1 Red8 31. Red2 d5 32. Rd4 dxc4
33. Rxd7 Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Nxd7 35. Qe2 Nc5 36. Nd6 c3 37. bxc3 Qxc3 38. Kh2 Qd3
39. Qe5 Qd5 40. Qxd5 exd5 41. Nc8 d4 42. Nxb6 d3 43. Nc4 Ne4 44. Nb2 Nc3 45.
Nxd3 Nxa2 46. Nb2 Nc3 47. Nc4 a4 48. Na3 Kf8 49. Kg1 Ke7 50. Kf1 Kd6 51. Ke1
Kc5 52. Kd2 Ne4+ 53. Ke3 Kb4 54. Nc2+ Kc3 55. Na3 Nd6 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ye, Rongguang"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8.
Bh4 {An opening-idea worth noticing. Black no longer has the option of h6
followed by g5 and h6. Also, if Black plays c7-c6, the Bishop may go to g3 and
put pressure on e5 and d6.} Re8 9. c4 b6 10. Rc1 h6 11. h3 Bb7 12. d5 a5 13. b3
Nc5 14. a3 g5 15. Bg3 c6 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Nce4 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Bh2 Ra3
20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Nd2 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 Qa8 23. f3 d5 24. cxd5 Bxd5 25. Bb5 Ra2 26.
Rc2 Rc8 27. Rxa2 Qxa2 28. Qxa2 Bxa2 29. Bg3 e4 30. fxe4 Bf8 31. Ra1 Be6 32. Rb1
Rc3 33. Bf2 Rc2 34. Ba4 Rc4 35. Be1 Rxe4 36. Kf2 Bc4 37. Rc1 b5 38. Bc2 Re6 39.
Bf5 Ra6 40. Bc3 Bg7 41. Bxg7 Kxg7 42. Rc2 Ra1 43. g4 Kf6 44. Be4 Ke5 45. Bc6
Rd1 46. Kg2 Kd6 47. Be4 Ke5 48. Bc6 Rd6 49. Bf3 Ra6 50. Kf2 Ra4 51. Rb2 Ra1 52.
Kg3 Rg1+ 53. Kf2 Rf1+ 54. Kg2 Re1 55. Kf2 Rc1 56. Bg2 Rc3 57. Bf3 Ra3 58. Bb7
f6 59. Bc6 Rd3 60. Rc2 Kd6 61. Be4 Rb3 62. Rd2+ Ke5 63. Kf3 Rxb4 64. Rd8 Bf7
65. Rf8 Be6 66. Bc6 Rb2 67. Re8 Kd6 68. Be4 b4 69. Rd8+ Ke5 70. Re8 Kd6 71.
Rd8+ Ke7 72. Rh8 Bb3 73. Bd3 Rd2 74. Ke4 Ba2 75. Rh7+ Kf8 76. Rh8+ Ke7 77. Rh7+
Kf8 78. Rh8+ Kg7 79. Rb8 b3 80. Bc4 Bb1+ 81. Kf3 b2 82. e4 Bc2 83. Ke3 b1=Q 84.
Rxb1 Bxb1 85. Kxd2 Bxe4 86. Ke3 Bc6 87. Kf2 h5 88. Kg3 h4+ 89. Kf2 Kf8 90. Bd3
Ke7 91. Be2 Kd6 92. Ba6 Ke5 93. Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Jacksonville"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1990.08.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. h3 d6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Be2
c5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a4 a6 11. Bh2 Qc7 12. Bd3 Rfe8 13. e4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15.
Bxe5 dxe5 16. Qe2 Bh6 17. Rfd1 Bxd2 18. Nxd2 Qc6 19. Nc4 Rad8 20. Ne3 Qc8 21.
Kh2 Bxe4 $2 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Nd5 $1 $16 f5 24. f3 Ng5 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Nxe8+
Rxe8 27. Kg1 e4 28. Qe3 h6 29. f4 Ne6 30. Rd6 Qc7 31. Rad1 Re7 32. g3 Nd4 33.
R1xd4 cxd4 34. Qxd4+ Kh7 35. Qxb6 Qxb6+ 36. Rxb6 Rd7 37. b4 Rd3 38. Rxa6 Rxg3+
39. Kf2 Rxc3 40. Ra7+ Kg8 41. b5 Rb3 42. Rb7 Rb2+ (42... Ra3 43. b6 Rxa4 44.
Ra7 $18) 43. Ke3 Rb3+ 44. Kd2 Ra3 45. b6 Rxa4 46. Ra7 Rd4+ 47. Ke2 Rb4 48. b7
g5 49. fxg5 hxg5 50. Ra8+ Kf7 51. b8=Q Rxb8 52. Rxb8 Kf6 53. Rb5 f4 54. Ra5 Kg6
55. Re5 e3 56. Kf3 Kh5 57. Re8 {57.Te6 + -} Kg6 58. h4 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ye, Rongguang"]
[Black "El Taher, Fouad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Be2 c5 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. Bh2
a6 9. a4 cxd4 10. exd4 Rb8 11. O-O Nd7 $6 12. c3 Nf6 13. Re1 b5 14. axb5 axb5
15. Nf1 b4 16. c4 b3 17. Ra3 Na5 18. N1d2 Be6 19. Qa1 Ra8 20. Qd1 Rb8 21. Ng5
Bf5 22. Qa1 Nc6 23. Ngf3 Nb4 24. Bd1 Bc2 25. Nxb3 Rc8 26. Ra4 Bxd1 27. Qxd1 Qb6
28. Rxe7 Rxc4 29. Na5 Rcc8 30. Rb7 Qa6 31. Rbxb4 Nd5 32. Rc4 Nb6 33. Rxc8 Rxc8
34. Ra1 Nd5 35. Bg3 Nb4 36. Nb3 1-0

[Event "SUI Grand Prix"]
[Site "Suhr"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mascarinas, Rico"]
[Black "Nemet, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. dxc5 $5 {More common is 4. xf6
xf6 5. e4 xd4 6. xd4 cxd4 7. xd4 0-0 with an unclear position. The
pawn-structure is similar to one resulting from some Sicilian lines. For 5. -
b6!? see Vokac,M - Schmidt,W - game 583.} Na6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Nb3 Ne4 8. Bd4 e5
9. Be3 Nexc5 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. Qd5 d6 12. O-O-O Bf5 13. Bxc5 {Stronger than 13.
xd6 b3+.} dxc5 14. e4 Be6 15. Bb5+ Ke7 16. Qd3 Bh6+ 17. Kb1 c4 18. Qa3+ Kf6 19.
b3 a6 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. bxc4 Qxc4 22. Qd6+ Qe6 23. Qxe6+ Kxe6 24. Rd5 Rhc8 25.
Nxe5 Bg7 26. f4 f5 27. Rhd1 fxe4 28. g4 Rc7 29. Rd6+ Ke7 30. R6d4 Rac8 31. Rxe4
Bxe5 32. Rxe5+ Kf8 33. Rd2 Rc4 34. Rf2 R8c7 35. g5 Rb4+ 36. Kc1 Ra4 37. f5 gxf5
38. Rfxf5+ Kg7 39. Kb2 Rb4+ 40. Kc1 Ra4 41. Kb2 Rb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Southam, Todd"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. h3 Qe8 8. Qc2
e5 9. Bh2 Nd5 10. O-O e4 $2 {The B at h2 will now become very strong.} 11. Nfd2
f5 12. c4 Ne7 13. Nc3 a6 $6 14. b4 $16 g5 15. c5 d5 16. Bxc7 $18 Kh8 17. f3 Nf6
18. Bd6 Be6 19. b5 f4 20. fxe4 fxe3 21. Nf3 h6 22. Ne5 Kg8 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24.
Ng6 Qd7 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. e5 1-0

[Event "NED-ch45"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1990.06.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bosboom, Manuel"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1990.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. h3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 c5 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Bh2 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nc4 e4 12. Nfe5 Nd4 13. O-O b6 14. Re1
Nxe2+ 15. Rxe2 Ba6 16. Rd2 Qc8 17. Ne3 Rd8 18. c4 Rxd2 19. Qxd2 Qe6 20. Rd1 Ne8
21. Qd5 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 f6 23. Nc6 Bf8 24. Rd7 b5 25. b3 bxc4 26. bxc4 Bc5 27.
Nb8 $1 $16 Bxe3 28. Nxa6 Bb6 29. c5 Rd8 30. Rxd8 Bxd8 31. c6 Kf7 32. c7 Nxc7
33. Bxc7 Bxc7 34. Nxc7 Ke7 35. Kf1 Kd7 36. Nb5 a6 37. Nc3 f5 38. Ke2 Kd6 39. f3
exf3+ 40. gxf3 Kc5 41. Kd3 g5 42. Ne2 Kd5 43. Ng3 Ke5 44. Nh5 f4 45. a4 Kf5 46.
Ng7+ Kg6 47. Ne6 Kh5 48. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Eksjo m 80 Jubilee"]
[Site "Eksjo"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Be2 c5 (6... b6 $5 7. a4
a6 8. O-O Bb7 9. c4 Ne4 $10 {Giardelli,S-Garcia Toledo,J, Sao Paulo zt 1993})
7. c3 (7. O-O Qb6 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Ng5 $1 Bd7 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. c3 h6 12. Nf3 b6
13. Bd3 $1 Qb7 14. Re1 $14 {Yusupov,A-Topalov,V Las Palmas 1993}) 7... Be6 {
(Benjamin,J). Prevents Qb3.} (7... Qb6 8. Qb3 Be6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. a3 Nc6 11.
Nbd2 Na5 12. O-O Rfc8 $10 {Dreiev-Sokolov, Groningen 1991}) 8. Nbd2 cxd4 9.
exd4 Nc6 10. O-O Qb6 11. Qb1 (11. Nb3 $6 a5 {(Wedberg,T)}) 11... Rac8 (11...
Bf5 $5 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nd5 15. Bh2 Rad8 $10 {Planning 16. -
e5 (Wedberg,T)}) 12. Re1 Rfe8 13. Bd3 Bd5 14. Be3 Nh5 $1 15. Be4 (15. c4 $2
Bxf3 $19) (15. g4 $2 Nf6 16. c4 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 d5 18. c5 Qc7 $17) 15... Nf6 16.
Bd3 Nh5 17. Be4 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Black "Martens, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. c3 Nbd7 7. Bc4 c6 8. Bb3
e5 9. O-O Qe7 10. Re1 Rd8 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Nc4 Nf4 15.
Rad1 Rf8 16. a3 Kh8 17. Ba2 a5 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nd6 Nc5 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. b4
axb4 22. axb4 Ne6 23. Rd2 b5 24. Red1 Nd8 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. Rd7 Qe8 27. Nh4 $18
Rg8 28. Bxf7 $18 Nxf7 29. Re7 Bf6 30. Rxe8 Rgxe8 31. Rd7 Ra8 32. g3 Kg8 33. Qb3
Re7 34. Rxe7 Bxe7 35. Nf5 Bf8 36. Kg2 Re8 37. Qa2 Bg7 38. Qa7 Re6 39. Qd7 Rf6
40. f3 Bf8 41. Qe8 h5 42. Kf2 {(1.41/2.09)} 1-0

[Event "Prague Bohemians-A"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vokac, Marek"]
[Black "Schmidt, Wlodzimierz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Ne4 Qb6 $5 7. Nxf6+
Qxf6 8. e3 O-O 9. c3 d6 10. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIN-SWE"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rantanen, Yrjo A"]
[Black "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 b6 {(!) /\ ...Bc8-Bb7, ...c7-c5}
6. a4 c5 7. c3 d6 8. O-O a6 9. Ba3 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Qc7 11. c4 Ne4 12. Bb2 Bb7 13.
Nbd2 Nxd2 14. Nxd2 e6 15. Rfc1 Rab8 16. Bc3 e5 $5 {/\ ...f7-f5} 17. dxc5 dxc5
18. b5 a5 19. Qb2 f6 20. Rd1 Rbe8 21. Nb3 $6 (21. Nf1 $5 {/\ Rd1-d2, Ra1-d1;
Der Springer leistet auf b3 nicht viel, auf f1 deckt er den Königsflügel.})
21... f5 $1 22. Rd2 Nf6 23. Rad1 Rf7 24. f3 {Verhindert 24...Ne4, schafft aber
eine Schwäche auf e3. Der Springer b3 stände besser auf f1.} Bh6 $1 25. Kf2 Qe7
26. Rd6 Nh5 27. Qd2 (27. Rxb6 $2 Qh4+ 28. Kg1 Bxe3+ 29. Kh1 Ng3#) 27... e4 $1 {
Gewinnt} 28. f4 {Sonst fällt e3} Bxf4 29. Bxh5 gxh5 30. g3 (30. Rxb6 Bxh2 {
/\ ...f5-f4}) 30... Bxd6 31. Qxd6 f4 $1 32. exf4 (32. gxf4 Qh4+) (32. Qxe7
fxe3+ 33. Kxe3 Rf3+ 34. Kd2 Rxe7) 32... e3+ 33. Ke1 Qe4 {/\ 34...Qh1 35.Ke2 Bf3
} 34. Rd5 Bxd5 35. Qxd5 Qxd5 36. cxd5 Rd7 37. Ke2 Rxd5 38. Nc1 c4 39. Be1 Kf7
40. Na2 Rd3 41. Nc3 Kg6 42. h3 Kf5 0-1

[Event "URS-ch U26"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 c5 6. c3 Qb6 7. Qb3 d6 8. Nbd2
Be6 9. Bc4 Bxc4 10. Nxc4 Qxb3 11. axb3 Nbd7 12. Ke2 b5 13. Na5 Rfc8 14. Bg5 Kf8
15. Rhd1 Nb6 16. Ne1 Ne4 17. Bf4 Nd5 18. Kf3 f5 19. dxc5 Nxf4 20. exf4 Nxc5 21.
Nc2 Kf7 22. Ke2 Ne4 23. b4 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Nxc3+ 25. Kd2 Nxd1 26. Rxd1 Rc7 27.
Ne3 Rac8 28. Nb3 Rc3 29. Rb1 a6 30. Rb2 e6 31. g3 h6 32. h4 Kf6 33. Nd4 Ra3 34.
Ndc2 Rac3 35. Ra2 R3c6 36. h5 gxh5 37. Nd4 Rb6 38. Ndxf5 Rbc6 39. Nd4 Rb6 40.
f5 Ke5 41. Kd3 {41. - exf5 is answered by 42. f4+ Kf6 43. Nd5+.} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. Be2 Nbd7 (5... O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. c4
Ne4 8. Bd3 f5 9. Bxe4 fxe4 10. Nfd2 c5 11. Nxe4 cxd4 12. Qd2 Nc5 13. Nxc5 dxc5
14. e4 Be6 15. Na3 d3 16. Be3 Qb6 17. Rab1 Rad8 18. b3 Qc6 19. f3 a6 20. Rbc1
Be5 21. Nb1 $13 {Gofshtein,L-Sutovskij,E/Rishon le Zion/1994/}) 6. O-O (6. h3
b6 7. a4 a6 8. c4 $5 Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 c5 11. Nc3 Qe8 12. Bh2 cxd4 13.
exd4 e5 $6 14. Rfe1 Qe7 15. a5 exd4 16. Bf1 Qd8 17. Nxd4 Ne5 18. Nb3 Nfd7 19.
Red1 Qc7 20. axb6 Qxb6 21. Na5 $36 {Frois,A-Luyks,M/Lisboa-ch/1992/}) 6... Nh5
$5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nfd2 gxh4 (9... Nf4 $5 10. exf4 gxh4 11. Nf3 c5 $132)
10. Bxh5 Nf6 11. Nc3 (11. h3 $5 $13) (11. Bf3 e5 12. Nc3 O-O 13. dxe5 dxe5 14.
Nc4 e4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Bxe4 Be6 18. Bd3 a6 19. f4 Bxc4 20. Bxc4
b5 21. Be2 Rd2 22. Bd3 Bxb2 23. Rad1 Bc3 $10 {Marusenko,P-Hebden,M/Hastings
Challenger/1991/}) 11... h3 12. g3 Nxh5 13. Qxh5 Qd7 $5 {/\Qg4,_|_^^} 14. Nd5 (
14. f3 Qf5 $132) 14... c6 15. Nf4 e5 (15... Qg4 $6 16. Qxg4 Bxg4 17. f3 Bf5 18.
c3 $16 {/\e4,g4,Nh5,[+],><h3}) 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nd3 O-O 18. e4 (18. f4 $5 exf4
19. Rxf4 Bxb2 20. Raf1 $36) 18... Qe6 19. Rfe1 Re8 20. f3 b6 21. Nf2 (21. g4
Ba6 22. Qxh3 Rad8 $44) 21... Qg6 $1 $10 22. Qxg6 fxg6 23. Rad1 (23. g4 h5 $1
$15) 23... h5 24. Nc4 Be6 25. b3 Rad8 (25... b5 26. Nd6 Red8 27. Nb7 $36) 26.
Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rd1 Rd4 (27... Rxd1+ 28. Nxd1 b5 $6 29. Na5 $5 (29. Nce3 $13)
29... c5 (29... Bd7 30. Nf2 Bf8 31. Nd3 Bd6 32. Nb7 $14) 30. Nc6 a6 31. Ne7+
Kf7 32. Nd5 $14) 28. c3 Rxd1+ 29. Nxd1 Kf7 30. Nf2 Bd7 (30... b5 31. Nd6+ Ke7
32. Nb7 {><c5}) 31. Nd3 Ke6 $8 32. Kf2 Be8 33. Ke2 Bd7 34. Nf2 Ke7 35. Nd3 Ke6
$8 36. Nf2 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Taastrup"]
[Date "1998.04.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hoi, Carsten"]
[Black "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1998.04.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 {Passive. This game is a very
good example of how Black can play for a win against a solid, but somewhat
passive opening line without taking any exorbitant risks. Mortensen applies
strategical pressure and gradually outplayes his opponent, who concentrates
only on achieving a draw.} ({The crtical move is} 5. e4 d6 (5... d5 $5 $132) 6.
Bc4 (6. c3 h6 7. Bh4 Nc6 8. Be2 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Qe7 11. Qc2 a5 12. a4
Qc5 13. Nb3 Qa7 14. Nfd2 Nd7 15. Kh1 Nc5 16. f3 Nxb3 17. Nxb3 Qe3 18. Bb5 Qf4
19. g3 Qe3 20. Rae1 Qb6 21. g4 Na7 22. Bc4 Bd7 23. Ra1 Qe3 24. Qf2 Qxf2 25.
Rxf2 Nc8 $11 {Simic,R-Solak,D/Serbian-ch/1998/}) 6... c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Re1 h6 10. Bh4 Nd7 $5 11. Rb1 Nde5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bd5 g5 14. Bg3 e6
15. Bc4 b6 16. Bf1 Bb7 17. c3 Nd3 18. Re3 Nf4 19. Qc2 Qc7 20. Rbe1 Rfd8 21. h4
$132 {1/2,Popchev,M-Antic,D/Serbian-ch/1998/}) 5... d6 6. Be2 c5 ({Another
possible method for Black is} 6... h6 7. Bh4 Qe8 $1 8. O-O e5 9. Nb3 e4 10.
Nfd2 Nh7 11. Re1 g5 12. Bg3 f5 13. f3 Nf6 14. fxe4 fxe4 15. c4 h5 16. h3 Qg6
17. Rf1 Bh6 18. Kh1 Nc6 19. c5 g4 20. h4 d5 21. Bf4 g3 22. Qe1 Bxf4 23. Rxf4
Ne7 24. Nf1 Nf5 25. c6 b6 26. a4 a5 27. Kg1 Rf7 28. Nc1 Be6 29. Bd1 Rg7 30. Ne2
Rf8 31. Bb3 Ng4 $40 {Eperjesi,L-Pinter,G/Budapest FS05 IM/1998/}) 7. c3 (7.
dxc5 dxc5 8. O-O Nc6 $11) 7... cxd4 8. cxd4 {White avoids any assymetry, but
better was} (8. exd4 $142 h6 (8... Nc6 9. O-O h6 (9... a6 10. a4 Bf5 11. Re1
Re8 12. Qb3 Na5 $6 13. Qa3 Rc8 14. Rac1 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bf5 17. d5 $1
h6 18. Be3 Bd7 19. b4 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. bxa5 Ra8 22. Nb3 {1-0,Schuldt,
V-Lampe,D/OLNN/1993/}) 10. Bh4 e5 (10... Nh5 11. Re1 Nf4 12. Bc4 d5 13. Bf1 g5
14. Bg3 Bf5 15. Bxf4 gxf4 16. Nh4 Bh7 17. Qg4 Qd6 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 e6 20.
Qg4 f5 21. Qh5 e5 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nf3 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Rae8 25. Red1 Re4 26.
Bd3 Re5 27. Bc2 Rfe8 28. Bb3 $16 {Safundzic,M-Ivekovic,I/CRO-chT2/1996/}) 11.
dxe5 (11. Ne4 $2 g5 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Bg3 exd4 14. cxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16.
Bxd6 Rd8 17. Qxd4 Bxd4 18. Ba3 Be6 19. Bf3 Rd7 20. h3 Rc8 21. Rac1 Rxc1 22.
Rxc1 Bxa2 23. Rc8+ Kg7 24. Bc5 Be5 25. g4 Rd1+ 26. Kg2 Bd5 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28.
Bf8+ Kg6 $17 {Maric,A-Petrovic,M/JUG-chT/1989/}) 11... dxe5 12. Nc4 $14) 9. Bh4
g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Qb3 $5 $13) 8... Nc6 9. O-O (9. h3 $5 Qb6 10. Qb3 $11 (10.
Nc4 Qb4+ 11. Qd2 Ne4 $1 $15)) 9... h6 {[%csl Gc8,Gg7] The ^^ will give Black
at least a moral right to play on.} 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Bc4 Nxg3 13.
fxg3 $6 {Seriously compromises White's pawn structure without getting any
attacking chances in return.} (13. hxg3 $142 d5 14. Bd3 $11) 13... d5 14. Bd3
f5 $1 $15 15. Kh1 Qd6 16. Rc1 e6 {|^>> One already has the impression Black
has an extra pawn.} 17. a3 Bd7 {[%csl Re3][%cal Ya8e8,Ye6e5] /\Rae8,e5,><e3}
18. Nb3 {Loses time.} (18. Qb3 $142 $15) 18... b6 {[%csl Rb3] פb3} 19. Nbd2
Bf6 20. Bb5 Ne7 21. Qa4 (21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Rc3 Rac8 $15) 21... Bxb5 22. Qxb5
Rac8 23. Nb1 $6 (23. Qb4 Qxb4 24. axb4 g4 {[%cal Rf6g5] /\Bg5-/+}) (23. Qa4 a5
24. Rc3 Rxc3 25. bxc3 g4 26. Ng1 Bg5 27. Re1 Rc8 28. c4 dxc4 29. Nxc4 Qc6 $17)
(23. Rfd1 $142 g4 24. Ne1 $15) 23... g4 24. Ng1 (24. Nh4 Kf7 $17 {[%csl Rh4]
פh4}) 24... h5 $1 $40 25. Ne2 h4 26. gxh4 Bxh4 27. Nf4 (27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rc1
Rxc1+ 29. Nxc1 f4 $1 $17 {[%csl Rd4,Rh1] ><d4,Kh1}) 27... Bg5 28. g3 (28. Rc3
$142 $5) 28... Bxf4 29. gxf4 (29. exf4 Nc6 $17 {><d4} (29... Kf7 $5 {[%cal
Gh8h2,Ye7g8,Yg8e4] <->h,/\Ng8-f6-e4})) 29... Kf7 $17 {[%csl Re3,Rh2] ><h2,e3}
30. Nc3 {Now White will get absolutely no counterplay.} (30. Rc3 Rh8 31. Rfc1
Rxc3 32. Nxc3 Ng6 $40) 30... Rh8 {[%cal Gc8c1,Gh8h1] <->c,h,} 31. Ne2 Qd8 $1
32. Ng3 (32. Rxc8 Nxc8 $1 {[%cal Rd8h4] /\Qh4-+}) 32... Ng6 33. Qe2 (33. Rxc8
Qxc8 {hands over the c-file. But White will not be able to avoid this anyway.})
33... Nh4 34. Rxc8 Qxc8 35. Rf2 Nf3 36. Qc2 $8 Qd7 37. Qc1 Kg6 $1 {Useful
prophylaxis. Black stops any possible checks (Qc7+ or so).} 38. Qc2 Rc8 (38...
Rh3 39. Nf1 {is just a loss of time, Black must first invade down the c-file.})
39. Qd1 Qc7 40. Nf1 (40. Ne2 Qc2 $19) 40... Qc4 41. Kg2 Rh8 (41... Qc1 $5 $19)
42. Qe2 (42. Rc2 $4 Qxc2+ 43. Qxc2 Ne1+) (42. Kh1 Rc8 43. Kg2 Qc1 44. Qxc1 Rxc1
$22 45. h3 Ne1+ 46. Kg3 (46. Kh2 Nd3 47. Rd2 Rxf1 (47... Nxf4 $5 $19) 48. Rxd3
Rf2+ $19) 46... Nd3 47. Rd2 Rxf1 48. Rxd3 Rf3+ $19) 42... Qc1 $19 {[%cal Rh8h2]
/\Rh2!,Qg1#} 43. Rxf3 $6 (43. Kh1 $8 Kf6 $142 $5 $19 {[%cal Rh8c8] /\Rc8} (
43... Rc8 44. Qb5 (44. Kg2 Rc2 $1 $19) 44... Rc6 $17 (44... Qe1 45. Qd7 $1 $11)
) 44. Qc2 $2 Rxh2+) 43... gxf3+ 44. Kxf3 Rc8 45. Qg2+ Kf7 46. Ng3 Rc2 47. Ne2
$8 (47. Qh3 Qd1+) 47... Qe1 48. b4 (48. b4 b5 $22 49. Qf2 Qxf2+ 50. Kxf2 Ra2
$19) 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1994.05.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1994.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 b6 $5 (4... h6 5. Bh4 d6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7.
e4 g5 8. Bg3 Nh5 9. Nc4 Nxg3 10. hxg3 e6 11. Ne3 Qe7 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. Qb3 d5 $5
14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5+ 16. Kd2 c6 17. Rae1 Be6 18. Bf5 O-O 19. Qc2 Qf6
20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Re2 Qf5 22. Qxf5 exf5 23. Rhe1 Rac8 24. Kd3 Rc7 25. a4 $14 {
_|_<->e,Miles,A-Byrne,R/New York op/1994/}) 5. Bxf6 $5 $146 (5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. e3
(6. Qc2 c5 $1 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. e4 Qc7 9. Bc4 O-O 10. Rd1 e6 11. O-O d5 12. exd5
exd5 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. c4 d4 15. Ne4 Nh5 $1 16. Bh4 f5 17. Neg5 Qc6 18. Rfe1
Rae8 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Re1 Rxe1+ 21. Nxe1 Ne5 22. Ngf3 Nxf3+ 23. Nxf3 Nf4 $17 {
Kuijf,M-Miralles,G/Lyon zt/1990/}) (6. a4 $5 c5 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 Nc6 9. Bd3 O-O
10. O-O d6 11. Qb1 Rc8 12. Rc1 cxd4 $6 13. exd4 Nd5 14. Re1 Nf4 15. Bc4 Qd7 16.
Bg3 g5 17. Bb5 $1 a6 18. Bf1 e5 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. Ne3 Ne7 21. Nf5 Nxf5 22. Qxf5
e4 23. Bxf4 gxf4 24. Rxe4 $1 $16 {Ribli,Z-Ghinda,M/Baile Herculane zt/1982/})
6... c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 (7... d5 8. h4 $6 Nbd7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. h5 O-O 11. Qc2 Qe8
12. hxg6 hxg6 13. Rh3 cxd4 14. exd4 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 17. Kf1 Kg7
18. Re1 Qd6 19. Ree3 Rh8 20. Reg3 Be5 21. Rf3 Rae8 $36 {Kamsky-Miles/American
Open/1989/}) 8. O-O d6 9. a3 h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. b4 Rc8 12. Rc1 Rc7 13. Nb3 cxd4
14. cxd4 Qd7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qe2 Rfc8 17. Bb5 Qe6 18. Bc4 d5 19. Bb5 Qd6 20.
Rc2 a5 21. bxa5 Nxa5 $10 {Ballmann,M-Miralles,G/SWZ-chT/}) 5... Bxf6 6. e4 Bb7
7. Bd3 (7. e5 $6 Bg7 8. Bd3 d6 $10) 7... c5 $1 8. d5 (8. O-O cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6
10. e5 Bg7 11. Nc3 O-O $132) 8... e6 9. Bc4 O-O 10. O-O (10. Qd3 $6 a6 {/\} 11.
a4 b5 $1 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 bxc4 14. Rxb8 cxd3 15. Rxd8 Rxd8 $17) 10... Na6
11. Qd3 Nc7 12. d6 $5 (12. a4 exd5 (12... d6 $5 13. Nbd2 e5 $13) 13. exd5 d6
14. Nbd2 Bc8 $10) 12... Ne8 13. Nbd2 $6 (13. e5 $2 Bxf3 14. exf6 Bc6 $17) (13.
Na3 a6 $36) (13. Ba6 $5 Bc6 (13... Bxa6 14. Qxa6 Nxd6 $2 15. e5) 14. a4 Bg7 15.
Nbd2 $13) 13... Bg7 $1 14. h4 (14. Ba6 $2 Bxa6 15. Qxa6 Nxd6) (14. e5 f6 $36)
14... a6 15. a4 Qb8 16. e5 $8 f6 17. h5 (17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 fxe5 $17) 17...
fxe5 (17... gxh5 18. Rae1 $44 {/\} fxe5 19. Ng5 Nf6 20. Rxe5) 18. hxg6 h6 $1 (
18... Qxd6 19. gxh7+ Kh8 20. Nh4 Qxd3 21. Bxd3 Rf6 $8 22. Ng6+ Kxh7 23. Nxe5+
$16) (18... Nxd6 $5 {Van der Wiel} 19. gxh7+ Kh8 20. Nh4 e4 21. Ng6+ Kxh7 22.
Nxf8+ Qxf8 23. Qh3+ Bh6 $1 {"I missed that" Kasparov.} 24. Rfe1 $1 {Timman} (
24. Rad1 Qe7 {=/+Kasparov} (24... Qg7 $5) 25. Bb3 Rg8 26. Rfe1 {+/=Kuif,M} e3
27. Bc2+ $1) 24... Qf5 $1 25. Qxf5+ exf5 26. Rad1 Rd8 27. Bb3 Nc8 $1 28. Nc4 d5
29. Ne3 Ne7 30. Bxd5 $1 Rxd5 $1 (30... Bxd5 31. c4 Bxe3 32. fxe3 Kg6 $10) 31.
Nxd5 Bxd5 32. b4 $44) 19. Rfe1 Qxd6 (19... Bxf3 $5 {Windows Analyseprogramm}
20. Nxf3 Nxd6 21. Bd5 $1 {Timman} (21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Nxc4 23. Qxd7 Ra7 24.
Qxe6+ Kg7 25. Re4 Nd6 (25... Nxb2 $13) 26. Qe5+ Kxg6 $17) 21... exd5 22. Qxd5+
Kh8 23. Nxe5 {+/-Timman; =/+Windows Analyseprogramm}) 20. Qxd6 Nxd6 21. Nxe5
Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Rf4 $6 $36 {[+],/^h1-a8} (22... Rf5 $142 $10 {Timman}) 23. Bd3
Raf8 (23... Kg7 $142 {Timman}) 24. f3 a5 (24... Kg7 $5 {/\} 25. a5 $6 c4) 25.
Kf2 Kg7 26. Rh5 (26. Rh1 $142 $1 {+-Timman} Rxa4 27. Reh5 Rh8 28. g4 Ra2 29. g5
Rxb2 30. Ke3 $1 {I.Sokolov} (30. gxh6+ Rxh6 31. Rxh6 Rxd2+ 32. Ke3 Rxd3+ $1 33.
Kxd3 Bxf3 $15) 30... Nf5+ 31. Bxf5 exf5 32. Rxh6 Re8+ 33. Kf4 $18 Rxd2 34. Rh7+
Kf8 35. Rh8+) 26... Ne8 $1 27. Kg3 (27. Rah1 Nf6 $1 28. Rxh6 $2 Ng4+) (27. Nc4
Ba6 $17) 27... Nf6 28. Re5 (28. Kxf4 Nxh5+ 29. Ke3 Nf4 $17) 28... Nd5 29. Be4
R4f6 30. Nc4 (30. c4 $2 d6 31. Rxe6 (31. Rh5 Nf4) 31... Rxe6 32. cxd5 Re5 33.
Nc4 Rg5+ $17) 30... Nf4 $5 (30... Ba6 31. Nd6 $1 Ne7 32. Rh1 Nxg6 33. Reh5 Nf4
34. R5h4 $40) 31. Bxb7 Rxg6+ 32. Kh2 (32. Kf2 $2 d5 $17 {/\Nd3}) 32... Rxg2+
33. Kh1 d5 34. Nxb6 (34. Ne3 Rxb2 35. Rg1+ Kf7 36. Ba6 c4 $5 $15 {/\Nd3}) (34.
Bxd5 exd5 35. Rxd5 Nxd5 36. Kxg2 Rf4 $15) 34... Rb8 $1 (34... Rxb2 35. Rg1+ Kf7
36. Bxd5 $1 Rxb6 37. Bc4 $16) 35. Rxe6 $1 Rxb7 (35... Nxe6 36. Kxg2 Rxb7 37.
Nxd5 Rxb2+ 38. Kg3 $10) 36. Rd6 Rg5 (36... d4 $2 37. Nd5 $14) 37. Rd1 $2 (37.
Rg1 Rxg1+ (37... d4 $5 38. Rg4 $1 $13) 38. Kxg1 d4 39. Nc4 $132) 37... d4 38.
Nc4 $2 (38. cxd4 cxd4 $36 {/\} 39. R1xd4 $2 Rh5+ 40. Kg1 Ne2+) (38. Rg1 $5 $15)
(38. Rg1 $142 {Timman}) 38... Kh7 $1 $40 39. Re1 $2 $138 (39. Rd2 Rbg7 $1 40.
cxd4 Rh5+ 41. Rh2 Nh3 $1 $19) 39... Rh5+ 40. Kg1 Rg7+ (40... Rg7+ 41. Kf2 Rg2+
42. Kf1 Rh1#) 0-1

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e4 c5 7. Bd3 $6 {
White's pieces, especially his N on d2, are not well placed to maintain a full
e4,d4 centre. Therefore it's better to resolve the d4,c5 tension.} (7. dxc5
dxc5 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O Na5 (9... Qc7 $142 $10) 10. Be2 a6 11. Re1 Be6 12. Bf4
h6 13. Qc2 b5 14. h3 g5 15. Bh2 Qb6 16. e5 Nd7 17. Ne4 Rfd8 18. Ng3 Nf8 19. Nf5
Ng6 20. Bd3 Kf8 21. Be4 Rab8 22. b3 Rd7 23. Bg3 $14 {Gausel,E-Lejlic,S/Gausdal
TM/1996/}) (7. d5 $5 h6 8. Bh4 e6 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Bc4 Bxc4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12.
Nxc4 Qe6 13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. exd5 Re8+ 15. Kd2 Bf8 16. Rhe1 Nd7 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18.
Re1 Rb8 (18... Rxe1 19. Nxe1 Nb6 20. Ne3 h5 21. Kd3 Bh6 22. Nc4 $16 {[%csl Gd3]
_|_K[+],Spielmann,A-Szylar,E/Cannes op/1995/}) 19. a4 Nf6 20. Ne3 a6 21. Kd3 h5
22. Nd2 b5 23. axb5 $14 {Rodriguez,Or-Barbero,G/Benasque op/1993/}) (7. Bc4
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Rb8 11. Qc2 Qa5 12. Bh4 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Qxa6
14. Rfe1 e5 15. b3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bg3 f6 18. f3 Bh6 19. Ne4 Rbd8 20. Bf2
Nf4 21. Nc5 Qa3 22. Rad1 Rd5 23. Ne4 Ne6 $10 {Toth,J-Krutti,V/HUN-tt
DSE-Nagykanizsa/1993/}) (7. Be2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 (8. cxd4 Nc6 (8... h6 $142 9. Bh4
g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 $15) 9. d5 Nb8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Re8 12. h3 Nc5 13. Bc4 Bd7
14. a4 Rc8 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Bf5 17. d6 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. b4 exd6 20.
Ng4 Ncd7 21. Ne4 d5 22. Nd6 Qb6 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Be3 $16 {Tangborn,E-Djeno,D/
Vienna op/1991/}) 8... Nbd7 9. O-O Nc5 10. Bf3 Bd7 11. Qe2 Rb8 12. Qe3 b5 13.
Bh6 e5 14. Nc2 Bc6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Nb4 Bb7 18. Nd3 Nxd3 19. Qxd3
Rfd8 20. Qe3 Qc5 21. Re1 Qxe3 22. Rxe3 a5 23. Nf1 Kf8 $10 {Zdravko,M-Vasilev,V/
Zaragoza opC/1995/}) (7. h3 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 (8... Qa5 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Be3 $13)
9. e5 Ne4 10. Be3 f6 11. exf6 exf6 12. Qb3 Kh8 13. Bd3 f5 14. g3 Nc6 15. h4 Qe7
16. O-O-O Be6 17. Kb1 Nb4 18. Qa3 f4 $6 19. gxf4 Bf5 20. Ne5 a5 21. h5 Qe6 22.
Bxe4 dxe4 23. hxg6 $16 {Pihajlic,A-Sedina,E/JUG-chT Cetinje/1992/}) 7... cxd4
8. cxd4 (8. Nxd4 h6 9. Bh4 Nc6 $36) 8... h6 $1 (8... Nc6 9. h3 $1 (9. O-O h6
10. Be3 Ng4 11. Qb3 Nxe3 12. fxe3 e5 (12... e6 $5 $15 {^^}) 13. d5 Ne7 14. Nc4
f5 15. Nfd2 Kh8 16. Qb4 Rf6 17. Rac1 f4 18. exf4 exf4 19. Nf3 g5 20. Nd4 Ng6
21. Nb5 Bf8 22. Qc3 Bg7 23. Qb4 Bf8 24. Qc3 {1/2/Agababjan-Levitina/
Spartakiada/1979/}) 9... Qa5 (9... Bd7 10. O-O Qa5 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Rc1 Rac8 13.
a3 b5 14. Ne3 Qb8 15. Qe2 a6 16. d5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Nc2 h6 19. Be3 Ne8
20. Nb4 Nd6 21. Nxa6 Qa8 22. Nc5 Be8 23. f3 f5 24. Ne6 $18 {Leuba,D-Deubelbeis,
R/SWZ-chT/1993/}) 10. Be3 e5 11. d5 Nb4 12. Bb1 Bd7 13. O-O Bb5 14. Re1 Qa6 15.
a4 Bd3 16. Qb3 Bxb1 17. Rexb1 Nd3 18. Qb5 Rfc8 19. Ne1 Nxe1 20. Rxe1 Rc2 21. b3
Bf8 22. Rec1 Rac8 23. Rxc2 Rxc2 24. Rd1 h5 25. Qxa6 bxa6 26. Bxa7 Bh6 $44 {
Soppe,G-Simonenko,S/Manila olm/1992/}) 9. Bh4 (9. Be3 Ng4 10. Bf4 e5 $1 $17)
9... Nh5 $36 (9... Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nc6 12. d5 Nb4 13. O-O Nxd3 14.
Qxd3 Nh5 15. Nh2 Qd7 16. Qb3 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Kf8 18. Ng4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20.
Re1 Rc5 21. Qe3 g5 22. Bg3 Nxg3 23. Qxg3 Qc7 24. e5 h5 $1 $17 {Sharif,
M-Apicella,M/FRA-chT/1995/}) 10. O-O (10. Nb3 Nc6 $36) 10... g5 $146 (10... Nc6
$6 11. d5 Nb4 12. Bc4 a5 13. Rb1 Na6 14. Nb3 a4 15. Nbd4 Nc5 16. Re1 g5 17. Bg3
Nxg3 18. hxg3 Qa5 19. b4 axb3 20. axb3 Qb4 21. Nc2 Qb6 22. Nfd4 Kh8 23. Qh5 e5
24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Rbd1 $14 {Strikovic,A-Vujadinovic,G/JUG-Cup f Pula/1991/})
11. Bg3 g4 12. Nh4 Nxg3 (12... Bxd4 $6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Nf6 (14... Nxg3
15. Qxg4+ $16) 15. Ne4 $44) 13. hxg3 Bxd4 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 h5 16. f6 $5 (
16. Ne4 d5 $17) (16. Qe2 Nd7 $5 (16... Nc6 17. f6 $1 Bxf6 18. Qe4 Re8 19. Qh7+
Kf8 20. Qxh5 $132) 17. Qe4 Bf6 $17) 16... Nd7 $6 (16... Bxf6 17. Qa4 $5 {
[%cal Ra4e4] /\Qe4} d5 18. Qf4 $44) (16... exf6 17. Nc4 d5 18. Ne3 $5 $132) (
16... e6 $1 17. Nc4 (17. Qa4 Nc6 $17) 17... d5 $17 {Black would be simply 2 P
up and White's counterchances would be very nebulous.}) 17. fxe7 Qxe7 18. Bf5
Nc5 19. Nc4 $44 {[%csl Rf6,Rg5,Rh6] ׻ Now White has active pieces and some
play against Black's K , which balances the situation.} Qf6 20. Qd2 d5 21. Ne3
Ne4 (21... Rad8 $5 22. Rad1 (22. Bxg4 Ne4 $1 23. Qc1 Bxb2 $19) 22... Bxe3 (
22... Be5 $2 23. Nxd5 $1 Qxf5 24. Ne7+ $18) 23. fxe3 Qg5 $15 (23... Qe5 24. e4
$5)) 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Nd5 Qe5 $8 (23... Qg7 $2 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Nf5 $18) 24.
Rfd1 Qxd5 (24... Bxb2 25. Rab1 Rad8 $1 $8 (25... Ba3 26. Qh6 $40) 26. Rxb2 Rxd5
27. Qxd5 Qxb2 28. Qxh5 $10) 25. Qxd4 Qxd4 26. Rxd4 f5 (26... Rfe8 27. Re1 Rac8
28. Rexe4 Rxe4 29. Rxe4 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Rc2 31. Rb4 $10) 27. Rc1 $10 {White
occupies the open c and d-files, to activate his R Black will have to shed
material.} Rac8 (27... Rad8 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rc5 $10) 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rd5
Rc1+ (29... Rf8 30. Kf1 Kg7 31. Ke2 Kf6 32. Ke3 $44 {With a passive R Black
would have no winning chances at all. But even after the active move in the
game White has enough counterplay.}) 30. Kh2 Kf7 $5 (30... Rc2 31. Rxf5 Rxb2
32. a4 Kg7 33. Rxh5 (33. Kg1 Kg6 34. Re5 Rb4 35. a5 a6 $17 {[%cal Rb4b5] /\Rb5}
) 33... Rxf2 34. Rg5+ Kf6 35. Rxg4 Kf5 36. Rg7 e3 37. Rxb7 $10) 31. Rxf5+ Ke6
32. Rxh5 Rc2 33. Rg5 Rxf2 34. Rxg4 Kd5 (34... Kf5 $5 35. Rg7 (35. Rf4+ $2 Rxf4
36. gxf4 Kxf4 37. Kg1 Ke3 $1 38. g4 Kf4 $19) 35... Rxb2 36. g4+ (36. Rf7+ Ke6
$5 $15) 36... Kf4 (36... Kf6 37. Rc7 e3 38. Kg3 $10) 37. g5 e3 38. g6 Kg5 39.
Kg3 Kf6 40. Rc7 Kxg6 41. Kf3 e2 42. Kf2 Kf5 43. a4 $10) 35. Rg7 e3 36. Re7 Kd4
37. g4 Kd3 (37... Rxb2 38. g5 $10) 38. g5 Rxb2 39. g6 Rb6 40. g7 Rg6 41. Rxb7 (
41. Rxb7 e2 42. Re7 Kd2 43. Rd7+ Kc2 44. Re7 $10 {The black Rook can never
help her K, as it must watch White's Pg7.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 $5 (6...
h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. Bc4 e5 9. O-O c6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. a4 a5 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Ne1
Nc5 14. f3 b5 $1 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Be2 Bd7 17. Bf2 Ne6 18. g3 Rfc8 19. Qd1 Rd8
20. Nd3 Bf8 21. Qc1 Nc5 22. Rd1 Be6 $15 {Zichichi,A-Chandler,M/Thessaloniki
olm/1984/ Black's pieces are more active, also White's King is somewhat
insecure.}) 7. dxc5 (7. d5 h6 8. Bh4 e6 $10) 7... dxc5 8. Be2 {In this type of
positions the e5 and c4 squares are very important. If White can occupy c4
with a minor piece and (or) advantageously advance his e-pawn, he will be
better.} (8. Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O h6 10. Be3 b6 11. h3 Bb7 12. Qc2 e5 $6 13. Rfd1 Qe7
14. Nh2 Nd4 15. Qb1 Rfd8 16. f3 Nc6 17. Ng4 Kh7 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bd5 Kg7 20.
a4 Rd7 21. Nc4 Rad8 22. Qc2 Bg5 23. Bf2 Qf6 24. Qb3 $14 {Plachetka,J-Wittmann,
W/AUT-chT 9495/1995/ Black has weakened his white squares by e5 and White has
placed his minor pieces on them (Nc4,Bd5)-he is better.}) 8... Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 (
9... b6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. Rfe1 Qc7 12. Bf1 Ng4 13. Bh4 Rad8 14. Bg3 Nge5 15. a4
Qc8 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bg7 18. Nc4 Qe6 19. a5 $6 (19. Bf2 Ba6 $13 {Black's
active position guarantees him sufficient counterplay, although he did not
manage to maintain his hold on e5.}) 19... b5 20. a6 Bxa6 $1 21. Rxa6 Nd4 22.
cxd4 Bxd4+ 23. Kh1 Qxa6 $36 {Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/Monaco rapid/1995/}) 10. Qc2 (
10. h3 Nh5 $5 $132) (10. Re1 b6 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. a4 Na5 $1 13. Bf1 c4 14. Rad1
e5 15. Nb1 h6 16. Bh4 Rad8 17. Nfd2 Bc8 18. Na3 Be6 19. f3 Rd7 20. Bf2 Rfd8 21.
Be2 Bf8 22. Nb5 Qb8 23. Nf1 Nb3 $15 {(),Zimmer,R-Tukmakov,V/Geneva op/1995/
The important push c5-c4 gives Black mo- re space on the Queen-side and a
lasting advantage.}) 10... Rd8 $1 $146 {A clever move, reserving the option to
develop the Bc8 either to b7, or e6.} (10... b6 11. Rfe1 (11. Bh4 {Ftacnik} Nh5
12. Rfd1 Bb7 13. Nc4 Nf4 14. Bf1 h6 15. Bg3 g5 16. Ne3 e6 17. Rd2 Rad8 18. Rad1
Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. h4 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. hxg5 Qxg5 24. Nc4
{Weise-Seidel/Würzburg op (7)/1987/0-1 (41)}) 11... h6 (11... Bb7 {Ftacnik} 12.
Bh4 Rad8 13. Nc4 Nh5 14. Ne3 Nf4 15. Bc4 Na5 16. Bf1 c4 17. Bg3 e5 18. b4 cxb3
19. axb3 Qc8 20. b4 Nc6 21. Qb3 h6 22. Nd5 Qb8 23. Rad1 Kh7 24. c4 {
Timoshchenko,G-Todorcevic,M/Palma GMA-op (8)/1989/0-1 (45)}) 12. Bh4 Nh5 13.
Nc4 (13. a4 {Ftacnik} Bb7 14. Nc4 g5 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Rad8 17. Rad1 Rxd1
18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Nfd2 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Nc4 Bc7 23. Ne3 e6
24. Nc4 {Hug,W-Spasov,V/Moscow olm (11) SUI-BUL/1994/0.5 (59)}) 13... g5 14.
Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 b5 16. Ne3 Rb8 17. Nd5 Qb7 18. Nd2 c4 19. f4 e6 20. Ne3 Qb6
21. Bf3 f5 $6 22. exf5 exf5 23. Bd5+ Kh8 24. Nf3 Ne7 25. Rad1 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 $14
{׻,Malaniuk,V-Nevednichy,V/JUG-chT Cetinje/1993/ White has strong central
con- trol, which outweighs the Black's Bishop pair. Also Black's King-side is
weak.}) (10... Be6 $5 11. Rfe1 h6 12. Bh4 Rad8 13. Bc4 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 Nh5 15. a4
Ne5 16. Nfxe5 Bxe5 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bg7 19. Rad1 Qc6 20. Qb3 Qe6 21. Rxd8
Rxd8 22. Qb5 a6 $10 {Kiselev,S-Timoschenko,G/Novosibirsk tt/1989/}) (10... Nh5
{Ftacnik} 11. Rfe1 (11. Nc4 Nf4 12. Ne3 Be6 13. Bxf4 Qxf4 14. g3 Qb8 15. Nd5
Bg4 16. Rfd1 Rd8 17. Ne3 Bd7 18. Rd5 e6 19. Rdd1 Qc7 20. h4 a6 21. h5 b5 22. a3
c4 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Kg2 {Vlahov,D-Sale,S/CRO-chT Makarska (06)/1994/0-1 (38)})
11... Nf4 12. Bf1 h6 13. Bh4 Rb8 $6 14. Nc4 b5 15. Ne3 e6 16. a4 $1 a6 17. axb5
axb5 18. Red1 Nh5 19. Be2 f5 20. exf5 exf5 21. Ne1 Qf7 22. Bxh5 gxh5 23. Rd6
Ne5 24. Nd5 $16 {Pugachev,A-Ibragimov,I/Podolsk-chT/1993/1-0 (27)}) (10... h6
$5 {Ftacnik} 11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Rfe1 g5 (12... a6 13. a4 Rb8 14. Nc4 g5 15. Bg3
Nxg3 16. hxg3 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ne3 e6 19. Rad1 b4 20. Nc4 Ba6 21. Nfd2 Rfd8
22. Bf1 Rd7 23. Nb3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 {DeMaertelaere,J-Ulfarsson,MO/Bratislava
WchJM-U18 (03)/1993/0.5 (73)}) (12... Be6 13. Bf1 Rad8 14. Nc4 Rd7 15. Red1
Rfd8 16. Rxd7 Rxd7 17. Ne3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bg3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 c4 21. a4
Qc5 22. Qe2 a6 23. f4 Bb8 24. Re1 {Kiselev,S-Yurtaev,L/URS-OT56 Barnaul/1988/
0-1 (48)}) 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 b6 15. Bc4 e6 {Maiwald,J-Itkis,B/Bucharest
Ciocaltea (13)/1994/0.5 (15)}) 11. Rfe1 (11. a4 $13 {White keeps omitting this
typical move until it's too late.}) 11... h6 12. Bh4 (12. Be3 b6 (12... Ng4 13.
Bxc5 b6 14. Ba3 Nd4 15. Qc1 Nxe2+ 16. Rxe2 $14) 13. h3 Nh5 $10) 12... Nh5 $1
13. Nc4 Be6 $1 14. Ne3 (14. a4 $5 {This was the last chance to prevent b5.} Nf4
15. Bf1 g5 16. Bg3 Bxc4 17. Bxc4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 $10) 14... Nf4 15. Bf1 (15.
Bc4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 b5 {/\c4(),><d3 This position is very pleasant for Black,
his Knight on d3,covered by c4 will be very strong.}) 15... Ne5 (15... a6 {
Ftacnik} 16. a4 Ne5) 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Nc4 (17. a4 c4 $1 $36) 17... Bxc4 18.
Bxc4 b5 $5 19. Bf1 {Black achieved a mayor strategical success with 18...b5!,
so White should have accepted the pawn sacrifice. Now Yusupov will be slightly
worse.} (19. Bxb5 $5 c4 20. Bg3 (20. Red1 Nd3 21. Bg3 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Rab8 $17 (
22... Rab8 23. a4 a6 24. Rxd3 Rxd3 $1 25. Bxa6 Rbd8 $17)) 20... Nd3 (20... Rab8
21. a4 Nd3 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Re3 $14 {/\} (23. Bxc4 $2 Rxb2) 23... a6 $2 (23...
Nxb2 $1 {Ftacnik} 24. Qxb2 a6 25. Qb4 (25. Rb1 axb5 26. axb5 Rxb5 $1) 25...
axb5 26. axb5 Qxb5 27. Qxe7 Qa5 28. Rae1 Rd3 $44) 24. Bxc4 Rxb2 25. Qd1 $18 (
25. Qd1 Qf4 26. Rf3 $16)) 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Bxc4 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 $10) 19... c4 {
Black controls the important e5 and c4 squares.} 20. Red1 Nh5 21. Bg3 Nxg3 22.
hxg3 Qb6 $15 {^- Black is better, because his Bishop is more active, also
White's king-side is compromised.} 23. a4 a6 (23... Bxg3 $6 24. axb5 $13 {xc4})
24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. g4 (26. Kh1 g5 27. Qd2 Bc7 $15) 26... e6 27.
Be2 Ra2 28. Kf1 Bb8 $1 {/\Ba7} 29. Qd2 Kg7 (29... Ba7 30. Qd8+ Qxd8 31. Rxd8+
Kg7 32. Rd2 $10) 30. g5 (30. Qd4+ {Ftacnik} Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Rxb2 $17) 30... h5
31. g3 Be5 32. Qd7 (32. f4 $2 {׻ White can't afford to weaken his King even
more.} Bb8 33. Bf3 Ba7 34. Kg2 Qe3 $1 35. Qxe3 (35. e5 b4 $1 36. cxb4 c3 $19) (
35. Qd8 {Ftacnik} Qxc3 36. Rd2 (36. e5 $4 Qxb2+ $19) 36... Be3 $1 (36... Rxb2
$4 37. Qf6+ $18) 37. Re2 Qd4 38. Qe7 Bc1 39. e5 Rxb2 40. Qf6+ Kg8 $19) 35...
Bxe3 36. Rb1 b4 $1 37. Kh3 (37. cxb4 c3 $19) 37... bxc3 38. bxc3 Rc2 $17) 32...
Ra8 (32... Rxb2 $2 33. Qe7 {/\Rd8,Rd7+- would turn the tables, Black suddenly
has no defence.}) 33. Qe7 $138 (33. Qd2 {Black would still have to find a way
to increase his slight advantage.}) (33. Qd2 $5 {Ftacnik}) 33... Ra7 34. Qe8 $2
{Only this is a serious mistake.After the exchange of Rooks Black would be
only optically better.} (34. Rd7 $1 Rxd7 35. Qxd7 b4 (35... Bb8 36. Qd2 (36.
Qd4+ {Ftacnik} Qxd4 37. cxd4 Ba7 38. d5 e5 39. d6 Kf8 40. f4 Bd4 41. b3 cxb3
42. Bxb5 b2 43. Bd3 Ke8 44. Ke2 Kd7 $17) 36... Ba7 37. Bd1 $10) 36. cxb4 $1 (
36. Bxc4 bxc3 37. bxc3 (37. b3 Kf8 $1 38. f4 h4 39. fxe5 (39. gxh4 Bxf4 40. Qd3
Be5 $17) 39... hxg3 $19) 37... Qb1+ $19 (37... Qb1+ 38. Kg2 Qxe4+ $19)) (36.
Qd2 bxc3 37. bxc3 Qb3 $17) (36. f4 bxc3 37. bxc3 Bxc3 38. Bxc4 Qb1+ $40) 36...
Qxb4 (36... Bd4 37. Bxc4 Bxf2 38. Bxe6 $1 $18) 37. Qc6 $10) 34... Bd6 $1 35.
Kg2 (35. e5 $5 Re7 $1 (35... Bxe5 $2 36. Rd8) (35... Qb7 36. Kg1 Ra8 $2 37.
Qxa8 Qxa8 38. exd6 Qd8 39. d7 e5 40. Bf3 $18) (35... Be7 36. Bf3 $1 (36. f4 $2
Qe3 $1) 36... Bxg5 37. Rd6 Qc5 38. Rc6 $1 Qxe5 $2 39. Rc8 Ra1+ 40. Kg2 Kf6 41.
Qd8+ Kf5 42. Qf8 $1 Kf6 (42... Qf6 43. Rc7) (42... Qe1 43. g4+ $1 hxg4 44.
Qxf7+ Bf6 45. Rc5+ e5 46. Qd7+ Kg5 47. Qxg4+ Kh6 48. Qh3+ Kg5 49. Kg3 Bd8 50.
Qh4+ Kf5 51. Qf4+ Ke6 52. Rc6+ $18) 43. g4 $3 hxg4 44. Qh8+ Kf5 45. Bxg4+ Kf4
46. Qh2+ Ke4 47. f3+ Kd5 48. Rc5+ $18) 36. Qc8 (36. Rxd6 Qxd6 37. Qxb5 Qd5 38.
Qxd5 (38. Bxc4 Qh1+ 39. Ke2 Rb7 $19) 38... exd5 39. f4 Rb7 40. Bf3 Rxb2 (40...
Rb5 $1 $19 {Ftacnik}) 41. Bxd5 Rc2 $19) 36... Bxe5 $17 (36... Bxe5 37. Rd8 Rc7
38. Rg8+ Kh7 39. Qf8 Ra7 40. Bf3 $1 Qa5 41. Kg2 $15)) 35... Be7 36. Rh1 $2 {
A typical time-trouble move, which costs White his Queen.} (36. Bf3 $8 Bxg5 $17
) (36. f4 Qe3 37. Bf3 b4 $1 38. cxb4 c3 $19) (36. Bf3 $1 $15 {Ftacnik}) 36...
Qb7 $1 37. Bf3 Ra8 (37... Ra8 38. e5 $8 Qxf3+ 39. Kxf3 Rxe8 $19) 0-1

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.05.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 {Yusupov already tried various systems against Kasparov, but
without much success lately.} (2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 a6 6. Ng3
Nbd7 7. a4 h5 8. Be2 e5 9. Be3 exd4 10. Bxd4 Ne5 11. h3 Qe7 12. f4 h4 13. Nf1
Nc6 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Bc3 O-O 16. Nd2 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nd4 18. O-O Re8 19. Bd3 c6
$13 {Yusupov,A-Kasparov,G/Moscow olm/1994/}) 2... g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 c5 (4...
O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qc2 Rd8 $1 11.
Rfe1 h6 12. Bh4 Nh5 13. Nc4 Be6 14. Ne3 (14. a4 $142 $5 $10) 14... Nf4 15. Bf1
Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 b5 $1 19. Bf1 c4 $15 {[%csl Ge5,Gf4,
Yb5,Yc4,Rd3] Yusupov,A-Kasparov,G/Riga Tal mem/1995/ Black has a space
advantage and controls important central squares. Also he threatens to occupy
d3 with his N.}) 5. e3 (5. dxc5 $5 Qc7 (5... Na6 $5 6. Qd4 (6. b4 Ne4 7. Qb3 d6
$5 $44) 6... Nc7 $5 7. Nbd2 Ne6 8. Qc4 b6 9. cxb6 Qxb6 10. Qb3 Qc7 11. Bh4 Rb8
12. Qc2 Qb6 13. Nc4 Qc5 14. e3 O-O 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Ncd2 Qb6 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. O-O
Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qb7 20. f4 Nc5 $44 {Sorokin,M-Sakaev,K/St.Petersburg/1993/}) 6.
Nbd2 Qxc5 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Ne4 Qc6 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $10) 5... Qb6 6. Qb3 O-O 7.
Nbd2 {[%cal Yb6b3] A well known motif. Both players wait for a more suitable
moment to exchange Q.} d6 8. Qxb6 {The moment has come, Black already wanted
to play Be6.} (8. Nc4 Qc7 $1 $132) 8... axb6 9. Nc4 Nbd7 (9... b5 $2 10. Nb6)
10. Be2 d5 (10... b5 $6 11. Na3 b4 12. cxb4 cxb4 13. Nc2 $16 {[%csl Rb4]}) (
10... h6 $5 11. Bh4 (11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. d5 b5 13. Na3 $2 Rxa3 $1 $19) 11... g5
12. Bg3 Ne4 $132) 11. Nce5 h6 12. Bf4 c4 $1 $8 {[%csl Ge4] Best. White is
unable to prepare a quick e4, so Black can release the tension in the center.}
(12... g5 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 (13... Bxd7 14. Bc7 $36) 14. Bg3 $14) (12... Nh5 13.
Nxd7 Bxd7 14. Bc7 $14) 13. h4 b5 (13... h5 $5 $10) 14. g4 Nb6 (14... Nxe5 15.
Nxe5 Nd7 16. Bf3 e6 $10 {Kasparov plays a more ambitious move.}) 15. g5 hxg5
16. hxg5 Ne4 (16... Nh5 17. Nh4 $5 (17. Bh2 $5 Na4 18. O-O-O b4 $1 19. cxb4 c3
$40) 17... Nxf4 18. exf4 $14 {[%cal Gh4f5] White controls the f5-square and
has more space.}) 17. Nd2 {[%csl Ge4] White must exchange the strong Ne4.} (17.
a3 $2 Na4 18. Ra2 Naxc3 $1 19. bxc3 Nxc3 20. Ra1 b4 $17) 17... Bf5 (17... Na4
18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. O-O-O $36 {[%cal Rh1h8,Ga2a3] After blockading the Qside
with a3 White can start to play against the Black K.}) (17... Nxd2 18. Kxd2 Na4
$6 19. b3 Nb6 20. Rhb1 $36) 18. Bg4 (18. f3 $6 Nxd2 19. Kxd2 Na4 20. b3 Nb6 $36
{[%cal Ra8a3,Rf8a8,Gf5b1] is good for Black-he controls the b1-square.}) (18.
Nxe4 Bxe4 19. f3 Bf5 20. Rh2 Na4 21. Bd1 $10) 18... Na4 (18... Bxe5 $6 19. Bxe5
{[%cal Rh1h8]} f6 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. gxf6 exf6 22. Bf4 Na4 23. f3 $1 Nxd2 24.
Kxd2 $40 {[%csl Rb5,Rb7,Rc4,Rd5,Rf5,Rf6][%cal Rg1g8,Rh1h8] White has a strong
attack and the black P are weak.}) (18... Bxg4 19. Nxg4 Na4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21.
Rb1 {[%cal Rf4e5,Rg4h6] with ideas like Nh6 or Be5 gives White more attacking
chances, than in the game.}) 19. Nxe4 dxe4 $1 (19... Bxe4 20. f3 {[%cal Gh1h2]
followed by Rh2, ideally defending b2.}) 20. Bxf5 (20. O-O-O b4 $1 21. cxb4 c3
$36) (20. Rb1 $142 $5 $13) 20... gxf5 21. Rb1 b4 $1 (21... Nb6 22. a3 Nd5 23.
Kd2 $1 {leads to a static position, in which Black has no play for his R, also
his P are immobile and can be weak. But Kasparov has foreseen this strong
break already moves ago.}) 22. cxb4 (22. Nxc4 $6 Rfc8 $17) 22... Nb6 $5 (22...
c3 23. bxc3 (23. b3 $6 Nb2 24. a4 Nd3+ $1 {[%csl Rc3] and the cP is very
dangerous.}) 23... Nxc3 24. Rb2 Rxa2 25. Rxa2 Nxa2 26. Kd2 $1 Nxb4 27. Rb1 $10
{Kasparov again chooses a more ambitious move, but he does not risk too much
by doing so.}) 23. a3 Rfc8 24. g6 $2 (24. Kd2 Nd5 (24... c3+ 25. bxc3 Rxa3 26.
Rhc1 Bxe5 27. Bxe5 Nc4+ $44) 25. Rhc1 b5 (25... c3+ $6 26. bxc3 Rxa3 27. c4 $36
) 26. Ra1 $44 (26. Rc2 $5 $44 {Black has good compensation for the P, but the
outcome remains unclear.})) 24... Bxe5 25. gxf7+ (25. Bxe5 fxg6 $17) 25... Kxf7
26. Bxe5 Nd5 {[%csl Gd5,Re5] Black has a much stronger minor piece, the Nd5
also cooperates much better with Ra8 and Rc8. The Be5 cannot defend the
catastrophic weaknesses.} 27. Kd2 $6 (27. Kf1 $142 c3 28. Kg2 (28. bxc3 Rxc3
29. Kg2 Raxa3 $17) 28... cxb2 29. Rxb2 Rxa3 $17 (29... Rg8+ $5 $40)) 27... c3+
28. Kc2 (28. bxc3 Rxa3 $19) 28... cxb2+ 29. Kxb2 Rc3 30. Ra1 (30. Rbc1 Rcxa3
$19) (30. Rh5 Raxa3 31. Rxf5+ Ke6 32. Rh5 Nxb4 $19 {[%cal Rb4d3]}) 30... b5 {
[%cal Yc3d3,Yd5b6,Yb6c4] /\Rd3,Nb6-c4} 31. Rhc1 (31. Rh5 Rac8 $1 32. Rxf5+ Ke6
{[%cal Rc3c2] with a mating attack.}) (31. Rhd1 $5 Ke6 $22 32. Bg3 Rac8 33.
Rac1 Nb6 $5 $17) 31... Rd3 32. Rc5 (32. Rd1 Raxa3 $1 $19) 32... Nb6 $1 33. Rxb5
Nc4+ 34. Kc1 (34. Kc2 Nxa3+ 35. Kc1 Rg8 36. Rc5 Rg1+ 37. Kb2 Rd2+ $19) 34...
Rg8 35. Bg3 f4 $3 $19 (35... Rc8 $2 36. Rc5 $16) (35... Rh8 $6 36. Kc2 Nxa3+
37. Rxa3 Rxa3 38. Rxf5+ $13) (35... Rc3+ 36. Kd1 Rh8 37. Ra2 Rh1+ 38. Ke2 Rcc1
39. f3 $16) 36. Rf5+ (36. Bxf4 Rc3+ $1 37. Kd1 (37. Kb1 Rg1+ 38. Ka2 Rxa3#)
37... Rg1+ 38. Ke2 Rc2#) (36. exf4 Rc3+ $1 (36... e3 37. Kc2 $1 (37. Ra2 Rd2
38. Rxd2 exd2+ 39. Kd1 Rh8 $19) 37... Rxa3 38. Rf5+ $132) 37. Kd1 $8 (37. Kb1
Rh8 $40) 37... Rh8 38. Ra2 Rh1+ 39. Ke2 Rxg3 40. Rc2 (40. fxg3 Rh2+ $19) 40...
Re3+ $1 41. fxe3 Rh2+ 42. Kd1 Nxe3+ $19) 36... Kg6 37. Rxf4 Rc8 {[%cal Rc4a3]}
38. Rg4+ (38. Kb1 Nd2+ 39. Kb2 Rb3+ 40. Ka2 Rc2#) 38... Kh5 39. Rh4+ Kg6 $138
40. Rg4+ Kh5 41. Rh4+ Kg5 $1 42. f4+ Kg6 (42... exf3 $2 43. Kc2 $13) 43. f5+
Kg5 (43... Kg5 44. Rh2 $8 Nd2+ 45. Kd1 Nb1+ $1 46. Ke2 Rc2+ 47. Kf1 Rd1+ 48.
Be1 Rxh2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Lee Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.09.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Alterman, Boris"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 {A solid system. Black has more than one way to
achieve equality, but attempts to complicate are usually extremely risky.} Bg7
4. e3 c5 5. c3 b6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. h3 Bb7 8. Bd3 (8. Bh2 d5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. a4 a6
11. O-O Rc8 12. Qb3 Ne8 13. Rfd1 Nd6 14. Ne5 Nb8 15. Rac1 c4 16. Qa3 Nc6 17. b3
cxb3 18. Qxb3 Na5 19. Qb4 f6 20. Nd3 Ndc4 21. Nf4 Qd7 22. Nxc4 Nxc4 23. Bxc4
Rxc4 24. Qxb6 Rfc8 25. Nd3 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Rxc3 27. Nc5 Qc8 28. Qb2 {1-0,Ribli,
Z-Lautier,J/Clermont Ferrand/1989/}) (8. Bc4 d5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Ne5 Ne8 11.
Nxd7 Qxd7 12. O-O Nd6 13. Re1 e6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. f4 Rac8 16. Nf3 Rfd8 17. Qd2
Rc7 18. Rec1 Rdc8 19. Rc2 a6 20. Rac1 $11 {Benesch,H-Szittar,A/Zalakaros op/
1996/}) 8... d6 9. O-O Nc6 (9... Nbd7 10. a4 a6 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Bh2 e5 13. dxe5
dxe5 14. Bc4 Qe7 15. Ng5 Rf8 16. f3 Ne8 17. Nge4 Kh8 18. Nf2 Nd6 19. Bd3 f5 20.
e4 f4 21. Nc4 Nf7 22. Rab1 Rfc8 23. Rfd1 Bf8 24. Bc2 Rc6 25. Rd2 Rb8 26. Rbd1
Bc8 $13 {Asanov-Eoljan/USSR Spartakiad/1979/}) 10. Qe2 cxd4 $6 {Starting a
double-edged plan, which gives White an advantage.} (10... Re8 11. e4 cxd4 12.
cxd4 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 Nd4 $11 {1/2,Fischer,J-Ditzler,J/Zuerich op/1989/
}) (10... Rc8 $142 11. a3 Nd7 12. Ba6 Bxa6 13. Qxa6 d5 14. Qe2 e5 15. dxe5
Ndxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Nf3 Qe7 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 $11 {Garcia
Albarracin,F-Paramos,R/ESP-ch/1993/}) 11. exd4 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bh2 $1 {
[%csl Re5][%cal Gd1d8] ><e5 White leaves the pawn untouched and by tying
Black's forces to the defence of Pe5 he can concentrate on occupying the
d-file.} (13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Re8 $44 {/\} 15. Bxf6 $2 Rxe2 16. Bxd8 Rxd2
$19) (13. Bxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Re8 $36) 13... Re8 14. Rfe1 Re7 (14... e4 15. Nxe4
Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Nd4 17. Qd3 $1 (17. Nxd4 Rxe4 $132) 17... Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qe7 19.
Bd6 $1 $16 (19. Bxb7 $4 Qxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Rxe1#)) 15. Rad1 Qe8 16. Ne4 $36 Nxe4
17. Bxe4 h6 (17... f5 18. Qc4+ Kh8 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxe5 $1 $16) 18. Rd6 Rd8
19. Rxd8 (19. Red1 $142 $5 {narrows down Black's options.} Rxd6 20. Rxd6 Nd4 $5
{-19.Rd8}) 19... Qxd8 20. Rd1 Qe8 (20... Qc7 $5 21. Bg3 f5 22. Bd5+ Kh7 $13)
21. Rd6 Nd4 $5 22. Qd3 (22. cxd4 $2 exd4 $19) 22... Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Nxf3+ 24.
Qxf3 Qa4 25. Qd5 {[%cal Gd1d8] <->d} Qc2 26. Qb3 Qe2 $5 (26... Qxb3 27. axb3
Kh7 28. Bg3 f5 29. f3 $14 {_|_}) (26... Qc1+ 27. Rd1 Qg5 28. Qd5 $36) 27. Bg3
$8 e4 $2 {A simple oversight, which loses a pawn.} (27... Kh7 28. Rd8 $14) 28.
Rxg6 Kh7 (28... e3 29. fxe3 Qxe3+ 30. Kh2 $16) 29. Rd6 e3 30. Qd5 $1 Qc2 $8 (
30... Qxb2 $2 31. Qf5+ Kg8 32. Rd8+ Bf8 33. Qg4+ $18) 31. fxe3 Rxe3 32. Bf4 (
32. Bf2 Re2 $5 {/\} (32... Qc1+ 33. Qd1 Qxd1+ 34. Rxd1 Re2 $132) 33. Qxf7 Qc1+
34. Kh2 Rxf2 35. Qxf2 Be5+ $11) 32... Re2 33. Kh2 b5 34. h4 (34. Rd7 $142 $1
$16) 34... a5 35. h5 Qe4 36. Qxe4+ Rxe4 37. Kg3 Be5 $1 38. Bxe5 Rxe5 {[%csl
Rh5][%cal Re5e2] _|_R,/\Re2,><h5} 39. b3 $6 {After this move Black draws
easily. But the endgame was anyway far from simple.} (39. Ra6 a4 (39... b4 40.
c4 $5 $16) 40. c4 bxc4 41. Rxa4 c3 (41... Re2 42. Rb4 c3 43. bxc3 Re3+ (43...
Rxa2 44. Kf3 $16) 44. Kf4 Rxc3 45. a4 $16) 42. bxc3 Re3+ 43. Kf4 Rxc3 44. g4
Kg7 $14 {/+/-}) 39... Re3+ 40. Kh2 Rxc3 41. Ra6 a4 $1 42. bxa4 bxa4 43. Rxa4
Rc5 $11 44. Rh4 (44. g4 f5 45. Kg3 Kg7 $11) 44... Kg7 45. a4 Rg5 46. Kg1 Kf6
47. Kf2 Ra5 48. g3 Kg5 49. Rb4 f5 (49... Kxh5 $4 50. Rb5+ $18) 50. g4 Ra6 $1 (
50... fxg4 $2 51. Rb5+ $18) 51. Kg3 Rc6 (51... fxg4 $143 $6 52. Rb5+ Kf6 53. a5
$36 {[%cal Rb5b6] /\Rb6+-}) 52. gxf5 Rc3+ 53. Kf2 Kxf5 $44 54. Rb5+ Ke4 (54...
Kg4 55. a5 Ra3 $11) 55. a5 Ra3 56. Ke2 Ra2+ 57. Kd1 Kd3 58. Kc1 Kc4 59. Rf5 Kb4
60. Rf6 (60. Kd1 Rxa5 61. Rxa5 Kxa5 62. Ke2 Kb6 63. Kf3 Kc7 64. Ke4 Kd6 65. Kf5
Ke7 $11) 60... Rxa5 61. Rxh6 Kc3 62. Rc6+ Kd3 (62... Kd3 63. h6 Rh5 {[%cal
Yd3g5] /\Ke4-f5-g5}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 (2... c5 3. e3 g6 4. dxc5 Bg7 5. Nbd2 Qa5 6. c4 O-O
7. a3 Qxc5 8. b4 Qc7 9. Bb2 d6 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Qb3 Nbd7 13. Rfc1
Rfc8 14. Bc3 a6 15. Qb2 Qb8 16. a4 a5 17. bxa5 bxa5 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. Nfd4 Rcb8
20. Nb5 Qd8 21. f3 Ne8 22. Bxg7 Nxg7 23. c5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 dxc5 25. Rxc5 Qb6 $10
{Doroshkievich,V-Najer,E/St.Petersburg op/1994/}) 3. Bf4 (3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2
O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 Qe8 (6... c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O h6 10. Be3 b6
11. h3 Qc7 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Rfe1 Na5 $6 (13... Nf4 $132) 14. e5 $1 Bh8 15. Bxh6
Ng7 16. Nc4 Nc6 17. Ne3 Rd8 18. Bf4 Ne6 19. Bg3 Na5 20. Qe4 Bb7 21. Qh4 Rd7 22.
Ng5 $40 {Kjeld,M-Ulfarsson,M/Reykjavik op/1994/}) 7. Bd3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O
h6 10. Bh4 (10. Be3 $5 b6 11. h3) 10... Nbd7 11. Re1 Nh5 12. Nc4 Nc5 13. Bf1 a5
$1 14. b4 axb4 15. cxb4 Ne6 16. a4 Nef4 17. Qc2 g5 18. Bg3 Qe7 19. Qc3 Bd7 20.
Ne3 c6 21. Nd2 Rad8 22. Nb3 Bc8 23. a5 Rd4 24. Nc4 Rdd8 $10 {Bukhman,
E-Arakelian,E/St.Petersburg op/1994/}) 3... d6 4. e3 Nh5 $5 5. Bg5 h6 (5... Bg7
6. Be2 h6 7. Bh4 f5 8. h3 $1 (8. g4 fxg4 9. Nfd2 g5 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. Qxg4 Nf6
12. Qg2 Nc6 13. Nc3 Qd7 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Bg3 Qf5 16. f3 Qe6 17. Rhe1 Rhf8
18. Nb3 Nb4 19. e4 Qf7 20. Qe2 Nd7 21. Qb5 $36 {Sapis,V-Kupreichik,V/Lvov/1988/
}) 8... c5 9. c3 Qb6 10. Na3 Be6 11. Nd2 $1 Nf6 12. Ndc4 Qd8 13. dxc5 dxc5 14.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. Bg3 Nbd7 16. Nb5 Bxc4 17. Bxc4 e5 18. O-O-O a6 19. Nd6 $16 {
Berg,M-Kupreichik,V/Rilton Cup op/1992/}) 6. Bh4 g5 7. Nfd2 Ng7 $8 (7... gxh4
$2 8. Qxh5 e6 9. Bd3 $16) 8. Bg3 Nf5 9. c3 (9. Bd3 Bg7 10. c3 c5 11. Na3 Nc6
12. Qf3 Nxg3 13. fxg3 cxd4 14. exd4 d5 15. O-O O-O 16. Bb5 (16. Qh5 $5) 16...
e5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Nb3 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Be6 21. Nc2 Bg7 $15 {
[+]^^,Schneider,B2-Mueller,HG/2BLSW 8990/1990/}) (9. Be2 Nxg3 $6 10. hxg3 Bg7
11. c3 e6 12. g4 Qe7 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. Nf1 Bd7 15. Ng3 O-O-O 16. Qc2 Kb8 17. Nd2
Qf8 18. a4 Ne7 19. a5 f5 20. Qb3 $14 {Sieg,M-Andre,W/2BLN 9091/1990/}) 9... h5
(9... Bg7 10. Bd3 c5 $13) 10. h3 Nxg3 11. fxg3 e6 $6 (11... Bg7 12. Bd3 c5 $132
) 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. O-O Bg7 14. Rf2 Nf6 (14... b6 15. Qf1 $5 Qe7 16. Ba6 $36) 15.
Qe2 g4 (15... h4 16. g4 {/\e4-e5|^}) 16. h4 Qe7 17. Na3 Bd7 18. Raf1 Rf8 (18...
O-O-O 19. e4 (19. Ne4 $6 Nxe4 20. Rxf7 (20. Bxe4 f5 $10) 20... Nxg3 21. Rxe7 (
21. Qf2 Qxf7 22. Qxf7 Nxf1 $13) 21... Nxe2+ 22. Bxe2 Bh6 23. e4 Rdf8 $132)
19... Rhf8 {-18...Rf8}) 19. e4 O-O-O 20. Nac4 Ne8 21. Na5 $1 $36 Kb8 22. Ba6 b6
$8 (22... Bc8 23. Bxb7 $1 Bxb7 24. Qb5 c5 25. Nc6+) (22... bxa6 23. Qxa6 $18)
23. b4 d5 (23... bxa5 $2 24. bxa5 $18 {-><->b} Bc6 25. Qc4 Qd7 26. Rb1+ Ka8 27.
d5) (23... c6 $142 $5 24. Nab3 {/\a4-a5|^} (24. Nb7 $6 Rc8 {/\Rc7})) 24. Nb7 (
24. exd5 $6 bxa5 25. bxa5 Nd6) 24... Nd6 $5 (24... Rc8 25. exd5 {/\Nc5!} c6 26.
d6 $1 $18) 25. Nxd8 Qxd8 26. Bd3 (26. e5 $5 Nf5 27. Rxf5 exf5 28. Bd3 Qc8 29.
Qf2 Bh6 30. Nb3 $16) 26... f5 $1 $16 27. exf5 (27. e5 Ne4 28. Bxe4 dxe4 $14)
27... exf5 28. Re1 Bh6 29. Nf1 Ne4 (29... Re8 30. Qd1 Ne4 31. Bxe4 fxe4 32. Ne3
$16) 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Qc4 Qe8 (31... f4 32. gxf4 (32. Rxe4 fxg3 33. Rxf8 Bxf8
34. Nxg3 Qxh4 $132) 32... Qxh4 33. g3 Qe7 34. Qd5 $18) 32. Ne3 Be6 (32... f4
33. Nd5 $18) 33. Qf1 (33. d5 Bd7 34. Qd4 f4 35. Nf1 $5 {/\} e3 36. Rxf4 Bxf4
37. gxf4 e2 38. Ng3 $16) 33... f4 (33... Qd7 $5 34. Nc4 $16) 34. Rxf4 $8 (34.
gxf4 $6 g3 $44) 34... Bxf4 35. gxf4 g3 $8 (35... Bxa2 36. f5 {/\Qf4+-}) 36. f5
Bxf5 $5 (36... Bxa2 37. Qf4 Qc6 38. Rc1 $18) 37. Nxf5 Qe6 38. Qf4 Rxf5 39. Qxe4
(39. Qxg3 $16) 39... Qxe4 40. Rxe4 Rf2 41. Re3 Rxa2 42. Rxg3 a5 (42... Rc2 43.
b5 $5 {/\Rg5+-}) 43. bxa5 bxa5 44. Rg5 Kb7 45. Rxh5 a4 46. Rb5+ (46. Ra5 $6 Kb6
$132) 46... Kc6 (46... Ka6 47. Rb8 Ka7 48. Rb4 $18) 47. c4 Rc2 48. Rb4 a3 49.
Ra4 a2 50. Kh2 Kd7 51. Kh3 $1 (51. d5 $2 Rxc4 52. Rxa2 Rxh4+ $10) 51... Ke6 52.
Ra5 (52. h5 $6 Kf5 53. g4+ Kg5 $1 (53... Kf4 54. c5 $18) 54. Ra5+ Kf4 55. h6 (
55. Rf5+ Ke4 56. Rf1 Rb2 57. Ra1 Kf4 $44) 55... Rc3+ {/\} 56. Kh4 Rc1 $1) 52...
Rxc4 (52... Kf6 53. h5 Rxc4 54. Rxa2 Rxd4 55. g4 $18) 53. d5+ (53. Rxa2 Rxd4
54. Rc2 Kd6 55. h5 $18) 53... Kd6 54. Rxa2 Kxd5 55. Re2 $6 (55. h5 $1 {Hecht}
Rc1 56. g4 Ke5 (56... Rh1+ 57. Rh2 $18) 57. Rf2 c5 58. h6 Rh1+ 59. Rh2 Ra1 60.
Kh4 Kf6 61. Kh5 Kf7 62. g5 c4 63. Rf2+ Kg8 64. Rf6 c3 65. Rc6 $18) 55... Rc1
56. h5 c5 57. Kg4 c4 58. h6 Rh1 59. Kg5 c3 60. Kg6 Rh2 (60... Kc4 61. h7 Kd3
62. Re8 c2 63. Rc8 Kd2 64. Kg7 (64. g4 {Hecht} c1=Q 65. Rxc1 Kxc1 66. g5 Kd2
67. Kg7 Ke3 68. h8=Q $18) 64... c1=Q 65. Rxc1 Kxc1 66. h8=Q Rxh8 67. Kxh8 Kd2
68. g4 $18) 61. h7 $6 (61. Rf2 $1 Kc4 62. Rf4+ Kb3 63. g4 c2 64. Rf1 Rd2 (64...
Kb2 65. g5 c1=Q 66. Rxc1 Kxc1 67. h7 Kd2 68. Kg7 {Hecht} Ke3 69. h8=Q $18) 65.
h7 Rd1 66. h8=Q Rxf1 (66... c1=Q {Hecht} 67. Qb8+ Ka2 68. Qa7+ Kb2 69. Qb6+ Ka2
70. Qa5+ $18) 67. Qh3+ $18) 61... Kc4 (61... Kd4 62. Rf2 $1 (62. Kg7 Kd3 63.
Rf2 c2 64. Rxc2 Kxc2 65. h8=Q Rxh8 66. Kxh8 Kd3 $10) 62... Ke3 63. Rf3+ Kd2 64.
g4 c2 65. Rf1 c1=Q 66. Rxc1 Kxc1 67. Kg7 $18) 62. Rf2 (62. g4 $5 Rxe2 63. h8=Q
c2 $44) (62. Re4+ {Hecht} Kd3 $10) 62... Kb3 $1 63. g4 (63. Kg7 c2 64. Rxc2
Kxc2 65. h8=Q Rxh8 66. Kxh8 Kd3 $10) 63... Rxf2 $8 64. h8=Q Rb2 $1 {/\c2=} 65.
Qh3 Kb4 66. Qh8 Kb3 67. Qg8+ Kc2 68. Kh5 (68. Qc4 $5 Rb3 {/\Kb2,c2}) 68... Kb1
69. g5 c2 70. Qh7 (70. Qh7 Ka1 71. Qc7 Kb1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 5. e4 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. c3 c5 8. dxc5
(8. Bd3 $6 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nh5 $1 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. Bc4 g5 12. Bg3 Na5 13. Qd3 Nxc4
14. Qxc4 Be6 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Nfd2 a5 17. a4 Qb6 18. O-O Qb4 19. f4 $6 b5 $1 {
Dudas,J-Stohl,I/SVK-chT 9596/1996/}) 8... dxc5 9. Be2 (9. Bc4 Nc6 (9... Nh5 10.
Qc2 Qc7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rfe1 (12. Bg3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Na5 14. Be2 Be6 15. Rfd1
Rad8 16. Nb3 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Nxb3 18. axb3 Rd8 19. Bc4 Bc8 $10 {1/2/Psakhis,
L-Temirbaev,S/Moscow olm/1994/}) 12... Na5 13. Bf1 Be6 14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. Qa4 g5
16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 a6 18. Be2 b5 19. Qc2 Rd7 20. Nh2 Rad8 21. Nhf1 Nc6 22.
Ne3 Bxa2 23. b3 Qa5 24. Nd5 e6 25. Ra1 exd5 26. Rxa2 Qxc3 $17 {Kakageldyev,
A-Temirbaev,S/Jerevan olm/1996/}) 10. O-O Na5 (10... g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Nxg5
Nxg3 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. hxg3 Be6 16. f4 Kg8 17. e5 Qd3 18. g4 Rd8
19. Rf2 Qg3 20. f5 Nxe5 21. fxe6 Nxg4 $40 {Nagrocka,E-Krojanski,H/Dortmund
op-A/1993/}) (10... Bg4 11. Qc2 Nh5 (11... Na5 12. Be2 Be6 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. Ne5
Qc7 15. Nd3 Qc8 16. Qa4 b6 17. e5 Nd7 18. Bf3 g5 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Bg3 c4 21.
Ne1 Bxe5 22. Ndf3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Nf6 24. Qc2 Nc6 25. Nd4 $16 {Lipka,J-Demeter,P/
SVK-chT9596/1996/}) 12. Rfe1 Qc7 13. a4 Rad8 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Na5 16. Ba2
c4 17. Nf1 Be6 18. Ne3 a6 19. Rad1 Qc5 20. Qe2 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8
23. Rd1 Rd6 $15 {Kovacevic,Vlado-Chiburdanidze,M/Vinkovci/1982/}) 11. Be2 Be6
12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Nf1 Rad8 15. Rxd8 Rxd8 16. Ne3 a6 17. Nd2 Nf4 18.
Bf1 Rd7 19. Bg3 Be5 20. Nf3 Bg7 21. Rd1 Rxd1 22. Qxd1 b5 $10 {Urban,K-Jaracz,P/
POL-ch/1991/}) (9. Qc2 Nh5 (9... Nc6 10. Be2 Nh5 11. O-O Nf4 12. Bb5 Qc7 13.
Bg3 Na5 14. a4 a6 15. Bc4 Bd7 16. Rfe1 b5 17. Bd5 Ra7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bxf4
Qxf4 20. e5 Bf5 21. Be4 Nc6 22. Rxa7 Nxa7 23. Qd3 Nc6 24. e6 $1 $36 {Balashov,
Y-Savon,V/URS-ch42 Leningrad/1974/}) 10. Nc4 Nc6 11. Ne3 Be6 12. g4 Nf6 13. h3
Qa5 14. Nd2 b5 15. Bg2 Rad8 16. O-O c4 17. a4 a6 18. axb5 Qxb5 19. Rfd1 h5 20.
g5 Nh7 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Ne5 $13 {Karner,H-Ehlvest,J/Tallinn Keres-mem/
1983/}) 9... Nc6 (9... b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qc2 Nh5 12. Rfe1 Nc6 13. Nc4 Nf4 14.
Bf1 Qc7 15. Bg3 Ne5 16. Ncxe5 Bxe5 17. h4 Bg7 18. Bc4 e5 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Bd5
$14 {Hertweck-Behrmann/Baden-Baden op/1987/}) 10. O-O Nh5 $5 (10... Be6 11. Qc2
Qc7 12. Bg3 Qc8 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. f4 f5 16. Bf3 Qb6 17. exf5 gxf5
18. Rfe1 Kh8 19. Rad1 Bf6 20. Nf1 Rad8 21. Ne3 c4 22. Bf2 Qc7 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24.
Rxd5 Qxf4 25. Rxf5 $16 {Radziewicz,I-Zielinska,M/POL-chJW20/1994/}) (10... g5
11. Bg3 Nh5 12. a4 (12. Qc2 a6 13. Nc4 Nxg3 14. hxg3 b5 15. Ne3 e6 16. a4 $14 {
1/2/Kabatenski,A-Meyer,P/Budapest FS 03 IM-B/1994/}) (12. Re1 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Qc7
14. Qc2 b6 15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Nc4 Rad8 17. Ne3 e6 18. Bf1 Ne7 19. a4 Ng6 20. Nc4
Bc6 21. b4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $10 {Schulz,M-Lenz,T/BAY-chT2SO
9495/1995/}) (12. Ne1 Nxg3 13. hxg3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Nc2 Kh8 16. Ne3 Bh7
17. Bf3 Bd3 18. Re1 Ne5 19. Be4 Qd7 20. Bxd3 Nxd3 21. Nf3 Rad8 22. Re2 e5 23.
Rd2 e4 24. Ne1 Qf7 25. Qb3 Qe7 26. Nxd3 exd3 27. Rad1 Rxf2 $1 $44 {Predein,
V-Temirbaev,S/Kurgan/1993/}) 12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 Be6 14. Bc4 Bg4 15. Qc2 Qc7
16. Ba2 a6 17. Nh2 Bd7 18. f4 g4 19. e5 Qc8 20. Bb1 Rd8 21. Nc4 Qc7 22. Ne3 Qc8
23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Bf5 $40 {Hug,W-Georghiou,A/Moscow olm/1994/}) 11. Re1 (11. Qc2
Nf4 12. Bb5 Bd7 $132) 11... Qc7 12. Qc2 Be6 13. Nc4 $146 (13. a4 Na5 $1 14.
Rad1 Rfd8 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 a6 17. Bf1 c4 18. Nh4 Rd7 19. Ndf3 Rad8 20.
Rxd7 Qxd7 21. Be2 Nb3 22. Rd1 Qe8 23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. Qd1 Qa5 $36 {Beliakov,
A-Kuljabin,V/Budapest Spring op/1995/}) 13... Rad8 14. Ne3 (14. a4 $5 $10)
14... Rd7 $1 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Rxd7 Rxd7 17. Bb5 $5 (17. a4 Na5 {[%csl Rb3]
[%cal Yc5c4] ><b3,/\c4()}) (17. Rd1 $6 Rxd1+ 18. Nxd1 (18. Qxd1 Bxa2 19. b3 Qa5
$17) 18... c4 $15 (18... Bxa2 $5 19. b3 Qa5)) 17... a6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 $15 {
[%csl Ge6,Gg7] ^^} 19. c4 $5 {[%cal Ye3d5] /\Nd5} Qb6 (19... g5 20. Bg3 $13) (
19... Qc8 $5 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. h3 $1 (21. b3 Bg4 {[%csl Rd4] ><d4}) (21. Rd1 g5
22. Bg3 Bg4 $36) 21... g5 22. Bg3 Nxg3 23. fxg3 g4 24. Nh4 $5 gxh3 25. Nf5 Bxf5
26. exf5 hxg2 27. Kxg2 $44) 20. Nd5 $1 $8 (20. b3 Qd8 $36 {[%cal Gd7d1] <->d})
20... Qxb2 21. Qxb2 Bxb2 22. Bxe7 (22. Nxe7+ $2 Kf8 23. Nd5 g5 24. Bg3 Nxg3 25.
hxg3 f5 $17 {[%csl Gb2,Ge6] _|_^^}) 22... b5 $6 (22... Nf4 $1 23. Nxf4 (23.
Bxc5 Nd3 24. Rb1 Nxc5 25. Rxb2 Nxe4 $17 {[%csl Ra2,Rc4] ><a2,c4}) (23. Rb1 Nd3
$36) 23... Rxe7 24. Nxe6 Rxe6 25. Kf1 (25. e5 Bc3 26. Re2 Rb6 $17 {[%csl Ra2,
Rc4] ׫}) 25... Bg7 26. e5 g5 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Rc4,Re5] ><a2,c4,e5}) 23. cxb5
axb5 24. Bxc5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Rxd5 $10 26. Be3 Bg7 27. h3 (27. Rc1 b4 $5 {
[%cal Yd5a5] /\Ra5}) 27... Nf6 28. Rc1 Rd8 29. Rb1 Nd5 $1 (29... Rb8 30. Nd4
$36) 30. Rxb5 (30. Rd1 Rd7 {/\Nf6=}) (30. Rxb5 Nxe3 31. fxe3 Ra8 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Endspiel-CD} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 $5 {Probably a
psychological calculation. Timman, joint leader with his opponent after 2
rounds, tries to lure the confident and optimistic Van Wely into something
rash by a somewhat passive opening.} ({The immediate} 4. Nbd2 {allows} c5 $5) (
4. e3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. c3 Qe8 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Ne4 Nxe4
11. Bxe4 h6 12. Bh4 c6 13. h3 f5 14. Bc2 e4 15. Nd4 Ne5 16. f4 exf3 17. Bb3+
Kh7 18. Nxf3 Be6 19. Bc2 Bc4 20. Re1 g5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Bf2 Rad8 23. Qc1 Kh8
24. e4 f4 25. Rd1 c5 $17 {Dimitriadi,A-Gadjilu,R/Ano Liosia op/1997/ But you
also can't overdo the passivity as White in this example.}) 4... O-O 5. Nbd2 d6
6. e3 {In keeping with the aforementioned strategy.} ({If White has higher
opening ambitions, then stronger is} 6. e4) 6... Qe8 (6... Nbd7 7. Be2 Qe8 8.
O-O e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. e4 Nc5 11. Qc2 Ne6 12. Bh4 Nf4 13. Bc4 N6h5 14. Rfe1
Bg4 15. Bf1 h6 16. Re3 Bd7 17. Nc4 b5 18. Na5 g5 19. Bg3 Qe7 20. b4 c5 21. a3
c4 22. a4 a6 23. Rd1 Be6 $11 {Lukasiewicz,G-Tkachiev,V/Geneva op/1997/ Black
has no problems, but later on he overpressed and lost.}) (6... Nc6 7. Be2 (7.
b4 Qe8 8. b5 Nd8 9. Bc4 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qb3 Ne6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Ne4 Bg7
14. h4 h6 15. g4 b6 16. Bd5 Rb8 17. g5 h5 18. Rd1 Nc5 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20. Bc6 Qe7
21. Qa4 e4 22. Nd2 Bxc3 23. O-O Bxd2 24. Rxd2 a6 25. bxa6 Rb4 26. Qa5 Qe6 27.
Qxc5 Rc4 28. Qb5 Qxc6 {0-1,Shure,G-Fedorowicz,J/New York MCC/1992/}) 7... h6 8.
Bh4 Qe8 9. Qc2 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. e4 Nh5 12. O-O Nf4 13. Bc4 Na5 14. Bg3 b5
15. Bxf4 Nxc4 16. Bg3 Nb6 17. Rfe1 Kh7 18. c4 bxc4 19. Nxc4 f6 20. Nfd2 Be6 21.
f3 Rf7 22. Bf2 Rd8 23. Na5 Qa4 24. Ndb3 Bf8 25. Rec1 h5 26. Nb7 $36 {Gausel,
E-Fedorowicz,J/Stockholm/1990/}) (6... c5 7. Bc4 (7. Be2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9.
O-O h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Rc1 Bd7 12. a3 a6 13. b4 Rc8 14. Qb3 b5 15. Rc2 Na7
16. Rfc1 Qb6 17. Bd3 Be6 18. Qb1 Bg7 19. h4 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Rc8 21. Be4 a5 22.
Ne1 axb4 23. axb4 Bc4 24. h5 g5 25. Qc1 e6 26. d5 Qa6 27. dxe6 $13 {1/2,
Andersson,U-Tkachiev,V/Biel op/1994/}) 7... Nc6 8. O-O cxd4 (8... Qc7 9. Re1 b6
10. h3 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Bd5 Ne7 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16.
Nc4 Rad8 17. Qe2 Nc6 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Ne3 Ne7 20. Qc4 $36 {Eperjesi,L-Sziebert,
A/Budapest ExpFS JulIM-B/1993/}) 9. exd4 h6 10. Bh4 Qc7 11. d5 Ne5 12. Bb3 g5
13. Bg3 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Qe2 Nfd7 16. Qe3 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Nc5 18. f4 Nxb3 19.
axb3 Qc5 20. Qxc5 dxc5 21. fxg5 Rfd8 22. c4 hxg5 23. Ne4 Bxb2 24. Ra2 Bd4 25.
Nxg5 b5 $132 {Malaniuk,V-Tkachiev,V/Cappelle la Grande op/1995/}) 7. Bd3 (7.
Be2 e5 8. dxe5 (8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 Bf5 10. a4 Nc6 11. a5 e4 12. Ne1 g5 13. Bg3
Ne7 14. a6 b6 15. Nc2 Bg6 16. Nb4 c5 17. Nc2 Nf5 18. Na3 Rd8 19. Qb3 Qe7 20.
Nb5 h5 21. h3 g4 $13 {Short,N-Kramnik,V/PCA act Moscow/1996/}) 8... dxe5 9. e4
Nbd7 10. b4 h6 11. Bh4 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Rfe1 Rfd8
16. Bf1 a5 17. a3 Nd7 18. Nc4 axb4 19. axb4 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Ra8 21. Rxa8+ Bxa8
22. Ncd2 Nf6 23. Bc4 Ne8 24. Qa2 $11 {Malaniuk,V-Nielsen,PH/Lyngby op/1991/})
7... e5 (7... Nfd7 8. e4 e5 9. O-O Nc6 10. dxe5 dxe5 ({Sharper is} 10... Ndxe5
$5) 11. Nb3 a5 12. a4 Nd8 13. Re1 Ne6 14. Be3 Qe7 15. Nfd2 b6 16. f3 Bb7 17.
Qc2 Rad8 18. Bf1 h5 19. Nc4 h4 20. Rad1 Bc6 21. Nc1 Nf4 22. Nd3 Nxd3 23. Rxd3
Nc5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. b3 Bf6 26. Rd1 Rxd1 {1/2,Kovacevic,Sl-Vidarte Morales,A/
Barbera op/1996/}) 8. Qc2 (8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qc2 Nfd7 10. O-O-O Nc5 11. Bc4 b5
12. Be2 f5 13. h3 a6 14. Nb3 Ne6 15. Bh4 Nd7 16. Na5 Ndc5 17. g4 f4 18. b4 Na4
19. Qe4 Rb8 20. Rd3 c5 21. Kd2 h6 22. Rd6 g5 23. Bd3 Rf6 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Nxe5
gxh4 26. Nac6 Rb6 27. Ng6+ Rxg6 28. Bxg6 Rxc6 29. Rd5 Qd7 $1 $40 {Georgieva,
E-Nikolaidis,K/Komotini GP/1993/}) 8... Nh5 {[%cal Rf7f5] /\f5|^} (8... h6 9.
Bxf6 $5 (9. Bh4 Nh5 $13) 9... Bxf6 10. h4 {[%cal Rh4h5] /\h5|^}) 9. e4 f5 $6 {
[%cal Rf5f4] /\f4 It's probably something like thisTimman has been waiting for.
Van Wely goes for it without thinking about development.} ({Suficiently
complicated and less suicidal was} 9... exd4 $5 10. Nxd4 (10. cxd4 $143 f5 11.
e5 Nc6 $1 $36) 10... f5 (10... Nd7 $11) 11. f3 f4 $5 $13 {[%csl Ge5][%cal
Yb8d7,Yd7e5] /\Nd7-e5} (11... fxe4 12. Bc4+ (12. Nxe4 $6 d5 13. Qb3 Qf7 $36)
12... Kh8 13. Qxe4 Nf6 $132 (13... c6 14. O-O d5 15. Qxe8 Rxe8 16. Rfe1 $1 $14
{[%cal Ge1e8] <->e}))) ({More sedate is the solid} 9... Nc6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 $11)
10. dxe5 $8 dxe5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. O-O-O $1 $32 {[%cal Rg2g4] /\g4 This is why
Timman waited with castling. Suddenly all White's pieces are playing and he
has a huge initiative.} e4 $6 {Still in the same optimistic tone} ({The only
chance to slow down White's attack was} 12... h6 13. Bh4 (13. Be3 $5) 13... e4
14. Bc4+ Kh8 (14... Be6 15. Qb3 $1 $36) 15. Nd4 Nc6 $16) 13. Nxe4 $1 fxe4 14.
Bxe4 $40 Nf6 (14... h6 $143 15. Rhe1 (15. Bg6 $6 Qb5 16. Be7 Bf5 $1 $13) 15...
Qb5 16. Bd5+ Kh8 17. Qg6 $40 {gives White a decisive attack.}) 15. Bxf6 Bxf6
16. Rhe1 Qh5 (16... Kh8 $142 $8 17. Bxb7 (17. Bxh7 Qf7 $132) 17... Bxb7 18.
Rxe8 Rxe8 19. Qf5 $16) 17. Qb3+ Kg7 18. Bxb7 Bxb7 19. Qxb7 Qc5 20. Rd5 $5 {
Timman perhaps didn't even calculate the exact consequences of taking the Ra8.
A practical and safe decision, although it's maybe objectively not the best.} (
20. Qxa8 $5 Bxc3 (20... Nc6 $2 21. Rd7+ Kg6 22. Re8 $18) 21. Re2 $5 (21. bxc3
Qxc3+ 22. Kb1 Qb4+ $11) (21. Qd5 $4 Bd2+ $1 $19) (21. Rd5 Bxb2+ $1 (21... Qc4
$2 22. bxc3 Qxc3+ 23. Kd1 $18) 22. Kxb2 Qb4+ 23. Kc2 Qc4+ 24. Kd2 Qb4+ 25. Ke2
Qc4+ 26. Rd3 (26. Ke3 Qf4+ $11) 26... Re8+ 27. Kd2 Qxa2+) 21... Bxb2+ 22. Kb1 (
22. Kxb2 $5 Qb5+ 23. Ka1 Qxe2 24. Qd5 $40) 22... Bf6 23. Qd5 $16) 20... Qc6 21.
Qxc6 Nxc6 22. Rc5 $18 {Four pawns for a piece should be enough to win the
endgame, but White must show some patience and technique.} Nd8 23. Rxc7+ Rf7
24. Rc4 $5 {[%csl Gc4] Timman doesn't want to exchange his active R.} Rb8 25.
Re2 Rb5 26. Kc2 Rf5 {Black's task is difficult. He has no concrete plan and
can only hope he can attack and blockade the White 's pawns, if they advance
without due preparation.} (26... Rfb7 27. b4 a5 28. a4 $18) 27. Nd2 Re5 28.
Rce4 $1 {Although exchanges favour White, Timman wants to achieve them at his
terms, by centralizing his pieces.} ({The immediate} 28. Rxe5 Bxe5 {forces the
unharmonious} 29. Nf3 {after which the pawns are slowed down consideerably.})
28... Rc5 29. Re8 {[%cal Rd2e4] /\Ne4+-} Rcc7 30. R8e4 Nc6 31. Rc4 Rfd7 32. Re6
{Now is the right moment!} Nd8 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. Re4 h5 35. Nc4 Kg6 36. Ne3 Rd7
37. f4 Nc6 38. g3 Ne7 39. h3 Nf5 40. g4 Nxe3+ 41. Rxe3 hxg4 42. hxg4 Rd6 (42...
Rh7 $2 43. Re6 Kf7 44. Ra6 {loses the last pawn.}) 43. a4 ({Premature is} 43.
Re6 $2 Rxe6 44. f5+ Kg5 45. fxe6 Kxg4 $11) 43... Bd8 44. b4 $5 (44. Rd3 Bc7 45.
Rxd6+ Bxd6 46. f5+ Kg5 47. Kd3 Kxg4 48. Ke4 a5 $1 {still creates unpleasant
technical problems. Timman strengthens his position.}) 44... Rf6 45. Re8 (45.
Re4 $5 Bc7 46. f5+ Kg5 47. a5 Bf4 48. Re6 {also wins, for example} Rxe6 49.
fxe6 Kf6 50. c4 Kxe6 51. a6 $1 Kd6 52. Kd3 Kc6 53. Ke4 Bd2 54. b5+ Kc5 55. Kf5
Be3 56. g5 Kxc4 57. g6 Bd4 58. b6 $18) 45... Bc7 46. Re7 Rc6 47. Kd3 $2 {
A mistake.} (47. Kb3 $18 {wins easily.}) 47... Bxf4 48. Rxa7 Be5 49. c4 Rd6+
50. Kc2 {With the K on b3 it would be child's play, now suddenly it's not easy
at all.} (50. Ke4 $143 Bc3 $1 {[%cal Rc3b4,Rd6d4] /\Bb4,Rd4}) 50... Rd4 51. a5
$5 (51. Kb3 $2 Rd3+ 52. Ka2 Rd2+ 53. Kb1 Rd4 $1 $11) (51. Ra6+ Kg5 52. Rc6 Rxg4
{[%cal Rg4g3] /\Rg3 and with the K cut off White's winning chances are small.})
51... Rxc4+ 52. Kb3 Rxg4 53. a6 {Now White has only 2 pawns left for the B,
but his pieces cooperate well and Black must yet stop the passed pawns.} Rg1 (
53... Rg3+ 54. Ka4 $18) (53... Bd4 54. Rd7) 54. Ra8 Ra1 (54... Kg7 55. a7 Ra1 (
55... Bd4 56. Rg8+ $18) 56. Re8 Rxa7 57. Rxe5 Kf6 58. Re1 Rb7 59. Kc4 Rc7+ 60.
Kd5 Rb7 61. Kc5 Rc7+ 62. Kb6 $18 {Black's K is too far away.}) 55. Kc4 (55. a7
$2 Kf7 $1 $11) (55. b5 $142 Bd4) 55... Kf7 56. Kd5 Bg3 57. b5 Bf2 (57... Rd1+
58. Kc6 Rc1+ 59. Kb7 Rc7+ 60. Kb6 Re7 61. a7 Bf2+ 62. Ka6 {[%cal Rb5b6,Ra8f8] /
\b6,Rf8 doesn't help.}) (57... Bf4 $5 58. b6 Rb1 59. Kc6 $5 (59. b7 Rb6 60. a7
Rxb7 61. Rf8+ Kxf8 62. a8=Q+ Rb8) 59... Rc1+ (59... Be3 60. b7 Rb6+ 61. Kc7 $18
) 60. Kb7 Be3 61. Rd8 $1 (61. a7 $2 Rb1 $11) 61... Rb1 (61... Bxb6 62. Kxb6
Rb1+ 63. Kc7 Rc1+ 64. Kb7 Rb1+ 65. Ka8 Ke7 66. Rb8 $18) 62. Rd6 Ke7 63. Rc6 $18
) 58. Rh8 Ke7 (58... Kg7 59. Rh2 $18) 59. Kc6 Ra5 (59... Rc1+ 60. Kb7 Rb1 61.
Rh5 Ra1 62. b6 Rb1 63. Rh6 $18) 60. Rh2 Bg1 (60... Bg3 61. Re2+ Kd8 62. Kb6 Ra1
63. a7 $18 {[%cal Rb6b7] /\Kb7}) 61. Rh1 Bf2 62. Rf1 Bd4 63. Rb1 $1 {Finally
the pawns are ready to go after Kb7.} Ra2 64. Kb7 Rd2 (64... Kd6 65. b6 Rf2 66.
a7 Rf7+ 67. Ka6 $18) 65. a7 (65. b6 Bxb6 66. Rxb6 Rd7+ 67. Kc6 $18 {also
suffices.}) 65... Bxa7 66. Kxa7 Rd7+ 67. Ka6 Kd8 (67... Rd6+ 68. b6 Kd8 69. Ka7
Rd2 70. Ra1 $1 $18) (67... Rd3 {Endspiel-CD} 68. b6 Ra3+ 69. Kb7 Kd7 70. Rd1+
Ke6 71. Kb8 Ra2 72. b7 Ke7 73. Rd4 $19) 68. Rc1 $1 {Not the only move, but the
simplest.} (68. b6 Kc8 {[%cal Rc8b8] /\Kb8=} 69. Rh1 $8 (69. Re1 {Endspiel-CD}
Rd8 70. Ka7 Rd7+ 71. Ka8 $18) (69. b7+ $4 Kb8 $11) 69... Rd8 70. Ka7 Rd7+ 71.
Ka8 $1 $18) (68. Rc1 {Endspiel-CD} Rd4 69. b6 Ra4+ 70. Kb7 Kd7 71. Kb8 Kd8 72.
Rc8+ Kd7 73. Rc7+ Kd8 74. Ra7 Rc4 75. b7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Peristeri"]
[Site "Peristeri"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nikolaidis, Ioannis"]
[Black "Moutousis, Konstantinos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 (4. Nbd2 c5 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Ne4 Qb6 $5 7.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 8. c3 d6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nd2 Rd8
14. Qc2 Be6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. e4 Qc7 17. Nc4 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Na5 $10 {Milos,
G-Zapata,A/Sevilla Expo/1992/}) 4... d6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e4 Nbd7 (6... c5 7. dxc5
dxc5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qc2 Rd8 11. Rfe1 h6 12. Bh4 Nh5 13. Nc4 Be6 14.
Ne3 Nf4 15. Bf1 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 b5 $1 19. Bf1 c4 $15 {
Yusupov,A-Kasparov,G/Riga/1995/}) 7. Be2 (7. Bc4 e5 8. O-O Qe8 9. Re1 h6 10.
Bh4 Nh5 11. Bf1 Nb6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nb3 a5 14. Nc5 Qc6 15. Nd3 Re8 16. a4 Bd7
17. b3 Bg4 18. Rc1 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 $15 {Stangl,M-Stohl,I/Brno/1994/}) 7... e5
8. dxe5 (8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 Qe8 $10) 8... Nxe5 (8... dxe5 $5 $10) 9. Nxe5 dxe5
10. Qc2 Qe8 (10... Be6 11. Nc4 h6 12. Bh4 $14) 11. Bc4 h6 12. Be3 {/\Bc5+-} b6
13. f3 (13. O-O-O $6 Ng4 $15) 13... h5 (13... Be6 14. O-O Nd7 $10) 14. h3 $5 a5
(14... h4 15. Bg5 {><h4}) 15. g4 a4 16. O-O-O $13 Be6 17. Qd3 $1 (17. Kb1 b5
18. Bxe6 Qxe6 $10) 17... Rd8 18. Qe2 Qc6 {/\Rd2} 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Kb1 Rd6 (
20... Rd7 21. Nc4 Rfd8 $132) 21. Nc4 Rc6 22. Na3 Ra8 23. Rc1 (23. Nc2 $5 Bf8
24. Nb4 $14) 23... Bf8 24. Nb5 Rc4 $5 {/\Ra5} 25. b3 axb3 26. axb3 Rb4 $1 27.
cxb4 $8 Qxb3+ 28. Qb2 Qd3+ (28... Qxe3 29. Rc3 $16) 29. Rc2 $8 (29. Qc2 Qxb5
$15) 29... Qxb5 30. Rhc1 (30. Bd2 Ra4 $44) (30. Rxc7 $2 Qd3+ $19) 30... Bxb4 (
30... Ra4 31. Rc4 Rxb4 (31... Bxb4 32. Bd2 {-30...Bb4}) 32. Rxb4 Bxb4 33. Qb3
$14) 31. Bd2 Ra4 32. Rc4 c5 33. Bxb4 cxb4 34. f4 (34. Qb3 $2 {/\Rc7} Ra3 $40)
34... Nxe4 $5 35. Rxe4 (35. fxe5 $2 Qd5 $40 {/\Nc3,Nd2}) 35... Qd3+ 36. Qc2 $8
Qa3 37. Qb2 $8 (37. Qc8+ Kg7 38. Kc2 b3+ $19) 37... Qd3+ $10 38. Qc2 Qa3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.03.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 {Against Gruenfeld expert and excellent tactican
Dvoirys White chooses a very solid line, putting safety in first place.} Bg7 4.
Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Bc4 (8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O h6 10. Be3 b6
11. Qc2 Bb7 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. h3 Nh5 14. Rfe1 Nf4 15. Bf1 g5 16. g3 Ng6 17. Bg2
Rfd8 18. Nf1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Bc1 Rd7 21. Ne3 e6 22. a4 Ba6 23. Bf1 Bxf1
24. Kxf1 a6 25. Ke2 b5 $11 {Colombo,A-Moncher,S/Robecchetto op/1997/}) 8... Nc6
9. O-O h6 (9... Qc7 10. Qe2 (10. Re1 Na5 (10... h6 11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Qc2 b6 13.
Nf1 (13. Be2 Bb7 14. Nc4 g5 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Ne5 17. Nfxe5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5
Qxe5 19. Bc4 Rad8 20. Rad1 e6 21. Rd2 Rd6 $11 {1/2,Malaniuk,V-Timoshchenko,G/
Palma GMA-op/1989/}) (13. a3 $143 $6 g5 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 e6 16. Rad1 Bb7
17. Ba2 g4 18. Nh4 b5 19. e5 Nxe5 20. c4 b4 21. axb4 cxb4 22. c5 Rfd8 23. Nb3
Bd5 24. Re3 a5 $17 {Duong,T-Kudrin,S/New York op/1991/}) 13... Bb7 14. Ne3 e6
15. Rad1 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nd5 $1 exd5 18. exd5 Nd4 19. cxd4 Nxd5 20. Ne5
Rad8 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Qb3 Qb6 23. Qh3 Rfe8 24. Qxh6 Qxb2 25. f4 Rd6 26. Rd3
Rxe5 27. fxe5 Ne3 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qh7+ Ke8 30. Qh8+ $1 {1-0,Gelfand,
B-Kantshler,B/Uzhgorod/1987/}) 11. Bf1 Be6 12. b4 cxb4 13. cxb4 Nc6 14. b5 Ne5
15. Rc1 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qa5 17. Nb3 Qxa2 18. Nc5 Rac8 19. Re2 Qa5 20. Nxe6 Rxc1
21. Bxc1 fxe6 22. Qb3 Kf7 23. g3 $44 {Garcia Palermo,C-Topalov,V/Forli op/1988/
}) 10... h6 11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Qe3 (12. Rfe1 Ne5 $6 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. g3 Bh8 15.
f4 Ng7 16. Qf3 Be6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19. f5 g5 20. fxe6 gxh4 21. Qg4+
Bg7 22. Qxh4 c4 23. Kg2 fxe6 24. Qg4 Rf6 25. Nf3 $16 {Van Wely,L-Leko,P/
Tilburg/1996/}) 12... g5 $1 (12... b6 13. Rfe1 g5 14. Bxg5 hxg5 15. Qxg5 Nf4 (
15... Nf6 $6 16. e5 Ng4 17. Bd5 Rb8 18. e6 f5 19. Nf1 Nf6 20. Ng3 Nh7 21. Qg6
Kh8 22. Nxf5 Rg8 23. Ng5 {1-0, Speelman,J-Howell,J/Calcutta op/1996/}) 16. e5
Ne6 17. Qg3 Rd8 18. Re4 b5 19. Bxb5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxd2 21. Bc4 Qd6 22. h3 Bb7
23. Rg4 Bd5 24. Qe3 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Rd1+ 26. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 27. Kh2 Qd5 28. Qg3 Rd8
$13 {1/2,Kanstler,B-Peker,O/Petach Tikva/1996/}) 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 b6 15.
Rfe1 Bb7 16. Qe2 Rad8 17. Nf1 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Nh2 Rxd1 21.
Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qd3 Qxd3 24. Bxd3 e6 25. Kf1 Kf8 26. Ke2 Ke7 27. g4
c4 28. Bxc4 Bxe4 29. Nf3 Kd6 30. Bd3 Bd5 $11 {1/2,Prakash,G-Saravanan,V/
Goodricke Calcutta/1997/ If Black plays with care in this line, he has more
than one way to equality. The real problem is how to create winning chances
without overstepping the limit.}) 10. Bf4 (10. Be3 b6 11. h3 Qc7 (11... Na5 12.
Be2 Be6 $132) 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Nh2 $6 Ne5 14. Be2 Qc6 15. f4 Ned7 16. Bf3 e5 17.
Nc4 Qe6 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Rae1 Rfe8 21. Qc1 h5 22. Bf4 Qe6 $15 {
Lukasiewicz,G-Tirard,H/Cannes opA/1997/}) (10. Bh4 Bg4 11. Qc2 Qc8 12. Rfe1 Nh5
13. Qd3 g5 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Na5 $132 {1/2,Schiffer,K-Fehling,M/Dusseldorf/
1994/}) 10... Na5 $146 (10... Bg4 11. Qc2 Qc8 12. Rfe1 b6 13. h3 Be6 14. Bf1
Na5 15. Bh2 a6 16. Rad1 b5 17. c4 b4 18. Bd3 Nd7 19. Nf1 Qb7 20. b3 Nc6 21. Ne3
a5 22. Nd5 a4 23. e5 axb3 24. axb3 Ra3 25. Nf4 g5 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Be4 $36 {
Nikolac,J-Dirr,U/München/1992/}) 11. Be2 Be6 12. h3 {White wants to keep his B
on thew h2-b8 /^, denying Black's Q it's best square c7.} (12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Be3
Qc7 $11) 12... a6 13. Qc2 (13. a4 Qb6 14. Qc2 Rfd8 {[%csl Rb3] ><b3}) 13... b5
14. a4 Qd7 (14... b4 $6 {opens the position prematurely-} 15. cxb4 cxb4 16. Qc5
$1 $36) 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ne5 Qb7 17. Nd3 (17. b4 $6 cxb4 18. cxb4 Rfc8 19. Qd3
Nc4 $36) 17... Nd7 18. Be3 Rfc8 19. Nf4 Bc4 $1 $11 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 (20... bxc4 $2
21. Ra4 $16 {[%csl Ra5,Rc4] ><c4,Na5}) 21. Rxa8 (21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Qe2 Qb3 $132
) 21... Rxa8 22. Bc1 e6 23. Rd1 Nde5 24. Bf1 {Although White has played rather
passively, his position still remains impregnable and his ^^ has hidden
potential.} (24. b3 $6 Na3 25. Bxa3 Rxa3 $15) 24... Bf8 25. Ne2 (25. f3 $5 {
[%cal Yb2b3] /\b3 chasing away the annoying N}) 25... b4 (25... Nc6 $142 $5 $11
) 26. Ng3 $1 {[%cal Rf2f4] /\f4+-} (26. cxb4 $6 Qxb4 27. f4 Nc6 $15 {[%csl Rb2,
Rd4] favours Black, the b-pawn and d4-square are rather weak and his pieces
have suddenly more scope.}) 26... b3 (26... bxc3 $2 27. Qxc3 Qb4 28. Qxb4 cxb4
29. f4 $18) (26... Na5 $5 $13) 27. Qe2 Ra4 28. f4 Nd7 29. Qf3 $6 (29. e5 $5 {
[%cal Yg3e4] /\Ne4|^}) 29... Ndb6 30. Bd3 Nd6 (30... Ra2 31. Qe2 $14) 31. Qe2
c4 32. Bb1 Ra1 33. Be3 Na4 34. Rf1 Bg7 35. Qd2 {White has reliably defended
his << and now begins to show his ambitions on the other side. Therefore Black
wisely decides to change the course of the game.} (35. e5 Nf5 36. Nxf5 exf5 $11
) 35... Rxb1 $5 36. Rxb1 Nxe4 37. Nxe4 Qxe4 $44 {[%csl Rb2] ><b2} 38. Re1 (38.
Ra1 $2 Nxb2 $17) 38... Kh7 39. Kh1 (39. Bd4 Qd3 $1 40. Qxd3 cxd3 41. Rb1 (41.
Bxg7 Nxb2 $1 $19) 41... d2 42. Rd1 (42. Be3 Bxc3 $1 $36) 42... Nxb2 43. Rxd2
Nc4 $44) 39... Qf5 (39... Qd3 40. Qxd3 (40. Qc1 $5) 40... cxd3 41. Bc1 d2 42.
Bxd2 Nxb2 43. Rb1 Nc4 44. Bc1 $14) (39... Qd5 $5 $44) 40. Qe2 Qd5 41. Rd1 Qe4 {
[%cal Ra4b2] /\Nb2} 42. Re1 Nxc3 $5 {After this sacrifice an interesting
endgame arises practically by force.} 43. bxc3 Bxc3 44. Bc1 $1 {[]} (44. Bd2 $2
Qxe2 45. Rxe2 Bxd2 46. Rxd2 c3 $19) (44. Rd1 b2 45. Kh2 Bg7 $1 $19 {[%cal
Rc4c2] /\c3-c2}) 44... Qxe2 (44... Qc6 45. Bb2 $1 Bxe1 46. Qxe1 $18) 45. Rxe2
Bf6 46. Re4 {White's R must get behind the pawns.} (46. Bb2 $2 c3 47. Bxc3 Bxc3
48. Rf2 b2 49. Rf1 Bd2 50. Rb1 Bc1 $19) 46... c3 47. Rb4 b2 48. Bxb2 cxb2 49.
Kg1 g5 50. g3 gxf4 51. gxf4 Kg6 52. Rb5 $5 (52. Kf2 Kf5 53. Kf3 $11) 52... Bd4+
53. Kg2 f5 54. Kf3 Kh5 55. Kg3 $11 e5 56. fxe5 Bxe5+ 57. Kf3 Kh4 58. Kg2 {
The endgame is a draw, as Black can't penetrate with his K to support the
b-pawn.} h5 (58... f4 59. Kf3 $5 {/\} Kxh3 $2 60. Rxe5 b1=Q 61. Rh5#) 59. Rb6
Kg5 {[%cal Rg5f4] /\Kf4-+} 60. Kf3 h4 61. Ke3 Bf4+ 62. Kf3 Be5 63. Ke3 Bg7 64.
Rb5 Bc3 65. Kd3 Be5 66. Rb4 Kf6 67. Ke2 Kg5 (67... Ke6 68. Kd3 Kd5 69. Rb5+ Kc6
70. Rb3 f4 71. Ke4 Kd6 72. Rxb2 $5 (72. Rb5 Kc6 73. Rb3 $11) 72... Bxb2 73.
Kxf4 $11) 68. Kd3 Kf6 69. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1998.06.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "1998.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5
dxc5 8. Bc4 Qc7 (8... Nc6 9. O-O (9. h3 b6 (9... Qc7 $5 {-8...Qc7}) 10. O-O Bb7
11. Qe2 Nd7 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Bd5 Nf6 14. Bb3 h6 15. Be3 Rad8 16. Nh4 Na5 17.
Bc2 e5 $6 18. Rfe1 Nh5 19. Nhf3 a6 20. Nc4 Nc6 21. a4 Rfe8 22. Rxd8 $1 Rxd8 23.
Rd1 $36 {[%csl Rb6,Re5] ><b6,e5,Miles,A-Blocker,C/Philadelphia op/1987/ A good
example of what Black should avoid in this line.}) 9... Qc7 10. Re1 h6 11. Bh4
Nh5 12. Qe2 g5 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 $11 {1/2,Tyomkin,D-Kudrin,S/North Bay op/
1998/}) 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. h3 $6 {White tries to preserve her Bg5 and avois lines
as in the game quoted above. But this costs time and gives Black tactical
chances, which Kudrin nicely exploits.} (10. O-O $142 h6 (10... Na5 11. Bd3 h6
12. Bh4 Nh5 13. Qe3 Rd8 14. Bc2 g5 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. fxg3 $5 Be6 17. e5 Qc6 18.
Ne4 Nc4 19. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Nxc5 Bd5 21. Bb3 Rac8 22. Nd3 Ne3 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24.
Rfd1 Ne3 25. Rd2 Nc4 26. Rdd1 g4 27. Nd4 e6 28. Re1 Rd5 29. Re4 $14 {Zilberman,
N-Yurtaev,L/Frunze/1989/}) 11. Bxf6 $5 (11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Qe3 g5 $5 (12... b6 13.
Rfe1 g5 14. Bxg5 hxg5 15. Qxg5 Nf4 $1 (15... Nf6 16. e5 Ng4 17. Bd5 Rb8 18. e6
f5 19. Nf1 Nf6 20. Ng3 Nh7 21. Qg6 Kh8 22. Nxf5 Rg8 23. Ng5 {1-0,Speelman,
J-Howell,J/Calcutta op/1996/}) 16. e5 Ne6 17. Qg3 $2 (17. Qh5 Nf4 $11) 17...
Rd8 18. Re4 b5 19. Bxb5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxd2 21. Bc4 Qd6 22. h3 Bb7 23. Rg4 Bd5
24. Qe3 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Rd1+ $17 {Kanstler,B-Peker,O/Petach Tikva/1996/}) 13. Bg3
Nxg3 14. hxg3 b6 15. Rfe1 Bb7 16. Qe2 Rad8 17. Nf1 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Rad1
Qc7 20. Nh2 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qd3 Qxd3 24. Bxd3 e6 25. Kf1
Kf8 26. Ke2 Ke7 $15 {Prakash,G-Saravanan,V/Goodricke Calcutta/1997/}) 11...
exf6 (11... Bxf6 12. Qe3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Qxh6 b5 $1 15. Bd5 Bg7 16. Qe3
Rb8 17. a4 e6 18. Bb3 c4 19. Bd1 b4 20. Be2 bxc3 21. bxc3 Ba6 22. Rfb1 Rfd8 23.
Bf1 Rbc8 $14 {<=>,Delemarre,J-Tseitlin,M/Groningen op/1997/}) 12. Nh4 Ne5 13.
Bb3 Rd8 14. f4 Bg4 15. Qe3 Rd3 16. Qf2 Rad8 17. Bd5 R3xd5 18. exd5 Nd3 19. Qe3
Rxd5 20. h3 Bd7 21. c4 f5 22. Nhf3 Rd6 23. Ne5 Nxb2 24. Ndf3 Be6 25. Qb3 Rb6
26. Qc2 Rb4 27. a3 Rxc4 28. Nxc4 Nxc4 29. Rae1 Qxf4 $13 {Stefanova,
A-Makropoulou,M/Balkaniad Varna/1994/}) 10... h6 11. Be3 (11. Bxf6 exf6 {
[%cal Rf6f5] /\f5} (11... Bxf6 12. Qe3 Na5 13. Qxh6 $14) 12. Nh4 Ne5 13. Bd5 f5
14. f4 Bf6 $36 {[%csl Re1] עe1}) 11... Nh5 $1 {Starting the aforementioned
sacrificial sequence.} 12. Nh2 $6 {Another strange move.} (12. Bxc5 $6 Nf4 13.
Qf1 Na5 14. Be3 Nxg2+ 15. Qxg2 Nxc4 $17) (12. g3 $5 b6 $11 (12... Na5 13. Bd3
Be6 14. e5 $1 $36 {[%cal Rg3g4] /\g4})) 12... b5 $1 (12... Nd4 13. Qd3 b5 14.
Bd5 (14. cxd4 cxd4 15. Bd5 (15. Bxd4 bxc4 16. Qc3 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Nf4 $15) 15...
dxe3 16. Bxa8 Nf4 $1 $40) 14... c4 15. Qb1 Nc6 16. a4 $13) 13. Bxb5 $8 Nd4 $1
14. cxd4 {After other moves Black's compensation more than outweighs his
material disadvantage.} (14. Qd3 Nxb5 15. Qxb5 Rb8 16. Qxc5 Qxc5 17. Bxc5 Rxb2
18. Ba3 (18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Ba6 $40) 18... Rc2 19. Kd1 Rxc3 20. Bxe7 Re8 $44
) (14. Bxd4 cxd4 $40) 14... cxd4 15. O-O (15. Bxd4 Bxd4 $40 {/\} 16. O-O Ng3
$19) 15... dxe3 16. Qxe3 Rb8 $17 17. Rac1 (17. Bc4 Rxb2 18. Rac1 Qf4 $36) 17...
Qf4 18. Qxf4 $8 Nxf4 19. Bc4 Rxb2 20. Nhf3 Be6 21. a3 Rc8 22. g3 $5 {It's not
easy to recommend anything else.} (22. Bxe6 $2 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Ne2+ $19) 22...
Nxh3+ 23. Kg2 Bd7 $1 24. e5 Ng5 25. Nxg5 hxg5 26. Ne4 Bxe5 (26... Bc6 {runs
into} 27. Bd5 $1 Rb6 28. Rc5 e6 29. Bxc6 Rbxc6 30. Ra5 $15 {<=>}) 27. Nxg5 e6
28. Rfd1 Rc7 $2 {After this Black has to win the game all over again.} (28...
Bc6+ 29. Kg1 Kg7 $5 $19 {[%cal Rc8h8] /\Rh8->} (29... Bd5 30. Bxd5 Rxc1 31.
Rxc1 exd5 $17)) 29. Bxe6 $1 Bc6+ (29... Rxc1 30. Bxf7+ Kg7 31. Rxc1 Bd4 (31...
Bf6 $6 32. Rc7 $14) 32. Ne6+ Bxe6 33. Bxe6 $11) (29... Bxe6 $2 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31.
Nxe6+ fxe6 32. Rxc7+ Bxc7 33. Rd7+ $16 {and suddenly White will be a pawn up.})
30. Kg1 Rb6 (30... fxe6 $2 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Nxe6+ $18) 31. Bd5 (31. Ba2 $143
Bb2 $36) 31... Bxd5 32. Rxc7 Bxc7 33. Rxd5 Rd6 34. Rc5 $2 {Difficult to
understand. Black's edge is only nominal after} (34. Rxd6 Bxd6 35. a4 Kf8 36.
Kf1 Ke7 37. Ke2 $11 {White should be able to draw the endgame easily. Now she
gets into trouble again.}) 34... Bb6 35. Rc4 (35. Rc3 Rd2 36. Nh3 (36. Ne4 Re2
37. Rc4 f5 $19) 36... Kf8 $17) 35... Rd3 {[%cal Rd3a3,Rd3g3] /\Ra3,Rg3} 36. Ne4
Rxa3 {The _|_ play of both sides is not devoid of technical faults, with still
more to come.} (36... f5 $142 $5 37. Nc5 Rxa3 $19) 37. g4 $5 Rd3 38. g5 $17 {
[%csl Rf7,Rg8] White has created potential for <=> against Black's K and ><f7.}
Kf8 39. Rc8+ Rd8 40. Rc6 Ke7 41. Kg2 Rd5 (41... Rb8 {/\a5} 42. Nf6 Bd4 $17) 42.
f4 Rd3 43. Nf6 Rd6 44. Rc8 Ke6 45. Ne4 Rd3 $6 {In the R_|_ White increases her
drawing chances.} (45... Rd1 $142 $5 $17 {/\} 46. Kf3 Rf1+ $1) 46. Nc5+ $1 $15
Bxc5 47. Rxc5 Ra3 (47... Rd5 48. Rc6+ Rd6 49. Rc7 a6 50. Ra7 {[%csl Rf7]
<=>><f7}) 48. Rc6+ Ke7 49. Rc7+ Ke6 50. Rc6+ Kd7 51. Rf6 Ke7 52. Kf2 (52. f5 $2
Ra5 $19) 52... a5 53. Ra6 $6 (53. f5 gxf5 54. Rxf5 a4 55. Ra5 $11 {should be
sufficient for a draw. Now White risks losing again.}) 53... a4 {[#] Hecht: 
Nach einigem hin und her ist nun also der weiße Turm hinter den a-Freibauern
gelangt, den der schwarze Turm von v o r n verteidigt. Was passiert, wenn Weiß
mit Kg2 abwartet und den Turm auf a6 beläßt?  a) Schwarz rückt den Bauern nach
a2 vor und greift mit dem König f4 an; b) Schwarz beorderrt sofort den König
zum Damenflügel und gibt zumindest f7 auf.} 54. Ra7+ $2 (54. Kg2 {Hecht
Analyse zu a)} Ra1 55. Kh2 a3 56. Kg2 (56. Ra7+ Ke6 57. Ra6+ Kf5 (57... Kd5 {
ist auch gut. So oder so machen die weißen Schachs keinen Sinn.}) 58. Rf6+ Kg4
59. Rxf7 Rb1 60. Ra7 Rb2+ 61. Kg1 a2 $19 {[%cal Rb2b1]}) 56... a2 (56... Kd7 {
Hecht} 57. Kh2 Kc7 58. Rf6 Kb7 59. Rxf7+ Kb6 60. Rf8 Kb5 61. f5 $132 {
Allerdings kann Schwarz rechtzeitig zum zuerst skizzierten Gewinnplan
zurückkehren.}) 57. Kh2 Kd7 58. Kg2 Kc7 59. Kh2 Kb7 60. Ra3 Kb6 61. Kg2 Kb5 62.
Ra8 Kb4 63. Rb8+ Kc4 64. Ra8 Kd4 65. Ra7 Ke4 66. Ra4+ Kf5 $1 {Zugzwang?} (66...
Ke3 {Zugzwang?} 67. Ra7 {[%csl Rf7] Nein!} Kxf4 (67... Re1 68. Rxa2 Re2+ 69.
Rxe2+ Kxe2 70. Kg3 Ke3 71. Kg4 Kf2 72. f5 Ke3 73. fxg6 fxg6 74. Kg3 $11) (67...
Rd1 68. Rxa2 Rd7 (68... Rd4 69. Kg3 $11 Rxf4 $4 70. Ra3+ Ke4 71. Ra4+) 69. Kg3
$11) 68. Rxf7+ Kxg5 69. Ra7 $11 {Der g-Bauer ist nutzlos.}) 67. Ra7 {Nein,aber.
..} Kg4 $1 {[%csl Rf4,Rg5][%cal Ya1e1,Ye1e4,Ye4f4] Mit dieser gewaltigen
Königsposition kann Schwarz leichten Herzens den a-Bauern aufgeben und sich
die weißen Bauern einverleiben.} 68. Ra4 Re1 69. Rxa2 Re4 70. Ra3 Rxf4 71. Rg3+
Kh5 72. Kh3 Rh4+ 73. Kg2 Rg4 $19) 54... Ke6 55. Ra6+ (55. Ke2 Ra1 56. Ra6+ Kf5
57. Rf6+ Ke4 58. Rxf7 a3 $19) (55. Kg2 $5 $17 {/\} Ra1 56. Ra6+ Kf5 57. Rf6+
Ke4 58. Rxf7 a3 59. f5 $1 a2 60. Ra7 Kxf5 61. Ra5+ $11 {draws even without the
Pg5.}) 55... Kf5 56. Rf6+ Kg4 57. Rxf7 Rf3+ $19 58. Kg2 Rxf4 59. Ra7 Kxg5 {
[%csl Ga4,Gf4,Gg6] Now with two extra pawns and an active R the _|_ is
trivially won. [#] Hecht:  Vor dem Hintergrund der o.a. Analysen ist die weiße
Aktion zwar verständlich, führt aber lediglich zu einer anderen
Verluststellung.} 60. Kg3 Rb4 61. Ra5+ Kh6 62. Ra8 Kh5 (62... g5 $19 {[%cal
Rg5g4,Rh6b3] /\g4,K-<<}) 63. Ra7 Rb3+ 64. Kg2 a3 65. Ra5+ g5 66. Ra4 g4 67. Ra8
Rc3 68. Kf2 Kg5 69. Ra7 Kf5 70. Ra4 g3+ 71. Kg2 Ke5 {Black's K just walks over
to the o^a3. Hecht: Der König wandert in aller Ruhe zum a-Bauern, während der
weiße abgeschnitten ist. Exitus!} 0-1

[Event "Vejle"]
[Site "Vejle"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 (3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O h6
8. Bh4 e5 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. e4 Nc5 12. Qc2 a5 13. a4 Bd7 14. Rfd1
Qc8 15. Ne1 Bc6 16. f3 Nh5 17. Bf2 Nf4 18. Bb5 $1 Bxb5 19. axb5 Nce6 20. Nc4 b6
21. Nd3 $14 {Gawehns,K-Glek,I/Bonn GSK/1994/}) 3... Bg7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. dxc5 $5 (
5. e3 O-O 6. h3 b6 7. c3 d6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bh2 Re8 11. a4 Rc8 12.
Qb1 Bh6 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Nc4 cxd4 15. exd4 Na5 $5 16. Nxa5 bxa5 17. Bb5 Be4 18.
Qa2 Bd5 19. Qb1 Red8 20. Re1 e6 21. Qd3 Bc4 22. Bxc4 Qxc4 $15 {Pedersen,
F-Fishbein,A/Herning/1991/}) (5. c3 O-O (5... cxd4 6. cxd4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Qa4
Bb7 9. Bxb8 $6 Qxb8 10. Ba6 Bc6 11. Bb5 Qb7 12. Bxc6 dxc6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rfc1
c5 15. Nb3 Rfc8 16. Qb5 a6 17. Qe2 cxd4 18. Nfxd4 e5 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Nc2 e4
21. Ncd4 Ne5 $36 {Gliksman,D-Mikhalchishin,A/Bled op/1992/}) 6. e3 b6 7. h3 d6
8. Bc4 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bh2 Rc8 11. Qe2 Nb8 12. Rfc1 e6 13. a4 d5 $6 (13...
Nc6 $142 $10) 14. Bd3 c4 15. Bc2 Nc6 16. Ne5 Na5 17. Rf1 Ne4 18. Nef3 Nd6 19.
Rfe1 Qe7 20. Bf4 $14 {[+],Samovojska,D-Apicella,M/Cannes op/1989/}) 5... Qa5
$146 (5... Na6 $5 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bd4 Bxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxc5 9. e4 d6 10. Bb5+ Kf8 11.
O-O Kg7 12. b4 Ne6 13. Nf5+ gxf5 14. exf5 Nf6 15. fxe6 Bxe6 16. Bd3 $13 {
1/2:1/2/Ramos,D-Beckmeyer,W/BL 8788/1987/}) 6. c3 Qxc5 7. e4 O-O 8. Bd3 (8. e5
$6 Ng4 9. Qe2 f6 $36) 8... d6 9. h3 (9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nbd7 $10)
9... Nbd7 10. O-O b6 11. Re1 Bb7 $10 12. Qe2 (12. e5 $2 Nh5 $17) 12... Rad8 (
12... e5 $5 13. Be3 Qc7 $13) 13. Rad1 Rfe8 (13... Qc8 $5 {/\Nc5=}) 14. Ba6 Qc8
(14... Ba8 $5 $132) 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. e5 $10 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nh5 18. Bh2 Nxe5 19.
Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Qxe5 Rd5 21. Qe2 Red8 (21... Nf4 $6 22. Qf3 Nd3 23. Nc4 $1 $16)
22. Nf3 e6 (22... Nf4 23. Qc2 $10) 23. c4 R5d7 24. Rxd7 (24. Ne5 $4 Nf4 $19)
24... Qxd7 25. b3 Ng7 (25... Qd3 $5 $10) 26. Ne5 Qc7 27. Ng4 Ne8 28. Rd1 Rxd1+
29. Qxd1 f5 30. Ne3 (30. Ne3 Nf6 31. Qd4 e5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow5"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e4 d6 (5... d5 $5 6. exd5 (6. e5
Ne4 7. Bd3 Nxg5 8. Nxg5 c5 9. h4 $6 c4 10. Be2 Qb6 11. c3 Qxb2 12. Rc1 f6 13.
Nxc4 dxc4 14. Bxc4+ Kh8 15. Nf7+ Rxf7 16. Bxf7 Bf5 17. h5 gxh5 18. O-O Nc6 19.
Qxh5 Bd3 20. Rfe1 fxe5 21. d5 Na5 $17 {Nikolic,Z-Ilincic,Z/JUG-ch Novi Sad/
1995/}) 6... Nxd5 7. Nb3 h6 8. Bd2 Nd7 9. Be2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. O-O c6 12.
c3 Qc7 13. Re1 Nf4 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bf1 {0,5/Bareev,E-Khalifman,A/Wijk (4.2)/
1995/}) 6. c3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Bc4 (8. Be2 {[%cal Yd1c2,Yd2c4] /\Qc2,Nc4
It's usually better to occupy the important c4-square with a Knight.} Nc6 9.
O-O Qc7 10. Qc2 Rd8 11. Rfe1 h6 12. Bh4 Nh5 13. Nc4 Be6 14. Ne3 Nf4 15. Bf1 Ne5
16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 b5 $1 19. Bf1 c4 20. Red1 Nh5 21. Bg3 Nxg3
22. hxg3 Qb6 23. a4 a6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 $15 {Yusupov,A-Kasparov,G/
Riga Tal mem/1995/}) 8... Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 (9... h6 10. Be3 b6 11. h3 Bb7 12. Qc2
e5 $6 {[%csl Rd5] ><d5} 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Nh2 Nd4 15. Qb1 Rfd8 16. f3 Nc6 17.
Ng4 Kh7 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bd5 Kg7 20. a4 Rd7 21. Nc4 Rad8 22. Qc2 Bg5 23. Bf2
$14 {Plachetka,J-Wittmann,W/AUT-chT 9495/1995/}) (9... Na5 $1 10. Be2 Be6 11.
Re1 a6 12. Qc2 b5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. axb3 Qc7 15. Bh4 h6 16. Nd2 Qb6 17. Nf1 Rfd8
18. Ne3 Ra7 19. Red1 Rad7 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. c4 $6 Rd4 22. f3 Rd7 23. Bf2 Nh5
24. g3 Bd4 $15 {Malaniuk,V-Marin,M/Caciulata/1992/}) 10. Re1 h6 11. Bh4 (11.
Be3 $6 Ng4 $17 12. Bxc5 $2 Nce5 $19) 11... Nh5 12. Qc2 (12. Bf1 Rd8 13. Qc2 Rb8
14. a4 a6 15. Nc4 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ne3 g5 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 e6 $10)
12... Rb8 $146 (12... Bg4 13. Rac1 Rad8 14. b4 $6 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Nf1 g5
17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 b5 $1 19. Be2 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 c4 21. Nh2 Rd3 22. Nf3 Qc7
23. e5 Rfd8 24. Qe4 R8d5 25. g4 e6 $17 {[%csl Rc3] <->d,><c3,Sale,S-Tkachiev,V/
Cannes op/1995/}) (12... b6 13. Be2 (13. a3 g5 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 e6 16.
Rad1 Bb7 17. Ba2 g4 18. Nh4 b5 19. e5 Nxe5 20. c4 b4 21. axb4 cxb4 22. c5 Rfd8
23. Nb3 Bd5 24. Re3 a5 $19 {Duong,T-Kudrin,S/New York op/1991/}) 13... Bb7 14.
Nc4 g5 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Ne5 17. Nfxe5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Bc4 Rad8 20.
Rad1 e6 21. Rd2 Rd6 {0,5/Malaniuk,V-Timoshchenko,G/Palma GMA-op/1989/}) 13. a4
a6 14. Nb3 {[%cal Ra4a5] /\a5} b5 $8 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bf1 c4 (16... Ne5 $5 17.
Nbd2 (17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 c4 $15) 17... Bg4 18. Bg3 $5 Nxg3 19.
hxg3 $10) 17. Nbd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 (18. cxd4 $6 g5 19. Bg3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 g4 $17)
18... e5 $10 {Stabilizes the center (symetrical e4-e5 strucrture with open
d-file) and equalizes.} 19. Nf3 Be6 20. Ra6 g5 21. Bg3 Rfd8 22. Rea1 Nf4 {
[%csl Rg3] ץg3} (22... Nxg3 $6 23. hxg3 $14 {[%cal Ga1a8] <->a}) 23. Qc1 Qc5
24. Qe3 $5 (24. Ra7 Bg4 $15) 24... Qxe3 25. fxe3 Ng6 26. h3 Bc8 27. Ra8 Bb7 28.
Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Nd2 Bf8 (29... Rd8 30. Be1 {/\b3=}) 30. Ra5 Bc6 (30... Bc5 $6 31.
Nxc4 $1 (31. Rxb5 $2 Bxe3+ 32. Bf2 Bxd2 33. Ba7 Ra8 34. Rxb7 Rxa7 $1 35. Rxa7
Be3+ $19) 31... Bxe4 32. Nxe5 Bxe3+ 33. Kh2 $14) 31. Be2 Rd8 32. Be1 Ra8 (32...
Ra8 33. Rxa8 Bxa8 34. b3 cxb3 35. Nxb3 Bxe4 36. Bxb5 Nh4 37. Bxh4 gxh4 38. Nd2
{/\Nf3=}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1996.10.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1996.10.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O (4... d6 5. e4 h6 6. Bh4
O-O 7. c3 c5 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Nh5 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Qc2 Be6 13.
Nc4 Rad8 14. Ne3 Rd7 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Rxd7 Rxd7 17. Bb5 a6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19.
c4 Qb6 20. Nd5 Qxb2 21. Qxb2 Bxb2 22. Bxe7 {Zhang Zhong-Stohl,I/Beijing/1996/}
Nf4 $1 $15) 5. c3 d6 6. e4 c5 (6... h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Bc4 Nh5 10.
Qc2 Qc7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rfe1 Na5 13. Bf1 Be6 14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. Qa4 g5 16. Bg3
Nxg3 17. hxg3 a6 18. Be2 b5 19. Qc2 Rd7 20. Nh2 Rad8 21. Nhf1 Nc6 22. Ne3 Bxa2
23. b3 Qa5 24. Nd5 e6 $19 {Kakageldyev,A-Temirbaev,S/Jerevan olm/1996/}) 7.
dxc5 dxc5 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 (9... Na5 10. Be2 a6 (10... h6 {Ftacnik} 11.
Bf4 Be6 $10 {Malaniuk,V-Yurtaev,L/Novosibirsk/1986/1:0/ (18)}) (10... Be6 {Leko
}) 11. Re1 Be6 12. Bf4 h6 13. Qc2 b5 14. h3 g5 15. Bh2 Qb6 16. e5 Nd7 17. Ne4
Rfd8 18. Ng3 Nf8 19. Nf5 Ng6 20. Bd3 Kf8 21. Be4 Rab8 22. b3 Rd7 23. Bg3 Rbd8
24. Nxh6 $1 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Bxh6 26. Rad1 $36 {Gausel,E-Lejlic,S/Gausdal TM/1996/
}) (9... b6 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. Rad1 Bb7 12. Qe3 Qc7 13. Bf4 Nde5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15.
Bh6 Rfd8 16. Nf3 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Re1 Bd6 19. h4 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. h5
Qd6 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Qf3 Qf6 24. Qxf6 exf6 25. Bc1 g5 26. g3 g4 27. Be2 Bc8
28. Kg2 $10 {Kakageldyev,A-Istratescu,A/Jerevan olm/1996/}) 10. Qe2 (10. Re1
Ng4 (10... h6 11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Nf1 (12. Qc1 Bg4 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Rad8 15.
Nh2 Bc8 16. f4 a6 17. Ndf1 b5 18. Be2 e5 19. Ne3 exf4 20. Nd5 Qe5 21. Nxf4 c4
22. Bf1 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Ne5 $17 {Siktanc,P-Novotny,J/CZE-chT3a 9596/1996/}) 12...
Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. a4 Rb8 15. Qc2 b6 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 a6 18. Qe2 Qb7
19. Ne3 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bd5 Qc7 22. f4 Bg7 23. e5 Rd8 24. Qc2 Bf5 25. Qf2
$14 {Henc,R-Blimke,D/POL-chW Brzeg Dolny/1996/ (25)}) 11. Bh4 (11. h3 Nge5 12.
Bf1 Be6 13. Qc2 Rad8 14. Be3 Nxf3+ 15. Nxf3 Ne5 16. Nd2 c4 17. Bd4 b5 18. Rad1
Bh6 19. a4 a6 20. b4 Rd7 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Nf3 Qc7 23. Nd4 Qb7 24. Be2 Rfd8 25.
Bf3 Qb6 26. a5 Qc7 $10 {Meduna,E-Kohtz,A/Pardubice op/1996/}) 11... Nge5 12.
Bg3 Qb6 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bb3 Be6 15. Qe2 Rfd8 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18.
Nc4 Rd7 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. a4 Bg7 22. g3 Rd8 23. Kg2 Qa6 24. a5
Qb5 25. f3 e6 26. Ra1 Qa6 27. Ra3 Qc6 28. Ra1 {1/2,Kanstler,B-Peker,O/ISR-chT/
1996/ All the games above show, how important is the e5 square for Black, by
controlling it he usually holds equality.}) 10... h6 (10... Na5 $5 11. Bd3 Be6
(11... h6 {Ftacnik} 12. Bxf6 (12. Bh4 Nh5 13. Qe3 c4 (13... Rd8 14. Bc2 g5 15.
Bg3 Nxg3 16. fxg3 Be6 17. e5 Qc6 18. Ne4 Nc4 19. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Nxc5 Bd5 21.
Bb3 Rac8 22. Nd3 Ne3 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 {Zilberman,N-Yurtaev,L/Frunze ;CBM 15 1989/
1/2-1/2 (64)}) 14. Bc2 e5 15. b4 cxb3 16. axb3 Be6 17. b4 Nc4 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19.
Rfd1 Nf4 20. Rd2 Rfc8 21. Rxa7 Rxa7 22. Qxa7 Ba6 23. h3 Qc4 24. Rd1 Qxc3 25.
Bb1 Be2 {0-1 Koenig,D-Cigan,S/AUT-chT 9394 (06)/1994}) 12... exf6 13. Rfe1 Be6
14. Nc4 Rad8 15. Nxa5 Qxa5 16. Bc4 Qb6 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Qb5 b6 19. a4 Rfe8 20.
a5 Qd7 21. Qxd7 Rxd7 22. axb6 axb6 23. Kf1 {1/2-1/2 Schussler,H-Marklund,G/
SVE-ch/1983 (32)}) 12. b4 c4 13. Bc2 Nc6 14. Nxc4 $6 Nxb4 15. cxb4 Bxc4 16. Bd3
Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Rfd8 18. Qe2 Rac8 19. Rac1 Qb6 20. Rc4 Qe6 $36 {Mufic,G-Cvitan,O/
Pula op/1996/}) (10... Ng4 11. Bd5 Bd7 12. h3 Nf6 13. Qe3 b6 14. Rfe1 Rad8 15.
Bc4 Bc8 16. Bh6 Bb7 17. e5 Nd5 18. Qg5 f6 19. Qh4 Na5 20. Bf1 Nc6 21. Ne4 Bc8
22. Rad1 $2 (22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qg3 $14) 22... g5 23. Bxg5 fxg5 24. Nexg5 h6 25.
Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Qe4 hxg5 27. Qxd5+ e6 28. Qe4 Rf5 $17 {Annageldiev,O-Iordachescu,
V/Jerevan olm/1996/}) 11. Bh4 (11. Be3 {Ftacnik} b6 12. h3 Bb7 $132) (11. Bxf6
{Ftacnik} exf6 (11... Bxf6 12. Rfe1 (12. Qe3 {>< c5, h6}) 12... Ne5 13. Nxe5
Bxe5 14. g3 {/\f4/}) 12. Nh4 (12. Rfe1 Re8 13. Bd5 Ne7 14. Bb3 Bd7 15. Qc4 (15.
Rad1 b5) (15. a4 $5) 15... Be6 16. Qf1 Nc8 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. Nc4 Nb6 19. Rad1
Rae8 $15 {0-1 Hennings,A-Suetin,A/Berlin Lasker/1968 (48) ><e4/}) 12... Ne5 (
12... Kh7 13. f4 Bd7 14. Qf2 Ne7 15. Rae1 f5 16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Ne4 Rae8 18.
Qxc5 Qxc5+ 19. Nxc5 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Nxh4 21. Nxd7 Rd8 {1-0 Trifunovic,
P-Bolbochan,Ju/Varna olm/1962 (43)}) (12... Ne7 13. f4) 13. Bb3 (13. Bd5 {
/\ 14.f4}) 13... Rd8 14. f4 Bg4 15. Qe3 Rd3 16. Qf2 Rad8 17. Bd5 R3xd5 18. exd5
Nd3 19. Qe3 Rxd5 20. h3 Bd7 21. c4 f5 22. Nhf3 {1-0 Stefanova,A-Makropoulou,M/
Balkaniad Varna (03)/1994 (45)}) 11... Nh5 12. Rfe1 $146 (12. Qe3 Na5 (12... b6
13. Rfe1 (13. e5 $2 {Ftacnik} Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Qxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe7 Re8 17.
Bh4 g5 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 $15) 13... g5 (13... Bb7 {Ftacnik} 14. e5 Rfd8 15.
Nb3 Bf8 16. g4 Ng7 17. Qxh6 Ne6 18. Qe3 Ncd4 19. cxd4 cxd4 20. Qc1 Bxf3 21.
Bxe6 Qxc1 22. Raxc1 fxe6 23. g5 d3 24. Nd2 {1-0 Kacheishvili,G-Spisak,C/
WchJM-U18 Medellin (06) 1996 (45)}) 14. Bxg5 (14. Bg3 {Ftacnik}) 14... hxg5 15.
Qxg5 Nf6 (15... Nf4 $5 {Ftacnik} 16. e5 Ne6 17. Qh5 (17. Qg3 Rd8 18. Re4 b5 19.
Bxb5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxd2 21. Bc4 Qd6 22. h3 Bb7 23. Rg4 Bd5 24. Qe3 Bxc4 25.
Nxc4 Rd1+ 26. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 27. Kh2 Qd5 28. Qg3 Rd8 {1/2-1/2 Kanstler,B-Peker,O/
Petach Tikva (07)/1996}) 17... Nf4 18. Qg5 Ne6 19. Qh4 $6 (19. Qg3 $5 b5 $5 $13
) 19... Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5) (15... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 16. Bd5 $3 Rb8 17. Qxh5 Bg4
18. Qh4 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 $16) 16. e5 Ng4 (16... Nh7 $5 {Ftacnik}
17. Qh5 Qd7 $1 18. e6 fxe6 19. Rxe6 Qxe6 20. Bxe6+ Bxe6 $15) 17. Bd5 Rb8 (17...
Nh6 {Ftacnik} 18. Re4 $1 Rd8 19. Bb3 Kf8 20. Rh4 Nf5 21. Rh7 $36) 18. e6 f5 (
18... Nh6 {Ftacnik} 19. exf7+ Nxf7 20. Qh5 e6 21. Rxe6 Bxe6 22. Bxe6 Rfe8 23.
Ng5 $18) 19. Nf1 Nf6 20. Ng3 Nh7 21. Qg6 Kh8 22. Nxf5 Rg8 23. Ng5 {1-0,
Speelman,J-Howell,J/Calcutta op/1996/}) (12... g5 $5 13. Bxg5 (13. Nxg5 {
Ftacnik} hxg5 14. Qxg5 Nf6 15. Qxc5 $44) (13. Bg3 {Ftacnik} Nxg3 14. hxg3 b6
$10) 13... hxg5 14. Qxg5 Nf4 15. e5 Ne6 16. Qg3 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f4 Qc7
19. Rae1 Rd8 20. Ne4 b5 21. Bxb5 c4 22. f5 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Qxb5 24. f6 Rd3 25. Qg4
exf6 26. Nxf6+ Kf8 27. Nh7+ Kg8 $10 {Annageldiev,O-Egger,J/Jerevan olm/1996/})
13. Be2 Nf4 14. Nb3 Nxb3 15. axb3 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Be6 17. Nd2 Rfd8 18. Bg3 Qb6
19. Ra3 Rd7 20. Bf4 Rad8 21. Be3 a6 22. Nf3 Qc6 23. Qc2 Bg4 24. h3 Bxf3 $10 {
Espig,L-Reeh,O/Potsdam DDR-FRG/1988/} (24... Bxf3 {Ftacnik} 25. gxf3 Be5 {
Espig,L-Reeh,O/DDR-FRG Potsdam/1988/1/2-1/2 (49)})) 12... Ne5 $6 {In this case
Black's control of e5 will be only temporary. Leko probably underestimated
White's 14-th move.} (12... Na5 $142 13. Bb5 a6 14. Ba4 b5 15. Bc2 Be6 $132 (
15... Bb7 $13 {Ftacnik}) (15... Bb7 {/\ c5-c4, e7-e5})) (12... g5 13. Bg3 Nxg3
14. hxg3 Na5 15. Bd3 Be6 $13) 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. g3 $1 (14. Nf1 $6 Nf4 15. Qe3
g5 16. Bg3 h5 $36 {[%csl Ge5,Gf4] with full control of e5 nd f4 favors Black.})
(14. h3 Nf4 {and it will be very difficult to get rid of the unpleasant Nf4.
Van Wely's move temporarily displaces his B, but prepares to chase away
Black's pieces.}) 14... Bh8 $6 (14... Ng7 15. f4 Bf6 16. Bxf6 exf6 17. Bd5 Be6
18. c4 Rad8 $14 {/\f5 was a more solid choice.}) 15. f4 {White is rarely
getting such a nice center in this line. In dieser Variante bekommt Weiß nur
selten solch ein starkes Zentrum.} Ng7 16. Qf3 {[%csl Rg7,Rh8] Black's tangled
pieces create a comical impression.} Be6 17. Rad1 Rad8 {[%cal Rd8d2] /\Rd2!}
18. Bxe6 Nxe6 (18... fxe6 $2 19. Qg4 Kh7 20. Nf3 $40) 19. f5 $1 $36 g5 (19...
Ng5 20. Qe3 $16 {/\} Bf6 21. e5 Bxe5 (21... Nh3+ 22. Kg2 Bxh4 23. gxh4 $18) 22.
Bxg5 $1 $18) (19... gxf5 20. exf5 Ng5 21. Qh5 $40) (19... Nd4 $5 {Ftacnik} 20.
cxd4 Bxd4+ 21. Kg2 g5 22. Qg4 f6 23. Nf3 $40) 20. fxe6 gxh4 (20... fxe6 $2 21.
Qg4 $18) 21. Qg4+ Bg7 22. Qxh4 (22. exf7+ {Ftacnik} Rxf7 23. Qxh4 Qa5 $14)
22... c4 (22... fxe6 23. Nc4 b5 24. Ne3 $16) (22... Qb6 23. exf7+ Rxf7 24. Nc4)
23. Kg2 (23. exf7+ $6 Rxf7 $132) 23... fxe6 {>< e7, e6} (23... Rd3 $5 24. e5 $5
b5 25. Nf3 $16) 24. Qg4 Rf6 (24... Qb6 25. Nxc4 Qf2+ 26. Kh3 $18) 25. Nf3 Rdf8
(25... e5 26. Rd5 $1 e6 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Re2 $18) 26. Nd4 (26. Rf1 {Ftacnik}
Qb6 27. Rd2 $14) 26... h5 $5 (26... Qb6 27. Re2 $1 (27. e5 Rf2+ 28. Kh3 Qxb2)
27... Kh7 28. e5 Rg6 29. Qe4 {[%cal Rd4f3,Rf3h4] /\Nf3-h4+-}) 27. Qxh5 Rf2+ 28.
Kh3 Qe5 $8 (28... Qb6 29. Re2 Rxe2 30. Qxe2 $18) (28... R8f6 {Ftacnik} 29. Re2)
(28... R2f6 {Ftacnik} 29. Qg4 $16) 29. Qxe5 (29. Qg4 $2 R8f6 $40) 29... Bxe5
30. Nxe6 $16 {[%csl Gg3,Gh2] Black managed to survive the attack and still has
some tactical chances, but in the long run the endgame is hopeless for him,
White's K-side pawns should eventually decide.} R8f6 (30... Rc8 31. Rd5 $18)
31. Rd8+ Kf7 32. Ng5+ Kg7 (32... Kg6 33. Kg4 $1 Rxb2 (33... Rxh2 $2 34. Rg8+
Kh6 35. Rh8+ $18) 34. Rg8+ (34. Red1 $40 {Ftacnik}) 34... Kh6 35. Rd1 $18 {
/\Rdd8->}) 33. Rd7 (33. Red1 $5 {[%cal Rd1d7] /\Rdd7}) 33... Rh6+ (33... Kg6
34. Kg4 $5 (34. Rxe7 Bd6 35. e5 Bxe7 36. exf6 Bxf6 37. Ne4 Rxb2 38. Nxf6 Kxf6
39. Re4 Rxa2 40. Rxc4 a5 $132) 34... Rxb2 (34... Rxh2 35. Nf3 $18) 35. Rxe7
Bxc3 36. Rd1 Bd2 37. e5 Ra6 38. Ne4 Raxa2 39. Rf1 $18) 34. Kg4 {The endagme is
still very lively, both sides have to be careful. Das Endspiel ist noch sehr
lebendig, beide Seiten müssen aufpassen.} Bf6 35. Ne6+ (35. Rxb7 $2 Bxg5 36.
Kxg5 Rg6+ 37. Kh4 Rxh2#) (35. h4 {Ftacnik} Rxb2 36. e5 Bxg5 37. hxg5 Re6 38.
Kf5 Kf7 39. g6+ Rxg6 40. e6+ $2 Rxe6 41. Rxe6 Rf2+) 35... Kf7 36. Nf4 Rh8 (
36... Rxb2 37. e5 Bg7 38. e6+ $18) (36... Rhxh2 {Ftacnik} 37. e5 Bg7 38. e6+
Kg8 39. Nd5 $18) 37. h4 (37. e5 $2 Rg8+ 38. Kh3 (38. Kf5 $2 Rg5+ 39. Ke4 Rxe5+
$19) 38... Rh8+ $10) 37... Rg8+ 38. Kh3 Be5 (38... Rf3 39. Nh5 Be5 40. Kg2 $18)
(38... Rxb2 39. e5 $18 {->}) 39. Rd5 $1 Bxf4 (39... Kf6 {Ftacnik} 40. Re2 Rf3 (
40... Rxg3+ 41. Kxg3 Rxe2 42. Rxe5) 41. Rg2 $16) 40. Rf5+ Ke6 41. Rxf4 Rxb2 42.
h5 b5 (42... Rxa2 $142 $5 43. e5 $5 (43. h6 Rh8 44. Rh4 Kf6 $13) 43... b5 44.
h6 Rh8 45. Rh4 $16 {[%cal Rh6h7,Re1e4,Re4g4,Rg4g8] /\h7,Re4-g4-g8}) 43. Rg4 $1
Rxg4 (43... Rh8 {Ftacnik} 44. Rg6+ Kf7 45. Rf1+ Ke8 46. Rf5 $18) 44. Kxg4 Rxa2
45. h6 {[%cal Re1h1] /\Rh1+-} Rh2 (45... Kf7 46. Kg5 a5 (46... Kg8 {Ftacnik}
47. g4 $16) 47. Rf1+ Kg8 48. Kg6 Rh2 49. Rd1 $18) (45... Kf6 {Ftacnik} 46. Rh1)
46. Kg5 Ke5 (46... a5 47. Rb1 $18) 47. g4 a5 48. Rb1 $1 $18 Kxe4 49. Rxb5 a4
50. Ra5 Kd3 51. Kg6 a3 $5 (51... Kxc3 52. Rh5 Rd2 (52... Rxh5 53. gxh5 a3 54.
h7 $18) 53. h7 Rd8 54. h8=Q+ Rxh8 55. Rxh8 a3 56. Kf5 Kb2 57. g5 a2 (57... c3
58. g6 c2 59. Rb8+ Ka1 60. Rc8 Kb1 61. g7) 58. Rb8+ Kc2 59. Ra8 Kb2 60. g6 $18
{With an extra pawn on e7 Black doesn't have the stalemate motives in the
endgame Q:Pc2.}) (51... e5 52. Rxe5 Kxc3 53. Rh5 Rd2 54. h7 Rd8 55. h8=Q+ Rxh8
56. Rxh8 a3 57. Kf5 Kb2 58. Ke4 a2 59. Rh1 c3 60. Kd3 c2 61. Kd2 $18) 52. h7 e5
(52... a2 53. Rxa2 $18) 53. Rxe5 $2 (53. Rxa3 $1 e4 54. Ra2 Rh4 55. g5 e3 56.
Kg7 e2 57. Rxe2 Kxe2 58. h8=Q (58. g6 $18 {Ftacnik}) 58... Rxh8 59. Kxh8 Kd3
60. g6 $18) 53... Rxh7 $1 $10 54. Kxh7 Kxc3 55. Ra5 (55. g5 a2 56. Re1 Kb2 57.
g6 a1=Q 58. Rxa1 Kxa1 59. g7 c3 60. g8=Q c2 $10 {-55.g5}) 55... Kb2 56. g5 a2
57. g6 a1=Q 58. Rxa1 Kxa1 59. g7 c3 60. g8=Q c2 (60... c2 61. Qc4 Kb2 62. Qb4+
Ka2 63. Qc3 Kb1 64. Qb3+ Ka1 $1 $10 {The stalemate saves Black in this
theoretical endgame.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Black "Grigore, George Gabriel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d6 (4... O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5
dxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Be2 Qc7 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Rfe1 g5 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14.
hxg3 b6 15. Bc4 e6 $132 {1/2:1/2/Maiwald,J-Itkis,B/Bucharest Ciocaltea/1994/})
5. e4 h6 6. Bh4 Nh5 7. c3 g5 (7... Nd7 8. Bc4 g5 9. Bg3 e6 (9... c5 $5 $132)
10. Qe2 Qe7 11. O-O-O a6 12. Nb3 a5 13. a3 Nb6 14. Bb5+ c6 15. Bd3 a4 16. Nbd2
Bd7 17. e5 d5 18. Ne1 Nxg3 19. hxg3 O-O-O 20. f4 f5 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Nef3 Rdf8
23. Ne5 Be8 24. Rdf1 Qe7 $10 {Khalifman,A-Wahls,M/Munich/1992/}) 8. Bg3 e6 9.
Ng1 (9. Bd3 Nd7 $5 (9... O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nc4 f5 12. exf5 exf5 13. h3 f4 14.
Bh2 Nf6 15. Re1 Ne7 16. a4 a5 17. Qb3 Kh8 18. Rxe7 $1 Qxe7 19. Nce5 $1 Qe6 20.
d5 Qe8 21. Ng6+ Kg8 22. Re1 $36 {Ribli,Z-Schmidt,W/Baile Herculane zt/1982/})
10. Qe2 a6 11. Nc4 b5 12. Ne3 Nb6 13. e5 Bb7 14. exd6 cxd6 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. Nd2
Nxg3 17. fxg3 Qc7 18. O-O O-O-O 19. Ne3 Bg7 20. Be4 d5 21. Bd3 f5 22. Nb3 Na4
$13 {Velikov-Jurtaev/Frunze/1983/}) 9... Nxg3 10. hxg3 Qe7 (10... c5 11. dxc5
dxc5 12. f4 e5 13. f5 O-O 14. Bc4 Nd7 15. Nh3 Nf6 16. Nf2 Bd7 17. Ng4 b5 18.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bd5 Bc6 20. O-O Rfd8 21. a4 a6 22. Qe2 $14 {Kiselev,S-Ivanchuk,
V/Frunze/1988/}) 11. Qc2 $146 (11. Bd3 $5 Nc6 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14.
f4 Rde8 15. Kb1 Qf8 16. Nh3 g4 17. Nf2 h5 18. Bc2 Ne7 19. Nb3 Ng6 20. Nd3 Kb8
$13 {Huemmer,B-Kraut,R/BL 9091/1990/}) 11... Nc6 12. f4 d5 $5 (12... Bd7 13.
Ngf3 O-O-O 14. Bd3 f5 $5 $132) 13. e5 Bd7 14. Bd3 O-O-O 15. Ne2 f6 $132 16.
O-O-O (16. g4 $6 gxf4 17. Nxf4 fxe5 18. Ng6 Qg5 $40) 16... h5 17. Kb1 Rdf8 18.
Nf3 Be8 19. exf6 $6 (19. Rdf1 $10) 19... Bxf6 20. Rde1 (20. fxg5 Bxg5 21. Nxg5
Qxg5 22. Nf4 Bf7 $15) 20... Qg7 21. Qd2 Rfg8 22. Qe3 Bf7 23. Ref1 gxf4 24. gxf4
(24. Qxf4 Bg6 25. Qe3 Re8 $36 {/\e5}) 24... h4 $1 (24... Qxg2 $4 25. Rfg1 $18)
25. Ng5 $6 (25. Ne5 $5 Nxe5 (25... Bxe5 26. fxe5 Bg6 27. Nf4 $36 {><e6}) 26.
fxe5 Bg5 27. Qh3 {<=>><e6} (27. Qf2 Bg6 $36)) 25... Bxg5 26. fxg5 Nd8 {><g5,g2}
27. g3 h3 $1 (27... hxg3 28. Rxh8 Qxh8 29. Qxg3 $36) 28. Rh2 Qxg5 29. Qxg5 Rxg5
30. Rfh1 e5 $15 31. Rxh3 (31. dxe5 $6 Be6 (31... Rxe5 32. Rxh3 $10) 32. Nf4 Bg4
33. Nxh3 Rgh5 34. Bf1 Nf7 $17) 31... Rxh3 32. Rxh3 Be6 33. Rh8 e4 {()} 34. Bc2
Kd7 35. Kc1 Nf7 36. Rh7 Ke7 37. Kd2 Bf5 38. Rh2 Bg4 (38... e3+ $6 39. Kc1 Bg4
40. Nf4 {/\Bd1=}) 39. Nf4 c6 40. Ke1 $6 (40. c4 $5 $15) 40... Rg7 $1 {/\Nd6-f5,
Ng5-f3} 41. c4 dxc4 (41... Ng5 $142 $1 $17 {/\dc4,Nf3}) 42. Bxe4 Ng5 43. Bh1
Nf3+ 44. Bxf3 Bxf3 45. Kf2 Be4 46. Rh5 $132 Kd6 47. Rh6+ (47. Re5 $13) 47...
Kd7 48. Nh5 $6 Rf7+ 49. Rf6 Re7 50. g4 b5 51. a3 a5 52. Rf8 (52. g5 b4 53. g6
c3 $17) 52... Kc7 53. Nf4 b4 54. axb4 axb4 55. Ra8 (55. Ke2 Rh7 $5 $36) 55...
c3 56. b3 $8 (56. bxc3 b3 57. Ra7+ Kd6 $19) 56... c2 57. Ra1 Bh7 58. g5 Kb6 59.
g6 (59. Rc1 Bf5 $19) 59... Bg8 $19 60. Nd3 Bxb3 61. Nxb4 Kb5 62. Nd3 Kc4 63.
Ne5+ Kc3 64. Re1 (64. Nxc6 Rc7 65. Ne5 Kb2 $19) 64... Bd5 {/\Kd4} 0-1

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Black "Khachiyan, Melikset"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 (3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 Qe8
8. O-O e5 9. Bh2 Qe7 10. c4 Ne4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Re8 13. Rfd1 a5 14. Rac1
b6 15. b3 Bb7 16. Qc2 f5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Rd2 Nc5 19. Rcd1 Bc6 20. Qc1 Ne4 21.
Rc2 Rad8 22. Nd2 Nc5 23. Nf3 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Ne4 25. Nd2 Nc5 26. Nb1 Rd8 $10 {
1/2/Epishin,V-Nijboer,F/Nimes op/1991/}) 3... Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 c5
(6... Nbd7 7. O-O Qe8 8. c4 e5 9. Bh2 $13) 7. c3 {[%csl Yc3,Yd4,Ye3] The Colle
structure Pc3,d4,e3 arises in many Queen's pawn openings and it's very solid,
although rather passive.} Qb6 8. Qb3 (8. Qc1 Nc6 9. Na3 (9. Nbd2 d5 $6 10. O-O
Be6 11. Qc2 Rac8 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qa3 Nc4 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. e4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Bd7
17. Be5 Rfe8 18. Rac1 Bb5 19. Qc3 Nh5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. d5+ $36 {Anastasian,
A-Basirov,R/Kstovo op/1994/}) 9... Be6 10. O-O Rac8 11. Rd1 d5 12. Nc2 c4 13.
Nd2 Rfd8 14. b3 Qa5 15. bxc4 Qxc3 16. c5 b6 17. Ne1 Qxc1 18. Raxc1 bxc5 19.
Rxc5 Nd7 20. Rb5 Nb6 21. Nb3 Bd7 22. Nc5 Be8 23. Nb7 Rd7 24. Nc5 Rdd8 $10 {
Agdestein,S-Van Wely,L/Biel izt/1993/}) 8... Be6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. a3 Nc6 11.
Nbd2 Rfc8 (11... Na5 $5 12. Ng5 (12. e4 $6 Nb3 13. Nxb3 Bxb3 14. Nd2 Bc2 15. f3
Nh5 $36) 12... Bd7 13. O-O Nd5 14. Bh2 b5 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Rad1 Bc6 17. Nge4
c4 18. Nc5 b6 19. Nce4 h6 20. Ng3 Rfd8 21. Nf3 e5 22. h4 {Dreev,A-Popovic,P/
Brno/1992/} h5 $15 {()}) 12. O-O Na5 (12... cxd4 13. exd4 Na5 14. Rfe1 Kf8 15.
Bd3 Nc4 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Re2 Nd5 19. Bg3 b5 20. Rae1 Rc7 21. Rd1
h6 22. Ne1 f5 23. f3 g5 24. Nd3 Kf7 25. Rde1 Bf6 $10 {Anastasian,A-Krasenkov,M/
Rostov op/1993/}) 13. Bd3 $146 (13. Rfc1 Bb3 $5 14. Bd3 Nd7 15. Bb5 Nf8 16. a4
Ne6 17. Bg3 Nc7 18. c4 $2 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. exd4 Ne6 21. Bd7 Nxd4 22. Bxc8
Ne2+ 23. Kh2 Nxc1 24. Bg4 Nd3 25. Ra3 Nxb2 26. Nxb3 Nbxc4 $19 {Dreev,A-Sokolov,
I/Groningen/1991/}) (13. Ng5 Nb3 $10 {1/2/Stoppel,F-Hager,F/OST-chT9394/1994/})
(13. Bh2 Bf5 $6 (13... Nb3 14. Nxb3 Bxb3 15. Nd2 Bd5 $10) 14. Rfe1 c4 15. Bf1
Be4 16. Ng5 Bc2 17. Ngf3 b5 18. e4 Nd7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Nxe5 Nb6 21. Rac1 Bb3
22. Nxb3 Nxb3 23. Rc2 Nd5 24. Ng4 Re8 25. Be2 Na5 26. Bf3 Rad8 $14 {Braeuner,
U-Maiwald,JU/Hamburg op/1992/}) 13... Nb3 14. Nxb3 Bxb3 $10 15. Bg5 (15. e4 $2
cxd4 16. cxd4 (16. Nxd4 Bc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 $17 {[%cal Rf6e4,Re7e5] /\Ne4,e5})
16... Bc2 $36) 15... Ra5 16. Rac1 Bd5 17. Bxf6 (17. Rfe1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 cxd4 19.
Bxf6 Bxf6 20. cxd4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 e5 $10) 17... Bxf6 18. Nd2 (18. e4 $6 Bc6 $15
{[%csl Rd4,Re4] ה}) 18... b5 (18... Be6 $5 $10 {[%cal Yd6d5,Yc5c4] /\d5,c4})
19. Be4 $1 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 {The Bishop and Knight are of approximately the same
value in this position, which is equal.} Bg7 (20... cxd4 $2 21. Nxf6+ (21. cxd4
Rc4 $132) 21... exf6 22. exd4 $16 {_|_}) 21. dxc5 Ra4 $1 $8 (21... dxc5 $2 22.
Nxc5 $1 {/\} Rxc5 23. b4 $18) 22. Nxd6 $5 (22. f3 f5 $1 23. Nf2 dxc5 $132 {/\b4
}) 22... exd6 23. cxd6 {[%csl Gd6,Rb5] The passed d6-pawn will eventually fall,
but White will gain the weak b5-pawn in exchange. With 3 pawns for the piece
he has equality, but hardly more.} Rd8 24. Rfd1 Rd7 $1 (24... Ra6 25. d7 {
/\Rd5+/=}) 25. Rd5 Ra6 26. Rxb5 $2 (26. Rcd1 Bf8 (26... Rb6 $6 27. e4 f6 28. f4
$16) 27. Rxb5 Raxd6 28. Rxd6 Bxd6 $10) 26... Raxd6 27. Kf1 h5 $2 (27... Rd2 $1
$36) 28. Rc2 $1 (28. a4 Rd2 $15) 28... Rd1+ (28... h4 $142 $13 {[%csl Rg2] ><g2
}) 29. Ke2 Rg1 (29... h4 $2 30. Rxb7 $16) 30. g3 h4 31. gxh4 Bf6 (31... Rh1 32.
h5 Rxh3 33. hxg6 fxg6 34. Rd2 $1 $36 {[%csl Rb7] ><b7}) 32. h5 Bh4 33. hxg6
fxg6 {Although White now has 4 pawns for the piece, his P are weak and Black's
Rooks are sufficiently active to maintain approximate equality.} 34. Rb4 g5 35.
Rd4 (35. Rg4 Rh1 36. Rd2 Rf7 $5 $132) 35... Rf7 36. f4 Re7 (36... gxf4 $142 37.
Rxf4 Rxf4 38. exf4 Rg3 $1 $10) 37. Kd3 Rg3 38. Re2 Rxh3 39. fxg5 Kf7 (39...
Bxg5 $6 40. Rg4 Rg7 41. Reg2 Bf6 (41... Rxe3+ 42. Kd4 Re2 43. Rxe2 Bf6+ 44. Ke4
$1 Rxg4+ 45. Kf5 $18) 42. Rxg7+ Bxg7 43. Rg6 $16) 40. Rd5 (40. Rg4 $5 $14)
40... Rg3 41. Kc4 Bxg5 42. e4 Be3 $10 43. Rf5+ (43. e5 $6 Ke6) 43... Ke8 44. e5
Rc7+ 45. Kb3 (45. Kb5 Rc5+ $10) 45... Bd4 $1 {[%cal Rd4c3] /\Bc3=} 46. Rh5 (46.
Rc2 Re3 $15) 46... Bxc3 47. Rh8+ (47. bxc3 Rcxc3+ 48. Kb4 Rb3+ $10) 47... Ke7
48. Rh7+ Kd8 (48... Kd8 49. Rxc7 Bxe5+ 50. Rc3 Bxc3 51. bxc3 Kc7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brno-A"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stangl, Markus"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. Nbd2 h6 (5... O-O 6. e4 Nc6 (6... c5
7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qc2 h6 11. Be3 b6 12. h3 Bb7 13. Nh2
Rad8 14. f4 e6 15. Kh1 Qb8 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17. e5 Nd5 18. Bg1 Nce7 19. Ne4 Nf5
20. Rf3 Nxf4 $1 $17 {Malaniuk,V-Tkachiev,V/London PCA/1994/}) 7. Bb5 h6 8. Bh4
a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Re1 f5 13. exf5 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bxf5
15. Re3 Qd7 16. Qe2 e6 17. Re1 a5 18. Nc4 a4 19. Nh2 Rae8 20. g4 Bg6 21. Nf1
Rf4 22. Ng3 Qf7 $13 {Vyzhmanavin,A-Mainka,R/London PCA/1994/}) 6. Bh4 g5 (6...
Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. Bc4 (8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Be2 a5 11. O-O Qe7 12. a4 Re8
13. Rfe1 Qf8 14. Nc4 Nh5 15. Nfd2 Nf4 16. Bf1 Bf6 17. Bg3 Nh5 18. Nb3 b6 19.
Ne3 c6 20. Red1 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Bd8 22. Nd2 Nf6 23. Nf3 Bc7 $10 {Kovacevic,
S-Komljenovic,D/Linares op/1994/}) 8... O-O 9. O-O Qe8 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Bf1 Nb6
12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nb3 a5 14. Nc5 Qc6 15. Nd3 Re8 16. a4 Bd7 $1 17. b3 Bg4 18.
Rc1 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Be2 Nf4 21. Nxf4 Qxf4 $15 {Stangl,M-Stohl,I/Brno/
1994/}) 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. e3 (8. e4 $142 $5 e6 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. O-O-O Qe7
12. Ne1 Nxg3 13. hxg3 O-O-O 14. Nc2 Kb8 15. Nb3 Ka8 16. f4 Rdg8 17. Ne3 gxf4
18. gxf4 Bf8 19. g4 Qe8 20. Rh5 Ne7 21. Rf1 c6 22. Bd3 $14 {(),Yusupov,
A-Vasiukov,E/USSR-ch/1981/}) 8... Nd7 9. a4 $6 (9. Bd3 e6 $13) (9. Qc2 e6 10.
O-O-O Ndf6 $132) (9. Bc4 e6 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 Qe7 12. e4 a5 13. Re1 Nxg3 14.
hxg3 b6 15. g4 Bb7 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. Nh2 d5 $1 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Ne4 Rfd8 20. Nf1
c5 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Nfd2 Qc7 $15 {Onat,I-Lau,R/Dubai olm/1986/}) 9... a5 10.
Bd3 e6 11. b4 Qe7 12. Nb3 axb4 13. cxb4 f5 $1 $15 {/\0-0,f4->} 14. Qc2 (14. b5
O-O 15. a5 e5 $17) (14. Nfd2 $5 Ndf6 15. Be2 Qf7 $15) 14... Ndf6 15. Bb5+ Bd7
$1 16. O-O (16. Qxc7 Bxb5 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. axb5 Rxa1+ 19. Nxa1 Ra8 20. O-O
Nd5 $36 {<->a,ץg3}) 16... Nd5 17. Bxd7+ Qxd7 18. e4 $6 (18. b5 Nhf6 $15 {
/\Ne4,h5}) 18... Nxb4 19. Qc4 (19. Qe2 $2 f4) 19... fxe4 20. Nxg5 (20. Qxb4
exf3 21. Qxb7 O-O {/\Rab8-+}) 20... hxg5 21. Qxb4 O-O $17 22. Ra3 (22. Qxb7 $2
Rab8 $19) (22. a5 $142) 22... Nf4 $1 {/\Nd3,Ne2} 23. Bxf4 gxf4 24. Qxb7 Rxa4
25. Rfa1 (25. Rxa4 Qxa4 26. Nd2 e3 $19) 25... Rxa3 26. Rxa3 e3 $1 27. Kf1 (27.
Qe4 $5 d5 28. Qd3 Qd6 $17 {/\e5}) 27... e5 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. dxe5 Qf5 $1 $19 {->
} 30. Qd1 $8 (30. Ra1 Qc2 $19) 30... f3 $1 31. fxe3 (31. Qxf3 Qd3+ $19) (31.
gxf3 Qh3+ 32. Ke2 (32. Kg1 Rg8) 32... Qxh2 33. Kxe3 Qxe5+ 34. Kd3 Qc3+ $19)
31... Qg4 (31... Qg4 32. gxf3 (32. g3 Qh3+) 32... Rxf3+ 33. Ke1 Rf1+ $1 $19)
0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e4 c5 7. d5 (7. dxc5 {
is much more popular.}) 7... h6 8. Bh4 e6 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O Qc7
(11... Qb6 {has also been played,} 12. Qc2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bg3 Bf5 15. Qc1
Rfe8 16. Re1 Na5 17. Nh4 Be6 18. Bf1 Rad8 19. Qc2 Ne7 $11 {Dvoirys-Korotylev,
Geneva 2001, with an equal position.}) ({or} 11... Re8 12. Re1 {1/2
Petkov-Spasov, Golubac 2008.}) 12. Re1 Rfe8 13. Qc2 a6 14. Nf1 $146 {A novelty
from Aronian.} (14. a4 Rab8 15. h3 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bg3 Red8 18. Bf1 Nd7
19. Red1 c4 20. Be2 (20. Nd4 $5) 20... Nc5 $132 {Muha-Novak, Sibenik 2008, and
Black is active.}) 14... d5 $1 {The right reply!} 15. Bg3 Qb6 16. exd5 Nxd5 17.
Rad1 Bf5 18. Qc1 Rad8 {Black has gained some space, his pieces are active.
Nevertheless White is solid, the position is balanced.} 19. N1d2 ({In the
event of} 19. Bc4 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Be6 $11 {with an equal middlegame.}) 19... Na5
(19... Qa5 $5) 20. h3 Qc6 21. Nh4 Bc8 22. Qc2 (22. Bf3 $5 {was also possible.})
22... b5 23. Bf1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Re8 (24... c4 {was an alternative,} 25. Nhf3 Qb6
$11 {followed by ...Nc6 with an equal position.}) 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Ne4 (26.
c4 Nb4) 26... Nb7 27. Qd3 Be6 28. Nf3 Bf5 29. Qxd5 Qxe4 30. Qxe4 Bxe4 $11 {
This is a symmetrical endgame, which is equal. Black is a little bit more
active, but thsat doesn't change the evaluation.} 31. Nd2 Bc6 32. Bd3 c4 33.
Bc2 f5 34. f3 Kf7 35. Kf1 Ke6 36. Ke2 Nc5 37. Bf2 Nb7 38. a3 Nd6 39. Bb6 Bf6
40. Nf1 Nc8 41. Bc5 Ne7 42. Ne3 h5 43. Bb1 h4 44. Nc2 Nd5 45. Bd4 Bg5 46. Ne3
Nf4+ 47. Kf1 Nd3 48. Bxd3 cxd3 {The structure is changed, Black has two Bs,
however White should hold.} 49. Ke1 Bd5 50. Kd2 Bc4 51. Bb6 Kd7 52. b4 Bf4 53.
Bd4 Ke6 54. Bb6 g5 55. Bd4 g4 56. hxg4 fxg4 57. fxg4 Bg5 58. Ke1 Bb3 59. Kd2
Bc4 60. Ke1 (60. Kd1 $1 {was more precise,} Bd5 61. Nxd5 Kxd5 62. Bf2 $11 {
followed by Be1.}) 60... Bd5 61. Kf2 $4 {A terrible blunder, which loses
immediately!} (61. Nxd5 $1 {was correct,} Kxd5 62. Kd1 Kc4 63. Be5 Kb3 64. Bd4
Kxa3 65. Bf2 $11 {followed by Be1 and White can hold.}) 61... d2 $1 62. Nd1 (
62. Ke2 Bxg2 $1 {This is the point!} 63. Nxg2 h3 $19 {and White can't stop the
pawn.}) 62... Bb3 63. Ke2 Bc4+ 64. Kf2 Bb3 65. Ke2 Kf7 (65... Kd5 {was also
good, for example:} 66. Bg7 Ke4 67. Nf2+ Kf4 68. Kxd2 Kg3+ $19 {and Black is
winning.}) 66. Nb2 Kg6 $2 {Error in reply!} (66... Bd5 $1 $19 {was the
strongest reply and Black's position should be winning.}) 67. c4 $1 {Aronian
immediately finds the only counterchance.} bxc4 68. Bc3 Bf4 69. Bxd2 Kg5 70.
Nd1 (70. a4 $1 {was easier, because White creates counterplay,} Kxg4 71. b5
axb5 72. Bxf4 Kxf4 73. axb5 $11 {and White survives.}) 70... Kxg4 71. Ne3+ Kh5
72. Nd5 Be5 73. Bc3 Bh2 74. Nf6+ Kg6 75. Ne4 $6 (75. Nd7 $1 {was more accurate,
} Kf5 (75... Ba4 76. Ne5+ $11) 76. Nc5 Bc2 77. Kd2 Bb1 78. Kc1 Be4 79. Nxe4
Kxe4 80. Kd2 $11 {and a draw.}) 75... Ba4 $1 76. Nd2 Kf5 77. Nf3 $6 ({White
should have played} 77. Nxc4 $1 Bb5 78. Kd3 Kg4 79. Bf6 $11 {and White can
hold.}) 77... Bg3 78. Be1 $2 {The last mistake.} (78. Bb2 {was tougher,} Bb5
79. Bc3 Kg4 80. Ke3 Bc7 81. Kf2 {and it is not yet finished.}) 78... Kg4 $19
79. Bxg3 (79. Bd2 Bc6 $19 {is also hopeless for White.}) 79... Kxg3 80. Kd2 Bc6
81. Nxh4 Kxh4 82. Kc3 Bb5 {and White resigned.} (82... Bb5 83. a4 Kg3 $1 $19)
0-1

[Event "Montreal 6th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2005.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Black "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2005.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. d5 e6
9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Bc4 Bxc4 (10... d5 $1 {Hazai This is the typical freeing move
here.} 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. O-O Nc6 (12... Re8 $5 {It is important, who can
occupy first the e-file, as we can see it from the game.}) 13. Qc2 (13. Re1 $5)
13... Na5 (13... Bxc4 {Tyomkin} 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Rad1 Qc8 16. Ne3 (16. Nd6 $142
Qa6 17. Qe2 Rab8 (17... c4 18. a4 $1) 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qe3 $16 {[%csl Rc5,Rh6]
}) 16... Re8 17. a4 b4 18. Nd2 $6 (18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 $14) 18... bxc3 19.
bxc3 Qe6 $11 {0-1 Miles,A-Lane,G/Scarborough 2001/CBM 083 ext (44)}) 14. Bxd5
Qxd5 15. Rad1 Qh5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] The Q is very vulnerable here.} (15... Qc6 {
was the persistent defence, for example:} 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Ndf3 (17. Ndc4 $143 {
exchanges Black's bad N on the edge of the board.} Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Qf4 19. Bxf6
Qxc4 20. Bxg7 {1/2-1/2 Miles-Atalik, Szeged 1997}) 17... Rad8 (17... Nc6 $2 18.
Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd7 $18) 18. Qa4 Nc6 (18... g5 $6 19. Bg3 Nh5 {founders on the
tactical blow} 20. Nxf7 $1 Qxf7 (20... Nxg3 $2 21. Nxd8 Nxf1 22. Ne6 $18) 21.
Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Qxa5 $16) 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Qc4 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 {Black's doubled
pawns secure a small, but durable advantage for White in the _|_.} Rd8 22. Re1
$14 {Miles-Gallagher, England 2000}) 16. Qa4 Nc6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne4 Be7 $4 {
This loses outright, but it is difficult to give a good advice.} (18... Qf5 19.
Rd5 $16) 19. Ng3 {1-0 Miles,A-Nataf,I/Havana 2001/CBM 084/[Hazai] and the Q is
trapped.}) 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nxc4 Qe7 $5 $146 {Igor made some conclusions from
his short loss to Miles- 12...Qe7 is a "homemade" novelty;} (12... Qe6 {Hazai}
13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. exd5 Re8+ 15. Kd2 {White has a slight _|_ advantage because
of the >< d6 and the bad B.} Bf8 16. Rae1 Nd7 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Re1 Rb8 (18...
Rxe1 19. Nxe1 {Without rooks White's advantage is undeniable.} Nb6 20. Ne3 h5
21. Kd3 Bh6 22. Nc4 Nxd5 23. Nxd6 $16 {A.Spielmann-Szylar, Cannes 1995}) 19. a4
Nf6 20. Ne3 a6 21. Kd3 {White's K is more active than his antagonist.} h5 22.
Nd2 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra1 $14 {occupying the vital a-file, Rodriguez
Vargas-Barbero, Benasque 1993.}) 13. O-O {That's the only way to play for an
opening advantage;} (13. Qxd6 Qxe4+ 14. Ne3 Na6 $11) (13. Qd5 Nd7 14. Nxd6 Nf6
15. Qe5 (15. Qxc5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 17. Qe3 Qc4 $17) 15... Qc7 16. O-O-O Rfd8
17. Qf4 {otherwise Nxe4} Nxe4 {it works anyhow!} 18. Qxe4 Rxd6 19. Rxd6 Qxd6
$11 20. Qxb7 $140 Rb8 21. Qe4 Qa6 $1 22. Qd5 c4 23. a3 Bxc3 $1 $17) 13... Qxe4
14. Nxd6 {14.Qb3 is trickier and gives White some hope for advantage;} (14. Qb3
$5 Qe7 (14... d5 15. Qxb7 Nd7 16. Na5 (16. Ne3 Nf6 $15) 16... Nb6 17. Nc6 {
White has some initiative here.}) 15. Rfe1 Qc7 16. Rad1 Nc6 17. Nxd6 Na5 18.
Qa4 Rfd8 19. Ne8 Qc6 20. Qxa5 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 b6 22. Qa6 Qxe8 $11) 14... Qc6 15.
Nc4 {only move} Qc7 {Not the only way to equalize;} (15... Nd7 16. Qd6 Qxd6 17.
Nxd6 Rab8 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 {and Black is doing well;}) 16. Qd6 Qxd6 17. Nxd6 b6 {
Black chooses the safest way;} (17... Nc6 $5 18. Nxb7 Rfb8 19. Nxc5 Rxb2 20.
Na4 Rc2 21. Rfc1 Re2 22. Kf1 Re4 23. Nb2 Nb4 $1 $11 {[%cal Gb4d5]}) 18. Rfd1
Nc6 19. Rd5 Rfd8 20. Rad1 Kf8 {Black gets his king closer to protect the 7th
rank after the trade of one pair of rooks;} (20... Rd7 21. Nb5 (21. Nc4 Rxd5
22. Rxd5 Rd8 $11) 21... Rxd5 22. Rxd5 a6 23. Nc7 Rc8 24. Rd7 Nb8 25. Rd6 Rxc7
26. Rd8+ Kh7 27. Rxb8 Rd7 28. Kf1 b5 29. Ke2 $11) 21. Kf1 Rd7 22. Nc4 Rxd5 23.
Rxd5 Ke7 24. a4 {securing the c4 outpost, but it's just too late to think
about strategical aspects here- the last pair of rooks gets traded after 27...
Rd8, and White has no pieces to play for a win....} Rd8 25. Rxd8 Kxd8 {This is
just too difficult to lose here for any side...} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Black "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Petah-Tikva Elitzur"]
[BlackTeam "Zemun Agrouniverzal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 h6 7. Bh4 Qe8
8. Be2 Nh5 9. O-O e5 (9... Nf4 $5 {Be2-doesn't have his usual place on-f1.} 10.
Bc4) 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Re1 Be6 12. Nc4 Nd7 13. Nfd2 $5 {N The standard
monouevre of white knights-Nb1-d2-c4-(e3),Nf3-d2.Bh4 has perfect place on f2,
after f3.} (13. Bf1 $6 f6 14. Nfd2 Qf7 15. b4 Rfe8 16. Ne3 {1/2-1/2 Delemarre,
J-Reschke,S/Schoeneck 1996/CBM 55 ext (16)}) (13. b4 $5) 13... Nf4 14. Bf1 Nc5
15. Qc2 (15. b4 Ncd3 16. Re3 g5 $5 17. Bxd3 (17. Bg3 Rd8) 17... gxh4 $132)
15... a5 16. Ne3 (16. a4 $6 g5 17. Bg3 Qc6 $132) 16... b5 17. b4 (17. Nb3 Qc6
18. f3 a4 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Bf2 Qc6 {=}) 17... Na4 18. Nb3 axb4 19. cxb4 c6 20.
Rec1 $6 (20. Rac1 Ra6 21. Red1 Qb8 22. Be7 Rc8 23. Bd6 Qa8 {=}) 20... Ra6 21.
f3 Qb8 22. Bf2 Qd6 23. Nd1 (23. a3 Bxb3 24. Qxb3 Ne6 {=+}) 23... Rd8 (23...
Qxb4 24. Nc5 Nxc5 (24... Raa8 $6 25. Rab1 (25. Nxe6 Nxe6 26. Qxc6 Nd4 27. a3
Qa5 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. Qxb5 d3 $132) 25... Qa5 26. Nxe6 Nxe6 27. Qxc6) 25. Bxc5
Qa5 26. Bxf8 Bxf8 {~=}) 24. Nc5 $2 {The forced play is starting now which is
leading to the difficult ending for white.} (24. Na5 $142) 24... Nxc5 25. Bxc5
Qd2 26. g3 $6 Qxc2 27. Rxc2 Bb3 $1 (27... Nh3+ $6 28. Kg2 $1 (28. Bxh3 $6 Bxh3
29. g4 Ra3 30. Kf2 f5)) 28. Rcc1 Bxd1 29. Rxd1 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Ne6 {If black
would change black-square bishops,that position would be winning.In that caseN
will get d4-outpost forever,white pawns (a2,b4,f3)will stay week.} 31. Rd6 $2 {
Here I found myself losing on force.Anyway it is really hard to give white
some advice in this position.} (31. Rd2 Bf8 {-/+}) 31... Nxc5 $2 {Ilincic is
also not on the top.} (31... Bf8 32. Bxb5 Nxc5 33. Rxc6 (33. bxc5 $2 Ra5 $1 34.
Bc4 Bxd6 35. cxd6 Kf8 {-+}) 33... Rxc6 34. Bxc6 Ne6 {-+}) 32. bxc5 Bf8 {-/+}
33. Rd2 Bxc5+ 34. Kg2 Kf8 35. Rc2 Ba3 36. f4 {Suddenly for myself I started to
play actively in own time-trouble moving kingside pawns.} Ke7 37. Kf3 f6 38. h4
Kd6 39. f5 gxf5 40. exf5 Bc5 41. Kg4 Ra3 42. Bg2 $1 Re3 43. Bh1 b4 44. Bg2 Rc3
$2 (44... Re1 45. Kh5 e4 46. Kxh6 e3 47. Kg6 {White has the control over e2.})
(44... h5+ 45. Kxh5 Rxg3 46. Be4 Re3 47. Bg2 e4 48. Kg4 Kd5 49. h5 Bf8 50. Rd2+
Ke5 51. Rd8 $132) 45. Rxc3 bxc3 46. Be4 {= This ending with opposite- bishops
is simply drawing.} Bf2 47. Kf3 Be1 48. h5 Kc5 49. g4 Kd4 50. a4 Bd2 51. Bc2
Bc1 52. Be4 Ba3 53. a5 Kc5 54. Ke2 Kb5 55. Kd3 Bb4 56. a6 Kxa6 57. Bxc6 Kb6 58.
Be4 {Hecht: '# Die Position bleibt deshalb remis, weil die schwarzen
Freibauern nicht weitgenug auseinander stehen. Zusammen mit seinem L�ufer
ist der wei�e K�nig tempom��ig stets in der Lagevon d1 aus den
c-Bauern und von f3 aus den e-Bauern zu kontrollieren, ohne da� der schwarze
K�nig einen Zugang zur wei�en Stellung erh�lt. '} Kc5 59. Ke3 {The plan
of defense:to control e4 and c2 squares up to where black king is situated.}
Ba5 60. Bc2 Kb4 61. Kf3 Ka3 62. Ke2 Kb2 63. Kd1 Bb6 64. Be4 Kb3 65. Bc2+ Kc4
66. Ke2 Bc5 67. Be4 Kb3 68. Kd1 Be3 69. Bc2+ Kb2 70. Be4 Bf4 71. Bc2 Bg5 72.
Be4 Kb3 73. Bc2+ Kc4 74. Ke2 Kd4 75. Kf3 Kc4 76. Ke2 Kb4 77. Be4 Kb3 78. Kd1
c2+ {Only chance.} 79. Bxc2+ Kc3 80. Ba4 Kd3 81. Ke1 {The new defensive setup
is Kf1 and Bd1.} Ke3 82. Bd1 e4 83. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U20"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1997.09.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Black "Agopov, Mikael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1997.09.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 {My opponent beated Rowson in the first round in
the very complicative game and I decided to direct a game to some kind of
positions which I understand better and not let to my opponent to get some
initiative} Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Bc4 {[%csl Re5]
in this line I prefer bishop on-c4.It will be very useful if white will push
e4-e5.Black tries to capture e5-square itself,and in next moves both sides
will fight for it.} Nc6 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 Nh5 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Qe2 Ne5 (12...
Bg4 {Tyomkin,D The demonstrative game in this variation I played in Youth
Israel Champ. in1996} 13. Qe3 b6 $2 (13... Na5 $142) 14. e5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rh5]
xNh5 White got all that he wants in this variation-pawn on e5 restrains all
black pieces and N on h5 is in the real danger-h3 and g4 coming soon} Qc8 15.
h3 Bxh3 $2 (15... Be6 16. Bf1 (16. Bxe6 fxe6 $13) (16. Bb5) 16... Rd8 17. g4
Bxg4 18. hxg4 Qxg4+ 19. Bg2 Nf4 20. Bg3 $16) (15... Bf5 16. Bd5 Rd8 (16... g5
17. Bxg5 Rd8 $1 (17... hxg5 18. Qxg5 $18 Bg6 $140 19. Qxg6) 18. Be4 (18. Bxc6
Qxc6 19. Bxe7 Rd3 20. Qe2 Nf4 21. Qd1 (21. Qf1 Rxd2 22. Nxd2 Bd3) 21... Bxh3 $1
$17) 18... Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Qe6 20. Bh4 $16) 17. Be4) (15... Bd7 16. Bf1 $5 $16 {
[%cal Rg2g4] intending g4}) 16. gxh3 $18 Qxh3 (16... g5 17. Bxg5 (17. Nxg5 Nxe5
) (17. e6 $5) 17... hxg5 18. Qxg5 Qxh3 19. Bf1 $18) 17. Qe4 g5 (17... Nxe5 18.
Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxg6+ $18) 18. Bxg5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Qg2 Qf5 $2 21. Rxe5 {
1-0 Tyomkin,D-Ribshtein,N/ISR-chJ U20 1996}) 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 {My opponent was
well-prepared to this game and choosing a quite unpleasant line in this
opening for white} 14. g3 $1 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gf2f4,Ge4e5] I didn't make some
special preparation for this tournament,but I've seen a "fresh" game in this
variation of van Wely and he used succesfully this idea and got a big
advantage.I found it very usefull.} (14. Nf1 $6 Nf4 15. Qe3 g5 16. Bg3 h5 $36 {
[%csl Ge5,Gf4] with full control of e5 nd f4 favors Black.}) (14. h3 Nf4 {
and it will be very difficult to get rid of the unpleasant Nf4. Van Wely's
move temporarily displaces his B, but prepares to chase away Black's pieces.})
14... Rd8 (14... Bh8 $6 15. f4 {White is rarely getting such a nice center in
this line. In dieser Variante bekommt Weiß nur selten solch ein starkes
Zentrum.} Ng7 16. Qf3 {[%csl Rg7,Rh8] Black's tangled pieces create a comical
impression.} Be6 17. Rad1 Rad8 {[%cal Rd8d2] /\Rd2!} 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 (18... fxe6
$2 19. Qg4 Kh7 20. Nf3 $40) 19. f5 $1 $36 g5 20. fxe6 gxh4 21. Qg4+ Bg7 22.
Qxh4 c4 23. Kg2 fxe6 {>< e7, e6} 24. Qg4 Rf6 25. Nf3 Rdf8 26. Nd4 h5 $5 27.
Qxh5 Rf2+ 28. Kh3 Qe5 $8 29. Qxe5 (29. Qg4 $2 R8f6 $40) 29... Bxe5 30. Nxe6 $16
{[%csl Gg3,Gh2] 1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Leko,P/Tilburg Fontys 1996 (60) Black
managed to survive the attack and still has some tactical chances, but in the
long run the endgame is hopeless for him, White's K-side pawns should
eventually decide.}) (14... Ng7 15. f4 Bf6 16. Bxf6 exf6 17. Bd5 Be6 18. c4
Rad8 $14 {[%cal Gf6f5] /\f5 was a more solid choice.}) 15. Nf1 $1 {[%cal Gf1e3,
Ye3d5] knight should come to-e3} (15. f4 $2 Bxf4 16. gxf4 Qxf4 17. Rf1 (17. Nf3
Bg4 18. Rf1 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxh4 20. Qxf7+ Kh8) 17... Qxh4 18. Rxf7 e6) 15... Ng7
16. f4 Be6 $6 (16... Bf6 $142 17. Bxf6 exf6 18. Ne3 Be6 19. Bxe6 (19. Bd5 f5 $1
) 19... fxe6 20. Ng4 f5 21. Ne5 $16 (21. Nf6+ Kf7 22. e5)) 17. Ne3 (17. fxe5 $5
g5 (17... Bxc4 18. Qxc4 g5 19. Ne3 $16) 18. Bxe6 fxe6 $1 (18... Nxe6 19. Qg4
Qxe5 20. Ne3 $18) 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Ne3 Qxe5 21. Ng4 $16) 17... Bxc4 18. Qxc4 (
18. Nxc4 Bf6) 18... g5 19. fxg5 $1 (19. Nd5 Rxd5 $44) 19... hxg5 20. Bxg5 Bxg3
21. Re2 $1 {[%cal Ge2g2] the rook is decisively coming to "g"file} Bf4 (21...
Qe5 22. Nf5 $1 (22. Rg2 Bxh2+ (22... Bf2+ $5) 23. Kh1 Bg3 24. Nf5 (24. Rag1 $2
Qxg5 25. Rxg3 Qh4+) 24... Nxf5 25. exf5 $36) 22... Nxf5 23. exf5 Qxf5 24. Rg2
$18) (21... Bd6 22. Rg2 $16 {/+-}) (21... Ne6 22. Nd5 Rxd5 23. Qxd5 Rd8 24. Qf5
$18) 22. Nd5 Rxd5 23. Qxd5 $18 Ne6 {[%tqu "En","Can you find haw white win by
force in this position?","","","g5f4","",0,"e2g2","",10]} 24. Bxf4 (24. Rg2 $1
Bxg5 25. Rxg5+ Nxg5 26. Qxg5+ Kh7 (26... Kf8 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Kh1 f6 29. Rg1+
Kf7 30. Qh5+) 27. Qh4+ $1 (27. Qh5+ Kg7 28. Kh1 $6 Qf4 $1 {[%cal Gg7f6]}) (27.
Kh1 Qc6 28. Qh5+ Qh6 29. Qxf7+ $18) 27... Kg7 28. Kh1 Qe5 29. Rg1+ Kf8 30. Qh7
$18) 24... Nxf4 25. Qg5+ Kh7 26. Qh4+ Kg7 27. Rf2 (27. Qg3+ Kh7 (27... Kf8 $2
28. Rg2) 28. Kh1 (28. Rg2 $2 {[%tqu "En","","","","f4e2","",5]} Ne2+ $1 29.
Rxe2 Rg8) 28... e5 29. Qh4+ Kg8 $18) 27... e5 28. Kh1 Rd8 29. Rg1+ Kf8 30. Rf3
Rd3 31. Rxd3 Nxd3 32. Qh6+ Ke7 33. Qg5+ Kf8 34. Rf1 Nf4 35. Rd1 Ne6 36. Qf6 Ke8
37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qh4+ Ke8 39. Rf1 Nf4 40. Rg1 Ng6 41. Qf6 Qd7 {[%tqu "En","",
"","","g1g6","transfering the to the winning pawns' ending",5]} 42. Rxg6 $1 {
transfering the game to the winning pawns' ending} fxg6 {[%tqu "En","","","",
"f6e5","",5]} 43. Qxe5+ $1 Kf7 (43... Kf8 44. Qh8+ {[%cal Gh8h7]}) (43... Kd8
44. Qd5) 44. Qd5+ $1 Qxd5 45. exd5 b5 46. b3 {[%cal Gc3c4]} c4 47. bxc4 bxc4
48. Kg2 Kf6 49. Kf3 Ke5 50. d6 Kxd6 51. Ke4 Kc5 52. h4 Kb5 53. Kd5 a6 54. Kd4
a5 55. Kd5 Ka4 56. Kxc4 Ka3 57. Kd3 Kxa2 58. c4 a4 59. c5 a3 60. Kc2 g5 61. c6
1-0

[Event "HUN-chT 9899"]
[Site "Hungary"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lorincz, Istvan"]
[Black "Vegh, Endre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Vegh,E"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bf4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. Nbd2 (7. Be2 Be6
(7... cxd4 8. exd4 Be6 9. O-O Qb6 10. Qc1 Nc6 11. Re1 Rac8 12. Na3 Bd5 (12...
Nd5 $5) 13. Nc2 Be4 (13... Rfe8 $5) 14. Bd1 $8 Rfe8 15. Ng5 Bd5 (15... Bd3 $5)
16. Bf3 $2 (16. Nf3) 16... e5 $1 $17 {Kamsky-Benjamin, USA (ch) 1991.}) 8. Nbd2
cxd4 9. exd4 Qb6 10. Qc1 Nc6 11. Nc4 Bxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 (13... dxe5
$5 14. Be3 Qc7) 14. Be2 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Rfe8+ 16. Kf1 Ne4 17. Qc2 d5 18. Kg1
Rac8 (18... f5 $5) 19. Rd1 Bd4 20. Bxe4 Rxe4 21. Bg3 h5 22. Qd2 Bf6 23. Qxd5
Rce8 $44 {Ferguson-I. Gurevich, London 1994.}) 7... Nc6 8. Be2 cxd4 9. exd4 e5
10. dxe5 dxe5 {[#]} 11. Bh2 $2 (11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. O-O Bf5 14. Qa4
Rfd8 $15 {Stoppel-Wittmann, Graz 1992.}) (11. Nxe5 Nd5 $1 12. Nxc6 $8 bxc6 13.
Bg3 (13. Bh2 Re8 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nxc3 16. Qc2 Nxe2+ 17. Kh1 Bf5 18. Qb2
Qd4 $17 {Kindl-Cvitan, Mendrisio 1987.}) 13... Re8 14. O-O Bxc3 15. Qc1 (15.
Bc4 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Bg7 17. Qb3 Bf5 18. Rbc1 Qb6 19. Nf3 h6 20. Rfe1 Bb2 21. Rcd1
Qxb3 22. axb3 Nb6 23. Ne5 Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Bc3 $17 {Zurek-Pavlovic, Trnava 1988.})
(15. Nc4 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Nc3 17. Qxd8 Nxe2+ 18. Kh2 Rxd8 19. Rxb2 Ba6 $1 20. Rc2
Rd4 $1 {0-1 Cebalo-Cvitan, Vrnjacka Banja 1985.}) 15... Bg7 16. Bf3 (16. Re1
Nb4 17. Nc4 Ba6 18. a3 Nd3 19. Bxd3 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Qxd3 21. Ne5 Qc2 22. Qc1 Qe4
23. Qc3 Re8 24. Qxc6 Qxc6 25. Nxc6 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan-Sideif Zade, Baku 1983.})
16... Ba6 17. Nc4 (17. Rd1 Re6 18. Nb3 Qb6 19. Qd2 Nb4 20. Bf4 Rae8 21. Be3
Rxe3 $5 22. fxe3 Nd3 23. Kh1 Bh6 24. Qc2 Rxe3 25. Rd2 c5 26. Bd5 c4 27. Bxc4
Rxh3+ $3 28. gxh3 Bb7+ 29. Rg2 Nf2+ 30. Kg1 Ng4+ 31. Rf2 Nxf2 32. Bxf7+ Kg7 33.
Qc5 Be3 34. Qxb6 Bxb6 35. Bc4 Nxh3+ 36. Kf1 Nf4 37. a4 h5 38. Rd1 Bg2+ 39. Ke1
h4 40. Kd2 h3 {0-1 Guseinov-Kuzmin, USSR 1983.}) 17... Qf6 (17... Re6 $5) 18.
Rd1 Nc3 $2 (18... Rad8 $5 19. Qc2 Nb4 20. Qb3 c5) 19. Qxc3 $1 Qxc3 20. bxc3
Bxc4 21. Bxc6 Bxc3 22. Rac1 {1-0 Granda Zuniga-Komljenovic, Cordoba 1990.})
11... e4 12. Ne5 (12. Ng5 Qe7 13. Nc4 h6 14. Bd6 Qe8 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 $17) 12...
e3 $1 13. Ndc4 (13. fxe3 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd5 15. Nc4 (15. Bg3 Nxe3 $19) (15. Bxg7
Qh4+ $19) (15. Bd4 Qh4+ 16. Kf1 Bxd4 $19) (15. Bf4 g5 $1 16. c4 (16. Bg3 Nxe3
$19) 16... gxf4 17. cxd5 Qh4+ 18. Kf1 fxe3 $19) 15... Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Qh4+ 17.
Kd2 Qf2 18. Nc4 (18. Ng4 Bxg4 19. hxg4 Nxe3 $19) (18. Qg1 $145 Qg3 19. Nf3 Re8
20. Re1 Rxe3 21. Qh2 (21. c4 Qf4 22. cxd5 Rxf3+ 23. Kd1 Rf2 $17) 21... Qf2 22.
Qg1 $11) 18... Nxe3 $1 $19) 13... exf2+ 14. Kxf2 Ne4+ 15. Kf1 (15. Ke3 Qh4 $19)
15... Qf6+ 16. Nf3 (16. Bf3 $5 Be6 17. Qe2 Ng5 $17) 16... Rd8 17. Qe1 Be6 18.
Kg1 Bh6 $1 {/\ b5} 19. Bf1 Qf5 (19... Bxc4 $5 20. Bxc4 Re8 {/\ Nd2-Be3} 21. Bg3
Be3+ $1 (21... Nd2 22. Be2 $8 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 $17) 22. Qxe3 Nxg3 23. Qg5 Qxg5
24. Nxg5 Ne5 $1 $19) 20. Nce5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Bd5 $1 (21... Nd2 $2 22. Nd4 $1)
22. Bd3 (22. Bd4 $5 Qf4 (22... Re8 23. Qh4 Bf4 24. Bd3 $13) 23. Be5 (23. Qh4
Ng3 24. Qxf4 Bxf4 $19) 23... Qe3+ 24. Kh2 (24. Qxe3 Bxe3+ 25. Kh2 Nf2 26. Rg1 (
26. Re1 Bb6 27. Rg1 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Nd3 29. Bxd3 Bxg1+ $19) 26... Bxf3 27. gxf3
Nd3 28. Bf6 Bxg1+ 29. Kxg1 Rd7 $19) 24... Nf2 25. Rg1 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Bf4+ 27.
Bxf4 Qxf4+ 28. Rg3 Rd2 29. Bg2 h5 $19) 22... Re8 23. Bd4 Qf4 $1 24. Qh4 Ng3 25.
Rh2 {[#]} (25. Qxf4 Bxf4 26. Rh2 Ne2+ 27. Bxe2 Bxh2+ $19) 25... Qe3+ $3 26.
Bxe3 Bxe3# 0-1

[Event "Haninge m"]
[Site "Haninge"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 e5 8. O-O
Re8 (8... Qe8 $5 {/\ Nh5,f5}) 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. e4 b6 (11... h6 12.
Bh4 g5 $5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Nc4 (14. Bxe5 $2 g4 $19) 14... Nf4 15. Ne3 Nf6 $13)
12. Rfe1 Bb7 13. b4 $1 Qf8 14. a3 Nh5 15. Bb5 c6 16. Bf1 f6 17. Be3 Rad8 18.
Rad1 Qe7 19. Nc4 Nf8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rd1 Ne6 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. a4 $6 (23.
Qa2 $1 {/\ Nb6} Qe7 (23... Kf7 24. Ncxe5+ fxe5 25. Ng5+) 24. a4 $16) 23... Bf8
$1 24. Qa2 Nhg7 25. a5 (25. Bh6 Kf7) 25... c5 26. bxc5 bxc5 27. Nfd2 Kh8 28. a6
Bc8 29. Na5 Qb6 30. Nb7 Be7 (30... Bxb7 31. axb7 Qxb7 32. Bc4 $44) 31. Qd5 Nc7
32. Qf7 Qe6 33. Qxe6 Ngxe6 34. Nb3 Nxa6 $2 35. Bxa6 Nc7 36. Bc4 $4 (36. N7xc5
Nxa6 (36... Bxc5 37. Bxc8 $18) 37. Nxa6 Bxa6 38. Bxa7 $16) 36... Bxb7 37. Nxc5
Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U21"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1985.12.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Howell, James C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Witkowski,S"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1985.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O (4... h6 5. Bh4 d6 6. e4 g5 7. Bg3
h5 8. c3 e6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Nc4 $14 {[Chernin - Gavrikov, Moskau
1985]}) (4... c5 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. Ne5) 5. c3 d6 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Be2 Nc6
9. h3 Qc7 10. O-O h6 11. Be3 b6 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Rfe1 Nh5 $1 14. a4 Rad8 15. Nc4
Nf4 16. Bf1 Nb8 $1 17. Qc1 (17. Rad1 Nd7 18. Qc1 $14) 17... g5 18. h4 f5 19.
Bxf4 $6 (19. hxg5 $5 fxe4 20. gxh6 Bxh6 $1 21. Nfe5 Rf5 22. g3 Nd3 $5 23. Bxd3
Bxe3 24. Nxe3 Rxe5 25. Bc4+ Kg7 26. Kg2 Rh5 27. Rh1 $13) 19... gxf4 20. e5 Bxf3
21. gxf3 Nc6 22. Qxf4 a6 $1 23. Qg3 $2 (23. Kh1 $142 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ne3
Nxe5 26. Nxf5 Kh8 27. Ra6 $1) 23... Kh8 24. Kh1 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Na3 (26.
Ne3 Nxe5) 26... Bxe5 27. Qh3 b4 28. Nc4 Bg7 (28... bxc3 29. Nxe5 Nxe5 30. bxc3
Rf6 31. Ra6 $13 (31. Qg3 $13)) 29. Re6 Qd7 30. Rae1 Rf6 31. Rxf6 Bxf6 32. Qg3
Kh7 33. Bh3 e6 34. Qf4 Rg8 $1 35. Nd6 (35. Rxe6 $4 Qd1+ $1) 35... Qg7 36. Qc4
Nd8 37. cxb4 cxb4 38. Qxb4 Bxb2 39. Qf4 Bc3 40. Rb1 Be5 41. Qb4 Kh8 42. Nc4 Bf6
$2 (42... Bd4 $15) 43. Ne3 Nc6 44. Qf4 Be5 45. Qc4 Nd4 46. Ng2 Bf6 (46... Qc7
$1 47. Qxc7 Bxc7 48. Rb7 Rc8 $15) 47. Qd3 Qc7 48. Qe3 Kh7 49. Nf4 Qc6 50. Nxe6
Qxe6 51. Qxe6 Nxe6 52. Bxf5+ (52. Bxf5+ Kh8 53. Bxe6 Re8) 1/2-1/2

