[Event "Asian Continental op 15th"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2016.05.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Igonin, Temur"]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bd3 d6 ({Now} 4... d5 {doesn't make much sense
since white's centre is quite stable compared to 3.Nc3 systems.} 5. e5 (5. Nbd2
$5)) 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Qc7 8. a4 (8. e5 {was an promising
alternative.}) 8... e5 {Black's pawn structure is an hybrid of Philidor and
King's Indian.} 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nc4 Nbd7 11. b3 Re8 12. Ba3 {This looked
silly but white has a deep plan in mind!} Bf8 13. Bb2 $1 {The main point
behind provoking ...Bf8, now e5 is more vulnerable.} b6 14. Qd2 Bb7 15. Rad1 {
Only here I started to feel that I might have lot of problems and started to
calculate seriously how to neutralise white's intiative and the unstoppable
threat of Ne5!} ({Already possible was} 15. Nfxe5 $5 Rxe5 (15... Nxe5 16. Nxe5
Rxe5 17. Qf4 Nd7 18. Bc4 {with a devastating intiative}) 16. Qf4 (16. Nxe5 Nxe5
) 16... Rae8 {with a similar position to the game but with a tempo down for
White.}) 15... Rad8 {I did see the following combination but there wasn't any
way to prevent it.} (15... b5 {would only make matters worse:} 16. Ncxe5 Nxe5
17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Qf4 Nd7 19. axb5 $16) (15... Bg7 16. Bf1 $1 {The d6-square
comes under serious fire.}) 16. Nfxe5 Rxe5 $1 {The only way.} (16... Nxe5 17.
Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Qf4 Nd7 19. Bc4 {[%csl Rf7] f7 will fall and the nasty pins on
the a1-h8 diagonal and d-file guarantees White a winning advantage.}) 17. Qf4
Rde8 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qxe5 Nxe5 {An interesting imbalance!} 21.
Bf1 {Here I felt white should be better according to the computer but I felt I
can take over if I activate my pieces in the right way.} Kg7 (21... Be7 {
[%cal Gg6g5] and g5 next was a more passive and possibly correct configuration.
}) 22. c3 Bc8 $5 {I was thinking of attacking his weaknesses not sure if this
was the right strategy.} (22... g5 $5 23. Rd8 c5 24. Rb8 Bc6 {was another way
to hold the fort.}) 23. h3 Be6 {I was following the policy of provocation and
then attack the pawns.} ({To prevent the expansion of white's kingside pawns.} 
23... g5 $5 24. Rd8 Be6 25. b4 a5 26. bxa5 bxa5 27. Ra8) 24. f4 Ned7 {Here I
felt I might be better since my pieces were finding targets and nice outposts!}
25. b4 a5 {After this it felt like maybe Black was fine but he wasn't!} (25...
h5 $5 {was possible limiting his pawns But I was worried abt} 26. e5 Nd5 27.
Bc4 $1 {with the threat of b5.}) 26. bxa5 (26. e5 Nd5 27. b5 cxb5 28. Bxb5 Nc5
{with nice outposts for the pieces.}) (26. b5 $1 {was best:} cxb5 27. Bxb5 Nc5
28. Rd4 $14) 26... bxa5 27. g4 h6 $6 {Controlling the pawns, but it wasn't
correct here and it is too slow.} (27... Nb6 $5 {was more stubborn.} 28. f5 (
28. e5 Nfd5) 28... Bb3 29. Rb1 Bc2 (29... Bxa4 30. g5 Nfd7 31. f6+ Kg8 $14) 30.
Rb2 Bxe4 31. g5 Bc5+ 32. Kh2 Bd6+ $11) 28. c4 Nb6 $2 {Allowing white pawns to
become a force to be reckoned with!} (28... Bb4 $1 $132) 29. f5 gxf5 30. gxf5
Bxc4 31. e5 Nfd5 32. Bxc4 Nxc4 33. Rc1 $16 {Now White is clearly superior.} Nd2
34. Kh1 $6 (34. Kf2 $1 {I was quite concerned abt this after which white has a
huge plus. So somewhere along the way I made some errors and allowed White to
get a huge advantage.}) 34... Nf3 35. Re4 c5 {I felt draw would be a good
result around here.} 36. Rd1 Ng5 37. Ree1 Nf3 38. Re4 Ng5 39. Ree1 Nf3 {
Both of us were running short of time.} 40. Re4 Nd4 $6 {This wasn't needed, it
was time to make a draw. Although I felt White has to be better I started to
take into account my opponent's rating which was a huge mistake. Bravery or
Stupidity?} (40... Ng5) 41. Rg1+ Kh7 42. e6 {Here I started to feel that I
might have overstimated my position. Too late :).} fxe6 (42... f6 $5 {was more
stubborn.} 43. Rb1 $1 Nxf5 44. Rb7+ Be7 45. Re1 $1 $16 {[%cal Gb7a7]}) 43. fxe6
Bd6 44. Rf1 Ne7 45. Rf8 (45. Rf7+ Kg6 46. Rg4+ $1 {Cutting off the king.} Kh5
47. Kg2 $16) 45... Kg7 46. Ra8 $6 Kf6 $6 {Giving up the a-pawn even for
activity was a huge error.} (46... Ndc6 $1 {with good chances to hold>} 47. Kg2
Be5) 47. Rxa5 Nef5 {Here I was counting on the fact my own passed pawn might
become strong but it was wrong assessment.} (47... Ndf5 $5 48. Kg1 $16) 48. Kg2
Nxe6 (48... c4 {was what I was counting on but} 49. Ra6 Be7 $1 (49... c3 50. e7
{This is what I missed when I played ...Kf6.}) 50. Ra8 $1 $16) 49. Ra6 c4 50.
Rc6 Nc5 51. a5 $3 {White's a-pawn decided to take matters into his own hands
and shows why it was a huge mistake to understimate his power :).} (51. Rf4 Ke5
(51... Nxa4 52. Rxd6+ Ke5 53. Rxf5+ Kxf5 54. Rxh6 Ke4 55. Kf2) 52. Rxf5+ Kxf5
53. Rxd6 Ke5 (53... Nxa4 54. Rxh6 Ke4 55. Kf2) (53... Ke4 54. a5 c3 55. a6) 54.
Rc6 (54. Rxh6 c3) 54... Kd5 55. Rxh6 c3 56. Rf6 Nxa4 57. Rf1 Nc5 58. h4 Kd4 59.
h5 Ne6 {with a draw.}) 51... c3 {Too weak too slow!} (51... Nxe4 52. a6 Nd4 53.
a7 Nxc6 54. a8=Q $18 {During the game I was very pessimistic about this
position but looking at this position with a relaxed mind, I can see that
maybe this position isn't so hopeless and there is the possibility of a
successful defence in a practical game.}) 52. Re2 Kg5 (52... c2 {was the best
try maybe though after} 53. Rxc2 Ne3+ 54. Kf3 Nxc2 55. Rxd6+ Ke5 56. a6 $1 {
also doesn't look inspiring.} (56. Rxh6 {is also possible.})) 53. a6 Nxa6 54.
Rxa6 Bf4 55. Rc6 Bd2 56. Re4 Ne3+ 57. Kf3 Nd1 58. Re5+ Kh4 59. Rc4+ {A serious
blow! But the result was more due to psychological reasons rather than on
chess mistakes, So it was possible to make a comeback in the next few rounds!}
1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 {An interesting choice by Nepo to avoid mainstream theory which is
Anish's forte!} ({The only other winner of this round was} 1... c6 2. d4 d5 3.
exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Qc7 6. h3 g6 7. Nf3 Bf5 8. Ne5 Nc6 9. Bf4 Qb6 10.
Bxf5 gxf5 11. Nd3 e6 12. Nd2 Rg8 13. O-O O-O-O 14. a4 Ne4 15. Rc1 Bd6 16. Bxd6
Nxd6 17. b4 Kb8 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Qe3 Ne7 20. f3 Ng6 21. Ne5 f4 22. Qe1 Nf5 23.
Nxg6 Rxg6 24. Rf2 Rdg8 25. c4 Ne3 26. cxd5 Nxg2 27. Qe5 Qxe5 28. dxe5 Ne1+ {
0-1 (28) Van Foreest,J (2612)-Anand,V (2773) Wijk aan Zee NED 2019}) 2. d4 Nf6
3. Nc3 g6 {The fabled Pirc Defence!} 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 {This has never
occured in the practice of Giri, while Nepo has some experience in this system
trying out couple of ideas in shorter formats.} Nbd7 (6... Bb7 {is premature
and was convincingly met by} 7. a4 $1 b4 8. Nd1 a5 9. c3 Na6 {
(Fressinet-Nepomniachtchi W Blitz Berlin 2015)} 10. Nf2 $16) (6... Bg7 7. h4 (
7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 Nbd7) (7. a4 b4 8. Nd1 O-O (8... a5 9. c3) 9. Qxb4 c5 10.
dxc5 Nc6 11. Qd2 d5 12. Nf2 Rb8 13. Rb1) 7... h5 8. Nh3 (8. a4 $5 b4 9. Nd1 O-O
$1 10. Qxb4 (10. Bd3 c5 $1 11. dxc5 Nc6 12. Ne2 dxc5 13. Bxc5 Nd7 {with good
compensation for the pawn.}) 10... c5 {with active play for the pawn.}) 8...
Bxh3 9. Rxh3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Nb6 {(Leko-Nepomniachtchi Rapid Beijing CHN 2014)}
({Better was} 10... c6 $5 11. Bd3 Qc7 {followed by c5 with a good game.}) 11.
Bd3 $16) (6... b4 {is even more premature than Bb7 :).} 7. Nd1 a5 8. a3 $1 bxa3
9. Rxa3 c6 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. Ne2 O-O {the simple} 12. O-O {offered a clear
advantage.} ({Comp likes the greedy} 12. b4 {winning the a-pawn.})) 7. O-O-O
Nb6 8. g4 ({Morozevich chose} 8. h4 $5 b4 9. Nb1 a5 {with a complex battle.}
10. g4 (10. Nh3 $5 {offered better chances to fight for advantage.}) ({Comp's
insane preference is} 10. c4 $5 bxc3 11. Nxc3) 10... h5 $1 {A typical idea to
fight against the expansion.} 11. g5 Nfd7 {Black was already superior in 
(Moro-Zvjaginsev Rapid 2018)}) 8... Bb7 ({Nepo missed an interesting
possibility in form of} 8... h5 $1 9. g5 (9. e5 Nfd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 {with a
nice position for Black.}) (9. gxh5 Nxh5 {now Black can focus on the queenside.
}) 9... Nfd7 10. f4 Bg7 11. f5 gxf5 12. Nh3 (12. exf5 {doesn't work due to} Bb7
13. d5 b4) 12... b4 13. Nd5 fxe4 14. Nxb4 Nf8 {Black comes out slightly better
out of the mess.}) 9. Nh3 (9. a3 {was better although Black could continue in
the same spirit with} h5 $1) 9... Nfd7 10. Be2 e6 {I wonder if this move is
really required.} (10... b4 11. Nb1 a5 {was a better way to fight for the
intiative.}) 11. Bg5 ({More to the point was} 11. Nf2 {though Black is
completely fine after} b4 12. Nb1 a5) 11... Be7 12. Qe3 {Slowly White is
losing track.} Bxg5 ({Once again} 12... b4 $1 {was stronger.} 13. Nb1 h5 $5 {
with better position.}) 13. Nxg5 h6 14. Nh3 Qh4 15. Nf2 O-O-O {Now we have an
equal position according to comp, although I feel black's position is easier
to handle as he has more potential to create something.} 16. f4 {A huge error.}
(16. Nd3 {was better maintaining the balance, though Black can fight for
something with} f5 $5 ({Also possible is the dark-squared positional approach
with} 16... e5 17. d5 Qg5 18. Qd2 {with equal endgame.})) 16... f5 $1 {White's
over extended pawn structure start to feel the heat!} 17. Bf3 b4 18. exf5 {
Desperation.} (18. Nb1 fxe4 {here both} 19. Nxe4 ({and} 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4
Qxg4) 19... Nd5 {looks pretty hopeless for White.}) 18... bxc3 19. fxe6 cxb2+
20. Kb1 Nf6 {White doesn't have enough compensation...} 21. Bxb7+ Kxb7 22. Qf3+
d5 23. Nd3 Ne4 24. Nc5+ Ka7 25. Qa3 Nxc5 26. Qxc5 Kb7 {An important win for
Nepo putting him and Vishy tied for the first spot...although the middlegame
phase could have been played better by both the "Masters"!} 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. h3 (
8. c4 Bg4 $1 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Na6 11. Nc3 Nd7 $13 {Kortchnoi-Sznapik,
Luzern ol 1982}) 8... c6 9. c4 e6 (9... cxd5 10. exd5 Na6 11. Nc3 Nc5 12. Bc2
e6 13. Bg5 exd5 14. cxd5 Bd7 $10 {Sturua-Yrjola, Komotini 1992}) 10. dxe6 Bxe6
11. Nc3 Na6 (11... d5 $5 12. Ng5 $1 $36) 12. Re1 Nd7 (12... Nc5 13. Bf1 a5 14.
Qc2 (14. Nd4 Bd7 $5 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Rb1 Rfe8 {><e4}) 14... Qb6 15. Be3 $13) 13.
Bg5 $1 Qb6 14. Rb1 Rfe8 15. Be3 Qd8 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Bf1 $14 Nd7
19. Qc2 Nac5 20. f3 (20. b4 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Nxe4 22. Qb2 Qe7 $17) 20... a5 21.
Bf2 h5 (21... Re8 $5 22. Rbd1 (22. Ne2 a4 23. Red1 (23. Rbd1 Qb6) 23... Qe7 24.
Bg3 Be5 $1 25. f4 $140 Bg7 {><e4}) 22... Be5 23. Ne2 Ne6 $132) 22. Ne2 h4 (
22... a4 $5) 23. b3 Qg5 (23... Re8 {/\ Ne6}) 24. Qc1 $1 Qxc1 (24... Qe7 $5 25.
Nf4 (25. Nd4 Re5) 25... Bh6 26. Be3 $1 $14 (26. Nd5 Qf8 27. Be3 Bxe3+ 28. Nxe3
Rae8 $10) 26... Rf6 27. Kh1 $5 Kg7 28. Ne6+ Nxe6 29. Bxh6+ Kh7 30. Be3 {^^})
25. Nxc1 g5 (25... Rae8 26. Rd1 (26. Nd3 Nxd3 27. Bxd3 Ne5 $1 28. Bc2 g5 29.
Red1 $10) 26... Bf6 27. Ne2 $14) (25... Bf6 $142) 26. a3 $1 Ne5 27. Rd1 Rae8 (
27... Ng6 28. Be3 Bf6 29. Ne2 {/\ Nd4-f5}) 28. Be3 f5 $5 (28... Bf6 29. Ne2 Bd8
30. Nd4 Rg6 31. Nf5 Bc7 32. b4 axb4 33. axb4 Ncd7 (33... Na4 34. Rb3) 34. c5
$16) (28... g4 29. hxg4 h3 30. Be2 $16) 29. Bxc5 $1 dxc5 30. exf5 Rf6 31. Nd3
Rxf5 (31... Nxd3 $1 32. Bxd3 Rd6 33. Bc2 (33. Be4 Red8 34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. b4
cxb4 36. axb4 a4 $36 (36... axb4 37. Rxb4 b6 $10)) 33... Red8 (33... Bd4+ 34.
Kf1) 34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Rd1 Rxd1+ (35... Bd4+ 36. Kf1 Kf7) 36. Bxd1 Bb2 37. a4
Bd4+ 38. Kf1 Kg7 39. Ke2 Kf6 40. Bc2 Ke5 $10) 32. Nf2 Nf7 33. Bd3 Rfe5 34. Kf1
R5e6 35. Bf5 Rd6 36. Ne4 Rd4 (36... Rxd1+ 37. Rxd1 Bd4 38. Bg6 $16) 37. Bg6 Re5
38. Bxf7+ Kxf7 39. Nd6+ Ke7 40. Nxb7 a4 41. bxa4 Kd7 (41... Rxc4 42. Na5 $18)
42. a5 Kc7 43. a6 Rxd1+ (43... Rxc4 44. Nd6 $18) 44. Rxd1 Kb6 45. Rd7 Bf8 46.
Nd6 $1 Bxd6 47. a7 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Sherzer, Alex"]
[Black "Kakageldyev, Amanmurad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. O-O-O c6 7. Bh6 Bxh6 8.
Qxh6 Qa5 9. Nf3 $1 Nb6 (9... Qh5 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Ng5 h6 12. Nh3 Kh7 13. f4 b5
14. Be2 $40 {Madl-Lorcher, Budapest 1990}) (9... e5 10. Bc4 $5 b5 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Ng5+ Ke8 (13... Kg8 14. Ne6 Kf7 (14... Nh5 15. g4 $18) 15.
Rd6 $44 (15. Ng5+ Kg8 16. Ne6 Kf7 17. Ng5+ $10)) 14. Qg7 Rf8 15. Rd6 $44) 10.
e5 $1 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nfd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 (12... Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ng5 O-O-O
15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qh3 Nf4 (16... Kd7 17. Bb3 $16 (17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Rxd5+ Qxd5
19. Rd1 $16)) 17. Qe3 $14) 13. Qg7 Rf8 14. Kb1 Bg4 (14... Bd7 15. Qxh7 O-O-O
16. Qh4 $16) 15. Nd4 $1 Bxd1 16. Bb5+ Nd7 17. e6 (17. Rxd1 O-O-O 18. e6 $44)
17... Bxc2+ 18. Ka1 O-O-O (18... fxe6 19. Nxe6 {/\ Qf8#} Qxb5 20. Nc7+ Kd8 21.
Nxb5 $16) 19. Bxd7+ Kb8 20. Nxc2 fxe6 21. Nd4 $1 $18 Rg8 (21... Rxf2 22. Nxe6)
22. Qe5+ Qc7 23. Qxc7+ Kxc7 24. Bxe6 Rh8 (24... Rgf8 25. Bh3) 25. f4 Kb8 26. b3
Rhf8 27. g3 Rf6 28. Re1 h6 29. Kb2 a6 30. Kc3 g5 31. f5 g4 32. Kd3 h5 33. Ke3
h4 34. Kf4 hxg3 35. hxg3 Rh6 36. Re2 Rh1 37. Rd2 Rdh8 38. Bxd5 R8h2 39. Rxh2
Rxh2 40. a4 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas3"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Todorcevic, Miodrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Bg5 $5 (7. Na3
Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. c4 Nh5 12. Qd1 Nf4 13. Bc2 Qd7 14. Kh2
c6 15. Be3 $14 {Rogozenko-Zajcev, Calimanesti 1993}) (7. d5 Nb8 8. h3 $5 (8. c4
Bg4 (8... e5 9. dxe6 fxe6 10. e5 (10. Nc3 e5) 10... Nh5 11. exd6 cxd6 12. g3
Nc6 13. Nc3 b6 (13... d5 $5) 14. Be4 Qd7 $13 {Leko-Smirin, Wijk aan Zee 1994})
9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Na6 $5 11. Nc3 Nd7 $13 {Kortchnoi-Sznapik, Luzern ol 1982})
8... c6 9. c4 e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Bg5 $1 Qb6 14. Rb1
Rfe8 15. Be3 Qd8 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Bf1 $14 {Kortchnoi-Hansen,Cu.,
Biel izt 1993}) (7. Re1 e5 8. h3 Nh5 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. Be3 Kh8 $5 11. Nbd2 f5 $13
{Smagin-Van Wely, Iraklion 1993}) 7... h6 (7... e5 8. Nbd2 Qe8 9. Re1 h6 10.
Bh4 Nh5 11. Rc1 $1 (11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nc4 (12. b4 Be6 13. Qc2 (13. a4 a5 $5)
13... Nf4 14. Bf1 Ne7 $5 15. Nc4 f6 16. a4 h5 17. Bg3 Qf7 18. Bxf4 exf4 19.
Ncd2 $13 {Ulibin-Alterman, Sochi 1990}) 12... Kh8 $5 13. b4 Nf4 14. Bf1 f6 15.
Qc2 Be6 16. Ne3 Qf7 17. Bg3 Ne7 18. c4 {><d4} Nh5 $5 19. c5 Nc6 $13 {Van
Wely-Reindermann, Wijk op 1993} 20. b5 Nd4) 11... Kh8 $5 12. d5 Ne7 13. c4 Nf4
14. Bb1 f5 15. Bxe7 $5 Qxe7 16. c5 fxe4 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Nxe4 $14 {
Yusupov-McNab, Oviedo 1993}) (7... Nd7 $6 8. a4 Qe8 9. Na3 a6 10. Qd2 f6 11.
Bh6 e5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. b4 {()} Nd8 14. a5 Qe7 15. Rfe1 Nf7 16. Nc4 Rd8 17.
Ne3 c6 18. Nh4 Nf8 19. g3 Qc7 20. Nc4 Rb8 21. Nb6 Bh3 22. d5 $1 Nd7 23. Qe3 c5
24. Nc4 Nf8 25. Rab1 Bd7 26. Nb6 $18 {Vaganian,R-Ermenkov,E/Thessaloniki (ol)/
1984/1-0 (42)}) 8. Bh4 e5 (8... Nh5 9. Na3 (9. Nbd2 Nf4 10. Bc2 Qe8 11. Bg3 e5
12. Ba4 Bd7 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Nd4 Bxd4 $5 (16... c5
$13 17. dxc6 (17. Ne2 $5) 17... bxc6 $132) 17. cxd4 g5 18. Qh5 Kg7 19. Rfe1 Ng6
20. Rac1 Rac8 $13 {Riek-Mohr, Baden Baden op 1990}) (9. Re1 Nf4 10. Bf1 Bg4 11.
Nbd2 g5 12. Bg3 e5 13. h3 Bh5 14. Bxf4 $5 exf4 15. Be2 Ne7 16. Nh2 $14 {
Zysk-Mohr, Budapest 1988}) 9... Nf4 10. Bc2 Bg4 11. Qd2 $1 Bxf3 (11... g5 $6
12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Ng6 14. f4 $36 f6 $8 15. f5 $1 e6 16. Bh6 exf5 17. h3 $1
f4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. hxg4 Rh8 20. Rxf4 Nxf4 21. Qxf4 Rh6 22. Kf2 Ne5 $2 (22...
Ne7 $1 23. Ke2 $5 $36) 23. dxe5 fxe5 24. Qg3 Qg5 25. Nc4 Rf8+ 26. Ke2 $18 {
Tal-Hoi/Jurmala/1985/1-0 (43)}) 12. Qxf4 Be2 13. Rfe1 Ba6 14. Qe3 g5 15. Bg3 e5
16. Rad1 $13 {>< Na3, Ba6}) (8... g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Na3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12.
Bb5 $5 Qf6 $1 13. Bxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Qxh5 Qxe4 16. Rfe1 Qf4 $13 {
/\ Bg4, Karolyi,T-Short, Dortmund 1980}) (8... Bg4 9. h3 Bd7 10. Na3 e5 11. Nc2
Qe8 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. f3 Nh5 15. Qd2 Nf4 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Bf1 f5
18. exf5 gxf5 $40 {Koch-Sznapik, Dortmund B 1989}) 9. dxe5 (9. Nbd2 g5 $5 (9...
exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. Bc2 $10) (9... Qe8 10. dxe5 Nxe5 (10... dxe5 11. Nc4 Nh5
12. b4 $6 Nf4 13. b5 Nb8 14. Bg3 Qxb5 15. Ncxe5 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Qxd3 17. Nxd3 Na6
$1 (17... Bxc3 18. Rac1 $10) 18. Be5 Re8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. e5 Bg4 21. Rfe1 Bxf3
22. gxf3 Rad8 $17 {Kalinin-McNab, Bath 1987}) 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Nc4 Nh5 13. Ne3
c6 14. Bc4 Kh7 15. Qd6 g5 16. Bg3 Nf4 17. Rad1 b5 18. Bb3 a5 19. a3 Be6 20.
Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Nf5 Rfd8 22. Qxd8 $5 Rxd8 23. Rxd8 Ne2+ 24. Kh1 b4 25. Re1 {
Todorovic,J-Kosanski,S/Belgrade GMA-op/1988/0-1 (54)}) 10. Bg3 Nh5 (10... g4
11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Ne1 Nh5 {/\ Ne7-g6, ><f4}) 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Qxh5 exd4 $13)
9... Nxe5 (9... dxe5 10. Na3 (10. Qc2 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Qe7 12. h3 Be6 13. b4 (13.
a4 {/\ a5}) 13... Rad8 14. Nb3 b6 15. Rfd1 Rd6 16. b5 Nb8 17. Nxe5 Bxb3 18.
axb3 g5 19. Bg3 Nh5 $13 {Sandmann-Schultze, Deutschland 1988} 20. Nc4 Nxg3) (
10. Qe2 Qe7 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. Nc4 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 g5 14. Bg3 Nh5 15. Nd2 Nf4 16.
Qf3 Qf6 17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Qe3 b6 19. Nf1 h5 $13 {Landenbergue-Mossong, Prag
1989}) 10... Be6 11. Qc2 (11. Re1 Qe8 (11... g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Bc4 Bg4 14. Be2
Nf4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Nb5 Rd7 $10 {Dunnington-Gufeld, Hastings
B 1988}) 12. Bb5 $5 Nd7 $1 13. Nc4 f6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Na5 h5 {/\ g5, h4} 16.
Bg3 Nb6 17. Qe2 c5 $13 {Yusupov-Seirawan, Montpellier 1985} 18. b3 g5 19. h4 g4
) 11... Qe8 $1 12. Rfe1 Nh5 13. Nc4 Bg4 14. Nfd2 Bf6 $5 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Ne3
Be6 17. Bc4 Rd8 18. Rad1 Qe7 $10 {Sharif,Me-Ftacnik, Lyon 1988}) 10. Nxe5 dxe5
11. Qc2 $1 (11. Na3 Qe8 $5 {/\ Nh7, Bg7-f6} (11... c6 12. Qf3 Bg4 13. Qxg4 Nxg4
14. Bxd8 Rfxd8 15. Rad1 b6 16. Nc2 a6 17. f3 Nf6 18. Kf2 Nd7 19. Rd2 {
Vaganian-Jansa/Biel izt/1985/0.5 (19)}) 12. Qb3 Nh5 13. Rfd1 Bf6 $5 14. Bxf6
Nxf6 15. Nc4 Qe7 16. a4 Be6 $10 {King-Burgess, Britisch Ch. 1988}) (11. a4 Qe8
$1 12. Na3 Be6 13. Qc2 Nh5 14. Rfe1 Bf6 $5 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. a5 a6 17. Qc1 Kg7
18. Qe3 Qc6 $10 {Rodriguez,O-McNab, Thessaloniki ol 1988}) 11... c6 (11... b6
$5 {/\ Bb7}) 12. Nd2 Qc7 13. a4 a5 {><b6} (13... Nh5 14. Rfd1 Nf4 15. Bf1 g5
16. Bg3 Be6 17. a5 b5 $5) 14. Nc4 Re8 (14... b5 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Ne3 Qb8 17.
Rfd1 $14) 15. Rfd1 Nd7 16. Bf1 Bf8 17. f3 $1 Nc5 (17... Bc5+ 18. Bf2 {><d6})
18. Bg3 $5 f6 (18... b6 19. Bf2 {>< Pb6} (19. b4 axb4 20. cxb4 Nd7 (20... Nxa4
21. Rxa4 Rxa4 22. Qxa4 b5 23. Qa5 $18) 21. Qc3 $14)) 19. Bf2 Be6 20. b4 axb4
21. cxb4 Na6 (21... Nd7 22. Ne3 $14) 22. Nb6 Rab8 23. Bxa6 $1 bxa6 24. Nd5 Bxd5
(24... Qf7 25. Qxc6 $16) 25. exd5 e4 (25... f5 26. dxc6 $16) 26. dxc6 Rxb4 27.
Rd7 Qe5 28. Rad1 Rb2 29. Qc4+ Qe6 30. Qxe6+ Rxe6 31. Rc1 e3 32. Be1 1-0

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 Ng4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c6 (7... g5
8. Bg3 e5 9. d5 (9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. h4 Nbc6 11. O-O-O Be6 12. hxg5 hxg5 13. Rxh8+
Bxh8 14. Nd5 Ng6 15. Nh3 Bxh3 16. gxh3 Nce5 17. Qb4 Rb8 18. Qa5 c6 19. Qxd8+
Rxd8 20. Ne3 Kd7 $5 $10 {Nikolenko-Losev/Moscow/1990/}) 9... f5 10. exf5 Bxf5
11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. Ne4 Nf6 14. O-O-O Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nd7 16. Ne2 Nc5
17. Qg4 Qe8 18. Kb1 Bf6 19. h4 h5 20. Qb4 a5 $13 {Tolnai-Reeh/Dortmund/1987/})
(7... Nd7 8. Be2 (8. h3 Ngf6 9. f4 c5 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. O-O-O Qa5
13. Bc4 Nb6 14. Bb3 $13 Nfd5 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nxc3 17. bxc3 g5 18. Bg3 Bf5
{Rodemann-Hermaneck/Dortmund op-A/1993/}) 8... Ngf6 9. f4 c5 10. d5 O-O 11. Nf3
b5 12. Bxb5 Rb8 13. O-O Qa5 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Ng4 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Rfe1 {
Kharlov-Kaiszauri/Schweden/1992/}) (7... O-O 8. O-O-O Nc6 9. Nf3 f5 10. exf5
Bxf5 11. h3 Nf6 12. d5 Nb4 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Bc4 g5 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. Bh2 Kh8 17.
g4 c5 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. gxh5 Bxh1 21. Rxh1 Rc8 22. Be6 Rxc3 23.
bxc3 Qa5 24. Qe3 Bxc3 25. Bb3 {Adams-Beliavsky/Tilburg 30'/1992/}) 8. h3 Nf6 9.
f4 b5 (9... Nbd7 10. e5) (9... d5 10. e5 (10. Bxf6 $5) 10... Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4
12. Ne2 $14 {/\ Nc3, >< Pe4} (12. Bc4 Nd7 13. Ne2 Nb6 14. Bb3 a5 15. a4 Nd5 {
/\ Be6})) 10. Bd3 b4 11. Nce2 a5 12. Nf3 O-O 13. O-O d5 $5 (13... Ba6 14. e5 (
14. a3 $5) 14... Nd5 15. f5 $40) 14. Bxf6 $1 (14. e5 Ne4 $132 15. Qe3 f5 $5 (
15... a4 $5) 16. exf6 $140 exf6 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Bf5 19. Qe3 Bxc2 $13)
14... dxe4 $6 (14... exf6 15. e5 f5 (15... Re8 16. f5 $5 $40 g5 17. exf6 {
/\ Ng3-h5}) 16. a3 $14) 15. Bxg7 exd3 (15... exf3 16. Bxf8 fxe2 17. Bxe2 $16)
16. Bxf8 dxe2 17. Qxe2 Kxf8 (17... Qxf8 18. Rfe1) (17... Ba6 18. Bxe7) 18. Rfe1
$16 (18. Ne5 Ba6) (18. c4 $16) 18... Be6 (18... Qd6 $142) 19. a3 Na6 20. Qe5
Kg8 21. Nh4 {/\ Ng6} Bc8 (21... Nc7 22. axb4) 22. Qxe7 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 Qxb2 (
23... Qxf4 24. Nxg6 $1) 24. Nxg6 $1 Be6 (24... fxg6 25. Qd8+ Kh7 26. Re7+) 25.
Qb7 Rb8 26. Ne7+ Kf8 27. Qxa6 bxa3 28. Qxa5 a2 29. Nxc6 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1990.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Viswanathan Anand} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 Bg7 6. f4 O-O
7. Nf3 $14 Nbd7 8. e5 Nh5 $6 (8... Nd5 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. Bd3 $14) (8... Ne8 9.
Be2 $14 (9. h4 $5 c5 10. h5 cxd4 11. Qxd4 $16)) 9. Ne2 c5 10. g4 $1 Nxf4 (10...
cxd4 11. Nfxd4) 11. Nxf4 $1 (11. Bxf4 $6 cxd4 12. exd6 e5 $1 $44) 11... cxd4
12. Nxd4 Nxe5 (12... dxe5 $2 13. Nde6 fxe6 14. Nxe6 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 $1 Qxd2+ 16.
Kxd2 Rf6 17. Nc7 Rb8 18. Bxa7 $18 {Short}) 13. c3 $16 {Black does not have
enough compensation for the piece} Bd7 14. Be2 b5 15. b3 Rc8 16. Rc1 a6 17. O-O
e6 18. Qd2 Qh4 19. Kh2 Qe7 20. Ng2 Rfe8 21. Bh6 Bh8 22. Qe3 Bc6 23. Ne1 Bd5 24.
Nef3 Rc7 25. Bg5 f6 26. Bh4 Nf7 $2 (26... Qd7 $16) 27. c4 $1 bxc4 28. Bxc4 Bxc4
29. Rxc4 d5 30. Rxc7 Qxc7+ 31. Bg3 e5 32. Rc1 Qd7 33. Nc6 Bg7 $2 {Both players
were in time trouble here} (33... d4 34. Qe2 $16) 34. Qa7 $18 Qe6 35. Nb4 Qd6
36. a3 d4 37. Rc6 Qd8 38. Rc7 Rf8 39. Nc6 Qd6 40. Ncxd4 Bh6 41. Nc2 Qd3 42.
Nfe1 Qxb3 43. Qxa6 Bf4 44. Bxf4 exf4 45. Nd3 Rd8 46. Nce1 Qa2+ 47. Rc2 Qa1 48.
Qe6 Qxa3 49. Rc7 Rf8 50. Qxf6 Qa2+ 51. Rc2 Qa5 52. Qxf4 Ng5 53. Qc4+ Kg7 54.
Qc7+ Qxc7+ 55. Rxc7+ Kh6 56. Re7 Nf7 57. Nf3 g5 58. Kg3 Kg6 59. Nde5+ Nxe5 60.
Rxe5 h6 61. Re6+ Kg7 62. Nd4 {Vinaswathan Anand} 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ariel, Donny"]
[Black "Altounian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2367"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[Annotator "Ang"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Bd3 Nxc3 7. Qd2 d5 8. bxc3
c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O e6 11. dxc5 Bxc5+ 12. Kh1 a6 13. Qe1 Bd7 14. a4 Qc7 15.
Qg3 g6 16. Ng5 Ne7 17. Qh4 h6 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Bxg6+ Kg8 20. Qh5 Kg7 21. Bd3
Rag8 22. Rf3 Be8 23. Qh4 Ng6 24. Qf6+ Kh7 25. Qxe6 Qd7 26. Qxd7+ Bxd7 27. Bd2
Rf8 28. e6 Bc6 29. Re1 Rf6 30. f5 Ne7 31. Bf4 d4 32. Be5 Rhf8 33. cxd4 Bxf3 34.
dxc5 Bc6 35. Bxf6 Rxf6 36. a5 h5 37. Kg1 h4 38. g4 hxg3 39. hxg3 Kh6 40. g4 Kg5
41. Be2 Kf4 42. Kf2 Rh6 43. Rf1 Nd5 44. Ke1+ Kg5 45. Kd2 {White has four pawns
for the piece, but they are securely blocked, and his pieces are occupying
defensive positions. However, Black cannot win either, as the moment he takes
the pawn on g4 an exchange will ensue followed by f5-f6 when the passed pawns
become monsters. The over-all assessment of this position is that it should
end in a draw.} Rh2 46. c4 Nf4 47. Rxf4 Kxf4 48. f6 Rh8 (48... Ke5 49. f7 Rf2
50. Ke3 Rf6 51. g5 Kxe6 52. gxf6 Kxf7 53. Bg4 Kxf6 {Contrary to initial
impression, this endgame is won for White.} 54. Kf4 $1 {If the Black King can
get to c7 it is a draw. But that's the whole point - he cannot.} Bh1 (54... Ke7
55. Ke5 Bg2 (55... Kd8 56. Kd6 {wins for White - his king should not have been
allowed by d6.}) ({The bishop must stay on the long diagonal. Why? Well ....} 
55... Be8 56. Bf3 Bc6 57. Be4 $1 Kd7 58. Bxc6+ Kxc6 59. Kd4 {followed by 60.
c6!, no matter where the black King goes. The winning manuever is as in the
main variations.}) 56. Be6 Bf1 57. Bd5 Kd7 58. Bxb7 Bxc4 59. Kd4 {This ending
is won for White.}) 55. Bf3 Bxf3 56. Kxf3 {White has the win. Let's just look
at the main lines:} Ke7 (56... Kf5 57. Ke3 Ke5 58. Kd3 Ke6 59. Kd4 Kd7 60. Kd5
Kc7 61. c6 $1 bxc6+ 62. Kc5 Kb7 63. Kd6 {the rest is easy}) 57. Ke4 Kd8 58. Kd5
Kd7 59. c6+ $1 bxc6+ 60. Ke5 $3 Kc7 61. Ke6 Kc8 62. Kd6 {etc}) 49. f7 Rf8 50.
Bf3 Be8 51. fxe8=Q Rxe8 52. Bxb7 Rxe6 53. c6 Re7 54. Bxa6 Ke5 55. Bb7 1-0

[Event "Bucharest Super"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Ke8 7. Be3 Nbd7
8. Nd2 Bc5 9. Ke2 $44 (9. Bg5) (9. Nf1) 9... Ke7 10. Nh3 Ne8 11. Nf2 Nd6 12.
Nd3 Bxe3 13. Kxe3 c6 14. a3 f6 15. Ba2 Rd8 16. Rhe1 $5 Nf8 17. f4 exf4+ 18.
Kxf4 Ng6+ (18... Be6 19. e5 Ng6+ 20. Kf3) 19. Kg3 Nf7 (19... Be6 20. Bxe6 $1 (
20. e5 Nf5+ 21. Kf2 Bxa2 22. exf6+ Kxf6 23. Ne4+ Kf7 24. Ng5+ Kg8 $17) 20...
Kxe6 21. Nf3 $40) 20. e5 (20. Nf3 Nfe5 $11) 20... Nfxe5 21. Nc4 (21. Nf3 Bf5 (
21... Kd6 $6 22. Ndxe5 Nxe5 23. Rad1+ Kc7 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. Nxe5 fxe5 26. Rxe5
h6 27. Kh4 Bd7 28. g4 Rc8 29. g5 $16) 22. Ndxe5 fxe5 23. h4 $6 Kf6 24. h5 e4
$17) 21... Bf5 22. Ncxe5 fxe5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 (23... Kf6 24. Ng4+ Bxg4 25. Kxg4
Ne5+ $11) 24. Rxe5+ Kf6 25. Rae1 Rd2 26. Re7 (26. Be6 Bxc2) 26... Rd7 $1 27.
R7e2 (27. Rxd7 Bxd7 28. Rf1+ Bf5 29. Kh4 h5 $1) 27... Rad8 28. h3 Rd2 29. Bb3
Rxe2 30. Rxe2 h5 31. Kf3 h4 32. g4 hxg3 33. Kxg3 g5 (33... Rh8 34. h4 Rh6 35.
Re8 $40) 34. h4 gxh4+ (34... g4 35. h5 Kg5 36. Re5) 35. Kxh4 c5 36. Kg3 b5 37.
c3 c4 (37... Rd3+ 38. Kf4) 38. Bc2 Bxc2 39. Rxc2 Rd3+ 40. Kf4 Ke6 41. Rh2 Kd6
42. Rh7 (42. a4 bxa4 43. Rh6+ Kc7 44. Rh5 Kc6 45. Rh6+ Kc5 46. Rh5+ Rd5 47.
Rxd5+ Kxd5 48. Kf5 a5 49. Kf4 Kc5 50. Ke5 Kb5 51. Kd5 a3 52. bxa3 Ka4 53. Kxc4
Kxa3 54. Kb5 a4 55. c4 Kb3 56. c5 a3 57. c6 a2 58. c7 a1=Q 59. c8=Q $11) 42...
Rd2 43. Rxa7 Rxb2 44. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isthmia op 1st"]
[Site "Vrachati"]
[Date "2011.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Shanava, Konstantine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2011.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 (1... Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 $5 (3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 {
is the real Saemisch!} e5 (6... c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 (9... h5 10.
Be2 h4 11. Nf1 e6 12. Nd2 exd5 13. cxd5 a6 14. a4 Bd7 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 Qxb6
17. Ra2 $14) 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 h4 14. Nh1 f5 15. Nf2
Bd7 16. Kh1 a6 17. a4 $13) 7. Nge2 c6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. d5 cxd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. g4
h5 12. g5 (12. h3 b5 (12... Nh7 13. Rg1 h4 14. Nc1 Kh8 15. Nb3 Bf6 16. g5 Be7
17. O-O-O f6 18. gxf6 Rxf6 19. Be2 $14) 13. Bg5 Qa5 14. Nc1 Nc5 15. Bd3 b4 16.
N3e2 Bd7 17. Ng3 Nh7 18. Be7 Rfe8 19. Bh4 hxg4 20. hxg4 Bb5 21. Be2 $13) 12...
Nh7 13. Rg1 f6 (13... b5 14. Nc1 Nb6 15. b3 Bd7 16. a3 $14) 14. gxf6 Rxf6 15.
O-O-O b5 16. b3 Nb6 17. Kb2 Bd7 18. Nc1 Be8 19. Be2 b4 20. Nb1 a5 21. Nd3 Rf8
22. Nf2 Nf6 23. Rc1 $14) 3... d5 $1 {The most reliable move after all.} (3...
c5 4. d5 e5 5. e4 d6 6. Nc3 Nh5 7. Be3 Be7 (7... Bg7 8. Qd2 f5 9. exf5 gxf5 10.
Bd3 O-O 11. Nge2 a6 12. a4 Nd7 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. O-O Ndf6 15. Bc2 Bd7 16. Rab1
$14) 8. Qd2 f5 (8... h6 9. g3 f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Bd3 Bg5 12. f4 exf4 13. gxf4
Bh4+ 14. Kf1 Ng7 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. Rg1 $16) 9. exf5 gxf5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bd3 Nd7
12. O-O-O a6 13. Nge2 Ng7 14. Rhg1 $13) (3... Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be3 d6 (5... c6
6. Nc3 d5 7. e5 Ne8 8. f4 (8. cxd5 cxd5 9. f4 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Be2 Nc7 12.
O-O f6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 fxe5 15. fxe5 e6 16. Qd2 $14) 8... Nc7 9. Nf3 dxc4
10. Bxc4 Nd7 11. O-O Nb6 12. Bb3 Nbd5 13. Bd2 $14) 6. Ne2 e5 (6... c5 7. d5 e6
8. Qd2 (8. Nec3 exd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 (9... Nh5 10. g4) 10. Be2 Ne5 11. O-O a6 12.
a4) 8... exd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 10. Nec3 a6 11. a4 Ne5 12. Be2) (6... Nbd7 7. Qd2 c5
8. d5 Ne5 9. Nec3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. a4 f5 14. Na3 Qf6
15. f4 Nf7 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxc5 Rd8 18. Nc4 $14) 7. d5 Nh5 8. Qd2 f5 9. Nbc3 {
should transpose to normal lines.}) 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3
O-O 8. Qd2 e5 (8... Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 (9... e5 10. d5 Nd4 11. f4 c5 12. fxe5 Bg4
13. Re1 Bxe5 14. h3 Bd7 (14... Qh4 15. Bd3) 15. Nf3 Nxf3 16. gxf3 Na4 17. Nxa4
Bxa4 18. f4 $16) (9... f5 10. e5 Nb4 11. Nh3 Be6 12. Kb1 Qd7 13. Nf4 Bf7 14. h4
Rfd8 $13) (9... Na5 10. b3 Nc6 11. f4 f5 12. e5 $13) 10. Nb5 (10. Kb1 $5 Rd8
11. Nb5 Qd7 12. d5 a6 13. Nc3 (13. dxc6 Qxd2 14. Rxd2 Rxd2 15. Bxd2 axb5 16.
cxb7 Bxb7 17. Bxb5 Rd8 18. Bc1 Rd4 $1 $132) 13... Na5 14. Bd4 Nbc4 15. Qf2 $13)
10... Qd7 11. Na3 $5 $13) 9. d5 c6 10. h4 cxd5 11. exd5 $40 {is very messy.})
2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 $5 {An old flame of mine.} e5 4. d5 Be7 (4... Nxe4 5. fxe4 Qh4+
6. Kd2 Qxe4 7. Qf3 Qg6 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Nc3 $16 {and possibly
Black does not have enough for the material deficit.}) 5. Be3 O-O (5... Nh5 6.
c4 Bg5 7. Bf2 g6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. g3 Bh6 10. Nge2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Bh3 $13) 6.
Ne2 c6 7. c4 a5 ({I I am more for.} 7... b5 $5 8. cxb5 (8. Na3 $5) (8. b3 bxc4
9. bxc4) (8. dxc6 bxc4 9. Nec3 Be6 10. Na3 Nxc6 11. Bxc4 Nb4 $132) 8... cxd5 9.
exd5 Bb7 10. Nbc3 Nbd7 11. Ng3 g6 $13) 8. Nbc3 Nfd7 $6 (8... Na6 9. Qd2 (9. Na4
Nd7 10. Nec3 (10. Ng3 Ndc5) 10... Ndc5 11. Qd2 f5 $132) 9... cxd5 10. cxd5 Bd7
11. g4 $40) 9. Qd2 Na6 10. g4 $1 Ndc5 11. Ng3 a4 12. Kf2 Qa5 (12... Bd7 13. h4)
13. h4 Nc7 14. Rd1 cxd5 {Here comes the critical position in the game.} 15.
Nxd5 (15. exd5 $5 f5 16. gxf5 Bxf5 17. Nxf5 Rxf5 18. Be2 $14) (15. cxd5 Rd8 16.
Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 b5 18. g5 b4 19. Ne4 Nxe4+ 20. fxe4 a3 21. b3 Nb5 22. Bxb5
Qxb5 $16) 15... Nxd5 16. cxd5 ({I was afraid of the queen sac after} 16. Qxa5
$5 Nxe3 $1 (16... Rxa5 17. Rxd5 g6 18. Be2 $16) 17. Qxa8 Nxd1+ 18. Ke1 (18. Ke2
Nxb2 19. Qa5 Nxc4 20. Qc3 b5 $132) 18... Bxg4 19. Qa7 Bxf3 20. Nf5 Bd8 21. Rh2
$16) 16... Bd7 17. Qxa5 Rxa5 18. Nf5 Re8 (18... Bxf5 19. exf5) 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7
20. Rc1 f6 $2 (20... b6 21. Be2 Re8 22. Rc4 Bb5 23. Rb4 Bxe2 24. Kxe2 $16) 21.
Bc4 Kf8 22. b4 axb3 23. axb3 Ra2+ 24. Kg3 $1 $16 {Always up!} (24. Kg1) 24...
b5 25. Bxc5 (25. b4 $2 Nxe4+ 26. fxe4 bxc4 27. Rxc4 Ra3 28. Re1 Rb3 $17) 25...
dxc5 26. d6 $1 (26. Bf1 Ra3 27. Rxc5 Rxb3 $16) (26. Bd3 Ra3 27. Rxc5 Rxb3 $16)
26... Re8 27. Bd5 Rc8 (27... Ra6 28. Rxc5 Rxd6 29. Ra1 $18) 28. g5 $1 (28. f4
$2 exf4+ 29. Kxf4 Re8 30. Rxc5 Ra6 31. Rc7 Rxd6 32. Ra1 Be6 33. Raa7 Bxd5 34.
exd5 g5+ $132) 28... Ra7 29. f4 exf4+ 30. Kxf4 Be8 31. e5 fxe5+ 32. Kxe5 Bf7
33. Bxf7 Kxf7 (33... Rxf7 34. Rhf1) 34. h5 $18 {Now with his king having no
shelter Black is in real trouble.} Ra2 35. Rhd1 (35. g6+ hxg6 36. hxg6+ Kxg6
37. Ke6 (37. d7 Re2+) 37... Re2+ 38. Kd7 Ra8 39. Rxc5 $18) 35... c4 36. bxc4 ({
I could have come with a decoy operation.} 36. g6+ hxg6 37. hxg6+ Kxg6 38. d7
Rd8 39. bxc4 $18) 36... Rc5+ (36... bxc4 37. d7 Rd8 38. Kd6 Ra7 39. Kc6 $18)
37. Rd5 Re2+ (37... Rxd5+ 38. Kxd5 $18 (38. cxd5 Re2+ (38... Ke8 39. Rc8+ Kd7
40. Rc7+ $18) 39. Kd4 $18)) 38. Kd4 Rc8 (38... Rxc4+ 39. Rxc4 Rd2+ (39... bxc4
40. d7 Rd2+ 41. Kxc4 Rxd5 42. Kxd5 Ke7 43. Kc6 $18) 40. Kc5 Rxd5+ 41. Kxd5 bxc4
42. Kxc4 $18) 39. d7 $138 {Being in time trouble I have become overcautious.} (
39. Kd3 $142 $18) 39... Rd8 40. cxb5 Ke7 41. Re5+ $5 {This looked like
simplest to me.} (41. Kc5 Rxd7 42. Rxd7+ Kxd7 43. Kb6 $18) 41... Rxe5 42. Kxe5
Rb8 43. Rb1 Rb6 44. Kd5 Kxd7 45. Kc5 Re6 46. b6 Kc8 (46... Re5+ 47. Kd4 $18)
47. Rf1 1-0

[Event "Veliko Gradiste Silver Lake op"]
[Site "Veliko Gradiste"]
[Date "2016.06.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 ({We recently played some games with the main line KID.} 2. Nf3
Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 (6... c5) 7. O-O) 2... Nf6 3. f3 {
Invitation to a Sämisch.} Nbd7 $5 (3... g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 (5. Ne2 O-O 6. Be3
c5 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nec3 e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Na3 $5) 5... O-O 6. Be3 c5
7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bxc5 Nc6 10. Be3 Be6 11. Rc1 Rac8 $1 {are just
interesting lines.}) 4. Be3 ({White could have used the opportunity to deploy
the knight like} 4. Nh3 e5 5. d5 Be7 6. Be2 c6 7. c4 a6 8. Nc3 $13) 4... e5 5.
d5 c6 6. c4 Be7 7. Qd2 {It is not clear if I need this move.} (7. Nc3 a6 8. Bd3
(8. Nh3 h5 $5) 8... h5 (8... O-O 9. Nge2 {looks normal}) 9. Nge2 h4 10. b4 $13)
(7. Ne2 h5 8. h4 O-O 9. Nec3 cxd5 10. cxd5 Nh7 11. g3) 7... a6 8. Ne2 $6 {
Too fancy!} (8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bd3 cxd5 10. cxd5 b5 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. O-O Bd7 13. b3
$14) 8... h5 $5 9. h4 $6 {Another bad decision!} (9. Ng3 g6 10. Bd3 $13) (9.
Nbc3 cxd5 (9... h4 10. Nc1 (10. O-O-O) 10... cxd5 11. cxd5 $13) 10. cxd5 b5 11.
Nc1 $13) 9... O-O 10. Nec3 $6 {Taking another defender away from the kingside.}
(10. g3 $5) (10. Na3 $142 cxd5 11. cxd5 b5 12. Nc2) (10. a4 Nc5 11. Qc2 a5 $36)
10... cxd5 11. cxd5 b5 $1 12. b4 Ne8 $1 {Now White is badly hooked to the
defence of the h4-pawn.} 13. Bf2 (13. Qf2 a5 $1 14. Nxb5 axb4 15. Nd2 Nc5 $17)
(13. g3 Nb6 14. a4 (14. Qf2 Rb8 15. Nd2 f5) 14... bxa4 15. Nxa4 Nxa4 16. Rxa4
f5 $17) (13. a4 $5 Bxh4+ 14. Kd1 bxa4 15. Rxa4) 13... Nb6 14. a4 bxa4 15. Nxa4
Nxa4 16. Rxa4 Nc7 17. Nc3 (17. Bd3 Rb8 18. Ra1 f5 19. Na3 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Bf5 $17
) (17. Na3 f5 18. Bd3 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Bd7 20. Ra5 Nb5 21. Nxb5 Bxb5 $17) 17...
Bd7 $6 (17... Rb8 $142 $17) 18. Ra5 Rb8 19. Na4 $2 {The final mistake after
which ...f5 decides the game.} (19. Bxa6 $8 Nxa6 20. Rxa6 Rxb4 21. O-O Bxh4 (
21... Bc8 22. Rc6 Bb7 23. Nb1 Rb5 24. Nc3 Bxc6 25. dxc6 $44) 22. Bxh4 Qxh4 23.
Rxd6 Qe7 24. Ra6 Qc5+ 25. Kh2 Rc4 26. Nd1 $15) 19... f5 20. Bd3 (20. exf5 Bxf5
21. Be2 e4 $1 $19) 20... fxe4 21. Bxe4 Bf5 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Nb6 $2 (23. Nc3
Rxb4 $19) (23. Nb2 Rf7 24. Nd3 Bf6 25. O-O Bxh4 26. Rc1 $17 {was the lesser
evil.}) 23... Rf4 $19 24. Ke2 $2 {I should have resigned at once.} ({However
even} 24. O-O Bxh4 $19 25. g3 $140 Qg5 26. Kh2 (26. Kg2 Bxg3 27. Bxg3 h4) 26...
Bxg3+ $1 27. Bxg3 Rh4+ {decides the game at once.}) 24... Nb5 $1 25. Qc2 Rxb6
26. Bxb6 Qxb6 27. Qc8+ Kh7 28. Qxa6 Nc3+ 29. Kd2 Qxb4 (29... Rd4+ $19) (29...
Qxb4 30. Qd3+ Ne4+) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. dxc5 dxc5 6. e5 Nfd7 7. f4 Qc7 8. Nf3
e6 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Ne4 a6 12. Be3 Nc6 13. O-O-O b5 14. Bc2 Be7 15.
h4 h5 16. Nfg5 Na5 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 Qd8 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Qe5 O-O 21.
Qxc5 Rc8 22. Qe5 Bd5 23. Rxd5 $1 {[%csl Gd5,Re6,Rf7,Rg6,Rg8]} ({The most
convincing way to develop White's initiative! Of course, after} 23. f5 f6 24.
Nxe6 fxe5 25. Nxd8 Rcxd8 26. Rxd5 {, White has excellent winning chances. Yet,
the text move is even more efficient.}) 23... exd5 {[%tqu "En","How would you
justify White's exchange sacrifice on the previous move?","Try to disclose the
enemy king even more.","Use your knight for the decisive strike!","g5e6","This
impressive sacrifice crowns Rosentalis' brilliant attack.",6]} 24. Ne6 $3 {
[%csl Rf7,Rg6,Rg7,Rg8][%cal Ge5g7,Gc2g6] This beautiful move makes White's
attack irresistible.} fxe6 (24... f6 25. Qxd5 {is hopeless for Black.}) 25.
Qxe6+ Kh8 ({If} 25... Rf7 {, then} 26. Bxg6 {, winning.}) 26. Qxg6 Qd7 27. Qh6+
Kg8 28. Rh3 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gh3g3,Gg3g8,Gc2h7,Gh6h7]} (28. Rh3 $1 {An
impressive game conclusion. Black is defenseless against White's manifold
threats:} Rf7 29. Rg3+ Rg7 (29... Qg4 30. Rxg4+ hxg4 31. Qg6+ Kf8 32. Qh5 {
, causing further material losses}) 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ {, with inevitable
mate.}) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. O-O-O
e6 9. Nge2 Nd7 10. f3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Nb6 12. g4 Bd7 13. Ng3 Rg8 14. Qe3 Qe7 15.
Nb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5+ c6 17. Be2 O-O-O 18. Kb1 Kb8 19. c3 Rc8 20. Nh5 Bh8 21. Ng3
Bg7 22. Nh5 Bh8 23. Ng3 Qf8 24. Rd2 c5 25. Rhd1 cxd4 26. cxd4 Qe7 27. Qb3 d5
28. Nf1 e5 29. dxe5 dxe4 30. Ng3 exf3 (30... Bxe5 31. Nxe4 Rc7 {was also a
good continuation.}) 31. Bxf3 Bxe5 $4 ({This careless move is convincingly
refuted by White. After} 31... Qc7 {Black retained good counterchances.}) {
[%tqu "En","Black's last move was a serious mistake. How would you prove it?",
"Try to deflect the key defender of the enemy king.","The rook thrust should
decide the game...","d2d7","This nice long rook move wins immediately.",5,
"d2d7","",0]} 32. Rd7 $1 {[%csl Gb3,Rb6,Rb7,Rb8,Gd7,Re7,Gf3][%cal Gb3b7,Od7e7,
Ce7d7,Gf3b7]} (32. Rd7 $1 {This nice long rook move wins immediately:} Nxd7 (
32... Qxd7 33. Rxd7 Nxd7 34. Qxb7#) (32... Qe6 33. Rxb7+ Ka8 34. Rxb6+) 33.
Qxb7#) 1-0

[Event "Belfort Comtois 4th"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1999.12.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1999.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Gurevich,M} d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. h3
Bxf3 8. Qxf3 (8. Bxf3 Nc6 9. Be3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 $6 (10... Nd4 $142 11. Bxd4 exd4
12. Qxd4 $2 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Re8 $19) 11. g4 $1 (11. O-O Nd7 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) 11...
c6 12. g5 Ne8 13. Qd2 Nc7 (13... f5 14. gxf6 (14. exf5 gxf5) 14... Nxf6 15.
dxc6 bxc6 16. O-O-O $16) 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. O-O-O $16 {[%csl Gd6] 1/2-1/2 Hajek,
M-Pastircak,M/CZE 1999 (23)}) 8... Nc6 9. d5 $146 (9. Be3 e5 10. d5 Nd4 11. Qd1
c5 (11... c6 {looks more logical}) 12. dxc6 (12. O-O $14 {[%cal Gc3b1,Gc2c3]})
12... bxc6 13. O-O Rb8 14. Rb1 Re8 (14... Nd7 15. Ne2 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Qc7 17. c3
Kh8 18. f4 (18. Rfd1) 18... exf4 19. gxf4 f5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Makarycheva
Ostrovskaya,M-Crouch,C/Cappelle la Grande 1993/TD (52)}) 15. Ne2 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2
Qa5 17. b3 d5 $11 {1-0 Acs,G-Berta,K/HUN 1993/TD (65)}) 9... Nd4 10. Qd1 Nd7
11. Nb1 (11. Be3 c5) (11. O-O {Gurevich,M} c6 12. Be3 Nb5 13. Nxb5 cxb5 $132)
11... c6 (11... c5 $143 12. c3 Nb5 13. O-O $14) 12. c3 Nb5 13. O-O a5 $1 {
[%mdl 32] Very strong positional desicion, black intends to play a5-a4, so
white has to play a2-a4 by hisself which weakens the b3-square and gives to
black good play on the queenside.} 14. a4 Nc7 15. Na3 Na6 {Knight goes to very
nice square.} 16. Be3 (16. Nc4 Qc7 {[%cal Gc6d5]} 17. Bg5 $5 (17. Qe2 Nac5 {
[%cal Gc5b3]} 18. Be3 Rfe8 $11 {[%cal Ge7e6]}) 17... cxd5 18. Ne3 e6 19. exd5
e5 20. Nc2 f5 21. Na3 Ndc5 22. Nb5 Qd7 $13) 16... Qc7 17. h4 Nac5 (17... e6 $6
18. dxe6 (18. h5) 18... fxe6 19. h5 $36) 18. h5 Qb6 {[%csl Gb2,Rb3]} 19. hxg6 (
19. Nc4 Qa6 20. Nxa5 Qxa5 21. b4 Qc7 22. bxc5 Nxc5 $11 {[%csl Ga4,Gc3]}) 19...
hxg6 20. Qb1 Qc7 {[%csl Ga4]} (20... Qb3 21. Nc2 Nxa4 $2 22. Ra3 Qb5 (22...
Qxb2 {Gurevich,M} 23. Rxa4 Qxc3 24. Ra3 Qc4 25. Qxb7 $18) 23. c4 $1 $18 (23. c4
Qxc4 24. b3 $16)) 21. Nc2 {'?!' Gurevich,M.} (21. Qd1 $11 {Gurevich,M}) 21...
e6 {'?!' Gurevich,M.} (21... cxd5 {Gurevich,M} 22. exd5 Nb6 $15) 22. dxe6 Nxe6
$11 23. Nd4 Nec5 {[%csl Ge4]} 24. Qc2 Nf6 25. Nb3 {Black pressure to e4-pawn
is very upleasant,so white has to change knights.} Nxb3 26. Qxb3 Rfe8 27. Qc2
Re6 {[%cal Ga8e8]} 28. Bd4 Rae8 29. Bxf6 Bxf6 {[%cal Gc7b6]} 30. Qb3 Qb8 {
[%cal Gb8a7,Ga7c5]} 31. Qb6 Bd8 32. Qd4 Bc7 {[%cal Gb8d8,Gc7b6]} (32... Bf6 $11
) 33. b4 Bd8 {[%cal Gd8f6]} (33... Qd8 34. bxa5 Bxa5 35. Rab1 $11) 34. Rab1 Bf6
35. Qb6 Bd8 (35... Bxc3 $6 36. bxa5 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Ga5a6]} Qa8 37. Qxb7 (37.
a6 Qxa6 38. Qxa6 bxa6 39. Rfc1 Bd4 40. Rxc6 Rf6 $11) 37... Bxa5 38. Rfc1 $14)
36. Qd4 Bf6 37. Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.20"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g3 e5 5. Nge2 c6 6. a4 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. h3 {There are also a few alternatives for white:} (9. d5 cxd5 10. Nxd5
Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Ba6 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Nc3 Rc4 {[%cal Gc4d4]} (13... Nf6 14. Qd1 Bb7
15. Bg5 $14 {[%csl Gd5]}) 14. Be3 Nf6 15. Qd1 Bb7 16. Qd3 Qc8 17. a5 d5 (17...
bxa5 18. Rxa5 (18. Bxa7 Ba6 $1) 18... a6 $11) 18. Nxd5 (18. exd5 Bb4 $132)
18... Bxd5 19. exd5 e4 20. Qd1 Rd8 21. axb6 axb6 22. c3 Rxd5 $2 (22... Nxd5 23.
Bd4 {[%csl Ge4]} f5 $1 {with playable position}) 23. Qb3 $16 {[%csl Gb6] 1-0
Godena,M-Schmidt Schaeffer,S/SUI 1996/CBM 55 ext (29)}) (9. b3 {doesn't looks
promising for white.} a6 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. Qd2 Bb7 12. Nd1 {[%cal Gd1e3]} Rfe8
13. Ne3 Bf8 {[%csl Ge4]} (13... exd4 14. Nxd4 c5 $2 15. Ndf5) 14. f3 Rad8 15.
Rad1 b5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Schmidt Schaeffer,S/SWZ 1995/CBM 49 ext (87)} (
15... d5 $5 16. exd5 cxd5 $11)) 9... Bb7 (9... Ba6 {in first sight looks even
like more active,but in fact there is nothing to do for this bishop in a6.The
most logical plan for black still remain a6 and b5.} 10. Be3 Re8 11. Re1 h5 $5
12. Qd2 Qc7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Qc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Vujicic,M-Rukavina,J/Belgrade
1988/TD (45)}) 10. Be3 a6 11. g4 {[%mdl 4]} b5 12. Ng3 b4 $146 (12... Nb6 {
was played in previous game,but black didn't manage to solve opening problems
after} 13. b3 {[%csl Gc4]} exd4 14. Qxd4 c5 15. Qd2 b4 16. Nce2 a5 17. Nf4 Qc7
(17... d5 18. exd5 Nbxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Nf5 Bxg2 21. Qxd8 Bxd8 22. Kxg2 $16
{[%csl Ga5,Gc5]}) 18. Nfh5 $36 {1-0 Boulet,P-Loheac Amoun,F/FRA 1994/EXT 99 
(37)}) 13. Nce2 d5 {Very logical idea-black tryies to break through in the
centre,usually after such breakes in Pirc black gets nice play,but not in this
case,because white piecies are more active,and of course better prepared for
the such active play.} 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bd4 $1 {Simple and strong} Ng6 16. e5
Nd7 17. f4 {[%mdl 16]} Nh4 (17... c5 18. Bf2 {[%csl Gd5]} Nb6 19. Nf5 a5 20. b3
$14) 18. Bh1 Nc5 $2 (18... c5 $142 19. Bf2 Nb6 20. b3 {[%cal Ga4a5]} a5 21. Qd2
{white is of course better,but black position is quite playable.}) 19. f5 f6
20. e6 $16 {For sure white won the opening battle;with such a strong pawn on
e6 and bad placed knight on h4 white must open play carefully and to convert
his advantage.The only problem of white is a weakening position of his king.}
a5 21. Qe1 {[%cal Ge1f2]} Ba6 22. Qf2 Qd6 {[%cal Gb4b3]} 23. b3 (23. Nh5 g5)
23... Ne4 24. Bxe4 (24. Nxe4 $5 dxe4 25. Ng3 $1 (25. Rfe1 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 exf3
27. Ng3 c5 28. Bb2 Qc6 $132 29. Ne4 Be2) 25... Bxf1 (25... Rad8 26. Rfd1 e3 27.
Bxe3 Qxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kh2 {[%cal Gg3e4]} Bd6 30. Bf4 $16) 26. Nxe4 Qc7
27. Rxf1 g5 (27... Rad8 28. Bb6 $18) 28. Bb6 Qb8 29. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d7] with
winning position for white}) 24... dxe4 25. Nxe4 Qd5 26. N4g3 c5 (26... Bd6
$143 27. Be3 Bxg3 28. Nxg3 Bxf1 29. Rxf1 {[%cal Gg3h5]} g5 30. Nh5 h6 31. Bf4
$1 $16 {[%cal Gf4g3]}) 27. Be3 Bb7 28. Rad1 $2 (28. Rfd1 Nf3+ 29. Kf1 Qc6 30.
Rd7) 28... Qc6 $2 (28... Nf3+ $1 29. Qxf3 (29. Kh1 Nd2+ (29... Qc6) 30. Kg1
Nf3+ $11) 29... Qxf3 30. Rxf3 Bxf3 31. Rd7 Rfe8 32. Kf2 Bc6 33. Rc7 Rac8 34.
Ra7 Ra8 $11) 29. Rd7 Rfe8 30. Rfd1 Rac8 (30... Nf3+ {was more stubborn} 31. Kf1
Ne5 32. R7d2 Nf3 33. Rd5 Nd4 34. Rd7 Nxc2 35. Bf4 $16) 31. Nf4 Nf3+ 32. Kf1 Ne5
33. Nd5 Bf8 34. Nh5 (34. Bf4 $142 $1) 34... Kh8 35. Nhxf6 Nxd7 (35... gxf6 36.
Rxh7+ Kxh7 37. Qh4+ {with mate}) 36. Nxd7 (36. exd7 $143 gxf6 37. dxc8=Q Bxc8
$44 {[%csl Gf1]}) 36... Rcd8 37. Nf4 Bd6 (37... Qh1+ 38. Ke2 Qe4 39. Nd3 $16)
38. Nh5 Qh1+ (38... Ba6+ 39. Ke1 Qh1+ 40. Kd2 Qxh3 41. Kc1 $18) 39. Ke2 Qxh3
40. Rxd6 Qxg4+ 41. Kd2 Qxh5 42. f6 $1 gxf6 (42... Rxe6 $8 43. Rxe6 Rxd7+ 44.
Kc1 Kg8 45. Qg3 $16 {[%cal Gg3b8]}) 43. Qxf6+ Kg8 44. Bh6 Re7 (44... Qg6 45. e7
) 45. Qf7+ $3 {[%mdl 64]} Kh8 46. Bg7# 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.26"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 c6 5. Be3 b5 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. Nge2 Bg7 8. Nf4
{The favorite move of Alexander Galkin which braught him a few very important
wins,but in my opinion this move isn't dangerous for black at all.} (8. g4 Nb6
{[%cal Gb6c4]} 9. Ng3 Qc7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. g5 Nfd7 12. h4 O-O-O 13. h5 Rhg8
$13) 8... Qc7 (8... Bb7 9. Nd3 a5 10. Qf2 (10. e5 b4 $1) 10... Nb6 11. b3 $1 {
[%csl Gc4]} a4 12. Be2 axb3 13. cxb3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Rac1 $14 {Galkin,
A-Shabanov,Y/Russian Club Cup 1998 (15)}) (8... e5 $140 $6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nd3
O-O 11. a4 $1 $16) 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O e5 (10... Rb8 $5 11. b3 a6 12. Rac1 Bb7
13. a4 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 e5 {Black had made all preparation moves and it's time
for e5 now} 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nd3 Nf8 $1 {[%cal Gf8e6,Ge6d4]} 17. Qe1 Ne6 18.
Nc5 (18. Qf2) 18... Nd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Galkin,A-Beliavsky,A/New Delhi/Theran
2000/CBM 81/[Finkel,A] (30)}) 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. b3 (12. Rad1 Rd8 $13) 12... Bb7
13. a4 b4 (13... a6 $5) 14. Na2 a5 15. c3 $1 c5 (15... bxc3 16. Nxc3 Ba6 17.
Rac1 {[%cal Gc1c7]} Bxe2 18. Nfxe2 {[%cal Gc3b5]} Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Rab8 20. Nd4
$14) 16. Rad1 {[%csl Gd6]} Rfd8 $146 (16... c4 $5 17. Qc2 g5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19.
exd5 $14 {Galkin,A-Kasimdzhanov,R/WJun 1999}) 17. Bb5 $2 {Incredibly
unaccurate move allowing black to break through in the centre} (17. c4 $1 {
was necessary ,preventing d6-d5} Nc6 $140 $6 18. Nc1 Nd4 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Bd3
{[%csl Gd4]} Nd7 21. Nce2 Nc5 22. Bc2 {winning a pawn}) 17... d5 {Of course!}
18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 {The position is opened and black has clearly
better chances,because of bad placed knight on a2.} 20. Qf2 Rad8 21. Rxd5 Rxd5
22. Qe2 $2 {Very slow move for such a position,it was necessary to enter white
knight into the play} (22. cxb4 cxb4 23. Nc1 $1 Qd6 24. Ne2 Bc6 (24... Rd1 25.
Ng3 Rxf1+ 26. Nxf1 $11) (24... Nd3 $140 25. Qg3 Qe6 26. Qb8+ $1 Bc8 27. Qa7 {
holding the position}) 25. Bxc6 Nxc6 $1 {[%csl Gb3] and white still has a lot
of problems} (25... Qxc6 26. Nf4)) 22... Nc6 $1 23. Bf2 (23. Rc1 bxc3 (23...
Qe7 {[%cal Ge7e2]} 24. Bf4) 24. Nxc3 Nd4 25. Qc4 Rh5 $1 {[%csl Gh2]} 26. f4 Qc8
$17 {[%cal Gc8g4]}) (23. cxb4 Nd4 $1 24. Qf2 Nxb5 25. axb5 axb4 {[%csl Gb5]}
26. Rc1 Qd7 $17 {[%cal Gd5d1,Gd7b5]}) 23... Qd8 {[%cal Gd5d2]} 24. Bxc6 {
This move is almost capituliation,because with two opponent's bishops and bad
knight white cannot hold position} (24. Re1 Ne5 25. Be3 (25. cxb4 Rd2) 25...
bxc3 26. Nxc3 Nxf3+ 27. Qxf3 Bxc3 $17) 24... Bxc6 25. Qa6 Bd7 26. cxb4 cxb4 27.
Nc1 Be6 {The best square for black bishop} 28. Be3 h5 $1 29. Qe2 Qd6 {[%cal
Gg7e5]} 30. Qc2 Be5 31. h3 (31. f4 Bf6 $17 {[%csl Ge4,Gf3,Gg2]}) 31... Bc3 32.
Qe2 (32. Ne2 Bf5 33. Qc1 Bd2 $1 34. Bxd2 Rxd2 35. Re1 Qd3 36. Ng3 Bxh3 $1 37.
gxh3 Qd4+ 38. Kh1 Qf2 $19) 32... Bc8 $1 $19 {Decisive regrouping of the bishop}
33. Qf2 (33. Bf4 Qxf4 34. Qe8+ Kg7 35. Qxc8 Bd4+ 36. Kh1 Be5 $19 {[%csl Rg3,
Rh2]}) 33... Ba6 34. Ne2 Rd1 ({The pin on a6-f1 diagonal is simply decisive,
white simply losing material for example:} 34... Rd1 35. Bf4 Qd3 {[%csl Ge2,
Gf1]}) 0-1

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2002.06.04"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Cekro, Ekrem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2419"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.06.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 Nbd7 6. f4 Qb6 $5 $146 (6... b5 7.
Qf3 b4 8. Nb1 Bb7 9. Nd2 Bg7 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. Ne2 O-O 12. g4 c5 $1 13. c3 (13.
d5 e6 $1) 13... bxc3 14. bxc3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qa5 $11 {[%cal Gb7a6] 1/2-1/2
Stefanovski,D-Bogdanovski,V/Struga 1991/EXT 99 (108)}) (6... e5 $6 7. Qf3 Bg7
8. dxe5 $1 dxe5 9. f5 Qa5 10. g4 {[%cal Gg4g5]} b5 11. Bd3 (11. g5 Nh5 12. f6
Bf8 $13) 11... b4 12. Nd1 Nc5 13. Ne2 gxf5 14. gxf5 Nxd3+ 15. cxd3 Ba6 16. Nc1
$5 {[%cal Gc1b3,Gb3c5]} Bf8 17. Nf2 Rg8 18. Nb3 Qb5 19. O-O-O $16 {1-0
Sveshnikov,E-Komljenovic,D/Torcy 1991/TD (50)}) 7. a3 $6 {Typical idea,but in
ths position gives black opportunity to create serious counterplay} ({I would
recommend} 7. Qc1 $142 $1 {[%csl Ge3] not allowing black to play e7-e5} Bg7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 {and black queen is bad-placed on b6}) 7... e5 (7... Qxb2 $140
$2 8. Na4 {[%csl Rb2]}) 8. Nf3 (8. fxe5 dxe5 9. Nf3 exd4 10. Bxd4 Bc5 $11) 8...
Bh6 $1 {[%csl Ge3,Gf4]} 9. g3 Nh5 {[%csl Gf4,Gg3]} (9... exf4 $143 $2 10. Bxf4
Bxf4 11. gxf4 Nh5 12. Bc4 $1 Nxf4 13. Qd2 Ne6 14. O-O-O $32) 10. Qc1 (10. Rg1
$5 {was really very interesting alternative} O-O (10... exf4 $140 11. Bd2 Nxg3
(11... O-O 12. g4 $1) 12. Rxg3 fxg3 13. Bxh6 $16) 11. Na4 (11. Qd2 $143 exf4 $1
12. gxf4 Qxb2 13. Ra2 Qb6 $17) 11... Qc7 12. Qd2 {with very complicated play})
10... Nxg3 $1 (10... exf4 11. gxf4 Bxf4 (11... Ng3 12. Rg1 Nxf1 13. Rxf1 O-O)
12. Bxf4 Nxf4 13. Qd2 $1 {[%cal Ge1c1]} Nh5 14. O-O-O $36 {[%csl Ge8]}) 11.
dxe5 Qd8 ({Dangerous was:} 11... Bxf4 12. Bxf4 Nxh1 13. Qd2 {[%csl Gh1][%cal
Gf1g2]} Nxe5 14. Nxe5 (14. Bxe5 $2 dxe5 15. Qh2 O-O 16. Qxh1 $2 Qxb2 $19) 14...
dxe5 15. Bxe5 (15. Be3 Qd8 $1 $17) 15... O-O 16. O-O-O (16. Na4 $143 Qd8 17.
Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Bg2 Re8 $1 19. Bh2 Bxh3 $1 20. Bxh1 Bf5 21. Nc3 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 f5
$13) 16... Be6 17. Na4 $1 Qf2 18. Qh6 f6 19. Bd4 Qf3 20. Nc5 $40) (11... Qa5
12. Rg1 Nxf1 13. Rxf1 dxe5 14. fxe5 Bg7 (14... Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Nxe5 16. O-O-O O-O
17. Qh6 Nxf3 18. Rxf3 $44) 15. Bh6 $1 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Qf4 $44) 12. Rg1
Nxf1 13. Rxf1 dxe5 14. fxe5 Bg7 {[%csl Ge5]} 15. Bh6 $2 (15. Qd2 $142 $1 O-O
16. O-O-O (16. Bh6 Nxe5 $1 $17) 16... Qe7 17. Bg5 (17. Qf2 $143 b6 {[%csl Gc5]
[%cal Gc8a6]}) 17... Qe6 (17... Qe8 18. Qf4 Nxe5 19. Bf6 $44) (17... Qc5 18.
Qf4 (18. Qd6 Re8) 18... Nxe5 19. Bf6 $44) 18. Bh6 Nxe5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qf4
$44) 15... O-O $2 (15... Bxe5 $1 16. Qe3 (16. Nxe5 Qh4+ 17. Rf2 Nxe5 18. Bg7 (
18. Qf4 Qxf4 19. Bxf4 f6 $17) 18... Nf3+ 19. Ke2 Rg8 20. Rxf3 Rxg7 21. Qe3 Be6
$17 {[%cal Ge6c4,Ge8c8]}) (16. Qd2 {[%cal Ge1c1]} Bg3+ 17. Kd1 Qe7) 16... Bg3+
17. Ke2 b6 $17 {[%cal Gc8a6]}) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd2 Qe7 (17... Nb6 $143 18.
Qf4 $36) 18. Qh2 (18. Qf4 f6 $1 19. exf6+ Nxf6 20. Qh4 (20. O-O-O Bxh3) 20...
Re8 $15 {[%csl Ge4]}) 18... a5 (18... Re8 19. Qf4 {[%csl Gf7]}) 19. O-O-O a4 $2
{[%cal Ga8a5]} (19... b5 $142 $1 {[%cal Gb5b4]} 20. Ne2 (20. Rd6 b4 21. Na4
bxa3 22. b3 Re8 $17) 20... b4 21. a4 Ba6 22. Rf2 Bxe2 23. Rxe2 Rae8 $15) 20.
Rd4 {[%csl Ga4]} Ra5 21. Rxa4 Rc5 (21... Rxa4 $2 22. Nxa4 Re8 23. Qf4 $16) 22.
Qg3 Nxe5 23. Nd4 Kh8 (23... Nc4 24. Nf5+ Bxf5 25. exf5 Qe3+ 26. Qxe3 Nxe3 27.
f6+ Kh6 28. Re1 Re5 $13) 24. Nb3 Rc4 25. Ra8 {[%csl Gc4]} Kg7 $2 (25... b5 $1 {
was really necessary in order to save the rook} 26. Qe3 (26. Nd2 Rd4 27. Nf3
Nxf3 28. Qxf3 Kg7 $11) 26... b4 27. Nb1 {[%cal Gb1d2]} bxa3 28. Nxa3 Rb4 $11)
26. Qe3 $1 {[%csl Gc4]} Bxh3 (26... Qd7 27. Rh1 Rd8 28. Na5 Rd4 29. Nd5 $1) (
26... b5 27. Nd2 Rc5 28. b4 $16) 27. Rxf8 Bxf1 28. Ra8 Qf6 (28... Qh4 29. Kb1)
29. Kb1 Ng4 30. Qg3 Ne5 31. Re8 Nf3 32. Qb8 $1 $16 {Black piecies very bad
placed all over the board ,rook on c4 is almost traped and at the same time
white starts to create serious attack} Rxc3 (32... b5 33. e5 (33. Rg8+ $140 Kh6
34. Na5 {[%csl Rc4]} Rxc3 $1 35. bxc3 Qxc3 $132) 33... Qf5 34. Qd6 {[%cal
Gd6f8]} Kh6 35. e6 $3 fxe6 36. Rf8 {[%csl Gf1,Gf3,Gf5]} Qh5 37. Qg3 $18) 33.
bxc3 Bc4 (33... Qxc3 34. Rg8+ (34. Qd6 Kh6 35. Qf8+ (35. Qf4+ Kg7) 35... Kg5 $1
(35... Qg7 36. Qc5 Qf6 37. e5 Qf4 38. e6 $1 fxe6 39. Rf8 Qe4 40. Rf7 {[%cal
Gc5f8]} Bg2 $8 41. Qf8+ Kg5 42. Rxh7 $16 {[%csl Gg5]}) 36. Qxf7 Bc4) 34... Kh6
35. Qf4+ g5 36. Qf5 $1 (36. Qxf7 Bc4 37. Qf8+ Kh5 $13) 36... Bc4 $140 $2 37.
Qh3+ Nh4 38. Qxc3) 34. Rg8+ Kh6 35. Qf8+ Kg5 36. Qc5+ Ne5 37. Re8 Be6 38. Nd4
$1 b5 $2 {Losing immediately} (38... Kh6 $8 39. Nxe6 (39. Qf8+ Kg5) 39... fxe6
40. a4 $1 $16 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Gb7b5]} (40. Rf8 Nd7 41. Qe3+ Qg5 42. Rf4 {
[%cal Gf4h4]} Nf6 $1 $13)) 39. Nxe6+ fxe6 40. Rf8 $1 Qg7 41. Qe3+ {[%csl Rg5]}
Kh4 42. Rf1 {Black is hopeless against white attack} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2002.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. f4 O-O 8. a3 $5
{Rare but interesting continuation,preventing b4 white attending to play e4-e5
very quickly.Still in my opinion Nf3 creates a lot of problems for black} h6 (
8... Bb7 9. Nf3 (9. e5 Nfd7 {[%cal Gf7f6]}) 9... a5 10. O-O b4 11. Na4 (11. Ne2
c5 12. e5 {looks like a critical continuation}) 11... c5 {[%csl Ge4]} 12. e5
Bc6 $5 {[%csl Ga4]} 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh4 Bxa4 15. axb4 axb4 16. d5 Ra5 17. c3
Bb5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Yuneev,A-Gubanov,A/St Petersburg 1993/TD (55)}) 9. Bh4 e5 10.
dxe5 dxe5 11. O-O-O $2 {Now a2-a3 move is really becoming a headeache for
white,because it's now much easy for black to create dangerous attack on on
queenside.} (11. fxe5 $142 $1 Nxe4 12. Bxd8 Nxd2 13. Bf6 Bxf6 (13... Nc4 14.
Bxc4 bxc4 15. O-O-O (15. Bxg7 $143 Kxg7 16. O-O-O Re8 17. Nf3 Bg4 $132) 15...
Be6 16. Bxg7 (16. Nf3 $143 Bxf6 17. exf6 Nd7 18. Ne4 Bd5 {[%csl Gf6]}) 16...
Kxg7 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Rd6 {and white is clearly better ,for example:} Bg4 {
[%csl Ge5]} 19. Rg1 $1 Bxf3 $140 20. Rxd7 $16) 14. exf6 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16.
O-O-O Be6 17. Nge2 Nd7 18. Nf4 (18. Ne4 Bd5 19. N2c3 Nb6 $13) 18... Nxf6 19.
Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rd6 Nd5 $140 21. Ne4 $1 $16) 11... Nbd7 12. Nf3 Qe7 {Now black
managed to consolidate his position and white has to be careful not to get
under attack} 13. fxe5 (13. f5 b4 14. axb4 Qxb4 $36) (13. Rhe1 b4 14. fxe5 Nxe5
15. axb4 Nxf3 16. gxf3 Qxb4 $36) 13... Nxe5 14. Be2 (14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bg3 Qe7
$15) 14... a5 15. Nxe5 $2 (15. Qd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Ne8 $140 $6 (16... Nfd7 17.
Rhd1 $11) 17. Rd8 b4 18. Na4 bxa3 19. bxa3 $16 {[%cal Ga4b6]}) 15... Qxe5 16.
Bg3 (16. Qd6 $142 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 g5 18. Be1 b4 19. Nb1 Nxe4 20. Rxc6 Re8 $15)
16... Qe6 17. e5 (17. Qd6 b4) 17... Nd7 18. Ne4 Nxe5 $17 19. Kb1 {[%csl Ga2]} (
19. Nc5 Qa2 $1 $19) 19... Nc4 $1 (19... b4 $143 20. a4 b3 21. c3 $1 Nc4 22. Qf4
{doesn't look clear}) 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Nd6 (21. Rhe1 Be6 (21... Bg4 $140 22.
b3 Qe6 23. Nf2 Qf5 24. Nxg4 Qxg4 25. Be5 {and it will be not so easy to
convert extra pawn}) 22. b3 Qd5 23. Qf2 Qf5 $17) 21... Qg4 (21... Qa4 $143 $2 {
[%cal Gb5b4]} 22. Rhe1 b4 23. Be5 $1 $13 bxa3 $140 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Re4 {
[%csl Ra4]}) 22. Bf4 {[%csl Gh6]} (22. Rhe1 Be6 (22... b4 23. Ne8 $1) 23. Be5
Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Rad8 $17) (22. Nxc8 Rfxc8 23. Rhe1 Re8 $17) 22... g5 23. Be3 Be6
24. h4 {Looks like white managed to create some kind of counterplay,but in
fact black attack with support of two bishops really decisive} b4 $1 25. hxg5 (
25. a4 b3) 25... bxa3 26. gxh6 ({More stubborn was} 26. Bd4 {but after} Bxd4
27. Qxd4 Qxd4 28. Rxd4 a2+ 29. Ka1 hxg5 30. c4 Rfd8 31. Rhd1 Rab8 32. Kxa2 a4 {
black should to convert his extra pawn}) 26... Bxb2 $1 $19 {Now black attack
becoming decisive} 27. Bd4 f6 28. h7+ (28. Bxb2 Rab8 29. Qd4 Rxb2+ 30. Kc1 Rfb8
$19) 28... Kh8 29. c4 (29. Qf2 Rab8) 29... Rab8 30. Ka2 c5 $1 31. Bxc5 Bxc4+
0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 10th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2002.06.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2002.06.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. f4 d5 $5 3. exd5 Nf6 4. Nf3 (4. Bc4 $6 {not the best square for
white bishop} Nxd5 5. Nc3 $6 Nb6 ({Why not} 5... Nxf4 6. Qf3 e5 $17) 6. Bb3 g6
(6... e6 $5) 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. d4 O-O 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. Be3 Na5 11. Qf3 Nxb3 12. axb3
c6 $11 {0-1 Martin Gonzalez,A-Teran Alvarez,I/Cala Galdana 2001/CBM 84 ext (21)
}) (4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 (5. dxc6 $143 Nxc6 $44 {[%csl Gd4,Gf4]}) 5... cxd5 6. cxd5
Nxd5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bc4 e6 9. d4 Bb4 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. O-O O-O {1/2-1/2 Montell
Lorenzo,J-Oratovsky,M/Salou 2000/CBM 80 (11)}) 4... Nxd5 5. d4 g6 (5... Bg4 {
Interesting to check}) 6. Bc4 ({Much more promise} 6. c4 Nb6 7. Nc3 Bg7 (7...
Bg4 8. h3 $1 (8. c5 Nd5 9. Qb3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 b6 $13) 8... Bxf3 9.
Qxf3 {[%csl Gb7]} Nc6 10. d5 Nd4 11. Qd3 Bg7 12. Be3 Nf5 13. Bf2 {[%cal Gg2g4]
and white is clearly better}) 8. h3 $1 (8. Be3 Bg4 $1 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bxf3
$1 (10... Nc6 $140 $2 11. d5 Na5 12. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 13. fxe5 Naxc4 14. Bh6 Bxe2
15. Qxe2 Re8 16. b3 Na5 17. Qf2 f6 18. Qc5 $18 {[%csl Ga5]}) 11. Rxf3 e6 $132 {
[%csl Gd4][%cal Gb8c6]}) 8... O-O 9. Be3 $14 {should be the best reaction for
white}) 6... Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bb3 Bg4 9. c3 e6 $1 {Now black idea is becoming
clear and white cannot prevent coming c7-c5} 10. h3 (10. Qe1 $143 $6 {[%cal
Gf3e5]} Bxf3 11. Rxf3 c5 12. dxc5 Qc7 13. Qf2 Nf6 $1 $15 {[%cal Gf6e4,Gf6g4]})
10... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 c5 $1 12. dxc5 (12. Bxd5 $143 Qxd5 (12... exd5 13. dxc5 Nc6
14. Rd1 d4 15. Be3 $13) 13. Qxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 d4 $36) 12... Qc7 13. Bxd5 {
What else?Otherwise black getting better positions thanks to the f4-pawn.}
Qxc5+ 14. Be3 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 exd5 16. Rd1 (16. Na3 Nc6 ({Not enough} 16... d4 $2
17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 18. cxd4 Rd8 19. Rfd1 Rd5 20. Nc2 Nc6 21. Rd2 Rad8 22. Rad1 $16)
17. Rfd1 Rfd8 (17... Rfe8 18. Kf2) 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nd4 Na5 $1 {[%cal Ga5c4]} 20.
b3 Rac8 21. Rac1 Rd7 $11 {[%cal Gd7c7]}) 16... Rd8 17. Nd2 Nc6 18. Nb3 b5 19.
Rd2 $6 (19. Nd4 $142 {creates more problems for black} Na5 $1 (19... Bxd4 $2
20. Bxd4 Re8 21. Bc5 Re2 22. b4 $16 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Ga2a4]}) (19... Nxd4 20.
Bxd4 a5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rd4 $1 Rd6 (22... Kf6 23. Rad1 Ke6 24. Re1+ $1 Kd6
25. Re5 Kc6 26. Re7 $16) 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. g4 $1 {maybe black can hold this
endgame,but it's looking very unpleasant}) 20. Nxb5 (20. b3 {[%csl Gc3]} a6 21.
Rd3 Rac8 22. Rad1 Nc6 $11) 20... Nc4 {[%csl Gb2,Ge3]} 21. Bxa7 (21. Bc1 Rab8
22. Nxa7 (22. a4 a6 23. Nc7 d4 $1 24. Nxa6 dxc3) 22... Nxb2 23. Bxb2 Rxb2 24.
Nc6 Re8 $1 {[%cal Ge8e2]}) 21... Nxb2 22. Rdb1 Nd3 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Gg7c3]} 23.
Be3 Re8 24. Bd4 Re2 $132) 19... a5 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 b4 {[%csl Gc3] Black
just in time,creating counterplay on queenside} 22. Bxg7 (22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23.
Rad1 bxc3 24. bxc3 Rdc8 $1 {completely equal}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Holguin"]
[Date "2002.04.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Herrera, Irisberto"]
[Black "Alvarez, Jose"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[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. e4 {Cifuentes Parada} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.
Bg5 (6. Bc4 $5 {Cifuentes Parada}) 6... Be6 7. O-O-O+ (7. Nf3 {Cifuentes Parada
} Nbd7 8. O-O-O Bd6 $11) (7. f4 {Cifuentes Parada} exf4 8. e5 $6 (8. Bxf4 {
Cifuentes Parada} Nbd7 9. O-O-O Bb4 10. Nb5 Ba5) 8... h6 9. Bxf4 (9. Bh4 {
Cifuentes Parada} g5 10. exf6 gxh4 $15) 9... Ng4 $1 $15 (9... Nfd7 {Cifuentes
Parada} 10. h4 $1 $14) 10. h3 g5 11. hxg4 gxf4 12. O-O-O+ Nd7 13. g5 Bg7 14.
gxh6 Rxh6 15. Rxh6 Bxh6 16. Nd5 $2 (16. Nf3 {(Cifuentes Parada) >=}) 16... f3+
17. Kb1 c6 18. Nf6 fxg2 (18... f2 {Cifuentes Parada} 19. Nh3 $1) 19. Bxg2 Ke7
20. Nxd7 Rd8 (20... Bxd7 {Cifuentes Parada}) 21. Nf3 Rxd7 22. Rh1 (22. Rxd7+ {
Cifuentes Parada} Bxd7 $17) 22... Rd8 23. b3 Bf4 24. Re1 Rg8 25. Re2 Rg3 $17
26. Nd4 Bg4 27. Re4 Bd2 28. Bf1 $8 Bd7 29. e6 Rg1 $1 {0-1 de Firmian,N-Ubilava,
E/Moskva (GMA) 1989/Inf 47}) 7... Nbd7 (7... Kc8 $5 {Cifuentes Parada} 8. Nf3
Nbd7 9. Bh4 (9. Bxf6 $6 {Cifuentes Parada} gxf6 10. Nh4 Bc5 $15 {0-1 Hendriks,
J-Cifuentes,R/Holanda (ch) 1996 (41)}) 9... h6 10. Bg3 Bd6 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Nc4
Bb4 13. f3 Nh5 14. Bf2 Nf4 15. g3 Nh3 16. Be3 Ng5 17. Nd2 f6 18. a3 Bc5 19.
Bxc5 Nxc5 20. b4 Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Hommeles,T-Cifuentes Parada,R/NLD-ch op 1992 (32)
}) 8. f4 exf4 (8... h6 $4 {Cifuentes Parada} 9. Bxf6+ gxf6 10. f5 $18) 9. Nf3
h6 10. Bxf4 Bb4 $6 {'?' Cifuentes Parada. A very risky continuation, which
gives white the opportunity to develop a very active play.} ({Much better is
the solid} 10... c6 $142 {[%csl Gb5,Gd5]} 11. Nd4 Bb4 12. e5 (12. Nxe6+ {
Cifuentes Parada} fxe6 13. Bc4 Ke7 14. Rhe1 Nh5 15. Bd2 Bd6 16. g3 Ne5 17. Be2
Nf6 $11) 12... Bxc3 13. exf6 Bxd4 14. Rxd4 gxf6 15. Be2) (10... Bc5 {Cifuentes
Parada} 11. Be2 Ng4 12. Ne5 Ngxe5 13. Bxe5 f6 14. Bf4 c6 15. Rd3 Kc8 16. Na4
Be7 $10 {Pedzich,D-Nesterov,J,Miedzybrodzie Zyw. 1991}) 11. Nb5 {[%csl Rc7]
'!' Cifuentes Parada.} Ba5 12. Ne5 g5 $146 (12... Ng4 13. Bc4 Ngxe5 14. Bxe6
fxe6 15. Bxe5 {[%csl Gg7][%cal Gh1f1]} a6 16. Na3 {[%cal Ga3c4]} Rg8 17. Nc4
Bb4 18. Rhf1 Kc8 19. Bxc7 $1 Kxc7 20. Rf7 Rad8 21. Ne5 Bd6 22. Nxd7 Kc6 23. e5
Bc7 24. Rd3 Ba5 25. a3 Be1 26. Kd1 $18 Ba5 27. b4 Bb6 28. Rd6+ {1-0 Cosma,
E-Stanciu,G/Calimanesti 1992/EXT 97 (28)}) (12... Bb6 13. Bc4 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 Rc8
15. e5 Nh5 16. Bd2 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gg2g4]} g5 17. Rhf1 $18 {Stempin-Pida
Pol-ch 1990}) 13. Bg3 Bb6 $6 ({The only chance was the very brave} 13... Nxe4
$1 14. Bc4 (14. Rxd7+ $2 Bxd7 15. Nxf7+ Ke7 16. Nxh8 Nxg3 $17) (14. Nxd7 Bxd7
15. Be5 Re8) (14. Nd4 Nxg3 15. Nxe6+ Ke7 16. Rxd7+ Kxe6 17. Bc4+ Kxe5 18. hxg3
Rad8 $11) 14... Rh7 $3 {a fantastic defence, after which I didn't find
something clear for white, though black's position remains dangerous.} ({Losing
} 14... Nxg3 15. Bxe6 (15. hxg3 $2 Ke7 $1 16. Bxe6 Nxe5 $17) 15... Ne2+ 16. Kb1
fxe6 17. Rxd7+ Kc8 18. Rhd1 $18 {[%cal Ge5f7,Gd7d8]}) 15. Rhf1 (15. Bxe6 fxe6
16. Rhf1 Ke8 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18. Rxd7 Kxd7 19. Rf7+ Kc6 $1 (19... Ke8 $143 20.
Rh7 Rd8 21. Bxc7 Bd2+ 22. Kb1 Rd7 23. Rxh6 $16) 20. Nxc7 Rd8 21. Nxe6 Rd2 $132)
(15. Nxd7 Bxd7 16. Bd3 f5 $13) (15. Be1 Bb6) (15. Bd3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Rh8 17.
Nxd7 Kxd7 $1 $17) 15... Ke8 16. Nxd7 (16. Bxe6 {leads to 15Be6}) 16... Bxc4 17.
Nxc7+ Bxc7 18. Rfe1 f5 (18... Bxg3 19. Rxe4+ Be6 20. hxg3 Ke7 21. Nc5 $16 {
[%cal Gd1d7]}) 19. Nf6+ Kf7 (19... Ke7 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Rxe4+ Kf6 22. Rxc4
Bxg3 23. hxg3 Re8 $14) 20. Nxh7 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Be6 {[%csl Gd7][%cal Ga8h8]} 22.
g4 Rh8 $11) (13... Kc8 $6 14. Bc4 a6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Nd4 {[%csl Re6]} Re8 17.
Rhf1 $16) 14. Bc4 {[%csl Rf7]} Re8 (14... Kc8 $142 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Rhf1 $16)
15. Rhf1 {White's last piece comes into play and black cannot hold such a
strong pressure, he starts to lose material.} Be3+ (15... Kc8 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17.
Nxd7 $1 (17. Nc4 $16 {[%csl Rc7]}) 17... Nxd7 18. Rf7 Rd8 19. Rd3 $1 $18 a6
$140 20. Nxc7 Bxc7 21. Rc3) 16. Kb1 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 Bf4 18. Bxf4 {and white wins}
gxf4 19. Rxf4 $18 Kc8 20. e5 a6 (20... Nxe5 21. Rxf6 Nxc4 22. Rxf7 $18 {
[%csl Rc7]}) 21. Nbd6+ cxd6 22. Nxd6+ (22. Nxd6+ Kc7 23. Nxe8+ Nxe8 24. Rxf7
Rd8 25. e6 $1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS04 GM-A"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2002.04.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Czebe, Attila"]
[Black "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2002.04.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Hecht} Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. c3
cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. d5 (9. h3 e5 10. Nb3 (10. d5 Nb4 11. Bb1 Nh5) 10... exd4
11. Nbxd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Re8 {[%csl Ge4]} 13. Re1 a6 {[%csl Gb5]} 14. Nf3 Bd7
15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Qb6 17. Rb1 Be6 18. b3 Nd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Egin,V-Malaniuk,V/
Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (25)}) 9... Nb4 ({More passive is} 9... Nb8 10. Nb3 Nbd7
11. h3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Troselj,T-Paljusaj,E/Pula 2000/EXT 2001 (21)}) 10. Nb3 $6 {
After this doubtfull decision white will suffer the whole game. Much better
was to keep the bishop:} (10. Bc4 $142 a5 (10... Bd7 $5) 11. Re1 Bd7 12. a3 Na6
13. Nb3 Ba4 14. Qe2 Bxb3 15. Bxb3 Nc5 16. Bc2 Nfd7 17. Rb1 $11 {1-0 Meduna,
E-Jirovsky,P/Prague 1994/EXT 97 (35)}) 10... Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Qb6 (11... e6 12.
dxe6 Bxe6 13. Nbd4 $11) 12. Be3 Qb4 13. Nbd4 (13. Bd4 $5 Bd7 14. Rfe1 Rfc8 15.
Nfd2 a5 16. Bc3 Qb6 17. Rac1 $11) 13... Bd7 14. a3 Qa4 15. h3 Rfc8 16. Rfc1 (
16. Rac1 {looks more logical}) 16... Be8 {[%cal Gf6d7]} 17. Re1 $2 (17. Bd2
$142 Nd7 $140 18. Bc3 Nc5 19. Qe3 $11) 17... Qc4 $1 18. Qxc4 (18. Qb1 Nd7 19.
Rc1 Qa6 {and the white queen on b1 is very passive.}) 18... Rxc4 $15 {The
endgame is clearly better for black. He controls the c-file and has two
bishops, the only problem is that the bishop on e8 is passive right now.} 19.
Nd2 Rc7 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. Ne2 (21. Rxc7 Rxc7 22. Kf1 Bd7 {[%cal Ge7e6]} 23. Ke2
e6 24. dxe6 fxe6 $15) 21... Nd7 {[%cal Gg7b2]} 22. b3 Nc5 {[%csl Gd3]} ({
It doesn't work} 22... Bb2 {in view of} 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Nc4) 23. a4 a6 {
Black has many options here, but nothing is clear:} (23... Nd3 $5 24. Rxc7 Rxc7
25. Rd1 {[%csl Ga7]} b5 (25... Nb2 26. Rc1) (25... Rc2 $5 26. Nf3 Nc5 27. Rd2
Rxd2 28. Nxd2 f5 $15) 26. a5 b4 {[%cal Ge8b5]} 27. Nd4 (27. Bd4 Nf4 $1) 27...
Nc1 {[%cal Gg7d4,Gc1e2]} 28. N2f3 Na2 29. Kf1 $13) (23... a5 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 24.
Nd4 (24. Bd4 $143 Bh6 $1 25. f4 Nd3 $17) 24... e6 25. dxe6 fxe6 26. Nb5 Bxb5
27. axb5 Nd3 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Rd1 $11 {[%cal Gd2c4]}) (23... e6 $5 {Was solid
option ,trying to open the play}) 24. Red1 (24. Nd4 f5 $1 25. exf5 $140 Bf7 {
[%csl Gd5]}) 24... Bb2 $6 {Not the best manoeuvre. It gives white enough time
to consolidate his position.} (24... b5 25. a5 b4 26. Nd4 $13) (24... a5 $142
$5 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 25. Nd4 e6 $15) 25. Rc2 Ba3 26. Nd4 (26. Ra1 $143 Bb4 27.
Rac1 b5 28. axb5 Bxb5 $17 {[%cal Gb5d3]}) 26... Bb4 27. f3 $6 (27. Rdc1 $142 e5
$140 28. dxe6 fxe6 29. e5 dxe5 30. N4f3 $11) 27... Nd3 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Nf1 (
29. Nc4 Ne5 $17) 29... Ne5 30. Rc1 $2 (30. Kf2 {Was clearly better and it is
not so clear how black can improve his position.}) 30... Rxc1 31. Bxc1 Nd3 $17
{[%csl Gb3,Gb4,Re8,Rg1]} 32. Be3 Bd7 33. Nc2 Ba5 (33... Bc3 34. Bd4) 34. Ng3 {
[%cal Gg1f1,Gf1e2]} f5 $1 (34... Nc5 $143 35. b4 Bxa4 36. bxa5 Bxc2 37. Kf2 {
with good drawing chances}) 35. Ne2 ({It doesn't work} 35. Kf1 f4 36. Ke2 Nc5
$1 37. b4 (37. Bxc5 dxc5 38. Nf1 b5 39. axb5 Bxb5+ 40. Kf2 c4 {is hopeless for
white.}) 37... Bxb4 38. Nxb4 fxe3 39. a5 Nb3 $19) 35... fxe4 36. fxe4 Kf7 37.
Nf4 Nxf4 38. Bxf4 {Hecht: 'starkes schwarzes Läuferpaar, das durch mehrfache
Bauerntauschaktionen an Kraft gewinnt.'} b5 {'!' Hecht.} 39. axb5 Bxb5 $19 {
[%csl Ga5,Gb5][%cal Gb5d3] Finally the white squared bishop comes into play
and white's position collapses in a few moves.} 40. e5 (40. Nd4 Bb6 41. Be3 Bd3
$19) 40... Bd3 41. Ne3 dxe5 42. Bxe5 Bb6 43. Kf2 Be4 44. d6 {Losing without
chances} ({A last try was} 44. Ke2 Bxe3 45. Kxe3 {Hecht: 'führt zu doppeltem
Bauerngewinn'} Bxg2 {[%cal Gg2h3,Gg2d5]} (45... Bxd5 {Hecht} 46. b4 Bxg2 47. h4
Ke6 48. Bg7 Kf5 49. Bf8 e5 50. Be7 {ist ebenfalls nur schwer zu gewinnen}) 46.
h4 Bxd5 47. b4 Ke6 48. Kf4 (48. Kd4 Bg2 $19 {[%cal Ge6f5,Gf5g4]}) 48... Ba2 49.
Ba1 Kd5 50. Bc3 Kc4 51. Be1 Kd4 {[%cal Ge7e5] and two pawns are enough for a
win, though different colour bishops.}) 44... exd6 45. Bxd6 Bxg2 $1 46. h4 (46.
Kxg2 Bxe3 47. Kf3 Ke6 48. Bf8 (48. Ba3 {Hecht} Bd2 49. Ke4 g5 50. Bc5 h5 51.
Bb6 {war eine weitere bessere Überlebenschance im einfachen Läuferendspiel mit
zentralem König als im Kampf gegen das dominante Läuferpaar}) 48... Bc1 49. Ke4
h5 {is also easily winning for black.}) 46... Bd5 {The last part ot the game
is very easy for black} 47. b4 Ke6 48. Bg3 Bd8 {[%csl Gh4]} 49. Ke2 Bb7 50. Be1
Ke5 51. Kd3 Be4+ 52. Kc4 Bc6 53. Nc2 Bb5+ 54. Kb3 Kf4 55. Nd4 Kg4 56. Ne6 Bxh4
0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Delemarre, Jop"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nge2 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. h3 (7. O-O c6
8. a4) 7... c6 8. a4 a5 9. O-O Na6 10. Bg5 (10. Re1 Re8 11. Be3 Nb4 12. Qd2
exd4 13. Bxd4 Qc7 14. Rad1 Be6 15. Nf4 Rad8 16. b3 Bc8 $11 {1-0 De Gleria,
F-Todorov,T/Budapest 1998/CBM 63 ext (42)}) 10... Nc7 $6 $146 {Simply waste of
time,clearly better was well-known 10...Nb4} (10... Nb4 $142 11. Qd2 Be6 (11...
Qc7 12. Rad1 Re8 13. g4 Be6 14. d5 Bc8 15. dxc6 Qxc6 16. Nb5 $1 Be6 17. Nec3
$16 {[%csl Gd6] 1-0 Grischuk,A-Gelman,A/Moscow 1998/EXT 2000 (39)}) 12. Rad1
Bc4 13. Rfe1 Qc7 14. b3 Ba6 15. Kh2 {1/2-1/2 Chatalbashev,B-Spasov,V/Plovdiv
BUL 1999 (15)}) (10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Re1 Nc5 {1/2-1/2 Milu,R-Marin,M/
Herculane 1996/CBM 56 ext (12)}) 11. Qd2 Ne6 12. Be3 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Rad1
Re8 $2 {Black misses not so complecated tactical blow,after which white
advantage becomes clear.} (14... Qe7 $142 15. Bg5 Re8 16. Rfe1 Qc7 $14) (14...
Qc7 15. Nde2 $1 $16 {[%csl Gd6]}) 15. Nxc6 $1 {[%mdl 64]} bxc6 16. Bxc5 Ba6 $6
(16... Bxh3 $142 $8 17. Qxd6 (17. Bxh3 $143 dxc5 18. Bg2 Nh5 $1 {and black is
not worse}) 17... Qxd6 (17... Bxg2 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Kxg2 Rd2
21. Rc1 $18 {[%cal Gc5e3]}) 18. Rxd6 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 (20. Rxc6 Nxc3
21. bxc3 Rec8 $11) 20... Rxe4 21. b3 Re2 22. Rfd1 (22. c4 {[%csl Gb3]} Rb2)
22... Be5 23. R6d2 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 $16 {[%csl Ga5,Gc6]}) 17. Bxd6 Bxf1 18. Kxf1
$16 {White gets a clear advantage in this part of the game;white has two pawns
and two bishops for the exchange,but the main problem for black is piece
coordination,that doesn't work till the end of this game.} Nd7 (18... Nd5 19.
exd5 Qxd6 20. dxc6 $18) 19. f4 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Nb6 (19... Qb6 $142 20. e5 Rad8
21. Ne4 $16 Nxe5 $140 22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Rxd2 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Rxd2 $18)
20. Qd3 Nc8 21. Bc5 Qc7 22. e5 Nb6 23. Qd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 $18 (24. exd6 $143 Nd7
(24... Nc4 25. Bxc6 Nxb2 26. d7 Nxd1 27. Nxd1 $18) 25. Bxc6 Nxc5 26. d7 Nxd7
27. Bxa8 Nb6 28. Bc6 Rc8 29. Bb5 Bxc3 30. bxc3 Rxc3 31. Rd6 Nc4 32. Ra6 $16)
24... Nc4 25. Bxc6 $1 Rec8 (25... Nxd6 26. exd6 Bxc3 27. bxc3 Rec8 28. Bxa8
Rxa8 29. Bb6 $18) 26. Bxa8 Nxd6 27. exd6 Rxa8 28. Bb6 Bf8 29. d7 Be7 30. Nd5
Bd8 31. c4 Kf8 32. c5 Rb8 33. Bxd8 1-0

[Event "Cutro 06th"]
[Site "Cutro"]
[Date "2000.05.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aleksic, Nenad"]
[Black "Chatalbashev, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2000.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f4 Nf6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nf3
Bg4 9. e5 (9. O-O-O $5 b4 10. Ne2 a5 11. f5 d5 (11... Nbd7 $5) 12. Bxf6 exf6
13. Qf4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 $16 {[%csl Gg7] 1-0 Tiviakov,S-Delemarre,J/Wijk aan Zee
NED 2000/The Week in Chess 272 (35)}) 9... b4 (9... dxe5 $6 10. fxe5 Nd5 11.
Ne4 $5 $36) 10. Ne2 (10. exf6 $2 exf6 11. Bh4 bxc3 12. Qxc3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Re8+
$17) 10... Bxf3 (10... Nd5 11. O-O f6 12. exf6 exf6 13. Bh4 Nd7 14. h3 Be6 $2 (
14... Bxf3 $142 15. Rxf3 {[%cal Gf4f5]} Qb6 {[%cal Gf6f5]} 16. f5 Ne5 17. Rf2
Nxd3 18. Qxd3 $14) 15. f5 $1 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 gxf5 17. Bg3 {[%cal Gf3h4]} N7b6 18.
Nh4 Nc4 19. Qd3 Nce3 20. Rf3 Qe7 21. Nf4 $1 $16 {1-0 Waitzkin,J-Vulicevic,N/
New York 1998/EXT 2000 (63)}) 11. gxf3 Nd5 12. Bc4 (12. exd6 Qxd6 13. f5 e5 14.
Bh6 exd4 15. Be4 Rd8 (15... Nd7 $142 $13) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qxd4+ Nf6 18. O-O-O
$16 {@,Peters,J-Van der Sterren,P/London Lloyds Bank op/1978/ (22)}) (12. Kf2
f6 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh4 Bh6 $132 {1-0 Baron Rodriguez,J-Garza Marco,S/Cala
Galdana ESP 1999 (62)}) 12... Nd7 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (12... a5 13. O-O-O f6 (13...
Qd7 14. f5 $1 Qxf5 15. Ng3 Qe6 16. f4 {[%cal Gf4f5]} dxe5 17. f5 Qd6 18. fxg6
hxg6 19. Rdg1 exd4 20. Nf5 $1 Qe5 21. Nxg7 Ne3 22. Bxe3 dxe3 23. Qd3 Kxg7 24.
Bxf7 Qh5 25. Rxg6+ {1-0/Dreev,A-Azmayparashvili,Z/Moscow GMA-op/1989/}) 14.
exf6 exf6 (14... Bxf6 15. h4 $36) 15. Bh4 Bh6 $6 (15... Kh8 16. f5 $1 g5 17.
Bg3 {[%cal Rh2h4] /\h4->}) (15... Qd7 $142 $5 $13 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Yg8h8,Yf6f5]
/\Kh8,f5,><f4}) 16. Bf2 Nd7 17. h4 N7b6 18. Bd3 $36 {1-0 Ulibin,M-Zakharevich,
I/Elista 1995/CBM 50/[Stohl] (45)}) (12... f6 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh4 Qb6 15. f5
$1 $16) 13. Bxd5 $6 {White overestimates his chances in the position with
pawn-up,that now arise.Black has a very good compensation for the pawn and
easy play.} (13. exd6 f6 14. Bxd5+ cxd5 15. Bh4 a5 16. dxe7 Qxe7 $44) (13.
O-O-O $142 N7b6 14. Bd3 f6 15. exf6 exf6 16. Bh4 Bh6 17. Bf2 {leads to the
position from Ulibin-Zakharevich game}) 13... cxd5 14. exd6 f6 15. dxe7 (15.
Bh4 a5 16. dxe7 Qxe7 $44) 15... Qxe7 16. Bh4 Rae8 $44 17. Kf2 g5 $5 {
Interesting try} (17... Nb6 18. b3 Qe6 $44) 18. Bg3 (18. fxg5 {was too
dangerous for white} fxg5 19. Bxg5 Nf6 $1 {[%cal Gf6e4]} (19... Qf7 $143 20.
Qd3 Bxd4+ $5 21. Nxd4 Nc5 22. Qd1 Ne4+ 23. Kf1 Nxg5 24. Rg1 Qf4 25. Rg3 Kh8 26.
Kg2 $14) 20. Bxf6 (20. Bf4 Bh6 $1 (20... Nh5)) (20. Ke1 Qe6 21. Kd1 Qh3 $36 (
21... Nh5 $5 $36)) 20... Qxf6 21. Rag1 (21. Qd3 $2 Bh6 $1) 21... Qxf3+ 22. Ke1
Rf6 $1 {[%cal Gf6e6]} 23. Rf1 Qg2 24. Rfg1 Qe4 25. Kd1 (25. Qd3 Qxd3 26. cxd3
Ra6 $17) 25... Rf2 $19) 18... h5 19. h4 (19. h3 $5) 19... g4 $1 {[%csl Ge4]}
20. fxg4 $6 (20. f5 $142 Nb6 $1 (20... gxf3 21. Nf4 $1 {[%cal Gf4e6]} Qe4 (
21... Bh6 $2 22. Rae1 Qd6 23. Kxf3 $16) 22. Qd3 (22. Nxh5 $2 Bh6 23. Bf4 (23.
Nf4 Qxf5 $17) 23... Qxf5 24. Rae1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Rc8 26. c3 bxc3 27. bxc3 Qxh5
28. Bxh6 Qxh4+ 29. Kxf3 Rxc3+ $1 $19) 22... Rc8 23. Rac1 Bh6 24. Rhe1 Qxd3 25.
cxd3 $16 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Ne5 27. dxe5 fxe5 28. Rg1 $18) (20... Bh6 21. Nf4 gxf3
22. Rae1 Qh7 23. Qd3 $16) 21. Nf4 (21. Rae1 Nc4 22. Qf4 Nxb2 {[%cal Gb2d1]}) (
21. b3 {[%csl Gc3]} Bh6 22. Nf4 gxf3 23. Rae1 Qd7 24. Qd3 Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c3]}
25. Ne6 Rc3 26. Nxf8 Bxf8 27. Qd2 Qxf5 $17) 21... Nc4 22. Qd3 Nxb2 23. Qb3 Nc4
$13 24. Rae1 (24. Ne6 Bh6) 24... Qb7 $13) 20... hxg4 {[%cal Gf6f5,Gd7f6,Gf6e4]}
21. f5 $8 Qe4 {[%cal Ge4f3]} 22. Qd3 Bh6 {[%cal Gh6e3]} 23. Qxe4 $2 {Decisive
mistake,luckily for black white afraid of getting back the material and gets
very bad position.} (23. Raf1 Be3+ (23... Rf7 $2 {[%cal Gf7e7]} 24. Qxe4 Rxe4
25. Bd6) (23... Nb6 24. Bd6) 24. Ke1 Bxd4 (24... Qxd3 $143 25. cxd3 Bxd4 26.
Bd6) 25. Bd6 Rf7 (25... Bxb2 $2 26. Qxe4 Rxe4 27. Bxf8 Kxf8 28. Rf4 $16) 26.
Qxe4 Rxe4 27. Rf4 $1 $11) 23... Rxe4 $17 24. Kf1 (24. Rad1 Rfe8 (24... Nb6 {
[%cal Gb6c4]} 25. Bd6 (25. b3 Rc8 {[%csl Gc2]}) 25... Rfe8 26. Ng3 Be3+ 27. Kg2
Rxd4 $11) 25. Rhe1 Nb6 26. b3 (26. Ng1 Nc4 $17) 26... Rc8 $17) 24... Nb6 25.
Rg1 Rfe8 26. Nc1 (26. Rg2 Nc4 $19 {[%cal Gc4e3]}) 26... Nc4 27. Bf2 Ne3+ 28.
Bxe3 Bxe3 (28... Bxe3 29. Rh1 Rf4+ 30. Kg2 Rc8 {[%csl Gc2]}) 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1999.08.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 16384]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f4 O-O 7.
Nf3 b5 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. e5 (9. O-O {another possibility for white}) 9... b4 (9...
Ne8 $2 10. O-O f6 11. Bh4 $16 {()}) 10. Ne2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nd5 12. Bc4 (12. exd6
Qxd6 13. f5 e5 14. Bh6 exd4 15. Be4 Rd8 (15... Nd7 $142 $13) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17.
Qxd4+ Nf6 18. O-O-O Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20. Nxd4 Nxe4 21. fxe4 Kf6 22. Rf1 g5
23. Rd1 $36 {@,Peters,J-Van der Sterren,P/London Lloyds Bank op/1978/}) (12. f5
dxe5 13. h4 Nf4 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. fxg6 fxg6 16. Qxb4 Qd6 17. Qc4+ Kh8 18. Be4
a5 19. O-O-O Ra7 20. h5 g5 21. h6 Bf6 22. Qc3 Rf7 23. Qc4 Rf8 24. c3 Rc7 25.
Qa4 Ra7 26. Kb1 Rc8 27. Qc2 e6 28. Nc1 a4 29. a3 Nd7 30. Na2 Nb6 31. Qe2 c5 32.
dxc5 Qxc5 33. Rd3 Nc4 34. Nb4 Ne3 {1/2-1/2 Kulish,I-Slavina,I/Kolontaevo 1997/
EXT 99 (34)}) 12... a5 (12... f6 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh4 Qb6 15. f5 $1 $16) 13.
O-O-O f6 (13... Qd7 14. f5 $1 Qxf5 15. Ng3 Qe6 16. f4 dxe5 17. f5 Qd6 18. fxg6
hxg6 19. Rdg1 exd4 20. Nf5 $1 Qe5 21. Nxg7 Ne3 22. Bxe3 dxe3 23. Qd3 Kxg7 24.
Bxf7 Qh5 25. Rxg6+ {1-0/Dreev,A-Azmayparashvili,Z/Moscow GMA-op/1989/}) 14.
exf6 exf6 (14... Bxf6 15. h4 $36) 15. Bh4 Bh6 (15... Kh8 16. f5 $1 g5 17. Bg3 {
[%cal Rh2h4] /\h4->}) (15... Qd7 $5 $13 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Yg8h8,Yf6f5]}) 16. Bg3
$2 $146 {Very unfortunate novelty.White bishop occupies the square,which
belongs to white knight.Also now white bishop is not controles the important
e3-square,but the most imortant thing,that white is not able now to create any
play on the kingside.} (16. Bf2 $142 Nd7 17. h4 N7b6 18. Bd3 $36 Re8 19. Kb1 $1
(19. h5 $2 Rxe2 20. Qxe2 Nxf4 $19) 19... Kh8 (19... a4 20. h5 g5 21. Rdg1 Kh8
$8 {-19...Kh8}) 20. Rdg1 a4 21. h5 g5 $8 22. fxg5 Bxg5 (22... fxg5 23. Ng3 a3
24. Nf5 Qf6 (24... axb2 25. Nxh6 Nc3+ 26. Qxc3 bxc3 27. Nf7+ $18) 25. Nxh6 Qxh6
26. Rxg5 $18 {[%cal Rg5g8] ->,/\Rg8}) 23. f4 Bh6 24. Ka1 {1-0 Ulibin,
M-Zakharevich,I/Elista 1995/CBM 50/[Stohl] (45)} (24. c4 $1 $16)) 16... Nd7 17.
h4 N7b6 18. Bd3 a4 19. h5 (19. c4 bxc3 20. bxc3 Re8 {[%csl Ge3]} 21. h5 g5 22.
fxg5 fxg5 23. Rdg1 Kh8 $17 {[%csl Ge3]}) 19... g5 20. f5 $2 {This move close
the play on the kingside and white remains without any play.} (20. fxg5 $142
fxg5 21. Rhf1 $15 (21. Be4 Qf6) (21. Rdf1 Qe7 $17)) (20. Rdg1 Kh8 21. Kb1 (21.
fxg5 fxg5 22. Bh4 a3 23. b3 Nc3 $1 $17) 21... a3) 20... a3 (20... b3 $5) 21. b3
Qd7 $17 22. Bf2 Rfe8 23. Be4 Qa7 {Black'idea is to push white's bishop from e4,
so black doing everything-to prepare d6-d5.} 24. Kb1 Qa5 {[%csl Gb4] black
defends b-pawn in order to move the knight from d5,with next d6-d5.} 25. Be1 {
[%csl Gb4]} Rab8 26. Ka1 Nc8 27. Rg1 (27. c4 bxc3 28. Nxc3 Nxc3 29. Qxc3 Qxc3+
30. Bxc3 d5 31. Bd3 Re3 $17) 27... Na7 {[%csl Gc6][%cal Gd5c7,Ga7b5]} (27...
Nde7 $2 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 28. f4) 28. Qd3 Kh8 (28... Nc7 $2 29. f4) 29. Rg4 Rbc8
30. c4 (30. f4 Nxf4 31. Nxf4 gxf4 32. Bh4 Rf8 $17) 30... bxc3 31. Nxc3 Nf4 32.
Qb1 (32. Qc2 Qb6) 32... Qc7 (32... Qb6 $5) 33. d5 (33. Bd2 Nb5 (33... d5 34.
Bd3 c5 35. Bxf4 gxf4 36. Nxd5 Qd6 37. Be4 Nb5 38. Qd3 Nxd4 $15) 34. Qc1 (34.
Nxb5 cxb5 35. Rc1 Qb6 $17) 34... Nxc3 (34... d5 35. Nxb5 cxb5 36. Qxc7 Rxc7 37.
Bxf4 gxf4 38. Bxd5) 35. Qxc3 d5 36. Bc2 Ne2 37. Qd3 c5 $19) 33... cxd5 34. Rxf4
(34. Nxd5 Nxd5 35. Rxd5 (35. Bxd5 $2 Rxe1 $19) 35... Nc6 $1 {[%cal Gc6e5]} 36.
Bd2 (36. Bc3 Ne5 37. Bxe5 Rxe5 38. Rd3 d5) 36... Ne5 37. Rg1 g4 $1 38. Ba5 Qa7
$17 {[%csl Ga1]}) 34... gxf4 35. Nxd5 Qg7 (35... Qf7) 36. Bc3 $6 (36. Qd3 Nc6)
36... Nb5 $1 $19 37. Bb4 (37. Bxf6 Qxf6+ 38. Nxf6 Bg7 {and black wins}) 37...
Qa7 {[%cal Ga7f2,Ge8g8]} 38. Qd3 Qf2 {[%csl Ga1]} 39. Bd2 Rg8 40. Nc3 Nxc3 41.
Bxc3 Rg2 42. Bxf6+ Bg7 43. Bxg7+ Kxg7 44. f6+ Kh6 45. Qb1 Rc1 $1 0-1

[Event "Pula zt 1.2"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "2000.04.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Grosar, Aljosa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2000.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. f4 b4 (7... Nb6
8. e5 Nfd5 9. Ne4 (9. O-O-O $1) 9... f6 10. Bh4 Bh6 11. exf6 exf6 12. Ne2 O-O
13. O-O Be6 {with comfortable play for black 1/2-1/2 Kupreichik,V-Gipslis,A/
URS 1969/URS-ch (43)}) 8. Nce2 Qb6 9. Nf3 (9. c3 $5 Ba6 (9... bxc3 $142 10.
bxc3 Ba6 11. c4 d5 $5 12. c5 Qb7 13. Rb1 Qc8 14. e5 Ne4 $13) 10. c4 $1 {
[%csl Ga6]} Bg7 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Ng8 13. c5 (13. Nf3 $142 $32) 13... Qa5
14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. Qxb4 f6 16. exf6 Ngxf6 17. Nf3 O-O $44 {0-1 Scherer,T-Most,Z/
Bayern 1994/EXT 99 (36)}) 9... d5 $2 {[%mdl 8] Very risky and doubtful
idea-black doesn't complete the development and starts the concrete play in
the centre,so it's no wonder,that black loses this battle.} (9... Bg7 10. O-O (
10. e5 Nd5 11. Bc4 a5 12. exd6 f6 13. Bh4 exd6 14. f5 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. O-O
O-O 17. fxg6 hxg6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Giorgadze,T-Maciejewski,A/Polanica Zdroj 1976/
MCL (25)}) 10... O-O 11. e5 Nd5 12. exd6 exd6 13. f5 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. a3
Rfe8 {[%csl Ge2]} 16. Ng3 Qb5 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. c3 Qb5 19. Rf2 N7f6 20. h3 $36
{[%cal Gg5h6,Ga1f1] 1-0 Mortensen,E-Fries Nielsen,J/Aarhus 1981/MCD (51)}) 10.
e5 Ne4 11. Qe3 f5 (11... Nxg5 $142 12. Nxg5 {[%cal Ge5e6]} (12. fxg5 c5 13. Nf4
cxd4 14. Nxd4 e6 15. O-O Bc5 16. c3 O-O $13) 12... e6 $8 (12... h6 $2 13. Nxf7
Kxf7 14. e6+ $18) 13. c4 $1 {[%cal Gc4c5]} (13. h4 {[%cal Gh4h5]} h6 (13... c5
14. h5 $36) 14. Nf3 c5 (14... h5 15. O-O c5 16. c4 $36 {[%csl Ge8]}) 15. c4
cxd4 16. Nexd4 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Bb7 $132) (13. O-O c5 $132 14. c4 $140 $2 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Bc5 16. Ngf3 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Bb7) 13... bxc3 14. bxc3 c5 15. O-O {and white
is clearly better,although black position is playable.}) 12. exf6 exf6 (12...
Ndxf6 $142 13. Ng3 $1 (13. O-O-O Ng4) (13. Bxf6 $140 exf6 (13... Nxf6 14. O-O-O
$16) 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4+ Kf7 $44) (13. h3 Bg7 14. O-O-O O-O $14) 13... Ng4
14. Qe2 h6 15. Nxe4 (15. Bh4 $140 g5) (15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 hxg5 17. Qxg6+
Kd8 18. Nxg5 Kc7 $14) 15... dxe4 16. Bxe4 hxg5 17. Bxg6+ Kd8 18. Nxg5 $16) 13.
Bxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4+ Kf7 15. f5 $3 $18 {[%csl Gf7][%mdl 128] This brilliant
move is start of crushing attack.Black was hoping to get compensation after
13Bh4} (15. Bh4 $143 Ba6 {[%cal Ga8e8]} 16. O-O Bh6 (16... Re8 $2 17. Ng5+ fxg5
18. fxg5+ {[%csl Ge8]}) 17. Ne5+ fxe5 18. fxe5+ Kg8 19. Qg4 (19. e6 Re8) 19...
Nf8 20. e6 Bc8 $13) 15... fxg5 (15... Kg7 16. Nf4 $1 {[%cal Gf4e6]} fxg5 17.
Ne6+ Kg8 18. fxg6 $18) 16. Nxg5+ Kg7 (16... Kf6 17. fxg6 Kxg5 18. O-O Kh6 19.
Qh4+ Kg7 20. Rf7+ Kxg6 21. Raf1 $18) 17. Ne6+ Kg8 18. O-O {Black is hopeless
against white attack,they doesn't manage to coordinate his piecies.} Nf6 19.
fxg6 Bg7 20. Rxf6 $1 Bxf6 21. Rf1 {[%csl Gg8]} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 09th Group2"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2002.05.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2002.05.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Surgut Yugra"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 {The most popular line against white set-up} 10. Nde2 {
This continuation doesn't look ,like a dangerous one for the black.} Re8 11.
O-O b5 $1 {[%csl Ge4] Using the fact,that e4-pawn isn't protected enough} 12.
a3 a5 13. g4 (13. Nf4 $143 $6 Rb8 (13... b4 $5) 14. f3 Ne5 $15 {[%cal Ge5c4]
Magem Badals Jorge-Calvo Jesus Maria/Ch Spain, Matalascanas (Spain) 1995/1/2-1/
2(27)}) (13. Nd4 $5 b4 14. e5 $1 {[%cal Gg2a8]} Nxe5 (14... Nxd4 15. exf6 bxc3
16. fxg7 cxb2 (16... Nf5 $5) 17. Rb1 Nf5 18. Bd2 $1 $44) 15. axb4 c6 (15...
axb4 $4 16. Rxa8 $18) 16. b5 cxb5 17. Ndxb5 (17. Bxa8 $6) 17... d5 $1 18. Bd4
Rb8 $13 {Sadler,M-Nevednichy,V/Yerevan (ol/04) 1996/1-0(29)}) 13... b4 14. axb4
axb4 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nd5 {[%csl Gc7]} Qc8 $146 ({Quite enough for the
equality} 16... Nxd5 17. exd5 Ne5 18. b3 c5 19. Ng3 c4 $5 (19... Qc8 20. Ne4 {
[%csl Gd6]} Qb8 21. f4 $2 Nxg4 22. hxg4 f5 {[%cal Ge4e3]} 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Ng5
(24. Nxc5 $6 Rxe3 25. Nxd7 Qa7 $40) 24... Rxe3 25. Qh5 h6 $2 {Gelfand,B-Adams,
M/Madrid 1996/CBM 53/1/2-1/2 (64)} (25... Qe8 $1 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 $17)) 20. bxc4
Qa6 21. Bd4 Qxc4 22. Ne4 Qxd4 {1/2-1/2 Kranzl,P-Schmidt,P/Aschach 1997/CBM 63
ext (22)}) 17. Ng3 Nxd5 18. exd5 Ne5 19. b3 {[%csl Rc4]} (19. Bd4 $143 {
[%cal Gf2f4]} c5 $1 20. dxc6 Bxc6 $40) 19... h5 $5 {Probably the idea of
Qc8-move} (19... c5 {leading to mentioned above Gelfand-Adams game}) 20. gxh5
Bxh3 21. Bd2 $5 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gd2b4]} ({Dubious} 21. h6 $6 Bh8) 21... Bxg2 22.
Kxg2 Qb7 23. Bc1 {[%cal Gf2f4] With very interesting manoeuvre,white allured
black queen on b7 and created some problems for black} (23. c4 $143 bxc3 24.
Bxc3 Nd7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11 26. Qd4+ $140 Re5 {[%csl Gd5]}) 23... Nd7 (23... c6
{is dangerous in view of} 24. f4 Nd7 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Qd3 Nf8 27. f5 $40 {
[%cal Gf5f6]}) 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Qf3 $14 Qb5 (25... Nb6 $140 26. Rd1 Re5 $2 27.
Bb2 $1 Rxd5 28. Re1 {[%csl Rg8] and suddenly black is losing} c6 29. Re8+ Kh7
30. Qe4 $18 {[%cal Ge8e7,Ge4h4]}) (25... Rf8 $142 26. Qe4 Nf6 27. Qe6+ Rf7 28.
Rd1 c6 $1 29. Qxd6 (29. Ne4 $140 Nxe4 30. Qxe4 cxd5 31. Qxg6 $2 (31. Qxd5 $142
$11) 31... d4+ 32. Kg1 Qf3 $40) 29... cxd5 30. Bb2 d4+ 31. Kg1 Qc7 $11 {
[%csl Gc2]}) 26. Rd1 Nf6 (26... Qc5 27. Qd3 $1 {[%csl Gg6]} Ne5 28. Qe4 $16 {
[%cal Gc1e3,Gf2f4]}) 27. Bb2 Nh7 $1 (27... Rf8 28. Bxf6 $1 (28. Qe3 Qd7 $1 $11)
28... Rxf6 29. Qg4 $36 {[%cal Gg3e4]}) 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Rd4 (29. Ne4 $1 {
could create some problems for black} Qd7 $1 (29... Re5 $140 30. Rh1 $1 Qxd5
31. Rxh7+ $18 {[%cal Ge4f6]}) 30. Rd4 {[%cal Gd4b4]} (30. Rh1 Qe7 31. Rxh7+
Kxh7 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Nxe8+ Qxe8 $11) 30... Re5 $1 {[%csl Gd5]} 31. Rxb4 Rxd5
32. Qc3+ Kh6 $1 {and black is holding the position} (32... Kf7 33. Rb7 $18) 33.
Ng3 Qe7 34. Rc4 c5 35. Re4 Qf6 36. Qe3+ Ng5) 29... Re5 30. c4 bxc3 31. Qxc3 Qc5
$1 $11 32. Rc4 (32. Ne4 Qxc3 33. Nxc3 Nf6 $11) 32... Qxd5+ 33. Kh2 Ng5 34. f4
Nf3+ 35. Kh3 ({Last chance was:} 35. Kg2 $5 Nd2+ 36. Kh3 (36. Kg1 Nxc4 37. bxc4
Qc5+ 38. Kg2 Qe3) 36... Nxc4 37. bxc4 Qa5 (37... Qe6+ 38. Kg2) 38. Qb2 Kf6 $1
39. fxe5+ Qxe5 {and it's should be easy draw for black}) 35... Ng1+ 36. Kh2
Nf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Azmaiparashvili"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1996.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Stohl} g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. b4 (7.
d5 $142 Nb8 8. h3 {/\ c4, Nc3}) (7. Nbd2 {Stohl} e5 (7... Nd7 $1 {[%cal Ye7e5]
/\e5=}) 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nf3 Nh5 11. Bg5 Bf6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Re1
c6 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. g3 Bg4 16. Kg2 Rad8 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Qe3 b6 19. h4 Ng7 20.
Bg5 Qe6 21. b3 Qe7 22. Bh6 Ne6 23. Bc4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $2 26.
Nh2 $16 {[%csl Rg4] ץg4,Jovanovic,SD-Szabo,Zso1/FSIM03 Budapest/1996/}) (7.
Re1 Nd7 $5 (7... e5 {Stohl} 8. h3 (8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Bg4 10. d5 Ne7 11. h3 Bd7
12. c4 Nh5 13. Nc3 Nf4 14. Bf1 g5 15. Bg3 Neg6 16. Nd2 g4 17. hxg4 Qg5 18. Nf3
Qxg4 19. Nh4 Qg5 20. Nf3 Qf6 21. Nd2 h5 $36 {Vyzmanavin,A-Balashov,Y/St.
Petersburg op-Petrov/1996/}) 8... h6 9. Na3 Nh5 10. Nc2 Qf6 11. Bf1 Nf4 12. b4
a6 13. Bb2 g5 14. Ne3 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Be6 17. Qc2 c6 18. Rad1 d5
19. e5 Qe7 20. Nf5 Qd7 21. Nxg7 Kxg7 22. Bc1 Bf5 23. Qc3 Ne6 24. h4 $40 {
Iuldachev,S-Simonenko,S/Ashkhabad/1996/}) 8. Bb5 e5 9. Na3 Qe7 10. Nc2 Nd8 11.
Ne3 c6 12. Bf1 f5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Nc4 Nf7 16. a4 e4 17. Nd4
Nde5 18. Qh5 Ng4 19. Bf4 Nfe5 20. h3 Nf6 21. Qd1 $13 {1/2/Iuldachev,S-Irzhanov,
R/Ashkhabad/1996/}) (7. h3 Nd7 8. Re1 e5 9. Bb5 Qe7 10. Na3 Nd8 11. Bf1 $1 Ne6
12. Nc4 b6 13. a4 exd4 $6 14. cxd4 c5 15. Be3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Ndc5 17. Nf5 $1
gxf5 18. exf5 d5 19. Qxd5 Nc7 20. Qf3 Qh4 21. Qc6 N5a6 22. Nd6 Qf6 23. Rad1 Rd8
24. Bxa6 Bf8 25. Bxc8 Raxc8 26. Nxc8 Qxc6 27. Rxd8 $18 {Malaniuk,V-Plaskett,J/
Hastings Challengers/1996/}) 7... Nh5 $5 $146 (7... Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd7
10. b5 $4 (10. Nd2 {Stohl} e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. Qe2 c6 13. c4 cxd5 14. cxd5 Nxd5
15. exd5 e4 16. Rb1 exd3 17. Qxd3 Ne5 18. Qb3 Re8 19. Bb2 Rc8 20. Rfe1 b5 21.
Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qd3 a6 23. Rec1 Qe8 24. Nf3 Re7 25. Kf1 Rec7 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27.
Re1 $10 {Leko,P-Hansen,Cu/Copenhagen BSF/1995/}) 10... Nxd4 {
Kortschnoj-Azmaiparashvili/1990/Amsterdam/}) 8. b5 (8. Be3 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. c4
f5 11. Nc3 f4 12. Bd2) (8. Nbd2 {Stohl} e5 $5 9. b5 Na5 $132) (8. Re1 $5 $13 {
Stohl}) 8... Na5 (8... Nb8 {Stohl} 9. a4 Nd7 10. Na3 e5 11. Re1 exd4 12. cxd4
Re8 13. Bg5 Bf6 $132 {1/2/Ostergaard,R-Hutters,T/Copenhagen op2/1994/}) 9. Re1
(9. Be3 e5) 9... c5 10. bxc6 (10. Be3 {Stohl} b6 {[%csl Ra4,Rc4][%cal Ya7a6] /
\a6,׫}) 10... Nxc6 11. Be3 e5 12. d5 {Perhaps White shouldn't have blockaded
the center immediately. Now a King's Indian position arises, in which White
doesn't control the c5 square sufficiently and his chances on the Q-side are
greatly reduced.} (12. Nbd2 d5 $5 13. dxe5 (13. exd5 exd4 14. cxd4 Qxd5 15. Bc4
Qd8 $13) 13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5) (12. h3 $5 {Stohl} Bd7 13. Nbd2 Na5 $132)
12... Na5 13. Nbd2 Bd7 14. Nb3 Rc8 15. Nxa5 (15. Bxa7 Rxc3 16. Qd2 Rxb3 17.
axb3 Nxb3 18. Qb4 Nxa1 19. Rxa1 Nf4 20. Bf1 Bg4 21. Nd2 Qe7 $44 (21... Qd7))
15... Qxa5 16. c4 f5 {[%csl Rc5] ><c5} 17. Bd2 (17. exf5 $5 e4 18. Bxe4 Bxa1
19. Qxa1 gxf5 20. Bd3 Rce8 21. Rb1 $44) 17... Qc7 18. Rc1 (18. Ng5 $6 Nf6 19.
exf5 gxf5 $15 {/\} 20. Ne6 Bxe6 21. dxe6 e4 22. Bf1 Rce8 $17) 18... fxe4 19.
Bxe4 Nf6 20. Bb1 Bg4 $1 21. h3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 {[%cal Rf6d7,Rd7c5] With the
strong N (Nd7-c5) and chances to activate the Bg7 (e4) Black has little to
fear.} Nd7 23. Qg3 Nc5 24. h4 (24. Be3 $142 $5 $10 {^-}) 24... Rce8 25. f3 (25.
Be4 $142) 25... e4 $1 26. Bxe4 (26. fxe4 Bd4+ 27. Be3 $8 Qg7 $5 28. Bxd4 Qxd4+
29. Qe3 Qe5 $44) 26... Nxe4 (26... Bd4+ $2 27. Kh1 (27. Be3 Nxe4 28. fxe4 Rxe4
29. Bxd4 Rxd4) 27... Bf2 28. Qxf2 Nxe4 29. Qd4 Ng3+ 30. Kh2 Ne2 31. Rxe2 Rxe2
32. Bc3 $16) 27. Rxe4 (27. fxe4 Bd4+ (27... Qc5+ {Stohl} 28. Be3 Qa3 $36) 28.
Be3 Rxe4 29. Bxd4 Rxd4 (29... Rxd4 30. h5 $13)) 27... Rxe4 28. fxe4 Bb2 $1 29.
Rb1 $2 (29. Rc2 Bd4+ 30. Be3 (30. Kh1 $4 Rf1+ 31. Kh2 Be5) 30... Qc5 31. Bxd4 (
31. Re2 Qxc4 $17) 31... Qxd4+ 32. Rf2 (32. Kh2 {Stohl} Qxe4 33. Rf2 Rxf2 34.
Qxf2 Qxc4 $17) 32... b6 33. h5 (33. a4 a5 $22 34. h5 Rf6 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Qh4
Qa1+ 37. Kh2 Qe5+ 38. Kg1 g5 $19) 33... Qd1+ (33... Kg7 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Qh4
Rxf2 36. Qxf2 Qxe4) 34. Kh2 Qxh5+ (34... Rxf2 35. Qxf2 Qxh5+ $17) 35. Kg1 Qd1+
36. Kh2 Rxf2 37. Qxf2 Qh5+ 38. Kg1 Qe5) (29. Re1 {Stohl} Bd4+ 30. Be3 Qxc4 31.
h5 (31. Qxd6 $2 Bxe3+ 32. Rxe3 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qxe3 34. Qe6+ Rf7 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36.
Qe5+ Kh6 $19) 31... Rf6 $17) 29... Qxc4 30. Bh6 $138 (30. Rxb2 $2 Qd4+ $19) (
30. Qb3 Bd4+ 31. Be3 b5 $1 $17) 30... Bd4+ 31. Be3 (31. Kh1 {Stohl} Rf1+ $19 {
[%cal Rd4e5] /\Be5}) 31... Qc3 $1 32. Re1 Be5 0-1

[Event "Herzliya"]
[Site "Herzliya"]
[Date "1998.09.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bykhovsky, Avigdor"]
[Black "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1998.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
e6 9. Nd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Nb8 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. Bf2 Be7 13. O-O Bd7 14. c3 g6 15.
Qe2 O-O 16. Nf3 f6 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. g3 a5 19. Rad1 Qf8 20. Kg2 Bc5 $2 {
This is not particularly logical, as with the departure of the dark-squared
bishops, the weakness of the d4- and e5- squares becomes even more apparent.}
21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Bb5 Nb8 23. Bd3 Nc6 24. Bb5 Nb8 25. Bxd7 Nxd7 26. Ne5 Nxe5
27. Qxe5 Raf8 28. Rfe1 b5 29. Rd4 Kf7 ({or} 29... b4 30. c4 $16) 30. g4 Qc6 31.
Kg3 Rc8 32. a3 Qb6 {White has gained total control over the position and only
needs to find a plan of breaking through. It's curious that chess programs (at
least those, which I use) believe that the position is roughly equal... Here
human ability to make strategic plans comes handy and White begins expansion
on the kingside:} 33. h4 $1 Qb8 {This is a blunder, but Black's position was
difficult anyway.} 34. Rxd5 Qxe5 35. Rdxe5 Rc4 36. R1e4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 13th final play-off"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.12.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Oll, Lembit"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1997.12.30"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warszawa Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Azov Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 {Yudasin,L} g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 (6...
Nc6 {Yudasin,L} 7. Re1 e5) 7. Nbd2 e5 8. Re1 b6 {This double fianchetto looks
slightly suspicious, so White decides to punish his opponent.} (8... c6 {
Yudasin,L} 9. Bc2 {/\Nc4}) 9. d5 $5 {[%csl Rc6] Although White would prefer to
have his c-pawn already on c4 and his knight on c3 instead of d2, White gladly
closes the center, as in the arising pawn formation the potential weakness of
the c6-square might be unpleasant for Black.} (9. a4 {Yudasin,L} a5 10. d5) (9.
Nf1 {Yudasin,L} Bb7 10. Ng3 $14) 9... Bh6 $1 {[%cal Gh6c1] A logical attempt
to exchange the dark-squared bishop.} 10. a4 Nh5 11. Bc2 (11. a5 $5 {would be
more energetic.} Nc5 {Yudasin,L} 12. Bc2 Qf6 13. b4) 11... Ba6 12. c4 (12. a5 {
Yudasin,L}) 12... Bb7 13. a5 Ng7 14. Nb1 {White is keen to move this knight to
it's 'normal' c3-square.} ({However, White would perhaps be even better off
with} 14. b4 {when he might follow with Nb3 and an eventual c4-c5.}) (14. b4 {
[%cal Ga1a3] Yudasin,L /\Ra3}) 14... Bxc1 15. Qxc1 f5 16. exf5 (16. Nc3 {
Yudasin,L} Nf6 17. b4 $14) 16... gxf5 17. Nc3 e4 18. Nd4 Qf6 (18... Ne5 {
Yudasin,L} 19. a6 Bc8 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21. dxc6 Be6 22. b3 Rf7 $13) 19. Nce2 (19.
Ndb5 {Yudasin,L} a6 20. Nxc7 Rac8 21. axb6 Nxb6 22. Nxa6 Nxc4 $146) 19... Ne5
20. a6 {White would probably prefer not to close the queenside, but he had to
deal with the threat of ...Nd3.} Bc8 21. Nb5 (21. b3 $2 {Yudasin,L} Nd3) 21...
Rf7 22. b3 Nh5 23. Ng3 Qh4 $4 {A blunder.} 24. Nxh5 $4 {White does not take
his chance.} (24. Qd2 {Yudasin,L} Ng4 25. h3 $2 e3 $1 (25... Nxf2 $2 26. Nxh5
Nxh3+ 27. gxh3 Qxh5 28. Kh2 f4 29. Rg1+ Kf8 30. Qg2 $16) 26. fxe3 Nxg3 $19) (
24. Qh6 $1 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Rh6h4] would mean curtains for Black.}) 24... Qxh5
25. Qf4 Rg7 26. Nd4 (26. Bd1 {Yudasin,L} Qg6) 26... Bd7 27. Kh1 Kh8 $1 28. Ne2
(28. Rg1 {Yudasin,L} Rag8 29. Bd1 Qh3 $1) 28... Rg4 29. Qe3 Rag8 $19 {Now all
Black's pieces are in the attack.} 30. Rg1 (30. Ng3 {Yudasin,L} Qh4 {[%cal
Rf5f4] /\f4}) 30... Nf3 $1 31. h3 (31. gxf3 Qxh2+ 32. Kxh2 Rh4# {is a pretty
finish.}) 31... Rxg2 $1 0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 30th"]
[Site "Matanzas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nbd2 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. Bb5 O-O 7. O-O Bd7 8. Re1
Qe8 9. Bf1 e5 10. h3 Qd8 11. a4 Re8 12. a5 a6 13. d5 Ne7 14. c4 Rf8 15. c5 Ne8
16. Nc4 Nc8 17. Qb3 Bb5 18. Be3 Rb8 19. Rac1 Nf6 20. Nfd2 Nd7 21. cxd6 cxd6 22.
Qa3 Nf6 23. Nb6 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 Na7 25. Qb4 Nb5 26. Nb1 Ne8 27. Nc3 Nxc3 28. Rxc3
Nc7 29. Nc4 Nb5 30. Rcc1 f5 31. Na3 Nxa3 32. Qxa3 Qd7 33. Bb6 Rbc8 34. Qb3 {
As in the game van Wely - Sorin, Black has the potentially "bad" B. However he
can manage to swap it.} Bh6 $1 35. Ra1 Bg5 $1 36. Ra4 Bd8 37. Rb4 fxe4 38. Bxd8
Qxd8 {The B have been exchanged and Black obtained an advantage due to his
control over two files - "c" & "f".} 39. Rxb7 Qxa5 40. Qd1 Qc5 41. Qd2 Rf4 42.
Kg1 Qd4 43. Rd1 Qxd2 44. Rxd2 a5 45. Rb6 Rc1+ 46. Kh2 Rf6 47. Rb5 Rf1 48. Kg3
h5 49. Rxa5 Rf4 50. f3 exf3 51. gxf3 R1xf3+ 52. Kg2 h4 53. Ra6 Rf6 54. Ra4 R3f4
55. b4 Kg7 56. Rb2 Kh6 57. Ra7 Rf3 58. b5 Rg3+ 59. Kh2 Rff3 60. Ra4 Rxh3+ 61.
Kg1 Rhg3+ 62. Rg2 Rxg2+ 63. Kxg2 Rb3 0-1

[Event "Lake Sevan"]
[Site "Martuni"]
[Date "2016.07.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Black "Onischuk, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Baldauf,M"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2016.07.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "6000+1450"]
[WhiteClock "0:07:12"]
[BlackClock "0:00:58"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. Nf3 e5 {sieht bereits
etwas krum aus} (6... Bg7) 7. Bc4 h6 (7... Bg7 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qd6 $5 (9. Bxf7+
$2 Kxf7 10. Ng5+ Ke7 11. O-O-O Qc7) 9... Bf8 10. Qd3 Bg7 $140 (10... Be7 $142
$14) 11. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 12. Ng5+ Ke7 13. O-O-O Qc7 14. Qc4 $18 {[%cal Gc4f7]})
8. O-O (8. h3 {lenkt die Partie in ruhigere Gewässer}) 8... Ng4 $5 {Schwarz
vernachlässigt seine Entwicklung aufs Gröbste und betteln nahezu darum.
Positiv gewendet muss Weiß nun allerdings konkret etwas unternehmen, da das
schwarze Spiel nur mit massiven Maßnahmen zu bestrafen sein sollte.} 9. h3 Nxe3
10. fxe3 Qe7 {Diagramm [#]} 11. Nxe5 $5 {Sevian nimmt den Fehdehandschuh auf -
er opfert eine Leichtigur für zwei Bauern, wobei in der entstehenden Stellung
nicht ganz klar ist, ob die Kompensation ausreicht.} (11. Nh2 Rh7 12. Rf2 Nb6
13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Raf1 f5 15. exf5 $13) 11... dxe5 12. Rxf7 Qg5 $1 (12... Qxf7
13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Rf1+ Kg7 15. dxe5 $36) 13. Qf2 Be7 14. g3 (14. d5 Rf8 15. d6
Bf6 {und Schwarz behauptet sich}) 14... Rf8 $6 (14... h5 $1 15. h4 Qh6 {
die Dame steht hier wesentlich sicherer, nimmt zudem noch Einfluss auf das
Feld f8. Dies macht den Unterschied, da Schwarz nach folgendem Tf8 immer mit
der Dame auf f8 zurücknehmen kann und somit der Sd7 nicht an die Verteidigung
gebunden ist.} 16. Rf1 (16. Rd1 Rf8 17. dxe5) 16... Rf8 $13) 15. h4 Qg4 16. Rd1
{die Stellung ist nun bereits schwierig für Schwarz, da das natürliche ...Sb6
scheitert.} Rxf7 $2 (16... Kd8 17. Rxf8+ Nxf8 18. Be2 Qe6 19. d5 $44) (16...
Nb6 17. Rxf8+ Bxf8 18. Qf7+ Kd8 19. Qxf8+ $18) (16... exd4 $5 17. exd4 Rxf7 (
17... Kd8 18. Rxf8+ Bxf8 19. e5 $44) 18. Qxf7+ Kd8 19. Rd3 $1 (19. Kh2 $2 Nf6)
19... Nf8 20. d5 $36) 17. Qxf7+ Kd8 18. Kh2 exd4 {Diagramm [#]} (18... Bxh4 19.
gxh4 Qxh4+ 20. Kg2 Qg4+ 21. Kf2 Qh4+ 22. Ke2 Qh2+ 23. Qf2 $14) 19. Be6 $1 {
ein schöner Zwischenzug, der die schwarze Koordination völlig durcheinander
bringt.} (19. exd4 Nf6 {[%cal Gg4h3]}) 19... Qh5 20. exd4 Nf6 21. d5 {jetzt
schlägt der weiße Angriff durch} cxd5 22. Nxd5 Qe2+ 23. Kh3 Bxe6+ 24. Qxe6 Nxd5
25. Rxd5+ Ke8 26. Qxg6+ 1-0

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "1997.03.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ochsner, Thomas"]
[Black "Sahl, Bjarke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1997.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Qc7 8. Re1
Nfd7 {Ein interessanter Plan, der noch nicht genügend ausprobiert ist. Schwarz
versucht, die Kontrolle über die Feldern d4 und e5 festzuhalten. Der Nachteil
besteht allerdings darin, daß der schwarze Königsflügel geschwächt wird.} (8...
a6 9. e5 $5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Ne8 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Bf4 b5 13. Nbd2 $14) (8... Nc6 9.
d5 $5) 9. Bg5 {Eine offensichtliche Antwort.} ({Dieser Zug stellt eine gute
Alternative dar.} 9. Na3 $5 {z.B.} a6 10. Nc2 b5 11. a4 $5) 9... Nc6 (9... e6
$6 10. Na3 h6 $2 11. Be7 Re8 12. Nb5 Qb6 13. Nxd6 $16) 10. Na3 (10. e5 $6 cxd4
11. cxd4 dxe5 12. d5 Nc5 $1 13. dxc6 Rd8 14. cxb7 Bxb7 $15 {0-1 Schmittdiel,
E-Georgiev,K/ Dortmund GM "A" 1991 (30)}) 10... a6 11. Nc2 (11. d5 $5 Nce5 12.
Bxe7 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Re8 14. Bh4 b5 15. Nc2 b4 $5 $132) 11... b5 12. Bf1 (12.
Qd2 $5 Bb7 {[%csl Yd5,Ye4]} (12... Re8 $5 13. Bh6 Bh8 14. Qg5 $5 Bf6 $5 (14...
Bb7 $6 15. Qh4 $5 $36 {[%csl Yf7,Yh7] /\Ng5}) 15. Qg3 Bb7 $13) 13. Bh6 (13. d5
$5 Nce5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bf1 f5 $5 $132 {[%csl Yd5,Ye4]}) 13... cxd4 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. cxd4 Qb6 {[%csl Yd4]} 16. e5 $5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Nc5 $132 {[%csl Yd3]
0-1 Besel,W-Bangiev,A/ Travemuende op 1996 (38)}) (12. d5 Nce5 $13 (12... Nce5
13. Bxe7 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Re8 15. Bh4 {->9.d5})) 12... Re8 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. a4 $6
(14. Bh6 Bh8 15. Qg5 {/\Qh4,Ng5 -> h7} Bf6 $5 16. Qf4 $6 e5 $132) 14... Na5 15.
Qd1 (15. axb5 Nb3 $17) 15... Nb3 16. Ra3 c4 17. Nd2 (17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8
Rxa8 19. Bxe7 $6 Re8 (19... f6 $5) 20. Bh4 Rxe4 $36) 17... Nxd2 18. Qxd2 e5 $1
{[%csl Ye4] /\19...ed4} 19. f3 (19. d5 Nc5 $15) 19... Nf8 20. Kh1 Ne6 21. Be3
h5 22. axb5 axb5 23. b4 Reb8 (23... cxb3 $5 24. Rxb3 Ra2 25. Bxb5 Rc8 $132) 24.
d5 {Nun entsteht eine Bauernstruktur, die für die Hauptvariante der spanischen
Partie charakteristisch ist. Normalerweise versucht hier Weiß, eine
Initiatiave am Damenflügel zu erlangen, Schwarz dagegen am Königsflügel.} Nf8
25. Rea1 $14 Rxa3 26. Rxa3 Bc8 27. g4 $6 (27. Ra5 f5 28. Na3 fxe4 29. fxe4 Bd7
30. Ra7 Rb7 31. Ra6 $14) 27... Qd8 28. Bg5 $6 (28. Ra7 $142) 28... Bf6 29. Be3
(29. Bxf6 $6 Qxf6 $132) 29... hxg4 30. hxg4 Nh7 31. Ra7 Bg5 $1 $132 32. Bxg5
Nxg5 {Schwarz steht nun aktiver. Man beachte die schwarzfeldrigen Schwächen im
Lager des Weißen.} 33. Qf2 Kg7 34. Bg2 Qf6 35. Kg1 Qf4 36. Ne3 Bb7 37. Kf1 $6 (
37. Nf1 $11) 37... Ra8 $1 {Die einzige aktive weiße Figur (Ra7) wird nun
abgetausch.} 38. Rxa8 (38. Rxb7 $2 Ra1+ 39. Ke2 Ra2+ 40. Kf1 Rxf2+ 41. Kxf2
Nxe4+ $19) 38... Bxa8 39. Ke2 Bb7 (39... Qh2 $2 40. Nf1 Qf4 41. Qa7 $16) 40.
Qg1 Qf6 (40... Bc8 $5 {/\f5} 41. Qa1 f5 $5 (41... Qg3 42. Qa5 Nh3 43. Bxh3 Qxh3
44. Qxb5 Qh2+ 45. Ke1 Qg3+ 46. Ke2 Qh2+ $11) (41... Qh2 42. Qa8 Bxg4 43. fxg4
Nxe4 $13) 42. Qa7+ Kh6 43. gxf5 gxf5 44. exf5 Bxf5 45. Nxf5+ Qxf5 $36) 41. Qa1
$11 Bc8 42. Qa8 Bd7 43. Qa7 Qe7 44. Kf1 f6 45. Nd1 Nf7 46. Nf2 Qd8 47. Nh3 Qe8
1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 68th"]
[Site "Dudweiler"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bangiev, Alexander J"]
[Black "Miltner, Arndt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1996.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. f4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. d3 Bb4 8. a3
Ba5 9. Qg3 g6 10. Be2 (10. f5 $1 {->Punkt e5} gxf5 (10... d4 11. Qe5 dxc3 12.
b4 Bc7 13. Qxh8 Qh4+ 14. Kd1 Kf8 15. Qxc3 $16) 11. exf5 exf5 12. Be2) 10... Nf6
11. O-O ({nicht} 11. f5 $2 {wegen} d4 12. b4 Bc7 $17) 11... Nbd7 12. Rb1 $6 ({
nicht} 12. f5 $2 {wegen} d4) (12. Bf3 $142) (12. b4 $2 Bb6+ 13. Kh1 Bd4 $17)
12... Qe7 13. Be3 $6 (13. b4 $2 Bb6+ 14. Kh1 Bd4 $17) (13. Kh1 $142) 13... Bb6
$1 14. e5 d4 $1 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Na4 dxe3 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Qxe3 Qc5 19. Qxc5
bxc5 20. Bf3 $14 Kd7 21. Rbe1 Kd6 22. Kf2 Ra4 23. g3 h6 24. Bd1 Ra6 25. c3 Rha8
26. g4 Rh8 27. Kg3 Raa8 28. Bb3 Nd5 29. Re4 f6 30. d4 $6 (30. c4 Nb6 31. d4 Nd7
32. Rd1 $36) 30... cxd4 31. Rxd4 (31. c4 $2 Ne3) 31... b5 $1 $132 32. Bd1 e5
33. fxe5+ fxe5 34. Re4 $6 (34. Rd2 $142 Rhf8 35. Bf3 Rad8 (35... Rf4 36. Rfd1)
36. Rfd1 Ke6 37. Be4 $14) 34... Rhf8 35. Rfe1 Rae8 36. Bf3 Rf4 37. R4e2 g5 $15
38. Be4 Nf6 39. Rd1+ Kc7 (39... Kc5 $2 {nebst Rd6}) 40. Rde1 Re7 41. Bf5 Kd6
42. Rd1+ Kc7 (42... Kc5 $2 43. b4+ {nebst Rd6}) 43. Rde1 (43. Ra1 $5 e4 44. a4
$132) 43... e4 $5 44. Ra1 Nd5 45. Rae1 (45. a4 Rf3+ 46. Kh2 Nf4 $17) 45... Rf3+
46. Kh2 Nf4 47. Rxe4 Rxe4 48. Rxe4 Rf2+ (48... Rxh3+ 49. Kg1 Rg3+ 50. Kf1 $14)
49. Kh1 Rxb2 50. h4 $1 Ng2 $5 (50... Rc2 51. h5 Rxc3 52. Re7+ Kb6 53. Rh7 Rxa3
54. Rxh6 b4 55. Rh8 $13) 51. h5 Nh4 52. Re7+ Kd6 53. Re6+ Kd5 54. Kg1 (54. Rxh6
$2 Nf3 $19) 54... Rg2+ 55. Kf1 Nxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match/Nation HUN-YUG"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1957.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barcza, Gedeon"]
[Black "Matanovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Annotator "Barcza,G"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1957.10.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. f3 c6 6. Qd2 Qa5 7. Nge2 b5 8. Nc1
Bb7 9. a4 b4 10. Nd1 c5 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Ne3 Qc7 13. Nc4 Rd8 14. Qf4 Qc8 15.
Ne5 $6 (15. Nd6+ $1 exd6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qxf6 Rg8 18. Bc4 $1 Qd7 19. Nd3 Bg7
20. Qf4 Bd4 21. h4 $14) 15... Bg7 16. Bb5 O-O 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 $1 18. Bxf6 (18.
Bxd7 Nxd7 19. O-O Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bd4+ {xa4}) 18... Bxf6 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. e5 Qc7
21. Nd3 Bg7 22. Qe3 Rc8 $1 23. b3 f6 $1 24. Rd1 $2 (24. Nf2 $142) 24... fxe5
25. Nf2 e4 $1 26. Nxe4 Bd4 27. Rxd4 cxd4 28. Qxd4 Qxc2 29. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9596 38th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1996.01.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Beliavsky,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 c6 5. Be3 b5 6. g4 $6 (6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. g4 $13
) 6... Bg7 7. Qd2 (7. Bd3 h5 8. g5 Nfd7 9. f4 Bb7 10. Nf3 $13) 7... h5 $1 8.
gxh5 (8. g5 Nfd7 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. f4 b4 11. Nce2 c5 12. Nf3 $13) 8... Nxh5 9.
Nge2 (9. Nh3 Nf6 10. Nf2) 9... Nd7 10. Rg1 (10. a4 b4 11. Nd1 a5 12. Nf2 Nb6
13. b3 c5 14. c4 $132) 10... Qc7 11. Ng3 (11. d5 b4 12. dxc6 bxc3 13. cxd7+
Bxd7 14. Nxc3 Rb8 $44) 11... Bb7 12. O-O-O a6 13. f4 $5 b4 14. Nxh5 (14. Nce2
Nhf6 15. e5 Ng4 $17) 14... Rxh5 15. Ne2 (15. Nb1 c5 16. d5 Nf6 $17) 15... c5 $1
(15... Rxh2 16. f5 $44) 16. Ng3 Rh7 17. Rg2 $6 (17. f5 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Ne5 19.
Qxb4 Rxh2 $17) 17... Qa5 18. Kb1 Nb6 19. f5 g5 $1 $17 20. Rf2 cxd4 21. f6 $5 (
21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 f6 $17) 21... Bxf6 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Qc5 24. Qd2 e6
$2 (24... Nd7 $1 $17) 25. Bd3 O-O-O 26. Rdf1 Rd7 27. e5 $1 dxe5 28. Qxg5 f5 29.
Qg8+ Kc7 30. Qxe6 f4 31. Bxh7 fxg3 32. hxg3 Rxh7 33. Rf7+ Rxf7 34. Qxf7+ Nd7
35. g4 $44 1/2-1/2

[Event "Portoroz op"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Bezold, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Beliavsky,A"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. e5 (5. Bd3 e5) 5... Ne4 6. Qf3 Nxc3
7. Bd2 Qd5 8. Qxc3 Bf5 $6 (8... c5 $5 9. dxc5 dxe5 10. O-O-O Qxa2 11. b4 $13) (
8... dxe5 9. dxe5 Bf5 10. Nf3 e6 11. Bc4 Qe4+ 12. Kd1 Bg4 13. Re1 Bxf3+ 14.
gxf3 Qg6 15. Qb3 b6 16. Bd3 Qh5 17. f5 Qxf3+ 18. Kc1 Nd7 19. Be4 $1 Qxb3 20.
axb3 $36) 9. Nf3 dxe5 (9... Qe4+ 10. Kd1 Bg4 11. Bd3 Bxf3+ 12. Kc1 Qd5 13. gxf3
Qxf3 14. Rf1 Qh5 15. Qb3 b6 16. d5 $16) 10. Bc4 $1 Qd8 (10... Qe4+ 11. Kd1 Bg4
12. Qb3 e6 13. Qxb7 (13. Kc1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qxd4 15. Rd1 b5 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17.
Qxe6+ Be7 18. Ba5 Qxf4+ 19. Kb1 Kf8 20. Rd8+) 13... Bxf3+ 14. Kc1 Qxd4 (14...
Bxg2 15. Qc8+ Ke7 16. Bb4+ Kf6 17. Qd8+ Kf5 18. Qg5#) 15. gxf3 Qxc4 16. Qc8+
Ke7 17. fxe5 f6 18. Qb7+ Nd7 19. Qxa8) 11. Qb3 e6 12. Qxb7 Be7 $2 (12... Nd7
13. Nxe5 (13. Qxc6 Rc8 14. Qa4 Bd6 15. Bb5 (15. fxe5 O-O 16. exd6 Nb6 17. Qxa7
Nxc4) 15... Bxc2 16. Qa6 e4 17. Ba5 (17. Qxd6 exf3 18. O-O fxg2 19. Rfe1 Qe7
20. Qxe7+ Kxe7 21. Bb4+ Kd8 22. d5 $36) 17... Bb4+ (17... Bc7 18. Ne5 $16) 18.
Bxb4 exf3 19. O-O fxg2 20. Rfe1 Bf5 21. Ba5 Rc7 22. Qd6 $18) 13... Nxe5 14.
dxe5 Be4 15. O-O-O Rb8 16. Qxa7 Ra8 17. Qe3 Bd5 18. Bb3 Bxb3 19. Qxb3 $16) 13.
Qxa8 Qb6 14. O-O-O O-O 15. Nxe5 Bd6 16. Rhe1 $1 Bxe5 (16... Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nd7
18. Be3 Nc5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Rd8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-29"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1990.11.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Bellin,R"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[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 "England"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. f3 $5 (4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nf3 Bd6 7.
Bc4 Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Be3 $14) (4. Nf3) 4... Be7 (4... exd4 5. Qxd4 Bd7 (5...
Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. O-O-O) 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Qd2 g6 (7... Be7
) 8. O-O-O Bg7 9. g4 $1 $16) (4... Nc6 $5) 5. Be3 O-O (5... Nbd7 $5 6. Qd2 $140
c6 7. Nge2 Nb6 $13) 6. Qd2 c6 7. Nge2 b5 (7... exd4 $5 {P d5>=}) 8. a3 Nbd7 9.
g4 $1 Nb6 10. Ng3 exd4 (10... Nc4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. dxe5 $16) 11. Bxd4 d5 (
11... Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. O-O-O $5 (13. e5 $6 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2
Rd8+ $132) 13... c5 $6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Qxd6 Qa5 16. Nd5 $16) 12. O-O-O dxe4
$6 (12... Nc4 13. Bxc4 bxc4 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Bxf6 (15. g5 $5 Ne8 16. Be3 $16 {
<->d5}) 15... Bxf6 16. Nxd5 $16) (12... b4 13. axb4 Bxb4 14. Qf4 $16) (12...
Be6 $142) 13. Ncxe4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Be6 $6 (14... Nd5 $142) 15. Qf4 $1 $16 {P e5}
Qb8 $2 (15... Nd5 16. Qe5 Bf6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20.
Rd6 $1 $16) (15... Nd7 $142 $1 $14) 16. Be5 Qb7 17. g5 $1 {<->f6} Rfd8 (17...
Nd7 18. Nf6+ Kh8 (18... gxf6 19. gxf6 $40 {/^g}) 19. Qh4 h6 (19... gxf6 20. Bd3
$18) 20. Rxd7 $1 (20. Bd3 $5 $18) 20... Bxd7 21. gxh6 $18) 18. Nf6+ $3 Kh8 (
18... gxf6 19. gxf6 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 Rd8+ 21. Bd3 $18) 19. Bd3 Nd5 20. Qh4 a5 (
20... h6 21. gxh6 gxf6 (21... Nxf6 22. hxg7+ Kxg7 23. Rhg1+ $18) (21... Bxf6
22. hxg7+ Kxg7 23. Rhg1+ $18) 22. Qe4 $18) 21. Qxh7# 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mukhametov, Eldar"]
[Black "Konjevic, Djordje"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 Bg7 (5... b5 $6 6. e5 Nfd7 (6...
dxe5 7. dxe5 Qxd1+ 8. Rxd1 b4 9. exf6 bxc3 10. Bd4 $16 {Sveshnikov,E-Pribyl,J/
Lvov/1983/1;0/29/}) 7. exd6 exd6 8. d5 b4 9. dxc6 (9. Ne4 c5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Qe2
Kf7 12. Bf4 Ba6 13. Qe3 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 Nb6 15. Rd1 $16 {Morozevic,A-Chernin,A/
Moscow 25'/1995/1;0/25/}) 9... bxc3 10. cxd7+ Nxd7 11. b3 $16 {Sokolov,
A-Zakharevic,I/RUS-ch/1995/1:0/41/}) (5... Nbd7 6. f4 (6. Nf3 Qc7 7. a4 Bg7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Nd2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. f4 Ned7 13. Nc4 d5 $10 {Short,
N-Ftacnik,L/Novi Sad olm/1990/}) 6... Bg7 7. Qf3 Qa5 8. Bd3 (8. O-O-O $142)
8... e5 9. Nge2 O-O 10. O-O exd4 11. Nxd4 d5 $132 {Sveshnikov,E-Rukavina,J/
Pula/1990/1;0/49/}) (5... Qa5 $5 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bd3 b4 8. Nce2 Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O 10.
c4 d5 11. Ng3 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 f5 14. Bd3 c5 15. d5 e5 $10 {
Beliavsky,A-Gufeld,E/Baku/1980/0,5/27/}) 6. g4 $5 {N/} (6. f4 $1 O-O (6... b5
7. e5 dxe5 8. dxe5 Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1 Nh5 10. Nge2 g5 11. g3 b4 12. Nb5 $1 Na6 13.
Bg2 Bb7 14. Nbd4 $16 {Jansa,V-Pfleger,H/BRD/1989/1:0/38/}) 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. e5
Nh5 9. Ne2 Bh8 (9... c5 10. g4 Nxf4 11. Nxf4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxe5 13. c3 Bd7 14.
Be2 b5 15. b3 Rc8 16. Rc1 a6 17. O-O $16 {Short,N-Gurevic,M/Wijk/1990/}) 10. g4
Ng7 11. Bg2 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nb6 13. Bh6 Be6 14. O-O Qd7 15. Nf4 Bd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5
17. Qe2 $16 {Jansa,V-Hoi,C/Gausdal/1991/1:0/37/}) 6... Qa5 $5 7. Qd2 (7. Bg2 $5
h5 8. g5 Nfd7 9. Nge2 b5 10. Qd2 $14) 7... h5 $5 (7... e5 8. Nge2 O-O 9. Bg2
Na6 10. O-O $14) 8. g5 Nfd7 9. Bg2 b5 10. Nge2 b4 (10... Qc7 11. O-O Bb7 12. f4
b4 13. Nd1 c5 $13) 11. Nd1 Nb6 12. b3 Bb7 13. O-O c5 14. Nb2 O-O 15. Nd3 cxd4
16. Nxd4 e5 (16... Nc6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxb4 Qxb4 19. Nxb4 Bxa1 20. Nxc6 Bg7
21. Nxe7+ Kh7 22. Rd1 $16) 17. Ne2 Nc6 18. a3 bxa3 19. Qxa5 Nxa5 20. Nb4 $1 (
20. Rxa3 Nc6 21. c4 Nd4 22. Nc3 Nd7 $14) 20... Nc6 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Rxa3 Nc8
23. Rfa1 $14 a6 $1 24. Nc3 (24. Rxa6 $2 Rxa6 25. Rxa6 Bb5 $19) 24... Bb7 25.
Nd5 $6 (25. Ra5 Ne7 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. exd5 f5 $14) (25. Ra4 $5 Ne7 26. Rb4 Rfb8
27. Rd1 Nc8 28. Nd5 $16) (25. Bf1 $5 Ne7 26. Bxa6 Bxa6 27. Rxa6 Rxa6 28. Rxa6
Rc8 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30. exd5 Rxc2 31. Rxd6 Rb2 32. Rb6 $16) 25... Na7 $1 26. Bf1 (
26. Nc7 Nb5 27. Nxb5 axb5 28. Bb6 Rfc8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Rxa8+ Bxa8 31. Bc7 Bf8
$10) 26... Nb5 27. Bxb5 (27. Ra5 Bxd5 28. exd5 e4 29. Rc1 Rfb8 $13) 27... axb5
28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Rxa8+ Bxa8 $10 30. Kf1 f6 $1 31. Ke2 (31. gxf6 Bxd5 32. exd5
Bxf6 $10) 31... Bxd5 32. exd5 f5 33. f3 Kf7 34. Kd3 Ke8 35. c4 Kd7 36. b4 (36.
cxb5 Kc7 37. Kc4 Kb7 38. b6 Ka6 39. b4 Bf8 40. b5+ Kb7 $10) 36... bxc4+ 37.
Kxc4 Kc7 38. Kb5 Kb7 39. Kc4 Bf8 40. h4 Be7 41. Kb5 Bd8 42. Bf2 Bc7 43. Kc4 $6
(43. Bg1 $10) 43... Bb6 $1 44. Be1 (44. Bxb6 $2 Kxb6 45. Kc3 Kb5 46. Kb3 e4 47.
fxe4 fxe4 48. Kc3 e3 49. Kd3 Kxb4 50. Kxe3 Kc4 51. Ke4 Kc5 $19) 44... Bg1 45.
b5 Bc5 46. Ba5 Kc8 47. Be1 Kb7 48. Bc3 (48. Ba5) 48... Kb6 49. Bd2 e4 50. fxe4
fxe4 51. Be1 e3 52. Bc3 e2 53. Be1 Bg1 54. Bg3 Ka5 55. Be1+ Ka4 56. Bg3 Bc5 57.
b6 $1 (57. Be1 Bb6 58. Kd3 $8 Kxb5 59. Kxe2 Kc4 $17) 57... Bxb6 58. Kd3 Kb5 59.
Kxe2 Kc4 (59... Bc5 60. Kd3 $10) (59... Kc5 60. Bf2+ Kb5 61. Bg3 $10) 60. Bxd6
Kxd5 61. Bf4 Ke4 62. Bb8 $10 Be3 63. Bg3 Bc1 64. Be1 Be3 65. Bg3 Ba7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Rausis, Igors"]
[Black "Zaitsev, Igor A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. b4 $5 a6 (7...
Nh5 $6 8. Nbd2 e5 9. b5 Na5 10. Re1 exd4 11. cxd4 c5 12. bxc6 bxc6 13. Rb1 $16
{Peev,P-PashkaLov,V/BUL/1969/}) (7... Re8 8. b5 Nb8 9. Qb3 e5 10. Ng5 d5 11. f4
exd4 12. e5 $16 {Kosashvili,Y-Lahav,E/ISR/1989/1:0 (24)/}) 8. Bb2 $146 (8. Na3
$5 b5 9. Nc2 Nd7 10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 Nb6 12. Ra3 Bb7 13. c4 $16 {McNab,
C-Gomez,A/Marbella/1982/1:0 (34)/}) (8. Nbd2 e5 (8... Re8 9. a4 e5 10. d5 Ne7
11. c4 Nh5 12. a5 f5 13. Ra3 Nf6 14. Bb1 h6 15. Ne1 Rf8 16. f3 $16 {Karner,
H-Abramovic,B/Tallinn/1983/1:0 (40)/}) 9. a3 (9. dxe5 $5) (9. d5 $5) 9... Nh5
10. Nb3 Kh8 11. d5 Ne7 12. c4 Ng8 13. Ra2 Bh6 14. Be3 Nf4 15. Bb1 $14 {
Speelman,J-Crouch,C/Hastings/1993/1:0 (25) Inf 56/128/}) 8... d5 $5 (8... e5 9.
d5 Ne7 10. c4 Nh5 11. Nbd2 Nf4 12. Bc2 $14) 9. Nbd2 (9. e5 Nh5 10. Bc1 f6 11.
exf6 exf6 $10) (9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Re1 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 e5 13. Be4 Nde7
$10) 9... e5 10. dxe5 $8 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 Nxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14.
Rad1 Bg4 $6 (14... Re8 15. Nxe5 (15. Rfe1 c6) 15... Bxe5 16. Rfe1 c6 $15) 15.
Bxb7 (15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxb7 Rd2 $10) 15... Rxd1 16. Rxd1 Rb8
17. Bxa6 (17. Be4 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 a5 19. a3 c5 $10) 17... Ra8 18. Bb7 (18. b5 $5
Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bxf3 20. Rd3 Be4 $44) (18. Be2 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rxa2 20. Rd8+ Bf8
21. Rd2 Bh6 22. Rc2 Bf4 $17) 18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 (19. Bxf3 Rxa2 20. Rd8+ Bf8)
19... Rxa2 20. Bc1 $8 Ra1 21. Be4 $2 (21. Kg2 Bf6 (21... Bh6 $4 22. Rd8+) 22.
Rf1 Nc4 $10) (21. Rf1 Nc4 $10) 21... Bh6 $17 22. Bxh6 $8 Rxd1+ 23. Kg2 Nc4 24.
Bc2 Ra1 25. Bd3 (25. Bg5 Kg7) (25. Bf4 Ra3 26. Bxc7 Rxc3 27. Be4 Rb3) 25... Ne5
26. Be2 Ra3 27. c4 Rc3 28. c5 Nc6 29. Bf4 Nxb4 30. Bxc7 (30. Bd2 Rc2) 30...
Rxc5 31. Bd6 Rc2 32. Bf1 Nc6 33. Bf4 Nd4 34. Bd3 Ra2 35. Be4 Ra5 36. Bd2 Ra2
37. Bh6 Ne6 38. Kg3 Ra1 39. h4 (39. Kg2 g5 $1 {/\40...Nf4 41.Kg3 Rg1#/}) 39...
Rg1+ 40. Kh2 Rf1 41. Be3 Ra1 42. Kg3 Ng7 $1 43. Kh3 (43. Kg2) 43... Rh1+ 44.
Kg3 f6 $10 45. Bd5+ Kh8 46. f4 Nf5+ 47. Kg2 Rd1 48. Be4 Nxh4+ 49. Kg3 Nf5+ 50.
Bxf5 gxf5 $19 51. f3 Kg7 52. Bf2 Kf7 53. Kg2 Ke6 54. Bh4 Rd2+ 55. Kh3 Rd7 $1
56. Kg2 Rg7+ 57. Kf1 Rg6 58. Be1 Kd5 59. Bf2 Kc4 60. Bb6 Kd3 61. Bc5 h5 62. Bf2
h4 (62... Rg8 $5) 63. Bxh4 Ke3 64. Bf2+ Kxf3 65. Bd4 Kxf4 66. Kf2 Ke4 67. Bb6
f4 68. Bc5 f5 69. Ba7 Ra6 70. Bb8 Ra2+ 71. Kg1 Kf3 72. Bc7 Rg2+ 73. Kh1 Rc2 74.
Bb8 Kg3 75. Ba7 Rc1+ 76. Bg1 Rxg1+ (76... Rxg1+ 77. Kxg1 f3 78. Kf1 f2 79. Ke2
Kg2) 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nbd7 (6... Nc6 $5) 7.
Re1 e5 8. Na3 (8. Nbd2 b6 $1 (8... Re8 9. h3 h6 10. Nf1 d5 11. Nxe5 Nxe4 12.
Bf4 $1 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qg5 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Ng3 $16 {Chernin,
A-Mokry,K/Prague/1989/0,5/41/}) 9. Nf1 (9. a4 $5) 9... Bb7 10. Ng3 Re8 11. d5
c6 12. c4 a6 13. h4 b5 14. Bf1 Nc5 $15 {Cladouras,P-Van Wely,L/Dortmund(op)/
1992/}) 8... Re8 9. Qc2 (9. Nc2 d5 10. dxe5 Nxe4 $10) 9... Nb6 $5 (9... b6 10.
h3 Bb7 $10) (9... d5 $6 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bg5 $14) 10. h3 c6 (10... exd4 $5 11.
cxd4 c6) 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 Nh5 (12... Qc7 13. Rad1 h6 14. Bf1 Be6 $10) 13.
Rad1 Nf4 (13... Qe7 $5 14. Bf1 Be6 $10) 14. Bf1 Qf6 15. Nd2 Be6 16. Kh2 {/\g3}
Nd7 $6 (16... Red8 $5) 17. Ndc4 $14 Reb8 (17... b6 $5) 18. g3 Nh5 19. Rd2 Nf8
20. Red1 h6 $5 $132 21. Nd6 b5 $6 (21... Nh7 $32) 22. c4 $1 $16 b4 23. Nb1 Nh7
24. Rd3 Ng5 25. Nd2 Qe7 26. Bg2 a5 27. Qa4 $1 (27. c5 a4 28. N2c4 Bxc4 29. Qxc4
Ne6 $14) 27... Bd7 28. c5 Ne6 29. N2c4 Ra7 30. Bf3 $6 (30. Nb6 $32 Nd4 31. Bxd4
exd4 32. f4 $18) 30... Nhf4 $1 (30... Nf6 31. Nb6) 31. Nb6 $5 (31. gxf4 exf4
32. Bc1 Nxc5 33. Qc2 Nxd3 34. Rxd3 g5 $14) (31. R3d2 $6 Ng5 32. Bg2 Ngxh3 33.
gxf4 exf4 $36) 31... Nxd3 32. Rxd3 Nd4 $6 (32... Be8 $6 33. Ndc8 $16) (32... h5
$5 33. h4 Kh7 {/\ Bh6}) 33. Bxd4 exd4 34. Nxd7 Qxd7 35. Bg4 Qd8 36. f4 h5 37.
Bf3 b3 $6 (37... h4 $32 38. e5 hxg3+ 39. Kg2 Qh4 {/\ 40.Rd4? Be5!}) 38. a3 h4
39. e5 $16 hxg3+ 40. Kg2 g5 $6 41. Qxd4 Re7 42. Bh5 $18 gxf4 43. Qxf4 Rxe5 (
43... Bxe5 44. Bxf7+ Kf8 45. Qf5 $18) 44. Rxg3 f6 45. Qc4+ Rd5 $8 46. Bf7+ Kf8
47. Bxd5 cxd5 48. Qg4 Qe7 49. Nf5 Qe4+ 50. Qxe4 dxe4 51. Rxg7 Rc8 52. Rg8+ (52.
Rg8+ Kxg8 53. Ne7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow4"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Belikov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kochetkov, German"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. h3 O-O 7. Qd2 b5 8. Bd3
Nbd7 (8... Re8 9. O-O Bb7 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. Ng3 Nbd7 13. Bh6 Bh8 $14 {
Dvoirys,S-Zakharevich,I/RUS-ch/1994/0:1/43/}) (8... Qc7 9. O-O e5) 9. O-O (9.
e5 b4 10. exf6 bxc3 11. Qxc3 Nxf6 12. Qxc6 Rb8 $44 {Arnason,J-Fries Nielsen,J/
Vejle/1984/0,5/31/}) 9... e5 10. dxe5 (10. Bh6 Re8 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Rfe1 a6
13. Bf1 Bb7 {Kuzmin,G-Gipslis,A/Alushta/1994/0,5/}) 10... dxe5 11. a4 (11. Rfe1
Re8 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 c5 14. Ng3 Bb7 15. a5 Qc7 16. Bc4 $14 {Boleslavsky,
I-Bannik,A/URS-ch/1961/1:0/35/}) 11... b4 12. Ne2 c5 13. c3 Bb7 14. Ng3 Qa5 (
14... a5 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Nd2 $14 Nb6 17. Nc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 $14) 15. Qc2 Rac8
16. Nd2 Qc7 (16... Nb6 $2 17. Nb3 $18) 17. a5 $1 bxc3 18. bxc3 Ne8 (18... Rfd8
19. Nc4 Nf8 20. Rfd1 $14) 19. Rfd1 Nd6 20. Nc4 Nb5 $6 (20... Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Nf6
$14) 21. Nb6 $1 axb6 (21... Nxc3 $2 22. Nxc8 Nxd1 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Rxd1 $18)
22. Bxb5 Rfd8 23. a6 Ba8 24. Bg5 $16 Nf6 (24... Bf6 $2 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Bxf6
$18) 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rd1 h6 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 29. Bc4 Qd7 30.
Qb3 Qa7 (30... Bd8 31. Bd5 Bxd5 32. Qxd5 Qc7 33. a7 $18) 31. Qb5 Kf8 32. Bd5 $1
$18 Bxd5 33. exd5 Be7 34. Ne4 f5 35. Nd2 e4 36. Nc4 Bd8 37. Ne5 Bc7 (37... Kg7
38. Qd7+ Qxd7 39. Nxd7 $18) 38. Qd7 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 (7. dxe5
dxe5 8. Bg5 Qxd1+ (8... Nbd7 $5) 9. Rxd1 Na6 10. O-O c6 $6 11. f3 Re8 12. Nc1
Nd7 13. Rf2 Ndc5 14. Be3 Bf8 15. Bf1 $14 {Vogt,L-Spasov,V/Tilburg/1992/0:1 (66)
Inf 56/135/}) (7. O-O Nc6 8. dxe5 (8. d5 Ne7 $13) 8... dxe5 9. Bg5 Be6 $10)
7... c6 8. O-O (8. a4 a5 9. O-O Na6 10. Be3 Nb4 $10) (8. Be3 b5 9. dxe5 dxe5
10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Nc1 Nbd7 12. Nd3 a5 13. O-O-O Re8 $10 {Geller,E-Belov,I/
Moscow/1989/1:0 (40)/}) 8... b5 $5 9. Be3 Bb7 (9... b4 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Na4
Ba6 12. Re1 Bb5 13. Nc5 Nfd7 {Popovic,P-Chernin,A/Subotica(izt)/1987/0:1 (62)
Inf 43/44/} 14. Nxd7 $1 Nxd7 15. a3 bxa3 16. Rxa3 Qc7 $14 {Chernin/}) (9... Re8
10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Nc1 $1 $14) (9... Nbd7 10. d5 $1
cxd5 11. Nxd5 Bb7 12. Nec3 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 $14 {Chernin/}) 10. dxe5 (10. a3 Nbd7
11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rfe1 a6 13. d5 cxd5 14. exd5 Nb6 15. b3 Qc7 $132 {Dzanzgava,
G-Gurevich,M/Lvov(zt)/1987/0,5 (41) Inf 44/142/}) 10... dxe5 11. Bc5 $5 $146
Qxd1 (11... Re8 $5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. a4 $1 $16 (13. Rfd1 Nbd7 14. Bd6 Bf8 $10))
12. Rfxd1 Re8 13. a4 $14 Na6 (13... Nbd7 14. Bd6 a6 15. Nc1 Bf8 16. Nb3 $16)
14. Be3 b4 15. Nb1 Nc7 16. Nd2 Ba6 (16... Ne6 $5) 17. Nc1 Ne6 18. Nd3 (18. Ncb3
$5 Red8 (18... Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. f4 $16) 19. Na5 c5 20. Ndc4
$14) 18... Bxd3 $8 19. cxd3 c5 20. Rac1 Bf8 21. Nc4 Nd4 (21... Nd7 22. f4 Nd4
23. Kf2 $14) 22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. f4 Nd7 24. h4 f6 25. fxe5 (25. a5 $5) 25... fxe5
26. a5 Nc5 27. Kf1 Rac8 28. Bh3 Rc7 29. Nd2 $1 Bh6 30. Ke2 Rf8 31. Rc4 Be3 32.
Nf3 Kh8 (32... Nxe4 $2 33. dxe4 Rxc4 34. Be6+ $18) 33. Rf1 $6 (33. Rxb4 Na6 34.
Rc4 Rxc4 35. dxc4 Rb8 $44) (33. b3 $1 $14) 33... Nxe4 $1 34. Rxc7 $8 Nxg3+ 35.
Ke1 Nxf1 36. Nxe5 (36. Nxe5 Bf4 $1 37. Nf7+ Kg7 38. Rxa7 Rxf7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Komliakov, Viktor"]
[Black "Rakhmangulov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 (6. dxe5 $5 dxe5 7. Nf3
) 6... Bg4 (6... Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 8. Kh1 O-O 9. Be3 (9. Qe1 Re8 10. Bd2 Qc7 11.
dxe5 dxe5 12. Bc4 b5 13. Bb3 b4 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qh5 17. Ne2
Ba6 $15 {Hausner,I-Blatny,P/Lazne Bohdanec(01)/1994/0:1/32/}) 9... Ng4 10. Bd2
exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Be2 Nf6 13. Bf3 $16 {Keitlinghaus,L-Vokac,M/Ostrava/1993/
1:0/72/}) 7. Be3 (7. Bd2 exd4 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Qe1 Bxf3
12. Rxf3 O-O-O 13. b4 d5 $15 {Kotronias,V-Adams,M/Chalkidiki Afitos(04)/1993/0:
1/32/}) (7. dxe5 dxe5 8. O-O (8. fxe5 Nfd7 9. e6 fxe6 10. h3 Qh5 11. Rf1 Bxf3
12. Qxf3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 e5 $10 {Tsuranov,E-Budnikov,A/Vladivostok op(06)/1995/0:
1/43/}) 8... Nbd7 9. Qe1 Bxf3 10. Rxf3 Bd6 11. f5 h6 12. Bd2 Qc7 $10 {Van de
Oudeweetering,A-Malaniuk,V/Groningen op(06)/1990/0:1/45/}) 7... Nbd7 (7... exd4
8. Bxd4 Qb4 9. Be2 Nxe4 10. O-O d5 11. Nxe4 (11. a3 Qe7 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ng5
Bxe2 14. Qxe2 f5 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Qh3 Bg7 17. Bxg7 Qxg7 18. Ne6 Qe7 19. Qc3 $1
Rg8 20. Qb3 $16 {Brodsky,M-Rakhmangulov,A/Nikolaev zt(07)/1995/1:0/63/}) 11...
dxe4 12. c3 Qe7 13. Ne5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 f5 15. Qh5+ $16 {Kindermann,S-Dorfman,J/
Debrecen(03)/1990/0,5/78/}) (7... exf4 8. Bxf4 Qb6 9. Ne2 $1 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Qxb2
11. Rb1 Qxa2 12. Rxb7 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. Qa1 $1 a5 15. d5 $16 {Shirov,
A-Rivas Pastor,M/Manila(ol)/1992/1:0/24/}) 8. O-O (8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qb4 10.
dxe5 dxe5 11. O-O-O $14 {Popescu,D-Badea,D/Bucuresti/1992/}) (8. Qd2 Bxf3 9.
gxf3 Nh5 10. Ne2 $6 (10. O-O-O $14) 10... Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 g6 $10 {Chevalier,
D-Krasenkov,M/Cappelle la Grande/1992/0:1/34/}) 8... Be7 9. h3 (9. Qe1 Bxf3 10.
Rxf3 Ng4 $6 (10... O-O $14) 11. Bd2 Qb6 12. Ne2 exd4 13. Ba5 Qxb2 14. Rb1 Qxa2
15. Nxd4 Bh4 16. Qxh4 $1 Qxb1+ 17. Rf1 Qb2 18. Nf5 $36 {Smirin,I-Beim,V/Tel
Aviv/1992/1:0/29/}) 9... Bxf3 (9... exf4 10. Bxf4 Bxf3 11. Rxf3 Qb6 12. Ne2 $14
{Glek,I-Cseshkovsky,V/Philadelphia/1990/}) 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. a3 $5 (11. Ne2 $5
c5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nc3 Bd6 14. f5 Nb6 15. Qe2 Rfd8 16. a3 Rac8 17. Bc4 Nxc4
18. Qxc4 Bf8 $16 {Yakovich,Y-Mokry,K/Pardubice op/1994/0,5/54/}) 11... a6 (
11... Qc7 12. Ne2 Rfe8 13. g4 g6 $14) 12. Ne2 Rfe8 (12... c5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14.
d5 b5 15. c4 bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nb6 17. b3 Nxc4 18. bxc4 Qa4 19. Rfc1 Rab8 $14) (
12... Qc7 13. g4 exd4 14. Nxd4 g6 $14) 13. g4 $1 $16 exd4 14. Nxd4 g6 15. Ne2
c5 (15... Qc7 16. Ng3 Nc5 17. g5 Nfd7 18. h4 $16) 16. Ng3 d5 (16... Nf8 17. g5
N6d7 18. e5 dxe5 19. f5 $16) 17. e5 c4 18. Be2 (18. exf6 $6 Bc5 19. Bf2 cxd3
20. Qxd3 (20. g5 dxc2 $13) 20... Nxf6 $13) 18... Bc5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Qf2 Ne4
$8 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qxc5 Nxc5 23. Bxc4 $16 Rad8 24. Rad1 (24. Rae1 Rd4 25. Ba2
Red8 26. Rf2 $16) 24... e3 $5 25. Rxd8 (25. Rfe1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 g5 $132) 25...
Rxd8 26. Re1 Rd4 27. Bf1 Rxf4 28. Rxe3 Rd4 29. b4 (29. Bg2 b5 (29... Rd2 30. b4
Ne6 31. Bxb7 $18) 30. Re2 g5 $14) 29... Ne6 30. Rd3 Re4 31. Rd7 (31. Bg2 $5
Rxe5 32. Bxb7 a5 33. Bc6 $16) 31... Nd4 32. Bd3 (32. Rxb7 Rxe5 (32... Nxc2 33.
Bd3 Re1+ 34. Kf2 Rc1 35. Rc7 $18) 33. Bxa6 Nxc2 34. Bc4 (34. a4 Re4 35. Bd3
Rxb4 36. Rxb4 Nxb4 37. Bb5 $18) 34... Nxa3 35. Bxf7+ Kf8 36. Kf2 $18) 32... Rf4
33. Kg2 $6 (33. Rxb7 Nf3+ 34. Kg2 Nxe5 35. Bxa6 $18) 33... Nf3 34. Kg3 g5 35.
Rxb7 Ne1 36. Rb6 (36. Bxa6 Nxc2 37. a4 Nxb4 38. Bb5) 36... a5 37. Rf6 $2 (37.
bxa5 Ra4 (37... Nxd3 38. cxd3 Ra4 39. Rb3 Rxa5 40. d4 $18) 38. Bf5 Rxa5 (38...
Rxa3+ 39. Kf2 Nf3 40. Rb3 $18) 39. Kf2 Rxe5 40. a4 $18) 37... axb4 $1 38. axb4
(38. Rxf4 gxf4+ 39. Kxf4 Nxd3+ 40. cxd3 bxa3 $19) 38... Rxb4 $14 39. Rf5 h6 40.
Kf2 (40. Rf6 Kg7 41. Rd6 $14) 40... Nxc2 $1 41. Rf6 (41. Bxc2 Rb2 42. Ke3 Rxc2
$10) 41... Rb2 42. Rxh6 (42. Kg3 Rb3 43. Rf3 Nd4 $10) (42. Kf3 Ne1+) 42... Nb4+
43. Ke3 Nxd3 44. Kxd3 Kg7 45. Rc6 (45. Rh5 Kg6 $10) 45... Rh2 $10 46. Ke4 Rxh3
47. Kf5 Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Alushta3"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Black "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nbd2 e5 (7...
Re8 8. Qc2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Rxe5 11. Nf3 Re8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Bd7 14.
Rfe1 g5 15. Bg3 Nh5 $10 {Bus,M-Belov,I/Czestochowa/1990/0,5 (57)/}) (7... Nd7
8. a4 e5 9. Nb3 a5 10. Bg5 Qe8 11. Re1 h6 12. Be3 Kh7 13. Bb5 $14 {Smagin,
S-Gagarin,V/Moscow/1982/0:1 (61)/}) 8. dxe5 Nxe5 (8... dxe5 9. Nc4 Nh5 10. g3
Bg4 11. Qe2 Qf6 12. Kg2 Rad8 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. b3 {Karolyi,T-Azmaiparashvili,Z/
Tbilisi/1986/}) 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nc4 (10. Qc2 Nh5 11. Rd1 Bg4 12. f3 Be6 13.
Bc4 Qe7 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. Nf1 b6 16. Bg5 a5 17. Ne3 f6 $10 {Ziatdinov,
R-Cseshkovsky,V/SSSR/1983/0:1 (46)/}) 10... Nh5 (10... Nd7 11. b4 Re8 (11... f5
12. exf5 gxf5 13. f3 Kh8 14. Re1 Qf6 15. Be3 Rg8 16. Qc2 Nf8 17. Bf2 Ng6 18.
Kh1 Bd7 19. Ne3 $16 {Ivanov,Al-Shchekachev,A/Wien/1991/1:0 (41)/}) 12. Bc2 Qe7
13. Be3 Nb6 14. Na5 $16 {Benko,P-Jansa,V/Siegen(ol)/1970/1:0 (40) Inf 10/158/})
11. g3 (11. Re1 Qe7 12. a4 Be6 13. Bf1 Rfd8 $10 {Hug,W-Watson,W/Brocco/0,5 (13)
/}) 11... Be6 (11... Qe7 12. a4 Be6 13. b3 Rfd8 14. Qc2 c6 15. a5 Bf8 16. Re1
Qc7 $10 {Maric,A-Ioseliani,N/JUG/1992/0:1 (42)/}) 12. Qe2 Qe8 (12... Qe7 13. b3
Rfd8 14. a4 c6 $10) 13. Re1 f6 (13... a5 $5 14. a4 f6) 14. b4 Qf7 15. a4 $14 b6
(15... Kh8 16. a5 Rae8 17. Be3 $16) 16. Ne3 Kh8 17. Bc4 Rae8 18. b5 (18. Bxe6
Rxe6 19. Nd5 f5 $13) 18... f5 $5 19. Ba3 Rg8 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21. Nd5 Nf6 $5 (
21... f4 22. c4 f3 23. Qe3 Nf6 24. c5 $16) 22. Nxf6 Rxf6 $5 (22... Bxf6 23.
exf5 gxf5 24. c4 e4 25. Bb2 $16) 23. exf5 gxf5 (23... Rxf5 24. Qc2 Bf8 25. Bc1
Bc5 26. Be3 $16) 24. Qxe5 (24. c4 $5) 24... f4 (24... Rc6 25. Qe2 (25. bxc6 $5)
25... Rxc3 26. Bb2 Rc5 27. Rad1 $14) 25. Qe4 Qh5 26. Bc1 f3 $44 27. h4 Rff8 28.
Be3 Re8 $1 (28... Bxc3 29. Bd4+ Bxd4 30. Qxd4+ Rg7 31. Re7 Rfg8 32. Rxc7 $16)
29. Qc6 Qg4 30. Bd4 Bxd4 31. cxd4 (31. Rxe8 $4 Qxg3+) 31... Ref8 32. Ra3 $1
Qxd4 33. Qxc7 (33. Rae3 Rxg3+ $1 34. fxg3 f2+ 35. Kh1 $8 fxe1=Q+ 36. Rxe1 $10)
(33. Rxf3 Rxg3+ $1 34. Rxg3 Qxf2+ $17) 33... Rf5 34. Re7 (34. Rae3 $5) 34...
Qxh4 35. Qc3+ $6 (35. Rae3 Rxg3+ 36. Qxg3 Rg5 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Rxf3 $14) 35...
Rf6 36. Re8 (36. Re6 Rxg3+ $1) 36... Qg5 (36... Rxe8 37. gxh4 $18) 37. Re6 (37.
Qe5 $10) 37... Rgf8 38. Qd4 $4 (38. Rxf6 Rxf6 39. Qb2 Kg8 40. Re3 $10) 38...
Qc1+ 39. Kh2 Qh6+ 40. Kg1 Qc1+ $138 41. Kh2 Qh6+ 42. Kg1 Qh3 (42... Qh3 43.
Rxf3 Qxe6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Ufa"]
[Site "Ufa"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. h3 (7. dxc5 dxc5
8. h3 (8. Bg5 $5) 8... Nc6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Re1 (10. e5 $5 Nd5 11. Re1 Be6 12. a4
Na5 13. Bc2 Nb6 14. Nbd2 $14) 10... Nd7 (10... e5 $5 11. Be3 b6 12. Na3 a6 $13)
11. Bc2 b6 12. a4 Bb7 13. Nbd2 Rad8 14. Nf1 {Korchnoi,V-Nunn,J Bruxelles 1986
Inf 42/135/} h6 $10) 7... Nc6 8. d5 (8. Be3 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 $10)
8... Na5 9. c4 $5 $146 (9. Na3 b6 10. Bd2 e6 11. c4 Re8 $6 (11... e5 $5 {
/\Nh5 /}) 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Rb1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 $16 {Yusupov,A-Speelman,
J Munchen 1992 Inf 54/110/}) 9... a6 10. Nbd2 $5 (10. Nc3 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12.
Nxb5 Ba6 (12... c4 $6 13. Bc2 Qb6 14. Nc3 Bd7 15. Rb1 $16) 13. Nc3 Qb6 14. Rb1
Nd7 $1 $44) (10. a4 Bd7 11. Nc3 Qb6 $13) 10... b5 $5 (10... Bd7 11. e5 dxe5 12.
Nxe5 b5 13. Re1 $16) 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Bxb5 Qb6 13. Be2 $5 (13. Qe2 Ba6 14.
Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Rb1 Nd7 16. b3 Rb8 $14) 13... Ba6 14. Rb1 Nh5 $6 15. g3 c4 16.
Kg2 Rfc8 17. Ne1 (17. b4 $5) 17... Nf6 18. b4 $1 cxb3 19. axb3 Nd7 20. b4 Bxe2
$8 21. Qxe2 Nc4 $1 (21... Nb7 22. Nef3 Nd8 23. Bb2 Ra2 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qd3
$16) 22. Nxc4 Qb5 23. Nf3 Nb6 $2 (23... Rxc4 24. Bd2 $14) (23... Qxc4 $1 24.
Qxc4 Rxc4 25. Re1 Bc3 $14) 24. Bg5 $1 $16 Nxc4 (24... Qxc4 25. Qxc4 Rxc4 26.
Nd2 $16) 25. Bxe7 Ra3 26. Rfe1 Rc3 27. Rec1 h6 (27... Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Qxb4 29.
Nd2 Nb6 30. Rb1 $18) 28. Rxc3 Bxc3 29. g4 Re8 (29... Bxb4 30. Bxd6 Nxd6 31.
Qxb5 Nxb5 32. Rxb4 $18) 30. Rb3 Bg7 31. Bh4 Qxd5 32. exd5 Rxe2 33. b5 $18 g5 (
33... Nb6 34. Bd8 Nxd5 35. b6) 34. Bg3 Rb2 35. Rxb2 Bxb2 36. Kf1 (36. Kf1 Ba3
37. Ke2 Bc5 38. Kd3 Na3 39. b6 Bxb6 40. Bxd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Gothenburg Manhem"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2012.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "Nithander, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Berg,E"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2012.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 {This position was rather expected for
me as Nithander had already played it in an earlier game in the same
tournament. However here I decided to differ with...} 5. f3 {...to avoid the
possible line} (5. Qd2 Ng4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 e5 {as in 0-1 (44) Welin,
M (2270)-Rozentalis,E (2585) Gothenburg 2012 which was being played
simultanously to my game on another board. However there is nothing wrong with
this and White actually recieived some advantage in the game mentioned above.})
5... c6 6. Qd2 Qa5 ({Here} 6... O-O {would transpose back to the game 0-1 (31)
Welin,M (2270)-Nithander,V (2438) Gothenburg 2012. Although Nithander won the
game rather convincingly he didn't want to repeat the same line. To me it
looks quite risky for Black to commit to short castling at this early stage.
Now instead of the fully playable move 7.Bh6, played by Mats Welin I would
give preference to} 7. h4 {to force either an opening of the h-file or the
weakening move ...h5 from Black.}) 7. O-O-O {If White wants to castle long
it's better to do it directly in order to reach b1 with the king in time.} b5
8. Kb1 {Now White does not only protect the a2-pawn, but also starts to create
threats like Nd5 that can soon become real.} b4 9. Nce2 Na6 {A strange-looking
developing move from Black. However it is almost necessary in order to keep
the b4-pawn protected against moves like a3. Black now plans to continue ...
Rb8 and ...Nc7-b5.} 10. Nc1 {This knight setup is very well known to be a good
protection for the king. Since Black is ahead in his attack White needs to
play a bit slowly and rely on his central control. The central breaks e5 or d5
can be used later to create counterplay when necessary.} Rb8 11. h4 {White
starts some action on the kingside and also prepares the development of the
knight to h3.} h5 {Black plays rock solid, but on the other hand he gives
White more time as well and creates some new weaknesses on the dark squares.} (
11... Nc7 {was the alternative when I had the following line in mind} 12. Nb3 {
Once the c7-knight has blocked the way back for Black's queen Nb3 comes in
handy.} (12. g4 {is also possible, but the position after} h5 13. g5 Nd7 {
did not look very convincing to me.}) 12... Qb6 {Pretty forced since} (12...
Qa4 {just blocks the way for Black's a-pawn.}) 13. d5 c5 14. Bh6 {with an
initiative for White. Now after a possible exchange on h6 the b3-knight has a
natural route via d2 to c4.}) 12. Nh3 {Now White threatens to place this
knight on g5 which will be quite annoying for Black.} Bxh3 {A practical
decision although it leaves White with the advantage of the two bishops.} ({
The simple} 12... Nc7 {was perhaps objectively stronger.}) 13. Rxh3 Nc7 14. Nb3
Qb6 15. Bc4 {White develops his last piece and prepares to play d5 with full
power.} (15. d5 $5 {would force complications, which however are not
unfavourable for Black after} c5 16. e5 Nfxd5 17. exd6 Qxd6 $1 {With this move
involving a pawn sacrifice, Black has plenty of active play to compensate for
the material.} (17... exd6 18. Bc4 Nxe3 19. Qxe3+ Kf8 20. Qf4 d5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5
22. Rxd5 Re8 23. Rh1 $14 {gives White somewhat better chances.}) 18. Bxc5 Qc6
19. Bxa7 Ra8 20. Bd4 O-O 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 {when Black's active play on the
queenside compensates for the minus pawn.}) 15... d5 {A serious weakness for
Black, but} (15... a5 16. d5 (16. e5 Nfd5) 16... c5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 $36 {
gives White the initiative and a strong centre.}) 16. Bd3 Nd7 17. c4 $1 {
This move forces an opening of the c-file giving White a stable plus thanks to
better pawn structure in addition to the pair of bishops.} (17. f4 $5 {as
suggested by Houdini is also interesting. A possible continuation would be} a5
18. f5 a4 19. Nc5 gxf5 (19... Nxc5 $4 20. dxc5 Qb7 21. fxg6 $18) 20. exf5 Nxc5
21. dxc5 Qa7 22. Bg5 $14 {White's pair of bishops is now very powerful in this
open position and with Black's loose king in the centre which cannot even
castle into safety...}) 17... bxc3 18. Qxc3 Nb5 19. Qb4 Nd6 20. Qa4 Nb5 21. Qb4
Nd6 22. Qxb6 Nxb6 (22... axb6 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Bf4 $14) 23. e5 ({Another
option was} 23. Bf4 $14 {as pointed out by Houdini. After} Nbc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4
25. Na5 Kd7 26. Be5 Rhg8 27. f4 $14 {White has a stable plus.}) 23... Ndc4 (
23... Nbc4 $1 {was stronger:} 24. Bc1 Nf5) 24. Bc1 e6 (24... Na4 25. f4 $14)
25. Nc5 Bf8 26. f4 $1 {Secures the e5-pawn and opens up the third rank for the
rook on h3.} Na5 27. Ba6 $1 {White prevents Black from playing the desired ...
Nb7 and also prepares Ra3. Black will soon have to give away the other bishop
as well to exchange off White's superior knight on c5.} Nd7 ({Perhaps} 27...
Nbc4 {was objectively stronger, but after} 28. Kc2 Rb6 29. Bxc4 Nxc4 30. b3 Na5
31. Rc3 $14 {White has a solid long term advantage thanks to the better pawn
structure and the control of the weak c5-square.}) 28. Ra3 Bxc5 29. dxc5 Nb7
30. Be3 $1 {This temporary sacrifice of the c5-pawn practically brings White
the full point. Black cannot stay passive since then his knights will just be
out of squares.} Nbxc5 31. Rc1 Nxa6 32. Rxa6 {White will very soon regain the
sacrificed pawn and most likely also another pawn. Black has practical chances,
but is most likely already lost.} O-O 33. Rcxc6 (33. Rxa7 Nb6 34. Rxc6 Nc4 35.
Bc1 $16) 33... Rb4 (33... d4 34. Bxd4 Rb4 35. Rd6 Nb6 36. a3 $18) 34. Rxa7 Re4
35. Rxd7 $2 {In time trouble I decided to simlify into a won rook endgame.
However the task would have been far much simpler after} (35. Bc1 $1 Nb8 36.
Rcc7 Re2 37. b3 $1 Rxg2 38. Ba3 Rg1+ 39. Kc2 Rg2+ 40. Kd3 $18 {etc and Black's
position will just collapse totally.}) 35... Rxe3 36. Rdc7 $1 {Forcing an
exchange of a pair of rooks makes the task much simpler for White even though
it loses some time. Now Rc8 is unavoidable for Black.} d4 $1 {The only real
chance for counterplay. Black must create threats before White start pushing
his a-pawn.} 37. Rc8 (37. a4 {is less clear.} d3 38. Kc1 Re1+ 39. Kd2 Re2+ 40.
Kxd3 Rxb2 41. Rc8 Ra2 42. Rxf8+ Kxf8 43. Rc4 Rxg2 44. Kc3 Ke7 45. Rc7+ Kf8 46.
a5 Ra2 47. Kb4 $16) 37... d3 38. Rc1 Rxc8 (38... Kg7 39. Rxf8 Kxf8 40. a4 Re4
41. b3 Rxf4 42. a5 Rd4 43. Kb2 Ke7 44. a6 Rd7 45. Ra1 Ra7 46. Kc3 Kd7 47. Kxd3
$18) 39. Rxc8+ Kg7 40. Rc1 Re2 $6 (40... Re4 $1 41. g3 f6 {would have given
better chances for Black. Now very accurate play is needed for White to cash
in the full point.} 42. Rd1 fxe5 43. fxe5 Re3 44. a4 Kf7 (44... Rxg3 45. a5 Rf3
46. a6 Rf8 47. Rxd3 g5 48. a7 gxh4 49. b4 Ra8 50. Rd7+ Kh6 51. b5 h3 52. b6 h2
53. Rd1 Rg8 54. Rc1 $1 h4 55. Kb2 Rg2+ 56. Ka3 Rg1 57. a8=Q Rxc1 58. Qh8+ Kg5
59. Qf6+ Kg4 60. Qg6+ Kf3 61. Qd3+ Kg4 62. Qe4+ Kg3 63. Qe3+ Kg2 64. Qd2+ $18)
45. a5 Rxe5 46. b4 Rb5 47. Ka2 Rxb4 48. Rxd3 Rb8 49. a6 Ra8 50. Ra3 Ke7 51. Kb3
$18) 41. Rd1 Rxg2 42. a4 $1 Rg4 (42... g5 43. a5 gxh4 44. a6 Kh6 45. Rxd3 Rg1+
46. Kc2 $18) 43. a5 Rxf4 (43... g5 44. a6 Rxf4 45. Rxd3 $18) 44. Rxd3 Rxh4 45.
a6 Rc4 46. a7 Rc8 47. b4 Ra8 48. Ra3 h4 49. b5 h3 50. b6 Rh8 51. Ra2 $1 Rd8 52.
Rh2 $1 {Black's tricks are over, so he resigned.} (52. b7 $4 {would spoil
everything after} Rd1+ 53. Kc2 h2 54. b8=Q h1=Q 55. a8=Q Rc1+ 56. Kb2 Rb1+ 57.
Ka3 Qh3+ 58. Ka4 Qh4+ $8 59. Ka5 Qe1+ 60. Ka6 Qf1+ 61. Ka7 Qg1+ $11 {and the
draw is unavoidable.}) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Lu, Shanglei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. c4 Bg4 4. d4 Bxf3 5. gxf3 e5 {Diagramm [#] Nach nur
fünf Zügen ist eine Stellung entstanden, die es in der Datenbank nicht mehr
gibt.} 6. Nc3 (6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Qxd8+ {war ein einfacher Weg zu einem kleinen,
aber spürbaren Vorteil zu kommen.}) 6... Nc6 7. d5 Nd4 8. Nb5 c5 9. dxc6 Nxc6
{Diagramm [#] Die Struktur hat schließlich "Kalashnikov-Charakter" bekommen.}
10. Be3 a6 11. Nc3 Bg7 12. h4 Nge7 13. h5 Nd4 14. f4 Ne6 {Für diesen Rückzug
des Springers gab es keinen Grund.} (14... O-O $1) 15. fxe5 Bxe5 16. Qd2 Qa5
17. f4 Bf6 18. Rc1 (18. Nd5 $1) 18... g5 19. fxg5 Bxg5 20. Nd5 Qxd2+ 21. Kxd2
Nxd5 {Diagramm [#] Die damit einhergehende Änderung der Struktur erweist sich
als ungünstig. Weiß erhält die e-Linie für seine Türme.} 22. exd5 Nf4 23.
Bd3 Nxd3 24. Kxd3 Bxe3 25. Rce1 Rg8 26. Rxe3+ Kf8 27. Rf1 Rc8 (27... b5 $1 {
wäre die aktive Verteidigung gewesen.}) 28. Rf6 Rg2 29. b3 Rd8 $2 {Ein
schwerer Missgriff, nach dem sich der weiße Vorteil schlagartig vergrößert.}
30. Ree6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rustemov Giese} c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. Ne2 $5 (5. Nf3 Bg4 6.
Nbd2 Bg7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3 O-O 9. O-O Nfd7 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Qd2 Rb8 12. Rad1 b5
13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Qe3 Qb6 16. Be2 b4 $132 {Rahl,V-Fiedler,B/
CSR-chT ;TD 92\10 1992}) (5. h3 {/\Nf3}) (5. h3 {Rustemov} Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7.
O-O Nbd7 8. Re1 (8. Be3 $5 $14) 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 e5 10. Be3 exd4 11. Bxd4 $1
Nc5 12. Nc3 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 b6 14. Nd5 Bb7 $14 {Rausis,I-Bernard,R/Raris/1994/})
5... Bg7 6. O-O (6. f3 O-O 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 (8. cxd4 $142) 8... Nc6 9. Nd2
e5 10. Ne2 d5 11. Bc5 Re8 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bf2 Nf8 14. exd5 Qxd5 15. Bc4 Qd8 16.
Ne4 Be6 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Qxd8 Rexd8 19. Rfd1 f5 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. Bxc5 Kf7 $15
{K in _|_ Schuchardt,G-Richter,S/Kassel op (05) ;GER 08 1994}) 6... O-O 7. f3 (
7. h3 Nbd7 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Nd2 Rb8 10. a4 a6 11. a5 $14 b5 $2 12. axb6 Nxb6 13.
dxc5 dxc5 14. Bxa6 Rd8 15. Qc2 Qc6 16. Bxc8 Rbxc8 17. Ra5 $16 {Kisova,P-Van
Hecke,M/WchW stud Antwerpen (04) ;TD 92\07 1992}) 7... Nbd7 (7... Qc7 8. Be3 a6
9. a4 b6 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. Qe1 Rb8 12. Qh4 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Bh6 b4 15. f4
bxc3 16. bxc3 Rb2 17. Nc4 Rb3 18. Bc2 Rxc3 $1 19. Nxc3 cxd4 $17 {Liedtke,
M-Kalinichev,S/Dresden op ;TD 93\06 1993}) (7... Nc6 $5 {Rustemov} 8. Be3 (8.
d5 $6 Ne5 {/\e6<=>/}) 8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Nb4 10. Nbc3 (10. Bb5 $32) 10... Nxd3
11. Qxd3 Bd7 $10) 8. Be3 a6 (8... Qc7 9. Nd2 Rb8 10. a4 b6 11. b4 e5 12. d5 Nh5
13. Rc1 f5 14. Nc4 Ndf6 15. Qd2 Bd7 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Bc2 Rf7 18. Rb1 Rbf8 $36
{Lein,A-Benjamin,J/St.Martin op (03) ;TD 93\03 1993}) (8... e5 9. d5 Kh8 10.
Nd2 Ng8 11. Nc4 Nb6 12. b4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 b6 14. Qd2 f5 15. bxc5 f4 16. Bf2 bxc5
17. Rab1 g5 18. Bb5 Rb8 19. Bc6 Rxb1 20. Rxb1 g4 $132 {Dolgener,T-Szalanczy,E/
Budapest ExpFS AprGM (10) ;EXP 36 1993}) (8... b6 $5 9. a4 Qc7 10. Nd2 e5 $5
11. dxe5 dxe5 12. a5 Rb8 13. axb6 axb6 $14) 9. a4 cxd4 (9... b6 10. b4 Qc7 11.
Nd2 Bb7 12. Qb3 $16) 10. cxd4 e5 (10... b6 11. Nbc3 Bb7 $14) 11. Nbc3 (11. d5 {
/\<->c}) (11. d5 Nh5 {/\f5<=>/}) 11... exd4 (11... d5 $6 12. exd5 exd4 13. Bxd4
$1 Nb6 14. Be4 $1 $16) 12. Bxd4 (12. Nxd4 d5 13. exd5 Nb6 $132) 12... Ne5 (
12... d5 13. e5 $40) (12... Nc5 $5) 13. Nf4 $1 {[+]><d5} (13. Bc2 Be6 $132)
13... Bh6 (13... Be6 $142) (13... g5 $6 14. Nfd5 $2 (14. Nfe2 $1 $16) 14...
Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxf3+ $15) 14. Nfd5 {/\Bb6} Nxd5 $8 15. Nxd5 $16 Be6 (15... Bg7
16. Bb6 Qd7 17. Be2 $16) 16. Bb6 {/\Ne7,Nf6} Qh4 $8 17. g3 Qh3 $8 18. Be2 {
<->d,><d5,/\f4,Bg4} Bxd5 19. Qxd5 {^^} Rac8 (19... Qe6 $32 20. Rfd1 $16) 20. f4
Rc6 (20... Rc2 21. Rf2 {/\Bf1} (21. Qd1 $2 Ng4) (21. Rf2 $1 Nd7 22. Bd4 $18))
21. fxe5 Rxb6 22. Rxf7 $1 {[%cal Gd5g8]} Rxf7 23. Bc4 $18 Kh8 (23... Be3+ 24.
Kh1 Qd7 25. e6 $18) (23... Qd7 {Giese} 24. e6 Qe7 25. exf7+ $18) 24. Qxf7 {
[%cal Yf7g8]} Qc8 (24... d5 25. Qe8+ Kg7 26. Qe7+ Kh8 27. Qd8+ Kg7 28. Qxb6 $18
) 25. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d8]} (25. e6 $2 Qc5+ 26. Kh1 Qxc4 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. Re1 {
[%csl Rb6][%cal Yf6d8]} Qb4 $132) 25... d5 (25... Rxb2 26. exd6 Be3+ 27. Kh1
$18) (25... Rc6 26. exd6 Rxc4 27. d7 $18) (25... dxe5 {Giese} 26. Rd7 $18) 26.
Qxd5 (26. Rxd5 $18) 26... Be3+ 27. Kh1 Rxb2 28. e6 Qc5 (28... Kg7 29. e7 Rf2
30. Qe5+ Kh6 31. Qe6 $18) 29. e7 {[%cal Yd5g8,Ye7e8]} 1-0

[Event "Lippstadt"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hickl, Joerg"]
[Black "Gostisa, Leon F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 $6 (4... cxd4 $142 5. cxd4 g6 6. h3 $1
Bg7 7. Nf3 $14) (4... e5) 5. h3 $5 (5. dxc5 $1 dxc5 6. e5 Nfd7 (6... Ng4 $2 7.
Bb5+ $1 Nc6 (7... Bd7 $2 8. e6 $1 $18) 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. f4 $16)
7. e6 $1 fxe6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. h4 $1 $40 {David,P-Salai,L/CZE-ch/1990/
}) 5... Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O (7. Be3 Nbd7 8. O-O Qc7 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Qe2 e5 11.
Rfd1 a6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nf1 Bb7 14. Ng3 b5 15. b3 Bc6 16. Rd2 Rfe8 17. Rad1
Qb7 18. Bc2 $14 {<->d,->>> Blatny,P-Damljanovic,B/Gijon/1988/}) 7... Qc7 8. Re1
a6 $6 (8... e5 $142) 9. e5 $1 Nd5 10. Be4 Nb6 11. Bf4 $14 d5 12. Bd3 Be6 13.
Nbd2 Nc6 14. Qe2 Na4 15. Rab1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Rac8 18. Nf1 Qb6 19.
Be3 Bd7 20. h4 $1 Bb5 21. h5 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 gxh5 $2 (22... Qb5 $142 23. Qxb5
axb5 24. h6 Bh8 25. Rec1 $1 $14 {ץh8 _|_}) 23. Qa3 $1 Qc6 24. Qxe7 Rfe8 25.
Qh4 $16 Qg6 26. Ng3 Rc2 27. Nxh5 Nxb2 28. Rec1 Rxc1+ 29. Rxc1 Nc4 30. Bg5 {
/\Rc3-g3+-;/\31.Bf6 Bf8 32.Nf4,33.Qg3+ +-} Re6 $2 (30... h6 $142) 31. Nf4 $18
Qe4 32. Nxe6 (32. Nxe6 Qxh4 33. Bxh4 fxe6 34. a4 $1 {/\Rb1+-}) 1-0

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1997.06.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1997.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Ke8 7. Be3 Nbd7
8. Nd2 Bc5 9. Bg5 $6 (9. Bxc5 Nxc5 10. b4 Ne6 11. Ne2 a5 12. bxa5 Rxa5 13. Nb3
Ra3 14. Nec1 Ke7 15. Nd3 Nd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Czebe,A-De Santis,A/Budapest FS04 IM
1997/EXP 57 (20)}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 Nh5 $1 (10... Be7 $6 11. Bf2 Bc5 12. Nh3 $1
Bxf2+ 13. Nxf2 $14 Ke7 14. O-O-O Nc5 $6 15. b4 Na4 16. Bb3 Nc3 17. Rde1 Be6 18.
Kb2 Nb5 19. Nd3 Nd7 20. Bxe6 Kxe6 21. a4 Nd6 22. c4 $1 b6 23. c5 bxc5 24. bxc5
Nb7 25. Nb3 $16 {_|_ Kramnik,V-Speelman,J/Biel izt 1993/CBM 37/[Stohl]/1-0 (54)
}) 11. Ne2 (11. Bf2 $5) 11... Nf4 12. Nxf4 exf4 13. Nb3 $6 (13. O-O-O Ne5)
13... Be3 14. Rd1 g5 15. Bf2 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Ne5 $15 17. Be2 Be6 18. Nc5 Ke7 19.
h4 $5 b6 20. Nd3 $1 (20. Nxe6 Kxe6 $17 {[%csl Re2,Ge5]}) 20... Kf6 $1 21. b3
Rad8 22. Nxe5 Kxe5 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Rxh8 Rxh8 25. Bc4 $1 Bxc4 $6 (25... g4
$142 $1 26. fxg4 (26. Bxe6 g3+ $17) 26... Bxg4 $15) 26. bxc4 Ke6 $8 27. c5 $1
Ke7 28. Ke2 (28. c6 $2 Rd8 $17) 28... Rh2 29. Kf2 Rh8 30. Rd3 $6 (30. Ke2 Rh2
31. Kf2 Rh6 $5 32. Rd5 b5 $5 33. a3 $1 (33. Rxg5 $140 $2 Ra6 $36) 33... Ra6 34.
Rd3 $11) 30... f6 (30... Rh1 $142 $5 31. c6 (31. Ke2 $2 Rg1 32. Kf2 Rc1) (31.
Rc3 Kd7 32. cxb6 axb6 (32... cxb6 33. a4 {/\Rc4=}) 33. a4 Ra1 34. Rc4 c5 $17 {
[%csl Ga1,Rc4][%cal Rd7c6,Rb6b5,Rc6b5,Rb5c4]}) 31... Rc1 $1 32. Rd2 $1 Ke6 33.
g3 $5 $132) 31. Ra3 a5 32. Rb3 (32. cxb6 $142 cxb6 33. Rb3 Rc8 34. c3 Rc6 35.
Ke2 $11) 32... bxc5 33. Rb5 Kd6 34. Rxa5 Rb8 $1 35. Ra6+ $1 c6 (35... Ke5 36.
Rc6 $1) 36. Ra4 $1 Rb2 37. Rc4 $1 Rxa2 38. g3 $1 Ra1 39. gxf4 gxf4 40. Ke2 $11
{[%csl Rc5,Rc6,Rf4,Rf6]} Ra3 41. Kf2 Ra1 42. Ke2 Rh1 43. Rc3 Rg1 44. Kd2 Rh1
45. Ke2 Rh3 46. Kf2 Rh2+ 47. Ke1 Rg2 48. Rc4 Rg1+ 49. Ke2 Rb1 50. Kd2 Rb5 51.
Kd3 Ra5 52. Kd2 Ke5 53. Ke2 Rb5 54. Kd2 f5 55. exf5 Kxf5 56. Ke2 Ra5 57. Kf2
Ke5 58. Re4+ Kf5 (58... Kd5 $2 59. c4+ Kd6 60. Rxf4 $16) 59. Rc4 Kg5 60. Kg2
Rb5 61. Kh3 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Maribor Pirc Memorial"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Cebalo, Miso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 (4... Nbd7 $14) 5. dxc5 dxc5 6. e5 Nd5 (
6... Nfd7 7. Qe2 Bg7 8. Nf3 {+/=/=} (8. e6 fxe6 9. Qxe6 Ne5 10. Bb5+ Nbc6 $132)
) 7. Be4 Nc7 (7... e6 {><e7-f6-g7-h6}) (7... Be6 $2 8. c4 $18) 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {
()} 9. Be3 Ne6 10. Na3 Kc7 11. Nb5+ Kb6 12. a4 Bd7 13. c4 (13. b4 Bxb5 (13...
Bc6 $14) 14. bxc5+ Nxc5 15. Bxc5+ Kxc5 16. axb5 Kb6 17. f4 Bg7 {/\Nd7-c5})
13... Nc6 14. Nf3 (14. f4 $14) 14... Bg7 15. Nc3 (15. O-O-O Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxb5
17. Nd7+ Bxd7 18. Rxd7 {+/=/+/- <->7}) 15... Nxe5 16. Nd5+ Ka6 17. Nxe5 (17.
Ng5 Rac8 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Nxe7 Rc7 20. Nd5 $13) 17... Bxe5 18. f4 (18. Ra2 $5)
18... f5 (18... Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bg7 20. Nxe7 Rab8 $15) 19. fxe5 (19. Bxf5 Bd6 (
19... gxf5 20. fxe5 $14) 20. Be4 $10) 19... fxe4 20. O-O (20. a5 {/\קc5,קe7}
b5 21. axb6+ Kb7 22. Rxa7+ Rxa7 23. bxa7 Ra8 24. Nxe7 Rxa7 25. Kf2 Ra2 26. Rb1
{+/-/+/=}) 20... Rhf8 21. Rfd1 Rad8 $2 (21... b6 $142 22. Nxb6 $1 (22. a5 bxa5
23. b4 a4 $132) 22... axb6 23. Rxd7 $14 Rf5 $140 $2 24. Rxe7 Rxe5 25. a5 $1
bxa5 26. Bd2 {/\Bc3+-}) 22. a5 $1 {/\b4-b5} b6 23. axb6+ Kb7 24. Rxa7+ $18 Kb8
25. Nxe7 Nd4 26. Bxd4 Be8 27. Rda1 Rxd4 28. Ra8+ Kb7 29. R1a7+ Kxb6 30. Nd5+
Rxd5 31. cxd5 e3 32. Ra1 Kb7 33. d6 e2 34. Rd8 Kc6 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14a"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Popovic, Petar"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1987.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 c6 8. Be3 $5
b5 (8... Nbd7 9. a4 $14) 9. O-O b4 (9... Re8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12.
Rfd1 Re8 13. Nc1 $1 $16) (9... Nbd7 10. d5 $1 cxd5 (10... b4 11. dxc6 bxc3 12.
cxd7 cxb2 13. dxc8=Q bxa1=Q 14. Qxd8 Qxd1 15. Qxf8+ $18) 11. Nxd5 Bb7 12. Nec3
Nxd5 13. Nxd5 {/\ a4+/=}) (9... Bb7 $5) 10. dxe5 (10. Na4) 10... dxe5 11. Na4
Ba6 12. Re1 (12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Rfe1 (13. Rfd1 $6 Rxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Bxe2 15. Rd8+
Bf8 16. Bh6 Nfd7 17. Nc5 Na6 $1 18. Rxa8 Naxc5) 13... Bb5 (13... Nbd7 14. a3
bxa3 15. Rxa3 Bf8 16. Raa1 $14) 14. Nc5 Bf8 $1 15. Nc1 (15. a3 bxa3 16. Rxa3
Na6 $1 17. Rxa6 Bxc5) 15... Nbd7 16. N1b3 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Nd7 $10) 12... Bb5 13.
Nc5 Nfd7 14. c3 $6 (14. a4 $2 bxa3 15. Rxa3 Nxc5 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Bxc5 Na6 $36
) (14. Nxd7 $1 Nxd7 15. a3 $1 bxa3 16. Rxa3 Qc7 $14) 14... a5 15. Qc2 Re8 (
15... Qc7 16. c4 $1 Ba6 17. a3) 16. Red1 (16. c4 Ba6 17. a3 bxa3 18. Rxa3 Bf8
$17) 16... Qc7 17. c4 Ba6 18. Na4 Bf8 19. Rd2 c5 20. Rad1 Nb6 21. Nxb6 Qxb6 22.
b3 Nc6 23. Nc1 Bb7 (23... Bc8 $142) 24. Nd3 Rad8 25. Nb2 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Nd4 (
26... Qc7 $142 27. Nd3 Nd8 {/\ Ne6}) 27. Bxd4 cxd4 (27... exd4 $142) 28. Re2 h5
29. h4 Qf6 30. Nd3 Bc6 31. Re1 Bd7 32. Kh2 Bd6 33. Qd2 Kg7 34. Rc1 Bc6 35. Ra1
Rb8 36. Re1 Qe7 37. Kg1 Bd7 38. Kh2 Bc6 39. Kg1 Bd7 40. Qc1 f6 $6 (40... Rc8
$142 $10) 41. f4 Bg4 42. Qd2 Re8 43. Qf2 a4 44. Rc1 Bc5 45. Kh2 Ra8 46. Rf1 Ra7
47. f5 $6 (47. Bh3 $6 Bxh3 48. Kxh3 exf4 $1 49. gxf4 $2 Qxe4 50. Nxc5 Qf5+ $19)
(47. fxe5 fxe5 48. Bh3 $10) 47... gxf5 48. exf5 axb3 49. axb3 Ra3 $36 (49... e4
50. Bxe4 Qxe4 51. Nxc5 Qe3 52. Ne6+ {/\ Nd4+/-}) 50. Qc2 Qa7 $1 51. Rf2 Ra1 $1
52. Be4 (52. Nxe5 d3 $1 $19) 52... Bd1 53. Qb2 (53. Qd2 Bxb3 54. Nxe5 Ra2)
53... Ra3 54. Qd2 (54. Nc1 d3 $17) 54... Bxb3 55. Qe2 Bxc4 56. Qxh5 Bf7 57.
Qg4+ Kh8 $1 (57... Kf8 58. h5) 58. Qf3 Bd6 59. g4 Bc4 $1 60. g5 $2 (60. Kg2 Qh7
$17) 60... Rxd3 $1 $19 61. Qh5+ Qh7 62. Qe8+ Bg8 (62... Bg8 63. Bxd3 e4+) (
62... Bg8 63. Kg2 Qf7 64. Qxf7 Bxf7 65. Bxd3 Bd5+ 66. Kf1 e4) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.03"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Black "Gelashvili, Tamaz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nd7 3. e4 e5 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Bd3 (5. Qc2 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O
Kh8 8. Nbd2 Ng8 {[%csl Rg8,Rh8] Treybal,K-John,W/Duesseldorf 1908/EXT 98/0-1 
(113)}) 5... Be7 (5... g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Qd2 h6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bh4 O-O 10. b4
g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. O-O Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Re1 c5 15. b5 g4 $40 {0-1 Nagy,
H-Kotan,L/Miskolc 1999/EXT 2000 (29)}) (5... c6 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Nbd2
Nc5 9. Bc2 Bg4 10. Qe2 Ne6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. h3 $14 {0-1 Bakocevic,N-Spajic,L/
JUG-chT2 1994/EXT 97 (47)}) 6. O-O (6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Qe2 Re8 8. Nf1 Bf8 9. Ng3 h6
10. O-O g6 11. Bd2 Bg7 12. Rad1 c6 13. Bc1 Qc7 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Be3 b6 16. h3
Kh7 17. Nh4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Mortimer,J-Billecard,M/Ostende 1907/HCL (51)}) 6...
O-O 7. Re1 (7. Nbd2 Re8 8. Qb3 h6 9. Nc4 Bf8 10. Re1 c6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Be3
b5 13. Na3 Nc5 $15 {0-1 Kamal,M-Barakat,K/Doha 1992/EXT 97 (51)}) 7... h6 (7...
c6 8. Nbd2 Qc7 9. Nf1 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. Ng3 Ng6 12. a4 $14 {1-0 Kozlovskaya,
V-Krestianova,T/Elista 1996/EXT 2000 (36)}) 8. Nbd2 Nh7 (8... exd4 9. cxd4 c5
$6) 9. a4 a5 10. dxe5 (10. b3 Bf6 $11) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Nc4 Bf6 13.
b4 (13. b3 $5 {[%cal Gc1a3,Ga3f8,Gc4b6,Gc4d6,Gd1d8]}) 13... axb4 14. cxb4 b5 $5
15. Na5 bxa4 16. Rxa4 Qd7 17. Bc4 Ng5 18. Bd5 Ra6 19. b5 Qxb5 (19... Rb6 20.
Bc6 Qe6 21. Be3 $16) 20. Bc4 Qb6 21. Be3 Qb2 (21... Qd6 22. Bxa6 Qxa6 23. Nc4
$16) 22. Bxa6 Bxa6 23. Qb3 Qxb3 (23... Rb8 24. Qxb2 Rxb2 25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. Rxc4
$16) 24. Nxb3 Bb5 25. Ra5 c6 26. Nc5 Rd8 (26... Be7 27. Rea1 $16) 27. h4 Ne6 (
27... Nh7 28. g3 $16) 28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. h5 Be7 (29... Kf7 30. Ra7+ Kf8 31. Rea1
$16) 30. Rea1 Bb4 31. Ra8 Rxa8 32. Rxa8+ Kf7 33. Ra7+ Kf8 34. Kh2 Kg8 35. f3
Kf8 $18 (35... Bc3 $142 36. Rd7) 36. Bb6 Bd6 37. Bc7 Bxc7 38. Rxc7 Ba4 39. g4
Bb5 40. Kg3 Ba4 41. Rd7 Kg8 42. Re7 Bb3 43. Ra7 Bc4 (43... c5 44. Kf2 $18) 44.
g5 hxg5 45. Kg4 Be2 46. Re7 (46. Kxg5 Bxf3 47. Re7 Bxe4 48. Rxe6 Bd5 49. Rxe5
Kf7 $14) 46... Bc4 47. Kxg5 Kf8 48. Rc7 Be2 49. Kg6 Ke8 50. Rf7 $1 1-0

[Event "Moscow4"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rausis, Igors"]
[Black "Sokolovs, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O $5 Bd7 $6 (9... a6 $5 10. Kb1 b5 $132 {<<}) (9... d5 10. e5 Ne8 {
/\f6}) 10. Kb1 Qa5 $6 11. Nge2 b5 12. Nc1 $1 $14 b4 13. N3e2 Rfc8 14. g4 Qd8
15. g5 Ne8 (15... Nh5 $2 16. Ng3 $40) 16. h4 d5 17. h5 $1 (17. exd5 $2 Bf5+ 18.
Ka1 Qxd5 $17) 17... e5 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Nb3 (19. dxe5 $2 Nxe5 {><c4,f3}) 19...
dxe4 20. fxe4 exd4 21. Nexd4 Qe7 (21... Bg4 $142 22. Be2 (22. Rc1 Ne5 $13)
22... Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Qe7 24. Rh4 {/\Rdh1,Qh2->}) 22. Rh4 Ne5 23. Ba6 Rd8 (23...
Nc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Rdh1 {/\Qh2+-}) 24. Qg2 $1 (24. Rdh1 Ng4 $13) 24... Nc7
25. Be2 Ne6 26. Rdh1 f6 (26... Rac8 $2 27. Qh2 $18) (26... Qd6 27. Qh2 Kf8 28.
Nxe6+ Qxe6 $8 29. Bc5+ Ke8 30. Rh8+ $18) 27. Nf5 $1 Qf8 (27... gxf5 28. Rh8+ $1
Bxh8 (28... Kf7 29. g6+ Nxg6 30. Qxg6+ $1 Kxg6 31. Bh5#) 29. gxf6+ $18) 28.
Nxg7 Qxg7 29. Nd4 Nf7 (29... Nxd4 $2 30. Bxd4 Re8 $8 31. gxf6 Qxf6 32. Bc4+ Kf8
33. Bc5+ $18) 30. Bc4 $18 fxg5 31. Rh7 Qe5 32. Bd5 (32. Rxf7 $2 Kxf7 33. Rh7+
Ke8 $13) 32... Rf8 33. Qh3 Rae8 34. Nf3 g4 (34... Qf6 35. Bd4 $18) 35. Qxg4 Qf6
36. Qh3 Bc8 37. Bd4 Nfg5 (37... Nxd4 38. Rh8+) 38. Bxf6 Nxh3 39. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "Dortmund-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1991.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Qc7 (4... g6 $6 5. dxc5 $1 dxc5 6. e5 Nfd7 (
6... Nd5 7. Be4 $16) (6... Ng4 7. Bb5+ Nc6 (7... Bd7 8. e6 $18) 8. Bxc6+ bxc6
9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. f4 $16) 7. e6 fxe6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. h4 $1 Nc6 11.
Nbd2 Nde5 12. Be4 Qd6 {David-Salai,CSFR 1990} 13. Nc4 $1 Nxc4 14. Qxc4 Ne5 (
14... Bd7 15. Be3 b6 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. h5 $18) 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Be3 $16) (4...
cxd4 5. cxd4 g6 (5... e5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Qa4+ $14 {Schmittdiel-Minasjan,
Groningen 1990}) 6. Ne2 $14) (4... Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. O-O $14) 5. Nf3 (
5. h3 {/\Be3,Nge2} Nc6 6. Be3 Bd7 7. Nd2 $14 {<->c} g6 8. Ne2) 5... g6 6. O-O
Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Re1 Nfd7 9. Bg5 (9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 e5 $10) 9... Nc6 10. e5 $6
(10. d5 Nce5 11. Bxe7 Re8 (11... Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 (12. Qxf3 $4 Ne5 $19) 12... Re8
13. Bg5 Ne5 14. Bf1 (14. h4 h6 15. Bf4 Qe7 16. Bg3 Bf6 $17) 14... f5 15. Nd2 h6
16. Be3 g5 $40 {with strong attack.}) 12. Bg5 f5 $5 13. Bc2 (13. exf5 Nxf3+ 14.
gxf3 Rxe1+ 15. Qxe1 Ne5 16. Be2 (16. Qe2 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 (17. Qe8+ Bf8 18. Bh6
Qf7 19. Qd8 Qxf5 $19) 17... Bxf5 {/\ Qf7,Re8-+ ^^}) 16... Bxf5 $19 {עg1})
13... Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 (14. gxf3 Ne5 $40 {><h3,f3}) 14... Ne5 $36) (10. Be3 cxd4
11. cxd4 Nb4) 10... cxd4 11. cxd4 dxe5 12. d5 Nc5 $1 13. dxc6 (13. Bf1 Nd4 $17)
13... Rd8 $1 14. cxb7 Bxb7 15. Qc2 Rxd3 16. Nbd2 Rd7 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. Qb1 Qb8
19. Red1 Nd3 20. Rxc8+ Qxc8 21. Ne1 Qc6 22. Ndf3 e4 $19 23. Nxd3 exf3 24. Be3
fxg2 25. Nc5 Qf3 $3 26. Rxd7 Qxh3 27. f3 Qh1+ 28. Kf2 Qxb1 29. Kxg2 Qxb2+ 30.
Rd2 Qxd2+ $1 0-1

[Event "URS-chT Republics 09th final A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1963.08.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Annotator "Botvinnik,M"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1963.08.13"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bf4 Bg7 6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Qd2
Qxc5 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Nge2 Nd7 12. O-O Nde5 13. f4 Nxd3 14. cxd3 e6
15. Rae1 Bd7 16. a3 (16. f5 exf5 (16... O-O-O 17. fxg6 fxg6 18. Rf7) 17. exf5
Bxf5 18. Nd4 {[%cal Ge1e8]}) 16... Ne7 17. Bd4 Bxd4+ 18. Nxd4 Qb6 19. Qf2 O-O-O
20. Nf3 Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Kb8 22. Rc1 f6 $1 {[%cal Gg6g5]} 23. d4 Rhf8 24. h4 d5
25. exd5 exd5 26. Rfe1 Rf7 27. g3 Bg4 28. Nh2 Bc8 29. Rc2 Nc6 30. Rce2 Rff8 31.
Rd2 g5 32. Nf3 gxf4 33. gxf4 Rg8 34. Rg1 Rxg1 35. Nxg1 Bg4 36. Nf3 Ne7 37. Ne1
Nf5 38. Ng2 h5 39. Ne3 Nxh4 40. Nexd5 f5 41. Rd3 Ng6 42. Re3 h4 43. Re6 h3 44.
Rxg6 Rh8 45. Ne2 Bxe2 46. Rg1 Bg4 47. Ne3 h2 48. Rh1 Rh3 49. Nxg4 fxg4 50. Kg2
Rf3 51. Rxh2 Rxf4 52. d5 Rd4 53. Kg3 Kc7 54. Rh7+ Kb6 55. Rh6+ Kc5 56. Rh7 Kb6
57. Rh6+ Kb5 58. Rh7 Ka6 59. Rh6+ b6 60. Rh7 Rxd5 61. Kxg4 Rd2 62. b4 Rb2 63.
Rh3 Ra2 64. Kf4 Kb5 65. Ke4 Ka4 66. Rh7 Rxa3 67. Rxa7+ Kxb4 68. Rh7 b5 69. Kd4
Ra8 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch 79th"]
[Site "Plymouth"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Emms, John M"]
[Black "Mestel, A Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 cxd4 5. cxd4 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
Nc6 9. Nc3 e5 10. d5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne2 Re8 13. Ng3 Nd7 14. b3 Qh4 (
14... h5 15. Bb2 h4 16. Ne2 Nc5 $13 {[ /\ 17.f4 f5! ]}) 15. Bb2 Ne5 16. Bxd4 f5
17. Bxe5 $1 {[ By far the most convincing move and a difficult idea to find.
Giving up all the dark squares looks like a very bad idea but Emms gets them
back in a very radical way ]} (17. Bb5 f4 18. Bxe8 Bxh3 $1 $13 {[ Commentary
room ]}) 17... Bxe5 18. exf5 $1 Bxa1 19. Qxa1 Kf7 {[ A sure sign Black is in
desperate straits ]} 20. fxg6+ hxg6 21. Qb1 Bf5 $18 (21... Qf6 22. Ne4 Qe7 23.
f4 Kg7) 22. Nxf5 gxf5 23. Bxf5 Re5 24. Be6+ Kg7 25. Rc1 Rf8 26. g3 Qe4 27. Rc7+
Kg6 28. Qxe4+ Rxe4 29. Rc2 b5 30. Kg2 b4 31. h4 a5 32. f4 Re3 33. f5+ Kg7 34.
g4 Rc3 35. Rf2 Rh8 36. f6+ Kg6 37. g5 Rxh4 38. f7 {[#]} 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kaminski, Marcin"]
[Black "Jaracz, Pawel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O-O
Ng4 9. Bxg4 Bxg4 10. f3 Bd7 11. Nge2 b5 (11... e5) 12. e5 $1 b4 (12... dxe5 13.
dxe5 Nxe5 14. b3) 13. Ne4 f5 14. exf6 exf6 15. g4 (15. d5 Ne5 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17.
Qxb4 $16) 15... a5 16. N2g3 (16. h4) 16... f5 17. gxf5 gxf5 18. Nh5 Bxd4 19.
Qg2 Qh4 $2 (19... Qe7 20. Nxd6+ $1 cxd6 21. Rhe1 Be5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Qg6+ $18
) 20. Qg6+ Kd8 21. Nxd6 $1 cxd6 22. Qxd6 Rh7 (22... Qxh5 23. Rhe1 Rc8 24. Rxd4
Qf7 25. Bg3 Rg8 26. Bh4+ Rg5 27. Rd5 Rc7 28. f4 Ne7 29. fxg5) 23. Rhg1 $11 Re7
(23... Bxg1 24. Qf8#) 24. Rxd4 $1 Nxd4 25. Qb6+ (25. Qb6+ Ke8 26. Rg8+ Kf7 27.
Qg6#) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lithuania"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Qe2 c6 6. e5 dxe5 7. dxe5 Nd5 8. Bd2
Be6 9. O-O-O Nd7 10. f4 N7b6 11. Bb3 Nxc3 $5 (11... a5) 12. Bxc3 Qc8 13. Nf3
Bxb3 14. axb3 Qg4 15. g3 O-O $10 16. h3 Qxg3 17. Bd2 Rad8 18. Rdf1 Rxd2 19.
Nxd2 Nd5 20. Ne4 Qh4 21. Qf2 Qxf2 22. Rxf2 Bh6 23. Rhf1 Ne3 24. Rg1 Nd5 25. Ng5
f6 26. exf6 exf6 27. Ne6 Re8 28. Re2 Nxf4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Rasik, Vitezslav"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czechoslovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CSR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nf6 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Qa5 8.
Bd3 c5 9. Nge2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14.
exd5 Nxd4 15. Qg7 Rf8 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Qxd4 (17. Rxd4 $4 Rg8 $19) 17... Qxd4
18. Rxd4 e5 19. dxe6+ fxe6 $10 20. Rhd1 d5 21. R1d2 Rac8 22. b3 Kd6 23. Kb2 g5
24. h4 h6 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. c4 Rf5 27. cxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5+ exd5 29. Rc2 Rf8 30.
Kc3 a5 31. Kd4 b5 32. Re2 Rf4+ 33. Kd3 a4 34. bxa4 Rxa4 35. Rc2 g4 36. f3 Ra3+
37. Ke2 g3 38. Rb2 Ke5 39. Rxb5 Rxa2+ 40. Ke3 Rxg2 41. f4+ Kd6 42. Kf3 Rg1 43.
Rb6+ Kc5 44. Rg6 Rf1+ 45. Ke2 Rf2+ 46. Ke1 Rf3 47. Ke2 Ra3 48. Kf1 d4 49. Kg2
d3 50. Rxg3 Kd4 51. Rg8 d2 52. Rd8+ Ke3 53. Kg3 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1977.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Bohm, Hans"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "213"]
[EventDate "1977.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Bg4 3. e4 Nf6 4. h3 Bh5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bd3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nbd7 8.
Qe2 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. a4 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. Bc4 a5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Bg5 $6
Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nc5 $17 16. f3 Rfd8 17. Bb3 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Be3 Rxd1+ 20.
Qxd1 h6 21. Kf2 Nfd7 22. Ke2 Ne6 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. Qd3 Kf8 $6 25. Bb6 $5 Ke8
26. Bxa5 Qa2 27. Bc7 (27. Bb4 c5) 27... Qxa4 28. f4 $2 (28. Bd6) 28... exf4 29.
e5 Qb5 30. c4 Qc5 31. Bd6 Qg1 32. Qe4 Nf8 $2 (32... Nb6 $1 $17) 33. Bxf8 Kxf8
34. e6 fxe6 35. Qxf4+ Kg8 36. Qe4 Kf7 37. Qf4+ Kg8 38. Qg4 Kh8 39. Qg6 Qh2 40.
Qxe6 Qxg2+ 41. Kd3 Qf3+ 42. Kd2 Kh7 43. Qd7 c5 44. Qe6 Qf4+ 45. Kd1 h5 46. c3
Qf6 47. Qe4+ Qg6 48. Qf3 b6 49. Kc1 Kh6 50. Kb2 Qe6 51. Qf4+ Kh7 52. Qf3 Kh6
53. Qf4+ g5 54. Qd2 h4 55. Qd3 Kg7 56. Qd2 Kg6 57. Qd3+ Kh6 58. Qf3 Kg7 59. Qd3
Kf6 60. Ka3 Qf5 61. Qd6+ Kf7 62. Qc7+ Kg6 63. Qc6+ Qf6 64. Qe4+ Kg7 65. Kb3 Qd6
66. Qf5 Kh6 67. Qe4 Qd1+ 68. Ka3 Qd7 69. Qe3 Qf7 70. Qe4 Qf6 71. Kb3 Qg6 72.
Qe3 Qf5 73. Ka3 Qd7 74. Qf3 Qe6 75. Kb2 Kg6 76. Qd3+ Kf6 77. Ka3 Qc6 78. Kb3
Qc8 79. Kb2 g4 80. Qd6+ Qe6 81. Qf4+ Qf5 82. Qh6+ Kf7 83. hxg4 Qxg4 84. Kb3 Qe4
85. Qd6 Qe6 86. Qf4+ Qf6 87. Qe4 Kg7 88. Qg2+ Kh6 89. Qd2+ Kg6 90. Qg2+ Kh7 91.
Qe4+ Kh6 92. Qe3+ Kg7 93. Qe4 Qf2 94. Qe6 Qg3 95. Qxb6 Qe3 96. Qc7+ Kg6 97.
Qd6+ Kg5 98. Qd5+ Kf4 99. Qd6+ Kf3 100. Qh2 Qf2 101. Qh3+ Ke2 102. Qg4+ Kd2
103. Qg5+ Qe3 104. Qg2+ Qe2 105. Qg5+ Qe3 106. Qg2+ Qe2 107. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Moldova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MDA"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Re1 h6
9. Na3 $5 Nh5 10. Be3 a6 11. Kh2 Qf6 12. Bf1 $1 exd4 $6 (12... Nf4 13. g3) (
12... Bd7 $142) 13. cxd4 Re8 14. Qc2 g5 15. Nc4 $8 Qg6 $2 (15... g4 16. e5 dxe5
17. dxe5 Qe7 18. hxg4 Bxg4 19. Qe4 f5 $8 (19... Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qh4+ 21. Kg1 Nxe5
22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Qxb7 $18) 20. Qd5+ Kh7 $132 {><e5}) 16. d5 Nb4 17. Qd2 (17.
Qa4 b5 18. Qxb4 bxc4) 17... a5 (17... b5 18. Na5 $1 Rxe4 19. a3 $18) 18. a3 Na6
19. Bd3 Qf6 {/\ g4} 20. Bc2 $1 Nf4 21. Bd4 Qg6 22. Bxg7 Qxg7 23. e5 (23. Nxa5
Qxb2 24. e5 $1 $18) 23... dxe5 24. Rxe5 Bd7 25. Rae1 a4 26. d6 $1 Red8 $8 27.
Re7 $2 (27. h4 $1 cxd6 28. Nxd6 Bc6 29. hxg5 $18) 27... Be6 $1 $8 28. R1xe6
Nxe6 29. Nfe5 Rxd6 30. Qe3 $1 Rf8 31. Nxd6 cxd6 32. Nxf7 (32. Nd7 Nac5 $1 $13 (
32... Rc8 $2 33. Qf3 $1 Nac5 (33... Rxc2 34. Re8+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ Qg6 36. Nf6+ Kg7
37. Rg8#) 34. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 35. Rxf7 Nxd7 36. Qf5+ $18)) 32... Nac5 33. Bf5 $8
Rxf7 34. Bxe6 Nxe6 35. Qxe6 Qe5+ $2 (35... Qf6 $142 36. Qxf6 Rxf6 37. Kg3 $14)
36. Kg1 $1 Qxe6 37. Rxe6 $18 Kg7 38. Rxd6 Rc7 39. Rb6 Rc1+ 40. Kh2 Rc7 41. Kg3
Rc2 42. Rxb7+ Kg6 43. Kf3 h5 44. g3 Kf6 45. Rb4 Kg6 46. h4 g4+ 47. Ke3 Kf6 48.
Rb6+ Kg7 49. Rb5 Kg6 50. Rb4 Kf6 51. Rxa4 Rxb2 52. Rf4+ Ke5 53. a4 Rb3+ 54. Kd2
Ra3 55. Kc2 Ke6 56. Kb2 Rd3 57. a5 Rd5 58. Ra4 Rf5 59. Kc3 Rxf2 60. a6 1-0

[Event "Porz Citroen-Cup"]
[Site "Cologne"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Morawietz, Dieter"]
[Black "Lau, Ralf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. h3 Nc6 7. c3 Re8 8. Nbd2
(8. b4 e5 9. b5 Na5 10. dxe5 dxe5) 8... a6 9. Re1 Nd7 (9... e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5
11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Nc4 $14) 10. Nf1 e5 11. Bg5 Bf6 (11... f6 12. Be3 Nb6 $14)
12. Be3 Qe7 13. Rc1 Nf8 14. a3 (14. d5 Nb8 15. b4 $14) 14... Bg7 15. Ng3 h6 16.
d5 Nd8 17. b4 Nd7 18. Nd2 Kh7 19. Nb3 b6 20. Qe2 Bb7 21. a4 Bf6 22. c4 (22. a5
b5 23. c4 $16) 22... c5 23. a5 cxb4 (23... bxa5 24. bxc5 Nxc5 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26.
Nxa5 $16) 24. axb6 Bg5 25. Na5 Rc8 26. Ra1 (26. Rb1 Bxe3 27. Qxe3 Rc5 28. Nxb7
Nxb7 29. Rxb4 $16) 26... Bxe3 27. Qxe3 Rc5 28. Reb1 Nxb6 29. Rxb4 Nc8 30. Nb3 (
30. Nxb7 Nxb7 31. Rxa6 $16) 30... Rc7 31. Ra5 h5 32. c5 dxc5 33. Nxc5 Nd6 34.
Bxa6 Bxa6 35. Rxa6 Nc8 36. Rb5 (36. Nf5 $1 gxf5 (36... Qf8 37. d6 Rxc5 38. Qxc5
Ne6 39. Qb5 $18 (39. Qxe5 $2 Nc7) 39... Rd8 40. Qxe5 gxf5 41. Qxf5+ Kg8 42. e5)
37. Rh6+ Kg7 (37... Kg8 38. Qg3+ $18) 38. exf5 f6 39. Qg3+ Kf8 40. Rh8+ Kf7 41.
Qg6#) 36... Nd6 37. Rbb6 $2 Nc4 38. d6 Nxe3 39. dxe7 Rexe7 40. Nd3 Nc4 41. Rb5
Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Moldova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MDA"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Re1 a6
9. Bc2 (9. Nbd2 $6 Nh5 $1) (9. Na3 $5) 9... h6 (9... b5 10. Nbd2 (10. a4 $5 Bb7
11. d5 Ne7 12. b3 {/\ c4+/=}) 10... Bb7 11. d5 (11. Nf1 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13.
Bb1 (13. Bb3 a5 $5) 13... c5 $13) (11. Nb3 $5 {/\ d5}) 11... Ne7 12. b3 c6 13.
c4 $14 {/\} cxd5 14. cxd5 Nfxd5 15. exd5 e4 16. Nxe4 Bxa1 17. Bg5 $1 $40) 10.
Nbd2 Nh7 11. Nf1 exd4 (11... Ng5 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. d5 Nb8 14. Nh2 $16) 12. cxd4
Ng5 13. N1h2 Nxf3+ (13... f5 14. Nxg5 $1 hxg5 15. Bb3+ (15. exf5 $5 {/\} Bxf5
16. Bb3+) 15... Kh8 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Be3 $16) (13... Re8 14. Bxg5 $1 hxg5 15.
Qd2 Qf6 16. Rad1 Qf4 17. Re3 $16) 14. Nxf3 Nb4 (14... f5 15. d5 $16) 15. Bb3 c5
(15... d5 16. Ne5 $1 $16) 16. Be3 b6 17. a3 (17. Qd2 Kh7 18. Rad1 Bb7 19. Bf4
f5 $5 $13) 17... Nc6 18. Bd5 Bb7 19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 Qd7 (20... Rc8 $5) 21.
Qd2 Kh7 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. d5 Qd7 (23... Qc3 24. Rac1 $16) 24. Bd4 f5 25. Bxg7
Qxg7 26. Nd4 Qf6 27. Ra3 fxe4 28. Ne6 Rf7 29. Rxe4 g5 30. Rf3 Qg6 31. Rxf7+
Qxf7 32. Nxg5+ hxg5 33. Qxg5 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Qa5 8.
Bd3 c5 (8... Qb4 9. Nge2 Qxb2 10. O-O $44) (8... Na6 $6) 9. d5 (9. dxc5) 9...
Nbd7 10. Nf3 b5 (10... Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. O-O $16) 11. O-O (11. Bxb5 Rb8 12.
a4 a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Qd2 Rxb2 $13) 11... c4 12. Be2 b4 13. Nd1 Qc5 (13...
Ba6 14. Ne3 Qc5 15. a3 $16) (13... Nxe4 14. Bxc4 $14) 14. Ne3 c3 15. bxc3 Qxc3
16. Ng5 (16. Qh4 $13) (16. Qh4 $13) 16... Ng8 17. Qh4 h6 18. Nf3 (18. e5 $1
Qxe5 19. Nf3 Qc3 $15) 18... g5 19. Qg3 Ndf6 (19... Ngf6 $142) 20. Bb5+ Kf8 21.
h3 Nxe4 22. Qh2 Ngf6 (22... h5 23. Bd3 Ngf6) 23. Rfe1 Rb8 24. Bd3 Qc5 (24...
Bd7) 25. Bxe4 Nxe4 26. Rad1 Nc3 (26... f5 $5) 27. Rd2 Nb5 (27... Nxa2 $5) (
27... Rb6 $5 {/\ e5}) 28. Rd3 Rg8 29. Nd2 Rg6 30. h4 g4 31. Ne4 (31. h5 g3 32.
fxg3 Rg4) 31... g3 32. Nxg3 Nc3 33. h5 Rg5 34. Qh4 (34. Kh1 { f4}) (34. Kh1 {
/\ f4}) 34... Kg7 (34... Rb7 $142) 35. Kh2 {/\f4} (35. f4 Rg4) 35... Nxd5 (
35... e5 36. dxe6 Bxe6 37. f4 Rxg3 38. Qxg3+ Kh7 $16) 36. Ne4 Nxe3 37. Nxc5
Nxg2 38. Qd4+ e5 39. Qxd6 Rb6 40. Rxe5 Rxd6 41. Rxg5+ hxg5 42. Rxd6 Ne1 (42...
Nf4 43. h6+ Kh7 44. Rf6) 43. h6+ Kh7 44. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 c6 5. Bg5 b5 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. Nh3 (7. a4) 7...
h6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. Nf2 Bb7 10. Be2 Qc7 11. O-O a6 12. a4 b4 13. Ncd1 a5 14. c3
bxc3 15. bxc3 $16 Rb8 16. Nb2 h5 17. f4 d5 18. f5 e5 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Bd3 dxe4
21. Nxe4 Ng4 22. Bf4 e5 23. Bg3 Bh6 24. Qe2 Rf8 25. Nc4 Bf4 26. Bxf4 Rxf4 27.
Rxf4 exf4 1-0

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Herculane"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Neamtu, Serban"]
[Black "Cosma, Ioan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Bg4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Be2 c6 6. O-O d5 7. Ng5 Bxe2 8. Qxe2
h6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Rad1 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Qd5 14. Qe3 c5
$4 (14... Qxa2 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Qxh6 $18) (14... Nd7) 15. dxc5 Bxc5 (15...
Qxc5 16. Qb3 Qc8 17. Ne5 Nc6 18. Rd7 $16 Nxe5 19. Rxe7 Ng6 20. Rc7) 16. Qc3 Qf5
17. Be5 Rc8 18. Bxg7 Bxf2+ 19. Rxf2 Rxc3 20. Bxc3 Nc6 21. Ne5 Qh5 22. g4 Qh4
23. Nxc6 f5 (23... bxc6 24. Bf6 Qh3 25. Rd3 Qxg4+ 26. Rg2) 24. Ne5 Rd8 25. Rdf1
Kh7 26. Nf3 Qe7 27. gxf5 Rg8+ 28. Kh1 exf5 29. Re1 Qc5 30. Bd4 Qd6 31. c3 Rf8
32. Rfe2 Rf7 33. Kg2 Qd5 34. Kf2 Qxa2 35. b4 Qb3 36. Re8 Qa2+ 37. R1e2 Qb3 38.
Rh8+ Kg6 39. Ne5+ Kh5 40. Nxf7 Qxf7 41. Rhe8 b6 42. R2e6 {...48} 1-0

[Event "Gran Canaria op"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 a6 (11... Qc8) 12. a4 Na5 $5 13. g4 $6 (
13. f4 c5 14. Nb3 (14. Nde2 $2 Bc6 15. Qd3 c4) 14... Nxb3 (14... Nc4 15. Bc1
Bc6 16. a5 Qc7 17. Qd3 Bb5 $13) 15. cxb3 Bc6 16. Bf2 Qc7 17. a5 {/\ 17...Rad8
18.b4} Re7 $132 {/\ Rae8 (>< e4)} (17... Rad8 $6 18. b4 $1)) (13. b3 $2 c5 14.
Nde2 Bc6 15. Qd3 Qe7) (13. Qd3 $5 c5 $140 14. Nde2 Bc6 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Nf4 (
16. f3 d5 $36) 16... Nxe4 $2 17. Nfd5 $18) 13... c5 14. Nde2 $6 (14. Nb3 Nxb3
15. cxb3 Bc6 16. f3 d5 $5 17. Bxc5 Qc7 $1 $44) 14... Bc6 15. Ng3 Nc4 16. Bc1 d5
$1 17. Bf1 $2 (17. exd5 $142 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. c3 $15 {
Khenkin} Bxg2 $140 21. Kxg2 Qd5+ 22. Qe4) 17... d4 $1 $17 (17... b5 $2 18. axb5
axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. b3 Nd6 21. exd5 Rxe1 22. Qxe1 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Qe7
$16 {Mowsziszian-Polzin (Berlin 1994)}) 18. Bxc4 (18. Nb1 $142) 18... dxc3 19.
Qf3 Qe7 $1 (19... b5 20. Rd1 $1 (20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. g5 (22. Bd3 c4
) (22. Bg5 Bxe4) 22... Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24. Bf1 $1 {Tkachiev} Re8 25. Qxa8
Rxa8 26. gxf6 Bh6 $1 $19 (26... Ra1 27. fxg7 Rxc1 28. bxc3 $11)) 20... Qc8 (
20... Qe7 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Bd5) (20... Qa5 21. g5) 21. axb5 axb5
22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23. Bd5 Nxd5 24. exd5 cxb2 25. Bxb2 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 $11) 20. Qxc3 (
20. Bd3 Nxg4) (20. bxc3 Nxe4) 20... Nxg4 (20... Nxe4 21. Qb3 Qd7 22. Bf4) 21.
Qb3 Ne5 22. Bf1 c4 $1 23. Bxc4 (23. Qe3 Rad8 24. f4 $140 $2 Nd3 25. cxd3 Bd4
$19) 23... Nxc4 24. Qxc4 Rac8 $5 (24... Qh4 25. Ra3 $140 Qxh3 26. Nf5 $4 Qxf5)
25. c3 (25. Qf1 Qh4 $1 {/\ Bd7} (25... h5 26. c3 h4 27. Nh1 $13 Bxe4 $2 28. f3
Qc5+ 29. Be3) 26. c3 f5 $1) (25. Qe2 Qh4 (25... Qd7) 26. Qg4 (26. Kg2 f5 $1 27.
f3 f4 28. Nh1 Bd7 29. Nf2 Bxh3+ 30. Nxh3 Qg3+ $19) 26... Qxg4 27. hxg4 Bd7 $17)
25... Qh4 26. Kh2 (26. Qf1 f5 $1 (26... Bxe4 $2 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Qxe4 29.
Be3 $15) 27. exf5 Rxe1 28. Qxe1 Re8 29. Qf1 (29. Be3 Be5 $1 $19 (29... gxf5 30.
Qe2 Qxh3 31. Qf1 Qg4 32. Bd4 $1)) 29... gxf5 30. Nxf5 Qe4 31. Ng3 Qf3 32. Bg5
h6 33. Bd2 Re2 $19) 26... Qxh3+ $1 $19 (26... Bxe4 $2 27. Rxe4 $1 Rxc4 28.
Rxe8+ Bf8 29. b3 $1 {Khenkin}) 27. Kxh3 Bd7+ 28. Qe6 (28. Kg2 Rxc4 29. a5 Bc6 (
29... f5)) 28... Rxe6 29. Kg2 f5 30. f3 $138 fxe4 (30... Bc6 $142) 31. Rxe4 (
31. fxe4 Bc6) (31. Nxe4 Bc6) 31... Rxe4 32. Nxe4 (32. fxe4 Bc6) 32... Bc6 33.
Bg5 h6 $1 (33... Re8 $2 34. Re1 Bxa4 35. Nf6+ Bxf6 36. Rxe8+ Bxe8 37. Bxf6) 34.
Bh4 g5 35. Bf2 g4 36. Re1 Rf8 37. Nd2 gxf3+ 38. Kg3 Rf5 39. Nc4 Bxa4 40. Kg4
Bd7 41. Nb6 h5+ 42. Kh3 Bb5 43. Nc8 Rg5 0-1

[Event "Zonal Randers Preliminaries A"]
[Site "Randers"]
[Date "1982.01.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Herzog, Adolf"]
[Black "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1982.01.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. e5 Ng4 (7...
Ne8) 8. Ng5 Nb6 9. O-O f6 10. Nxh7 Kxh7 11. f5 fxe5 12. Qxg4 gxf5 13. Qh5+ Kg8
14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Rf6 16. Qg5+ Kf8 17. Nd2 Qd7 18. Bxf5 (18. Bxf5 Rxf5 19.
Rxf5+ Qxf5 20. Rf1 $18) 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cooper, Lawrence"]
[Black "McNab, Colin Anderson"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Qc7 7. Bd3 e5 8. h3
Bg7 9. dxe5 $6 (9. O-O) 9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Bc4 O-O 12. Bc5 $6 (12. O-O
) 12... Rd8 13. Qg5 b6 (13... h6 $2 14. Qxg6) 14. Be3 b5 15. Bb3 b4 16. Ne2 a5
(16... Nxe4 17. Qh4 Nf6 18. Bg5 (18. Qxb4 Nd5 $17) 18... Rd6 $17) 17. Qh4 Ba6
18. Ng3 Rd7 (18... Bb5 $1 19. a4 bxa3 20. Rxa3 a4 21. Ba2 Qa5+ $17) 19. f3 Rad8
20. Kf2 Rd2+ $1 21. Kg1 (21. Bxd2 Rxd2+ 22. Kg1 Qb6+ 23. Kh2 Qf2 24. Rhg1 h6 $1
$19) 21... Rd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 23. Kh2 Rxh1+ 24. Nxh1 c5 25. Qf2 Bf8 26. Ba4
Nh5 27. g3 Ng7 28. Qd2 Ne6 29. c3 c4 30. Nf2 h5 31. h4 Nc5 32. Bd1 Nd3 33. Be2
Bc5 34. Bxd3 cxd3 35. Nd1 Be7 36. Nf2 Qc4 37. f4 exf4 38. Bxf4 Qxa2 39. Be5 Qe6
40. Bd4 Kh7 41. Nxd3 Qxe4 42. Nc5 Bxc5 43. Bxc5 Bb7 44. Kg1 Qh1+ 45. Kf2 Qg2+
46. Ke1 Qxg3+ 47. Bf2 Qe5+ 48. Kd1 bxc3 49. bxc3 a4 50. Bd4 Qe4 51. Qa2 Qh1+
52. Ke2 Ba6+ 53. Ke3 Qh3+ 54. Ke4 Bb7+ 55. Ke5 Qg3+ 56. Kf6 Qd6+ 57. Kg5 f6+
0-1

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Dundee"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ward, Christopher"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 4. Nc3 dxe4 5. Bg5 $1 (5. fxe4 e5) 5... exf3 6.
Nxf3 e6 (6... Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 c6 9. O-O-O e6 10. d5 $1 {Ward,C-Dunworth,
C}) 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O Nc6 9. Kh1 Nb4 10. Ne5 O-O (10... Nxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12.
Rae1 $44) 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qh5+ Kg8 14. Ne4 (14. Rf3 g6) 14...
g6 (14... Nd5 15. c4 g6 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Bg7 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Ng5 Rf6
20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Kg1 $18) 15. Nxg6 (15. Qg4 {Plaskett} Bg7 (15... Nd5 16. c4
Bg7 17. Ng5 {/\ Qh4} f6 18. Nxg6 fxg5 (18... Ne3 19. Qh3 fxg5 20. Rxf8+ Bxf8
21. Qh8+ Kf7 22. Ne5+ Ke7 23. Qh7+ Kd6 24. Nf7+) 19. Nxf8 Bxf8 (19... Ne3 20.
Qh3 Bxf8 21. Qxe3 Bg7) 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Qh5) 16. Rxf7 Rxf7 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18.
Rf1+ Kg8 19. Qxg6 $18) (15. Nxf6+ Qxf6) 15... fxg6 16. Qxg6+ Bg7 17. Ng5 Rf6 (
17... Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1 Qxg5 19. Qxg5 Nc6 20. Qg6 {/\ Rf7}) (17... Rf5 18. Rxf5
exf5 19. Qf7+ Kh8 $13) 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qg6 (19. Qh5 Nd5 (19... Kg8 $10) 20.
Rxf6+ Qxf6 21. Nh7+ Kg8 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Qg6 Bd7 $14) 19... Kg8 (19... Nd5
20. Rxf6+ Qxf6 21. Nh7+ Kg8 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Rf1 $18) 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Qg6
Kg8 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qg6 Kg8 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Qg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brno-A"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mrva, Martin"]
[Black "Berezjuk, Sergej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 e5 3. d4 Nf6 4. f3 Nbd7 5. Be3 c6 6. Qd2 Nb6 7. O-O-O Be6 8. d5
Bd7 9. g4 cxd5 10. exd5 h6 11. b3 Rc8 12. a4 a6 13. a5 Na8 14. Nb1 Qc7 15. Na3
b5 16. axb6 Nxb6 17. Bc4 Be7 18. Ne2 Nbxd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Bc6 21. Qd2
d5 22. Nb1 d4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Rhf1 Bb5 25. Rf2 d3 (25... Bb4 26. c3 dxc3 27.
Qe3+ Kf8 $19) 26. Nec3 dxc2 27. Qxc2 O-O 28. Nd5 Qb7 29. Nbc3 Ba3+ 30. Kb1 Bc4
31. Ka2 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Bb4 33. Rd3 Qc7 34. Kb2 Qa5 35. Re2 Rc6 36. Rde3 g6 37.
Re1 Rfc8 38. Re8+ Kg7 0-1

[Event "DDR-ch 38th"]
[Site "Zittau"]
[Date "1989.02.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Gauglitz, Gernot"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1989.02.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 cxd4 5. cxd4 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. h3
Nc6 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Be3 $1 Re8 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 $2 $16 (
13... Rxe6 14. Bg5 Rd6 15. Nd5 $14) 14. Qb3 $14 Qe7 15. Rfd1 Nh5 16. Rd2 Rad8
17. Rad1 Rxd2 18. Rxd2 Nf4 19. Qd1 Rf8 20. Rd7 $16 Qb4 21. Ng5 $1 Nd4 (21...
Qxb2 $2 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qd7+ Kh6 24. Nxe6 $18) 22. Bxf4 exf4 $2 {22...Rxf4 
(!) 23.Ne2+/-} 23. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 24. Qxd4+ Qxd4 25. Nxe6+ Kf6 26. Nxd4 Rd8 27.
Nf3 Kg7 28. Kf1 Rd6 29. Ke2 Rb6 30. b3 Rd6 31. Nd5 Rc6 32. Nd4 Ra6 33. a4 g5
34. Kd3 Rg6 35. e5 g4 36. Nxf4 1-0

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bykhovsky, Avigdor"]
[Black "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Bykhovsky,Av"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 $5 (3... e5 4. d5 Be7 5. c4 Nh5 6. Be3 Bg5 7. Bf2
O-O 8. h4 Be7 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Nge2 c6 11. Qd2 Nb6 12. g4 $16 {Bykhovsky,
Av-Kantsler,B/Beer Sheva/1996/1:0/50/}) 4. e5 Ng8 (4... Nfd7 $5) 5. Be3 Bf5 $5
{N/} (5... c6 6. Nc3 h5 7. Bd3 Nh6 8. Nge2 Bf5 9. Nf4 e6 10. Bf2 $14 {Lutz,
C-Delchev,A/Moscow/1994/1:0/28/}) 6. g4 Bc8 $5 (6... Bg6 7. Ne2 {/\Nf4,h4+/-/})
7. Nh3 $6 (7. Ne2 $5) 7... e6 8. Nf2 Ne7 9. c3 h5 10. Bd3 (10. Nd2 $5) 10... c5
11. dxc5 $5 (11. Na3 $5) 11... hxg4 12. fxg4 Nd7 13. Bb5 Nc6 14. Nd3 Qh4+ $1
15. Bf2 Qh7 $1 16. Nd2 a6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Qf3 (18. Qe2 $5) 18... a5 19. c4
Ba6 20. Rc1 Be7 21. Rc3 f6 $1 22. Qe2 O-O 23. O-O fxe5 (23... Rae8 $5) 24. Nxe5
Nxe5 (24... Nxc5 25. Nxc6 Bd6 26. Ne5 $13) 25. Qxe5 Qg6 26. h3 $1 Bg5 27. Be3
Bf6 28. Qxe6+ Kh7 29. Ra3 (29. Rf5 Bc8 $19) 29... Rfe8 (29... Bxb2 $5 30. Qxg6+
Kxg6 $44) 30. Qxc6 dxc4 $2 (30... Bxb2 $10) 31. Rf5 Bxb2 $2 32. Rh5+ $18 Qxh5
33. gxh5 Bxa3 34. Nf3 Bb5 35. Ng5+ Kg8 36. Qd5+ Kh8 37. Bd4 Ra6 38. Qb7 Rf6 39.
Qxb5 Rg8 40. Qb1 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.11.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lombardy, William James"]
[Black "Hoi, Carsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Byrne/Mednis"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Denmark"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DEN"]

{Inf.26/168} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nge2 Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7.
O-O Nbd7 8. Re1 (8. h3 c6 9. a4 b6 10. Be3 Ba6 11. f4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Bxf1 13.
Nxc6 $13 {Nogueiras-Kirpichnikov/Jurmala 1978}) 8... c6 (8... exd4 $5 9. Nxd4
Nc5 $14) 9. b3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. a4 a5 12. Qd2 $14 Nf8 $2 (12... exd4 $1 13.
Nxd4 Nc5 $14) 13. d5 $1 $16 c5 (13... cxd5 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. exd5 $16 {/\ 16.Ba3,
16.f4}) (13... Bd7 14. dxc6 {/\ Rad1+/-}) 14. Nb5 Qd8 15. Nec3 h5 16. Nd1 $1
N8h7 17. Ne3 h4 18. Nc4 Bf8 19. f4 $1 hxg3 20. hxg3 Ng4 21. Bf3 exf4 $6 (21...
Ra6 $142) 22. gxf4 Ra6 23. Kg2 Nhf6 24. Rh1 $1 Bg7 25. Rae1 Qd7 26. Rh4 Qe7 27.
Reh1 $1 {[/\ e5]} Nh5 (27... Nxe4 $2 28. Rh8+) 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Rxg4 $1 (29.
Bxg4 $6 Bxg4 30. Rxg4 Qxe4+ $132) 29... Bxg4 30. Bxg4 $18 Nf6 (30... Qxe4+ 31.
Bf3 Nxf4+ $2 32. Kf2 Qf5 33. Nbxd6) 31. Bf3 Nxe4 32. Qe3 Raa8 33. Nbxd6 $1 Nxd6
34. Qxe7 Rxe7 35. Nxd6 Rd8 36. Nc4 Kf6 37. Nxa5 Kf5 38. Kg3 Re3 39. Nc4 Rc3 40.
Rd1 f6 41. Rd3 Rxd3 42. cxd3 1-0

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Khotenashvili, Bela"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Playing the modern defense is always a double-edged sword. The idea is
usually to avoid theory and get into complex positions early on. This
backfired enormously on Khotenashvili who was simply lost by move 15.
Kosteniuk held the advantage in every single sector of the board; the fact
that the Georgian player lasted 17 more moves before basically being mated was
almost a miracle.} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nf6
7. Bh6 Bxh6 $6 8. Qxh6 Qb6 $2 {Black has to play e5 sooner rather than later
and this makes it more difficult for her to do so.} (8... e5 $14) 9. Nf3 Be6
10. O-O Nbd7 11. h3 a6 12. a4 b4 $2 13. a5 Qc7 14. Na4 Qxa5 15. Nc5 Qb6 16.
Nxe6 fxe6 17. e5 {Black's position is crumbling.} dxe5 18. dxe5 Nd5 19. Ng5 Nf4
20. Qg7 O-O-O 21. Bxa6+ Kb8 22. Nf7 Rhg8 23. Qh6 Rdf8 24. Qxf4 Rg7 25. Qd2 Nc5
26. Ng5 h6 27. Nxe6 Nxe6 28. Bc4 Ng5 29. Ra6 Qc5 30. Qd7 Ne4 31. Rfa1 Qxf2+ 32.
Kh1 1-0

[Event "Bergamo ACP Golden Classic"]
[Site "Bergamo"]
[Date "2014.07.14"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. f3 Nbd7 5. Be3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. Ne2 O-O 8. O-O
a6 9. Nd2 b5 10. a4 Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. b4 c4 13. Bc2 e5 14. h3 Re8 15. f4
exd4 16. Bxd4 Bb7 17. Ng3 Ra8 18. Re1 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Nb8 20. Qd1 Nc6 21. Bf2 Nd7
22. Ne2 Nf6 23. g4 Qa8 24. Ng3 Nd7 25. e5 dxe5 26. f5 Nf6 27. Nde4 Rd8 28.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 29. Qc1 Bg7 30. Bb6 Rc8 31. Rf1 Qa6 ({Black would have good chances
after} 31... Ne7) 32. Bc5 Nb8 33. Qd2 Re8 34. Ne4 gxf5 35. Nd6 Rd8 36. Qg5 Rxd6
37. Qxf5 Bd5 38. Qxh7+ Kf8 39. Qg6 Ke7 40. Qxg7 Nd7 41. Qg5+ Ke8 42. Be4 f6 43.
Qh5+ Bf7 44. Qh8+ Ke7 45. g5 Nxc5 46. bxc5 Qa7 47. gxf6+ {Ian Nepomniachtchi:
"It always feels bad to lose a game when your opponent doesn't need to make
any good moves to beat you. I think during most of the game, the black
position was quite better, but after f4 and f5, the position got sharper with
more complications. For some mystery reasons, I made some mistakes and
suddently I got a lost position. I don't know why I changed my mind and went
from a winning position to a lost position.} 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit (Women) 7th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pogonina, Natalija"]
[Black "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2010.08.05"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. h3
Qc7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne2 c5 11. c3 e5 12. Ng3 exd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. Rac1 a6 15.
Bh6 Rfe8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rfe1 Rad8 18. Qf4 Qb6 19. e5 dxe5 20. dxe5 Ng8 21.
Be4 Re7 22. Qg5 Kh8 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Ne4 Qc7 {#} 25. Nf6 $2 (25. Nxc5 $1 {
would win a pawn after} Nxc5 26. Qe3 Rd5 27. b4 $16) 25... h6 26. Qh4 Ndxf6 27.
exf6 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rd5 29. g3 Qd8 30. Ne5 Qxf6 31. Qe4 Rd2 32. Re2 Rxe2 33.
Qxe2 Kg7 34. b3 Qe6 35. Qe4 Nf6 36. Qe3 Nd5 37. Qe4 Nc3 38. Qe3 Nd5 39. Qe4 Ne7
40. Qf4 g5 41. Qe3 f6 42. Ng4 Qxe3 43. Nxe3 f5 44. f4 Kf6 45. Kf2 gxf4 46. gxf4
Ke6 47. Kf3 Nd5 48. Nc2 a5 49. a3 Kd6 50. Kg3 c4 51. Nd4 c3 52. Kf3 b4 53. axb4
Nxb4 54. Nxf5+ Kc5 55. Ke3 h5 56. Ng3 Nd5+ 57. Kd3 Kb4 58. Kc2 Nxf4 59. h4 Ng2
60. Nxh5 Ne1+ 61. Kc1 Kxb3 62. Nf4 a4 63. Ne2 Nd3+ 64. Kb1 c2+ 65. Ka1 c1=Q+
66. Nxc1+ Nxc1 67. h5 a3 68. h6 a2 69. h7 Ka3 0-1

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "L'Ami, Alina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In a normal middle game position l'Ami went out with two unfortunate sorties:
one with the queen to a5 and on the other side of the board with a knight to
h5. The combination of these two moves left her center too vulnerable to
White's pieces and her position fell apart surprisingly quickly.} 1. d4 Nf6 2.
g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Ne2 O-O 6. Nbc3 c6 7. O-O e5 8. a4 Re8 9. h3 exd4
10. Nxd4 Nbd7 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Re1 Ne5 13. Nd4 Be6 14. f4 Ned7 15. Be3 Bc4 16.
b3 Ba6 17. Qd2 Rad8 18. Bf2 Qa5 19. Rad1 Nh5 $2 (19... Nc5 $13) 20. Na2 Qxd2
21. Rxd2 c5 22. Nb5 Bxb5 23. axb5 Ndf6 24. Rd3 Re6 25. e5 Ne8 26. Bxb7 Nc7 27.
Bc6 g5 28. Bf3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Vandenbussche, Thibaut"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Belgium"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]
[WhiteClock "0:09:23"]
[BlackClock "0:00:54"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 Nbd7 4. Be3 e5 5. d5 Be7 6. Qd2 c6 7. c4 a5 {mit
diesem Zug errichtet Vandenbussche eine schwarzfeldrige Blockade am
Damenflügel, überlässt jedoch seinem Gegner die Kontrolle über den
Königsflügel. Ein alternativer Plan besteht aus dem Tausch des Le7 mittels ..
.Lg5 und eine Kontrolle über die Felder f6, g5 und f4 - so zumindest das
schwarze Traumszenario.} (7... a6 8. Bd3 Nh5 9. g3 $5 (9. Nh3 Nc5 10. Nf2 cxd5
11. cxd5 Nxd3+ 12. Nxd3 f5 $132) (9. Ne2 h6 10. g4 (10. Nbc3 Bg5 11. Bxg5 Qxg5)
10... Bh4+ 11. Kf1 Nf4 12. Nxf4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Qf6 14. Kg2 Bg5 15. Be3 Ne5 16.
f4 (16. Rf1 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 g5 {würde die Vollendung des schwarzen Plans
bedeuten.}) 16... Bxf4 17. Bxf4 Nxd3 18. Bxd6 Nxb2 19. e5 Qg6 20. Qxb2 Qxg4+
21. Kf2 Qf4+ 22. Ke1 Qe4+ 23. Kf2 Qf4+ 24. Ke1 Qe4+ {1/2-1/2 (25) Vaisser,A 
(2533)-Fressinet,L (2677) Mulhouse 2011}) 9... h6 $13) (7... O-O 8. Nc3 cxd5 9.
cxd5 Nh5 10. g3 a6 11. Bd3 Nc5 12. Bc2 b5 13. Nge2 g6 14. O-O $14 {1-0 (43)
Popovic,P (2489)-Vandenbussche,T (2348) Antwerp 2011}) 8. Nc3 a4 9. Nh3 {
auf f2 wird der Springer optimal stehen, um den weißen Angriff im Zentrum zu
unterstüzen.} Qa5 {kennt man den Ausgang der Partie, fällt es leicht diese
Züge zu kritisieren. Fakt ist, dass das gesamte schwarze Vorhaben in wenigen
Zügen gescheitert sein wird. Die Figuren sind zu weit von Königsflügel
entfernt, um dort der weißen Dominanz etwas entgegen setzen zu können.} 10.
Nf2 Nc5 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Bd7 (12... h6 {es war vielleicht noch nicht zu
spät, am Königsflügel dagegen zu halten.} 13. Kh1 Nh7 14. g3 f5) 13. Kh1
Rfc8 $6 {entfernt die letzte Figur vom eigenen König, nun wird f7 schwach.}
14. f4 exf4 15. Bd4 $1 cxd5 (15... a3 16. b3 (16. b4 $5 Qxb4 17. Rab1 Qa5 18.
Qxf4 {mit der Drohung e5}) 16... Na6 (16... Nxb3 17. axb3 c5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19.
Nfd1 {die Kompensation wird nicht ausreichen} Be5 20. Ra2 {nebst Belagerung
des Bauern a3}) 17. Qxf4 Nb4 18. Rac1 c5 19. Be3 $14) (15... Be8 $5 16. Qxf4
Nfd7 17. Ng4 f6 {ist natürlich nicht das was Schwarz möchte. Dennoch ist die
Stellung so erst einmal stabilisiert.}) 16. exd5 b5 $6 {forciert quasi das
entstehende Endspiel} (16... Bf5 $5 17. Qxf4 Bg6 18. Rae1 Ncd7 $1 {die Figuren
eilen zur Verteidigun heran. Die weiße Strategie hat gesiegt, doch Schwarz
kann sich noch wehren.} (18... Nfd7 $6 19. h4 $1 f6 20. h5 Bf7 21. Nfe4 $18)
19. Bd3 $1 Qd8 $16) (16... f3 {um die f-Linie zu blockieren} 17. Bxf3 $16) 17.
Qxf4 bxc4 18. Nfe4 Ncxe4 19. Nxe4 Qxd5 (19... a3 20. Qg3 $1 $18) 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6
21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Bf3 Qg5 23. Bxa8 Qxf4 24. Rxf4 Rxa8 25. Rxc4 {nach den
Abtauschoperationen hat Weiß eine Qualität mehr. Schwarz hat eine zu
schwache Bauernstruktur um sich verteidigen zu können.} Rb8 26. Rc2 Be6 27.
Rd2 f5 28. Kg1 Kf8 29. a3 Ke7 30. Rc1 Kd7 31. Rf1 Rb5 32. Rf4 {hier hat der
Turm sein optimales Feld gefunden um gleichzeitig am Damen- und Königsflügel
die schwarzen Bauern unter Druck zu setzen.} Bb3 33. Rh4 Re5 34. Rxh7 Re4 35.
Rh6 Be6 36. Rh8 d5 37. Rb8 Kd6 38. Rb4 Ke5 39. Kf2 f4 40. Re2 Bd7 41. Rexe4+
dxe4 42. h4 1-0

[Event "Leiden op-A 10th"]
[Site "Leiden"]
[Date "2016.07.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Black "Ten Hertog, Hugo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 {Die Pirc Verteidigung ist eine von
Hugos Lieblingseröffnungen, er gewann damit die letzte Runde und sicherte so
seine Großmeisternorm. In dieser Partie spielt Pavlovic eine ungewöhnliche
Variante, die harmlos erscheint.} 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Nbd2 (8. d5
{wäre interessant gewesen}) 8... Qc7 9. Re1 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nh5 11. Nb3 {
Das weiße Zentrum sieht beeindruckend aus, und Schwarz muss erst noch zeigen,
wie er dieses zerstören will. Weiß steht etwas besser.} a5 12. Be3 a4 13.
Nbd2 Nb4 14. Bc4 (14. Bf1 $5 Nc2 15. Rc1 Nxe3 16. Rxc7 Nxd1 17. Rxd1 $14 {
Der Turm auf c7 sichert Weiß Vorteil.}) 14... d5 $1 {sprengt das Zentrum bei
erster Gelegenheit.} 15. a3 (15. exd5 Nf6 {Schwarz gewinnt den Bauern auf d5
zurück und steht gut.}) 15... dxc4 16. axb4 {Weiß hat noch immer sein
starkes Zentrum, doch Schwarz verfügt über das Läuferpaar.} b5 17. e5 Bb7
$15 18. Nb1 f6 $1 {Ten Hertog will die Stellung öffnen, was seinen Läufern
zugute käme.} 19. Nc3 fxe5 20. Nxe5 (20. dxe5 Bxf3 $19) 20... Rad8 $6 {
Es wäre wichtig gewesen, mit Dd6 das Feld e6 zu decken.} (20... Qd6 $1 21.
Nxb5 (21. Qg4 Nf6 $1 $15) 21... Qd5 $19) (20... Nf4 21. Bxf4 Rxf4 22. Nxb5 $14)
21. Qg4 $1 Bc8 22. Qe4 Bb7 23. Qg4 Bc8 24. Qh4 {Weiß spielt auf Gewinn.} Bf6
25. Bg5 Qb6 26. Rad1 Ng7 27. Bxf6 exf6 28. Ng4 Bxg4 29. Qxg4 Qd6 {Dank der
besseren Bauernstruktur steht Schwarz hier auch etwas besser.} 30. Ne4 Qxb4 $1
31. Nc5 Rfe8 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Qf3 Qxb2 34. Ne4 Qb3 $1 {Präzise berechnet!}
35. Nxf6+ Kf7 $1 (35... Kh8 36. Nxe8 Qxf3 37. gxf3 Nxe8 38. Rb1 Nd6 39. Kf1 $11
) 36. Qf4 (36. Nxe8+ Qxf3 37. gxf3 Nxe8 38. Rb1 Nd6 $19 {Der König kommt
schnell nach d5 und Schwarz gewinnt.}) 36... Qxd1+ 37. Kh2 Ne6 0-1

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{All it took was one mistake in this complex King's Indian Defense for Zhu
Chen's position to collapse. With a precise and cunning sequence Ju Wenjun
forced her opponent to exchange her knight for a light-squared bishop with
almost no value. This gave her access to a series of weakensses in the dark
squares, and she finished the game beautifully.} 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6
4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nc6 7. Be3 e5 8. Nbd2 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 h5 11.
Bc4+ Kh8 12. h3 Nh6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. b4 g5 15. Bg3 Ne7 16. Re1 Ng6 17. Nf1 Bd7
18. Ne3 Qe8 19. a4 Nf4 20. h4 Rd8 21. Qc2 Qg6 22. Rad1 g4 23. Nd2 f5 24. Bxf4
exf4 25. Nd5 g3 26. f3 fxe4 27. Nxe4 Be5 28. Rd2 $6 Qg7 29. Rde2 $2 (29. Nc5
$13) 29... c6 $1 30. Ne7 Bf5 $1 31. Nxf5 Nxf5 32. Be6 Ne3 {The light squares
are too weak.} 33. Qb3 Bf6 34. Bh3 Rfe8 35. Rxe3 fxe3 36. Rxe3 Qf7 37. Qb1 Qa2
38. Re1 Qxb1 39. Rxb1 Bxh4 40. Kf1 b6 41. b5 c5 42. a5 Rd5 43. axb6 axb6 44.
Ra1 c4 45. Ra4 Rxb5 46. Rxc4 Rb2 47. Ra4 Bf6 48. Ra7 Bxc3 49. Bf5 Rf2+ 50. Kg1
Bd4 51. Rd7 Rb2+ 52. Kf1 Ra8 0-1

[Event "Rasht Khazar op 10th"]
[Site "Rasht"]
[Date "2012.03.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Moosavian, S Hamed"]
[Black "Benidze, Davit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2343"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2012.02.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. e5 Ne8 7. f4 Nc6 8. Be3
e6 9. Nf3 a6 10. g4 b5 11. Bd3 Nb4 12. Be4 Rb8 13. h4 f5 14. gxf5 gxf5 15. Bd3
Nxd3+ 16. cxd3 b4 17. Nd1 Bb7 18. Rg1 dxe5 19. dxe5 Qd5 20. Rg3 h6 $2 21. b3 $6
(21. Rc1 $142 $18) 21... Rd8 $2 (21... Kh8 $142) 22. Nb2 $18 Rf7 $2 23. Rc1 $6
$16 (23. O-O-O $18) 23... Qa5 $2 (23... Kh7 $16) 24. Na4 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Rd5 (
25... Qd5 $142) 26. Qh5 Rxe5 27. fxe5 Qxe5 28. Qg6 f4 29. d4 Qb5 30. Rf3 Rf6
31. Qe4 Nd6 $2 32. Qe5 Qb7 33. d5 $2 (33. Rxf4 $142) 33... Nf7 34. Qxc7 Qxd5
35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qc2+ Kh8 37. Rxf4 Ne5 38. Rd1 Nf3+ 39. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.10.03"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Salgado Lopez, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Nbd7 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. a4 b6 8. O-O
a6 9. h3 h5 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Nc1 {Previously know were Qd2 and f4.} O-O 12. Nd3
Qc7 13. f4 b5 {#} 14. Nf2 $6 {The purpose behind this strange looking move is
that white doesn't want to be forced to give up the bishop pair after} (14. Z0
exd4 15. Bxd4 c5 {and if white withdraws with} 16. Bf2 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5
Nf6 {he would stand worse.}) 14... Rfe8 15. g4 $6 {A dubious choice. White
wants to start a kingside flank attack with the pawns, but the conditions are
really against it right now: the center is not stable, much less under control,
and his pieces aren't even well positioned to undertake kingside action.} hxg4
16. hxg4 b4 17. Ne2 exd4 18. Qxd4 c5 19. Qd3 d5 $1 20. e5 Ne4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22.
Qd1 (22. Bxe4 $2 c4 23. Qd4 Bc5) 22... Rad8 23. Qc1 {#} f6 $1 {A gutsy
decision as it will allow white to cement a passed pawn on e6. If the game
goes into an endgame, it could easily be decisive. However, analysis suggests
that Salgado's judgment was right on the money.} 24. e6 Nb6 25. f5 Nd5 26. Nf4
c4 27. Nxd5 Rxd5 $1 {#} 28. Bf4 {White is short of good options by now.} (28.
Qe1 {was white's alternative, but after} b3 29. Rc1 bxc2 30. Rxc2 Rd3 31. Re2 {
Forced as the threat was Rxe3 followed by Bc5.} Bd6 $1 32. Bf2 (32. Qh4 Rxe3
33. Rxe3 Bc5 34. Qf2 (34. Qh3 Rd8 35. Kh1 Bxe3 36. Qxe3 Rd3) 34... Rd8 35. Rfe1
Rd3 36. Bf1 Rxe3 37. Rxe3 Bd5 38. Kg2 Qe5 39. Qe2 Bxe3 40. Qxe3 Qxb2+ 41. Kg1
c3 {is better for black.}) (32. Kh1 $2 g5 33. fxg6 Bg3 34. Qc1 (34. Bf2 Kg7 $1
35. Bxe4 $2 Qf4 $3 {Threatening Qh6+ and mate.} 36. Kg1 Bh2+ 37. Kh1 Bxe4+ 38.
Rxe4 Qf3+ 39. Kxh2 Rh8+ 40. Bh4 Rd2+) 34... Kg7 $1 {and the threat of Rh8
decides it much like the game continuation.}) 32... g5 $1) ({The e4 pawn
cannot be taken as} 28. Bxe4 $2 {would get white mated after} Qg3+ 29. Bg2 Rd1)
28... Qb6+ 29. Kh2 {#} (29. Be3 {was also no good because of} Bc5 30. Re1 b3 $1
31. cxb3 (31. c3 Rd3 32. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 33. Kf1 Qe5 34. Re2 Qg3) 31... Rd3 32. Bxc5
Qxc5+ 33. Kf1 Qe5 34. Qxc4 Qg3) (29. Kh1 g5) 29... g5 $1 30. fxg6 (30. a5 {
changed nothing.} Qc5 31. Be3 Qc7+ 32. Kg1 Qg3 33. Bb6 (33. Bf2 Qxg4) 33... Bd6
34. Rf2 Bf4) 30... Qxe6 31. Kg3 Rg5 32. Bxg5 fxg5 33. Rf5 Bd6+ 34. Kf2 e3+ 35.
Kg1 Bxg2 36. Kxg2 Qe4+ (36... Qe4+ 37. Kh3 Kg7 38. Rf7+ Kxg6 {and Rh8 is mate.}
) 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Final 5th"]
[Site "Sao Paulo/Bilbao"]
[Date "2012.09.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2843"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.09.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 ({Zur Hauptvariante der
Philidorverteidigung führt} 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O) 4... dxe5 5.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nf3 (6. Bg5 Be6 7. O-O-O+ Nbd7 8. Nf3 Bd6 {ist Zugumstellung.} (
8... Kc8 $5)) ({Die Alternative ist} 6. Bc4 Be6 (6... Ke8 $5) 7. Bxe6 fxe6)
6... Bd6 7. Bg5 Be6 8. O-O-O Nbd7 {Laut Datenbankstatistik macht Schwarz mit
dieser Position bemerkenswerte 64%} 9. Nb5 Ke7 10. Nxd6 cxd6 11. Bb5 ({Auf} 11.
Nd2 {folgt auch} h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3) 11... Rhd8 ({Bisher sah man hier} 11...
Nc5 {z.B.:} 12. Rhe1 a6 13. Bf1 Rac8 14. Kb1 b5 15. Nd2 h6 16. Bxf6+ Kxf6 $11 {
Rajkovic,L (2208)-Colovic,D (2356) Vrnjacka Banja 2007, 0-1 (43)}) 12. Nd2 h6
13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 a6 15. Bxd7 {Das Läuferpaar ist hier nichts wert.} Rxd7 16.
f3 Rc8 17. Kb1 Nh5 18. Nf1 ({Auch nach} 18. Bf2 Nf4 19. g3 Nh3 20. Be3 (20. Bb6
Rc6 21. Be3 f5) 20... f5 {liegt die Initiative bei Schwarz.}) 18... f5 19. exf5
Bxf5 20. Ne3 Bg6 21. Rd2 Ke6 22. b3 b5 23. Kb2 d5 {Fast zwangläufig ist Weiß
aus der Eröffnung heraus in eine passive Position geraten.} 24. Re1 Nxg3 25.
hxg3 h5 26. c3 {Schwarz drohte b5-b4 oder d5-d4 und das Feld c3 wird schwach.}
d4 27. cxd4 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 exd4 {mit der kleinen Pointe, dass Weiß keinen
wirksamen Springerabzug hat.} 29. Nc2+ (29. Nc4+ Kf6 {und der Springer gerät
auf Abwege.} (29... Kd5 $4 30. Nb6+)) 29... Kd5 30. Nb4+ Kd6 31. Rc1 (31. Nxa6
Rc2+ 32. Ka3 Rxg2 {und die weißen Königsflügelbauern fallen.}) 31... Rxc1
32. Kxc1 h4 33. gxh4 gxh4 34. Nxa6 ({Die Alternative war} 34. Kd2 a5 (34... Ke5
35. Ke2 Kf4 36. Kf2 a5 37. Nd5+ Ke5 38. Ne7 Be8 {reicht wohl auch für Schwarz.
}) 35. Nc2 (35. Nd3 Bxd3 36. Kxd3 Ke5 $19) 35... Bxc2 36. Kxc2 {mit gewonnenem
Bauernendspiel für Schwarz.} Ke5 37. Kd3 Kf4 38. Kxd4 Kg3 $19) 34... Bd3 35.
Nb4 Bf1 36. Kd2 Bxg2 37. Ke2 Bh3 38. a4 (38. Nd3 Bf5 39. Nf2 b4 40. f4 h3 41.
Kf3 Kd5 42. Nd1 Bb1 $19) 38... Bf5 39. axb5 d3+ 40. Ke3 h3 41. Nxd3 Bxd3 42.
Kd4 0-1

[Event "AUT-ch"]
[Site "Voitsberg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Schlosser, Michael"]
[Black "Casagrande, Harald"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Casagrande,H"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 (4. a4 Qa5 5. Bd2 e5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Nd5 Qd8
8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Bg5 Qxg5 $10 {Casper-Prybil, Jurmala 1987}) 4...
Qa5 5. Bd3 (5. e5 Ne4 6. Bd2 $5 Nxd2 (6... Nxc3 7. Bxc3 Qd5 8. Nf3 Bf5 9. Bd3
Bxd3 10. Qxd3 dxe5 11. fxe5 e6 12. Bd2 $14) 7. Qxd2 Bf5 (7... d5 8. Bd3 g6 9.
Nf3 Bg4 $13 {Prybil}) 8. Nf3 (8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 e6 10. Nf3 Qa6 $5 $13) 8...
g6 $6 9. exd6 $1 (9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qa6 $5 $13) 9... exd6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11.
Qxd3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfe1 Qd8 (13... Bf6 14. Ne4 Qd8 15. f5 $36) 14. Ne4 d5
15. Neg5 Bf6 (15... Nd7 16. h4 h6 17. Ne6 $1) (15... Kg7 16. Qb3 $1 b6 $8 17.
Qe3 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 h6 19. Nf3 Nd7 20. f5 $16) 16. h4 $1 h6 17. Nh3 Bxh4 18. Re3
$44 {@|^ Moskalenko-Agrest, Schweden 1992}) 5... e5 6. dxe5 (6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3
Nbd7 8. h3 $5 (8. O-O Be7 9. h3 Bxf3 (9... exf4) 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. Ne2 $1 c5 12.
dxe5 dxe5 13. Nc3 $1 $16 {Jakowitsch-Mokry, Pardubice 1994}) 8... Bxf3 9. Qxf3
Qb4 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. O-O-O Bc5 (11... Qa5 12. Bc4 (12. Bd2 $14 {Popescu})
12... exf4 13. Qxf4 Ne5 14. Rd5 $1 $16 {Popescu-Badea, Bukarest 1992})) 6...
dxe5 7. f5 b5 $5 8. Nf3 (8. Bd2 b4 {Lakos-Tschukowa, Szeged 1994} 9. Nce2 Qb6
$13) 8... Nbd7 9. O-O b4 10. Nb1 Nc5 11. Nxe5 Ncxe4 12. Ng4 (12. Nc4 Qd5) 12...
Nxg4 13. Bxe4 Qc5+ 14. Kh1 Ba6 15. Bxc6+ Qxc6 16. Re1+ Be7 17. Qxg4 O-O 18. Nd2
(18. Rxe7 Rfe8 19. Re3 h5 20. Qd1 (20. Qxh5 Qxc2 21. Nc3 $8 bxc3 22. bxc3 (22.
b3 Qf2 $19) 22... Qxc3 $1 $19) 20... Bb7 21. Qg1 Rxe3 22. Bxe3 Re8 23. Bf2 Qxc2
$19) 18... Rfe8 19. Ne4 Bb7 20. Bf4 Bf8 21. Ng5 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8
Qxe8 24. Qd1 h6 25. Nf3 Qe4 26. Bb8 Qxf5 27. Bxa7 g5 28. h3 h5 29. Bb8 $138 (
29. Qd3 Be4 30. Qe3) 29... g4 30. hxg4 Qxg4 31. Bh2 $2 (31. Qe2 $142) 31... h4
32. Qe2 h3 0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ward, Christopher"]
[Black "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 4. Nc3 (4. e5 $5) (4. exd5 Nxd5 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6
7. Be3 Bb4 8. Nge2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. O-O-O c6 $132 {Dlugy,M-Anand,
V/Wijk aan Zee/1990/0,5/12/}) 4... dxe4 (4... e6 5. Bg5 dxe4 6. fxe4 Be7 7. Nf3
O-O 8. Bd3 c5 9. dxc5 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Nxc5 11. O-O-O $13 {Ward,C-Anand,V/Oakham/
1990/0|1/30/}) 5. Bg5 h6 (5... exf3 6. Nxf3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O Nc6 9. Kh1 Nb4
10. Ne5 O-O 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qh5+ Kg8 14. Ne4 g6 15. Nxg6 fxg6
16. Qxg6+ Bg7 17. Ng5 Rf6 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qg6 Kg8 20. Qh7+ $10 {Ward,
C-Hodgson,J/ENG/1993/0,5/25/}) 6. Bxf6 exf6 7. Nxe4 f5 8. Nf2 c5 9. dxc5 (9. d5
Nd7 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. c4 Bd6 12. Ne2 Qc7 13. h3 O-O 14. O-O Re8 $10) 9... Qa5+
10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 Bxc5 12. Bb5+ Nc6 (12... Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Nd3 Bb6
15. Ne2 $14) 13. Nd3 Bb6 14. Ne2 O-O (14... Bd7 $5 15. Rhe1 O-O-O) 15. Bxc6 $5
bxc6 16. c4 Re8 (16... Rd8 $5 17. Kc3 Be3 18. Rhd1 Be6 19. Ne5 Rxd1 20. Rxd1
Rc8 21. Rd6 c5 22. Ra6 $6 (22. f4 $5 $16) 22... Rd8 $22 23. Rxa7 Rd2) 17. c5
Bc7 18. Nd4 Ba6 $6 (18... Bb7 19. Nxf5 $16) (18... Bd7 19. g3 (19. h3 Bg3 $132)
19... h5 20. Rhe1 h4 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. f4 hxg3 23. hxg3 Re4 24. Kc3 Re3 25.
Rg1 f6 26. b4 g5 27. a4 Kf7 $132) 19. Nb4 Rad8 (19... Ba5 20. Ndxc6 Re2+ 21.
Kc3 Bxb4+ 22. Nxb4 $18) 20. Nbxc6 Rd5 21. b4 Bb5 (21... Be5 22. Rhe1 $18) 22.
Kc2 Bxc6 (22... Ba4+ 23. Kc3 Re3+ 24. Kc4 $18) 23. Nxc6 Re6 (23... Re2+ 24. Kb3
Rxg2 $4 25. Ne7+ $18) 24. Nxa7 $18 Re2+ 25. Kb3 Rdd2 26. a4 Rxg2 27. a5 Rd3+
28. Kc4 Rxf3 29. a6 Rb2 30. Nc6 Rf4+ 31. Kb5 Be5 32. Rhb1 (32. Nxe5 Rfxb4+ 33.
Kc6 $18) (32. Rhb1 Rxb1 33. Rxb1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Alekhine Memorial-01"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1956.10.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1956.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 (5. Bf4 Bg7 6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5
8. Qd2 Qxc5 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Nge2 Nd7 12. O-O $13 {Kholmov,
R-Botvinnik,M/URS/1963/}) (5. Bxf6 exf6 6. Qd2 Bg7 7. O-O-O c6 8. Kb1 O-O 9. h4
f5 10. Bd3 fxe4 11. Nxe4 d5 12. Nc3 Qf6 13. Nge2 {Vasiukov,E-Parma,B/Suhumi/
1966/} Bf5 $10) (5. Be3 $5) 5... Bg7 6. Be2 c5 7. e5 (7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Qd2 Qxc5
$10) 7... Nh5 (7... Nfd7 8. exd6 g5 9. Bg3 cxd4 10. Nb5 $36) 8. dxc5 (8. Bxh5
$2 cxd4 $1 9. Qxd4 (9. Nb5 Qa5+) 9... Bxe5 $17) 8... Nf4 9. Bg3 dxe5 (9... Nxe2
10. Ngxe2 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. O-O-O+) 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. O-O-O+ Bd7 12. Bf3
Nc6 13. Bxf4 (13. Nge2 g5) 13... exf4 14. Nge2 h5 $1 (14... g5 15. Rd2 $5 (15.
Bg4 $6 e6 16. Nb5 Ke7 17. Nd6 Ne5 $1 (17... Rab8 18. Nxf7 $1))) 15. Rd2 (15.
Nxf4 $2 Bh6 16. g3 e5) 15... Kc8 16. Rhd1 Rd8 17. Nd5 e6 (17... Rb8 $5) 18.
Ne7+ $1 Kc7 (18... Nxe7 19. Bxb7+ Kxb7 20. Rxd7+ Rxd7 21. Rxd7+ Kc6 22. Rxe7
$16) 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Nd4 (20. Nd4 Bxd4 (20... Bxf3 21. Nb5+ Kc6 22. Rxd8) 21.
Rxd4 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxf3 23. gxf3 g5 24. Kd2 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga zt"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sokolovs, Andrei"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 $1 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nf3 (6. Bxe4 $6 dxe4
7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qxe4 Bc6 9. Qg4 h5 10. Qh3 Qd7 $1) 6... Nc6 7. Qe2 (7. O-O Bg4
8. Bf4 Be7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be2 $1 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. Nb3 Ne6 13. Bg3 Qd7 14.
Qd2 Rad8 15. Rad1 $14 {Sokolov,A-van der Sterren,P/Thessaloniki/1984/1:0/48/})
(7. Nbd2 Nc5 8. Bb5 $5 Bd7 9. Qe2 a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. O-O Ne6 $1
13. a4 c5 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. f4 Qd7 $132 {Smirin,I-Chernin,A/Groningen/1993/0,5/
58/}) 7... Nc5 8. Bc2 Bg4 9. O-O Be7 $5 {N/} (9... Qd7 $5 10. Rd1 O-O-O $1 11.
b4 Ne6 12. Bb3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxe5 14. Qe3 Bd6 15. Qxa7 c6 $15 {Psakhis,
L-Chernin,A/Irkutsk/1983/0,5/16/}) 10. Rd1 a5 (10... O-O 11. b4 Ne6 12. Bb3)
11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Nb3 a4 $1 (12... Ne6 13. Be4) 13. Nxc5 (13. Nbd4 Ne6) 13...
Bxc5 14. h3 Bh5 15. Bf4 Nd8 16. c4 (16. b4 $5 axb3 17. axb3 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Ne6
19. Bh2) 16... d4 17. Bh2 O-O 18. Be4 Bg6 $10 19. Ne1 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qc6 21.
Qxc6 (21. Qe2 Ne6 22. Nd3 Rae8) 21... Nxc6 22. Nd3 Be7 23. Rac1 $6 (23. Kf1 $5)
(23. f4 $5) 23... Rfd8 24. Kf1 Nb4 $1 25. Nxb4 Bxb4 26. Ke2 $2 (26. a3 $5)
26... a3 $1 27. b3 d3+ $1 28. Kf3 (28. Rxd3 Rxd3 29. Kxd3 Rd8+ 30. Ke4 Rd2 $17)
28... d2 29. Rc2 Rd3+ 30. Ke2 Rd4 31. f3 Re8 $19 32. Ke3 c5 33. Ke2 f6 34. Bg3
b6 35. Bh2 h5 36. Kf1 h4 37. Ke2 (37. Bg1 Rxe5 $1 38. Bxd4 Re1+ $19) 37... Kf7
38. Kf1 Kg8 39. Ke2 Kf7 40. Kf1 g5 41. Ke2 Kg6 42. Kf1 f5 43. Bg1 Rxe5 0-1

[Event "Vladivostok"]
[Site "Vladivostok"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Vorotnikov, Vladislav V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Ke8 (6... Be6 $6
7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Be3 $16 {Hertneck,G-Lutz,C/Munchen/1993/}) 7. Ne2 $5 $146 (7.
Bg5 Nbd7 8. Nd2 Be7 9. Ne2 Nb6 10. Bb3 Nfd7 $10 {Kortschnoi,V-Speelman,J/
Antwerpen/1993/}) (7. Be3 $5 Nbd7 8. Nd2 Bc5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. Bf2 Bc5
12. Nh3 {Kramnik,V-Speelman,J/Biel(izt)/1993/1:0/54/}) 7... Nbd7 8. Ng3 g6 $6 (
8... c6 9. Nf5 $140 b5 10. Bb3 Nc5 $10) 9. h4 h5 10. Be3 Bc5 11. Nf1 $14 c6 12.
Nbd2 Bxe3 (12... b5 13. Be2 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Nc5 15. c4) 13. Nxe3 Ke7 14. Nb3 a5 (
14... Rd8 15. Rd1 b6) 15. a4 Ne8 (15... Rd8 $5 16. Rd1 Ne8 17. Kf2 Nd6) 16. Kf2
Nd6 17. Rhd1 b6 18. Rd2 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 Ra7 (19... Ba6 20. Rxd7+ $18) 20. Rad1
Ba6 21. Ne3 $16 Nc5 $2 (21... Nf6 $5) 22. Nxc5 bxc5 23. b3 f6 24. g3 Rc7 25.
Rd6 c4 (25... Rb8 26. f4) 26. bxc4 Bc8 27. c5 $18 Be6 28. Rb1 f5 29. exf5 gxf5
30. Rb6 Rd8 31. Rxd8 (31. Rbxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxc6 f4 $14) 31... Kxd8 32. Ra6 Kd7
33. Rxa5 Rb7 34. Ke2 f4 35. gxf4 exf4 36. Ng2 Rb4 37. Ra7+ Kc8 38. Ra8+ Kc7 39.
Rf8 Rc4 40. Nxf4 Rxc2+ 41. Kd3 Bb3 42. Ne6+ Kd7 43. Nd4 Rb2 44. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 e5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxc5 dxc5 7. O-O Be7 8. Bg5
(8. Qe2 O-O 9. Nbd2 h6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Ng3 Bf8 13. h3 a6 14. Nh2 g6
$10 {Godena,M-Kunze,M/Lugano/1989/0,5/18/}) (8. Na3 O-O 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. a4 Rd8
11. Qc2 h6 12. Ne3 Na5 13. Nd2 b6 14. Ndc4 Ba6 15. Be2 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17.
Nxc4 a6 $10 {Okhotnik,V-Karpman,V/Uzhgorod/1987/0|1/55/}) 8... O-O 9. Qc2 Qc7
10. Nbd2 Nh5 $5 (10... h6 11. Bxf6 (11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Bg3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Be6 $132)
11... Bxf6 12. Nc4 Be6 13. Ne3 Rad8 $10) 11. Be3 Be6 12. a3 (12. Bc4 Bxc4 13.
Nxc4 b5 14. Ncd2 Rad8 $15) 12... a6 13. b4 Rfd8 14. Ng5 (14. bxc5 Na5 $17)
14... Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Rd7 16. Rfd1 (16. Be2 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 $36) 16... h6 17.
Be3 cxb4 18. cxb4 Rc8 19. Nf3 (19. Nb3 $2 Nxb4 20. Qxc7 Rcxc7 21. axb4 Bxb3 $17
) 19... Qd8 20. Rac1 Qf6 21. Bf1 Rxd1 22. Qxd1 Nf4 (22... Bg4 23. h3 Bxf3 24.
Qxf3 Qxf3 25. gxf3 $14) 23. Qd6 Rd8 24. Qc5 Bg4 25. Ne1 (25. Nd2 Be2 26. Bxf4
Qxf4 $36) 25... Kh7 26. Qb6 (26. f3 $5) 26... Rd7 27. h3 $6 (27. f3 $5) 27...
Be2 $1 28. Bxf4 Qxf4 29. Rxc6 $2 (29. Qe3 $5) 29... Rd1 30. Rc7 (30. Bxe2 Rxe1+
31. Bf1 bxc6 $19) 30... Rxe1 0-1

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. Be3 d5 (7...
Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Kb1 Bf8 12. Rhe1 $36 {Mokry,
K-Mikas,M/Pardubice/1994/1|0/35/}) 8. e5 (8. exd5 $5 Bc5 9. Qd3 Qe7 10. Nd4 Nb6
11. dxc6 O-O 12. O-O-O bxc6 13. Bg1 $16 {Polgar,J-Rivas Pastor,M/Dos Hermanas/
1993/1|0/15/}) (8. O-O-O Bc5 9. Qd3 Qe7 10. e5 Ng4 11. Bd4 Nf2 12. Bxf2 Bxf2
13. g3 Bb6 $132 {Stefansson,H-Lombardy,W/New York/1994/0,5/54/}) 8... Ng4 9.
Bg1 Bc5 10. Qd2 Bxg1 11. Rxg1 Qb6 12. Na4 $5 {N/} (12. h3 Nh2 13. Nd4 Nxf1 14.
Rxf1 Qxb2 15. Rb1 Qa3 16. Rf3 $146 {Palkovi,J-Miltner,A/Germany/1992/1|0/28/})
(12. O-O-O Nxh2 13. Nd4 Nxf1 14. Rdxf1 O-O 15. g4 Re8 16. Nf5 Nf8 17. Nd6 Re6
18. g5 $146 {Palas,M-Schmidt,S/Munich/1992/1|0/31/}) 12... Qe3+ (12... Qc7 13.
h3 Nh6 14. g4 $16) 13. Qxe3 Nxe3 14. Bd3 b5 15. Nc3 Nb6 (15... Nc5 $5 16. Ke2
Nxd3 (16... Nc4 $5) 17. cxd3 Nf5 18. g4 Ne7 19. d4 Bd7 20. Ke3 $16) 16. a3 (16.
Ke2 $5) 16... O-O (16... a6 $22 17. b3 c5) 17. b3 Rd8 $6 (17... Nf5 18. g4 Ne7
19. f5 Re8 20. Kf2 $36) (17... f6 $5) 18. Nd4 Bb7 19. Kf2 Nec4 (19... Ng4+ 20.
Kf3 Nh6 (20... Nxh2+ 21. Kg3 $18) 21. g4 $22 c5 22. Ndxb5 d4+ 23. Ne4 $18) 20.
Nce2 (20. bxc4 dxc4 $132) 20... g6 (20... Nd7 $4 21. bxc4 bxc4 22. Bf5 $18) 21.
a4 $1 Nb2 (21... a6 22. a5 Nd7 23. c3 Nb2 24. Bc2 Nc5 25. Ke3 $18) 22. a5 (22.
axb5 c5 23. Nc6 (23. Nf3 c4 $1) 23... Bxc6 24. bxc6 Nxd3+ 25. cxd3 Rdc8 26. Ra6
Rxc6 27. Rga1 $16) 22... Nxd3+ 23. cxd3 Nd7 24. a6 $18 Bc8 25. Nxc6 Re8 26. Nc3
1-0

[Event "Nabereznye Chelny"]
[Site "Nabereznye Chelny"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Arkhipov, Sergey"]
[Black "Panchenko, Alexander N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 $5 e5 $6 (3... g6 $1 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be3) (
3... d5 $5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3) 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 7.
Bxe6 fxe6 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Nd2 Ke7 10. Nh3 $1 $14 Nbd7 11. Nf2 (11. Ke2 $5) 11...
Rhg8 12. O-O-O $6 (12. Ke2 g5 13. g4 h5 14. h4 hxg4 15. hxg5 gxf3+ 16. Kxf3 $16
) 12... g5 13. g4 $1 Raf8 (13... h5 14. h4 $1 hxg4 15. hxg5 $18) 14. h4 h6 15.
hxg5 hxg5 16. Nc4 (16. Rh6 $5 Rg7 17. Nh3 Rfg8 (17... Nh7 $5) 18. Nc4 $16)
16... b6 17. Rh6 Rg7 18. Nd3 (18. Nh3 Nh7) (18. Rdh1 $5) 18... Ne8 $6 (18... a6
$5 {/\b5/}) 19. Rf1 Nef6 20. Rfh1 a6 21. Bd2 b5 $8 22. Na5 Nb8 23. Kd1 Nfd7 24.
Ke2 c5 25. R1h5 Rfg8 26. Rh7 $6 (26. Nb7 $5 c4 27. Nf2 Nc6 28. Nxd6 Nd4+ 29.
Kf1 Kxd6 30. Bb4+ Kc7 (30... Nc5 31. c3 Nxf3 32. Bxc5+ Kxc5 33. Rxe6 Rg6 34.
Rh6 Rxh6 35. Rxh6 Rf8 36. b4+ cxb3 37. axb3 Nd2+ 38. Ke2 Nxb3 39. Nd3+ Kc4 40.
Rc6+ $18) 31. c3 Nxf3 32. Rxe6 $16) 26... Rxh7 $1 27. Rxh7+ Kf6 $13 28. b3 Kg6
29. Rh5 Be7 30. Bc3 Bf6 31. Rh1 (31. Nb7 Rc8) 31... Rc8 32. Bb2 (32. Rd1 Rh8 $1
) 32... c4 $36 33. bxc4 bxc4 34. Nf2 Bd8 35. Bc3 Bxa5 36. Bxa5 Nc6 37. Bc3 Nc5
$5 (37... Nd4+ 38. Bxd4 exd4 $15) (37... Nc5 {/\Na4,c3|^/}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Fedorov, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Nc5 8.
Bb5 (8. Nb3 Bg4 9. O-O Qd7 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. Nxc5 Bxc5 12. b4 Bb6 13. a4 a5 14.
b5 Ne7 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Kb8 $132 {Yusupov,A-Adams,M/Hastings/1989/0,5/24/}
) (8. Bc2 Bg4 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Nd4 f6 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. b4
Ne4 15. Nxe4 $16 {Adams,M-Beaumont,C/Great Britain/1988/0|1/88/}) (8. Bb1 $5 g6
9. O-O Bg7 10. Nb3 Nxb3 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. axb3 O-O 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf4 $14 {
Smagin,S-Ivanov,V/Moscow/1995/1|0/34/}) 8... Be7 $5 {N/} (8... Bd7 9. Qe2 a6 (
9... Ne6 10. Nb3 Be7 11. Be3 a6 12. Bd3 $14 {Fedorov,A-Gubanov,A/St-Petersburg/
1994/0,5/64/}) 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. O-O Ne6 13. Rd1 c5 14. Nxe6 Bxe6
15. c4 d4 $10 {Fedorov,A-Korotylev,A/St-Petersburg/1994/0,5/27/}) 9. Nb3 Nxb3
10. axb3 O-O 11. h3 Nb8 $5 12. Bd3 (12. b4 $5) 12... c5 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bf4 Qb6
15. O-O Nc6 16. Rfe1 Rd8 17. Nh2 $6 (17. Nd2 $5) 17... Na5 $1 18. Ra3 c4 19.
Bh7+ Kh8 20. b4 Nb3 21. Bf5 d4 $6 (21... Bxf5 $1 22. Qxf5 Qe6 23. Qxe6 (23. Qc2
a5 $17) 23... fxe6 $17) 22. Be4 $1 Be6 (22... d3 23. Bxd3 $6 (23. Qd1 Be6 24.
Qh5 $13) 23... Rxd3 24. Rxb3 Bf5 25. Ra3 Qg6 $17) 23. Qe2 d3 24. Qh5 Bf8 25.
Ng4 Bxg4 26. hxg4 Kg8 27. Be3 $6 (27. g5 $5 g6 28. Qf3 hxg5 29. Bxg5 Rd7 30.
Bd5 $16) 27... Qb5 28. f4 a5 29. g5 Ra6 30. gxh6 Rxh6 31. Qg5 axb4 $6 (31...
Rd7 $22 32. e6 Qxg5 33. fxg5 (33. exf7+ Kxf7 34. fxg5 Re6 35. Bf5 Rxe3 36. Rxe3
d2 37. Bc2 axb4 $19) 33... Rxe6 34. Bf5 Rxe3 $19) 32. Rxb3 Rd7 33. Rxb4 Bxb4
34. cxb4 Qxb4 35. Qg3 Qxb2 36. f5 $16 d2 37. Rd1 Qb3 (37... Ra6 38. f6 g6 39.
Bxg6 fxg6 40. Qxg6+ Kh8 41. Qe8+ $18) 38. Qf3 Ra6 (38... Rh4 39. Rxd2 Rxd2 40.
Bxd2 Rxe4 41. Qxe4 c3 42. Be3 Qd1+ 43. Kf2 c2 44. Qf4 $18) 39. Rxd2 Rxd2 40.
Bxd2 Qxf3 41. gxf3 b5 42. Bd5 (42. Kf2 $5) 42... Ra1+ 43. Kf2 Ra2 44. Ke1 Ra3
45. e6 c3 (45... fxe6 46. fxe6 Kf8 47. Bg5 $18) 46. exf7+ Kf8 47. Be3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch U20"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Gelman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 (6. Bc4 Ke7 $5 (
6... Be6 $5)) 6... Be6 7. g3 Bb4 $6 {N/} (7... Kc8 $5 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nd5 Nd7
10. Bh3 c6 11. Ne3 Kc7 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ne2 Bc5 14. Nc4 b5 15. Nd2 a5 $15 {
Rozentalis,E-Gavrikov,V/Suhr/1991/0,5/29/}) (7... h6 $6 8. O-O-O+ Kc8 9. Bxf6
gxf6 10. f4 c6 11. fxe5 fxe5 12. Bh3 Bxh3 13. Nxh3 Be7 14. Rhf1 f6 15. Ng1 $16
{Kengis,E-Leutke,J/Biel/1990/1|0/49/}) (7... Nbd7 $5 8. f4 h6 9. Bxf6+ Nxf6 10.
Nf3 exf4 11. gxf4 g6 12. O-O-O+ Kc8 $132 {Radu,E-Shumiakina,T/Timisoara/1994/0,
5/60/}) 8. O-O-O+ Nbd7 9. Bxf6+ (9. Nd5 $5) 9... gxf6 10. Nd5 Bd6 (10... Bxd5
11. Rxd5 c6 12. Rd1 Kc7 13. Bh3 Rad8 14. Nf3 Bc5 15. Rhf1 Nf8 16. Nh4 $14) 11.
Bh3 c6 $6 (11... Bxd5 12. Rxd5 Ke7 13. Nf3 Nb6 14. Rd3 Rhd8 15. Nh4 Kf8 16.
Rhd1 Be7 $14) 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Nxf6 Nxf6 14. Rxd6+ Ke7 15. Rd2 $1 Raf8 (15...
Nxe4 16. Re2 Nf6 17. Rxe5 $16) 16. f3 $16 h5 17. h4 Rhg8 (17... Nd7 $5 18. Rd3
Rh7 19. Ne2 Rhf7 20. Rf1 Nc5 21. Re3 $16) 18. Ne2 Nd7 19. Rhd1 $1 Nb6 (19...
Nc5 20. b4 $1 $18) 20. Rd3 Rg7 21. b3 Rgf7 22. f4 Kf6 (22... exf4 23. Nxf4 $18)
23. a4 a5 24. Rd6 Nc8 25. Rd7 Nb6 26. Rxf7+ Rxf7 27. Rd8 exf4 28. gxf4 (28.
Nxf4 Ke5 29. Re8 (29. Nxh5 $5 Kxe4 30. g4 $16) 29... Kxe4 30. Rxe6+ Kf5) 28...
Nd7 29. Rh8 Kg6 30. Rg8+ Rg7 (30... Kf6 31. Ng3 Rh7 32. Rg5 $18) (30... Kh6 31.
e5 Nc5 32. Kd2 $18) 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Kd2 e5 33. Ke3 b5 34. axb5 cxb5 35. Nc3
a4 36. bxa4 b4 37. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Vladivostok"]
[Site "Vladivostok"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. dxe5 (6. Nf3 $5 Bg4 7. Be3
(7. Bd2 exd4 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Qe1 Bxf3 12. Rxf3 O-O-O
$13 {Kotronias,V-Adams,M/Chalkidiki/1993/}) 7... Nbd7 (7... exf4 8. Bxf4 Qb6 9.
Ne2 $1 $16 {Shirov,A-Rivas Pastor,M/1992/1:0/24/}) (7... exd4 8. Bxd4 Qb4 9.
Be2 $1 $16 {Glek,I-Pribyl,J/BRD/1:0/30/}) 8. Qd2 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nh5 {Chevaller,
E-Krasenkov,M/ESP/1992/0:1/34; 10.0-0-0+/- Krasenkov}) 6... dxe5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 $6
(7... Bg4 $5) 8. O-O Be7 9. Kh1 exf4 (9... O-O 10. f5 $36) 10. Bxf4 Ng4 (10...
O-O $5) 11. e5 $1 Ngxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qh5 Nc4 $8 14. Qe2 Nxb2 (14... Nb6
15. Bd6 Be6 16. Rf5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. Qxe6 $18) 15. Bd6 $1 Qd8
(15... Be6 16. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 17. Re1 $18) 16. Nb5 $1 cxb5 (16... Nxd3 17. Nc7+
Kd7 (17... Kf8 18. Bg3) 18. Bg3 $1 $40) 17. Bxb5+ Kf8 (17... Bd7 18. Rae1 $18)
18. Qh5 (18. Qxe7+ Qxe7 19. Rae1 Be6 20. Rxe6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 a6 22. Be2 Re8 23.
Bf3 Nc4 24. Rd7 Ne5 25. Rxb7 Nxf3 26. gxf3 g6 $10) 18... g6 (18... Be6 19.
Rxf7+ $1 Bxf7 20. Rf1) (18... f6 $5 19. Rae1 Be6 20. Rxe6 Bxd6 21. Rfe1 g6 22.
Qd5 Be5 23. R6xe5 $1 Qxd5 24. Rxd5 a6 25. Bf1 $16) 19. Qe5 Rg8 20. Bc7 $1 Qd2
21. Rae1 Qb4 22. Qd5 Bf5 23. Rxe7 $1 Kxe7 24. a3 Qxa3 25. Qe5+ Be6 26. Qf6+ Kf8
27. Qxe6 Rg7 28. Qf6 Kg8 29. Bd6 Qe3 30. Be5 Qh6 31. g4 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1989.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 b6 $6 (4... Bg7 {normal} 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2
e5 $10) 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. Nge2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 {7...Na6!?} 8. Nxd4 Qc8 $2 {>= 8...
Nbd7} 9. Nd5 $1 $16 Bg7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. c4 $1 $16 h6 12. Be3 a6 13. Rc1 Rb8 {
>= 13...e6} 14. b4 Kf8 15. Nb3 Qd8 16. Re1 $1 {/\ 17.c5 +-} Kg8 17. c5 dxc5 18.
bxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20. Bxc5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Bf6 22. Rb1 $1 $18 Qd7 (22...
Rc8 23. Bxe7 Bxe7 24. Rxb7 Bd6 25. Qd4 $1 (25. Qa4 $18) 25... Rc7 26. Rxc7 Bxc7
) 23. d6 Kg7 24. dxe7 Qxd1 25. Rexd1 Bxg2 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Kxg2 h5 28. h4 g5
29. hxg5 Bxg5 30. Rd7 Re8 31. f4 Bf6 32. Kf3 Kg6 33. Ke4 h4 34. gxh4 Bxh4 35.
f5+ Kh6 36. Ke5 Kg7 37. Ra7 Rc8 38. Kd6 Bxe7+ 39. Rxe7 Kf6 40. Bd4+ Kxf5 41.
Rxf7+ Ke4 42. Bc5 Kd3 43. a4 a5 44. Ra7 Kc4 45. Rxa5 Rg8 46. Kc6 Rg5 47. Rb5
Rg2 48. Rb4+ Kd3 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Yegiazarian, Arsen"]
[Black "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1998.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. h3 Qc7 8. Re1
Rd8 9. Nbd2 b6 10. a4 a6 11. Nc4 Bb7 12. d5 Nbd7 13. Bf4 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Rxa8 Rxa8 16. Na3 b4 17. Nc4 Nb6 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Qb3 Nd7 20. Rb1 Bc8 21. Be3
Qa5 22. cxb4 Qxb4 23. Qxb4 cxb4 24. b3 Bc3 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Nc5 27. Rd1
Bd7 28. f3 e5 29. dxe6 Bxe6 30. Nxe6 fxe6 31. Bc4 Rd8 32. Ra1 Kf7 33. Ra5 Rd7
34. e5 Ke7 35. exd6+ Kxd6 36. Kf2 e5 37. Ke3 Kc6 38. h4 Rb7 39. Ke2 Kd6 40. g4
Kc6 41. Ke3 Kd6 42. g5 h6 43. h5 (43. gxh6 $142 Rh7 44. Rb5 Rxh6 45. Rxb4 $16)
43... gxh5 44. g6 h4 45. Ra8 Rg7 46. Bf7 h3 47. Rh8 Nxb3 48. Rxh6 Nd4 49. Rxh3
b3 50. Rh8 Nc6 51. Kd3 b2 52. Kc2 Nd4+ 53. Kxb2 Ke7 54. Rh3 Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Preston"]
[Site "Preston"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Black "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 e5 5. f4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 $6 8.
dxc5 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Qxc5 10. e5 $5 {10.Qe2} dxe5 11. fxe5 Ng4 12. Ne4 Qb6 13. Nd6+
Kf8 14. Qe2 (14. Rf1 $5 Be6 {14...Nc6} 15. Qe2 Nxe5 $2 16. Nxe5 Qxd6 17. Nxf7
$1 Bxf7 18. Bc4 Bf6 19. Bh6+ Kg8 20. Qe8+ $18) 14... Nc6 15. Nc4 $2 (15. Rf1 $1
Ngxe5 $2 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Rxf7+ Kg8 18. Bc4 $18) 15... Qc5 16. b3 Be6 $1 17.
Ba3 Nb4 18. Ng5 Nxe5 $1 19. Nxe6+ fxe6 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Qf2+ Kg7 $1 22. Bc4 {
>= 22.Rd1} Qxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Nc2 0-1

[Event "Skopje Solidarnost-01"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "1967.08.??"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1967.08.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 (6... d5 7. Ne5
c6 8. e4 dxe4 (8... Be6 $2 {Ivkov,B-Fischer,R Santa Monica II. Piatigorsky Cup
1966}) 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bh3 (10... c5 $2 11. Qf3 $1) 11. Re1 Nd7 $10) 7.
b3 (7. e4 e5) 7... e5 8. dxe5 (8. e4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8) 8... dxe5 9. e4 $10 Re8
10. Ba3 (10. a4 {>=} a5 11. Ba3) (10. Bb2 {>=}) 10... c6 11. Bd6 $2 (11. Qe2 {
>=}) 11... Qa5 $1 $19 12. Qd3 (12. b4 Qa6) 12... Re6 $1 13. b4 (13. Ne2 Nxe4 (
13... Ne8)) (13. Ng5 Rxd6 14. Qxd6 Qxc3 (14... h6 $1 $19 {Kholmov,R}) 15. Qe7
$36) 13... Qa3 $1 {/\ Rxd6} 14. Bc7 Qxb4 (14... Ne8 15. Ba5 b6 16. Rab1 $1 bxa5
17. Rb3 Nc5 $1 18. bxc5 Qxc5 19. Rfb1 $132) 15. Rab1 Qe7 $1 (15... Qf8 $2 16.
Ng5 Re8 17. Bd6) 16. Rfd1 (16. Ng5 Nc5 $19) 16... Ne8 17. Ba5 Rd6 18. Qe2 Rxd1+
19. Qxd1 Bf8 20. Nd2 (20. Bb4 Qf6 21. Bxf8 Nxf8 $19) 20... Qa3 $1 21. Nc4 Qc5
22. Bf1 b5 23. Nd2 (23. Bb4 Qd4 $19) 23... Qa3 $1 24. Nb3 Nc5 25. Bxb5 (25. Bd8
Ne6 $1 26. Ba5 Nd6 $19) 25... cxb5 26. Nxb5 Qa4 27. Nxc5 (27. Qd5 Qxe4 $19)
27... Qxa5 28. Qd5 Rb8 29. a4 Bh3 $1 30. Qxe5 Rc8 31. Nd3 Qxa4 32. Ne1 a6 (
32... a6 33. Nd4 (33. Nc3 Qc4) (33. Na7 Rc7 34. Ra1 Qd7 35. Rxa6 Rxa7 36. Rxa7
Qxa7 37. Qxe8 Qa1 $19) 33... Bg7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. h3
c6 9. Re1 b5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qd6 Bb7 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Be3 Qa5 15.
a3 Rad8 16. Nd2 Bf8 17. Nb3 Qa6 18. Qd3 Bc8 19. Rd2 Qb7 20. Red1 Nb6 21. Qe2
Rxd2 22. Nxd2 Be6 23. f4 Bg7 24. Qf2 Qc8 25. Kh2 exf4 26. gxf4 Qc7 27. Bxb6
axb6 28. e5 Nh5 29. Nde4 Nxf4 30. Nd6 Bxe5 (30... Bxe5 31. Nxe8 Nxh3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Haninge"]
[Site "Haninge"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 Bg7 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Qa5 8.
Bd3 Na6 $6 (8... Nbd7 9. Nf3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rfe1 Qh5 12. Qd2 c5 $132 {
Le Blancq-Mc Nab, Bath (zt) 1987}) 9. Nge2 $5 (9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Ng5 Nc7 11. h3
Be6 12. O-O Ng8 13. Qh4 h6 14. d5 Bd7 $13 {Van der Wiel-Van Wijgerden,
Hilversum ch-NL 1986}) 9... Nb4 (9... Nc7 $5 10. O-O Qh5 11. Qe3 $36) 10. O-O
Qh5 (10... Nxd3 11. cxd3 Qh5 12. Qe3) (10... Be6 $5 $14) 11. Qd2 (11. Qf4 O-O
12. Ng3 Qg4 13. Qh6 e5 14. f3 Qe6) (11. Qe3 c5 $5 {/\ c4} (11... O-O 12. h3 (
12. f4 $2 Qxh2+ $1) 12... c5 $1 $132) 12. Nf4 $1 $36) 11... Nxd3 (11... O-O 12.
Ng3 Qh4 13. Be2 Ng4 14. h3 Nxf2 $5 15. Kxf2 (15. Qe3 Nxh3+ 16. gxh3 Nxc2 $17)
15... f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. a3 Na6 18. Bxa6 bxa6 19. Kf3 f4 $13) 12. cxd3 (12.
Qxd3 O-O (12... Bd7 $5 13. f4 O-O-O) 13. f4 d5 14. e5 Bf5 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. Ng3
Qg4 17. Rf3 $40) 12... O-O 13. f4 Qh6 $2 (13... d5 $5 14. f5 gxf5 15. Ng3 Qh4
16. Nxf5 Bxf5 17. Rxf5 dxe4 18. Rf4 e3 $1) 14. h3 (14. Rad1 Bg4) 14... d5 (
14... e5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Rad1 $16) 15. Qe3 dxe4 16. dxe4 b6 (16... Be6 17. b3
(17. g4 Qh4 18. Qg3 (18. b3 h5 19. g5 Nh7 20. Kg2 f6 $132) 18... Qxg3+ 19. Nxg3
$16 {() _|_})) 17. e5 $6 (17. Rf2 Ba6 18. Ng3 Nh5 (18... e6 19. e5 Nd5 20. Qd2
f5 21. exf6 Nxf6 22. Re1 $16) 19. Nxh5 Qxh5 20. f5 Rad8 $14) (17. g4 Qh4 18.
Qg3 (18. f5 h5 19. e5 Nh7 $13) 18... Qxg3+ 19. Nxg3 h5 $5 20. g5 h4 21. Nge2
Nh5 $132) (17. d5 Bb7 (17... cxd5 18. e5 Ne8 19. Nxd5) 18. dxc6 Bxc6 $14) 17...
Nd5 18. Nxd5 (18. Qf3 Ba6) (18. Qd3 a5 19. Ne4 Ba6 20. Qd2 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Nxf4
22. Qe3 g5 23. Nxg5 Ne6) 18... cxd5 19. Qa3 Qh4 $1 (19... e6 20. Nc3 Bd7 21.
Qe7 Rfd8 22. Rf2 Qf8 23. Qh4 Rdc8 24. Nd1 $22 Rc4 $2 25. Ne3 $1 Rxd4 26. Ng4
$18) 20. Rac1 (20. Rfc1 a5 $1 21. Rc7 Ba6) 20... Bd7 (20... Bf5 21. g4 Be4 (
21... Bd7 22. Qg3 Qxg3+ 23. Nxg3 Rac8 24. f5 $16) 22. Qg3 $1 Qxg3+ (22... Qh6
$5) 23. Nxg3 Rac8 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Kf2 f5 26. exf6 exf6 27. f5 $1 $16 {
Van der Wiel}) (20... a5 $1 $10 21. Nc3 e6 22. Qd6 Qd8 23. Qxd8 Rxd8 24. Na4
Ba6 25. Rf2 Bb5 $1 26. Nxb6 $2 Rab8 27. a4 Be8 $19) 21. Rf2 $1 (21. Rc7 Bb5 22.
Qf3 Rfc8) 21... Rfc8 (21... Bb5 22. Nc3 Bc6 23. Nd1 Rfc8 24. Ne3 $40) 22. Rxc8+
(22. Nc3 e6 23. Qd6 Qd8 {/\ Rc6}) 22... Bxc8 23. Nc3 Be6 (23... Bb7 24. Qa4 (
24. Nd1 {/\ Ne3 ->}) 24... e6 25. Qd7 Ba6) (23... Bxh3 $2 24. Nxd5 $16) 24. Qa6
Qg3 25. Qb7 Rc8 26. Qxa7 (26. f5 Bxf5 27. Rxf5 Rxc3 28. bxc3 (28. Qb8+ Kg7 29.
Rxf7+ $2 Kxf7 30. e6+ Kg7 31. Qxg3 Rxg3) 28... gxf5 29. Qxe7 f4 $10) (26. Qxe7
Bxh3 27. Qxa7 (27. Qg5 Qxg5 28. fxg5 Be6 $10) 27... Bxg2 28. Rxg2 (28. Ne2 $2
Rc1+ 29. Nxc1 Bh3+ 30. Kh1 Qxf2 $19) 28... Qe1+ 29. Kh2 Qh4+ $10) 26... Bxh3
27. Ne2 (27. Qxe7 Be6 (27... Bxg2 28. Qg5 $1 Qxg5 29. fxg5 Be4 30. Re2 $16) 28.
Qb4 h5 (28... Qe3 29. Qxb6 Rc4 $132) 29. Qxb6 h4 $132) 27... Qd3 $1 (27... Qg4
$2 28. Qa3 $1 $18) 28. gxh3 Rc2 29. Qxe7 (29. e6 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Rxe2 $10) (29.
Qxb6 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Rxe2 $10) (29. Qa8+ Kg7 30. Qxd5 Rxe2 31. Qf3 Re1+ 32. Kg2
Qxd4 $15) 29... Rxe2 30. Rxe2 Qxe2 31. Qd8+ Kg7 32. Qxd5 Qe1+ 33. Kg2 Qe2+ 34.
Kg3 Qe1+ 35. Kg2 (35. Kh2 Qf2+ 36. Qg2 Qxf4+) 35... Qe2+ 36. Kg1 Qe1+ 37. Kg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch"]
[Site "Bad Neuenahr"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Lau, Ralf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bh4 c6 7. f4 O-O 8. Bd3 b5
9. Nf3 b4 10. Ne2 Qb6 11. h3 Re8 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bf2 Ba6 14. e6 fxe6 15. Nh4 Nd7
16. Nxg6 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qb5 18. Qe4 Nc7 19. Bh4 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. O-O-O Qd5
22. Qd3 Qxa2 23. g4 b3 24. g5 bxc2 25. Qxc2 hxg5 26. Rhg1 Rab8 27. fxg5 Bg7 28.
Qb1 Qc4+ 29. Qc2 Qxc2+ 30. Kxc2 Nd5 31. Rb1 Rb4 32. Rge1 Reb8 33. Nc3 Kf7 34.
Nh4 Rxd4 35. g6+ Ke8 36. Nxd5 cxd5 37. Nf3 Rc4+ (37... Rc8+ $1 38. Kb3 Rd3+)
38. Kd1 Kd7 39. Ng5 e5 40. Rf1 Bf6 41. Nh7 Ke6 42. Ra1 Rbc8 43. g7 Bxg7 44.
Ng5+ Kd7 45. Rxa7+ R8c7 46. Rxc7+ Rxc7 47. h4 Rc4 48. Rf7 Bf6 49. Rh7 e4 0-1

[Event "Montreal International"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.04.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. e4 $14 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8.
Re1 c6 9. h3 Re8 10. Bg5 h6 (10... Qb6 11. Rb1 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. b4 Ncxe4
14. Bxe4 $1 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxd4 16. Nf6+) (10... exd4 11. Nxd4 h6 12. Bf4 g5 13.
Bc1 $14) 11. Be3 Qc7 (11... exd4 12. Bxd4 (12. Nxd4 $2 Nc5 13. Bf4 Nh5) 12...
Nc5 13. e5 $1 Nh7 14. exd6 Qxd6 15. b4 (15. Bxg7 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Kxg7 17. b4 Na6
18. b5 $16) 15... Na6 16. b5 cxb5 17. Nxb5 $16) (11... Kh7 12. Qd2 exd4 13.
Bxd4 (13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. f3 d5 $1 15. Nxc6 Ncxe4 16. fxe4 (16. Nxd8 Nxd2 17. Nxf7
Rxe3 $1 18. Rxe3 d4) 16... bxc6 $15) 13... Nc5 14. e5 $2 dxe5 15. Bxc5 Qxd2)
12. Qd2 Kh7 13. Rad1 Bd7 14. g4 Rad8 15. Ng3 Bc8 16. f4 b5 17. a3 b4 18. axb4
Nxb4 19. Nce2 exd4 (19... c5 20. fxe5 dxe5 (20... cxd4 21. exf6 dxe3 22. Qxb4)
21. d5) 20. Nxd4 a5 21. c3 Na6 22. Qc2 $1 Bd7 {>= Na6-c5} (22... Nc5 23. b4 $1)
23. Nf3 Re7 24. Bf2 $14 Be8 25. Qd3 $1 Qb7 (25... Nb8 26. e5 $1 Nd5 27. exd6
Rxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Qxd6 29. c4 $18) 26. Ra1 $1 Nc7 (26... Qxb2 $2 27. Reb1) 27.
Rxa5 Rdd7 28. b4 Ne6 29. Be3 (29. Qd2 d5 $5 30. e5 Ne4 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Nd4 c5
) 29... c5 30. f5 Nd8 31. b5 {/\c4} Kh8 32. Bf2 Qc7 33. Ra4 Qb8 34. c4 $18 Ra7
35. Rxa7 Rxa7 36. e5 dxe5 37. Nxe5 Ra2 38. Bxc5 1-0

[Event "Gelsenkirchen"]
[Site "Gelsenkirchen"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blasek, Ralph"]
[Black "Costa, Jean Luc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Qxc5 6. Qd3 a6 7. Be3 Qa5 8.
Nge2 g6 9. Bd2 Qc7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bg7 12. Bc3 Bf5 13. Qd2 Bxc3 14. Nxc3
Nd7 15. g4 Ne5 16. Be2 Bd7 17. h4 Rc8 18. h5 f5 19. f4 Nxg4 20. Bxg4 $6 (20.
hxg6 $1 h5 21. Bxg4 fxg4 $16) 20... fxg4 21. hxg6 Bf5 22. gxh7 Bxh7 23. Rh4 Qd7
24. O-O-O Qf5 25. Qf2 Rf8 26. Rd2 Rf7 27. Qg1 Rg7 28. Qg3 b5 29. a3 Rc4 30. Rf2
a5 $138 0-1

[Event "Cacak"]
[Site "Cacak"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Strikovic, Aleksa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. h3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nbd7 $6 (8... d5 $142 {0-1 Neuschl,Z-Zontek,S/Horni Becva op 1993 (27)}) 9. Nc3
e5 10. Be3 a6 11. a4 exd4 12. Bxd4 Re8 13. Bc4 Nxe4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nxe4 Rxe4
16. Bxf7 Qf6 17. Bd5 Rb4 18. Re1 Nb6 19. Rc1 Bd7 20. Rc7 Kh8 21. Bxb7 Rd8 22.
a5 Nc4 23. Qd5 Nxb2 24. Bc6 Bxc6 25. Qxc6 Rf8 26. Qd7 Rh4 27. Re6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1987.11.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Janjgava, Lasha"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 c6 8. Be3 b5
9. O-O Bb7 $5 10. a3 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rfe1 a6 {/\ ed4, c5} 13. d5 cxd5 14.
exd5 Nb6 15. b3 Qc7 $132 16. Nc1 $6 {/\ Na2-b4-c6} (16. g4 {>=} Rac8 17. Rac1 {
/\ Kh2, f4}) 16... e4 $1 17. Bxb6 $8 Qxb6 18. N1a2 Re5 19. Rad1 Rae8 20. Qd4
Qc7 21. Nb4 (21. Nxe4 $2 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 f5 $19) 21... Nd7 $1 22. Qd2 $5 e3 $1
$17 (22... f5 23. Nc6 Bxc6 24. dxc6 Qxc6 25. Qxd6 Qxc3 26. Qxd7 $10) 23. fxe3
Bh6 24. Kh2 Bxe3 25. Qd3 Bh6 $1 26. Ne2 $8 (26. Rxe5 Nxe5 27. Qd4 Be3 $1 28.
Qxe3 Ng4+ $19) 26... Nc5 27. Qf3 Re3 28. Qf2 Qe7 29. Nc6 $5 Bxc6 30. dxc6 a5 $2
(30... Ne4 $1 31. Qf1 Qe5 32. c7 (32. Bxe4 Qxe4 $17) 32... Nxg3 33. Nxg3 Qxg3+
34. Kh1 Rxe1 $19) 31. c7 $1 Qxc7 32. Nc3 Nd3 33. Rxd3 $1 Rxe1 34. Nd5 Qd8 $2 (
34... Qc5 35. Nf6+ Kh8 36. Qxc5 dxc5 37. Nxe8 Rxe8 $15) 35. Nf6+ Kg7 36. Nxe8+
Qxe8 37. Rxd6 Qe3 38. Qxe3 $10 Bxe3 39. h4 h5 40. Rd5 Bf2 41. Bf3 Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Palac, Mladen"]
[Black "Golubovic, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2002.06.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kiseljak"]
[BlackTeam "Brijeg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 $6 (4. Nf3 $1) 4... dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.
Bg5 (6. Bc4 Bb4 $5 7. Bd2 (7. Bxf7 $6 Rf8 8. Bb3 (8. Bc4 Nxe4 9. Nge2 Nxf2 (
9... Bf5 10. O-O Nxc3 11. Nxc3 c6 12. Bb3 Nd7 13. Bg5+ Kc7 $11) 10. Rf1 Ng4 11.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 12. Bg5+ Be7 13. Rd1+ Nd7 14. Bxe7+ Kxe7 15. Nd5+ Kd8 16. h3 Ngf6
17. Nxf6 gxf6 18. Nc3 c6) 8... Nxe4 9. f3 Nxc3 10. a3 Bc5 11. bxc3 c6 $15) 7...
Ke7 (7... Be6) 8. O-O-O Nbd7 9. Nf3 c6 $11) 6... Be6 7. f4 (7. O-O-O+ Nbd7 8.
f4 exf4 9. Nf3 h6 $1 10. Bxf4 Bc5 (10... c6 11. Nd4 Bb4 12. e5 $1 Bxc3 13. exf6
Bxd4 14. Rxd4 gxf6 15. Be2 $14) (10... Ng4) 11. Be2 Ng4 12. Ne5 Ngxe5 13. Bxe5
f6 14. Bf4 c6 15. Rd3 Kc8 16. Na4 Be7 $10 {Pedzich,D-Nesterov,J,Miedzybrodzie
Zyw. 1991}) 7... exf4 8. Nf3 (8. e5 $6 h6 9. Bxf4 (9. Bh4 g5 10. exf6 gxh4 $15)
9... Ng4 $1 $15 (9... Nfd7 10. h4 $1 $14) 10. h3 g5 11. hxg4 gxf4 12. O-O-O+
Nd7 13. g5 Bg7 $11 {0-1 de Firmian,N-Ubilava,E/Moskva (GMA) 1989}) (8. O-O-O+
Nbd7 9. Nf3 h6 $1 10. Bxf4 c6 11. Nd4 Bb4 $11) 8... Nbd7 $1 (8... h6 9. Bxf4
Nbd7 (9... c6 10. O-O-O+ Nbd7 11. e5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Nd4 Bc5 14. Nf5 g5
$1 15. Bg3 Be6 16. Bd3 Kc7 17. Rhf1 Raf8 18. c3 a5 19. Nd6 f6 20. exf6 Bxd6 21.
Bxd6+ Kxd6 22. Bf5+ Kc7 23. Bxe6 Nxf6 $11) 10. Nd4 Bb4 11. Nxe6+ fxe6 12. Bd3
Bd6 13. Be3 Bc5 14. Bd2 Ke7 15. Na4 Bd6 16. Be3 a6 17. a3 b5 18. Nc3 c5 19. Be2
Rac8 20. O-O c4 21. Kh1 Be5 22. Bf3 Nc5 23. Rae1 Rhf8 24. g3 Nfd7 25. Kg1 Nb6
26. Re2 Nba4 27. Nxa4 Nxa4 28. b3 cxb3 29. cxb3 Nc5 30. Bxc5+ Rxc5 31. Rd2 Rc3
32. Bd1 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 h5 34. Ke2 h4 35. Rd3 Rxd3 36. Kxd3 hxg3 37. hxg3 Bxg3
38. a4 Kd6 39. axb5 axb5 40. Bg4 {1/2-1/2 Moskalenko,V-Kasparov,S/Minsk 1996/
EXT 2000 (40)}) (8... Kc8 $5 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Bxf4 Bb4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5
Ng4 13. Bg3 (13. Rd4 Bc5 14. Rc4 Re8) 13... Bd6 $1 14. Rd4 Ngf6 $11) 9. e5 (9.
O-O-O h6 $1 10. Bxf4 c6 11. a3 Ng4 12. Ne5 Ngxe5 13. Bxe5 Ke8 14. Bd4 f6 15.
Ne2 Ne5 16. Nf4 Bf7 17. Be2 Bd6 18. Rhf1 Ke7 $15 19. Nh5 Rhg8 20. Bc3 Rad8 21.
Be1 Nc4 22. Bf2 Bxh5 23. Bxc4 Bxd1 24. Bxg8 Bf4+ 25. Kb1 Bxc2+ 26. Kxc2 Rxg8
27. Bxa7 Bxh2 28. Bb6 Bd6 29. Kd3 Ke6 30. Ke3 h5 31. Kf3 Be5 32. Rf2 g5 33. Rc2
g4+ 34. Kf2 h4 35. Kg1 h3 36. gxh3 gxh3+ 37. Kh1 Rg3 {0-1 Bevilacqua,R-Somlai,
L/Mendrisio 1999/EXT 2000 (37)}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 (10. Bxf4 Ng4 11. h3 g5 $1)
10... g5 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Rg8 $1 (12... Be7 $6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Bxf4 $14
) (12... Bh6 13. Bxf6+ (13. Bh4 Bg7 $11) 13... Nxf6 14. exf6 f3 15. Rd1+ Kc8
16. gxf3 Bf4 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 c6 $11) 13. Bxf6+ Nxf6 14. exf6 c6 15. Ne2
Kc7 $6 (15... Bd6 $1 16. O-O-O Kc7 $44) 16. Nxf4 Re8 17. Bd3 (17. Nxe6+ Rxe6+
18. Kd2 Rxf6 (18... Bh6+ 19. Kc3 Bg5 20. g3 Bxf6+ 21. Kb3) 19. Re1 $11) 17...
Bxa2+ $2 (17... Bd7+ $1 18. Kf1 Bd6 19. Nh5 (19. Ne2) 19... Rg5 20. Ng3 Re6 (
20... Bxg3 21. hxg3 Re6 22. Rh6) 21. Ne4 Rf5+ 22. Nf2 $8 Rfxf6 23. Be2 Re3 $1
24. Re1 Be6 $44) 18. Kf1 Bd6 19. Rxa2 Bxf4 20. g3 Be5 21. Rxa7 Re6 (21... Bxb2
22. Kg2 Bd4 23. Ra4 $14) 22. Kg2 Rxf6 23. Re1 Bd6 24. Raa1 $16 Rh6 25. Bf5 Rh5
26. Rf1 f6 27. Rad1 Rg7 28. Rd3 Be5 29. b3 Kb6 30. Rd7 Rgg5 31. Bd3 f5 32. Rf7
f4 33. R7xf4 $1 Bxf4 34. Rxf4 $18 Kc5 35. g4 Rh8 36. Kg3 Re5 37. Rf5 $5 Kd6 38.
Rxe5 Kxe5 39. g5 Ke6 40. h4 Kf7 41. Kg4 Rd8 42. h5 Rd4+ 43. Kf5 Rh4 (43... Rd5+
44. Kf4 Rd4+ 45. Be4 Rd1 46. h6 $18) 44. Bc4+ Kg7 45. h6+ Kh8 46. g6 $1 Rxh6
47. Kf6 $22 b5 48. Be6 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch 78th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2005.03.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Klimov, Sergey"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2005.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 Be6 7. O-O-O+
Nbd7 ({La jugada} 7... Kc8 $5 {también es una jugada habitual, aunque puede
trasponer a la partida principal, por ejemplo:} 8. f4 $1 (8. Nf3 $6 Nbd7 9.
Bxf6 $6 (9. Nd2 Ng4 10. Bh4 Bc5 11. f3 Ne3 12. Re1 Nxf1 13. Rhxf1 c6 $15) (9.
Bh4 h6 10. Bg3 Bd6 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Nc4 Bb4 13. f3 Nh5 14. Bf2 Nf4 15. g3 Nh3
16. Be3 Ng5 17. Nd2 f6 18. a3 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. b4 Nd7 21. h4 Nf7 22. Nc4
c6 23. Bh3 Bxh3 24. Rxh3 b5 25. Na5 Kc7 26. a4 a6 27. Nb3 Nd6 28. Rhh1 Nb7 29.
Rd3 Nb6 30. Rhd1 Rad8 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Rxd8 {1/2-1/2 Hommeles,T-Cifuentes
Parada,R/NLD-ch op 1992 (32)}) 9... gxf6 10. Nh4 (10. Be2 c6 11. a3 Kc7 12. Kb1
b5 13. Rhf1 a5 14. Nh4 Nc5 15. Bf3 Rb8 16. Nf5 b4 17. axb4 axb4 18. Na2 b3 19.
cxb3 Nxb3 20. Nc3 Bc5 21. Ne3 Ra8 22. Rfe1 Rhb8 23. Rg1 Ra1+ 24. Kc2 Nd4+ 25.
Kd3 Ra7 26. Bg4 Rxb2 27. Rd2 Rxd2+ 28. Kxd2 Bb4 29. Rb1 Ra2+ 30. Kd3 Bxc3 31.
Bxe6 fxe6 32. Kxc3 Rxf2 33. Rf1 Rxf1 34. Nxf1 f5 35. Nd2 Nb5+ 36. Kd3 Nd6 37.
Ke3 c5 38. Nf3 f4+ 39. Kd3 c4+ 40. Kc2 Nxe4 41. Nxe5 Nd6 42. Kc3 Kd8 43. Nxc4
Nxc4 44. Kxc4 Ke7 45. Kd4 Kf6 46. Ke4 e5 47. h3 h6 48. g3 fxg3 49. Kf3 {
0-1 Comp Schaakmeester-Cifuentes Parada,R/The Hague 1996/EXT 2002 (49)}) 10...
Bc5 $1 11. f3 c6 12. Kb1 b5 13. Bd3 Nb6 14. Ne2 Kc7 15. Ng3 h5 $1 $15 16. Ngf5
Rhg8 17. g3 a5 18. Be2 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Bxc4 20. Rd2 Bb4 $1 21. c3 Bc5 22. Rhd1 Be6
23. Nd6 Rad8 24. Ndf5 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 b4 26. cxb4 Bxb4 27. Rd1 Bc5 28. Rd3 Bc8
29. Rc3 Bb4 30. Rc1 Rd8 $17 31. a3 Bf8 32. Kc2 Be6 33. Ng2 a4 34. Nge3 Bb3+ 35.
Kc3 Bc5 36. Nc4 Bd1 37. Ncd6 Bxf3 38. Nxf7 Rd7 39. N7h6 Bxe4 40. Re1 Bd5 41. g4
Bb6 {0-1 Hendriks,W-Cifuentes Parada,R/Netherlands 1996}) 8... exf4 9. Nf3 (9.
e5 h6 10. Bxf4 Ng4 11. Rd2 g5 12. Bg3 Nd7 13. Nf3 Ne3 $11 14. Nd4 Bb4 15. Nxe6
Bxc3 16. bxc3 fxe6 17. Be2 c6 18. Bh5 Nf5 19. Bf2 Kc7 20. Rhd1 Rhd8 21. Bf7 Ng7
22. Rd6 (22. Bg3 Nc5 23. Rd6) 22... Nf8 (22... Nxe5 23. Bg3 Rxd6 24. Bxe5 Nf5
25. g4 Kd7 26. gxf5 Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 exf5 $13) 23. g4 Rd7 24. Bg8 b6 25. Bg3 Re8
26. Rxd7+ Nxd7 27. Bh7 Rf8 28. Be4 h5 29. h3 h4 30. Bh2 Rf2 31. Bg1 Rf4 32. Bg2
Rf7 33. Be4 Rf4 34. Bg2 Rf7 35. Be4 Rf4 36. Bg2 Rf7 {1/2-1/2 Blauert,
J-Cladouras,P/Germany 2003/EXT 2004}) 9... Nbd7 10. Bxf4 Bc5 $1 {Traspone a la
partida modelo.}) 8. f4 (8. g3 Kc8 9. f4 h6 10. f5 (10. Bh4 $6 g5 $1 (10... Rg8
$6 11. f5 g5 12. fxe6 fxe6 13. Bc4 (13. Bxg5 hxg5 14. Bc4 Nc5 15. Nf3 Nfd7 16.
b4 Nb6 17. Nxe5 $16) 13... gxh4 14. Bxe6 hxg3 15. hxg3 Rxg3 16. Nge2 Rf3 17.
Nd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Bd6 19. Rxh6 Kd8 20. Rh7 Rf1+ 21. Kd2 Nf6 22. Rh8+ Ke7 23.
Rxa8 Kxe6 24. Rd3 Nxe4+ 25. Ke3 Kf5 26. Rd5 Rh1 27. Kd3 c6 28. Rxd6 Rh3+ 29.
Kc4 Nxd6+ 30. Kc5 Ne4+ 31. Kb4 Rh2 32. Rf8+ Ke6 33. Nc3 a5+ 34. Kb3 Nxc3 35.
Kxc3 Kd5 36. Rb8 b5 37. Rd8+ Kc5 38. Re8 b4+ 39. Kd3 Rh3+ 40. Ke4 Rh2 41. Rxe5+
Kc4 42. Re6 c5 43. b3+ Kb5 44. Kd3 Rh3+ 45. Kd2 Rh2+ 46. Kd3 Rh7 47. Re8 Rd7+
48. Ke2 c4 49. Rb8+ Kc5 50. Rc8+ Kd4 51. Rxc4+ Kd5 52. Rh4 Re7+ 53. Kd3 Kc5 54.
Rh5+ Kb6 55. Rh6+ Kb5 56. Rh5+ Kb6 57. c3 Rd7+ 58. Kc2 Rg7 59. cxb4 Rg2+ 60.
Kc3 axb4+ 61. Kxb4 Rxa2 62. Rh6+ Kb7 63. Kb5 Rf2 64. b4 Rf5+ 65. Ka4 Rg5 66. b5
Rf5 67. Ka5 Rf1 68. Rh7+ Kb8 69. Ka6 Rf6+ 70. b6 Rf8 71. Re7 Rh8 72. Ra7 Rg8
73. Rf7 Rh8 74. Rf5 Rg8 75. Rb5 Rg1 76. b7 Rg6+ 77. Ka5 Rg7 78. Ka6 Rg6+ 79.
Rb6 Rxb6+ 80. Kxb6 {1/2-1/2 Krege,S-Wolf,C/playchess.com INT 2004/EXT 2005})
11. fxg5 Ng4 12. Bh3 Nf2 (12... Rg8 13. gxh6 Bxh6+ 14. Kb1 Nf2 15. Bxe6 fxe6
16. Nf3 Nxh1 17. Rxh1 c6 $15) 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nf3 Nxh1 15. Rxh1 c6 16. Kd1
Kc7 17. g4 Be7 18. g6 Bxh4 19. Nxh4 Rhg8 20. Ke2 Raf8 21. Rd1 Rf6 22. Rg1 Rf4
$2 (22... Nf8 $1 $17) 23. Ke3 Nf6 24. h3 Nd7 25. Ne2 Rff8 26. g5 hxg5 27. Rxg5
Kd6 28. Ng3 b5 29. Nh5 Nf6 30. Ng3 Nd7 31. Nh5 Nf6 32. Ng3 Nd7 33. Nh5 Nf6 {
1/2-1/2 Mellado Trivino,J-Campora,D/Leon 1997}) 10... hxg5 11. fxe6 fxe6 12.
Bc4 g4 13. Bxe6 c6 14. Nge2 (14. h4 Kc7 15. Nge2 Be7 $11) 14... Kc7 15. h3 {
1/2-1/2 Kiselev,S-Moldovan,D/Bucharest 1993}) (8. Nf3 Kc8 {Ver comentario a la
jugada 7..,Cbd7 (7..,Rc8 8.Cf3 Cbd7)}) 8... exf4 9. Nf3 (9. Nge2 Bd6 10. Nxf4
h6 11. Nxe6+ fxe6 12. Bh4 Ke7 13. Bd3 a6 14. h3 Rhf8 $11) 9... Kc8 $1 (9... h6
$143 10. Bxf4 Bc5 (10... c6 11. Nd4 (11. h3 $6 Bb4 $1 12. Nd4 (12. Bd3 Ke7 13.
Nd4 Bxc3 $2 (13... Bd6 $1 $10 {Nevednichy/}) 14. bxc3 Nc5 15. Rhe1 Rhd8 16. g4
$1 Rd7 17. Nf5+ Bxf5 18. gxf5 $14 {Liss,E-Nevednichy,V/Biel/1994/0:1/42/})
12... Bxc3 13. Nxe6+ fxe6 14. bxc3 Nxe4 15. Bc4 Re8 16. Rhe1 Nxc3 17. Rd6 Nd5
$15) (11. a3 Bc5 12. Nd4 Bg4 13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Ndxe2 Ng4 15. Na4 Be7 16. Rhf1
Ke8 17. h3 Nge5 $10 {Maljutin,E-Titov,G/Azov/1991/0,5/68/}) 11... Bb4 12. e5 (
12. Nxe6+ fxe6 13. Bd3 Ke7 14. Ne2 Ng4 15. Rdf1 Bc5 16. Bg3 Rhf8 $17 {Biolek,
R-Malaniuk,V/Katowice/1992/0:1/32/}) 12... Bxc3 (12... Nd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14.
Nf5 $16) (12... Nh5 13. Nxe6+ fxe6 14. Bd2) 13. exf6 Bxd4 14. Rxd4 gxf6 15. Be2
Ke8 16. Rf1 h5 17. Bg3 $44 Rh6 18. Rh4 Ke7 19. Rxh5 Rxh5 20. Bxh5 Rh8 21. Be2
Ne5 22. Re1 Bd5 23. Bf1 b5 24. h3 Ke6 25. Bf4 Kf5 26. Be3 Kg6 27. b3 Re8 28.
Bxa7 Ra8 29. Bd4 Rxa2 30. Kb1 Ra8 31. Bxe5 fxe5 32. Rxe5 $16 Kf6 33. Re2 (33.
Re3) 33... Rg8 34. Rf2+ Ke5 35. g4 Kd4 36. Kc1 Kc3 37. Rd2 Be4 38. Re2 f5 $132
39. Bg2 Ra8 40. Kb1 Bxg2 41. Rxg2 f4 42. g5 Kd4 43. g6 f3 44. Rg5 Ke4 45. Rg4+
Ke3 46. Rg5 f2 47. Rf5 Rg8 48. Rf6 Ke2 {0-1 De la Paz,F-Hernandez,H/Havana 2003
}) 11. h3 $1 Nh5 12. Bh2 Be3+ 13. Kb1 Bf4 14. g4 Bxh2 15. Rxh2 Nf4 16. Nd4 {
La diferencia con la Partida Modelo es que el negro ha jugado h7-h6 en vez de
haber alejado el rey de la columna dama (Rd8-c8). La diferencia tiene su
importancia pues el rey negro aún debe perder tiempo y h7-h6 no parece de
mucha utilidad.} Ke7 (16... c6 $2 17. Rhd2 $18) (16... Ng6 17. Nf5 Rg8 18. Nd5
Nge5 19. Rhd2 c6 20. Nd6 Rb8 21. Be2 h5 22. Nf4 hxg4 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. Bxg4
Ke7 25. Nc4 Rbd8 26. Nxe5 Nxe5 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxd8 Kxd8 29. Bxe6 Ke7 30. Bc8
b6 31. Kc1 Nf7 32. Bg4 Kd6 33. Kd2 Ke5 34. Kd3 Kf4 35. Kd4 Ne5 36. Be2 Nf7 37.
h4 Nd6 38. Bd3 Nf7 39. b4 Ne5 40. Be2 Ng6 41. b5 Ne7 42. bxc6 Nxc6+ 43. Kd5
Nb4+ 44. Ke6 Nxc2 45. Kf7 Nd4 46. Bd3 Kg4 47. Kxg7 Kxh4 48. Kf6 Kg4 49. e5 Kf4
50. e6 Nxe6 51. Kxe6 $18 Ke3 52. Bb5 Kd4 53. Kd6 Kc3 54. Kc6 Kb4 55. a4 Ka5 56.
Kb7 a6 57. Kc6 {1-0 Milov,V-Lorscheid,G/Amsterdam 2000/CBM 077 ext}) 17. Nd5+
$1 Bxd5 (17... Nxd5 $2 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Nf5+ $18) 18. exd5 Nb6 (18... Nxd5 $2
19. Nf5+ $18) 19. d6+ (19. c4) 19... Kxd6 20. Rf2 g5 21. Ne2+ Nfd5 (21... Ke5
22. Nxf4 gxf4 23. Re1+ $16) 22. Bg2 Kc5 23. Rf5 (23. b4+ $1 Nxb4 24. Rf5+ $18)
23... c6 24. b3 Rhe8 25. Nc1 Kb4 26. Kb2 Nc4+ 27. bxc4 Ne3 28. Nd3+ Ka4 29.
Nc5+ Ka5 30. Nb3+ Ka6 31. Rd7 Nxf5 32. gxf5 f6 33. Nc5+ Kb6 34. Nxb7 Re1 35.
c5+ Kb5 36. a4+ {1-0 Grosar,A-Stojanovski,D/Bled 2002}) 10. Bxf4 Bc5 $1 (10...
Bb4 11. Nb5 Ba5 (11... Nxe4 $2 12. Nxc7 Nf2 13. Rd4 $1 Bc5 (13... Nxh1 14. Rxb4
a5 15. Re4 Nc5 16. Re1 Ra7 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Be3 b6 19. Bb5 $18) 14. Rg1 Bxd4
15. Nxd4 Nb6 16. Ndxe6 fxe6 17. Nxa8 Nxa8 18. Bc4 $18) 12. Ng5 Re8 13. Bd3 Nc5
14. Nxe6 Nxe6 15. Bg3 a6 16. Na3 Nh5 17. Rdf1 (17. Nc4 $142 Bb4 18. Be1 Bxe1
19. Rhxe1 Nhf4 20. Bf1 $14) 17... Nxg3 18. hxg3 Ng5 19. Rf5 Bb6 20. Nc4 h6 21.
c3 {1/2-1/2 Mannion,S-Shaw,J/Edinburgh 1996}) (10... Ng4 $2 11. Nb5 $1 Nf2 12.
Nxc7 Nxh1 13. Nxa8 Nf2 14. Rd4 $1 Bc5 15. Ra4 Ng4 (15... Rd8 16. Be2 b5 17.
Bxb5 Kb7 18. Nc7 (18. b4 $5 Rxa8 19. Ba6+ Kb6 20. bxc5+ Nxc5 21. Be3 Ng4 22.
Bd4 Kc6 23. Ra5 Nxa6 24. Rxa6+ Kb7 25. Ra5 $16) 18... Nb6 19. Ba6+ Kc6 20. Nd5
$5 Bxd5 21. Ne5+ Kd6 22. Ra5 Nxe4 23. Nxf7+ Ke7 24. Nxd8 Kxd8 25. Bd3 Bg1 26.
Rxa7 Nd7 27. Ra5 Nef6 28. Bf1 h6 29. c4 Be4 30. b4 g5 31. Bg3 Nh5 32. c5 Nxg3
33. hxg3 h5 34. Ra3 Kc7 35. Ra7+ Kd8 36. Bb5 Ne5 37. Rg7 g4 38. Rg5 Nd3+ 39.
Bxd3 Bxd3 40. Rd5+ Kc7 41. Rxd3 Bf2 42. Kc2 Kc6 43. Kb3 {1-0 Maljutin,
E-Komliakov,V/Azov 1991/CBM 025}) 16. Nc7 Be3+ 17. Bxe3 Nxe3 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19.
Be2 Nxg2 20. Rxa7 $16 Nf4 21. Ra8+ Nb8 22. Kd2 h6 23. Ke3 g5 24. Nd4 Kc7 25. e5
Rh7 26. Nb5+ Kb6 27. Rxb8 Nxe2 28. Nd6 Nf4 29. c4 Rg7 30. b4 h5 31. a4 h4 32.
Rc8 Rc7 33. a5+ Kc6 34. b5+ Kd7 35. Rg8 {1-0 Cifuentes,R-Reinderman,D/ Holanda
(ch) 1996}) 11. h3 (11. e5 Ng4 12. Ne4 Be3+ 13. Bxe3 Nxe3 14. Re1 Nxf1 15.
Rhxf1 Kd8 $1 16. Neg5 (16. Nh4 Ke7 17. Nf5+ Bxf5 18. Rxf5 h6) 16... Ke7 17. Nd4
h6 18. Ngxe6 fxe6 19. Rf3 Rhf8 $11 {Vaisser,A-Rausis,I/Hyeres 1992}) (11. Be2
h6 12. e5 (12. h3 Nh5 13. Bh2 Be3+ 14. Kb1 Bf4 15. g4 Bxh2 16. Rxh2 Nf4 $11)
12... Ng4 13. Ne4 Be3+ 14. Bxe3 Nxe3 $11) 11... Nh5 12. Bh2 Be3+ 13. Kb1 Bf4
14. g4 Bxh2 15. Rxh2 Nf4 16. Rhd2 $2 (16. Rf2 c6 17. Nd4 g5 18. Nce2 Nxe2 19.
Bxe2 Rf8 $8) 16... c6 $1 17. Ng5 Ne5 18. Rf2 f6 $1 19. Nf3 (19. Rxf4 fxg5 20.
Rf2 Kc7 $15) 19... Nxf3 20. Rxf3 Ng6 $15 21. Ne2 Kc7 22. Nd4 Rae8 23. Nf5 Rhg8
24. Rf2 Ne5 25. Be2 Rd8 $1 26. Rff1 (26. Rxd8 Kxd8 27. h4 g6 28. Ne3 Ke7 29. b3
Rd8 30. c3 (30. Kc1 Rd4) 30... Nd3 31. Rf1 Nc5 32. Bf3 Rd3 33. Nd1 Nd7 $19)
26... Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 g6 28. Ne3 Rd8 ({También es posible:} 28... Re8 $5 {
[%csl Ye4] con la idea de maniobrar con las piezas para presionar el peón
blanco ubicado en e4 (Nd7-c5, Bf7).}) 29. Rxd8 (29. Rf1 $2 Rd4 $1 30. Rf4 (30.
Rxf6 Rxe4 31. Rxe6 Rxe3 32. Bd1 Re1 33. Kc1 Nd3+ $19) 30... g5 31. c3 Bxa2+ 32.
Kc2 (32. Kxa2 Ra4+ 33. Kb3 gxf4 34. Kxa4 fxe3 $19) 32... Rd2+ $1 33. Kxd2 gxf4
34. Nf5 Kd7 $19) 29... Kxd8 30. a3 Ke7 31. Kc1 Nf7 {/\Ng5} 32. Nd1 f5 $2 {
Una jugada precipitada.} ({Más problemas creaba al blanco, la jugada} 32... Kd6
$5 33. Kd2 Ke5 34. Ke3 {y ahora} f5 $1 35. exf5 gxf5 36. gxf5 (36. Nf2 f4+ 37.
Kd2 Ng5 38. Nd3+ Ke4 39. Nf2+ Kd5 $15) 36... Bxf5 37. Bd3 Bxd3 38. cxd3 (38.
Kxd3 Kf4) 38... Ng5 39. Nf2 (39. h4 Ne6 40. Nf2 h5 $17) 39... c5 40. h4 Ne6 41.
Ne4 b6 $15 {y en el final de caballos las negras tienen mejores perspectivas.})
33. exf5 gxf5 34. Ne3 fxg4 35. Nxg4 Ng5 36. Nf2 $4 {Un error increíble.} (36.
h4 $8 Ne4 37. Bf3 Nd6 $1 38. Ne3 (38. Kd2 Bxg4 39. Bxg4 Kf6 40. Kd3 Nf5 41. h5
Kg5 $15) 38... Kf6 39. Kd2 Ke5 $15 {x Ph4}) 36... Nxh3 0-1

[Event "ITA-chT32nd fin"]
[Site "Castel Lagopesole"]
[Date "2000.05.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Delchev/Kostakiev"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2000.05.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Marostica CS"]
[BlackTeam "Reggio Emilia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 (4... Nd7 5. Na3 (5. Bd3 e5 6. O-O Ne7
7. Bg5 O-O 8. Re1 {0-1 Kmoch,H-Zimpel,L/Wien 1921/EXT 99 (26)}) (5. Nbd2 e5 6.
dxe5 dxe5 7. Be2 {1-0 Petrosian,T-Barendregt,J/Copenhagen 1960/EXT 98 (40)})
5... e5 6. Bc4 Qe7 7. O-O Nb6 {1/2-1/2 Blackburne,J-Von Bardeleben,C/London
1895/EXT 99 (58)}) 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 e5 8. h3 h6 $1 9. Na3 (9. Be3
d5 $1 $11) 9... Bd7 (9... Nh5 10. Bb5 Bd7 {1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Belotti,B/Mantova
1996/EXT 98 (47)}) 10. Bd2 $146 (10. Nc2 Re8 11. Bd2 Nh5 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,S-Hoi,
C/Torshavn 1997/CBM 56 ext (30)}) 10... Nh5 (10... Re8 $142 $11) 11. Nc2 {
(/\b4 |^ <<)} a5 $1 {(פc2)} 12. a4 {(/\Na3 ><b5)} Kh7 {(><h6)} 13. Bb5 Re8 $1
{(><e4)} 14. Rc1 Nf6 $1 {(/\15d5Nb8<=>)} 15. Bd3 $5 {(/\Na3-b5)} Re7 $5 {
(/\Qe8><e4)} 16. Na3 (16. d5 Nb8 17. Ra1 c6 (17... Qe8 18. Ne3 $14 {(/\b4)})
18. c4 Na6 $11) 16... exd4 17. cxd4 (17. Nxd4 d5 $11) 17... Nb4 18. Bb1 d5 $5
19. e5 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rxe4 Bc6 $44 22. Rh4 (22. Rg4 $142 $14) 22... Rd7
23. g3 $8 Bd5 {(/\Nc6-e7-f5)} (23... Bxf3 $142 24. Qxf3 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 (25. Bxh6
Rxh4 26. Bxg7 Rxh3 27. Qxf7 Qd5) 25... Qxd4 $11) 24. Nb5 Nc6 $44 25. Be3 Ne7
26. e6 $2 $138 (26. Nc3 Nf5 27. Rf4 Be6 28. g4 Nxe3 29. fxe3 $14) (26. Bg5 Kg8
27. Bxe7 Qxe7 28. Nc3 Bc6 $44) 26... fxe6 27. Bxh6 $2 Nf5 (27... Bxh6 $4 28.
Ng5+ Kg7 29. Rxh6 $18) 28. Bg5+ Nxh4 29. Bxh4 (29. Bxd8 Nxf3+ 30. Kf1 Raxd8 $19
) (29. gxh4 Qf8 $19) 29... Bxf3 30. Qxf3 g5 $19 31. Qh5+ Bh6 32. Re1 Ra6 33. d5
Rxd5 $6 $138 (33... exd5 $142 34. Re8 Qf6 $19) 34. Qf7+ Kh8 35. Nxc7 gxh4 36.
Nxa6 Rd1 37. Rxd1 $2 (37. Qxe6 $17) 37... Qxd1+ 38. Kh2 hxg3+ 39. Kxg3 Qd6+ $19
40. f4 bxa6 41. Qf6+ Bg7 42. Qg6 Qd5 43. Qc2 Qf5 44. Qc8+ Kh7 45. Qxa6 Bxb2 46.
Qb7+ Bg7 47. Qd7 Qd5 48. Qf7 Qd3+ 49. Kh4 Qg6 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Black "Namgilov, Sogto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 e5 8. h3 h6
9. Na3 Re8 (9... Nh5 10. Be3 a6 11. Kh2 Qf6 12. Bf1 $14 {Smirin,I-Bologan,V/
Debrecen/1992/ Inf 56/130/}) 10. Nc2 Nh5 (10... d5 11. exd5 Qxd5 12. Ne3 Qd8
13. Bb5 $14 {Smagin,S-Svidler,P/St-Peterburg/1994/}) 11. a4 (11. Bf1 $5 Nf4 12.
Kh2 $14) 11... Nf4 (11... Bd7 12. a5 a6 13. Bf1 $14) 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. b4 Ne7
$6 (13... a6 $5 14. Qd2 g5 15. Re2 Bd7 16. Rae1 $14) 14. e5 Be6 15. a5 a6 16.
Qd2 g5 17. Na3 d5 $2 (17... dxe5 18. Nxe5 Nf5 $13) 18. Nb1 (18. Qc2 $5 Qd7 19.
Nb1) 18... Ng6 19. Qc2 Kh7 20. Nh2 h5 21. Be2 g4 (21... Kh6 22. Qd1) 22. hxg4
hxg4 23. Bxg4 Bxg4 24. Nxg4 Qg5 25. Nh2 (25. f3 $6 f5 26. Nh2 Nh4) 25... f6 26.
Nf3 Qh5 27. Nbd2 $1 (27. exf6 Rxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Bxf6 29. Nd2 Kg7 30. Qd1 Qh6 $13)
27... fxe5 28. dxe5 Bxe5 29. Nxe5 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 Qxe5 31. Nf3 $16 Qf6 32. Re1
Kh8 (32... Kg7 33. Nd4 Ne5 34. Qe2 Re8 35. Qh5 $18) 33. Qd1 Rd8 34. Nd4 Qh4 35.
Nf5 (35. Qd3 Qh5 36. Ne6) (35. Ne6 Rd7 36. Qd4+ $16) 35... Qf6 36. Qh5+ Kg8 37.
Nd4 Qf7 38. Nf5 Qf6 39. Nd4 Rd6 $18 (39... Qf7 40. Re6 $18) 40. Re8+ Nf8 41.
Re5 Qf7 42. Rg5+ Rg6 43. Rxd5 Qg7 44. Qf3 Qe7 45. Rh5 c6 46. Nf5 Qe1+ 47. Kh2
Ne6 48. Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 32nd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kaminski, Marcin"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 (3... c5 $5) 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3
Re8 $6 (7... e5 $5 8. Be3 (8. Re1 Re8 9. Nbd2 d5 10. dxe5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4
12. Bxe4 $10 {Velichkovic,S-Cvetkovic,S/1993/}) 8... d5 $5) 8. Be3 a6 9. Nbd2
$14 e5 10. Re1 Bd7 11. a3 Qe7 12. d5 (12. Qc2 $5 Qf8 13. Rad1 $14) 12... Nd8
13. c4 b6 (13... c5 $6 14. b4 $16) 14. b4 Nb7 15. Nb3 (15. Rc1 Nh5 16. c5 dxc5
17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Qc2 c6 $10) 15... Ba4 16. Nfd2 (16. Bc2 $2 Bxb3
17. Bxb3 Nxe4 $17) 16... a5 (16... Nh5 17. Bf1 Qf8) 17. Rc1 Nd7 18. Qe2 (18.
Nb1 $5 axb4 19. axb4 f5 20. Nc3 $5 (20. exf5 $6 e4 $132) 20... f4 21. Bd2 Bxb3
22. Qxb3 f3 23. g3 $14) 18... Reb8 $6 (18... Qf8 $5) 19. Bc2 Qf8 20. Nb1 Bh6
21. Bxh6 Qxh6 22. Nc3 axb4 23. axb4 Nf6 24. Qf3 Kg7 (24... Nh5 25. Nxa4 Rxa4
26. Nd4 Ra2 27. Nb5 $40) 25. Nxa4 Rxa4 26. Qc3 $5 (26. Nd4 Ra2 27. Nb5 Rc8)
26... Rba8 27. Ra1 Nd8 $2 (27... Rxa1 $5 28. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 29. Qxa1 Qf4 $5 (29...
Nh5 $2 30. Qa7 Nf4 31. Qxb7 Qg5 32. g3 Nxh3+ 33. Kf1 Qg4 34. Qxc7 Qf3 35. Qxb6
$16) 30. Qa7 $2 Nxe4 31. Bxe4 Qxe4 32. Nd2 Qe1+ 33. Nf1 Qxb4 34. Qxb7 Qxc4 $132
) 28. Rxa4 Rxa4 29. c5 $16 bxc5 30. bxc5 Ra7 31. cxd6 cxd6 32. Qc8 Rd7 (32...
Nb7 $5 33. Qb8 Ra2 34. Bb1 Rb2 35. Qxb7 Qf4 36. Rf1) 33. Bd3 Qf4 34. Re3 $18
Rb7 35. g3 Qg5 36. Na5 Rb2 37. Nc4 Ra2 38. Nxd6 $6 (38. Qxd8 Rxf2 39. Qxd6 $18)
38... Nh5 39. Qg4 Qxg4 40. hxg4 Nf6 41. g5 Ng4 42. Re2 Ra3 43. Bb5 h5 (43... h6
44. Bd7) 44. Rc2 Ra7 45. Rc8 Nb7 46. Ne8+ Kf8 47. Nf6+ Ke7 48. Ng8+ (48. Ng8+
Kd6 49. Rc6+ Kd7 50. Ra6+) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 (3... g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O) 4. c3 c6 (4... d5 $6
5. dxe5 dxe4 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Qe2 Bxb5 8. Qxb5+ Nfd7 9. e6 fxe6 10. Nh3 Nc6 11.
Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. O-O O-O $13 {Sharif,Me-Gurevich,M/Marseille/1988/})
5. Nf3 Qc7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 (7. h3 O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. Nbd2 $14) 7... Bg4 $6 8.
Nbd2 Nbd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nf1 O-O 11. g4 Bg6 12. Ng3 Rfe8 13. a4 $6 (13. Bc2 Bf8
14. dxe5 $16) 13... Bf8 14. dxe5 dxe5 (14... Nxe5 $5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. h4 h6
17. h5 Bh7 18. Bc2 $14) 15. Bc2 Nc5 (15... Bc5 16. b4 $16) 16. h4 Rad8 17. Qe2
h6 $2 (17... h5 $5 18. g5 (18. Bg5 Nxg4 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 $13) 18... Ng4 19. Nd2
Ne6 20. b4 Nf4 $40) 18. h5 Bh7 19. g5 hxg5 20. Nxg5 $16 Ne6 21. Bb3 Nxg5 22.
Bxg5 Be7 (22... Rd6 23. Kg2 Qd7 24. Rad1) 23. h6 gxh6 24. Bxh6 Qc8 25. Kg2 Qg4
(25... Ng4 $5 26. Rh1 Rd6) 26. f3 Qg6 27. Rh1 Kh8 28. Rh3 Rg8 29. Rah1 Bc5 30.
Kf1 b6 (30... Nh5 31. Rxh5 Qxg3 32. Be3 Rg7 33. Bxc5 $18) 31. Qh2 Rd3 32. Nf5
a5 33. Ke2 Rgd8 34. Rg3 Nxe4 35. fxe4 (35. Rxg6 Rd2+ 36. Bxd2 Rxd2+ 37. Kf1
Rxh2 38. Rxh2 fxg6 39. fxe4 $18) 35... Rxg3 36. Qxg3 Qxg3 37. Nxg3 Rg8 38. Kf3
Rg6 39. Nf5 f6 40. Bf7 1-0

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Black "Rakhmangulov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 $6 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 exd4 (
7... Be7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. h3 exf4 10. Bxf4 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qb6 12. Ne2 $14 {
Glek,I-Cseshkovsky,V/Philadelphia/1990/}) 8. Bxd4 Qb4 9. Be2 Nxe4 10. O-O d5 (
10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qa5 12. Ng5 $16) 11. a3 {N} (11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. c3 Qxb2 (
12... Qe7 13. Ne5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 f5 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Nxg6 Qf7 17. Bxh8 $16 {
Kindermann,S-Dorfman,J/Debrecen/1990/}) 13. Re1 f5 14. a4 Nd7 15. Ng5 $16 {
Glek,I-Pribyl,J/BRD/1991/Inf 51/110/}) 11... Qe7 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ng5 (13. Ne5
$44) 13... Bxe2 14. Qxe2 f5 $2 (14... Nd7 $32 15. Nxe4 O-O-O 16. Rae1 (16. Bxa7
$2 f5 17. Ng3 Qxe2 18. Nxe2 b6 $17) 16... Nb6 17. Bxb6 axb6) 15. Qh5+ g6 16.
Qh3 Bg7 17. Bxg7 Qxg7 18. Ne6 Qe7 19. Qc3 Rg8 20. Qb3 Rf8 (20... Rh8 21. Rad1
Na6 22. Qc3 Rg8 23. Qe5 $16) 21. Nxf8 $18 Kxf8 22. Qc3 Kg8 23. Rad1 Na6 24.
Qc4+ Kf8 25. Qd4 Kf7 26. Rf2 Nc7 27. c4 Ne6 28. Qe3 $6 (28. Qd7 $5 Re8 29. b4
$16) 28... Nc5 29. Re2 Re8 30. Qh3 (30. b4 $6 Nd3) 30... h5 31. b4 Ne6 32. Qe3
Rd8 (32... b6 $5 $14) 33. Rxd8 Qxd8 34. Rd2 Qe7 35. c5 Nc7 36. Rd6 Nd5 (36...
Nb5 $2 37. Qb3+ $16) 37. Qg3 Nf6 38. Qb3+ Nd5 39. Qg3 Nf6 40. Qb3+ $2 (40. Kf1
e3 41. Ke2 $16) 40... Nd5 41. Kf1 e3 42. Rxd5 $8 (42. Ke2 Qe4) 42... cxd5 (
42... e2+ 43. Ke1 cxd5 44. Qxd5+ Kf6 45. b5 $16) 43. Qxd5+ Qe6 44. Qxb7+ Kf6
45. Ke2 Qa2+ 46. Kxe3 Qxa3+ 47. Kf2 Qb2+ 48. Kg3 Qe2 (48... Qc3+ 49. Kh4 Qe1+
50. g3 $16) 49. Qc6+ Kg7 50. Qc7+ Kh6 51. h3 Qe1+ 52. Kh2 Qxb4 53. Qe5 Kh7 54.
c6 Qc4 55. c7 a5 56. Kg3 a4 57. Qe7+ Kh6 58. Qd8 Kg7 59. Qe7+ (59. c8=Q h4+ 60.
Kf2 $18) 59... Kh6 60. Qf8+ Kh7 61. c8=Q h4+ 62. Kxh4 Qxf4+ 63. g4 1-0

[Event "Moscow International-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. g3 Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. h3
O-O 9. Bg2 Ne5 (9... Re8 $10 {Byrne,R-Larsen,B/Lugano/1970/ Inf 9/184/}) 10.
O-O c6 (10... Nc4 $6 11. Bc1 c6 12. b3 Ne5 $14) 11. b3 Re8 12. f4 Ned7 13. Bf2
Nc5 14. Re1 $14 d5 $2 (14... Bd7 15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rad8 $14) 15. Nxc6 $1 (
15. e5 $2 Nfe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 $132) 15... bxc6 16. Bxc5 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 $6 (
17... Bxa1 $32 18. Qxa1 dxe4 19. Rd1 Bd7 $1 (19... Qc7 $2 20. Qf6 $16) (19...
Qa5 20. b4 Qc7 21. Qf6 $16) 20. Qc3 $44) 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Rad1 Rd5 20. Rxd5
cxd5 21. c4 Bb7 22. cxd5 Bxd5 (22... f5 23. d6 Kf7 24. Bf1 Bd5 25. Rd1 Be6 26.
d7 $18) 23. Rd1 $16 (23. Bxe4 $2 Re8 $17) 23... Bc6 24. Rd6 Rc8 25. Bxa7 Bb7 (
25... Ra8 26. Be3 $16) (25... Bf8 26. Rd2 (26. Rd1 Ra8) 26... Bb4 27. Rc2 f5
28. Bf1 $16) 26. Be3 Rc2 27. Rd7 Bc6 28. Rd8+ Bf8 29. Rc8 $18 f6 30. Bf1 Rc3 (
30... Kg7 31. Bb5 Rc3 (31... Bc5 32. Bxc5 Bxb5 33. Bf8+ $18) 32. Bd4 $16) 31.
Bd4 Rc1 (31... Rxg3+ 32. Kh2 Rf3 33. Bc4+ $18) 32. Kf2 Kg7 33. Bc4 Bd5 34. Rc7+
Kh6 35. Bxf6 Rc2+ 36. Ke3 g5 37. fxg5+ Kg6 38. h4 Kf5 39. g4+ Kxg4 40. Be2+
Rxe2+ 41. Kxe2 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 c5 7. Nbd2 (7. dxc5 $5
dxc5 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Bg5 b6 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Rad1 $14) 7... cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9.
a3 e5 (9... Bd7 $5 10. h3 e5) 10. d5 Ne7 11. a4 Ne8 (11... Nh5 $5 12. Re1 Nf4
13. Bf1 f5 $13) 12. b3 f5 13. Ba3 Kh8 14. Nc4 Ng8 15. Qc2 Rf7 $6 (15... Ngf6 $5
16. exf5 Nxd5 $5 (16... e4 $6 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Bxf5 19. Qe3 Bxa1 20. Rxa1
) 17. Be4 (17. fxg6 $6 Rxf3 18. gxf3 Nf4 $40) 17... Nf4 $13) 16. Rac1 f4 (16...
Bh6 $2 17. Nfxe5 dxe5 18. Nxe5 $40) 17. Qd2 (17. Bb2 $5 g5 18. Nfxe5 dxe5 19.
Nxe5 $40) 17... g5 18. Qa5 b6 (18... Qxa5 19. Nxa5 g4 20. Nd2 $16) (18... Qf6
19. Nb6 axb6 20. Qxa8 Bd7 21. Bb5 $18) 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 20. Nxg5 Rf6 (20... Qxa5
$4 21. Nxf7#) (20... Re7 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Rc6 $40) 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Bb5 (22.
Rc6 $6 h6 23. Nf3 Rb8 24. Rfc1 Bd7 $15) 22... h6 $1 23. Nf3 Ba6 24. Bxa6 Rxa6
25. Rc8 Rf8 26. Rb8 (26. Rfc1 b5) (26. Nh4 Ne7 27. Rb8 Bf6) (26. Nd2 $5 Ngf6
27. Rd8 b5 28. axb5 Rxa3 29. b6 $40) 26... Ngf6 27. Nh4 Kh7 (27... Kg8 28. Ng6
Rf7 29. Bxd6) 28. f3 Nd7 29. Rb7 Nc5 30. Bxc5 dxc5 $1 31. Nf5 Rxf5 32. exf5 Nd6
33. Rc7 Nxf5 $10 34. Rd1 Nd6 35. Rd7 (35. Rc6 Bf8 36. Re1 c4 37. bxc4 Rxa4 $10)
35... b5 36. axb5 Rb6 37. Rc1 Kg6 (37... e4 38. Rxc5 (38. fxe4 Kg6)) 38. Rxc5
Bf8 39. Rc6 $2 (39. g3 $5) 39... Rxb5 40. Rcxd6+ Bxd6 41. Rxd6+ Kg5 42. Rd8
Rxb3 43. d6 Kf6 44. Rh8 Rd3 45. Kf2 Kf5 (45... Kf5 46. Rxh6 Kg5 47. Rh8 Rxd6
48. g4 fxg3+ 49. hxg3 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 b5 $2 (5... Bg7 6. f4 b5 7. e5
dxe5 8. dxe5 Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1 $14 {Jansa,V-Pfleger,H/BRD/1989/}) (5... Qa5 6. Qd2
$14) 6. e5 Nfd7 (6... dxe5 7. dxe5 Qxd1+ 8. Rxd1 b4 9. exf6 bxc3 10. Bd4 $18) (
6... b4 7. exf6 bxc3 8. fxe7 Qxe7 9. bxc3 $16) 7. exd6 exd6 8. d5 $1 b4 9. dxc6
(9. Qd4 $5 bxc3 10. Qxh8 cxb2 11. Qxb2 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qxd5 $16) 9... bxc3 10.
cxd7+ Nxd7 11. b3 Be7 12. Bh6 Bb7 13. Nf3 (13. Bg7 Rg8 14. Bxc3 Rc8 15. Bd4 $16
) 13... Qa5 14. Be2 g5 15. Bg7 (15. Qd3 $6 Rg8 16. Qxh7 Nf6 17. Qd3 Ne4 $44)
15... Rg8 16. Bd4 h5 17. Qd3 g4 (17... Rc8 18. Qh7 $16) 18. hxg4 hxg4 19. Bxc3
Qd5 20. Qxd5 Bxd5 21. Nd4 $16 Rc8 22. Bb4 Bxg2 23. Rg1 Ba8 (23... Bh3 24. O-O-O
Rg5 25. Nb5 $16) 24. Rxg4 Rh8 25. O-O-O Ne5 26. Rgg1 Be4 27. f3 Bg6 28. f4 Rh2
29. f5 (29. fxe5 dxe5 30. Bb5+ Kf8 31. Bxe7+ Kxe7 32. Rxg6 fxg6 33. Nc6+ Ke6
34. Bc4+ $16) 29... Bh7 (29... Bxf5 30. Nxf5 Rxe2 31. Rg8+ Kd7 (31... Bf8 32.
Nxd6+ $18) 32. Rxc8 Kxc8 33. Nxe7+ $18) 30. Rh1 Rxh1 31. Rxh1 Bg8 32. Kb1 $18
d5 33. Bd2 Bc5 34. c3 Ke7 35. Rh6 f6 36. Nf3 Nxf3 37. Bxf3 Bd6 38. Rg6 Bf7 39.
Rg7 Rg8 40. Rxf7+ Kxf7 41. Bxd5+ 1-0

[Event "Sitges Sunway op 6th"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "2019.12.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Firat, Burak"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2019.12.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,59,31,32,33,33,47,47,71,75,75,53,69,22,29,25,76,31,44,59,112,75,75,64,
64,121,121,-9,3,-73,-37,-19,-58,-58,-63,-67,-31,-129,0,0,0,-96,-6,-36,-57,-43,
-49,-100,24,16,170,163,171,165,163,173,396,396,1349,1349,1349,1805]} 1. d4 Nf6
2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 $5 d6 (3... d5 {should be critical, to avoid e2-e4.} 4. e3 Bg7
5. h4 {Let's see some sample lines and games that will make you eager to play
that line with White:} h5 (5... O-O $6 6. h5 $1 c5 (6... Nxh5 $6 7. Rxh5 gxh5
8. Qxh5 Nd7 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. Qh4 Ne4 $2 11. Bxc7 $1 Qxc7 12. Nxd5 Qa5+ 13. b4
Qxd5 14. Bxe4 $18) 7. hxg6 fxg6 8. dxc5 b6 9. cxb6 Qxb6 10. Rb1 Nc6 11. Nf3 Bg4
12. Be2 Rad8 {1-0 (76) Aronian,L (2789)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2751) chess.com 2017}
13. O-O $14) (5... a6 6. h5 $5 Nxh5 7. Rxh5 gxh5 8. Qxh5 c6 $1 (8... e6 $2 9.
Qh2 Nc6 10. Bxc7 Qd7 11. Nf3 b5 12. Qg3 Bf6 13. e4 $16 {1-0 (26) Bortnyk,O 
(2610)-Mikhalevski,V (2538) chess.com 2018}) 9. Nf3 h6 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. Qh2
$44 {1-0 (35) Jobava,B (2706)-Savchenko,B (2556) Minsk 2014}) 6. Nf3 Bg4 {
Otherwise Ne5.} 7. Qd2 $1 Bxf3 8. gxf3 O-O (8... c6 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Kb1 e6
11. e4 Qa5 $2 12. Nxd5 Qxd2 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Rxd2 $16 {1-0 (61) Bauer,C 
(2625)-Maze,S (2620) chess.com 2018}) 9. O-O-O c5 $6 (9... c6 10. e4 e6 11. Bg5
$16) 10. dxc5 Nc6 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Qa5 13. Qb3 e5 14. Bh2 Qxc5 15. Rg1
$16 {1-0 (23) Navara,D (2732)-Bobras,P (2512) Czech Republic 2017}) 4. e4 Bg7
5. Qd2 c6 {Black should definitely act on the queenside.} (5... Nc6 6. O-O-O
O-O (6... e5 $2 7. dxe5 $16) 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Qe3 Nd7 (8... Bxf3 9. gxf3 $1 $14)
9. Bg5 $1 Qe8 10. Bh6 $1 Bxf3 11. gxf3 e5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Nd5
$16 {1-0 (48) Mamedov,R (2655)-Grischuk,A (2747) Almaty 2016}) 6. Bh6 Bxh6 $1 (
6... O-O $6 7. h4 $1 {may quickly go wrong for Black: just a bad Pirc Defence!}
) 7. Qxh6 b5 $6 (7... e5 {should be a better move, although after} 8. O-O-O {
I would definitely pick White.}) 8. e5 {The most natural move, but the engine
proposes two other ways to get an advantage.} (8. Nf3 b4 9. Nd1 Nxe4 10. Bd3
Nf6 11. O-O $44) (8. Bd3 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. h3 $14) 8... dxe5 9.
dxe5 Nd5 10. O-O-O Be6 (10... Qa5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Qd2 $1 $16 (12. Rxd5 a6 {
would be less clear.})) 11. Nxd5 $6 (11. Bxb5 $1 {would have won a pawn:} cxb5
(11... Nd7 12. Bxc6 Nxc3 13. bxc3 $16) 12. Qd2 Nc6 13. Nxd5 Nxe5 $2 14. Qc3 $18
) 11... Bxd5 12. Qg7 $2 (12. e6 $5 fxe6 (12... Qa5 13. exf7+ Bxf7 14. a3 b4 15.
Qd2) 13. Qg7 (13. Bd3 $5) 13... Kd7 $1 {and ...Qf8 next, and the position
isn't that clear.}) 12... Rf8 13. e6 $6 (13. Nf3 Qa5 $1 (13... e6 $5) 14. Ng5
Na6 15. Nxh7 O-O-O 16. Nxf8 Qxa2 17. Bd3 Qa1+ 18. Kd2 Qxb2 $44 {Such lines I
had no idea what was going on! The engine claims it's equal!}) 13... Qa5 $1 14.
exf7+ Rxf7 15. Qg8+ Rf8 16. Qxh7 Qxa2 17. Qxg6+ Kd8 {The bishop d5 is too
strong: the initiative belongs to Black!} 18. Qg7 {The only move not to be
worse.} Rxf2 (18... Qa1+ 19. Kd2 Qa5+ $11 (19... Rxf2+ 20. Ne2 Qa5+ 21. Ke3 {
is what I was hoping for.})) (18... Nd7 $5) 19. Ne2 Nd7 $1 20. Qd4 (20. Qg3
Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qa5+ $11) 20... Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qa5+ 22. b4 $6 (22. Kc1 $11) 22...
Qb6 23. Ke3 $2 (23. Ke1 $142 $11) 23... Bxg2 $2 ({After} 23... Rf5 $1 $17 {
I would have regretted my previous ambitious moves.}) 24. Rg1 Rf3+ $4 (24...
Rxf1 $1 25. Rdxf1 c5 {would still save the day:} 26. bxc5 Qe6+ 27. Kd2 Bxf1 28.
Rxf1 Kc7 $13) 25. Kd2 {Now White wins!} Bxf1 (25... Qxd4+ 26. Nxd4 Rf2+ 27. Ke3
$18) (25... c5 26. bxc5 $1 Qh6+ 27. Ke1 $18) 26. Rg8+ Kc7 27. Rxa8 c5 28. Qh8
Qe6 29. Rxa7+ Kb6 30. Qd8+ $1 (30. Qd8+ Kxa7 31. Qc7+ {and Ra1 next.}) 1-0

[Event "Calvi Balagne op 08th"]
[Site "Calvi"]
[Date "2011.04.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Richter, Michael"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2011.04.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was my fourth game in the excellently organized Calvi Open.} 1. d4 Nf6 2.
Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 {Whoa! It already looks like the game will be a bit boring :)
This setup is a typical one for getting a drawish position.} Bg7 (3... d5 4. e3
{followed by b4, c4, Be2, and Black will never have anything better than
playing ...b6 and ...c5 at some point, kind of exchanging all pieces.}) 4. e4
d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O c5 {The best setup for Black to play for a win. However,
after 7.c3, I just could not find a decent way not to get a totally drawish
position. But I had missed the 9...d5!? 10.e5 Nh5!? idea quoted below.} 7. c3
Nh5 $6 {Ok, just for fun - but it is just too much. My idea is to take on d4
and play ...Nc6-b4 like in the game. But the knight on h5 is just too bad.} (
7... cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. a3 $1 (9. h3 e5 10. d5 Nb4 11. Bb1 a5 {is just very
fine and easy to play for Black (,...Bd7, ...Rc8, ...Na6, ...Nc5, ...b5...).})
9... d5 $5 10. e5 Nh5 $1 {with ...f6 at some point, and a totally unclear
position.}) 8. Re1 $5 (8. d5 $5 {was also a bit annoying here. But my aim was
to reach this kind of positions (maybe a dubious aim by the way).}) 8... cxd4
9. cxd4 Nc6 10. d5 Nb4 11. Bf1 a5 (11... Qc7 $6 12. Nc4 Bg4 13. Bd2 (13. Ne3
$14) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 Na6 15. Rc1 $14) 12. a3 $6 (12. h3 Nf6 13. Nc4 {
was simply a bit better for White. I believe there was no reason to play a3,
as it just helps Black.}) 12... Na6 13. Rb1 Nc5 $6 {I saw the move 14.Nb3
right after playing. Of course now I have to pra that I can equalise at some
point!} (13... e6 $6 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Nc4 $14) (13... Bd7 {was the most solid
(and best) option:} 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Qc7 {and Black is close to equality...
}) 14. Nb3 Nxb3 15. Qxb3 a4 16. Qb4 Nf6 $5 (16... Qa5 17. Qxa5 Rxa5 18. Bg5 Nf6
19. Nd2 $14) 17. Bd2 (17. Be3 Qa5 18. Qxa5 Rxa5 19. Nd2 Ra8 {followed by ...
Nd7, and White is very slightly better, but nothing special in my opinion.} (
19... b5 $6 20. f3 Bd7 21. Rec1 Raa8 22. Rc7 $14)) 17... Nd7 18. Bb5 $6 (18.
Be3 Qa5 {is close to equality.}) (18. Rbc1 Nc5 19. Bc3 $14 {was the simplest 
(and best) way to play for White. Black is going to suffer here.}) 18... Nc5
19. Be3 Qa5 $1 {Thanks to this small piece of tactics, Black will be fine.} 20.
Bg5 (20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Qc4 (21. Qxc5 $4 Bd7 $19) 21... Bg4 {is just easier for
Black.}) 20... f6 21. Bd2 Qxb4 22. axb4 (22. Bxb4 Bd7 $11) 22... Bd7 $1 {
This move solves all the problems.} (22... Nb3 23. Bc3 {and Black still
suffers a little bit due to the very annoying bishop on b5.}) 23. Nd4 (23. bxc5
Bxb5 24. Rbc1 (24. Nd4 $6 Bd3 25. Rbc1 f5 $17) 24... f5 $36) (23. Bxd7 $6 Nxd7
24. Nd4 Rfc8 $15) 23... Bxb5 24. Nxb5 Nb3 25. Bc3 Bh6 26. Rbd1 Rfc8 27. g3 Ra6
{I couldn't find any idea to improve my position, so I decided to set a small
trap. Oops, it worked!} 28. Kg2 $2 (28. f4 $1 {was just OK for White, as both
28...g5 and 28...a3 are not working. However, my opponent lacked time, so I
believed I had good chances that he wouldn't play that move (ok, it is not a
very serious way to think, but sometimes it works!).} g5 $2 (28... a3 $2 29.
bxa3 Rb6 30. Rb1 $16) 29. e5 $16) (28. Na3 {would let me play} Rxc3 29. bxc3
Bd2 {but once again, after} 30. Rxd2 Nxd2 31. Re2 $1 {the position is just
equal.}) 28... a3 $1 {Now my opponent has to play a completely double edged
position with only 30 seconds on the clock per move.} 29. bxa3 (29. Nxa3 Rxa3
30. bxa3 Rxc3 $17) 29... Rb6 30. Rb1 Nc1 31. f4 $6 (31. a4 $1 {was best:} Rxb5
32. Ba1 $3 {Of course I had missed this move.} (32. Bd4 Bd2 33. Rexc1 Rxc1 34.
Rxc1 Rxb4 $17) 32... Bd2 $5 (32... Rb6 33. b5 $132) 33. Rexc1 Rxc1 34. Rxc1
Rxb4 35. Rd1 Rxa4 36. Rxd2 Rxa1 37. Rb2 {and somehow White should hold a draw,
though there's nothing easy yet.}) (31. Bb2 Nd3 32. Nd4 Nxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Rc4 $15)
31... Na2 32. Bd4 (32. a4 Rxb5 (32... Nxc3 33. Rbc1 Kf7 34. h4 Bg7 35. Nxc3
Rxb4 36. Nb5 Rcc4 37. Rxc4 Rxc4 $15) 33. axb5 Rxc3 34. Ra1 Rc2+ 35. Kf3 Nxb4
36. Rec1 Rb2 37. Ra7 Kf7 38. Rxb7 f5 39. Rcc7 Bf8 $17) 32... Rc2+ $2 {Huge
mistake! But I had not even imagined it could be refuted.} (32... Rxb5 {
was necessary:} 33. Rb2 Rc4 34. Rd1 Nxb4 35. Rxb4 Rcxb4 36. axb4 Rxb4 $17) 33.
Kf3 $2 (33. Re2 $3 {This move would have been a very bad surprise!} Rxe2+ 34.
Kf3 Rxb5 35. Kxe2 f5 36. Kd3 {White wants to go Kxc4!} Bg7 37. Bxg7 Kxg7 38.
Kc4 fxe4 39. Re1 Rb6 40. Rxe4 Ra6 (40... Kf7 41. Re2 Nc1 42. Rc2 Ra6 43. Rxc1
Rxa3 44. Kb5 $14) 41. Rxe7+ Kf8 42. Rxh7 Rxa3 43. Rxb7 Rc3+ 44. Kd4 Rb3 {
and Black should kind of hold a draw...}) 33... Rxb5 34. Ke3 (34. Re2 Nc3 35.
Rxc2 Nxb1 36. Bb2 Bg7 $19 {followed by ...f5.}) 34... Nxb4 $4 {A horrible
desperate move. I thought very long about the winning move 34...f5, but for
some crazy reason by brain rejected any rook-move on the c-file!} (34... f5 $1
35. Kd3 (35. Rb2 Rxb2 36. Bxb2 fxe4 37. Kxe4 Nxb4 $19) 35... Rc7 $1 {just
wins! White will just lose something anyhow.}) 35. axb4 {The move I was
expecting: played instantly by opponent. However, it is simply a draw.} (35.
Rxb4 Rxb4 (35... Ra5 36. Ra1 $11) 36. axb4 Rxh2 37. Rc1 $1 {is just OK for
White. Let's say it's a draw but I think I would even prefer to play with
White (the b-pawn might quickly become very dangerous).}) 35... Rc4 36. Rec1 $6
{Now I get some small chances.} (36. Kd3 Rcxb4 37. Rxb4 Rxb4 38. Kc3 Ra4 (38...
Rb5 39. Kc4 Ra5 40. Rb1 $11) 39. Rb1 $11) 36... Rxc1 37. Rxc1 Rxb4 38. Rc7 Kf8
39. Kd3 Rb1 40. h4 (40. Rc8+ Kf7 41. Rh8 Bg7 42. Rxh7 Kg8 43. Rh3 Rd1+ 44. Kc3
f5 $15) 40... b5 41. Rb7 {Now White will threaten to play e5 at some point.
However, I completely underestimated it (maybe too much confidence due to my
large amount of extra time on the clock) and didn't care enough. Eventually I
was right, as my opponent never played e5!} b4 (41... Bg7 {was necessary. But
the position should be a draw.}) 42. Kc2 {Now my opponent started playing 3-4
moves in a row with 0,1sec on clock. I just couldn't believe my eyes. I could
see the clock going going "4-3-2-1" without any reaction of my opponent, and
suddenly 31 seconds appearing again. My opponent was kind of not looking at
the clock while playing his moves, so I was wondering if he was bullet world
champion or if I was just a bit unlucky!! To be honest, I think the first
option is the most likely though "world champion" could be a bit too much :-)}
(42. e5 $1 Rd1+ 43. Kc4 fxe5 44. fxe5 Rc1+ 45. Kd3 dxe5 46. Bxe5 {is just a
draw. Black cannot hold everything.}) 42... Re1 43. Kd3 Rh1 44. Bf2 $6 (44. Ke2
$1 Rb1 45. e5 $1 {is also a draw.}) 44... Rb1 45. Be3 (45. e5 $1 {was a draw
again, but a bit tougher to play, this time:} Rd1+ 46. Kc2 (46. Kc4 Rc1+ 47.
Kd3 Rc3+ $17) 46... Rxd5 47. exf6 exf6 48. Be1 $1 $11) 45... Rb2 46. g4 Rh2 47.
g5 Bg7 48. Rxb4 Rxh4 49. Rb8+ Kf7 50. Rb7 {Finally, I took a pawn! But it
looks like I just cannot avoid a rook endgame. Playing ...h6 right now would
be a huge mistake, and I have no time to recycle my rook because of Bd4!
followed by some gxf6-e5 tricks!} fxg5 (50... h6 $4 51. gxf6 Bxf6 52. e5 {
seems winning for... White! The move d6 is coming!}) 51. fxg5 Be5 (51... h6 {
is quicker, but I was trying to make the position a bit messy.}) 52. Rb1 Rh2
53. Rf1+ Ke8 54. Rb1 Bg7 55. Rb8+ Kf7 56. Rb1 h5 57. gxh6 Bxh6 58. Bxh6 (58.
Rf1+ Kg8 {doesn't change much, though keeping bishops might also hold.}) 58...
Rxh6 59. Rf1+ Kg7 60. Ke3 Rh3+ 61. Kf4 Rh4+ 62. Ke3 (62. Kf3 Kf6 63. Kg3+ Kg5
64. Re1 Rf4 65. Re2 Rf1 $1 {with the idea of ...Kf6-...Ke5 at some point.
However, even there, after} 66. Rh2 $1 {followed by Rh7, I'm not sure Black
wins!}) 62... g5 $2 {I had realised the position was a draw, but taking in
account my opponent's huge time trouble, I thought I have decent chances to
win. After my 62nd move, those chances died!} (62... Rh3+ 63. Kf4 Ra3 64. Kg4
Ra4 65. Rf4 ({Even} 65. Kf3 Kf6 66. Kf4 g5+ 67. Ke3+ Kg6 68. Rf8 {may be a
draw.}) 65... Rb4 66. Kg5 {and I don't see a good way to improve for Black!})
63. e5 $1 Kg6 (63... dxe5 64. Rf5 Kg6 65. Rxe5 Rh7 66. Kf3 $11) 64. exd6 exd6
65. Rf8 Ra4 66. Rd8 Ra6 67. Ke4 $1 {The final blow. Now Black has 0 winning
chance.} Ra4+ (67... g4 68. Kf4 g3 69. Rg8+ Kf6 70. Rf8+ Kg7 71. Rf5 $11) (
67... Kh5 68. Kf5 $11) 68. Ke3 Ra6 69. Ke4 Kf6 70. Rf8+ Ke7 71. Rg8 Kf6 72.
Rf8+ Ke7 73. Rg8 Ra4+ 74. Kf5 Rd4 75. Rg7+ Kf8 76. Rxg5 Rxd5+ 77. Kf6 Re5 78.
Rxe5 dxe5 79. Kxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Endgame-CD"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Ne2 O-O 6. O-O e5 7. h3 Re8 8. Nbc3
Nbd7 9. Be3 c6 10. a4 Qc7 11. g4 b6 12. f4 Ba6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. f5 Rad8 15.
Qe1 h6 16. Bf3 Nc5 17. a5 Qb7 18. Rf2 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rd4 20. axb6 axb6 21. Rg2
Rb4 22. g5 hxg5 23. Bxg5 Rxb2 24. Qc4 Qe7 25. fxg6 Ne6 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. Rf1
Nf4 28. gxf7+ Qxf7 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Bh5+ Kg8 31. Nd1 Nxh5 32. Nxb2 Nf4 33.
Rh2 Bh6 34. Nc4 Bf8 35. Nxe5 Nxh3+ 36. Rxh3 Rxe5 37. Rg3+ Bg7 38. Rf6 Rxe4 39.
Rxc6 Re7 40. Rxb6 Rc7 41. c4 Kf7 42. Rg4 Be5 43. Kg2 Ke8 44. Re4 Re7 45. Rb5
Bc7 46. Kf3 Rxe4 47. Kxe4 Kd7 48. Kd5 Bg3 49. Rb7+ Bc7 50. Rxc7+ (50. Ra7 Kc8
51. Kc6 {gewinnt auch sehr leicht, indem Schwarz in Zugzwang gesetzt wird. and
Black is in Zugzvang. White wins easily.}) 50... Kxc7 51. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Mulhouse GM"]
[Site "Mulhouse"]
[Date "2004.07.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Black "Bricard, Emmanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. h3 {I recommend you to take a look
at my opening database in CBM 93 about this variation.} Nbd7 {Other
possibilities are:} (5... b5 $2 6. e5 $1 {1-0 Kurnosov,I-Gagunashvili,M/
Groningen 2003/CBM 99/[Erenburg] (32)}) (5... Bg7 6. f4 (6. Qd2 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7
(7... b5 {1-0 Akopian,V-Nikolic,P/Halkidiki 2002/CBM 92/[Erenburg] (47)}) 8.
Bd3 {0-1 Zhang Pengxiang-Gagunashvili,M/Bled 2002/[Erenburg] (40)}) 6... O-O (
6... Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Beliavsky,A/Bled 1998/[Erenburg] (27)}) (6...
Qa5 {1/2-1/2 Jansa,V-Ibragimov,I/Germany 2001/[Erenburg] (65)}) (6... Nh5 $6
$146 {1-0 Sokolov,A-Chabanon,J/Torcy 1991/[Erenburg] (38)}) (6... Nbd7 {
1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D-Volokitin,A/Portoroz 2001/[Erenburg] (84)}) 7. Nf3 (7. Qf3
$5 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Ponomariov,R/Bled 1999/[Erenburg] (52)}) 7... Nbd7 (
7... c5 $6 {1/2-1/2 Erenburg,S-Smirin,I/TCh-ISR, ISR 2002/[Erenburg] (97).}) (
7... Na6 $5 {1-0 Erenburg,S-Zubov,A/Nakhchivan 2003/CBM 96/[Erenburg] (37)}) 8.
e5 {0-1 Sveshnikov,E-Ibragimov,I/Bled 1996/[Erenburg] (46)}) (5... Qb6 $5 6.
Qd2 $146 {1-0 Alekseev,E-Kozakov,M/Halkidiki 2002/CBM 92_01/[Erenburg] (47)} (
6. Qc1 {0-1 Alekseev,E-Ponomariov,R/Artek 1999/[Erenburg] (50)})) 6. a4 {
preventing b7-b5.} (6. f4 e5 {Black has other possibilities:} (6... Qa5 {
1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Beliavsky,A/Bled 2001/[Erenburg] (41)}) (6... b5 7. a3 $5
{[%cal Ge4e5]} (7. Bd3 {1-0 Reefat,B-Marin,M/Bled 2002/[Erenburg] (22)}) 7...
Nb6 (7... a6 $146 {1-0 Fogarasi,T-Beliavsky,A/HUN 2000/[Erenburg] (43)}) 8. Nf3
{1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Smirin,I/Vienna 1996/[Erenburg] (37)}) 7. Qf3 {1-0
Sveshnikov,E-Komljenovic,D/Torcy 1991/[Erenburg] (50)}) (6. Nf3 $5 {1-0
Morozevich,A-Gurevich,M/Sarajevo 2000/[Erenburg] (27)}) 6... b6 {Black solves
the problem of developing light-squared bishop, fianchetting it on b7.} 7. g4
$146 {increasing space advantage, as well as locating the light-squared bishop
on a long diagonal. This position appeared for the first time. In preceding
game white played} (7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Qd2 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Rfe1 Bb7
12. Bf1 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Rad1 Rfe8 15. Bg5 b5 16. Qd6 Qc8 17. Nd2 Bf8 18.
Qd3 Nc5 19. Qf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Russek Libni,G-Ardaman,M/Saint John 1988/CBM 06 
(70)}) 7... Bb7 8. Bg2 a6 {Black doesn't hurry to play Bg7, keeping the option
of e7-e5... With last move black adds the option of b6-b5.} 9. Nge2 e6 {
building flexible pawn structure.} 10. O-O Bg7 11. f4 {Space advantage
promises white better chances.} Qc7 ({Black doesn't castle, as white can
manage very dangerous attack, pushing forward kingside pawns.} 11... O-O 12. e5
$36) 12. e5 {White's pieces are located very well, he has a space and
development advantages, therefore, the aggressive actions seems very logical.}
Nd5 13. Bf2 {Now white threats with f4-f5, as well as he intends to occupy
excelent square e4 by the knight.} f5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bh4 {Now white's
dark-squared bishop doesn't need to cover the e3 square, so it prevents from
black the castles to both sides.} Nb8 {Black improves the position of the
knight, transfering it to c6.} (15... O-O {is met by} 16. Be7) (15... Rc8 16.
gxf5 gxf5 17. Ng3 {and white's initiative on the kingside is dangerous.}) 16.
gxf5 {In this way, white is getting the h5 square for the knight.} gxf5 17. Ng3
Nc6 18. Nh5 Rg8 19. Ra3 $1 {getting the queenside rook into the game.} Qf7 20.
Rb3 b5 21. Kh1 {Prophylactic move.} ({White cannot win the pawn} 21. axb5 {
in view of} axb5 22. Rxb5 Ba6) 21... b4 22. a5 $1 {preventing from black a6-a5.
} Kd7 {Black has to solve somehow the problem of his monarch, so he locates it
in the centre.} 23. c3 Nxa5 ({In case of} 23... Rab8 24. cxb4 Nxd4 25. Nxg7
Nxb3 26. Nh5 $16 {black's knight is going to be captured...}) 24. Rxb4 Kc7 25.
Bf3 Bc6 26. Nf6 $2 {I'm not sure white needs to change his knight for a
passive black's dark-squared bishop.} ({Deserved attention logical} 26. Rg1 $5
$14 {and black remains with unuseful dark-squared bishop.}) 26... Bxf6 27. Bxf6
Nc4 $13 {Suddenly, black doesn't have so much bad pieces on the board. His
king is quite safe, so the position becomes unclear...} 28. Qe2 Rg3 29. Kh2
Rag8 30. Bh4 {trying to drive away the rook from active position.} ({
Interesting alternative was} 30. Ra1 Qg6 (30... a5 31. Rxc4 dxc4 32. Bxc6 Kxc6
33. Qxc4+ $18) 31. Bg5 Rxf3 32. Qxf3 a5 33. exd6+ Kxd6 34. Rxc4 dxc4 $13) 30...
Qg6 ({In case of} 30... Rxf3 31. Rxf3 a5 {white has some tactical resources:}
32. Rb3 $1 (32. Rxc4 dxc4 33. Qxc4 Qh5 $19) 32... Ba4 33. Ra3 $1 Nxa3 34. Qa6
$1 $16) 31. Rxc4 (31. Bg5 {is bad, in view of} Rxf3 $1 32. Rxf3 (32. Qxf3 a5 $1
$17 {[%cal Yc4d2]}) 32... h6 $15) 31... dxc4 32. exd6+ Kxd6 33. Bxc6 Kxc6 34.
Bg5 Rd3 (34... Rxg5 35. fxg5 Qxg5 36. Qxe6+ Kb7 37. Qd7+ Kb8 38. Qd6+ Kb7 39.
Qd5+ Kb8 40. Kh1 $14) 35. Ra1 Kb6 (35... Kb7 36. Qg2+ Kb6 37. Ra4 $1 $40 {
[%cal Ya4b4]}) 36. b3 $1 {opening the second rank for the queen.} h6 $4 {
Probably, black was in time trouble, and missed next white's move.} ({Right was
} 36... e5 $1 {opening the 6-th rank for the queen.} 37. dxe5 (37. Qa2 Ka7 $19)
(37. bxc4 e4 38. Rb1+ Ka7 39. Qb2 Qc6 $17) 37... Qc6 $1 $13) {[%tqu "En",
"Please find the best move for white.","","","e2a2","",10]} 37. Qa2 $1 {
Black doesn't have pieces around his monarch to secure it...} Rxh3+ {Other
continuations don't change the result of the game:} (37... Rd2+ 38. Qxd2 hxg5
39. Qa2 Ra8 40. Qa5+ $18) (37... Ra8 38. Qa5+ Kb7 39. Qb4+ Ka7 40. Qc5+ Kb7 41.
Ra4 $18) 38. Kxh3 Qh5+ 39. Kg2 Rxg5+ (39... Qg4+ 40. Kf2 $18) 40. fxg5 Qg4+ 41.
Kh1 {White is a rook up, black doesn't have perpetual check, therefore, black
resigned.} (41. Kh1 Qf3+ 42. Qg2 Qxc3 43. Rb1 cxb3 44. g6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 15th"]
[Site "Terme Zrece"]
[Date "2003.08.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Mitkov, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 Be7 5. Be3 Nh5 {The trade of dark-squared
bishop is the black's main idea of this variation. White has occupied more
space, locating his pawns on the light squares. So his dark-squared bishop
becomes very important, as it controls dark squares.} (5... O-O {CBM 56-3.f3
e5 4.d5 Be7 5.Be3/Opening 1996/CBM 56/[Stohl] (8)}) (5... Nfd7 {[%cal Yd7f8,
Yf8g6,Re7g5,Rg5e3] 1/2-1/2 Miroshnichenko,E-Komliakov,V/Kramatorsk 2001/CBM 86/
[Gofshtein,L] (43)}) 6. Qd2 {There are some other possibilities white tried:} (
6. c4 Bg5 (6... O-O 7. Nc3 (7. Qd2 $5 h6 8. Nc3 Bg5 9. g3 $1 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Qg5
11. Qxg5 hxg5 12. Bh3 $14) 7... g6 (7... Bg5 8. Bf2 g6 $14) 8. Qd2 f5 (8... c5
9. dxc6 $6 (9. Bd3 $5) 9... bxc6 10. O-O-O Na6 11. Nge2 Qa5 12. Kb1 Qb4 13. Nc1
Qb7 14. Be2 Ng7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Kragelj,I-Nevednichy, 1992}) 9. exf5 gxf5 10.
O-O-O Na6 11. Nge2 Kh8 12. f4 $36 {1-0 Boensch,U-Duer,W1993}) (6... a5 7. Nc3
Na6 8. g3 g6 9. Qd2 f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. f4 $14 {1-0 Dreev,A-Illescas Cordoba,
M/Montpellier 2002/CBM 86 ext (30)}) 7. Bf2 O-O (7... g6 8. g4 (8. g3 O-O 9.
Nc3 a5 10. Be2 Na6 $2 (10... Ng7 11. h4 $14) 11. f4 $1 exf4 12. Bxh5 gxh5 13.
Qxh5 $36) 8... Nf4 9. h4 Bh6 10. Nc3 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. g5 Bg7 13. Nge2 Nh5
14. Qd2 Na6 15. O-O-O O-O 16. Ng3 Qe8 17. Bd3 Nc5 18. Bc2 Bd7 19. Rde1 Nxg3 20.
Bxg3 Qh5 21. Bd1 f4 22. Bf2 Bf5 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. Qf2 b6 25. Bc2 Bxc2 26. Kxc2
$16 {Mikhalevski,V-Kanstler,B/Beersheba/1996/}) 8. h4 Be7 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Nge2
c6 11. Qd2 Nb6 12. g4 Nf6 13. Ng3 Ne8 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 cxd5 16. cxd5 Rc8
17. b3 Rxc3 18. Qxc3 Nxd5 19. Qd2 Nf4 20. O-O-O d5 21. Be3 Nf6 22. Bxf4 exf4
23. g5 Bc5 24. Kb1 Be3 25. Qb4 Nh5 26. Bc4 d4 27. Qxb7 $16 {Bykhovsky,
Av-Kanstler,B/Beersheba/1996/}) (6. Nc3 Bg5 7. Bf2 g6 8. g3 Ng7 9. h4 Be7 10.
Qd2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Nge2 Nd7 14. Bh3 Nf6 15. Rh2 c6 16. Rg1
Qa5 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. g4 fxg4 19. fxg4 d5 20. g5 Nfh5 21. Bxc8 Raxc8 22. g6
hxg6 23. Qh6 Rf6 24. Rxg6 Kf7 25. Rhg2 Ke6 $1 $13 {Saravanan,V-Koshy,V/IND-ch/
1994/}) (6. g3 $5 Bg5 7. Bf2 $14) 6... c6 $6 {Unsuccessful continuation. This
attempt of attacking white's center doesn't promise anything, just invites
white to play c2-c4, that, anyway, white wanted to play. More logical was to
try to trade dark-squared bishop:} (6... h6 7. c4 (7. g3 Bg5 8. Bh3 Bxe3 9.
Qxe3 Nd7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Ne2 Nhf6 12. c4 a5 13. O-O c6 14. Nc3 Qb6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Levitt,J-Collinson,A/Bunratty 2001/CBM 80 ext (29)}) 7... Bg5 8. g3
Bxe3 9. Qxe3 Qg5 (9... Nd7 $5) 10. Qc3 f5 11. Nh3 Qe7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nd2 Nf6
$11 {1-0 Knaak,R-Roesch,A/Germany 1997/GER-chT (41)}) 7. c4 {Now white will
have resourse of breakthrough c4-c5.} f5 $2 $146 {Usually black doesn't play
this move without preliminary g7-g6, in order to take on f5 with the "g" pawn.
Still, better was to play} (7... h6 8. g3 Bg5 9. f4 $2 exf4 10. gxf4 Bh4+ $2 (
10... Bxf4 $1 $17) 11. Kd1 cxd5 12. cxd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Chilla,M-Krojanski,H/
Ruhrgebiet 1996/EXT 2002 (52)}) 8. exf5 $1 Bxf5 9. Nc3 {[%cal Gg2g4]} Bg6 $6 ({
Better was} 9... Nf4 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g3 $14) 10. Nh3 $1 {preparing
occupation of e6 square via g5.} Nd7 $2 {Black had to complete the development
as quick as possible with a castle:} (10... h6 11. Bd3 $16 {taking control
over all the light squares.}) (10... O-O $142 11. Ng5 Bf5 12. Bd3 $14 (12. g4
$2 Nf4 $1) (12. Rd1 $5)) 11. Ng5 Nf8 12. O-O-O $16 {White's development
advantage is too big: his pieces have occupied the ideal positions for
providing the breakthrough c4-c5, while black didn't solve the problem of his
monarch yet...} Nf6 $2 {It is too much. Black continues to play, as if white
isn't going to crush him with c4-c5. Probably after} (12... Qa5 $16 {black has
more chances, while his position is very unpleasant.}) 13. c5 $1 $40 {[%mdl
128]} cxd5 {Maybe the following possibilities were more resistant.} (13... Qc7
14. dxc6 (14. cxd6 Qxd6 15. dxc6 Qxd2+ 16. Rxd2 bxc6 17. Bc4 $16) 14... dxc5
15. cxb7 Qxb7 16. Bb5+ {with a very strong attack, which, probably, will not
be parried.}) (13... b6 14. cxb6 (14. dxc6 bxc5) 14... axb6 15. dxc6 Qc8 16.
Bb5 $18) 14. Nxd5 $1 $18 Nxd5 (14... h6 {doesn't change anything:} 15. Nxf6+
gxf6 16. Bb5+ Nd7 17. Ne4 $18) 15. Bb5+ $1 {Very important check.} Nd7 16. Ne6
$1 Nxe3 {Black cannot hold white's pressure anymore, therefore, he is going to
lose material.} (16... Qc8 17. Qxd5 $18 {[%cal Ge6g7]}) 17. Nxd8 {White's
material advantage is very obvious, so the rest is a matter of an easy
technique.} Kxd8 (17... Nxd1 18. Nxb7 $18) 18. Qxe3 Nxc5 19. Qxe5 Rc8 $1 {
[%csl Yc8][%cal Gc5b3,Gc5d3]} {[%tqu "En","Black's king position is very
vulnerable, but now it's white's turn to parry opponent's threats. How would
you do it?","","","d1d6","",10]} 20. Rxd6+ $1 {By the way, the only move!} Bxd6
21. Qxd6+ Nd7+ 22. Kd2 Rc2+ 23. Ke3 Be8 24. Rd1 Rc7 25. Qd4 {White is
continuing to win a material. Why not, if he can?} Rf8 26. Qxg7 Rf7 27. Qg5+
Kc8 28. Bxd7+ 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas op 24th"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "2003.08.28"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Vioreanu, Bogdan Gabriel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2003.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 e5 $5 {Interesting alternative to 4...g6.}
5. Nf3 Nc6 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. O-O Be7 8. Na3 {White tried also} (8. Qe2 {1-0 De
Vreugt,D-Fedorov,A/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84/[Rogozenko] (47)}) (8. h3 O-O 9. Bg5 Nh5
10. Be3 a6 11. a4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Be6 13. Qe2 Rad8 14. Bc4 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 $14 {
0-1 Smirnov,P-Landa,K/Tomsk 1999/EXT 2001 (42)}) (8. Bg5 {0-1 Godena,M-Landa,K/
Vienna 1996/CBM 53 ext/[Chekhov] (30)}) 8... O-O 9. Bg5 $146 {According to my
database, this position appeared for the first time. In the previous games was}
(9. Nc4 Qc7 10. Bg5 (10. a4 Rd8 11. Qc2 h6 12. Ne3 Na5 13. Nd2 b6 14. Ndc4 Ba6
15. Be2 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 a6 $10 {Okhotnik,V-Karpman,V/Uzhgorod/1987/
0|1/55/}) 10... Be6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne3 Na5 13. c4 (13. Nd5 $5) 13... Nc6 14.
Nd5 Qd8 15. a3 Bg5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ye Jiangchuan-Zhang Zhong/Shanghai 2001/CBM 85
(33)}) 9... Qc7 {The most logical. Anyway, white intends to play Nc4,
attacking the e5 pawn. After this profilactic move, black can react with b7-b5
on Na3-c4.} 10. Nc2 {transfering the knight to e3. In such type of positions,
white has a better dark-squared bishop. Therefore, black aspires to change
them, while white is interested in the trade of light-squared bishop, in order
to emphasize the weaknesses of a light squares in the black camp. Nothing gave}
(10. Nb5 Qb6 11. a4 Rd8 $1 (11... a6 $6 12. Na3 Qxb2 $2 13. Nc4 Qxc3 14. Rc1
Qb4 15. Bd2 $18) 12. Qe2 (12. Qc2 Be6 $15) 12... Bg4 $15 {[%cal Gg4f3,Ga7a6]})
(10. Qe2 a6 $11) 10... Nh5 {trying to change dark-squared bishops, thus to
occupate the f4 square with the knight. Possible alternatives were:} (10... Rd8
11. Qe2 Bg4 12. Rad1 $13 {[%cal Gc2e3]}) (10... Be6 11. Ne3 Rfd8 12. Qe2 {
[%cal Gd3c4] and white has some chance for an advantage.}) 11. Ne3 $1 {[%cal
Ge3d5]} Bxg5 12. Nxg5 (12. Nd5 Qd8) 12... Nf4 13. Bc4 (13. Nd5 {doesn't
promise anything special:} Qd8 14. Nxf4 (14. Nf3 Bg4) 14... exf4 15. Nf3 Bg4
$11) 13... h6 14. Nf3 Rd8 ({Immediate} 14... Be6 {comes to consideration.}) 15.
Qc2 Be6 16. Bxe6 $1 (16. Rfd1 Bxc4 $11) 16... fxe6 (16... Nxe6 17. Nd5 $14 {
[%cal Gf1d1]}) 17. Rad1 {White's pawn structure is better, so he is ready to
change the heavy pieces. On the other hand, as compensation for a worse pawn
structure, black has the open line "f", from where he can put some pressure on
the white's kingside.} Rf8 18. g3 (18. Nd2 {[%cal Yf2f3] deserved attention.})
18... Nh5 19. Nd2 {preparing the transfer of this knight to c4.} Rad8 20. a4
Qf7 21. Ndc4 $14 Qf3 22. Rd6 $2 ({Better was} 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 $14) 22...
Rxd6 $1 (22... Nf6 23. Rxe6 $16) 23. Nxd6 {Now it is clear, that without
drastic measures black will get difficult position, due to many weaknesses he
has.} {[%tqu "En","White's position is better. How would you create the
counterplay for black?","","","h5f4","",10]} Nf4 $1 {Black starts with
dangerous attack on the white monarch, sacrifising the knight.} 24. gxf4 exf4
25. Ng2 Ne5 26. Ne1 ({White doesn't succeed to save the material advantage
after} 26. Qd1 Rd8 $1 (26... Qh3 27. f3 $18) 27. Kh1 $8 Qxd1 28. Rxd1 g5 $11 {
[%cal Gg8f8,Gf8e7]}) 26... Qg4+ $1 27. Kh1 Qh3 {Black had another interesting
option:} (27... Rd8 28. Rg1 (28. Nxb7 $2 Qh3 29. Kg1 (29. Rg1 Nf3 $19) 29...
Ng4 30. Nf3 (30. f3 Ne3 31. Qf2 Rd2 $19) 30... Rf8 31. Re1 (31. Qe2 Nxh2 32.
Nxh2 f3 $19) 31... Qxf3 $17) (28. Qd2 Nc4 29. Nxc4 Rxd2 30. Nxd2 Qd1 $15 {
and black is going to take at least two pawns.}) 28... Qh5 (28... Qh3 29. Qd1
f3 $13 {[%cal Ye5g4,Yd8f8]}) 29. Qb3 Rxd6 30. Qxb7 $13) 28. Rg1 f3 $1 {It is
important to fix white pawn on f2.} (28... Rd8 {comes to consideration.}) 29.
Rg3 {White has to force the draw, as he hasn't more, than it:} (29. Qd2 Ng4 30.
Rxg4 Qxg4 31. b3 Rf4 32. Nxb7 Qh3 33. Qd8+ Kh7 34. Qd3 Rg4 35. e5+ (35. Nxc5 e5
$19 {[%cal Gg4g6,Gh3g4]}) 35... Kh8 36. Nxc5 Rg2 37. Nxf3 Rxf2 38. Qd8+ $11) (
29. Qb3 Rf6 $1 {[%cal Ge5g4]} (29... Rf4 30. Rg3 (30. Qxb7 Ng4 $19) 30... Qf1+
31. Rg1 Qh3 $11) 30. Nf5 Ng4 $36) 29... Qf1+ 30. Rg1 Qh3 31. Rg3 Qf1+ 32. Rg1
Qh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Rahman, Ziaur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Bangladesh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BAN"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 Nf6 5. h3 {Other ways to fight for an
andvantage are:} (5. f3) (5. Qd2) 5... O-O {Other possibilites are:} (5... c5
6. e5 Nfd7 7. exd6 exd6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O b6 11. Bg5 Bf6 12. Be3
Bb7 13. Ne4 Be7 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nc3 Bf6 16. Bc4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Fogarasi,
T-Castaneda,N/Budapest 2001/CBM 83 ext (62)}) (5... a6 6. a4 b6 7. Bc4 Nc6 8.
d5 Ne5 9. Ba2 O-O 10. f4 Ned7 11. Qf3 b5 12. a5 Bb7 13. Nge2 c5 14. dxc6 Bxc6
15. O-O b4 16. Nd4 Bb7 17. Nd5 e6 18. Nxb4 Bxe4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ravi,T-Conquest,S/
ch-Commonwealth 2004/The Week in Chess 480 (34)}) (5... Nbd7 6. f4 c5 7. Nf3
cxd4 8. Bxd4 O-O 9. Bc4 Qc7 10. Bb3 Nc5 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nfe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4
14. O-O Nc5 15. Bc4 Be6 16. Qe2 Rac8 $11 {1-0 Fogarasi,T-Beliavsky,A/Hungary
1997/EXT 2000 (77)}) 6. f4 {This move is very aggressive and the most
principled one, that is typical for Beliavsky! White tried also} (6. g4 d5 7.
e5 Ne4 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Bg2 f6 10. exf6 exf6 11. Bxe4 f5 12. gxf5 gxf5 13. Bd3
Qe8 14. Kf1 f4 15. Bd2 c5 16. Qf3 Nc6 17. Re1 Qf7 18. Ne2 $14 {1-0 Vajda,
L-Racz,Z/Open, Balatonlelle HUN 2004 (47)}) (6. Nge2 a6 7. g4 b5 8. Ng3 Bb7 9.
Bg2 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. h4 Nc6 13. Qd2 Nb6 14. O-O-O Qxd2+ 15.
Rxd2 Nd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Timoshenko,G-Simic,R/Belgrade 1995/CBM 47 ext (44)}) (6.
g3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Bg2 b6 9. Nf3 Qe7 10. O-O Rd8 11. Nd2 c6 12. Re1 Na6 13.
a3 Nc7 14. Qc1 Ba6 15. b4 Ne6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Timofeev,A-Tseshkovsky,V/Presov
2000/EXT 2001 (52)}) 6... b6 $2 {Very dubious decision. Black opens the long
diagonal for white. Better was one of the following continuations:} (6... Nbd7
7. Nf3 c5 8. d5 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nh5 10. Kf2 Qb4 11. Nd1 Qxe4 12. c4 Bd4 13. Nxd4
cxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Bxd4 Nxf4 $13 {0-1 Arancibia,E-Vasquez,R/Santiago 1997/
EXT 98 (46)}) (6... c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Bd3 dxc5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bd2 Nxc3 11. Bxc3
Qb6 12. Qf3 Nc6 13. Ne2 Rd8 14. Qf2 Nb4 15. Be4 Be6 16. a3 Nd5 17. O-O Nxc3 18.
Nxc3 Rd4 $15 {1-0 Mitkov,N-Bogdanovski,V/Skopje 1991/EXT 97 (31)}) (6... e5 7.
dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. fxe5 Nh5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bg5 Rf8 12. Bb5 h6 13. Be3
Ng3 14. Rg1 g5 15. Kf2 Nh5 16. g4 Nf4 17. Bxf4 gxf4 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Ne2 $18 {
1-0 Pachow,J-Zimmerman,Y/Budapest 2001/CBM 81 ext (68)}) 7. e5 $1 {White
increases his space advantage, as well as occupies the long diagonal with the
queen.} (7. Nf3 Bb7 8. Bd3 c5 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nh5 11. Qf2 Nc6 12. Nde2 Nb4
13. O-O e6 14. f5 exf5 15. exf5 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Nf6 $11 {1-0 Georgiev,V-Lukanov,
Y/Bankia 1992/EXT 98 (28)}) 7... Nfd7 $146 {This move is new. In the previous
game black played worse:} (7... dxe5 $6 8. dxe5 Qxd1+ $2 9. Rxd1 Ne8 10. Nd5
Kh8 11. Nxe7 $18 {1-0 Sudakova,I-Smirnova,N/Rybinsk 1999/EXT 2000 (32)}) 8. Qf3
c6 9. O-O-O {White completed the development of the queenside, and now he is
ready to develop the attack on the kingside.} b5 {Black has serious problems
to complete the development of the queenside and to develop the counterplay on
the queenside. Therefore, he decides, to sacrifice the pawn!} (9... a6 10. g4
b5 11. h4 $16) 10. Nxb5 $1 {is much stronger, than the capture with the bishop:
} (10. Bxb5 cxb5 11. Qxa8 b4 12. Nd5 e6 13. Nf6+ Bxf6 14. exf6 Qb6 $14 {
and black keeps some chances.} (14... Qa5 15. d5)) 10... Qb6 $6 {Another
inaccurate move. Black will use the unsuccessful location of the queen,
transfering the knight to c4.} (10... cxb5 11. Qxa8 Qb6 12. Qd5 $18) ({Better
was} 10... Nb6 11. Nc3 (11. Na3 $5 Be6 12. c4 $16) 11... Be6 12. Bd3 Nd5 13.
Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Qg3 Qa5 15. a3 $16) 11. Na3 $1 {emphasizing the defect of
previous black's move.} Na6 ({In case of} 11... d5 12. g4 Na6 13. c3 Rb8 14.
Rh2 $16 {[%cal Yf4f5] black is again without counteraplay.}) 12. Nc4 Qc7 13.
Bd2 $6 {opening the third rank for the queen.} ({But simple} 13. exd6 exd6 14.
f5 $16 {[%cal Ye3f4] was much stronger.}) 13... Nb6 14. Qa3 c5 $1 {trying to
sharpen the position, opening up the game on the queenside. In this way, black
activates his fianchetted dark-squared bishop.} 15. exd6 exd6 16. Nf3 d5 $6 {
missing counterchances...} ({Stronger was} 16... Rd8 $1 17. Nxd6 (17. f5 cxd4
$132) 17... Rxd6 18. Bxa6 cxd4 19. Bd3 Bd7 {[%cal Yd6c6] and black keeps some
counterchances.}) 17. Nce5 {[%cal Ya3a6,Yf1a6]} c4 18. f5 $1 {Now black cannot
take on f5 with the bishop.} Re8 $2 ({In my opinion, black should have
prevented white's attack on the kingside with} 18... f6 19. Ng4 Re8 20. Re1 $16
{Of course, the position favours white anyway, but here black is still in the
game.}) 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. h4 $18 {And now, black is under attack and he is a
pawn down...} Bf8 21. Qa5 {White's queen is located far from the centre, but
it prevents from black to develop the counterplay on the queenside.} Qb7 22. h5
{White is much faster with his attack!} Rb8 ({Black cannot play} 22... gxh5 {
in view of} 23. Rxh5 Rb8 24. Bh6 $1 Bb4 25. Rg5+ Kh7 26. Bg7 $1 $18 {[%cal
Yf1d3,Yd1h1]}) 23. hxg6 fxg6 24. Nxg6 {Now the black monarch is absolutely
vulnerable, due to the absence of pawns around him.} Na4 25. b3 {In opposite,
black's counterpart protected very well by white's queenside pawns. It wasn't
too early to resign here...} Ba3+ 26. Kb1 Bf5 27. Bxc4 $18 {Everything wins...}
(27. Qxa4 $18) 27... Nb4 28. Bxb4 Bxb4 29. Qxa4 dxc4 30. Rh8+ Kg7 31. Rxe8 Bxg6
32. Rxb8 Bxc2+ (32... Qxb8 33. Qd7+ $18) 33. Kc1 1-0

[Event "Zalaegerszeg"]
[Site "Zalaegerszeg"]
[Date "2004.04.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2004.04.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 {Black has the
following possibilities:} (6... c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Be3 Na6 10. h3
Ne8 11. Nd5 Kf8 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 Bc6 15. Nef4 Kf7 16. Rhe1 e6
17. Nc3 Nd6 $10 {Abdelnabi,I-Speelman,J,Luzern tt 1989-CBM 16}) (6... Nbd7 {
1/2-1/2 Gurevich,D-Gulko,B/Buenos Aires 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (63)}) (6...
Na6 $5 {[%cal Yc7c5] 0-1 Pavasovic,D-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Istanbul 2003/CBM96_01/
[Erenburg] (51)}) (6... c6 {1-0 Bologan,V-Narciso Dublan,M/Pamplona 2002/CBM
87/[Gofshtein,L] (80)}) 7. h3 {White tried also} (7. O-O {1-0 Vokarev,S-Avrukh,
B/Moscow 2002/CBM 88/[Gofshtein,L] (38)}) 7... c6 {preparing to get some space
on the queenside with b7-b5.} (7... Nc6 8. Be3 exd4 (8... Bd7 {1-0 Pavasovic,
D-Volokitin,A/Ljubljana 2002/CBM 88/[Gofshtein,L] (46)}) 9. Nxd4 Bd7 {1/2-1/2
Jakovenko,D-Lugovoi,A/Ekaterinburg 2002/CBM 90/[Avrukh,B] (36)}) 8. Be3 {
Usually white doesn't allow black to carry out b7-b5:} (8. a4 {1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk,V-Gagunashvili,M/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96/[Erenburg] (41)}) 8... b5 {
Other continuations are:} (8... Be6 9. d5 cxd5 10. exd5 Bd7 11. O-O Na6 12. a4
Qa5 13. Qd2 Qb4 14. Nc1 Qc4 15. Nb3 Nb4 16. Rfc1 Bf5 17. Bf1 $14 {0-1
Pavasovic,D-Bosboom Lanchava,T/GMC, Wijk aan Zee NED 2004 (45)}) (8... Nbd7 9.
a4 Re8 10. O-O exd4 11. Bxd4 Nf8 12. Be3 Ne6 13. g4 h5 14. g5 Nh7 15. h4 f6 16.
f4 fxg5 17. hxg5 $14 {1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Tseshkovsky,V/Sochi 1976/MCD (39)}) 9.
dxe5 {Other attempts to get an advantage are:} (9. O-O {0-1 Popovic,P-Chernin,
A/Subotica 1987/CBM 03/[Blatny,P] (62)}) (9. a3 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. f4 Nb6 12.
dxe5 dxe5 13. b3 exf4 14. gxf4 Qc7 15. Qe1 Rfe8 16. Qf2 $14 {1-0 Oratovsky,
M-Saldano,H/Albacete 2001/EXT 2002 (34)}) 9... dxe5 10. Qxd8 (10. Bc5 Qxd1+ 11.
Rxd1 Re8 12. Nc1 a5 13. Nd3 Na6 14. Be3 Nb4 15. Rd2 Nd7 16. O-O Nf8 17. Nc5 $14
{1/2-1/2 Makarichev,S-Torre,E/Saint John 1988/CBM 06 (25)}) 10... Rxd8 11. Nc1
a5 $146 {New move. In the preceding game black continued} (11... Nbd7 12. Nd3
a5 13. O-O-O Re8 14. Rd2 Bf8 15. Rhd1 Ba6 16. g4 h6 17. f3 c5 18. Nf2 Nb6 19.
Bf1 $16 {1-0 Geller,E-Belov,I/Moscow 1989/CBM 14 (40)}) 12. a4 $6 {White
attacks black's pawn construction in order to get a light squares, like c4 and
d3. The problem is that white didn't complete the development yet, so black
have some time to develop an initiative...} (12. Nd3 Nfd7 13. O-O-O {and white
has chances to get an advantage.}) 12... b4 13. Nb1 Be6 {taking control over
c4 and b3 squares, and, at the same time, liberating the c8 square for the
rook.} 14. Nd2 c5 $1 15. Nd3 (15. Bxc5 $6 Rc8 $36) 15... Nfd7 16. Bxc5 $6 {
I'm not sure white needs to allow black's rook to invade into the 2-nd rank...}
(16. b3 $5 {comes to consideration.}) 16... Rc8 17. Be3 Rxc2 18. Ke2 Na6 {
leaving the "c" file for the rooks.} 19. Rhc1 b3 $1 ({Worse is} 19... Rac8 $6
20. Rxc2 Rxc2 21. Kd1 $11) 20. Kd1 ({White doesn't equalize after} 20. Rxc2
bxc2 21. Rc1 Rc8 $15) 20... Rac8 21. Bf1 $6 {White had more chances after one
of the following moves:} (21. Ra3 Bf8 22. Rxb3 Rxc1+ 23. Nxc1 Bb4 $15) (21. Ne1
Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 23. Kxc1 Nac5 24. Bf1 Nxa4 25. Bc4 Bxc4 26. Nxc4 f5 27.
Nxa5 f4 28. Ba7 fxg3 29. fxg3 Bh6+ 30. Kd1 (30. Kb1 Bd2 $19) 30... Nxb2+ 31.
Ke2 Nf6 $15) 21... Nac5 $1 22. Nxc5 (22. Rxc2 bxc2+ 23. Kc1 Bxh3 $1 24. Nxc5
Nxc5 25. Bxc5 Bxf1 26. Bb6 Bh6 27. Bxa5 Bd3 28. Bc3 f5 $1 29. exf5 $140 Rf8 $1
$17) 22... Nxc5 23. Bxc5 $2 {This mistake is very serious one... His position
becomes very tough...} ({Stronger is} 23. Rxc2 bxc2+ 24. Kc1 Bxh3 (24... Nb3+
25. Nxb3 Bxb3 26. Ra3) (24... f5 25. Ra3) 25. Bxc5 Bxf1 {-22.Rxc2 LINE}) 23...
R8xc5 $17 24. Bd3 (24. Rxc2 bxc2+ 25. Kc1 Bh6 $19) {[%tqu "En","Please find
the best move for black.","","","c2d2","",10]} 24... Rxd2+ $1 25. Kxd2 Bh6+ 26.
f4 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 $2 {Decisive mistake.} ({More resistant was} 27. Kxc1 exf4 (
27... Bxh3 28. Kd2 exf4 29. gxf4 Bxf4+ 30. Kc3 $13) 28. g4 f3+ 29. Kd1 Kg7 $1
$17 {[%cal Yg7f6,Yf6e5] and white rook out of the game.}) 27... exf4 28. Rg1
fxg3+ 29. Ke2 Bf4 $19 {Black has two pawns for an exchange. His pair of
bishops are extremely active, which control almost all the board. Also, he has
two very strong pawns g3 and b3, that promise black technically winning
endgame. Black's plan is very simple: he will activate his king and will
capture white's pawns.} 30. Kf3 Be5 31. Kg2 Bxb2 32. Kxg3 Be5+ 33. Kg2 b2 34.
Bc2 Kg7 {Now it is the time for black's monarch to join the game.} 35. Rd1 Kf6
36. Bb1 Bb3 37. Rd3 Be6 38. Rd2 Kg5 39. Rc2 Kh4 40. Rc5 Bxh3+ 41. Kh1 f6 42.
Rxa5 Kg3 {threatening with the mate in two moves.} 43. Rd5 Bg2+ 44. Kg1 h5 {
Now it's clear, that white has nothing to do against black's pawn h5 move
forward.} 45. a5 h4 46. a6 h3 47. Rd3+ Bf3 48. Rxf3+ Kxf3 49. Kh1 (49. a7 Bd4+
$19) 49... Bb8 0-1

[Event "Kramatorsk"]
[Site "Kramatorsk"]
[Date "2003.07.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2003.07.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nbd7 {There are other theoretical
possibilities:} (4... d5) (4... Be7) (4... Nc6) 5. Nf3 g6 (5... Be7) 6. O-O Bg7
7. h3 {White tried also the following continuations:} (7. Nbd2 {1/2-1/2 Alonso,
S-Dolezal,C/Buenos Aires 1998/CBM 65/[Yudasin,L] (80)}) (7. Qc2 {1-0 Vunder,
A-Vladimirov,B/St Petersburg 1997/CBM 58/[Mowsziszian] (26)}) (7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
O-O 9. Nbd2 b6 10. a4 a6 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Nc4 Qe7
15. b4 {1/2-1/2 Fedorov,A-Svidler,P/Polanica Zdroj 2000/CBM 79 (15)}) 7... O-O
8. dxe5 {White hopes to get advantage, taking on e5, thanks to his better
dark-squared bishop in comparison to black's one. But, from my point of view,
black has good chances to equalize.} (8. Re1 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Nf1 h6 11. Bd2
$6 (11. Ng3) 11... Re8 12. Ne3 $2 Nh7 $2 (12... exd4 $17) 13. d5 c6 14. c4 $14
{1/2-1/2 Hoffman,A-Ehlvest,J/Villa Martelli 1997/CBM 60 (78)}) (8. Nbd2 b6 9.
a4 a6 10. b4 Bb7 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qe2 Nh5 14. Nf3 Nf4 15. Bxf4
exf4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Anastasian,A-Bologan,V/Budapest 1996/CBM 56 (35)}) (8. Be3
Re8 9. Nbd2 d5 10. dxe5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bg5 (12. Bxe4 $142) 12... f6 13.
exf6 Bxf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Re1 Nc5 16. Bc4+ Be6 $11 {1-0 Chernin,A-Tal,M/
Saint John 1988/EXT 97 (67)}) 8... dxe5 9. Be3 Qe7 10. Nbd2 b6 $146 {intending
to fianchette his light-squared bishop.} ({In my opinion, better is immediate} 
10... Nc5 11. Bc2 Rd8 12. Qb1 Nh5 13. Nb3 Ne6 14. Rd1 Bd7 $11 {1-0 Ilievski,
D-Planinec,A/Skopje 1971/EXT 2001 (49)}) 11. b4 {covering the c5 square.} Bb7
12. Qb3 (12. Qc2 $5) 12... h6 13. Rfe1 Rfd8 14. Qc2 Ne8 {transfering the
knight to d6.} (14... a5 $5) 15. Nc4 Nd6 16. Nfd2 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Nf8 18. a4 h5
$2 {For some reason black allows white to realize his idea on the queenside 
(a4-a5). Better was to prevent it from white:} (18... a5) 19. a5 $16 {White
has a space advantage, his dark-squared bishop is better, than the black's one.
Also black has some problems on the queenside, which are results of his
inaccuracy on the 18-th move.} Rab8 $6 {allowing white to invade to the 7-th
rank with the rook.} ({Better is} 19... Ne6) 20. axb6 axb6 21. Ra7 $1 $16 {
The white rook on a7 disturbs black very much.} Bf6 {preparing at the some
moment to trade dark-squared bishops.} ({Again better is} 21... Ne6) 22. Qb3
Rd7 23. Qa2 Kg7 24. Bb5 Rdd8 25. Qb3 {White dominates the board, so he can
allow himself to start with manouevres.} Bg5 26. Bxg5 $2 {After this move
black succeeds to transfer his queen to active position, that will help him to
develop the counterplay on the kingside.} (26. Nf3 $142) 26... Qxg5 27. Nf3 Qf4
28. Qc2 $2 {defending the e4 pawn. Better was make it from the c4 square.} (28.
Qc4 $1) 28... g5 $1 {Now black tries to get counterplay on the kingside,
pushing forward his "g" pawn.} 29. Re3 Ng6 {covering the h4 square.} (29... g4
{is bad, in view of} 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Nh4 {[%cal Yh4f5]}) 30. Nd2 g4 $132 31.
hxg4 ({White cannot play} 31. Nf1 {, due to} gxh3) 31... hxg4 32. Nf1 {[%cal
Yf1g3] transfering the knight to good position.} Rh8 33. Ng3 Kf6 $1 ({In case
of} 33... Ne7 {, covering the f5 square.} {White can reply} 34. Bd7 $1 Rh4 35.
Re1 $16 {and black's attack on the white monarch isn't dangerous, as black
knight cannot take part in it.}) (33... Kf8 34. Qa2 $1 $16 {[%cal Ya2f7,Ga7b7]}
) 34. Qe2 $2 (34. Be2 $142) 34... Rh4 $2 {missing a winning continuation.} (
34... Qh6 $1 35. Qxg4 Nf4 $1 36. Qf5+ Kg7 37. Qxe5+ Kf8 $19) 35. Qc4 $1 {
[%cal Ga7b7]} c5 36. Qd3 Rhh8 37. Bd7 {taking aim on g4 pawn.} Qh6 (37... Kg5
38. Qd6 Qf6 39. Nf5 $16) 38. Qd6+ Kg5 39. Kf1 {Profilactic move, but probably
better was} (39. Bxg4 $142 Qh2+ (39... Kxg4 40. Qd7+ $18) 40. Kf1 Rbd8 41. Bd7
$18 {[%cal Ge3f3]}) 39... cxb4 40. cxb4 Ra8 $2 {allows white to get a decisive
advantage.} ({Much better was} 40... Qf8 41. Qd1 $1 Rh4 $1 (41... Qxb4 42.
Qxg4+ Kf6 43. Rf3+ Kg7 44. Rxf7+ Kxf7 45. Qe6+ {[%csl Ge6,Gg3] with following
mate.}) (41... Kf6 42. Rc3 $1 $16 {[%cal Gc3c7]}) 42. Kg1 $16 (42. Qc1 Nf4 43.
Qc7 Qh8 $13)) 41. Rea3 b5 {loses immediately.} ({More resistant is} 41... Rxa7
42. Rxa7 Ba8 (42... Ra8 43. Rxa8 Bxa8 44. Be8 $18 {[%cal Ye8f7,Gd6d8]}) 43. Bc6
$1 Bxc6 44. Rxf7 $18 {[%cal Gd6f6]}) (41... Rab8 42. Qc7 Ba8 43. Bxg4 $1 $18
Kxg4 $140 44. Qd7+) 42. Rxa8 Bxa8 (42... Rxa8 43. Rxa8 Bxa8 44. Be8 $1 $18 {
[%cal Ge8f7,Yd6d8]}) 43. Ra6 $1 {[%cal Gd6f6]} Qg7 44. Qd1 $1 {[%cal Gd1g4]}
Rh4 45. Rxa8 {White is a piece up, without any compensation for black, so the
rest is a matter of an easy technique.} Qh6 46. Kg1 Nf4 47. Rg8+ Kf6 48. Bxg4
Ng6 49. Qd8+ {with following mate on d6.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.23"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Geller, Jakov"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Togliatti Lada"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. Nf3 Qc7 {
preparing to develop the kingside knight to f6, as this move prevents from
white an option of the breakthrough e4-e5.} (7... Nb6 {1-0 De la Riva Aguado,
O-Conquest,S/Pamplona 2001/CBM 87/[Gofshtein,L] (40)}) (7... a6 {1-0 Gallagher,
J-Irzhanov,R/Luzern 1997/CBM 62/[Yudasin,L] (39)}) 8. O-O {White tried also} (
8. a4 {1/2-1/2 Al Marri,O-Dzhumaev,M/Doha 2003/CBM 94/[Avrukh,B] (28)}) 8...
Ngf6 9. h3 {covering the g4 square. White has another option:} (9. Bh6 {
0-1 Laveryd,P-Gavrikov,V/Katrineholm 1999/CBM 71/[Kaspi,A] (42)}) 9... O-O 10.
Ne2 {It is typical maneouvre to transfer the knight to g3. Afterware, white
will be able to attack black's pawn construction on the queenside with a2-a4
and c2-c4.} (10. Bh6 Bb7 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Rfe1 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Ne2 a6 15.
Ng3 c5 $11 {0-1 Golubovic,B-Tkachiev,V/Pula 1999/EXT 2000 (40)}) 10... c5 $1
11. c3 e5 12. Ng3 a6 13. a4 exd4 $146 {The idea of this novelty is to get the
e5 square, in case white will play d4-d5. In the previous game black continued}
(13... Rb8 14. d5 c4 15. Bc2 Nc5 16. Ra3 bxa4 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Bxa4 $14 {
1-0 Olafsson,H-Lehtinen,H/Aarhus 2003/CBM 98 no vc (36)}) (13... Bb7 $6 14. d5
$1 {[%csl Yd5,Rd7,Ye4,Re5]}) 14. cxd4 Bb7 15. Bh6 {eliminating the
dark-squared bishop, which could be very useful for black along the big
diagonal a1-h8.} bxa4 16. Rxa4 ({Deserved attention} 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. d5 Nb6
18. Nf5+ Kh8 19. Qc3 Qd8 20. Ne3 $14) 16... Qc6 17. Ra3 (17. Rfa1 $5 {comes to
consideration.}) 17... d5 $1 {Black's pawn structure is worse, so he tries to
change his weak pawns.} 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. e5 (19. Re1 {doesn't promise white
anything:} dxe4 20. Nxe4 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Qb6 $11) 19... Ne4 20. Bxe4 (20. Qe3 {
doesn't look attractive:} Nxg3 21. fxg3 Rae8 $11) 20... dxe4 21. Ng5 Rad8 ({
Worse is} 21... cxd4 22. Qxd4 e3 23. e6+ $16) 22. N5xe4 cxd4 23. Qxd4 Qd5 $1 {
White is a pawn up, but black's chances to get a draw are quite good, thanks
to active light-squared bishop and due to not a big amount of pawns on the
board.} ({Dubious is} 23... f6 24. Qd6 $1 fxe5 25. Qxc6 (25. Rd1 $16) 25...
Bxc6 26. Ng5 Rf6 27. Rxa6 h6 28. Rc1 $1 $16) 24. Qxd5 Bxd5 25. f4 Rb8 $1 ({
Very bad is} 25... f6 $2 26. Rd1 Bxe4 27. Nxe4 fxe5 28. Rad3 $18) 26. Rd1 $1
Bxe4 27. Nxe4 Rb4 $1 {Very strong move, which attacks white's pieces on the
4-th rank, and, at the same time, liberates the b8 square for the knight.} 28.
Rxd7 $6 {Probably white should leave the knights on the board:} (28. Nf2 Nb8 $1
) (28. Re3 $1 $16 {and white's chances are quite good.}) 28... Rxe4 29. Rxa6
Rxf4 30. Raa7 ({White doesn't succeed to win after} 30. e6 Rb8 (30... Re8 $16)
31. Raa7 Rxb2 32. Rxf7+ Rxf7 33. Rxf7+ Kg8 $11 {-see the game.}) 30... Re8 31.
Re7 ({White has a bit more chances, than in the game after} 31. g3 Rf5 32. g4
Rf4 33. Re7 Rxe7 34. Rxe7 Rb4 (34... Re4 35. e6) 35. e6 Rxb2 36. Rxf7+ $14 {
but with an exact game, black is supposed to get a draw.}) 31... Rxe7 32. Rxe7
Rb4 $1 (32... Re4 33. e6 $1 Kf6 34. Rxf7+ Kxe6 35. Rb7 $16) 33. e6 Rxb2 34.
Rxf7+ Kg8 $11 {Black achieves a draw easily, as white's e6 pawn is too weak.}
35. Kf1 Rb5 36. Kf2 Re5 37. Re7 h5 {preparing Kf8.} 38. Re8+ Kg7 39. Kf3 Kf6
40. Rf8+ Kxe6 41. Kf4 g5+ 42. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Quesada Perez, Yuniesky"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. h3 {covering
the g4 square. Another logical possibility is} (7. Bh6 {1-0 Ni Hua-Zhou Weiqi/
Yongchuan 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (36)}) 7... Qc7 {In this way black
prevents from white the breaktrough e4-e5 in the future. Black tried also} (
7... O-O 8. Bd3 e5 9. O-O {1-0 Yudasin,L-Kakageldyev,A/Biel 1993/CBM 37/
[Blatny,P] (27)}) (7... e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qd6 $6 (9. O-O-O $5) 9... Qa5 10.
Bd2 Bf8 11. Qd3 Qc7 12. Qe3 Nc5 13. a4 Ne6 14. Bd3 Nh5 $11 {0-1 Beshukov,
S-Zakharevich,I/Minsk 1998/CBM 64 ext (41)}) (7... b5 8. Bd3 (8. e5 b4 9. exf6
bxc3 10. Qxc3 $14) 8... e5 9. O-O O-O 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. Ne2 Nb6
13. Qa5 Nfd7 14. Ng3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Johansen,D-McNab,C/London 1984/EXT 99 (46)})
8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O e5 10. a4 {White grabs some space on the queenside and
prevents from black to carry out b7-b5.} a5 {fixing the pawn structure on the
queenside.} 11. Rfe1 Re8 12. Rad1 {White entered all his pieces to the game.
Now black has to solve the problem of developing his light-squared bishop.} b6
$146 {According to my database, this position appeared for the first time.
Black decides to develop his light-squared bishop to diagonal c8-a6. In the
previous game black tried} (12... Nf8 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bf1 Ne6 15. Qd6 Qxd6
16. Rxd6 Bf8 17. Rdd1 Nc5 18. Bg5 Nfd7 19. b3 Ne6 $11 {0-1 Marinsek,
T-Ibragimov,I/Ljubljana 1996/CBM 53 ext (72)}) 13. Bc4 {activating the
light-squared bishop.} Bb7 14. d5 $1 {Typical decision for this pawn structure.
After black played b7-b6, white gets a chance to occupy the d5 square.} cxd5
15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Nf6 {Black succeeds to get counterplay,
thanks to tactical resources.} (17... Qxc2 {is bad, in view of} 18. Rc1 Qxa4
19. Rc7 $16 {[%cal Yb2b3]}) 18. Qb3 (18. Qd3 $6 {is met by} d5) (18. Qxd6 {
doesn't promise anything special} Qxc2 $11) 18... Nxe4 ({Worse is} 18... b5 19.
axb5 Nxe4 20. Qd3 Nf6 21. b6 $16 {with following capture on d6.}) 19. Bxb6 Qb7
({Black doesn't equalize after} 19... Qc6 20. Rd5 Reb8 21. Rb5 d5 22. Rd1 Nd6
23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Rbxd5 Nc4 25. Bc7 Rc8 26. Bxe5 $14) 20. Rd5 $1 {transfering
the rook to the "b" file.} Ra6 21. Rb5 Qc6 {keeping the d6 pawn protected.} (
21... Qa8 22. Qd3 $1 f5 23. Nd2 $14) 22. Bxa5 Nc5 23. Qc4 Rea8 {It seems like
black is going to win the "a" pawn back and his position will be good, but
white has a surprise for him...} 24. Ng5 $1 Qd7 ({Black cannot take the bishop,
in view of} 24... Rxa5 25. Rxa5 Rxa5 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. b4 $16) 25. b4 Nxa4 26.
Rd5 {centralizing the rook again.} ({Deserved attention:} 26. Qd5 $5 Nc3 (26...
R6a7 27. Ne4 $16) 27. Rb7 Nxd5 28. Rxd7 Nf6 29. Rb7 $14) 26... Rc6 27. Qh4 h6
28. Ne4 Qe6 $2 {Black had to prevent white's pressure along the "d" file with
one of the following continuations:} (28... f5 29. b5 $1 (29. Nf6+ Bxf6 30.
Qxf6 Qf7 $15) 29... g5 $1 (29... Rxc2 30. Nf6+ Bxf6 31. Qxf6 $16) (29... Qf7
30. bxc6 (30. Rxd6 g5 31. bxc6 (31. Qg3 Rcc8 $17) 31... gxh4 32. c7 Kh7 33. Rd8
Rxa5 34. c8=Q fxe4 $13) 30... Qxd5 31. Nf6+ Bxf6 32. Qxf6 Qxa5 33. Qxg6+ Kh8
34. Qxh6+ Kg8 35. Rd1 $18) 30. bxc6 Qxc6 31. Rxd6 Qxd6 32. Nxd6 gxh4 $14) ({
Black should have changed white's active knight with} 28... Nc3 $1 29. Nxc3
Rxc3 30. Red1 Ra6 $14 {/=}) 29. Red1 Bf8 (29... Rxc2 30. Rxd6 Qf5 31. Nf6+ Bxf6
32. Rxf6 $16) (29... g5 30. Qg3 Bf8 31. Qb3 $16) 30. b5 $1 Be7 31. Qxh6 ({
Worse is} 31. Nf6+ Bxf6 32. Qxa4 Rc5 33. Rxd6 Qf5 34. c4 Bh4 $44) 31... Rxa5 {
[%tqu "En","Please find the best move for white.","","","h6d2","",10]} 32. Qd2
$1 {[%cal Yd2d5,Gd2a5,Gb5c6] This is the point! White attacks black's rook and
threats with the capture on c6. Maybe this move was underestimated by black,
when he played 28...Qe6.} Rc4 33. Nxd6 $6 ({Probably, stronger was} 33. Qxa5
Rxe4 34. b6 Qc8 35. Qa7 Nxb6 36. Qxb6 Rc4 $16) 33... Rc3 (33... Rd4 34. Rxd4
exd4 35. Qxa5 Nc3 36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Nxf7 Qxf7 38. Re1 $16) 34. Ne4 Qc8 $2 {
In this complicated position black again misses better possibilities:} (34...
Rc4 35. Qxa5 Rxe4 36. Rd7 Nc5 $14) (34... Kg7 35. Nxc3 Bb4 36. Rd6 Qxd6 37.
Qxd6 Bxd6 38. Nxa4 Ba3 {with chances for a draw.}) 35. Rxe5 (35. Rd7 $18 {
strong enough as well.}) 35... Ra7 (35... Qc7 36. Rxe7 Qxe7 37. Nxc3 $18) 36.
Nxc3 Nxc3 (36... Qxc3 {loses, due to} 37. Rxe7 $1 Rxe7 38. Qd8+ $18) 37. Rde1
$18 {Now white invades with his heavy pieces into the black camp, and the
material losses are unavoidable for the second player...} Bf8 (37... Rd7 {
doesn't change too much:} 38. Qe3 Nd5 39. Rxd5 Rxd5 40. Qxe7 $18) 38. Re8 Qc5
39. Rxf8+ {White's material advantage is going to increase for three whole
pawns! Therefore, black resigned.} (39. Rxf8+ Qxf8 (39... Kxf8 40. Qh6+ Kg8 41.
Re8+ {mating.}) 40. Qxc3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Yongchuan zt 3.3"]
[Site "Yongchuan"]
[Date "2003.07.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Yu, Shaoteng"]
[Black "Zhou, Weiqi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2388"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2003.07.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be3 Nbd7 6. Qd2 b5 {Black tried some
other possibilities:} (6... Bg7 7. Bh6 O-O (7... Bxh6 8. Qxh6 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5
10. O-O-O Qe7 11. Qd2 Bg4 12. Be2 O-O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Galkin,A-Lugovoi,A/
Krasnodar 2002/CBM 91 (18)}) 8. Bxg7 Kxg7 9. Bd3 (9. e5 $5) 9... e5 10. O-O $14
{1/2-1/2 Lutz,C-Kasimdzhanov,R/Batumi 2001/CBM 86/[Gofshtein,L] (54)}) (6... e5
{1/2-1/2 Kaminski,M-Marin,M/Krynica 1998/CBM 67/[Marin,M] (17)}) (6... Qc7 {
0-1 Waitzkin,J-McNab,C/London 1998/CBM 66/[Yudasin,L] (36)}) (6... Qa5 {
1-0 Perdomo,C-Fridman,D/Linares 1997/CBM 58/[Mowsziszian] (35)}) 7. Bd3 ({
Immediate} 7. e5 {can be replied by} b4 $1 (7... Ng4 8. exd6 exd6 9. Bg5 Be7
10. h3 $14) 8. exf6 bxc3 9. Qxc3 Nxf6 10. Qxc6+ Bd7 11. Qa6 Rb8 $44) 7... Nb6 {
taking control over d5 square.} (7... Bg7 {is also possible:} 8. O-O O-O 9. h3
e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 c5 13. c3 $14 {1-0 Akopian,
V-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (51)}) 8. h3 {covering the g4 square.
Obviously white prepares the breakthrough e4-e5.} (8. O-O Bg7 9. Bh6 O-O 10. h3
Nfd7 $6 (10... a6 $142) 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 a5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. c3 $16 {1-0
Chandler,M-Nunn,J/London 1984/MCL (40)}) 8... Bg7 9. Bh6 (9. e5 Nfd5) 9... O-O
10. e5 Nfd5 11. Ne4 $6 $146 {According to my database, this position appeared
for the first time.} ({In the previous game white continued} 11. Nxd5 {, that
seems to me more promising.} Nxd5 12. O-O Bd7 (12... dxe5 13. Nxe5 $16) (12...
f6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. exd6 $14) 13. Rfe1 $16 {1-0 Ramesh,R-Ramakrishna,J/
Commonwealth Ch, Mumbai IND 2003 (44)}) 11... f5 {Logical decision. Black
plays aggressive, trying to open the position, using his development advantage.
} 12. exf6 exf6 {Now white knight on e4 becomes a target.} 13. O-O f5 14. Ng3
f4 {preparing the f5 square for a light-squared bishop.} (14... Bxh6 15. Qxh6
Nb4 {was equalizing easily.}) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ne4 Bf5 $11 {Black has
succeeded to solve his opening problems. All his pieces are in the game, he
succeeded to destroy white's center, and now white hasn't any advantage.} 17.
Rfe1 Qd7 18. Neg5 ({Doesn't promise anything speciall as well:} 18. Re2 Rfe8
19. Rae1 Re7 20. Neg5 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Bxd3 $11) 18... Rae8 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Qd3
$1 Qd7 {The safest option.} (20... Qxd3 21. cxd3 {[%cal Yg5e4,Ya1c1,Gg5e6] and
white's pressure can be dangerous.}) 21. c3 {covering the b4 square.} h6 22.
Ne4 Qf5 23. Nh4 Qh5 24. Nf3 Qf5 25. Nh4 Qe6 26. Nf3 Nf6 $6 {Suddenly black
decides to play for a win! But he is going to lose control over the only open
line "e", therefore his position is going to be worse.} ({Simple} 26... Qf5 $5
{was better.} 27. b3 (27. Nh4 $11) 27... Re6 28. Re2 Rfe8 29. Rae1 $11) 27.
Nxf6 Qxf6 28. Re2 Qf5 $6 {This move allows white to worsen black's pawn
structure, that, in the endgame, can be one of the decisive factors. Better was
} (28... Re6 29. Rxe6 $1 Qxe6 30. b3 Re8 31. Re1 Qf7 32. Rxe8 Qxe8 33. d5 $1 c5
$1 $14 {/=} (33... Nxd5 34. c4)) 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Rae1 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 $14 Kf6
$2 {missing something...} (31... Kf7 $142 32. d5 $140 Nxd5 33. Nd4 Ne7) {
[%tqu "En","Please enter the best move for white.","","","d4d5","",10]} 32. d5
$1 {White knight is going to occupy the d4 square, afterware, all the black
pawns become vulnerable.} cxd5 $6 {After this move black faces really serious
problems.} ({Better was} 32... Nxd5 33. Nd4 Nc7 34. Nxc6 a6 $14) 33. Nd4 Nc4 $2
{Another mistake, which allows white to get a decisive advantage.} ({More
resistant was} 33... b4 34. cxb4 Rc8 35. Re6+ Kg5 36. Rxd6 $16) 34. Re6+ Kf7
35. b3 Nd2 36. Rxd6 $18 Re8 ({Doesn't change anything:} 36... Ne4 37. Rxd5 Nxc3
38. Rxf5+ Kg8 39. Rh5 $18) {White parries black's threat of mate with simple}
37. f3 Re1+ 38. Kf2 Ra1 (38... Rb1 39. Rxd5 Rb2 40. Ke1 $18) 39. Re6 $4 {
throwing away all the advantage.} ({Much more attractive option was} 39. Ra6
Rc1 40. Rxa7+ Kf6 41. Ra6+ $18 {[%cal Yd4f5]}) {[%tqu "En","Please enter the
move for black, which equalizes the chances of the sides.","","","d2b1","",10]}
39... Nb1 $1 $11 {Unpleasant surprise for white. Now all his queenside' pawns
are under attack.} (39... Rxa2 $2 40. Re2 $18) 40. Ra6 Nxc3 41. Rxa7+ Kf6 42.
Ra6+ Ke5 43. Nc6+ Kd6 44. Nb4+ (44. Nd4+ Kc5 45. Ne6+ Kb4) (44. a3 Kc5 45. Nb4
{-the game.}) 44... Kc5 45. a3 Rxa3 $2 {Now it's black's turn to make mistake.
For what to lose the material?} ({Why not} 45... Rb1 46. Rxh6 Rxb3 47. Rc6+ Kd4
48. Rc8 (48. h4 Nd1+ 49. Ke2 Ne3 $17) 48... Rb1 (48... Nd1+ 49. Ke2 Ne3 50.
Nc6+) 49. h4 Nd1+ 50. Ke2 Ne3 51. Nc2+ Nxc2 52. Rxc2 Ra1 $15 {/=}) 46. Nd3+ Kd4
47. Rxa3 Kxd3 48. Ra6 Kc2 49. Rxh6 d4 (49... Kxb3 50. h4 Kc2 51. h5 $18) 50.
Rd6 d3 51. Ke1 Nb1 52. Rc6+ $2 (52. h4 $18) 52... Nc3 53. Rd6 Nb1 54. Rc6+ $2 {
Fore some reason white is going for a draw, while, he had a simple win:} (54.
h4 d2+ 55. Kf2 (55. Rxd2+ Nxd2 56. h5 Nc4 57. bxc4 b4 58. h6 b3 59. h7 b2 60.
h8=Q b1=Q+ $11) 55... Nc3 (55... d1=Q 56. Rxd1 Kxd1 57. h5 Nc3 58. h6 Ne4+ 59.
fxe4 fxe4 60. h7 e3+ 61. Kf3 e2 62. h8=Q e1=Q 63. Qa1+ $18) 56. h5 d1=Q 57.
Rxd1 Nxd1+ 58. Kg1 Kxb3 59. h6 b4 60. h7 Kc2 61. h8=Q b3 62. Qc8+ $18) 54...
Nc3 55. Rd6 Nb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-B"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.02.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sermier, Guillaume"]
[Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2379"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Besancon"]
[BlackTeam "Cannes"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. h4 c5 6. dxc5 {White has another
option to fight for the advantage in this position.} (6. d5 $5 {See commented
game Malaniuk,V-Gubanov,A 1-0/St Petersburg 1996/CBM 52/[Stohl] (49)}) 6... Qa5
7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. h5 gxh5 9. Nh3 {Other possibilities are:} (9. Bxh5 Nc6 10. Be2
d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Rh5 Bf5 (13... Qxg2 14. Rg5) 14. c3 Rd8 15.
g4 Qg2 16. gxf5 Qxg1+ 17. Bf1 Rd5 $2 (17... Ne5 $142 $5) 18. Qf3 $1 $18 Re5+
19. Be3 e6 20. f6 Bxf6 21. Qxf6 Rxe3+ 22. fxe3 Qxe3+ 23. Kd1 Rg8 24. Rxh7 Ne5
25. Bb5+ {1-0 Shirazi,K-Korsunsky,Y/New York 1993/EXT 99 (25)}) (9. Be3 Qa5 10.
f3 Nc6 11. Bb5 (11. Kf1 Be6 12. Nh3 Ne5 13. Nf4 Rc8 14. Qd4 $6 Nc4 15. Bxc4 $2
(15. Qxa7 $5) 15... Bxc4+ 16. Kg1 e5 $19 {1/2-1/2 Garcia Fernandez,C-Peralta,F/
Madrid 2002/CBM 90 ext (40)}) 11... a6 12. Ba4 Bd7 13. Nge2 Rc8 14. Rf1 Ne5 15.
Bxd7+ Nexd7 16. Ng3 Rg8 17. Nf5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Garcia Fernandez,C-Soloviov,S/
Cullera 2001/EXT 2002 (47)}) 9... Bg4 $5 {In the preceding games black played}
(9... Nc6 10. Nf4 Ng4 (10... Bg4 11. f3 Be6 12. Qc1 Nd4 13. Bd3 Bc4 14. Bxc4
Qxc4 15. Be3 Rc8 16. Qd2 Ne6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. g3 Nd7 19. Rxh5 Bxc3 {1/2-1/2
Rodriguez,A-Tkachiev,V/Villa Martelli 1997/CBM 60 (19)}) 11. Nd3 Qd4 12. Nd5
Nce5 13. O-O (13. Be3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Qxe4 15. Nc7+ Kd8 16. Nxa8 Qxg2 17. Rf1 Nc4
$40) 13... Kf8 14. N5f4 $6 (14. Bg5 $5) 14... Nf6 15. Bxh5 Nxh5 16. Qxh5 Qxe4
$17 {1/2-1/2 Malaniuk,V-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Kiev 1986/URS-ch (30)}) 10. Nf4 Nbd7
$146 (10... Na6 11. f3 {1/2-1/2 Hamberger,H-Sulyok,M/Oberwart 2000/EXT 2001 
(11)}) 11. Nxh5 ({Deserved attention} 11. f3 Be6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qc1 $14 {
[%cal Gd2e3]}) 11... Bxh5 12. Bxh5 Ne5 {Black is going to activize his pieces,
centralyzing his knights in order to compensate the white's advantage of pair
of bishops and better pawn structure.} ({Comes to consideration:} 12... Nxh5
13. Rxh5 Qc6 14. Qf3 Rc8 $13) 13. Be2 Rc8 (13... Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. Qf3 $14)
14. f4 Nc6 {[%cal Yc6d4]} 15. Bd3 h5 {[%cal Yf6g4]} 16. Qf3 {[%cal Ye1c1]
White has to complete the development as quick as possible.} Nd4 ({Black had
another interesting option:} 16... Ng4 $5 17. O-O-O (17. Na4 Qd4 18. Rxh5 Qg1+
19. Bf1 Nh2 20. Rxh8+ Bxh8 21. Qf2 Qxf1+ 22. Qxf1 Nxf1 23. Kxf1 b5 24. Nc3 Nd4
$11) 17... Nf2 18. Be3 Nxd3+ 19. Rxd3 $13) 17. Qg3 Ng4 18. O-O-O b5 19. e5 $2 (
{Obviously better was a profilactic move} 19. Kb1 {, parrying the black's
threats, which are linked with the breakthrough b5-b4.} e6 {covering the
d5-square and the diagonal h3-c8, thus preventing white's Rxh5.} 20. Rc1 $14)
19... Kf8 $2 {[%csl Gg7][%cal Gg4f2,Yf8g7][%mdl 8192] Serious tactical mistake.
This move is too slow for such a sharp position. Probably black overlooked
next white's move and 22-nd one. While immediate} (19... b4 $1 {should promise
the advantage for black.} 20. Rxh5 (20. Ne4 Ne2+ $19) 20... Nf2 $3 {[%mdl 64]
Maybe this move black missed in his calculations on the 19-th move.} (20...
Rxh5 21. Qxg4 bxc3 22. Bxc3 Ne6 23. Qxh5 Nxf4 24. Qg4 Nxd3+ 25. Rxd3 Bxe5 $11)
21. Rxh8+ (21. Be3 Nxd3+ 22. Rxd3 Ne2+ 23. Kd1 Nxg3 24. Rxh8+ Bxh8 $19) (21.
Qxg7 Nxd3+ 22. Kb1 Rxh5 23. Qg8+ Kd7 24. Qg4+ f5 $19) (21. Be1 Nxd3+ $19) (21.
Qxf2 Nb3+ $19) 21... Bxh8 22. Be1 (22. Be3 Nxd3+ 23. Rxd3 Ne2+ $19) (22. Bb5+
Nxb5 23. Be3 Nxc3 $19) 22... Nxd1 23. Qg8+ Kd7 24. Qg4+ Ne6 $17) (19... Nf2 $4
20. Qxg7 $18) (19... dxe5 $2 20. Rxh5 Nf2 21. Rxh8+ Bxh8 22. Bxb5+ Kf8 (22...
Nxb5 23. Be3) 23. Rf1 Nxb5 (23... Ne4 24. Qh3) 24. Qxf2 exf4 25. Qxc5 (25. Qxf4
Bf6 $14) 25... Rxc5 26. Ne2 $14) 20. Rxh5 $1 {[%mdl 576] This key move should
have been seen before black's playing 19...Kf8.} Rxh5 21. Qxg4 Rh8 (21... Rh2
$142 $1 22. Ne4 ({Deserves attention:} 22. exd6 exd6 23. Be3 $14 Nb3+ $140 24.
Kb1 $1) 22... Qc6 23. exd6 exd6 24. Nxd6 Rd8 25. Nf5 Nxf5 26. Qxf5 Kg8 $14 (
26... Qxg2 27. Be4 $1 {[%cal Gd2b4]})) 22. Ne4 $1 Qc6 23. exd6 $1 f5 $2 {
missing the last chance.} (23... Nxc2 24. Kb1 $18 {[%cal Gd1c1]}) ({The least
of the evils that could be recommended in this situation is:} 23... exd6 24.
Nxd6 Rd8 25. Nf5 Nxf5 26. Qxf5 $16) 24. Qg6 $18 {White is going to win the
game thanks to the vulnerable position of black monarch.} fxe4 25. dxe7+ Kg8 (
25... Kxe7 26. Qxg7+ $18) 26. Bxe4 Qd7 (26... Qxg6 27. Bxg6 Rh2 28. e8=Q+ Rxe8
29. Bxe8 Rxg2 30. c3 $18 {The rest is a matter of an easy technique.}) (26...
Rh6 27. Bxc6 Rxg6 28. e8=Q+ $18) 27. Bd5+ $1 (27. Re1 {strong enough as well.})
27... Qxd5 28. e8=Q+ Rxe8 29. Qxe8+ Bf8 30. Qg6+ Bg7 31. Qe8+ ({Of course not} 
31. Bc3 Ne2+) 31... Bf8 32. Bc3 $1 {After it white captures the black knight
and thanks to material advantage he wins easily.} Rh6 (32... Qe6 {doesn't
change anything:} 33. Qxe6+ Nxe6 34. Bxh8 Kxh8 35. g3 $18) 33. Bxd4 Re6 34.
Qxf8+ $1 {The final accord.} (34. Qxf8+ Kxf8 35. Bg7+ $18 {with absolutely
winning endgame.}) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 Nbd7 {Black has the
following alternatives:} (6... h6 {0-1 Malakhatko,V-Gallagher,J/Leon 2001/CBM
86/[Hazai] (48)}) (6... c5 $5 {0-1 Jussupow,A-Kasparov,G/Riga 1995/CBM 47/
[Stohl] (37)}) (6... Qe8 $5 {0-1 Slobodjan,R-Gutman,L/Altenkirchen 1999/CBM 74/
[Gutman] (44)}) 7. Bd3 {It isn't so easy task to define the position of
light-squared bishop. Other options are:} (7. Be2 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Ni Hua/
Shanghai 2001/CBM 85/[Hazai] (44)}) (7. Bc4 {1-0 Vasilescu,L-Badea,B/Bucharest
1999/CBM 70/[Hazai] (29)}) 7... e5 8. O-O Qe8 {It is typical for such type of
positions to play Qe8, moving the queen from unpleasant pin along the h4-d8
diagonal. Also, white's typical idea here is to take on e5, thus, to leave
black with passive light-squared bishop. Therefore, black is ready to take on
e5 with the queen, that his fianchetted bishop will not become passive.} (8...
h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Re1 Nb6 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Ne3 Qf8 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. a4 a5 15. Nc4
Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Bc6 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. Bd5 $14 {1-0 Kamsky,G-Cvitan,
O/Palma de Mallorca 1989/TD (65)}) 9. Re1 h6 10. Bh4 Nh5 {preparing an
occupation of f4 square by the knight.} (10... b6 11. Nc4 Bb7 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13.
Nfxe5 dxe5 14. b4 Nh5 15. a4 Nf4 16. Bf1 Qe6 17. f3 Bf6 18. Bf2 h5 19. Qc2 h4
$13 {1/2-1/2 Berg,K-Van Wely,L/Gausdal 1992/TD (72)}) 11. Nc4 {transfering the
knight to central square e3.} (11. a4 Nf4 12. Bf1 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. dxe5
dxe5 15. Bg3 Ng6 16. Nxe5 Ndxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Nc4 $16 {1-0 Jussupow,
A-Kindermann,S/Germany 1997/GER-chT (35)}) 11... Nb6 12. Ne3 ({White doesn't
achieve anything special after} 12. dxe5 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 dxe5 14. Nd2 Bf6 15.
Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qc2 Qe7 $11 {0-1 Yakovich,Y-Akopian,V/Berlin 1996/CBM 54 ext (53)
}) 12... Nf4 13. Bc2 {White prefered to locate his light-squared bishop on c2,
that it will protect the central e4 pawn. Also there was an option to move it
to f1:} (13. Bf1 Be6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. a4 a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez Vargas,
O-Tal,M/Barcelona 1992/CBM 30 (21)}) 13... Be6 14. h3 $146 {This position
appeared for the first time. In the preceding games white continued} (14. d5
Bc8 15. b4 a5 16. a3 Bd7 17. c4 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Qa8 20. c5 $36 {
1/2-1/2 Giessmann,S-Stickler,R/Bayern 2001/EXT 2003 (38)}) 14... c6 15. Bg3 {
keeping in mind the option of capture on f4.} Qd7 16. Qd2 Rad8 17. Rad1 Rfe8 {
Both opponents centralized their heavy.} 18. b3 {White has some space
advantage, therefore, he prepares an advance of the pawns in the centre.} Qc8 (
18... Qc7 $5 {comes to consideration.}) 19. Bxf4 ({Deserved attention} 19. c4
$5) 19... exf4 20. Nf1 g5 21. Qd3 {preparing to create some threats along the
b1-h7 diagonal.} Kf8 {Prophylactic move.} (21... c5 22. d5 Bd7 23. N1d2 $14)
22. N1h2 ({Worth consideration} 22. N1d2 $5) 22... c5 {Black hasn't any plan
of improvement his position, so he decides to change the character of the game,
opening up the position. Actually, he plays according to the rule, which says,
that the side, who has a pair of bishops is willing to open up the game.} 23.
d5 c4 $5 {That was the idea behind the black's 22-nd move. Black sacrifices
the pawn, but worsens white's pawn structure.} (23... Bd7 24. Nd2 $14) 24. bxc4
Bd7 25. Bb3 $5 {provoking black's a7-a5.} (25. Nd2 $5) 25... a5 $2 {[%mdl
16384] Strategical mistake, which weakens black's queenside very much.} 26. Nd2
{Now white is going to put pressure through the "b" file, after black's
inaccurate 25...a5} Be5 $6 {I don't understand the idea of this move. The
bishop will find himself attacked by the white's knight from f3. I would
prefer one of the following continuations:} (26... Re7) (26... Qc7) 27. Rb1 Qc7
28. Nhf3 Bf6 29. a3 {liberating the a2 square for the bishop, thus, allowing
the rooks to press black's b7 pawn.} Rc8 30. Nd4 $16 {White is a pawn up, and
his pieces are located even better. Thanks to the pressure along the "b" file
his advantage is obvious.} Qc5 31. Ba2 Rc7 $2 (31... Re7 $142 $16) 32. Nb5 $1
Bxb5 (32... Rcc8 {[%tqu "En","Please find the strongest move for white.","","",
"e4e5","",10]} 33. e5 $1 Rxe5 34. Rxe5 dxe5 35. Ne4 Qe7 36. Nbd6 $18) 33. Rxb5
Qxa3 34. Rxb6 $18 {It's not so clear why do the opponents agreed here for a
draw... White has a clear advantage, which is near to decisive... Maybe Asrian
was in deep time trouble...} (34. Rxb6 Qxa2 35. Rxd6 Bg7 36. Rb6 $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Manik, Mikulas"]
[Black "Cekro, Ekrem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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 "Slovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Belgium"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 {covering
the g4 square, that allows white to develop the dark-squared bishop to e3.} (7.
O-O {1-0 Gagunashvili,M-Socko,B/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (58)}) 7... Nc6
{attacking white's centre. Other possibilities are:} (7... Nbd7 {1-0 Bruzon
Bautista,L-Stellwagen,D/Wijk aan Zee 2004/CBM 99/[Erenburg] (43) Erenburg}) (
7... exd4 {0-1 Tischbierek,R-Golubev,M/Germany 2003/CBM 94/[Erenburg] (41)}) (
7... c6 {1/2-1/2 Alekseev,E-Ivanchuk,V/Skanderborg 2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (36)}
) 8. Be3 exd4 (8... Bd7 {1-0 Pavasovic,D-Volokitin,A/Ljubljana 2002/CBM 88/
[Gofshtein,L] (46)}) 9. Nxd4 Ne5 $6 {Black intends to occupy the c4 square,
but white can easily prevent it with b2-b3. This continuation is rare in
comparison to the following ones:} (9... Bd7 {1/2-1/2 Jakovenko,D-Lugovoi,A/
Ekaterinburg 2002/CBM 90/[Avrukh,B] (36)}) (9... Re8 {1/2-1/2 Azmaiparashvili,
Z-Radjabov,T/Dos Hermanas 2001/CBM 83/[Finkel,A] (51)}) (9... Nd7 $5 {1-0
Finkel,A-Kuzmin,G/Budapest 1999/EXT 2000/[Finkel,A] (41)}) (9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4
c5 (10... Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 12. Qd3 a5 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Rfe1 Nd7 15. f4 $14 {
Vogt,L-Brandenburg,H/BL9596 1996}) 11. Be3 Qe7 12. O-O Rd8 13. Qd3 Bd7 14. Rad1
$14 {Diekers,M-Reich,T/Pyramiden Franken Cup 1998}) 10. b3 {covering the c4
square. Other possibilities are:} (10. Qe2 c5 11. Nb3 Be6 12. O-O-O Qb6 13. f4
Nc4 14. Bf2 Qb4 $132 {[%cal Gf6h5,Gc4b2] Roeder,G-Mueller,W/Bad Woerishofen op
1993}) (10. O-O {1-0 Tseshkovsky,V-Dreev,A/Moscow 1985/MCL/[Dolmatov] (41)})
10... a6 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 $146 {Step by step white improves his position.
In the near future he will carry out f2-f4, that will emphasize the defect of
black's 9-th move. In the preceding games white continued} (12. Nde2 Nc6 13.
Qd2 Qe7 14. Rae1 Be6 15. g4 h5 16. g5 Nh7 17. Nd5 Qd7 18. Kh2 Rf8 19. f4 $14 {
1-0 Jens,J-Stehno,P/Bruges 1999/EXT 2000 (40)}) (12. a4 Ned7 13. Qd2 Nc5 14.
Rae1 Bd7 15. Bg5 Qc8 16. Kh2 Be6 17. f4 Nh5 18. f5 Bd7 19. f6 $16 {0-1 De Mie,
M-Daemering,K/Germany 2001/CBM 82 ext (37)}) 12... Bd7 13. f4 Nc6 14. Qd2 $14 {
White has got a slight edge thanks to space advantage. Now he will increase it,
limitting the possibilities of evils' forces.} Nxd4 {The side, who suffers
from lack of space, usually trades pieces.} (14... Qc8 15. Kh2 $14) 15. Bxd4 c5
$6 {Black's position is very passive, due to lack of space. This move is
attempt to activate his figures. On the other hand, it seriously weakens the
d6 pawn.} ({Better is} 15... Bc6 16. Rad1 Qd7 $14) 16. Bf2 Bc6 17. Rad1 Qa5 {
trying to create counterplay.} 18. Re3 $1 {[%cal Ye3d3] Very strong maneouvre.
White consolidates all his heavy pieces. Now it is really difficult for black
to neutralize white's activity.} Rad8 19. Rd3 Rd7 20. g4 {increasing space
advatnage on the kingside.} Qb4 $4 {loses immediately. More resistant was one
of the following continuations:} (20... Red8 21. a4 $16) (20... c4 21. Rd4 $16
{Of course, in both variations the position favours white, but black is still
in the game.}) {[%tqu "En","Please enter the best move for white.","","",
"e4e5","",10]} 21. e5 $1 dxe5 22. Rxd7 Bxd7 (22... Nxd7 23. Bxc6 $18) {[%tqu
"En","Please find the way to win material for white.","","","g4g5","",10]} 23.
g5 $18 {Now white wins black's light pieces, so the rest is an easy job for
white.} Bg4 (23... Bc6 24. gxf6 Bxf6 25. Nd5 $18) 24. hxg4 Nxg4 25. Qd7 Rf8 26.
Nd5 Qa3 27. Qxg4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 (4... c6 {is another theoretical line.
In this case, black doesn't hurry to define his plans.}) 5. Qd2 (5. f3 {
is more popular possibility.}) 5... O-O (5... c6 {1-0 Akopian,V-Nikolic,P/
Halkidiki 2002/CBM 92/[Erenburg] (47)}) ({Other theoretical line is} 5... Ng4)
6. O-O-O c6 7. Kb1 {White makes prophylactic move, which will be useful
against black's attack on the queenside, and, at the same time, he adds
himself the option of Nd5 after black's Qa5.} (7. f3 b5 8. g4 Qa5 9. Kb1 {
0-1 Yudasin,L-Anand,V/Munich 1991/CBM 23/[King] (41)}) 7... b5 8. f3 Nbd7 9. e5
$6 {Too optimistic. White should prefer typical plan of attack on the black
monarch, pushing forward "h" pawn.} (9. h4 Nb6 10. Bh6 Be6 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. h5
$40 {1-0 Hall,J-Giaccio,A/La Coruna 1993/EXT 97 (22)}) 9... b4 $1 $146 {
According to my databse, this position appeared for the first time. In the
preceding games black continued} (9... Ne8 10. f4 b4 11. Ne4 d5 12. Ng3 Nb6 13.
Qxb4 Rb8 14. Qa5 Bg4 15. Nf3 $16 {1-0 Farago,S-Kangas,M/Budapest 2000/CBM 79
ext (35)}) (9... dxe5 10. dxe5 b4 11. exf6 bxc3 12. Qxc3 Bxf6 13. Bd4 (13. Qxc6
Rb8 14. c3 Qa5 15. Rd5 $1 Qxc3 16. Qxc3 Bxc3 17. Rb5 Be5 $11) 13... Bxd4 14.
Rxd4 $14) 10. exf6 bxc3 11. Qxc3 $6 ({Obviously better was} 11. fxe7 Qxe7 12.
Qxc3 Rb8 $44 {In this position black has a compensation as well, but his
activity isn't as dangerous as it was in the game.}) 11... Nxf6 12. Qxc6 Be6 $1
$44 {[%cal Yd8a5,Gf6d5,Ya8b8,Ge6a2] Now white finds himself in trouble, due to
black's pieces activity. As compensation for losing the pawn, black got the
"c" and "b" files for attack on white monarch.} 13. Bc1 $6 {Another inaccuracy.
} ({White should play} 13. Bd2 {covering the a5 square. But after} Rb8 $44 {
black has a dangerous initiative as well.}) 13... Rb8 $1 $40 {adding the rook
to the attack.} 14. Nh3 $6 {It is too much! This mistake is already fatal one
for white.} (14. Ne2 Qa5 $19 {[%cal Gf8c8]}) ({Last chance was} 14. Bd2 {
, but, anyway, black has very strong initiative:} Nd5 $40 {[%cal Yd5b4]}) {
[%tqu "En","Please use the activity of the black pieces and enter the best
move for black.","","","e6a2","",10]} 14... Bxa2+ $1 {[%mdl 640] It is the
right time for black to use the activity of his pieces! Black has all the
chances for successful attack on the white king, as white hasn't enough pieces
around of his king...} 15. Kxa2 Qa5+ 16. Kb1 {[%tqu "En","How would you
continue the attack?","","","f6d5","",10]} Nd5 $1 {[%cal Gd5c3][%mdl 128]
Baadur feels initiative very good, therefore, it isn't a big deal for him to
continue to manage attack here successfuly.} 17. Rd3 {The only way to prevent
Nc3+} (17. Bd2 Rxb2+ $1 $19) 17... Rfc8 {Probably the best continuation. Other
ones promise black an advantage as well:} ({Worse is} 17... Bxd4 18. Be2 (18.
Rb3 Nb4 19. Rxb4 Qxb4 20. Qc4 Bxb2 21. Qxb4 Rxb4 $17) 18... Nb4 19. Qc4 d5 20.
Qb3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Qb4 22. b3 {and white is in the game.}) ({Simple} 17... Nb4 {
was strong enough as well:} 18. Qc4 Rfc8 19. Ra3 (19. Qb3 Nxc2 20. Qxc2 Rxc2
21. Kxc2 Qa4+ $17 {/-+}) 19... Qf5 20. g4 Nxc2 21. Rd3 Na3+ 22. Ka2 Qd7 23.
Rxa3 Rxc4 24. Bxc4 Qc6 $17) 18. Bd2 (18. Ra3 {doesn't help white:} Rxb2+ $1 (
18... Qxa3 19. Qxd5 (19. Qxc8+ Rxc8 20. bxa3 Rb8+ $19) 19... Qc3 20. Bd3 Bxd4
21. Qa2 $13) 19. Kxb2 (19. Bxb2 Qe1+ $19) 19... Rb8+ 20. Ka2 (20. Rb3 Bxd4+ $19
) 20... Nb4+ 21. Ka1 Bxd4+ 22. c3 Nc2+ 23. Ka2 Nxa3 $19) (18. Qd7 Rc7 19. Qg4
Nc3+ 20. Rxc3 Qxc3 $19) {[%tqu "En","And now it is the time for a decisive
strike, please find it.","","","b8b2","",10]} 18... Rxb2+ $1 {[%mdl 128]} (
18... Nb4 $2 {is parried by} 19. Ra3 $1 $13) 19. Kxb2 Rb8+ 20. Rb3 Bxd4+ 21. c3
{[%tqu "En","And now the final accord in black's attack is....","","","d5b4",
"",10]} Nb4 $1 22. Qa6 $2 {Decisive mistake.} ({More resistant was} 22. cxd4
$142 Qa2+ 23. Kc1 Nxc6 (23... Qxb3 {deserves attention.}) 24. Rxb8+ Nxb8 $17)
22... Nxa6 23. Bxa6 Rxb3+ 24. Kxb3 Qxa6 25. cxd4 Qe2 $19 {Black is going to
win many white's pawns, that will increase black's material advantage. The
game is over, as white pieces are absolutely discoordinated.} 26. Be1 Qxg2 27.
Nf2 Qxf3+ 28. Kc4 a5 29. Rg1 a4 30. Nd3 a3 31. Bd2 e5 32. dxe5 Qc6+ {with
following Qb6+, winning the rook.} 0-1

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 13th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2003.08.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Himdan, Maher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 (4... c6) (4... Be7) (4... d5) 5. Nf3 g6
6. O-O Bg7 7. Nbd2 {White tried other continuations:} (7. Re1 {1/2-1/2
Zagrebelny,S-Murshed,N/Dhaka 1999/CBM 70/[Tsesarsky] (44)}) (7. dxe5 Nxe5 8.
Nxe5 dxe5 9. Qe2 (9. Na3 Be6 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Rd1 Qe7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Fuller,
M-Miles,A/Melbourne Masters ,EXT 1992 (23)}) 9... O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 Nh5
12. g3 Qf6 13. f3 $11 {1-0 Cooley,C-Britton,R/BCF ch Southport 1983 (30)}) (7.
Na3 O-O 8. dxe5 (8. h3 Nh5 (8... h6 $11) (8... Re8 $11) 9. Bc2 Qe7 10. Re1 Nd8
(10... Re8 $132) 11. Nc4 f6 12. Ne3 c6 13. b3 $14 {1-0 Fedorov,A-Moskalenko,V/
Nikolaev zt 1993 (58)}) 8... Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Re1
$11 {1/2-1/2 Danielsen,H-Sokolovs,A/Debrecen EU tt DEN-LAT ,EU-chT 1992 (59)})
(7. Qe1 O-O 8. Nbd2 Nd7 9. Nb3 Kh8 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Bg5
Qe8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nh4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Solozhenkin,E-Gofshtein,L/Cappelle la
Grande (8) 1993 (22)}) (7. Bb5 Bd7 8. d5 Nb8 9. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 10. Nbd2 (10. Re1
O-O 11. c4 $14 {[%cal Gb1c3]}) 10... O-O 11. a4 a5 12. b4 $11 {0-1 Hamilton,
R-Day Lawrence A/Hamilton CAN ch 1994 (36)}) (7. h3 {1-0 Pisk,P-Konopka,M/Zlin
1998/CBM 66/[Yudasin,L] (41)}) 7... O-O 8. Re1 (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10.
Qc2 Nh5 11. Re1 f5 $6 (11... Nf4) 12. exf5 Nf4 13. Bf1 gxf5 14. Nf3 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Schaefer,M-Agdestein,S/Bundesliga 2003 (66)}) 8... Nh5 9. Nb3 {
covering the f4 square and protecting the central d4 pawn.} (9. dxe5 dxe5 10.
Bf1 Kh8 11. Qc2 f5 12. Nc4 f4 13. Be2 g5 14. Rd1 Qf6 15. h3 (15. Nfxe5 $1)
15... Qg6 $13 {0-1 Yegiazarian,A-Ponomariov,R/Kiev 1997/EXT 2000 (41)}) 9...
Bg4 {Black continues with the pressure on the centre.} (9... Re8 10. Bg5 Nf6
11. Qd2 Bg4 12. Qe3 exd4 13. Nbxd4 Ne5 14. h3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Bd7 $11 {0-1
Zagrebelny,S-Komliakov,V/Noyabrsk 1995/CBM 48 (47)}) 10. Be2 (10. d5 {seems to
me dubious:} Ne7 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) 10... h6 {It is always useful move in this
variation, which is going to cover g5 square.} (10... f5 $2 11. Ng5 $1 Bxe2 12.
Qxe2 fxe4 13. d5 Ne7 14. Ne6 Qd7 15. Nxf8 $16 {1-0 Aseev,K-Hirth,M/Wuerzburg
1992/EXT 97 (40)}) 11. Be3 $146 {According to my database, this position
appeared for the first time.} ({In the previous game white tried} 11. h3 {
0-1 Blodstein,A-Belov,I/Voskresensk 1993/CBM 38/[Glatman] (28)}) 11... Nf4 (
11... Qf6 12. h3 $1 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nf4 14. Bg4 $1 $16 {and black hasn't
possibility to provide f7-f5, as his queen disturbs to realize it.}) 12. Bxf4
exf4 13. Nbd2 ({The immediate attack on the f4 pawn} 13. Qd2 $1 {seems
stronger:} Qf6 (13... g5 14. d5 $1 $16 {[%cal Yb3d4,Yd4f5]}) 14. e5 dxe5 15.
dxe5 (15. Nxe5 Bxe2 $11) 15... Qf5 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Rfd8 18. Qd1 Bxe2 19.
Qxe2 Qd7 20. Qe4 $16) 13... Bd7 $5 (13... Re8 14. d5 Bxf3 (14... Ne5 15. Nxe5
Bxe2 16. Nxf7 $16) 15. Nxf3 Ne5 16. Nd4 $14) 14. a4 {increasing a space
advantage.} Qe7 15. h3 (15. b4 {deserves attention.}) 15... Nd8 {transfering
the knight to e6 with following option of transfering it to g5.} 16. Bc4 {
taking control over important diagonal a2-g8.} c6 17. Qc2 Kh7 18. Rad1 $14 {
White centralized all his pieces, thus, consolidating them. He has got a space
advantage, so his chances are preferable.} Ne6 19. d5 {White prefers to act
decisively. He is going to put some pressure on the black's pawn d6.} Ng5 (
19... Nc7 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. Nb3 $14 {[%csl Gd1][%cal Yb3a5]}) 20. Bf1 {
liberating the c4 square for the d2 knight.} Rad8 21. Qd3 {defending the
knight on f3, in order to make possible the transfer of the d2 knight to c4.} (
21. Qb3 Bc8) 21... Bc8 22. Nc4 {strengthening the pressure on the d6 pawn.}
Rfe8 23. Nfd2 $6 ({Deserves attention:} 23. Nxg5+ Qxg5 (23... hxg5 24. a5 g4
25. hxg4 Bxg4 26. Be2 $14) 24. Qf3 (24. dxc6 bxc6 25. Nxd6 Qe5 26. c4 Re6 27.
c5 Qxc5 28. Qc4 Qxc4 29. Nxc4 $11) 24... Qf6 25. a5 $14) 23... cxd5 24. exd5 {
White has to take by the pawn, otherwise black is doing nice:} (24. Qxd5 Be6
25. Qa5 (25. Qd3 d5 $11) 25... b6 26. Qb4 f3 $36) 24... Qxe1 (24... Qc7 {
comes to consideration.}) 25. Rxe1 Rxe1 {[%cal Gc8f5]} 26. Nf3 {White has to
change one of the black active pieces in order to neutralize his initiative.}
Nxf3+ 27. Qxf3 Bf5 ({After} 27... g5 {white gets possibility to play} 28. Kh2 {
[%cal Yf1d3]}) 28. Qxf4 Bd3 $13 29. Ne3 $4 $19 {This move loses on the spot:} (
29. Ne3 Re8 30. Qxd6 R8xe3 31. fxe3 Rxf1+ 32. Kh2 Be4 $19) ({Probably the game
continued different:} 29. Nd2 $8 {Here is the possible continuation of the
struggle:} Rde8 $1 {[%cal Ge8e2,Ge1f1]} 30. g3 Rxf1+ 31. Nxf1 Re1 32. Qd2 Rxf1+
33. Kg2 Ba6 34. b4 Bc4 35. Qf4 $13) 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2003.06.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Zubov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 Bg7 6. f4 O-O 7. Nf3 Na6 $5 {
This move would be looking better if black's pawn was on c7, instead of c6.
Black has other options:} (7... Nbd7 {1-0 Sivokho,S-Lugovoi,A/St Petersburg
2001/CBM 83/[Finkel,A] (37)}) (7... c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Nd2 dxc5 10. Nb3 Qc7 11.
e5 Nfd7 12. Qf3 Nc6 13. O-O-O $16 {1/2-1/2 Erenburg,S-Smirin,I/ISR 2002/EXT
2003 (49)}) 8. Bxa6 $1 $146 {In my opinion, the most logical reaction. White
tried the following options:} (8. g4 b6 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5
12. Qd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sharif,M-Chabanon,J/FRA 1991/CBM 27 (27)}) (8. Qd2 b5 9.
Bd3 b4 10. Ne2 c5 11. g4 cxd4 12. Bxd4 $14 {... 1-0 Mordiglia,R-Chilese,C/Asti
1996/EXT 98 (33)}) 8... bxa6 9. O-O Rb8 10. b3 Bb7 11. e5 $2 {Inaccuracy. At
first white should centralize his heavy pieces.} (11. Qd3 {[%cal Ya1d1,Yf1e1]}
c5 $140 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. e5 $1 $16 (13. Bxc5 $6 Nh5 14. Qe3 Qc7 $13)) 11...
Nd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 {White's pawn structure is obviously preferable to black's
one, but there are some defect in his position. White's dark-squared bishop is
bad, also he hasn't enough space for his rooks. So I would evaluate the
chances of the sides as the approximately equals.} 13. Ne1 {[%cal Ye1d3,Yf4f5]}
f6 $6 ({Deserves attention} 13... f5 {, not allowing white to provide f4-f5
forever.}) 14. Nd3 Rc8 15. Rc1 Qa5 $2 {Serious positional mistake. Black
allows white to provide f5, thus to activize his pieces, at the same time to
get out of the game black's dark-squared bishop. Black should try equalize the
position after} (15... fxe5 16. fxe5 Rxf1+ 17. Qxf1 dxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. dxe5
d4 20. Bh6 $1 Qd5 21. Re1 $14) 16. exd6 exd6 17. f5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Yd3,Ye3,
Rg7][%cal Gd3f4,Gd1g4] After this move white's advantage becomes quite big.
The pair of black bishops are absolutlely out of the game, in opposite white
succeeded to activize his light pieces and is going to attack black monarch.
At the same time white's pawn structure is much more better than the black's
one, so almost each endgame will be winning for white.} g5 (17... Qxa2 18. Rf2
{[%cal Gc1a1]} Qa5 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Qg4 $40) 18. h4 h6 19. Qh5 Qc7 {Black
needs the help of his queen to parry white's attack.} 20. Nf2 {preventing
black's manouevre Rc8-e8-e4.} (20. Rfe1 {comes to consideration.}) 20... Qf7
21. Qf3 Rc3 22. Nd1 Rc7 23. Bd2 {Probably the best position for the
dark-squared bishop. From there it has posiibility to attack black's pawn d6
via b4 as well as to occupy the a5 square.} Re7 24. Nf2 Rfe8 25. Rfe1 Bc8 26.
Rxe7 Rxe7 27. Re1 $6 {Mistake, which allows black to get some counterplay
through providing h6-h5.} ({The better option was to play} 27. Bb4 $5 h5 (27...
Rd7 28. h5 $16) 28. Bxd6 g4 29. Qd3 Re8 30. c4 $16) (27. h5 $5 {[%cal Yc1e1]
with very comfortable play in endgame.}) 27... Rxe1+ 28. Bxe1 h5 29. g4 $2 {
This move opens the game for the black's pair of bishops, so it couldn't be
good decision. White should transfer his knight to g3} (29. Nh1 Bh6 (29... g4
30. Qf2 $16 {[%cal Yh1g3,Ge1d2]}) 30. Ng3 $16) 29... gxh4 30. gxh5 Qd7 $1 31.
Qxd5+ Kh7 32. Qe4 $2 {After this mistake black's position isn't already worse.
White had to continue} (32. Ne4 Qxf5 (32... Bb7 33. Nc5 Bxd5 34. Nxd7 $14) 33.
Qxf5+ Bxf5 34. Nxd6 Bxc2 35. Bxh4 $14) 32... Qxf5 33. Qxh4 (33. c4 {deserved
attention.}) 33... Qxc2 34. Qg3 (34. Qe4+ Qxe4 35. Nxe4 d5 36. Nc3 Be6 $15)
34... d5 (34... Bf5 35. Qxd6 Qxa2 36. Qf4 $11) 35. Qd3+ Bf5 (35... Qxd3 36.
Nxd3 {with equal chances in endgame.}) 36. Qxa6 $13 Qd1 $4 {A typical
black-out.} (36... Qc1 37. Kf1 (37. Qe2 Qf4 $36) 37... Qf4 $13) 37. Nxd1 1-0

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 13th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2003.08.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Abdelnabbi, Imed"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Bg7 ({Another
theoretical line is} 6... Nbd7 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Van der Sterren,P/Leeuwarden
2001/CBM 84/[Finkel,A] (59)}) 7. f4 O-O 8. e5 $5 {Very rare continuation.
White tries to develop the initiative immediately, without preparation of Nf3,
as it played usually.} ({Another rare continuation, which is going to prevent
b4:} 8. a3 $5 {0-1 Kotronias,V-Gagunashvili,M/Batumi 2002/CBM 90/[Avrukh,B] 
(31)}) ({The most popular possibility is} 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. O-O-O (9. e5 {0-1
Aleksic,N-Chatalbashev,B/Cutro 2000/CBM 77/[Avrukh,B] (28) Avrukh,B}) (9. O-O {
1-0 Werle,J-Nijboer,F/Groningen 2002/CBM 93_01/[Erenburg] (41)}) 9... Nbd7 {
0-1 Magem Badals,J-Nijboer,F/Mondariz 2000/CBM 79/[Kaspi,A] (34)}) 8... b4 $1
9. Ne4 $2 $146 {Not successful novelty, which allows black to get an
initiative.} ({Better is} 9. Nce2 Nd5 10. Nf3 f6 11. Bh4 fxe5 $6 (11... Bg4 $5)
12. fxe5 Bg4 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. Bg3 Qe6 15. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Sax,G-Chatalbashev,B/
Bolzano 1999/EXT 2000 (58)}) 9... Nxe4 10. Bxe4 f6 $1 {Now black opens the
game, using his development advantage.} 11. Bh4 $8 dxe5 12. fxe5 (12. dxe5
Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 fxe5 $17) 12... fxe5 13. Nf3 Bf5 ({After} 13... exd4 14. Qxb4
Qd6 (14... Qb6 15. Qc4+ Kh8 16. O-O-O {white has some compensation, thanks to
his active pieces.}) 15. Qb3+ (15. Bxe7 $2 Qxb4+ 16. Bxb4 Re8 17. Nd2 Bf5 18.
O-O Bxe4 19. Rfe1 Na6 $19) 15... Qe6 (15... Be6 16. Qb7) 16. Qxe6+ Bxe6 17.
O-O-O {white keeps good chances to equalize.}) 14. Bxf5 Rxf5 15. Qxb4 e4 $1 (
15... exd4 16. Bxe7 $11) 16. Ne5 $1 (16. Bxe7 Qb6 17. Qc4+ Kh8 18. Ne5 (18. Nd2
Bxd4) 18... Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qf2+ 20. Kd1 e3 21. Qe2 Nd7 $15) 16... Qd5 ({It is
too dangerous to play} 16... Bxe5 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. Rd1 $44 (18. O-O $2 Qb6+))
17. Bxe7 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. O-O-O (19. Bc5 $5 {-see 20.Bc5 variation.})
19... Re8 20. Bd6 ({After} 20. Bc5 e3 {black's pawn "e" becomes too dangerous:}
21. Rhe1 e2 22. Rd3 Rf1) ({Comes to consideration:} 20. Bh4 {[%csl Ge1][%cal
Yh4e1] taking control over the important square e1.}) 20... e3 21. Be5 (21.
Rhe1 e2 22. Rd3 Rf1 23. Bg3 Qd5 $36 24. Qb3 $140 Bh6+ 25. Kb1 Qxb3 26. axb3 Bf4
$1 $19) 21... e2 ({Stronger was} 21... Qf7 $1 {and it is difficult to find the
way of stopping the passed pawn "e".} 22. Qb3 (22. b3 e2 23. Rde1 Bxe5 24. dxe5
Rf1 $1 25. Kb2 $140 Rf8 26. Qd2 Rxh1 27. Rxh1 Qf1 $19) 22... Qxb3 23. axb3 e2
24. Rde1 Bh6+ 25. Kb1 Rf2 $19) 22. Qc4+ (22. Rde1 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Rfxe5 $17)
22... Qd5 23. Qxe2 (23. Qxd5+ cxd5 24. Rde1 Bh6+ 25. Kb1 Rf2 $19) 23... Qxa2 {
Now white monarch is very vulnerable.} 24. Qe3 $1 {It is important to cover
the diagonal c1-h6.} (24. c3 Rfxe5 $1 25. dxe5 Rb8 $19 {[%cal Gg7h6]}) 24...
Bxe5 (24... Rf2 25. Qb3+ Qxb3 26. cxb3 $17) ({Strange} 24... Rf7 {was stronger.
The idea of this move is to prevent the trade of the queens, and, at the same
time, threatening Rb7.} {For example:} 25. Rhe1 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Qxb2
$19) 25. dxe5 Qa1+ 26. Kd2 Qxb2 27. Qb3+ {Trading the queens is the only
chance for white not to lose immediately.} Qxb3 28. cxb3 Rf2+ 29. Kc3 Rxe5 $17
{Black is a pawn up, his rooks are more active, but white has some resourses...
First of all, there are always more chances in the endgame with 4 rooks, than
with 2 ones. Also, black's king is quite vulnerable, due to the location of
black's pawns: h7,g6 (It is clear, that if the pawns were located on g7 and h6,
black would win this position easily).} 30. Rd7 $6 {White had more chances
after} (30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. Rd7+ Kh6 (31... Rf7 32. Rhd1 $17) 32. Rxa7 Rxg2 $17 {
/-+}) 30... Re3+ $1 31. Kd4 (31. Kc4 Rxg2 32. Rxa7 Rc2+ 33. Kb4 c5+ $19) (31.
Kb4 a5+ 32. Kxa5 (32. Ka3 Rxg2 $19) 32... Rxb3 $19) 31... Rxb3 {[%cal Gf2d2]}
32. Rxa7 Rxg2 33. Re1 Rb8 $19 {Now black is going to get the advantage of two
pawns, which are connected. Also, white can not create the counterplay, as
black has succeeded to secure the 8-th rank and the h7 square.} 34. h3 Rg3 35.
h4 Rg4+ 36. Kc5 Rxh4 37. Kxc6 Rc8+ {The endgame is winning for black. But he
has to be still carefull.} 0-1

[Event "American Continental 2nd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2003.08.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 556]} 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 {
Black has to decide how does he get the counterplay. He has two main plans: 1)
to provide e7-e5 or 2) to attack the white's centre with c7-c5.} Nbd7 {There
are some other possibilities:} (6... Na6 $5 {[%cal Yc7c5] 0-1 Pavasovic,
D-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Istanbul 2003/CBM96_01/[Erenburg] (51)}) (6... c5 7. dxc5
dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Be3 Na6 10. h3 Ne8 11. Nd5 Kf8 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Bg5 f6
14. Bd2 Bc6 15. Nef4 Kf7 16. Rhe1 e6 17. Nc3 Nd6 $10 {Abdelnabi,I-Speelman,J,
Luzern tt 1989-CBM 16}) (6... e5 7. h3 (7. O-O {1-0 Vokarev,S-Avrukh,B/Moscow
2002/CBM 88/[Gofshtein,L] (38)}) 7... Nc6 8. Be3 exd4 (8... Bd7 {1-0 Pavasovic,
D-Volokitin,A/Ljubljana 2002/CBM 88/[Gofshtein,L] (46)}) 9. Nxd4 Bd7 {1/2-1/2
Jakovenko,D-Lugovoi,A/Ekaterinburg 2002/CBM 90/[Avrukh,B] (36)}) ({Less
popular is} 6... c6 {1-0 Bologan,V-Narciso Dublan,M/Pamplona 2002/CBM 87/
[Gofshtein,L] (80)}) 7. O-O {White has tried also} (7. h3 Rb8 8. a4 c5 9. dxc5
Nxc5 10. O-O b6 11. Nf4 e6 12. Nd3 Bb7 13. Re1 Qe7 $11 {0-1 Vokarev,S-Tkachiev,
V/Moscow 2002/CBM 88 (21)}) 7... c5 8. h3 {preparing to develop the
dark-squared bishop on e3. The logical alternative to the move in the game is
to close the centre, thus, getting some space advantage with} (8. d5 {, but,
on the other hand, black can create the counterplay on the queenside,
providing the breakthrough b5:} Ne8 9. a4 a6 10. Be3 Rb8 11. Qd2 (11. a5 $142
$5 $14) 11... Ne5 12. b3 b5 13. Rae1 Bd7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Kh1 b4 16. Nd1 Ng4
17. Bf4 e5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. f3 Ne5 20. Bh6 Bb5 $15 {Timoshenko,G-Minasian,A,
URS-chJ Kherson 1991-EXP 21}) 8... Rb8 {Black doesn't lose the time, and
immediately prepares the counterplay on the queenside.} (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 a6
10. Be3 Ne5 11. b3 Bd7 12. Nd5 Nc6 13. c4 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 b5 16.
Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ Kg8 18. c5 $14 {Sinowjwew,Y-Brestian,E,Oberwart op 1991}) (
8... a6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Qd2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. b3 e6 13. Rad1 Rd8 $6 14. f4
Nc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Na4 Rb8 17. c4 Rd7 18. c5 d5 19. Nb6 Re7 20. e5 Ne8 21.
Bd4 $16 {Bashkov,V-Minasian,A,Podolsk tt 1990-TD90_02}) 9. dxc5 {seems to me
dubious to help black to occupy the c5 square. Probably better is} (9. Be3 b6
10. Qd2 Re8 11. a4 a6 12. Rad1 Bb7 13. Rfe1 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. dxc5 b4 16.
Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 dxc5 18. c3 bxc3 {1/2-1/2 Stevic,H-Tkachiev,V/TCh-CRO, Rabac
CRO 2003 (18)}) 9... Nxc5 10. Nd4 $146 {According to my database, this
position appeared for the first time. White tries to prevent black's b7-b5,
but, from my point of view, white defines too early the position of his knight,
robbing from it other options.} ({In my opinion, more logical option to
prevent black's breakthrough is} 10. a4 {, saving the option to transfer the
knight from e2 to d5 via f4.} b6 11. Nf4 Bb7 12. Nfd5 e6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bh6
Re8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Chernin,A/Bastia 1998/EXT 2000 (70)}) (10. Be3 b6
11. g4 Bb7 12. Ng3 Nfd7 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. b3 Rc8 $15 {0-1 Luecke,N-Khalifman,A/
Germany 1998/GER-chT (89)}) 10... Bd7 11. a4 a6 12. Re1 Re8 13. Be3 Qc8 14. Kh2
(14. g4 {deserves attetnion.}) 14... b5 $11 {Black has succeeded to solve the
opening problems. White doesn't control over the center, while black has some
counterplay on the queenside. All the black pieces are located well, so I
would evaluate the chances of the opponents as an equal.} 15. axb5 axb5 16. b4
Na4 $1 17. Nxa4 $6 ({Better was} 17. Ncxb5 {, getting an equal position:} Rxb5
$1 18. Rxa4 Rh5 19. Ra5 Ng4+ (19... Bxh3 20. Rxh5 Bxg2 (20... Bg4 21. f3 Bxh5
22. Bh3 $16 {[%cal Gg3g4]}) 21. Rh4 Bxe4 $44) 20. Kg1 Nxe3 21. Rxe3 Rxa5 22.
bxa5 Bxh3 $11) 17... bxa4 $15 {Now white's pawns "c" and "b" become targets
for black's pressure.} 18. Rb1 ({After} 18. Qd2 {black succeeds to get the
advantage as well:} Qc4 $1 19. c3 Rbc8 $1 20. Ra3 (20. b5 e5 $17) 20... e5 $17)
18... Qc4 19. Bf1 Qc7 $6 ({Probably better was} 19... Qc3 20. Qd3 Qxd3 21. Bxd3
e5 22. Ne2 d5 $17) 20. Qd3 $2 {Mistake, which allows black to get an obvious
advantage.} ({Right was} 20. Bg2 Rec8 $6 (20... Qc3 $5 $15) 21. b5 e5 22. b6
Qb7 (22... Rxb6 23. Rxb6 Qxb6 24. Nf5) 23. Nb5 $132) 20... e5 $1 21. Ne2 (21.
Nf3 d5 22. Nd2 (22. exd5 e4 23. Qd2 exf3 24. Bf4 Qa7 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 $19) 22...
d4 23. Bg5 Rec8 24. Rec1 Qc3 $17) 21... Bb5 $17 {White cannot hold black's
pressure anymore and loses the material.} 22. c4 Qxc4 ({Maybe more precise was
} 22... Bxc4 23. Qc2 Rec8 24. Qxa4 Nxe4 $17 25. Bg2 $140 d5 $19 {[%cal Yc4e2]})
23. Qxc4 Bxc4 24. Nc3 Rec8 ({Comes to consideration:} 24... Bb3 25. Bb5 (25. b5
Rec8 26. Rec1 d5 $17) 25... Rxb5 (25... Rec8 $5 $17) 26. Nxb5 Nxe4 {[%cal
Yd6d5]} 27. f3 Rb8 $17) 25. Nxa4 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Rc4 (26... Nxe4 27. Nb6 Rc2 $17)
27. f3 d5 $1 (27... Rbxb4 28. Rxb4 Rxb4 29. Nc3 $15 {In this position I would
say, that white has more chances to get the draw, in comparison to black's
ones to win.}) 28. Rfc1 (28. exd5 Nxd5 29. Bc5 Nxb4 $17 {Here black has quite
a good chances to win, as white light pieces are passive.}) (28. Nb6 Rc3) 28...
Rxc1 29. Bxc1 dxe4 30. fxe4 Nxe4 31. b5 Kf8 {In each endgame the king has to
be active, and, in this particular position black monarch is going to the
queenside to take care of white's passed pawn "b".} 32. Be3 Ke8 33. b6 Kd7 (
33... Rb7 34. Rc1) 34. Rc1 Rb7 35. Rc4 f5 36. Kg2 {White cannot pass to the BB
endgame:} (36. Rxe4 $2 fxe4 37. Nc5+ Kc6 38. Nxb7 Kxb7 $19 {[%cal Yg7f8,Yf8a3,
Ya3b2,Yb2d4]}) 36... Bf8 {transfering the dark-squared bishop to d6, from
where it covers the c5 square.} 37. g4 Bd6 38. Kf3 Rb8 (38... h5 {looks strong.
} 39. gxh5 gxh5 $17) 39. Nb2 Rc8 $2 {The exchange of the rooks gives white
good chances to get the draw. Black has only 4 pawns on the board. White king
has not bad chances to invade into black's camp on the kingside, as he has
passed pawn "b", which attracts black king from there.} ({Much more attractive
looks} 39... Nf6 $1 $19 {[%cal Ye5e4,Gf6d5]}) 40. Rxc8 Kxc8 41. Nc4 Bb8 (41...
Kb7 42. Na5+ Ka6 43. Nc4) 42. gxf5 gxf5 43. Bh6 $1 {White is going to attack
black's e5 pawn from behind.} Kd7 $6 ({In case of} 43... Kb7 {white replies
with} 44. Ne3 Nd6 45. Bg7 e4+ 46. Kf4 Nc4+ 47. Kxf5 Nxe3+ 48. Kxe4 {with draw.}
) ({Right was} 43... Nc5 $1) 44. Bg7 $1 Ng5+ (44... Ke6 45. Bxe5 (45. Nxe5))
45. Kg3 Nf7 46. Kf3 Kc6 47. h4 Kc5 $2 {Mistake, which allows white to get the
draw.} ({Black had good chances after} 47... e4+ 48. Ke2 f4 49. Nd2 Kd5 $17 (
49... e3 50. Ne4 h6 51. Nf6 Nd6 52. Bxh6 Nf5 53. Ng4 $11)) {[%tqu "En","Please
find the way to get the draw for white.","","","c4e5","",10]} 48. Nxe5 $1 $11
Nxe5+ 49. Kf4 Nd3+ {Other continuations don't change the result of the game.} (
49... Ng6+ 50. Kxf5 Nxh4+ (50... Kxb6 51. h5 $11) 51. Kg5 $11) (49... Nf7+ 50.
Kxf5 Kxb6 51. h5 $11 {[%cal Yf5f6]}) 50. Kxf5 Kxb6 (50... Bg3 51. h5 Kxb6 52.
Kf6 $11) 51. h5 $1 {It is important to fix black's pawn on h7. Black's king is
too far from kingside, that allows white to capture the h7 pawn.} Kc6 52. Kf6
Kd7 (52... Nf4 53. Kg5 $11 {[%cal Gg5h6]}) 53. Kf7 Be5 54. Kg8 Ke7 55. Kxh7 Kf7
56. Bxe5 Nxe5 57. Kh6 Nf3 58. Kh7 Ng5+ 59. Kh6 Ne6 60. Kh7 Nc5 61. Kh6 ({
Of course not} 61. h6 $4 Ne6 62. Kh8 Nf8 63. h7 Ng6#) 61... Ne4 62. Kh7 Ng5+
63. Kh6 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "San Agustin op 08th"]
[Site "Aviles"]
[Date "2003.08.21"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Lopez del Alamo, Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2313"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. dxc5 {Probably the most principal
continaution. Another theoretical line transforms to Pirc defence:} (5. Nf3 Bg7
{-B07}) 5... dxc5 6. e5 Nd5 {Here black has another two following
continuations:} (6... Nfd7 7. f4 (7. e6 {comes to consideration as well:} fxe6
8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Qe2 Bg7 10. h4 (10. Nbd2 Nde5 11. Be4 O-O 12. h4 $44 {1-0 Oral,
T-Vescovi,G/Halle 1995/CBM 48 ext (23)}) 10... Nde5 11. Be4 Qd6 12. Na3 $44 {
1-0 Pavasovic,D-Fauland,A/TCh-AUT B, Mitte AUT 2002 (32)}) 7... Qc7 8. Nf3 e6
9. Nbd2 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Ne4 $14 {1-0 Rozentalis,E-Kempinski,R/4th IECC,
Istanbul TUR 2003 (28)}) (6... c4 {is refused by} 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qxc4 Ng4 9. f4
Nc6 10. Be4 $16 {1-0 Ponomariov,R-Zozulia,A/Alushta 1998/EXT 2000 (23)}) 7. Be4
Nb6 {Other possibilities don't promise black an equality:} (7... Nc7 8. Qxd8+
Kxd8 9. Be3 Ne6 10. Na3 $16 {1-0 Sermek,D-Cebalo,M/Maribor 1994/CBM 40/[Blatny,
P] (34)}) (7... e6 {weakens all the dark squares in the black camp.}) (7... Be6
$2 8. c4 $18) 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Na3 a6 {covering the b5 pawn. Black tried also}
(9... Nc6 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. e6 fxe6 13. Be3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,
J-Polgar,J/Dos Hermanas 1994/CBM 41 (47)}) (9... Bg7 10. Nf3 N8d7 11. Be3 a6
12. e6 fxe6 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. Bc2 (14. Bxc5 $18) 14... Kc7 15. Bxc5 $16 {1/2-1/2
Comp Junior on Alpha-Polgar,J/Budapest 1996/EXT 98 (70) /+-}) 10. Nf3 h6 11.
Be3 e6 (11... N8d7 {is refused by} 12. e6) 12. O-O-O+ $32 {White's development
advantage is amazing, but it's not so easy to prove, that it is enough for a
big advantage.} Kc7 13. Nd2 {transfering the knight to c4.} ({Possible
alternative is} 13. Rd3 Bd7 14. Rhd1 Bc6 15. Nd2 $14) 13... Bd7 ({It is too
dangerous to play} 13... Nd5 {, due to} 14. Ndc4 Nxe3 15. fxe3 $1 $16 {[%cal
Gh1f1,Yc4d6] opening the "f" line for the rook.}) 14. Ndc4 (14. Nb3 {doesn't
work, in view of} Bc6 $1 15. Bxc6 Kxc6 16. Nxc5 $2 Bxc5 17. Bxc5 Kxc5 18. Rd6 {
[%cal Gb2b4]} a5 $1) 14... Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Bc6 16. Nd6 $1 $14 (16. Bxc6 {doesn't
promise too much:} Nxc6 17. f4 b6) 16... Bxd6 ({In case of} 16... Bxe4 17. Nxe4
Nd7 18. f4 Be7 19. Rd3 $14 {[%cal Gh1d1]}) 17. exd6+ Kb6 (17... Kd7 18. f3 $1)
18. f3 $1 Bxe4 (18... Nd7 19. b4 {-main line.} (19. Bc2 $5)) 19. fxe4 Nd7 ({
In case of} 19... Kc6 20. Rhf1 f5 21. g4 $1 $16 {white succeeds to open the
game and to start an attack against evil's weaknesses.} (21. exf5 exf5 22. g4
fxg4 $13)) 20. b4 $1 f5 (20... Kc6 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. bxc5 Kxc5 23. e5 {and
white's advantage is quite obvious, thanks to a protected passed pawn.}) 21.
Rhe1 $16 {The most precise decision. Now all the white pieces are extremely
active, while black has too many weaknesses. These two main factors promise
white good chances.} Kc6 22. Bxc5 $1 {White doesn't worsen his pawn structure.}
Rae8 ({Again} 22... Nxc5 {provides to big white's edge.} 23. bxc5 f4 (23...
Kxc5 24. exf5 $18) 24. e5 $16) 23. Bf2 {[%cal Yc3c4,Yc4c5]} e5 24. c4 Re6 25.
c5 b6 {trying to weaken white's two connected pawns.} 26. Re2 {[%cal Ye2c2]}
bxc5 27. bxc5 Rb8 28. Rd3 $1 $18 {[%cal Yd3a3,Yd3h3] White is a pawn up, he
has two strong connected pawns, that promise white quite an easy realisation.}
(28. Rb2 {strong enough as well:} Rxb2 29. Kxb2 $18) 28... Rb4 29. Ra3 Rc4+ 30.
Rc2 Rxc2+ 31. Kxc2 Nb8 32. Rh3 {Black can't hold the pressure anymore, and, as
a result, white's rook is going to invade into the black camp.} fxe4 33. Rxh6
Rf6 34. Be3 Rf1 (34... Nd7 {doesn't change anything:} 35. Rh8 Rf8 36. Rxf8 Nxf8
37. h4 $18 {organizing the passed pawn "h".}) 35. Rh8 Nd7 36. Rc8+ {and
white's pawns get "promotion".} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Zugic, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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 "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Canada"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 {transposing Alapin variation of
Sicilian to Pirc Defence.} 5. dxc5 {The main idea of this continuation is to
get a space advantage, limitting the possibilities of black's dark-squared
bishop, using the e5 pawn. Other options are:} (5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O {1/2-1/2
Nisipeanu,L-Efimenko,Z/Germany 2004/[Erenburg] (23)}) (5. Ne2 $5 {1-0
Sveshnikov,E-Rustemov,A/Elista 1995/CBM 50/[Blatny,P] (29)}) (5. h3 {1-0
Spangenberg,H-Seminara,J/Buenos Aires 1998/CBM 65/[Har Zvi] (22)}) (5. e5 $6 {
0-1 Petronic,J-Damljanovic,B/Belgrade 1998/CBM 64/[Har Zvi] (39)}) 5... dxc5 6.
e5 c4 $6 {I think, that this continuation allows white to get an advantage.} ({
More acceptable is} 6... Nd5 7. Be4 {1-0 Erenburg,S-Lopez del Alamo,A/Aviles
2003/CBM 97/[Erenburg] (36)}) (6... Nfd7 7. f4 (7. e6 {comes to consideration
as well:} fxe6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Qe2 Bg7 10. h4 (10. Nbd2 Nde5 11. Be4 O-O 12. h4
$44 {1-0 Oral,T-Vescovi,G/Halle 1995/CBM 48 ext (23)}) 10... Nde5 11. Be4 Qd6
12. Na3 $44 {1-0 Pavasovic,D-Fauland,A/TCh-AUT B, Mitte AUT 2002 (32)}) 7...
Qc7 8. Nf3 e6 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Ne4 $14 {1-0 Rozentalis,E-Kempinski,R/
4th IECC, Istanbul TUR 2003 (28)}) 7. Qa4+ $1 Bd7 8. Qxc4 Ng4 9. Nf3 {White
prefers to give back the e5 pawn, completing the development as soon as
possible.} ({Nobody showed how can black get the compensation after} 9. f4 Nc6
10. Be4 $16 {1-0 Ponomariov,R-Zozulia,A/Alushta 1998/EXT 2000 (23)}) 9... Nc6
10. Be4 {taking control over the long diagonal.} ({White doesn't succeed to
save the e5 pawn:} 10. Bf4 Bg7 (10... Qb6 11. O-O) 11. Be4 Ngxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5
13. Qe2 {- leads to the game.}) 10... Ngxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Qe2 Bg7 13. Bf4
$146 (13. O-O O-O 14. Na3 Bc6 15. Bf4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Nc6 17. Rfd1 Qc8 18. Nb5
Qg4 19. f3 Qh5 20. Rd5 e5 21. Be3 $16 {1-0 Medak,B-Kosmac,B/Calicut 1998/CBM
67 ext (36)}) (13. Bxb7 {seems very risky:} Bg4 (13... Rb8 14. Ba6 Bg4 15. f3
Bf5) 14. Qb5+ Bd7 (14... Kf8 15. f3 (15. O-O Rb8 16. Qa6 Bf5 $44) 15... Nd3+
16. Ke2 Nxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Bd7 18. Qd5 $14) 15. Qa6 Rb8 16. Be4 Bb5 17. Qxa7 O-O {
with dangerous initiative.}) 13... Nc6 $6 {Black should have not transfered
the knight to more passive position.} ({More logical was to protect the b7
pawn with} 13... Qb6 14. Na3 O-O 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Nc4 Qc7 $14 {/=}) 14. O-O
O-O 15. Na3 {From this square the white knight can be transfered to c4 as well
as to b5.} e5 {Black has some problems with joining to the battle his heavy
pieces, as he suffers from lack of space. Therefore, black tries to occupy
some space, moving forward his central pawns. The background of this move is
the weakness of the d6 square.} 16. Be3 Be6 17. Bc5 Re8 18. Rfd1 Qa5 19. Qb5 $1
Qc7 ({After} 19... Qxb5 20. Nxb5 $16 {white's pressure on the black's
queenside is very serious.}) 20. Nc4 $6 ({Probably, stronger is} 20. Bd6 Qc8
21. Nc4 $14) 20... Bxc4 $2 {Serious strategical mistake. Black gives white the
control over the light squares, that promise white an obvious advantage.} ({
Much more logical is} 20... a6 $1 21. Qb6 Qxb6 22. Nxb6 Rad8 $11) 21. Qxc4 Bf8
22. Be3 a6 (22... Red8 $5 23. b4 $1 $16 (23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Bxa7 Rd2 25. b4 b5
26. Qxc6 Qxa7 $14)) 23. a4 $16 {Now white can move forward his queenside pawns,
that are supported by extremely active pair of bishops.} Rac8 24. b4 Qe7 (24...
Ne7 {doesn't make black's life easier:} 25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. Bb6 Rxc3 27. Bxb7 $16
) 25. Qb3 Red8 {Black doesn't have any plan of counterplay, therefore, he
chooses the waiting strategy.} 26. Bb6 {taking control over the "d" file.} Re8
27. b5 {Now all the black pieces are paralized!} Nb8 (27... Nd8 28. Qd5 $16)
28. Qd5 {This is the right moment for active actions. White destroys
everything, that disturbs his "b" pawn to move forward!} axb5 29. axb5 Rxc3 30.
Qxb7 Qf6 (30... Qxb7 {The trade of the queens makes black's position near to
losing:} 31. Bxb7 Bc5 32. Ba5 Rc2 33. Rd2 $16 {/+-}) 31. Ra8 Bd6 32. g3 {
White doesn't hurry, as black is absolutely paralized. First, white improves
his positition as much as he can.} Kg7 33. Bd5 {threatening with the capture
on f7.} Rf8 34. Be4 h5 35. Qd5 Be7 36. Qb7 Bd6 37. h4 {fixing the black's
kingside pawns.} Rcc8 38. Be3 $1 {[%cal Ye3g5,Gb7b6] White finds the right
plan- transfer of the dark-squared bishop to c1-h6 diagonal. Now white threats
with Bg5, as well as with Qb6.} Bb4 39. Qb6 $1 {forcing black to trade the
queens.} Qxb6 (39... Qe7 {loses immediately, in view of} 40. Ra7 $1 {[%cal
Gb6g6,Ya7g7]} Qf6 41. Bh6+) 40. Bxb6 Bc5 $6 {allowing white to win immediately.
} ({But after} 40... Rc4 41. Bg2 $18 {it is clear, that white's position is
winning, thanks to a pair of bishops and strong passed "b" pawn.}) 41. Ba5 $6 (
{Probably,} 41. Rxb8 {wins quicklier:} Rxb8 (41... Bxf2+ 42. Bxf2 Rxb8 43. b6
$18) 42. Bxc5 Rxb5 43. Bxf8+ Kxf8 44. Rd7 $18) 41... Bd4 42. b6 $18 {Now
nothing can stop white's pawn.} f5 43. b7 Rce8 {Black should have kept the
control over the c7 square.} (43... Bxf2+ 44. Kxf2 fxe4+ 45. Ke3 Rc4 (45...
Rce8 46. Bc7 $18) 46. Rd8 $18) ({The last chance to survive was} 43... Rc4 {
, keeping the control over the c7 square.} 44. Bd3 Rc6 45. Kg2 $16 {/+-}) 44.
Bd5 {Now white's plan is simple: he is going to transfer the bishop to b8-d6
diagonal and to bring the second rook to c8.} f4 45. gxf4 Rxf4 46. Bc7 Rff8 (
46... Bxf2+ 47. Kg2 Rff8 48. Rxb8 $18) 47. Rd2 Kf6 48. Bd6 Rh8 49. Rc2 e4 50.
Bxe4 Be5 51. Bxe5+ Kxe5 52. Bxg6 Reg8 53. Kf1 Kd6 (53... Rxg6 54. Rc8 $18) 54.
Bf5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.22"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Frolyanov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Togliatti Lada"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Bd3 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 {White continues to
develop his pieces, strengthening his centre. Also possible:} (6. c3 {1-0
Zagrebelny,S-Kakageldyev,A/Doha 2003/CBM 94/[Erenburg] (29)}) 6... Nc6 {
Black is obviously planning to attack white's centre. He provokes white to
play d4-d5, that will open a long diagonal a1-h8 for his dark-squared bishop.
Another option is} (6... Bg4 {0-1 Chuprov,D-Zakharevich,I/Moscow 1999/CBM 70/
[Tsesarsky] (65)}) 7. b3 $6 $146 {New move, which seems very strange. It is
clear that sooner or later white will play d4-d5, afterware the typical plan
for white is to push forward his queenside pawns. It means that he will push
his pawn "b" to b4. Therefore, it isn't logical to make it by two tempos.
White has the following alternatives:} (7. c3 {0-1 Mainka,R-Hertneck,G/Bremen
1998/CBM 68/[Hertneck] (58)}) (7. h3 e5 8. c3 h6 9. Nbd2 Nh5 10. Nb3 Qf6 11.
Bb5 a5 12. a4 Nf4 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. Nc5 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Milovanovic,R-Savicevic,V/Ulcinj 1998/EXT 99 (25)}) (7. d5 Nb4 8. Bf1
Bg4 9. Nbd2 a5 10. h3 Bd7 11. Nc4 b5 12. Na3 c6 13. c3 Na6 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. e5
$14 {Rest unlesbar. 1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Agrest,E/Biel 1997/CBM 60 ext (29)}) 7...
Bg4 {White has weakened the long diagonal with his last move. Therefore, black
reacts aggressively, attacking white's centre.} 8. c3 {protecting the d4
square.} (8. Bb2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nbd2 (10. Bxd4 exd4 $11 {[%cal Yf6d7]}) 10...
Nd7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 f5 $132) 8... e5 $1 9. d5 Ne7 10. c4 $2
{allowing black the tactical operation, that now follows.} ({Better is} 10.
Nbd2 {but black's position isn't worse anyway.} c6 11. dxc6 (11. c4 cxd5 12.
cxd5 Nfxd5 $15) 11... bxc6 $132) {[%tqu "En","Please find a tactical resource
for black.","","","f6e4","",10]} 10... Nxe4 $1 {[%csl Yg7][%cal Yf7f5,Gg7a1]}
11. Bxe4 f5 12. Qc2 {moving the queen from the pin along h5-d1 diagonal.} fxe4
13. Ng5 c6 $1 {undermining white's centre. Also, we should remember, that
black has a pair of bishops, therefore, he opens up the game.} 14. Nc3 ({
White doesn't equalize after} 14. Nxe4 cxd5 15. cxd5 Qa5 $1 $15) 14... cxd5 15.
cxd5 Qa5 $2 {missing white's tactical resource. Much better is} (15... Rc8 16.
Qxe4 Bf5 17. Qh4 h6 18. Nge4 g5 19. Qg3 Qa5 $15) 16. Bd2 $2 {White didn't
exploit black's mistake... Stronger is} (16. b4 $1 Qc7 (16... Qxb4 17. Rxe4 Bf5
18. Rxb4 Bxc2 19. Rxb7 $14) 17. Ngxe4 $13) 16... e3 $1 {Very strong move,
which discoordinates white's forces.} (16... Nxd5 $4 17. b4 $1 Nxb4 18. Qb3+
$18) (16... Bf5 17. Ngxe4 Rac8 (17... Nxd5 $2 18. b4 $1) 18. Qd3 {and white
isn't worse.}) 17. fxe3 {White finds the least of the evils:} (17. Rxe3 Bf5 (
17... Nxd5 18. b4 Qd8 19. Qb3 Qxg5 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Ne4 $13) 18. Nge4 $1 Bxe4
$1 (18... Nxd5 19. b4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 (20. Rxe4 Qb6) 20... Nxc3 21. Rxc3 Qb5 $15)
19. Nxe4 (19. Qxe4 Bh6) 19... Qxd5 $17) (17. Bxe3 Nxd5 $17) 17... Nxd5 $1 18.
b4 Qd8 19. Qb3 (19. Nxh7 $2 Nxb4 20. Qb3+ Kxh7 21. Qxb4 Qd7 $17) (19. Nxd5 Qxg5
20. e4 Qh4 21. Rf1 Rac8 22. Qd3 Be6 $15) 19... Qxg5 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Ne4 $4 {
Another serious mistake.} ({Much better is} 21. e4 Qe7 22. Qd3 $15) 21... Qe7
$2 {missing much more attractive possibility:} (21... Bf3 $1 22. Nxg5 Bxd5 $19)
22. b5 ({White cannot take the d6 pawn:} 22. Qxd6 $2 Qxd6 23. Nxd6 Rad8 24. Ne4
(24. Nc4 Be6 $19) 24... Bf5 $19) 22... Be6 $2 (22... Rad8 $17 {was simple and
strong.}) 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Nxd6 Rfd8 25. Bb4 Bf8 26. Red1 Rd7 {When black
sacrificed the d6 pawn, he believed, that white cannot survive here under so
many pins.However, white has some resources, which were probably,
understimated by black.} 27. a3 {defending the bishop.} Bh6 $1 28. Bc3 $2 {
After this mistake white is lost. Better was} (28. Rd3 $1 e4 29. Rc3 Bg7 $17
30. Rac1 Bxc3 31. Bxc3+ Kg8 32. Nxe4 $13) (28. Re1 Rad8 29. Ne4 b6 $15) 28...
Bxe3+ 29. Kh1 Bd4 $1 30. Bxd4 exd4 31. Rxd4 Rad8 32. Rad1 Kg8 {In spite of
material balance, white's position is abolutely lost, due to activity of
black's monarch, which will capture white's queenside pawns.} 33. h3 ({White
loses after} 33. Kg1 {as well:} Kf8 34. R4d2 Ke7 35. Ne4 Rxd2 36. Rxd2 Rxd2 37.
Nxd2 Bd5 38. Kf2 Kd6 39. Nb1 Kc5 40. Nc3 Kc4 $19) 33... Kf8 34. R4d2 Ke7 35.
Ne4 Rxd2 36. Rxd2 Rxd2 37. Nxd2 Bd5 $1 $19 {Precise move, which completely
restricts white's knight. Now black is going to take white's queenside pawns,
that will promise him an easy victory in the endgame.} 38. Kg1 Kd6 39. b6 axb6
40. Kf2 Kc5 41. g3 Kd4 42. Nf1 b5 43. Ne3 Be6 44. h4 Kc3 45. Ke2 Kb2 46. Kd2
Kxa3 47. Nc2+ Kb2 48. Nd4 Bd7 0-1

[Event "Dubai op 6th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2004.04.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "El Arousy, Abdul Hameed"]
[Black "El Taher, Fouad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 4096]} 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 $5 {Interesting attempt to get
the Philidor defence, not allowing white to trade the queens. The theoretical
alternatives are:} (3... e5 4. dxe5 (4. Nf3 {-Philidor defence.}) 4... dxe5 5.
Qxd8+ Kxd8) (3... g6 {- Pirc defence.}) (3... c6 {-Pirc defence.}) 4. f4 {
Obviously, the most agressive and the most principal continuation. White is
willing to take control over the centre.} (4. Nf3 e5 {- C41.}) 4... e5 5. Nf3
exd4 {Another option is} (5... c6 {1/2-1/2 Graf,A-Ermenkov,E/Dubai 2000/EXT
2001/[Ermenkov] (20)}) 6. Qxd4 {White chooses the option of capture with the
queen, using the location of the black's queenside knight on d7, which already
cannot attack the queen from c6. White intends to castle long, and, thanks to
a pressure through the centre to carry out e4-e5.} (6. Nxd4 {is another
possibility.}) 6... c6 $1 {[%cal Gd6d5,Yf8c5,Yd8b6] Black has to create a
counterplay as soon as possible, using the vulnerable position of white's
monarch. He intends to carry out either d6-d5, with following Bc5, or to play
Qb6.} 7. Be3 {The most logical continuation, as it covers a7-g1 diagonal.} (7.
f5 {1/2-1/2 Milov,L-Galdunts,S/Griesheim 2002/CBM 88/[Gofshtein,L] (63)}) (7.
Bc4 Be7 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Bc5 10. Qh4 Qe7 11. Bf4 Ng4 $5 12. Qxe7+ (12. Qxg4
Nxe5 13. Qxg7 Nxc4+ $132) 12... Kxe7 13. Ne4 Be3 14. Bg3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kljako,
D-Terreaux,G/Cannes 1992/EXT 97 (41)}) (7. e5 dxe5 8. fxe5 Bc5 9. Qh4 Nxe5 (
9... Qe7 $5 10. Bf4 Bb4 $132) 10. Nxe5 $2 Qe7 11. Bf4 Bd4 12. O-O-O $18 {
1-0 Romero Holmes,A-O'Connell,K/Oviedo 1992/TD (16)}) (7. Be2 Qb6 (7... d5 $5)
8. Qxb6 axb6 9. Nd4 $14 {0-1 Djuric,S-Peyrat,O/FRA 1993/TD (66)}) 7... d5 $1 {
Black sacrifices the pawn and tries to use the location of white's king in the
centre.} 8. exd5 ({More positional option of play is} 8. e5 {1/2-1/2 Wells,
P-Oratovsky,M/Budapest 1999/EXT 2000/[Oratovsky,M] (38)}) (8. O-O-O Bc5 9. Qd3
Qe7 10. e5 Ng4 11. Bxc5 (11. Bd4 Nf2 12. Bxf2 Bxf2 $132) 11... Nxc5 12. Qd2 h5
$13) 8... Bc5 9. Qd3 Qe7 10. Kd2 $5 {[%cal Ga1e1] preparing to get the
queenside rook into the game. White has another possibility:} (10. Nd4 {
1/2-1/2 Brochet,P-Besson,B/France 2003/CBM 95/[Roiz,M] (23)}) 10... cxd5 {
Black tried also} (10... Bb4 11. dxc6 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 bxc6 (12... Ne4+ $5) 13.
Re1 O-O (13... Ne4+ $5 14. Kd1 Ndf6 $44) 14. Bd4 Qa3 15. c4 Qa5+ 16. Qc3 Qf5
17. g3 $1 c5 (17... Ne4+ 18. Rxe4 Qxe4 19. Bd3 Qe7 20. Re1 Qd6 21. Bxg7 Rd8 22.
Ng5 $18) 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Bd3 $16 {Timoshenko,G-Oratovsky,M/Cappelle la
Grande FRA 1999 1-0 (42)}) (10... Bxe3+ 11. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 12. Kxe3 Nxd5+ 13. Nxd5
cxd5 14. Rd1 $14 {1-0 Hlavacek,J-Jandovsky,J/Czechia 2000/EXT 2003 (44)}) 11.
Re1 O-O 12. Bxc5 (12. Bd4 Qd8 13. Kc1 Bd6 14. Be5 Nc5 15. Qd4 Ne6 16. Qd2 Bb4
$132 {1-0 Tseitlin,M-Botvinnik,I/Ramat Aviv 2002/EXT 2004 (45)}) 12... Qxc5 13.
Kc1 $146 {According to my database, this position appeared for the first time.
In the previous game white prefered to play} (13. Qd4 b6 14. Kc1 Bb7 15. Bb5
Rfd8 16. Bxd7 Rxd7 17. Rd1 Rc7 18. Rhe1 a6 19. Re2 Rac8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gonzalez
Zamora,J-Hernandez,G/Cuernavaca 2003/CBM 98 no vc (53)}) 13... Qd6 {[%cal
Gd7c5] liberating the c5 square for the knight.} (13... Qa5 $5) 14. g3 Nc5 15.
Qd4 a6 {Prophylactic move, which is going to cover the b5 square.} 16. Bg2 Rd8
17. Rd1 Bf5 18. Ne5 Rac8 $6 {sacrificing the central pawn. Probably black
should prefer simple} (18... Ne6 $142 19. Qf2 d4 $15) 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5
Qe7 {I guess it wasn't so easy for black to choose the location for his queen-
e7 or c7:} (20... Qc7 21. Qf3 (21. Qc4 b5 $44) (21. Qg2 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Na4 23.
Nxa4 Qxc2+ 24. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 25. Kb1 Rd2+ 26. Kc1 Rc2+ $11) 21... Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1
Na4 {[%cal Gc7b6]} 23. Rd2 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 Qxc3 25. bxc3 f6 $11) 21. Qf3 ({
Stronger was} 21. Qg2 {, covering the c2 square.} f6 (21... Rxd1+ $140 22. Rxd1
Na4 23. Nxa4) 22. Nc4 Qe6 {and black has some compensation for pawn.}) 21... f6
$2 {Black loses the right moment to develop the initiative for sacrificed pawn:
} (21... Rxd1+ $1 22. Qxd1 (22. Rxd1 Na4 $17) 22... Ne4 23. Nd5 Qc5 $44) 22.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 $6 {Black will find his queen attacked by white's rook through the
"d" file. Therefore, more logical was} (22... Rxd8 23. Nc4 b5 24. Ne3 $14) 23.
Nc4 b5 $6 {Black has absolutely lost the control of the game and has made
another mistake... He had more chances after} (23... Ne4 24. Rd1 Qc7 25. Nxe4
Qxc4 26. Nc3 $16) 24. Rd1 Nd3+ (24... Qc7 25. Nd6 $18) 25. cxd3 bxc4 26. dxc4 {
Now white is two whole pawns up and it isn't so clear how does black get a
dangerous initiative for it.} Qe7 27. Qd5+ Be6 28. Qd6 {White is ready to give
black one pawn, trading the queens, that will absolutely neutralize blacks
threats.} Qf7 $6 ({More resistant was} 28... Qxd6 29. Rxd6 Bxc4 30. Kd2 $16 {
/+-}) (28... Qe8 29. Re1 Rc6 30. Qd3 $18) 29. b3 $18 {Now white is two pawns
up, and his pieces are located more active. Therefore, the rest needs no
comment.} h5 30. Kb2 a5 31. Nd5 Kh7 32. Re1 1-0

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2002.12.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Werle, Jan"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Bg7 ({Another
theoretical line is} 6... Nbd7 {see 1-0 Tiviakov,S-Van der Sterren,P/
Leeuwarden 2001/CBM 84/[Finkel,A] (59)}) 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 (8. a3 $5 {see
commented game Kotronias,V-Gagunashvili 0-1,M/Batumi 2002/CBM 90/[Avrukh,B] 
(31)}) 8... Bg4 9. O-O (9. O-O-O {0-1 Magem Badals,J-Nijboer,F/Mondariz 2000/
CBM 79/[Kaspi,A] (34)}) 9... Qb6 10. Ne2 Nbd7 11. Kh1 e6 $6 $146 (11... d5 12.
Bxf6 exf6 (12... Nxf6 $142 13. e5 Ne4 14. Qe3 f5 $13) 13. exd5 cxd5 14. f5 $1
$14 {1-0 Smirin,I-Beim,V/Tel Aviv 1996/CBM 52 ext (31)}) 12. h3 ({Deserved
attention} 12. e5 Nd5 (12... dxe5 13. fxe5 {[%csl Yf1][%cal Gg5h6]}) 13. exd6
$14) 12... Bxf3 13. Rxf3 c5 14. c3 Rab8 15. Raf1 b4 $2 ({Better is} 15... c4 {
,maintaining the material equality. But after} 16. Bc2 b4 17. f5 $1 {white
keeps initiative.}) 16. e5 $1 $16 bxc3 17. bxc3 Nd5 ({More resistant was} 17...
dxe5 18. dxe5 Nd5 19. c4 Qb4 (19... Nb4 20. a3 $16) (19... Nc7 20. Be4 $18) 20.
Qc2 $16) 18. c4 $1 Nb4 (18... Nc7 {doesn't change anything.} 19. Be7 $18) (
18... Qb4 19. Qc2 $18) (18... h6 19. Bh4 $16) 19. Be7 {White is winning
material without any compensation.} cxd4 (19... Nxd3 20. Rxd3 $18) (19... dxe5
20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. dxe5 $18) 20. Bxd6 $18 Nc5 (20... Nc6 21. Bxb8 Rxb8 22. Be4
$18) 21. Rb1 {[%cal Ga2a3]} Qa5 22. a3 {Probably the simplest way for the
victory.} (22. Bxb8 Rxb8 23. Nxd4 $18) 22... Nbxd3 23. Qxa5 Rxb1+ 24. Kh2 Rc8
25. Nxd4 {The rest of the game is an easy job for white.} Bf8 26. Qc3 Bh6 27.
Rxd3 Ne4 {Last attempt to create some problems for white.} (27... Bxf4+ 28. g3
Nxd3 29. Qxd3 $18) 28. Qc2 Bxf4+ 29. g3 Rc1 30. Qg2 Nxg3 31. Rxg3 R1xc4 32. Ne2
{Black should resign in this position, as white's material advantage is too
big.} Bxg3+ 33. Qxg3 h5 34. Qe3 a5 35. Kg2 Rc2 36. Be7 {transfering the bishop
to f6 and creating mate threats.} Rb2 37. Bf6 Rcc2 38. Qh6 Rxe2+ 39. Kf1 Rf2+
40. Ke1 Rfe2+ 41. Kd1 (41. Kd1 Red2+ 42. Qxd2 Rxd2+ 43. Kxd2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Predojevic, Borki"]
[Black "Dearing, Eddie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2376"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 {Main theoretical line. Other ones are:} (4.
dxe5 $6 {After this move it will be very difficult to white to  fight for the
advantage.} dxe5 5. Nf3 Bd6 $11 {0-1 Vajda,A-Iordachescu,V/Bucharest 2003/CBM
94/[Erenburg] (36)}) (4. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Kramnik,V/Biel 1993/CBM 37/
[Kramnik] (41)}) 4... d5 {Black immediately attack white's center, thus, he
doesn't allow white to get a stabile center. Other possibilites are:} (4...
Nbd7 5. Nf3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 {1-0 Areshchenko,A-Lahno,K/Kramatorsk 2003/CBM 97_01/
[Erenburg] (49)}) (4... Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 {1-0 Ionov,S-Himdan,M/Abu
Dhabi 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (29)}) 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nf3 ({Black gets a
strong initiative in case of} 6. Bxe4 $6 dxe4 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qxe4 Bc6 9. Qg4 h5
10. Qh3 Qd7 $1 $36) 6... Nc6 (6... Nc5 {1-0 Fedorov,A-David,A/Leon 2001/CBM 86/
[Gofshtein,L] (30)}) 7. Nbd2 {driving away the black knight from central
position. White tried also:} (7. Qe2 Nc5 8. Bc2 Bg4 {0-1 Bastian,H-Lobron,E/
Altenkirchen 2001/CBM 87/[Gofshtein,L] (30)}) (7. O-O Bg4 8. Bf4 Nc5 {1/2-1/2
Radziewicz,I-Mainka,R/Koszalin 1999/CBM 73/[Oratovsky,M] (46)}) 7... Nc5 (7...
Bg4 8. O-O Nxd2 $6 9. Bxd2 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Qc2 Bxf3 12. gxf3 g6 13. f4 $14
{1-0 Smirin,I-Huzman,A/Wijk aan Zee 1993/CBM 34/[Stohl] (46)}) 8. Bb1 {White's
main idea of this continuation is to transfer the white queen either to b3 or
to a4 after driving away the black knight from c5 with b2-b4. The alternatives
are:} (8. Bc2 Bg4 {0-1 Yegiazarian,A-Marin,M/Bucharest 1998/CBM 64/[Marin,M] 
(49)}) (8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Qe2 Ne6 $6 10. Nb3 Be7 11. Be3 a6 12. Bd3 Ng5 13. Nxg5
Bxg5 14. f4 Bh4+ 15. g3 Be7 16. O-O-O $16 {1/2-1/2 Fedorov,A-Gubanov,A/St
Petersburg 1994/CBM 43 ext/[Svidler] (64)}) 8... Bg4 (8... g6 $2 9. O-O Bg7 10.
Nb3 $1 Nxb3 11. Bg5 $1 Qd7 12. axb3 O-O 13. Re1 $14 {1-0 Smagin,S-Ivanov,V/
Moscow 1995/CBM 46/[Hansen,Cu] (34)}) 9. O-O (9. b4 Ne6 10. Qa4 Bh5 11. O-O Be7
12. b5 Nb8 13. Nd4 Nd7 14. f4 $14 {1-0 Fedorov,A-Khalifman,A/Maikop 1998/CBM
66/[Yudasin,L] (34)}) 9... Qd7 $146 {Black chooses an interesting plan of long
castle. In the preceding games black continued} (9... d4 10. Qe2 dxc3 11. bxc3
Qd5 12. h3 Bh5 13. Ne4 O-O-O 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Be4 Qxe5 16. Qc4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3
Bd6 18. g3 Qc5 19. Qa4 Ne5 20. Bg2 c6 21. Rb1 $40 {1-0 Handke,F-Lorscheid,G/
Bundesliga 2004 (29)}) (9... Be7 10. b4 Nd7 11. Qa4 Nb6 12. Qc2 Qd7 13. a4 Qe6
14. Re1 a6 15. Ba2 Qg6 16. Qxg6 hxg6 17. a5 Na4 18. Re3 $14 {1-0 Smagin,
S-Fridman,D/Germany 2001/CBM 88 ext (62)}) 10. Re1 $6 {I think, white should
have prefered immediate} (10. b4 $5 Ne6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Re1 O-O-O 13. Nb3 $14)
10... O-O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. b4 d4 $1 {This is the point! White lost the time
for playing 10.Re1, and now black has tactical resources for counterattack!}
13. cxd4 {Other continuations are not better:} (13. bxc5 dxc3 14. Qc2 cxd2 15.
Nxd2 Nd4 $15) (13. Bb2 $5 Ne6 (13... dxc3 14. Bxc3 Nd3 15. Bxd3 Qxd3 16. Qb3
$36 {[%cal Ye1e3]}) 14. b5 dxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Ncd4 $132) 13... Ne6 $1
{Now all the black pieces are coordinated and he is ready to occupy central d4
square with one of the knights.} 14. d5 $1 {Very important resourse. White
forces black to take on d5 with the queen, that gives white some time to
activate his pieces.} Qxd5 15. Be4 {Now white's light-squared bishop is very
active on long diagonal.} Bxf3 16. Bxf3 ({Another logical continuation is} 16.
Qxf3 Qxe5 17. Rb1 Bd6 18. Nf1 Kb8 $1 (18... Ned4 19. Qxf7 Rhf8 20. Qc4 $36) 19.
Bb2 Ncd4 20. Qxf7 ({Deserves attention:} 20. Qd3 $5) 20... Rhf8 21. Bxd4 Nxd4
22. Qc4 Qf6 $15) 16... Qd4 {winning the central pawn.} 17. Rb1 Nxe5 18. Qe2 ({
White cannot save his light-squared bishop in this stage of the game:} 18. Be4
Nd3 $1 (18... Nc4 19. Qf3 Nxd2 20. Bxd2 Qxd2 21. Rbd1 Qxa2 22. Bxb7+ Kb8 23.
Bd5 $40) 19. Re2 Nef4 $19) 18... Bd6 $4 {Black should have eliminated white's
light-squared bishop, which is extremely dangerous for black monarch:} (18...
Nxf3+ $1 19. Nxf3 Qf6 20. Bb2 Qf5 $15) (18... Nd3 $6 19. Nb3 Qf6 (19... Qxb4
20. Bd2 $44 {[%cal Yb1b7,Gb3a5]}) 20. Rd1 Nxb4 21. a3 $40) 19. Be4 $1 $44 {
keeping the important bishop on the board. Now it is not so easy for black to
find the way to neutralize white's initiative on the queenside.} Nf4 20. Qf1 {
[%cal Yd2b3,Yb3a5] It looks like black dominates the board at this moment, but
it is just an illusion! White's queenside pieces are ready to join the battle
and to crush black on the queenside!} Ned3 (20... Nfd3 {doesn't weaken white's
initiative at all:} 21. Nb3 Qb6 22. Be3 Qa6 23. Na5 c6 24. Red1 Bxb4 25. Nb3
$40 {and again black's pieces are all pined, and white has many open files and
diagonals to attack black's monarch.}) 21. Nb3 Qf6 $6 {Black doesn't have any
pieces around his king, therefore, he should have brought the queen to b6:} (
21... Qb6 {, but, anyway, black's position remains very bad:} 22. Be3 Qa6 23.
Na5 c6 24. Red1 $16) (21... Qxb4 22. Bxf4 (22. Bd2 $5) 22... Nxe1 (22... Nxf4
23. Nd4 Qxd4 24. Bxb7+ $18) 23. Nd2 Qxb1 24. Nxb1 Bxf4 25. Qxe1 Rhe8 26. g3 $16
) 22. Bxf4 $1 {activating the queen through f1-a6 diagonal.} Nxf4 (22... Nxe1 {
loses immediately:} 23. Qb5 b6 (23... c6 24. Bxc6 Qe7 25. Na5 bxc6 26. Qa6+ $18
) 24. Bxd6 $18) (22... Qxf4 23. Qxd3 Qh2+ 24. Kf1 $18) 23. Na5 $40 {Now
white's attack is irresistable... Only five moves before black had quite a
pleasant position...} Qg5 (23... c6 24. Bxc6 $18) 24. Bxb7+ Kb8 25. Qa6 {
with following Nc6. Black played this game absolutely not bad, except of one
move- 18...Bd6?? It is a instructive example for how much high can be the
price of each move in sharp positions.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 {, covering the b5 square.The main idea of this move is to
react after 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 with e5!} 3. c3 {One of the legitimic ways to
fight for an advantage. White gets an Alapin variation with black's a7-a6.} d6
({More common way is} 3... d5) 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 {Now white got the position
from Alapin (or Pirc) with addition of white's Ng1-f3 and black's a7-a6, that,
obviously, plays in white's hands.} cxd4 ({After} 5... g6 {white has some
strong resource:} 6. dxc5 $1 dxc5 7. e5 $1 Nd5 8. Bc4 $1 e6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7
Kxe7 11. a4 $16 {1-0 Luther,T-Ackermann,H/Bad Zwesten 1998/EXT 2000 (26)}) 6.
cxd4 g6 {preparing to fianchette a dark-squared bishop. Other continuations
are:} (6... e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Nb8 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. a4 a5 11. Nc4 Na6 12. Be3
Nd7 13. Nfd2 O-O 14. f4 $14 {1-0 Spasov,V-Badev,K/Pamporovo 2001/CBM 084 ext 
(24)}) (6... Bg4 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Be3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Be2 O-O 11. h3 Bxf3 12.
Bxf3 e5 13. d5 Ne7 14. Qb3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Savic,M-Stankovic,M/Belgrade 2001/EXT
2002 (45)}) 7. O-O Bg7 8. h3 $146 {preventing from black Bc8-g4, that makes
white's centre more stabile. In the previous game white tried} (8. Na3 O-O 9.
Nc2 Bd7 10. h3 Nc6 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Bh6 Bh8 14. Nh2 Qb6 15. Be3 Na5
$13 {1-0 Katnic,E-Kim,D/Mingara 2000/EXT 2001 (48)}) 8... O-O 9. Nc3 Nc6 {
preparing to carry out e7-e5.} 10. Be3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Rc1 {White
continues to improve the location of his pieces.} Be6 ({Black hasn't enough
time to cover the g5 square, as} 12... h6 {is met by} 13. Qd2 {[%cal Yf1d1,
Ge3h6]}) 13. Ng5 $1 {eliminating black's light-squared bishop.} Nd4 14. Nxe6
Nxe6 15. Bc4 Nd4 16. Bd5 $5 {Interesting decision. White wants to change his
light-squared bishop for the black's knight, that will make possible the
occupation of d5 stronghold by white's knight. But, black doesn't hurry to
capture on d5...} ({Aggressive} 16. f4 $1 {looks more logical:} Bh6 (16... Rc8
17. fxe5 Rxc4 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Rxf6 Qxf6 20. Nd5 $18) 17. Nd5 Nxe4 18. fxe5 (
18. Re1 Nd6 19. fxe5 Bxe3+ 20. Rxe3 Nxc4 21. Nf6+ Kg7 22. Rxc4 Nf5 $11) 18...
Bxe3+ 19. Nxe3 Qb6 20. Kh2 $36) 16... Qb6 17. f4 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxb2 19. f5 {
threatening with f5-f6.} ({Maybe, stronger was} 19. Rf2 $5 Qa3 20. Rc3 Qd6 21.
Rd3 {[%cal Yf4e5]} f6 (21... Nc6 22. Nb6 Qb4 23. Nxa8 Rxa8 24. fxe5 $16) 22.
Bxd4 exd4 23. Rxd4 $14) 19... Rfd8 $6 {Probably, not the best move.} (19...
Ne2+ 20. Kh2 Nxc1 21. Bxc1 Qxa2 22. f6 $18) (19... gxf5 $5 {looks stronger:}
20. Ne7+ (20. exf5 Rfd8 {and we get the position for the game without white's
e4 pawn...} 21. f6 Rxd5 22. Qg4 Ne6 $17) (20. Rb1 Qa3 $1 {covering the e7
square.} 21. Rxb7 {[%cal Ye3d4,Gd5e7,Ge7f5]} Rab8 $15) 20... Kh8 21. Rf2 Qb4 $1
$15) 20. Rf2 Qa3 21. Bxd4 ({Black is OK after} 21. Rc3 Qa5 22. Rd3 {[%cal
Yd5e7]} (22. Bd2 Rxd5 $1) 22... Kh8 $1 $13 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Rxd4 Be5 $1 $11)
21... exd4 22. Rc7 {White's threats look very impressive... Now, he wants to
take on g6 and invade with pair of rook into the black camp.} Be5 $1 23. fxg6
fxg6 24. Qg4 {adding the queen to attack.} ({After} 24. Rxb7 {black gets
counterplay:} Qg3 $11) 24... Bxc7 25. Qe6+ Kg7 26. Qf7+ ({White could get a
slight advantage after} 26. Rf7+ Kh6 27. Nxc7 Qe3+ (27... Rac8 28. Qf6 $18) 28.
Kh2 Qg5 29. Nxa8 Rxa8 30. Qd7 Qe5+ 31. Kg1 Rh8 32. Qxb7 $14) 26... Kh6 27. Nf6
Qc1+ {The only way to avoid the mate is to sacrifice the queen...} 28. Rf1
Qxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Rf8 30. Qxh7+ Kg5 31. Qxc7 Kxf6 $6 ({Better was} 31... Rxf6+ 32.
Ke2 Re8 33. Kd3 $14) 32. Ke2 Rfd8 33. e5+ $2 {White shouldn't have given up on
the "e" pawn without reason...} ({Stronger is} 33. Qxb7 d3+ 34. Kd2 Rab8 35.
Qxa6+ Ke5 36. Qc4 $16) 33... Ke6 34. Qg7 Rac8 35. Kd3 Rc3+ 36. Kd2 Rdc8 {
Now black's rooks are coordinated and he can create serious threats against
white's monarch.} 37. Qf6+ Kd5 38. Qd6+ Ke4 39. Qxg6+ Kxe5 $11 {Black's rooks
together with strong "d" pawn promise black a draw.} 40. Qg7+ Ke4 41. Qxb7+
R8c6 42. Qh7+ Kd5 43. h4 Rb6 44. Qd7+ Ke4 45. Qe7+ Kf4 46. Qg5+ Ke4 47. Qe7+
Kf4 (47... Kf4 48. g3+ Kxg3 49. Qg7+ Kh3 50. Qxd4 Rcc6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 14th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2004.08.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sundararajan, Kidambi"]
[Black "Iuldachev, Saidali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2004.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 e5 8. Re1
Nh5 {Typical maneouvre for such positions. Black prepares to carry out f7-f5,
as well as to occupy the f4 square with the knight. Other possibilities are:} (
8... Re8 {1-0 Kindermann,S-Berelovich,A/Germany 2003/CBM 94/[Erenburg] (31)}) (
8... h6 9. Na3 Bd7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nc4 Nh5 12. Bf1 a5 13. b3 Re8 14. Ne3 Qc8
15. Nd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Tkachiev,V/Moscow 2001/CBM 86 (71)}) (8... a6 9.
Be3 h6 10. Na3 Re8 11. Qd2 $6 exd4 12. cxd4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Rxe4 14. Bxh6 d5 $1
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nc2 Qf6 17. Qg5 Bf5 18. Qxf6+ Kxf6 19. Ne3 Be6 20. Rad1 $10 {
Kuporosov,V-Ehlvest,J,Helsinki op 1992-CBM 32}) (8... Bd7 9. Be3 Re8 10. Nbd2
h6 11. a3 Nh5 12. b4 Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Bc4 Re7 15. Nb3 Qe8 16. Qd3 Nd8 17.
Nbd2 Kh8 18. Re2 a6 19. Rae1 $14 {Kuporosov,V-Sturua,Z,Helsinki op 1992-CBM 32}
) 9. Be3 d5 {Iuldachev tries to equalize immediately changing the central
pawns. Black tried also} (9... h6 {1-0 Zagrebelny,S-Kakageldyev,A/Doha 2003/
CBM 94/[Erenburg] (29)}) (9... Nf4 10. Bxf4 exf4 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 h5 13.
Bc4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Gulko,B/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80 (25)}) (9...
Re8 10. Nbd2 a6 11. a3 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Bc4 h6 14. b4 b5 15. Bd5 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Spraggett,K-Strikovic,A/Sevilla 1999/EXT 2000 (26)}) 10. Bg5 $1 {
More principal continuation, than} (10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. exd5 Qxd5
13. Be2 Nf4 14. Bf3 Qxd1 {1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,J-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Pamplona
1996/CBM 57 (14)}) 10... f6 ({After} 10... Qd7 11. exd5 Qxd5 12. c4 $16 {
white is clearly better.}) 11. exd5 fxg5 ({Black doesn't equalize after} 11...
Qxd5 12. Nbd2 (12. Na3 $5 $16) 12... Kh8 13. Be3 exd4 14. Bc4 Qd6 15. Nxd4 Nxd4
16. Bxd4 Bd7 17. Ne4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Watanabe,A-Berry,J/XVI Carlos Torre Mem,
Merida MEX 2003 (74)}) 12. dxc6 exd4 13. Qb3+ ({Worse is} 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14.
Qb3+ Kh8 15. cxb7 Bxb7 16. Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qxa7 Nf4 $13) 13... Kh8 14. cxb7 Bxb7
15. Qxb7 dxc3 {Black wins the piece back.} 16. Nxc3 Qxd3 17. Rad1 (17. Qxc7 Qf5
18. Rad1 {-see 18.Qxc7.} (18. Re7 g4)) 17... Qf5 18. Rd5 $5 $146 {[%cal Yd5f5,
Gd5g5,Gd5c5,Yc5c7,Gb7c7] Quite funny, but previous 17 moves were the theory!
White occupies the 5-th rank with the rook, which is the new continuation,
according to my database. In previous game white played} (18. Qxc7 g4 19. hxg4
Qxg4 20. Qd7 Qxd7 21. Rxd7 Rab8 22. Na4 a5 23. Ng5 $16 {1-0 Beliavsky,
A-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Portoroz 1997/CBM 61 (79)}) 18... Qf7 19. Rc5 Rac8 (19...
Rab8 20. Qxc7 Qxc7 21. Rxc7 Rxb2 22. Ree7 $16) 20. Ne4 h6 $4 {A blunder, that
loses the game immediately. Much better was} (20... Qxa2 21. Nexg5 Qxb2 22.
Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Qxc7 Qb6 $14) {[%tqu "En","Please find the tactical strike for
white.","","","e4d6","",10]} 21. Nd6 $1 $18 cxd6 22. Qxf7 dxc5 ({After} 22...
Rxf7 23. Rxc8+ Kh7 24. b3 $18 {white is just exchange up and he has a superior
pawn structure.}) 23. Qxg6 Nf4 24. Qe4 c4 (24... Bxb2 {Black cannot capture
the pawn "b", in view of} 25. g3 Nxh3+ 26. Kg2 {and he loses the knight.} h5
27. Qg6 $18) 25. h4 $1 {weakening even more the position of black monarch.} g4
26. Ne5 Rf6 ({After} 26... Rce8 {white wins as well:} 27. Nf7+ $1 Kg8 28. Nxh6+
$1 Bxh6 29. Qxc4+ Kg7 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. g3 $18) 27. Qb7 $1 {winning another
pawn.} Rcf8 28. Nxc4 {White has a queen and two pawns for a rook and bishop,
that is amazing material advantage. Black doesn't have any compensation, so
the rest is a matter of an easy technique.} g3 (28... Nd3 29. Re7 $18) 29. fxg3
Nd3 30. Rd1 Nc5 31. Qe7 Ne6 32. Ne5 Rc8 33. Ng4 Rg6 34. h5 Bf8 (34... Rxg4 35.
Qxe6 Rgc4 36. Rd7 $18) 35. Qd7 Rc7 36. hxg6 1-0

[Event "Samba Cup 1st"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2003.10.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 64]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 {
Black has the following possibilities:} (6... Nbd7 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,D-Gulko,B/
Buenos Aires 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (63)}) (6... Na6 $5 {[%cal Yc7c5] 0-1
Pavasovic,D-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Istanbul 2003/CBM96_01/[Erenburg] (51)}) (6... c5
7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Be3 Na6 10. h3 Ne8 11. Nd5 Kf8 12. O-O-O Bd7 13.
Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 Bc6 15. Nef4 Kf7 16. Rhe1 e6 17. Nc3 Nd6 $10 {Abdelnabi,
I-Speelman,J,Luzern tt 1989-CBM 16}) ({Less popular is} 6... c6 {1-0 Bologan,
V-Narciso Dublan,M/Pamplona 2002/CBM 87/[Gofshtein,L] (80)}) 7. h3 (7. O-O {
1-0 Vokarev,S-Avrukh,B/Moscow 2002/CBM 88/[Gofshtein,L] (38)}) 7... c6 {
Black can put the pressure on the white's central pawn d4 with} (7... Nc6 8.
Be3 exd4 (8... Bd7 {1-0 Pavasovic,D-Volokitin,A/Ljubljana 2002/CBM 88/
[Gofshtein,L] (46)}) 9. Nxd4 Bd7 {1/2-1/2 Jakovenko,D-Lugovoi,A/Ekaterinburg
2002/CBM 90/[Avrukh,B] (36)}) 8. a4 a5 9. O-O Na6 {It is typical to transfer
the knight to b4 via a6 after the moves a2-a4, a7-a5 are already included.} 10.
Be3 {White has the following logical alternatives:} (10. Bg5 {1-0 Nisipeanu,
L-Delemarre,J/Wijk aan Zee 2000/CBM 75/[Avrukh,B] (33)}) (10. Re1 Re8 11. Be3
Nb4 12. Qd2 exd4 13. Bxd4 Qc7 14. Rad1 Be6 15. Nf4 Rad8 16. b3 Bc8 $11 {
1-0 De Gleria,F-Todorov,T/Budapest 1998/CBM 63 ext (42)}) 10... Nb4 11. f4 {
White had possibility not to play immediately f2-f4, but firstly to coordinate
the rooks with} ({Ivanchuk as white prefered} 11. Qd2 {See the game 1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk,V-Gagunashvili,M/Istanbul 2003/CBM96_01/[Erenburg] (41)}) 11... exf4 {
The most principal reply. Black tried also} (11... Re8 12. Qd2 exd4 13. Bxd4 d5
14. e5 Nd7 15. Rad1 f6 16. exf6 Nxf6 $11 {1-0 Palkovi,J-Slovineanu,V/Panormo
2001/CBM 84 ext (57)}) (11... d5 12. dxe5 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bc5 Re8 15.
Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Palkovi,J-Flumbort,A/Zalakaros 2000/EXT 2002 
(42)}) (11... Nh5 $5 12. Kh2 $6 (12. fxe5 $142 dxe5 13. d5) 12... f5 13. exf5
$6 Bxf5 14. Ne4 $2 exf4 15. Nxf4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Qe7 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Bxg6 Nxg3
{0-1 Berkvens,J-Nijboer,F/Wijk aan Zee 2000/CBM 75 (18)}) 12. Nxf4 ({Worse is} 
12. gxf4 {, as white closes for his rook the "f" file.}) 12... d5 $1 {That's
the point! Otherwise black wouldn't play on the previous move exf4.} 13. e5 ({
White gets nothing after} 13. exd5 Bf5 (13... cxd5 14. Nd3) 14. Rc1 (14. dxc6
Nxc2 15. cxb7 Rb8) 14... Nbxd5 15. Ncxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 $11) 13... Ne8 14.
Qd2 f6 $1 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Rae1 Bd7 $146 {According to my database, this
position appeared for the first time. In the previous game black continued} (
16... Qd6 17. g4 Bxg4 $2 (17... b6) 18. hxg4 Nxg4 19. Bh3 $1 $16 {1-0 Gritsak,
O-Szyszylo,R/Polanica Zdroj 1997/EXT 2000 (34)}) 17. g4 {At the same time,
white takes control over the f5 square, thus, robbing from him the possibility
of Bf5. Also white has the possibility to drive away black's knight from f6 by
possible g4-g5.} Qb6 $11 {Black succeeded to equalize the position after
destroying white's center.} (17... Ne8 {interesting alternative, transfering
the knight to good square d6.}) 18. Kh1 (18. g5 $6 {plays in black's hands.}
Ne8) 18... Kh8 {Useful prophylactic moves from both sides.} 19. Nfe2 {
transfering the knight to g3, and, at the same time, opening the "f" file for
a rook.} (19. Nce2 Ne4) 19... Rae8 20. Ng3 Na6 {Black decided, that the knight
has nothing to do on b4. Therefore, black is intending to transfer the knight
to better pastures. The square b4 can be occupied by black queen in the near
future.} 21. b3 Qb4 22. Qd3 (22. g5 Ng8 {and the knight gets into the game via
e7.}) 22... Nc7 23. Nce2 {After another knight was transfered to g3, white can
liberate this one for occupying the f4 square.} Ne6 24. Rb1 {Probably white
prepared the breakthrough c2-c4, but I think, that this breakthrough was
possible immediately.} (24. c4 $5 {[%cal Gg4g5]} dxc4 25. bxc4 Qxa4 26. Ra1 Qb4
27. Rfb1 (27. Rab1 Qd6 28. Rxb7) (27. g5 Nh5 $1 28. Nxh5 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 gxh5
30. Rb1 Qd6 31. Rxb7 Nc5 32. Bf4 $1) 27... Qd6 28. g5 $14) 24... Ng8 $1 {
Black prepares the transfer of the knight to e7 in order to strengthen the d5
outpost, at the same time, he can change the heavy pieces on the "f" file.} 25.
Rbd1 (25. c4 $5 Ne7) 25... Qd6 26. Qd2 (26. c4 $6 Ne7 27. c5 Qc7 $15 {[%cal
Gb7b6]}) 26... b6 27. c3 {After white didn't succeed to provide the
breakthrough c2-c4, it is obvious now, that the both sides don't have any
clear plan to improve the position.} Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Rf8 29. Nf4 Nxf4 30. Bxf4
Qa3 {The position is symmetrical, the opponents have the same pawn structure,
so the position is absolutely equal.} 31. Qc2 Ne7 32. Ne2 Nc8 {The players
improve their knights' position- white transfer his one to d3 and black to d6
accordingly.} 33. Nc1 Nd6 34. Nd3 Ne4 35. Kg1 Qe7 36. Be5 {The pawn structure
is simmetric. White is going to change dark-squared bishops, but, black gets
the "f" file as compensation, therefore, the sides agreed for a draw:} (36. Be5
Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 (37. Bxf1 Qh4 $11) 37... Be6 38. Kg1 (38. Bxg7+ Kxg7 39. Ne5
Qf6+ 40. Kg1 Qf4 $132) 38... Qa3 $1 $11 {[%cal Ga3a1]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Cup final 6th"]
[Site "Nefteyugansk"]
[Date "2002.10.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Prokopchuk, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kazakov, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2424"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.10.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 {Other
theoretical lines are:} (6. Nf3) (6. Bc4) 6... Be6 ({Other option to play for
black is} 6... c6) 7. g3 {[%cal Yf2f4] Quite a rare move. The main idea of
this one is to provide f2-f4 with following f4-f5, driving out the black
bishop from e6 and keeping diagonal a2-g8 with Bc4.} h6 $6 {A very dubious
move, that gives a chance for white to get an advantage. Black tried other
ones:} (7... Bb4 $6 8. O-O-O+ Nbd7 9. Bxf6+ (9. Nd5 $5) 9... gxf6 10. Nd5 Bd6 (
10... Bxd5 11. Rxd5 c6 12. Rd1 Kc7 13. Bh3 Rad8 14. Nf3 Bc5 15. Rhf1 Nf8 16.
Nh4 $14) 11. Bh3 $14 c6 $6 {1-0 Malakhov,V-Gelman,A/Ekaterinburg 1996/CBM 54/
[Chekhov] (37)} (11... Bxd5 12. Rxd5 Ke7 13. Nf3 Nb6 14. Rd3 Rhd8 15. Nh4 Kf8
16. Rhd1 Be7 $14) (11... Kc8 $5)) ({Black did well after} 7... Kc8 $5 8. Bxf6 (
8. O-O-O $5) 8... gxf6 9. Nd5 Nd7 10. Bh3 c6 11. Ne3 Kc7 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ne2
Bc5 14. Nc4 b5 15. Nd2 a5 $15 {Rozentalis,E-Gavrikov,V/Suhr/1991/0,5/29/}) ({
as well interesting for black is} 7... Nbd7 $5 8. f4 (8. O-O-O $5) 8... h6 9.
Bxf6+ Nxf6 10. Nf3 exf4 11. gxf4 g6 12. O-O-O+ Kc8 $132 {Radu,E-Shumiakina,T/
Timisoara/1994/0,5/60/}) 8. O-O-O+ Kc8 (8... Nbd7 $6 9. Bxf6+ gxf6 10. f4 exf4
11. gxf4 f5 12. Bh3 f6 (12... fxe4 $2 13. f5 Bc4 14. b3 Ba6 15. f6 $18) 13. Nf3
$16 {Zakharov,A-Suleimanov,M RUS-chJM op Kolontaevo; EXT 2000}) 9. Bxf6 gxf6
10. f4 exf4 (10... c6 11. fxe5 fxe5 12. Bh3 Bxh3 13. Nxh3 Be7 14. Rhf1 f6 15.
Ng1 $16 {Kengis,E-Leutke,J/Biel/1990/1|0/49/}) 11. gxf4 c6 $146 {[%csl Rc6]
[%cal Gc3d5]} (11... f5 12. Bh3 $16) 12. Nf3 $14 {White definitely got the
advantage, because of many factors: 1) white's pawn structure is superior to
the black's one. 2) white's pieces are more active than the black's ones, also
the coordination of white's pieces more effective, than the black's one. 3)
black didn't solve the problem of his king. In opposite black has pair of
bishops, the position is closed, so white can't use his development advantage
straight away. Therefore his advantage is only slight.} Kc7 13. f5 {White is
going to keep the best position for his bishop (c4), sending away the black's
one opponent from e6.} Bd7 14. Bc4 {[%csl Gc4]} Be8 {At the first view white
achieved everything he wanted: his pieces kept almost ideal positions, while
black ones are very passive and didn't enter to the game still. On the other
hand white can't to get immediately winning position.} 15. e5 {White tries to
open up the position.} ({White got nothing after} 15. Rd3 Nd7 16. Rhd1 Nc5 ({
Of course not} 16... Ne5 17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. Bxf7) 17. Rd4 b5) 15... fxe5 16.
Nxe5 Nd7 17. Nxd7 (17. Nxf7 $2 Rh7 {[%csl Rf7]}) 17... Bxd7 18. Rhf1 $14 Bd6 $6
{allowing to white to get a passed pawn.} (18... f6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Rd2 $1 {
[%cal Gd2g2]} (20. Be6 Rad8 {White's advantage is minimal.}) 20... Rad8 21. Rg2
$14) 19. Bxf7 Bxh2 (19... Raf8 20. Bg6) (19... Rhf8 20. Bg6 Bxh2 21. Ne4 {
-see the game}) 20. Ne4 {[%csl Gf5] It's not so easy to estimate this position,
but it seems like white has better chances, because the coordination of his
pieces is better than black's one together with the passed pawn f5.} Rhf8 (
20... Raf8 $5 {maybe black will need one of the rooks on h8 to defend the pawn
h6 in many variations.}) 21. Bg6 b6 {[%cal Yc6c5,Yd7c6] limiting the white
knight.} ({While, I would recommend} 21... Rad8 {, because Nc5 isn't so
dangerous:} 22. Nc5 Bc8) 22. f6 {[%cal Gf6f7] pushing forward the pawn to f7,
making it into the main black's concern.} (22. Rf2 {was not bad as well.} Be5
23. Rh1 Rh8 24. f6 (24. c3 $5 {preventing Bd4})) 22... Bg4 (22... Be5 $5 23. f7
{would not change the evaluation of the position.}) 23. Rde1 Be5 (23... Rad8 $5
{probably preferable}) 24. f7 $16 ({White doesn't succeed to win a piece:} 24.
Nf2 {[%csl Re5,Rg4]} Bf4+) 24... Rad8 25. c3 {[%cal Yc1c2] The white monarch
is going to c2, avoiding the Bf4+ after rook is probably going to h1.} Bh3 $6 (
{Deserved attention} 25... h5 $5) 26. Rf2 {[%csl Rh3,Rh6][%cal Ge1h1]} Rh8 {
admitting his own inaccuracy on the 20-th move.} 27. Kc2 {Black is in trouble,
his pieces are hanging in the air, so it isn't so easy to find a good moves.}
h5 $4 {A terrible mistake. Probably black was in time trouble...} (27... Bc8
$142 {and black is still in the game. But, certainly, white has an advantage
after} 28. Nf6) {[%tqu "En","Please find the way to win the game for white.",
"","","e4g5","",10]} 28. Ng5 {[%csl Re5,Rh3][%cal Gg5h3,Ge1e5]} Bg3 29. Nxh3
1-0

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2003.12.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dambacher, Martijn"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2419"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2003.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h3 Bg7 5. Be3 c6 6. a4 {Too slow, I think.
White can prevent b7-b5 with more principle} (6. f4 {See 1-0 Erenburg,S-Zubov,
A/Nakhchivan 2003/CBM 96/[Erenburg] (37)}) 6... O-O 7. Nge2 {White obviously
is intending to fianchette his light-squared bishop. Another option is to
occupy some space on the queenside with} (7. a5 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Glek,I/Wijk
aan Zee 1997/CBM 57/[Glek] (56)}) 7... e5 8. g4 Nbd7 9. Bg2 h5 $146 {According
to my database, this move was played for the first time. Black has tried} (9...
Re8 10. O-O (10. g5 Nh5 11. Bf3) 10... a6 11. a5 exd4 12. Bxd4 c5 13. Be3 Ne5
14. b3 Nc6 15. Qd2 Nxa5 $11 {1-0 Pinheiro,J-Belli Pino,M/Dos Hermanas 2003/EXT
2004 (37)}) 10. g5 (10. gxh5 Nxh5 11. d5 Nb6 $132) 10... Nh7 11. Qd2 (11. d5 $5
{comes to consideration.}) 11... Qa5 12. O-O {White's plan is to develop an
initiative on the kingside, using better location of his pieces.} exd4 13. Nxd4
Ne5 {Black activates his pieces, trying to create some counterplay.} 14. Qe2 {
covering the c4 square.} ({Worse is} 14. b3 c5 15. Ndb5 Bxh3 (15... Nc6 $5) 16.
Nd5 Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nc6 $15) 14... Qb4 15. f4 $1 Nc4 ({Black
doesn't succeed to keep a material balance after} 15... Qxb2 16. Na2 Ng4 (16...
Nd7 17. Rfb1 Qa3 18. c3 {[%cal Gd4c2,Ga2c1]} d5 19. exd5 $16) 17. Rfb1 Bxd4 18.
Rxb2 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Nxe3 20. Rxb2 Nxg2 21. Qxg2 $16) 16. Na2 $1 {forcing black
to sacrifice queen.} Qc5 17. b4 Nxe3 (17... Bxd4 18. bxc5 Nxe3 {-the game.}) (
17... Qxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 19. Kh2 $18) 18. bxc5 Bxd4 {[%mdl 1024]} 19. c3 $6 {
Better was one of the following continuations:} (19. Qd3 Bxc5 20. Rf2 Nxg2 (
20... Be6 $5) 21. Kxg2 Bxf2 22. Kxf2 $16) (19. Kh2 $5 dxc5 (19... Bxc5 20. Rf3
$18) 20. e5 $16 {[%cal Gc2c3]} (20. Rfe1 $16)) 19... Bxc5 20. Rf2 Be6 (20...
Nxg2 21. Kxg2 Bxf2 22. Qxf2 $14) (20... Re8 21. Kh2 (21. Kh1 Nxg2 22. Rxg2 Bxh3
$15 {[%cal Gh3f5]}) 21... f5 $1 22. Nc1 $1 (22. gxf6 $2 Nxf6 $15 {[%cal Ge3g4]}
) 22... Nxg2 23. Rxg2 Rxe4 24. Qb2 $14 {[%cal Gc1d3]}) 21. Kh2 Rae8 {Black has
only B+N+P for a queen, but he has possibility to win an exchange in
comfortable moment. His pieces are more active (especially a pair of bishops)
and coordinated better, than the white's ones. On the other hand, we have to
remember, that white has a material advantage, and currently black's knight on
h7 is out of the game. If white consolidates his forces, his position will be
obviously better. It isn't so easy to evaluate the position, but I would
prefer white, as he needs only 2-3 tempos for consolidation.} 22. Nb4 {getting
the knight into the game.} (22. Rb1 $6 Bc4 23. Qe1 f5 $1 24. Rxb7 fxe4 $13 {
[%cal Gh7g5]}) (22. Qd3 $5 Bc4 (22... f5 $141 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Rb2 $16) (22...
d5 23. e5 Bf5 24. Qe2 f6 25. gxf6 Nxf6 26. Rf3 $16) 23. Qb1 Re7 (23... Ng4+ 24.
hxg4 Bxf2 25. gxh5 Be3 26. Kg3 $16) 24. Bf3 $1 $14 (24. Rb2 Nxg2 25. Kxg2 Rfe8
26. Kf3 f5 27. gxf6 Nxf6 $40)) 22... Bc4 (22... f5 23. Nd3 Bc4 24. Qd2 {
-see 23...f5 variation.}) 23. Nd3 f6 ({Deserves attention:} 23... f5 $5 24.
gxf6 $1 (24. Qd2 $6 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Nxg2 26. Kxg2 $1 (26. Rxg2 fxe4 $13) 26...
fxe4 (26... Bxf2 27. Qxd6 Be3 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Rd1 $16) 27. Qc4+ Kg7 28. Rff1
b6 $13 {[%cal Gd6d5]}) 24... Nxf6 25. Rf3 Nxe4 26. Rxe3 Nxc3 27. Qc2 Bxe3 28.
Qxc3 d5 (28... Bxd3 29. Qxd3 $16) 29. Kh1 $16 {with following occupation of e5
square by the knight.}) 24. Qd2 $6 {missing more attractive continuation:} (24.
gxf6 $1 {- see 23...f5 variation.}) 24... Bxd3 25. Qxd3 fxg5 26. f5 $6 {
Better was firstly to get into the game queenside' rook:} (26. Rb1 gxf4 (26...
b6 27. e5 $1 $16) 27. e5 $1 (27. Rxb7 Re5 {[%cal Gg6g5,Gg5g4,Yh7g5]} (27... g5
28. e5) 28. Rc7 g5 $13) 27... Re6 28. Rxb7 d5 29. c4 $1 dxc4 30. Qd7 Re7 31.
Qxc6 Rxb7 32. Qxb7 $16 (32. Qxc5 Rg7 {[%cal Gg6g5,Gg5g4]} 33. Bd5+ Kh8 34. Rxf4
$14)) (26. e5 $6 Re6) 26... Nf6 ({Black doesn't equalize after} 26... gxf5 27.
exf5 Ng4+ 28. hxg4 Bxf2 29. Qxd6 $14) 27. Re2 (27. Rf3 {doesn't promise white
anything special:} Rxe4 28. fxg6 Re7 $13) 27... Nxg2 28. Kxg2 (28. Qc4+ d5 (
28... Kg7 {-see the game.}) 29. Qxc5 Nf4 $13) 28... gxf5 29. Qc4+ (29. exf5 $2
Nd5 $1 $15 {[%cal Gd5f4,Rf4e2,Rf4d3,Rf4g2]}) 29... Kg7 30. exf5 Nd5 $1 31. Kh1
Ne3 {Of course, black doesn't change the rooks, otherwise white's queen
becomes very strong.} (31... Rxe2 32. Qxe2 $16) (31... Nf4 $5 32. Ree1 h4 (
32... Nxh3 33. Re6) 33. Rab1 $14) 32. Qd3 Re5 33. Rae1 Rd5 ({Too dangerous is} 
33... Rfe8 {, in view of} 34. f6+ $1 Kxf6 35. Qh7 $40) 34. Qb1 Nxf5 35. Re7+ $2
{throwing away an advantage.} ({Better is} 35. Rg2 Kf6 $1 (35... Ne3 36. Rg3
Re5 37. Qxb7+ Rf7 38. Qxc6 $16) 36. Rf1 (36. Qxb7 Rd3) 36... Rf7 $14) 35...
Nxe7 36. Rxe7+ Rf7 37. Rxf7+ Kxf7 38. Qxb7+ Kf6 39. Qxc6 Rd1+ $11 40. Kh2 Rd2+
41. Kh1 Rd3 ({After} 41... g4 {black can struggle for a win:} 42. hxg4 hxg4 43.
Qd7 g3 44. Qd8+ Kf5 45. Qf8+ Ke4 46. Qe8+ Kd3 47. Qg6+ Kxc3 48. Qxg3+ Kc2 {
, but, probably, white holds this position.}) 42. Qc8 Rg3 43. Qh8+ Kf5 44. Qh7+
Ke5 45. Qxh5 {Now the position is absolutely drawish, as black hasn't any
weaknesses.} Be3 46. h4 Rh3+ 47. Kg2 Rxh4 48. Qe8+ (48. Qe8+ Kf4 (48... Kf5 49.
Qf7+ Ke4 50. Qe6+ Kd3 $11) 49. Qf8+ Ke4 50. Qe7+ Kd3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2003.12.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 $5 b5 $2 {In my opinion, this
continuation is very bad for black. I'd recommend to read my opening database
from CBM 93 and to pay attention on the following annotated games:} (5... Bg7
6. f4 (6. Qd2 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 (7... b5 {1-0 Akopian,V-Nikolic,P/Halkidiki 2002/
CBM 92/[Erenburg] (47)}) 8. Bd3 {0-1 Zhang Pengxiang-Gagunashvili,M/Bled 2002/
[Erenburg] (40)}) 6... O-O (6... Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Beliavsky,A/Bled
1998/[Erenburg] (27)}) (6... Qa5 {1/2-1/2 Jansa,V-Ibragimov,I/Germany 2001/
[Erenburg] (65)}) (6... Nh5 $6 $146 {1-0 Sokolov,A-Chabanon,J/Torcy 1991/
[Erenburg] (38)}) (6... Nbd7 {1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D-Volokitin,A/Portoroz 2001/
[Erenburg] (84)}) 7. Nf3 (7. Qf3 $5 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Ponomariov,R/Bled
1999/[Erenburg] (52)}) 7... Nbd7 (7... c5 $6 {1/2-1/2 Erenburg,S-Smirin,I/
TCh-ISR, ISR 2002/[Erenburg] (97).}) 8. e5 {0-1 Sveshnikov,E-Ibragimov,I/Bled
1996/[Erenburg] (46)}) (5... Nbd7 6. f4 (6. Nf3 $5 {1-0 Morozevich,A-Gurevich,
M/Sarajevo 2000/[Erenburg] (27)}) 6... e5 {Black has other possibilities:} (
6... Qa5 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Beliavsky,A/Bled 2001/[Erenburg] (41)}) (6... b5
7. a3 $5 {[%cal Ge4e5]} (7. Bd3 {1-0 Reefat,B-Marin,M/Bled 2002/[Erenburg] (22)
}) 7... Nb6 (7... a6 $146 {1-0 Fogarasi,T-Beliavsky,A/HUN 2000/[Erenburg] (43)}
) 8. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Smirin,I/Vienna 1996/[Erenburg] (37)}) 7. Qf3 {
1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Komljenovic,D/Torcy 1991/[Erenburg] (50)}) (5... Qb6 $5 6. Qd2
$146 {1-0 Alekseev,E-Kozakov,M/Halkidiki 2002/CBM 92_01/[Erenburg] (47)} (6.
Qc1 {0-1 Alekseev,E-Ponomariov,R/Artek 1999/[Erenburg] (50)})) 6. e5 $1 {
punishing black immediately for his mistake on the previous move.} dxe5 {
Other possibilities don't prevent from white to get an obvious advantage:} (
6... Nfd7 7. exd6 exd6 8. d5 $1 $16 {1-0 Morozevich,A-Chernin,A/Moscow 1995/
[Erenburg] (32)}) (6... b4 7. exf6 bxc3 8. fxe7 Qxe7 9. bxc3 $16) 7. dxe5 Qxd1+
8. Rxd1 Nfd7 {Black tried also} (8... b4 {, but after} 9. exf6 bxc3 10. Bd4 $16
{white's advantage is big again. See 1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Smyslov,V/Tilburg 1992 
(42)}) 9. f4 {strengthening the e5 pawn.} Bg7 (9... f6 {is refuted by} 10. e6
Nb6 11. Nxb5 $18) 10. g3 $146 {fianchetting the light-squared bishop, that
will create an unpleasant pressure on the black's queenside along h1-a8
diagonal. This move is new, in the previous game white played} (10. Nf3 f6 $2
11. e6 Nf8 12. Nxb5 $18 Nxe6 13. Nxa7 Bb7 14. Bc4 Nc7 15. Kf2 Nd5 16. Nxc6 Bxc6
17. Bxd5 $18 {1-0 Jansa,V-Schlosser,M/Muenster 1992/CBM 31 (43)}) 10... a6 {
defending the b5 pawn.} 11. Bg2 f6 $2 {allowing white to get a decisive
advantage.} ({Better was} 11... Bb7 12. Nge2 O-O {, but the position favours
white anyway.}) 12. e6 $1 Nf8 {[%tqu "En","Please enter the strongest move for
white.","","","c3d5","",10]} 13. Nd5 $1 {[%mdl 64] Now black cannot hold a
material balance.} Nxe6 14. Nb6 Bb7 15. Nxa8 Bxa8 16. Ne2 Nd7 (16... Nc7 {
is met by precise} 17. Ba7 $1 ({But not} 17. Nd4 {, as it gives black some
chances:} c5 $1 (17... Nd5 18. Bf2 (18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Ne6 Kf7 $1 $13) 18... Kf7
19. f5 $18) 18. Nf3 Nd7 $16) 17... Nd7 18. Nd4 f5 (18... c5 19. Bxa8 cxd4 20.
Bc6 $18) 19. Nxc6 Bxb2 20. Kf2 $18 {[%cal Gh1e1,Ya7d4]}) 17. Nd4 {White has a
material advantage, so he changes the pieces.} Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Kd8 19. O-O Kc7
20. Rfe1 Re8 21. Bc3 $1 {[%cal Gc3a5] Black has knight and pawn for a rook,
but all his pieces are very passive, so he decides to occupy some space for
his pieces:} e5 22. Re2 $1 {preparing a consolidation of the rooks on the "d"
file with following invasion.} Bf8 23. Ba5+ Kc8 24. Red2 Bc5+ (24... Re7 25.
Rd6 $18) 25. Kh1 Re7 ({Black loses after} 25... Nb6 {as well:} 26. b4 Be3 27.
Bxb6 (27. Rd3 Nd5 $1 $16 28. Bxd5 $141 $2 cxd5 29. Rxe3 d4+) (27. Rd6 Nd5 $13)
27... Bxb6 28. Rd6 $18) 26. fxe5 Nxe5 (26... fxe5 27. h4 $18 {[%cal Gg2h3]})
27. Rd8+ Kb7 28. Bc3 $1 {threatening to capture on e5, thus, allowing for
rooks an invasion into the black's camp through d7. Black's pieces are
paralyzed and he is hopeless against white's threats.} h5 (28... Ka7 29. Bxe5
Rxe5 30. R1d7+ Bb7 31. Bxc6 $18) (28... b4 29. Bxe5) 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 (29... fxe5
30. R1d7+ $18) 30. R1d7+ Kb6 31. Rb8+ Ka5 32. Rd1 $1 {covering the first rank
and winning the bishop.} 1-0

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 14th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2004.08.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chernyshov, Konstantin"]
[Black "Velikhanli, Firuza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Qd2 h6 5. Bh4 Nf6 6. e4 O-O $6 {Obviously,
not the best continuation. Why to define the position of the king so early?
Much more popular and more logical is 6...g5 with following Nh5, that give
black a pair of bishops. I recommend you to take a look at my opening database
about this variation in CBM 95.} (6... g5 {1-0 Timofeev,A-Lugovoi,A/Halkidiki
2002/CBM 92/[Erenburg] (70)}) (6... Nbd7 7. f4 c5 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10.
Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. Nge2 Qe6 13. Qe3 Bxc3+ 14. Nxc3 f5 15. O-O-O fxe4
16. Rhe1 a5 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Kd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kobalia,
M-Tseshkovsky,V/Biel SUI 2004/The Week in Chess 508 (36)}) 7. O-O-O {There is
the option of immediate f2-f4 as well:} (7. f4 c6 (7... b6 $6 8. e5 dxe5 9.
fxe5 Nd5 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Nge2 Be6 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Nc3 Qa5 14. a3 Rfd8 15.
Qe3 Rab8 16. Bb5 g5 17. Bg3 $16 {Winants,L-Seret,JC/Lyon zt/1990/}) 8. Bd3 b5
9. Nf3 b4 (9... a6 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 b4 12. Ne4 Nd5 13. O-O a5 14. Kh1 $14 {
Mahdy,K-Steiner,U/AUT-chT/1991/ (23)}) 10. Ne2 $13 {Schmittdiel,E-Lau,R/FRG-ch/
1991/ (23)}) 7... c6 8. f4 {White succeeded to realize his opening idea. His
bishop is located on the diagonal h4-d8, that will put pressure the black's e7
pawn, and he is now ready to carry out e4-e5.} Qc7 $146 {New move. Black tried
also} (8... Na6 9. Nf3 Nc7 10. Bd3 b5 11. f5 g5 12. Bg3 b4 13. Na4 Ba6 14. Qxb4
Bxd3 15. cxd3 Qd7 16. Nc3 a5 17. Qa4 Rfb8 18. Qc2 $14 {1-0 Smirin,I-Viskic,P/
TCh-CRO, Rabac CRO 2004 (38)}) (8... b5 9. Bd3 b4 10. Nce2 a5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12.
e5 dxe5 13. dxe5 Bg7 14. Qe3 Qc7 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Kb1 Nd7 17. h4 Qa7 18. Nfd4 a4
19. h5 $16 {0-1 Asauskas,H-Butnorius,A/Radviliskis 1995/EXT 97 (36) [#]}) 9.
Nf3 b5 {trying to create the counterplay on the queenside.} 10. e5 b4 {Typical
reaction on e4-e5. But, in this particular case, white's dark-squared bishop
is located on diagonal h4-d8, and not on c1-h6, that gives white obvious plus.}
({Too passive is} 10... Ne8 11. Re1 $16 {with serious pressure on e7 pawn.})
11. exf6 bxc3 12. Qxc3 exf6 {[%tqu "En","Please enter the best move for white.
","","","d4d5","",10]} 13. d5 $1 {[%cal Yh4f6,Yc3f6] White has got a superior
pawn structure, and now he is going to attack black weaknesses. Usually black
is ready to get such worse pawn structure, compensating it by active
fianchetted dark-squared bishop. But, now it is going to be eliminated from
the board.} c5 $2 {The material balance has some importance in chess...} (13...
f5 14. Bf6 Bxf6 15. Qxf6 c5 (15... cxd5 16. Nd4 $1 $16 {[%cal Yd4b5]}) 16. h4
$16 (16. Nd2 $16)) ({I think, that the least of the evils was} 13... g5 $1 14.
Bf2 c5 $14) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Qxf6 $16 {White is a pawn up, and his position
is objectively better, thanks to space advantage and vulnerable position of
black monarch.} Nd7 16. Qc3 {White's advantage could be more obvious after} (
16. Qe7 $1 $16 {, that looks not bad, with following transfer of the knight to
c4 via d2.}) 16... Nb6 17. Bb5 {forcing black's light-squared bishop to locate
itself on passive b7 square.} Bb7 18. f5 $5 {Interesting decision. White
doesn't care about the pawn, but develops the attack on the kingside.} ({While
} 18. Bc4 $16 {promised white an obvious advantage.}) 18... Nxd5 ({The capture
with the bishop loses immediately:} 18... Bxd5 $2 19. fxg6 fxg6 20. Rxd5 $1
Nxd5 21. Bc4 $18) 19. Qd2 Kg7 $6 {Of course, h7 square was much better
position for the king, as it cannot be attacked there with f5-f6.} (19... Kh7 {
, but, white has unpleasant initiative for black on the kingside:} 20. h4 $36)
20. Rhe1 Rab8 $6 {Not so clear what the rook is doing on the "b" file. More
logical was to strengthen the d6 pawn with} (20... Rad8 21. Nh4 $1 $36 (21. Bc4
$141 Nf6) 21... g5 $2 22. f6+ $1 Nxf6 23. Nf5+ Kh7 24. Qc3 $18) 21. Bc4 Nb6 $2
{Black doesn't have any pieces to protect his monarch, that makes possible
successful white's attack.} ({Better is} 21... Nf6 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 $16)
{[%tqu "En","Please use the vulnerable position of black king.","","","f5f6",
"",10]} 22. f6+ $1 Kh7 (22... Kxf6 23. Qc3+ $18) {[%tqu "En","Please crush
black's position!","","","f3g5","",10]} 23. Ng5+ $1 {[%mdl 128]} hxg5 (23...
Kg8 24. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 25. Nxf7 Qxf7 26. Qxd6 Qf8 (26... Rf8 27. Re7 $18) 27.
Re7 $18 {[%cal Yf6f7]}) 24. Qxg5 Rh8 (24... Nd7 25. Qh4+ Kg8 26. Qh6 Nxf6 27.
Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Qxf6+ Kg8 29. Re3 $18) 25. Rd3 $1 {The addition of the rook is
the final accord in white's attack.} Bxg2 26. Qxg2 Nxc4 27. Rh3+ (27. Rh3+ Kg8
28. Rxh8+ Kxh8 29. Qh3+ Kg8 30. Qh6 {with inevitable mate.}) 1-0

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2003.12.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Ne2 O-O 6. O-O e5 7. Nbc3 c6 8. a4 {
preventing from black to carry out b7-b5.} a5 {preparing a transfer of
queenside' knight to b4 via a6.} 9. h3 {covering g4 square.} Na6 10. Be3 Nb4
11. Na2 $5 $146 {[%mdl 12] Novelty. White changes well-located black's knight
in order to get into the game the rook via third rank. Other possibilities are:
} (11. Qd2 {See 1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Gagunashvili,M/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96/
[Erenburg] (41)}) (11. f4 {See 1/2-1/2 Alekseev,E-Ivanchuk,V/Skanderborg 2003/
CBM 98/[Erenburg] (36)}) 11... Nxa2 12. Rxa2 exd4 13. Bxd4 {White takes on d4
with the bishop, occupying a long diagonal, and, intending to transfer the
knight to c3.} ({Worse is} 13. Nxd4 $2 Re8 14. Qd3 d5 $15) 13... Be6 ({Another
attempt to equalize is} 13... Re8 14. Nc3 (14. Qd3 d5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. Qd2 Nxd5
$11) 14... Be6 15. Ra1 (15. Ra3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nxd5 Bxd5
19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 cxd5 21. Rb3 Re4) 15... d5 16. exd5 (16. e5 Nd7 17. f4
f6 $11) 16... Nxd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 $11) 14. Ra3 d5 15. Bxf6 {
The only way to fight for an advantage. Other ones don't promise anything:} (
15. e5 Nd7 16. f4 f6 $11) (15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Rd3 Qe6 $11) 15...
Qxf6 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Rb3 Qc6 19. Rb5 {[%mdl 4] The rook is
located very good on b5, as from there it attacks d5 pawn, and, at the same
time, protects b2 pawn.} Rfe8 20. c3 Re4 21. f3 Rc4 (21... Re5 22. Nd4 Qc7 23.
f4 Re3 24. Nf3 Rae8 (24... d4 25. cxd4 Rae8) 25. Qxd5 b6 $13) 22. Qxd5 Rxa4 (
22... Qxd5 23. Rxd5 Rxa4 24. Rb5 $14) 23. Rd1 Qxd5 24. Rdxd5 $14 {White is
going to capture b7 pawn, getting a material advantage.} Ra2 $1 {Black doesn't
try to protect the pawn, but immediately creates a counterplay.} (24... Ra7 25.
Rd7 $16) 25. Rxb7 a4 26. Kf2 a3 27. Rdb5 Bf6 28. f4 {In my opinion, white
should force black to capture on b2 as soon as possible:} (28. Rb3 Kg7 29. Ke3
(29. Rxa3 R8xa3 30. bxa3 Bxc3 $11) 29... axb2 30. Rxb2 Ra1 $14) 28... Kg7 29.
g4 h6 30. Kf3 (30. Rb3 axb2 31. Rxb2 Rxb2 (31... Ra1 32. Rd2) 32. Rxb2 Rd8 $14
{In spite of white is a pawn up, black keeps some chances, as his R+B are very
active. Overmore, white's pawns are quite vulnerable.}) 30... Re8 31. Rb3 Ra1
32. Rxa3 $6 ({White had more chances, than in the game, after} 32. bxa3 Bh4 (
32... Rf1+ 33. Kg2 Re1 34. Nd4 Rd1) 33. Rb1 Rxa3 34. R7b3 Ra2 35. R3b2 Ra3 36.
Rb8 $16) 32... Rf1+ ({After} 32... Re1 33. g5 $1 (33. Raa7 R1xe2 $19) (33. Ng3
R8e3+ 34. Kg2 Bh4 $19) 33... hxg5 34. fxg5 Bxg5 35. Raa7 R8xe2 36. Rxf7+ Kg8
37. Rg7+ Kf8 38. Rxg6 $11) 33. Kg2 Rd1 {White is two pawns up, but his king is
very vulnerable, because all the white pieces are located far from their
monarch. Therefore, black has a sufficient compensation for two pawns.} 34. Nd4
$4 {loses immediately.} ({Better was} 34. Raa7 $1 {, achieving a draw.} Rxe2+
35. Kf3 Re6 36. Rxf7+ Kg8 37. Rfd7 Rxd7 (37... Rf1+ 38. Kg2 Rfe1 39. Ra8+ Re8
40. Rxe8+ Rxe8 41. Kf3 $11) 38. Rxd7 Rb6 39. Rd2 $11) (34. Ng1 Bh4 $1 (34...
Ree1 35. Nf3) (34... Rd2+ 35. Kh1 $14) 35. Raa7 Ree1 36. Rxf7+ Kg8 37. Rg7+ Kf8
38. Rgd7 Rxg1+ 39. Kf3 Rxd7 40. Rxd7 Rg3+ $15) {[%tqu "En","Please find the
winning move for black.","","","f6h4","",0]} 34... Rd2+ $4 {missing a winning
continuation:} (34... Bh4 $1 $19 {with the threat of Rd2+.}) 35. Kf1 Bh4 $2 (
35... Rd1+ {wasn't too late:} 36. Kg2 Bh4 $19) 36. Ra1 Re3 $17 37. g5 $1 {
Right decision. White changes at least one of the opponent's pawns.} hxg5 ({
Deserves attention:} 37... Rf2+ 38. Kg1 Rxf4 39. gxh6+ Kxh6 $40) 38. fxg5 Rf2+
({Worse is} 38... Bxg5 39. Re1 Rxh3 40. Re2 $11) 39. Kg1 Rf4 (39... Re5 {
-see 41...Re5 variation.}) 40. Kh2 Rf2+ 41. Kg1 Rf4 {Black should play on, as
his position near to winning:} (41... Re5 42. Kh1 (42. b4 Rxg5+ 43. Kh1 Rg3 44.
Rc7 Rxh3+ 45. Kg1 Rg3+ 46. Kh1 (46. Kxf2 Rxc3+ 47. Ke2 Rxc7 $17) 46... Re3 $17)
42... Bxg5 $1 $17 {[%cal Ge5e3,Gg5f4,Ye5g5]}) 42. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 {Black tried also}
(6... Na6 {0-1 Pavasovic,D-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Istanbul 2003/CBM96_01/[Erenburg]
(51)}) 7. h3 {covering the g4 square, that allows white to develop the
dark-squared bishop to e3.} (7. O-O {1-0 Gagunashvili,M-Socko,B/Plovdiv 2003/
CBM 98/[Erenburg] (58)}) 7... Nbd7 {Black hadn't to define the position of his
queenside' knight immediately, but he could play one of the following
continuations, keeping more options for the knight:} (7... c6 {1/2-1/2
Alekseev,E-Ivanchuk,V/Skanderborg 2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (36)}) (7... exd4 {
0-1 Tischbierek,R-Golubev,M/Germany 2003/CBM 94/[Erenburg] (41)}) 8. O-O c6 9.
a4 Re8 10. Be3 exd4 {Black's opening strategy is connected with the pressure
on white's central pawn e4, therefore, he opens the "e" file.} 11. Bxd4 b6 {
preparing an occupation of a6-f1 diagonal.} (11... Nf8 {is also possible:} 12.
Be3 Ne6 13. g4 h5 14. g5 Nh7 15. h4 f6 16. f4 fxg5 17. hxg5 $14 {1-0
Sveshnikov,E-Tseshkovsky,V/Sochi 1976/MCD (39)}) 12. g4 {liberating the g3
square for the knight, and, at the same time, threatening with g4-g5.} h6 {
preventing g4-g5, but it gives white time to occupy good positions by his
pieces.} (12... Ba6 {seems more principle.} 13. Re1 (13. g5 Nh5 (13... Nxe4 14.
Bxg7 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxe2 16. Qd4 Ne5 17. f4 $16) 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 (14... Nxg7 15.
Qxd6) 15. Qxd6 Nc5 $11) 13... Bh6 14. Ng3 Ne5 $11 {0-1 Neverovsky,G-Goldin,A/
Podolsk 1990/TD (49)}) 13. Ng3 Ba6 14. Re1 Qc7 15. Qd2 {intending to get the
queenside rook into the game.} Rad8 (15... Ne5 16. b3 Rad8 17. Rad1 c5 $6 18.
Be3 $16 {1-0 Lazic,M-Vujadinovic,G/Kladovo 1992/EXT 97 (40)}) 16. Rad1 Nc5 17.
Be3 Kh7 18. b4 $146 {driving away black's knight from an excelent position.
According to my database, this move is new. White tried} (18. Bf4 Qc8 19. Bxd6
Nxg4 20. Qf4 Rxd6 21. Rxd6 Ne5 22. b3 $14 {1-0 Lazic,M-Halkias,S/Kavala 1996/
EXT 2003 (36)}) 18... Ne6 19. b5 {preparing the d5 stronghold for the knight.}
Bb7 $6 {allowing white to realize his plan.} ({Much stronger was} 19... d5 $1 {
and white doesn't succeed to get an advantage:} 20. exd5 (20. bxa6 d4 $11) (20.
e5 $142 Ne4 21. Ncxe4 dxe4 22. Qe2 cxb5 23. axb5 Bb7 $11) 20... cxd5 21. Nge2 (
21. Nce2 Ne4 (21... Bb7 22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Ne4 25. Qd1 $14)
22. Nxe4 (22. Qd3 Bb7 $15) 22... dxe4 23. Qb4 Bb7 24. c3 Nc5 $15) 21... Bb7 (
21... Ne4 22. Nxd5 $16) 22. Nd4 Rc8 23. Nce2 Ne4 $15) 20. bxc6 Bxc6 (20... Qxc6
21. Nd5 Qxa4 22. Ra1 $14) 21. Nb5 Bxb5 ({After} 21... Qe7 22. Qb4 (22. Nxd6
Nxg4 23. hxg4 Be5 $15) 22... Nc5 23. Bd4 $14 {white's chances are slightly
better.} ({But not} 23. e5 $2 Bxg2 24. exf6 Qb7 25. fxg7 $2 Bxh3 $19)) 22. axb5
Nc5 (22... Nd7 $5 {comes to consideration.}) 23. Bd4 {occupying an important
diagonal.} Rc8 (23... Ne6 $5 24. Ba1 (24. Qc3 Qxc3 (24... Qe7 25. Nf5 $16) 25.
Bxc3 Rc8 $132) 24... Qc5 25. Re3 $1 $14 {[%cal Ge3f3]}) 24. Re2 {strengthening
the c2 pawn.} Ne6 25. Be3 Qc4 26. Qd3 Qc7 ({Better was} 26... Qa4 $1 {
threatening with Nc5.} 27. Qb3 Qxb3 28. cxb3 Nc7 $1 $14) 27. Red2 $16 {White's
position is better, thanks to the following factors: 1) superior pawn
structure; 2) more active pieces  and 3) pair of bishops. But black's position
is still solid and he has some resources to hold the position.} Rcd8 (27... Nc5
{provides to a winning endgame for white.} 28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Rxd6 Ncxe4 30.
Nxe4 Nxe4 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. Rd7 $18) 28. Qa3 Nc5 29. Qb4 Re6 (29... Qe7 {
is neutralized by} 30. Re2 $16 {[%cal Ye3f4]}) 30. Bf4 $1 {threatening e4-e5.}
Qe7 ({After} 30... g5 {black's position cannot be good, as white will occupy
the f5 square.} 31. Be3 Rde8 32. Rd4 $16 {[%cal Yg3f5]} (32. Bxc5 $16)) 31. e5
Ne8 32. Bd5 {winning an exchange, thus, transforming a positional advantage to
material one.} dxe5 (32... Bxe5 33. Bxe6 Bxf4 34. Qxf4 fxe6 35. c4 $16) 33.
Bxe6 exf4 $6 {Black tries to change the character of the struggle, sacrificing
another exchange. He hopes to create some threats against white king.} (33...
Rxd2 34. Bxd2 Qxe6 35. Be3 $16) 34. Rxd8 fxg3 35. Bb3 gxf2+ 36. Kg2 $1 {
It is important to cover the 3-rd rank.} (36. Kf1 Qe3 $44 {[%cal Ge3h3]}) 36...
Nf6 37. Qf4 Qb7+ 38. Bd5 $18 {White easily parries black's attack and gets
position with amazing material advantage.} Nxd5 (38... Qe7 39. Bc4 $18) 39.
R8xd5 Ne6 40. Qxf2 (40. Qe3 {was more precise.}) 40... Qc7 ({Last chance was} 
40... Be5 $1 {, but with precise play white gets the winning position:} 41. Qe3
$1 (41. Kg1 Nf4 42. Qe3 Bd6 43. Qf3 Nxd5 $13) 41... Nf4+ (41... Bd6 42. Kf1 $1
Bc5 (42... Nf4 43. Rxd6 $18) 43. Qf3 $18) 42. Kf2 Nxd5 43. Qxe5 Nb4 44. Rd8 $18
) 41. Rd7 Nf4+ 42. Kf3 (42. Kh1 {wins as well:} Qe5 (42... Qc4 43. R1d4) 43.
Rxf7 Qe4+ 44. Kh2 Qe5 45. Rxf4 g5 46. Qd4 $18) 42... Qc4 (42... Qe5 43. Qe3 $18
) 43. R1d4 $1 {The simplest way.} 1-0

[Event "Alushta Autumn 1st"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2004.09.06"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Paragua, Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e4 e5 {
Black tried also} (7... Bg4 8. c3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. h3 Nxf3+ 11. Nxf3 Bd7 12.
Re1 Qc8 13. Kh2 Re8 14. Qd3 c6 15. Bg5 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Rxe8+ Bxe8 18. Re1
h6 19. Bd2 Qd8 20. c4 Nb6 21. Qc2 Bd7 22. Qc1 Qf8 23. Ne5 Re8 24. Nxd7 Nxd7 {
1/2-1/2 Polugaevsky,L-Marin,M/France 1991/TD (24)}) 8. c3 {keeping the tension
in the centre. The following continuation doesn't promise white anything
special:} (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nc4 Qe7 11. Qe2 b6 12. Ne3 Bb7 13. f3
Rfd8 14. Re1 a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Kotronias,V/Athens 1997/EXT 98 (56)})
8... exd4 {Black realizes the main idea of Pirc- attack of white's centre.} ({
Black equalized after} 8... Re8 9. Re1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bg4 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4
Bd7 13. Nf1 c5 14. Qc2 Bc6 $11 {in 1/2-1/2 Savon,V-Dvoretzky,M/Leningrad 1974/
URS-ch (21)}) 9. cxd4 Bg4 10. Qc2 $2 $146 {Quite illogical move, in my opinion.
White's queen can be attacked on c2 by Nc6-b4. This position appeared for the
first time. In the preceding game white continued with} (10. d5 $142 Ne5 11. h3
Nxf3+ 12. Nxf3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd7 14. Qc2 Nc5 15. Bg2 $14 {0-1 Krant,R-Waitzkin,
J/New York 1993/EXT 97 (49)}) 10... Re8 {continuing to press white's centre.}
11. Re1 Nd7 $1 {forcing white to open the long diagonal for black's
dark-squared bishop.} 12. d5 Nb4 {emphasizing the drawback of white's 10-th
move. White's problem, that it is not the last time his queen is going to be
attacked...} 13. Qc4 (13. Qb3 a5 $17 {[%cal Yd7c5]}) (13. Qd1 Nd3 $17) 13... a5
$1 $15 {All the black pieces are coordinated excellently! While white doesn't
succeed to complete the development...} 14. h3 {Other moves don't promise
white an equality.} (14. a3 b5 $1 15. Qxb5 (15. Qb3 Nc5 16. Qd1 Nbd3 $19) 15...
Nc2 $17) ({Probably better was} 14. Re3 b5 15. Qb3 Nc5 16. Qd1 $15) 14... Nb6
15. Qe2 $6 {After this move, white is going to lose material.} ({Better is} 15.
Qb3 Bd7 16. a4 f5 $17) 15... Bd7 $1 {threatening with capture on d5 and Nc2.
It is stronger than} (15... Bxf3 16. Nxf3 f5 17. Ng5 N4xd5 18. Qd1 {and white
keeps chances, thanks to pair of bishops.}) 16. Qd1 {covering the c2 square,
but black gets another light square...} Nd3 17. Re3 Nxb2 18. Bxb2 (18. Qc2 Nd1
$1 $19) 18... Bxb2 $17 {Black is a pawn up, he has a pair of bishops,
therefore, his advantage is obvious.} 19. Rb1 Bg7 20. Qc2 Ba4 $1 {The only
good place for light-squared bishop.} 21. Nb3 Nd7 $1 {improving the position
of the knight, and, making possible the pushing of "b" pawn forward.} 22. Qc4
b5 23. Qe2 b4 24. Nfd4 ({After} 24. Nbd4 {white loses the exchange:} Bh6 25.
Rd3 Nc5 $19) 24... Qc8 {transfering the queen to the queenside, probably to
a6-f1 diagonal.} 25. Rc1 Bxb3 $1 {It is the right for this change, as black
drives away the white's knight from excelent position in the centre, and, at
the same time, gets the possibility of pushing forward the queenside pawns.}
26. Nxb3 a4 27. Nd2 b3 $1 28. Nc4 (28. axb3 a3 $19) 28... Nc5 29. e5 {trying
to create counterplay.} Qa6 30. axb3 axb3 31. f4 Rab8 {Black continues with
his plan very consequently.} 32. Rb1 Qa2 $1 33. Rb2 ({More resistant was} 33.
Qe1 $17 {/-+}) 33... Qa1+ 34. Bf1 {Other continuations don't change anything:}
(34. Kh2 Rb4 35. exd6 Rxe3 36. Qxe3 Rxc4 37. Qe8+ Bf8 38. dxc7 Nb7 39. c8=Q
Rxc8 40. Qxc8 Qxb2 41. Qxb7 Qc2 $19) ({More resistant was} 34. Qf1 Qxf1+ 35.
Bxf1 dxe5 36. fxe5 f6 $19) 34... Rb4 $1 $19 {threatening with the capture on
c4.} 35. Qe1 {It is the story of the game! White made too many moves with the
queen... And everything started from inaccuracy in opening on the 10-th move...
} Qxe1 36. Rxe1 dxe5 37. fxe5 Na4 38. Rd2 (38. Rbb1 Nc3 $19 {winning another
pawn.}) 38... b2 39. Bd3 (39. Rb1 Bxe5 $19) 39... Nc5 {winning more material.}
(39... Nc5 40. Nxb2 Rxb2 41. Rxb2 Nxd3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Pune"]
[Site "Pune"]
[Date "2004.09.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.09.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 {One of the other ways to fight
for an advantage is} (5. h3 $5 {0-1 Sveshnikov,E-Ibragimov,I/Bled 1996/
[Erenburg] (46)}) 5... b5 {This continuation is more logical than 5..Qb6, as
white has already castled:} (5... Qb6 $6 {1-0 Topalovic,Z-Kozakov,M/Varazdin
2003/CBM 99/[Erenburg] (36)}) 6. Bd3 {protecting the e4 pawn, and continuing
to develop the pieces. White tried also} (6. f3 {0-1 Volokitin,A-Beliavsky,A/
Portoroz 2001/CBM 85/[Finkel,A] (54)}) (6. e5 $5 {1-0 Van der Wiel,J-Hickl,J/
Baden-Baden 1992/CBM 33/[Stohl] (41)}) 6... Nbd7 7. a4 {Typical idea. White
tries to create the target for attacks on the queenside, and transfers his
queenside knight to g3. Other possibilities:} (7. Nf3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 {1-0
Moiseenko,A-Areshchenko,A/Kharkov 2004/CBM 103_01/[Erenburg] (39)}) (7. h3 Bb7
8. Nf3 Qc7 9. O-O Bg7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Ng3 Rfe8 12. Rfe1 e5 13. c3 a6 14. Bh6
Nf8 15. Rad1 Ne6 16. Bb1 Rad8 17. a3 Bc8 18. b4 c5 19. bxc5 dxc5 20. d5 c4 $11
{1-0 Mikheev,S-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Calvia ESP 2004/The Week in Chess 519 (57)})
7... b4 8. Nce2 Qa5 {Black prefered to defend the b4 pawn by the queen, and
not with a7-a5, as his plan is to carry out c6-c5. In that case, white will
get the b5 square.} 9. Nf3 c5 $146 {According to my database, this position
appeared for the first time. Black tried also} (9... Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bh6
Rb8 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Ng3 Nh5 $2 (13... Ba6 $142) 14. Nf5+ $1 gxf5 15. Qg5+ Kh8
16. Qxh5 Nf6 17. Qh6 Ba6 18. e5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Bohnenblust,S-Herbrechtsmeier,C/
Bern 1998/EXT 2000 (32)}) 10. dxc5 $1 {White has a development advantage,
therefore he opens up the game.} ({Also possible:} 10. O-O Bb7 (10... c4 $5 11.
Bxc4 Nxe4 12. Ng5 $1 d5 (12... Nxd2 13. Bxf7+ Kd8 14. Ne6#) 13. Nxe4 dxc4 14.
d5 $1 {[%cal Ge3d4]} Bg7 15. Bd4 $14) 11. d5 Bg7 $13) 10... Nxc5 ({Of course
not} 10... dxc5 $2 {in view of} 11. e5 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd3e4,Ye5e6]}) 11. Bb5+
Bd7 12. Bxc5 {White opens the "d" file in order to use his development
advantage.} (12. Bxd7+ Ncxd7 $11) 12... dxc5 13. O-O $32 {threatening e4-e5.} (
13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Ng5 $5 {[%cal Gg5f7,Yd2d7,Yd2f4]} Rd8 15. Qf4 Nf6 16. e5 h6
$1 $11) ({Deserves serious attention:} 13. Bc4 $1 Rd8 (13... Nxe4 $4 14. Qd5
$18) 14. Qf4 $36 {[%cal Ge4e5,Yc4f7,Yf4f7]}) 13... Bxb5 (13... Rd8 14. Rfd1)
14. axb5 Qxb5 15. e5 $44 {It is not so easy to neutralize white's initiaitve,
but Azmaiparashvili feels this opening very good, and he succeeds to survive.}
Rd8 $1 (15... Nd7 16. Ng5 $1 $44 {[%cal Ge5e6,Yg5e6,Yg5f7,Gd2d5]}) 16. Ned4 $1
{White has no time for passive move. There wasn't any good square for the
queen:} (16. Qe1 Nd5 17. Rxa7 Bg7 $11) (16. Qf4 Nd5) 16... Ne4 (16... cxd4 17.
exf6 $32 {and it is not so clear how can black to complete the development...})
17. Nxb5 $6 {White misses a more attractive option:} (17. Qe3 $1 cxd4 18. Qxe4
$36 Qd5 (18... a5 19. Rfd1 Bg7 20. Nxd4 Qd5 21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. Nc6 $16) 19. Qxd5
Rxd5 20. Rxa7 $14) 17... Nxd2 18. Nxd2 Rxd2 19. Rfd1 ({White achieves nothing
after} 19. Rxa7 Bg7 20. Nc7+ Kd7 21. Nd5+ Kc6 22. Rc7+ Kb5 23. Rb7+ Kc6 24.
Rc7+ $11) 19... Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 e6 (20... Bh6 {looks extremely dangerous:} 21.
Nc7+ Kf8 22. Rd8+ Kg7 23. Ne8+ Kf8 24. b3 $36) 21. Ra1 $1 {invading with the
rook into the black camp.} (21. Nxa7 Bg7 22. Nc6 O-O $11) 21... Kd7 $1 {
activating the monarch.} 22. c4 (22. Rxa7+ Kc6 23. c4 {-see the game.}) 22...
bxc3 23. Rxa7+ $6 {Probably, here it was white's last chance to get a slight
advantage:} (23. bxc3 $1 c4 (23... Kc6 24. c4) 24. Rxa7+ Kc6 25. Nd4+ Kd5 26.
Rxf7 Bc5 27. Rd7+ Kxe5 28. Nf3+ Kf6 29. Nd2 $1 $14) 23... Kc6 24. Nxc3 c4 $1
$132 {Now black is ready for "turnover". His monarch is extremely active, the
rook and bishop are going to join the battle, therefore, white should play
carefully...} 25. Rxf7 Bb4 {Black's main idea is to take on c3, and to invade
with the king into the white camp via d5-e4 squares.} 26. Rf4 (26. Kf1 Bxc3 27.
bxc3 Kd5 28. f4 Ke4 $132) 26... Kc5 27. Ne4+ Kd4 28. Ng5+ Kd5 29. g3 $4 {
[%mdl 8192] Mistake, which loses the game on the spot. White should have
continued} (29. b3 $1 c3 (29... Bd2 30. bxc4+ Kxe5 31. Rg4 $14) (29... Be7 30.
bxc4+ Kxe5 31. Nh3 $14) 30. Rc4 (30. Rxb4 Rc8 31. Nf3 c2 32. Rd4+ Kc6 33. Rc4+
Kd7 34. Rxc2 Rxc2 $15) 30... Ra8 31. f4 Ra3 32. Rxb4 c2 33. Rc4 Ra1+ 34. Kf2
c1=Q 35. Rxc1 Rxc1 $11) {[%tqu "En","Please find the best move for black.","",
"","b4d2","",10]} 29... Bd2 $1 {winning the knight.} (29... Bd2 30. Nxe6 (30.
Rg4 h5 $19) 30... Bxf4 31. Nxf4+ Kxe5 $19 {with following Rb8.}) 0-1

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 {Black has other
following options:} (6... Nbd7 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,D-Gulko,B/Buenos Aires 2003/
CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (63)}) (6... Na6 $5 {[%cal Yc7c5] 0-1 Pavasovic,
D-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Istanbul 2003/CBM96_01/[Erenburg] (51)}) ({Less popular is
} 6... c6 {1-0 Bologan,V-Narciso Dublan,M/Pamplona 2002/CBM 87/[Gofshtein,L] 
(80)}) 7. h3 (7. O-O {1-0 Gagunashvili,M-Socko,B/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg]
(58)}) 7... c6 {Black can put the pressure on the white's central pawn d4 with}
(7... Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Jakovenko,D-Lugovoi,A/Ekaterinburg 2002/CBM 90/[Avrukh,B] 
(36)}) (7... exd4 {0-1 Tischbierek,R-Golubev,M/Germany 2003/CBM 94/[Erenburg] 
(41)}) 8. O-O {Usually white doesn't allow black to occupy a space on the
queenside:} (8. a4 {1/2-1/2 Alekseev,E-Ivanchuk,V/Skanderborg 2003/CBM 98/
[Erenburg] (36)}) 8... b5 9. Be3 Qc7 (9... Nbd7 {0-1 Socko,B-Nakamura,H/
Bermuda 2002/CBM 88/[Gofshtein,L] (29)}) 10. a3 Bb7 11. g4 $146 {White gave up
on some space on the queenside, therefore, he tries to develop an initiative
on the kingside. According to my database, this move was played for the first
time.} ({White tried} 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. Rad1 Rfe8 13. g4 Nf8 14. f4 exd4 15.
Nxd4 a6 16. Nde2 c5 17. Ng3 b4 {1/2-1/2 Chernyshov,K-Zakharevich,I/Podolsk
1992/EXT 97 (17)}) 11... a5 {preparing the breakthough b5-b4.} 12. d5 {The
idea of this move is to get the d5 stronghold.} (12. g5 {plays in black's
hands:} Nfd7 13. d5 Nb6 $132) 12... b4 $1 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Nd5 {Other moves
don't promise anything special:} (14. g5 $5 bxc3 15. gxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxc3 Nd7 $13
) (14. axb4 axb4 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. g5 Ne8 (16... bxc3 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxc3
$13) 17. Nb5 Qc4 18. Qd3 Qxd3 19. cxd3 Bc6 $11) 14... Bxd5 {In such type of
positions, black usually captures on d5 with the bishop. Otherwise, after} (
14... Nxd5 15. exd5 {he will have the problem of passive light-squared bishop.}
) 15. exd5 Na6 {consolidating the rooks.} 16. Qd2 Nd7 17. axb4 axb4 18. g5 $1 {
preventing from black to develop an initiative on the kingside with f7-f5.} (
18. Ra2 $6 {doesn't promise anyhting:} Nb6 $1 19. Rfa1 Nc4 $11 {[%cal Gc7b7]})
18... Rfc8 19. Ng3 $1 {[%mdl 512] White sacrifices the pawn,as his pieces are
much more active, than the black's ones. He can use their activity to win the
black weak pawns b4 and d6.} (19. Be4 f5 (19... Ndc5 20. Bg2 Nd7 $11) 20. gxf6
Nxf6 21. Bd3 Qb7 $15) (19. c3 Ndc5 (19... bxc3 20. Nxc3 Nac5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22.
b4 $14) 20. Ra2 (20. Bxc5 Qxc5 $11) 20... Nb3 21. Qd1 Qc4 $11) 19... Qxc2 20.
Ne4 Bf8 21. Qxc2 {discoordinating black rooks. Worse are the following
continuations:} (21. f4 exf4 22. Bxf4 Qxd2 23. Bxd2 Nac5 $15) (21. Ra5 Qxd2 (
21... Qb3 22. Rfa1 Nc7 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Rxa8 Nxa8 25. Qc1 $36) (21... b3 22.
Rfa1 Nc7 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 (23... Nxa8 24. Ra6 $1 $16) 24. Rc1 Qxd2 25. Nxd2 $16)
22. Bxd2 Nac5 23. Bxb4 Rxa5 24. Bxa5 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Be7 $11) 21... Rxc2 22. Ra4
Nc7 23. Rxb4 Ra2 (23... Nxd5 {too dangerous, in view of} 24. Rb7 Rd8 25. Rd1
$36) 24. Rb1 Nxd5 25. Rb7 Rc7 26. Nc3 $2 {missing more attractive continuation:
} ({Simple} 26. Rxc7 $1 {was stronger:} Nxc7 27. Nc3 Ra5 (27... Ra6 28. Bb7)
28. b4 Ra3 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30. Bxd5 $16 {and white's position is near to winning,
thanks to an advanced pawn "b", which is supported by pair of bishops.} Be7
$141 31. Rc1 $16) 26... Rxb7 27. Bxd5 Raa7 28. b4 Be7 29. Bxb7 $6 {In my
opinion, white should keep the light-squared bishop on the board.} ({Better was
} 29. Bc6 Nb8 $8 30. Bd5 (30. Bxb7 Rxb7 31. Nd5) 30... Rd7 31. Bxa7 Rxa7 32. h4
$44 (32. b5 Bxg5 33. b6)) 29... Rxb7 30. Nd5 Kf8 31. Ra1 $2 {Serious mistake,
which allows black to activate his monarch.} ({Much better was} 31. Rd1 $1 Bd8
32. Kf1 Rb5 33. Ke2 $13) (31. Rc1 $2 f5 $17 32. Rc8+ Kf7 33. Rh8 $2 Nf8 $19)
31... f5 $1 $17 {[%cal Yf8f7,Yf7e6,Yb7b5] Black is going to drive away white's
knight from d5, which is the only white's chance.} 32. f3 $6 ({Last chance was
} 32. f4 Kf7 33. Kf2 Ke6 34. Nxe7 Kxe7 35. Bd2 $17) 32... Kf7 33. h4 (33. Rc1
f4 34. Nxe7 Kxe7 35. Bd2 Nf8 $19 {[%cal Yf8e6]}) 33... Ke6 34. Rd1 Bd8 $1 $19 {
preparing Rb5. White has nothing to do against black's threat, so he loses the
game.} 35. Kf1 (35. Bc1 {doesn't help:} Rb5 36. Nc3 Rxb4 37. Ba3 Bb6+ 38. Kf1
Rd4 $19) 35... Rb5 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.15"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Sepp, Olav"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Estonia"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 Na6 {preparing
typical c7-c5 or e7-e5. Other theoretical possibilities are:} (6... e5 {
1/2-1/2 Alekseev,E-Ivanchuk,V/Skanderborg 2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (36)}) (6...
Nbd7 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,D-Gulko,B/Buenos Aires 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (63)})
(6... c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Be3 Na6 10. h3 Ne8 11. Nd5 Kf8 12. O-O-O
Bd7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 Bc6 15. Nef4 Kf7 16. Rhe1 e6 17. Nc3 Nd6 $10 {Abdelnabi,
I-Speelman,J,Luzern tt 1989-CBM 16}) ({Less popular is} 6... c6 {See 1-0
Bologan,V-Narciso Dublan,M/Pamplona 2002/CBM 87/[Gofshtein,L] (80)}) 7. O-O (7.
h3 {0-1 Pavasovic,D-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Istanbul 2003/CBM96_01/[Erenburg] (51)})
(7. Bf4 $5 {1-0 Hort,V-Gallagher,J/Biel 1991/CBM 25/[Stohl] (54)}) 7... c5 (
7... e5 {is also possible.} 8. h3 Re8 9. Be3 exd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. g4 Nb4 12.
g5 Nh5 13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14. h4 Bg4 $11 {1-0 Kavalek,L-Ftacnik,L/Ceska Trebova
1997/EXT 98 (43)}) 8. h3 ({White gets nothing after} 8. e5 Ne8 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10.
exd6 Nxd6 11. Nd4 Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Genba,V-Chernin,A/Biel 1997/CBM 60 ext (39)}
) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 {more typical, than original} (9... Nc7 {with idea of
breakthrough d6-d5, which was realized in the game Pavasovic,D-Azmaiparashvili,
Z/Istanbul 2003/CBM97_01[Erenburg] (51)}) (9... Bd7 10. Nb3 Rc8 11. Be3 b6 12.
Qe2 Nc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Cabrilo,G-Djuric,S/Niksic 1996/EXT 2000 (22)}) 10. Be3 Bd7
11. Qd2 {White tried also} (11. Kh2 {0-1 Moldovan,D-Itkis,B/Bucharest 1997/CBM
60/[Har Zvi] (41)}) (11. a4 Rc8 12. Re1 b6 13. Ra3 Qc7 14. Bg5 $14 {1/2-1/2
Zakharevich,I-Sakaev,K/St Petersburg 1996/CBM 52 (22)}) 11... Rc8 12. Rfe1 a6
$146 {New move. In the previous game black continued} (12... b6 13. Bg5 Ne6 14.
Nxe6 Bxe6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 $14 {1-0 Cioara,A-Itkis,B/Eforie Nord 1998/EXT
2000 (49)}) 13. a4 {preventing from black b7-b5.} (13. g4 $5 b5 14. a3 (14. g5
b4) 14... e5 15. Nde2 Bc6 16. Ng3 $14) 13... e5 $6 {In my opinion, black
doesn't get sufficient compensation for weakening his d6 pawn.} ({Deserved
attention:} 13... a5 $5) 14. Nde2 Bc6 15. f3 ({Nothing gives} 15. Bg5 Ne6)
15... Qd7 16. b3 $6 {White missed the possibility to fix black's pawns on the
queenside:} (16. a5 $1 $16 {[%cal Gb2b4,Ya1d1]}) 16... b6 {After a previous
white's unsuccessful move, it's not so clear if white has any advantage...} (
16... Ne6 {preparing the breakthrough d6-d5.} 17. Red1 Rfd8 18. Nd5 $14 {/=})
17. a5 ({White gets nothing after} 17. Red1 Rfd8 18. b4 Nxa4 19. Nxa4 Bxa4 20.
Nc3 b5 21. Nxa4 (21. Bb6 Re8) 21... bxa4 22. Bb6 Re8 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Bf8
$1 $11 25. Rxf6 $2 Kg7 26. Bd8 Rexd8 27. Rxa6 $11 Rxc2 $17) 17... b5 18. Rad1 (
18. b4 Ne6 19. Rad1 Rfd8 {-the game.}) 18... Rfd8 19. b4 Ne6 20. Nd5 $6 {
As white doesn't succeed to occupy the d5 square by the piece, I wouldn't
recommend to play this move.} ({In my opinion, white shouldn't hurry with
occupation of d5 square, as it allows black to change one of his pieces, while
he suffers from lack of space. Probably better was} 20. Bb6 Nc7 21. f4 $14)
20... Bxd5 21. exd5 {Now black hasn't weakness on d6.} Nf8 {It is important
not to close the "c" file for a rook.} (21... Nc7 $6 22. f4 $14 e4 $2 23. Nc3
Re8 24. Bd4 $16) 22. g4 {White prepared the g3 square for a knight.} (22. f4
exf4 23. Nxf4 Rc4 $11) 22... Rc4 23. c3 Rdc8 $11 {Black's position isn't worse,
as his pieces are located quite active. White's pair of bishops don't promise
white an advantage, since the position is quite closed.} 24. Rc1 Qb7 25. Red1
N8d7 26. Bf1 Qc7 {preventing Ng3.} 27. Kh2 Ne8 28. Ng3 $2 {White should adopt
a waiting strategy} (28. Re1 $11) 28... Rxc3 29. Bb6 $1 Rxc1 $2 {Black missed
much more attractive opportunity:} (29... Rc2 $1 30. Bxc7 Rxd2+ 31. Rxd2 Bh6 $1
$17 32. Rc6 $6 Bxd2 33. Bxd6 Nxd6 34. Ne4 Bxb4 35. Nxd6 Ra8 $19) 30. Bxc7 R1xc7
31. Bd3 {covering the c2 square.} Nef6 32. Bb1 ({Safer was} 32. Ne4 $11) 32...
Rc4 33. g5 $1 {Strong move, which promises white a draw. Worse is} (33. Ne2 $6
e4 $1 34. f4 (34. g5 exf3) (34. fxe4 Nxe4 35. Qe3 Nc3 $15) 34... Re8 $15) 33...
Rd4 ({Comes to consideration:} 33... Ne8 34. Ne2 f6) 34. Qe2 $1 $11 {The only
move. White gets a draw by force. Other continuations don't prevent from black
an obvious advantage:} (34. Bd3 e4 $1 (34... Nxd5 $2 35. Ne2 Rh4 36. Be4) (
34... Ne8 $2 35. Ne2 Rxd5 36. Qe3 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge3a7]}) 35. fxe4 Ne5 36. Qe2
Nfd7 $17) (34. Qe1 Nxd5 35. Ne2 Rxd1 36. Qxd1 Nxb4 37. Qxd6 Nc5 $17) 34... Nxd5
35. Rxd4 exd4 36. Qe4 Nxb4 37. Qb7 Rc1 38. Qxd7 Rxb1 39. Qd8+ Bf8 40. Ne4 Re1 {
Black isn't able to prevent from white a perpetual check.} 41. Nf6+ ({White
cannot play on win:} 41. Nxd6 Nc6 $17) 41... Kg7 42. Ne8+ Kg8 43. Nf6+ Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.20"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

{[%mdl 36]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 {
Black has the following options:} (6... Na6 {0-1 Pavasovic,D-Azmaiparashvili,Z/
Istanbul 2003/CBM96_01/[Erenburg] (51)}) (6... Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8. d5 Ne8 9. a4
a6 10. Be3 Rb8 11. Qd2 (11. a5 $142 $5 $14) 11... Ne5 12. b3 b5 13. Rae1 Bd7
14. axb5 axb5 15. Kh1 b4 16. Nd1 Ng4 17. Bf4 e5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. f3 Ne5 20.
Bh6 Bb5 $15 {Timoshenko,G-Minasian,A,URS-chJ Kherson 1991-EXP 21}) 7. O-O Nc6 {
There are other continuations as well:} (7... exd4 {1/2-1/2 Ovetchkin,
R-Nalbandian,T/Moscow 1999/CBM 70/[Tsesarsky] (45)}) (7... Na6 {1-0 Karpov,
A-Timman,J/Montreal 1979/MCL/[ChessBase] (38)}) 8. dxe5 {In my opinion, the
most promising continuation. Whereas the position is almost symmetrical, but
white has some pressure on the queenside. So, I think, black has to work hard
to get an equality in this line.} (8. h3 {1/2-1/2 Gadjily,R-Fridman,D/Pula
1997/CBM 57 ext/[Yudasin,L] (26)}) (8. d5 Ne7 $13) 8... dxe5 {There is a
possibility to take on e5 by the knight:} (8... Nxe5 9. h3 Re8 10. Nf4 c6 11.
a4 Qc7 12. Re1 Nfd7 13. Nfe2 a5 14. Rb1 Nc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Galdunts,S/
National I, Besancon FRA 2003 (27)}) 9. Bg5 Qxd1 {Black tried also:} (9... Bg4
{1-0 Kharitonov,A-Iskusnyh,S/Kazan 1995/CBM 51/[Hecht] (80)}) (9... Nd4 10.
Nxd4 exd4 11. Nd5 Be6 12. Nf4 h6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bd2 e5 15. c3 $14 {1-0
Kacheishvili,G-Vulicevic,N/New York 1998/EXT 99 (31)}) (9... Be6 {1-0 Vokarev,
S-Avrukh,B/Moscow 2002/CBM 88/[Gofshtein,L] (38)}) 10. Rfxd1 Ne8 {It seems
like other options don't promise black an equality as well:} (10... Nb4 11. a3
Na6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bd7 14. Be3 f5 15. c4 e4 16. Nd4 Rfe8 17. b4 $14 {
1-0 Kacheishvili,G-Schmaltz,R/Connecticut 2002/CBM 87 ext (50)}) (10... h6 11.
Be3 b6 12. Nd5 Ne8 13. Rd2 Kh7 14. Rad1 $16 {1-0 Dorfman,J-Weindl,A/Cannes
1992/TD (28)}) 11. Nd5 f6 12. Be3 Rf7 13. a4 $146 {The idea of this novelty is
to get a space advantage on the queenside, that will help white to develop an
initiative on that flank. In the preciding game white continued} (13. c4 Bf8
14. c5 Bg4 15. f3 Be6 16. a3 Rd8 17. b4 Rfd7 18. f4 $14 {1-0 Bancod,R-Sarno,S/
Marostica 1995/EXT 99 (38)}) 13... Be6 14. a5 a6 {This move weakens the c5
square, that white can occupy with the knight. Black could play} (14... Rd8 $5
{, as a5-a6 is not so dangerous yet. For instance:} 15. a6 $141 b6 16. Rd3 Nd6
17. Rad1 Bf8 {with playable position.}) 15. Nc1 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Very strong
move. The knight is going to be transfered to c5 via d3 or b3.} Rd8 16. Nd3 Nd6
(16... Bg4 17. f3 Bc8 18. Nc5 Nd6 19. b4 $14) 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. b4 Bf8 ({The
attempt to get a counterplay on the kingside doesn't equalize the chances of
the opponents:} 18... f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. c3 $14) 19. Bf1 {covering the c4
square.} Bg4 20. Rd3 Re8 21. h3 Bc8 ({Black could change the light-squared
bishops, but, anyway, the position favours white:} 21... Bf3 22. Bg2 (22. c3
Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Rad1 f5) 22... Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nc4 (23... f5 24. exf5 gxf5
25. c3 $14) 24. Nxb7 Nxb4 25. Nxb4 Bxb4 26. Ra4 Nxe3+ 27. Rxe3 Bf8 28. Rd3 $14)
22. f3 f5 23. c3 Kh8 ({Deserved attention:} 23... f4 $1 24. Bf2 (24. gxf4 Nc4
$1 (24... exf4 25. Bxf4 $16) 25. f5 (25. Bf2 exf4 $15) 25... Nxe3 26. fxg6 hxg6
(26... Rxf3 27. Rxe3 Rxe3 28. gxh7+ Kxh7 29. Nxe3 $14) 27. Rxe3 Bxc5 28. bxc5
Rd8 $14) 24... fxg3 25. Bxg3 Nc4 26. Bf2 $14) 24. Rd2 {taking control over c4
square.} h6 {covering the g5 square.} 25. Kg2 Nd8 {transfering the knight to
e6, with possibility of changing it for white's c5 knight.} 26. Re1 {defending
the e4 pawn.} Ne6 27. c4 fxe4 ({Worse is} 27... f4 28. gxf4 exf4 29. Bf2 Ng5
30. Bd4+ Bg7 31. h4 $16) 28. fxe4 Ng5 $2 {Strategical mistake. Black shouldn't
leave white's strong knight on c5.} ({Better was} 28... Nxc5 29. Bxc5 Rd8 30.
Bd3 Be6 31. Red1 $14) 29. Bxg5 hxg5 30. Be2 $16 {Black's dark-squared bishop
is very passive, which determines white's advantage} g4 {Sacrificing this pawn,
black enlivens his dark-squared bishop. But, it doesn't make black's life
easier...} (30... c6 31. Nc3 Rh7 32. g4 $16) (30... Rh7 $2 31. Nf6) 31. hxg4
Bh6 32. Rdd1 Rd8 33. Rf1 $1 Rxf1 (33... Rdf8 34. Rxf7 Rxf7 35. Nxc7 $18) 34.
Rxf1 $2 {throwing away the advantage.} ({It was important not to give up on d2
square:} 34. Kxf1 $1 Nf7 (34... c6 35. Ne7) 35. Ne7 $18) 34... c6 35. Ne7 Be3
$2 {loses very quickly. Black had a draw after} (35... Bd2 $1 36. b5 (36. Nxg6+
Kg7 37. Nxe5 Bxb4 $11) (36. Nd3 Kg7 $1 {[%cal Gd6c4,Gd6e4]} 37. Nxe5 Bxb4 $11)
36... cxb5 37. cxb5 axb5 38. Nxg6+ Kg7 39. Nxe5 Re8 (39... Bxa5 $5 40. Rd1 Bb6
$11) 40. Rd1 Nxe4 $1 (40... Rxe5 41. Rxd2 Nxe4 (41... Rxc5 42. Rxd6 b4) 42.
Nxe4 Rxe4 43. Bxb5 Bxg4 44. Bd7 $16) 41. Nxe4 Bxa5 42. Rd5 Bc7 43. Rc5 Bxe5 44.
Bxb5 b6 $1 $11) 36. Rd1 $18 {White is simply threatening to take on c8. Black
pieces are paralyzed, therefore, he can't avoid material loses.} Bd4 37. Nb3
Kg7 ({Doesn't change anything} 37... Nxe4 38. Nxg6+ Kg7 39. Nxe5 c5 (39... Re8
40. Rxd4 Rxe5 41. Bd3 Ng5 42. Nc5 $18) 40. bxc5 $18) 38. Nxd4 exd4 39. Rxd4 Be6
40. Nxc6 {White sacrifices the knight in order to eliminate black's "a" pawn.
In this way, white's getting strong passed "a" pawn.} (40. e5 {wins as well:}
Nf7 41. Rxd8 Nxd8 42. Bd3 $18) 40... bxc6 41. c5 Nf7 42. Rxd8 Nxd8 43. Bxa6 Kf6
(43... Bxg4 {doesn't help black at all:} 44. Bb7 Be2 45. a6 Bxa6 46. Bxa6 Kf6
47. b5 $18) 44. Bb7 $1 Bc4 45. a6 Bxa6 46. Bxa6 {Currently, white is three
pawns up, so the rest is an easy job for white.} Ke5 47. Kf3 Kd4 48. g5 Ne6 49.
Kg4 Kxe4 50. Bb7 Kd5 (50... Nd8 51. b5 Kd4 52. Bxc6 Nf7 53. Kf4 Kxc5 54. Be8
$18) 51. b5 Kxc5 52. Bxc6 Ng7 (52... Nc7 53. Be4 Nxb5 54. Bxg6 Kd6 55. Kh5 Ke7
56. Kh6 Kf8 57. Bb1 $18) 53. Kf4 Kd6 54. Be4 Ne6+ 55. Kg4 Kc5 (55... Nf8 56.
Bxg6 Nxg6 57. Kf5 Ne7+ 58. Kf6 $18) (55... Nd4 56. b6) 56. Bxg6 Kxb5 57. Bf7
Ng7 58. Kf4 {White won this game in very impressive style. This win brought to
Georgian team the bronze medals!} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.08"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Berelowitsch, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Plauen"]
[BlackTeam "Emsdetten Turm"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 e5 8. Re1
Re8 {Black has other options:} (8... h6 9. Na3 Bd7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nc4 Nh5
12. Bf1 a5 13. b3 Re8 14. Ne3 Qc8 15. Nd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Tkachiev,V/
Moscow 2001/CBM 86 (71)}) (8... a6 9. Be3 h6 10. Na3 Re8 11. Qd2 $6 exd4 12.
cxd4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Rxe4 14. Bxh6 d5 $1 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nc2 Qf6 17. Qg5 Bf5
18. Qxf6+ Kxf6 19. Ne3 Be6 20. Rad1 $10 {Kuporosov,V-Ehlvest,J,Helsinki op
1992-CBM 32}) (8... Bd7 9. Be3 Re8 10. Nbd2 h6 11. a3 Nh5 12. b4 Nf4 13. Bxf4
exf4 14. Bc4 Re7 15. Nb3 Qe8 16. Qd3 Nd8 17. Nbd2 Kh8 18. Re2 a6 19. Rae1 $14 {
Kuporosov,V-Sturua,Z,Helsinki op 1992-CBM 32}) 9. d5 {White has tried other
moves:} (9. Nbd2 {See 1/2-1/2 Cao Sang-Ovsejevitsch,S/Budapest 1999/CBM 73/
[Finkel,A] (29)}) (9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Na3 Qe7 11. Nc4 Rd8 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Bg5 Bf6
14. Bh6 Nf4 15. Bf1 Bg7 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bh4 Be6 18. Nfd2 Bh6 19. Red1 $10 {
Davies,N-Gavrikov,V,Budapest Texta 1988-CBM 09}) (9. a3 h6 10. Bc2 Nh5 11. b4
Qf6 12. d5 Ne7 13. c4 Nf4 14. Nc3 a6 $132 {Karlsson,L-Jansa,V/Oslo 1988}) (9.
Na3 h6 10. Nc2 Bd7 11. Bd2 a5 12. b3 Nh5 13. Qc1 g5 14. Bf1 Qf6 15. dxe5 dxe5
16. Ne3 Nf4 17. Nd5 $14 {Rublevsky,S-Krasenkow,M/Rubinstein mem 1996}) 9... Ne7
10. c4 Nh5 (10... c5 {See commented game Fedorov,A-Negulescu,A 1-0/Eforie Nord
2000/CBM 81/[Finkel,A] (51)}) 11. Nc3 h6 12. b4 {In according to my database,
this position appeared for the first time.} ({White has tried} 12. Bd2 Rf8 13.
Rc1 Nf4 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. e5 $14 {1-0 Rytshagov,M-Gurieli,N/Pula 1997/EXT 2000
(41)}) 12... a5 13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. Bd2 Ra8 15. Bf1 Rf8 16. a4 f5 ({In my
opinion, better was immediate} 16... Nf4 {with following f7-f5.}) 17. exf5 Nxf5
$8 (17... gxf5 $2 18. Nxe5) 18. Ne4 {[%csl Ge4]} ({White had an interesting
option:} 18. g4 Nd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Nb5 Nf4 21. Re4 Be5 $13 {[%csl Ye5,Gf4]})
18... Nd4 ({After} 18... Nh4 19. Nxh4 (19. Nh2 Nf6 20. Bd3 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Qf6)
19... Qxh4 {white's chances look like more preferable.}) 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Ra3
$1 $14 {Adding the rook to the game. White's pawn structure is preferable than
the black's one, his pieces have occupied better positions than the black's
ones. Also the position of black monarch is more vulnerable than the white's
one, these factors promise white an advantage.} Bf5 $2 {Serious mistake that
allows to white to win the pawn in two moves.} (20... Nf6 21. Nxf6+ Rxf6 $14) (
20... Nf4 21. Rf3 $14) ({Deserved attention} 20... Kh7) 21. g4 $1 $16 {White
is going to get the pair of bishops and is going to capture the black central
pawn d4.} Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Qh4 $4 {loses on the spot.} ({More resistant was} 22...
Nf6 {,but after} 23. Rxd4 Nd7 24. Rf4 $16 {White's advantage is quite big.})
23. f4 $1 $18 Ng3 (23... Nf6 24. Be1 $18) 24. Be1 Nxe4 25. Bxh4 {White has got
the material advantage without any compensation for black, so the rest is a
matter of easy technique.} Rxf4 26. Rf3 Nc3 27. Qd3 Rxf3 28. Qxf3 Nxa4 29. Bf2
Nc5 30. Qd1 d3 31. Bxc5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.12.15"]
[Round "6.8"]
[White "Heissler, Jakob"]
[Black "Schneider, Bernd"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2424"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 ({The main line
goes with} 6... Nc6) 7. O-O e5 8. Re1 Re8 9. Bf1 b6 10. a4 Bb7 11. d5 $146 ({
White has tried} 11. Qc2 $6 Qe7 $6 (11... d5 $11 {deserved attention.}) 12. d5
$1 a5 13. b4 $6 ({Stronger was} 13. Bb5 $14) 13... c6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Kourkounakis,I-Pasman,M/Graz 1978/MCD (27)}) 11... c6 12. Nc4 $5 {White didn't
achieve anything special after following continuations:} (12. dxc6 Bxc6 13. Bb5
Qc7 $11 {[%cal Yd7c5]}) (12. c4 a5 {[%cal Yd7c5]}) 12... Nxe4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]
Black decided to go on long force variation, where, probably, overlooked the
white's 15-th move.} ({Black had to play} 12... Nc5 $1 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Qxd6 (
14. Nxd6 Re6 15. Nxf7 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Kxf7 17. Ng5+ Ke7 18. Nxe6 Kxe6 $15) 14...
Qxd6 15. Nxd6 Re6 16. Nb5 (16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. Ng5+ Ke7 18. Nxe6 Kxe6 19. f3 $11)
16... Re7 $11) 13. Rxe4 cxd5 14. Nxd6 dxe4 15. Ng5 $1 {[%mdl 128] This key
move should have been seen before black's playing 12...Nxe4.} (15. Nxb7 Qc7 16.
Nd6 exf3 17. Nxe8 Rxe8 18. Qxf3 $11) 15... Nc5 {Black has following options:} (
15... Qc7 16. Bc4 (16. Ngxf7 Re7 17. Bc4 {-16.Bc4.}) 16... Re7 17. Bxf7+ $1 $16
(17. Ngxf7 $2 Kf8 18. Ng5 Nf6 $11 19. Ne6+ $2 Rxe6 20. Bxe6 Rd8 $19)) (15...
Nf6 16. Bc4 $16) 16. Bc4 $1 {[%mdl 128]} Re7 (16... Ne6 17. Ngxf7 Qd7 18. Be3
Re7 19. Ng5 $18) 17. Be3 $6 ({White would get the winning position after} 17.
Ngxf7 $1 Qc7 18. Ng5+ Kh8 19. Ndf7+ $18) 17... Qd7 18. Ndxf7 Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Bf6
{After following continuations white succeeds to get decisive advantage.} (
19... Nxa4 20. Nxe5+ Kh8 (20... Kf8 21. Nxh7+ Ke8 22. Bb5+) 21. Nef7+ Rxf7 22.
Nxf7+ $18) (19... Bh8 20. Nd8+ Kg7 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Nge6+ Kf6 (22... Kh6 23.
Nxc5 $18) 23. Rd6 $18) ({Comes to consideration} 19... Ba6 20. Bxc5 (20. Ba2 $5
$16) 20... Bxc4 21. Bxe7 Bxf7 22. Nxe4 $16) 20. Nd8+ $1 Kg7 21. Nde6+ $6 ({
White has missed more attractive continuation} 21. Bxc5 $1 bxc5 (21... Rxd8 22.
Rxd8 bxc5 23. Rg8+ Kh6 24. Nf7+ Kh5 25. Be2+ Kh4 26. g3+ Kh3 27. Nh6 {with
inevitable mate from g4 or f1.}) 22. Nge6+ Kh6 23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. Bd5 Rb6 (24...
Rd7 25. Nxc5 Rdd8 26. Nxe4 $16) 25. Bxa8 Rxe6 26. Bxe4 $16) 21... Nxe6 22.
Nxe6+ Kh8 $13 23. g4 (23. Rd6 $5 {was more accurate.}) 23... Rae8 (23... h5 $5
{was an interesting option.}) 24. Rd6 Bc8 $6 ({Better was} 24... Bh4) 25. Ng5
Kg7 (25... Bxg5 $2 26. Bxg5 Bxg4 27. Bf6+ $1 Rg7 28. Bf7 $1 Rf8 29. Bxe5 $16) (
{Deserved attention} 25... Rf8 26. Nxe4 Bg7) 26. Nxe4 Bh4 27. g5 Rd7 $4 {
[%mdl 8192] A blunder, which allows white to win the exchange by one strike.} (
{After} 27... Rf8 28. Nf6 {, probably, white's chances are preferable, thanks
to more active pieces.}) {[%tqu "En","Please enter the best move for white.",
"","","e4f6","",10]} 28. Nf6 $1 $18 Ree7 (28... Rxd6 29. Nxe8+ $18) 29. Nxd7
Bxd7 30. b3 {White is a pawn up, his pieces occupied a superb position, while
black dark-squared bishop is out of the game. White is going to organize a
passed pawn on the queenside, which will decide the game in white favour. The
rest is a matter of an easy technique for white.} Bh3 31. Bd5 ({Probably
simplier was} 31. Rd8 Be6 32. Bxe6 Rxe6 33. Rd7+ Kg8 34. Rxa7 $18) 31... Bf5
32. b4 Bd7 33. a5 bxa5 34. bxa5 Bb5 35. c4 Ba4 36. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Montreal-A 5th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2004.08.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2004.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 c6 {preparing b7-b5.
Other options are:} (6... e5 {0-1 Pavasovic,D-Berkes,F/Zalaegerszeg 2004/
[Erenburg] (49)}) (6... c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Be3 Na6 10. h3 Ne8 11.
Nd5 Kf8 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 Bc6 15. Nef4 Kf7 16. Rhe1 e6 17. Nc3
Nd6 $10 {Abdelnabi,I-Speelman,J,Luzern tt 1989-CBM 16}) (6... Nbd7 {1/2-1/2
Gurevich,D-Gulko,B/Buenos Aires 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (63)}) (6... Na6 $5 {
[%cal Yc7c5] 0-1 Pavasovic,D-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Istanbul 2003/CBM96_01/
[Erenburg] (51)}) 7. O-O e5 8. h3 {covering the g4 square, thus, preparing the
occupation of the e3 square by the dark-squared bishop. The alternative is to
prevent black's b7-b5 with} (8. a4 {1/2-1/2 Gagunashvili,M-Nijboer,F/Groningen
2003/CBM 99/[Erenburg] (42)}) 8... b5 9. a3 {preventing b5-b4. White tried also
} (9. Be3 {0-1 Pavasovic,D-Gagunashvili,M/Wijk aan Zee 2004/CBM 99/[Erenburg] 
(35)}) 9... Nbd7 ({Also possible:} 9... Bb7 {0-1 Kallio,H-Marin,M/Gothenburg
2000/CBM 76/[Finkel,A] (37)}) 10. dxe5 $146 {I wouldn't recommend white to
hurry with the capture on e5, as black gets the c5 square. Usually, white
takes on e5, being concerned of black's capture on d4. However, in this
particular case, black cannot do it, due to damaged pawn structure on the
queenside. In the previous games white tried the following continuations, but
didn't get anything special:} (10. Be3 Re8 11. Qd2 Bb7 12. Rad1 a5 13. dxe5
dxe5 14. g4 Nf8 15. Qxd8 Rexd8 16. Nc1 Ne6 17. Nb3 Nd7 18. Rd2 a4 19. Nc1 Nd4
$11 {1/2-1/2 Schmittdiel,E-Tal,M/Germany 1989/GER-chT (51)}) (10. d5 cxd5 11.
Nxd5 Bb7 12. Nec3 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Nb6 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 {1/2-1/2 Prelevic,D-Popchev,
M/Belgrade 2001/EXT 2002 (14)}) (10. Re1 a6 11. Kh2 Bb7 12. Be3 Re8 13. f3 Qc7
14. Qd2 Rad8 15. Rad1 exd4 16. Nxd4 c5 17. Nde2 Ne5 18. Qc1 d5 $15 {1-0
Gonzalez,R-Nyback,T/Internet ICC 2002/EXT 2003 (73)}) 10... dxe5 11. Be3 Qe7 {
taking control over the c5 square.} 12. Nc1 {White doesn't intend to give up
on c5 square, therefore, he transfers the knight to b3 or to d3.} Nc5 13. Nd3
$1 {In this way white prevents from black to play Ne6 and forces black to take
on d3, that will open the "c" file for the white's heavy pieces.} (13. b4 {
plays in black's hands, as it helps him to bring the knight ot d4.} Ne6 14. Nd3
Rd8 {[%cal Ye6d4]}) (13. Nb3 Ne6 $1) 13... Nxd3 (13... Ne6 $2 14. Nxe5 $16) 14.
cxd3 $1 {[%cal Yd1c2,Ga1c1,Yc2c6]} (14. Qxd3 Be6 {and black's position is
absolutely OK.}) 14... a5 {preventing from white b2-b4.} 15. Qc2 (15. Rc1 {
deserved attention.}) 15... Be6 16. Ne2 Qd7 17. Kh2 $6 {missing more
attractive continuation:} (17. f4 $1 Bxh3 (17... exf4 18. Nxf4 $14) 18. fxe5
Ng4 19. Bxh3 Nxe3 20. Bxd7 Nxc2 21. Rac1 $16) 17... Rfd8 18. Rad1 {White keeps
the kingside rook on the "f" file to carry out the breakthrough f2-f4.} a4 {
fixing the white's queenside pawns, and, at the same time, threatening with
Bb3.} 19. Rd2 c5 $1 {Black has to get some counterplay on the queenside, as
white has quite a simple plan of developing initiative on the kingside.} 20. f4
({In case of} 20. Qxc5 {black gets the draw:} Rdc8 21. Qb6 Rcb8 (21... Bf8 22.
Rc1) 22. Qc5 Rc8 $11) 20... exf4 21. Nxf4 {White activates the knight.} (21.
gxf4 Rac8 $15) 21... Rac8 22. Rdf2 Bb3 23. Qb1 Qe7 24. Bd2 $1 {preparing the
occupation of long diagonal by dark-squared bishop with following e4-e5.} Rf8
$6 {allowing white some tactical resource.} ({Better was} 24... Re8 25. Bc3 Nd7
$1 {and black's position isn't worse for sure!}) 25. d4 $1 Nd7 (25... cxd4 $2
26. Bb4 $14) 26. dxc5 Bd4 27. c6 $1 {Otherwise, white loses the exchange:} (27.
Re2 Bc4) (27. Rf3 Ne5) 27... Rxc6 (27... Bxf2 $2 28. cxd7 $16) 28. Bb4 Bc5 29.
Nd5 Qd8 30. Rd2 {White has some activity, thanks to well-located pieces.} Bxb4
31. Nxb4 Rc7 32. Nd5 Qg5 $1 ({After} 32... Bxd5 33. Rxd5 {white is slightly
better, due to the black's weaknesses on the queenside. For instance:} (33.
exd5 Nb6) 33... Qe8 34. Rxb5 Nc5 35. Rb4 Qe5 $14) 33. Qe1 {protecting the rook,
and, centralizing the queen.} ({White cannot win material after} 33. Nxc7 Qxd2
34. Nxb5 Nc5 $1 $11 {[%cal Yc5d3] with following Nd3.}) 33... Rcc8 34. h4 {
preparing the h3-c8 diagonal for the light-squared bishop.} (34. Qf2 Ne5 35.
Qf4 Qxf4 36. gxf4 Nc4 $11) 34... Qe5 35. Bh3 Bxd5 $1 {Black is going for force
variation, which was calculated carefully.} 36. Rxd5 (36. Bxd7 {is met by} Bc4
$1 $15) (36. exd5 Qd6 $11) 36... Qxb2+ 37. Rf2 Rc2 38. Rdd2 (38. Rxc2 Qxc2+ 39.
Rd2 Ne5 40. Rxc2 Nf3+ 41. Kh1 Nxe1 42. Rc3 {-see the game.}) {[%tqu "En",
"Please enter the best move for black.","","","d7e5","",10]} 38... Ne5 $1 {
Thanks to this tactical resource, black doesn't lose the knight.} 39. Rxc2 Qxc2
40. Rxc2 Nf3+ 41. Kh1 Nxe1 42. Rc3 $1 {cutting the knight.} b4 ({The same is} 
42... Rb8 {with following b5-b4.}) 43. axb4 Rb8 44. Kg1 Rxb4 45. Kf2 a3 ({
Black could try to win after} 45... Rxe4 46. Bf1 a3 47. Rxa3 (47. Be2 Ra4 $17)
47... Nc2 48. Ra8+ Kg7 49. Bd3 Rd4 $15 {But, of course, this position is
theoretical draw... And such a great expert in endgames like Rozentalis would
make draw very easily.}) 46. Rxa3 Nc2 ({Worse is} 46... Rxe4 47. Rc3 $14)
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.27"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Kisela Voda"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 {In this variation black offers an exchange of
queens, and go for the endgame type position.} 4. dxe5 (4. Nf3 Nbd7 {
transforming to Philidor defence.}) 4... dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 c6 {This
move is a rare one.} ({The main line is} 6... Be6) 7. O-O-O+ ({White didn't
succeed to achieve the advantage after} 7. Bc4 Ke8 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10.
Bd2 b5 11. Bb3 Nc5 $11 {1-0 Czebe,A-Barbero,G/Budapest 2000/CBM 79 ext (40)})
7... Nbd7 ({Black hadn't have some serious problems after} 7... Ke8 8. f3 Be6
9. Nge2 Nbd7 10. Kb1 b5 11. Ng3 g6 12. Be2 Bc5 $11 {0-1 Martin del Campo,
R-Georgiev,V/XV Carlos Torre, Merida MEX 2002 (49)}) 8. Nf3 $146 Ke8 9. Bh4 {
[%csl Yf2]} Bc5 {After bishop goes to c7, the black king takes a position on
e7.} (9... Bb4 {deserved attention}) 10. Bc4 {[%cal Yd1d2,Yh1d1]} (10. Bg3 {
was an interesting option.}) 10... Bb6 11. Rd2 Bc7 12. Rhd1 {On the first view
, white has the advantage, but it is only optical one. White is keeping the
control on the "d"-file, but he can not use this fact, because he hasn't
squares of intrusion. So both sides aspire to improve pieces' position,
therefore both of opponents begin with manouevres.} Ke7 (12... h6 $6 {[%tqu
"En","Please find the strongest move for white.","","","h4f6","",10]} 13. Bxf6
$1 Nxf6 (13... gxf6 $2 {[%tqu "En","Please find a tactical strike for white.",
"","","c4f7","",10]} 14. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 15. Rxd7+ $18) 14. Nxe5 Be6 15. Bxe6
Bxe5 16. Bd7+) 13. a3 {Preparing b2-b4, also in case of 13...b5 white has the
retreat Ba2.} h6 14. b4 Re8 {Black enters his pieces to the game.} (14... b5 $4
{[%tqu "En","Please enter a move for white.","","","c4b5","",10]} 15. Bxb5 $1
cxb5 16. Nd5+ Kd8 17. Nxf6 gxf6 18. Bxf6+) 15. Ne1 {[%cal Ye1d3,Yf2f3,Yh4f2]
White supposes that sooner or later black will move the knight from d7 to open
his bishop on c8, so white will have possibility to penetrate the c5 square
with the knight.} Nb6 16. Bb3 g5 17. Bg3 Nh5 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Yh5f4]} 18. Nd3
f6 19. Nc5 Rd8 {Of course, it is profitable for black to change as many pieces
as possible.} 20. Rxd8 Bxd8 21. f3 a5 ({In case of} 21... Nxg3 $2 22. hxg3 {
[%csl Rh6][%cal Gd1h1,Gh1h6] black's pawn on h6 will be very weak.}) 22. Bf2 {
[%cal Gb4b5] White has two main threats: a)to play b4-b5; b) to play 23.g4 Nf4
24.h4, opening the h-file for the rook.} (22. b5 $6 {was dubious to play} Nxg3
23. hxg3 Bc7 {[%csl Ra3,Rc5][%cal Gc7d6,Gd6a3]}) 22... axb4 23. axb4 Ra1+ {
Certainly, white aspires to centralize his king, so if the black introduces
his rook to a1, sooner or later white will play Kb2, moving away from the
center.} (23... Bc7 $5) 24. Nb1 Nf4 25. g3 Nh3 $1 {[%csl Gh3][%cal Yh2h4] It
is interesting decision to introduce the knight to h3, preventing h2-h4.} 26.
Be3 Bc7 27. Kb2 Ra8 28. Nc3 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Yc3e2,Ye2g1] As we can see black
pieces haven't enough space, but while white doesn't open the game, black is
OK. The black knight on h3 hinders white's plans. White hasn't another way to
send away it, except of changing it.} h5 29. Ne2 Rb8 {[%csl Yb7,Gc8][%cal
Yc8h3]} 30. Ng1 {After this move black gets possibility to play g5-g4 and to
solve his problem- lack of space. On the other hand it isn't easy to recommend
a good move for white to improve his position.} Nxg1 31. Bxg1 g4 $1 32. fxg4
Bxg4 {[%cal Yb6c8,Yc8d6]} 33. Re1 Nc8 34. Na4 Nd6 35. c4 {[%cal Ya4c3]} Ra8 36.
Bc5 {[%cal Yc5e7]} (36. Nc3 Be6 37. Bc5 b6) 36... Ke8 (36... Be6 $142) 37. Nc3
Nf7 {[%cal Yc7d8,Yd8e7]} ({The mistake was to play} 37... Be6 $6 38. Bxd6 Bxd6
39. c5 Bxb3 40. Kxb3 $14 {[%csl Gc3,Rd6]}) (37... Bh3 $5 {[%csl Rf1][%cal
Ge1f1] deserved attention.}) 38. Rf1 Bd8 39. Be3 {[%cal Yc4c5,Yb3g8]} Be7 40.
c5 Nd8 (40... Ng5 $5 {was an interesting alternative.} 41. Bxg5 $2 fxg5 42. Rf7
Rd8) 41. Rh1 $1 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gh2h3,Gb3d1]} b6 {Black tries to get
counterplay- to attack white pawns on the king side.} 42. h3 Be6 43. cxb6 Bxb4
44. Na4 {[%cal Ga4c5]} ({White achieves nothing after} 44. g4 Bxc3+ (44... hxg4
$2 45. Bxe6 Nxe6 46. hxg4 {[%cal Gh1h8]}) 45. Kxc3 Ra3 46. Rb1 hxg4 47. hxg4
Nb7 48. Kb4 Rxb3+ 49. Rxb3 c5+ 50. Kc3 Bxb3 51. Kxb3 Kd7 $11) (44. Bd1 {
black would parry with simple} Bf7) 44... Ra5 45. Kc2 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Yh1b1]
White is intending to play Rb1 to support his passed pawn b6.} Bxb3+ 46. Kxb3
Rb5 47. Kc2 Nb7 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gb7d6]} 48. g4 hxg4 (48... Ra5 $5 49. Nb2 Bc5
$13) 49. hxg4 Nd6 50. Rh8+ (50. Kd3 $5) 50... Kd7 51. Rh7+ Ke6 52. Rc7 (52. Kd3
$5) 52... Nxe4 53. Rxc6+ Kd5 54. Rc7 Nd6 {Preventing b6-b7, also black
sometimes can attack the pawn b6 with Nc4, Ba5.} 55. Bf2 ({White didn't
achieve anything after} 55. Nc3+ Bxc3 56. Kxc3 Ne4+) 55... Ne4 56. Be3 Bd6 (
56... Nd6 {enough as well for a draw.}) 57. Rg7 Ra5 58. Ra7 Rb5 59. Rf7 Rb4 60.
Nc3+ ({After} 60. Ra7 {black had a draw:} Rb5 $11 ({Of course not} 60... Nc5 $4
61. Bxc5 Bxc5 62. Ra5 $18)) 60... Nxc3 61. Kxc3 Rxg4 62. Rxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Varazdin GM"]
[Site "Varazdin"]
[Date "2003.11.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Topalovic, Zlatko"]
[Black "Kazakov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2457"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.11.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 {Another way to fight for an
advantage is} (5. h3 $5 {0-1 Sveshnikov,E-Ibragimov,I/Bled 1996/[Erenburg] (46)
}) 5... Qb6 {Dubious continuation, when white has already played Qd2.} (5... b5
{0-1 Volokitin,A-Beliavsky,A/Portoroz 2001/CBM 85/[Finkel,A] (54)}) 6. h3 {
Probably white was sure, that black cannot capture the b2 pawn.} (6. O-O-O {
seems much more logical.} Na6 (6... Ng4 7. Bg5 f6 8. Bh4 Bh6 9. f4 $16) 7. f3
Qc7 8. h4 h5 9. Nh3 b5 10. Nf4 b4 11. Nce2 e6 12. Kb1 $16 {1-0 Nowarra,
W-Petrova Kalmukova,M/Halle 1974/EXT 98 (43)}) 6... Qxb2 $146 {This move is
played for the first time. It is more principle, than} (6... Bg7 $6 {1-0
Alekseev,E-Kozakov,M/Halkidiki 2002/CBM 92/[Erenburg] (47)}) 7. Rb1 Qa3 8. e5
$1 {White has to play quickly, as black needs only 2-3 tempos to complete the
development.} dxe5 $6 {Black shouldn't open a long diagonal .} ({Better was} 
8... Nfd7 9. Nf3 (9. f4 $5) 9... dxe5 (9... Bg7 10. Rb3 Qa5 11. exd6 O-O (11...
e6 12. Bd3) (11... exd6 12. Ne4 Qxd2+ 13. Bxd2 Ke7 14. Bf4 $16) 12. dxe7 Re8
13. Ne4 $18) 10. dxe5 Bg7 11. Bd4 O-O (11... Nc5 $5) 12. e6 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 (13.
Nxd4 Nb6) 13... fxe6 14. Bc4 Nf6 15. Qe3 $44) 9. dxe5 Nfd7 10. e6 $1 {[%mdl 64]
After black opened the long diagonal, he faces some serious problems.} (10. Bd4
e6 (10... Nc5)) 10... fxe6 11. Nb5 $1 {[%mdl 64]} (11. Rb3 Qa5) 11... Qxa2 (
11... cxb5 {is a possible alternative. But, white has a strong initiative,
thanks to an activity of his pieces:} 12. Rb3 Qxa2 13. Qc3 Nc5 $1 14. Bxc5 Rg8
15. Bxb5+ Bd7 16. Nf3 $36) 12. Rd1 cxb5 (12... Na6 {is refuted by} 13. Qc3 e5
14. Bc4 Qa4 15. Ra1 Qb4 16. Nc7+ Kd8 17. Qxb4 Nxb4 18. Ne6+ $1 Ke8 19. Kd1 $1
$16 {winning an exchange.}) 13. Qc3 Nc6 (13... Bg7 14. Qxg7 Rf8 15. Qxh7 $16)
14. Qxh8 (14. Ra1 $2 b4) 14... Nb4 $1 15. Bd3 Nxc2+ (15... Qa5 16. Rd2 $16) 16.
Bxc2 Qxc2 17. Nf3 b6 18. Ng5 $6 {White didn't complete the development yet,
but continues to play aggressively. I think it was good idea to secure his
monarch firstly, and only afterware to continue the attack.} ({Stronger was} 
18. O-O Bb7 19. Rxd7 (19. Ng5 h6 $17) (19. Rd2 Qf5 20. Nd4 (20. Rfd1 Bxf3 21.
gxf3 Ne5 $19) 20... Qe4 21. Nf3 Qf5 $11) 19... Kxd7 20. Ne5+ Ke8 21. Bh6 Qf5
22. Bxf8 Qxf8 23. Qxh7 $40) 18... Bb7 19. Qg8 $1 (19. O-O h6 20. Nxe6 Qc6 21.
Nf4 g5 $132) (19. Qxh7 Qc3+ 20. Kf1 Ne5 $13) 19... Qc3+ $1 {Due to an
inaccuracy on the 18-th move, now it isn't so clear either king is located
worse...} (19... Ne5 20. O-O $18) 20. Kf1 Qg7 21. Qxe6 Nf6 $4 {loses on the
spot.} ({Black had to play} 21... Rd8 $1 22. Qb3 (22. Ke2 Qf6 23. Qa2 Bxg2 24.
Rhg1 Bc6 $17) (22. Qa2 Qf6 23. Ne6 (23. Kg1 $5) 23... Rc8 24. Nxf8 (24. Bd4 Qf5
) 24... Nxf8 25. Qxa7 Qc6 26. f3 Qc4+ 27. Ke1 Qh4+ 28. Bf2 Qb4+ 29. Kf1 Qa4 30.
Qxa4 bxa4 31. Bxb6 Rc2 $15) 22... Qf6 23. Kg1 $1 $40) 22. Qb3 $3 $18 {[%cal
Gg5e6,Gb3b5][%mdl 128] Black definitely overlooked this move.} Rc8 (22... Bc8
23. Bf4 $1 $18 {[%cal Gb3f3,Gg5e6]}) 23. Qxb5+ Bc6 24. Qa6 Bd7 25. Rxd7 $1 {
[%mdl 128] Very strong move. Black hasn't enough pieces to defend his monarch
from powerful white's combination of Q+N.} Kxd7 26. Qxa7+ Ke8 (26... Rc7 27.
Qa4+ $18) 27. Qb7 $1 {[%mdl 128] Now white drives away black rook from the
8-th rank, thus, leaving black king without defenders...} Rc2 (27... Rd8 {
loses as well.} 28. Ne6 Qg8 (28... Rd1+ 29. Ke2 Rxh1 30. Ng5 $3 $18) 29. Nxd8
$18) 28. Qa8+ Kd7 29. Qa4+ Rc6 30. Nf3 $1 {[%mdl 128] Now the knight is
joining to an attack from another side.} Kc7 (30... Nd5 31. Bd4 $18) 31. Qa7+
Kc8 (31... Kd6 {loses as well:} 32. Bf4+ e5 (32... Ke6 33. Ng5+ Kf5 34. Qa4 $18
) 33. Bxe5+ Ke6 34. Qa2+ Kd7 35. Nd4 $1 $18) 32. Ne5 {Black has four pieces on
the board, but they are located so passive, that he hasn't any chance to parry
white's attack.} Re6 33. Qa6+ Kc7 (33... Kb8 34. Bxb6 $18) 34. Qc4+ Kd6 35.
Qc6+ Kxe5 36. f4+ (36. f4+ Kf5 37. Qb5+ Nd5 (37... Ke4 38. Ke2 {[%cal Gb5d3]}
Rd6 39. Qe5#) 38. Qxd5+ Kf6 39. Bd4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Saldano Dayer, Horacio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "Reverte Albox"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 e6 {Black tries immediately to attack the
center that white is building in the opening.} (4... g6 {0-1 Sadler,M-Tkachiev,
V/Enghien les Bains 1999/CBM 70/[Tsesarsky] (44)}) 5. c4 b5 {Very typical
detriment.} 6. dxe6 ({After} 6. Nc3 {black would react with} b4 {[%csl Rc3,Rd5]
and white knight wouldn't be able to get the important square d5.}) (6. cxb5 $5
) 6... Bxe6 $6 {According to my database, this game is the second one, where
black chooses this move, which I wouldn't recommend. Probably black saw the
below-mentioned game Dreev-Azmaiparashvili , was satisfied by the result of
that game and decided to replay the very same opening.} (6... fxe6 $5 7. e5 (7.
cxb5 d5 $13 {0-1 Gelfand,B-Azmaiparashvili,Z/FIDE WCh KO, Moscow RUS (4.4)
2001 (41)}) 7... Nh5 8. Be3 Nc6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Agrest,E-Leski,M/Nice op;EXT 2001}
) 7. Nc3 $1 $146 {[%cal Gc3d5][%mdl 8] A strong improvement in comparison to} (
7. cxb5 $6 d5 8. Nc3 d4 9. Nce2 Bd6 10. Bf4 Be7 11. Bd2 Bd6 12. Bf4 Be7 {
1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Azmaiparashvili/RUS vs. ROW, Moscow RUS}) 7... b4 ({In case of
} 7... bxc4 8. Bxc4 Bxc4 9. Qa4+ {all light squares will be under white's
control.} Nc6 (9... Nbd7 10. Qxc4) 10. Qxc6+ Nd7 11. b3 Rc8 12. Qa4 $16) 8. Nd5
Bxd5 {Black always takes the white knight with the bishop in such positions.
Otherwise:} (8... Nxd5 9. cxd5 {Black's bishop is out of the game.}) 9. cxd5 g6
{[%cal Gf8g7]} 10. a3 $1 {opening the a-line for the white rook.} Bg7 (10...
bxa3 11. Rxa3 $16) 11. axb4 O-O (11... cxb4 12. Bd3 (12. Qa4+ $5) 12... O-O {
-Main line}) 12. Bd3 {Dreev chooses more safe option: he prefers the
positional advantage to material one with some counterchances for black.} (12.
bxc5 Nh5 {[%csl Yg7][%cal Gd8h4]} (12... dxc5 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Bb5 {[%cal Gg1e2]
completing the development.}) (12... Nxe4 13. fxe4 Qh4+ 14. Kd2 Qxe4 15. Qf3
$18 Qb4+ 16. Kc2 {[%cal Gc2b1] and white's king will be safe.}) 13. Qc2 dxc5
$44) 12... cxb4 {[%cal Yd8b6,Yb6g1]} 13. Nh3 {with following Nf2 and castle.}
Qb6 14. Nf2 a5 15. O-O $14 {White has completed the development and can be
satisfied with the position. He has a pair of bishops and strong center.} Nbd7
{[%cal Gd7c5]} ({In my opinion, relatively better was} 15... Nfd7 $5 {with
following transfer of the knight to c5.}) 16. Qe2 $1 {[%cal Gc1e3,Yd3b5,Yb5c6]}
Nc5 17. Be3 Nfd7 (17... a4 18. Bb5 a3 19. Bc6) 18. Bb5 Qd8 19. Bc6 Rb8 {
[%cal Gf7f5]} 20. f4 $1 {While doesn't give any counterplay for black.} Nb3 $6
{[%cal Gb3d4] Black knight is going nowhere.} (20... f5 21. e5 $1 Nb3 22. Rad1
dxe5 23. fxe5 Nxe5 24. Qc2 {[%csl Rb3]}) (20... Qe7 $142 $5 {saving reasonable
position.}) 21. Rad1 {taking control over d4 square.} Ndc5 $2 {Now knight on
b3 hasn't any square to go back.} ({More resistant was} 21... Nbc5) 22. Qc2 $1
$16 {The black Nb3 is in trouble, also white threats to play e4-e5.} a4 (22...
Rc8 23. e5 $1) 23. Bxa4 Nxa4 24. Qxb3 Nxb2 25. Rd4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rb2,Gg7]} (25.
Rd2 Ra8 26. Bd4 Na4 {and black has more chances, than in the game.}) (25. Rb1
Ra8 26. Bd2 Na4 {and black is still in the game.}) 25... Qa5 (25... f5 26. Qxb2
$18) 26. Qxb2 {The rest is a matter of technic.} b3 27. e5 Rfe8 28. Rd2 dxe5
29. fxe5 Rb5 30. Ne4 Rxd5 31. Qxb3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.24"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Varga, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Napredak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. h3 $5 {[%cal Yg2g4] A very rare continuation.
More popular options are:} (4. Nf3 e5 {Transforming to Philidor defence.}) (4.
g4 $5 {0-1 Vaisser,A-Bauer,C/Besancon 1999/CBM 73/[Oratovsky,M] (54)}) ({
while the most principal, in my opinion, is} 4. f4 {1/2-1/2 Wells,P-Oratovsky,
M/Budapest 1999/EXT 2000/[Oratovsky,M] (38)}) (4. g3 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Kharlov,A/
Moscow 1999/CBM 75/[Avrukh,B] (46)}) 4... e5 5. Nge2 ({White tried also} 5. g4
h6 6. Bg2 (6. Nge2 b5 $5 7. a3 Bb7 8. Bg2 a6 9. O-O Be7 (9... g6 $6 10. f4 exd4
11. Nxd4 Bg7 12. e5 $1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 dxe5 14. Nc6 Qc8 15. fxe5 Nh7 16. Qd5 $18)
10. Ng3 O-O 11. Nf5 $14 {Magem Badals,J-Bauer,C/EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996/1-0 (65)})
6... exd4 (6... c6 7. Nge2 b5 8. Ng3 g6 9. Be3 Bb7 10. O-O h5 11. g5 Nh7 12. h4
f6 $132 {Ivanov,A-Kacheishvili,G/29th National CC 1998 0-1 (35)}) 7. Qxd4 g6 (
7... c6 8. Be3 Qb6 9. O-O-O Qxd4 10. Rxd4 Be7 11. Nge2 O-O 12. Ng3 $14 {
Gallego,R-Maje,A/Elista olm 1998 (42)}) 8. Be3 Bg7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. b3 d5 11. Rd1
c6 12. Nge2 Be6 13. Nf4 g5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. O-O Qe7 16. exd5 Nbxd5 17. Nxd5
Nxd5 18. c4 Nxe3 19. fxe3 $16 {/+- 1-0 Topalov,V-Izeta Txabarri,F/Madrid 1993/
CBM 36 (38)}) 5... c6 {Black prepares to play b7-b5.} 6. g4 {White's idea is
not only to play g4-g5, pushing away Nf6, but also to continue Ng3.} b5 $6 $146
(6... Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. f4 $14 {1-0 Fercec,N-De Santis,A/
Salsomaggiore Terme 1999/CBM 70 ext (31)}) 7. a3 $6 {White misses more
attractive continuations.} ({Probably better was} 7. d5 $1 {[%csl Rb5,Rc6]}
cxd5 (7... b4 8. dxc6 bxc3 9. cxd7+ Bxd7 10. Nxc3 $16) (7... Bb7 8. g5) (7...
Nc5 8. dxc6 {[%csl Gc6]}) 8. g5 d4 (8... Nxe4 9. Qxd5 $16) 9. gxf6 dxc3 10.
fxg7 Bxg7 11. Nxc3 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Rd6]}) ({Good as well is} 7. g5 {[%csl Rf6]
For example:} b4 8. gxf6 bxc3 9. fxg7 Bxg7 10. bxc3 $16) 7... g6 {[%cal Yf8g7,
Gh7h5]} 8. Ng3 h5 (8... exd4 {wouldn't be recommended at this moment, in view
of} 9. Qxd4 Qb6 10. Be3 $14 (10. Qd1 $5 {[%csl Rd6]})) 9. gxh5 {White tries to
capture a pawn in a concrete way.} (9. g5 h4 10. Nge2 Nh7 $13) 9... Nxh5 ({
It was very dubious to play} 9... exd4 10. Qxd4 {and black's position is very
weak.For example:} Ne5 {[%cal Ge5f3]} 11. Be2 $16 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) 10. d5 Bb7 ({
It isn't advantageous for black} 10... Nxg3 {because he improves the white's
pawn structure.} 11. fxg3 a6 12. dxc6 Nb8 13. c7 Qxc7 14. Nd5 {[%csl Gd5]}) 11.
dxc6 Bxc6 12. Nxh5 Rxh5 13. Bxb5 Bxb5 14. Nxb5 {In spite of that white is a
pawn up, this position is not so clear, because white's K isn't safe yet.} Nf6
15. Nc3 Be7 16. Qd3 {[%csl Gd3] White is centralizing his queen, from where it
controls many important squares.} Qb6 {[%cal Gf6g4,Ya8c8]} 17. b3 (17. Qb5+ $2
Qxb5 18. Nxb5 Kd7 19. Nc3 Rah8 {[%csl Rh3]}) 17... Rc8 {[%csl Rc2,Rc3,Gc8]} 18.
Bb2 ({Of course not} 18. Be3 Qc6) {White is going to complete the development,
so black needs to go for concrete measures.} 18... Ng4 {[%cal Gb6f2] White's
position begins to be dangerous, so he has to play carefully.} 19. O-O $2 (19.
Qf3 $2 Nxf2 20. Nd5 (20. Qxf2 $4 Bh4) 20... Qb7 $17) (19. Nd1 f5 {[%csl Re4]
[%cal Gg4f6]}) ({The right move was} 19. Rf1 $1 Nf6 ({Nothing gave to black} 
19... Nxf2 20. Rxf2 Bh4 21. Nd1 d5 22. Ke2 $16) 20. O-O-O) 19... Rg5 $1 {
[%csl Rg1][%cal Yg5g1,Gg4e3] Probably this move Rublevsky overlooked,
otherwise he wouldn't play 19.0-0.} 20. Qf3 (20. hxg4 $2 Rxg4+ 21. Kh2 Kd7 22.
Qh3 f5 {[%cal Gg4h4]} 23. Nd5 Qb8 ({good as well is} 23... Qd8 $19 {[%cal
Gg4h4]}) 24. Nxe7 Rh8 $19) 20... Ne3+ 21. Kh2 Nxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Qb7 {The black's
plan is: f7-f5-f4, Kf7 and then black's queenside R joins the attack on the
white king via h8 square.} (22... Qc6 $6 23. Nd5 Qxc2 $2 24. Rc1) 23. Qd3 {
White prepares to play Nd5.} Qc6 {preventing Nd5} 24. Re1 {White rook is going
to e2 to defend the pawn c2 with following Nd5.} (24. Nd5 Qxc2 25. Qe3 {
[%csl Rc8,Rg5][%cal Gf1c1,Gd5e7]} Qxb2 26. Nxe7 Kxe7 27. Qxg5+ Ke8 $17 {
with following taking of pawns on the queen side.}) 24... f5 25. Re2 f4 26. Nd5
Kf7 27. Qf3 (27. c4 $5) 27... Qd7 {[%cal Yd7e6] switching to the kingside.} 28.
Rd2 {[%csl Gd2,Gh3][%cal Gd2d3,Yd3h3]} Qe6 29. c4 Bf6 {Black intends to add
the rook to the attack: Rh8.} (29... Rh8 $2 30. Nxf4 $1) 30. Rd3 Rh8 {[%cal
Gg5h5,Gh5h3,Gh8h3]} 31. c5 {White is searching for some tactical resources,
because it is his last chance.} dxc5 {Cool move.} 32. Nxf4 (32. Nxf6 Qxf6 33.
Rd7+ Kf8 $19 {[%cal Gh8h3]} 34. Rxa7 Rxh3+) 32... exf4 33. Qxf4 {[%csl Rf7]
[%cal Yb2f6,Yf4f6]} Re5 (33... Rgh5 $2 34. Bxf6 (34. Qc7+ Kf8 35. Qb8+ Kg7 {
[%cal Gg7h6]}) 34... Rxh3+ 35. Kg2 Rxd3 (35... Rh2+ 36. Kf1 {with following Ke2
}) 36. Bxh8+ {And the game isn't over yet.}) 34. Rf3 Rhh5 $2 {After so strong
perfomance in this game so far, black does a simple mistake. Probably Varga
was in time trouble. In spite of this mistake black has a winning position,
but it isn't already so easy. Black could win the game in many ways:} (34... g5
$1 35. Qxe5 Rxh3+ 36. Kg2 Qg4+ $19) ({as well} 34... Kg8 35. Qxf6 Rxh3+ $19) (
34... Ke8 {with same ideas}) {[%tqu "En","Please find the strongest move for
white.","","","f4f6","",10]} 35. Qxf6+ $1 Qxf6 36. Rxf6+ Kxf6 37. f4 Ke6 38.
Bxe5 Rh7 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Gh7b7]} ({Black would achieve only a draw after} 
38... Rxe5 $2 39. fxe5 Kxe5 40. Kg3 Kxe4 41. Kg4 Kd4 42. Kg5 Kc3 (42... a5 43.
a4) 43. Kxg6 Kxb3 44. h4 c4 45. h5 c3 46. h6 c2 47. h7 c1=Q 48. h8=Q $11) 39.
b4 c4 {[%csl Gc4]} 40. Kg3 Rd7 $19 {[%cal Gd7d3]} (40... g5 $5) 41. Kf2 Rd3 42.
Ke2 Rxa3 43. h4 Rb3 (43... Rh3 $1 44. Kd2 a6 $19) 44. Bd4 Rxb4 $2 ({Better was
} 44... a6 {[%csl Ga6] saving an important pawn. But probably black thought
that he is going to win anyway.}) 45. Bxa7 $11 {It sounds very strange, but
this position, objectively, is a draw. White is going to change black's pawn
g6 with f4-f5. After this to transfer his K to c2 and a bishop to d8, and
black doesn't succeed to improve his position.} Rb3 46. Kd2 Rd3+ 47. Kc2 Rh3
48. Bb8 {[%csl Gf4]} Re3 (48... Rxh4 49. Kc3 {[%csl Rc4]}) 49. f5+ gxf5 50.
exf5+ Kxf5 51. Ba7 Rd3 (51... Rh3 52. Bd4 Ke6 {[%cal Gh3h4,Ge6d5] In spite of
taking a pawn, this position is a draw, because black doesn't succeed to
advance his pawn.}) 52. Bc5 Ke4 53. Be7 Rf3 54. Bd8 {Black doesn't manage to
forward his pawn. In the last part of the game white played accurately and
achieved a draw.} Kd4 55. Bb6+ Kd5 56. Bc7 Rf8 (56... c3 57. Kb3 Kd4 58. Ba5
$11 {[%csl Rc3]}) 57. Kc3 Rh8 58. Bg3 Ra8 59. Bc7 Ra3+ 60. Kc2 Ra8 61. Kc3 Rc8
62. Bg3 Rf8 {Of course, black is able to capture the h4 pawn, but it will not
help hip to win the game.} 63. Bc7 Rf6 64. Bd8 Rf7 65. Kc2 Rf3 66. Bc7 Kc5 67.
Bd8 Rh3 68. Be7+ Kb5 69. Bd8 Kb4 70. Be7+ {Black played superb in this game,
but missed his chance on the 34-th move and in the endgame,so he finished the
game only with a disapointed draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.25"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Kiseljak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 {This is one of the most interesting ways
to fight for an advantage in Pirc defence.} h6 (4... c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7
7. Nf3 h6 8. Be3 e5 9. d5 cxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 a6 12. Be2 f5 13. Qb4 Qf6
14. a4 $36 {Krivec,J-Manca,F/Nova Gorica op/1997/}) (4... Bg7 5. f3 (5. Qd2 h6
6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. O-O-O g5 8. Be3 Ng4 9. h4 $5 Nxe3 10. Qxe3 g4 11. h5 c5 12. Nge2
a6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nd4 Qa5 15. Bc4 Bd7 16. Nd5 $36 {Polgar,J-Smirin,I/
Groningen PCA/1993/}) 5... c6 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 b5 9. Nge2 e5 10.
dxe5 $6 dxe5 $11 {Kristensen,B-Hansen,Cu/Vejle/1994/ (20)}) 5. Bh4 Bg7 (5... c6
{1-0 Almasi,Z-Efimov,I/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext/[Smirin] (27)}) (5... Nh5 6. Qf3
Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Nge2 c5 9. dxc5 Nc6 $5 {[%cal Gc6e5,Re5c4,Re5f3]} 10. Qe3 Ne5
11. Bb3 g5 12. f4 (12. Bg3 Ng4 13. Qd2 dxc5 $11) 12... Nxf4 13. Nxf4 gxf4 14.
Qxf4 $13 {Sermek,D-Djuric,S/Nova Gorica op 1997 1/2 (25)}) 6. Qd2 (6. f4 {
1-0 Sadvakasov,D-Ponomariov,R/Lausanne 1999/CBM 71/[Tsesarsky] (90)}) (6. e5 $5
dxe5 7. dxe5 Ng4 (7... Qxd1+ $2 8. Rxd1 Ng4 9. Nd5 Bxe5 10. Bg3 $1 $18 {
[%csl Rc7]}) (7... Nfd7 8. e6 $5 (8. f4 g5 $15) 8... fxe6 9. Bc4 Ne5 10. Qxd8+
Kxd8 11. O-O-O+ Ke8 12. Bb3 $16 {[%csl Re6,Re7]}) 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. O-O-O+ Bd7
10. e6 fxe6 11. Ne4 Ke8 12. Nc5 Bc8 13. Bc4 $16 {Karpatchev,A-Makarjev,I/
Moscow-ch 1992/1/2-1/2 (54)}) 6... g5 (6... O-O 7. f4 c6 (7... b6 $6 8. e5 dxe5
9. fxe5 Nd5 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Nge2 Be6 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Nc3 Qa5 14. a3 Rfd8
15. Qe3 Rab8 16. Bb5 g5 17. Bg3 $16 {Winants,L-Seret,JC/Lyon zt/1990/}) 8. Bd3
b5 9. Nf3 b4 (9... a6 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 b4 12. Ne4 Nd5 13. O-O a5 14. Kh1
$14 {Mahdy,K-Steiner,U/AUT-chT/1991/ (23)}) 10. Ne2 $13 {Schmittdiel,E-Lau,R/
FRG-ch/1991/ (23)}) 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. O-O-O (8. f3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Nc6 10. Nce2 d5 11.
e5 f6 12. exf6 exf6 13. g4 Qd6 14. O-O-O f5 $15 {Mainka,R-Preiss,M/Badenweiler
op/1990/ (19)}) 8... a6 $146 {Interesting novelty, which prevents Bb5.} (8...
Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Nge2 e5 (10... e6 11. f3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 a6 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14.
g4 Qe7 $13 {Tiviakov,S-Markowski,T/Polanica Zdroj/1995/ (27)}) 11. dxe5 $14 {
Peresypkin-Ftacnik,L/Kiev/1978/ (21)}) (8... e6 $5 9. Kb1 Nd7 10. Nf3 Nb6 11.
d5 Bd7 12. Nd4 Qe7 13. Be2 Nxg3 14. hxg3 O-O-O $15 {Piza,D-Danailov,S/St.Cugat
op/1992/ (21)}) 9. f3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Nc6 11. Nge2 e6 (11... e5 12. d5 Ne7 13. g4
{[%csl Rg7][%cal Ye2g3,Yg3f5,Yg3h5]}) 12. f4 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ye4e5,Yc3e4]
White is going to limit the possibilities of Bg7 and then to improve the
position of his pieces.} Bd7 {[%cal Yd8e7]} 13. e5 dxe5 14. dxe5 Qe7 15. Ne4
O-O-O 16. N2c3 {[%cal Yf1e2]} Kb8 {[%cal Yd7c8,Yb7b6,Yc8b7]} (16... Be8 $5) 17.
Be2 Bc8 18. Qe3 b6 19. a3 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Yc6b4]} Bb7 20. Bf3 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1
Rd8 $11 22. Rd3 Rxd3 23. Qxd3 gxf4 (23... g4 $5 24. Bxg4 (24. Be2 h5) 24...
Bxe5 25. fxe5 Nxe5 26. Qe2 f5 27. Bf3 fxe4 28. Nxe4 $11) (23... h5 $5 $15 {
For instance:} 24. Bxh5 gxf4 25. gxf4 Bh6 {[%csl Re5,Rf4]}) 24. gxf4 f6 $6 (
24... h5 $5 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gh5h4,Gg7h6]}) 25. exf6 Bxf6 26. Ne2 {The only
way to fight for the advantage.} (26. Nxf6 Qxf6 27. Qe3 Qd4 $11 (27... e5 {
is good enough as well.})) 26... Bg7 27. c3 {[%csl Gc3,Rg7]} Qf7 28. Nd2 {
[%cal Gd2c4,Yf3b7]} Bf6 $6 (28... e5 $5 29. f5 h5 {preventing g2-g4, which
connects between pawns "g" and "f".}) 29. Nc4 $14 {Thanks to white's pawn
structure superiority over the black's, Artyom gets a slight advantage.} Ka7 (
29... b5 30. Ne3) 30. Be4 {[%cal Gd3f3,Yf3b7]} Qh5 ({Deserved attention} 30...
e5 $5 31. f5 $5 (31. Bxc6 Bxc6 32. Nxe5 Bxe5 33. fxe5 Bxg2)) 31. Kd2 Qb5 32. b4
Ne7 33. Ne3 $1 Bxe4 34. Qxe4 Qd7+ 35. Nd4 $1 {Step by step white successfully
regrouping his pieces to more active positions.} ({Too slow was} 35. Kc2 Nf5 $1
) 35... Bxd4 (35... c5 $4 36. Qxe6) 36. Qxd4 Qc6 $6 (36... Qxd4+ 37. cxd4 h5
38. Kd3 {[%cal Gd3e4] After white centralizes his king, he gets good prospects.
}) 37. g4 $16 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Ge7f5]} Kb7 (37... Nd5 38. g5 {creating a
passed pawn.}) 38. Kd3 {[%cal Gd4e4]} Qb5+ 39. Qc4 (39. c4 $142 $1 {good as
well}) 39... Qd7+ 40. Ke4 Nc6 $6 ({Relatively better was} 40... Nc8 $1 {
After black transfers the knight to d6, he gets some chances for a draw.}) 41.
Kf3 {After white has transfered his K to the king side, he starts to create a
passed pawn there, speculating on the queens exchange.} Nd8 42. Qd4 Qe8 43.
Qe4+ Kb8 44. Nf5 {[%csl Rh6] White has started to attack the weakest pawn in
the black's camp.} Qh8 45. Qd4 Qf8 46. Qg7 Qe8 ({More resistant was} 46... Qxg7
47. Nxg7 Kc8 $16) 47. Nxh6 $18 e5 48. f5 $5 (48. fxe5 $6 Qc6+ 49. Kf2 Qxc3 50.
Qd7 Qb2+ 51. Kg1 Qb1+) (48. Qxe5 $4 Qc6+) (48. Qg8 $6 Qc6+ 49. Kf2 Qd7 50. fxe5
Qd2+) ({Probably} 48. Qf6 $5 {was the safest way to a victory.}) 48... Qc6+ 49.
Kg3 Qxc3+ 50. Kh4 {[%csl Gf5,Gg4]} Qd2 51. Nf7 (51. Kh5 $5) 51... Nc6 52. Qh6
Qh2+ 53. Kg5 Qf4+ 54. Kh5 {The rest of the game is a matter of technic.} Qh2+
55. Kg6 Qg3 56. Qf8+ (56. g5 $4 Ne7+ $19) 56... Ka7 57. Qe8 Qxg4+ {In spite of
capturing a pawn, white's position is winning, thanks to the passed pawn f5.}
58. Ng5 Qc4 59. Qf7 $1 {White trades the queens and gets absolutely winning
position.} Qxf7+ 60. Kxf7 Kb7 61. f6 Kc8 62. Ke8 Nd8 63. Ne4 c6 (63... a5 64.
bxa5 bxa5 65. Nc5 a4 66. f7 $18) 64. a4 (64. f7 {was as well good.} Nxf7 65.
Kxf7) 64... Kc7 65. a5 bxa5 66. bxa5 $22 c5 (66... Kc8 67. Nc5) 67. Nxc5 Kc8
68. Ke7 Nc6+ 69. Kd6 Nd8 70. Kxe5 {A well played game by Timofeev with a
superb technic in the endgame.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.25"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Kiseljak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 ({Nowadays black usually plays} 4... c6
) 5. Qd2 ({Many strong players choose} 5. f3 {, avoiding variation with 5...
Ng4.}) 5... c6 ({Other theoretical line is} 5... Ng4) 6. h3 {Transforming to
variation 4...c6 5.h3 Bg7} O-O 7. Nf3 b5 8. Bd3 (8. a3 a6 9. Be2 Qc7 10. O-O
Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bb7 12. Bf1 Rad8 13. Bh6 e5 $132 {Van Hul,C-Delemarre,J/
Antwerpen op 1996}) 8... Nbd7 9. O-O (9. Ne2 $6 e5 10. c3 (10. dxe5 $5) 10...
d5 ({After} 10... Re8 $5 11. Ng3 d5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 (12... Nxe4 $6 13. Nxe4 dxe4
14. Bxe4 Bb7 15. O-O-O $14) 13. Nxe5 dxe4 $1 $132) 11. dxe5 (11. exd5 $2 e4 12.
dxc6 Nb6 13. Bxb5 exf3 14. gxf3 Qd5 $17 {[%cal Gd5b5,Gd5f3]}) 11... Nxe4 12.
Qc2 Ndc5 (12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Qc7 16. Bd4 Bd6 $13)
13. Ned4 Nxd3+ {And black's position is nice.}) (9. Bh6 a6 10. h4 Ng4 $6 11.
Bxg7 Kxg7 12. h5 Rh8 13. Qf4 $16 {Miller,G-Bates,R/ENG-chT9697}) (9. g4 $6 b4
10. Ne2 c5 11. c3 bxc3 12. bxc3 Rb8 13. Bh6 Qa5 $13 {Misa Juncal,A-Martinez
Rodriguez,P/Mondariz op 1997}) 9... Qc7 (9... a6 10. e5 Ne8 11. exd6 exd6 12.
Bg5 f6 13. Bh6 d5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne2 Rf7 16. a4 Bb7 17. Rfe1 Nf8 {1/2-1/2
Schandorff,L-Gipslis,A/Valby 1994/EXT 98 (17)}) (9... e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 $10 11.
Ne2 Bb7 (11... a5 $5 $132) 12. Nc1 c5 13. Bxb5 Bxe4 14. Ng5 Bb7 15. Nb3 h6 16.
Rfd1 $1 hxg5 17. Bxd7 $16 {Turov,M-Lastin,A/Nizhnij Novgorod 1998/EXT}) (9...
Bb7 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 b4 12. Ne2 Nd5 13. Bh6 $14 {[%csl Rb4] De Vreugt,
D-Nijboer,F/Rotterdam 2000/CBM 77}) 10. Rfe1 (10. Ne2 $5) (10. a3 {See the
game Duncker,J-Schmidt,J/Bad Wildungen 1998/EXT 99 (16)}) (10. Bh6 {was played
in 1/2-1/2 Pedersen,S-Kristensen,L/Denmark 1998/EXT 99 (21)}) (10. Rad1 {
leads to unclear position} Bb7 11. Bh6 e5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Ne2
Rad8 15. Ng3 Ng8 16. Qc3 a6 17. Rd2 Ne7 18. b4 f6 $13 {Noack,C-Hoffmann,H/
Leutersdorf 2000/EXT 2001}) 10... e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Ne2 $146 {This transfer
of knight to g3 is typical in such positions. The idea of this novelty is to
play c4 and a4, preventing b5-b4.} ({White tried to play immediately 12.a4:} 
12. a4 b4 13. Nd1 $6 (13. Ne2 $5) 13... a5 $13 {0-1 Dobos,J-Finkel,A/Budapest
1992/EXT 97 (37)}) 12... Bb7 13. Ng3 Rfe8 14. c4 {[%csl Rb5]} a6 15. a4 {
[%csl Rb5]} bxc4 16. Bxc4 {The white bishop has occupied a very successful
square and very important diagonal.} c5 {opening the diagonal a8-h1 for the
black bishop.} 17. Rac1 {[%cal Gb2b4,Yc1c7]} Bc6 ({After} 17... Rad8 {white
gets advantage, playing} 18. b4 Nb6 19. Qa2 $16) 18. b4 Nb6 (18... cxb4 19.
Qxb4 $16 {with the threat of Bf7.} ({Also good} 19. Bd5 Nb8 20. Qxb4 Nxd5 21.
exd5 Qb7 22. Bb6 (22. Qxb7 Bxb7) 22... Bxd5 23. Rc7 Bxf3 24. Rxb7 Bxb7 $16))
19. Bb3 $1 $16 {Up to now black didn't make any big mistakes, however white is
keeping a big advantage,probably thanks to a superb play of Akopian.} c4 $2 ({
More resistant was:} 19... Bxa4 20. bxc5 Bxb3 21. cxb6 $16 {[%csl Gb6][%cal
Yc1c7]}) (19... Red8 20. Qc2 $18) 20. Bxb6 (20. Bxc4 {was also good, for
instance:} Bxa4 (20... Rad8 21. Qc2) (20... Nxc4 21. Rxc4) 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22.
Qa2 $18) 20... Qxb6 21. Bxc4 $18 {White is a pawn up, while black hasn't any
compensation.} Rad8 {[%tqu "En","Please find tactical combination for white.",
"","","c4f7","",10]} 22. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 {[%tqu "En","Continue the white
combination","","","c1c6","",10]} 23. Rxc6 $1 Qxc6 (23... Rxd2 24. Rxb6 $18) {
[%tqu "En","And now find the final accord.","","","d2d8","",10]} 24. Qxd8 $1
Qxa4 (24... Nxe4 25. Qd3 Nxg3 26. Ng5+ Ke7 (26... Kg8 27. Qb3+) 27. b5 $18 {
[%cal Rd3g3]}) (24... Rxd8 25. Nxe5+ $18) 25. Qd6 $18 {[%csl Re5] Black is a
pawn down and his K is very weak, so he hasn't any chance.The rest is an easy
job for white.} Qb5 26. Rc1 Kg8 27. Rc7 a5 28. bxa5 Qxa5 29. Qc6 ({More simple
was:} 29. Re7 {.This move promised an easy technical winning position.}) 29...
Bh6 30. Rb7 Qd8 31. Qc2 Qc8 32. Qb3+ Qe6 33. Qb5 Rc8 34. Rb6 Qe7 35. Qb3+ Kh8
36. Re6 Qf8 37. Nxe5 {After white captures a second pawn, the game is over.}
Rc1+ 38. Kh2 Bf4 39. Qb2 Kg8 40. Qb3 Kh8 41. Qb2 Kg8 42. Qa2 Kh8 43. Qe2 {
White is not hurrying to develop the mating attack and continuing manouevres,
probably, to gain the time on the clock.} Rb1 44. Qf3 Nh5 45. Qc3 {[%cal Rc3h8]
} Ng7 46. Nd7 Qd8 47. Rf6 {[%cal Rf6f8]} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.27"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Kazakov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Karpaty"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 {The one of the most popular
lines to fight for the advantage.} Qb6 {Very rare continuation. According to
my database this position appeared only in one game. Other possibilities are:}
(5... Bg7 {See commented game Sivokho,S-Lugovoi,A/St Petersburg-ch. 2001 CBM
83 [Finkel,A]}) (5... Qa5 {See commented game Smagin,S-Hebert,J/Montreal2 2000;
CBM73 [Finkel,A]}) 6. Qd2 $146 {[%mdl 8]} ({In Kindermann-Schlosser, Vienna op
1996 was:} 6. a3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Qc7 10. a4 e5 11. a5 $14) (
6. Qc1 $5) 6... Bg7 $6 ({If you say "a", you should say "b":} 6... Qxb2 7. Rb1
Qa3 8. f4 (8. Nf3 $44) 8... Bg7 $44) 7. O-O-O {White got all that he wanted
from the opening: he controls the center and ready for the typical strike
e4-e5, his king is absolutely, black king isn't on his place, while after
black castles, he will find himself under dangerous attack, which will start
with exchange of dark-squared bishops.} Qa5 $6 {Continuation of the game will
show that a5- definitely isn't the best place for a queen.} (7... O-O 8. g4 $40
(8. Bh6)) 8. Kb1 {[%cal Re4e5]} b5 $2 {Probably this mistake was the last
black's one in this game.} ({Deserved attention} 8... Nbd7 $5) (8... O-O 9. Bh6
{woth the attack}) 9. e5 $1 {[%csl Rf6]} dxe5 (9... Nh5 $4 10. g4 {[%csl Rh5]})
(9... Nfd7 10. exd6 ({Also good is} 10. e6 $5 fxe6 11. Nxb5 $16) 10... b4 (
10... exd6 11. Nxb5) 11. Ne4 Qd5 12. Nc5 $16) 10. dxe5 Nfd7 11. e6 $1 Ne5 (
11... fxe6 $2 12. Nxb5 $1) 12. exf7+ (12. f4 $142 b4 (12... Bxe6 13. fxe5 b4
14. Na4) 13. Na4 fxe6 14. Bc5 $1 {Probably this move Evgeny overlooked in his
calculations.} (14. fxe5 Qxa4) 14... Ned7 (14... Qxa4 $4 15. Qd8+) 15. Bxb4 $16
{/+-} Qxa4 $4 16. b3 $18) 12... Nxf7 13. Ne4 Qxd2 14. Rxd2 $16 {White has got
a clear advantage, because of weaknesses on both sides in black's camp.} Nd7
15. Nf3 O-O 16. Nd4 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Yd4b3,Yb3a5]} Nd8 17. Nb3 Nf6 18. Nxf6+
Bxf6 19. g3 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Yf1g2,Yg2a8] A very strong move. After the
white bishop occupy the diagonal h1-a8, the black's queen side will fall apart.
} Nf7 20. Na5 Be6 21. Bg2 Nd6 22. Re1 (22. Nxc6 $18 {strong enough as well})
22... Nc4 23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. Bxc6 $18 {White is a pawn up, also his pieces are
much more active, so the rest is just a matter of technic.} Rac8 25. Bg2 ({
Better was} 25. Bd7 {with fast victory. For example:} Rc7 (25... Rb8 26. Bc5) (
25... Ra8 26. Bc5) 26. Bh6 Ra8 27. Bf4 $18) 25... a5 26. Bd5+ Kg7 27. Bxc4 Rxc4
28. Rd5 Rb8 29. Red1 a4 30. Rd8 {The exchange of one pair of rooks makes
white's winning process easier.} Rxd8 31. Rxd8 Re4 32. b3 a3 33. Kc1 b4 34. Kd2
Kf7 35. Rd5 Re6 36. Bd4 {White is going to exchange the bishops and after this
to create a passed pawn (pawns) on the queen side.} Bxd4 37. Rxd4 Rb6 38. c3
bxc3+ 39. Kxc3 Rc6+ 40. Kd2 Ra6 41. Ra4 Rd6+ 42. Ke2 g5 43. Rxa3 {[%csl Ga2,
Gb3]} Rh6 44. b4 Rxh3 45. b5 {White's pawns are unstoppable.} Ke6 46. Rd3 Rh1
47. Rd1 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.25"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Kazakov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Karpaty"]
[BlackTeam "Donetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. dxe5
(8. O-O Bb7 (8... exd4 9. Bxd4 b4 10. Ne2 c5 11. Be3 Bg7 12. a3 bxa3 13. Rxa3
O-O 14. Bh6 $14 {Zhao Zong Yuan-Wallace,J/Doeberl Cup 2000}) (8... a6 9. h3 (9.
dxe5 dxe5 10. a4 Rb8 11. Rfd1 Be7 12. axb5 axb5 13. h3 O-O 14. Ne2 Qc7 15. Ng3
$14 {Lehner,O-Chernin,A/ch-AUT (team) 1999}) 9... Bg7 10. a4 Bb7 11. axb5 cxb5
12. d5 O-O 13. Nh2 Qc7 14. Ng4 $14 {Sherzer,A-Lechtynsky,J/Brno-B 1993/CBM 38/
1-0 (26)}) 9. a4 (9. Rfe1 Bg7 10. Bh6 (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 (11. a4 b4 12. Ne2
c5 {[%cal Gf6g4]})) 10... O-O 11. a4 $6 (11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. a4)
11... exd4 12. Nxd4 b4 13. Nd1 c5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nf3 Re8 $15 {[%csl Rd1,Re4]
Zapata,A-Hansen,C/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2/0-1 (52)}) (9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6
Ng4 11. Qd2 O-O 12. h3 Ngf6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Ne2
Kg7 $11 {Ni Hua-Ponomariov,R/Ol (Children) 1999}) 9... a6 10. Rad1 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B-Ponomariov,R/Biel 2000/CBM 79/[Gelfand] (63)} (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Rad1
$6 Bb4 $2 (11... Bg7 12. h3 O-O) (11... b4 $6 12. Ne2 c5 13. Ng3 Bg7 (13... Ng4
$2 14. Bc4 $18) 14. Bh6 (14. c3 $14) 14... O-O 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qg5 Qc7 17.
Bc4 $36) 12. Bh6 {[%csl Re8]} Qe7 $2 13. Qe2 Ng4 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd2 $16 {
Hauchard,A-Leski,M/FRA-ch 1997})) 8... dxe5 9. h3 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gf6g4]} Bb7
10. O-O $6 ({An interesting way to fight for an advantage is} 10. a4 $5 {
[%csl Rb5]} a6 11. O-O Bg7 ({After} 11... Qc7 $6 {white has a strong objection}
12. b4 $1 {[%csl Rc5]} Bxb4 $2 13. Nxb5) 12. Ne2 {[%cal Gc2c4]} Qe7 13. Ng3 O-O
14. c4 Rfd8 15. axb5 cxb5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Qa5 b4 19. Rc1 Ne8
20. Bd2 Rb8 21. Bb5 Ndf6 22. Bxb4 $16 {1-0 Adams,M-Gurevich,M/Corus, Wijk aan
Zee NED 2002 (44)}) 10... Qc7 $5 {[%csl Yc7,Ye5][%cal Gd7c5,Yf8c5] Black
doesn't hurry to complete his development on the king side.} (10... Bg7 11. a4
a6 {-10.a4}) 11. Bh6 {White is trying to create some concrete problems for
black on the king side.} (11. a4 $2 b4 {[%csl Ra4,Rc3][%cal Yc3a4]} 12. Ne2 c5
{[%csl Re4][%cal Yb7e4,Gf6e4,Gc5c4]}) (11. Rfd1 {didn' promise anything for
white} Nc5) 11... Bxh6 ({Black had an interesting option:} 11... b4 $5 12. Ne2
c5 13. Bxf8 Rxf8 14. Ng3 $13) 12. Qxh6 Qd6 {[%cal Yd6f8] Black is going to
complete the development.} 13. a4 {If white doesn't succeed to make some
problems for black immediately, his position will be equal at the best case.} (
13. Rfd1 Qf8 {[%cal Yf8e7,Ye8g8]} 14. Qh4 Qe7 {with following castle.}) 13...
a6 (13... b4 14. Ne2 {[%cal Gf1d1]}) 14. axb5 cxb5 {[%cal Yb7e4,Gb5b4]} 15.
Rfe1 {[%csl Ye1]} Qf8 16. Qe3 Qb4 17. Nd5 {White opens the game, using the
fact, that black's monarch isn't safe yet.} Bxd5 (17... Nxd5 $6 18. exd5) 18.
exd5 {[%cal Ye1e5,Gf3e5]} O-O 19. Nxe5 {White had two alternative moves, but
after both of them black had at least equal position.} (19. Qd2 Qxd2 20. Nxd2
Nxd5 $11) (19. Qg5 $6 e4 20. Qh4 Rae8) 19... Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Rae8 {[%cal Rb4e1,
Re8e1]} 21. Qc3 $8 (21. c3 $2 Rxe5 22. cxb4 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Nxd5) 21... Nxd5 ({
After} 21... Qxc3 {black could achieve an equal position as well.} 22. bxc3
Rxe1+ (22... Nxd5 $6 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Rxa6 Nxc3 $14 {White has an advantage,
because R+B coordinates better than R+N.}) 23. Rxe1 Nxd5 24. c4 Nb4 $11) 22.
Qxb4 Nxb4 $11 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Bf1 Nxc2 25. Rxa6 Re1 {[%cal Ge1b1]} 26. Rd6 {
[%cal Gd6d2]} b4 (26... Rb1 27. Rd2 Rxb2 $4 28. Bd3 $18 {[%csl Rb2,Rc2]}) 27.
Rd2 b3 28. Rd3 (28. f3 {would lead to the same position as in the game.}) 28...
Na1 29. f3 Rb1 30. Rd2 Nc2 31. Kf2 Rxb2 32. Bc4 (32. Bc4 Rb1 33. Bxb3 Rxb3 34.
Rxc2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Youth Stars 3rd"]
[Site "Kirishi"]
[Date "2005.05.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 {transforimng Alapin variation to Pirc
defence.} cxd4 {After Black has forced White to develop light-squared bishop
to d3 (which is not the best position), he decided to take on d4. Other
possibilities are:} (4... e5 $5 {is interesting alternative to 4...g6.} 5. Nf3
Nc6 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. O-O Be7 {---> 1/2-1/2 Erenburg,S-Vioreanu,B/Corte Ingles
XXIV 2003/[Erenburg] (32)}) (4... g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 $1 {---> 1/
2-1/2 Nisipeanu,L-Efimenko,Z/Germany 2004/CBM 100_01/[Erenburg] (23)}) 5. cxd4
g6 6. h3 {preventing a pin along the h5-d1 diagonal.} Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Nc6
9. Nc3 e5 {Black has completed his development, this enabled an immediate
attack on White's centre.} 10. dxe5 ({Another logical continuation is} 10. d5
Ne7 11. Be3 Nh5 12. Rc1 Nf4 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nc7 Rb8 15. a4 $14 {1-0 Fedorov,
A-Bologan,V/Belfort 1999/CBM 75 (28)}) 10... dxe5 11. Be3 {White hopes to get
an advantage, thanks to his better located dark-squared bishop, than black's
one. Now White threats with an occupation of a3-f8 diagonal.} Qe7 {covering
the c5 square. Black tried also} (11... Re8 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 $2 $16 {
---> 1-0 Luther,T-Gauglitz,G/Zittau 1989/CBM 012/[Bulletin] (36)}) (11... Be6
12. Bb5 $14 {---> 1-0 Adams,M-Gelfand,B/Wijk aan Zee (m/5) 1994/[Adams,M] (75)}
) (11... Nh5 {---> 1-0 Adams,M-McShane,L/Great Britain (ch) 1997/Inf 70/[Adams,
Mi] (53)}) 12. Nd5 {This is the most aggressive attempt to achieve an
advantage in this position. Other ones are:} (12. Bg5 Be6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5
Nd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Qb3 Qd7 17. Bc4 Ne4 18. Bf4 Rac8 19. Rae1 Qf5 20. Bd3
Qxf4 21. Rxe4 Qc7 22. Rfe1 Bf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov,S-Mamedov,R/Dubai UAE
2005/The Week in Chess 544 (27)}) (12. Bc4 Rd8 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Be6 15.
Qb3 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Rfe1 Qd6 {1/2-1/2 Mikac,M-Velickovic,Z/
Maribor SLO 2004/The Week in Chess 505 (18)}) (12. Bb5 Rd8 13. Qa4 Bd7 14. Bg5
a6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxc6 Nf6 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Qb3 Qe7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sermek,
D-Velickovic,Z/Celje SLO 2004/The Week in Chess 526 (27)}) 12... Qd6 $146 {
In a previous game Black tried a capture on d5:} (12... Nxd5 13. exd5 Nb4 14.
Bc4 Bf5 15. Rc1 Rac8 16. Qd2 Nc2 17. Bb3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 a6 $15 {/= 0-1 Rabiega,
R-Milov,V/Budapest 1993/CBM 037 ext (58)}) 13. Rc1 {threatening with Bc5.} Rd8
14. Bc5 ({Probably, more principled was} 14. Bg5 Nxd5 (14... h6 $5 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. Qb3 $14) 15. exd5 (15. Bxd8 Nf4 16. Bb5 Qxd8 17. Bxc6 Qxd1 18. Rcxd1
bxc6 19. Rd8+ Bf8 $15) 15... Ne7 16. Nd2 $1 {[%cal Yd2e4]} Qxd5 17. Bc4 Qd7 18.
Ne4 $44) 14... Qd7 15. Qb3 ({White doesn't get anything special after} 15.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bc4 b6 17. Ba3 Bb7 18. Qe2 Rac8 $11) 15... Nxd5 16. exd5 Na5 $1
({Of course not} 16... Qxd5 $2 17. Bc4 Qd7 18. Ng5 $16) 17. Qa3 ({After} 17.
Qb4 {Black is OK:} Qxd5 18. Be4 Nc6 $1 19. Bxd5 Nxb4 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Bxb4 e4
22. Ng5+ Kg8 23. Bc3 Bh6 24. Bf6 Rf8 25. Be7 Re8 26. Bf6 Rf8 $11) 17... Qxd5
18. Rfd1 Nc6 $8 {protecting the rook on the 8th rank.} 19. Bc2 Qe6 {Again the
only move.} ({Much worse is} 19... Qc4 $2 20. Bb3 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qf4 22. Be3
Qf6 23. Ng5 $16) 20. Ng5 ({White doesn't succeed to use a development
advantage after trading the rooks:} 20. Rxd8+ Nxd8 21. Rd1 Bd7 (21... Nc6 22.
Be4 $13) 22. Ng5 Qe8 23. Ne4 {[%cal Ye4d6]} Ne6 24. Nd6 Qb8 25. Qf3 {[%cal
Yf3b7,Yf3f7]} Be8 (25... Nxc5 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Qd5 b6 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Ng5+
Kh8 30. b4 $16) 26. Nxb7 Qc7 27. Nd6 Rb8 $132) 20... Qf6 21. Ne4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1
Qh4 ({Worth consideration:} 22... Qf5 $5 {, which is, of course, suggested by
Fritz. In this way, Black prevents from White's knight to invade into the d6
square.} 23. Qa4 (23. Qb3 Nd4 $15) 23... Be6 24. Nd6 Qh5 25. Bb3 (25. Nxb7 Nd4
$15) 25... Bxb3 26. Qxb3 Rf8 27. Nxb7 Nd4 $11) 23. Nd6 Be6 24. Bb3 ({Worse is} 
24. Nxb7 Nd4 $15) 24... Qf6 25. Ne4 Qf5 26. Nd6 Qf6 {Black completed his
development, and now his forces are consolidated. White can only win the pawn
back, but this is not enough for an edge.} 27. Nxb7 (27. Ne4 $11) 27... Nd4 28.
Bxd4 (28. Bxe6 Qxe6 (28... Nxe6 29. b4) 29. b4 Qd5 $1 $11) 28... exd4 29. Bxe6
Qxe6 $11 {The evaluation of this position is dynamical equality. White will
not be able to push his pawns on the queenside forward, as well as Black's
passed d-pawn will be blocked by White's knight on d3.} 30. Nc5 Qe2 31. Qb3 a5
32. Rb1 {preparing to put the knight on d3.} ({Only not} 32. Nd3 $4 a4 $19)
32... Re8 (32... a4 {leads to equality as well:} 33. Qd3 $11 (33. Nxa4 d3 34.
Nc5 Rd8 35. Qd1 Bd4 $17)) 33. Nd3 Qd2 34. Rd1 Qg5 35. Rc1 Bf8 {The opponents
don't have any concrete plan, so they start with maneouvres...} 36. Qd1 Qd5 37.
b3 (37. Qa4 Rd8 (37... Re2 $4 38. Nf4 $18) 38. Re1 Qf5 $11) 37... a4 38. bxa4
Qxa2 39. Qc2 Qa3 40. Qc4 Ra8 41. Qxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.03.28"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 {Now the Alapin variation was transformed
into a Pirc defence.} g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 $1 {Prophylactic move,
which prevents a pin through the h5-d1 diagonal.} Qc7 {preparing b7-b6. This
continuation seems as more flexible than the following ones:} (7... cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Be3 Nh5 12. Rc1 Nf4 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nc7 Rb8
15. a4 $14 {1-0 Fedorov,A-Bologan,V/Belfort 1999/CBM 75 (28)}) (7... Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. c4 e6 11. Nc3 exd5 12. cxd5 Nh5 13. Re1 Bd7 14. a4 Kh8 15.
Bb5 a6 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. a5 $16 {1-0 Nisipeanu,L-Quezada,Y/XVI Carlos Torre
Mem KO, Merida MEX (2. 2003 (43)}) 8. Be3 {defining the location of the
dark-squared bishop. Kramnik prefered to develop that bishop to g5 in the
following game:} (8. Re1 Nfd7 9. Bg5 Nc6 10. Na3 h6 11. Be3 a6 12. Qd2 Kh7 13.
b4 b5 14. bxc5 dxc5 15. Nc2 Bb7 16. Bf4 e5 17. Bg3 c4 18. Bf1 Rad8 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Piket,J/Wijk aan Zee 2001/CBM 81 (50)}) 8... b6 {preparing a
fianchetto of his light-squared bishop.} (8... Rd8 9. Nbd2 e5 10. Re1 h6 11.
dxe5 dxe5 12. Qc2 b6 13. a4 Nc6 14. Nc4 Be6 $11 {0-1 Sulypa,A-Tkachiev,V/
France 1996/CBM 55 ext (38)}) 9. Nbd2 (9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. a4 a6 12.
Rfe1 h6 13. Nh2 Kh7 14. f4 e6 15. Nhf1 Rfe8 16. Ng3 Nb8 17. e5 Nd5 18. Nde4 $14
{1/2-1/2 Erenburg,S-Arbakov,V/Alushta 2002/CBM 92 (71)}) 9... Bb7 (9... e5 {
is an interesting attempt to equalize.} 10. Re1 Nc6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qc2 Bb7
13. Rad1 Rad8 $11 {0-1 Smyslov,V-Polgar,J/Prague 1995/CBM 48/[Giese] (29)}) 10.
Qb1 Nbd7 11. a4 $146 {According to my database, this position appeared for the
first time. In the preceding game white tried} (11. b4 e5 12. bxc5 bxc5 13.
dxe5 dxe5 14. a4 Nh5 15. a5 Nf4 16. Bc4 h6 17. Nb3 Rab8 18. Qc2 Kh8 19. Nfd2 f5
$13 {0-1 Rubinchik,V-Chernomordik,P/Israel 2003/EXT 2004 (55)}) 11... a6 {
Black prepares to meet white's a4-a5 with b6-b5.} 12. b4 {White has a space
advantage on the queenside, therefore black decides to try to develop a
counterplay on the kingside with} Nh5 13. Ra3 {defending the c3 pawn.} Rab8 14.
d5 {Responsible decision. White limits the possibilities of black's
light-squared bishop, but, on the other hand, he gives black the possibility
to occupy the c5 stronghold.} (14. Qb3 $5 {deserves attention.}) 14... e6 $1 {
attacking white's centre, thus forces white to play c3-c4.} 15. c4 cxb4 16.
Qxb4 a5 17. Qb1 e5 ({Comes to consideration:} 17... Nc5 18. Rd1 (18. Nd4 Bxd4
$1 19. Bxd4 Nf4 $36) 18... e5 $13) 18. c5 $5 {The positional sacrifice of the
pawn is a very interesting decision, and, probably the best one. In this way
white gets some important squares (like c4), the diagonal (f1-a6) and the "c"
file.} Nxc5 (18... bxc5 19. Rb3 $44) 19. Rc1 Bc8 $1 {[%cal Gc8d7] improving
the position of the light-squared bishop.} 20. Rb3 Bd7 21. Bb5 Nf4 22. Kh2 $5 {
[%cal Gb5d7] Very good prophylactic move. Now white is ready to go for an
option of taking on d7, but black will not have the resource of a check on the
1-st rank.} ({An immediate capture leads to black's favour:} 22. Bxf4 exf4 23.
Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Rxb6 Rxb6 25. Qxb6 Qxa4 (25... Nxa4 26. Qxa5) 26. Qxd6 Nxe4 27.
Qxf4 f5 $15) 22... Bc8 $6 {Here black chose not the best move.} ({More
attractive, in my opinion was} 22... Qd8 $5 23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Bxd7 (24. Nc4 Bc8
$1 $17 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) 24... Rxb3 25. Nxb3 Qxd7 26. Nxa5 Qxa4 27. Nc4 f5 $1 $36
) (22... f5 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. Rxc5 (25. Rxb6 Rxb6 26. Qxb6 fxe4
27. Nxe4 Qxd5 28. Nxc5 e4 $17) 25... fxe4 26. Nxe4 Nxd5 27. Rxa5 bxa5 28. Rxb8
Qxa4 29. Rxf8+ Bxf8 30. Qd3 $1 Nf4 31. Qb1 $1 $11) 23. Bf1 {In the final
position black has some chances for an advantage. The following variations
prove this fact:} (23. g3 Nh5 $15 (23... Nxh3 $2 24. Bf1 Qd7 25. Rxb6 $16)) (
23. Bf1 f5 (23... Bd7 $142 24. Bb5 Qd8 {-see 22...Qd8 variation.}) 24. Bxc5
dxc5 25. Nc4 fxe4 26. Qxe4 Bf5 27. d6 Qd8 28. Qe3 e4 (28... Re8 29. Qd2 Ne6 30.
Qd5) (28... Nd5 29. Qd2 Be4 30. Re1 Bxf3 31. Rxf3 Rxf3 32. Qxd5+ Rf7 33. Nxe5
Bxe5+ 34. Qxe5 {[%cal Gf1c4]} Qf6 35. Bc4 Qxe5+ 36. Rxe5 Rbb7 $15) 29. Qxf4
exf3 30. Qxf3 Bd7 31. Qd5+ Kh8 32. Ne5 Bxa4 33. Rf3 Bf6 34. Bc4 $13 (34. Nf7+
Rxf7 35. Qxf7 Qxd6+ 36. Kg1 Be5 $17)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Young, Angelo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. e5 {This theoretical possibility is
more aggressive than the following one:} (5. Bd3 {---> 1-0 Glek,I-Scekic,M/
Rethymnon 2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (19)}) 5... Ne4 6. Bd2 $5 {Other
possibilities are:} (6. Qf3 Nxc3 7. Bd2 Qd5 8. Qxc3 Bf5 $6 9. Nf3 dxe5 10. Bc4
$1 Qd8 11. Qb3 e6 12. Qxb7 Be7 $2 13. Qxa8 Qb6 14. O-O-O O-O 15. Nxe5 Bd6 16.
Rhe1 $1 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Bezold,M/Portoroz 1996/CBM 051 ext/[Beliavsky] (16)})
(6. Bd3 Nxc3 7. Qd2 d5 8. bxc3 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O e6 11. dxc5 Bxc5+ 12. Kh1
a6 13. Qe1 Bd7 14. a4 Qc7 15. Qg3 g6 16. Ng5 $13 {1-0 Ariel,D-Altounian,L/
Seattle 2002/CBM 087/[Ang] (55)}) (6. Nf3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bg4 8. Bd2 dxe5 9. fxe5
e6 10. Bd3 c5 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. Be4 Nc6 13. Qe2 Be7 14. Qb5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 O-O 16.
Qxb7 $18 {1-0 Morozevich,A-Brendel,H/Mainz 2004/CBM 101 ext (34)}) 6... Nxc3 $6
{It looks very dangerous to leave White with a pair of bishops...} ({More
logical seems to be} 6... Nxd2 7. Qxd2 Bf5 8. Nf3 g6 9. exd6 exd6 10. Bd3 Bxd3
11. Qxd3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rae1 Qd8 14. Ne4 d5 15. Neg5 Bf6 16. h4 h6 17. Nh3
Bxh4 18. Re3 $44 {Moskalenko,V-Agrest,E/Sverige 1992/ (18)}) 7. Bxc3 Qd5 8. Nf3
{In this variation White is willing to sacrifice a pawn for an obvious
development advantage.} Qe4+ {If black doesn't capture the pawn, white's
position will be better with equal material...} (8... Bg4 9. Be2 Qe4 10. O-O e6
11. h3 Bxf3 12. Rxf3 Nd7 13. Bd3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Dubois,M-Lebel Arias,J/Challes
1990/EXT 2000 (32)}) (8... Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 dxe5 11. fxe5 e6 12. Bd2 $1
$14 {[%cal Yc2c4]}) 9. Be2 Bf5 {Black tries to continue development of his
pieces, and, at the same time, to win the pawn.} (9... Qxf4 {should be very
dangerous for black:} 10. O-O $44 {[%cal Yc3d2]}) 10. O-O $146 ({In the
preceding game White continued} 10. Rc1 Qxf4 11. O-O e6 12. Bd2 Qe4 13. Bd3 Qg4
14. h3 Qg3 15. Be1 Qf4 16. Bd2 Qg3 17. Ng5 dxe5 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. dxe5 (19.
Rxf5 $16) 19... Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Be3 21. Rxf5 $18 {1-0 Harholm,J-Hansen,B/
Norresundby 1992/EXT 2000 (41)}) 10... Qxc2 11. Qe1 e6 $2 {Black's position is
already unpleasant, as it is extremely difficult to find a good move...} (11...
Qe4 12. Ng5 Qd5 13. b3 $18 {[%cal Ye2c4]}) (11... dxe5 $5 {is probably, the
only move, that doesn't lose immediately...} 12. fxe5 Qe4 13. Qf2 $44 (13. Ng5
$2 Qe3+)) (11... d5 12. Rf2 {[%cal Ye2a6]} Bc8 $8 13. Rc1 $32) (11... Bd3 $2
12. Bd1 $18) {[%tqu "En","White is a pawn down, but black's pieces are not in
the game yet... How would you use it?","","","d4d5","",10]} 12. d5 $1 {White's
development advantage is enormous. That's why white opens up the game.} dxe5 {
Other moves lose as well:} (12... exd5 13. exd6 {[%cal Yf3d4]} Be4 (13... Qe4
14. Bd3 Qxe1 15. Raxe1+ Be4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4+ $18 {[%cal Yf3e5]}) 14. Nd4
Qa4 15. Bd3 $18) (12... cxd5 13. Bb5+ Nd7 14. Qg3 {[%cal Ya1c1,Gf3g5]} a6 15.
Nd4 Qe4 16. Rfe1 $18) 13. dxe6 fxe6 $6 ({More resistant was} 13... Bxe6 14.
Nxe5 {[%cal Ye2d3]} Bc5+ 15. Kh1 Qe4 $1 (15... O-O $2 16. Nd3 $3 Bb6 17. Qg3 $1
$18 {[%cal Ye2d1]}) 16. Nxf7 $1 Bxf7 17. Ba6 $1 Qxe1 18. Rfxe1+ Kd7 19. Bxb7
Kc7 20. Bxa8 Nd7 21. Ba5+ Bb6 22. Bxb6+ axb6 23. Re7 $18 {[%cal Ya8b7]}) 14.
Nxe5 Bc5+ 15. Kh1 O-O 16. Bc4 $18 {[%cal Gc4b3,Yg2g4] Black is hopeless
against white's threats...} Qa4 {Black's position is losing after the
following possibilities as well:} (16... Rf6 17. Rd1 Be7 18. Bb3 Qe4 19. Qf2
$18 {[%cal Yf1e1]}) (16... Re8 17. Bb3 Qe4 18. Qg3 {[%cal Ya1e1]} Bg6 19. f5
$18) 17. Bb3 (17. b3 {-the game.}) 17... Qb5 18. Bc4 ({It wasn't too late to
make a fatal mistake:} 18. g4 $4 Qxf1+ $1 19. Qxf1 Be4+ 20. Nf3 Rxf4 21. Bd1
Nd7 $17 {[%cal Ya8f8]}) 18... Qa4 19. b3 Qa3 20. g4 b5 (20... Bg6 21. Nxg6 hxg6
22. Qxe6+ Kh7 23. g5 $18 {[%cal Ye6h3]}) 21. gxf5 bxc4 22. Nxc4 Qa6 23. Qxe6+ {
Black could resign right now...} Rf7 ({White mates after} 23... Kh8 24. Bxg7+
Kxg7 25. Rg1+ Bxg1 26. Rxg1+ Kh8 27. Qe5+ Rf6 28. Qxf6#) 24. Ne5 {winning a
lot of material.} Qb7 25. Rad1 Bb6 26. Qxf7+ Qxf7 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 28. Rf3 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 76th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2005.02.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Handke, Florian"]
[Black "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 ({Another
theoretical line is} 6. c3 Nh5 7. Re1 e5 8. h3 Nc6 9. Be3 {---> 1-0 Zagrebelny,
S-Kakageldyev,A/Doha 2003/CBM 94/[Erenburg] (29)}) 6... Nc6 {Black is
obviously planning to attack white's centre. He provokes white to play d4-d5,
that will open a long diagonal a1-h8 for his dark-squared bishop. Another
option is} (6... Bg4 {---> 0-1 Chuprov,D-Zakharevich,I/Moscow 1999/CBM 70/
[Tsesarsky] (65)}) 7. a3 $5 $146 {White covers the b4square, keeping the
option of c2-c4 by one tempo. In the preceding games white continued} (7. b3 $6
Bg4 8. c3 e5 $1 {---> 0-1 Frolyanov,D-Korotylev,A/Sochi 2004/CBM 104_01/
[Erenburg] (48)}) (7. c3 {---> 0-1 Mainka,R-Hertneck,G/Bremen 1998/CBM 68/
[Hertneck] (58)}) (7. h3 e5 8. c3 h6 9. Nbd2 Nh5 10. Nb3 Qf6 11. Bb5 a5 12. a4
Nf4 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. Nc5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Milovanovic,
R-Savicevic,V/Ulcinj 1998/EXT 99 (25)}) (7. d5 Nb4 8. Bf1 Bg4 9. Nbd2 a5 10. h3
Bd7 11. Nc4 b5 12. Na3 c6 13. c3 Na6 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. e5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,
O-Agrest,E/Biel 1997/CBM 60 ext (29)}) 7... Nd7 {attacking the centre, and, at
the same time, adding the option of f7-f5.} ({Comes to consideration:} 7... Bg4
$5 8. Be3 (8. c3 e5 9. d5 Ne7 $13) 8... e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Bxd4 (10. Nbd2 Nxf3+
11. Nxf3 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 f5 $11) 10... exd4 11. Nbd2 c5 $13) 8. c3 (8. Be3 e5 9.
c3 {-the game.}) 8... e5 9. Be3 h6 {covering the g5 square.} ({It looks
dangerous to open the a2-g8 diagonal:} 9... f5 {, but there isn't a clear way
to refute it.. For example:} 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Bc4+ (11. Qb3+ Kh8 12. Ng5 f4
$15) 11... Kh8 12. Ng5 (12. dxe5 $5) 12... f4 13. Nxh7 fxe3 14. fxe3 (14. Rxe3
Rf4 15. Rh3 Rh4) 14... Rf5 15. e4 $13 Rf4 16. g3 Rh4 $1 $17) 10. Qc1 $1 {
forcing black to locate the monarch on h7, that will make more difficult for
black to carry out the breakthrough f7-f5.} Kh7 11. Qc2 Nf6 12. h3 {covering
the g4 square.} Ng8 {Obviously, preparing the breakthrough f7-f5.} 13. Nbd2 $14
{White's position is slightly better, thanks to a space advantage. The only
black's plan is carrying out the breakthrough f7-f5, which seems extremely
difficult for realization...} f5 $2 {Black goes va-bank...} ({The least of the
evils was a waiting strategy:} 13... Nge7 14. Rad1 $14 (14. d5 Nb8) 14... f5
$141 15. exf5 gxf5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. b4 Qe8 18. b5 Nd8 19. Bc5 $16) 14. exf5
gxf5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bc5 $1 {Now all the white's pieces will attack black's
hanging pawns.} Nge7 {The following alternatives lead to black's fiasko:} (
16... Rf7 17. Bc4 Rf6 18. Nxe5 $18) (16... Rf6 17. Nxe5 $18) (16... Re8 17.
Bxf5+ $18) (16... e4 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Bxe4+ Kh8 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Bxf8 Bxf8 (
20... Qxf8 21. Nh4 $18) 21. Ne5 $18) 17. Nh4 $1 {[%cal Yh4f5]} Kh8 (17... b6
18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5+ Rxf5 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 21. g4 $18) (17... Rf7 18. Rad1 Be6
19. f4 $16 e4 $141 $2 20. Nxe4 $18) 18. Rad1 Qe8 (18... Qd5 {is bad, in view of
} 19. Nb3 Qf7 20. Na5 $1 $16) 19. Bb5 $1 $16 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Yc5e7,Ge1e5,
Yb5e8] Black cannot maintain a material balance- his pieces are all pined by
white's bishops and rooks...} Qh5 (19... e4 20. Bxe7 $18) 20. Bxc6 $1 Qxh4 21.
Nf3 Qf6 22. Nxe5 $6 {White had more attractive possibility:} (22. Bb5 $5 e4 23.
Bc4 Be6 24. Bd4 Qf7 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. Ne5 Qf6 27. Nd7 Bxd7 28. Rxd7 $16) 22...
Nxc6 23. Bxf8 Nxe5 (23... Bxf8 {isn't better, than the continuation in the
game:} 24. Nxc6 bxc6 25. Qa4 $1 $16 (25. Re8 Bb7 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. Qa4 c5 28.
Qxa7 Qc6 $14) 25... Bb7 $141 26. Rd7 Bd6 27. Rd1 {[%cal Yd1d6]} Bc8 28. R7xd6
cxd6 29. Qxc6 Rb8 30. Rxd6 $18) 24. Bxg7+ Kxg7 (24... Qxg7 {loses, in view of}
25. Rd8+ Kh7 26. Rxc8 $18) 25. Qe2 Nf7 $2 {missing a better opportunity:} (
25... Nc6 26. b4 {[%cal Yb4b5]} (26. Qc4 Qf7) 26... a6 27. a4 f4 $1 (27... Qxc3
28. Rd3 $18 {[%cal Yd3g3]}) 28. Qc4 Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Re4 $14) 26. Qc4 $1
c6 $6 ({Last chance was} 26... b6 $1 27. Qxc7 Be6 28. Qb7 (28. Qc6 Rd8 29. Rxd8
Nxd8 30. Qc7+ Nf7 31. Qxa7 Bd5 $16) 28... Rg8 29. Qxa7 Bb3 $16) ({or} 26... f4
27. Qxc7 Qg6 (27... f3 28. Rd3 $1 $18 {[%cal Yd3g3]}) 28. Qxf4 Bxh3 29. Qf3 $16
) 27. Re8 {Black's pieces are absolutely paralized now...} b6 {preparing to
liberate himself from the pin with Bb7.} {[%tqu "En","Please find the
strongest move for white.","","","c4f4","",10]} 28. Qf4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf4g3,
Yf4c7]} c5 ({After} 28... Bb7 29. Rxa8 Bxa8 30. Qb8 $18 {white wins the bishop.
}) 29. Qc7 Bb7 {[%tqu "En","Pease enter the winning continuation for white.",
"","","e8e7","",10]} 30. Re7 $1 {getting a decisive material advantage.} (30.
Re7 Be4 31. Rxf7+ Qxf7 32. Rd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 "Togliatti Lada"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 c6 {A rare continuation in comparison to
the following one:} (4... Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 {---> 1/2-1/2 Alekseev,
E-Ivanchuk,V/Skanderborg 2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (36)}) 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. a4 {
occupying some space on the queenside.} (6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O e5 8. a4 a5 9. h3
Na6 10. Be3 exd4 11. Bxd4 Re8 12. g4 d5 13. exd5 Nb4 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. g5 Nh5
16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Rac1 $14 {0-1 Zavgorodniy,S-Kuzmin,G/ch-UKR,
Simferopol UKR 2003 (38)}) 6... Qa5 7. Nge2 d5 $6 $146 {A typical continuation
for Morozevich, that leads the game to an unexplored position... According to
my database, this position appeared for the first time. In the preceding game
black continued} (7... O-O 8. h3 h5 9. O-O Na6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. f4
e5 13. Rad1 Ng8 14. Kh2 Ne7 15. Ng1 f5 16. Nf3 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Bf5 18. dxe5 dxe5
19. Neg5+ Kg8 20. Nxe5 $16 {1-0 Krugliakov,P-Stas,V/Kiev 2002/EXT 2003 (34)})
8. e5 Ne4 9. O-O Nxc3 10. Nxc3 h5 {preparing the square f5 for the
light-squared bishop.} (10... f6 $5 11. f4 O-O 12. Be3 $14 {[%cal Yh2h4,Yh4h5]}
) ({In case of} 10... Bf5 {White has an interesting idea of immediate attack
on the kingside:} 11. g4 $5 Bc8 12. f4 $5 h5 13. f5 $13) 11. Bg5 Bf5 12. Qd2
Na6 $6 {I don't think Alexander blundered the e7 pawn... Probably, his goal
was to get some unusual position.. But, in my opinion, his position should be
worse after his last move.} (12... Qc7 $142 13. Nd1 $14 {[%cal Yd1e3]}) 13.
Rfe1 $6 {White should have prefered the more principled} (13. Bxe7 $1 Kxe7 14.
Nxd5+ Qxd5 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. c4 $5 (16. Qa5 $5 {[%cal Yb2b4,Ga5d5]} Rhd8 17. b4
Rd7 18. b5 Nc7 19. Qd2 $16) 16... dxc4 17. d5 Bxe5 18. Rfe1 Kd6 19. Rxe5 Kxe5
20. Qc3+ (20. Qf4+ Kf6 21. Qd4+ Kg5 22. Qf4+ Kf6 $11) 20... Kd6 21. Qf6+ Kc7
22. Qxf7+ Bd7 23. Rc1 Rad8 24. Rxc4+ Kb8 25. Qxg6 $16) 13... Qd8 {protecting
the pawn e7 and preparing a castle to one of the sides.} 14. Nd1 {transfering
the knight to e3.} Qd7 15. Ne3 Be6 16. h4 Nc7 ({It is quite dangerous to
castle at this moment:} 16... O-O 17. Bf1 Nc7 18. Bd3 $14 {[%cal Yf2f4,Yd2f2,
Gf4f5]}) 17. Qb4 {preventing Black from a castle.} Na6 18. Qa3 Nc7 (18... f6
19. exf6 exf6 20. Bf4 {[%cal Yg2f1]} O-O-O 21. Bf1 Nc7 22. Qc5 $14) 19. Rad1
Bh6 $1 {trading one of White's most active pieces.} 20. Bxh6 Rxh6 21. b3 {
preparing to carry out c2-c4.} O-O-O 22. c4 Kb8 23. cxd5 {Maybe White has
hurried a bit... I think, he could improve his position on the queenside still
more and start with an active play afterwards.} (23. a5 $5) 23... Bxd5 $1 {
Of course, black changes his passive bishop and not the knight.} ({Much worse
is} 23... Nxd5 24. Nxd5 cxd5 (24... Bxd5 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. e6 $16) 25. Rc1 $16)
24. Nxd5 cxd5 $1 (24... Nxd5 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. e6 fxe6 27. Qc1 $16) 25. Qc1 $6
{White chose to transfer the queen to the kingside, but this actually throws
away his advantage. More aggressive was} (25. Rc1 Rhh8 26. Rc5 Rc8 27. Rec1 b6
28. R5c3 Ne6 $14) 25... Rhh8 26. Qf4 e6 27. Rc1 Na6 $1 {[%cal Ya6b4]
emphasizing the background of white's queen maneouvre to the kingside.} 28. Bf1
Nb4 29. Qd2 a5 $11 30. Rc5 b6 31. Bb5 Qe7 32. Rc3 {Black will change one pair
of the rooks, that will make inpossible an invasion to the black camp.
Therefore, the draw was agreed.} (32. Rc3 Rc8 33. Rec1 Rxc3 34. Rxc3 (34. Qxc3
Na2) 34... Rd8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 13th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2005.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2005.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 {White keeps his centre stabile. This is a
main theoretical line. Other ones are:} (4. dxe5 $6 {After this move it will
be very difficult forwhite to fight for an advantage.} dxe5 5. Nf3 Bd6 $11 {
---> 0-1 Vajda,A-Iordachescu,V/Bucharest 2003/CBM 94/[Erenburg] (36)}) (4. Nf3
{---> 1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Kramnik,V/Biel 1993/CBM 37/[Kramnik] (41)}) 4... d5 {
Black immediately attacks White's centre. Other possibilites are:} (4... Nbd7
5. Nf3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 {---> 1-0 Areshchenko,A-Lahno,K/Kramatorsk 2003/CBM 97_01/
[Erenburg] (49)}) (4... Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 {---> 1-0 Ionov,S-Himdan,M/
Abu Dhabi 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (29)}) 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nf3 ({Black gets a
strong initiative in case of} 6. Bxe4 $6 dxe4 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qxe4 Bc6 9. Qg4 h5
10. Qh3 Qd7 $1 $36) 6... Nc6 (6... Nc5 {---> 1-0 Fedorov,A-David,A/Leon 2001/
CBM 86/[Gofshtein,L] (30)}) 7. Nbd2 {driving away the black knight from a
central position. White tried also:} (7. Qe2 Nc5 8. Bc2 Bg4 {---> 0-1 Bastian,
H-Lobron,E/Altenkirchen 2001/CBM 87/[Gofshtein,L] (30)}) (7. O-O Bg4 8. Bf4 Nc5
{---> 1/2-1/2 Radziewicz,I-Mainka,R/Koszalin 1999/CBM 73/[Oratovsky,M] (46)})
7... Nc5 8. Bb1 {White's main idea of this continuation is to transfer the
white queen either to b3 or to a4 after driving away the black knight from c5
with b2-b4. The alternatives are:} (8. Bc2 Bg4 {---> 0-1 Yegiazarian,A-Marin,M/
Bucharest 1998/CBM 64/[Marin,M] (49)}) (8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Qe2 Ne6 $6 10. Nb3 Be7
11. Be3 a6 12. Bd3 Ng5 13. Nxg5 Bxg5 14. f4 Bh4+ 15. g3 Be7 16. O-O-O $16 {
---> 1/2-1/2 Fedorov,A-Gubanov,A/St Petersburg 1994/CBM 43 ext/[Svidler] (64)})
8... Bg4 ({Worse is} 8... g6 $2 9. O-O Bg7 10. Nb3 $1 Nxb3 11. Bg5 $1 Qd7 12.
axb3 O-O 13. Re1 $14 {1-0 Smagin,S-Ivanov,V/Moscow 1995/CBM 46/[Hansen,Cu] (34)
}) 9. O-O Be7 (9... Qd7 $146 10. Re1 $6 {I think, White should have prefered
immediate} (10. b4 $5 Ne6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Re1 O-O-O 13. Nb3 $14) 10... O-O-O 11.
h3 Bh5 12. b4 d4 $1 {---> 1-0 Predojevic,B-Dearing,E/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104_01/
[Erenburg] (25)}) ({The immediate} 9... d4 {looks dubious, as black's monarch
is still in the centre:} 10. Qe2 dxc3 11. bxc3 Qd5 12. h3 Bh5 13. Ne4 O-O-O 14.
Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Be4 Qxe5 16. Qc4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Bd6 18. g3 Qc5 19. Qa4 Ne5 20. Bg2
c6 21. Rb1 $40 {1-0 Handke,F-Lorscheid,G/Bundesliga 2004 (29)}) 10. b4 (10. h3
$6 {loses the tempo. Anyway, Black will need to move away the light-squared
bishop from the fourth rank.} Bh5 11. Re1 d4 12. Qe2 Qd5 13. a3 dxc3 14. bxc3
Bg6 15. c4 Qd7 16. Ne4 O-O-O 17. Bg5 Ne6 18. Be3 Bh5 19. g4 Bg6 $15 {0-1
Smagin,S-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Cap d'Agde 1996/CBM 055 ext (42)}) 10... Ne6 (10...
Nd7 11. Qa4 Nb6 12. Qc2 Qd7 13. a4 Qe6 14. Re1 a6 15. Ba2 Qg6 16. Qxg6 hxg6 17.
a5 Na4 18. Re3 $14 {1-0 Smagin,S-Fridman,D/Germany 2001/CBM 88 ext (62)}) 11.
Qa4 {[%cal Gb4b5,Ya4g4,Gb5c6] threatening with b4-b5.} Bh5 (11... d4 {is too
risky:} 12. h3 (12. Be4 $5) 12... Bh5 13. Bb2 d3 14. Qb5 Qd7 15. Qxb7 Rb8 16.
Qa6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Smagin,S-Cuijpers,F/Germany 2000/CBM 082 ext (45)}) 12. b5 Nc5
$146 {According to my database, this position appeared for the first time. In
the preceding game Black continued} (12... Nb8 13. Nd4 Nd7 14. f4 $14 {--->
1-0 Fedorov,A-Khalifman,A/Maikop 1998/CBM 66/[Yudasin,L] (34)}) 13. Qf4 Ne6 14.
Qg3 (14. Qa4 Nc5 $11) 14... Na5 15. Nd4 $1 {[%cal Yf2f4,Yf4f5] moving away the
knight from the f-file.} Nxd4 ({Only not} 15... O-O $2 16. Qh3 {[%cal Yh3h5,
Gd4e6,Yh3e6]} Nxd4 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qxh5+ Kg8 19. cxd4 $16) 16. cxd4 (16.
Qxg7 $4 {is refuted by} Ne2+ 17. Kh1 Rf8 $19) 16... Qd7 17. a4 ({Now it was
quite dangerous to capture the g-pawn, as it would open the g-file for Black's
heavy pieces.} 17. Qxg7 O-O-O $44 {[%cal Yd8g8]}) 17... O-O ({In case of} 17...
O-O-O $6 18. Qc3 b6 19. Ba3 $16 {[%cal Yf1c1] White gets an obvious advantage.}
) 18. f4 f5 $8 {preventing white's f4-f5.} 19. Qh3 Bg6 20. Qc3 {intending to
press along the c-file.} b6 21. Ba3 Rac8 {Black prepares counterplay on the
queenside by carrying out the breakthrough c7-c5.} 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Ba2 ({
Worth consideration:} 23. Nb3 Nc4 24. Bd3 c6 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. Qxc4+ Bf7 27.
Qd3 cxb5 {[%cal Yf7c4]} 28. d5 Qd7 29. axb5 Bxd5 30. Rfd1 Rcd8 $13) 23... Bf7 {
Now black gets a possibility to improve the location of his light-squared
bishop.} 24. Rfc1 Be6 25. Nf1 {bringing the knight to e3.} (25. Nb3 Nc4 26. Nd2
$11) 25... c5 26. Ne3 (26. bxc6 Rxc6 27. Qf3 Rfc8 $11) 26... Rfd8 $11 27. dxc5
$2 {[%mdl 16384] Probably, white forgot, that black can take with the queen,
receiving control over the c-file.} ({Better is} 27. Qd2 $11) 27... Qxc5 $1 {
[%csl Gc5][%cal Yc8c1,Yc5g1,Ga5c4]} ({In case of} 27... Rxc5 $2 28. Qd3 $14 {
white's chances are better.}) 28. Qe1 {Other moves don't equalize the game:} (
28. Qxc5 bxc5 29. g4 g6 $15) (28. Qd3 Nc4 29. Rc3 Nxe5 $1 30. Rxc5 Nxd3 31.
Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Bxd5 Bxd5 33. Nxd5 Rc5 $15) 28... Nc4 29. Rc3 ({If white takes
on c4, black gets the open d-file.} 29. Bxc4 dxc4 $15 {[%cal Yd8d3]}) 29... Qd4
$1 {attacking White's pawn on f4 .} 30. Bxc4 ({White loses after} 30. g3 Nxe5
31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. fxe5 Rc3 33. Rd1 Rxe3 34. Rxd4 Rxe1+ $19) 30... dxc4 31. g3 {
White had to weaken the light squares, otherwise, he would lose the f4 pawn.}
Qe4 $15 {Black's position is better, thanks to the weaknesses of the light
squares in white's camp, as well as thanks to the open d-file.} 32. Rd1 h6 $6 {
preparing g7-g5.} ({I think, Black should have continued with more aggressive} 
32... g5 $5 33. fxg5 Rxd1 34. Qxd1 Qxe5 35. Qd2 f4 $15) 33. Kf2 g5 34. fxg5 $2
{Probably played in time trouble. Now white's e5 pawn is very weak.} ({Much
better was} 34. Ng2 Kf7 (34... Rxd1 35. Qxd1 Bd5 $2 36. Ne3 $16 {[%cal Yd1h5]})
35. Qxe4 (35. Qe2 $5) 35... fxe4 36. Rxd8 (36. Rd6 Ke7) 36... Rxd8 37. Ke3 Rd3+
38. Rxd3 cxd3 {[%cal Ye6b3]} 39. Kd2 Bb3 40. Ne3 Bxa4 41. Nf5 {[%cal Yf5d6]}
Ke6 42. Nd6 $11) 34... hxg5 35. Rxd8+ Rxd8 36. Nxc4 $4 {blundering a knight.} (
{More resistant was} 36. Nc2 Qg4 {[%cal Yg4h3]} 37. Qe3 Kf7 $17 {[%cal Yf5f4] ,
but, the position favours black anyway.}) 36... Qxe1+ (36... Qxe1+ 37. Kxe1 Rc8
$19) 0-1

[Event "UKR-ch 73rd"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2004.08.29"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.08.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 {In this variation black
doesn't hurry to define the position of dark-squared bishop. Sometimes, black
doesn't play Bg7, but develops the bishop on diagonal f8-b4 after e7-e5. Black
tried also quite unlogical} (5... Qb6 $6 6. O-O-O {See 1-0 Topalovic,Z-Kozakov,
M/Varazdin 2003/CBM 99/[Erenburg] (36)}) 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9.
O-O (9. h3 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gf6g4] 1/2-1/2 Kozakov,M-Kuzmin,G/Halkidiki 2002/
CBM 92/[Erenburg] (32)}) 9... Be7 {threatening with elimination of white's
dark-squared bishop by Ng4.} 10. h3 {covering the g4 square,} O-O 11. a4 {
Typical idea. White tries to create weaknesses on the black's queenside.} b4
12. Ne2 $146 {This logical move is novelty. In the preceding game white
continued} (12. Na2 {1-0 Muse,M-Hickl,J/Bad Neuenahr 1991/CBM 24/[Stohl] (42)})
12... Qa5 $6 {Quite strange decision to locate the queen on a5, that can be
attacked there by the white knight from b3. Maybe black forgot, that white
knight has alternative to transfer to g3...} (12... Qc7 13. c3 a5 14. cxb4 axb4
15. Qc2 $14) (12... Nc5 $2 13. Nxe5) 13. Nc1 $1 {emphasizing the defect of
black's previous move.} Rd8 (13... Nc5 14. Nb3 Nxb3 15. cxb3 $14) 14. Nb3 Qc7
15. c3 $1 {opening the "c" file for the heavy pieces.} Rb8 16. Qc2 {protecting
the b3 knight, and, at the same time, intending to press along the "c" file.}
bxc3 17. Qxc3 Rb4 {attacking the e4 pawn, as well as preparing to build the
battery of heavy pieces along the "b" file.} 18. Nfd2 {protecting the e4 pawn
and strengthening the b3 knight.} Nh5 {activating the knight.} 19. Rfc1 $14 {
White's chances are better, thanks to superior pawn structure and better
located pieces.} Nf4 20. Bf1 ({Of course not} 20. Bxf4 $1 exf4 {[%cal Yd7e5]
and black gets excelent square e5 for the knight.}) 20... Ne6 $6 {Black's
position is worse, but it doesn't mean, that sacrificing the pawn is the only
chance... Black could choose passive defence, maintaining the material balance.
} (20... Nf6 21. f3 $1 (21. Qxc6 Qxc6 22. Rxc6 Nxe4) 21... Ne6 22. Qxc6 Qxc6
23. Rxc6 Nd4 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Rc7 $16) (20... Nb8 21. Nc5 $16) ({Probably,
the best move was} 20... Bb7 21. a5 (21. Bxa7 Ra8 $14) 21... Ba8 $14 {black
succeeds to maintain the balance, but of course, his pieces are very passive,
so white has quite obvious advantage anyway.}) 21. Qxc6 $16 Qb8 (21... Qxc6 22.
Rxc6 Nd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Rc7 $16) 22. Qc3 Nb6 23. Na5 $1 {Very strong move.
White threatens with Nc6, and prepares b2-b3.} ({After} 23. a5 Na4 24. Qc2 Nac5
$14 {black keeps some chances.}) 23... Bd7 (23... Nd4 24. Qc7 $16) 24. b3 Rc8 (
24... Nd4 25. Qc7 $16) 25. Nac4 Nxc4 26. Bxc4 Bf6 27. Nf3 {White is a pawn up
without any black's counterplay, so with careful play white will win this game.
} a5 ({Probably, after} 27... Bxa4 {black had more chances to survive:} 28.
bxa4 (28. Rxa4 Rcxc4) 28... Rbxc4 29. Qxc4 Rxc4 30. Rxc4 $16) 28. Qe1 $1 {
threatening with Bd2.} Nf4 (28... Nd4 29. Nxd4 exd4 30. Bd2 $18) 29. Bxf4 $1 {
Stronger than} (29. Bd2 Rb7 30. Bxa5 Be6 $18 {Of course, white's position is
winning, but black still has some hope...}) 29... exf4 30. e5 Bg7 {[%tqu "En",
"Please find the best move for white.","","","c4f7","",10]} 31. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 {
[%tqu "En","White sacrificed the bishop. What now?","","","e5e6","",10]} 32.
e6+ $1 Kf8 (32... Bxe6 33. Ng5+ $18) 33. exd7 $18 {White is two pawns up, and
black's king is vulnerable, so the rest is an easy job for white.} Rd8 34. Ra2
(34. Ng5 $1 {won immediately.} Rxd7 35. Qe6 $18) 34... Rxd7 35. Rac2 Qe8 ({
Doesn't change anything:} 35... Rd8 36. Ng5 Re8 37. Re2 $18) 36. Rc8 Rd8 37.
Rxd8 Qxd8 38. Ng5 $1 Qd7 (38... Qxg5 39. Rc8+ Kf7 40. Qe8+ Kf6 41. Rc6+ Kf5 42.
Qe6#) 39. Rc7 $1 (39. Rc7 Qxc7 40. Ne6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Port Barcares"]
[Date "2005.05.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 128]} 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 Be7 5. Be3 Nh5 {The trade of
dark-squared bishops is black's main idea in this variation. White has
occupied more space, locating his pawns on the light squares. So his
dark-squared bishop becomes very important.} (5... O-O {---> CBM 56-3.f3 e5 4.
d5 Be7 5.Be3/Opening 1996/CBM 56/[Stohl] (8)}) (5... Nfd7 {[%cal Yd7f8,Yf8g6,
Re7g5,Rg5e3] ---> 1/2-1/2 Miroshnichenko,E-Komliakov,V/Kramatorsk 2001/CBM 86/
[Gofshtein,L] (43)}) 6. c4 {Other possibilities are:} (6. Ne2 $6 Bg5 7. Bf2 g6
8. h4 Bh6 {---> 0-1 Hillarp Persson,T-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Benidorm 2003/CBM 99/
[Erenburg] (23)}) (6. Qd2 {See the commented game 1-0 Sutovsky,E-Mitkov,N/
Terme Zrece 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (28)}) 6... Bg5 (6... a5 7. Nc3 Na6 8. g3
g6 9. Qd2 f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. f4 $14 {1-0 Dreev,A-Illescas Cordoba,M/
Montpellier 2002/CBM 86 ext (30)}) 7. Bf2 g6 {Preparing f7-f5. It is important
to have the pawn on g6, so that Black will be able to take on f5 with the pawn.
In this way,Bblack will not allow White to occupy a stronghold on e4.} ({
Black tried also} 7... O-O 8. h4 Be7 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Nge2 c6 11. Qd2 Nb6 12. g4
Nf6 13. Ng3 Ne8 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 cxd5 16. cxd5 Rc8 17. b3 Rxc3 18. Qxc3
Nxd5 19. Qd2 Nf4 20. O-O-O d5 21. Be3 Nf6 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. g5 Bc5 24. Kb1 Be3
25. Qb4 Nh5 26. Bc4 d4 27. Qxb7 $16 {Bykhovsky,Av-Kanstler,B/Beersheba/1996/})
8. Nc3 (8. g4 Nf4 9. h4 Be7 10. Ne2 h5 11. g5 f6 12. gxf6 Bxf6 13. Qd2 Nd7 14.
Nbc3 g5 15. Nxf4 exf4 16. hxg5 Ne5 17. Be2 Bxg5 18. c5 Bd7 19. O-O-O $14 {
---> 1/2-1/2 McShane,L-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Rethymnon 2003/CBM 098/[McShane] (66)}
) 8... O-O {Black has tried the following continuations as well:} (8... f5 9.
g3 Bh6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Nge2 Nd7 12. Rg1 Kh8 13. h4 Nc5 14. exf5 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3
gxf5 16. f4 Nf6 17. O-O-O Ng4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Eriksson,J-McNab,C/Klaksvik 2003/
EXT 2004 (28)}) (8... c5 9. g3 O-O 10. Be2 Bh6 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxh5 gxh5 13.
Qxh5 Qg5 14. Qxg5+ Bxg5 15. Nf3 Bh6 16. gxf4 Na6 (16... Bxf4 17. Rg1+ Kh8 18.
Ne2 Bh6 19. Bg3 $18) 17. f5 $18 {1-0 Sakaev,K-Popchev,M/Belgrade 1996/EXT 99 
(23)}) 9. g3 {[%csl Gg3][%cal Yg3f4] covering the f4 square.} Bh6 (9... a5 10.
Be2 Na6 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxh5 gxh5 13. Qxh5 f5 14. gxf4 Bf6 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nf3
exf4 17. Rg1+ Kh8 18. O-O-O Qe8 19. Qh6 Nb4 20. Nh4 {1-0 Psakhis,L-Vanheste,J/
Ostende 1992/TD (20)}) 10. Nge2 $5 $146 {In the previous game White prefered} (
10. g4 Nf4 11. h4 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. g5 Bg7 14. Nge2 Nh5 15. Qd2 Nd7 16.
O-O-O a5 17. Ng3 Nxg3 18. Bxg3 Nc5 19. Bf2 a4 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. a3 Ra6 22. Bd3
Bd7 23. Rdg1 Qe8 24. h5 $14 {1-0 Kaspi,A-Oratovsky,M/Netanya 1993/EXT 98 (41)})
10... f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Bh3 $1 {From this position White's bishop can press
Black's f5 pawn.} Nd7 13. Qc2 {[%cal Yh3f5,Yc2f5]} Nb6 14. b3 {White has space
advantage, and now he will complete his development. Black has no other plan,
except of attacking White's centre:} c6 15. a4 $1 {emphasizing a background in
location of black's queenside knight.} a5 (15... cxd5 {favours white:} 16. a5
d4 17. axb6 dxc3 18. bxa7 Bd2+ 19. Kf1 $16 {[%cal Ye2c3]}) 16. dxc6 $1 {
opening the d-file for the rook.} bxc6 17. Rd1 {Threatening with the capture
on b6, as well as with the strike c4-c5 .} Rf6 $2 ({In my opinion, black
should have sacrificed the pawn:} 17... Qc7 $1 18. c5 ({If white wins the
d-pawn, Black has some compensation, due to the vulnerable position of the
White monarch:} 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Rxd6 Bg5 $1 (19... Be3 20. Nd5 $18) (19...
Bg7 20. Nd5 {[%cal Yd6c6]} Qb7 21. Rxc6 $18) 20. f4 exf4 21. Bg2 Bb7 $13) 18...
dxc5 19. Bxc5 Rf6 20. O-O $14 {White's position is slightly better, thanks to
a superior pawn structure.}) 18. c5 Nd5 {Otherwise, the pawn f5 will be lost
as well:} (18... Nd7 19. Bxf5 $18) 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Rxd5 Bb7 21. Nc3 $1 {
[%mdl 32] A great positional exchange sacrifice ! Black's position without the
light-squared bishops will become hopeless.} ({Less clear is} 21. Rxd6 Rxd6 22.
cxd6 Bxf3 23. O-O Qxd6 24. Bxf5 Nf6 25. Rd1 $16) 21... Ng7 {protecting the
f5-pawn.} (21... Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Rf7 23. c6 $16 {/+-}) 22. O-O Rc8 (22... Bxd5
23. Nxd5 Rf7 24. c6 (24. Nb6 $5 Rb8 25. Rd1 $16) 24... Rc8 25. Bb6 Qg5 26. Qc4
$16 {/+-}) 23. Rfd1 (23. Rd3 $16 {comes to consideration.}) 23... Bxd5 24. Nxd5
Rf7 ({Black's position is losing after} 24... dxc5 {as well:} 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6
26. Rd5 $18) 25. c6 {White's domination is absolute. Black is an exchange up,
but none of his pieces is active...} Qe8 26. c7 $18 {Now White wins with the
simple transfer of the light-squared bishop to a6 via f1.} Kh8 27. Bb6 Qf8 (
27... Rf8 28. Bf1 Qe6 29. Ba6 Rce8 30. Bxa5 $18) 28. Bf1 Ne6 29. Ba6 {White's
material advantage is too big, therefore, Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2003.03.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vajda, Albert"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2003.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. dxe5 $6 {After this move it will be very
difficult to white to  fight for the advantage.} ({The most principal
continuation is} 4. c3 d5 $5 (4... Nc6 {1-0 Handke,F-Lobron,E/Altenkirchen
2001/CBM 87/[Huzman] (42)}) 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nf3 (6. Bxe4 $6 dxe4 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8.
Qxe4 Bc6 9. Qg4 h5 10. Qh3 Qd7 $1 $36) 6... Nc6 {0-1 Bastian,H-Lobron,E/
Altenkirchen 2001/CBM 87/[Gofshtein,L] (30)} (6... Nc5 {1-0 Fedorov,A-David,A/
Leon 2001/CBM 86/[Gofshtein,L] (30)})) (4. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Kramnik,V/
Biel 1993/CBM 37/[Kramnik] (41)}) 4... dxe5 5. Nf3 Bd6 ({Black equalizes also
after} 5... Nbd7 6. Bg5 (6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 Nc5 8. Nc4 Qe7 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. h3
Bh5 11. b3 Ne6 12. c3 h6 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Bc4 Ng5 15. Bxg5 hxg5 16. Qe3 g4
$13 {0-1 Yandemirov,V-Berelovich,A/Smolensk 1992/EXT 97 (69)}) 6... c6 7. Nbd2
Qc7 8. Bh4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Be7 10. Qd2 a5 11. a4 O-O $11 {0-1 Lupu,M-Malaniuk,V/
Calimanesti 1992/EXT 98 (35)}) 6. Nbd2 {In according to my database this move
was played at the first time. In the preciding games white tried:} (6. h3 h6 7.
O-O O-O 8. Be3 Qe7 9. c4 $6 Nbd7 10. Nc3 c6 11. Qc2 Nc5 $11 {0-1 Abel,E-Wiens,
H/Germany 1992/EXT 2003 (28)}) (6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. b3 Nbd7 9. Bb2 Qe7 10.
Nbd2 c6 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. a4 O-O-O $6 13. Ba3 Qe6 14. Ne3 Kb8 $6 (14... Bg6 $5)
15. Nf5 $16 {0-1 Duran Cuevas,A-Bellon Lopez,J/Palma de Mallorca 2000/EXT 2003
(75)}) 6... O-O 7. Nc4 {Six days later Vajda Albert has already chosen another
plan, starting with castle and not fianchetting his dark-squared bishop:} (7.
O-O Nbd7 8. c3 b6 9. Re1 Bb7 10. Bc2 Qe7 11. Nc4 Nc5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Qe6 14.
Nxd6 cxd6 15. Nd2 Rac8 (15... d5 $5) 16. b4 Ncd7 17. Bb3 Qe7 $6 (17... d5 $142
$11 {[%cal Ye6c6]}) 18. Nc4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Vajda,A-Firman,N/Victor Ciocaltea Mem,
Bucharest ROM 2003 (51)}) 7... Nbd7 {Black chooses the plan of fianchetting
his light-squared bishop with following b7-b6, Bb7.} 8. O-O b6 {Black is going
to fianchete his light-squared bishop to b7 and is going to put pressure on
the white's central pawn e4 with following Nd7-c5.} 9. b3 Bb7 10. Bb2 (10. Re1
{comes to consideration.}) 10... Qe7 {Not the best move. Black had more
attractive continuation that he missed.} (10... Nxe4 {was called for. In all
variations black gets very comfortable position, for instance:} 11. Re1 (11.
Nfxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bxe5 Qd5 $17) (11. Ncxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Ng5 $1 13.
Nxg5 Qxg5 14. Bg3 Qd5 $17) 11... Nec5 12. Nfxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 (
14. Rxe5 Nxd3 $15) 14... Qg5 $15) 11. Re1 Rad8 $11 {Both sides have completed
the development, they haven't weaknesses, their pawn structures are simmetric,
also the figures are occupied simmetric positions , so their chances are equal.
} 12. Qc1 {It isn't so easy to understand what was the white's idea of this
move, because four moves later he will play Qc1-d1.} ({Deserved attention:} 12.
Qe2 Nh5 $140 13. g3 {[%cal Ge2h5,Ya1d1]}) 12... Nh5 {[%cal Gh5f4]} (12... Rfe8
{not bad as well.}) 13. g3 {preventing Nf4.} Rfe8 {Both opponents haven't any
clear plan, so they started with manouevres.} (13... f5 {wasn't the best
decision in view of:} 14. Qg5 $1 Nhf6 (14... fxe4 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Bc4+ Kh8
17. Nxe5 $14) 15. Nxd6 cxd6 (15... Qxd6 16. Rad1 $14 {[%cal Gd3c4]}) 16. Nh4 $1
) 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. b4 {preventing Nc5.} Rc8 16. Qd1 {White has achieved a
pair of bishops, but his position isn't better, because black is going to
achieve counterplay on the king side with following g7-g6, Nh5-g7 and the
breakthrough f7-f5. If black manages to carry out this plan, his light-squared
bishop is going to be very strong.} g6 (16... Nhf6 {[%cal Yd6d5] comes to
consideration.} 17. c4 $13) 17. a3 Ng7 18. Nd2 {[%cal Yd2c4]} Rf8 {[%cal Yf7f5]
admitting that 13...Rfe8 was without concrete idea.} ({Black could play} 18...
f5 {, preventing Nc4, but after} 19. c4 Qf7 20. Qe2 {white's position is
slightly better.}) 19. Nc4 (19. c4 {deserves attention. See 18...f5 variaton.})
(19. f4 $5 $14) 19... Nf6 ({Probably better was} 19... Qe6 20. Qe2 (20. Ne3 f5
21. exf5 Nxf5 22. Nxf5 gxf5 $132) 20... f5 $13) 20. f3 (20. Qe2 $5 $14 Nxe4
$140 $2 21. Bxe4 d5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Nxe5 $16) 20... h5 21. h4 $6 {Serious
strategical mistake, white is weakening his camp on the king side. And black
is going to use this with next plan: Nf6-h7, g6-g5.} (21. a4 $5) (21. Qd2 $5)
21... Nh7 {[%cal Gg6g5] Black had alternative position for his knight:} (21...
Nfe8 $5 {[%csl Gd6,Ye8][%cal Yf7f5,Yg6g5]}) 22. Bf1 {[%cal Yc4e3]} Rcd8 23. f4
$6 {This move looks like active and good, but it weakens important square g4,
and black immediately transfers his knight there.} (23. Re2 $5 {[%cal Ye2d2]}
d5 $140 24. exd5 Rxd5 25. Rxe5) (23. Ne3 $5) 23... Nf6 $1 (23... exf4 $2 24.
Qd4 f6 25. gxf4 $14) 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Qf3 Ng4 {Black knights is going to
occupy perfect positions. He would start from Ng7-f5:} (25... Nf5 $5 26. Nxe5 (
26. Bxe5 Nxe4) 26... Nd4 27. Qf4 Qxe5 28. Qxe5 Nf3+ 29. Kh1 Nxe5 30. Bxe5 Nxe4
$11) 26. Rad1 $6 {allows to black to transfer his knight from g7 to f5.} (26.
Ne3 $1 Qf6 (26... Nxe3 27. Qxe3 $14) (26... Rd2 27. Re2 $14) 27. Qe2 Nxe3 28.
Qxe3 Ne6 $11) 26... Nf5 {[%csl Gf5,Gg4]} 27. Bh3 ({Deserved attention} 27. Nxe5
Nxe5 28. Qf4 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Nxh4 30. gxh4 Ng4 31. Bc4 $13 {[%csl Gb2,Gc4]}) (27.
Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Bd3 Nd4 (28... Qc7 $5) 29. Bxd4 Rxd4 $15) 27... Qc7 28. Bxg4 (28.
Qc3 Nd4 29. Bxg4 hxg4 {see the game.}) 28... hxg4 29. Qc3 $2 ({Better was} 29.
Qf2 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Qxc4 31. exf5 {and white is close to equal.}) (29. Qxg4 Qxc4)
29... Nd4 $17 {[%csl Yb7,Yd4][%cal Gd4f3] Black succeeded to activate his
pieces, especially his knight, transfering it to central square d4.} 30. Kg2 $6
({More resistant was} 30. Nxe5 Ne2+ 31. Rxe2 Rxd1+ 32. Kf2 Qxc3 33. Bxc3 Rc8
$17) 30... Nf3 $19 {Now white is unable to maintain the material equality, the
central pawn e4 will be captured and black's attack will be very dangerous.}
31. Rf1 (31. Nxe5 Nxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Qxc3 33. Bxc3 Rc8 $19) 31... Bxe4 32. Kf2 (32.
Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Kf2 Rc8 $19) 32... Rc8 {The simplest way. Black is going to
winning endgame with two pawns up.} 33. Nd6 Qxc3 34. Bxc3 Rxc3 35. Nxe4 Rxc2+
36. Ke3 f5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 c6 5. Be3 Nbd7 {Another theoretical
possibility is} (5... b5 6. g4 (6. e5 b4 $1 $132) 6... Bg7 7. Qd2 h5 8. g5 Nfd7
9. f4 Nb6 10. Nf3 d5 11. Ne5 b4 12. Ne2 dxe4 13. Ng3 h4 14. Nxe4 Bf5 15. Bg2
$13 {Yudasin,L-Gipslis,A,USSR 1983}) 6. Qd2 {White has the following
alternatives:} (6. h4 {1-0 Topalov,V-Beliavsky,A/Linares 1995/CBM 46/[Stohl] 
(73)}) (6. g4 $5 Qb6 7. Qc1 Bg7 8. Nge2 a6 9. h4 c5 10. h5 Rg8 11. a3 Qc6 12.
Bg2 b6 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. Rg1 Qc7 15. h6 Bh8 16. g5 Nh5 17. O-O-O cxd4 18. Bxd4
Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Qc5 20. f4 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Nc5 22. Nd5 Rc8 23. Kb1 b5 24. Bf3 $16 {
Yudasin,L-Chernin,A/Pamplona/1991}) 6... b5 {occupying some space on the
queenside.} (6... e5 7. O-O-O Qa5 8. Kb1 Bg7 9. h4 h5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nh3 Bf8
$1 12. Ng5 Bc5 13. Bc4 O-O 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Bb3 Qe7 16. Qd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Kg7
18. Rhd1 Nc5 19. Rd8 Nxb3 20. axb3 Ne8 21. Na4 Nc7 22. Nc5 b6 23. Rxf8 Kxf8 24.
Nd7+ Kg7 $10 {Magem Badals,J-Beim,V/Novi Sad olm/1990/}) 7. Nge2 Bb7 {Black
tried also the following continuations:} (7... Bg7 {0-1 Galkin,A-Gagunashvili,
M/Batumi 2002/CBM 90/[Avrukh,B] (34)}) (7... Nb6 8. b3 Bg7 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6
e5 11. a4 b4 12. a5 Nbd7 13. Nd1 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Ne3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qe7 17.
dxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxe5+ Nxe5 $11 {1-0 Miladinovic,I-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Saint
Vincent 2003/CBM 92 ext (48)}) (7... e5 8. O-O-O Qa5 9. a3 Bg7 10. dxe5 dxe5
11. Qd6 Bb7 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. Qe7 Rhf8 14. Nc1 $16 {1-0 Anand,V-Smirin,I/
Moscow 1994/CBM 40 ext (42)}) 8. Bh6 $146 {This position appeared for the
first time. In the previous game white tried} (8. g4 Qa5 9. Ng3 h5 10. g5 h4
11. Nge2 Nh5 12. Bh3 e6 13. O-O d5 14. a3 Bd6 15. Nc1 Qc7 16. Nd3 $14 {1-0
Espig,L-Sznapik,A/Sochi 1974/EXT 2001 (83)}) 8... Bxh6 9. Qxh6 e5 {After
exchanging the dark-squared bishops black is carrying out e7-e5, thus, tries
to take control over the dark squares.} 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nc1 $1 {Typical
manouevre for such structures. White cannot suffer black's knight on c5, so he
changes it.} Nc5 12. Nd3 Nxd3+ 13. Bxd3 Ng8 ({Comes to consideration} 13... Qe7
{with following long castle.}) 14. Qe3 Qe7 {covering dark squares.} 15. O-O-O
a6 {preparing long castle, and, sometimes c6-c5.} (15... Bc8 $2 {[%cal Yc8e6]
Black cannot realize the transfer of his light-squared bishop to e6 in view of}
16. Bxb5 $1 cxb5 17. Nd5 Qd6 18. Qc3 $18) ({Of course not} 15... O-O-O $2 16.
Qxa7) 16. h4 {Black's position is solid. White doesn't have anything concrete
on the queenside, therefore, he occupies some advantage on the kingside.} (16.
Rd2 {doesn't promise white anything special.} Nf6 17. Rhd1 O-O-O $11) 16... Nf6
17. g4 Nd7 {Bluck doesn't hurry with the castle, but first improves the
position of his pieces, taking control over the c5 square.} 18. Kb1 {
Prophylactic move.} O-O-O $11 {In my opinion, black can be satisfied with the
results of the opening. He completed the development. Maybe white has a slight
space advantage, but, on the other hand, black has control over some important
squares like c5 and d5. Therefore, black's position isn't worse.} 19. g5 {
White obviously prepares the h3-c8 diagonal for his light-squared bishop, and,
at the same time, tries to freeze black's kingside pawns.} Kb8 {liberating the
c8 square for the light-squared bishop, which can be transfered to e6.} (19...
c5 20. Bf1 $1 {[%cal Yc3d5,Yf1h3]}) 20. Bf1 {intending the occupation of the
h3-c8 diagonal.} ({Deserves attention} 20. Ne2 {, transfering the knight to b3
via c1.}) 20... Qc5 $1 {taking control over the a7-g1 diagonal.} 21. Qd2 {
Of course, white isn't interested in trading the queens.} Bc8 $1 {Very strong
move, which prevents white's Bh3.} 22. Bd3 ({Much worse is} 22. Bh3 $2 {
, in view of} Nb6 $1 23. Qxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8 Kc7 25. Rdd1 Bxh3 26. Rxh3 Nc4 $17)
22... Nb6 23. Ne2 $1 {Better later, than never. White's knight was located
terrible on c3, as he didn't have any square. Now white is going to improve
its position, transfering it to b3.} Be6 24. Nc1 {[%cal Yc1b3]} Qe7 $6 {
[%cal Gc6c5] I don't think black should give up on the g1-a7 diagonal.
Probably he felt, that he is ready for developing the initiative, as his
pieces are located good. But the position isn't so simple...} ({Better is} 
24... Rd7 25. Nb3 $140 Bxb3 26. axb3 Rhd8) 25. Qe3 $1 c5 26. c3 {preparing the
c2 square for the light-squared bishop.} (26. Be2 {was possible as well.})
26... Qc7 27. Bc2 {preparing the attack of black pawn c5 with Nb3.} Rc8 {
Black can give up on "d" file, as white doesn't have the squares for invasion.}
28. Qf2 a5 {intending to develop the initiative on the queenside.} 29. f4 $1 b4
(29... exf4 30. Nd3 $36 {[%cal Gd3f4]}) 30. f5 $1 $36 Bd7 31. Rh3 $1 {[%mdl
2048] Elegant move. White gets the rook into the game through the third rank.}
h6 {trying to get the kingside rook into the game.} 32. Rhd3 hxg5 33. hxg5 Bc6
34. Rf3 $1 {[%mdl 2048]} bxc3 35. Rxc3 c4 36. fxg6 fxg6 37. Rf3 $1 {[%mdl 2048]
preparing the invasion through the "f" file.} Qb7 38. Rf7 Rc7 $2 {losing a
pawn.} ({Better is} 38... Nd7 39. Ka1 $1 $14) 39. Qf6 Rhc8 40. Rxc7 Qxc7 41.
Qxg6 $16 {/+-. White is a pawn up, while black doesn't have enough resources
to create threats against white's king.} Ba4 ({Doesn't change too much:} 41...
c3 42. b3 a4 43. Qd6 $16 {/+-}) 42. Ne2 $1 {[%mdl 2048] transfering the knight
to the much more attractive c3 square.} c3 43. b3 (43. Nxc3 {was even stronger.
} Bxc2+ 44. Kxc2 Nc4 45. Rd3 $18 {But in real game it is much more difficult
to take such pawn, especially when you are in time trouble...}) 43... Be8 44.
Qd6 {Right decision to trade the queens.} Bh5 45. Qxc7+ Kxc7 (45... Rxc7 46.
Rd8+ $18 {[%cal Ye2g3]}) 46. Bd3 $18 {This endgame is obviously winning for
white. He is a pawn up, also black's c3 pawn is doomed, so the rest is a
matter of an easy technique.} Nd7 47. Rh1 $1 {[%cal Ge2c3,Gh1h5]} Bxe2 (47...
Bf3 48. Rh3 $18) 48. Bxe2 Rg8 49. Rg1 Nf6 50. g6 $1 Nxe4 (50... Rg7 {doesn't
change anything:} 51. Bf3 Nd7 52. Rg5 Kd6 53. Bg4 $18) 51. g7 Nd6 52. Bc4 Nxc4
53. bxc4 {with following capture of c3 pawn.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 ({Another theoretical line is} 4. dxc5 Nc6)
4... g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 {transforming to the Pirc defence.} 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 ({
Possible alternative to the move in the game is preventing of a pin along
h5-d1 diagonal:} 7. h3 {1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,L-Efimenko,Z/Germany 2004/CBM 100_01/
[Erenburg] (23)}) 7... Nfd7 $6 $146 {I don't understand the idea of this move.
In this way, black doesn't pressure white's centre. Also black plays the
second time with the same piece in the opening, which is contradicted with the
basic rules. Better was one of the following options, which create pressure on
white's centre:} (7... cxd4 8. cxd4 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nc6 {1-0 Eingorn,V-Degraeve,J/
Koszalin 1999/CBM 73/[Finkel,A] (57)}) (7... Nc6 8. d5 Nb8 9. c4 Bg4 10. Nbd2
e5 11. h3 Bd7 12. a3 Na6 13. Rb1 Bh6 14. b4 $14 {0-1 Grechihin,V-Ibragimov,I/
Samara 2000/CBM 78 (52)}) (7... Bg4 8. dxc5 (8. Nbd2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 {- see 7.
..cxd4.}) 8... dxc5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nc6 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Bh2 Qb6 13. Qe2 Be5
$11 {0-1 Gertler,D-Benjamin,J/Parsippany 1999/EXT 2000 (82)}) 8. Bf1 (8. d5 $5
{is possible. But this idea is better to realise with a tempo after black
plays Nc6.}) (8. Be3 Nc6 9. Bf1 {see the game.}) 8... Nc6 9. Be3 {
strengthening the centre.} ({At this moment} 9. d5 $5 {was logical, and
probably promised white a better position.} Nce5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. f4 Nd7 12.
Nd2 $14) 9... Nf6 {Third move with the same piece. After this move we
understand that 7...Nfd7 wasn't a successful decision.} ({Black doesn't
equalize after} 9... cxd4 $5 10. cxd4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 $14 (11. h3 d5 12. e5 Nc4
$132)) {After white developed almost all his pieces, he is ready to play more
aggressive. In this way, white gets a space advantage on the queenside:} 10. d5
Nb8 {The fifth move with the knights! Black's play doesn't go in accordance
with opening rules. That's why white succeeds to get an advantage.} 11. Nbd2 h6
{covering the g5 square, thus, preparing an attack of white's centre with
e7-e6.} (11... e6 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Ng5 $14 {[%cal Gd2c4]}) 12. h3 {White
prepares the h2-b8 diagonal for his dark-sqaured bishop, and, at the same time,
he covers the g4 square.} e6 {Sooner or later black should play it.} (12... e5
13. dxe6 {- see the game.}) 13. dxe6 (13. Qb3 $5 e5 $5) ({Worse is} 13. c4 {
, as it opens the long diagonal for black's dark-squared bishop.}) 13... Bxe6
14. Bf4 {Now white is ready to attack black's central pawn d6 with Nb3 or Nc4.}
d5 {changing his weak pawn.} 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bg3 Nc6 17. Nc4 $14 {[%cal
Gg3d6] White's position is slightly better, thanks to the more active
positions of his pieces. White can make use of the weakness of the dark
squares in the black camp.} b6 {defending c5 pawn.} ({Black doesn't succeed to
neutralize white's initiative after} 17... Nce7 18. Qb3 Nf5 19. Be5 b6 20. Rad1
$14) 18. Qc2 {preparing to get the queenside rook into the game through the d1
square.} Qf6 $2 {Unsuccessful decision. The queen on f6 is located badly,
because it can be attacked by white's active light pieces.} ({Better was} 18...
Nce7 19. Rad1 (19. Nd6 Nc8) 19... Nf5 20. Be5 $14) 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Qa4 $1 {
Now white emphasizes the weaknesses in black's camp.} Nde7 21. Nd6 $1 $16 {
[%cal Gf1b5,Yg3e5] The activity of white's pieces together with the weaknesses
on black's queenside promise white an obvious advantage.} a6 {The only move,
which covers the b5 square.} 22. Ne4 $1 {winning the a6 pawn.} Qf5 23. Rxd8+
Rxd8 24. Qxa6 {Now white is going to win another weak pawn b6.} Bd5 25. Nd6 Qf6
26. Ne4 Qf5 27. Ned2 Nc8 28. Bc7 $1 Rf8 29. Bc4 $1 $18 {The precisest move.
White changes black's active bishop, afterwards he will capture the b6 pawn.
White's material advantage is going to grow for two pawns, so the rest is an
easy job for white.} (29. Bxb6 {promised a decisive advantage as well:} Nxb6 (
29... Nb8 30. Qb5 Nxb6 31. Qxb6 Bxa2 32. c4 Qc2 33. Re7 $18) 30. Qxb6 Rb8 31.
Qxc5 Bf8 32. Qe3 Rxb2 33. a4 $18) 29... Bxc4 (29... Qd7 30. Bxb6 $18) 30. Nxc4
Qd3 {Black tries to create some difficulties in white's realization, but white
solves that simple problem.} 31. Qa4 $1 Nb4 (31... Qd7 32. Bxb6 $18) 32. Nxb6
Nc2 33. Rc1 Ne3 34. Nd7 (34. Qd7 {wins as well.}) (34. Nd7 Nd5 35. Rd1 Qf5 36.
Nxf8 Nxc7 37. Qd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Reykjavik Hellir"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 {I'd recommend for everyone, who
intends to play this variation, to read my opening database in CBM 93.} Nbd7 {
The main theoretical line is} (5... Bg7 {1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D-Volokitin,A/
Portoroz 2001/[Erenburg] (84)}) 6. f4 {Probably the most principal
continuation. While after} (6. Nf3 {white can fight for an advantage as well:}
Qc7 (6... b5 7. e5) (6... Qa5 $6 {0-1 Delchev,A-Shchekachev,A/Nice 2002/
[Erenburg] (59)}) 7. a4 {preventing b7-b5.} Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. Nd2 b6 {1-0
Morozevich,A-Gurevich,M/Sarajevo 2000/[Erenburg] (27)} (9... e5 {1-0 Erenburg,
S-Klenburg,M/Tel Aviv 2002/[Erenburg] (39)})) 6... e5 {Black has many other
possibilities:} (6... Qb6 $5 $146 {1-0 Movsesian,S-Cekro,E/Neum 2002/CBM 90/
[Avrukh,B] (42)}) (6... b5 7. Qf3 b4 8. Nb1 Bb7 9. Nd2 Bg7 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. Ne2
O-O 12. g4 c5 $1 13. c3 (13. d5 e6 $1) 13... bxc3 14. bxc3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qa5
$11 {[%cal Gb7a6] 1/2-1/2 Stefanovski,D-Bogdanovski,V/Struga 1991/EXT 99 (108)}
) (6... Qa5 {1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Beliavsky,A/Bled 2001/[Erenburg] (41)}) (6...
Bg7 7. Qf3 {-see 5...Bg7 variation.}) 7. Nf3 {It is very logical to put
pressure on black's center. White tried also} (7. Qf3 Qa5 (7... Bg7 {1-0
Sveshnikov,E-Komljenovic,D/Torcy 1991/[Erenburg] (50)}) 8. Bd3 {1-0 Movsesian,
S-Ftacnik,L/Hamburg 1997/[Movsesian] (37)}) 7... Bh6 $6 $146 {Dubious novelty.
It's hard to believe, that this move can be good.} ({In the previous games
black continued} 7... Qa5 8. Qd2 Bg7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. Kb1 Re8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12.
f5 b5 13. fxg6 hxg6 14. Ng5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Luther,T-Fritz,R/Seefeld 1996 (61)}) (
7... Qc7 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. O-O exd4 10. Bxd4 O-O 11. Qd2 b6 12. Rae1 Bb7 13. e5 $14
{1-0 Shaked,T-Bengtson,M/Philadelphia 1998/EXT 99 (24)}) 8. Qd2 {This move is
better, than} (8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. fxe5 Bxe3 12. exf6
Re8 (12... Bg5 13. Rd1+ Ke8 14. Bc4 Bxf6 15. O-O $1 $14) 13. Rd1+ Kc7 14. Bd3
Bd4 $44) 8... Nh5 (8... exf4 9. Bxf4 Bxf4 10. Qxf4 $14) 9. fxe5 Bxe3 10. Qxe3
dxe5 11. O-O-O (11. dxe5 {promises white an advantage as well:} Qb6 12. Qxb6
Nxb6 13. a4 $16) 11... Qf6 {White has a development advantage, that makes
black's position quite dangerous. Black's attempt to trade queens is logical.}
(11... Ng3 12. Rg1 $32) (11... Qc7 12. Bc4 $32) 12. dxe5 Qf4 13. Kd2 {It is
well-known fact, that the center is a favorable position for king in endgames.}
O-O 14. Qxf4 (14. g4 {seems strong as well:} Qxe3+ 15. Kxe3 Ng3 16. Rg1 Nxf1+
17. Rgxf1 $16) 14... Nxf4 15. Ke3 $16 {White is a pawn up without any
compensation from the black's side.} Ne6 16. Bc4 Nc7 (16... Nb6 17. Be2 (17.
Bxe6 Bxe6 18. b3 $16)) (16... Re8 17. Rd6 Nb6 18. Be2 $16 {[%cal Gh1d1]}) 17.
e6 $6 {I'm not sure white needs to give back a pawn. His advantage is quite
obvious after} (17. Rd6 Nb6 18. Be2 Be6 19. Rhd1 $16) 17... fxe6 $8 (17... Nxe6
18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Rd6 Nb6 20. Ne5 $18 {and black is paralyzed.}) 18. Rhf1 Re8 (
18... Nb6 19. Be2 $1 {[%cal Gf3e5]}) 19. Ng5 {The following continuations
deserve attention:} (19. Be2 $5) (19. Bb3 $5) 19... Re7 ({Maybe more aggressive
} 19... Nd5+ {gave black more chances:} 20. Kd2 Ne5 21. Bb3 Nb6 22. Ke2 $16)
20. Rd6 Nb6 {Black doesn't succeed to equalize after} (20... Nd5+ 21. Bxd5 (21.
Kd2 $16) 21... exd5 22. Ne6 $16) ({as well as after} 20... Ne5 21. Bb3 c5 22.
Rd8+ $18) 21. Rd8+ Kg7 22. Bb3 Bd7 (22... h6 23. Nf3 Bd7 24. Rxa8 Nbxa8 25. Ne5
$16) 23. Rxa8 Nbxa8 24. e5 {setting free the e4 square for the knight. But, on
the other hand, this move weakens d5 square.} (24. Nf3 {comes to consideration.
}) 24... Nd5+ 25. Kd2 Be8 $6 {I think, blackhas more drawish chances after} (
25... Nxc3 26. Kxc3 c5 27. Rf6 (27. Ne4 Bc6 $1) 27... Nc7 28. Ne4 b6 $14) 26.
Nce4 $1 {Black suffers from the lack of space, so it is logical not to allow
to trade knights.} h6 27. Nf3 g5 {preparing an occupation of the f4 square for
the knight.} 28. Nd4 Nac7 29. g4 $5 Nf4 $2 ({Better is} 29... Bg6 30. Nd6 c5
31. Nf3 $16) 30. h4 $1 {White wins the g5 pawn.} Rd7 (30... Nh3 31. Rf3 Bg6 32.
Nc5 $18) 31. Ke3 $4 {Probably, both sides were in time trouble, otherwise, it
is difficult to explain such mistakes.} ({White wins after} 31. c3 $1 {[%cal
Gh4g5]} Ng6 (31... Bg6 32. Nc5 Re7 33. Nxb7 $18) 32. hxg5 hxg5 (32... Nxe5 33.
gxh6+ Kxh6 34. g5+ Kg7 35. Nc5 $18) 33. Nxg5 Nxe5 34. Bxe6 $18) 31... Rf7 $4 {
Black missed the winning continuation:} (31... Ng2+ $1 32. Kd3 Bg6 $1 {[%cal
Gc6c5]} 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Rf6 Bh7 $19 35. Bxe6 Nxe6 36. Rxe6 Nf4+ 37. Ke3 Bxe4
38. Rd6 Rxd6 39. exd6 c5 $19) 32. Nf6 c5 (32... Ncd5+ 33. Nxd5 exd5 34. Nf5+
$16) 33. Nf3 $2 {Another mistake. White should play} (33. hxg5 hxg5 (33...
cxd4+ 34. Kxf4 $18) 34. Nf5+ exf5 35. Nxe8+ Nxe8 36. Bxf7 Kxf7 37. gxf5 Ng7 38.
Ke4 Ne2 39. Kf3 Nd4+ 40. Kg4 Nc6 41. Re1 $14) 33... Bc6 $4 {Blunder follows
blunder!} ({Good enough was} 33... Ncd5+ 34. Nxd5 Nxd5+ 35. Bxd5 exd5 36. hxg5
hxg5 $1 $15 {[%cal Gf7f4]}) 34. hxg5 $18 {White is a pawn up, his pieces are
more active. These factors promise white a victory.} Bxf3 (34... Ncd5+ 35. Kd2
$1 $18) 35. gxh6+ Kxh6 36. Rxf3 (36. Rxf3 Nfd5+ (36... Ng6 37. Rh3+ Kg7 38.
Rh7+ Kf8 39. Nd7+ $18) 37. Bxd5 exd5 38. Rf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "GRE-ch"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2004.12.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Bb4 {Other
theoretical possibilities are:} (6... Ke8 7. Nf3 Bd6 {1-0 Adams,
M-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Cap d'Agde 2003/CBM 98/[Erenburg] (55)}) (6... Be6 {
is more popular.}) 7. Bd2 Ke7 ({Black equalized after} 7... Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9.
O-O-O Nbd7 10. f3 Ke7 11. Nh3 Rhd8 12. Nf2 Bd6 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Bb4
Nb8 16. Nd3 Nc6 17. Ba3 b5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Tischbierek,R/Frankfurt 1996/
EXT 99 (48)}) 8. O-O-O Nbd7 9. Nf3 c6 (9... Bd6 10. Rhe1 Nb6 11. Bb3 a6 12. Ng5
Be6 13. f4 Bxb3 14. axb3 Rhe8 15. fxe5 Bxe5 16. Nf3 Nbd7 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 $11 {
1-0 Malisauskas,V-Tisdall,J/Oslo 1992/CBM 030 (48)}) 10. Nd5+ $1 $146 {Strong
novelty, which seems like the only chance to fight for an edge.} (10. Rhe1 b5
11. Bb3 Bc5 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nxf7 Rf8 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. f4 Bg4 16. fxe5 Nd7 17.
e6 Ne5 $17 {0-1 Seul,G-Tischbierek,R/Germany 1999/GER-chT (46)}) 10... Nxd5 11.
exd5 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 $1 {[%csl Gc4][%cal Yd2c4] protecting the bishop.} (12.
Rxd2 Nb6 (12... f6 $5) 13. Nxe5 f6 14. d6+ Ke8 15. Nf7 Nxc4 16. Nxh8 Nxd2 17.
Re1+ Kf8 18. Kxd2 Bf5 19. Re7 Kg8 20. d7 Kf8 21. Rf7+ Kg8 22. Re7 $11) 12...
cxd5 ({In case of} 12... f6 13. dxc6 bxc6 $14 {White's chances are better,
thanks to a better pawn structure.}) 13. Bxd5 Nb6 14. Bb3 (14. Bf3 {doesn't
promise anything:} f5 15. Rhe1 Kf6 $11) 14... f6 {strengthening the centre.}
15. Rhe1 Rd8 16. a4 $1 {weakening Black's queenside.} ({Too early to play} 16.
f4 $6 Bg4 17. fxe5 Bxd1 18. exf6+ Kxf6 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Ya7b6]}) 16... a5 {
The inclusion of these moves plays in White's hands, because he gets the
b5-square, and in some variations the knight on b6 will not be protected
anymore.} 17. f4 $1 Bg4 18. fxe5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bxd1 19. exf6+ Kd7 (19... Kxf6
20. Re6+ {Now we see the importance of white's 16th move!} Kg5 21. Kxd1 $5 (21.
Rxb6 $5 Bg4 22. Rxb7 Re8 23. Nc4 Re1+ 24. Kd2 Re2+ 25. Kc3 $14) 21... Nd7 22.
Ke2 Nf8 23. Nf3+ Kf5 24. Re5+ Kg6 (24... Kf6 25. g4) 25. Bd5 $14) 20. Re7+ Kc6
21. fxg7 $3 $44 {[%mdl 5120] It is the only way to fight for an advantage!
Currently, White is a rook down, but he has three pawns, and one of them is
located on the 7th rank.} (21. Kxd1 gxf6 22. Rxh7 Rh8 $132) 21... Bg4 $6 ({
Probably better is} 21... Bh5 22. Re5 Bg6 23. Nf3 $44) 22. h3 Nd5 $2 {Probably
after this move Black's position is lost. Black should have prefered one of
the following continuations:} (22... Bf5 23. Nf3 (23. g4 Bg6 24. h4 Nd5 25.
Bxd5+ (25. Re6+ Rd6 26. Rxd6+ Kxd6 27. Nc4+ Kc5 $17) 25... Kxd5 26. h5 Re8 27.
c4+ Kc6 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. hxg6 hxg6 $17) 23... Kd6 24. Rxb7 Nd7 25. Ng5 Kc6 26.
Rb5 Nc5 27. Bc4 $16 {[%cal Yf7h6,Gg5f7,Yf7e5] But the position favours White
anyway...}) (22... Bd7 23. Ne4 {[%cal Ye4f6]} Nd5 24. Re5 Nf4 25. Nf6 $16) {
[%tqu "En","Please enter the strongest move for white.","","","e7e5","",10]}
23. Re5 $1 {winning the bishop.} Nf6 (23... Rd7 {loses as well:} 24. Bc4 $1 {
[%cal Yc4b5]} Rg8 25. hxg4 Rgxg7 26. Bb5+ $18) 24. hxg4 Re8 25. Nf3 h6 {
preventing g4-g5.} (25... Rxe5 26. Nxe5+ Kd6 (26... Kc7 27. g5 Ng8 28. Ng4 $18)
27. Nf7+ Ke7 28. Nh6 $18) 26. Rf5 ({Strong enough as well:} 26. Nd4+ Kd7 27.
Rf5 Ke7 28. Rf4 $18 {[%cal Yf4f7,Gd4f5]}) 26... Ng8 27. Nd4+ Kb6 28. Bxg8 {
The simplest way! Now Black's forces are paralized, and White just continues
to win the material. The rest is a matter of an easy technique.} Rxg8 29. Rf7
$18 Rac8 30. Nf5 Rc7 31. Rf6+ Kc5 32. Rxh6 {Now White has already four pawns
for an exchange!} Kb4 33. Rb6+ Kxa4 {Desperation. Black's monarch is going to
be mated...} 34. Kb1 Re8 35. c3 Rd7 36. Nd6 Rdd8 37. b3+ Ka3 38. Nc4# 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.04.09"]
[Round "14.5"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Zude, Erik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Hofheim"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 Nbd7 {I'd recommend to read my
opening database from CBM 93 and to pay attention on the following annotated
games:} (5... b5 $2 6. e5 $1 dxe5 7. dxe5 Qxd1+ 8. Rxd1 Nfd7 9. f4 Bg7 10. g3
$146 a6 11. Bg2 $16 {---> 1-0 Kurnosov,I-Gagunashvili,M/Groningen 2003/CBM 99/
[Erenburg] (32)}) (5... Bg7 6. f4 (6. Qd2 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 (7... b5 {---> 1-0
Akopian,V-Nikolic,P/Halkidiki 2002/CBM 92/[Erenburg] (47)}) 8. Bd3 {---> 0-1
Zhang Pengxiang-Gagunashvili,M/Bled 2002/[Erenburg] (40)}) 6... O-O (6... Qb6 {
---> 1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Beliavsky,A/Bled 1998/[Erenburg] (27)}) (6... Qa5 {
---> 1/2-1/2 Jansa,V-Ibragimov,I/Germany 2001/[Erenburg] (65)}) (6... Nh5 $6
$146 {---> 1-0 Sokolov,A-Chabanon,J/Torcy 1991/[Erenburg] (38)}) (6... Nbd7 {
---> 1/2-1/2 Pavasovic,D-Volokitin,A/Portoroz 2001/[Erenburg] (84)}) 7. Nf3 (7.
Qf3 $5 {---> 1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Ponomariov,R/Bled 1999/[Erenburg] (52)}) 7...
Nbd7 (7... c5 $6 {---> 1/2-1/2 Erenburg,S-Smirin,I/TCh-ISR, ISR 2002/[Erenburg]
(97).}) 8. e5 {---> 0-1 Sveshnikov,E-Ibragimov,I/Bled 1996/[Erenburg] (46)}) (
5... Qb6 $5 6. Qd2 $146 {---> 1-0 Alekseev,E-Kozakov,M/Halkidiki 2002/CBM
92_01/[Erenburg] (47)} (6. Qc1 {---> 0-1 Alekseev,E-Ponomariov,R/Artek 1999/
[Erenburg] (50)})) 6. f4 {Another possibility is} (6. Nf3 $5 {---> 1-0
Morozevich,A-Gurevich,M/Sarajevo 2000/[Erenburg] (27)}) 6... b5 {threatening
with b5-b4.} (6... e5 7. Qf3 {---> 1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Komljenovic,D/Torcy 1991/
[Erenburg] (50)}) (6... Qa5 {---> 1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov,E-Beliavsky,A/Bled 2001/
[Erenburg] (41)}) 7. a3 $5 {preventing Black's counterplay on the queenside.} (
7. Bd3 {---> 1-0 Reefat,B-Marin,M/Bled 2002/[Erenburg] (22)}) (7. e5 $6 {
is met by} b4 $1) 7... Nb6 {The idea of this move is to react with Nfd5 on
White's possible strike e4-e5 .} (7... a6 $146 {---> 1-0 Fogarasi,T-Beliavsky,
A/HUN 2000/[Erenburg] (43)}) (7... e5 8. Nf3 Qe7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. d5 b4 11.
axb4 cxd5 12. Bg5 d4 13. Nd5 Qd6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Bb5+ Ke7 17.
O-O Bh6 18. Bc4 Rd8 19. Ra5 Bf4 20. Nxe5 {1-0 Fressinet,L-Marin,M/Andorra la
Vella AND 2004/The Week in Chess 505 (20)}) 8. Nf3 ({White doesn't achieve
anything special after} 8. d5 Bd7 9. dxc6 Bxc6 $13) 8... a6 {strengthening the
pawns on the queenside.} ({In case of} 8... Bg7 {White destroys black's pawn
construction with} 9. d5 $1 Bd7 10. dxc6 Bxc6 11. Nd4 Bxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13.
Bxb5+ Kf8 14. Qf3 d5 15. f5 $16) 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O ({In a fresh game from
this year Black didn't hurry with the castle:} 10... Qc7 {, but, anyway, white
managed to get an obvious advantage:} 11. Qe1 Nfd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nf8 14.
Ng5 Be6 15. Qf2 f6 16. exf6 exf6 17. Nge4 f5 18. Bf4 $16 {1-0 Bauer,C-Uhoda,P/
Metz FRA 2005/The Week in Chess 547 (30)}) 11. Qe1 $1 $146 {[%cal Ye1h4][%mdl
4] transfering the queen to the kingside. In the preceding game white continued
} ({Less principled is} 11. g4 Qc7 12. Ne2 c5 13. c3 Bb7 14. Ng3 Nc4 15. Bc1
Rac8 16. Qe2 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nd7 $13 {1-0 Genser,H-Kurasch,J/Austria 1999/EXT
2001 (41)}) 11... Be6 12. Qh4 Bc4 {trading the light-squared bishops. Black
hopes to neutralize white's initiative by the trades of his active pieces.} 13.
f5 $1 $40 {[%cal Ye3h6] White's plan is simple and strong! He intends to
change dark-squared bishops, afteware, black's monarch will be very vulnerable.
} Bxd3 14. cxd3 gxf5 $4 {absolutely not to the point. In such type of
positions black shouldn't take with the g-pawn, as it weakens the residence of
his king.} (14... e6 {is bad, in view of} 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Ng5 Qe7 (16... Qd7
17. d5 $18) 17. Nxh7 $18) ({Better was} 14... Qd7 15. Bh6 $40) 15. Bh6 $1 {
[%mdl 4]} e6 (15... fxe4 {loses on the spot:} 16. Ng5 Nbd7 17. Ncxe4 e6 18.
Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rxf6 Nxf6 20. Rf1 $18) 16. Ng5 Nbd7 (16... Qe7 {doesn't help at
all:} 17. e5 $1 (17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nxh7 Rfe8 19. Nxf6 Qxf6 20. Qg3+ $16) 17...
Bxh6 18. Qxh6 dxe5 19. dxe5 Qc5+ 20. Kh1 Qxe5 21. Nf3 $18) 17. exf5 e5 {
Black succeeded to close the f-file, but White's attack isn't over!} 18. Rf3 $1
{transfering the rook to g3.} exd4 $2 {losing immediately.} ({More resistant
was} 18... Qb6 19. Nxh7 $1 (19. Rg3 Qxd4+ 20. Qxd4 exd4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Ne6+
Kh6 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Ne2 c5 $13) 19... Qxd4+ (19... Nxh7 20. Qg3 Qxd4+ 21. Kh1
e4 22. f6 $18) 20. Qxd4 exd4 21. Bxg7 $16) (18... Bxh6 19. Qxh6 {[%cal Yf3g3,
Gg5h7]} Qb6 (19... Kh8 20. Rg3 $18) 20. Nxh7 $18) 19. Rg3 $1 {Black is
hopeless against White's threats.} (19. Rg3 dxc3 (19... Bxh6 20. Qxh6 $18) 20.
Bxg7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.27"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Vujic, Branimir"]
[Black "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stuttgart"]
[BlackTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 $1 {preparing to transfer the queen to the 5th
rank, that will emphasize the defect of white's last two moves.} 4. e4 Qa5 $1 {
Black has got a theoretical position (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 Qa5) with
one "little" difference - white's bishop is located on f4 instead of the "f"
pawn... Of course, it plays in black's hands, as he carries out e7-e5 with
tempo!} 5. f3 {Other possibilities are:} (5. Qd2 e5) (5. Bd2 e5 6. Nf3 exd4 7.
Nxd4 Qb6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. Bd3 Na6 10. Na4 Qc7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. O-O b5 13. Nc3 Nc5
14. e5 Nfd7 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Ng5+ Kg8 18. b4 Ne6 19. Nxe6 fxe6
20. Qxe6+ Rf7 21. Ne4 Nc5 {0-1 Piza Cortizo,D-Strikovic,A/Zaragoza 1994/TD (21)
}) 5... e5 6. Bg3 (6. Be3 b5 7. Qd2 Be7 8. g4 a6 9. Nge2 h5 10. g5 Nfd7 11. h4
b4 12. Nd1 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. c3 Be6 15. cxb4 Qxb4 16. Qxb4 Nd3+ 17. Kd2 Nxb4
18. a3 N4c6 19. Nec3 Na5 $132 {0-1 Roinel,F-Okhotnik,V/Avoine 1993/EXT 99 (32)}
) 6... Nbd7 $146 {According to my database, this position appeared for the
first time. In the previous games black tried:} (6... b5 7. dxe5 b4 8. exf6
bxc3 9. b3 Qg5 10. fxg7 Bxg7 11. Qxd6 $4 (11. f4 $16) 11... Qd2+ $19 {0-1
Petkovic,V-Laske,E/Vorarlberg 1996/EXT 99 (47)}) (6... Be7 7. a3 O-O 8. Bc4 d5
9. Ba2 exd4 10. Qxd4 dxe4 11. fxe4 Rd8 12. Qe5 Qxe5 13. Bxe5 Bg4 14. Nf3 Bh5
15. Bc7 Re8 16. h3 Na6 17. Bg3 Nc5 18. e5 Nfe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bf4 Bxf3 21.
gxf3 Bh4+ 22. Ke2 Ng3+ 23. Bxg3 Bxg3 $17 {0-1 Ellenbroek,T-Van der Wiel,J/
Breda 2001/CBM 082 ext (62)}) 7. Nge2 g6 $1 {Unless White captures on e5,
Black's dark-squared bishop has nothing to do on diagonal f8-a3. Black is
planning to activate it by transfering to a long diagonal or to diagonal h6-c1.
} 8. Nc1 {White needs to move out the knight from e2 in order to complete the
development.} (8. Qd2 {is met by} h5 {[%cal Yf8h6,Gh5h4]}) 8... h5 9. Nb3 Qc7
10. a4 {preventing from black b7-b5.} Bh6 11. h4 {White fixes black's h5 pawn,
as he doesn't want to allow black the resource of h5-h4 with following
transfer Nf6-h5-f4.} O-O 12. Bd3 a6 $1 {covering the b5-square. Black already
threatens with the capture on d4 with following c6-c5.} (12... exd4 13. Nxd4 c5
$2 14. Ndb5 $16) 13. a5 $2 (13. Be2 $1 b6 14. O-O Rb8 $11 {[%cal Yb6b5]}) {
[%tqu "En","Please enter the best move for black.","","","e5d4","",10]} 13...
exd4 $1 14. Nxd4 $2 ({The least of the evils was} 14. Na4 c5 15. O-O $17 c4
$141 $2 16. Nb6 Nxb6 17. axb6 Qxb6 18. Bxc4 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Bf2 $132) {
[%tqu "En","How would you play for black in this position?","","","c6c5","",10]
} 14... c5 $1 15. Ndb5 (15. Nde2 c4 $19) 15... axb5 16. Nxb5 Qd8 17. Bxd6 Rxa5
$19 {Now black is a piece up without any compensation from White's side.} 18.
Bc7 ({After} 18. Bxf8 Nxf8 19. Rxa5 Qxa5+ 20. Kf2 Bf4 $1 $18 {[%cal Yf4e5]
White's position is totally lost, as Black has absolute control over the dark
squares.}) 18... Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Qe7 20. Bd6 Qd8 21. Bc7 Qe8 22. Qa3 Ne5 {
After Black activates his pieces, White's position becomes hopeless.} 23. Be2 (
23. Qxc5 Nxd3+ 24. cxd3 Qe6 $19 {doesn't change too much.}) 23... Qe6 24. Qxc5
Bf4 25. Nd4 Bg3+ {Important check. Now White cannot castle anymore.} 26. Kd2
Qe8 27. Qc3 Bf4+ 28. Ke1 Qa4 {threatening with the invasion into the white
camp.} 29. Nb3 (29. Kf2 {loses in view of} Neg4+ $1 $19) 29... Re8 30. Bb6 Be6
31. Kf2 Neg4+ 32. Kg1 Rc8 {with following capture on b3.} 0-1

[Event "Solin 12th"]
[Site "Solin/Split"]
[Date "2004.12.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Ljubicic, Filip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 {Black's main
plan in this position is to attack White's centre through e7-e5 with possible
capture on d4 and pressure on white's e4 pawn along the "e" file. Black tried
to carry out e7-e5 with} (6... Nh5 {as well:} 7. Re1 e5 8. h3 Nc6 9. Be3 h6 10.
Na3 a6 11. Nc2 Qf6 12. Bf1 Nf4 13. Kh2 g5 14. g3 Nxh3 15. Bxh3 g4 16. Nxe5 gxh3
17. Nd3 $14 {1-0 Zagrebelny,S-Kakageldyev,A/Doha 2003/CBM 94/[Erenburg] (29)})
7. Re1 e5 8. h3 $1 {[%cal Yc8g4,Gh3g4] covering the g4-square, thus, making
his centre more stabile.} Re8 {Black has the following alternatives:} (8... h6
9. Na3 Bd7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nc4 Nh5 12. Bf1 a5 13. b3 Re8 14. Ne3 Qc8 15. Nd5
$14 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Tkachiev,V/Moscow 2001/CBM 86 (71)}) (8... a6 9. Be3 h6
10. Na3 Re8 11. Qd2 $6 exd4 12. cxd4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Rxe4 14. Bxh6 d5 $1 15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. Nc2 Qf6 17. Qg5 Bf5 18. Qxf6+ Kxf6 19. Ne3 Be6 20. Rad1 $10 {
Kuporosov,V-Ehlvest,J,Helsinki op 1992-CBM 32}) (8... Bd7 9. Be3 Re8 10. Nbd2
h6 11. a3 Nh5 12. b4 Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Bc4 Re7 15. Nb3 Qe8 16. Qd3 Nd8 17.
Nbd2 Kh8 18. Re2 a6 19. Rae1 $14 {Kuporosov,V-Sturua,Z,Helsinki op 1992-CBM 32}
) 9. Na3 {preparing to transfer the queenside knight to c4 or to c2. Other
possibilies are:} (9. d5 Ne7 10. c4 Nh5 11. Nc3 h6 12. b4 a5 13. bxa5 Rxa5 14.
Bd2 Ra8 15. Bf1 Rf8 16. a4 f5 17. exf5 Nxf5 $8 18. Ne4 {[%csl Ge4]} Nd4 19.
Nxd4 exd4 20. Ra3 $1 $14 {1-0 Kindermann,S-Berelovich,A/Germany 2003/CBM 94/
[Erenburg] (31)}) (9. Nbd2 {see 1/2-1/2 Cao Sang-Ovsejevitsch,S/Budapest 1999/
CBM 73/[Finkel,A] (29)}) (9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Na3 Qe7 11. Nc4 Rd8 12. Qc2 Nh5 13.
Bg5 Bf6 14. Bh6 Nf4 15. Bf1 Bg7 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bh4 Be6 18. Nfd2 Bh6 19. Red1
$10 {Davies,N-Gavrikov,V,Budapest Texta 1988-CBM 09}) (9. a3 h6 10. Bc2 Nh5 11.
b4 Qf6 12. d5 Ne7 13. c4 Nf4 14. Nc3 a6 $132 {Karlsson,L-Jansa,V/Oslo 1988})
9... a6 {covering the b5 square, thus, adding the resource of b7-b5 after
white's Na3-c4.} (9... h6 {was also played:} 10. Nc2 Bd7 11. Bd2 a5 12. b3 Nh5
13. Qc1 g5 14. Bf1 Qf6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Ne3 Nf4 17. Nd5 $14 {Rublevsky,
S-Krasenkow,M/Rubinstein mem 1996}) 10. Nc2 (10. Bd2 h6 11. Rc1 Nh5 12. Nc2 Kh7
13. a3 Bd7 14. b4 Nf6 15. Rb1 Qc8 16. Bc4 Re7 17. d5 Nb8 18. Bf1 c6 19. c4 $14
{1-0 Smagin,S-Ivanov,T/Moscow 1995/CBM 47 ext (49)}) 10... h6 11. Bd2 (11. a4
b6 12. d5 Na5 13. Nb4 Rf8 14. Nd2 Nd7 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 f5 17. exf5 gxf5
18. f4 Qh4 19. Rf1 Bb7 20. Qe2 $14 {1-0 Anka,E-Kozakov,M/Valjevo 2000/CBM 76
ext (45)}) 11... Kh7 $146 (11... Bd7 {1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,J-Tkachiev,V/Las
Vegas 1999/CBM 72/[Gershon] (37)}) 12. a3 {White's plan in this position is to
manage initiative on the queenside by pushing his queenside pawns forward.} Rb8
13. Rc1 {White is ready to play d4-d5 with following c3-c4, b3-b4 and
breakthrough c4-c5.} d5 $5 {A logical attempt to equalize the game.} ({After} 
13... Bd7 {white gets comfortable position:} 14. d5 Ne7 15. c4 $14) 14. exd5
Qxd5 15. Nxe5 $1 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Rxe5 17. Nb4 $1 {[%cal Yb4d5,Yb4d3] A very
important tempo! Now White's knight joins the battle.} Qd6 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19.
Qf3 $1 {[%cal Yd2f4,Yc1e1] preparing the occupation of the "e" file and the
diagonal h2-b8.} a5 $1 ({Black doesn't equalize after} 19... Be6 20. Bf4 Qc5
21. Re1 $14) 20. Re1 {allows black to trade the queens...} ({Therefore} 20. Bf4
Qc5 21. Nc2 $14 {deserves attention.}) 20... Qc5 $2 {Black should have changed
the queens by} (20... Qh5 $1 21. Qxh5 Nxh5 22. Nc2 (22. Nd5 Be6 $1 23. Nf4 $11
(23. Nxc7 Rd8 $17)) 22... Be6 23. Nd4 Rd8 24. Be3 Bxd4 25. cxd4 (25. Bxd4 c5
$19) 25... Nf6 $11) 21. Be3 Qd6 ({Now the White bishops are already not
located on the "d" file, that makes Black's position unpleasant.} 21... Qh5 22.
Qxh5 Nxh5 23. Nd5 c6 24. Nf4 Nf6 25. Bb6 $16) 22. Bf4 Qb6 $6 (22... Qd7 $1 {
was more resistant.} 23. Be5 axb4 24. Bxf6 bxa3 25. bxa3 Bf8 (25... Qd6 26. Be7
$1 $18) 26. Bd4 $16) {[%tqu "En","Please find the best move for white.","","",
"e1e7","",10]} 23. Re7 $1 $18 {Now White wins a lot of material.} axb4 (23...
Be6 {doesn't change anything:} 24. Bxc7 Qc5 25. Rxe6 Qxc7 26. Rxf6 Bxf6 27. Nd5
$18) 24. Bxc7 Qc5 25. Rxf7 Kg8 26. axb4 Qg5 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Bxb8 {White is
three pawns up without any chance for Black...} h5 29. Bf4 Qh4 30. Qe3 {
[%cal Yf4g5]} 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch 4th"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2003.02.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Black "Kakageldyev, Amanmurad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nh5 7. Re1 e5 8. h3
Nc6 9. Be3 h6 {Black also tried:} (9... Nf4 10. Bxf4 exf4 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1
h5 13. Bc4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Gulko,B/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80 (25)}) (
9... Re8 10. Nbd2 a6 11. a3 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Bc4 h6 14. b4 b5 15. Bd5 $14
{1/2-1/2 Spraggett,K-Strikovic,A/Sevilla 1999/EXT 2000 (26)}) 10. Na3 a6 11.
Nc2 {Another continuations white has tried:} (11. Kh2 {1-0 Smirin,I-Bologan,V/
Debrecen 1992/EU-chT/[Bulletin] (60)}) (11. Nc4 Qf6 12. Bf1 Nf4 13. Kh2 g5 14.
d5 Ne7 15. g3 Nxh3 16. Bxh3 g4 17. Nfxe5 gxh3 18. Nd3 Ng6 19. Bd4 $16 {1-0
Komarov,D-Bauer,C/FRA 1995/EXT 97 (52)}) 11... Qf6 12. Bf1 {In according to my
database this move is new. In the preceding game white played:} (12. a4 {
, but didn't achieve anything special:} Nf4 13. Bxf4 $6 Qxf4 14. Ne3 Qf6 15.
dxe5 dxe5 $11 {1-0 Brodsky,M-Siebrecht,S/Hamburg 2001/CBM 82 ext (41)}) 12...
Nf4 13. Kh2 {This move is typical for such positions. Black's strongest piece
is knight on f4, so white is preparing to drive away it with g2-g3.} g5 14. g3
Nxh3 {Black is trying to get the counterplay on the kingside, while he had
more quiet continuation:} (14... Ng6 15. d5 (15. Bg2 $5 {deserves attetnion as
well.}) 15... Nce7 16. Nd2 {white is ready to develop the initiative on the
queen side, while it wil not be easy to black to get something on the king
side:} Nh8 17. c4 Qg6 18. g4 $5 $14) 15. Bxh3 g4 16. Nxe5 gxh3 17. Nd3 $14 {
In spite of the black's pair of bishops, white's position is slightly better,
thanks to the better pawn structure and strong knights in the center. Also we
can note the fact that it will be very difficult to black to use the weakness
of the light squares in the white camp due to his pawn on h3, which will help
to white to parry the attack on his king.} (17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Bf4 $14) 17...
Qg6 18. Bd2 {[%cal Yc2e3,Gd3f4] allowing to the c2-knight to occupy the e3
square.} (18. f3 f5 $5) {According to the well-known rule, the side who has a
pair of bishops should open the game, so...} 18... f5 19. Nf4 Qf7 20. exf5 Bxf5
21. Ne3 Bd7 22. Nxh3 (22. Qb3 {deserves attention}) 22... Qe6 ({Of course not} 
22... Bxh3 $6 23. Kxh3 Qxf2 $4 24. Rf1 $18) ({Better was} 22... Rae8 $13) 23.
g4 (23. Nf4 $2 Rxf4 $1 24. gxf4 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Kh8 $1 {[%cal Ga8g8]} 26. Ng2 Bxd4
27. Be3 Bf6 $40) 23... h5 (23... Qf6 24. f4 $14) 24. f4 $6 {White has missed
the more attractive option:} ({The best continuation was} 24. d5 $1 Qe5+ 25.
Kg1 (25. f4 Rxf4 26. Nxf4 Qxf4+ $44 {[%cal Yc6e5]}) 25... Na7 26. Nf5 Rxf5 (
26... Qf6 27. Bg5 Qf7 28. Re7) 27. Rxe5 Rxe5 28. Ng5 $16) (24. Rg1 {comes to
consideration as well.}) 24... hxg4 25. Ng5 Qh6+ $2 {This move helps white
very much. Anyway white should play Kg3.} ({Black should play} 25... Qg6 $1 26.
Kg3 Bf6 27. Nxg4 Bxg5 28. fxg5 Kg7 $1 $44) 26. Kg3 Rxf4 $4 {loses on the spot.}
({More resistant was} 26... Bf6 27. Rh1 Bxg5 28. Rxh6 Bxf4+ $16) (26... Qg6 27.
Qb3+ Kh8 28. Rh1+ Bh6 $16) 27. Qb3+ Kf8 (27... Kh8 28. Rh1 $18) 28. Rf1 $1 Rxf1
29. Rxf1+ (29. Rxf1+ Ke7 30. Qf7+ Kd8 31. Qg8+ Be8 32. Nf7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 Na6 {preparing
typical c7-c5 or e7-e5. Another theoretical possibilities are:} (6... Nbd7 7.
O-O c5 8. h3 (8. d5 Ne8 9. a4 a6 10. Be3 Rb8 11. Qd2 (11. a5 $142 $5 $14) 11...
Ne5 12. b3 b5 13. Rae1 Bd7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Kh1 b4 16. Nd1 Ng4 17. Bf4 e5 18.
dxe6 fxe6 19. f3 Ne5 20. Bh6 Bb5 $15 {Timoshenko,G-Minasian,A,URS-chJ Kherson
1991-EXP 21}) 8... cxd4 (8... a6 {Stohl} 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Qd2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5
12. b3 e6 13. Rad1 Rd8 $6 14. f4 Nc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Na4 Rb8 17. c4 Rd7 18.
c5 d5 19. Nb6 Re7 20. e5 Ne8 21. Bd4 $16 {Bashkov,V-Minasian,A,Podolsk tt
1990-TD90_02}) 9. Nxd4 a6 10. Be3 Ne5 11. b3 Bd7 12. Nd5 Nc6 13. c4 Nxd5 14.
exd5 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 b5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ Kg8 18. c5 $14 {Sinowjwew,
Y-Brestian,E,Oberwart op 1991}) (6... c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Be3 Na6
10. h3 Ne8 11. Nd5 Kf8 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 Bc6 15. Nef4 Kf7 16.
Rhe1 e6 17. Nc3 Nd6 $10 {Abdelnabi,I-Speelman,J,Luzern tt 1989-CBM 16}) 7. h3 {
White has tried also} (7. Bf4 $5 {1-0 Hort,V-Gallagher,J/Biel 1991/CBM 25/
[Stohl] (54)}) (7. O-O e5 (7... c5 8. e5 Ne8 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. exd6 Nxd6 11. Nd4
Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Genba,V-Chernin,A/Biel 1997/CBM 60 ext (39)}) 8. h3 Re8 9. Be3
exd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. g4 Nb4 12. g5 Nh5 13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14. h4 Bg4 $11 {1-0
Kavalek,L-Ftacnik,L/Ceska Trebova 1997/EXT 98 (43)}) 7... c5 {The main
alternative to c7-c5 is 7...e7-e5:} (7... Rb8 $6 8. a4 c5 9. O-O b6 10. Nb5 $5
Bb7 11. d5 Ra8 12. Be3 Nc7 13. Nxc7 Qxc7 14. c4 Rfe8 15. Nc3 Rad8 16. Qd2 a5
17. Bg5 {Zupe,M-Jacimovic,D,Cetinje tt 1990}) (7... e5 8. Be3 Re8 9. Qd2 exd4
10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 12. Rad1 Nc5 13. f3 Ne6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. b3 a5 16. Nd4
Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Qg5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sadler,M-Ftacnik,L/Ischia 1996/
CBM 54 (53)}) 8. Be3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc7 {Black prepares to provide the
breakthrough d6-d5, while the following continuation is possible as well.} (
9... Bd7 10. O-O Nc7 11. Qd2 Qc8 12. Kh2 Rd8 13. Nd5 Nfxd5 14. exd5 Nb5 15.
Rfe1 Re8 16. c3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 $14 {0-1 Malakhov,V-Fedorov,V/
Moscow 1996/CBM 56 ext (77)}) 10. O-O {White can prevent black's d6-d5 with} (
10. Nb3 Bd7 11. O-O Nb5 12. Ne2 Qc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Howell,J-Hodgson,J/Dublin
1993/CBM 34 ext (22)}) 10... d5 11. exd5 $146 {In the previous game white
continued} (11. e5 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Kh2 $2 (13. Qe2 Bxe5 14. Rad1 $14)
13... Nd5 14. Bc1 Bxe5 15. Bxe4 Nf6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ermenkov,E-Matera,S/New York
1980/MCD (27)}) 11... Nfxd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bc1 Nb6 ({Deserved attention:} 
13... e5 14. Nb5 (14. Nb3 Nb4 15. Be3 Qc7 $11) 14... Be6 15. c4 Nb6 $11) 14. c3
a6 {[%csl Ga6][%cal Yd4b5] covering b5 square.} 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. Rd1 Re8 17. Nb3
Bd7 (17... e5 {comes to consideration.}) 18. Be3 $6 {White's dark-squared
bishop is going to be attacked by black knight and white will have some
problem to find good position for it. Better was} (18. Na5 {, but white
doesn't succeed to get something special:} Rab8 19. Be3 Bb5 20. Qc2 Na4 $1 $11
(20... Nd7 $2 21. a4 $16 Qxa5 $2 22. axb5 Qxb5 23. c4 $18) (20... Nc8 $2 21. a4
$1 Qxa5 22. axb5 Qxb5 23. Rd5 Qc4 24. Raa5 $1 (24. Rd7 Nd6) 24... Nd6 25. Bc5
$14)) 18... Bb5 19. Qc2 (19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Qe3 $11) 19... Nc4 20. Bd4 $6 {
White couldn't continue to play for an advantage, better option was to
equalize the game with} (20. Qe2 $11) 20... e5 21. Bc5 Rad8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 {
[%cal Gb7b6] White has a serious problem with his dark-squared bishop. Black
threatens to catch it with b7-b6.} 23. a4 Bc6 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Rd1 $2 {
loses the a4 pawn on the spot.} (25. Qe2 $142 $1 Qd5 26. a5 $15) 25... Rxd1+
26. Qxd1 Bf6 $1 $17 {[%csl Yf6][%cal Gc4b2,Gc6a4,Yf6d8] covering the d8 square.
Next move black is going to capture one of the white's attacked pawns- either
a4 or b2.} 27. Qe2 Qxa4 28. Qg4 Nb6 $1 ({Of course not} 28... Qxb3 $4 29. Qc8+
$18) 29. Bxb6 Qxb3 30. Qc8+ Kg7 31. Bc5 {threatening mate on f8.} (31. Qxb7 $4
Bd8) 31... h5 32. Bb4 {attacking the b7 pawn.} Qd1+ 33. Kh2 Qd5 $1 {[%csl Yb7,
Yf7][%cal Gd5b7,Gd5f7]} 34. c4 Qe6 $6 {Simpler was} (34... Qd8 $1 35. Qxb7 (35.
Qxd8 Bxd8 $19) 35... Qd4 {[%cal Gd4c4,Gd4f2]} 36. c5 (36. Qf3 e4 (36... Qxc4
37. Bf8+) 37. Qe2 Qxb2 $19) (36. Kg2 Qxc4 $19) 36... Qxf2+ 37. Qg2 Qd4 38. Qd2
(38. Ba3 e4 $19 {[%cal Gf6e5]}) 38... Qc4 $19 {[%cal Ge5e4]}) 35. Qxe6 (35.
Qxb7 Qxc4 $19) 35... fxe6 36. b3 e4 37. Bc5 Be5 {Black is going to activize
his king, transfering it to f5 via f6.} 38. Kg2 {White monarch is also going
to be activated by its transfer to central position- e2.} Kf6 39. Kf1 Kf5 40.
Ke2 Bb2 41. Bb6 Ke5 42. Bc5 Bd4 43. Bf8 Kf5 {Black pieces occupied the ideal
positions, so he is ready for decisive actions.} 44. Ba3 g5 45. Bc1 g4 $1 46.
hxg4+ $2 {loses on the spot. Right was} (46. h4 $142 $1 {which gives more
chance to white. But anyway this endgame has to be winning for black, due to
white's pawn location on kingside. (According to well-known rule, the pawns
have to be located on the squares of opposed colour to opponents' bishop
colour). For instance:} b5 47. cxb5 axb5 48. Be3 Ke5 49. Kd2 Kd5 $19 {[%cal
Ge6e5,Yd5c5,Yc5b4]}) 46... Kxg4 $1 {[%cal Yg4h3,Yh3g2]} 47. Bd2 Kh3 {Probably
white overlooked this transfer of king, which decides the result of the game.}
48. Be3 e5 49. b4 Kg2 50. b5 axb5 51. cxb5 b6 {Zugzwang.} (51... b6 52. Kd2 Kf3
$19) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.01"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Scekic, Milos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Eupen Rochade"]
[BlackTeam "Glasinac"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 d5 {Rare continuation. Usually
black attacks white's center with} (5... e5 {0-1 Fernandez Romero,E-Motylev,A/
Linares 2001/CBM 81/[Finkel,A] (26)}) 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bxe4 {Another possible way
to fight for an advantage is} (7. Nge2 f5 8. exf6 $6 (8. O-O $142) 8... exf6 9.
Bd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Na6 11. Ng3 Nb4 12. Be2 Bd6 13. O-O O-O $11 {0-1 Sedlak,
N-Scekic,M/Subotica 2002/CBM 87 ext (46)}) 7... dxe4 8. Bd2 $146 {According to
my database, this position appeared for the first time.In the previous games
white continued} (8. Qe2 f5 9. exf6 exf6 10. Bd2 Bb4 11. Nxe4 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2
$16 {1/2-1/2 Acs,P-Okhotnik,V/Balatonbereny 1996/CBM 53 ext (66)}) (8. Qd2 Bf5
9. Nge2 e6 10. Qe3 Na6 11. Bd2 Nb4 12. Rc1 Qb6 13. a3 Nd5 $11 {1-0 Sakaev,
K-Petelin,A/Sochi 1990/TD (45)}) 8... Qb6 (8... Bf5 9. g4 $1) 9. Nge2 {White
has very big development advantage, which gives him quite good chances to
punish black for his opening strategy.} f5 {It is quite strange why doesn't
black complete the development, but continues to play with pawns.} (9... Qxb2
10. a4 $1 {[%cal Ga1b1]} Qb6 11. Nxe4 $32) ({In my opinion,} 9... Bf5 {was the
most logical continuation.}) 10. exf6 exf6 11. Nxe4 f5 $2 {Serious strategical
mistake. Black continues to play, quasi he has already completed the
development. This move weakens the g5 and e5 squares, which can be occupied by
white's knights.} ({Better was} 11... Qxb2 12. O-O Be7 13. Rf3 Qb6 $14 {
, but the position favours white anyway.} (13... Qb5 14. Re3 $32) (13... Bg4
14. Rb3 Bxe2 15. Rxb2 Bxd1 16. Rxd1 $14)) 12. Ng5 $16 {White's development
advantage is amazing. The only black's develop piece is queen!} Qxb2 $2 {
Very optimistic move. Black shouldn't go for winning back the pawn and castle
as soon as possible. He had to continue} (12... Be7 13. O-O O-O (13... Bxg5 14.
fxg5 Qxb2 15. Rf3) 14. Bc3 $16 (14. Rf3 $5)) (12... h6 13. Nf3 $16 {[%cal
Gf3e5] /+-}) 13. O-O Be7 14. Rf3 $1 {[%cal Gf3b3,Yf3e3] Maybe this important
resourse was underestimated by black. Black is going to be punished for his
faulty opening strategy.} Qb6 (14... Bxg5 15. Rb3 Qxb3 16. axb3 $18) (14... Qb5
15. Re3 $40) 15. Re3 $1 c5 $2 {This is too much! He weakens the central square
d5 and loses immediately.} ({More logical and stubborn was} 15... Na6 {But
after exact} 16. Qe1 {[%cal Ge1h4,Ga1e1] white gets a strong attack, which,
probably will not be parried by black.}) (15... Qd8 16. Bb4 $18) 16. Nc3 $1 $18
{emphasizing the drawbacks of black's previous move.} Qd8 17. Qh5+ $1 g6 18.
Qh6 {All the white pieces take part in the attack against the black monarch.
Black is hopeless against numeral white's threats.} Qd7 {The following
continuations change nothing:} (18... cxd4 19. Rxe7+ $1 Qxe7 20. Re1 Qxe1+ 21.
Bxe1 dxc3 22. Qg7 Rf8 23. Nxh7 Rf7 24. Qg8+ $18) (18... Qxd4 19. Nf3 Qd8 20.
Qg7 Rf8 21. Nd5 Nc6 22. Rae1 $18) 19. Rae1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.05.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 16448]} 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 {More popular to start
from 4...e6:} (4... e6 5. Be2 (5. h3 Bh5 6. Qe2 c6 7. g4 Bg6 8. h4 h6 9. h5 Bh7
10. g5 hxg5 11. Nxg5 Nbd7 12. f4 Qb6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Nxh7 Rxh7 16.
c3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Finegold,B-Vovsha,E/31st World Open, Philadelphia USA 2003 (40)
}) 5... Be7 (5... c6 6. O-O Be7 (6... d5 7. Ne5 Bxe2 8. Qxe2 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4
10. Qxe4 Nd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Andersson,U-Hodgson,J/Germany 2001/EXT 2003 (25)}) 7.
Bg5 d5 8. e5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nfd7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Be2 a6 12. f4 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Brynell,S-Cicak,S/Skara 2002/CBM 91 (48)}) 6. O-O d5 $6 {1-0 Speelman,
J-Kveinys,A/Germany 2001/CBM 82/[Ribli] (35)} (6... O-O $5 7. Be3 d5 8. exd5
exd5 9. Ne5 Bxe2 10. Nxe2 Nbd7 11. Ng3 Bd6 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Nd3 Bxf4 14. Nxf4
Nf8 15. Re1 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Qd6 17. Nd3 Re8 18. Qa5 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Andersson,
U-Speelman,J/Lyon 1991/CBM 26 (18)})) 5. Be3 e6 6. Qd2 Nbd7 ({Now after} 6...
d5 {white is ready to play} 7. Ne5 $1 dxe4 (7... Bh5 $5 $14) 8. h3 Bf5 9. g4
Bg6 10. h4 h6 11. Nxg6 fxg6 12. g5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Cladouras,
P-Chekhov,V/Dresden 1998/EXT 99 (24)}) 7. O-O-O d5 8. e5 Ng8 {Too passive.
After this move white's development advantage becomes too big, that allows
white to get an advantage.} (8... Ne4 $142 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. gxf3
exf3 12. Bd3 $14 {[%cal Gd3e4]}) 9. Be2 Nb6 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Qf4 $14 {White's
position is obviously better, thanks to development advantage and space
advantage white is going to increase.} Bh5 (11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 $14 {A pair of
bishops together with space advantage promise white better chances.}) (11...
Bf5 12. g4 {see the game.}) 12. g4 Bg6 13. Qe3 {After white played g2-g4, the
queen has nothing to do on f4. In future white is going to push forward his
"f" pawn.} h6 14. Bf4 Ne7 15. Nd2 {White is very consistent in realyzing his
plan- to provide f2-f4.} a5 $6 {What about the castle? The last black move is
very commiting, as it almost denies the possibility of long castle. Black had
to complete the development, continuing} (15... O-O-O 16. Bg3 h5 17. h3 Kb8 18.
f4 $14) 16. Bg3 a4 17. a3 {Right decision, which prevents black's a4-a3, that
weakens dark squares in the white camp, thus, white doesn't give black to get
the counterplay on the queenside.} Nd7 {Too slow. Black hopes to provide b7-b5,
but it will take too much time in comparison to how quickly is white going to
get a strong initiative on the kingside. In my opinion, better option was} (
17... O-O-O) 18. f4 Qa5 19. Rdf1 b5 20. Na2 $1 {The strongest reaction against
black plans.} Rc8 $6 {The least of the evils was to admit the mistake. Black's
plan fails, so it was better to complete the development with} (20... O-O-O)
21. f5 $1 $16 exf5 $2 ({Better was} 21... Bh7 {trying not to lose immediately,
defending passive.} 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Qf4 Bg8 $16) 22. Bd3 $1 (22. e6 {was
strong enough as well.}) 22... fxg4 $2 (22... f4 23. Qxf4 f6 24. Bxg6+ (24. Bf5
$16) (24. Nb4 $16) 24... Nxg6 25. Qf5 Ne7 26. Qe6 $16) 23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. Qf4
$18 {Now white invades into black camp, at the same time all the black pieces
are absolutely paralyzed, so black hasn't any chance to parry white's attack.}
Qb6 {Other continuations doesn't change anything:} (24... Nf5 25. Qxg4 Ne7 26.
Qe6 $18) (24... c5 25. Qf7+ Kd8 26. e6 Nf6 27. Rxf6 gxf6 28. Qxf6 Rg8 29. Rf1
$18) 25. Nb4 $2 {giving black some chance. White had much more attractive
continuation:} (25. Qf7+ $1 Kd8 26. e6 Nf6 (26... Qxd4 27. exd7 Kxd7 28. Nb4
$18) 27. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 28. Qxf6 Rg8 29. Rf1 $1 {[%cal Gf6f8]} Bg7 30. Qxg7 $1
$18) 25... h5 $2 {Loses on the spot. The last chance was} (25... Nf5 $1 26.
Qxg4 Kd8 $1 27. Qxg6 (27. e6 Nf6 28. Qxg6 Nxg3 29. hxg3 Bxb4 30. Qxg7 Bxd2+ 31.
Kxd2 Qxd4+ 32. Kc1 Rg8 33. Qxf6+ Qxf6 34. Rxf6 Ke7 $11) 27... Nxg3 28. Qxg3
Qxd4 29. e6 $16) 26. Qf7+ Kd8 27. e6 Nf6 28. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 29. Qxf6 Rg8 30. Bd6
$1 {[%cal Gf6f7,Gh1f1,Yf1f8] with many threats.} ({White had to be still
careful, as after} 30. Rf1 Bh6 {the position is not so clear.}) 30... Rc7 ({
After} 30... c5 {the simplest way to victory is:} 31. Bxe7+ Bxe7 32. Qxe7+ $1
Kxe7 33. Nxd5+ Kxe6 34. Nxb6 $18) 31. Qf7 $1 {[%cal Gd6e7,Gf7g8]} Rh8 32. Be5
Rg8 33. Bf6 $18 {White is going to capture the rook on g8, after it he is a
piece up. So big material advantage without any compensation for black promise
easy victory to white.} Kc8 34. Bxe7 Bxe7 35. Qxg8+ Kb7 36. c3 g5 37. Qg6 h4
38. Rg1 Bd6 39. Rxg4 Bxh2 40. Qxg5 Bg3 41. Nf3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 c6 8. a4 a5
{preparing the occupation of b4 square by the knight via a6.} 9. Be3 Na6 10.
O-O Nb4 11. Qd2 {White has another logical continuation:} (11. f4 Re8 12. Qd2
exd4 13. Bxd4 d5 14. e5 Nd7 15. Rad1 f6 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. g4 b6 $11 {1-0
Palkovi,J-Slovineanu,V/Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (57)}) 11... d5 {Interesting
attempt to equalize immediately by this breakthrough. Black has the option of
transfering his light-squared bishop to diagonal a6-f1, which seems to be good
solution for problem of developing it:} (11... Be6 12. Rad1 (12. b3 {
preventing transfer of black's light-squared bishop to c4.} d5 13. exd5 Nfxd5
14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. dxe5 (15. Rad1 {0-1 Vajda,L-Marin,M/Bucharest 1997/CBM 60/
[Marin,M] (78) Marin,M}) 15... Bxe5 16. Rad1 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qf6 18. f4 $13 {
Sergejev,R-Svirjov,I/ch-EST 2000}) (12. f4 Bc4 13. b3 Ba6 14. Rad1 (14. Rf2
exd4 15. Bxd4 d5 16. Rd1 (16. exd5 $5) 16... Nxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 $11 {0-1
Bellon Lopez,J-Marin,M/Valencia 2002/CBM 89 ext (47)}) 14... Nh5 15. dxe5 dxe5
$13 {Vajda,L-Morozevich,A/WchJM U20 1997}) 12... Bc4 $5 (12... Qc7 13. f4 Rad8
$13) (12... d5 13. exd5 Nfxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. c3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nd5 17. dxe5
Bxe5 18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 Nb6 $11 {Franzoni,G-Strikovic,A/Erevan olm 1996}) (
12... Qc8 13. Kh2 Re8 14. f4 Bc4 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. f5 Rd8 17. Qc1 Qc7 18. Rxd8+
Rxd8 19. Rf2 Ne8 $13 {Marjanovic,S-Dujkovic,S/JUG-ch op 1996}) 13. b3 (13. Rfe1
Qc7 14. Nc1 Rfe8 15. b3 Ba6 16. Nb1 Nh5 17. g4 exd4 18. Bxd4 c5 19. Bxg7 Nxg7
$13 {Terterians,V-Belov,I/Podolsk 1991}) 13... Ba6 14. Rfe1 {0-1 Kacheishvili,
G-Nijboer,F/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001/[Finkel,A] (35)}) 12. exd5 ({After} 12. dxe5
Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 {black's position is slightly better.}) 12... Nfxd5 13. Nxd5
Nxd5 14. Bh6 {It seems to me as the most prinicpal continuation to fight for
an advantage.} (14. dxe5 Bxe5 (14... Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qe7 16. f4 f6 17. Nd4 fxe5
18. Rae1 Qc5 19. fxe5 Re8 20. Nxc6 $14) 15. Bd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Qf6 $11 {[%cal
Yf8d8]}) (14. Bg5 Bf6 $1 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 (15... Qxf6 {deserved attention.}) 16.
Rad1 e4 17. Nc3 Re8 18. g4 h5 19. g5 Nd5 20. Rfe1 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Bf5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Dunnington,A/Cappelle la Grande 1994/TD (45)}) 14... Bxh6 {
Black tried also} (14... e4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. c4 Nb4 17. Bxe4 Bxh3 18. Rfe1 Qf6
19. Nf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Marinkovic,S-Strikovic,A/Vrnjacka Banja 1999/EXT 2000 (52)
}) 15. Qxh6 exd4 16. Rad1 $146 {This position is arised for the first time,
according to my database. In previous game white continued} (16. Nxd4 {, but
didn't achieve anything special.} Qb6 17. Qd2 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Orlov,V-Utkin,A/
St Petersburg 2001/EXT 2002 (48)}) 16... c5 $6 {Risky decision. After this
move white succeeds to activize all his pieces and to get the initiative.
Probably the following continuations promise black approximately equal
position:} (16... Qb6 $1 17. Qc1 (17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Nf4 Be6 $11) (17. Rxd4 Qxb2
18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Rh4 Qg7) 17... Ne7 18. Nxd4 Nf5 $11) (16... Qf6 17. Nxd4 Re8
$14 {/=}) 17. Nxd4 $1 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Qb6 {Black doesn't succeed to change
light-squared bishops:} (18... Be6 $2 19. Bxd5 (19. c4 $2 Qb6 20. Rh4 $4 Nf6)
19... Bxd5 20. c4 $16 Qb6 $2 21. Rh4 $1 $18) 19. Rxd5 Qxb2 20. Qd2 $14 {
White's position is slightly better thanks to more active pieces in comparison
to his oponent's ones.} Qb6 {Other moves don't promise black an equality:} (
20... Bf5 21. g4 $1 Bxc2 22. Rc1 Rac8 23. Be4 Bxe4 24. Qxb2 Bxd5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8
26. Qb5 $16) (20... Be6 $5 21. Rb5 ({Worse is} 21. Rxa5 Rxa5 22. Qxa5 Rc8 23.
c3 Rxc3 24. Qd8+ (24. Qa8+ Kg7 25. Qxb7 Qxb7 26. Bxb7 Ra3 27. Bc6 Bb3 $11)
24... Kg7 25. Qd4+ Kg8 26. Rd1 Rc2 $11) 21... Qa2 22. Rxa5 Rxa5 23. Qxa5 $14) (
20... Qb4 21. Qxb4 axb4 22. Ra1 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd5b5,Yg2b7,Yb5b4,Yb5b7]}) 21.
Re1 Ra6 (21... Qc7 {deserved attention.}) 22. h4 $6 {[%cal Yh4h5,Yh5h6]
Typical move for such positions. White intends to push forward his "h" pawn in
order to create some mate threats. But he misses more attractive continuation
he has:} (22. Ree5 $1 Qb4 23. Rd4 Qb6 (23... Qxd2 24. Rxd2 $16) 24. Rh4 {
[%cal Gd2h6]} Qf6 25. Qh6 Qg7 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27. Rd4 $16) 22... Qb4 23. c3 {
White achieves nothing after the trade of queens on b4:} (23. Qxb4 axb4 24. Ra1
Bf5 25. Rb5 Bxc2 26. Rxb4 b5 $1 27. Rxb5 (27. a5 Ba4) 27... Rxa4 28. Rxa4 Bxa4
$11) 23... Qxa4 24. h5 (24. Rd8 {is parried by} Re6 25. Rxe6 Bxe6 26. Rxf8+
Kxf8) 24... Re6 $1 25. h6 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Re8 27. Qd2 Qa1+ $6 {Usually checks
like this is better to save for the future.} (27... Qa3 {saving important
resourse of check.}) 28. Kh2 Qa3 {Black has to bring back his queen to parry
white attack.} 29. Rd6 $6 {[%cal Yg2d5] Nice idea to transfer the
light-squared bishop to excelent attacknig position- to d5, but stronger was} (
29. c4 $1 {[%cal Gd2a5,Gd5a5,Yc4c5,Yd5d8]} Be6 (29... b6 30. c5 bxc5 31. Rd8
Qa4 32. Qc3 $18) 30. Rxa5 Qe7 31. c5 $14 {[%cal Ga5b5,Gb5b7,Yg2b7]}) 29... Qc5
30. Bd5 Be6 $1 $11 {Black has to change at least one of the white's active
pieces, otherwise...} ({For instance:} 30... a4 31. Qf4 $1 {[%cal Gf4f7,Yf4f6,
Gf6g7]} Bf5 32. Rd7 $1 Rf8 33. Qe5 Qxf2+ 34. Bg2 f6 35. Qe7 $18) 31. Bxe6 (31.
Bxb7 Kf8 {and black's position is at least equal thanks to distant passed pawn
"a".}) 31... fxe6 32. Rd7 Rf8 33. Rg7+ Kh8 34. f4 Qh5+ {liquidating the
dangerous white's pawn.} (34... Qd5 35. Qe3) (34... b5 35. Rb7 $1 Qh5+ 36. Kg2
Qxh6 37. Qd6 $16) 35. Kg1 Qxh6 36. Rxb7 g5 $1 {Black sacrifies the pawn in
order to activize his pieces and to weaken the position of white monarch.} 37.
fxg5 Qg6 38. c4 Qf5 39. Kh2 (39. Qb2+ {doesn't change the evaluation of
position.} e5 40. Rb8 Rxb8 41. Qxb8+ Kg7 42. Qc7+ Kg6 43. Qxa5 $11) 39... Qf2+
({After} 39... a4 {white should play carefully in order to get a draw.} 40. Ra7
$1 (40. Qd7 $2 Qf2+ 41. Kh3 Qf1+ 42. Kh4 (42. Kg4 h5+) 42... Qh1+ 43. Kg4 h5+
44. gxh6 Qe4+ 45. Kh3 Rg8 $19) 40... e5 (40... Qc5 41. Qb2+ e5 42. Qb7 Qf2+ 43.
Kh3 Qf5+ 44. Kh4 Rg8 45. Qe7 Qe4+ $11) 41. Rxa4 Qf1 42. Ra2 Qxc4 43. g6 $11)
40. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 41. Kh3 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2000.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Ermenkov, Evgenij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[Annotator "Ermenkov,E"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2000.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 {The last thing I had on my mind was to play the black side of the
King's Indian Defense against one of the strongest "Zaemish system" players in
the world.} 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 {- some psychological success already since
Nenashev is not an 1. e4 player, but the point is that he started varying his
usual 1...e5, against 1.e4 lately, by playing Pirc-Ufimcev himself, so I
decided to switch into the Philidor Defense.} Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 c6 {This
strange position is gaining in popularity lately but I have the feeling it
will be short-lived.} 6. dxe5 ({White has tried} 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg1 exf4 8. Qd2
Ne3 9. Bxe3 fxe3 10. Qxe3 Be7 {with an unclear position in the game R.
Byrne-Hodgson, London, 1991.}) (6. Bc4 exd4 7. Qxd4 d5 8. exd5 Bc5 9. Qd3 O-O
10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Bd2 Re8+ 12. Kf1 h6 {and Black had some compensation for the
pawn in the game Beghadi - Costa, France, 1998.}) 6... dxe5 7. fxe5 (7. Nxe5 {
was very interesting as well since White had a strong initiative in the
endgame in Z. Rahman - Barua, Calcutta, 1994, after} Nxe5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. fxe5
Nd7 10. Bf4 Nc5 11. Bc4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13. O-O-O+ Ke8 14. Bg3) 7... Ng4 8.
Bf4 $6 {This strange move is probably a novelty and not very successful at
that.} (8. e6 fxe6 9. Ng5 Nde5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. h3 Nh6 12. Bf4 Nhf7 {with an
unclear position has been tried in practice.}) 8... Bc5 $1 {Sharp and
enterprising move after which I liked my position a lot.} (8... Qc7 9. Qd2
Ngxe5 10. O-O-O {ties up Black.}) 9. Bc4 {The facial expression of Nenashev
was showing that he was just swimming in the current without knowing so much
what he was doing.} Qe7 {Not a bad move though but still it was better to win
the game instead of just playing a mediocre "good" move. Now Black is still
better but Nenashev shows some resourcefulness.} ({Of course I saw that after} 
9... Nf2 {I was winning a lot of material and much much later I gave this
position to a silicon monster for an analysis. The computer was adamant -
Black is winning easily. Over the board however I came to the conclusion
unfortunately that Black's position is too good to risk so much so early and I
played 9...Qe7.}) 10. e6 fxe6 11. Bg5 Qf7 12. Rf1 Qg6 13. Qd2 {threatening 14.
0-0-0 or 14.Nh4.} h6 {By that moment my head was red-hot with calculations of
exotic sharp variations.} (13... Rf8 {was worth considering.}) 14. Bf4 e5 15.
Bg3 Ne3 (15... Rf8 {was also interesting.}) 16. Nh4 $8 Nxf1 17. Nxg6 Nxd2 18.
Kxd2 Rf8 $8 19. Nxf8 Bxf8 20. Rf1 {Nenashev played this move and offered a
draw and as we both were too tired of calculations of variations in this wild
game I accepted despite the fact that I considered my position a litter better
after the eventual 20...Be7 with the idea of Bf6, Ke7, b5, Nc5, etc. So did
Nenashev, but the said silicon monster was with another opinion. According to
the computer White is a little better after} (20. Rf1 Be7 21. Bf7+ Kd8 22. Nd1
$1 Bf6 23. Ne3 Ke7 24. Bg6) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial-B 24th"]
[Site "Holguin"]
[Date "1989.06.06"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Gomez Segura, Adalberto"]
[Black "Espig, Lutz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Espig,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1989.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 8/1989 Seite 19} 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 {Diesen Aufbau
gegen Pirc wandte ich selbst vor etwa 20 Jahren an.} Bg7 5. Be3 c6 6. Qd2 b5 {
Das soll dem Anziehenden gleich die lange Rochade verleiden.} 7. h4 {Ich
spielte immer erst g4, um h5 mit g5 und später kurzer Rochade zu erwidern.} h5
$5 8. Nh3 Bxh3 $1 {Die logische Konsequenz des vorhergehenden Zuges. Der
Springer drohte sich lästig auf g5 einzunisten.} 9. Rxh3 Nbd7 10. Be2 Nb6 11.
b3 Qc7 12. Nd1 a6 13. c3 c5 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Nf2 Rac8 16. g4 {Schwarz muss sich
hüten, auf g4 zu schlagen, da dann der Th3 am Angriff teilnehmen würde.} cxd4
17. Bxd4 e5 18. Be3 Rfd8 19. c4 bxc4 20. bxc4 Nbd7 21. Bg5 Re8 $1 {Schwarz
steht bereits besser. Er droht Re6 nebst Nc5 und Druck gegen g4 und e4. Die
ungünstige Lage des weissen Königs und des Th3 macht sich bemerkbar.} 22. c5 $5
dxc5 23. gxh5 $2 {Strategische Bankrotterklärung} Nxh5 24. Bxa6 Rb8 25. Nd3 Bf8
26. Be3 $2 ({Der Kubaner sollte} 26. a4 {nebst Lb5 versuchen.}) 26... Qc6 27.
Bc4 Nb6 28. Qc2 Nxc4 29. Qxc4 Ra8 $1 {[#]Der Anziehende möchte den Bauern c5
erobern, doch den gibt Schwarz gern.} 30. Nxc5 Ra3 $1 31. Qe2 $2 $138 ({
Besser war} 31. Nb3 {mit allerdings unerfreulichem Endspiel.}) 31... Rea8 32.
Nb3 (32. Rc2 Rc8 $1) 32... Qe6 33. Rh2 Rxa2 34. Nd2 Bb4 {Die Situation wird
für Gomez immer trostloser.} 35. Qc4 Qd6 36. Rc2 {Gestattet einen schönen
Schluß, doch gab es keine Verteidigung mehr.} Rxc2 37. Qxc2 Ra3 38. Ke2 Rxe3+
39. Kxe3 Qd4+ {Weiß gab auf, er wird mattgesetzt!} 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2018.03.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kjartansson, Gudmundur"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 {It is often interesting to see what Kamsky (and, to an even greater
extent, Nakamura) plays in early rounds of opens! Here it is a slightly
offbeat Modern.} 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 (6... c5 {
is the main move, if such a concept can be said to exist here.} 7. h3 {and now
a new development that might equalise is} d5 $5 (7... cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. Nc3
$14 {Karjakin,S-Nepomniachtchi,I chess.com INT 2017}) 8. e5 Ne4 $132) 7. Qe2 {
Pressuring Black to go ...e5, but he wanted to anyway.} (7. d5 $5 {might force
Black to be a little bit careful:} Nb8 8. h3 Nbd7 9. Re1 Nc5 10. c4) 7... e5 8.
dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. f3 Nh5 12. g3 Bh3 13. Re1 Rad8 14. Na3
Kh8 15. Rad1 f5 {So both sides have completed development and the ball is in
White's court regarding how he will react to Black's pawn push. Obviously, if
he had a few tempi he could vacuum off the major pieces and that would be that.
} 16. exf5 $1 {Going for the right setup, in my view.} gxf5 17. Qf2 (17. Bc2 $5
{is provocative and conceals a few clever points in case Black over-extends:}
Rxd1 18. Qxd1 f4 $5 19. Bf2 fxg3 20. hxg3 Qg5 21. Qd3 $1 Rf5 (21... Bf5 22. Qe3
$1 $14) 22. Qe3 Nxg3 23. Qxg5 Rxg5 24. Kh2 Nh5 25. Be3 Rg3 26. Be4 $132) 17...
b6 18. f4 $6 {Giving Black a way in.} (18. Bc2 $11 {is still not a bad idea})
18... Bg4 (18... Nf6 $1 19. Nc2 Ne4 20. Bxe4 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 fxe4 $17) 19. Be2
exf4 20. Rxd8 Qxd8 21. Bxf4 Nxf4 22. Qxf4 Qe7 {Black seems to have done
everything right-opening the position for the bishop pair, using the tactical
tension on the e-file, keeping the a3-knight sidelined- but concretely, there
is little that can be done to prevent White resolving these issues.} 23. Kf2
Re8 24. Qd2 Qc5+ (24... Rd8 $5 {seems best, playing the long game.} 25. Qf4 (
25. Qe3 Qxe3+ 26. Kxe3 Bh6+ 27. Kf2 Rd2 $15) 25... Qc5+ 26. Kg2 Qd5+ 27. Bf3
Qxa2 $15) 25. Kg2 Qc6+ 26. Kf2 Bh3 27. Bf1 $1 {Now Black's advantage is almost
completely neutralised. He may take a pawn, but that is all.} Qc5+ 28. Kf3 Rxe1
29. Qxe1 Bxf1 30. Qxf1 Qd5+ 31. Kf2 Bxc3 $5 {Gambling that White cannot
arrange perpetual check, but it proves ill-founded.} (31... Qxa2 32. Qe2 Qf7
33. Nc2 {was one way Black could try, but I don't see a way to prevent Qf3 and
Ne3 picking up the f5-pawn.}) 32. bxc3 Qxa2+ 33. Qe2 Qxa3 34. Qe5+ $11 Kg8 35.
Qd5+ Kg7 36. Qe5+ Kg6 37. Qe6+ Kg7 38. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "204"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {
[%emt 0:00:48]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. Re1 {
[%emt 0:00:12] White opts to play that rare creature, the Fianchetto KID
without c4. There can be nothing really wrong with it but the game now
resembles something more like a Philidor with a slightly strange fianchetto
for White.} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 7. e4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 8.
Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c6 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Re8 {[%emt 0:
01:27]} (9... a5 10. h3 Re8 11. Be3 exd4 12. Bxd4 Rb8 13. Re2 Qc7 14. Qe1 Ne5
15. Nd2 $11 {Lobron,E-Gelfand,B Biel 1993}) 10. h3 {[%emt 0:02:54]} Qc7 {
[%emt 0:00:54]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:05:35]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 12. Qd2 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 13. Rad1 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Rad8 $11 {[%emt 0:00:22]
So, both sides have completed development and it is up to White what she wants
to do about ...d5, which may be coming soon. It is perhaps not so strange that
the play vaguely resembles some of the Breyer sidelines examined yesterday in
the notes to Anand-Carlsen.} 14. Bg5 {[%emt 0:04:06]} (14. Bh6 a6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7
{is no panacea for White, who must still worry about slow play: ...h6, ...b5, .
..Qb6, maybe eventually ...c5.}) 14... a6 {[%emt 0:09:50]} 15. h4 {[%emt 0:13:
22]} b5 {[%emt 0:03:00]} 16. axb5 {[%emt 0:06:42]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 17. b3
{[%emt 0:01:17]} (17. h5 $5 {initiates some bizarre complications. For
instance:} exd4 18. Nxd4 b4 19. Na2 Ne5 $13) 17... Qb8 {[%emt 0:21:17]} 18.
dxe5 {[%emt 0:15:41]} (18. h5 {is again worth at least calculating, though
Black has a bail-out option in ...h6 intending ...Nxh5.}) 18... dxe5 {[%emt 0:
03:14]} 19. Bh3 {[%emt 0:08:55]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:14:24]} 20. Qe3 {[%emt 0:02:58]}
Rxd1 {[%emt 0:03:25]} 21. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 22. Bxc8 {
[%emt 0:08:30]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:01:14] This is now a fully believable Breyer Ruy
Lopez, except the pawn at c2, which should be on c4.} 23. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:06:12]}
Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Na2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:19:21]} 25. Nb4 {
[%emt 0:00:40] As a firm believer in the knight, it was interesting to watch
this game and see how convincing or otherwise the 'bad' dark-square bishop was
against it. ('bad' is in quotes because I do know a thing or two about the
KID!)} Be7 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 26. Nd3 {[%emt 0:11:43]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 27. h5
{[%emt 0:00:06]} g5 $6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} (27... Kf7 $11 {was maybe better, not
making too many pawn weaknesses.}) 28. b4 {[%emt 0:03:11]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:04:40]}
(28... Rc7 29. Ndxe5 $13 {is messy, but could have been Black's best.}) 29. Ra1
{[%emt 0:05:10]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 30. Nh2 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:
06]} 31. Ra2 {[%emt 0:04:49]} (31. Qd2 $5 {tries to arrange a queen lift to a2.
} Ra7 {causes a cascade of tactical issues, beginning} 32. Rxa7 Qxa7 33. c3 $14
) 31... Ra7 {[%emt 0:03:56]} 32. Rb2 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:04:36]} 33.
Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Qa8 {[%emt 0:08:26]} (33... c5 $132 {is a better 'human'
move, trying to get the queen to c6.} 34. Nxc5 Qe8 {and White is having to
defend on a number of fronts.}) 34. c3 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Ne6 $2 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
35. Ne1 $6 {[%emt 0:02:47]} (35. Nxe5 fxe5 36. Qd7 Kf7 37. Ng4 $16 {is winning
after some convoluted tactical lines!}) (35. Ng4 $14 {is safe and 'normal'.})
35... Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 36. Kf1 $2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} (36. Kg2 {is still good
for the knights. For instance:} c5 37. Nc2 $1 (37. Qd5 $6 Qxd5 38. exd5 Nc7 $15
) 37... Ra6 38. Qe2 $14) 36... c5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 37. f3 {[%emt 0:01:18]} cxb4
{[%emt 0:00:29]} 38. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} (38... Qa3 {
is almost winning, e.g.} 39. Kf2 Bd8 $17 (39... Rd1 $5)) 39. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:
14]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:02:04] By contrast with the last note, now Black lacks the
tempo to play ...Rxe1 against Kg2.} 40. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:
11]} 41. Nc1 {[%emt 0:06:57]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:10:04]} 42. Ne2 {[%emt 0:09:32]}
Bxb4 {[%emt 0:21:22] There is nothing better than cashing in. In what follows,
I have made brief notes rather than giving variations, knowing that better
analysts than myself will pick apart the endgame.} 43. Qxb4 {[%emt 0:02:36]}
Qxb4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 44. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 45. Ng4 {
[%emt 0:02:14]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:02:52]} 46. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Nxe2 {[%emt 0:00:
46]} 47. Rxb5 {[%emt 0:05:31]} Nxg3+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} 48. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:04]
And so we reach an unpleasant endgame for White, but still one that is
probably technically drawn.} Ne2+ {[%emt 0:00:53]} 49. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Ng3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 50. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nxh5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 51. Rb7+ {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 52. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:
29]} 53. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 54. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Ra5 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 55. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:07] Black lacks moves here- all his
pieces are tied down to their present positions. A pawn sacrifice will become
necessary.} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 56. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
57. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 58. Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg7 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 59. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 60. Ra6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:05:56]} 61. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:04:
49]} 62. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 63. Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Rc7 {[%emt 0:02:27] Ultimately this had to be done, but the pressure on f6 is
not relieved.} 64. Nxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 65. Ng4 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 66. Ne3 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:
19]} 67. Nf5+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 68. Ra8 {[%emt 0:06:18]} h5
{[%emt 0:03:59]} 69. Rg8+ {[%emt 0:03:16]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 70. Rd8 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} h4 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 71. Rd6 {[%emt 0:02:59]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:
18]} 72. Ne3 {[%emt 0:04:19]} Re7 {[%emt 0:03:36]} 73. Kf2 {[%emt 0:04:50]}
Nh3+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} (73... Rb7 $5 74. Ng4 Rb2+ 75. Kf1 Nh5 $15 {was another
try, but probably not one that deserves to succeed.}) 74. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:11]}
Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 75. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 76. Rd7 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 77. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ra2+ {[%emt 0:00:
38]} 78. Kg1 {[%emt 0:13:50]} Ne2+ {[%emt 0:03:09]} (78... Nh3+ 79. Kh1 Nf2+
80. Kg1 g4 $15 {kept the game a bit more lively, but is unlikely to ultimately
lead to more than rook and knight vs rook.}) 79. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ng3+ {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 80. Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 81. Rd6 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:24]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:44]} (81... g4 82. e5 $1 $11) 82. Rd5 {[%emt 0:
02:05]} Re2 {[%emt 0:03:32]} 83. Kg1 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 84.
Rf5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:19] Against this construction there is not a lot that can
be done.} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 85. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:01:29]}
86. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 87. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re2 {
[%emt 0:01:49]} (87... g4 88. fxg4 $11) 88. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:
00:43]} (88... g4 89. Rf4 $1 $11) 89. f4 {[%emt 0:05:20]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:01:01]}
90. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 91. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Re3 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} 92. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 93. Rf5+ {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 94. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:
47]} 95. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 96. Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Kxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 97. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 98. Kf1 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Re3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 99. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:
25]} 100. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rb2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 101. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
f4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 102. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rc2 {Black didn't bother
disrespecting his opponent by forcing her to demonstrate the need to play Ra8
only after ...f3.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cutro 07th"]
[Site "Cutro"]
[Date "2001.04.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ristic, Nenad"]
[Black "Georgiev, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2001.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6
8. Be3 Bb4 (8... Nbd7 9. f3 Bb4 10. Nge2 Ke7 11. Bd2 a6 12. Nc1 Bd6 13. Nd1 Nb8
14. Nd3 Nc6 15. c4 $14 {Hodgson,J-Wyss,T/Bern op 1994}) 9. O-O-O+ Nbd7 10. Nge2
Ke7 11. f3 a6 (11... g6 12. g3 Bc5 13. Bxc5+ Nxc5 {1/2-1/2 Barlov,D-Aleksic,N/
Open 1998}) 12. a3 $6 {Bishop has nothing to do on b4, so was no reason to
lose time and to weaken position of the king to make it come to better place.}
(12. Rd2 b5 13. Rhd1 Bd6 14. Kb1 Rhb8 15. Nc1 Nb6 16. Bxb6 Rxb6 $11 {Rajlich,
V-Rat,D/FSIMB March 2000}) 12... Bd6 (12... Bc5 13. Bxc5+ Nxc5 14. Ng3 Rad8 15.
Nf1 Rxd1+ 16. Nxd1 g5 17. h3 h5 18. Nfe3 Ncd7 19. Nf2 Nf8 20. b4 Ng6 21. Nd3
Nd7 22. Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Sergejev,R-Neff,S/EST-chT 1996}) 13. g3 $6 {White doesn't
find a plan an very soon finds himself under the pressure.It's very hard to
believe that white may lose this position in less than 20 moves without
blundering, but that's exactly what is happening!} b5 14. Rhf1 Rhb8 $5 {
Preparing Nb6.} 15. Nb1 $6 {Too passive: white decides that he has to defend,
although black isn't threatening.} (15. f4 b4 16. axb4 Rxb4 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18.
Nd4 Kf7 (18... Rxb2 $2 19. Kxb2 Nc4+ 20. Ka1 Nxe3 21. e5 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd4c6]})
19. b3 $13) 15... c5 16. Nd2 c4 17. g4 Rc8 18. h3 a5 $36 {Now we can see the
drawbacks of 12.a3} 19. f4 (19. Kb1 $5 b4 20. a4 c3 21. Nb3 cxb2 22. Kxb2 Nc5
23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. Bxc5+ Rxc5 25. Rd3 Nd7 $15) 19... b4 20. g5 Nh5 21. axb4 (21.
a4 c3 22. bxc3 bxc3 23. Nb3 Rc4 $15 {[%csl Ra4,Re4]}) 21... axb4 22. f5 Ra1+
23. Nb1 Bc5 24. Rf3 (24. Kd2 Ra2 $1 25. Bxc5+ Nxc5 26. Ke3 Rxb2 $17) 24...
Bxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Nc5 $17 {White is completly tied up and the material losses is
just a matter of time.} 26. Rf1 (26. h4 Nd3+ 27. cxd3 cxd3+ 28. Nec3 bxc3 29.
bxc3 Rb8 $19) 26... Nd3+ $1 27. cxd3 cxd3+ 28. Nec3 (28. Kd2 dxe2 29. Rxe2 Ng3
$19) 28... bxc3 29. bxc3 Rb8 $1 $19 {[%cal Ga1f1]} 30. Kd2 Nf4 31. Ree1 Rb2+
32. Ke3 Ng2+ 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2001.04.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2001.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e4 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 (6... Nbd7) 7. h3
exd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Be3 Re8 10. O-O Bd7 11. Re1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Qd2 (13.
b4 Nh5 (13... Qd7 14. a4 a6 15. Qd3 b6 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. a5 b5 18. g4 Rad8 $132
{Moskalenko,V-Margolin,B/Moscow4 1995}) (13... a6 14. a4 Qc8 15. g4 b6 16. e5
Bxg2 17. exf6 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Bxh3 19. f3 Bxg4 20. fxg7 Bxf3 21. Qg3 $16 {
Khenkin,I-Zilberman,Y/Tel Aviv 1992}) 14. a4 b6 15. a5 Rb8 16. Qd3 Bxd4 17.
Qxd4 Re5 18. Qc4 Bd7 19. axb6 axb6 20. Ra7 $14 {Shaw,J-Hoi,C/Copenhagen op2
1995}) 13... Nd7 (13... Qd7 14. Rad1 Re7 15. Re2 Rae8 16. Rde1 a6 17. f3 Nh5
18. Bf2 h6 19. f4 Kh7 20. g4 Nf6 21. Bh4 $14 {Al Modiahki,M-Al Ghasra,A/
Arab-ch8 Doha 1993}) 14. Rad1 (14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qf6 17. c3
a5 18. Re3 Rxe3 19. Qxe3 Qe5 $11 {Danek,L-Kountz,J/Brno-A 1995}) 14... Bxd4 15.
Qxd4 Qf6 16. Qxf6 Nxf6 17. f4 Re7 18. Re2 Rae8 19. Rde1 Kf8 {Only this move is
the new one. In the arising endgame white's chanses are slightly better due to
the significient advantage in space, but young grandmaster holds this position
with greate deal of confindence.} (19... a5 $5 20. Kf2 Kf8 21. Bf3 Nd7 22. a3
b6 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Ra8 25. Re3 Ra3 26. R1e2 Re8 27. h4 h6 28. Re1 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Eriksson,M-Jonsson,H/SVE-ch 1993}) 20. Kf2 Re6 21. Bf3 Nd7 22. b4 (22.
Bg4 R6e7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. g4 f6 25. h4 h6 $11) 22... b6 23. Re3 Kg7 24. Nd5 $6
(24. h4 $5 {[%cal Gg3g5]} h5 (24... h6 $6 25. h5 (25. g4 f6 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27.
exd5 Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. Kxe3 g5 30. h5 gxf4+ 31. Kxf4 Ne5 $11) 25... g5 26.
Ne2 $1 $14 {[%cal Ge2d4,Gd4f5]}) 25. Nd5 (25. g4 hxg4 26. Bxg4 R6e7 27. Bxd7
Rxd7 $11) 25... Bxd5 26. exd5 Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Rxe3 28. Kxe3 f5 $11) 24... Bxd5
25. exd5 Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Rxe3 27. Kxe3 Kf6 28. h4 Ke7 29. Kd4 (29. g4 h6 30. g5
hxg5 31. hxg5 f5 $11) 29... h5 30. Kc4 f5 $1 31. Kb5 Nb8 32. c3 Kd7 33. Bd1 Kc8
34. c4 a6+ $1 {The only move that deprives white any chanse to win the game.} (
34... Nd7 $2 35. Ka6 Nf6 (35... Kb8 36. Ba4 Nf6 37. Bc6 Ne4 38. Be8 Nxg3 39.
Bxg6 $16) 36. Kxa7 Ne4 37. a4 Nxg3 38. a5 bxa5 39. bxa5 Ne4 40. Ba4 $16) (34...
Kd7 35. c5 dxc5 (35... Kc8 36. c6 {[%csl Rb8]} Kd8 37. a4 Ke7 38. Kc4 a6 39. b5
axb5+ 40. axb5 Kf6 {[%cal Gd1c2,Gc4f2,Gg3g4]} 41. Kd4 Kf7 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. Bc2
Kf7 44. Kf2 Kf6 45. g4 hxg4 46. Kg3 Kf7 47. h5 Kg7 48. hxg6 Kxg6 49. Kh4 Kf6
50. Bb1 Kg6 51. Bd3 Kf6 52. Kh5 g3 53. Bf1 $18) 36. bxc5 bxc5 37. Kxc5 $14) 35.
Ka4 Nd7 36. Kb3 Kb7 37. Be2 Nf6 38. Bf3 Ka7 39. Kc3 Kb7 40. Kd4 Ka7 41. Be2 Kb7
42. Bd3 Ka7 43. Bc2 Kb7 44. a4 Ka7 45. a5 bxa5 46. bxa5 Kb7 47. c5 Ka7 48. Bd3
Kb7 49. c6+ Ka7 50. Be2 Ng4 51. Bxg4 hxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dubai op"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2001.04.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Hamed, Ahmed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2001.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 (7... Qb6
8. e5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Nf3 Bg7 11. O-O-O Be6 12. Rhe1 Nd7 13. Bg3 h5 $132 {
Hracek,Z-Ftacnik,L/Kettler Cup 1996}) 8. Bg3 Nh5 9. e5 (9. a4 b4 10. Nce2 a5
11. f4 Nxg3 12. Nxg3 gxf4 13. Qxf4 h5 14. Be2 Bg4 15. Bxg4 Bh6 16. Qf3 $16 {
Gofshtein,L-Saucey,M/Masters 1998}) (9. Nge2 Bg7 10. a4 b4 11. Nd1 Nxg3 12.
hxg3 a5 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 Nd7 15. g4 $14 {El Taher,F-Valdes Romeo,L/Moscow
olm 1994}) 9... Bg7 10. Qe2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5 $5 (12... b4 13.
Nd1 Qd4 14. f4 g4 15. Qe3 Qb6 16. Ne2 Na6 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Bf5 $14 {Santo Roman,
M-Chabanon,J/FRA-ch 1991}) 13. f4 $8 {Black was threatening to play b4 winning
the pawn on e5.} gxf4 14. gxf4 Qb4 {The idea behind 12th move of black- black
seems to be winning a pawn,but everything is not that simple and ut's very
difficult to eliminate the consequances of forthcoming complications.} 15. Qd2
Qxb2 16. Rb1 Qa3 17. Rb3 Qa5 (17... Qc5 $5 18. Nxb5 Bxe5 $5 (18... Na6) (18...
cxb5 $2 19. Rc3 $18 {[%cal Gc3c8]}) 19. Nf3 $1 (19. fxe5 Qxe5+ 20. Ne2 cxb5 21.
Bxb5+ Bd7 22. Bxd7+ Nxd7 $13) 19... Bd6 (19... cxb5 $2 20. Nxe5 $16 {[%cal
Gb3c3,Gd3b5]}) 20. Nxd6+ Qxd6 $13) 18. Nxb5 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Na6 (19... cxb5 20.
Be4 Be6 21. Rb2 Nd7 22. Bxa8 O-O 23. Bf3 a6 24. Ne2 $16) 20. Nd4 Nc5 21. Rb2
Nxd3 22. cxd3 Bd7 $2 (22... c5 $5 23. Nb3 f6 24. Nf3 fxe5 25. Nxe5 Rg8 26. Ke3
Rb8 $132) 23. Ngf3 $16 {[%csl Rd7,Rg7]} O-O 24. Rb7 Rfd8 25. Rc1 $1 {[%csl Ra7,
Rc6]} Rac8 $5 (25... Rab8 26. Rxa7 Rb2+ 27. Rc2 Rxc2+ 28. Kxc2 $18 {[%cal
Ga2a6]}) 26. Rxa7 c5 27. Nb3 c4 28. Rxc4 Rxc4 29. dxc4 Bh3+ 30. Ke3 Bxg2 31. c5
Rc8 (31... h5 32. c6 Bh3 33. c7 Rc8 34. Rb7 Kf8 35. a4 Ke8 36. Nc5 $18) 32. Kf2
Bh1 (32... Bh3 33. a4 f6 34. a5 fxe5 35. Nxe5 Rb8 36. Nd4 $18) 33. Rd7 e6 34.
Rd1 $5 Bxf3 35. Kxf3 $18 {[%cal Gd1a1,Ga2a7]} Bf8 36. Rc1 Rc6 37. a4 Be7 38. a5
h5 39. Ra1 Ra6 40. Ke4 Kf8 41. Kd4 Ke8 42. Kc4 Kd7 43. Nd4 $1 Kc7 44. Kb5 Ra8
45. Nc6 $1 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Serper, Grigory"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 8224]} 1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O e5 7.
Re1 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 {In this little-known position Black tried five(!)
different moves.} b6 {Other possibilities are: 9...Qe8, 9..g5, 9...Re8 and 9...
c6} (9... g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Na3 Nf4 13. Bc2 Nb6 14. Bxf4 gxf4
15. Qe2 Bg4 16. Rad1 Qe7 $13 {Fritz,R-Beim,V/Schwaebisch Gmuend op 1995}) (9...
c6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. a5 Nf8 13. Nc4 Nh5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bf1 Bg4 16.
Qd6 Rac8 17. Nfd2 $14 {Aseev,K-Chernyshov,K/RUS-chT 1992}) (9... Re8 10. Nbd2
a6 11. Qc2 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nc4 Nf4 15. Bf1 Nf8 16. Ne3 $14 {
[%csl Rf5] Rausis,I-Petran,P/Cappelle op 1993}) 10. a4 (10. Bb5 $5 Re8 11. Bc6
Rb8 12. Na3 Bb7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Qa4 Bxc6 15. Qxc6 a6 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Nc4 b5
18. Ne3 Rb6 19. Qd5 Bg7 20. Qb3 exd4 21. Nd5 Rb7 22. cxd4 c5 $132 {[%cal Gg7d4]
Sulava,N-Gadjilu,R/Anibal Open, Linares ESP 1998}) 10... a6 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12.
Qc2 (12. b4 Qe8 13. Bc4 (13. a5 $5 b5 14. d5 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Gc3c4] /\c4})
13... Kh8 14. Qb3 Nh5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bd5 c6 17. Bc4 b5 18. Bf1 f5 $132 {
Kharlov,A-Kreiman,B/Open 1999}) (12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qc2 (13. b4 $5) 13... Qe7
14. Bf1 a5 15. Nc4 Nc5 $132 {Tiviakov,S-Kasimdzhanov,R/Groningen op 1999})
12... Qe8 (12... Re8 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. h3 Qf8 15. Bg3 Rac8 16. Qb3 Rb8 17. Qa3
Rbd8 18. Qb3 Rb8 19. Qa3 Rbd8 {1/2-1/2 Hug,W-Mohr,S/SUI-chT 1996}) 13. Rad1 (
13. b4 Nh5 14. Rab1 (14. Bg3 $6 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Qd8 16. Rad1 Re8 17. d5 $1 $14 {
Fedorov,A-Iordachescu,V/Chebanenco mem 1st 1998}) 14... Rc8 15. Nc4 Nf4 16. Bf1
f5 17. Qb3 Kh8 18. dxe5 $14 {Zontakh,A-Zubov,A/zt 1.9 2000}) (13. Nc4 Nh5 14.
dxe5 dxe5 15. b4 Nf4 16. Bf1 f5 17. Nfd2 fxe4 18. Nxe4 $14 {Gadjilu,
R-Spraggett,K/Anibal Linares op 1998}) (13. dxe5 dxe5 14. b4 Nh5 15. a5 Nf4 16.
Bf1 f5 17. axb6 cxb6 18. Bg3 Nh5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Nh4 $13 {Rausis,I-Van Wely,
L/Hyeres op 1992}) 13... Nh5 14. Nc4 Nf4 15. Bf1 f5 $1 {Very strong move
forcing complications leading to black's advantage.} (15... g5 16. Bg3 Nh5 17.
b4 (17. dxe5 $6 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Nxe5 19. Nfxe5 Bxe5 $11) 17... Nxg3 18. hxg3 Qe6
19. d5 Qg6 20. Ne3 $14 {[%csl Rf5,Rg7]}) 16. dxe5 Bxe4 $1 (16... dxe5 17. exf5
(17. Nfd2 $5) 17... Bxf3 (17... gxf5 18. Bg3 Nh3+ 19. Kh1 f4 20. Bh4 Bxf3 21.
gxf3 Ng5 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. Bh3 Nc5 24. b4 $16) 18. gxf3 gxf5 19. Bg3 Ng6 20. f4
e4 21. f3 $14) 17. Qd2 Nxe5 (17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 dxe5 19. Qxd7 $18) (17... Nh3+
18. gxh3 Bxf3 19. exd6 Qc8 20. Be2 $16) (17... g5 18. exd6 Qg6 19. Bg3 Nh3+ 20.
gxh3 Bxf3 21. Be2 Bxe2 22. Rxe2 f4 23. dxc7 Nf6 24. Nxb6 $18) 18. Qxf4 Bxf3 $1
(18... g5 $6 19. Nxg5 (19. Bxg5 $2 Bxf3 20. gxf3 hxg5 21. Qg3 f4 22. Qg2 Qh5
$11) 19... hxg5 20. Bxg5 Qxa4 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Qh4 $40) 19. gxf3 g5 20. Qe3 f4
(20... gxh4 $15) 21. Qe4 Qxa4 22. Qd5+ Nf7 $2 {Letting white's rook to
penitrate to the seventh rank.} (22... Kh8 23. Nxe5 (23. Rxe5 dxe5 24. Nxe5 Qe8
$13) 23... dxe5 24. b3 Qe8 25. Qe4 Qe7 $11) 23. Re7 $36 Rac8 $2 {Black loses a
thread - the only chance to put up a fight was} (23... c6 $1 24. Nxb6 Qc2 $1 (
24... cxd5 25. Nxa4 gxh4 26. Rxd5 Bf6 27. Re6 Kg7 28. Nb6 $16) 25. Rd2 Qc1 26.
Rd1 (26. Qd3 Rae8) 26... Qc2 $1 27. Qd3 Qxd3 28. Bxd3 Rae8 $13) 24. Bh3 $16 Qb5
$2 (24... Rce8 25. Rxc7 Qb3 26. Bf5 b5 27. Bg6 $18) 25. Rxf7 $1 $18 Qxd5 (25...
Rxf7 26. Bxc8 Qxd5 27. Rxd5 $18) 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Rxd5 gxh4 28. Rh5 b5 29.
Na5 Re8 30. Kf1 Rb8 31. Ke2 b4 32. Nc6 $1 Re8+ 33. Kd2 bxc3+ 34. bxc3 Bf6 35.
Ra5 Ra8 36. Bf1 Kf7 37. Rxa6 Rxa6 38. Bxa6 Ke6 39. Kd3 d5 40. Bb7 Kd6 41. Nb4
Ke5 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Villamayor, Buenaventura"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 4128]} 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. g3 Nbd7 5. Bg2 e5 6. Nge2 Be7 7.
a4 O-O 8. O-O a5 9. h3 Re8 10. Be3 Bf8 {The arising position looks slightly
better for white, but black wants to take on d4 and then to transfer d5 with
equality.} (10... Qc7 11. Qd2 Bf8 12. g4 Nb6 13. b3 Kh8 14. Ng3 c5 $6 15. dxc5
dxc5 16. g5 Ng8 17. Rfd1 $16 {Zunker,M-Grun,S/VL-S9495}) 11. g4 exd4 (11... Be7
12. f4 exf4 13. Nxf4 Nf8 14. Qf3 h6 15. Nh5 Kh7 16. Nxg7 Kxg7 17. e5 $40 {
Rodriguez Vargas,O-Barlov,D/New York op 1988}) 12. Bxd4 Nb6 (12... Nc5 13. Ng3
Nfd7 14. b3 Qc7 15. Qd2 b6 16. Rfe1 Bb7 17. Nf5 Rad8 18. Rad1 Ne5 19. f4 Ng6
20. Qf2 $14 {Kozel,R-Hvorostinin,G/Yalta op 1996}) 13. Ng3 d5 $5 (13... Be6 14.
Qf3 Nbd7 15. b3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 $11 {Gramignani,R-Jarmolinskaya,
M/Moscow olw 1994}) 14. Re1 Nxe4 (14... Bb4 15. Re2 dxe4 16. Ncxe4 Nxe4 17.
Nxe4 Nd5 18. c3 Be7 $11) 15. Ncxe4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nd5 (16... Be6 $1 17. Nc5 Bxc5
18. Bxc5 Nd7 19. Be3 Qf6 $11) 17. Qf3 Be6 18. Rad1 Qc7 $6 {Better was} (18...
Qh4 $1 {[%csl Gg5]} 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Rad8 $14 {allthough even in this
case black doesn't manage to equalize.}) 19. Ng5 $1 $14 Qf4 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21.
Rxe6 Qxf3 22. Bxf3 fxe6 23. c4 $1 {Normally this move would be a mistake, but
here white has very important goal - to penitrate with rook on seventh rank.}
Nf4 (23... Nb4 24. Bb6 (24. Be3 $5) 24... Ra6 25. Be3 Nc2 26. Bc1 Rb6 27. Be4
Nb4 28. Be3 Ra6 29. Rd7 $16) 24. Be3 Ng6 25. Be4 $1 (25. Rd7 $2 Ne5 $19 {
[%cal Ge5d7,Ge5f3]}) 25... Ne5 26. b3 Re8 27. Bb6 $1 Bb4 28. f4 Nf7 29. Rd7 $16
e5 30. Bxh7+ $5 (30. Rxb7 $5 Nd6 31. Bxc6 Nxb7 32. Bxe8 exf4 33. Kg2 Nc5 34.
Kf3) 30... Kxh7 31. Rxf7 exf4 (31... Kg6 $5 32. Rf5 (32. Rxb7 exf4 33. Kf2 Rh8
34. Bd4 Bf8 (34... Rxh3 35. Rxg7+ Kh6 36. g5+ Kh5 37. Rh7+ Kg4 38. Rxh3 Kxh3
39. g6 $18) 35. Rb8 Kf7 $16) 32... exf4 33. Rxf4 Re2 34. Rf2 Re1+ 35. Kg2 Rb1
36. Rf3 $16) 32. Rxf4 Kg6 33. Kf2 Re1 34. Rf3 Rb1 35. Bc7 $5 {[%cal Gf2g3,
Gg3f4]} Rb2+ 36. Kg3 Be1+ 37. Kf4 Re2 38. Rd3 Re7 (38... Bb4 39. h4 Rf2+ 40.
Ke4 Re2+ 41. Re3 Rg2 42. Kf3 Rd2 43. h5+ Kf7 44. Ke4 $16) 39. Bd6 Re6 40. Kf3
$1 {[%cal Gd6f4]} Rf6+ 41. Bf4 {Now white has finished the regrouping of the
pieces and starts advance of the pawns on the kingside.} Rf7 42. Rd6+ Kh7 43.
g5 g6 44. Kg4 Bb4 45. Rd8 Re7 46. Rc8 Re4 47. Kf3 Re1 48. Rc7+ Kg8 49. Rxb7 $18
{Here black could resign, but he keeps on playing for dozen moves.} Rf1+ 50.
Kg4 Rg1+ 51. Kf3 Rf1+ 52. Kg3 Rg1+ 53. Kh2 Rf1 54. Be5 Rf5 55. Bf6 Rf3 56. Rg7+
Kf8 57. Rxg6 Bd6+ 58. Kg2 Rg3+ 59. Kf2 Rxh3 60. Rh6 Rxb3 61. g6 1-0

[Event "UKR-ch 73rd"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2004.08.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Goloshchapov, Alexander"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.08.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 (4... c6 5. f3 Nbd7 6. Qd2 b5 7. g4 Nb6
) 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 (6... Nbd7 7. g4 b5 8. h4 h5 (8... h6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Nge2
a6 11. Ng3 c5 12. h5 $2 Nxg4 13. fxg4 cxd4 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 $13 {
Riemersma,L-Nijboer,F/Wijk aan Zee 1995}) 9. g5 Nh7 10. f4 Nb6 11. b3 $6 O-O
12. Bg2 d5 $13 {Swan,I-McNab,C/SCO 1995}) 7. g4 h5 8. g5 Nfd7 9. f4 {In my
opinion white's chances are clearly better in this line due to the huge
advantage in space.} Nb6 10. Nf3 O-O (10... b4 11. Nd1 Bg4 12. Nh4 d5 13. e5 a5
14. b3 e6 15. Nf2 Qc7 16. Bd3 $14 {Sveshnikov,E-Gulko,B/Riga 1975}) (10... d5
11. Ne5 b4 12. Ne2 dxe4 13. Ng3 h4 14. Nxe4 Bf5 15. Nc5 f6 $2 16. gxf6 exf6 17.
Nxg6 $1 $18 {Yudasin,L-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Minsk 1985}) (10... a6 11. Nh4 N8d7
12. f5 Nf8 13. Qf2 Qc7 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Rf1 O-O-O 16. O-O-O $16 {Vehi Bach,
V-Sanchez,N/Olot 1996}) 11. Bd3 Qc7 (11... Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Nh4 Nd7 14. f5
Kh7 15. Ne2 $16 {[%cal Ge2f4]}) 12. a3 a5 13. Ne2 {[%cal Gf4f5,Ge2f4,Gf3h4]
After taking necessary precautions on the queenside white is starting to carry
out his main plan - attack on the kingside. The knight is heading for f4 in
order to put a pressure on g6 after f5 is played.} d5 14. e5 Bh3 $6 (14... Nc4
15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Ng3 (16. Nh4 $6 {[%csl Re5]} Rd8 17. f5 gxf5 18. Ng3 c5 $132)
16... Rd8 17. f5 Bxf5 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. g6 fxg6 20. Qg2 $16) 15. f5 $1 $40 {
White pieces are ideally placed for the attack, so there is no need to waste
time defending against Bg2.} Bg2 16. Kf2 Bxh1 17. Rxh1 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19.
Nf4 {Black has no counterplay, so we may say that the outcome of the game is
pretty much predecided.} Nd7 (19... gxf5 20. Rg1 c5 21. g6 cxd4 22. Bxd4 e6 23.
Nxh5 $18) 20. c3 Nb6 (20... gxf5 21. g6 fxg6 22. Rg1 $40) 21. f6 Bh8 22. Qc2 {
[%csl Rg6][%cal Gf4g6]} e6 23. Nxh5 $1 $18 {The last touch. The march of an
h-pawn will eventually decide the game in white's favour.} b4 (23... gxh5 24.
g6 Bxf6 (24... fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Bg7 26. Ng5 $18) 25. exf6 Nd5 26. Ng5 Nxf6 27.
gxf7+ Rxf7 28. Qg6+ Rg7 29. Qxf6 $18 Rf8 $140 30. Qxf8+ Kxf8 31. Nxe6+) 24. Nf4
bxc3 25. bxc3 Nd5 26. h4 Rfb8 27. h5 Nxe3 28. Kxe3 c5 29. d5 exd5 30. Nxd5 Qd7
31. Ne7+ Kf8 32. hxg6 Bg7 33. Nf5 (33. Rh7) 33... fxg6 34. Nxg7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kornev, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 (4... c6 $5) 5. Qd2 h6 6. Be3 c6 (6...
Ng4 $5) 7. f3 b5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Nge2 e5 (9... Nb6 10. b3 a5 11. a4 b4 12. Nd1
Nfd7 13. c3 e5 14. cxb4 axb4 15. Rc1 $14 {Romanishin,O-Donner,J/Buenos Aires
1978}) (9... a6 10. Nd1 $6 (10. Rd1 e5 11. O-O exd4 12. Bxd4 c5 13. Bxf6 Nxf6
$15) (10. a4 Bb7 11. O-O e5 12. axb5 axb5 13. d5 cxd5 14. Nxb5 $14) 10... c5 (
10... e5 11. c3 d5 $1 12. Nf2 Bb7 13. O-O Qe7 14. a4 bxa4 $5 15. Bc2 c5 $6 16.
Bxa4 exd4 17. cxd4 dxe4 18. dxc5 $1 {Khalifman,A-Gurevich,D/New York 1998}) 11.
c3 Rb8 12. O-O b4 13. cxb4 Rxb4 14. dxc5 dxc5 15. Rc1 $14 {Manninen,M-Maki,V/
Finland 1999}) (9... Bb7 {/\e5}) 10. O-O h5 $6 {Black can't afford himself to
waste 2 moves for his h-pawn! On the other hand, leaving the king in the
center is hardly a good idea either.} 11. d5 $1 $16 {Taking advantage of
black's careless play in the opening.} (11. a4 b4 12. Nd1 a5 13. c3 c5 (13...
bxc3 14. bxc3 O-O 15. Nf2 d5 16. f4 $14) 14. dxc5 dxc5 15. Nf2 O-O 16. Rad1 $14
{[%cal Gd3b5,Gd2d6]}) 11... cxd5 12. Nxd5 {White prefers positional advantage
over the material one!} (12. Nxb5 $5 Nb6 (12... Nc5 13. exd5 a6 (13... Nxd5 14.
Be4 Nxe3 15. Nxd6+ Kf8 16. Qxe3 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 $16) 14. Nbc3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Bf5
16. Ne4 $16) 13. Qb4 O-O 14. Nxd6 Rb8 15. Qa3 Be6 16. Rad1 $16) 12... Nxd5 13.
exd5 a6 14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 O-O 16. Rfa1 e4 $8 {Otherwise white is just a
pawn up for no real compensation.} (16... Nb6 17. Ra5) 17. Bxe4 Bxb2 18. Re1 (
18. Rf1 $5 {[%cal Gf3f5]}) 18... Bg7 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. Nc6 Qd7 (20... Nxc6 21.
dxc6 Be6 22. c4 Qc7 23. Bd5 $16) 21. f4 Ng4 22. Bd4 Re8 23. Raa1 (23. f5 $1
Bxd4+ (23... gxf5 $2 24. Bxf5 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 $18) 24. Rxd4 Kg7 25. Rf1 Bb7 26.
fxg6 fxg6 27. Qg5 $18) 23... Bb7 24. c4 (24. h3 Nf6 25. Bf3 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Re8
$16) 24... Bxc6 25. dxc6 Qe6 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. c7 (27. h3 Nf6 (27... Qxc4 28.
Rac1 Qa4 29. Bc2 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Qxc6 31. hxg4 $18) 28. Bd5 Qf5 29. Rxe8 Nxe8
30. Re1 $16) 27... d5 $1 {Black is defending with a lot of creativity.} 28.
Qxd5 $2 {This move should also be enough for a win, but more convincing looked}
(28. Qd4+ Kg8 (28... Qf6 29. Qxf6+ Nxf6 30. Bxd5 Rac8 (30... Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Rc8
32. Re7 $18) 31. Rxe8 Nxe8 32. Rxa6 Rxc7 33. Rc6 $18) 29. cxd5 Qd6 30. Rac1
Rac8 31. h3 $18) 28... Qb6+ 29. c5 Qb2 (29... Qb4 $1 {[%cal Gg4f6]} 30. Rab1
$140 Rxe4 $1 31. Rf1 Rxf4 $1) 30. h3 Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Rac8 32. Rf1 Qe3 33. Rae1 $6
(33. Bf3 Nf6 34. Qb7 Ne4 35. Bxe4 Qxe4 36. c6 Qe7 37. f5 $16) 33... Nf6 $1 $11
34. Rxe3 (34. Qd6 Nxe4 35. Rxe3 Nxd6 36. cxd6 Rxe3 37. d7 Ree8 38. Rd1 Red8 $11
) 34... Nxd5 35. Ree1 Nb4 36. Bf3 Rxe1 37. Rxe1 Rxc7 38. c6 Kf6 39. g3 Rc8 40.
Ra1 Ke7 41. g4 Kf6 42. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.04.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Bachin, Vitaly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nd2 $5 e5 4. c3 Nbd7 (4... Nc6 5. Ngf3 Bg4 6. Bd3 $2 exd4
7. cxd4 Nxd4 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Nd4 Bd7 $17 {Sivacenko,A-Fridman,D/Marijampole op
1996}) 5. Bd3 Be7 (5... d5 $1 6. Ngf3 (6. exd5 exd4 7. c4 c5 8. Ngf3 Bd6 9. O-O
O-O $11) (6. f4 $2 exd4 7. e5 dxc3 8. bxc3 Nc5 $1 9. Bc2 Nfe4 $17) 6... exd4 7.
cxd4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Nf6 $11) 6. Ne2 O-O
(6... d5 $1) 7. Bc2 c6 $6 (7... d5) 8. O-O a6 9. f4 $1 $14 {After this move
white's opening set-up is fully justified- he hsa pressure over the semi-open
f-file and good prospects to attack the black king.} Qc7 (9... c5 10. Nf3 (10.
dxe5 dxe5 11. Nf3 (11. f5 b5 12. Nf3 c4 $132) 11... Qc7 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5
Qxe5 14. Bf4 Qh5 15. Ng3 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 $14 {[%cal Ge4e5,Gg3e4,Ge4d6]}) 10...
exd4 11. cxd4 cxd4 12. Nexd4 Nc5 13. Re1 $14) 10. Ng3 {[%cal Gg3f5]} Re8 11.
Nf3 b5 12. Kh1 $5 {Black is now deprived of active counerplay and white
patiently prepares the decisive breakthrough.} Bf8 13. fxe5 $1 dxe5 14. Bg5
exd4 (14... h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nxe5 Bd6 17. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 18. Ng4 $16 {
[%csl Rg8]}) (14... Bb7 15. Bxf6 $16) (14... Ng4 15. Bb3 {[%csl Rf7]} h6 16.
Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 17. Nxe5+ Kg8 18. Qb3+ Kh7 19. Nxg4 hxg5 20. Qf7 $40 {[%csl Rh7]
[%cal Gg3f5,Gf1f3,Gf3h3]}) 15. cxd4 g6 $2 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7]} (15... h6 16. Bc1 g6
(16... c5 17. e5 Nd5 18. Qd3 g6 19. Nh4 $1 {[%cal Gh4g6]} cxd4 20. Nxg6 $1 Bg7
21. Ne7+ Rxe7 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Bxh6 $18) 17. e5 Nd5 18. Ne4 $40) 16. Bxf6 Nxf6
17. Ng5 $1 $18 {[%cal Gf1f7,Ge4e5]} Ng4 (17... Bh6 18. Nxf7 $1 Qxf7 19. e5 Bg4
20. Qd3 Bg7 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Bb3 $18) 18. Bb3 $1 Ne3 19. Rxf7 Qxg3 (19... Nxd1
20. Rxc7+ Be6 21. Bxe6+ $18) 20. hxg3 Nxd1 21. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "United Insurance 5th"]
[Site "Dhaka"]
[Date "2001.02.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rausis, Igors"]
[Black "Davies, Nigel Rodney"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2001.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BAN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 $5 {Changing the charecter of the game:
the arising position is more inherent to open variation of Spanish defense.} (
4... Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Re1 a6 (8... h6 9. Na3 $5 Nh5 10.
Be3 a6 11. Kh2 Qf6 12. Bf1 $1 exd4 $6 (12... Bd7 $142) 13. cxd4 {Smirin,
I-Bologan,V/EU-chT Debrecen (04) ISl-MOL ;EU-chT 1992/1-0 (60)}) 9. Bc2 {
Ivanchuk,V-Bologan,V/EU-chT Debrecen (03) UKR-MOL ;EU-chT 1992/1-0 (33)}) 5.
dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nd2 (6. Nf3 Nc5 7. Bc2 Bg4 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 Nc6 10. Nbd2 Qd7 11.
Nf1 d4 12. b4 Ne6 13. b5 Ncd8 14. Bb2 $14 {Smirin,I-Dorfman,I/Tilburg 59/(133)
1993 (19)}) 6... Nc5 (6... Nc6 7. Ngf3 Bg4 (7... Ng5 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Qe2 a6 10.
Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. O-O Ne6 13. a4 $14 {Smirin,I-Chernin,A/Gronningen
PCA/1993/ (25)}) (7... Nc5 8. Nb3 (8. Bc2 Bg4 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Nd4 f6
12. h3 Bd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. b4 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qe2 f5 17. b5 Be8 18.
Bb3+ Kh8 19. Rd1 Qc8 20. e6 a6 21. bxa6 Rxa6 $13 {Adams,M-Beaumont,C/British
ch./1988/}) (8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Qe2 Ne6 $6 10. Nb3 Be7 11. Be3 a6 12. Bd3 Ng5 13.
Nxg5 Bxg5 14. f4 Bh4+ 15. g3 Be7 16. O-O-O $16 {Fedorov,A-Gubanov,A/St.
Petersburg op/1994/}) 8... Nxd3+ (8... Bg4 9. O-O Qd7 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. Nxc5
Bxc5 12. b4 Bb6 13. a4 a5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Yusupov,A-Adams,M/Hastings-A2 1989 (23)
}) 9. Qxd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 b6 13. Rd1 Be6 14. b3 c5 $10
{Landa,K-Onoprienko,V/Brno op/1994/}) 8. O-O Nc5 9. Bb5 Be7 10. h3 Bh5 11. b4
Ne6 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. Nd4 Nexd4 14. cxd4 O-O 15. Nb3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Typek,K-Robak,
Z/POL-chT Lubniewice (06) 1994 (22)}) 7. Bb1 {On my opinion 7.Bc2 is more in
the spirit of the position,but also in this case black has sufficient
counterchanses.} (7. Bc2 Qg5 $6 (7... Be7 8. b4 Ne6 9. Nb3 b6 (9... a5 $132)
10. f4 c5 11. f5 Ng5 12. Bxg5 Bxg5 13. Nf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Hort,V-Chernin,A/
Brocco 1991/EXT 97 (33)}) (7... Nc6 $5 $146 8. b4 $5 Ne6 9. Ndf3 g6 $5 10. Ne2
Bg7 11. Ba4 $5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Proehl,H-Gurevich,M/Bonn 1995/EXT 97/[Gurevich,M] 
(62)}) 8. Ne4 $1 Qxe5 9. Nf3 Qe7 10. Qxd5 c6 11. Qxc5 Qxc5 12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13.
O-O O-O 14. Re1 (14. Ng5 $5) 14... Nd7 15. Bg5 Nf6 $14 {Poluljahov,A-Agrest,E/
Russia 56/(129) 1992}) 7... Nc6 8. Ngf3 Bg4 (8... g6 $2 9. O-O Bg7 10. Nb3 $1
Nxb3 11. Bg5 $1 Qd7 12. axb3 O-O 13. Re1 $14 {Smagin,S-Ivanov,V/Moscow 1995/
CBM 46,(34)}) (8... Be7 9. h3 d4 10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. O-O Be6 12. b4 Nxf3+ 13.
Qxf3 Bd5 14. Qe3 Ne6 $132 {Rabiega,R-Gietl,T/Gladenbach 1997/CBM 61 ext (45)})
9. O-O Qd7 (9... Be7 10. h3 Bh5 11. Re1 d4 12. Qe2 Qd5 13. a3 dxc3 14. bxc3 Bg6
15. c4 Qd7 16. Ne4 $36 {Smagin,S-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Cap d`Agde 1996/CBM 55 ext 
(42)}) 10. Re1 (10. b4 $5) 10... O-O-O 11. b4 $2 {This natural move suddenly
turns out to be a lethal mistake.} d4 $1 {White pieces lack coordination and
black takes advantage of this fact with very energetic play.} 12. cxd4 (12.
bxc5 $6 dxc3 13. Qc2 cxd2 14. Nxd2 Qd5 15. Qe4 Be6 $17 {[%csl Rc5]}) 12... Ne6
13. Qa4 (13. d5 Qxd5 14. Be4 Qb5 15. h3 Bh5 (15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nxe5 17. Bxb7+
Qxb7 18. Qxb7+ Kxb7 19. Rxe5 $11) 16. a3 Nxe5 $17) 13... Bxb4 $1 {[%cal Gb4e1]
The pawn on d4 in any case will fall.} 14. Be4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 (15. Bxf3 Nexd4 (
15... Bxd2 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Qxc6 bxc6 18. Bxd2 c5 $17) 16. Be4 Rhe8 17. f4 Bc5
18. Kh1 Nxe5 $1 $19) 15... Nf4 16. Nb3 (16. Bxc6 $2 Qh3 $1 $19) 16... Nd5 $1
$17 17. Bd2 (17. Rd1 f5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Bd2 Bxd2 20. Rxd2 Qxf3 $17) 17...
Bxd2 18. Nxd2 f5 $1 19. exf6 gxf6 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gh8g8,Gd7h3] Now white king
also becomes a target for black pieces.} 20. Kh1 f5 21. Bd3 (21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22.
Rac1 Qxd4 23. Qxd4 Rxd4 24. Nb3 Rd5 $19) 21... Nb6 22. Qa3 Kb8 $1 $19 23. Nb3
Qd5 24. Re3 Rhg8 25. Qc5 (25. Rc1 f4 26. Rc5 Qd7 27. Re1 Qh3 $19) 25... Qxc5
26. dxc5 f4 $1 27. Bxh7 (27. Ree1 Rxd3 28. cxb6 axb6 $19) 27... fxe3 28. Bxg8
e2 $1 {[%cal Gd8d1]} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 7. g4 h5 8. g5 Nfd7
9. f4 Bb7 (9... Nb6 10. b3 b4 (10... a5 11. Nf3 b4 12. Nd1 d5 $132 {Gazik,
I-Umlauft,W/OLWuert 1993}) 11. Nce2 a5 12. Bg2 d5 13. e5 e6 14. Nf3 Ba6 15. O-O
O-O 16. Rf2 $14 {Wang Zili-Wang Rui/Lee Cup 1995}) 10. Bg2 (10. e5 Nb6 11. Nh3
N8d7 12. Rg1 b4 13. Ne4 c5 $1 $36 {Zulfugarli,M-Gelman,A/Bank Pocztowy SA Open
1999}) 10... b4 (10... Nb6 11. b3 N8d7 12. Nh3 O-O 13. f5 Re8 14. O-O e5 15. d5
$14 {Magem Badals,J-Izeta Txabarri,F/Pamplona9394 1993}) 11. Nce2 c5 12. Nh3
Nc6 $5 {After this move black gets very comfortable equlity and I think that
white is the one who has to be carefull to keep the position balanced.} (12...
Nb6 13. b3 N8d7 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. O-O a5 16. f5 gxf5 17. g6 O-O-O 18. Ng5 $5 $13
{Saric,I-Postny,E/WCh U18 Boys 1999}) 13. Rd1 (13. O-O-O Qa5 (13... cxd4 $6 14.
Nxd4 O-O 15. e5 $14 {[%cal Gg2b7]}) 14. Kb1 Nb6 15. Bf2 Nc4 16. Qc1 cxd4 17.
Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 $132) 13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 O-O 15. O-O (15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16.
Qxb4 $2 Rb8 17. Qc4 Bb5 18. Qd5 Bxb2 $15) 15... Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 17. Qxd4
Qb6 $132 18. Rf2 Rac8 (18... Qxd4 $6 19. Rxd4 a5 20. e5 Bxg2 21. Rxg2 Nc5 22.
exd6 exd6 23. Rxd6 Na4 24. b3 Nc3 25. f5 $14) (18... Rfc8 $5) 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20.
b3 Rc5 21. f5 Nd7 $6 ({More ambitious was} 21... Rfc8 $1 22. Rc1 (22. Rdd2 Ra5
23. Nf4 (23. f6 Kf8 $1 (23... exf6 24. gxf6 Rxa2 25. Rxd6 Ra1+) 24. e5 $6 Bxg2
25. fxe7+ Ke8 26. Kxg2 dxe5 $17 {[%csl Re7]}) 23... gxf5 24. exf5 Bxg2 25. Rxg2
Rxf5 26. Nxh5 Ra5 $15) 22... gxf5 23. exf5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nd5 $15 {with better
prospects in all variations.}) 22. f6 Re8 23. fxe7 Rxe7 24. Rxd6 Nf8 25. Nf4 (
25. Rd4 a5 26. Rfd2 Rec7 27. Nf4 Rxc2 28. Kf2 $11) 25... Rxg5 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27.
exd5 Nd7 $1 $13 {[%csl Rd6]} 28. Kf1 (28. Rc6 $5 Re1+ 29. Rf1 Re2 30. Rf2 Re1+
$11) 28... Kg7 29. Ra6 Rge5 $1 (29... Nc5 $6 30. Rc6 Ne4 31. d6 Re6 32. Bxe4
Rxe4 33. Rc7 Rd5 34. Rcxf7+ Kh6 35. Rxa7 Rxd6 36. a3 $16) 30. Rd2 Nf6 31. Bf3 (
31. h3 $5) 31... Rf5 32. Kg2 Re3 33. Rf2 Re1 34. Rd2 Re3 35. Rf2 Re1 36. Rd2
Re3 37. Rf2 Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 14th"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "2001.07.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2001.07.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 (6. Bd3) 6... Nbd7 7. g4
Nb6 (7... h6 8. h4 Bg7 9. Nge2 Nb6 10. Ng3 Qc7 11. b3 $36) 8. h4 (8. a4 Nc4 9.
Bxc4 bxc4 10. Qe2 d5 11. e5 Nd7 $13) (8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 e5 10. Nge2 Qe7 $10)
8... h5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. d5 {The only way to fight for the advantage} (10. b3 $11
) (10. a4 Nc4) (10. f4 Bg7 11. f5 O-O 12. Bd3 Nc4 $13) 10... Ne5 {Temporarily
sacrifing a pawn, but getting good compensation instead} (10... cxd5 11. Bd4 (
11. Nxd5 a6 12. Bxb6 Nxb6 13. Qc3 Nxd5 14. Qxh8 Ne3 15. Bd3 $16) (11. Nxb5 $5
Bg7 12. Bd4 O-O 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. exd5 Kh7 15. c4 Ba6 16. Na3 Qc7 17. b3 Qc5
18. Nc2 $14 {Borisek,J-Kukel,I/t-EuCh U18 2000}) 11... Rh7 (11... e5 $2 12.
Bxb6 axb6 13. Nxd5 $16) (11... Ne5 12. Bxb5+ Bd7 13. Bxe5 dxe5 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7
15. Qxd5 e6 16. Qc6 Rc8 17. Qa4 Qc7 $44 {Xie Jun-Olafsson,F/Vienna Walzer 1993}
) 12. Nxd5 a6 13. a4 $6 (13. Nxb6 Nxb6 14. O-O-O $16) 13... bxa4 14. Qa5 Nxd5
15. Qxd5 Rb8 16. Qc6 Bg7 17. Qxa4 Kf8 18. Rh2 $13 {Piskov,Y-Maiwald,Y,Bonn GSK,
1995}) (10... c5 11. Bxb5 a6 12. Be2 Ne5 13. b3 Bg7 14. Nh3 a5 (14... Qc7 15.
Nf2 c4 16. Bd4) 15. Nf2 (15. a4 c4 16. Nf2 Ba6 $132) 15... Ba6 (15... a4 16.
O-O) 16. f4 $16 {1-0 Markovic,M-Popchev,M/Serbian-ch 29th 1998}) 11. dxc6 (11.
Bd4 Bg7 $8 12. dxc6 Nbc4 13. c7 Qd7 14. Qc1 O-O 15. Nd5 Bb7 16. Bh3 Qe8 17. f4
Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. b3 $14 {Nijboer,F-Timman,J/NLD-ch 1997}) 11... Nbc4 12.
Bxc4 Nxc4 13. Qd3 {An improvment comparing to 13.Qd4, which gave black better
chanses} (13. Qd4 Rg8 $1 14. Nxb5 Qa5+ 15. Nc3 Be6 $15 {[%cal Rf8g7,Yc4b2]
Nijboer,F-Smirin,I/EU-chTM 1997}) 13... Bg7 $1 {Very strong move. After natural
} (13... Nxe3 {white would get an advantage:} 14. Qxe3 Qc7 15. Nxb5 (15. Qd4 $6
Rg8 16. Nxb5 Qa5+ (16... Qxc6 17. Qd5 Qxd5 18. Nc7+ Kd8 19. Nxd5 $14) 17. Nc3
Bg7 18. Qd2 Rb8 $132) 15... Qxc6 (15... Qa5+ 16. Qc3 $16) 16. Qc3 Qxc3+ 17.
Nxc3 Rb8 18. b3 Bg7 19. Nge2 Ba6 20. Rd1 $14) 14. Nge2 (14. Bd4 $2 Nxb2 15. Qd2
Nc4) (14. O-O-O Qa5 $2 {[%cal Gc4b2]} 15. Bd4 e5 16. Bf2 Qb4 $17 {[%csl Rb2]})
14... Ne5 15. Qxb5 Nxf3+ 16. Kf2 Ne5 17. Nd5 (17. c7+ Qd7 18. Qd5 Nc6 19. Nd4
Bb7 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 (20... Qxc7 $6 21. Nb5 Qxc6 22. Qxc6+ Bxc6 23. Nc7+ Kd7 24.
Nxa8 Rxa8 25. c3 $14) 21. Qa5 O-O $15) 17... O-O 18. Kg3 {Deserved attention} (
18. c7 $5 Qd7 $6 (18... Qe8 19. Qb8 Bg4 20. Qb7 Bf3 21. c8=Q Rxc8 22. Nxe7+ Kh8
23. Nxc8 Bxh1 (23... Qxc8 24. Qxc8 Rxc8 25. Rhc1 Bxe4 26. Bxa7 $16) 24. Nxd6
Ng4+ 25. Kg1 Qe6 $44 {[%cal Ge6e5,Ge5h2]}) 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Bd4
Rfe8 22. Nd5 $16) 18... e6 19. c7 Qd7 20. Qxd7 Bxd7 21. Nf6+ (21. Ne7+ Kh8 22.
Rhf1 Rfe8 23. c8=Q Bxc8 24. Nxc8 Rexc8 $15) 21... Bxf6 22. gxf6 Ng4 23. Bg5
Rfc8 24. c4 ({Better was} 24. Rhd1 $1 Rxc7 25. Rxd6 Rxc2 26. Rxd7 (26. Nd4 Rc7
27. Rd1 Rac8 28. Nf3 $14) 26... Rxe2 27. Rad1 Rxe4 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Kh7
30. Rd7 $14 {with better chanses for white}) 24... Rxc7 25. Rac1 Rb7 26. Rc2 (
26. b3 a5 27. Rhd1 a4 (27... Ra6 28. c5 dxc5 29. Rxc5 a4 30. b4 $14) 28. b4 $1)
26... Rab8 27. b3 a5 28. Rd1 a4 29. b4 $1 Rxb4 30. Rxd6 Be8 31. c5 $6 (31. Nd4
$5 Rc8 32. Nf3 e5 (32... Rcxc4 $6 33. Rxc4 Rxc4 34. Rd8 Kf8 35. e5 $16) 33. Nd2
$13) 31... Rc8 32. Rd4 Rxd4 33. Nxd4 e5 $15 34. Nf3 (34. Ne2 Bb5 35. Kf3 Rc6
$17 {[%csl Rf6]} (35... Kf8 $5 $15 {[%cal Gf8e8,Ge8d7,Gd7e6]})) 34... Bc6 {
[%csl Re4]} 35. Rc4 Rb8 36. Rc3 Kf8 (36... Bxe4 $6 37. Nxe5 Nxe5 38. Kf4 $11)
37. Nd2 Rd8 38. Kf3 $6 Rd4 39. Rc2 Ke8 40. Rc4 Rd3+ (40... Bxe4+ $4 41. Nxe4
Rxc4 42. Nd6+ $18) 41. Ke2 Ra3 42. Rb4 (42. Rc2 Bb5+ 43. Kd1 Rh3 $17 {[%csl
Rd1]}) 42... Rxa2 43. Rb8+ Kd7 44. Rf8 Ke6 45. Rd8 Bxe4 $19 46. Rd6+ Kf5 47.
Rd7 Bc6 48. Rxf7 Bb5+ 49. Kf3 e4+ 50. Kg3 (50. Nxe4 Bc6 51. Re7 Bxe4+ 52. Rxe4
Rf2+ 53. Kg3 Kxe4 $19) 50... Ra3+ 51. Kg2 e3 52. Nf3 Ra2+ 53. Kg3 Bf1 {[%csl
Rg3]} 54. Ne1 Rh2 $1 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 48]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 c6 (4... Bg7 5. Be3 c6 6. Qd2 b5
7. g4 (7. O-O-O) (7. h4 h5 8. a4 b4 9. Nd1 a5 10. Nh3 Bxh3 11. Rxh3 Nbd7 12.
Nf2 O-O 13. g4 c5 $1 14. Bb5 $1 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Rc8 16. O-O-O $13 {Van der Wiel,
J-Nijboer,F Nederland (ch) 1995 64/108 [Van der Wiel,J]}) (7. g4 h5 8. gxh5
Nxh5 9. Nge2 Nd7 10. Rg1 Qc7 11. Ng3 Bb7 12. O-O-O a6 13. f4 b4 14. Nxh5 Rxh5
15. Ne2 c5 $1 $36 {Beliavsky,A-Chernin,A Reggio Emilia 1995 66/85 [Beliavsky,A]
}) (7. O-O-O O-O 8. g4 Qa5 9. Kb1 Be6 10. b3 b4 11. Na4 c5 $1 12. g5 Nh5 13.
dxc5 Nc6 14. Bh3 Rad8 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qe1 dxc5 $36 {Yudasin,L-Anand,V Munich
1991})) 5. Be3 b5 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. Nge2 Bg7 8. Nf4 $6 {The favorite move of
Alexander Galkin which braught him a few very important wins, but I think that
this move simply doesn't suit white's set-up and in the following game
Beliavsky has shown exactly why.} (8. g4 Nb6 9. b3 (9. Ng3 Qc7 10. O-O-O Bb7
11. g5 Nfd7 12. h4 O-O-O 13. h5 Rhg8 14. Qf2 b4 15. Nb1 c5 $40 {Gdanski,
J-Hennigan,M Wch-U20 Santiago 1990}) 9... a5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd1 h5 12. g5 Nfd7
$13) 8... O-O (8... Bb7 9. Nd3 {/\e5} a5 $1 (9... e5 $6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5
dxe5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. a4 b4 14. Na2 a5 15. Bc4) 10. Qf2 Nb6 11. b3 $1 a4 $6
12. Be2 (12. Rc1 axb3 13. cxb3 O-O 14. g4 Nbd7 $5 15. Bh3 c5 16. dxc5 $14 {
Galkin,A-Zakharevich,I/RUS-Cup4 1997}) 12... axb3 13. cxb3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7 15.
Rac1 Qb8 16. Rfd1 $14 {Galkin,A-Shabanov,Y/Russian Club Cup 1998} (16. f4 $5
$36)) (8... e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nd3 $16) (8... a6 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. g4 e5 11.
dxe5 dxe5 12. Nd3 O-O 13. h4 Qe7 14. Qf2 $14 {Reichert,M-Jurisic,Z/Wuert-chT
1994}) (8... Nb6 9. b3 Qc7 10. Nd3 a5 11. Rc1 O-O 12. g4 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14.
Qf2 Rb8 15. Ne2 Ne8 $132 {Galkin,A-Zakharevich,I/RUS-chT 1996}) 9. Be2 Qc7 10.
O-O Rb8 $5 (10... e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. b3 Bb7 13. a4 b4 14. Na2 a5 15. c3 c5
16. Rad1 c4 17. Qc2 g5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 $14 {Galkin,A-Kasimdzhanov,R/WJun
1999}) 11. b3 a6 12. Rac1 Bb7 13. a4 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 e5 {Black had made all
preparation moves and it's time for e5 now} (14... b4 $6 15. Nb1 e5 16. dxe5
dxe5 17. Nd3 c5 18. c3 $16 {[%cal Gc1c7]}) 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nd3 Nf8 17. Qe1 ({
The only chance to fight for the advantage was} 17. Bf1 $5 Ne6 18. Qf2 Nd4 19.
b4 $5 Nd7 20. Ne2 c5 $6 21. axb5 axb5 22. bxc5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. Bxd4 exd4
25. c3 $1 $16 {[%cal Gf2c5]}) 17... Ne6 18. Nc5 (18. Qf2) 18... Nd4 $5 (18...
Nxc5 19. Bxc5 Bf8 20. Bxf8 (20. Be3 Nd7 (20... Bb4 $2 21. Nxb5 $1 {[%cal Ge1b4,
Gb5c7]} Bxe1 22. Nxc7 Ba5 23. Nxa6 $18) 21. Bf1 Nc5 22. Qf2 Ne6 23. Bb6 Rxd1
24. Rxd1 Qxb6 25. Qxb6 Bc5+ 26. Qxc5 Nxc5 27. axb5 axb5 28. b4 Ne6 $11) 20...
Kxf8 21. Qf2 Nd7 $11 {[%cal Gc7b6]}) 19. Nxb7 Rxb7 20. Bf1 Bf8 21. Bg5 Be7 22.
Qh4 Nh5 $5 (22... Kg7 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Qh4) 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25. Kf2
{The endgame is absolutely equal and the draw agreement is not far away} Nf4
26. g3 Nfe6 27. Bh3 Kf8 (27... Nc5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ne2 Ra7 30. Ke3 Nce6 31.
Bxe6 Nxe6 32. Rxd8+ Nxd8 $11) 28. axb5 axb5 29. Bxe6 Rxe6 30. Ne2 Red6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. Be3
Bd7 9. O-O b5 $5 {After this move the game becomes extremly sharp and it's
very difficult to say who is better till the end of the game!} (9... Nh5 10. d5
(10. Nd5 Re8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. g4 Nf6 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Qd2 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb8
$132 {Marinkovic,I-Nueesch,G/Biel 1995/CBM 48 ext}) 10... Ne7 11. g4 f5 12.
gxh5 f4 13. Bd2 f3 14. Bxf3 Rxf3 15. Ng3 Rf7 $44 {Phillips,R-Fietz,H/Berlin
1994/EXT 97}) (9... Re8 10. d5 (10. a4 a5 11. Re1 h5 12. Qd2 exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5
14. b3 Qc8 15. f4 Nc6 16. Kh2 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bc6 18. Rad1 Qe6 $132 {Stojanovski,
K-Thorsteins,K/Bela Crkva 1983/EXT 98}) 10... Ne7 (10... Na5 11. Qd3 c5 12.
dxc6 bxc6 13. b4 Nb7 14. a4 Qc8 15. Kh2 Be6 $132 {Barlov,D-Novak,I/Prague 1981/
EXT 98}) 11. Qd2 c6 12. dxc6 Bxc6 13. Rfd1 Nc8 14. a4 b6 15. Qd3 Qc7 16. a5
bxa5 17. Nc1 $14 {Tseshkovsky,V-Marangunic,S/Bled 1979/MCL}) (9... exd4 10.
Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Rb8 16.
Rad1 Qf6 17. c3 Qe5 18. Qd2 b5 19. Rfe1 {1/2-1/2 Tisdall,J-Schussler,H/Espoo
1989/CBM 14 (19)}) 10. Nxb5 Rb8 11. Nxa7 $1 (11. Na3 exd4 $1 (11... Rxb2 $6 12.
d5 $16) 12. Nxd4 Rxb2 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Qd3 Qe8 $132) 11... Nxd4 (11... Nxa7
12. dxe5 {[%csl Ra7,Rf6]} dxe5 13. Bxa7 Rxb2 14. Bc5 $16) 12. Bxd4 (12. Nxd4 $6
exd4 13. Bxd4 c5 14. e5 $1 {[%cal Ga7c6]} cxd4 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Nc6 (16. b3 $2
Qb6 $19) 16... Bxc6 17. Bxc6 Rxb2 $13) 12... exd4 13. Nxd4 {[%cal Ga7c6]} Rxb2
14. a4 (14. Nac6 Qe8 $1 $15) 14... Qe8 (14... Qa8 $6 15. Nab5 Nxe4 16. Nxc7 Qa5
(16... Qa7 17. Ncb5 $18 {[%csl Re4]}) 17. Ncb5 Nc3 18. Qd2 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 $16)
15. Nab5 (15. Qd3 $5 c6 $1 (15... Bxa4 $2 16. Qa3 $1 {[%cal Ga3a4,Ga3b2]} Qb8
$8 17. Qxa4 Rb4 18. Qa5 Rxd4 19. Nc6 $18) (15... c5 16. Ndb5 d5 17. exd5 Bf5
18. Qa3 Rxc2 19. Rac1 $16) 16. Rfb1 Rxb1+ 17. Rxb1 Qa8 18. Naxc6 Bxc6 19. Nxc6
Qxc6 20. e5 Qxa4 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Bd5 $14 {[%csl Rf7]}) 15... Nxe4 16. Re1 $5
(16. Nxc7 Qe5 $44) 16... d5 17. Nxc7 Qe5 18. Nxd5 $1 Nxf2 $5 {This spectacular
move simplifies the position and keeps the balance, but my be black could
fight for more after} (18... Qxd5 $1 19. Rxe4 Bxh3 $1 {[%csl Re4]} 20. c4 $1
Qc5 21. Bxh3 Rd8 $44 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gd8d1]}) 19. Rxe5 $8 Nxd1 20. Nf3 $1 (20.
Re4 f5 21. Rf4 g5 22. Rxd1 gxf4 23. Nxf4 Bxa4 24. Nfe6 Rf6 25. Bd5 Be8 $1 $15)
20... Bxe5 21. Nxe5 {[%csl Rd1,Rd7]} Bxa4 22. Rxa4 Rxc2 23. Ra7 $14 Rd2 24. g4
(24. Nc4 Rd4 25. Nd6 Ne3 26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. Nfe8+ Kg8 $13) 24... Nf2 25. g5 $6
Nxh3+ 26. Bxh3 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Efimov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 (3... c5 4. d5 $5 {N} (4. c3 {-B22}) 4... c4 5.
Bxc4 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Nf6 7. Nc3 g6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. h3 a6 12.
a4 b6 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Bd4 Nbd7 15. b4 Qc7 16. a5 b5 17. Bb3 Rac8 18. Rad1 $14 {
(),Gavrilov,A-Vorotnikov,V,Moscow VDFSO 1992,EXP 29}) 4. c3 Be7 (4... d5 5.
dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nd2 $5 Nc5 7. Bc2 Be7 8. b4 Ne6 9. Nb3 b6 10. f4 c5 11. f5 Ng5 12.
Bxg5 Bxg5 13. Nf3 Ba6 14. bxc5 O-O 15. Bd3 Re8 16. O-O bxc5 17. Bxa6 Nxa6 18.
Qe2 c4 19. Nbd4 $36 {Hort,V-Chernin,A,San Bernardino op 1991}) (4... Nc6 5. Ne2
(5. Nf3 Be7 (5... g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. dxe5 (7. h3 $142 $5) 7... Nxe5 8. Nxe5 dxe5
9. Na3 O-O 10. Qc2 Be6 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Bc4 Bd7 13. Bg5 Rfd8 14. f3 b5 15. Bf1
a6 16. Qf2 Be6 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Nc2 h6 19. Be3 Bf8 $10 {Fuller,M-Miles,A,
Melbourne Masters 1992}) 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 Nb8 8. c4 Bg4 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. a3 a5
11. Rb1 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Bg5 13. b4 Bxc1 14. Rfxc1 Nd7 15. Qe3 Nef6 16. h3 Qe7 17.
Be2 g6 18. Bd1 Rfc8 19. Na4 axb4 20. axb4 c5 $1 $13 {Kamsky,G-Nikolic,P,
Tilburg 1990,CBM 20}) 5... Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. f4 $5 exd4 8. cxd4 Bg4 9. Be3 Nb4
10. Nbc3 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Re8 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. h3 $16 {[+],
Vospernik,A-Dolinar,D,Bled op 1992,CBM 29}) (4... c6 5. f4 $5 $14) 5. Nf3 Nbd7
6. O-O c6 (6... O-O 7. Re1 Re8 8. Nbd2 Bf8 9. a4 h6 10. a5 Rb8 11. b4 $14 {
Magai,V-Efimov,I/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001}) 7. Nbd2 (7. Re1 O-O 8. a4 Re8 9. h3
Qc7 10. Nbd2 Nf8 11. Nf1 (11. b4 Ng6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bc4 h6 14. Qb3 Bf8 15.
a5 Rb8 16. Nf1 b5 17. axb6 axb6 18. Qc2 b5 19. Bb3 Be6 $10 {Iuldashev,
S-Tseshkovsky,V,Voskresensk 1992,CBM 31}) 11... Ng6 12. Ng3 h6 13. Qc2 Bf8 14.
Bd2 Bd7 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Bc1 Bc8 17. Qb1 a5 18. Bc2 $14 {Landa,K-Makarjev,I/
Sochi 1992/EXT 97}) 7... Qc7 (7... O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. Nf1 Bf8 10. Ng3 g6 11. h3
Bg7 12. Nh2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nf3 exd4 {1/2-1/2 Beshukov,S-Shestoperov,A/
Krasnodar 1991/CBM 25 ext (14)}) 8. Re1 Nf8 (8... O-O 9. a4 Re8 (9... b6 10.
Nf1 Re8 11. Ng3 Nf8 12. h3 Ne6 13. Bd2 Bf8 14. Qc2 $14 {Smirin,I-Hansen,C/
Tilburg 1992/CBM 32}) 10. Nc4 (10. Nf1 Bf8 11. Ng3 g6 12. Bd2 $14) 10... b6 11.
Bg5 a6 12. Qb3 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Rxe7 14. Qa3 $14 {Godena,M-Coppini,G/Porto San
Giorgio 1995/EXT 2000}) 9. Nf1 Ng6 10. Ng3 O-O 11. Nf5 $5 (11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2
Bf8 13. h3 Nf4 14. Bf1 g6 15. Qc2 Bg7 16. Rad1 Bd7 17. c4 $14 {Fedorov,
A-Makarjev,I/Protvino 1992/EXT 97}) 11... Be6 ({Of course not} 11... Bxf5 12.
exf5 Nf4 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 $16 {and white is a pawn up.})
12. h3 Rae8 13. Nxe7+ {One of many possible plans. Another options were} (13.
Be3 Bxf5 14. exf5 Nf4 15. Bc2 Bd8 16. Qd2 $14) (13. b3 b6 14. Qc2 $14) 13...
Qxe7 14. Be3 $14 {White has not such a big, but very comfortable advantage,
mainly because of the fact that black nay hardly create any counterplay.} Rd8
15. Qc2 b6 16. a4 {White has to combine play on both wings to create
weaknesses in the position of black} Nh5 17. dxe5 $5 dxe5 18. a5 Nhf4 19. Bf1
c5 {Black has no other way to defend on b6:} (19... Qc7 20. axb6 axb6 21. Ng5
Bc8 22. Qb3 $14 {and black has to play c5 anyway.}) 20. Kh2 Qf6 21. Ng1 $5 {
Preparing to win some space on the kingside with g3 and h4.} (21. Nd2 $5) (21.
g3 $2 Nxh3 $17 {[%csl Rf3]}) 21... Bc8 22. Red1 Bb7 23. f3 {White is not
afraid to weaken black squres because black can't take advantage of this
without the darksquared bishop.} h5 24. g3 Ne6 25. h4 $1 {Otherwise black
would get counterplay after ...h4} Ne7 (25... Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Ra1 $1 $14)
26. axb6 axb6 27. Qb3 Nc8 28. Bc4 Qe7 29. Nh3 Bc6 30. Ng5 $1 {White has in
mind to attack on the kingside, so it's useful to get rid of the knight on e6,
which is the only active black piece.} Rxd1 (30... Nxg5 $2 31. Bxg5 {[%cal
Gg5d8]} Rxd1 32. Bxe7 Rxa1 33. Bxf8 $18) 31. Rxd1 Nxg5 32. Bxg5 Qa7 33. Rd2 $1
{[%cal Gb3e1,Gf3f4]} Kh7 (33... Qa1 $2 34. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 35. Rd8+ $18) 34. Qd1
f6 35. Be3 {[%csl Rh5,Rh7][%cal Gf3f4] It suddenly turns out that blck king is
in grave danger and black pieces don't manage to come on time to defend it!}
Qe7 36. f4 Be8 37. f5 $1 $16 g6 (37... Na7 38. g4 hxg4 39. Qxg4 Nc6 40. Rg2 $16
{[%cal Gh4h6]}) 38. g4 b5 39. Be6 $1 Nb6 40. gxh5 gxf5 (40... gxh5 41. Qg1 $1
$18 {[%csl Rc5]}) 41. Bxf5+ Kh8 42. Rg2 Nc4 43. Bxc5 $1 $18 {Tactics on the
service of strategy! After fantastically carried out game plan white decides
the game in his favor with nice tactical blow.} Qxc5 44. Qg4 {[%csl Rg7]} Qe7
45. h6 Ne3 46. Qg7+ Qxg7 47. hxg7+ Kg8 48. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 49. Re2 {The rest is
easy.} Nc4 50. Kg3 Nd6 51. Kg4 Kg7 52. b3 Bf7 53. Rd2 Nxf5 54. exf5 Bxb3 55.
Rd7+ Kh6 56. Rd6 Kg7 57. h5 Bc4 58. h6+ Kxh6 59. Rxf6+ Kg7 60. Rd6 Kf7 61. Kf3
Ke7 62. Rd2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.31"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Iceland"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 e5 (7...
Qa5 8. Bd3 (8. Qd2 O-O 9. Nge2 Nbd7 10. Ng3 c5 11. d5 Rb8 12. Bb5 a6 13. Bxd7
Bxd7 14. h4 b5 15. h5 b4 $132 {Gomez Esteban,J-Gual,A/ESP-ch 1998}) 8... c5 (
8... b5 9. Nf3 b4 10. Ne2 Bg4 11. Nd2 Bxe2 12. Kxe2 Nbd7 13. Rhd1 Qh5+ 14. Qxh5
Nxh5 15. a3 $14 {Izeta Txabarri,F-Martinez,F/Oviedo rapid 1993}) 9. Nge2 cxd4
10. Nxd4 Qb6 (10... Nc6 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Qg7 Rf8 14. exd5 Ne5 $132
{Bunzmann,D-Nikolic,P/Bundesliga 1999-2000}) 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. Nxc6 (12. Bb5
Bd7 13. Qe3 e5 14. Qg5 Ng4 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rxd6 f6 17. Rxf6 O-O-O 18. Rxc6+
Bxc6 19. Qxg4+ $16 {Antal,G-Zimmerman,Y/FSIMA June 2000}) 12... bxc6 13. e5
dxe5 14. Ne4 Be6 15. Qg7 O-O-O 16. Nxf6 exf6 17. Qxf6 $14 {Jansa,V-Hoffmann,H/
BL2-O9697}) 8. O-O-O (8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Nf3 Qe7 10. Bc4 b5 11. Bb3 Be6 12. O-O
Nbd7 13. Bxe6 {1/2-1/2 Gamback,B-Pirttimaki,T/2nd ShakkiNet IM 2000}) 8... Qe7
9. f3 (9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 exd4 13. Rxd4 O-O-O 14.
Rhd1 $14) 9... b5 10. Kb1 $5 a6 11. g4 Nbd7 12. Nge2 Bb7 13. Qe3 $6 {A
desicion which I can't understand:instead of developing the initiative with} (
13. g5 Nh5 14. Bh3 O-O-O 15. Bg4 f6 16. Bxh5 gxh5 17. gxf6 Nxf6 18. Ng3 $14 {
white decides to come back with the queen and very soon finds himself on
defensive.}) 13... O-O-O 14. g5 Nh5 15. Bh3 Kb8 16. Bxd7 $6 (16. Bg4 f6 (16...
Ng7 17. f4 f5 $1)) 16... Rxd7 17. a4 exd4 18. Qxd4 (18. Nxd4) 18... Re8 19. h4
f6 20. Rhg1 Rf8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Qe3 $6 {Second time in the game white queen
comes to e3 and second time this move turns to be a mistake!} (22. Rd3 $1)
22... Rdd8 $1 23. Rd3 b4 24. Na4 c5 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gf6f5]} 25. Nb6 f5 26. Nd5
Qe5 $17 27. c3 (27. Rgd1 Rfe8 {[%cal Ge8e3]}) 27... Rfe8 28. Rgd1 fxe4 29. f4 (
29. fxe4 Qxe4 30. Qxe4 Rxe4 {[%cal Ge4e2,Ge4h4]} 31. Ng3 Nxg3 32. Rxg3 Bxd5 33.
Rxd5 Rxh4 $19) 29... Nxf4 $1 0-1

[Event "Steinitz Memorial-A 1st"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2000.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Santo Roman, Marc"]
[Black "Pribyl, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.12.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2080]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bh4 Nbd7 7.
f4 c5 8. Nf3 {Usually white advances a pawn in order not to permit black to
open the center, but in the following game white deviates from traditional
approuch and gets very comfotable position.} (8. d5 a6 (8... Qb6 9. Rb1 Nh5 10.
Nge2 O-O 11. g4 g5 $1 12. fxg5 Ne5 13. Bg2 hxg5 14. Qxg5 Bxg4 $132 {Onischuk,
A-Ponomariov,R/Donetzk zt 1998}) (8... Qa5 9. Nf3 Qb4 10. Bd3 c4 11. Be2 Qxb2
12. O-O Ng4 13. Nd4 $14 {Shabalov,A-Smirin,I/World op 1997}) 9. Nf3 b5 (9... g5
$5 10. fxg5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 b5 12. a3 b4 13. axb4 cxb4 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Na4 Nxe4
16. Qxb4 Bf5 $44 {Gofshtein,L-Chernin,A/Corsican Open 1998}) 10. e5 b4 11. Na4
dxe5 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. e6 fxe6 14. dxe6 Nde5 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. O-O-O+ $16 {
Dreev,A-Beim,V/Frankfurt Ordix op 2000}) 8... a6 9. O-O-O cxd4 10. Qxd4 $5 Qb6
$6 (10... O-O $5 11. e5 Ng4 12. Nd5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Ngxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Nxe7+
Kh7 16. Qe3 Qb6 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 $11) 11. Bf2 Qxd4 (11... Qc6 12. h3 O-O 13. e5
dxe5 14. fxe5 Ne8 15. Nd5 Qe6 16. Bg3 $14) 12. Bxd4 O-O 13. e5 {This position
turns out to be very promising for white ad after another accuracy of black
white fully dominates the board.} dxe5 14. fxe5 Ng4 15. Re1 {[%csl Rg4]} f6 $2
(15... h5 16. e6 (16. h3 Nh6 17. g4 hxg4 18. hxg4 Nb8 19. Nd5 Nc6 $13) (16. Nd5
$6 e6 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. h3 Nh6 19. g4 Re8 20. Nxc8 Raxc8 21. gxh5 gxh5 $132)
16... fxe6 (16... Ndf6 $2 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. Bc4 e6 19. h3 Nh6 20. Ng5 $18) 17.
Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rxe6 Rf7 19. Bd3 Ndf6 20. Re2 $14) 16. e6 Nde5 17. Nd5 Nc6 (17...
Bxe6 18. Nc7 $16 {[%cal Gc7e6,Gc7a8]}) 18. Bb6 $1 {[%csl Ra8,Rc8]} f5 19. Bc4
Nf6 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. h4 $1 {Black simply can't move and every attempt to
breakthrough only makes things worse.} g5 $6 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Rh5 $1 {[%csl
Rf5,Rg5]} g4 24. Nh4 Ne5 (24... Bxh4 25. Rxh4 Kg7 26. Be3 $1 (26. Reh1 Kf6 27.
Bc7 $16) 26... Kf6 {[%csl Rf6]} 27. Bd2 $1 {[%cal Gd2c3]} Rd8 28. Rh6+ Kg7 29.
Reh1 $18) 25. Bd5 $18 a5 26. Bd4 $1 Nd3+ (26... Nc6 27. Bxf6 Rxf6 28. Nxf5 $18)
27. cxd3 Bxd4 28. Rg5+ Bg7 (28... Kh7 29. Nxf5 $18 {[%cal Ge1h1]}) 29. Nxf5
Rxf5 30. Rxf5 Ra6 31. Re4 Rd6 32. Rxg4 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 Bxe6 34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35.
Rxa5 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g4 {The most ambitious way to meet black's
set up.} h6 5. Be3 (5. Nf3 e5 (5... Nxg4 $6 6. h3 $5 (6. Rg1 Nb6 7. d5 Bd7)
6... Ngf6 7. e5 Nh7 8. e6 Nb6 9. d5 $36) 6. g5 hxg5 7. Nxg5 exd4 8. Qxd4 $14) (
5. g5 hxg5 6. Bxg5 e5 7. Qd2 $5 (7. Nf3 Be7 8. Qd2 c6 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. dxe5
dxe5 11. Nh4 Nc5 12. f3 g6 13. Bc4 Ne6 $132 {1/2-1/2 De Wit,M-Verduyn,BEL 2001}
) 7... c6 8. f4 Be7 (8... exd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. e5 Bc5 11. Qd2 Bxg1 12. Rxg1 Qb6
13. exf6 gxf6 14. Rg2 fxg5 15. O-O-O $36) 9. Nf3 exf4 10. Rg1 Nh5 11. O-O-O
Ndf6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Be6 $44 {Vallin,G-Ivanov,M 2001}) (5. h3 $5 e5 6.
Nge2 c6 7. a4 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Be3 Nh7 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 $36 {
Shengelia,D-Chibukhchian,A2001}) (5. Bg2 e5 6. h3 Be7 7. Nge2 c6 8. Ng3 g6 9.
Be3 Qa5 10. Qd2 $14 {Moncamp,G-Franc,N/2001}) 5... e5 6. h3 ({.} 6. d5 Be7 7.
f3 Nh7 8. Nge2 Ndf8 9. Ng3 Bg5 10. Qd2 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 Qg5 12. Qf2 Ng6 $132 {
Tabak,S-Verduyn,F 2001}) 6... a6 (6... c6 7. a4 (7. Nge2 b5 8. Bg2 (8. a3 Bb7
9. Ng3 a5 10. d5 b4 11. dxc6 Bxc6 12. Nd5 Qb8 13. a4 $14 {0-1 Dgebuadze,
A-Belkhodja, 2001}) 8... Bb7 9. a3 a5 10. d5 b4 11. dxc6 Bxc6 12. Nd5 $14 {
Hector,J-Bauer,C/Leon 2001}) (7. Qd2 b5 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. Nge2 b4 10. Nd1 d5 11.
exd5 Nxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bd4 Ng6 14. Ne3 $14 {Rogic,D-Jovanovic,Z/Pula 2003}
) 7... Be7 (7... d5 $5 8. dxe5 $6 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bd4 Bc5 11. Bg2 Bxd4
12. Qxd4 Qa5+ 13. b4 Qxe5 14. Qxe5+ Nxe5 $15 {Lomineishvili,M-Gelashvili,T/
Batumi 2001}) 8. Nge2 Nf8 9. f4 Ne6 10. f5 Ng5 11. Bg2 b6 12. Ng3 $16 {
Kasimdzhanov,R-Petrov,J/Halle 1995}) 7. a4 b6 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. Nge2 Be7 10. O-O (
10. f4 c5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. O-O c4 (12... O-O 13. g5 hxg5 14. fxg5 Ne8 15. h4
$14) 13. Ng3 O-O $13) 10... h5 11. g5 Nh7 12. h4 Nhf8 13. f4 {It's cleat that
white has won an opening battle. Black is doomed to passive defense till the
end of the game.} Ng6 14. Qe1 exf4 15. Nxf4 Nxf4 16. Rxf4 (16. Bxf4 O-O 17. Nd5
Re8 18. Qg3 $16) 16... O-O 17. Qf2 Qe8 18. Rf1 (18. a5 $5 b5 19. Rf1 c5 20. Bh3
cxd4 $140 $6 21. Bxd4 Ne5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Rxf7 Qxf7 24. Qxf7+ Rxf7 25. Be6
$16) 18... c5 19. Bh3 $16 {Threatening to take on f7 followed by Be6.} (19. Nd5
Bxd5 20. exd5 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Bd8 22. Bh3 $16) 19... cxd4 20. Bxd4 Ne5 {Black is
forced to give up a pawn not to lose on the spot.} 21. Qe2 g6 22. Bxb6 Kg7 23.
Bd4 f6 24. gxf6+ (24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qd8 26. Be6 $18) 24... Bxf6 25. Qf2 Qe7
26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Rab8 28. Bc3 Rb7 29. Be6 a5 30. Kg2 Rc7 31. Bd4 (31. Bxa5
Bxh4 32. Qxh4 Rxc2+ 33. Kh3 Qxh4+ 34. Kxh4 g5+ 35. Kxg5 Rg2+ 36. Bg4 Rxf4 37.
Rxf4 $18) 31... Rb7 32. Bc3 Rc7 33. Qe2 Nd7 34. Bxf6+ $6 (34. Bxa5) 34... Rxf6
35. Rxf6 Nxf6 36. Qd3 Rb7 37. b3 Rb8 38. Qc3 $6 (38. Rf3 $1 $18 {[%csl Rg6]
[%cal Gf3g3]}) 38... Rb4 39. Kh3 Re4 $1 40. Qg3 (40. Rf3 $5) 40... Re5 41. Qf4
Re4 42. Qf2 Qd8 43. c4 Nh7 $5 $132 {[%cal Gg6g5]} 44. Qb2+ (44. Qg3 Kh6 45. Rf7
Qb6 46. Kg2 Qd4 $132) 44... Kh6 45. Qd2+ g5 46. hxg5+ Qxg5 47. Qxg5+ Nxg5+ 48.
Kg2 Re2+ 49. Kg1 $6 (49. Rf2 Rxf2+ 50. Kxf2 Ne4+ 51. Ke3 Nc5 52. Kf4 Nxb3 (
52... Kg6 53. Bf5+ Kf6 54. Bc2) 53. Kf5 Nc5 54. Kf6 Nxa4 55. Ke7 Nb6 56. Kxd6
Nxc4+ 57. Kc5 Ne5 $11) 49... Ne4 50. b4 $6 (50. Bh3) 50... axb4 51. Rb1 Kg5 52.
Bh3 (52. Rxb4 Kf4 53. Rb3 Nd2) 52... Nd2 $19 53. Rxb4 Kh4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Be2 e6 7. Bg5 (7. d5 Bxf3
8. Bxf3 cxd5 9. exd5 e5 10. g4 h6 11. h4 g6 12. Be3 a6 13. Qd2 Nbd7 14. O-O-O
$14 {Mohr,G-Nevednichy,V/Manila 1992}) 7... Be7 (7... h6 8. Be3 d5 9. e5 Nfd7
10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 c5 12. c3 Nc6 13. O-O b5 14. Nf4 $14 {Lalic,S-King,D/
London 1988/EXT 98}) 8. Qd2 (8. e5 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nfd7 11. Bxe7
Qxe7 12. Qd4 Qc5 13. Qxc5 Nxc5 14. O-O-O $14 {Mok Tze Meng-Mokry,K/Yerevan
1996/EXT 97}) (8. O-O O-O (8... Bxf3 9. Bxf3 d5 10. e5 Nfd7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12.
Bh5 b5 13. f4 g6 14. Bf3 a6 15. Ne2 $14 {Tkachov,A-Vinitsky,I/Kiev 1998/EXT
2000 (37)}) 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nd4 $11 {
Zahariev,Z-Grbachkov,A/Sofia 1992/EXT 98}) 8... Bg6 (8... O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10.
e5 Nfd7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. g4 Bg6 13. h4 h6 14. h5 Bh7 15. g5 $16 {Zarubica,
L-Decsey,K/Herculane 1994/TD}) 9. e5 Ne4 (9... dxe5 $5 10. Nxe5 (10. dxe5 Qxd2+
11. Nxd2 Nd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bxe7 Kxe7 14. c3 Nc6 15. f4 Rhd8 $11) 10... Nbd7
11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Rhe1 $14) 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bxe7
Qxe7 12. O-O-O d5 $6 (12... Bxf3 13. exd6 (13. Bxf3 dxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Qe3
O-O-O $5 16. Rd6 (16. Rd2 Nb6 17. Rhd1 Rxd2 18. Qxd2 Rd8 19. Qxd8+ Qxd8 20.
Rxd8+ Kxd8 $11) 16... f6 $1 {[%csl Rd6]} 17. Qxa7 Nxe5 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $132)
13... Qxd6 14. Bxf3 Nd7 15. Rhe1 O-O-O 16. Qe3 $14) 13. Ng5 $1 $14 Bg6 (13...
Bxg2 $6 14. Rhg1 h6 $8 (14... Be4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxg7 $16) 15. Nxe6 $1 Qxe6
16. Rxg2 g6 17. Bg4 $16) 14. f4 h6 15. Nf3 c5 $6 ({I know that it's very
difficult to make sch a move in the game, but I think that it was best option
for black to play 15....Be4 hoping to get rid of the knight or at least to
make it come to passive position.} 15... Be4 $5) 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Nd4 {
[%csl Gd4]} Nc6 18. Bb5 $1 {In this kind of positions knight is much stronger
than bishop, so white is absolutely right keeping his knight in the game.}
O-O-O ({Very dangerous is} 18... O-O 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. g4 Be4 21. Rhg1 Rab8 22.
f5 $36 {[%cal Gg4g5] and white attack is not so easy to stop!}) 19. Bxc6 bxc6
20. Nb3 Qc4 21. Qf2 $1 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gd1d4] Dark squares in black's camp
are weak and white reminds black about it!} d4 $8 22. Nxd4 (22. Rd2 $6 c5 23.
Rhd1 Rd5 24. g4 Rhd8 25. f5 Bh7 {is far from being clear}) 22... Qxa2 23. Nb3
Be4 {[%cal Ge4d5]} 24. Qc5 Bxg2 $6 (24... Bd5 $5 25. Rhe1 Qa6 26. Kb1 Qb6 $132)
25. Rhg1 Bf3 (25... Bd5 26. Rxg7 $14) 26. Rd6 $1 Qa6 (26... Rxd6 27. exd6 Qa6
28. Qc3 $1 Bd5 29. d7+ $1 $16) 27. Kb1 g6 $6 (27... Qb6 28. Rxg7 Qxc5 29. Nxc5
Rxd6 30. exd6 Bh5 31. b4 Bg6 (31... Rd8 32. d7+ Kc7 33. Rh7 $16) 32. Kb2 Rd8
33. d7+ Kc7 34. Kc3 $14 {[%cal Gc3f6]}) 28. Nd2 $1 {[%csl Rf3]} Rxd6 29. exd6
Bh5 $8 (29... Bd5 30. c4 $18) 30. Nc4 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rh5,Rh8]} Rd8 31. Re1 {
[%cal Ge1e3,Ge3a3] With lethal threat Re3-a3.} Rd7 $5 {Otherwise black is
unable to defend} 32. Ne5 Qb6 33. Nxd7 Kxd7 34. b4 $1 {[%cal Ge1e3,Ge3a3]
Black is still helpless against Re3-a3} Bf3 35. Re3 Bd5 36. Ra3 Qxc5 37. bxc5
g5 38. Rxa7+ Ke8 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. Kc1 {The endgame is easily winning for
white, because black is actually playing without the king.} Bg2 41. Rc7 f5 42.
Kd2 Kd8 43. Rg7 Bxh3 44. Rxg5 e5 45. Rg7 Bg4 46. Re7 {[%cal Gd2f4,Gf4e5]} 1-0

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Eforie Nord"]
[Date "2000.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Negulescu, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2000.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bucharest RGA"]
[BlackTeam "Brasov Dinamo"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

{[%mdl 4128]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7.
h3 e5 8. Re1 Re8 (8... Nh5 9. Be3 Bd7 (9... h6 10. Nbd2 (10. Na3 a6 11. Nc4 Qf6
12. Bf1 Nf4 13. Kh2 g5 14. d5 Ne7 15. g3 Nxh3 16. Bxh3 $14 {Komarov,D-Bauer,C/
FRA-chT 1995}) 10... Qf6 (10... Qe8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bc5 Ne7 13. Qb3 b6 14.
Bb5 Bd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Nc4 $14 {Godena,M-Habibi,A/9th Ticino
Open 1999}) 11. Bf1 Nf4 12. Kh2 g5 13. g3 Ng6 {1/2-1/2 Sedina,E-Badea,B/Open
1998}) (9... Kh8 10. Na3 Qe7 11. Rc1 b6 12. Bb5 Nd8 13. Bf1 Bb7 14. Nd2 Bf6 15.
Nac4 Ne6 16. d5 Nc5 $132 {Proehl,H-Seul,G/Bonn GSK-2 1995}) 10. Nbd2 Kh8 (10...
Kh8 11. Bc2 a6 12. a3 Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Nf1 Qe7 15. Qd2 Bh6 16. N1h2 $14 {
Chernin,A-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Moscow PCA qual 1996})) 9. d5 $5 {After this move
arises the kind of position which is typical for King's Indian defence,
however with two major differences, and both of them not in black's favour -
rook on e8 and knight on e7 (in this particular game).} Ne7 {[%csl Re7]} (9...
Nb8 10. c4 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Nc5 12. Bc2 a5 13. Rb1 Bd7 14. a3 $14) 10. c4 c5 11.
Nc3 Nh5 12. Rb1 h6 13. b4 b6 14. bxc5 bxc5 (14... dxc5 $5 15. a4 Bd7 16. a5 Nc8
17. Qb3 Rb8 18. Bd2 Nd6 19. Na4 $14) 15. Bc2 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gc2a4]
Transferring the bishop to the queenside where it may contribute mostly to
white's plan.} Nf4 16. Ba4 Bd7 17. Kh2 g5 18. Re3 $1 $16 Nc8 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20.
Qa4 Qxa4 $6 {Without queens black will just have to wait passively till white
will come and get him!} (20... Qd8 21. Qc2 Nb6 22. Ne2 Nxe2 23. Qxe2 Qc8 24.
Nd2 Rb8 25. Reb3 Qa6 $16) 21. Nxa4 Nb6 22. Nxb6 axb6 23. a3 Reb8 (23... Ra4 24.
Nd2 Rb8 25. g3 Ng6 26. Reb3 Ra6 $16) 24. g3 Ng6 25. Reb3 Ra6 26. Nd2 Ne7 27. a4
Rxa4 (27... Bf8 28. a5 Rxa5 29. Rxb6 Rxb6 30. Rxb6 Ra2 31. Bb2 Nc8 32. Rb7 Ra6)
28. Rxb6 Rd8 29. Kg2 {White's plan consists of 3 parts: 1) to transfer the
king to the queenside, 2) to exchange the pair of rooks, 3) to penitrate with
the king.} Bf8 30. Kf3 Ng6 31. Ke2 Rda8 32. Kd3 Ra2 33. Bb2 R2a6 (33... R2a7
34. Bc3 Ra4 35. Kc2 R4a7 36. Rb7 Ra3 37. Rd7 Ra2+ 38. Rb2 R2a6 39. Rbb7 f6 40.
Nf1 $18 {[%cal Gf1e3,Ge3f5]}) 34. Bc3 Be7 35. Rxa6 Rxa6 36. Nf1 Ra2 37. Rb8+
Bf8 38. Bb2 Ne7 39. Ne3 h5 40. Kc2 Ra6 41. Kb3 f6 42. Bc3 Kf7 43. Rb5 $1 Ke8
44. Ba5 $1 Kd7 45. Rb7+ Kc8 (45... Ke8 46. Ka4 Ra8 47. Kb5 Nc8 48. Nf5 $16) 46.
Rc7+ $1 Kb8 47. Rd7 $1 $18 Rxa5 (47... Nc8 48. Bc7+ Ka8 49. Rd8 Kb7 50. Rxf8
$18) 48. Rd8+ Kc7 49. Rxf8 Ra1 50. Rf7 Kd8 51. Rxf6 Ke8 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O (5... Nbd7 6. Nge2 c5 7. O-O
cxd4 $5 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. b3 Nc5 10. Bb2 Bd7 11. Re1 a6 12. a4 e5 13. Nf3 Bc6 14.
Nd2 b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. b4 Na6 17. Na2 Qb6 18. c4 Rfd8 19. Qb3 Bh6 $1 $13 {
Rivas Pastor,M-Timman,J/Amsterdam zt 1978}) 6. Nge2 Na6 7. O-O c5 8. h3 (8. e5
$5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. f4 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Nb4 $13) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. Be3
(10. Re1 $5 a6 (10... Bd7 11. Be3 Qc8 12. Kh2 Na4 13. Nxa4 Bxa4 14. Qd2 Re8 15.
Rac1 Bc6 16. Bh6 Bh8 17. c4 Qc7 18. b4 Red8 19. Qe3 Be8 $14 {Burger,K-Pasman,M/
Beer Sheva 1982/MCD-r8}) 11. a4 e5 12. Nb3 Nxb3 13. cxb3 Be6 14. Be3 Qd7 15.
Kh2 Rad8 16. Re2 Ne8 17. Nd5 f5 18. Bg5 Nf6 19. Rc1 $14 {Khenkin,I-Timman,J/
Tilburg blitz 1994}) (10. f4 $5) 10... Bd7 11. Nb3 {Possible continuation
promising white minimal opening advantage.} (11. Qd2 a6 (11... Rc8 12. Rfe1 a6
13. a4 e5 14. Nde2 Bc6 15. f3 Qd7 $13 {Sepp,O-Gagunashvili,M/Plovdiv 2003}) 12.
a4 e5 13. Nb3 $5 Nxb3 14. cxb3 {[%csl Gd5,Rd6]} Be6 15. b4 Qd7 16. Kh2 $14 {
Van der Weide,K-Thorfinnsson,B/Reykjavik 1998}) (11. a4 Rc8 12. Re1 b6 13. Ra3
Qc7 14. Bg5 a6 15. Bxf6 exf6 16. b4 Ne6 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. c3 Re8 19. a5 b5 20.
Nb6 Rc7 21. h4 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Zakharevich,I-Sakaev,K/Petrov mem
1996}) (11. Kh2 $5 Rc8 12. Nb3 $6 b6 13. Qd2 Na4 $1 14. Nxa4 Bxa4 15. Rad1 Qc7
16. c3 $6 Qc4 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Ra1 Nc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 $15 {[%csl Ga4,Gg7][%cal
Gb8b2] Moldovan,D-Itkis,B/Ciocaltea mem 1997}) 11... Na4 12. Nxa4 Bxa4 13. Nd4
(13. e5 $5 Nd7 (13... dxe5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Bg2 a6 17. Rfd1 $14)
14. exd6 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Be5 16. dxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxb7 Rad8 18. Qc1 $16 {Nielsen,
J-Burgess,G/Aarhus 1989}) 13... Bd7 (13... e5 14. Ne2 Qc7 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. a4
$14 {Van Es,G-Wiker,B/Denmark 1999}) 14. Qd3 Rc8 15. c4 {After a number of
transformations from one opening to another the character of the position is
finally defined: Marozi bind with a bishop on g2!} Qa5 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. a3 a6
18. Rac1 Qc7 19. b3 {Both sides are not ready to commit yet.} (19. b4 Qb8 20.
Kh2 b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Nb3 $14) 19... Qb8 20. a4 b6 21. Nc2 a5 22. Bd4 Bc6
23. Ne3 Nd7 24. Nd5 Re8 (24... Bxd5 25. exd5 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Qc7 27. Rc3 Re8 28.
Re3 $14) 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. h4 e6 $5 27. Nc3 (27. Qc3+ f6 28. Ne3 Nc5 29. f3
Rcd8 $13) 27... Nc5 28. Qxd6 Qb7 {Black takes a brave decision to play for a
win, even though the compensation he's got for a pawn is hardly sufficient for
more than equality.} (28... Qxd6 $5 29. Rxd6 Red8 30. e5 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Rxd6 32.
exd6 Nxb3 33. Rd1 (33. Rb1 Nd2 34. Rxb6 Nxc4 35. Ra6 Nxd6 $17) 33... Nc5 34. f4
Rd8 35. Kf3 h5 $13) 29. Rb1 e5 30. f3 (30. h5 gxh5 (30... Re6 $6 31. h6+ Kxh6
32. Qd2+ Kg7 33. Bh3 Bxe4 34. Bxe6 Nxe6 35. Nxe4 Qxe4 36. Qe3 $16) 31. Qd2 Nxe4
32. Nxe4 Bxe4 33. Qg5+ Kf8 34. Bxe4 Qxe4 35. Qxh5 Rc6 $13) 30... f5 31. exf5
gxf5 32. Qd2 (32. h5 Bxf3 33. h6+ Kg8 34. Bxf3 (34. Nd5 $2 Bxg2 35. Nf6+ Kf7
36. Nxe8 Rxe8 $19) 34... Qxf3 35. Qd5+ Qxd5 36. Nxd5 Re6 $132) 32... Kh8 33.
Nd5 Rg8 34. Kh2 Bxd5 35. cxd5 (35. Qxd5 Qg7 36. g4 Qe7 $1 {[%csl Rd5,Rh4][%cal
Gg8d8]} (36... fxg4 37. fxg4 Qxg4 38. Qxe5+ Rg7 39. Bh3 $16) 37. Qd6 Qxh4+ 38.
Kg1 Rce8 $40) 35... Qg7 36. Qg5 Qf7 37. Qe3 Qf6 38. f4 (38. Qf2 Rg7 39. Bh3
Rcg8 40. Rg1 f4 41. g4 Rd8 $13) 38... exf4 39. Qd4 $4 (39. Qxf4 Rg4 40. Qd2 f4
41. Bh3 Rxg3 (41... fxg3+ $2 42. Kg1 (42. Kg2 Rxh4 43. Qb2 Qxb2+ 44. Rxb2 Rd8
$15) 42... Rxh4 43. Rf1 (43. Bxc8 $2 Qf3 44. Qg2 Qe3+ 45. Kf1 Rh1+ 46. Qxh1
Qf2#) 43... Ne4 44. Rxf6 Nxd2 45. Bxc8 Nxb1 46. d6 Rd4 47. d7 Kg7 48. Re6 $18)
42. Qd4 Rf8 43. d6 $14) 39... fxg3+ 40. Kh3 Rcf8 41. Qxf6+ Rxf6 42. Rd4 (42.
Bf3 f4 43. Kg2 $17) 42... f4 43. Rf1 Rgf8 44. Rf3 Nd7 45. d6 $6 (45. Re4) 45...
Ne5 $19 46. d7 Nxf3 47. d8=Q Ng1+ 48. Kg4 Rg6+ 49. Qg5 Rxg5+ 50. hxg5 f3 51.
Rd1 Ne2 52. Bxf3 Rf4+ 53. Kh5 Rxf3 54. Kh6 Kg8 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 Be7 5. Be3 O-O 6. c4 c6 (6... Ne8 7. Bd3 f5
8. exf5 Bxf5 9. Ne2 Bh4+ 10. Ng3 $14 {Rustemov,A-Laszewicz,P/Polanica Zdroj
1997/EXT 2000}) 7. Nc3 cxd5 (7... a6 8. Bd3 (8. Qd2 b5 (8... cxd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7
10. Bd3 b5 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. b4 Bd7 13. O-O Qb8 14. Rfc1 Qb7 15. Nd1 Rfc8 16.
Nb2 Bd8 $132 {Votava,J-Mokry,K/Turnov 1996/CBM 54}) 9. Rd1 b4 10. Nce2 a5 11.
Ng3 Na6 12. N1e2 cxd5 13. cxd5 Bd7 14. Nc1 Qb8 15. Nb3 a4 16. Na5 $13 {1/2-1/2
Sakaev,K-Svidler,P/Tivat 1995/CBM 48 ext (16)}) 8... b5 9. Nge2 bxc4 10. Bxc4
c5 11. Qd2 Ne8 12. O-O Nd7 13. Na4 Rb8 14. a3 h6 15. Rab1 Bg5 16. b4 $14 {
Urban,K-Jansa,V/Germany 1997/EXT 99}) 8. cxd5 Nh5 (8... a6 9. Bd3 b5 10. Nge2
Nbd7 11. b4 Nb6 12. a4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 bxc4 14. a5 Rb8 15. Rb1 $14 {Ivanov,
M-Strikovic,A/San Sebastian 1996/EXT 2001}) 9. g3 $5 {In their previous game
Sakaev opted for other continuation and also managed to win the game,
nevertheless the opening plan that he chose for this game looks far more
convincing.} (9. Qd2 g6 10. Bd3 Nf4 11. Bc2 Nd7 12. g3 Nh5 13. Nge2 Ng7 14.
O-O-O a6 15. Bh6 b5 16. h4 Nb6 17. Kb1 Bd7 18. Rc1 Nc4 19. Qe1 Qb6 $13 {
Sakaev,K-Nevednichy,V/Vrnjacka Banja 1996/EXT 2000}) 9... g6 10. Qd2 f5 {
Wihtout this move black can't get sufficient counterplay.} 11. exf5 $1 gxf5 12.
O-O-O Bd7 (12... f4 $6 {[%csl Ge4]} 13. gxf4 $6 (13. Bf2 Bg5 $6 (13... fxg3 $2
14. hxg3 Bg5 15. f4 exf4 16. Rxh5 $18 {[%csl Rg5]}) (13... Nd7) 14. g4 Ng7 15.
h4 Be7 16. Bd3 $16)) 13. f4 Bf6 {Black doesn't want to play e4, because it
would give white a possibility to transfer g4 with very comfortable advantage,
on the other hand, may be it was still better option.} (13... e4 14. Nge2 Nf6
15. Nd4 $14 {[%cal Gf1e2,Gh2h3,Gd1g1,Gg3g4]}) 14. Nf3 Kh8 (14... e4 15. Nd4 Re8
16. Rg1 Ng7 17. Be2 Na6 18. g4 $14) 15. Be2 Ng7 16. h4 b5 $6 {An attempt to
complicate the position, which, however, only makes things worse for black.} (
16... e4 17. Nd4 (17. Ng5 $6 Qe7) 17... Qe7 18. h5 h6 19. g4 fxg4 20. Rdg1 $40
{[%cal Ge2g4]}) 17. Nxb5 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 Nd7 19. Bc6 $1 {Fantastic place for a
bishop! It is very efficient on c6 and it's very difficult for black to create
counterplay on the queenside.} Rb8 20. b3 a5 21. h5 $5 ({Not so bad was also} 
21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Kb1 $16 {[%csl Rd7,Rg7] with huge advantage for white.})
21... Ne8 22. Rh2 Rb4 23. Qc2 Re4 24. Bd2 exf4 25. gxf4 $18 {The game is
actually decided in white's favor: he is in a total control of the situation,
but black still has some prctical chanses.} Nc5 (25... a4 26. Bxa4 Nc5 27. Bc6
Qb6 28. Ng5 $18) 26. Ng5 Qb6 $5 27. Nxe4 Nxe4 {[%cal Gb6d4]} 28. Re2 (28. Re1
$6 Qd4 29. Rhe2 Nxd2 30. Rxd2 Qa1+ 31. Qb1 Qc3+ 32. Kd1 Qf3+ 33. Rde2 Ng7 $16)
28... Ng7 29. h6 Nh5 30. Rxe4 $5 {Giving back some material to get rid of
annoying knight.} fxe4 31. Qxe4 Qc5+ (31... Ng3 $5 32. Qd3 Ne2+ 33. Qxe2 (33.
Kb1 $5) 33... Qd4 {[%cal Gd4b2]} 34. Rf1 Qa1+ 35. Kc2 Qxa2+ 36. Kd3 Qxb3+ 37.
Ke4 $18) 32. Kb1 Qf2 33. Qe3 Qh4 34. Qf3 {[%cal Gd1h1]} Qh2 (34... Ng3 35. Be1
Rg8 36. Bf2 $18) 35. Qe3 Qh4 36. Qe6 $6 Qf2 37. Bc1 Qf3 (37... Nxf4 38. Qe3 (
38. Qxd6 Ng6 39. Qe6) 38... Qxe3 39. Bxe3 $18) 38. Rd2 Qxf4 (38... Qc3 $5) 39.
Qe2 Ng3 40. Qf2 Qe4+ (40... Qxf2 41. Rxf2 Ne4 42. Rf4 Nc3+ 43. Kc2 Nxa2 44.
Rxf6 $18) 41. Rc2 Nf5 42. Qf4 Qd3 43. Bb5 $1 Qxd5 (43... Qxb5 44. Qxf5 Qb8 (
44... a4 45. Qxf6+ $1 $18) 45. Rf2 a4 46. Bb2 $18) 44. Bc4 Qe5 45. Qxe5 dxe5 $8
(45... Bxe5 46. Rf2 $18 {[%cal Gf2f8]}) 46. Bd3 Nd6 $6 (46... Ne7) 47. Ba3 Rd8
(47... Be7 48. Rc7 $18) 48. Rf2 Bh4 49. Rf1 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Ga3b2,Ga3d6]} Nc8
50. Bf8 $1 Nb6 51. Bg7+ Kg8 52. Bf5 Kf7 (52... Re8 53. Be6+ Rxe6 54. Rf8#) 53.
Bxh7+ Ke7 54. Bg6 Nd5 55. h7 Nf4 56. Rxf4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.04"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O (7. h3 c6
8. a4 Nbd7 9. a5 Qc7 10. O-O Rb8 {/\b5+/=}) 7... c6 8. a4 a5 9. h3 Na6 10. Be3
Nb4 11. Qd2 (11. f4 $5) 11... Be6 12. Rad1 (12. b3 d5 13. exd5 Nfxd5 14. Nxd5
Bxd5 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Rad1 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qf6 18. f4 $13 {Sergejev,R-Svirjov,I/
ch-EST 2000}) (12. f4 Bc4 13. b3 Ba6 14. Rad1 Nh5 15. dxe5 dxe5 $13 {Vajda,
L-Morozevich,A/WchJM U20 1997}) 12... Bc4 $5 {This manouvre is very good
solution for black:the light-squared bishop which is usually main problem of
black turns out to be one of the most pieces on the board.} (12... Qc7 13. f4
Rad8 $13) (12... d5 13. exd5 Nfxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. c3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nd5 17.
dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 Nb6 $11 {Franzoni,G-Strikovic,A/Erevan olm 1996
}) (12... Qc8 13. Kh2 Re8 14. f4 Bc4 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. f5 Rd8 17. Qc1 Qc7 18.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rf2 Ne8 $13 {Marjanovic,S-Dujkovic,S/JUG-ch op 1996}) 13. b3 (
13. Rfe1 Qc7 14. Nc1 Rfe8 15. b3 Ba6 16. Nb1 Nh5 17. g4 exd4 18. Bxd4 c5 19.
Bxg7 Nxg7 $13 {Terterians,V-Belov,I/Podolsk 1991}) 13... Ba6 14. Rfe1 Qc7 15.
g4 (15. f4 Rad8 16. g4 Rfe8 $14) 15... Rfd8 (15... Rad8 16. Ng3 Rfe8 (16... Nd7
17. Qc1) (16... d5 17. exd5 Nfxd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Bb6 Qxb6 21.
Rxe5 $36 {Van der Weide,K-Van Rijn,A/Dieren op 1998}) 17. g5 Nd7 18. d5 $1 $14
{Van der Weide,K-Nijboer,F/NLD-ch 1998} (18. Qc1 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 d5
$13)) 16. Ng3 $5 Nxg4 $1 {Changing the character of position on the board.} 17.
hxg4 exd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Nxc2 20. Qf6 Nxe1 21. Rxe1 Re8 $13 22. Qh4 $5
(22. Nf5 $2 gxf5 23. Qg5+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ Ke7 25. exf5+ (25. Qg5+ f6 26. exf5+ Kf7
27. Qh5+ Kf8 28. Qh6+ Qg7 $19) 25... Kd7 26. Ne4 Kd8 27. Rd1 d5 28. Nd6 Rg8 $17
) (22. f4 Qe7 (22... Qb6+ 23. Kh2 Qxb3 24. f5 d5 $13) 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. Rd1 Rd8
25. g5 $13) 22... d5 23. g5 Qd6 24. Re3 Qb4 (24... d4 $2 25. e5 $1 Rxe5 26.
Nce4 Qe6 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Rxe5 Qxe5 29. Nd7+ $18) 25. Rf3 d4 26. Bh3 $1 (26.
Rxf7 $2 Kxf7 27. Qxh7+ Kf8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qf6+ Kd7 $19) 26... Re7 $2 {
This mistake turns out to be wining continuation!After correct} (26... dxc3 $1
27. Rxf7 h5 28. Nxh5 Kxf7 (28... gxh5 29. Qxh5 Qxe4 30. g6 Qe1+ 31. Bf1 $1
Qxf1+ 32. Kh2 $18) 29. Qf4+ Kg8 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Nxe8+ Rxe8 32. Qf6+ $11 {
the position is equal.}) 27. e5 $4 {Missing very nice win after} (27. Nf5 $1
dxc3 $1 (27... gxf5 28. Bxf5 f6 (28... Kf8 29. Qxh7 Rc7 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qe5+
Kd8 32. Rh3 $1 $18 {[%csl Rd8]}) 29. gxf6 Rf7 (29... Rc7 30. Qg3+ {[%cal Gg3g8,
Gg3c7]} Kh8 31. Qxc7 $18) 30. Be6 dxc3 31. Rg3+ Kh8 (31... Kf8 32. Qxh7 $3 $18)
32. Bxf7 c2 33. Qxh7+ $3 Kxh7 34. Rh3#) 28. Qh6 $1 (28. Nxe7+ $2 Qxe7 29. Rxc3
Rd8 30. Qf4 c5 $17) 28... f6 $8 (28... gxf5 29. Bxf5 f6 30. gxf6 Kh8 31. Rg3
Rg8 $2 (31... Qd6 32. Rg7) (31... c2 32. Qg7+ $1 Rxg7 33. fxg7+ Kg8 34. Be6#)
32. Rxg8+ Kxg8 33. Be6+ $3 $18) 29. gxf6 (29. Nxe7+ Qxe7 30. gxf6 Qf8 31. f7+
Kh8 32. Qf4 c2 33. Qf6+ Qg7 34. f8=Q+ Rxf8 35. Qxf8+ Qxf8 36. Rxf8+ Kg7 $19 {
[%cal Gc2c1]}) 29... Rf7 30. Ne7+ Rxe7 31. Be6+ $1 Kh8 32. f7 $1 $18 {[%csl
Rh7][%cal Gf7f8,Gf3h3]}) 27... dxc3 $19 28. Ne4 Kh8 29. Qf4 (29. Rxc3 Rxe5 $19)
29... c2 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. e6 c1=Q+ 32. Kh2 Bc4 33. Qd4 Bxe6 34. Nf6+ Kh8 35.
Qe5 Bxh3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Black "Georgiev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 (3... c6 4. f3 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7.
Bc4 Ke8 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. a4 a5 10. g4 Nc5 11. h4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13. h5 Bc5
14. Nd1 Ke7 15. Ne3 g6 16. Nc4 Nd7 17. Bd2 b6 18. O-O-O $14 {Yudasin,L-Hodgson,
Y/Dos Hermanas/1992/}) 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 (6. Bg5 Bd6 $6 (6...
Be6 $142) (6... Be6 7. O-O-O+ Nbd7 8. f4 exf4 9. Nf3 h6 10. Bxf4 c6 11. a3 Bc5
12. Nd4 Bg4 13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Ndxe2 Ng4 15. Na4 Be7 16. Rhf1 Ke8 17. h3 Nge5
$132 {Maljutin,E-Titov,G SSSR 1991/}) 7. O-O-O Nbd7 8. Nf3 Ke8 9. Nb5 Ke7 10.
Nd2 h6 11. Bh4 Nb6 12. f3 Be6 13. Bf2 Nfd7 14. b3 Rhc8 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Kb2
Nc5 17. Nb1 $1 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. c4 g5 20. Nc3 $16 {Dvoirys,S-Spasov,V/Biel
izt/1993/}) (6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Bg5 $6 (7. Bc4 Ke7 $5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Nd5+ Bxd5 10.
Bxd5 c6 11. Bb3 {Gulko,B-Cifuentes Parada,R Novi Sad 1990/} Nbd7 $5 $10) 7...
Be6 $1 8. O-O-O Nbd7 9. Bh4 h6 10. Bxf6+ gxf6 11. Nh4 Bc5 12. f3 c6 $15 {
Akopian,V-Cifuentes Parada,R Buenos Aires 1991 Inf 52/125/}) 6... Be6 (6... Ke8
$5) 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. f3 (8. Nf3 Bd6 9. Nd2 (9. Be3 Nc6 $1 $10 {Browne,W-Gulko,B
USA 1991/}) 9... Nc6 10. f3 Ke7 11. Nd1 $6 Nb4 12. Ne3 Bc5 13. Ndc4 b5 14. Nxe5
Bxe3 15. Bxe3 Nxc2+ 16. Ke2 Nxa1 17. Rxa1 Rhc8 18. Nc6+ Ke8 19. Nxa7 Rcb8 20.
Nc6 $44 {Hodgson,J-Malaniuk,V/Calcutta op/1993/}) 8... a6 (8... Nc6 9. Be3 Bd6
10. O-O-O Ke7 11. Nge2 a6 12. Kb1 Rhf8 13. Nc1 Na5 14. b3 Nh5 15. Nd3 Nc6 16.
Rhe1 h6 17. Ne2 g5 18. c4 $14 {Turov,M-Poluljahov,A/St Petersburg 1993/TD}) (
8... Bb4 9. Bd2 Ke7 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Nh3 (11. Nge2 Nd4 $5 $10) 11... a6 12.
Nf2 Bd6 13. Ne2 h6 14. Nd3 $14 {Dorfman,J-Hickl,J/Polanica Zdroj 1993/CBM 37})
(8... Bd6 $5) (8... Bc5 9. Na4 Bd6 10. Be3 Nbd7 (10... Nfd7 11. Nh3 Ke7 12. Nf2
Nc6 13. Nd3 Nb4 14. Nxb4 Bxb4+ 15. Ke2 $14 {Vaiser,A-Epishin,V/Novosibirsk/
1993/}) 11. Nh3 Ke7 12. O-O-O b5 13. Nc3 Rhb8 14. Nf2 {Gipslis,A-Moskalenko,V/
Alushta/1993/} a6 $10) (8... Bd6 $5) 9. Be3 Bb4 (9... Bd6 10. Nge2 (10. Nh3 Ke7
(10... Nbd7 11. Ke2 Ke7 12. Nf2 Bc5 13. Ncd1 Rhd8 14. Bxc5+ Nxc5 15. Ne3 Nfd7
$6 (15... b5 $5) 16. Nc4 $1 h5 17. Na5 Nb8 18. b4 b6 19. Nc4 Ncd7 20. a4 $14 {
Yudasin,L-Murshed,N/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97}) (10... Nc6 11. O-O-O Ke7 12. Na4 {
1/2-1/2 Makarov,M-Komliakov,V/Kemerovo 1995/CBM 49 ext (12)}) 11. Nf2 Nbd7 12.
O-O-O (12. Ke2 h6 13. Rad1 {1/2-1/2 Schmidt,W-Matlak,M/Augustow 1996/EXT 99 
(13)}) 12... Rhf8 {1/2-1/2 Egin,V-Komliakov,V/Moscow 1997/EXT 2000 (12)} (12...
h6 13. Nd3 b5 14. a4 Rab8 15. axb5 axb5 16. b4 Nb6 17. Bxb6 Rxb6 18. Kb2 Nd7
$11 {Ukolov,A-Vorotnikov,V/Moscow/1996/ (23)})) 10... Ke7 11. Na4 Nbd7 12. O-O
b5 13. Nac3 Nc5 14. a3 h6 15. Nc1 Nfd7 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. Bf2 {1/2-1/2 Antonano,
A-Barranco Castillo,J/Zaragoza 1996/EXT 97 (17)}) 10. Nge2 Ke7 11. a3 Bd6 12.
Nc1 (12. O-O-O) 12... c5 13. Na4 Nbd7 14. b3 c4 $6 {I guess black
underestimated 17th move of white playing 14...c4. Now white gets quiet
significient advantage.} (14... b5 15. Nb2 Rhc8 16. c4 Nb6 17. Ncd3 bxc4 18.
Nxc4 Nxc4 19. bxc4 Rab8 20. Kd2 $14) 15. bxc4 Rac8 16. Nb2 b5 $5 (16... Bc5 17.
Bxc5+ Rxc5 18. Ncd3 Rc7 19. O-O Ne8 20. Rab1 Kf6 21. f4 $16) 17. Nb3 $1 (17.
cxb5 Rxc2 18. Nbd3 axb5 19. O-O Ra8 $13) 17... bxc4 18. Na5 {[%csl Rc4]} c3 19.
Nd3 Bc7 (19... Nc5 20. Bxc5 (20. Ke2 Nxd3 21. cxd3 $16 {[%cal Ga5c4,Gh1c1]})
20... Bxc5 21. Nxe5 Bb6 22. Nb3 $16) 20. Nc6+ $5 Kf7 (20... Kd6 $2 21. Ndb4 $1
{[%csl Rd6][%cal Ga1d1]} Bb6 22. Bxb6 Nxb6 23. Rd1+ Kc7 24. Nxe5 $16) 21. Ke2
Bd6 22. Na5 Bc7 23. Nb7 g5 $6 {Creating another weakness to himself.} (23...
Rb8 24. Rab1 $16 {[%cal Gb1b3,Gh1b1]}) 24. g4 $1 h5 25. h3 Rb8 26. Nbc5 (26.
Rhb1 $5 hxg4 27. hxg4 Kg6 28. Rb3 Rh2+ 29. Nf2 $16) 26... Nxc5 27. Bxc5 {
Sooner or later black pawn on c3 will fall and every exchange of pieces is
making this moment closer!} Nd7 28. Be3 $5 {[%csl Rg5]} (28. Bb4 $5 Bb6 29.
Bxc3 Rbc8 30. Kd2 Be3+ 31. Kxe3 Rxc3 32. Kd2 Rhc8 33. Rhc1 $16) 28... Bd8 29.
Nb4 Bf6 (29... a5 30. Nc6 Rb2 31. Kd3 Bf6 32. Nxa5 $18) 30. Nxa6 Rb2 31. Nb4
Be7 32. Bc1 Nb6 (32... Bxb4 33. Bxb2 cxb2 34. Rad1 $1 {[%csl Rb4,Rd7]} Bxa3 35.
Rxd7+ Kf6 36. Rd3 $1 Rc8 37. Kd2 Bc5 38. Rb1 $18) 33. Bxb2 cxb2 34. Rad1 Ra8 $6
(34... Rc8 $5 35. Kd3 (35. Rd3 $2 Bxb4 36. axb4 Rxc2+ 37. Rd2 Rc1 $19) 35...
Ra8 36. c3 Rxa3 $16) 35. Rd3 Nc4 36. Rb1 Nxa3 $6 (36... hxg4 $1 37. hxg4 Nxa3
38. Rxb2 Bxb4 39. Rxb4 Nxc2 40. Rb7+ Kf6 $16) 37. Rxb2 Bxb4 (37... hxg4 $1) 38.
Rxb4 Nxc2 39. Rb7+ Kf6 40. gxh5 $1 $18 {Now the endgame is easily winning for
white.} Nd4+ 41. Ke3 Ra2 (41... Rh8 42. Rc3 Rxh5 43. Rcc7 Rh8 (43... Rxh3 $2
44. Rf7+ Kg6 45. Rg7+ $18) 44. Rf7+ Kg6 45. Rg7+ Kh6 46. Kf2 $18) 42. Rc3 g4 $5
(42... Ne2 43. Rcc7 $18 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Gc7f7]}) 43. hxg4 Ne2 44. Rcb3 (44.
Ra3) 44... Nd4 45. Rc3 (45. Rb2 $5 Ra3+ 46. Kf2 Rxf3+ 47. Kg1 Rf4 48. Rf2 $18)
45... Ne2 46. Ra3 Rxa3+ 47. Kxe2 Ra2+ 48. Ke3 Rh2 49. Rh7 {[%cal Gh5h6]} Kg5
50. Rf7 (50. h6 Ra2 51. Rh8 Ra6) 50... Ra2 51. Kd3 Ra8 52. Kc4 Rc8+ 53. Kd3 Ra8
54. Kd2 (54. Kc4) 54... Ra2+ 55. Kc3 Ra8 56. Kb4 Rc8 57. Kb5 Rc3 58. Rf8 $1 {
[%cal Gf8g8,Gg8g6]} Rc1 59. Rg8+ Kf4 60. g5 Rh1 61. g6 Kg5 (61... Rxh5 62. g7
Rg5 63. Rf8+ $18) 62. Rh8 Kf6 63. Rh7 Rb1+ 64. Kc4 Rb8 65. Kd3 Ra8 66. g7 Ra3+
67. Ke2 Ra2+ 68. Ke3 Ra3+ 69. Kf2 Ra2+ 70. Kg3 Ra1 71. h6 Rg1+ 72. Kf2 Rh1 73.
Rh8 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Moreno Carnero, Javier"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. h3 Nbd7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. O-O (9. e5 b4 10. exf6 (10. Ne4 Nxe4 (10... dxe5 11. dxe5 Nxe4 12. Bxe4
Nxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxc6 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Bc3+ 17. Kf1 Ba6+) 11.
Bxe4 d5 12. Bd3 Rb8 $132 {/\c5}) 10... bxc3 11. Qxc3 Nxf6 12. Qxc6 Bd7 $44)
9... Qc7 (9... a6 10. e5 Ne8 11. exd6 exd6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bh6 d5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Ne2 Rf7 16. a4 Bb7 17. Rfe1 Nf8 {1/2-1/2 Schandorff,L-Gipslis,A/Valby 1994/
EXT 98 (17)}) (9... e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 $10 11. Ne2 Bb7 (11... a5 $5 $132) 12. Nc1
c5 13. Bxb5 Bxe4 14. Ng5 Bb7 15. Nb3 h6 16. Rfd1 $1 hxg5 17. Bxd7 $16 {Turov,
M-Lastin,A/Nizhnij Novgorod 1998/EXT}) (9... Bb7 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 b4 12.
Ne2 Nd5 13. Bh6 $14 {[%csl Rb4] De Vreugt,D-Nijboer,F/Rotterdam 2000/CBM 77})
10. Ne2 (10. a3 a6 11. Rfe1 Bb7 12. Bg5 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qe3 Rfe8 15. Rad1
Nf8 16. Bf1 Ne6 $11 {Duncker,J-Schmidt,J/Bad Wildungen 1998/EXT 99}) (10. Bh6
e5 11. Rfe1 (11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Ne2 exd4 13. Nfxd4 Qb6 14. c3 Nc5 15. Ng3 Nxd3
16. Qxd3 Bd7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Qe3 h6 $132 {Vyhnalek,B-Pick,S/CZE 1999/EXT 2000
}) 11... a6 12. Rad1 Bb7 13. Qg5 Nh5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bf1 f6 16. Qe3 Rad8 17.
dxe5 dxe5 18. Rd2 Nf4 19. Red1 Nb6 20. b3 Ne6 21. a4 {1/2-1/2 Pedersen,
S-Kristensen,L/Denmark 1998/EXT 99 (21)}) (10. Rad1 Bb7 11. Bh6 e5 12. Bxg7
Kxg7 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Ne2 Rad8 15. Ng3 Ng8 16. Qc3 a6 17. Rd2 Ne7 18. b4 f6
$13 {Noack,C-Hoffmann,H/Leutersdorf 2000/EXT 2001}) 10... Rb8 11. Ng3 e5 12.
Bh6 (12. c3 $5) 12... Ne8 $5 13. c3 Nb6 14. b3 $6 {Black isn't threatening to
play Nc4, so there was no reason to play b3, on the other hand this waste of
tempo is not so crucial in the position and white keeps slightly better
prospects also after this tiny inacuracy.} a5 15. Rfe1 $6 {White's plan is to
play f4 sooner or later, so for this purpose 15.Rae1 would look more suitable.}
a4 16. Rab1 $6 (16. b4 Be6 17. a3 Nc4 18. Qc1 $14) (16. Rac1 $5) 16... Ra8 17.
Rbc1 {White is playing without clear plan and wasting precious time, but even
so his position is not worse and further attempts of black to play for a win
in equal position finally bring to the opposite result (as it oftenly happens
in chess!)} axb3 18. axb3 Be6 19. c4 bxc4 20. Bxc4 $5 (20. bxc4 c5 21. dxe5
dxe5 {would leave white with ''bad'' bishop.}) 20... Bxc4 21. bxc4 c5 $11 22.
dxe5 dxe5 23. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1d5]} Rd8 24. Qe3 f6 $5 {As I previously said the
position is equal and black has no reason to play for a win, but he tries to
do so and very soon finds himself in inferior position.} 25. Rc2 Qc6 $5 (25...
Bxh6 26. Qxh6 Ng7 $6 27. Ne3 Ne6 28. Nd5 Nxd5 29. cxd5 Nd4 30. Nxd4 exd4 31.
Rec1 {[%csl Rc5]} Rc8 (31... Qe5 $2 32. Rxc5 Qxe4 33. Rc7 $18 {[%cal Gc7h7]})
32. Rxc5 Qxc5 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34. Qd2 $14) 26. Qc1 Bxh6 27. Qxh6 Nd6 (27... Ng7
$5 28. N3d2 (28. N1d2 $6 Ne6 29. Rb1 Nd4 30. Rcb2 (30. Nxd4 cxd4 31. Rcb2 Nd7
32. Rb7 Rb8 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Rxb8+ Nxb8 $15) 30... Nxf3+ 31. gxf3 Rb8 $15)
28... Ne6 29. Ne3 Nd4 30. Rb2 $11) 28. N3d2 Nf7 29. Qh4 Ng5 30. Ne3 Rd4 $6 {
Black's position looks more active, but itt's just an illusion.} (30... Ne6)
31. f3 Rfd8 32. Qf2 Kg7 33. Nd5 {[%csl Rd4]} Qa4 34. Rec1 Nd7 35. Nf1 Qc6 36.
Rb2 $36 {[%cal Gc1b1] The position still remains equal, but now black has to
be careful.} Ne6 37. Nfe3 Nf4 $2 (37... Rd3 $5 38. Rcb1 Ra3 $14 {[%cal Ga3a8,
Ga8b8]}) 38. Nxf4 exf4 39. Nd5 $16 Qd6 (39... Ne5 $5 40. Rb6 Qxb6 $5 (40... Qd7
41. Nxf4 $16) 41. Nxb6 Nd3 42. Qa2 $1 Nxc1 43. Qa7+ Kh6 44. Qe7 $36 {[%csl Rc5,
Rf6]}) 40. Rb7 g5 (40... Rb8 41. Qb2 $1 {[%cal Gc1a1,Ga1a7]} Rxb7 $6 42. Qxb7
Rd2 43. Ra1 $18 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ga1a7]}) 41. Ra1 Rf8 42. Raa7 Rf7 43. Qb2 {
[%cal Gb7c7,Gb2b7] Planning to triple major pieces over the seventh rank.} Rd1+
$6 44. Kh2 h5 (44... Ne5 45. Qxe5 $3 fxe5 46. Rxf7+ Kg6 47. Rg7+ $18) 45. Rxd7
$1 $18 {[%csl Rf6]} Rxd7 46. Rxd7+ Qxd7 47. Qxf6+ (47. Qxf6+ Kh7 48. Qxg5 Qf7
49. Nf6+ Kh8 50. Qh6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.31"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Efimov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 {A ploy often used by players who employ the Saemisch
Variation against the King's Indian as after 3...g6, White would play 4.c4!} d5
4. e5 (4. Nc3 dxe4 5. Bg5 $5 exf3 6. Nxf3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O Nc6 9. Kh1 Nb4
10. Ne5 O-O $5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qh5+ Kg8 14. Ne4 g6 15. Nxg6
fxg6 16. Qxg6+ Bg7 17. Ng5 Rf6 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qg6 Kg8 $10 {Ward,C-Hodgson,J/
BCF-ch Dundee/1993/}) 4... Ng8 (4... Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 $1 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Nb8 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Bb5 e6 12. a3 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 $2 14.
O-O g6 15. Qd2 $16 {Gelfand,B-Adams,M Wijk aan Zee 1994.}) 5. c4 {The most
ambitious and dangerous for black reply.} (5. c3 c5 6. f4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Nh6 $1 9. Be2 Nf5 10. Nf3 e6 11. a3 Bd7 $13 {Gofshtein,L-Beim,V/Tel Aviv/
1992/}) (5. Be3 e6 6. f4 Nh6 7. Nd2 Nf5 8. Bf2 h5 9. Bd3 Be7 10. Ne2 g6 11. c3
b6 12. O-O Qd7 13. Nf3 Ba6 14. Bc2 Kf8 $13 {Ionescu,C-Varga,Z/zt 1.4 2000})
5... dxc4 (5... e6 6. Nc3 (6. cxd5 exd5 $5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd3 Ne7 $13) 6... dxc4
7. Be3 (7. Bxc4 c5 $1) 7... Nd7 8. Qa4 (8. f4 Nb6 9. Bxc4 Nxc4 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11.
Qxc4 Bc6 12. Nf3 Ne7 $17) 8... Ne7 9. Bxc4 Nf5 10. Bf2 c6 $1 $132 {Van der
Sterren,P-Speelman,J/Moscow olm 1994}) (5... c6 6. Nc3 h5 $6 (6... Be6 $6 7. c5
g6 8. b4 Nd7 9. Nge2 Qc7 10. Nf4 $16 {Ward,C-Trygstad,K/Politiken Cup 1999}) (
6... e6 $5) 7. Bd3 g6 $6 8. Nge2 Nh6 9. Bg5 Nf5 10. Qb3 $16 {Yevseev,
D-Vorotnikov,V/RUS-ch KO 1999} (10. cxd5 $5 cxd5 11. Qb3 Nc6 12. Bxf5 Bxf5 13.
Qxb7 Rc8 14. Rc1 $16)) 6. Bxc4 e6 (6... Nc6 7. Ne2 e6 8. O-O Nge7 9. Be3 Nf5
10. Bf2 Be7 11. Nbc3 O-O 12. a3 Kh8 13. Qd3 $14 {Andrianov,N-Beim,V/Rishon le
Zion 1993}) 7. f4 (7. Ne2 Ne7 8. Be3 c5 9. dxc5 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Nd7 11. Bb5 Nc6
12. Nbc3 Ndxe5 13. Kc2 Bd7 $13 {Dreev,A-Kotsur,P/Open 1999}) 7... Nd7 (7... Ne7
8. Nf3 Nbc6 9. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Psakhis,L-Beim,V/Herzliya 1993}) 8. Nf3 Nb6 9. Bb3
Bd7 10. f5 $5 Bb4+ $6 {Probably black had to take the pawn although even in
this case his position wouldn't be very promising.} (10... exf5 11. Ng5 Nh6 12.
Qh5 Bb4+ 13. Nc3 O-O 14. O-O $36 {[%csl Rh6]}) 11. Nc3 Ne7 (11... exf5 12.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Qb3+ Be6 14. Qxb4 h6 15. O-O Qe7 16. Qa5 $14) 12. fxe6 Bxe6 (
12... fxe6 13. Ng5 Nbd5 14. O-O Nxc3 15. Qf3 Ne2+ 16. Qxe2 $16) 13. O-O Bxb3 (
13... O-O 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Qb3 Ned5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. a3 $16) 14. Qxb3 Bxc3 (
14... Ned5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. a3 Ba5 17. Qxb7 $16) 15. bxc3 Qd5 16. Ba3 h6 {
[%csl Gg5]} ({Deserved attention} 16... Nc6 17. Ng5 (17. Bc5 Na5) 17... Nd8 18.
Bc5 Nc4 $16) 17. e6 f6 (17... fxe6 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Ne5 Qxb3 20. axb3 Rhg8 21.
Rf7+ Kd6 22. c4 c5 23. Nd3 $16) (17... Qxb3 18. axb3 fxe6 19. Rae1 Nc6 20.
Rxe6+ Kd7 21. Rg6 $16 {[%cal Gc3c4,Gd4d5]}) 18. Nh4 (18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Rae1
Qxb3 20. axb3 g5 $14) 18... Qxb3 19. axb3 Nbc8 20. Nf5 Nxf5 $6 {After this
move black can hardly hope to survive.} (20... Rg8 21. c4) 21. Rxf5 b6 $6 22.
Rd5 $1 $18 Nd6 $8 23. Bxd6 cxd6 24. Rxd6 Ke7 25. Rd7+ Kxe6 26. Rxg7 a5 27. Re1+
Kf5 (27... Kd5 28. Rd7+ Kc6 29. Rf7 Raf8 30. Re6+ Kb5 31. Rexf6 $18) 28. Rge7
Rac8 29. Rf1+ Kg6 (29... Kg5 30. Re3 f5 31. Rg3+ Kf6 32. Rgf3 $18) 30. Re6 Rhf8
31. c4 b5 32. c5 $1 Rcd8 33. Rd1 Rd5 34. Rb6 Re8 35. Rxb5 Re2 36. Rd3 Rf5 37.
Rf3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.02"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Magai, Vladimir"]
[Black "Efimov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kyrgyzstan"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "KGZ"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Be7 {Slightly passive,but very solid
continuation giving black good chanses to equalize.} 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. O-O O-O 7.
Re1 Re8 (7... c6 8. Nbd2 Re8 9. Nf1 Bf8 10. Ng3 Qc7 11. h3 b6 12. Qc2 Bb7 13.
Be3 a6 14. a4 $14 {Eisterer,H-Lau,R/Carl Schlechter mem 1996}) (7... a6 8. Nbd2
b5 9. a4 Rb8 10. b4 c5 11. axb5 axb5 12. Qe2 exd4 13. cxd4 c4 14. Bc2 d5 15. e5
$14 {Godena,M-Varga,Z/9th Ticino Open 1999}) 8. Nbd2 Bf8 9. a4 $5 (9. h3 g6 10.
dxe5 dxe5 11. Nc4 Bg7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Qe2 Nh5 15. Qd2 g5 $13 {
Beshara,N-Ismail,H/It 1998}) (9. Nf1 g6 10. Ng3 Bg7 11. h3 b6 12. Bg5 h6 13.
Be3 Bb7 14. d5 c6 15. c4 a5 16. Qd2 $14 {Popovic,P-Damljanovic,B/JUG-chT 1994})
(9. Bc4 c6 10. Bb3 g6 11. a4 Qc7 12. h3 h6 13. Bc2 Bg7 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nc4
Bf8 $13 {Morin,Y-Schmidt Schaeffer,S/Cannes op 1995}) 9... h6 $5 {Black
forgets about typical breakthrough in the center:} (9... d5 $5 10. exd5 (10.
dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Rxe5 12. Nf3 (12. f4 $6 Re8 13. e5 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Ng4 $19 {
[%csl Gf2][%cal Gg4f2]}) 12... Bg4 13. Bf4 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 dxe4 $11) (10. Qc2
exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 $5 (11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 g6 $1 $11) 12. e5 Nxd3
13. Qxd3 Ng4 14. N2f3 c5 $13) 10... exd4 11. Rxe8 Qxe8 12. Nxd4 Qe5 13. Nc4
Qxd5 14. Ne3 Qe5 $11) 10. a5 Rb8 $6 (10... d5 $1) 11. b4 $14 b5 $6 (11... c6)
12. axb6 axb6 13. Bb5 $1 exd4 (13... Bb7 14. d5 Ra8 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. c4 c6 17.
dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Bb2 $14) 14. Nxd4 Bb7 15. Nc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 $16 {
White bishop on c6 is stronger that both black rooks!} Re7 (16... b5 17. Nf3
Rb6 18. Nd4 Re7 19. Bb2 Nb8 20. Ra8 $1 $16 {[%csl Rb6,Rb8,Re7][%cal Ga8d8]})
17. Nf3 Ne5 18. Nd4 $1 d5 $8 19. f4 Ng6 (19... Nc4) 20. e5 Ne4 21. Qd3 $6 (21.
c4 $1 $18 {[%csl Re4]}) 21... Re6 22. Bxd5 $6 {White choses the worst option
out of those that he had!} (22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bd2 (23. Rxe4 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Qxd3
25. Bxd3 Ne7 26. Kf1 Nd5 27. Bd2 $18) 23... Ne7 24. Ba4 c5 25. Bc2 c4 26. Qe2
$18) 22... Qxd5 23. Qxe4 Qxe4 24. Rxe4 Ree8 25. Nc6 Ra8 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Bd2
$16 b5 (27... Ne7 28. Nxe7+ Bxe7 29. Rd4 c5 30. Rd7 Kf8 31. Kf2) 28. f5 Ne7 29.
Nd4 $1 Rd8 30. Be1 Rd5 31. Kf1 c5 (31... g6 32. g4 h5 33. h3 hxg4 34. hxg4 c5
35. bxc5 Rxc5 $16) 32. bxc5 Rxc5 33. Ke2 g6 34. g4 Nd5 35. Kd3 Nb6 36. e6 $1
$18 {[%cal Ge6e7] Now white is easily wining,but the advantures has just begun!
} gxf5 37. Nxf5 $5 (37. gxf5 fxe6 38. fxe6 Be7 39. Bf2) 37... fxe6 38. Rxe6 {
[%cal Ge6b6,Ge6g6]} Nd7 39. Nxh6+ Kh7 40. Bd2 $2 ({Why not} 40. Kc2 $1 Bxh6 41.
Re7+ Kg6 42. Rxd7 Bg7 43. Kb3 $18) 40... Rd5+ 41. Kc2 Ne5 (41... Rxd2+ 42. Kxd2
Bxh6+ 43. Kc2 Bg5 $1) 42. h3 Rxd2+ 43. Kxd2 Bxh6+ 44. Kc2 (44. Ke2 $1) 44...
Bg7 45. Kb3 {[%csl Rb5]} Nd3 46. Re3 Nf4 47. Rf3 Nd5 48. h4 $6 (48. c4 bxc4+
49. Kxc4 Ne7 50. Kd3 Ng6 51. Ke4 $16) 48... Nf6 49. Rf4 Nd5 50. Rf7 Ne3 51. Rb7
(51. g5 Kg6 52. Rb7 Nf5 53. Rb6+ Kh5 54. Rxb5 Nxh4 $14) 51... Nxg4 $14 52. Rxb5
Ne5 53. Rd5 Bf6 $4 {Now black is lost again,while after} (53... Kg6 54. c4 Kh5
55. Rd4 Nxc4 56. Rxc4 Bf6 $11 {the position is drawn.}) 54. c4 Kg6 55. c5 Nc6 (
55... Kh5 56. c6 $18 {[%cal Gc6c8]}) 56. h5+ $18 Kf7 57. Kc4 Ne7 58. Rd2 Kg7
59. Rd7 Kf7 (59... Kh6 60. Rd6 Kg5 61. h6 Nf5 62. Rd5 Kf4 63. Rxf5+ Kxf5 64. c6
{[%cal Gh6h8,Gc7c8,Gc6c8]} Ke6 65. Kc5 Ke7 66. Kb6 $18) 60. c6 Ke6 61. Kc5 Bg5
62. Rd3 Bf4 63. h6 $1 Ng6 (63... Bxh6 64. Rd6+ $18) 64. h7 Ke7 65. Rd7+ Ke6 66.
Rg7 1-0

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 14th"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "2001.07.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2001.07.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3
Bd7 {Very solid set up, leading to a slightly passive position.} 9. O-O a6 10.
a4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Re1 Qc8 (12... Nb4 13. Nb3 (13. g4 c5 14. Nde2 Bc6 15.
Ng3 b6 (15... Qa5 16. Qd2 Rad8 17. g5 Nd7 18. Nd1 Ne5 19. c3 Nbd3 20. Rf1 d5 $1
$17 {Freitag,R-Polzin,R/Travemuende op 1995}) 16. g5 Nd7 17. f4 Nf8 18. Qd2 Qc7
19. Nd1 Bb7 20. c3 $14 {Markowski,T-Gallagher,J/Geneva op 1996}) (13. Qd2 c5
14. Nde2 Bc6 15. f3 {1/2-1/2 Schumacher,H-Deleyn,G/BEL-chT9697 1997}) 13... Bc6
14. Qd2 a5 15. Bd4 b6 16. Kh2 Qc8 17. Re2 Qb7 18. Rae1 Re6 19. f3 Rae8 20. Bf2
$14 {Vajda,L-Hoang Than Trang/Budapest FS02 IM-A 1994}) (12... Na5 $5 13. Bf4
$6 Nh5 14. Bc1 c5 15. Nde2 Bc6 16. g4 Nf6 17. Ng3 Nc4 18. Re2 Nd7 $132 {
Lazic,M-Mozetic,D/JUG-chT 1995}) 13. Kh2 (13. g4 h5 14. g5 (14. f3) 14... Nh7
15. h4 (15. Nxc6 $6 bxc6 16. Kh2 Rb8 17. Rb1 c5 18. Qd3 Bc6 19. Bd2 Rb4 $15 {
Cioara,A-Svetushkin,D/Bucharest Primavara 1998}) 15... Ne5 (15... Bh3 $132) 16.
f3 Bh3 17. Bf2 c6 18. Bh1 a5 19. b3 Qc7 20. Qd2 Bd7 $13 {Raetsky,A-Sturua,Z/
MTO Open 2000}) 13... Re5 {Accepting a challenge! After this move the
charecter of the position changes drustically} (13... Rb8 14. f4 Nb4 15. Bf2 b6
16. Re2 h6 17. Qd2 c6 18. a5 b5 19. Nb3 Be6 20. Qxd6 Nxc2 21. Rxc2 Bxb3 $13 {
Khenkin,I-Mowsziszian,K/Weilburg op 1995}) 14. f4 $5 (14. f3 Rb8) 14... Rh5 $5
(14... Re8 15. Qd3 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc6 17. g4 $14) 15. f5 $1 {Of course!} gxf5 (
15... Ne5 16. Bf4 gxf5 17. Nd5 Neg4+ 18. Kg1 Nxd5 19. exd5 Nf6 20. Qf3 $16 {
[%csl Rh5]}) 16. Nd5 Nxd5 $6 {More accurate was} (16... Ng4+ 17. Kg1 Nxe3 18.
Qxh5 Nxd5 19. Nxc6 fxe4 $1 20. Qxd5 Bxc6 21. Qg5 d5 22. c4 $13 {with unclear
position}) 17. Qxh5 Nf6 (17... Nxe3 $6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Rxe3 Bxb2 20. Rf1 $1
$14 {[%csl Rf7]}) 18. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 19. Qg5 {[%cal Gg5g8]} (19. Qh4 $5 Nxe4 20.
c3 Rb8 21. Re2 Be6 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Qxe4 $14) 19... fxe4 20. Bd4 $6 {[%csl
Rg5] Now it's white's turn to make a mistake, while afer} (20. Rf1 Qd8 21. Qh4
Nd5 22. Bg5 Qf8 (22... f6 23. Bxe4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rh7]}) 23. Bxe4 h6 24. Bd2 $16
{white's advantage would beome very significient}) 20... Qd8 {[%cal Gf6g4]} 21.
Rxe4 h6 22. Bxf6 hxg5 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 $14 24. c3 a5 $1 (24... Be5 25. Rb4 $1 {
[%cal Gb4b7]}) 25. Rd1 c5 (25... Be5 $2 26. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 27. Bxc6 $18 {[%cal
Gd1d8]}) 26. Rd2 Bf6 27. Bf1 $6 Rb8 {White has minimal advantage, but the most
logical outcome of the game seems to be a draw.} (27... Bc6 28. Re1 Bxa4 29.
Ra1 Bb3 30. Rxa5 $14) 28. Bc4 Kg7 {[%cal Gb8h8]} 29. Rf2 (29. Re1 Rh8 {[%csl
Rh3]}) 29... c6 30. h4 $2 {Very strange move after which white white finds
himself in troubles.} (30. Bf1 $5) 30... d5 31. Re1 gxh4 (31... dxc4 $2 32.
Ref1 gxh4 33. Rxf6 Rxb2+ 34. R1f2 Rxf2+ 35. Rxf2 hxg3+ 36. Kxg3 $14 {[%csl Ra5]
}) 32. gxh4 Bxh4 33. Rg2+ Kf8 $15 34. Rd1 (34. Reg1 Ke7) 34... Ke7 35. Bf1 Kd6
36. Kg1 Bf6 {[%cal Gf6e5]} 37. Bd3 (37. Rf2 Be5 38. Rxf7 Rxb2 $17) 37... Be5
38. Rf2 Be6 39. Rdd2 Rg8+ 40. Rg2 Rh8 41. Rdf2 Rh4 $19 {[%csl Ra4]} 42. Bf5 (
42. Bc2 d4 43. Rd2 Bd5 $19) 42... Rxa4 43. Bxe6 fxe6 44. Re2 Ra1+ 45. Kf2 a4
46. Rg5 Bf6 47. Rg6 Ke7 48. Rg1 Ra2 {[%cal Ga4a3]} 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2001.03.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2001.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h3 $5 Bg7 5. Nge2 {Very interesting idea:white
wants to play g2-g4 and to win a tempo.} c6 (5... Nbd7 6. g4 e5 7. Bg2 O-O 8.
Be3 exd4 9. Bxd4 Re8 10. O-O Nc5 11. Ng3 $14 {Bablok,M-Pljasunov,A/Koszalin
1997/EXT 2000}) (5... Nc6 $5) 6. a4 a5 (6... Nbd7 7. g4 e5 8. Bg2 O-O 9. Be3
Nb6 10. b3 exd4 11. Bxd4 Re8 12. a5 Nbd7 13. O-O $14 {Dolgener,T-Jeszenkovics,
T/HUN 1998/EXT 2000 (26)}) 7. Be3 Na6 $6 {Knight has nothng to do on a6.} 8. g4
$5 h5 $6 9. g5 Nh7 10. f4 Nb4 11. Bg2 $36 d5 $1 {Otherwise white's initiative
would be to dangerous, because black could hardly create any counterplay.} 12.
f5 $1 {White plays with greate deal of fantasy and presision till almost the
very and of the game.} (12. h4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bg4 14. c3 Nd5 15. Qd2 Nf8 $13)
12... gxf5 13. exd5 cxd5 (13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. h4 $14 {[%csl Rh5][%cal
Ge2f4,Gf4h5]}) 14. Nb5 (14. h4 e5 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. O-O $14) 14... f4 15. Bxf4
Bf5 16. Nc7+ (16. O-O Bxc2 17. Qd2 Rc8 $15) 16... Kf8 17. O-O Rc8 (17... Bxc2
$6 18. Qd2 Rc8 19. Ne6+ $1 fxe6 20. Bc7+ {[%cal Gf1f8]} Kg8 21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22.
Qe3 $18) 18. c3 e5 $2 {Winning an exchange,but passing the initiative into
white's hands.} 19. dxe5 (19. Bxe5 $5 Bxe5 20. Rxf5 (20. dxe5 Qxg5 21. cxb4
Rxc7 22. Nf4 Rc4 $132) 20... Bxc7 21. cxb4 Nxg5 22. bxa5 Rg8 23. Qb3 $16) 19...
Nc2 20. e6 $1 Nxa1 21. Nd4 $1 Bxd4+ (21... Rxc7 22. Bxc7 Qxc7 23. Rxf5 $16) 22.
Qxd4 Rg8 23. exf7 Rg7 $8 (23... Kxf7 24. Bxd5+ Kf8 25. Bg3 $18 {[%cal Gf2f8,
Gf1f8]}) 24. g6 $5 {[%cal Gd4c5,Gf4h6]} ({Another promising possibility was} 
24. Qc5+ $5 Kxf7 25. Bxd5+ Kg6 26. Qb6+ Nf6 27. Rxa1 Kh7 28. Bg2 $16) 24...
Rxg6 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qe5+ Be6 (26... Kxf7 27. Qxf5+ Nf6 28. Nb5 Qb6+ 29. Kh1
Rxg2 30. Kxg2 Rg8+ 31. Kh1 $18) 27. Qxh5 $5 (27. Nxe6 $5 Rxe6 28. Bg5+ Nxg5 29.
Qxg5+ Kf8 30. Qg8+ Ke7 31. f8=Q+ Qxf8 32. Qh7+ $1 Kd6 33. Rxf8 Rxf8 34. Qxb7
$16) 27... Bxf7 28. Re1+ Kd7 29. Qf5+ Kc6 30. Ne6 $2 {After this move white
will fight for the draw,while after} (30. Qxf7 $1 Rxg2+ (30... Qg8 31. Qxd5+
Qxd5 32. Nxd5 {[%cal Gd5e7]} Rxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Rg8+ 34. Kf3 $18) 31. Kxg2 Qg8+ 32.
Qxg8 Rxg8+ 33. Kf3 Ng5+ 34. Bxg5 Rxg5 35. Ne6 $18 {he is winning.}) 30... Rxe6
31. Rxe6+ Bxe6 32. Qxe6+ Kc5 33. Be3+ Kc4 34. Qg4+ d4 (34... Kb3 35. Qd1+ Kxb2
36. Qc1+ Ka2 37. Qd2+ Ka3 (37... Kb3 38. Bxd5+ Kxa4 39. Qd4+ Kb5 40. c4+ Kb4
41. c5+ Ka3 42. Bc1#) 38. Qc1+ Ka2 (38... Kxa4 39. Qxa1+ Kb5 40. Qb1+ Kc6 41.
Qxh7 $16) 39. Qd2+ Ka3 $11) 35. Bxd4 Kb3 36. Qd1+ Ka2 37. Be4 Ng5 38. Bb1+ Kxb2
39. c4+ Ka3 40. Qc1+ (40. Bc5+ $5 {[%csl Rd8]} Kb2 41. Bd4+ Ka3 $11) 40... Kxa4
41. Bc2+ Kb4 42. Qd2+ Kxc4 43. Qd3+ Kb4 44. Qd2+ Kb5 45. Qd3+ Kb4 $2 (45... Rc4
$1 46. Ba4+ Kb4 47. Bc5+ Rxc5 48. Qxd8 Nxh3+ 49. Kf1 Kxa4 50. Qd4+ Kb5 51. Qxa1
Ng5 $17) 46. Qd2+ Kb5 47. Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch56"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2001.06.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2001.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. f4 Nb6 (7... b4
8. Nce2 Qb6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bc4 a5 12. exd6 f6 13. Bh4 exd6 14. f5
$36 {Giorgadze,T-Maciejewski,A/Polanica Zdroj 1976/MCL}) 8. Nf3 (8. e5 Nfd5 9.
Ne4 f6 10. Bh4 Bh6 11. exf6 exf6 12. Ne2 O-O 13. O-O Be6 14. c3 Qd7 $13 {
Kupreichik,V-Gipslis,A/URS 1969/URS-ch}) 8... Bg7 9. O-O Nc4 $6 {This move
appears to be a novelty, but it doesn't look very logical and it's hard to
believe that black may get sufficient counterplay after it.} (9... b4 10. Ne2
c5 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. e5 Ng4 13. h3 Nh6 14. Qe3 Qc7 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Bd3 f6 17.
Bh4 Nf5 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 19. Ng3 $14 {Gofshtein,L-Kantsler,B/Tel Aviv 1997/CBM 59}
) (9... Bg4 10. Rae1 O-O 11. f5 b4 12. Nd1 d5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e5 Bg7 15. Qf4
$16 {Boudre,J-Lorscheid,G/Torcy 1991/TD}) (9... O-O 10. e5 b4 11. Ne2 Nfd5 12.
f5 c5 13. Bh6 cxd4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nexd4 $44 {Soltis,A-Botterill,G/Graz 1972/
MCD}) 10. Bxc4 bxc4 11. Rae1 $1 Qb6 (11... O-O 12. e5 dxe5 (12... Nd5 $2 13.
Nxd5 cxd5 14. exd6 $18 {[%csl Re7]}) 13. Nxe5 $16 {[%csl Rc4,Rc6]}) (11... d5
12. e5 Ng4 13. h3 Nh6 14. g4 (14. Bf6 $5 $14) 14... Ng8 {[%cal Gh7h5]} 15. Na4
$36) 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 O-O (13... Nd5 $2 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bxe7 $1 Qxb2 (
15... Kxe7 16. Nxc4+ $18 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Ge1e7]}) 16. Ba3 $1 $18) 14. Nxc4 Qc7
15. Bxf6 $1 {Bishop is out of play on g5, while black knight was aiming to
come to d5 with some counterplay, so this exchange is absolutely justified.}
Bxf6 (15... exf6 $5) 16. Ne4 Ba6 17. b3 (17. Nxf6+ $5 exf6 18. b3 $16) 17...
Bg7 18. c3 e6 19. Qe2 Rfd8 20. Nc5 Bb5 21. Rf3 (21. a4 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 $16) 21...
Bxc4 22. bxc4 $5 {[%cal Gc5e4,Gc4c5,Ge4d6] Interesting decision: white wants
to put his knight on d6} Qb6 (22... Bf8 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Qe3 Rab8 25. Rh3 Rb2
26. f5 $1 {[%csl Rg8]} exf5 27. Qh6 $18) 23. Ne4 Rab8 24. c5 Qb2 25. Nd6 Qxe2
26. Rxe2 Rb1+ 27. Rf1 Rdb8 28. Nc4 $1 {[%csl Gb2] Taking under control square
b2 and preparing to fight for the b-file!} Kf8 (28... Bh6 29. g3) 29. Ree1 Rxe1
(29... R1b5 30. Kf2 Ke7 31. Ke3 $16 {[%cal Ge3d3,Gd3c2,Ge1b1]}) 30. Rxe1 Ke7
31. Kf2 h5 32. g3 f6 33. Ke2 Kd7 34. Kd3 Bf8 35. Kc2 Be7 36. Rb1 $1 Rxb1 (36...
Rb5 37. a4) 37. Kxb1 Bd8 38. Kc2 Bc7 39. Kd3 h4 40. Ke4 hxg3 41. hxg3 Ke7 42.
Nd2 g5 $6 (42... f5+ $5 43. Ke3 g5 $5) 43. fxg5 Bxg3 44. gxf6+ Kxf6 45. Nc4 Bc7
46. a3 a6 (46... Kf7 47. Ne5+ Bxe5 48. Kxe5 Ke7 49. c4 a6 50. a4 a5 51. d5 $18)
47. a4 $22 a5 {[%csl Ra5]} 48. Nd6 {Now, when the pawn is on a5, white
transfers d5 and wins the game.} Ke7 49. Nb7 Kd7 50. c4 Kc8 51. Nd6+ Kd7 52.
Nf7 Bg3 53. Ne5+ Kc7 54. d5 exd5+ 55. cxd5 cxd5+ 56. Kxd5 Be1 57. Nf3 $1 Bf2
58. Kc4 Kd7 59. Nd4 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gd4b3,Gc4b5] Black is helpless against
Nb3 and Kb5 winning the pawn on a5.} 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2001.03.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 (4... c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 h6 (6... Nbd7
7. Nf3 h6 8. Be3 e5 9. d5 cxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 a6 12. Be2 f5 13. Qb4 Qf6
14. a4 $36 {Krivec,J-Manca,F/Nova Gorica op/1997/}) 7. Bh4 Nbd7 $6 (7... g5
$142 8. Bg3 Nh5 9. Nge2 Bg7 $13) 8. f4 b4 9. Nce2 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nf3 Be7
12. fxe5 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. e6 Qxe6 15. Ned4 Qd6 16. e5 $1 Qd5 17. e6 $40 {
Leko,P-Dao Thien Hai/Budapest/1993/}) (4... h6 5. Bh4 Nh5 $5 $146 (5... c6 6.
f4 $5 (6. e5 Nd5 7. Nxd5 cxd5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. c3 Bg4 11. Be2 Bg7
12. O-O O-O 13. Bg3 Qd8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxg4 {1/2,Heyne,
G-Farsakh,C/BAY-chT3SE/1995/}) 6... Qa5 7. Qd2 Bg7 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2 Nbd7 10.
h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5 12. dxe5 (12. Bf2 $142 $1 $14) 12... dxe5 13. f5 g5 14. Bf2
Bf8 15. O-O Bc5 16. a3 Bxf2+ 17. Qxf2 Qb6 $11 {Hresc,V-Penn/Munich op/1985/}) (
5... Bg7 6. f4 $5 c5 $142 $5 (6... c6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qa5 10.
O-O-O e6 11. g4 Nbd7 12. f5 O-O-O 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Bc4 Rde8 15. Bg3 e5 16. d5
$36 {Mahdy,K-Schlosser/Wien op/1986/}) 7. e5 (7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Qd2 Qxc5 9. Nf3
Nc6 10. O-O-O Be6 11. h3 O-O 12. g4 Qa5 13. a3 Rfc8 14. Kb1 b5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6
16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Qxa5 Ba2+ 18. Kxa2 Nxa5 19. c3 Rab8 $11 {Westerinen,H-Vadasz,
L/Budapest Tungsram/1976/}) 7... Nh5 8. dxc5 Nxf4 9. exd6 g5 (9... Qa5 $5 10.
Qd2 g5 11. Bf2 O-O 12. dxe7 Re8 13. O-O-O Nc6 14. Bc4 Bg4 15. g3 Ne6 16. Nge2
Ne5 17. Bxe6 Bxe6 18. Kb1 Nc4 19. Qe1 Nxb2 20. Kxb2 Qxa2+ $40 {Kujawski,
R-Szerwonski,A/Slupsk op/1992/}) 10. Bf2 O-O 11. Qd2 exd6 12. O-O-O $13 {
1-0,Sorokin,M-Jansa,V/Ostrava/1992/ (25)}) 6. Qf3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Nge2 c5 9.
dxc5 Nc6 10. Qe3 Ne5 11. Bb3 g5 $132 {Sermek,D-Djuric,S/Nova Gorica op/1997/ 
(25)}) 5. Qd2 (5. f3 c6 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 b5 9. Nge2 e5 10. dxe5
$6 dxe5 11. Nc1 Bb7 12. Nd3 Qe7 13. g3 O-O-O 14. b4 a5 15. a3 Kc7 16. Be2 axb4
17. axb4 Ra8 18. Kf2 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Ra8 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Qe3 $10 {Kristensen,
B-Hansen,Cu/Vejle/1994/}) 5... h6 6. Bh4 (6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. O-O-O g5 8. Be3 Ng4 9.
h4 $5 Nxe3 10. Qxe3 g4 11. h5 c5 12. Nge2 a6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nd4 Qa5 15. Bc4
Bd7 16. Nd5 $36 {Polgar,J-Smirin,I/Groningen PCA/1993/}) 6... g5 {Stohl: ׻} (
6... O-O 7. f4 c6 (7... b6 $6 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Nd5 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Nge2 Be6
12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Nc3 Qa5 14. a3 Rfd8 15. Qe3 Rab8 16. Bb5 g5 17. Bg3 $16 {
Winants,L-Seret,JC/Lyon zt/1990/}) 8. Bd3 b5 9. Nf3 b4 (9... a6 10. e5 dxe5 11.
dxe5 b4 12. Ne4 Nd5 13. O-O a5 14. Kh1 $14 {Mahdy,K-Steiner,U/AUT-chT/1991/ 
(23)}) 10. Ne2 Qb6 11. h3 Re8 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bf2 Ba6 14. e6 fxe6 15. Nh4 Nd7
16. Nxg6 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qb5 $1 18. Qe4 Nc7 19. Bh4 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. O-O-O
Qd5 22. Qd3 Qxa2 23. g4 b3 $13 {Schmittdiel,E-Lau,R/FRG-ch/1991/}) 7. Bg3 Nh5
8. O-O-O (8. f3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Nc6 10. Nce2 d5 11. e5 f6 12. exf6 exf6 13. g4 Qd6
14. O-O-O f5 15. Qe3+ Ne7 16. gxf5 Bxf5 17. g4 Bd7 18. f4 Bxg4 19. fxg5 O-O-O
$15 {Mainka,R-Preiss,M/Badenweiler op/1990/}) 8... Nd7 {Pein: 'Black's chances
against the Byrne Variation ( 4.Bg5) often depend on dark squared play after
White's bishop is exchanged or sidelined'} (8... Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Nge2 e5 (
10... e6 11. f3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 a6 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. g4 Qe7 15. Ng3 Rg8 16. Rhe1
O-O-O 17. Nh5 Bh8 18. Nd5 Qf8 19. Ne3 Kb8 20. Qa5 Bd7 21. Rd3 Bc8 22. Red1 Qe7
23. d5 b6 24. Qa3 Ka7 25. Ng3 Be5 26. Ne2 Bb7 27. Nd4 Qd7 $13 {Tiviakov,
S-Markowski,T/Polanica Zdroj/1995/}) 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nd4 c6 13. Be2 Nxg3 14.
hxg3 Qf6 15. f4 gxf4 16. gxf4 Ng6 17. g3 O-O-O 18. Rh5 Ne7 19. Qe3 Kb8 20. Ra5
Nc8 21. Rh5 Rde8 22. Qf2 $14 {Peresypkin-Ftacnik,L/Kiev/1978/}) (8... e6 $5 9.
Kb1 Nd7 10. Nf3 Nb6 11. d5 Bd7 12. Nd4 Qe7 13. Be2 Nxg3 14. hxg3 O-O-O 15. g4
Kb8 16. Rh3 Qf6 17. Rf3 Qg6 18. Re3 Be5 19. g3 Qg7 20. Nb3 Rde8 21. Na5 Re7 $15
{Piza,D-Danailov,S/St.Cugat op/1992/}) 9. e5 (9. Nge2 a6 (9... c5 10. f3 $146 (
10. Kb1 a6 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. h4 Qb6 13. Qe3 Nxg3 14. Nxg3 Be6 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16.
exf5 Nd7 17. Qe1 (17. Qxb6 $5 Nxb6 18. Ne4 $14) 17... Rc8 18. Rh3 g4 19. Re3
Kf8 20. Rdd3 Ne5 21. Rd1 Nd7 22. Rdd3 Ne5 23. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Chernin,
A/Portoroz 1997/CBM 61 (23)}) 10... Nxg3 11. hxg3 a6 12. f4 Qa5 13. Kb1 g4 14.
Nd5 Qd8 15. Ne3 Nf6 16. Nc3 $13 {Tiviakov,S-Gurevich,D/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72,
(33)}) (9... e6 10. h4 (10. f4 gxf4 11. Bxf4 (11. Nxf4 $6 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qg5 $15
) 11... Nxf4 12. Nxf4 Qg5 13. g3 h5 $132) 10... a6 11. Bh2 gxh4 12. e5 Nb6 $13
{1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Svidler,P/Koop Tjuchem Groningen 1996/CBM 57,(29)}) 10. h4 $1
g4 11. f3 f5 $5 12. e5 Nb6 13. exd6 cxd6 14. Bf2 $14 {Tiviakov,S-Smirin,I/Wijk
aan Zee 1994/CBM 40,(54)}) (9. Bc4 $5) (9. Be2 Nxg3 10. hxg3 c5 11. d5 Qa5 12.
f4 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3 14. bxc3 Nf6 $132 {Mestel,A-Miles,A/Hastings 1974/EXT 99
(38)}) (9. Kb1 c5 10. dxc5 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Nxc5 12. f4 Be6 13. Nf3 Qa5 $36 {
Hendriks,W-Tseitlin,M/Groningen 1997/CBM 62 ext (27)}) (9. f3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 c5
11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Bb5+ Kf8 13. Nge2 Qa5 14. Nd4 a6 15. Be2 Bd7 16. Kb1 Rc8 $132
{1/2-1/2 Nevednichy,V-Marin,M/Iasi 1999/CBM 75 (21)}) 9... dxe5 10. dxe5 e6 11.
Qe2 $1 {Very strong move after which black is in troubles:black bishop on g7
is cut off and in additin to this black has certain difficulties in developing
his queenside.} (11. Be2 $6 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bxe5 13. f4 Bg7 14. Nf3 Qe7 15. fxg5
hxg5 16. Rxh8+ Bxh8 17. Nxg5 Nf6 $132 {Sofronie,I-Marin,M/Bucharest 2000/CBM
77 (24)}) 11... Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qe7 (12... g4 $2 13. Rh5 $1 Qe7 14. Qxg4 Bxe5 15.
Rxd7 Bxd7 16. Rxe5 $16) 13. f4 $14 Nb6 14. Qf3 $1 {Preventing black from
playing Bd7} f5 $6 {Opening the position black very soon finds himself under
attack so he should try} (14... Rb8 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Nge2 Bc6 17. Be4 Bxe4 18.
Qxe4 a6 $14 {with worse,but playabe position.}) 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Qh5+ $1 Ke7 (
16... Qf7 17. Rd8+ Ke7 18. Rxh8 Qxh5 19. Rxh5 Bxh8 20. Rxh6 $16) 17. Nf3 Bd7 (
17... Nd5 $2 18. Rxd5 $1 $18) 18. Ne5 Be8 19. Qf3 gxf4 20. gxf4 Rf8 (20... Rd8
21. g3 $1 {[%csl Gf4]} Rxd1+ 22. Nxd1 {[%csl Ra7,Rb7]} c6 23. Qa3+ Kd8 24. Qxa7
$18) 21. Ne2 Rd8 (21... Bc6 22. Qa3+ Ke8 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. c3 $16 {[%cal Gg2g3,
Gf1g2]}) 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. Qxb7 $18 Qe7 24. Qb8+ Nc8 25. Nd4 Bxe5 26. fxe5 Bd7
(26... Qg5+ 27. Kb1 Qxe5 28. Ba6 Qxd4 29. Qxc8+ Ke7 30. Qxc7+ Bd7 31. a3 $18)
27. Ba6 Qg5+ 28. Kb1 Qxg2 29. Rd1 Qg4 30. Be2 $1 (30. Be2 Qg6 31. Nc6+ Ke8 32.
Qxc7 Nb6 33. Qd8+ Kf7 34. Rf1+ $18) 1-0

[Event "ASEAN GM 1st"]
[Site "Bangkok"]
[Date "2004.06.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nguyen, Anh Dung"]
[Black "Villamayor, Buenaventura"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2004.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "THA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 {After 5...b5 this
move is fully justified and white's results in this variation are simply
fantastic!} Nbd7 (6... e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. h3 a6 (9... Bb7 10. a4 a6
11. Bh6 Qe7 12. O-O Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Qf8 14. Qe3 Qe7 15. Qh6 Qf8 16. Qe3 Qe7 17.
Qh6 {1/2-1/2 Kindermann,S-Ftacnik,L/Germany 1997/GER-chT (17)}) 10. Bh6 Bxh6
11. Qxh6 Qe7 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 Qf8 14. Qg5 h6 15. Qe3 Qe7 $11 {Rasik,
V-Pribyl,J/Prague 1992/TD}) 7. Nf3 e5 8. h3 (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. h3
a6 (10... Bb7 $2 11. Nxb5 cxb5 12. Bxb5+ Nd7 13. O-O-O Bc8 14. Qd5 $18) (10...
Bg7 11. a4 $16) 11. Bh6 $5) 8... Bb7 (8... Bg7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 (
11. Nd1 Qe7 12. O-O O-O 13. c3 c5 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. Nd2 Rfd8 $132 {Tolnai,
T-Stajcic,N/Kecskemet 1991}) 11... a5 12. c3 c5 (12... Rb8 13. cxb4 (13. Rc1 {
><c6}) 13... Rxb4 14. Qc2 O-O 15. O-O Qc7 16. Rfc1 Qb8 17. Rab1 Qa8 18. Bd2 Rb8
19. Ng3 c5 20. Bc3 $16 {Gdanski-Van Wely, Iraklion 1993}) (12... bxc3 13. Qxc3
{/\ Nd2-c4+/-}) (12... Qe7 13. cxb4 axb4 14. Qc2 Bb7 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfd1 Ra5
17. Nc1 $14 {Gallagher,J-Fioramonti,H/Zug 1991/EXT 97}) 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. O-O
O-O 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Bb5 Qb8 17. Ng3 $16 {Nunn-Gelfand, Munich 1991}) 9. O-O
Bg7 (9... a6 10. Rfe1 Bg7 11. Bh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Qe7 13. a4 Ng8 14. Qd2 Ngf6 15.
Qh6 Ng8 16. Qe3 Ngf6 17. Qh6 {1/2-1/2 Nadyrhanov,S-Tseshkovsky,V/Krasnodar
2000/EXT 2001 (17)}) 10. a4 a6 (10... b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. Bh6 O-O 13. Bxg7 Kxg7
14. c3 c5 15. Ng3 bxc3 16. bxc3 $14 {Bensch,P-Pohl Kuemmel,J/Freising 2001})
11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Ng3 Qe7 (13... Re8 14. c4 bxa4 $6 (14... bxc4 15.
Bxc4 Qe7 16. Rfd1 c5 17. Qc2 $14) 15. c5 Bf8 16. Rfc1 a5 17. Rxa4 Qc7 18. Qc3
$16 {Stefansson,H-Ponomariov,R/Panormo 2001}) (13... Qc7 14. c4 (14. Bh6 $6
Rfe8 15. Nf5 $6 Bh8 16. Qg5 c5 $17 {Kogan,A-Van Wely,L/Heraklio 1993}) 14...
Rad8 15. c5 Rfe8 16. Rfc1 Nf8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qc3 Ne6 19. Bf1 $14 {Bozzo,
R-Verduyn,F/Dos Hermanas 2003}) 14. c4 {The point of knight's manouvre. White
is capturing space on the queenside.} (14. Bh6 $6 Rfe8 15. Rfd1 Nc5 16. Bxg7
Kxg7 17. Qg5 Kh8 18. b3 Nfd7 19. Qe3 Rad8 $11 {Adams,M-Ftacnik,L/Germany 1997/
GER-chT}) 14... b4 {[%csl Rb4,Rb7]} (14... Rfe8 15. cxb5 axb5 16. axb5 Nc5 17.
Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Rc1 Qb6 20. bxc6 Bxc6 21. Bc4 $16 {Hamdouchi,
H-Othman,A/Tunis 2001}) 15. c5 a5 16. Qc2 (16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Ne8 18. Bc4 h6
19. Rfd1 Nf8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Nf1 $14 {Stefansson,H-Franco Ocampos,Z/Bled 2002
}) 16... Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Bf8 (17... Ne8 18. Bc4 h6 19. Rd2 Nf8 20. Rad1 Rxd2 21.
Qxd2 Kh7 22. Qd3 Rc8 $11 {Palac,M-Ftacnik,L/Ljubljana 1998}) 18. Rac1 Ne8 19.
Bc4 h6 (19... Nxc5 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qxc5 Bxc5 24.
Rxc5 Rd1+ 25. Kh2 Rb1 26. Nxe5+ Ke7 27. Rxa5 $18) 20. Rd3 Ndf6 21. Rcd1 Rxd3
22. Rxd3 Ba6 (22... Bc8 23. Nd2 Be6 24. Bxe6 Qxe6 25. Nb3 Kh7 26. f3 Nd7 27.
Nf1 f5 28. Nfd2 $14) 23. Bxa6 Rxa6 24. Nd2 Nc7 25. Nb3 Ne6 26. Nf1 Nf4 (26...
Ra8) 27. Qc4 Nxd3 $2 {Inaccurately assesing an arising endgame.} (27... Ra8 28.
Rd6 Ne6 29. Rxc6 $140 $6 (29. Nfd2) 29... Qe8 30. Rb6 Qxa4 31. Rxe6 fxe6 32.
Qxe6+ Kh7 33. Nbd2 Bg7 $15) 28. Qxa6 $16 Nxb2 (28... Qd7 29. Nxa5 Nxe4 30. Qa8
Nexc5 31. Bxh6 Qd6 32. Nxc6 b3 33. Nd2 Nxb2 34. a5 $16) 29. Qxc6 {[%cal Gc6a8,
Gc5c8]} Nc4 (29... Nd1 30. Qa8 Nxe3 31. Nxe3 Qe6 32. c6 Nxe4 33. c7 Nd6 34. Nc5
Qc8 35. Qb8 $18) 30. Qa8 Kg7 (30... Qe8 31. Qxe8 Nxe8 32. c6 Kg7 33. Nfd2 Nxe3
34. fxe3 $16) 31. c6 Nxe4 32. c7 Qxc7 33. Qxe4 Nb2 34. Bd4 $1 $18 Nc4 35. Ba1
Bd6 36. Ne3 Nd2 37. Bxe5+ Bxe5 38. Nxd2 Qc1+ 39. Nef1 Bc3 40. Nb3 Qa3 41. Qd5
Qxa4 42. Nxa5 Qc2 43. Nb3 h5 44. g3 Qe2 45. Nfd2 Kg8 46. Ne4 Be1 47. Kg2 Bc3
48. Nbc5 Bb2 49. Nd3 Bc3 50. Nxc3 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 4128]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nbd7 7.
a4 (7. Nbd2 c6 (7... e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. b4 Re8 10. Nc4 Nh5 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Na5
Nf4 13. Bf1 Qf6 14. Be3 $6 {Waitzkin,J-Svidler,P/WchJM-U18 1994} (14. Nd2 $14))
8. a4 Qc7 9. b3 e5 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Re1 b6 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. h3 Rad8 14. a5 d5 15.
exd5 cxd5 16. axb6 axb6 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Rxe5 Qxe5 20. Nf3 $14 {
Kulaots,K-Jonsson,B/Elista olm 1998}) (7. Re1 e5 8. Nbd2 b6 (8... Re8 9. a4 h6
(9... d5 10. dxe5 dxe4 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Bb5 c6 13. Nxe4 $1 Nxe4 14. Qxd8 Rxd8
15. Rxe4 cxb5 16. axb5 $14) 10. Bc2 a5 11. Nf1 b6 {/\ Bb7,d5} 12. d5 Bb7 13. b4
Qb8 14. Ba3 $14 {Svidler,P-Iordachescu,V/WchJM-U18 1994}) 9. a4 a5 10. Bc2 Bb7
11. d5 Nh5 12. Nc4 h6 13. g3 Ndf6 14. b4 axb4 15. cxb4 Bc8 16. a5 Nh7 17. Ra3
$14 {McShane,L-Norwood,D/BCF-chT 9900 (4NCL) 2000}) 7... e5 8. Bg5 Re8 9. Re1
Nf8 10. dxe5 {Usually white refrains from taking on e5 when he develops his
bishop to d3} (10. Nbd2 Ne6 11. Bh4 Nf4 12. Bf1 Qe7 $13) 10... dxe5 11. Na3 Ne6
12. Bc4 Qe7 (12... Qxd1 13. Raxd1 Nxg5 14. Nxg5 Rf8 15. Nb5 Bd7 16. Nxc7 Rac8
17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Nb5 $14) 13. Bh4 Nf4 14. Qb3 {Normally the
queen should stand on c2, but in this case white would have problems with the
knight on a3.} (14. Qc2 {[%csl Ra3]}) 14... h6 15. h3 $6 (15. Nd2 g5 16. Bg3
N6h5 17. Nf1) 15... g5 16. Bg3 N6h5 17. Nh2 (17. Bh2 $5 g4 18. hxg4 Bxg4 19.
Nd2 c6 20. Nf1 Rad8 21. Ne3 Bc8 $132) 17... Nxg3 18. fxg3 Nh5 19. Nf1 g4 20. h4
Qf6 21. Nc2 Bf8 $1 22. Nce3 Bc5 $15 23. Qc2 a5 24. Qf2 Qxf2+ ({Very serious
attention deserved} 24... Qg6 $5 25. Nd2 $1 (25. Rad1 Nf6 26. Nd2 Bd7 27. b3
Bc6 28. Rf1 Rad8 (28... Kg7 29. Nf5+ Qxf5 30. Qxc5 Qg6 31. Rf2 $13 {[%csl Rf7]}
) 29. Kh2 Rd6 30. Qf5 $132) 25... Rd8 26. Rf1 Nf6 27. Rae1 Rd6 28. Kh2 Bd7 $15)
25. Kxf2 Nf6 26. Nd2 Be6 27. Bxe6 Rxe6 28. Ke2 Bxe3 29. Kxe3 Nh5 $15 {Till the
end of the game black tries to break through, but white defences very
accurately and manages to hold a draw.} 30. Nf1 (30. Kf2 $2 Rf6+ 31. Kg1 Nxg3
$17) 30... Rb6 31. Rab1 Rd8 32. Kf2 Rd3 33. Re3 Rd8 34. Kg1 Rc6 35. Re2 Rcd6
36. Kh2 $5 {[%csl Gg3][%cal Gf1e3] Finally releasing the knight.} Nf6 37. Ne3
$1 Rd2 (37... Nxe4 $2 38. Nc4 $1 Nd2 (38... f5 39. Nxd6 cxd6 40. Rd1 d5 41. Re3
$14) 39. Nxd6 Nxb1 40. Nxb7 Rd5 41. c4 $14) 38. Rxd2 Rxd2 39. Nc4 Re2 40. Nxa5
b6 41. Nc6 Nxe4 (41... Rxe4 42. b4 $5 {[%cal Ga4a8]} Rc4 (42... Nd5 43. a5 Nxc3
44. Ra1 bxa5 45. bxa5 f6 46. a6 Ra4 47. Rxa4 Nxa4 48. Ne7+ Kf7 49. Nd5 $18) 43.
Nxe5 Rxc3 44. a5 bxa5 45. bxa5 Ra3 $11) 42. Nxe5 Nxc3 43. Rc1 $1 (43. bxc3 Rxe5
44. Rb4 h5 45. Rc4 c5 46. Kg1 f6 $15 {[%cal Gg8d5]}) 43... Nd5 (43... Na2 44.
Ra1 Rxe5 45. Rxa2 Re2 46. a5 bxa5 47. Rxa5 Rxb2 48. Rc5 Rb7 49. Rc4 f5 50. Rc5
$11) 44. Nxg4 Kg7 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gf7f5]} 45. Kh3 f5 46. Nh2 Rxb2 47. a5 $1
bxa5 48. Rc5 Rd2 49. Rxa5 h5 50. Ra1 $1 {[%csl Rh3]} (50. Nf3 Rd1 51. Kh2 Nf6
52. Ne5 Re1 $1 $19) 50... Ne3 51. Re1 Nd1 52. Nf3 Nf2+ 53. Kh2 Rd1 54. Rxd1
Nxd1 55. Kg1 Kf6 56. Kf1 Nc3 57. Ng5 Ke5 58. Nf7+ Ke4 59. Kf2 c5 60. Nd6+ Ke5
61. Nc4+ Kd4 62. Ne3 Ke4 63. Nc4 Nb5 64. Ke2 Kd4 65. Ne3 Nd6 66. Kf3 Ke5 (66...
c4 67. Nxc4 $1 Nxc4 68. Kf4 Ne3 69. Kg5 Nxg2 70. Kxh5 Ke5 71. Kg6 Ne3 72. h5
Nd5 73. h6 Nf6 $11) 67. Nc2 c4 68. Ke3 Nb5 69. Nb4 Nd4 70. Na2 Nc6 71. Kd2 Kd6
72. Ke3 Kc5 73. Nc3 Ne7 74. Na4+ Kb4 75. Kd4 $1 f4 (75... Kxa4 76. Kxc4 Ka5 77.
Kd4 Kb6 78. Ke5 Kc7 79. Kf6 Kd6 80. Kg5 Ke5 81. Kxh5 Kf6 82. g4 f4 83. Kh6 Nd5
84. g5+ Kf7 85. Kh7 Ne7 86. h5 Nf5 87. g6+ Kf6 88. Kh8 (88. h6 Kg5 89. g7 Nxh6
90. g8=Q+ Nxg8 91. Kxg8 Kg4 92. Kg7 Kg3 $19) 88... Kg5 89. g7 Nh6 90. g8=Q+
Nxg8 91. Kxg8 Kxh5 92. Kg7 Kg4 93. Kf6 Kg3 94. Kf5 $11) 76. Nb2 $1 Nf5+ (76...
fxg3 77. Nxc4 Nf5+ 78. Ke4 Nxh4 79. Ne3 $11) (76... c3 77. Nd3+ Kb3 78. gxf4
Nf5+ 79. Ke4 Nxh4 80. f5 Nxg2 81. f6 Nh4 82. f7 Ng6 83. Kf5 Nf8 84. Kg5 $11)
77. Ke4 Nxg3+ 78. Kxf4 c3 79. Nd3+ Kc4 80. Nc1 Nf1 81. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.01.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fernandez Romero, Ernesto"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2312"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2001.01.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2080]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 {This variation used to
be in the begining of the 90th quiet popular in the tournament practice, but
at some stage white has found a few ways that lead to the advantage and this
variation has disappered from tournament scene.} 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 exd4 7. Nxd4
g6 (7... Qb6 8. Nb3 a5 9. a4 Be6 10. Qe2 Na6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Bd4 Bxb3 13. cxb3
Nb4 14. Bc4 O-O-O 15. O-O $14 {Ivanov,V-Akopian,A/Moscow op 1994}) 8. h3 {
This move is just a waste of time.} (8. Nf3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe1 (10. Kh1
Nbd7 11. Bd2 Nc5 12. Rb1 Nxd3 13. cxd3 Bg4 14. Nd5 Qd8 $11 {Bliberger,
K-Hamberger,J/Vienna op-B 1995}) 10... Nbd7 11. f5 Nc5 12. Qh4 gxf5 13. Bh6
Ncxe4 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Ng5 $36 {Sion Castro,M-Azmaiparashvili,Z/San Roque 1996
}) (8. O-O Bg7 9. Kh1 Ng4 10. Nf3 b5 11. h3 h5 12. Qe1 b4 13. Nd1 Nd7 14. a3
$14 {De la Villa Garcia,J-Ibanez Aullana,J/Mondariz op 1997}) (8. Nb3 Qc7 9.
O-O Bg7 10. Kh1 O-O 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. a4 b6 13. Qd2 a6 14. Be2 Re8 15. Bf3 Bb7
16. Rad1 $14 {Lovlu,S-Murshed,N/Sakthi 1996}) 8... Bg7 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. O-O O-O
11. Qf3 (11. a4 $5) 11... b5 12. a4 (12. Be3 Nbd7 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. a3 a5 15.
Rfe1 b4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Nb1 c5 18. N1d2 $13) 12... b4 13. Nd1 Bb7 14. a5 $6
a6 15. g4 $2 {White is unfamiliar with his variation and with the last moves
he simply created to himself weaknesses.} Nbd7 16. Ne3 Rae8 $15 17. c3 (17. g5
Nh5 18. Ng4 f6 19. gxf6 Nhxf6 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 $15 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gc6c5]})
17... c5 18. Nd2 c4 $1 19. Bb1 (19. Ndxc4 Nxe4 $17 {[%cal Gb7f3]}) (19. Nexc4
bxc3 20. bxc3 Nc5 21. Ba3 Nfxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 $17) 19... Nc5 {[%csl Re4] All
black pieces are ideally placed and white can't defend successfully for a long
time.} 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 bxc3 22. bxc3 Nb3 $1 23. Nxb3 cxb3 $19 {[%csl Rc3,
Rd5][%cal Gc7c5]} 24. Bd2 Qc5+ 25. Kh2 Bxd5 26. Qf2 Qb5 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup KO"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 $5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Ke8 {During
the last couple of years this move has replaced 6...Be6,which was the main
reply.Black has slightly passive,but very solid position and it's not so easy
for white to prove that his opening advantage is not temporary one.} 7. Nf3 Bd6
8. Bg5 (8. Be3 a6 9. a4 Bd7 10. Ng5 Rf8 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 c6 13. Bb3 h6 14.
O-O-O Bc7 15. Nf3 $14 {Hodgson,J-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Wijk op 1993}) (8. O-O a6 9.
a4 Nc6 10. Ng5 Nd8 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 f6 13. Nf3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Nxe6 15. Rd1
Ke7 $11 {Godena,M-Azmaiparashvili,Z/1st ch-Europe 2000}) 8... Nbd7 (8... c6 9.
O-O-O Bc7 10. h3 Nbd7 11. a4 a6 12. Nd2 h6 13. Be3 b5 14. Ba2 Bb6 $11 {Malinin,
V-Trushelyov,V/White Nights op 2000}) 9. O-O-O h6 (9... a6 10. a4 (10. h3 b5
11. Bb3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rhe1 Bb7 14. Nd5 Nd7 15. Nh4 $14 {Shtyrenkov,
V-Lorenz,G/Karl-Marx-Stadt 1990}) 10... h6 11. Bh4 Rb8 12. h3 Nh5 13. g4 Nf4
14. Bg3 g5 15. Bxf4 gxf4 16. Nh4 Bc5 $11 {Mamombe,K-Toloza,P/Elista olm 1998})
10. Bh4 Nb6 11. Be2 (11. Bb3) 11... Ke7 (11... Be6 12. Nb5 (12. Bxf6 gxf6 13.
Nh4 a6 14. Nf5 Bc5 $14) 12... Nxe4 13. Bd3 Nc5 14. Nxd6+ cxd6 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16.
Bxd7+ Nbxd7 17. Rxd6 f6 18. Rhd1 $16) 12. Bg3 Nbd7 13. Bc4 Nb6 14. Be2 Nbd7 15.
Nd2 {Deciding to keep on fighting.} Bb4 $5 (15... c6 16. Nc4 Bc7 17. a4 Rd8 18.
h3 Rb8 19. b4 $14) 16. f4 $5 (16. Nd5+ Nxd5 17. exd5 f5 18. f3 Kf6 19. c3 Bd6
20. Nc4 b6 $132) 16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nc5 $5 ({Another promising option was} 
17... exf4 18. Bxf4 Ne8 19. e5 Nc5 20. Rhf1 Ne6 21. Be3 b6 $13 {with unclear
position.}) 18. Bf3 exf4 19. Bxf4 Be6 (19... Ne6 $5) 20. Bxc7 Rac8 21. Ba5 (21.
Bg3 $6 Na4 $1 (21... Bxa2 22. c4 Na4 (22... b5 23. Kb2 Bxc4 24. Nxc4 Na4+ (
24... bxc4 25. Bd6+ Ke8 26. Rhe1 $36 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ge4e5]}) 25. Kc1 Rxc4 26.
Bd6+ Ke6 27. e5 Rhc8 28. Rd2 $16) 23. e5 Nd7 24. Ne4 Rxc4 25. Nd6 Rb4 26. Nf5+
Kd8 $13) 22. e5 Nd7 23. c4 Nc3 24. Rde1 Nxa2+ 25. Kb2 Nb4 $15) 21... Nfd7 22.
Nb3 b6 23. Bb4 Kf6 24. Rhf1 Kg6 25. Be2 Ne5 $44 26. Bxc5 (26. Nd4 Bxa2 27. Kb2
Bc4 $15) (26. Bf3 $5) 26... bxc5 27. Rd6 Kh7 28. Rfd1 {White is a pawn up and
he has the control over the d-file,but inspite of all this black seems to have
sufficient dfensive resourses.} Rc7 29. h3 Re8 30. Rd8 Ree7 31. R1d6 Bc4 32.
Bd1 $6 (32. Bd3) 32... f5 $1 {[%cal Ge5f7]} 33. exf5 $8 Nf7 34. Bh5 Nxd8 35.
Bg6+ Kh8 36. Rxd8+ Bg8 37. Bh5 Re5 $15 {I guess white evaluated this position
in his favour,which is a least too optimistic.} (37... Rcd7 38. Rf8 (38. Rxd7
Rxd7 39. Nxc5 Rd5 $17) 38... Rd5 (38... Re1+ 39. Kb2 c4 40. Nd4 Rb7+ 41. Ka3
Re5 42. Ka4) 39. Kb2 (39. c4 Rde5 40. Kb2 $13) 39... Red7 40. Bf3 Rd8 41. Rxd8
Rxd8 42. Nxc5 $13) 38. Rf8 g6 $5 39. Bxg6 Kg7 40. Rb8 Re3 {[%csl Rg2][%cal
Ge3g3]} 41. Bh5 $6 (41. Nd2) 41... Bd5 42. g4 Rxh3 43. Re8 (43. Kb2 Rh2 44. Rd8
Be4 45. Nd2 Bxf5 $17) 43... Rxc3 44. Nd2 Rd7 45. Re5 Rh3 $17 46. c4 $6 {
Weakening the position of the king.} (46. Ne4 Bxe4 47. Rxe4 Rh2 48. Kb2) 46...
Bxc4 47. Ne4 Bf7 48. f6+ (48. Nxc5 Rc7 49. Bxf7 Kxf7 50. Kd2 Rg3 $19) 48... Kf8
49. Bxf7 Kxf7 50. g5 Rh5 $1 {[%cal Gh5e5]} 51. Rxc5 hxg5 52. Kc2 Rh2+ 53. Kc3
Rh3+ 54. Kc4 Rh4 55. Re5 Rxe4+ $1 {The rooks ending is easily winning.} 56.
Rxe4 Kxf6 57. a4 a5 58. Kc5 Re7 59. Rd4 Re5+ 60. Kd6 Rf5 61. Re4 Kg6 0-1

[Event "Goodricke op 13th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2002.03.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Black "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. f3 b5 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. Nh3 $5 Nb6 8.
Nf2 {White may hardly get any opening adavantage with this move.} Qc7 (8... Bg7
9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. b3 Be6 14. a4 $14 {
Mokry,K-Plachetka,J/Rimavska Sobota 1990/CBM 20}) (8... b4 9. Ncd1 a5 10. a3
Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. axb4 Nc4 13. Qd3 Nxe3 14. Nxe3 Qb6 15. O-O d5 16. Ra4 $14
{Melanko,I-Kangas,M/Espoo 1997/EXT 2000}) (8... Bb7 9. a4 bxa4 10. Nxa4 Bg7 11.
Be2 O-O 12. O-O Nfd7 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 e5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qe3 $14 {
Ciocaltea,V-Mednis,E/Orense 1973/EXT 2001}) (8... a5 9. Bd3 b4 10. Ne2 e5 11.
c3 c5 12. O-O Nfd7 13. Bh6 Ba6 14. Bxf8 Rxf8 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. f4 $14 {
Bezgodov,A-Stambulian,A/Krasnodar 1996/EXT 2000}) (8... e5 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. g4
a6 11. g5 Nh5 12. Ng4 Bxg4 13. fxg4 Ng7 14. dxe5 O-O-O $13 {Wiersma,E-Leuw,M/
Leeuwarden 1993/TD}) 9. a3 (9. Bd3 Rb8 10. O-O Nc4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. Rae1 Ng8
13. e5 d5 14. e6 Bxe6 15. Bf4 $36 {Bulgarini,M-Frey,H/Vina del Mar 1998}) 9...
Bb7 10. Be2 a5 11. O-O Bg7 12. Bh6 O-O 13. Ng4 $6 {Everything for the attack!}
Nxg4 (13... Rfe8 $6 14. Bxg7 Nxg4 15. fxg4 Kxg7 16. Rf3 $40 {[%cal Gf3h3,Gd2h6]
}) 14. fxg4 b4 15. Nd1 $5 c5 16. d5 e6 17. axb4 Bxh6 (17... axb4 18. Rxa8 Bxa8
19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Ne3 Qe7 $132 {[%cal Gh7h6,Ge7g5]} (20... exd5 $2 21. Nf5+
gxf5 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Rxf5 {[%cal Gf5g5]} h6 25. Rh5 $1 $18)) 18.
Qxh6 cxb4 (18... axb4) 19. Ne3 exd5 20. Kh1 $5 {[%cal Gg4g5,Ge3g4,Gg4f6]} dxe4
$5 {Black is not satisfied with equality after} (20... d4 21. Nf5 gxf5 (21...
f6 22. Nxd4 Qe7 23. Bd3 a4 $13) 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Rxf5 Bxe4 $11 {
and strives for more.}) 21. g5 $1 Bc8 $2 {Very bad move permitting white to
develop serious initiative. After accurate} (21... Nd5 $1 22. Ng4 Kh8 23. Rf4
$1 (23. Nf6 $2 Nxf6 24. gxf6 Rg8 25. Rf4 g5 26. Rf5 Rg6 $19) 23... Rg8 $8 (
23... Qxc2 $2 24. Nf6 Nxf6 25. gxf6 Rg8 26. Qxh7+ Kxh7 27. Rh4#) 24. Raf1 Nxf4
25. Rxf4 Rg7 26. Nf6 Qxc2 $19 {black is just on time to defend everything.})
22. Rf4 d5 23. Raf1 d4 $2 (23... f5 $8 24. gxf6 Rf7 25. h4 $40) 24. Rh4 f5 25.
gxf6 dxe3 (25... Ra7 26. Rxe4 Qc5 27. Ng4 $36) 26. Rxe4 $1 $18 {[%cal Ge4e7]
Black is helpless against Re7!} Ra7 (26... Nd5 27. Re7 $1 $18) (26... Ba6 27.
Bxa6 Rxa6 28. f7+ $1 Qxf7 (28... Rxf7 29. Re8+ Rf8 30. Rfxf8#) 29. Rxf7 Kxf7
30. Qxh7+ $18) 27. f7+ $1 Qxf7 28. Rxf7 Raxf7 29. h3 Bf5 30. Re5 Bxc2 31. Qxe3
Rf6 32. Rxa5 b3 33. Rb5 Nc8 34. Bc4+ Kh8 35. Qe5 Nd6 36. Rb8 $1 1-0

[Event "USA-CHN Summit 2nd"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2002.07.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Zhao, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2363"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2002.07.11"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bf4 e5 8. dxe5
Nxe5 9. Be3 {Intending to play f4.} (9. O-O-O Nbc6 10. Nd5 (10. Bg3 Be6 11. Nd5
a6 12. f4 Nd7 13. Nf3 Nc5 14. Qe1 $14 {Eschenbrenner,W-Gruebner,C/Germany 1993}
) (10. h3 Be6 11. Be3 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Nf3 Be6 14. Nd5 Qd7 15. Rhe1 O-O-O
$13 {Zaitsev,I-Savon,V/Yerevan 1962}) 10... Be6 11. h3 Rb8 12. Be3 b5 13. f4
Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. c3 O-O $11 {Lugovoi,A-Sakaev,K/St Petersburg 1995}) (9.
h3 Be6 10. O-O-O Qf6 11. Be3 Nbc6 12. f4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Nf3 O-O 15. Qf2
Nb4 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Qa6 18. a3 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 $11 {Tseitlin,
M-Flueckiger,C/Biel 1997}) 9... Nbc6 10. h3 g5 {Trying to secure the position
of the knight on e5.} (10... Be6 11. Nd5 (11. b3 Qf6 12. Nge2 O-O-O 13. f4 Nd7
14. g4 Nc5 15. Bg2 Qe7 16. O-O-O $13 {Kotan,L-Suto,G/Hungary 1998}) 11... Ne7
12. Bd4 O-O 13. f4 Bxd5 14. exd5 $14 {Dekker,T-Pospelov,E/Zalakaros 1996}) 11.
g3 (11. O-O-O f5 12. f4 gxf4 13. Bxf4 Be6 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Be2 Qd7 16. Nf3
O-O-O $11 {Lutikov,A-Parma,B/Sarajevo 1969}) 11... Be6 12. Nd5 $5 Ne7 $6 {
A bit passive. More accurate was} (12... f5 $5 13. f4 gxf4 14. Nxf4 (14. gxf4
Nd7 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. O-O-O Nf6 $11) 14... Bd7 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. O-O-O Qe7 17.
g4 Be4 $132 {with unclear position.}) 13. f4 gxf4 14. gxf4 N5c6 15. O-O-O f5 (
15... Qd7 16. Ne2 O-O-O 17. Nec3 f5 18. Rg1 Rdg8 (18... Rhg8 $2 19. Rxg7 Rxg7
20. Nf6 $18) 19. Nb5 $36 {[%csl Rc7]}) 16. Bc4 Bf7 17. exf5 Nxd5 (17... Nxf5
18. Bf2 Qd7 19. Re1+ Kf8 20. Nf3 $14 {[%csl Rf8]}) 18. Bxd5 Qd7 19. Ne2 Qxf5
20. Bxc6+ $1 {Exchanging the right piece. Now white bishops comes to d4.} bxc6
21. Bd4 Bxd4 $6 (21... Rg8 $5 22. Bxg7 (22. Rhg1 Kf8 23. Rxg7 Rxg7 24. Bxg7+
Kxg7 25. Qc3+ Kh7 26. Qxc6 Re8 $13) 22... Rxg7 23. Qc3 Kf8 24. Qxc6 Re8 $132)
22. Nxd4 Qd5 23. Qc3 Qc4 (23... O-O-O 24. Nxc6 Qxa2 25. Nxd8 $18) 24. Qxc4 Bxc4
25. Nxc6 Kf7 26. Nd4 Kf6 27. b3 Bf7 28. Rhg1 a6 $5 {[%csl Gb5]} 29. Rde1 Rhg8
30. Kd2 c5 31. Ne2 Be6 {Black has good chances to hold the position, but he
has to play accurately.} (31... a5 $5 32. c4 a4) 32. c4 h5 $6 {Serious
inaccuracy permitting white to consolidate his position.} (32... d5 33. cxd5
Bxd5 34. Kd3 Be6 $14) 33. Ng3 Bxh3 34. Nxh5+ Kf5 35. Ke3 Rae8+ 36. Kf3 Rxe1 37.
Rxg8 Rf1+ 38. Ke3 Re1+ 39. Kf3 Rf1+ 40. Ke3 Re1+ 41. Kd2 Ra1 (41... Rb1 $5 42.
Kc2 Re1) 42. a4 Ke4 (42... Bg4 $2 43. Rg5+ $18) 43. Rg6 $18 d5 44. cxd5 Kxd5
45. Rxa6 c4 46. Nf6+ Kc5 (46... Kd4 47. Rd6+ Kc5 48. Ne4+ Kb4 49. Rb6+ Ka3 50.
bxc4 $18) 47. Ra5+ Kb6 48. b4 Be6 49. Nd5+ Kc6 50. Nc3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Firman, Nazar"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. f3 b5 7. g4 Nb6 (7... h6
8. h4 Bg7 9. Nge2 Nb6 10. Ng3 Qc7 11. b3 $36) 8. h4 (8. a4 Nc4 9. Bxc4 bxc4 10.
Qe2 d5 11. e5 Nd7 $13) (8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 e5 10. Nge2 Qe7 $10) 8... h5 9. g5
Nfd7 10. d5 (10. f4 Bg7 11. f5 O-O 12. Bd3 Nc4 $13) 10... Ne5 11. dxc6 {
It's interesting that Nijboer played this position with white a couple of
times, each time choosing a different continuation!} (11. Bd4 Bg7 $8 12. dxc6
Nbc4 13. c7 Qd7 14. Qc1 O-O 15. Nd5 Bb7 16. Bh3 Qe8 17. f4 Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7
19. b3 $14 {Nijboer,F-Timman,J/NLD-ch 1997}) 11... Nbc4 12. Bxc4 Nxc4 13. Qd4 {
Following Nijboer's game versus Smirin.} (13. Qd3 Bg7 14. Nge2 Ne5 15. Qxb5
Nxf3+ 16. Kf2 Ne5 17. Nd5 O-O 18. Kg3 e6 19. c7 Qd7 20. Qxd7 Bxd7 $15 {
Volokitin,A-Beliavsky,A/Portoroz 2001}) 13... Rg8 14. Nge2 {This move appears
to be a novelty, however it shouldn't bring white any dividends had black
opted for the right way to meet it.} (14. Nxb5 Qa5+ 15. Nc3 Be6 (15... Nxb2 $5)
16. Bd2 $5 (16. Kf2 $2 Bg7 17. Qd3 Nxb2 18. Qb5 Bxc3 $19 {Balogh,C-Resika,N/
Budapest 2000}) (16. b4 Qa3 17. Bc1 Qxb4 18. Rb1 Qa5 19. Nge2 Bg7 $15 {Nijboer,
F-Smirin,I/Pula 1997}) 16... Bg7 17. Qd3 Nxb2 18. Qb5 Nc4 19. Rb1 Bxc3 20. Qb8+
Bc8 21. Qxa8 Bxd2+ $2 22. Kd1 Kd8 23. Rb7 $18 {Molander,R-Keskinen,S/Helsinki
2002}) 14... Be6 {Deserved attention to put a bishop on a6 to protect a pawn
on b5.} (14... Bg7 15. Qd3 Ba6 $13) 15. Qd3 Qc8 ({Less accurate is} 15... Nxe3
$6 16. Qxe3 Qa5 17. Nd4 (17. Nf4 Bg7 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. O-O Qa6 $13) 17... Bg7
18. O-O Bc4 19. Rfe1 Qb6 20. Rad1 $14 {in both cases with better prospects for
white.}) 16. Nd4 Nxb2 17. Qxb5 Rb8 18. Qa5 Bg7 19. Rb1 $6 (19. Nd5 $5 Nc4 20.
Qa4 Nxe3 21. Nxe3 Bxd4 (21... Kf8 22. c3 $16) 22. Qxd4 Qxc6 23. Qxa7 Ra8 24.
Qd4 $14 {[%csl Re8,Rg8]}) 19... Bxd4 $2 {Blundering away a piece!} (19... Nc4
20. Rxb8 Nxa5 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Ncb5 a6 23. Na7 (23. Nc7+ Kd8 24. Nd5 Nc4 25.
Bf2 e6 $13) 23... Kd8 24. Ke2 Kc7 25. Rb1 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 Nxc6 27. Nxc6 Kxc6 $11)
20. Bxd4 Qxc6 21. Qa3 $18 {[%csl Rb2,Rb8]} Qc4 (21... Nd3+ 22. cxd3 Qxc3+ 23.
Bxc3 Rxb1+ 24. Kf2 Rxh1 25. Qxa7 $18) 22. Bxa7 $2 ({Missing a simple win after
} 22. Be3 $1 Rc8 (22... Qb4 23. Qxb4 Rxb4 24. Bc1 $18) 23. Ne2 Na4 24. Rb4 $18)
22... Qb4 $1 $16 {Now black is back in the game, even though his defensive
task isn't very simple.} 23. Qxb4 Rxb4 24. Be3 (24. a3 Rb7 (24... Rc4 $2 25.
Kd2 Na4 26. Nxa4 Rxa4 27. Rb8+ $18) 25. Bd4 Bc8 26. Ke2 Kd7 27. Nd5 Nc4 $16)
24... Kd7 25. Bc1 Rgb8 26. Rxb2 Rxb2 27. Bxb2 Rxb2 28. Kd2 Kc6 (28... Bxa2 $2
29. Kc1 $18) 29. Ra1 (29. a3 $5) 29... f6 30. Rg1 f5 31. a3 Rb8 32. Re1 (32.
Ne2 fxe4 33. fxe4 Bf7 34. Ra1 Ra8 35. a4 Kc5 36. Kc3 e5 37. Nc1 $16) 32... fxe4
33. Rxe4 Kd7 34. Ra4 Rb7 35. Rb4 $6 {[%csl Rb4]} Ra7 36. Nb5 Ra5 37. a4 Bd5 38.
Ke3 Ra8 39. c4 Bc6 40. Nc3 Ke6 41. Nb5 Kd7 42. f4 e6 43. Nc3 Kc7 44. Kd3 Rf8
45. Ke3 Ra8 46. Kd3 Rf8 47. Ne2 e5 48. Ke3 (48. fxe5 dxe5 49. c5 Rf3+ 50. Kd2
Rh3 51. Nc3 Rh2+ 52. Kd3 Rh3+ 53. Kc2 Rh2+ 54. Kb3 Rh1 $132) 48... Re8 49. Kd2
Rf8 50. fxe5 dxe5 51. c5 Rf2 $6 52. a5 Rf8 53. a6 Rd8+ 54. Ke3 Rd1 55. Nc3 Re1+
56. Kd3 Ra1 57. Rb6 Rh1 58. Nb5+ (58. a7 Ra1 59. Rb8 Rxa7 60. Rg8 Bd7 61. Ke4
Bf5+ 62. Kd5 $18) 58... Bxb5+ 59. Rxb5 Rxh4 60. Ra5 $2 (60. Rb6 Ra4 61. Rxg6 h4
62. Rh6 h3 63. Ke3 h2 64. Rxh2 Rxa6 65. Ke4 $18) 60... Rd4+ 61. Ke3 Kb8 $1 $11
62. Rb5+ Ka7 63. Rb6 h4 64. Rxg6 h3 65. Kf3 e4+ 66. Kg3 (66. Ke3 Rd5 67. Kxe4
h2 68. Rh6 Rxg5 $11) 66... e3 67. Re6 Rg4+ $1 68. Kxh3 Rxg5 69. Rxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI-ch"]
[Site "Leukerbad"]
[Date "2002.07.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jenni, Florian"]
[Black "Ekstroem, Roland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2002.07.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. f3 a6 (7... Nbd7
8. Nge2 a6 9. a4 b4 10. Nd1 Rb8 11. O-O Qc7 12. c3 bxc3 13. Ndxc3 O-O 14. Rfc1
Bb7 15. b4 $14 {Lombardy,W-Waterman,D/Ventura 1971}) 8. a4 $6 {Weakening the
queenside without any particular reason.} (8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5
11. a4 b4 12. Nd1 Be6 13. Ne2 b3 14. Qe3 bxc2 15. Bxc2 Nbd7 16. a5 $14 {
Kallio,H-Palmo,P/Naantali 1996}) (8. g4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nge2 Be6 11. Ng3 h5
12. g5 Ng8 13. O-O Nd7 14. a4 $14 {Kharashkina,B-Mirzoeva,E/Elista 2000}) 8...
Bb7 9. Nge2 (9. axb5 cxb5 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc1 Nb6 13. Nb3 Nc4 14.
Bxc4 bxc4 15. Na5 Qc7 16. Ra3 $14 {Wulf,J-Potrykus,D/Germany 1992}) 9... Nbd7
10. Bh6 (10. O-O O-O 11. Nd1 (11. Kh1 Qc7 12. Ng3 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qf2 Rfe8
15. Rfd1 Nf8 16. Nb1 Ne6 17. Nd2 Nd7 18. c3 Bf8 $11 {Geller,E-Hort,V/Amsterdam
1970}) 11... Qc7 12. Nf2 e5 13. c3 d5 14. Bh6 Rfe8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. exd5 Nxd5
17. Ng4 $36 {Frolov,A-Popov,A/Voroshilovgrad 1989}) 10... O-O 11. h4 $5 {
Starting an actions on the kingside.} e5 12. h5 Re8 (12... Nxh5 13. g4 Nhf6 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qh6+ Kg8 16. g5 Nh5 17. Ng3 exd4 18. Nce2 $40) 13. hxg6 fxg6 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 15. d5 Qb6 (15... b4 16. dxc6 Bxc6 (16... bxc3 17. Qh6+ Kh8 18. cxd7
Qxd7 19. Nxc3 $16) 17. Nd1 a5 18. Qh6+ Kh8 19. Ne3 $14) 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Ng3
Nc5 18. a5 {Interesting attempt to close the queenside.} (18. Qg5 Kf7 19. Nd5
$6 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nxd3+ 21. cxd3 h5 $1 $17 {[%csl Rd5]}) 18... Qd8 19. b4 Ne6
20. Nce2 (20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Nd5 $6 Bxd5 22. exd5 Nf4 23. Ne4 Ra7 $1 $15) 20...
Ra7 21. O-O-O {White king feels very safe on b1.} Rd7 22. Rh4 Qe7 23. Rdh1 Kg8
24. Qe3 (24. f4 exf4 25. Nxf4 Nxf4 26. Rxf4 Qe5 $13) 24... Rc8 25. f4 exf4 26.
Nxf4 Nxf4 27. Qxf4 Rf8 (27... Qe5 $5) 28. Qg5 Qe5 29. Nf5 Rg7 30. Nh6+ Kh8 31.
Qxe5 dxe5 32. Rf1 Nd7 33. Rhh1 Re7 34. g4 $6 {Too slow. Very dangerous for
black was} (34. c4 $5 Kg7 (34... bxc4 35. Bxc4 Bb7 36. Rxf8+ Nxf8 37. Nf7+ Kg7
38. Nd6 $16) 35. cxb5 axb5 36. Rxf8 Nxf8 37. Kc2 Ne6 38. Ng4 $14 {[%cal Gh1a1,
Ga5a6] and white a-pawn is not so easy to stop.}) 34... Kg7 35. g5 Rxf1+ 36.
Rxf1 Nf8 37. Ng4 Bd7 38. Nf6 Be6 39. Nd5 Rd7 40. Nb6 (40. c4 $5 bxc4 41. Bxc4
Rd6 42. Kb2 Nd7 43. Rd1 $1 h6 $140 $2 44. gxh6+ Kxh6 45. Bxa6 $1 Rxa6 46. Nc7
Rc6 47. Nxe6 Rxe6 48. Rxd7 $18) 40... Rd4 41. Na8 Rxb4 42. Nc7 Bf7 (42... Ra4
$2 43. Rf6 Bc8 44. Ne8+ Kg8 45. Rc6 Bb7 46. Rc7 $18) 43. Rf6 h6 44. Rxa6 hxg5
45. Rd6 (45. Rb6) 45... g4 46. a6 g3 47. Bxb5 (47. Bf1 Ra4 48. Kd2 Ra1 49. Bg2
b4 $13) 47... g2 48. Rd1 Ba2 $1 $11 {Accurate move forcing a draw.} 49. Kd2 Rb1
50. Rxb1 Bxb1 51. a7 g1=Q 52. a8=Q Bxc2 53. Qa3 Qf2+ 54. Be2 Bxe4 55. Qe7+ Kh6
56. Qxe5 Bf5 57. Nd5 Ne6 58. Qh8+ Kg5 59. Qf6+ Kh6 60. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 15th Gr6"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.10.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.10.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Petah-Tikva Elitzur"]
[BlackTeam "Alchevsk Garant-Donbass"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 (4... Nd4 $5 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Bc5
7. d3 h6 8. h3 a6 9. g4 b5 10. Qg3 Qe7 11. f4 d6 $13 {Polgar,S-Flear,G/
Bordeaux mf 1997}) 5. d4 (5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 d6 8. d3 h6 9. Be3 Be6
10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. f4 $14 {Cosma,E-Vajda,S/ROM-chW 1994}) 5... exd4
6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Be3 (7. Nde2 d6 (7... O-O 8. Bg2 d6 9. h3 Re8 10. O-O Bd7 11. f4
a5 12. g4 $14 {Hector,J-Hartman,C/Isle of Man op 1996}) 8. Bg2 Bg4 $6 9. h3 Be6
10. Bg5 Qd7 11. Qd2 Ne5 12. b3 h6 13. Be3 $14 {Gelman,A-Yandemirov,V/Petrov
mem 1998}) 7... O-O 8. Bg2 d6 9. h3 Nd7 $5 {Intresting move,typical for
Kuzmin's advanterous style.} (9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4 c5 (10... Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 12.
Qd3 a5 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Rfe1 Nd7 15. f4 $14 {Vogt,L-Brandenburg,H/BL9596 1996})
11. Be3 Qe7 12. O-O Rd8 13. Qd3 Bd7 14. Rad1 $14 {Diekers,M-Reich,T/Pyramiden
Franken Cup 1998}) (9... Re8 10. O-O Bd7 11. Nxc6 (11. Re1 Nxd4 (11... a6 12.
a4 Ne5 13. Kh2 c5 14. Nde2 Bc6 $132 {Schaefer,A-Werner,V/Dresden-W 1996}) 12.
Bxd4 Bc6 13. b4 Qd7 14. a4 a6 15. Qd3 b6 16. Rad1 Bb7 $13 {Moskalenko,
V-Margolin,B/Moscow4 1995}) (11. Nde2 b5 (11... Qc8 12. g4 h5 13. g5 Nh7 14.
Kh2 f6 15. gxf6 Nxf6 16. f4 Kh7 $2 17. Ng1 $1 {[%cal Gg1f3,Gf3g5]} Kh8 18. Qe1
$1 $36 {[%cal Ge1g3] Maryasin,B-Peker,O/Czerniak-mem/1996/}) (11... Ne5 12. b3
b5 13. Rc1 Qc8 14. Kh2 Nc6 15. f3 Qa6 16. a4 b4 17. Nb5 Qb7 $132 {Pospelov,
E-Avrukh,B/Kurgan/1994/}) 12. a3 a5 13. Nf4 (13. g4 b4 14. axb4 axb4 15. Rxa8
Qxa8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Ne5 18. b3 c5 19. Ng3 Qc8 20. Ne4 Qb8 $14 {Gelfand,
B-Adams,M/Madrid 1996/CBM 53/1/2-1/2 (64)}) (13. Nd4 b4 14. e5 $1 $36 {Sadler,
M-Nevednichy,V/Erevan olm 1996/EXT}) 13... Rb8 14. f3 b4 (14... Ne5 15. Bf2 Nc4
16. b3 Nb6 17. Qd2 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Nce2 d5 $132 {Magem Badals,J-Calvo,J/
ESP-chT/1995/}) 15. axb4 axb4 16. Nce2 Ne5 17. Nd3 Nc4 18. Bd4 c5 19. Bf2 Bc6
$13 {Gabriel,C-Hickl,J/Bad Homburg 1997 black should be quite satisfiede with
the opening result, all his pieces are in the game, he has really only one
weakness the d6 pawn but that's not terrible, the position is round about
equal.}) 11... Bxc6 12. Qd3 b5 13. Bd4 b4 14. Nd5 Rb8 15. Rfe1 a5 16. c4 $14 {
Hansen,S-Aagaard,J/DEN-ch 1993}) (9... Ne5 10. Qe2 c5 11. Nb3 Be6 12. O-O-O Qb6
13. f4 Nc4 14. Bf2 Qb4 $132 {[%cal Gf6h5,Gc4b2] Roeder,G-Mueller,W/Bad
Woerishofen op 1993}) 10. f4 $5 {An attempt to take advantage of black's last
move,but probably too optimistic decision.} (10. O-O Nde5 11. b3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4
c5 13. Be3 Nc4 14. bxc4 Bxc3 15. Rb1 $14) 10... Nb6 11. b3 $8 d5 ({During the
game I was more concerned about} 11... f5 $5 {with mutual chances.}) 12. O-O
Re8 $6 {Inaccuracy after which black faces some difficulties.Better was} (12...
dxe4 $1 13. Nxc6 Qxd1 (13... bxc6 14. Nxe4 Bxa1 15. Qxa1 Nd5 16. Bd4 $16) 14.
Raxd1 Bxc3 15. Ne7+ Kg7 16. Nxc8 Raxc8 17. Bxe4 Rfe8 18. Bxb6 cxb6 19. Bxb7 $14
{and despite the fatc that white is a pawn up the position seems to be about
equal.}) 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bd4 dxe4 (14... Bf8 $5) (14... Bxd4+ 15. Qxd4 dxe4
16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Nxe4 f5 18. Nc5 $14) 15. Bxg7 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 $1 {It's
important to take with this rook.} (16. Raxd1 Kxg7 17. Bxe4 (17. Nxe4 Bxh3 $1
18. Bxh3 Rxe4 19. Bg2 Re6 $15) 17... Bxh3 18. Bxc6 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Re3 20. Ne4 f5
$11) 16... Kxg7 17. Bxe4 Bxh3 $6 {Black doesn't want to defend passively,but
after the move in the game his position deteriorates very quickly.} (17... Re6
$14) 18. Bxc6 Re3 19. Bxa8 Rxc3 (19... Rxg3+ 20. Kf2 (20. Kh2 Rxc3 21. Be4 (21.
Rd3 Rxc2+ 22. Kxh3 Nxa8 23. Rdd1 $5 $14) 21... Bg4 22. Rd8 $16) 20... Rxc3 21.
Be4 f5 22. Bd3 Bg4 23. Re1 Nd5 $14) 20. Be4 Bg4 21. Rd8 (21. Rd4) 21... Rxg3+
22. Kf2 Rc3 23. Rg1 Nd7 $1 24. Bd3 $1 (24. Rxg4 Nf6 25. Bf5 Nxg4+ 26. Bxg4
Rxc2+ 27. Ke3 Rxa2 28. Rd7 $16) 24... Nf6 25. Rd4 $1 $18 {[%cal Gd4c4] Without
the rooks black is helpless.} h5 26. Rc4 Rxc4 27. Bxc4 (27. bxc4 $5 {[%csl Ra7,
Rc7][%cal Gg1b1,Gb1b7]}) 27... h4 28. Rh1 Ne4+ 29. Kg1 g5 30. fxg5 h3 31. Kh2
Nxg5 32. Bd5 Bd7 33. Rf1 {[%cal Gf1f4,Gf4a4,Ga4a6]} c6 34. Bh1 f5 35. Rf4 Kf6
36. Ra4 Ke5 37. Rxa7 Kd6 38. Ra4 c5 39. Rh4 Ke5 40. a4 f4 41. Bb7 $1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. f4 c6 6. Nf3 Qb6 $6 {Minasian is
famous for his advanturouse approach to the opening play, but it's hardly a
good choice against aplayer of Dreev's caliber.} 7. Qd2 (7. b3 Bg4 8. Qd2 d5 9.
Bxf6 exf6 10. exd5 O-O 11. Be2 Rd8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 f5 14. Rd1 $16 {
Ravinsky,G-Shamkovich,L/Leningrad 1957}) (7. Rb1 Bg4 8. Be2 $2 Nh5 $1 9. e5 f6
10. exf6 exf6 11. Bh4 Nxf4 12. Bg3 Bh6 $17 {Burgos,C-Valdes,L/Mexiko 1997})
7... Qxb2 (7... Na6 8. e5 Nd5 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. c3 dxe5 11. fxe5 Bf5 12. Be2 Be4
13. O-O $16 {McLaughlin,K-Marshall,I/England 1997}) 8. Rb1 Qa3 9. Bd3 Qa5 {
Black can't aford himself to castle right away since the pawn on e7 is hanging,
so he has to waste 2 more tempi to bring the queen back to c7.} (9... O-O 10.
e5 dxe5 (10... Re8 $2 11. O-O Nd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Rb3 Qxa2 14. Qc3 $18 {
[%csl Ra2]}) 11. fxe5 Nd5 12. Rb3 (12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Rb3 Qxa2 14. O-O Nc6 15.
Rbb1 Qa5 $132) 12... Qa5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Bh4 f6 16. O-O $36) 10.
O-O Qc7 (10... O-O $2 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Bxe7 Re8 15.
c4 Qe6 16. Bd6 $18) 11. e5 Nd5 12. Ne4 {[%cal Gc2c4]} f5 (12... f6 13. Bh4) 13.
Bxe7 $1 {Keeping black king in the center.} Nxe7 (13... fxe4 14. Bxd6 e3 (14...
Qd8 15. Bxe4 Ne7 16. Ng5 O-O 17. Qb4 $18 {[%cal Gb4b3]}) 15. Qe1 Qd8 16. Ng5 $1
$40 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Gg5e4,Gc2c4]}) 14. Nxd6+ Kf8 15. Ng5 b6 (15... h6 $2 16.
Rxb7 $1 $18 {[%cal Gg5e6]}) 16. Qb4 h6 (16... Nd5 17. Qb3 (17. Nxc8+ Kg8 (17...
Nxb4 18. Ne6+ Kf7 19. Nxc7 Nxd3 20. Nd6+ Ke7 21. cxd3 $18) 18. Qd6 (18. Bc4 $6
Qxc8 19. Qe7 Qd7 $13) 18... Qxc8 19. c4 Bf8 20. Qe6+ Qxe6 21. Nxe6 Nb4 $132)
17... Qd7 (17... h6) 18. Bc4 $16) 17. Qb3 Nd5 18. Ngf7 Be6 (18... Rh7 19. Nxc8
Qxf7 (19... Qxc8 20. Nd6 Qd7 (20... Qe6 $2 21. g4 $18 {[%csl Re6]})) 20. Nd6
Qd7 21. g4 Ne3 22. gxf5 Nxf5 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. Kh1 $1 $16 {[%cal Gf1g1,Gg1g6,
Gb1g1]}) 19. Nxh8 Bxh8 20. c4 Ne7 21. g4 $1 $18 Nd7 (21... fxg4 22. Qc2 Nf5 23.
Nxf5 gxf5 24. Bxf5 $18) 22. Qa3 $1 {[%cal Ga3f8]} c5 (22... fxg4 23. f5 gxf5
24. Bxf5 Bxf5 25. Nxf5 c5 26. Qe3 Nxf5 27. Qxh6+ $18) 23. d5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Bxd5
25. Rbd1 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.19"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Schwarzach"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 c5 7. h3 d5 $6 {
Despite of the fact that this move was used by such a strong players as
Morozevich and Tkachiev I find it hard to believe Black can fight for equality
by losing a tempo in the opening!} 8. e5 Ne4 9. Re1 cxd4 {Appearantly Black
wanted to avoid 10.dxc5, which seems to be very promising for White, but after
a preliminary capture on d4 White may develop a knight to c3.} (9... Bf5 10.
dxc5 (10. Nh4 cxd4 (10... Be6 11. f3 Ng3 12. Kh2 Nf5 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. Bxf5
gxf5 15. dxc5 Qc7 16. f4 Qxc5 17. Be3 Qc6 18. Nd2 $14 {Karjakin,S-Kuzubov,Y/
Kramatorsk 2002}) 11. Nxf5 gxf5 12. cxd4 Qb6 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nc3 Nc6 15. Qh5
Nxd4 16. Be3 $44 {De la Riva Aguado,O-Morozevich,A/Pamplona 1998}) 10... Nd7
11. Bf4 Ndxc5 12. Bf1 Qb6 13. Re2 Rad8 14. Na3 Bd7 15. Be3 Ba4 16. Qc1 Qc7 17.
Re1 $14 {Adams,M-Tkachiev,V/Cannes 2001}) 10. cxd4 Bf5 11. Nc3 (11. Qb3 Nc6 12.
Qxb7 Nxd4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Qxe7 Rfe8 16. Qh4 h6 $132 {Rychagov,
A-Fedorov,A/Vilnius 1997}) 11... Nc6 $2 ({White's chances are clearly better
after} 11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nc6 14. h4 $14 {[%cal Gh4h5,Gf3g5,
Gd3h3,Gh5g6] as he's got a clear plan to attack on the kingside while Black's
prospects on the queenside are less obvious, but there was no reason to give
up a central pawn.}) 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Rxe4 Qd5 15. Qe2 $16 f6 (
15... f5 16. Rh4 {[%cal Gc1h6,Gf3g5]}) 16. b3 $1 {Of course White refuses to
take on f6.} fxe5 17. dxe5 Rad8 18. Bb2 Rf5 19. b4 {[%cal Gb4b5,Ge4d4] White
is just a pawn up, so for a player of Aronian's caliber the rest is a matter
of technique.} a6 20. a4 Qd3 {Black is forced to initiate a trade of queens as
white was threatening to play 21.b5 followed by Rd4.} (20... b5 21. axb5 axb5
22. Rc1 $18) 21. Qxd3 Rxd3 22. b5 Nd8 23. bxa6 bxa6 24. Rc1 {[%csl Ra6,Re7]}
Rf8 25. Rc7 Rb3 26. Bc1 Rb1 (26... Rb7 27. Rxb7 Nxb7 28. Ba3 Re8 29. Rc4 $18)
27. Kh2 Re8 28. Rc8 Rf8 29. Be3 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanov, Victor L"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3
(8. Kh1 O-O 9. Be3 (9. Qe1 Qc7 (9... Re8 10. dxe5 (10. Bd2 Qc7 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. Bc4 b5 13. Bb3 b4 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qh5 $132 {Hausner,
I-Blatny,P/Lazne Bohdanec 1994 (32)}) 10... dxe5 11. f5 $5 Bb4 12. Bd2 Qc7 13.
a3 Bf8 14. Bc4 b5 15. Ba2 $36 {Barbero,G-Werner,I/Lenk op 1994 (34)}) 10. dxe5
dxe5 11. fxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bf4 Qh5 14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Qd2
Bg4 $11 {Simacek,P-Timchenko,V/Horni Becva op 1993}) 9... Qc7 10. Qe2 b5 11. a3
a6 12. Rad1 Re8 13. fxe5 $6 dxe5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 $13 {Fierz,
M-Blatny,P/Bad Ragaz op 1994}) 8... O-O 9. Qe1 Bd8 ({Another possibilty is} 
9... Qc7 10. Ne2 exd4 11. Nfxd4 Nc5 12. Ng3 Re8 13. b4 Nxd3 14. cxd3 Ng4 15.
Ndf5 Nxe3 16. Nxe7+ Rxe7 17. Qxe3 $14 {with better chanses for white;Dyce,
A-Rufener,M/EU-chJM U16 1995 (33)}) 10. Kh1 ({Interesting idea was transfered
in the next game:} 10. h3 $5 Bb6 $2 11. a3 $5 {[%csl Ra5]} exf4 12. e5 $1 Bd8
13. b4 Qb6 14. exf6 fxe3 15. Bxh7+ $16 {with winning position for white;Thiel,
T-Tseitlin,M/Krumbach op 1991 (23)}) 10... Re8 11. a3 $5 exd4 12. b4 (12. Bxd4
$5) 12... Qh5 13. Nxd4 Nf8 (13... Ng4 14. Bg1 Bf6 15. Qg3 Bh4 16. Qf3 Bf6 17.
h3 Nf8 18. Rad1 $14) 14. Nce2 Ng4 15. Bg1 g6 16. Qd2 Ne6 $2 17. Nf5 $1 $36 {
From now on white plays very energetically using lack of coordination between
black pieces placed mostly on the 8th rank!} gxf5 (17... Bc7 18. Neg3 $18 {
[%csl Rh5]}) 18. Ng3 Qh6 19. Nxf5 Qf8 20. Be2 Nf6 ({White quiet easily wins
also after} 20... Nh6 21. Nxd6 Re7 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. f5 Nc7 24. Qg5+ $18) 21.
Nxd6 Re7 22. e5 Ne8 23. f5 N6c7 24. Bd4 $16 {Black simply can't move and the
finish is quiet close.} Rd7 25. Rf3 f6 (25... Ng7 26. Qh6 $1 {[%cal Gf3h3]}
Nge6 27. Rg3+ Bg5 28. Rxg5+ Nxg5 29. Qxg5+ Qg7 30. Qxg7+ Kxg7 31. e6+ $18) 26.
Bc4+ Kh8 27. Rg3 Rg7 (27... Nxd6 28. Qh6 $3 {[%csl Rg8]} Rg7 $8 29. exf6 Bxf6
30. Bxf6 Nxf5 31. Bxg7+ Nxg7 32. Rf1 $18) 28. Rxg7 Kxg7 29. Nf7 $1 Be7 30. Qh6+
Kg8 31. Ng5+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.23"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Tbilisi"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 e5 $6 5. dxe5 Ng4 (5... dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8
7. Nf3 Ng4 $6 8. Bg5+ f6 9. h3 fxg5 10. hxg4 $16 {[%csl Re5,Rg5] Bannik,
A-Levin,N/Kiev 1964}) 6. Bf4 Nxe5 {The endgame arising after} (6... dxe5 7.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bg3 Nd7 9. Bc4 f6 10. h3 Nh6 11. f4 {is better for White, but
Black's position is pretty solid.} Bd6 12. Nge2 Nb6 13. Bb3 Ke7 14. fxe5 Bxe5
15. Bxe5 fxe5 16. Nc1 $14 {Sokolov,A-Milovanovic,R/Ulcinj 1998}) 7. Qd2 Bg7 8.
Bh6 $1 {White has a clear (and I should add quite typical) plan of attack on
the kingside. Black's counterplay on the queenside is of no danger, that's why
we witnessed very one-sided encounter in which White made all the natural
moves and won very easily!} Bxh6 (8... O-O 9. O-O-O Nbc6 10. h4 f5 11. Bxg7
Kxg7 12. f4 $40) 9. Qxh6 Ng4 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. f3 Nf6 (12... Nge5)
13. g4 Be6 14. Nge2 {A defensive attempt involving} Ne5 (14... h5 {was hardly
any better as after} 15. gxh5 Nxh5 16. Rg1 $40 {[%cal Gf3f5] White's play on
the g-file is very dangerous.}) 15. Nd4 Qe7 16. g5 Nh5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Qf2 $1
$16 {[%cal Gh2h4,Gf4f5]} Nb6 19. Be2 Ng7 20. h4 f6 21. Rdg1 c5 22. Nxe6 Qxe6
23. h5 $18 {All of White pieces take part in the attack on a poor black
monarch!} fxg5 (23... f5 24. exf5 Nxf5 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Qh2 Kf7 27. Qh7+ Ke8
28. Bb5+ Kd8 29. Re1 $18) 24. Rxg5 Qf6 25. Rg4 {[%csl Gf4] The pawn on f4 is
far too important.} Rae8 (25... gxh5 26. Rxh5 Kh8 27. Rhh4) 26. hxg6 h5 27.
Rgh4 Qd4 (27... Qxg6 28. Bxh5 Nxh5 29. Rxh5 $18) 28. Qf3 Re6 29. Rd1 Qf6 30.
Qh1 Qxg6 31. Bxh5 Qg3 32. Rd3 Qf2 33. Nd1 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch 89th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "2002.08.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kunte, Abhijit"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2002.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. h4 Nf6 6. f3 Nc6 $5 {Provoking white
to play d5.} (6... b5 7. g4 (7. Qd2 h6 (7... Bb7 8. O-O-O h5 9. Nh3 Nbd7 10.
Kb1 Rc8 11. Qe1 e5 12. d5 c6 13. dxc6 Rxc6 $132 {Anand,V-Davies,N/Moscow 1987})
(7... Nbd7 8. O-O-O Bb7 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 e5 11. d5 Qe7 12. g4 b4 13. Nce2
Nc5 14. Ng3 Rc8 15. Qd2 $14 {Ivanov,A-Burnett,R/New York 2000}) 8. O-O-O Nbd7
9. g4 Nb6 10. b3 c6 11. Bh3 a5 12. g5 hxg5 13. hxg5 Nfd7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15.
Nge2 Rg8 $132 {Ivanov,A-Seirawan,Y/USA-ch 1989}) 7... h5 8. e5 Nfd7 9. gxh5
Rxh5 10. e6 fxe6 11. Bd3 Nf8 12. f4 Rh8 13. Qg4 Bb7 14. Rh3 Bf6 15. O-O-O $36 {
Short,N-Seirawan,Y/Luzern 1989}) 7. Qd2 (7. g4 e5 (7... h5 8. gxh5 Nxh5 9. Nge2
e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Qd2 Bd7 12. O-O-O Ng8 13. Kb1 Qe7 14. Bg5 f6 15. Be3 f5 16.
Bg5 Ngf6 17. Bh3 $14 {Short,N-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Cap d`Agde 1996}) 8. d5 Nd4 9.
Bxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. O-O-O b5 13. Nce2 Nc5 $44 {Ivanov,
A-Czerniecki,K/Chicago 1991}) 7... e5 8. d5 (8. Nge2 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4
O-O 11. O-O-O Be6 12. h5 b5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Re8 15. g4 Qe7 $13 {Georgiev,
K-Popchev,M/Albena 1985}) 8... Nd4 9. Nce2 $5 {Nothing promised} (9. Nge2 Nxe2
10. Bxe2 Nh5 11. g4 Ng3 12. Rh2 Nxe2 13. Qxe2 h5 $13 {with unclear position.})
9... Nxe2 10. Nxe2 Bd7 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Qb4 {Forcing black to weaken the
queenside.} (12. g4 h5 13. g5 Nh7 14. Bh3 Bxh3 15. Rxh3 O-O $13) 12... b6 13.
Qc3 Ra7 14. Qd2 (14. g4 h5 15. g5 Nh7 16. f4 O-O 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. Nd4 f6 19.
Qd2 $13) 14... h5 15. Bg5 (15. g3 Nh7 16. Kb1 O-O 17. Bh3 f5 $132) 15... Qf8
16. g3 Bh6 17. Bh3 Bxh3 18. Rxh3 Nd7 19. g4 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 hxg4 21. fxg4 Qe7 {
After exchange of the queens black is out of danger.} (21... Qh6 22. Qxh6 Rxh6
23. g5 Rh7 24. Rdh1 Ke7 25. h5 Rxh5 26. Rxh5 gxh5 27. Ng3 $14) 22. Qxe7+ Kxe7 {
[%cal Gd7f6]} 23. g5 Raa8 24. Kd2 Rh7 25. Ng1 Nc5 26. Ke3 a5 27. Nf3 Rf8 28. h5
$1 Rxh5 29. Rxh5 gxh5 30. Rh1 Rh8 31. Nh4 Nd7 (31... Rh7 $5 32. Nf5+ Kf8 33.
Rh4 Nd7 34. Kf3 (34. Ng3 $2 Kg7 35. Rxh5 Rxh5 36. Nxh5+ Kg6 $17) 34... Kg8 35.
Ng3 Kg7 36. Rxh5 Rxh5 37. Nxh5+ Kg6 38. Kg4 $11) 32. g6 $5 Kf6 (32... Rg8 33.
g7 Kf6 34. Nf5 Kg5 35. Rg1+ Kf6 $11) 33. Rf1+ Kg5 34. g7 {White is satisfied
with a draw, while very serious attention deserved brave} (34. Rxf7 $5 Kxh4 (
34... Nf6 35. g7 Rg8 36. Nf5 h4 37. Ne7 Ng4+ 38. Kf3 Nh6 39. Nxg8 Nxf7 40. Ne7
$18) 35. Rxd7 Rg8 36. g7 Kg3 37. Rxc7 h4 38. Rd7 h3 39. Rxd6 Rxg7 40. Rxb6 h2
41. Rh6 Kg2 42. Rxh2+ Kxh2 43. c4 Kh3 (43... Rg3+ 44. Kd2 Rg2+ 45. Kc3 Rg3+ 46.
Kc2 Rg2+ 47. Kb3 Kg3 48. c5 Kf4 49. c6 Kxe4 50. c7 Rg8 51. d6 $18) 44. c5 Kh4
45. d6 Kg5 46. c6 Kf6 47. c7 $18) 34... Rg8 35. Nf5 Nf6 36. Rg1+ Ng4+ 37. Kf3
Kf6 38. Rh1 Kg5 39. Rg1 Kf6 40. Rh1 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2006.03.12"]
[Round "13.4"]
[White "Naumann, Alexander"]
[Black "Schoeneberg, Manfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Leipzig Gohlis"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 c6 ({Much more
popular is} 6... Be6) 7. O-O-O+ Ke8 8. f4 {I doubt that this move is
sufficient for advantage in this line.} Nbd7 (8... Be7 9. f5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6
11. Nf3 Nd7 12. g4 Bg5+ 13. Kb1 Ke7 14. h4 Bf4 15. Bh3 f6 16. h5 Bg5 17. a4 a5
$15 {Gross,S-Pribyl,J/Decin 1996}) 9. fxe5 Ng4 10. e6 fxe6 11. Nh3 Bb4 $6 ({
Black didn't face any problems after} 11... Be7 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Be2 Nde5 14.
Bxg4 Nxg4 15. Rde1 Bd7 $11 {Medvedev,A-Fominykh,M/Dagomys 2004}) 12. Be2 Nge5
$2 {A serious mistake after which Black seems to be in troubles.} ({It was
necessary to play} 12... Ngf6) 13. Nf4 Nf6 (13... Bxc3 $6 14. bxc3 Nf6 15. Nh5
Ned7 16. Rhf1 $16) 14. Nh5 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd1d8] Suddenly Black finds himself
under severe pressure.} Kf7 15. Rhf1 Be7 16. Bf4 Ng6 (16... Ned7 {was not
better:} 17. e5 Nxh5 18. Bxh5+ g6 19. Bg4 $18) 17. e5 Nxh5 18. Bxh5 Rf8 19. Ne4
({Very similar to the game is} 19. Bg5+ Ke8 20. Bxe7 Rxf1 21. Rxf1 Kxe7 22.
Bxg6 hxg6 23. Ne4 $16) 19... Kg8 $6 (19... Ke8 $142 {It was more persistent to
keep the king in the centre in order to protect the pawn on e6.}) 20. Bxg6 hxg6
21. Bg5 Bxg5+ (21... Rxf1 22. Rxf1 Bf8 23. Rd1 b6 24. Rd8 Bb7 25. Rd7 Ba6 $16)
22. Nxg5 Rxf1 23. Rxf1 {[%csl Ra8,Rc8,Rg8] Despite of the material balance the
endgame is very difficult for Black as his pieces are far too passive.} b6 24.
Rd1 Ba6 25. Nxe6 Bc4 (25... Re8 $2 26. Nc7) 26. Ng5 Bd5 27. b3 b5 28. Rd4 Rf8
$6 {Giving up the fight.} (28... Kf8 29. c4 bxc4 30. bxc4 Bg8 (30... Bxg2 31.
Rg4 $18) 31. e6 Ke7 32. h4 $16) 29. c4 bxc4 30. bxc4 Bxg2 31. e6 c5 32. Rd2 1-0

[Event "Fraenkische GM 1st"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2000.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2000.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nd7 6. a4 Ngf6 7. f3 $6 {I don't
think that after 6.a4 this move looks like the most reasonable option for
white,because now it becomes quiet problematic to find safe shelter for the
white king.} (7. h3 $5 O-O 8. Nf3 Qc7 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rfe1 Rad8 12.
Rad1 a6 13. Bh6 b5 $132 {Santo Roman,M-McNab,C/Moscow olm 1994}) 7... O-O (7...
Qa5 $5 8. g4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Nge2 Nf8 12. Qd6 Ne6 13. b4 Qd8 14.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 $13 {Fluvia Poyatos,J-Rocha,S/VI Aceimar Open 1999}) 8. Nge2 (8. Nh3
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nf2 Be6 11. O-O-O d5 12. Bd4 Qc7 13. exd5 cxd5 $13 {
Schmidt Schaeffer,S-Mohr,S/SUI-chT 1996}) (8. Bc4 $6 d5 9. exd5 Nb6 10. Bb3
Nbxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Qa5+ $132 {Perez-Shchekachev,A/Gran
Canaria op 1993}) 8... e5 9. h4 (9. g4 d5 $5 10. g5 Nh5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Nxd5
exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 $132) 9... Nb6 $6 (9... d5 $5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12.
Nf4 Nc4 $13) 10. Ng3 exd4 (10... h5 11. a5 (11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. a5
Nbd7 14. Bc4 Bf8 $11) 11... Nbd7 12. d5 Qc7 13. Bc4 $14) 11. Bxd4 d5 12. a5
Nbd7 (12... Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Nce2 $14 {[%cal Gd2c3,Ga1d1]}) 13. exd5 Re8+
14. Be2 cxd5 15. h5 $6 {White doesn't believe in himself!After} (15. Nxd5 $1
Ne5 (15... Nxd5 16. Bxg7 Qc7 17. Kf2 Kxg7 18. Qxd5 Qxc2 19. Qd4+ Kg8 20. Rac1
Qb3 21. Bc4 $1 $18) 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. c3 Qc6 18. Kf2 $16 {he is just a pawn
up with solid position.}) 15... Ne5 $132 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Qf4 $6 {Losing
precious time,because queen has nothing to do on f4.} Nc6 18. Bf2 d4 (18...
Nxa5 $5) 19. Nce4 Nd5 20. Qd2 f5 (20... Ne3 $5) 21. Ng5 Ne3 $15 {It's not so
hard to see that black is now in charge of situation,but the position remains
extremly complicated.} 22. f4 Qd5 $6 (22... Nxg2+ 23. Kf1 Ne3+ 24. Bxe3 Rxe3
25. Bc4+ Kf8 $17) 23. Bxe3 Rxe3 24. Nf1 Re7 (24... Qxg2 25. Rh2 Qg1 26. Nf3 $16
) 25. Kf2 d3 $5 26. Bxd3 Bxb2 27. Ra4 Qc5+ 28. Ne3 Bd4 $4 {Forgetting for a
moment that black king is exposed and needs protection!} (28... Bc3 29. Bc4+ (
29. Qc1 Nxa5 $17) 29... Qxc4 30. Nxc4 Bxd2 31. Nxd2 Bd7 32. Ra3 $13) 29. Rxd4
$1 Nxd4 30. Bc4+ 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch 5th"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2005.10.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Mahjoob, Morteza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2005.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Na3 e5 8. dxe5
Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nc4 Nd7 11. b4 {White's plan in this line is to play on
the queenside, so this move makes more sense that 11.Be3, which was also tried
in the following position.} (11. Be3 b6 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. b4 Bb7 14. f3 Kh8 15.
Rfe1 Qe6 16. Rad1 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Bf2 Rae8 $132 {Trois,F-Ribli,Z/Riga
1979/IZT}) 11... b6 (11... Re8 12. Bc2 Qe7 13. Be3 Nb6 14. Na5 Rb8 15. Bb3 Be6
16. Qe2 c6 17. g3 Qc7 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. Rfd1 $14 {Benko,P-Jansa,V/Siegen 1970})
(11... f5 $5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. f3 Kh8 14. Re1 Qf6 15. Be3 Rg8 16. Qc2 Nf8 17.
Bf2 Ng6 18. Kh1 $14 {Ivanov,A-Shchekachev,A/Vienna 1991}) 12. a4 a5 (12... a6
$6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Rd1 Re8 15. Ne3 Qc8 16. Ng4 $14 {Meduna,E-Ramik,Z/Czechia
1999}) ({An attempt to get counterplay with ...f5 seems to fail as after} 12...
Bb7 13. a5 f5 $6 14. a6 $1 Bc6 15. Ne3 $1 $16 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gb4b5,Gd3c4]
White takes over the light squares in the center.}) 13. Qc2 Re8 14. bxa5 bxa5 {
[%csl Ra5]} 15. Rd1 Bf8 (15... Nc5 16. Bf1 Qh4 17. f3 Be6 18. Be3 Bf8 19. Rab1
$16 {[%cal Gb1b5]}) 16. Bf1 Bc5 17. Be3 Qe7 18. Qd2 Bxe3 $6 ({Much better was} 
18... Nf6 $5 19. f3 Bd7 {[%cal Gd7c6,Gf6d7] intending to bring the bishop to
c6.}) (18... Nb6 $6 19. Nxb6 cxb6 20. Bb5 Rf8 21. Bh6) 19. Nxe3 c6 {[%csl Rd6]}
(19... Nc5 20. Nd5 Qd6 21. Qe3) 20. Qd6 ({For some reason the Indian
grandmaster decides to deviate from the natural} 20. Nc4 Nf6 21. Qe3 {even
though the position after} Be6 22. Nxe5 Bb3 23. Nxc6 Qc7 24. Rdb1 Rxe4 25. Qf3
Ng4 $1 {is not perfectly clear.} 26. Qg3 Qxc6 27. Rxb3 Rxa4 28. Rxa4 Qxa4)
20... Nc5 21. Qxe7 Rxe7 22. Rd8+ Kg7 23. f3 Nb7 ({Missing a chance to equalize
after} 23... Rd7 $1 24. Re8 (24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Nc4 f6 26. Nb6 Rb8 $11) 24... f6
25. Nc4 Kf7 26. Rh8 Kg7 $11) 24. Rdd1 Be6 25. Bc4 Bxc4 (25... Bd7) 26. Nxc4 $14
{White controls both open files in the position so Black's defensive task is
far from being simple.} f6 $6 (26... Nc5 27. Rd6 Ra6 28. Rd8 f6 $132 {[%csl
Ra4]}) 27. Kf2 Nc5 28. Rd6 Rc7 29. g4 Nb7 30. Rdd1 h6 31. h4 Kf7 $6 32. g5 hxg5
33. hxg5 Ke6 34. gxf6 Kxf6 35. Rab1 Re8 36. Nd6 $1 $16 Nxd6 (36... Rd8 37. Nxb7
Rxd1 38. Rxd1 Rxb7 39. Rd6+ Kf7 40. Rxc6 Rb3 41. Rc5 $16) 37. Rxd6+ Re6 38. Rd8
{[%csl Ra5,Rc6]} Ra7 39. Ke3 Ke7 40. Rbb8 Rd6 41. Rxd6 Kxd6 42. Rg8 Kc5 43.
Rxg6 Re7 44. Rf6 Kc4 45. Rxc6+ Kb3 46. Rb6+ Kxa4 (46... Kxc3 47. Rb5 $18) 47.
c4 Ka3 48. c5 a4 49. Kd3 Rf7 50. Kc4 Rxf3 51. c6 Rf1 52. Kd5 Rc1 53. Kd6 Ka2
54. c7 1-0

[Event "Mario Covas 2nd"]
[Site "Santos"]
[Date "2002.02.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Black "Disconzi da Silva, Rodrigo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.02.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 $5 {After 5...b5 this
move is fully justified anf white's results in this variation are simply
fantastic!} Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 (8... Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. h3 a6 (
10... Bb7 $2 11. Nxb5 cxb5 12. Bxb5+ Nd7 13. O-O-O Bc8 14. Qd5 $18) (10... Bg7
11. a4 $16) 11. Bh6 $5) 9. h3 Bb7 (9... Bg7 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. c3 c5 (
12... Rb8 13. cxb4 (13. Rc1 {><c6}) 13... Rxb4 14. Qc2 O-O 15. O-O Qc7 16. Rfc1
Qb8 17. Rab1 Qa8 18. Bd2 Rb8 19. Ng3 c5 20. Bc3 $16 {Gdanski-Van Wely,
Iraklion 1993}) (12... bxc3 13. Qxc3 {/\ Nd2-c4+/-}) (12... Qe7 13. cxb4 axb4
14. Qc2 Bb7 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfd1 Ra5 17. Nc1 $14 {Gallagher,J-Fioramonti,H/Zug
1991/EXT 97}) 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Bb5 Qb8 17. Ng3 $16 {
Nunn-Gelfand, Munich 1991}) (9... a6 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Nh5 (11... Qe7 12.
O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 Qf8 14. Qg5 h6 15. Qe3 Qe7 $11 {Rasik,V-Pribyl,J/Prague 1992/
TD}) 12. O-O Qf6 {/\ Qf4} 13. a4 b4 (13... Bb7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8+ Bxa8 16.
Ra1 $16 Ke7 $6 17. Bxb5 $1 cxb5 18. Rxa8 $18) 14. Ne2 Qg7 (14... Nf4 15. Nxf4
Qxf4 16. Qg7 $16) 15. Qd2 $14) 10. a4 a6 11. O-O (11. Bh6 Qe7 12. O-O Bxh6 13.
Qxh6 Qf8 14. Qe3 Qe7 15. Qh6 Qf8 16. Qe3 Qe7 17. Qh6 {1/2-1/2 Kindermann,
S-Ftacnik,L/Germany 1997/GER-chT (17)}) 11... Bg7 (11... Qe7 12. axb5 cxb5 13.
Nxb5 $1 axb5 14. Rxa8+ Bxa8 15. Ra1 Qd8 16. Bxb5 $44 {Adams,M-Bisby,D/Hastings
1995/CBM 48 ext}) 12. Ne2 {[%cal Gc2c4]} O-O 13. Ng3 Re8 (13... Qe7 $146 14. c4
b4 15. c5 $1 $14 {Marciano,D-Leski,M/Narbonne 1997/CBM 61}) (13... Qc7 14. Bh6
$2 Rfe8 15. Nf5 $6 Bh8 16. Qg5 c5 $15 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gc5c4] Kogan,A-Van Wely,
L/Heraklio op 1993/TD}) 14. c4 $1 {That's the main drawback of ...b5. White
gets an opportunity to attack black pawns by his own!} bxa4 $6 {After this
move black's position is strategically lost!} (14... bxc4 15. Bxc4 Qe7 16. Rfd1
c5 17. Qc2 $14) 15. c5 $1 {[%csl Rb7] Black simply has no space for his pieces!
} (15. Rxa4 c5 $13) 15... Bf8 16. Rfc1 Qc7 17. Rxa4 Rad8 18. Qe2 $16 {[%csl
Ra6][%cal Gf3d2,Gd2c4]} Nb8 (18... a5 19. Qd2 Ra8 20. Qc3 $16 {[%cal Gc1a1]})
19. Nd2 h6 20. Nc4 Nh7 21. Nf1 Ng5 22. Nfd2 Ne6 23. b4 Nf4 (23... Nd4 $8 24.
Bxd4 (24. Qf1 Nb5) 24... Rxd4 (24... exd4 25. e5 Bg7 26. f4 $16) 25. Nb3 Rdd8
26. Nb6 Be7 27. Na5 $16) 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Nf3 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Qd7 26. Bc2 Qe6
27. Re1 $1 {[%cal Gc2b3]} Nd7 28. Bb3 Qf6 29. e5 {The difference in the
strength of pieces is so huge that black's position is absolutely hopeless
despite of material balance.} Qg7 30. Raa1 (30. Qe4 $5 g5 31. Na5 Ba8 32. Nxc6
Nb8 33. Ne7+ Bxe7 34. Qxa8 $18) 30... Kh8 31. Rad1 Nb8 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Nd6
$18 Bxd6 34. exd6 Kh7 35. Qe7 Rd7 36. Qe8 {[%csl Rb8]} 1-0

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gavrikov, Viktor"]
[Black "Bekker Jensen, Simon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.01.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nbd7 8. O-O
Re8 9. Re1 {After mutual efforts in the opening both sides finally found
themself in one of the most popular lines of Pirz defense.} (9. Be3 c6 10. a4
exd4 11. Bxd4 Qc7 12. g4 Nc5 13. Ng3 Ne6 14. Be3 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 cxd5
17. Nxd5 $14 {Popchev,M-Ziegler,A/Mondariz op 1994}) 9... b6 (9... c6 10. a4
exd4 (10... a5 11. Be3 Qe7 12. Qd2 h5 13. Rad1 Nh7 14. f4 Ndf6 15. Rf1 Be6 16.
b3 $14 {Bauer,C-Etchegaray,P/Cannes op 1996}) 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Kh2 d5 13. exd5
Rxe1 14. Qxe1 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd4 $13 {Zhidkov,V-Zozulia,A/Hlohovec op 1995}) (
9... a6 10. a4 Rb8 11. Be3 exd4 12. Bxd4 c5 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Qc1 b5 15. axb5
axb5 $13 {Tseshkovsky,V-Benjamin,J/Wijk 1989}) 10. Bg5 $5 (10. Be3 Bb7 11. d5
h6 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. g4 Ng8 14. Ng3 Bf6 15. a4 a5 16. Bf1 Bg5 17. Bb5 Bxe3 18.
fxe3 Rf8 $13 {Witt,R-Hartoch,R/NLD-chT9596}) 10... h6 11. Be3 Bb7 $6 {It was
necessasary to take on d4,because with his next move white deprives black this
possibility and closes the center.} (11... exd4 $5 12. Nxd4 (12. e5 $2 dxe3 13.
Bxa8 exf2+ 14. Kxf2 Nxe5 $15) 12... Bb7 13. e5 $8 (13. f3 Nc5 $5 (13... d5 $5
14. exd5 Nxd5 (14... Ne5 $5 15. Qc1 g5 16. f4 Nc4 $132) 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Nf5
$1 gxf5 17. Qxd5 Bxb2 18. Rad1 Bc3 $132)) 13... dxe5 14. Bxb7 exd4 15. Bxd4
Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Rb8 17. Bc6 $14) 12. d5 $1 $14 Nf8 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. a4 a6 (14...
a5 15. Nb5 Nh5 16. g4 $5 Nf6 (16... Nf4 17. Nxf4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Bxb2 19. Rab1
Bg7 20. Bg3 $14) 17. Ng3 $14) 15. a5 b5 16. Red1 $1 {[%csl Rd6] This game is
very good example of importance of profilactiks in chess:white just prevents
black's attempts to create counterplay and black finally doesn't stand the
pressure.} N8d7 17. Na2 Bf8 18. Nb4 Nc5 (18... Nb8 19. c4 bxc4 20. Rac1 c5 21.
Nc2 Bc8 22. Na3 $14) 19. f3 Qc8 20. Qc3 Na4 21. Qb3 Kg8 (21... Nc5 22. Qa2 $1
c6 $2 23. dxc6 Bxc6 24. Qxf7+ $18) 22. c4 $16 Nc5 23. Qa2 c6 (23... Qd7 24. Nc3
Nh5 25. Kh2 f5 26. exf5 gxf5 27. cxb5 Nxg3 28. Bxc5 dxc5 29. d6+ Kh8 30. Nd3
$18) 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Nc3 bxc4 (25... Bd7 26. cxb5 axb5 27. Nbd5 $16 {[%cal
Gb2b4]}) 26. Qxc4 Bb7 27. Bf1 Ne6 28. Na4 $1 Nd7 (28... Qxc4 29. Bxc4 Nc5 30.
Nb6 Rad8 31. Bxc5 dxc5 32. Nxa6 $16) 29. h4 $5 Qc7 30. Nb6 Qxc4 (30... Nxb6 31.
axb6 Qxc4 32. Bxc4 Nc5 33. Bd5 $16) 31. Bxc4 Nxb6 32. axb6 a5 33. Bd5 $1 Reb8 (
33... axb4 34. Bxb7 Rab8 35. Ra7 Nc5 36. Bd5 Re7 37. Rxe7 Bxe7 38. Bxc5 dxc5
39. b7 $16) 34. Bxb7 Rxb7 35. Nd5 Nc5 36. b4 $1 $18 Nb3 37. Ra4 $1 Be7 38. Rb1
Nd4 39. Bxd4 exd4 1-0

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kallio, Heikki"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2000.01.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 c6 8. O-O b5
9. a3 Bb7 10. Bg5 $6 {The bishop has nothing to do on g5 and white finally
will exchange it for the knight f6.} (10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Qd2 (11. g4 a6 12. Ng3
c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qd2 Qe7 15. Rfd1 $14 {Mohr,G-Markowski,T/Erevan olm 1996})
11... a6 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Bh6 Nb6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. f4 Nc4 16. Qc1 $14 {
Miles,A-Nijboer,F/Kusadasi op 1990}) (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Be3 Nbd7
13. Nc1 Nb6 14. b3 Nfd7 15. Nd3 a5 $11 {Stein,B-Poldauf,D/BL9293}) 10... Nbd7 (
10... a6 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. Rad1 Re8 13. Rfe1 Qe7 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Rad8 16.
f4 $14 {Gufeld,E-Peng Xiaomin/Tan Cup 1996}) 11. d5 (11. f4 Re8 12. dxe5 dxe5
13. f5 Qb6+ 14. Kh2 h6 15. Bd2 Rad8 16. Qe1 g5 17. g4 c5 18. Ng3 $13) (11. Qd2
$5 $14) 11... cxd5 12. Nxd5 $6 {White tries to exchange as many pieces as
possible,each time slightly worsening his position.} (12. exd5 a6 13. Re1 Nb6
14. Ne4 Rc8 15. N2c3 $14) 12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 $132 14. Nc3 (14. Qd3 Qd7 15.
Nc3 a6 16. f4 e4 $1 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Bxb2 $15) 14... Qd7 15. Qe2 a6 16.
Rad1 (16. f4 Nh5 $1 {[%csl Rg3]}) 16... Rac8 17. Rd3 Rfe8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4
Bd8 20. g4 Na4 $5 {Deciding to get rid of the knights.} (20... f5 21. gxf5 gxf5
22. Rg3+ Kh8 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Rxg5 e4 25. f3 e3 26. f4 Nc4 27. c3 $132) 21. c3
(21. b3 $6 Nc5 22. Nxc5 Rxc5 $15 {[%csl Rc2]}) 21... Nc5 22. Nxc5 Rxc5 23. Re3
{[%cal Gf2f4]} Rf8 $5 24. f4 $2 {Giving up a pawn.} (24. Ra1 f5 25. gxf5 gxf5
26. Rg3+ Kh8 27. Qh5 e4 $15 {[%cal Gd8f6,Gc5c8,Gf8g8]}) 24... exf4 25. Re4 Bg5
26. Qe1 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gh3h4,Gg4g5]} (26. Qd3 f5 27. gxf5 Qxf5 28. Qf3 Rxd5
29. Rxf4 Bxf4 30. Qxd5+ Qxd5 31. Bxd5+ Kg7 $15) 26... Qd8 $1 27. a4 Rc4 (27...
Rxd5 28. Rexf4 Re5 29. Re4 Rfe8 30. Rxe5 Rxe5 31. Qd1 Kg7 $17) 28. axb5 (28.
Rxc4 bxc4 29. Qe2 Re8 30. Qxc4 Qb6+ 31. Kh1 Qxb2 $17) 28... axb5 29. Kh1 Qc8
30. h4 Rxe4 31. Qxe4 (31. Bxe4 $2 Re8 $1 {[%cal Ge8e1]} 32. hxg5 Qxg4 33. Rf2
f3 $19) 31... Bxh4 32. Qxf4 Qd8 33. Be4 (33. Ra1 Bg5 34. Qf3 Qe7 35. Bf1 Rb8
36. Bd3 b4 $17) 33... Bg5 34. Qf3 Qe7 35. Bd3 Rb8 36. b4 $2 {[%csl Rc3]} Bd2
$19 37. Kg2 Bxc3 0-1

[Event "Samba Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2005.10.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 Bd6 7. O-O-O
Nbd7 8. Nf3 Ke8 9. Nb5 {Very efficient approach. White gets the bishops pair
and a long-lasting pressure on the backward pawn on d6.} a6 (9... Ke7 10. Nxd6
(10. Nd2 h6 11. Bh4 Nb6 12. f3 Be6 13. Bf2 Nfd7 14. b3 Rhc8 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16.
Kb2 Nc5 17. Nb1 $14 {Dvoirys,S-Spasov,V/Biel 1993}) 10... cxd6 11. Nh4 g6 12.
f3 h6 13. Be3 Nc5 14. Bc4 Be6 15. Bxe6 Nxe6 16. Rd2 b6 17. Rhd1 $14 {Zinn,
L-Thal,O/Goerlitz 1972}) 10. Nxd6+ cxd6 11. Nd2 h6 (11... b5 $6 12. a4 $1 Bb7 (
12... bxa4 13. f3 $16 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gd2c4]}) 13. f3 Bc6 14. Nb3 Ke7 15. Na5
Nb8 16. Be3 bxa4 17. Nc4 $16 {Nevostrujev,V-Zablotsky,S/Tomsk 2003}) 12. Be3 b5
$5 {This move is a bit risky from the strategical point of view, but something
had to be done about 13.Nc4. Another option was} (12... d5 $5 13. f3 (13. exd5
$6 Nxd5 14. Nc4 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Ke7 16. g3 (16. Nd6 Nf6 17. Bc4 b5 18. Bb3 Be6
$11) 16... b5 17. Nd6 Nf6 18. Bg2 Rb8 $11) 13... d4 14. Bg1 b5 15. f4 $14) 13.
f3 Nc5 14. Nb1 $1 Ke7 15. Nc3 Be6 16. g4 Nfd7 $6 {This move is far too passive.
Much better was} (16... b4 17. Nd5+ Nxd5 18. exd5 Bd7 19. Be2 g5 20. h4 f6 21.
Rh2 $14 {and at least Black doesn't have to worry about d6.}) 17. h4 f6 18. Rh2
$1 $16 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gh2d2] Black has quite a few weaknesses to cover.} Rac8
19. b4 Nb7 (19... Nb3+ 20. Kb2 Nd4 21. Bxd4 exd4 22. Ne2 (22. Rxd4 Ne5 23. Be2
Nc6 24. Rd2 Nxb4) 22... Rc4 23. a3 Ne5 24. Rf2 $16) 20. Nd5+ Bxd5 21. exd5 {
[%csl Rb7,Rd7]} a5 $6 {[%csl Rb5]} 22. a3 e4 (22... Rc3 23. Rd3 Rhc8 24. Kb2
$16) 23. fxe4 Ne5 24. Bd4 $1 {White is just a pawn up in the endgame. The rest
is agony.} Nc4 25. Rh3 axb4 26. axb4 Ra8 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28. Kd2 Ra4 29. Rb1 Kd7
30. Bc3 Re8 31. Re3 {[%cal Gb1g1,Gg4g5]} Nd8 32. g5 hxg5 33. hxg5 fxg5 34. Rf1
$1 {[%csl Rd8]} Re7 35. Rf8 Nf7 36. b5 Kc7 37. Bxg7 Kb6 (37... Ne5 38. Bf6 Rh7
39. Rh8 Rxh8 40. Bxh8 Kb6 41. Bxe5 dxe5 42. Rg3 Kxb5 43. Rxg5 Kc5 44. Rxe5 Kd4
45. Re8 $18) 38. Bd4+ Kxb5 39. Rb8+ Ka5 40. Re1 $1 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Genba, Vladimir"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8. h3
Rb8 9. Be3 (9. a4 b6 10. Bg5 (10. Be3 a6 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rfd1 (12. Bh6 Bh8 13.
f4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bb7 15. Rae1 Qc7 16. Kh2 Rbd8 17. Nf3 Nc5 $132 {De la Villa
Garcia,J-Gulko,B/Pamplona9697}) 12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qc7 14. Kh2 Bb7 15. Nd5
Nxd5 16. exd5 Rbc8 17. Rac1 Nc5 18. b4 $14 {Gorbatow,A-Michalski,O/Polanica
Zdroj op 1996}) 10... a6 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rfe1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. Nd5 e6 15.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ra3 Qd7 17. Bh6 $14 {Aseev,K-Khalifman,A/Mikenas mem op 1997})
9... b6 10. a4 $5 {The character of position arising in this variation is very
similiar to the sicilian defense.} (10. Qd2 a6 11. Rad1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bb7 13.
Bh6 Nc5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rfe1 Qd7 16. Qe3 Rfe8 17. Nb3 Nxb3 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,
V-Gulko,B/Leon 1992}) 10... cxd4 11. Bxd4 Bb7 (11... a6 12. Nd5 Bb7 13. c4 e6
14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Qd3 Qc7 17. Rfd1 $14 {Gluzman,M-West,G/
Melbourne Masters 1993}) 12. a5 $5 (12. g4 a6 13. Ng3 h6 14. Re1 Rc8 $6 15.
Bxf6 exf6 16. Qxd6 Ne5 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Rad1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 $14 {Markov,
J-Tkachiev,V/Isle of Man op 1996}) 12... Re8 13. axb6 axb6 14. Ra7 (14. Qd3 $5
Nc5 15. Qe3) 14... Qc8 15. g4 e5 $6 {Now the pawn on d6 becomes serious
weakness.} 16. Be3 Nc5 {[%csl Re4]} 17. Ng3 Ra8 $2 {This move is not so easy
to understand:black gives up the pawn on d6,getting nothing,but troubles in
return.Better was} (17... Rd8 18. g5 Ne8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Nc7 21. Qc6 N7e6
22. Qxc8 Rbxc8 23. h4 $14 {with defendable position}) 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Qxd6
Re6 20. Qd1 h5 ({Now black probably found out that the pawn on e4 is 'loaded':
} 20... Nfxe4 $2 21. Ngxe4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Qd8+ Bf8 25.
Bh6 Qb4 26. Ra1 $18 {[%cal Ga1a8] and white is winning.}) 21. Nd5 (21. Bxc5 $5
bxc5 22. gxh5 gxh5 23. Qf3 $16) 21... h4 $8 (21... Nxd5 22. exd5 Rd6 23. c4 $16
{[%cal Gb2b4,Gg3e4]}) 22. Nc7 Qc8 23. Nxe6 Nxe6 24. g5 $6 {White wants to give
something back!After simple} (24. Ne2 Nxe4 (24... Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Nxe4 26. f3 $18
) 25. Bxb6 f5 26. gxf5 gxf5 27. f4 $18 {black position is hopeless.}) 24... Nh7
25. Ne2 Nexg5 26. Nc3 $6 (26. Qd2 Nxe4 27. Qd3 Nhf6 28. Bxb6 $18) 26... Nxh3+
27. Kh2 Nf4 28. Nd5 Bxd5 29. exd5 Nxg2 30. Kxg2 Nf6 $16 {Now suddenly
everything is not so simple.} 31. Bg5 $5 (31. f3 $5) 31... h3+ 32. Kh1 Ne4 33.
Be7 (33. Be3 b5) 33... Qf5 34. Qe2 g5 35. c4 g4 36. Bh4 Nd2 37. Rd1 Nf3 38. Bg3
Nd4 39. Qd3 $1 (39. Qe3) 39... e4 40. Qf1 $2 {Decisive mistake.White still
could win the game after} (40. Qe3 $1 Bh6 (40... Kh7 41. Qf4 $1 $16) (40... Nc2
41. Qf4 Qxf4 42. Bxf4 $18) 41. f4 $3 exf3 42. Qxh6 f2 43. Qf4 Qxf4 44. Bxf4 Ne2
45. Kh2 $1 Nxf4 46. d6 Ne6 47. d7 Nd8 48. Rf1 $18) 40... e3 $1 $40 {Now
white's position turns to be defenseless} 41. fxe3 Qe4+ 42. Kg1 (42. Kh2 $2
Nf3+ 43. Kh1 Nd2+ $19) 42... Qxe3+ 43. Kh2 (43. Qf2 Ne2+ 44. Kh2 Qxf2+ 45. Bxf2
Be5+ 46. Kh1 g3 47. Bxg3 Nxg3+ $19) 43... Be5 44. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 45. Kh1 Qe4+ 46.
Kh2 Nf3+ 47. Kg3 Qe5+ {This move is winning by force.} (47... f5 $5) 48. Kf2
Qf4 49. Ke2 Qe4+ 50. Kf2 Qf4 51. Ke2 Nd4+ 52. Kd3 Qxf1+ 53. Rxf1 g3 $1 $19 54.
Rg1 (54. Kxd4 g2 55. Rg1 Kf8 $19) 54... g2 55. Ke3 Kf8 56. Kf2 h2 57. Kxg2
hxg1=Q+ 58. Kxg1 Nb3 59. Kf2 Nd2 60. b3 Nxb3 61. Ke3 Ke7 0-1

[Event "Cannes masters k.o."]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2000.02.20"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Kogan, Artur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. f3 Nbd7 6. Qd2 b5 7. O-O-O {The most
ambitious and dangerous continuation for both sides.As shows this game,if
white is uncautious he may very quickly find himself in the troubles.} (7. g4
Nb6 8. b3 Qc7 9. g5 Nh5 10. Nge2 b4 11. Nd1 a5 12. a3 bxa3 13. Rxa3 a4 14. Ng3
$14 {Prasad,D-McNab,C/Kuala Lumpur op 1992/1/2-1/2 (68)}) (7. a4 b4 8. Nce2 a5
9. g4 Nb6 10. b3 h5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. f4 Bb7 13. Bg2 c5 14. Nh3 Bg7 $13 {1-0 Van
der Wiel,J-Gurevich,M/Linares zt 1995 (60)}) 7... Nb6 8. g4 (8. Bd3 $5 b4 9.
Nce2 a5 10. g4 Qc7 11. g5 Nh5 12. Ng3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 $14) 8... b4 9. Nb1 a5 10.
Nh3 $6 {White's idea in this variation is to attack the position of the black
on the kingside,and as known it's better to do it with the pawns so better was}
(10. g5 Nfd7 11. h4 Bg7 12. h5 Bb7 13. Nh3 $36) 10... Qc7 11. a3 $6 Bg7 12. Bh6
(12. axb4 axb4 13. Qxb4 O-O (13... Ra1 $5) 14. Na3 Bb7 15. Nf4 Ra4 $44 {
[%cal Gf8a8]}) 12... O-O 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. axb4 $2 {Making another step in
wrong direction,an this one is really big!} (14. Nf2 c5 15. h4 cxd4 16. Qxd4
Qc5 17. Qxc5 dxc5 $11) 14... axb4 15. Qxb4 Ra1 $1 $40 16. Bd3 (16. Be2 Qa7 17.
Kd2 (17. Nf2 $2 c5 18. Qb3 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Nbd7 $1 $19 {[%cal Ga7f2,Ge7e5]})
17... Ra4 18. Qc3 Bxg4 $1 {[%csl Re4]} 19. Nf2 Bd7 $15) 16... c5 17. dxc5 (17.
Qc3 Na4 18. Qc4 Qa7 19. e5 dxe5 20. dxe5 Nd7 $36) 17... dxc5 18. Qe1 (18. Qc3
Na4 19. Qb3 Be6 20. Bc4 Rb8 $19) 18... c4 19. Qc3 (19. Bf1 Qa7) 19... Qa7 $1
$19 {Very nice touch.Now white can't save a piece and the game ends up pretty
soon.} 20. Be2 (20. Bxc4 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 Qe3+ 22. Rd2 Be6 $1 $19 {[%cal Ge6a2]})
20... Qa2 21. Kd2 Rd8+ 22. Ke3 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Qxb1 25. Qd4 (25. g5
Bxh3 $19) 25... c3 $5 26. Qxc3 (26. Qxb6 cxb2 {[%cal Gb1c1,Gb2b1]}) 26... h5 $1
27. Qd4 hxg4 28. fxg4 Qe1 29. Qxb6 Bxg4 0-1

[Event "Novak Nikolic Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2000.02.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Black "Solak, Dragan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2000.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4 c6 5. Bb3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O Na6 $5 {
This variation is slightly favourable for white and the last move of black
doesnt question this evaluation.} (7... d5 8. Qe2 Bg4 9. c3 e6 10. e5 Nfd7 11.
h3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 c5 13. h4 cxd4 14. cxd4 $14 {Klinger,J-Schlosser,M/AUT-ch 1993
}) (7... Bg4 8. Re1 e5 (8... Nbd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5
dxe5 13. Qf3 Nd7 14. Rd1 Kh8 15. h4 $5 $14 {Vorotnikov,V-Cherniaev,A/Moscow
op2 1995}) 9. c3 exd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne8 12. h3 Be6 13. Nf1 Qc8 14. Ng5 $14
{Damljanovic,B-Harholm,J/Ibercaja op 1994}) (7... b5 8. Re1 a5 9. a3 Na6 10. c3
a4 11. Ba2 Nc7 12. c4 bxc4 13. Nxc4 $14 {Cvitan,O-Mowsziszian,K/Cappelle op
1997}) 8. Re1 Nc7 (8... Re8 9. e5 Nd5 (9... dxe5 10. Nxe5 e6 11. Ndf3 c5 12.
Bg5 $14) 10. c3 Nac7 11. Qe2 $14) 9. c3 Nd7 10. Nf1 e5 11. Bg5 $5 (11. Ng3 $14)
11... Bf6 12. Be3 $14 {White has significient advantage in space,and what is
even more important black fails to create counterplay.} Re8 13. Ng3 Qe7 14. a4
h5 $5 15. h3 (15. Bc2 $5 Nb6 16. b3 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Bg5 19. a5 $14)
15... Nf8 16. Qd2 Be6 17. Bc2 (17. d5 cxd5 18. exd5 Bd7 19. Bc2 Bg7 20. b4 f5
21. c4 $14) 17... Bg7 18. Rad1 f6 19. b3 $5 {Finding an interesting plan to
transfer the queen to a3 and then to push the pawns on the queenside.} Na6 20.
Qc1 $5 {[%cal Gc1a3,Gb3b5]} Qc7 21. Qa3 Nd7 22. b4 (22. c4 $6 c5 $1 23. d5 Bf7
24. Bd2 Rf8 25. a5 $14) 22... Nb6 {[%csl Rc4]} 23. Nd2 Bf7 24. b5 Nb8 25. bxc6
bxc6 ({May be better was} 25... Nxc6 26. d5 (26. a5 Nc4 27. Nxc4 Bxc4 28. Ra1
h4 29. Ne2 Ne7 30. Qb4 $14) 26... Na5 27. Bd3 Rac8 28. Rc1 $14) 26. f4 $1 Nc4
27. Nxc4 Bxc4 28. f5 $16 g5 (28... exd4 29. cxd4 d5 30. Bf2 $16) 29. Nf1 $6 ({
Why not} 29. Nxh5 $5 $16) 29... Bf8 (29... Nd7 30. dxe5 dxe5 31. Qd6 $5 {
[%csl Rc6]} Qxd6 32. Rxd6 Nb8 33. Nd2 $16) 30. Nd2 d5 $6 (30... Bf7) 31. Qb2
exd4 32. cxd4 Ba6 33. e5 $5 $36 c5 $6 ({Much more persistant was} 33... fxe5
34. dxe5 Qxe5 35. Qxe5 Rxe5 36. Nf3 Re8 37. Bxg5 $14 {with good chanses to
hold the arising endgame.}) 34. e6 (34. exf6 $5) 34... Qb7 $6 {Practicaly
signing the resignation!} (34... c4 $8) 35. Qxb7 Bxb7 36. dxc5 Na6 37. Nb3 Rac8
38. Bd3 Nxc5 39. Nxc5 Bxc5 40. Bxc5 Rxc5 41. Bb5 Re7 42. Rc1 Rxc1 43. Rxc1 $18
{[%cal Gg1d4]} g4 (43... d4 44. Kf2 h4 45. Bd3 Kf8 46. Rc4 Re8 47. Rxd4 $18)
44. hxg4 hxg4 45. Kf2 d4 46. Bd3 $1 Kf8 47. Kg3 Ke8 48. Rc4 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Delemarre, Jop"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 (4... c6 5. f4 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qd2 d5
$6 8. Bxf6 exf6 9. O-O-O Bg4 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Be2 Nc6 12. h3 $14 {[%csl Rd5,
Rg7] Tiviakov,S-Hodgson,JM/Belgrade/1993}) 5. Qd2 (5. f4 O-O 6. Qd2 c6 7. Bd3
b5 8. O-O-O b4 9. Nce2 Qa5 10. Kb1 c5 $132 {Plaskett,J-Watson,W/London WFW/1991
}) 5... c6 6. f4 b5 (6... Nh5 7. Bc4 Nd7 8. a4 Nb6 9. Bb3 d5 10. a5 Nc4 11.
Bxc4 dxc4 12. Nge2 f6 $132 {Winants,L-Gurevich,M/Tel-Aviv/1989}) 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
Nf3 Bg4 (8... b4 9. Ne2 a5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ng3 h6 12. Bh4 Ba6 $13 {Podkriznik,
G-Barczyczyn,K/Bled/1993}) (8... Nbd7 9. O-O b4 10. Ne2 c5 11. f5 c4 12. Bxc4
Nxe4 13. Qf4 Nef6 14. fxg6 hxg6 $13 {Heidl,G-Sarno,S/Lugano op/1989}) 9. O-O-O
$5 {[%cal Ge4e5,Gf4f5] Flexible move:white keeps an option to play as e5 as f5.
} (9. e5 $5 b4 $1 10. Ne2 (10. exf6 $6 exf6 11. Bh4 bxc3 12. Qxc3 Bxf3 13. gxf3
Re8+ $40) 10... Bxf3 11. gxf3 {[%csl Rf3,Rf4]} Nd5 12. Bc4 a5 13. O-O-O $36 {
Ulibin,M-Zakharevich,I/RUS-ch 1995}) (9. O-O Qb6 10. Ne2 Nbd7 11. c3 d5 12. e5
Ne4 13. Qe3 f6 14. Bh4 $14 {Kosashvili,Y-Beim,V/Rishon le Zion/1994}) 9... b4
$6 (9... Qc7 10. e5 Nh5 11. h3 $6 Bxf3 12. gxf3 f6 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh4 Bh6
15. Ne2 d5 $17 {[%csl Rf4] Zalan,J-Monori,Z/HUN-chT2 1993}) (9... Nbd7 10. h3
Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qa5 12. Kb1 Nb6 $2 13. Nd5 $1 $16 {Norwood,D-Beaumont,C/BCF-ch
1989}) 10. Ne2 a5 11. f5 $1 $36 {After this move white gets very dangerous
initiative.} d5 ({Even worse is} 11... gxf5 12. exf5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Kh8 14. Rhg1
Nbd7 15. Rg3 $16 {and it's difficult to stop white's attack.}) 12. Bxf6 $1 exf6
$6 ({More persistant was} 12... Bxf6 13. e5 Bg7 14. Qf4 gxf5 15. Bxf5 Bxf5 16.
Qxf5 $14 {,but also in this case black is in danger.}) 13. Qf4 Bxf3 14. gxf3
Nd7 15. h4 {White just has to make the most natural moves to increase the
pressure,while black's attempts on the queenside are still far from be any
danger for white king.} Qb8 16. Qe3 Re8 17. h5 $16 a4 (17... gxf5 18. h6 $5 Bf8
(18... fxe4 19. Qg1 $1 $18) 19. e5 $1 Ra7 20. Qf4 $16 {[%cal Gf4f5]}) 18. hxg6
fxg6 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Rdg1 Nf8 21. Nf4 $18 b3 (21... g5 22. Nh5 Ra7 23. f4 $1
$18) 22. cxb3 axb3 23. a3 Qd6 $5 {The last desparate attempt to create
something} 24. Nxg6 Rxa3 $8 25. bxa3 Qxa3+ 26. Kd1 Nxg6 27. Rxg6 Qa1+ 28. Qc1
Qxd4 (28... b2 29. Qb1 Qa4+ 30. Ke2 $18) 29. Ke2 Ra8 30. Bb1 $1 ({There is no
need in} 30. Rxg7+ $6 Kxg7 31. Qh6+ Kf7 32. Qh7+ Ke6 33. exd5+ Kd6 {and the
things are not so clear.}) 30... Ra7 31. Qxc6 Qb2+ 32. Ke3 d4+ 33. Kd3 Kf7 34.
Rhg1 Bf8 35. Rxf6+ 1-0

[Event "Copenhagen CU 75th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ward, Christopher"]
[Black "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.02.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 {A ploy often used by players who employ the Saemisch
Variation against the King's Indian as after 3...g6, White would play 4.c4.} d5
4. e5 (4. Nc3 dxe4 5. Bg5 $5 exf3 6. Nxf3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O Nc6 9. Kh1 Nb4
10. Ne5 O-O $5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qh5+ Kg8 14. Ne4 g6 15. Nxg6
fxg6 16. Qxg6+ Bg7 17. Ng5 Rf6 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qg6 Kg8 $10 {Ward,C-Hodgson,J/
BCF-ch Dundee/1993/}) 4... Ng8 (4... Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 $1 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Nb8 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Bb5 e6 12. a3 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 $2 14.
O-O g6 15. Qd2 $16 {Gelfand,B-Adams,M Wijk aan Zee 1994.}) 5. c4 {The most
ambitious and dangerous for black reply.} (5. c3 c5 6. f4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Nh6 $1 9. Be2 Nf5 10. Nf3 e6 11. a3 Bd7 $13 {Gofshtein,L-Beim,V/Tel Aviv/
1992/}) (5. Be3 e6 6. f4 Nh6 7. Nd2 Nf5 8. Bf2 h5 9. Bd3 Be7 10. Ne2 g6 11. c3
b6 12. O-O Qd7 13. Nf3 Ba6 14. Bc2 Kf8 $13 {Ionescu,C-Varga,Z/zt 1.4 2000})
5... Nc6 $6 (5... e6 6. cxd5 (6. Nc3 dxc4 (6... Nc6 7. Be3 Nge7 8. Qd2 Nf5 9.
cxd5 Nxe3 10. Qxe3 exd5 11. Bd3 Nb4 12. Nge2 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 $14 {Rosen,
W-Shabanov,Y/Gladenbach 1999/EXT 2001}) 7. Be3 Nd7 8. Qa4 (8. f4 Nb6 9. Bxc4
Nxc4 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. Qxc4 Bc6 12. Nf3 Ne7 $17) 8... Ne7 9. Bxc4 Nf5 10. Bf2 c6
$1 $132 {Van der Sterren,P-Speelman,J/Moscow olm 1994}) 6... exd5 7. Nc3 Nc6 (
7... Bb4 8. Bd3 Ne7 $13) 8. f4 Nh6 9. Be2 Nf5 10. Nf3 h5 11. a3 a5 12. Qd3 Be6
13. O-O Be7 $13 {Matthiesen,A-Skytte,R/Aarhus 1998/EXT 2000}) (5... dxc4 6.
Bxc4 e6 (6... Nc6 7. Ne2 e6 8. O-O Nge7 9. Be3 Nf5 10. Bf2 Be7 11. Nbc3 O-O 12.
a3 Kh8 13. Qd3 $14 {Andrianov,N-Beim,V/Rishon le Zion 1993}) 7. f4 (7. Ne2 Ne7
8. Be3 c5 9. dxc5 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Nd7 11. Bb5 Nc6 12. Nbc3 Ndxe5 13. Kc2 Bd7 $13
{Dreev,A-Kotsur,P/Open 1999}) 7... Nd7 (7... Ne7 8. Nf3 Nbc6 9. Nc3 {1/2-1/2
Psakhis,L-Beim,V/Herzliya 1993}) 8. Nf3 Nb6 9. Bb3 Bd7 10. f5 $5 $36 {
Kortschnoj,V-Efimov,I/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001}) (5... c6 6. Nc3 h5 $6 (6... Be6
$6 7. c5 g6 8. b4 Nd7 9. Nge2 Qc7 10. Nf4 $16 {Ward,C-Trygstad,K/Politiken Cup
1999}) (6... e6 $5) (6... e6 $5) 7. Bd3 g6 $6 8. Nge2 Nh6 9. Bg5 Nf5 (9... Bf5
$2 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5 12. Qb3 $16 {[%cal Gb3d5,Gb3b7]}) 10. Qb3 $16 {
Yevseev,D-Vorotnikov,V/RUS-ch KO 1999}) 6. Be3 e6 7. cxd5 exd5 (7... Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qd8 9. Bd3 (9. Bc4 $6 {[%csl Rc4]} Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qh4+ 11. Bf2 Qxc4 $15)
9... Nge7 10. Nge2 $14) 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. Bd3 Nge7 10. Nge2 ({Doesn't work} 10. Qc2
$6 {[%csl Gf5]} Ba5 $1 {[%cal Gc6b4]} 11. a3 Bb6 12. Nge2 $6 Nxe5 $1 $17 {
[%cal Gb6e3]}) 10... Ba5 11. O-O Bb6 $132 12. Bf2 Bf5 13. Bb5 $5 {It's
important for white to keep the bishops on the board.} O-O 14. g4 Be6 (14...
Bg6 15. f4 f5 16. exf6 $5 Rxf6 17. Bh4 Rf8 18. f5 Bf7 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Na4 $5
$14 {[%cal Ge2f4,Gf1e1]}) 15. Nf4 (15. Ng3 f6 $13 16. f4 $140 $6 fxe5 $1 17.
fxe5 Rxf2 18. Kxf2 Bxd4+ $15) 15... Qd7 16. Nh5 $5 Kh8 17. Na4 Ng8 18. Nxb6
axb6 19. Bh4 $1 $14 {Intending if not to prevent ...f5, then at least to spoil
black's pawn structure.} f5 (19... Qc8 {[%cal Gc6e7,Ge7g6]}) 20. exf6 Nxf6 21.
Nxf6 gxf6 22. Qd2 Qg7 23. Bxc6 $1 bxc6 24. Kh1 Rae8 (24... c5 25. dxc5 (25.
Rfe1 $5) 25... bxc5 26. Qe3 Qe7 27. Rfe1 Rae8 $14) 25. b4 $1 {[%csl Gc5][%cal
Ga2a7]} Bc8 (25... f5 26. Bg3 $1 $36 {[%cal Gg3e5]}) 26. Rae1 Ba6 $6 (26... f5
$8 27. Bg3 fxg4 28. Be5 Rxe5 29. dxe5 gxf3 $132) 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Re1 Rxe1+
29. Qxe1 $16 {[%csl Rc7,Rf6] The endgame is extremly difficult for black due
to the numerus weaknesses.} Qf7 30. Qe3 Kg7 31. a4 h6 32. Kg2 f5 $2 (32... Bc4)
33. Qe5+ Kg6 34. gxf5+ Qxf5 35. Qe8+ Qf7 (35... Kh7 36. Qxc6 Qg6+ 37. Qxg6+
Kxg6 38. Bd8 $18) 36. Qxc6+ Kg7 37. b5 Bc8 38. Bg3 $18 {[%csl Rc7]} Bf5 39.
Qxc7 Qxc7 40. Bxc7 Bc2 41. a5 $1 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.07.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 (7. O-O Nc6
8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Ne7 12. c4 h6 13. Bd2 Nf5 $13 {
Hansen,Cu-Hoi,C/DEN-ch Vejle/1982}) 7... Nc6 8. Be3 Bd7 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7
10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 a6 12. f4 Rb8 13. Qd2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15. Rad1 $14 {
Galdunts,S-Hoffmann,R/Tournoi de Maitres 1998}) 9. O-O a6 10. f4 {This is one
of the main lines of variation with 4.g3 leading to very complicated struggle
with mutual chances.} (10. Re1 b5 $132) (10. a4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Re1 Nb4
$1 13. g4 c5 14. Nde2 Bc6 15. Ng3 b6 16. g5 Nd7 $13 {Svidler,P-Hennigan,M/
Oakham/1992}) 10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 {><e4} 12. Re1 Na5 (12... Nxd4 $5 13.
Bxd4 c5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Qxd6 Bd4+ 16. Kh2 Re6 17. Qd5 Rb6 $1 18. Ne2 Bc6 19.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 20. Nxd4 Rxd4 21. b3 Rd2 22. Rac1 Rb4 23. Kg1 Rbd4 24. Bh1 Kf8 $44 {
Byrne,R-Christiansen,L/USA-ch/1984/}) 13. Bf2 (13. b3 $6 c5 14. Nde2 Bc6 15.
Qd3 b5 $36) (13. Qd3 c5 14. Nde2 b5 $5 $36 15. Qxd6 $140 $2 Nc4 16. Qxc5 Rc8
17. Qa7 Rc7 18. Qd4 Nxe4 19. Qd3 Nxb2 $19) 13... c5 14. Nf3 (14. Nb3 Nc4 15. e5
$1 $8 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nxe5 (16... Rxe5 17. Rxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxc5 Bc6 19. Nxb7 $1
Qxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bxb7 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Bxa6 Rxb2 23. Bd3 $14) 17. Nxc5 Qc7 18.
Nxd7 $14 {Solozhenkin,E-Svidler,P/St.Petersburg-ch 1995}) 14... Bc6 15. Nd2 $5
{This logical move seems to be a novelty,but also after it black has very good
counterchanses.} (15. e5 dxe5 (15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 dxe5 17. Bxc5 Qc7 (17... Qc8
18. Bb6 Nc4 19. fxe5 Nd7 20. Bd4 Ndxe5 $13 {Waitzkin,J-Benjamin,J/USA-ch 1995})
18. Qf2 Nd7 19. Bb4 Nf6 20. fxe5 Rxe5 21. Rxe5 Qxe5 22. Re1 Qg5 23. Be7 Nc6 $13
{Waitzkin,J-Lorscheid,G/Budapest FS06 GM 1997}) 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 (17.
Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Kxg2 Nd5 $1 $10) 17... Qb6 (17... Qc7 18. Qf3 Rad8 19. Rad1 b5
20. b3 Bf8 21. g4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Bh4 Rxd1 24. Qxd1 Be7 25. Kg3 Kg7 {
1/2-1/2 Peredy,F-Roemer,U/Liechtenstein op 1998}) 18. Na4 Qb5 19. Nxc5 Qxb2 20.
Rb1 Qa3 21. Nxb7 Nxb7 22. Rxb7 $14 {Ferretti,F-Belotti,B/Montecatini Terme op
1995}) 15... b5 16. a3 Nd7 (16... d5 17. e5 Nh5 18. Bf3 d4 19. Nce4 Qd7 20.
Bxh5 gxh5 21. Qxh5 $16) 17. Qf3 Nb7 18. Rab1 {[%csl Gb2]} a5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20.
exd5 Rxe1+ 21. Bxe1 c4 $6 {More in the spirit of the position was} (21... a4 $5
22. Bf2 c4 23. Ne4 Nf6 24. Nc3 Qd7 $132 {with mutual chanses.}) 22. b4 $1 {
[%csl Rb7]} axb4 (22... cxb3 23. Qxb3 $16 {[%csl Rb5]}) 23. axb4 Ra2 24. c3 Qe7
25. g4 f5 $2 {Only after this careless move black finds himself in serious
troubles:the pawn on f5 becomes a target for white pieces,while black's
attempte to create something on the queenside fail.} (25... Nb6 26. Nf1 Na4 27.
Ng3 Rc2 $132 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Ga4b2,Gb2d3]}) 26. gxf5 gxf5 27. Nf1 Qf7 (27...
Re2 28. Bf2) 28. Ng3 Nb6 29. h4 $1 {[%cal Gg2h3]} Nd8 $6 (29... Nc8 30. Bh3 Ne7
31. Rd1 Qf6) 30. Rc1 Na4 31. Bh3 Qa7+ 32. Kh1 Nf7 33. Nxf5 $18 Bf6 34. Ng3 Nh6
35. Ne4 Qe7 36. Bf2 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gc1g1]} Bxh4 37. Bd4 Kf8 38. Rg1 Qf7
39. Be6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Black "Vorotnikov, Vladislav V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 $5 {A ploy often used by players who employ the
Saemisch Variation against the King's Indian as after 3...g6, White would play
4.c4.} d5 $5 4. e5 (4. Nc3 dxe4 5. Bg5 $5 exf3 6. Nxf3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O Nc6
9. Kh1 Nb4 10. Ne5 O-O $5 $13 {Ward,C-Hodgson,J/BCF-ch Dundee/1993}) 4... Ng8 (
4... Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 $1 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Nb8 10. Nc3
Nc6 11. Bb5 e6 12. a3 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 $2 14. O-O g6 15. Qd2 $16 {Gelfand,
B-Adams,M Wijk aan Zee 1994.}) 5. c4 {The most ambitious and dangerous for
black reply.} (5. c3 c5 6. f4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Nh6 $1 9. Be2 Nf5 10. Nf3
e6 11. a3 Bd7 $13 {Gofshtein,L-Beim,V/Tel Aviv/1992/}) 5... c6 (5... e6 6. Nc3
(6. cxd5 exd5 $5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd3 Ne7 $13) 6... dxc4 7. Be3 (7. Bxc4 c5 $1)
7... Nd7 8. Qa4 Ne7 9. Bxc4 Nf5 10. Bf2 c6 $1 $132 {Van der Sterren,P-Speelman,
J/Moscow olm 1994}) (5... dxc4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. f4 (7. Ne2 Ne7 8. Be3 c5 9. dxc5
Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Nd7 11. Bb5 Nc6 12. Nbc3 Ndxe5 13. Kc2 $14 {Dreev,A-Kotsur,P/
Open 1999}) 7... Ne7 8. Nf3 Nbc6 9. Nc3 $13 {1/2:1/2,Psakhis,L-Beim,V/Herzliya/
1993/}) 6. Nc3 h5 $6 {Black has already lost time in the opening and so he
should start to develop the pieces!} (6... Be6 $6 7. c5 g6 8. b4 Nd7 9. Nge2
Qc7 10. Nf4 $16 {Ward,C-Trygstad,K/Politiken Cup 1999}) (6... e6 $5) 7. Bd3 g6
$6 8. Nge2 Nh6 9. Bg5 Nf5 (9... Bf5 $2 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5 12. Qb3 $16
{[%cal Gb3d5,Gb3b7]}) 10. Qb3 $16 ({Even better was} 10. cxd5 $5 cxd5 11. Qb3
Nc6 12. Bxf5 Bxf5 13. Qxb7 Rc8 14. Rc1 $16 {with huge advantage.}) 10... Bh6
11. Bxh6 Rxh6 12. cxd5 (12. Bxf5 $6 dxc4 $1) 12... Ne3 13. Kf2 $6 ({After
simple} 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Kf2 Nf5 (14... Nxd4 $2 15. Qa4+ $18) 15. Bxf5 gxf5
16. Rhd1 $18 {black can resign.}) 13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Rhc1 g5 16. Rc5
e6 (16... Rb6 17. Rxd5 Rxb3 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. axb3 $16) 17. Qc3 $16 {Even
after inaccuracy of white on 13th move his advanage is very big:black has
troubles with development of his queenside,the pawns on the kingside are
extremly weak.} Nc6 18. b4 Bd7 19. b5 (19. Rc1 Rc8 20. b5 Ne7 21. Rxc8 Nxc8 22.
Qc7 b6 23. Qb7 $16) 19... Na5 20. Qb4 b6 (20... Rc8 21. Rac1 b6 22. Rxc8 Bxc8
23. f4 $16) 21. Rc3 Qe7 22. a3 $1 f6 23. Rc7 f5 24. Rac1 Rh8 25. R1c3 $5 {
Intending to move the knight from e2 and coveing square b3.} Kf7 (25... Qxb4
26. axb4 Nc4 27. Bxc4 dxc4 28. R3xc4 Bxb5 29. Rc8+ Ke7 30. R4c7+ Bd7 31. Rxh8
Rxh8 32. d5 exd5 33. Nd4 Rc8 34. Rxa7 $16) 26. Ng3 Ke8 27. h4 (27. Qxe7+ $5
Kxe7 28. Nxf5+ exf5 29. Bxf5 Rhd8 30. g4 Nc4 31. e6 Nd6 32. Rxd7+ Rxd7 33. exd7
$18) 27... g4 (27... gxh4 28. Nxf5 exf5 29. Bxf5 Rd8 30. e6 Nc4 $18) 28. Qxe7+
(28. Bxf5 $6 exf5 29. e6 Qxb4 30. exd7+ Kd8 31. Rc8+ Kxd7 32. R8c7+ Kd8 33.
axb4 Nc4 $14) 28... Kxe7 29. Ne2 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Ge2f4] White doesn't want to
enter any comlications and seems to want to win the game without single
tactical blow!} gxf3 30. gxf3 Rac8 $6 31. Rxa7 Rxc3 32. Nxc3 f4 33. Ne2 $18 Rc8
(33... Rf8 34. Ra6 $18) 34. Nxf4 Rc3 35. Nxd5+ $1 exd5 36. Bf5 Nc4 37. Rxd7+
Ke8 38. e6 Nxa3 39. Bg6+ Kf8 40. e7+ 1-0

[Event "Santa Monica"]
[Site "Santa Monica"]
[Date "2004.05.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Matikozian, Andranik"]
[Black "Young, Angelo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2004.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be3 Nbd7 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 a6 (6... Bb7 7. Nh3 e5
8. Bd3 Be7 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bf2 O-O $13 {Dydyshko,
V-Chebanenko,V/Riga 1975}) (6... Nb6 7. b3 Qc7 8. Bd3 e5 9. Nge2 Be7 10. O-O
O-O 11. Nd1 Rd8 12. Nf2 c5 13. c3 $14 {Pisulinski,J-Agrest,E/Mikolajki 1991}) (
6... Qc7 7. Nge2 e5 8. g4 Nb6 9. Ng3 g6 10. g5 Nfd7 11. h4 h5 12. f4 b4 13. Nd1
c5 $132 {Stavrev,N-Popchev,M/Bulgaria 1994}) (6... e5 7. O-O-O Bb7 8. Kb1 Be7
9. Nge2 Qc7 10. Ng3 g6 11. d5 a6 12. dxc6 Bxc6 13. h4 h5 $11 {Yudasin,
L-Altounian,L/Los Angeles 2003}) 7. O-O-O Qc7 (7... Nb6 8. Bd3 e6 9. g4 d5 10.
e5 Nfd7 11. Nce2 Bb7 12. Kb1 a5 $13 {Glazik,M-Socko,M/Wroclaw 1999}) 8. g4 h6 (
8... Nb6) 9. h4 Nb6 10. Nh3 e5 $6 {Giving white a chance to open up the
position. This decision proves to be wrong since white is far more prepared
for the break in the center.} (10... Nc4 $142 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. g5 hxg5 13.
Nxg5 Rb8 $132) 11. g5 Nh5 12. Qf2 Rb8 (12... b4 13. dxe5 (13. Nb1 c5 14. dxe5
dxe5 15. Nd2 Be6 16. Kb1 $14) 13... bxc3 14. Bxb6 cxb2+ 15. Kb1 Qb8 16. Bc4 $36
) 13. f4 $1 {Black king doesn't feel very safe on e8.} b4 (13... hxg5 14. Nxg5
exf4 15. Bxf4 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 $14) 14. Nb1 Bg4 15. Re1 Be6 16. Nd2 a5 (16... exf4
17. Nxf4 Nxf4 18. Bxf4 hxg5 19. Bxg5 Be7 20. Bd3 $16) 17. b3 Bxh3 18. Rxh3 a4 (
18... exf4 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 a4 21. e5 d5 22. Qf5 $16 {[%cal Ge5e6]}) 19.
fxe5 axb3 20. cxb3 (20. exd6 $5 bxa2 21. dxc7 a1=Q+ 22. Nb1 Rc8 23. Be2 Rxc7
24. Qh2 $16) 20... dxe5 21. Nc4 Nf4 $2 {Missing the last chance to put up some
resistance after} (21... Nxc4 $8 22. Bxc4 exd4 23. Bxd4 Qf4+ 24. Qxf4 Nxf4 25.
Rf3 hxg5 26. hxg5 Ne6 27. Be3 Ra8 (27... Rh2 $2 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Bf4 $18) 28.
Kb1 Rh2 29. Ref1 $16) 22. Rf3 $18 {Black has too many weaknesses to hold on.}
hxg5 23. hxg5 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 f6 25. Rxf4 exf4 26. Bxf4 Qa7 (26... Bd6 27. Bxd6
Qxd6 28. e5 fxe5 29. Qf7+ Kd8 30. dxe5 $18 {[%cal Ge1d1]}) 27. Bxb8 Qxb8 28. e5
$5 (28. gxf6) 28... fxg5 29. Qf7+ Kd8 30. d5 Qc7 (30... cxd5 31. Rd1 $18) 31.
Qxc7+ Kxc7 32. d6+ Kd8 33. Rd1 {[%cal Ge5e6]} g4 34. e6 Rh6 35. e7+ Bxe7 36.
dxe7+ Kxe7 37. Rg1 Rg6 38. Be2 g3 39. Kd2 Kf6 40. Ke3 Ke5 41. Bf3 c5 42. Rc1
Kd6 43. Kf4 g2 44. Rg1 c4 45. Rxg2 Rxg2 46. Bxg2 c3 47. Ke3 g5 48. Bf3 Ke5 49.
Bg4 Kd5 50. Kd3 Kc6 51. a3 bxa3 52. Kxc3 Kb5 53. Be2+ Ka5 54. b4+ Ka4 55. Bd1+
Kb5 56. Kb3 a2 57. Be2+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Be7 {This position is a mixture of
Philidor defense and Pirc. In my opinion the position of the bishop on e7 is
in white's favor comparing to the regular line of Pirc defense.} 5. g3 Bg4 6.
Bg2 exd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qe3 O-O (8... Qd7 9. h3 Be6 10. Nf4 O-O 11. O-O Rae8
12. b3 Qc8 13. Bb2 Bd8 14. Rad1 h6 15. Kh2 $14 {Howell,J-Conquest,S/Isle of
Man 1994}) 9. O-O (9. Nf4 Re8 10. h3 Bd7 11. g4 Nb4 12. Qd2 Bc6 13. O-O Bf8 14.
a3 Na6 15. b4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Rxe4 18. Qd5 Re8 19. Qxb7 Qc8 $11 {
Rosito,J-Tempone,M/Pena City 1996}) (9. h3 Nb4 (9... Bd7 10. Qd2 Re8 11. O-O
Bf8 12. Nf4 Ne5 13. g4 h5 14. g5 Nh7 15. Nxh5 Bxh3 16. f4 Bxg2 17. Qxg2 Nd7 18.
g6 $16 {Sax,G-Varga,Z/Lillafured 1999}) (9... Bc8 10. b3 d5 11. exd5 Nb4 12.
Qd2 Bf5 13. O-O Nxc2 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Ne8 $13 {Blehm,P-Szelag,M/Poraj 1997
}) 10. Qd2 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 Na6 12. O-O Nc5 13. Nc3 c6 14. b3 a5 15. Bb2 $14 {
Ivanchuk,V-Georgiev,V/Panormo 2001}) 9... Qc8 10. Nf4 Re8 11. b3 Bf8 12. Bb2
Ne5 13. h3 Bd7 14. g4 (14. Rad1 Ng6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Kh2 $14) 14... Ng6 15. g5
({Another promising line was} 15. Nxg6 $5 {[%csl Rf8]} hxg6 16. f4 Bc6 17. Qd4
a5 18. Rae1 $14 {not allowing black to bring the bishop to g7.}) 15... Nxf4 16.
Qxf4 Nh5 17. Qh4 {[%csl Rh4]} ({Once again white had a choice between a move
in the game and} 17. Qf3 g6 18. Nd5 Re6 19. h4 c6 20. Ne3 $14) 17... g6 18. Nd5
Bc6 19. c4 Bxd5 20. cxd5 {[%csl Rc7]} Qd8 21. Qg4 h6 22. f4 $1 {Weakening of
e5 square is of minor importance since black knight can't get there. On the
other hand it's very important to keep an h-file closed since after} (22. h4
Bg7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. f4 hxg5 25. hxg5 c6 $14 {[%cal Gd8b6] black might get
serious counterchances.}) 22... hxg5 23. fxg5 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rf2 Re5 26.
Raf1 $6 {Choosing to attack the wrong pawn. It was much better to play} (26. h4
Qe7 (26... c6 27. Raf1 Qe7 (27... Qb6 28. Qd7 $1 Rf8 29. Kh2 $18) 28. Rxf7+
Qxf7 29. Rxf7+ Kxf7 30. dxc6 bxc6 31. Qd7+ $18) 27. Rc1 $16 {[%csl Rc7][%cal
Gf2c2]}) 26... Qe7 27. Rxf7+ $6 {After a move in the game white's chances to
win the game are minimal.} Qxf7 28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qd7+ Re7 30. Qb5 b6 31. e5
$2 {Trying to win at all cost proves to be too risky. Black rooks get 2 open
files to penitrate with decisive effect.} (31. h4 Rf8 32. Bf3 Nf4 33. Kh2 Kg7
34. Kg3 $14) 31... Rxe5 32. Qc6 Rae8 33. Qxc7+ R8e7 34. Qxd6 Rxg5 $17 35. Kh2 (
35. Kh1 Rf5 36. Qc6 Re1+ 37. Kh2 Rf2 38. d6 Ree2 $19) 35... Rf5 36. Qc6 Re2 37.
Kg1 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Rf2 39. d6 Ree2 40. Qb7+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 $5 {This move is one of the most dangerous
options to meet the Pirc defense.} c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. f4 Bg7 (7... Nb6
$6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. O-O b4 10. Ne2 c5 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. e5 Ng4 13. h3 Nh6 14. Qe3
$36 {Gofshtein,L-Kanstler,B/Czerniak mem Bikurei Haitim 1997}) 8. Nf3 (8. e5 b4
9. Nce2 Nd5 10. Nf3 f6 11. Bh4 Bh6 12. exd6 exd6 13. a3 bxa3 14. Rxa3 Qb6 15.
Rb3 $14 {Zontakh,A-Lorscheid,G/Berliner Sommer 1994}) 8... Qb6 (8... O-O 9. O-O
(9. e5 b4 10. Ne2 Nd5 11. exd6 f6 12. dxe7 Qxe7 13. Bh4 Ne3 14. Bf2 $1 $14 {
Krays,A-Beim,V/Rishon le Zion 1993}) 9... Nb6 (9... b4 10. Nd1 a5 11. Nf2 Qc7
12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 Nb6 14. Rac1 $14 {Mestel,A-Dzindzichashvili,R/Reykjavik
Summit 1990}) 10. Rae1 Bg4 11. Kh1 b4 12. Nd1 c5 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Rc8 $132 {Lejlic,S-Hoi,C/Nordic Grand Prix 1997}) 9. e5 b4 10. Na4 $5 {
Very interesting move starting concrete play leading eventually to the
advantage of white.On the way black had a couple of possibilities to deviate,
but non of them doesn't lead to equality.} (10. Nd1 Nd5 11. Ne3 f6 12. Nc4 Qc7
13. exd6 exd6 14. O-O $5 fxg5 15. Rae1+ Kd8 16. Nxg5 N7f6 17. Nxd6 $40 {
Riegler,P-Slak,M/SLO-ch 1994}) 10... Qa5 11. b3 Nd5 12. O-O O-O ({Instead of
the move in the game black could choose following possibility} 12... h6 $5 13.
Bh4 g5 14. fxg5 dxe5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. g6 $1 $36 {,but it seems
that for the exchange white has very dangerous initiative.}) 13. a3 f6 14. Bh4
Bh6 $5 {[%csl Rf4] The consequances of this move are not that clear,but with
an exchange up white keeps better prospects} (14... fxe5 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. axb4
Qd8 (16... Qxb4 17. Qxb4 Nxb4 18. Bxe7 {[%cal Ge7f8,Ge7b4]} Nxd3 19. Bxf8 Bxf8
20. cxd3 $16) 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Rxf8+ Qxf8 20. Rf1 $14) 15. axb4
Qxb4 16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. e6 $1 Nb8 $1 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gb4d3,Gb4c2]} (17... Nxd3
$2 18. exd7 Bxd7 19. cxd3 Bxf4 20. Nc3 $18) 18. Nb6 $1 {[%cal Ga1a8]} axb6 19.
Rxa8 Bxe6 20. Re1 $6 {Starting the combination leading to big advantage of
black.It seems that white overlooked 22nd move of black.After correct} (20. Ne1
$1 Nxd3 21. Nxd3 Bf5 22. Ne1 Kf7 23. Bg3 $14 {white stands better.}) 20... Kf7
21. Ng5+ $2 (21. Bg3 Nxd3 22. cxd3 Bxb3 23. Rb1 Bd5 24. Rxb6 Nd7 25. Rxf8+ Nxf8
26. Kf2 Ne6 27. Ke3 Ng7 $132) 21... fxg5 22. fxg5 Nd7 $1 $17 {[%csl Ra8] White
doesn't manage to win back the piece and black remains with two minor pieces
for the rook.} (22... Nxd3 $2 23. Rf1+ Bf5 24. gxh6 $16 {[%cal Gg2g4]}) 23.
Rf1+ Kg8 24. Ra4 Nxd3 25. gxh6 Nf4 26. Re1 Kf7 27. Rf1 Kg8 28. Re1 (28. Bxe7 $4
Ne2+ 29. Kh1 Rxf1#) 28... Rf5 $1 29. Bxe7 Rd5 30. Re4 ({Nothing changes} 30. g3
Kf7 $1 $17) 30... Kf7 31. Bxd6 Nh3+ $1 {Breaking white's pawn structure.} 32.
gxh3 Rxd6 33. h4 Bf5 34. Rf4 Kf6 35. c3 g5 36. hxg5+ Kxg5 37. Rf3 Bg6 38. Ra1
Kxh6 39. Re1 b5 40. Rh3+ Kg7 41. Re2 Bf7 $1 {The main thing in the endgame is
to be patient and not to hurry anywhere.Now husty} (41... b4 $6 42. cxb4 $1 (
42. Rd2 $2 bxc3 43. Rxc3 c5 $17 {[%cal Gd6d2]}) 42... Rxd4 43. Rc3 Re4 $6 44.
Rxe4 Bxe4 45. b5 cxb5 46. Rc7 Bf5 47. Rb7 $14 {would lead to a draw.}) 42. Rg2+
Kh8 43. Rb2 Nf6 44. Rg3 Bd5 $1 {[%cal Gf6e4,Gh8g7] Now black has to bring his
king to the center which will finally decide the game.The move in the game
saves just this purpose.} 45. Re3 Kg7 46. h3 $6 {It was better to keep the
pawn on h2 because now it is much easier for black to attack it.} Nh5 47. Kh2
Rf6 48. Kg1 Kg6 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Gg6g5,Gg5h4,Gh5f4]} 49. Rf2 $6 {There was no
reason to give up the pawn} Bxb3 50. Rxf6+ Kxf6 $19 51. Kf2 Bd5 52. Re5 Nf4 53.
Kg3 Ne6 54. Rh5 Kg6 55. Re5 Bc4 {[%cal Ge6c7,Gc7d5] Now black needs his knight
on d5.} 56. Re3 Nc7 57. Kg4 Be6+ 58. Kg3 Kf5 59. Re5+ Kf6 60. Re3 Nd5 61. Rf3+
Kg5 62. Kh2 h5 63. Rg3+ Kf4 64. Rg6 Kf5 65. Rh6 $6 {Suddenly the rook is
trapped in the corner,but the position is lost anyway.} Nf6 $1 {[%csl Rh6]} 66.
Rh8 Bg8 67. Kg3 Kg5 68. Kf3 Kg6 69. Kf4 Kg7 70. Rxg8+ Kxg8 0-1

[Event "USA-ch GpB"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kriventsov, Stanislav G"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. h3 d6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Qd2 b5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bd3 {
A quite harmless line.} Ngf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rfe1 e5 11. Bh6 ({The immediate
capture on e5 is of no danger for Black either.} 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. a4 (12. Ne2
c5 13. Ng3 c4 14. Bf1 Rd8 $2 15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 Nb6 17. Qa5 $16 {Al Modiahki,
M-Fluvia Poyatos,J/Barcelona 2005}) 12... b4 13. Nd1 c5 14. b3 Bb7 15. Bg5 Rfe8
16. Nb2 Nf8 $13 {Ciuksyte,D-Klinova,M/Gothenburg 2005}) 11... Bb7 12. dxe5 dxe5
13. a4 a6 ({Very promising looked} 13... b4 $5 14. Ne2 c5 15. Ng3 c4 16. Bxg7
Kxg7 17. Bf1 c3 $13) 14. axb5 cxb5 {Opening up the long diagonal for the
bishop.} 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nd5 $6 {A very risky strategical decision as
White's pawn on d5 becomes a target for Black's pieces.} Nxd5 17. exd5 Rfd8 (
17... Bxd5 18. Bxg6 (18. Bxb5 Nb6 19. Be2 f6 20. b3 a5 $11) 18... Bxf3 19. Bf5
Rg8 (19... Bc6 $2 20. Qg5+ Kh8 21. Qh6 $18) 20. Bxd7 Kh8 21. g4 $13) 18. Bf1 f6
{Taking care of e5 before escalating pressure on d5.} (18... Qd6) 19. d6 Qb6 $5
(19... Qc6 $1 20. b4 $140 (20. Nd4 Qd5 $17) 20... Nb6 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gb6d5]})
20. b4 Rac8 $1 {A very strong move, which has been played with the wrong idea!}
({The immediate} 20... Nf8 $2 {would run into} 21. Nxe5 $1 fxe5 22. Rxe5 Rd7 (
22... Rxd6 $2 23. Re7+ Kg8 24. Rxb7 $18) 23. Re7+ Kg8 24. Rae1 $18 {[%csl Rg8]
[%cal Gd2c3] and Black is helpless.}) 21. Ra3 Qc6 $2 {Obviously missing
White's reply.} (21... Nf8 $1 22. Nxe5 $140 fxe5 23. Rxe5 Rc7 $1 $17) 22. Nd4
$1 Qd5 23. Rd3 Qa2 ({The knight on d4 is taboo:} 23... exd4 $2 24. Re7+ Kh8 25.
Qh6 Qg8 26. Rxd4 Bc6 27. Rh4 Nf8 28. Qf4 Nd7 29. Bd3 $18 {[%csl Rh8][%cal
Gf4h6]}) 24. Rg3 Kh8 25. Rxg6 $1 Qf7 (25... hxg6 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28.
Bd3 e4 29. Bxe4 Bxe4 30. Rxe4 $18) 26. Rh6 $5 {[%csl Rh6] A concrete move,
which should've led to decisive advantage, but from the practical point of
view it would've been better to play} (26. Rg3 $1 $16 {and Black can do very
little on the kingside.}) 26... Rg8 27. Nf5 Rg5 28. Ng3 $6 ({Missing the
relatively simple winning line} 28. Ne7 $1 Qg7 29. f4 exf4 30. Nxc8 Qxh6 31.
Re8+ Rg8 32. Rxg8+ Kxg8 33. Ne7+ $18) 28... Qg7 $132 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gf6f4]
Now Black is back in the game.} 29. Rh4 $6 (29. h4 $1 Rg4 30. c3) 29... f5 30.
Rh5 (30. Bd3 Qf6 $132) 30... Rxh5 31. Nxh5 Qg6 32. Ng3 (32. Rxe5 $5 Nxe5 33.
Qd4 Qe6 (33... Qxh5 $2 34. Qxe5+ Kg8 35. d7 Rd8 36. Qe7 $18) 34. f4 Re8 35. c3
Bc6 36. Kf2 h6 $13) 32... f4 33. Bd3 Qxd6 34. Nf5 Qg6 35. f3 $1 {From now on
White plays very strongly, putting Black problems with each move.} Rf8 36. Be4
Qb6+ 37. Kh2 Bxe4 38. Rxe4 $1 {[%csl Rd7]} (38. fxe4) 38... Qc7 39. Nd6 Qc6 40.
Re1 {[%cal Gd6e4]} Rf6 41. Ne4 Rf8 42. Rd1 Nf6 43. Nc5 a5 44. Qc3 $6 {For the
second time in the game White allows his opponent to escape.} (44. Nd3 $1 e4
45. fxe4 Nxe4 46. Ne5 $1 $16) 44... Re8 45. bxa5 Nd5 46. Qd3 (46. Rxd5 $5)
46... Ne3 47. Qd6 Qxd6 48. Rxd6 Rg8 49. a6 (49. g4 $2 fxg3+ 50. Kg1 Rc8 51. a6
Rxc5 52. a7 Rc8 53. Rb6 Kg7 54. Rb8 Rxc2 $19) 49... Rxg2+ 50. Kh1 Rxc2 51. a7
Rc1+ 52. Kh2 Rc2+ 53. Kg1 Rc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Cao, Sang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[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. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 (4... Nc6) 5. dxc5 {This move is
considered to be harmless for black, but if black isn't cautious enough he may
find himself under serious pressure, just as it happened in the game.} dxc5 6.
e5 Nd5 7. Be4 Nc7 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Be3 (9. f4 Nd7 10. h4 h5 11. Nf3 Bh6 12. g3
Rb8 13. a4 b6 14. c4 Bb7 15. Nc3 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 f6 17. O-O $14 {Van der Werf,
M-Mascini,J/Enschede 1992}) (9. Na3 Nd7 10. Nf3 Bg7 11. Be3 (11. Bf4 Ne6 12.
Bg3 Rb8 13. h4 h6 14. O-O-O a6 15. Nc4 b6 16. h5 g5 17. Rd2 Nf4 18. e6 fxe6 19.
Nce5 $14 {Ivanov,V-Rozanov,P/Moscow 1998}) 11... Ne6 12. O-O-O Kc7 13. Nc4 Rb8
14. Ng5 Nxe5 15. Na3 Nxg5 16. Bxg5 Nc6 $11 {Firman,N-Kuzubov,Y/Alushta 2002})
9... Nd7 (9... Ne6 10. Na3 (10. f4 Kc7 11. Nf3 Bh6 12. g3 Bd7 13. c4 Nc6 14.
Nc3 Rad8 15. Kf2 Rhf8 16. h4 f6 17. exf6 exf6 18. h5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kharitonov,
E-Moskalenko,A/Satka 2005 (34)}) (10. Nd2 Kc7 11. f4 Bd7 12. Ne2 Bc6 13. O-O-O
Bh6 $11 {Moskalenko,A-Savchenko,B/Kazan 2003}) 10... Kc7 (10... Nc6 11. O-O-O+
Kc7 12. Nc4 b6 13. f4 Ba6 14. Na3 Bh6 15. g3 Rad8 16. Nf3 f6 $11 {Erenburg,
S-Gerzhoy,L/Ashdod 2003}) 11. Nb5+ Kb6 12. a4 Bd7 13. c4 Nc6 14. Nf3 Bg7 15.
Nc3 $40 {Sermek,D-Cebalo,M/Maribor 1994}) 10. f4 f6 (10... Bh6 11. Nf3 f6 12.
Ke2 Ne6 13. g3 fxe5 14. fxe5 Bg7 15. Nbd2 Bxe5 16. Rad1 Bd6 17. Nc4 Kc7 $13 {
Huber,A-Bauer,M/Germany 1998 (66)}) (10... Rb8 11. Nf3 b6 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13.
O-O-O Nd5 14. Rhe1 Bh6 15. g3 Kc7 16. c4 Nb4 17. a3 Nc6 18. b3 Rbd8 19. Nb1 f6
20. exf6 exf6 21. Nc3 $14 {Georgiadis,I-Kuzubov,Y/Denizli 2003}) 11. Nd2 Bh6 (
11... fxe5 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. Rd1 (13. O-O-O $2 Ng4 14. Bxc5 Ne6 $13 {[%csl Rf2]
}) 13... Ke8 14. Ngf3 (14. Bxc5 Ne6 15. Bf2 Ng4 16. Ngf3 Nxf2 17. Kxf2 Nc5 $14)
14... Nxf3+ 15. Nxf3 Ne6 16. h4 $5 $36) 12. exf6 exf6 $6 {[%csl Rd7,Rh6]} (
12... Nxf6 $5 13. Rd1 Ke8 14. Bf3 Ng4 15. Bxc5 Ne6 16. Nb3 Bxf4 17. Nh3 $14)
13. Kf2 Ne6 $6 {It was more accurate to start with f5 forcing white bishop to
retreat to f3, even though it wasn't that crucial.} (13... f5 14. Bf3 Ne6) 14.
g3 f5 15. Bg2 Nf6 16. h3 Bd7 $2 (16... g5 17. Ne2 gxf4 18. Nxf4 Nxf4 19. gxf4
Nh5 20. Nb3 $36) 17. Nb3 $1 $16 {Attacking c5 and protecting b2 at the same
time.} Ne4+ (17... Bf8 18. Bxb7 Rb8 19. Bf3 c4 20. Bxa7 Rb5 21. Na5 $1 Rxb2+
22. Ne2 $18 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gh1b1]}) 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. Bxc5 Bc6
21. Be3 Kc7 (21... Ke7) 22. Ne2 Rhe8 23. Rhd1 (23. h4 $5 Bg7 24. h5 Rad8 25.
hxg6 hxg6 26. Rh7 Rd7 $16) 23... Rad8 24. h4 Bd7 25. Bd4 Bg4 26. Be5+ Kc8 27.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Nd4 Bf8 29. Ke3 Bf5 30. h5 $1 $18 (30. b4 h5 31. a4 a5 32. bxa5
Rd5 33. a6 bxa6 34. Rb1 Bc5 35. Rb8+ Kd7 36. c4 Bxd4+ 37. Bxd4 Rd6 $16) 30...
Bc5 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Rg1 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gg3g4]} a5 33. b3 a4 (33... b5 34.
g4 Be6 35. Kxe4 Bd5+ 36. Kd3 a4 37. bxa4 $18) 34. bxa4 Be6 35. Rg2 Bd5 36. Rh2
Bc6 37. a5 Bxd4+ 38. Bxd4 Rd5 39. Rh8+ Kd7 40. Rg8 {[%csl Rg6]} Rxa5 (40... Rd6
41. c4 Ke7 42. c5 (42. Bc5 Kf7) 42... Re6 43. Rg7+ Ke8 44. g4 $18) 41. Rxg6
Rxa2 42. f5 Ra1 43. Kf4 Rf1+ 44. Ke5 Ba4 (44... Rf3 45. Rg7+ Ke8 46. Ke6 Kf8
47. Rf7+ $1 Kg8 (47... Ke8 48. Rh7) 48. Ke7 $1 Rxg3 49. Rf8+ Kh7 50. Rh8#) 45.
g4 Bc2 46. Rd6+ Ke8 47. Kf6 $1 Rf3 48. Bb6 Rd3 49. Rxd3 exd3 50. Be3 Kf8 51. g5
Kg8 52. g6 b5 53. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Bermuda-A"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2003.01.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Al Modiahki, Mohamad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nbd7 4. Nbd2 e5 5. e4 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4
$5 {Rare continuation, which was used by Karpov about 30 years ago! White's
idea is to win some space on the queenside before taking on e5.} (8. Re1 b6 (
8... exd4 $6 9. cxd4 c5 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Nc4 b5 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Be4
$16 {Knezevic,M-Planinec,A/Belgrade 1978}) (8... Re8 9. h3 (9. dxe5 dxe5 10.
Bf1 a5 11. Nc4 Qe7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Qe6 14. a4 Nh5 15. Ne3 Nb6 16. Nd2 Bf6
$11 {Backwinkel,P-Vaganian,R/Germany 1991}) (9. Bc2 b6 (9... h6 10. a4 a5 11.
Nc4 Nh5 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Qd2 g5 14. h3 Nf8 15. Nh2 $14 {Yegiazarian,
A-Anagnostopoulos,D/Linares 1998}) 10. Nf1 c6 11. Ng3 Qc7 12. h3 Bb7 13. Bb3
Rad8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bd2 exd4 16. cxd4 c5 $13 {Arencibia,W-Sokolovs,A/Moscow
1994}) (9. Rb1 a6 10. a4 b6 11. b4 Bb7 12. d5 Nh5 13. a5 bxa5 14. bxa5 Nc5 15.
Bf1 Bc8 16. Nb3 $16 {Leko,P-Komliakov,V/Moscow 1995}) (9. a4 Nh5 10. Bf1 Nf8
11. g3 Bd7 12. Nc4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne6 14. Nxe6 Rxe6 15. Bg2 Qe8 16. Be3 Bc6 17.
f3 b6 $13 {Meduna,E-Oral,T/Turnov 1996}) 9... h6 10. Nf1 d5 11. Nxe5 Nxe4 12.
Bf4 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qg5 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Ng3 $14 {Chernin,A-Mokry,
K/Prague 1989}) 9. b3 (9. a4 a5 (9... a6 10. b4 Bb7 11. Qb3 Nh5 12. Nf1 h6 13.
Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 exd4 15. cxd4 c5 $132 {Zagrebelny,S-Kalinin,O/Schwerin 1999})
(9... Bb7 10. a5 a6 11. d5 Bh6 12. b4 Ne8 13. Qc2 Ng7 14. axb6 cxb6 15. Nc4
Bxc1 16. Qxc1 Qc7 $13 {Chudinovskih,A-Shabanov,Y/Moscow 2002}) 10. Nc4 (10. d5
Nc5 11. Bc2 Bh6 12. b4 Nb7 13. Nc4 Bxc1 14. Qxc1 Bd7 15. Nfd2 Nh5 16. g3 f5 $13
{Yegiazarian,A-Minasian,A/Linares 1999}) 10... Qe7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. b4 axb4
13. cxb4 Bb7 14. Ba3 Rfd8 15. Qc2 Nh5 16. Ne3 Nf4 17. Bc4 $14 {Meduna,E-Van
Wely,L/Novy Smokovec 1992}) (9. d5 Bh6 10. a4 Nh5 11. Bc2 Ba6 12. c4 Bb7 13. a5
Ng7 14. Nb1 Bxc1 15. Qxc1 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Nc3 e4 18. Nd4 Qf6 $36 {Oll,
L-Svidler,P/Kazan 1997}) (9. Nf1 Bb7 10. Ng3 a6 11. h3 h6 12. Bd2 Nh7 13. Qc1
h5 14. Bh6 Qe7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd2 Rad8 $11 {Vaganian,R-Ehlvest,J/Dordrecht
2002}) 9... Bb7 10. a4 Re8 11. d5 c6 12. c4 c5 13. a5 Bh6 14. Nb1 Bxc1 15. Qxc1
Rf8 16. Nc3 Ne8 17. Qh6 $14 {Wedberg,T-Cramling,D/Eksjo 1982}) (8. dxe5 dxe5 9.
b4 (9. Qc2 b6 10. b4 Bb7 11. a4 a5 12. Nc4 Re8 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Be3 h6 15. h3
Nh5 16. Rab1 Nf4 17. bxa5 bxa5 18. Bf1 $14 {Pelikian,J-Roselli Mailhe,B/
Vicente Lopez 2002}) 9... Re8 (9... b6 10. Nc4 Bb7 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bg5 h6 13.
Bh4 a5 14. Qc2 Ra7 15. Nfd2 Bf8 16. a3 Qa8 17. Rad1 axb4 18. axb4 Nh5 19. Ne3
$14 {Meduna,E-Socko,B/Budapest 2000}) 10. Nc4 Nh5 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Na5 Nf4 13.
Bf1 Qf6 14. Be3 Bg4 15. Nxb7 Rab8 16. Nc5 Rbd8 $36 {Waitzkin,J-Svidler,P/
Szeged 1994}) (8. Bc2 a6 9. a4 b6 10. b4 Bb7 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13.
Qe2 Nh5 14. g3 Kh8 15. Nc4 f5 $13 {Khachian,M-Komliakov,V/Sochi 1997}) 8... c6
{Usualy black refrains from this move weakening d6, but in this particular
position it seems to be quite logical to put a queen to c7.} (8... Re8 9. Re1
Nh5 10. Bf1 h6 11. a5 c6 12. Nc4 Qe7 13. Be3 exd4 14. cxd4 Ndf6 $132 {Fries
Nielsen,J-Braga,F/Germany 1989}) (8... a5 9. Re1 Re8 10. Qc2 c6 11. b3 d5 12.
exd5 Nxd5 13. Ba3 exd4 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Re1 Qd8 16. cxd4 Nf8 $13 {Meduna,
E-Ramik,Z/Czechia 1994}) (8... d5 9. dxe5 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bxe4 Nxe5 12.
a5 a6 13. Nd4 Re8 14. Re1 Nc4 15. Bf3 Ne5 16. Be4 Nc4 17. Bf3 Ne5 18. Be2 Bd7
$11 {Alonso,S-Dolezal,C/Buenos Aires 1998}) 9. Re1 Re8 (9... Qc7 10. Bf1 d5 11.
dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Bc4 Qa5 15. Nb3 Qc7 16. Qf3 $14 {
Karpov,A-Vogt,L/Stockholm 1969}) (9... a5 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. b3 Re8 12. Ba3 b6 13.
Rf1 Bb7 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nc4 Bf8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. b4 $14 {Karpov,A-Shabanov,
Y/Daugavpils 1971}) 10. Nc4 Qc7 (10... exd4 $2 11. Nxd6 $16) (10... d5 $5 11.
Nd6 $1 (11. exd5 $6 e4 12. Nd6 (12. dxc6 Nf8 13. Be2 exf3 14. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 15.
Qxe1 $13) 12... cxd5 13. Nxe8 Nxe8 14. Bf1 exf3 15. Qxf3 Ndf6 $13) 11... Re7 (
11... Re6 $2 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Ng5+ Ke7 14. Nxe6 Kxe6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. exd5+
Qxd5 17. f4 $18 {[%cal Ge1e6]}) 12. exd5 (12. Nxe5 Nxe5 (12... Nxe4 $2 13.
Nexf7 $1 Rxf7 14. Rxe4 dxe4 15. Bc4 $18) 13. dxe5 Rxe5 14. f4 Re7 15. e5 Ne8
16. Nxc8 Qxc8 $13) 12... Nxd5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bh4 $14) 11. dxe5 Nxe5 (11... dxe5
$5 12. b4 Nb6 13. a5 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Be6 15. Bxe6 Rxe6 16. h3 $14) 12. Ncxe5 dxe5
13. Bc4 Be6 {Getting rid of the lightsquared bishops is a correct idea.} (13...
Bg4 $6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 h5 16. Bg5 Nh7 17. Bh4 $14) 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. a5
Rd8 (15... c5 16. c4 Rd8 17. Qc2 h6 18. Bd2 Red6 19. Bc3 Nd7 20. Nd2 $14 {
[%cal Gd2f1,Gf1e3,Ge3d5]}) 16. Qa4 b5 17. axb6 axb6 18. Be3 h6 (18... Ng4 19.
Bg5 Bf6 $2 (19... Nf6) 20. h3 $1 {[%csl Rg4]} Bxg5 21. Nxg5 $18) 19. h3 c5 $2 {
Unfortunate decision weakening a complex of light suqares on the queenside.
After a move in the game white knight gets fantastic square on c4 so it was
necessary to play} (19... b5 20. Qb4 Bf8 21. Bc5 Bxc5 22. Qxc5 Kg7 23. Ra6 Rd7
$11 {with balanced position.}) 20. Nd2 Qc6 $6 21. Qxc6 Rxc6 22. Ra6 $1 Rcd6 (
22... c4 23. Rea1 Rd3 24. R1a4 $18 {[%csl Rc4]}) 23. Nc4 Rd1 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25.
Kh2 Nxe4 26. Rxb6 $16 {[%csl Rc5] Arising endgame is very difficult for black
due to weakness on c5.} Bf8 (26... f5 27. f3 f4 28. Bxf4 (28. fxe4 fxe3 29.
Nxe3 Re1 30. Nd5 Rxe4 31. Rxg6 Re2 $16) 28... exf4 29. fxe4 Re1 30. e5 Bxe5 31.
Rxg6+ Kh7 (31... Kf7 32. Nxe5+ Rxe5 33. Rxh6 Re2 34. Rh4 $18) 32. Nxe5 Rxe5 33.
Rf6 Re4 34. Kg1 $18) 27. Rc6 Rd5 28. h4 $5 (28. f3 Ng5 29. Nb6 Rd6 30. Rxd6
Bxd6 31. Nc4 Be7 32. Nxe5 $16) 28... Kg7 29. h5 g5 30. g4 Nf6 31. Kh3 e4 $2 {
Missing white's reply.} (31... Nd7 $16) 32. b4 $1 $18 {It turns out that black
can't take the pawn because of Bd4 with lethal pin.} Nd7 (32... cxb4 $8 33. Bd4
{[%cal Gd4g7]} Rxd4 (33... Be7 34. Ne3 $18) 34. cxd4 Nd5 35. Ne3 Nf4+ 36. Kh2 (
36. Kg3 $6 Ne2+ 37. Kg2 Nxd4 38. Rc4 Ne6 $14) 36... Nd3 37. Nf5+ Kh7 38. Rb6
Nxf2 39. Kg3 Nd3 40. Rb7 $18) 33. b5 Rd3 34. Rc7 Rxc3 35. Rxd7 Rxc4 36. Bd2 $1
{The last touch! Black rook can't stop white's passer.} Kf6 (36... Rc2 37. b6
Kg8 38. b7 Rb2 39. Bc3 Rb3 40. Kg2 $18 {[%cal Gc3e5]}) 37. b6 Ke6 38. b7 Kxd7
39. b8=Q Rd4 1-0

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 14th"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "2001.07.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2001.07.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 (6. h3 e5 7. Nge2 c6
8. O-O Na6 9. Bg5 Nc7 10. d5 cxd5 11. exd5 h6 12. Be3 b5 $132 {Klimov,
S-Gubanov,A/St.Petersburg op 1995}) 6... c6 7. O-O Na6 (7... e5 8. a4 Na6 9. h3
Nc7 10. a5 exd4 11. Nxd4 d5 12. exd5 Nfxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. a6 Qb6 15. axb7
Bxb7 16. Nb3 $14 {Spasov,V-Lazic,M/Open 1998}) 8. h3 e5 (8... d5 $6 9. e5 Nd7
10. f4 f5 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Be3 Be6 13. g4 $14 {Mohr,S-Paehtz,T/DDR-FRG 1988})
9. Be3 Bd7 $6 {Black bishop has nothing to do on d7} (9... Nc7 10. Qd2 d5 (
10... a5 11. a4 Qe7 12. f4 exd4 13. Bxd4 d5 14. e5 Nd7 15. Kh2 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6
17. Rae1 $14 {Raud,R-Englmeier,H/Neckar op 2nd 1998}) 11. exd5 Nfxd5 12. dxe5
Bxe5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Rad1 Be6 15. Bc5 Re8 16. f4 Bg7 17. c4 Nb6 18. b3 $14 {
Lankenau,C-Korth,U/GER-chJI U20 1993}) (9... Qe7 10. a4 h6 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. Rae1
Be6 13. f4 Bc4 14. b3 exd4 15. Bxd4 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 Ne8 17. Kh2 Nac7 18. Rd1 $14
{Vatanski,A-Wikberg,N/Helsinki We SKF op 1997}) (9... Re8 10. Qd2 Nd7 (10...
Qe7 11. Rae1 h5 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Nh7 14. Nc1 Bd7 15. e5 d5 16. Nd3 h4 17.
g4 Nc7 $132 {Weidemann,C-Shpilker,B/NRW-Cup Masters op 1997}) 11. Rad1 exd4 12.
Bxd4 Ne5 13. f4 Nc4 14. Qc1 f5 15. b3 Nb6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd2 $16 {Mokos,
J-Loomans,J/Bratislava op 1993}) 10. f4 exd4 11. Bxd4 d5 (11... Nc7 12. Bxf6
Qxf6 13. e5 Qe6 14. Qxd6 Qxd6 15. exd6 Ne8 16. Rad1 $16) 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Bxf6
{Giving up the bishop, but winnning a pawn.} (13. Nxd5 $6 Nxd5 14. Bxg7 (14.
Bxd5 Bxh3 15. Bxg7 Bxf1 16. Bxf8 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Qxd5 $13) 14... Ne3 $1 15. Qd6 (
15. Qd3 Re8 16. Bxb7 Nc5 $17) 15... Re8 $1 (15... Kxg7 16. Qe5+ Qf6 17. Qxe3
Rae8 18. Qd2 Bb5 19. Bf3 Bxe2 20. Bxe2 Qxb2 $13) 16. Bf6 Qc8 17. Rf2 Nxg2 18.
Rxg2 Bxh3 $15) 13... Bxf6 (13... Qxf6 14. Nxd5 Qxb2 15. Ne7+ (15. Rb1) 15...
Kh8 16. Qxd7 $16) 14. Nxd5 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Bg7 (15... Ba3 16. Rxb7 Nc5 17. Qd4 $1
Nxb7 18. Nf6+ Kh8 19. Nxd7+ f6 20. Bxb7 $18) 16. Rxb7 Nc5 17. Rc7 $1 Rc8 ({
May be better was} 17... Bb5 $5 18. Re1 Re8 19. Rxc5 Bxe2 20. Qd2 Rb8 21. c3
$16) 18. Rxa7 Kh8 19. Kh2 Bb5 20. Re1 Bc4 (20... Ra8 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Nc7 Qa5
23. Nxb5 Qxb5 24. Nd4 $16) 21. Nc1 $1 {[%cal Gc1b3]} Rc6 22. Nb3 Nxb3 23. axb3
Bxd5 24. Bxd5 $18 Rc3 $1 {Creating white some problems in converting his
adventage into win} 25. Ra8 $5 (25. Ree7 Qc8 26. Bc4 Qc5 27. Qe2 Qf5 28. Bd3
Qf6 29. b4 $18) 25... Qb6 26. Rxf8+ Bxf8 27. Re2 Qf6 28. Bc4 Bd6 29. Bd3 Kg7
30. Qd2 Rc7 31. Bc4 Ra7 32. Re3 Ra2 33. Rd3 (33. Qc3 $2 Qxc3 34. Rxc3 Bb4 $14)
33... Be7 (33... Bb8 34. Rd7 {[%csl Rf7]} Ra7 35. Rxa7 Bxa7 36. Qd7 Be3 37. Kg2
$18) 34. Re3 Bd6 35. Re2 Ra1 36. h4 Ra7 37. c3 $6 h6 38. Qd3 (38. Qd4 $6 Qxd4
39. cxd4 Kf6 $16) 38... Rc7 39. Re4 Bc5 40. Re5 Ba7 41. Kh3 h5 42. Re2 Bc5 43.
Kh2 (43. b4 $6 Bb6 {[%csl Rc3,Rc4]} 44. Rc2 $2 Rxc4 45. Qxc4 Qf5+ $19) 43...
Bf8 44. Rd2 Bc5 45. Re2 Ra7 46. b4 Bf8 47. Ra2 $5 Rxa2+ 48. Bxa2 Bxb4 49. cxb4
Qb2+ 50. Kh3 $2 (50. Kg1 Qxa2 51. b5 $18) 50... Qxa2 51. b5 Qf2 52. Qb1 Qe2
1/2-1/2

[Event "UKR-ch KO 74th"]
[Site "Rivne"]
[Date "2005.08.29"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 g6 3. e4 e5 4. d4 d6 5. Ne2 Bg7 6. Nbc3 O-O 7. h3 exd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Kh2 Qc8 12. Re1 {White enjoys some space
advantage, but black's position is rock solid, so the only way to make a
progress is by advancing the pawns on the kingside.} (12. Qd2 Re5 13. g4 Re8
14. Nde2 Ne5 15. b3 Qd8 16. f3 a6 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. Nf4 Nc6 19. Nfd5 Nxd5 20.
Nxd5 Be6 21. c4 $14 {Seul,G-Weischede,T/Dortmund 1992}) 12... a6 (12... Re5 13.
Nxc6 bxc6 14. g4 Rb8 15. Bxa7 Rxb2 16. Bd4 Rb4 17. Ne2 Re8 18. c3 Rb5 19. a4
Ra5 20. Ng3 c5 21. Be3 h6 $15 {Rubene,I-Shchekachev,A/Berlin 1993}) 13. f4 {
[%csl Re4]} (13. a4 h5 14. a5 Rb8 15. Qd2 Ne5 16. b3 c5 $6 17. Nde2 Bxh3 $6 18.
Bxh3 Nf3+ 19. Kg2 Nxd2 20. Bxc8 Nfxe4 21. Bd7 Re7 22. Bxd2 Nxd2 23. Rad1 $16 {
Prudnikova,S-Cedikova,K/Istanbul 2003}) 13... Re7 14. g4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bc6 {
Black's defensive idea is to put a pressure on e4.} 16. Qd3 (16. g5 Nh5 17.
Bxg7 Nxg7 18. Qd3 Nh5 19. Qf3 f6 $13) 16... Qd7 17. Re2 Rae8 18. Rae1 h6 {
Black may consider playing g5 some time in the future to get control over e5.}
19. Bf3 ({Nothing promised} 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxe5 Qxd3 21. cxd3 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 c6
(22... Nd7 $2 23. Nd5 $16 {[%csl Rc7]}) 23. Kf3 Rd7 $11 {with balanced
position.}) 19... a5 20. a3 ({It's too early for Nd5 yet:} 20. Nd5 $6 Bxd5 21.
exd5 Rxe2+ 22. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Qa4 {[%csl Ra2,Rd4]} 24. c3 Qxa2 25. Qb5 b6
$15) 20... b6 21. b4 (21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Rxe2+ 23. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 24. Qxe2 Ne8
$11) (21. Bf2 $5 {[%cal Gf2h4]}) 21... axb4 22. axb4 g5 $1 {From now on black
has nothing to worry about due to the weakness of the dark squares in the
white's camp.} 23. Qd2 (23. b5 Ba8 24. e5 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 (25. exf6 $2 Bxe2 26.
Nxe2 Bxf6 27. Bxf6 Re3 28. Qd2 Qe6 $19) 25... dxe5 26. Bxe5 gxf4 27. Bxf4 Rxe2+
28. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 29. Qxe2 c6 $11) (23. fxg5 hxg5 24. Re3 Nh7 25. Ne2 Be5+ 26. Kg2
f6 27. Ng3 Nf8 $15 {[%cal Gf8g6,Gg6f4]}) 23... gxf4 24. Qxf4 Nh7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7
26. Bg2 $6 ({It was just about a time to secure a draw by initiating a
multiple trades with 26.Nd5} 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Rxe2+ 28. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 29.
Bxe2 Qe7 30. Bd3 $11) 26... Qe6 {[%cal Ge6c4]} 27. b5 Ba8 28. Kg3 Qc4 $1 $15
29. Re3 Ng5 30. h4 (30. Rf1 Qd4 31. Rd3 Qe5 $15) 30... Ne6 31. Qf1 Qd4 32. Nd5
Qe5+ 33. Kh3 $2 {Overlooking black's reply. After correct} (33. Kf2 Rd7 34. Kg1
$13 {the position would've remained quite unclear.}) 33... Ng5+ $1 34. hxg5
hxg5 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Ge8h8]} 35. Nf6 Qxf6 36. Qxf6+ Kxf6 37. Rf1+ Kg7 $19 {
[%csl Rb5,Re4] The endgame is easily winning for black since all white pawns
are placed on the light squares.} 38. Rc3 Bb7 39. Kg3 (39. Ra1 Bxe4 40. Bxe4
Rxe4 41. Rxc7 Rh8+ (41... Re2 42. Rg1) 42. Kg3 Rh4 43. Rc6 Rhxg4+ 44. Kh3 Rh4+
45. Kg3 Re3+ 46. Kf2 Rhe4 $19) 39... Rd7 $1 {[%cal Ge8e5,Ge5c5]} 40. Rc4 Re5
41. Rb1 Rde7 42. Rbb4 Kf6 43. Ra4 Bc8 $5 (43... Rxb5 44. Ra7 c6 $19 (44... c5
$2 45. e5+ dxe5 46. Rxb7 $16)) 44. Ra7 Rxb5 45. Rcxc7 Rxc7 46. Rxc7 Rc5 $1 47.
Rxc5 dxc5 48. c3 Ke5 49. Kf3 b5 50. Bf1 b4 51. cxb4 cxb4 0-1

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mosquera, Miguel"]
[Black "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 c6 5. Be3 Nbd7 6. Qd2 b5 7. O-O-O b4 8. Nce2
a5 9. g4 Nb6 10. b3 $6 {Quite useless move, as white knight is going to g3
anyway!} (10. Ng3 h5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. h4 d5 (12... Qc7 13. f4 Bb7 14. Qf2 Bg7
15. Nh3 a4 16. f5 b3 17. a3 c5 18. c3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 O-O-O $13 {
Apicella,M-Fressinet,L/Paris 2005}) 13. Bd3 e6 14. Kb1 Qc7 15. N1e2 Ba6 16. Nf4
Nc4 17. Qe2 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Bxd3 19. cxd3 Bd6 20. Nge2 Nb6 $15 {Tolnai,T-Chernin,
A/Austria 1994}) (10. Nf4 h5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Ng2 d5 13. Bd3 e6 14. f4 Bb7 15.
Nf3 Qc7 16. Qe2 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. f5 $16 {Wei Chenpeng-Hess,R/
Chalkidiki 2003}) 10... Qc7 11. Ng3 Bb7 12. h4 Nfd7 13. h5 Rg8 {It's clear
that black is not going to castle kingside, so he doesn't mind to play this
move.} 14. hxg6 $6 (14. Nh3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gh3g5]}) 14... hxg6 15. Nh3 $5 {
A typical maneuver for this type of positions. The knight is going to g5 to
put a pressure on f7.} (15. f4 $5 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bb5+ Bc6 18. Bxc6+ Qxc6
19. Nf3 Bg7 (19... Nxe4 $2 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Ng5 Qc6 22. Bxb6 Qxb6 23. Qd5 $18)
20. Nd4 Qd7 21. g5 $13) 15... Bg7 16. Ng5 c5 17. Kb1 $6 {White had to take
advantage of a bit shaky position of a black king in the center y opening up
the position:} (17. e5 $1 dxe5 18. dxc5 Nd5 (18... Nxc5 $2 19. Bb5+ Bc6 20.
Bxc5 Bxb5 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. Qd5 $18) 19. Bc4 N7f6 20. N3e4 $36) 17... Rc8 18.
dxc5 Nxc5 19. Bb5+ Bc6 20. Bxc6+ Qxc6 21. Bd4 (21. Rh7 $5) 21... Bxd4 22. Qxd4
f6 23. Nh3 {[%csl Rg3,Rh3]} Ncd7 24. Qf2 Ne5 25. Nf4 {The position remains
balance in any case, but it was better to get the pawns going by} (25. g5 $1
Nbd7 26. f4 Nf7 27. gxf6 Nxf6 28. Rhe1 $132 {and white may disturb black king
by pushing e5 in the nearest future.}) 25... Qc5 26. Qxc5 $6 (26. Qe2 a4 27.
Nd5 $13) 26... Rxc5 27. Nd3 Rc8 $15 28. Rdf1 Kd7 29. Ne2 Rh8 30. Nxe5+ (30. Nd4
$1 d5 31. Nc5+ Kd6 32. Nb7+ Kc7 33. Nxa5 Rxh1 34. Rxh1 dxe4 35. fxe4 Nxg4 36.
Nb5+ $13) 30... fxe5 {[%csl Rf3] Black enjoys slightly better chances in the
endgame due to a weakness of white pawn on f3 and a more active rook, but
white should hold this position easily.} 31. Kb2 Rcf8 32. Rxh8 Rxh8 33. Rf2 g5
34. a3 $6 (34. c3 Kc6 35. Nc1 e6 36. Nd3 bxc3+ (36... Kb5 37. c4+ Kc6 38. c5
$11) 37. Kxc3 Nd7 38. Kd2 d5 39. Ke3 $11) 34... bxa3+ 35. Kxa3 e6 36. Nc3 Kc6
37. Na4 Nd7 38. c4 Rf8 39. Rf1 (39. Kb2 Rf4 (39... Nf6 40. Rh2 $11) 40. Nc3 Nf6
41. Ne2 Nxe4 42. Nxf4 Nxf2 43. Nxe6 Nh3 $15) 39... Nc5 40. Nxc5 Kxc5 41. Ka4
Rh8 42. Ra1 (42. Rd1) 42... Rh7 $1 43. Ra2 Rh8 44. Ra1 Rf8 45. Rf1 Rf7 46. Rf2
Rh7 47. Ra2 Rh3 $1 $17 48. Kxa5 (48. Rf2 Rh1 49. Ra2 (49. Ka3 Kd4 50. Rd2+ Kc3
$1 (50... Ke3 $2 51. Rxd6 Kxf3 52. Rxe6 Kxe4 53. Ka4 $11) 51. Ra2 Rb1 $19)
49... Rb1 50. Ra3 Kb6 51. Ra2 Rf1 $17) 48... Rxf3 49. b4+ Kxc4 50. b5 Rf8 51.
Kb6 d5 $19 52. Kc6 dxe4 53. b6 e3 54. b7 Rb8 55. Kc7 (55. Ra3 Kd4 56. Kc7 Rxb7+
57. Kxb7 e2 58. Ra1 Ke3 59. Kc6 Kf2 60. Kd6 e4 $19) 55... Rxb7+ 56. Kxb7 Kd3
57. Kc6 e2 58. Ra1 Kd2 59. Kd6 e4 60. Ra2+ Ke3 61. Ra1 Kf2 62. Ke5 e1=Q 63.
Rxe1 Kxe1 64. Kxe4 Kf2 0-1

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yegiazarian, Arsen"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2000.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 4. g3 Na6 {Minasian is known for his
incompromising advanturous style and the move in the game is a good example of
it.} (4... Bg7 5. Bg2 b5 (5... Qc7 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O Nf6 8. a4 a5 9. b3 O-O 10.
Ba3 Re8 11. Qd2 Na6 12. d5 Nb4 $13 {Scheckenbach,F-Koenig,D/OL9495}) (5... Nd7
6. Nge2 e5 7. Be3 Ngf6 8. h3 O-O 9. a4 (9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 b5 11. d5 b4 12.
dxc6 Qxc6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Qc7 $132 {Calota,A-Bogza,A/ROM-chT 1998}) 9...
Re8 10. O-O exd4 11. Bxd4 Qc7 12. g4 h5 13. g5 Nh7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. f4 $14 {
Petschar,K-Koenig,D/AUT-chT9495}) 6. a3 Bb7 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. O-O Qc7 9. f4 e5 10.
fxe5 dxe5 11. d5 Ngf6 12. Kh1 O-O $132 {Bancod,R-Hickl,J/Liechtenstein op 1993}
) 5. Bg2 Nc7 6. Nge2 Bg7 7. O-O Nf6 8. h3 O-O 9. Be3 e5 10. Qd2 b6 (10... exd4
11. Nxd4 d5 12. exd5 Ncxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bh6 $14) 11. Rad1 Ba6 $6 {Bishop
has absolutely nothing to do on a6.} 12. Rfe1 Re8 13. f4 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 exf4 {
Continueing to play in the same manner.} (14... exd4 15. Bxd4 d5 16. e5 Nd7 17.
Qg4 Qe7 18. Ne2 Rad8 19. c3 $14) 15. gxf4 d5 16. e5 Nh5 (16... Nd7 17. Qg4 f5
18. Qg3 Ne6 19. h4 Kf7 20. Ne2 $14 {[%cal Gc2c4]}) 17. Qf2 Qd7 18. f5 $1 Qxf5 (
18... Bf8 19. f6 $16 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gg1h2,Gg2f3]}) 19. Qxf5 gxf5 20. Ne2 Bf8
21. Rf1 Ng7 22. Ng3 f6 23. Bf4 $8 fxe5 $6 {Dubious idea.Instead of sacrificing
an exchange black should think about defense:} (23... Nce6 24. exf6 Nxf4 25.
fxg7 Bd6 26. Nxf5 Bc7 27. Rde1 $18) (23... Nge6 $1 24. exf6 Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Bd6
26. Rxf5 Kf7 27. Nh5 (27. Kf2 Re6 28. Rd3 Rxf6 $11) 27... Re2 28. Rf2 Rxf2 29.
Kxf2 Ne8 30. c4 $14) 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 $6 25. dxe5 Bc5+ 26. Kh1 Rf8 27. c4 $1 f4 (
27... dxc4 28. Bxc6 f4 29. Ne4 Nce6 30. Nxc5 bxc5 31. Rd7 $18) 28. Ne2 Nf5 29.
cxd5 $1 Ne3 $6 (29... cxd5 30. Rxf4 (30. Bxd5+ $6 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Ne3 32. Rg1+
Kh8 33. Rd7 (33. Rd3 f3) 33... f3 $132) (30. Rd3 $1) 30... Ng3+ 31. Nxg3 Rxf4
32. Bxd5+ Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Rf3 34. Ne4 $16) 30. d6 $1 {Deciding the game in
white's favour.} Nxd1 (30... Ne6 31. Bxc6 f3 32. Nc3 Nxf1 33. Rxf1 f2 34. Bd5
Kf7 35. Ne4 $18 {[%cal Ge4g5,Ge4f2]}) 31. Rxd1 Nd5 32. d7 Kf7 33. Bxd5+ cxd5
34. Nxf4 Ke7 35. Rxd5 $1 $18 Rd8 36. Kg2 (36. e6 $6 Bd6 37. Rxd6 Kxd6 38. Kg2
Ke7 39. Kf3 Kd6 40. Ke4 $16) 36... Rxd7 37. Rxd7+ Kxd7 38. Kf3 Bd4 39. Nd3 Bg1
40. Ke4 Bh2 41. Kd5 Bg3 42. Nb4 h5 43. Nc6 a5 44. a4 h4 45. e6+ Ke8 46. Nd4 Ke7
47. Nf5+ Kf6 48. Nd6 Be1 49. Nc8 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[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. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O O-O 7. Na3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Nc4 Nh5 10. Re1 Nf4 11. Bxf4 {This was the second game of the match.
After winning the first one with Black the young Cuban grandmaster neded to
make a draw to advance to the next round of the World Cup...} (11. Bf1 Qxd1 12.
Rxd1 Bg4 13. Be3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Rfd8 15. b4 a6 16. a4 Kf8 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5
Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Ne7 $13 {WAGNER-Kasparov,G/Internet ICC 1998}) 11... exf4 12. e5
(12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Rad1 Bg4 14. Be2 Rad8 15. h3 Be6 16. Ncd2 g5 17. Nb3 Ne5 18.
Nxe5 Bxe5 $11 {Dunis,A-Czebe,A/Leipzig 2002}) 12... Be6 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Be4 {
A very logical move, but since White would be happy with a draw} (14. Qe4 $5
Bf5 15. Qe2 $11 {deserved attention.}) 14... Qc5 15. Ncd2 Nxe5 16. Bxb7 ({After
} 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 (16... Bxe5 $6 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5 Rxb7 20. b4
$14) 17. Nf3 Qc5 18. Bxb7 Rab8 19. Be4 Qb5 $1 $15 {[%csl Rb2,Rc3] White would
have problems defending his queenside pawns.}) 16... Rab8 17. Nxe5 ({Further
simplifications wouldn't work out for White as after} 17. Nb3 $2 Bxb3 18. axb3
Rxb7 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Qxe5 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Rxb3 22. Rxa7 Rxb2 23. h3 Rd8 $1 $17
{[%csl Rg1][%cal Gd8d1] White doesn't have time to capture on c7.}) 17... Rxb7
18. Nb3 Qb5 19. Qxb5 (19. Nd3 Qg5 20. Nbc5 Bd5 21. Ne4 Qf5 22. Nb4 Bxe4 23.
Qxe4 Qxe4 24. Rxe4 c5 25. Nd3 Rd8 $17) 19... Rxb5 {[%csl Rb2] The position
remains balanced, but Black enjoys some pressure on the b-file.} 20. Nc6 Rb6
21. Ncd4 Bd5 22. Re7 Rc8 23. Rd7 Ba8 24. Rd1 Bf6 25. Rd2 Kf8 26. Nc5 $2 {
A careless move after which White is in troubles.} (26. f3 c5 27. Ne2 Ra6 28.
R7d6 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 Be5 30. Rd7 Bb8 $11) 26... Be7 $1 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Ge7d6]}
27. Rxe7 ({May be more accurate was} 27. Ndb3 Bd6 {[%csl Rd7]} 28. f3 Bc6 29.
R7xd6 cxd6 30. Rxd6 Ke7 $15) 27... Kxe7 28. Re2+ Kd6 29. b4 Bc6 30. h4 (30. a4
a5 $1 $17 {[%csl Rb4]}) 30... a5 31. Nxc6 Kxc6 32. a3 Kd5 33. Re4 axb4 34. axb4
Rf6 35. f3 $6 h6 36. Rd4+ Kc6 37. Nd7 Rf5 38. c4 Re8 39. Nc5 Re1+ 40. Kh2 Kb6
41. Na4+ Kb7 42. Nc5+ Kc8 $19 43. Na4 Rb1 44. c5 (44. b5 Rb4 45. Nc3 Rc5 $19)
44... g5 45. Nc3 Rc1 46. Ne4 Re5 47. hxg5 hxg5 48. b5 f6 $1 {[%csl Rh2][%cal
Ge5e8,Ge8h8]} 49. Nxf6 (49. b6 Re8 50. Kh3 f5 $19 {[%cal Ge8h8,Gc1h1]}) 49...
Re6 50. Ng4 Rxc5 51. Kh3 Re8 52. Kh2 Rxb5 53. Rd1 Kb7 54. Nf6 Re6 55. Ng4 Kb6
56. Nf2 c5 57. Rc1 Rh6+ 58. Kg1 Rc6 59. Ne4 c4 60. Kh2 Re5 61. Kg1 Rxe4 62.
fxe4 Kc5 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "2002.09.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Geller, Jakov"]
[Black "Ovetchkin, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2002.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 {Very solid
variation, however black may hardly hope for more than a draw, which is a very
serious drawback.} (6... Ke8 $5) 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Be3 Bd6 9. f3 Nc6 10. O-O-O
Ke7 11. Nb5 {Going after the bishop.} (11. Nge2 a6 (11... h6 12. Kb1 Rhf8 13.
Nb5 a6 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Bb6 Rfc8 16. Nc3 Nd8 17. a4 $14 {Skripchenko Lautier,
A-Stepovaia Dianchenko,T/Belgrade 2000}) 12. Rd2 (12. Na4 Nd7 13. b3 b5 14. Nb2
h6 15. Rd2 Rhd8 16. c3 Ke8 17. Rhd1 Rdb8 18. Kc2 $14 {Djuric,P-Ivanisevic,I/
Cetinje 1993}) 12... b5 13. Rhd1 Rhb8 14. Kb1 Nd7 (14... h6 15. Nc1 Na5 16. b3
Bb4 17. N1e2 Ba3 18. Ka1 Nc6 19. Nb1 Bd6 20. c3 Nd8 {1/2-1/2 Ilandzis,
S-Nikolaidis,I/Ikaria 1998/EXT 2000 (20)}) 15. Nc1 Nb6 16. Bxb6 Rxb6 17. Nb3 h5
18. Ne2 a5 19. c3 a4 $11 {L'Ami,E-Rebers,E/Amsterdam 2000}) (11. Nh3 a6 (11...
h6 12. Nf2 Nh5 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Rd2 b5 16. Rhd1 Rhd8 17. Nd3 $14 {
Van der Wiel,J-Titov,G/Debrecen 1992}) 12. Nf2 h6 13. Na4 Rhd8 14. Rd2 Bb4 15.
Rxd8 Rxd8 16. Nc5 b6 17. Nxa6 Bd6 18. a3 Ra8 19. Nb4 Nxb4 20. axb4 Bxb4 $11 {
Marciano,D-Maiwald,J/Austria 1999}) 11... a6 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Ne2 h6 (13... b5
14. Kb1 Rhc8 15. Rd2 Nb8 16. g4 Nbd7 17. g5 Ne8 18. f4 Rc4 19. Ng3 exf4 20.
Bxf4 Nf8 $13 {Norri,J-Houska,M/Bonnevoie 1998}) 14. Rd2 b5 15. b3 Rac8 16. Kb2
d5 17. Bc5+ Kf7 18. Ng3 Rcd8 (18... d4 $5 19. Ra1 Nd7 20. Bd6 g5 21. a4 b4 22.
a5 $14) 19. Ra1 $1 {[%cal Ga2a4] Intending to transfer a4.} dxe4 $5 {Forcing
multiple changes.} 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. fxe4 Rd2 23. Rf1+ Kg6 24.
Rf2 Rd1 {Black should easily hold a draw after the move in the game too, but
may be more accurate was} (24... Rxf2 $5 25. Bxf2 Kg5 26. Be3+ (26. Bg3 Kg4 27.
Kc3 h5 28. a3 h4 29. Be1 h3 30. gxh3+ Kxh3 31. Bg3 Kg4 32. Kd3 Kf3 $11) 26...
Kg4 27. c4 bxc4 28. bxc4 h5 29. Kc3 h4 $11 {with balanced position.}) 25. Kc3
$14 {[%csl Rg6]} Ra1 26. a3 Re1 27. Kd3 h5 28. h3 h4 29. Kd2 Rxe4 $2 {A
blunder after which black is lost on the spot.} (29... Ra1 30. Bd6 Rg1 $14) 30.
Be3 $1 $18 {[%csl Re4]} b4 31. a4 a5 32. Kd3 Rxe3+ 33. Kxe3 Kg5 34. Ke4 g6 35.
Rf8 Nd4 36. Ra8 Nxc2 37. Rxa5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "2002.09.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kornev, Alexei"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2002.08.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. h4 Nf6 6. f3 Nbd7 (6... b5 7. Qd2 (7.
g4 h5 8. e5 Nfd7 9. gxh5 Rxh5 10. e6 fxe6 11. Bd3 Nf8 12. f4 Rh8 13. Qg4 Bb7
14. Rh3 Bf6 15. O-O-O $36 {Short,N-Seirawan,Y/Luzern 1989}) 7... h6 8. O-O-O
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. b3 c6 11. Bh3 a5 12. g5 hxg5 13. hxg5 Nfd7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7
15. Nge2 Rg8 $132 {Ivanov,A-Seirawan,Y/USA-ch 1989}) 7. Qd2 b5 8. O-O-O Bb7 (
8... h5 9. e5 b4 10. Na4 Nd5 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Bc4 a5 13. Nh3 N7b6 14. Bb3 Qd7
15. Nxb6 cxb6 $13 {Ye Jiangchuan-Timman,J/Manila 1992}) 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 e6
$5 {Intersting move, but hardly sufficient for equality.} (10... e5 11. d5 Qe7
12. g4 b4 13. Nce2 Nc5 14. Ng3 Rc8 15. Qd2 $14 {Ivanov,A-Burnett,R/New York
2000}) 11. e5 $5 (11. g4 Qe7 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nge2 O-O-O 14. Bh3 f5 $132) 11...
b4 12. Nce2 Nd5 13. Nf4 $5 {Exchanging an only active piece of black.} (13. Qg7
$6 Rf8 14. exd6 cxd6 15. Qxh7 Ne3 16. Re1 Rc8 $17 {[%csl Rc1,Rh7][%cal Gc8c1,
Gd8a5]}) 13... dxe5 14. dxe5 Qe7 (14... Nxe5 $2 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qg7 $18) 15.
Nxd5 exd5 $5 16. f4 a5 17. Nf3 {White keeps an advantage after the move in the
game too, but more accurate was} (17. h5 $1 O-O-O (17... a4 18. hxg6 fxg6 19.
Nf3 a3 (19... b3 20. a3 bxc2 21. Kxc2 $16) 20. b3 Qc5 21. Nd4 $16) 18. hxg6
fxg6 19. Nf3 Nc5 20. g3 Ne4 $14) 17... a4 18. Nd4 a3 19. b3 O-O-O 20. Bb5 $6 {
Strange decision.} (20. h5 Rhe8 $13) 20... Nc5 21. Qg5 Qxg5 22. hxg5 Ne4 $17 {
[%csl Ra2][%cal Ge4f2,Ge4c3] Now white is forced to give up a pawn.} 23. Rde1
Nc3 24. Bc6 Rdg8 $6 (24... Nxa2+ 25. Kd2 Nc3 $17) 25. Bxb7+ Kxb7 26. Ne2 Nxa2+
27. Kb1 $1 (27. Kd2 d4 28. Kd3 c5 29. Ra1 Nc3 30. Nxc3 dxc3 31. Kc4 Kc6 32.
Rad1 Rd8 $19) 27... Nc3+ 28. Nxc3 bxc3 29. Ka2 $2 {Another unfortunate
decision.} (29. Rd1 c6 30. Rh3 $14) 29... c5 30. b4 Kc6 $5 31. e6 fxe6 32.
Rxe6+ Kb5 33. bxc5 Kxc5 34. Kb3 (34. Kxa3 d4 $1 {[%csl Ra3]} 35. Ra6 Ra8 36.
Rxa8 Rxa8+ 37. Kb3 Rb8+ 38. Ka4 Kc4 39. Ka5 Rb2 $19) 34... Ra8 35. Kxc3 Rhb8
$19 36. Ree1 a2 37. Ra1 d4+ 38. Kd2 Kc4 39. Kc1 d3 $6 (39... Rb1+ $1 40. Rxb1
a1=Q 41. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 42. Kd2 Rxh1 $19) 40. cxd3+ Kb3 41. Rxh7 Ka3 $5 42. Rh1 (
42. d4 $5 Rb1+ $140 $6 43. Rxb1 Rc8+ 44. Kd2 axb1=Q 45. Ra7+ Kb2 46. Rb7+ Ka1
47. Rxb1+ Kxb1 48. g4 $11) 42... Rb2 43. g4 Rc8+ 44. Kd1 Rg2 45. Re1 Rb8 $1 (
45... Kb2) 46. Kc1 Rbb2 47. Rf1 Kb3 $1 0-1

[Event "SWE-NOR (Men)"]
[Site "Karlstad"]
[Date "2005.05.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gausel, Einar"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 (7. d5)
7... e5 8. h3 h6 9. Na3 Nh5 10. Nc2 a6 (10... Nf4 $6 11. Bxf4 exf4 12. b4 g5
13. b5 Ne7 14. e5 Nf5 15. Nb4 dxe5 16. dxe5 $14 {Collinson,A-Chabanon,J/Oakham
1992}) (10... Qf6 11. Be3 (11. Bf1 Nf4 12. b4 a6 13. Bb2 g5 14. Ne3 exd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Be6 17. Qc2 c6 18. Rad1 d5 19. e5 Qe7 20. Nf5 $16 {
Iuldachev,S-Simonenko,S/Ashkhabad 1996}) (11. b4 Nf4 $6 12. Bxf4 Qxf4 13. Ne3
Ne7 14. Nf5 Nxf5 15. exf5 h5 16. g3 Qh6 17. dxe5 $14 {Bakhtadze,G-Sichinava,R/
Tbilisi 1997}) 11... Nf4 12. Bf1 g5 13. Nh2 Qg6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bc5 Rd8 16.
Qf3 f5 $13 {Certic,B-Bogdanovski,V/Belgrade 1994}) (10... Bd7 11. b4 a6 12. a4
Qe8 13. Rb1 Na7 14. a5 Ba4 15. Qe2 Bb5 {1/2-1/2 Bakhtadze,G-Kulaots,K/Chemnitz
1998}) (10... Re8 11. b4 a6 12. a4 Nf4 13. Bf1 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Ne3 Qf6 16.
Nxf5 Qxf5 17. Nh4 Qf6 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Qg4 $16 {Zagrebelny,S-Khamdamov,S/
Teheran 1998}) (10... Kh7 11. Kh2 Bd7 12. a4 a5 13. Bf1 Re8 14. dxe5 $6 dxe5
15. Ne3 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 $15 {Naiditsch,I-Siebrecht,S/Bochum 2003}) 11. a4 Qf6
{The most logical plan in the position. Black's intention is to put a knight
on f4 followed by g5, Qg6 and f5.} 12. a5 Nf4 13. Bf1 g5 14. d5 $5 {White's
idea is to take over the light squares on the kingside weakened by g5, so he
needs to close up a center in order to play Ne3.} (14. Kh2 $6 Qg6 (14... g4 15.
hxg4 Bxg4 16. Ne3 Bxf3 (16... h5 $6 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. g3 $16 {
[%cal Gf1h3]}) 17. Qxf3 exd4 18. Nf5 Ne6 19. Nxh6+ Kh7 20. Nf5 $14) 15. b4 f5
16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Ne3 Nd3 $15) (14. Ne3 $6 exd4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Ne7 $15)
14... Ne7 15. Ne3 Qg6 16. g4 $5 ({After} 16. Qa4 f5 17. exf5 Nxf5 18. Nxf5 Rxf5
(18... Bxf5 $6 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Qc4 $14) 19. Nd2 g4 $36 {black gets a strong
play on the kingside.}) 16... Qxe4 $5 {I'm not sure that objectively this move
is any better than 16...Kh8 or some other move, but it drasticly changes a
situation on the board, making white's task much more difficult, so it's most
definetely a good idea.} (16... Kh8 17. Nf5 Nxf5 18. exf5 Qf6 19. Nd2 Qe7 20.
Ne4 Bd7 21. h4 $14) 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Rxe4 Bxe4 19. c4 ({White should've
started a fight for the light squares right away} 19. Bxf4 gxf4 20. c4 c6 21.
Nd2 Bg6 22. Qb3 Rab8 23. Bg2 $14) 19... c6 20. dxc6 (20. Bxf4 $142) 20... Bxc6
21. Qxd6 $2 {Opening up d-file serves black, who is better prepared for he
active piece play.} (21. Bxf4 gxf4 22. Bg2 e4 23. Nd4 f3 24. Bf1 Rad8 25. Rc1
$13) 21... Neg6 $15 {[%csl Gf4]} 22. Ne1 Rad8 23. Qa3 e4 $1 {[%csl Ra3,Re1,Rf1]
[%cal Gg6e5]} 24. Be3 Ne5 25. Qb3 {[%cal Ga1d1]} Rd7 26. Rd1 Rfd8 27. Rxd7 Rxd7
28. Bg2 (28. Bxf4 $6 gxf4 29. Qc2 {[%cal Gb2b5]} e3 30. fxe3 fxe3 31. b4 Rd2
32. Qf5 Rd1 $19) (28. Kh2 Nfd3 29. Bxd3 exd3 {[%cal Gd3d2]} 30. Qb4 Bf8 31. Qc3
Bc5 $1 $17) 28... Nxg2 29. Kxg2 Nd3 30. Nc2 (30. Nxd3 $2 exd3+ 31. f3 d2 32.
Qd1 Ba4 $19) 30... Nf4+ 31. Kh2 Rd3 32. Qb6 Be5 $19 {[%csl Rh2]} 33. Qa7 (33.
Bxf4 Bxf4+ 34. Kg2 e3+ 35. Kf1 Rd1+ 36. Ke2 Rd2+ $19) 33... Ne2+ 34. Kg2 Rd1
35. h4 Rg1+ 36. Kh3 h5 $1 37. f3 Rh1+ 38. Kg2 exf3+ $1 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Maryasin, Boris Feliksovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Ne2 $5 {I don't think
that this move is worse than more popular 6.Nf3.White gets very flexiable
position keeping the possibility to play f3 or f4 depending on the set-up that
black will choose} g6 7. Nbc3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 $5 (9. f3 $5 Qb6 10. Na4 Qc7
11. Be3 Bd7 12. Rc1 e6 13. Nac3 $14) 9... e5 (9... Bd7 $6 10. Be3 Qa5 11. Qd2
Rfc8 12. a3 a6 13. b4 Qd8 14. Rac1 Be8 15. f4 $16 {Sax,H-Baric,D/Bled op-B /18
1995 (30)}) (9... Nd7 $6 10. Be3 Nb4 11. Bc4 Nb6 12. Bb3 e6 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. Bg5
Bf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. f4 $16 {Grosse-Klonne,E/Munster open 1994/1-0 (59)}) (
9... a6 10. a3 b5 11. b4 Bb7 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Qd2 e6 14. Rfc1 $14 {Werner,
I-Esaibekian,M/EU-chJW U16 Herculane 1994 (23)}) 10. d5 Nd4 $5 {After} (10...
Ne7 11. Be3 Ne8 12. f3 f5 13. Qb3 Nc7 14. a4 Kh8 15. Nb5 $14 {arises position,
which is very typical for king's indian.But the difference is crucial:white
has already started his actions on the queenside,while black's play on the
kingside comes with certain delay. Vlassov-Kavalerov;St/Petersburg,1995(41)})
11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne2 Re8 13. f3 Nd7 14. Kh1 $5 (14. b3 $5 Nc5 (14... Qb6 15.
Bb2 Ne5 $6 (15... Nc5) 16. Kh1 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bd7 18. Nxd4 Rac8 19. Rac1 $14)
15. Bb2 Qb6 16. Kh1 Na4 17. Ba3 Nc3 18. Nxc3 dxc3 19. Rc1 $14) 14... a6 15. a4
$1 Nc5 16. b4 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Qh4 18. Bf4 $8 (18. Bb2 $6 f5 (18... Bxh3 $2 19.
gxh3 Qxh3+ 20. Kg1 Re5 21. Bxd4 Rg5+ 22. Kf2 $18) 19. Nxd4 fxe4 20. fxe4 Qxe4
$17) (18. Nxd4 $2 Bxh3 19. gxh3 Qxh3+ 20. Kg1 Qg3+ 21. Kh1 Bxd4 $19) 18... f5
19. Rac1 g5 $6 {Weakening squares h5 and f5,which prooves to be extremly
dangerous.It was nessasary to play 19...Bd7! with very complicated position.}
20. Bxd6 fxe4 21. fxe4 Bd7 (21... Qxe4 22. Qxe4 Rxe4 23. Ng3 Re8 24. Rc7 d3 25.
Nh5 $40) (21... Rxe4 $6 22. Bg3 Re3 23. Qxe3 dxe3 24. Bxh4 gxh4 25. Rc7 $16)
22. Rc7 $16 Rad8 23. Ng3 $5 (23. Qf3 $1 Rf8 24. Rxd7 $1 Rxf3 25. Rxd8+ $18)
23... g4 24. Rf5 $1 {Preparing the advance of e-pawn.} gxh3 25. e5 hxg2+ 26.
Kxg2 Qg4 27. e6 $18 Rxe6 (27... Bxe6 28. dxe6 Rxd6 29. Rff7 Rdxe6 30. Rxg7+
Qxg7 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Qxd4+ $18) 28. dxe6 Bxe6 29. Bf4 $1 {The rest is easy.}
h6 30. Bd2 Re8 31. Rh5 Ba2 32. Bxh6 Re3 33. Bxe3 1-0

[Event "Hotel Agro GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.08.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Cao, Sang"]
[Black "Ovsejevitsch, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1999.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 (1... d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nd2 g6 4. Ngf3 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O c5 $5 (6...
Nc6 7. c3 Nd7 $5 (7... Nh5 8. Nc4 e5 9. Bg5 f6 10. Be3 Kh8 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Be2
Qe7 13. Qb3 Nd8 14. Rad1 Qe8 15. Rd2 b6 16. Qd1 Nf7 17. Nh4 Nf4 18. Bxf4 exf4
$132 {Manor,I-Hickl,J/Tel-Aviv/1989/}) (7... Re8 8. Nc4 (8. Re1 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5
$1 10. Nxe5 Rxe5 11. Nc4 Re7 $10) 8... Nd7 $5 {/\e5=}) 8. Nc4 e5 $10) 7. c3
cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. d5 Nb4 10. Bc4 a5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. a3 Na6 13. Nb3 Ba4 14.
Qe2 Bxb3 15. Bxb3 Nc5 16. Bc2 Nfd7 17. Rb1 a4 18. Be3 Qa5 19. h4 h5 20. Ng5 Qa6
$15 {Meduna,E-Jirovsky,Pe/Prague Mladi/1994/}) 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6
5. O-O O-O 6. h3 Nc6 7. c3 e5 (7... Nd7 $5 $13 {/\e5}) (7... Re8 8. Nbd2 a6 $6
9. Re1 Nd7 10. Nf1 e5 11. Bg5 Bf6 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Rc1 Nf8 14. a3 Bg7 15. Ng3 h6
16. d5 $1 Nd8 17. b4 Nd7 18. Nd2 $16 {(),-><<,Moravietz,D-Lau,R,Porz 1992-CBM
31}) 8. Re1 Re8 (8... a6 9. Be3 h6 10. Na3 Re8 11. Qd2 $6 exd4 12. cxd4 Nxe4
13. Bxe4 Rxe4 14. Bxh6 d5 $1 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nc2 Qf6 17. Qg5 Bf5 18. Qxf6+
Kxf6 19. Ne3 Be6 20. Rad1 $10 {Kuporosov,V-Ehlvest,J,Helsinki op 1992-CBM 32})
(8... Bd7 9. Be3 Re8 10. Nbd2 h6 11. a3 Nh5 12. b4 Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Bc4
Re7 15. Nb3 Qe8 16. Qd3 Nd8 17. Nbd2 Kh8 18. Re2 a6 19. Rae1 $14 {[+],
Kuporosov,V-Sturua,Z,Helsinki op 1992-CBM 32}) 9. Nbd2 (9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Na3
Qe7 11. Nc4 Rd8 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Bh6 Nf4 15. Bf1 Bg7 16. Bg5 f6 17.
Bh4 Be6 18. Nfd2 Bh6 19. Red1 $10 {Davies,N-Gavrikov,V,Budapest Texta 1988-CBM
09}) (9. a3 h6 10. Bc2 Nh5 11. b4 Qf6 12. d5 Ne7 13. c4 Nf4 14. Nc3 a6 $132 {
Karlsson,L-Jansa,V/Oslo 1988}) (9. Na3 h6 10. Nc2 Bd7 11. Bd2 a5 12. b3 Nh5 13.
Qc1 g5 14. Bf1 Qf6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Ne3 Nf4 17. Nd5 $14 {Rublevsky,
S-Krasenkow,M/Rubinstein mem 1996}) 9... Nh5 (9... Bd7 10. Bc2 h6 (10... d5 11.
dxe5 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 $36 {/\><b7}) 11. Nf1 Nh7 12. Ng3 $14 {()} Ng5
$6 (12... Qe7 $142 $14 {/\Qf8,f5,h5,Bh6}) 13. Nxg5 hxg5 14. Be3 {><g5} Bf6 15.
d5 Nb8 16. f3 Be7 17. Ne2 Kg7 18. g4 $5 $14 {Dolmatov,S-Sturua,Z/Moscow
Alekhine op 1992} (18. c4 f5 19. b4 $16)) (9... d5 $5 10. Bb5 $5 (10. Nxe5 Nxe5
11. dxe5 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxe5 15. Bh6 c6 16. Bc2 Bg7
17. Be3 a5 18. a4 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Oratovsky,M/EUCup final 1999}) 10... exd4
11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Bxc6 bxc6 $13) (9... a6 10. Nf1 (10. Nc4 $6 exd4 11. cxd4 d5
$15) 10... b6 (10... d5 $5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Rxe5 14. Rxe5
Bxe5 15. Be4 Be6 $10) 11. Ng3 Bb7 12. d5 $5 Nb8 13. c4 Nbd7 14. Be3 c6 (14...
a5 15. a3 $14 {/\} a4 $2 16. Bc2) 15. dxc6 (15. Bc2 $5 $14) 15... Bxc6 16. b4
Nf8 $132 {Rublevsky,S-Balashov,Y/Kurgan 1994} (16... b5 17. Rc1 $36)) (9... Nd7
10. Nb3 a5 11. Bg5 Bf6 12. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Mitrovic,P-Matulovic,M/JUG-chT 1996})
10. dxe5 $6 {With such move white can't fight for opening advantage,but as
shows the game white was playing for a draw so thi move isn't that bad.} (10.
Nb3 h6 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Na5 exd4 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. cxd4 $14 {
Popovic,P-Lau,R/Carl Schlechter mem 1996}) 10... dxe5 11. Nf1 h6 ({Another
possibility was} 11... Nf4 12. Bb5 Qf6 13. Ne3 a6 14. Bf1 Ne7 $11) (11... a6 $5
) 12. Ne3 Nf4 13. Bb5 Be6 14. Ng4 ({White has no time for} 14. Qa4 $6 {because
of} Qf6 $1 {[%csl Rf3] and white has some problems.}) 14... Bxg4 15. Qxd8 {
Keeping on to play for a draw,but also after} (15. hxg4 Qf6 16. Be3 a6 17. Bf1
Rad8 18. Qc2 Rd7 19. g3 Ne6 20. Kg2 Red8 $11 {black is o'kay.}) 15... Rexd8 16.
hxg4 Nd3 17. Rd1 ({The last chanse to keep on playing was} 17. Bxd3 Rxd3 18.
Bd2 Rad8 19. Rad1 Na5 20. b3 $13 {[%cal Gg1f1,Gf1e2,Gc3c4,Gd2e3] with little
hope for advantage.}) 17... Nxc1 18. Raxc1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rd2 Rxd2 21.
Nxd2 Nd8 (21... Kf8 $2 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Kf1 Ke7 24. Ke2 $14) 22. Bc4 Bf8 23.
Kf1 Bd6 24. Ke2 Kf8 25. g3 Ke7 26. Nf1 c6 27. a4 Bc7 28. Kd3 Bb6 29. Ke2 a6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Petermaennchen GM"]
[Site "Schwerin"]
[Date "1999.08.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Black "Kalinin, Oleg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nd2 g6 4. Ngf3 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. c3 e5 8. Re1
b6 9. a4 a6 (9... a5 10. Bb5 (10. Nc4 Qe7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. b4 axb4 13. cxb4
Bb7 14. Ba3 Rfd8 15. Qc2 Nh5 16. Ne3 $14 {Meduna,E-Van Wely,L/Novy Smokovec
1992}) 10... Bb7 11. d5 Rc8 12. Nc4 Nc5 13. Bg5 Ba6 14. Na3 Bxb5 15. Nxb5 h6
16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. b4 Nd7 $13 {Oratovsky,M-Finkel,A/Rishon le Zion YM 1995}) 10.
b4 (10. a5 Bb7 11. axb6 cxb6 12. d5 Qc7 13. Nb3 Nh5 14. g3 Bc8 15. Bf1 $14 {
Kishnev,S-Schmaltz,R/Recklinghaus 1996}) (10. Nc4 Re8 (10... Bb7 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. Ncxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe4 14. Bf4 Nc5 15. Bc4 Qf6 $13 {Golubovic,B-Finkel,A/
Cannes Martinez op 1996}) 11. d5 Nc5 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. h3 Nb7 14. Qe2 b5 15. axb5
Bxb5 16. Bg5 Qc8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ba4 $14 {Kulaots,K-Iordachescu,V/WchJM U20
1996}) (10. b3 Re8 (10... Bb7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Ba3 c5 13. Qc2 Qc7 14. Nf1 Rfd8
15. Ne3 $14 {Leko,P-Shirov,A/Frankfurt rapid 1996}) 11. d5 Bh6 12. b4 Nh5 13.
a5 Ng7 14. axb6 cxb6 15. c4 Bb7 16. Nb3 $14 {Oratovsky,M-Petran,P/Cappelle op
1996}) (10. Bc2 Bb7 11. d5 Qe7 12. Nc4 Rac8 13. b3 Rfd8 14. Ba3 Bh6 15. g3 Re8
16. Qe2 $14 {Chudinovskih,A-Beim,V/Graz op 1996}) 10... Bb7 (10... Nh5 11. Nc4
Bb7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Ba3 Qf6 14. g3 Rfe8 15. Ne3 Nf8 16. c4 c6 $132 {Bagirov,
V-Iordachescu,V/Berliner Sommer 1995}) 11. Qb3 $5 Nh5 12. Nf1 (12. Bb2 Nf4 13.
Bc2 (13. Bf1) 13... Qf6 14. d5 a5 $132) 12... h6 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 exd4 15.
cxd4 c5 16. Bf4 (16. Bb2 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Rc8 18. Rad1 Qe7 $132) 16... d5 $5 {
Interestiing attempt to complicate the matters,but white still can keep an
upper hand.} 17. exd5 (17. bxc5 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 bxc5 (19... Nxc5 $2
{[%cal Gg7a1]} 20. dxc5 Bxa1 21. cxb6 $16 {[%cal Gb6b7]}) 20. Rd1 cxd4 21. Bd6
Re8 $11) 17... cxd4 18. Rac1 $6 ({After} 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Re1 Qc8
21. Bc4 $14 {black faces some problems}) 18... Nf6 19. d6 $6 ({More logical was
} 19. Nxd4 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Nc2 Nxf4 22. gxf4 Rfd8 $15 {with slightly
bettr prospects for black.}) 19... Nh5 $1 $36 20. Bxg6 ({Also after} 20. Ne5
Nxf4 21. gxf4 Qxd6 22. Nxg6 Rfe8 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. fxe5 Qxe5 $17 {
white is in troubles.}) 20... Nxf4 21. gxf4 Bxf3 $1 22. Re7 $2 {Suicide!After}
(22. gxf3 Qxd6 (22... Qf6 23. Be4 Rad8 24. f5 Rxd6 25. Qd3 $11) 23. Be4 Rad8
24. Qd3 Qxf4 25. Qxa6 Rd6 $15 {white may still defend his position.}) 22...
Qxd6 $19 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Rcc7 Rac8 $1 {Now everything is over.} 25. Red7 $8 (
25. Rcd7 Rc1+ 26. Kh2 Qxf4+ 27. g3 Rh1#) 25... Qxc7 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Bg6 Be2
28. Qe6 d3 29. Qd6 Rc4 $1 30. Bxd3 Rd4 31. Qxb6 Bxd3 32. f3 Rdxf4 33. Kh2 Rc4
34. Qd6 Rd4 35. Qc5 Rf5 36. Qe7 Rh5+ 37. Kg1 Rdd5 38. g4 Rhe5 39. Qb7 Kh7 40.
f4 Re1+ 41. Kf2 Re2+ 42. Kf3 Be4+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 Nbd7 $1 8.
Qe2 $6 {The whole variation promises absolutely nothing to white,but with his
last move he only cretes additional problems to himself.Better is 8.Be3 or 8.c:
d6 in both cases with appoxemetly equal chanses.} (8. Be3 $5 Nxc5 9. Bxc5 dxc5
10. Na3 Qc7 11. e5 Nd5 12. g3 Rd8 13. Qe2 a6 14. O-O Bg4 $11 {Bareev,
E-Todorcevic,M/Belgrade GMA 1988 (55)}) (8. cxd6 exd6 9. O-O (9. Nbd2 Nc5 10.
Bc2 Re8 11. O-O Ncxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. h3 Bf5 14. Kh2 Rc8 $132 {Hauchard,
A-Bogdanovski,V/Cannes op 1990 (40)}) (9. Be3 $6 Re8 10. Nbd2 Nd5 $1 11. Qe2
Nxe3 12. Qxe3 Nf6 13. g3 Bf5 14. O-O-O Rc8 $36 {Komljenovic,D-Todorcevic,M/San
Sebastian op 1991 (51)}) 9... Nc5 10. Qc2 (10. Re1 Re8 11. Qc2 Nxd3 12. Qxd3
Rxe4 13. Rxe4 Bf5 14. Be3 Bxe4 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. Nbd2 $11 {Brustman,A-Segal,A/
Manila olw 1992 (32)}) (10. e5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Ng4 12. Bc4 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Qxd1 14.
Rxd1 Be6 15. Na3 Bxe5 $11 {Lodhi,M-Norwood,D/Dhaka 1993}) (10. Be3 Ncxe4 11.
Bxe4 Nxe4 12. Bd4 Nf6 13. Nbd2 b6 14. a4 Re8 15. Re1 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Bb7 $132 {
Mitkov,N-Dunnington,A/Paris-ch 1993 (33)}) 10... Re8 11. Nbd2 Bd7 (11... Nxd3
$5 12. Qxd3 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bf5 14. Qxd6 Rxe4 15. Qxd8+ Rxd8 16. Kf2 b5 17. a3 a5
$44 {1/2-1/2 Lau,R-Hodgson,J/Wijk-B 1989}) 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. Kh1 Qe7 14. f5 Nfxe4
15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. fxg6 hxg6 $15 {Hodgson,J-Norwood,D/BCF-ch 1989}) 8... Nxc5 9.
Bc2 ({Also after} 9. O-O b6 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Qc7 {black is
the one who fights for the advantage.}) 9... b6 {[%cal Gc8a6]} 10. O-O Ba6 11.
c4 d5 $1 {Breaking white's center and taking the initiative into his hands.}
12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d8]} (13. f5 Qc7 14. Na3 Rad8 15. Re1 e6 $15)
13... e6 14. Ne5 {Hoping to close the "monster" on g7!} Qc7 15. Na3 Nb4 $5 ({
Not so convincing is} 15... Rad8 $6 16. Bd2 Nd7 17. Qe4 f5 18. Qe1 Bxe5 19.
fxe5 Bxc4 20. Bg5 Rc8 21. Nxc4 Qxc4 22. Bb3 $44 {and the position becomes
unclear.}) 16. Bd2 Nxc2 17. Nxc2 Rad8 18. Bb4 $6 (18. b3) 18... g5 $1 {Another
break in the center;this time with even more disasterous consequances for
white.} 19. Nd4 (19. g3 gxf4 20. gxf4 f6 21. Ng4 Qxf4 $17 {[%csl Rc4]}) 19...
gxf4 $17 20. Ndc6 {Giving up another pawn in hope to create counterplay.} Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Bxc4 $1 {[%csl Rc6,Re5]} 22. Qxc4 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 {Slightly
insecure position of black king doesn't compensate white for lack of two pawns.
} 24. Re1 (24. Bc3 Qe3+ 25. Kh1 Ne4 $1 26. Bd4 Rd8 $1 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gd8d1]}
27. h3 Nf2+ 28. Kg1 Rxd4 $19) 24... Qf5 25. Qd4 h6 $1 {Safety of the king is
the most important thing!} 26. Re5 Qb1+ 27. Re1 Qf5 28. Re5 Qf6 29. h4 ({
Nothing changes} 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. Qxc5 Rd8 31. Re1 Qxb2 32. Qxa7 Rd2 33. Qa8+
Kg7 34. a3 Qd4+ 35. Kh1 Rd1 $19 {and black is winning.}) 29... Rd8 $19 30. Bxc5
bxc5 $1 31. Qc3 Rd1+ 32. Kf2 Qxh4+ 33. Ke2 Qh1 0-1

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. Re1 cxd4 8. cxd4
Bg4 (8... Nc6 9. h3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nc3 Nh5 12. Bf1 h6 13. a4 Nf4 14. Nd2 $14
{Julve,P-Desbones,S/FRA-chT9697}) 9. Nbd2 (9. d5 $6 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Ne5 11. Be2
Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Qb6 13. Be2 Rfc8 $132 {Tincu,V-Itkis,B/ROM-chT 1997}) 9... Nc6
10. h3 Bxf3 (10... Bd7 11. Bf1 a5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nc4 b5 14. Na3 b4 15. Nc4 Nb6
16. exd6 exd6 17. Bf4 $14 {Van der Linden,L-Berkhout,S/NLD-chT9495}) 11. Nxf3
Nd7 (11... Qb6 12. d5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Rb1 Nd7 15. Be3 Qb4 16. a3 Qa5 17.
b4 Qd8 18. Qb3 $14 {Proehl,H-Hackel,M/BL2-O9798}) 12. Be3 e5 13. Bc4 (13. Bf1
h6 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Rad1 Nf6 17. Bc5 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 $14 {De Wolf,
J-Van Laatum,G/BEL-chT9697}) 13... Nb6 14. Bb5 $5 ({Nothing promises} 14. Bb3
Na5 15. Rc1 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 d5 17. exd5 exd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd5 $11 {
and black manages to equalize.}) 14... Nxd4 (14... Rc8 15. a4 a6 16. Bf1 exd4
17. Nxd4 Ne5 18. b3 $5 $14) 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 $14 Qg5 $6 {
First inaccuracy slightly worsening the position.} (17... Rc8 18. Red1 (18.
Rac1 $4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qg5 $19 {[%cal Gg5b5,Gg5c1]}) 18... Qg5 19. a4 Rfd8 $14)
18. a4 Rfd8 $6 {After another inaccuracy black finds himself in serious
troubles.Better was} (18... Qe5 19. Red1 (19. Qxe5 dxe5 20. Red1 (20. a5 a6 21.
Bf1 Nd7 22. Rac1 Rac8 23. b4 Nf6 $14) 20... a6 21. Bf1 Rfd8 22. a5 Nd7 23. Bc4
Nf6 24. f3 Kf8 $14)) 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Rxc8 Nxc8 21. Rd1 $1 Qe7 (21... Nb6 22.
e5 $16) 22. Rd3 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc8,Rd8][%cal Gd3c3,Gd3f3,Gb5c4] The differnce
in the position of pieces makes black's defensive task extremly difficult.} Rf8
23. Rc3 Qe5 24. Qxe5 dxe5 25. Rd3 $1 {[%csl Rc8]} Kg7 (25... a6 26. Bc4 Nb6 27.
Bb3 Rc8 28. a5 Nc4 29. Rd7 Nxa5 30. Bxf7+ Kh8 31. Bd5 $16) 26. Rd7 a6 27. Bf1
Nb6 28. Rxb7 Nxa4 29. b4 $1 {[%csl Ra4,Ra6]} Nc3 30. f3 Nb5 (30... Ra8 31. Bc4
{[%csl Rf7]}) 31. Bxb5 axb5 32. Rxb5 $18 {The game enters technical part,which
is one of the strongest sides of Eingorn's play.} Kf6 33. Rc5 Rb8 34. b5 Ra8
35. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1b1]} Rb8 36. Rb1 Ke6 37. Kf2 f6 (37... Kd6) 38. h4 Rb6 39. h5
gxh5 40. Kg3 Kf7 41. Kh4 Kg6 42. Rb3 f5 ({Doesn't help} 42... Kh6 43. g3 Kg6
44. f4 f5 (44... Kh6 45. f5 Kg7 46. Kxh5 h6 47. g4 Kh7 48. Rc3 $18) 45. exf5+
Kxf5 46. fxe5 Kxe5 47. Kxh5 Kd4 48. g4 Kc4 49. Rb1 Kc3 50. g5 Kc2 51. Re1 $18 {
[%cal Ge1e7,Ge7h7] and white is winning.}) 43. exf5+ Kxf5 44. Rb4 Kg6 45. Kg3
Kf5 46. Kf2 {[%cal Gf2e3,Ge3d3,Gd3c5]} e4 47. fxe4+ Kf4 48. Kg1 {[%cal Gg1h4]}
h4 49. Kh2 Kg4 50. Rb3 $22 Kf4 (50... h6 51. Rb4 Kg5 52. Kh3) 51. Kh3 Kxe4 52.
Kxh4 Kf5 53. Kh5 Kf4 54. g3+ Kf5 55. Rb4 Ke5 56. g4 h6 57. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.19"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Nde2 b5 12. a3 (12. Nxb5 Nxe4 13. Nbc3 Nxc3
14. Nxc3 Rb8 15. Rb1 Qc8 16. Kh2 Re5 (16... a5 17. Nd5 Nb4 18. c3 Nxd5 19. Qxd5
Rb5 20. Qd2 Bxh3 21. Bg5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qg4 23. Bf4 Rh5 {0-1 Molvig,H-Sorensen,
T/Copenhagen (01)/1995/ (40)}) 17. Nd5 Rh5 18. h4 Re5 19. Qd2 Re6 20. b3 Ne5
21. Bd4 {1-0 Stohl,I-Lohrscheid,G/Biel op (11)/1989/ (37)}) 12... a5 (12... Rb8
13. Qc1 Qc8 14. Kh2 a5 15. Bg5 b4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Bg7 19.
g4 Rb5 20. Ng3 Rc5 21. Rb1 Qd8 22. Qd1 Ne5 23. Nxb4 Qh4 {0-1 Prandstetter,
E-Fritz,R/Berliner Sommer/1991/ (42)}) (12... h5 13. Nf4 Ne5 14. b3 a5 15. Nd3
Qc8 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Kh2 b4 18. Na4 Bc6 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. Qxd7 Nxd7 21. axb4 {
1/2-1/2 Stefansson,H-Chabanon,J/Reykjavik FRA-ISD (05)/1993/}) 13. Nd4 (13. Nf4
b4 (13... Rb8 14. f3 Ne5 15. Bf2 Nc4 16. b3 Nb6 17. Qd2 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19.
Nce2 d5 20. e5 Rxe5 21. Nd3 Re8 22. Nxb4 Bb5 {1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,J-Calvo,J/
ESP-chT (02)/1995/ (28)}) 14. axb4 axb4 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Ncd5 Qc8 17. Nxf6+
Bxf6 18. b3 Bg7 19. Kh2 Ne5 20. Nd5 Bb5 21. Re1 c5 22. Bg5 Nc6 23. Qd2 Re6 24.
h4 {1-0 Paulsen,D-Zessinger,R/BL 8586/1986/ (34)}) (13. g4 b4 14. axb4 axb4 15.
Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Ne5 18. b3 c5 19. Re1 (19. Ng3 Qc8 20. Ne4 Qb8
21. f4 Nxg4 22. hxg4 f5 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Ng5 Rxe3 25. Qh5 {Gelfand,B-Adams,M/
Madrid (09)/1996/1/2-1/2 (64)}) 19... Qc8 20. Qc1 h5 21. f4 hxg4 22. fxe5 gxh3
23. e6 hxg2 24. exd7 Qxd7 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Makarjev,I/URS-chJ Jurmala/1992/ 
(44)}) 13... b4 14. e5 (14. axb4 $2 axb4 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Ncb5 (16. Nd5 Nxd5
17. exd5 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bb5 19. Bxg7 Bxf1 $19) 16... Qb8 $17) 14... Nxe5 (14...
bxc3 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 cxb2 17. Rb1 Rxe5 18. Bxa8 Qxa8 19. Bd4 $14) (14...
Nxd4 $5 15. exf6 (15. axb4 dxe5 16. bxa5 Bc6 $19) 15... bxc3 16. Bxd4 (16. bxc3
Bc6 17. Bxc6 Nxc6 18. fxg7 Qd7 $15) 16... Bxf6 17. bxc3 Rb8 $10) 15. axb4 c6 (
15... Rb8 16. bxa5 Rxb2 17. a6 $16) 16. b5 cxb5 (16... Qc8 17. Kh2 $1 (17. Nxc6
Nxc6 18. bxc6 (18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. bxc6 Qxh3) 18... Bxh3 19. Qxd6 Bxg2 20. Kxg2
Re6 $15) 17... Qb7 18. bxc6 Nxc6 19. Ncb5 $16) 17. Ndxb5 (17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. Kh2
b4 $132) 17... d5 (17... Bxb5 18. Nxb5 d5 19. Bd4 $14) 18. Bd4 $6 (18. Nd6 $5
Re6 (18... Bg4 $2 19. hxg4 Qxd6 20. g5 Nfg4 21. Bd4 $18) 19. Nb7 Qc7 20. Nc5
Rd6 $16) 18... Rb8 19. Re1 Ne4 (19... Bxb5 20. Bxe5 Rb6 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5
$18) (19... Nc4 $1 20. Rxe8+ Bxe8 21. Na7 (21. b3 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Rxb5 23. bxc4
dxc4 24. c3 $10) 21... Rxb2 22. Nxd5 Rb8 $13) 20. Nxe4 dxe4 (20... Bxb5 21. Nc3
Bc6 22. Ne2 $16) 21. Nd6 Bg4 (21... Re6 22. Nxe4 $18) 22. hxg4 Qxd6 23. Rxe4 f5
$6 (23... Red8 $1 24. Qe2 (24. c3 $2 Nc6 $10) 24... Nf3+ 25. Qxf3 Bxd4 26. c3
$16) (23... Nf3+ $2 24. Bxf3 Rxe4 25. Bxg7 $1 Qxd1+ 26. Rxd1 $18) 24. gxf5 gxf5
25. Re2 Red8 (25... Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 Rxe2 (26... Bxd4 27. c3 Qxg3+ 28. Kf1 Rxe2
29. fxg3 Rf2+ 30. Kg1 Rd2+ 31. cxd4 Rxd1+ 32. Bxd1 $18) 27. Qxe2 Bxd4 28. c3
Qxg3+ 29. Bg2 Bb6 30. Rxa5 $16) 26. c3 f4 (26... Nc6 27. Bxc6 Qxc6 28. Rxa5 $18
) 27. Rxa5 f3 28. Rexe5 fxg2 (28... Bxe5 $5 29. Bxf3 Bxd4 30. Bd5+ Qxd5 31.
Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Qg4+ Kh8 33. cxd4 Rbd8 $16) 29. Qg4 (29. Qg4 Qg6 30. Rg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Yudasin,L} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bf4 Nbd7 (6...
Nc6 7. O-O-O g5 8. Be3 Ng4 9. h4 Nxe3 10. fxe3 (10. Qxe3 e5 11. dxe5 Bxe5 12.
g3 g4 13. Bb5 a6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. f4 gxf3 16. Nxf3 Qf6 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 {
1/2-1/2 Stasiunaite,L-Dambravaite,A/LTU-chW 1994 (43)}) 10... g4 11. Nge2 h5
12. Kb1 e6 13. Ng3 Bd7 14. e5 dxe5 15. d5 exd5 16. Qxd5 Qe7 17. Bc4 O-O-O 18.
Qxf7 Rdf8 19. Qxe7 Nxe7 20. Rdf1 {1/2-1/2 Bondarevsky,I-Kaiev,L/URS-sf 1940 
(31)}) (6... g5 {Yudasin,L} 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. f3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Nc6 10. Bb5 $14) 7.
O-O-O g5 8. Be3 Ng4 9. h4 Nxe3 10. Qxe3 (10. fxe3 g4 11. Nge2 (11. h5 $36 {
/\Bc4}) 11... h5 12. Ng3 c5 13. Kb1 e6 14. Nb5 Qb6 15. a4 Bf8 16. a5 Qd8 17. e5
dxe5 18. d5 a6 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Bd3 axb5 21. Bg6+ Ke7 22. Rhf1 Qc7 23. Ne4 Kd8
{Voloshin,L-Czerwonski,A/Warsaw op 1990/0-1 (56)}) 10... g4 (10... e6 {Yudasin,
L} 11. hxg5 Qxg5 12. f4 Qe7 13. Nge2 {/\Ng3-h5}) 11. f4 (11. h5 c5 12. Nge2 (
12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 $15) 12... a6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nd4
Qa5 15. Bc4 Bd7 16. Nd5 {/\b4+-} Na4 17. b4 $5 Qd8 18. Nf5 Bb2+ 19. Kb1 Rc8 20.
Bb3 Be5 21. Nfxe7 Nc3+ 22. Kc1 $1 Nxd5 $1 23. Nxd5 Be6 24. Kb1 Bxd5 25. Rxd5
Qf6 26. Rhd1 $14 {1-0 Polgar,J-Smirin,I/Groningen PCA 1993 (39)}) 11... gxf3 (
11... c5 12. Nge2 b6 13. g3 $14) (11... h5 {Yudasin,L} 12. Nge2 {/\g3,Bg2,e5+/-
}) 12. Nxf3 (12. gxf3 $5 {Yudasin,L /\Bh3,f4,Nf3}) 12... c5 13. Rh3 (13. dxc5
Nxc5 (13... dxc5 14. e5 $16) 14. Bb5+ (14. e5 {Yudasin,L} O-O (14... Be6 15.
exd6 exd6 16. Nd4 $16) 15. exd6 exd6 16. Bc4 $16) 14... Bd7 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16.
g4 Rc8 $11) 13... Qa5 (13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Nf5 Qb6 $11)
14. Kb1 a6 15. Rg3 cxd4 (15... Rg8 16. Nd5 e6 $13) 16. Nxd4 Be5 17. Nd5 $1 e6
$1 {Black should be fine with such a strong bishop on e5, but the semiopen g
and c files can give access to white pieces. The king on e8 and unfinished
development make the defense quite difficult.} (17... Bxg3 $2 18. Qxg3 Rf8 (
18... e6 19. Qg7 (19. Nb3 {Yudasin,L} Qd8 20. Qc3) 19... Rf8 20. Nxe6 $18) (
18... Kf8 19. Nf5 Rg8 20. Qf4 Rg6 21. Ndxe7 $18) 19. Nb3 (19. Qg7 Ne5 20. Qxh6
Bg4 $13) 19... Qd8 20. Qc3 $18) 18. Nf4 Nf6 (18... Qb6 $5 19. Rf3 Bxd4 (19...
Rg8 20. Nfe2 Nc5 21. Nc3 $14) 20. Qxd4 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 e5 22. Nd5 exd4 23. Nc7+
Ke7 24. Nxa8 Ne5 25. Rf2 $14) 19. Nf3 Bd7 (19... Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Nh5 21. Qxd6
Nxg3 22. Qxg3 $16) 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 (20... dxe5 21. Nd3 Bc6 22. Nc5 $16 (22. Nf2 {
Yudasin,L} Rd8 $13)) 21. Rd4 {The demise of the bishop e5 reveals the depth of
black's problems. His queen can be pushed away from e5 and then white gets the
chance to penetrate in the center.} Qc5 (21... O-O-O 22. Rf3 $16) (21... Bc6 {
Yudasin,L} 22. Nd3 Qa5 23. e5 Nd5 24. Qf2 $16) 22. Nd3 Qb6 23. e5 $1 Nd5 (23...
dxe5 24. Qxe5 Rg8 25. Rf3 Nh7 26. Rxd7 Kxd7 27. Rxf7+ $18) 24. Qf2 (24. Rxd5
Qxe3 25. Rxe3 exd5 26. exd6+ Kf8 $13) 24... f5 (24... Nc3+ 25. Ka1 Nb5 (25...
Nd1 {Yudasin,L} 26. Qf6) 26. Qf6 $1 Rf8 27. Rc4 (27. exd6 {Yudasin,L} Nxd6 $16)
27... Nd4 28. exd6 Nf5 29. Rf4 Nxd6 30. Ne5 $16) (24... Rf8 25. Ka1 $1 (25.
exd6 Nc3+ 26. Ka1 Nb5 27. Rf4 Qxf2 28. Nxf2 Nxd6 $13) (25. c4 {Yudasin,L} Nc3+
26. Kc2 Na4 27. b3 dxe5 28. Nxe5) 25... Rc8 26. c4 dxe5 27. Nxe5 $16) (24...
dxe5 $2 25. Nxe5 f6 26. Nxd7 Kxd7 27. Rxd5+ $18) 25. exf6 (25. c4 {Yudasin,L}
Nc3+ 26. Kc2 Ne4) 25... Rf8 (25... Nc3+ {Yudasin,L} 26. Ka1 Nd1 27. Qf4 e5 28.
Re4) 26. Rg6 Ne7 (26... Nc3+ 27. Ka1 Nd1 (27... Nb5 28. Rf4 Qxf2 29. Rxf2 Nd4
30. g4 $18) 28. Qf4 (28. Qg1 {Yudasin,L} e5 29. f7+ Rxf7 30. Rgxd6 Qxd4 31.
Rxd4 exd4 32. Be2 Ne3 33. Bh5) 28... e5 29. Re4 Rc8 30. f7+ Rxf7 31. Rxe5+ dxe5
32. Qxe5+ Kf8 (32... Kd8 33. Rg8+ Be8 34. Qxe8+ Kc7 35. Qxc8+ $18) 33. Rxb6
Rxf1 34. Rf6+ $18) (26... O-O-O {Yudasin,L} 27. Rxh6) 27. h5 e5 $6 (27... Rc8
28. Rf4 Qxf2 29. Rxf2 Nf5 30. g4 Ne3 31. Bh3 e5 32. Re2 $18) (27... Nxg6 {
Yudasin,L} 28. hxg6 e5 29. f7+ Ke7 30. Nxe5) 28. Rxd6 $1 {Small combinations
are the spice of the chess, this one underlines black's troubles.} Qc7 (28...
Qxd6 29. f7+ Rxf7 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. Rxd6 Rf8 32. Be2 Bf5 33. Nxe5+ Kg7 34. g4
$18) (28... Qxf2 29. Nxf2 Nxg6 30. hxg6 Rd8 (30... Bb5 {Yudasin,L} 31. Bxb5+
axb5 32. Ng4 Rd8 33. Rxd8+ Kxd8 34. g7) 31. g7 Rg8 32. Bc4 $18) 29. Qc5 (29.
f7+ {Yudasin,L} Rxf7 30. Rdf6 $18) 29... Rc8 (29... Qxc5 {Yudasin,L} 30. Nxc5
Bc6 31. Bc4) 30. Qxc7 Rxc7 31. Nxe5 Bf5 (31... Nxg6 32. hxg6 Bc8 33. Bc4 Rxf6
34. Rxf6 Re7 35. Bf7+ $18) 32. Bd3 Nxg6 33. hxg6 Rc5 (33... Bxd3 34. cxd3 h5
35. Re6+ Kd8 36. f7 $18) 34. g7 (34. Bxf5 Rxe5 35. Bd7+ Kd8 36. Bg4+ Kc7 37.
Rd7+ Kc6 38. g7 Re1+ 39. Rd1 $18) 34... Rxe5 35. Rd8+ $1 (35. Rd8+ $1 Kxd8 36.
gxf8=Q+ Kc7 37. b3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. e4 {Stohl} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 (4... c6 $5 {Stohl} 5. Qd2 b5
6. f3 Bg7 7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 b4 9. Nd1 Qa5 10. Bd3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Qxa6 12. Ne2
Nbd7 13. Ne3 Rb8 14. b3 Rb5 15. Nc4 d5 $1 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Nb2 e6 18. O-O Ke7
$10 {Kamsky,G-Gurevich,M/Reggio Top 16/1991/}) 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 Nbd7 7. g4 (7.
Bh6 {Stohl} Bxh6 8. Qxh6 b5 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Kb1 Bb7 11. Nh3 O-O-O 12. Bd3 a6
13. Rhe1 e5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Ng5 Rdf8 16. Rd2 Qc7 17. Red1 Nc5 18. Bf1 Qe7 19.
a3 $14 {Yudasin,L-McNab,C/Oviedo 45'/1992/}) 7... e5 (7... b5 8. h4 h5 9. g5
Nh7 10. a4 b4 11. Nd1 a5 12. c3 Rb8 13. Bd3 e5 14. f4 bxc3 15. bxc3 exd4 16.
Bxd4 O-O 17. Nf3 Nc5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. O-O Bg4 20. Ne3 Re8 21. e5 Nf8 22. Qc2
Ne6 23. Nxg4 hxg4 24. Nh2 $14 {David,Al-McNab,C/Debrecen EU-chT/1992/}) 8.
O-O-O (8. dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O-O h5 10. g5 Nh7 11. Bh3 Qe7 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxd7+
Qxd7 14. Qe1 Qc7 15. Bc5 Nxg5 16. Qh4 Ne6 17. Bd6 Qd8 18. Qe1 Qb6 19. Rd3 Bd4
20. Nf3 Bf2 21. Qd1 Nc5 22. Bxf4 Nxd3+ 23. Qxd3 Bg4 24. e5 $17 {Popov,
A-Shvirev,I/Voroshilovgrad/1989/}) 8... O-O 9. h4 (9. d5 c5 10. Bh6 a6 11. h4
b5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. h5 Qe7 14. Nge2 c4 15. Ng3 Nc5 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Re1 Nfd7
18. Be2 Nb6 19. Rh2 Kg8 20. Reh1 Rf7 21. Nd1 Ra7 22. Nf2 a5 23. Nh3 Qf6 24. Qh6
$16 {Schein,H-Haider,B/Finkenstein op/1992/}) (9. g5 Nh5 10. Nge2 Qa5 11. Kb1
b5 12. Ng3 exd4 13. Bxd4 Ne5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. Nxh5 gxh5 16. Ne2 b4 17. f4 Be6
18. Nc1 Bc3 19. Qg2 Bxb2 20. Kxb2 c5 21. Rd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Qa3+ 23. Kb1 Rfe8
24. Bd3 $16 {Corbin,P-Nascimento,A/Novi Sad olm/1990/}) 9... b5 10. h5 (10.
dxe5 dxe5 (10... Nxe5 {Stohl} 11. Qxd6 Nfd7 12. h5 $36) 11. Bc5 (11. h5 $40)
11... Re8 12. Bd6 Qa5 $132) 10... exd4 $6 (10... b4 11. Nb1 exd4 12. Bxd4) (
10... Qa5 $5) 11. Bxd4 b4 (11... c5 12. Be3 (12. Bxf6 {Stohl} Qxf6 13. Qxd6 $14
(13. Bxb5 Rb8 14. Bxd7 Bxd7 15. h6 Bh8 16. Qxd6 Be6 $40)) 12... b4 13. Nb5 Qa5
14. Kb1 Ne8 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Bh6 $16) 12. Nb1 $1 (12. Nce2 Qa5 13. Kb1 Ne5
$132) 12... Qa5 (12... c5 $5 {Stohl} 13. Be3 Qa5 14. a3 Rb8 $132) 13. hxg6 hxg6
(13... fxg6 14. g5 Nh5 (14... Ne8 {Stohl} 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Rxh7+ $1 $18) 15.
Bc4+ Kh8 16. Rxh5 $1 gxh5 17. f4 $16) 14. a3 $1 c5 (14... Rb8 15. axb4 Qxb4 16.
Qxb4 Rxb4 17. Bc3 Rb6 18. Rxd6 $16) 15. axb4 Qa2 (15... Qxb4 16. Bc3 Qb7 17.
Qxd6 $16) (15... cxb4 16. Bc4 $16 (16. g5 {Stohl} Nh5 17. f4 $16)) 16. bxc5 Rb8
(16... dxc5 17. Bc3 Rb8 18. e5 (18. Qh2 {Stohl /\Rd7+-}) 18... Nh7 19. Qh2 Ng5
20. f4 $18) 17. Qh2 Rd8 (17... dxc5 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 (18... Bxf6 $2 19. Qh7#) 19.
Qxb8 $18) 18. c6 (18. cxd6 Nh5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. b3 $18) 18... Nh5 19. Bxg7 (
19. c7 Bxd4 (19... Rxb2 20. cxd8=Q+ Nf8 21. Bxb2 Qxb2+ 22. Kd2 Qd4+ 23. Bd3 $18
) 20. cxd8=Q+ Nf8 21. Kd2 $18 (21. Rxd4 Qxb2+ 22. Kd2 Qxd4+ 23. Bd3 Rxb1 $132))
19... Kxg7 20. b3 (20. c7 $5 {Stohl} Rxb2 21. Nc3 Qa3 22. cxd8=Q Qxc3 23. Qd2
$18) 20... Nc5 21. Bc4 (21. gxh5 Rxb3 22. h6+ Kh8 23. Rxd6 Rxb1+ 24. Kd2 Nxe4+
25. fxe4 Qa5+ $132) 21... Be6 (21... Rb6 22. gxh5 $18) (21... Nf6 {Stohl} 22.
Qh6+ $18) 22. c7 (22. gxh5 {Stohl} Bxc4 23. hxg6 Rxb3 24. Qh6+ Kf6 $13) 22...
Bxc4 23. cxd8=Q Rxb3 (23... Rxd8 24. bxc4 (24. gxh5 $18 {Stohl}) 24... Rb8 25.
Kd2 $18) 24. Qhxd6 $1 Qb2+ (24... Rxb1+ 25. Kd2 Nb3+ (25... Rxd1+ {Stohl} 26.
Kxd1 Qb1+ 27. Kd2 Qb4+ 28. Kc1 Qa3+ 29. Kd1 Qa1+ 30. Kd2 $18) 26. Ke3 Qb2 27.
Q6f8+ Kh7 28. Qg8+ Kh6 29. g5#) (24... Qxb1+ {Stohl} 25. Kd2 Rd3+ 26. Qxd3 $18)
25. Kd2 Rd3+ 26. Ke1 (26. Qxd3 Bxd3 27. gxh5 Qxc2+ 28. Ke1 $18) 26... Qxc2 (
26... Rxd6 27. Qxd6 Nb7 28. Qd4+ $18) (26... Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 $18) (26... Re3+
27. Kf2 Rxf3+ 28. Kxf3 $18) 27. Q6f8+ (27. Q6f8+ Kh7 28. Qh8#) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
c6 9. Bg5 $1 (9. a4) 9... h6 10. Be3 Re8 11. Qd2 Kh7 12. Rad1 $2 (12. a4 $14)
12... b5 $1 $15 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bc5 Bb7 15. Qe3 Qc8 16. Bd6 Re6 $1 {/\ 17...
Ne8 18. Ba3 a5-+} 17. a4 $1 $8 (17. b3 a5 {/\ Ne8-+}) (17. h4 Ne8 18. Ba3 a5
19. Bh3 b4 20. Bxe6 fxe6 $17) 17... a5 $5 (17... a6 18. axb5 axb5 19. h4 Ng4
20. Qc1 Ndf6 $15) 18. axb5 cxb5 19. Nxb5 Nxe4 $1 (19... Ba6 $2 20. c4 $1 Qxc4
21. Nc7 Rxd6 22. Nxa8 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qc6 24. Qa7 $16) (19... Qc4 $2 20. Qb3 $1
Qxb3 21. cxb3 Ba6 22. Nc7 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 $1 $16) 20. Ba3 f5 21. b3 Ndf6 $2 (
21... Ndc5 $15) 22. c4 $10 Nh5 $2 (22... a4 $142 $1 $10) 23. Nh4 $1 $14 f4 $2 (
23... Nhf6 $14) 24. Qd3 Nc5 25. Bxb7 Nxb7 26. g4 e4 27. Qd7 $1 $16 Nf6 $8 28.
Qf7 Ne8 29. Qxf4 Nc5 30. Bxc5 $2 (30. Qf7 $1 Rf6 31. Qe7 Nxb3 32. Rd7 $18)
30... Qxc5 31. Rd7 e3 32. Nd4 exf2+ 33. Qxf2 Rd6 $1 34. Rxd6 Qxd6 $14 35. Nb5
Qd3 36. Qf3 Qxf3 37. Nxf3 a4 38. bxa4 Rxa4 39. Re1 $2 (39. Rc1 $142 $1 Rb4 $8
40. Rc2 $14) 39... Nf6 40. Nd6 Bf8 41. c5 Ra3 $10 42. Nd4 Rxh3 43. Rf1 Rg3+ 44.
Kh2 Bxd6 45. cxd6 Rd3 46. Rxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis-03"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1979.11.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1979.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. dxe5
(8. a4 a5 9. dxe5 (9. h3 Re8 (9... c6 10. Be3 Re8 11. Re1 (11. dxe5 dxe5 12.
Qe2 b6 13. Rfd1 Ba6 14. Qe1 Bf8 $10 {Sosonko-Klarenbeek/NL ch/1992}) 11... exd4
12. Bxd4 (12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. f3 Nfd7 14. Bf2 Qb6 15. b3 $14 {Romanischin-Akopian/
Erevan/1989}) 12... Qc7 13. Nd2 b6 $13 {Landa-Akopian/Jurmala/1989}) (9... b6
10. dxe5 (10. Re1 Bb7 11. d5 $14 {><Lb7 Romanishin-van Wely/Taastrup/1992})
10... dxe5 11. b3 Bb7 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Nc4 Nc5 $10 {Rashkovsky-Frolov 1991}) 10.
Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Be3 Nf6 14. Bf4 Nh5 15. Be3 Nf6 16. f3
$13 {Romanischin-Knaak/Bad Lauterberg/1991}) 9... dxe5 10. b3 Re8 11. Ba3 Bf8
12. Bxf8 Kxf8 $10 {Smyslov - Petrosjan, Moskau 1981}) (8. h3 Re8 9. Re1 (9. Bg5
exd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Bf4 Ne5 12. b3 a6 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. Rad1 b5 15. Nd5 Bb7 16.
Rfe1 c5 $1 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Ne2 g5 $36 {Marjanov,Z-Laketic,G/JUG-Cup/f Pula
1991}) 9... c6 10. a4 Qc7 11. Be3 b6 12. d5 $5 Bb7 13. Nd2 cxd5 14. exd5 a6 15.
g4 Rac8 16. Nf1 h5 $5 17. g5 Nh7 18. Ng3 Nc5 19. Nge4 Rb8 $1 $13 {Bernard,
C-Stangl,M,Wildbad 1990-EXP 20}) (8. Re1 h6 9. h3 c6 10. a4 Re8 (10... Nh7 $5 {
/\Ng5-e6<=>}) 11. Be3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Qe2 d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. b3 Nc6 16.
Qd2 Kh7 $14 {Lazic,M-Ilincic,Z/JUG-ch /1990/CBM 17}) 8... dxe5 9. b3 (9. a4 c6
10. b3 Re8 11. Ba3 Bf8 12. Bxf8 Kxf8 13. Nd2 Qe7 14. Nc4 Nb6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16.
Qd2 Kg7 17. Rad1 Bg4 18. f3 Qc5+ 19. Qf2 Be6 $10 {Smyslov,V-Ivanovic,B/Manila
izt/1990/CBM 19}) 9... b6 10. a4 (10. Ba3 Re8 11. Qe2 Bf8 12. Bxf8 Nxf8 13.
Rad1 Qe7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 e4 $13) 10... Bb7 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Ba3 Bf8 13.
Bxf8 Nxf8 14. Nc4 Ne6 $1 15. Re1 (15. Nxe5 Qd4 $1 $17) 15... Qd4 $5 (15... Nd4
16. Nb5 a6 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 exd4 19. e5 Bxg2 $10) 16. Nd5 $5 Kg7 17. Qf3
$2 (17. Nxf6 Kxf6 18. Qf3+ Kg7 19. Rad1 Qc5 20. Rd7 Re7 21. Rxe7 (21. Nxe5 Ng5
$17) 21... Qxe7 22. Nxe5 Nd4 23. Qf4 g5 $19) (17. Qxd4 Nxd4 18. Nxc7 Nxc2 19.
Nxe8+ Rxe8 20. Nd6 Re7 21. Rac1 Nxe1 22. Rxe1 Rd7 23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. Rc1 a5 $10)
17... Bxd5 18. exd5 e4 19. Qd1 Nxd5 20. Bxe4 Rad8 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 (21... Rxd5 22.
Qxd4+ Rxd4 23. a5 b5 24. Ne5 $14) 22. Qxd5 Rxd5 23. Rad1 Red8 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25.
Kg2 $2 (25. Kf1) 25... Kf6 26. Ne3 Rd2 27. Ng4+ $2 Ke7 28. Ne3 Kd7 29. Rd1 Rxd1
30. Nxd1 Nd4 31. Ne3 Kd6 32. h4 (32. h3) 32... Kc5 33. Kf1 Kb4 34. Ke1 Kc3 35.
Kd1 c6 36. Kc1 Nf3 37. Nc4 (37. Nd1+ Kd4) 37... f5 $1 38. Nb2 f4 $1 39. Nc4 (
39. Nd3 $2 fxg3 40. fxg3 Nd4 41. Ne1 Ne2+) 39... Nd4 40. Ne5 fxg3 41. fxg3 c5
42. a5 Nxc2 43. axb6 axb6 44. Nd7 Nd4 45. Nxb6 Ne2+ (45... Nxb3+ 46. Kd1 Nd4
$19) 46. Kd1 Nxg3 47. Nd7 {adjourned} Kb4 $1 48. Kc2 Nf5 49. Nf8 Nxh4 $1 (49...
Nd4+ $2 50. Kb2 Nxb3 51. Nxh7 c4 52. Nf8 c3+ 53. Kb1 Nd4 54. Nxg6 Kb3 55. Nf4
$10) 50. Nxh7 Nf5 51. Nf6 Nd4+ 52. Kd3 (52. Kb2 Nxb3 53. Nd5+ Kc4 54. Ne3+ Kd3
55. Nd5 Nd4 56. Nf4+ Kd2 57. Nxg6 c4 $19) 52... Kxb3 53. Nd7 (53. Ke4 Nc6 $1
54. Kd5 c4 55. Ne4 c3 56. Nc5+ Kb4 57. Nd3+ Kb5 58. Nc1 c2 $1 $19) 53... Ne6
54. Ne5 g5 0-1

[Event "Match/Nation URS-YUG 42-22"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1957.07.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Pirc, Vasja"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1957.07.03"]
[EventType "team-schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bf4 c6 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. h3 Bg7 8.
O-O-O b5 9. e5 b4 10. exf6 bxc3 11. fxg7 $6 (11. Qxc3 $142 $1 Qxc3 12. fxg7 $18
) 11... cxd2+ 12. Bxd2 Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 Rg8 14. Bd3 Rxg7 15. Re1 Bb7 16. Rde2 e6
17. c4 O-O-O 18. Rc2 c5 19. Be4 h6 20. Bxb7+ Kxb7 21. Re3 Rgg8 22. dxc5 Nxc5
23. b4 Nd7 24. c5 Nf6 25. Nd2 Nd5 26. Rf3 f5 27. Nc4 dxc5 28. bxc5 Ka8 29. c6
Nb4 30. Nb6+ axb6 31. Ra3+ Kb8 32. c7+ Kb7 33. cxd8=Q Rxd8 34. Rd2 Nd5 35. Rad3
g5 36. Kb2 Rc8 37. Re2 Rc6 38. g3 h5 39. Re5 g4 40. h4 Rd6 41. Kb3 Kc7 42. Rd2
Kd7 43. Ree2 b5 44. a3 Ra6 45. Rc2 Ra4 46. Rc5 Rd4 47. Rxb5 Rd3+ 48. Kb2 Kd6
49. a4 Nc3 50. Kc2 Rf3 51. Rd2+ Kc6 52. Rb3 Nxa4 53. Rxf3 gxf3 54. Rd8 Nc5 55.
Kd2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Volodin, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Estonia"]
[BlackTeam "Singapore"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SIN"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Qa5 5. Bd2 Qc7 {Zhang is happy to have
misplaced a white bishop to a small degree; the queen will support the
counterplay against White's centre.} (5... e5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Nd5 Qd8 8. Nxf6+
Qxf6 9. Bc4 (9. Bg5 Qd6 10. Bc4 f6 11. Qxd6 Bxd6 12. O-O-O Bc7 13. Be3 Nd7 {
1/2-1/2 (13) Llaneza Vega,M (2521)-Galego,L (2435) San Sebastian 2009}) 9...
Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qxf3 12. gxf3 Bd6 13. Rg1 g6 14. O-O-O f6 15. h4 Ke7
16. h5 g5 17. Bxg5 fxg5 18. Rxg5 b5 19. Rg7+ Ke8 20. Bf7+ Kf8 21. h6 Be7 22.
Bh5 {1-0 (22) Zambrana,O (2473)-Galego,L (2515) Ayamonte 2004}) (5... Nbd7 6.
Bc4 Qc7 7. a4 h6 8. O-O e5 9. h3 Be7 10. Qe2 a5 11. Rad1 Nf8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13.
Nh4 Ne6 14. Nf5 O-O 15. Be3 Kh7 16. Qf3 Ng8 17. Nxe7 Nxe7 18. Rd2 Ng6 19. Rfd1
Qe7 20. Kh2 Nef4 21. g3 $14 {1-0 (52) Zubarev,A (2508)-Ivanov,A (2426) Kharkov
2006}) (5... Bg4 6. h3 (6. Nd5 Qd8 7. Nxf6+ exf6 8. h3 Bc8 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O
O-O 11. c3 Nd7 12. Nh2 Re8 13. Ng4 Qb6 14. Ne3 Qc7 15. f4 Bf8 16. Qf3 Nb6 17.
a4 a5 18. c4 Nd7 19. Bc3 b6 20. h4 Ba6 21. h5 Qb7 22. e5 $16 {1-0 (45)
Stukopin,A (2595)-Young,A (2300) Chicago 2016}) 6... Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qb6 8. e5
Nfd7 9. exd6 e6 10. Ne4 Qxb2 11. Bc3 Qa3 12. Rb1 Qxa2 13. Rxb7 Qd5 14. Bd3 a5
15. Rc7 Kd8 16. O-O Bxd6 17. Bc4 Qxc4 18. Rc8+ Ke7 19. Rxh8 Bb4 20. Bxb4+ axb4
21. Re8+ $1 $18 {1-0 (21) Zubarev,A (2505)-Ivanov,A (2414) Kharkov 2005}) 6.
Bc4 (6. a4 e5 7. h3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Ba2 b6 11. Re1 a6 12. dxe5
dxe5 13. Nh4 Nc5 14. Nf5 Ne6 15. Qf3 Re8 16. Be3 Bf8 17. Red1 Kh8 18. Rd2 Bb7
19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Qg3 $11 {1-0 (38) Panbukchian,V (2295)-Radulov,I (2435)
Sofia 1989}) 6... Bg4 (6... b5 7. Bd3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 a5 11.
Ng3 Nbd7 12. Qe2 g6 13. O-O h5 14. Bg5 Nh7 15. Be3 Be7 16. Nd2 h4 17. Nh1 Nhf6
18. Nc4 Nh5 19. g4 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. e5 Nc5 $17 {0-1 (42) Naroditsky,D 
(2313)-Young,A (2367) ICC INT 2008}) 7. O-O e5 8. Be3 Be7 9. h3 {The ideal
setup of pawns in front of the kingside castled position is clearly f2, g2, h2,
but the pin along the d1-h5 diagonal is simply irritating.} Bh5 10. a3 Nbd7 11.
Re1 g5 $5 {[%mdl 128] Black is applying the shock method that is well grounded
in the tactical content of this dynamic position.} (11... exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5 13.
Be2 $11) 12. g4 (12. Bxg5 exd4 13. Na2 (13. Qxd4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Rg8 15. f4 h6
$17) 13... Rg8 14. Bf4 Ne5 15. Be2 Qd7 16. Bg3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 O-O-O $13) 12...
Bg6 13. Bxg5 {It might have been safer to capture the g5-pawn with the knight,
but the text move is perfectly playable as well.} (13. Nxg5 h5 14. d5 hxg4 15.
hxg4 Nb6 $11) 13... h5 14. Nh4 $2 {Volodin is afraid of the position and hopes
to limit the damage with the help of the exchange of the g6-bishop. The main
flaw of the idea is the loss of central control and a serious weakening of the
dark squares.} (14. dxe5 Nxe5 (14... dxe5 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. g5 Nd7 17. h4 $11)
15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Kg2 Rd8 17. Qf3 hxg4 18. hxg4 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 Bh5 20. Qh3 (20.
Qg3 Rg8 $17) 20... Rg8 $15) (14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. g5 exd4 16. Ne2 Bg7 17. Nf4 Ne5
18. Bb3 $11) 14... Rg8 (14... hxg4 15. d5 (15. hxg4 exd4 16. Qxd4 Ne5 17. Be2
Nfxg4 $19) (15. Nxg6 fxg6 16. Re3 gxh3 17. Be6 $15) 15... Bh5 16. Nf5 gxh3 17.
Ng7+ Kf8 18. Nxh5 Rxh5 $15) (14... exd4 15. Qxd4 hxg4 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. Re3
gxh3 18. Rg3 $13) 15. Kf1 (15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxg6 Rxg6 17. d5 hxg4 18. hxg4 Bh4
19. Re3 Nf6 20. Be2 Ke7 $17) 15... hxg4 16. hxg4 Bh7 17. Bxf6 $6 {The position
was already rather critical so it is not surprising, that White is at a loss
when looking for the best way out.} (17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Rxg4 19. Ng2 O-O-O
20. Bxf7 Bg8 21. Bh5 Bc4+ 22. Kf2 Rgg8 23. Bf3 Ne5 $19) (17. Nf3 exd4 18. Qxd4
Ne5 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Qd2 Rd8 21. Qe3 Nxg4 22. Qh3 Bxg5 23. Qxh7 Kf8 $17) 17...
Nxf6 18. dxe5 (18. Be2 d5 $1 19. exd5 e4 $19) 18... dxe5 $2 {From the safety
of home analysis it is difficult to find a sensible justification for this
strange decision. Black was hoping to shatter White's kingside, but fails to
bite the bullet at the fateful moment.} (18... Nxg4 $1 19. Ng2 (19. exd6 Qb6
$19) 19... Nxe5 20. Bb3 O-O-O $19) 19. Qf3 (19. Nf5 Nxg4 $17) 19... b5 20. Bb3
Rxg4 21. Nf5 $2 {It is never a very happy moment when somebody manages to lose
the fight for the second time in one game. Volodin must have missed some
detail, as Black will now act brutally with great confidence.} (21. Qh3 $1 Rd8
22. Rad1 $13) 21... Rf4 $1 22. Qh3 Bc5 23. Re2 (23. Ne3 Qd7 $17) 23... Bxf5 24.
exf5 (24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qxa8 Bh3+ 26. Ke1 Rg4 $19 (26... Bc8 $19)) 24... O-O-O
$1 {The difference in the fate of both kings is striking. In the position with
opposite-coloured bishops it is imperative to fight for the initiative and the
attacking chances, all of which belong to Black!} 25. Rd1 (25. Rae1 e4 $19)
25... Ng4 26. Rxd8+ (26. f3 e4 $1 27. Rxe4 (27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Rxe4 Qd2 $19)
27... Rxe4 28. fxe4 Qf4+) 26... Qxd8 27. Bxf7 Nxf2 28. Qh6 Kb7 $1 {Zhang is a
coach in Singapore, but he used to be one of the best Chinese players. At this
moment he clearly demonstrates that he has not lost the finer skills of the
craftsman he was.} (28... Ng4+ $2 29. Qxf4 exf4 30. Re8 f3 31. Ne4 $11) (28...
Kc7 29. Nd5+ cxd5 30. Rxe5 Nd3+ 31. Ke2 Bf8 32. Qe6 Nc5 33. Qg6 Qh4 $19) 29.
Ke1 (29. Rxe5 Qd2 $1 $19) 29... Ng4 30. Qh7 Qd4 {All Black's pieces are on
attacking squares, White must be very careful.} 31. Be8+ Kb8 32. Qh1 Ne3 $1 33.
Rd2 Rf1+ 34. Qxf1 Qh4+ 35. Ke2 (35. Qf2 Ng2+ 36. Kf1 Bxf2 37. Rxf2 Qh1+ 38. Ke2
Qe1+ 39. Kf3 Nh4+ 40. Kg3 Nxf5+ 41. Kg2 Nh4+ 42. Kg3 Qe3+ $19) 35... Nxf1 36.
Kxf1 Qh1+ {White would dearly love to resist, but the position leads to a
forced mate.} 37. Ke2 Qg2+ 38. Ke1 Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "Copenhagen Open-02 (Politiken Cup-01)"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1980.07.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Mestel, A Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1980.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. a4 a5 8. e4
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. b3 Re8 11. Ba3 b6 12. Qd2 Ba6 13. Rfe1 Bf8 14. Bxf8 Nxf8
15. Rad1 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Kg7 17. Bf1 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 N6d7 19. Nb5 Rac8 20. Nh4 Nc5
21. f3 Nfe6 22. Red1 Nb7 23. Kf2 Rcd8 24. Ke3 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Nbxd8
27. f4 $1 Nc6 28. Nf3 Kf6 29. c3 h6 30. h3 $1 exf4+ (30... h5 31. h4 $1) 31.
gxf4 Nb8 32. Nh2 h5 33. Nf3 Na6 34. h4 Nac5 35. Nd2 Ke7 $2 (35... Na6 $142) 36.
f5 gxf5 37. exf5 Ng7 38. Kf4 Kf6 39. Nxc7 Nxf5 40. Nd5+ Ke6 41. Nxb6 Nxh4 42.
Nbc4 Kf6 43. Nxa5 Ng6+ 44. Ke3 Ne5 45. Kd4 Ne6+ 46. Kd5 Nf4+ 47. Kd6 h4 48. Nc6
Ng4 49. a5 h3 50. Nf1 Nf2 51. c4 Ne4+ 52. Kc7 Ne6+ (52... Nd2 53. Nxd2 h2 54.
Ne4+) 53. Kb6 N6c5 54. b4 Nd2 55. Nh2 Na4+ 56. Kb5 Nc3+ 57. Kc5 Ke6 58. b5
Nce4+ 59. Kb4 Kd6 60. a6 Kc7 61. c5 Nb3 62. Nd8 $1 (62. Nd8 $1 Kb8 63. c6 Nbc5
64. c7+) (62. Kxb3 $4 Nxc5+ {/\ Nxa6}) 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. e4 {Blatny,P} c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Qc7 (4... g6 5. dxc5 (5. h3 {
Blatny,P} Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O $14) 5... dxc5 6. e5 Nd5 7. Be4 Nb6 8. Qxd8+
Kxd8 9. Na3 $14 {Lautier,J-Polgar,J/Dos Hermanas (03)/1994/0,5 (47)}) 5. Nf3 g6
(5... Bg4 {Blatny,P} 6. Bg5 $14 (6. h3 $6 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 $2 (7. gxf3) 7... cxd4
$17 {ץc1})) 6. O-O (6. h3 {Blatny,P /\Bf4}) 6... Bg7 7. Re1 (7. Bf4 {Blatny,P}
O-O 8. e5 (8. Nbd2 {Blatny,P} Nh5 $5 9. Bg5 Nc6 $10) 8... dxe5 9. Nxe5 (9. Bxe5
$14) 9... Nh5 $132) 7... O-O 8. Bf4 (8. a4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 {xb4}) 8... Nbd7 9.
Nbd2 e5 (9... b6 {Blatny,P} 10. e5 $36 {/^e4-a8}) 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bg3 Nh5 (
11... b6 {Blatny,P} 12. Nc4 Nh5 $10) 12. a4 $1 (12. Bh4 {Blatny,P} Nf4 $13)
12... b6 (12... a6 $6 13. a5) 13. a5 bxa5 $6 (13... Bb7 14. axb6 axb6 15. Rxa8
Rxa8 16. Qb3 $14) 14. Qa4 Nb6 15. Qxa5 Bg4 (15... Nxg3 16. hxg3 f5 $6 17. Bc4+
Kh8 18. Ng5 Qe7 19. Nf7+ Rxf7 20. Bxf7 Qxf7 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Rxa8 Qb7 23. Rea1
Bf8 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Nc4 Kg8 26. R1a7 Qc6 27. Nxe5 Qe6 28. Rc7 $16) (15... Bb7
$14) 16. Be2 Rfd8 17. Nc4 $1 Nf4 (17... Nxg3 18. hxg3 $14) (17... f6 {/^ a2-g8}
) 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. e5 $1 (19. h3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Be5 $1) 19... h6 (19... Be6 20.
Nd6 Bxe5 21. Nb5 Qb8 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Bf3 $1 $16) 20. Nd6 Rd7 (20... Bxe5 $2
21. Nb5 Qb8 22. Nxe5 $18) 21. h3 Be6 22. Ne4 $1 Bd5 (22... Rc8 23. Ba6 Nc4 24.
Bxc4 Bxc4 25. Nd6 $16) (22... c4 $6 $16) 23. Nxc5 Re7 24. Na6 $1 Qb7 25. Nb4
Bc4 (25... Be4 $2 26. Ba6 $18) 26. Bd1 $1 Rc8 (26... Rae8 27. Bc2 {/\ Be4}) 27.
Nd4 Nd7 28. Bf3 Qc7 29. Nbc6 $18 Nxe5 (29... Ree8 30. Qb4 Be6 31. Rxa7 $18) 30.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 31. Qxa7 Rc7 32. Qb8+ Kh7 33. Be4 $1 {/\ Nf5!} Qd7 34. Nf3 Nc6 35.
Bxc6 Qxc6 36. Ra8 h5 37. Re8 $1 g5 38. Ne5 (38. Nxg5+ $18) 38... Bxe5 39. Rxe5
f6 40. Ra7 Rxa7 41. Qxa7+ Kg6 42. Re7 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 $5 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. Be3 (7. e5
dxe5 8. fxe5 Bc5 9. Qh4 Qe7 10. Bf4 Bb4 $10 {Yudasin,L-Polgar,J/Dos Hermanas/
1993/}) 7... d5 $5 8. exd5 (8. e5 Ng4 9. Bg1 Nh6 10. O-O-O Nc5 11. Qd2 b5 12.
Ng5 Rb8 13. Bxc5 Bxc5 14. Nce4 Be7 15. Qc3 Rb6 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. exd6 O-O 18.
Bd3 $13 {Schafer-Buecker/France/1991/}) 8... Bc5 9. Qd3 (9. Qd2 Qe7 10. Nd4 Ng4
11. Nd1 Nxe3 12. Nxe3 Qe4 13. O-O-O Qxf4 14. Bc4 $13) 9... Qe7 10. Nd4 Nb6 11.
dxc6 O-O $2 (11... bxc6 $5 12. Be2 (12. O-O-O $6 Ba6 $1 13. Qd2 Bxf1 14. Rhxf1
Nc4 15. Qd3 Qxe3+ 16. Qxe3+ Nxe3 17. Rfe1 O-O-O $19) (12. Rd1 Nbd5 (12... Ba6
13. Nxc6 Qc7 14. Qd2 Qxc6 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Bxa6) 13. Nxc6 $1) 12... Ba6 (12...
Nbd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bd2 $13) 13. Qd2 Bxe2 (13... Nbd5 14. Nxd5 (14. Nf5 Bxe3
15. Nxe7 Bxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Nxc3 $1 $19) 14... Nxd5 15. Nf5 Bxe3 16. Nxe7 Bxd2+ 17.
Kxd2 Kxe7 18. Bxa6 Nxf4 19. Rae1+ $14) 14. Qxe2) 12. O-O-O bxc6 13. Bg1 $1 Qc7
14. g3 Rd8 $4 (14... Re8) 15. Ndb5 $1 (15. Ndb5 $1 Rxd3 16. Nxc7 Rxd1+ 17. Nxd1
Bxg1 18. Nxa8 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.12"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Black "Vajda, Levente"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Timisoara Luxten"]
[BlackTeam "Baia Mare"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 dxe5 4. Qxd8+ Kxd8 5. Bc4 f6 {This move may not seem
very pleasant for Black, but it is definitely more promising than alternatives.
White is not able to benefit from temporarily weak light squares in enemy camp.
} (5... Be6) (5... Ke8) 6. Nc3 Nd7 7. Be3 c6 8. a4 {The a-pawn advance does
not seem to pose special problems for the defender. Moves that develop pieces
should be preferred in the future.} (8. O-O-O Ke8 (8... Kc7 9. f4 Bd6 10. f5
Ne7 11. Nge2 Rd8 12. g4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Ng3 Be8 15. Nh5 Bxh5 16. gxh5 g5
17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Rhf1 Nd7 19. Be6 gxh5 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Rxf6 {1-0 (40)
Gurgenidze,B (2375)-Hoffmann,W Bad Liebenzell 1995}) 9. Kb1 Nc5 10. b4 Ne6 11.
b5 Nh6 12. f3 Bc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Nge2 Ke7 15. Nc1 Bd7 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. axb3
Rhd8 18. bxc6 Bxc6 19. Nd5+ Bxd5 20. Bxd5 $14 {1-0 (47) Pribyl,J (2450)-Mozes,
E (2340) Berlin West 1987}) 8... Bc5 9. a5 (9. Ke2 Kc7 10. Rd1 b6 11. Nf3 Ne7
12. Ne1 a6 13. Be6 Bxe3 14. Kxe3 Nc5 15. Bxc8 Nxc8 16. Nd3 Nd6 17. b3 Ne6 18.
Rd2 a5 19. Rhd1 Rhd8 20. f3 Rd7 21. Ne2 Rad8 $11 {1/2-1/2 (50) Gyimesi,Z (2571)
-Georgiev,K (2676) Ohrid 2001}) (9. Bxc5 Nxc5 10. Nge2 (10. O-O-O+ Kc7 11. Nge2
Be6 12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13. Rd2 Ne7 14. Rhd1 Rhd8 15. Rxd8 Rxd8 16. Rxd8 Kxd8 17. Kd2
Kc7 18. f3 a5 19. b3 Kb6 20. Nd1 Kc5 21. c3 b5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (33) Velcheva,M 
(2254)-Voiska,M (2332) Sunny Beach 2009}) 10... a5 11. f3 Kc7 12. Kf2 Ne7 13.
Rhd1 Rf8 14. Rd2 f5 15. Ng3 f4 16. Nge2 Be6 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Rad1 Rad8 19.
Rxd8 Nxd8 20. Nc1 Ne6 21. Nd3 Ng6 $11 {1-0 (55) Mazzini,M-Lampic,T (2295)
Italy 1998}) 9... Bxe3 10. fxe3 Nc5 11. b4 Be6 12. Bd3 {The opening advantage
is elusive, White is not able to present the opponent with any real challenge
even with the most clever moves.} (12. Bd5 $5 cxd5 13. exd5 Rc8 14. dxe6 Nxe6
15. Nge2 Nh6 $11) (12. Be2 Nd7 13. Nf3 Nh6 14. O-O $11) 12... Nxd3+ 13. cxd3
Ne7 14. Nf3 Kc7 15. Ke2 Rad8 16. Na4 {Nevednichy is hoping to get more than
what can be achieved with the logical advance of the b-pawn.} (16. Rhb1 Rhe8
17. b5 $5 cxb5 18. Rxb5 a6 19. Rc5+ Kb8 $11) 16... Nc8 17. Nc5 Rhe8 18. Rhc1
Nd6 19. h3 (19. Nxe6+ Rxe6 20. a6 b6 21. Rc2 $11) 19... Bc8 20. Na4 Re7 21. Nd2
Be6 22. Nc5 Bf7 23. Nb1 $6 {In a position with slow play White believes, that
he can afford to invest time in unusual manoeuvres. He might be right, but the
advantage remains elusive.} (23. Nf3 Nb5 24. Nh4 $11) 23... Kb8 24. Nc3 (24.
Nd2 h5 $11) 24... b6 $1 {Vajda feels, that it is time to show some teeth. The
position remains equal, but Black can hope to get the upper hand if the
opponent loses objectivity.} 25. N5a4 Kb7 26. Ra3 Red7 27. axb6 (27. Rca1 Nc8
28. axb6 axb6 29. Nb2 $11) 27... axb6 28. Rca1 Nc8 29. Nb1 $6 {The knight
seems to be attracted to the b1-square, but the benefit for White is simply
absent.} (29. Nb2 $11) 29... Kb8 30. Nd2 Ra7 31. Nf3 (31. Nc3 Rxa3 32. Rxa3 Nd6
$15) 31... Kc7 32. Nc3 Rxa3 33. Rxa3 Kb7 34. Ra1 Nd6 35. g4 {Despite all the
commotion on the queenside the position remains equal. White must be careful
about his ambition to advance the d-pawn.} (35. d4 Bc4+ $5 36. Kf2 Re8 37. dxe5
fxe5 $15) 35... Be6 (35... h5 36. Nh4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Be6 38. Rg1 $11) 36. Nh4 (
36. g5 Rd7 37. h4 Bf7 38. gxf6 gxf6 39. Rg1 $11) 36... h5 {The battle has
shifted to the kingside, but the evaluation is still pointing towards equality.
} (36... Bb3 37. Rc1 Rd7 38. Nf3 $11) 37. Nf5 hxg4 38. hxg4 Nc8 39. Rg1 g6 40.
Nh4 Rh8 41. Nf3 {With the first move after time control Nevednichy shows his
ambition to try for more.} (41. Nxg6 Rg8 42. Nh4 Rxg4 $11) 41... g5 42. d4 exd4
43. exd4 Nd6 (43... Rf8 44. e5 fxe5 45. dxe5 Rf4 46. Nxg5 Bxg4+ 47. Ke3 Rxb4
48. Nge4 $11) 44. e5 fxe5 45. dxe5 Nc4 (45... Nf7 $5 46. Ne4 Bc8 47. Ke3 Rf8
$11) 46. Nxg5 Rh2+ $2 {Vajda is finally losing control of the situation. We
all know that pieces should play actively, but at this moment the defensive
approch was much more appropriate.} (46... Re8 $1 47. Nxe6 Rxe6 48. g5 Nxe5 49.
Ke3 Ng6+ $11) 47. Kd3 Nxe5+ (47... Rh6 48. Ke4 $16) 48. Ke4 Nxg4 49. Nxe6 {
The presence of two knights and the last pawn on the board gives Black some
chances for defence. The worst scenario would be if White could coordinate his
pieces...} Rh4 (49... Rh3 50. Kd4 Rh4 51. Kc4 Ne5+ 52. Kb3 Nd3 53. Na2 $16) 50.
Nf4 Nf2+ 51. Ke5 Ng4+ (51... Rh7 52. Rg3 $16) 52. Kd6 Ne3 $2 {The last step in
the very wrong direction, Black was probably destined to lose...} (52... Nh6 $1
53. Nce2 Nf5+ 54. Ke5 Ne3 $16) 53. Rg7+ Ka6 54. Kxc6 (54. Kxc6 Rh6+ 55. Kc7 Nc4
56. Nfd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.25"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Magomedov, Magaram"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tajikistan"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TJK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6 4. h3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 Nd7 8. c3
e5 9. Bf1 (9. Be3 Kh8 10. Na3 f5 11. Bg5 Bf6 12. Bh6 Bg7 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Bh6
Bg7 15. Bxg7+ Kxg7 16. exf5 gxf5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Bb5 e4 19. Nd4 {Wendel,
S-Werner,G/BL2-SW 8889/1989/1-0 (52)}) (9. Bc2 Kh8 10. Na3 a6 11. Nc4 f5 12.
Ng5 Qf6 13. exf5 gxf5 14. f4 e4 15. Qh5 h6 16. Bb3 Ne7 17. Ne3 {1/2-1/2
Kakabadze,R-Chatalbashev,B/Baden Baden op (08)/1993 (24)}) (9. Na3 h6 10. Bb5
$1 (10. Nc2 f5 $13) 10... Ne7 $1 (10... f5 $5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13.
Nc4 f4 14. b3 Qf6 $1 $13) 11. Nc2 (11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 a6 13. Bf1 b6 14. Qd2
Kh7 15. Rad1 Ng8 16. Nc2 Qe8 17. Qd5 Ra7 18. Nb4 Nb8 19. Qb3 Nf6 {Godena,
M-Khalifman,A/Ischia (07)/1996/0-1 (55)}) 11... a6 12. Bf1 b6 $1 13. a4 Bb7 14.
dxe5 dxe5 15. b3 Nc8 $5 16. Ba3 Nd6 $1 17. Nd2 c5 {Leko,P-Lobron,E/Dortmund/
1995/1-0 (45)}) (9. a4 h6 10. Bf1 f5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Na3 e4 14.
Nd2 Nc5 15. Nb3 Ne6 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Red1 Kh7 19. Bc4 {Proehl,
H-Horvath,C/Budapest FS05 GM (05)/1996/0-1 (71)}) (9. Bb5 Qe7 10. Na3 Nd8 11.
Bf1 Ne6 12. Nc4 b6 $2 (12... Nb6 13. Ne3 Nf4 14. a4 a5) 13. a4 (13. dxe5 $1
dxe5 14. Qd5 Rb8 15. Ncxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bb7 17. Qd7 $16) 13... exd4 14. cxd4
c5 15. Be3 $1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Ndc5 17. Nf5 $1 gxf5 18. exf5 {1-0 Malaniuk,
V-Plaskett,J/Hastings op/1995 (28)}) 9... h6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 f5 12. b4
Qf6 (12... a6 13. Ba3 $14) 13. b5 Ne7 14. Ba3 (14. exf5 $5 gxf5 15. Ba3 Re8 16.
Nc4 e4 17. Nd4 $14) 14... f4 15. Nc4 (15. Qb3+ Kh7 16. Qc4 $5 c6 17. Bxe7 Qxe7
18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Qxc6 Nb6 $14) 15... Re8 16. Re2 (16. Qb3 Kh7 17. Rad1 a6 $13)
16... a6 17. bxa6 (17. Rd2 axb5 18. Rxd7 Bxd7 19. Qxd7 bxc4 20. Bxc4+ Kh7 $17)
17... Qxa6 (17... b5 $2 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qd5+ $18) (17... Rxa6 18. Qb3 $14)
18. Rd2 Qc6 19. Qb3 Kh7 20. Ncxe5 $2 (20. Rad1 Nc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Ncxe5 $1 (
22. Rd8 Be6 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 $15) 22... Ra3 (22... Bxe5 23. Qf7+ Bg7 24. Qxe8 $18)
23. Qb5 (23. Qf7 Rf8 24. Qc4 Rxc3) 23... Qxb5 24. Bxb5 c6 25. Bc4 Rxc3 $13) (
20. Qb4 Ng8 21. Rad1 Ra4 22. Qb3 Ngf6 $13) (20. Rxd7 Qxd7 21. Ncxe5 Bxe5 22.
Nxe5 Qe6 $15) 20... Nxe5 21. Nxe5 (21. Bb5 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Qxc3 23. Qxc3 Bxc3
24. Bxe8 Bxh3 25. Rc1 Bxd2 26. Rxc7 Rxe8 $19) 21... Bxe5 22. Bb5 (22. Qf7+ Bg7
23. Bxe7 Be6 $19) 22... Qf6 $6 (22... Qxc3 23. Qf7+ Bg7 24. Bb2 Be6 $1 25. Bxc3
(25. Qxf4 Rf8 26. Bxc3 Rxf4 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 $19) 25... Bxf7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27.
Bxe8 Bxe8 $19) 23. Bxe8 Be6 24. Bxe7 (24. Rd7 Bxb3 25. Bxe7 Qe6 26. Bf6+ Qxd7
27. Bxd7 Bxf6 $19) 24... Qxe7 25. Qxb7 $2 (25. Bxg6+ Kxg6 26. Qxb7 Rf8 (26...
Ra3 27. Rd3 Qc5 $15) 27. Rd3 f3 28. Qc6 Kh7 29. g4 h5 $15) 25... Rxe8 26. Rad1
f3 $1 27. Qb5 (27. Rd3 Bxh3 $1 28. gxh3 (28. Rxf3 Bg4 $19) 28... Qg5+ 29. Kf1
Qg2+ 30. Ke1 Bf4 $19) 27... Qg5 28. g3 (28. g4 Bxg4 $19 (28... Bh2+ 29. Kxh2
Qxb5 $19)) 28... Re7 29. a4 (29. h4 Qg4 30. Qf1 Bxg3 31. fxg3 Qxg3+ 32. Kh1 Bh3
33. Qg1 (33. Qe1 Bg2+ 34. Kg1 Qh3 35. Rd4 Rf7 $19) 33... Bg2+ 34. Rxg2 fxg2+
35. Qxg2 Qxh4+ 36. Kg1 Rxe4 $19) 29... h5 30. Rd3 (30. a5 h4 31. Rd3 Rf7 $19)
30... Bxh3 31. Re1 (31. Rxf3 Bg4 $19) 31... Bg2 (31... Qg4 $1 32. Rd5 (32. Qc5
Bd6 33. Qe3 Bg2 $19) 32... Bg2 33. Rxe5 Qh3 34. Rxe7+ Kh6 $19) 32. Qc5 Rg7 (
32... h4 33. Red1 hxg3 34. Qxe7+ Qxe7 35. Rd7 Qxd7 36. Rxd7+ Kh6 37. fxg3 $17)
33. Rd5 (33. Qf8 Bxg3 $1 34. fxg3 (34. Rd8 Bh2+ 35. Kxh2 Qh4+) 34... Qxg3 $19)
33... Qg4 34. Rxe5 Qh3 35. Rxh5+ $8 gxh5 36. Qf5+ Qxf5 37. exf5 Rf7 38. a5 (38.
Re5 Rd7 39. Re1 Rd5 $19) 38... Rxf5 39. Ra1 Rf8 40. Kh2 (40. a6 Ra8 41. a7 Kg6
42. Ra5 Kf6 43. Kh2 Ke6 $19) 40... Ra8 41. a6 Ra7 42. Ra5 Kg6 43. Ra1 (43. g4
hxg4 44. Kg3 Bh3 45. Kf4 Kf6 $19) 43... Kf5 44. Ra4 Ke5 45. Ra5+ Ke4 46. Rc5 (
46. Rxh5 Rxa6 47. Rh4+ Kd3 48. g4 c5 49. Kg3 c4 $19) 46... Rxa6 47. Rxc7 Ra1 (
47... Ra1 48. g4 h4 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Belov} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 c6
8. a4 exd4 (8... a5 $5 {Belov} 9. O-O Na6) 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. O-O Na6 11. a5 (11.
Bf4 Nb4 12. a5 d5 $1) 11... Nb4 (11... Nc5 12. Re1 d5 13. exd5 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1
Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd4 (15... cxd5 16. Be3 $14) 16. Ne7+ Kg7 17. a6 $1 $16) 12. f4
(12. Ra4 $6 c5 13. Ndb5 d5 $1 14. exd5 Bf5 $5 $13 (14... a6 15. Na3 Bd7 16. Nc4
Bxa4 17. Nxa4 Nbxd5 18. Bg5 $44)) (12. Kh2 $5 {Belov} d5 $6 13. exd5 Nfxd5 14.
Nxd5 Nxd5 15. a6 $1 Qb6 16. c3 Rb8 17. Qa4 $16 {Ivanchuk,V-Nikolic,P/Moscow
(GMA)/1990/1:0/30/}) (12. Nde2 {Belov} Re5 (12... d5 $10) 13. Ra4 c5 14. Bf4
Re6 15. Ra1 Nc6 $13 {Motwani,P-Ivanchuk,V/Novi Sad(ol)/1990/0:1/46/}) 12... a6
(12... d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Nce2 f6 15. e6 Nf8 16. c3 Na6 17. f5 gxf5 18. Nxf5 $36
) 13. g4 h6 (13... Nxg4 $6 14. hxg4 Bxd4+ 15. Qxd4 Nxc2 16. Qa4 Nxa1 17. f5 $1
$40) 14. Nde2 c5 (14... Be6 15. Ng3) (14... d5 {Belov} 15. e5 Nh7 16. Be3 $16)
15. Be3 Qc7 16. Qd2 Bd7 (16... Nc6 17. b3 Nxa5 $2 18. g5 hxg5 19. fxg5 Nh7 20.
Nd5 $18) 17. Bf2 (17. Ng3 $6 {Belov} d5 18. exd5 (18. e5 d4) 18... Nfxd5 19.
Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxe3 $1 $17) 17... Bc6 (17... Rad8 {Belov} 18. Ng3 Bc8 $5)
18. Ng3 Rad8 19. Rfe1 Rd7 (19... d5 20. e5 (20. Bxc5 $6 dxe4 21. Qf2 Nbd5 22.
Nxd5 Nxd5 $13) 20... Nd7 (20... d4 $8 {Belov} 21. exf6 dxc3 22. Qxc3 $16) 21.
h4 d4 22. Nce4 $40) (19... Nh7 $32 {Belov}) 20. g5 $6 (20. Na4 Rde7 21. c3 Bxa4
22. Rxa4 Nc6 23. b4 $16) 20... Nh7 $2 (20... hxg5 21. fxg5 Nh7 22. Nd5 Qd8 $1 (
22... Nxd5 23. exd5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Bb5 25. Re8+ Nf8 26. Ne4 Re7 27. Nf6+ Bxf6
28. gxf6 Rxe8 29. Qh6 Ne6 30. dxe6 fxe6 31. Qxg6+ Kf8 (31... Kh8 32. f7 Rf8 33.
Qh6#) 32. Be3 Qf7 33. Bh6+) 23. h4 Nxd5 24. exd5 Bb5 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Re1 Re7
$10) 21. Nd5 Nxd5 (21... Bxd5 {Belov} 22. exd5 {/\23.c3+-}) 22. exd5 Rxe1+ 23.
Rxe1 Bb5 24. Re8+ Bf8 (24... Nf8 25. f5 hxg5 (25... Rd8 26. Rxd8 Qxd8 27. f6
Bh8 28. h4 $18 {xBh8}) 26. Qxg5 $40 (26. Qxg5 {Belov} f6 27. Qg4 g5 28. h4 $18)
) 25. c4 $1 Bxc4 26. gxh6 $2 (26. Qc3 Bb5 27. gxh6 f6 28. Ne4) 26... Bb5 $2 (
26... Re7 27. Rxf8+ Nxf8 28. Qc3 f5 29. Qxc4 Qxa5 $14) (26... Rd8 {Belov} 27.
Rxf8+ $1 Kxf8 28. Qc3 $18) 27. Qc3 f6 28. Ne4 Re7 (28... Rf7 29. Re6 Bd7 (29...
Bxh6 30. f5 gxf5 31. Nxd6 $40) (29... Be7 30. Qg3 Nf8 31. f5 $1 g5 32. h4 $18)
30. Qg3 $40) 29. Nxf6+ Nxf6 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Qxf6+ Kg8 (31... Rf7 32. Qh8+
Ke7 33. Qg8 $18) 32. Qxg6+ Kf8 (32... Kh8 {Belov} 33. Bh4 $18) 33. Qf6+ Ke8 34.
Qg6+ Kf8 (34... Kd7 {Belov} 35. Bh4 Re8 36. Qf5+ $18) 35. Bh4 Rf7 36. Be4 Rxf4
37. Bf6 Rxf6 (37... Rxe4 {Belov} 38. h7) 38. Qxf6+ Qf7 39. Qxd6+ Kg8 40. Qd8+
1-0

[Event "Telechess ol2 8182"]
[Site "telex"]
[Date "1982.05.08"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Fuchs,R"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1981.06.30"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{Fernschach 6/1982 Seiten 163-164} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5.
Qd2 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Bd3 e5 8. O-O-O b5 9. Kb1 Qc7 10. Bg5 Be7 11. h4 a6 12.
dxe5 dxe5 13. h5 Nxh5 14. Bxe7 Kxe7 15. Rxh5 $5 {Naheliegend und gefährlich
für Schwarz.} gxh5 16. Qg5+ Nf6 $6 17. Nxe5 Rg8 18. Qf4 Ra7 {[#]} 19. Nd5+ $1
cxd5 20. exd5 Bb7 21. Ng6+ Kd7 22. Qf5+ $1 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.07.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Finkel,A} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3
e5 8. O-O Bb7 (8... exd4 {Finkel,A} 9. Bxd4 b4 10. Ne2 c5 11. Be3 Bg7 12. a3
bxa3 13. Rxa3 O-O 14. Bh6 $14 {Zhao Zong Yuan-Wallace,J/Doeberl Cup 2000}) (
8... a6 {Finkel,A} 9. h3 (9. dxe5 dxe5 10. a4 Rb8 11. Rfd1 Be7 12. axb5 axb5
13. h3 O-O 14. Ne2 Qc7 15. Ng3 $14 {Lehner,O-Chernin,A/ch-AUT (team) 1999})
9... Bg7 10. a4 Bb7 11. axb5 cxb5 12. d5 O-O 13. Nh2 Qc7 14. Ng4 $14 {Sherzer,
A-Lechtynsky,J/Brno-B 1993/CBM 38/1-0 (26)}) 9. a4 (9. Rfe1 {Finkel,A} Bg7 10.
Bh6 (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 (11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 c5 {[%cal Gf6g4]})) 10... O-O 11.
a4 $6 (11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. a4) 11... exd4 12. Nxd4 b4 13. Nd1 c5
14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nf3 Re8 $15 {[%csl Rd1,Re4] Zapata,A-Hansen,C/Erevan olm
1996/EXT 96ch2/0-1 (52)}) (9. Bh6 {Finkel,A} Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Ng4 11. Qd2 O-O 12.
h3 Ngf6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Ne2 Kg7 $11 {Ni
Hua-Ponomariov,R/Ol (Children) 1999}) 9... a6 10. Rad1 (10. dxe5 {Finkel,A}
dxe5 11. Rad1 $6 Bb4 $2 (11... Bg7 $142 12. h3 O-O) (11... b4 $6 12. Ne2 c5 13.
Ng3 Bg7 (13... Ng4 $2 14. Bc4 $18) 14. Bh6 (14. c3 $14) 14... O-O 15. Bxg7 Kxg7
16. Qg5 Qc7 17. Bc4 $36) 12. Bh6 {[%csl Re8]} Qe7 $2 13. Qe2 Ng4 14. Bg5 f6 15.
Bd2 $16 {Hauchard,A-Leski,M/FRA-ch 1997}) 10... Be7 {N '?!' Finkel,A. Finkel,A:
'Ponomariov is extremly strong and very gifted young player,which is definitly
aware that in this variation bishop's place is on g7,but nevertheless played
10...Be7. In my opinion the answer is somewhere in psychological aspects of
chess, because from pure chess point of view'} (10... Bg7 11. axb5 cxb5 12.
dxe5 dxe5 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Nxe5 Qc8 17. Qd4 Nxe5
18. Qxe5+ Re6 19. Qb5+ Nd7 20. Rd5 Qc6 21. Qb4 Re5 22. Rfd1 Rxd5 23. exd5 Qc7
24. Bf4 Qc5 25. Re1+ Kd8 26. Qb7 {1-0 Kupreichik-Karasev,V/Minsk 1976 (33)}) (
10... Bg7 $5 {(Finkel,A) looks better than the move in the game.}) 11. Bh6 (11.
axb5 $5 cxb5 12. Bh6) (11. dxe5 $5 dxe5 12. Bh6) 11... exd4 (11... Ng4 $2 12.
dxe5 dxe5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 $18) 12. Nxd4 b4 (12... Ng4 13. axb5 axb5 14.
Bf4 Nge5 15. Be2 b4 16. Nb1 c5 17. Nb5 Ra6 18. Bxe5 (18. c3 $5) 18... Nxe5 (
18... dxe5 19. Bc4) 19. f4 Nd7 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. Qxd8+ Bxd8 23.
Nd6+ Rxd6 24. Rxd6 $16) (12... c5 {Finkel,A} 13. Nf3 c4 $6 14. Be2 $2 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qd4 Nf6 17. Bg7 $18) 13. Nce2 c5 14. Nf3 Qc7 (14... Nxe4 $5 15.
Qf4 (15. Qe3 {Finkel,A} f5 16. Bc4 (16. Nf4 d5 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Nxd5 exf3 19.
Rfe1 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 $40)) 15... Nef6 (15... f5 16. Bxe4 (16. c3) 16... Bxe4 17.
Ng5) (15... Ndf6 16. Rfe1) 16. Rfe1 $44 (16. Ng3 $5)) 15. Nf4 (15. c3 $5 Nxe4
16. Bxe4 (16. Qf4 $5) 16... Bxe4 17. cxb4) 15... Ne5 (15... c4 16. Be2 c3 17.
Qd4 Qc5 18. bxc3 bxc3 19. Qxc5 Nxc5 20. e5 $16) 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Nd5 {'!'
Finkel,A. Finkel,A: 'Of coarse.The results of black's opening experiment are
quiet painfull:white is in control of what happens on the board.'} (17. Bg7 Rg8
(17... exf4 18. Bxh8 Ng4 19. h3 O-O-O 20. hxg4 c4 21. Bg7 $16) 18. Bxf6 Bxf6
19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 {'+/=' Finkel,A.} Qd6 $11) 17... Nxd5 18. exd5 c4 (18...
O-O-O 19. Qe2) (18... Bxd5 19. Bxa6 Bxg2 20. Bb5+ Bc6 21. Qd5 Rc8 22. Bg7 $16)
(18... Bxd5 {Finkel,A}) 19. d6 $1 Bxd6 (19... Qc6 20. Be4 $3 (20. f4 {Finkel,A}
cxd3 21. dxe7 Qxc2 22. Bg7 Rg8 23. Bxe5 $36) 20... Qxe4 21. f3 $16) (19... Qxd6
{Finkel,A} 20. Bxc4 Qc6 21. Bd5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 f6 24. Rfd1 Rc8 $14
) 20. Bxc4 {'+/-' Finkel,A.} O-O-O 21. Qe2 a5 22. Bg7 (22. c3 $5) (22. c3 {
Finkel,A}) 22... Rhe8 23. Bf6 Rd7 24. Bb5 Bc6 25. c3 bxc3 26. bxc3 (26. Rc1
Bxb5 27. Qxb5 c2 28. Qb3 Qb7 29. Rxc2+ Kb8 $11) (26. Rd3 Bb4 (26... Bxb5 27.
axb5 Bb4 28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29. bxc3 Bc5 30. Qe4 $14) 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. bxc3 Bxb5 (
28... Bc5 29. Qc4) 29. axb5 Bc5 $14) 26... Re6 27. Bg5 Bc5 28. Rb1 f6 29. Qc4
$4 {'?' Finkel,A. Finkel,A: 'Overlooking very nice reply of black.'} (29. Ba6+
Kd8 30. Bc4 Bd5 31. Bxd5 Rxd5) (29. Be3 $5 Bxe3 (29... Bxb5 30. Rxb5 Rc6 31.
Rxc5 Rxc5 32. Qa6+) 30. Qxe3 Bxb5 31. Rxb5 Rc6 32. Rfb1 Rxc3 33. Rb8+ Qxb8 34.
Qxc3+ Qc7 35. Qf3 $36) 29... Rd5 $4 {'?' Finkel,A. Finkel,A: 'Black also
doesn't take a chanse that the Fortune has given him:'} (29... Bxb5 30. Qxe6 (
30. Rxb5 {Finkel,A} Bxf2+ $19) 30... Bc4 $3 (30... Bxf1 31. Bxf6 $18 (31. Bxf6
{Finkel,A} Bd3 32. Qe8+ Rd8 33. Bxd8 $18)) 31. Qxf6 Rf7 $19 {'-/+' Finkel,A.})
30. Be3 Bxe3 31. fxe3 Rdd6 32. Rfd1 (32. Rb3 {Finkel,A} Bxb5 33. Qxc7+ Kxc7 34.
Rxb5 Rd3 $11) 32... Bxb5 (32... Bb7 33. Qxe6+ Rxe6 34. Bd7+ Qxd7 35. Rxd7 Kxd7
36. Rxb7+ Kc8 37. Rxh7 Rc6 38. Ra7 $16) 33. Qxb5 Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1 Rd6 35. Rxd6 {
'!?' Finkel,A. Finkel,A: 'The queens endgame is much better for white,but it
demands a lot of efforts to win it. '} (35. Rb1 Qxc3 (35... Kd8 36. Qb3 $1 Kc8
$1 37. h3 f5 $14) 36. Qb7+ Kd8 37. Qxh7 Qxe3+ 38. Kh1 Rd7 (38... Qb3 39. Qh8+
Ke7 40. Qg7+ Ke8 41. Qxg6+ Kd8 42. h3 Rd1+) 39. Qxg6 Qf2 $1 40. h3 Ke7 $11) (
35. Rb1 $1 {Finkel,A}) 35... Qxd6 36. Qxa5 Qd1+ 37. Kf2 Qd2+ 38. Kf3 e4+ (38...
Qd1+ 39. Ke4 Qc2+ (39... Qg4+ 40. Kd3 Qd1+ 41. Kc4 Qe2+) 40. Kd5 Qxg2+ 41. Kd6
(41. Ke6 {Finkel,A} Qc6+ 42. Kf7 e4 $11)) 39. Kxe4 Qxg2+ 40. Kd3 Qf1+ (40...
Qxh2 41. Qa6+ Kc7 42. Qxf6) 41. Kd4 Qf2 42. Qc5+ (42. Qb6 Qxh2 43. Qxf6 h5 $132
) 42... Kd7 43. Qd5+ (43. a5 Qxh2 (43... Qd2+ 44. Kc4 Qe2+ 45. Kb4) 44. Qd5+ $2
Qd6 45. a6 (45. e4 Kc7 46. Qxd6+ Kxd6 47. a6 Kc6) 45... Qxd5+ 46. Kxd5 Kc7 47.
c4 h5 48. c5 h4) (43. Kd5 Qf3+ (43... Qg2+ 44. e4) (43... Qa2+ 44. Qc4) 44. Kc4
Qe2+ 45. Kb4 Qxh2 $11) 43... Kc7 44. Qc5+ Kd7 45. Qd5+ Kc7 46. Qe4 (46. Qf7+ {
Finkel,A} Kd6 47. Qxh7 Qd2+ 48. Kc4 Qe2+ 49. Kb3 Qd1+ 50. Kb4 Qb1+ 51. Ka5 Qf5+
52. Ka6 Qd3+ $11) 46... Qxh2 47. Qe7+ Kc8 48. Qxf6 h5 $1 {'!?' Finkel,A.} 49.
Qf8+ (49. Qxg6 h4 $11) 49... Kd7 50. Qf7+ Kc8 51. Qf8+ Kd7 52. Qg7+ Kc8 53. Kd5
(53. Qxg6 $5 {Finkel,A} h4 54. a5 Qd2+ $1 55. Kc4 Qe2+ 56. Kb3 Qb5+ 57. Kc2
Qe2+ $11) 53... Qa2+ 54. c4 Qxa4 55. Qxg6 Qd7+ 56. Ke4 Qb7+ 57. Kf4 Qc7+ 58.
Kf3 Qxc4 59. Qxh5 Qf1+ 60. Kg3 Kd7 61. Qf3 Qxf3+ 62. Kxf3 Ke7 63. Kg4 Ke6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates FIDE m1"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Wolff Hansen,LB Belov} d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 {!? Belov} (3... e5 {
Belov Hansen,LB} 4. dxe5 (4. d5 Be7 (4... c6 5. c4 Qb6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Nge2 O-O
8. Ng3 cxd5 9. Na4 $1 Qc7 10. cxd5 Bd7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Nc3 Na6 $14 {Kasparov,
G-Wahls,M/Baden-Baden/1992/1:0 (37) Inf 54/108/}) 5. Be3 Nh5 6. c4 Bg5 7. Bf2
g6 8. g3 Bh6 $5 9. Nc3 O-O $6 (9... f5 $5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. f4 Nf6 12. fxe5
dxe5 13. h3 $13) 10. g4 $1 Nf4 11. h4 $16 {Serebrjanik,A-Oratovsky,M/ISR/1993/
Inf 58/135/}) 4... dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Ke8 (6... Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Nh3
(8. Be3 Bd6 9. Ne2 Ke7 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 Nc6 12. c3 Nd7 13. Nc1 $1 $14 {
Hertneck,G-Lutz,Ch/Munchen/1993/0,5 (44) Inf 58/135/}) 8... Bc5 9. Nf2 Bxf2+
10. Kxf2 Nc6 11. Be3 Ke7 12. Na3 a6 13. c3 Rhd8 14. Ke2 $14 {Yusupov,
A-Christiansen,L/Las Palmas/1993/1:0 (47) Inf 58/136/}) 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. Nd2 Bc5
9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Be7 (10... Nh5 $1 11. Ne2 Nf4 $10 {Kramnik/}) 11. Bf2 Bc5 12.
Nh3 {Kramnik,V-Speelman,J/Biel(izt)/1993/1:0 (54) Inf 58/137/} Bb6 $1 {/\Nc5=
Kramnik/}) (3... g6 {Belov} 4. Be3 (4. c4 Bg7 5. Be3 O-O 6. Qd2 c5 7. d5 e6 8.
Ne2 exd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 10. Ng3 h5 11. Be2 h4 12. Nf1 Nh5 13. g4 Nhf6 14. Bg5 b5
$13 {Arkhipov,S-Zakharevich,I/Azov/1993/ 0,5 (15)/}) 4... Bg7 5. Ne2 O-O 6. Qd2
e5 7. Nbc3 exd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. O-O-O dxe4 10. Bh6 Nc6 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Nxc6
Qxd2+ 13. Rxd2 bxc6 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. fxe4 $14 {Arkhipov,S-Berelovich,A/Sochi/
1993/1:0 (63)/}) (3... g6 {Hansen,LB}) 4. e5 (4. Nc3 {Belov} dxe4 5. fxe4 e5 6.
dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Nxd1 Ng4 8. Nf3 Nc6 $10) 4... Nfd7 (4... Ng8 $5 {Hansen,LB} 5. c3
(5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. f4 Ne7 8. Nf3 Nbc6 9. Nc3 {0,5-0,5;Psakhis,L-Beim,V/
Herzliya/1993/}) 5... c5 6. f4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Nh6 $1 9. Be2 Nf5 10.
Nf3 e6 11. a3 Bd7 $13 {Gofshtein,L-Beim,V/Tel Aviv/1992/}) 5. f4 (5. c4 {
Hansen,LB} dxc4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. f4 c5 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. O-O Nc6 $13 {Hansen,
LB-Adams,M/Wijk op/1993/}) (5. Bd3 {Hansen,LB} c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 e6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. cxd4 Qb6 10. Kh1 $6 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Nc3 a6 $15 {Boissonet,
C-Adams,M/Buenos Aires/1991/}) 5... c5 (5... e6) 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 $1 $146 (7.
c4) (7. c3 $5 {Belov} e6 8. Be3 (8. Bd3 {Hansen,LB} Qb6 9. Bc2 g6 10. O-O a5
11. Kh1 Be7 12. a4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Bb3 Nb8 15. Nc3 N8c6 16. Be3 $14 {
Oll,L-Ehlvest,J/Pamplona/1991/}) 8... Qb6 9. Qd2 $14) 7... cxd4 (7... Qb6 $5 8.
Nc3 e6 {C11}) (7... e6 {Belov} 8. Nc3) 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 (8... e6 9. Nc3 {C11} (9.
c3 $5)) 9. Bxd4 Nb8 $5 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Bb5 {!? Belov} (11. Bf2 $5 e6 12. Bd3
$14) 11... e6 (11... Bf5 {Wolff} 12. g4 $1) 12. a3 $5 (12. Qd2 Qa5 13. a3 Bd7
14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. O-O c5 16. b4 Qc7 $1 (16... cxb4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Rfb1 $18)
17. bxc5 Bxc5 18. Rf3 $13) (12. O-O Bd7 13. f5 Qh4 $5 $13) 12... Bd7 (12... Be7
13. Qd2 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Na4 $16 {x Bc8}) 13. Bxc6 {! Hansen,LB} (13. Bf2
$5 {Belov} a6 14. Bd3 g6 15. O-O $16) 13... Bxc6 $2 (13... bxc6 $1 14. Na4 Qa5+
15. c3 c5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. b4 Bxd4 $3 (17... Bxb4 18. axb4 $16) 18. bxa5 Bxc3+
19. Kf2 O-O (19... Bxa1 20. Qxa1 $16) (19... Bxa5 $44 {Hansen,LB}) 20. Rc1 Bxa5
{/\ f6~/=}) 14. O-O {/\ f5} g6 15. Qd2 $16 Qc7 16. Rf3 b6 17. Nd1 $1 h5 (17...
Bc5 18. Rc3 Bxd4+ 19. Qxd4 $16) 18. a4 $1 {xb6} Bc5 {?! Belov} (18... a5 19.
Qf2) (18... Qd7 $5 {Belov} 19. a5 bxa5 (19... Rb8 20. axb6 axb6 21. Rb3 $16)
20. Rxa5 a6 $16) (18... Qb7 $6 {Belov} 19. Rb3 Rc8 20. Qf2 $5 $16) 19. Rc3 Be7
(19... Bxd4+ {Belov} 20. Qxd4 Qd7 21. a5 $16) 20. b4 $1 Qb7 (20... Bxb4 21.
Rxc6 Qxc6 22. Qxb4 $18) (20... Qd7 {Belov} 21. b5 Bb7 22. Rb3 {/\a5+/-/}) 21.
Rb3 Bd7 (21... a6 $5 {Belov} 22. Qf2 Bd8) 22. Ne3 Rc8 (22... a6 23. f5 $1) 23.
a5 $6 (23. f5 $5 Bg5 (23... gxf5 24. Nxf5 $1 exf5 25. e6 Rg8 26. exd7+ Qxd7 27.
Rf1 $18) 24. fxg6 (24. f6 $5) 24... fxg6 25. Qd3 Kf7 $16) (23. Qd3 $5) 23...
Bb5 $1 (23... b5 24. f5 $1 $18 (24. Nd1 {Hansen,LB /\ Nf2-d3,Bc5+/-})) (23...
bxa5 {Belov} 24. bxa5 (24. Rxa5 {Hansen,LB} a6 25. Nxd5 $1 exd5 26. e6 O-O 27.
exd7 Qxd7 28. Rxa6 $16) 24... Qc7 25. Rab1 $16) 24. axb6 a6 $1 (24... axb6 25.
Rba3 $18) 25. Rc3 Kd7 $2 {?! Hansen,LB} (25... Rxc3 $1 26. Qxc3 Kd7 (26... O-O
27. g4 $1 $40) 27. Bc5 (27. Qd2 Rc8 28. c4 $140 dxc4 $132) 27... Rc8 (27... Rb8
28. Qd4 Bd8 29. c4 Bc6 30. b5 $18) 28. Qd4 Rxc5 $3 (28... Ke8 29. g4 $1 (29. c4
dxc4 30. Nxc4 Bxc4 31. Qxc4 Qxb6 $10) 29... Bd8 (29... h4 30. f5) 30. gxh5 gxh5
31. Kf2 $18) 29. bxc5 Qc6 30. Kh1 (30. b7 Kc7 $1 (30... Bxc5 $2 31. b8=N+)) (
30. c4 Bxc4 31. b7 Kc7 32. Qb2 Bb5) 30... Bxc5 31. Qd2 Qxb6 $14) (25... O-O {
Belov} 26. Bc5 Rfe8 27. Qd4 $18) 26. Rc5 $1 {/\ c4} Rxc5 (26... Bxc5 27. Bxc5
$18 (27. bxc5 $5)) 27. bxc5 (27. Bxc5 $1 $18 {!? Hansen,LB}) 27... Rc8 28. c4
dxc4 (28... Bxc4 {Hansen,LB} 29. Nxc4 dxc4 30. Bf2+ Ke8 31. Qb4 $18 {>< a6,c4})
29. Rc1 Ke8 30. Nxc4 Qd5 (30... Bxc5 $6 {Belov} 31. Bxc5 Rxc5 32. Nd6+ $18) 31.
Na5 (31. Nd6+ Bxd6 32. exd6 Bc6 $16) 31... Bc6 (31... Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Rxc5 33. b7
$18) (31... Rxc5 $5 32. Rd1 $1 (32. b7 Rxc1+ 33. Qxc1 Qxd4+ 34. Kh1 Qb6 $3 (
34... Qd8 {Belov} 35. Qc8 $18) (34... Qa7 35. Qc8+ Bd8 36. b8=Q $18) 35. Qc8+
Bd8 36. b8=Q Qxa5 $44) 32... Rc8 (32... Ba4 $5 33. b7 Rb5 34. Rc1 Bb4 35. Qf2 (
35. Qb2 Kd7 36. Nc6 Bd6 $140 37. b8=N+ $1 Ke8 38. exd6 $1 $18) 35... Bxa5 36.
Rc8+ Kd7 37. b8=Q Rxb8 38. Rxb8 $16) 33. b7 Rd8 34. Kh1 Bc6 (34... Ba4 35. Bb6
$1) 35. Nxc6 (35. Bb6 $4 Qxg2+ 36. Qxg2 Rxd1+ 37. Bg1 Bxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Rb1 39.
Ba7 Bd8 $1 $19) 35... Qxc6 36. Rb1 Rb8 37. Qb2 $18) 32. Be3 Qe4 33. Nxc6 Qxc6
34. h3 $6 (34. Qe2 $142 {/\ Qf3+-}) 34... Qb5 35. Qc2 Qc6 36. Kh2 (36. Qe2 $1)
36... a5 37. Ra1 (37. Qe2 $1) 37... Ra8 (37... Qxb6 {Hansen,LB} 38. cxb6 Rxc2
39. Rxa5 Rb2 40. Ra7 $18 {/\b7}) 38. Ra4 h4 39. Qa2 Qb5 40. Qc4 Qc6 41. Qa2 Qb5
42. c6 $1 Qxc6 43. Rxa5 Rb8 44. Ra7 Qe4 (44... Bd8 45. Qa3 $1 {/^a3-f8}) 45.
Qb3 Kf8 46. Rd7 {/\ b7} g5 {!? Hansen,LB} 47. Rd4 $1 Qf5 (47... Qb7 48. Rc4 (
48. Ra4 {Belov} gxf4 49. Rxf4 Bg5 50. Bc5+ Kg7 51. Ra4 $18) 48... gxf4 49. Rxf4
$18) 48. Rc4 $1 Rb7 (48... gxf4 49. Bxf4 $18) 49. Rc8+ Kg7 50. Rc7 gxf4 51. Bd4
$1 Qe4 52. Qf3 (52. Qf3 Qxd4 53. Rxb7 (53. Qxb7 $6 Qxe5 $1) 53... Bc5 54. Qg4+)
1-0

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1996.10.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 {Hecht Stohl Huzman} d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 Be7 5. Be3 O-O 6. Bd3 c6
(6... Nh5 $5 {is another strategical plan,where Black are trying to exchange
Black-coloured Bishop and get counterplay on the King's flank. In this case
the game would develop similarly to King's Indian} 7. Ne2 {Stohl} Bg5 8. Qd2
Bxe3 9. Qxe3 f5 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Bxf5 Rxf5 12. Nbc3 Nd7 13. O-O Nf4 14. Nxf4
Rxf4 15. Rae1 Nf6 16. b3 Qd7 17. Rd1 Rf8 $10 {Michenka,J-Velicka,P/CS-chT/1992/
}) 7. c4 b5 {Black has to try to destroy White`s centre immidiately, otherwise,
if White develops his pieces, it will be too late.} 8. Nc3 {Stohl: Accepting
the sacrifice is maybe also possible, but Gelfand wisely goes for a clear-cut
strategic solution, which gives him a comfortable edge.} (8. Ne2 bxc4 9. Bxc4 {
should give Black extra possibilities} cxd5 (9... Bb7 10. Nbc3 {transports to
the game} (10. dxc6 Nxc6 11. Nbc3 Na5)) 10. Bxd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Qd7 $1 12. Qxa8
(12. Nbc3 Bb7 13. Qd2 Na6 14. O-O Nc7) 12... Nc6 13. Nbc3 Ba6 14. Qxf8+ Bxf8
15. O-O-O $5 (15. O-O Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Bxd4 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 $13) 15... Nb4
16. Rd2 Qc6 17. Kb1 (17. a3 Bxe2 18. axb4 Bc4 19. Rhd1 Bb3 (19... a6 $5) 20. b5
) 17... Bd3+ 18. Rxd3 (18. Ka1 Nc2+ 19. Rxc2 Bxc2 20. Rc1 Bd3 21. Nd5 $44)
18... Nxd3 19. Rd1 Qa6 20. Rd2 $44 {White definitely has enough compensation,
but I am not sure if he can try to play for a win}) (8. cxb5 $5 {Stohl} cxd5 9.
exd5 Bb7 (9... Nxd5 $2 10. Bxh7+ Kxh7 11. Qxd5 $18) 10. Nc3 Nbd7 {[%csl Gd6,
Ge5,Rd5] ><d5,[+]} (10... Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qxd5 Nd7 14.
Ne2 Nf6 15. Qd3+ Kg8 16. O-O $14) 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. Be4 $1 $14) 8... bxc4 (8...
b4 $5 9. Nce2 (9. Na4 c5 10. a3 Na6 $132 (10... a5 $5) 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Ne2
Nh5 13. Bb1 g6) 9... a5 (9... Nh5 10. g4) (9... cxd5 {Stohl} 10. cxd5 $14) (
9... c5 10. a3 $14) 10. Ng3 Na6 $13) (8... cxd5 {Stohl} 9. cxd5 b4 10. Na4 $16
{[%csl Ra5,Ra6,Rb4,Rb5,Rb6,Rc5,Rc6] ׫}) 9. Bxc4 Bb7 {Stohl: Here the B
accomplishes nothing and if Black doesn't force any concessions in the center,
he will be forced to blockade with c5 anyway. Therefore it was better to spare
tempi and lave the B on c8.} (9... c5 $142 {Stohl} 10. Nge2 Ne8 11. Qd2 g6 $14)
10. Qb3 $1 {The first key moment of the game.White has to keep full control on
d5 square, otherwise he cannot count on any advantage. For example} (10. Nge2
Nbd7 11. dxc6 Bxc6 12. Qd2 (12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 Nf6 $10) (12.
Qd3 Nb6 13. Bb5 Bxb5 (13... Qd7 $5) 14. Qxb5 d5 15. Bxb6 axb6) 12... Nb6 13.
Bb3 a5 $132 14. a3 d5 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bd7 $13 (17... Rfd8
$5)) 10... Qc7 11. Nge2 (11. Rc1 {would give Black extra possibilities} Nbd7 (
11... cxd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Qa5+ 14. Bd2 Bxd5 15. exd5 (15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16.
exd5 Nd7 (16... Na6) 17. Rc7 Rfd8 18. Ne2 Kf8) 15... Qa6 16. Ne2 Rc8 (16... Nd7
17. Rc6 Nb6 18. Kf2) 17. Rxc8+ Qxc8 18. Kf2 $13) 12. Nge2 {-11.Nge2} (12. dxc6
Bxc6 13. Nb5 Qa5+ (13... Qb7) 14. Bd2 Qb6)) 11... Nbd7 (11... cxd5 {Stohl} 12.
Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Qa5+ 14. Nc3 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 $18 {[%csl Ga2,Gb2,Rd5,Rd6,Re7]
Stohl: The Q-side majority and weak d6 and white squares are a key
factor-White has a strategically won endgame.}) (11... c5 $5 {Stohl} 12. O-O
$16) 12. Rc1 $1 {This is a key move in White's strategy.I can add that each
player spent more than 1 hour till now} Rfb8 $5 {Black is forcing matters, as
he doesn't want to play a passive position after} (12... c5 13. Nb5 (13. O-O
$16 {Stohl}) 13... Qb8 14. Nec3 Nb6 15. Be2 $14) 13. dxc6 {Stohl: Now White
himself resolves the central tension to his favour.} Bxc6 14. Bxf7+ Kf8 (14...
Kh8 {Stohl} 15. Qc2 $18) 15. Qc4 Rxb2 {during the game I was more worried about
} (15... Nb6 $5 16. Bxb6 (16. Nb5 Nxc4 17. Nxc7 Nxe3 18. Rxc6 Kxf7 19. Nxa8
Rxb2 (19... Nxg2+ 20. Kf2 Nf4 $44) 20. Kf2 Nc2 21. Rc7 d5) 16... Qxb6 17. Be6
Bb7 $5 18. Na4 $1 (18. b4 d5 $1 (18... Ba6 19. b5 Bxb5 20. Nxb5 Qxb5 21. Qxb5
Rxb5 22. O-O Bd8 $10) 19. Bxd5 (19. exd5 Bxb4 $44) 19... Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21.
exd5 Bxb4+ 22. Kf1 Qe3 $44 (22... a5 $5)) (18. Qb3 Qe3 (18... Qa5 19. Qb5 Qd8
$44) 19. Na4 Qg5 20. O-O Bxe4 {However after}) 18... Qa5+ (18... Qe3 19. Rc3
Qg5 20. O-O) 19. Kf2 (19. Nec3 Ba6) 19... Ba6 (19... d5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Nc5)
(19... Bxe4 20. fxe4 Rb4 21. Qc6 Nxe4+ 22. Kg1 Rd8 23. Nac3 $18) 20. Qc2 Rb4
21. b3 $143 $44 {Black doesn't have sufficient compensation for a pawn}) 16.
Bd5 Nc5 (16... Rc8 17. Qxc6 (17. Bxc6 {Stohl} Qxc6 18. Qd3 $5 $40) 17... Qxc6
18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. Bxa7 $14) 17. O-O {I wanted to play for an attack and
decided not to simplify position} (17. Bxc6 Qxc6 (17... Rb4 $2 18. Nd5 $18) 18.
O-O Rab8 {/\Rb4-+} 19. a3 (19. Rb1 Rxb1 20. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 21. Nxb1 d5 $10) 19...
a5 (19... R8b6 $5) 20. f4 Qa6 21. Qxa6 Nxa6 22. Ng3 $40 Ng4 $140 23. fxe5+ Kg8
24. Nd5 (24. Nf5)) 17... Rab8 (17... Nxd5 {Stohl} 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Rab8
20. f4 $1 (20. Nc3 $16) 20... Rxe2 21. fxe5+ Ke8 22. exd6 Qxd6 23. Qf7+ {
[%cal Re3c5] /\Bc5+-}) 18. a3 {with idea f4} Bxd5 (18... Nxd5 {Stohl} 19. Nxd5
Bxd5 20. exd5 {-18...Nd5}) (18... Be8 {Stohl} 19. Ng3 $40) 19. Nxd5 $1 {
Black s knight is main defencive piece,so it is useful to exchange it} (19.
exd5 Ne6) 19... Nxd5 20. exd5 Qa5 (20... R8b3 $5 21. Nc3 {Maybe Black had to
play more concrete} (21. Rc3 Rxc3 22. Nxc3 Ne6) 21... Rxa3 22. f4 e4 23. Bd4
$44) (20... Kg8 {Stohl} 21. Nc3 $16 {[%cal Rc3e4,Re3c5] /\Ne4,Bc5 Stohl: Now
White exploits the exposed poition of Black's K.}) 21. f4 {עf8} e4 (21... exf4
{Stohl} 22. Qxf4+ Ke8 (22... Bf6 23. Qxd6+) 23. Nd4 $18) 22. Bd4 (22. Nd4 $6 {
Stohl} Qxa3 $132 {loses a valuable tempo.}) 22... R2b3 $2 {This is big mistake,
which let White to put their pieces very comfortably for forthcoming attack.
Meanwhile Black had very interesting idea in their disposal,shown by A.Huzman}
(22... Bf6 $5 23. Bxb2 (23. Bxf6 gxf6 {with idea Qd2}) 23... Rxb2 24. Rc2 Qxa3
{with good compensation for an exchange}) 23. Ng3 Rxa3 (23... Qb5 {was much
more stubborn} 24. Nf5 (24. Bxc5 {Stohl} Qxc4 (24... dxc5 25. Qxe4 $40) 25.
Rxc4 dxc5 26. Nxe4 Rxa3 27. d6 Bd8 $1 $14) (24. Qc2 Qd3 $132) 24... g6 (24...
Qxc4 25. Bxg7+ Kf7 26. Rxc4) 25. Nxe7 Kxe7 (25... Qxc4 26. Nxg6+ hxg6 27. Rxc4
$16) 26. Qc2 (26. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 27. Qxc5 dxc5 28. Rxc5 Rxa3 $10) 26... Nd3 $1 (
26... Qd3 27. Qf2) 27. Qc7+ (27. Rce1 Qxd5 28. Qc7+ Ke8 $17) 27... Qd7 28. f5
$1 {The only move} (28. Bf6+ Ke8 29. Rc4 Qxc7 30. Rxc7 R8b7 31. Rc4 Kf7 $132)
28... gxf5 29. Rxf5 Qxc7 30. Rxc7+ Kd8 31. Rxh7 $16 {it looks like White has
good winning chances}) (23... Nd3 24. Rc2) 24. Nf5 (24. Qe2 Nb3 25. Rb1 Rb5 26.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qg4+ (27. Nf5+ Kf8 28. Qxe4 $13) 27... Kh8 28. Qd7 Bf8 29. Qe8
Qb6+ 30. Kh1 Qb8) 24... g6 (24... Bf6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Qe2 $18 (26. Nxd6 $5))
(24... Qb5 $5 {Stohl} 25. Bxg7+ Kf7 26. Bd4 (26. Qc2 Qd3) 26... Qxc4 27. Rxc4
$16) 25. Nxe7 Kxe7 (25... Rb4 {Stohl} 26. Qe2 Rxd4 (26... Kxe7 27. Bxc5 dxc5
28. Rcd1 Kd6 29. Qg4 $40) 27. Nc6 Qd2 28. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 29. Kh1 Qxd5 30. f5 $1
gxf5 31. Qh5 $18) 26. Qe2 {Despite having an extra pawn, Black is lost, as
there is nobody to protect his King} Qa4 {Stohl: Black to his own misfortune
ignores the Qb5 possibility a couple of times and now succumbs to a strong
attack.} (26... Ra2 27. Rxc5 $1 dxc5 28. Qxe4+ Kf8 29. f5 g5 30. f6 $18 Qc7 31.
d6 Qxd6 32. Be5 Qe6 33. Qxh7) (26... Kf7 {Stohl} 27. f5 $18) (26... Qb5 {Stohl}
27. Qg4 Qd7 28. f5 $5 (28. Qh4+ Ke8 29. Rce1 Qe7 30. Bf6 $36) 28... Kd8 29.
Bxc5 dxc5 30. Qxe4 Qe7 31. Qe6 $1 $40) 27. Bxc5 $2 {A blunder,which could let
Black to escape.} (27. Rc4 Ra2 $1 28. Rxa4 Rxe2 29. Rxa7+ Nd7 $14 {/=}) (27.
Rcd1 Ra2 28. Qg4 $18) 27... dxc5 28. Rcd1 (28. Rc4 Re3 $1 (28... Rb4 29. Qxe4+
Kf8 30. f5 $18) 29. Qxe3 Qxc4 30. Rd1 $44) 28... Kd8 $2 {Black misses his
chance to save the game. White himself has to force a draw after} (28... Ra2 $1
29. d6+ Kf8 30. Qg4 e3 $1 (30... Rbb2 31. d7 $18) 31. Qe6 (31. d7 Rd2 32. Qe6
Qd4) 31... e2 32. Qe7+ Kg8 33. Qe6+ $10) (28... Qd7 {Stohl} 29. d6+ Kd8 30.
Qxe4 $40) (28... Kd6 {Stohl} 29. Qg4 Qd7 30. f5 gxf5 31. Qf4+ $18) (28... Kf8 {
Stohl} 29. f5 $40) 29. d6 $16 {/\Qg4-h4} Rb7 (29... Ra2 30. Qg4 Rbb2 {was
better chance,but it is still not enough} 31. Qg5+ (31. Qh4+ Kd7 32. Qh3+ (32.
Qxh7+ Kc6 33. Qc7+ (33. Kh1 $5) 33... Kb5 34. Qb7+ Ka5 35. Qxa7+ Kb4 36. Qb6+
Qb5 37. Qxb5+ Kxb5 38. Rb1 Kc6 39. Rxb2 Rxb2 40. Rd1 Kd7) 32... Kd8 (32... Kc6
33. d7 Qc2 34. Kh1 Qxg2+ 35. Qxg2 Rxg2 36. Rd6+ $18) 33. Qh4+ $10) 31... Kd7
32. Qe7+ Kc6 33. Kh1 $1 Rxg2 (33... Qc2 34. Rg1) 34. Qe8+ Kb6 35. Rb1+ $18) (
29... Rd3 $2 {Stohl} 30. Rxd3 exd3 31. Qe7+) 30. f5 Rd3 31. Rxd3 exd3 {[#]_|_
Hecht Mattangriff i.V. mit o^} 32. Qf3 $18 {Now everything is over. The last
moves were made only because both opponents had little time left} Qd4+ (32...
Kc8 33. fxg6 hxg6 34. Qf8+ Kd7 35. Rf7+ Ke6 36. Rxb7) (32... Rf7 {Stohl} 33.
Qa8+ Kd7 34. Qb7+ Ke8 35. Qc8#) (32... Qd7 {Stohl} 33. fxg6 (33. Qxd3 {Hecht}
gxf5 34. Rxf5 $18) 33... hxg6 34. Qd5 Qg7 35. Qxc5 d2 36. Qg5+ $18 (36. Qd5 $5
$18)) 33. Kh1 Rb8 34. fxg6 Qxd6 (34... hxg6 {Stohl} 35. Qf8+ Kd7 36. Qe7+ Kc6
37. Qc7+ Kd5 38. Qxb8 $18) 35. g7 Qg6 (35... Kd7 {Stohl} 36. Qf7+ $18) 36. Qf8+
Kc7 37. Qxc5+ Kd7 (37... Kb7 {Stohl} 38. Rb1+) 38. Qxa7+ 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. a4 a5 8. e4
e5 9. Re1 c6 10. h3 Re8 11. Be3 exd4 12. Bxd4 $1 (12. Nxd4 $6 Nc5 $1 13. Bf4
Nh5 $132) 12... Rb8 $5 $146 (12... Nf8 13. Kh2 Ne6 14. Be3 Bf8 15. Re2 {
Panno-Kavalek/Manila/1984/}) 13. Re2 (13. e5 $5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nf8 $140 $5 15.
Ba7 Ra8 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Bb6 Rd2 18. Rac1 Be6 (18... Bf5 19. g4 $1) 19. Nd3
Bh6 20. f4 $16) 13... Qc7 (13... b5 $2 14. axb5 cxb5 15. e5 $16) 14. Qe1 Ne5 (
14... b5 $6 15. axb5 cxb5 16. e5 $1 dxe5 17. Nxe5 b4 18. Nc6 Rxe2 19. Nxe2 $16)
15. Nd2 (15. Nh2 $5 b5 16. axb5 (16. f4 b4) 16... cxb5 17. f4 Nc6 (17... Ned7
18. e5) 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Qa7+ 20. Kh1 Bg7 (20... Bxb2 $2 21. e5 $16 (21.
c3 $5)) 21. Ng4 Bxg4 22. hxg4 a4 23. g5 $1 $14 (23. c3 $6 Ne7 24. Ne3 b4 25. g5
bxc3 $13)) 15... b5 $1 (15... Nfd7 16. Qd1 $16) 16. axb5 (16. f4 b4) 16... cxb5
17. f4 Nc6 (17... Ned7 18. e5 $16) 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Qa7+ 20. Kh2 Bg7 $1 (
20... Bxb2 $2 21. e5 $40 (21. c3 $5)) 21. c3 (21. e5 dxe5 22. Ne4 Kh8 $13)
21... Ne7 (21... Be6 $6 22. f5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Rxe2 24. Qxe2 Ne5 25. Ne4 $40) 22.
Ne3 Qc7 23. Nb3 a4 (23... b4 24. c4) 24. Nd4 Qc5 25. Ndc2 Nc6 26. Nd5 Bb7 $10 (
26... Be6 $2 27. Nc7 {/\ Na6+-}) 27. Rd1 Na5 28. Nce3 Nc4 29. Nxc4 Qxc4 30. e5
dxe5 (30... dxe5 31. fxe5 Bxd5 (31... Qc5 32. Rd4) 32. Bxd5 Qc7 33. e6 fxe6 34.
Bxe6+ Kh8 35. Rd7 Qc6 36. Qd2 h5 $10 (36... Qb6 $10)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS06 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.06.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hoffmann, Michael"]
[Black "Varga, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2407"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. f4 exd4 (4... Bg4 5. Qd3 exd4 6. Qxd4 d5 (6...
Nc6) 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 c6 9. Qe5+ Qe7 10. d6 Qxe5+ 11. fxe5 Nd7 12. Bf4 f6
13. exf6 Nxf6 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. O-O-O $16 {1-0 Leko,P-Zetocha,C/HUN
1998/EXT 99 (37)}) 5. Qxd4 Nc6 (5... Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be3 Re8 8. O-O-O Ng4 (
8... Nc6) 9. h3 Nxe3 10. Qxe3 c6 (10... Bf8) 11. e5 $1 d5 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Kb1
Nf8 14. f5 Qb6 15. Qf4 Qb4 16. Qg3 $36 {1-0 Kernazhitsky,L-Lorscheid,G/
Pardubice CZE 1999 (34)}) 6. Bb5 a6 {Forcing white to take on c6.} (6... Bd7 7.
Qf2 Be7 (7... g6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Rhe1 Re8
13. e5 Ng4 14. Qg3 Nh6 15. Ne4 Nf5 16. Qf2 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 dxe5 18. Bc3 Nd6 19.
Rxe5 $14 {1-0 Kotronias,V-Jansa,V/Gausdal 1995/CBM 47 ext (61)}) 8. Nf3 O-O 9.
O-O a6 10. Bd3 Nb4 11. Bd2 c5 $5 {[%csl Gd5]} (11... Re8) 12. e5 Nxd3 13. cxd3
Ne8 14. Nd5 Bb5 15. Ba5 Qd7 16. Nb6 Qd8 17. b4 Rb8 18. Rfd1 dxe5 19. bxc5 exf4
20. d4 Nf6 21. a4 Bc6 22. d5 Ng4 23. Qd4 Bf6 24. Qxf4 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Bd7 26. Bc3
f6 27. h3 Nh6 28. a5 Nf7 29. Rd1 $44 {1-0 Hector,J-Zagorskis,D/Roskilde 1998/
EXT 99 (40)}) 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. b3 $6 {I don't like the idea of
putting the bishop on b2 because it loses precious time and since white is
already behind in development it doesn't end well for him} (9. e5 $5 {White
has to play energetically, otherwise the 'e4' pawn will become weak.} c5 (9...
dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. Nxe5 O-O 12. O-O Bb7 13. Na4 (13. Be3 Nd5 14. Bc5 Re8
$132 {[%cal Gd5f4,Gf7f6]}) 13... Be7 14. Be3 $16 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Ge3c5]}) (
9... Ng4 10. O-O (10. exd6 cxd6 $17 11. Qxg7 $140 $4 Bf6) 10... O-O 11. h3 Nh6
12. Qf2 $11) 10. Qd3 Nd7 11. O-O Bb7 12. exd6 cxd6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 $14 {
[%csl Gd6]}) 9... O-O 10. Bb2 d5 11. O-O-O $2 {White decides to go into a
double edged position, but black is much better prepared, and his pawn advance
with tempos, so white doesn't have any time to create his own play.} (11. e5
Nd7 12. O-O-O $13) 11... c5 12. Qd3 d4 13. Ne2 (13. Nb1 {[%cal Gb1d2,Gd2c4]}
Ng4 14. Qe2 a5 (14... Ne3 $6 15. Nxd4 Nxd1 16. Nc6 Qd7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Rxd1
$15) 15. Nbd2 Ne3 16. Rde1 a4 $17) 13... Ng4 $1 {Underlines white's
discoordination.} 14. Rdf1 a5 15. h3 Ba6 {[%csl Ge3][%cal Gg4e3,Ga6f1,Ga5a4]}
16. c4 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gd4d3]} Ne3 17. Rf2 a4 18. Nexd4 $5 {White finds an
interesting resource to continue the battle.} (18. Kb1 axb3 19. axb3 Bb7 $17)
18... cxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxd4 {[%csl Ge3]} axb3 21. axb3 (21. Bxe3 Bb7 $1 (
21... Bxc4) 22. Kb2 (22. axb3 Ra1+) 22... Rxa2+ 23. Kc3 (23. Kxb3 Ra3+) 23...
Bxe4 $19) 21... Rfb8 22. Re1 $2 {the final mistake} (22. Bxe3 Rxb3 23. Bd4 Bxc4
$17) 22... Ba3+ (22... Ba3+ 23. Kd2 Bb4+ 24. Bc3 Rd8+ 25. Kxe3 Bxc3 $19) 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nc6 7. Re1 e5 8. h3 h6
9. Na3 (9. dxe5 dxe5 10. b3 Nh5 11. Bf1 Be6 12. Qxd8 Rfxd8 13. g3 Nf6 14. Nbd2
Rd7 15. Nc4 Rad8 16. Ba3 Nh7 17. g4 Bf6 18. Bc1 Kg7 19. Be3 Ng5 20. Nxg5 Bxg5
21. Bxg5 hxg5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Westerinen,H-Hillarp Persson,T/Reykjavik 1997/CBM
62 (28)}) (9. Be3 exd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Nc3 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 c6 13. d5 cxd5 14.
Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Bxb2 16. Bxh6 Bxa1 17. Rxa1 Qf6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Bxf8 e4 20.
Re1 Be6 21. Qxe4 Rxf8 22. Qxb7 Bxa2 23. Qxa7 $16 {1/2-1/2 Macieja,B-Nevednichy,
V/Krynica 1998/CBM 67 noVC (43)}) 9... a6 (9... Nh5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Be3 a6
12. Bc4 Qf6 13. Nh2 Nf4 14. Qf3 Nd8 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Bd5 c6 17. Bb3 b5 18. Nc2
Rb8 19. Nb4 Qg5 20. Nd3 Be5 21. h4 Qf6 22. Ng4 Bxg4 23. Qxg4 h5 24. Qg5 Qxg5
25. hxg5 Re8 26. a4 Nb7 27. axb5 axb5 28. Ra7 $16 {1/2-1/2 Jonkman,H-Hillarp
Persson,T/Copenhagen DEN 1999 (39)}) (9... Nd7 10. Nc2 (10. Bb5 Ne7 11. dxe5
dxe5 12. Be3 a6 13. Bf1 Kh7 14. Qd2 Ng8 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Qd5 Ngf6 17. Qc4 c5
18. b4 cxb4 19. Qxb4 Qxb4 20. cxb4 b5 21. Nd2 Re8 22. f3 Bf8 23. Nc2 Rb8 24.
Nb3 Nb6 25. Bc5 Na4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Hillarp Persson,T/Bozen 1998/CBM 65
ext (25)}) 10... f5 11. dxe5 Ndxe5 12. exf5 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Bxf5 14. Qd5+ Kh7 15.
Ncd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 c6 17. Qb3 Qd7 18. Nxf5 Rxf5 19. Be3 Raf8 20. Rad1 a6 21.
Re2 Re5 22. Red2 d5 23. c4 Rf3 24. cxd5 c5 25. d6 Rg5 26. Rd5 Rxg2+ 27. Kxg2
Qxh3+ 28. Kg1 Qg4+ 29. Kf1 Rh3 30. Ke1 c4 31. R5d4 Qf3 32. Qc2 Bf6 33. Rf4 Qg2
34. Rxf6 Rxe3+ 35. fxe3 Qxc2 36. d7 {1-0 Schneider,S-Hillarp Persson,T/
Copenhagen DEN 1999 (36)}) 10. Nc2 Re8 11. Bd2 Bd7 12. a4 a5 13. Na3 $6 {
Allows black to equalize easily} (13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 Be6 15. Na3 Qe7 16. Qc2
$14) 13... exd4 14. Nxd4 (14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 Bc6 $11) 14... d5 (14... Nxd4 $5
15. cxd4 d5 16. e5 (16. exd5 Rxe1+ {-game}) 16... Ne4 17. Bxe4 (17. Be3 c6 $132
{[%cal Gf7f6]}) 17... dxe4 18. Rxe4 Bc6 $17) 15. exd5 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Nxd4 17.
cxd4 Nxd5 18. Nc4 Bxd4 (18... b6 19. Be4 Bc6 (19... c6 20. Ne5 $14) 20. Bxg6
Qf6 21. Bd3 Qxd4 22. Qe4 Qxe4 23. Bxe4 $14) (18... c6 $15 {/-/+}) 19. Qe4 Qf6
20. Rf1 c6 (20... Bc6 $142 $17) 21. Nxa5 Re8 22. Qf3 Qxf3 23. gxf3 Bxh3 $2 {
A hurshed move that loses almost all the advantage.} (23... b6 24. Nc4 Bxh3 25.
Rb1 g5 $17) 24. Rb1 Re7 {That's the difference, now black has to waste an
important tempo to defend the pawn.} 25. Bxh6 Nb4 26. Bc4 b6 (26... Be6 27.
Bxe6 Rxe6 28. Nxb7 Re2 29. Be3 Rxb2 30. Rxb2 Bxb2 31. a5 $16) 27. Nb3 Bf5 28.
Rd1 Bxb2 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. Be3 Bf6 $2 (30... c5 31. Rb8 Be6 $1 32. Nd2 Bc3 33.
Rxb6 Bxd2 34. Bxc5 Rc7 35. Bxb4 Bxb4 36. Bxe6 Bc5 37. Ra6 fxe6 38. Rxe6 $17)
31. Rb8 b5 32. axb5 cxb5 33. Rxb5 Nc2 34. Bc5 Rd7 35. Be2 Ne1 36. Rb6 Be6 37.
Be3 Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Giese"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Qc7 3. c3 d6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 b6
9. Nbd2 e5 10. Re1 Nc6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Bg5 Rd7 15.
Nf1 Rfd8 16. Ne3 Ne7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bc4 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 Qc6 21.
Qb3 Qxe4 22. Bxf7+ Kg7 23. Ne3 Qb1+ 24. Nf1 e4 25. N3d2 Qe1 26. Be8 Bd5 {
[%cal Gd5b3,Gd5f7]} 27. Qa4 (27. c4 Bd4 28. Qg3 (28. cxd5 Qxf2+ 29. Kh2 Qg1+
30. Kg3 Be5+ 31. Kg4 Qxg2+ 32. Ng3 h5+ 33. Kg5 Qxd2+ $19) 28... Nf5 29. Qc7+
Kh8 30. Qf4 e3 $1 31. cxd5 (31. Bxg6 exf2+ 32. Kh1 (32. Kh2 Be5 $19) 32... hxg6
33. cxd5 Be5 $19) 31... exf2+ 32. Kh1 Be5 33. Qg5 Ng3+ $19) (27. Qc2 Bh4 28. g3
e3 $1 29. fxe3 Bxg3 30. e4 (30. Nb3 Bxb3 31. axb3 Nf5 32. Qg2 Nxe3 {-/+/-+ -/+/
-+} 33. Qxg3 Qxf1+ 34. Kh2 Nd1 35. Bc6 (35. Qc7+ Kh6 36. Bc6 Nxb2 37. Qxa7 Qf4+
38. Kg1 Qc1+ 39. Kh2 Qc2+ 40. Bg2 Qxb3 $19) 35... Nxb2 36. Bg2 Qf7 $19) 30...
Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Nf5 $1 $19 {[%cal Yf5e3]}) 27... Bh4 {[%csl Rf2]} 28. g3 (28. Kh1
Qxf2 $40) 28... e3 {[%cal Gd5h1]} 29. fxe3 (29. Qf4 exd2 30. Qxd2 Qxd2 31. Nxd2
Bf6 $19) 29... Bg5 {[%cal Rg5e3]} (29... Bg5 30. e4 Bxd2 31. exd5 Be3+ 32. Kg2
Qf2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Voskresensk2"]
[Site "Voskresensk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Blodstein, Arkady"]
[Black "Belov, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Glatman,V"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 e5 8. Nbd2
(8. h3) 8... Nh5 $5 $146 (8... Nd7 9. Nb3 exd4 10. cxd4 a5 11. Bg5 Bf6 12. Bh6
Re8 13. a4 Nb4 14. Bf1 Nb6 15. h3 $14 {Aseev,K-Hickl,J Muenchen 1991 Inf 51/
111/}) 9. Nb3 Bg4 (9... h6 $5 10. h3 Qf6 11. Bf1 Nf4 12. Kh2 g5 13. g3 Ng6 14.
Be3 Nge7 15. Nfd2 Qg6 $13 {Dutreeuw,M-Speelman,J Antwerpen 1993/}) 10. Be2 $1
h6 11. h3 Bc8 (11... Bd7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nc5 $16) 12. Be3 Nf4 13. Bf1 (13.
Bxf4 $5 exf4 14. Qd2 g5 15. Rad1 $13) 13... g5 14. dxe5 (14. Kh2 f5 $1 $13)
14... Nxe5 (14... dxe5 15. Qxd8 Nxd8 16. Rad1 $14) 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Nd4 Qf6 $1
(16... Bd7 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Qf6 19. Qc2 $16) 17. Nf3 Be6 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19.
Qa4 Kh8 $1 $15 20. Kh2 g4 21. g3 (21. hxg4 $5 Qh4+ 22. Kg1 Qxg4 23. Bxf4 Qxf4
24. Re3 Rg8 25. g3 $13) 21... Nxh3 22. Bxh3 gxh3 23. f4 $8 Rg8 $1 (23... Bg4
24. Qa5 (24. f5 $5 $13) 24... b6 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26. fxe5 $10) 24. f5 Rg4 $1 (
24... Bc8 $6 25. Qc4 c6 26. Qf1 $14) (24... Rxg3 $6 25. Kxg3 Rg8+ 26. Kf3 Bxf5
27. exf5 Qxf5+ 28. Bf4 $1 $18) 25. Qd1 (25. fxe6 $6 Rxg3 $1 26. Kxg3 (26. Rf1
Rg2+ 27. Kh1 Qg6 $19) 26... Rg8+ 27. Kh2 Rg2+ 28. Kh1 Qf3 $19) (25. Rg1 Bxf5
26. Raf1 Rag8) (25. Qb5 Rag8 26. Bf2 Bc8 $17) 25... Rag8 26. fxe6 $2 (26. Bf2
$5 Qg5 27. Re3 Bc4 28. b3 Bb5 {/\29...Bc6-/+/}) 26... Rxg3 27. exf7 Qxf7 28.
Rf1 Qg6 (28... Qg6 29. Rg1 Rg2+ 30. Kh1 Qg3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Asia-chT fin 10th"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "1993.06.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Glatman,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Philippines"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PHI"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 (4... Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 (5... Ng4 $6 6. Bg5
h6 7. Bh4 c6 8. h3 Nf6 9. f4 b5 10. Bd3 b4 11. Nce2 a5 12. Nf3 Ba6 13. O-O O-O
14. f5 $16 {Ye,J-Nguyen,A Kuala Lumpur 1993/}) 6. f3 (6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Qa5
8. Bd3 c5 9. d5 Nbd7 10. Nf3 b5 $1 $10 {Adams,M-Van Wely,L Debrecen 1992 Inf
56/137/}) 6... Qa5 (6... b5 7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 b4 9. Nd1 Qa5 10. Bd3 Ba6 $10 {
Kamsky,G-Gurevich,M Reggio Emilia Inf 51/118/}) 7. g4 (7. h4 $6 h5 8. g3 b5 9.
a4 $6 b4 10. Na2 c5 11. dxc5 dxc5 $17 {Bareev,E-Khalifman,A Bled 1991 Inf 52/
129/}) 7... b5 8. Nge2 h5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. f4 b4 11. Nd1 c5 $13 {Gelfand,
B-Nikolic,Pr Saraevo 1991 Inf 51/117/}) 5. f3 (5. Qd2 Nbd7 $5 (5... Bg7) 6. Nf3
Qa5 $5 7. Bd3 e5 8. h3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 Re8 11. Rfd1 $14 {Nunn,
J-Azmayparashvili,Z Wijk aan Zee 1992 Inf 56/133/}) 5... b5 (5... Nbd7 $6 6. g4
$1 Qb6 7. Qc1 $1 Bg7 8. Nge2 a6 9. h4 c5 10. h5 Rg8 11. a3 $1 $16 {Yudasin,
L-Chernin,A Pamplona 1991 Inf 53/123/}) 6. g4 $5 (6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. g4 Nb6 (7...
Bb7 8. Nge2 e5 9. g5 Nh5 10. Ng3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 $16 {Atlas,V-Pribyl,J
Liechtenstein 1992 Inf 55/128/}) 8. b3 Bg7 9. Nge2 h5 (9... a5 10. Ng3 h5 11.
g5 Nfd7 12. h4 O-O 13. Bg2 a4 14. O-O b4 15. Nce2 c5 $13 {Wang,Z-Tkachev,V
Kuala Lumpur 1993/}) 10. g5 Nfd7 11. Bg2 a5 12. O-O b4 13. Nd1 c5 14. c4 O-O
15. Nf2 Bb7 16. Rad1 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc5 $10 {Nguen,A-Torre,E
Kuala Lumpur 1993/}) 6... Bg7 7. Qd2 Qa5 8. Nge2 h5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. a3 $5 $146 (
10. f4 b4 11. Nd1 c5 12. Bg2 {Gelfand,B-Nikolic,Pr Saraevo 1991 Inf 51/117/}
Bb7 13. O-O $13) 10... Qc7 11. f4 Nb6 12. b3 e5 $5 (12... O-O $6 13. Bg2 Bb7
14. O-O a6 15. f5 $16) 13. Bg2 (13. d5 $6 cxd5 14. Bxb6 (14. Nxb5 Qc6) 14...
Qxb6 15. Nxd5 Qb7 $13) 13... exf4 14. Nxf4 O-O 15. O-O a6 16. Bf3 $5 (16. Rf2
Bb7 17. Raf1 N8d7 $13) 16... Bb7 17. Bxh5 $1 c5 $1 (17... gxh5 $2 18. Nxh5 N8d7
19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. gxf6 Rfc8 21. Qg2+ Kf8 22. Bh6+ Ke8 23. Qg8+ $18) 18. dxc5
dxc5 19. Bf3 (19. Bxg6 $6 fxg6 20. Nxg6 (20. Ne6 Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1 Qe7 22. Nxg7
Kxg7 $17) 20... Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1 b4 $13) 19... N8d7 20. Rad1 Ne5 21. Ncd5 (21.
Bg2 Ng4 $44) 21... Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 (23. Qxd5 $2 Rad8 24. Qxc5 Nxf3+
$19) 23... Qd6 $8 24. b4 $2 (24. Bg2 Ng4 25. Bf4 $16) 24... cxb4 25. axb4 Nc4
26. Bc5 Qe5 $44 27. Qc1 $8 Rac8 $5 (27... Rfe8 28. d6 $1 Rad8 29. Bd5 $14) 28.
Rfe1 (28. Bxf8 $6 Bxf8 29. Bg2 Bxb4 $17) 28... Qf5 29. Be4 Qg4+ 30. Bg2 Bb2 31.
Qb1 Qxg5 (31... Qxg5 32. Bxf8 Rxf8 33. Rd3 $13) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.02.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Glek,I"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 $5 2. e4 $5 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 (5. Qd2 b5) 5... Bg7 (5...
b5 $5) 6. a4 O-O 7. a5 (7. Nf3 $142 d5 $5 (7... a5)) 7... d5 $1 (7... Na6) 8.
e5 Ne4 9. Nxe4 (9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 {/\ Nb8-c6, >< a5}) 9... dxe4 10. Bc4 (
10. f4 exf3 11. Nxf3 c5 $15 12. d5 Nd7 13. Bf4 e6 $1) 10... c5 11. dxc5 $6 (11.
c3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Qd2 $11) 11... Qc7 $1 12. e6 f5 $1 13. c3 (13. Ne2
Bxb2 $17) 13... f4 14. Bd4 Nc6 $1 (14... Rd8 $6 15. Qc2 $1 Bxd4 16. cxd4 Rxd4
17. Ne2 {/\ 18.Q:e4}) 15. Ra4 $5 Rd8 16. Ba2 Ne5 17. Qc2 Nd3+ 18. Kf1 Qc6 $1
19. Ne2 $138 Nxb2 $5 (19... Bxe6 $5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 (20... Bxa2 $17) 21. Nd4 Rxd4
22. cxd4 Bxa2 23. b3 $5 (23. Rxa2 Nb4 24. Qb3 Nxa2 25. Qxa2 Rd8 $19) 23... Qb5
(23... f3 $5) 24. Rxa2 Nc1+ 25. Kg1 Nxa2 26. Qxa2 Rd8 $17) (19... f3 $5 $17)
20. Qxb2 Qxa4 21. Bb3 Qxa5 (21... Qb5 $1 22. Kg1 f3 23. gxf3 exf3 24. Ng3 Bxd4
25. cxd4 Qb4 $19) 22. Nxf4 Rf8 $6 (22... Qb5+ $142 23. Kg1 a5 $19) (22... Bxd4
$142 23. cxd4 Qb4 $19) (22... Bh6 $142 $19) 23. g3 Bh6 $2 (23... e3 $1 $17) 24.
Nd5 $44 Qd8 (24... Bxe6 $2 25. Nxe7+ Kf7 26. Bxe6+ Kxe6 27. Qb3+ $1 Kxe7 28.
Qxb7+ Ke6 29. Qc6+ Ke7 30. Qb7+ $11) 25. Kg2 Bxe6 26. Nc7 $1 Bf7 27. Nxa8 Qxa8
28. Qa2 $5 (28. Re1 $11) 28... b6 $2 $138 (28... Qc8 $11) 29. cxb6 e3+ 30. Kh2
e5 $5 31. Bxe5 $2 (31. Bc5 $1 $18) 31... exf2 {/\ 32... Q:h1+!} 32. Rf1 Be3 $1
33. Bxf7+ Rxf7 34. Bd4 $1 Bxd4 35. cxd4 Qb7 36. bxa7 Qxa7 37. Rxf2 Qxa2 $1 38.
Rxa2 Rf3 $1 $11 39. Ra7 Rd3 40. Rd7 Rd2+ 41. Kg1 h5 42. h4 Kf8 43. Kf1 Ke8 44.
Rg7 Rxd4 45. Rxg6 Rd5 $1 46. Rg7 Kf8 47. Rc7 Ra5 48. Rd7 Kg8 49. Kf2 Ra2+ 50.
Ke3 Ra3+ 51. Kf4 Ra4+ 52. Ke3 (52. Kg5 Rg4+ $11) 52... Ra3+ 53. Rd3 Rxd3+ 54.
Kxd3 Kf7 55. Ke4 Ke6 56. Kf4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 36]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 (3... Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 {-B08}) 4.
c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O {Black would get the full counterplay if White had
chose another contunation how shown in undermentioned games.} (6. Bg5 h6 (6...
Nc6 7. h3 h6 8. Be3 e5 9. Nbd2 b6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Qe2 Nh5 $1
13. O-O-O (13. g3 $5) 13... Nf4 $132) 7. Bh4 Bg4 8. Nbd2 Nh5 9. O-O Qd7 10. Re1
e5 11. h3 Nf4 $132) (6. Na3 Nbd7 (6... Nc6 7. Nc2 Re8 $1 8. O-O e5 9. Re1 h6
10. h3 Bd7 11. Bd2 Qe7 (11... a5 $1 $132 {Krasenkov}) 12. b4 Nh7 13. Be3 Qf8
14. b5 $14 {Krasenkov,M-Spraggett,K, 1991}) 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. b4 Re8
10. Nc4 Nh5 11. g3 Nb6 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Qe2 Qe7 15. Rd1 Nf6 16.
Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. a4 Kg7 19. Nd2 h5 $10 {Krasenkov,M-Jaracz,P,Wisla BES
1992,TD 92_04}) 6... Nc6 7. Na3 {White doesn't prevent Bg4,but tries to fix
his pawn center by transfer of the knight to c2.} (7. h3 {White prevents Bg4.}
e5 8. a3 (8. Re1 Re8 9. a3 (9. Nbd2 Bd7 10. Nf1 b5 11. Ng3 (11. Bxb5 $6 Nxd4
12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. cxd4 Nxe4 $132) 11... Qb8 {This position is
similar to the position from the Spanish,but it is more convenient for Black.}
12. Bg5 a5 $132 {0-1 Popovic,P-Beliavsky 2001}) 9... h6 10. Bc2 Nh5 11. b4 Qf6
12. d5 Ne7 13. c4 Nf4 14. Nc3 a6 {1-0 Karlsson,L-Jansa, 1988 with better
chances for White.}) 8... Nh5 $5 {Black tries to create counterplay over the
king side immediately.} 9. Be3 Qf6 10. Nbd2 Nf4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Jansa,V-Davies,
1988}) (7. d5 $5 {This move deserves attention.White captures more space over
the center and over the queenside.} Nb8 8. c4 a5 9. Nc3 Na6 $14 {1/2-1/2
Vaganian,R-Belkhodja,2001}) (7. Re1 e5 8. Na3 (8. h3 h6 9. Na3 $5 a6 10. Nc2
Nh5 11. Be3 Qf6 12. a4 Nf4 13. Bxf4 Qxf4 14. Ne3 $16 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ye3d5]
1-0 Brodsky,M-Siebrecht,S2001}) 8... Bg4 9. Nc2 d5 $6 10. Bg5 dxe4 11. Bxe4 $36
{1/2-1/2 Rabiega,R-Polzin,R2001.}) 7... Bg4 (7... e5 8. Nc2 (8. dxe5 Nxe5 (8...
dxe5 9. Nc4 $14) 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nc4 Qe7 (10... Nh5 11. g3 Bg4 12. Qc2 $14)
11. Bg5 (11. b3 Rd8 12. Ba3 Qe8 $10 {/\Ne4,Bf8}) 11... h6 12. Bh4 Qe8 $14 {
1-0 Martin,A-McNab,1992} (12... Rd8 13. Qe2 $36 {/\f4})) 8... Nh5 9. h3 h6 10.
Re1 Nf4 11. Bxf4 exf4 12. b4 g5 13. b5 Ne7 14. e5 Nf5 15. Nb4 $14 {1-0
Collinson,A-Chabanon,J 1992}) (7... Nd7 $5 8. Nc4 (8. Nc2 $5) 8... e5 9. dxe5
Ndxe5 10. Ncxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Be3 $11 {1/2:1/2,Pachman,L-Stohl,I,1991/
92}) 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e5 10. Nc2 {[%cal Yc2d4,Yc2e3,Ye3d5]} (10. d5 $5 Ne7
11. Nc2 Nd7 12. Ne3 $14 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-McNab, 1990}) 10... Nd7 (10... d5 $5 {
This move leads to equality; In the game Black tries to achieve more than
equal ,because the draw in this game is equalent to the loss for Avrukh.} 11.
exd5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 Nxd5 13. Be4 Rad8 $11) 11. Be3 Kh8 {Black prepares
breakthrough f7-f5} 12. Qg3 (12. g4 $5 {Probably White could prevent f5 by 12.
g4 with better chances.} f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Bxf5 (14. gxf5 Nf6 15. Rfe1 Qd7
$132) 14... Ne7 15. Bg5 Bf6 16. Bh6 {Black doesn't have full compensation})
12... f5 13. f4 (13. exf5 gxf5 14. Bg5 Qe8 $13) 13... exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 Bxd4+ 16. cxd4 fxe4 17. Bxe4 c6 $11 {Those changes has led to the
equality,but White looks for the iniative.} 18. f5 g5 19. d5 (19. Qxd6 Nf6 20.
Qxd8 Raxd8 $132) 19... Ne5 {Strong outpost e5 for black knight compensates
Black's weaknesses.} (19... Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Nf6 21. Bf3 cxd5 22. Qxg5 $14) (19...
Nf6 20. Bf3) 20. dxc6 bxc6 {[%csl Rc6,Rd6]} 21. Rae1 Qf6 22. Re2 Rg8 23. Rd1 {
[%cal Yd1d6]} g4 24. h4 Rae8 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This tactical blunder leads to
the trouble for Black.} (24... Rad8 $5 $11) 25. Bxc6 $1 Rc8 (25... Nxc6 26.
Rxd6 Qxf5 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Rxc6 $16) 26. Bd5 $16 Rg7 27. Be6 Rd8 28. Kh1 Rc7
29. Red2 {[%csl Yd6][%cal Yd2d6]} Rc6 30. Rd5 h6 (30... Kg7 31. b4 $16) 31.
Qxe5 $18 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 532]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 {This flexible move is the P.
Svidler's stile; he likes tactical play with sharp complications usually.
Another way can be a line with the trade of queens by 4.de;} Nc6 $6 {This move
causes black difficulties to create counterplay; Much better is to make
another moves how it is shown in undermentioned games.} (4... Nbd7 $5 5. f3 Be7
6. Be3 c6 7. Qd2 Nb6 $5 8. b3 exd4 9. Nxd4 d5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Grin,D-Ivanov 2001}
) (4... c6 5. f3 $5 (5. g3 b5 $5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bg2 a6 (8... b4
$5) 9. a4 Bb7 (9... b4 $132) 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Kc7 $11 {0-1 Prandstetter,
E-Neumann 2001}) 5... h5 $1 (5... Nbd7 6. Be3 b5 7. g4 Bb7 8. Qd2 b4 9. Nd1 d5
10. g5 $1) 6. Be3 Be7 7. a4 a5 8. Nc1 Na6 9. Bxa6 Rxa6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Nd3 Ra8
12. Qe1 Be6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,C-Jovanovic,Z 2001}) (4... Be7 5. g3 Bg4 6.
Bg2 exd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qe3 O-O 9. h3 Nb4 10. Qd2 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 Na6 12. O-O Nc5
13. Nc3 c6 14. b3 a5 15. Bb2 Ne8 16. Rad1 f5 $132 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Georgiev,V
2001}) 5. f3 Be7 $6 {More flexible was 5...g6} (5... d5 $2 {This attempt of
liberation would be uncorrect as it is proved below.} 6. dxe5 Nxe5 7. f4 Nc6 (
7... Neg4 8. h3 Nh6 9. exd5 (9. e5 Nh5 10. Qxd5 $2 (10. g3 $5 c6 11. Be3 Nf5
12. Bf2 $16)) 9... Bc5 10. g4 Nd7 11. Qd3 $16) (7... Bc5 $2 8. fxe5 Ng4 9. Nd4
dxe4 10. Ndb5 Bf2+ 11. Ke2 Bd7 12. e6 $18) 8. e5 d4 9. exf6 dxc3 10. Qxd8+ Nxd8
11. Nxc3 $16) (5... g6 $5 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h5 $5 9. Kb1 Bd7 10. d5
Na5 11. Nc1 b5 12. b3 Nb7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Benjamin,J-Hamdouchi,2000}) (5... exd4
6. Nxd4 Be7 7. Bc4 (7. Be3) 7... O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Kh1 Bf8 10. Bg5 Ne5 11. Bb3
h6 12. Bh4 Ng6 13. Bf2 Bd7 14. a4 c6 15. Qd2 Qc7 $132 {0-1 Magem Badals,
J-Franco,Z 1992}) 6. Be3 (6. d5 $5 {To close the center by 6.d5 deserves
attention:} Nb8 7. g4 c6 8. Ng3 cxd5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. Nxd5 $16 {1-0 Gamboa,
N-Jaramillo,G/Cali COL 2000/The Week in Chess 320 (31)}) 6... O-O (6... exd4 7.
Nxd4 O-O) 7. d5 $5 (7. Qd2 a6 8. g4 (8. d5 $5) 8... b5 9. g5 Nd7 10. h4 Nb6 11.
b3 f5 $132 {1-0 Matras,A-Glazik,M 2000} (11... exd4 $5 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4
c5 14. Qd3 b4 15. Ne2 d5 $36)) 7... Nb8 8. Qd2 c6 9. g4 {[%csl Yf5][%cal Ye2g3,
Yg3f5] White tries to capture space over the king side;} cxd5 $16 (9... Ne8 10.
O-O-O $16) 10. exd5 Bxg4 $2 {This wrong sacrifice gives White decisive
advantage.} 11. fxg4 Nxg4 12. Bh3 Bh4+ 13. Kd1 $6 {Right move-13.Ng3 could
lead to the decisive advantage by:} (13. Ng3 $5 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 f5 15. O-O f4 (
15... g6 16. Bxf5 gxf5 17. Nxf5 Bg5 18. Qg3 Kh8 19. Ne4 $18) 16. Qf3 $18) 13...
Nxe3+ 14. Qxe3 f5 (14... Bg5 $5) 15. Rg1 {[%cal Yg1g7]} Kh8 16. Kd2 $6 {
[%cal Ya1f1] This move leads to sharp complications; Much better was 16.Qf3} (
16. Qf3 $5) 16... g5 (16... Nd7 17. Raf1 $18) 17. Qf3 g4 18. Bxg4 Bg5+ 19. Kd1
fxg4 20. Qxg4 Nd7 $2 {This is a decisive mistake, while 20...Qe7 could lead to
the unclear position.} (20... Qe7 $5 21. Ne4 (21. Ng3 Na6 22. Nce4 Be3 23. Rg2)
21... Be3 $13) 21. Ne4 $1 Bh6 22. Qh3 $18 Rf6 (22... Bg7 23. Ng5 $18) 23. Nxf6
Qxf6 24. Qxd7 1-0

[Event "Solin 9th"]
[Site "Solin/Split"]
[Date "2001.12.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stevic, Hrvoje"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 (4... h6) (4... Bg7) 5. f4 b5 6. Bd3 {
Immediate 6.e5 wouldn't give white anything;} (6. e5 dxe5 $5 (6... b4 $5 7.
exf6 bxc3 8. bxc3 exf6 9. Bh4 (9. Qe2+ Be6 10. f5 fxg5 11. fxe6 f5 $132) 9...
Bg7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Ne2 Qa5 $132 {1-0 Dueckstein,A-Schneider Zinner,W/Vienna
1998/EXT 2000 (42)}) 7. fxe5 (7. dxe5 Qxd1+ 8. Rxd1 Ng4 9. Rd2 f6 $132) 7...
Nd5 8. Ne4 f6 9. exf6 exf6 10. Bd2 Bg7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Honfi,K-Hartoch,R/Wijk
aan Zee 1970/MCD (40)}) 6... b4 $146 {[%mdl 8] This move is a novelty.There
are some other variations here.} (6... Bg7 7. Nf3 (7. Qd2 h6 (7... O-O 8. Nf3
Bg4 9. O-O Nbd7 10. e5 Bxf3 11. Rxf3 $16 {1-0 Banas,J-Ornstein,A/Rimavska
Sobota 1974/MCD (30)}) 8. Bh4 Nh5 9. Nce2 O-O 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. O-O $16 {1-0
Sermek,D-Mohr,G/Radenci 1998/EXT 99 (30)}) 7... O-O 8. O-O b4 9. Ne2 Bg4 10.
Qd2 $16) (6... Nbd7 7. Nf3 Nb6 8. Qd2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nfd5
12. Ne4 $16 {1-0 Gombac,J-Srebrnic,A/Rogaska Slatina 1998/EXT 2000 (32)}) (6...
Qa5 $5 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bh4 Nh5 9. Qd2 Nxf4 10. Qxf4 g5 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 f6
$132 {0-1 Gerstner,W-Herbrechtsmeier,C/Hockenheim 1994/EXT 2001 (41)}) 7. Nce2
Ba6 8. Nf3 {8...Bf6 leads to the same position as in the game with the
different order of moves. 8.Ba6 deserves serious attention:} (8. Bxf6 exf6 9.
Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Nf3 $16 d5 11. Qd3 Nc7) (8. Bxa6 $5 Nxa6 9. Qd3 Nc7 10. Qc4 Qd7
11. Bxf6 exf6 12. d5 cxd5 13. exd5 Rc8 14. Nf3 $16) 8... d5 9. Bxf6 exf6 10.
Ng3 (10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qd3 Nc7 12. O-O Be7 $14) 10... Be7 11. Qe2 $6 {After
this move white misses almost all his advantage.Right way is Ba6, which is
keeping the advantage.} (11. Bxa6 $5 Nxa6 12. Qe2 Nc7 13. f5 O-O 14. O-O (14.
O-O-O Re8) 14... Re8 15. e5 fxe5 16. dxe5 $36) 11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxd3 13.
Qxd3 f5 14. Ned2 Nd7 15. Ne5 (15. O-O O-O 16. Rad1 Nf6 $132) 15... Nxe5 16.
dxe5 {White offers to trade queens and there would be small advantage for
white in the ending.But, after 16.fe f6, Black has good counterplay.} (16. fxe5
f6 $1 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Nf3 Qd5 $132) 16... Qxd3 17. cxd3 {[%mdl 4096]} O-O-O
18. Ke2 f6 $132 19. Rhc1 Kc7 20. Nf3 (20. Nb3 Rd5 21. d4 a5 $132) 20... Rd5 {
[%csl Yd3][%cal Yd5d3,Rh8b8] Black activates his rooks and transfers them to
better positions.} 21. Rc4 Rb8 $14 22. Rac1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Yc4c6,Rc1c4]
White creates a pressure over c-file attacking weak pawn c6;} Rb6 23. Nd4 {
[%cal Rd4c6]} c5 24. Nb3 fxe5 25. Nxc5 Kd8 {Another way 25...Kd8 deserves
attention also.} (25... Bxc5 $5 26. Rxc5+ Kd6 27. Rc7 Ra6 $132) 26. Nb3 Rb8 27.
Rc7 exf4 28. Rxa7 Rd7 $1 {Black tries to change active black rook.} 29. Ra6 Rd6
$11 30. Ra7 Rd7 31. Ra6 Rd6 32. Ra7 {Nobody want to take risk to go on in this
ending;} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 73th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2001.12.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bastian, Herbert"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2001.11.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 $5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 {[%mdl 16]} 6. Nf3 (6.
Bxe4 $6 dxe4 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qxe4 Bc6 9. Qg4 h5 10. Qh3 Qd7 $1 $36) 6... Nc6 7.
Qe2 {There are some alternatives in this position:} (7. O-O Bg4 8. Bf4 Be7 9.
h3 Bh5 10. Be2 $5 O-O (10... Qd7 11. Nbd2 O-O-O 12. Nd4 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Sharif,M-Seret,J/Epinal 1986/EXT 97 (35)}) 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. Nb3 Ne6 13.
Bg3 Qd7 14. Qd2 Rad8 15. Rad1 $14 {Sokolov,A-van der Sterren,P/Thessaloniki/
1984/1:0/48/}) (7. Nbd2 Nc5 8. Bb5 $5 Bd7 9. Qe2 a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nd4 Bd7
12. O-O Ne6 $1 13. a4 c5 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. f4 Qd7 $132 {Smirin,I-Chernin,A/
Groningen/1993/0,5/58/}) (7. Bf4 Be7 8. Nbd2 Nc5 9. Nb3 Nxd3+ 10. Qxd3 Be6 11.
Nfd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 O-O 13. O-O a5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Polzin,R-Chabanon,J/Gifhorn
1992/EXT 2001 (23)}) (7. Qc2 $6 Nc5 8. Bxh7 d4 $13 {0-1 Wantiez,F-Van Houtte,T/
Huy 1993/EXT 97 (37)} (8... Bg4 $5) (8... Qe7 $5 $44)) 7... Nc5 8. Bc2 (8. Bb5
Be7 $132) 8... Bg4 9. O-O (9. Bf4 d4 10. Be4 Qd7 (10... d3 11. Qe3 Nxe4 12.
Qxe4 Qd7 13. Nbd2 O-O-O 14. O-O Kb8 $36 {0-1 Rause,O-Malaniuk,V/Hastings 1995/
EXT 98 (39)}) 11. Bxc6 Qxc6 12. cxd4 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Ne6 14. Be3 Bb4+ 15. Nd2
Bxd2+ 16. Kxd2 O-O-O $36 {0-1 Diana,R-Sarno,S/Torino 2000/CBM 79 ext (21)})
9... Qd7 $5 {White prepares long castle and a break-through in the center.
Another line is:} (9... Be7 10. Rd1 a5 $5 (10... O-O 11. b4 Ne6 12. Bb3) 11.
Nbd2 a4 (11... Qd7 12. Nb3 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Rd1d5]} (12. Nf1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal
Yd1d5]} O-O 13. Ne3 Nxe5 14. Rxd5 Qe6 $13 {0-1 Mainka,R-Malaniuk,V/Koszalin
1998/CBM 65 ext (37)}) 12... a4 $1 (12... Ne6 13. Be4) 13. Nxc5 (13. Nbd4 Ne6)
13... Bxc5 14. h3 Bh5 15. Bf4 Nd8 16. c4 (16. b4 $5 axb3 17. axb3 Rxa1 18. Rxa1
Ne6 19. Bh2) 16... d4 17. Bh2 O-O 18. Be4 Bg6 $10 {0-1 Sokolovs,A-Fridman,D/
Riga 1995/CBM 47/[Chekhov] (43)}) 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nf1 Ne6 14. Ng3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3
Nxe5 16. Qh5 Bf6 17. f4 g6 18. Qe2 Nc4 19. f5 gxf5 20. Bxf5 c6 $132 {1-0
Ibragimov,I-Agrest,E/St Petersburg 1993/CBM 34 (72)}) 10. h3 (10. Rd1 O-O-O 11.
b4 Ne6 12. Bb3 Ne7 (12... Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxe5 14. Qe3 Bd6 15. Qxa7 c6 16. f3
$132 {1/2-1/2 Psakhis,L-Chernin,A/Irkutsk 1983/MCD (16)}) 13. Be3 {1/2-1/2
Egin,V-Stepovaia Dianchenko,T/Krasnodar 1997/EXT 99 (13)}) 10... Bh5 11. Re1 $2
{White takes an initiative after this weak move of black;} (11. Nbd2 $5 d4 12.
Qc4 d3 13. Bb1 O-O-O 14. b4) 11... d4 $5 {[%mdl 4] This typical idea gives
Black strong iniative.} 12. Rd1 $2 {Another mistake of white. After 12.Bd1
white would have good chances to survive.} (12. Bd1 $1 dxc3 (12... d3 13. Qe3
$11) 13. Nxc3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nd3 15. Re2 $14) 12... O-O-O 13. cxd4 (13. Bg5 d3
14. Bxd3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 f6 $19) (13. Bb3 d3 14. Qe3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nxe5 $17)
13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nxd4 $17 15. Rxd4 Qxd4 16. Nc3 {Black has decisive
material advantage.White tries to complicate the game somehow.} Qxe5 (16... Nd3
$2 17. Be3 Qxe5 18. Rd1 $36) 17. Bf4 Qf6 18. Ne4 $5 (18. Nd5 $2 Rxd5 19. Qxd5
Qxf4 $19) 18... Qxb2 $5 {This move looks dangerous for black,but this is right
way.Another good way is 18...Qc6} (18... Nxe4 $2 19. Bxe4 Kb8 20. Rc1 $1 $44 (
20. Bxb7 Qxb2 21. Rc1 Qxb7 22. Bxc7+ Qxc7 23. Rxc7 Kxc7 24. Qxf7+ Rd7 $19)) (
18... Qc6 $5 19. Rc1 Rd4 $17) 19. Rc1 Ne6 20. Ng5 Nxf4 {Black changes very
dangerous bishop of white.} 21. Qxf4 Bd6 {The easiest was to go to the winning
ending by 21...Qc2.} (21... Qxc2 $5 22. Rxc2 Rd1+ 23. Kh2 Bd6 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25.
Nxf7 Rhd8 26. Nxd6+ Rxd6 $17) 22. Qf5+ Kb8 23. Rb1 Rhe8 24. g3 Qe5 $6 {This
move is dubious.Right is24... Qc3!} (24... Qc3 $1 25. Be4 c6 26. Nxf7 Rf8 27.
Qg5 Bc7 $17) (24... Qxa2 25. Nxf7 c6 26. Nxd8 Rxd8 27. Qxh7 $44) 25. Qf3 c6 $2
{This move is clearly bad .Black can get decisive advantage after 25...b6.} (
25... b6 $5 26. Nxf7 Qe2 27. Qxe2 Rxe2 28. Bd3 Rde8 29. Bxe2 Rxe2 30. Nxd6 cxd6
31. a3 Kc7 $19) 26. Nxf7 Qc5 27. Nxd8 Rxd8 28. Bxh7 Rf8 29. Qg2 Be5 30. Be4 $4
{[%mdl 8192]} (30. Rf1 $15) 30... Rxf2 $1 $19 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.09"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Black "Bogdanovski, Vlatko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Macedonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 {[%mdl 4]} Bg7 {This is main line; There
are other variations for black, which are:} (4... c6 $5 5. Qd2 (5. f4 Qb6 $5
$132) 5... b5 6. Bd3 h6 (6... Nbd7 7. Nf3 (7. f4 $5 {This move is deserves the
attention.}) 7... h6 (7... Qc7 $5) 8. Be3 e5 9. d5 cxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. exd5
a6 12. Be2 f5 $132 {Krivec,J-Manca,F/1997}) 7. Bh4 g5 $142 (7... Nbd7 $6 8. f4
b4 9. Nce2 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nf3 Be7 12. fxe5 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. e6 Qxe6
15. Ned4 Qd6 16. e5 $1 Qd5 17. e6 $40 {Leko,P-Dao Thien 1993}) 8. Bg3 Nh5 9.
Nge2 Bg7 $13) (4... h6 5. Bh4 Nh5 $5 $146 (5... c6 6. f4 $5 (6. e5 Nd5 7. Nxd5
cxd5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. c3 Bg4 11. Be2 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bg3 Qd8 14.
Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxg4 {1/2,Heyne,G-Farsakh,C1995}) 6... Qa5 $5 7. Qd2
Bg7 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. h3 (10. e5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. c4 Qe4 13. h3
Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qf5 $132) 10... Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5 12. dxe5 $6 (12. Bf2 $142 $1 $14
) 12... dxe5 $132 {Hresc,V-Penn,1985}) (5... Bg7 6. f4 $5 c5 $142 $5 {Black
has reasonable counterchances after 5...c6 ,although it is not easy to reduce
the formidable center of White.} (6... c6 $6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qa5
10. O-O-O e6 11. g4 Nbd7 12. f5 $36 {Mahdy,K-Schlosser, 1986.}) 7. e5 $5 (7.
dxc5 Qa5 8. Qd2 Qxc5 $132 9. Bd3 Nc6 (9... Nbd7 $5) 10. Nge2 O-O 11. O-O-O {
Yermolinsky-Gulko,1996} Be6 $5 $132 (11... a6 $5 $132)) 7... Nh5 8. dxc5 Nxf4 (
8... dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. O-O-O+ Bd7 11. fxe5 $1 g5 $5 $132) 9. exd6 g5 10.
Bf2 (10. Bg3 Bxc3+ $5 11. bxc3 Nc6 12. Ne2 Qa5 13. Qd2 e5 $1 $44 {This is
Chernin's idea.}) 10... Nc6 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O-O Bg4 13. Nf3 exd6 14. cxd6 (
14. Qxd6 $2 Qa5 $36) (14. h4 dxc5 $132 {Voitsekhovsky-Berelovich,1992}) 14...
Rc8 $132 {Sorokin-Jansa,1992}) 6. Qf3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Nge2 c5 9. dxc5 Nc6 10.
Qe3 Ne5 11. Bb3 g5 $132 {Sermek,D-Djuric,S1997.}) 5. Qd2 {This move prevents
operation enter the Dragon-c5 ,dc,and...Qa5} h6 $5 {Black prefers first to
play...h6 to determine the position of White's light-sguare bishop} 6. Bh4 {
This retreat gives Black more chances than 6.Bf4} (6. Bf4 g5 $1 {It is best
for Black to play 6...g5,} (6... Nbd7 $6 7. O-O-O g5 8. Be3 $1 Ng4 9. h4 $36 {
J.Polgar-Smirin,1993}) 7. Bg3 (7. Be3 Ng4 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. Ng3 Nxe3 10. fxe3 h5
$1 $15 11. Be2 g4 12. O-O-O $4 Nxd4 $1 $19 {Romanishin-Kuzmin,1979}) 7... Nh5 {
This line leads to the similar variation like in the game;}) (6. Be3 {White
keeps the bishop in, but it cost of some time.The good method for Black is:}
Ng4 7. Bf4 e5 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. O-O-O Nbc6 10. Nd5 Be6 11. h3 Rb8 $1 12. Be3 b5 {
[%csl Yc4][%cal Re5c4,Yb5c4]} 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 $36 {Lugovoi-Sakaev,1995
}) 6... g5 (6... O-O 7. f4 c6 8. Bd3 b5 9. Nf3 b4 10. Ne2 Qb6 11. h3 Re8 12. e5
Nd5 13. Bf2 Ba6 14. e6 fxe6 15. Nh4 Nd7 16. Nxg6 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qb5 $1 {
Schmittdiel,E-Lau,R1991}) (6... Nbd7 $5 {According Chernin is a very good
continuation:} 7. f4 c5 8. e5 (8. d5 Qa5 9. Nf3 g5 $1 10. fxg5 Ng4 $36 {
Gofshtein-Chernin,1999}) 8... cxd4 9. Qxd4 g5 $1 $132) 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. O-O-O (8.
Nge2 Nc6 $5 9. O-O-O {we've reached the game line;} (9. d5 $6 Na5 $1 10. f4 (
10. Nd4 c5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 a6 $132 {Chernin}) 10... c6 $132)) 8... Nd7 (
8... Nc6 $1 {This is best choice.It instanly prevents White from recapturing
with a knight because White's d-pawn then falls} 9. Bb5 (9. Nge2 Bd7 10. f3 {
White forces the issue.} (10. Qe3 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Rd1d4]} e5 $5 $132) 10...
Nxg3 11. hxg3 e6 12. f4 (12. g4 Qe7 13. Qe3 O-O-O $132 {Black position is very
stable}) 12... Qf6 $1 {Black provokes his opponent to play e5,instead of
encouraging d5} 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Qe7 15. Ne4 O-O-O $132 {Black has the
positional opportunity...f6,as well as tactical blows...Ne5 or ...Nd4.}) (9. d5
Nd4 10. Nb1 c6 {[%csl Yb5][%cal Yc6b5,Yd4b5] This move protect b5,and open c7
for Black knight retreat} 11. Na3 Bd7 12. Qe3 Nb5 13. Nc4 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Nc7 $1
$132 {Anand -Chernin,1995}) 9... Bd7 10. Nge2 e6 11. f3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 a6 13.
Bxc6 Bxc6 14. g4 Qe7 15. Ng3 Rg8 16. Rhe1 O-O-O $11 {Tiviakov,S-Markowski,T/
Polanica Zdroj/1995/ (27)}) 9. Bc4 {White has four other moves instead of the
last move:} (9. Nge2 c5 10. f3 (10. Kb1 a6 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. h4 Qb6 13. Qe3
Nxg3 14. Nxg3 Be6 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Nd7 17. Qe1 (17. Qxb6 $5 Nxb6 18. Ne4
$14) 17... Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Chernin1997}) 10... Nxg3 11. hxg3 a6 12. f4
Qa5 $132 {Tiviakov-D.Gurevich,1999}) (9. e5 Nb6 $1 (9... dxe5 10. dxe5 e6 11.
Qe2 $1 Nxg3 12. hxg3 $36) 10. Qe2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 e6 12. f4 Bd7 13. d5 exd5 14.
exd6+ Kf8 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Qf6 17. Qe7+ Qxe7 18. dxe7+ Kxe7 $36 {Sedlak,
N-Beliavsky,A2001}) (9. Be2 Nxg3 10. hxg3 c5 11. d5 Qa5 12. f4 Bxc3 13. Qxc3
Qxc3 14. bxc3 Nf6 $132 {Mestel,A-Miles,A 1974}) (9. Kb1 c5 10. dxc5 Nxg3 11.
hxg3 Nxc5 12. f4 Be6 13. Nf3 Qa5 $36 {Hendriks,W-Tseitlin,M1997.}) (9. f3 Nxg3
10. hxg3 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Bb5+ Kf8 13. Nge2 Qa5 14. Nd4 a6 15. Be2 Bd7 16.
Kb1 Rc8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Nevednichy,V-Marin, 1999}) 9... e6 (9... c5 $5 10. Nge2
Qa5 (10... Nb6 $6 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Qd3 $14 {1-0 Guerrero,R-Sastre,2000}) 11.
Rhf1 Nb6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Motylev,A-Marin, 2000}) 10. f4 (10. Nge2 Qe7 11. f3 Nxg3
12. hxg3 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bd7 $132 {0-1 Bartel,M-Stryjecki,2001}) (10. Nh3 Nb6 11.
Bb3 Bd7 12. f4 Nxg3 13. hxg3 $14 {1-0 Jaghubov,E-Pitkanen,J 2000}) 10... Nb6
11. Bb3 Bd7 {Black does not accept pawn sacrifice, and tries to finish the
development;} (11... gxf4 12. Bf2 (12. Bxf4 Nxf4 13. Qxf4 Qg5 $11) 12... Qg5
13. Nf3 $44) 12. Bf2 {[%mdl 512] White forces black to accept his pawn
sacrifice.He gets the iniative for the long time;} Nxf4 13. Nge2 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2
Qe7 15. a4 {First of all, Black prevent from an exile his knight out of b6,but
on the other hand his position over the queenside has become weaker.} a5 {
[%csl Ra5,Rb5][%cal Rc3b5,Ya4b5]} 16. Kb1 O-O-O 17. Nb5 $5 {White has the
intention to capture a5-pawn after next18. Be1} Na8 {White has good
compensation for the pawn;Better was 17.Qe8.} (17... Qe8 18. d5 Bxb5 19. axb5
a4 20. Ba2 Nd7 21. Qc4 $44) 18. Be1 b6 19. Bg3 Kb7 20. Rhf1 $44 Be8 (20... Bc6
$5) 21. d5 {[%mdl 128] White tries to create new weaknesses in black's camp;}
Be5 (21... exd5 22. Rxd5 h5 23. h3 $44) 22. Nd4 (22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Nc3 $44)
22... Bxd4 (22... Bxg3 23. hxg3 Bd7 24. e5 dxe5 25. Qxe5) 23. Rxd4 exd5 (23...
e5 24. Rd3 f6) 24. Bxd5+ c6 $2 {This is decisive mistake;After this move black
gets new weakness-d6;} (24... Ka7 $8) 25. Bb3 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gg3d6,Rd4d6]}
Nc7 26. Qd2 d5 27. exd5 cxd5 28. Rd3 {White doesn't hurry up to capture
d5-pawn; He keeps the pressure on black's position;} (28. Bxc7 Qxc7 29. Bxd5+
$16) 28... Bc6 29. Rdf3 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Yf3f7]} Rhf8 30. Rf6 {[%cal Yf6h6,
Yf6b6]} Ne6 31. Qe3 Rd7 32. Rxh6 Qc5 33. Qe5 Re8 34. Rhf6 Nc7 35. Qxg5 $18 Ree7
36. Qd2 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "David, Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 "Belarus"]
[BlackTeam "Luxembourg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LUX"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 {White doesn't block c-pawn after this move.} e5 4.
c3 d5 $5 {Black begins immediate attack on White's center.} 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nf3
Nc5 {Deserves attention to keep the knight in the center by:} (6... Nc6 $5 7.
Qe2 (7. Nbd2 Nc5 8. Bb1 (8. Bc2 Bg4 9. Nb3 Ne6 10. Qe2 Be7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bozic,
M-Zimmerman,Y2000}) 8... Bg4 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 Qd7 11. Qc2 Ne6 12. Qd3 $132 {
1-0 Fedorov,A-Agrest ,2001}) (7. O-O Bg4 8. Qe2 Nc5 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6
11. Rd1 Ne6 12. h3 Bh5 $11 {0-1 Yegorov,-Oratovsky,2001}) 7... Nc5 8. Bc2 Bg4
9. O-O (9. Bf4 d4 $132 {0-1 Diana,R-Sarno, 2000}) 9... Qd7 10. h3 Bh5 11. Re1
d4 12. Rd1 O-O-O 13. cxd4 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nxd4 $17 {0-1 Bastian,H-Lobron,E 2001})
7. Bc2 Bg4 8. Bf4 (8. O-O Nc6 9. Re1 Qd7 10. Nbd2 d4 $132 {1-0 Handke,
F-Bergstrom,R 2001}) 8... Nc6 9. Nbd2 {This position is similar to open
variation of the Ruy Lopez;} d4 {This breakthrough in the center is tipical
for that type of the position} 10. O-O Bh5 $6 {[%mdl 32] Black could play10.
Qd7,trying to finish the development of his pieces;} (10... Qd7 $5 11. h3 (11.
cxd4 Nxd4 12. Be3 Nxc2 13. Qxc2 Bf5 $132) (11. Qb1 d3 12. Bd1 O-O-O $132) 11...
Bf5 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxf5 Nxf5) 11. Qb1 Bg6 $6 {[%mdl 32] Black loses time,
probably better would be 11...Ne6 12.Bg3 Bc5} (11... d3 12. Bd1 Be7 13. b4 Ne6
14. Be3 $14) (11... Ne6 12. Bg3 Bc5 13. Be4 Bg6 14. Rd1 $14) 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13.
Rd1 dxc3 (13... Ne6 14. Bg3 Qd5 (14... Qe7 15. Nb3 dxc3 16. bxc3 Rd8 17. Qc2
$16) 15. Nb3 O-O-O 16. Nbxd4 Ncxd4 17. Nxd4 $16) 14. Ne4 $5 $16 Qc8 15. Nxc3 (
15. bxc3 $5 $16 {[%cal Yb1b7] 15.bc was may be better, opening b-file for his
pieces}) 15... Qf5 16. Be3 Ne6 17. a3 Rh5 18. Rd5 Qxb1+ 19. Rxb1 $14 {[%mdl
4096]} Ne7 20. Rdd1 Nc6 21. g4 {White keeps the pressure on black's position}
Rh3 $6 (21... Rh8) 22. Kg2 Rxf3 {[%mdl 512] Black doesn't get safficient
counterplay for the exchange; 21.Rh8 could be more persistent.} 23. Kxf3 Nxe5+
24. Kg3 Nc4 25. Bc1 Bd6+ 26. Kg2 Be5 27. Ne2 g5 28. b3 $16 {White has achieved
of a clear advantage.} Nd6 29. Bb2 Bxb2 30. Rxb2 {... Probably black had lost
on time here, but, anyway, white had a big advantage in the ending.} 1-0

[Event "Governor's Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Kramatorsk"]
[Date "2001.11.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Miroshnichenko, Evgenij"]
[Black "Komliakov, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2001.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 {White has another options in this position:} (3...
c5 $5 4. d5 a6 5. a4 e6 6. c4 exd5 7. cxd5 Be7 8. Ne2 O-O 9. Nec3 Nh5 10. Bd3
$13 {1/2:1/2,Marin,M-Moldovan, 1993}) (3... d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c4 $6 (5. Be3 $5)
5... dxc4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. f4 c5 $132) (3... Nbd7 4. c4 e5 5. d5 Be7 6. Nc3 (6.
Be3 $142 Nh5 7. Qd2 $14) 6... Nh5 7. Be3 Bg5 8. Qd2 (8. Bf2 $5 $13) 8... Bxe3
9. Qxe3 g6 10. O-O-O f5 $5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Nge2 Ndf6 13. f4 O-O 14. h3 Qe8
15. Qf3 Bd7 16. Rg1 Kh8 17. g3 a6 18. Bg2 b5 $36 {Pelletier,Y-Conquest,S,Bern
op 1993}) 4. d5 Be7 {The game has been transposed to Zemish variation of
King's Indian Defence by 4...Bg7;} (4... c6 5. c4 Qb6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8.
Nge2 Nc5 9. Bc2 $16 {1/2-1/2 Oll,L-Rivas Pastor,M1992}) 5. Be3 {White tries to
prevent a trade of light-square bishop; Another variation is:} (5. c4 Nh5 6.
Be3 O-O {The attempt to change light- square bishop isn't successful here :} (
6... Bg5 7. Bf2 g6 8. g3 O-O 9. Nc3 a5 10. Be2 Na6 $2 (10... Ng7 11. h4 $14)
11. f4 $1 exf4 12. Bxh5 gxh5 13. Qxh5 $36) 7. Nc3 (7. Qd2 $5 h6 8. Nc3 Bg5 9.
g3 $1 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Qg5 11. Qxg5 hxg5 12. Bh3 $14) 7... g6 (7... Bg5 8. Bf2 g6
$14) 8. Qd2 f5 (8... c5 9. dxc6 $6 (9. Bd3 $5) 9... bxc6 10. O-O-O Na6 11. Nge2
Qa5 12. Kb1 Qb4 13. Nc1 Qb7 14. Be2 Ng7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Kragelj,I-Nevednichy,
1992}) 9. exf5 gxf5 10. O-O-O {׻,/\f4,g4} Na6 11. Nge2 Kh8 12. f4 $36 {
1-0 Boensch,U-Duer,W1993}) 5... Nfd7 {[%cal Yd7f8,Yf8g6,Re7g5,Rg5e3] Black
intends to change light-square bishop ,as well as,another idea is to transfer
the knight to g6 thru f8;} (5... O-O 6. c4 (6. Qd2 c6 7. c4 b5 8. Nc3 b4 9. Nd1
a5 10. Nf2 Qc7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. Ng3 $16 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Rg3f5]
1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Nikolic,1989}) 6... c6 (6... Ne8 7. Bd3 f5 8. exf5 Bxf5 9. Ne2
Bh4+ 10. Ng3 $14 {Rustemov,A-Laszewicz,1997}) 7. Nc3 cxd5 (7... a6 8. Bd3 $5 (
8. Qd2 $6 b5 (8... cxd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 10. Bd3 b5 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. b4 $6 (12. O-O
$5 $16) 12... Bd7 13. O-O Qb8 {Votava,J-Mokry, 1996}) (8... Ne8 9. O-O-O Nd7
10. Bd3 Nc5 11. Bc2 cxd5 12. cxd5 b5 13. Kb1 Bd7 14. b4 Na4 15. Nxa4 bxa4 16.
Ne2 $16 {1-0 Ernst,T-Eriksson,J 1993}) 9. Rd1 $6 (9. Bd3 $5) 9... b4 10. Nce2
a5 11. Ng3 Na6 12. N1e2 cxd5 13. cxd5 Bd7 14. Nc1 Qb8 15. Nb3 a4 16. Na5 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Sakaev,K-Svidler,P1995}) 8... b5 9. Nge2 bxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. Qd2 Ne8
12. O-O Nd7 13. Na4 Rb8 14. a3 h6 15. Rab1 Bg5 16. b4 $14 {Urban,K-Jansa, 1997}
) 8. cxd5 Nh5 $5 {[%cal Yh5f4]} (8... a6 9. Bd3 b5 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. b4 Nb6 12.
a4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 bxc4 14. a5 Rb8 15. Rb1 $14 {Ivanov,M-Strikovic, 1996}) 9. g3
$5 {In their previous game Sakaev opted for other continuation and also
managed to win the game,} (9. Qd2 g6 10. Bd3 (10. O-O-O $5) 10... Nf4 11. Bc2
Nd7 12. g3 Nh5 13. Nge2 Ng7 14. O-O-O a6 15. Bh6 b5 16. h4 Nb6 17. Kb1 Bd7 18.
Rc1 Nc4 19. Qe1 Qb6 $13 {Sakaev,K-Nevednichy,1996}) 9... g6 {[%cal Yg3f4]} 10.
Qd2 f5 {Wihtout this move black can't get sufficient counterplay.} 11. exf5 $1
gxf5 12. O-O-O Bd7 (12... f4 $6 {[%csl Ge4]} 13. gxf4 $6 (13. Bf2 Bg5 $6 (13...
fxg3 $2 14. hxg3 Bg5 15. f4 exf4 16. Rxh5 $18 {[%csl Rg5]}) (13... Nd7) 14. g4
Ng7 15. h4 Be7 16. Bd3 $16)) 13. f4 Bf6 {Black doesn't want to play e4,
because it would give white a possibility to transfer g4 with very comfortable
advantage, on the other hand, may be it was still better option.} (13... e4 14.
Nge2 Nf6 15. Nd4 $14 {[%cal Gf1e2,Gh2h3,Gd1g1,Gg3g4]}) 14. Nf3 Kh8 (14... e4
15. Nd4 Re8 16. Rg1 Ng7 17. Be2 Na6 18. g4 $14) 15. Be2 Ng7 $16 {1-0 Sakaev,
K-Nevednichy, 2001}) (5... Nh5 $5 6. Qd2 (6. g3 $5 Bg5 7. Bf2 $14) 6... h6 7.
g3 Bg5 8. Bh3 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Levitt,J-Collinson, 2001. White has
more space,but Black doesn't have weaknesses that give for him good chances
for the successful defence.}) 6. Nc3 Nf8 7. Qd2 h6 8. O-O-O {White doesn't
want to prevent the change dark -square bishop,because it would give black a
possibility to reach good counterplay by:} (8. g3 Bg5 9. f4 exf4 10. gxf4 Bh4+
11. Bf2 Ng6 12. Nf3 Bxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Bg4 $132) 8... Bg5 {[%mdl 36]} 9. g3 Bxe3
10. Qxe3 Nbd7 11. h4 $6 {White could play f3-f4 immediately without weakening
g4square:} (11. f4 Nf6 12. h3) 11... Nf6 12. f4 {[%csl Yg4][%cal Yc8g4,Yf6g4]}
Ng4 13. Qd2 Nh7 {[%cal Yh7f6]} 14. Nf3 a6 15. Bh3 h5 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. Rdf1 Qe7
{Black is trying to build up a fortress;} 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Nd1 {[%cal Yd1e3,
Ye3c4,Ye3f5] White transfers knight for the more convenience squares,and opens
the way for c-pawn.} O-O-O 20. Ne3 Bd7 21. c4 Kb8 22. Qc3 Rhe8 {[%cal Ye7e5,
Ye8e7,Rf3e5,Rc3e5] Black brings a rook to the center.} 23. c5 {[%cal Yc5c6]}
Bc8 {Black defends against threat c5-c6} 24. Kb1 g6 {[%cal Yg6f5] Black
protects f5 square.} 25. Qb4 f5 26. Nc4 {[%csl Re5][%cal Yf3e5,Yc4e5]} Qg7 $8 (
26... fxe4 $4 27. Nfxe5 $18 {[%cal Ye5c6,Ye5g6,Yf1f7]}) 27. c6 {White tries to
destroy the pawn cover of Black king;} (27. d6 fxe4 28. Nfd2 e3 $132) 27...
fxe4 28. cxb7 Bf5 29. Ng5 Rxd5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This tactical blunder leads to
the win of white;} (29... e3+ 30. Ka1 e2 31. Rc1 Nxg5 32. Na5 Rd6 33. hxg5 $14)
30. Qa4 $1 $18 c6 31. Qxa6 Qxb7 32. Qxb7+ Kxb7 33. Nxh7 {White has decisive
material advantage} Rd3 34. Re1 Red8 35. Ne3 (35. Ng5 $5 $18 {[%cal Yg5e4,
Ye1e4]}) 35... Rd2 36. Ng5 R8d3 37. Rhf1 $6 (37. Nf7 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf7e5,Re5c4]
}) 37... Rh2 38. Nxf5 (38. Ka1 Rdd2 39. Nc4 $5 $18) 38... gxf5 39. Rxf5 Rdd2
40. Ka1 (40. Nxe4 Rxb2+ 41. Kc1 Rxa2 42. Nc5+ Kb6 43. Nb3 Rac2+ 44. Kd1 Rb2
$132) 40... e3 41. Rff1 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (41. Ne4 $1 Rxb2 42. Nc3 Rbc2 43. Rxe3
Rh1+ 44. Nb1 $18) 41... e2 42. Rg1 Rg2 $1 43. Rh1 (43. Rxg2 Rd1+ $19) 43... Rh2
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.13"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g4 $5 h6 5. Be3 {Other lines are:} (5. Nf3 e5
(5... Nxg4 $6 6. h3 $5 (6. Rg1 Nb6 7. d5 Bd7) 6... Ngf6 7. e5 Nh7 8. e6 Nb6 9.
d5 $36) 6. g5 hxg5 7. Nxg5 exd4 8. Qxd4 {with perspektive position for White,or
}) (5. g5 hxg5 6. Bxg5 e5 7. Qd2 $5 (7. Nf3 Be7 8. Qd2 c6 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. dxe5
dxe5 11. Nh4 Nc5 12. f3 g6 13. Bc4 Ne6 $132 {1/2-1/2 De Wit,M-Verduyn,BEL 2001}
) 7... c6 8. f4 Be7 (8... exd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. e5 Bc5 11. Qd2 Bxg1 12. Rxg1 Qb6
13. exf6 gxf6 14. Rg2 fxg5 15. O-O-O $36) 9. Nf3 exf4 10. Rg1 Nh5 11. O-O-O
Ndf6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Be6 $44 {1-0 Vallin,G-Ivanov,M 2001}) (5. h3 $5 {
White tries to transform position to the same like in g2-g3 variation.} e5 6.
Nge2 c6 7. a4 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Be3 Nh7 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 $36 {
1-0 Shengelia,D-Chibukhchian,A2001}) (5. Bg2 {This variation is similar to the
previous one.} e5 6. h3 Be7 7. Nge2 c6 8. Ng3 g6 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Qd2 {1-0
Moncamp,G-Franc,N2001 White has an advantage in space.}) 5... e5 6. h3 ({
Black can get sufficient counterplay in this case.} 6. d5 Be7 7. f3 Nh7 8. Nge2
Ndf8 9. Ng3 Bg5 10. Qd2 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 Qg5 12. Qf2 Ng6 $132 {1-0 Tabak,
S-Verduyn,F 2001}) 6... c6 7. Nge2 (7. a4 $6 {Too slowly} d5 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9.
Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bd4 Bc5 11. Bg2 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 Qa5+ 13. b4 Qxe5 $15 {0-1
Lomineishvili,M-Gelashvili,T2001}) 7... b5 8. Bg2 (8. a3 Bb7 9. Ng3 a5 10. d5
b4 11. dxc6 Bxc6 12. Nd5 Qb8 13. a4 $14 {0-1 Dgebuadze,A-Belkhodja, 2001}) 8...
Bb7 9. a3 a5 10. d5 b4 11. dxc6 Bxc6 12. Nd5 Qb8 {This game has led to same
position like game mentioned above with different order moves;} 13. Qd2 (13. a4
$5) 13... bxa3 14. bxa3 Bxd5 15. exd5 Be7 16. O-O O-O 17. Ng3 Rc8 {#} 18. Bxh6
{[%mdl 512] This move is very risky; Simple 20.Nf5 gives White good play;} (18.
Nf5 $5) 18... gxh6 19. Qxh6 Rc4 $1 {[%csl Re4][%cal Yc4e4,Yb8f8][%mdl 256]
This move protects e4 and gives the possibility for black to bring his queen
to the kingside;} 20. Nf5 $6 {There was not too late to make a draw by:} (20.
Qg5+ Kh8 {another move is look very dangerous} (20... Kh7 21. Nf5 (21. Qh4+ Kg6
22. Be4+ Rxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Qxe7 Qe8 $17) 21... Qf8 22. f4 Rxf4 23. Rxf4
exf4 24. Qxf4 Ne5 25. g5 Nfd7 26. Qh4+ Kg8 27. Be4 $36) 21. Qh4+ Kg8 22. Qg5+
Kh8 $11) 20... Bf8 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Rfb1 Qa7 $17 {[%cal Ya7f2] White's attack
is finished,and Black begins a realization of his big advantage;} 23. Rb5 Rb8
24. Bf1 Rf4 25. Rxb8 Qxb8 26. Bd3 Nh7 $19 {The rest is easy for black} 27. Qh4
e4 28. Be2 Qb2 29. Re1 Ne5 30. Rd1 Qxc2 31. Nd4 Qb2 32. Qg3 Ng6 33. Qe3 Bh6 34.
Kf1 Bg5 35. Nb5 Bh4 36. Qd4+ Qxd4 37. Nxd4 Rxf2+ 38. Kg1 Ng5 39. Bf1 Nf4 40.
Kh1 Bg3 0-1

[Event "Lvov Cup of Galychina"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2001.12.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "De Vreugt, Dennis"]
[Black "Firman, Nazar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2001.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 {8...Ne5 is worse:} (8... Nxe5 $6 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. h3 a6 (10... Bb7 $2 11.
Nxb5 cxb5 12. Bxb5+ Nd7 13. O-O-O Bc8 14. Qd5 $18) (10... Bg7 11. a4 $16) 11.
Bh6 $5 (11. a4 $14)) 9. a4 {[%mdl 4] White has another move also here:} (9. h3
{Other moves were tried in this position.} Bb7 $1 {It turns out that the
"threatened"10.Bh6 inconveniences Black only momentarily:10...Bh611.Qh6 Ng8!
with the idea12.Qg7 Qf6=.} (9... a6 10. Bh6 (10. a4 Bb7 11. Bh6 (11. O-O Qe7 $6
(11... Bg7 $5) 12. axb5 cxb5 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Rxa8+ Bxa8 15. Ra1 Qd8 16. Bxb5
$18 {1-0 Adams,M-Bisby,D/Hastings 1995/CBM 48 ext (26)}) 11... Qe7 12. O-O Bxh6
13. Qxh6 Qf8 14. Qe3 Qe7 15. Qh6 Qf8 16. Qe3 Qe7 17. Qh6 {1/2-1/2 Kindermann,
S-Ftacnik,L/Germany 1997/GER-chT (17)}) 10... Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Qe7 12. O-O Bb7 13.
Rfe1 Qf8 14. Qg5 h6 15. Qe3 Qe7 16. a4 Kf8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8+ Bxa8 19. Ne2
Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Rasik,V-Pribyl,J/Prague 1992/TD (28)}) (9... a5 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2
Qe7 12. O-O Nc5 13. Ng3 Bg7 14. Bh6 O-O 15. Rfe1 Nxd3 16. cxd3 c5 {1/2-1/2 Ye
Jiangchuan-Torre,E/Shenzhen 1992/CBM 31 (16)}) (9... Qe7 $5 10. O-O-O a6 11.
Rhe1 Bg7 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Bb7 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. a3 Rhe8 16. Bf1 Nc5 $132 {
0-1 Tolnai,T-Ftacnik,L/Stara Zagora 1990/CBM 17 (46)}) (9... Bg7 $6 10. a4 b4
11. Ne2 a5 12. c3 $36) 10. O-O (10. a4 a6) (10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Ng8 $5 $146 {
Chernin's analize} 12. Qg7 (12. Qe3 Ngf6) 12... Qf6 $11) 10... Bg7 11. a4 a6
12. Ne2 O-O 13. Bh6 (13. Ng3 Qe7 $146 (13... Qc7 14. Bh6 $2 {the beginning of
the wrong action} (14. c4 $142) 14... Rfe8 15. Nf5 $6 Bh8 $1 $15 {Kogan,A-Van
Wely,L/Heraklio op 1993/TD 93\09/0-1 (40)}) 14. c4 b4 (14... bxa4 15. c5 $1
Nxc5 16. Qb4 Nfd7 17. Rfc1 Rfd8 18. Rxc5 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 $16) 15. c5 $1 $14 {
1-0 Marciano,D-Leski,M/Narbonne 1997/CBM 61/ /+/- ()}) 13... Qe7 14. Ng3 Bxh6
15. Qxh6 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 Qf8 17. Qxf8+ Kxf8 $14 {1-0 Alvarez,R-Lopez Colon,F/
Mesa 1992/TD (61)}) (9. O-O Be7 $5 (9... Bb7 10. Rad1 a6 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 Be7
13. Ng3 Ng4 14. Bc4 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 $36 {1-0 Richards,H-Stirling,B/London 2001/
EXT 2002 (21)}) 10. Bh6 Ng4 $132) 9... b4 10. Ne2 Ng4 $6 {After this" active"
move Black has troubles.Better was 10.Be7 with counterplay.} (10... Be7 $5 11.
Bh6 Ng4 $132) 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4 Qe7 13. a5 $5 {White prevents a7-a5 of black,
keeping b4 as a target;} Nc5 $6 {Too agressive,better was simple 13...Bg7} (
13... Bg7) 14. O-O $36 g5 (14... Rb8 $2 15. h3 Nh6 16. Nxe5 $1 $18) 15. Bg3 Qg7
16. Qxb4 Nxd3 17. Qa4 Nb4 18. c3 Ba6 (18... Qg6 19. cxb4 Qxe4 20. Nc3 Qc4 21.
b3 Qe6 22. h3 Nh6 23. Nd4 $40) (18... Qb7 $5 19. cxb4 Bxb4 20. Rfc1 Bd7) 19.
cxb4 Bb5 (19... Qb7 $5 20. Qc2 Bxb4 21. Rfd1 h5 22. h3 h4 $132) 20. Qc2 Bxb4
21. Rfd1 O-O 22. h3 Nh6 23. Ned4 $1 $16 {[%mdl 64] This strong move gives
White clear advantage} (23. Qb3+ Qf7 24. Qxb4 Bxe2 25. Rd6 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rab8
$132) 23... Qf7 24. Nxb5 cxb5 25. Qc6 {weaknesses in the pawn structure of
black defines white's clear advantage} Rfc8 26. Qxb5 Rab8 27. Qa6 Bf8 28. b4
Rc4 (28... Bxb4 29. Nxe5 $18) 29. Bxe5 $1 $18 {[%mdl 64]} Rbc8 30. Qxf6 Qxf6
31. Bxf6 g4 32. hxg4 Nxg4 33. Bd4 a6 34. b5 $1 {White creates passed pawn.}
axb5 35. a6 Ra8 36. a7 Bc5 37. Ra5 Rc2 38. Rxb5 Nxf2 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Bxc5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. a4 {
[%cal Ya4a5] White trying to capture more space on the queenside.} b6 $5 {
[%mdl 4] Curious move with idea after 9.a5 play9...Ba6 getting sufficient
counterplay.} (8... Re8 9. a5 exd4 (9... Rb8 10. Re1 c6 11. h3 Qc7 12. Be3 exd4
13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. f3 b6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Langeweg,K-Cobo Arteaga,E/Havana 1966/EXT
99 (56)}) 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Re1 a6 12. h3 Rb8 13. Rb1 Bd7 14. b4 Na4 15. Nxa4
Bxa4 16. Ra1 Bd7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Ivkov,B-Benko,P/Belgrade 1964/MCD (25)}) (8...
a5 9. dxe5 (9. h3 c6 10. Be3 Re8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qd2 Bf8 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Ne1
Nb6 15. b3 Be6 16. Nd3 $14 {0-1 Sloth,J-Spassov,L/Dresden 1969/EXT 2001 (60)})
9... dxe5 10. b3 Re8 11. Ba3 b6 12. Qd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Averbakh,Y-Vasiukov,E/
Kiev 1964/URS-ch (43)}) (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 (10. a5 Nc5 11. Re1 Ng4
12. h3 Ne5 13. f4 Ned7 14. Be3 $14 {1-0 Langeweg,K-Vasiukov,E/Wijk aan Zee
1973/MCD (61)}) 10... Nc5 11. Re1 a5 12. Rb1 Bd7 13. b3 Ne6 14. Be3 Nc5 15. Bf4
Nh5 16. Be3 Nf6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Eising,J-Kestler,H/Kiel 1967/EXT 2001 (31)}) (
8... c6 9. a5 Re8 10. h3 Qc7 11. Re1 Nf8 12. Be3 Ne6 13. Re2 Bd7 $14 {0-1
Eising,J-Uhlmann,W/Solingen 1974/EXT 98 (37)}) 9. Re1 {Another way is:} (9. a5
Ba6 10. Re1 c6 11. h3 Qc7 12. axb6 axb6 $11 {0-1 Lytchak,A-Ibragimov,I/Berlin
1997/CBM 59 ext (36)}) 9... Bb7 {[%csl Re4][%cal Yb7e4,Yf6e4,Ye1e4,Yc3e4]
Developing the bishop and pressing to e4.} 10. a5 {[%cal Ya5a6]} a6 {The only
move preventing "a6".} 11. axb6 (11. d5 b5 $132 {[%cal Yc7c6]}) 11... cxb6 12.
d5 $6 {Responsible line defining the pawn structure.Another option is 12.b3.} (
12. b3 Qc7 13. Bb2 Rfe8 $11) 12... Rc8 {[%cal Yc8c2] Brinning their rook to
the "c"-file with pressure on white pieces.} 13. Nb1 $2 {Strange decision wich
problematic to explain.} Qc7 {[%cal Yc7c2] Strengthen the pressure on c-file.}
14. Na3 $6 {Worth to attention 14.c3.} (14. c3 $5) 14... b5 15. b3 {Still
better 15.c3} Nc5 {[%csl Re4][%cal Yc5e4,Yf6e4] Moving the pieces to active
positions.} 16. Nd2 Qa5 {Preventing "b4" and making bishop to move on "b2"
where he stands not so good.} (16... Qb6 17. b4 $5 Na4 18. c4 $14) 17. Bb2 Qb6
18. Qe2 {White has no creative plans and in the same time black developing
their initiative over the kingside.} Nfd7 {Preparing " f7-f5".} 19. Nf3 f5 {
[%csl Re4][%cal Yc5e4,Yf5e4]} 20. exf5 (20. Ng5 fxe4 $36 {[%cal Yf8f2]}) 20...
Rxf5 $5 {Black has clear advantage.} (20... e4 21. Nd4 (21. Bxg7 exf3 $17)
21... Bxd5 22. fxg6 hxg6 $13) 21. Nh4 Rf7 22. Bc1 $2 {Terrible mistake leading
to immediate loosing.} (22. Qe3 $15) 22... e4 $1 {[%cal Yg7a1] Opening their
bishop and winning the material.} 23. Be3 $19 {Another mistake probably
because of time trouble.Somewhat better could be 23.Rb1.After 23.Be3 Ba1 24.
Ra1 black has winning position.} 0-1

[Event "Griesheim GM"]
[Site "Griesheim"]
[Date "2002.01.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Milov, Leonid"]
[Black "Galdunts, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2002.01.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. f5 {
Interesting move directing towards capturing more space in centre and
limitation the bishop "c8". Ordinary continuations are 7.Bc4, 7.e5 don't give
white a lot.} (7. Bc4 d5 $5 (7... Be7 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Bc5 10. Qh4 Qe7 11.
Bf4 Ng4 $5 12. Qxe7+ (12. Qxg4 Nxe5 13. Qxg7 Nxc4+ $132) 12... Kxe7 13. Ne4 Be3
14. Bg3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kljako,D-Terreaux,G/Cannes 1992/EXT 97 (41)}) 8. exd5 Bc5
9. Qd3 O-O 10. dxc6 bxc6 $44 {1-0 Riewe,H-Schmidt Schaeffer,S/Triberg 1991/GER
(16)}) (7. e5 dxe5 8. fxe5 Bc5 9. Qh4 Nxe5 (9... Qe7 $5 10. Bf4 Bb4 $132) 10.
Nxe5 $2 Qe7 11. Bf4 Bd4 12. O-O-O $18 {[#]. 1-0 Romero Holmes,A-O'Connell,K/
Oviedo 1992/TD (16)}) (7. Be2 Qb6 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. Nd4 $14 {0-1 Djuric,S-Peyrat,
O/FRA 1993/TD (66)}) 7... Qb6 $5 {Black want to trade queens and use "e5"
square for their pieces.} (7... b5 8. Bf4 b4 $5 9. Qxb4 d5 10. Qa4 Qb6 11.
O-O-O Nc5 12. Qd4 Ncxe4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Letreguilly,O-Mensch,E/France 1997/EXT
99 (56)}) 8. Be2 {It is not good for white to open file "a" activising black
rook.} (8. Qxb6 axb6 9. Bd3 b5 10. Ne2 Nc5 $15 {0-1 Moreno Carretero,C-Bauer,C/
Salou 2000/EXT 2002 (30)}) 8... Nc5 $5 $146 {[%csl Re4][%cal Rc5e4,Rf6e4][%mdl
8] An important novelty.Black trying to press on the centre threatening by the
immediate 9...Nce4.} (8... Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Ne3 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Kd2 Ng4
13. Nd4 $14 Nge5 14. Ndb5 $1 cxb5 15. Nd5 $18 {1-0 Smirin,I-Bauer,C/Cap d'Agde
1996/CBM 55 ext (21)}) (8... Ne5 $5 9. Be3 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12.
Qxe5+ Be7 13. Bd4 O-O 14. Rb3 Qc1+ 15. Bd1 $13 {1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Schmidt
Schaeffer,S/Vienna 1996/CBM 53 ext (20)}) (8... Qxd4 9. Nxd4 $14) 9. Nd2 {
[%csl Rd6][%cal Yd2c4,Yc4d6,Yc1f4]} Ncd7 $5 {[%csl Re5][%cal Yd7e5] Sufficient
defence against white's threats.} 10. Nb3 Ne5 11. Bf4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Be7 13.
O-O-O $14 Bd8 $5 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Yd8c7,Yc7b6,Yb6d4,Yb6a5,Ya5c3,Yc7d6] Black
transfering their bishop on more convenient place.} 14. a3 Ba5 {[%cal Ya5c3]
Calling out the weaknesses in pawn structure.} 15. b4 Bc7 16. Kb1 O-O {Black
hiding their king and free "e"- file for the rook.} 17. h3 Re8 {[%csl Re4]
[%cal Yf6e4,Ye8e4]} 18. g4 a5 $5 {[%cal Ya5b4,Ya8a1] Black try to make some
counterplay on the queenside.} 19. b5 Nfd7 {[%csl Rb6,Rc5][%cal Yd7c5,Yd7b6]
Grabbing more squares on the queenside.} 20. Na4 {[%csl Rb6,Rc5][%cal Ra4b6,
Ya4c5]} Nf6 21. Nc3 Nfd7 22. a4 {Black is not against repeating moves but
white decided to continue.} Bb6 (22... Nb6 $2 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Bxe5 dxe5 25.
Nxc6 $18) 23. Nb3 Bc7 24. Be3 Rd8 25. Bf4 Re8 {Black has no active counterplay
and only must to wait.} 26. Rd4 Nb6 27. Rhd1 Bd7 28. R4d2 Kf8 29. Rf1 {In
spite of tremendous space advantage its hard to find weak points in black's
position.} Nbc4 {[%cal Rc4d2]} 30. Rdd1 Ke7 31. Ka2 f6 32. g5 {The attempt to
destabilize the defence of black.} Bb6 {[%cal Yb6g1]} 33. Nd4 Bc5 {[%cal Yc5a3]
} 34. Rg1 {[%cal Yg1g7]} Rg8 35. Rg3 h6 {Black want to define position on the
kingside.} 36. h4 Rad8 37. Nb3 Bb4 $6 {More natural looks 37...Bb6 keeping the
bishop on the diagonal a7-g1.} (37... Bb6 $5) 38. bxc6 bxc6 39. Nb1 hxg5 40.
hxg5 Rb8 $2 {Decisive mistake.Black rook moves towards dangerous battering of
bishop f4.} (40... d5 $8 41. exd5 cxd5 42. c3 (42. Rxd5 Bxa4 $11) 42... Bd6 43.
Rxd5 Bxa4 44. Nxa5 $14) 41. c3 Bc5 42. Bxc4 Nxc4 43. gxf6+ $4 {Tragical
replace of moves.The right way to easy win was 43.Nc5.} (43. Nxc5 $1 Rb2+ 44.
Ka1 dxc5 45. gxf6+ $18) 43... gxf6 44. N1d2 (44. Nxc5 $5 {Deserved attention
44.Nc5.} Rb2+ 45. Ka1 Rxg3 46. Bxd6+ Nxd6 47. Kxb2 $16) 44... Rxg3 45. Bxg3
Nxd2 46. Rxd2 Rg8 $5 {[%cal Rg8g1] Black activising their rook for the
counterplay.} 47. Bh2 Rg4 {[%csl Re4][%cal Yg4e4]} 48. Nxc5 dxc5 49. Bd6+ Ke8
50. Re2 Bc8 {[%cal Yc8a6,Ya6e2] Transporting the bishop to active position
black equalizing due to opposite-color bishops.} 51. Kb3 Ba6 52. Re3 Bf1 53. c4
$5 {White holding the tension.Wrong way 53.Bc5.} (53. Bxc5 $6 Bg2 54. e5 Bd5+
$11) 53... Kf7 {"Obvious" 53...Bg2 might lead to danger after:} (53... Bg2 54.
e5 fxe5 55. Rxe5+ Kd7 56. Bf8 $16 {[%csl Ya5,Yc5]}) 54. Bc7 {[%csl Ra5][%cal
Yc7a5]} Bg2 55. e5 (55. Bxa5 Bxe4 56. Bb6 Bxf5 57. a5 Bc8 $11 {[%csl Yc4][%cal
Yc8a6,Ya6c4]}) 55... fxe5 56. Bxe5 Re4 $1 {[%mdl 4096] Precise calculation
leading black the right way to draw.} 57. Rxe4 Bxe4 58. f6 Bf3 59. Bc3 Bd1+ 60.
Ka3 Be2 61. Bxa5 Kxf6 62. Bd8+ Ke6 63. Kb3 Bd1+ {Draw is clear,white has no
time to strenghten their position.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vokarev, Sergey"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 (7...
c6) 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Nd5 {[%mdl 4] White getting the pair bishops
but it doesn't gives them a real advantage.} Bxd5 11. exd5 Ne7 12. c4 Nf5 $5 {
The alternative is:12...h6,which leads to good counterplay.} (12... h6 $5 13.
Be3 (13. Bd2 Nf5 $5 (13... Nd7 14. Qc2 a5 15. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Mestel,A-Van der
Sterren,P/Marbella 1982/MCD (35)}) 14. Qb3 (14. Bc3 Re8 15. b4 e4 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Schmittdiel,E-Sznapik,A/Dortmund 1984/MCL (60)}) 14... Rb8 15. Rad1 Re8
16. Rfe1 Bf8 17. Qc2 b6 18. b3 Kh7 19. Bh3 $14 {0-1 Hansen,C-Hoi,C/Vejle 1982/
MCD (56)}) (13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. c5 Nf5 15. Qd3 Re8 16. Be4 Nd4 $132 {1/2-1/2
Hansen,C-Rath,U/Esbjerg 1981/EXT 2000 (26)}) 13... Nf5 $5 14. Qb3 Nxe3 15. fxe3
Qd6 16. h3 Qc5 17. Kh2 Ne8 $11 {0-1 Kodela,M-Praznik,A/Ljubljana 2001/EXT 2002
(41)}) 13. Nc3 (13. Qc2 Re8 14. Rad1 h6 15. Bc1 Qe7 $14 {0-1 Stevic,H-Smirin,I/
Pula 2000/CBM 78 ext (40)}) (13. Qb3 Rb8 (13... b6 14. Rad1 Qd6 15. a3 a5 {
1/2-1/2 Sousa,J-Ferreira,A/POR 1993/TD (17)}) 14. Rad1 b6 (14... h6 15. Bc1 Qe7
$14 {1:25-1:57. 1-0 Kalinitschew,S-Poldauf,D/Rostock 1988/EXT 2002 (33)}) 15.
Qc2 h6 16. Bc1 Qd6 $132 {1-0 Popchev,M-Arsovic,G/Nis 1996/EXT 99 (42)}) 13...
h6 14. Bd2 $132 Re8 {Squares "d6" and "d4" compensating for black the absence
of pair bishops and mobility of pawn structure on Queens side.} 15. Re1 {
[%cal Ye1e5]} Qd7 16. Qa4 {White dont see how to strengthen their position and
propose to simplify the game.} Nd6 17. Rac1 Qxa4 $11 {Black transform the
position to the equal endgame.} 18. Nxa4 Rad8 19. Nc5 Nh7 {[%cal Yf7f5,Ye5e4]
Black preparing a pawn attack over the centre by means of f7-f5 and e5-e4.} 20.
b3 Nf8 {[%csl Ye6][%cal Yf8e6,Rc5e6] Covering" e6" square after future f7-f5.}
21. Nd3 {White free "c5" spot for their pawn.} f5 22. f4 $6 {[%mdl 32] Dubious
move giving to black an opportunity to close bishop on "g2". Deserves
attention 22.f3 restricting pawn advance of black in the centre.} (22. f3 $5
$14) 22... e4 23. Ne5 Nf7 {Exchanging the only active piece of white.} 24. Nxf7
Bd4+ 25. Kf1 Kxf7 26. Ke2 Nd7 {[%csl Yd3][%cal Yd7c5,Yc5d3]} 27. b4 $6 {
Contraversial and too aggresive line.White try to cover one weak points in
their position but creating another. 27.Be3 kept equality.} (27. Be3 $5 Bxe3
28. Kxe3 Nc5 29. Bf1 a5 30. Be2 $11) 27... Nb6 $1 28. Red1 {28.Be3 is too late
now.} (28. Be3 $6 Bxe3 29. Kxe3 c6 $1 30. dxc6 Rd3+ $17) 28... Na4 $5 29. Rc2
Re7 $5 {Brining their tough pieces to "d''-file,which black want to open by
means of c7-c6.} 30. Be1 Bf6 31. Bf1 Red7 32. Ke3 c6 $5 33. g4 {Too late
counterplay.} Nb6 $17 34. gxf5 (34. d6 Rxd6 35. Rxd6 Rxd6 36. c5 Nd5+ $19)
34... gxf5 35. Bh3 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Rh3f5]} cxd5 36. Bxf5 Re7 {With threat
d5-d4.} 37. cxd5 Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Nxd5+ $19 {White loosing the pawn" f4".Black
have decisive advantage but unfortunately for them they lost the game because
of time-trouble.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Shushpanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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. e4 {[%mdl 4]} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 (3... c6 4. f3 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+
Kxd8 7. Bc4 Ke8 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. a4 a5 10. g4 Nc5 11. h4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13.
h5 Bc5 14. Nd1 Ke7 15. Ne3 g6 16. Nc4 Nd7 17. Bd2 b6 18. O-O-O $14 {Yudasin,
L-Hodgson,Y/Dos Hermanas/1992/}) 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 {Another
line 6.Bc4 with light advantage as tournament practice shows.} (6. Bc4 $5 Be6 (
6... Ke8 $5) 7. Bxe6 fxe6 $14 (7... fxe6 8. f3 (8. Nf3 Bd6 9. Nd2 (9. Be3 Nc6
$1 $10 {Browne,W-Gulko,B USA 1991/}) 9... Nc6 10. f3 Ke7 11. Nd1 $6 Nb4 12. Ne3
Bc5 13. Ndc4 b5 14. Nxe5 Bxe3 15. Bxe3 Nxc2+ $13 {Hodgson,J-Malaniuk,V/
Calcutta op/1993/ (19)}) 8... a6 (8... Nc6 9. Be3 Bd6 10. O-O-O Ke7 11. Nge2 a6
12. Kb1 Rhf8 13. Nc1 Na5 14. b3 Nh5 15. Nd3 Nc6 16. Rhe1 h6 17. Ne2 g5 18. c4
$14 {Turov,M-Poluljahov,A/St Petersburg 1993/TD}) (8... Bb4 9. Bd2 Ke7 10.
O-O-O Nc6 11. Nh3 (11. Nge2 Nd4 $5 $10) 11... a6 12. Nf2 Bd6 13. Ne2 h6 14. Nd3
$14 {Dorfman,J-Hickl,J/Polanica Zdroj 1993/CBM 37}) (8... Bd6 $5) (8... Bc5 9.
Na4 Bd6 10. Be3 Nbd7 (10... Nfd7 11. Nh3 Ke7 12. Nf2 Nc6 13. Nd3 Nb4 14. Nxb4
Bxb4+ 15. Ke2 $14 {Vaiser,A-Epishin,V/Novosibirsk/1993/}) 11. Nh3 Ke7 12. O-O-O
b5 13. Nc3 Rhb8 14. Nf2 {Gipslis,A-Moskalenko,V/Alushta/1993/} a6 $10) (8...
Bd6 $5) 9. Be3 Bb4 (9... Bd6 10. Nge2 (10. Nh3 Ke7 (10... Nbd7 11. Ke2 Ke7 12.
Nf2 Bc5 13. Ncd1 Rhd8 14. Bxc5+ Nxc5 15. Ne3 Nfd7 $6 (15... b5 $5) 16. Nc4 $1
h5 17. Na5 Nb8 18. b4 b6 19. Nc4 Ncd7 20. a4 $14 {Yudasin,L-Murshed,N/Yerevan
1996/EXT 97}) (10... Nc6 11. O-O-O Ke7 12. Na4 {1/2-1/2 Makarov,M-Komliakov,V/
Kemerovo 1995/CBM 49 ext (12)}) 11. Nf2 Nbd7 12. O-O-O (12. Ke2 h6 13. Rad1 {
1/2-1/2 Schmidt,W-Matlak,M/Augustow 1996/EXT 99 (13)}) 12... Rhf8 {1/2-1/2
Egin,V-Komliakov,V/Moscow 1997/EXT 2000 (12)}) 10... Ke7 11. Na4 Nbd7 12. O-O
b5 13. Nac3 Nc5 14. a3 h6 15. Nc1 Nfd7 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. Bf2 {1/2-1/2 Antonano,
A-Barranco Castillo,J/Zaragoza 1996/EXT 97 (17)}) 10. Nge2 Ke7 11. a3 Bd6 12.
Nc1 $16 {1-0 Vaisser,A-Georgiev,V/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84/} (12. O-O-O))) (6. Nf3 Bd6
7. Bc4 Ke7 $5 8. Bg5 c6 $5 (8... Be6 9. Nd5+ Bxd5 10. Bxd5 c6 11. Bb3 {Gulko,
B-Cifuentes Parada,R Novi Sad 1990/} Nbd7 $5 $10) 9. O-O-O Bc7 10. h3 Nbd7 11.
Rhe1 $132 {0-1 Kishnev,S-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (41)}) 6...
Bd6 {Another line of black defence is:6...Be6.} (6... Be6 $5 7. O-O-O+ Nbd7 8.
f4 exf4 9. Nf3 h6 10. Bxf4 c6 11. a3 $14 {Maljutin,E-Titov,G SSSR 1991/ (17)})
7. O-O-O (7. Nd5 Nbd7 8. O-O-O h6 $132) 7... h6 {Making white to define the
position of bishop.Other moves has also not bad reputation.} (7... Nbd7 8. Bc4
(8. Nf3 Ke8 9. Nb5 {1/2-1/2 Dvoirys,S-Spasov,V/Biel 1993/CBM 37 (81)} Ke7) 8...
Ke8 9. f3 h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Nb5 Ke7 12. Nxd6 cxd6 $14 {0-1 Lederle,
V-Deglmann,L/Schwaebisch Gmuend 2000/CBM 74 ext (52)}) (7... Be6 $5 8. Nf3 Nbd7
9. Nd2 {0-1 Sanchez Jimenez,J-Barranco Castillo,J/Zaragoza 1995/EXT 97 (44)} (
9. Bh4 h6 10. Bxf6+ gxf6 11. Nh4 Bc5 12. f3 c6 $15 {Akopian,V-Cifuentes Parada,
R Buenos Aires 1991 Inf 52/125/}) (9. Bb5 Kc8 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 $14 {1/2-1/2
Moiseenko,A-Malaniuk,V/Ordzhonikidze 2001/CBM 86 no vc (19)})) 8. Bxf6+ {
The most principal.White doubling black pawns but black getting sufficient
counterplay.} (8. Bh4 Nbd7 9. Nf3 Re8 10. Nd2 g5 11. Bg3 Bb4 12. f3 Bxc3 13.
bxc3 Nh5 $132 {0-1 Enjuto Velasco,R-Rojas Sol P,P/Palencia 1999/CBM 71 ext (56)
}) 8... gxf6 9. g3 {Intending to trade bishops and weaken white squares in
black camp.} Nc6 10. Bh3 Be6 $5 {Important defence.In the case of 11.Be6 fe
black covering all weak spots and improving their pawn structure.} 11. f4 {
Continuing the struggle for centre.} exf4 $5 {Black opening position in order
to use the pair of their bishops in future.} 12. gxf4 Ke8 13. f5 $8 Bc4 14. Nf3
Ne5 $132 {[%csl Re5] Black equalizing because of gaining the important spot
"e5".} 15. Nd2 c6 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Rc6d5] Covering "d5" spot from jump Nc3-d5.}
16. Rdg1 {[%cal Yg1g8]} (16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. b3 Bf4+) 16... Ke7 17. Rg3 Rag8 18.
Rhg1 Rg5 $15 {Black doesn't want to give up the file "g" for white rooks.White
has some problems and must play carefully.} 19. Bf1 $5 {White try to change
their bad bishop in order to reduce the pressure.} Bxf1 20. Rxf1 (20. Nxf1 Nf3
$5 $17) 20... Ng4 21. Rd3 Nxh2 22. Rd1 Bf4 $2 {Too impulsive. It was necessary
22...Rd8 not giving to white the opportunity to capture the "d"-file.} (22...
Rd8 $5 23. Ne2 Bc7) 23. Ne2 Bc7 (23... Be5 24. Nc4 $36 {[%cal Rd3d7]}) 24. Nf3
$5 {[%mdl 8192] Unexpected and unpleasant blow.The initiative goes to white
again.} Nxf3 25. Rd7+ Kf8 26. Rxc7 Rg4 27. Rxb7 h5 {[%mdl 256] The only way of
active defence.} 28. Rxa7 h4 29. Rf1 {If 29.Ra3 black would get counterplay.} (
29. Ra3 Rxe4 (29... Ne5 30. Rh3 Rxe4 $44) 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. Rxh8 Kxh8 32. Rxf3
Rxe2 33. Rh3 Re4 $44) 29... Ng5 30. Ra8+ {Pawn "h" is very dangerous,so rook
h8 must be changed.} Kg7 31. Rxh8 Kxh8 32. Rf4 $5 {Changing second active
black rook and keep fighting against pawn "h" having the pawn"a" in a pocket.}
(32. Nc3 h3 $44) 32... Rxf4 33. Nxf4 Nxe4 $132 {Avoiding the trap after 33...
h3?} (33... h3 $2 34. Nxh3 Nxh3 35. a4 Ng1 36. a5 Ne2+ 37. Kd2 Nd4 38. Kc3 $18)
34. Kd1 {Moving the King towards pawn"h".Another option 34.a4 also would gave
black good chances to draw.} (34. a4 Kg7 35. a5 Nc5 36. Kd2 Kh6 37. Ke3 Kg5 38.
Nd3 Na6 39. b4 Kxf5 40. c4 Nc7 $132) 34... Kg7 35. Ke2 Nd6 {[%csl Rf5][%cal
Rd6f5]} 36. Kf3 Nxf5 37. Kg4 {White decided not to risk and change pawn "c" to
pawn" h".} Ne3+ 38. Kxh4 Nxc2 39. a4 Kf8 $11 40. a5 Nb4 41. Kg4 {In final
position both sides not risk to loose.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Yu, Shaoteng"]
[Black "Cuijpers, Frans Andre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2002.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 644]} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7.
Nf3 e5 8. O-O (8. a4 $6 b4 9. Ne2 exd4 10. Nexd4 c5 11. Ne2 Bb7 $132) (8. dxe5
{It is main line}) 8... b4 $6 {This move is very dubious.Black begins
counterplay without having development;} 9. Ne2 exd4 $2 {This move gives white
strong initiative .Better was 9...a5} (9... a5 10. c3 $36) 10. Nexd4 c5 11. e5
$1 {White opens position triying to use better development.} dxe5 (11... cxd4
12. exf6 dxe3 13. Qxe3+ $18) 12. Nc6 Qb6 (12... Qc7 13. Ncxe5 $1 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Qxe5 15. Rae1 $1 Be7 (15... Be6 16. Bg5 Qd4 17. Bxf6 $18) 16. Bb5+ Bd7 17.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 18. Bg5 $18) 13. Ncxe5 Nxe5 {may be better was13...Bg7} (13... Bg7
14. Nc4 Qc6 15. Nfe5 (15. Nce5 Qd5 16. Bh6 O-O) 15... Qd5 16. Bh6 O-O $14) 14.
Nxe5 Bg7 15. Nc4 Qc6 16. Na5 Qc7 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. Bf4 Qxa5 19. Rfe1+ Kf8 (19...
Kd8 $2 20. Bxd7 Nxd7 21. Qd5 $18) 20. Bxd7 Rd8 $2 {This is decisive mistake.
Right way is 20...Nd7 and black would have good chances for the defence.} (
20... Nxd7 $5 21. Qxd7 Qd8 22. Qc6 Bxb2 23. Qxc5+ Kg7 $14) 21. Re7 $1 Kg8 22.
Rae1 {White activates his rook and makes stronger the pressure of his pieces.}
Nxd7 {Black tries to decrease the pressure of white.} (22... h6 23. Rxf7 $1
Rxd7 (23... Kxf7 24. Be6+ Kf8 25. Bd6+ Ke8 26. Qd3 $18 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Rd3g6]}
) 24. Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Qd5+ Kh7 26. Qxd7 $16) (22... Qxa2 23. Be6 Rxd2 24. Bxa2
$18) (22... Bf8 23. Rxf7 $18) 23. Rxd7 Rf8 24. Qd5 $18 Bf6 25. Bh6 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 0102"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2002.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Narciso Dublan, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2001.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 36]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 c6 7. O-O
e5 8. a4 Na6 9. h3 exd4 (9... Re8 10. Bg5 Qa5 11. d5 cxd5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13.
Nxd5 $16 {1-0 Bologan,V-Gurevich,M/Saint Pierre 2000/CBM 80 (62)}) (9... Nb4
10. a5 Re8 11. Be3 exd4 12. Bxd4 Bd7 13. Qd2 c5 14. Be3 Bc6 $132 {1-0 Espig,
L-Jansa,V/BL2-O 1993/GER-chT2 (35)}) 10. Nxd4 Nb4 $5 {Black knight on b4
enjoys his outpost.The knight is ready to support the freeing advance...d5} (
10... Re8 11. Nb3 Be6 12. Nd4 (12. Bf4 Bxb3 13. cxb3 Nc5 14. Re1 Nh5 15. Be3 a5
16. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Timoshenko,G-Beim,V/Voskresensk 1992/CBM 31 (16)}) 12... Bc4
13. Re1 Qa5 14. Bf4 Rad8 15. g4 Nc5 $132 {1-0 Jeric,S-Navinsek,T/Ljubljana SLO
2001 (31)}) 11. a5 $5 {White tries to push Black's b4-knight back to a6 by
playing Ra4} (11. Be3 Re8 12. Qd2 d5 13. exd5 Nbxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bh6 Bh8
16. Rad1 Qb6 $11 {1-0 Danek,L-Babula,V/Brno 1991/CBM 24 ext (48)}) (11. Nb3 d5
12. Be3 Re8 13. exd5 Nfxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Bf5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Zalkind,K-Resika,N/Budapest 2000/CBM 77 ext (21)}) 11... Re8 $5 (11...
a6 $6 12. Na4 c5 13. Nb6 cxd4 14. Nxa8 $18 {1/2-1/2 Marinkovic,S-Lazic,M/
Herceg Novi YUG 2001/The Week in Chess 343 (29)}) (11... d5 12. exd5 Nfxd5 13.
Nxd5 Nxd5 14. a6 $36) 12. Kh2 $5 (12. f4 a6 (12... d5 $1 13. e5 Nd7 14. Nce2 {
with the idea 14...f6 15.e6 Nf8 16.c3 Na617.f5} Nf8 $1 $132) 13. f5 c5 14. Nde2
Bd7 15. fxg6 hxg6 16. Bg5 Bc6 17. Qd2 Re5 18. h4 Rxg5 19. hxg5 Nh7 $44 {
0-1 Bologan,V-Chernin,A/Bastia FRA 2000/The Week in Chess 314 (71)}) (12. Ra4
$6 c5 $5 (12... Na6 13. Re1 Qe7 14. Re2 Bd7 15. Ra1 Red8 16. Bf4 Nh5 17. Be3 c5
$132 {1/2-1/2 De la Villa Garcia,J-Chernin,A/Pamplona 1991/CBM 28 (26)}) 13.
Ndb5 d5 14. exd5 (14. Nxd5 Nfxd5 15. exd5 Bf5 $36) 14... Bf5 15. Na3 Bd7 $36) (
12. Re1 d5 13. e5 (13. exd5 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 c5 $19) 13... Ne4 $1 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. c3 Nd3 16. Rxe4 Nxc1 17. Qxc1 Rxe5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hernandez,G-Nogueiras,J/
Cienfuegos 1991/CBM 26 (22)}) 12... Bd7 $5 (12... d5 $6 13. exd5 Nfxd5 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 15. a6 $1 Qb6 16. c3 Rb8 (16... bxa6 17. Nxc6 $1 $16) 17. Qa4 Bxd4 18.
Bxd5 $1 Be5 19. axb7 Bxh3 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Kxh3 Rxb7 22. Qc4+ Re6 23. f4 Bf6
24. f5 $1 $40 {Ivanchuk-Nikolic 1990}) 13. Bf4 (13. f4 c5 14. Nb3 (14. Ndb5
Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxb5 16. Nxb5 Rxe4 17. c3 Qe7 18. cxb4 Re2+ 19. Kg1 Qe4 $40)
14... Bc6 15. Re1 Qc7 16. g4 h6 $132) (13. Nb3 Be6 14. Ra4 c5 $132) 13... d5 (
13... Nh5 14. Be3 $14 (14. Bxd6 Bxh3 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bxb4)) 14. exd5 Nfxd5
15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 (16. Bc1 Rc8 $132) 16... cxd5 17. Qd2 {[%csl Rd5]} Re4 {
Black has full compensation for the weakness of d5-pawn;} 18. c3 Qc8 19. f3 Re8
20. Rfe1 Qc5 21. Be3 Qd6 22. Kg2 Be5 (22... h5 $5) 23. Qf2 a6 24. Nc2 Qe6 25.
g4 Qd6 26. Bc5 Qc7 27. Bd4 f6 28. Nb4 Bc6 29. Nd3 $14 {White has got some
advantage now;} Re7 30. Bc5 Rf7 31. Bb6 Qb8 32. Bd4 Bd6 33. Re6 Qf8 34. Bc5
Bxc5 35. Nxc5 d4 36. cxd4 Qd8 37. Rae1 Qd5 $2 {This is move serious mistake.
White has clear advantage after this move;} (37... Qxa5 $5 38. Ne4 Raf8 $132)
38. Re7 $16 Rd8 39. Rxf7 Kxf7 40. Re4 $6 (40. Re3 $1 $16) 40... Qd6 $2 {
This move is decisive mistake.Correct 40...Qc4 could give chances for a draw;}
(40... Qc4 $5 41. b3 (41. Qh4 h5 $5 $132) 41... Qc3) 41. Re3 $16 Re8 (41... Kg8
42. b4 $36) 42. Rxe8 Kxe8 43. Ne4 Qd8 (43... Qf4 44. Qg3 Qxg3+ 45. Kxg3 Ke7 46.
h4 Ke6 47. Kf4 $16) (43... Bxe4 44. fxe4 b6 45. axb6 Qxb6 46. h4 $16) 44. Qd2
$18 f5 45. gxf5 gxf5 46. Ng3 Qd5 47. Qf4 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Rg3f5,Rf4f5] White
activates his pieces,attacking f5 weak pawn.} Qxa5 (47... Bd7 48. Qe5+ Qxe5 49.
dxe5 Ke7 50. f4 $18) 48. Nxf5 Qb4 49. Qe5+ Kd7 50. Kg3 $18 {White activates
his king; The dominantion of white pieces gives white easy win.} Qf8 51. h4
Qg8+ 52. Kf4 Qe6 53. Qg7+ Kd8 54. Qxh7 {White captures h-pawn and after that
his passed pawn" h'' is very dangerous for black.} Qb3 55. Qe7+ Kc8 56. Nd6+
Kb8 57. Qd8+ Ka7 58. Nc8+ Kb8 59. Ne7+ Ka7 60. Nxc6+ {White trades light
pieces and gains one more pawn;} bxc6 61. Qc7+ Ka8 62. Qxc6+ Ka7 63. Qc7+ Ka8
64. Qd8+ Ka7 65. Qe7+ Ka8 66. d5 Qxb2 (66... Qxd5 67. Qe4 $18) 67. d6 {The
passed pawn "d" is the most dangerous for black;} Qc1+ 68. Qe3 Qd1 69. Ke5 Qa1+
70. Qd4 {White protects his king and intends to push d-pawn;} Qa3 71. Ke6 Qc1
72. d7 Qh6+ 73. Ke7 Qh7+ 74. Kd8 Qg8+ 75. Kc7 Qb8+ 76. Kc6 Qb5+ 77. Kd6 Qb8+
78. Ke7 Qc7 79. Qd6 Qb7 80. Qc5 1-0

[Event "Bermuda-A"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2002.01.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2002.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d6 3. d4 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Nc3 c6 {In this order of moves black
are lossed the possibility to press on the center by means of Nb8-c6.} 6. Nge2
O-O 7. O-O e5 8. h3 {Deserves attention 8.a4 preventing eventual b7-b5.} b5 9.
Be3 Nbd7 10. dxe5 {Doesn't give nothing 10.d5 how it will be shown below.} (10.
d5 b4 $5 (10... Qc7 11. a4 $14 {0-1 Genba,V-Dyachkov,S/Moscow 1995/CBM 46 (63)}
Rb8) 11. dxc6 bxc3 12. cxd7 Ba6 $1 $132) 10... dxe5 {[%cal Ye3c5,Yd1d6]} 11.
Qd6 {White try to use the weakness of black squares in the center and on the
Queen's side.} Bb7 12. a4 (12. Rfd1 $5) 12... a6 13. g4 {White try to capture
more space and win the struggle for "d5" square.But on the other side they are
weakening their King's side.More solid line would 13.Rfd1.} Re8 {With idea of
eventual Re6 or Bf8 throwing away white's queen.} 14. g5 Nh5 15. axb5 (15. Rfd1
Nf8 16. Qc5 Qc8 $132) 15... cxb5 $8 (15... axb5 $2 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Rd1 $18)
16. Rfd1 Nf8 17. Qb4 {[%cal Yd1d8,Rc3d5] In the case of exchanging Queens
black solve all their problems.} Qb8 18. Nd5 {[%csl Yb6,Yd5,Ye7][%cal Yd5b6,
Yd5c7,Yd5e7]} Ne6 19. Nb6 {The pressure of white pieces grows.Black forced to
sacrifice pawn for getting the counterplay.} a5 $5 {[%mdl 512]} (19... Ra7 20.
Nd7 $18) 20. Rxa5 {Deserves attention 20.Qb5.} (20. Qxb5 $5 Ba6 21. Qxa5 Bxe2
22. Qxa8 Qxa8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Re1 Ra2 25. Rxe2 Rxb2 $16) 20... Rxa5 21. Qxa5
Bc6 22. Nd5 Nhf4 23. Nec3 (23. Bxf4 $5 exf4 24. h4 Bxd5 (24... Bxb2 $2 25. c3
$18) 25. Rxd5) 23... Bxd5 24. exd5 (24. Nxd5 Nxg5 $132) 24... Nd4 25. Kf1 $2 {
Weak move giving black the time to capture the initiative.} (25. Bf1 $5 Qc8 26.
Bxf4 exf4 $132) 25... Qc8 $1 $36 26. Ne4 $2 {The move probably made in a
time-trouble.} Qxc2 27. Re1 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Terrible blunder.} (27. Nc3) 27...
Nxg2 $19 28. Bxd4 (28. Kxg2 Qxe4+) 28... Nxe1 29. Qxe1 Qc4+ 0-1

[Event "Metalska Trgovina CC 90"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "2002.01.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 4]} g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3
Nc6 8. Be3 Bd7 9. O-O b5 {[%mdl 512] Black try to disbalance to game leading
to unpredictable complications.} (9... Nh5 10. Qd2 $5 $14 (10. Nd5 Re8 11. dxe5
dxe5 12. g4 Nf6 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Qd2 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb8 $132 {Marinkovic,
I-Nueesch,G/Biel 1995/CBM 48 ext}) (10. d5 Ne7 11. g4 f5 12. gxh5 f4 13. Bd2 f3
14. Bxf3 Rxf3 15. Ng3 Rf7 $44 {Phillips,R-Fietz,H/Berlin 1994/EXT 97})) (9...
Re8 10. d5 (10. a4 a5 11. Re1 h5 12. Qd2 exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. b3 Qc8 15. f4
Nc6 16. Kh2 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bc6 18. Rad1 Qe6 $132 {Stojanovski,K-Thorsteins,K/
Bela Crkva 1983/EXT 98}) 10... Ne7 (10... Na5 11. Qd3 $16 {Barlov,D-Novak,I/
Prague 1981/EXT 98 (15)}) 11. Qd2 c6 (11... Nh5 12. g4 Nf4 13. Nxf4 exf4 14.
Bxf4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Tsifanskaya,L-Ostrowsky,A/Jerusalem 1996/CBM 55 ext (52)})
12. dxc6 Bxc6 13. Rfd1 Nc8 14. a4 b6 15. Qd3 $16 {Tseshkovsky,V-Marangunic,S/
Bled 1979/MCL (16)}) (9... exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Bxg7
Kxg7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tisdall,J-Schussler,H/Espoo 1989/CBM 14 (19)}) (9... Qc8 10.
Kh2 a6 (10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rad1 $14 {0-1 Chevallier,
D-Bernard,C/Paris 1988/EXT 97 (46)}) 11. d5 Ne7 12. Qd2 Nh5 13. g4 $14 {
1-0 Honfi,K-Poor,I/Kecskemet 1985/EXT 2000 (41)}) 10. Nxb5 Rb8 11. dxe5 $5 $146
{[%mdl 8] An important novelty.Another way-11.Na7 as shown in the game
Khenkin-Kantsler leads to unclear position with chances on both sides.} (11.
Nxa7 Nxd4 (11... Nxa7 12. dxe5 {[%csl Ra7,Rf6]} dxe5 13. Bxa7 Rxb2 14. Bc5 $16)
12. Bxd4 (12. Nxd4 $6 exd4 13. Bxd4 c5 14. e5 $1 {[%cal Ga7c6]} cxd4 15. exf6
Bxf6 $44) 12... exd4 13. Nxd4 {[%cal Ga7c6]} Rxb2 $44 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,
I-Kantsler,B/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (26)}) (11. Na3 exd4 $1 (11... Rxb2 $6 12. d5
$16) 12. Nxd4 Rxb2 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Qd3 Qe8 $132) 11... Nxe5 (11... Rxb5 $6
12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Rb1 Rxb2 14. Rxb2 Bxb2 15. c3 Ne5 16. Qb3 Qb8 17. Rb1 $18)
12. Nbc3 (12. Nxa7 Nc4 $44) (12. Nbd4 Nc4 $44) 12... Rxb2 (12... Nc4 $5 13.
Bxa7 Rxb2 14. Bd4 c5 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 $44) 13. Bxa7 {Black sacrificing pawn
getting some compensation but choosing wrong way.Deserve attention 13...Nc4.}
Qc8 $2 (13... Nc4 $5) (13... Nc6 14. Be3 Nb4 $2 15. Bc1 Rxc2 16. a3 $18) 14.
Bd4 $1 {[%cal Rd4b2] Centralization over all!} Bxh3 15. Nd5 $1 {Severe
panishment for the mistake.} Nxd5 $8 16. Bxb2 Nb6 17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. Nf4 Qh6 19.
Kg2 $16 {After the number of forced moves white has clear material and
position advantage.} Na4 $2 {Making bishop to stand on the best spot.The
threats of white become more dangerous.} (19... Qg5 $5) 20. Bc1 {[%cal Rc1h6]}
Qg5 (20... Nc6 21. Rb1 Nc3 22. Nd5 $18) (20... g5 21. Rh1 Qf6 22. Nh5 $18) 21.
Ne6 $1 $18 {Another blow deciding the game.} Qf6 22. Nxf8 Nc3 (22... Bxf8 23.
Bf4 $18) 23. Nd7 {Distracting the knight from f3 spot.} Nxd7 24. Qf3 Qd4 25.
Bb2 Qb4 26. Bxc3 Bxc3 27. Rab1 Qa5 28. Qd3 Nc5 29. Rb8+ Kg7 30. Rb5 {
Simplifying the game transfering it to lightly winning ending.} Nxd3 31. Rxa5
Bxa5 32. cxd3 h5 33. a4 c5 34. Rb1 Bb4 {Black trying to problemise white's win
but its too late.} 35. Kf3 {Decisively was 35.d4.} (35. d4 $5 Kf6 36. f4 $18)
35... Kf6 36. Ra1 Ba5 37. Rh1 Ke5 38. Ke3 d5 39. Rb1 Bb4 40. f4+ {After nomber
of limp moves white come to right plan.} Ke6 41. Rf1 Kd6 42. e5+ Ke6 43. Ra1
Ba5 44. Rb1 Bb4 45. d4 $18 {Alas!} Kf5 46. Rxb4 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2004.03.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2004.01.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 4]} c5 2. c3 d6 {A relatively rare move. The more common are 2...
Nf6 and 2...d5} 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 {One of the main ideas of the variation is to
meet 4.dc with 4...Nc6, for example:} (4. dxc5 Nc6 5. cxd6 Nxe4 6. Nd2 Nxd2 7.
Qxd2 e5 $132 {Kuraica -Kozul,2001}) 4... e5 (4... Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 (5... e5 {
Quite popular lately. In my opinion Black fixes a bit too early the pawn
structure and although Fedorov has played it before, Black has limited active
possibilities.} {More complicated is} 6. d5)) 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Nf3 Nc6 {The ruy
lopez structure has occured. White would have to lose another tempi as his
bishop on d3 is placed very unfortunate} 7. Qe2 {Other moves are also possible,
for example:} (7. Na3 Be7 8. Nc4 Qc7 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Ne3 Rd8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12.
Qe2 a6 13. Bc4 b5 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. O-O $14 {0-1 Sorokin,M-Fedorov,A/Calcutta
1999/CBM 69 ext (56)}) 7... Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bb5 $146 {Not a fortunate
novelty. Although as the practice shows white doesn't get anything real also
with the usual lines} (9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Nbd2 Rd8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Ne3 h6 13. Re1
Na5 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 Rxd3 16. Qxd3 e4 17. Rxe4 Rd8 18. Qe2 Nxe4 19. Qxe4
Rd1+ $44 {0-1 Pedersen,D-Ribshtein,N/Budapest 1996/CBM 53 ext (54)}) (9. Nbd2
Qc7 (9... h6 $5 10. Re1 Be6 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Ng3 Bf8 13. h3 a6 14. Nh2 g6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Kunze,M/Lugano 1989/TD (18)}) 10. Re1 h6 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Ng3
Rfd8 13. Nh4 Bf8 $132 {1-0 De Vreugt,D-Fedorov,A/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84/[Rogozenko]
(47)}) 9... Bd7 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. Re1 (11. a4 a6 12. Bc4 Na5 $132) 11... a6 12.
Ba4 (12. Bc4 b5 13. Bd5 Bd6 $132) 12... b5 {After the opening black doesn't
have any problems} 13. Bc2 Nd8 $5 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Rd8e6,Yc5c4] the knight is
transfered to a better position} 14. Nf1 Ne6 15. Ng5 Rad8 {Centralizing the
rook and looking for a d3 square} 16. Ng3 (16. Nxe6 Bxe6 17. Ne3 c4 $132) 16...
g6 $5 {Restricting the knight, 16...Nf4 was also possible with an active
counterplay} (16... Nf4 $5 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Rfe8 $132) 17.
Nxe6 Bxe6 18. h3 {White waits as he doesn't have any real plan to improve his
position} Nd7 {Black's plan is to conquer the d3 square after c4 and Nd7-c5} (
18... Rd6 $5 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Bxd1 Rd8 $132) 19. Bh6 Rfe8 20. Qf3 $5 {A
typical ruy lopez move. Sometimes white wants to play Nf5} Bf8 21. Bg5 Be7 {
A silent draw offer that white which is in an agressive mood declines} 22. Be3
Nb6 {[%cal Rb6c4] Planning to activize the knight through c4} 23. b3 {[%csl
Rc4][%cal Rb3c4]} a5 $6 {Too optimistic. It was better to stop the
activization of white's pieces by 23...Qc6} (23... Qc6 $5) 24. Nf5 $5 {[%mdl
64]} Bf8 {It is dangerous to accept the knight sacrifice, white would have a
decisive attack in this case} (24... gxf5 25. exf5 Bd5 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. f6 Bf8
28. Bxh7 $1 $36 (28. Qf5 e4) 28... Kxh7 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Bh6 $1 Qd6 31. Qg5+
Kh8 32. Bg7+ $18) 25. Nh6+ {White has gotten a certain initiative after Nf5}
Kg7 (25... Bxh6 26. Bxh6 Qe7 27. Qg3 f6 28. Be3 $14) 26. Ng4 Bxg4 {Getting rid
of the dangerous knight. After 26...Nd7 27.Red1 white keeps some pressure} (
26... Nd7 27. Bh6+ (27. Red1 $5 $14) 27... Kg8 28. Bg5 Be7 29. Bxe7 Rxe7 30.
Red1 Bxg4 31. Qxg4 Nf6 $11) 27. hxg4 c4 $5 {[%cal Rf8c5] In order to activize
the bishop via 28...Bc5} 28. g3 {White doesn't have anything real also after
28.g5} (28. g5 Bc5 29. a4 Bxe3 30. Qxe3 cxb3 31. Bxb3 bxa4 32. Bxa4 Nxa4 33.
Rxa4 Rd6 $14) 28... Bc5 $5 29. Bc1 {White avoids the exchanges trying to
exploit the pair of bishops advantage} (29. g5 Bxe3 30. Qxe3 Rd6 $11) 29... Qe7
{[%cal Re7g5] Taking control over the h4-d8 diagonal} (29... Re6 30. g5 Red6
$15) 30. Kg2 {[%cal Re1h1] With the idea to bring the rook to the h-file,
harrassing the black king} h6 {Restricting the possibilities of the white
bishop} (30... Rd6 31. g5 f6 32. Qg4 Rf8 33. Re2) 31. Rh1 Rh8 32. Be3 Rc8 {
[%cal Rc8c3] Transfering the rook to the c-file and looking on white c3 pawn} (
32... b4 33. Bxc5 Qxc5 34. cxb4 axb4 35. bxc4 Nxc4 36. Bb3) 33. Rad1 Rc6 {
Simpler is 33...Be3 with counterplay} (33... Bxe3 $5 34. Qxe3 Qc5 35. Qxc5 Rxc5
) 34. Bxc5 Qxc5 35. bxc4 {35.g5 was interesting to check although also there
white doesn't have anything real} (35. g5 $5 h5 36. bxc4 bxc4 37. Rd2 Rf8 $132)
35... Rf6 36. Qe2 Nxc4 (36... bxc4 $5) 37. Rd5 Qc7 $5 {Black sacrifices the
pawn in order to activize his pieces} 38. Bd3 (38. Rxb5 Na3 39. Rb3 Nxc2 40.
Qxc2 Rc6 41. Qd3 a4 42. Ra3 Rc4 $44) 38... Nb6 $5 {Black defends well. 38...
Rc6 was worse} (38... Rc6 $6 39. Rxb5 Na3 40. Rd5 Rxc3 41. Qd2 Nc4 $1 42. Bxc4
Qxc4 43. Rxe5 Rc2 44. Qf4 $16) 39. Rxb5 Na4 $5 {39...Qc3 was also possible} (
39... Qxc3 40. Rxh6 Rxh6 41. g5 Rd6 42. gxh6+ Kxh6 43. Rb3 Qc5 $11) 40. Qe3 (
40. g5 hxg5 41. Rxh8 Kxh8 42. Qd2 Nxc3 $11) 40... Nxc3 41. Rc5 Rc6 42. Rxc6
Qxc6 {The position has simplified, the chances of both sides are pretty equal}
43. Rc1 Rc8 44. Rc2 Qc5 45. Qxc5 Rxc5 $15 {The minimal advantage is already on
black's side but to convert it to a win is very hard, that's why a draw
agreement was signed} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Black "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Golubev,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Re1 a6
9. Be3 {N/} (9. Bc2) 9... exd4 (9... d5 $5 10. exd5 Nxd5 (10... Nxd4 $6 11.
Nxe5 Nf5 12. Bc4 $16) (10... Qxd5 11. c4 Qd6 12. c5) (10... exd4 11. dxc6 dxe3
12. Rxe3 bxc6 13. Na3 $14) 11. Nxe5 (11. Bg5 f6) 11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13.
Bc5 Re8 14. Bc4 c6 $8) 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Nc3 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 $36 c6 $6 (12... d5
13. e5 $36) 13. Qd2 $1 d5 14. exd5 (14. Bh6 $5) 14... Nxd5 15. Bh6 (15. Bg5 f6
(15... Qa5 $6 16. b4 $1)) 15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 $16 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 f6 18. Re3 b6
19. Rae1 Ra7 20. Nd2 Rg7 21. Qf4 g5 22. Qe4 Qd5 $138 23. Qb1 Qd8 24. Qb4 a5 25.
Qb3+ Kh8 26. Qa3 Rfg8 27. Nc4 g4 28. h4 g3 29. fxg3 c5 30. dxc5 f5 $18 31. Nd6
f4 32. Re8 Qf6 33. Rxc8 (33. Qb3 $18 {Smagin/}) (33. Rxg8+ Rxg8 34. Ne4) 33...
fxg3 34. Rxg8+ Rxg8 35. Qc1 bxc5 36. Qd2 $2 (36. Qd1 $2 Qf2+ 37. Kh1 Qf6) (36.
Rd1 $1 $16) 36... Rf8 37. Ne4 Qxh4 38. Nxg3 Qxg3 39. c4 Qg7 $6 (39... Qf4 $1
$15) 40. Qe3 Rg8 41. Re2 Qd4 42. Qxd4+ cxd4 43. Rd2 $6 (43. Kf2 d3) (43. Re4 $1
$14) 43... Rg4 44. Rd3 Kg7 45. Kf2 Kf6 46. Kf3 h5 47. Ra3 d3 48. Rxa5 Rxc4 49.
Rxh5 Ra4 50. Rd5 Ra3 51. g3 d2+ 52. Ke2 Rxa2 53. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 54. Kxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "American Continental 1st"]
[Site "Cali"]
[Date "2001.08.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Gulko,B"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2001.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "COL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. a4 a6 11. axb5 cxb5 12. Nxb5 axb5 13. Bxb5 Nxe4 14. Qd3 f6
15. Qc4 (15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Ra1 Nd6 (16... Bb7 17. Ra7 Nd6 18. Nd2 Qc8 19. Ba4
Bc6 20. Qb3 Be7 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Qe6 Rf8 23. Nc4 Rf7 24. Bc5 Qxc5 25. Ra8+ Nc8
26. Nd6+ $18) 17. Bxd7+ Kxd7 18. Qb3 Be7 (18... Bb7 19. Ne1 Qc7 20. Nd3 $40)
19. Ra7+ Ke8 20. Qa4+ Kf7 21. Qa2+ Kg7 22. Bb6 Qxb6 23. Rxe7+ Kh6 24. Qe6 Bxf3
25. gxf3 Qb4 26. c3 Qf4 27. Qxd6 Qg5+ 28. Kf1 Qc1+ $11) 15... Nd6 16. Qe6+ Be7
17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Ba4 Be4 (18... Qc8 19. Nxe5 fxe5 20. Bg5 Qd8 21. Rd1 $18) 19.
c4 Bf5 20. Qd5 Be4 (20... Qc7 21. c5 Nf7 22. Nh4 $36) 21. Qe6 Bf5 22. Qd5 Be4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bonn GSK-2"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Proehl, Holger"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nd2 (6. Nf3 {main line})
6... Nc5 7. Bc2 Nc6 $5 $146 (7... Be7 8. b4 Ne6 9. Nb3 b6 $6 (9... a5 $132) 10.
f4 $14 {Hort,V-Chernin,A/San Bernardino/1/2-1/2/1991/}) (7... Qg5 $6 8. Ne4
Qxe5 9. Nf3 Qe6 (9... Qe7 10. Qxd5 c6 (10... Nc6 $6 11. Bf4 $16) 11. Qxc5 Qxc5
12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13. O-O (13. Ng5 $1 h6 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Bf4 O-O 16. O-O-O $16)
13... O-O 14. Re1 (14. Ng5 $5) 14... Nd7 15. Bg5 Nf6 $14 {Poluljahov,A-Agrest,
E/RUS/1992/}) 10. Nfg5 Qc6 $13 (10... Qc6 11. Nxc5 Qxc5 12. O-O $44 {@
Poluljahov,A})) 8. b4 $5 Ne6 9. Ndf3 (9. b5 $6 Na5 $13) (9. Ngf3 d4 $5 10. b5
dxc3 11. bxc6 cxd2+ 12. Bxd2 bxc6 13. Be4 Qd7 $13 {(/\14...Nc5)}) 9... g6 $5 {
[/\10...Bg7 ><e5]} (9... a5 $6 10. b5 Na7 11. a4 c6 12. bxc6 Nxc6 13. Ne2 $14)
10. Ne2 Bg7 11. Ba4 $5 Bd7 (11... O-O $5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. O-O (13. Ned4 Nxd4
14. cxd4 Ba6 $15) 13... f6 $1 14. exf6 (14. Ned4 fxe5 15. Nxc6 Qd6 16. Qxd5
Qxd5 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Nxd5 Bb7 $17) 14... Qxf6 $15 15. Be3 (15. Ned4 Nxd4 16.
Nxd4 Ba6 $17) 15... Ba6 16. Nfd4 Rae8 $36) 12. Bb3 $6 (12. Qxd5 Nxe5 13. Bxd7+
Qxd7 $15 14. Qxb7 Nd3+ 15. Kf1 O-O $36) (12. O-O $5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Qxd5
Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Bxa4 16. Qxb7 Qh4+ 17. Kg1 O-O 18. Be3 $10) 12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5
Bxe5 $15 14. f4 (14. Qxd5 Qf6 $36) (14. Bxd5 c6 15. Bf3 a5 $5 $15) 14... Bg7
15. f5 gxf5 16. O-O $6 (16. Bxd5 c6 17. Bf3 Qh4+ 18. g3 Qc4 $17) (16. Qxd5 Qh4+
17. g3 Qe4 18. Qxe4 fxe4 19. Bd5 f5 (19... c6 20. Bxe4 a5 21. Rb1 axb4 22. Rxb4
Nc5 23. Bb1 $13) (19... Bc6 $15) 20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Bd5 Rxb4 22. cxb4 Bxa1 23.
Be3 $132) 16... c6 17. Rxf5 Nc5 $5 (17... O-O 18. Bc2 Re8 $17 {(/\19...Nf8,20..
.Qe7)}) 18. Bg5 $5 Qc8 (18... Qc7 19. Bf4 Qb6 20. Be3 $5 Bxf5 21. Bxc5 Qc7 22.
Nd4 $36) (18... Qb6 $2 19. bxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Rf2 $16) (18... f6 19. Re5+ Ne6 20.
Nd4 $36) 19. Rf4 Nxb3 $6 (19... Ne6 $1 20. Rf5 (20. Bf6 $4 Nxf4 21. Bxg7 Bg4 $1
22. Bxh8 Nxe2+ 23. Kf2 Qf5+ $19) 20... Nxg5 21. Rxg5 Bf6 22. Rg3 Qc7 23. Re3+
Be6 24. Nd4 O-O-O $15) 20. axb3 O-O 21. Bf6 $1 Bxf6 22. Rxf6 Qe8 23. Qd2 Qe5
24. Rf3 $1 $44 (24. Raf1 Rae8 25. Nd4 Qe3+ $17) 24... Rae8 25. Nd4 (25. Rxa7 $5
Bg4 26. Rg3 h5 27. Nd4 $13 (27. h3 Qxe2 28. Qg5+ Kh7 29. hxg4 Re5 30. Qf6 $36))
25... a6 26. Raf1 f5 27. Qg5+ Kh8 (27... Qg7 28. Qf4 $5) 28. Qh5 (28. Nxf5 $6
Rxf5 29. Rxf5 Bxf5 30. Rxf5 Qxc3 $17) 28... Re7 29. h3 Rg7 30. R1f2 Qe1+ 31.
Rf1 Qd2 32. R1f2 Qg5 33. Qxg5 Rxg5 34. Kf1 Kg7 35. g4 $1 $13 Re8 (35... Kg6 36.
gxf5+ Bxf5 $2 37. Ne6 $16) 36. gxf5 Re4 (36... Kf6 37. Ne6 $13) 37. Ne6+ Bxe6
38. fxe6 Rxe6 39. Rf7+ Kg6 40. Rxb7 Rg3 41. Rg2 Rxg2 42. Kxg2 Re2+ $1 $15 43.
Kf3 Rc2 44. c4 Rc3+ 45. Kg2 Rxb3 (45... dxc4 46. bxc4 Rxc4 47. Rb6 $10) 46. Rb6
d4 $1 47. Rxa6 Kf5 48. Rxc6 Rxb4 49. Rh6 Ke4 50. Rxh7 d3 51. Rd7 $2 (51. Kf2
Rb2+ 52. Ke1 Kd4 53. Ra7 $1 Kc3 54. Ra3+ Kc2 55. Ra1 $10) 51... Ke3 52. Re7+
Kd2 53. Rd7 Kc2 $2 (53... Ke2 $1 54. Re7+ Kd1 55. c5 (55. Kf3 Rxc4 (55... d2
56. Kg4 Kc1 57. Rd7 Rxc4+ 58. Kg5 d1=Q 59. Rxd1+ Kxd1 60. h4 Ke2 61. h5 Kf3 62.
h6 $10)) (55. Kg3 Rxc4 56. h4 d2 57. h5 Kc1 58. Rd7 d1=Q 59. Rxd1+ Kxd1 60. h6
Rc6 61. h7 Rh6 $19) 55... d2 56. c6 Kc2 57. c7 Rc4 58. Rd7 d1=Q 59. Rxd1 Kxd1
60. Kg3 Ke2 61. h4 Ke3 62. h5 Rxc7 63. Kg4 Ke4 64. Kg5 Rc5+ 65. Kg6 Kf4 66. h6
Rc6+ 67. Kg7 Kg5 68. h7 Rc7+ 69. Kg8 Kg6 $19) 54. Kf3 $1 $10 Rb1 (54... Rxc4
55. Ke3 Rc8 56. h4 Re8+ 57. Kf4 $10) 55. h4 d2 56. h5 d1=Q+ 57. Rxd1 Rxd1 58.
Kf4 Kd3 59. Kf5 Kxc4 60. h6 Rd6 (60... Kd5 61. h7 Rh1 62. Kg6 Ke6 63. Kg7 $10)
61. Kg5 Rxh6 62. Kxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Izmir op"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.09.07"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Karadeniz, Ali Emre"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2309"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2004.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 Bb7 8. h3
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Bg7 11. Ne2 Qe7 12. a4 a6 13. Ng3 Nc5 $5 (13... O-O 14.
c4 $36 {[-Adams,M-Gurevich,M Wijk aan Zee 2002 1-0(44)]}) 14. b4 Nxa4 15. Rxa4
bxa4 16. Bc5 Qc7 17. Bc4 $5 (17. Qg5 h6 18. Qxe5+ Qxe5 19. Nxe5 Nd7 20. Nxd7
Kxd7 21. Bc4 Ke8 22. e5 Bc8 23. Ra1 Be6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Bd6 $44 {1/2-1/2
Midoux,S-Marcelin,C/Aix les Bains 2003/EXT 2004 (34)}) 17... Rd8 18. Qg5 {
[/\19.Qxe5,19.Nf5]} (18. Qe3 $5 Rd7 19. Qg5 $36) 18... Bc8 $5 {[xf5;/\19...Be6]
} (18... Ng8 19. Nh5 f6 20. Nxg7+ Qxg7 21. Qe3 $44) 19. Nxe5 $6 (19. Nf5 $5
Bxf5 20. exf5 Ne4 21. Qh4 (21. Qe3 Nxc5 22. Qxc5 Qd6 $17) 21... gxf5 (21...
Nxc5 22. f6 Bf8 23. bxc5 Bxc5 24. Re1 $36) 22. Qh5 {(/\23.Qf5,23.Bb6)} Rd7 (
22... Nxc5 23. Ng5 $36) 23. Qxf5 Nxc5 24. bxc5 h6 25. Qg4 $44 {(/\Nf3-h4-f5)})
19... h6 20. Qf4 (20. Nh5 Nxh5 21. Bxf7+ (21. Qxd8+ Kxd8 22. Nxf7+ Qxf7 23.
Bxf7 Kc7 $17) 21... Qxf7 22. Qxd8+ Kxd8 23. Nxf7+ Kc7 $17) 20... Be6 $17 21.
Bxe6 fxe6 {[/\22...g5]} 22. h4 (22. Nxg6 Qxf4 23. Nxf4 Kf7 $17 {(/\a4-a3...)})
22... Rg8 $5 {[/\23...Bh8,24...g5]} 23. Ra1 $2 $138 (23. c3 $142 Bh8 24. Bd4 a5
$1 $17) 23... Bh8 $19 24. Rxa4 (24. Rxa4 g5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Qf3 Qxe5) 0-1

[Event "Cappelle op 14th"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "1998.02.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "De Vreugt, Dennis"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1998.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. f4 Bg7 6. Qd2 b5 7. a3 O-O (7... a6
8. Nf3 Nfd7 9. Be2 c5 10. Nd5 Nc6 11. c3 Bb7 12. Rd1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb6 14. Ne3
d5 15. e5 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez,P-Martin del Campo,R/Havana
Capablanca Premier (4) 1997 (49)} 17. f5 $5 $36) 8. Nf3 Nh5 $5 {TN With idea 9.
..f6, 10...Bh6} (8... a6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. e5 Ne8 11. O-O f6 12. Bh4 Nb6 13. Rad1
Be6 14. Qe1 Qd7 15. Bd3 Nc7 16. Ne4 {1-0 Hendriks,W-Janssen,G/Enschede NED-sf
1998 (52)} Nc4 $5 17. Rb1 (17. b3 Nb2 $15) 17... a5 $1 $132) 9. Bd3 f6 (9...
Bg4 $5) 10. Bh4 Bh6 11. Ne2 (11. g3 Bg4 12. O-O Qb6 13. Ne2 e5 $132) 11... e5
12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qc7 $1 (13... g5 14. O-O-O $1 Qe7 (14... gxh4 15. Bc4+
bxc4 16. Qxd8 Nxf4 $1 $13) 15. Nxc6 $5 (15. fxg5 fxe5 16. Bxb5 Be6 17. g3 $1
Bg7 18. g6 $13) 15... Nxc6 16. fxg5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 fxg5 18. Bxb5 $36) 14. Nf3
Nxf4 15. Nxf4 Bxf4 16. Qe2 Bg4 $5 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Nd7 19. O-O Be5 20. c3
Kg7 (20... Bh2+ 21. Kh1 Ne5 22. Qe2 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Rad8 24. Qf3 Be5 25. Rad1 $11
) 21. Kh1 Nb6 {with idea 22...a6, c6-c5-c4} 22. Qe2 $6 (22. Rad1 $142) 22...
Rad8 (22... Bg3 $15) 23. Rad1 Bg3 $5 $15 24. Bxg3 Qxg3 25. Bc2 Nc4 26. Bb3 Ne5
27. Kg1 a5 $5 28. a4 $6 (28. Qe1 Qxe1 29. Rfxe1 a4 30. Ba2 Rfe8 $15) 28... b4
29. Qe1 Qxe1 30. Rfxe1 bxc3 31. bxc3 Rb8 $17 32. Rb1 Rfd8 33. Be6 Kf8 34. Bg4
Ke7 35. Kf1 Nc4 36. Kf2 Rd2+ 37. Be2 Rbb2 38. Rbd1 Rxd1 39. Rxd1 Nb6 (39... Ra2
40. Rb1 Rxa4 41. Rb7+ Kd6 42. Rxh7 Nd2 $17) 40. Ra1 Rc2 41. Ra3 Kd6 42. Ke3 Kc5
43. e5 (43. Kd3 Rb2 44. Ke3 Nc4+ 45. Bxc4 Kxc4 $19) 43... fxe5 44. Kd3 Rb2 45.
Bf3 Nc4 $19 46. Ra1 Rd2+ 47. Ke4 Rd5 48. Bg4 Rd2 49. Bf3 Rd8 50. Bg4 Rf8 51.
Kd3 Rf4 52. Bf3 Nd6 53. Re1 e4+ 54. Ke3 (54. Bxe4 Rxe4 55. Rxe4 Nxe4 56. Kxe4
Kc4 $19) 54... g5 55. Bg4 Nc4+ 56. Ke2 Nb6 57. Ra1 Nd5 58. Rc1 Rf8 59. c4 Nf4+
60. Ke3 Nxg2+ (60... Nxg2+ 61. Kxe4 Rf4+ 62. Ke5 Ne3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Bonn GSK"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. e5 Ng4 7. Bb5 O-O 8. Bxc6
bxc6 9. h3 Nh6 10. Nf3 c5 $5 11. dxc5 Bb7 12. Bxh6 $6 {TN} (12. Bf4 Rb8 $5 $132
) 12... Bxh6 13. O-O Rb8 $5 {[/\14...Bxf3]} 14. Rfd1 $5 (14. exd6 cxd6 15. cxd6
Qxd6 16. Rfd1 Qb4 17. Rab1 Bg7 $132) 14... Bg7 15. Ne4 (15. exd6 exd6 16. cxd6
cxd6 $13 (16... Re8 $5 17. Qd3 cxd6 18. Rab1 Qf6 (18... Qa5 $5 $132))) 15...
Qe8 $1 $44 16. b4 (16. cxd6 exd6 $15) 16... Qc6 17. Nc3 dxc5 $6 (17... dxe5 $5
18. Nd5 Rfe8 19. Qc4 (19. Nxe5 Qe6 20. Nxc7 Qxe5 21. Qxe5 Bxe5 22. Nxe8 Bxa1
$17) (19. Qe3 e4 $5 20. b5 Qxb5 21. Nxc7 Qc6 22. Nxe8 Bxa1 $19) 19... e6 20.
Nc3 Ba6 $17) 18. b5 Qe6 19. Re1 Rfd8 20. Rab1 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Bxe5 22. Qe3 $1 $10
Bxc3 (22... Bg7 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Ne4 $132) 23. Qxc3 Qd6 24. Re5 c4 25. Rbe1 e6
26. Qxc4 Rd7 27. Rc5 Qd2 28. Re4 Rbd8 (28... Qa5 29. a4 Rbd8 30. Rc6 $14) 29.
Qc3 (29. Rxc7 $2 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Qd6+) 29... Qd1+ 30. Re1 Qd6 (30... Qxe1+ 31.
Qxe1 Rd1 32. Kf1 Rxe1+ 33. Kxe1 Rd7 34. Rc6 $16) 31. Rc6 Qf4 32. Qe5 Qxe5 33.
Rxe5 Rd1+ $5 (33... Rb8 34. Rec5 Rb7 35. a4 $14) 34. Kh2 R8d2 35. Rxc7 Rxf2 36.
Rxa7 Rxc2 $10 37. a4 Rb2 38. Re3 (38. a5 Rdd2 39. Kg3 Rxg2+ 40. Kf4 Rgf2+ 41.
Kg3 (41. Ke4 Rbe2+ 42. Kd4 Rf4+ $19) 41... Rg2+ $13) 38... Ra1 (38... Rdd2 39.
Rg3 e5 $13) 39. Rf3 Raa2 40. Rfxf7 $10 Rxg2+ 41. Kh1 Rh2+ 42. Kg1 Rag2+ 43. Kf1
Rc2 44. Kg1 Rcg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent op"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2004.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Li, Shilong"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. a4 b4 (9... a6 {-Gelfand,B-Ponomariov,R Biel 2000 1/2 1/2}) 10. Ne2 a5
11. c3 bxc3 12. bxc3 Bg7 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. h3 (14. Rab1 $5 Qc7 15. Qb2 Bc8 $14)
14... O-O 15. Rab1 Qc7 16. Ng3 c5 $5 {[/\17...c4<=>]} 17. Qc2 Rab8 (17... c4
18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Rxb7 $16) 18. Bb5 Nb6 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Nd2 h5 $5 {[/\21...
h4;Nf6-h5-f4<=>]} 21. Bg5 c4 22. Nf3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Nc8 $1 {[/\Nc8-a7,
Nc8-d6<=>]} 24. Bxf6 (24. Qd2 Na7 25. Qd6 Qxd6 26. Rxd6 Nxb5 27. axb5 Nxe4 28.
Rb6 Nxc3 $19) 24... Bxf6 25. Rd7 Qc5 $15 26. Qd2 $5 (26. Qd1 h4 27. Nf1 Bxe4
28. Ne3 Nb6 $17) 26... Nb6 (26... h4 27. Nh5 gxh5 28. Qh6 $40) 27. Rd6 Be7 {
Diagram} 28. Rxb6 $6 (28. Re6 $3 $40 {(/\29...Qh6|^>>)} Bf8 $5 (28... Rd8 $2
29. Qh6 $1 Qc7 $8 (29... Bf8 30. Rxg6+ fxg6 31. Qxg6+ Bg7 32. Nxh5 Qe7 33. Qxb6
Bxe4 34. Bxc4+ Kh8 35. Nxg7 Kxg7 36. Qe3 $16) 30. Be8 $1 Rxe8 31. Ng5 $18) (
28... Qc7 29. Qh6 Bf8 30. Rxg6+ fxg6 31. Qxg6+ Qg7 (31... Kh8 32. Ng5) 32. Qxb6
$18) (28... fxe6 29. Qh6 Kf7 30. Qh7+ $40) 29. Rxe5 Qd6 $44) 28... Qxb6 29.
Nxe5 Qc7 (29... Qd6 30. Qxd6 Bxd6 31. Nxc4 Bc7 (31... Bxg3 32. fxg3 Bxe4 33.
Nxa5 $13) 32. e5 $132) 30. Nxg6 $1 fxg6 31. Qh6 Kf7 32. Nf5 $2 $138 (32. Qh7+
Kf6 33. Nxh5+ $1 gxh5 34. Qh6+ Ke5 35. Qxh5+ Kf6 (35... Kxe4 36. Qf3+ Ke5 37.
Qg3+ $18) (35... Ke6 36. Qf5+ Kd6 37. Qf4+ $18) (35... Kd6 36. Qh6+ Ke5 37.
Qh5+ $11) 36. Qh6+ $11) 32... gxf5 33. Qh7+ Kf6 34. Qh6+ Ke5 $1 $19 35. Qg7+ (
35. g3 $5 Bd8 $1 36. Qf4+ Ke6 37. Qxf5+ Kd6 38. Qf4+ Ke7 39. Qg5+ Kf7 40. Qxh5+
Kg7 41. Qg4+ Kf8 $19) 35... Ke6 36. exf5+ (36. Qg6+ Bf6 37. Qxf5+ Ke7 38. Qh7+
Kd6 $19) 36... Kxf5 37. Qf7+ (37. g4+ Ke6 38. Qh6+ Bf6 39. g5 Qg7 $19) 37...
Ke5 38. Qxh5+ Ke6 39. Qg4+ Kf6 40. Qh4+ Kg6 41. Qg4+ Bg5 42. Bxc4 (42. Bxc4 Re8
43. h4 Re1+ 44. Bf1 Qf4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Belfort Masters 6th"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2003.12.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2003.12.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nbd2 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. d5 {TN} (6. O-O O-O 7.
Qe2 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. c3 Nh5 10. Nb3 Nf4 11. Bxf4 exf4 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. Rfe1
Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Ne5 16. Nc1 a5 17. a4 Qh4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Minic,
D-Petrosian,T/Zagreb 1965/MCL (27)}) 6... Nb8 $5 (6... Ne5 7. Nxe5 dxe5 8. Bb5+
$14) 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 c6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. dxc6 (10. Nf1 b5 $5 11. Bb3 Bb7 $132)
10... bxc6 11. Nb3 Bb7 $5 (11... d5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Bd3 cxd5 14. Be3 $14 {
(/\15.Bd4)}) 12. Bd3 (12. Bd2 c5 13. Ba5 Qc8 14. Nbd2 Nb6 $132) 12... a5 13.
Be3 $6 (13. a4 c5 14. Nbd2 $13 {(/\15.Bb5)}) 13... a4 14. Nbd2 c5 15. Rb1 Qc7
16. Bf4 {[/\17.e5]} Nh5 17. Bh2 Bh6 $5 {[/\18...Nf4]} 18. Nc4 Nf4 19. Bf1 (19.
Bxf4 Bxf4 20. g3 $6 Bxg3 $1 21. fxg3 d5 $17) 19... Nf6 $15 20. Nfd2 (20. e5
dxe5 21. Ncxe5 Rfd8 $36) 20... Rfd8 (20... d5 $5 21. exd5 Bxd5 $36 {(/\22...
Rfd8;22...Qb7)}) 21. Ne3 Bc6 22. Bxf4 $6 (22. c4 {(/\23.Nd5)} Qa5 $5 23. Nd5
N4xd5 24. exd5 Bxd2 25. Re2 Bxd5 26. cxd5 Bg5 $15) 22... Bxf4 23. g3 Bh6 24.
Bg2 e6 $17 25. c4 Rab8 26. Qc2 Rb4 27. a3 Rb6 {[/\28...Rdb8,29...Qb7;xb2]} 28.
Ndf1 Rdb8 29. Red1 Bg7 30. Rd2 Ne8 31. Qc1 $2 $138 (31. Nd1 Qb7 32. Nfe3 Bd4
$17) 31... Qb7 $19 32. Nd1 Bxe4 33. Bxe4 Qxe4 34. Nfe3 Rb3 35. Qc2 Qxc2 36.
Nxc2 (36. Rxc2 Rxa3 $19) 36... Bxb2 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Stohl} g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg5 c6 (4... Nf6 {Stohl -B07}) 5. Qd2
b5 6. f4 Nf6 (6... b4 {Stohl} 7. Nd1 Qb6 8. e5 $5 Nh6 9. Nf3 f6 10. exf6 exf6
11. Bxh6 Bxh6 12. Nf2 O-O 13. O-O-O {Zaichik,G-D'Amore,C,New York op 1990-EXP
16} Be6 $13) (6... Nd7 {Stohl} 7. Nf3 (7. e5 f6 8. exf6 exf6 9. Bh4 Nb6 10. Ne4
Nh6 11. O-O-O d5 12. Nc5 O-O 13. Re1 Nf5 14. Bf2 Nd6 15. h4 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4
17. h5 Qd5 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qa5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 $15 {1/2:1/2,Ulybin,M-Belov,I,
Voskresensk 1990-CBM 19}) 7... b4 8. Nd1 Ngf6 9. Nf2 O-O 10. Bd3 Qb6 11. c4 h6
$6 (11... bxc3 $142 12. bxc3 $13) 12. Bh4 e5 13. c5 $1 $16 {Filipenko,A-Belov,
I,Moscow Tal 1992}) 7. Bd3 Nbd7 (7... O-O 8. Nf3 Bg4) 8. Nf3 O-O (8... b4 $5 {
Stohl} 9. Ne2 Qb6 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 Ba6 12. c4 $6 bxc3 13. bxc3 Qa5 14. e5
Nd5 15. c4 Qxd2 16. Nxd2 f6 $1 17. exf6 exf6 18. Bh4 Rfe8 $15 {Birmingham,
E-Bernard,C,Clichy 1990}) 9. e5 (9. O-O {Stohl} Nb6 10. Rae1 b4 11. Ne2 c5 12.
c4 bxc3 13. bxc3 cxd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. Bxf6 exf6 $1 16. Nc3 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8
18. Bc6 Ba6 $36 {Tiviakov,V-Hennigan,M,Oakham 1992-CBM 30}) 9... b4 10. Nd1 $6
(10. exf6 bxc3 11. Qxc3 Nxf6 $5 12. Qxc6 Rb8 $44) (10. Ne2 $5 Nd5 $5 (10...
dxe5 11. fxe5 Nd5 12. Bh6 $40) 11. exd6 f6 12. dxe7 Qxe7 13. Bh4 $14 Ne3 $6 14.
Bf2 $1 (14. Rg1 {Stohl}) 14... Nxg2+ $2 15. Kf1 $18) 10... Nd5 11. exd6 (11.
O-O f6 $5 12. exf6 exf6 13. Bh4 Bh6 14. Bg3 Re8 $132) 11... f6 12. Bh4 exd6 (
12... Bh6 $142) 13. O-O (13. f5 $5 Re8+ 14. Kf1 g5 15. Bg3 N7b6 $13) 13... Bh6
$5 $132 14. Bg3 N7b6 15. a3 (15. c4 $5 bxc3 16. Nxc3 (16. bxc3 {Stohl} c5 $36)
16... Nb4 17. Be2 Bf5 $132) 15... a5 16. axb4 Nxb4 $5 (16... axb4 17. Rxa8 Nxa8
18. c4 bxc3 19. bxc3 Nab6 20. c4 $14) 17. Be2 Re8 18. c3 (18. Nf2 $5 {Stohl /\}
Bf5 19. Nd3 $132) 18... N4d5 19. Bd3 c5 $5 {/\ 20...c4} 20. dxc5 (20. Nf2 $142
{Stohl} c4 21. Bc2 Bd7 $15) 20... dxc5 21. Nf2 Qc7 (21... Bb7 $6 22. Ng4 Bg7
23. f5 $16) 22. Rfe1 (22. f5 $2 Qg7 23. Qc2 c4 $17 {/\ 24...Ne3}) (22. Bc4 {
Stohl} Nxc4 23. Qxd5+ Be6 $17) 22... Rd8 $5 (22... Rxe1+ {Stohl} 23. Rxe1 $132)
23. Qc2 $2 (23. Rad1 $1 $13 Bxf4 24. Bxf4 Nxf4 25. Bc4+ Nfd5 26. Ba2 $36) 23...
Bxf4 24. Bxf4 Nxf4 25. Be4 Bb7 26. g3 Nh5 27. Bxb7 Qxb7 28. Qe4 Qc7 $1 (28...
Qxe4 29. Nxe4 $10 {/\ 30.g4}) 29. Qe6+ Kf8 $1 $17 {/\ 30...Re8} 30. g4 $6 (30.
Rad1 Re8 31. Qg4 $17) (30. Ne4 $142 $17 {Stohl <=>}) 30... Re8 31. Qb3 Nf4 $19
{>< Kg1} 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Rxa5 Qc6 (33... Qb7 $19) 34. Ra7 Nd7 35. Qb7 (35.
c4 {Stohl} Qxf3 $19) 35... Qxf3 $1 (35... Qxf3 $1 36. Qxf3 Re1#) 0-1

[Event "Bad Zwesten op"]
[Site "Bad Zwesten"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mainka, Romuald"]
[Black "Porper, Edward"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2008.01.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 c6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. O-O g6 ({Bei Philidor zu
bleiben mit} 6... Be7 {wirkt etwas solider.}) 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. b3 $6 ({Bessere
Chancen versprach Weiß} 8. Nc4 $5 Qc7 9. Bc2 {, etwa} Nb6 10. dxe5 Nxc4 11.
exf6 Bxf6 12. Bb3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Bh6 $14) 8... Qc7 (8... O-O $5 9. Ba3
c5 $11) 9. a4 ({Auf} 9. Ba3 {gleicht} c5 10. b4 b6 11. bxc5 bxc5 12. Nc4 O-O
$11 {aus.}) 9... O-O 10. Ba3 Re8 (10... c5 $11) 11. Qc2 Bf8 12. Rfe1 b6 13. b4
Bb7 14. Qb3 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 $2 ({Konsequenter war} 15... cxd5 16. dxe5 Nxe5
$11 {und Schwarz steht nicht schlechter.}) 16. Bc4 exd4 17. cxd4 Qf4 18. b5
Bxa3 19. bxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Nf6 22. Qb3 Bd6 23. Nc4 Bc7 24. Nce5
Ng4 $2 ({Notwendig war} 24... Bxe5 25. dxe5 Ng4 26. Qb2 $14 {mit bessseren
Aussichten für Weiß.}) 25. Nxg4 $2 ({Ein für Romuald unglaublicher Fehler.
Nach dem ziemlich einfachen} 25. Re4 $1 {ist Schwarz veroren,} Bxe5 (25... Qf5
$2 26. Nxg4 $18) (25... Qxe4 $2 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Ng5 $18) 26. Rxf4 Bxf4 27. g3
$18) 25... Qxg4 26. Qb5 Red8 (26... Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Rd8 28. Re7 Bd6 29. h3 Qf4
$11) 27. Rac1 Bf4 (27... Bd6 $11) 28. Rc2 Qd7 29. Qb3 Re8 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. g3
Bb8 32. Qb5 Qxb5 33. axb5 Rd8 34. Kf1 Kg7 35. Ke2 Bd6 $6 ({Nach} 35... Rd5 36.
Rb2 f5 37. Kd3 Kf6 38. Kc4 Rd7 39. Re2 $14 {bleibt der schwarze Nachteil in
Rahmen.}) 36. Kd3 Kf6 37. Nd2 Ke7 38. Rc6 h5 39. h4 Rd7 40. Kc4 Ba3 41. Ne4 Bb2
42. d5 Be5 43. f3 Kd8 44. f4 ({Auch} 44. g4 $5 {sieht verlockend aus} hxg4 (
44... Rc7 45. Rxc7 Kxc7 46. Ng5) 45. fxg4 Bf4 46. Nf6 Re7 47. d6 Re1 48. d7
Rc1+ 49. Kd5 Rd1+ 50. Ke4 Bc7 51. h5 $16) 44... Bb8 45. Kd4 Ke7 46. Rc8 Rb7 47.
Rh8 Bd6 48. Re8+ ({Ein gewonnenes Turmendspiel ergab} 48. Nxd6 Kxd6 49. f5 Rc7
50. fxg6 fxg6 51. Rg8 Rc1 52. Rxg6+ $18) 48... Kd7 49. Nf6+ Kc7 50. Kc4 $2 (50.
f5 gxf5 51. Nxh5 a5 52. Ng7 Kd7 53. h5 $18 {gewinnt noch immer}) 50... a5 {
remis} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Psakhis} g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1
e5 8. h3 Re8 (8... Nh5 {Psakhis} 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Nbd2 Kh8 $13) 9. d5 (9. Na3 {
Psakhis} h6 10. Nc2 Bd7 11. Bd2 a5 12. b3 Nh5 $15 {Rublevsky,S-Krasenkow,M/
Polanica Zdroj/1996/0,5/29/}) 9... Nb8 (9... Ne7 10. c4 Nd7 11. Nc3 a5 12. a3 (
12. Bc2 {Psakhis} h6 13. Bd2 Rf8 14. Qc1 Kh7 15. g4 Nc5 16. Be3 $14 {Lerner,
K-Azmayparashvili,Z/Moscow(URS-ch)/1983/0,5/62/}) 12... f5 13. Bd2 Nc5 14. Bc2
$14 {Chernin,A-Azmayparashvili,Z/Tilburg 61/108 1994 (26)}) 10. c4 {[%cal
Yb2b4,Yc4c5,Yf6h5,Yh5f4] The game has reached a Kings-indian type of position.
The question is who has made the most consessions. Black by wasting time with
Rf8-e8 - in the Kings-indian f7-f5 is almost obligatory and so the R should be
on f8 - or white by weakening his kingside with h2-h3. The little pawn move
makes it a lot more difficult to drive a black N away from f4 with g2-g3 and
also means that the solid f2-f3 - after f7-f5 - is not quite so solid any more
because g3 will be seriosly weak.} a5 {[%csl Gb4]} 11. Nc3 Na6 {[%csl Gb4,Gc5]
[%cal Ya6b4,Ya6c5]} 12. a3 {[%csl Gb4]} Nh5 {[%cal Yh5f4]} (12... Bd7 {Psakhis}
13. Rb1 Nh5 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Nf4 16. Bf1 h6 17. Be3 Bf8 18. Kh2 g5 19. g3
Ng6 20. Nd2 $14 {Stevic,H-Lau,R/Wien op-1/1996/0:1/58/}) (12... c5 $5 {Psakhis}
) 13. b4 $1 {It now becomes clear that white is well on the way to get a
serious initiative on the queenside while black only attacks with one piece on
the kings-side. That is seldom enough in a closed position.} Nf4 14. Bc2 $1 {
Again a good move. In principal whites white-squared bishop is his "bad
bishop" as his center-pawns are on white squares. Therefore he should look out
for possibilites to get this bishop outside his pawn-chain. For example via a4.
The manouvre Lc2-a4 is especially known from the Samisch-variation in the
Kings-indian but is also a very harmonic setup here. 14. Bf1 would be more
solid than needed - if black starts to move on the kingside - with f7-f5 -
then Bc2 kontrols the important e4-square and white can and most do without
f2-f3.} (14. Bf1 {Psakhis} f5 15. c5) 14... Bd7 15. Rb1 Qc8 {[%cal Yd7h3]} (
15... axb4 {Psakhis} 16. axb4 Qf6 17. Be3 h6 18. c5 $36) 16. Ne2 $1 {Exchanges
blacks only active piece.} Nxe2+ (16... Nxg2 $6 {Psakhis} 17. Kxg2 Bxh3+ 18.
Kh2 axb4 19. axb4 Bg4 20. Nc3 $16) 17. Rxe2 axb4 18. axb4 {[%csl Ra6][%cal
Yc1e3,Yc4c5]} Bf8 {A sad move to do, but the kingsindian bishop cannot be used
actively in this position.} (18... b5 $5 {Psakhis} 19. Bd3 (19. cxb5 Bxb5 20.
Bd3 Qb7) 19... bxc4 20. Bxc4 Qb7 21. Ba3 Bb5) 19. Be3 c5 {Black is trying to
get more space on the queenside, but opening the position is always to the
benefit of the player with the best placed pieces.} (19... b5 $5 {Psakhis}) 20.
dxc6 (20. bxc5 {Psakhis} Nxc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Rxb7 Bc8 $1 $10) 20... bxc6 21.
b5 $1 cxb5 22. cxb5 Nc5 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6] With his 21st move white achieved two
things. A passed pawn in the b-line and created serious weaknesses in the
d-line.} 23. Bxc5 dxc5 (23... Qxc5 $5 {Psakhis} 24. Bb3 $36) 24. Rd2 Be6 25. b6
{[%cal Rb6b7,Rb7a8,Rb7c8]} (25. Nxe5 $6 {Psakhis} Ba2 $1 26. Nd7 Bxb1 27. Nf6+
Kh8) 25... Qb7 (25... Re7 {Psakhis} 26. Nxe5 $1 Ba2 27. Rb2 Bg7 $140 $2 28.
Rxa2 Rxa2 29. Rd8+ $18) 26. Ba4 (26. Nxe5 $5 {Psakhis} Ba2 27. Rd7 Qa6 28. Ra1
Qxb6 (28... Rxe5 29. Bb1 $1 Qxb6 30. Bxa2 $16) 29. Nxf7 Bxf7 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31.
Rxf7 Kxf7 32. Qd5+ Kg7 33. Qxa8 $16) 26... Reb8 27. Ng5 {The final strategical
breakthrough. White will get control either of the square d7 or the diagonal
a2-g8.} (27. Bd7 {Psakhis} Bxd7 (27... Qxe4 28. Ng5) 28. Rxd7 Qxe4 29. Rxf7 $1
Rd8 30. Qf1 $16) 27... Bh6 28. Nxe6 Bxd2 29. Nxc5 Qc8 30. Nd7 Ba5 (30... Rb7 {
Psakhis} 31. Nf6+ Kf8 (31... Kh8 32. Qxd2 Qe6 33. Nd7 Rxa4 34. Qh6 f6 35. Nc5
Qa2 36. Qf8+ $18) (31... Kg7 32. Ne8+ Kh8 33. Nd6 Qb8 34. Nxb7 Qxb7 35. Qxd2
Rxa4 36. Qd5 $18) 32. Qxd2 Rxa4 33. Rc1 $1 Qa8 (33... Qb8 34. Nd7+ (34. Rc7 $1
Rxc7 $140 35. bxc7 Qxc7 36. Qh6+ Ke7 37. Nd5+) 34... Rxd7 35. Qxd7 Rd4 36. Rc8+
Kg7 37. Qxd4 Qxc8 38. Qxe5+ $18) 34. Qh6+ (34. Rc7 $5) 34... Ke7 35. Nd5+ Kd6
36. Qe3 $1 Rd4 37. Qc3 $18) 31. Qd6 Rb7 32. Bc6 (32. Nf6+ $1 {Psakhis} Kg7 (
32... Kh8 33. Ne8) 33. Ne8+ $1 Kg8 (33... Kh6 34. Qf8+ Kg5 35. h4+ Kf4 36. Qh6+
Kxe4 37. Qe3+ Kf5 38. Qh3+ Ke4 39. Nf6+ Kd4 40. Qe3+ Kc4 41. Bb5#) 34. Qf6 Qxe8
(34... Kf8 35. Nd6) 35. Bxe8 Rxe8 36. Rb5 Bd2 37. Rc5 $18) 32... Rxd7 33. Qxd7
(33. Bxd7 {Psakhis} Qc2) 33... Qxd7 34. Bxd7 Kf8 35. b7 Rb8 36. Bc8 {[%csl Rb8]
} Ke7 37. Rd1 Bb6 38. Rd7+ Ke8 39. Kf1 h5 40. Ke2 Ba7 41. f3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Black "Ivanov, Victor L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 (4... Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 O-O
8. Re1 a6 (8... h6 9. Na3 $5 Nh5 10. Be3 a6 11. Kh2 Qf6 12. Bf1 $1 exd4 $6 (
12... Bd7 $142) 13. cxd4 {Smirin,I-Bologan,V/EU-chT Debrecen (04) ISl-MOL ;
EU-chT 1992/1-0 (60)}) 9. Bc2 {Ivanchuk,V-Bologan,V/EU-chT Debrecen (03)
UKR-MOL ;EU-chT 1992/1-0 (33)}) 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nd2 (6. Nf3 Nc5 {N} 7. Bc2 Bg4
8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 Nc6 10. Nbd2 Qd7 11. Nf1 d4 12. b4 Ne6 13. b5 Ncd8 14. Bb2
dxc3 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. Bxc3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 a6 18. bxa6 Rxa6 19. Ne3 Bc5 $13 {
Smirin,I-Dorfman,I/Tilburg 59/(133) 1993}) 6... Nc6 (6... Nc5 7. Bc2 Qg5 $6 {N}
8. Ne4 $1 Qxe5 9. Nf3 Qe7 10. Qxd5 c6 11. Qxc5 Qxc5 12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13. O-O O-O
14. Re1 Nd7 15. Bg5 Nf6 $14 {~/= Poluljahov,A-Agrest,E/Russia 56/(129) 1992})
7. Ngf3 Nc5 (7... Bg4 8. O-O Nc5 9. Bb5 Be7 10. h3 Bh5 11. b4 Ne6 12. Qa4 Qd7
13. Nd4 Nexd4 14. cxd4 O-O 15. Nb3 Qe6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Na5 Be2 18. Re1 Bb5
19. Qb3 f6 20. Bd2 fxe5 21. Rxe5 Qf7 22. Be3 Bd6 {1/2-1/2 Typek,K-Robak,Z/
POL-chT Lubniewice (06) 1994}) (7... Ng5 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Qe2 a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11.
Nd4 Bd7 12. O-O Ne6 13. a4 c5 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. f4 Qd7 16. c4 Bf5 17. Ra3 d4
18. Ne4 h5 19. Ng3 Bg4 20. Qe4 Qc6 21. Qxc6+ bxc6 22. f5 h4 23. h3 Bxh3 24.
gxh3 hxg3 25. Rxg3 Rb8 26. b3 $14 {Smirin,I-Chernin,A/Gronningen PCA/1993/}) 8.
Bb1 (8. Nb3 Nxd3+ (8... Bg4 9. O-O Qd7 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. Nxc5 Bxc5 12. b4 Bb6
13. a4 a5 14. b5 Ne7 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Kb8 17. Qe1 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Ng6 19.
Rd1 Qe6 20. Re3 Rhe8 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. h3 g5 23. Rd4 Qf5 24. Kh2 {1/2-1/2
Yusupov,A-Adams,M/Hastings-A2 1989}) 9. Qxd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd4 Nxd4 12.
cxd4 b6 13. Rd1 Be6 14. b3 c5 $10 {Landa,K-Onoprienko,V/Brno op/1994/}) (8. Be2
d4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. O-O Bf5 12. Nf3 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Ne6 14. Be3 Be7
15. Ne1 h5 16. Rac1 c6 17. Rc3 Nc7 18. Rb3 Bc8 19. Bf3 g6 20. Nd3 Ne6 21. Nb4
O-O 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Bxc6 Ba6 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25. Rd7 Bc5 26. Rc3 {1/2-1/2
Popovic,P-Chernin,A/Moscow olm (10) YUG-HUN ;CBM 45 1994}) (8. Bc2 Bg4 9. O-O
Be7 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Nd4 f6 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. b4 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4
16. Qe2 f5 17. b5 Be8 18. Bb3+ Kh8 19. Rd1 Qc8 20. e6 a6 21. bxa6 Rxa6 $13 {
Adams,M-Beaumont,C/British ch./1988/}) (8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Qe2 Ne6 $6 10. Nb3 Be7
11. Be3 a6 12. Bd3 Ng5 13. Nxg5 Bxg5 14. f4 Bh4+ 15. g3 Be7 16. O-O-O $16 {
Fedorov,A-Gubanov,A/St.Petersburg op/1994/}) 8... g6 $2 (8... Bg4 9. O-O Be7 {
->-> 8.Bc2}) 9. O-O Bg7 10. Nb3 $1 Nxb3 11. Bg5 $1 (11. axb3 Bg4 $10) 11... Qd7
12. axb3 O-O 13. Re1 $14 Re8 14. Bf4 Qg4 $6 (14... b6 $8) 15. Bg3 Qh5 (15...
Be6 $2 16. Ra4 $1 $16) 16. Qxd5 Be6 17. Qb5 $16 Rab8 18. Be4 a6 19. Qd3 (19.
Qe2 $6 Bxb3 $14) 19... Rbd8 (19... Bxb3 20. c4 $18 {ץb3}) 20. Qc2 {><b3} Bd5 (
20... Bg4 21. h3 $16) 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. e6 $8 fxe6 23. Bxc7 $18 g5 24. h3 Qf7
25. Bg3 h6 26. Ra4 Red8 27. Rae4 Qf5 28. Qe2 Rd1 29. Rxe6 Qb1 30. Re8+ Rxe8 31.
Qxe8+ Bf8 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 34. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[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. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. e5 (6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. c3 Qxc5
8. Qe2 O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Nb3 b6 $10 {Skrobek-Vogt 1976}) (6. c3
cxd4 7. cxd4 O-O 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 e5 $10 {
Kjellander-O'Kelly corr-3 WCH 1959}) 6... Nd5 7. c3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 $10 9. Nc3
(9. O-O $5) 9... dxe5 10. fxe5 (10. dxe5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 {><c3}) 10... Bg4 11.
Be4 Nb6 $15 {><d4,><d5} 12. Be3 O-O 13. O-O Qd7 14. Qd3 Rad8 {/\15...Bxf3 16.
Rxf3 Nxe5} 15. Rad1 f6 16. exf6 exf6 {/\f5} 17. d5 Nb4 18. Qd4 (18. Qb1 f5 $17)
18... Nxa2 $1 19. Nxa2 f5 $17 20. Qb4 fxe4 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. Qxe4 Rde8 23. Qc2
Re3 24. Qd2 Bxf3 25. Qxe3 Bxd1 26. Rxd1 Qa4 {Hansen,C} 0-1

[Event "Taastrup"]
[Site "Taastrup"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. a4
a5 9. h3 b6 (9... Re8 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Be3 Nf6 14. Bf4
Nh5 15. Be3 Nf6 16. f3 $13 {Romanischin-Knaak 1991}) (9... c6 10. Be3 (10. Re1
Qc7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. Rad1 $14 {Pollak-Platzak 1967})
10... Re8 11. Re1 (11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qe2 b6 13. Rfd1 Ba6 14. Qe1 Bf8 $10 {
Sosonko-Klarenbeek NL (ch) 1992}) 11... exd4 12. Bxd4 (12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. f3 Nfd7
14. Bf2 Qb6 15. b3 $14 {Romanischin-Akopian 1989}) 12... Qc7 13. Nd2 b6 $13 {
Landa-Akopian 1989}) 10. Re1 {N} (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. b3 Bb7 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Nc4
Nc5 $10 {Rashkovsky-Frolov 1991}) 10... Bb7 11. d5 $14 {ץb7} Nc5 12. Nh2 Ne8 (
12... Nfd7 $5 13. f4 f5 $13) 13. f4 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Nf3 e4 $8 16. Nd4 Qf6
17. Ndb5 Qg6 18. g4 $1 fxg4 19. hxg4 Nf6 20. g5 Nh5 21. Qg4 $16 {><e4} Rf7 22.
Be3 Raf8 23. Rf1 h6 24. Rae1 Ba6 25. Bxc5 Rxf4 (25... bxc5 26. Bxe4 $18) 26.
Rxf4 Rxf4 27. Qe6+ Qxe6 28. dxe6 bxc5 29. e7 Bxb5 30. Nxb5 Kf7 31. Bxe4 $18
Rg4+ 32. Kf2 Be5 33. Bg6+ Kxe7 34. Bxh5 Rxg5 35. Bf3 Kd7 36. Rh1 h5 37. Rxh5
Rxh5 38. Bxh5 Bxb2 39. Bg4+ Kc6 40. c4 Kb6 41. Ke3 Be5 42. Na3 c6 43. Ke4 Kc7
44. Nc2 Kd8 45. Kf5 Ke7 46. Bf3 Kd7 47. Ne1 Bc3 48. Nd3 Bd4 49. Bg2 Bc3 50. Kg6
Bd4 51. Kf7 d5 52. cxd5 c4 53. dxc6+ Kd6 54. Ne1 c3 55. Nc2 Bb6 56. Kf6 Kc5 57.
Ke6 Kc4 58. Be4 Kb3 59. Kd5 Bd8 60. Kc5 Kb2 61. Kb5 {Hansen,C} 1-0

[Event "Vejle"]
[Site "Vejle"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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. e4 {Blatny,P} c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nc6 $5 (4... g6 5. Nf3 (5. h3 Bg7
6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Qc7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bf4 b5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bg3 Qb6 12. Nbd2 cxd4
13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Be4 d5 15. Bb1 a5 16. Nb3 a4 17. Nc5 N8c6 18. Qe3 Na5 19. Bf4
Nc4 20. Qc3 Nc6 21. a3 f6 22. exf6 Rxf6 23. Bg5 Rf7 24. Be3 Rxf3 $1 25. gxf3 e5
26. dxe5 Bxe5 $17 {Ljubojevic,L-Polgar,J/Monaco Amber blind/1994/}) 5... Bg7 6.
O-O O-O 7. h3 Qc7 8. Re1 Rd8 9. Qe2 a6 10. Bf4 b5 11. e5 Nd5 12. exd6 exd6 13.
Bg5 Rf8 14. Be4 Bb7 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Qd2 Nb6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 $13 {Karpov,
A-Polgar,J/Monaco Amber rapid/1994/}) (4... cxd4 5. cxd4 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. h3
O-O 8. Nf3 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Be6 12. Bb5 Na5 13. Qe2 a6 14.
Bd3 Nc6 15. Rfd1 Qc8 16. Rac1 Rd8 17. Na4 Nd7 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 $16 {
Adams,M-Gelfand,B/Wijk ct-m-7/1994/}) 5. Nf3 (5. Ne2) (5. d5 $5 Ne5 6. Bc2 $13)
5... Bg4 $5 6. d5 Bxf3 (6... Ne5 {Blatny,P} 7. Nxe5 dxe5 (7... Bxd1 8. Bb5+ Nd7
9. Bxd7+ (9. Nxd7 Qa5 10. Na3 a6 $19) 9... Qxd7 10. Nxd7 Bc2 (10... Kxd7 11.
Kxd1 $18) 11. Nxf8 Bxe4 12. Ne6 $18) 8. Qxg4 (8. f3 Bd7 9. Na3 e6 {->[+]}) 8...
Nxg4 9. Bb5+ Qd7 10. Bxd7+ Kxd7 11. f3 Nf6 $14 {_|_}) 7. gxf3 $6 (7. Qxf3 Ne5
8. Bb5+ (8. Qe2 $5) 8... Ned7 (8... Nfd7 {Blatny,P} 9. Qe2 a6 10. Ba4 b5 11.
Bc2 e6 12. f4 Nc4 {+/=/+/-}) 9. a4 g6 10. a5 a6 11. Ba4 Bg7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nc4
$14 {Schandorff,L-Mortensen,E/Aalborg DK-ch/1994/}) 7... Ne5 8. Bc2 (8. Be2 {
Blatny,P /^e2-b5,e2-g4}) 8... g6 (8... e6 {Blatny,P} 9. Ba4+ Nfd7 10. f4 Nc4
11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Qb3 d5 13. Qxb7 $40) 9. f4 Ned7 10. Be3 Bh6 $1 11. Nd2 Nh5 $1
$15 {>< f4} 12. Qf3 b5 13. Rg1 $6 (13. Nf1 $142 {/\Ng3}) (13. O-O {Blatny,P /
\Kh1 <->g}) 13... Nb6 14. Rd1 (14. O-O-O {Blatny,P <->1}) 14... Qc7 15. Nf1 Nc4
$6 (15... a5 $1 $17 {/\a4-a3 Mortensen}) 16. Bc1 Qa5 $2 (16... a5) 17. Bb3 Nb6
18. a3 $1 b4 19. axb4 cxb4 20. Bd2 $1 Qb5 $1 21. cxb4 Bg7 22. Ra1 $1 Bxb2 23.
Ra5 Qd7 $13 24. Qd3 $5 O-O (24... Bg7 $5) 25. Bd1 $1 Ng7 $8 (25... Nf6 $2 26.
Ra2 $18) 26. Ne3 f5 $2 $138 (26... Qc7 27. Ra2 $1 Bc1 28. Bc3 $1 Rfc8 29. Bd4
$14 {>< /^a1-h8}) (26... Rfc8 $5 {Blatny,P}) (26... Ne8 {Blatny,P /\Bg7+/-})
27. exf5 gxf5 (27... Nxf5 28. Bg4 $16) 28. Ra2 $1 Bf6 $8 29. Nxf5 $16 e5 (29...
Kh8 $2 30. Nxg7 Bxg7 31. Bc2 $18) 30. Nxg7 Bxg7 31. fxe5 (31. Bc2 {Blatny,P} e4
32. Qd4 Rac8 33. Bxe4 Rfe8 34. Be3 Rc4 35. Qxg7+ Qxg7 36. Rxg7+ Kxg7 37. Rxa7+
Kf6 38. Bf3 Rxb4 $132) 31... dxe5 32. Bh6 Rf7 33. Bg4 $18 Qd6 34. Be6 Kh8 35.
Bxf7 Bxh6 $6 (35... Qxh6 $142 $18) 36. Rxa7 $1 Qxb4+ 37. Kf1 Rf8 (37... Rxa7
38. Rg8#) 38. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 39. Bg8+ (39. Bg8+ Kh8 40. Rh7#) 1-0

[Event "Yopal"]
[Site "Yopal"]
[Date "1997.06.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1997.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "COL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Leko Hecht} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 (4... h6) (4... Bg7 {Leko}
5. Qd2 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. Nge2 $1 e6 (8... Nc6 9. d5 $1 Ne5 10. Nd4 $16
) 9. h4 $1 $36 {Leko-Beliavsky (Ubeda 1997, sp 4/97)}) 5. Qd2 b5 (5... h6) (
5... Nbd7) 6. Bd3 Nbd7 (6... h6 7. Bh4 (7. Be3 $5) 7... Nbd7 $6 (7... g5 8. Bg3
Nh5 9. e5 Bg7 10. Qe2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 dxe5 12. dxe5 b4 13. Nd1 Qd4 14. f4 $1 g4
15. Qe3 Qb6 16. Ne2 Na6 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Bf5 $16 {Santo Roman,M-Chabanon,JL/
FRA-ch Montpellier 1991}) 8. f4 b4 9. Nce2 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nf3 Be7 12.
fxe5 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. e6 $1 Qxe6 15. Ned4 Qd6 16. e5 $1 Qd5 (16... Nxe5
17. Qe2 f6 18. Bxg6+) 17. e6 Ndf6 18. O-O Kf8 19. exf7 $18 {Leko,P-Dao Thein
Hai/Budapest 1993 59/(140)}) (6... Bg7 7. Nf3 h6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bf4 e5 10. dxe5
dxe5 11. Bg3 h5 12. h3 h4 13. hxg4 hxg3 14. Rxh8+ Bxh8 15. Qh6 $16 {Tal,
M-Gufeld,E/URS 1969}) 7. Nf3 {7.f4 is the main line and only after the "f"
pawn has moves to f4 white playes Nf3} Qc7 (7... Nb6 8. e5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Nfd5
10. O-O-O h6 11. Bh4 Bg7 12. Bxb5 cxb5 13. Nxd5 Be6 14. Nxb6 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2
axb6 16. a3 O-O-O+ 17. Kc1 g5 18. Bg3 $16 {Kramnik,V-Alaan,V/Manila olm 1992})
(7... h6 8. Bxf6 $5 (8. Bf4 g5 (8... Nh5 9. Be3 Bg7 10. h3 b4 $6 11. Na4 Qa5
12. b3 Nb6 13. a3 $16 {Santo Roman,M-Chabanon,JL/FRA-chT 1991}) 9. Bg3 Nh5 10.
a4 b4 11. Nd1 a5 12. Ne3 Nb6 13. O-O Bg7 14. c3 bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Qe2 $36 {
[%csl Re8] Santo Roman,M-Zaitshik,G Manila olm 1992}) 8... exf6 (8... Nxf6 9.
e5 $36 (9. e5 {Leko} dxe5 10. Nxe5 $16)) 9. d5 b4 10. dxc6 bxc3 11. cxd7+ Bxd7
12. Qxc3 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qd2 $16 {Kramnik,V-Nunn,J/Monaco rapid 1995}) 8.
O-O Bg7 9. Rfe1 O-O 10. h3 (10. e5 $5) (10. e5 {Leko} b4 (10... dxe5 $6 11.
dxe5 Ng4 12. Bxe7 Ndxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxf8) 11. Na4 Nd5 12. Bh6 $16) 10...
Bb7 (10... e5 $5 {this should not be a bad idea for black since if he can
devlope all his pieces with Bb7-Rfe8...he is quite OK} 11. Rad1 Bb7 12. Bf1
Rfe8 $13 (12... b4 $5 $13)) (10... e5 $5 {Leko}) 11. e5 {from this point the
game really begins} b4 (11... dxe5 12. dxe5 b4 13. Na4 Nd5 14. Bh6 c5 15. e6
$36 {is quite similar to the game}) 12. Na4 Nd5 13. Bh6 (13. exd6 {Leko} exd6
14. c4 bxc3 15. Nxc3 Nxc3 $1 16. bxc3 c5 $11) 13... c5 (13... dxe5 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Nxe5 $14 {[%csl Rc5] /+/-}) 14. e6 c4 (14... fxe6 15. Bxg7 (15. Rxe6
$2 Rxf3 16. gxf3 Bxd4 $36) 15... Kxg7 16. Ng5 Qc6 (16... Nf4 {Leko} 17. Qxf4 $1
Rxf4 18. Nxe6+ $18) 17. Nxe6+ Kh8 18. Nxf8 Rxf8 19. b3 $16 cxd4 20. Bxg6) 15.
Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Bf1 c3 $6 {the begining of a big mass,but after the smoke will
clear white has the upper hand} (16... N7f6 $5 17. Ng5 (17. exf7 Qc6 18. b3 c3
19. Qc1 h6 $13) (17. a3 $1 {Leko} c3 18. Qc1 a5 19. Ng5 $40) 17... Qc6 (17...
Bc8 18. Nxf7 Bxe6 19. Rxe6 Kxf7 20. Rae1 $14) (17... c3 $1) 18. b3 c3 19. Qc1
Nc7 $1 $36) 17. bxc3 bxc3 18. Nxc3 Nxc3 (18... Qxc3 19. exd7 (19. Qxc3 $6 Nxc3
20. exd7 Bxf3 21. gxf3 e6 $13) 19... Qxd2 20. Nxd2 {[%cal Gc2c4]} e6 21. Rab1
$16 Bc6 22. Ne4) (18... fxe6 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Ng5 $16) 19. exd7 Bxf3 (19... e6
$5) 20. Re3 (20. gxf3 Nd5 $17 (20... e6 $1 {Leko /\Rad8})) 20... Ne4 (20... Bd5
21. Rxc3 (21. Qxc3 {Leko} Qxd7 22. Qa5 $1) 21... Qxd7 $11 {[%csl Rc2] /=/+}) (
20... Nd5 21. Rxf3 Qxd7 22. c4 Nf6 $11) 21. Qe1 Ng5 (21... Qxd7 22. Rxf3 Nf6 (
22... d5 {Leko} 23. c4 $1 {/\c4-c5}) 23. c4 $11) 22. Rxe7 Bc6 $4 {throwing
away the game,or close to that after 22...Bd5 white has to find the correct
way to make a draw,but here suddenly white is much better and maybe even more
than that} (22... Bd5 23. h4 $1 (23. c4 Be6 24. h4 Qd8 25. Re8 Nf3+ $1 26. gxf3
Qxh4) (23. c4 $1 {Leko}) 23... Ne6 24. c4 Qd8 25. Re8 Rxe8 26. dxe8=Q Qxe8 27.
cxd5 Nxd4 $11 {/=/+}) (22... Be4 $6 {Leko} 23. Qe3 $1 h6 24. h4 Qd8 25. Re8
Rxe8 26. dxe8=N+ Qxe8 27. hxg5 hxg5 $6 28. Re1 Bc6 29. Qc3 $1 $18) (22... Kf6
$5 {Leko Zapata} 23. Re3 $1 (23. Qe3 Ne6 24. Re8 Bc6 $5 (24... Bb7 25. Bb5 $44)
25. d5 $1 Bxd5 (25... Raxe8 26. dxe8=N+ Bxe8 27. Qh6 $1 $16) 26. c4 Bxg2 $3 27.
Qc3+ Kg5 28. Qe3+ Kf6 $11) 23... Bb7 24. d5 (24. c4 $5 $40) 24... Bxd5 25. c4
$1 $40) (22... Rad8 $1 {Leko} 23. h4 (23. Qe3 Nxh3+ $1 24. gxh3 Ba8 25. c4 Rxd7
26. Re1 $13) 23... Rxd7 $1 24. Rxd7 Nh3+ $1 25. gxh3 Qxd7 26. c4 $1 Re8 27. Qc3
$14) 23. Qc3 $1 {[%cal Gd4d5]} d5 {it seems like is fine,is going to play Qd6
and take on d7,or maybe play with his knight,but white has another idea} (23...
Qd8 24. d5+ Kg8 25. Qe3 Nxh3+ (25... Bxd5 26. Qxg5 Be6 27. Re1 $16) 26. Qxh3
Bxd5 (26... Qxe7 27. dxc6 $18 {[%csl Gc6,Gd7]}) 27. Rae1 $16 {/+-}) 24. Rae1 $1
{[%cal Ge1e8,Ga7h7] now the threat is Bb5 [ before this was not possible
because of Qd6 when the rook on e7 is not protected ],and if the queen moves
as in the game than h4 is just enough} Qd6 (24... h6 {Leko} 25. Bb5 $1 $18) 25.
h4 Ne4 (25... Ne6 26. R1xe6) (25... Bxd7 {Leko} 26. hxg5) 26. R7xe4 Bxd7 (26...
dxe4 $2 27. d5+ Kg8 28. dxc6 $18 {[%csl Gc6,Gd7]}) 27. Re5 $16 {white is a
pawn up,and has the initiative} Rfc8 (27... Rfe8 {Leko} 28. h5) 28. Qd2 Rab8 (
28... h5) 29. h5 $40 {[%csl Rg7] not enough all white has,now he has also a
direct attack on black's king} Bf5 (29... Be6 30. Bd3 {[%cal Gd2f4]}) 30. Qf4 {
[%cal Ge5f5]} Rb6 (30... Bxc2 $2 31. h6+ Kg8 32. Re8+) 31. h6+ Kf8 32. Bd3 Bxd3
33. cxd3 {[%csl Rf8]} Rd8 $6 {losing immediately,but anyway black does not
have many chances to hold this position} (33... f6 $142 $16) 34. Qe3 $1 Rbb8 (
34... Qb8 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 $4 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37. Qe8+) 35. Rxd5 $1 {exchanging the
2 rooks for the queen will leave black with a very weak king,and white with 2
pass pawns which give him the win very easily} Qxd5 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37. Qf6 Qxd4
38. Re8+ Rxe8 39. Qxd4 {[#] Hecht: Der Bh6 als "Pfahl im Fleische" sorgt für
klaren weißen Vorteil. Das notwendige Abholen dieses Bauern kostet Zeit und
stört die Zusammenarbeit der Türme so nachhaltig, daß Weiß mit dem
a-Freibauern gewinnen kann. Beherrschung der Türme durch die Dame.} Kf8 40.
Qd6+ Kg8 41. Qd4 (41. Qf6 {Leko} Kf8) 41... Kf8 42. Qxa7 Rb1+ 43. Kh2 Ree1 44.
Qc5+ Ke8 45. a4 Rh1+ 46. Kg3 Rh5 (46... Rxh6 $2 {Hecht} 47. Qe3+) 47. Qc3 Rxh6
48. a5 g5 49. a6 Kd7 50. Qa5 (50. Qa5 {Hecht} Rb8 51. a7 Ra8 52. Qd5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup9"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1997.06.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. h3 (7. a3 Nc6 8.
d5 Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. c4 e6 11. Nc3 exd5 12. cxd5 Ne8 13. Be3 b6 14. b4 cxb4
15. axb4 f5 16. f3 $16 {Topalov,V-Kakayeldyev,A Biel izt 1993}) (7. dxc5 dxc5
8. h3 Nc6 9. Qe2 (9. a4 Qc7 10. Na3 Rd8 11. Qc2 b6 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Bf1 Bb7 14.
Nh2 Nf8 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. Nf3 Nd7 17. Be3 $13 {Vaganian,R-Zysk,R BL 93/94}) 9...
Qc7 10. Re1 (10. e5 Nd5 11. Re1 Be6 12. a4 Rae8 13. Na3 Kh8 14. Nc4 Nb6 15. Bf4
Bd5 16. Ncd2 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 $16 {Danielsen,H-Kristiansen,J DEN-ch 1992}) 10...
Nd7 11. Bc2 b6 12. a4 Bb7 13. Nbd2 Rad8 14. Nf1 Qc8 $6 (14... h6 $142) 15. Bg5
Ba6 16. Qe3 Qb7 17. Rad1 c4 18. Nd4 $14 {/+/- Korchnoi,V-Nunn,J Brussels OHRA
1986}) 7... Nc6 8. d5 Na5 (8... Ne5) (8... Nb8) 9. c4 (9. Na3 b6 10. Bd2 e6 11.
c4 Re8 $6 (11... e5 {[%cal Gf6h5]}) 12. Re1 Nd7 $6 (12... e5 $14) 13. Rb1 Ne5
14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 $16 {Yusupov,A-Speelman,J Munchen 1992 54/110 [Yusupov,A]}
) 9... e5 (9... a6 10. Nbd2 (10. Nc3 Rb8 11. a4 Bd7 12. Qc2 b5 13. cxb5 c4 14.
Be2 axb5 15. axb5 Bxb5 16. Nxb5 Rxb5 17. Nd4 Rb7 {Sveshnikov,E-Tregubov,P
Ljubljana 1994 61/105 [Sveshnikov,E]} 18. Bxc4 Qc7 19. Bd3 Qxc2 20. Bxc2 Nc4
21. Nc6 e6 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Nd4 $16) (10. a4 $5) 10... b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12.
Bxb5 Qb6 13. Be2 (13. Qe2 $5) 13... Ba6 14. Rb1 Nh5 15. g3 c4 16. Kg2 $14 {
Fedorov,A-Ibragimov,A UFa 1993}) 10. a3 b6 {the game which started in the pirc
opening,has transfered into a King's Indian position,with white playing on the
Queen's side trying to break through,and black playing on the King's trying to
mate white} 11. b4 Nb7 {this is really the only big difference from the
classical variation in the king's Indian,black knight stands on e7 and helps
the attack,but I think that on b7 the knight my be stronger since there white
wants to play c5,and if black playes c5,white sometimes take and open the "b"
file,here this is not possible since black has a knight on b7 which makes the
c5 square the most protected one on the board} 12. Ra2 $2 {to be honest I do
not understand this move at all,it is not easy for white to do something on
the Queen's side,it may be difficult,one idea is,and quite an obvious one in
this position uis to transfer the bishop on d3 [ which is normally on e2] to
a4 by Nc3-Bc2-Ba4 since in the king's Indian exchanging the white bishops is
very good for white} (12. Nc3 {[%cal Gd3c2,Gc2a4]}) 12... Kh8 (12... Nh5 $5)
13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Nc3 Ng8 15. Nb5 $6 {as we will see the knight on b5 is a
problem not something good} Qd7 {while now black's play is very simple it is
noit easy to fiand a plan for white on the Queen's side} 16. Nd2 f5 17. exf5 (
17. f3 f4 (17... Bh6 $5 {is a possible move,since exchanging the black bishops
is one of black's ideas}) 18. Bh4 h6 19. Bf2 g5 $132 {[%cal Gh6h5,Yg8h6,Gg5g4]}
) 17... gxf5 18. Bc2 (18. f4 $2 {usually white playes f4 after taking on f5,
but here this is not possible because white loses material thanks to the
knigth on b5} e4 19. Be2 a6 {[%csl Rb5]}) 18... Qf7 19. Nb3 $6 (19. bxc5 dxc5 (
19... bxc5 $2 {gives white play on the "b" file})) 19... Bd7 {please I am
asking again,can some tell me what the rook is doing on a2???} 20. bxc5 $6 Bxb5
$1 21. cxb5 dxc5 $15 {/-/+,now we can asses the position easily,white has a
weak pawn on d5,bad and uncordinated pieces [ Rook on a2,Knight on b3,bishop
on g5 while black controls the center,has a strong pass "c" and fantastic
place for his "bad" b7 knight which will not be so bad on d6!} 22. f3 $2 {
and another bad move which I can not understand,just creating weakness on some
other black squares,white had to play Qd2 although after Nd6 and Nf6 black is
better} Nd6 23. a4 Nf6 $17 {/-+} 24. Qd2 (24. Bxf6 $142 Bxf6 25. Qd2 Rg8 {
seems very bad for white,but in the game black is winning}) 24... Nxd5 25. Rd1
Nb4 26. Raa1 Nc4 27. Qe2 Nxc2 28. Qxc2 f4 $1 $19 29. Qe4 Ne3 30. Rdb1 Qh5 (
30... Nf5 $1 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gh7h6]} 31. a5 Rab8) 31. Be7 Rg8 (31... Rfe8 32.
a5 Rab8 33. axb6 axb6 34. Ra7 Qf7 35. Qb7 Qg6 36. Rb2 e4) 32. g4 Qh6 (32...
Qxh3 $2 33. Ra2 Qg3+ 34. Kh1 $13 {[%csl Rg3,Rh7][%cal Ga2h2,Gb1g1]}) 33. h4
Rae8 {white should resign here} 34. Bg5 Qe6 35. Ra2 h6 36. Rh2 Bf8 37. Nd2 Rg7
38. Kf2 Rd7 39. Ke2 Bg7 40. Qc6 Rd6 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 {the main moves in the position are 4...
dxc5 and 4...Nc6} 5. h3 (5. dxc5 dxc5 6. e5 Nd5 (6... Nfd7 7. e6 fxe6 8. Nf3
Bg7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. h4 $1 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Nde5 12. Be4 Qd6 {David,P-Salai,L CSFR
1990} 13. Nc4 Nxc4 14. Qxc4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Be3 $16) (6... Ng4 7. Bb5+)
7. Be4 Nb6 (7... Nc7 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Be3 Ne6 10. Na3 Kc7 11. Nb5+ Kb6 12. a4
Bd7 13. c4 $36 {Sermek,D-Cebalo,M Maribor Pirc 1994} (13. b4 $5)) 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8
9. Na3 Nc6 (9... Bg7 10. Nf3 N8d7 11. Be3 a6 12. e6 $1 fxe6 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. Bc2
Kc7 15. Bxc5 $16 {alpha Junior-Polgar,J Budapest m 1996}) 10. Nf3 Bf5 {Lautier,
J-Polgar,J Dos hermanas 1994 60/(144)} 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Be3 $14 {/+/-}) 5...
Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Qc7 8. Qe2 (8. Be3 b6 9. Nbd2 e5 10. Re1 Nc6 11. dxe5
dxe5 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Bg5 Rd7 15. Nf1 Rfd8 16. Ne3 Ne7 $13 {
Smyslov,V-Polgar,J Prague Wom-Vet 1995}) (8. Re1 e5 (8... a6 $6 9. e5 Nd5 10.
Be4 Nb6 11. Bf4 $14 {Hickel,J-Gostisa,L Lippstadt 1994}) 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nbd2
Rd8 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. a4 b6 13. Bc4 Nf8 14. Ng5 Rd7 15. a5 Rb8 16. axb6 axb6 17.
Bb5 Rd8 18. Nc4 $14 {Kamsky,G-Polgar,J Madrid 1994}) 8... Nc6 (8... a6 9. Bf4
b5 10. e5 (10. a4 $5 b4 11. Nbd2 $14) 10... Nd5 11. Bg3 Qb6 12. Nbd2 (12. dxc5
$5) 12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Be4 d5 15. Bb1 a5 {Ljubojevic,L-Polgar,J
Monaco Blind 1994} 16. Qe3 $1 {[%cal Gg3f4,Gf4h6]}) 9. Be3 b6 10. Nbd2 (10. d5
$5 Nb8 (10... Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. c4 Nh5 13. Nc3 Nf4 14. Qd2 $14 {/~~}) 11.
c4 e6 12. Nc3 $14) 10... e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Ba6 Bd7 13. a4 {white fight for
the control of the white squares in the center the c4-d5 squares that's why he
wanted to exhange the white bishops and played a4 to secure the b5 and c4
squares} h6 14. Rfd1 Rad8 15. Rac1 Nb8 16. Bb5 Bc8 (16... Bxb5 17. axb5 {
[%csl Ra7]}) 17. a5 Bb7 (17... bxa5 $6 {[%csl Ra5,Ra7,Rc5]}) 18. axb6 axb6 19.
Qc4 Ne8 20. Bxe8 Rfxe8 {the position is about equal,black has the advantage of
two bishops but his "g7" bishop is not that good while white has some key
squares in the center under his control} 21. b4 Ba6 (21... Nd7 22. Ra1 Ra8 $11)
22. b5 Bb7 23. Nh2 (23. Nf1 Kh7 24. Ng3) 23... Kh7 24. f3 f5 25. Nhf1 Rd6 (
25... f4 26. Bf2 Nd7 27. Ra1 $13) 26. Re1 Nd7 (26... f4 27. Bf2 Red8 28. Qe2)
27. Qa2 Nf6 (27... Ra8 28. Qb3) 28. exf5 gxf5 29. Qc2 Bc8 30. Ng3 Kg6 31. Nc4
Rdd8 32. Bf2 Nd5 (32... e4 33. fxe4 fxe4 34. Nd2) 33. Rcd1 Rf8 34. Rd2 Nf4 (
34... Be6 $5) 35. Red1 Be6 $2 {a move ago this was not bad now this is close
to losing!} (35... Bf6) (35... Rxd2 36. Rxd2 Rd8 37. Rxd8 Qxd8 38. Ne3 Qf8 {
when it seems black can survive}) 36. Nd6 $1 {and now there is now defence
against the threat of a knight taking on f5,in most variations the "d" knighg
but in some variations the "g" knight as we will see} c4 (36... Ra8 37. Ngxf5
$1 (37. Ndxf5 Rxf5 38. Rd6 Qf7 39. Rxb6 $36) 37... Rxf5 38. g4) 37. Ndxf5 Nd3 (
37... Rxd2 38. Nh4+ (38. Rxd2 $6 Rxf5 39. Qe4 $13) 38... Kf7 39. Rxd2 $16) 38.
Ne3 Kh7 39. Ne4 Kh8 (39... Ra8 40. Rxd3 $5 cxd3 41. Qxd3 Kh8 42. Qd6 (42. Nd5)
42... Qf7 (42... Qxd6 43. Rxd6 $18) 43. Ng4 $16) 40. Bh4 Rd7 (40... Ra8 {
seems like more narmal move just putting your rook on an open file,since just
immediately after black played 40...Rd7 white played 41.Qa2 getting the
control over the "a" file}) 41. Qa2 {[%cal Ga1a8]} Bg8 {[%cal Gg8h7] with the
idea Bh7,but white find a nice way to deal with this threat} 42. Qa3 Rf4 (42...
Bh7 43. Nf6 $1 Rdf7 (43... Rxf6 44. Bxf6 Bxf6 45. Qf8+) 44. Nfd5 (44. Nxh7 Kxh7
45. Bg3) 44... Qb7 45. Qa6 Qxa6 46. bxa6 $16) 43. Bg3 Bf8 44. Qa4 Bc5 {[%tqu
"De","the position seems highly complicated,there are many hanging pieces and
some exact calculations must be made in order to win,try to see white's
sontinuation,as in the game which could not have been played better!","","",
"e4c5","",6]} 45. Nxc5 Qxc5 46. Rxd3 $1 Rxd3 47. Rxd3 Rf6 (47... cxd3 48. Bxf4
exf4 49. Qxf4) 48. Qb4 $1 {the end} Qxb4 49. cxb4 cxd3 50. Bxe5 Kg7 51. Kf2 Kg6
52. Bxf6 Kxf6 53. Ng4+ Kg5 54. Ke3 Bc4 55. g3 Bxb5 56. Nf2 Kf5 57. Nxd3 Ke6 58.
Kd4 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Premier 33rd"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1998.05.22"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Siegel, Georg"]
[Black "Hernandez Onna, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. d5 Nb8
{other moves are 8...Na5 (the main move ) and 8...Ne5} 9. Re1 (9. c4 e5 (9...
b5 10. cxb5 a6 11. b6 Nbd7 12. Nc3 Nxb6 13. a4 a5 14. Bf4 Ne8 15. Qe2 Nc7 16.
Rfd1 Bd7 17. Ra2 f5 18. e5 Nbxd5 19. Bc4 e6 20. Bg5 Qc8 21. exd6 $16 {1-0
Rinberg,A-Donka,P/Nyiregyhaza op 1994/EXT 97 (51)}) 10. Nc3 (10. dxe6 fxe6 11.
e5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Nh5 13. Nf3 Nf4 14. Bxf4 Rxf4 15. Nc3 Nc6 16. Qe2 Rxf3 17.
gxf3 Qg5+ 18. Kh1 Qh5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Bus,M-Asanov,B/Copenhagen Unibank 1991/TD
91\06 (42)}) 10... Nh5 11. Re1 h6 12. a3 Nd7 13. Bf1 a6 14. Rb1 Qe8 15. b4 f5
$132 {0-1 Shtanchaev,A-Bakhtadze,G/WchJT U26 1997/EXT 97 (47)}) 9... Na6 (9...
a6 10. a4 e5 11. a5 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 b6 13. axb6 Nxb6 14. Nc4 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 h6 16.
Nd2 Ne8 17. Bd3 f5 18. Qc2 $14 {/+/- 1-0 Torre,E-Sitanggang,S/Beijing 1992/CBM
33 (45)}) 10. Bf4 (10. c4 $5 {[%cal Gb1c3] this seems as an interesting idea,
when white gets a very nice benoni} e6 11. Nc3 exd5 12. cxd5) (10. Bxa6 $5 {
normally this is not a good idea,since black gets active play along the "b"
file and white in many variation is missing his light colored bishop,but here
I think things might be little different,white has big space advantage with
some good moves already been played such as "h3" all he has to to is play
c4-Nc3 or b3-Bb2-c4 with a good position} bxa6 11. b3 {[%cal Gc1b2,Gc3c4]} (11.
c4 $5 {[%cal Gb1c3,Gd1c2]})) 10... Nc7 11. Bf1 {preventing "e6" since now the
"d6" pawn is threatened after dxe6} (11. c4 Nh5 12. Bc1 e5 $13) 11... b5 12. a4
bxa4 (12... b4 $5) 13. Rxa4 a5 14. Bh2 (14. b3 $5 $14 {[%csl Ra5] trying to
fix the "a5" pawn seems critical here,since after white's very soolid move Bh2
black managed to play Bd7 with "a4" then the weak "a4" is a match to white's
weak "b2" pawn} Bd7 15. Ra2 Qe8 16. c4 {[%cal Ge4e5]}) 14... Bd7 15. Ra3 a4 16.
Nbd2 (16. c4 $5 {again this move "c4" with the idea to play "e5" so first we
have too defend the "d5" pawn seems quite good foor white,white wanted a good
place for his knight on "c4" also not a bad idea} Rb8) 16... Rb8 (16... Qb8 $5)
17. Nc4 Bb5 18. Nfd2 Nd7 (18... Na8 $5 19. e5 dxe5 (19... Nxd5 20. exd6 $36)
20. Bxe5 Rc8 21. d6 $14) 19. Ra2 (19. Na5 {[%csl Rc6]} Nb6 20. Bxb5 Nxb5 21.
Nc6 Qc7 22. Ra2 Rb7 $13) 19... Na8 20. e5 (20. Nxd6 $5 Bxf1 (20... exd6 21.
Bxd6 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Nab6 $14 {/~~})) 20... Bxc4 $6 (20... dxe5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22.
Bxb5 $1 (22. Bxe5 Bxf1 23. Nxf1 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Nb6) 22... Qxd5 (22... Rxb5 23.
Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 $14) 23. c4 Qe6 (23... Qd6 24. Qe2 Rfd8 25. b3 $1 $16) 24.
Rxa4 Rfd8 25. Ra7 $14) 21. Nxc4 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. Rxe5 Qd6 (
24... Nb6 25. c4 Qd6 26. Re1 {tranpooses to the game}) 25. Qe1 Nc7 $6 (25...
Rfe8 $11) 26. c4 $2 {[%csl Rd4] throwing away all his advantage in one
move!after 26.Rxe7 white position seems very pleasent,and after 26.c4? black
is ok} (26. Rxe7 Nxd5 (26... Qxd5 $2 27. Rxa4 $18) 27. Re4 Nb6 28. Bb5 {
[%csl Ra4]}) 26... e6 $1 {probably white missed this move} 27. Rxa4 $6 (27.
dxe6 Nxe6 28. Rd5 Qc6 29. Qd1 Rb3 30. Bd3 $13) 27... Rxb2 28. Ra1 (28. dxe6
Nxe6 $36 {[%csl Rf1,Rg1]}) 28... exd5 (28... f6 $6 29. Re3 exd5 30. cxd5 Nxd5
$2 31. Rd1 Rb4 32. Red3 Rd4 33. Rxd4 cxd4 34. Rxd4 $18) 29. cxd5 {I see no
reason why black should lose this position} Qf6 $6 {why to play this move??} (
29... Rfb8 $5) (29... Rb4 $5 {[%cal Gb4d4]}) 30. Rd1 Kg7 $6 {why to allow "d6"?
} (30... Rd8 $5) 31. d6 Ne6 32. d7 (32. Bc4 $5 {the idea is to prevent black
Rxf2} Rxf2 (32... Nd4 33. d7 $1 (33. Rxc5 $6 Re8 $1 34. Qf1 Ne2+ 35. Kh1 (35.
Bxe2 Rexe2) 35... Nc3 36. d7 Rd8 $36 {[%csl Rd1,Rd7,Rf2]}) 33... Rd8 {I see
nothing better} 34. Re7 {transpooses to the game}) 33. Bxe6 $1 {this is the
big difference,white does not play 33.d7 because of Rf5 but takes immediately
and then play "d7"} fxe6 34. d7 $16) 32... Rd8 $6 (32... Rxf2 $5 33. Bc4 $1 Rf5
34. Rxf5 gxf5 35. Bxe6 fxe6 36. Qa5 Rd8 37. Qxc5 {when white is of course
better,but black has chances to defend his position here} Kf7) 33. Bc4 Nd4 (
33... Rb6 $5) 34. Re7 Ne6 35. Re8 Rbb8 36. Rxd8 Nxd8 $4 {I can not explain
this move! black played few incorrect moves in this endgame but still no big
damage has been done,but this move just loses the game,the most natural move
is Rxd8 according to my knowldge} (36... Rxd8 $14 {but shoudl be draw without
big problems}) 37. Qe3 $1 $16 {[%csl Rc5] the "c5" pawn is lost} Ra8 (37... Qf5
38. Rd5 $18) (37... Ne6 38. Bxe6 fxe6 39. Qxc5 $18) (37... Qb6 38. Qe5+ Kh6 39.
Rd5 Ne6 40. Rd6 Qb1+ 41. Kh2 $18) 38. Qxc5 Ra1 39. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 40. Kh2 h5 41. h4
Qc3 42. g3 Qf6 43. Kg1 Qa1+ 44. Kg2 Qf6 45. Bb5 {until this moment nothing
special,white took the "c5" pawn and and played healthy moves such as h4-g3.
now white has to find a plan since I think black's best play is simply Ne6-Nd8
or Kg7-Kg8 doing nothing since he can really do nothing,insted black choose an
active plan?? the knight went to "d4" but the way back is much more difficult!!
} Ne6 46. Qb4 Nd4 (46... Nd8) 47. Qc3 Qb6 (47... Ne6) 48. f3 Kf6 $2 {this
should lose immediately,again black has to think about passive defence 48...
Qf6 seems good enough for this} (48... Qf6) 49. Qd2 (49. Qe3 $1 {black has no
move!!} Kg7 (49... Qd6 50. Qf4+ Qxf4 51. d8=Q+) 50. Qe5+ Kh7 51. Qe7 Ne6 52.
Qxf7+) 49... Ke7 $2 (49... Ne6 $8) 50. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1998.04.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Spangenberg, Hugo"]
[Black "Seminara, Juan Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1998.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. h3 {in my opinion after 5.dxc5 dxc5 6.
e5 white gets a very pleasent position,that's why black normally playes first
4...cxd4 and after it g6} Qc7 (5... Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be3 (7. O-O Nbd7 8. Re1
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Na3 Qc7 11. Bf1 a6 12. Nc4 b5 13. Qd6 Qa7 14. Na5 Ne8 15.
Qd5 Nef6 16. Qd6 Ne8 {1/2-1/2 Smagin,S-Razuvaev,Y/URS-chI 1985/MCD-ch}) 7...
Nbd7 8. O-O Qc7 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Qe2 e5 11. Rfd1 a6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nf1 Bb7 14.
Ng3 b5 $13 {[Blatny] 1-0 Blatny,P-Damljanovic,B/Gijon-EACC 1988 (41)}) 6. Nf3
Bg7 7. O-O Nbd7 8. a4 (8. Re1 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. a4 b6 12. a5 Rb8
13. axb6 axb6 14. Bb5 $13 {0-1 Schandorff,L-Sax,G/Kobenhavn 1994/Inf 60/[Sax,
Gy] (46)}) 8... O-O 9. Na3 (9. Re1 e6 10. Na3 a6 11. e5 dxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13.
Qe2 b6 14. Bg5 Bb7 15. Rad1 h6 16. Bc1 Bc6 17. Bc2 Rfb8 $13 {0-1 Manca,F-Mrva,
M/Moscow olm 1994/EXP 44 (34)}) 9... a6 10. Re1 Rd8 (10... e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 (
11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Nc4 $14) 12. Nc4 $14) 11. e5 dxe5 (11... Nd5 $6
12. Qb3 e6 13. Bg5 Re8 (13... f6 14. exf6 N7xf6 15. Bc4 $16) 14. Nc4 dxe5 15.
dxe5 $14 {[%csl Rd6]}) 12. dxe5 Ne8 $6 {the knigth stands really too passive
on "e8" Nd5 was necessary} (12... Nd5 $5 13. e6 $5 (13. Qe2 Nf8 $13 {[%cal
Gf8e6,Yb7b6,Gc8b7]}) 13... fxe6 14. Qe2 N7f6 (14... Nf8 15. Nc4 $44) 15. Nc4
Nh5 $13) 13. Nc4 (13. e6 $5 {here 13.e6 seems better then after 12...Nd5 [ the
line above ] since the knight on "e8" is very passive} fxe6 14. Qe2 Ndf6 (14...
Nf8 15. Nc4 $44) 15. Ng5 $36) 13... Nb6 $6 {another incorrect move,and but
after this one you already feel black is in trouble,he had to play Nf8 and
after it b6} (13... Nf8 $5 14. Qe2 (14. a5 $4 Bf5 15. Re3 Bh6) 14... b6 $5 15.
a5 b5 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nxc8 Rbxc8 $132) (13... b6 14. e6 fxe6 15. Ng5 Ndf6 (
15... Nf8 $2 16. Qf3 Bb7 17. Qf7+ Kh8 18. Bf4 Qd7 19. Ne5 $18) 16. Qe2 $36) 14.
Nxb6 Qxb6 15. a5 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Rb7] immediately fixing the a6-b7 pawns} Qc6 16.
Qe2 $14 Be6 (16... Nc7 17. Be4 Qe8 18. Be3 Ne6 19. Qc4 Qb5 20. Qxb5 axb5 21. b4
) 17. c4 {[%csl Re8]} Qd7 18. Ra3 $1 {[%cal Ga3b3,Gd3e4,Gc1e3]} Bf5 19. Bxf5
Qxf5 20. Rb3 Rab8 21. Bg5 (21. Be3 Qc8) 21... Rd7 $4 (21... Qd7 22. e6 fxe6 (
22... Qxe6 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Bxe7 $16) 23. Bf4 $14 {/+/-} (23. Qxe6+ Qxe6 24.
Rxe6 Rd1+ 25. Kh2 Nd6 26. Bxe7 (26. Bf4 $14) 26... Nxc4 27. Bxc5 (27. Rxa6 $2
Nd2 $1 28. Nxd2 Be5+ 29. g3 bxa6) 27... Nxa5 28. Rb4 Rc8)) 22. g4 $1 {[%csl
Rf5]} (22. g4 Qe6 23. Rb6) 1-0

[Event "London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1997.10.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shaked, Tal"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. d5 Ne5 {other moves are
Nb8 and the main move Bxf3} (6... Nb8) (6... Bxf3) 7. Nxe5 dxe5 8. Qxg4 $146 (
8. f3 Bd7 9. Na3 a6 $6 10. Nc4 e6 $2 11. Nxe5 exd5 12. exd5 Qe7 13. O-O $18 {
Godena,M-Cesareo,F/Geneve op 1993}) 8... Nxg4 9. Bb5+ Qd7 10. Bxd7+ Kxd7 11.
Na3 Nf6 $6 {a move which puts black into a lot of troubles,after the correct
11...e6 white is slightly better but not much more than that} (11... e6 $8 12.
dxe6+ (12. Nc4 exd5 13. exd5 Bd6 $14) 12... Kxe6 $14) 12. Nc4 $1 $16 {
immediately the position becomes very clear,black's king is forced to go back
to e8,white will have a lot of game along the "e" file,with pressure on the
"c5" pawn} Nxe4 13. Nxe5+ Ke8 14. Be3 Rc8 15. O-O-O g5 (15... g6 16. Rhe1 Bg7
17. Bf4 f5 (17... Nd6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bxd6) (17... Nf6 18. d6 Rd8 19. Nd3 Nd5
20. Bg3 $16) (17... Nxf2 18. Rd2) 18. f3) 16. Rhe1 Nd6 (16... Bg7 17. Nc4 $1 b5
(17... Kd7 18. f3 b5 19. fxe4 bxc4 20. Bxg5 Be5 21. g3 $16) 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19.
Rxd2 $1 (19. Bxg5 Nc4 20. Rxe7+ Kf8 $13) 19... Bf6 20. d6 Rc6 21. dxe7 Re6 22.
Rd8+ Kxe7 23. Rxh8 Bxh8 24. Bxc5+ $18) 17. Nd3 (17. Bxg5 $5 {this was not a
bad choice at all,white is simply better,probably much better without any
problems} f6 18. Bxf6 exf6 19. Ng6+ Kd7 20. Nxh8 Bh6+ 21. Kc2 Rxh8 22. Re6 $16)
17... c4 $8 18. Nb4 a5 $8 19. Nc2 Kd7 20. a4 $1 {[%csl Rb5]} (20. Bxg5 Rg8 21.
Bh4 Rxg2 22. Bg3 Nf5) 20... h6 21. Bb6 Bg7 22. Na3 (22. Rd2 $5 {[%csl Re7]
[%cal Gd2e2]}) 22... Rhe8 23. Kc2 (23. Bxa5 Ra8 24. Bb4 Rxa4 25. Bxd6 Kxd6 $5 (
25... exd6 26. Rxe8 Kxe8 27. Re1+ Kd7 28. Re4 (28. Kc2 Be5 29. g3 f5) 28...
Bxc3 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. Nxc4 Bd4)) 23... Bf8 24. b3 (24. Bxa5 Ra8 25. Bb4 Rxa4
26. Bxd6 Kxd6 (26... exd6 $2 27. Rxe8 Kxe8 28. Rd4 $18) 27. Rd4 Rc8 28. Ree4
Bg7 29. Nxc4+ Kc5 30. b4+ Kb5 31. Nb2 Ra3 $1 $36 {[%csl Rc3]} (31... Bxd4 $2
32. Nxa4 Bxf2 33. Kb3 $18)) 24... cxb3+ 25. Kxb3 Ra8 26. c4 Ra6 27. c5 e5 $1 {
the only chance,and black does not miss it!the idea is one day to sacrifise
the rook on a6 for white's bishops on b6 and then playing Bc5} (27... Nc8 28.
Nc4 $18) 28. Nb5 (28. Nc4 $5 {this does not seembad at all} Nxc4 29. Kxc4 Rxb6
(29... Rc8 30. Kb5 Rxb6+ 31. Kxb6 (31. cxb6 $4 Rc5#) 31... Bxc5+ 32. Kxb7 $16 {
/+-}) 30. cxb6 Rc8+ 31. Kb3 f6 32. Re3 $1 {[%cal Ge3f3,Ge3h3,Ge3c3]} (32. Rc1
Bc5 $8)) 28... Nxb5 (28... Nc8 29. Nc7 Nxb6 30. Nxe8 $18 (30. Nxa6 Na8 {
[%csl Ra6]} (30... Nc8 31. c6+ bxc6 32. Nb8+))) 29. axb5 Rxb6 30. cxb6 Bc5 31.
Rd3 $6 {the correct idea,but not the correct way!it is true the rook is best
on the third rank,but it is important to keep the "f" pawn! so lets start with
Re2 first} (31. Re2 $1 Bxb6 32. Rd3 $36 {[%cal Gd3f3,Gf3h3]}) 31... Bxf2 32.
Re2 (32. Rf1 e4 {[%cal Ge4e3]}) 32... e4 (32... Bxb6 $2 33. Rh3 {[%csl Re5,Rh6]
}) 33. Rh3 e3 34. Rxh6 Re4 35. Rf6 Ke7 36. Rf5 (36. Rfxf2 $2 exf2 37. Rxe4+ $4
(37. Rxf2 Rb4+ 38. Kc3 Rxb5) 37... Kd6 {[%cal Gf2f1]}) 36... f6 $132 1/2-1/2

[Event "London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1997.10.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "McDonald, Neil R"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. h3 cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Nf3
Nc6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bc4 (11. Be3 $5 Be6 (11... b6 12. Bb5 Bb7 13.
Qa4 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Bxd4 a6 16. Be2 b5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qb4 Qd2) 12. Bb5
Na5 (12... Qb8 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qc2 Nh5 15. Na4 h6 16. Nc5 Qe8 17. Rad1 $14 {
/+/- Lobron,E-Christiansen,L/Duetschland 1994;60/(142)}) 13. Qe2 (13. Bc5 Qxd1
14. Rfxd1 Rfc8 15. Bd6 a6 16. Bf1 Nd7 17. Ng5 Nc6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 $13 {[%csl Rd4]
Sermek,D-Kempinsky,R/EU-chT Pula 1997;Exp57}) 13... a6 14. Bd3 Nc6 (14... Nh5)
15. Rfd1 Qc8 $1 (15... Qa5) 16. Rac1 Rd8 17. Na4 Nd7 18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Nd4
(19... Qc7) 20. Qxc8 Raxc8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4
$16 {Adams,M-Gelfand,B/Wijk ann Zee (m/5) 1994;59/169 [Adams,M]}) 11... b6 (
11... Na5 $5 {the critical move}) (11... Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Rc1
Rad8 15. Qa4 Nh5 16. Rfd1 Nd4 $1 17. Ne1 (17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4
Qf6 20. Rxd8 Qxf2+) 17... Nf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Nf3 b5 20. Qa6 b4 21. Ne2 Rd6
22. Qc4 $13 {Sveshnikov,E-Moiseenko,A/Rus-cup2 Moscow 1996;EXP 56}) (11... Qxd1
12. Rxd1 Na5 13. Bd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 b6 15. b3 Be6 16. Ba3 Rfd8 17. Nc7 Rac8 18.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rc1 Bh6 21. Rc7 b5 22. Bb4 {[%csl Ra5] Huzman,
A-Minasjan,A/Belgrad 1989}) 12. b3 h6 (12... Na5 $5 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Bb5 (14.
Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Nxe5 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Ba6 $44) 14... Bd7 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Qxd7 Nxd7
17. Nd5 $14) 13. Ba3 Re8 (13... Qxd1 14. Raxd1 Re8 15. Nb5 $1 Ba6 (15... Nxe4
$4 16. Bd5) 16. Nc7 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Nxe4 18. Rfe1 $1 Nc3 19. Rd6 $1 $16) 14. Nb5
Bf8 (14... Na5 $5 15. Bd3 $1 $14) 15. Bxf8 Rxf8 (15... Kxf8 16. Qc1 $1 Kg7 17.
Bxf7 (17. Bd5 Nxd5 18. Qxc6 Ba6 19. Rfd1 Bxb5 (19... Nb4 20. Rxd8 Nxc6 21. Rxa8
Rxa8 22. Nc7) 20. Qxb5 Nc3 21. Rxd8 Nxb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nxe5 Re8 $11) 17...
Kxf7 18. Qxc6 $18) 16. Qc1 $1 $16 {the key move,gaining tempi by attacking the
h6 pawn} Kh7 (16... Na5 17. Qxh6 Nxc4 18. bxc4 Nxe4 19. Rfe1 $16 {/+-}) (16...
Kg7 17. Bd5 Nxd5 18. Qxc6 Ba6 19. Rfd1 Bxb5 20. Qxb5 Nc3 21. Qxe5+ {check!} Qf6
22. Qxf6+ Kxf6 $16) 17. Bd5 {the real idea} Nxd5 18. Qxc6 Ba6 19. Rfd1 (19.
exd5 $2 Rc8 20. Qd6 Bxb5) 19... Nb4 $2 {losing immediately,byt anyway black's
position is difficult} (19... Bxb5 20. Qxb5 Nc3 21. Rxd8 Nxb5 22. Rd7 $1 $16 {
[%csl Re5][%cal Ga7h7]} (22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nxe5 {is not bad,but Rd7 is a move
with class})) 20. Rxd8 Nxc6 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Nc7 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1998.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. d5 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Ne5 8.
Bb5+ Nfd7 9. Qe2 (9. Qh3 c4 10. Na3 Rc8 11. f4 Nd3+ 12. Ke2 N3c5 13. Kf3 (13.
Qf3 $5) 13... g6 14. Be3 Bg7 15. Bxc5 Rxc5 16. Rhe1 a6 17. Bxd7+ Qxd7 18. Qxd7+
Kxd7 19. Rad1 e6 $13 {Seitaj,I-Mirumian,V/Ankra zt 1995}) 9... a6 10. Ba4 (10.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. O-O g6 12. Bg5 Bg7 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Nc4 b5 15. Ne3 c4 16. f4 h6
17. Bh4 Nc5 18. Ng4 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 $132 {Jakubiec,A-Novik,M/CSR-chT 1992})
10... c4 (10... b5 11. Bc2 Nb6 (11... g6 12. a4 $16) 12. O-O Qd7 13. h3 g6 14.
a4 bxa4 (14... Nxa4 $4 15. f4 {[%csl Re5]} Nc4 16. Bxa4) 15. Nd2 $1 Qb5 16. c4
Qb4 (16... Nexc4 $4 17. Bd3) 17. f4 Nexc4 18. Nxc4 Qxc4 19. Bxa4+ Kd8 20. Qe1
$1 $16 {Smagin,S-Kofidis,A/Iraklion 1993/59/168 [Smagin]}) 11. O-O b5 12. Bd1
$6 {quite a strange move,since I can nt explain nr understand what's the
bishop is doing on "d1"? I believe 12.Bc2 is the right move} (12. Bc2 Nc5 13.
b4 Ncd3 (13... cxb3 $2 14. axb3 h5 15. Nd2 Qc8 16. f4 Ng4 17. b4 Nb7 $2 18.
Rxa6 $18 {Grabher,H-Vombek,D/AUT-chT 95/96 1996/EXP52}) 14. Be3 {[%cal Gf2f4]}
g5 $8 15. Bxg5 Rg8 16. Be3 (16. f4 $5) 16... Qd7 17. f4 $6 (17. Nd2 Qh3 18. f3
Bh6 19. Kh1 $1 $16 {according to Rausis,but I what about Rxg2 here??} Rxg2 20.
Qxg2 Qxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Bxe3 $44 {when black has nice compensation for the material
}) 17... Bh6 18. Nd2 (18. fxe5 Qg4 19. Rf3 Ne1 20. Kh1 (20. Bxh6 Qxg2+ 21. Qxg2
Rxg2+ 22. Kf1 Nxf3 23. Bd1 $1 $18) 20... Nxf3 21. gxf3 Qg6 22. Bd4 dxe5 23. Bc5
Qg5 {with compensation according to Rausis well I can not see it after a4 for
example} 24. a4 Qc1+ 25. Qd1) 18... Qg4 19. Bxd3 Nxd3 20. Qxg4 Rxg4 21. a4 $1 (
21. g3 Bg7) 21... Bxf4 {Rausis,I-Barczay,L/Paris 1994/60/143 [Rausis,I]} 22.
Rxf4 Nxf4 23. axb5 Nxg2 24. Bd4 $16 {Rausis}) 12... g6 13. a4 Bg7 14. b4 (14.
axb5 $5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Na3 Qb7 (16... Nd3 $5 17. Bc2 (17. Bg5 Qa5)
17... Nxc1 18. Rxc1 Qa6 $15) 17. b3 O-O 18. bxc4 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Qxc4
Rc8 $11) 14... cxb3 (14... O-O 15. Bc2 a5 16. axb5 axb4 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. cxb4
$16) 15. axb5 axb5 (15... Nc5 16. bxa6 O-O 17. Ra3 $16) 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Qxb5
O-O $44 18. f4 $4 {a very very big mistake mainly beacuse of tw reasoons,the
first ne is very simple this mve is bad after 18...Rb8 19.Qe2 Qa2! white gets
a very bad position,but there is also another reason a very important one,
"f4" seems to win immediately since the knight has noo place to go! so white
shoould think again and again before playing 18.f4 since if black really has
noothing then the game is over!!! these are white's 2 mistake which cost him
this game} (18. Qxb3 $142 $44 f5 (18... Rc8 19. Be2 (19. Qc2 $5 {black has for
sure sme compensation here,but fr sure nt mre than the pawn he shuld hope for
a draw this was quite a slid good line for white}) 19... Nc5 20. Qc2 Qa4 21.
Qxa4 Nxa4 22. f4 Nd7 23. Bb5 (23. Bg4 Rc7 $44) 23... Ndc5 24. Bd2 Rb8 25. Bxa4
Nxa4 $44) 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Ba3 Rb8) 18... Rb8 19. Qe2 Qa2 $1 $17 20. fxe5 (20.
Nd2 b2 21. Bxb2 Rxb2 $19) 20... Qxb1 21. e6 (21. Bg5 Nxe5 22. Bxe7 Qa2 $1 $19 {
back too "a2" and finish the game!}) 21... Qxc1 22. exd7 Qxc3 $19 23. Qb5 (23.
Qf3 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Qxf3 25. gxf3 b2 26. Bc2 Be3 $1 {and black wins immediately
the threat now is Rd8 and after Ba4 Bc1,and if Rb1 now then Bc1 wins
immediately}) 23... Qc7 $1 (23... Rxb5 $4 24. d8=Q+ Bf8 25. Qe8 Qc5+ 26. Kh1 f6
27. Bg4 {when white is even better,that means black did something very very
very wrong!!}) 24. Qc6 (24. Qa4 b2 25. Bc2 Rd8) 24... Qd8 25. Be2 (25. Bg4 Bd4+
26. Kh1 b2 27. Qc8 (27. Rb1 Ra8 28. Qc8 Ra1 $1 {winning}) 27... b1=Q 28. Qxd8+
Kg7 $19) 25... Bd4+ 26. Kh1 b2 27. Bd3 Ra8 {black threat now is Ra7 and after
Bb5 Rc7 folloowed by Rc1} 28. e5 (28. g3 Ra7 29. Bb5 Rc7 30. Qa6 Rc1) (28. Rb1
Ra7 29. Bb5 Rc7 $19) 28... Bxe5 29. Qb7 Rb8 30. Qc6 Ra8 31. Qb7 Bd4 32. Qb4 Qb6
33. Qd2 Rd8 {the rest is really no big deal see for your self} 34. Qf4 Bf6 35.
g4 Qd4 36. Qf3 h6 37. Bb5 Qb4 38. Qd3 Qxg4 39. Qc2 Rxd7 40. Bxd7 Qxd7 41. Rg1
Qh3 42. Qf2 Qd3 0-1

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Black "Hickl, Joerg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1997.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hickl} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nc6
8. Be3 exd4 (8... Bd7) (8... Re8) 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Nde2 ({the main
line is} 11. Re1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6) 11... b5 (11... Qc8 12. g4 h5 13. g5 Nh7
14. Kh2 f6 15. gxf6 Nxf6 16. f4 Kh7 $2 17. Ng1 $1 {[%cal Gg1f3,Gf3g5]} Kh8 18.
Qe1 $1 $36 {[%cal Ge1g3] Maryasin,B-Peker,O/Czerniak-mem/1996/}) (11... Ne5 12.
b3 b5 (12... Bc6 $6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. f4 Nc6 15. Qd2 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc6 17. Rae1
$14 {Hoffman,A-Hoi,C/Lyngby op/1988/}) 13. Rc1 Qc8 14. Kh2 Nc6 15. f3 Qa6 16.
a4 b4 17. Nb5 Qb7 $132 {Pospelov,E-Avrukh,B/Kurgan/1994/}) 12. a3 a5 13. Nf4 (
13. g4 b4 14. axb4 axb4 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Ne5 18. b3 c5 19.
Ng3 (19. Re1 Qc8 20. Qc1 h5 21. f4 hxg4 22. fxe5 gxh3 23. e6 hxg2 24. exd7 Qxd7
$44 {Svidler,P-Makarjev,I/URS-ch/Jurmala/1992/}) 19... Qc8 20. Ne4 Qb8 $14 {
Gelfand,B-Adams,M/Madrid 1996/CBM 53/1/2-1/2 (64)}) (13. Nd4 b4 14. e5 Nxe5 15.
axb4 c6 16. b5 cxb5 17. Ndxb5 d5 18. Bd4 Rb8 19. Re1 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Nd6
Bg4 22. hxg4 Qxd6 23. Rxe4 f5 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Re2 Red8 26. c3 f4 27. Rxa5 f3
28. Rexe5 fxg2 29. Qg4 {1-0 Sadler,M-Nevednichy,V/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2/
[Ftacnik]}) 13... Rb8 14. f3 b4 (14... Ne5 15. Bf2 Nc4 16. b3 Nb6 17. Qd2 b4
18. axb4 axb4 19. Nce2 d5 $132 {Magem Badals,J-Calvo,J/ESP-chT/1995/}) 15. axb4
axb4 16. Nce2 Ne5 17. Nd3 Nc4 18. Bd4 c5 19. Bf2 Bc6 $13 {black should be
quite satisfiede with the opening result, all his pieces are in the game, he
has really only one weakness the d6 pawn but that's not terrible, the position
is round about equal.} 20. b3 Nb6 21. Qd2 Qc7 22. g4 Nfd7 23. Rad1 Nc8 $1 {
the knight is doing nothing on b6, black wants his knight to stand on b5, and
he is going to this square via a7.} 24. Ng3 $6 (24. Ndf4 {[%cal Gd2d6]
preventing Na7,atleast for now}) (24. Bg3 $5) 24... Na7 25. Nc1 Nb5 {it is
clear now, that black has a good position. He has more space, more active
pieces. His main plan is a break in the center with d5. That's, why I
suggested 24.Ndf4 not allowing black to free himself so quick.} 26. Nce2 Rbd8
27. h4 $6 {white never really got something on the King's side, but this move
weakened the g4 square alot, and white paid the price for it, 27.Be3 bringing
some pieces into the game does not seem very bad.} Ne5 (27... d5 $5 {Hickl} 28.
exd5 Nb6 29. Bxc5 Nxd5 30. Qc1 Nbc3 31. Nxc3 Nxc3 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Qe1 Rd5 34.
Be3 Bb5 35. Rf2 Rd1 $19) 28. Qf4 d5 $1 (28... Qe7 $5 $17) 29. Bxc5 (29. exd5
Bxd5 30. Ne4 c4 $17) 29... dxe4 30. Rxd8 (30. fxe4 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Bd7 32. Bxb4
Qxc2 $17) 30... Rxd8 31. fxe4 Bd7 32. Bxb4 Qxc2 (32... Bxg4 33. c4) 33. Be7 (
33. g5 $142 Qxb3 34. Be7 Re8 35. Bf6 {transposes to the game,only that in the
game after 34.Bf6 black could play 34...Bxf6 35.Qxf6 and 35...Qxg4 which he
can not play in the variation}) 33... Re8 34. Bf6 Bxf6 35. Qxf6 Qxb3 $6 {
unexplained move,except that maybe both players were in time trouble,and
simply forgot the g4 pawn} (35... Bxg4 $142 $17 {[%csl Rb3,Re2] /-+} 36. Nf4 (
36. h5 Bxe2 37. h6 Qc5+) 36... Qc3 $1 37. Nfe2 Qxb3 $19) 36. g5 Bg4 {[%csl Re4,
Rh4] too late!but despite the fact that all the pawns are one one fland,and
the mmaterial is equal,white still has very difficult life,and indeed in few
moves he got a losing position} 37. Qf2 (37. Kh1) 37... Nc3 38. Nf4 $2 (38.
Nxc3 Qxc3 39. h5 gxh5 40. Kh1 $132) 38... Nd1 $1 39. Qe1 Ne3 40. Qb1 Rb8 $2 (
40... Qa3 $1 {it is not difficult to see and understand,that with such king's
exchanging Queens is a gift for white,with the Queen's on the board the game
is really over} 41. Qc1 Qa7 42. Qa1 Qc5 43. Qc1 N5c4 {and the game is over!})
41. Qxb3 Rxb3 42. Ra1 (42. Re1 Nxg2 43. Kxg2 Rb2+ 44. Kf1 (44. Nfe2 Nd3) 44...
Nf3) (42. Rf2 Nd1) 42... Nxg2 43. Kxg2 Rb2+ (43... Nf3 $1 {Hickl} 44. Nd5 $140
Nxh4+ 45. Kf2 Rf3+ 46. Ke1 Rxg3 47. Ra8+ Kg7 48. Nf6 Bc8 49. Rxc8 Rxg5 $19) 44.
Kf1 Nf3 45. h5 (45. e5 $5 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Gg3e4]}) (45. Nf5 $3 {Hickl} gxf5
46. Ra8+ Kg7 47. exf5 f6 (47... h5 48. f6+ Kh7 49. g6+ $1) (47... Nd2+ 48. Ke1
Ne4 49. f6+ Nxf6 50. gxf6+ Kxf6 51. Ra5 $11) (47... Bxf5 48. Nh5+ Kg6 49. Nf4+
Kg7 50. Nh5+ $11) 48. Ra7+ Kf8 49. Rxh7 fxg5 50. hxg5 Bxf5 51. g6 $11) 45...
Nxg5 46. h6 Kf8 47. Ra8+ (47. Nd5 Bh3+ 48. Ke1 Ke8) 47... Ke7 48. Ra7+ Kd6 49.
Ra6+ Kd7 50. Ra5 (50. Ra7+ Kc6 51. Ra6+ Kb5 {[%cal Gb5c4]}) 50... Nf3 51. Ra7+
Ke8 $17 52. Nfe2 $2 $19 (52. Ra8+ Ke7 53. Ra7+ Kf6) 52... Nd2+ 53. Kf2 Bxe2 54.
Nxe2 Nxe4+ 55. Ke3 Nf6 56. Kf3 Rb3+ 57. Kf4 Rb4+ 58. Ke5 Ng4+ 59. Kd6 Rb6+ 60.
Kc7 Rb2 0-1

[Event "YUG-ch53"]
[Site "Belgrade "]
[Date "1998.03.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Petronic, Jovan"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. e5 $6 {why not just to take
immediately on "c5" and then play "e5"??} (5. dxc5 dxc5 6. e5 Nd5 (6... Nfd7 7.
e6 fxe6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. h4 $1 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Nde5 12. Be4 Qd6 13. h5
Bd7 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Be3 (18. Qe2 Bb5
$1 19. c4 Bc6 20. Bxc6 bxc6 $13) 18... Bb5 19. Qxc5 $2 (19. Qxb5 Qxe4 20. O-O-O
$14 Qxg2 21. Qxc5 $16) 19... Qxe4 20. Qxb5 Rxf2 $6 $11 (20... Rad8 21. O-O (21.
Rd1 Qxg2 22. Qf1 Rxd1+ (22... Qf3 23. Rd2 $8 {/\Qh3 =}) 23. Kxd1 Qd5+ 24. Kc1
Qxa2 25. Qg2 $13) 21... Rf5 22. Qe2 Rh5 23. Rfd1 Rf8 $17) 21. Kxf2 Rf8+ 22. Ke2
Qxg2+ 23. Kd3 Rd8+ 24. Bd4 Bxd4 $8 25. cxd4 Qf3+ 26. Kc2 $8 Rc8+ 27. Kd2 Qf2+
28. Kd3 Qf3+ {1/2-1/2 David,P-Salai,L/CSFR (ch) 1990}) (6... Ng4 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. f4 (9. Bxc6 $5) 9... f6 10. h3 Nh6 11. Nf3 Kc7 12. Na3 Bg7 13.
O-O b6 $11 {0-1 Rybak,M-Rasik,V/Karvina op 1989/EXT 89op (47)}) 7. Be4 Nb6 (
7... Nc7 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {()} 9. Be3 Ne6 10. Na3 Kc7 11. Nb5+ Kb6 12. a4 Bd7 13.
c4 (13. b4 Bxb5 (13... Bc6 $14) 14. bxc5+ Nxc5 15. Bxc5+ Kxc5 16. axb5 Kb6 17.
f4 Bg7 {/\Nd7-c5~~}) 13... Nc6 14. Nf3 (14. f4 $14) 14... Bg7 15. Nc3 (15.
O-O-O Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxb5 17. Nd7+ Bxd7 18. Rxd7 {+/=/+/- <->7}) 15... Nxe5 16.
Nd5+ Ka6 $13 {1-0 Sermek,D-Cebalo,M/Maribor Pirc 1994/[Blatny,P] (34)}) (7...
e6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. c4 Nde7 10. Qxd8+ Nxd8 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Bg5 a6 13. O-O-O Bg7
14. Rd2 $16 {1-0 Sermek,D-Mali,S/Bled op 1994/TD 94\02 (22)}) 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.
Na3 Nc6 (9... Bg7 10. Nf3 N8d7 11. Be3 a6 12. e6 $1 fxe6 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. Bc2
Kc7 15. Bxc5 Nbd5 16. O-O b6 17. Bd4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Comp Junior on Alpha-Polgar,
J/Budapest m 1996/EXT 97 (70)}) 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. Bxf5 $6 (11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Be3
Rb8 13. O-O-O+ $14 {Lautier,J}) 11... gxf5 12. e6 fxe6 13. Be3 Rg8 14. Ng5 Rg6
15. h4 h5 16. O-O-O+ Ke8 17. Bxc5 e5 $13 {~~ Lautier,J-Polgar,J/Dos Hermanas
1994/Inf 60}) 5... Nh5 {the first time I saw this move I could not believe
it's possible to play such moves in chess,but after analysing the position for
some time it's not easy for white to prove this is wrong so probably it is a
very interesting move} 6. Nf3 (6. dxc5 dxe5 {this is the big difference from 5.
dxc5 now black can take on "e5"}) 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 dxe5 8. dxe5 Nc6 9. O-O (9.
h3 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qa5+) 9... Bg7 10. h3 (10. Bb5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bg4 12. Bxc6+ (
12. Nbd2 Bxe5 $1 13. h3 (13. Nxe5 Bxd1 14. Nxc6 a6 {and the bishop on "d1"
takes the "a4" square from white bishop!}) 13... Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Bg7 {with an
extra pawn for black when white has only small compensation for it}) 12... bxc6
13. Re1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 $13) {[%tqu "En","white is threatening g4 can you find
black next move","sometimes the threat seems more dangerous than it really
is!","","e8g8","",10,"c6e5","",0]} 10... O-O $1 (10... Nxe5 $5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5
12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Qd5 $1 Bd6 14. Qxb7 Nf6 $13) 11. g4 (11. Qe2 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4
13. Re1 Rd8 14. Bc2 Rd5 $5 (14... Nf4 15. Qe3 Nd3 $15) 15. Nc3 Rxe5 16. Be3 Qb4
$17) (11. Re1 {probably the best move} Nb4 12. Be4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 f5 $1 14. Bd3
(14. exf6 Nxf6 $36) 14... Be6 15. Nc3 $13) 11... Nb4 $8 12. Be2 (12. Ne1 Bxe5
$1 {the strongest move} 13. a3 (13. gxh5 Bxh3 $17) 13... Nxd3 14. Nxd3 Bc7 $1
15. gxh5 Bxh3 16. Re1 Qd5 $17 17. f3 (17. Nf4 Qg5+) 17... Qxh5) (12. Be4 Qxd1
13. Rxd1 f5 $17) 12... Qxd1 13. Rxd1 (13. Bxd1 Nd3 14. Nc3 Nxc1 15. Rxc1 Nf4
$17) 13... Nc2 14. Na3 $8 (14. gxh5 Nxa1 15. Na3 Bf5 $19) 14... Nxa1 15. Be3 $2
(15. Bd2 $142 Rd8 (15... Nf6 $6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Bc3 $13 {this is the big
difference from Be3}) 16. gxh5 (16. Rxa1 $2 Bxe5 $19) 16... Bxh3 17. hxg6 hxg6
18. Rxa1 Bxe5 $15 {/-/+}) 15... Nf6 $1 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Rxa1 (17. Rb1 $1 Rd8
$1 {not allowing white to play Bd4} (17... Be6 $2 18. Bd4) 18. Bc1 Be6 19. Rxa1
Rac8 {really beautiful line now white has nothing to do against Rxc1 followed
by Bxb2} 20. Kg2 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Bxb2 $19) 17... Bxb2 18. Nc2 Bxa1 19. Nxa1 Be6 {
black has a decisive material advantage,and 2 pawns on 1 on the Queen's the
win should not be too complicated} 20. Nb3 Rfc8 21. Nfd4 Bd5 22. f4 a5 $1 23.
Kf2 a4 24. Nc1 a3 {[%csl Ra2] the "a2" pawn has been fixed on the color of
black's bishop,now the rooks have to penetrate} 25. Bf3 Bxf3 26. Kxf3 Ra4 27.
Ncb3 f6 {[%cal Ge7e5]} 28. f5 Kf7 29. Ke2 gxf5 30. gxf5 Rg8 {rook need open
files black has the "g" and the "c" files to play that is more than enough} 31.
Kf3 h5 32. Bf2 Rc4 33. Be3 (33. Nb5 Rc2 (33... Ra8 $5 34. N3d4 Rb4) 34. Nxa3
Rc3+ 35. Be3 h4 36. Ke4 Rg3 {[%cal Gh4h1]}) 33... h4 34. Ne2 Rc2 35. Nbc1 b5
36. Bf2 b4 37. Be1 b3 38. Nxb3 Rxa2 39. Nec1 {there is really no point even to
think about this game after rh2 for example} 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kalegin, Evgenij"]
[Black "Genba, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Petursson} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nd2 e5 (3... Nc6 4. Ngf3 e5 5. c3 Be7 6. Be2
O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Re1 Bf8 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. d5 Nb8 11. Bxd7 Nbxd7 12. Nc4 Qc8 $13
{Rublevsky,S-Balashov,Y RUS-ch Elista 1995}) 4. c3 Be7 (4... g6 5. Ngf3 Qe7 (
5... Nbd7 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. Bf1 exd4 11. cxd4 c5
12. Re1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 a6 14. N2b3 Nc5 15. Bg5 $14 h6 $2 16. e5 $3 $18 {
Rublevsky,S-Zvjaginsev,V Moscow PCA qual 25' 1996}) 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Bc4 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. a4 Nh5 10. Re1 Nf4 11. g3 Nh3+ 12. Kg2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Nd8 14. b3 {
with a better position for white Rublevsky,S-Balashov,Y Novgorod op 1995}) 5.
Ngf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 (6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. a4 a6 10. Re1 Re8 11. dxe5
dxe5 12. Bc4 Bd6 13. Nf1 g6 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. b4 $14 {Gipslis,A-Nielsen,P.H
Valby 1994}) (6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Re1 Bf8 9. Nf1 g6 10. Ng3 Bg7 11. h3 b6
12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 Bb7 14. d5 c6 15. c4 a5 $13 {Popovic,P-Damljanovic,B Jug
chT-1994}) 6... O-O 7. Be2 c6 8. O-O Re8 9. a4 a5 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Bc4 {until
this moment nothing special,but here black from really unexplained reason
decides to open the game,a choice which will cost him the game very quickly}
exd4 $6 12. cxd4 d5 13. Ba2 dxe4 $6 (13... Nb6 14. e5 Nfd7) 14. Nxe4 {now the
real time has come for black after his next move his position becomes very
difficult maybe even losing,in this position I think there is only one! move
to keep black in the game,white is threatening now Neg5,when black's weak
points are the f7 and h7 pawns} Nxe4 $2 (14... h6 15. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 $2 16. Nxf6+
Nxf6 17. Qg6+ $18) (14... Rf8 $8 {! the only move I could find against this
strong winning theart Neg5,any way it seems I have to protect the f7 pawn,by
playing immediately Rf8 I will not have problems with some pins along the "E"
filewhich are possible in some variations} 15. Neg5 Bb4 16. Re2 h6) 15. Rxe4
Nf6 $2 {probably after this move black's position is defenceless,probably
black has to play 15...Qd8 to stay in the game although I have seen better
position than the one he gets after Qd8} (15... Qd8) {[%tqu "En","black has
made several mistakes in a row,now it is time to pay!,try to calculate
everything,it is not too much and try to see really the best line since there
are some good lines but I want the best I do not want advantage I want win!",
"","","f3g5","",10]} 16. Ng5 $1 Rf8 (16... Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Kf8 18. Nxh7+ Kg8 19.
Nf6+ $1 $18) 17. Rf4 $5 {I can not give this move? because white wins a pawn
and get a better position,but when I gave the training and asked you to see
the best line I did not mean this one but a better one with no salvation! for
black I mean 17.Rh4!} (17. Rh4 $1 Qd8 (17... h6 18. Rxh6 gxh6 19. Qg6+ Kh8 20.
Qxh6+ Kg8 21. Qg6+ Kh8 22. Nxf7+ Rxf7 23. Bxf7 $18) (17... g6 18. Rxh7 Bf5 19.
Bxf7+ (19. Rxf7 $5) 19... Rxf7 20. Qb3 Nd5 21. Rxf7 $18) 18. Rxh7 $1 {[%cal
Gc2g6]} Qxd4 (18... Nd5 $4 19. Rh8+) 19. Be3 {[%cal Gc2g6] So I could not see
any defence after 17.Rh4!,that is exactly the difference between winning and
getting the better position}) 17... g6 (17... h6 $2 18. Rxf6 hxg5 19. Bb1 $1
$18) 18. Nxh7 (18. Rh4 {Petursson} Bf5 $13) 18... Nxh7 $4 {what is this?? just
losing immediately but of course you feel black has a saving move quite a
simple one} (18... Bf5 $8 19. Rxf5 Kxh7 $8 (19... Nxh7 $2 20. Rxf7) (19... gxf5
$2 20. Qxf5 $1 (20. Nxf8 $18) 20... Nxh7 21. Bb1 Nf6 22. Bh6 $1 Kh8 23. Bg5 {
with mate in a few moves}) 20. Rf3 {it is clear white is better,but black can
still continue to play!}) 19. Qxg6+ $18 Kh8 20. Rxf7 (20. Bxf7 {Petursson} Bd6
$1 21. Rf3 Bg4 $13) 20... Rxf7 21. Qxf7 (21. Bxf7 {Petursson} Bd7 22. Bh6 Bf6
$14) 21... Qd8 (21... Bg4 22. Bh6) 22. Bb1 ({Even stronger then} 22. Bh6 {
Petursson} Bf6 23. Re1 Bf5 $16) 22... Nf8 (22... Nf6 23. Bg5) 23. Bh6 Qxd4 24.
Ba2 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Moldovan, Daniel"]
[Black "Itkis, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1997.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nge2 Nf6 (4... Nc6 5. Be3 (5. d5 Ne5 6. f4 Nd7
7. Be3 (7. g3 $5) 7... Ngf6 8. h3 c6 9. Qd2 cxd5 10. exd5 Nc5 11. g4 $1 h5 12.
g5 Nfe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qb4 Nc5 15. Bd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 $132 {Djurhuus,
R-Krasenkov,M Malmo 1995 CBM 48}) 5... Nf6 (5... e5 6. Qd2 Nf6 7. d5 $6 (7. f3
$142) 7... Ne7 8. Rd1 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. h3 Nh6 12. g4 Nf7 13. Bg2
Bd7 14. O-O c6 $36 {[%csl Rg2,Rg4,Rh3,Rh4] Salov,V-Todorcevic,M Szirak izt 1987
}) 6. f3 O-O 7. Qd2 Na5 (7... e5 {transposes in 4.Be3 with f3 and Qd2}) 8. Ng3
b6 9. O-O-O c5 10. h4 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Nc6 12. Be3 h5 13. Bh6 Be6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Bb5 Qc7 16. Rhe1 a6 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Qg5 $36 {Ivanchuk,V-Khalifman,A
Manila izt 1990}) (4... c6 5. a4 e5 (5... Nd7 6. h3 e5 7. g4 h5 8. g5 Ne7 9.
Bg2 O-O 10. Be3 d5 $5 11. exd5 Nf5 12. h4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxe3 14. fxe3 c5 15.
Nf3 Ne5 $44 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gb8h2,Gg8a1] Djurhuus,R-Bern,I Gausdal 1993}) 6.
Be3 Nf6 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Be6 {Gulko,B-Petrosian,T URS-ch 1977
24/174 [Kotov,A]} 10. Nc1 $14 {[%cal Gc1d3,Gg2g3,Gf1g2,Ge1c1,Gf2f4]}) 5. g3 Na6
6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O (7. d5 {Vajda,L-Itkis,B CBM 60}) 7... O-O 8. h3 (8. e5 $5 dxe5
(8... Ne8 9. exd6 Nxd6 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be3 $14) 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. f4 Qxd1 (
10... Nb4 11. Bd2 Qb6 12. a3 c4+ 13. Kh1 Nc6 14. Qc1 $1 $14) 11. Rxd1 Nb4 $13)
8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. Be3 (10. f4 $5) (10. Re1 Bd7 11. Be3 Qc8 12. Kh2 Na4
13. Nxa4 Bxa4 14. Qd2 Re8 15. Rac1 Bc6 16. Bh6 Bh8 17. c4 Qc7 18. b4 Red8 19.
Qe3 Be8 {Burger,K-Pasman,M/Beer Sheva 1982/MCD-r8/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 10... Bd7 11.
Kh2 (11. Qd2) 11... Rc8 12. Nb3 $6 {this knight was the cause to all white's
problems,this move Nb3 is a standard move when black's knight stands on the c6,
on c5 is another story,white should simply play something like Qd2-Rad1 with a
silght advantage} (12. Qd2 $14) 12... b6 13. Qd2 Na4 $1 {now we why Nb3 is a
problem for him,and black exposed it in the best why,if white manages to take
and then play Nd4-b3-c4 then he is better,that why I said simply Qd2,but white
did could play this plan} 14. Nxa4 Bxa4 15. Rad1 (15. c3 $142 Bc6 16. Qc2 Qd7 {
when black is atleast OK}) 15... Qc7 {it is clear now that black has the
initiative} (15... Bc6 16. e5 dxe5 (16... Ne4 17. Qb4 $5) (16... Ne8 $5 17. Bf4
)) 16. c3 $6 (16. Rc1) (16. Qb4 Qc4 $1 17. Rd4 (17. Qxc4 $2 Rxc4 18. Rd4 Bxb3
19. cxb3 Rxd4 20. Bxd4 Ng4+ 21. hxg4 Bxd4 $17) 17... Qxb4 18. Rxb4 Bxb3 (18...
Bc6) 19. cxb3 Rc2 $6 (19... Nd7 $15) 20. Ra4 $13) 16... Qc4 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Ra1
(18. Bf3 $142 {[%cal Gf3e2]}) 18... Nc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 $15 {[%csl Ga4,Gg7][%cal
Gb8b2] /-/+} 20. Qd2 Rb8 21. Rfe1 $6 {I can not explain why white gives his
"b" pawn,maybe he thought that with opposite bishops he will have chances to
hold the position,of course he had to play Nc1 but blackis still much better} (
21. Nc1 $8 Bc6 22. Re1 Rb6) 21... Bxb3 22. axb3 Qxb3 23. Re2 (23. Rxa7 Qxb2 24.
Qxb2 Rxb2 25. Rf1 (25. Rxe7 Rxf2 $19) 25... Re8 $19) 23... Qb6 {white has
another problem,he is a pawn down,but the base for all defence is the "b2"
pawn,which right togther with the c3 pawn stop black bishop,the b2 pawn is
black's main target,black has a simple plan,first double the rooks on the "b"
after which white pieces are tied defending that pawn,then if possible try to
advance the "a" pawnif possible of course to a3,and if not then try a play on
the other flank the King's side} 24. Qd1 Rfc8 25. Ra4 Rc7 26. Qa1 Qb5 27. Bf1
Qd7 28. Qa2 Rcb7 {the first step in black's plan is over} 29. Ra6 (29. Bg2 Rxb2
30. Rxb2 Rxb2 31. Qxb2 Qxa4) 29... h5 {[%cal Gh5h4] now the second step in
black's plan begin,playing on the king's side} 30. h4 Bf6 31. Rd2 (31. Bg2 $142
{this would have caused black troubles continuaing his plan,since white is
threatening now e5}) 31... Qg4 32. Ra4 (32. Bg2 Bxh4 $5 (32... Be5 33. Rxa7 (
33. Kg1 g5 34. Rxa7 Kg7 $40) 33... Qxh4+ 34. Kg1 Qg5 35. f4 Qxg3 36. Rxb7 Rxb7
37. Rf2 Bxf4 38. Rxf4 Qxf4 39. Qa8+ Kg7 40. Qxb7 Qf6 $17 {[%cal Gg6g3,Gh5h3]})
33. Bh3 Qxe4 34. Bg2 Qe1 35. Rc2 Qd1 36. b4 Bf6 37. Bxb7 Rxb7 $17) {[%tqu "En",
"white played some incorrect moves in his last ones'can you find a way to
prove it","","","f6h4","",10]} 32... Bxh4 $1 33. e5 (33. Be2 Qg5 34. Rc2 Bxg3+
(34... Qf6 35. Ba6) 35. fxg3 h4 36. gxh4 Qxh4+ 37. Kg2 Kg7 $40 {[%cal Gb8h8]})
33... Qg5 $17 34. Re2 $2 (34. Rc2 $142 Qf5 35. Re2 Bg5 36. Bg2 Rb6 $1 37. exd6
Rxd6 $1 38. Rxa7 h4) 34... Qc1 $19 35. Bg2 Rxb2 36. Rxb2 Rxb2 37. Qd5 Bg5 38.
exd6 exd6 39. f4 (39. Rxa7 Rxf2) 39... Be7 {blocking the seventh rank} 40. Rxa7
Qe3 41. f5 h4 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1997.04.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Har Zvi, Ronen"]
[Black "Rechlis, Gad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 O-O (5... Ng4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4
g5 (7... c6 8. h3 (8. f4 Nf6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ne4 dxe5 12. fxe5 Bf5
13. Bd3 a5 14. Ne2 Nb4 15. Rhf1 Qd5 16. Rxf5 gxf5 17. N4c3 $40 {Sveshnikov,
E-Ibragimov,I Ljubljana op 1996}) 8... Nf6 9. f4 b5 10. Bd3 b4 11. Nce2 a5 12.
Nf3 O-O 13. O-O d5 14. Bxf6 $1 $16 {Piket,J-Epishin,V Dortmund 1994 61/(111)})
8. Bg3 f5 (8... e5 $5) 9. f3 f4 $1 10. Bxf4 gxf4 11. fxg4 Bxg4 12. Be2 e5 13.
Bxg4 Qh4+ 14. Qf2 Qxg4 15. Nd5 Na6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nf3 c6 18. Nc3 O-O-O $13 {
Hort,V-Timman,J Tilburg 1980 30/(169)}) (5... c6 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Qa5 8. Bd3
(8. f3 $5) (8. O-O-O $5) 8... c5 $1 9. Nge2 (9. d5 Nbd7 10. Nf3 b5 11. O-O (11.
Bxb5 Rb8) 11... c4 12. Be2 b4 13. Nd1 Qc5 $1 (13... Nxe4 14. Bxc4) 14. Ne3 c3
15. bxc3 Qxc3 16. Ng5 $2 (16. Qh4 $13) 16... Ng8 $1 17. Qh4 h6 18. Nf3 $4 (18.
e5 $8 Qxe5 19. Nf3 Qc3) 18... g5 $19 {Adams,M-Van Wely,L Debrecen 1992 56/137 
[Adams,M]}) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 $1 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. Bb5 (12. Nxc6 $6 bxc6
13. Rd2 Rb8 14. Nd1 Be6 15. a3 c5 $1 16. c3 Ng4 $17 {Van der Wiel,J-Van Wely,L
Wijk ann Zee 1993 56/138 [Van Wely,L]}) 12... Bd7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nxd4
15. Qg7 Rf8 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 e5 19. dxe6+ fxe6 $11 {
Rasik,V-Nijboer,F Debrecen 1992 56/(138)}) 6. O-O-O Nbd7 7. f3 e5 (7... c6 8.
e5) 8. g4 c6 9. h4 Qa5 (9... b5 10. h5 exd4 11. Bxd4 b4 12. Nb1 Qa5 13. hxg6
hxg6 14. a3 $14 {/+/- Sveeshnikov,E-Van Wely,L Biel (izt) 1993 58/147 
[Sveshnikov,E]}) (9... h5 10. g5 Ne8 11. f4) 10. h5 (10. dxe5 Nxe5 $8 (10...
dxe5 11. h5) 11. Qxd6 Be6 (11... Bxg4)) 10... exd4 11. Bxd4 Ne5 12. hxg6 (12.
Kb1) 12... fxg6 (12... hxg6 13. Kb1) 13. Bxe5 {[%tqu "En","white just took on
e5,will you recapture with the pawn or with the queen,please do not guess try
to calculate the imporatnt variations","","","a5e5","a very serious mistake
after black's position becomes very difficult maybe even losing,black can not
allow white to get the a2-g8 diagonal since as we will see,black's king is
dead!",10]} dxe5 $2 {a very serious mistake after black's position becomes
very difficult maybe even losing,black can not allow white to get the a2-g8
diagonal since as we will see,black's king is dead!} (13... Qxe5 14. Qxd6 (14.
Bc4+) 14... Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Nd7 $8) 14. Bc4+ Kh8 15. Nh3 $1 {[%cal Gh1h8,Ga2g8]
the place for knight at g5,where the open "h" file the control over the a2-f7
diagonal seems quite decisive} b5 $6 (15... Qc5 16. Bb3 Qe7 17. Ng5 h6 (17...
h5) 18. Qd6 $1) 16. Bb3 Qc7 (16... b4 17. Ng5 bxc3 18. Rxh7+ Nxh7 19. Qh2) (
16... c5 17. Ng5 c4 18. Nxh7 Nxh7 19. Qh2 (19. Rxh7+ $2 Kxh7 20. Rh1+ Kg8 21.
Qd5+ Be6 22. Qxe6+ Rf7) 19... Kg8 20. Qxh7+ Kf7 21. Rd6) 17. Ng5 h6 (17... h5
18. gxh5 gxh5 19. Rxh5+ Nxh5 20. Rh1) {[%tqu "En","something seems wrong with
black;s position it is time to prove it!","","","h1h6","",5]} 18. Rxh6+ $1 Bxh6
19. Nf7+ Rxf7 (19... Qxf7 20. Qxh6+ Qh7 21. Qxf8+) 20. Qxh6+ Nh7 (20... Rh7 21.
Qf8+) (20... Kg8 21. Rh1 $1) 21. Bxf7 Bxg4 (21... Qxf7 22. Rd8+) 22. Bxg6 Bxf3
23. Rf1 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 Bg7 5. Be3 c6 6. Qd2 b5 7. Nge2 (7. h4 h5 (
7... Qc7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Be6 (9... b4) 10. Nh3 Bxh3 11. Rxh3 Nbd7 12. O-O-O
Nb6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Qe3 e5 15. a3 $14 {Adams,M-Wolff,P London 1990}) 8. a4 b4
9. Nd1 a5 10. Nh3 (10. Nf2 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Ne2 Nd7 13. O-O c5 14. Rad1
cxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Qb6 17. b3 $11 {Topalov,V-Gurevich,M Elenite 1994})
10... Bxh3 11. Rxh3 Nbd7 12. Nf2 O-O 13. g4 c5 $1 14. Bb5 $1 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Rc8
(15... Qc7 $5) 16. O-O-O $13 {Van der Wiel,J-Nijboer,F Nederland (ch) 1995 64/
108 [Van der Wiel,J]}) (7. g4 h5 8. gxh5 (8. g5 Nfd7 9. f4 (9. Nge2 Nb6 10. b3
N8d7 11. f4 b4 12. Nd1 c5 13. Bg2 Ba6 14. Nf2 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 cxd4 (15... O-O
$142) 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 O-O 18. Qxb4 e5 19. Qxd6 exf4 20. Qxf4 $16 {
Vogt,L-Tischbierek,R Duetschland 1994 60/(109)}) 9... Bb7 10. Bg2 Nb6 11. b3
N8d7 12. Nh3 O-O 13. f5 Re8 14. O-O e5 15. d5 $16 {Magam Badals,J-Izeta,F
Pamplona 1993}) 8... Nxh5 9. Nge2 Nd7 10. Rg1 (10. a4 $5) 10... Qc7 11. Ng3 Bb7
12. O-O-O a6 13. f4 b4 14. Nxh5 (14. Nce2 Nhf6 15. e5 Ng4) 14... Rxh5 15. Ne2
c5 $1 $36 {Beliavsky,A-Chernin,A Reggio Emilia 1995 66/85 [Beliavsky,A]}) (7.
O-O-O O-O 8. g4 Qa5 9. Kb1 Be6 10. b3 b4 11. Na4 c5 $1 12. g5 Nh5 13. dxc5 Nc6
14. Bh3 Rad8 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qe1 dxc5 $36 {Yudasin,L-Anand,V Munich 1991})
7... Nbd7 8. Nf4 {I have no game in my Database with Nf4 maybe this is a
novelty} (8. g4 Nb6 9. Ng3 Qc7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. g5 Nfd7 12. h4 O-O-O 13. h5
Rhg8 14. Qf2 b4 15. Nb1 c5 $40 {Gdanski,J-Hennigan,M Wch-U20 Santiago 1990}) (
8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 e5 10. Qd2 a6 11. Nd1 Bb7 12. Ne3 Qe7 13. Rd1 d5 14. exd5
Nxd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 $36 {[%csl Re1] Blatny,P-Piket,J Groningen
Eu-chJ}) 8... Bb7 9. Nd3 a5 (9... e5 $6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 (10... dxe5 11. a4 {
[%csl Rc5]}) 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. a4 b4 14. Na2 a5 15. Bc4) 10. Qf2
{[%cal Gf2a7]} Nb6 (10... b4 11. Na4 O-O 12. g4) 11. b3 a4 (11... b4 12. Ne2 {
when it is quite difficult for black to cintinue his play on the queen's side
since after a4 the b4 pawn is hanging}) 12. Rc1 {I am not sure I fully
understand this move since any way white is going to capture back on b3 with
his "c" pawn why he need to play Rc1 you can with the "c" pawn when the rook
is on a1 also,I think g4 immediately was an interesting move} axb3 13. cxb3 O-O
14. g4 {this is a very strange position,white has a knight on d3 which is very
rarely to this type of position,his king is still in the center,but he played
for the attack even with a king on e1!,it is a very interesting game becuase
this is quite interesting idea since with the knight on d3 it is not easy for
black the break in the center} Nbd7 $5 {black want to play e5 or c5 at one
moment,but first he must move his knight from the g1-a7 diagonal,now he also
has a Qa5 idea} 15. Bh3 {not allowing Qa5 becuase of g5} c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17.
Nxc5 (17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Nxc5 Bc6 19. b4 Ne8 $5 {when I am quite sure everyone
should prefer black,since his black bishop with the open "a" file,the fact
that white's king is still in the center,and black's knight which is going to
c4 via d6 gives black fantastic chances} (19... Qd6 $5)) 17... dxc5 18. O-O (
18. Bxc5 $2 Nd7 $1 19. Be3 (19. Bd4 Ne5 {[%cal Gd8d4]} 20. Rd1 (20. Bxe5) 20...
Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Bxd4) 19... Ne5 20. Bf1 Nd3+ 21. Bxd3 Qxd3 $36) 18... c4 19.
Nxb5 cxb3 20. axb3 Qa5 21. Nd4 (21. Nc7 Rad8 (21... Rac8 $2 22. Rc5 $1 Qb6 (
22... Qb4 23. g5 {[%cal Gh3c8]} Nxe4 24. fxe4 Qxe4 25. Bg2) 23. Rfc1 $16) 22.
b4) 21... h5 22. gxh5 (22. g5 Nh7 23. b4 Nxg5 24. Bg2 Qa2 25. Rc2 (25. Rc7
Qxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Ra1+ 27. Rf1 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Bxd4 29. Bxg5 (29. Bxd4 $2 Ba6+ $1
30. Kf2 Ne6 31. Ra7 Nxd4 32. Rxa6 Rb8 33. Ra4 Nc6 $17) 29... Rb8 30. Bxe7 Be5
$13 31. Rc1 Bxh2) 25... Qa4 26. Rc7 Bxd4 27. Bxd4 Ba6 28. Rfc1 Ne6 $13) 22...
Qxh5 23. Qg2 (23. Bg2 $5 {this lookes like a better move than in the game
since the Queen will not be tied to the defence of the "h3" bishop,black still
has compensation here,but after Qg2 white is probably not better here I think
he has some better chances ro get the advantage} Rfb8 24. Rfd1 e6 $44 {/+/=})
23... Rfd8 24. Rfd1 {at first when I have looked at this position I was sure
white must be better since he has an extra pawn,the b7 bishop is blocked by
the f3-e4 pawns,but as I continued to look at this position it became less and
less simple,since it is very difficult for white to activate his piece while
his king his quite weak and the "b3" pawn is also not to strong,for example 24.
..Ne8 25.b4 e6~~} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Obukhov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kalegin, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 (6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. e4 e5
8. a4 (8. dxe5) 8... a5 (8... c6 9. a5 Re8 10. Re1 Qc7 11. h3 Rb8 12. Be3 b5
13. axb6 axb6 14. d5 Bb7 15. Nd2 b5 $1 $132 {Romanishin,O-Hansen,Cu Groningen
1991}) 9. h3 b6 (9... c6 {4/143}) (9... Re8 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Bf4
Nh5 (12... Nfd7 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Qe2 Bd7 $2 (14... c6 $8) 15. f4 Nc6 16. Ndb5 $1
$16 {Yuferov,S-Riazantsev,A St.Petersburg Petrov 1996}) 13. Be3 Nf6 14. Bf4 Nh5
15. Be3 Nf6 16. f3 b6 17. Bf2 $14 {Romanishin,O-Knaak,R Bad Lauterberg 1991})
10. Re1 Bb7 11. d5 Nc5 12. Nh2 Ne8 13. f4 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Nf3 e4 16. Nd4
Qf6 17. Ndb5 Qg6 $1 $36 {Romanishin,O-Van Wely,L Taastrup 1992 54/115 [Van
Wely,L]}) 6... Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. Nc3 a6 9. a4 b6 10. dxe5 (10. Be3 Bb7 11. dxe5
dxe5 12. Nd2 Rb8 13. Qe2 Qc8 14. f3 Ba8 15. Bf1 a5 16. Qa6 $14 {Drazic,
S-Ilincic,Z JUG-ch Podgorica 1996}) 10... dxe5 11. b3 Bb7 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Qe2
Bf8 14. Bb2 (14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Qc4 c6 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Bh3 Kg7 18. Qd3 Nc5 19.
Qd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 b5 21. Nd2 Rad8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nf3 Re8 24. Nd2 Rd8 {
1/2-1/2 Delchev,A-Dimitrov,V BUL-ch 1995}) 14... c6 (14... Nc5 15. Rad1 Qe7)
15. Red1 Qc7 16. Nb1 $1 {the knight has no future on the c3 square it has no
good square to go,it blocks the a1-h8 diagonal for the b2 bishop,on d2 it will
be places well.this idea is very similar to the brayer variation in the
Ray-Lopes opening which goes 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.
Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.h3 0-0 9.c3 and now Nb8 with Nbd7 and Bb7....} b5 17. Nbd2
Bc5 18. Ne1 Bd4 19. c3 Ba7 20. Nd3 Nc5 (20... c5 21. axb5 axb5 22. c4 {[%csl
Ra7]}) 21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. b4 Ba7 (22... Bf8) 23. c4 c5 (23... bxa4 24. Rxa4 c5 (
24... Bd4 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. c5 $1 {[%cal Gd2c4,Gc4d6]} (26. Nb3 Nxe4 $1 27.
Bxe4 Rxe4 $3 28. Qxe4 c5 29. Qxb7 (29. Qe2 Qc6 {[%cal Gc6g2,Gc6a4]}) 29... Qxb7
30. Nxc5)) 25. b5) 24. axb5 axb5 25. cxb5 cxb4 26. Nc4 Bd4 (26... Bc5 $2 27.
Bxe5 Rxe5 (27... Qe7 28. Bd6) 28. Rxa8+ Bxa8 29. Nxe5 Qxe5 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31.
Rxa8 b3 32. Rd8 $16 Bd4 33. Qd1 $1) (26... Qc5 27. Nd6 Re7 28. Rac1 Qb6 29.
Nxb7 Qxb7 30. Rc6 $1 $16) 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 (27... Bxa8 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. Rxd4 b3
30. b6 Qc5 31. Qd3 $16) 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. Rxd4 Ra1+ 30. Bf1 (30. Rd1 $4 Rxd1+
31. Qxd1 Qxc4) 30... b3 31. Qb2 $6 {not a mistake yet,but not the a good move
any way,there was a much better move probably deciding the game immediately,as
we will see after 31.e5 it seems black has no real defence} (31. e5 $1 Nd5 (
31... Ne4 32. Rxe4 Bxe4 33. Qxe4 Qxc4 34. Qxc4 b2 35. e6 b1=Q 36. e7 $18 Qe1
37. Qc8+ Kg7 38. Qf8+ $1 (38. e8=N+ $6 Kf8 39. Nc7+ (39. Nd6+ Ke7 40. Qc7+ Ke6
{[%csl Rd6,Rf1]}) 39... Kg7 40. Qh3) 38... Kf6 39. e8=N+) (31... Nd7 32. e6 Nf6
33. e7 (33. Nd6 $5) 33... Ra8 34. Nd6 $18) (31... Ne8 32. e6) 32. Qb2 Ra4 33.
Qxb3 Rb4 34. Qd3 Qc5 (34... Rxb5 35. Ne3 $1 $18 {[%csl Rb5,Rd5]}) 35. Bg2 $18)
31... Re1 32. Qxb3 $6 {as normal in everything in life after first mistake or
incorrect comes another one,now white throwes his advantage,he could still
play b6 with an advantage but now he has nothing} (32. b6 Qc6 (32... Qc5 33.
Rd8+ Kg7 34. Nd6 Qc1 35. Ne8+ Kh6 36. Qxf6 Rxf1+ 37. Kg2 Rxf2+ (37... Bxe4+ 38.
Kh3 Bf5+ 39. g4 $18 {but just believe me do not try Kh4???} (39. Kh4 $4 Qc4+
40. Rd4 Qxd4+ 41. Qxd4 g5# {well.....})) 38. Kxf2 Qc2+ 39. Kg1 Qc1+ 40. Kg2
Bxe4+ 41. Kf2 $18) (32... Qe7 33. Nd2 $141 {just one defending move} Nxe4 34.
Nf3 {[%csl Re1]} Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Qf6 36. Qxb3 Qxd4 37. Nxd4 Nd2+ 38. Ke1 Nxb3
39. Nxb3 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Gb3c5]}) 33. Rd8+ Kg7 34. Nd6 Rxe4 (34... Ba6 35.
Ne8+ Kh6 36. Qd2+) 35. Nxb7 Qxb7 36. Qxb3 $141 $16 Re6 $6 37. Qb4 {[%cal Gb4f8]
}) 32... Nxe4 33. Qd3 {[%tqu "En","black has a way to force a draw a very nice
variation,black's king is going out,white will have to give his queen for one
but a peacefull end for both sides do you see this force! variation","","",
"e4g5","",5]} Qc5 $5 (33... Ng5 $5 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Qd4+ Kh6 $1 (35... f6 $2
36. Rd7+ Re7 (36... Kh6 $4 37. Qh4#) (36... Kg8 37. f3 $3 {white wants to win
of course} (37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. Rd7+ $11) 37... Nxf3+ 38. Kf2 Nxd4 39. Rxc7 $18)
37. Rxe7+ Qxe7 38. Nd2 $16 {/+-}) 36. Qh4+ Kg7 37. Qxg5 Qxc4 38. Qe5+ {all the
moves in this variation are fored} Rxe5 39. Bxc4 Re1+ 40. Bf1 Bf3 41. Rd2 Rb1
$11 {with a draw since white can free himself,a nice line}) 34. Na5 (34. Ne3
Ng5 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. Nd5) 34... Bd5 35. Nb3 Qb6 $6 (35... Qa7 $3 {[%cal Ga7a2]
I really like this move very much,first there is now a strong threat of Qa2
and secondly,now white gets probably a worse position after Nd2 rather than a
better as he got in the game since the queen is on a7 not b6 and after Nc4 the
queen will not be threatened as it was in the game} 36. Na5 (36. Nd2 Rd1 37.
Rxe4 Bxe4 38. Qe2 Bc2 39. Nc4 Bb3 {and white should fight to make a draw here})
36... h6 $44) 36. Nd2 Rd1 37. Rxe4 Bxe4 38. Qe2 Bc2 39. Nc4 Qxb5 40. Qxc2 Qb1
$1 {it is in black's interst to change the queens,since with having two minor
pieces black's king is much weaker than white's one} 41. Qxb1 Rxb1 42. g4 $1 f6
43. h4 Kg7 44. Kg2 Ra1 45. Ne3 {for me this is much more than very strange,do
you think black should resign in this position?? first I think the position
should be a draw,it is true white is better but I believe black can save the
game,and secondly even and I say I am not sure if it is a very difficult
endgame maybe a losing would you resign in this position,I suspect maybe there
were more moves which have not been writen or that maybe..... a draw was
agreed since to me this is more normal than resign??????} 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Suba, Mihai"]
[Black "Ribeiro, Fernando"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Mowsziszian,K} d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. Be3 {this move has been really
very few times and noon by any strong player} (4. d5 Nxe4 $6 (4... c6 5. c4 Qb6
6. Nc3 Be7 7. Nge2 (7. Qe2 Nbd7 8. Be3 Nc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Na4 $14 {Kortschnoj,
V-Rivas Pastor,M/Barcelona/1992/}) 7... O-O 8. Ng3 cxd5 9. Na4 $1 Qc7 10. cxd5
Bd7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Nc3 Na6 {Kasparov,G-Wahls,M/Baden Bades (m) 1992 54/108 
[Kasparov,G]} 13. Bxa6 $1 bxa6 14. O-O $14) (4... Be7 5. Be3 O-O (5... Nh5 $5)
(5... Nh5 {Mowsziszian} 6. Qd2 h6 7. g3 Bg5 8. Bh3 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 Nd7 10. Ne2 Nb6
11. Bxc8 Rxc8 12. b3 c6 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. c4 O-O 15. Nbc3 d5 16. exd5 cxd5 17.
Qxe5 Nf6 18. Rd1 Re8 19. Qd4 Qe7 20. c5 Rxc5 21. Kf2 Rc6 22. Rd2 Rec8 {1/2-1/2
Gerusel,M-Treppner,G/BL 8384 (1984) ;BL 1984}) 6. c4 (6. Qd2 c6 7. c4 b5 8. Nc3
b4 9. Nd1 a5 10. Nf2 Qc7 (10... c5 $14) 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. Ng3 $13 {
Korchnoi,V-Nikolic,Pr  Barcelona 1989}) 6... a5 7. Nc3 Nfd7 8. Bd3 Nc5 9. Bc2
Bh4+ 10. g3 Bg5 11. Bf2 c6 12. Nge2 cxd5 {Lutz,Ch-Sokolovs,A Moscow (ol) 1994
62/102 [Lutz,Ch]} 13. Nxd5 $1 Bh3 14. Rg1 Bd7 15. h4 Bh6 16. g4 g6 17. g5 Bg7
18. Qd2 $16) 5. fxe4 Qh4+ 6. Kd2 Qxe4 7. Qf3 Qg6 8. Qg3 Be7 9. Nc3 f5 10. Qxg6+
hxg6 11. Nh3 {when white must be better in this position Gulko,B-Benjamin,J 
USA-ch 1996} (11. Nh3 Nd7 12. Ke1 c6 13. a4 $1 Nb6 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. a5 Nd7 16.
b4 a6 (16... Rb8 17. b5 $16) 17. Na4 d5 18. c3 Rb8 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Benjamin,J/
USA (ch) 67/137 1996 (89)} (18... f4 $5 19. Nxf4 $1 exf4 20. Bxf4 $14))) (4.
dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Ke8 (6... Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Nh3 (8. Be3 Bd6 (
8... Nbd7 $5) (8... Na6 $5) 9. Nd2 (9. Ne2 Ke7 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 Nc6 12. c3 (
12. a5 $5 Bb4 13. c3 Bxa5 14. Nc4) 12... Nd7 13. Nc1 b5 14. Nd3 $14 {Hertneck,
G-Lutz,ch Muenchen 1993 58/135 [Hertneck,G]}) 9... Ke7 10. Nh3 Nbd7 11. Nf2
Rhg8 12. O-O-O g5 13. g4 Raf8 14. h4 $16 {Arkhipov,S-Panchenko,A.N/Nabereznye
chelny 58/(135)}) 8... Bc5 9. Nf2 Bxf2+ 10. Kxf2 Nc6 11. Be3 Ke7 12. Na3 $14 {
Yusupov,A-Christiansen,L/Las Palmas 1993 58/136 [Yusupov,A]}) 7. Be3 (7. a4 {
Mowsziszian} a5 8. Na3 Bb4+ 9. Ke2 Nfd7 10. c3 Bc5 11. Bd3 Nb6 12. Nc2 Nc6 13.
b3 Be6 14. Rb1 f6 15. h4 h5 16. Nh3 Kf7 17. Nf2 Rad8 18. Ne3 Nd7 19. Bc4 Nb6
20. Bxe6+ Kxe6 21. Nd3 Bd6 22. Nc4 Nd7 23. Be3 {1-0 Mikhalevski,V-Kanstler,B/
ISR-chT (06) (Beer2-AFEK) ;EXP 52 1996 (49)}) 7... Nbd7 8. Nd2 Bc5 9. Nf1 (9.
Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 {Kramnik,V-Speelman,J/Biel (izt ) 58/137 [Kramnik,V]} Nh5 $1 11.
Ne2 Nf4 $11 {Kramnik,V}) 9... Ke7 10. O-O-O c6 11. Nh3 h6 12. Nf2 Rd8 13. Nd3
Bb6 14. c3 Kf8 15. b4 $14 {Ionescu,Co-Iordachescu,V Bucuresti 1996 66/(81)})
4... exd4 (4... Nbd7) (4... Nc6 5. d5 Ne7 6. c4) 5. Qxd4 Nc6 (5... Be7 6. Nc3
O-O) (5... Be7 $142 {Mowsziszian /\0-0}) 6. Bb5 (6. Qd2 d5) 6... Be7 (6... Bd7)
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O-O (10. O-O) (10. O-O {Mowsziszian})
10... Nd7 11. Qa4 Bb7 12. Qa5 $1 {a good move not allowing black to play a5,
since after a5 by black he may play c5 and Nb6 with some initiative on the
queen's side} c5 13. Kb1 Qb8 14. Bc1 Nb6 15. b3 Bc6 (15... c4 16. Bb2 cxb3 17.
axb3 c5 18. Nf4) (15... c6 $1 {Mowsziszian /\d5 oder Ld8 nacher a7-a5-a4:
oderLc8,c5-c4}) 16. Nf4 Qb7 (16... Bf6 $5 {Mowsziszian} 17. Nfd5 (17. Bb2 Qb7
18. Nfd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 (19. Nxd5 $4 Bxb2 20. Kxb2 Nc4+) 19... Re3 $17) 17...
Bd4 18. Ne2 Bxd5 19. Nxd4 Bxe4 20. fxe4 cxd4 21. Rxd4 c5 $15) 17. Ncd5 Bxd5 (
17... c4 18. Bb2 cxb3 (18... Rab8 $2 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Qg5) 19. axb3 Bf8 {
seems a better way to play than exchange on d5 twice just giving white the
better position}) (17... Bd8 $5 {Mowsziszian}) 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Bf6 20.
Bb2 Bxb2 21. Kxb2 Qb6 (21... c4 $142 {Mowsziszian um die weisse Königsstellung
zu verschlechtern.}) 22. Qc3 Rab8 $6 {just a silly move,the rook is doing
nothing on b8 [maybe he is even better on a8 defending the a7 pawn ] while
black missed white's idea,I think he should have played f6 or maybe Re6} (22...
Re6 {Mowsziszian /\Tae8}) 23. e5 Rxe5 (23... Re6 24. exd6 cxd6 25. Rhd1 Rd8 26.
f4 $36 {[%csl Ra7,Rc5,Rd6,Rg8][%cal Gg2g4,Gh2h4,Gf4f5]}) 24. Rxe5 dxe5 {
[%tqu "En","what would you play if you were white? think well","will the pawns
run away?","","h1d1","a very strong powerful move,the pawns are going no where
while it is exstrmely important to take the control over the 'd' file",4]} 25.
Rd1 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Rc5,Rc7,Re5] a very strong powerful move,the pawns are going
no where while it is exstrmely important to take the control over the "d" file}
e4 (25... f6 26. Rd7 (26. Qc4+ {Mowsziszian} Kh8 27. Rd7 Rg8 28. Qf7 Qb4 $15))
(25... Qf6 26. Rd5) (25... Re8 26. Rd5) 26. fxe4 h6 27. Rd5 Qg6 {[%tqu "En",
"if you found the answer to the first training than this one should not be too
difficult","","","g2g3","a very strong move,in the 'g' pawn hold in the
endgame all black's pawns the,white has time to play this move since the pawns
c5,c7,a7 stay where there are",2]} 28. g3 $1 {a very strong move,in the "g"
pawn hold in the endgame all black's pawns the,white has time to play this
move since the pawns c5,c7,a7 stay where they are,after g3 the game is simply
over} Qxe4 29. Rxc5 Qg2 30. Rxc7 Qxh2 31. Rxa7 {[%csl Gg3]} Re8 32. Qf3 Rf8 33.
Rd7 Qg1 34. a4 Qb6 35. Qf5 g6 36. a5 Qe3 37. Qf4 Qe6 38. Qd6 Qe1 39. a6 Qa5 40.
a7 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Gubanov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 (3... e5 {Suba-Ribeiro CBM 58}) 4. e5 Nfd7 (4...
Ng8 5. c4 (5. Be3 c6 6. Nc3 h5 7. Bd3 Nh6 8. Nge2 Bf5 9. Nf4 e6 10. Bf2 g6 11.
Be2 Bb4 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qa5 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. Bh4 Qa4 16. Ra2 Ng8 17. O-O
$16 {Lutz,Ch-Delchev,A Moscow (olm) 1994 62/(103)}) (5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2
Qb6 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. f4 (9. Bf4 e6 10. Na3 Qa5 11. Nb5 a6 12. Nbd4 Qc7 $13 {
Zeller,F-Beim,V Schwaebisch Gmuend 1995}) 9... Nh6 10. Nd4 Bg4 11. Qd2 g6 12.
Na3 e6 13. Nab5 Qb6 14. h3 Bf5 15. g4 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 a6 $13 {Pugachev,A-Beim,V
Leewarden op 1994}) 5... e6 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Be3 (7. Bxc4 c5) 7... Nd7 (7... Nc6
8. f4) 8. Qa4 (8. Bxc4 $2 Nxe5 $1 9. dxe5 Qh4+) 8... Ne7 9. Bxc4 Nf5 10. Bf2 c6
11. Bd3 Nb6 (11... Nc5 $2 12. dxc5 Qxd3 13. Rd1 Qa6 14. Qxa6 bxa6 15. Ne4 {
[%csl Rd6]}) 12. Qa5 Nxd4 13. Rd1 (13. O-O-O) 13... c5 14. Nge2 {with a big
mass Van der Sterren,P-Speelman,J Moscow (olm) 1994 62/103 [Speelman,J]}) 5. c4
(5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 $1 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Nb8 10. Nc3 Nc6 (10...
e6 {40/359 , C11}) 11. Bb5 e6 12. a3 Bd7 13. Bxc6 {Gelfand,B-Adams,M Wijk ann
Zee (m/6) 1994 59/132 [Gelfand,B ,Huzman,A]} bxc6 $1 14. Na4 Qa5+ 15. c3 c5 16.
Nxc5 Bxc5 17. b4 Bxd4 $3 (17... Bxb4 18. axb4 $16) 18. bxa5 Bxc3+ 19. Kf2 O-O
$1 (19... Bxa1 $6 20. Qxa1 $16) 20. Rc1 Bxa5 $44 {[%cal Gf7f6]}) 5... dxc4 6.
Bxc4 e6 7. f4 c5 8. dxc5 (8. Nf3 cxd4 9. O-O Nc6 10. a3 a5 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. b3
Be7 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Kh1 b6 $17 {Hansen,Cu-Adams,M Wijk op 1993}) 8... Bxc5 9.
Nf3 Qb6 (9... a6 10. Nc3 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. a3 Nc6 13. Ne4 O-O 14. h4 Be7 15.
Be3 f6 16. Bc2 $36 {Kasparov,G-Hansen,Cu Svendborg (m) 1990}) 10. Nc3 Nc6 11.
a3 O-O 12. Na4 Qc7 (12... Qa5+ $2 13. b4 Bxb4+ (13... Nxb4 14. Bd2) 14. axb4
Qxb4+ 15. Nd2 b5 16. Ba3 Qxa4 17. Qxa4 bxa4 18. Bxf8 $16) 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. b4
$16 {white has almost all possible advantages oe can hope for,he has the pair
of bishops,he has a big space advantage,he has the initiative while black
pieces are very bad [ look at the c8 bishop]} Nd7 (14... Na6) 15. Qc2 $1 {
[%cal Gc2h7,Gc2c7] a very strong move,white's immediate threat is Ng5 which
from some unknowen reason black choose to ignore,and the second reason is the
pin along the "C' file which will win the game for white after black's next
move [ mistake ]} Ne7 $4 {a very strange move,from two reasons,the first this
move loses immediately,the second it is clear to everyone that white play Qc2
with the threat of Ng5 so it is clear that h6 seems like the noraml move
although of course white remains much better} 16. Ng5 $1 $18 Nf5 17. Nxe6 {
it becomes quite clear that black had missed this simple move,well he has to
pay the price fo this} Qc6 18. Nxf8 Nd4 19. Bxf7+ $2 {of course this is also
winning,but why not the simple Qa2 winning immediately} (19. Qa2 Qe4+ 20. Kf2
Kxf8 21. Re1 $18 {and there is nothing to do but resign}) 19... Kxf8 20. Qxc6
bxc6 21. Ba2 (21. Bb2 Nc2+ 22. Kf2 Nxa1 23. e6) 21... Nc2+ 22. Kd2 Nxa1 23. Bb2
{I think it was smart from black to resign here,but he wished to play?!} Bb7
24. Rxa1 c5 25. e6 Nb6 26. Re1 (26. bxc5) 26... cxb4 27. e7+ Ke8 28. axb4 Bxg2
29. Rg1 Bd5 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Rxg7 Nxe7 32. Bf6 Nc8 (32... Rd8+ 33. Ke2 Rd7 34.
Bxe7 Rxe7+ 35. Rxe7+ Kxe7 36. Ke3 $18) 33. Rxh7 a5 34. b5 Rb8 35. Rh8+ Kd7 36.
Rd8+ Ke6 37. Be5 Ra8 38. b6 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.03.24"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2015.03.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. h4 (6. Bd3 {is the other
move.}) 6... Nf6 7. f3 h5 {Avoiding g4.} (7... Nbd7 8. g4 {is a line, which
Black wants to avoid.}) 8. a4 (8. Nh3 O-O 9. Ng5 {is also typical.}) 8... b4 9.
Nd1 Qa5 $146 (9... a5 {is also possible} 10. c3 O-O 11. Nf2 Nbd7 12. Bd3 $14 {
White might be better.}) 10. c3 Na6 (10... bxc3 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 $14)
11. Nh3 (11. Bd3 O-O 12. Ne2 $14 {is also possible.}) 11... Bxh3 (11... O-O $1
12. Nhf2 Rb8 $13) 12. Rxh3 Rb8 {11...0-0 was even better, but this is also
good.} 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Ke2 $2 {White wants to reorganise the pieces, but this
is too risky.} (14. Kf2 {is also better for Black, but not almost won.}) 14...
Rb7 (14... c5 $17 {would be the principled move.}) 15. Rh1 c5 16. Nf2 Rc8 $6 (
16... Rfb8 $36 {is more consistent, then why Rb7?}) 17. Bb5 {Now White is more
or less fine, however Black is still preferable.} bxc3 (17... Ne8 {is also
possible} 18. Rhc1 Nec7 19. Bc4 $11) 18. bxc3 cxd4 $2 (18... Nc7 $36 {is still
good.}) 19. cxd4 $14 {White is already better.} Nb4 20. Rhc1 Rbc7 21. Rxc7 Rxc7
22. Bd3 (22. Kf1 $1 $16 {is much better.}) 22... Nd7 (22... Rb7 $132) 23. Rb1
Nc6 24. Qxa5 Nxa5 25. Bb5 Nb6 $11 {The B pair is compensated for by the strong
Ns.} 26. Kd3 Nac4 $6 (26... Nbc4 $1 27. Bg5 Rb7 $11) 27. Bc1 e6 28. Nd1 d5 29.
exd5 exd5 30. Ne3 (30. Nc3 $1 $14 {is also good.}) 30... Nd6 31. Ba3 (31. a5 {
is even better} Nd7 32. Ba3 Nxb5 33. Rxb5 $16) 31... Nxb5 32. axb5 $4 {Missing
a big chance.} (32. Rxb5 $1 Nxa4 33. Nxd5 $16) 32... Bf8 (32... Bh6 $1 $11) 33.
Bxf8 Kxf8 34. g4 $1 {Trying to seize a chance, but this won't be enough.} hxg4
35. fxg4 Kg7 36. Ra1 Kh6 (36... Rd7 $11 37. Rh1 Na8 {White can try two plans} {
b)} 38. g5 ({a)} 38. h5 Kh7 $11) 38... Nc7) 37. Ra2 Kg7 38. Ra1 Rb7 39. Rb1 Kf8
$2 {The K is an important piece on the K-side.} 40. Rb2 Kg7 41. Rb1 Rb8 42. Rb2
Rh8 43. Rh2 Kf8 $2 {The K is still needed to stop the h-P.} (43... Rh7 {
is simpler.}) 44. Rh1 Ke8 45. Rh2 Kd7 46. h5 $16 Rh6 47. Ra2 gxh5 48. Rxa7+ Ke8
49. Nf5 Rf6 50. Ng7+ Kf8 51. Nxh5 $16 Rf3+ 52. Ke2 Rb3 53. Nf6 $2 (53. Rb7 $1
$16 {is the only advantageous way.}) 53... Rxb5 54. Rb7 Kg7 $1 55. Nd7 Na4 $1
56. Rxb5 Nc3+ 57. Ke3 Nxb5 $11 58. Nb6 Nc7 59. g5 Kg6 60. Kf4 Ne6+ 61. Kg4 Nxg5
62. Nxd5 Ne6 63. Nf4+ Kf6 64. Nxe6 Kxe6 65. Kf4 Kd5 66. Kf5 Kxd4 67. Kf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.11.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 {Caruana sometimes plays 1...g6 if he wants to play for a win.} 2. e4
d6 3. c4 Bg4 $5 {This is a rare, but interesting move.} ({After} 3... Bg7 4. d4
Nf6 {the game would transpose to the King's Indian Defence.} ({If Black wants
to play a less usual position, he can play} 4... Bg4 $5)) 4. d4 Bxf3 (4... Bg7
{is more popular.}) 5. Qxf3 e5 (5... Bg7 {is more popular} 6. d5 (6. Qd1 c6 7.
Nc3 Qb6 8. Be3 Qxb2 9. Na4 Qb4+ 10. Bd2 Qa3 11. Bc1 Qb4+ 12. Bd2 Qa3 13. Bc1 {
1/2 Gelfand-Morozevich, Moscow 2008}) 6... Nd7 7. Be2 Ngf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O c6
10. Rb1 a6 $13 {Buhmann-Salgado Lopez, Belfort 2012}) (5... Nc6 {has also been
tried} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd1 e5 8. d5 Nd4 9. Nc3 c5 $13 {Cmilyte-Kazhgaleyev,
Koszalin 1999}) 6. d5 Nd7 $146 {This move is a novelty.} ({The very logical} 
6... Bh6 {was played before} 7. Nd2 Nd7 8. Bd3 Ngf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rb1 a5 $13 {
Rahman-Torre, Bled 2002}) 7. Nc3 ({If White avoids the exchange of the bishops
by playing} 7. Bd2 {Black answers} Bh6 8. Bc3 Ngf6 $13) 7... h5 {Black gains
some space on the kingside and postpones ...Bh6.} ({It would also be very
logical to exchange the "bad" bishop by playing} 7... Bh6) 8. Bd3 {White wants
to activate his bishop via d3-c2-a4.} Ngf6 (8... Bh6 {was again possible.}) 9.
O-O h4 10. Bc2 (10. b4 a5 $1 $13) (10. h3 Nh5 $13) 10... Be7 {After this move,
Black will castle artifically by playing Kf8-g7.} 11. Ba4 {White activates his
bishop.} (11. Be3 $5 {is also good} Kf8 (11... Nh7 12. b4 Bg5 13. c5 $36) 12.
b4 Kg7 13. Ba4 $14 (13. a3 $14)) 11... Kf8 12. b4 $6 {This move is an
inaccuracy because} (12. Be3 $1 {was better and after} Kg7 13. b4 {the game
transposes to 11.Be3.}) 12... a5 $1 13. bxa5 (13. a3 Nb6 $132) 13... Rxa5 (
13... Nc5 {was also possible} 14. Bc2 Rxa5 $132) 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 (14... Nxd7 {
seems better} 15. Rb1 b6 $13) 15. a4 Kg7 16. Rb1 b6 17. Rb5 Ra6 (17... Rha8 {
is also good.}) 18. Bd2 Nh7 {Black prepares for ...Bg5 in order to get rid of
the bad bishop.} 19. Qe2 (19. h3 {was more logical:} Bg5 20. Bxg5 Nxg5 21. Qe3
f6 22. f4 $11) 19... Bg5 20. Bxg5 Nxg5 21. h3 Qe7 22. Rbb1 ({White could have
waited with a move like} 22. Qd3 {and it will be very hard to make progress
for Black} {after} Nh7 23. Rb2 {and} Ra5 {White even seizes the initiative with
} 24. f4 $1) 22... Ra5 $1 {Black prevents c5 and improves his rook.} 23. Qe3 {
This move seems a bit useless.} (23. f4 {was a better try, but Black is also
slightly better after} exf4 24. Rxf4 Qe5 25. Qe3 Rc5 $1 26. Rb4 f5 $132 {
, but this is still better than the game}) ({If White does nothing and waits
with} 23. Rb5 Rha8 24. Ra1 {Black can reorganise his forces with} Nh7 $1 $15 (
24... R5a6 $5 {is also possible disturbing White's coordination, not allowing
Rxa5 followed by Nb5})) 23... Nh7 $1 {The knight was already useless on g5,
Black is going to play ...Nf6.} 24. f4 $5 {White seizes the best practical
chance, otherwise his position is much worse.} (24. Rb5 Rha8 $15) 24... Nf6 {
This move allows White some nice moves, which give him enough activity.} (24...
Rc5 $1 {was a strong intermediate move and Black is better after} 25. Qd3 {
This move is practically forced. The advantage of Rc5 will become clear after
24...Nf6 fxe5 Qxe5.... and there is no Rf4.} ({In the event of} 25. Rb4 {
, the rook is very badly placed on b4} exf4 26. Rxf4 Nf6 $15) 25... Nf6 $15 (
25... exf4 26. Rxf4 $36)) 25. fxe5 $1 {White does the right thing, opens the
position.} (25. f5 {can seem to be dangerous in connection with doubling on
the f-file, but black has good resources} Nh5 $1 26. Rf2 Nf4 $132 {followed by
...g5}) 25... dxe5 (25... Qxe5 {is also logical to occupy the e5-square with
the queen, but this move allows White some activity on the kingside with} 26.
Rf4 $1) 26. Rb5 $1 {And White also comes up with a strong counter-move.} Rha8
27. Qg5 $2 {This move is a blunder.} (27. Qf2 $1 {was better and White seems
to hold the position after a line like} Ne8 28. Rxa5 Rxa5 29. d6 $1 Nxd6 30.
Nd5 Qd8 31. Nf6 Nf5 32. Ng4 $11) 27... Nxd5 $1 {Caruana doesn't miss such an
opportunity.} 28. Qxe7 Nxe7 $17 29. Rd1 Rxb5 (29... Nc6 {was also good} 30. Rd7
Rc8 $17 {and White's activity slowly disappears}) 30. cxb5 Kf8 (30... Kf6 {
is also good} 31. Rd7 Rc8 $17) 31. Kf2 Ke8 32. Ke3 f5 (32... Rd8 $17) 33. Nd5
$2 ({Nor is there any hope after} 33. Rd2 Rd8 $17) 33... Rxa4 34. Nxc7+ Kf7 35.
exf5 Nxf5+ 36. Kf3 e4+ 37. Kf4 e3+ 38. Kf3 Ra2 39. Rf1 Rd2 40. Na8 Rd6 41. Ra1
Nd4+ 42. Ke4 e2 43. Re1 Nxb5 0-1

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "1999.12.26"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Negulescu, Adrian"]
[Black "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1999.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 {/\ e4 transposing
sometimes to the Pirc.} (6. c4 {is certainly the main line.}) 6... Nbd7 (6...
c5 7. Nc3 (7. c4 {is not consistent.} Nc6 $11) 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 {opens up the
/^ for the B.}) (6... Nc6 {/\ e5} 7. d5 $1 {White has to react immediately
gaining some space advantage in the [+].} (7. e4 e5 8. c3 Bg4 {puts a strong
pressure on >< d4.} 9. d5 (9. h3 $6 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 exd4 $1 11. cxd4 Nd7 12. d5
Nd4 13. Bg2 c5 {and the N is very impressive in the [+].} 14. dxc6 bxc6 $11 {
Panno-Quinteros, Manila (izt) 1976}) 9... Ne7 10. h3 Bd7 $1 $13 {Black has to
keep his strong B in a closed King's Indian position.}) (7. Nc3 {is again met
by} e5 (7... Bg4 {is another plan attacking >< d4.} 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd7 10.
e3 e5 11. dxe5 Ndxe5 12. Bg2 {White has the ^^ and a strong B on the long /^,
but his other B is rather passive and he has some problems with his
development.} Re8 13. Qe2 (13. Nd5 $5 Nc4 14. Rb1 {/\ b3}) 13... Nd7 14. Nd5
Nc5 15. c4 a5 16. Rb1 Nb4 17. b3 Nbd3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Andersson-Krasenkov, Pula
1997}) 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. h3 Qe7 {In this structure Black has nothing to fear.}
10. Bg5 Rd8 11. Qc1 Qf8 12. e4 Be6 13. Nd2 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16.
exd5 Ne7 17. Nc4 Qg7 18. Ne3 Nf5 19. c3 Nd6 $13 {Andersson-Milov, Groningen
1997}) 7... Na5 $5 {At first sight the N is outplaced on the edge of the board,
but in this type of King's Indian this may transpose to the main lines, where
the Re1 move is unnecessary.} (7... Ne5 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. c4 {/\ Nc3, c5[+]}) (
7... Nb8 8. c4 (8. h3 {is a bit slow} c5 (8... e5 $5) 9. Nc3 e5 10. e4 (10.
dxe6 {gives up White's advantage in the [+].} Bxe6 11. e4 Nc6 {Black has
enough control over the dark squares to compensate the weakness of d6.} 12. Be3
Re8 $11 {Speelman-Zaichik, Yerevan 1996}) 10... Na6 11. Nd2 Nc7 12. a4 $14 {
securing >< c4 for the N.}) 8... c6 9. Nc3 cxd5 10. cxd5 Na6 $14 {1/2-1/2
Negulescu-Fedorowicz, New York 1999}) (7... Nb4 8. e4 $1 (8. c4 {allows} Bf5 $1
{and Black has threats on the /^ b1-h7.} 9. Na3 (9. e4 $2 {founders on} Bxe4
10. Rxe4 Nxe4 11. Qe1 Nc2 $17) (9. Nd4 Bxb1 ({or} 9... Be4 $5 10. Nc3 Bxg2 11.
Kxg2 c5 $13) 10. Rxb1 Nxa2 {This is a brave idea, but Black cannot be punished
for that.} 11. Bd2 a5 12. Qb3 Nb4 13. Bxb4 axb4 14. Qxb4 Nd7 $10) 9... c6 10.
Nd4 (10. e4 $2 {is again a mistake because of} Bxe4 11. Rxe4 Nxe4 12. Qe1 Nd3
13. Qxe4 Nxc1 $19) 10... Bd7 11. Bd2 {(Garcia Palermo-Stohl, Bad Woerishofen
1993)} Qb6 $1 12. dxc6 (12. Bxb4 Qxb4 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Bxc6 (14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15.
Bxc6 Rac8 $17 {/\ Qb2}) 14... Bxc6 15. Nxc6 Qb7 $1 16. Qa4 Ne4 $1 $44) 12...
Nxc6 13. Bc3 Rfc8 $132 {Stohl}) 8... e6 (8... c6 $2 9. a3 Na6 10. dxc6 bxc6 11.
e5 $16 {><c6}) (8... e5 9. a3 Na6 10. b4 c5 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. c4 Be6 13. Qd3
Nc7 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. Nbd2 Rfd8 16. Qe2 $14 {with a more flexible P structure
for White, Mateuta-Miljanic, Bucharest 1999.}) 9. c4 exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. Nc3
Na6 12. Nd4 Nc5 13. b4 Ncd7 {(Mateuta-Vujovic, Genova 1999)} 14. Rb1 $1 $14 {
with a huge space advantage for White.}) 8. Nfd2 (8. e4 c6 9. Na3 (9. h3 Bd7
10. a4 Rc8 11. Ra2 cxd5 12. exd5 Rc5 13. Ng5 h6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Rxe4 Qc8 16.
Be3 Rc4 17. Rxe7 Bxh3 18. b3 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rc7 20. Rxc7 Qxc7 {1/2-1/2
Speelman-Rashkovsky, Baku 1983}) 9... Bd7 10. Rb1 {White wants to take all the
squares of the a5 N.} cxd5 11. exd5 Rc8 12. Nd4 Re8 13. h3 a6 14. c3 Rc7 15.
Kh2 {1/2-1/2 Speelman-Nunn, London 1982}) (8. Na3 e6 9. e4 c5 10. c3 exd5 11.
exd5 b6 12. Bf4 Bf5 13. Nd2 Nh5 14. Be3 Qd7 $11 {Milos-Marin, Szirak 1987})
8... c5 9. c4 a6 10. Nc3 Rb8 $13 {because now we have reached the main lines
with a stupid Re1 for White, Tot-Bogdanovic, Sombor 1957.}) 7. e4 (7. d5 $5 {
White wants to get some space advantage in the [+], but opens the /^ for the
enemy B and closes for his own one.} Nc5 (7... Nb6 $5 8. e4 e6) 8. Nc3 e5 9.
dxe6 Bxe6 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. Nb3 Nxb3 12. axb3 Bc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Bg5 Qd7 15.
Qd2 $14 {Djuric-Gallagher, Cannes 1999}) (7. b3 c5 (7... e5 $13) 8. c3 Ne4 (
8... e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. e4 b6 11. c4 $14 {/\ Nc3-d5}) (8... d5 9. Ne5) (8...
Rb8 9. e4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 $132) (8... b6 9. Ne5 dxe5 10. Bxa8 exd4
11. cxd4 cxd4 12. Bb2 e5 13. Nd2 Nc5 $44) 9. Ng5 Nxg5 10. Bxg5 Rb8 11. Qd2 Re8
12. Na3 b5 $13 {Negulescu-Nisipeanu, Sovata 1999}) (7. c4 e5 (7... c5 8. Nc3)
8. Nc3 {- E67}) 7... e5 8. dxe5 (8. Nc3 {- B07}) (8. a4 Re8 (8... a6 {This
idea is not so impressive.} 9. dxe5 {White gives up the [+] too early.} (9. Nc3
{looks more to the point.}) 9... dxe5 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. b3 Rd8 12. Qe2 b6 13.
Nc4 Bb7 14. Nfd2 Rab8 15. Bb2 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ne3 c6 18. Ra7 Bf8 19. Ba3
Qe6 20. Bxf8 {The exchange of the dark-squared B is good for Black from
strategical point of view.} Nxf8 $11 {Badea-Nevednichy, Bucharest 1998}) (8...
a5 {Black is fighting for the dark squares.} 9. h3 b6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. dxe5 (11.
b3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Bb2 Re8 $132 {><e4 Stohl}) 11... dxe5 12. b3 Re8 13.
Ba3 Bf8 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 $11 {Romanishin-Kotronias, Tilburg 1994}) 9. dxe5 $6 {
This is again against the principles.} dxe5 10. Na3 $6 {This is too
sophisticated.} (10. Nc3 c6 $10 {Khalifman}) 10... b6 $1 11. Be3 (11. b3) 11...
Bb7 12. Nd2 h5 $15 {Rivas Pastor-Khalifman, Dos Hermanas 1993}) 8... dxe5 9.
Nc3 (9. Nbd2 {in a symmetrical position like that White cannot count on a real
advantage.} Qe7 {/\ Rd8} 10. b3 Rd8 11. Qe2 b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Ne8 14. Nc4
Ba6 15. Bf1 Bh6 16. Nfd2 Ng7 {/\ Ne6 >< d4} 17. Nf3 f6 18. c3 Ne6 $11 {
Andersson-Shirov, Elista 1998}) 9... c6 {Now the N is not well-placed on c3,
his real square is d2 threatening Nc4 >< d6.} 10. Nd2 (10. h3 Qe7 11. a3 (11.
a4 {seems to be more to the point.}) 11... a5 12. Be3 Nc5 13. Nd2 Rd8 14. Qc1
b5 15. Nb3 Nfd7 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. Ne2 Be6 18. b4 Na4 $15 {Taleb-Kempinski,
Yerevan 1996}) (10. a4 Qc7 11. Be3 b6 12. Nd2 Rd8 13. f3 Bf8 {Black wants to
activate his "bad" B on the /^ a3-f8.} 14. Qc1 Nc5 15. Bf1 {and White wants to
activate his "bad" B on the symmetrical /^.} Ne6 16. Nd1 h5 {The target is ><
g3.} 17. c3 h4 18. Qc2 hxg3 19. hxg3 Nh5 20. Kf2 Qe7 21. Bc4 Nef4 $1 $40 {
Litinskaya-Cvitan, Katowice 1992}) 10... b5 {against Nc4} 11. a4 (11. b3 Qe7
$11) 11... b4 12. Na2 {Now this N is far from the vital >< c4 square.} (12.
Ncb1 Nc5 13. Qe2 {/\ Nc4 Nbd2 looked better}) 12... a5 13. Nc4 $6 {Now finally
White will lose the control over the >< c4.} (13. Bf1 Nb6 14. b3 {is met by}
Qd4) (13. b3 {was more flexible.} Ba6 14. Bf1) 13... Ba6 14. Bf1 Bxc4 $1 15.
Bxc4 Nb6 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Bb3 c5 {/\ c4} 18. c4 {Sad but true.} Rd4 19. Be3
Rxe4 20. Bxc5 (20. f3 Rxc4 21. Bxc4 Nxc4 22. Bxc5 Nxb2 $17 {with a very strong
compensation for the exchange.}) 20... Nxc4 21. Bxb4 (21. Rxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxc4
Nxc5 23. Nc1 e4 $19 {is even worse.}) 21... axb4 22. Rxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxc4 Rxa4
24. Rd1 Nc5 25. Nc1 Ra1 26. Kg2 Bf8 $2 (26... Kf8 $1 {was the prophylactive
move to prevent White's counterplay.} 27. Rf1 e4 $17) 27. Rf1 e4 (27... Kg7 28.
Nd3 $1 {and the _|_ ^- is drawish.}) 28. Na2 ({or} 28. Nb3 Rxf1 29. Kxf1 Na4 (
29... Nxb3 30. Bxb3 Bg7 31. Bd5 $11) 30. Bd5 Nxb2 31. Bxe4 {with good chances
for a survival.}) 28... Rxf1 29. Kxf1 Na4 30. b3 (30. Bd5 Nxb2 31. Bxe4 {
leads to the previous note.}) 30... Nc3 31. Nxc3 $2 (31. Nc1 Bc5 32. Ke1 {
was the last chance to defend.}) 31... bxc3 $19 {Now Black has two passed
pawns in an ^- _|_ and White's o^ is useless.} 32. Ke2 Kg7 33. Kd1 f5 34. Kc2
Bb4 35. g4 Kf6 36. gxf5 gxf5 37. Bg8 h6 38. Bh7 Ke5 39. Bg6 f4 40. Be8 f3 41.
h3 Kf4 42. Bb5 h5 43. h4 Bc5 44. Kxc3 Bxf2 45. Bf1 Bxh4 46. b4 Be1+ 0-1

[Event "POL-ch 59th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2002.05.10"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Blehm, Pawel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. a4 a5 7. Re1 Nbd7 (7...
Nc6 {- Badea-Iordachescu, Bucharest 2001 CBM 82}) 8. e4 e5 9. Nc3 Re8 (9... c6
{may lead to B07 Pirc main lines.}) 10. h3 b6 {This is the relatively new idea
keeping the long /^ for the B opened. Sometimes the B can be activated on a6.}
(10... c6 {may lead to B07 Pirc main lines again.}) 11. Bg5 (11. d5 {closes
the [+], but White's chances on the << remain problematic, because the
thematic breakthrough b4, c5 is not possible.} Nc5 12. Nd2 Nh5 (12... Rf8 $5 {
/\ Ne8, f5 looks more to the point.}) 13. Nb5 {Now in case of f5 exf5 Black's
N on h5 causes a lot of headache.} Bd7 14. Bf1 Qc8 15. Kh2 Rf8 16. Nb3 f5 17.
Nxc5 bxc5 18. exf5 Bxb5 19. axb5 Qxf5 20. Be3 e4 $132 {Galliamova-Safranska,
Yerevan 1996}) (11. Be3 Bb7 12. d5 {This is a better moment for closing the [+]
, because the B on b7 is completely out of play.} Nc5 13. Nd2 Rf8 {/\ Ne8, f5
is the typical plan here.} (13... Qe7 14. Nc4 Ba6 15. Na3 {White exploits the
weakness of the light squares, and will prepare f2-f4.} Rad8 16. Nab5 $14 {
Velikov-Gouret, Saint Quentin 1998})) 11... h6 12. Be3 (12. dxe5 {gives up the
tension in the [+] without getting anything real for it.} dxe5 13. Bxf6 {
To give up the vital dark-squared B doesn't seem to be necessary.} Bxf6 14. Qd5
(14. Qd2 Bg7 15. Rad1 c6 16. Bf1 Qf6 17. Qe3 Bf8 {and the B will control the /
^ g1-a7.} 18. Kg2 Kg7 19. Bc4 Bc5 $15 {Bartel-Socko, Warsaw 2002}) 14... Rb8 $5
{looks more to the point keeping the ^^ alive.} (14... Ba6 15. Bf1 {White is
happy to exchange the ^^.} Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Qc8 17. Rad1 Nc5 18. Kg2 c6 19. Qc4
Qe6 20. Qxe6 Nxe6 21. Rd7 Rac8 22. Red1 Nc5 $11 {V.Popov-Renet, Paris 1996}))
12... Kh7 (12... Bb7 13. d5 Rf8 14. Nh2 (14. Nd2 $5 Ne8 15. Nc4 f5) 14... Ne8
15. Qd2 Kh7 16. g4 {fighting against f5 at any rate.} Qe7 17. Ne2 {/\ Ng3
overprotecting the vital f5 square.} Nc5 18. Ra3 Nf6 19. Ng3 Rfe8 20. Kh1 c6
21. c4 cxd5 22. cxd5 Rec8 $13 {Kengis-David, Prague 1993}) (12... exd4 {
gives up the [+] too early.} 13. Nxd4 Ne5 (13... Bb7 14. e5 $1 dxe5 15. Bxb7
exd4 16. Bxd4 $14) 14. b3 {is now favourable for White, compare to the game
continuation with a Q on d2!} Bb7 15. f4 $14) 13. Qd2 {This allows Black a
tactical solution.} (13. d5 Nc5 14. Nd2 $14 {looks simple and good.}) 13...
exd4 $1 (13... Bb7 14. d5 Nc5 15. Nh4 $14) 14. Nxd4 Ne5 {This is the point!} (
14... Bb7 15. e5 $1 dxe5 16. Bxb7 exd4 17. Bxd4 $14 {with a strong ^^}) (14...
Ba6 15. Rad1 $14) 15. b3 {[#]} Bxh3 $2 {The idea was good, but the execution
was not precise.} ({first} 15... c5 $1 {was required!} 16. Ndb5 $1 (16. Nf3 $2
Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Bxh3 $17) 16... Bxh3 $1 {Now a tactical skirmish begins.} 17.
Nxd6 $1 (17. f4 Bxg2 18. fxe5 Nxe4 19. Qxg2 Nxc3 20. Nxc3 Bxe5 {with three
pawns for the piece.}) 17... Re6 (17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Re6 19. Rad1 Nfg4 20. Bf4
$14) 18. Nxf7 $1 (18. Ndb5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nc6 $15) (18. Rad1 Bg4 $1 $17) 18...
Qxd2 $1 (18... Nxf7 19. Bxh3 Rd6 20. Qc1 $16) (18... Qe8 19. Nxh6 Rd8 20. Qc1
Bxg2 21. Kxg2 $16) 19. Bxd2 Bxg2 (19... Nxf7 $2 20. Bxh3 $18) 20. Nxe5 Bh3 $1 (
20... Rxe5 21. Kxg2 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 Bxa1 24. Re7+ $16) (20... Nxe4
21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 {- 20...Be4}) (20... Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Rxe5
23. Rxe5 Bxe5 24. Re1 $14) 21. f4 (21. Kh2 Bg4) 21... Rd8 $44) 16. Bxh3 c5 17.
Bg2 $1 $16 {This is the point. Now Black's position is full with wholes as a
cheese.} cxd4 18. Bxd4 Nc6 (18... Re6 19. Rad1 $16) 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Rad1 Re6
21. Nb5 $1 {Material losses are inevitable.} (21. Nd5 $16) 21... Qe7 22. Bh3
$18 Re5 23. Qxd6 Rc5 24. Qxe7 Bxe7 25. c4 Na7 26. Nc3 Re5 27. Nd5 Bc5 28. Kg2
g5 29. f4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.08"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Casper, Thomas"]
[Black "Beim, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2391"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Erfurt"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O c6 8. a4 a5
9. h3 Na6 10. Be3 Nb4 11. Qd2 Be6 12. Rad1 Bc4 13. Rfe1 Qc7 14. Nc1 Rfe8 15. b3
Ba6 16. Nb1 Nh5 17. Na3 exd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Rad8 20. c3 c5 21. Qd2 Nc6
22. Nb5 Bxb5 23. axb5 Ne7 24. c4 Ng7 25. Re3 Ne6 26. Ne2 Ra8 27. Kh2 Nc8 28. f4
a4 29. Qc2 axb3 30. Qxb3 Qa5 31. e5 dxe5 32. Bxb7 exf4 33. Nxf4 Ra7 34. Bxc8
Rxc8 35. Nxe6 fxe6 36. Rxe6 Qa2+ 37. Qxa2 Rxa2+ 38. Kg1 Rc2 ({Die
Pseudoaktivität} 38... Rf8 39. Re7 Ra3 (39... Rb2 40. Rc7 Ra8 41. g4 Re8 42. g5
Ra8 43. h4 Re8 44. Rxc5 Ree2 45. Rd8+ Kf7 46. Rc7+ Ke6 47. Re8+ $18) 40. g4
Rxh3 41. Kg2 Rc3 42. Rdd7 Ra8 43. b6 Ra2+ 44. Kf1 Rc1+ 45. Re1 $18 {führt
anscheinend auch zu nichts.}) 39. Re7 Rxc4 40. b6 Rb4 41. b7 (41. b7 Rf8 42.
Rc7 Rb3 43. Rf1 $18) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zaichik, Gennadi"]
[Black "Markzon, Gregory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2326"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. h3
c6 9. a4 Re8 10. Be3 Qa5 11. Re1 exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5 13. f4 Nc4 14. b3 Nb6 15.
Qd2 Be6 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. g4 Bc8 18. Kh1 Nbd7 19. Ng3 h6 20. Nd5 Qxd2 21. Nxf6+
Bxf6 22. Rxd2 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Nc5 24. f5 Kf8 25. Red1 Ke7 26. e5 d5 27. Rf4 Rg8
28. Kh2 gxf5 29. gxf5 a5 30. Rh4 Rg5 31. Rg4 Rdg8 32. Bf3 Kf8 33. Rxg5 hxg5 34.
Bg4 Ke7 35. c4 Rd8 36. f6+ Ke8 37. Bxc8 dxc4 38. Bg4 cxb3 39. Nf5 Rxd1 40. Bxd1
{[#] Freibauern - Mattangriff - Taktik} b2 (40... Kd7 $142 {Königsaktivierung!}
) 41. Nd6+ Kf8 42. Bc2 b6 43. Kg3 Nxa4 44. Nc4 Nc3 45. Nxb2 b5 46. Nd3 a4 47.
Nc5 a3 $2 (47... Nd5 {leistete noch guten Widerstand}) 48. e6 a2 (48... Nd5 49.
Nd7+ Ke8 50. Bg6 a2 51. Bxf7+ Kd8 52. e7+ Nxe7 53. fxe7+ Kxe7 54. Bxa2 Kxd7 55.
Kg4 Ke7 56. Kxg5 c5 (56... Kf8 57. Kg6 c5 58. h4 c4 59. Kh7 Kf7 60. h5 Kf8 61.
h6 Kf7 62. Bb1 b4 63. Be4 Ke6 64. Kg7 b3 65. h7 c3 66. h8=Q $18) 57. Kg6 c4 58.
Kg7 Kd6 59. h4 Kc5 60. h5 b4 61. h6 b3 62. Bb1 c3 63. h7 c2 64. Bxc2 bxc2 65.
h8=Q $18) 49. e7+ Ke8 50. Bf5 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 73th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2001.12.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Handke, Florian"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2001.11.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Re1 a6
9. Nbd2 Nh5 10. Nb3 h6 11. Be3 Kh7 12. Nh2 Qh4 13. Nd2 Qe7 14. g4 Nf6 15. f4
exf4 16. Bxf4 b6 17. Qf3 Bb7 18. Qg3 Rae8 19. Nhf3 Nd8 20. e5 dxe5 21. Bxe5 Ne6
22. c4 b5 23. b3 bxc4 24. bxc4 Bxf3 25. Nxf3 Qd7 26. Rad1 Rc8 27. Bf1 Ne8 28.
c5 Qa4 29. Qf2 c6 30. Bxg7 N8xg7 31. Ne5 f5 32. Qe3 fxg4 33. hxg4 Rcd8 34. Bc4
Ng5 35. Qd3 Nf3+ 36. Nxf3 Rxf3 37. Qxf3 Qxc4 38. Qf6 Qc3 39. Qf2 Rd5 40. Re3
Qc4 41. Qe2 Qa4 42. Re7 h5 43. Rd3 Rg5 44. Kh1 Qc4 45. Rf3 Qxe2 46. Rxe2 Rxg4 {
[#] Balanceakt zwischen Türmen und Freibauer sowie dem Zusammenspiel zwischen
Turm und Springer} 47. d5 cxd5 48. Rc2 Nf5 49. c6 Nd4 50. c7 Nxf3 51. Rc1 Rh4+
52. Kg2 Ne1+ 53. Kg3 Rg4+ 54. Kh3 Nd3 55. c8=Q Nxc1 56. Qc7+ Kg8 57. Qxc1 {
[#] Das zweite Endspiel ist für Schwarz verloren, wenn der Ba6 fällt.} Rc4 58.
Qg5 Rc3+ 59. Kg2 Rc2+ 60. Kf3 Kh7 61. Qxd5 (61. Qe7+ Kh6 62. Qf8+ Kh7 (62...
Kg5 63. Qf4#) 63. Qf7+ Kh6 64. Qf4+ Kg7 (64... Kh7 65. Qa4 $18) 65. Qd4+ Kh6
66. Qe3+ Kg7 67. Qa7+ Kh6 68. Qxa6 $18) 61... Rc7 62. Qd6 {Danach gelingt der
Drahtseilakt zum Remis, weil der Turm optimal auf f5 zu stehen kommt, dort
alles deckt und gleichzeitig den weißen König komplett aussperrt.} (62. a4 $142
Re7 63. a5 Kg7 64. Qd6 Rf7+ 65. Ke4 Rf6 66. Qd4 {mit besseren Aussichten, zum
Erfolg zu kommen.}) 62... Rf7+ 63. Kg3 a5 $1 64. Qe6 Rf5 65. Qe7+ Kg8 66. Kh4
Kh8 67. Qe2 Kg7 68. Qd2 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[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. e4 d6 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bb3 e5 5. f4 Bg4 6. Nf3 exf4 7. d4 Nh5 8. O-O
Be7 9. h3 Be6 10. d5 cxd5 11. Nd4 Nf6 12. Bxf4 O-O 13. exd5 Bd7 14. Nce2 Na6
15. c4 Nc5 16. Bc2 a5 17. Ng3 Qb6 18. Ndf5 Rae8 19. Kh2 Bxf5 20. Nxf5 Nfe4 21.
Qf3 Bf6 22. Rae1 Re5 23. Bxe4 Nxe4 24. Nxd6 Nd2 25. Bxd2 Rxe1 26. Bxe1 Qxd6+
27. Bg3 Be5 28. b3 f5 29. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 30. Qf4 Re8 31. d6 Qxf4+ 32. Rxf4 g6 33.
Rd4 Kf7 34. Kg3 Ke6 35. Kf4 Kd7 36. Rd2 h6 37. c5 Re4+ 38. Kf3 Re5 39. Rc2 g5
40. a3 f4 41. Rc3 Re1 42. Kg4 Re2 43. g3 fxg3 44. Rxg3 Rc2 45. b4 axb4 46. axb4
Rc4+ 47. Kh5 Rxb4 48. Kxh6 b6 49. cxb6 Rxb6 50. Rxg5 {[#] Der König des
Verteidigers steht nahe genug.} Rb4 ({Es ging auch} 50... Rxd6+ 51. Kg7 Rd4 52.
Rg4 Rd1 53. h4 Ke6 54. h5 Kf5 55. Rg2 Rd7+ 56. Kh8 Rd8+ 57. Kh7 Rd7+ 58. Rg7
Rd1 59. h6 Kf6 60. Ra7 Re1 61. Ra8 Re7+ 62. Kg8 Rb7 63. h7 (63. Ra6+ Kg5 64. h7
Rb8+ $11) 63... Rg7+ 64. Kh8 Rb7 $11) 51. Rg4 Rb3 52. h4 Kxd6 53. Re4 Rg3 54.
h5 Kd7 55. Re5 Kd6 56. Re1 {Beim Randbauern bringt die vertikale Sperre nur
dann den Gewinn, wenn sie eine Linie weiter westlich angesiedelt wäre.} Kd7 57.
Kh7 Rg2 58. h6 Rg3 59. Kh8 Rg2 60. Ra1 Ke7 61. Ra7+ Kf6 62. Rg7 Ra2 63. h7 Ra8+
64. Rg8 Ra7 65. Rb8 Kf7 66. Rb7+ Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 03rd"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Black "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow CSKA"]
[BlackTeam "Kemerovo SDYuShOR Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. g3 {Endspiel-CD} g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Ne2 O-O 6. O-O e5 7.
Nbc3 Nc6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 Bg4 10. h3 h6 11. Qxd8 Nxd8 12. Bxf6 Bxe2 13. Bxg7
Bxf1 14. Bxh6 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Re8 16. Nd5 Re6 17. Nxc7 Rc8 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Rc1
g5 20. h4 f6 21. hxg5 fxg5 22. Rd1 Kf7 23. Rd5 Kf6 24. Rd6 Rc6 25. Rxc6 bxc6
26. Kf3 Kg6 27. Kg4 a5 28. b3 Kxh6 29. Kf5 Nd4+ 30. Kxe5 Nxc2 31. Kf6 g4 32. e5
Nb4 33. e6 Nd5+ 34. Kf7 Kg5 35. e7 Nc7 36. e8=Q Nxe8 37. Kxe8 Kf5 38. Kf7 $1 (
38. Kd7 Ke4 39. Kxc6 Kf3 40. Kb5 Kxf2 41. Kxa5 Kxg3 42. b4 Kh3 43. b5 g3 44. b6
g2 45. b7 g1=Q 46. b8=Q Qc5+ $10) 38... c5 39. Kg7 a4 40. Kh6 Ke5 41. Kg5 Kd4
42. Kxg4 axb3 (42... a3 43. f4 Kc3 44. f5 Kb2 45. f6 Kxa2 46. f7 $18) 43. axb3
Kc3 44. Kf5 Kxb3 45. g4 c4 46. g5 c3 47. g6 c2 48. g7 c1=Q 49. g8=Q+ {Gewinn
in 53Zügen lt. ENDSPIEL-CD CD1 Bei beiderseits bestem Spiel gewinnt Weiß nun
in 53 Zügen.} Kb4 50. Qb8+ Ka3 {Schwarz verhält sich richtig: Wenn der König
nicht vor den Bauern gehen kann, soll er so weit weg vom Umwandlungsfeld
stehen wie möglich.} 51. Qd6+ Kb3 52. f4 Qh1 53. Kg5 Qg1+ 54. Kf6 Qh2 55. Qe6+
Ka3 56. f5 Qh4+ 57. Kf7 Qh5+ 58. Ke7 Kb2 59. f6 Qc5+ 60. Qd6 Qg5 {Gewinn in 21
Zügen (E-CD)} 61. Qd4+ Kb1 62. Qe4+ Ka1 63. Ke6 Qh6 64. Qf5 Ka2 65. Qf2+ Ka1
66. Qg3 Ka2 67. Ke7 Qh7+ 68. f7 {Ich weiß gar nicht wieso, aber das Endspiel
Q+P vs.Q errinnnert mich irgenwie an Schwangerschaft und Geburt eines Kindes.
Der lange Weg des Bauern bis nach f7 entspricht der Dauer der Schwangerschaft,
die Weiß hier gut überstanden hat. Jetzt ist der Geburtstermin mit der
Umwandlung eingetreten. Wird es Komplikationen geben?} Qe4+ 69. Kf6 Qc6+ 70.
Kg7 Qb7 71. Qg6 Ka3 72. Qd6+ Ka2 73. Qd2+ Ka1 74. Kg8 Qb3 75. Qf4 Qd5 76. Kh8 (
76. Kh7 Qb7 77. Qf6+ Ka2 78. Qf2+ Ka1 79. Kg7 Kb1 80. Kg6 Qc6+ 81. Qf6 Qg2+ 82.
Kh7 Qh3+ 83. Kg7 {ist der kürzeste Gewinnweg.}) 76... Qh1+ 77. Kg7 Qg2+ 78. Kh7
Qh1+ (78... Qc2+ 79. Kh6 Qc6+ 80. Kg7 Qg2+ 81. Kh6 Qc6+ 82. Kh5 Qd5+ 83. Kg6
Qg2+ 84. Qg5 Qe4+ 85. Kg7 (85. Kh5 $4 Qh7+ $10) 85... Qb7 {usw. hätte den
Gewinn nochmal ordentlich verzögert.}) 79. Qh6 Qe4+ 80. Kh8 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 32nd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. O-O-O
Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Nge2 e6 11. f3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 a6 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. g4 Qe7 15.
Ng3 Rg8 16. Rhe1 O-O-O 17. Nh5 Bh8 18. Nd5 Qf8 19. Ne3 Kb8 20. Qa5 Bd7 21. Rd3
Bc8 22. Red1 Qe7 23. d5 b6 24. Qa3 Ka7 25. Ng3 Be5 26. Ne2 Bb7 27. Nd4 Qd7 28.
Rc3 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Rh8 30. Rd1 h5 31. gxh5 Rxh5 32. Ng4 Rh4 33. dxe6 fxe6 34. e5
d5 35. Re3 Rdh8 36. Ree1 Qf7 37. Qe3 Qf5 38. Nf6 Rh2 39. Qf2 R8h4 40. Qg3 R4h3
41. Qf2 Qf4+ 42. Rd2 Rh8 43. Kb1 c5 44. Ng4 Rh1 45. Rdd1 Rxe1 46. Qxe1 Bc6 47.
b3 Be8 48. a4 a5 49. Qe2 Qb4 50. Qe3 Bg6 51. Kb2 d4 52. Qd2 Qxd2 53. Rxd2 Rh1
54. Re2 Rg1 55. Nf6 Kb7 56. Nd7 Rh1 57. Nf6 Kc6 58. Ne4 g4 59. c3 Rh2 60. Rd2
Bf5 61. cxd4 cxd4 62. Ng5 Kd5 63. fxg4 Bxg4 64. Nf7 Bh3 65. Nd6 Rxg2 66. Rxg2
Bxg2 {guter L mit Mehrbauer; allmähliche Einkreisung des wS i.V. mit den
wB-Schwächen e5 und b3; kritische Übergänge ins B-Endspiel} 67. Nc4 Kc5 68. Nd6
Bf1 69. Kc2 Ba6 (69... Kd5 70. Nc8 Ba6 $2 71. Nxb6+ Kc6 72. Nc4 Bxc4 73. bxc4
Kc5 74. Kd3 Kb4 75. Kxd4 Kxa4 76. Kc3 $14) 70. Ne8 Bb7 71. Nd6 Bd5 72. Nb5 Be4+
73. Kb2 Kd5 74. Nd6 Bd3 75. Nc8 Kc6 76. Ne7+ (76. Nd6 Kd5 77. Nc8 Ba6 $1 78.
Nxb6+ Kc6 79. Nc4 Bxc4 80. bxc4 Kc5 81. Kb3 d3 82. Kc3 d2 83. Kxd2 Kxc4 $19)
76... Kc5 77. Nc8 Ba6 78. Ne7 Bb7 79. Kc2 Be4+ 80. Kb2 Kb4 81. Nc8 d3 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.29"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "El Taher, Fouad"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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 d6 2. e4 Nd7 3. Be3 Ngf6 4. Nc3 e5 5. h3 Be7 6. Nge2 c6 7. a4 O-O 8. g4
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bg2 Nc4 13. Bd4 Bb4+ 14. c3 Be7
15. b3 Na5 16. Ng3 Nc6 17. O-O Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Bf6 19. Qd3 Be6 20. Rfd1 Rc8 21.
Ne2 Qb6 22. b4 Rfd8 23. a5 Qc7 24. Rac1 h6 25. f4 Qe7 26. Nd4 Rc4 27. f5 Bc8
28. Nb3 Qc7 29. Bxd5 Rf4 30. Rc2 h5 31. Rg2 hxg4 32. hxg4 b6 33. c4 Rxc4 34. g5
Rc3 35. Qe4 Bxg5 36. Rxg5 Rg3+ 37. Rxg3 Qxg3+ 38. Qg2 Qxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Rxd5 40.
Rxd5 Bb7 41. Kg3 Bxd5 42. Nd4 bxa5 43. bxa5 {[#] Achtung: Remisfaktor
"falscher" Läufer bezogen auf den a-Randbauern!} Kf8 44. Kf4 Ke7 (44... f6 45.
a6 Ke7 46. Nb5 Bc6 47. Nxa7 Bd7 48. Ke4 Kd6 49. Kd4 Kc7 (49... Bxf5 50. Nb5+
Kc6 51. Nd6 $11) 50. Kc5 Bxf5 51. Nb5+ Kd7 52. Nc3 Kc8 53. Kb6 Bh3 54. Ne4 Bg2
55. Nd6+ Kd7 56. Nb7 Kc8 $11) 45. Ke5 Bb7 46. Ne2 f6+ 47. Kd4 Bc8 48. Ng3 Kd6
49. Ke4 Kc5 50. Nh5 Kb5 51. Nxg7 Kxa5 52. Ne8 Kb4 53. Nxf6 Bxf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Meribel"]
[Date "1998.08.28"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kouatly, Bachar"]
[Black "Chomet, Pascal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "1998.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Nbd7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 Bg7 7. Nf3 b5 8. e5
dxe5 9. Nxb5 Qa5+ 10. Nc3 Ba6 11. Bd2 Rd8 12. d6 exd6 13. Nd5 Qa4 14. Nc7+ Ke7
15. Ng1 e4 16. b3 Qc6 17. Nxa6 Qxa6 18. Ne2 Rhe8 19. O-O Kf8 20. c4 d5 21. cxd5
Nxd5 22. Rc1 Kg8 23. Bg5 N7f6 24. Qc2 Rc8 25. a4 Re5 26. Bxf6 Nxf6 27. Nc3 Rce8
28. Rce1 Qb7 29. Re2 Qb4 30. Rfe1 h5 31. h3 c4 32. bxc4 Qxc4 33. Qd2 Bf8 34.
Qf4 Rf5 35. Qc1 Rc5 36. Na2 Qxa4 37. Qa1 Bg7 38. Qb1 Qd4 39. Qb7 Rce5 40. Nb4
Qb6 41. Qxb6 axb6 42. Rb2 R5e6 43. Rb3 Bf8 44. Na6 Rc8 45. Rd1 Kg7 46. Bf1 Be7
47. Be2 Rc2 48. Kf1 e3 49. f3 h4 50. g4 Bc5 51. Nxc5 Rxc5 52. Rd4 Rc1+ 53. Kg2
Rc2 54. Kf1 Ra2 55. Rdd3 Ra1+ 56. Kg2 Re1 57. Rb2 g5 58. Rd4 Re5 59. f4 gxf4
60. Kf3 Nd5 61. Bc4 Nc3 62. Rd7 b5 63. Bxf7 e2 64. Bc4+ Kf8 65. Bxe2 R1xe2 66.
Rxe2 Nxe2 {In der Folge spielt Weiß solange ungenau, bis der Gewinn, der an
drei Stellen erst leicht, dann schwieriger nachzuweisen ist, weg ist.} 67. g5
Re3+ $6 (67... b4 $1 68. Rb7 (68. Kg4 Rb5 69. Kh5 f3 70. Kh6 f2 71. g6 f1=Q 72.
g7+ Ke8 73. g8=Q+ Kxd7 $19) 68... Rb5 69. Rxb5 Nd4+ $19) 68. Kg4 f3 69. g6 Kg8
$6 (69... Re7 $1 $19) 70. Kg5 Ng3 71. Rd8+ Kg7 72. Rd7+ Kf8 73. Rf7+ Ke8 74.
Kxh4 Ne4 $2 (74... Nh1 $1 75. Rf4 f2 76. g7 (76. Kg5 Rg3+ 77. Kf6 Rg1 78. g7
f1=Q $19) 76... Rg3 77. Rxf2 Nxf2 78. Kxg3 Ne4+ 79. Kf4 Nf6 80. Ke5 Kf7 81. Kd4
(81. g8=Q+ Kxg8 82. Kxf6 b4 $19) 81... b4 82. Kc4 Nd5 $19) 75. Rf4 f2 76. g7
Rg3 77. Rxe4+ Kd7 78. Rf4 Rxg7 79. Rxf2 Kc6 80. Kh5 b4 81. h4 Kd5 82. Kh6 Rg1
83. h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris NAO GM 3rd"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2003.12.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Murey, Jacob"]
[Black "Marzolo, Cyril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2003.12.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Bc4 Ke7
8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. O-O-O a6 11. h3 Rf8 12. a3 Nc6 13. Rhe1 Rf7 14. Be3
h6 15. Ng1 Nh5 16. f3 Nf4 17. Rd2 b5 18. Red1 Na5 19. g3 Nc4 20. gxf4 Nxe3 21.
fxe5 Bxe5 22. Rd7+ Ke8 23. Rxf7 Nxd1 24. Rxg7 Bxg7 25. Nxd1 Rd8 26. Ne2 h5 27.
Nf2 Bh6+ 28. f4 e5 29. Nd3 exf4 30. Kd1 c5 31. Ke1 c4 32. Ndxf4 Bxf4 33. Nxf4
Rd4 34. Nxh5 Rxe4+ 35. Kd2 Rh4 36. Nf6+ Ke7 37. Nd5+ Kd6 38. Ne3 Rxh3 {[#] The
exchange should be decisve since there are 3-3 pawns and no weaknesses.  [#]
Bei 3-3 Bauern ohne Schwäche sollte die Mehrqualität entscheiden.} 39. c3 Rh1 {
The logical plan involves activating the king and separating the opponent's
king from his knight. A example of what is possible is... Der logische Plan
sieht Königsaktivierung und Trennung des Königs vom Springer vor. Ein Beispiel
soll aufzeigen, was möglich ist.} (39... Rh2+ 40. Kc1 Rh1+ 41. Kd2 Ke5 42. Ng4+
Kf4 43. Nf6 Rh2+ 44. Kc1 Rh6 45. Nd5+ Ke4 46. Nb4 a5 47. Nc2 Kd3 48. Ne1+ Ke2
49. Ng2 Rh1+ 50. Kc2 Rh2 {winning the knight. Springergewinn}) 40. a4 Kc5 41.
axb5 axb5 42. Kc2 Rh3 43. Nf1 Kb6 44. Nd2 Ka5 45. Kb1 Rh2 46. Nf3 Rf2 47. Nd4
Ka4 48. Nc6 Rf6 49. Nd4 b4 50. cxb4 Rd6 51. Ne2 Rd2 52. Nc1 Kxb4 53. Na2+ Kc5
54. Kc1 Rh2 55. Kb1 Kd4 56. Nb4 Rh6 57. Kc2 Rh2+ 58. Kb1 Rf2 59. Kc1 Rh2 60.
Kb1 Ke3 61. Kc1 Kd4 62. Kb1 Rf2 63. Kc1 c3 64. bxc3+ Kxc3 {A winning position
for Black: mate or the win of the knight.  Gewinnstellung für Schwarz: Matt
oder Springerfang} 65. Nd5+ Kd4 $6 (65... Kc4 $1 66. Ne3+ (66. Nb6+ Kd3 67. Na4
Rc2+ 68. Kb1 Kd2 69. Nb2 Rc1+ 70. Ka2 Kc3 71. Na4+ Kb4 72. Nb2 Rh1 73. Nd3+ Kc3
$19 {because the knight is once more separated from its king. weil der
Springer erneut vom König getrennt wird.}) 66... Kd3 67. Nd5 (67. Ng4 Rf1+ 68.
Kb2 Kd4 69. Kc2 Rf4 $18) 67... Rf5 68. Ne7 (68. Nb4+ Kc3 69. Na2+ Kb3 70. Kb1
Rf1+ 71. Nc1+ Kc3 $19) 68... Rc5+ 69. Kb2 Ke4 70. Kb3 Rc7 71. Ng6 Rg7 72. Nf8
Kf5 73. Kc4 Rf7 $19) 66. Nb4 Kc4 $2 (66... Kc3 67. Nd5+ Kc4 {see above siehe
vor}) 67. Nc2 {Drawing position.  Remisstellung} Kd3 68. Nb4+ Kc3 69. Nd5+ Kc4
70. Nb6+ Kb5 71. Nd5 Kc4 72. Nb6+ Kd4 73. Na4 Ra2 74. Nb2 Kc3 75. Nd1+ Kb3 76.
Ne3 Rh2 77. Kd1 Kc3 78. Ng4 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Credis"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Peptan, Corina Isabela"]
[Black "Landenbergue, Claude"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1996.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. Ne2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. f3 cxd4 8. cxd4
e5 9. Be3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 Bd7 14. Rad1 Qb8
15. Rf2 d5 16. Bc5 Qe5 17. Bb1 Qh5 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Qf4 g5 20. Qd2 Qh4 21. Be3
h6 22. Bd4 Be6 23. Qd3 a6 24. Ne2 Rec8 25. b3 Rc6 26. Ng3 Qf4 27. Bxf6 Qxf6 28.
Nh5 Qa1 29. Rfd2 Rac8 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Bd3 Qd4+ 32. Kf1 Qe5 33. Re1 Qc3 34. Rc2
Qd4 35. Rxc6 Rxc6 36. Rd1 a5 37. Be2 Qe5 38. Kf2 a4 39. bxa4 Rc3 40. Nxg7 Qxg7
41. Qxg7+ Kxg7 {[#] Unterstützung des entfernten a-Freibauern erst durch den T
von hinten, dann den L via e4 und im reinen T-Endspiel durch den K.
Hartnäckiger war passive Verteidigung} 42. Rd3 Rc2 (42... Rc5 $5 43. Ke3 Ra5
44. Ra3 (44. Bd1 $5) 44... Kf6 45. Kd4 Ke7 46. Kc3 $1 $16 {samt Kb4}) 43. Ra3
d4 44. Ke1 Bxa2 {Zeitverlust!} (44... Rc3 $2 45. Rxc3 dxc3 46. Kd1 Bxa2 47. Kc2
$18) (44... f5 45. a5 Kf6 46. a6 Bd5 47. a7 Rc8 48. Ra6+ $18) 45. a5 Bd5 46. a6
Ba8 47. Bd3 Rc5 48. Be4 Bxe4 49. fxe4 Rc8 50. a7 Ra8 51. Kd2 Kf6 52. Kd3 h5 53.
Kxd4 h4 54. Ra6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Ke8 7. Nf3 Bd6
8. O-O a6 9. a4 Nc6 10. Ng5 Nd8 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 f6 13. Nf3 Be6 14. Bxe6
Nxe6 15. Rd1 Ke7 16. Kf1 Nc5 17. Nd2 b5 18. b3 Ne6 19. Bb2 Bc5 20. g3 Rhd8 21.
axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Ra1 Rd8 24. Nf3 Bd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Ra5 Rb8 27.
f4 Kd7 28. Ke2 Nc5 29. Bxd4 Nxe4 30. Kd3 Nd6 31. Ra6 Re8 32. Bc5 Ne4 33. Bd4 h5
34. Ra5 Nd6 35. Bf2 Ke6 36. Ra7 Re7 37. Bc5 Rd7 38. Bxd6 Rxd6+ 39. Ke3 Rc6 40.
Kd3 Kf5 41. Ra8 Rd6+ 42. Ke3 Re6+ 43. Kf3 Rc6 44. c4 bxc4 45. Ra5+ Kg6 46. f5+
Kh6 47. bxc4 Rxc4 {[#] Der Freibauer wird alsbald günstiger von der Seite
gedeckt.} 48. h4 Rc3+ 49. Kf4 Kh7 50. Rd5 c5 51. Rd8 Rc1 52. Rc8 Rf1+ 53. Ke4
Re1+ 54. Kf4 Re5 55. Rc6 Kg8 56. Rc8+ Kf7 57. Rc7+ Kf8 58. Rc8+ Ke7 59. Rc7+
Kd6 60. Rxg7 Rd5 61. Rh7 {ein Spielbeispiel zu 61.Tf7} (61. Rf7 Rd4+ 62. Ke3
Ke5 63. Rc7 Rd5 64. g4 (64. Rh7 c4 65. Rxh5 c3 66. Rh8 Rc5 67. Re8+ Kxf5 68.
g4+ Kg6 $19) 64... hxg4 65. h5 Kxf5 66. h6 Kg6 67. h7 Rd8 68. Kf4 f5 69. Rc6+
Kxh7 70. Kxf5 g3 71. Rxc5 g2 72. Rc1 Rf8+ $19) ({und ein Beispiel zum besseren
61.Tg8!} 61. Rg8 Rd4+ 62. Ke3 Ke5 63. Rh8 Ra4 64. Rxh5 Ra3+ 65. Kf2 c4 66. Rh8
Kxf5 67. Rc8 $11) 61... c4 62. Rf7 $2 ({Chancen bot nur noch} 62. Rh8 $142 c3
63. Rc8 Rc5 64. Rd8+ Kc6 65. Rd1 c2 66. Rc1 Kd5 (66... Kb5 67. g4 Rc4+ (67...
hxg4 68. h5 Kb4 69. h6 Kc3 70. h7 Rc8 71. Kxg4 $11) 68. Ke3 Kb4 69. g5 Kc3 70.
gxf6 Kb2 71. f7 Rc8 72. Rf1 Rf8 73. Kf4 Rxf7 74. Kg5 $11) 67. g4 Rc4+ 68. Ke3
hxg4 69. h5 Ke5 70. h6 Rc7 $19) 62... c3 63. Rxf6+ Kc7 64. Rf7+ Kb6 65. Rf6+
Kb5 66. Rf8 (66. Re6 c2 67. Re1 Rd1 $19) 66... c2 67. Rc8 Rc5 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch Pool A"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2001.08.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Koch, Jean Rene"]
[Black "Belkhodja, Slim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2001.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nd2 e5 4. c3 Be7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. f4 exd4 8. cxd4
Bg4 9. Nf3 d5 10. e5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Ne4 12. Bxb4 Nxb4 13. O-O Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Qd7
15. Nc3 Bxf3 16. Rxf3 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Re1 c6 19. h3 Qd6 20. g3 Rae8 21.
Rfe3 Rxe3 22. Rxe3 c5 23. Re5 Rd8 24. g4 h6 25. g5 hxg5 26. fxg5 cxd4 27. Qxd4
Ne4 28. Nxd5 Ng3 29. Kg2 Nh5 30. Qe4 g6 31. Re8+ Rxe8 32. Qxe8+ Kg7 33. Qe7+
Qxe7 34. Nxe7 {[%csl Ra5,Rb6,Rg6][%cal Ye7c8,Yc8d6,Yd6e8,Ye8c7,Yc7d5,Yd5b6,
Yb6d5,Yd5e3,Ye3c4,Yc4a5,Ya5c6,Yc6e7] [#] Ein weißer Mehrbauer bei geringem
Bauernmaterial - Interessante Springerwege, die hier mit gelben Pfeilen vorweg
markiert sind. In den folgenden 20 Zügen macht der weiße Springer 10 Züge bis
er wieder auf dem Ausgangsfeld e7 landet und g6 erobert.} Nf4+ 35. Kg3 Nd3 36.
Nc8 a6 37. Nd6 b6 38. Ne8+ Kf7 39. Nc7 a5 40. b3 Nc1 41. a4 Nxb3 42. Nd5 Ke6
43. Nxb6 Kf5 44. h4 Nc5 45. Kf3 Nb3 46. Nd5 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Rd5e7]} Nd4+ 47.
Ke3 Nc6 48. Kf3 Nd4+ 49. Kg3 $1 Ne2+ 50. Kf2 Nf4 51. Ne3+ {[%csl Yg4]} Ke4 52.
Nc4 Nd3+ 53. Kg3 Kf5 (53... Nc5 $142 54. Nxa5 Kd5 55. Kf4 Nxa4 56. Nb7 Nc3 57.
h5 gxh5 (57... Ke6 58. Nd8+ {[%csl Yf7]} Ke7 59. h6 Kf8 60. Ne6+ Kg8 61. Ke5 {
und g6 fällt}) 58. Kf5 Ne4 59. g6 Ng3+ 60. Kg5 Ne4+ 61. Kxh5 Ke6 62. Kh6 Ng3
63. Kh7 Nf5 {und der Gewinn muss hier erst noch nachgewiesen werden. Tablebase
oder John Nunn ("Secrets of minor piece endings") fragen!}) 54. Nxa5 Nc5 55.
Nc6 Nxa4 56. Ne7+ Ke6 57. Nxg6 Kf5 58. Ne7+ Ke6 59. Nc6 Kf5 60. Nd4+ Ke5 61. h5
Kd5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Parsippany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "1996.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 Nxe4 $2 5. fxe4 Qh4+ 6. Kd2 Qxe4 7. Qf3 Qg6
8. Qg3 Be7 9. Nc3 f5 10. Qxg6+ hxg6 11. Nh3 Nd7 12. Ke1 c6 13. a4 Nb6 14. dxc6
bxc6 15. a5 Nd7 16. b4 a6 17. Na4 d5 18. c3 Rb8 19. Be3 d4 20. cxd4 Bxb4+ 21.
Bd2 Rh4 22. dxe5 Re4+ 23. Be2 Bxd2+ 24. Kxd2 Rbb4 25. Nc3 Rb2+ 26. Kc1 Rexe2
27. Nxe2 Rxe2 28. Nf4 Rxe5 29. Nxg6 Rc5+ 30. Kd2 Kf7 31. Nf4 g5 32. Nd3 Rd5 33.
Rhc1 Ne5 34. Ra3 $4 (34. Rc3 $10) 34... Nxd3 $4 (34... f4 $1 {drohend Lf5} 35.
Rc5 Rxc5 36. Nxc5 Nc4+) 35. Rxd3 Rxa5 36. Rxc6 Ra2+ 37. Rc2 Rxc2+ 38. Kxc2 {
ab Zug 47 T vs L bei 2-2 Bauern am K-Flügel und je einem gedeckten Freibauern
ausgelassener Gewinn Zug 62, danach keine ausreichende Koordination zwischen T
und K zwecks Eroberung von g4 und Bewachung von f3} Ke6 39. Rb3 Ke5 40. Rb6 f4
41. Kd2 Ke4 42. Rc6 Bb7 43. Rc5 Bd5 44. Ra5 Kd4 45. Ke2 g4 46. Kf2 Be6 47. Rxa6
Ke5 48. Ra5+ Kf6 49. Ke2 Bf5 50. Rc5 Kg6 51. Rc4 Kg5 52. g3 f3+ 53. Ke3 Bd7 54.
Rc5+ Kg6 55. Ra5 Kf6 56. Rh5 Kg6 57. Rc5 Kf6 58. h3 Kg6 59. Rc7 (59. hxg4 Bxg4
60. Rc4 (60. Kf4 $2 f2 61. Rc1 Bh3 $10) 60... Kg5 61. Rf4 Bh5 62. Ke4 Bg4 63.
Ke5 Bh5 $10) 59... Bf5 60. Rc6+ Kg5 61. h4+ Kh5 62. Rf6 $2 (62. Rc5 $1 Kg6 63.
h5+ Kf6 64. h6 $18 Bh7 65. Rc7 Kg6 66. Rg7+ Kxh6 67. Rxg4 Bg6 68. Rh4+) 62...
Bc2 63. Kd4 Bg6 64. Rf4 Be8 65. Ke5 Bb5 66. Rf5+ Kg6 67. Rf6+ Kg7 68. Rf4 Kh6
69. Kf5 Bd7+ 70. Kf6 Bb5 71. Kf7 Kh7 72. Ke6 Bd3 73. Rf6 Bc4+ 74. Ke5 Bb5 75.
h5 Kg7 76. h6+ Kh7 77. Ke4 Bc4 78. Ke3 Be2 79. Rf4 Kxh6 80. Rxg4 Bd1 81. Rd4
Be2 82. Rd5 Kg6 83. Kf2 Kf6 84. g4 Kg6 85. Rd6+ Kg5 86. Rd4 Kh4 87. Re4 Kg5 88.
Kg3 f2 89. Re5+ Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nordic-ch"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "2003.09.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Lehtinen, Heikki"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2362"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[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 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. Ne2 exd4 5. Nxd4 c5 6. Nb3 Be6 7. c4 Nxe4 8.
fxe4 Qh4+ 9. Kd2 Qxe4 10. Nc3 Qg6 11. Qf3 Nc6 12. Bd3 Ne5 13. Bxg6 Nxf3+ 14.
gxf3 hxg6 15. Kd3 Rh4 16. Nd2 O-O-O 17. b3 Be7 18. Nde4 d5 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20.
Nxd5 Rxd5+ 21. Kc2 Rdh5 22. Bd2 Rxh2 23. Rxh2 Rxh2 24. Kd3 Kd7 25. Rg1 Kc6 26.
a4 Bf6 27. Rc1 b6 28. Re1 Rh3 29. Rf1 Rh2 30. Be3 Rh5 31. Rc1 Rd5+ 32. Ke2 Bd4
33. Bxd4 Rxd4 34. Rh1 Rd7 35. Rh8 Re7 36. Kd3 Rd7+ 37. Kc3 Re7 38. Rc8+ Kd5 39.
Kd3 Ke5 40. Ke3 Kd5 41. Kd3 Ke5 42. Nc3 Rb7 43. Ke3 g5 44. a5 bxa5 45. Rxc5+
Kf6 46. Ne4+ Kg6 47. Nd2 Kh5 48. Rxa5 g6 49. Ra1 Kh6 50. Ra4 f5 51. Rd4 Kh5 52.
Kf2 Rc7 53. Nc4 Rb7 54. Nd2 Rc7 55. Rd6 Rg7 56. Kg3 Rb7 57. Rd3 Re7 58. Nc4 Rc7
59. Ne5 Rb7 60. Rd7 Rxd7 61. Nxd7 Kh6 62. Ne5 Kg7 63. Nc6 Kf6 64. Nxa7 Ke5 65.
Nc6+ Kd6 66. Nb4 Kc5 67. Nd3+ Kd4 {Übergang ins Bauernendspiel nach
Springeropfer} 68. b4 {Einfaches Bauernrennen mit Nebenlösung} ({Die
Nebenlösung lautet} 68. Nf4 gxf4+ (68... g4 {(!)} 69. fxg4 fxg4 (69... Kc3 70.
g5 $18) 70. b4 Kc4 71. Nd3 $18) 69. Kxf4 Kc3 70. Kg5 Kxb3 71. Kxg6 $18) 68...
Kxd3 69. b5 Ke3 70. b6 g4 71. b7 ({Sogar} 71. f4 g5 72. fxg5 f4+ 73. Kxg4 f3
74. b7 f2 75. b8=Q f1=Q 76. Qe5+ Kd2 77. Qf4+ {gewinnt nach Damentausch.}) 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barlov, Dragan"]
[Black "Mozetic, Dejan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3
a6 9. O-O Bd7 10. f4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Bf2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 c5 14. Bf2 Qc7 15.
Re1 Rad8 16. g4 Bc6 17. Qd2 b5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nd7 20. c3 Nb6 21. Rxe8+
Rxe8 22. Re1 Qd7 23. b3 a5 24. Bf3 b4 25. cxb4 axb4 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Kg2 Na8
28. Qe2 Nc7 29. Qxe8+ Nxe8 30. Be2 Nf6 31. Bf3 Nd7 32. g5 Bc3 33. Kf1 Kg7 34.
Ke2 h6 35. h4 Nb6 36. Kd3 Ba1 37. Be3 f5 38. Bf2 h5 39. Be3 Kf7 40. Bf2 Ke7 41.
Be3 Kd7 42. Bf2 Kc7 43. Be3 Kb7 44. Bf2 Ka6 45. Kc2 Bg7 46. Be2+ Ka5 47. Bf3
Na8 48. Be2 Ba1 49. Be3 Nb6 50. Bf3 Bc3 51. Bf2 Bg7 52. Be3 Na8 53. Be2 Nc7 54.
Bc4 Nb5 55. Bxb5 Kxb5 {L-L bei 6-6 Bauern, schlechter wL, B-Durchbruch mit c4,
Zugzwang. Fehler Zug 59 ermöglicht Überführen des sL nach g1.} 56. Kd3 Bb2 57.
Bf2 (57. Kc2 Bc3 (57... Bd4 58. Bxd4 cxd4 59. Kd3 Kc5 60. Kd2 Kxd5 61. Kd3 Kc5
62. Kd2 d3 63. Kxd3 d5 64. Ke3 d4+ 65. Kd2 Kd5 66. Kd3 $10) 58. Bf2 c4 59. Kd1
Bg7 60. Kc2 c3 61. Kd3 Bf8 62. Bd4 Be7 63. Bf6 Bf8 64. Bd4 $10) 57... Bc1 58.
Bg3 Kb6 59. Kc4 $2 (59. Bh2 $1 $10) 59... Be3 $1 60. Kd3 Bg1 61. Kc4 Bd4 62.
Be1 Be3 63. Bg3 Bg1 64. Kd3 (64. Kd3 Kb5 65. Be1 Bh2 66. Ke3 c4 67. Kf3 Kc5 68.
Bd2 c3 69. Bc1 (69. Be3+ Kxd5 70. Kg2 Ke4 71. Bc1 Bxf4 $19) 69... Bg1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.14"]
[Round "13.3"]
[White "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nge2 Nc6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. f3 e5 7. Qd2 O-O 8.
O-O-O d5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nf4 c6 11. exd5 Qa5 12. Kb1 Bf5 13. Ne4 Qxd2 14.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bxd2 Rfd8 16. Bc3 g5 17. Nh5 Bh8 18. d6 Bg6 19. Ng3 Rd7 20. h4
gxh4 21. Rxh4 f5 22. Rf4 Rf8 23. a4 Nf7 24. Bxh8 Kxh8 25. Nxf5 Nxd6 26. Rfd4
Bxf5 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Rxd6 Re8 29. Kc1 Re1+ 30. Rd1 Re7 31. g4 Bd7 32. Bd3 c5
33. b3 Bc6 34. f4 Rf7 35. Rf1 h6 36. Kd2 Kg7 37. Ke3 Re7+ 38. Kf2 Rf7 39. Kg3
Re7 40. g5 Re3+ 41. Kg4 Bg2 42. Rf2 Bh3+ 43. Kh5 hxg5 44. Kxg5 Rg3+ 45. Kh4 Re3
46. Re2 Rf3 47. Be4 Rc3 48. Bd3 Bf1 49. Re7+ Kf6 50. Rxb7 Bxd3 51. cxd3 {
This position will transpose to an endgame R+ aP+fP <-> R+c P. To win you are
asked for a high technical competence. The win is a question of tempo.} Kf5 $6
(51... Rxd3 $5 52. Rxa7 Rxb3 53. Kg4 c4 (53... Rb6 $1 54. a5 Rc6 55. a6 (55.
Rb7 c4 56. Rb6 Rxb6 57. axb6 c3 58. b7 c2 59. b8=Q c1=Q 60. Qf8+ Kg6 61. f5+
Kh7 62. Qf7+ Kh8 $10) 55... c4 56. Ra8 (56. Rh7 Kg6 57. a7 Ra6 58. Rc7 Ra1 $10)
56... c3 (56... Kg7 57. a7 Ra6 58. f5 c3 59. f6+ Kf7 60. Rh8 c2 $10) 57. a7 $18
) 54. a5 c3 55. Ra6+ Kg7 56. Kg5 c2 57. Rc6 Ra3 58. Rc7+ Kf8 59. Kf6 Kg8 60. f5
Rxa5 (60... Ra2 61. Kg6 c1=Q 62. Rxc1 $18) 61. Kg6 $18) 52. Rf7+ Kg6 53. Rxa7
Rxb3 54. Kg4 Rxd3 55. Ra6+ Kf7 56. Kg5 c4 57. Rc6 c3 58. f5 Rg3+ 59. Kf4 Rh3
60. Kg4 Rd3 61. a5 Rd5 62. a6 Ra5 63. Kg5 c2 64. Rc7+ Kf8 65. Kg6 Rxa6+ 66. f6
Ra8 67. Rxc2 Rb8 68. Rc7 (68. Rh2 Kg8 69. f7+ $18) (68. Rc7 Kg8 69. Rg7+ Kh8
70. Rh7+ Kg8 71. f7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ashley, Maurice"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2000.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. f3 Nbd7 8. Nd1
O-O 9. Ne2 e5 10. c3 d5 11. Nf2 dxe4 12. fxe4 Nb6 13. O-O Be6 14. b3 a5 15.
Rfd1 Qc7 16. Bh6 a4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. b4 Rad8 19. Qe3 h6 20. Rd2 Bc4 21. dxe5
Nfd7 22. Ng4 Rh8 23. Qf4 Be6 24. Rf1 h5 25. Ne3 Qxe5 26. Qf2 Nf6 27. Nd4 Bd7
28. Nf3 Qe7 29. Nc2 Nc8 30. Rfd1 Bg4 31. Re1 Bxf3 32. Qxf3 Qe5 33. Nd4 Rd6 34.
Rf2 Rf8 35. h3 Ne7 36. Ref1 Neg8 37. Qe2 Rfd8 38. Bb1 Rxd4 39. cxd4 Rxd4 40. a3
h4 41. Qc2 Rd6 42. Qe2 Nh6 43. Rc1 Nd7 44. Kh1 Ng8 45. Rd1 Rxd1+ 46. Qxd1 Ngf6
47. Qf3 Qg5 48. Qc3 Ne5 49. Kg1 Nh5 50. Ba2 Nf6 51. Bb1 Nc4 52. Ba2 Qe5 53.
Qxe5 Nxe5 54. Re2 Nfd7 55. Kf2 Kf6 56. Ke3 Ke7 57. Kd4 g5 58. Rc2 f6 59. Bg8
Kd6 60. Rc3 Ng6 61. Rc2 Nf4 62. Ba2 Ne5 63. Bg8 Ned3 64. Rd2 Ne1 65. e5+ fxe5+
66. Ke4+ Ke7 67. Kxe5 Nfxg2 68. Kf5 Ne3+ 69. Kg6 g4 70. hxg4 N1g2 71. Rf2 h3
72. Rf7+ Kd6 73. Rh7 Nxg4 74. Kf5 Nf2 75. Rh6+ Kc7 76. Be6 Ne3+ 77. Kf4 Nc2 78.
Bxh3 Nxa3 79. Rh7+ Kb6 80. Bf5 Nc4 81. Rh2 Nd1 82. Ke4 Nd6+ 83. Ke5 Nxf5 84.
Kxf5 {[#] Springer mit Freibauern} Ne3+ 85. Ke4 (85. Ke5 {hätte den folgenden
Trick verhindert.}) 85... Nd5 86. Rb2 a3 87. Rb3 (87. Ra2 Nc3+ $19) 87... a2
88. Ra3 Nxb4 89. Ke5 c5 90. Ke4 c4 0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.01.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2001.01.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Na3
O-O 9. Nc4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne3 Nf4 12. Bc4 Qf6 13. O-O Rd8 14. Nd2 Ne7
15. Qc2 Neg6 16. Rfd1 Nh4 17. Bf1 Qh6 18. Kh1 Qh5 19. Nf3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 g5 21.
Rd8+ Kg7 22. Nxe5 g4 23. N5c4 Qg5 24. Qd2 b5 25. Na5 Qf6 26. Qd6 Ne6 27. Re8
Bb7 28. Rxa8 Bxa8 29. Nxg4 Qg5 30. Qe5+ Qxe5 31. Nxe5 Bxe4 32. f3 Bb1 33. Bxb5
Bxa2 34. Nac6 Nf5 35. Nxa7 Ne3 36. Be2 Nf4 37. Ba6 Nfxg2 38. b4 cxb4 39. cxb4
Bd5 40. Kg1 Nf4 41. Kf2 Nc2 42. b5 Nb4 43. Nac6 Nxc6 44. Nxc6 Bxc6 45. bxc6 {
[#] Baukastenspiel gegen eine nicht zugangslose Blockadestellung mit
Zugzwangmotiven.} Ne6 46. Bc4 Nc7 47. Ke3 Kf6 48. Kd4 Ke7 49. Kc5 f6 50. Bd3 h6
51. Bf5 Ne8 52. h4 Nc7 53. Bd7 Na8 54. Bh3 Nc7 55. Bg4 Na8 56. h5 Nc7 57. Bd7
Na8 58. Kd5 Nc7+ 59. Ke4 Kf8 60. Kf5 Kf7 61. Bc8 Nb5 62. Be6+ Ke7 (62... Kg7
63. Bd5 Nc7 (63... Nd4+ 64. Ke4 Nb5 65. Bc4 Nc7 66. Kf5 $22) 64. Bc4 $22) 63.
Bd5 Nd4+ 64. Kg6 Ne2 65. Kxh6 Nf4 66. Be4 Kd6 67. Bg6 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1997.06.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mellado Trivino, Juan"]
[Black "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1997.06.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. e5 dxe5 8.
fxe5 Bc5 9. Qh4 Qe7 10. Bf4 Bb4 11. O-O-O (11. Bd3 {Fritz 5.00 (100s)} Nd5 12.
Bg5 f6 13. Bg6+ Kd8 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 fxg5 16. Nxg5 Nxe5 17. Rae1 Qc5+ 18.
Kh1 Qc4 19. Nf7+ Kc7 20. Qg3 hxg6 21. Qxe5+ Kb6 22. Nxh8 Bf5 23. Rb1+ Ka5 24.
Nf7 b5 25. Nd6 Qxc3 26. Qxc3+ Nxc3 27. Rb3 Ne4 28. Nxf5 gxf5 29. Rxf5 Re8 30.
h3 Rd8 31. Rf7 a6 32. Rxg7 Rd2 33. h4 Rxc2 34. a3 c5 35. h5 c4 36. Re3 Nd2 37.
h6 Rc1+ 38. Kh2 Nf1+ 39. Kh3 Nxe3 {0-1 Garcia Luque,A-Izeta,F/San Roque 1996/
CBM 57}) 11... Bxc3 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qe1 (13. Qg3 {Fritz 5.00 (100s)} O-O 14.
Bc4 (14. Bd6 Qe3+ 15. Kb1 Qb6 16. b3 Re8 17. Bc4 Nc5 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Ne4
20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qh5+ g6 22. Qxh7+ Kf6 23. Rhf1+ Bf5 24. g4 Nc3+ 25. Ka1 Nxd1
26. Rxf5+ gxf5 27. Qxf5+ Kg7 28. Qg5+ Kf7 29. Qf5+ Kg7 30. Qg5+ {1/2-1/2 Kuijf,
M-Seret,J/Lyon zt 1990/CBM 18}) 14... Qb4 15. Bb3 Nc5 16. Bd6 Re8 (16... Bf5
17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Rhf1 Nxb3+ 19. axb3 Bxc2 {1/2-1/2 Yudasin,L-Rivas Pastor,M/
Dos Hermanas 1993/CBM 36}) 17. Kb1 Bf5 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Bg6 20. Bc3 Qb5
21. h4 Ne4 22. Qf3 Nxc3+ 23. Qxc3 Rad8 24. a4 Qh5 25. Rdg1 Be4 26. Qb4 h6 27.
Rh3 Rd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 29. Ka2 Bxc2 30. Bxc2 Qxc2 31. Rc3 Re4 {0-1 Rausis,
I-Manouck,T/Andorra op 1994/TD 94\02}) 13... Nb6 14. Qa5 O-O 15. Bd6 Qe3+ 16.
Kb1 Rd8 17. Re1 Rxd6 18. Ba6 (18. Rxe3 $4 Rd1#) 18... Qxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Be6 20.
Bd3 ({Schwächer ist} 20. Bxb7 {Fritz 5.00 (100s)} Nc4 21. Qc5 Rb8 22. Qxa7 Rbd8
$19) 20... Rd5 21. Qb4 g6 22. Qf4 Kg7 23. h4 Ra5 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Qc7+ Kg8 26.
Qxb7 Rd5 27. Qxc6 Kf7 28. Qb7+ Kg8 29. Qc6 (29. g4 $5 $16 {Fritz 5.00 (100s)})
29... Kf7 30. Qc7+ Nd7 31. a4 (31. c4 $5 Rxd3 32. Kc2 Re3 33. Qxd7+ $16) 31...
Rb8 32. b3 a5 33. Kc1 (33. Ng5+ $5) 33... Ke7 (33... Rxb3 $142 $1 {Fritz 5.00 
(100s) ist zu beachten} 34. cxb3 Rc5+ 35. Qxc5 Nxc5 $11) 34. Bc4 Rc5 35. Qf4
Ne5 36. Ng5 Rf8 37. Qd4 Rfc8 (37... Bxg5+ $142 {Fritz 5.00 (100s)} 38. hxg5
Rfc8 $15) 38. Nxh7 (38. Ne4 $142 {Fritz 5.00 (100s)} R5c6 39. Nxf6 Nxc4 40.
Nxh7 $18) 38... Bh8 39. Qf2 Nxc4 40. bxc4 Rxc4 41. Qa7+ R8c7 42. Qxa5 Rxc2+ 43.
Kd1 R2c5 44. Qa8 Bg7 45. Qg8 Bh6 46. Ng5 Rd5+ 47. Ke2 Re5+ 48. Kf3 Rf5+ 49. Ke4
Bxg5 50. hxg5 Rcc5 {[#] Hecht Gleiche Stellung, wenige Bauern ==> Remis!} 51.
Qxg6 Rxg5 52. Qh7+ Kd6 53. Qh8 Rce5+ 54. Kf3 Rgf5+ 55. Kg3 Kc7 56. Qe8 Kb6 57.
Kh4 Re4+ 58. g4 Rff4 59. Qb5+ Kc7 60. a5 Rxg4+ 61. Kh5 Kd6 62. Qb6+ Ke7 63.
Qc7+ Kf6 64. Qd8+ Kf7 65. Qd7+ Kg8 66. Qd8+ Kh7 67. a6 Rd4 68. Qe7+ Rg7 69.
Qxe6 Rdd7 70. Qe4+ Kg8 71. Qc4+ Rdf7 72. a7 Rh7+ 73. Kg5 Rhg7+ 74. Kh6 Rh7+ 75.
Kg6 Rhg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mainka, Romuald"]
[Black "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[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. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. Na3
Bg4 9. Nc2 Nh5 $1 {Hält die Spannung im Zentrum und strebt nach f4} (9... exd4
10. cxd4 Re8 11. h3 $14) 10. Be2 $1 (10. Be3 d5) (10. d5 Ne7 11. h3 Bd7 $13)
10... Nf4 11. Bxf4 exf4 {Den schwarzfeldrigen Läufer gibt man zwar nicht gern,
aber dafür hat Weiß ein festes Zentrum und einen Angriffspunkt auf f4} 12. Qd2
g5 13. h3 Bd7 14. b4 $2 {Pseudoaktiv. Weiß schwächt sich unnötig am
Damenflügel statt mit Tad1 oder Sh2 einen solideren Plan zu verfolgen} h6 15.
Rad1 Ne7 16. e5 d5 (16... dxe5 $5) 17. Nh2 Bf5 18. Bh5 Qd7 19. Qe2 $2 (19. Ng4
{mit der Idee, mit g3 die f-Linie zu öffnen, gefällt mir besser}) 19... Qc6 20.
Qd2 {Die Dame kehrt reumütig zurück, um den Punkt c3 zu decken. Durch diesen
Tempoverlust geht der Vorteil auf Schwarz über} a5 21. bxa5 Bxc2 $2 {In der
Annahme, daß Weiß seine Schwächen am Damenflügel nicht mehr ausreichend decken
kann. Wesentlich stärker war es jedoch, sich den starken Läufer zu behalten} (
21... Rxa5 22. Nb4 Qe6) 22. Qxc2 Rxa5 23. Re2 Ra3 24. Rc1 Rfa8 25. Qb1 b6 26.
Ng4 Qe6 (26... Rxc3 27. Rce1) 27. Rcc2 c5 28. Qd1 R3a4 29. Rcd2 Rc4 30. Rd3 b5
(30... cxd4 31. cxd4 Rac8) 31. Qe1 Nf5 $6 (31... Nc6 $1) 32. dxc5 Rxc5 33. Qd2
Ne7 34. Re1 Nc6 35. h4 $2 {Ein verkrampfter Versuch auf Angriff zu spielen -
noch dazu in hochgradiger Zeitnot} (35. Nf6+ Bxf6 36. exf6 Qxf6 37. Rxd5 Qxc3
38. Qxc3 Rxc3 39. Rxb5 Rxa2 40. Rb7 Ra7 41. Bxf7+ Kg7 42. Rxa7 Nxa7 $11) 35...
Re8 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. Rh3 Nxe5 38. Nxe5 Bxe5 39. Qd3 Re7 40. Bd1 $1 {Der
Läufer wird auf b3 gebraucht, um die Schwäche d5 anzugreifen} Qg6 41. Qxg6+
fxg6 42. Rd3 Kf7 43. Bf3 Kf6 44. Red1 (44. Rxd5 Rxd5 45. Bxd5 Rc7 $1) 44...
Bxc3 45. Rxd5 Rxd5 46. Rxd5 (46. Bxd5 g4) 46... b4 47. Rd8 $2 {Schenkt ein
wichtiges Tempo her. Erstaunlicherweise ist die Partie nun forciert gewonnen -
wenn auch nur studienhaft} (47. Rd6+) (47. g4 $5) 47... Re1+ 48. Kh2 Ra1 49.
Ra8 g4 $1 {Da sich Lxg4 wegen b3 verbietet, geht es nun dem Kh2 an den Kragen}
50. Ra6+ Kg5 $1 (50... Kf5 51. Ra5+) 51. Be4 Bd4 52. Rxg6+ Kh5 53. g3 f3 54.
Bf5 Bxf2 55. Rxg4 {Der Bauernverlust schmerzt Schwarz nicht mehr, da der
f-Bauer kaum mehr zu halten ist} Bg1+ 56. Kh3 Bc5 $1 {Deckt vorsorglich den
Bauern b4} 57. Kh2 Rxa2+ 58. Kh3 Ra1 (58... Ra1 59. Bg6+ Kh6 60. Kh2 f2 61. Bd3
f1=Q 62. Bxf1 Rxf1 $17 63. Rc4) 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hertneck, Gerald"]
[Black "Hickl, Joerg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[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 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nbd7 10. f4 Bg7 11. O-O-O b4 12. Ne2 Rb8 13. Kb1 O-O 14. c4 bxc3
15. Nxc3 c5 16. e5 {leitet einen bemerkenswerten taktischen Reigen ein} cxd4
17. Bxd4 dxe5 $6 (17... Ne8 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Nb4 $13) 18. fxe5 Nxe5 {Sehr mutig
- oder hatte Jörg die Folgen unterschätzt?} (18... Nh5 19. f4) 19. Nb5 Qb7 $1 (
19... Ne4 $1 20. Qe3 (20. Nxc7 $2 Nxd2+ 21. Rxd2 Nf3 22. Bxg7 Nxd2+ 23. Kc2
Kxg7 24. Kxd2 Rxb2+ 25. Ke3 Rxa2) 20... Qa5 (20... Qc6 21. Rc1 Qd7 22. Bxe5
Nxf2 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Bc4 Nxh1 25. Rxh1 Rxb5 26. Bxb5 Qxb5 27. Qxe7) 21. Bxe5
Bxe5 22. Qxe4 Rxb5 23. Bxb5 Qxb5 24. Rd2) 20. Bxe5 Ne4 21. Qe3 $1 (21. Qe2 $2
Bxe5 22. Rhe1 Nc3+ 23. bxc3 Bxc3) 21... Bxe5 22. a4 f5 23. f3 a6 {Eine
köstliche Stellung - alles hängt} 24. fxe4 axb5 25. exf5 $1 Bf6 $2 (25... Bg7
26. axb5 gxf5 27. Rhf1 $13) (25... Bxb2 $2 26. Be4 $1) 26. Bxb5 gxf5 27. Rhf1
Rfd8 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Rxf5 Kh8 30. Ka2 {Weiß hat ein besseres Endspiel
errecht, in dem die Verwertung der Bauernmajorität am Damenflügel jedoch auf
technische Probleme stößt, solange die Damen auf dem Brett sind} Qg2 31. Rf2
Qg1 32. Re2 Qh1 33. Rc2 Qd5+ 34. Qb3 Qe5 35. Re2 Qc5 36. Qc4 Qf5 37. Qe6 Qc5
38. Qe4 Qh5 39. Re3 Qg5 40. Bd3 Qh5 41. Rf3 Rb8 42. Bb5 Qf7+ 43. Rb3 Rd8 44.
Qc4 Qh5 45. a5 Qf5 46. a6 Rd1 47. Rd3 Qf2 48. Qb4 Rc1 49. Rd2 (49. Rd8+ Kg7 50.
Bd3 Rc5 51. Rb8) (49. Ba4 Kg7 50. Rd2 Qe3 51. Qg4+ Kh6 52. Re2 Qc5 53. Qf4+)
49... Qb6 50. Kb3 $2 {Ermüdet durch den zähen Widerstand des kommenden
Deutschen Meisters begeht Weiß den folgenschweren Fehler, seinen König auf
einen Spaziergang zu schicken} (50. Rd3 Rc8 (50... Rc2 51. Rb3 Qe6 52. a7 Rxb2+
53. Ka3 Rxb3+ 54. Qxb3 Qd6+ 55. Qb4 Qd8 56. Bd7 Kg7 57. Qa4 Qc7 58. a8=Q Qc1+
59. Kb4 Qd2+ 60. Kb5 Qxd7+ 61. Qc6 Qxh3) 51. Rb3 Rb8 52. Qa3) 50... Rc8 51. Bd3
(51. Bf1 Qe6+ 52. Ka3 Qe5) 51... Qe6+ 52. Ka3 Rd8 53. Qb3 Qe3 (53... Qe5 54.
Qc3 Qd6+ 55. Qb4 Bxb2+) 54. Rd1 Qe5 55. Ka4 Qf4+ 56. Ka3 Qe5 (56... Qc7 57. Qb4
Rb8 58. Bb5 Qe5 59. Ka4) 57. Ka4 Qf4+ (57... Qd4+ 58. Qb4) 58. Ka3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Itau Mercosul Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Matsuura, Everaldo"]
[Black "Camara, Helder"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2408"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Hindemburg,Melao"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1999.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. O-O
(8. Qd2 $5) 8... Be7 9. h3 (9. Qd2 Bxf3 10. Rxf3 Ng4 11. Ne2 Qb6 12. c3 Nxe3
13. Rxe3 Bf6 14. Bc4 O-O 15. Kh1 Rad8 16. Rd3 Qc7 17. Rd1 Nb6 18. Bb3 exf4 19.
Qxf4 Qe7 20. Rf1 Bg5 21. Qg4 Bh6 22. Ng3 $16 g6 $2 (22... Qg5 $142) 23. Nf5 Qg5
24. Qe2 $2 $16 {Tsuboi,E-Pelikian,Je/Sao Paulo op/1996} (24. Rg3 $1 gxf5 (24...
Qxg4 25. Nxh6+ $18) (24... Qd2 25. Qh4 $1 $18) 25. Qf4 Qxg3 26. Qxg3+ Kh8 27.
Rxf5 $18) (24. Qh3 $1 $18)) (9. Qe1 $5) (9. Kh1 $5) 9... Bxf3 (9... exf4 10.
Bxf4 Bxf3 11. Rxf3 Qb6 12. Ne2 $14 {Glek,I-Cseshkovsky,V/Philadelphia/1990/})
10. Qxf3 h5 (10... O-O-O 11. a3 Rdg8 12. b4 Qc7 13. b5 Qa5 14. bxc6 bxc6 15.
Bd2 Qb6 16. Rab1 Qc7 17. d5 cxd5 18. exd5 g5 19. fxg5 e4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4
Bxg5 22. Rxf7 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Bf6 24. Ba6+ {1-0 Matsuura,E-Umetsubo,C/Sao Paulo
1998}) (10... O-O $142 11. g4 (11. Ne2 $5) 11... exd4 12. Bxd4 Nc5 13. a3 Ne6
14. Be3 Rfd8 15. b4 Qc7 16. Kh1 d5 17. f5 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nd4 19. Qf2 Nxe4 20.
Bxe4 Qe5 21. Bd3 Qd5+ 22. Kg1 Bf6 23. g5 $2 (23. Rad1 Qa2 24. g5 Be5 25. f6 g6
26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 $14) 23... Be5 (23... Nf3+ $1 24. Qxf3
Qxf3 25. Rxf3 Bxa1 $17) 24. g6 (24. Rad1) 24... hxg6 (24... Nf3+ $1) 25. fxg6
fxg6 26. Bxg6 $2 (26. Rad1 Rf8 27. Qg2 Rf3 28. c4 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Nf3+ 30. Qxf3
Qxd3 $17) 26... Rf8 27. Qh4 (27. Qg2 Nf3+ $19) 27... Ne2# {0-1 Klos,S-Stierhof,
M/Bayern 1994[Bulletin]}) 11. a3 O-O-O 12. b4 $40 Qc7 13. Rab1 Kb8 14. b5 c5
15. b6 Nxb6 16. Nb5 Qd7 17. fxe5 Ne8 18. exd6 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 c5 7. h3 Nc6 8. d5 (8.
Be3 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 (9... Nb4 10. Nc3 $14) 10. e5 Ne4 $13) 8... Na5 $5 (8...
Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Nd2 {/\b4+/-}) 9. Na3 (9. c4 $5 $14) 9... b6
10. Bd2 (10. Rb1 $5) 10... e6 11. c4 Re8 $6 (11... e5 $142 {/\Nh5<=>}) 12. Re1
Nd7 $6 (12... e5 $14) 13. Rb1 Ne5 (13... exd5 14. cxd5 a6 $14) 14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. f4 $16 Bg7 16. Qf3 a6 17. b3 Bd7 18. Kh1 exd5 19. cxd5 b5 20. f5 Rc8 $6 (
20... b4 21. Nc2 Bb5 22. Bxb5 axb5 23. Rf1 $36) (20... Nb7 {/\c4,Nc5}) (20...
Be5 $5) 21. f6 $1 (21. Rf1 Be5 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Bxa5 Qxa5 25.
Qxd7 Rcd8 $13) 21... Bh8 (21... Bf8 $142 $16) (21... Bxf6 22. Bxa5 (22. Rf1 Be5
$1) 22... Qxa5 23. Qxf6 Qxa3 24. Rf1 Rf8 25. Qxd6 Rcd8 26. Qe7 $18 {/\Rf7}) 22.
Rf1 c4 23. bxc4 bxc4 24. Bxa5 (24. Be2 $5 $18 {><a5,h8}) 24... Qxa5 25. Nxc4
Qc7 26. Nb6 $2 (26. Qf4 $142 Bb5 27. Rxb5 axb5 28. Nxd6 $18) 26... Rb8 27. Rfc1
Qd8 28. Nxd7 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Qxd7 30. Bxa6 Qa4 (30... Qa7 $5 31. Bb5 Qxa2 $132)
31. Rb6 h6 $1 (31... Rxe4 $4 32. Qxe4 $18) 32. Rxd6 (32. Bd3 Qxa2 33. Rxd6 Qa1+
34. Bf1 Qe5 35. Rc6 Rd8 $1 {/\Rd6=;><f6}) (32. Bb5 Qd4 33. Bxe8 Qxb6 {/\Qd8=})
32... Rxe4 $132 33. Qc3 $138 (33. Rd8+ $6 Kh7 34. Rf8 Rf4 35. Rxf7+ Kg8 36. Qe3
Re4 $17) (33. Bd3 Rf4 {><f6}) (33. Rc6 Qd4) 33... Re8 (33... Qd1+ $2 34. Kh2
Re1 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. Rd7 $18) (33... Re8 34. Bc4 $1 (34. Rc6 $5 Qd1+ 35. Kh2
Qxd5 36. Bc4 $1 $16) 34... Qa7 {/\Qf2} 35. Qd2 $1 Qc7 (35... Qb8 $5) 36. Rc6
Qg3 37. Bf1 $16 Re1 $140 38. Rc8+ Kh7 39. Rxh8+ $18) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bykhovsky, Avigdor"]
[Black "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Kantsler,B"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 Be7 5. Be3 Nh5 6. c4 Bg5 7. Bf2 O-O 8. h4 $1
Be7 (8... Bf4 9. Ne2 f5 10. exf5 (10. g3 $6 fxe4 11. gxf4 exf3 $13) 10... Bxf5
11. g4 Bxb1 12. Qxb1 Nf6 13. Nxf4 exf4 14. Bd3 $16) 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Nge2 $1 {N/}
(10. g4 $6 Nf4 11. Nge2 Ng6 $1 12. g5 (12. h5 Nf4 $15) 12... f6 13. h5 Nh8 14.
h6 g6 $15 {Serebrjanik,A-Kantsler,B/ISR/1994/0:1/35/}) 10... c6 11. Qd2 Nb6 12.
g4 Nf6 (12... Nxc4 $2 13. Qd3 Nxb2 14. Qc2 $16) 13. Ng3 (13. b3 $5 $16) 13...
Ne8 14. Nf5 (14. g5 f6 $13) 14... Bxf5 15. exf5 $6 (15. gxf5 $5 cxd5 16. cxd5
Rc8 17. b3 Nf6 18. h5 $14) 15... cxd5 16. cxd5 Rc8 17. b3 Rxc3 $6 (17... Nf6 $5
18. g5 Nh5 $13) 18. Qxc3 Nxd5 19. Qd2 Nf4 20. O-O-O d5 $6 (20... Nf6 $14) 21.
Be3 Nf6 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. g5 $1 (23. Qxf4 Bd6 $44) 23... Bc5 (23... Nh5 24. Bd3
$16) 24. Kb1 (24. Qxf4 $6 Nh5 $132) 24... Be3 (24... Nh5 25. Bc4 $16) 25. Qb4
Nh5 26. Bc4 d4 27. Qxb7 Ng3 28. Rh2 Nxf5 29. Bd3 Ne7 30. Rc2 Qd6 (30... Nd5 31.
Be4 $16) 31. Be4 $16 Qe6 32. Rc7 Nc8 33. Qd5 Qh3 34. Rxf7 $1 Nb6 (34... Rxf7
35. Qd8+ Rf8 36. Bd5+ $18) 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Qd8+ Kf7 37. Qc7+ Qd7 38. Qxd7+
Nxd7 39. b4 Ne5 40. Kc2 h6 41. gxh6 gxh6 42. Rf1 Ke6 43. a4 Kd6 44. a5 h5 45.
b5 Kc7 46. Ra1 Kb8 47. Ra2 d3+ 48. Kd1 d2 49. Rc2 Nf7 50. a6 Nd6 51. Bd5 Nc8
52. Bf7 Bf2 53. Bxh5 Bxh4 54. Bg4 Nb6 55. Kxd2 1-0

[Event "Mermaid Beach Club m"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1999.01.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Kaspi,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1999.01.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. c4 e6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Nc3 (9. Bd3 $2 cxd4 10. O-O Nc5 {/\Qb6,Nb4} 11. a3 Qb6 12. b4 Nxd3 13.
Qxd3 g6 $1 $17 {0-1 Sjodahl,P-Hodgson,J/Harplinge 1998/CBM 67/[Yudasin, L] (31)
}) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ndxe5 $1 {[%mdl 64]} (10... Nb6 11. Be3 $14) 11. Bb5 $146
(11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Qxd5 Be6 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. Bb5 Bc5 15. Bd2 Bf2+ 16. Ke2 O-O
17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Kxe3 Rfe8 $17 {0-1 Lodhi,M-Hodgson,J/Dhaka 1993/EXT 93 (74)})
(11. fxe5 $2 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd5 Bg4 $1) 11... Bd7 $1 {
The force play is starting now.} 12. Nxd5 Bc5 13. Nb3 Bg4 14. Qd2 Qh4+ (14...
Nf3+ $2 15. gxf3 Bxf3 16. Nxc5 Bxh1 17. Qe3+ Kf8 18. Nc3 Qh4+ 19. Qg3 Re8+ 20.
Kf2 $18) 15. Kf1 O-O-O {[%cal Rd8d5]} 16. Nxc5 Be6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. g3 Qh3+
19. Qg2 Qxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Rxd5 {After the tactical struggle the game was
transformed to the ending,where the advantage of pair of bishops covered by
activity of black pieces.Chances are equal about.} 21. Ba4 Nd3 22. Bb3 Rd6 23.
Be3 $6 (23. Rd1 $142 Rhd8 24. Rb1 $11) 23... b6 $6 (23... Nxb2 $142 24. Bc5 (
24. Rac1 Nd3 25. Rc3 (25. Rc2 Kb8 26. Rd1 Rhd8 27. Rcd2 Ne1+ 28. Kf1 Rxd2 29.
Rxd2 Rxd2 30. Bxd2 Nf3 31. Bc3 Nfd4 $17) 25... Kb8 26. Rd1 Rhd8 $15) 24... Rd2+
25. Kh3 Re2 $15) 24. Rhf1 $6 (24. Rab1 $142 $11) 24... g6 $6 (24... Nxb2 $142
25. Rac1 Kb8 $15) 25. Rab1 Kb7 26. Bd1 Rc8 27. Bf3 Kb8 28. Rfd1 Rcd8 29. Bxc6 {
Knights are strong in this position.White decides to change one of them.} Rxc6
30. Rd2 Rd5 31. Rbd1 Rcd6 32. b3 Nb4 33. Rxd5 Nxd5 34. Kf2 Rc6 $11 {Nd5 has
perfect outpost on d5,but bishop is strong too.The position is equal.} 35. Rd2
(35. Rc1 Rxc1 36. Bxc1 Nb4 {[%cal Rb4d3,Rb4a2]} 37. Ke3 Nxa2 38. Bd2 Kc7 39.
Ke4 Kd6 {White can not use Na2.}) 35... Kc7 36. Bd4 Rc1 37. Bb2 Rh1 38. Kf3 h5
39. Be5+ Kd7 40. Rc2 a5 41. Rd2 Rc1 42. Kg2 {[%cal Gg2h3,Gh3h4,Gh4g5]} Ke8 43.
Kh3 Kf7 44. Kh4 b5 45. Bb2 Rc5 46. Bd4 Rc1 47. Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Israel"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1999.02.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Black "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Kaspi,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tyomkin,D} d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 (3... e5 4. d5 Be7 5. c4 Nh5 6. Be3 Bg5
7. Bf2 O-O 8. h4 Be7 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Nge2 c6 11. Qd2 Nb6 12. g4 $16 {Bykhovsky,
Av-Kantsler,B/Beer Sheva/1996/1:0/50/}) 4. e5 Ng8 (4... Nfd7 $5) 5. Be3 Bf5 (
5... c6 6. Nc3 h5 7. Bd3 Nh6 8. Nge2 Bf5 9. Nf4 e6 10. Bf2 $14 {Lutz,C-Delchev,
A/Moscow/1994/1:0/28/}) 6. g4 Bc8 (6... Bg6 7. Ne2 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Ge2f4,
Gh2h4] and blacks bishop is in troubles.}) 7. Nh3 (7. Ne2 $5) 7... h5 $146 (
7... e6 8. Nf2 Ne7 9. c3 h5 10. Bd3 c5 11. dxc5 $5 hxg4 12. fxg4 Nd7 13. Bb5
Nc6 14. Nd3 Qh4+ $1 15. Bf2 Qh7 $1 16. Nd2 a6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Qf3 a5 19. c4
Ba6 20. Rc1 Be7 21. Rc3 f6 $1 22. Qe2 O-O 23. O-O fxe5 24. Nxe5 Nxe5 25. Qxe5
Qg6 26. h3 $1 Bg5 27. Be3 Bf6 28. Qxe6+ Kh7 29. Ra3 Rfe8 30. Qxc6 dxc4 $2 (
30... Bxb2 $10) 31. Rf5 Bxb2 $2 32. Rh5+ $18 {1-0 Bykhovsky,A-Kanstler,B/Tel
Aviv 1996/CBM 53/[Bykhovsky,Av] (40)}) 8. Nf2 e6 9. c3 b6 10. Nd2 Qd7 11. h3
Ne7 12. f4 {White has a large development advantage,but on other hand black
doesn't have weeknesses in his position and the center is closed. With the
last move white begins an attack on the kingside.} Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Qe2
Nb8 15. O-O-O $14 Nbc6 16. Nd3 O-O-O 17. f5 $1 {White pieces are consolidated,
and that is the right time for the break.} hxg4 (17... exf5 18. gxh5 Re8 19.
Nf4 Nd8 20. Nf3 $14 {[%csl Rf8,Rg7][%cal Gh1g1]}) 18. fxe6 fxe6 (18... Qxe6 19.
Nf4 Qd7 20. hxg4 Rxh1 21. Rxh1 {Black has to block e6-point in few moves,but
it doesn't solve all problems:} Re8 {[%cal Gc6d8,Gd8e6]} 22. Rh7 Nd8 23. Nh5
Ne6 24. Ng3 $14 {[%cal Gg3f5]} (24. Qf3 Ng6 {[%cal Gc7c5]})) 19. hxg4 Rxh1 20.
Rxh1 Ng6 21. Ne1 (21. Qf3 Qe8 22. Rh7 Rd7 {[%cal Gd7f7]}) 21... Be7 22. Qd3 Qe8
23. Nef3 Rd7 24. Kb1 {White achieved advantage on the kingside and intends to
get some play on other one.} (24. Rh7 Bd8) 24... Kb7 25. a3 Nf8 26. Bg5 $6 {
White doesn't have to change pieces-black gets more space for monouevring.} (
26. b4 $142 {The idea is to make preparation for forthcoming ending.} Qg6 27.
Qxg6 Nxg6 28. Kc2 $14) 26... Na5 27. Ka2 Bxg5 28. Nxg5 Ng6 (28... Qe7 $2 29.
Ngf3 Qf7 30. Rf1 $16) 29. Rf1 Re7 30. Rf3 a6 31. b4 Nc6 32. Rf1 {White is
still better,but there is not clear how to break blacks position.} Nf8 33. Kb2
Rd7 34. Nb3 Qe7 35. Qd2 Qe8 36. a4 Nd8 37. a5 Nf7 38. Nh3 (38. Nf3 Nd8 39. Qe2
Rf7 $11) 38... Nd8 39. Ra1 Re7 40. axb6 cxb6 41. Nf4 (41. Qe2 Qb5 42. Qxb5 axb5
43. Ng5 Nf7 $11) 41... Rf7 42. Nd3 Qb5 43. Nbc5+ $5 {[%mdl 512]} bxc5 44. Ra5
Qb6 (44... Qc6 45. Nxc5+ Kc7 (45... Kb8 46. Qe2 Ra7 47. Qf1 {-leads to the
same story,as in the game.}) 46. Qe2 Nd7 47. Rxa6 Nb6 48. Kb3 Kc8 49. g5 g6 50.
b5 Qc7 51. Qa2 Qb8 52. Kb4 {White is still pressing,but probably there is no
more then draw for white.White can forse the repetition of moves by Qa5 Nc4;
Qa2(threatening Ra8)Nb6;Qa5}) 45. Nxc5+ Kb8 46. Qe2 Ra7 47. Qf1 Rf7 48. Qe2 Ra7
49. Qf1 Rf7 50. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mondariz zt 1.1"]
[Site "Mondariz"]
[Date "2000.09.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Kaspi,A"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2000.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Tyomkin,D} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. h3 Nbd7 7. Be3
Rb8 8. a4 b6 9. Nge2 c5 10. d5 $6 $146 {This is not the best idea to close the
center in this moment: black gets a good play over the queenside by a7-a6 and
b6-b5.} (10. O-O cxd4 11. Bxd4 a6 12. Nd5 Bb7 13. c4 e6 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Nc3
Bc6 16. Qd3 Qc7 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Rd2 a5 19. Rad1 Rdc8 20. b3 Qe7 21. e5 $1
dxe5 22. Bxe5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rb7 24. Qf3 $16 {1-0 Gluzman,M-West,G/Melbourne
1993}) 10... a6 11. g4 {Just a preparation for b6-b5-b4 of black- white
transfers his knights to g3 and the second to e2 in that case.} b5 12. axb5
axb5 13. Ng3 Nb6 14. Nce2 (14. Nxb5 $2 Nbxd5 {[%csl Rb5]}) 14... e6 (14... Nc4
15. Bc1 {[%cal Ga1a2,Gb2b3]}) 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. f4 (16. g5 $6 Ne8 17. Bxc5 Bxb2
18. Ra2 Nc4 $15) (16. O-O Bb7 $15 (16... Nc4 17. Bc1 d5 $15)) 16... Nfd7 {
[%csl Yc5][%cal Gd6d5]} 17. Bc1 d5 18. O-O (18. exd5 Bb7 19. O-O (19. dxe6 Bxg2
20. Rh2 Bb7 21. exd7 Rf7 $17 {[%csl Re1][%cal Gf7d7]}) 19... Bxd5 $15) 18... d4
(18... Bb7 $15) 19. g5 Bb7 20. h4 (20. e5 $6 {[%cal Gg3e4]} Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Ra8
$1) 20... Ra8 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. c3 Rd8 (22... e5 $5 {using unability of white
to push f4-f5.} 23. cxd4 exd4 24. b4 $1 $13) 23. Kh2 Nf8 24. cxd4 cxd4 25. Qd3
Na4 {[%cal Ga4c5] Knight is going to c5 to remove blocade of d4-pawn.} 26. b4 {
[%csl Gc3,Rc5]} (26. Qxb5 $2 d3 $19) 26... Nc3 27. Bb2 Nxe2 28. Nxe2 Qa2 29.
Rb1 $6 {To capture d4-pawn was a bit risky, but probably was possible.} (29.
Bxd4 $142 e5 (29... Bxd4 30. Nxd4 Qb2 31. Rd1 e5 32. fxe5 Ne6 33. Qxb5 Bxe4 34.
Nf3 (34. Ne2 $143 $6 Rxd1 35. Qe8+ Nf8 36. e6 Qg7 37. e7 Bxg2 38. Kxg2 Qf7 39.
exf8=Q+ Qxf8 40. Qe6+ Qf7 41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. Qc3+ Kf8 $17) 34... Rxd1 35. Qe8+
Nf8 36. e6 Qg7 37. e7 Bxf3 38. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 39. Qe6+ Qf7 40. Qc8+ Kg7 41. Qc3+
Kf8 42. Bxf3 Qf4+ 43. Kh3 Rd4 $11) 30. fxe5 Ne6 31. Kh1 Bxe5 32. Qxb5 Nxd4 33.
Nxd4 Bxe4 34. Qe2 Bxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Qxe2+ 36. Nxe2 Rd2 37. Kf3 Rb2 $11) 29... e5
$1 $17 30. Nc1 Qf7 (30... Qc4 $142 $5) 31. Qb3 $1 {The best chance for white
is to go to the ending.} (31. fxe5 Bxe5+ 32. Kg1 Qf4 $19 {[%cal Gf4h2,Gf4h4]})
31... exf4 (31... Ne6 32. fxe5 (32. f5 Nf4 $17) 32... Bxe5+ 33. Kg1 Nf4 34.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 35. Bf3 Bc7 $15 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Rd4d1,Gc7b6]}) 32. Qxf7+ Kxf7 33.
Nd3 Ne6 34. e5 $1 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 {[%csl Yd4,Yf4,Rg7][%cal Gg2f3,Gf3e4,Gh7h6]
White king is coming into the center now, and black pieces are bound in
defense of pawns d4 and f4. The only way to activate someting is to break on
the kingside by h7-h6 as fast as possible.} Rc8 $6 (35... h6 36. gxh6 Bxh6 $17)
36. Rc1 Rc4 37. Kf3 h6 38. gxh6 Bxh6 39. Ra1 Bf8 40. Ra7+ Be7 41. Bc1 (41. Nxf4
Nxf4 42. Kxf4 d3+ 43. Ke3 Rxh4 $17 {[%cal Gf7e6]} 44. Kxd3 $140 Rxb4) 41... Rc3
42. Ke4 {Suddenly white pieces become very active, and it comletely
compensates the pawn.} g5 43. h5 (43. Bb2 $5 Rc2 44. hxg5 Nxg5+ 45. Kd5 $1 Rd2
46. e6+ Nxe6 47. Ne5+ Kf6 48. Ra6 Bxb4 49. Rxe6+ Kf5 50. Bc1 Rd1 (50... Re2 51.
Nc6 Rxe6 52. Nxd4+ Kg4 53. Kxe6 $11) 51. Nc6 Rxc1 (51... Bc3 52. Bxf4 Kxf4 53.
Re4+ Kg5 54. Nxd4 b4 55. Kc4 $11) 52. Re5+ Kg4 53. Nxb4 Rd1 54. Ke4 $11) 43...
f3 $2 (43... Rc2 $142 $17 {[%cal Gc2e2,Ge2h2]}) 44. Bb2 Rb3 45. Bxd4 g4 (45...
Nxd4 46. Kxd4 g4 47. h6 g3 48. h7 g2 49. h8=Q g1=Q+ 50. Ke4 Qg6+ 51. Kf4 Rxd3 {
[%tqu "En","","","","e5e6","",10]} 52. e6+ $3 Qxe6 53. Qh7+ Kf8 54. Qxd3 Qf6+
55. Kg3 Qh4+ 56. Kxf3 Qh3+ 57. Ke4 Qh7+ 58. Ke3 Bg5+ 59. Ke2 Qxa7 60. Qf5+ $11)
46. Bf2 Ng5+ $2 {Black doesnt feel a danger.} (46... Rc3 $142 47. Nc5 Rc4+ 48.
Kd5 Nf4+ 49. Kc6 $13) 47. Kd4 $2 {White blundered a tactical trick, which
leads to the decisive advantage.} (47. Kf5 $142 $1 Rxd3 (47... Ne6 48. Bh4 Nd4+
49. Kxg4 Nc6 50. e6+ $1 Kg7 (50... Kxe6 $2 51. Rxe7+ $1 Nxe7 52. Nc5+ $18) 51.
Rc7 Rxd3 52. Bxe7 Nxe7 53. Rxe7+ Kf6 54. Rf7+ Kxe6 55. Rxf3 Rd4+ 56. Rf4 Rd1
57. h6 $18) 48. Bc5 Nh3 49. Rxe7+ Kg8 50. Kg6 $18) 47... Ke6 48. Bh4 Bd8 49.
Bxg5 Bb6+ 50. Nc5+ Kf5 51. e6 Bxa7 52. e7 Bxc5+ 53. bxc5 Rb4+ 54. Kd5 Re4 55.
c6 Re5+ 56. Kd4 Re4+ 57. Kd5 f2 $2 {Wrong calculation-it was neccesary to
force draw by checks. Forthcoming transformation to the queens ending is in
whites favour.} (57... Re5+ $11) 58. c7 f1=Q 59. c8=Q+ Kxg5 60. Qg8+ Kh4 61.
Kxe4 Qe2+ 62. Kf5 {Black can not take e7-pawn because of mate.} Qf3+ 63. Ke5
Qe3+ 64. Kf6 {White probably wins here.} (64. Kf6 Qf4+ 65. Kg7 Qe5+ 66. Kf8
Qf6+ 67. Ke8 g3 68. Qg6 Qxg6+ 69. hxg6 g2 70. Kf8 g1=Q 71. e8=Q $18) 1-0

[Event "Mondariz zt 1.1"]
[Site "Mondariz"]
[Date "2000.09.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Kaspi,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2000.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Tyomkin,D} d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f4 Nf6 7. Bd3
O-O 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. O-O-O Nbd7 (9... b4 10. Ne2 d5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. e5 Bg7 13.
f5 c5 14. dxc5 Nc6 $6 (14... Qa5 $142 $13) 15. e6 Qa5 16. exf7+ Kh8 17. Kb1
gxf5 18. Ng5 $16 {1-0 Luczak,A-Pribyl,J/Lodz 1979/MCD (31)}) 10. f5 $146 {
White begins an immediate action over the kingside.} (10. h3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qa5
12. Kb1 Nb6 $4 (12... b4 $142 $13) 13. Nd5 $18 {1-0 Norwood,D-Beaumont,C/
Plymouth 1989/CBM 15 (21)}) 10... b4 11. Ne2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. fxg6 (13.
Rdf1 Qa5 14. Kb1 Rab8 $1 {[%cal Rd5c3,Gc6c5] and Black outstrips white this
way.}) 13... fxg6 (13... hxg6 14. Bh6 Qa5 15. Bc4 $1 N7b6 16. Bb3 $14) 14. h4
Qa5 15. Kb1 Be6 {[%cal Ye6a2,Gd5c3]} 16. Qe1 $16 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gh4h5,Ye2c1]
White protects his king by Nc1, and develops strong initiative on the kingside
by h4-h5.} Rxf3 $5 {The idea of this positional sacrifice of exchange is slow
down whites attack over the kingside. After whites h4-h5, B on g5 will be
unprotected and black can use it tactically, as you may see from the line 18.
h5.} (16... c5 17. h5 $40) (16... Bf7 17. h5 $40) 17. gxf3 Bf7 18. Nc1 {
[%csl Ya2] Preventing Nc3 ideas of black.} ({18.h5 looks logical, but after
the sac of exchange, bishop g5 is unprotected and black has a way to use it:} 
18. h5 N5b6 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Rg5] Double attack. 18...Nc3 doesnt work now:} (18...
Nc3+ 19. bxc3 Bxa2+ 20. Kc1 bxc3 (20... Qxg5+ 21. f4 $18) 21. Qxc3 Qxg5+ 22. f4
$18) 19. Bxe7 Qxa2+ 20. Kc1 Re8 21. Qh4 (21. hxg6 Bxg6 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Qxb4 (
23. Bxb4 Nc4 $1 {mate is coming.}) 23... Rxe7 $1 24. Qxe7 Nc4 $19) 21... Nd5
22. Bd6 {It looks like white has built the defense, but suddenly...} {[%tqu
"En","Black has a way to continue the attack. May you find it?","","","d7c5",
"Only Fritz can find moves like this one!",10]} Nc5 $3 {Only Fritz can find
moves like this one!} 23. Bxc5 (23. dxc5 Qxb2+ 24. Kd2 Bc3+ 25. Nxc3 bxc3#) (
23. Be4 Nxe4 24. fxe4 Bh6+) 23... Bh6+ 24. f4 Rxe2 $19) 18... Qb6 (18... Bxd4
$2 19. Nb3 $18 {[%cal Yd1d4]}) 19. Be4 (19. Nb3 a5 {[%cal Ga5a4]}) 19... N7f6
20. h5 (20. Nb3 a5 $44) 20... Nxh5 {White doesnt stand a pressure, and returns
an exchange, but, unfortunately, the forthcoming position is worse for white.}
21. Rxh5 $2 (21. Nb3 $142 a5 22. Nc5 a4 (22... Bxd4 23. Nd7 Qa7 24. Bxd5 cxd5 (
24... Bxd5 25. Qxe7 Bg7 26. Rxh5 $1) 25. Ne5 $16) 23. Nd7 Qc7 24. Ne5 $16)
21... gxh5 22. Qg1 {[%csl Yd4][%cal Rg5h6]} Kh8 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Bxe7 a5 25.
Bc5 Qf6 {Black has a pair of bishops and passed remoted h-pawn, which defines
the advantage of black.} 26. Nd3 Rc8 {[%cal Gf7g6,Rf6b2,Rg7b2,Yc8c5]} 27. f4
Bg6 28. Ne5 Be4 29. Qe3 Qf5 {[%csl Gc2]} 30. Qf2 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Just
blundering tactics.} (30. Nd3 Rc6 {[%cal Gc6f6,Gc6g6,Gc6h6]} 31. Rf1 h4 $17 {
[%cal Gc6g6,Yg6g3]}) {[%tqu "En","White had missed a tactical blow with his
last move.","","","c8c5","",5]} 30... Rxc5 $19 {[%csl Yd4][%cal Rg7e5,Rf5f2]
The point is that white queen is unprotected now.} 31. dxc5 Bxe5 32. c6 Qxf4
33. Qxf4 Bxf4 34. Rf1 Be5 0-1

[Event "Linares-03"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1981.01.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kavalek, Lubomir"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1981.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Nd2 Bg7 5. Ngf3 O-O 6. Bd3 (6. Be2 Nc6 7. b4 (7.
O-O Re8 8. Qc2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Rxe5 $10) 7... a6 8. O-O Nd7 9. Qc2 (9.
Nc4 b5 10. Ne3 Nb6 11. Rb1 Bd7 12. c4 Na4 13. Qd2 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5
Bxe5 $1 $13 {Lengyel,L-Hort,V/Moscow 1975/0:1 (57)/}) 9... e5 10. dxe5 Ndxe5
$13) 6... Nc6 (6... Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 $6 (8. Re1 $142 Re8 9. Nf1) 8...
dxe5 9. Nc4 Qe7 10. b4 b6 11. Qc2 Bb7 $10 {Ree,H-Planinc,A/Amsterdam/1974/0:1 
(34)/}) 7. O-O (7. d5 Nb8 8. O-O c6 $13) 7... e5 8. Re1 (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5
dxe5 $10) (8. d5 Ne7 9. c4 Nh5 $13) 8... Nh5 $1 9. dxe5 (9. Nb3 Nf4 $13) 9...
Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Nf3 h6 (11... Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 $13) 12. Be3 (12. Be3
Qf6 {/\Nf4 /}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oslo Cup"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Djurhuus, Rune"]
[Black "Watson, William N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nge2 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3
Re8 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Bd7 $6 (10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Nb4 $1) 11. d5 $1 Ne7 12. f4
$5 {>= 12.Qd2 +/=} exf4 13. Nxf4 $13 (13. gxf4 Nh5 $13) 13... b5 14. Bd4 b4 15.
Nce2 Nc8 16. g4 h6 17. Ng3 Nb6 18. b3 c5 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. e5 Nfd5 21. e6 fxe6
22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Qd4+ Kg8 26. Rf6 Qe7 27. Raf1 Rf8
28. Rxg6+ Kh7 29. Rgf6 Rxf6 30. Rxf6 Qa7 31. Qxa7+ Rxa7 32. Ne2 Kg7 33. Rf1 Rc7
34. Nd4 Rc3 35. Kh2 Kg6 36. Rf2 Re3 37. Rd2 a5 38. Rf2 Kg5 39. Rd2 Kh4 40. Rd3
Re1 41. Nf3+ Bxf3 42. Rxf3 Re2+ 43. Kg1 Rxc2 44. Rf6 Kxh3 45. Rxe6 d5 46. Rd6
Kg3 47. Kf1 Kf3 48. Ke1 Ke3 49. Kd1 Rd2+ 50. Kc1 Rd4 51. Rxh6 Rxg4 52. Rh3+ Ke4
53. Rh2 d4 54. Rh5 Rg1+ 55. Kd2 Rg2+ 56. Kd1 Rg1+ 57. Kd2 Rg2+ 58. Kd1 d3 59.
Rh4+ Ke3 60. Rh3+ Kd4 0-1

[Event "NED-ch50"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.06.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1995.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. h4 Nf6 7. f3 h5 8. a4 b4 9.
Nd1 a5 10. Nh3 Bxh3 11. Rxh3 Nbd7 12. Nf2 O-O 13. g4 c5 14. Bb5 cxd4 15. Bxd4
Rc8 16. O-O-O Nc5 17. Kb1 {White has the better position as Black's play on
the queenside has been largely blocked.} hxg4 18. Nxg4 Nxg4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20.
fxg4 {In order to defend against White's threat of h5, Black has to weaken
himself with ...e5.} e5 21. Qd5 Qe7 22. h5 Ne6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Ng5 25.
Re3 gxh5 26. gxh5 Rfd8 27. h6+ Kh7 28. Bd7 Ra8 29. Red3 Kh8 30. Bf5 Rxd6 31.
Rxd6 Nf3 32. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Salamanca"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. dxe5 $1 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6
fxe6 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Nd2 $1 $14 {>< e5.} Bc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Nc4 Ncd7 12. Nh3
Ne8 13. O-O-O Ke7 14. Rd2 b5 15. Rhd1 bxc4 16. Rxd7+ Kf6 17. Nf2 h5 18. g4 Kg5
19. gxh5 Rxh5 20. Ng4 Rh3 21. Rf7 Rb8 22. Rf8 c3 23. bxc3 Kg6 24. Nxe5+ Kh7 25.
Rg1 Rxh2 26. Ng6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Bc4 Bg7 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 Ne7 6. Bb3 c5 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Kh1 Nbc6 11. Be3 Na5 12. a4 Qc7 {It was at this early stage
that I think Black missed a good chance:} (12... Nxb3 13. cxb3 ({if} 13. Nxb3 {
then Black would do the same -} f5) 13... f5 $1 {- making sure that White's
f-pawn goes no further. Black's next move is going to be ...e5, freeing the
light-squared bishop, and if} 14. exf5 gxf5 $1 {, again, with the idea of ...
e5. Black's centre pawns and two bishops give him dynamic counterplay which
compensate for his lack of development.}) 13. Qd3 Nec6 14. Rad1 Rd8 15. f5 {
There is no point in hanging around; Short strikes at Black's king before
Chernin has had a chance to develop his pieces on the queenside.} Ne5 16. Qe2
Nac4 17. Bc1 (17. f6 $5 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Bh8 19. Nf5 $5 Bxf6 $1 {and White's
attack comes to naught.}) 17... Bd7 18. Qe1 $1 {Short correctly appraises that
the queen is, to a certain degree, dominated by Black's knights, so nudges her
nibs back a square so as to bounce out at h4.} Rdc8 19. Qh4 {The perfect
position for the queen, eyeing up the weakened dark squares on f6 and h6.
Naturally, this attack isn't quite the same as the others we have considered
so far, but it shows how strong the queen is on h4.} Qd8 20. Bg5 Qe8 21. f6 {
I think} (21. Bf6 {also deserved serious consideration. White wishes to
exchange dark-squared bishops before playing f6, increasing the chances of a
mate; and Black cannot capture on b2:} Nxb2 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24.
Qf6+ Kg8 25. Nxe6) 21... Bh8 (21... Bf8 {is even more dangerous for Black as
his queen cannot move to f8 and so is cut from the defence.}) 22. Nf3 {The
most forceful but, at the same time, sound continuation.} ({What about} 22. Nf5
$5 {Black would have some uneasy moments before quelling White's initiative, 
(and in the heat of battle he might not even be able to do so). Here's a taste
of what could befall Black:} gxf5 (22... exf5 $2 23. Nd5) 23. exf5 Nxb2 24. Ne4
Nxd1 25. Nxd6 Qf8 26. Rxd1 Rc6 {and after} 27. Bh6 {or} (27. Qg3 {White has a
terrific attack though nothing absolutely clear. It's all good fun, but there
is no need to gamble in this way when the game continuation is so strong.}))
22... Nxb2 23. Rxd6 {A crafty way of 'defending' the knight on c3. If 23...
Rxc3 24 Nxe5 Rc7 25 Rfd1, with a crushing attack down the d-file; or 23...Nxf3
24 Rxf3 and the rook protects the knight.} Nbc4 24. Rd4 Nxf3 {A bit obliging.}
25. Rxf3 {Once the rook is on the third rank Black is on the brink.} Ne5 26.
Rh3 h5 27. Ne2 {The direct appoach. Short plans to sacrifice the knight on h5
and deliver mate on the h-file.} Rc5 28. Nf4 (28. Ng3 $2 Rc3) 28... Ng4 29.
Nxh5 (29. Rd2 $2 Rxg5 $1 30. Qxg5 Bxf6 31. Qc5 Bxa4 $132) 29... Rxg5 (29...
gxh5 30. e5 Rxe5 31. Rxg4 Re1+ 32. Qxe1 hxg4 33. Rxh8+ Kxh8 34. Qh4+ Kg8 35.
Bh6 {for instance.}) 30. Qxg5 Nf2+ 31. Kg1 Nxh3+ 32. gxh3 Bc6 (32... Rd8 33.
Nf4 Bc8 34. Nxg6 fxg6 35. f7+ Kxf7 36. Rxd8) 33. Nf4 Kh7 (33... Rd8 34. Nxg6
fxg6 35. Rxd8 Qxd8 36. Bxe6+) 34. e5 Bf3 35. Kf2 (35. Bxe6 fxe6 36. Rd7+ Qxd7 (
36... Kg8 37. Nxg6 Qxd7 38. Ne7+ Kf7 39. Qg6+ Kf8 40. Qg8#) 37. Qxg6#) 35...
Qc6 36. Rc4 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9091 1st"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Black "Todorcevic, Miodrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 (6... c5) 7. d3
Nbd7 8. O-O a5 9. h3 a4 10. a3 Qa5 11. g4 $36 e6 12. Qe1 h5 $2 13. Qg3 Qb6+ 14.
Kh1 hxg4 15. hxg4 Nh7 16. g5 $16 Re8 17. e5 Ra5 18. d4 d5 19. Nd1 c5 20. c3 Kf8
21. Ne3 Ke7 22. f5 Rh8 23. Nh4 gxf5 24. Nhxf5+ Kf8 25. Nd6 cxd4 26. Nxf7 dxe3
27. Bxe3 Qxb2 28. Nxh8+ Ke8 29. Nf7 Nhf8 30. g6 1-0

[Event "Salamanca"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sanz Alonso, Francisco Javier"]
[Black "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. a4 Qc7 5. Nf3 e5 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. dxe5 (7. Be3)
7... dxe5 8. h3 Bh5 9. Qe2 Bb4 10. Bd2 Nbd7 $10 {>< e4.} 11. O-O O-O 12. Bd3 a5
13. g4 Bg6 14. Nh4 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI-GP"]
[Site "Suhr"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Gavrikov, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 (6. Bc4 $5 Be6
7. Bxe6 fxe6 $14) 6... Be6 7. g3 $10 Kc8 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nd5 Nd7 10. Bh3 c6 11.
Ne3 Kc7 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ne2 Bc5 14. Nc4 b5 15. Nd2 a5 16. Rf1 a4 17. f4 exf4
18. Nxf4 Kd6 19. Nd3 Ke7 20. Ke2 h5 21. Nf3 Rag8 22. Rfe1 Bd6 23. Rac1 c5 24.
c4 b4 25. Rcd1 Rg4 26. Kf2 Rf8 27. Re2 Rd8 28. b3 a3 29. Kg2 Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Salamanca"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Black "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. a4 Qc7 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 $16 {
Rivas improves his system against Sanz, by playing e5 before Bg4.} e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Bc4 Be7 10. g4 O-O 11. h4 b5 12. Bb3 b4 13. Ne2 c5 14. g5 Nfd7 15. Bd5
Nc6 16. g6 hxg6 17. h5 g5 18. Qf5 Qd6 19. Bxg5 Rae8 20. Rg1 Kh8 21. O-O-O Nd4
22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Rg6 Qxd5 25. Rxg7 Kxg7 26. exd5 Rh8 27. d6 Re6
28. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "Kerteminde"]
[Site "Kerteminde"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. f5 b5 8. Qe2
Ba6 {>= 8...Nbd7 /\ Nc5.} 9. Bd2 b4 10. Nd1 Bxd3 11. cxd3 Nbd7 12. Nf3 Bc5 13.
Ne3 $14 Bxe3 14. Bxe3 O-O 15. Nd2 Rad8 16. Nb3 Qb5 17. g4 a5 18. g5 Ne8 19. Rc1
Nc7 20. Qc2 a4 21. Nd2 Na6 22. Qc4 Qxc4 23. Rxc4 c5 24. Ke2 Rc8 25. h4 Rc6 26.
h5 Rd8 27. Rcc1 Nc7 28. a3 Rb8 29. Rc4 Na6 30. Rhc1 Kf8 31. axb4 Rxb4 32. Rxb4
Nxb4 33. Rc4 Rd6 34. Rxc5 Nxd3 35. Rc8+ Ke7 36. Nc4 Nxb2 37. Nxb2 a3 38. Nd3
Ra6 39. Rc1 a2 40. Ra1 h6 41. Nb4 Ra4 42. Nd5+ Ke8 43. f6 Kf8 44. Nc3 Ra3 45.
Rxa2 Rxa2+ 46. Nxa2 hxg5 47. fxg7+ Kxg7 48. Bxg5 Nc5 49. Kf3 Ne6 50. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Bg7 (6... Nbd7) 7. Bh6 {
>= 7.0-0-0.} Bxh6 8. Qxh6 b4 9. Nd1 Qa5 10. Bd3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Qxa6 12. Ne2 Nbd7
$132 13. Ne3 Rb8 14. b3 Rb5 15. Nc4 d5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Nb2 e6 18. O-O Ke7 19.
c4 bxc3 20. Nxc3 Rb6 21. Nca4 Rc6 22. Qd2 Rhc8 23. Rac1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 25.
Qxc1 Ne8 26. Qd2 Nd6 27. Nd3 Qb5 28. g4 h5 29. h3 hxg4 30. hxg4 Nb8 31. Ne5 Nc6
32. Nxc6+ Qxc6 33. Nc5 Qb6 34. Kg2 a5 35. a3 Nc8 36. Qc3 Na7 37. Qd2 Nc6 38.
Qe3 Qa7 39. Qg5+ Ke8 40. Qf4 Qb8 41. Qxb8+ Nxb8 42. Kf2 Nc6 43. Ke3 g5 44. Nd3
f6 45. b4 axb4 46. axb4 Na7 47. f4 gxf4+ 48. Nxf4 Ke7 49. Nh3 Nb5 50. g5 e5 51.
gxf6+ Kxf6 52. dxe5+ Kxe5 53. Ng5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Be3 a6 {5...a6 N.} 6. f3 b5 7. Qd2
Nbd7 8. a4 b4 9. Nd1 Rb8 10. Nh3 c5 11. dxc5 $13 (11. c3 $14) 11... Nxc5 12. e5
Bxh3 13. exf6 Bd7 14. fxe7 Bxe7 15. Bxh6 Bf6 16. Bf4 O-O 17. Bc4 Re8+ 18. Kf2
Nxa4 19. Qxd6 Rc8 20. Qxb4 Bb5 21. Bxb5 Rxc2+ 22. Kg3 axb5 23. Qxb5 {[#]} Be5
24. Qxe5 Rxe5 25. Rxa4 Ree2 26. Ne3 g5 27. Bxg5 Qd6+ 28. Kh3 Qd7+ 29. Rg4 f5
30. Rb4 Rxe3 31. Bxe3 f4+ 32. g4 fxe3 33. Re4 Qd2 34. Kh4 Rc7 35. Re5 Rh7+ 36.
Kg5 e2+ 37. f4 Rg7+ 38. Kh5 Qxf4 {(1.59/1.59)} 0-1

[Event "Toledo"]
[Site "Toledo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"]
[Black "Franco Ocampos, Zenon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. h4 Nf6 (6... h5 7. Nh3 a6
8. Bd3 Nd7 9. Ne2 Ngf6 10. f3 Bb7 11. O-O e5 12. c3 $10 {Radulov-Polugaevsky
1968.}) 7. f3 h5 8. O-O-O Qa5 (8... Nbd7 9. e5 $1) 9. Kb1 Nbd7 10. Nh3 Nb6 11.
b3 Bxh3 12. Rxh3 Qb4 13. Qe1 O-O 14. Bc1 $14 Rfd8 15. g4 Rab8 16. gxh5 Nxh5 17.
f4 e5 18. a3 Qa5 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. f5 Nd7 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Rd3
Nc5 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Bh3 Nf4 26. Bg4 Qe7 27. Qg1 a5 28. Ka2 b4 29. Be3 Nxb3
30. Kxb3 bxc3 31. Qe1 Bf8 32. Bc1 Qb7+ 33. Ka2 Qf7+ 34. Ka1 Qc4 35. h5 gxh5 36.
Bf5 Bg7 37. Qd1 Bf6 38. Bxf4 exf4 39. Qxh5 Qf1+ 40. Ka2 Qc4+ 41. Ka1 Qf1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 c6 8. a4 Na6
9. Be3 exd4 10. Bxd4 Qe7 11. O-O Rd8 12. Re1 b6 13. g4 $14 Bb7 14. f4 Nb4 15.
Bf2 Ne8 16. Qd2 Nc7 17. Bd4 d5 18. exd5 Ncxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Qd4+ Kg8 22. Nc3 Qb4 23. Qxb4 Nxb4 24. Be4 a5 25. Rad1 Ba6 26. Kf2 Bc4 27.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Rd1 Rxd1 29. Nxd1 Kf8 30. Ne3 Be6 31. Ke1 Ke7 32. Kd2 Kd6 33. c3
Nd5 34. Nxd5 cxd5 35. Bd3 Bc8 36. Bb5 f6 37. Ke3 Kc5 38. Kd3 Be6 39. Ke3 Bc8
40. Kd3 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kerteminde"]
[Site "Kerteminde"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. f4 {White takes on a lot of
responsibility in this line. Black could take more direct measures to counter.
(5...h6).} c6 $6 (5... h6 6. Bh4 c5 7. e5 Nh5 8. dxc5 Nxf4 9. exd6 g5 10. Bf2
O-O 11. g3 Ng6 12. Qd2 exd6 13. O-O-O Qf6 14. cxd6 Bg4 15. Bd4 Ne5 $132 {
Mednis-Parma, Noristoun 1973.}) 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 (7. Qd2 {/\ 0-0-0. This
looks more promising than the game continuation.}) 7... Qb6 8. Qd2 Bg4 9. e5
Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. c3 f6 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh4 Re8+ 15. Kf1 f5
16. Kg2 Nd7 17. a4 Nf6 18. a5 Qc6 19. a6 b6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. h4 h5 22. Kh3 Kh7
23. Rhg1 Qd7 24. Rg2 Re6 25. Rag1 Bh8 26. Qc2 Rf8 27. Qb3 Re3 28. Qxd5 Rxd3 29.
Rxg6 Qf7 30. R6g5 Kh6 31. Qxd6+ Bf6 32. R1g3 Kh7 33. Rxf5 Re3 34. Qxf8 Qxf8 35.
Rxh5+ Qh6 36. Rxh6+ Kxh6 37. Kg4 Kg6 38. h5+ Kf7 39. Kf5 Re2 40. Rg6 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1991.05.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1991.05.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Be3 c6 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bd3 {7.Bd3 N.} (
7. f3 Nbd7 8. a4 b4 9. Nd1 a5 10. Nf2 Bg7 11. Ngh3 Qc7 12. Rd1 Nb6 13. b3 {
Romanishin-Poutiainen, Yerevan 1976.}) 7... Ng4 8. Bf4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg3
h5 (10... Nd7 11. Nf3 Qe7 12. Bxb5 cxb5 13. Nxb5 $146) 11. Nf3 h4 12. Bxe5 Nxe5
13. Nxe5 Qf6 14. f4 Bh6 (14... g5 $5 $44) 15. Ne2 Qxe5 16. fxe5 Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2
Rh5 18. Rhf1 $14 a6 19. a4 b4 20. Bc4 Ra7 21. e6 Bxe6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rf6 Rg5
24. Raf1 Rd7+ 25. Ke3 Kd8 26. Nf4 Kc8 27. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "Candidates m4"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 Qa5 7. g4 b5 $1 8. Nge2
h5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. Bg2 b4 11. Nd1 c5 $13 12. f4 Na6 13. e5 Rb8 14. exd6 exd6 15.
f5 gxf5 16. Bf4 Rb6 17. Ne3 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Ne5 19. O-O Qc5 20. Kh1 Ng6 21. Nb3
Qb5 22. Bxd6 Be6 23. Rae1 Nh4 24. Ba8 Qd7 25. Bg3 Qxd2 26. Nxd2 O-O 27. Ndc4
Rb5 28. Nd6 Ra5 29. Bc6 f4 30. Bxh4 fxe3 31. Rxe3 Nc7 32. Be4 Rxa2 33. b3 Nd5
34. Ree1 Nc3 35. Bd3 Rd8 36. Ne4 Bd5 37. g6 Rd7 38. gxf7+ Rxf7 39. Rxf7 Kxf7
40. Kg1 Nxe4 41. Bxe4 Bxe4 42. Rxe4 Rxc2 43. Rxb4 Be5 44. Bg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates m4"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 Qa5 (6... b5) 7. g4 h5
{>= 7...b5 - Gelfand-Nikolic (05).} 8. g5 Nh7 9. f4 $14 O-O 10. Nf3 e5 11.
O-O-O exf4 12. Bxf4 d5 13. Kb1 Be6 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Nb5 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Nc6 17.
Nc7 Rad8 18. Bg2 Bf5 19. Nh4 Be4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. c3 Rd7 22. Re1 Nxg5 23. Bxg5
Rxc7 24. Rxe4 Na5 25. Rde2 Rd7 26. Bf4 Nc6 27. Kc2 Rfd8 28. Re8+ Bf8 29. Bg5
Rxe8 30. Rxe8 Kg7 31. Nf3 Bd6 32. d5 Ne7 33. c4 Nf5 34. Bd2 f6 35. Bc3 Kf7 36.
Re6 Be7 37. Nd2 g5 38. Kd3 Nh4 39. Ne4 Ng6 40. Nxf6 Nf4+ 41. Ke3 Rd8 42. Rxe7+
Kxe7 43. Ne4 Nxd5+ 44. cxd5 Rxd5 45. Bf6+ Ke6 46. Bxg5 Rd1 47. Nc5+ Kf5 48. h4
b6 49. Nd3 Rg1 50. Kd4 Rg4+ 51. Kd5 Rxg5 52. hxg5 Kxg5 53. Ke4 Kg4 54. Ne5+ Kg3
55. Nf3 Kf2 56. b4 Ke2 57. b5 Kd1 58. Nd4 Kc1 59. Nc6 Kb2 60. Kf5 Kxa2 61. Nxa7
Kb3 62. Kg5 Kc4 63. Kxh5 Kd5 64. Kg6 Ke6 65. Kg7 1-0

[Event "Oslo Cup"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tisdall, Jonathan D"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. a4 Qa5 (4... e5 $5) 5. f3 e5 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. g4
{Jonathan Tisdall plays a truly heroic game. In every position, he strives to
find the best move; a wonderful victory.} h6 8. Bg2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. O-O
Nxc3 11. Nxc3 Be7 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Bc3 a5 15. Kh1 Rd8 16. f4 exf4
17. Rxf4 Nf8 18. Qf3 Be6 19. Rf1 f6 20. Rxf6 gxf6 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Qxf6 Rd5
23. Qxh6 Qd8 24. Rxf8+ Qxf8 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. g5 Re8 27. Qg4 Kg8 28. h4 Qf5 29.
Bxd5+ Qxd5+ 30. Kh2 b6 31. h5 Qd6+ 32. Kg2 Qd5+ 33. Kh2 Qe4 34. Qxe4 Rxe4 35.
Kg3 Re2 36. g6 Kg7 37. d5+ Kh6 38. dxc6 Kxh5 39. g7 Re8 40. Kf4 Kg6 41. Be5 Kf7
42. Kf5 Ke7 43. c7 Kd7 44. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1991.05.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1991.05.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 O-O 6. O-O-O c6 7. f3 b5 8. g4
Qa5 9. Kb1 Be6 $5 {This line had been thought to give white a rather too
automatic attack, but Anand creates quick counterplay in the form of a pawn
sacrifice.} 10. b3 b4 11. Na4 c5 $5 12. g5 (12. dxc5 Nc6 $44 {With
compensation: white's kingside is under-developed, and the long diagonal has
been opened.}) 12... Nh5 13. dxc5 Nc6 14. Bh3 Rad8 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qc1 dxc5
17. Rxd8 Qxd8 18. Nxc5 Qd6 19. Nd3 Ne5 20. Bc5 Qc7 21. Ne2 a5 22. Bd4 Rxf3 23.
Nc5 Qc8 24. Rd1 Ng4 25. Qd2 Nxh2 26. Bxg7 Nxg7 27. Nd4 Rf1 28. Na4 e5 29. Nb5
Nf3 30. Qd5+ e6 31. Qd3 Rxd1+ 32. Qxd1 Nxg5 33. Nd6 Qd8 34. Qd3 h5 35. Nc5 h4
36. Ncb7 Qb6 37. Nc4 Qg1+ 38. Kb2 Qd4+ 39. Qxd4 exd4 40. Nd2 Nh5 41. Nf1 Nf3
0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 $5 (3... g6 4. c4 {- E 80.}) 4. e5 Ng8 {4...Nfd7?!
5.f4 e6 6.Nf3 c5 7.c3! +/=.} 5. Ne2 c5 6. dxc5 e6 7. Be3 Nd7 8. f4 Nh6 9. Ng3
Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. O-O-O $14 Qa5 14. Kb1 Rfc8 15.
Bd3 b5 16. Nh5 b4 17. Ne2 Bb5 18. g4 Bc4 19. Bxc4 Ne4 20. Qe3 Rxc4 21. Rhg1
Rxc2 22. Kxc2 Qxa2 23. Rc1 b3+ 24. Kd1 Qxb2 25. Ke1 a5 26. f5 a4 27. Nxg7 Qxe5
28. Nh5 b2 29. Rd1 a3 30. Qxh6 a2 31. g5 Kh8 32. g6 fxg6 33. fxg6 Qc7 34. g7+
Kg8 35. Qxe6+ Qf7 {(2.00/1.58)} 0-1

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1991.05.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1991.05.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. h3 Bg7 (9... Bb7 $5 10. a4 a6) 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. c3 c5 13. cxb4
cxb4 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Bb5 $16 Qb8 17. Ng3 Rc8 18. Rac1 Rxc1 19.
Rxc1 Nf8 20. Bc4 Ne6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Ng5 Ra6 23. Rd1 h6 24. Qd8+ Qxd8 25.
Rxd8+ Bf8 26. Rb8 hxg5 27. Rxb7 Rd6 28. Rb5 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Rb1 30. Rxe5 Bd6 31.
Rxe6 Bxg3+ 32. Kxg3 Kf7 33. Ra6 Nxe4+ 34. Kf3 Nf6 35. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Frankfurt"]
[Site "Frankfurt"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Horvath, Tamas"]
[Black "Alber, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Qc2 Qc7 $1 $10 10. Re1 h6 11. a4 Na5 $6 {>= 11...Be6; 11...b6, both
equal.} 12. e5 Ng4 13. Qe4 Bf5 14. Qf4 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Qxe5 Bxe5 17. Nc4
Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Bf6 19. Bxh6 Rfd8 20. Be3 Rac8 21. Kf1 a6 22. Ke2 b5 23. axb5
axb5 24. Bxb5 Rb8 25. c4 Bxb2 26. Ra7 Bd3+ 27. Kf3 Bc3 28. Rc1 Bb2 29. Rd1 e5
30. Bxc5 e4+ 31. Kf4 Rdc8 32. Be3 f6 33. f3 Be5+ 34. Kg4 Rd8 35. Rd2 Bc3 36.
Rf2 f5+ 37. Kg5 Rd6 38. f4 Bf6+ 39. Kh6 Bd8 40. Rg7+ Kh8 41. Rh7+ Kg8 42. Rg7+
Kh8 43. c5 Re6 44. Bd7 Rf6 45. Rxg6 Rb4 46. Rxf6 Bxf6 47. Ra2 Rb8 48. c6 Bc4
49. c7 Rg8 50. Rc2 Rg4 51. c8=Q+ Rg8 52. Qxg8+ 1-0

[Event "Bayamo"]
[Site "Bayamo"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sariego Figueredo, Wilfredo"]
[Black "Borges Matos, Juan R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. h4 Nc6 6. h5 e5 {6...e5? N; an
appalling move, which, however, does not get punished. 6...gxh5 should be
tried.} 7. h6 Bf8 8. Bb5 {>= 8.Nf3.} Bd7 9. Bxc6 $6 {9.Nf3! +/-.} Bxc6 10. Qd3
Be7 11. Bg5 Nxe4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxe4 exd4 14. O-O-O Bxe4 15. Qd2 Bf5 16. Re1
Be6 17. Qxd4 O-O-O 18. Qxa7 Qg5+ 19. Kb1 Qxg2 20. Ne2 Rhe8 21. Nd4 Bd5 22. c4
Be4+ 23. Ka1 Kd7 24. Qa4+ Bc6 25. Qc2 Re5 26. b4 Rde8 27. Rd1 Qg5 28. f4 Qxf4
29. Rhf1 Qg3 30. Rxf7+ R8e7 31. Rg7 Re1 32. Kb2 R1e3 33. b5 Be4 34. Qa4 Qe5 35.
b6+ c6 36. Qa7 c5 37. Qb8 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1990.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Qd2 Ng4 6. Bg5 c5 {6...c5 N.} (6...
h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 e5 9. dxe5 {9.dxe5!? +/= - ECO.}) 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8+
Kxd8 9. Nd5 {9.Nd5?!. 9.h3 /\ O-O-O +/=.} Nc6 10. h3 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. hxg4
gxh4 13. O-O-O Bxg4 14. Be2 Bd7 15. Rxh4 e6 16. Ne3 Ke7 17. Nf3 Nd4 18. Nxd4
Bxd4 19. Ng4 h5 20. Ne3 Bc6 21. Bf3 Bf6 22. Rh3 h4 23. c3 Rag8 24. Kc2 Rg6 25.
Nc4 b5 26. Na5 Be8 27. Nb3 Rg5 28. Rdh1 c4 29. Nd4 b4 30. Rxh4 Rxh4 31. Rxh4
Ra5 32. Rh5 Rxa2 33. e5 b3+ 34. Nxb3 Ba4 35. exf6+ Kxf6 36. Kb1 Bxb3 37. Rc5
Ra6 38. Bc6 Ke7 39. Bf3 Kd6 40. Rc8 Ra5 41. Rd8+ Ke7 42. Rd4 f5 43. Rd2 Kf6 44.
g3 Re5 45. Re2 Rc5 46. Re1 e5 47. Rh1 e4 48. Bd1 Rd5 49. Kc1 Ra5 50. Kb1 Bxd1
51. Rxd1 Kg5 52. Rd4 Kg4 53. Rxc4 Kf3 54. b4 Ra6 55. Rc7 Rf6 56. Rxa7 Kxf2 57.
Ra2+ Kxg3 58. Kc2 f4 59. Kd2 e3+ 60. Kd3 Rd6+ 61. Ke4 Re6+ 62. Kd3 f3 0-1

[Event "Bayamo"]
[Site "Bayamo"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sariego Figueredo, Wilfredo"]
[Black "Paneque, Pedro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. h4 Nc6 6. h5 gxh5 7. Bb5 {7.Bb5 N.
Better than the previously played 7.Be3 Ng4!} Bd7 8. Nge2 e5 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10.
d5 Bd7 11. Bg5 Bf8 12. Ng3 $14 Rg8 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qf3 Qe7 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16.
exf5 Rg4 17. Rxh5 Rf4 18. Qe2 Qd7 19. O-O-O O-O-O 20. g4 h6 21. a3 Rd4 22. Nb5
Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 c6 24. Nc3 Kb8 25. Qd3 Rc8 26. f3 a6 27. Kc1 c5 28. Ne4 c4 29.
Qd2 Qd8 30. Rh1 Be7 31. Kb1 Bf8 32. Qb4 b5 33. a4 Qd7 34. axb5 axb5 35. Rh3 Kb7
36. Nf6 Qc7 37. Qxb5+ Qb6 38. Qxb6+ Kxb6 39. Ne4 Ra8 40. f6 Ra5 41. Nc3 Kc5 42.
Rh1 e4 43. fxe4 Kd4 44. Rd1+ Ke5 45. Rf1 Ra8 46. b4 Kd4 47. Kb2 Rb8 48. b5 Rc8
49. Na4 Rb8 50. b6 h5 51. gxh5 Kxe4 52. Rd1 Bh6 53. Kc3 Rc8 54. Kb4 Bg5 55. Kb5
Bxf6 56. b7 Rb8 57. Kc6 Bd8 58. h6 1-0

[Event "Debrecen"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Black "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "1990.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 exd4 {
7...exd4 N.} 8. Bxd4 Qb4 9. Be2 Nxe4 10. O-O $146 d5 (10... Nxc3 $5) 11. Nxe4
dxe4 12. c3 Qe7 13. Ne5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 f5 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Nxg6 Qf7 17. Bxh8 hxg6
18. Qe2 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Nd7 20. Rfd1 O-O-O 21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Nc5 23. Rxd8+
Kxd8 24. Rd1+ Kc7 25. b3 a5 26. h3 a4 27. bxa4 Nxa4 28. Qd2 Qe7 29. Qd4 Nc5 30.
Kg1 Nd3 31. Rxd3 exd3 32. Qxd3 Qc5+ 33. Kh2 Qf2 34. Qd4 Qf1 35. a4 b6 36. Qg7+
Kc8 37. Qh8+ Kb7 38. Qd4 c5 39. Qd5+ Ka7 40. Qd7+ Kb8 41. Qd6+ Kb7 42. Qd5+ Ka7
43. Qf7+ Ka6 44. Qxg6 Qxf4+ 45. Qg3 Qxa4 46. h4 Qe4 47. h5 f4 48. Qf3 Qh7 49.
c4 Ka7 50. Qg4 Ka6 51. Qg5 Qf7 52. Qd5 Qxd5 53. cxd5 c4 54. d6 c3 55. d7 c2 56.
d8=Q c1=Q 57. Qa8+ Kb5 58. Qd5+ Ka6 59. Qa8+ Kb5 60. Qd5+ Ka6 61. Qf3 Qc5 62.
h6 Qf5 63. Kg1 b5 64. Qa3+ Kb6 65. Qe7 f3 66. Qe3+ Ka6 67. Qa3+ Kb6 68. Qe3+
Ka6 69. Qa3+ Kb6 70. Qxf3 Qb1+ 71. Kh2 Qg6 72. Qf4 Ka6 73. g4 b4 74. Kg3 Qd3+
75. Qf3 Qd6+ 76. Qf4 Qd3+ 77. Qf3 Qd6+ 78. Qf4 Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Voskresensk"]
[Site "Voskresensk"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dizdar, Goran"]
[Black "Belov, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nbd2 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 Nd7 {
So long as black is able to capture with a piece, and not a pawn,on e5, then
this quiet system holds no danger. To this end, it is also possible to play 7..
.Re8 /\ 8...e5 9.de5 Ne5 10.Ne5 Re5! with pressure on e4.} 8. Nc4 e5 9. Bg5 Qe8
10. dxe5 Ncxe5 11. Nfxe5 Nxe5 12. Ne3 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Be6 15. Qc2 Qe7 16.
Rad1 Rae8 17. Rfe1 a6 18. Bh5 Nc4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 c6 21. Rdd1 Rd8 22. Be2
Ne5 23. Rd2 Rfe8 24. Red1 Qe6 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. axb3 Bf8 27. b4 Re6 28. f3 Rde8
29. Bf2 Rf6 30. Bb6 h5 31. Be3 g4 32. Bg5 Rg6 33. f4 Nd7 34. Bd3 Ne5 35. Be2
Nd7 36. Bd3 Ne5 37. Be2 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Be2 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Nd2
Bxe2 9. Qxe2 O-O (9... d5 $5 {It might be better not to commit the king.}) 10.
h4 Nbd7 11. h5 b5 12. Qf3 d5 13. Qg3 Kh8 14. e5 Ne8 15. Ne2 Rc8 16. c3 c5 $132
17. O-O b4 18. Nb3 bxc3 19. bxc3 c4 20. Nd2 Rc6 21. Qh3 Nc7 22. Nf3 Rb6 23.
Rab1 Qb8 24. Rxb6 Qxb6 25. Nh4 Kg8 26. Qg3 Kh8 27. Bg5 Bxg5 28. Qxg5 Re8 29. f4
h6 30. Qg4 f5 31. Qf3 Qb2 32. g4 Qc2 33. gxf5 exf5 34. Ng3 Rb8 35. Ngxf5 Rb2
36. Qg3 Ne6 37. Nd6 Rb1 38. Nf7+ Kg8 39. Nxh6+ Kf8 40. Ng4 Rxf1+ 41. Kxf1 Qxa2
42. Nf2 Qd2 43. Qg4 Kf7 44. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "Dortmunder Schachtage-B 18th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1990.04.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vogt, Lothar"]
[Black "Lazic, Miroljub"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1990.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Be2 {As I wrote in a
previous CBM, black has good chances to equalise after 6.Be2. 6.Qe2! in
combination with g4 is a more testing idea.} e6 7. Be3 d5 8. e5 Nfd7 9. O-O c5
10. dxc5 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12. b4 Ndxe5 13. b5 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Ne5 15. Qh5 Qf6
16. Kh1 Ng6 17. Ne2 Qh4 18. Qxh4 Nxh4 19. c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. b4 {7.b4!? N.}
Bg4 8. h3 {An immediate b5 is better: 8.b5 []a5 9.h3 @.} Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd7 $1
10. b5 $2 (10. Be3 e5 11. d5 Ne7 { a5 and f5.}) 10... Nxd4 $19 11. Qe3 Ne6 12.
a4 Nec5 13. Bc2 a6 14. Ra3 Nb6 15. Qe2 axb5 16. axb5 Qd7 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Be3
Nba4 19. Bd4 Ra5 20. Bxa4 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Nxa4 22. Qc2 c5 23. bxc6 Qxc6 24. Qxc6
bxc6 25. Rc1 c5 26. dxc5 Nxc5 27. Nc3 Ra3 28. e5 Rb3 29. Nd5 Kf8 30. Rc2 Rd3
31. Ne3 Ne6 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Re8 dxe5 34. Rxe7 Rd2 35. Ng4 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Re1 37.
h4 Re4 38. f3 Re1 39. Ra7 Nf4 40. Ra2 h5 41. Nf2 Re2 42. Rxe2 Nxe2 43. Nd3 Kf6
44. g3 Ke6 45. Kg2 Kd5 46. Nb4+ Kc5 47. Nd3+ Kd4 48. Nb4 Nc1 49. Nc6+ Kd5 50.
Ne7+ Kd6 51. Nc8+ Kd7 52. Nb6+ Kc6 53. Nc4 Kd5 54. Na5 Nd3 55. Kf1 Nc5 56. Kf2
Ne6 57. Nb3 f5 58. Na5 Nd4 59. Nb7 f4 60. gxf4 exf4 61. Kg2 Nf5 62. Kh3 Kd4 63.
Na5 Ke3 64. Nc4+ Kxf3 65. Ne5+ Ke3 66. Nxg6 f3 0-1

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. h4 Nf6 {6...h5 7.Nh3 a6 8.
Bd3 Nd7 9.Ne2 Ngf6 10.f3 Bb7 11.0-0 e5 12.c3 O-O is equal according to ECO but
I would assess this as +/=.} 7. f3 Qc7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Be6 10. Nh3 Bxh3 11.
Rxh3 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Qe3 e5 15. a3 d5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. f4
Qe7 18. e5 Nfd7 19. a4 a6 $2 {19...a6?; 19...bxa4? 20.Na4! Na4? 21.Qa7 Nac5 22.
Rb3 +-; 19...b4! 20.a5 bxc3 21.axb6 axb6 22.Qc3 Qc5 =.} 20. a5 Na8 21. Nxd5 $3
cxd5 22. Qa7 Nc7 23. Rc3 Nb8 24. g3 $3 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Summit"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mortensen, Erling"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. h4 h5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bg5 {7.Bg5 N; 7.
Ng5!? .} c6 8. O-O Qc7 9. a4 Nbd7 10. a5 e5 11. Bc4 {11.dxe5!?.} exd4 12. Nxd4
Nxe4 $13 13. Nxe4 d5 14. Bxd5 cxd5 15. Nc3 Qc4 16. Ra4 Qc5 17. Be3 Qe7 18. Nb3
Bxc3 19. bxc3 Ne5 20. Bc5 Qd7 21. Rd4 Re8 22. Rxd5 Qc6 23. Qd4 Qe6 24. Rd6 Qg4
25. f3 Qxd4+ 26. cxd4 Nc4 27. Rf6 b6 28. Bb4 Bd7 29. Kf2 Kg7 30. Rf4 Ne3 31. c4
Nxf1 32. Kxf1 Bf5 33. d5 Rac8 34. Nd2 Red8 35. axb6 axb6 36. Rd4 Ra8 37. g4
hxg4 38. fxg4 Bc2 39. Bc3 Kg8 40. h5 Ra3 41. Bb2 Re3 42. hxg6 fxg6 43. g5 Rf8+
44. Kg2 Bd3 45. Ba3 Re2+ 46. Kg3 Rxd2 47. Bxf8 Kxf8 48. d6 Ke8 49. Kf4 Rd1 50.
d7+ Kd8 51. Rd6 Bc2 52. Rxb6 Kxd7 53. Ke5 Rf1 54. Rd6+ Kc7 55. Rf6 Rf5+ 0-1

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Black "Mohr, Stefan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 e5 $1 $10 8.
Be3 $6 (8. dxe5 Nxe5 $10) 8... exd4 9. Nxd4 Ne5 $36 10. Bc2 Nc4 11. Bc1 c5 12.
Qe2 Na5 13. Nf3 Re8 14. Rd1 Qb6 15. Na3 Bf5 16. b4 Nc6 17. Ng5 d5 18. Be3 Nxe4
19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxc5 Qd8 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Qd3 b6 23. Be3 Ne5 24. Qb5 Nc4 25.
Nxc4 Rxc4 26. Rxd5 Qc8 27. Rad1 Rxc3 28. Rd7 Rc7 29. Bg5 Rxd7 30. Rxd7 Qe8 31.
Qd5 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Rf8 33. Qd2 Be5+ 34. g3 Qxd2 35. Bxd2 Rc8 36. Rxa7 Bd4 37. Kg1
Rc2 38. Bh6 f5 39. Ra8+ Kf7 40. Ra7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lyon zt"]
[Site "Lyon"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Winants, Luc"]
[Black "Seret, Jean Luc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 Bg7 6. Qd2 O-O 7. f4 b6 {7...b6;
not a great move, but anyway, I think black's main mistake is to commit his
king too early. Dzindzi's strategy in the other game in this Key was much
better, but he too played inaccurately and suffered the consequences.} 8. e5
dxe5 9. fxe5 Nd5 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Nge2 Be6 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Nc3 Qa5 14. a3
Rfd8 15. Qe3 Rab8 16. Bb5 g5 17. Bg3 Nb4 18. axb4 Qa1+ 19. Kd2 Qxb2 20. Rb1 Qa3
21. Bc6 a5 22. Nb5 Qa2 23. Qc3 Bd7 24. Nxc7 axb4 25. Rxb4 Bxc6 26. Ra1 Qxa1 27.
Qxa1 Rb7 28. e6 f5 29. Na6 Ra8 30. Qf1 f4 31. Bf2 Bd5 32. Qd3 Bxg2 33. d5 Rd8
34. c4 b5 35. Qg6 Bf1 36. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Marseille"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Prie, Eric"]
[Black "Chabanon, Jean Luc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1990.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qf3 Nxc3 7. Bd2 Qd5 8. bxc3
Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd5 cxd5 11. cxd3 Nc6 12. Nf3 e6 13. Rb1 b6 14. O-O Be7
15. a4 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nge2 Nc6 $6 {The knight turns out to be
misplaced on c6. It is difficult to exploit white's odd move order (4.Nge2).
Actually, I don't really see the point of it. For one thing, Nh3-g5 is no
longer possible if black blocks h4 with h5.} 5. Be3 Nf6 6. f3 O-O 7. Qd2 Na5 8.
Ng3 b6 9. O-O-O c5 10. h4 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Nc6 12. Be3 h5 13. Bh6 Be6 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Bb5 Qc7 16. Rhe1 a6 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Qg5 Kh7 19. Nge2 Qc5 20. Nd4 Bc4
21. Qxc5 dxc5 22. Nc6 Rfe8 23. b3 Be6 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Ng8 26. Ne5 Nh6 27.
Nd7 b5 28. Nxc5 Nf5 29. Re4 Ng3 30. Re5 Nf5 31. Rde1 Kg7 32. R1e4 Ra7 33. g4
Nxh4 34. d6 e6 35. d7 Rh8 36. Re3 Kf6 37. g5+ Kg7 38. Rd3 Raa8 39. Nb7 Rhd8 40.
Nxd8 Rxd8 41. c4 bxc4 42. bxc4 Nf5 43. Rxf5 gxf5 44. c5 1-0

[Event "Prestwich"]
[Site "Prestwich"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Norwood, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 {6...Nc6 and e5,
forcing white to resolve the tension in the centre at an early stage, is a
more reliable method of equalising.} 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 e5 9. Nbd2 Qe8 10. Re1
Nh5 11. Bf1 Kh8 12. Nc4 Nb6 13. Na5 Rb8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nd2 Be6 16. b4 f5 17.
exf5 gxf5 18. Nab3 Nf4 19. Bg3 Ng6 20. f3 Nd5 21. Qc2 Rd8 22. Rac1 h5 23. Nc4
f4 24. Bf2 Bf5 25. Qb2 h4 26. h3 Rg8 27. Nd4 Bc8 28. Rcd1 Qf7 29. Nb3 e4 30.
fxe4 Nxc3 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. e5 Nd1 33. Qe2 Nxf2 34. Qxf2 Be6 35. Ncd2 Bf8 36.
Nc5 b6 37. Nxe6 Qxe6 38. Bc4 Qd7 39. Nb3 Bxb4 40. Re4 a5 41. Rxf4 Qe7 42. Rf6
Rd1+ 43. Bf1 a4 44. Rxg6 axb3 45. Qe2 Bc5+ 46. Kh1 Rxf1+ 47. Qxf1 bxa2 48. Qa1
Qd8 49. Rg4 Kh7 50. Ra4 Qd5 51. Rxh4+ Kg6 52. Ra4 Qb3 53. Rxa2 Bd4 54. Qxd4
Qxa2 55. Qg4+ Kh6 56. Qh4+ Kg7 57. Qf6+ Kg8 58. e6 Qb1+ 59. Kh2 Qh7 60. Qd8+
1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rachels, Stuart"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "199"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nbd7 8. O-O
Re8 9. Be3 exd4 {Releasing the tension too soon.  >= 9...c6.} 10. Bxd4 a6 11.
f4 c5 12. Bf2 Qc7 13. g4 $16 Nb6 14. Qd3 Bd7 15. Rad1 Bc6 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17.
Rxd6 Nc4 18. Rxc6 bxc6 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Bxd5 Nxb2 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23.
Rb1 Nc4 24. Bxc5 Rc8 25. Be7 h6 26. Nd4 g5 27. fxg5 hxg5 28. Nf5 Nxe5 29. Nxg7
Kxg7 30. Rf1 Ng6 31. Bxg5 Rxc2 32. Bf6+ Kg8 33. Rf2 Rc4 34. Kg2 Ra4 35. Bg5 Ra3
36. Bf6 Ra4 37. Bg5 Ra3 38. Re2 f6 39. Be3 f5 40. gxf5 Nh4+ 41. Kh2 Nxf5 42.
Bc1 Rc3 43. Bb2 Rc4 44. Rf2 Kh7 45. Rxf5 Rc2+ 46. Kg3 Rxb2 47. Ra5 Rb6 48. h4
Kg6 49. h5+ Kf7 50. Kf4 Rc6 51. Ke5 Ke7 52. Kd5 Rh6 53. Kc4 Rh8 54. Re5+ Kf6
55. Rc5 Ke7 56. Kb4 Rh6 57. Ka5 Kd6 58. Rg5 Kc7 59. a4 Kd7 60. Rg7+ Kc8 61. Rg5
Kd7 62. Rc5 Kd8 63. Rd5+ Ke7 64. Kb4 Ke6 65. Kc5 Ke7 66. Rg5 Kf7 67. Kd5 Kf8
68. Re5 Kf7 69. Ke4 Rc6 70. Kf5 Rc4 71. Ra5 Rc6 72. Kg5 Kg7 73. Rd5 Rc4 74. a5
Rc6 75. Rd7+ Kg8 76. Ra7 Rd6 77. Kf5 Rd5+ 78. Kf6 Rd6+ 79. Ke5 Rc6 80. Rd7 Rh6
81. Kf5 Rc6 82. Re7 Rc5+ 83. Re5 Rc1 84. Ke6 Kg7 85. Kd6 Kh7 86. Rc5 Rb1 87.
Kc6 Kh6 88. Rd5 Rb2 89. Rd7 Rb5 90. Rd6+ Kh7 91. Rd5 Rb1 92. Rd7+ Kh6 93. Rb7
Ra1 94. Kb6 Kxh5 95. Kxa6 Kg6 96. Rb5 Kf7 97. Kb7 Re1 98. a6 Re7+ 99. Kb6 Re6+
100. Ka5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. h4 Nf6 6. f3 b5 7. Qd2 {I'm not sure
there's a need to commit the king so quickly. 7.g4 suggests itself.} h6 8.
O-O-O {8.g4!? .} Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. b3 c6 11. Bh3 a5 12. g5 hxg5 13. hxg5 Nfd7
14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. Nge2 Rg8 16. Nf4 a4 17. Kb1 Qa7 18. Rh7 axb3 19. cxb3 Nd7
20. Nce2 Nf8 21. Rh2 Bd7 22. Nc1 Rh8 23. Rxh8 Bxh8 24. Qf2 Bg7 25. Nfd3 Qa3 26.
Rd2 Ne6 27. d5 cxd5 28. exd5 Nc7 29. Bd4 Bf8 30. Bb2 Qa5 31. b4 Qa7 32. Qxa7
Rxa7 33. Nf4 Bf5+ 34. Ncd3 e5 35. dxe6 fxe6 36. Ka1 e5 37. Ng2 0-1

[Event "RSFSR-ch"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Black "Belikov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Bd2
(8. fxe5 Nfd7 9. Bf4 Bb4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Qb1 b5 13. Qb4 Qb6+ 14.
Kh1 Nc5 15. Be3 Nbd7 16. e6 fxe6 17. e5 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nxd3 19. Qxf8+ Nxf8 20.
Bxb6 Nxe5 $44 {Murey-Rivas 1989.}) 8... Nbd7 9. f5 Qb6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3
Qxb2 12. Rb1 Qa3 13. Rb3 Qd6 14. Rxb7 Nc5 15. Rb1 Rd8 $10 16. Ke2 Be7 17. Rhd1
O-O 18. Be1 Qc7 19. Kf1 Rd7 20. Be2 Rd4 21. Bf2 Rfd8 22. Bd3 R4d7 23. Be2 Rxd1+
24. Bxd1 Rb8 25. Rxb8+ Qxb8 26. Qe3 h6 27. g4 Qb2 28. Kg2 Ncd7 29. Na4 Qa1 30.
Bf3 Qxa2 31. Qb3 Qxb3 32. cxb3 a5 33. h4 Ne8 34. Kg3 Nd6 35. Be3 Nb5 36. Be2
Nd4 37. Bc4 Nf6 38. Bxd4 Nxe4+ 39. Kf3 Nd2+ 40. Ke2 Nxc4 41. Bc3 Na3 42. Bxe5
Bxh4 43. Nc5 Be7 44. Nb7 Bb4 45. Bc7 Nb5 46. Bxa5 Nd6 47. Bxb4 Nxb7 48. Kd3 f6
49. Ke4 Kh7 50. Kd4 Kg8 51. Ke4 Kf7 52. Kd4 Ke8 53. Ke4 Kf7 54. Kd4 Ke8 55. Ke4
Nd8 56. Bd6 Nf7 57. Ba3 Ne5 58. Kf4 Nd7 59. Bd6 Kd8 60. Ke4 Kc8 61. Kf4 Kd8 62.
Ke4 Ke8 63. Kf4 Kf7 64. Ke4 Kg8 65. Kf3 Kh7 66. Kf4 Nb6 67. Bc5 Nd7 68. Bd6 g6
69. fxg6+ Kxg6 70. Ke4 Kg5 71. Bf4+ Kxg4 72. Bxh6 f5+ 73. Kd4 f4 74. Bxf4 Kxf4
75. b4 Kf5 76. b5 c5+ 77. Kd5 Kf6 78. b6 Ke7 79. b7 Kd8 80. b8=Q+ Nxb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. g3 $6 O-O 6. Bg2 c5 $1 7. dxc5 Qa5
8. O-O (8. cxd6 Nxe4 9. dxe7 Re8 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 $10) 8... Qxc5 9. Re1
Nc6 10. Nd5 Bg4 11. c3 Nxd5 12. exd5 Ne5 13. Bf4 b5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. Qd2 Bxf3
16. Bxf3 Rab8 17. a3 a5 18. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tatran Cup"]
[Site "Stary Smokovec"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 (3... d5 $10) 4. e4 d6 5. Bc4 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7.
Re1 Nd7 $5 8. c3 e5 9. dxe5 Ndxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Bf1 Be6 12. f4 Nd7 13. Nf3
Re8 $132 14. Be3 Nf6 15. Bf2 c6 16. Ng5 Bg4 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5
Nd5 20. c4 Nb6 21. Bg3 Qd8 22. Qe3 Nd7 23. Qf4 Be6 24. Rad1 h6 25. Nxe6 Rxe6
26. c5 Qe7 27. Bc4 Nxc5 28. Bxe6 Nxe6 29. Qe4 Re8 30. Rd6 Qc7 31. Rd2 h5 32.
Red1 Qb6+ 33. Kh1 Qa5 34. b4 Qa4 35. h4 a5 36. Rb1 Bh6 37. Qc2 Qxc2 38. Rxc2
Nd4 39. Rc4 Nf5 40. Be1 axb4 41. Bxb4 Rxe5 42. Bc3 Re7 43. Ra4 Kh7 44. Ra8 Bg7
45. Bxg7 Kxg7 46. Ra7 Nd6 47. a4 Re2 48. a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1990.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 {Right. There is no need to
play f3.} c6 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Qa5 8. f3 Be6 $6 (8... b5) (8... Nbd7) 9. Nge2
Bc4 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Kb1 O-O-O 12. Nc1 Bxf1 13. Rhxf1 e5 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. Qe3
$14 Nb6 16. d5 (16. f4 $5) 16... cxd5 17. Nb5 Qc4 18. Nxa7+ Kc7 19. Qd3 dxe4
20. fxe4 Nxe4 21. Na5 Qxd3 22. cxd3 Nc5 23. b4 Na6 24. Rxf7+ Rd7 25. Nb5+ Kb8
26. Rxd7 Nxd7 27. a3 d5 28. Nd6 Rf8 29. Ndxb7 Rf2 30. Rc1 e4 31. dxe4 dxe4 32.
Nd6 e3 33. Rc8+ Ka7 34. Nc6+ Kb6 35. Nc4+ Kb7 36. Nd6+ Kb6 37. Nc4+ Kb7 38.
Nd6+ Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Jacksonville"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[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 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nge2 Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. h3 b6 {A new
move in this particular position. There seems to be no way to exploit  the
early deployment of the bishop, so the strategy is fully playable.} 8. O-O Bb7
9. Re1 Re8 10. d5 c6 11. Bg5 Na6 12. dxc6 Bxc6 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Red1 Rad8 $10
15. Qe3 Nc5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Ne6 19. c3 Bg5 20. Qd3 Qc6 21.
h4 Bh6 22. Rd1 Bf8 23. Qc2 Nc7 24. R5d3 b5 25. Qb3 a5 26. Qc2 Rb8 27. Kh2 Ne6
28. Rd5 Nc7 29. R5d2 Ne6 30. Rd5 Qb6 31. Kg1 Nc7 32. R5d2 Red8 33. a4 Bh6 34.
Rd3 bxa4 35. Qxa4 Qxb2 36. Qxa5 Ne6 37. Kf1 Nc5 38. Rd5 Qc2 39. Bf3 Nxe4 40.
Kg2 Nf6 41. Rxd6 Rxd6 42. Rxd6 e4 43. Rxf6 exf3+ 44. Rxf3 Qxe2 45. Qd5 Qe6 46.
Qd3 Bg7 47. c4 Rc8 48. Rf4 h5 49. Re4 Qc6 50. Kh2 Bf6 51. Qf3 Kg7 52. Qd3 Rd8
53. Qe3 Rb8 54. Rf4 Rb1 55. Re4 Rb2 56. Kg1 Rc2 57. Qd3 Rc1+ 58. Kh2 Rf1 59.
Kg2 Re1 60. f3 Rxe4 61. fxe4 Qc5 62. Kf3 Qg1 63. Qe2 Be5 64. Qd3 Qxg3+ 0-1

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van de Oudeweetering, Arthur"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. O-O
(8. fxe5 $1) 8... Nbd7 9. Qe1 Bxf3 10. Rxf3 Bd6 $10 11. f5 h6 12. Bd2 Qc7 13.
a3 a5 14. Kh1 Nc5 15. Qg3 Rg8 16. Rff1 a4 17. Qf3 Qe7 18. Bc4 Ncd7 19. Be1 Bc5
20. Bh4 Qd8 21. Ne2 Rf8 22. Ng3 Be7 23. Rad1 Qb6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. b4 axb3 26.
cxb3 Ke7 27. Qd3 Qd4 28. Qe2 Qc5 29. a4 Nb6 30. Rd3 Nxa4 31. Qd2 Rfd8 32. Rd1
Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Nb6 34. Qe2 Nc8 35. Nh5 Nd6 36. Nxf6 gxf6 37. Qh5 Qe3 38. Rf1
Qxe4 39. Qxh6 Qxf5 40. Rd1 Ne4 41. Rb1 Qg5 42. Qh7 Qg6 43. Qh4 Rg8 44. g3 Rd8
45. Ra1 Qf5 0-1

[Event "Blackpool zt"]
[Site "Blackpool"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "McNab, Colin Anderson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Qd2 {An interesting system: white
omits the standard f3 and gets on with his development.} c6 {5...Ng4 is the
obvious way to exploit the omission of f3, however: 5...Ng4 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5
8.Bg3 e5 and now 9.dxe5 is +/= according to ECO.} 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Qa5 8.
Bd3 Na6 9. Nge2 Nb4 10. O-O Qh5 11. Qd2 Nxd3 12. cxd3 O-O 13. f4 Qh6 14. h3 e5
15. Rad1 exf4 16. Nxf4 Qg7 17. Rf3 g5 18. Rg3 h6 19. Rf1 Kh8 20. e5 dxe5 21.
dxe5 Nh7 22. d4 Bf5 23. h4 Rad8 24. Nh5 Qg6 25. hxg5 Nxg5 26. Nf6 Rg8 27. Ne2
h5 28. Qf4 Bg4 29. Nxg8 Rxg8 30. Nc3 Kh7 31. d5 Bc8 32. Kh2 Qh6 33. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Gipslis, Aivars P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 (7. O-O Nc6
8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 Bg4 10. h3 Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Ne7 $13 {
Makarichev-Kuzmin 1980/81.}) 7... Nc6 8. Be3 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. O-O Nxd4 11.
Bxd4 Bc6 12. Qd3 Re8 13. Rfe1 Re6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Rxe1+ 16. Rxe1 Nd7 $10
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qc3+ Kg8 19. h4 h5 20. Bh3 Nf6 21. Qd4 Kg7 22. Re3 c5 23.
dxc6 bxc6 24. Bg2 d5 25. Rc3 Qd6 26. Qa4 c5 27. Qa3 Re8 28. Bf3 Re1+ 29. Kg2
Rb1 30. Qxc5 Qa6 31. Rd3 Rxb2 32. Qc3 Rb5 33. Rxd5 Rb1 34. Rd3 Qxa2 35. Bd5 Qa1
36. Bb3 Rg1+ 37. Kf3 Qf1 38. Qc4 Qg2+ 39. Ke2 Qf1+ 40. Kf3 Qg2+ 41. Ke2 Qf1+
42. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gipslis, Aivars P"]
[Black "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. a4 O-O 8. Be3
d5 $10 {White's system does not cause black any problems at all.} 9. Nd2 Bxe2
10. Qxe2 Na6 11. e5 Nd7 12. Qg4 f5 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. Ne2 Rg6 15. Qh3 Bd6 16.
Nf4 Bxf4 17. Bxf4 Qf6 18. Be3 Rf8 19. c3 Nc7 20. Kh1 Qf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.07"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 {This is not considered the most promising
continuation, but it may be the correct one against a player such as
Mamedyarov who is always looking for the initiative. Dies gilt nicht als
aussichtsreichste Fortsetzung, doch gegen solch einen die Initiative suchenden
Spieler wie Mamedyarov mag sie gerade richtig sein.} Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5
7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3 Nd7 9. f4 $5 {It would have been interesting to know what
Black had up his sleeve against the normal continuation 9.0-0. Es wäre
interessant gewesen, was der Schwarze gegen die Normalfortsetzung 9.0-0 in
petto gehabt hätte.} b5 $6 {Such aggressive moves are in the style of the
player with the black pieces, but in playing them he shows his cards too soon.
White was still perhaps fancying queenside castling, but now of course he puts
his king in safety on the other side of the board.  Solch aggressive Züge
passen gut zu dem Führer der schwarzen Steine, doch er deckt damit zu früh
seine Karten auf. Weiß hatte vielleicht auch noch mit der langen Rochade
geliebäugelt, doch nun bringt er natürlich seinen König auf der anderen Seite
in Sicherheit.} 10. a3 a6 11. O-O Bb7 $6 {I don't like this move. What can the
bishop do there?  Das gefällt mir nicht, was soll der Läufer da?} 12. dxe5 dxe5
13. f5 Nb6 14. Nd5 $1 {A strong move, because Black can hardly leave the
knight there. Ein starker Zug, denn der Nachziehende kann den Springer kaum da
stehen lassen.} Nxd5 15. exd5 Na5 $6 {From a practical point of view, the
losing move. Das ist aus praktischer Sicht der Verlustzug.} ({After Mit} 15...
Nd4 {Black may, however, not be able to equalise either, but there is no
variation in which White wins material or achieves a clear advantage in any
other way, e.g. kann Schwarz allerdings auch nicht ausgleichen, aber es gibt
keine Variante, in der Weiß Material gewinnt oder auf andere Weise schnell zu
einem deutlichen Vorteil gelangt, z.B.} 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd5 18. f6 Bh6
19. Bc5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qxd1 21. Raxd1 Rfd8 22. Be7 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 {, but perhaps
Mamedyarov also evaluated this position as lost. , aber vielleicht hat
Mamedyarov diese Stellung auch als verloren eingeschätzt.}) 16. b3 $1 {Simple
and strong. The a5 knight is now posted missing. Einfach und stark, der
Springer a5 ist nun abgemeldet.} Bc8 17. g4 Nb7 18. d6 $1 {Very elegant play.
Sehr elegant gespielt.} cxd6 19. Nc3 {If you take a look at the effectiveness
of all the minor pieces, then you know how things stand. Man schaue sich nur
die Wirkung aller Leichtfiguren an, dann weiß man, wie es steht.} Rb8 20. Nd5 {
The threat is above all 21.f6. Es droht vor allem 21.f6.} gxf5 ({Or Oder} 20...
f6 21. Bb6 $1 Qd7 22. Ba7 Ra8 23. Nb6 {etc. usw.}) 21. gxf5 Qh4 22. Bf2 Qg5 23.
h4 Qd8 24. f6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.02.20"]
[Round "10.6"]
[White "Heissler, Jakob"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. a3 Ne8 10. d5 Ne5 11. Be2 e6 $1 {Schwarz nimmt eine Schwächung der
Bauernstruktur in Kauf und setzt voll auf seinen Entwicklungsvorsprung.} 12.
dxe6 Bxe6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Nc4 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Nf6 16. f3 {Ob Weiß den Bauern e4
anders decken kann, ist fraglich. Aber nun entfaltet Kasimdshanow auf den
schwarzen Diagonalen eine gnadenlose Initiative.} (16. Qd3 Re8 17. Bg5 Qb6)
16... d5 $1 17. exd5 Re8 {Verhindert Le3.} 18. Kh1 Nh5 $1 {Mit der Idee Dd8-h4.
} 19. g4 Nf6 20. Qd3 Rc8 21. Bd2 h5 $1 {Vermutlich hat der Usbeke hier schon
die gesamte Kombination berechnet.} 22. g5 Nh7 23. f4 {[#] Der weiße König
steht doch ziemlich sicher, oder?} Re4 $3 24. Bc3 ({Nach} 24. Qxe4 Rxc4 25. Bc3
Bf5 {kann die weiße Dame nicht mehr d4 und d5 gleichzeitig decken.}) 24... Rxd4
$1 25. Bxd4 Bf5 26. Qc3 Nxg5 $1 {Das Mattbild mit Le4+ und anschließend Sh3
taucht vor unserem geistigen Auge auf, aber noch deckt die weiße Dame das Feld
h3.} 27. Bxg7 ({Nach} 27. fxg5 Be4+ 28. Kg1 Qxg5+ 29. Kf2 Rxc4 $1 30. Qxc4 Qd2+
{geht's dem König an den Kragen.}) 27... Rxc4 {Hier gibt es eine schnellere
Nebenlösung:} (27... Be4+ $1 28. Kg1 Rxc4 $1 29. Qe3 Qb6 $1 30. Rfe1 Nf3+ {etc.
}) 28. Qxc4 Be4+ {Jetzt wird die Ernte eingefahren.} 29. Qxe4 ({Nach} 29. Rf3 {
ist dies eine von mehreren Gewinnvarianten:} Bxd5 30. Bf6 Bxf3+ 31. Kg1 Nh3+
32. Kf1 Qxf6 33. Qc8+ Kg7 34. Qxh3 Be2+ 35. Ke1 Qxb2 {etc.}) 29... Nxe4 30. Be5
Qxd5 31. Kg1 Ng5 $1 {Gewinnt noch einen Bauern.} 32. fxg5 Qxe5 33. Rf2 Qxg5+
34. Kh1 h4 35. Raf1 h3 36. Rd1 Qe3 37. Rdf1 Qe4+ 38. Kg1 g5 39. Rc1 Kg7 40. Rc7
Qg4+ 0-1

[Event "Bad Lauterberg Bohemia"]
[Site "Bad Lauterberg"]
[Date "1991.11.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Knaak, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1991.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Stohl} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 (6... d5
7. Bg5 c6 8. Re1 Bf5 9. Nh4 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4
Nf6 14. Bg2 $14) 7. e4 e5 8. a4 a5 (8... c6 $142 9. a5 Re8 10. Re1 Qc7 11. h3
Rb8 12. Be3 b5 13. axb6 axb6 14. d5 Bb7 15. Nd2 b5 16. dxc6 Bxc6 $15 {
Romanischin-Hansen C. Groningen 1991}) 9. h3 Re8 (9... c6 $142 {Stohl}) 10. Re1
exd4 (10... c6 11. Be3 exd4 12. Nxd4 (12. Bxd4 $1 Qc7 13. Nd2 b6 14. f4 Ba6 15.
Qf3 Re7 16. Qf2 Rae8 17. Rab1 Nc5 18. Kh2 Nh5 19. Nb3 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 $14 {
Landa,K-Akopjan,URS-quaIJ Jurmala 1989}) 12... Nc5 13. f3 Nfd7 14. Bf2 $6 Qb6
15. b3 Nf8 16. Qd2 Qb4 17. Rad1 Be6 18. Nb1 Qxd2 19. Nxd2 Nfd7 20. f4 d5 21.
exd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 cxd5 $10 {Romanischin-Akopjan,Erevan 1989}) 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12.
Bf4 (12. b3 {Stohl} Ne6 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 14. Bb2 Bd7 15. Qd2 Bc6 16. Rad1 Nd7 17.
Qc1 Nc5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Qe7 $10 {Luecke,N-Vadasz,L,
Borsodtavho 1991-EXP 23}) 12... Nh5 13. Be3 Nf6 14. Bf4 Nh5 15. Be3 Nf6 16. f3
b6 $1 {קe4} (16... c6 17. Qd2 (17. Bf2 $14 {Stohl}) 17... Qb6 18. b3 Nfd7 19.
Nde2 Qb4 20. Rad1 $14 {/\Nb1}) 17. Bf2 (17. Ndb5 $5 $36 {Stohl}) 17... Bb7 18.
Qd2 h5 19. Rad1 Re5 $5 (19... Re7 $142) 20. b3 Qf8 21. Ndb5 (21. f4 {Stohl}
Rxe4 $5 $146) 21... Rc8 22. Bd4 Re7 23. Be3 Rce8 24. h4 (24. g4 hxg4 25. hxg4
Nh7 {/\f5} 26. Bh3 Be5 $132) 24... Kh7 25. Bg5 Ne6 26. Be3 Qh8 $5 (26... Nc5 $1
) (26... Bh6 27. Bh3 Bxe3+ 28. Rxe3 Nc5 $10 {/\Qg7}) 27. Ne2 Nd7 (27... d5 28.
e5 Nd7 29. f4 f6 30. f5 $1 gxf5 31. Qd3 Nxe5 32. Qxf5+ Kg8 33. c4 Ng4 34. Bd2
Qh7 35. Qxh7+ Kxh7 36. cxd5 Nc5 37. Nf4 $16) 28. Kh1 Ne5 29. Ng1 Qf8 30. Nc3 f5
$5 (30... Nc5 $14 {Stohl}) 31. Nd5 Rf7 $2 (31... fxe4 $1 32. fxe4 $13) (31...
Bxd5 {Stohl} 32. exd5 Nc5 33. Nh3 $16 {><g5,e6}) 32. f4 $1 Ng4 33. Nh3 $16 Kh8
(33... Nxe3 {Stohl} 34. Rxe3 $36) 34. Bg1 Nh6 35. Bf2 Ng4 36. Bg1 Nh6 37. Bf2
Ng4 38. exf5 $1 Nxf2+ (38... gxf5 {Stohl} 39. Ng5 $16) (38... Rxf5 {Stohl} 39.
Be4 $40) 39. Qxf2 Rxf5 40. Ne3 (40. Be4 $6 {Stohl} Nc5 $1 41. Bxf5 Rxe1+ 42.
Qxe1 Qxf5 43. Qe8+ Bf8 44. Kg1 $8 Kg7 $1 $17) 40... Bxg2+ 41. Qxg2 Rc5 (41...
Rf7 $142 $16 {Stohl}) 42. c4 $18 {>< Rc5} Bc3 43. Rf1 Bd4 44. Nd5 c6 $5 45. f5
$1 gxf5 (45... cxd5 {Stohl} 46. fxe6 Qg7 47. Rf7 Qe5 48. Qd2 $18) 46. Nhf4 Nxf4
47. Nxf4 Qf6 (47... Qg7 {Stohl} 48. Qf3 $18) 48. Nxh5 Qe5 49. Nf4 Qe4 50. Qxe4
Rxe4 51. Nd3 Re3 52. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Presov 2nd"]
[Site "Presov"]
[Date "2000.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Stocek, Jiri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2000.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 Bg4 4. Nf3 e6 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 d5 7. d3 Nc6 8. Qf2
(8. exd5 exd5 9. g4 Bb4 $11) 8... Bb4 9. Bd2 dxe4 10. O-O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qd5 (
11... exd3 12. Bxd3 Qe7 13. Bb5 (13. g4 $5) 13... O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qh4
Rfd8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. g4 $11) 12. Qg3 O-O-O 13. Qxg7 Nh5 14. Qg5
Rhg8 15. Qxd5 Rxd5 (15... exd5 $5 $15) 16. g4 Ng3 17. Rg1 Nxf1 18. Rgxf1 exd3
19. Rxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 $1 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 a6 5. Be2 (5. Qd2 {is more common: ist
geläufiger:} b5 6. f3 Nbd7) 5... Bg7 6. Qd2 (6. h4 $5 {After 5.Be2 this
continuation seems more logical. Nach 5.Be2 sieht diese Fortsetzung logischer
aus.} b5 7. h5) 6... b5 7. Bh6 O-O 8. e5 (8. h4 b4 $1 9. Nd5 Nxe4 10. Qe3 Bxh6
11. Qxh6 e6 12. Ne3 Qf6) (8. Bxg7 $142 {It is already time for White to think
about equalising. Es wird für Weiß bereits Zeit, ans Ausgleichen zu denken.}
Kxg7 9. Bf3 $11 e5 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. O-O Bb7 12. d5) 8... dxe5 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10.
Bf3 (10. dxe5 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 Rd8+ 12. Ke3 Ng4+ 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. h3 Bf5 $15)
10... c6 (10... Ra7 11. dxe5 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Rd8+ 13. Ke3 Nfd7 $15 14. Rd1 Rf8
15. Kf4 Nc5) 11. dxe5 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Rd8+ 13. Ke3 Ng4+ (13... Nfd7 14. Rd1 Rf8
15. Kf4 $1 f6 16. exf6+ Nxf6 17. Kg3 Bf5 18. Re1 $13) 14. Bxg4 Bxg4 $15 15. h3
Bf5 {Black has to be fast, otherwise White will consolidate and equalise.
Schwarz muss schnell sein, ansonsten wird sich Weiß konsolidieren und
ausgleichen.} (15... Be6 16. f4 c5 17. Ne4 Bd5 18. Nf3 $11 Nc6 19. Rhd1 Nb4 20.
Ne1) 16. g4 {The most principled and probably the best move here. Der
prinzipiellste und vermutlich beste Zug hier.} (16. Nf3 Bxc2 (16... c5 17. Ne4)
17. Nd4 b4 18. Nxc2 bxc3 19. bxc3 Nd7 20. f4 Nb6 21. Nd4 c5 $15) (16. Rc1 Nd7
17. g4 Be6 18. Nf3 Nb6 $15) 16... Bxc2 $1 (16... Be6 17. Nge2 Nd7 18. f4 b4 19.
Ne4 $11) 17. Rc1 b4 $1 (17... Rd3+ 18. Ke2 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Be4 20. Nf3 Nd7 21.
Rhd1 Bd5 {Black definitely has enough for the exchange, but probably not more
really. Schwarz hat definitiv genug für die Qualität, aber wohl nicht wirklich
mehr.} 22. Ke3 Nb6 $13) 18. Rxc2 bxc3 19. Nf3 (19. Rxc3 Rd1 $1 $17 {and the
pin seems to be more than annoying. und die Fesselung ist offenbar mehr als
lästig.}) 19... cxb2 20. Rb1 Rd5 21. e6 $6 {Too delicate, it was better just
to take the b2-pawn immediately with good drawing chances. Zu heikel, besser
war es, einfach sofort den b2-Bauern zu nehmen, mit guten Remischancen.} (21.
Rbxb2 $142 Nd7 (21... e6 22. Rd2 $11 Nd7 23. Rxd5 cxd5 24. Rb7 Rd8 25. Ra7 Nb8
26. Rb7) 22. e6 Ne5 23. exf7 Rd3+ 24. Ke4 Rxf3 25. Kxe5 Rxh3 26. Rxc6 Kxf7 27.
Rb7 Rf3 28. Re6 Re8 29. Rxa6 Rxf2 $15) 21... c5 (21... fxe6 $5 {actually also
was possible, but I wanted to activate my knight as soon as possible. war
tatsächlich ebenfalls möglich, aber ich wollte schnellstens meinen Springer
aktivieren.} 22. Rbxb2 c5 23. Rb6 Kf7) 22. exf7 Nc6 23. Rbxb2 Rad8 24. Ke4 Kxf7
(24... Nb4 $1 $17 {The most precise, since after Am genauesten, denn nach} 25.
Rc3 {Black has hat Schwarz} R8d6 $1 26. Ne5 Re6 27. f4 Rd4+ 28. Kf3 Nd5 29.
Rxc5 Rxf4+ 30. Kg3 Rxe5 31. Rxd5 Rxg4+ 32. hxg4 Rxd5 33. Rf2 Kf8) 25. Rc3 Nd4
26. Ne5+ ({Since my opponent already was in time trouble, I expected him to
simplify the position with Da mein Gegner bereits in Zeitnot war, erwartete
ich, dass er die Stellung vereinfachen würde mit} 26. Nxd4 Rxd4+ 27. Ke3 {
and the chances are fifty fifty for Black to win and for White to manage a
draw. , wonach die Gewinnchancen für Schwarz und die Remischancen für Weiß
fifty-fifty sind.} c4 28. Rbc2 Rd3+ 29. Ke2 R8d6 30. Rxc4 Rxh3 31. Ra4 h5 $17)
26... Ke8 {More human. Menschlich.} (26... Kf6 $5 {is the computer style move.
ist der Zug im Computerstil.} 27. Rb6+ R5d6 28. Rb2 Nc6) 27. Rb6 $2 (27. Rb7 $1
$15 Nb5 $140 28. Re3 $1 {A very difficult move to find in time trouble, and
now if Black forces the rook endgame, he can't win it. Ein in Zeitnot sehr
schwer zu findender Zug, und wenn Schwarz jetzt das Turmendspiel forciert,
kann er es nicht gewinnen.} Rxe5+ 29. Kxe5 Nd6 30. Rc7 Nc4+ 31. Kf4 Rd4+ 32.
Kg5 Nxe3 33. fxe3 Rc4 34. Kh6 Rc2 35. Kxh7 Kf7 36. h4) 27... Nb5 28. Rc2 (28.
Re3 $142 {was the only way to stay in the game, although the white position is
difficult. war der einzige Weg, in der Partie zu bleiben, obwohl die weiße
Stellung schwierig ist.} R5d6 29. Rxd6 Nxd6+ 30. Kf4 c4 31. Rc3 Rc8 $17 32. Ke3
Rc5 33. f4 g5) 28... R5d6 $1 29. Nc4 (29. Rxd6 exd6 30. Nc6 Rc8 31. Nb4 Kd7 32.
Nd5 Re8+ 33. Kd3 Rf8 34. f4 Nc7 35. Nxc7 Kxc7 36. Rf2 d5 $19) 29... Rd3 $19 30.
Ne3 Ra3 (30... R3d4+ $142 {was simpler, achieving a technically winning
endgame. war einfacher, was ein technisch gewonnenes Endspiel erreicht.} 31.
Kf3 R4d6 32. Rxd6 exd6) 31. Rb2 (31. Rxc5 $142 {probably would not save him,
but allows White to resist for a while. würde ihn wohl nicht retten, erlaubt
Weiß aber, eine Weile Widerstand zu leisten.} Rxa2 32. Nd5 Kf7) 31... c4 {
Now Black is completely winning.  Nun steht Schwarz komplett auf Gewinn.} 32.
Ke5 c3 33. Rc2 Rd2 {I was now trying to choose the most accurate way to win,
although probably there were shorter ones. I did not bother to search for one,
there is no point in such a position. Nun versuchte ich, den genausesten
Gewinnweg zu wählen, obwohl es wahrscheinlich kürzere gab. Danach suchte ich
gar nicht erst, das hat in einer solchen Stellung keinen Sinn.} 34. Rc1 Rxf2
35. Nd5 c2 36. Nb4 Re3+ 37. Kd5 Rd2+ 38. Kc6 Rc3+ 39. Kb7 Nd6+ 40. Ka8 {
Despite his active king, White is not doing great, it seems. Trotz seines
aktiven König ist es um Weiß offenbar nicht gut bestellt.} a5 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Bg5 (7. O-O
O-O 8. Re1 c6 9. a4 Nbd7) 7... h6 8. Bh4 Nc6 $5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O (10. f4 $6
g5 $1 11. fxg5 Ng4 12. Qd2 Rg8 $1) 10... g5 $1 11. Bg3 Ng4 12. h3 Ne5 13. Ne2
$5 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 (14. cxd3 $2 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Bg7 16. f4 O-O $15) 14... Bxb2 15.
Rad1 $1 Bg7 16. e5 O-O (16... d5 $2 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. e6 $1 $40) 17. exd6 $6 (17.
f4 $1 Re8 (17... gxf4 18. Bxf4 {/\ Qg3->}) 18. Qf3 Qe7 19. Nd4 $1 dxe5 20. fxe5
(20. Nxc6 Qc5+ 21. Bf2 e4 $1) 20... Be6 21. Qxc6 $13) 17... cxd6 18. Bxd6 Re8
19. c4 Qf6 $1 20. Ng3 Qg6 21. Qb3 (21. Qxg6 fxg6 22. c5 Be6 23. a3 $15) 21...
Be6 22. Qa4 h5 $1 23. Rfe1 $2 (23. f3 f5 $1 $15) 23... h4 24. Nf1 g4 $1 25.
hxg4 Bxg4 26. Qxc6 $1 (26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Qxc6 Re6 $5 28. Rd2 Bc3 $1 29. Rd5
$140 Bf3) 26... Red8 $1 (26... Rec8 27. Qd5 Bxd1 28. Rxd1 $15) 27. f3 Rac8 28.
Qe4 Bf5 29. Qf4 Bh6 30. Qe5 (30. Qh2 Rxc4 31. Ne3 Bxe3+ 32. Rxe3 Rc6 $19) 30...
Rxc4 31. Ba3 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Bg7 $1 33. Qe2 (33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Rd8) 33... Rc2 $2 (
33... h3 34. Ne3 (34. g3 Be6 $17) 34... Bd4 $1) 34. Rd2 h3 35. g4 Rxd2 (35...
Rc8 $5) 36. Nxd2 Be6 37. Ne4 f5 $2 38. Ng5 $1 Bd5 39. Nxh3 (39. Qd3 $10) 39...
fxg4 40. fxg4 Bd4+ (40... Qb6+ 41. Nf2 $1 Qb1+ 42. Kh2 Qb8+ 43. Kh3) 41. Kh2
Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARG-ch Najdorf Memorial"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1999.11.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Giaccio, Alfredo Gustavo"]
[Black "Tempone, Marcelo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[Annotator "Kundin,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1999.11.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6
8. Be3 Bd6 9. Nh3 $146 (9. Nd2 Ke7 10. Nh3 Nbd7 11. Nf2 Rhg8 12. O-O-O g5 13.
g4 $14 {Arkhipov,S-Panchenko,A/Nabereznye Chelny 1993/Inf 58 (19)}) 9... Ke7
10. Nf2 Nc6 $6 {In this pawn structure the knight's place is on d7.} (10...
Nbd7 {Looks better.}) 11. c3 $1 {Now the knight is restricted.} a6 12. Nd2 Rag8
{[%cal Gg7g5] A typical plan, trying to weaken white's pawn formation.} 13. g3
{So that the pawn won't hang after g5-g4.} (13. Ke2 g5 14. g4 $14 {Was also
possible.}) 13... Rf8 $6 (13... g5 {Was the natural continuation and gave
black some counterplay.} 14. Ke2 (14. Ng4 h5 $132) 14... h5 $14) 14. Ke2 Rf7 $6
{It is rather unclear why should the rook stay on f7, since doubling the rook
is pointless.} 15. Nd3 {[%csl Gc5]} Nd7 16. b4 $1 {[%cal Ga2a4] Seizing space
on the queenside and perhaps intending to play a4 and b5.} Ra8 {After dropping
the plan with g5 black has left himself with no counterplay at all. Right now
he tries to prevent a4 followed by b5.} (16... b5 17. a4 $16 {[%cal Gd2b3,
Ga4b5]}) 17. a3 {[%cal Gc3c5] So the c pawn advances.} Ke8 $6 {Black is too
passive.} (17... b5 $5 18. c4 (18. a4 Rff8) 18... Ke8 19. Rhc1 $16) 18. c4 Be7
19. c5 {[%cal Gd2c4] Black can hardly move, and the breakthrough b5 only opens
files for the white rooks.} b5 $6 (19... Nd4+ 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Rhc1 {[%cal
Gc5c6]} c6 22. f4 $16) 20. cxb6 cxb6 21. Rhc1 Nd4+ 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. e5 $18 {
[%csl Gb6,Gd4,Ge6][%cal Gd2e4]} (23. Rc6 {Was just as good.} e5 24. Nc4 $18)
23... g5 {Trying to prevent f4, but loses a pawn. Basically, the game has
already ended, there are too many weaknesses to defend and all black pieces
are badly coordinated.} (23... Rf5 24. f4 g5 25. Nf3 $18 {[%csl Gd4]}) 24. Nb3
(24. Rc6 $18) 24... Nf8 25. Rc6 {The d4 pawn can wait.} Bd8 (25... a5 26. b5
$18) 26. Nxd4 Rc7 27. Rac1 Rxc6 (27... Rac8 28. b5 $1 axb5 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 (29...
Bxc7 30. Nxb5 Kd7 31. Ke3 Ng6 32. Ke4 $18) 30. Rxc7 Bxc7 31. Nxb5 Bb8 32. Ke3
$18) 28. Rxc6 Kf7 29. Nf2 {[%cal Gf2e4,Ge4d6] Black is a pawn down, but still
without any counterplay.} a5 30. b5 a4 31. Ne4 Rb8 32. Rc4 (32. Nd6+ Kg6 33.
Ke3 $18) 32... Ra8 33. Nc6 Nd7 34. Rd4 (34. Rd4 Ke8 35. Nd6+ Kf8 36. Nb7 $18)
1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nouro, Mikael"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Kundin,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 c6 8. a4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 (9... Na6 10. O-O Nb4 11. a5 Re8 12. Nde2 $6 Re5 {Motwani,
P-Ivanchuk,V/Novi Sad (ol) 1990/Inf 50/[Ivanchuk,V]/0-1 (46)}) 10. O-O Na6 11.
Re1 Nb4 {Black hasn't any real problems. Now he wishes to equalize with d5.}
12. Nde2 $146 (12. a5 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. c3 Rxe5 16. Bf4 Re8 17.
Rxe4 Rxe4 18. Bxe4 Nd5 19. Bc1 Nf6 20. Bg2 Bd7 {1/2-1/2 Bashkov,V-Zakharevich,
I/Perm 1997/CBM 58 (20)}) 12... d5 13. exd5 Nfxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 $11 15. c3 (15.
Bxd5 $6 cxd5 $15 {[%csl Gg1]}) 15... a5 {Unnecessary lost of time.} (15... Bf5
16. Nf4 (16. Nd4 $6 Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 Bxd4 $1 18. cxd4 Qd7 $15) 16... Rxe1+ 17.
Qxe1 Nxf4 18. Bxf4 $11) 16. Nf4 Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 Nb6 {[%csl Gb6] The knight
looks misplaced there, but actually he attacks the a4 pawn and thus grounds
the rook. Besides, black understandably wanted to avoid exchanges in a
simmetrical position, playing with a (perhaps) weaker opponent.} (17... Nxf4
18. Bxf4 Be6 19. Be5 $11) 18. Qe2 Bf5 19. Be3 Qc7 20. c4 Rd8 21. c5 Nd5 $5 (
21... Nd7 22. Rd1 Ne5 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $11 {White's pawns on the queenside are
not less vulnerable than black's are.}) 22. Nxd5 cxd5 {[%cal Gd5d4] Creating a
dangerous passed pawn.} 23. Bg5 $1 Rc8 24. Bxd5 Bd4 $6 (24... Qxc5 25. Bxb7 Rb8
26. Rc1 Qd4 $11) (24... Bxh3 $11) 25. Qf3 $1 {[%csl Gb7,Gf7]} Bxc5 (25... Bxh3
26. Re1 $16 {/\Re7}) 26. Re1 {Now white exerts some unpleasant pressure.} Qd7
$6 {The game became complicated tactically and the players couldn't quite cope.
} (26... Qb6 $1 {/\} 27. Bxb7 (27. g4 Be6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 $14) 27... Bxf2+ 28.
Qxf2 Qxb7) 27. Rd1 $2 (27. Bxb7 Rb8 28. Bc6 $16) 27... Qxa4 (27... Bxh3 28.
Bxb7 Qg4 $1 29. Qxg4 Bxg4 30. Rd5 Bf3 31. Bxc8 Bxd5 32. Bd2 Bc6 33. Bxa5 Bxa4
34. b4 {[%cal Gb4b8] +/=/+/-}) 28. b3 Qa2 $2 {A blunder.} (28... Qb4 29. Bxb7
Re8 $11 {/\Re1}) 29. b4 $1 $18 Qxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 axb4 32. g4 Bc2
33. Rd2 $6 (33. Re1 $142 $1 {Was more accurate.} b3 34. Re7 $18 {[%csl Gg8]})
33... b3 34. Bf6 {Now black is unable to organize counterplay due to the
weakness of his own king. Also there is still a threat of Re2-e7.} h6 35. Ke3
$6 (35. Bxb7 Rb8 36. Rd7 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Gb7d5] Was winning faster.}) 35... g5
36. Rf2 {[%csl Gg8]} b5 $6 (36... Rc7 $1 {[%cal Gc7f7,Gc7b7] Was the only way
to continue.}) 37. Be5 $18 Rf8 38. Rf6 Kh7 39. Rxf7+ Rxf7 40. Bxf7 {The
easiest thing in order to win is to swap off the bishops, for black cannot
avoid it.} (40. Bxf7 Bd1 41. Bd5 Kg6 42. Be4+ Kf7 43. Kd2 Bc2 44. Bxc2 bxc2 45.
Kxc2 Kg6 46. Kb3 h5 47. Kb4 hxg4 48. hxg4 Kf7 49. Bd4 $1 (49. Kxb5 $2 Ke6 $11)
49... Ke6 50. Be3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Cacak"]
[Site "Cacak"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Leko,P"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qb6 $5 5. e5 $1 Nd5 6. Nxd5 cxd5 7. Bd3 g6
8. Ne2 $1 Nc6 9. c3 Bf5 (9... h5 10. exd6 e6 (10... exd6 11. f5 $1 $40) 11. Ng1
$1 Bxd6 12. Nf3 $16 {>< Bc8}) 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Ng3 e6 12. O-O h5 $6 (12...
O-O-O 13. Kh1 Be7 14. Nh5 (14. Qh5 $5)) 13. Nxh5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Nf6+
Kd8 16. Rxf5 $3 Bd6 (16... exf5 17. Nxd5 Qg6 18. dxe5 Qh5 19. Bg5+ $1) 17. Rf2
Ng6 18. g3 Kc7 19. Qg4 $1 Rad8 20. Bg5 Kb8 21. Re1 Qa5 22. Nh5 $1 1-0

[Event "Copenhagen BSF"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Leko,P"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. b4 $5 Bg4 8. h3
$6 (8. Nbd2 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. h3 Bd7 11. c4 Nh5 12. Nb3 Nf4 13. Bc2 $13) 8...
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd7 10. Nd2 (10. b5 $2 Nxd4 $1 $19) 10... e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. Qe2 (
12. Nb3 $6 f5 13. Qe2 c6 14. c4 cxd5 15. cxd5 Nf6 $17) 12... c6 13. c4 cxd5 (
13... f5 $6 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Rb1 $13) 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 e4 16. Rb1 (16.
Nxe4 Bxa1 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Qb2 Kg7 20. Re1 h6 21. Bh4 Rc8 $15)
16... exd3 17. Qxd3 Ne5 18. Qb3 Re8 19. Bb2 $6 (19. Nf3 $1 Rc8 20. Nxe5 Bxe5
21. Be3 $10) 19... Rc8 20. Rfe1 (20. a4 $1 $15) 20... b5 $1 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22.
Qd3 a6 (22... Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 a6) 23. Rec1 Qe8 $1 24. Nf3 $6 Re7 25. Kf1 Rec7
26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Re1 (27. Nd4 $6 Bxd4 28. Qxd4 Rc4 29. Qf6 Qe5 $17) 27... Qc8
28. Qe4 $6 Rc1 (28... Bc3 $5 29. Qe8+ Qxe8 30. Rxe8+ Kg7 31. Re4 $17 (31. Ra8
Bxb4 32. Rxa6 Rc1+ 33. Ke2 Rc2+ 34. Kf1 Bc5 $19)) 29. g4 Rxe1+ 30. Nxe1 Qc1 $2
(30... Qc3 $1 31. Kg2 Qb2 32. Nf3 Qxa2 33. Qe8+ (33. Ng5 Be5) 33... Bf8 34. Qc6
Qc4 35. Qxc4 (35. Ng5 Qf4) 35... bxc4 36. Nd4 Bg7 37. Nc2 f5 38. gxf5 gxf5 39.
Kf3 Kf7 $19) 31. Qc2 $1 $10 Qf4 32. a3 Be5 (32... Bd4 33. Kg2 $10) 33. Ke2 Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Malakoff op 09th"]
[Site "Malakoff"]
[Date "2009.04.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Abergel, Thal"]
[Black "Giffard, Nicolas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2377"]
[Annotator "Malakoff/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2009.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Ne2 {une ligne secondaire souvent jouée par ABERGEL mais il avait
pourtant eu une trés mauvaise partie sur cette ligne l'année dernière contre
VALLEJO PONS} e5 $5 {Une ligne secondaire solide} (2... d5 3. e5 c5 (3... d4 $5
4. b4 {[%csl Gc5]} a5 5. Bb2 d3 6. Nf4 dxc2 7. Qxc2 e6 (7... axb4 8. e6 $5 Bxe6
9. Nxe6 fxe6 10. Bc4 $32) 8. b5 Ne7 9. Nc3 Ng6 10. Nh5 Nd7 11. Be2 Ndxe5 12.
O-O {Abergel,T (2497)-Housieaux,D (2420) FRA-chT Top 16 GpA 2009 (6) 1-0}) 4.
d4 Nc6 5. dxc5 e6 6. Nd4 Bxc5 7. Nxc6 Qh4 $1 {Abergel,T (2499)-Vallejo Pons,F 
(2650) Paris Apsap op 102nd 2008 (5) 0-1}) 3. d4 d6 4. Nbc3 Nf6 5. f4 $5 $146 {
Une nouveauté au 5ème coup!} ({RR} 5. a4 h5 6. h3 h4 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9.
g4 hxg3 10. Nxg3 g6 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. f4 Rh4 13. Kb1 a6 14. Qf2 Rh7 15. Bc4 b5
16. Bb3 Rb8 17. Rhf1 Rb7 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 {Iordachescu,V (2634)
-Badea,B (2509)/Tusnad 2004/EXT 2008/1-0}) (5. f3) 5... Qa5 {[%cal Ga5e1,Gf6e4]
} (5... Nbd7) 6. Qd3 (6. Bd2 Qb6 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Ge5d4]} 7. Na4 Qc7 $11) 6...
Na6 $11 7. a3 Be7 (7... Nb4 $2 8. Qd1 Nxe4 9. Bd2 Nxd2 10. axb4 Qxb4 11. Qxd2
Qxb2 12. Rb1 $40) 8. Rb1 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Qd8 (8... O-O 9. b4 Qd8) 9. b4 Nc7 (
9... O-O) 10. f5 {[%csl Rc8]} g6 $1 11. Ng3 h5 $1 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gh5h4]} 12.
dxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8+ Bxd8 14. Bd3 h4 15. Nge2 gxf5 {La nouveauté 5.f4 a fait
long feu} 16. exf5 Ncd5 $36 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bb6 $15 {[%csl Gb6,Re1,Re3,
Rf2,Rg1]} 19. c4 Nf6 20. Bc2 Rh5 {[%csl Rf5]} 21. c5 Bc7 22. O-O Bd7 23. Nc3
O-O-O {[%cal Gd8g8,Gh4h3]} 24. Ne4 Nd5 25. f6 Rg8 26. Rb3 Be6 {[%cal Ge6b3]}
27. Rbf3 Nf4 $36 {[%csl Gf4]} 28. Bxf4 exf4 29. Bb3 Bxb3 (29... Bd5) 30. Rxb3
h3 $1 31. g3 fxg3 32. Nxg3 Rd5 $17 {[%csl Gc7,Gd5,Rg1,Rg2,Rg3,Gh3] les pièces
noirs sont nettement plus actives et le K blanc est en danger} 33. Re3 {
[%csl Rf7][%cal Ge3e7]} Rd2 34. Rfe1 (34. Re7 $4 Bxg3 $19) 34... Rg6 35. Rf3
Bd8 {[%csl Rf6]} (35... Rg2+ 36. Kh1) 36. Ref1 Re2 (36... a5 $5) 37. Kh1 Re6
38. Nf5 $1 Rexf6 39. Rxh3 Rg5 40. Rhf3 {[%cal Gf3f6]} Kc7 41. Nd6 $1 Rxf3 42.
Rxf3 f6 {[%csl Rd8]} 43. Nf5 {[%csl Rd8,Gf5][%cal Gh2h4] Le N est presque plus
fort que le Bd8 gêné par le Pf6 car il va soutenir la poussée du P passé "h"}
b6 44. h4 {[%csl Gh4][%cal Gh4h8]} Rh5 45. Kg2 $36 {[%cal Gg2g3,Gg3g4]} bxc5
46. bxc5 Kb7 47. Kh3 Ka6 48. Kg4 $16 Rh8 49. h5 {[%cal Gh5h6,Gg4h5,Gh5g6] Le
GMI a maintenant des bonnes chances de gains mais la cadence rapide ne permet
pas toujours de jouer précisémment les finales} Kb5 50. h6 Ba5 51. Kh5 $40 Bd2
52. Nd6+ (52. Kg6) 52... Ka4 (52... Kxc5 53. Ne4+) 53. Nf7 Rh7 54. Rxf6 Bxh6 $3
{le gain des blancs devient compliqué car les blancs vont avoir deux pièces
mal placées sur la colonne "h" alors que le P"a5" peut être dangereux} 55. Nxh6
$2 (55. Kg6 $1 {Un coup intermédiaire important qui donne des meilleures
chances pratiques aux blancs} Rxf7 56. Rxf7 Be3 57. Rxa7+ Kb5 58. Kf5 Bxc5 59.
Ra8 Bf2 60. Ke4 {[%cal Ge4c2]}) 55... Kxa3 56. Rxc6 Kb4 $132 {[%csl Ga7,Rc5,
Rh5,Rh6][%cal Ga7a5] la pièce supplémentaire n'est pas facile а exploiter} 57.
Kg6 Rh8 58. Nf7 $6 (58. Nf5 $142 Ra8 59. Rc7 a5 60. c6 a4 61. Rb7+) 58... Ra8
$1 {[%csl Ga7][%cal Ga7a1]} 59. Ne5 (59. Ng5 Kb5 60. Rc7 a5 61. Ne6 a4 $132)
59... a5 $132 60. Nd7 a4 61. Rb6+ Kc3 62. c6 a3 $11 63. Nc5 a2 {[%csl Ga2]} 64.
Nb3 Kc4 65. Kf7 a1=Q $1 {[%csl Gc5] eloigne le N pour activer le K noir en
passant par "c5"} 66. Nxa1 Kc5 67. Rb1 Kxc6 {La finale B+ R contre R est déjà
difficile а gagner mais les chances de gains sont encore plus réduites avec un
N car normalement, il n'est pas possible de chasser le K adverse а la bande
mais le GMI va tenter sa chance en espérant une faute en phase KO. Il y a en
effet quelques cas rares ou le cas est possible comme dans la position de
Centurini.} 68. Nb3 Kd5 69. Rd1+ Ke5 70. Nc5 Ra7+ 71. Nd7+ Kf5 72. Rf1+ Ke4 73.
Ke6 Ra6+ {[%mdl 4096] et nulle au 113ème coup!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Andorra op 16th"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1998.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 Bg7 6. f4 Qb6 7. Qd2 (7. a3) (7.
Rb1) 7... Qxb2 8. Rb1 Qa3 9. Bd3 e5 (9... d5 10. e5 Nh5 (10... Ne4) 11. Nge2 f5
12. Rg1 Bf8 13. g4 Ng7 14. Ng3) 10. Nge2 (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. f5 gxf5 12. exf5 e4
13. Bxe4 (13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bc3) 13... O-O) 10... exd4 11. Bxd4 O-O (11...
Nbd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd5 14. e6) 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rf3 (13. e5 dxe5 14.
fxe5 Ne8 (14... Nd5 15. Ne4 Bxe5 16. c4 $44)) 13... Ne8 14. Kh1 (14. Kh1 Qa5
15. Rbf1 b6 $5 {Oms} 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Ng3 Bb7 18. Bc4 Rd8 19. Qd4+ f6) 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Calimanesti"]
[Date "2014.11.13"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Timisoara Luxten"]
[BlackTeam "Bucharest Apa Nova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

{Early October I gave ChessBase an interview in which I talked about my
perennial love for the Pirc defence and my DVDs about this opening. However,
after the interview I was slightly frustrated. First of all, I could not
remember when I had last played the Pirc - according to the database I had
played it once in 2011 and twice in 2009, which does not at all make me look
like a regular Pirc player! So my secret question to myself was whether I
could reconnect with the Pirc more tightly. Secondly, I was surprised that I
had problems naming my best game ever with the Pirc, and had to consult the
database for a selection of my best three games with the Pirc! Had I grown
that old, was I already doomed to think of the Pirc as a lost love of my
youth? A few days after the interview was published I started to play in the
Isle of Man tournament. Pairing offered me an 1.e4 player as my first round
opponent (the experienced IM Yochanan Afek, one of my regular breakfast table
colleagues). I decided time had come to put an end to my fears and
frustrations and played the Pirc. I won with a mating combination in a
queenless position, but shortly before that my situation was critical. A month
later I played in the Romanian team championship. I had my first 1.e4 game
with black in the sixth round, against my theoretically strongest opponent,
Zbynek Hracek, who played for the big favourite AEM Timisoara. Things had gone
rather well in the previous rounds (At that time I had 4,5 out of 5 on second
board) so I thought this was a good opportunity to give the Pirc a new try. I
was also animated by the idea of using a plan recommended on my "Aggressive
Pirc"-DVD, leading to sharp, uncompromising play.} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6
4. Be3 Bg7 $5 ({In an older game against Zbynek I had played} 4... c6) 5. Qd2
O-O {[#]I had never played this before, but as explained on the DVD it makes
some sense to delay committal pawn moves at this stage.} 6. O-O-O ({The game
with Afek went} 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. O-O-O Qxd2+ 9. Rxd2 Nc6 10. Nf3 b6
11. h3 Bb7 12. Rhd1 Rfe8 13. Bc4 Na5 14. Bb5 c6 15. Bf1 b5 {After the game my
opponent confessed he was impressed by my creative approach over the last few
moves, but I was not too proud of my play.} 16. b4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. g4 a5
19. bxa5 Bf8 20. g5 Ba3+ 21. Kb1 Bb4 22. gxf6 Bxc3 23. Rd6 $2 (23. Rd7 $1 {
would offer White an advantage.}) 23... Rxa5 24. Rd7 {[#]} Rxa2 $1 {0-1 (24)
Afek,Y (2287)-Marin,M (2583) Douglas 2014}) 6... c6 7. f3 b5 8. h4 ({The next
day Zbynek asked me: "What would you have played after} 8. Bh6 {? In the
database White has won almost all the games with it!" Indeed, this is the
critical continuation and the main variation on my DVD.}) 8... b4 ({As a
general rule, I mentioned ...h7-h5 as the best reply against h2-h4, whenever
the h7-pawn is not blocked. This may happen if White does not play Bh6 at all,
or if he exchanges on g7 prematurely. But during the game I understood that I
should make some developing moves before carrying out the mentioned plan. If} 
8... h5 $6 {I was worried of} 9. e5 {, driving the knight away from the
control of the h5 and g4-squares, when the insertion of the moves h2-h4 and ...
h7-h5 offers White chances for taking over the kingside initiative. One of my
lines went} b4 10. exf6 bxc3 11. Qxc3 exf6 12. g4 hxg4 13. h5) 9. Nce2 ({
I considered} 9. Nb1 {to be better. After} Qa5 {White could transpose to the
DVD main lines with 10.Bh6, while} 10. a3 $2 {could lead to trouble:} c5 11.
dxc5 dxc5 12. e5 Nfd7 13. Qd5 $2 {[#]For an experienced player, this is
obviously too hazarduous, but since it more or less wins a rook, I had to look
for an adequate way to react:} Nxe5 14. Qxa8 Nbc6 {The queen will be trapped
while the queenside attack looks very dangerous.}) 9... Qa5 10. Kb1 ({Once
again,} 10. a3 $2 {is an invitation to troubles:} c5 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. e5 Nfd7
13. Qd5 bxa3 $1 {threatening ...a3-a2-a1=Q.}) 10... h5 $1 {Finally the
thematic way of stopping the kingside attack and, as I found out from Zbynek,
a novelty!} 11. Nc1 Nbd7 12. Nh3 c5 13. Ng5 {The knight stands nicely here, it
puts some pressure on f7, but it does not contribute to the thematic attack
based on g2-g4. Moreover, it prevents Be3-h6.} Rb8 {I wanted to over-protect
the b4-pawn in an anticipation of ...cxd4 or ...Qc7 folowed by ...c5-c4.} ({But
} 13... cxd4 14. Bxd4 Rb8 {would have been a somewhat simpler and more
restrictive continuation.}) 14. Nb3 {White rightly decides time had come for
giving play a concrete character. White is slightly better developed, but
strategiclly Black is doing great.} ({If} 14. Be2 $5 Qc7 {(threatening ...
c5-c4)} 15. dxc5 Nxc5 {followed by ...a5-a4 Black has dangerous queenside play.
}) 14... Qc7 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Bc4 ({The main alternative was} 16. Bf4 Ne5 (
16... e5 17. Be3 c4 18. Nc1 c3 19. Qd6 {would offer White the more pleasant
play in the queenless middlegame.}) 17. Bc4 Nfd7 18. Bxf7+ $5 Rxf7 19. Qd5 Qb6
20. Nxf7 e6 {[#]} 21. Qxe5 $5 {The oly chance to keep fighting for the
initiative.} Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Qc7 23. Nxg6 e5 24. Bg5 Kh7 25. Ne7 c4 {The
situation has turned around. White is better strategically, but Black's
queenside attack should not be undereestimated.}) 16... Nb6 $5 (16... Ne5 17.
Bf4 {would transpose above.}) 17. Qe2 ({White could have tried an immediate
tactical solution:} 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Bf4 e5 19. Qd8+ Qxd8 20. Rxd8+ Rf8 21.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Bxe5 Ra8 23. Nxc5 Nc4 {with a complicated ending with three
white pawns for a bishop.}) ({On the next day, Zbynek suggested} 17. Qd3 {
as somewhat better, although he admitted that it would not have changed
anything essentially.}) 17... Nfd7 {Clearing the long diagonal, defending c5
and bringing the reserve knight closer to the blocking c4-square.} 18. f4 {
White starts an ambtious central expansion. After the predictable e4-e5, he
will have all sorts of tactical threats, such as e5-e6 or sacrifices on f7
followed by e5-e6. The drawback of this plan is weakening the light g4- and
f5-squares as well as the fact that it inevitably opens the long diagonal for
the Pirc bishop.} a5 $1 {I was happy to discover that I could start my attack
without the preparatory move ...Rb8-a8.} 19. e5 {This move was accompanied by
a draw offer. My opponent started being short of time and he might have felt
uncomfortable about the position, too.} ({The a5-pawn is posioned:} 19. Nxa5
Nxc4 20. Nxc4 Ba6 {followed by ...Nb6 with a decisive weakening of the white
queenside.}) 19... a4 {I took quite some time before playing this natural move.
} 20. Na1 {During my opponent's relatively long thought, I was mainly afraid
of this paradoxic move. The knight is awfully placed in the corner, but this
is the only continuation against which I could not find a forced win.} ({
When thinking of my previous move I was initially afraid of} 20. Na5 {, until
I discovered that} Nxc4 21. Nxc4 Ba6 {is more or less winning.} 22. e6 Nb6 23.
exf7+ Rxf7 24. b3 ({I did not see from the beginning that after} 24. Nxf7 Bxc4
25. Qf2 {I could play} Bxf7) 24... axb3 $1 {This is another important aspect:
Blac can clear the a4-square for the knight.} 25. cxb3 ({Or} 25. axb3 Nxc4 26.
bxc4 Qa5) 25... Bxc4 26. bxc4 Na4 {with a winning attack in both cases.}) ({
My dream variations were} 20. Nc1 Nxe5 21. fxe5 Nxc4 22. Qxc4 Qxe5 $19 {and}) (
20. Nd2 Nxe5 21. fxe5 Qxe5 $19 {In these lines White can sadly not defend with
Be3-c1, while his last move llows it.}) 20... a3 {It was a bit painful to
release the knight from its cage, but getting short of time, too, I decided
that the weakening of the white castle would give me excellent practical
chances.} ({It appears that the thematic sacrifice} 20... Nxe5 {was strong
anyway:} 21. fxe5 Nxc4 22. Qxc4 Qxe5 23. Bc1 {[#]Apparently White has mor eor
lss consolidated, but I have underestimated the next killer:} b3 $1 24. axb3 (
24. cxb3 {weakens the b1-h7 diagonal:} Bf5+ 25. Nc2 axb3 26. axb3 Rb4 27. Qd5
c4 28. Qxe5 Bxe5 29. bxc4 Rxc4 $19) 24... a3 25. Rhe1 Ra8 $3 {Threateing ...a2
mate!} 26. c3 a2+ 27. Kc2 Bf5+ 28. Ne4 Rad8 $17 {The attack is very much on
and the a1-knight is hopeless.}) ({Anotherpossible move order was} 20... b3 21.
axb3 (21. cxb3 Nxe5 22. fxe5 Nxc4 23. Qxc4 Bf5+) 21... a3 {The merit of these
lines is that they avoid freeing the knight.}) 21. Bxf7+ ({I had mainly
calculated} 21. Nb3 Nxe5 22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. Bc1 axb2 24. Bd2 Bg4 {Black has
three pawsn for a knight, good ttacking chances even after the exchange of
queens. On top, he will inevitably gain some material.}) ({Or if} 21. e6 axb2
22. Nb3 Na4 {Black's attack is quicker.}) 21... Rxf7 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 {I still
had more time than my opponent and decided to play simple chess.} ({With a bit
more of time I might have found the immediate win:} 22... axb2 $1 23. Nb3 Qa7
$3 24. Ng5 Qa3 {followed by ...Ra8 or maybe even ...Qxa2+, with similar ideas
as in my game against Afek.}) 23. e6+ Kg8 24. exd7 Bxd7 {[#]Black is an
exchange down, but he threatens to rtrieve it with ...Bg4. Strategically, he
has achieved a dream position and his queenside attack is just about to start.
Summing up, I thought I would be dissapointed if I did not win it.} 25. Nb3 Bg4
26. Qb5 axb2 27. Bxc5 ({I planned to meet} 27. Qxc5 {with} Nc4 $1 {threatening
...Na3 mate.}) 27... Kh7 $6 {Slightly inaccurate, but keeping the advantage
anyway.} ({I calculated} 27... Bxd1 28. Rxd1 Nd5 29. Qc4 {but stopped one move
too early.[#]Black could unpin his knight with} e6 $1 {reneweing the threat of
...Nc3, winning.}) 28. Bxb6 ({Black retains a strong attack after the
relatively better} 28. Bd4 {, too:} Nc4 29. Qc5 Qxc5 30. Nxc5 Rd8 31. Bxg7 Bxd1
32. Bxb2 Rd2) 28... Rxb6 29. Qa5 $2 {Alogical move which made me fear for a
while that I might have to simplify to just a mor epleasant ending.} (29. Qc5 {
would have been a bit more stubborn without really solving White's problems:}
Rc6 30. Qf2 Bf5 31. Rd3 (31. Rd2 Rc3 32. Re1 Rxb3 33. axb3 Qa5 $19) 31... Qc8
$3 32. Rhd1 Rc7 {followed by ...Qa6, ...Ra7}) 29... Bxd1 $1 {Over the past few
moves I was not interested in giving up my bishop, fearing that at some point
White could get some counterplay with f4-f5. But I was lucky to find out with
a few minutes on my clock that now was a perfect moment to weaken White's back
rank.} 30. Rxd1 {[#]} Rd6 $1 {An elegant unpinning move, creating imparable
back rank threats.} (30... Rd6 31. Re1 (31. Qxc7 Rxd1+) (31. Rd3 Rxd3 32. cxd3
Qc3) 31... Qd7 {followed by ...Rd1+. This game leveled my personal score with
Zbynek, 24 years after our first encounter. It also brought me again over the
2600 rating barrier. I now feel able to consider myself a Pirc player again
and I might face less problems mentioning my favourite win with this opening
if asked again! Finally, I find it always nice to prove to my readers that I
do believe in the plans and lines I recommend in my articles and videos. If
some of them is mistaken, I would not mind out fidning it out on my own skin,
in order to operate some adjustments and warn the readers about it!}) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.17"]
[Round "9.7"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Skoberne, Jure"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 ({Nowadays, I would be more
worried about} 5. h3 Bg7 6. f4) 5... Qc7 $5 ({The old approved move is} 5... b5
{, but I have always had my doubts whether this doesn't just offer White an
early target.}) ({Therefore, I analysed the (then) rare} 5... Nbd7 {Since then,
I have played a couple of dozen games and I notice that my move order has
become very popular. I have never considered the game move. In fact, my plans
for the queen were different, for instance} 6. O-O-O e5 7. Nf3 Qe7 {keeping
the queen close to the kingside.}) 6. O-O-O Nbd7 7. Nf3 ({There is quite a
bunch of games with} 7. f3 b5 {I am not entirely sure if the queen stands well
on c7, I need to look at it closer. If allowed, Black would probably play ...
Bb7 and ...0-0-0, with an excellent position. In the only games with very
strong white players, things developed more forcefully than that, but Black
could have avoided problems with just a bit of accuracy:} 8. d5 (8. Bh6 Bxh6 9.
Qxh6 Bb7 10. Nh3 {Yudasin,L (2575)-Wolff,P (2500)/New York 1990/CBM 016 ext 
(1-0, 41)} b4 11. Ne2 c5 $132) 8... a6 (8... b4 $1 9. dxc6 bxc3 10. cxd7+ Nxd7
11. Qxc3 Qxc3 12. bxc3 Bg7 13. Bd4 O-O 14. Bc4 Rb8 {[%cal Gg7h6]} 15. Bxg7 Kxg7
16. Ne2 Nb6 17. Bb3 a5 18. a4 Ba6 $15) 9. dxc6 Qxc6 10. Nge2 Bb7 11. Nd4 Qc7
12. g4 Rc8 (12... b4 $5) 13. g5 b4 14. Ncb5 axb5 15. gxf6 Nxf6 16. Bxb5+ Nd7
17. e5 {1-0 Beliavsky,A (2460)-Kuzmin,G (2600)/Leningrad 1974/URS-ch. What a
crush! If} dxe5 {then} 18. Ne6 $1 $18) 7... b5 ({With the queen on c7, I do
not believe in} 7... e5 $6 8. Kb1 Bg7 9. Bh6 (9. h3 O-O 10. Bh6 {Skripchenko,A
(2456)-Fridman,D (2594)/playchess.com INT 2004/CBM 099 ext (1/2, 53)}) 9... O-O
10. h4 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Ng4 12. Qd2 h5 13. Ng5 b5 14. f3 Ngf6 15. g4 $36 {
Pletanek,J (2275)-Sufiyarov,A/Decin 1997/EXT 1998 (1-0, 36)}) 8. e5 {This
active (and logical, I would say) move was played in the very few games which
reached this position.} (8. Bd3 {needs testing, of course. here are some
possible continuations:} {Since White's pieces are somewhat congested in the
centre, maybe it is possible to castle right into his opponent's fire:} Bg7 $5
(8... b4 {leads to sharp play.} 9. Na4 (9. Ne2 a5) 9... Rb8 (9... Qa5 10. b3
Ba6 11. a3 Bxd3 12. axb4 Nxe4 13. Qxd3 Qf5 14. Rhe1 Bg7) 10. e5 Nd5 11. exd6 (
11. Bh6 Qa5 12. b3 N7b6 $36) 11... Qxd6 12. h4 h5 13. Bg5 Bg7 14. Rhe1 O-O $13)
9. Bh6 O-O 10. h4 b4 11. Ne2 c5 $13 {[%csl Gd3]}) 8... b4 9. Ne2 $146 ({
The consequences of} 9. Nb5 {are not entirely clear. In principle, after the
opening of the queenside files Black should have compensation for the lost
pawn, but this needs very precise analysis.} cxb5 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Bxb5+ Bd7
12. Bxd7+ (12. Qxb4 Bg7 13. Qc4 Qb6 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Rd3 O-O 16. Rb3 Qa5 17.
Kb1 $16 {Nguyen,A (2487)-Yrjola,J (2442)/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (1-0, 41)})
12... Qxd7 13. Qxb4 Nd5 (13... a5 $5) (13... Bg7 $5) 14. Qa5 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Bh6
16. Rd3 O-O 17. Re1 Rfc8 18. Rc3 $14 {Calzetta Ruiz,M (2157)-Gual Pascual,A 
(2420)/Terrassa 1999/EXT 2001 (1/2, 31)}) 9... Nd5 10. Nf4 (10. exd6 Qxd6 $5) (
10. h4 Rb8 $3 {Directed against the king escaping to a1.} (10... Qa5 11. Kb1
Rb8 12. Ka1 c5 {may offer Black some play, but opening the centre so soon
looks risky.}) (10... dxe5 11. dxe5 Bg7 12. Bh6 $40) 11. h5 (11. Kb1 dxe5 12.
dxe5 Bg7 $132 13. Bh6 $2 Nc3+ $1) 11... Qa5 12. hxg6 (12. Kb1 Nc3+ $1) (12. a3
Nxe3 13. fxe3 g5 $5 $13 14. Nxg5 Bh6 15. Nf3 dxe5 $17) 12... fxg6 13. Qd3 Qxa2
14. Rxh7 Rxh7 15. Qxg6+ Kd8 16. Qxh7 Ba6 $13) 10... e6 {This is a bit too
sophisticated, maybe.} ({The simpler} 10... Nxe3 {(Why not take such a
bishop?!)} 11. Qxe3 dxe5 12. dxe5 e6 {looks worth a try.} 13. h4 (13. Bc4 Nb6)
13... Bg7 14. Re1 (14. h5 Nxe5) 14... Qb6 15. Qd2 Qa5 (15... h6 $5) 16. Kb1 (
16. Bc4 Nb6 17. Bb3 c5) 16... Nxe5 17. Nh5 gxh5 18. Qg5 O-O 19. Rxe5 Qd8 20.
Re1 Qf6 21. Ne5 Qxf2 22. Bd3 f5 $13) 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bh6 ({The critical
continuation was} 12. Bb5 $1 {with far from clear consequences, though:} Rb8 (
12... Qa5 13. a4 $1 a6 14. Bc6 Rb8 15. Bg5) 13. Ba4 dxe5 14. Nxe5 (14. Bg5 $5
e4 15. Ne5 Bg7 16. Bf4 Qa5 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Bxb8 Rxb8 $44)
14... f6 15. Ng4 (15. Nd3 Bd6 16. h4 O-O 17. h5 (17. Bxd7 Bxd7 18. f4 {[%cal
Gh4h5]} b3 $5) (17. f4 Nb6 18. Bb3 a5) 17... g5 18. Bxd7 Bxd7 19. f4 b3 20.
axb3 Rxb3 21. Kb1 (21. fxg5 Bb5) 21... Rxd3 22. Qxd3 gxf4 $13) 15... Kf7 16. h4
Qa5 17. Bb3 h5 18. Nh6+ Bxh6 19. Bxh6 Qb5 20. Bf4 Rb6 {[%cal Ga7a5,Ga5a4]})
12... dxe5 13. Bxf8 Rxf8 $2 {This is hard to understand.} (13... Kxf8 $1 {
would have taken the king out of any danger.} 14. Qxb4+ (14. Qh6+ Kg8) 14...
Kg7 15. dxe5 Nxe5 $11 {/<=>} 16. Qd4 f6 17. h4 Nxf3 18. gxf3 Qb6) 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bb5+ $40 Bd7 17. Rhe1 Qd6 18. Qxd5 Qxd5 19. Rxd5 $16 O-O-O (
19... Bxb5 20. Rxb5 a5 21. Ree5 $16) 20. Rc5+ Kb8 21. Re4 $16 {White wins a
pawn.} Bxb5 22. Rxb5+ Ka8 23. Rbxb4 Rd7 24. Rbd4 Rfd8 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Re3 Kb7
27. Rd3 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vajda, Levente"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "1997.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 c6 8. a4 a5
9. Be3 Na6 10. O-O (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Bb6 Re8 13. Bxa5 Nd7 {
(/\b6)} 14. Nd1 Nac5 $11) 10... Nb4 11. Qd2 (11. g4 $5 Be6 12. d5 $14 {Vajda,
L-Kaabi, Hungary 1996}) 11... Be6 12. b3 $6 $146 (12. Rad1 d5 (12... Bc4 13.
Rfe1 Qe7 (13... Re8 14. Kh2 Qc7 15. f4 Qe7 16. Nc1 Nh5 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. d5
cxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qd6 21. c3 Na6 22. Bf3 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Barlov,D-Parma,
B/JUG-ch Vrbas 1982/MCD-ch}) 14. b3 Ba6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qc1 Nd7 17. Rd2 Nc5
18. Qd1 b6 19. Nc1 Rad8 {1/2-1/2 Lerner,K-Tal,M/Jurmala 1983/MCD-r8 (43)}) 13.
exd5 Nfxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. c3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nd5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bd4 Bxd4
19. Nxd4 {1/2-1/2 Franzoni,G-Strikovic,A/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2 (49)}) 12...
d5 $1 $15 13. exd5 (13. dxe5 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 {><c2, h3}) 13... Nfxd5 14.
Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Rad1 (15. dxe5 $5) 15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qd5+ 17. Kg1 (17. Kh2 $6 {
><f2}) 17... exd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 (19. Qxd4 $5 Qxd4 20. Nxd4 Rad8 21. c3
Na2 22. Ne2 Rfe8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Ra1 Rd2 25. Kf1 Rc2 26. Nd4 Rb2 27. Ne2)
19... Rad8 20. c3 Na6 $1 {><c3,b3} (20... c5 21. Nf3 $1 (21. cxb4 cxd4 22. bxa5
Qxb3) 21... Qxf3 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Kg7 24. cxb4 axb4 25. Rb1 $15) 21. Qc2
Rfe8 22. Ne2 (22. Rfe1 Qc5 $1 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $15 {/\Nc7-d5}) 22... Qh5 23. Rxd8
Rxd8 24. Rd1 Re8 25. Nf4 Qf3 26. Qd3 (26. h4 Kg7 27. h5 Nc5 28. b4 Ne4 29. Re1
Nxg3 $1) 26... Qxd3 27. Nxd3 (27. Rxd3 Nc5 $19) 27... Re2 $17 (27... Rd8 28.
Kf1 Nc5 29. Ke2 $1 Ne4 (29... Nxb3 30. Rb1) 30. Rc1 Re8 31. Kd1 $1) 28. b4 {
/\ <=>} Rc2 29. b5 cxb5 30. axb5 Nc7 31. b6 Ne6 32. Ne5 a4 33. Ra1 $8 Nc5 34.
Ra3 Kf8 35. Kf1 Ke7 36. Nc4 Kd7 37. Ne3 Rb2 38. Nc4 Rb3 (38... Rb1+ 39. Ke2 f6
40. g4 Kc6 $19) 39. Rxb3 Nxb3 $2 $138 (39... axb3 40. Ke2 Kc6 41. f3 Kb5 42.
Nb2 Na4 $19) 40. Ke2 Kc6 41. Kd3 Kc5 42. Na3 Na5 $5 (42... Kxb6 43. Kc4 $132)
43. f4 f5 44. g4 h6 45. g5 $2 (45. gxf5 gxf5 46. h4 (46. Nc2 Nc4 47. Nd4 Nd6
$19) 46... Kd5 (46... h5 47. Nc2 Nc4 48. Nd4 Nd6 49. Ne6+ Kxb6 50. Ng7 $132)
47. c4+ Kc5 48. Kc3) 45... hxg5 46. fxg5 Kd5 $19 47. h4 $8 Ke5 $2 $138 (47...
f4 $1 48. Ke2 Ke6 $3 49. Kf3 (49. Kf2 Kf5 50. Kf3 Ke5) 49... Ke5 $22 $19) 48.
Ke3 f4+ 49. Kf3 Kf5 50. Nb5 Ke5 51. Na3 Kf5 52. Nb5 Nc4 53. Nd4+ Ke5 54. Nc6+
$1 Kd6 55. Nd4 (55. Nb4 Nxb6 56. Kxf4 $4 Nd5+) 55... a3 56. Kxf4 a2 57. Nc2 (
57. Nb3 $5) 57... Nxb6 58. Ke4 Nc4 {/\Nd2-b3} 59. Na1 Ke6 60. Kd3 Nd6 61. Kc2
Kf5 62. Kb2 Kg4 63. Kxa2 Kxh4 64. Kb3 Kxg5 65. c4 Kf4 66. c5 Nf5 (66... Ne4 67.
Kc4 g5 68. Nc2 g4 69. Nd4 $1) 67. Nc2 g5 68. Kb4 g4 69. Kb5 g3 70. Ne1 Nd4+ 71.
Kc4 Ke4 72. Ng2 Nf5 73. Ne1 Ke3 74. Kb5 Ke2 75. Ng2 Kf2 76. Nf4 Kf3 77. Nh3 (
77. Nd3 Nd4+ 78. Kb6 Ne6 $19) 77... Nd4+ 78. Kc4 Ne6 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yegiazarian, Arsen"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1998.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Yudasin,L} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 $5 {La continuacion normal} (3. Nc3 {
tiene la desventaja de bloquear el camino al peon c, tanto como exponer el
caballo a ataques tipicos para las Sicilianes b7-b5-b4. 3.Bd3 es una ambiciosa
tentativa de conservar la armonia para el centro blanco (c2-c3, Nb1-d2) pero
las negras pueden aprovechar la pequena violacion de las reglas basicas del
desarrollo (demasiadas jugadas de peones, sacar el alfil antes que el caballo)
para cambiar radicalmente la configuracion central.}) 3... e5 4. c3 d5 $1 5.
dxe5 Nxe4 (5... dxe4 {Yudasin,L} 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bc4 $1 Ng4 8. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 9.
e6+ Kxe6 10. Qxg4+ Kf7 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qd5+ Kg7 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Be3 Bc6 15. Qe6
Re8 16. Ne2 Bc5 17. Qh3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Qg5 19. O-O Bd7 $10 {Christiansen,
L-Rivas,M/Las Palmas/1993/}) 6. Nf3 {[Las blancas podrian haber ganado un peon
con]} (6. Bxe4 dxe4 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qxe4 {pero despues de} Bc6 9. Qg4 h5 {
las negras tendrian compensacion mas que suficiente, debido al control casi
total de las casillas blancas.}) 6... Nc6 (6... Nc5 {Yudasin,L} 7. Bc2 Bg4 8.
O-O Be7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Re1 Ne6 12. Nb3 c6 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4
Nf8 15. Bf5 g6 16. Bc2 g5 17. Bf5 Ne6 18. g4 Bg6 19. Qd3 $36 {Kostyra,
S-Bartosik,O/Warszawa HUN op/1993/}) 7. Nbd2 Nc5 (7... Ng5 {Yudasin,L} 8. Bb5
Bd7 9. Qe2 a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. O-O Ne6 13. a4 c5 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15.
f4 Qd7 16. c4 Bf5 17. Ra3 d4 18. Ne4 h5 19. Ng3 Bg4 20. Qe4 $14 {Smirin,
I-Chernin,A/Groningen PCA/1993/}) 8. Bc2 Bg4 9. O-O (9. h3 {Yudasin,L} Bh5 10.
O-O Ne6 (10... Be7 11. Re1 Ne6 12. Nf1 Qd7 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. Bf5 Bd8 15. h4 Bxf5
16. Nxf5 Ne7 17. Ng3 c5 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Nh5 O-O 21. Nf4 Qc6 22. h5
Bc7 23. Bd2 f6 24. exf6 Qxf6 25. g3 Bxf4 26. Bxf4 Rad8 27. Re5 Qf7 28. Qd3 Nc6
29. Re2 Qxh5 30. Rae1 d4 31. a3 dxc3 32. Qxc3 Nd4 33. Re3 Rf5 34. Kg2 Rdf8 35.
Re5 {Micic,C-Vlatkovic,S/JUG-chT 1994/0-1 (72)}) 11. Re1 Qd7 12. Nb3 Be7 13.
Bf5 Bg6 14. Nfd4 Bxf5 15. Nxf5 O-O-O 16. Be3 f6 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. exf6 Qxf6
19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. Bxc5 Kb8 21. Qd2 b6 22. Be3 a6 23. Rad1 g5 24. b4 Rhe8 25. b5
Na5 26. Bd4 Qf5 27. f3 Nc4 28. Qf2 Qd7 29. a4 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Re8 31. Rxe8+ Qxe8
32. h4 Qe7 33. Qg3 h6 34. Qg4 Kb7 35. bxa6+ Kxa6 36. Qc8+ Ka7 37. Bf2 Nd6 38.
Qg8 Nf7 39. a5 Kb7 40. axb6 cxb6 41. Bg3 Kc6 42. Qa8+ Qb7 43. Qa4+ b5 44. Qg4
Qd7 45. Qd4 Qf5 46. Bf2 Nd6 47. Qc5+ Kd7 48. Qa7+ Ke6 49. Bg3 Qd3 50. Qg7 Nf7
51. Bf2 Qb1+ 52. Kh2 Qf5 53. Be3 Qe5+ 54. Qxe5+ Kxe5 55. g4 Kf6 56. Kg3 Nd8 57.
Bd4+ Kg6 58. f4 gxf4+ 59. Kxf4 Nc6 60. Bc5 Kf6 61. Bd6 Kg6 {1/2-1/2 Strikovic,
A-Vlatkovic,S/JUG-chT 1994}) 9... Be7 (9... d4 {Yudasin,L} 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nb3
dxc3 12. bxc3 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bg6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Nfd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Na4 17.
Be3 Nc3 18. Rd3 Nd5 19. Na5 O-O-O 20. Rb1 $13 {Tratar,M-Cander,M/SLO-chJ/1992/}
) 10. Re1 (10. Qe1 {Yudasin,L} O-O 11. Nd4 f6 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. b4
Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 $1 (16. Qe2 f5 17. b5 Be8 18. Bb3+ Kh8 19. Rd1 Qc8
20. e6 a6 21. bxa6 Rxa6 22. a4 h6 23. Be3 c5 24. Bf4 $14 {Adams,M-Beaumont,C/
BCF-ch 1988/0-1 (86)}) 16... Bb5 17. Bxb7 $1 (17. c4 Bxc4 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 $1)
17... Rb8 18. Be4 fxe5 19. Be3 Bxf1 20. Qxf1 $16 {[%csl Ge4,Re5][%cal Ge4h7,
Ge4a8,Ga1d1]}) 10... Qd7 {[#][Aunque la partida ha comenzado con jugadas
tipicas para la Defensa Pirc, hemos llegado a una de las tabias modernas de la
variante abierta de ... Ruy Lopez, con la unica diferencia que los peones
negros a y b aun ocupan las posiciones iniciales en vez de encontrarse en b5 y
a6. Juzgando desde el punto de vista matematico, esta diferencia (dos tiempos
de menos!) tendria que ser una ruina para las negras, pero no hay que olvidar
que en la Ruy Lopez uno de los planes basicos de las blancas es atacar los
peones negros con a2-a4.]} (10... d4 {Yudasin,L} 11. h3 Bh5 12. Ne4 dxc3 13.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. Nf6+ $2 gxf6 15. exf6 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rd6 $1 (16... Nd3 17. fxe7
Rd6 18. Bxd3 Rxd3 19. bxc3 Rg8+ 20. Kh2 Rxc3 $17 {0-1 Bakhtadze,G-Rowson,J/
EU-chJM U20 1995 (37)}) 17. fxe7 Nd4 $19 18. Be4 $140 Nxe4 (18... Nd3 $5) 19.
Rxe4 f5 $1 {[%csl Re4]}) 11. b4 (11. Nf1 {Yudasin,L} d4 $1 $132 12. b4 (12.
cxd4 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nxd4 $36) 12... Ne6 (12... d3 $6 13. Bb1 $16) 13. b5 Ncd8
14. Bb2 dxc3 (14... Qxb5 $4 15. Ba4 $18) (14... c5 15. cxd4 cxd4 16. a4 O-O 17.
h3 $14) 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. Bxc3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 a6 $132 18. bxa6 (18. a4 Bc5 $13)
(18. Rad1+ $5 Kc8 19. a4 $13) 18... Rxa6 19. Ne3 Bc5 20. a4 Kc8 21. Bd3 Ra7 22.
a5 Bd4 $1 $15 23. Rec1 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 Nd4 (24... Nf4 $5 {/\Nde6,ק}) 25. f4 N8e6
26. a6 (26. f5 $6 Nf4 {/\Nf3,Ne2}) 26... Nxf4 27. axb7+ Kxb7 $6 (27... Rxb7
$142 $5 28. Ra8+ Rb8 $17) 28. Be4+ (28. Rxa7+ Kxa7 29. Rxc7+ $2 Kb8 30. Rd7
Nf3+ $19 {/\Ne5}) 28... c6 29. Rb1+ Kc7 30. Rc4 $132 Rd8 31. Kf1 Rb7 32. Rd1
Nfe6 {1/2-1/2 Smirin,I-Dorfman,J/Tilburg rapid20 1993}) 11... Ne6 12. Nb3 a5 {
[Parece que los papeles se han inversados: las blancas intentan ganar espacio
en el flanco de dama, mientras que las negras contraatacan con el peon lateral.
..]} (12... O-O-O {Yudasin,L} 13. b5 Nb8 14. Nbd4 (14. a4 $5) 14... Nxd4 15.
Qxd4 c5 16. bxc6 Nxc6 17. Qf4 Be6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Kb8 20. Bd2 Rc8 21. Bd3
Qa4 22. Reb1 a6 23. a3 Ka7 24. Bb4 Qd7 25. Qd2 Rc6 26. Rb2 Rhc8 27. Rab1 Bxb4
28. axb4 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Pinski,J-Cyborowski,L/EU-chJM U16 1995}) 13. b5 Ncd8 14.
a4 c5 15. h3 {[No tendria mucho sentido]} (15. bxc6 bxc6 {. Las blancas, que
han invertido ya dos tiempos en llegar con el peon a b5 perderian una jugadas
mas para... eliminar este peon y abrir perspectivas para los caballos negros.})
15... Bh5 16. Bf5 {[Un ataque violento del tipo]} (16. g4 Bg6 17. Bf5 b6 18.
Qc2 (18. h4 {seria prematuro por} h5) 18... Nb7 19. h4 O-O-O 20. h5 {fallaria
por} Bxf5 21. gxf5 Nc7 {seguido por f6 y Qe8xh5.}) 16... Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 {
[Era muy tentadora la otra captura]} (17... fxg6 {para abrir la columna f para
las torres negras. Sin embargo las negras tendran que regrupar en el futuro
los caballos y entonces apareceria el peligro del avance e5-e6.}) 18. Ra2 {
Yudasin: White is planing to play 19.Rd2 Nc7 20.b6 so Black is forced to play 
[Creando una amenaza latenta sobre el peon d. Por desgracia para las blancas,
la casilla d2 esta disputada por varias figuras suyas: el alfil, el caballo de
b3, la torre... Todo esto dara tiempo a las negras de regruparse con exito]} b6
{Yudasin: Black's plan is very simple:1)to strengthen centre by Nc7;2)to put
second knight on"e6";3)to put the king in the safe place by 0-0-0 and finally
to begin an attack on the kingside.The plan is very long,but it's very
difficult to stop it.} 19. Be3 (19. Rd2 Nc7) 19... Nc7 20. Bg5 $5 {[Aunque con
perdida de tiempo no es una mala idea de cambiar este alfil malo]} Nde6 21.
Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Nbd2 {[Yegiazarian anticipa algunos peligros (Nf4, Nce6, Nxg2)
para su rey y se decide a reforzar la posicion del enroque.]} O-O-O {Yudasin:
Now look at the position four moves before.Black has ended the preliminary
part of his plan and now begins an attack. [En las variantes normales de Ruy
Lopez, las negras no podrian ni sonar con enrocarse en este flanco...]} 23. Nf1
(23. c4 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gd2e4,Ge4d6] Yudasin,L was the only attempt to try to
get any counterplay.}) 23... Nf4 {Yudasin: knights made their work on 'c7' and
'e6' and now comes to the better places.} 24. Ng3 Nce6 {[Continua el baile de
los caballos negros sobre la casilla e6.]} 25. Rd2 {[#]Podemos apreciar que
los ambos bandos han terminado la segunda fase del desarrollo. La posicion de
las negras es muy solida con posibilidades de contrajuego tanto en el centro
como en el flanco de rey, pero en el caso de abrirse el juego (especialmente
la gran diagonal h1-a8) su rey podria quedar bastante expuesto. Tambien
molestaria mucho la penetracion de un caballo blanco a d6.} (25. Ne2 $5 {
Yudasin,L trying to change at least one of the strong knights.}) 25... Qd7 {
[Con la amenaza Nxg2.]} (25... Nxg2 26. Kxg2 Nf4+ 27. Kg1 Qe6 {no valia por}
28. Ng5) 26. c4 {[Practicamente forzado, pero ahora las negras se van a quedar
con un fuerte peon pasado.]} (26. Ne4 $2 {Yudasin,L is impossible in view of}
dxe4 $1 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Nd2 Rhd8) 26... d4 {[Renovando la amenaza. Tambien
era interesante]} (26... Nxg2 27. Rxd5 (27. cxd5 Nxe1) 27... Qb7 28. Kxg2 Nf4+
29. Kg1 Nxd5 30. cxd5 Rxd5 {con juego complejo.}) 27. Re4 {[Una jugada
destinada a controlar la casilla f4. Las blancas no podian ignorar la amenaza
con]} (27. Ne4 Nxg2 28. Nd6+ (28. Kxg2 $2 Nf4+ 29. Kg3 Rxh3+ 30. Kxf4 Qf5#)
28... Kb8 29. Kxg2 Nf4+ 30. Kg3 Qxh3+ (30... Nh5+ 31. Kh2 Nf4 32. Kg3 $11 {
seria demasiado modesto...}) 31. Kxf4 Rxd6 $1 {con ataque decisiv.}) (27. Ne4
$5 {[%cal Ge4d6] Yudasin,L}) 27... Qb7 {[Con las demas figuras bien colocadas,
las negras siguen mover la dama, creando pequenas amenazas. Ahora por ejemplo
la idea seria Nh4.]} 28. Ng5 (28. Qe1 {seria bastante pasivo.}) 28... Rh4 (
28... Nxg5 {Yudasin,L} 29. Rxf4 Ne6 $5 (29... Rxh3 $2 30. Qg4+) (29... Qe7 $6 {
[%csl Re5]} 30. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 $1 (30... Ne6 $2 31. Nd6+ {[%cal Gd6c8,Gd6f7]}) (
30... Qxe5 31. Qg4+ (31. Nxg5 $2 Qxf4) 31... f5 32. Qxg5 Rh5 33. Qg3 $5 (33.
Qxg6 Qxf4 34. Qe6+ $1 Kb7 35. Qc6+ Ka7 36. Nxc5 $1 bxc5 37. Qxc5+ Kb7 38. Qc6+
Kb8 39. Qb6+ Kc8 40. Qa6+ Kb8 (40... Kd7 $2 41. Qb7+ $1 Ke6 (41... Qc7 42.
Rxd4+) 42. Re2+ Kf6 43. Qe7+ Kg6 44. Qxd8 $18) 41. Qb6+ $11) 33... fxe4 34.
Qg4+ Rf5 35. Rxe4) 31. Rxe4 Qe6 $15)) 29. Nxe6 fxe6 {[%cal Rf4h3,Gg6g4,Gd8f8,
Gf8h8]} 30. f3 Qe7 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Ge7g5]} 31. Ne2 Qg5 ({After} 31... g5 {
Yudasin,L} 32. Nxf4 gxf4 {is difficult to break through}) 32. Nxf4 Rxf4 33.
Rxf4 Qxf4 {[%csl Gd4,Re5] Yudasin: After these exchanges an advantage of Black
is not smaller,than it was before."e5" pawn is very weak and "d4" is strong
enough to decide the game. [Las blancas han conseguido por fin eliminar los
molestos caballos enemigos, pero con cada cambio aumenta la fuerza del peon
pasado.]} 34. Re2 $2 {[Con pocos minutos para alcanzar el control, Yegiazarian
se equivoca gravemente.]} (34. Qe2 {permitia resistir mas, aunque las negras
podrian continuar} Rd7 $1 {(con la amenaza 35...d3 36.Rxd3 Qxc4, clavando la
torre blanca, pero no directamente)} (34... d3 $2 35. Rxd3 Qxc4 $4 36. Rxd8+) (
34... Rh8 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gh8h5,Rh5e5] Yudasin,L}) 35. Kf2 (35. Qe4 Qxe4 36.
fxe4 d3 37. Kf2 Rd4 {con algo de ventaja.}) 35... Rf7) 34... d3 35. Re4 Qg5 36.
h4 $2 {[Un otro error, esta vez decisivo. Ahora las negras tendran una
posibilidad suplimentaria de abrir el juego. Como dijo mi contrincante despues
de la partida, en apuros de tiempo existe la tentacion de efectuar jugadas
"activas".]} Qh6 37. Kf2 d2 38. Ke2 g5 $1 $19 {[%csl Re2] Yudasin: After this
break Black wins simply.} 39. g3 (39. hxg5 $142 {Yudasin,L} Qxg5 40. Kf2 Kb8 $1
{and White in zugzwang.}) 39... gxh4 40. Rxh4 Qg5 {[%csl Re5,Rg3] Yudasin: The
rest is clear.} 41. Kf2 Qxe5 42. Re4 Qh5 43. Kg2 e5 {[No hay que darse prisa.
Con la dama en d1, las blancas no pueden emrender nada.]} 44. Rh4 Qf5 45. Rh1
Qd3 46. Rh4 Rf8 {[Con la amenaza Qxf3]} 47. Rh1 Kb8 $1 {[Para evitar cualquier
contrajuego basado en un jaque en g4.]} 48. Rf1 {[Las blancas no pueden
intentar]} (48. Qf1 Qxf1+ 49. Rxf1 {por} e4 50. f4 Rd8 51. Rd1 e3 52. Kf3 Rd3
53. Ke2 Rc3 54. f5 Kc7 55. g4 Kd6 56. g5 Rc1) 48... Rd8 49. Rh1 Qxc4 0-1

[Event "Andorra op 17th"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "1999.06.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mateo, Ramon"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1999.06.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 c6 5. Be3 b5 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. g4 Nb6 8. g5
Nfd7 (8... Nh5 $5) 9. h4 Bg7 10. h5 Rg8 11. f4 Qc7 12. a4 b4 13. Nd1 a5 14. Nf2
c5 (14... Ba6 $5 {עe8}) 15. Nf3 Bb7 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Bb5 (17. c3 $142) 17...
cxd4 18. Bxd4 O-O-O $15 19. Bxg7 Rxg7 20. b3 (20. Bxd7+ Nxd7 21. Nd4 Qb6 $15)
20... Nc5 21. Qe3 d5 $1 $17 22. O-O-O (22. e5 d4) 22... Rgg8 23. Rh7 (23. e5 d4
) (23. Ne5 dxe4 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Nxf7 Rf8 26. Ne5 Nd5 27. Qh3+ Kb8 $17) 23...
dxe4 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Ne5 Nd5 26. Qh3+ Kb8 27. Rh8 (27. Rxf7 e3 28. Nd1 Nxb3+
29. Kb2 Nd4 $19) 27... Nxb3+ 28. Qxb3 (28. Kb1 Nc3+ 29. Kb2 Nxb5 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8
31. axb5 (31. Kxb3 Qd5+ 32. Kb2 Qd4+ $19) 31... Qd4+ 32. Kxb3 Bd5+ 33. c4 bxc3+
$19) (28. Kb2 Qc3+ 29. Qxc3 bxc3+ $19) 28... Rxh8 29. Nxe4 Nc3 (29... Nc3 30.
Nxc3 Qxc3 $19) 0-1

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.12.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Florescu, Codrut Constantin"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. O-O-O
c6 $6 9. Be2 $1 {N} (9. f4 $6 Nxf4 10. Bxf4 gxf4 11. Nf3 (11. Qxf4 Bxd4) 11...
h5 12. Kb1 Bh6 13. e5 Bg4 14. exd6 Qxd6 $13) 9... Nxg3 10. hxg3 b5 (10... Nd7
11. f4 c5) 11. f4 b4 12. Nb1 gxf4 (12... Qb6 13. fxg5 c5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. gxh6
) 13. gxf4 Qb6 (13... Qa5 14. a3) 14. Rh5 $1 $16 {(), @} Be6 15. c4 bxc3 16.
Nxc3 a5 17. f5 (17. e5 $16) 17... Bc8 18. Nf3 Nd7 19. g4 Nf6 20. Rh4 c5 (20...
h5 21. g5 Ng4 22. Bc4 $1 (22. Rdh1 Nf2) 22... Qb4 23. Qe2 a4 24. a3 Qa5 25.
Rdh1 $16) 21. Bb5+ Kf8 22. e5 cxd4 23. exf6 (23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Bb7 25.
exf6 Bxf6 26. g5 $1 hxg5 27. Rxh8+ Bxh8 28. Rd3 $14) 23... Bxf6 24. Nd5 $2 (24.
Qf2 $1 Qc5 25. Nxd4 $16 e5 $2 26. fxe6 Qg5+ 27. Kb1 Qxh4 28. Qg2 Rb8 29. Nf5
Qg5 30. Qc6 $18) 24... Qc5+ 25. Qc2 Qxb5 $2 (25... Bxh4 26. Qxc5 (26. Nxh4 Qxb5
) 26... dxc5 27. Nxh4 Rb8 28. Bc4 Rg8 $15) 26. Nxf6 exf6 27. Nxd4 Qc5 28. Qxc5
dxc5 29. Ne2 $16 Bb7 30. Nf4 Rg8 31. Rd7 $2 $138 {=} (31. Nh5 Bf3 32. Rg1 Ra6
33. Rg3 Ba8 34. Rd3 Ke7 35. Rh2 $16 Rxg4 36. Re2+ Be4 37. Rde3 $18) (31. Rd7
Bf3 32. Rxh6 Rxg4 33. Rxf6 (33. Rh8+ Rg8 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Rc7 Rd8 36. Rxc5
Rd4 $132) 33... Rxf4 34. Rfxf7+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. e5 $5 {Frankly speaking, this early
attempt to force matters in the centre does not seem too logical. Black has
not done anything wrong to be punished in this way.} Nfd7 $5 {A flexible
retreat, in the spirit of the Alekhine Defence.} ({The main "equalising" line
for Black is supposed to be} 5... dxe5 6. dxe5 Ng4 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Rd1+ Bd7 9.
e6 fxe6 {, but Gashimov may have analysed something concrete here. I had this
many times with Black, and never felt in any kind of danger. With the king
between rooks and doubled pawns in the centre, the position bears some
similarity with the Berlin Spanish, but here Black is a pawn up!} 10. Bc4 (10.
Nf3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nc6 12. Bb5 Ke8 13. O-O Nge5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Rfe1 Bxb5 16.
Rxe5 Bd7 17. Bh6 Rd8 18. Rd3 Bc8 19. Ra5 a6 20. Rc5 c6 21. c4 $11 {Mela,B 
(2366)-Marin,M (2511)/Manresa 2004/CBM 102 ext (1/2, 43)}) 10... Ke8 11. Nf3 (
11. Nge2 Ne5 12. Bb3 Na6 13. Ne4 Nf7 14. Bc1 Nd6 15. N2c3 Bxc3+ 16. Nxc3 Nc5
$11 {Martinez,M-Marin,M World Chess Network rapid 2000}) 11... Nc6 12. O-O Nge5
13. Be2 (13. Nxe5 {Magem Badals,J (2535)-Chernin,A (2645)/New York 1998/CBM
064/[Yudasin,L] (1/2, 20)}) 13... Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Nd4 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Be4 Rxb2
17. Rb1 Rb6 $1 18. Be3 Kf7 $15 {Toledano Llinares,J (2380)-Marin,M (2545)/
Benasque 1998/EXT 2002 (0-1, 38)}) 6. f4 ({Many years ago, Vugar played} 6.
exd6 {but this cannot justify the early advance of the e-pawn.} cxd6 7. Nf3 Nf6
8. Bd3 O-O (8... Nbd7 $6 {is too committal.} 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 Re8 11. Rfe1 b6
12. Rad1 Bb7 13. Ne4 Rc8 14. c3 {Gashimov,V-Baimoldinov,A/St Lorenzo 1995/
Juniors (1-0, 41). White has reached some sort of Torre Attack position,
retaining some kingside pressure.}) 9. h3 {A first consequence of leaving the
h3-c8 diagonal free: White spends a tempo on preventing ...Bg4.} Nc6 $1 {
And now, the knight jumps to a more active square, threatening ...Nb4 and
provoking another pawn move.} 10. a3 h6 11. Be3 e5 12. Qd2 Qe7 13. d5 {Gulko,B
(2590)-Damljanovic,B (2505)/Tilburg 1994/CBM 044 (1/2, 38)} e4 $5 $132) 6...
O-O 7. Nf3 (7. h4 $5 {does not seem to be right:} dxe5 8. h5 exd4 9. Ne4 Nf6
10. hxg6 Qd5 ({It is not easy to find an attack for White after} 10... hxg6 11.
Qf3 Nc6 $17) 11. gxh7+ Kh8 12. Nf2 e5 $13 {Campora,D (2530)-Schwanek,C (2285)/
Buenos Aires 1986/EXT 2001 (1/2, 47)}) 7... Nb6 $1 {Although the break ...f6
is in the air, Ivanchuk does well developing his knights first.} (7... f6 8.
Bc4+ (8. exf6 exf6 9. Bh4 Nb6 10. Be2 Nc6 $6 (10... d5 $1 11. O-O Nc6 {
transposes to the main game.}) 11. d5 $1 Ne7 12. O-O Kh8 13. Qd2 $14 {Campora,
D (2503)-Alvarado,N (2318)/Decameron 2003/CBM 099 (1-0, 39)}) 8... Kh8 9. Bh4
$1 {Exchanging on e5 certainly looks risky with such active white bishops,
while after} Nb6 10. Bb3 d5 11. O-O $14 {Mateus,M (2127)-Gutierrez Castillo,J 
(2283) Cali 2007 (0-1, 42). White retained a stable space advantage.}) 8. Be2
Nc6 ({I do not understand the idea behind} 8... Be6 {Black reverses the normal
course of development (knights and then bishops) and places the bishop on an
exposed square.} 9. O-O (9. d5 Bg4) 9... dxe5 10. fxe5 c5 11. dxc5 N6d7 12. Nd4
Nc6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Rxf8+ Nxf8 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Rd1 $14 {Ma,Q (2447)-Li,C 
(2669)/Hefei 2011/CBM 143 Extra (1/2, 64)}) 9. O-O ({It is impossible to trap
the knight after} 9. d5 Na5 {for instance} 10. O-O (10. Qd4 {[%cal Gb2b4]} c5
$1) 10... c6 $132) ({Taking into account the ulterior course of the game,} 9.
Bh4 $5 {deserves attention.} Bh6 (9... f6 $6 10. d5 $1) (9... Nb4 $5 {[%csl
Ge3,Gf4][%cal Gb4d5] may be the simplest, though.}) 10. d5 (10. Bg3 dxe5 11.
dxe5 Nb4 $132) 10... Nb8 (10... Na5 11. Qd4 c5 12. Qe3 $14) 11. Qd4 (11. O-O c6
) 11... c6 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Ne4 Qxf4 14. Bxe7 Nxd5 $1 15. Bxf8 Bxf8 $44) 9...
f6 10. exf6 ({After} 10. Bh4 dxe5 11. fxe5 fxe5 12. dxe5 {Black is not forced
to take on e5, which would leave him slightly underdeveloped, but he can play
the simple} Bf5 $132) 10... exf6 11. Bh4 d5 {White's early attack has resulted
in weaknesses along the e-file. There should be a way to maintain equality,
but Black's position looks more pleasant already.} 12. Ne1 $146 (12. a4 a5 13.
Re1 Ne7 14. Bd3 c6 15. Qe2 Nf5 $15 {Garcia Guerrero,I (2156)-Tristan,L (2412)/
Montevideo 2009/CBM 132 Extra (0-1, 47)}) 12... Ne7 13. g4 {White's last two
moves make an odd impression. Clearly, Vugar wanted to prevent ...Nf5-d6, but
he weakened his position even more.} Nc4 $15 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. Ng2 b5 $1 {
Having achieved a favourable strategic position, Ivanchuk starts fighting for
the light squares very energetically.} 16. Nxb5 Rb8 17. Nc3 Rxb2 18. Na4 $6 {
This causes White to lose his cordination completely.} (18. Ne3 Qd7 19. Qd2 (
19. Nxc4 Rb4 $17) 19... f5 $36 {[%csl Gd4]}) 18... Rb4 $17 {It is difficult to
draw a line between -/+ and -+. It will take just a few moves before White
will be with all certainty lost.} 19. Nc5 (19. c3 {drops a pawn to} Bxg4 $1 20.
Qxg4 Rxa4) 19... c3 20. Qe2 Nc6 21. a3 Re8 22. Qxe8+ {Desperation.} Qxe8 23.
axb4 Bxg4 24. Bf2 Qd8 25. Nb3 Nxb4 26. Rxa7 Nxc2 27. Rc1 Qb8 28. Ra2 Nb4 29.
Ra4 Nd5 30. Nc5 Bf8 31. Rca1 c2 32. Nd3 Qb5 33. Nc1 Bh3 34. Ra5 Qc4 35. R1a4
Qc3 0-1

[Event "Biel GM 42nd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2009.07.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2009.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 (4... c6 {is an important alternative,
aiming to discourage the plan based on Qd2 and Bh6.}) 5. Qd2 c6 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7.
Qxh6 Qa5 8. Bd3 c5 9. Nge2 {'is not too dangerous.'} ({Since Black can play ...
cxd4 anyway, the only reason I see for White's last move is that in the event
of} 9. Nf3 {he was worried about} Bg4 {This has been played only once so far.}
10. dxc5 {This is the critical continuation.} (10. O-O-O Nc6 11. d5 Bxf3 12.
gxf3 Nd4 13. f4 O-O-O $13 {was entirely satisfactory for Black in Kupreichik,V
(2560)-Cuijpers,F (2425)/Germany 1993/GER-chT2 (0-1, 67)}) 10... Bxf3 (10...
Qxc5 11. Ng5 $1 Nc6 12. O-O {leaves Black with problems finding a safe
location for his king.}) 11. Bb5+ $1 {An important intermediate move, cutting
the queen's access to c5.} Nbd7 12. gxf3 Qb4 13. Qe3 Qxc5 ({Black does not
seem to get sufficient compensation for the pawn if he insists avoiding to
occupy the c5-square with a pawn:} 13... Rc8 14. cxd6 Qxb2 15. Kd2 Qb4 16. dxe7
$14) 14. Qxc5 dxc5 15. e5 $5 (15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. f4 Nh5 {[%csl Gf4] looks
safe for Black}) 15... a6 $1 16. exf6 (16. Ba4 Nh5) 16... axb5 17. fxe7 Kxe7
18. O-O-O Rhd8 19. Rhe1+ Kf8 {White is slightly better developed, but Black's
better structure and the activity of his queen's rook along the a-file may
keep the balance even.}) ({In the comments to the game Lupulescu,C (2558)
-Nikolic,P (2674)/Plovdiv 2008/CBM 124/[Marin,M] (1-0, 39) I mentioned that I
find} 9. d5 $1 {quite annoying for Black. Since in that game another variation
had been actually played, I insert here the analysis:} Nbd7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxb5
Rb8 12. Bxd7+ ({My opponent effectuated this move after 45 minutes of thought.
I understood that he was considering including the moves} 12. a4 $4 {12...a6??
before playing 13.Bxd7. Later, I was to find out that this line had been
recommended in the Informator. I expected his move with anxiety, since I had
noticed immediately that} Rxb5 $1 {wins a piece, because of the double pin. My
young opponent could not contain his laughter when I showed him this resource
after the game. He had rejected 12.a4 on general ground...}) 12... Bxd7 13.
O-O-O $6 ({Later, I failed to find an adequate answer after} 13. O-O $1 {
, for instance} Rxb2 14. Nd1 Rxc2 15. Ne3 $16 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ge4e5] Since
Nikolic had not faced 9.d5 so far, it would be nice to guess what he had in
mind against it.}) 13... Rxb2 $6 (13... Qb4 $1 $132) 14. Kxb2 Qb4+ 15. Kc1 Qxc3
16. Qe3 $1 $16 {Nguyen Anh Dung (2465)-Marin,M (2545)/Calcutta 1997/CBM 056
ext (1/2-1/2, 42)}) 9... Nc6 $5 ({Black avoids releasing the tension with} 9...
cxd4 10. Nxd4 {, which has been discussed in the notes to the aforementioned
game briefly.} Nc6 $1 (10... Qb6 $6 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. Bb5 a6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14.
Rhe1 Rb8 15. b3 Qc5 16. Kb2 Bd7 17. e5 $36 {Willemze,J (2422)-Nikolic,P (2671)/
Amsterdam 2004/CBM 101 ext (1/2-1/2, 55)}) 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Qg7 Rf8
14. exd5 Ne5 15. O-O h5 16. Kh1 Bd7 $13 {Bunzmann,D (2596)-Nikolic,P (2641)/
Germany 1999/EXT 2000 (0-1, 28). Black has a strategically nice position and
maintains the possibility of evacuating his king to the other wing, while the
white queen is somewhat misplaced behind the black pawns.}) 10. d5 Ne5 {
Black's minor pieces are much more at ease than their white counterparts. The
threat of ...c4 is very strong.} 11. Bb5+ (11. f4 $2 {leads to complications
favouring Black:} Neg4 12. Qh4 (12. Qg7 $2 {leaves the queen trapped after} Rg8
13. Bb5+ Kd8 $1 14. Qxf7 Nh6) 12... c4 $1 13. Bxc4 Ne3 {[%cal Ge3c4,Ge3g2]} 14.
Bb5+ $8 Kd8 15. Kd2 Nxg2 16. Qh6 Nxe4+ $17) (11. Qd2 {is a safe move, but its
main drawback is that it allows Black to castle.} O-O $6 (11... c4 $1 12. f4
Nxd3+ 13. cxd3 cxd3 14. Qxd3 O-O 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. O-O Rac8 $11) 12. f4 Nxd3+ 13.
cxd3 b5 14. O-O b4 15. Nd1 c4 16. dxc4 Nxe4 17. Qd4 Qc5 18. Ne3 Qxd4 19. Nxd4
$14 {Van der Wiel,J (2570)-Tjiam,D (2295)/Netherlands 1995/EXT 1999 (1-0, 53)})
11... Kd8 $1 $146 {Black prefers to give p the right to castle, rather than
spoil his minor piece coordination.} (11... Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Nexd7 13. O-O O-O-O
14. a3 Kb8 {Meyer,F (2368)-Engelbert,C (2213)/Hamburg 2004/CBM 100 ext (1-0,
50)} 15. b4 $36) 12. Ng3 $2 {This move is mistaken because of far from obvious
reasons.} (12. f4 $2 {is wrong because of} Neg4 $17 {, when} 13. Qg7 $2 Rg8 14.
Qxf7 Nh6 $19 {transposes to a line mentioned above.}) (12. h3 {is solid,
possibly leading to a draw after} a6 13. f4 Nf3+ 14. gxf3 axb5 15. Qg7 ({
Against other moves, Black would be doing better than in the game. Having
spared (at least temporarily), the move ...c4, he can prevent Caruana's
regrouping.} 15. O-O b4 16. Nd1 Nh5 $15) (15. Ng3 b4 16. Nce2 b3+ $132 {
Black has managed to open the queenside, with strong counterplay.}) 15... Rg8
16. Qxf7 Bd7 {Black threatens to trap the queen with 17...Be8 18.Qe6 Rf8!
followed by ...Bd7.} 17. e5 $1 Be8 18. Qe6 Bd7 $11) ({Personally, I would be
worried about the regrouping move} 12. Qd2 {, for instance} Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qxb5
14. O-O $44 {Black's structure is solid, but with his king in the centre he is
in permanent danger.}) 12... c4 $1 {[%cal Ga7a6]} 13. h3 ({It is too late for} 
13. Qd2 a6 14. f4 axb5 15. fxe5 dxe5 {White has no obvious way to shake
Black's stability on the dark squares:} 16. Qg5 b4 17. Nce2 b3+ 18. Nc3 bxc2
19. d6 Ra6 20. dxe7+ Kxe7 21. O-O h6 22. Nd5+ $2 Qxd5 $1 $19) 13... a6 {
(?) The only problem with this generally good move is that it misses an
immediate win.} (13... g5 $3 {prevents f4, renewing the threat of ...a6, while
after} 14. Qxg5 (14. h4 g4 $19) 14... a6 15. f4 Ng6 {[%cal Gh7h6] the threat
to trap the queen with ...h6 leaves White a piece down.} 16. f5 Ne5 $19) 14. f4
Nf3+ $1 ({Black's position is more dangerous after} 14... axb5 15. fxe5 b4 16.
Qg7 Re8 (16... Rg8 $2 17. exf6 $3 Rxg7 18. fxg7) 17. exf6 bxc3 18. fxe7+ Rxe7
19. bxc3 Qc5 20. Ke2) 15. gxf3 axb5 16. O-O b4 17. Nce2 Qc5+ 18. Kg2 Bd7 {
The position is quite unusual. Strategically, Black can be very satisfied, but
his king does not enjoy complete safety yet.} 19. c3 {White needs to activate
his e2-knight.} (19. Qg7 $2 Rg8 20. Qxf7 $2 Be8 21. Qe6 Rf8 $1 $19) 19... bxc3
{Maybe Black should not have allowed his opponent to solve the knight's
problem so easily.} ({He may have done better to play one of the useful moves
he played in the next phase of the game.} 19... Rg8 $5 20. cxb4 Qxb4 $132) 20.
Nxc3 $1 (20. bxc3 Rg8 $15 {[%cal Gf6h5]}) 20... b5 (20... Kc7 $5) 21. a3 {
White intends to build up his attack in a slow, gradual, manner.} ({He could
have started active operations immediately, but the result would not have been
entirely clear.} 21. e5 $5 Nxd5 (21... dxe5 22. Nge4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 $36) 22.
Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Rad1 Qe6 24. exd6 exd6 25. Ne4 $44) 21... Kc7 22. Rad1 (22. e5 {
does not work anymore.} Nxd5 23. Nxd5+ Qxd5 24. Rad1 Qc6 25. exd6+ exd6 26. Ne4
d5 {(If we compare with the previous line, the king has evacuated the
d8-square, avoiding Qg5+)} 27. Nc3 Be6 $17) 22... Rhg8 $5 {A very interesting
way to generate counterplay. Apparently, the rook is not doing much on g8, but
more about that later...} 23. e5 Nh5 $1 {Enabled by the previous move.} 24.
Rfe1 $1 {A strong move, completing the development. The only defect of White's
position is the presence of doubled pawns, but it requires very deep insight
on Black's part to take advantage of it.} (24. Nce4 $2 Qe3 $1 $17) (24. Nxh5 $2
gxh5+ 25. Kh2 (25. Kh1 Rg3 26. Ne4 Rxh3+ 27. Kg2 Rg8+ 28. Ng5 Qe3 $19) 25...
Rg6 26. Qxh5 Rag8 27. Rde1 (27. Ne4 Qe3 $19) 27... Qd4 $19) 24... g5 $3 {
Really original and the only logical consequence of Black's previous moves.}
25. exd6+ $5 {This exchange may seem like a premature concession, but
weakening the d6-square makes sense in view of a tactical detail revealed
slightly later.} (25. fxg5 $2 Nf4+ 26. Kh1 Qf2 $19 27. exd6+ Kb7 $1 28. Rg1
Qxf3+ 29. Kh2 Qf2+ 30. Kh1 Bxh3 $19) (25. Qxh5 {has equal merits with the game
continuation.} gxf4 26. Nce4 Rxg3+ 27. Kh1 $1 (27. Nxg3 $2 Rg8 28. exd6+ exd6
29. Re2 Rxg3+ 30. Kh2 Rxh3+ 31. Qxh3 Bxh3 32. Kxh3 Kb6 $17) (27. Kh2 $6 Qb6 28.
Qxf7 (28. Nxg3 Qf2+ 29. Kh1 fxg3 $19) 28... Rxh3+ 29. Kg2 Rh6 30. e6 Rg6+ 31.
Kh3 Rag8 32. Qxf4 Be8 $40) 27... Rxh3+ 28. Qxh3 Bxh3 29. Nxc5 dxc5 {Black
seems to have sufficient compensation for the exchange. His queenside majority
may become threatening.} 30. Re4 Bf5 31. Rxf4 Bg6 {[%cal Gc4c3]} 32. Rc1 Rd8
33. Rd1 Ra8 $44) (25. Nxh5 Rg6 {may transpose to the game.}) 25... exd6 26.
Nxh5 $6 ({The only way to justify the previous exchange would be} 26. fxg5 Nf4+
27. Kh1 {I assume that this had been Caruana's first intention, but then he
noticed that Black disposes over another fantastic pawn move:} f5 $3 {It is
difficult to exhaust the position, but it seems that a draw by perpetual 
(against either of the kings!) is the most likely result. Did Caruana fear
that Black would have more than a draw in the following variations, or did he
overestimate his position and play for a win?} ({Black's problem is that} 27...
Qf2 $2 {is impossible because of} 28. Qxd6+ $1 $16 {With ...f5!! Black takes
the e4-square under control, renewing the threat of ...Qf2}) ({Another line in
which the control of the e4-square is important goes} 27... Rg6 $6 28. Qh4 {
[%csl Gf4]} Nxh3 29. Nce4 $14 {White has avoided the immediate threats and
maintains excellent coordination.}) 28. Qh4 ({In the event of} 28. gxf6 $2 {
, apart from simply capturing on g3, Black can play} Qf2 29. Qxf4 Rxg3 30.
Qxd6+ Kc8 $1 $19 {checks have come to an end and White has to give up his
queen in order to avoid mate.}) (28. Re7 Qf2 29. Rxd7+ (29. Nxb5+ Kc8 $1 30.
Nxd6+ Kb8 $1 {White has exhausted checks and time has come to think about his
own defence.} 31. Rg1 $8 Qxf3+ $11) 29... Kc8 $1 30. Rg1 Qxf3+ $11) (28. Nh5
Nxh3 29. Re7 Nf2+ 30. Kh2 Nxd1 31. Rxd7+ Kxd7 32. Qxh7+ Kc8 33. Qxg8+ Kb7 34.
Qf7+ Kb6 35. Nxd1 Qd4 36. Qe6 Qxd1 37. Qxd6+ Ka5 38. Qb4+ Kb6 39. Nf6 {White
still has some hopes to get with his king out of the perpetual check net. In
order to avoid that, Black only has to prevent Kf4, for instance} Qe2+ 40. Kg3
Qe5+ $1 $11 {(this can be achieved in other ways, too).}) (28. Rd2 $6 {gives
up the control of the e-file after} Rae8 $1 $36) 28... Ng6 (28... Nd3 $6 29.
Re7 $36 Nf2+ $6 30. Kg2 Nxd1 31. Rxd7+ $1 {wins, because, if compared to the
line starting with 28.Nh5 above, the white king is better defended and no
perpetual is possible any more.} Kxd7 32. Qxh7+ Kc8 33. Qxg8+ Kb7 34. Qf7+ Kb6
35. Nxd1 Qd4 36. Nc3 Qd2+ 37. Nce2) 29. Qxh7 ({White fails to consolidate after
} 29. Qd4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Ne5 31. Kg2 Nd3 $15 {[%cal Gg8g5]}) 29... Qf2 30. Nxb5+
Kb6 31. Qxd7 Qxf3+ $11) 26... Rg6 27. Ne4 $2 ({White would have maintained
excellent saving chances after} 27. Qxh7 gxf4+ 28. Qxg6 fxg6 29. Nxf4 $15 {
with a stable position.}) 27... Rxh6 28. Nxc5 dxc5 29. Ng3 gxf4 30. Ne2 Kd6 $17
{/-+ The rest is relatively easy.} 31. Nxf4 Rg8+ 32. Kf2 Rh4 33. Ng2 Rxh3 34.
Rh1 Rgg3 35. Rxh3 Rxh3 36. Re1 h5 37. Re4 Rh1 38. a4 Rb1 39. axb5 Rxb2+ 40. Kg3
c3 41. Ne3 Bxb5 {A very interesting game, featuring unexpected tactical
nuances and great fighting spirit on both sides.} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 64th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2011.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {It would have been interesting to make bets during the first few moves,
regarding which opening will actually be played. After each move, the
expectations will change drastically, as we will see.} d6 {So, Kramnik invites
his opponent to the Pirc, an opening that he has included in his repertoire
just a few years ago.} 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 {White prefers to threaten with a
transposition to the Sämisch King's Indian, after c4 and Nc3.} c5 {Declining
the offer and launching a new invitation to the Benoni!} ({I must confess that
recently I got tricked by this move order. I played} 3... g6 4. Be3 Nbd7 {
, being ready for either the Pirc or the KI, but then got out of my
preparation rather soon.} 5. Qd2 $1 {Inviting Black to define his intentions.}
({I was ready for} 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qd2 c5 {, which I had studied with
a pupil of mine some time ago.}) 5... c6 ({In the Pirc, I do not tend to
develop the bishop too soon:} 5... Bg7 6. Nc3 {followed by Bh6.}) 6. c4 (6. Nc3
b5 {was my last hope.}) 6... a6 7. Nc3 e5 8. O-O-O {Perez Mitjans,O (2452)
-Marin,M (2548) Barcelona 2011 (1-0, 42). Finally, I got trapped in a
variation that I had never studied and eventually lost.}) 4. Ne2 {After all
probabilities, it will now become a Sicilian English Attack.} (4. d5 {may
transpose to a Benoni, although some deviations are possible:} g6 (4... e6 5.
c4 b5 {Dreev,A (2676)-Saldano Dayer,H (2414)/Chalkidiki 2002/CBM 092/[Erenburg]
(1-0, 31)}) 5. c4 Bg7 6. Ne2 O-O 7. Nec3 e6 {Sadler,M (2667)-Tkachiev,V (2634)/
Enghien les Bains 1999/CBM 070/[Tsesarsky] (0-1, 44). The position looks like
a Benoni, but the disposition of White's knights is slightly different.}) (4.
c3 {would lead to an Alapin Sicilian! One interesting way to fight for the
initiative is} e6 (4... cxd4 5. cxd4 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nge2 e5 9. d5
Nbd7 10. Be3 {unexpectedely leads to a genuine Sämisch KI!! Usually, the
exchange of the c-pawns takes place after d4-d5, ...c6xd5, as happened in some
of Kasparov's games.}) 5. dxc5 d5 $5 {Shibut,M (2336)-Khachian,M (2473)/
Minneapolis 2005/CBM 107/[Rogozenko] (0-1, 22)}) 4... e6 5. Be3 {Renewing the
invitation to a Sicilian.} (5. dxc5 Qa5+ 6. Nbc3 dxc5 (6... Qxc5 $5 7. Nd4 a6
8. Be3 {leads to a Scheveningen in which Black may wonder why he had developed
his queen so soon.}) 7. Be3 a6 8. g3 Be7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Rd8 11. Qe1 Nc6 12.
Kh1 Qc7 13. f4 b6 14. h3 Bb7 $13 {Kurnosov,I (2419)-Zablotsky,S (2381)/
Vladimir 2002/CBM 087 ext (1-0, 40)}) 5... d5 $5 $146 {A new possibility pops
up: the French!} 6. dxc5 {Finally, the game takes an independent course. The
game belongs to B07. In other words, it is a Pirc, as I had announced a long
time ago!} (6. e5 Nfd7 7. f4 Nc6 {looks nice for Black. White's minor pieces
are far from optimally placed for the French structure.}) 6... Nbd7 {The
players are not too interested in solving the pawn tensions at this stage of
the game. Development is more important.} 7. Nbc3 (7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Bd4 Bxc5 $11
9. Bxg7 $2 Qb6 $40) 7... dxe4 8. b4 b6 $5 {Very sharp.} ({He could have
carried out a similar break under less complicated circumstances with:} 8... a5
9. a3 exf3 10. gxf3 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Qxa1 b6 $132 13. c6 $2 Ne5 $17) 9.
c6 Bxb4 $1 10. cxd7+ Bxd7 $44 {At the cost of a piece, Black has obtained the
freer development and the possibility of taking the king to a safe place.
White will remain underdeveloped for almost all the rest of the game and his
king will be under permanent attack.} 11. a3 Ba5 12. Qd4 Qe7 13. fxe4 e5 {
Somehow, the central structure ressembles the Sicilian now, but maybe it is
now too late to speak about the opening.} 14. Qd3 O-O 15. Bg5 Rac8 16. Bxf6
Qxf6 $1 17. O-O-O (17. Qxd7 Qh4+ 18. g3 Qxe4 {[%cal Ga5c3]} 19. O-O-O Qxh1 $17)
17... Be6 18. Nd5 {The most natural way to try getting developed. Otherwise,
the knights would have remained immobile.} Bxd5 19. exd5 e4 $1 {[%cal Gf6a1] /
\ 20...Qa1#} 20. Qd4 (20. Qb3 Qa1+ 21. Qb1 Qxa3+ 22. Qb2 Qc5 $40) 20... Qd6 21.
h4 $6 {After giving up his a3-pawn, White's material advantage will become
almost insignificant, while his king will be even more exposed.} (21. Kb2 {
was necessary, although Black would have good play anyway:} Rfe8 22. h4 b5 $44
{[%cal Gc8c4,Gb5b4,Ga5b6,Gb6c5]}) 21... Qxa3+ 22. Qb2 Qc5 $40 23. Rh3 {The
counterattack initiated by this move is too slow.} (23. h5 $5 {[%cal Gh5h6]
may cause a bit more confusion.} h6 24. Rh4 f5) 23... e3 24. Rg3 Bd2+ 25. Kb1
g6 26. h5 Rfe8 $1 {Anticipating the threats with developing moves.} 27. hxg6 (
27. h6 Re5 $1 {[%csl Gc2]}) 27... hxg6 28. Rh3 Re5 $1 $15 {[%cal Gc5d5]} 29.
Nc1 Bc3 30. Qb3 $2 (30. Qa2 Re4 31. Nb3 Rb4 32. Ba6 Rc7 $40 {/\...b5, ...Ra4})
30... Re4 $19 31. Na2 (31. Qa2 Rb4+ 32. Nb3 a5 $19) 31... Qa5 32. Ba6 Rb4 33.
Bxc8 Rxb3+ 34. cxb3 e2 35. Nxc3 Qxc3 $1 {An imaginative attacking game,
reminding us of Kramnik's youth, when he frequently played the sharp lines of
the Rauzer Sicilian.} 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2012.11.06"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2012.11.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Foment Martinenc"]
[BlackTeam "Gros Xake Taldea"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 {I had spent for preparing this game considerably more time than usual:
about two hours. This was not only a form of implicit respect for the former
World Champion, but also a normal reaction to his wide opening repertoire.} g6
{But this took me out of the book already! After a one-minute hesitation, I
decided to try a transposition to the Torre Attack, which I had examined in
three succesive articles.} 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e4 ({The standard Torre Atack move
order would be} 3. Bg5 {, but I wanted to avoid the ...d7-d5 systems. Later, I
found a new confirmation of the rule that there is no such thing as the
perfect move order.}) 3... d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
e5 {By now, I understood that I risked being caught in an unfavourable line,
since I had developed my light-squared bishop before Black had chosen between
6...c5, 6...Nbd7 and 6...Nc6.} 9. Na3 $5 {My first serious over-the-board
decision. I developed the knight without obstructing the d-file.} ({My problem
was that after} 9. Nbd2 g5 (9... exd4 10. Nxd4) 10. Bg3 g4 11. dxe5 ({I
vaguely knew that sacrificing the pawn does not offer enough compensation.
Actually, I had illustrated this with} 11. Ne1 exd4 12. cxd4 Nxd4 {Motylev,A 
(2674)-Korotkjevich,S (2349) Mainz 2008 (1-0 105)}) 11... dxe5 {two of my
minor pieces were hanging, forcing} 12. Ne1 $8 {, when I could not find an
advantage for White. Later, I discovered that this had been my conclusion in
the article for CBM 149.}) 9... Bg4 {A logical reaction. With the queen's
knight on d2, it would be pointless, since White could reply with 10.h3.} 10.
Nc2 Qe8 {A standard manoeuvre, unpinning the f6-knight and putting pressure on
e4.} 11. Re1 $146 {Curiously, this natural move (which I played automatically),
proved to be a novelty.} (11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Bg7 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Qe2 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Qe6 $11 {Sargissian,G (2290)-Zaichik,G (2505) Panormo
1998 (1/2, 50)}) (11. h3 Bd7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Ne3 exd4 14. Nd5 Qd8 $15 {
Stratil,L (2320)-Karlik,V (2310) Trnava 1986 (1-0, 23)}) 11... exd4 {Strictly
speaking, this may be considered a concession, but Ponomariov rightly thought
that with the bishop on g4 he could not tolerate the positional threat for too
long.} (11... Nd7 12. d5 Ne7 13. Ne3 $14 {ץg4}) (11... Nh5 12. Rc1 $5 Rc8 13.
d5 Ne7 14. Ne3 Bd7 15. c4 $36) 12. cxd4 Nd7 {Ponomariov criticised this move} (
{and suggested} 12... Nh5 {instead. However, things are not entirely clear:}
13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Bb5 $5 {/^b5-e8, פh5} g5 (14... a6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. e5 $5
dxe5 17. h3 $36) 15. Bg3 a6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. e5 Nxg3 18. hxg3 $36) 13. Rc1 $5
{An indirect form of defending the d4-pawn with a developing move, which I had
seen in the game Jussupow-McNab, Oviedo 1993, which I analysed in the
aforementioned article.} Rc8 {A small achievement for White, since the c1-rook
is more active than its counterpart.} (13... Nxd4 14. Ncxd4 Bxd4 15. Rxc7 $14)
(13... Bxd4 14. Ncxd4 Nxd4 15. Rxc7 Ne5 16. Be2 $14 {עg8}) 14. Bb5 {The only
way to keep the central pawns compact.} Bxf3 $6 {Black will not be able to
take advantage of the kingside weaknesses, while the bishop pair will make
itself felt. Ponomariov confessed that he had overlooked my 16th move.} (14...
a6 {is somewhat better, but after} 15. Bf1 $14 {there is no obvious way for
Black to get counterplay.}) 15. gxf3 a6 16. Bf1 $1 $16 {[%cal Gf1h3,Gf3f4] /
\f4, e5} Nd8 $5 {/\...Ne6-d4} 17. f4 {I consider this and the next two moves
as the most natural from a human point of view, but the computer's
alternatives are quite good as well.} (17. Ne3 $5 Ne6 18. Nf5 $16) 17... c5 (
17... Ne6 18. f5 $40) 18. d5 (18. Ne3 Bxd4 19. Nf5 $36 {ףe8}) 18... Bxb2 19.
Rb1 Bg7 20. Bh3 $5 (20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 g5 (21... Nxe5 22. Bg3 $1 {/\f4. I
underestimated this move} ({and was put off by the fact that} 22. f4 {is met by
} Qa4 $1)) 22. Bg3 Bxe5 23. Qh5 $36) 20... f6 {Still, if Black needs to defend
this way, it means that my last three moves were not that bad.} (20... b5 21.
e5 $40) 21. a4 $16 Rc7 (21... c4 22. Nd4 $16) 22. Bg3 {><d6} Qe7 23. Ne3 ({
The immediate occupation of the e6-square was possible one move earlier than
it took place in the game:} 23. Be6+ $5 Kh8 (23... Nxe6 24. dxe6 Qxe6 25. f5
$18 {/\Bxd6}) 24. f5 g5 25. a5 c4 $140 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. Nd4 $16) 23... c4 $8
24. Be6+ $1 Kh8 (24... Nxe6 25. dxe6 Qxe6 26. f5 $18 {/\Bxd6}) 25. f5 g5 {
Black is awfully passive, but hopes to improve his position while White
regroups for retrieving the pawn.} 26. Qe2 c3 27. Rec1 Nf7 28. Nc4 ({I was
reluctant to part with my active bishop, but the most direct path to a clear
advantage might have been:} 28. Bxf7 Rxf7 29. Nc4 Ne5 30. Rxc3 $16) 28... Nfe5
29. Rxc3 Nc5 30. a5 Na4 31. Bxe5 (31. Rc2 Nxc4 32. Rxc4 Nc3) 31... fxe5 32. Rc2
Rd8 33. Rbc1 Nc5 {By this moment, I had started experiencing some slight time
trouble and losing the thread.} 34. Qe3 Bf8 35. Nb6 {/\Na4} Qe8 36. Qe2 $138
Rg7 $138 {More than 20 years ago, I happened to get familiar with Petrosian's
games. Immediately after that, I started sacrificing exchanges whenever given
a chance, much to the astonishment of my team mates. In those happy years, I
would not have missed the opportunity to sacrifice on c5, neither now nor on
the next move.} 37. Rb1 $6 (37. Rxc5 $1 dxc5 38. Nc4 {(/\Nxe5 +-)} Qb5 39. Qc2
Bd6 40. f6 Rg6 41. f7 Rf6 42. Rb1 $18 {ףb5}) 37... g4 38. f6 $2 (38. Rxc5 dxc5
39. Nc4 $18) 38... Rg6 39. Bf5 Rg5 40. Kh1 Qf7 41. Bxg4 Qxf6 (41... Qxf6 42.
Rc3 Be7 43. Bf5 Rdg8 44. Rg3 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Re1 e5 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 g5 $5 {In this positional variation of the Modern Opening, Black
usually refrains from weakening the f5- and h5-squares at such an early stage
of the game.} ({Mamedyarov had pleasant memories after} 9... b6 {, which is
supposed to be the main line:} 10. a4 a6 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nc4 Qe8
14. b4 Nh5 15. Ne3 (15. Qc2 Nf4 16. Bf1 f5 17. Nfd2 Ne6 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f3
Qg6 20. Bg3 {Black has a nice development of pieces, but the weakness of the
e5-pawn invites him to concrete action.} e4 $5 21. fxe4 f4 22. Bf2 Ng5 23. Kh1
Rae8 $44 {Black has strong compensation for the sacrificed pawn, although in
the game Supatashvili,K (2469)-Izoria,Z (2466)/Tbilisi 2001/EXT 2004 (1-0, 44)
White managed to repel the attack.}) 15... Nf4 16. Bb1 Rd8 {(??)This cannot
have been played.} (16... Nf6 17. Nc4 Rd8 {might be the correct move order.})
17. Nc4 Nf6 18. Qc1 g5 19. Bg3 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Qc6 22. Qc2 f5 $132
{Sokolov,I (2670)-Mamedyarov,S (2728)/Hoogeveen 2006/CBM 115 (0-1, 32)}) 10.
Bg3 Nh5 11. Nbd2 (11. dxe5 dxe5 {Now, White gets some chances to stabilise the
position, although Black has his trumps, too.} (11... Nxg3 $5 12. hxg3 g4 13.
Nd4 Nxe5 $132 {is an important alternative, leaving the g7-bishop alive.}) 12.
Na3 Nf4 13. Bc2 Nb6 {[%csl Ga3]} 14. Bxf4 gxf4 {[%csl Gg7]} (14... exf4 15. e5
Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Bg4 $132) 15. Qe2 Bg4 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. h3 Bd7 18. Kh2 Rad8 19.
Bb3 a6 20. g3 Na4 $13 {Fritz,R (2360)-Beim,V (2540)/Schwaebisch Gmuend 1995/
CBM 045 ext (0-1, 27)}) (11. Nxe5 $6 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 (12. Qxh5 $2 Bg4 {or 12...
Nxd3}) 12... dxe5 13. Qxh5 exd4 14. Qe2 Re8 15. cxd4 Qxd4 16. Nc3 c6 17. Rad1
Qe5 18. Bc4 b5 19. Bb3 a5 $15 {Goeke,B-Stadtmueller,H (2210)/Germany 1995/GER 
(0-1, 41)}) 11... exd4 (11... Nxg3 12. hxg3 Re8 (12... g4 13. Nh4 exd4 14. cxd4
Bxd4 15. Nf5 {[%csl Gg8]}) 13. Nc4 Nf8 14. Ne3 $14 {Petrovitch,I-Bonnafous,N/
Mureck 1998/CBM 065 ext (1-0, 38)}) 12. Nxd4 (12. cxd4 {[%csl Gd4]} Nxg3 13.
hxg3 c5 $132 {[%csl Gg7]}) 12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 Ne5 14. Bc2 Re8 {Optically,
Black has a nice position. However, the stability of the e5-knight is only
relative, while the weakness of the f5-square could become a telling factor in
the future.} 15. Nf1 {[%cal Yf1e3,Ye3f5]} (15. f4 Bg4 16. Qc1 Ng6 17. N2f3 Qf6
$132) 15... Bg4 {A very concrete treatment of the position.} (15... c6 16. Ne3
$14 {[%cal Ye3f5]}) 16. f3 {A necessary weakening move.} (16. Qd2 Nc4 17. Qc1
c5 $132) 16... c5 $1 (16... Bd7 17. Ne3 $14) 17. Nf5 {Giving up the intention
of consolidating a knight on this square.} ({The consequences of} 17. Nb5 {
are far from clear:} Qb6 18. a4 (18. Nxd6 Red8 $17) 18... Be6 19. Qxd6 Nc6 {
[%csl Yd6]} 20. f4 (20. Qc7 Qa6 {[%csl Gc7][%cal Ye8e7,Ya8d8,Yg7e5]}) 20... Re7
21. Qd2 Rd8 22. Qf2 a6 23. f5 (23. Na3 Qxb2) 23... axb5 24. f6 Red7 25. fxg7
Ne5 $13 {[%csl Ge5]}) 17... Bxf5 18. exf5 Qb6 19. Rb1 Nd7 $5 {In order to
achieve absolute stability on dark squares, the knight needs to be transferred
to f6.} 20. Ne3 c4 21. Qd2 Nf6 22. Kh2 Qc5 $11 {Black has a solid position and
good development, which entitles him to look into the future with optimism.}
23. b3 cxb3 24. Bxb3 Re5 25. Nc4 Rd5 26. Qe3 Qc6 27. Rbd1 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 d5 29.
Ne5 Qc7 30. Ng4 h5 31. Nxf6+ Bxf6 32. f4 gxf4 33. Qxf4 Qxf4 34. gxf4 Rd8 35.
Bxd5 b5 36. Kh3 Kf8 37. Bf3 Rxd1 38. Bxd1 h4 39. Be2 a6 40. Kg4 Kg7 41. Bf3
Bxc3 42. Kxh4 b4 43. Bd1 a5 44. Kg4 f6 45. Bb3 Bd2 46. Kf3 Bc1 47. g3 Bd2 48.
Ke4 Be1 49. Kf3 Bd2 50. Ke4 Be1 51. Kf3 Bd2 52. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Porto Mannu op 9th"]
[Site "Porto Mannu"]
[Date "2017.06.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2017.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 ({I felt that Landa, an excellent
theoretician, might have prepared against} 4... Bg7 {, recommended on my Pirc
2 DVD. After the game he confirmed I was right. One way or another my opening
choice proved inspired untlill a certain moment.}) 5. Qd2 ({The main
alternative is} 5. f4) 5... Nbd7 ({The vast majority of games continue with} 
5... b5 {when 6.Bd3 Bg7 7.f4 transposes to 5.f4 but I failed to find an
antodite to:} 6. e5 $1 b4 ({The typical reaction.} 6... h6 {is interesting but
apparently not good enough:} 7. Bf4 Nh5 8. Be3 dxe5 9. dxe5 Qxd2+ 10. Bxd2 Nd7
11. g4 Ng7 12. Bg2) (6... dxe5 7. dxe5 Qxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Ng4 9. f4 h5 10. Nf3 $14 {
Ulybin,M (2475)-Movsziszian,K (2502) Pontevedra 2016 (1/2-1/2, 23)}) 7. exf6
bxc3 8. Qxc3 exf6 9. Bf4 $1 {Only this move, taking d6 under observation,
could cause Black problems.} Bg7 {Fuller,M (2380)-Pein,M (2200) London 1979 
(0-1, 50)} 10. O-O-O $1 $146 O-O 11. Qg3 (11. h4 {is premature since after} h5
12. Qg3 {Black has} Bg4 $1 {aiming to defend the b8-knight with gain of time
in order to play ...d6-d5. The only way of preventing that is} 13. f3 {but it
weakens the dark squares and cuts the queen off from the queenside.} Be6 14.
Bxd6 Nd7 {and Black will soon have dangerous threats against the enemy king.
Now and in similar situations it is dangerous to grab the exchange, since this
will turn Black's dark-squared bishop into a strong attacking piece after ...
Bxf8.}) 11... Be6 12. h4 $1 ({Now is a good moment for weakening Black's
kingside. If} 12. Bxd6 Bxa2 13. b3 a5) 12... h5 13. Bxd6 Bxa2 14. b3 a5 15. Bc4
{Black will soon face problems defending the g6-pawn properly.}) 6. f4 ({
The aggressive} 6. O-O-O {is best met with} Qa5 ({eliminating the virtual pin
along the d-file. If} 6... b5 $2 7. e5 $1 b4 8. exf6 bxc3 9. Qxc3 Nxf6 {
Tissir,M (2416)-Othman,A (2363) Dubai 2004 (0-1, 43)} 10. Re1 Bg7 11. Qxc6+ Bd7
12. Qxd6 $16) 7. f4 (7. Kb1 b5 8. Bd3 b4 9. Nce2 Bg7 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Ba6
12. Bxa6 Qxa6 13. f3 Qb5 14. h4 a5 15. g4 a4 16. h5 Rg8) 7... b5 8. e5 b4 9.
exf6 bxc3 10. Qxc3 Qxc3 11. bxc3 Nxf6 12. Bxf6 exf6 $11 {Kravchenko,
O-Tovstonog,D Kiev 2003 (1/2-1/2, 42)}) 6... d5 $5 $146 ({I found the main
line unsatisfactory for Black:} 6... b5 7. Bd3) 7. e5 ({Since in the lines
above the bishop looked odd on h4, it makes sense preparing the advance of the
e-pawn with} 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8. e5 {But then I intended} Nh5 $1 ({Black plans ...
Ng7, ...h7-h5, ...e7-e6 and ...c6-c5 or if White castles long ...a7-a5-a4, ...
b7-b5-b4. In the absence of the dark-squared bishop White will face problems
keeping his stability.} 8... Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Qe3 {Black will have
problems activating his bishops and after} f5 11. exf6 exf6 12. Qxe4+ Kf7 13.
Bc4+ Kg7 {his compensation is less obvious than with a misplaced bishop on h4.}
) {Here is an illustrative line:} 9. g3 Ng7 10. O-O-O h5 11. h3 b5 {Black is
perfectly regrouped to slow down White's kingside attack and can carry out his
own unhindered.}) 7... Ne4 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Ne2 {A new move to me.} ({I had
mainly analysed} 9. Qe3 f6 10. Bh4 ({It appears that White cannot take the
pawn under favourable circumstances:} 10. exf6 $6 exf6 11. Qxe4+ Kf7 12. Bh4
Bb4+ 13. Kf2 Nb6 {followed by ...Re8 with a strong initiative.}) 10... Nb6 11.
exf6 ({Or if} 11. Qxe4 Bf5 12. Qe3 {, defending the d4-pawn and, indirectly,
the c2-pawn in view of the threat exf6.} Nd5 {followed by ...fxe5 and ...Bh6
with considerable advance in development, at least compensating for the
missing pawn.}) 11... exf6 12. Qxe4+ Kf7 13. O-O-O Bf5 {Black's better
coordination and free development, combined with the weaknesses induced by
f2-f4 and White's lack of harmony offer him pleasant compensation for the pawn.
}) 9... f6 10. Bh4 Bh6 11. Nc3 fxe5 12. dxe5 Rf8 $2 {This over-optimistic move,
leaving the king in the centre with queens on the board, came close to pay off.
} ({The best way to fight for counterplay based on the hanging white pawns and
exposed bishop's position was} 12... e3 $1 13. Qxe3 ({Or if} 13. Qd4 Qb6 14.
O-O-O Qxd4 15. Rxd4 Nf8 16. g3 Ne6 17. Rd3 g5 {with mutual chances.}) 13... Qb6
14. Qxb6 axb6 15. g3 (15. Bg3 Rf8 16. Ne2 {keeps the extra pawn but leaves
White awfully passive after} Nc5 $15) 15... Nxe5 16. fxe5 g5 17. Bxg5 Bxg5 {
Black's active bishops and the weakness of the e5-pawn offer him entirely
adequate compensation for the pawn.}) 13. g3 Qc7 {I played this after a very
long think, bringing me close to time trouble. But my opponent soon overtook
me in the "time race".} ({I could not find anything for Black after} 13... Qb6
14. O-O-O Nxe5 15. Bxe7 $1 $16) 14. Qe2 $2 ({Too ambitious. White wants to win
a pawn, neglecting in his turn the development.} 14. Nxe4 $1 Nxe5 15. Bg2 Bf5
16. O-O Nc4 17. Qe2 $16 {would have yielded a clear positional advantage.})
14... Nxe5 $1 15. fxe5 Rf3 $1 {Landa confessed to overlooking this simple move.
Suddenly, the white king is very insecure.} 16. Qc4 (16. Nd1 Qxe5 17. Bg2 Bg4 {
is just crushing.}) 16... Qb6 17. Nxe4 Bg4 $2 (17... Bf5 $1 $19 {would have
won. During the game Landa hoped to stay in the game with} 18. Qc5 (18. Be2
Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qf2+ 20. Kd1 O-O-O+) (18. Nf6+ exf6 19. Qg8+ Kd7 20. Rd1+ Kc7 21.
Qxh7+ Kb8 22. Qg8+ Bc8 23. Rd8 Qf2+ 24. Kd1 Kc7 $19) 18... Re3+ $1 19. Kf2 Rxe4
$1 {He overlooked this elegant line, leaving the queen pinned.}) 18. Be2 Qe3
19. Rd1 (19. Qd3 $6 Rd8 20. Qxe3 Rxe3 21. Nc3 Rxe5 22. Rd1 g5 $15) (19. h3 $5
$16) 19... Bf5 $6 ({AFter the game we both concluded that} 19... Rd8 {would
have led to equality:} 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Qd3+ Ke8 {but here we missed} 22. h3
$1 $16 ({Our line went} 22. Qxe3 Rxe3 23. Nc3 Rxe5 24. Kf2 Bxe2 25. Nxe2 g5 $11
)) 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Qg8# {I was surprized to get mated, as in my lines the
queen delivered the check on h8, which was also winning.} 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Qd2 $5 ({
The classical interpretation of the system chosen by White in this game is} 7.
a4 {and if} Nbd7 {then} 8. a5) 7... b5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O {Apparently, White
has played the opening without any ambition. However, his solidly defended
centre could offer him the better chances in the long run if Black (who has
quite a wide choice of moves now) does not react accurately. In other words, a
variation that suits Kamsky's style rather well: not too much theory, but just
a complex middle game struggle.} Qc7 {This move is not bad, but it was not
necessary to define the queen's intentions so soon.} ({One of the main
strategic dangers for Black is that of not being able to maintain the
integrity of his structure on the queenside. For instance, he should not carry
out the otherwise thematic} 9... e5 {too soon because of} 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. a4
$1 b4 12. Ne2 {for instance} c5 (12... Qe7 {Naiditsch,A (2571)-Chatalbashev,B 
(2543)/Antalya 2004/CBM 101/[Mueller,Karsten] (1-0, 89)}) 13. c3 Bb7 $5 14.
cxb4 {Maybe White should not hurry with this exchange.} (14. Ng3 Qa5 15. Qc2 {
He can take advantage of the fact that the c-file is not open and use his
queen to sustain his queenside operations.} Rac8 16. Nd2 Qc7 17. a5 $1 $14 {
Belikov,V (2470)-Kochetkov,G (2465)/Moscow 1995/CBM 047 ext/[Belov] (1-0, 38)})
14... cxb4 15. Qxb4 (15. Ng3 Qa5 $5 {looks entirely playable for Black.}) 15...
Rb8 16. Qa3 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxa7 Rb7 19. Be3 Qb8 20. Nc3 Rb3 21. Qe7 $14
{Akopian,V (2689)-Azmaiparashvili,Z (2666)/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (1-0, 51). Black
has managed to activate his pieces and get rid of the pawn weaknesses, but the
a-pawn is very dangerous.}) ({To my taste,} 9... Bb7 {is the most flexible and
logical move.} {The most consistent continuation looks to be} 10. Ne2 ({
With the e-pawn still on its initial square,} 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 {is less
dangerous for Black, who can get a comfortable Sicilian type of position with}
c5 12. Ng3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 a5 $11 14. Rfe1 e5 15. Be3 d5 $132 {Zinchenko,Y (2503)
-Boginin,O (2352)/Poltava 2006/CBM 116 (0-1, 98)}) (10. e5 {does not offer
White much either:} Ne8 11. Bh6 c5 $132 12. Be4 (12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. exd6 Bxf3
14. gxf3 cxd4 15. Nxb5 e5 16. f4 Qh4 $132 {Goloshchapov,A (2519)-Kasimdzhanov,
R (2603)/Hoogeveen 1999/EXT 2000 (1/2-1/2, 36)}) 12... cxd4 13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14.
Bxb7 dxc3 15. Qxc3 Rb8 $11 {Efimenko,Z (2546)-Gagunashvili,M (2486)/Moscow
2002/CBM 088 (1/2-1/2, 22)}) 10... a6 ({In fact, Black could consider altering
the natural course of the game with} 10... c5 $5 {when White cannot
consolidate both his central pawns at the same time and has to have recourse
to tactical operations, for which Black seems to be well prepared.}) 11. Ng3 {
, as in our main game.} e5 12. c3 (12. dxe5 dxe5 13. a4 Qe7 14. c4 Rfd8 $5 {
Black should aim to maintain the tension for as long as possible.} (14... b4 $6
{allows White obtain a favourable queenside configuration after} 15. c5 a5 16.
Rac1 Rad8 17. Qe2 Kh8 18. Rfd1 Ng8 19. Nd2 Ndf6 20. Nc4 $16 {Al Modiahki,M 
(2570)-Marin,L (2224)/Barcelona 2005/CBM 108 ext (1-0, 37)}) 15. Rfd1 Nc5 16.
Qb4 Bf8 17. Qxc5 Qxc5 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Nxe5 Bd4 20. Nf3 Bxb2 21. Rab1 Bc3 $132
) 12... c5 13. d5 (13. Rfe1 $5) 13... c4 14. Bc2 {This position has very much
in common with the Breyer variation of the Ruy Lopez.} Qc7 (14... Qe7) 15. Bh6
Kh8 $5 {Black clears the g8-square for his knight, in order to prevent White
from consolidating his advantage in space on the king side.} 16. Bxg7+ Kxg7 17.
Nh4 Ng8 18. f4 exf4 19. Qxf4 Ne5 20. Nf3 Rae8 21. Rae1 Bc8 22. Ne2 Bd7 23. Ned4
f6 {Black has a very comfortable position. His kingside is well defended,
while on the other wing he can soon start active operations with ...a5, ...b4,
etc, Fressinet,L (2644)-Marin,M/Ciudad Real blitz 2007 (0-1, 86). I would
mention that the position after the 12th move was reached via a slightly
different move order in this game.}) 10. Ne2 c5 11. c3 {Since there is no
pressure against e4 yet, White can consolidate his d4-pawn now.} e5 12. Ng3 c4
$2 {A grave strategical error. Black should not release the tension so easily,
leaving White with the upper hand in the centre.} (12... a6 {would have led to
the same type of position as in the aforementioned game Fressinet-Marin. It is
curious that Mamedyarov, who frequently plays the Breyer system, did not play
this way.} 13. a4 Bb7) 13. Bc2 Re8 $2 {Another strategic concession, probably
generated by the overestimation of the pressure against the e4-pawn.} (13...
Bb7 {was necessary, in order to meet} 14. a4 {with} a6 {, maintaining the
intergrity of the queenside structure.}) 14. a4 $1 bxa4 15. Bxa4 $1 {[%cal
Ya4e8] After this strong move, Black is paralyzed.} (15. Rxa4 {was not too bad
either, but would have allowed Black some counterplay after} exd4 16. cxd4 Bb7
17. d5 Nc5 {and now White should probably decide himself for the positional
exchange sacrifice} 18. Rxc4 Ba6 19. Rxc5 dxc5 20. Ra1 $14 {when his better
structure should offer him chances of retaining an advantage.}) 15... exd4 {
Another positional concession, but Black's position was difficult anyway.} 16.
Nxd4 {Black's position is in ruins now.} a6 {Not a nice move to make, but the
b5-square has to be defended somehow.} ({I assume that Mamedyarov noticed too
late that} 16... Nxe4 $2 {loses to} 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Nb5 Qb8 (18... Qd8 19.
Qd5 {[%csl Ya8,Ye4]} Rxe3 $5 20. fxe3 $1 {[%cal Yf1f7]} Rb8 21. Qxf7+ $18) 19.
Nxd6 Re7 20. Bc6 $18 {[%csl Ya8]}) 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Ndf5 $16 {White is better
developed, has the better structure, more space and attacing chances. Maybe I
should add "/+-" to the evaluation of the position, since Black has little
reason to hope that he can save the game.} Re6 19. Rfd1 Nc5 20. Nxd6 Bb7 21.
Nxb7 Qxb7 22. f3 Nd3 23. b3 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. bxc4 Nb2 26. Rdb1 Qa7+ 27.
Kh1 Nxc4 28. Qg5 Rc8 29. Nf5+ Kh8 30. Nd4 Rb6 31. Rxb6 Qxb6 32. Bb3 Rc5 33. Qh6
Kg8 34. Re1 Rh5 35. Qf4 Rc5 36. e5 Nh5 37. Qh4 Nxe5 38. f4 Rxc3 39. fxe5 Rxb3
40. e6 fxe6 41. Nxb3 Qxb3 42. Qd8+ Kg7 43. Qe7+ Kh6 44. Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 51st"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2008.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 {Almasi had defeated me in the Ruy Lopez twice already, so I felt
like resorting to my trusted Pirc.} 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6.
Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. O-O-O {So far, no surprises. We both had this position in
our repertoire.} Nc6 ({Previously, I had played} 8... Nd7 {in a couple of
games, but then I abandoned it because of the pawn sacrifice} 9. e5 $5 dxe5 10.
dxe5 {designed by no other than... Almasi!!!} {I also tried the greedy} Nxg3 ({
At first, Black rejected the sacrifice with} 10... e6 11. Qe2 $1 ({This is a
strong improvement over the initial game, which continued with} 11. Be2 Nxg3
12. hxg3 Qe7 13. f4 Nb6 14. Nf3 Bd7 $13 {and Black was OK in Almasi,Z (2595)
-Beliavsky,A (2665)/Niksic 1997/EXT 2002 (1/2, 36)}) 11... Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qe7
13. f4 $14 {with a passive position for Black in Motylev,A (2570)-Marin,M 
(2604)/Bucharest 2001/CBM 082/[Finkel,A] (1-0, 30)}) 11. hxg3 Bxe5 12. f4 gxf4
({After} 12... Bg7 {, which prevents the opening of the third file, I would be
afraid of} 13. fxg5 hxg5 14. Qxg5 $5 $40) 13. gxf4 Bg7 14. Rh3 $1 {This move
was played by Iulia Ionica against my wife, in a game that remained unrecorded,
unfortunately. Black has huge problems completing his development.} ({Prior to
that, I had faced the less dangerous} 14. Ne4 c6 15. Qe1 Qc7 16. Nd6+ Kf8 17.
Nxc8 Rxc8 18. g3 Nf6 19. Nf3 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Bc4 {1/2 Vallejo Pons,F 
(2635)-Marin,M (2556)/Mondariz 2002/CBM 091 ext}) 14... e6 15. Rd3 O-O {
Otherwise, it is not easy to make a move with Black.} 16. Rxd7 Bxd7 17. Qxd7
Qxd7 18. Rxd7 Rac8 $14 {Black does not have sufficient compensation for the
sacrificed material, Korneev,O (2657)-Peralta,F (2574)/Barcelona 2006/CBM 115 
(1/2, 81)}) 9. Nge2 {Almasi took his time before playing this move.} ({In an
old game, he had tried} 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Nge2 e6 11. Rhe1 ({I was going to play
following the model of the next game:} 11. f3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 a6 13. Bxc6 Bxc6
14. g4 Qe7 15. Ng3 Rg8 16. Rhe1 O-O-O 17. Nh5 Bh8 18. Nd5 Qf8 19. Ne3 Kb8 {
with a solid position for Black, Tiviakov,S (2655)-Markowski,T (2530)/Polanica
Zdroj 1995/CBM 049/[Hecht] (0-1, 81)}) 11... O-O ({This looks risky, but is
not without sense after the rook's departure from h1. I would have tried to
transpose above with} 11... a6) 12. f3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 a6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. g4 b5
16. Ng3 b4 17. Nce2 a5 18. Rh1 Bb5 19. Nh5 Bh8 20. Qe3 Qe7 21. e5 dxe5 22. dxe5
Rfd8 23. Nd4 Rd5 24. f4 gxf4 25. Qxf4 {White has made some strategic
concessions and his attacking chances are not too clear yet. In the game
Almasi,Z (2590)-Markowski,T (2470)/Odorheiu Secuiesc 1995/CBM 047 (1-0, 41)
Black could have tried} Bxe5 {and if} 26. Qxh6 {then} Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Qg5+ 28.
Qxg5+ Rxg5 $15) 9... Bd7 10. f3 ({Since this is a family opening, my wife had
once faced} 10. Qe3 e6 ({Chernin recommends} 10... e5 $5) 11. h4 Nxg3 12. Nxg3
Rg8 13. Nh5 Bh8 14. g3 Qe7 15. f4 gxf4 16. gxf4 O-O-O 17. e5 Nb4 $13 {Fluvia
Poyatos,J (2480)-Marin,L (2166)/Banyoles 2007/CBM 119 ext (1-0, 38)}) 10...
Nxg3 11. hxg3 e6 12. f4 {This is a solid positional approach.} (12. d5 {
is more ambitious, but has the drawback of weakening the long diagonal.} Ne7
13. Nd4 Ng6 14. Bc4 Qf6 15. Ncb5 (15. Ndb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5+ Ke7 17. e5 $5 Nxe5
18. Ne4 $44) 15... O-O 16. dxe6 Bxb5 17. Bxb5 $6 {The position is enormously
complicated, but White goes astray now.} (17. exf7+ Kh7 18. Bxb5 c5 19. Rxh6+
$3 {admittedly, not an easy move to find.} Bxh6 20. Nf5 $44 {[%cal Gd1h1]} Ne7
$8 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Nxd6 $44 {White has a lot of pawns for the sacrificed
rook and may get some more soon.}) 17... c5 18. e5 Qxe5 19. e7 Rfe8 $17 {
L'Ami,E (2438)-Nyback,T (2459)/Hengelo 2002/CBM 089 ext (0-1, 26)}) 12... Qf6 {
This move was recommended by Chernin in the book Pirc Alert!} (12... Qe7 13. d5
exd5 14. Nxd5 $16) 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 $146 ({I remember that, when I
analyzed this line several years ago, I was more worried about} 14. dxe5 {
, but then discovered that} Qe7 15. Ne4 O-O-O 16. N2c3 Kb8 $1 {is OK for Black.
In the meanwhile, the following game has been played:} 17. a3 Bc8 18. Bd3 {
and now, in Horvath,T (2435)-Leib,A (2230)/Saas Almagell 2005/CBM 107 ext (1-0,
53) Black should have played} b6 $11) 14... Qe7 {Chernin ends his analysis
here.} ({During the game, I also considered} 14... Qg6 $5 {briefly, with the
aim of preventing an early knight move to e4. I rejected it mainly because of
my great respect for Chernin, but also because I was too lazy to calculate
whether my queen gets into danger after} 15. g4 O-O-O 16. Ng3 {Apparently,
Black is doing well after} f6 17. Bd3 Qf7 $132) 15. Ne4 O-O-O 16. N2c3 f5 $8 {
Black has to open the centre before White completes his development, otherwise
he would remain passive for the rest of the game.} (16... Kb8 17. Qf2 $14 {><f6
}) 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Nxf6 Qxf6 {White's more compact structure is compensated
for by his slight lag in development.} 19. Ne4 Qf5 20. Nc5 (20. Bd3 Qd5 $1 {
><d4, a2}) 20... Qd5 21. c4 Qd6 {White has been moving around with his knight,
but his development is incomplete still and his d4-pawn relatively weak.} 22.
Qe3 $1 (22. Ne4 Qe7 23. Be2 Kb8 24. Qe3 Bc8 $132 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Ge7g7,Gb7b6,
Gc8b7] /\Qg7}) 22... Ne7 $6 {[%cal Gc8b8,Gd7c8,Gb7b6,Ge7f5] My first really
long thought of the game produced an unfortunate move. The plan illustrated
with arrows is just too slow.} (22... Kb8 $6 23. d5 $1 exd5 $2 24. Rxd5 $18) ({
I rejected} 22... e5 $1 23. d5 Nd4 {for subjective reasons. One day earlier,
Almasi had defeated Landa by slowly advancing his kingside majority (4Ps vs
3Ps). Now, the situation would be reversed in the mirror and I did not want to
give him the opportunity to demonstrate a similar plan on the queenside.
However, Black seems to be fine after} 24. Ne4 (24. Nd3 Rhe8 25. Nxe5 $2 c5 $1
26. dxc6 Bxc6 $17) 24... Qb6 25. Kb1 (25. Bd3 $4 Nb3+ $1) 25... Rhf8 26. Bd3
Bf5 $13) 23. g4 {[%csl Rf5]} Kb8 24. Be2 Bc8 25. Rd3 $1 b6 26. Bf3 $1 $14 {
Unfortunately, Black cannot activate his bishop so easily, because of the
exposed position of his king.} Ng6 27. Kb1 $1 (27. Ne4 Qf4 $11) 27... Nh4 28.
Be4 e5 {The only way to complicate the game.} 29. Nb3 $138 {Almasi played this
move instantly, since he started being short of time.} ({I had been
calculating something along the following lines, hoping the endgame would not
be too difficult to defend.} 29. dxe5 Qxe5 30. g3 Ng6 (30... Rhe8 31. Rxd8 Rxd8
32. Nd3 Qd4 33. Qxd4 Rxd4 34. Nf2 Rxe4 35. Nxe4 Bb7 36. Kc1 Bxe4 37. Re1 $16)
31. Bxg6 Qxe3 32. Rxe3 Rd6 $1 33. Be4 bxc5 $14) 29... Rhe8 $2 $138 (29... Bxg4
$1 $13) 30. d5 $6 {Finally, Almasi has got his favourite structure, with a
mobile majority on the wing where the kings have castled...} ({However, I was
more afraid of} 30. Na5 $1 {and rightly so!} Bd7 (30... exd4 31. Rxd4 Rxe4 32.
Qxe4 $1 $18) 31. g3 $16) 30... Bxg4 $1 {Black can fight on, but now we were
getting into mutual time trouble, which explains the frequent mistakes from
both sides.} 31. c5 bxc5 (31... Qd7 $5 32. d6 Nf5 $13) 32. Na5 $6 (32. Nxc5 $1
$16) 32... Nf5 33. Rb3+ Ka8 $2 {Not a good square for the king, obviously...} (
33... Kc8 $1 $13) 34. Qd3 (34. Qc3 Rb8) 34... Nd4 35. Nb7 Be2 $2 (35... c4 $1
36. Qxc4 Nxb3 37. Qxb3 Qb6 38. Nxd8 Qxb3 39. d6+ c6 40. axb3 Rxd8 41. Bxc6+ Kb8
42. Rxh6 Bf5+ 43. Ka1 Rc8 44. Bb5 e4 $132) 36. Qc3 $18 Qa6 37. Nxc5 Qc4 38. d6+
c6 39. d7 Nxb3 40. dxe8=Q Rxe8 41. Qxc4 Bxc4 42. Bxc6+ Kb8 43. axb3 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.02.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. O-O-O
{This is one of the critical tabyias of the Pirc. I have faced it many times
and tried virtually all the reasonable moves with Black.} c6 {So far, this has
been considered to be a sideline, but after being employed in this game by the
Ex-FIDE World Champion , it may become fashionable, despite the unfavourable
result. Black clears the a5-d8 diagonal, preparing the activation of the queen.
The main drawback is that a further break of the enemy centre with ...c5 will
suppose the loss of a tempo.} ({I have examined the main continuations in the
comments to} 8... Nc6 {Almasi,Z (2663)-Marin,M (2556)/Reggio Emilia 2008/CBM
128/[Marin,M] (1-0, 43)}) 9. Nce2 $5 {A rare move. White prevents ...Qa5 and
prepares to meet ...Nxg3 with Nxg3.} (9. f4 $6 {is interesting, but probably
premature.} Nxf4 $1 (9... Qa5 {is too cooperative.} 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Kb1 b5 12.
e5 gxf4 13. Bh4 b4 14. Ne4 d5 15. Nf2 Nb6 16. b3 $16 {Smirin,I (2615)-Marin,M 
(2530)/Elista 1998/CBM 066 ext (1-0, 35)}) 10. Bxf4 gxf4 11. Nf3 (11. Qxf4 Bxd4
$1) 11... h5 12. Kb1 Bh6 13. e5 Bg4 14. exd6 Qxd6 $13) ({I gave up 8...c6
because of} 9. Be2 {, forcing Black to capture on g3 without having provoked
f2-f3.} Nxg3 10. hxg3 Qa5 $5 {This looks to be playable. Black develops his
queenside, putting some pressure on the enemy castled position and keeping the
possibility of castling long himself.} (10... b5 $6 {prematurely weakens the
queenside, without offering any attacking chances at all.} 11. f4 b4 12. Nb1
gxf4 13. gxf4 Qb6 14. Rh5 $1 $14 {Florescu,C (2320)-Marin,M (2530)/Bucharest
1998/CBM 069/[Marin,M] (1/2, 31)}) 11. f4 Be6 (11... Na6 12. Kb1 gxf4 $2 {
The opening of the fifth rank is premature.} 13. gxf4 b5 {Vedder,R (2222)
-Foisor,C (2315)/Antwerp 1999/CBM 075 ext (1/2, 34)} 14. Rh5 $16) 12. a3 Na6
13. f5 (13. Rh5 O-O-O 14. Kb1 c5 $132 {looks entirely playable for Black.})
13... Bd7 14. g4 c5 $132 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Gg7d4] 1/2 Markovic,I (2495)
-Vojinovic,G (2477)/Yugoslavia 2002/EXT 2006}) 9... Qb6 {This looks natural,
but weakening the defence of the d6-pawn offers White the possibility to open
play in the centre.} ({After} 9... Na6 $5 {the same plan would be less
effective.} 10. e5 Be6 11. exd6 exd6 {[%csl Gd6]} 12. Kb1 Nc7 $13) 10. e5 $1
$146 (10. h4 Nxg3 $2 (10... g4 $5 $13) 11. Nxg3 Be6 12. Nh5 $16 {Leino,J (2202)
-Paasikangas Tella,J (2304)/Finland 2001/EXT 2002 (1/2, 52)}) 10... dxe5 {
Black cannot maintain the tension in the centre.} (10... Be6 11. exd6 {forces}
Nxg3 {, activating the enemy knight.} 12. Nxg3 exd6 13. Nh5 $16) 11. Bxe5 Nf6
12. h4 Nbd7 $2 {After this move White gains a clear advantage by force.} ({
The tactical operation} 12... Ne4 13. Qe3 Nxf2 {does not work out well,
because Black is insufficiently well defended.} 14. Qxf2 (14. Bxg7 Qxb2+ $1 15.
Kd2 Nxd1 16. Kxd1 Rh7 $13) 14... Bxe5 15. Nf3 $36) (12... g4 $5 {looks like a
better try, aiming to keep the position closed.}) 13. hxg5 Ne4 (13... hxg5 14.
Rxh8+ Bxh8 15. Qxg5 $16 {Black is a pawn down and underdeveloped.}) 14. Bxg7 $1
{An elegant move, sacrificing the queen, but eliminating or trapping all the
black developed pieces with the exception of the b6-queen.} Nxd2 15. Rxd2 Rg8 (
15... Rh7 16. gxh6 Nf8 17. Nc3 {[%cal Gf1d3]} Bf5 18. d5 $40) 16. gxh6 Nf8 17.
h7 Nxh7 18. Rxh7 $16 {White has achieved considerable material advantage and
should count on winning the game.} Qa5 (18... Bf5 {is inefficient because of}
19. Rh8 $16) 19. d5 $6 ({White probably overlooked that after} 19. Nc3 $1 {
he would not only defend the a2-pawn, but also parry the threat of} Qf5 {
because of} 20. Bd3 $16) 19... Qxa2 20. Nc3 Qa5 $2 ({Black should not have
refrained from} 20... Qa1+ 21. Nb1 Bf5 22. Rh5 O-O-O $132) 21. Nf3 Bf5 22. Rh4
Rd8 23. Ra4 Qb6 24. Be5 $16 {Things have reentered the normal paths and Black
is in a hopeless situation.} f6 25. Bg3 Rg4 26. Nd4 Bd7 27. Be2 Rxg3 28. fxg3
c5 29. Ne6 Bxe6 30. dxe6 Rxd2 31. Kxd2 Qxe6 32. Rxa7 Qd6+ 33. Kc1 Qxg3 34. Bf3
Qe1+ 35. Bd1 Qg3 36. Bf3 Qe1+ 37. Nd1 b6 38. Rb7 Qa5 39. Kb1 c4 40. Nc3 Kf8 41.
Rb8+ Kg7 42. Rc8 Qb4 43. g4 Kh6 44. Rc6 Kg5 45. Be2 Kh4 46. Rxc4 Qa5 47. Re4
Qc5 48. Re6 Kh3 49. Ka2 Qb4 50. Re3+ Kh2 51. Re4 Qd6 52. Bc4 Kg3 53. Kb3 Qd7
54. Be6 Qc6 55. Bd5 Qc7 56. Bc4 Qd7 57. Be2 Kf2 58. Nd1+ Kg3 59. Ne3 Kf2 60.
Bc4 e5 61. Ka2 Qa4+ 62. Kb1 Qa5 63. Nd5 b5 64. Bd3 Qd8 65. Nc3 Kf3 66. Nxb5 Qb6
67. b3 Qc5 68. Kb2 Qb6 69. Nc3 Qc5 70. Be2+ Kg2 71. b4 Qc6 72. Bd3 Kg3 73. b5
Qb7 74. Rb4 Qe7 75. Nd5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"]
[Black "Jianu, Vlad Cristian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 c6 7. a4 Nbd7 8. h3
e5 9. Be3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 {This position is on the border between two different
openings: the Pirc and the Philidor. The fianchetto of the black dark-squared
bishop is characteristic of the former, but the slow queenside expansion is
frequently seen in the modern lines of the latter.} 11. g4 {White's natural
reaction is to gain space on the kingside, before Black's counterplay takes
concrete forms.} a6 12. Ng3 b5 {Not fearing any ghosts.} (12... h6 $6 {
prevents the threatened g5, but loses a tempo and weakens the kingside.} 13.
Qd2 (13. f4 exd4 14. Bxd4 b5 15. Qd2 b4 16. Nd1 c5 17. Bf2 Re8 18. Re1 Nb6 19.
Qd3 a5 20. c4 Nfd7 21. Ra2 Nf8 22. b3 Ne6 23. Ne2 Qc7 24. Ne3 Nd7 $14 {White
has more space but the position is not easy to handle, Klinger,J (2475)-Hansen,
C (2525)/Palma de Mallorca 1989/TD (0-1, 59)}) 13... exd4 14. Bxd4 Ne5 15. b3
Nh7 $6 16. f4 c5 17. Be3 Nc6 18. Rad1 {White is better developed and has a
clear advantage.} Qh4 19. Nge2 Nb4 20. Bf2 Qd8 21. Qxd6 $16 {Spasov,V (2570)
-Vujadinovic,G (2390)/Nis 1996/EXT 99 (1-0, 31)}) 13. Qd2 {White continues his
development refraining from early commitments yet.} (13. g5 {is currently
considered premature, but I believe that things are not that clear.} Ne8 {
[%csl Gf4,Gg5][%cal Ye8c7,Yc7e6]} 14. d5 $6 {Actually, I believe that only
this move is too committal.} (14. h4 $5 {overdefends the g5-pawn in view of
the possible exchanges on d4 and leaves Black with the not very simple task of
generating some counterplay.} b4 15. Nce2 c5 16. c3 $14 {Hirn,O (2200)-Stiller,
J (2155)/Roethenbach 1996/EXT 2004 (1/2-1/2, 22). In order to draw a
conclusion here, games at a high level are needed.}) 14... cxd5 (14... c5 15.
a5 $2 (15. axb5 {Shirov,S} axb5 16. Nxb5 $1 Ba6 17. Qe2 $1 f5 18. gxf6 Ndxf6
$14 {/\ h5!?}) 15... f6 16. h4 fxg5 17. Bxg5 (17. hxg5 {Shirov} Rf4 $1) 17...
Bf6 18. Qd2 Bxg5 19. hxg5 Rf4 20. Nce2 Qxg5 $44 {Palkovi,J (2470)-Shirov,A 
(2695)/Germany 1995/GER-chT (0-1, 32)}) (14... b4 {Shirov} 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16.
Nd5 a5 17. Qd2 $14) 15. Nxd5 Nc7 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qe2 Nc5 18. Rxa8 Bxa8 19.
Rd1 N5e6 20. Nxc7 Qxc7 21. Qxb5 Rb8 22. Qa4 Bc6 23. Qa2 Nf4 24. c3 h6 $44 {
Mohr,G (2480)-Chernin,A (2640)/Portoroz 1997/CBM 061 (1/2-1/2, 42)}) 13... exd4
{The start of some thematic counterplay.} 14. Bxd4 b4 15. Nce2 c5 16. Be3 Qe7 (
16... Ne8 17. Rfd1 a5 18. b3 Rc8 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bf4 Ne5 21. Be3 Qe7 22. Nf4 Nf7
23. Nd5 Qd8 24. f4 $14 {Solak,D (2568)-Dujkovic,S (2365)/Vrnjacka Banja SCG
2005/TWIC 573 (1/2-1/2, 36)}) 17. Rad1 {Black has achieved an active queenside
position, but faces the concrete threat against the backward d6-pawn.} Ne5 $146
(17... Nxe4 $2 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Bxc2 21. Rxd7 Rfc8 22. Rd2
Bxa4 23. Ne4 c4 24. Rc1 $16 {Shaw,J (2335)-McNab,C (2465)/Oban 1996/EXT 98 
(1-0, 53)}) 18. b3 ({Actually, White could have tried} 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6
Nc4 20. Rd3 $1 {[%csl Ge3]} (20. Rdd1 $6 Nxe3 $1 (20... Nxb2 21. e5 Bxg2 22.
Kxg2 Nxd1 23. Rxd1 $14 {[%csl Gc5,Gf6]}) 21. fxe3 Rfe8 $15) 20... Nxb2 21. e5 (
21. g5 Nh5) 21... Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nxg4 23. hxg4 Nxd3 24. cxd3 $14 {This ending
is not too simple to play or evaluate, but instinctively I would prefer
White's knights.}) 18... Rfd8 {Now that he has defended this pawn, Black has
an entirely viable position, although White retains an advantage of space in
the centre and on the kingside.} ({The freeing move} 18... d5 $6 {is probably
premature.} 19. exd5 (19. f4 Nexg4 20. hxg4 Nxg4 $44 21. e5 $2 Qh4 $1 $40)
19... Nxd5 20. Bg5 $1 (20. Bxd5 Rad8 21. Bg5 Bxd5 {[%cal Ye5f3]} 22. Qxd5 Qxg5
$13) 20... Bf6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Qd6 Rfe8 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. f4
Ned7 26. g5 Ne8 27. Rd5 $14) 19. Bh6 {A double-edged decision. For attacking
purposes, it is useful to exchange the dark-squared bishops, but strategically
this exchange favours Black, given the queenside configuration.} ({An
alternate way to proceed would be} 19. f4 Nc6 20. g5 Ne8 21. h4 Nc7 {with
similar evaluation as in the game: White has more space, but Black has
regrouped in optimal way and is looking forward to eventual simplifications in
order to take advantage of his queenside advantage.}) 19... Qf8 (19... d5 20.
Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qg5 (21. f4 Nxe4 $1) 21... Kh8 22. f4 $36) 20. Bxg7 Qxg7 21. Nf4
$6 {Rather hesitant.} (21. g5 Ne8 22. f4 Nc6 $14) 21... Nc6 {[%csl Gd4]} 22.
Nfe2 Qf8 23. f4 Qe7 24. g5 Ne8 25. h4 Nc7 {[%cal Gc7e6] Black has completed
his regroupment. All his pieces occupy good squares, whereas White still has
problems with the activation of his e2-knight.} 26. f5 {[%csl Re5,Ye6]} (26. h5
Ne6 {[%csl Gd4]}) 26... Ne5 27. h5 $6 {Burning all his bridges behind him.} (
27. Nf4 {would have prevented the freeing advance of the d-pawn, maintaining
the spatial advantage. Black could simply improve his position with} a5 $13 {
[%cal Yb7a6] with approximate equality in a strategically sharp position.})
27... d5 $132 {Suddenly, the position has become double-edged. White is not
worse, yet, but he cannot count on absolute safety anymore.} 28. hxg6 hxg6 29.
Qf4 dxe4 30. f6 Qe6 31. Nxe4 Bxe4 32. Qxe4 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 Re8 34. Ng3 c4 35. Qh4
cxb3 36. Qh6 Qb6+ 37. Kh1 Ne6 38. Bh3 bxc2 39. Rf1 Qc6+ 40. Kh2 c1=Q 41. Rxc1
Nf3+ 42. Kg2 Nf4+ 43. Kf2 Qb6+ 44. Kxf3 Re3+ 45. Kf2 Rc3+ 0-1

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2827"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 {Carlsen's opening surprises do not... surprise anybody anymore.
Usually, it is a about a rare move or line in the early phase of the game, but
it seems that he also intends trying out all the openings, one by one!
Apparently, he has never played this opening before.} 2. Nf3 ({We can only
speculate about what he had in mind after} 2. d4 {Possibly the "main line"} d5
3. e5 Bf5 {with some sort of Advance Caro Kann structure.}) 2... d6 3. d4 Nf6 {
Black's intention is to transpose to a classical Pirc, where due to the early
commitment of the queen's knight he will have to play ...Bg4, but this is one
of Black's main weapons anyway.} 4. d5 {With both central pawns under pressure,
this is the only way of transposing to some sort of King's Indian, where the
pawn will stand on c4 instead of c2.} ({It is worth mentioning that Carlsen
had twice played} 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. d5 ({If} 5. Be2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 {play is not far
from transposing to a genuine Pirc.}) 5... Nb8 (5... Bxf3 {is premature:} 6.
Qxf3 Ne5 7. Qg3 c6 8. f4 Ned7 9. dxc6 bxc6 10. e5 Nd5 11. exd6 exd6 12. Nxd5
cxd5 13. Bd2 $16 {Carlsen,M (2385)-Kiik,K (2439) Rethymno 2003 (1-0, 27)}) 6.
h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nbd7 (7... g6 {may be more flexible, leaving the d7-square
available for the king's knight.}) 8. g4 {A logical way to try taking
advantage of the unusual move order.} g6 9. Be3 Bg7 10. O-O-O c5 11. Qe2 (11.
Qg2 {may have slowed down a bit the queenside counter-attack.} b5 12. Bxb5 $5)
11... b5 12. g5 (12. Qxb5 Rb8 {may be less dangerous than it seems, but in
blitz this is not an easy decision to take.}) (12. Nxb5 Nxe4) 12... Nh5 13.
Nxb5 Rb8 14. c3 Qa5 15. a4 Nb6 (15... O-O 16. Qc2 Nb6 $11) 16. Nc7+ Kd8 17. Qa6
Qxa4 (17... Bxc3 $5 18. Qxa5 Bxa5 19. Na6 Rc8 20. Bb5) 18. Bb5 Qxa6 19. Nxa6
Rb7 20. Bc6 $16 {Carlsen,M (2851)-Petrosian,T (2611) chess.com INT (blitz)
2016 (1-0, 34)}) (4. Bb5 a6 (4... Nxe4 $2 5. d5 a6 6. Bd3 {wins a piece}) (4...
Bd7 $5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 {or 6...Bg4}) 5. Ba4 (5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. Qe2) 5... b5
6. Bb3 Nxe4 $2 (6... Bg4) (6... Bb7) (6... Na5) 7. Bd5 {1-0 De Jong,T (2258)
-Lindeman,J (1985) Utrecht 2017}) 4... Nb8 5. Bd3 g6 ({In view of the line
examined below it makes sense to play} 5... Bg4 {at once. But probably Carlsen
thought it would be better avoiding the same kind of treatment as in his games
with White, based on an early h2-h3.}) 6. O-O Bg7 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 (8. h3 $5 e5
$2 {This transposes to a King's Indian with two tempi less for Black.} (8...
Na6 {is more flexible:} 9. Nc3 Nc5 10. Bc2 a5) 9. Nc3 Na6 10. a3 Nh5 11. Re1
Qe8 12. b4 h6 13. c5 f5 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Nh4 e4 17. c6 bxc6 18.
Bxa6 Bxa6 19. Nxf5 cxd5 20. Bxh6 Bxh6 21. Nxh6+ Kh7 22. Ng4 $18 {Tabatabaei,M 
(2509)-Maghsoodloo,P (2584) Teheran 2017 (½-½, 59)}) 8... Bg4 9. Be2 ({
After castling short White does not get much with} 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nbd7 11.
Qe2 c6 12. Bd2 a5 13. b3 Nc5 14. Bc2 e6 (14... Re8 {[%cal Ge7e6]}) 15. dxe6 (
15. Rad1 $5) 15... Nxe6 16. Rad1 Nd7 17. Qd3 {Poniaev,R (2265)-Nikolaev,N 
(2411) Dagomys 2010 (1-0, 53)} a4 $1 18. Nxa4 (18. Qxd6 axb3 19. axb3 Nd4 20.
Rc1 Be5 21. Qb4 b6 $17 {[%csl Gb4]}) 18... Ndc5 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. Qg3 Rxa2 21.
Bb1 Rb2 22. b4 Ne6 $132) 9... Nfd7 {In the first phase, Black consolidates his
control on the dark squares. Later he will break on the light squares. Quite
logical and consistent. White has more space but cannot create threats easily.}
10. Bg5 a5 11. Nd2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 c6 13. Kh1 a4 14. a3 {Botvinnik,M-Geller,E
Budapest Maroczy Memorial 1952 (2) 0-1 Frankly, I am very much against such
self-blocking moves if they do not lead to something concrete, for instance
winning the a4-pawn. The first time I was puzzled by such a move was when I
saw the game} (14. Rac1 {is a more flexible way of neutralising the effects of
...a4-a3.} Na6 15. f4 (15. Nxa4 Nb4) 15... Nac5 16. Nf3 Re8 {[%cal Gd8a5,Ge7e6]
Maybe White wanted to prevent the immediate ...Na6, but freezing the queenside
offers Black comfortable play.}) 14... Nc5 15. f4 Nbd7 16. Nf3 Qc7 17. Rad1 (
17. Bxe7 $2 Rfe8 18. Bh4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nxe4 20. Qc2 cxd5 21. cxd5 Qxc3 $17) {
Later Carlsen will change the rooks' placement.} 17... Rae8 {[%cal Ge7e6]} ({
He might have refrained from} 17... Rfe8 {due to} 18. e5 f6 (18... dxe5 19.
fxe5 Nxe5 20. Bf4 f6 21. dxc6 bxc6 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 $44) 19. e6 fxg5 20.
exd7 Qxd7 21. Nxg5 {when it would be of course better having the other rook on
f8. But even this looks acceptable for Black after} e6) 18. f5 {The only way
to fight against the planned ...e7-e6, turning the e4-pawn vulnerable. But now
the weakness of the e5-square increases Black's stability and manoeuvring
possibilities, while White does not have real attacking chances due to his
strategic problems on other sectors of the board.} Qa5 (18... e6 $6 19. dxe6
fxe6 20. fxg6 hxg6 21. Be3 $14 {[%csl Gg6][%cal Gf3g5]}) 19. Na2 {Heading for
b4 but weakening e4.} Nf6 20. Nd2 Ncd7 21. Nf3 Nc5 22. Nd2 Ncd7 23. Nf3 Rc8 {
Carlsen of course plays on. Black's position is too pleasant to agree to a
draw by repetition.} 24. Nb4 Rfe8 {SLightly careless.} (24... cxd5 25. cxd5 Rc5
$132) 25. Bd2 ({Missing a good chance for activity.} 25. e5 $1 Nxe5 (25... dxe5
26. dxc6 bxc6 27. Bxf6 Nxf6 28. Nxe5 $16 {The c6-pawn is hanging but there is
also a surprising kingside threat:} Qb6 $6 29. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 30. Qe6+ Kf8 31.
fxg6 hxg6 32. Nd3 $18 {[%cal Gd3e5]}) 26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. d6 $16 {Black is
suddenly hanging.}) 25... Qc7 26. dxc6 {White could not stand the pressure
anymore.} (26. Bc3 cxd5 27. cxd5 Qc4 28. Rfe1 Qxe2 29. Rxe2 Nc5 30. e5 Nfe4 $15
) 26... bxc6 27. Bc3 e5 $11 {Blck has stabilised the centre with good play,
but White is not without chances either due to the pressure along the f-file.}
(27... e6 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. e5 $36) 28. Nd2 (28. fxe6 Rxe6 $17) (28. fxg6 hxg6
{[%csl Gd4][%cal Gd7c5,Gc5e6] clears the queen's knight's path to d4.} 29. Ng5
Nc5 30. Qe1 Nh7) 28... Nc5 29. Rf3 Nh5 30. g3 Bh6 31. Rdf1 Qe7 32. Nd3 Nxd3 {
After this natural exchange Black loses stability in the centre.} (32... Nd7 $5
{[%cal Gh5f6,Gd6d5]}) 33. Rxd3 Nf6 34. Rdf3 Rf8 35. c5 {The idea is right, but
White could have prepared it} (35. Nb1 $5 $14 {[%csl Ga4][%cal Gc3d2,Gb1c3]
This not only prepares the regrouping illustrated with arrows but also removes
the knight from the attacked square, making the pressure on e5 real.} Rb8 36.
c5 d5 37. exd5 Nxd5 38. Qxe5 $16) 35... d5 36. exd5 cxd5 37. fxg6 (37. c6 $5 {
wins an exchange but with good compensation for Black.} g5 $5 (37... Rxc6 38.
Bb4 {forces} Rd6 {due to the pressure on the f-file but Black seems to be
doing well.} 39. Rd3 Rfd8) 38. Bb4 (38. Qxe5 Qxe5 39. Bxe5 Rxc6 40. Bxf6 Rxf6
41. Rd3 Rb6 {is also playable for Black.}) 38... Qe8 39. Bxf8 Kxf8 40. Rc3 g4
$44) 37... fxg6 38. Qxe5 Qxe5 39. Bxe5 Nd7 40. Rxf8+ Bxf8 {Black's endgame is
slightly more pleasant already due to the queenside configuration. But a draw
is the most probable result.} 41. Bd4 (41. Bd6 $11) 41... Nxc5 42. Rc1 Bh6 43.
Bxc5 (43. Rxc5 Rxc5 44. Bxc5 Bxd2 45. Kg2 $11) 43... Bxd2 44. Rd1 Rxc5 45. Rxd2
Kf7 46. Rd4 Ke6 47. Rxa4 Rc2 48. Kg1 Rxb2 49. Rh4 Rb7 (49... h5 50. g4 hxg4 51.
Rxg4 Kf5 52. Rd4 Ke5 53. Rg4 d4 54. Kf1 d3 55. Ke1 $11) 50. Kf2 Kd6 51. Ke3 Kc5
52. Kd3 Rb3+ 53. Kc2 Rxa3 54. Rxh7 Kc4 55. Rc7+ Kd4 56. Rc6 Ra2+ 57. Kb3 Rxh2
58. Rxg6 Kd3 59. g4 d4 60. g5 Rg2 61. Rh6 Ke2 (61... Rxg5 62. Rh3+ {is similar
to the game.}) 62. Rh1 Rg3+ 63. Kb2 Rxg5 64. Rh2+ Kd3 65. Rh3+ Kc4 66. Kc2 Rg2+
67. Kd1 Rb2 68. Rg3 Rh2 69. Rf3 Rh1+ 70. Kd2 Rh2+ 71. Kd1 Rh1+ 72. Kd2 Rh2+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Krynica zt"]
[Site "Krynica"]
[Date "1998.09.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1998.09.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 Bg7 6. f4 Qb6 7. Qc1 Nh5 $5 (7...
O-O) 8. Nge2 f5 9. e5 $1 O-O (9... Na6 $5 10. Rg1 g5 11. g3 (11. fxg5 f4 12.
Bxf4 Nxf4 13. Qxf4 Qxb2 14. Rc1 dxe5 15. dxe5 Rf8) 11... c5 $132) 10. Rg1 (10.
g3) 10... g5 11. g3 (11. fxg5 f4 12. Nxf4 Nxf4 13. Bxf4 Qxd4 $44) 11... Na6 12.
Bg2 $6 (12. fxg5 $1 dxe5 13. dxe5 Qa5 14. Nf4 $18 {Nevednichi}) 12... c5 13.
fxg5 (13. Bf3 g4 14. hxg4 fxg4 15. Bd5+ Kh8 16. Rh1 dxe5 17. dxe5 Qg6 18. Be4
Bf5 19. Bxb7 Nb4 20. Bxa8 Nxc2+ 21. Kf2 Rxa8 $44) 13... cxd4 14. Bxd4 (14. Nxd4
Bxe5 $140 15. Bd5+ Kh8 16. Ne6) 14... Qa5 (14... Qd8 15. Qe3 $16) 15. exd6 Bxd4
16. Nxd4 Qe5+ 17. Nde2 (17. Nce2 Qxd6 $44) 17... f4 18. dxe7 (18. Qd2 $1 {
Hracek} f3 19. Bxf3 Rxf3 20. d7) 18... Qxe7 19. Nd5 (19. Bd5+ Be6 20. gxf4 Nb4
$44) 19... Qc5 (19... Qc5 20. gxf4 (20. Ndxf4 Nxf4 21. gxf4 Nb4 22. Kf1 Nxc2
23. Rh1 Bf5 $40) 20... Re8 $1 (20... Bxh3 21. Qd2 $1 (21. Bxh3 Qxd5 22. Qd2
Qxd2+ 23. Kxd2 Rad8+ $44)) 21. Rf1 (21. Kf1 $5) 21... Bxh3 (21... Ng3 22. Nf6+)
(21... Bf5 $5 {Hracek}) 22. Bxh3 Qxd5 (22... Ng3 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Nxe8 Rxe8 25.
Qd2 Rxe2+ 26. Qxe2 Nxe2 27. Kxe2 Qxc2+ 28. Kf3) 23. Qd1 (23. Qd2 Qxd2+ 24. Kxd2
Rad8+ 25. Ke1 Ng3 26. Rf2 Nb4 27. Rc1) 23... Qe4 24. Qd3 Nb4 25. Qxe4 Rxe4 26.
Bf5 (26. Rc1) 26... Nxc2+ 27. Kf2 Rxe2+ 28. Kxe2 Nxa1 (28... Nd4+ 29. Ke3 Nxf5+
30. Kf3 $14) 29. Kf3 (29. Kd2 Rf8 30. Be6+ Kg7 31. f5 Ng3) 29... Rf8 30. Be6+
Kh8 31. Rxa1 Nxf4 32. Bb3 $14 Nd3+ $140 33. Ke3 Nxb2 34. Rb1 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.04.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 Nf6 {Nikolic is a hugely experienced
player in the Pirc, which attracted my attention not only to the variation to
which the game will transpose, but also to the move order employed by him. A
long time ago, I had come to the conclusion that in the "normal" Pirc (1.e4 d6
2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6) Black has to meet 4.Be3 with 4...c6, rather than 4...Bg7.
Siill, Nikolic does not mind transposing from the Modern to the position I
want to avoid.} 5. f3 {Now, things will get into normal paths.} ({The main
problems for Black arise after} 5. Qd2 {, when the theoretical line continues
with} c6 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Qa5 8. Bd3 c5 {Now, we have an important split.} {
However,} 9. d5 {is more demanding for Black.} (9. Nge2 {is not too dangerous.}
cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 $1 (10... Qb6 $6 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. Bb5 a6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14.
Rhe1 Rb8 15. b3 Qc5 16. Kb2 Bd7 17. e5 $36 {Willemze,J (2422)-Nikolic,P (2671)/
Amsterdam 2004/CBM 101 ext (1/2-1/2, 55)}) 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Qg7 Rf8
14. exd5 Ne5 15. O-O h5 16. Kh1 Bd7 $13 {Black has a strategically nice
position and maintains the possibility of evacuating his king to the other
wing, while the white queen is somewhat misplaced behind the black pawns,
Bunzmann,D (2596)-Nikolic,P (2641)/Germany 1999/EXT 2000 (0-1, 28)}) 9... Nbd7
10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxb5 Rb8 12. Bxd7+ Bxd7 13. O-O-O $6 ({Later, I failed to find
an adequate answer after} 13. O-O $1 {, for instance} Rxb2 14. Nd1 Rxc2 15. Ne3
$16 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ge4e5] Since Nikolic has not faced 9.d5 so far, it would
be nice to guess what he had in mind against it.}) 13... Rxb2 $6 (13... Qb4 $1
$132) 14. Kxb2 Qb4+ 15. Kc1 Qxc3 16. Qe3 $1 $16 {Nguyen Anh Dung (2465)-Marin,
M (2545)/Calcutta 1997/CBM 056 ext (1/2-1/2, 42)}) 5... c6 6. Qd2 Qa5 {Another
"Nikolic" specialty.} ({Usually,} 6... b5 {is played, which refrains from
defining the intentions of the queen yet.}) 7. g4 ({In the event of} 7. O-O-O {
he plays} b5 {, though, when the presence of the queen on a5 is entirely
justified.} 8. Kb1 b4 9. Nce2 Nbd7 10. g4 Rb8 ({But here, it would make some
sense to clear the d7-square for the other knight with} 10... Nb6 11. h4 h5 12.
g5 Nfd7 {The queen would not feel in danger after} 13. Nc1 Ba6 14. Nb3 Qa4 $132
{[%csl Rb2,Gc4][%cal Gc6c5]}) 11. Nc1 Qc7 12. h4 h5 13. g5 Nh7 {As we shall
also see later, Nikolic does not mind having his knight on h7, where it will
be completely out of play for a long while.} 14. f4 c5 $132 {Sveshnikov,E 
(2555)-Nikolic,P (2657)/Bled 2000/EXT 2001 (1/2-1/2, 68). The knight later
went to f8, overprotecting the g6-square.}) 7... h5 ({Black decides to do
without} 7... b5 {, preferring to start active play in the centre.} 8. Nge2 h5
9. g5 Nfd7 10. Bg2 b4 11. Nd1 c5 $132 {Gelfand,B (2700)-Nikolic,P (2620)/
Sarajevo 1991/Candidates/[King] (1/2-1/2, 44)}) 8. g5 Nfd7 ({This definitely
looks like an improvement over another game from the same match:} 8... Nh7 $6
9. f4 O-O 10. Nf3 e5 11. O-O-O exf4 12. Bxf4 d5 13. Kb1 $14 {[%csl Gh7]
Gelfand,B (2700)-Nikolic,P (2620)/Sarajevo 1991/Candidates/[King] (1-0, 65)})
9. f4 d5 $5 {[%csl Ge4,Gf5] This is the point behind refraining from ...b5.
Black fights for the light squares in the centre and it is useful to maintain
the communication of the queen with the rest of the board. Otherwise, Black's
lack of development may lead to unpleasant consequences.} 10. f5 $5 {The only
way to cross Black's ambitious plan.} dxe4 11. fxg6 fxg6 {White has managed to
weaken the enemy kingside, but he still has to retrieve the pawn, while his
centre has seriously been shaken, too.} 12. Bc4 $146 ({The straightforward} 12.
Nxe4 {is not dangerous for Black:} Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 O-O 14. Bd3 $6 (14. Ngf3 {
Benjamin,Joel} Nb6 15. Nh4 Nd5 16. Bg1 Kh7 17. Bd3 Nf4 18. Be4 e5 19. dxe5 Bh3
$13) 14... e5 15. Ngf3 (15. Bxg6 {Benjamin,Joel} exd4 16. Bf2 Ne5 17. Bxh5 Bg4
$44) 15... exd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Ne5 {Benjamin,J (2545)-Nikolic,P (2605)/
Wijk aan Zee 1989/CBM 011 (0-1, 31)}) 12... Nb6 13. Bb3 Bf5 14. Nge2 {White
intends to capture the e4-pawn without trading queens, but this plan is rather
time-consuming, allowing Black complete his development and put the d4-pawn
under serious pressure.} (14. Nxe4 Qxd2+ 15. Nxd2 a5 16. a4 Nd5 17. Bf2 O-O
$132) 14... Na6 $132 {Black has comfortable play, but will eventually get
confused among the tempting alternatives.} 15. Ng3 $6 (15. O-O O-O-O 16. Ng3 (
16. Nxe4 Qxd2 17. Nxd2 Nd5 $15) 16... e6 17. Ncxe4 (17. Ngxe4 c5 $1) 17... Qxd2
18. Nxd2 Rxd4 $5 {Interesting, but maybe not necessary.} 19. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 20. Kg2
Bxb2 21. Rad1 Nc5 $44) 15... O-O-O $6 (15... c5 $1 16. dxc5 (16. d5 O-O-O $17)
16... Rd8 $17) 16. Nxf5 gxf5 $6 (16... Qxf5 $1 17. Rf1 (17. O-O-O Rhf8 $15)
17... Qh3 $15 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gc6c5]}) 17. Nxe4 $1 Qxd2+ 18. Nxd2 Nc7 $6 (
18... Bxd4 19. Be6+ Kb8 (19... Kc7 $2 20. Bf4+) 20. Bxd4 Rxd4 21. Rg1 $44 {
[%csl Ra6,Rb6][%cal Gg5g8]}) 19. Nf3 $16 {White has stabilized the position,
retaining the better structure and the pair of bishops.} Nbd5 (19... c5 {
may have been a last attempt to muddy the waters.}) 20. Bf2 Ne8 21. c4 Nf4 22.
Bc2 e6 23. Bg3 Ng6 24. O-O-O h4 25. Bf2 Nc7 26. Rhe1 Kb8 27. a3 a6 28. Kb1 b5
29. d5 exd5 30. cxd5 Nxd5 31. Bxf5 Rdf8 32. Be4 Rf4 33. Bd4 Bxd4 34. Nxd4 Nde7
35. Nxc6+ Nxc6 36. Bxg6 Rg8 37. Be8 Na5 38. g6 Rf2 39. Re7 1-0

[Event "Krynica zt"]
[Site "Krynica"]
[Date "1998.09.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kaminski, Marcin"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1998.09.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. Nf3 e5 7. Bh6 $5 Bxh6 8.
Qxh6 Qe7 9. Bd3 (9. O-O-O b5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bxb5 cxb5 12. Nxb5 Qc5 $1 13.
Nd6+ Ke7 14. Ng5 Rf8 15. Qg7 Nh5) 9... b5 10. O-O Ng4 11. Qd2 O-O 12. h3 Ngf6
13. a4 b4 14. Nd1 a5 $6 (14... c5 $1 {Kaminski} 15. d5 (15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5
Qxe5 $132) (15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qxb4 Bb7 17. Nc3 a5 18. Qc4 Rfc8 $15)) (14... d5
$6 15. Nxe5 (15. exd5 e4 16. dxc6 exf3 17. Re1 Qd6 18. cxd7 Bxd7 $44) 15...
Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Re1 $14) (14... exd4 15. Nxd4 Ne5 16. f4
Nxd3 17. cxd3 c5 18. Nf3 {/\Nf2}) 15. Qg5 $1 (15. c3 exd4 16. cxd4 (16. Nxd4
Ne5 $15) 16... Nxe4 17. Qc2 Ndf6 $11) 15... Re8 16. Ne3 Nb6 {><c4} 17. Rfe1 $6
(17. c3 $5 bxc3 18. bxc3 Nfd7 (18... exd4 19. Nxd4 Nxe4 20. Qxe7 Rxe7 21. Nxc6
Re8 22. Rfb1 $16 Nxa4 $5 23. Nd5 Nexc3 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Nxe8 Nxb1 $2 26. Nc7)
19. Qxe7 Rxe7 20. Rfb1 Ba6 21. Bc2 $5 Ree8 22. Rb2 Rab8 23. Rab1 $11) (17. Rfe1
$6 Nh5 $5 (17... Nfd7 18. h4 $1 $14) 18. Qh6 Qf8 19. Qxf8+ (19. Qg5 {/\=} h6
20. Qh4 Nf4 $132 21. dxe5 (21. Ng4 $142 Bxg4 22. hxg4 Rad8 23. Bf1 f6 24. g3
Ne6 {ףh4}) 21... dxe5 22. Red1 Bd7 23. Nxe5 Nxh3+ 24. gxh3 Rxe5 25. Ng4 Bxg4
26. hxg4 g5) 19... Kxf8 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. c3 $5 (21. Nd2 Be6 22. Ndc4 Bxc4 $1 (
22... Nxc4 23. Bxc4) 23. Nxc4 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Red8 25. Rad1 Ke7 $15) (21. Nc4
Nxc4 22. Bxc4 f6 23. Rad1 Ke7 24. Rd2 Bb7 25. Red1 Rad8 $15) 21... Nf4 22. Bf1
bxc3 23. bxc3 Ba6 24. Bxa6 Rxa6 25. Ng4 Nd7 26. Rad1 Ra7 27. g3 h5 28. gxf4
hxg4 29. hxg4 exf4 30. e5 Nc5 31. Rd4 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Primavara"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Cioara, Andrei Nestor"]
[Black "Svetushkin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nge2 Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 a6 12. a4 Qc8 13. g4 (13. Kh2 Re5 14. f3
Rb8) 13... h5 14. g5 (14. f3) 14... Nh7 15. Nxc6 (15. h4 Bh3 $132) 15... bxc6
16. Kh2 Rb8 17. Rb1 c5 18. Qd3 Bc6 19. Bd2 Rb4 $15 20. Qg3 c4 21. b3 cxb3 22.
cxb3 Rd4 23. Rbd1 h4 24. Qe3 (24. Qxh4 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Bxc3) 24... Ba8 $5 25. f3
c5 26. Ne2 d5 27. Nxd4 Bxd4 28. Qd3 dxe4 29. fxe4 Be5+ 30. Kh1 Bg3 31. Re2 Rd8
32. Qc2 Nf8 33. Bc3 Re8 34. Bf6 Ne6 $44 35. Red2 Bf4 36. Rf2 Bxg5 37. Rdf1 Bxf6
38. Rxf6 Ng5 39. Qc4 Bxe4 40. Kh2 (40. Bxe4 Qxh3+) (40. Kg1 Bxg2 41. Rxg6+ Kf8
$17 (41... Kh7 42. Rxg5 $18)) (40. Qc3 Bxg2+ 41. Kxg2 Ne4) 40... Bxg2 41. Rxg6+
Kh7 42. Rxg5 Qxh3+ 43. Kg1 Qh1+ 44. Kf2 Qxf1+ 45. Qxf1 Bxf1 46. Kxf1 Rc8 47.
Rh5+ Kg6 48. Rxh4 Kf5 49. Ke2 Ke5 50. Kd3 Rd8+ 51. Kc4 $2 Rd4+ 52. Rxd4 cxd4
53. b4 Ke4 54. b5 axb5+ 55. axb5 (55. axb5 d3 56. b6 d2 57. b7 d1=Q 58. b8=Q
Qc2+ 59. Kb5 Qb3+) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Rahman, Ziaur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Marin,M/Stoica"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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 "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Bangladesh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BAN"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Qd2 Ng4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
f5 9. exf5 Bxf5 10. Bd3 Qd7 11. Nge2 Nc6 12. f3 Nf6 13. d5 Nb4 14. Bxf5 Qxf5
15. O-O-O c6 16. Nd4 Qd7 17. Ne6 Rg8 18. Rhe1 Nbxd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. h4 Bh8
21. hxg5 hxg5 22. Bf2 Rc8 23. Bd4 Ne4 24. fxe4 Qxe6 25. exd5 Qg4 26. Qe3 Qf4
27. Bxa7 Ra8 28. Kb1 Qxe3 29. Bxe3 Ra4 30. b3 Rg4 31. Re2 b5 32. Bc1 Kd8 33.
Bb2 Bxb2 34. Kxb2 Rf8 35. Rd3 Rgf4 36. a3 Rf2 37. Rxf2 Rxf2 38. Rg3 Rf5 39. c4
bxc4 40. bxc4 Kc7 {White has an extra-pawn in a slightly unusual positionfor
this type of endings.} 41. Kc3 Kb6 42. Re3 Rf1 {Black decides to activate his
rook, in order to obtain the c5-square for his king.} ({The necessity of
occupying this square is revealed in the variation} 42... Rf2 $2 43. Rxe7 Rxg2
44. Rd7 $18) ({Too passive would be} 42... Rf7 {for instance} 43. Rf3 (43. Kd4
$5 {would basically transpose to the game after} Rf4+ 44. Re4 Rf1 45. Rxe7 Rd1+
46. Kc3 Rc1+ 47. Kd3) 43... Rh7 (43... Rg7 44. Kb4 $18) 44. Rg3 Kc5 (44... Rh4
45. Kb4 $16) 45. Rh3 Rf7 46. Rh8 Rf4 47. Rc8+ Kb6 48. Rb8+ Ka5 (48... Kc7 49.
Rb2 {[%cal Ra3a4] /\ a4+/-}) 49. Re8 Rf7 (49... Re4 50. c5 $1 dxc5 51. d6 $18)
(49... Rg4 50. Rxe7 Rg3+ 51. Kd4 Rg4+ 52. Kd3 Rg3+ 53. Ke4 Ka4 54. Re6 $18) 50.
Rg8 Rf5 51. Rg7 Re5 52. Kd4 {[%cal Ce5e2,Ce2g2,Rc4c5] /\ c5 +-}) 43. Rxe7 Rc1+
44. Kd3 Rd1+ 45. Ke2 {White directs his king to the king side.} ({Entirely
possible would have also been} 45. Kc2 $5 {aiming to defend the a-pawn:} Ra1 (
45... Rg1 46. Rd7 Kc5 47. Kd3 Rd1+ 48. Ke3 Kxc4 49. Rxd6 $16) 46. Kb2 $1 (46.
Kb3 Rb1+ 47. Ka4 Rc1 48. Re4 Kc5 $44) 46... Rg1 (46... Rd1 47. Rd7 Kc5 48. Kc2
Ra1 49. Kb3 $16) 47. Rd7 Kc5 48. Kc3 $1 Rc1+ (48... Rxg2 49. Rc7+ Kb6 50. Rc6+
Kb7 51. Rxd6 $18) 49. Kd3 Rd1+ 50. Ke3 $1 (50. Ke4 Rd4+ 51. Kf5 Rxc4 52. Kxg5
Ra4 $14) (50. Ke2 Ra1 51. Rc7+ Kd4 $44) 50... Kxc4 51. Rxd6 $16) 45... Ra1 46.
Kf3 Rxa3+ 47. Kg4 Rc3 48. Kf5 $6 {After this move, Black should have reached a
draw without too many difficulties.} (48. Re4 $6 {would have been also
insufficient since} Rc2 49. g3 Rc3 $1 50. Re8 {(What else?)} Rxc4+ 51. Kxg5 Kc5
52. g4 Kxd5 53. Kf5 Rc1 54. g5 Rf1+ 55. Kg6 Kc4 56. Kg7 d5 {leads to a draw.})
({The correct continuation would have been} 48. Re2 $1 Rxc4+ 49. Kxg5 Rd4 (
49... Kc5 50. Rd2 $18) 50. g4 Kc5 51. Kf5 Rd1 (51... Rxd5+ 52. Kf6 Rd1 53. Rg2
$18) {when the extra tempo compared to the previous line would have been
decisive:} 52. Rf2 Kxd5 53. g5 Rg1 54. g6 Kc5 55. Rf4 d5 56. Rg4 Rf1+ 57. Ke6
Rf8 58. g7 Rg8 59. Kf7 Rxg7+ 60. Kxg7 d4 61. Kf6 $18) 48... Rxc4 49. Ke6 ({Or} 
49. Kxg5 Kc5 50. g4 Kxd5 {with good saving prospects, as in the line starting
with 48.Re4}) 49... Rg4 50. Kxd6 Rxg2 {We reached a very interesting position
with 6 pieces, which, however, is not included in the Nalimov tablebases yet.
White's better coordination offers him some practical chances.} 51. Re1 ({
Against the regroupment initiated with} 51. Re6 {Black could have defended with
} Rh2 $1 {transfering the rook on the long side of the passed pawn.} ({
Although the straightforward} 51... g4 $2 {would not lose either:} 52. Ke7+ Kb7
53. d6 Rd2 54. Re3 g3 $1 55. Rxg3 {and now Black is just in time to transfer
his rook to the optimal position with} Rh2 $11) 52. Ke7+ Kb7 53. d6 Rh8 $1 (
53... Rh7+ $2 54. Kd8 $1 Kc6 55. d7+ $18) 54. Re2 Rh7+ $11 55. Kd8 $140 Kc6) ({
More practical problems would have posed} 51. Re3 $5 g4 52. Rb3+ Ka6 $5 (52...
Ka5 $2 53. Ke6 g3 (53... Re2+ 54. Kd7 Rh2 55. d6 Rh3 56. Rb8 {/\ Rg8 +-}) 54.
Re3 Kb6 55. d6 $18) 53. Kc6 Rc2+ 54. Kd7 {and now Black seems to save the game
with} Rg2 $1 55. d6 g3 56. Re3 Kb7 57. Ke7 Rh2 $1 58. Rxg3 Rh7+ $11) 51... Kb5
$2 {Going to a wrong direction. The king should have stayed close to the back
rank.} (51... Rh2 52. Rb1+ Ka7 53. Kc7 Rc2+ 54. Kd7 {certainly looks passive
for Black, but he seems to hold.} g4 55. Rg1 (55. Rb3 Rf2 56. d6 Rf3 57. Rb2 g3
58. Kc7 Rc3+ 59. Kd8 Rf3 60. d7 Re3 61. Rc2 Kb7 $11) 55... Rd2 56. d6 Kb6 57.
Rxg4 Rh2 {is a theoretical draw again.}) ({However, more natural is} 51... g4 {
advancing the pawn at once:} 52. Rb1+ (52. Ke6 Rh2 $1 53. Rb1+ Kc5 54. Rc1+ Kb6
55. d6 Rh6+ $11) 52... Ka6 53. Kd7 Rd2 54. d6 g3 55. Ke7 Re2+ 56. Kd8 g2 57. d7
{and here several moves lead to a draw.} Re3 ({One of the few possible
mistakes would be} 57... Re4 $4 {failing to keep distance from the enemy king
in the line} 58. Kc7 Rc4+ 59. Kd6 Rd4+ 60. Kc6 Rc4+ 61. Kd5 Rc2 62. d8=Q Rd2+
63. Kc6 $18) (57... Rb2 $11) (57... Ka7 $11) 58. Kc7 Rc3+ 59. Kd6 (59. Kb8 Rd3
60. Ra1+ Kb6 61. Kc8 Rc3+ $11) 59... Rd3+ 60. Kc6 Rc3+ $11) 52. Ke6 Kc5 ({
With the king on b5,} 52... Rh2 {does not work any more:} 53. d6 Rh6+ 54. Kd7
Kc5 55. Kc7 $18) 53. d6 $18 Rd2 54. d7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.04.28"]
[Round "15.3"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Paehtz, Thomas Sr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Erfurt SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 e5 8. h3
Re8 9. d5 Ne7 10. c4 Nd7 (10... Nh5 $5) 11. Nc3 h6 (11... f5 12. Ng5 $5) 12. b4
f5 13. Ba3 Nf6 14. Rc1 (14. c5 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nexd5) 14... Kh8 $6 (14... g5 15.
c5 g4 (15... Rf8 {[%cal Yf6e8]} 16. Nd2 {is unclear.}) 16. hxg4 fxg4 17. Nh4 $5
{[%csl Re7][%cal Yh4g6]}) 15. Nd2 Rg8 $2 {Too slow I think.} (15... g5 16. c5
g4 {was necessary to seek counterplay.}) 16. c5 Ne8 (16... g5 {was still
better.}) 17. Nc4 $16 fxe4 (17... g5 18. exf5 Nxf5 $16 (18... Bxf5 19. Ne3 {
[%csl Ge3]})) 18. Nxe4 $1 {[#]} (18. Bxe4 {is also strong of course.}) 18...
dxc5 $2 {This is too weakening.} (18... Nxd5 19. cxd6 cxd6 (19... Nxd6 20.
Ncxd6 cxd6 21. Bc4 $18) 20. b5 Bf8 21. Bc2 $1 (21. Bf1 $6 Be6 22. Rc2 {[%csl
Rd6][%cal Yc2d2] was my intention, but Black has some counterchances after} Rc8
(22... a6 {is also an option.}) 23. Rd2 Nc3 $1) 21... Be6 22. Bb3 $1 {
Threatening to capture on d6, is better.}) 19. Nxc5 Qxd5 20. Bb2 Nc6 21. b5 $1
e4 (21... Nd4 22. Nxe5 $1 Bxe5 23. Bc4 Qxc5 (23... Nf3+ 24. gxf3 Qxd1 25. Bxe5+
Ng7 26. Rcxd1 $18) 24. Rxe5 $18 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Yb2h8]}) (21... Nb4 22. Bxg6
$16 {at least.}) (21... Qxc5 22. bxc6 {[%csl Rc5,Re5,Rh8][%cal Yc4e5,Ye5f7,
Ye5g6]}) 22. Bxg7+ Nxg7 23. Nxe4 {[#]} Nb4 (23... Nd4 24. Qd2 $1 {the cleanest
win.} (24. Nf6 Qg5 25. Nxg8 Bxh3) 24... Ngf5 25. Nf6 $18) (23... Qxb5 24. Ncd6
Qd5 25. Bc4 Qxd1 26. Nf7+ Kh7 27. Nf6# {[%csl Gf6,Gf7,Rh7]}) 24. Qd2 $1 {
[%csl Rb4,Gd2,Rh8][%cal Yd2b4,Yd2h6]} Nf5 25. Qxb4 Qxd3 26. Rcd1 {[#]} (26.
Rcd1 Qc2 27. Rd2 $18 {[%csl Rc2]}) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Kiseljak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 Be7 5. c4 Nh5 6. Be3 Bg5 7. Bf2 g6 8. g4 Nf4
9. h4 Be7 10. Ne2 h5 11. g5 f6 12. gxf6 Bxf6 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Nbc3 g5 15. Nxf4
exf4 16. hxg5 Ne5 17. Be2 Bxg5 18. c5 Bd7 19. O-O-O Qf6 20. c6 bxc6 21. dxc6
Bxc6 22. Bb5 Bxb5 23. Nxb5 Rb8 24. Qd5 a6 25. Nd4 Kd7 26. Qa5 Rb6 27. Qa4+ Kc8
28. Ne2 Rxb2 29. Kxb2 (29. Bd4) 29... Nd3+ (29... Nc4+ 30. Kb3 Qb2+ 31. Kxc4
Qxe2+ $16) 30. Kc2 Nxf2 31. Qxa6+ Kd7 32. Qb5+ Kc8 33. Rd5 Nxh1 34. Rxg5 Ng3 {
with a draw offer} 35. Nc3 (35. Nxf4 $5 Nxe4 $3 (35... Qxf4 36. Qa6+ Kd7 (36...
Kd8 37. Rg7) 37. Rg7+ Ke6 38. Qc4+ Ke5 39. Qd5+ Kf6 40. Rf7+ $18) 36. fxe4 Qxf4
37. Qa6+ Kd8 38. Qa8+ Ke7 39. Rg7+ Kf6 $1 (39... Ke6 40. Qd5+ Kf6 41. Rf7+ $18)
40. Qxh8 Qxe4+ 41. Kd2 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Yd2h2,Yh8f6,Gg7g1]} Qd4+ 42. Ke2 Qe4+
43. Kf2 Qf4+ 44. Kg2 Qe4+ $1 45. Kg3 (45. Kh2 Qh4+ 46. Kg1 Qe1+ $11) (45. Kh3
$4 Qh1+ 46. Kg3 Qg1+ $17) 45... Qe1+ 46. Kf3 Qf1+ 47. Ke3 Qe1+ $11) 35... Nf1
36. Qa6+ Kd8 37. Rb5 Ne3+ 38. Kd3 Kd7 39. Rb7 (39. Qa4 Ke7) 39... Rc8 40. Qb5+
Ke6 41. Qxh5 Rh8 42. Qb5 Rc8 (42... c5 $5 43. Qd7+ Ke5) 43. Qc6 Qg5 (43... Qg7
44. Ne2 Qf7 $1 45. a4 (45. Nd4+ Kf6 46. e5+ Kg5 $1 47. exd6 Qg6+ 48. Ke2 Qxd6
49. Ne6+ Kf6 50. Qxd6 cxd6 51. Nxf4) 45... Ke5 46. Qc3+ Ke6 47. Nd4+ Kf6 48.
Nf5+ Kg6 49. Nxe3 fxe3 50. Qb3 $5 (50. Kxe3 Rf8 51. Kf2) 50... Qf6 (50... Qxf3
51. Qe6+ Kg5 52. Qxc8 e2+ 53. Kd2 $18) 51. Kxe3 Rf8 52. Ke2 $16) 44. Nb5 $2 (
44. Ne2 $1 Qe5 (44... Qf6 45. Nd4+ Ke7 46. Rxc7+ Rxc7 47. Qxc7+ $16) 45. Rb5 $1
Qf6 46. Rh5 $1 $18 {Fritz}) (44. Rxc7 Rxc7 45. Qxc7 Qh5 (45... Qg2 46. Ne2 $1)
(45... Qg1 46. Qc8+ Ke7 47. Qh3)) 44... Qg1 45. Nxc7+ (45. Nd4+ Kf6 (45... Ke5
46. Rb5+ Kf6 47. e5+) 46. e5+ Kg5 47. exd6 (47. Ne6+ Kh6 48. Nxf4 Nf5 $13)
47... Qd1+ 48. Ke4 Qe1 49. d7 (49. Ne6+ Kf6 50. d7 Nf5+ $11 {Fritz}) 49... Nf5+
50. Kd5 Ne7+ (50... Ne3+ 51. Ke6 Nf5+ 52. Qe4 Qxe4+ 53. fxe4 Nxd4+ 54. Kd5 Rd8
55. Rxc7 $16) 51. Kc4 Nxc6 $1 52. dxc8=Q Qc1+ $11) 45... Rxc7 46. Rxc7 (46.
Qxc7 Qd1+ 47. Kc3 Qc2+ 48. Kb4 Qb2+ 49. Ka5 Qxa2+ 50. Kb5 (50. Kb6 $4 Nc4+ $19)
) (46. Qe8+ Kf6 47. Qh8+ Ke6 $1 (47... Qg7 48. Qd8+ $18) 48. Qh3+ Ke5 49. Qh5+
Ke6 $11) 46... Qd1+ 47. Kc3 Qc2+ 48. Kb4 Qb2+ 49. Ka5 Qxa2+ 50. Kb6 Qb2+ 51.
Qb5 (51. Ka7 Qa1+ 52. Kb8 Qh8+ 53. Rc8 Qb2+ {[%csl Gb2][%cal Yb2a1,Yb2h8]} 54.
Qb7 Qxb7+ 55. Kxb7) (51. Ka7 Qa1+ 52. Kb7 Qb2+ 53. Ka8 Qa1+ 54. Kb8 Qb2+ 55.
Rb7 Qh8+ 56. Qc8+ Qxc8+ 57. Kxc8 d5 (57... Nc4 58. Kd8 Ne5 59. Re7+ $1 (59. Rb3
Nxf3 60. Rxf3 Ke5 $11) 59... Kf6 60. Re8)) 51... Qxb5+ 52. Kxb5 Ng2 $3 $11 {
[%csl Re4,Rf3][%cal Yg2e1,Ye1f3,Ye6e4]} 53. Rc3 Ne1 54. Kc4 Ke5 55. Ra3 Nxf3 $1
56. Rxf3 Kxe4 57. Rf1 $8 f3 58. Kc3 Ke3 59. Re1+ Kf4 (59... Kf2 60. Kd2 Kg2 61.
Re6 d5 (61... f2 62. Rg6+) 62. Rg6+ Kf1 63. Rd6 (63. Ke3 f2 64. Kf3 Ke1 (64...
d4 65. Rg2) 65. Re6+)) 60. Rf1 Ke3 61. Re1+ Kf4 62. Kd2 f2 63. Re6 f1=N+ 64.
Kd3 Ng3 65. Rxd6 Nf5 66. Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.11.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 {The Pribyl or Czech variation of the Pirc
Defence (or just Czech Cefence, I've seen people calling it both things).
Black's intention (besides from transposing into the Pirc sometimes) is to
play Qa5-e5 against the main 4.f4.} 4. Nf3 (4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 {
is the main line, with many interesting possibilities for both sides.}) 4...
Bg4 $5 {Black's setup takes a different route now - he will play e6, Be7 and
0-0, and d5 is coming later, establishing a solid centre, with a Caro-Kann
like position.} (4... g6 {would go into the Pirc again, but that's not what
Shak had in mind.}) 5. h3 (5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. Be3 d5 8. e5 Nfd7 {is one
of the typical positions that could arise. Black keeps the flexibility of the
light-squared B on g4, so whenever White exchanges it (after Ne1, let's say),
taking on e2, followed by c5 would bring him a consistent position.}) 5... Bh5
(5... Bxf3 $6 {this would be too lazy and weak.} 6. Qxf3 e6 $14 {first of all,
White has the option to play 7.d5!? now, and simple development would already
bring him a small edge because of the B-pair.}) 6. Bd3 e6 7. g4 {A concrete
matter, hard to evaluate now, but it's also a typical way to search for an
advantage - getting the B-pair and also expanding and gaining space.} Bg6 8. g5
Nfd7 9. Nh4 d5 $1 {A nice pawn formation, leaving them on light-squares, as
the g6-B is going down.} 10. Nxg6 hxg6 {White is fighting for a B-pair and
space advantage, but Black is solidly placed and after some manoeuvres, Shak
proves that his position is consistent.} 11. Qg4 Qb6 $1 {An important move,
forcing the N-retreat and also disturbing the c1-B development.} 12. Ne2 Na6 (
12... dxe4 $6 {avoiding the whole 13.exd5!? idea would be too soon, because
then 13...Na6 is not threatening ...Nb4 anymore (with the white B on e4).} 13.
Bxe4 Na6 14. Bf4 $1 Qxb2 15. O-O $16 {with a super strong initiative for White.
}) 13. c3 (13. exd5 $5 {This positional concession could be played
specifically because of the positioning of some pieces - after 12...Na6, Black
is not going to have ...Nc6 anymore (which would be ideal after 13...exd5).}
cxd5 14. c3 Nc7 15. Bf4 $1 {and now White is taking advantage of the c7-N,
that doesn't have many pleasant squares for now} Bd6 (15... Nb5 16. h4 {
after h5, the K-side would become vulnerable (specially because Black will
need to play 0-0-0 and thus will leave the f7-P unprotected)} Nd6 17. O-O-O $16
) 16. O-O-O {it is interesting to notice that had the black-N been on c6, it
would be marching to e7, from where the control of the g6 and f5 squares would
help Black's defence} O-O-O 17. Kb1 $14 {again with ideas of h4-Ng3-h5, to
harass the Q-side.}) 13... dxe4 {Mamedyarov releases the central tension, to
avoid 14.exd5 once and for all. As already discussed, this small positional
concession is sound now, because of the c7-N, that could now come to b5-d6.} (
13... Nc7 $5 {would be similar and perhaps more flexible. Also, this move kind
of prepares a strong central blow with 14...e5! - even considering that will
open White's B-pair, it is important to remember that White's K is still on e1
and some of his pieces haven't been developed yet} 14. exd5 {trying the same
13th move idea} Nxd5 $13 {now this is possible, which could actually be a
little bit unstable, but then again ...e5 and ...c5 are coming, and the
position remains balanced.}) 14. Bxe4 (14. Qxe4 $5 {was probably the best try
for an advantage. For example:} Nc7 (14... c5 $5 {has to be checked}) 15. Bf4
Nd5 16. Bg3 $1 {with good chances for White. 16...Qxb2 is too risky and should
be bad.} Qxb2 17. Rb1 Qxa2 18. Rxb7 $16) 14... Nc7 15. Qf3 Nb5 $1 {Correctly
improving the N to d6.} 16. a4 Nd6 17. a5 Qb5 18. Bd3 Qd5 19. Qxd5 cxd5 {
I'm always a little bit afraid of these endgames, when Black has this
light-squared-pawn structure without that B. First of all, White's only break
would be with h4-h5, but after ...gxh5 and ...g6 afterwards, it wouldn't be
much anyway. Things should again be balanced.} 20. a6 b6 21. h4 Rc8 22. Ng3 Be7
23. Ke2 Kf8 $1 {Keeping an eye on the h5-break, when the K is clearly better
on f8.} 24. Bf4 Nc4 25. h5 gxh5 26. Nxh5 Kg8 (26... Nxb2 $4 27. Nf6 $1 $18 Rxh1
28. Rxh1 {and Rh8+ is a winning threat.}) 27. Bc1 g6 28. Ng3 Rxh1 29. Nxh1 e5
$1 {These kind of moves are always sort of unexpected, because it is unlikely
that Black would want to destroy his own perfect structure, but sometimes
piece activity speaks louder!} 30. dxe5 Ncxe5 31. Bb5 Nc5 32. Be3 Ne6 {29...e5
was a good decision, but also a brave one, because the a6-P could be dangerous
in some positions (connected with Bxb6 ideas). But, as an old Russian proverb
says: "He who doesn't take risks never gets to drink champagne". In the other
hand the g5-P is also a weakness and with a 34th move mistake, Leko turns into
a worse position.} 33. Rd1 Nc7 34. Bd3 $6 (34. f4 $1 {had to be played to
avoid going into a slightly worse position} Ng4 (34... Nxb5 35. Rxd5 (35. fxe5
$5 $13 {should be considered as well, with Nf2-Ng4, Kf3 to come}) 35... Nc4 36.
Rxb5 Re8 37. Bd4 {with an unclear endgame, but White's pieces are now becoming
active} Nxb2 38. Kf3 Nc4 39. Nf2 $13) 35. Bc6 Nxe3 36. Kxe3 Bc5+ 37. Kf3 Rd8
38. Bb7 d4 39. Ng3 $13 {and White could be claiming a small initiative, with
Ne4, or even f5.}) 34... Re8 $1 35. f4 $6 (35. Kf1 $11 {/=/+, was still
possible, but Black would keep fighting for a small initiative advantage.})
35... Bxg5 $17 {Maybe missed by Leko in time trouble.} 36. Nf2 Nxd3 37. Nxd3
Be7 38. Kf3 f6 {Black is a pawn up, but there's still a lot to be done to
convert it into a full point. Leko plays tenaciously:} 39. Bd4 Kf7 40. Rh1 Nxa6
{Seems to allow sort of a forced draw already:} (40... Ne6 $15 {/-/+, was
possible, to keep up the fight. It will be far from easy for Black, because
has the a6-P pawn bothering, him as well as the annoying h-file, and
well-placed pieces.}) 41. Ra1 Nc5 42. Bxc5 $1 bxc5 43. f5 $1 g5 (43... gxf5 44.
Rxa7 $11 {when White has Nf4+ in the event of Ke6 (that's why 43.f5 is
interesting).}) 44. Rxa7 Kf8 45. b4 $1 c4 (45... cxb4 {was Black's last chance,
but White is also safe after} 46. Nxb4 d4 47. Nd5 dxc3 48. Rc7 {the cleanest
path for a draw in my opinion} Bd8 49. Rc8 c2 50. Ne3 c1=Q 51. Rxc1 Re5 52. Rd1
$1 {followed by Rd5} Bb6 (52... Re8 53. Rd6 Be7 54. Re6 $11 {Nd5, Ke4, etc})
53. Nd5 $11) 46. Nc5 $11 {Now Black has to exchange his minor piece, and the R
endgame is a clear draw, despite the pawn down.} Bxc5 47. bxc5 Rc8 48. Ra6 Kf7
49. Ra7+ Kg8 50. Ra5 Re8 51. Ra7 Rc8 52. Ra5 Re8 53. Ra7 Rc8 54. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 38th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2010.07.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 {Die Pirc-Verteidigung ist eine früher eher
seltene, neuerdings gelegentlich anzutreffende Eröffnungswahl des großen
Meisters, hier unterstreicht sie seine Risikobereitschaft und seinen
Siegeswillen angesichts eines überraschenden, für ihn wenig erbaulichen
Turnierstandes in Dortmund.} 4. Be3 (4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Na6 7. O-O c5
8. d5 Rb8 9. h3 Nc7 10. a4 a6 11. a5 b5 12. axb6 Rxb6 13. Na4 Rb8 14. c4 e6 15.
Qc2 exd5 16. exd5 Nfxd5 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Qf2 Rb4 19. f5 Nf4 20. Bc2 Re8 21.
Nc3 Bb7 22. Ra4 Bxc3 23. Bxf4 Rxb2 24. Bc1 Rb4 25. Rxb4 cxb4 26. fxg6 hxg6 27.
Ng5 f5 28. Bxf5 Qf6 29. Be6+ Kg7 30. Qe2 Qd4+ 31. Be3 Qe5 32. Rf7+ Kg8 33.
Rxb7+ {1-0 Karjakin,S (2725) - Kramnik,V (2790), Nice 2010/CBM 135 Extra}) 4...
a6 ({Schärfer als das populärere} 4... c6) 5. Qd2 ({I} 5. Be2 Bg7 6. Qd2 (6. h4
$5 b5 7. h5) 6... b5 7. Bh6 O-O 8. e5 (8. h4 b4 $1) (8. Bxg7 $142 Kxg7 9. Bf3
$11) 8... dxe5 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. Bf3 c6 11. dxe5 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Rd8+ 13. Ke3
Ng4+ 14. Bxg4 Bxg4 $15 {0-1/40, Smeets,J (2657) - Kramnik,V (2788), Wijk aan
Zee 2010/CBM 135/[Kramnik]}) ({II} 5. a4 {ist eine andere, ruhige und solide
Gangart, bei der Weiß kurz rochieren wird.}) 5... b5 {Im Hinblick auf ein
mögliches Be3-h6 verzögert Schwarz sein Königsfianchetto und nutzt die Zeit
besser für Aktivitäten am Damenflügel.} 6. f3 ({Keinerlei Probleme hatte
Schwarz nach} 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. a3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 e5 9. O-O exd4 10. Bxd4 Bg7 11. a4
b4 12. Nd5 c5 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 O-O 17. f4 Qd6
18. Qe3 Rae8 $15 {remis/88, Dominguez Perez,L (2713) - Kramnik,V (2790), Nice
2010/CBM 135 Extra}) 6... Nbd7 7. Nge2 ({Hier gibt es Bissigeres, etwa} 7. g4 {
, und nun z.B.} Bb7 (7... Nb6) 8. g5 Nh5 9. Nge2 c5 10. Ng3 cxd4 11. Bxd4 e5
12. Be3 Nf4 13. h4 Qa5 14. a3 Rc8 15. O-O-O Rxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 d5 18.
Kb2 Bc5 19. Bxf4 $2 ({Besser war} 19. Bxc5 $142 Nxc5 20. exd5 {mit weißem
Vorteil} ({oder} 20. Re1) 20... Bxd5 (20... Na4+ 21. Kc1 Nxc3 22. Re1) 21. Re1
$16) 19... exf4 20. Ne2 $13 {/= und Weiß geriet gar ins Hintertreffen in
Amonatov,F (2625) - Timofeev,A (2664), Tomsk 2008, 0:1/40.}) 7... Nb6 8. Nf4 (
8. b3) 8... Bg7 9. a4 b4 10. Ncd5 Nbxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 O-O $5 13. Qxb4
$5 {Auch Weiß hat nichts gegen ein scharfes, zweischneidiges Gefecht
einzuwenden und nimmt mit dem Bauern den Fehdehandschuh auf.} e6 {Freilich
möchte Schwarz rasch die Mitte öffnen und pocht auf seinen
Entwicklungsvorprung.} (13... e5 14. O-O-O $5) 14. Bc4 (14. dxe6 Bxe6 (14...
Qh4+ 15. Bf2 (15. g3 Qe7 16. exf7+ Rxf7) 15... Qe7) 15. Qd2 c5 $132) 14... Qh4+
15. Kd1 {Der Verzicht auf die Rochade erscheint sehr optimistisch. Solide
Alternativen waren:} ({I} 15. Bf2 Qg5 16. O-O exd5 17. h4 Qf5 18. Bb3 $11 (18.
Bd3 Qf4)) ({II} 15. g3 Qh5 16. O-O exd5 17. Bd3 $11) 15... Bxd4 $6 (15... Re8
$142 $1 {gefällt mir hier am besten, nach z.B.} 16. Qd2 exd5 17. Bxd5 Rb8 $44 {
sollte Schwarz gute Kompensation für den geopferten Bauern haben.}) 16. Bxa6 e5
$6 ({Anstatt sich der Fesselung auf der 4. Reihe zu entziehen, ist Kramnik
nicht bereit, einen Rückwärtsgang einzulegen und wagt stattdessen ein
interessantes Läuferopfer. Wie aus der nachstehenden Anmerkung zum 17. Zug
jedoch zu schlußfolgern ist, wäre Schwarz mit} 16... Qe7 $142 $5 {relativ
besser beraten gewesen, z.B.} 17. Qxd4 ({Ebenso zu prüfen sind die
Verwicklungen nach} 17. Bh6 {, z.B.} Qf6 $5 (17... Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Bxc8
Rfxc8 20. dxe6 Qxe6 21. Qc3+ Kg8 22. Re1 $14) 18. Bxf8 Bxa6 19. Bh6 exd5 20. c3
Be5 21. f4 Qh4 22. fxe5 Qxh6 $14) 17... e5 18. Qd2 Bxa6 19. b3 (19. h4 e4)
19... Rfc8 20. Ke1 c6 21. dxc6 Rxc6 22. Kf2 d5 23. c3 $14) 17. Bxc8 $6 ({
Nach dem Motto "nicht kleckern, sondern klotzen" hält Naiditsch konsequent
dagegen und stellt Kramniks Opferangebot auf die Probe. Indes wäre auch hier
ein Rückzug schlauer gewesen, und zwar} 17. Bb5 $142 $5 {und nun
beispielsweise:} Ba6 (17... Qf6 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Bc6) 18. Bxa6 (18. Ra3) 18...
Rxa6 19. a5 (19. c3 $2 Rb6 20. Qc4 Rxb2 21. cxd4 Rfb8 $44 {, siehe Anmerkung
zum 20. Zug von Schwarz}) 19... Qf6 (19... Raa8 20. c3 Rfb8 21. Qc4 Rxb2 22.
cxd4 Rxg2 (22... Rab8 $2 23. a6 $18) 23. Re1 $16) 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Re1 Rfa8
22. Ra4 $16) 17... Rfxc8 18. c3 Rab8 19. Qc4 c5 $2 ({Damit überspannt Schwarz
definitiv den Bogen. Erforderlich war} 19... Rxb2 $1 {mit zum Ausgleich
führenden Angriff, allerdings nicht mehr:} 20. cxd4 Rcb8 21. Rc1 (21. a5 $6
R8b4) 21... e4 $44 {/=, z.B.} 22. Rf1 (22. Rc2 Rb1+ 23. Rc1 R1b2 $11) 22...
Rxg2 23. Qxc7 Rb3 24. Rc3 Rb1+ 25. Rc1 (25. Bc1 $2 e3 $1 $19) 25... Rb3 $11 {
, und allem Anschein nach ist die Stellungswiederholung forciert.}) 20. Bc1 $1
$16 {Nun ist nicht zu sehen, wie Schwarz aus dem Dilemma herauskommen kann.} e4
({Kramnik versucht mit allen Mitteln, weiter zu komplizieren, während die
folgenden Alternativen die Chose vereinfachen und dem Weißen, der einen
prächtigen a-Bauern in der Hinterhand hält, in die Hände spielen: I} 20... Bf2
21. Qxh4 Bxh4 22. Kc2) ({II} 20... Re8 21. Re1 e4 22. Rxe4 Rxe4 23. fxe4 Be5
24. Qe2 Bxh2 25. a5) 21. cxd4 exf3 22. gxf3 Re8 ({Falls} 22... Qh5 {, so kann
z.B.} 23. Ra3 Rb4 24. Qe2 Rxd4+ 25. Bd2 Qxd5 26. Kc1 $18 {folgen.}) 23. Ra3 $6
({Ungenau, der gegebene Plan zur Konsolidierung bestand in} 23. Kc2 $1 {
(-b1), z.B.} Qf2+ 24. Kb1 Qxf3 25. Rf1 Qg2 (25... Qe4+ 26. Qc2 (26. Ka2 $4 Rb4
$19 27. Qa6 Qxd5+ 28. Kb1 Qe4+ 29. Ka2 Ra8) 26... Qxd4 (26... Qxd5 27. dxc5)
27. Rd1 $18) 26. Rd1 Re2 (26... Qg4 27. Rd2) 27. Ra2 Rb4 28. Qc3 Qxd5 29. Ra3
Qe4+ (29... Rxh2 30. Qf3) 30. Qd3 $18) 23... Rb4 24. Qf1 Qxd4+ 25. Kc2 c4 ({
Vielleicht konnte Schwarz mit} 25... Reb8 {mehr Probleme bereiten, wenngleich
nach z.B.} 26. Ra2 Qxd5 (26... Rxa4 27. Rxa4 Qxa4+ 28. Kb1) 27. Kb1 $16 {
am weißen Vorteil kaum zu rütteln ist.}) 26. Qd1 Qf2+ 27. Bd2 Re2 28. Ra2 Qxf3
(28... c3 29. bxc3 (29. Kxc3 $4 Qc5+ 30. Kd3 Qc4#) 29... Rb8 30. Re1 $18 {
, z.B.} Rxe1 31. Qxe1 Qb6 32. Qa1 Qb3+ 33. Kc1 Qc4 34. Ra3) 29. Re1 $2 {
Räumt dem Gegner eine letzte, versteckte Chance ein.} ({Richtig war die
Entfesselung} 29. Kc1 $142 {und nach} c3 30. Bxc3 (30. bxc3) 30... Rb3 31. Kb1
(31. Qxb3 $2 Qe3+ 32. Kb1 (32. Kd1 $2 Rd2+ $1 33. Bxd2 Qxb3+ $19) 32... Qe4+
33. Kc1 Qe3+ $11) 31... Qe4+ 32. Ka1 $18 {wäre alles klar gewesen, z.B.} Qg2
33. Qf1 Qxd5 34. Qxe2 Qxh1+ 35. Qe1 $18) 29... Qb3+ $2 {So aber verliert
Schwarz chancenlos.} ({Der am Brett kaum zu findende, chancenreiche
Rettungsversuch geht über} 29... Qf5+ $1 {und nun:} 30. Kc1 c3 $1 31. Rxe2 (31.
Bxc3 $2 Qf4+ 32. Kb1 (32. Bd2 $2 Rc4+ 33. Kb1 Rxd2 $19) 32... Qe4+ 33. Kc1 (33.
Ka1 $2 {wird durch den herrlichen Problemzug} Rd4 $3 {widerlegt:} 34. Qc1 (34.
Qxe2 Qxe2) (34. Qb1 Rxe1 35. Bxe1 Qxd5 $19 {/\Rd1}) 34... Rxe1 35. Bxe1 Qg4 $1
$19 {/\Rd1}) 33... Qe3+ (33... Qf4+ $11) 34. Kb1 Qe4+ 35. Kc1 Qe3+ $11 {
mit Stellungswiederholung}) 31... cxd2+ 32. Rxd2 Rc4+ 33. Rc2 Rf4 $14 {Nun
verliert Weiß unweigerlich seine Dame (im Tausch gegen den schwarzen Turm).
Das anstehende komplexe Endspiel (2 Türme vs Dame) ist zwar schwer
einzuschätzen, aber da das weiße Freibauernduo noch zurück ist, die schwarze
Dame außerordentlich agil ist und ggf. auch schwarze Freibauern (d und f) bald
laufen werden, tendiert der Kommentator dazu, daß Schwarz sich halten kann.
Die folgenden Anregungen mögen dies untermauern:} 34. b3 (34. b4 Rf1 35. Qxf1
Qxf1+ 36. Kb2 Qf6+ 37. Kb3 Qf3+ 38. Rc3 Qxd5+ 39. Ka3 f5 $14 40. Rac2 (40. Rb2
f4 41. b5 Qd4 42. Rbb3 Qb6 43. Rc4 g5 44. Rbc3 Kg7) (40. a5 f4 41. Rac2 Qd1 42.
Rc1 Qe2) (40. b5 Qd4 41. Rac2 f4) 40... f4 41. b5 Qd4 42. Rc1 (42. a5 Qd5 $1)
42... Kg7 43. Rb3 Qb6 44. Rf3 (44. Rc6 Qg1 $1) 44... d5 45. Rc6 Qa7 46. b6 Qe7+
47. Kb3 (47. Kb2 Qe5+) 47... Qe4) (34. a5 Rf1 35. Rd2 (35. a6 $4 Rxd1+ 36. Kxd1
Qxd5+) 35... Qc8+ $1 36. Kb1 (36. Rc2 Rxd1+ 37. Kxd1 Qg4+ 38. Kc1 (38. Kd2 Qd4+
) 38... Qg1+ $11) 36... Qf5+ 37. Kc1 (37. Ka1 $2 Qf3 $1 $19) 37... Qc8+ 38. Kb1
$11) 34... Rf1 35. Qxf1 Qxf1+ 36. Kb2 Qd3 37. a5 (37. Ra3 Qd4+ 38. Ka2 Qd3 39.
Rc8+ (39. Rb2 f5 (39... Qa6) 40. a5 Qa6) 39... Kg7 40. a5 Qd2+ 41. Kb1 Qb4 42.
Kb2 Qd2+ 43. Rc2 Qd4+ 44. Ka2 Qd3 45. Rb2 (45. Kb1 Qd1+ 46. Rc1 Qd3+ 47. Rc2
Qd1+ $11) (45. Rc4 Qd2+ 46. Kb1 Qd1+ $11) 45... Qa6 46. Rd2 (46. b4 Qc4+ 47.
Rab3 f5) 46... f5 $14) 37... Qd4+ 38. Ka3 Qxd5 39. b4 (39. Ka4 Qe4+ 40. Rc4
Qe8+) 39... Qd3+ 40. Ka4 d5 $14) 30. Kb1 $18 Rxe1 31. Qxe1 c3 32. Bxc3 Re4 33.
Qf1 Qxd5 34. Ra3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 $1 {This is a very interesting psychological approach
- the play will be transposed into a kind of Saemisch structure. But it is
known, that regular players og the Pirc Defence regularly are not big
specialists in the King's Indian!} e5 4. d5 ({I think, that it is not
necessary to close the centre immediately. There is a normal, strong move from
the Saemisch setup:} 4. Ne2 exd4 ({It is possible to transpose to Old Indian
lines:} 4... Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Qd2 Nbd7 (7... exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. Nc3
Bf8 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O $14) 8. d5 $1 cxd5 9. cxd5 Nh5 $146 (9... Ne8 10. Nbc3
f5 11. exf5 Rxf5 12. Ng3 Rf7 13. Bd3 $14) 10. Nbc3 Nb6 $6 ({Typical King's
Indian plans would be more logical:} 10... g6 11. O-O-O f5 (11... Ng7 $5 12. g4
f5 13. gxf5 gxf5 14. Kb1 $14) 12. exf5 gxf5 13. f4 (13. g4 fxg4 14. fxg4 Nf4 $1
) 13... Nhf6 (13... Nb6 14. b3 $14) 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Nf4 Ne4 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17.
h3 Bg5 18. Kb1 $14) 11. b3 h6 (11... g6 $5) 12. O-O-O Bg5 13. g4 Bxe3 14. Qxe3
Nf6 15. Ng3 (15. h4 $5 a5 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Nh7 18. Rg1 $14 {פh7}) 15... a5
$1 16. h4 a4 $132 17. Kb2 axb3 18. axb3 Nbd7 ({The only chance for counterplay
was} 18... Nh7 $1 19. Rc1 $5 Nd7 20. Bb5 Nc5 21. b4 Na6 22. Ra1 Bd7 23. Bxd7
Qxd7 24. Qb6 $14) 19. Bb5 $1 Nc5 20. b4 $1 Na6 21. Ra1 {Ivanchuk-Beliavsky,
Beograde 1997. With a typical space advantage in the King's Indian.} (21. g5 $6
hxg5 22. hxg5 Nh7 $1)) 5. Nxd4 d5 6. e5 Nh5 7. g3 c5 8. Nb3 c4 9. Nd4 Bc5 10.
f4 Nxf4 11. Bxf4 Qb6 12. Nf3 Qxb2 13. Nbd2 Qc3 14. h4 Nc6 15. Bh3 Nb4 16. Kf1
Nxc2 17. Rb1 Ne3+ 18. Bxe3 Qxe3 19. Qe2 Bxh3+ 20. Rxh3 Qxe2+ 21. Kxe2 b6 {
1-0 Socko,B (2635)-Lubczynski,R (2413)/Lublin POL 2008. Black has sufficient
compensation for the knight.}) 4... Be7 ({One interesting way is to try to
control the black squares and to stop White from castling:} 4... c6 5. c4 Qb6
6. Nc3 Be7 7. Na4 $1 $146 Qd8 (7... Qc7 8. Be3 $14) 8. Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Bd7 (9...
Nh5 $5) 10. Nc3 $14 cxd5 11. cxd5 Na6 12. Bxa6 $1 bxa6 13. Nge2 Qb8 14. O-O $14
{[>< a7]} Qb7 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Nd1 $1 {[/\ b3, Nb2-c4]} Bd8 (16... Rxc1 17.
Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. b3 Bd8 20. Nb2 Bb6 21. Nc4 $14) 17. b3 a5 (17...
Bb6 18. Nb2 $14) 18. Nb2 a4 $5 (18... Bb6 19. Nc4 $16) 19. Nxa4 Bxa4 20. bxa4
Bb6 21. Ng3 g6 22. h3 $1 Nd7 23. Kh2 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 {1-0 Illescas Cordoba,M 
(2624)-Cifuentes Parada,R (2512)/Espana 2005. With a clear advantage.}) 5. Be3
Nh5 {Here Old Indian players always try to exchange their worst piece - the
black squared bishop. King's Indian players are not so nervous, despite the
fact that the bishop is much worse placed on g7 than on e7.} ({But simple
development is not worse:} 5... O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Na6 8. Bd3 cxd5 9. cxd5 Nh5
10. Nge2 Bh4+ 11. g3 Bg5 12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. Qd2 Qd8 14. g4 Nf6 15. Ng3 Nd7 16.
Be2 Ndc5 17. O-O Bd7 18. Kh1 Rc8 19. Rac1 g6 20. Qh6 f6 21. Rg1 Qe7 22. Qe3 Qd8
23. Kg2 Kh8 24. Kh1 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2704)-Tseshkovsky,V (2577)/Moscow RUS
2004. White has a very small advantage.}) 6. Qd2 {It is possible to transpose
to the Saemisch directly, but Vallejo believes that the c4-square can be used
by some other white piece.} (6. c4 a5 7. Nc3 Na6 8. g3 g6 9. Qd2 f5 10. exf5
gxf5 11. f4 O-O 12. Nh3 Qe8 13. Be2 Qg6 14. O-O-O Nf6 15. Nf2 Ng4 16. Nxg4 fxg4
17. fxe5 dxe5 18. h3 Rf3 19. Bxf3 gxf3 20. g4 Bd7 21. Rhf1 {and Black does not
have sufficient compensation for the exchange.}) ({There are two other options
to avoid the exchange of the black squared bishops; the second one is
especially interesting:} 6. g3) (6. Nc3 Bg5 7. Bf2 g6 8. g4 Nf4 9. h4 Be7 10.
Nge2 h5 11. Nxf4 exf4 12. g5 f6 13. gxf6 Bxf6 14. e5 $5 Bxe5 15. Bd3 Bf5 16.
Bxf5 gxf5 17. Qd3 Nd7 18. Rg1 $2 (18. O-O-O $1 $16) 18... Qf6 (18... Bxc3+ 19.
Qxc3 Qe7+ 20. Kf1 Ne5 {and the black knight on e5 rules!}) 19. Nb5 Nc5 20.
Nxc7+ Kd7 21. Bxc5 Kxc7 22. Bf2 Rae8 23. Kd2 Bxb2 24. Rab1 Re3 25. Bxe3 fxe3+
26. Qxe3 Bd4 27. Qe6 {with white advantage.}) 6... h6 ({Now it is not logical
to mix up two plans:} 6... c6 $146 7. c4 f5 $2 (7... O-O 8. Nc3 Nd7 $14) 8.
exf5 Bxf5 9. Nc3 Bg6 (9... Nf6 10. Nge2 O-O 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. Bd3 $16) 10. Nh3 $1
Nd7 (10... O-O 11. Ng5 Bxg5 12. Bxg5 Nf6 13. O-O-O $16) 11. Ng5 Nf8 12. O-O-O
Nf6 (12... c5 13. Ne6 Nxe6 14. dxe6 Nf6 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 O-O 17. Rhe1 $16
{/\ f4, Nd5}) 13. c5 $1 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bb5+ Nd7 16. Ne6 (16. Qxd5 Bxg5
17. Qe6+ Qe7 (17... Kf8 18. Qxd6+) 18. Bxd7+ Kf8 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20. Bxg5+ Kxd7
21. Rxd6+ Kc7 22. Rhd1 $18) 16... Nxe3 17. Nxd8 Kxd8 18. Qxe3 Nxc5 19. Qxe5 $1
$18 {1-0 Sutovsky,E (2639)-Mitkov,N (2552)/Terme Zrece 2003}) (6... O-O) 7. Ne2
({A very interesting plan to exchange the white-squared bishop, which is the
worst piece in White's position:} 7. g3 $1 Bg5 8. Bh3 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 O-O 10. Nc3
c5 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. f4 Bxh3 13. Nxh3 Nd7 14. f5 b5 15. Kb1 b4 16. Ne2 c4 17.
g4 Nf4 18. Nhxf4 exf4 19. Qxf4 c3 20. Nd4 Ne5 21. f6 {and Black is in troubles.
}) (7. Bd3 Bg5 8. g3 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 Qg5 10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 Ke7 12. c4 Nd7 13.
Nc3 a5 14. Nge2 Nc5 15. Bc2 Bd7 16. b3 g6 17. a3 b6 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Na6
20. Rhb1 {1/2 Bayrak,A (2011)-Rautanen,S (1993)/Novi Sad 2009 (45). White has
a clear advantage.}) 7... Bg5 8. Nbc3 $146 ({Here there exists an interesting
plan, trying to cut off Black's bishop:} 8. g4 Bh4+ 9. Kd1 Nf6 10. c4 c6 11.
Na3 a6 12. Rc1 c5 13. Nc2 Nbd7 14. Ne1 h5 15. g5 Nh7 16. Rg1 Ndf8 17. Nd3 Ng6
18. Kc2 b5 19. Kb1 bxc4 20. Rxc4 Bd7 21. f4 Bb5 22. Rc3 {Riazantsev,A (2617)
-Galego,L (2506)/Evora 2008/EXT 2009/1/2-1/2 (53). White has better the
prospects.}) ({The direct} 8. c4 {is not very logical:} a5 9. Nbc3 Na6 10.
O-O-O Bxe3 11. Qxe3 Qg5 12. Qxg5 hxg5 13. a3 Bd7 14. b3 Ke7 15. Kb2 g6 16. g4
Nf4 17. Nxf4 gxf4 18. h3 Rh4 19. Rd2 Nc5 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Na4+ 22. Nxa4
Rxa4 {Guerra,V (2137)-Strikovic,A (2448)/Lisbon 2002/EXT 2004/0-1 (35). Black
obtained a dream of an endgame.}) 8... Nd7 (8... a6 {would be a logical try,
as it is necessary to try something on the queenside.}) 9. g3 (9. g4 Bh4+ 10.
Kd1 {was still tempting, but Vallejo prefers a more logical way.}) 9... Bxe3 ({
Now the counterplay on the other side was still logical:} 9... a6) 10. Qxe3 Qg5
(10... Nb6 11. O-O-O Qg5 12. f4 Qe7 13. h3 Nf6 14. g4 {would allow White an
easy and simple game.}) 11. Qf2 $1 {Of course, with queens on the board
White's chances are better, as Black has still a serious lack of space.} a5 $6
{This kills Black's structure on the queenside. It was better to play ...a6.}
12. g4 (12. h4 Qe7 13. g4 Nhf6 14. Ng3 Nc5 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Nf5 {would be even
stronger.}) 12... Nf4 13. h4 Qf6 (13... Qd8 14. Nxf4 exf4 15. Qd2 Qf6 16. O-O-O
Ne5 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. g5 {would have give White a clear and serious advantage.})
14. Nxf4 Qxf4 $2 ({Better was} 14... exf4 15. Bb5 Qe5 16. O-O-O O-O 17. Qh2 Nb6
18. Rhg1 {, but it is hard to suggest any counterplay for Black. After the
move in the game White creates a nice tactical trick.}) 15. g5 $1 Nc5 ({
The idea of the trick was, that} 15... hxg5 {was met with the powerful} 16. Ne2
Qf6 17. hxg5) 16. Ne2 $6 ({Even stronger was the preliminary check, which
allowed the development of the bishop:} 16. Bb5+ Kd8 17. Ne2 Nxe4 18. fxe4 Qxe4
19. O-O-O) 16... Nxe4 {What to do? Black is forced to sacrifice a piece.} 17.
fxe4 Qxe4 18. Bg2 Qxc2 ({After} 18... Qb4+ 19. c3 Qxb2 20. O-O O-O 21. gxh6
gxh6 22. Qg3+ Kh7 23. Qd3+ f5 24. Rab1 Qa3 25. Ng3 {the white pieces start to
attack the opponent's pawn structure.}) 19. Rc1 ({It was safer to castle first
} 19. O-O O-O 20. Rac1 Qxb2 21. Rxc7 {with a winning position.}) 19... Qg6 ({Or
} 19... Qxb2 20. O-O Qb6 21. Qxb6 cxb6 22. Rc7 {with a dream rook on the
seventh rank.}) 20. Rxc7 hxg5 21. hxg5 ({Even better was to include the bishop
in the action:} 21. Be4 f5 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Bxf5) 21... Rxh1+ 22. Bxh1 Bd7 (
22... Qb1+ 23. Nc1 Bd7 24. Qc2 {led to a lost endgame.}) 23. Qh4 Kd8 ({Nor does
} 23... Rd8 {help:} 24. Be4 f5 25. gxf6 Qxf6 26. Qh5+ Kf8 27. Bg6) 24. Be4 f5 (
{Or} 24... Kxc7 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Qh7 $18) 25. gxf6 Qxf6 26. Qxf6+ gxf6 27.
Rxb7 Kc8 28. Rb3 f5 29. Bd3 Kc7 30. Bb5 a4 31. Rc3+ Kd8 32. Bxd7 Kxd7 33. Rh3 {
Now White simply wins, as Black has not a single threat.} (33. Ra3 Rb8 34. Rxa4
Rxb2 {left some minimal chances for Black's survival.}) 33... Kc7 34. Rc3+ Kd7
35. Rh3 Kc7 36. Nc3 Kb6 37. Rf3 f4 38. Ne4 Ra5 39. Rd3 Kc7 40. Kd2 Rb5 41. Kc3
Rb8 42. Rd2 Rg8 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Burnett, Ronald"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 (2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. d5 Be7 6. f3 Nh5 7. Be3 Bg5
(7... O-O {Ribli} 8. Qd2 g6 $5) 8. Bf2 $1 (8. Qd2 $6 {I prefer to keep the
dark-squared bishop.} Bxe3 9. Qxe3 g6 (9... O-O $5) 10. O-O-O f5 11. exf5 gxf5
12. Nge2 (12. g4 $5) 12... Ndf6 13. f4 O-O (13... Ng4 $5 14. Qg1 Nxf4) 14. h3
$1 $14 {0-1 Pelletier,Y-Conquest,S/Bern 1993/TD (26)}) 8... g6 (8... Bh4 $2 {
Ribli} 9. g3 $14) 9. h4 $1 (9. g3 {Ribli} Bh6 10. h4 (10. Bh3 {would transpose
into Burnett-Ivanov,USA-ch 2002}) 10... a5 11. Bh3 O-O 12. Nge2 b6 13. Qc2 $14
{1/2-1/2 Summermatter,D-Hickl,J/Chiasso 1991/EXT 99 (41)}) 9... Bh6 (9... Bf4 {
Ribli} 10. Nge2 $16 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Rg2g3]}) 10. Nge2 $14 {Hoffman-Sorin,1998
CBM 64[Ribli]}) 2... Ne4 3. Bf4 d6 {This Boleslavsky's move is a relatively
rare one. Black is trying to switch to King's Indian positions.} ({Much more
popular both} 3... c5 4. f3 Nf6 5. dxc5 (5. d5 $2 {Ftacnik} e6 6. c4 Nh5 $15)
5... Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Qxc5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Qd2) ({and} 3... d5 4. Nd2 Bf5 5. Ngf3 e6)
4. f3 Nf6 5. e4 Nbd7 ({In the origin game Black played} 5... g6 $5 {which is
the most popular in current position.} 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. Bh6 $6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 c5 $1
9. c3 Qb6 10. Qd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 e5 $1 {0-1 Kotov,A-Boleslavsky,I/Moscow 1945/
URS-ch/[Ftacnik] (29)}) 6. Be3 {White transposes to a King's Idian structure.
See 2.c4} (6. Nc3) 6... e5 7. d5 Be7 8. c4 Nh5 {[%cal Ge7g5]} 9. Nc3 ({In case
of} 9. Qd2 {Black can renew the idea of Bg5 with} h6 {[%cal Ge7g5]}) 9... Bg5
10. Bf2 (10. Qd2 $6 {Pelletier-Conquest,Bern 1993. See 2.c4}) 10... g6 11. g3 (
11. h4 {Hoffman-Sorin,1998 CBM 64[Ribli] See 2.c4}) 11... Bh6 12. Bh3 {Only
this move is new. The idea is to trade light-squared bishops.} ({In the only
preceding game where the board position was reached by a different moves order
White played} 12. h4 {1/2-1/2 Summermatter,D-Hickl,J/Chiasso 1991/EXT 99 (41)
See 2.c4}) 12... O-O 13. Qc2 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gg1e2] Aimed against f5.} c6 {
[%cal Gd7b6]} (13... Ng7 {[%cal Gf7f5] was interesting with the idea to
prepare f5.} {For example} 14. Nge2 f5 15. O-O Nf6) 14. Nge2 ({It was
interesting to attack the d6-pawn with} 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Rd1 {[%csl Rd6]} Ndf6
$5 (15... Qc7 16. Qd3 {[%csl Rd6]} Qb7 {[%cal Gb7b2]} 17. b3 $1) 16. Bxc8 Rxc8
17. Bc5 $5 {[%csl Rd6]}) 14... Nb6 {[%csl Rc4]} 15. Bxc8 Rxc8 16. b3 ({Again} 
16. dxc6 {deserved serious attention} bxc6 (16... Rxc6 17. b3 $14 {[%csl Rd5,
Rd6][%cal Ga1d1]}) 17. c5 $1 {creating weaknesses on the Queen side.} dxc5 18.
Bxc5 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6]}) 16... cxd5 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Nxd5 (18. exd5 $1 {
was necessary preventing counterplay on the queen side.}) 18... b5 {[%csl Rc4]
[%cal Gc8c2]} 19. O-O ({It was logical to unpin the c-pawn.} 19. Qd3 $5 bxc4
20. bxc4 Qa5+ $140 21. Nec3 {[%csl Rb7,Rc8,Rg8][%cal Gd5e7,Ga1b1]}) 19... bxc4
20. b4 $2 {Not forced pawn sacrifice.} ({After simple} 20. bxc4 b5 21. Rfb1 $1
bxc4 (21... Rxc4 22. Qd3 $14 {[%csl Gd5]}) 22. Rb4 {[%csl Rc4,Gd5] White can't
be worse.}) 20... Ng7 $15 {[%cal Gg7e6,Ge6d4]} (20... f5 $5) 21. a4 Ne6 22.
Nec3 $6 {White could wait with giving up the d4-square.} (22. Rad1 $5) 22...
Nd4 23. Qa2 (23. Qg2 $5 {[%csl Gf3] The Queen woould be better on g2 where she
covers the f3-square.} f5 24. a5) 23... f5 24. Kg2 Kh8 $1 {Black doesn't
forget about prophylaxis.} 25. a5 {[%cal Gd5b6]} Qg5 {[%cal Gg5h5]} 26. Rad1 $1
({White could try to win the c4-pawn back with} 26. Nb6 {but it seems that
after} Rc7 27. b5 $5 {[%cal Gc3d5,Ga5a6]} (27. Ncd5 Rcf7 (27... Rc6 $5 28. Nxc4
Rfc8 29. Ndb6 R8c7) 28. Nxc4 fxe4 29. fxe4 Qg4 $1 {[%csl Re4]} 30. Rxf7 (30.
Rfe1 Nf3 $1 31. Re2 $140 Ng5 $1 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gg4h3]}) (30. Nxd6 Rxf1 31.
Rxf1 Rxf1 32. Kxf1 Qd1+ 33. Kg2 Qf3+ 34. Kh3 Ne6 $1 $19 {[%cal Ge6g5] This is
the key-move. White is defenseless against Ng5.}) 30... Rxf7 {[%csl Re4]} 31.
Re1 Nf3 $19) 27... fxe4 28. fxe4 (28. Nxe4 $5 Qh5 29. Nd5 Nxf3 30. h3 Rcf7 31.
Qxc4 Ng5 32. Nxg5 Qxg5 {[%csl Rg2]}) 28... Rcf7 $1 {Black's attack is very
strong. For example:} 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. a6 $5 bxa6 31. bxa6 Qg4 $3 32. a7 (32.
Nbd5 $142 $1 Qf3+ 33. Kh3 Qh5+ $1 (33... Ne6 $2 34. Qe2 $1 {and White holds
the position.}) 34. Kg2 Nf3 {[%csl Rh2]} 35. h4 (35. Rh1 Bd2 $1 {[%cal Gf3e1,
Gf3g5]} 36. Qxc4 (36. a7 Ng5 $3 {[%cal Gh5f3,Gh5h3] again allowing to queen
with a check} 37. a8=Q+ Kg7 {and again white is helpless.}) 36... Ne1+ 37. Rxe1
Qf3+ 38. Kh3 Bxe1 $19)) 32... Qf3+ 33. Kh3 Ne6 $3 {[%cal Ge6g5] allowing to
queen with a check} 34. a8=Q+ Kg7 {and White can't stop Ng5+}) 26... Qh5 $1 {
[%csl Rf3]} 27. Nb6 $2 ({It was interesting to try to repeat the position with
} 27. Ne7 Rce8 (27... Rc7 28. Ncd5) 28. Ned5 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Ga2c4] and it's
not easy to find continuation of attack}) 27... Rc7 {[%cal Gc7f7]} 28. exf5 ({
In case of} 28. Nbd5 {Black brings the rook into attack} Rcf7 {[%cal Gf5e4]}
29. Qxc4 fxe4 30. f4 $1 (30. fxe4 Nf3 $1 31. h3 Nd2 $19 {[%csl Rc4,Rf1]}) 30...
g5 $1 $40 31. Nxe4 $140 (31. fxg5 Nf3 $1 $19) 31... gxf4 32. Nxd6 f3+ 33. Kh1
Rd7 $19) 28... Qxf5 29. Ncd5 $6 ({White should try} 29. Nbd5 $5 Rcf7 30. f4 (
30. Qxc4 Nxf3 {[%cal Gf3d2]} 31. Qe2 Qg4 {[%cal Gf7f5,Gf5h5]}) {but after
correct} 30... Qc8 $1 {[%csl Gc4] White is still in trouble.}) 29... Rcf7 30.
Nxc4 $2 ({It was necessary to look for escape after} 30. Qxc4 Nxf3 31. h3 $1 {
[%cal Gc4g4]}) 30... Nxf3 31. Nxd6 $4 {One-move blunder in a difficult
position.} ({Also other moves couldn't help. For example} 31. h3 Nh4+ $1 32.
Kh2 (32. gxh4 Qe4+ $1 33. Kg1 Rxf1+ 34. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Qh1+ $1 36. Kf2
Qh2+ {[%csl Ra2,Rf2]}) 32... Qxf1 $1 33. Rxf1 Rxf1 {[%csl Ra2,Rh2][%cal Gf8f2]
and White can't stop Rf2+}) ({Probably the best chance was} 31. Qe2 Qh5 $1 {
[%csl Re2,Rh2][%cal Gf3h4,Gh5h2]} 32. Kh1 Nxh2 $1 33. Qxh5 Rxf1+ 34. Rxf1 Rxf1+
35. Kxh2 gxh5 {and Black has to win.}) (31. Nf4 {loses to} Nh4+ $1 32. Kg1 Bxf4
33. Qe2 (33. Rxf4 exf4 34. Nxd6 Rd7 $1 {[%csl Rd1]} 35. Nxf5 Rxd1+ 36. Kf2
fxg3+ 37. hxg3 Nxf5 $19) (33. gxf4 Qg4+ 34. Kh1 Rxf4 {[%csl Rc4,Rd1,Rf1]} 35.
Ne3 Rxf1+ 36. Rxf1 Qe4+ {[%csl Re3,Rh1]}) 33... Be3+ $3 {Beautiful tactical
blow.} 34. Nxe3 (34. Qxe3 Qxf1+ 35. Rxf1 Rxf1#) 34... Nf3+ 35. Kg2 $140 Qe4 $1
$19 {[%csl Re2,Rg2][%cal Gf3g5,Gg5h3,Gf3d4]}) 31... Nh4+ $1 {[%csl Rf1] Simple
but nice tactical blow.} (31... Nh4+ $1 32. gxh4 Qg4+ 33. Kh1 Rxf1+) 0-1

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2003.06.22"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Siegel, Georg"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2003.03.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Riehen"]
[BlackTeam "Biel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. O-O O-O 8. Qb3
Bxf3 9. Rxf3 exd4 10. Qxb7 (10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Qxb7 (11. Be3 Ng4) 11... Nxd4 12.
Rf1 Re8 13. Nc3 c6 14. Qa6 Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6) 10... Nbd7 11. cxd4 (11. Qc6 Re8
12. Nd2 (12. cxd4 Ng4) 12... dxc3 13. bxc3 Re6 14. Qc4 c6) 11... Ng4 12. e5 (
12. Qb4 Rb8 13. Qa4 c5) 12... dxe5 (12... Qh4 13. h3 Qe1+ 14. Rf1 Qg3 15. hxg4
Qxd3 16. Qb3) 13. fxe5 (13. h3 e4 14. Qxe4 Re8 15. Qd5 Nde5) 13... Bxe5 (13...
Ndxe5 14. dxe5 Qd4+ 15. Kh1 Qxe5 16. g3 Qh5 (16... Rab8 17. Qe4 Qxe4 18. Bxe4
Rxb2 19. Nd2 Rxd2 20. Bxd2 Bxa1) 17. h4 Rab8 18. Qxa7 (18. Qc6 Ne5) 18... Ne5
19. Be2 Nxf3 20. Nd2 Qe5 21. Bxf3 Qxg3 22. Qg1 Qxh4+ 23. Qh2 Qxh2+ 24. Kxh2
Bxb2) 14. dxe5 Ndxe5 15. Rf4 (15. Qe4 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Re8) 15... Qxd3 16. Nc3 (
16. Qe4 Rfe8 (16... Qd6 17. Qd4 Qe6) 17. Qxd3 Nxd3 18. Rf1 Nxc1 19. Rxc1 Re2)
16... Rfe8 17. Qb5 (17. Qe4 Nf3+) 17... Nf3+ (17... Nf3+ 18. gxf3 Re1+ 19. Kg2
Qc2+) 0-1

[Event "Berlin East AdW 2nd"]
[Site "Berlin East"]
[Date "1985.09.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Moehring, Guenther"]
[Black "Hesse, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Moehring,G"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1985.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Bb4 7. Bxf7 Rf8
8. Bb3 Nxe4 9. Nge2 Bf5 10. O-O c6 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg5+ Kc7 13. Rad1 Nd7 14.
Nd4 Nc5 15. Be7 exd4 16. Rxd4 Nxb3 17. Rxb4 Nd2 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. Re1 Rd8 20.
f3 c5 21. Rbxe4 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Rd2 23. Rc4 Kd6 24. a4 b6 25. b3 Kd5 26. Kf1 (26.
f4 a6 27. f5 b5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Rg4 {/\c4} Rxc2 30. Rxg7 Rb2 $15) (26. Rg4 $1
{/\c4} Rxc2 27. Rxg7 Rb2 28. Rxh7 Rxb3 29. h4 Kd6 $1 (29... c4 30. Rc7 $16) 30.
Rg7 $14) 26... a6 27. Rg4 Rxc2 28. Rxg7 Rb2 29. Rd7+ Ke5 30. Rd3 b5 31. axb5
axb5 32. h4 c4 33. bxc4 bxc4 34. Ra3 Kd4 35. Ra8 c3 36. Rd8+ Ke3 37. Re8+ Kd3
38. Rd8+ Ke3 39. Re8+ Kd3 40. Rd8+ Kc4 41. Rc8+ Kb3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 c6 ({A couple of top
level games with the shorter time control saw} 6... Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. h3 (8. c4
Bg4 $5) 8... c6 (8... Nbd7 9. c4 Nc5 10. Bc2 a5 11. Nc3 e5 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Nb5
Qe7 14. b3 Kh8 15. a3 Na6 16. b4 $16 {1-0 (46) Grischuk,A (2750)-Carlsen,M 
(2832) chess.com INT 2017}) 9. c4 a5 10. Nc3 Na6 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Rc1 Ndc5 13.
Bb1 $16 {1-0 (77) Grischuk,A (2782)-Caruana,F (2799) Saint Louis 2017}) 7. h3
Nbd7 8. c3 {A safe way of dealing with the Pirc Modern, but not a very
ambitious and powerful one.} e5 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Nbd2 b6 11. a4 Bb7 12. dxe5 (12.
Qc2 Rfe8 (12... d5 $5) 13. a5 Rad8 $6 14. axb6 axb6 15. Ra7 Qb8 16. Rea1 $16 {
1-0 (31) Frois,A (2341)-Movsziszian,K (2528) Mondariz 2002}) 12... dxe5 13. Qc2
Nh5 {[%cal Gh5f4] A typical manoeuvre in such structures.} (13... c5 14. Nc4 (
14. a5 $5) 14... a6 15. Rad1 b5 $132 {0-1 (34) Hnara,M-Tzouganakis,P (2095)
Chania 2010}) 14. Red1 ({If White stops ...Nf4 with} 14. g3 {then he weakens
the a8-h1 diagonal potentially:} c5 {[%cal Gf7f5,Gb7h1]} 15. Bc4 (15. Nc4 f5
$132) 15... Nf4 $5 $132 (15... Kh8 {[%cal Gf7f5]} 16. Ng5)) 14... Nf4 15. Bf1
Rad8 16. b4 (16. g3 c5 $132 (16... Ne6 $5)) ({It would have been a good idea
to play} 16. a5 $5 {quickly and create targets on the queenside:} c5 17. axb6
axb6 18. Qb3 $14) 16... c5 17. b5 Nf6 18. a5 Rd7 19. Re1 (19. axb6 axb6 20. Ra7
$2 Bxe4) 19... Rfd8 20. axb6 axb6 21. Bxf4 {The right moment.} (21. g3 Nd3 $132
(21... Ne6 22. Ra2)) 21... exf4 22. e5 Nd5 ({The passive move} 22... Ne8 {
keeps the knight out of the way of other pieces but leaves a nice diagonal
open for the white bishop:} 23. Bc4 (23. Nc4 Re7 24. Be2 (24. Nfd2 Bxe5) 24...
f6 $132) 23... Re7 (23... Bd5 $6 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Nc4 $16 {[%cal Ga1a6]}) 24.
Ra7 Qb8 (24... Ra8 25. Rxa8 Bxa8 26. Qa2 $14) 25. Qa2 $14) 23. Nc4 Qb8 24. Rad1
(24. Qb3 $5 Nc7 (24... Kh8 25. Rad1 $16 {[%cal Gc4d6]}) 25. Nxb6 Re7 26. Ng5
Ne6 (26... h6 $2 27. Nxf7 Rxf7 28. Bc4 $18) 27. Nxe6 Rxe6 28. Nc4 $14) 24...
Nc7 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gd5c7,Gc7b5,Gc7e6,Gb7f3]} (24... Ba8 $142 $5 {[%cal Gb8b6]
} 25. Ng5 $14) 25. Rxd7 (25. Nd6 $2 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Bxe5 $17) 25... Rxd7 26. Nxb6
Re7 27. Na4 (27. Nd2 $5 {[%cal Gd2c4]} Bxg2 (27... Bxe5 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Nd7
$18) (27... Rxe5 28. Nd7 $18) 28. Kxg2 (28. Bxg2 Qxb6 {[%csl Gb5]} 29. Rb1 $14
{[%cal Gd2c4]} (29. c4 Rxe5)) 28... Qxb6 29. Nf3 $14) 27... Ne6 (27... Bxf3 28.
gxf3 Bxe5 29. Nxc5 $16) 28. Qd1 Bxf3 29. Qxf3 Bxe5 30. b6 Ng5 31. Qd5 ({
The queen could also have done a good job on the other side of the black pawn,
where it would discourage any sacrifices and at the same time threaten h4-h5,
for example} 31. Qg4 {[%cal Gg4g5]} Kg7 (31... f3 32. g3 h6 33. h4 f5 34. Qc4+
Nf7 35. Re3 $18) 32. h4 Ne6 33. h5 f5 34. h6+ Kf6 (34... Kf7 35. Qf3 $18) 35.
Qh4+ $16) 31... f3 32. Kh1 (32. Rd1 $142 {[%cal Gd5d8]} Bh2+ (32... Re8 33.
Nxc5 (33. h4 Bh2+ 34. Kh1 Ne4) 33... Qxb6 34. h4) 33. Kh1 $16 Ne4 34. Qd8+ Kg7
35. Qxb8 Bxb8 36. Rd8 $16) ({Interesting complications follow after} 32. g3 Bd4
$1 (32... Bxg3 33. Rxe7 $18) 33. Rxe7 (33. cxd4 Rxe1 (33... Nxh3+ 34. Bxh3
Rxe1+ 35. Kh2) 34. Qxg5 (34. b7 Nxh3+ 35. Kh2 Nxf2 36. Qd7 Rxf1 37. Qc8+ Kg7
38. Qxb8 Rh1#) 34... Qc8 $1 {[%cal Gc8h3,Gc8a6]} ({Initially I thought that} 
34... Qe8 $5 {is winning but after} 35. Qd2 $1 (35. Nc3 Qe2 36. Nxe2 fxe2 37.
Qd8+ Kg7 $19 {[%cal Ge2f1]}) (35. b7 Rxf1+ 36. Kxf1 Qe2+ 37. Kg1 Qe1+ 38. Kh2
Qxf2+ 39. Kh1 Qg2#) 35... Qe2 {the machine showed a very interesting fortress}
36. Qxe1 Qxe1 37. b7 Qb4 38. Nxc5 f5 39. d5 Kf7 40. d6 $11) 35. b7 (35. Qg4 Qa6
$19) 35... Qxb7 $19 {[%cal Gb7b1]} (35... Qxh3 36. b8=Q+)) 33... Qxg3+ 34. Kh1
Qxf2 (34... Bxf2 35. Re8+ Kg7 36. Qe5+ $18) 35. Qxg5 (35. cxd4 Qxf1+ 36. Kh2
Qg2#) 35... Qxf1+ 36. Kh2 Qf2+ $11) 32... Qe8 33. Nxc5 Bd6 34. Rxe7 Qxe7 {
[%csl Gf4][%cal Gf4f3]} 35. b7 $2 {Probably time pressure?} ({He had to play
the prophylactic} 35. Nd3 $142 $16) 35... Qe1 36. Kg1 $2 (36. Qd3 $142 Qxf2 37.
b8=Q+ Bxb8 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Qd4+ Qxd4 40. cxd4 fxg2+ (40... f2 41. g4 $15 {
[%cal Gh1g2]}) 41. Bxg2 $15) 36... Nxh3+ (36... Nxh3+ 37. gxh3 Bh2+ 38. Kxh2
Qxf2+ 39. Kh1 Qxf1+ 40. Kh2 Qg2#) 0-1

[Event "Wichern op 4th"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Movsesian,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 $5 Nbd7 6. f4 e5 7. Qf3 Qa5 8. Bd3
Bg7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. f5 gxf5 $6 (10... b5 11. g4 b4 12. Nd1 gxf5 13. gxf5 Nc5
14. Ne2 Nxd3+ 15. cxd3 Ba6 16. Nc1 Bf8 17. Nf2 Rg8 18. Nb3 Qb5 19. O-O-O $16 {
Sveshnikov-Komljenovic/Torcy/1991/}) 11. Qxf5 b5 (11... O-O 12. Qf2 $1 {
/\ Ng1-e2-g3 ><f5}) 12. Nge2 b4 13. Nb1 $1 Nb6 14. Qf2 Na4 15. O-O Be6 (15...
Nxb2 $2 16. Bg5 $18) 16. b3 Nb2 17. Ng3 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Qb5 (18... Rd8) 19. Nd2
Rd8 (19... Qxd3 20. Nc4 $1 Bxc4 (20... Rd8 21. Bc5 $1) 21. Rfd1 Nxe4 22. Qf3 $1
$16) 20. Bg5 Rg8 21. Nf5 Bh8 22. Qxa7 (22. Nc4 $1 Qb8 (22... Bxc4 23. dxc4 Qb7
24. Qh4 Rg6 25. c5 $40) 23. Qh4 Rg6 24. Nfe3 Ke7 25. Rxf6 $18) 22... Bxf5 23.
Rxf5 Rd7 24. Qf2 Rxg5 (24... Qxd3 $142 25. Bxf6 (25. Rxe5+ $6 Kf8 26. Bh6+ (26.
Qc5+ Qd6 27. Qxd6+ Rxd6 28. Nc4 Nd5 $1 {Ftacnik}) 26... Bg7 27. Qxf6 Qxd2 $1
28. Ra5 $18 {Fritz}) 25... Bxf6 26. Nc4 $36 Be7 27. Nxe5 $6 Qc3 $44) 25. Rxg5
Qxd3 26. Rxe5+ Kf8 27. Qc5+ Kg8 (27... Qd6 28. Qxd6+ Rxd6 29. Nc4 $18) 28. Rg5+
Bg7 29. e5 Nd5 30. Qf2 Ne7 31. Nc4 Ng6 32. Re1 Re7 33. h4 h6 34. Rg3 Qd5 35. h5
Nxe5 36. Ne3 Qc5 37. Rxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Mowsziszian,K"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h3 c6 5. Be3 Bg7 6. g4 h5 $5 (6... b5 7. Bg2 (
7. g5 Nfd7 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. a3 a6 10. h4 Nb6 11. h5 N8d7 12. h6 Bf8 13. d5 c5 14.
Bh3 Nc4 15. Bc1 Qa5 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Bxd2 Qc7 18. Ne2 $16 {1-0 Thomas,I-McNab,
C/BCF-ch ;TD 87\02 1987 (40)}) 7... Bb7 8. Qd2 Qc7 9. a3 Nbd7 10. Nge2 Nb6 11.
b3 a6 12. O-O $14 {1-0 Callet,E-Gallego,E/Paris op (04) ;EXT 93op 1993 (61)})
7. g5 Nfd7 8. f4 O-O 9. Nf3 c5 10. Qd2 $2 (10. d5 $5) 10... cxd4 11. Bxd4 Bxd4
$2 (11... e5 $1 $15) 12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. O-O-O Nb6 14. Rg1 Bd7 15. Nb3 Rc8 16. Bd3
$6 (16. Be2 $5 {/\f4-f5,Bh5.g5-g6->} Bxh3 17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. Qh2 Qd7 (18... Bg4
19. Rxg4 hxg4 20. Rh1 Kg7 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Qh8#) 19. f5 Bxf5 20. Nc5 $1 Qc7 21.
exf5 dxc5 22. Qxh5 Qf4+ 23. Kb1 Rfd8 24. Rh1 Rxd1+ 25. Nxd1 Qd4 26. f6 $18)
16... Bxh3 17. f5 $6 (17. Qh2 $142 Be6 (17... Bg4 $2 18. Rxg4 $1) 18. Be2 Kg7 (
18... Nb4 $16 19. Bxh5 $1 $16) 19. f5 Bxb3 20. axb3 Ne5 21. Rdf1 $44) 17... Bg4
$2 (17... Ne5 $1 18. Be2 Nbc4 $15) 18. Rxg4 $1 hxg4 19. Qh2 {/\Rh1,Qh8#} g3 (
19... Kg7 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Rh1 $18) (19... e6 20. f6 $18) 20. Qh6 g2 21. fxg6
fxg6 22. Qxg6+ Kh8 (22... Kh8 23. e5 Rf7 24. Qxf7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mas, Hafizulhelmi"]
[Black "Valdes Romero, Leonardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2374"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malaysia"]
[BlackTeam "Costa Rica"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MAS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRI"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. e5 dxe5 7. dxe5 Qxd2+ 8.
Bxd2 Nfd7 9. f4 Nc5 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Nf3 Bb7 12. g3 Bh6 13. Bg2 b4 14. Nd1 O-O
15. Nd4 Rfc8 16. h4 a5 17. h5 Bg7 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Nf2 a4 20. O-O-O Rab8 21.
e6 fxe6 22. Nxe6 Nxe6 23. Rxd7 Nf8 24. Rxe7 Bf6 25. Rxb7 Rxb7 26. Ng4 Bg7 27.
Bf1 Re8 28. Ba6 Rf7 29. Bc5 a3 30. b3 Bb2+ 31. Kb1 Rh7 32. Bc4+ Kh8 33. Rf1 Bc3
34. Ne5 Nd7 35. Bd6 Nxe5 36. fxe5 Rh5 37. Bf7 Rhxe5 38. Bxe8 Rxe8 39. Rf8+ Rxf8
40. Bxf8 Kg8 41. Bc5 Kf7 42. Kc1 Ke6 43. Kd1 Kf5 44. Ke2 Kg4 45. Bd6 g5 46. Kf2
Bd4+ 47. Kg2 Bc3 48. Bc5 Bd2 49. Bd4 Be1 50. Bf6 Bc3 51. Bxc3 bxc3 52. b4 Kf5
53. Kf3 {[%tqu "En","Can Black still hang on?","","","g5g4","",0,"f5e5","",4,
"De","Kann sich Schwarz noch halten?","","","g5g4","",0,"f5e5","",4]} g4+ $2 {
and Black spoils his own counterplay on the kingside. damit verbaut sich
Schwarz selbst sein Gegenspiel am Königsflügel.} (53... Ke5 54. Ke3 Kf5 $11)
54. Ke3 Ke5 55. Kd3 Kd5 56. Kxc3 Ke4 57. Kd2 Kf3 58. c4 Kxg3 59. b5 cxb5 60.
cxb5 Kf2 61. b6 g3 62. b7 g2 63. b8=Q g1=Q 64. Qb6+ Kg2 65. Qxg1+ Kxg1 66. Kc3
Kf2 67. Kb3 Ke3 68. Kxa3 Ke4 69. Kb4 Ke5 70. Kc5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Chatalbashev, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bd3 O-O 8. h3
Nbd7 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 Qe7 13. c3 c5 14. cxb4 cxb4 15.
Rac1 Rd8 16. Ng3 Nb6 17. Bc5 Qe6 18. Ng5 Qe8 19. Qe2 h6 20. Nf3 Nxa4 21. Bxb4
Rb8 22. Ba5 Rd6 23. Bc7 Rxb2 24. Qd1 Rc6 25. Bxe5 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Rb6 27. Bd4 Rc6
28. Qa1 Ba6 29. Bxa6 Rxa6 30. e5 Nd7 31. e6 Ndc5 32. Qd1 Nc3 33. Bxc3 Bxc3 34.
Qc1 Bb4 35. exf7+ Qxf7 36. Qxh6 Bc3 37. Qe3 Bb4 38. Rd1 Ne6 39. Ne5 Qf4 40.
Rd8+ Bf8 41. Qxf4 Nxf4 42. Ra8 Kg7 43. Ne4 Ne6 44. g3 Ra4 45. Nc3 Ra3 46. Nb5
Ra1+ 47. Kg2 Bc5 48. Nd7 a6 49. Nxc5 Nxc5 50. h4 Ra2 51. Nc3 Rc2 52. Ra7+ Kf8
53. Nd5 Nd3 54. Rxa6 Rxf2+ 55. Kh3 Rd2 56. Ra8+ Kf7 57. Ra7+ Ke6 58. Nc7+ Kf5
59. Ra5+ Ne5 60. Nd5 Rd3 61. Nf4 Re3 62. Ra8 Nd7 $2 (62... Nf7 {was critical,
but nevertheless offers White good winning prospects, e.g. war kritisch,
bietet Weiß aber trotz allem gute Gewinnchancen, z.B.} 63. Rg8 g5 64. Rf8 Re7
65. Nd5 Rd7 66. h5 Ke6 67. Ne3 Rd8 68. Rxd8 Nxd8 69. Kg4 Nf7 70. Nc4 Kf6 71.
Kf3 $16) 63. Rg8 Nf6 (63... Ne5 64. Rf8+ Ke4 65. Rf6 Rf3 66. Kg2 g5 67. hxg5
Ra3 68. Rf8 (68. g6 $6 Ra2+ 69. Kh3 Rh2+ 70. Kxh2 Ng4+ {is not totally clear
to me. ist mir nicht ganz klar.}) 68... Ra2+ 69. Kh3 Ra7 70. g6 Rg7 71. Ra8
Nxg6 72. Nxg6 Rxg6 73. Kh4 $18) 64. Rxg6 Ne4 65. h5 (65. Nd5 $5 {[%cal Gd5e3,
Gd5e7]}) 65... Ra3 (65... Ng5+ 66. Kg2 Kg4 67. Kh2 $1 Kf5 (67... Rxg3 $2 68.
Rxg5+ Kxg5 69. Kxg3 $18) 68. Rg8 Ra3 69. Nd5 Ra2+ 70. Kh1 Nf3 71. Ne3+ Ke6 72.
Ng4 Kf5 73. h6 Ra7 74. Ne3+ Ke4 75. Re8+ Kd3 76. Nf5 Ng5 77. g4 {and White
should win. und Weiß sollte gewinnen.}) 66. Kh4 Ra1 67. Nh3 Rh1 68. Rg8 Kf6 69.
Rf8+ Kg7 70. Rf4 Nf6 71. g4 Nd5 72. Rd4 Nf6 73. Ra4 Nh7 74. Ra7+ Kh6 75. Ra6+
Kg7 76. g5 Rxh3+ $5 {manages to put up some more resistance. leistet noch
etwas Widerstand} (76... Nxg5 $2 77. Rg6+ $18) 77. Kxh3 Nxg5+ 78. Kg4 Nf7 79.
Kf4 (79. Rg6+ Kh7 80. Kf5 Nh6+ 81. Kf6 Ng8+ 82. Kg5 Ne7 83. Re6 Ng8 84. h6 Kh8
85. Kg6 $18 {was a quicker win. gewann schneller.}) 79... Nh6 80. Rg6+ Kh7 81.
Ke5 Nf7+ 82. Ke6 Nh6 83. Rg5 Ng8 84. Rg4 Nh6 85. Ra4 Ng8 86. Ra7+ Kh6 87. Kf5
Kxh5 88. Rh7+ Nh6+ 89. Kf6 $22 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 40th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2005.05.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8. h3
Rb8 9. Be3 b6 10. a4 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Bb7 12. g4 Ne5 13. g5 Nh5 14. b3 f6 15. gxf6
Nxf6 16. Qd2 Rc8 17. Rac1 e6 18. Ng3 Nf7 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. Qe1 Bc6 21. Be3 Nd7
22. Nce2 Nc5 23. Nd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 e5 25. Rd2 Ne6 26. Rcd1 Qh4 27. f3 Nfg5 28.
Bxg5 Nxg5 29. Rd3 Bd7 30. c4 Bxh3 31. Nf1 Qh5 32. Qg3 Rf4 33. Nh2 Rcf8 34. Bh1
Ne6 35. Rxd6 Nd4 36. R1xd4 exd4 37. Rd5 Qh6 38. Bg2 Be6 39. Rxd4 Qg7 40. Rd3
Qe5 41. Nf1 Kg7 42. Qe1 Qc5+ 43. Kh1 g5 44. Ne3 R8f6 45. Qc3 a5 46. Rd4 Kf7 47.
Kg1 h5 48. Nc2 g4 49. Ne1 gxf3 50. Nxf3 Bg4 51. Ne5+ Qxe5 52. Rd7+ Bxd7 53.
Qxe5 Kg6 $2 {Nach} (53... Rg4 {kann Weiß das Remis nicht verhindern, z.B.} 54.
Kh1 Rh4+ 55. Kg1 Rg4) 54. Qc7 Bg4 $2 (54... Be6 {war wesentlich zäher.}) 55. e5
Rf7 56. Qd6+ (56. Qxb6+ Kg7 57. Qxa5 h4 58. Qd8 h3 59. Bd5 $18) 56... Kg7 57.
Bd5 $2 (57. e6 R4f6 58. Qxb6 Rxe6 59. Qxa5 $18) 57... Rd7 $2 (57... Rf1+ 58.
Kg2 R1f2+ 59. Kg3 Rd2 60. e6 Rd3+ $11 {denn der weiße König kann den Schachs
nicht entkommen.}) 58. Qxb6 Bf5 59. Qe3 Rg4+ 60. Kf2 Re7 61. c5 Be6 (61... Be4
62. Bxe4 Rxe5 63. Qc3 Rgxe4 64. c6 $18) 62. Bxe6 Rxe6 63. Kf3 Reg6 64. Qd2 1-0

[Event "Novgorod op"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 Be6 7. O-O-O+
Nbd7 8. f4 exf4 9. Nf3 h6 10. Bxf4 c6 11. Nd4 (11. a3 Bc5 12. Nd4 Bg4 13. Be2
Bxe2 14. Ndxe2 Ng4 15. Na4 Be7 16. Rhf1 Ke8 17. h3 Nge5 $10 {Maljutin,E-Titov,
G/Azov/1991/0,5/68/}) (11. h3 Bb4 12. Bd3 Ke7 13. Nd4 Bxc3 $2 (13... Bd6 $1 $10
{Nevednichy/}) 14. bxc3 Nc5 15. Rhe1 Rhd8 16. g4 $1 Rd7 17. Nf5+ Bxf5 18. gxf5
$14 {Liss,E-Nevednichy,V/Biel/1994/0:1/42/}) 11... Bb4 12. e5 $5 (12. Nxe6+
fxe6 13. Bd3 Ke7 14. Ne2 Ng4 15. Rdf1 Bc5 16. Bg3 Rhf8 $17 {Biolek,R-Malaniuk,
V/Katowice/1992/0:1/32/}) 12... Ng4 (12... Nd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Nf5 $16) 13.
Nxe6+ fxe6 14. Bc4 Ke7 15. Rhe1 Rhf8 16. Bg3 Rf5 17. Rd6 $6 (17. Bd3 Nf2 $1 18.
Rd2 (18. Bxf5 Nxd1 19. Bxe6 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Bxc3 $15) 18... Nxd3+ 19. Rxd3 Ba5
$15) (17. Rd4 $5 Nf2 $1 (17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nf2 (18... Ngxe5 19. Bb3 $16) 19.
Be2 Nxe5 20. Ba6 $5 bxa6 21. Bxe5 $14) (17... Ngxe5 18. Bxe6 Bxc3 19. Bxf5 Bxd4
(19... Bxe1 20. Bxe1 Rf8 21. Bh4+ g5 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Bg3 $14) 20. Bxd7 Kxd7
21. Rd1 $16) 18. Bxe6 Bxc3 19. Rxd7+ Kxe6 20. Rd6+ Ke7 21. bxc3 $16) 17... Nc5
18. Rd4 (18. h3 Bxc3 $1 19. bxc3 Nf2 20. Rd4 b5 $15) 18... Nf2 19. Re3 (19. a3
$5 Bxc3 20. bxc3 $14) 19... Ba5 $1 20. Nd1 (20. Rf3 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Nfe4 $15)
20... Nh1 $1 21. Bh4+ g5 22. Be1 Bxe1 23. Rxe1 Nf2 24. Nc3 (24. b4 Nd7 25. Rd6
Nf8 $1) 24... a5 (24... Raf8 $2 25. b4 Nd7 26. Rd6) 25. a3 a4 26. Re3 Raf8 (
26... Rd8 27. Rxd8 Kxd8 28. h3 $10) 27. g3 h5 $2 (27... b5 28. Be2 Nd7 29. Nd1
$15) 28. Be2 g4 29. Nxa4 Nd7 30. Kd2 Nxe5 (30... b5 31. Nc3 Nxe5 32. a4 $14)
31. Ke1 Nh3 $2 (31... Nf3+ $2 32. Bxf3 Rxf3 33. Rxf3 Rxf3 34. Nb6 $16) (31...
Nd7 32. Rb4 b5 33. Nc3 $14) 32. Rde4 Kf6 33. Nb6 $2 (33. Nc5 Nf3+ (33... Rd8
34. Nxb7) 34. Bxf3 Rxc5 35. Rxe6+ $16) 33... Rd8 34. Nc4 Nf3+ $2 (34... Rd5 $5
35. Nb6 Rd8 $10) 35. Bxf3 gxf3 36. Rxe6+ Kg5 (36... Kg7 $32 37. Nd6 f2+ 38. Kf1
Rd5 39. Rd3 $16) 37. Nd6 f2+ 38. Kf1 Rd5 39. Ne4+ Kf5 40. Nxf2 $18 Nxf2 41.
Kxf2 Rd2+ 42. Kf3 R8d5 43. c4 R5d3 44. R6e5+ Kg6 45. Rxd3 Rxd3+ 46. Re3 Rd7 47.
Ke4 Kg5 48. h3 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Podgorica"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kosic, Dragan"]
[Black "Pikula, Dejan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nf6 6. f3 b5 7. a4 b4 8. Nd1 Qa5
(8... a5 9. Nf2 (9. c3 bxc3 10. bxc3 Ba6 (10... O-O) 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 (11... Rxa6
$5) 12. Ne2 O-O 13. O-O $14 {Renet,O-Cerrato,J.P./Palma de Mallorca/1991/1:0/
46/}) 9... O-O 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Ne2 e5 12. O-O exd4 13. Nxd4 Bb7 $10 {Pilnik,
H-Torre,E/Lone Pine/1975/0:1/42/}) 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Ne2 e5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Nf2
Re8 (12... exd4 13. Nxd4 c5 $8 14. Nc6 (14. Nb5 Ne8 15. Bc4 Bxb2 16. Bh6 $44)
14... Qc7 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Nxc8 Raxc8 17. Bc4 $14) 13. dxe5 dxe5 $6 (13... Nxe5
$10) 14. Nc1 $1 c5 $2 (14... Rb8 15. Nb3 Qc7 16. a5 $14) 15. Nb3 Qc7 16. Qe2
Nh5 (16... h5 17. a5 a6 (17... Nh7 18. Bb5) 18. Bc4) 17. g3 Bf8 18. Rfd1 (18.
a5 $142 Ng7 19. c3 $16) 18... Ng7 19. Ng4 Ne6 20. Bb5 Be7 21. Rd5 Nd4 $2 (21...
f6 22. c3 a6 23. Bc4 Nb6 24. Nxf6+ (24. Rd2 $14) 24... Bxf6 25. Rxc5 Qb8 26.
cxb4 $13) 22. Bxd4 exd4 (22... cxd4 23. Nxe5) 23. Qc4 $1 Nb6 (23... a6 24. Bxd7
Bxd7 25. Rxc5 $1 Bxc5 (25... Qb6 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. Qxd4+ Kxh6 28. Rh5+ $18) 26.
Nf6+ Kg7 27. Nxe8+ Rxe8 28. Nxc5 $16) 24. Rxc5 $1 Qd6 (24... Bxc5 25. Nf6+ $18)
25. Qd3 $18 (25. Nh6+ Kg7 26. Qxf7+ Kxh6 27. Bxe8 Be6 28. e5 $1 Qxc5 29. Qxe6
$18) 25... Rd8 26. a5 Bxg4 (26... Nd7 27. Rd5) 27. axb6 Be6 (27... Qxb6 28. Rc6
) 28. Rc6 Qe5 (28... Qb8 29. Rc7 Bd6 30. Rcxa7) 29. f4 Qh5 30. bxa7 Bd7 31. Ra5
(31. Rb6) 31... Qg4 32. Rb6 h5 33. Qe2 Qxe2 34. Bxe2 Kg7 35. Bc4 Be6 36. Bxe6
fxe6 37. Rb7 Kf8 38. Kf1 d3 39. cxd3 Rxd3 40. Rb8+ Rd8 41. Rxa8 Rxa8 42. Nd4
1-0

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1986.12.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Nunn,J"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. h3
Nc6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Re1 {Kortschnoj plays the opening in a very original
fashion. His idea is twofold; firstly he may play e5 and Qe4-h4 with a
kingside attack, or he may play positionally to try and prove that c4 will be
an excellent square for a knight.} Nd7 {This is one way to prevent e5 by White.
} ({But} 10... e5 {was another, more direct, method. Black might then play ...
Nh5-f4, but there is a long-term risk involved in weakening d5.}) 11. Bc2 b6
12. a4 Bb7 13. Nbd2 Rad8 14. Nf1 Qc8 $6 {Bad. Black aims to play ...Ba6, ...c4
and ...Nc5-d3.} ({But it was much more important to prevent White developing
his queen's bishop to a good square by} 14... h6 $1) 15. Bg5 Ba6 16. Qe3 Qb7
17. Rad1 c4 {A really weak move. Although this is part of Black's plan he
blocks in the a6 bishop and allows White access to d4.} (17... f6 18. Bh4 e5 {
was much better; then Black could play ...c4 and ...Nc5 while keeping d4 under
control.}) 18. Nd4 $1 Nde5 19. Nb5 {Black has a very poor position. His c4
pawn is very weak and if White can drive the central knight away by playing f4
all Black's minor pieces will be poorly placed.} Na5 20. Qe2 ({Not immediately
} 20. f4 $6 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Rxd3 Nc4 {followed by ...Rxd3 and ...Nxb2.})
20... Bxb5 21. axb5 Qc7 22. f4 Nd3 {Black is lost. Although Black gets some
play for the pawn, he is doomed by the very bad position of the knight at a5.}
23. Bxd3 cxd3 24. Rxd3 h6 ({Unfortunately it turns out that} 24... f6 25. Bh4
Qxf4 {loses to} 26. Bg3 Qg5 {when the Black queen and knight are in disastrous
positions.} 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. b4 Nb7 (28... Nb3 29. Qc4+ $18) 29. Qc4+ Kf8 30.
Qc7 $18) 25. Bh4 Rxd3 26. Qxd3 Rd8 27. Qe2 Qxf4 28. Bxe7 Re8 29. Bb4 Nb7 30.
Qf3 Qe5 31. Ne3 {Although White is still winning, this is an unnecessary
complication.} ({Simply} 31. Ra1 {wins easily.}) 31... Qxb5 32. Rf1 $6 {
This move throws the win away.} (32. Nd5 $142 Be5 33. Be7 $1 {gives White a
decisive attack based on the threats of R f1 and Bf6, although in time trouble
this line was not so easy to see.}) 32... Qd7 {Now the position is level. The
good square for the knight at d5 balances the weakness of the isolated e-pawn.}
33. Nd5 Nc5 34. Bxc5 bxc5 35. Rd1 Qb7 36. Rd2 Qc6 37. Rf2 Qd7 38. Qf4 {A risky
move.} ({White should have been content with a draw by} 38. Rd2) 38... Re5 ({
I rejected the obvious} 38... f5 {because of} 39. Rd2 {, overlooking the reply}
Qa4 $1 {, when} 40. exf5 $2 Qa1+ {[%cal Ya1e1,Rg7e5] wins for Black. Therefore
White would have faced problems after 38...f5.}) 39. Rd2 Qe6 40. Nc7 Qe7 ({
I intended} 40... Qc4 $2 {, but} 41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Nd5 $1 $18 {would have been
the reply, when there is no genuine answer to the threat of Nf6+.}) 41. Nd5 Qe6
({Objectively Black should play} 41... Qg5 $15 {with a slight advantage, but I
was so pleased with half-a-point I decided to be satisfied with a draw.}) 42.
Nc7 Qe7 43. Nd5 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 c6 5. Be3 Qb6 6. b3 ({Deserved attention
tipical pawn sacrifice} 6. Qd2 Qxb2 7. Rb1 Qa3 8. e5 (8. Nge2 Qa5 9. g4 Bg7 10.
h4 h5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. f4 $44 {Lukjanenko,A-Czerwonski,A/Voronezh op 1998 (33)})
8... Nfd7 (8... dxe5 9. dxe5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. c4 $36) 9. Rb3 Qa5 10. exd6
exd6 11. Bg5 f6 12. Qe3+ Kf7 $6 ({better is} 12... Kd8 13. Bf4 Bh6 $13 {
[%cal Gh8e8]}) 13. Bc4+ d5 {[%tqu "En","","","","b3b5","",10]} 14. Rb5 $1 Qxc3+
(14... Qa6 15. Nxd5 cxb5 16. Bb3 fxg5 17. Nc7+ Kg7 18. Ne8+ $1 Kh6 19. h4 Bb4+
20. Kf1 Rxe8 21. hxg5+ Kg7 22. Qxe8 $18) 15. Qxc3 fxg5 16. Bxd5+ cxd5 17. Nh3
$16 {Osadchenko,A-Bujakevich,A/Moscow-ch 1996 (39)}) 6... e5 7. Qd2 Qa5 8. Nge2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O {[%csl Rb3]} ({Deserved attention more solid} 9. g3 d5 10. exd5
cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bg2 Bh3 13. O-O Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Bg7 15. Rad1 $14 {[%csl
Rd5]}) 9... h5 $5 {preventing whites initiative on the kingside after g4} 10.
Kb1 b5 11. Bg5 Be7 12. g3 (12. d5 c5 13. Nc1 Rb8 $13) 12... Qc7 13. Bh3 Nb6 14.
Bxc8 Qxc8 $5 {keeping possibility to castle on the queenside.} 15. Nc1 Qc7 16.
Rhf1 ({Doesn't work} 16. dxe5 $6 dxe5 17. Bxf6 $2 Bxf6 18. Qd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6
Be7 20. Rxc6 Kd7 $17) 16... O-O-O 17. Qe3 Rhe8 18. Nd3 exd4 19. Qxd4 c5 (19...
d5 20. e5 Nfd7 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. f4 $14) 20. Qe3 b4 21. Ne2 (21. Nb5 Qb8 (21...
Qd7 22. c4 {[%cal Rd3c5]} Nh7 $5 23. Nxc5 Bxg5 24. Nxd7 Bxe3 25. Nxb6+ axb6 26.
Nxd6+ Rxd6 27. Rxd6 Bc5 $11) 22. Nxc5 dxc5 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Qxc5+ Kb7 25. Nd6+
Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Be7 27. Qc6+ Ka6 28. Rd5 $14) 21... Nfd5 22. Qc1 Bxg5 23. Qxg5
Nc3+ 24. Nxc3 bxc3 25. Nc1 (25. Nf4 $6 Re5 26. Qf6 Nc4 $36 {[%cal Gc7a5]})
25... c4 26. Qe3 ({More dangerouse for black was} 26. Qa5 $1 cxb3 27. axb3 {
[%cal Gd1d3]} Re5 (27... d5 28. Rd3 d4 29. Rfd1 $16) 28. Qa6+ Kb8 29. Nd3 $16 {
[%cal Gd3b4]}) 26... f5 27. Qxc3 fxe4 28. fxe4 Rxe4 (28... cxb3 29. Qxc7+ Kxc7
30. axb3 Rxe4 31. Rf6 Rg4 32. Ne2 $16 {[%cal Ge2d4,Ge2f4]}) 29. Qf6 Rg4 30.
Qe6+ {[%cal Gf1f7]} Rd7 (30... Qd7 31. Rxd6 $16) 31. Rf6 $16 {[%csl Rd6,Rg6]}
d5 32. Rxg6 Rxg6 33. Qxg6 Qe5 34. Rf1 Kb7 35. Rf5 Qe1 36. Qxh5 $18 d4 37. Qf3+
{Black position is defensless.Rest of the game is easy job for white.} Ka6 38.
bxc4 Nxc4 39. Qc6+ Nb6 40. Rb5 {[%cal Gb5b6]} Rd8 41. Rb3 Qa5 $8 42. Nd3 Rc8
43. Nb4+ Qxb4 44. Qxc8+ 1-0

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rajlich, Iweta"]
[Black "Mainka, Romuald"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bd3 {La continuacion normal} e5 4. c3 d5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 (
5... dxe4 $6 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bc4 $1 Ng4 $8 8. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 9. e6+ Kxe6 10.
Qxg4+ Kf7 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qd5+ Kg7 13. Bg5 (13. Be3 $5 $14) 13... Be7 14. Be3
Bc6 15. Qe6 Re8 $132 {Christiansen,L-Rivas,M/Las Palmas/1993/ (19)}) 6. Nf3 {
[Las blancas podrian haber ganado un peon con]} (6. Nd2 Nc5 (6... Nc6 $5) 7.
Bc2 Qg5 $5 8. Ne4 Qxe5 9. Nf3 Qe7 10. Qxd5 c6 11. Qxc5 Qxc5 12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13.
O-O O-O 14. Re1 $14 {/= with some development advantage}) (6. Bxe4 $6 dxe4 7.
Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qxe4 {pero despues de} Bc6 9. Qg4 h5 {las negras tendrian
compensacion mas que suficiente, debido al control casi total de las casillas
blancas.} 10. Qh3 Qd7 $36) 6... Nc6 7. O-O (7. Nbd2 Nc5 (7... Ng5 8. Bb5 Bd7 9.
Qe2 a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. O-O Ne6 $13 {^^ Smirin,I-Chernin,A/
Groningen PCA 1993/1/2-1/2 (58)}) 8. Bc2 (8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6
11. Nd4 Bd7 12. O-O Ne6 {Fedorov,A-Korotylev,A/St-Peterburg/1994/0,5/27/}) 8...
Bg4 9. O-O d4 $5 (9... Be7 10. Qe1 $5 (10. Re1 d4 $132) 10... O-O 11. Nd4 f6
12. h3 Bd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. b4 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 $1 Bb5 17. Bxb7 $1
Rb8 18. Be4 fxe5 19. Be3 Bxf1 20. Qxf1 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Ge4,Re5][%cal Ge4h7,
Ge4a8,Ga1d1]}) 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nb3 dxc3 12. bxc3 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bg6 $11 {Tratar,
M-Cander,M/SLO-chJ/1992/ (19)}) 7... Bg4 8. Bf4 Nc5 9. b4 (9. Re1 Be7 10. b4
Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Qd7 12. Nbd2 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Blaas,H-Schiestl,J/AUT-chT2W 9798
1997 (19)}) (9. Bc2 Ne6 10. Bg3 d4 $132) 9... Ne6 ({Why not simple} 9... Nxd3
10. Qxd3 Qd7 {[%cal Ge8c8,Yf8e7,Ge8g8]}) 10. Bg3 d4 11. b5 Na5 12. Be2 Bxf3 (
12... Bc5 13. Nxd4 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 $14) 13. Bxf3 Bc5 14. Qa4 Bb6 15. Qb4 (15. Rd1
O-O 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Bg4 a6 $15 {[%csl Ra4]}) 15... h5 16. h3 (16. h4 g5 17.
hxg5 Qxg5 $17 {[%cal Gh5h4]}) 16... Qg5 17. Na3 dxc3 $6 {[%cal Rg5g3,Gb6g1]} (
17... O-O-O $5 $15) 18. Bh4 Bc5 19. Qxc5 Qxh4 20. Qxc3 Nd4 $8 (20... Qa4 21.
Rab1 $18 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gb1b4]}) 21. e6 ({Losing by forse} 21. Qxa5 $2 Nxf3+
22. gxf3 Rh6 {[%cal Gh6g6]} 23. Kh2 Qf4+ 24. Kh1 Qxf3+ 25. Kh2 Rg6 26. Rg1
Qxf2+ 27. Kh1 Rd8 $19 {[%cal Gd8d3]}) (21. Bd1 b6 22. Qxc7 $14) 21... Nxf3+ 22.
Qxf3 O-O (22... fxe6 23. Rac1 $40 {[%csl Ra5,Re8]}) 23. Qc3 b6 24. Rad1 Rae8
$132 (24... fxe6 $6 25. Rd7 Qf6 26. Qxf6 (26. Qxc7 Rfc8 27. Qd6 $14) 26... Rxf6
27. Rxc7 Rf7 28. Rfc1 a6 29. bxa6 Rxa6 30. Nb5 $14 {[%csl Ra5,Ra6]}) 25. Rd7
Rxe6 26. Rxc7 Re7 27. Rxe7 (27. Re1 Rxc7 28. Qxc7 Qb4 29. Re3 Qb2 $132) 27...
Qxe7 28. Re1 Qd7 29. Qe5 g6 {[%csl Ra3,Ra5] Which knight is worser?} 30. Nb1 {
[%cal Gb1c3,Gc3d5,Gc3e4]} Nc4 31. Qe4 (31. Qg5 Re8 $15) 31... Nd6 $6 ({Better
was} 31... Qxb5 32. Nc3 Qc5 33. Nd5 Rd8 $17 {and white hasn't any visiblle
compensation for sacrificed pawn.}) 32. Qd4 Rd8 33. Nc3 Nf5 34. Qe5 Qd4 $11 35.
Qc7 Qd7 36. Qe5 Qd6 $6 {It looks like in mutual timetrouble black tries to
play for an avantage,but after} 37. Qxd6 Rxd6 38. g4 $1 hxg4 39. hxg4 Nd4 40.
Re7 $14 {finds himself in worser position.} Ne6 41. Rxa7 g5 42. a4 $6 ({after} 
42. Ne4 Rd1+ 43. Kh2 {white keeps a pawn up and better chanses}) 42... Rd4 43.
Kf1 (43. f3 Rd3 44. Ne4 Rxf3 45. a5 bxa5 46. b6 Rb3 47. b7 Kg7 48. Nd6 Nc5 $11
{[%cal Ga5a4]}) 43... Kg7 (43... Rxg4 44. Nd5 $18 {[%csl Rb6]}) 44. Rb7 Rc4 45.
Nd5 Rxa4 46. Rxb6 Nf4 $11 {[%cal Ra4a1]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch Prelim Gr-B"]
[Site "Besancon"]
[Date "1999.08.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1999.08.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g4 h6 5. Nf3 $5 (5. h3 e5 6. Bg2 (6. Nge2 b5
$5 7. a3 Bb7 8. Bg2 a6 9. O-O Be7 ({too dangerous for black is} 9... g6 $6 {
[%cal Gf8g7]} 10. f4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bg7 12. e5 $1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 dxe5 14. Nc6 Qc8
15. fxe5 Nh7 16. Qd5 $18) 10. Ng3 O-O 11. Nf5 $14 {Magem Badals,J-Bauer,C/
EU-ch Rapid-30' 1996/1-0 (65)}) 6... exd4 (6... c6 7. Nge2 b5 8. Ng3 g6 9. Be3
Bb7 10. O-O h5 11. g5 Nh7 12. h4 f6 $132 {Ivanov,A-Kacheishvili,G/29th
National CC 1998 0-1 (35)}) 7. Qxd4 c6 8. Be3 Qb6 9. O-O-O Qxd4 10. Rxd4 Be7
11. Nge2 O-O 12. Ng3 $14 {and whites chanses are clear better Gallego,R-Maje,A/
Elista olm 1998 (42)}) (5. g5 hxg5 6. Bxg5 c5 (6... e5 $5 {[%cal Gf8e7]}) 7. d5
Qa5 8. Bd2 a6 9. f4 Qc7 10. a4 Nh5 11. Qf3 g6 12. Nh3 Ndf6 13. Ng5 Bg7 14. Rg1
Bd7 15. Qg2 Rf8 16. Bc4 O-O-O $13 {Santo Roman,M-Grimberg,G/FRA-ch 1995/1-0 
(40)}) (5. Be3 e5 6. f3 (6. h3 c6 7. a4 Be7 8. Nge2 Nf8 ({deserved attention
more active} 8... d5 $5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bg2 Nc4 $132) 9. f4 Ne6
10. f5 Ng5 11. Bg2 $14 {with visible space advantage Kasimdzhanov,R-Petrov,J/
WchJM-U20 1995 1-0 (36)}) 6... Be7 7. Qd2 c6 8. Nge2 Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Re1 b4
11. Nd1 c5 12. d5 a5 {[%cal Gc5c4]} 13. c4 Nb6 14. Ng3 Ba6 15. b3 a4 $132 {
Hamdouchi,H-Campora,D/Cat II 1999/1/2-1/2 (46)}) 5... e5 ({Too dangerous for
black is} 5... Nxg4 6. h3 Ngf6 7. e5 Nh7 8. e6 fxe6 9. Bd3 $40 Kf7 $8 (9...
Ndf6 10. Bg6+ Kd7 11. Ne5+ $18) 10. Nh4 {[%cal Gh4g6,Yd3g6]} Nhf6 11. Ng6 Rg8
12. Rg1 $16 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gg6e5]}) 6. g5 hxg5 7. Nxg5 {[%csl Rf7][%cal
Gf1c4]} exd4 8. Qxd4 c6 9. Bf4 (9. Bc4 Ne5 10. Bb3 Nh7 $19 {[%csl Rf3]}) 9...
Ng4 10. Be2 (10. O-O-O Qb6 11. Qxb6 (11. Bc4 Nde5 12. f3 Qxd4 13. Rxd4 Nxc4 14.
Rxc4 Ne5 $17 {[%cal Gf7f6]}) 11... axb6 12. Rd2 Nde5 13. f3 f6 $15) 10... Qb6
11. Rd1 Qxd4 12. Rxd4 Nde5 $11 {[%csl Rc3,Gc6][%cal Gc6b5,Gc6d5] after queens
exchange black can be satisfied with the opening results.} 13. Bg3 f6 14. Nf3
Be6 15. O-O g5 $1 $15 {[%csl Ge5]} 16. Rfd1 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Ne5 18. Be2 Be7 19.
a4 a5 20. b4 $6 {Too optimistic,it was not necessary to make another weaknesses
} ({Deserved attention} 20. Re1 {[%cal Gc3d1,Gd1e3] with idea to transfer the
Nc3 on e3 with defendible position.}) 20... axb4 21. Rxb4 Bc8 22. Rbd4 Ra5 {
[%csl Rc2,Rc3][%cal Ga5c5,Gc5c2]} 23. Nb1 Rc5 $5 (23... Kd8 24. Nd2 $132 {
[%cal Gd2b3,Yc2c4,Yc4c5]}) 24. c4 Ra5 25. Nc3 {Blacks plan is very simple:1)To
transfer the king on c7 to protect pawn b7 2)To attack pawn c4 after Be6 and
c5.} Kd8 $1 26. f3 Kc7 27. Be1 Ra8 28. a5 Be6 29. Na4 $2 (29. Rb1 Ra7 $15 {
[%csl Ra5,Rc4][%cal Gh8a8]}) 29... c5 $17 30. R4d2 Bxc4 31. Nb6 (31. Bxc4 Nxc4
32. Ra2 Nxa5 33. Nc3 (33. Nxc5 dxc5 34. Rxa5 Rxa5 35. Bxa5+ Kc6 $19 {[%cal
Gb7b5,Gc5c4]}) 33... Kc6 34. Nd5 Bd8 35. Rda1 b6 $17) 31... Bxe2 32. Nxa8+ Rxa8
33. Rxe2 Nxf3+ 34. Kg2 Nxe1+ 35. Rexe1 Rxa5 $19 {Rest of the game is easy job
for black.} 36. Ra1 Rb5 37. Reb1 Rxb1 38. Rxb1 Kc6 {[%cal Gb7b5,Gc5c4]} 39. Kf3
c4 40. Ke3 b5 41. Rf1 Bd8 42. Kd4 Bb6+ 43. Kc3 Ba5+ 44. Kc2 b4 45. Rxf6 b3+ 46.
Kb2 Kc5 {[%cal Ga5d2,Yc5b4,Yc4c3]} 47. Ka3 (47. Rf5+ Kb4 48. Rxg5 c3+ 49. Kb1
Bb6 50. Rg3 Bd4 51. h4 c2+ 52. Kc1 Ka3 $19 {[%cal Ga3a2]}) 47... Bd2 48. Rf5+
Kd4 49. Rd5+ Kc3 50. Rxd6 Bc1+ 51. Ka4 b2 52. Rb6 Be3 53. Rb5 Bc5 $1 54. e5 Be7
{[%cal Gc3c2]} 0-1

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1999.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Matikozian, Andranik"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1999.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be3 g6 (4... e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7.
Bc4 Ke8 8. O-O-O (8. Nf3 $5 {[%cal Gf3g5,Gf3e5]}) 8... Nbd7 9. f3 Bc5 $11 {
Baciu Ionescu,O-Brandis,I/Bucharest-W 1993 (16)}) (4... Qa5 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. f3
e5 7. Nge2 b5 8. Ng3 a6 $13 {Eriksson,A-Ratcu,T/WchJW-U14 1993 (24)}) ({
in my opinion the most flexible continuation in this position is} 4... Nbd7 5.
f3 e5 6. Qd2 b5 7. g4 h6 8. Nge2 b4 9. Nd1 d5 $1 $15) 5. Qd2 Bg7 {white
prepares to change the darksquare bishop after Bh6,so for what to lose a tempo?
} (5... Nbd7 $5 {[%cal Ge7e5,Gb7b5]}) 6. Bh6 O-O ({deserved attention} 6...
Bxh6 7. Qxh6 e5 8. O-O-O (8. Nf3 $142) 8... Qe7 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bd3
a6 12. Rhe1 Bb7 $15 {[%csl Rc3,Rd3][%cal Ge8c8] Odeev,H-Vorotnikov,V/RUS-Cup2
1996 (33)}) 7. f3 b5 8. O-O-O Qa5 $6 9. Kb1 b4 10. Nce2 Nbd7 11. h4 c5 12. h5
$40 c4 (12... Nxh5 $4 13. Rxh5 gxh5 14. Qg5 $18) 13. hxg6 fxg6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. c3 $6 {missing simple} (15. Qh6+ Kf7 (15... Kg8 16. Nf4 $18 {[%cal Rf1c4,
Rf4g6]} Ba6 17. Nxg6) 16. Nh3 c3 17. Ng5+ Ke8 18. Nxh7 $40) 15... Rb8 16. Rc1
Ba6 17. Nh3 {it's better than} (17. Nf4 Kg8 18. cxb4 Qxb4 19. Qxb4 Rxb4 20.
Nge2 Rfb8 $132) 17... Rb6 18. cxb4 Rxb4 19. Nc3 (19. Nhf4 Rxb2+ $1 20. Qxb2 Rb8
$15) 19... Rfb8 20. Rc2 e5 (20... Nb6 21. Ng5 Na4 22. Nxa4 Qxa4 23. e5 $16) 21.
Ng5 Nf8 22. f4 Nh5 $6 23. f5 Nf6 24. d5 R4b7 25. fxg6 (25. Ne6+ Kg8 26. Be2 $16
{[%cal Gg2g5]}) 25... hxg6 26. g3 {[%cal Gd2h2,Yf1h3]} Qb6 27. Ne6+ $6 ({
After correct} 27. Qh2 $1 {white gets a winning position} Nh5 $8 28. g4 Qe3 29.
Qh4 $1 {[%csl Ge1]} Rxb2+ (29... Qxc3 30. Rxc3 Rxb2+ 31. Kc1 Rb1+ 32. Kd2 R8b2+
33. Rc2 c3+ 34. Kxc3 $18) 30. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 31. Kxb2 Qd2+ 32. Kb1 Qxc3 33. gxh5
Qb4+ 34. Kc2 Qa4+ 35. Kc1 Qa3+ 36. Kd1 $18) 27... Kg8 28. Nxf8 Rxf8 29. Bh3 $6
{another inaccurasy.After} (29. Qg5 Rg7 30. Bh3 Nh7 31. Be6+ Kh8 32. Rch2 Qd8
33. Qg4 $16 {white still has a good chances for the win.} (33. Qxg6 Rf1+ 34.
Rxf1 Rxg6 35. Rfh1 Rg7 36. Bf5 $40 {[%cal Gf5h7]})) 29... Rh7 $132 {[%cal
Gh7h1]} 30. Qg5 Kg7 31. Rch2 Rh5 32. Qd2 Rfh8 33. Qe2 Bc8 $17 {[%cal Rh3h1]}
34. Qg2 (34. Bf1 Bg4 35. Qc2 Rxh2 36. Rxh2 Rxh2 37. Qxh2 Qe3 $17) 34... Bxh3
35. Rxh3 Rxh3 36. Rxh3 Rxh3 37. Qxh3 Qg1+ 38. Kc2 Qf2+ 39. Kc1 Qe3+ 40. Kc2
Qf2+ ({Doesn't work} 40... Nxe4 41. Qd7+ Kf6 42. Qe6+ Kg5 43. Qe7+ Kg4 44. Qh4+
Kf5 (44... Kf3 45. Qh1+ $18 {[%csl Re4]}) 45. Qh3+ Kf6 46. Qe6+ $11) 41. Kc1 g5
42. Qe6 Qxg3 43. Qxd6 Qf4+ 44. Kd1 g4 45. Qe7+ Kg6 $19 {[%cal Gg4g1] black
knight on f6 is perfectly defends the king from the checks} 46. d6 g3 47. Ne2 (
{The last chance was} 47. Qxa7 g2 48. d7 Qg4+ 49. Kd2 Nxd7 50. Ne2 Nf6 51. Qb6
Qxe4 $19 {[%cal Ge4d3]}) 47... Qf1+ 48. Kd2 Nxe4+ 49. Ke3 Nf6 50. Kd2 Qf3 51.
Qe6 Qd3+ 52. Ke1 Qb1+ 53. Kd2 Qxb2+ (53... Qxb2+ 54. Ke3 Qa3+ 55. Kd2 Qxa2+ 56.
Ke3 Qb3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 71st"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "1999.11.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Seger, Ruediger"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[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. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 e5 (7... a6
8. h3 e5 9. Na3 h6 10. Be3 Qe7 (10... Re8 $5) 11. Nc4 Nh5 12. Bf1 $1 $14 {
[%cal Gg2g3]} Nf4 (12... exd4 13. cxd4 Qxe4 14. Bxh6 Qd5 15. Ne3 Qa5 16. Bxg7
Nxg7 17. d5 $16 {[%csl Rc6]}) 13. d5 Nb8 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. e5 $1 $16 {1-0
Oratovsky,M-Peker,O/The Israeli League 1999 (28)}) 8. h3 a6 ({in my opinion
more promising continuation is} 8... Re8 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 9. d5 (9. Nbd2 d5 $1
10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxe5 15. Bh6
c6 $11 16. Bc2 Bg7 17. Be3 a5 $1 (17... Be6 18. Bb3 $14 {[%csl Gd7]}) 18. a4 {
1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Oratovsky,M/EUCup final 1999}) 9... Nb8 (9... Ne7 $5 {
[%cal Gc7c6]}) 10. c4 c5 (10... a5 $5 {[%cal Gb8a6,Ga6c5]}) 11. Nc3 Nh5 12. Bg5
Bf6 13. Be3 Na6 14. a3 Nf4 15. Bc2 Kh8 16. Rb1 g5 17. Nh2 Rg8 18. Ne2 $14 {
[%cal Ge2g3,Gg3f5] Magem Badals,J-Dorfman,J/FRA-chT 1998/1-0 (46)}) 9. dxe5 (9.
Be3 h6 10. Na3 Re8 11. Qd2 (11. d5 Ne7 12. c4 $14) 11... exd4 12. cxd4 Nxe4 13.
Bxe4 Rxe4 14. Bxh6 d5 $11 {Kuporosov,V-Ehlvest,J/Helsinki op 1992/1/2-1/2 (58)}
) 9... Nxe5 (9... dxe5) 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 (12. Bh4 Qe8 {[%cal
Gf6h5,Gh5f4] and bishop on h4 is out of play.}) 12... Nh5 13. Bf1 Qf6 ({
Deserved attention} 13... Nf4 14. Kh2 Qe7 15. g3 Ne6 $132 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) 14.
g3 $14 {[%csl Rh5]} Rd8 15. Qc2 Be6 16. Nd2 a5 17. a4 Kh7 (17... Rd7 18. Nc4 b6
19. b4 $14 {and white develops initiative on queenside,while blacks
counterplay on kingside is stopped}) 18. Nc4 Qe7 19. b4 b6 (19... axb4 20. cxb4
Qxb4 21. Reb1 Qe7 22. Rxb7 $16) 20. b5 $6 ({better was} 20. bxa5 bxa5 21. Rab1
$14 {[%cal Gb1b5]}) 20... Bf6 21. Rad1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Bg5 23. Bxg5 (23. h4 $6
Bxc4 $17) 23... Qxg5 24. h4 Qf6 25. Qd2 Re8 26. Qd3 (26. Ne3 Bb3 27. Rb1 Rd8
28. Qb2 Be6 29. Be2 Ng7 30. Qc2 Ne8 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Qxd1 Nd6 $11) 26... Bxc4
27. Qxc4 Qe7 28. Qc6 Rd8 29. Rxd8 Qxd8 30. Bc4 Kg7 31. Bd5 Nf6 $11 {Usually
queen+knight is better pieces combination than Q+B,but in the arised endgame
it's just enough for keeping a balance.} 32. Kg2 Qd7 33. Qc4 Ne8 34. Bc6 Nd6
35. Qd3 Qe6 36. Bd5 Qe7 37. Qe2 Ne8 38. Qc4 Nf6 (38... Nd6 39. Qc6 {[%cal
Gc3c4,Gc4c5]}) 39. Qb3 h5 40. f3 Qd7 41. Qc4 Qe7 42. Kf1 Ne8 43. Kg2 Nd6 44.
Qe2 (44. Qc6 g5 $1 $132 45. hxg5 Qxg5 46. Qxc7 h4 47. Qxd6 Qxg3+ 48. Kf1 h3 $1
$36 (48... Qxf3+ $11)) 44... Ne8 (44... g5 $5 $36) 45. Qa2 Nf6 (45... Qc5 $5
46. Bxf7 Nd6 47. Bb3 Qxc3 48. Qc2 Qxc2+ 49. Bxc2 Kf6 {[%cal Gg6g5]} 50. f4 Nb7
51. Kf3 Nc5 52. Ke3 Ne6 53. Bb3 Nd4 54. Bd5 $11) 46. Qc4 Qd7 47. Kf2 Qe7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Petermaennchen GM"]
[Site "Schwerin"]
[Date "1999.08.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Kalinin, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g3 (5. Bc4 $5) 5... g6 6. Bg2 Bg7
7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 c6 9. a4 Qc7 (9... a5 $5) 10. b3 (10. h3 b6 $5 {preparing
counterplay on queenside} (10... Re8 11. a5 (11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Bh6 Bh8
14. Rad1 a6 {1/2-1/2 Malaniuk,V-Antonio,R/Erevan olm 1996}) 11... Nf8 12. Be3
Bd7 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nd2 Be6 15. Qe2 N6d7 16. b4 f5 17. Nf3 Kh8 18. exf5 gxf5
19. Rad1 Ng6 20. Qd2 $13 {[%cal Ge3h6] Ulko,J-Riazantsev,A/Moscow op2 1995 (36)
}) 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Qd2 a6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qe2 b5 15. Nd2 Rfe8 $11 {[%cal
Gg7f8] Martinovsky,E-Gallagher,J/Geneve op 1995/0-1 (58)}) 10... Re8 ({Other
possibility was} 10... exd4 11. Nxd4 a5 (11... Re8 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. Qd2 (13. f4
a5 {/\Qb6} 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxc5 exd4 16. Rxe8+ Nxe8 17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Bf5
$10) 13... Bd7 14. Rad1 Rad8 $13 {[%cal Yd7c8] Sosonko,G-Van Wely,L/NLD-ch
1998/0-1 (52) /\Bg4-f3 Bc8}) 12. Bb2 Nc5 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. Rad1 Rad8 {1/2-1/2
Eslon,J-Arizmendi Martinez,J/Alicante op 1997}) (10... Rd8 11. Ba3 Nf8 $5) 11.
Ba3 Bf8 {Looks too passive.I prefere king's indian setup with capturing on d4}
(11... exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. f4 Bg4 14. Qd2 Rad8 15. h3 Bc8 16. Rad1 h5 $13)
12. d5 $5 {[%cal Gf3d2,Gd2c4]} ({After} 12. Qd2 {move d5 can be not so strong,
because queen takes square d2,important for the manuevre Nf3-d2-c4}) 12... cxd5
13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Nc5 {[%cal Gc8d7,Gd7c6,Gc8e6]} (14... Nf6 15. Qd3 Be6
16. c4 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Rd6]}) 15. Qd1 b6 16. Nd2 Bb7 17. c4 $14 {[%csl Gd5]
[%cal Gd2b1,Gb1c3]} f5 (17... Bh6 18. Nb1 $1 $16 {[%cal Gb1c3,Yc3b5,Yc3d5]})
18. exf5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 gxf5 20. Nf1 ({Nothing promises to white} 20. Qh5 Qf7
21. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $13 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ge5e4,Gc5d3] with comfortable endgame for
black}) 20... Qc6+ 21. Kg1 Bg7 22. Ne3 Rf8 {[%cal Ge5e4]} ({Doesn't work} 22...
e4 $2 {[%cal Gc5d3]} 23. Nxf5 Bxa1 24. Qxa1 Re5 (24... Qd7 25. Nh6+ Kf8 26.
Qf6+ {with mate}) 25. Qxe5 dxe5 26. Ne7+ $18) 23. Bxc5 $5 dxc5 24. Qd5+ Qxd5
25. Nxd5 $14 {[%csl Gd5]} e4 {Looks very natural,but gives to white clear
object for the attack-pawns pair f5-e4.More accurate was} (25... Kf7 26. Ra2
Rad8 27. f3 $14 {[%cal Gg3g4,Ga4a5]}) 26. Ra2 Rab8 (26... Bd4 27. Kg2 $14 {
[%cal Gf2f3]}) 27. Kg2 Rf7 28. f3 $16 exf3+ {better was to change pair of
rooks after} (28... Re8 29. Rae2 (29. fxe4 fxe4 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Gf7f3]}) 29...
exf3+ 30. Kxf3 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 $16) 29. Kxf3 Bf8 30. Re6 Kg7 31. Rae2 Rd8 32. Re8
Rd6 (32... Rxe8 $142 33. Rxe8 Bd6 {with defendible position} 34. Re6 Bb8 {
[%csl Ge4,Gf4,Gg4][%cal Gf5e4,Gf5g4,Gb8f4]}) 33. R2e6 Rdd7 {now it's too late..
.} (33... Rxe6 34. Rxe6 $22 {[%csl Rf5,Rf8,Rg7][%cal Gf3f4]}) 34. Nf4 $40 {
[%cal Gf4h5]} Rd1 (34... Rfe7 35. R8xe7+ Bxe7 36. Nd5 Bd6 (36... Bd8 37. Kf4
$16) 37. Ne3 (37. Rf6 Bxg3 $1 $15) 37... Kf7 38. Rh6 $18 {[%csl Rf5,Rh7]}) 35.
Rc6 $1 $18 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Gf4e6,Gc6c8]} Bd6 (35... Be7 36. Nh5# $1) 36. Ne6+
Kf6 37. Ke2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 15th Gr6"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1999.10.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Oratovsky, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1999.10.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Budapest Honved"]
[BlackTeam "Petah-Tikva Elitzur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. Be3 d5 (7...
Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Kb1 Bf8 12. Rhe1 $16) 8. e5 ({
In my opinion more dangerous for black is} 8. exd5 Bc5 9. Qd3 Qe7 10. Nd4 $1 {
[%cal Gd4f5]} (10. Kd2 $5 Bb4 11. dxc6 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 bxc6 (12... Ne4+ $5) 13.
Re1 O-O (13... Ne4+ $5 14. Kd1 Ndf6 $44) 14. Bd4 Qa3 15. c4 Qa5+ 16. Qc3 Qf5
17. g3 $1 c5 (17... Ne4+ 18. Rxe4 Qxe4 19. Bd3 Qe7 20. Re1 Qd6 21. Bxg7 Rd8 22.
Ng5 $18) 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Bd3 $16 {Timoshenko,G-Oratovsky,M/Cappelle la
Grande FRA 1999 1-0 (42)}) 10... Nxd5 (10... Nb6 11. dxc6 O-O (11... Ng4 $2 12.
cxb7 Bxb7 13. Nf5 $18) (11... bxc6 $5 {[%cal Gc8a6]}) 12. O-O-O bxc6 13. Bg1
$16 (13. Bg1 Qc7 14. g3 Rd8 $2 15. Ndb5 $18 {1-0 Polgar,J-Rivas Pastor,M/Dos
Hermanas 1993})) 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Nf5 Qf6 13. O-O-O (13. Bxc5 $6 Nxc5 14. Qb5+
Nd7 15. Bd3 O-O $13) 13... O-O 14. g3 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}) (8. O-O-O Bc5 9. Qd3
Qe7 10. e5 Ng4 11. Bxc5 (11. Bd4 Nf2 12. Bxf2 Bxf2 $132 {^^}) 11... Nxc5 12.
Qd2 h5 $13) 8... Ng4 9. Bg1 Qb6 $146 (9... Bc5 10. Qd2 Bxg1 11. Rxg1 Qb6 12.
O-O-O (12. h3 $6 Nh2 13. Nd4 Nxf1 14. Rxf1 Qxb2 $13 {Palkovi,J-Miltner,A/BL2S
1992 (28)}) (12. Na4 $5 Qe3+ 13. Qxe3 Nxe3 14. Bd3 Nb6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Ke2
Nf5 17. g4 $14) 12... Nxh2 13. Nd4 (13. Na4 $6 Nxf1 14. Nxb6 Nxd2 15. Nxa8 Nxf3
16. gxf3 g6 $15 {[%csl Ra8]}) (13. Be2 Nxf3 14. Bxf3 $44) 13... Nxf1 14. Rdxf1
O-O 15. g4 $13 {Palac,M-Schmidt,S/Munich 1991 1-0 (31)}) (9... Nh6 $1 10. O-O-O
Nf5 (10... Qa5 $5 11. Kb1 Nf5 12. Qd3 Nc5 13. Bxc5 Bxc5 $15 {[%cal Gf5e3]
Lobzhanidze,D-Summerscale,A/Koop Tjuchem (open), Groningen NED 1996 (37)}) 11.
Qd3 (11. Qd2 h5 $132 {[%cal Gf8b4,Gd8a5,Yd7c5]}) 11... Nc5 12. Qd2 h5 13. g3
Be6 14. Kb1 Be7 15. Nd4 Qc7 $11 {Devcic,I-Petrov,J/Open, Zagreb CRO 1998 0-1 
(55)}) 10. Qxb6 (10. O-O-O $5 Bc5 11. Qd2 Be3 12. Bxe3 Qxe3 13. h3 Qxd2+ 14.
Rxd2 Ne3 15. Bd3 Nc5 16. Re1 Nf5 17. g4 $14) 10... axb6 $132 {[%cal Ga8a1]} 11.
h3 Nh6 12. g4 Bb4 {[%cal Gd7c5]} 13. Bd4 $1 Nc5 $8 (13... c5 $2 14. Kf2 $1 Bxc3
(14... cxd4 15. Nxd5 {[%cal Gd5b4,Gd5c7]} Ra4 16. b3 $18) 15. Bxc3 $16 {
[%csl Rh6] ^^}) 14. Bg2 (14. O-O-O $5 Bxc3 (14... Ne6 15. Be3 {[%csl Rh6][%cal
Gf4f5,Gf5f6]} Bc5 (15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rxa2 17. f5 Nc5) 16. Bd2 $1 $14) 15.
bxc3 Rxa2 16. c4 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Ra4 18. Bb3 Nxb3+ 19. cxb3 Rb4 20. e6 $1 f6 21.
f5 Rxb3 22. Nd2 $44) 14... Na4 $1 {[%csl Rb2]} (14... Ne4 15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Kxd2
$14 {[%cal Gf4f5]}) 15. O-O Bxc3 (15... Nxb2 $2 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Bxb2 $16) 16.
bxc3 (16. Bxc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Ra3 18. c4 dxc4 19. f5 $13 {[%csl Rh6]}) 16... c5
17. Be3 Nxc3 18. f5 Ng8 $1 19. e6 $6 (19. Ng5 $1 {[%cal Ge5e6,Re3d2]} h6 20.
Bd2 Ra3 21. Rf3 d4 (21... Nb5 22. Rb1 hxg5 23. Rxb5 Rxa2 24. Rxb6 Rxc2 25. Bxg5
$14) 22. Bxc3 hxg5 23. Bd2 Rxf3 24. Bxf3 $14 {[%csl Rb6,Rg5][%cal Ga1b1] ^^})
19... fxe6 20. fxe6 Nf6 $17 (20... Bxe6 21. Ng5 Kd7 22. Rae1 (22. Nf7 Bxf7 23.
Rxf7+ Kc6 24. Bd2 (24. Rxg7 Re8 25. Bd2 Ne2+ (25... Ne4 26. c4 $1 $44) 26. Kf2
Nf6 {[%cal Gh8f8]} 27. Rf7 Ne4+ 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 $15) 24... Ne4 25. c4 Ngf6 26.
cxd5+ Kxd5 27. Bh6 $1 $40 {[%csl Rd5]}) 22... Re8 23. Bd2 Ne4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25.
Bxe4 Nf6 26. Bxb7 Bc4 $15) 21. Ng5 Rf8 22. Rae1 Rxa2 (22... Ke7 $5) 23. e7 Rh8
24. Bd2 Rxc2 25. Bxc3 Rxc3 26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27. Nf7 Re3 $2 $138 (27... Ne3 $19 28.
Rf3 (28. Nxh8 Nxf1 29. Nf7 Ne3 $19) 28... Rg8 29. Nd6+ Kxe7) 28. Nxh8 Rxe1 29.
Rxe1 Nxe7 $17 30. Rb1 Nd5 (30... Nc6 31. Rxb6 Kf8 32. Rb1 Kg8 33. Re1 Bd7 34.
Rb1 $8 (34. Ra1 g5 35. Ra8+ Kg7 $19 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gd7e6,Ge6g8]}) 34... Kxh8
35. Rxb7 Be8 36. Rb5 c4 37. Rc5 $11) 31. Re1+ Ne7 (31... Kd7 32. Nf7 Kc6) 32.
Rb1 c4 $6 33. Rb4 $1 Be6 34. Rxb6 Bd5 35. Kf2 Nc8 $6 (35... Bc6 $5 $15 {
[%cal Ge7d5]}) 36. Rb5 Bc6 37. Re5+ Kd7 38. Nf7 b5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Magomedov, Magaram"]
[Black "Nikolaidis, Ioannis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. dxe5 {The text
move promises to white nothing special.The main line is} (7. Be3 Nbd7 (7...
exd4 8. Bxd4 Qb4 9. Be2 Nxe4 10. O-O d5 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. c3 Qxb2 13. Re1 $1
$40 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gf3e5,Gf3g5,Ga1b1,Re1e8]}) 8. O-O Be7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3
O-O 11. a3 $14 {the pair of bishops and very comfortable setup makes whites
position better.}) 7... dxe5 8. h3 $6 {unaccurasy,giving to black slightly
better chanses.But also after} (8. fxe5 Nfd7 9. Bf4 (9. e6 fxe6 10. h3 Qh5 (
10... Bxf3 11. gxf3 e5 $13) 11. Rf1 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 Nc5 14. Be2 e5
15. f4 Nbd7 16. Be3 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne6 $11 {Djurhuus,R-Jansa,V/Oslo 1988/1-0 
(44)}) 9... Bb4 10. O-O Bxc3 (10... O-O 11. Nd5 $5 Bc5+ (11... cxd5 12. exd5
$44 {[%cal Gd3h7]}) 12. Kh1 Bd4 13. e6 fxe6 14. Bc7 $16 {[%cal Gd5e7] De
Firmian,N-Miles,A/USA-ch 1988 1-0 (19)}) 11. bxc3 O-O 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxe5
14. Qg3 Nbd7 $15 {Dizdarevic,M-Weil,V/Wiesbaden op 1993 (34)}) ({or} 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe1 Bxf3 10. Rxf3 O-O-O (10... exf4 $6 11. Bxf4 Ne5 12. Bxe5 Qxe5 13.
Rf5 Qd4+ 14. Kh1 Bb4 15. Rd1 $14 {[%cal Ge4e5] Bathie,N-Oratovsky,M/EU-chJM
U20 1992 (41)}) 11. f5 Nc5 $132 {black has sufficient counterplay.}) 8... Bxf3
9. Qxf3 exf4 10. O-O Nbd7 $15 {[%csl Rc3,Rd3,Ge5][%cal Gd7e5] Weakness of the
darksquares in white position and bad placement of the Nc3 and Bd3 makes
blacks position better.} 11. Qxf4 Qe5 $5 12. Ne2 Bd6 13. Qf3 Qh2+ 14. Kf2 Bc5+
(14... Ne5 15. Qf5 Bc5+ 16. Ke1 $132 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gc1f4,Gf5c5]}) 15. Be3
Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 Qe5 17. Kg1 Qc5 18. Nd4 $6 ({After correct} 18. Qxc5 Nxc5 19. e5
Nd5 20. Bc4 Rd8 21. Ng3 $11 {[%cal Ga1e1] white is O.K}) 18... Ne5 19. b4 $6
Qb6 20. Rf5 $2 {Losing by forse} {[%tqu "En","","","","e5g4","",10]} Neg4 $1
$19 21. hxg4 Nxg4 22. Qe1 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 g6 24. Rf4 Ne5 {Rest of the game is
matter of technique.} 25. Rd1 O-O-O 26. b5 cxb5 27. Qa5 a6 28. a4 Qxa4 (28...
b4 $5 $19) 29. Qc3+ Nc6 30. Rf6 Kb8 31. Rxc6 {White tries to find some
practical chanses.} bxc6 32. Qxc6 {[%cal Gc6b6]} Qa5 $8 33. Rb1 Ka7 34. Qc5+
Qb6 35. Qe7+ Kb8 36. Qa3 {[%cal Gc2c4]} Rd7 37. c4 Rhd8 38. Be2 Rd2 39. Bf3 g5
{[%csl Rh1][%cal Gd8d6,Gd6h6]} 40. cxb5 R8d6 41. Bg4 Qf2 42. bxa6+ Ka7 43. Bh3
(43. Qh3 Rh6 $19) 43... Rd1+ 44. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 45. Kh2 Qf4+ 46. g3 Qf2+ 47. Bg2
Rd2 {black king easily escapes from the checks.} 48. Qe7+ Kxa6 49. Qa3+ Kb5 50.
Qb3+ Kc6 51. Qc4+ Kd6 52. Qb4+ Ke6 53. Qc4+ Kf6 54. Qc3+ Kg6 55. Qc6+ Kg7 56.
e5 h5 {[%csl Re5][%cal Rf2g2,Gg7g6,Gg6f5]} 0-1

[Event "Presov"]
[Site "Presov"]
[Date "1999.08.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Berezjuk, Sergej"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2354"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 Nbd7 6. f4 b5 {[%csl Re4][%cal
Gb5b4]} 7. Qf3 $6 ({Better was} 7. Bd3 e5 (7... b4 8. Nce2 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nf3
f5 $5 11. a3 bxa3 12. Rxa3 e6 13. Ra2 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Qa1 Qc7 16. Rc1 Nb6
17. b3 Bd7 18. c4 $14 {Hausner,I-Pribyl,J/CZE Tschechien-ch 1993/1/2-1/2 (71)})
(7... Nb6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe1 Nc4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. Rd1 d5 13. e5 Ne4
14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Qd5 16. Nb1 f5 17. Nc3 Qf7 18. d5 $14 {[%csl Ge5,Rg7]
Maiwald,J-Lorscheid,G/FSGM June 1999 (31)}) 8. Qf3 (8. Nf3 $5 b4 9. Ne2 d5 10.
Nxe5 Nxe5 11. fxe5 Nxe4 12. O-O $14 {with development advantage}) 8... Bb7 9.
dxe5 $6 {usually this pawn exchange in the centre is good for black.} dxe5 10.
f5 a6 11. a4 Bb4 12. Bd2 Nc5 $132 {Nedev,T-Bogdanovski,V/FRM-ch 1993 (34)}) (7.
e5 $6 b4 8. exf6 bxc3 9. bxc3 Nxf6 $15) 7... b4 8. Nb1 (8. Nd1 $5 {[%cal Gd1f2]
}) 8... Bb7 9. Nd2 Qc7 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. Ne2 c5 $132 {[%cal Gc5d4,Gb7f3,Gd7c5]
black can be satisficed with the opening results:all their pieces are placed
very comfortable and ready for the attack against white pawn centre} 12. c3 (
12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 O-O $15 {[%cal Gd7c5]}) 12... bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. O-O
e6 15. g4 Nb6 16. Rac1 Nfd7 {[%cal Gf7f5]} 17. Qf2 (17. f5 $5 Rae8 (17... exf5
18. gxf5 d5 19. Qg3 Qxg3+ 20. Nxg3 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Ndxe4 {[%cal Gf5f6]}
cxd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 24. cxd4 Rac8 $11) 18. Qg3 (18. Ng3 $6 exf5 19. gxf5 d5 20.
e5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 d4 {with decisive advantage}) 18... exf5 19. gxf5 c4 20. Bc2
Nf6 $13 {[%csl Re4]}) 17... Rae8 18. Ng3 f5 $1 $15 {[%csl Gd5,Re4][%cal Ge4d5]}
19. gxf5 exf5 20. exf5 (20. e5 dxe5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 $1 22. fxe5 f4 23. Bxf4 g5 (
23... Bxe5 24. Ne2 $13) 24. Nf5 gxf4 $17 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gg7e5]}) 20... Nd5
$17 {[%csl Re3]} 21. Bc4 (21. Rfe1 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Rxe3 23. Qxe3 cxd4 24. Qe6+
Kh8 $17 {[%cal Gd7c5,Gd4c3]}) 21... N7b6 22. dxc5 $2 {Losing by forse,but also
after} (22. Rfe1 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Ba6 24. Nd2 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 cxd4 {with winning
position}) 22... Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Ba6 $19 24. cxd6 Qxc4 25. Bxa7 Nxc3 26. Kh2 (26.
fxg6 hxg6 27. d7 Rd8 $19) 26... Qd5 27. Rfe1 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Nb5 {In this
position white has only one hope-timetrouble of his opponent.} 29. Bc5 Bd4 30.
Bxd4 Nxd4 {The rest of the game is matter of technique.} 31. Ne4 Nxf5 32. Qd2
Qxd2+ 33. Nxd2 Nxd6 34. Re6 Rd8 35. Nb3 Bc4 36. Re5 Nf5 (36... Ra8 $19 {
[%csl Ra2]}) 37. Rc5 Bxb3 38. axb3 Rd2+ 39. Kg1 Rd3 40. b4 Rxh3 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be2 $6 {too passive.The most dangerouse for
black continuation in this position is} (4. f4) 4... Qc7 ({Black gets a
comfortable position also after} 4... Qa5 $1 {[%csl Re4]} 5. Qd3 $6 Na6 6. Nf3
$2 Nb4 7. Qd2 {[%tqu "En","","","","f6e4","",10]} Nxe4 $1 8. Nxe4 Nxc2+ 9. Kd1
Qxd2+ 10. Bxd2 Nxa1 11. Kc1 Be6 $17 {Sutter,O-Gallagher,J/Ambasador op 1997
0-1 (18)}) (4... e5 $5 {with the safe endgame for black after} 5. dxe5 dxe5 6.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Nf3 Bd6 $11 {[%cal Gd8e7]}) 5. Nf3 (5. a4 e5 6. h3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 b6
8. O-O Bb7 9. Re1 Be7 10. Bf1 a6 11. b3 O-O 12. Ba3 Rfe8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 $6 (
13... dxe5 $11) 14. Nd4 $14 {Junge,R-Blatny,P/BL2-N 1994 (31)}) 5... e5 6. h3 (
6. d5 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Re1 Qb6 10. h3 h6 11. Be3 Qd8 12. Bf1 cxd5
13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Nb6 (14... Nf6 15. Qd3 Be6 16. c4 $13) 15. Qd2 Be6 16.
b3 $14 {[%csl Rb6,Rd5] Tindall,B-Francsics,E/Budapest FS11 IM-A 1997/1/2-1/2 
(45)}) 6... Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 {The difference between this position and position,
arising from the Philidor defense is passive placement of the bishop e2-it
place is on diagonal a2-g8.} 8. a4 {preventing blacks counterplay on queenside
after b5,Bb7,a5 etc.} Nf8 9. Be3 Ng6 10. Qd2 O-O {giving to white possibility
to take space advantage on the queenside.More logical was} (10... a5 $142 $13)
11. a5 Rd8 12. d5 Bd7 13. Bc4 $14 {[%cal Ga5a6]} Nh5 $6 ({better was} 13... c5
14. a6 b6 15. Qe2 $14 {[%cal Gc4b5,Yf3d2,Yd2c4]}) 14. a6 {[%csl Ra7,Rb7,Rc6]
breaking blacks pawn structure on queenside} c5 15. axb7 Qxb7 16. Ra3 $16 Rdb8
17. Rfa1 Nhf4 ({doesn't work} 17... Qxb2 $2 18. Bb3 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Rc3d1]}
Rxb3 19. cxb3 $18) 18. b3 Bd8 {[%cal Ga7a5]} 19. Ra6 Bc7 20. Bf1 {[%csl Ra7,
Rf4][%cal Gg1h2,Gg2g3,Ga1a2,Yf3d2,Yd2c4,Gd2c1,Gc1a1]} Rf8 21. Kh2 Qb8 ({
too optimistic is} 21... f5 $6 22. g3 fxe4 23. Ng5 Nh5 24. Ncxe4 $18 {[%csl
Rd6]}) 22. g3 Nh5 23. Qd1 Nf6 24. Nd2 Ne8 25. Qc1 $6 {too slow.Why not} (25.
Nc4 f5 26. exf5 Bxf5 27. Bd3 $16 {[%csl Ge4]}) 25... Bc8 26. R6a2 a5 27. Nb5
Bd8 28. Na3 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Ga3c4]} f5 29. exf5 Ne7 (29... Bxf5 30. Nac4 Nf6
31. Bg2 $16) 30. Bg5 Bxf5 31. Bg2 Bg6 32. Qe1 (32. Bxe7 Bxe7 33. Kg1 (33. Qe1
Nf6 34. Nac4 Bd8 {[%csl Rc2]} 35. Nf1 $14 {[%cal Gf1e3]}) 33... Nf6 34. Nac4
Bf7 35. Ne3 $14 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gd2c4]}) 32... Nf6 33. Bxf6 Rxf6 34. Nac4 {
[%cal Gd2e4]} Rf8 35. Ne4 Nf5 (35... Ra6 36. Ng5 $18) 36. Nxa5 Bxa5 37. Rxa5
Rxa5 38. Rxa5 Nd4 $132 {[%cal Gd4f3,Gd4c2]} 39. Ra6 $2 (39. Ra2 $14 {keeping a
pawn up and better position}) 39... Nxc2 40. Qd2 Bxe4 41. Bxe4 Nd4 $15 {
[%csl Rb3,Rf3]} 42. Kg2 Nxb3 43. Qg5 Rf6 44. Qh5 g6 45. Qg5 Kg7 46. h4 Qb7 47.
Ra2 c4 (47... Qe7 $5 {preventing h5}) 48. h5 Nc5 $2 (48... Nd4 49. h6+ Kf7 50.
Qc1 $1 Qc7 51. Ra8 $16 {[%cal Ga8h8] with very dangerouse attack}) {[%tqu "En",
"","","","e4g6","",10]} 49. Bxg6 $1 $18 hxg6 50. h6+ Kf7 51. h7 Ne4 (51...
Qxd5+ 52. Kh2 Ne4 53. Ra7+ Ke6 54. Qg4+ Rf5 55. Qxg6+ Rf6 56. Qg4+ Rf5 57. Qg8+
Kf6 58. h8=B#) 52. Qh6 Qxd5 ({Doesn't help} 52... Nxf2 53. Ra7 $1 Qxa7 54. h8=Q
{[%cal Rh6g7]} Ke7 55. Q6g7+ Rf7 56. Qhf8+ Kd7 57. Qgxf7#) 53. Qf8+ $1 {
The only but enough} Ke6 (53... Kxf8 54. h8=Q+ Ke7 55. Ra7+ Ke6 56. Qc8#) 54.
Qc8+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Oratovsky,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

{[%mdl 48]} 1. e4 {Konikowski} g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bc4 c6 5. O-O ({
Other possibility is} 5. Bb3 {preventing d5} Nf6 6. Qe2 e5 $132) 5... d5 (5...
Nf6 6. e5 (6. Re1 O-O (6... Nxe4 $5 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Rxe4 h6 9. Nc3 Nd7 $132)
7. c3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bg5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ramirez,
C-Moreira,J/Roque Saenz Pena 1997/EXT 98 (34) ^^}) 6... dxe5 7. dxe5 Nd5 8. Nc3
Be6 9. Ne4 Nd7 10. Neg5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qe2 Qd6 $13 {
[%cal Ge8c8] Donev,I-Nikolov,T/Ruse 1984/EXT 98 (38)}) (5... Nd7 $2 {Konikowski
} 6. Ng5 Nh6 7. Bxf7+ $1 Nxf7 8. Ne6 Qb6 9. Nxg7+ Kf8 10. Ne6+ Ke8 11. Nc3 $18
{Pedzich,D-Rechi,J/Arnhem 1989/}) 6. Bb3 ({Less dangerouse for black is} 6.
exd5 cxd5 7. Bd3 (7. Bb3 Nf6 8. Re1 (8. h3 {Konikowski} Nc6 9. c3 O-O 10. Bf4
a6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Nbd2 Bf5 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. g4 Be6 15. Nd3 b6 16. Bh2 Na5 17.
Ba4 b5 18. Bb3 Nc4 19. Nc5 $14 {Isepy,J-Petro,J/Miskolc 1998/}) 8... Bg4 9.
Nbd2 Nc6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 O-O 12. c3 e6 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5
Ne4 $11 {[%cal Ge4d6] 1/2-1/2 Robatsch,K-Bronstein,D/Beverwijk 1963/MCL (41)})
(7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+ Nxd7 9. Bf4 (9. Re1 $5) 9... Qb6 10. Nc3 Ngf6 11. Re1 e6
12. Qd2 O-O 13. Rab1 Rfc8 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Qb4 16. Qf4 Rc4 17. Red1 Rac8
18. h3 a6 19. g3 b5 $132 {Papula,N-Kiik,K/Helsinki 1997/}) 7... Bg4 8. c3 Nc6
9. Nbd2 Nf6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 O-O 12. Re1 e6 13. Bg5 $14 {^^ white stands
slightly better,but black also has comfortable position without weaknesses.
Yandemirov,V-Osipov,V/Tomsk 1998/CBM 67 noVC (46)} (13. Bg5 Qe7 14. Qd2 a6 15.
Bf4 Qd8 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Bh6 $14 {Yandemirov,V-Osipov,V/Tomsk 1998/})) (6. Bd3 {
Konikowski} dxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nbd7
12. Be3 Nd5 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. Qc1 Rfe8 15. Bc4 b5 16. Bb3 Qb6 17. c3 e6 18. Re1
Qb7 19. Bh6 a5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Qf4 b4 22. Ng5 Nf8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. h4 f6 25.
Nf3 Rec8 $132 {Oparaugo,T-Mowsziszian,K/Nuernberg 1995/}) 6... Bg4 (6... dxe4
7. Ng5 (7. Ne5 e6 8. Nc3 $14) 7... Nh6 8. Nxe4 O-O (8... Nf5 9. c3 O-O 10. Bf4
Na6 11. Nbd2 Nc7 12. Nf3 Be6 13. Be5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 $14 {Jensen,A-Rasmussen,H/
Lyngby 1974/EXT 98 1-0 (33)}) 9. c3 $14 {[%csl Rh6] Garcia,G-Chernin,A/Saint
John 1988/CBM 06 1-0 (84)}) (6... Nh6 {Konikowski} 7. Nc3 O-O 8. exd5 Bg4 9. h3
Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nf5 11. Ne2 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. c3 Bg7 14. Bg5 Qd6 15. Rfe1
Bf6 16. Bf4 Qc5 17. Rad1 cxd5 18. Rxd5 Qc6 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Rxe7 $1 Na6 (20...
Bxe7 21. Qxf7+ $1 Kxf7 22. Rf5#) 21. Rxf7 Re1+ 22. Kh2 Kxf7 23. Rd6+ {1-0
Skalli,K-Warkentin,J/Cappelle 1995/}) 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 e6 (8... Bxd4 $2 {
Konikowski} 9. Rd1 Qb6 10. exd5 $16) 9. c3 ({nothing special promises to white
} 9. Re1 dxe4 10. Rxe4 Nf6 (10... Bxd4 $6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Rxe6+ Ne7 13. Bg5
Bc5 14. Qc3 $16) 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Rf4 Qe7 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Re1 Nd7
$13 {Garcia,G-Minasian,A/Candas 1992/TD 0-1 (69)}) 9... Nf6 10. Nd2 (10. e5
Nfd7 11. Qg3 c5 12. Be3 Nc6 $132 {[%cal Gd8b6]}) 10... O-O 11. Re1 Nbd7 $6 {
now black has a dilemma: or to play like in the game 11...Nbd7 and after 12.e5
to be with the bad placed knight on e8,or to get sligtly worser, but without
weaknesses and very easy for defense position after} (11... dxe4 $142 12. Nxe4
Nxe4 13. Rxe4 Nd7 14. Bf4 $14 {^^}) 12. e5 Ne8 13. Qd1 {[%cal Gf2f4]} f6 14. f4
fxe5 15. fxe5 $14 {[%csl Ge5,Re8][%cal Gb3c2,Gd2f3,Yh3h4,Yh4h5]} Bh6 $5 {
[%cal Ge8g7] with exchange of the light pieces (that usually good for
defensive side) black gets more space for the maneuveres '?' Konikowski.} (
15... c5 16. Nf3 $16) (15... Qh4 $142 {Konikowski}) 16. Nf3 Bxc1 17. Qxc1 Ng7
18. Qe3 Nh5 (18... Qe7 19. Rf1 (19. g4 $5 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gg4f5,Gg4h5]} Qf7
20. Rf1 Qf4) 19... Nf5 20. Qf2 {[%cal Gg2g4]} Rf7 21. g4 Ng7 22. Qe3 Raf8 23.
Kg2 {[%cal Ge3h6]} Rf4 24. Kg3 $16 {[%cal Ge3f4,Gf1f2,Ga1f1]}) 19. Kh2 Qe7 20.
g4 Nf4 21. h4 $16 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gh2g3,Ge1f1,Gf1f2,Ya1e1] now black has some
problems with the only active placed piece - Nf4} Rf7 22. Kg3 h6 23. Rf1 Raf8
24. Rf2 Nb6 (24... c5 {Konikowski} 25. Raf1 $14) 25. Raf1 a5 26. a4 Qd8 (26...
g5 $2 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Nxg5 Qxg5 29. Rxf4 $18) 27. Nd2 g5 28. Nf3 Rh7 29. Rh1
Rff7 30. Bc2 (30. Rfh2 $5 {Konikowski}) 30... Nc4 31. Qc1 {'!' Konikowski.} (
31. Bxh7+ Rxh7 32. Qc1 Nd3 {'+/-' Konikowski.} 33. Qc2 Nxf2 34. Kxf2 $16 {
[%cal Gb2b3]}) 31... Rhg7 32. hxg5 hxg5 ({Doesn't help} 32... h5 33. Rh4 (33.
gxh5 $2 Rxg5+ $19) 33... hxg4 34. Rxg4 $18) 33. Rfh2 Rf8 34. b3 Nb6 35. Rh8+
Kf7 36. Nxg5+ ({Also winning} 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (36... Qxf8 {Konikowski} 37. Nxg5+
Ke8 38. Qxf4 $18) 37. Rh8+ Rg8 38. Qh1 Qe7 39. Qh6+ Qg7 40. Qxg7+ Kxg7 41. Rh7+
(41. Rxg8+ Kxg8 42. Nxg5 Ne2+ 43. Kf3 Nxc3 44. Nxe6 $18) 41... Kf8 42. Rxb7 $18
) 36... Qxg5 (36... Rxg5 {Konikowski} 37. Qxf4+ $18) 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. Qxf4+
Qxf4+ 39. Kxf4 $18 {the winning plan is simple:when all black pieces are
concentrated against passed "g" pawn - to open files on the queenside after b4,
following by entering whites rook.Rest of the game is matter of technique.} Nd7
40. g5 Rf7+ 41. Kg3 Kg8 42. g6 Re7 43. Kf4 Nf8 44. Kg5 Kg7 45. b4 axb4 46. cxb4
Rc7 47. a5 Re7 48. Rh3 Rd7 49. Rf3 Rc7 50. Rf6 Re7 51. Bd1 $22 {[%cal Gd1g4]} (
51. Bd1 {Konikowski} Kg8 52. Bg4 Kg7 53. Rxf8 Kxf8 54. Kf6 Rg7 55. Bxe6 $18)
1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Be7 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 c6 7. a4 b6 8. O-O
a6 9. h3 h5 {Diesen Aufbau habe ich bereits mal gespielt, ich halte ihn aber
für riskant.} 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qd2 $146 O-O 12. f4 Re8 ({Nach} 12... b5 13. Nd1
Re8 14. Nf2 {hat Weiß die günstige Überführung seines Nc3 nach f2 geschafft.})
13. Bf3 ({Jetzt ist} 13. Nd1 $6 {weniger gut wegen} exd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15. Nf5
Bxe4) 13... b5 14. Rae1 ({Die Auflösung am Damenflügel spielt nur Schwarz in
die Hände:} 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. b4 exd4 {[%cal Gc6c5,Ga8e4]}) 14...
Qb6 15. Kh2 ({Während der Partie hielt ich} 15. Nd1 {für die kritische
Fortsetzung. Darauf wollte ich mit} exd4 16. Nxd4 Ne5 {reagieren. Die Stellung
ist kompliziert, z.B.} 17. a5 Qa7 (17... Nxf3+ 18. Rxf3 Qc7 $13) 18. Bg2 Nc4
19. Qf2 d5 $5 20. e5 Bc5 21. c3 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rxe4 Bc8 $44) 15... Bf8
16. b4 (16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Bxh5 {war mir völlig unklar, aber der Computer sieht
Schwarz nach} Rad8 $1 18. Bf3 b4 {in Vorteil.}) 16... Qc7 17. g4 $6 ({Dieser
"6-Bauernangriff" ist verfehlt, weil Schwarz am Damenflügel durchbrechen kann.
Besser war} 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qd3 $13) 17... hxg4 18. hxg4 a5 $1 {Somit erhöht
Schwarz seinen Druck auf e4.} 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. g5 Nh7 21. bxa5 b4 22. Nd1 Rxa5
23. Rg1 ({Wahrscheinlich hätte Weiß mit} 23. g6 {bessere praktische Chancen
gehabt, da der schwarze König weniger gut geschützt worden wäre.}) 23... g6 $5
{[%csl Rg5] Nun ist der Bauer g5 eigentlich verurteilt.} 24. Rg3 exf4 25. Qxf4
Qd8 26. Reg1 Be7 27. d5 cxd5 ({Der beste aber gekünstelte Weg zum Vorteil war
laut Computer} 27... Kg7 $1 28. Nd4 Rh8 29. Ne3 Bc8) 28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Nd4 Bxf3
$2 (29... Qa8 {oder}) (29... Qc7 {hätten klaren Vorteil versprochen.}) 30. Nxf3
$2 ({Erlitt mein Gegner den selben Blackout wie ich? Auf jeden Fall entging
mir nach} 30. Rxf3 Rf8 {die Gabel auf c6 völlig! Zwar steht Schwarz nach} 31.
Nc6 Bxg5 32. Qxb4 Qa8 33. Qxa5 Qxc6 {immer noch gut, aber von klarem Vorteil
wäre ja kaum mehr die Rede.}) 30... Rf5 31. Qd2 d5 32. Ne3 $6 Bxg5 33. Nxg5
Rxg5 {Mit 2 Mehrbauern und einem gegnerischen nackten König steht Schwarz nun
klar auf Gewinn.} 34. Ng4 Rh5+ 35. Kg2 Nf6 36. Nh6+ Kg7 37. Rh1 Ree5 38. Rxh5
Nxh5 39. Ng4 Re4 (39... Re2+ 40. Qxe2 Nf4+ {war etwas einfacher.}) 40. Qh6+ Kg8
0-1

[Event "Madrid Magistral 6th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1997.05.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1997.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. e4 e5
8. h3 Re8 9. Re1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Nb3 Nfd7 12. Bf4 a5 13. Qd2 Ne6 14. Bh6
Bh8 15. Be3 Ne5 16. Qe2 a4 17. Nd4 b6 18. b3 Ra5 19. Rad1 axb3 20. axb3 Ba6 21.
Qd2 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Nd3 23. Bxh8 Nxe1 24. Qd4 f6 25. Bxf6 Nxc2 26. Bxd8 Nxd4 27.
Bxc7 Nb5 28. Nxb5 Bxb5 29. Rxd6 Ra1+ 30. Kh2 Bf1 31. Bxb6 Bxg2 32. Kxg2 Rxe4 {
[#] Hecht Mit zwei Bauern für die Qualität sucht Salov den Gewinn. Er bringt
deshalb seinen König zum Damenflügel, weil sonst der b-Bauer nicht
voranzubringen ist. Eine taktische Gemeinheit verwandelt abrupt seine
Gewinnträume in einen realen Verlust. Eine Medaille für den taktischen Patzer.}
33. Bc5 $14 Rb1 34. Rb6 (34. b4 {Hecht} Rexb4 $11) 34... Ree1 35. h4 Re4 36.
Rb8+ Kf7 37. Rb7+ Kg8 38. Kf3 Re5 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Rb7+ Ke6 41. Be3 Rf5+ 42.
Ke4 Re5+ 43. Kd3 Rd1+ 44. Kc4 Re4+ 45. Kb5 Rd7 46. Rb6+ Kd5 47. b4 Ree7 48. Ra6
Rb7+ 49. Ka5 Rec7 50. Ra8 $2 (50. Bc5 $11) 50... Kc4 51. Bc5 {[%tqu "En",
"White has overpressed to win this ending. Can you find a win for BLACK here?",
"You want to force his king back to a4. So what do you need to do first?","Tak
the square a6 away from his king and create a deadly threat!","c7c6","",10]}
Rc6 $1 $19 {[#] Weiß hat gar nichts erreicht, außer daß er seinen König
schlecht gestellt hat. Schwarz "droht" im Remissinne bereits mit Txc5.} 52. Bf8
(52. g4 Rb5+ 53. Ka4 Rcxc5 54. bxc5 Rb1 55. Ka5 Ra1+ 56. Kb6 Rxa8 57. c6 Kd5
58. c7 Ke4 59. Kb7 Rf8 60. c8=Q Rxc8 61. Kxc8 Kf3 62. g5 Kxf2 63. Kd7 Kg3 $19)
(52. f4 h5 $22 53. Ka4 Rxc5 54. bxc5 Rb1 55. Ka5 Ra1+ 56. Kb6 Rxa8 57. c6 Kd5
58. c7 Ke4 59. Kb7 Rf8 60. c8=Q Rxc8 61. Kxc8 Kf3 62. Kd7 Kxg3 63. Ke6 Kxf4 64.
Kf6 Kg4 65. Kxg6 Kxh4 66. Kf5 Kg3 $19) 52... Rb5+ 53. Ka4 Rb8 ({[%tqu "En",
"Now finish him off!","Distract his rook from the defence of the mate on a6",
"Attack his rook and bishop simultaneously","b5b8","GOOD!   Salov resigns! 
Now you understand why Judit is  smiling on her picture in the players library.
",7]} 53... Rb8 $1 {WHITE RESIGNS because of} 54. Rxb8 Ra6#) 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 33rd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1996.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 Bg7 6. f4 O-O 7. Nf3 b5 8. Bd3 b4
9. Ne2 a5 10. c4 bxc3 11. bxc3 Ba6 12. Ng3 c5 13. O-O Nfd7 14. f5 Qc8 15. fxg6
hxg6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Ng5 Qc4 18. Qg4 Nf6 19. Qh4 Nbd7 20. Rac1 Rfb8 21. Rf2
a4 22. e5 dxe5 23. N3e4 Qd3 24. Re1 Rb1 25. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 26. Kh2 exd4 27. cxd4 c4
28. Nxf6+ Nxf6 29. d5 Qe1 30. Bd4 Rd8 {White has used up his trump cards, but
still he can force a draw in this position with a nice move:} 31. Nxf7 $1 $10
Rxd5 32. Nh6+ Bxh6 33. Qxh6 Rxd4 34. Qxg6+ Kf8 35. Rxf6+ exf6 36. Qxf6+ Ke8 37.
Qxd4 c3 38. Qxa4+ Ke7 39. Qb4+ Ke6 40. h4 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.09.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Bogdanovski, Vlatko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Macedonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

{[%mdl 64]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Nf6 7. g4
Bb7 8. g5 Nh5 9. Nge2 Nd7 10. Bh3 Nb6 11. b3 d5 12. e5 Bf8 13. a4 b4 14. Nd1 a5
15. Bg4 Ng7 16. h4 Bc8 17. Ng3 f5 18. gxf6 exf6 19. Bxc8 Nxc8 20. h5 g5 21. Nf2
fxe5 22. Bxg5 Be7 23. Bxe7 Nxe7 24. Qh6 O-O 25. Ng4 Rxf3 26. Rg1 Qf8 27. Nxe5
Kh8 28. O-O-O $1 Qf4+ 29. Qxf4 Rxf4 30. h6 Ne6 31. Nh5 Rf2 {[%tqu "En","Can
you find the winning move for White?","Bring a rook to the attack!","Your rook
to the seventh rank and sacrifice the exchange!","g1g7","",22]} 32. Rg7 $3 $18
Nxg7 (32... Ng8 33. Nf7+ Rxf7 34. Rxf7 $18) 33. hxg7+ Kg8 {[%tqu "En","Now,
force him to resign!","Threaten mate!","Threaten mate on h6 and his rook at
the same time!","e5g4","",12]} 34. Ng4 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch59 Championat"]
[Site "Ales"]
[Date "1984.08.19"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Roos, Louis"]
[Black "Seret, Jean Luc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1984.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Les deux joueurs se connaissent bien et ils se sont rencontrés sur
l'échiquier а des multiples reprises} d6 (1... c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 e5 4. Ngf3
Nd7 5. d4 $1 {Un coup qui avait également fait sensation en match des
candidats, où Tal n'hésitait pas également а rejouer son P} dxe4 6. Nxe4 {
Tal,M-Smyslov,V Candidates Tournament 1959 (8) 1-0}) 2. f4 d5 $1 {L'approche
moderne et pragmatique des échecs qui aurait fait hurler Tarrasch au début du
siècle. JL Seret n'hésite pas а rejouer son P dès le second coup afin de
mettre en évidence qu'après l'échange du P"e" ou son avance, la structure des
P blancs avec "f4" contient des faiblesses.} 3. exd5 (3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3
Nh6 6. Bg2 Bg4 $132 {Lukin,A-Nikolaevsky,Y URS-ch sf Uzhgorod 1972 0-1}) 3...
Qxd5 (3... Nf6 {la position ressemble au gambit Tal sur l'attaque grand-Prix
de la sicilienne} {RR} 4. Nf3 ({RR} 4. Bc4 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 ({RR} 5... Nxf4 6.
Qf3 e5) 6. Bb3 g6 ({RR} 6... e6) 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. d4 O-O 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. Be3 Na5
11. Qf3 Nxb3 12. axb3 c6) ({RR} 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 ({RR} 5. dxc6 Nxc6) 5... cxd5
6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bc4 e6 9. d4 Bb4 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. O-O O-O) 4...
Nxd5 5. d4 g6 ({RR} 5... Bg4) 6. Bc4 ({RR} 6. c4 Nb6 7. Nc3 Bg7 ({RR} 7... Bg4
8. h3 ({RR} 8. c5 Nd5 9. Qb3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 b6) 8... Bxf3 9. Qxf3
Nc6 10. d5 Nd4 11. Qd3 Bg7 12. Be3 Nf5 13. Bf2) 8. h3 ({RR} 8. Be3 Bg4 9. Be2
O-O 10. O-O Bxf3 ({RR} 10... Nc6 11. d5 Na5 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. fxe5 Naxc4 14. Bh6
Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Re8 16. b3 Na5 17. Qf2 f6 18. Qc5) 11. Rxf3 e6) 8... O-O 9. Be3)
6... Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bb3 Bg4 9. c3 e6 10. h3 ({RR} 10. Qe1 Bxf3 11. Rxf3 c5
12. dxc5 Qc7 13. Qf2 Nf6) 10... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 c5 12. dxc5 ({RR} 12. Bxd5 Qxd5 (
{RR} 12... exd5 13. dxc5 Nc6 14. Rd1 d4 15. Be3) 13. Qxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 d4)
12... Qc7 13. Bxd5 Qxc5+ 14. Be3 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 exd5 16. Rd1 ({RR} 16. Na3 Nc6 (
{RR} 16... d4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 18. cxd4 Rd8 19. Rfd1 Rd5 20. Nc2 Nc6 21. Rd2 Rad8
22. Rad1) 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 ({RR} 17... Rfe8 18. Kf2) 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nd4 Na5 20. b3
Rac8 21. Rac1 Rd7) 16... Rd8 17. Nd2 Nc6 18. Nb3 b5 {Short,N (2673)-Timman,J 
(2616)/Malmo 2002/CBM 090/[Avrukh,B]/1/2-1/2} {RR} 19. Nd4 Na5 ({RR} 19... Bxd4
20. Bxd4 Re8 21. Bc5 Re2 22. b4) ({RR} 19... Nxd4 20. Bxd4 a5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22.
Rd4 Rd6 ({RR} 22... Kf6 23. Rad1 Ke6 24. Re1+ Kd6 25. Re5 Kc6 26. Re7) 23. Rad1
Rad8 24. g4) 20. Nxb5 ({RR} 20. b3 a6 21. Rd3 Rac8 22. Rad1 Nc6) 20... Nc4 21.
Bxa7 ({RR} 21. Bc1 Rab8 22. Nxa7 ({RR} 22. a4 a6 23. Nc7 d4 24. Nxa6 dxc3)
22... Nxb2 23. Bxb2 Rxb2 24. Nc6 Re8) 21... Nxb2 22. Rdb1 Nd3 23. Be3 Re8 24.
Bd4 Re2) 4. Nc3 Qa5 $146 (4... Qd8 5. d4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Nf3 Nh6 8. Bc4 O-O 9.
Qd2 Nd7 10. h3 Nf5 11. Bf2 Nb6 12. Bb3 a5 13. a4 Nd6 14. Ne5 e6 15. O-O c6 16.
Qe3 Nd5 17. Ne2 f6 18. Nf3 b5 19. Nd2 Ba6 {Gesos,P (2390)-Braun,G (2400)/
Rimavska Sobota 1974/MCD/1/2-1/2 (35)}) 5. Nf3 g6 (5... Bg4) 6. d4 Bg7 7. Bd2 {
[%cal Gd2a5]} (7. Bc4) 7... c6 {donnant une case de repli comme dans la
scandinave} 8. Bc4 Nh6 {[%cal Gh6f7]} 9. Ne4 Qc7 10. c3 Nd7 11. h3 (11. O-O)
11... Nb6 12. Bb3 a5 13. a4 Nd5 14. O-O Bf5 $1 (14... Nxf4 $2 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16.
Nfg5 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gf1f4]}) 15. Qe2 Nxf4 (15... O-O) 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. Nfg5
Qc7 18. Nxf7 $1 (18. g4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 O-O 20. Qe3 {[%csl Rg3]} Rad8 21. Rae1
$11) 18... Nxf7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. g4 e6 21. gxf5 exf5 22. Ng5+ {Curieusement,
il est difficile de profiter de la position du K noir} Kf6 23. Ne4+ Kf7 24.
Qc4+ Kf8 25. Rae1 Re8 26. Qc5+ Kg8 27. Qc4+ Kf8 28. Qc5+ Kg8 29. Qc4+ {Une
bonne opération pour JL Seret avec les noirs. Il conserve sa première place
aprés cette 7ème ronde avec 6/7 tout en maintenant а distance le
strasbourgeois (4/7)} (29. Qc4+ Kf8 30. Kg2 $14 {Giffard}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch59 Championat"]
[Site "Ales"]
[Date "1984.08.21"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Roos, Daniel"]
[Black "Giffard, Nicolas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1984.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 (4. c4 {Cette variante de l'anglaise est
solide mais aussi particulièrement insipide!}) 4... Nf6 5. O-O Na6 {Un coup
trés rare} (5... O-O) (5... cxd4) 6. Nc3 (6. c3 $5 {C'est probablement le plus
précis pour lutter contre la position excentrée du Na6 en le privant de case}
O-O 7. Nbd2 d6 8. e4 Rb8 9. a3 (9. Re1 b5) 9... d5 10. e5 Ng4 11. Re1) 6... O-O
7. e4 cxd4 {En fait, une nouveauté car les noirs jouent normalement "d6" avant
cd4 mais les deux joueurs vont ensuite retomber dans des lignes connues.} (7...
d6) 8. Nxd4 d6 9. h3 {Avec un N développé sur sa case naturelle "c6"ou "d7",
la partie serait une sicilienne} Nc5 (9... Nc7 {[%cal Gd6d5]}) 10. Be3 (10. Re1
a6 (10... Bd7 11. Be3 Qc8 12. Kh2 Na4 13. Nxa4 Bxa4 14. Qd2 Re8 15. Rac1 Bc6
16. Bh6 Bh8 17. c4 Qc7 18. b4 Red8 19. Qe3 Be8) 11. a4 e5 12. Nb3 Nxb3 13. cxb3
Be6 14. Be3 Qd7 15. Kh2 Rad8 16. Re2 Ne8 17. Nd5 f5 18. Bg5 Nf6 19. Rc1) (10.
f4) 10... Ncd7 $6 $146 {L'idée de cette nouveauté peu naturelle qui n'a
d'ailleurs jamais été reprise par un autre joueur, est particulièrement
douteuse. Les noirs rejouent la même pièce pour la 3ème fois en 10 coups et
l'aile-dame sera difficile а développer.} (10... Bd7 {Le coup normal} 11. Nb3
$5 ({RR} 11. Qd2 a6 ({RR} 11... Re8 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. Rfe1 Qa5 14. Nb3 Nxb3 15.
axb3 a6 16. Bd4 Bc6 17. e5 dxe5 18. Rxe5 Qc7 19. Rc5 e5 20. Be3 e4 21. Bf4 Qb6
22. Be3 Qc7 23. Bf4 Qb6 24. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Eising,J (2415)-Dueball,J (2455)/
Mannheim 1975/MCD}) 12. a4 e5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. cxb3 Be6 15. b4 Qd7 16. Kh2) ({
RR} 11. a4 Rc8 12. Re1 b6 13. Ra3 Qc7 14. Bg5 a6 15. Bxf6 exf6 16. b4 Ne6 17.
Nd5 Qd8 18. c3 Re8 19. a5 b5 20. Nb6 Rc7 21. h4 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Bc6) ({RR} 11.
Kh2 Rc8 12. Nb3 b6 13. Qd2 Na4 14. Nxa4 Bxa4 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. c3 Qc4 17. Qc2
Nd7 18. Ra1 Nc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5) 11... Na4 (11... Nxb3 12. axb3 $14) 12. Nxa4
Bxa4 13. e5 (13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Qd3 $5 {[%cal Gc2c4,Gg2b7]} Rc8 15. c4 {l'étau de
Maroczy laisse un petit avantage d'espace aux blancs. Par rapport а une
position de Maroczy classique avec un Be2, les noirs rechercehent souvent
l'échange des B de cases noires car le Be2 est mauvais après f3.Or,le Bg2 est
nettement plus actif sur la grande diagonale. Un éventuel échange des B de
cases noires ne serait pas forcément dans l'intérêt des noirs.}) 13... Nd7 14.
exd6 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Be5 16. dxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxb7 Rad8 18. Qc1) (10... a6 11. a4 Bd7
(11... Qc7 12. Nd5 {[%cal Gd5c7]} Nxd5 13. exd5 {[%csl Re7]}) 12. Qd2 (12. a5 {
[%csl Gb6]}) 12... Rc8 13. g4 h5 14. g5 Nh7 15. f4) 11. Qd2 a6 12. a4 e6 (12...
b6 13. e5 {[%cal Gg2a8]}) (12... Rb8 13. a5) 13. a5 {[%cal Gd4b3]} Qc7 14. f4 {
Avec un milieu de jeu de sicilienne} Rb8 15. g4 $1 $14 {L'avantage d'espace а
l'aile-roi commence а se faire sentir.} b5 (15... e5 $5 {[%csl Rd5]} 16. Nb3 b5
) 16. axb6 Nxb6 {[%cal Gb6c4] force l'affaiblissement "b3"} (16... Rxb6 17. g5
Ne8 18. Na4 $16 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Ga4b6,Ga4b2]}) 17. b3 (17. Qe2 $6 Nc4 18. Bc1
Nxb2 19. Ncb5 axb5 20. Bxb2) 17... Nfd7 18. f5 $5 {L'inconvénient est
l'affaiblissement de la case "e5"} (18. e5 $143 {[%cal Gd4c6]} dxe5 19. Nc6 Bb7
$1) 18... Re8 {[%csl Re6] Protège la faiblesse "e6" tout en évitant la menace
Bh6 forçant l'échange des B de cases noires} 19. fxe6 (19. g5 e5 20. Nde2) (19.
f6 Nxf6 20. e5 Nfd5 (20... dxe5 21. Nc6 Bb7 22. Nxb8 Qxb8 23. Rad1)) 19... fxe6
20. Nde2 {[%cal Ge2c3]} (20. Rf2 Bb7 21. Raf1) 20... Bb7 21. Rad1 {[%csl Rd6]}
Be5 {[%csl Ge5]} (21... Nc8 {[%cal Gc8d6]}) 22. Bd4 Rbd8 23. Qh6 (23. Bxe5 Nxe5
$11 {[%csl Ge5]}) 23... Rf8 24. Bxe5 {L'échange des B de cases noires permet а
la Qh6 de faire pression sur les cases noires mais en contrepartie, le Bg2 est
assez mauvais et les noirs ont l'égalité.} Nxe5 25. Qe3 Rxf1+ 26. Bxf1 Nbd7 27.
Bg2 Nf8 $1 {[%cal Gc7e7,Gg6g5,Gf8g6,Gg6f4,Gg6h4] le début d'un bon plan de
conquête des cases noires а l'aile-roi} 28. Rd2 Qe7 {[%cal Ge7g5]} 29. Nd1 g5
$1 30. Nf2 Nfg6 {[%csl Rg2]} 31. Nd3 $6 Nxd3 $5 32. Rxd3 e5 $6 {[%csl Gf4,Rg2]}
(32... Ne5 $142 $1 {Après l'échange des N en d3, il me semblait plus logique
et moins risqué de jouer plutôt pour le contrôle de la case forte "e5".
Dvoretsky avait écrit un chapitre dans "training for the tournament
trainer"sur le thème de la "pièce superflue" qui pouvait être appliquée а la
position. Les deux N des noirs luttent un peu pour les mêmes cases et il
semble avantageux d'en échanger un des deux.} 33. Rd2 Kg7 $15 {Les blancs
semblent avoir plus de difficultées pour activer leurs pièces que dans la
partie ou le N trouve une case forte inespérée en "f5". Les pièces noires sont
placées sur des case optimales et ils n'ont qu'une faiblesse réelle, le P "a"})
33. Ng3 $1 {[%cal Gg3f5]} Nf4 34. Rd2 Qc7 35. Bf1 $1 {[%cal Gf1c4] La poussée
"e5" permet de réactiver la mauvais B sur la diagonale "a2g8"} Kg7 $6 {Perd un
temps mais c'est sans conséquence} 36. Nf5+ Kh8 37. Bc4 Bc8 38. Nh6 {[%cal
Gh6f7,Rf7d8,Rf7h8]} (38. Kh2 {[%cal Gh2h3] libère la Q de la protection du
P"h3"}) 38... Rf8 39. Nf5 Rf6 40. Bf1 (40. Bd5 Nxd5 41. Rxd5 $14) 40... Bxf5
41. gxf5 {Ajournement} a5 42. c4 Rf8 43. c5 $1 dxc5 44. Rc2 Rc8 45. Ba6 Ra8 46.
Bf1 (46. Rxc5 Qd6) 46... Rc8 47. Ba6 Qd6 48. Bf1 (48. Bxc8 $4 Qd1+ 49. Kf2
Qxc2+) 48... Qb6 49. Kh2 Kg7 50. Qc3 Kf6 51. Ra2 Rd8 $2 (51... Ra8) 52. Rxa5
Nd3 $4 {Le K noir sera trés exposé après les échanges} 53. Bxd3 Rxd3 54. Qxd3
Qxa5 55. Qd6+ $40 Kf7 56. Qe6+ Kf8 57. Qf6+ Kg8 58. Qxg5+ Kf7 59. Qe3 c4 60.
bxc4 Qa2+ 61. Kg3 Qxc4 62. Kh4 $1 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gh4g5,Gg5h6] Le K est une
pièce forte en finale!} Qa2 63. Kg5 Qg2+ 64. Kh6 Qh2 $2 (64... Qg7+ $8 65. Kh5
Qg2 66. Qb3+ Kf8 67. Qb8+ Kf7 68. Qb7+ (68. Qxe5 $4 Qxh3+ 69. Kg5 h6+ 70. Kf4
Qh2+)) 65. Qb3+ Kf8 66. Qb8+ Ke7 67. Qc7+ Ke8 68. Qc8+ Kf7 69. Qe6+ Kf8 70.
Qf6+ Ke8 71. Qh8+ Kd7 72. Qxh7+ Kc6 73. Qg6+ Kd7 74. Kg7 Qxh3 75. f6 {Daniel
Roos a terminé trés fatigué le tournoi mais il était saturé après avoir joué
17 tournois en 1 an.} 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 23rd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2007.03.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Black "Seret, Jean Luc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 c6 4. c4 e5 5. d5 Be7 6. Be3 O-O 7. Nc3 a6 (7... Na6
8. Bd3 cxd5 9. cxd5 Nh5 10. Nge2 Bh4+ 11. g3 Bg5 12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. Qd2 Qd8 14.
g4 Nf6 15. Ng3 Nd7 16. Be2 Ndc5 17. O-O Bd7 18. Kh1 Rc8 19. Rac1 g6 20. Qh6 f6
21. Rg1 Qe7 22. Qe3 Qd8 23. Kg2 Kh8 24. Kh1 Rf7 25. Rb1 Qb6 26. Rgc1 Qb4 27.
Rd1 Rff8 28. h4 Qb6 29. h5 g5 30. Kg2 Nb4 31. Qd2 Rc7 32. h6 Na4 33. Nh5 Rcc8
34. Rdc1 Qd4 35. Rd1 Qb6 36. Ng7 Nc5 37. Rdc1 {Grischuk,A (2704)-Tseshkovsky,V
(2577) Moscow 2004 1-0}) 8. Qd2 b5 9. b3 $146 (9. cxb5 cxb5 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11.
Nge2 Qc7 12. O-O Qb7 13. b4 Nb6 14. a4 bxa4 15. Nxa4 Nxa4 16. Rxa4 Bd7 17. Ra2
Rfb8 18. Nc3 Rc8 19. Rb1 Bd8 20. Kh1 Bb6 21. Ra3 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Ne8 23. h3 {
1/2-1/2 (23) Lupulescu,C (2560)-Cyborowski,L (2564) Mallorca 2004}) 9... bxc4
10. Bxc4 Bb7 11. Nge2 cxd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 Nd7 15. Qd2
Bh4+ 16. g3 Be7 17. O-O f5 18. Nc3 fxe4 $6 (18... Nf6 {Plus souple}) 19. fxe4
Rc8 {Un coup naturel mais pas trés utile et il fallait peut-être essayé
d'économiser ce coup} 20. Rxf8+ $1 {Les Blancs vont rentrer dans une finale
favorable à cause des pièces mineures plus actives} Qxf8 21. Rf1 Qe8 22. Nd5
$36 Nf6 23. Qd3 Nxd5 {Une concession car l'échange des pièces lourdes
donnera un gros avantage pour les Blancs avec bon B contre mauvais B} 24. Qxd5+
Kh8 25. Qe6 $1 {[%csl Rc8,Re7,Re8]} Bf8 26. Qxe8 Rxe8 27. Kf2 $1 {[%cal Gf2e2,
Ge2d3] Se dirigeant vers la case idéale d3 ou le K empêchera Rc8c2 tout en
protégeant le P"e4". Une démonstration de l'école russe classique!} (27. Rc1
$5 {[%cal Gc1c6]}) 27... Rc8 28. Ke2 {[%csl Rf8] Il manque un tempo aux Noirs
pour jouer Rc2} Kg8 29. Kd3 Be7 30. Rc1 $1 $18 {[%csl Ge3,Re7][%cal Gd3c4,
Gc4d5] La finale de B est perdante} Rxc1 31. Bxc1 Kf7 32. Kc4 Ke6 33. b4 {
[%cal Ga2a4,Gb4b5]} h5 34. h3 Bd8 35. Be3 $1 (35. a4 Bb6 {[%cal Gb6f2]}) 35...
Bc7 36. a4 Bd8 37. a5 $1 {[%cal Ge3b6] Démonstration positionnelle} Bc7 38.
Bb6 Bb8 39. b5 axb5+ 40. Kxb5 d5 41. Kc6 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch 58 Championnat"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1983.08.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Seret, Jean Luc"]
[Black "Bernard, Christophe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 d6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Ne2 O-O 6. O-O e5 7. Nbc3 exd4 $6 {
peu joué} (7... Nc6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Ne7 12. c4 h6
13. Bd2 Nf5 14. Bc3 Re8) (7... c6 8. a4 a5) (7... Bg4 8. h3 exd4 $1 {SERET} 9.
Qxd4 Bxe2 10. Nxe2 Re8 11. e5 Rxe5 12. Bxb7 Nbd7 13. Bxa8 Qxa8 14. Be3 Re8 $132
{[%cal Gd7e5,Ge5f3]}) 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Re1 c6 11. Bf4 Ne5 12. Qc1 a5
13. a4 Qc7 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Qb6 16. Nce2 (16. Nb3 Be6 $132) 16... Bd7 17.
b3 c5 $2 18. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 19. exf5 d5 20. g4 $1 {[%cal Ge2g3,Gg4g5,Ge2f4]} Qd6
21. Nc3 (21. g5 Ne4 22. Rad1 Qf8) 21... Rad8 $2 (21... d4 22. Nb5 Qd7) 22. g5
Ne4 $4 (22... Nh5 23. Nxd5 Nc6 24. Rxe8+ (24. Nf6+) 24... Rxe8 25. c3 (25. f6))
23. Rxe4 $1 dxe4 24. Nxe4 {[%cal Ge4f6]} Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.30"]
[Round "13.4"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qb6 5. e5 {N/} (5. a3 $5 Bg4 6. Qd2 e5 7. h3
exd4 $2 8. Na4 Qc7 9. hxg4 b5 10. Qxd4 bxa4 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Qxa4 Nc5 13. Qd4
Nbd7 14. Nf3 Rb8 15. Bc4 $16 {Topalov,V-Rivas Pastor,M/Pamplona/1995/}) (5. Nf3
Bg4 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 e5 8. Ne2 Nbd7 9. c3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qb3 d5 12.
fxe5 Nxe5 {De la Villa Garcia,J-Rivas Pastor,M/Pamplona/1995/}) 5... Nd5 6.
Nxd5 (6. Ne4 dxe5 7. fxe5 Bf5 8. Ng3 Bg6 $13) 6... cxd5 7. Bd3 (7. c3 Bf5 $1
$10) 7... g6 (7... Nc6 8. c3 g6 9. Qf3 $5 (9. Qe2 h5 $5 10. exd6 (10. h3 $2 Bf5
11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. e6 Qa6 $1 $15 {Morozevich,A-Rivas Pastor,M/Pamplona/1994/1:0/
38/}) 10... Bg4 $1 11. Qe3 e6 {/\Bd6=}) 9... e6 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. Nf3 O-O-O 12.
b4 Be7 13. a4 f6 14. O-O $14 {Sion,C-Izeta,T/Matalascanas(ESP-ch)/1995/1:0/61/}
) 8. c3 Bf5 (8... h5 9. Qf3 $1 Be6 10. Nh3 Bxh3 11. Qxh3 e6 12. O-O $16 {
Sion Castro,M-Cabezas Ayala,I/ESP-tch/1996/1:0/16/}) 9. Bxf5 gxf5 10. Nh3 $6 {
N/} (10. Qh5 $5 e6 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Ng5 Nd8 13. g4 Be7 14. gxf5 exf5 15. Nxf7 $1
$36 {Wells,P-Rashkovsky,N/London LB/1990/1:0/42/}) 10... h5 11. e6 (11. Ng5 e6)
11... fxe6 12. Ng5 Rh6 13. Qe2 Qa6 $1 (13... Kd7 14. O-O (14. Nf7 Rh7 15. Ng5
Rh8 16. Nf7 $10) 14... Nc6 15. Re1 Nd8) 14. Qe3 Nd7 $6 (14... Kd7 $1 15. Kf2
Nc6 16. Re1 Nd8 $15) 15. Nxe6 Rc8 16. Ng5 (16. h3 Nf6) 16... Bg7 17. Qh3 e6 18.
Kd1 $1 Nf8 19. Re1 Kd7 20. Bd2 Qb5 21. b3 a5 $1 22. Qe3 Re8 (22... a4 23. Rb1)
23. Kc2 Bf6 24. h4 (24. a4 $5 Qc6 25. Qd3 $14) 24... a4 25. Qd3 Qc6 26. Re3
Bxg5 $6 (26... Bg7 $5 27. Rae1 axb3+ 28. axb3 Ra8) 27. hxg5 Rh8 28. Rh1 Ng6 29.
Reh3 h4 30. g3 axb3+ 31. axb3 Ra8 (31... hxg3 $5 32. Rxh8 Rxh8 33. Rxh8 Nxh8
34. Qxg3 Ng6 35. Qh2 Qa6) 32. gxh4 Ra2+ 33. Kd1 (33. Kb1 $2 Rha8 34. Rc1 R8a3
$1 35. c4 dxc4 36. d5 Ra1+ (36... cxd3 37. dxc6+ bxc6 38. Rxd3 Nxh4 $17) 37.
Kb2 c3+ $19) 33... Rh5 (33... Ra1+ $5 34. Ke2 Rxh1 (34... Ra2 $5 35. Kf1) 35.
Rxh1 Rxh4 36. Rxh4 Nxh4 37. Qh3 Ng6) 34. Qf3 Qb6 $5 (34... Rh8 35. h5 $18) 35.
Qxh5 (35. b4 $5 Ra1+ (35... Qb5 36. Qxh5 Qa4+ 37. Ke1 Qc2 38. Qd1) (35... Rh7
36. h5) 36. Bc1) 35... Qxb3+ 36. Ke1 Qb2 37. Qd1 (37. Qh7+ Kc6 $18) (37. R3h2
Ra1+ 38. Kf2 Qxd2+ 39. Qe2 Qxf4+ 40. Kg2 Rxh1 41. Qb5+ Kc8) (37. Qe2 $2 Nxf4)
37... Ra1 38. Qxa1 (38. h5 $5 Rxd1+ 39. Kxd1 Qb1+ 40. Ke2 Qe4+ 41. Kf2 (41. Kd1
Qb1+ 42. Ke2 Qe4+ 43. Kd1 Qb1+ $10) 41... Nxf4 42. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 43. Ke2 Qe4+ (
43... Qxg5 44. h6 Qg2+ 45. Kd1 Qg4+ 46. Kd2 Qf4+ 47. Kc2) (43... Qg4+ 44. Kd3)
44. Kd2) 38... Qxa1+ 39. Ke2 Qa6+ 40. Ke1 (40. Rd3 Qa2 $14) (40. Ke3 e5 $1)
40... Qa1+ 41. Ke2 Qa6+ 42. Kd1 Qa4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nc3 (5. f4 $5 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3
cxd4 (7... e6) 8. cxd4 Nb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 e6 11. Rc1 a6 12. h3 $14 {
Paehtz,T-Miles,A/Bad Worishofen/1995/1:0/35/}) 5... c5 $5 (5... e6 6. f4 c5 7.
Nf3 {C11}) 6. Bg5 $6 (6. Nxd5 $5 e6 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qa4 Ndxe5 $13)
6... h6 (6... Nc6 7. dxc5 (7. Nb5 Qa5+) 7... d4 8. Ne4 Ndxe5 9. Nd6+ Kd7 $132)
7. Bh4 (7. Be3 $5) 7... g5 $1 8. Bg3 (8. Bf2 cxd4 9. Bxd4 e6 10. Nb5 Nc6) 8...
cxd4 9. Nb5 (9. Qxd4 e6 10. Bb5 (10. Nb5 Nc6 11. Qe3 Bg7 $5 12. Nd6+ Kf8) 10...
Nc6 11. Qa4 Qc7) (9. Nxd5 $4 Qa5+) 9... e6 10. f4 (10. Nxd4 Qb6) 10... Qa5+ $1
11. Kf2 $8 (11. Qd2 Bb4 12. c3 dxc3 13. bxc3 Be7 $17) 11... Nc6 (11... Qb6 $5
12. Bd3 (12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. Nge2 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bc5 15. c3 Qxb2+ $19) 12... a6 13.
Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 gxf4 15. Bxf4 e5 $17) 12. Nf3 Nc5 (12... Qb6 $5) (12... gxf4
$5 13. Bxf4 Qb6) 13. Kg1 (13. Nbxd4 Ne4+ 14. Kg1 Bc5 (14... Qb6 15. Bb5 Bd7 $36
) 15. c3 Qb6 16. b4 Bxd4+ (16... Be7 $5) 17. cxd4 g4 18. b5 $8 Nc3 19. Qd3 Nxb5
20. Qxb5 gxf3 21. Rd1 Qxb5 22. Bxb5 fxg2 23. Kxg2 Bd7 $15) (13. Nfxd4 Ne4+ 14.
Kg1 Qb6 15. c3 a6 16. Qa4 Rb8 $17) 13... Ne4 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Nd6+ $6 (15. Be1
$5 Qb6 16. a4) 15... Bxd6 (15... Nxd6 $5 16. exd6 Bxd6 17. fxg5 e5 $17) 16.
exd6 Qc5 $1 (16... Nxg3 17. hxg3 gxf4 18. gxf4 Qb4 19. Ne5 Qxd6 20. Qh5 Nxe5
21. fxe5 $44 (21. Qxe5 $5)) 17. Qe2 O-O-O $1 (17... Nxg3 18. hxg3 gxf4 19. gxf4
Qxd6 20. Ne5) 18. Bxe4 (18. Ne5 gxf4 19. Bxf4 (19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxf4 f6 21.
Qg4 Bd7 $17) 19... Nxe5 20. Bxe5 f6 $19) 18... dxe4 (18... d3+ $5 19. Bf2 (19.
Qf2 Qxf2+ 20. Bxf2 dxe4 21. Ne5 gxf4 22. Nxf7 e3 23. Bh4 d2 24. Bxd8 Rh7 $17)
19... dxe2 20. Bxc5 dxe4 21. Ne5 $17 gxf4 $5 22. Nxf7 b6 23. Nxh8 Rxh8 24. Ba3
Rg8 $17) 19. Qxe4 f5 (19... d3+ $5 20. Bf2 Qxc2) 20. Qe1 (20. Qd3 gxf4 21. Bxf4
e5 $19) 20... gxf4 21. Bxf4 e5 22. b4 (22. Bg3 e4 $19) 22... Qd5 23. c4 $8 (23.
Bxe5 Rhg8 $5 24. Bg3 f4 25. c4 Qxd6 26. Bh4 Bh3) 23... dxc3 24. Bxe5 Rhe8 25.
Qxc3 $8 (25. Rd1 $2 Nxe5 $1) 25... Rxe5 26. Nxe5 Qxe5 $17 27. Qxe5 Nxe5 28. Rd1
Bc6 (28... Nc4 $5) 29. b5 Be4 30. Kf2 (30. a4 Rg8) 30... Rg8 31. Rhg1 Kd7 32.
h3 Nd3+ $1 33. Ke3 Rg3+ 34. Kd4 Kxd6 $19 35. Rd2 b6 36. Kc4 (36. a4 Nf4) 36...
Bd5+ 37. Kc3 Ne5+ 38. Kb2 (38. Kc2 Nf3 39. Rd3 Rxg2+ 40. Rxg2 Ne1+ 41. Kc3 Nxg2
$19) 38... Nc4+ 0-1

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 (3... d5 4. e5 Ng8 $5 (4... Nfd7 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4
e6 7. f4 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nf3 a6 10. Nc3 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. a3 Nc6 13. Ne4
O-O 14. h4 $1 Be7 15. Be3 $36 {Kasparov,G-Hatison,C/DEN/1990/}) 5. Ne2 c5 6.
dxc5 e6 7. Be3 Nd7 8. f4 Nh6 9. Ng3 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Qd2 O-O
13. O-O-O Qa5 14. Kb1 Rfc8 $13 {Fedorowicz,J-Hansen,C/Wijk aan Zee/1991/
CBM-22/}) (3... Nc6 $5 4. c4 e5 5. d5 Nd4 6. Be3 $6 c5 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bxd4
exd4 9. Qxd4 Rb8 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Ne2 O-O 12. Nb3 Nd7 13. Nc3 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bf6
15. Nb7 Bxb7 16. Qd2 Qb6 $40 {Flear,C-Hodgson,J/ENG-ch/1989/ CBM-15/}) 4. d5 (
4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 (6... Ke8 $1 7. Nc3 c6 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. a4
a5 10. Be3 Bc5 11. Kf2 Ke7 12. Nc1 Bxe3+ 13. Kxe3 Nc5 14. Nd3 Nxd3 15. Kxd3 Nd7
$10 {Levitt,J-Adams,M/London/1990/}) 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Nd2 Bc5 $6 (
9... Bd6 $14) 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Nc4 Ncd7 12. Nh3 Ne8 13. O-O-O Ke7 14. Rd2 b5
15. Rhd1 bxc4 16. Rxd7+ Kf6 17. Nf2 $18 {Spassky,B-Rivas Pastor,M/1991/}) 4...
c6 (4... g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg5 c6 8. Qd2 cxd5 9. Nxd5 Be6 10. Ne2 Nbd7
(10... Nc6 $32) 11. Nec3 Nb6 12. Be2 Rc8 13. b3 Nbxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. cxd5
$16 {Psakhis,L-Ree,H/Amsterdam OHRA-B/1989/}) 5. c4 Qb6 6. Nc3 Bd7 {N/} (6...
Be7 7. Qe2 {N/} (7. Na4 $5 Qc7 8. Be3 $14) (7. Nge2 $5 O-O 8. Ng3 cxd5 (8... a5
9. Na4 Qa7 10. Qb3 $1) 9. Na4 $1 (9. cxd5 Bd8 $13) 9... Qc7 (9... Qd4 10. Qxd4
exd4 11. cxd5 Bd7 12. b3 $14) 10. cxd5 Bd7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Nc3 Na6 13. Be2 (13.
Bxa6 $1 bxa6 14. O-O $16) 13... Bd8 (13... Nc5 $5 14. O-O Qa5) 14. O-O Qa5 15.
Kh1 $14 {Kasparov,G-Wahls,M/GER/1992/}) 7... Nbd7 (7... O-O 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Qd2 {
/\g4,Nge2-g3->/}) 8. Be3 Nc5 9. Qd2 O-O (9... Qa5 10. Rb1 $16) (9... Qc7 $5 10.
b4 Na6 11. a3 $14) 10. Na4 $14 Qa6 11. Nxc5 dxc5 12. b3 $5 {Korchnoi,V-Rivas
Pastor,M/Barcelona/1992/}) 7. Na4 Qd8 (7... Qa6 8. b4 (8. b3 $5 cxd5 9. cxd5
Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Nc3 $13) 8... cxd5 9. b5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. cxd5 Be7 $10
(11... Nxe4 12. fxe4 Qh4+ 13. Ke2 Qxe4+ 14. Kf2 Bg4 15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 $16))
8. Be3 cxd5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 $5 (9... Be7 10. Qb3 b6 (10... Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Bxa4 12.
Qxb7 Qb6 13. Qxa8 O-O 14. Rc1 Nc6 15. Rxc6 Rxa8 16. Rxb6 axb6 17. Bd3 $16) 11.
Bb5 $14) 10. Qxd5 (10. exd5 $2 Qh4+ $19) 10... Bxa4 11. Qxb7 Bc6 12. Qb3 (12.
Bb5 Qa5+) 12... Be7 (12... d5 $5) 13. Bc4 O-O 14. Ne2 $14 Bh4+ (14... Nd7 15.
Nc3 Nb6 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. Bd5 $16) 15. g3 Bg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Rd1 $1 Qh6 18.
Qa3 Rd8 19. O-O Be8 $6 (19... a5 $1 20. Rd3 Na6 21. Bxa6 Rxa6 22. Nc3 $14) 20.
Rd3 Nc6 (20... Kf8 21. Rfd1 Ke7 22. f4 $1) 21. Rfd1 g6 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Rxd6
Rc8 24. Ba6 (24. Qc3 Qf8 25. Rd5 $16) 24... Rb8 25. Qc3 Qf8 26. Rd2 (26. Rxc6
Bxc6 27. Qxc6 Rb6 28. Qc4 (28. Qc8 Qxc8 29. Bxc8 Rxb2 $10) 28... Rxb2 29. Qd5
Qb4 30. Kg2 Qe1 $10) 26... Nb4 27. Bc4 Rc8 28. b3 Bb5 (28... Qc5+ 29. Kg2 $18)
29. Qxe5 Bxc4 30. bxc4 Rxc4 31. Kg2 Nc6 32. Qf6 Qg7 33. Qd6 (33. e5 Qxf6 34.
exf6 Kf8 35. g4 $16) 33... Qe5 34. Qd7 (34. Qxe5 Nxe5 35. f4 Ng4 36. h3 Nf6 37.
Rd8+ Kg7 38. e5 Ne4 39. Kf3 $16) 34... Qc5 35. Nf4 Nd4 (35... Rc2 36. Rxc2
Qxc2+ 37. Kh3) 36. Nd3 Qa5 37. Rb2 Kg7 38. Qd6 Ne6 (38... Qc3 39. Qe5+ Kh6 40.
Qf4+ Kg7 41. Rb7 Nf5 $8 42. Ne5 Ra4 43. Rxf7+ Kg8 44. Rxf5 gxf5 45. Qg5+ $18)
39. e5 Qd8 $8 40. Qxd8 Nxd8 41. f4 a5 $6 (41... Ne6 $16) 42. Kf3 h5 43. Ke3 Ne6
44. Nf2 $1 Nc5 $6 (44... Rc3+ 45. Ke4 h4 46. Nd3 Rc4+ 47. Ke3 hxg3 48. hxg3 Rc3
49. Rb3 Rc2 50. a3 $16) 45. Rb5 $1 a4 46. Kd2 Kf8 (46... h4 47. Rb2 hxg3 48.
hxg3 Ne6 49. Rc2 Rd4+ 50. Ke3) 47. Rb2 Ke7 48. Rc2 Rd4+ (48... Rxc2+ 49. Kxc2
Ke6 50. Kc3 Kd5 51. Kb4 $18) 49. Ke3 Rd5 50. Rb2 (50. Rd2 Ke6) 50... f6 51.
exf6+ Kxf6 52. Rd2 Ke6 53. Rd4 $1 a3 54. Rc4 g5 55. fxg5 Rxg5 56. Ne4 $18 Nxe4
57. Rxe4+ Kf6 (57... Re5 58. Kf4 Rxe4+ 59. Kxe4 Kd6 60. h3 $1 Ke6 61. h4 Kf6
62. Kf4 Ke6 63. Kg5 Ke5 64. Kxh5 Kd4 65. g4 Kc3 66. g5 Kb2 67. g6 $18) 58. Ra4
Rc5 59. Rxa3 Rc2 60. h3 Rh2 61. Ra6+ $2 (61. h4 Rc2 62. Ra5 Rc3+ 63. Kf2 Rc2+
64. Ke1 Kg6 65. Rg5+ Kh6 66. a4 $18) 61... Kf7 (61... Kg7 $1 62. h4 Rc2 63. Ra5
Kh6 64. Kd4 Rg2 65. Ra6+ Kg7 66. Ra3 Rd2+ 67. Ke4 Kh6 (67... Kg6 68. Ra5 $1)
68. Ra6+ Kh7 69. a4 Rg2 70. Kf3 Rc2 71. a5 Rc3+ 72. Kf4 Rc4+ 73. Ke5 Ra4 74.
Kf5 Rc4 75. Re6 $18) 62. h4 Rc2 63. Ra5 Kg6 64. Rg5+ 1-0

[Event "Sautron op 15th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Libiszewski, Fabien"]
[Black "Zubarev, Alexander2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2015.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:07:20"]
[BlackClock "0:00:47"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:01]} c6
{[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. h3 {[%emt 0:07:46]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:05:06] Une ligne
secondaire} (5... Bg7) (5... Nbd7) 6. Qd2 {[%emt 0:04:21]} (6. Bd3 e5 7. Nf3
Nbd7 8. O-O Bg7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rad1 Re8 11. Rfe1 Qc7 12. a4 exd4 13. Bxd4 Ne5
14. Be2 Be6 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. f4 Nf7 18. Be3 Rad8 19. Bd3 e5 20.
fxe5 dxe5 21. Qf2 b6 22. Bc4 Kh7 23. a5 bxa5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Bxa7 Qe7 26. Bc5
Nd6 27. Bd3 Nh5 28. Ne2 Rf8 29. Qe3 Nf4 30. Rf1 Qf6 31. Kh1 Qe6 32. Nxf4 exf4
33. Rxf4 Rxf4 34. Qxf4 Nf7 35. b3 Ne5 {Fressinet,L (2702)-Onischuk,V (2612)
Bastia 2015 1/2-1/2}) 6... Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 7. f4 {[%emt 0:04:44]} (7. Nf3
Bg7 8. Bd3 (8. a4)) 7... b5 {[%emt 0:12:26][%cal Gb5b4,Gf6e4]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:
00:58]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 9. Nce2 {[%emt 0:02:09]} (9. Nd1 c5 10. Nf2 {
Areshchenko,A (2625)-Zimmerman,Y (2375) Monarch Assurance 14th 2005 (2) 1/2})
9... c5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 10. e5 $146 {[%emt 0:15:02]} (10. c3 Bb7 11. d5 bxc3
12. Nxc3 Bg7 13. Nf3 O-O 14. O-O Kh8 15. Rae1 e6 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Ng5 Rae8 18.
Bb5 Qc7 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Nd5 21. Rxf8+ Bxf8 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Nxd5 Qxe5 24.
Bxd7 Rd6 25. Qf2 Qg7 26. Bxc5 Rxd5 27. Re8 {1-0 (27) Grigoriants,S (2443)
-Panarin,M (2413) Vladimir 2002}) 10... cxd4 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 11. Nxd4 {
[%emt 0:04:02]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 12. Nc6 {[%emt 0:07:21]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:11:
47]} 13. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:12:43]} (13... Nxe5 14. fxe5 Qxe5
15. Nf3 Qg3+) 14. Ngf3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:11]} 15. Bd4 {[%emt 0:
11:34]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:08:33]} 16. Bc4 {[%emt 0:03:40]} Nce4 $1 {[%emt 0:18:05]}
17. Qxb4 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:09:00]} 18. Qa3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Nd6 {
[%emt 0:04:27]} 19. Bb3 {[%emt 0:12:55]} a5 {[%emt 0:04:34]} 20. Qc5 {[%emt 0:
05:38]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 21. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nfe4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:26]
} 22. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:03:52]} 23. O-O {[%emt 0:05:26]} Bxf4 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} 24. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:32]} (24. Rae1) 24... Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:32]}
25. Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 26. Nxb8 {[%emt 0:03:03]} Bf2+ {
[%emt 0:00:38]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sautron op 15th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Lejarre, Ludovic"]
[Black "Le Roux, Jean Pierre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2015.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:01:53"]
[BlackClock "0:08:29"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:03:07]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:
00:11]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 4. Bc4 {[%emt 0:02:00]} Nf6
{[%emt 0:02:08]} 5. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:12:49]} 6. e5 {[%emt 0:
15:25] Une première hésitation des Blancs mais la position est pourtant
connue} (6. Nf3 {L'alternative}) 6... Ng4 {[%emt 0:10:17]} 7. e6 {[%emt 0:22:
02]} (7. Bb5 {[%cal Gd4d5]} O-O 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. h3 Nh6 10. Nf3 c5 (10... Rb8))
7... Nxd4 {[%emt 0:15:35]} (7... f5 8. d5 Na5 9. h3 {Hoffmann,M (2425)-Jansa,V
(2455) Muenster 1992 (5) 1/2}) 8. exf7+ {[%emt 0:17:11] La position est tendue
et les deux adversaires sont sortis de la préparation même si la position
est encore théorique} (8. Qxg4 Nxc2+ 9. Kd1 f5 10. Bb5+ c6 11. Qa4 Nd4 12. Nf3
cxb5 13. Nxb5 Nxf3 14. Nc7+ Kf8 15. Nxa8 Nd4 16. Qxa7 Bxe6 17. Be3 Nb5 18. Qxb7
Qa5 19. Nb6 Bxb2 20. Ke2 Qb4 21. Rac1 Nc3+ 22. Kd3 Qb5+ 23. Kc2 Qe2+ 24. Bd2
Bxc1 25. Rxc1 Ne4 26. Rd1 Kf7 27. f3 Nc5 28. Qa7 Qxg2 29. Re1 Qxf3 30. Bc3 Re8
31. Qa5 Rb8 32. Qb4 Nd3 33. Qd4 Nxe1+ 34. Bxe1 Qc6+ 35. Bc3 Qxb6 {0-1 (35)
Kotz,H (2345)-Kilgus,G (2428) Austria 2014}) 8... Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 9. Qd1 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:14:42][%csl Re1][%cal Gd4c2]} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:
47]} (10. Bb3 {[%cal Gb3c2,Gb3f7]} Nxb3 11. axb3 Kxf7 12. Nf3 Rf8 13. O-O Kg8
$11) 10... Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 11. Be3 $146 {[%emt 0:03:37]} (11. Nge2 Bxd3
12. cxd3 Nxe2 13. Qxe2 Kxf7 14. O-O Ne5 15. d4 Nc6 16. Be3 Rhe8 17. Qc4+ Kf8
18. f4 e6 19. d5 Ne7 20. dxe6 Qc6 21. Qb3 d5 22. f5 gxf5 23. Bg5 Bxc3 24. bxc3
Qb6+ 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. g4 Ra4 27. Bh6+ Kg8 28. gxf5 Rh4 29. f6 {1-0 (29) Horak,
M (2300)-Pick,S (2240) Czechia 2005}) 11... Qe6 $1 {[%emt 0:08:02][%csl Re3]
[%cal Ge6e1]} 12. Nge2 {[%emt 0:12:05]} Nxe3 {[%emt 0:06:21]} 13. fxe3 {
[%emt 0:01:16]} Qxe3 $17 {[%emt 0:00:26][%csl Re1]} 14. Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:11]}
Qe5 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 15. Nxc7 $2 {[%emt 0:02:11] La position Blanche était
déjà critique avec un K bloqué au centre mais après ce coup, le rennais
perd du matériel} Qa5+ {[%emt 0:09:21]} 16. c3 {[%emt 0:03:13]} Nxe2 {[%emt 0:
00:13]} 17. Nxa8 {[%emt 0:03:38]} Nxc3 $1 $19 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 18. Qd2 {
[%emt 0:04:37]} Qe5+ {[%emt 0:02:21]} 19. Kf1 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:02:
04]} 20. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Bxd3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 21. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
Qc4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 22. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 23. Nc7 {
[%emt 0:00:18]} Rc8 0-1

[Event "Sautron op 15th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Duboue, Peio"]
[Black "Zubarev, Alexander2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2015.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:09:05"]
[BlackClock "0:10:52"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. f3 {[%emt 0:01:28]} c6 {
[%emt 0:00:34]} 5. a4 {[%emt 0:02:46]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 6. Bc4 $6 {
[%emt 0:01:30] Après la poussée c6, le Bc4 est assez mal placé} (6. Be3 $142
Bg7 7. Qd2 O-O) 6... Bg7 {[%emt 0:05:27]} 7. Nge2 {[%emt 0:03:12]} O-O {
[%emt 0:01:01]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} d5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} (8... e5 9. Qd2)
9. Bb3 {[%emt 0:02:34]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:05:36]} 10. fxe4 {[%emt 0:01:38]} e5 {
[%emt 0:06:35]} 11. d5 {[%emt 0:05:20]} (11. h3 exd4 12. Bxd4 Qe7 13. Ng3 Nc5
14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Qd2 Qe5 16. Qf2 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. O-O Nh5 {0-1 (18)
Airapetian,C (2180)-Burnett,R (2376) Stillwater 2007}) 11... Ng4 $1 {[%emt 0:
07:01][%csl Re1,Re3] Gagne un tempo important et le retard de développement
des Blancs devient critique} 12. Bg1 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Qh4+ {[%emt 0:05:13]} 13.
Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Ndf6 $32 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 14. Qf3 {[%emt 0:10:30][%cal
Ge1c1]} Bh6 $1 {[%emt 0:33:37][%csl Re1] Après une longue réflexion, les
Noirs empêchent le ooo des Blancs} 15. h3 {[%emt 0:11:21]} Bf4 $1 $40 {
[%emt 0:02:12]} 16. Nce2 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Nxe4 $1 {[%emt 0:09:25]} 17. hxg4 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Bxg3+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} 18. Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxg3+ {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 19. Qxg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 20. Rh3 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 21. dxc6 {[%emt 0:01:02]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:
00:19]} 22. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 23. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
(23. Rxe5 Nxb3 24. cxb3 Bxg4) 23... Bxg4 {[%emt 0:03:53]} 24. Rg3 {[%emt 0:02:
10]} Be6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 25. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
26. Bxf8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kxf8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 27. Re3 {[%emt 0:01:16]} f6 {
[%emt 0:02:48]} 28. g4 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Be6 {[%emt 0:06:47]} 29. g5 {[%emt 0:
00:28]} fxg5 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 30. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bf5 $13 {[%emt 0:00:06]
[%csl Gh7] La majorité Noire est trés forte mais tant qu'elle n'a pas
avancé, la qualité des Blancs doit donner assez de contre-jeu} 31. b4 {
[%emt 0:06:18]} (31. Rd1 Rb8) 31... h5 {[%emt 0:03:23]} 32. b5 {[%emt 0:03:54]}
g4 $15 {[%emt 0:01:45][%csl Gg4]} 33. bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} (33. Kf2 h4 34. Rh1
h3 35. bxc6 Rc8 36. Rc5 Be4 37. Rh2 (37. Re1 $2 h2)) 33... Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:21]}
34. Rc5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} g3 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 35. Ke2 {[%emt 0:07:21]} Ke7 {
[%emt 0:00:48]} 36. Kf3 {[%emt 0:04:47]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 37. Rh1 {[%emt 0:
09:56]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 38. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} (38. Kf4 $2 g2) 38... Kd6
{[%emt 0:00:28]} 39. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 40. Rd1+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Ra5+ {[%emt 0:18:36] Le contrôle de
temps est passé et les Blancs ont réfléchi longtemps sur cette position
pour trouver un plan} Kb6 {[%emt 0:01:16] une jolie manoeuvre du K Noir qui
contourne le P"c6"} 42. Rg5 $2 {[%emt 0:00:08] joué à tempo mais les Blancs
ont oublié Bf5} Rf8+ {[%emt 0:05:44]} 43. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Bf5 $19 {
[%emt 0:01:29][%csl Rg5] Enfermant la R} 44. a5+ {[%emt 0:09:58]} Kxc6 {
[%emt 0:02:44]} 45. c4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Re8+ {[%emt 0:08:28]} 46. Kf3 {[%emt 0:
00:21]} Re5 {[%emt 0:02:52]} 47. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:11:01]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:24]}
48. a6 {[%emt 0:04:50]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 49. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Ra3+ {
[%emt 0:00:39]} 50. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ra2+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} 51. Kh3 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 52. a7 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:
14]} 53. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 0-1

[Event "Vandoeuvre op 11th"]
[Site "Vandoeuvre"]
[Date "2014.12.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cornette, Matthieu"]
[Black "Di Nicolantonio, Lucas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2014.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {88} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h3 Bg7 5. Be3 O-O 6. Qd2 a6 {Une ligne
secondaire} (6... c6 7. Nf3 b5) 7. Bd3 b5 8. Nce2 $5 $146 {Ce plan pour
recycler le N à l'aile-roi parait très lent} (8. Bh6 e5 {Ptacnikova,L (2282)
-Shabanaj,E (2070) Khanty-Mansiysk ol (Women) 39th 2010 (7.34) 1-0}) 8... Bb7
9. Ng3 Nbd7 10. Nf3 c5 11. c3 {Illustrant l'intérêt de la nouveauté Nce2}
cxd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Ng5 Nb6 16. b3 Qd5 $1 17. Rc1
Rac8 18. O-O f6 $1 19. exf6 exf6 20. N5xe4 Nd7 (20... f5 {[%cal Gd5g2] Le coup
naturel pour attaquer indirectement la faiblesse "g2" mais les Blancs ont des
ressources tactiques} 21. Rc5 Rxc5 22. dxc5 Nd7 23. Rd1 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Bc6 25.
Ng5 (25. Rd6) 25... f4 26. Rd6 $13) 21. f4 f5 22. Ng5 Nf6 23. Nf3 {[%csl Ge5]}
Rfd8 {[%csl Rd4]} 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 h5 $1 27. Qc7 Qc6 28.
Qd8+ (28. Qxc6 {Semblait plus naturel} Bxc6 29. Ne5 {[%csl Gd4,Ge5]}) 28... Ne8
{suite illisible et gain Blanc au 37ème coup.} 1-0

[Event "Vandoeuvre op 11th"]
[Site "Vandoeuvre"]
[Date "2014.12.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Taddei, Benoit"]
[Black "Di Nicolantonio, Lucas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2014.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 a6 5. h3 Bg7 6. f4 O-O 7. Qf3 (7. Nf3 {
[%cal Ge4e5]}) 7... e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. f5 Nc6 10. g4 Nd4 $146 (10... h6 11. Bc4
b5 12. Bd5 {Kjartansson,D (2320)-Halldorsson,G (2282) ISL-ch Hafnarborg 2003 
(10) 1/2}) 11. Qf2 b5 $132 12. g5 b4 13. gxf6 Bxf6 14. O-O-O (14. Nd5 Bh4)
14... bxc3 15. bxc3 Qe7 16. cxd4 Qa3+ 17. Kd2 exd4 18. Bh6 Qc3+ 19. Kc1 Qa3+
20. Kd2 Qc3+ 21. Kc1 Qa3+ 22. Kd2 Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sautron op 13th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2013.11.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Sergey"]
[Black "Lejarre, Ludovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2371"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "6000+1640"]
[WhiteClock "0:16:48"]
[BlackClock "0:14:34"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 (6. c4 {Aurait
transposé dans une Est-Indienne}) 6... Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. Nc3 c6 9. a4 (9. h3 b5
) 9... Qc7 10. h3 b6 11. Be3 a6 (11... Bb7 12. Qd2 Rfe8 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Bh6
a6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qe3 b5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. axb5 axb5 19. b3 h6 20. Rd2 b4
21. Na4 c5 22. Nh2 c4 23. bxc4 Qxc4 24. Qb3 Rc8 25. Qxc4 Rxc4 26. Nb2 Rc3 27.
Nd3 Nc5 28. Nxc5 Rxc5 29. f3 Rec8 30. Rb1 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 Rxc2 32. Rxb4 Ba6 33.
Bf1 Rc1 34. Kg2 Rc2+ 35. Kg1 Rc1 {1/2-1/2 (35) Karpov,A (2619)-Tkachiev,V 
(2642) Moscow 2009}) (11... Re8) 12. Qd2 Bb7 {La position Noire est un peu
passive mais aussi trés solide} 13. Bh6 b5 (13... Rfe8 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rad1
$14) 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rad1 Rfe8 16. Nh4 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gd2g5]} h6 (16... b4
17. Ne2 c5 18. d5 h6 19. c4) 17. f4 $146 (17. Kh2 Nf8 18. Ne2 Rad8 19. axb5
cxb5 20. Nc3 Rc8 21. Rc1 Qb6 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Nd5 Qd6 24. Rcd1 Nxd5 25. exd5
Nd7 26. b3 b4 27. Re4 a5 28. Rg4 Kh7 29. Be4 Nf6 30. Rxg6 fxg6 31. Bxg6+ Kg8
32. Qxh6 Rc7 33. Nf5 Qc5 34. Rd2 Rf8 35. Qg5 Kh8 {1/2-1/2 (35) Fries Nielsen,J
(2444)-Gallagher,J (2540) Stockholm 2002}) 17... Rad8 18. Qf2 {Les Blancs ont
un bon avantage d'espace mais la position n'est pas facile à améliorer} exd4
$5 {Abandonne le centre mais profite du fait que les Blancs ont joué Qf2 au
coup précédent pour forcer l'échange des Q par Qb6} 19. Qxd4 Qb6 $11 20.
Qxb6 Nxb6 21. axb5 (21. a5 $5 Nc8 (21... Nc4 22. b3 Nxa5 23. Ra1) 22. g4 d5 23.
e5 Nd7 24. b4 $14 {[%csl Rb7]}) 21... axb5 22. e5 dxe5 23. fxe5 Nh5 24. Rxd8
Rxd8 25. e6 (25. Nxb5 cxb5 26. Bxb7 Nxg3 27. Kf2 Nh5 28. Nf3 $11) 25... Re8 (
25... fxe6 $6 26. Rxe6 {[%csl Rc6,Rg6]}) 26. Nxb5 cxb5 27. Bxb7 Rxe6 28. Rxe6
fxe6 29. Kf2 Nc4 30. b3 Nd6 31. Bc6 Kf6 32. Nf3 e5 {(=)} (32... b4 {[%csl Rc2]}
33. Ne1 {[%cal Ge1d3,Gd3b4]} Ke5 $1 34. Nd3+ Kd4 35. Nxb4 Kc3 $132 {[%cal
Gc3b4,Gc3c2]}) 33. Nd2 Ke6 34. Nb1 b4 35. c3 bxc3 36. Nxc3 Nf6 37. b4 (37. Ke3
Nf5+) 37... Nf5 38. b5 Nd4 {[%csl Gd4]} 39. Bg2 Nd7 {[%csl Gb6]} 40. h4 Nb6 41.
Be4 g5 42. hxg5 {Après cet échange, la nulle est quasi forcée} hxg5 43. Bd3
g4 44. Ne4 Kd5 45. Nf6+ Kc5 46. Ke3 Nxb5 47. Nxg4 Nd6 48. Nxe5 Nd5+ 49. Ke2 Nf6
50. Bg6 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sautron op 13th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2013.10.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Terrieux, Kevin"]
[Black "Le Roux, Jean Pierre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 d6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 2. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:03:26]} 3. Nc3 {
[%emt 0:00:28]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 4. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:25]}
(4... Bg7) (4... c6) 5. h3 {[%emt 0:07:40]} (5. f3) (5. Qd2) 5... Bg7 {[%emt 0:
04:24]} 6. e5 $5 {[%emt 0:13:08] Une ligne secondaire} (6. Bd3 O-O 7. Qd2 Nc6
8. Nf3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Bh6 Be6 12. O-O-O Nh5 13. g3 Bxh6 14.
Qxh6 Qf6 15. Qe3 Rad8 16. Be2 Ng7 17. f4 c6 18. Rdf1 exf4 19. gxf4 Qd4 20. Qg3
b5 21. f5 Bc4 22. Rd1 Qc5 23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Qc7 Rf8 26. a3 Qc5
27. Kb1 gxf5 28. exf5 Nxf5 29. Ne4 Qd4 30. Qf4 Re8 31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. Nf6 Re5 33.
Nxh7+ Ke8 34. Nf6+ Kf8 35. Rf1 c5 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2717)-Grischuk,A (2779)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2013 1-0}) (6. a4) (6. Nf3) (6. f4) 6... Nfd7 {[%emt 0:03:36]}
7. exd6 $146 {[%emt 0:02:09]} (7. f4 c5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bc4 cxd4 10. Bxd4 dxe5
11. fxe5 e6 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bb3 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nxe5 15. Qe4 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 Qd4+
17. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Kh1 b5 19. Rd1 Bg7 20. Rfd3 Bb7 21. Kg1 Rac8 22. Rd6 Bxc3
23. bxc3 Rxc3 24. Rd7 Be4 25. Ra7 Bxc2 26. Rc1 Rfc8 27. Rf1 R8c7 28. Rxc7 Rxc7
29. Rc1 Bxb3 30. Rxc7 Bxa2 31. Ra7 b4 32. Rxa6 Bd5 33. Rb6 b3 34. Kf2 g5 35. g3
Kg7 36. Ke3 Kf6 {Kerigan,D (2134)-Shimanov,A (2583) Konya 2011 0-1}) (7. e6 $5
$146 {Un peu bizarre puisque les Blancs ont joué Be3 avant Nf3 maic c'est
peut-être jouable} fxe6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Ng5 Nf6 10. Bc4 d5 11. Bb3 b5 12. O-O
Nc6 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. Rae1 $44) 7... cxd6 {[%emt 0:03:47]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:06]
} b5 {[%emt 0:05:59]} 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:06:28]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 10. Qd2 {
[%emt 0:13:40]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:10:09]} (10... O-O 11. Bh6) 11. a4 {[%emt 0:06:18]
} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:08:46]} 12. axb5 {[%emt 0:04:01]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 13. O-O
{[%emt 0:01:12]} b4 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 14. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:05:
41]} (14... Bxf3 $5 {Un coup naturel qui donne une position solide au GMI mais
la paire de B peut-être utile dans cette position relativement ouverte.} 15.
gxf3 Nd5 $11) 15. Ne1 {[%emt 0:05:18]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:33]} 16. f4 {[%emt 0:09:
04][%csl Re3]} (16. Ra4 $5 {[%cal Ga4b4]} Nd5 $11) 16... Nd5 {[%emt 0:05:02]}
17. f5 {[%emt 0:02:17]} Nxe3 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 18. Qxe3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:01:14]} 19. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 20. Qd2 {[%emt 0:
00:26]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:08:07]} 21. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:44]} (21. Kh2) 21... Nf6 {
[%emt 0:03:38]} (21... b3 22. c4 Nb4 23. Bb1 Ba6 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gf8c8,Gb8c8]}
(23... Ra8)) 22. Qe3 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Rbe8 {[%emt 0:02:50]} 23. Qf2 {[%emt 0:
07:25]} e6 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 24. fxg6 {[%emt 0:01:41]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 25.
Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 26. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Qd8 {
[%emt 0:04:52]} 27. Qg4 {[%emt 0:02:55]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:03:20]} 28. Qg3 {[%emt 0:
00:35]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 29. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 30.
Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 31. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1112"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2011.11.19"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Schneider, Ilja"]
[Black "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Berlin SF"]
[BlackTeam "Dresden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nge2 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Bg5 Qxd1 10. Rfxd1 Nb4 11. a3 Nxc2 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rac1 Nd4 14. Nxd4
exd4 15. Nd5 Bg7 16. Rxc7 Bg4 17. Rd2 d3 18. Rxd3 Bxb2 19. Rxb7 Bg7 20. Ne7+
Kh8 21. Nc6 a5 22. a4 Bc8 23. Rc7 Be6 24. e5 Rfc8 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. f4 Bf8 27.
Kf2 Rc7 28. Ke3 Bc5+ 29. Kd2 Rb7 30. Bd5 Bf5 31. Rb3 Rd7 32. Rb8+ Kg7 33. Rd8
Rb7 34. Kc3 Bg1 35. Nxa5 Rc7+ 36. Nc4 Bxh2 37. a5 Bxg3 38. Kb4 Bxf4 39. a6 Bg5
40. Rb8 Bh4 $2 (40... Ra7 41. Kb5 Bh4 $14) 41. Rb7 $18 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Melilla"]
[Date "2011.11.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2011.11.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Colegio Marcote EIKM"]
[BlackTeam "Reverte Albox"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 c6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 b5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d5
Qc7 9. dxc6 Qxc6 10. Re1 Bb7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Qc7 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 O-O
15. b3 a5 16. Bd2 Nc5 17. Ra3 a4 18. b4 Nd7 19. Nd4 exd4 20. Rxe7 Qd8 21. Re4
Qb6 22. c4 dxc3 23. Bxc3 Ne5 24. Rxa4 Bxd5 25. Rxe5 Bxg2 26. Rea5 Rxa5 27. bxa5
Qc6 28. Qg4 Qxc3 29. Kxg2 Qc6+ 30. f3 Qc2+ 31. Kh3 h5 32. Qe4 Qc8+ 33. Kg2 Re8
34. Qd3 Qc1 35. Ra2 Qc5 36. a6 Ra8 37. Qa3 Qb6 38. a7 d5 39. Qa5 Qb3 40. Qa4
Qb6 41. Qa5 Qb3 42. Qa3 Qb6 43. Qa6 Qb3 44. Qe2 Qb6 45. Ra6 Qc5 46. Qb2 Qc7 47.
Qd4 Qc2+ 48. Qf2 Qc4 49. Qa2 Qc7 50. Qa4 Qb7 51. Ra5 Qb2+ 52. Kh3 Qb6 53. Ra6
Qb7 54. Ra5 Qb6 55. Ra6 Qb7 56. Qa3 d4 57. Kg2 d3 58. Kf2 d2 59. Ke2 $2 (59.
Rd6 d1=N+ 60. Rxd1 $11) 59... Rd8 60. Rd6 Qe7+ 61. Kf2 Rxd6 62. a8=Q+ Kh7 63.
Qc5 d1=Q 0-1

[Event "Sautron op 15th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Bedouin, Xavier"]
[Black "Bailet, Pierre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2334"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2015.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:22:40"]
[BlackClock "0:28:38"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:
00:11]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 4. c3 {[%emt 0:00:54] Une
suite solide} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:21]}
6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:05:52]} (6... c5) (6... Nbd7) 7. h3 {
[%emt 0:05:09]} (7. Re1 e5 8. h3 Re8 9. d5 $14) (7. d5 Nb8 8. c4 (8. h3)) 7...
e5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} (7... Nd7 $5) 8. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:04:37]
} (8... dxe5 {Plus courant} 9. Na3 h6 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Bf1 Qf6 {[%cal Gc8h3,
Gh5f4]} 12. g3 Rd8 $132 {Pakleza,Z (2515)-Heberla,B (2556) POL-chT Poland 2015
(4.5) 1-0}) 9. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 10. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:
56]} (10. Qf3) (10. Bg5) 10... Nh5 {[%emt 0:06:49][%csl Gf4]} (10... c6) 11.
Na3 $146 {[%emt 0:05:11]} (11. Bc4 Qh4 12. Na3 a6 13. Nc2 Kh8 14. Ne1 h6 15.
Nf3 Qe7 16. Re1 Bd7 17. Bd2 Rfd8 18. Rad1 Ba4 19. b3 Be8 20. Bc1 b5 21. Bd3 c5
22. Bc2 Bc6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. g3 Nf6 25. Kh2 Kg8 26. Nh4 Qc7 27. Qe3 Bf8 28.
Nf3 Bb7 29. Ng1 a5 30. f3 c4 31. Rd1 Rxd1 32. Bxd1 cxb3 33. axb3 Qc6 34. Qd3
Nd7 35. Be3 a4 36. b4 g5 37. Bc2 Nb6 38. Bxb6 Qxb6 39. Kg2 Bc8 40. Bb1 Be6 {
Nun,J (2382)-Krasenkow,M (2647) Germany 2006 0-1}) 11... Qe7 {[%emt 0:07:58]}
12. Bc4 {[%emt 0:03:42]} (12. Nc4 Bd7 13. Ne3 Nf4 $132 14. Qf3 Qf6 (14... Rad8
15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 f5 17. Bc4 Qc5 18. Bb3 Kh8 $11) 15. Ng4) 12... Bd7 {
[%emt 0:07:54]} 13. Rd1 {[%emt 0:08:56]} Rad8 $32 {[%emt 0:04:32]} 14. Nc2 {
[%emt 0:09:29] Ce plan est un peu trop lent} Bc8 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:08:38]} 15.
Be3 {[%emt 0:02:17]} Nf4 $132 {[%emt 0:06:09] Les pièces Noires sont
nettement mieux coordonnées} 16. Qf3 {[%emt 0:04:28]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:06:02]} 17.
Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} a5 {[%emt 0:03:04]} 18. a4 {[%emt 0:11:35]} (18. Bf1) (18.
Bc5 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Bf1 {[%cal Gc2e3]}) 18... h5 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 19. Bc5
$1 {[%emt 0:20:28] Après une longue réflexion, les Blancs trouvent un bon
coup pour résoudre un peu les problèmes de développement} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:05:
05]} 20. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Rd8 $1 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 21. Rxd8+ {[%emt 0:07:
49]} Qxd8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 22. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Qe7 $1 {[%emt 0:05:03]} 23.
Qd1 {[%emt 0:02:42]} (23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Qxf4 Be5) 23... Bd7 $1 {[%emt 0:03:33]
[%csl Ra4] Un coup simple mais pas si facile à parer pour les Blancs} 24. Bb5
{[%emt 0:03:35]} Be6 $1 {[%emt 0:03:00][%csl Rb5][%cal Gc7c6,Ge6b3]} 25. Na3 {
[%emt 0:01:16] La nouveauté Na3 n'était pas très heureuse et sans être en
danger, les Blancs ont des petits problèmes pour garder l'égalité} Kh7 {
[%emt 0:02:52]} 26. Bf1 $1 {[%emt 0:00:45][%cal Gf1h3,Gg2g3]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:
34]} 27. g3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 28. h4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} (28.
Nb5 $5 c6 29. Nd6 Bf8 30. Nc4) 28... Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 29. f3 {[%emt 0:01:
02]} Bh6 $1 {[%emt 0:05:32] Après le coup f3, cet échange est
particulièrement avantageux pour les Noirs} 30. Bxh6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} (30. Bf2
Qd7 {[%csl Ra4]} 31. Qxd7 Bxd7 32. Bb5) 30... Kxh6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 31. Bb5 {
[%emt 0:01:11]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 32. Qd2+ {[%emt 0:03:03]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:
18]} 33. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Bxb5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 34. Nxb5 {[%emt 0:01:06]
} Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 35. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nc5 $36 {[%emt 0:02:17][%csl
Ra4,Rb5,Gc5][%cal Gc5a4,Gc5d3,Gc5b3]} 36. Nxc7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Nxa4 {[%emt 0:
01:53]} 37. Ne8+ {[%emt 0:00:51]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 38. Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:21]}
Qc6 $17 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 39. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 40.
Qxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Kh3 {[%emt 0:06:59]} Qc1 {
[%emt 0:03:06]} 42. Qa3+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 43. g4 $2 {
[%emt 0:02:28]} hxg4+ {[%emt 0:01:31]} (43... hxg4+ 44. fxg4 Qf1+ (44... Qf4
45. Qxa5 Qf3+ 46. Kh2) 45. Kg3 Qf4+ 46. Kh3 Qf3+ 47. Kh2 Qxg4 {[%cal Gg4h4]}
48. Qxa5 Qxh4+ {[%cal Gg6g3]} 49. Kg2 Qg5+ 50. Kf2 Qf4+ 51. Ke2 g5) 0-1

[Event "Rohde op 06th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2006.11.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Monroy, Charles"]
[Black "Shirazi, Kamran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2406"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g4 $5 h6 5. h3 e5 6. Nge2 h5 $5 $146 ({RR} 
6... c6 {RR} 7. Bg2 (7. a4 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Be3 Nh7 11. f4 exf4
12. Bxf4) 7... b5 8. a3 Bb7 9. O-O a5 10. d5 Be7 11. dxc6 Bxc6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13.
exd5 Bb7 14. f4 O-O 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Nd4 Bf6 17. Kh1 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Rxa8
Bxa8 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21. dxc6 Be5 {Shirazi,K (2389)-Milliet,S (2299)/Vandoeuvre
2004/CBM 104 ext/1/2-1/2 (31)}) (6... c6 {Bedouin,X (2342)-Egreteau,E (2037)
Rohde op 6th 2006 (1.14) 1-0}) 7. g5 Nh7 8. h4 {[%cal Gg5g6] assure un bon
avantage d'espace} (8. g6 $1 {Peut-être la réfutation ratée de la nouveauté
"h5"} fxg6 9. Rg1 $36 g5 $2 10. Nf4 $3 Ndf6 (10... gxf4 11. Qxh5+ Ke7 12. Nd5+
Ke6 13. Qf5#) 11. Ng6) 8... g6 9. f4 exf4 10. Nxf4 Bg7 11. Be3 c6 12. Qd2 Nb6
13. O-O-O $16 Bg4 14. Re1 O-O 15. Bd3 Re8 16. Rhf1 Nf8 17. Kb1 Qe7 18. Nce2
Rac8 19. Bg1 Nbd7 20. Ng3 Qd8 21. Bc4 d5 22. Bb3 Nb6 23. Qg2 Ne6 24. Nxe6 (24.
e5 c5) 24... Bxe6 25. e5 a5 26. c3 Qd7 27. Rf4 a4 28. Bc2 Nc4 29. Bxa4 Ra8 30.
Bb3 b5 31. Be3 Reb8 32. Bd2 c5 33. Qf2 Qa7 34. Bc1 b4 35. cxb4 Rxb4 36. dxc5
Bxe5 37. Rxe5 Rxb3 38. axb3 Qa2+ 39. Kc2 Nxe5 40. Bd2 $4 {une gaffe de zeitnot
mais les noirs étaient mieux} d4 41. Rf3 Rb8 42. b4 Qc4+ 43. Kb1 Ra8 44. b3 Qa6
{La seule défaite du rennais dans ce tournoi.} 0-1

[Event "Plancoet op-A 10th"]
[Site "Plancoet"]
[Date "2013.08.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bryzgalin, Kirill"]
[Black "Konguvel, Ponnuswamy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2319"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.07.28"]
[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"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. c3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. d5 (9. h3 e5 10. d5 Nb4 11. Bb1 a5 12. Ne1 Nh5 13. a3 {1/2-1/2 (13)
Bryzgalin,K (2490)-Seger,R (2378) Pardubice 2012}) 9... Nb4 10. Bc4 a5 11. Re1
Bd7 12. a3 Na6 13. h3 $146 (13. Nb3 Ba4 14. Qe2 Bxb3 15. Bxb3 Nc5 16. Bc2 Nfd7
17. Rb1 a4 18. Be3 Qa5 19. h4 h5 20. Ng5 Qa6 21. Qd1 Qc4 22. Nf3 Rfc8 23. Bd4
Ne5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. Qd2 Kg7 27. Rbd1 Rc7 28. Re3 Rac8 29. Rc3
Qb5 30. Rb1 Nd7 31. Qd1 Nc5 32. g4 hxg4 33. Qxg4 Nb3 34. Bxb3 Rxc3 35. Bc2 {
1-0 (35) Meduna,E (2485)-Jirovsky,P (2245) Prague 1994}) 13... Nc5 14. e5 dxe5
15. Nxe5 Ba4 16. Qf3 Qd6 17. Nf1 Nfd7 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Bf4 Qf6 20. b3 b5 21.
Be2 Bxb3 $132 22. Bxb5 Nb6 23. Qxb3 Qxf4 24. Rad1 a4 25. Qa2 Nc8 26. Qc2 Nd6
$11 27. Bc6 Ra7 28. Qc5 Nc8 29. Rd3 Qc7 30. Rb1 Nd6 31. Qb4 Qc8 32. Ne3 Qa6 33.
Rdd1 Rd8 34. g3 h5 35. h4 Bh6 36. Qd4 Bg7 37. Qd3 Qxd3 38. Rxd3 Ne4 39. Rb4 Nc5
40. Rd1 Be5 41. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Saric, Ivan"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. h3 b5 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O Qc7 10. Ne2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. a4 Be6 14. axb5 cxb5
15. Qa5 Rfc8 16. Qxc7 Rxc7 17. Nc3 Bc4 18. Ra5 Bxd3 19. cxd3 b4 20. Na2 Bf8 21.
Rc1 Rd7 22. Rc6 Nh5 23. Nc1 Ng7 24. Kf1 Ne6 25. Ke2 Bh6 26. Rc4 Bf8 27. g3 h5
28. b3 Bd6 29. Na2 Rad8 30. Nxb4 Bxb4 31. Rxb4 Rxd3 32. Rxe5 a6 33. Ra5 R3d6
34. Kf1 Kg7 35. Rb7 Nd4 36. Bf4 R6d7 37. Rb6 Nf3 38. g4 Rd1+ 39. Kg2 R8d3 40.
Be3 Ne1+ 41. Kg3 h4+ 42. Kxh4 Ng2+ 43. Kg5 Nxe3 44. fxe3 Rxe3 45. e5 Rxh3 46.
Rbxa6 Re1 47. Rf6 Rhe3 48. Kf4 Re4+ 49. Kf3 R1e3+ 50. Kf2 Rxb3 51. Ra7 Kh6 52.
Raxf7 Rxe5 53. Rc6 Re4 54. g5+ Kh5 55. Rf3 Rb2+ 56. Kf1 Rh4 57. Rf2 Rh1+ 58.
Kg2 Rbb1 59. Kg3 Rh4 60. Rc5 Rg1+ 61. Kf3 Rh3+ 62. Ke2 Ra1 63. Rc8 Rg3 64. Rc5
Kg4 65. Rd5 Rb3 66. Rg2+ Kh3 67. Rf2 Kg4 68. Rg2+ Kh3 69. Rf2 Kh4 70. Rf4+ Kh5
71. Rf2 Rg3 72. Rh2+ Kg4 73. Rf2 Rgg1 74. Ke3 Ra3+ 75. Ke2 Kg3 76. Rd2 Rh1 77.
Rc2 Rh8 78. Kf1 Rh1+ 79. Ke2 Rh8 80. Kf1 Ra1+ 81. Ke2 Re8+ 82. Kd3 Rd1+ 83. Kc3
Rc8+ 84. Kb2 Rxc2+ 85. Kxc2 Rd5 86. Rf6 Rxg5 87. Kd3 Rg4 88. Ke3 g5 89. Rg6 Kg2
90. Rg7 Rg3+ $2 (90... Kh3 91. Rh7+ Rh4 92. Rg7 g4 $19) 91. Ke4 g4 92. Rg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Luch, Michal"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw AZS WSB"]
[BlackTeam "Wroclaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 (5. h3) (5. a4) 5... b5 6. f3
Nbd7 (6... b4 7. Nd1 a5 8. a3 bxa3 9. Rxa3 c6 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. Ne2 O-O 12. Bh6
Nbd7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. O-O c5 15. c3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Ba6 17. Rxa5 Bxd3 18. Rxa8
Qxa8 19. Qxd3 Rb8 20. Nec3 Rb4 21. Kh1 Qa7 22. d5 Ne5 23. Qe2 Qd4 24. Ne3 Qd3
25. Qf2 Qa6 26. Rd1 Nfd7 27. Rd2 Nc5 28. h3 Qa1+ 29. Ncd1 Ncd3 30. Qe2 Nf4 31.
Qf1 Qa5 32. Rc2 Qb6 33. g3 Nh5 34. Kg2 Nf6 35. Qe2 h5 36. Nc4 {Fressinet,L 
(2717)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2730) Dubai 2014 1/2-1/2 (69)}) 7. a4 b4 8. Na2 a5 9.
c3 bxc3 $146 (9... c5 10. Bb5 bxc3 11. Nxc3 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Bg7 13. Nge2 O-O 14.
O-O Bb7 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Qe1 Rfd8 17. Ng3 Nc5 18. Qf2 Rac8 19. Kh1 e5 20. Be3
d5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rxd5 23. Rc1 Qe7 24. Ne2 Nd3 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Bxd3
Rxd3 27. Nc3 Ba6 28. Re1 Bf8 29. Ne4 f6 30. Bc5 Qe6 31. Bxf8 Kxf8 32. Nc5 Qc4
33. Nxd3 Qxd3 34. Qc5+ Kf7 35. Qxa5 h5 36. Qc7+ Ke6 37. Rc1 Qe2 38. Qc6+ Ke7
39. b4 {Scheckenbach,F (2184)-Pauli,A (2209) Germany 2009 1-0}) 10. Qxc3 {
[%cal Gb2b4]} (10. Nxc3 $142 {Plus naturel mais les Blancs garder le Na2 pour
soutenir la poussée b4}) 10... Bg7 11. Bb5 O-O 12. Bc6 Ra7 13. b4 Nb8 14. b5
Nfd7 15. Nc1 (15. Ne2 Nb6 16. Qc2 Nxc6 17. bxc6) 15... Nb6 16. Nge2 Nxc6 17.
Qxc6 Bb7 18. Qc2 d5 19. e5 Nc4 $132 20. Bf2 c6 21. bxc6 Bxc6 22. Nd3 Rb7 23.
O-O Qa8 24. Nc3 e6 25. Nd1 (25. Rfb1) 25... Rc8 26. Re1 Be8 27. Nc5 Rxc5 $1 28.
dxc5 Nxe5 $44 29. Ra2 Rb4 30. Nb2 Qb7 31. Nd3 Rc4 $36 32. Qd2 Nxd3 33. Qxd3
Bxa4 34. Rb1 Qc7 35. Qa3 Bc3 (35... Bc2 36. Rb5 Ra4 $19) 36. Rc1 Qe5 37. h3 d4
38. Qxa4 Rxa4 39. Rxa4 d3 40. Re4 d2 41. Rd1 Qd5 42. Re2 Qd3 43. Kf1 a4 44. Be3
a3 45. c6 Qc2 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Luch, Michal"]
[Black "Dziuba, Marcin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw AZS WSB"]
[BlackTeam "Lublin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 (4... e5) 5. h3 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nc6
8. dxc5 (8. Bc2 {La grande ligne} cxd4 9. cxd4) 8... dxc5 9. Qe2 {[%cal Gf1d1]}
(9. a4 Qc7 10. Na3 a6 11. Qe2 Nh5 12. Re1 Rd8 13. Nc4 Be6 14. a5 Nf4 15. Bxf4
Qxf4 16. Nb6 Rab8 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Ne5 19. Nfxe5 Bxe5 20. g3 Qf6 21. Qe3
Qe6 22. Qxc5 Bxg3 23. fxg3 Rbc8 24. Qe5 Qxc4 25. Qxe7 Qb5 26. Rf1 Rd7 27. Qf6
Qxb2 28. Rad1 Qb5 29. Rd5 Qa4 30. c4 Rcc7 31. Qd4 Qc6 32. e5 Qe6 33. Kg2 Rxc4
34. Rxd7 Rxd4 35. Rxd4 Qxe5 36. Ra4 Qd5+ 37. Rf3 h5 38. h4 Kg7 {Karjakin,S 
(2760)-Svidler,P (2722) Moscow 2010 1/2-1/2}) 9... Qc7 10. Re1 (10. e5 Nd5 11.
Re1 Rd8) 10... Nd7 11. Nbd2 a6 $146 (11... Nde5 12. Bc2 Rd8 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14.
f4 Nc6 15. Nf3 b6 16. e5 h6 17. Qf2 e6 18. Nd2 Ba6 19. Qf3 Ne7 20. Ne4 Bb7 21.
Be3 Nf5 22. Bf2 Rd2 23. Re2 Rad8 24. Be1 Rxe2 25. Qxe2 c4 26. Bf2 Qc6 27. Rd1
Rd5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Qd2 Kf8 30. a4 h5 31. a5 Bh6 32. axb6 axb6 33. Bxb6 h4
34. Bc5+ Kg7 35. Qxd5 Bxd5 36. Nf6 Bc6 37. Bxf5 gxf5 38. Kf2 Kg6 39. g3 hxg3+
40. Kxg3 Bg7 41. Ng8 {Nyysti,S (2360)-Hartikainen,M (2313) Mantta 2013 1/2-1/2
(67)}) 12. a4 Rb8 13. Nf1 (13. Nc4 b5 14. Ne3 {[%cal Ge3d5]}) 13... e6 14. Bg5
Nde5 15. Bf4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Be5 $132 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bf4 e5 $5 19. Bh2 $6 {
[%csl Rh2]} (19. Be3 $142) 19... Be6 $11 20. Ne3 Na5 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 c4
23. Bf1 Rbd8 24. Rad1 Rfe8 25. g4 f6 26. Qe4 b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. f4 Nb7 29.
fxe5 fxe5 30. Kh1 Nd6 31. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kuczynski, Robert"]
[Black "Pakleza, Zbigniew"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw AZS WSB"]
[BlackTeam "Lublin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. g3 b5 5. Bg2 b4 (5... Bb7 6. e5 dxe5 7. dxe5
Qxd1+ 8. Nxd1 Nd5 9. e6 fxe6 10. b3 Nd7 11. Bb2 e5 12. Nf3 e6 13. Nxe5 Bb4+ 14.
Ke2 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 O-O 16. a3 Ba5 17. Ne3 c5 18. c4 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Bc3 20. Rac1
Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Rf5 22. Nd7 Ba6+ 23. Ke1 Rd8 24. Nxc5 Re5+ 25. Be4 Nf6 26. f3 Rc8
27. b4 Nxe4 28. fxe4 Rxe4+ 29. Kd2 Rd8+ 30. Kc2 Re2+ 31. Kb1 Rdd2 32. Rce1 Rb2+
33. Ka1 Ra2+ 34. Kb1 Reb2+ 35. Kc1 {Safarli,E (2649)-Mamedyarov,S (2743) Dubai
2014 0-1}) 6. Nb1 $146 (6. Nce2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bg5 Kc7 10.
O-O-O Bc5 11. f3 h6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Bh3 Ba6 14. Kb1 Rd8 15. Rxd8 Kxd8 16. Nc1
Nd7 17. Nge2 Nf8 18. Nd3 Bd6 19. Rd1 Ke7 20. Nec1 c5 21. Ne1 c4 22. Ng2 Ne6 23.
Ne3 Bc5 24. Nd5+ Kf8 25. Bxe6 Rb8 26. Bf5 Kg7 27. Bh3 h5 28. Bf1 h4 29. Nc7 Bc8
30. Bxc4 h3 31. Ne8+ Kg6 32. Nd6 Be6 33. Nb3 Bf2 34. Bxe6 fxe6 35. Nc4 Rc8 {
Fridman,D (2645)-Pakleza,Z (2495) Warsaw 2010 1-0}) 6... e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nf3 (9. Ne2 $5 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gg2e4]}) 9... Nbd7 10. O-O Bc5 11. a3
bxa3 12. Nxa3 Ba6 13. Rd1 Kc7 14. Nb1 Be2 $132 15. Re1 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 h5 17. Be3
Rhb8 18. b3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 h4 $11 20. Nd2 hxg3 21. hxg3 a5 22. Rc3 Rb4 23. Rc4
Nb6 24. Rc5 Rb5 25. Rc3 Rb4 26. Rc5 Rb5 27. Rc3 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kosiorek, Marek"]
[Black "Pakleza, Zbigniew"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2359"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[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 "Szkola Grudziadz"]
[BlackTeam "Lublin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 (4... Nc6) 5. dxe5 dxe4 (5... Nxe4 6. Nf3
Nc6 7. Nbd2 Nc5) 6. Qa4+ (6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bc4 Ng4 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. e6+ Kxe6 10.
Qxg4+ Kf7 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qd5+ Kg7 13. Bg5 $36 {Christiansen,L (2620)-Rivas
Pastor,M (2515) Las Palmas 1993 (6) 1/2}) 6... Bd7 7. Bb5 Ng4 $146 (7... Nd5 8.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 9. Qxe4 {Petrosian,T-Goltsman URS Soviet Union 1964 0-1}) 8. e6 $1
fxe6 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Qxe4 Qd1+ $1 {La pointe qui sauve probablement la nulle
pour les Noirs} 11. Kxd1 Nxf2+ 12. Kc2 Nxe4 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. Re1 Ndf6 15. Nbd2
Nxd2 16. Bxd2 Bd6 17. Rxe6+ Kd7 18. Rae1 Rae8 (18... Rhe8) 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20.
Rxe8 Kxe8 21. Be3 a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Black "Lagowski, Patryk"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dankowice"]
[BlackTeam "Szkola Grudziadz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. h3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. Re1
Re8 9. d5 (9. Na3) (9. Nbd2) 9... Ne7 10. c4 h6 11. Nc3 g5 (11... Nh7 12. Bd2
Kh8 13. b4 Rf8 14. Qc1 Ng8 15. Bf1 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. g3 Qf6 18. Bg2 Bd7 19.
c5 Ne7 20. Nh4 Ng5 21. f4 Nf7 22. c6 bxc6 23. dxc6 Be6 24. Nb5 Rfc8 25. fxe5
dxe5 26. Qc5 Bf8 27. Qf2 Ng6 28. Nxg6+ Qxg6 29. Bc3 a6 30. Na3 Bd6 31. Rad1 Rg8
32. Kh2 Rg7 33. Bd5 Rag8 34. Nc4 Bxd5 35. Rxd5 f4 36. g4 Qe6 37. Qf3 Ng5 38.
Qd3 Nxh3 39. Nxe5 f3 40. Rxd6 Qxd6 41. Kxh3 {Timofeev,A (2597)-Rozum,I (2553)
Samara 2014 1-0}) 12. Nh2 (12. h4 g4 13. Nh2 c6 14. g3 h5 15. Bg5 Nh7 16. Qd2
Rf8 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Be2 Qc7 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Nxg5 22. hxg5
Rfd8 23. Red1 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Bf8 25. f3 gxf3 26. Nxf3 Bg4 27. Nh4 Nd5 28. Rxc6
Nxc3 29. Bxg4 Nxe4 30. Bxh5 Rd8 31. g6 fxg6 32. Bxg6 Ng5 33. Bh5 Ne4 34. Bf3
Bc5+ 35. Kh2 Rd2+ 36. Ng2 Ng5 37. Rg6+ {1-0 (37) Iovcov,V (2368)-Mamedov,R 
(2650) Jerusalem 2015}) 12... Ng6 13. Be2 Nf4 14. Bf3 (14. Bf1) 14... a5 15.
Ng4 Nd7 16. Ne3 Nc5 17. Bg4 $1 {[%csl Gf5]} a4 18. Qf3 {[%cal Gg2g3]} Ra6 19.
g3 $14 Ng6 20. Bxc8 Qxc8 21. Qh5 (21. Kg2) 21... a3 22. Nf5 (22. b3) 22... Nd3
23. Re2 Nxc1 24. Rxc1 axb2 25. Rxb2 Kh7 26. Nd1 $1 $36 {[%cal Gd1e3,Ge3f5,
Ge3g4]} Ne7 27. Nde3 Nxf5 28. Nxf5 Rf8 29. h4 f6 30. c5 dxc5 31. Rxc5 b6 32.
Rc6 b5 33. hxg5 Rxc6 34. g6+ 1-0

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chojnacki, Krzysztof"]
[Black "Pakleza, Zbigniew"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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 "Poznan Pocztowiec"]
[BlackTeam "Lublin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nbd7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4
Qc7 (8... a5 9. Na3 Qc7 10. Nc4 Re8 11. b3 b6 12. Ne3 Nf8 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5
exd4 15. cxd4 d5 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. Bb2 N8d7 18. f4 Ne4 19. Qc2 Ndf6 20. Rac1 c5
21. g4 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nxg4 23. Qg2 Nh6 24. Rxe4 dxe4 25. Bxe4 Rad8 26. Kh1 Kh8
27. Rg1 Rg8 28. Qh3 Rd2 29. Bc3 Re2 30. Qf3 Rxe4 31. Qxe4 Qc8 32. e6 f6 33. Rd1
Ng4 34. Qf3 Nh6 35. Qe4 Ng4 36. Rd2 h5 37. h3 {1-0 (37) Fridman,D (2645)
-Halkias,S (2578) Warsaw 2010}) 9. Nbd2 g6 (9... Re8 10. b3 Nf8 11. Ba3 Ng6 12.
g3 Bg4 13. Qc2 Rad8 14. Bf1 d5 15. Nxe5 Bxa3 16. Nxg4 Nxg4 17. Rxa3 c5 18. Ra2
dxe4 19. Rxe4 Rxe4 20. Nxe4 cxd4 21. cxd4 Qxc2 22. Rxc2 Rxd4 23. Rc8+ Nf8 24.
f3 Ne5 25. Be2 Rb4 26. Nd2 Rd4 27. Nc4 Nc6 28. Kf2 g6 29. Ke3 Rd7 30. f4 Kg7
31. Bf3 Ne7 32. Ra8 Nf5+ 33. Kf2 b6 34. Bg4 Ne6 35. Bxf5 gxf5 36. Ne5 Rc7 37.
b4 Nd4 38. b5 f6 39. Nd3 {Zhu,C (2461)-Drozdova,D (2258) Khanty-Mansiysk 2014
1/2-1/2}) 10. Nf1 Nh5 11. Bh6 Re8 12. Bc4 Nf8 $11 13. Ng5 Ne6 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15.
Bxe6 fxe6 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 exd4 18. Qxd4 (18. cxd4 e5) 18... Bf8 19. Bxf8
Rxf8 20. Rad1 d5 21. exd5 exd5 22. c4 dxc4 23. Qxc4+ Qf7 24. Qxf7+ Rxf7 25. Rd6
Kf8 26. a5 a6 27. f4 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Kxe8 29. Kf2 Rf5 30. b4 Ke7 31. Rd4 h5 32.
g4 hxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-B 79th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2017.01.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[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. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 2. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 4. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a6
{[%emt 0:01:01]} 5. h4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:03:38]} 6. f3 {[%emt 0:01:
28]} b5 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 7. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} h5 {[%emt 0:05:18]} 8. Nh3 {
[%emt 0:00:21]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 9. O-O-O {[%emt 0:02:43]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:
03:52]} 10. a3 {[%emt 0:01:35]} c6 {[%emt 0:03:11]} 11. Ng5 {[%emt 0:07:16]}
O-O $146 {[%emt 0:06:06]} (11... d5 12. e5 Nh7 13. Nh3 Nf8 14. Nf2 Nc4 15. Bxc4
bxc4 16. Ne2 Rb8 17. g4 Qb6 18. c3 Ne6 19. Nf4 Bh6 20. Ng2 Bf8 21. Nf4 Nd8 22.
Qc2 Be6 23. Rde1 Bh6 24. Ng2 Bxe3+ 25. Nxe3 c5 26. Rd1 cxd4 27. cxd4 Nc6 28.
Qc3 Qa7 29. b4 a5 30. Nc2 axb4 31. axb4 Nxe5 32. dxe5 Qxf2 33. Qe3 Qxe3+ 34.
Nxe3 Rxb4 35. Nxd5 Bxd5 36. Rxd5 e6 37. Rc5 Kf8 38. Kc2 Kg7 39. Kc3 Rb3+ 40.
Kd2 Rxf3 41. Rxc4 {Rodshtein,T (2207)-Melkumyan,H (2653) Douglas 2016 0-1}) 12.
g4 {[%emt 0:04:04]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:06:33]} 13. h5 {[%emt 0:03:29]} Nxh5 {
[%emt 0:04:22]} 14. fxg4 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Bxg4 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 15. Be2 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:06:52]} 16. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:
00:08]} 17. Rdg1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:04:49]} 18. Qg2 {[%emt 0:01:51]}
f5 {[%emt 0:07:37]} 19. exf5 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:15:22]} 20. Nf3 {
[%emt 0:08:54]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:07:31]} 21. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:43] It seems that
White has excellent winning chances: He is down two pawns, but the threats on
the kingside seem to be insurmountable. Smirin turns that on its head.} Be4 {
[%emt 0:02:44]} 22. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 23. Rxh5 {
[%emt 0:13:09]} Rxf3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 24. Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Raf8 $1 {
[%emt 0:03:19] It was mandatory to have found this move before embarking on
Be4. It seems that Rxg6 is decisive, but Black has an ace up his sleeve.} 25.
Rxg6 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:33]} 26. Rxf1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxf1+ {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 27. Qxf1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxg6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 28. Qxc4+ {
[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 29. Qf1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:
44]} 30. Bc3 {[%emt 0:16:35]} Qg1 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 31. Qxg1+ {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Bxg1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Kd2 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 33. Kd3 {
[%emt 0:01:20]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 34. Bb4 {[%emt 0:04:41]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:07:
13]} 35. a4 {[%emt 0:08:52]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 36. Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} e4+ {
[%emt 0:00:31]} 37. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:56]} d4 {[%emt 0:02:44]} 38. Bd6 {[%emt 0:
00:56]} Be3 {[%emt 0:06:09]} 39. c3 {[%emt 0:03:40]} Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 40.
cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 41. Ke3 {[%emt 0:04:43]} Ke6 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} 42. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 43. Bb6 {[%emt 0:
01:24]} Bc1+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} 44. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 45.
a5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} e3 {[%emt 0:04:39]} 46. Ba7 {[%emt 0:03:28]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:
01:07]} 47. Bb6 {[%emt 0:05:50]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 48. d5 {[%emt 0:04:41]}
cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 49. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxa5 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 50. Bxe3 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 51. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:
22]} 52. Bb2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 53. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} d4+
{[%emt 0:00:56]} 54. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 55. Bc1 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 0-1

[Event "Moscow op-A 04th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Black "Zemtsov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2008.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. d5 Nb8 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 c6 8. c4 O-O
9. Nc3 a6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 b5 $6 12. cxb5 axb5 (12... cxb5 {was of course
not Black's idea - this would leave his queenside too weak. war natürlich
nicht die Idee von Schwarz - sein Damenflügel wäre zu stark geschwächt.}) 13.
dxc6 b4 $2 {After this White's quickly infiltrate Black's weakened queenside.
Danach dringen die weißen Figuren schnell am geschwächten schwarzen
Damenflügel ein.} ({Better was the pawn sacrifice Besser war das Bauernopfer} 
13... Nxc6 14. Bxb5 Bb7 {hoping to get counterplay on the queenside as
compensation. in der Hoffnung, als Kompensation Gegenspiel am Damenflügel zu
bekommen.}) 14. Nd5 $1 Nxc6 15. Bb6 $1 Qd7 16. Bb5 Bb7 {[%tqu "En","How would
you exploit White's pressure on the queenside?","Black's knight on c6 is
pinned, but also one of his central pawns (indirectly)...","Show that Black's
queen on d7 is very unfortunately placed!","f3e5","Great!  Not only Black's
knight on c6 is pinned, but indirectly also his d-pawn - White wins material.",
10,"De","Wie würden Sie aus dem weißen Druck am Damenflügel Kapital schlagen?",
"Der Springer auf c6 gefesselt, aber auch einer seiner Zentrumsbauern 
(indirekt)...","Zeigen Sie, dass die schwarze Dame auf d7 höchst unglücklich
steht!","f3e5","Toll!  Nicht nur der schwarze Springer c6 ist gefesselt,
sondern indirekt auch sein d-Bauer - Weiß gewinnt Material.",10]} 17. Ne5 $1 {
Using the fact that the pawn on d6 can't capture since this would open the
d-file - White wins material. Nutzt die Tatsache, dass der Bauer auf d6 nicht
schlagen kann, weil dies die d-Linie öffnen würde - Weiß gewinnt Material.}
Nxe5 ({The alternatives were sad too: Die Alternativen waren ebenfalls
trostlos:} 17... dxe5 18. Nxf6+ {and the queen drops. und die Dame fällt.}) (
17... Qc8 18. Nxc6 {with the threat 19.Nxe7+. mit der Drohung 19.Nxe7+.}) 18.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20. Bd4 Bxe4 21. Re1 e5 22. Be3 Rfd8 23. Qxd6 Bc2 24.
Qxb4 e4 25. Bd4 Ne5 26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. Qc5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Pancevski, Filip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 e5 8. Nf3
Qe7 9. Bd3 b5 10. O-O Bb7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. a4 b4 13. Nd1 Nbd7 14. Ne3 a5 15.
Rfd1 Nb6 16. c3 bxc3 17. bxc3 O-O-O 18. Ne1 Nfd7 19. Rdb1 Kc7 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21.
Bxc4 f6 22. Ra2 Rb8 23. Rd2 Nb6 24. Bb3 Ba6 25. Qe3 Rhd8 26. Rdb2 Rb7 27. c4
Rdb8 28. Qc3 Qb4 29. Qc2 Bxc4 $2 {The wrong capture! Das falsche Schlagen!} ({
Possible was Möglich war} 29... Nxc4 $1 30. Nd3 Qa3 $1 (30... Qd2 31. Nc5 $1
$16) {when White's back rank weakness prevents him from winning material: ,
wonach Weiss aufgrund seiner Grundreihenschwäche kein Material gewinnen kann:}
31. Bxc4 (31. Ra2 $2 Rxb3) 31... Rxb2 $1 32. Nxb2 (32. Rxb2 $2 Qa1+) 32... Bxc4
$1 {and White has to take back with the queen (33.Qxc4 Rxb2 34.Rc1=), since
after und Weiss muss mit der Dame zurücknehmen (33.Qxc4 Rxb2 34.Rc1=), denn
nach} 33. Nxc4 {Black wins thanks to the deflection achieved by gewinnt
Schwarz dank der Ablenkung} Qxa4 $1) 30. Bxc4 Qxc4 {[%tqu "En","White to play
and win.","","","b2b6","",5,"De","Weiss zieht und gewinnt.","","","b2b6","",5]}
31. Rxb6 $1 {The destruction of the piece protecting the queen wins material
for White. Die Vernichtung der Deckungsfigur der Dame gewinnt Material fuer
Weiss.} Rxb6 ({Hopeless is Hoffnungslos ist} 31... Qxc2 32. Rxb7+ Rxb7 33.
Rxb7+ Kxb7 34. Nxc2 {, e.g. , z.B.} Kb6 35. Kf1 Kc5 36. Ke2 Kc4 37. Ne3+ Kb3
38. Kd3 Kxa4 39. Kc4) 32. Qxc4 Rxb1 33. Qf7+ $1 {Necessary precision!
Notwendige Genauigkeit!} (33. Kf1 $6 {would have allowed Black to activate his
rooks with hätte Schwarz erlaubt, seine Tuerme zu aktivieren mittels} R8b4 34.
Qf7+ Kb6 {and the double threat ...Rxe4 and ...Rxa4-a1. und der Doppeldrohung .
..Rxe4 und ...Rxa4-a1.}) ({while wohingegen auf} 33. Qc3 {could be followed by}
Rd8 $1 34. Qxa5+ Kb7 {folgen koennte.}) 33... Kb6 ({Or Oder} 33... Kc8 34. Kf1
R8b4 35. Qxf6 $18) 34. Kf1 Rd8 35. Ke2 Rb2+ 36. Ke3 Rdd2 37. Nd3 1-0

[Event "Blackpool zt"]
[Site "Blackpool"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Davies, Nigel Rodney"]
[Black "McNab, Colin Anderson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. c3 Nf6 3. Nf3 (3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nd2 e5 5. e4 {Hodgson,J-McNab,C
London WFW 1989 CBM/13}) 3... Nbd7 4. Nbd2 e5 5. e4 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8.
Re1 Qc7 9. Nf1 Re8 10. Ng3 g6 11. h3 Nf8 12. Be3 Ne6 13. a4 Nf4 14. Bf1 N6h5
15. Nxh5 Nxh5 16. Bc4 Nf4 17. Bxf4 $5 exf4 18. Qd2 g5 19. Nh2 Bf6 20. Qd1 Be6
21. Bd3 h6 22. Qh5 Bg7 23. a5 Kf8 24. Ng4 Bxg4 25. Qxg4 Qc8 26. Qf3 Qe6 27. Kf1
Re7 (27... a6) 28. a6 $5 Rae8 29. Qe2 b6 30. Kg1 d5 $6 31. e5 f6 32. Bg6 Rd8
33. Qh5 $1 fxe5 34. dxe5 d4 35. h4 $1 dxc3 36. bxc3 gxh4 37. Ra4 Rd5 38. Rxf4+
Kg8 39. Bf5 1-0

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stangl, Markus"]
[Black "Bezold, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Bg4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. h3 Bh5 6. Qe2 {Ribli.Das ist meiner
Meinung nach die beste Variante fuer Weiss.Der Anziehende bereitet g2-g4 vor,
und Schwarz hat keine wirklich gute Fortsetzung.} c6 {Ribli.Der andere
Wartezug 6...a6 ist auch interessant,z.B.7.g4 Bg6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.h4 h5 10.Bf6 Bf6
11.g5 Be7 12.0-0-0 Hennig -Hickl,1995,Hamburg,open.} 7. Bg5 (7. g4 Bg6 8. h4 h5
9. g5 Nfd7 10. Bh3 Be7 11. Be3 d5 12. Nd2 {ist die Hauptvariante.}) 7... Be7 (
7... Nbd7 $5 8. g4 Bg6 9. Nh4 Qa5 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. h4 d5 12. Bd2 Qb6 13. O-O-O
Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qf4 Nd5 17. Qe4 $10 {Tompa,J-Wells,P/Hun
tt/9596/}) 8. g4 Bg6 9. Bxf6 (9. Qe3 d5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Bd3 Qa5 12. O-O-O Nd7
13. Kb1 Be7 14. Nd2 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Nf6 16. Nc4 Qc7 $13 {Tunik-Meshkov,1992
UdSSR.}) 9... Bxf6 10. h4 h6 (10... h5 11. g5 Be7 12. O-O-O Nd7 13. Qe3 $1 (13.
Bh3 d5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qa5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. f4 $13 {Epishin,V-Mokry,K/
Vienna/1991/CBM26/Inf53,120/}) 13... Qb6 14. Nd2 d5 15. f4 dxe4 16. Ndxe4 Bxe4
17. Qxe4 g6 18. Bh3 O-O-O 19. d5 $36 {Stangl,M-Hug,W/Garmisch rapid/1994/EXP43/
}) 11. O-O-O $14 Nd7 {Ribli.Weiss hat grossen Raumvorteil, Schwarz hingegen
das Laeuferpaar. Die Stellung erinnert mich an die Trompovsky-Verteidigung,
nach 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 h6 4.Bf6 Qf6 sind die Hauptmotive aehnlich.} 12.
Qe3 (12. Kb1 Qc7 13. Rg1 $5 (13. Qe3 O-O-O 14. h5 Bh7 15. g5 hxg5 16. Nxg5 Bg8
17. f4 Kb8 18. Be2 a6 19. a3 c5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 $13 {Cvitan,O-Speelman,J/Novi
Sad olm/1990/}) 13... h5 14. g5 Be7 15. d5 e5 16. Bh3 O-O-O 17. Nd2 Kb8 18. Nc4
Nb6 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 20. Rd3 $14 {Rogers,I-Milos,G/Manila olm/1992/}) 12... Qb6
13. Be2 e5 $2 {Ribli. Das ist nicht logisch. Zuerst waere die lange Rochade
notwendig.} 14. Bc4 O-O-O 15. Kb1 (15. h5 exd4 16. Nxd4 Ne5 17. Be2 Bh7 18. f4
Nd7 19. Bc4 Rhf8) 15... Rhf8 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Be7 (17... exd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4
19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Nc5 {Ribli.Schwarz muss so spielen, denn: "wenige
Figuren - wenige Probleme". Dieses Prinzip ist gewoehnlich dann gültig, wenn
der Gegner Raumvorteil hat.}) 18. Bb3 Kb8 19. Ne2 exd4 (19... Rh8 20. Nh4 Bh5)
20. Nfxd4 Nc5 21. Ng3 Nxb3 22. axb3 d5 (22... Rh8 23. f4 Rxh1 24. Rxh1 d5 25.
f5 dxe4) 23. e5 $6 (23. exd5 $5 $14) 23... c5 (23... Rh8 24. f4 Rxh1 25. Rxh1
Bc5 26. Nge2 (26. Rd1 Rh8 27. f5 Bh5) 26... Be4) 24. Ndf5 Rfe8 (24... d4 $5 25.
Qd2 Rfe8 26. Nxg7 Rg8 27. N7h5 Bxg5 28. Qe2 Qxb3) 25. f4 (25. Nxg7 d4) 25...
Bxf5 26. Nxf5 g6 27. Nh6 $10 Qe6 28. Qh3 Rf8 (28... Rh8 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30. Nf7
Rxh1 31. Rxh1) 29. Rd3 Kc7 (29... Rh8) 30. Qg3 b5 31. Rf1 Rd7 32. f5 gxf5 33.
Rxf5 $16 Rh8 34. Rxf7 Kc8 (34... Rxh6 35. gxh6 Qxf7 36. e6+ $18) (34... Bxg5
35. Rxd7+ Kxd7 36. Qxg5 Rxh6 37. Qg7+ $16) 35. Rdf3 Qg6 36. R7f5 Bxg5 (36... b4
) 37. Rxg5 Qxh6 38. Rf6 Qh1+ 39. Ka2 Qe4 40. e6 Rc7 41. Rf7 {Ribli. Und
Schwarz ist hilflos. Einerseits droht Matt, anderseits kommt nach 41...Rf7 42.
ef und der Bauer ist nicht zu halten.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jonkman, Harmen"]
[Black "Franco Ocampos, Zenon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2424"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 cxd4 5. cxd4 e5 6. Nf3 exd4 7. Nxd4 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bf4 Be6 12. Qa4 (12. Qc2 h6 13. Rad1 Qa5
14. Na4 Rfd8 15. b3 c5 16. Bc4 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 $11 {0-1 Jonkman,H-Bosboom,M/
Rotterdam NED 2000/ (40)}) 12... Nd7 $5 (12... Qb6 $142 $11) 13. Rad1 (13. Qxc6
Nc5 14. Bc2 (14. Rfd1 $2 Rc8 15. Qb5 Rb8 16. Qc6 Rb6 $19) 14... Rc8 (14... Rb8
$6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Rxb2 17. Rac1) 15. Qb5 Rb8 16. Qe2 Rxb2 $13) 13... Nc5
14. Qc2 Qb6 (14... Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Qb6 16. Rd2 (16. Bxd6 Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Qxb2 $11)
16... Rfd8 17. Qg3 $14) 15. Be2 Rad8 (15... Rab8 16. Rd2 $14) 16. Rd2 Rd7 $6 (
16... f5 $5 17. e5 d5 18. Be3 $140 Qc7 19. f4 Ne4 $13) 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 (17... f5
18. Bxd6 $1 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Rxd6 20. Rxd6 Nxe4 (20... fxe4 21. Bb5 $1) 21. Nxe4
fxe4 22. Bc4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4+ Kh8 24. Qe2 $16 {[%csl Rc6,Re4]}) 18. Be3 $36 Qb8
$2 (18... Qa5 19. f4 f6 {And although White is much better (Black has no
active play at all), there isn't a forced way for him.}) 19. f4 $1 $18 {
Now Black cannot avoid losing material.} Nxe4 (19... f6 20. f5 Bf7 21. Bxc5 $18
) (19... Nb3 20. axb3 Bxb3 21. Qc1 Bxd1 22. Qxd1 $18) 20. Nxe4 Bxa2 21. Nc5 $1
dxc5 22. Rxd7 Re8 23. Bc4 1-0

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shibut, Macon A"]
[Black "Khachiyan, Melikset"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2336"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. f3 {Such a move order is adopted from time to
time by E.Sveshnikov. The position can also arise via the Pirc move order: 1.
e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3 c5 4.c3.} e6 {A rare move. Usually Black takes first on d4
if he wants to play this way.} ({The common continuation is} 4... Nc6 {and if}
5. dxc5 {then Black achieves good play with} d5 {which was confirmed in
practice more than once.}) 5. dxc5 {A principled answer, which, however does
not bring the desired result. Therefore quiet options are preferable.} (5. Be3
$142) (5. Bd3 $142) 5... d5 $1 $146 {The idea is not knew, see 4...Nc6.} (5...
dxc5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {leads to a more pleasant endgame for White.}) 6. e5 (6. b4
a5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 $44) (6. exd5 $6 Bxc5 7. Bb5+ Kf8 8. dxe6 Qb6 $44
) (6. Be3 $142 Nbd7 (6... dxe4 $6 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Na3 $36 {[%cal Ge1c1]}) (
6... Qc7 7. b4 b6 8. Qa4+ {Otherwise Black has excellent prospects} (8. cxb6 $6
axb6 $44) 8... Bd7 9. cxb6 Qxb6 $5 10. Bxb6 Bxa4 11. Bd4 dxe4 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13.
fxe4 Nd7 $44) 7. b4 dxe4 8. fxe4 Nxe4 9. Nf3 $13) 6... Nfd7 7. f4 Bxc5 8. Nf3
f6 ({Safer is to start with} 8... Nc6 $15 {[%cal Gf7f6] in order to avoid the
answer 9.Nd4, see next comment.} 9. Nd4 $140 $6 Qb6 $17) 9. Bd3 (9. Nd4 $142
$13 {can lead to some wild tactical complications, in which White has his
chances as well:} Qb6 (9... fxe5 10. Nxe6) 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Qh3 Kf7 12. Bd3 fxe5
$140 (12... Bxd4 13. cxd4 Qxd4 14. Nc3 $44) 13. Bxg6+ $1 Kxg6 (13... hxg6 $5) (
13... Kg7 $2 14. Nxe6+ Kxg6 15. Rf1 $40) 14. fxe5 {[%cal Gh3h6]} h6 15. Qg4+
Kh7 16. Nxe6 Rg8 17. Qf5+ Kh8 18. Bxh6 $40 {[%cal Gf5h5]}) 9... Nc6 10. Qe2 $2
({White needs to close the diagonal a7-g1 in another way:} 10. b4 $8 Bb6 11. b5
Na5 12. Nd4 $13 {[%cal Gd1h5]}) 10... O-O 11. Be3 {This is bad, but White is
already in troubles.} (11. b4 Bb6 12. b5 {does not help much now:} Na5 13. Nd4
Nc5 $17 {/-+ For instance:} 14. O-O fxe5 15. fxe5 Rxf1+ 16. Qxf1 Nxd3 17. Qxd3
Qh4 {[%cal Gh4e1]} 18. g3 Qh5 $19 {[%csl Re5][%cal Ga5c4]}) 11... Qb6 12. Bxc5
Nxc5 {White has a difficult position. His king is in the center and cannot
castle yet. Moreover, the position can open up any moment. The next move
showed that White collapsed at once under such pressure.} 13. Bc2 Qxb2 $19 14.
O-O ({It turns out that after} 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qxb2 {Black has} Nd3+) 14...
f5 {The safest approach, since Black wins material anyway.} (14... Qxa1 $19)
15. Qf2 b6 16. g4 Qxa1 17. gxf5 exf5 18. Kh1 Qxa2 19. Rg1 Ne6 20. Nh4 d4 21.
Qg2 d3 22. Qxc6 dxc2 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup-C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rizouk, Aimen"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 e5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d5 Ne7 {In my opinion a
doubtful set-up.} 7. Bg5 $1 {All of a sudden Black faces serious problems and
has an unpleasant choice of either to go back with his f6 Knight after which
White will have development advantage, or to weaken his pawn structure. In the
present game Movsesian chooses the second way.} (7. O-O g6 8. Nfd2 Bg7 9. Nc4
O-O 10. f4 $1 {also here Black is forced to play very exactly in order not to
get a lost position in a few moves.} b5 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Ne3 Bd7 13. c4 b4 14.
Nd2 $14 {1-0 Zhang Zhong-Movsesian,S/Elista 1998/ (41)}) 7... Ng6 (7... Nd7 8.
Nfd2 h6 9. Nc4 $1 Qc7 10. Bd2 g6 11. a4 Bg7 12. Nba3 a6 13. O-O O-O 14. f4 $16
{1-0 Doncevic,D-Groszpeter,A/Budapest 1985/ (54)}) 8. Bb5+ {The point. Now
White takes on f6 and breaks the opponent's structure.} Bd7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 (9...
Qxf6 10. Bxd7+ Kxd7 11. O-O $16) 10. a4 a6 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. Nbd2 $14 {/+/-.}
f5 13. Qc2 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Be7 15. Ng3 $1 {Interesting pawn sac. Main idea is to
use weak light-squares in Black's camp.} Nf4 16. O-O Nxd5 17. Rad1 Qe6 18. Nf5
$44 {White has compensation for the pawn first of all due to many weaknesses
in Black's position. After the next move black King will have to stay in the
center ot castle long, but in neither case he will be totally safe.} Rg8 (18...
O-O $2 19. Rxd5 Qxd5 20. Nxe7+ $18) 19. Qe4 Nf6 $6 (19... Nf4 20. g3 O-O-O 21.
Kh1 Ng6 22. b4 $44 (22. c4 $44)) 20. Qxb7 Rd8 21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. Qxa6 {The
situation changed and probably not in Black's favour. Now White is a pawn up
and there is hardly any compensation for that. Black's only hope is to use the
g-file for attack, but with accurate play White should be able to defend with
no problems at all.} Kf8 23. Rfe1 e4 24. Nd2 d5 25. Qe2 {Black succeeded to
advance his central pawns, but there are possibilities to attack it with
either c3-c4 or f2-f3.} Rg6 (25... c4 26. f3 $16 {and not easy to create
threats against the position of white King:} Nh5 27. Qe3 Rd6 28. fxe4 Rdg6 29.
Kh1 $1 (29. exd5 $4 Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 Rxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Qh4+ 32. Qh3 Qf2+ 33. Kh1 Ng3+
$19) 29... Rxg2 $140 30. Qh6+ $18) 26. c4 (26. f3 $5) 26... dxc4 27. Nxc4 Rd4
28. Ne3 (28. f3 $142 Qe6 29. Rxd4 cxd4 30. fxe4 Nxe4 31. Qxe4 Qxc4 $16 32. Rd1
(32. a5)) 28... Qe5 29. a5 Nh5 30. Ra1 Nf4 31. Qf1 Rd7 (31... Rd2 32. Kh1) 32.
a6 Ra7 33. Qb5 Kg7 {Suddenly Black blockated the most dangerous pawn and White
fails to find a constructive plan. Black has active pieces and the King on g1
feels not safe, so in a practical game is easier to play with Black.} 34. b4 $2
{Just blunders a pawn. The position was not easy to evaluate, probably there
is good practical compensation for the pawn. But after the game move the
material becomes equal and Black's chances are clearly better.} (34. Ra4 Nd3
35. Re2 f5 36. g3 f4 $140 37. Nf1) 34... Nd3 $17 35. Rf1 Nxb4 36. Rac1 Nd3 37.
Ra1 h5 38. Nc4 $2 {Moving away the only piece which defends white King is a
suicide.} (38. Ra4 $5 {/\ 39.f3}) (38. f3 $2 Qd4 $19) 38... Qf6 39. Qb8 {
Loses by force.} Qf3 (39... Rxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Qf3+ 41. Kg1 Nf4 42. Qxf4 Qxf4 {
was also possible, but the game is much stronger.}) 40. Ne3 (40. g3 Nf4 $19)
40... Nf4 41. Nf5+ (41. Kh1 Nxg2 42. Nf5+ Kh7 $19) 41... Kh7 42. Nh4 Rxg2+ 43.
Kh1 Rg1+ {and mate next.} 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stevic, Hrvoje"]
[Black "Zugic, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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 "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Canada"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

{[%mdl 64]} 1. e4 {Erenburg} c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 {A mixture of
Sicilian and Pirc. Unlike in most variations of Alapin, here Black is going
for a more complicated strategical play. On the other hand Black will blockade
the center soon, which considerably limits his fighting resources.} 5. Nf3 Bg7
6. O-O O-O 7. h3 {Erenburg: 'preventing from black to trade his light-squared
bishop, that will weaken white's center.'} Qc7 {Erenburg: 'preparing b7-b6 and
sometimes e7-e5. This continuation seems as more flexible than the following
ones:'} (7... cxd4 {Erenburg} 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Be3 Nh5 12.
Rc1 Nf4 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nc7 Rb8 15. a4 $14 {1-0 Fedorov,A-Bologan,V/Belfort
1999/CBM 75 (28)}) (7... Nc6 {Erenburg} 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. c4 e6 11.
Nc3 exd5 12. cxd5 Nh5 13. Re1 Bd7 14. a4 Kh8 15. Bb5 a6 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. a5
$16 {1-0 Nisipeanu,L-Quezada,Y/XVI Carlos Torre Mem KO, Merida MEX (2. 2003 
(43)}) 8. Qe2 e5 {It is not easy for Black to continue without this, since
White has better control in the center and Black must always take into
consideration opponent's advance e4-e5.} (8... Nc6 {Erenburg} 9. Be3 b6 10.
Nbd2 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Ba6 Bd7 13. a4 $14 {1-0 Degraeve,J-Movsesian,S/Pula
1997/CBM 57 ext/[Har Zvi] (58)}) (8... a6 {Erenburg} 9. Bf4 b5 10. e5 Nd5 11.
Bg3 Qb6 12. Nbd2 cxd4 $1 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Be4 d5 15. Bb1 $14 {0-1 Ljubojevic,
L-Polgar,J/Monte Carlo 1994/CBM 40/[Polgar,J] (106)}) 9. dxe5 {Erenburg:
'Typical reaction in such type of structures. White's idea is to leave black's
passive dark-squared bishop on the board. Also, white is willing to fight for
the control over the light squares.'} dxe5 10. a4 {Erenburg: 'grabbing some
space on the queenside and preparing to develop the queenside knight to a3.'}
Nc6 {The resulting pawn structure slightly favors White, because of the weak
square d5 in Black's camp. Black's counterplay can be connected only with
Nh5-f4, while White has better prospects in the center and on the queenside.
Generally, the open d-file often leads to massive exchange of pieces and a
draw.} 11. Na3 b6 12. Rd1 (12. Bg5 Nh5 13. Ba6 h6 14. Be3 Nf4 15. Bxf4 Bxa6 16.
Qxa6 exf4 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 $14 Re6 19. Rd5 Rae8 20. Qd3 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Rxe5
22. Rxe5 {1/2-1/2 Minasian,A-Nisipeanu,L/Dubai 2004}) 12... h6 {Erenburg:
'covering the g5 square, thus, preparing the development of light-squared
bishop to e6.'} 13. Be3 Be6 14. Nd2 {Preparing Bc4.} (14. Bc4 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 Na5
$132 {[%csl Re4]}) 14... Rad8 15. Bc4 {Erenburg: 'In this pawn structure,
white's typical plan is to change the light-squared bishops with following
occupation of central light squares with the knights.'} Bc8 {The trade of
light-squared bishops favours White, so it is logical for Black to avoid it.} (
15... Bxc4 $6 16. Naxc4 $14) 16. Qf3 (16. Ba6 Be6 $11) 16... Kh7 {Erenburg:
'Prophylactic move. Black moves away the monarch from unpleasant pin along the
a2-g8 diagonal.'} 17. Ba2 {Erenburg: 'White keeps his light-squared bishop on
diagonal a2-g8, and, at the same time, liberates the c4 square for one of the
knights.'} Nh5 {Erenburg: 'Black tries to create some counterplay on the
queenside, carrying out f7-f5.'} 18. Nb5 Qe7 19. Bd5 $6 (19. Nc4 $11) 19... Bb7
20. Nc4 {Erenburg: 'It looks like white has got perfect locations for his
light pieces, and his positional advantage is clear. '} Nf6 $1 ({Comes to
consideration:} 20... f5 {Erenburg} 21. Nbd6 fxe4 22. Qxe4 Nf6 23. Qh4 Nxd5 24.
Qxe7 Ncxe7 25. Nxb7 Rd7 26. Nbd6 $14 {/=.}) 21. Rd2 $2 {[%mdl 64] Missing
Black's idea. Erenburg: 'Probably, white underestimated black's 22-nd move...'}
(21. Qe2 $13 Nxd5 $140 22. exd5 Nd4 (22... Nb8 23. d6 $36) 23. cxd4 exd4 24. d6
Qe8 25. Nxa7 $14) ({Much better was} 21. Qg3 {Erenburg} Rd7 (21... Nxd5 22.
exd5 $14) 22. Rd2 Rfd8 23. Rad1 $14 {and white keeps a slight edge, thanks to
an active location of his pieces.}) 21... Nxd5 $1 $17 22. exd5 ({Erenburg:
Stronger was:} 22. Rxd5 f5 $17 {[%cal Gb7f3] '|^!' Erenburg.} 23. Rxd8 {
Erenburg} Nxd8 24. Nbd6 Bc6 $15) 22... Nd4 $1 23. Qd1 (23. cxd4 Bxd5 24. Qe2 (
24. Qg3 exd4 $17) 24... exd4 25. Bf4 Qxe2 26. Rxe2 Bxc4 $19) 23... Bxd5 24.
cxd4 exd4 $19 25. Nba3 dxe3 26. fxe3 (26. Rxd5 e2 27. Qd2 (27. Rxd8 exd1=Q+ 28.
Rdxd1 Rd8 $19) 27... Rxd5 28. Qxd5 e1=Q+ $19) 26... Bc6 {The rest is easy.
Black has better pieces (his bishop pair is incimparably stronger than white
knights) and better pawn formation.} 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Qc2 Be4 29. Qf2 Qe6 30.
Rc1 Rd5 31. h4 Qg4 32. Nd2 Rf5 33. Nxe4 Rxf2 34. Nxf2 Qxa4 35. Nc4 b5 36. Nd6
Bxb2 37. Rxc5 Qa1+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "De Vreugt, Dennis"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e5 {Quite popular lately. In my
opinion Black fixes a bit too early the pawn structure and although Fedorov
has played it before, Black has limited active possibilities.} (5... Bg4) 6.
dxe5 {The easiest way. Whites gets a slight, but thanks to the better
structure a long-term edge.} ({More complicated is} 6. d5) 6... dxe5 7. O-O Be7
8. Qe2 O-O 9. Nbd2 Qc7 10. Re1 h6 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Ng3 Rfd8 13. Nh4 Bf8 14. Bc4
Bxc4 15. Qxc4 g6 16. Be3 a6 17. Qe2 b5 18. h3 c4 19. Red1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8
21. Nf3 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Na5 23. Qd2 h5 (23... Kh7 $142) 24. Bg5 $1 Nd7 $2 (24...
Be7 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Nf1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gf1e3,Ge3d5]} Qc6 27. Qc2 $14) {
[%tqu "En","With the tactical help White gets a big advantage. What would you
play?","","","g5d8","Thanks to this unexpected blow White wins a pawn and
reaches a technically winning position.",10]} 25. Bd8 $1 {Thanks to this
unexpected blow White wins a pawn and reaches a technically winning position.}
Qxd8 26. Nxe5 Nb7 (26... Bh6 27. Qxd7 (27. Qd5 Qe7 28. Nxd7 Bc1 29. e5 Bxb2 30.
Nf6+ Kg7 31. Qd2 Qxe5 (31... Ba3 32. Ngxh5+ gxh5 33. Qg5+ $18) 32. Nge4 Ba3 33.
Qd8 Bf8 34. Qxf8+ Kxf8 35. Nd7+ $18) 27... Qxd7 28. Nxd7 Bc1 29. Nc5 Bxb2 30.
Ne2 $18) 27. Qxd7 Qxd7 28. Nxd7 Bh6 29. Ne2 $18 Bd2 30. e5 Kg7 31. g3 g5 32. g4
hxg4 33. hxg4 a5 34. Kg2 Nd8 35. Kf3 Ne6 36. Ke4 Nf4 37. Nxf4 gxf4 38. Kd4 f3
39. a4 bxa4 40. Nb6 Be1 41. Nxc4 Bxf2+ 42. Ke4 Bh4 43. Kxf3 Bd8 44. Ke4 Kg6 45.
Nd6 f6 46. e6 Be7 47. Kd5 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT poule haute"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.05.08"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2003.05.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Montpellier"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. f4 ({More popular is} 5. Qd2) 5...
O-O ({Another popular line is:} 5... h6 6. Bh4 c5 7. e5 (7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Bd3
Qxc5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Nge2 O-O 11. O-O-O Nb4 12. Kb1 Be6 13. Rhf1 Qa5 14. a3 Nxd3
15. cxd3 Rfc8 16. h3 $132 {1-0 Yermolinsky,A-Gulko,B/USA-ch Parsippany 1996})
7... Nh5 8. dxc5 Nxf4 9. exd6 g5 10. Bf2 O-O (10... Nc6 11. Nge2 O-O 12. Nxf4
gxf4 13. Be2 exd6 14. O-O dxc5 15. Bxc5 Re8 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Rxf4 $16 {
1-0 Hodgson,J-Vovsha,E/World op 29th 2001}) 11. Qd2 exd6 12. O-O-O Bg4 (12...
Nc6 $5 13. Qxd6 Bf5 $44 {Stohl}) 13. Nf3 Nc6 14. cxd6 (14. h4 dxc5 15. hxg5
Qxd2+ 16. Rxd2 hxg5 17. Nxg5 b6 18. g3 Ne6 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Bg2 Rac8 21. Nd5
Rfd8 22. c3 Kf8 23. Rhd1 Ne5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nijboer,F-Bogdanovski,V/EU-ch Ohrid
2001}) 14... Rc8 (14... Qf6 $5 $44 {Stohl}) 15. h4 Nb4 16. Bd4 $16 {1-0
Sorokin,M-Jansa,V/Ostrava 1992}) 6. Qd2 a6 {Quite a rare continuation.In my
opinion,this move is not bad against 4.Bg5 system.} ({The main is} 6... c6) (
6... Nbd7 7. e5 Ne8 8. Nf3 Nb6 9. Bh4 Bh6 10. Bd3 (10. O-O-O dxe5 11. Nxe5 f6
12. Nf3 Nd6 13. Kb1 Bg4 $13) 10... Ng7 11. O-O Bf5 12. Rae1 dxe5 13. Rxe5 f6
14. Re2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Bxf4 16. Qe4 g5 17. Bf2 c6 18. Qxe7 Qxe7 19. Rxe7 Rab8
$11 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Bled ol (Men) 2002}) 7. Bd3 (7. a4 c6
(7... Nc6 $1 8. d5 Nb4 $132 {[%cal Gc7c6]}) 8. a5 $6 (8. Bd3 $142 $14) 8... b5
9. axb6 Qxb6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Na4 $2 (11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bxe7 Re8 $132) 11... Qb7
12. Nf3 f6 13. Bh4 Bh6 $17 {1/2-1/2 Borngaesser,R-Steil,J/NRW-Liga I Germany
1987}) 7... Nc6 $5 $146 {An interesting novelty! After 7.Bd3 black has always .
..Nb4,so he can put his knight on good square.This move is very logical,
because white's bishop is not on e3 and white has to defend on the pawn d4.} (
7... b5 8. e5 Ne8 9. Nf3 Bb7 10. O-O Nd7 11. Be4 Bxe4 12. Nxe4 Nb6 13. Rae1 $14
{1/2-1/2 Liberzon,V-Garcia Gonzales,G/Nice ol (Men) fin-B 1974}) 8. Nf3 ({} 8.
Nge2 Nb4 $5 9. Bc4 b5 10. Bb3 c5 11. a3 Nc6 $13) (8. d5 Nb4 9. Be2 a5 10. Nf3
c6 11. a3 Na6 $13) 8... Bg4 9. d5 (9. Be2 d5 $1 10. Bxf6 exf6 11. exd5 (11.
Nxd5 $2 f5 $17 {[%csl Rd4,Re4]}) 11... Nb4 12. O-O Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 $11 {
Black is not worse due to pair of the bishops.}) 9... Nb4 10. Be2 a5 11. O-O ({
Deserves attention is} 11. h3 $5 Bd7 (11... Bxf3 $6 12. Bxf3 c6 $2 13. a3 Na6
14. dxc6 bxc6 15. e5 {[%csl Rc6]} Nd5 (15... dxe5 16. fxe5 Qxd2+ 17. Bxd2 $16 {
[%csl Ra5,Rc6]}) 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Nxd5 $16) 12. a3 Na6 13. e5 Ne8 (13... Nh5
14. Bh4 Bh6 15. g3 $14) 14. Bh4 $14 {The position is very complicated,but i
think that white is slighty better.}) 11... c6 12. a3 Na6 13. dxc6 bxc6 {
[%cal Ga8b8] Now black gets an opportunity to pressurize on the pawn b2.} 14.
h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 {White has a pair of the bishops but his pawn structure is
slighty worse.} Nd7 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gd8b6,Gb6b2] Black wants to put his
knight on b6-he will provoke ...b2-b3. After that he could play a5-a4 with
good counterplay. By the way, he has created the threat of 16...Qb6+.} (15...
Rb8 $5 16. Rab1 Qc7 17. Kh1 Nc5 $11 {[%cal Gb8b7,Gf8b8]}) 16. Kh1 Nb6 17. e5 {
[%csl Gf3,Rg7] White must play very energetically, otherwise he may be just
worse.} (17. b3 $6 a4 $15) 17... d5 $6 {After that move white has some time to
coordinate his pieces.Better was to keep the pressure in the centre.} (17...
Qc7 18. exd6 exd6 19. b3 d5 20. f5 $13) 18. b3 Qc7 (18... f6 $6 19. exf6 exf6
20. Bh4 $14 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gh4f2]}) 19. a4 {Preventing black's counterplay
on the quuen side and fixing the weakness on a5.} (19. Bh4 $5 a4 (19... f6 20.
exf6 exf6 (20... Bxf6 21. Bxf6 exf6 22. Rfe1 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Rb6]}) 21. f5 $14 {
[%csl Rg7]}) 20. Bf2 axb3 21. cxb3 Rfd8 22. Rfc1 Qb7 23. Ne2 $14) 19... f6 (
19... Nc5 20. Bh4 f5 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gc5e4]} 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Bxf6 exf6 (
22... Rxf6 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. Bxd5+ $16 {[%csl Ra8]}) 23. Qe3 Qd6 24. Rfe1 $14)
20. exf6 exf6 21. Bh4 f5 22. Rae1 Rae8 23. Ne2 Nc5 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gc5e4]
Black has no time to defend on his weak pawn a5.} (23... Nd7 24. Nd4 {[%cal
Gd4c6,Gd4e6]} Bxd4 $8 25. Qxd4 Nb4 26. Re7 $1 Rxe7 27. Bxe7 Re8 (27... Nxc2 $2
28. Qc3 $18 {[%cal Gf3d5]}) 28. Bxb4 axb4 29. Qxb4 $16) 24. Qxa5 Ne4 25. Bf2 $1
{Now black must change his strongest piece-the Ne4!} (25. Qb4 $6 Re6 26. a5 Nd7
$44) 25... Nxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Re3 {The knight on b6 is very bad, and black has no
sufficient compensation for a pawn. White should only coordinate his pieces as
soon as possible.} 27. Rd1 $6 {Too slowly. Black rooks are very active, and
white's king cannot feel safety.} ({Better was} 27. Rff1 $1 Rfe8 28. Ng1 $14 {
with advantage.}) 27... Rfe8 28. c4 {This move leads for a force draw.} ({After
} 28. Qd2 Kh8 29. Rff1 Nc8 {[%cal Gc8d6,Gd6e4] black has sufficient
compensation for a pawn.}) 28... Rxb3 $8 (28... dxc4 29. bxc4 Qb7 30. Rb1 Nxc4
31. Rxb7 Nxa5 32. Ra7 Nc4 33. Bxc6 $16) 29. cxd5 cxd5 30. Bxd5+ Nxd5 31. Qxd5+
Qf7 32. Qxf7+ Kxf7 33. Ng1 (33. Ng1 Ra3 $11) (33. Nd4 Rb4 34. Nb5 Ra8 35. Rd7+
Kg8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 (6. f3 {It's main line.
}) 6... Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 {This variation is quite popular nowdays. The idea is
that black can put his bishop on e7.} (7... Bg7 {It's another opportunity} 8.
Bh6 (8. e5 $5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. e6 fxe6 11. Be4 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 b4 13. Na4 Qc7
14. Nd4 $16 {[%csl Rc6,Re6,Re7] Khenkin,I-Postny,E/ISR-ch op Tel Aviv 2001}) (
8. h3 $5 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. c3 Rb8 13. cxb4 Rxb4 14. Qc2
O-O 15. O-O Re8 16. Rfd1 $14 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gf3d2,Gd2c4] Kolev,A-Chakov,P/
BUL-chT Varna 1995}) 8... Bxh6 (8... O-O $5 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. a4 (10. e5 dxe5
11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Qf4 Nc5 {[%csl Rd3]} 13. Rd1 $13) 10... b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. e5
$2 (12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 e5 $11) 12... dxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Qf4 Nc5 15. Rd1
Qb6 $17 {[%csl Ra4] Emms,J-Schmalts,R/Harplinge 1998}) 9. Qxh6 e5 {[%cal Gf6g4]
} 10. h3 (10. dxe5 $6 dxe5 11. h3 Qe7 12. O-O Nc5 13. Rfe1 Nfd7 14. Rad1 a6 15.
Bf1 Qf8 16. Qh4 f6 $15 {Schmidt,P-Azmaiparashvilli,Z/Frankfurt Ordix op rapid
1999}) 10... Bb7 11. O-O Nh5 12. Ne2 $1 {[%csl Yf4][%cal Ge2f4]} Qf6 13. a4 b4
14. a5 $14 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gd4e5] De Vreugt,D-Gurevich,M/Lost Boys 2001}) 8.
dxe5 {This is standart exchange in this position but  white doesn't must to do
it immediately.} ({For example:} 8. O-O Bb7 9. h3 (9. a4 a6 10. Rad1 (10. dxe5
dxe5 11. Rad1 b4 $6 (11... Bg7 12. h3 O-O) 12. Ne2 c5 13. Ng3 Bg7 14. Bh6 O-O
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qg5 Qc7 17. Bc4 $16) 10... Be7 (10... Bg7 11. axb5 cxb5 12.
dxe5 dxe5 13. Nxb5 $5 axb5 14. Bxb5 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Nxe5 $40 {
Kupreichik-Karasev/minsk 1976}) 11. Bh6 exd4 12. Nxd4 b4 13. Nce2 c5 14. Nf3
$36 {Gelfand,B-Ponomariov,R/Biel GM 2000[Gelfand]}) 9... Bg7 10. a4 a6 11. dxe5
dxe5 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Ng3 Re8 14. c4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6]
Stefansson,H-Ponomariov,R/EUCup 17th Panormo 2001}) (8. h3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10.
Rfe1 Bg7 11. Bh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Qe7 13. a4 Ng8 14. Qd2 Ngf6 $11 {[%cal Ge8g8]
Nadyrhanov,S-Tseshkovsky,V/Krasnodar 2000}) 8... dxe5 (8... Nxe5 $6 {is
dubious here:} 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. h3 {[%cal Ga2a4] with clear advantage for
white.}) 9. h3 {[%csl Yg4][%cal Gh3g4] This is profilactic move against Ng4.}
Bb7 {The most logical. Now black is ready for a2-a4.} (9... Bg7 10. a4 b4 11.
Ne2 a5 12. c3 c5 (12... Rb8 13. cxb4 Rxb4 14. Qc2 O-O 15. O-O Qc7 16. Rfc1 Qb8
17. Rab1 $16 {[%csl Ra5,Rc6][%cal Ge3d2] Gdanski,J-Van Wely,L/Heraklio op 1993}
) 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Bb5 $16 {[%csl Rd7,Ye5][%cal
Gd1d8,Gf3e5] Nunn,J-Gelfand,B/Munich 1991}) (9... a5 $5 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 Qe7
12. O-O Nc5 13. Ng3 Bg7 $11 {Ye Jiangchuan-Torre,E/Shenzhen 1992}) (9... a6 10.
Bh6 $5 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Nh5 12. O-O Qf6 {[%cal Gf6f4]} 13. a4 b4 14. Ne2 Qg7 15.
Qd2 a5 16. c3 $14) 10. a4 a6 11. O-O (11. Bh6 {is not dangerous for black in
this position:} Qe7 12. O-O Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Qf8 $1 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Yf8h6]} 14.
Qe3 Qe7 $11 {[%cal Ge8g8]}) 11... Bg7 12. Ne2 Qe7 {If black wants to put his
queen on c7 he should continue:} (12... O-O 13. Ng3 Qc7 $5 14. c4 $1 (14. Bh6
$2 {is wrong action in this kind of positions bscause white cannot hope for
serious attack:} Rfe8 15. Nf5 $6 Bh8 16. Qg5 {[%csl Rf5,Rg5,Rh6]} c5 $17 {
[%csl Re4][%cal Gc5c4] Kogan,A-Van Wely,L/Heraklio op 1993})) 13. Ng3 O-O 14.
c4 Rfd8 $6 $146 {This is dubious novelty. But actually it is clear that white
is better here due to his space advantage and more comfortable development.} (
14... bxa4 15. c5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Gc5]} (15. Rxa4 c5 16. Rfa1 $14) 15... Nxc5
$140 16. Qb4 Nfd7 17. Rfc1 {[%csl Rc5]}) (14... b4 15. c5 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Gc5]}
a5 16. Qc2 Ne8 $6 (16... Ba6 $142 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Rfd1 $14) 17. Rfd1 Nc7 18.
Bc4 $1 {[%csl Ye6][%cal Gc4e6] Great positional idea! Black's knight on e6
will be the only active piece.} Kh8 19. Bb3 Ne6 20. Bxe6 $1 Qxe6 21. Rd6 Qe8
22. Qd2 $16 {[%csl Ra5,Rb7,Rc6,Gd6][%cal Ge3h6] /+- Marciano,D-Leski,M/FRA-ch
Narbonne 1997}) 15. axb5 cxb5 (15... Nc5 $2 16. Qb4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rc5,Re7]
[%cal Ge3c5,Gb4e7]}) 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 (17... Rxa8 $6 18. Bxb5 Nc5
19. Qb4 Bf8 20. Rc1 $1 Ncxe4 21. Qxe7 Bxe7 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Nxe5 $16 {with
just extra pawn for white.}) 18. Qa5 $1 {[%csl Ga5,Ra8,Rb5,Rd8][%cal Gd3b5]
Great! This is the best square for queen.} (18. Ra1 $5 {it's interesting
alternative. For example:} b4 19. Ra4 Bf8 20. Ra7 {with clear advantage for
white.}) 18... b4 $8 19. Rc1 $1 $16 {[%cal Gc1c7] Full domination! Black's
pieces cannot move comfortably.} Ne8 {[%csl Yc7][%cal Ge8c7]} 20. Bd2 $1 Rb8 {
What else?} (20... b3 $2 21. Bb4 Qf6 22. Bb5 $18 {[%cal Gc1d1]}) 21. Bb5 {
[%csl Rb4][%cal Gd2b4]} Ndf6 (21... Bf8 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. Qxe5 $16 {And black
has some practise chanses for surviving.}) 22. Bxb4 Qb7 23. Bxe8 Nxe8 24. Rc4 {
[%csl Ra8,Re5,Rg7][%cal Gf3e5] Now white has just extra pawn with better
position!} f6 25. Nd2 $1 {[%cal Gg3f1,Gf1e3] Right! white's knight will get
his ideal square on e3.} Qd7 {[%cal Ga8b7,Gb8a8]} ({Maybe} 25... Bh6 $5 {
[%csl Rd2,Ye3,Gh6][%cal Gh6e3] was slighty better.}) 26. Ngf1 Bb7 27. Ba3 $1 {
[%cal Ga5c3] Michael plays very accurately!} (27. Ne3 $6 Ra8 28. Qc5 Bh6 29.
Ng4 Bxd2 $140 $4 (29... Bg7 $1 {and it's not easy to see how white can make
some progress here.}) 30. Qf8#) 27... Ra8 28. Qc3 Rd8 {Black tries to activate
his pieces but it's not possible in this game!} 29. Nb3 $1 {[%cal Gb3c5]} Qf7
30. Nc5 {[%csl Gc5]} Ba8 {[%csl Ra8]} 31. Ne3 Nd6 32. Qa5 {[%csl Ga5,Ya8,Rd8]
[%cal Ga5d8,Ga5a8] It is the key square for the gueen in this game!} Rc8 33.
Rb4 f5 $6 {White's pieces are more active and this move only helps for white.}
({The passive} 33... Bf8 {was better.}) 34. Qa6 $1 {[%csl Yc8,Rd6][%cal Ga6d6,
Ga6c8]} Rd8 $8 (34... Bf8 35. Rb6 $18 {[%csl Yc8,Rd6][%cal Gb6d6,Ga6c8]}) 35.
Qb6 $1 Bf6 (35... Qe8 36. Ne6 $1 $18) 36. Ra4 Nc8 (36... Bxe4 37. Ra7 Qe8 38.
Nxe4 Nxe4 39. f3 $18 {[%csl Re4,Yf6][%cal Gb6f6]}) 37. Qa6 Nd6 38. Qb6 $138 Nc8
39. Qa6 (39. Qxd8+ Bxd8 40. Rxa8 Qc7 $8 41. exf5 $16 {[%cal Gc5e6]}) (39. Qe6
$5 Bxe4 40. Qxf7+ Kxf7 41. Nxe4 fxe4 42. Rxe4 $18) 39... Nd6 40. exf5 gxf5 (
40... Nxf5 41. Ne6 $1 $18 {[%csl Ra8,Rd8][%cal Ge6d8,Ga6a8]}) 41. Nd3 Bb7 (
41... e4 42. Nf4 $1 $18 {[%csl Ra8,Yd6,Ge3,Gf4,Rf5][%cal Ga3d6,Ga6d6]} (42.
Bxd6 $6 exd3 {with some practise chanses for black in this complications.}))
42. Qb6 Ne4 (42... e4 43. Ne5 $1 Qe8 44. Bxd6 Qxa4 45. Qxb7 $18 Rxd6 46. Qf7+
Kh8 47. Qf8#) (42... Nc8 43. Qb5 $18 {[%csl Re5,Rf5]}) 43. Nxe5 $1 {[%csl Yd8]
[%cal Gb6d8]} Rd1+ (43... Qa2 44. Rxe4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Gb6f6]}) 44.
Nxd1 Bxe5 {[%cal Ga4a7][%mdl 2096]} 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Moreno Carnero, Javier"]
[Black "Franco Ocampos, Zenon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 {
Black is waiting with development of Bf8. Sometimes he can even put it on e7.}
8. dxe5 ({Another plan is to keep the pressure in the centre:} 8. O-O Bb7 9. a4
a6 10. Rad1 Be7 (10... Bg7 11. axb5 cxb5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5
Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Nxe5 Qc8 17. Qd4 Nxe5 18. Qxe5+ Re6 19. Qb5+ $40 {
1-0 Kupreichik-Karasev,V/Minsk 1976 (33)}) 11. Bh6 exd4 12. Nxd4 b4 13. Nce2 c5
14. Nf3 Qc7 15. Nf4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Nd5 $36 {-see comments to Gelfand,
B-Ponomariov,R/Biel GM 2000 [Gelfand]}) 8... dxe5 9. h3 Bb7 {Quite the best
move.} (9... Bg7 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. c3 c5 (12... Rb8 13. cxb4 Rxb4 14.
Qc2 O-O 15. O-O Qc7 16. Rfc1 Qb8 17. Rab1 Qa8 18. Bd2 Rb8 19. Ng3 $16 {[%csl
Ra5,Rc6] 1-0 Gdanski,J-Van Wely,L/Heraklio op 1993}) 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. O-O O-O
15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Bb5 $16 {1-0 Nunn,J-Gelfand,B/Munich 1991}) 10. O-O Bg7 (10...
Qc7 11. Bh6 (11. a4 $5 a6 12. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2g3,Gc2c4]}) 11... Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Qd6
13. a4 a6 14. axb5 cxb5 15. Rfe1 Qf8 16. Qe3 Qb4 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 O-O 19.
Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Rae8 21. Qc3 Nxd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kozakov,M-Kuzmin,G/EUCup
18th Halkidiki 2002}) 11. a4 a6 12. Ne2 {The best plan in this type of
positions. White wants to put his knight on g3-after that he could play c2-c4
with serious space advantage.} Qe7 (12... O-O 13. Ng3 Qc7 (13... Re8 14. c4
bxa4 15. c5 Bf8 16. Rfc1 a5 17. Rxa4 Qc7 18. Qc3 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Qc4 Ra7
21. Ne1 Rea8 22. Nd3 Ne8 23. Rca1 Ng7 24. Nf1 Ne6 25. Nd2 $16 {1-0 Stefansson,
H-Ponomariov,R/EUCup 17th Panormo 2001}) 14. Bh6 $6 (14. c4 {Roiz,M} bxa4 15.
Rxa4 c5 16. Qa5 $14) 14... Rfe8 15. Nf5 $6 Bh8 16. Qg5 c5 17. Rfd1 c4 18. Be2
Bxe4 19. Nd6 Bxc2 20. Nxe8 Rxe8 21. Rdc1 Bf5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qd2 Nc5 $17 {
0-1 Kogan,A-Van Wely,L/Heraklio op 1993}) 13. Ng3 Nc5 $6 {[%csl Ra4][%cal
Gc5a4] Black tries to prevent the unpleasant c2-c4 with tradicional pressure.
The following game shows that this plan is too risky for black.} ({More
popular is} 13... O-O 14. c4 {-see my comments to Adams,M-Gurevich,M/Corus
Wijk aan Zee 2002 [Roiz,M] 1-0}) 14. axb5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] This natural move
is the best.} (14. b3 Rd8 15. Qc3 Nfd7 16. Rfe1 Ne6 17. Qd2 $6 Ndc5 18. Qe2 $2
Nf4 $17 {0-1 Cabarkapa,S-Popchev,M/Vrbas 1993}) 14... cxb5 15. Bh6 $1 {That's
the drawback of 13...Nc5. White gets an opportunity to attack black pawn e5.}
O-O ({after} 15... Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Rd8 17. Rfd1 $36 {black king is not safe in
the centre.}) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qg5 $1 Kh8 {After this move white can win a
pawn, but actually this is probably the best for black.} (17... Qe6 $6 18. Nd4
$1 (18. Nxe5 $2 h6 19. Qf4 (19. Nf5+ $4 Qxf5 $19) 19... Rfe8 20. Nf3 Rad8 21.
Rfd1 Ncxe4 $11) 18... exd4 19. Qxc5 Rad8 20. e5 (20. Rfe1 $5 $36 {[%csl Rd4]})
20... Nd7 21. Qc7 Bd5 22. f4 $16) 18. Nxe5 Rae8 $8 19. f4 Nfxe4 (19... Qd6 20.
Rad1 $1 (20. Rae1 $6 Ng8 $1 {[%cal Gf7f6,Gd6d4,Gd4b2]} (20... Qd4+ $2 21. Kh2
Nfxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Ng4 $18) 21. Kh1 (21. Qh4
Qd4+ 22. Kh1 Qxb2 $15) 21... Ne6 $1 22. Qh4 Nxf4 $11) 20... Ncxe4 21. Bxe4 Qb6+
22. Kh2 Bxe4 23. Rd2 $36 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gf1d1,Gd2d6] black king is not safe.}
) 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe7 Rxe7 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Rfe1 {In this endgame black
has some chances to save the game because there is no much material on the
board.} f5 (23... f6 24. Rxe4 fxe5 25. fxe5 ({not} 25. Rxe5 $6 Rc7 $1 26. c3 b4
$1 27. cxb4 Rxf4) 25... Re6 $16) 24. Rxa6 g5 {Black tries to use the power of
his strong bishop, but his king is too weak.} (24... Rfe8 $142 {[%cal Gg6g5]}
25. h4 $1 Bxc2 26. Rb6 Bd3 (26... Be4 27. Rxb5 Rc7 28. Re2 Rec8 29. Kf2 Rc2 30.
g3 $16) 27. Re3 Bc4 28. b3 Re6 29. Rb7 $16) 25. Nd3 Rc7 (25... Rg7 26. fxg5
Rxg5 27. Nf4 Bxc2 28. Re7 $16 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Ga6a7,Gf4e6] White rooks are
very active and can create serious threats.}) (25... Rc8 26. fxg5 Rxc2 27. Nf4
Rxb2 28. Rd1 $16 {- this position is similar to the game.The king is very weak
and black has no time to push his pawn.}) 26. fxg5 Rxc2 27. Nf4 Rd8 (27... Rxb2
28. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d7,Ga6a7]} Rc8 29. Ra7 {[%cal Gd1d7]} Rb1 30. Rxb1 Bxb1 31.
Rb7 $16) 28. Rb6 $1 {The pawn is not important in this position! White has to
activate the second rook.} Rxb2 29. Ra1 Rd7 (29... b4 30. Ra7 Kg8 31. Re6 {
[%cal Ge6e7]} Rb1+ 32. Kh2 Rf1 33. Nh5 (33. Kg3 {is also possible}) 33... Rf2
34. Nf6+ Kf8 35. Nxh7+ Kg8 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Nxe4 fxe4 38. Rxe4 b3 39. Rb4 b2
40. h4 $18) 30. Ra5 {This move is not bad, but white could start an attack
immediately.} (30. Rb8+ Kg7 31. Ra6 $18 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ga6f6]}) 30... Kg8 (
30... b4 31. Rb8+ (31. Rab5 $143 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Rdd2 33. Kg3 Bxg2 34. Rxb4 Rxb4
35. Rxb4 Be4) 31... Kg7 32. Ra6 $1 b3 33. Rf6 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gf4h5,Gf4e6]}
Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Rxg2+ 35. Nxg2 Rd2 36. h4 $18) 31. Raxb5 Rxb5 32. Rxb5 $18 {
Black is pawn down. There is no much material on the board, but his king is
too weak and white has a simple plan of win.} Rb7 33. Ra5 {White shouldn't
change the rooks. The rest is a matter of an easy technic-white can either
create a passed pawn or activate his king.} Rb6 34. Rc5 Rb7 35. Kf2 {[%cal
Gf2g3,Gg3h4,Gh4h5,Gf2e3,Ge3d4,Gd4e5]} Rb3 36. Rc8+ Kf7 37. Rc7+ Kg8 38. Rc8+
Kf7 39. Rc7+ Kg8 40. h4 Rb7 (40... Rb2+ 41. Ke3 (41. Kg3 Rb3+ 42. Kh2 $18)
41... Bxg2 42. Nh5 Rb7 43. Nf6+ Kh8 44. Rc8+ Kg7 45. h5 Bh3 46. h6+ Kf7 47. Rh8
$18) 41. Rc8+ Kf7 42. h5 {[%cal Gg5g6,Gh5h6] Black cannot stop white pawns.}
Ke7 43. h6 Kd6 44. Re8 {[%cal Gg5g6,Ge8e6][%mdl 16]} 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 11th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2003.04.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Qc7 {The usual place
for the queen in this variation is on e7. The idea of this move is to prevent
e4-e5. Black is waiting with development of his dark-squared bishop.} 7. Qd2 b5
8. O-O Bb7 {Sometimes black bishop can be placed on the f8-a3 diagonal. That
is the reason of black's last move.} (8... Bg7 {is more popular} 9. Bh6 (9. a4
b4 10. Ne2 a5 11. c3 bxc3 12. bxc3 O-O 13. Bh6 e5 14. Ng3 Re8 15. Rfe1 Nf8 16.
Nh4 Ne6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11 {Charbonneau,P-Zubov,A/Wch U16 Oropesa del Mar 1999})
9... O-O 10. a4 ({The right plan may be:} 10. Ne2 e5 11. c3 Nb6 12. Ng3 Re8 13.
Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nh4 Ng8 15. f4 f6 16. Rf2 $16 {1-0 Ambroz,J-Baum,B/Bad Ragaz op
1993}) 10... b4 11. Ne2 (11. Nd1 a5 12. Re1 c5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. e5 Nd5 15. Re4
h6 16. dxc5 dxe5 17. c6 Qxc6 18. Ne3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qc5 (19... Bb7 $5 20. Rh4 g5
21. Be4 Qc5 $15) 20. Nxe5 Qxe3 21. Rxe3 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 e6 23. Be4 Ra7 24. Rc5
Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kupreichik,V-Pribyl,J/Schwaebisch Grnuend op 1995}) 11... c5
12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 e5 14. Ng3 Re8 15. Nh4 Bh8 16. Nhf5 $13 {1-0 Moroz,
A-Rakhmangulov,A/Rovno 2000}) (8... e5 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 exd4 11. Nexd4 c5 12.
Nb5 Qc6 13. Bc4 $40 {1-0 Nunn,J-McNab,C/Walsall 1992}) 9. Rfe1 e5 {Black
cannot wait with this standard move anymore.} 10. a4 $146 (10. Rad1 a6 11. h3 (
11. Bh6 $5 exd4 $140 12. Nxd4 b4 (12... c5 $2 13. Nd5 $16) 13. Nb1 c5 14. Nf3
$14) 11... Bg7 12. Bh6 O-O 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nh4 Rfe8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qg5 $14
{1/2-1/2 Miljanic,B-Parligras,M/Bucharest-A 2000}) 10... a6 11. dxe5 (11. Bh6
b4 12. Nd1 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 exd4 14. Nxd4 c5 $132) 11... dxe5 12. Bh6 Be7 {
This idea is not new-in some ways black can leave his king in the centre
because it is not easy to open up the position.} (12... Qd6 13. Rad1 Bxh6 14.
Qxh6 Qf8 15. Qh4 Qe7 $14) 13. h3 (13. axb5 cxb5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 f6 16.
Rad1 (16. Be4 $2 Nc5 17. d6 Nxe4 18. dxc7 Nxd2 19. Nxd2 Rc8 $17) 16... Rd8 $13
{black's position is solid enouth}) 13... Rd8 {[%cal Gd8d2] There is not many
good places for the queen.} 14. Qe3 (14. b4 Qd6 $1 (14... Bxb4 $2 15. Nxb5) (
14... Nf8 $2 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Bg7 $1 Rg8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 $16) 15. Rab1
Nf8 16. axb5 cxb5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 f6 $13 {with complicated position.})
14... Bc5 15. Qg5 Be7 16. Qe3 Bc5 17. Qc1 ({after} 17. Qe2 Nh5 18. axb5 axb5
$13 {The queen is not placed well.} (18... cxb5 $2 19. Nd5 $36)) 17... Qd6 $6 {
[%cal Gd7f8,Gf8e6] Black's plan is to put the knight on e6, there it will
control an important black squares. But this plan has a clear drawback:a loss
of coordination between a lot of pieces.} ({possible was} 17... Be7 {[%cal
Gd7c5]} 18. axb5 cxb5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 f6 21. c4 Nc5 22. cxb5 Qd7 $132 {
[%csl Rd3,Rd5][%cal Gc5b3] with complicated position.}) 18. Ne2 $1 Nf8 19. Qg5
(19. Rd1 $5 Ne6 20. axb5 axb5 21. c3 Qc7 22. b4 Be7 (22... Bb6 $6 23. c4 $16 {
[%csl Rb6,Rb7][%cal Gc4c5]}) 23. Qc2 $14) 19... N6d7 20. Red1 f6 (20... Ne6 21.
Qg3 Qc7 22. c3 $14 (22. axb5 $5 cxb5 23. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3d5]} Nf4 24. Nd5 Nxd5
25. exd5)) 21. Qh4 Qe7 22. c3 (22. axb5 cxb5 23. Nc3 $36) 22... Qf7 23. Bb1 $1
{[%cal Gb1a2] The bishop gets a nice job!} (23. b4 Be7 24. Qg3 (24. Rd2 $5)
24... Ne6 25. Rd2 Nb6 $14) 23... Qe7 24. Ba2 Nb6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (24... Ne6
$142 25. b4 Bb6 $16) 25. Ng5 $2 {Missing a winning combination!} (25. Nxe5 $1
Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Qxe5 (26... fxe5 27. Bg5 $18 {[%cal Gd1d8]}) 27. Bg7 $18 {
[%csl Rf6,Rh8][%cal Gg7f6,Gd1d8]}) 25... Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Nc4 $8 27. b4 (27. b3
Nd6 28. Nf3 a5 29. axb5 cxb5 {and black has chanses to hold the position.})
27... Bb6 28. Bxc4 bxc4 29. Nf3 $16 {[%csl Rc4,Re8,Rf6][%cal Gf3d2][%mdl 2080]
In this position white is still much better - the black king is in danger.
More than that, the pawn on c4 is very weak, so I don't understand why did
white offered a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.04.03"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Tirard, Hugo"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Noyon"]
[BlackTeam "Gonfreville"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 (7. O-O-O {
leads to more complicated positions.}) 7... Qc7 ({The most popular
continuation is} 7... Bg7 8. O-O ({In my opinion,the best move for white in
this position is} 8. Bh6 Bxh6 (8... O-O 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. a4 (10. e5 dxe5 11.
dxe5 Ng4 12. Qf4 Nc5 13. Rd1 $14) 10... b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. e5 $6 (12. c3 bxc3
13. bxc3 e5 14. Ng3 h6 15. O-O Rb8 16. Rab1 $14) 12... dxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14.
Qf4 Nc5 15. Rd1 Qb6 $15 {0-1 Emms,J-Schmaltz,R/Harplinge 1998}) 9. Qxh6 e5 10.
h3 Bb7 11. O-O Nh5 12. Ne2 Qf6 13. a4 b4 14. a5 Rb8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5
17. Rae1 $36 {1-0 De Vreugt,D-Gurevich,M/Lost Boys op 2001}) 8... O-O 9. h3 (9.
Bh6 Qc7 10. Ne2 a5 11. Ng3 (11. a4 b4 12. c3 c5 $13) 11... e5 12. c3 a4 13. Nh4
Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Kh8 15. Nf3 (15. f4 Ng8 $1 16. Qg5 h6 17. Qg4 exf4) 15... Ng8 16.
Qd2 Bb7 $11 {Van den Doel,E-Gagunashvili,M/Bled ol (Men) 2002}) 9... e5 10.
dxe5 dxe5 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 c5 13. c3 Bb7 14. cxb4 cxb4 15. Qxb4 Rb8 16. Qa3
Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxa7 Rb7 19. Be3 Qb8 20. Nc3 Rb3 21. Qe7 Nxc3 22. bxc3
Nb6 23. Rfd1 Nc4 24. Bc5 Rxc3 25. Qd7 $16 {1-0 Akopian,V-Azmaiparashvili,Z/
Bled ol (Men) 2002}) 8. h3 Bb7 $5 {Black is waiting with development of his
dark-squared bishop, because may change it by Bh6.} 9. b3 $6 $146 {A loss of
time.After that strange move white cannot fight for the opening advantage.} (9.
O-O a6 (9... b4 $5 {Roiz,M} 10. Ne2 c5 11. Ng3 c4 12. Be2 Bxe4 13. Nxe4 (13.
Qxb4 d5 14. Nd2 Bxc2 15. Qc3 Bf5 16. b3 Be6 $15) 13... Nxe4 14. Qxb4 d5 $13)
10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 c5 12. Ng3 c4 13. Be2 c3 $2 (13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15.
Qxb4 Bd5 $11) 14. bxc3 bxc3 15. Qd3 Bg7 16. Ra3 Rc8 17. Rb1 $16 {1-0
Schmittdiel,E-Lau,R/Bad Woerishofen op 1992}) (9. a3 a5 (9... Bg7 10. Bh6 O-O
11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. O-O e5 13. Rad1 a6 $11) 10. O-O Bg7 11. Bh6 O-O 12. Bxg7 Kxg7
13. Rfe1 e5 14. Ne2 $14 {Gara,A-Berzina,Ilze/EU-ch U16 Girls}) 9... Bg7 10. O-O
O-O (10... b4 11. Ne2 c5 12. Ng3 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Qe1 $13) 11. Bh6 (11. a4 b4
12. Ne2 c5 {[%csl Rc3] and it is clear that only black can be better here:
white cannot play the standard c2-c3.}) 11... e5 12. dxe5 {White cannot hold
the pressure too much-his pieces are not coordinated well.} (12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13.
Ne2 $6 c5 $1 14. dxe5 dxe5 $15) 12... dxe5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 {Black has a standard
plan in this type of positions:he wants to play a7-a6 and c6-c5.In this way he
will be better due to weak pawn e4.On the other hand,it is no so easy to see
the effective plan of white.} 14. Rfd1 $6 ({More accurate was} 14. a4 a6 (14...
b4 15. Ne2 c5 16. Ng3 $11) 15. Qe3 $11 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ye3c5]}) 14... a6 {
[%cal Gc6c5]} 15. a4 Nc5 $1 {[%cal Gb5b4]} 16. b4 $6 ({Better was} 16. Qg5 $1
b4 (16... Nxd3 17. cxd3 Rfe8 18. Nh4 $132) 17. Ne2 Nfxe4 18. Qxe5+ Qxe5 19.
Nxe5 {and white has good chanses to equalize the position.}) 16... Ne6 {
[%csl Rb4][%cal Gc6c5,Ge6d4,Ge6f4,Ga6a5] The knight has got his ideal place:
it can be placed on d4 or f4 in future.Now black can play against the Pb4.} 17.
Ne2 (17. Qe3 Rfd8 {[%cal Ge6f4,Ge6d4]} 18. Bf1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 a5 $1 20. axb5 (
20. bxa5 b4 $17) 20... axb4 21. b6 (21. bxc6 Qxc6 22. Nd5 Qxc2 $17)) 17... c5
$1 18. bxc5 (18. axb5 axb5 19. bxc5 Nxe4 20. Qe3 N6xc5 21. Bxb5 f5 $15) 18...
Nxe4 19. Bxe4 $2 {After that mistake white is just lost from positional point
of view:he has a lot of weaknesses and he cannot avoid material losses.} (19.
Qe3 $142 N6xc5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bxb5 {-18.axb5}) 19... Bxe4 {The black bishop
is very strong without an opponent.} 20. axb5 Bxf3 ({Possible was also} 20...
axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Qc3 f6 23. Nd2 Rd8 24. Rb1 Bd5 $17 {[%csl Rc5] and
white has no useful moves.} 25. Rxb5 $2 Bxg2 $19) 21. gxf3 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8
$17 {[%csl Rc2,Rc5,Rf2,Rf3,Rh3] All the pawns of white are very weak!} 23. Qc3
({More resistant was} 23. Qb4 Nxc5 (23... Rd8 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Qxb5 Qd5 26.
Kg2) 24. Qxb5 (24. Rd5 Ne6 25. Qb2 f6 26. Qxb5 Ra1+ 27. Kg2 Qxc2 28. Rd7+ Kh6
$19) 24... Ne6 $17) 23... Ra4 $1 {[%cal Ga4c4] Mikhail Gurevich shows a good
technique! The rook gets his ideal place.} 24. f4 (24. Rd5 Rc4 25. Qe3 (25.
Qxe5+ Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Rxc2 $19 {[%cal Gb5b4]}) 25... Rxc2 26. Rxe5 Rxc5 27. Rxc5
Qxc5 $19) 24... Rc4 $19 (24... Nxf4 $6 25. Nxf4 Rxf4 26. Rd6 $17 {with some
counterchanses for white.}) 25. Qxe5+ Qxe5 26. fxe5 Rxc2 27. Kf1 (27. Nd4 Rxc5
28. Nxe6+ fxe6 29. f4 Rc4 30. Rd7+ Kh6 31. Re7 Rxf4 32. Rxe6 Kg5 33. Re7 h5 $19
{[%csl Rg1][%cal Gb5b4] white is completely lost-his king is very passive.})
27... Rxc5 28. f4 Rc4 29. Kf2 Nxf4 {[%mdl 2052]} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.20"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Taldea Gros Xake"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 g6 {This move came as a real surprise.} 2. e4 {I decided to go for a
solid line of Pirc Defence, in which neither player had much experience.} (2.
c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 {could transpose to the normal lines of KID.}) 2... Bg7
3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 {White has a stable pawn centre, so
Black should attack it by means of c6-c5 or e6-e5.} 7. h3 (7. d5 $5 {is a
favourite line of GM Sergei Tiviakov, but i like the text move.}) 7... e5 8.
Re1 a5 {Arkadij comes up with a rare and interesting continuation. Black is
fighting for some space on the queenside.} ({The are more common alternatives:
} 8... Bd7 9. Na3 a6 10. Nc2 Kh8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Qe8 13. Qd2 $14 {1-0
Sokolov,I (2650)-Georgiev,K (2644)/Dubai UAE 2014 (44)}) (8... h6 9. Na3 Re8
10. Nc2 Bd7 11. Bd2 $14 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V (2753)-Giri,A (2734)/Leon ESP 2013 (35)
}) (8... Re8 9. Na3 (9. d5 Ne7 10. c4 h6 11. Nc3 Nh7 12. Bd2 $14 {1-0 Timofeev,
A (2597)-Rozum,I (2553)/Samara RUS 2014 (41)}) 9... exd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Bb1
c5 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. Nb5 $14 {1-0 Landa,K (2641)-Huzman,A (2591)/Eilat 2012/
CBM 151 (42)}) (8... Nh5 9. Bf1 h6 10. Na3 Nf4 11. dxe5 (11. Be3 $5) 11... dxe5
12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Nb5 Rd7 15. Rad1 Re7 $11 {1-0 Bologan,V (2732)
-Chadaev,N (2580)/Astana 2012/CBM 149 Extra (50)}) 9. a3 $146 {A double-edged
novelty. White takes control of the b4-spot, so the Bd3 is secured now. On the
other hand, the a3-square is not reachable for the knight anymore, so White's
position becomes somewhat less flexible.} ({The preceding game saw another
main response:} 9. Na3 $5 exd4 {and here after} 10. cxd4 ({Instead of} 10. Nxd4
Nxd4 11. cxd4 c6 12. Nc2 Ne8 13. Bd2 Nc7 14. Qc1 Ne6 $11 {1-0 Kuporosov,V 
(2480)-Krause,C (2195)/Wattens 1999/EXT 2001 (69)}) 10... Nb4 11. Bb1 Bd7 12.
Bg5 $14 {White keeps a definite edge due to a space advantage.}) 9... a4 10.
Bc2 (10. d5 $5 {deserved serious attention:} Ne7 (10... Nb8 11. c4 Nbd7 12. Nc3
Nc5 13. Bc2 Bd7 14. Be3 $14) 11. c4 Nd7 12. Nc3 Nc5 13. Bc2 {winning the
a-pawn, and after:} f5 14. Nxa4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 fxe4 16. Ng5 Nf5 17. Nxe4 $14 {
it doesn't seem like Black has sufficient compensation.}) ({I correctly
rejected} 10. Be3 d5 $1 11. Nbd2 (11. dxe5 Nxe4 12. Nbd2 Bf5 $11) 11... exd4
12. cxd4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Re8 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rc1 Be6 $11) 10...
b5 $1 {A correct decision. The position is similar to the classical lines of
the Ruy Lopez now. White has a strong pawn centre and some space advantage,
but Black's setup is quite flexible, while the light squares on the queenside 
(b3 and c4) may be vulnerable in the long run.} (10... Bd7 11. Be3 (11. d5 Ne7
12. c4 Nh5 13. Nc3 Qe8 $132) 11... Nh5 12. Nbd2 b5 13. Bd3 Rb8 14. Qc2 $14) 11.
Be3 Nd7 {Arkadij finds a good route for his knight.} (11... Rb8 12. Nbd2 Bd7
13. Bd3 Re8 14. Qc2 $14) 12. Nbd2 Na5 {Black is ready to consolidate the
position by means of c7-c5, so White has to react somehow.} (12... Ba6 13. Bd3
Qb8 14. Qe2 (14. Qc2 Qb7 (14... Re8 15. b3 axb3 16. Nxb3 $14) 15. Rab1 Na5 16.
b4 axb3 17. Nxb3 Nxb3 18. Rxb3 exd4 19. cxd4 c5 $132) 14... exd4 (14... Qb7 15.
Rab1 Na5 16. b3 axb3 17. Nxb3 Nxb3 18. Rxb3 $14) 15. cxd4 Na5 16. Rad1 $14) 13.
dxe5 $6 {I chose a wrong version of the plan.} ({After} 13. Bd3 $142 Ba6 14.
Qe2 Rb8 15. dxe5 {would be much more effective:} Nxe5 (15... dxe5 16. b4 axb3
17. a4 c6 18. Reb1 $14) 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Ba7 Rb7 18. Bc5 Re8 19. Red1 $14)
13... dxe5 $6 {Now White's idea is justified.} ({Black could have equalised
with precise play:} 13... Nxe5 $1 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Qe2 Qd7 $1 16. Bd3 Ba6 $11)
14. c4 {This concrete approach wasn't the most precise from an objective point
of view, but Arkadij had to solve some definite concrete problems.} ({Still,} 
14. Bd3 $1 {was stronger:} Ba6 15. Qe2 Rb8 16. b4 $1 axb3 17. a4 {and White is
better, like in the previous note.}) 14... bxc4 (14... c6 15. cxb5 cxb5 16. Qe2
Ba6 17. Bd3 Qb8 18. Rec1 Qb7 19. Rab1 $14 {[%cal Gb2b3]}) 15. Bxa4 Ba6 $2 {
This mistake makes Black's position difficult.} ({My idea was to meet} 15...
Nb6 $1 {with} 16. Bc5 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 {but I missed:} c3 $1 18. bxc3 Re8 $44 {
with good compensation for a pawn.}) 16. b4 cxb3 17. Nxb3 Nxb3 {A sad
necessity.} ({Hardly better was:} 17... Bc8 18. Qc2 Nxb3 19. Bxb3 $16) 18. Bxb3
$16 {White's advantage is undisputable now.} ({Another promising continuation
was} 18. Qxb3 $5 Rb8 (18... Nb6 19. Bc6 Rb8 20. Bc5 Nd7 21. Bb4 $16) 19. Qc3
Nb6 20. Bb3 Qd3 21. Qxd3 Bxd3 22. Nd2 $16) 18... Nb6 $2 {White's pressure on
the Pf7 was very annoying, so Arkadij was trying to simplify the position.
However, this move leads to a lost position.} (18... c5 $142 19. Rc1 Rc8 20.
Bd5 Qe7 21. Qc2 $16) 19. Qxd8 ({Nor was there anything wrong with} 19. Qc2 Bd3
(19... Nc8 20. Bd5 Rb8 21. Rac1 $18) 20. Qc6 Qd7 21. Qxd7 Nxd7 22. Red1 Bb5 23.
a4 Bc6 24. a5 $18) 19... Rfxd8 ({Also after} 19... Raxd8 20. Rec1 Rd7 21. a4
$18 {Black's position lacks any active ideas.}) 20. Rec1 Rd3 {The best
practical chance.} (20... Rd7 {would offer no hope:} 21. a4 Nc8 22. a5 Nd6 23.
Bd5 Rc8 24. Rc6 Bb7 25. a6 $18 {and the a-pawn decides the game.}) 21. Rab1 Ra7
{This move looks quite ugly, but I can hardly suggest anything better.} ({
For instance,} 21... Rd7 22. Ng5 $1 Bd3 (22... h6 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Be6 Re7 25.
Bxb6 cxb6 26. Bd5 Bb7 27. Ne6 Rxa3 28. Rxb6 $18) 23. Nxf7 Bxb1 24. Nxe5+ Kf8
25. Nxd7+ Nxd7 26. Rxb1 Rxa3 27. g3 $18 {with a winning ending.}) 22. Rc5 $2 {
Being under time pressure, I commited a serious tactical mistake.} ({At the
same time, there were 2 convincing winning continuations:} 22. a4 $1 Rb7 (22...
Rxe3 23. fxe3 Bd3 24. Rb2 (24. a5 Rxa5 25. Bxf7+ $18) 24... Bxe4 25. Ng5 $18)
23. Bxb6 (23. a5 Nd7 24. Bd5 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Bf8) (23. Ne1 Rd8 24. Rc6 $18) 23...
Rxb6 (23... cxb6 24. Rc8+ Bf8 25. Ra8 $1 $18) 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rxc7+ $18) ({
Or} 22. Rc6 Rb7 23. Bxb6 Rxb6 24. Bxf7+ Kf8 25. Rbxb6 cxb6 26. Rxb6 Rxa3 27.
Bd5 $18) 22... Rb7 $1 23. Ra5 $6 {One more nervous move.} ({Now, when I look
at this position I can hardly understand what I missed in the following simple
line:} 23. Nxe5 $4 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Nc4 25. Re8+ Kg7 26. Bc5 Rbxb3 27. Bf8+ Kf6
28. Rxb3 Rxb3 $19 {and Black wins!}) ({However, after} 23. Ne1 $1 Rd6 24. Ba2
Nd7 25. Rxb7 Bxb7 26. Rxc7 Bxe4 27. a4 $14 {Black's position would be still
unpleasant due to the strong passed a-pawn.}) 23... Nd7 $2 {That was played
rapidly.} ({In his turn, Arkadij fails to solve all the problems and claim a
draw immediately:} 23... Nc4 $1 24. Rxa6 (24. Bxc4 $2 Rxb1+ 25. Kh2 Rxe3 $19)
24... Nxe3 25. Bxf7+ (25. fxe3 Rdxb3 26. Rxb3 Rxb3 27. Ra8+ Bf8 28. Nxe5 Kg7
$11) 25... Kxf7 26. Rxb7 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Nf1+ 28. Kg1 Ne3+ $11) 24. Rxa6 Rdxb3 25.
Rxb3 Rxb3 {As a result, White has liquidated into a better ending, where the
a-pawn is much stronger than his opponent's pawn.} 26. Ra7 (26. Ra8+ Rb8 27.
Rxb8+ (27. Ra7 Rc8 28. a4 $14) 27... Nxb8 28. Kf1 f6 29. Ke2 Kf7 30. Kd3 Ke6
31. Kc4 $14) (26. a4 Bf8 27. a5 Ra3 28. Ra8 Kg7 29. g4 $14) 26... Nf8 {Black
is looking for active counterplay, but it takes a long time.} (26... Bf8 27.
Rxc7 Nf6 28. Ng5 Bxa3 29. g3 Bb2 30. Kg2 $16) 27. Rxc7 $2 {At this moment I
had just few seconds left on my clock, but still I can hardly understand this
awful move.} ({Of course, Black's position would remain difficult after the
logical} 27. a4 Ra3 28. a5 f6 29. g4 $16) 27... Rxa3 {Obviously, now the
position is completely drawn.} 28. g3 {White's pieces are slightly more active,
but this is rather symbolic.} h6 (28... f6 $11) (28... Ra4 29. Nd2 f6 $11) 29.
Rc8 Kh7 $2 {The miracles are continuous in this game! All of a sudden, Arkadij
loses a pawn in such a simple position.} (29... f6 $11) (29... Ra4 30. Nd2 Kh7
31. Rc7 Kg8 $11) 30. Nxe5 f5 $2 {Only after this weird move do I get real
winning chances again!} ({No doubt, after} 30... Bxe5 31. Rxf8 Kg7 32. Re8 Bc3
$14 {Black should be able to hold this position with precise play.}) 31. exf5
gxf5 (31... Bxe5 32. Rxf8 gxf5 33. Rxf5 Bxg3 34. Rf6 $18) 32. Rc7 Kg8 {Black's
pawns are extremely weak, so Arkadij's task wasn't easy.} 33. Nc6 (33. Nf7 $5
Ra6 34. Rb7 Rf6 35. Ne5 $16) 33... Ng6 34. Rc8+ Kh7 35. Rc7 Kg8 36. Kg2 h5 ({
Possibly, it would be better not to touch the pawns:} 36... Ra4 $5 37. Nd8 Ra6
$16) 37. Rc8+ (37. Nd4 Ra5 (37... f4 38. Nf5 Bf6 39. gxf4 Ra5 40. Nh6+ Kh8 41.
Kf3 $18) 38. Rc6 Kf7 39. Ne6 Bf6 40. Ng5+ Kg7 41. Rc7+ Kg8 $16) 37... Kh7 38.
Rc7 Kg8 39. Bd4 Bxd4 $2 {A decisive mistake - now Black is losing the second
pawn.} ({A passive defence was called for:} 39... Bf8 $142 40. Ne5 Nxe5 41.
Bxe5 Ra4 $16) 40. Nxd4 f4 ({Nor was there much hope after} 40... Ra5 41. Ne6
Kh8 42. Rf7 h4 43. Rf6 Kh7 44. gxh4 Nxh4+ 45. Kg3 Ng6 46. f3 Rb5 47. h4 $18)
41. Ne6 f3+ ({Or} 41... Kh8 42. Nxf4 (42. Rc5 $5 f3+ 43. Kh2 Ra2 44. Rxh5+ Kg8
45. Rg5 Kf7 46. Nd4 Rxf2+ 47. Kg1 Rg2+ 48. Kf1 Rh2 49. Rh5 $18) 42... Nxf4+ 43.
gxf4 Ra5 44. Re7 $18 {, followed by 45.Re5.}) 42. Kh2 (42. Kg1 {was also good
enough:} Ne5 43. Rg7+ Kh8 44. Rg5 Nd3 45. Rxh5+ Kg8 46. Rf5 Ra1+ 47. Kh2 Nxf2
48. Rxf3 $18 {but I'd calculated another winning line.}) 42... Ne5 43. Rg7+ Kh8
44. Rg5 Nd3 45. Rxh5+ Kg8 46. Rf5 Nxf2 47. Rf8+ Kh7 48. Rxf3 Ra2 {Black's
activity is just temporary.} (48... Rxf3 49. Ng5+ Kg6 50. Nxf3 $18) 49. Nf4 ({
Only not} 49. h4 $2 Ne4+ 50. Kh3 Nf2+ 51. Kg2 Ne4+ $11) 49... Kh6 (49... Ne4+
50. Ng2 $18) 50. Kg1 Ne4 51. Re3 $18 {Some accuracy is still required, but
White is winning now.} Ng5 (51... Ra4 52. Kg2 Kg5 53. Rd3 Ra2+ 54. Kf3 Nd2+ 55.
Ke3 Nf1+ 56. Ke4 Nd2+ 57. Ke5 $18) 52. Kf1 Kh7 53. Re2 {Activating the king.}
Ra4 54. Kg2 Ne4 55. Kf3 Ng5+ 56. Kg4 Ne4 57. h4 Kg7 58. Kf3 Nf6 59. Re5 Ra3+
60. Re3 Ra1 61. Re5 Ra3+ 62. Kg2 Ra1 {Allowing White to exchange the knights.}
(62... Kh7 63. Kh3 Ra1 64. Re7+ Kh6 65. Re6 Kg7 66. h5 Kf7 67. Re5 $18) 63.
Nh5+ 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-B"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.04.04"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Galdunts, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cannes"]
[BlackTeam "Bischwiller"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxe5
Nxe5 9. h3 {[%cal Yh3g4,Gf2f4] This move is always useful in this type of
positions.} (9. b3 Bg4 10. f3 Bd7 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qd2 b5 13. Nf4 b4 14. Ncd5
Bb5 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Rfd1 a5 17. Nd5 Bg7 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3 Kh8 20. Rac1 c6
21. Nf4 Nf7 22. c4 bxc3 23. Rxc3 a4 $132 {0-1 Sturua,Z-Volokitin,A/EU-ch 2nd
Ohrid 2001}) 9... Re8 10. Nf4 $6 {In my opinion, this move is a serious loss
of time. White's plan is to play f2-f4 and to gain a space on the king side.} (
10. Rb1 Bd7 11. f4 Nc4 (11... Nc6 12. g4 h6 13. a3 b5 14. b4 (14. Ng3 $14)
14... a5 15. Qd3 axb4 16. axb4 Rb8 17. Bd2 h5 18. g5 Nh7 19. Nd5 Ne7 20. Bc3
$14 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,S-Kovalev,A/BLR-ch Minsk 2000}) 12. b3 Nb6 13. Qd3 Bc6
14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Bb2 a5 16. Rfe1 c5 17. Nde2 Bc6 18. g4 Qc7 19. Ng3 Rad8 20. g5
$36 {1-0 Kasparov,S-Trygstad,K/Gausdal Classics IM-A 2002}) (10. f4 Nc4 11. Qd3
Nb6 12. g4 h6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Bf2 Be6 15. Rfe1 Rad8 16. Nd4 Bc4 17. Qf3 Nfd7
18. a4 (18. Rad1 Nc5 19. b3 $14) 18... c5 19. Ndb5 a6 20. Na3 Be6 21. a5 Nc8
22. e5 $6 (22. Rad1 $14) 22... b5 23. axb6 Ncxb6 24. exd6 Qxd6 $13 {0-1
Baumhus,R-Fridman,D/NRW-Jiga l 9899 1998}) 10... c6 $146 {[%cal Gb7b5]} (10...
a6 11. a4 b6 12. Nfd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bb7 14. Re1 Nd7 15. h4 h6 16. Ra3 Nc5 17.
b4 Nd7 18. f4 (18. a5 $142) 18... a5 $15 {0-1 Nilssen,J-Djurhuus,R/Nordic-ch
VISA 1997}) 11. a4 Qc7 12. Re1 Nfd7 ({possible was also} 12... a5 13. Nfe2 $140
$2 Bxh3 $1 14. Bxh3 Nf3+ 15. Kh1 Nxe1 16. Qxe1 Nxe4 $17) 13. Nfe2 a5 14. Rb1
Nc5 $11 {[%csl Gc5] Black has a comfortable position.} 15. Kh1 {White should
play more energetically - otherwise black may seize the initiative.} (15. f4
Ned7 16. b3 Nf6 17. Nd4 h5 $132) 15... f5 $1 16. exf5 (16. f4 Nf7 17. exf5 Bxf5
$15 {[%csl Rc1] White has problems with development of Bc1.}) 16... Bxf5 17.
Be3 (17. b3 d5 18. Be3 Ne6 19. f4 (19. g4 $2 Bxg4) 19... Nf7 $13) 17... Nc4 18.
Bd4 Rad8 19. g4 {White pieces are not coordinated well, so white tries to put
his knight on g3 and to push f2-f4 later.} Bc8 20. b3 ({After} 20. Bxg7 Qxg7
21. b3 Ne5 22. f4 Nf7 {black has nothing to worry about.}) 20... Ne5 21. f4 Ne6
$1 {Black shouldn't change his strong dark-squared bishop.} 22. Bg1 Nf7 23. Bh2
{White has to play accurately: black may get control on the central squares.} (
23. Qd2 d5 24. Bh2 Qb6 (24... Nd6 $5) 25. Rbd1 Nd6 $15 {[%csl Re4]}) 23... Qb6
24. Ne4 {Black is going to play ...d6-d5.After that Nc3 will be completely out
of play,so white has to regroup his pieces.} d5 ({possible was also} 24... Nc5
$5 25. Bg1 Qc7 26. Nxc5 dxc5 27. Qc1 b6 {and black is not worse-white pieces
are passive.}) 25. N4g3 {[%cal Gf4f5]} Nd6 26. Rf1 Rf8 27. f5 Ng5 {[%mdl 2052]}
(27... Ng5 28. Bg1 Qc7 29. fxg6 hxg6 30. Qd3 Kh7 (30... Nde4 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32.
Qe3 Nf3 33. Qxe4 $1 Nd2 34. Qxg6 Nxb1 35. Rxb1 $14) 31. Rbe1 Rde8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Romero Holmes"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. a4 b6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. h3 Bb7 10. g4 a6 $6 {Accordying to players already a mistake, since
the weak point f5 was calling for Re8 enabling black to move his B frome e7.}
11. Ng3 b5 12. Nf5 b4 13. Ne2 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Re1 Re8 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17.
Nf4 Bf8 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Bf4 Ng6 20. Rxe8 Qxe8 21. Bd6 Rc8 22. Qd2 a5 23. Re1
Qc6 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Qd4 f6 26. Re2 Rc7 27. b3 Ne7 28. Qf4 Nxf5 29. Qxf5 g6
30. Qf4 Re7 $2 {In a difficult position black proposes exchange of R, what
enables white to infiltrate with a Q and gain decisive material advantage.} 31.
Qh6+ Rg7 32. Re7 Kxe7 33. Qxg7+ Ke6 34. Qxh7 g5 35. Qf5+ Ke7 36. Qh7+ Ke6 37.
Qg8+ Ke5 38. Qg6 Qc3 39. Qf7 Bc6 40. Qe7+ Kd4 41. Qxf6+ Kc5 42. Qe7+ Kd4 43.
Qxg5 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Romero Holmes"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Nbd2 e5 8. c3
h6 9. Bh4 b6 10. Re1 Bb7 11. a4 a5 $6 (11... a6) 12. Qc2 Qe8 $6 (12... Qc8) 13.
Bb5 Nh5 14. Rad1 f6 15. Nc4 Rf7 16. Nfd2 (16. b4 $1) 16... Nf4 17. Ne3 Kh7 18.
f3 h5 19. Bc4 Rf8 20. Nd5 Ne6 21. Bf2 c6 22. dxe5 $1 $16 Nxe5 23. Nxb6 Rd8 24.
b4 (24. Nb3 $18 {Shirov}) 24... axb4 25. cxb4 d5 26. exd5 cxd5 27. Bb5 Qe7 28.
Bc5 Qc7 29. Rc1 Rf7 30. Bf2 Qd6 31. Bc5 Qc7 32. Bf2 Qd6 33. Bc5 {(+)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCO-ch"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1999.07.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Motwani, Paul"]
[Black "Summerscale, Aaron"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Rowson,J"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1999.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qf3 d5 7. Bd3 Na6 8. Nge2
Nb4 9. O-O Nxd3 10. cxd3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 g6 12. a4 $5 (12. g4 $6 h5 13. h3 hxg4
14. hxg4 Bd7 15. f5 gxf5 16. gxf5 O-O-O $132) 12... h5 13. h3 h4 14. Ba3 Bf5
15. Rfb1 Qc7 16. Qe3 {Paul later commented that he should now play} (16. a5 $1
e6 17. Bc5 $1 {When the two weaknesses on b7 and h4 give white a clear
advantage.}) 16... e6 17. a5 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 O-O 19. Kh2 b6 20. Rba1 Rab8 21.
axb6 axb6 22. Ng1 Kg7 23. Nf3 Rh8 {White could perhaps consider the plan of
putting the rooks on a3(ready to go to a7) a2(to guard against potential
counterplay on the second rank when the position opens). Nd2-b3 intending
c4-c5. If Black does nothing White gets the excellent c5 square for the knight
and can probably infiltrate with the rooks because the queen is relieved of
the defence of d3. If Black plays B5 White can try to re-route the knight to
b4 via a1(Pushing the b-pawn will just weaken it) and then attack c6. with the
rooks and knight. Again it is crucial that the queen is relieved of defending
d3-so that it can attack h4 or join in on the queenside. It is unlikley Black
will do nothing, but since White has a positional advantage it is also
unlikely that Black can engineer any threats with ...c5 or ...g5 when White is
not ready to meet them. After looking at the position for about half an hour
Paul agreed with me that this is a safe way of playing for a win and that
White retains a big advanatge. The key thing to realise is that White has to
create a second weakness to overstretch Black's defences. Strangely enough it
was this idea here which lead Paul to conceive of the earlier improvement 16.
a5!} 24. Ra7 (24. Nd2 {It would seem that the knight is optimally placed, but
perhaps it is the only piece which can be improved!} c5 $5 25. Ra7 Rb7 26. Rxb7
Qxb7 27. dxc5 bxc5 28. Qxc5 Qb2 $132) (24. c4 Qe7 25. Nd2 c5 (25... Rh5 26. Nb3
g5 27. Nd2 $5 g4 28. hxg4 Bxg4 29. R1a2) 26. cxd5 exd5 27. Nf3) (24. R1a2 $5 c5
25. Ra7 Rb7 26. Rxb7 Qxb7 27. dxc5 bxc5 28. Qxc5 Bxd3 29. Ra7 Qc8 30. Rxf7+
Kxf7 31. Ng5+ Kg7 32. Qe7+ Kh6 33. Nf7+ $16) 24... Rb7 25. Ra8 Rbb8 26. R8a7
Rb7 27. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 ({Moderner ist die Reaktion} 4... a6 5.
Qd2 b5 {usw.}) (4... Ng4 {bringt Schwarz nichts ein:} 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Bg7 7.
Qd2 c6 8. h3 Nf6 9. f4 {ebenfalls mit großem Erfolg für Weiß in der Praxis.}
) 5. Qd2 O-O 6. O-O-O {Nun entsteht das typische Wettrennen mit Angriffen auf
die Könige.} c6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 b4 (8... Qa5 9. Kb1 b4 10. Nce2 {ist
Zugumstellung.}) 9. Nce2 Qa5 10. Kb1 c5 ({Die Alternative ist} 10... Be6 11.
Nc1) 11. Bh6 (11. h4 h5 $5) 11... Nc6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. g5 {[#]} (13. d5 $5 Ne5
14. Ng3 Z0 {mit der Idee} 15. g5) 13... Nd7 ({Der Maschinenvorschlag lautet} 
13... Nh5 $5 {und nach} 14. d5 b3 $5 {mit Damentausch und Kompensation für
den Bauern.} 15. axb3 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Ne5) 14. d5 Nce5 15. Nc1 Nb6 (15... Ba6 $5)
16. h4 Ba6 17. f4 Nec4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qf2 {Um auch den Vorstoß f4-f5 zu
unterstützen.} (19. Qh2 $5 Rh8 20. h5 $16) 19... Rab8 20. Nb3 Qa4 ({Schwarz
musste sich stattdessen um seinen eigenen König kümmern.} 20... Qd8 21. h5
Rh8) 21. h5 {[#]} Nxb2 {Das funktioniert nicht.} 22. Kxb2 c4 23. Nf3 Qa3+ 24.
Ka1 (24. Kb1 $2 c3 {und Matt auf b2 wäre natürlich hübsch gewesen.}) 24...
cxb3 25. cxb3 Rbc8 26. Nd4 ({Aber nicht etwa das hasenfüßige} 26. Qb2+ $2
Qxb2+ 27. Kxb2 {wegen} Be2) 26... Rc3 27. hxg6 fxg6 28. f5 ({Oder auch} 28. Qh4
Rh8 29. Ne6+ Kg8 30. Qh6 {gefolgt von Matt.}) 28... Rfc8 {Droht immerhin Matt.
Doch das lässt sich leicht abwehren.} 29. Rb1 Rc1 30. f6+ exf6 31. Qxf6+ Kg8
32. Ne6 Rxb1+ 33. Rxb1 1-0

[Event "Bagneux Librairie Saint Germain"]
[Site "Bagneux"]
[Date "1978.07.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Seret, Jean Luc"]
[Black "Vadasz, Laszlo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Seret,JL/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1978.07.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 {Une ligne secondaire} Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6.
Nge2 (6. Nf3 $143 $6 c5 $132 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 a6) 6... Nbd7 7. O-O c5 (7...
e5) 8. h3 (8. d5) 8... Rb8 (8... a6) 9. Be3 (9. a4 b6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Bb7
12. Nd5 e5 13. Be3 Nxd5 14. exd5 Ba6 15. Re1 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 f5 17. f4 exf4 18.
Bxf4 Ne5 19. c3 g5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 (21) Kagan,S (2440)-Adorjan,
A (2530) Hastings 1977}) 9... b6 10. Qd2 (10. g4) (10. a4 a6 11. Re1 cxd4 12.
Nxd4 Bb7 13. Qd2 Nc5 $132 {[%cal Gc5e4,Gf6e4]}) 10... cxd4 $146 {Transpose sur
une structure sicilienne} (10... Bb7 11. Bh6 a6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. f4 cxd4 14.
Nxd4 b5 15. a3 e5 16. Nb3 Qb6+ 17. Rf2 a5 18. f5 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Nd5 Bxd5
21. exd5 Ra8 22. Re1 {1/2-1/2 (22) Schmid,L-Pfeiffer,G Nuremberg 1959}) 11.
Nxd4 {[%csl Gc6]} Bb7 12. Bh6 a6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Rad1 b5 (14... Rc8) 15. a3
h6 (15... Nb6 $5 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gb6c4]}) 16. f4 Qb6 {[%cal Ge7e5]} 17. Kh2 b4
18. axb4 Qxb4 19. Rfe1 Nb6 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Nfd5 $132 22. Nxd5 Qxd2 23.
Rxd2 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. c3 Rfc8 26. e6 f5 {[%cal Gg7f6]} 27. Ra1 Rb6 28.
Nxf5+ gxf5 29. Rxd5 Rxb2+ 30. Kh1 Kg6 31. Rd3 {0-1 after 35th Black's move} 0-1

[Event "Canadian op"]
[Site "Edmonton"]
[Date "2009.07.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ni, Hua"]
[Black "Hommeles, Theo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2412"]
[Annotator "Shabalov,A"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2009.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Nc6 5. f3 exd4 $5 {The game transposes
into the Philidor Defence.} 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Nde2 O-O 9. Nf4 Ne5 10.
Bxd7 Qxd7 11. O-O c6 12. Kh1 Rfe8 13. b3 Rad8 14. Qd4 b6 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Nce2
$6 {White had to tighten his grip on the center before attempting this regroup.
} (16. Rad1) 16... Bf8 17. c4 $2 {Allows a very effective breakthrough.} d5 $3
18. cxd5 cxd5 19. exd5 {#} g5 $1 20. Rac1 $2 {Loses material by force.} (20.
Nh3 Rxd5 21. Qc3 Rc5 22. Qd2 g4 23. Nhf4 Rc2 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Qd3 {was still
very playable.}) 20... Bc5 21. Qd1 gxf4 22. b4 Rxd5 23. Qb3 Rd2 24. Nxf4 $2 (
24. Ng1 {would keep the material even, even though black dominates positionally
} Nd5 25. bxc5 Ne3) 24... Ned7 {A nice move Black had to have foreseen. But,
in fact, any other knight retreat would win.} (24... Ng6 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. Bxf6
Rxg2) ({or} 24... Nc6 25. Bc3 Rf2) 25. Bc3 Qxf4 {Black plays it safe.} (25...
Rf2 {would keep an extra piece.}) 26. Bxd2 Qxd2 27. bxc5 Nxc5 28. Qc3 {Forced
exchange because of the Nd3 threat. Black takes his time to win this endgame,
but in the end, despite Hua's heroic defence, things come to their logical
conclusion.} Qxc3 29. Rxc3 Re2 30. Ra3 a5 31. Kg1 Nd5 32. Rf2 Re5 33. Rd2 Kf8
34. Kf2 Ke7 35. h4 a4 36. Rd4 Kd6 37. Rc3 Kc6 38. Rc2 Kb5 39. f4 Nxf4 $1 {
Good technique. With this exchange, Theo eliminates any possibility of a
tactical blunder. It seems like, in the end, White was lacking just one tempo
to survive, but, in fact, it was never close because of the weak a2 pawn.} 40.
Rxf4 Nd3+ 41. Kg3 Nxf4 42. Kxf4 Rc5 43. Rb2+ Ka5 44. Ke3 Rc3+ 45. Kd4 Rg3 46.
Rf2 h5 47. Rxf7 Rxg2 48. a3 Rg3 49. Rf5+ b5 50. Rxh5 Rxa3 51. Rh8 Kb4 52. h5
Rh3 53. h6 a3 54. h7 a2 55. Ra8 Ra3 0-1

[Event "Foxwoods op 04th"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2002.03.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Vovsha, Eli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[Annotator "Shabalov,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. Nge2
Nc6 ({Much sharper is} 8... Nd7 9. O-O-O a6 (9... c5 10. f3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 a6
12. f4 Qa5 13. Kb1 g4 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Ne3 Nf6 16. Nc3 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Nh5 18. e5
Nxg3 19. Rg1 Be6 20. Ne4 dxe5 21. Qxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. Nxg3 exf4 24.
Nh5 Bd4 25. Nxf4 Bxe3 26. Nxe6+ fxe6 27. Rh1 Rf8 28. Bd3 Rf2 29. Be4 Kc7 30. c3
Re2 31. Rh5 Bg5 32. Bd3 Rxg2 33. Rh1 g3 {0-1 Tiviakov,S-Gurevich,D/Las Vegas
1999/(33).}) 10. h4 g4 11. f3 f5 12. e5 Nb6 13. exd6 cxd6 14. Bf2 Be6 15. d5
Nc4 16. Qe1 Bd7 17. Nd4 Ne5 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. dxe6 Qa5 20. Nd5 Qxa2 21. Qb4 O-O
22. Nxe7+ Kh8 23. Rxd6 Rad8 24. Bd4 Kh7 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Nxf5 Nc6 27. e7 Rxd4
28. Nxd4 Nxb4 29. e8=Q Ng3 30. Qd7 Nxh1 31. Qf5+ Kh8 32. Qc8+ Qg8 33. Qxg4 Be5
34. Qe4 Qd5 35. Qxd5 Nxd5 36. Nf5 Ng3 37. Bc4 Nxf5 38. Bxd5 b6 39. h5 Ng3 40.
Bf7 Kg7 41. Be8 Kf6 42. c3 Kg5 43. Kd2 Nxh5 44. Ke3 Bf4+ 45. Kd4 Nf6 46. Bc6 a5
47. b3 Kh4 48. g4 Kg3 49. Kd3 Nh7 50. Ke2 Ng5 51. Bd5 Be5 52. c4 Kf4 53. Kf2
Bd4+ 54. Ke2 Bc5 {0-1 Tiviakov,S-Smirin,I/Wijk aan Zee 1994/(54)}) 9. O-O-O Bd7
10. Qe3 e6 11. h4 Qf6 $5 $146 {Novelty that looks like an attempt to improve
on the game below. It's hard to tell, however, what exactly did black mean on
12.Bh2.} (11... Qe7 12. Bh2 gxh4 13. Bg1 O-O-O 14. g4 Nf6 15. f3 Nh7 16. Bf2 e5
17. d5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Rxd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 b6 21. Nb5 Kb7 22. Qc3 Rc8 23.
Nd4 Qf6 24. Qd3 Ka8 25. Bxh4 Qf4+ 26. Kb1 Nf8 27. Qc3 Ng6 28. Ba6 Nxh4 29. Bxc8
Rxc8 30. Rxh4 Kb7 31. a3 Rg8 32. Ne2 Qg5 33. Rh5 Qe7 34. Rxh6 f5 35. gxf5 Bxf5
36. Nd4 Bd7 37. Ne6 Bc8 38. f4 Rg4 39. Qc6+ Kb8 40. Rh8 {1-0 Leko,P-Topalov,V/
Frankfurt 1999/(40)}) 12. e5 {White is going after immediate punishment.} dxe5
13. dxe5 Qe7 $6 {This move is seemed to be very passive.} (13... Nxe5 14. Ne4
Qf5 (14... Nd3+ 15. Rxd3 Qxb2+ 16. Kd1 $16) {created a lot of chaos.Still
white is slightly better after} 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. Nd4 Qg6 17. Nb5 $14) 14. Bh2
Qb4 15. g4 $1 {This is a refutation of black strategy as he is losing material
without any chance to generate some counterplay.} Qxg4 16. Nb5 O-O-O 17. Ned4
Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Nf4 19. Nxa7+ Kb8 20. Bxf4 gxf4 (20... c5 {looks like surprising
intermediate shot, but in fact it doesn't change much as after} 21. Rc4 gxf4
22. Rxf4 Qh5 23. Re4 {black is unable to take on a7} Kxa7 24. Qxc5+ Ka8 25.
Qa3+ Kb8 26. Qd6+ Ka7 27. Rh3 {neither create any mating threats on d1 square
because of 24.Be2}) 21. Rxf4 Qh5 22. Re4 f5 $6 {This makes bishop g7 dead
forever,but it was very tough to suggest better moves for black.} 23. Rf4 Qe8
24. Bg2 Bf8 25. Rd1 Rg8 26. Bf3 Bc8 27. Re1 c5 28. Nxc8 {The rest is quite
simple.} Rxc8 29. Qb3 Rg7 30. Ra4 c4 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 32. Qxc4 Rc7 33. Qb3 Bc5 34.
Rd1 Qg8 35. a4 Bxf2 36. a5 Ka7 37. Kb1 Qg3 38. a6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 $5 (6. dxe5 dxe5 7. f5
b5 8. Nf3 $14) 6... Bg4 7. Be3 exf4 (7... exd4 8. Bxd4 Qb4 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Qd2
$14) 8. Bxf4 Qb6 9. Ne2 $1 (9. Qd2 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Qxd4 11. O-O-O Kd7 $13) 9...
Bxf3 (9... Nbd7 10. O-O $14) 10. gxf3 Qxb2 11. Rb1 Qxa2 12. Rxb7 Qa5+ 13. Bd2
Qd8 14. Qa1 $1 {/\ 15.Ba5; 15.Rxa7} a5 15. d5 $1 Qc8 (15... cxd5 16. Bb5+ Nfd7
(16... Nbd7 17. e5 Qc8 (17... dxe5 18. Qxe5+ Be7 19. Rg1 $18) 18. exf6 $18))
16. Qb2 a4 (16... Be7 17. Nd4 $18) (16... cxd5 17. exd5 $18) 17. Nd4 a3 18. Qb3
a2 19. Kf2 $18 g6 (19... c5 20. Nb5 Na6 21. Na7 $18) (19... cxd5 20. exd5 $18)
20. dxc6 Be7 21. Ra1 O-O 22. Rxe7 Nxc6 23. Nxc6 Qxc6 24. Qc3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.05"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Efimov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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 "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 c6 (5... Nh5 6. Qf3 Bg7 7. Bc4
O-O 8. Nge2 c5 9. dxc5 Nc6 $5 {[%cal Gc6e5,Re5c4,Re5f3]} 10. Qe3 Ne5 11. Bb3 g5
12. f4 (12. Bg3 Ng4 13. Qd2 dxc5 $11) 12... Nxf4 13. Nxf4 gxf4 14. Qxf4 Ng6 15.
Qg3 Nxh4 16. Qxh4 dxc5 17. Rd1 Qa5 18. Rd3 $13 {Sermek,D-Djuric,S/Nova Gorica
op 1997 1/2 (25)}) (5... Bg7 6. f4 (6. e5 $5 dxe5 7. dxe5 Ng4 (7... Qxd1+ $2 8.
Rxd1 Ng4 9. Nd5 Bxe5 10. Bg3 $1 $18 {[%csl Rc7]}) (7... Nfd7 8. e6 $5 (8. f4 g5
$15) 8... fxe6 9. Bc4 Ne5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. O-O-O+ Ke8 12. Bb3 $16 {[%csl Re6,
Re7]}) 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. O-O-O+ Bd7 10. e6 fxe6 11. Ne4 Ke8 12. Nc5 Bc8 13. Bc4
$16 {Karpatchev,A-Makarjev,I/Moscow-ch 1992/1/2-1/2 (54)}) 6... O-O (6... c6 7.
Qd2 O-O 8. Nf3 b5 9. Bd3 a6 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 b4 12. Ne4 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Rb4,
Rc6] Mahdi,K-Steiner,U/AUT-chT 1992 1:0 (23)}) 7. e5 Nh7 8. Nf3 a6 9. Be2 b5
10. Qd2 $14 {Roca,P-Djuric,S/Greenhills op 1997/1-0 (63)}) 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bd3 a6
8. f4 Bg7 9. e5 Nd5 (9... b4 $6 10. exf6 bxc3 11. Qxc3 exf6 12. f5 $16 {
[%csl Rg7]}) 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Ne2 $14 Nc6 12. c3 g5 $2 ({Better was} 12... Na5
13. b3 Qd7 {[%cal Ge7e6] and black is still O.K}) 13. Bg3 gxf4 14. Nxf4 dxe5
15. Nh5 $1 $16 Bf8 16. dxe5 Bg4 17. Be2 Rg8 18. O-O {[%csl Re8,Rf7] Afer this
natural move blacks position looks unprotectible.} Qd7 $6 ({Nothing changes} 
18... d4 {[%cal Gd8d5]} 19. Bxg4 Rxg4 20. Qe2 $18 {[%cal Ge2f3]}) 19. Bxg4 Rxg4
{[%tqu "En","","","","e5e6","",10]} 20. e6 $3 $18 fxe6 (20... Qxe6 21. Rae1 {
[%cal Rh5f6]} Re4 $8 22. Nf4 Rxe1 $8 (22... Qd7 23. Nxd5 $18) 23. Nxe6 Rxf1+
24. Kxf1 fxe6 25. Bf4 $18 {[%csl Rh6]}) 21. Rxf8+ $1 Kxf8 22. Qxh6+ Kg8 23. h3
Rxg3 $8 24. Nxg3 $40 {[%cal Gg3h5,Ya1f1]} Qd6 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Rf1 {[%cal
Gf1f7]} e5 27. Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "Escaldes zt"]
[Site "Escaldes"]
[Date "1998.11.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Cekro, Ekrem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 (7...
Rb8 $1 $146 {[%cal Gb7b5,Yc7c5] Agrest} 8. a4 c5 9. h3 b6 10. Be3 Bb7 (10...
cxd4 $5 11. Nxd4 Bb7 $132 {[%cal Gd7c5]}) 11. d5 {[%csl Rb7]} Ne8 12. Rb1 Nc7
13. f4 a6 $13 {[%cal Gb6b5] Oratovsky,M-Agrest, Bastia 1998 1/2 (15)}) 8. h3
Qe7 (8... b6 9. dxe5 $6 dxe5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 f5 (11... Ba6 $5) 12. c4 (
12. d6 $5 Rb8 {[%tqu "En","","","","c1g5","",10]} 13. Bg5 $1 Nf6 14. Qd5+ $1
Kh8 15. Qxe5 cxd6 16. Qf4 Qc7 17. c3 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Rd6][%cal Gg5h6]}) 12...
Bb7 13. Nc3 e4 $13 {[%cal Gd7e5] Schulz,K-Spassky,B/Lugano op 1982 0:1 (37)}) (
8... a6 9. a4 b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. d5 Qb8 {[%cal Gc7c6,Yb8d6]} 12. g4 c6 13. Ng3
cxd5 14. exd5 h6 15. Qd2 Kh7 16. f4 exf4 17. Rxf4 Qd8 18. Raf1 $14 {Arbakov,
V-Markowski,T/Biel op MTO 1996 1:0 (30)}) 9. Be3 c6 10. a4 {Typical for this
type of positions move.White preventing blacks counterplay on queenside after
b5.} Re8 11. Qd2 exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne5 $6 {Loosing couple of important temps.
After this move is very difficult to black to coordinate his pieses} (12... Nc5
$142 $5 13. Bxc5 (13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rad1 Rd8 $11) 13... dxc5 14. Rad1 Be6 15.
e5 Nd5 16. f4 Rad8 17. Ne4 f6 $132) 13. f4 Nc4 14. Qc1 $14 {[%csl Rc4][%cal
Ga4a5]} Nb6 $6 (14... d5 15. exd5 (15. e5 Nd7 16. b3 Na5 $8 17. Qd2 $14 {
[%csl Ra5][%cal Gc3d5]}) 15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nd4 Qc5 19.
c3 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}) 15. a5 Nbd7 16. Qd2 Nf8 17. Rad1 $16 {[%csl Rd6]} Be6 $6
18. g4 {[%cal Rg4g5,Gf4f5]} Bc4 (18... d5 $2 19. e5 {[%cal Rf4f5,Rf5f6]} Nxg4
20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Rde1 $16 {/+-}) (18... Red8 19. f5 $18) 19. g5 Nh5 20. Bxg7
Nxg7 21. Qxd6 $18 {Thats the result of dubious blacks play in the opening:
pawn less and completly losing position.Rest of the game is matter of technic.}
Nge6 22. Qxe7 Rxe7 23. Rf2 Nc5 24. Ng3 Nfe6 25. b3 Ba6 26. b4 Nd7 27. e5 {
[%cal Gg3e4,Ge4d6]} Bc4 28. Nge4 Nef8 29. Nd6 Ba6 30. Nce4 Rb8 31. c4 {[%csl
Ra6][%cal Rb4b5]} b6 32. b5 cxb5 33. cxb5 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.05.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2000.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Oratovsky,M} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. f3 Nbd7 6. Qd2 b5 {
Black waits with development of the bishop f8.It is not necessary to lose a
tempo after} (6... Bg7 7. Bh6) 7. h4 Nb6 (7... h5 8. Nh3 Bg7 9. Ng5 Qa5 10. Be2
Nb6 11. Nd1 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 O-O $11 {McShane,L-Gufeld,E/London SCCU op 1995 0-1
(30)}) 8. a4 $6 {critical position of the opening.In my opinion white has
chosen not the best move.Other possibilities are:} (8. g4 $5 h5 (8... h6 9. Bd3
Bg7 10. Nge2 Qc7 11. Ng3 b4 12. Nce2 c5 13. c3 a5 14. h5 $14 {Sedina,E-Manca,F/
Marostica op 1995 (26)}) 9. g5 Nfd7 10. f4 Bg7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bg2 Bb7 13. Nge2
b4 14. Nd1 c5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Sedina,E-Sarno,S/Asti op 1995 (40)}) (8. Bh6 b4 9.
Nd1 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Qc7 11. Ne2 a5 12. Ne3 c5 13. d5 c4 14. g4 a4 15. h5 Rf8 16.
Bh3 Qc5 $15 {Weiss,C-Meister,Y/Linz 1995 0-1 (28)}) 8... b4 9. Nd1 a5 10. b3 h5
$5 {preventing white counterplay on kingside after g4} (10... Bg7 11. Bh6) 11.
Nf2 Bg7 12. Ngh3 Qc7 13. Be2 ({deserved attention} 13. Rd1 $5 c5 14. Bb5+ Bd7
15. dxc5 dxc5 16. O-O $13) 13... c5 14. dxc5 dxc5 15. O-O O-O 16. Rad1 c4 $5
17. Bf4 ({Also after} 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Bxc4 Bxh3 19. gxh3 Rad8 (19... Rfd8 20.
Qg5 e6 $44) 20. Qg5 Nd7 21. Rd5 $1 $13) 17... Qc6 $15 18. Ng5 $6 (18. Bh6 $5)
18... Ba6 19. Qe3 Nfd7 $5 (19... Rfc8) 20. g4 Nf6 $6 {missing simple
possibility to get very comfortable position after} (20... hxg4 21. Nxg4 Qc5 $1
$17) 21. Bh2 Rfc8 22. Rd2 Nbd7 23. gxh5 $6 {interesting was} (23. e5 $5 Nd5 24.
Rxd5 Qxd5 25. e6 fxe6 26. Rd1 Qc6 27. Nxe6 (27. Rxd7 cxb3 $1 (27... Qxd7 28.
Qe4 $1 Rf8 29. Qxg6 Rf6 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. bxc4 $36) 28. Rxe7 bxc2 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7
30. Qe5+ Kg8 31. Qf6 c1=Q+ 32. Kg2 Qxg5 $8 33. hxg5 e5 $19) 27... cxb3 28. cxb3
Bxe2 29. Qxe2 Ne5 30. Ng5 $15 {with compensation}) 23... Nxh5 24. e5 Qc5 $1 25.
Qe4 Nf8 26. Rd5 Qb6 27. Bxc4 (27. bxc4 Bb7 28. Rb5 (28. Qd4 Qc7 29. Rb5 Bc6 $17
{[%cal Gf8d7]}) 28... Bxe4 29. Rxb6 Bxc2 $17 {[%cal Gb4b1]}) 27... Bxc4 28.
bxc4 Qc6 29. Rb5 Qxc4 30. Rb7 f6 $1 31. exf6 exf6 32. Nf7 f5 $1 33. Qe7 $6 (33.
Qxc4 Rxc4 34. Be5 Bxe5 35. Nxe5 Rxc2 $17 {/-+}) 33... Re8 34. Qg5 Qc6 35. Rc7
Qxf3 36. Bd6 Ra6 $138 {Giving to white possibility to comlicate position in
mutual timetrouble after tricky 37.Qh6!.} (36... Rac8 $19) 37. Qh6 $1 {[#]} {
[%tqu "En","How to win?","","","f3e3","",10,"a6d6","",0,"g7h6","",0]} Qe3 $8 {
other moves promises to white at least draw!} (37... Rxd6 38. Qh8+ $3 Bxh8 39.
Nh6#) (37... Bxh6 38. Nxh6+ Kh8 39. Be5+ $1 Rxe5 (39... Ng7 40. Bxg7+ Kh7 41.
Bxf8+ Kh8 42. Bg7+ Kh7 43. Bf6+ Kxh6 44. Bg5+ Kh5 45. Rh7#) 40. Nf7+ Kg8 (40...
Kg7 41. Nxe5+ $18) 41. Nh6+ $11) 38. Qxe3 Rxe3 $19 {In arising endgame white
finds himself with pawn less and lost position.} 39. Nd3 b3 40. Nc5 Rxd6 41.
Nxd6 bxc2 42. Ncb7 ({Doesn't help} 42. Rc1 Re2 43. Nb3 Be5 $1 44. R7xc2 Bh2+
45. Kf1 Ng3#) 42... Re2 43. Rc4 Ne6 44. Nb5 Nef4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Wong, Meng Kong"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Singapore"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. a4 Ng4 $5 {or perhaps ?!}
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Qa5 9. Be2 Ngf6 10. Nf3 $6 (10. f4 $1 $16 {Intending e5 -
Space,centre}) 10... Bg7 (10... b5 $2 11. b4 $1) 11. O-O g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. b4
Qc7 (13... Qxb4 $2 14. a5) 14. a5 O-O 15. Ra3 Rb8 16. Nd1 Ndf6 $6 (16... Nxg3
17. fxg3 (17. hxg3) 17... Nf6) 17. e5 $6 (17. Nxg5 hxg5 18. Qxg5 Nxg3 (18...
Nxe4 19. Qxh5 $16) 19. Rxg3 Ne8 $44) 17... Nxg3 18. fxg3 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Be6 20.
h4 $5 Rbd8 21. Rd3 $1 c5 $2 {intending 22...Ne4} (21... Rxd4 $5) 22. bxc5 Rxd4
(22... Ne4 23. Qe3 Nxc5 24. Rc3 $2 (24. Nxf7 $1) 24... Rxd4 25. Qxd4 Bxe5 26.
Qxc5 Qxc5+ 27. Rxc5 Bd4+) 23. Rxd4 Qxe5 24. Nf2 Qxc5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Rb1 $1 {
intending Rb1-b5 xg5} a6 27. Rxb7 Bd5 28. Rbb4 (28. Qb4 $1 Qxc2 (28... Nd7 $2
29. Rxd7 Bxd4 30. Qxc5 Bxc5 31. Rxd5) 29. Rxe7) 28... e5 {only move} 29. Rbc4
$1 Bxc4 30. Rxc4 Qa3 31. Qxg5 Qxa5 32. Nd3 $14 {at least +=} Qb6+ 33. Kh2 e4 $5
{xf4} 34. Nf4 a5 35. Rc5 Ra8 $5 36. Rb5 Qc7 37. Rc5 Qd8 $4 {Time trouble} (
37... Qb6 $14 {or perhaps +/- but time trouble}) 38. Bc4 $16 Qd7 $2 39. Rf5 $1
$18 Qd4 40. Nh5 Nh7 41. Qg6 Kh8 42. Rxf7 Nf8 43. Qg4 e3 44. Qh3 Nh7 45. Nxg7
Qxc4 46. Ne6 Qe4 47. Ng5 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Cala Galdana"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e6 $5 4. Be3 Be7 5. c4 (5. Nh3 e5 $1 $11) 5... O-O (
5... d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. Nc3 Nb6 9. Bd3 {White is better}) 6. Nc3 c5
7. d5 (7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. e5 Nfd7 10. f4) 7... a6 8. a4 b6 9. Bd3 Bb7
$6 {Provocation!} (9... Ra7) (9... Nbd7 10. b3 (10. f4 $5)) 10. Nh3 (10. Nge2)
10... e5 11. g3 (11. Nf2 Nh5 12. g3 Bg5 $1) 11... Nh5 12. f4 exf4 13. gxf4 g6
14. Rg1 $5 Ng7 15. Ng5 $2 {missing 16...f6!} (15. Qf3) 15... Bxg5 $1 16. Rxg5
f6 $1 (16... f5 $2 17. exf5) 17. Rg1 f5 18. Qf3 fxe4 $5 (18... Nd7 19. Bc2) 19.
Nxe4 Nd7 20. Bc2 (20. Nxd6 $4 Ne5) 20... Qh4+ $5 (20... Nf6) (20... Nf5) (20...
Qe7) (20... Ne5 21. Qe2 Qh4+ 22. Kd1 $1 (22. Kd2 $2 Rxf4) 22... Nxc4 $5 (22...
Rxf4) (22... Nf7) 23. Qxc4 Nf5 (23... Qh5+) 24. Bd2 (24. Bf2 $2 Qxf2) (24. Qd3)
24... Qxh2 25. Re1 (25. Qf1 $2 Bxd5 26. Rh1 Ng3) 25... b5 26. Qd3) 21. Bf2 Qe7
22. O-O-O Ne5 23. Qe2 Rxf4 24. Bg3 Nh5 $4 (24... Raf8 $44) (24... Rg4 25. Rgf1
$1) 25. Qxh5 $1 $18 gxh5 (25... Rxe4 26. Bxe4 gxh5 27. Bxe5+ Kf8 28. Rdf1+ Ke8
29. Rg8+ Kd7 30. Bf5+ Kc7 31. Rg7) 26. Bxf4+ Ng6 (26... Ng4 27. h3) 27. Bg5 $1
Qe5 28. Nf6+ Kh8 29. Bxg6 $1 (29. Nxh7 Kxh7 30. Bxg6+ $18) 29... hxg6 30. Rde1
Qxh2 31. Re7 $1 Qxg1+ 32. Kc2 Qf2+ 33. Kb3 Qf3+ 34. Ka2 Qxf6 35. Bxf6+ Kg8 36.
Rxb7 b5 37. Rg7+ Kf8 38. Rh7 bxa4 39. Bc3 Re8 40. Rh8+ Kf7 41. Rxe8 Kxe8 42.
Bf6 $1 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.13"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 {Stohl Hecht} d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 {A ploy often used by players who
employ the Saemisch Variation against the King's Indian as after 3...g6, White
would play 4.c4!.} d5 (3... e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Ke8 7. Be3
Nbd7 8. Nd2 Bc5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. Bf2 Bc5 12. Nh3 Bxf2+ 13. Nxf2 Ke7
14. O-O-O Nc5 15. b4 $5 Na4 16. Bb3 Nc3 17. Rde1 Be6 18. Kb2 Nb5 19. Nd3 Nd7
20. Bxe6 Kxe6 21. a4 $1 Nd6 22. c4 b6 23. c5 $1 bxc5 24. bxc5 Nb7 25. Nb3 Nb8
26. Nb4 a5 27. c6 $3 $16 {Kramnik,V-Speelman Biel 1993.}) 4. e5 (4. Nc3 {Stohl}
dxe4 5. Bg5 $5 (5. fxe4 e5 $132) 5... exf3 6. Nxf3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O Nc6 9.
Kh1 Nb4 10. Ne5 O-O $5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qh5+ Kg8 14. Ne4 g6 15.
Nxg6 fxg6 16. Qxg6+ Bg7 17. Ng5 Rf6 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qg6 Kg8 $10 {Ward,
C-Hodgson,J/BCF-ch Dundee/1993/}) 4... Ng8 (4... Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7.
Be3 $1 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Nb8 10. Nc3 (10. Nd2 {Stohl} Nc6 11. Bf2 h5 $6
12. c3 Bf5 13. Qb3 Qd7 14. Be2 e6 15. O-O Be7 16. c4 $1 d4 17. Bd3 a5 18. Bxf5
exf5 19. Rad1 a4 20. Qg3 O-O 21. Nf3 Bc5 22. Qg5 $16 {Knaak,R-Heinatz,T/BL
9394/1994/}) 10... Nc6 11. Bb5 e6 12. a3 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 $2 14. O-O g6 15.
Qd2 $16 {Gelfand,B-Adams,M Wijk aan Zee 1994.}) 5. c4 (5. c3 c5 6. f4 cxd4 7.
cxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Nh6 $1 9. Be2 Nf5 10. Nf3 e6 11. a3 Bd7 $13 {Gofshtein,L-Beim,
V/Tel Aviv/1992/} (11... Bd7 {Stohl} 12. b4 Rc8 13. Qd2 Be7 14. Bb2 O-O 15. O-O
a5 16. g4 axb4 17. axb4 Nh6 18. h3 Bxb4 19. f5 f6 $1 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. g5 Qxf5
22. gxh6 Qxh3 23. Rf2 Qxh6 24. Qxh6 gxh6 $13 {Gofshtein,L-Beim,V/Tel Aviv/1992/
})) 5... e6 (5... dxc4 {Stohl} 6. Bxc4 e6 7. f4 Ne7 8. Nf3 Nbc6 9. Nc3 $13 {
1/2:1/2,Psakhis,L-Beim,V/Herzliya/1993/}) 6. Nc3 (6. cxd5 {Stohl} exd5 $5 (6...
Qxd5 7. Nc3 $14) 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd3 Ne7 $13) 6... dxc4 7. Be3 (7. Bxc4 c5 $1 {
Speelman} (7... Nd7 $13 {Stohl})) 7... Nd7 8. Qa4 (8. Bxc4 $2 Nxe5 $1 9. dxe5
Qh4+ 10. Bf2 Qxc4 $17) (8. f4 {Stohl} Nb6 9. Bxc4 Nxc4 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. Qxc4
Bc6 12. Nf3 Ne7 $17) 8... Ne7 9. Bxc4 Nf5 10. Bf2 c6 $1 11. Bd3 (11. Qd1 {Stohl
} Nb6 12. Bb3 Bb4 $5 13. a3 Ba5 $15) 11... Nb6 12. Qa5 (12. Qd1 {Stohl} Nxd4
13. Bxh7 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Rxh7 $17) 12... Nxd4 13. Rd1 c5 14. Nge2 {Although it
seems as though White has a massive initiative, Speelman's 18th move was
probably missed by van der Sterren.} (14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Rxd4 Bc5
17. Bxd7+ Nxd7 18. Qxd8+ Rxd8 $15) (14. Nb5 {Stohl} Nc6 15. Qc3 Nd5 $17) 14...
Nc6 15. Bb5 (15. Qa3 $2 {Stohl} c4 $19) (15. Qb5 {Stohl} Bd7 $1 $19) 15... Qc7
16. Bxc6+ (16. O-O {Stohl} Bd7 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 {/\Nc4-+} 18. Ne4 Nd5 $17 {/\b6})
16... Qxc6 17. Nb5 (17. Ne4 {Stohl} Nd5 $1 $17) 17... Nd5 18. Rxd5 (18. O-O {
Stohl} b6 19. Qa4 Bd7 $19) 18... b6 $3 19. Qa4 (19. Nxa7 {Stohl} exd5 20. Nxc6
bxa5 $19) 19... exd5 20. Nc7+ Kd7 21. Qxc6+ Kxc6 22. Nxa8 Be7 (22... b5 $6 {
Stohl} 23. Kd2 Bb7 24. Nd4+ $1 $132) 23. Nf4 Be6 24. Nxb6 axb6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 {
Material is equal but Black has emerged with a winning advantage thanks to his
excellent pawn structure and the semi-open a-file.} 26. Kd2 Ra8 27. a3 d4 28.
Re1 Kd5 29. Re4 (29. f4 Rf8 30. Bg3 (30. g3 g5 $1 $19) 30... c4 $17) 29... Rf8
30. Kc2 (30. Bh4 {Stohl} Bxh4 31. Rxh4 h6 32. Rg4 Rf7 33. f4 c4 $19) (30. b3 {
Stohl} Ra8 31. a4 b5 $1 32. axb5 Ra2+ 33. Ke1 Rb2 34. Rf4 Bd8 $5 $19) 30... b5
(30... Rf5 {Stohl} 31. Bg3 b5 $36) 31. h3 (31. b4 {Stohl} Rf5 32. bxc5 Bxc5 {
/\d3,Re5-+} 33. Bg3 Bxa3 34. Kd3 Bc5 35. Re1 Rf7 36. Ra1 Ra7 $19) 31... Rf5 {
Passive defence with 32.Bg3 would have not lasted long after 32...c4.} 32. b4 (
32. Bg3 {Stohl} c4 $19) 32... Rxe5 33. Rxe5+ Kxe5 34. bxc5 Bxc5 35. Kd3 Kd5 36.
f4 {Placing another pawn on a Black square but White had to prevent ...e5.} g6
37. Bg1 Bd6 (37... Bxa3 {Stohl} 38. Bxd4 Bd6 $19) 38. g3 g5 39. Bxd4 (39. fxg5
Bxg3 $19 {And Black has two connected passed pawns in the centre.} (39... e5 {
Hecht} 40. h4 (40. g4 {Stohl} e4+ $19) 40... e4+ 41. Kd2 Bxg3 $19)) 39... gxf4
40. gxf4 Bxf4 41. Bb2 Bd6 42. Bc1 Bc5 43. Kc3 e5 44. Kb3 (44. Kd3 {Stohl} Bd4
$19 {(.)}) 44... e4 45. a4 (45. Kc3 {Stohl} Bd4+ 46. Kd2 Kc4 $19) 45... bxa4+
46. Kxa4 Kc4 47. Bh6 e3 (47... e3 48. Bxe3 (48. h4 {Hecht} e2 49. Bd2 h5 50.
Be1 Bd4 51. Ka3 Bc3 52. Bf2 e1=Q 53. Bxe1 Bxe1 54. Kb2 Kd3 $19) 48... Bxe3 49.
Ka3 Kc3 (49... h5 {Hecht} 50. Kb2 Kd3 51. Kb3 h4 52. Kb4 Ke4 53. Kc4 Kf3 54.
Kd3 Ba7 55. Kd2 Kg3 56. Ke2 Kxh3 57. Kf1 Kg3 $19) (49... Kd3 {Stohl} 50. Kb3 h5
{/\Ba7,Ke3-f3-g3}) 50. Ka2 h5 51. Kb1 h4 52. Ka2 Kd2 53. Kb2 Ke2 54. Kc2 Kf3
55. Kd3 Ba7 56. Kd2 Kg3 57. Ke1 Kxh3 58. Kf1 Kh2 59. Ke2 Kg2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Oakham YM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Hennigan, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 (5. e5 dxe5 (5... Nfd7 $142 $5
$13) 6. dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Rxd1 Nfd7 8. f4 $6 (8. Nd5 Bxe5 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. Bxe7 Bxe7
11. Nxc7+ Kd8 12. Nxa8 b6 13. Ne5 $36) 8... c6 9. Bh4 Nf8 10. Bc4 Be6 11. Bxe6
Nxe6 12. Nge2 g5 $1 13. fxg5 Nd7 14. Ng3 Nxe5 15. Nf5 Ng6 16. Nxg7+ Nxg7 17.
Bf2 Ne6 18. Ne4 b6 $15 {Delchev,A-Moldovan,D,Mamaia WchJ 1991-EXP 25}) (5. f4
c6 (5... O-O 6. Qd2 c5 $5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. e5 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Re8 11.
Bd6 Nxf4 12. O-O-O Bg4 13. Re1 Nc6 14. h3 Nxe5 15. hxg4 Ned3+ 16. Bxd3 Nxd3+
17. cxd3 Rxe1+ 18. Kd2 Rae8 19. Bxc5 b6 $44 {Voekler,B-Babula,V,Morava D
1991-EXP 24}) 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 Qb6 8. Qd2 Bg4 9. e5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nd5 11. Nxd5
cxd5 12. c3 f6 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh4 Re8+ 15. Kf1 f5 $13 {Shirov,A-Jansa,V,
Kerteminde 1991-CBM 23}) 5... c6 (5... Nc6 $5 {N} 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. f3 e5 8. Nge2
h6 9. Be3 a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. g4 exd4 13. Bxd4 O-O-O 14. Nf4 Qf8
15. Rhe1 Kb8 16. Nce2 Nd7 17. Qc3 Be5 18. Nd3 f5 $1 $132 {Sokolov,I-Gurevich,M,
Barcelona 1992-CBM 30}) 6. f4 b5 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nf3 Nbd7 (8... Bg4 $142 $13) 9.
O-O (9. e5 b4 10. Ne2 Nd5 $5 (10... dxe5 11. fxe5 Nd5 12. Bh6 $40) 11. exd6 f6
12. dxe7 Qxe7 13. Bh4 Ne3 14. Rg1 Nb6 $146) 9... Nb6 (9... b4 $5 10. Ne2 Qb6
$132) 10. Rae1 (10. f5 $142 $5 d5 11. e5 b4 12. exf6 exf6 13. Bf4 bxc3 14. Qxc3
$16 {Pribyl,J-Wagman,S,Eksjo 1978}) 10... b4 11. Ne2 $6 {N} (11. Nd1 c5 12. c3
bxc3 13. bxc3 cxd4 14. cxd4 d5 $5 (14... Bb7 15. f5 $1 $40 {Byrne,R-Gislis,A,
Sousse izt 1967}) 15. e5 (15. Bxf6 $5 exf6 16. e5 fxe5 17. fxe5 Be6 $13) 15...
Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Ba6 $146 {Byrne,R-Portisch,L,Hastings 1970/71})
11... c5 12. c4 bxc3 13. bxc3 cxd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. Bxf6 $8 (15. e5 Ne4 $17)
15... exf6 $1 (15... Bxf6 16. e5 Bg7 17. f5 $1 gxf5 18. Nf4 $40) 16. Nc3 (16.
e5 Nc4 17. Qc1 Ba6 $15 {/\Qb6,Rc8}) 16... dxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Bc6 (18. f5 Nc4
19. Qf4 Nd6 $36) 18... Ba6 19. Rf2 Nc4 20. Qe2 Qa5 $15 {^^|^} (20... Qd6 $5 21.
Nd5 Kh8 $17) 21. Nd5 Ne5 (21... Rb2 22. Qe7 Rxf2 23. Kxf2 Qxa2+ 24. Kg3 $146)
22. Ne7+ $8 Kh8 23. Qd2 $1 $15 Qxd2 (23... Nxc6 $6 24. Nxc6 Qxd2 25. Rxd2 Rb6
26. d5 $36) 24. Rxd2 Nd3 25. Red1 Nxf4 26. g3 $6 (26. d5 $142 Ne2+ (26... f5 $5
27. d6 Bc3 28. Rc2 Bf6 $15) 27. Kh1 (27. Kf2 Nc3 28. Re1 Bh6 $40) 27... Nc3 28.
Re1 $15 {<=>}) 26... Ne2+ 27. Kg2 Nc3 28. Re1 (28. Rc1 $2 Bh6 $1 29. Rxc3 Bxd2
30. Nxd2 Rb2 $19) 28... Nb5 29. Bd5 Nd6 $17 {T} 30. Nc6 (30. Nc6 Rb7 {/\Rc7-/+
[Stohl]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Walsall op"]
[Site "Walsall"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Martin, Andrew D"]
[Black "McNab, Colin Anderson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bd3 (4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 {-B08}) 4... Bg7 5. c3
O-O 6. Na3 (6. Bg5 h6 (6... Nc6 7. h3 h6 8. Be3 e5 9. Nbd2 b6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11.
Nxe5 dxe5 12. Qe2 Nh5 $1 13. O-O-O Nf4 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. Bc4 Qe7 16. Bd5 Rb8
17. Nf3 Be6 18. Rhe1 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 c6 20. Rd3 Rbd8 $10 {Kholmov,R-Belov,I,
Voskresensk 1990,CBM 19}) 7. Bh4 Bg4 8. Nbd2 Nh5 9. O-O Qd7 10. Re1 e5 11. h3
Nf4 12. Bf1 Bh5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. g4 g5 15. gxh5 gxh4 16. Nxh4 Kh7 $44 {
Ibragimov,I-Azmaiparashvili,Z,Dortmund op 1992,CBM 29}) 6... Nc6 (6... Nbd7 7.
O-O e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. b4 Re8 10. Nc4 Nh5 11. g3 Nb6 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Bc4 Be6
14. Qe2 Qe7 15. Rd1 Nf6 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. a4 Kg7 19. Nd2 h5 $10 {
Krasenkov,M-Jaracz,P,Wisla BES 1992,TD 92_04}) 7. O-O (7. Nc2 Re8 $1 8. O-O e5
9. Re1 h6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Bd2 Qe7 (11... a5 $1 $132 {Krasenkov}) 12. b4 Nh7 13.
Be3 Qf8 14. b5 $14 {Krasenkov,M-Spraggett,K,Andorra 1991}) 7... e5 (7... Nd7 $5
8. Nc4 e5 9. dxe5 Ndxe5 10. Ncxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Qd2 Bd7
14. Bc4 Bg7 15. f3 Be6 16. Bb3 {1/2:1/2,Pachman,L-Stohl,I,CSFR tt 1991/92}) 8.
dxe5 Nxe5 (8... dxe5 9. Nc4 $14) 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nc4 Qe7 (10... Nh5 11. g3 Bg4
12. Qc2 $14) 11. Bg5 (11. b3 Rd8 12. Ba3 Qe8 $10 {/\Ne4,Bf8}) 11... h6 12. Bh4
Qe8 (12... Rd8 13. Qe2 $36 {/\f4}) 13. Ne3 c6 $6 (13... Be6 $142 $10) 14. Qb3
$1 $14 Nh5 15. a4 (15. Rfd1 Nf4 16. Bc4 b5 $132) 15... Bf6 (15... Nf4 16. Bc4
$14) (15... Kh8 $5 {/\f5<=>}) 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. f3 (17. Rfd1 Qe7 {/\Be6=})
17... Qe7 18. Bc4 {ץc8} Nh5 (18... Qc5 19. Kf2 {/\Qb4,Qa3_|_}) 19. Rfe1 (19.
Qb4 Qg5 $132) 19... Nf4 20. Rad1 h5 (20... Be6 21. g3 {/\} Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Ne6
23. Ng4 $16) 21. Rd2 Kg7 (21... Be6 22. g3 Bxc4 23. Nxc4 $16 {<->d}) 22. Qd1
$16 a5 (22... Be6 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Rd7 $16) (22... h4 $5 23. b4 $36) 23. Kh1 (
23. g3 $142) 23... Qc5 $6 (23... h4 $8 {<=>}) 24. g3 Nh3 25. Bf1 Ng5 (25... Be6
26. Bxh3 Bxh3 27. Rd6 $16) 26. h4 Nh7 27. Bc4 $16 Re8 28. Qe2 Nf8 29. Red1 Be6
30. Kg2 (30. Bxe6 Rxe6 31. Nc4 $16) 30... Re7 31. Rd6 Rd7 (31... Rae8 32. Qd3
$16) 32. Rxd7 Bxd7 33. Ba2 Be6 (33... Re8 34. Nc4 $16 {/\Nd6}) 34. Bxe6 Nxe6
35. Rd7 b6 36. Qd2 Rd8 $6 (36... Re8 37. b4 axb4 38. cxb4 $16) 37. Rxd8 Nxd8
38. Nf5+ $1 Kf6 $4 $138 (38... gxf5 39. Qg5+ Kh8 40. Qxh5+ Kg7 41. Qg5+ Kh7 42.
Qxf5+ {/\Qg5-d8+-}) 39. Qxd8+ 1-0

[Event "Walsall op"]
[Site "Walsall"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nunn, John DM"]
[Black "McNab, Colin Anderson"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 (3... Nf6 4. Be3 a6 $5 5. f3 b5 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. Nh3
c6 8. Nf2 Nb6 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 e5 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. Qe3 Nfd7
14. g3 b4 15. Ne2 c5 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Bh3 c4 18. Bxd7+ Nxd7 19. h4 h5 20. g4
hxg4 21. Nxg4 O-O-O $13 {Wolff,P-Zaichik,G,New York op 1992,TD 92_05}) 4. Be3
Nf6 5. Qd2 (5. h3 {/\} b5 $6 6. e5 $1 $16) 5... b5 (5... Nbd7 6. Nf3 Qc7 7. h3
b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 c5 12. Ng3 c4 13. Be2 c3 $6 (13...
Nxe4 14. Qxb4 $36) 14. bxc3 bxc3 15. Qd3 Bg7 16. Ra3 Rc8 17. Rb1 d5 18. e5 Ne4
19. Ng5 $1 $16 {Schmittdiel,E-Lau,R,Bad Worishofen 1992,TD 92_03}) 6. Bd3 Nbd7
7. Nf3 Qc7 (7... e5 $142 8. dxe5 (8. h3 Bb7 9. a3 a6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Rfe1 O-O
12. Rad1 Re8 13. Bf1 $6 exd4 14. Bxd4 c5 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6
Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Rxe4 Bxe4 $15 {^^_|_,Tolnai,T-Ghinda,M,Stara Zagora
zt-A 1990,CBM 17}) 8... dxe5 9. h3 a6 (9... a5 $5 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 Qe7 12. O-O
Nc5 13. Ng3 Bg7 14. Bh6 O-O 15. Rfe1 Nxd3 16. cxd3 c5 {1/2:1/2,Ye
Jiangchuan-Torre,E,Shenzhen 1992,CBM 31}) (9... Bg7 $6 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 a5 12.
c3 c5 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Bb5 $1 Qb8 17. Ng3 Rc8 18.
Rac1 $16 {Nunn,J-Gelfand,B,Munich 1991,CBM 23}) 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Qe7 12.
O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 Qf8 14. Qg5 h6 15. Qe3 Qe7 16. a4 Kf8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8+
Bxa8 19. Ne2 Kg7 $10 {Rasik,V-Pribyl,J,Prague ch-CS 1992}) (7... Ng4 $6 8. Bg5
b4 9. Ne2 Qb6 10. h3 Ngf6 11. O-O Bg7 12. Bh6 O-O 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. a3 bxa3 15.
Rxa3 $16 {Ye Jiangchuan-Antonio,R,Shenzhen 1992,CBM 31}) 8. O-O e5 $6 (8... Bb7
$5 {/\a6,e5}) 9. a4 $1 b4 10. Ne2 exd4 (10... a5 11. c3 $16) 11. Nexd4 c5 $2 (
11... a5 $5 {/\} 12. c3 Nc5) 12. Nb5 Qc6 13. Bc4 $1 $40 Bb7 (13... Nxe4 14. Qd5
$18) (13... a6 14. Bg5 $1 Be7 (14... axb5 15. Bxb5 {/\Bf6+-}) (14... h6 15.
Bxf6 Nxf6 16. e5 $18) 15. e5 dxe5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 (16... Nxf6 17. Nxe5 $18) 17.
Nd6+ Ke7 18. Nxf7 $18 {/\Bd5}) 14. Bf4 a6 (14... Nxe4 15. Rfe1 Kd8 16. Bxf7 $1
$40 {/\Re4,Re1-e8#}) 15. Bd5 $5 (15. Nxd6+ Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Bxd6 Nxe4 18.
Rfe1 $16) 15... Nxd5 16. exd5 Qb6 $8 (16... Qxd5 $4 17. Nc7+ $18) 17. Rfe1+ Kd8
(17... Be7 18. Bxd6 axb5 19. Bxe7 $18) 18. Ng5 axb5 19. Nxf7+ Kc7 20. Nxh8 $18
Nf6 (20... Bg7 21. Nf7 {><d6}) (20... bxa4 21. Nf7 Nf6 22. Re6 $18) 21. a5 (21.
axb5 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Nxd5 (22... Bxd5 23. Bg5 $18) 23. Bg3 $18 {/\Nf7}) 21...
Rxa5 22. Rxa5 Qxa5 23. Bg5 Nxd5 24. Nf7 {/\Bd8+-} Qa2 25. Nd8 Bc8 $8 26. b3 Nc3
27. h3 Qa8 28. Qf4 Bf5 (28... Bg7 29. Re7+ $18) 29. Ne6+ Bxe6 30. Rxe6 Qd5 31.
Qf7+ Kb6 32. Kh2 Bg7 33. Bf4 Bf8 $8 (33... Ne4 34. Rxd6+ $18) 34. Qd7 Ne4 35.
Re8 1-0

[Event "Ostrava"]
[Site "Ostrava"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Black "Vokac, Marek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 (6. dxe5 dxe5 7. f5 b5
8. Bd2 $5 (8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Nf3 Ng4 10. Bg1 Bb4 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qxc3+ 13.
Kf1 Ngf6 14. Bf2 O-O 15. a4 a5 $17 {Bures,M-Pribyl,J/TCH-ch Luhacovice/1993/})
8... b4 $6 9. Nce2 Qb6 10. Nc1 Nbd7 11. Nb3 a5 12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Be3 c5 14. Nh3
Be7 15. Nf2 a4 16. Nd2 Qc6 17. g4 Kd8 18. O-O Ne8 19. Rad1 h6 20. Nc4 $16 {
Iruzubieta,JM-Belotti,B/Cannes op/1993/}) 6... Nbd7 $6 (6... Bg4 $142 7. Be3 (
7. Bd2 exd4 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Qe1 Bxf3 12. Rxf3 O-O-O
13. b4 d5 14. e5 Qe6 15. Qf2 c5 16. bxc5 Bxc5 17. Rb1 f6 $15 {Kotronias,
V-Adams,M/Chalkidiki Afitos/1993/}) 7... Nbd7 (7... Qb6 $142 $5 8. Qd2 exf4 9.
Bf2 $44) 8. Qd2 exf4 (8... Be7 9. O-O-O Bxf3 10. gxf3 O-O-O 11. Kb1 Kb8 12. Ne2
Qxd2 13. Rxd2 Nh5 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. c3 g5 $6 16. Ng3 Ng7 17. Bf1 f6 18. Bh3 Nb6
19. b3 Bd6 20. Rhd1 Kc7 21. a4 $16 {Emunds,HG-Pribyl,M/Stribrna Skalice/1993/})
9. Bxf4 Be7 (9... Bxf3 10. gxf3 Qb6 11. Be3 Qxb2 12. O-O $44) 10. O-O Qb6 11.
Be3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 O-O-O 13. Kh1 h6 14. Ne2 g5 15. Ng3 Rdg8 16. b4 Qd8 17. c4 h5
18. c5 h4 19. Nf5 dxc5 20. bxc5 $16 {Leko,P-Dolgener,T/Budapest Exp/1993/}) 7.
O-O (7. Qe2 Be7 8. Bd2 Qc7 9. O-O O-O 10. Kh1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Nb3 Nxd3
13. cxd3 Re8 14. Rae1 Bf8 15. Qf3 Re7 16. f5 h6 17. d4 Nd7 18. Qg3 $16 {
Brodsky,M-Gaspariants,V/Katowice op/1992/}) 7... Be7 8. Kh1 O-O 9. Be3 (9. Qe1
Qc7 10. dxe5 $6 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bf4 Qh5 14. e5 Nd5 15.
Nxd5 cxd5 16. Qd2 Bg4 17. Rae1 Rac8 18. Be3 Bh4 19. Bf2 Rc6 $132 {Simacek,
P-Timchenko,V/Horni Becva/1993/}) 9... Ng4 $146 (9... b5 10. Qd2 b4 11. Ne2
exf4 12. Bxf4 d5 13. Ng3 (13. e5 $5 $36) 13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 Ba6 15. Nd6 Bxd3
16. Qxd3 Qd5 17. Nf5 Rfe8 18. a3 bxa3 19. c4 Qe4 20. Qxe4 Nxe4 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7
22. Rxa3 f6 $132 {Ulibin,M-Adams,M/Oakham/1990/}) 10. Bd2 exd4 (10... Qb6 11.
h3 {/\} exd4 12. Na4 Qc7 13. hxg4 b5 14. c3 bxa4 15. cxd4 $16) 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12.
Be2 Nf6 13. Bf3 $16 {()} (13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 {><e4}) (13. b4 Qxb4 14.
Nd5 Qxd4 15. Nxe7+ Kh8 $17) 13... Qb6 14. Nb3 Ncd7 (14... Nxb3 15. axb3 Be6 16.
Qe2 $36 {/\Be3,g4-g5}) 15. Qe2 Re8 16. Be3 Qc7 17. a4 Bf8 (17... a5 $142 $5 {
/\b6,Nc5}) 18. a5 $1 Kh8 19. Qf2 Qb8 20. Rad1 (20. Rfd1 $142 $16) 20... Qc7 21.
Ra1 $5 (21. Bxa7 $2 c5 $13) 21... Qb8 22. Rfd1 c5 (22... Be7 23. g4 Nf8 24. Rg1
$36) 23. h3 Qc7 24. Nd2 a6 25. Nc4 Rb8 {/\b5} 26. Rab1 b5 $8 27. axb6 Nxb6 28.
Nxd6 $1 Bxd6 29. e5 Bf8 (29... Bxe5 30. fxe5 Qxe5 31. Bxc5 $18 {/\Bd6}) 30.
exf6 gxf6 31. b3 (31. Ne4 Nc4 $132) 31... Bb7 32. Bxb7 Rxb7 (32... Qxb7 33.
Bxc5 Bxc5 34. Qxc5 Rg8 35. Rd2 $16) 33. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 34. Rxd5 {ק} c4 (34... Rc8
35. Rbd1 $16) 35. Bd4 Qc6 (35... cxb3 36. Bxf6+ Bg7 37. Qd4 $1 bxc2 $5 38.
Bxg7+ Kg8 39. Rc1 Rb1 40. Bh6 Rxc1+ 41. Kh2 Rh1+ 42. Kg3 f5 43. Rd7 Re3+ 44.
Kh4 $1 $18) 36. Qh4 $1 Bg7 37. Rc5 Qe6 38. f5 Qe2 39. Rxc4 $18 Rd7 40. c3 (40.
Bxf6 $5 Rd1+ 41. Kh2 $8 (41. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 42. Kh2 Qd6+ $19) 41... Rxb1 42. Bxg7+
Kxg7 43. Qg5+ Kf8 (43... Kh8 44. f6 $1 Rg8 (44... Qe5+ 45. Qxe5 Rxe5 46. Rc8+
$18) 45. Qxg8+ $1 $18) 44. Qh6+ Kg8 (44... Ke7 45. Rc7+ $18) 45. Rg4+ Qxg4 46.
hxg4 $18) (40. Qg4 $5 $18) 40... Qc2 41. Re1 Rdd8 42. b4 Qxf5 43. Rc5 Qd3 44.
Qf2 $16 h6 45. Kh2 (45. Rxe8+ Rxe8 46. Rc6 $16 (46. Bxf6 $2 Qd1+ 47. Kh2 Qd6+))
45... Kg8 46. Rxe8+ Rxe8 47. Qg3 Qf1 (47... Qxg3+ 48. Kxg3 $18) 48. Qf3 (48.
Qg4 $142 {/\Rf5->}) 48... Qxf3 49. gxf3 f5 $5 $8 50. Bxg7 Kxg7 51. Kg3 (51.
Rxf5 $2 Rc8 $10) 51... Re3 52. Kf4 Rd3 53. Rc6 h5 54. h4 f6 55. Kg3 Kg6 56. Rc7
$16 Re3 57. c4 Rc3 (57... Rb3 58. Rb7 Rc3 59. c5 a5 60. bxa5 Rxc5 61. a6 $16)
58. Rc6 Kf7 59. b5 $6 (59. c5 $1 Rc4 60. Rb6 a5 61. bxa5 Rxc5 62. a6 $18) 59...
axb5 (59... a5 60. c5 a4 61. b6 a3 62. b7 Rb3 63. Rb6 Rxb6 64. cxb6 a2 65. b8=Q
a1=Q 66. Qa7+ $18) 60. cxb5 Rb3 61. b6 Kg6 (61... Ke7 62. Kf4 Rb4+ 63. Kxf5
Rxh4 64. b7 Rb4 65. Rc7+ Kd6 66. Rh7 $18) 62. Rd6 $22 Rb4 63. Rc6 f4+ $2 (63...
Rb3 $142 64. Re6 $5 {/\} (64. Kf2 Rb4 65. Ke3 Rxh4 $10) (64. Rd6 Rb4 65. f4 Kf7
66. Rc6 Ke7 $10) 64... Kf7 65. Rd6 Kg6 66. Rc6 Rb4 67. f4 Rb3+ 68. Kf2 Rb4 69.
Ke3 $18) 64. Kf2 Rb2+ 65. Ke1 Rb3 66. Kd2 $1 Rxf3 67. Rc3 $18 Rf2+ (67... Rf1
68. Rb3 $18) 68. Kc1 Rf1+ 69. Kb2 f3 (69... Rf2+ 70. Rc2 {/\b7+-}) 70. b7 f2
71. b8=Q (71. Rf3 $5 $18) 71... Rb1+ 72. Kxb1 f1=Q+ (72... f1=Q+ 73. Rc1 Qd3+
74. Ka2 Qd2+ (74... Qa6+ 75. Kb2 Qe2+ 76. Rc2) 75. Qb2 Qd5+ 76. Kb1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Muenster"]
[Site "Muenster"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hoffmann, Michael"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Qe2 Nc6 $5 6. e5 (6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3
O-O 8. Bb3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 (9... dxe5 $5 $10) 10. h3 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Bh5 12.
O-O-O Nd7 13. Rhg1 Kh8 14. Nd5 Ne5 15. Rg3 f5 16. Nf4 fxe4 17. Nxh5 exf3 18.
Qd2 gxh5 19. Rdg1 $40 {Brenke,A-Chabannon,JL,Lippstadt 1991}) 6... Ng4 $5 (6...
Nxd4 7. exf6 Nxe2 8. fxg7 Rg8 9. Ngxe2 Rxg7 10. Bh6 Rg8 11. h4 Be6 12. Bd3 f6
13. O-O-O Qd7 14. Rhe1 O-O-O 15. Nf4 Bf7 16. Nfd5 Rde8 17. Bc4 $16 {|^,Kotz,
H-Klingerbiel,O,Oberwart op 1992}) 7. e6 (7. Bb5 O-O (7... dxe5 $5 8. d5 a6 9.
Ba4 b5 10. Bxb5 (10. Nxb5 $2 axb5 11. Qxb5 Rxa4 12. Qxa4 (12. Qxc6+ Bd7) 12...
Qxd5 $19) 10... axb5 11. Qxb5 O-O 12. Qxc6 Ba6 $44) 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. h3 Nh6 10.
Nf3 c5 (10... Rb8 $5 $36) 11. dxc5 Bb7 12. Bf4 Rb8 13. O-O-O Ba8 14. Nd4 Qd7
15. e6 Qc8 16. c6 Nf5 17. Nxf5 gxf5 18. exf7+ Rxf7 19. Qc4 Qe8 $15 {Topakian,
R-Van Wely,L,Arnhem EU-chJ 1988-TD 88_09}) 7... f5 $8 (7... Nxd4 8. Qxg4 Nxc2+
9. Kd1 Nxa1 10. exf7+ Kf8 11. Qe2 $16 {פa1}) 8. d5 Na5 (8... Nce5 $2 9. Bb3 {
/\f4,פe5}) (8... Nd4 9. Qd1 c6 10. h3 Ne5 11. Qxd4 $1 Nf3+ 12. Nxf3 Bxd4 13.
Nxd4 $16) 9. h3 (9. Bd3 c6 10. Nf3 Nf6 $13) 9... Nf6 (9... Nxc4 $2 10. hxg4 $16
) 10. Nf3 c6 11. O-O O-O $13 (11... Nxc4 12. Qxc4 cxd5 13. Nxd5 O-O 14. Nd4 $16
{ץc8,()}) 12. Bb3 h6 $1 (12... Nxb3 13. axb3 cxd5 {/\Ne4} 14. Bg5 $1 h6 (14...
Ne4 15. Nxd5 Nxg5 16. Nxg5 Bxb2 17. Ra4 $40) 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 (15... Bxf6 16. Rad1
$16) 16. Nd4 {ץc8}) 13. Be3 (13. Rd1 $13) 13... Qe8 {/\g5,Qg6,Nb3,Nd5} (13...
Nxb3 14. axb3 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bd4 $16) 14. a3 $6 (14. h4 b6 $5 $13)
14... Nxb3 15. cxb3 g5 $36 16. b4 Qg6 17. Bd4 f4 (17... g4 $142 $1 18. hxg4 (
18. Nh4 Qg5 19. g3 f4 $40) 18... fxg4 19. Nd2 (19. Nh4 Qg5 $17) 19... Nxd5 20.
Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Nxd5 cxd5 $15) 18. Rac1 Qf5 (18... h5 $5 $13) 19. Rfd1 a5 20.
Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 axb4 23. axb4 f3 $132 24. Qxf3 $8 (24. Qf1 fxg2
25. Qxg2 cxd5 26. Nxd5 Qxe6 {/\} 27. Nc7 Qf6 28. Qd5+ e6 $19) 24... Qxf3 25.
gxf3 Rxf3 26. h4 gxh4 27. Rxh4 Kh7 28. Ne4 Rf5 (28... cxd5 $4 29. Ng5+ $18) 29.
dxc6 bxc6 30. Rxc6 Bxe6 31. Rc7 Rg8+ 32. Kf1 Rg7 33. Nc3 Rgf7 34. Rh2 Rf4 $1
35. b5 Rb4 36. f4 $1 $8 {/\Re2<=>} Rfxf4+ 37. Ke1 Rf7 38. Re2 Bc4 39. Rexe7 $10
(39. Re4 $2 Rf1+ 40. Kd2 Rxb2+ 41. Ke3 Re1+ $17) 39... Rxe7+ 40. Rxe7+ Kg6 41.
Rd7 {[Stohl]} (41. Rd7 Bxb5 42. Rxd6+ Kg7 43. Rb6 Rxb2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oakham YM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Hennigan, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3
Bd7 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Re8 (10... Be6 11. O-O Qd7 12. Kh2 Rfd8
13. f4 c5 14. Be3 Rac8 15. f5 $1 Bc4 16. Rf2 $16 {Prandstetter,E-Melich,J,
Praha CS-ch 1992}) 11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1 Bc6 13. b4 $5 a6 14. a4 Qc8 15. g4 b6 $6
16. e5 Bxg2 17. exf6 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Bxh3 19. f3 Bxg4 $8 20. fxg7 Bxf3 21. Qg3
Bb7 22. Rf1 $16 {Khenkin,I-Zilberman,Y,Tel-Aviv 1992-CBM 30}) (8... a6 9. a4
Rb8 $5 10. O-O b5 11. axb5 axb5 12. Qd2 $6 (12. d5 $5 $14) 12... exd4 13. Nxd4
Nxd4 14. Bxd4 c5 15. Be3 b4 16. Ne2 Re8 17. f3 Qb6 18. Bf2 Ba6 19. Rfe1 d5 $1
20. exd5 Red8 $15 {Tibensky,R-Rasik,V,Bratislava ch-CS 1991}) 9. O-O a6 (9...
exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Re1 (11. Nde2 b5 $5 12. a3 a5 13. g4 b4 14. axb4 axb4 15.
Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Ne5 18. b3 c5 19. Re1 Qc8 $15 {Svidler,
P-Makarjev,I,URS-chJ Jurmala-EXP 28}) 11... a6 12. Nxc6 $5 (12. a4 {-9...a6})
12... bxc6 (12... Bxc6 $142 $132) 13. Qd3 Qc8 14. Kh2 Rb8 15. b3 Re5 16. g4
Bxg4 17. hxg4 Nxg4+ 18. Kg1 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qg4 20. f3 Qh4 21. Ne2 Rh5 22. Rad1
$14 {Maliutin,E-Belotti,B,Forli op 1990}) 10. a4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Re1 (12.
Nde2 h5 $5 (12... Nb4 13. Nf4 a5 14. Re1 Bc6 15. Bd4 Re7 16. Qd2 Qf8 17. Re2
Rae8 18. Rae1 Nd7 19. Bxg7 Qxg7 20. b3 h5 21. h4 Nf6 $10 {Mohr,S-Kosten,A,
Altensteig 1989-CBM 14}) 13. Nf4 Ne5 14. b3 Bc6 15. Nfd5 Ned7 16. Qd2 Nc5 17.
Rae1 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nh7 19. Bd4 Qg5 $1 20. Qxg5 Nxg5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 $10 {Magem,
J-Chernin,A,Pamplona 1991-CBM 28}) 12... Nb4 13. g4 $5 (13. Qd2 c5 14. Nb3 Bc6
15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bh6 Qc7 18. Nd1 Bd7 19. g4 Ng7 20. c3 Nc6 21. Ne3
Be6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 (23. Qxd5 $5 $14) 23... Ne5 24. Re2 Qb6 $13 {Klinger,
J-Miles,A,Kusadasi op 1990-EXP 18}) 13... c5 14. Nde2 Bc6 15. Ng3 b6 {N,/\d5} (
15... Nd7 $13 {Bellon,J-Pein,M,Metz 1986}) 16. g5 (16. Nd5 Nxe4 $5 (16... Bxd5
17. exd5 {פb4,/\c3+-} Re5 18. c3 Nbxd5 19. g5 Nxe3 20. Rxe3 $16 Rxg5) (16...
Nbxd5 17. exd5 Bb7 $132 {/\Nd7-e5,Re5} 18. c3) 17. Bxe4 (17. Nxe4 Bxd5 18. Bg5
Qc7 $15 {/\} 19. c3 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 d5) 17... Rxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxd5 $13) 16... Nd7
17. f4 (17. Qxd6 $6 Ne5 $36 {><c2,/\Nc4|^}) (17. Qe2 Nf8 $1 18. Nd1 d5 19. c3
d4 20. cxb4 dxe3 $36 21. Nxe3) 17... Nf8 $13 18. Re2 (18. Qd2 Ne6 $5 19. f5 (
19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nd4 $36) 19... Nd4 20. f6 Nbxc2 $1 21. fxg7 (21. Bxd4
Nxe1 22. Rxe1 cxd4 23. Qxd4 Bf8 $15) 21... Nxa1 22. Rxa1 Nb3 23. Qd1 Nxa1 24.
Qxa1 d5 25. Bf4 $13) 18... Qc7 (18... Ne6 19. Rd2 Nd4 20. Nb1 $1 $16 {/\c3}) (
18... d5 19. exd5 Rxe3 20. Rxe3 Bd4 21. Nf1 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qxd5
24. Kh2 Rd8 25. Rd3 $16) 19. Qc1 Rad8 {/\d5|^} 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Rxe3 $10
22. Rxe3 Bd4 23. Raa3 Re8 24. Nf1 f5 $5 25. gxf6 $6 (25. Kh2 $142 Bxe3 26. Rxe3
Rxe3 27. Nxe3 Qg7 $132 {/\} 28. Nc4 $6 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Nxd6 $6 Qd7 $19)
25... Nd7 $36 26. f7+ Kxf7 27. Kh2 Bxe3 28. Nxe3 $2 {צa3} (28. Rxe3 $142 Nf6
29. Rxe8 Kxe8 $15) 28... Nf6 29. f5 Kg7 30. fxg6 hxg6 $17 31. Qd2 (31. c3 Nd3 (
31... Rxe3 32. Qxe3 Nc2 33. Qe6 Nxa3 34. bxa3 Qd7 $15) 32. Qd2 c4 $17) 31...
Qe7 32. Nc4 (32. Kg1 $142 $17) 32... Qe2 $1 $19 33. Qxe2 Rxe2 34. Re3 (34. Nxd6
Nxc2 {/\Ne3-+}) 34... Rxc2 35. Nxb6 Nbxd5 {[Stohl]} (35... Nbxd5 36. Nxd5 Nxd5
37. Rf3 $8 Rxb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1992.05.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. e4
e5 8. a4 c6 (8... a5 9. h3 Re8 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Be3
Nf6 14. f3 b6 (14... c6 $142 $5 $132) 15. Bf2 Bb7 16. Qd2 h5 17. Rad1 Re5 18.
b3 Qf8 19. Ndb5 $14 {(),Romanishin,O-Knaak,R,Bad Lauterberg 1991-CBM 26}) 9. h3
Re8 10. Re1 (10. Be3 a5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qe2 b6 13. Rfd1 Ba6 14. Qe1 Qc7 15.
Bf1 Bf8 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qe2 Raa8 18. Qc4 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Rd2 Rad8 21.
Rad1 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Qe7 23. b3 Kg7 24. Kg2 h6 25. Rd1 Qe6 $1 $10 {Sosonko,
G-Klarenbeek,H,NLD-ch 1992-CBM 30}) 10... Qc7 (10... a5 {Ftacnik}) 11. Be3 exd4
$6 (11... b6 $5 {/\Bb7,a6,b5<=>} 12. d5 Bb7 $13 {Bernard,C-Stangl,M,Wildbad
1990-EXP 20}) (11... a5 $132) (11... a5 $5 {Ftacnik}) 12. Nxd4 $14 {()} Nc5 13.
Bf4 Nh5 (13... a5 $6 14. Nb3 $16) (13... Rd8 14. a5 {()}) 14. Ndb5 $1 cxb5 15.
Bxd6 Qa5 $1 $8 (15... Qb6 16. a5 Qc6 17. e5 $18 (17. e5 {Ftacnik} Qd7 18. Bxc5
$16)) 16. axb5 (16. Bxc5 b4 17. Nb5 (17. Bd6 {Ftacnik} bxc3 18. b4 Qd8 $17)
17... Rd8 18. Qf3 a6 $17) 16... Qb6 (16... Qb4 {Ftacnik} 17. Nd5 Qxb2 18. Rb1
Qa3 19. Rb3 $18) 17. e5 {/\Nd5+-} Be6 $8 18. b4 Nd7 19. Qf3 {/\g4,Qb7} (19. Nd5
Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Rad8 $17 {/\Ne5,Ng3} (20... Rad8 {Ftacnik} 21. Qxb7 Bxe5 $17))
19... Rac8 {/\20.g4? Nf4!-/+} (19... Bc4 {Ftacnik} 20. Qxb7 $16) 20. Ra3 (20.
g4 {Ftacnik} Nf4 21. Qxf4 Rxc3 $17) 20... Bc4 $6 (20... Rc4 $5 21. Qxb7 Qxb7
22. Bxb7 Bxh3 23. Bc6 $146) (20... Rxc3 21. Rxc3 Qxb5 22. g4 (22. Qxb7 $5 $16)
22... Bxe5 (22... Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rc5 $16) 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Qxb7 Qxb7
25. Bxb7 $16 {/\} Bxg4 26. Rce3 $1) 21. Qxb7 (21. g4 $2 {Ftacnik} Nxe5 22. Bxe5
Bxe5 23. gxh5 Bh2+ 24. Kxh2 Rxe1 $17) 21... Nxg3 (21... Nxe5 $2 22. Bxe5 Bxe5
23. Rxe5 $18) (21... Qxb7 {Ftacnik} 22. Bxb7 Rcd8 23. Bc6 $18) 22. Qxd7 $1 $18
(22. Qxb6 $6 axb6 23. fxg3 Nxe5 $146 (23... Bxe5 {Ftacnik} 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 $132))
22... Rcd8 (22... Nf5 23. Bc5 $18 (23. Bc5 {Ftacnik} Qc7 24. Rxa7 Qxd7 25. Rxd7
Bxe5 26. Ne4 $18)) 23. Qg4 $6 (23. Qc6 $142 $18) (23. Qc6 {Ftacnik} Rxd6 24.
Qxd6 Qxd6 25. exd6 Rxe1+ 26. Kh2 Nf1+ 27. Bxf1 Be5+ 28. Kg2 Bxf1+ 29. Kf3 Bxd6
$19) 23... Qxd6 (23... Rxd6 24. Qxc4 (24. Qxg3 {Ftacnik} Rd2 25. Ra6 Qd4 $132)
24... Rd2 (24... Rxe5 $2 {Ftacnik} 25. Rxe5 Bxe5 26. Nd5 $18) 25. Qc5 (25. Re3
{Ftacnik} Nf5 26. Nd5 Qb8 $132) 25... Nf5 26. Rxa7 $18) (23... Nf5 {Ftacnik}
24. Bc5) 24. Qxc4 $6 (24. exd6 $5 Rxe1+ 25. Kh2 Nh5 26. Ne4 $1 $16) 24... Rxe5
(24... Bxe5 25. Rxa7 Re7 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. Nd5 $18) 25. Rd1 (25. Rxe5 Qxe5 26.
fxg3 (26. Rxa7 $2 Qxc3 27. Qxc3 Bxc3 $15) 26... Qxg3 $146) 25... Ne2+ (25...
Qxd1+ 26. Nxd1 Rxd1+ 27. Kh2 Nf5 28. Rxa7 $18) (25... Qe7 {Ftacnik} 26. Rxd8+
Qxd8 27. fxg3 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Qb6 29. Qc5 $18) 26. Kh1 (26. Kh2 {Ftacnik} Rd5+) (
26. Kf1 {Ftacnik} Qxd1+ 27. Nxd1 Rxd1#) 26... Qxd1+ $8 (26... Qe7 27. Rxd8+
Qxd8 28. Rxa7 $18 (28. Nxe2 {Ftacnik} Qd1+ 29. Ng1 Re1 30. Rd3 Rxg1+ 31. Kh2
Qc1 (31... Be5+ 32. f4 $18) 32. Rd8+ Bf8 33. Qc5 $18)) 27. Nxd1 Rxd1+ 28. Kh2
Re8 $1 (28... Bh6 29. Rf3 $18 (29. Rf3 {Ftacnik} Rf5 30. Rxf5 gxf5 31. Bc6 $16)
) 29. Re3 Rxe3 $2 (29... Be5+ 30. Rxe5 (30. f4 $6 Bxf4+ 31. Qxf4 Nxf4 32. Rxe8+
Kg7 33. Bc6 Rd2+ 34. Kg3 Nh5+ 35. Kf3 Rxc2 36. Re7 Rc4 37. Rxa7 Rxb4 $13 38.
Ra6) 30... Rxe5 31. Qc8+ (31. Bf3 {Ftacnik} Rd2 32. Qc8+ Kg7 33. Qb7 Rf5 $132)
31... Kg7 32. Qb7 $16 {<=>}) 30. Qc8+ $18 Bf8 31. fxe3 Kg7 32. Bf3 {[Stohl]}
1-0

[Event "Dhaka"]
[Site "Dhaka"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Rahman, Zillur"]
[Black "Murshed, Niaz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. f4 (4. Be3 e5 5. f3 Be7 6. Qd2 c6 7. g4 h6 8.
Nce2 d5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bd4 Qc7 11. O-O-O dxe4 12. Qc3 Nxf3 13. Nxf3 exf3 14.
Qxf3 Bxg4 15. Qg2 O-O-O 16. Re1 Be6 17. a3 Qa5 18. Bc3 Qa4 19. Qf3 Bxa3 20. Bh3
Bb4 21. Bxe6+ fxe6 $19 {Polgar,S-Ruck,R/HUN-ch/1995/}) 4... e5 5. Nf3 exd4 6.
Qxd4 c6 7. Bc4 $2 (7. Be3 d5 $5 (7... Be7 8. Qd2 (8. O-O-O $14) 8... O-O 9. Bd3
Re8 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Kb1 Bf8 12. Rhe1 Nc5 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5
Nd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Qf4 Be6 18. Ng5 g6 19. Rf1 Qc7 20. Bb5 Re7 21. Qh4 h6 22.
Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rde1 Bg7 24. Bd3 $40 {[%csl Gd3,Rg6,Rg7,Rh6] ^-,׻,Mokry,K-Mikac,
M/Pardubice op/1994/}) 8. exd5 (8. e5 Ng4 9. Bg1 Nh6 10. O-O-O Nc5 11. Qd2 b5
12. Ng5 Rb8 13. Bxc5 Bxc5 14. Nce4 Be7 15. Qc3 Rb6 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. exd6 O-O
18. Bd3 $14 {Schaefer-Buecker,France/1991/}) 8... Bc5 9. Qd3 Qe7 10. Nd4 Nb6
11. dxc6 bxc6 (11... O-O $2 12. O-O-O bxc6 13. Bg1 $1 Qc7 14. g3 Rd8 $4 15.
Ndb5 $1 {1-0 Polgar,J-Rivas,M/Dos Hermanas/1993/}) 12. Be2 O-O 13. Bg1 Qc7 14.
g3 Bh3 15. Ne6 fxe6 16. Bxc5 Rfd8 17. Bd4 Bf5 18. Qe3 Nbd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20.
Qe5 Qxe5 21. Bxe5 Ne3 22. Kf2 Nxc2 23. Rac1 Nb4 24. Rhd1 $14 {Howell,J-Jansa,V/
Ekorex Cup/1995/}) (7. e5 $5 dxe5 8. fxe5 Bc5 9. Qf4 $142 $5 (9. Qh4 Qe7 10.
Bf4 Bb4 11. O-O-O Bxc3 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qg3 O-O 14. Bc4 (14. Bd6 Qe3+ 15. Kb1
Qb6) 14... Qb4 15. Bb3 Nc5 16. Bd6 {[#]} Bf5 $5 (16... Re8 $15) 17. Bxf8 Rxf8
18. Rhf1 $1 Nxb3+ (18... a5 $5) 19. axb3 Bxc2 {1/2-1/2,Yudasin,L-Rivas,M/Dos
Hermanas/1993/}) 9... Qe7 10. Be2 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O
14. O-O-O Nb6 15. Qf4 f6 16. Rhe1 Bd7 17. Bd3 fxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Nxe5 Bf5
20. b3 Rae8 21. a4 a5 22. Kd2 $14 {Sermek,D-Manouck,T/Cannes op/1995/}) 7... d5
$1 8. exd5 Bc5 9. Qd3 Qe7+ {[%csl Re1] @,עe1} (9... O-O $5 10. Bd2 b5 11. Bb3
b4 12. Na4 Re8+ 13. Kf1 Qa5 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. Qd4 Re4 16. Qf2 Nxb3 17. cxb3 Ng4
{0-1,Moingt,J-Grimberg,G/Clichy/1993/}) 10. Kf1 (10. Qe2 $142 $5 Nb6 (10...
Qxe2+ 11. Bxe2 cxd5 12. Nb5 O-O $132) 11. Qxe7+ Kxe7 12. Bb3 Nbxd5 $10) (10.
Kd1 $2 Ng4 11. Ne4 f5 $19 {[%cal Rg4f2] /\Nf2}) 10... O-O $40 11. Bd2 (11. dxc6
bxc6 $44 {[%cal Yd7b6,Yf8d8] /\Nb6,Rd8|^}) (11. Qe2 Qd6 12. Be3 Nb6 $1 (12...
cxd5 13. Rd1 $132) 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Bb3 Nbxd5 $17 {->}) 11... Nb6 12. Re1 Qc7
{[%cal Rc6d5,Rf8d8] /\cd5,Rd8} 13. dxc6 $8 bxc6 14. Ne4 $6 (14. Ne5 $142 {
[%cal Gd2e3] /^a2-g8, /\Be3} Ng4 (14... Nxc4 15. Qxc4 Bb6 16. Be3 $13) 15. Nxg4
Bxg4 16. Ne4 Rad8 $36 {[%cal Rd8d2,Rf8e8,Re8e2] ->[+],<->e,d}) (14. Bb3 a5 $1
$17 {[%cal Rc8a6,Ra5a4] /\a4,Ba6}) 14... Nxe4 15. Qxe4 $8 (15. Rxe4 Bf5 $19)
15... Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Qb6 $17 {[%cal Rc8a6] /\Ba6} 17. Qb3 $8 Qa6+ 18. c4 (18.
Qd3 Qxa2 $17) (18. Re2 Be6 $19 {[%cal Re6c4] /\Bc4}) 18... Be6 19. Rxe6 (19.
Rc1 Rab8 20. Qc2 Qxa2 $19 {->}) 19... fxe6 20. Ng5 (20. Qc2 $142 $5 $17 {
[%cal Rf3g5] /\Ng5}) 20... Be7 $1 21. Nxe6 Rfb8 $19 22. Qd3 (22. Qc2 Qxa2 23.
Bc1 Rb4 $19) 22... Rxb2 23. Bc3 Qxa2 $1 24. Bxb2 $8 Qxb2 {[%csl Ga7,Rh1][%cal
Rb2c1] צh1,o^a7,/\Qc1} 25. g3 a5 26. Qd4 Rb8 $1 (26... Qb1+ 27. Kg2 Qc2+ 28.
Kf3 $13) 27. Qe4 $2 (27. Qxb2 Rxb2 28. Nd4 a4 29. Nxc6 Bc5 $19) 27... Qa2 {
[%cal Rb8b1] /\Rb1#} 0-1

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Black "Beim, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 4. e5 (4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 (5. e5 Nfd7 6. f4 c5 7. Nf3
Nc6 8. Be3 {-C11}) 5... dxe4 $5 6. fxe4 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 c5 $1 9. dxc5
Nbd7 10. Qe2 Nxc5 11. O-O-O Nfd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. e5 Nxd3+ $13 {/\} 14. Qxd3
$2 Nxe5 $1 15. Nxe5 Qg5+ $17 {Ward,C-Anand,V,Oakham 1990-EXP 16}) (4. exd5 Nxd5
5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bf5 7. Be3 e6 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nbd7 10. Nge2 c6 11. Rd1 Qa5
12. O-O Rd8 13. Qd2 Be7 14. b3 Qa6 15. Qc2 {1/2:1/2,Dlugy,M-Ermenkov,E,St.John
op-1 1988-CBM 06}) 4... Ng8 $5 (4... Nfd7 5. c4 $5 (5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 e6 7. c3
Nc6 8. Bd3 Qb6 9. Bc2 g6 10. O-O a5 11. Kh1 Be7 12. a4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14.
Bb3 Nb8 15. Nc3 N8c6 16. Be3 Na7 17. Qd2 Bd7 18. Bd1 Qd8 19. Be2 Rb8 20. Rac1
b5 $132 {Oll,L-Ehlvest,J,Pamplona 1991-CBM 28}) (5. Bd3 $6 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2
e6 8. O-O cxd4 9. cxd4 Qb6 10. Kh1 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Nc3 a6 13. f4 Qb6 14.
f5 Nxe5 15. Bc2 d4 16. Bf4 Nc6 17. Na4 Qa5 $17 {Boissonet,C-Adams,M,Buenos
Aires Najdorf 1991-CBM 24}) 5... dxc4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. f4 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nf3
a6 10. Nc3 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. a3 Nc6 13. Ne4 O-O 14. h4 Be7 15. Be3 f6 16. Bc2
fxe5 17. Nfg5 Qe8 18. Qd3 Rf5 19. O-O-O $40 {Kasparov,G-Hansen,C,Denmark m 1990
}) 5. c3 {N} (5. Ne2 c5 6. dxc5 e6 7. Be3 Nd7 8. f4 Nh6 9. Ng3 Bxc5 10. Bxc5
Nxc5 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. Kb1 Rfc8 15. Bd3 b5 16. Nh5 b4
17. Ne2 Bb5 $13 {Fedorowicz,J-Hansen,C,Wijk 1991-CBM 22}) 5... c5 6. f4 (6.
dxc5 e6 $13 {/\} 7. b4 $6 a5 {/\ab4,Qh4} 8. a3 axb4 9. cxb4 b6 10. cxb6 Bxb4+
$36) 6... cxd4 (6... Nc6 $6 7. dxc5 e6 8. Be3 {/\b4}) 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Nh6 $1
9. Be2 (9. Nf3 $6 Bg4 {/\Nf5 קd4}) 9... Nf5 10. Nf3 e6 {/\Qb6 ><d4} 11. a3 Bd7
$132 (11... Qb6 12. Na4 Qc7 13. g4 {()}) 12. b4 (12. g4 $6 Nh4 {׻}) (12. O-O
Rc8 {/\Nfd4} 13. Kh1 h5 $15) 12... Rc8 13. Qd2 $5 {/\Bb2} (13. Bb2 $2 Ne3 $17)
(13. O-O a5 $1 14. g4 (14. b5 $2 Ncxd4 $18) 14... axb4 15. axb4 Bxb4 $17) 13...
Be7 (13... Qb6 $6 14. Na4 {/\Nc5|^}) (13... a5 14. b5 {()}) 14. Bb2 O-O (14...
h5 $5 15. g3 $13 {/\Kf1-g2,h3,g4} (15. O-O $6 a5 $1 $36)) 15. O-O $5 a5 16. g4
$8 (16. b5 Ncxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Bc5 $19) 16... axb4 (16... Nh6 $6 17.
b5 Na7 18. h3 {()}) 17. axb4 Nh6 18. h3 (18. b5 $6 Na5 19. h3 Bb4 $36) 18...
Bxb4 19. f5 $1 $146 {/\f6->} f6 (19... exf5 20. g5 Ng4 21. Kg2 $1 $13 {/\hg4} (
21. hxg4 fxg4 22. Nh2 Nxd4 $17)) (19... Na5 $6 20. f6 {/\Qg5+-}) 20. exf6 Qxf6
21. g5 Qxf5 22. gxh6 Qxh3 $44 23. Rf2 $5 (23. hxg7 $2 Rf7 $40) (23. Qg5 Qxh6
$10) 23... Qxh6 (23... Rf6 24. Rh2 Qf5 25. hxg7 $36) 24. Qxh6 gxh6 {/\Nd4} 25.
Na4 Be8 {/\Bg6-e4=/+} 26. Nc5 $1 Nxd4 27. Rg2+ Bg6 28. Bxd4 Bxc5 29. Bxc5 Rxc5
30. Ne5 $10 {/\Ng6,Nd7} Rc7 31. Nxg6 hxg6 32. Rxg6+ Rg7 33. Rxg7+ Kxg7 34. Kg2
Rf7 35. Rb1 Re7 36. Kf3 (36. Kf3 e5 37. Rb5 Rd7 38. Ke3 {/\Bg4= [Stohl]})
1/2-1/2

[Event "Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1992.05.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd2 e5 (5... Qb6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Na4
Bxf3 8. gxf3 $1 Qc7 (8... Qxd4 $4 9. c3 $18) 9. f5 g6 10. Bh3 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Bg7
12. c4 c5 13. d5 a6 14. Nc3 O-O 15. O-O $36 {(),Kudrin,S-Terrie,H,Los Angeles
US-op 1991-TD 91_09}) 6. Nf3 (6. dxe5 dxe5 7. fxe5 (7. Nd5 Qd8 {-6.Nd5}) (7. f5
Qb4 $1 (7... Qc7 8. Qf3 b5 9. g4 Nfd7 10. a4 b4 11. Nd1 Ba6 12. Ne2 Nc5 13. b3
Nbd7 14. Ng3 Bxf1 15. Kxf1 Nb7 16. Kg2 Bc5 17. Rc1 Qd6 18. Qe2 Bd4 19. Ne3 a5
20. g5 $36 {(),Topalov,V-Romero Holmes,A,Las Palmas 1991}) 8. a3 Qxb2 9. Nf3
Qb6 10. Nxe5 Nbd7 11. Nc4 Qd4 12. Bd3 Bc5 13. Qf3 Ne5 14. Nxe5 {1/2:1/2,Bareev,
E-Mokry,K,Novi Sad olm 1990-TD 90_06} Qxe5 $15) 7... Ng4 8. Be2 Nxe5 9. Nf3
Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 Qd8 11. Be3 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 Nd7 13. Rg1 g6 14. Kf2 Bc5 15. f4
Bxe3+ 16. Kxe3 Ke7 17. Rd2 Nb6 18. Rgd1 Be6 $10 {Dolezal,R-Pribyl,M,Praha
CS-ch 1992}) (6. Nd5 Qd8 7. Nxf6+ Qxf6 8. dxe5 (8. fxe5 dxe5 9. Nf3 Bg4 $5 (
9... exd4 $6 10. Bc4 $36) 10. dxe5 Qg6 11. Bd3 Nd7 $14 {-6.Nf3}) 8... dxe5 9.
Nf3 exf4 10. e5 Qh6 (10... Qg6 11. Bd3 $1 Qxg2 12. Rg1 Qh3 13. Bxf4 Bg4 14. Rg3
Qh5 15. Be2 Nd7 16. e6 $1 Bxe6 17. Ng5 Qxh2 18. Qxd7+ $1 $16 {->,Burovic,
I-Kramnik,V,URS-JUG TeamJ Leningrad 1991-EXP 23}) 11. g3 Bg4 12. Bxf4 Qg6 13.
Bg2 Qe4+ 14. Qe2 Qxe2+ 15. Kxe2 Na6 16. Rad1 Nc7 17. h3 Bxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Ne6 19.
Bg4 Be7 20. Rd2 h5 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rhd1 Rd8 $10 {Brunner,L-Mokry,K,Graz
1991-EXP 22}) 6... exd4 $5 (6... Bg4 7. fxe5 dxe5 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10.
dxe5 Qg6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. Bc3 Bc5 13. Qd2 O-O 14. O-O-O Rae8 15. Kb1 $1 Bxf3 16.
gxf3 Nxe5 17. f4 Nxd3 18. f5 $1 Qg4 19. cxd3 $14 {Ftacnik,L-Mokry,K,CSSR tt
1987}) 7. Nxd4 Qb6 8. Nb3 a5 9. Rb1 {N} (9. a4 $6 Na6 10. Be2 Nb4 11. Bf3 Be6 {
/\Nc2} 12. Nc1 d5 13. Nd3 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxd3+ 15. cxd3 Nxe4 16. dxe4 O-O-O 17.
Qe2 Qxb2 18. Rd1 Rxd2 $19 {Belaska,P-Pribyl,M,Morava D 1991-EXP 24}) (9. Qe2 a4
10. Be3 Qb4 11. a3 axb3 $5 12. axb4 Rxa1+ 13. Kd2 Bg4 14. Qc4 bxc2 15. Kxc2 d5
$1 16. exd5 Na6 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. bxc5 O-O 19. d6 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Qd4 Nxc5
$146 {Alvarez Ibarra,R-Rivas Pastor,M,Albacete 1989}) 9... a4 10. Nc1 g6 (10...
Bg4 11. Be2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Be7 13. Be3 Qa6 14. Nd3 $14 {()}) 11. Qf3 (11. Bd3 $6
Bg4 $1 $36) 11... Bg7 12. Bd3 (12. Be3 $5 Qa5 {/\Bg4} 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O
$13) 12... O-O 13. N1e2 (13. Be3 $142 Qa5 14. O-O Nbd7 $13 (14... Ng4 15. Bd2
a3 16. b4 Qh5 17. h3 $14)) 13... Bg4 14. Qg3 (14. Qf2 Qxf2+ 15. Kxf2 Nbd7 $10)
14... Bxe2 15. Nxe2 (15. Bxe2 Re8 $36) 15... Nbd7 (15... Re8 16. Qf3 Nbd7 $10)
16. Qf3 $8 (16. Be3 $6 Nxe4 $1 17. Bxe4 (17. Bxb6 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Nxb6 $19) 17...
Qb4+ $19) 16... Nc5 17. Be3 Nfxe4 $2 (17... Qb4+ 18. Bd2 $8 (18. Nc3 $2 a3 $17)
18... Qb6 $10) (17... Rfe8 $6 18. O-O Qa5 19. Ng3 $14) 18. Qxe4 $1 (18. Bxe4 $2
Qb4+ $19) 18... Rfe8 19. Bxc5 dxc5 (19... Qxc5 20. Qc4 Qe3 21. Rf1 d5 22. Qb4
$16) 20. Qc4 $8 (20. Qf3 $2 c4 $17) 20... Qa7 {/\b5-+} 21. b4 $1 (21. Be4 Rad8
$1 {/\b5}) 21... axb3 (21... cxb4 22. Qxb4 b5 23. f5 $16) 22. Qxb3 b5 23. c4
Qa5+ (23... Qxa2 24. Qxa2 Rxa2 25. cxb5 $18) 24. Kf1 (24. Kf2 $5 $16) 24...
Rad8 25. Rd1 Rb8 (25... Re3 26. Kf2 $16) 26. Qc2 bxc4 27. Bxc4 Rb2 28. Qc1 {
/\h4,Rh3+-} Qb4 29. h4 Re4 30. a3 $1 Qb8 (30... Qxa3 31. Rh3 Qb4 32. Bd3 $16) (
30... Qxc4 $2 31. Rd8+ Bf8 32. Qxb2 $18) 31. Rh3 Qe8 32. Nc3 $1 $18 Rxc4 (32...
Bxc3 33. Qxc3 Ree2 (33... Rxf4+ 34. Rf3 $18) 34. Rg3 Rec2 35. Qd3 $18) 33. Qxb2
Rxf4+ 34. Rf3 Rxh4 35. Qe2 $18 Rh1+ 36. Kf2 Bd4+ $8 37. Rxd4 Qxe2+ 38. Nxe2
cxd4 39. Nxd4 c5 40. Nc6 (40. Nb3 c4 41. Nd4 $18) 40... Ra1 41. Rc3 Ra2+ 42.
Kf3 f5 43. Na7 (43. Nd8 $18 {/\Nb7-d6+-}) 43... Kg7 44. Nb5 h5 45. g3 g5 46.
Rxc5 Kf6 47. Rc3 g4+ 48. Kf4 Rf2+ 49. Ke3 Rg2 (49... Rf3+ 50. Kd4 Rxc3 51. Nxc3
f4 52. gxf4 Kf5 53. Ke3 $18) 50. Kd4 f4 (50... h4 51. gxh4 f4 52. Nd6 f3 53.
Ne4+ $18) 51. Rc6+ Kg5 52. Rc5+ Kh6 53. gxf4 h4 54. Ke5 $1 h3 55. Nd6 h2 56.
Nf5+ Kg6 57. Rc6+ Kf7 58. Rc7+ Kg8 (58... Kg6 59. Rg7+ Kh5 60. Rg5#) (58... Ke8
59. Rh7 $18) 59. Nh6+ Kf8 $8 (59... Kh8 60. Kf6 $3 h1=Q 61. Nf7+ Kh7 (61... Kg8
62. Rc8+ Kh7 63. Rh8#) 62. Ng5+ $18 {/\Rc8,Rh7#}) 60. Kf6 {/\Rc8#} Ke8 61. Nf5
$1 Kd8 (61... h1=Q 62. Ng7+ Kd8 (62... Kf8 63. Rc8#) 63. Ne6+ Ke8 64. Re7#) (
61... Kd8 62. Rh7 $18 {[Stohl]}) 1-0

[Event "Cebu"]
[Site "Cebu"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Barcenilla, Rogelio"]
[Black "Antonio, Rogelio Jr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 (5. Qd2 b5 (5... Bg7 6. f3 O-O 7.
Bh6 b5 8. Bxg7 Kxg7 9. a4 bxa4 $6 (9... b4 10. Nd1 $14) 10. Rxa4 Nbd7 11. b3 c5
12. d5 a5 13. Bb5 Qb6 14. Nge2 $16 {Mascarinas,R-Donguines,F,Cebu 1992-CBM 31})
6. f3 (6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 (7... Ng4 $6 8. Bg5 b4 9. Ne2 Qb6 10. O-O Bg7 11.
h3 Ngf6 12. Bh6 O-O 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. a3 bxa3 15. Rxa3 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17.
Nxe5 dxe5 18. Qc3 $16 {׫,Ye Jiangchuan-Antonio,R,Shezhen 1992-CBM 31}) 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. h3 a5 {N} 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 Qe7 12. O-O Nc5 13. Ng3 Bg7 14. Bh6 O-O 15.
Rfe1 Nxd3 16. cxd3 c5 $10 {1/2:1/2,Ye Jiangchuan-Torre,E,Shenzhen 1992-CBM 31})
6... Nbd7 7. g4 Nb6 8. h4 (8. g5 Nh5 9. Bd3 e5 10. Nge2 Bg7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12.
a4 b4 13. Nd1 a5 14. c3 b3 $1 15. c4 Be6 16. Qc3 O-O 17. Qxb3 Nd7 18. Qc2 Qe7
19. c5 Rfd8 $44 {Xie Jun-Torre,E,Shenzhen 1992-CBM 31}) 8... h5 9. g5 Nfd7 10.
d5 $1 {N} cxd5 11. Bxb6 Nxb6 12. Bxb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Nxd5 Bg7 15. Nxb6
axb6 16. c3 O-O 17. Ne2 Ra5 18. Nf4 e6 19. O-O Kh7 20. a3 f6 21. Ng2 $16 {
Xie Jun-Antonio,R,Shenzhen 1992-CBM 31}) 5... Bg7 $6 (5... Nbd7 {/\} 6. f4 e5
$132) (5... Qa5 $5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 Qc7 10. Re1 e5 11.
Qd2 Re8 12. Rad1 Nf8 13. Bf1 Ne6 14. d5 cxd5 15. exd5 Nf8 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. c4
Ne4 18. Qc2 f5 $13 {Wolff,P-Ng,E,Adelaide-WchJ 1988-TD 88_09}) (5... b5 $2 6.
e5 dxe5 7. dxe5 Qxd1+ 8. Rxd1 Nfd7 9. f4 Bg7 10. Nf3 f6 11. e6 Nf8 12. Nxb5 $1
Nxe6 13. Nxa7 Bb7 14. Bc4 Nc7 15. Kf2 Nd5 16. Nxc6 $1 $18 {Jansa,V-Schlosser,P,
Muenster 1992-CBM 31}) 6. g4 (6. f4 $142 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. e5 Nh5 9. Ne2 $1
$16) 6... b5 7. a3 $6 (7. e5 $5 $36) 7... O-O 8. Bg2 Nfd7 $1 9. Qd2 Nb6 (9...
e5 $6 10. d5 $36) (9... a6 $13 {/\e5}) 10. b3 a5 11. Nf3 (11. a4 b4 12. Nce2 c5
$36) 11... d5 $2 (11... a4 12. O-O (12. Bh6 axb3 13. cxb3 b4 $17) 12... axb3
13. cxb3 Be6 14. Qc2 Na6 $15) 12. e5 f5 13. exf6 exf6 14. O-O $14 {()} Na6 (
14... Ra7 $5 $14 {/\Re7}) 15. Ne2 Nc7 (15... a4 16. Nf4 Ra7 17. Nd3 $14) 16. g5
(16. Nf4 $14) 16... Nd7 (16... Ne6 $142 17. h4 Ra7 $132) 17. Ng3 Ne6 18. h4
fxg5 (18... a4 $5 $13) 19. hxg5 a4 20. Nh2 (20. b4 Nb6 $15) (20. Ne2 $142 $13)
20... Qb6 21. Ne2 {/\b4,c3,Ng4->>>} axb3 22. cxb3 b4 $6 (22... Ba6 23. Bh3 Rae8
$13) 23. Qxb4 Ba6 (23... Qxb4 24. axb4 Ba6 25. Bh3 $1 $36) 24. Qxb6 Nxb6 25.
Rfc1 $1 $16 Bxe2 (25... Rfc8 26. Bh3 $16) 26. Rxc6 Nxd4 27. Rxb6 Rad8 (27...
Nf3+ 28. Nxf3 $1 Bxa1 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Bxd5+ $18) 28. Ra2 {/\Rd2+-} Nf3+ $8 29.
Kh1 Bd1 30. Bc5 Rf7 31. Nxf3 Bxf3 32. Rd2 d4 33. Rd6 (33. b4 $142 $16) 33...
Rxd6 34. Bxd6 Rf5 35. a4 Bxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Rxg5+ 37. Kf3 Rd5 38. Bb4 (38. Bg3 $5 {
/\} d3 39. Ke4 Rd4+ 40. Ke3 $16) 38... d3 39. Ke3 (39. Ke4 $2 Rd4+ $19) 39...
Bh6+ 40. f4 Bxf4+ $5 (40... g5 41. Rxd3 gxf4+ 42. Ke4 $16) (40... Rf5 41. Bd6
g5 42. Ke4 $18) 41. Kxf4 Rd4+ 42. Ke5 Rxb4 43. Rxd3 h5 44. Kd5 h4 45. Kc5 Rg4 (
45... Rb8 46. a5 g5 47. a6 g4 48. Rd4 $18) 46. a5 Rg3 47. Rd8+ Kg7 48. a6 $18
Rg5+ (48... Rxb3 49. a7 Ra3 50. a8=Q Rxa8 51. Rxa8 g5 52. Kd4 g4 53. Ke4 $18)
49. Kb6 {[Stohl]} 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 (3... e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nf3 Bd6 7.
Bc4 Be6 8. Bb3 $5 {N} Nbd7 9. Be3 Bb4 10. Ng5 Bxb3 11. axb3 Ke7 12. f3 c6 13.
Ke2 Bc5 14. Bxc5+ Nxc5 15. b4 Ncd7 16. Nd1 Nh5 17. g3 g6 18. Ne3 Nb6 19. Nh3
Ng7 20. Nf2 Ne6 21. c3 {Dreev,A-Stangl,M,Brno 1992-CBM 31} a6 $10) 4. f3 $5 e5
(4... Qc7 $5 5. Be3 e5 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. Bc4 $6 b5 8. Bb3 a6 9. Nge2 Bb7 10. Ng3
g6 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bh6 a5 15. a4 b4 16. Nce2 c5 $36
{Rudolf,M-Gawronski,M,Warsaw op 1992-EXP 28}) 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Bc4
Ke8 (7... Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Nh3 $14 {/\Nf2-d3}) 8. Nge2 Nbd7 (8... b5 $5 9.
Bb3 a6 10. a4 Bb7 $13 {/\Nbd7-c5}) 9. a4 $14 {()_|_} a5 10. g4 $1 (10. Be3 Bc5
$10) 10... Nc5 (10... Bc5 11. Ng3 {/\g5|^}) 11. h4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13. h5 Bc5
(13... Nd4 $6 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Ne2 c5 16. b3 {/\Nf4->>>}) 14. Nd1 Ke7 $6 (
14... Nd4 $142 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. c3 Bc5 17. Ne3 $14) 15. Ne3 g6 (15... Bxe3 16.
Bxe3 $36 {/\Ng3-f5,Ra3-b3}) 16. Nc4 $1 $16 Nd7 (16... gxh5 17. g5 Nd7 18. Rxh5
$16 {><e5,h7}) 17. Bd2 b6 (17... Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Nxa5 Bxb2 20. Rb1 $18)
18. O-O-O Rhc8 $2 (18... f6 19. Rh2 $16) 19. Bc3 {><e5} b5 (19... f6 $2 20.
hxg6 hxg6 21. Rh7+ $18) 20. axb5 cxb5 21. Nxe5 (21. Nxa5 $2 b4 $19) 21... Nxe5
22. Bxe5 b4 (22... f6 23. Bg3 g5 24. Nc3 $18) 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. f4 $40 b3 25.
Rd3 a4 (25... bxc2 26. Nc3 $18) 26. Nc3 a3 $5 27. Nd5+ Kd7 $8 (27... Ke8 28.
Nf6+ Kf8 29. Rh8+ Kg7 30. Nh5#) 28. Nb6+ Kc6 29. Nxa8 a2 (29... Rxa8 30. bxa3
Bxa3+ 31. Kb1 $18) 30. Kd2 Rxa8 31. Ra1 $18 Bb4+ 32. Kd1 Nc5 33. Rd4 Kb5 34. g5
(34. Bd6 $2 Rh8 $132) 34... Ra4 (34... Re8 35. cxb3 $1 Nxb3 36. Rxb4+ Kxb4 37.
Rxa2 $18) 35. Bd6 Kc6 36. Bxc5 Kxc5 37. cxb3 Ra7 38. Rc4+ Kb5 39. Ke2 {/\Kf3,
f5+-} Bc5 $6 40. Ra4 {[Stohl]} 1-0

[Event "Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1992.05.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 (4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 7.
Bxe6 fxe6 8. Be3 (8. Nh3 Bd6 9. Ke2 Ke7 10. Be3 h6 11. Nd2 Nc6 12. c3 g5 13.
Nf2 Rhg8 14. g4 (14. h4 $5 $36) 14... Nd8 $1 15. a4 Nf7 16. b4 a6 17. Nb3 Nh7
18. Nd3 Nf8 19. Na5 b6 20. Nb3 Ng6 $132 {Alterman,B-Akopian,V,Beersheba
1992-CBM 30}) 8... Nbd7 9. Nd2 Bc5 $6 (9... Bd6 $14) 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Nc4 Ncd7
12. Nh3 Ne8 13. O-O-O Ke7 14. Rd2 b5 15. Rhd1 bxc4 16. Rxd7+ Kf6 17. Nf2 $18 {
Spassky,B-Rivas Pastor,M,Salamanca 1991-CBM 23}) 4... c6 5. c4 Qb6 6. Nc3 Be7
7. Qe2 {N} (7. Nge2 $5 O-O 8. Ng3 cxd5 (8... a5 9. Na4 Qa7 10. Qb3 $1 $16 {
/\Be3}) 9. Na4 $1 Qc7 10. cxd5 Bd7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Nc3 Na6 13. Be2 Bd8 14. O-O
Qa5 15. Kh1 $14 {(),->>>,Kasparov,G-Wahls,M,Baden-Baden simul 1992-CBM 28})
7... Nbd7 (7... O-O 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Qd2 {(),/\g4,Ne2-g3->>>}) 8. Be3 Nc5 (8... c5
$6 9. g4 $36) 9. Qd2 O-O (9... Qa5 {/\Nb3} 10. Rb1 $1 $16) (9... Qc7 $5 10. b4
Na6 11. a3 {()}) 10. Na4 $14 Qa6 11. Nxc5 dxc5 12. b3 (12. Bd3 cxd5 13. cxd5 c4
$132) 12... Ne8 13. Ne2 (13. Rc1 $5 Nd6 14. Ne2 {/\Nc3} (14. Bxc5 $2 Nxe4 $17)
14... cxd5 15. cxd5 b6 16. Nc3 $36) 13... cxd5 $5 14. cxd5 b5 $132 15. Ng3 (15.
a4 Bd7 16. Nc3 c4 $13) (15. Rc1 $142 c4 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Nc3 (17. Ng3 Qa3 $1
$36) 17... Nd6 18. Be2 Bd7 $13) 15... c4 16. Be2 Qa3 (16... cxb3 $142 $5 17.
Qb2 (17. O-O bxa2 18. Qxa2 Qb7 19. Rfb1 Bd7 $15) (17. a4 Bd7 18. O-O (18. Qb2
$2 Qa5+ 19. Bd2 Bb4 $19) 18... Qb7 $15) 17... Ba3 $5 (17... Qa5+ 18. Kf2 $16) (
17... bxa2 18. Qxb5 Qxb5 19. Bxb5 Rb8 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Rxa2 $16) 18. Qxb3 Nd6
19. O-O Bd7 $13) 17. O-O Bc5 18. Kh1 (18. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 19. Kh1 c3 20. Qc2 Rb8 $15
) 18... Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Nd6 20. f4 (20. Qc3 $6 f6 {/\b4,c3}) 20... Qb2 $8 (20...
exf4 $2 21. Qxf4 $16 {/\e5[+]}) 21. bxc4 (21. Qc5 Rd8 $13 {/\Qd4,ef4,Qe5} (
21... Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Qxe2 23. Rfe1 $146)) 21... bxc4 22. Rab1 (22. Qc5 Nxe4 23.
Nxe4 Qxe2 24. Rfe1 Qb2 $1 $13) 22... Qd4 $8 23. Qxd4 exd4 24. e5 d3 $8 25. exd6
(25. Bxd3 cxd3 26. exd6 Rd8 27. Rfd1 Ba6 28. Ne4 Bc4 $10) 25... dxe2 26. Rfe1
$14 {_|_} Rd8 (26... Bg4 27. h3 $16) 27. Rxe2 Ba6 28. Re7 c3 (28... Rxd6 $2 29.
Rxa7 $1 $16 {/\Nf5}) 29. Rc1 Rxd6 (29... Rac8 30. Rxa7 Rxd6 31. Nf5 $18) 30.
Rxc3 Rxd5 31. h3 {/\Rcc7,Ra7} h5 32. Rcc7 h4 33. Ne4 Rf5 34. Nd6 Rxf4 35. Nxf7
Rc8 $8 36. Rxa7 $6 (36. Rxc8+ Bxc8 37. Nd6 Bf5 38. Rxa7 Bd3 $14) 36... Bf1 $1
$10 37. Ng5 Bxg2+ 38. Kh2 (38. Kxg2 Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Rc1+ $10) 38... Bb7 $1 39.
Rxg7+ (39. Raxb7 Rc2+ 40. Kg1 Rc1+ $10) 39... Kxg7 (39... Kh8 $5 $10) 40. Ne6+
Kf6 41. Nxf4 Rc2+ 42. Kg1 Bc6 {עg1,Ph3} 43. Ra5 Rc4 44. Ne2 (44. Nd5+ Bxd5 45.
Rxd5 Rc1+ $10) (44. Nd3 Rc3 45. Nf2 Rg3+ $10) 44... Bf3 (44... Bf3 45. Kf2 Bxe2
46. Kxe2 Rc3 $10 {[Stohl]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund op-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Bg5 (6. O-O Bg4 $5 (6...
Nbd7 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 e5 9. Nbd2 Qe8 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Bf1 Kh8 12. Nc4 Nb6 13.
Na5 Rb8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nd2 Be6 16. b4 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Nab3 Nf4 19. Bg3
Ng6 20. f3 Nd5 $13 {Ulibin,M-Norwood,D,Prestwich 1990-CBM 18}) (6... Nc6 7. Re1
(7. Bg5 {-6.Bg5}) 7... e5 8. h3 a6 9. Nbd2 Nh5 10. Nb3 h6 11. Bf1 b6 12. g3 Nf6
13. Bg2 Bb7 14. a4 a5 15. d5 Ne7 16. Nbd2 c6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Nh2 Qc7 19. Ng4
Nxg4 20. hxg4 d5 $10 {Davies,N-Larsen,B,London WFW 1991-CBM 24}) 7. Na3 Nc6 8.
Nc2 e5 9. h3 Bd7 10. Bd2 a5 11. Re1 Re8 12. a4 Qc8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5
15. Bc4 {Krasenkov,M-Azmayparashvili,Z,St.Barbara 1992} Be6 $10) 6... h6 (6...
Nc6 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Bh4 Qe8 (8... Nh5 9. O-O Nf4 10. Bc2 Qe8 11. Nc4 e5 12. Re1
g5 $6 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. Ne3 Bh5 15. Nf5 Ne7 16. Bxf4 gxf4 17. Ba4 $16 {Davies,
N-Sznapik,A,Haifa ETC 1989-TD89_12}) 9. O-O Nh5 10. Re1 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12.
Bc4 Kh8 13. Bg3 Bd7 14. b4 Qe7 15. Nf1 Nxg3 16. hxg3 a5 $10 {Tuo Hong
Thong-Benjamin,J,Novi Sad olm 1990-TD90_06}) 7. Bh4 Bg4 $5 8. Nbd2 (8. h3 Bd7 {
/\Nh5,g5} 9. Bg3 (9. e5 Nh5 10. O-O Nc6 $13) 9... Nc6 10. O-O Nh5 11. Bh2 e5
$10 {ץh2}) 8... Nh5 9. O-O Qd7 10. Re1 (10. h3 $2 Bxh3 $1 11. gxh3 Nf4 12. Bg3
(12. Nc4 Qxh3 $19) 12... Nxd3 13. Nc4 b5 $17) 10... e5 11. h3 Nf4 (11... Bxf3
12. Nxf3 g5 13. Nh2 $14) 12. Bf1 Bh5 13. dxe5 (13. Qc2 $5 Nc6 14. Bg3 $13 {
/\Bf4[+]}) 13... dxe5 14. g4 $5 (14. Qb3 $10) 14... g5 $8 15. gxh5 (15. Bg3 Bg6
$15) (15. Bxg5 $5 hxg5 (15... Nxh3+ 16. Bxh3 Bxg4 17. Nxe5 $18) 16. gxh5 $13 {
/\Nh2-g4}) 15... gxh4 16. Nxh4 Kh7 $146 (16... Nxh3+ 17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. Nf5 Rd8
19. Qf3 $16) 17. Nc4 (17. Nf5 $5 Rg8 18. Nc4 Qe6 19. Re3 Nc6 $13) 17... Nxh3+
$1 18. Bxh3 (18. Kh2 $142 $5 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Nxf2 20. Rd2 $146) 18... Qxh3 19.
Nf5 Bf6 20. Re3 Rg8+ 21. Rg3 (21. Ng3 $6 Bg5 22. Rf3 Bf4 $17) 21... Nc6 22. Qf3
Rxg3+ 23. fxg3 $2 (23. Nxg3 $142 Qe6 $132) 23... Rg8 $36 {><e4,g3} 24. Nce3 Nd8
{/\Ne6-g5,Bd8,c6,Bb6->} 25. Nd5 Bg5 26. Rf1 Ne6 {/\c6,Bf4-+} 27. Rf2 Bd8 $1 28.
Nde3 (28. Rh2 $8 Qg4 $17) 28... Ng5 $19 29. Qe2 (29. Qg2 Qxh5 $19) 29... Nxe4
30. Rg2 Bg5 {/\Be3} 31. Ng4 Rd8 $1 32. Rh2 (32. Qxe4 Rd1+ 33. Kf2 Rd2+ 34. Kg1
Rxg2+ 35. Qxg2 Qxg4 $19) 32... Rd2 33. Qxd2 (33. Rxh3 Rxe2 34. Nxe5 Rxb2 35.
Nxf7 Rxa2 $19 {צh3}) 33... Qxg4 34. Qd7 $8 Be3+ 35. Kg2 (35. Kf1 Qf3+ 36. Ke1
Bf2+ $19) 35... Qe2+ (35... Qe2+ 36. Kh3 Ng5+ $19 {[Stohl]}) 0-1

[Event "Prague Chip"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Black "Pekarek, Ales"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 Nbd7 (7...
exd4 8. Bxd4 Qb4 9. Be2 $1 (9. a3 Qxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd1 11. Rxd1 g6 $1 {N} 12. Bc4
$10 {1/2:1/2,Ernst,T-Jansa,V,Gausdal Troll Masters 1991-TD 91_06}) 9... Nxe4
10. O-O d5 11. Nxe4 (11. a3 $5 Qd6 12. Ng5 $1 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 f5 14. Ncxe4 fxe4
15. f5 $40 {Renet,O-Jonker,G,Groningen op 1991}) 11... dxe4 12. c3 Qxb2 13. Re1
$1 f5 14. a4 Nd7 15. Ng5 Bc5 16. Bxg4 Qxc3 $8 17. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18. Kh1 Nf6 19.
Qb3 O-O-O 20. Rab1 $16 {Glek,I-Pribyl,J,BL 9091}) 8. O-O (8. Qd2 Be7 (8... Bxf3
9. gxf3 g6 10. O-O-O Bg7 11. Kb1 a6 12. Qf2 exd4 13. Bxd4 O-O 14. Bf1 Rad8 15.
h4 c5 16. Be3 Nh5 17. Nd5 $16 {Zakharcov,V-Dmitriev,I,URS-sf Voronez 1991}) 9.
O-O-O O-O-O 10. Kb1 Rhe8 11. Qf2 exf4 12. Bxf4 Nf8 13. Rde1 Ne6 14. Be3 Bh5 15.
h3 Bg6 $14 {(),Spiriev,P-Horvath,Jo,Budapest Cansys 1991-EXP 23}) 8... Be7 9.
Kh1 $5 {N} (9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. Ne2 $14 {^^->>>} c5 $6 12. dxe5 dxe5
13. Nc3 $1 Rac8 14. Bb5 exf4 15. Bxf4 Nb6 16. e5 Ne8 17. Qxb7 Nc7 18. e6 $1 $16
{Renet,O-Moskalenko,V,St.Martin op 1991}) 9... exd4 (9... O-O 10. dxe5 dxe5 11.
f5 Nc5 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 {/\g4->}) 10. Bxd4 Nc5 (10... O-O 11. h3 Bxf3 12.
Qxf3 $16) 11. Qe1 $1 Nxd3 (11... O-O $6 12. Nd5 $1 Qd8 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Bxc5
dxc5 15. e5 $16) 12. cxd3 Bxf3 (12... Qc7 $142 $5 $14) 13. Rxf3 Qb4 14. Qg1 $16
{[+]->>>} O-O 15. Ne2 (15. g4 $5 $36) 15... Rfe8 16. Ng3 g6 $8 17. Raf1 Nd7 18.
a3 (18. Bc3 $142 $16) 18... Qb3 19. Qf2 f6 20. h4 (20. Bc3 {/\d4,f5}) 20... c5
21. Bc3 d5 $5 {<=>} 22. exd5 Qxd5 23. f5 Ne5 $8 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Ne4 Rf8 26.
Re1 {/\fg6,Nf6+-} (26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Nxf6+ Kg7 $1 $14) 26... Bd6 27. Nxd6 (27.
g3 Qd5 $1 $8 {/\} 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. Nxf6+ $4 Rxf6 $19) 27... Qxd6 28. Re6 $36
Qd5 29. Qe3 Kg7 (29... Rad8 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Rfxf6 Rxf6 32. Rxf6 Qxd3 33. Qe6+
$18) 30. h5 g5 31. h6+ Kg8 (31... Kxh6 32. Rxf6+ $1 Rxf6 33. Rh3+ Kg7 34. Qxg5+
Rg6 35. Rxh7+ Kxh7 36. fxg6+ $18) 32. Re7 (32. Rxf6 $2 Rxf6 33. Qxg5+ Rg6 $19)
32... Rf7 33. Re6 Rd8 34. Qc1 {עg8} Qd4 35. Rfe3 Qh4+ 36. Kg1 Qd4 (36... Qxh6
$142 $5 37. Qxc5 b6 38. Qc4 Kg7 39. Re7 Rdf8 $14) 37. Qc4 $1 {/\Re8+-} Qxc4 $8
38. dxc4 Rdd7 39. Re8+ Rf8 40. R8e7 Rf7 41. Re8+ Rf8 42. R3e6 $1 $18 Rd2 (42...
Rd4 43. R6e7 Rxe8 44. Rxe8+ Kf7 45. Rh8 $18) 43. b4 cxb4 44. axb4 Rd4 45. R6e7
Rxe8 $8 46. Rxe8+ Kf7 47. Rh8 Rxc4 48. Rxh7+ Kg8 49. Rg7+ $1 Kh8 50. Rxb7 Rf4
51. Rxa7 Rxb4 (51... Rxf5 52. Rb7 Rf4 53. b5 Rb4 54. b6 f5 55. Kf2 $18) 52. Rf7
Rf4 (52... Rb6 53. Kh2 {/\Kg3-g4-h5-g6+-}) 53. Rxf6 Kh7 54. Kh2 Rh4+ 55. Kg3
Rf4 56. Ra6 $1 Rxf5 57. Kg4 Rb5 58. Kh5 g4+ (58... Rc5 59. Ra7+ Kh8 60. g4 Rd5
61. Kg6 Rd6+ 62. Kxg5 $18) 59. Kxg4 Rb4+ 60. Kh5 Rb5+ 61. Kh4 Rc5 (61... Rb4+
62. g4 $18) 62. g4 Rb5 63. g5 Rb4+ 64. Kh5 Rb5 65. Ra7+ Kg8 66. Rg7+ Kh8 67.
Re7 (67. Re7 Rc5 68. Kg4 Rc4+ 69. Kf5 Rc5+ 70. Re5 {/\g6}) 1-0

[Event "Aruba"]
[Site "Aruba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NAU"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. f3 c6 (5... Nbd7 $5 6. Qd2 c5 7.
Nge2 (7. d5 $142 a6 8. a4 $14) 7... Qa5 8. g4 b5 9. Ng3 b4 10. Nce2 Nb6 11. b3
Nfd7 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Qc5 15. Rd1 {Kislov,M-Czerwonska,B,
Warszawa LEG op 1992-EXP 28} Bb7 $13 {/\0-0-0}) 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bd3 (7. O-O-O $5
Qa5 8. Kb1 Nbd7 9. Nh3 Nb6 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Bxh3 12. Qxh3 O-O 13. Qh6 Nc4
14. Ne2 $13 {Klovan,Y-Gufeld,E,URS-ch 1963}) (7. g4 Nbd7 (7... h5 $5 8. g5 Nfd7
$13) 8. a4 $5 b4 9. Nce2 a5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Ng3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 c5 13. Rd1 Qc7 14.
Bb5 Ba6 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. dxc5 Bxb2 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 O-O-O 19. Rh2 $13 {
Mokry,K-Jansa,V,Warszawa zt 1987-CBM 03}) (7. a3 Nbd7 8. Nh3 $5 O-O 9. Nf2 Nb6
10. Bh6 a5 11. g4 e5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Ncd1 Qc7 14. Ne3 d5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16.
Nd3 $13 {Cardoso,R-Pfleger,H,Manila 1974}) (7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. g4 Nb6 9. b3 Qc7
10. Bg2 Bb7 11. a4 a6 12. O-O Rd8 13. Ng3 h5 14. g5 Nfd7 15. f4 b4 16. Nce2 h4
17. Nh1 h3 18. Bf3 c5 $132 {Blatny,P-Piket,J,Groningen 1985}) 7... Nbd7 (7...
O-O 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. O-O (9. g4 $5 $13) 9... a6 10. Nd1 e5 11. c3 c5 12. Nf2 Bb7
13. a4 c4 14. Bc2 d5 $132 {Zhuravlev,V-Kochiev,A,St.Petersburg 1992-CBM 30}) 8.
a3 {N} (8. a4 b4 9. Nd1 a5 10. Ne2 O-O 11. O-O e5 12. c3 d5 13. Nf2 bxc3 14.
bxc3 Re8 15. Rab1 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qd3 Ra8 18. Rb7 Rb8 19. Rfb1 Rxb7 20.
Rxb7 Qa8 {Small,V-Cuijpers,F,Dieren op 1988-TD 88_10}) 8... a6 9. g4 c5 $1 10.
dxc5 (10. g5 Ng4 $1 11. fxg4 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Bxb5 Bg7 $36 {~/=}) (10. d5
Ne5 $13) 10... Nxc5 11. Nge2 Bb7 (11... h5 $5 12. g5 Nfd7 $132) 12. Bh6 Bxh6
13. Qxh6 Qc7 (13... Qb6 $5 $13 {/\b4|^}) 14. Qe3 (14. O-O-O O-O-O $10) 14... d5
$5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. O-O-O Bb7 (17... O-O-O $142 $10) 18. Nc3 O-O
$6 19. h4 $36 Rac8 20. h5 {/\hg6+-} Nxd3+ 21. Rxd3 a5 22. b4 $5 (22. hxg6 fxg6
$132) (22. Qh6 e6 {/\b4<=>}) 22... axb4 23. axb4 $16 e5 (23... Qc4 24. Qh6 Qe6
$8 25. Kb2 {/\hg6_|_ק}) 24. Rhd1 $1 {<->d,><b5,e5} Qe7 25. h6 $1 Rfe8 (25...
Qxb4 26. Qxe5 f6 27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Qd7 Rg8 29. Qxb5 $18) 26. Rd6 {/\Nb5} Bc6 27.
g5 $18 {()} Qc7 28. R1d3 Ba8 29. f4 Bg2 (29... exf4 30. Qd4 $18) 30. fxe5 Qe7
31. e6 $1 {/\Qe5 [Stohl]} (31. e6 fxe6 32. Rd7 Qxb4 33. Qe5 Re7 34. Rd8+ $18)
1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 (7. O-O Nc6
$1 8. dxe5 (8. h3 $6 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxe4 $15) 8... dxe5 $10) 7... Nc6 (7... c6 8.
a4 Na6 9. O-O exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 (10... Nb4 11. a5 $1 Re8 12. Ra4 Na6 13. Re1
Qe7 14. Re2 Bd7 15. Ra1 Red8 16. Bf4 Nh5 17. Be3 c5 18. Nd5 Qf8 19. Nf3 Bc6 {
De la Villa,J-Chernin,A,Pamplona 1991-CBM 28} 20. c3 $16) 11. Nb3 $5 {N} Be6
12. Bf4 Bxb3 $1 13. cxb3 Nc5 14. Re1 Nh5 15. Be3 (15. Bxd6 Nxb3 $36) 15... a5
16. Qc2 {1/2:1/2,Timoshenko,G-Beim,V,Voskresensk 1992-CBM 31} Qb6 $10) 8. Be3
Bd7 9. O-O (9. Qd2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 c5 12. Be3 Bc6 13. O-O Re8 14.
Qd3 b5 $5 15. Nxb5 Bxb5 16. Qxb5 Nxe4 17. Rad1 Rb8 18. Qd3 f5 19. Bxe4 fxe4 20.
Qd5+ Kh8 $132 {Hickl,J-Knaak,R,Thessaloniki olm 1988 TD 88_06}) 9... a6 (9...
Re8 10. Re1 Qc8 11. Kh2 exd4 12. Nxd4 Re5 $5 13. Nf3 Rh5 14. Nh4 Ne5 (14... g5
15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Qxf5 17. Nd5 $16) 15. f4 Nc4 16. Bc1 Qd8 17. Rf1 Rxh4 $5
18. gxh4 Nh5 19. Qe1 Bf6 20. Rf3 $14 {Panno,O-Hoi,C,Manila olm 1992}) (9...
exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 (10... a6 $142 $5 11. a4 {-10.a4}) 11. Bxd4 c5 12. Be3 Bc6
13. e5 (13. Qd3 $5 $36) 13... dxe5 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Bxc5 Re8 16. Qxd8 Rexd8
17. Rfd1 Nd5 18. Na4 $14 {_|_,Prandstetter,E-Glianets,A,Ceske Budejovice op
1992}) 10. dxe5 (10. a4 exd4 $5 (10... Re8 11. d5 $1 Ne7 12. f4 (12. Qd2 $14 {
()}) 12... exf4 13. Nxf4 b5 $1 14. Bd4 b4 15. Nce2 Nc8 16. g4 h6 17. Ng3 Nb6
18. b3 c5 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. e5 Nfd5 $132 {Djurhuus,R-Watson,W,Oslo Cup
1991-CBM 23}) 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Re1 Nb4 13. g4 c5 14. Nde2 Bc6 15. Ng3 b6 (15...
b5 $5 $13) 16. g5 Nd7 17. f4 Nf8 18. Re2 Qc7 19. Qc1 Rad8 $132 {Svidler,
P-Hennigan,M,Oakham 1992-CBM 30}) 10... Nxe5 $5 (10... dxe5 11. Qd2 Be6 12. Nd5
$14) 11. b3 Re8 (11... Qc8 $5 12. Kh2 Re8 $13 {/\} 13. f4 $4 Neg4+ $19) 12. Nd5
(12. f4 Nc6 13. Bf2 b5 14. a3 a5 $1 $132) 12... Nxd5 13. exd5 h5 $1 14. Bd4 (
14. f4 $2 Nc4 $17) (14. Qd2 $2 Bxh3 $1 $17) 14... c5 15. dxc6 $8 (15. Bc3 Bb5
$36) 15... Bxc6 16. Bxc6 $6 (16. Nf4 {/\Nd5} Qg5 $13) 16... bxc6 $15 17. Kg2 (
17. Nf4 h4 18. g4 Qf6 $17) 17... Qd7 18. Ng1 (18. f4 c5 19. Bxe5 (19. fxe5 cxd4
$17) 19... Qc6+ 20. Kh2 dxe5 $17 {׻}) (18. c4 c5 19. Bc3 h4 $36 {/\} 20. g4 $2
Nxg4 $17) 18... c5 19. Bxe5 $8 (19. Bc3 Qc6+ 20. f3 Ng4 $19) 19... Rxe5 20. Qf3
Rae8 21. Rad1 Rf5 (21... d5 22. Rd2 $15 {/\Re2,Rfd1}) 22. Qd3 Qc6+ 23. f3 d5
24. Rfe1 Rfe5 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Rd2 c4 27. Qf1 (27. bxc4 dxc4 28. Qd8+ Kh7 $17
{><a2}) 27... h4 28. Ne2 (28. g4 Bh6 29. Re2 Be3 30. Qe1 d4 $36) 28... hxg3 (
28... Bh6 $5 $36) 29. Nxg3 Bh6 30. Re2 Rxe2+ $6 (30... Be3 31. f4 d4+ 32. Qf3
Qxf3+ 33. Kxf3 Ra5 $15) 31. Qxe2 Bf4 32. bxc4 $10 Bxg3 (32... dxc4 33. Qe4 Qc7
34. Ne2 $10) 33. Kxg3 dxc4 34. Qe5 {[+]} Qa4 35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Qf4 Kg8 {[Stohl]}
(36... Kg7 37. Qe5+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Beim, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Bg4 (6... Nbd7 7. Qe2
Be7 8. Bd2 Qc7 9. O-O O-O 10. Kh1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Nb3 Nxd3 13. cxd3 Re8
14. Rae1 Bf8 15. Qf3 $14 {[+],Brodsky,M-Gaspariants,V,Katowice op 1992}) 7. Be3
Nbd7 (7... exd4 8. Bxd4 Qb4 9. Be2 $1 Nxe4 10. O-O $146 {->}) 8. O-O (8. Qd2 $5
$14) 8... Be7 9. Qe1 $5 {N} (9. Kh1 $5 exd4 10. Bxd4 Nc5 11. Qe1 Nxd3 12. cxd3
Bxf3 13. Rxf3 Qb4 14. Qg1 O-O 15. Ne2 Rfe8 16. Ng3 g6 17. Raf1 $40 {Smagin,
S-Pekarek,A,Prague Chip 1992-CBM 27}) (9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. Ne2 (11. g4
exf4 12. Bxf4 Qb6 13. Ne2 Ne5 $132 {Danek,L-Pribyl,M,Morava D 1991-EXP 24})
11... Rfe8 12. c3 b5 13. a3 Qc7 14. Rf2 a5 15. Raf1 b4 16. Ng3 Bf8 17. Nf5 $40
{Pektor,A-Adamek,Z,CS-ch Praha 1992}) 9... Bxf3 10. Rxf3 Ng4 11. Bd2 Qb6 (11...
exd4 $6 12. Nd5 (12. Nb5 Qd8 $8 13. Nxd4 $16 {()}) 12... Qd8 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14.
Qg3 $16) 12. Ne2 exd4 (12... Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qxa2 14. Rxb7 $40) 13. Ba5 $1 Qxb2
14. Rb1 Qxa2 15. Nxd4 $146 {->} (15. Rxb7 Nc5 $13) 15... Bh4 (15... O-O $2 16.
Rxb7 Bd8 17. Bxd8 Rfxd8 18. Nxc6 $18) (15... Nc5 16. Nf5 $40) (15... Bf6 16.
Nf5 O-O 17. h3 $16) 16. Qxh4 $1 (16. g3 Bf6 17. Nf5 $146) 16... Qxb1+ 17. Rf1
Qb2 $8 18. Nf5 Ngf6 19. Nxg7+ Kf8 20. Nf5 $16 {/\Qh6,Nd6} b6 21. Qh6+ Ke8 22.
Be1 $1 Kd8 23. Bf2 $5 (23. Bh4 Kc7 24. e5 dxe5 25. Bxf6 $16) 23... Kc7 (23...
c5 24. Bh4 $18) 24. Bd4 Qb4 25. c3 $1 Qa3 26. Bxf6 Nxf6 27. Qxf6 Rhd8 28. Nd4
$18 Rd7 $6 (28... Qxc3 $2 29. Nb5+ $18) (28... Qc5 29. Qxf7+ Rd7 30. Qb3 $18)
29. Bb5 $1 {/\Bc6 [Stohl]} 1-0

[Event "Taastrup"]
[Site "Taastrup"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hansen,Cu} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 (4. Nf3 $142 $14 {()}) 4...
dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nf3 (6. Bg5 {Hansen,Cu} Be6 7. O-O-O+ Nbd7 8. f4 $5) 6...
Bd6 7. Bg5 Be6 8. O-O-O Nbd7 9. Bb5 (9. Bh4 h6 10. Bxf6+ gxf6 11. Nh4 Bc5 $15 {
Akopian,V-Cifuentes Parada,R,Buenos Aires Konex 1991-TD 91_09}) (9. Bxf6+ gxf6
10. Nd5 Kc8 11. Bc4 Bc5 $1 {/\c6-+} 12. Bb3 Bxf2 13. Rhf1 Bc5 14. Nd2 Bxd5 15.
Bxd5 Rf8 16. Rf3 c6 17. Bb3 Kc7 18. Rh3 Rg8 19. Rxh7 Rxg2 $36 {Epishin,
V-Bologan,V,Nimes op 1991}) 9... Kc8 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Ng5 Rf8 (11... a6 12.
Be2 Bc5 13. Rhf1 c6 14. g3 $6 (14. Nxe6 $142 fxe6 15. Bc4 $14) 14... Rf8 15. f4
exf4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. gxf4 Kc7 18. a3 Rae8 19. b4 Be3+ 20. Kb2 Ng8 $15 {
King,D-Wahls,M,Luzern 1989-CBM 16}) 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Rhe1 Bc5 14. f3 $14 {
><e5,e6} c6 15. Bc4 Re8 16. g3 Kc7 17. Bf1 $1 {/\Bh3} Re7 (17... Rad8 $5 18.
Bh3 $14) 18. Na4 (18. Bh3 $142) 18... Bd4 $1 19. Rd3 (19. c3 $2 Bg1 {/\Bh2,b5})
19... a5 20. Red1 Nd7 21. c3 Bf2 (21... Bg1 $2 {Hansen,Cu} 22. Be2 Bxh2 23.
Rxd7+ Rxd7 24. Rxd7+ Kxd7 25. Nb6+ $16) 22. b3 b5 (22... Nc5 $142 23. Nxc5 Bxc5
24. Bh3 Rf8 $10 {/\Rff7,Rd7}) 23. Nb2 Rf8 (23... Nc5 $5 {Hansen,Cu} 24. Rd6 $8
Bg1 25. h3 Bf2 26. g4 $15) 24. Be2 h5 25. Rf1 Bb6 26. Kc2 $14 (26. a4 $6 Nc5
$10) 26... h4 27. Rdd1 Rh8 28. g4 Be3 (28... Nc5 $5 $132 29. a3) 29. a4 $1 bxa4
$8 30. Nxa4 Nf6 (30... h3 $5 31. Bc4 Bf4 32. Rf2 $14) 31. Nb2 Bf4 32. h3 Ra8 (
32... Nh7 33. Ra1 Ng5 34. Rxa5 $16 Nxh3 $2 35. Ra7+ $18) 33. Ra1 Nh7 34. Nc4
Ng5 35. Rxa5 Rxa5 36. Nxa5 Bg3 (36... Nxh3 37. Rh1 $16) 37. Rh1 Rf7 38. Nc4 (
38. Kb2 $22 {Hansen,Cu} Nxf3 39. Rf1 $10) 38... Nxf3 39. Rf1 Ne1+ (39... Ng5
40. Rxf7+ Nxf7 41. Kd3 Ng5 42. Bf1 $16) 40. Kc1 Rd7 (40... Rxf1 41. Bxf1 $16)
41. Rf8 Bf4+ 42. Kb2 Nd3+ (42... g5 $5 43. Rf6 Nd3+ 44. Ka3 $36) 43. Bxd3 $1
Rxd3 44. Rf7+ Kd8 45. g5 $1 Rxh3 (45... Bxg5 46. Na5 $1 (46. Nxe5 Rxh3 47.
Nxc6+ Ke8 $13 {/\} 48. Rxg7 Bf6 $10) 46... Rxh3 (46... Bf6 47. Nxc6+ Ke8 48.
Ra7 Rxh3 49. b4 $16) 47. Nxc6+ Ke8 48. Rxg7 $16) (45... g6 $5 $15 {Hansen,Cu})
46. g6 Rh1 (46... Bh6 47. Nxe5 $18) 47. Na5 h3 48. Nxc6+ Kc8 (48... Ke8 {
Hansen,Cu} 49. Re7+ Kf8 50. Rf7+ Ke8 $10) 49. Rxg7 h2 50. Rh7 Rg1 51. Ka3 $1 {
/\Kb4-b5-b6,Rc7#} (51. g7 $4 Rxg7 $19) 51... h1=Q $8 52. Rxh1 Rxh1 53. g7 Rg1
54. g8=Q+ Rxg8 55. Ne7+ Kd7 56. Nxg8 $18 Bg5 57. Kb4 Kc6 (57... Ke8 58. c4 Kf8
59. c5 Kxg8 60. c6 Bd8 61. Kb5 Kf8 62. Ka6 Ke7 63. Kb7 Kd6 64. b4 $18) 58. Kc4
Kb6 59. b4 Kc6 60. Kb3 Kb5 61. c4+ Kc6 (61... Kc6 62. Ka4 $18 {[Stohl]}) 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Hickl, Joerg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Glatman} d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 (6.
Bg5 Bd6 $6 (6... Be6 $142) (6... Be6 {Glatman} 7. O-O-O+ Nbd7 8. f4 exf4 9. Nf3
h6 10. Bxf4 c6 11. a3 Bc5 12. Nd4 Bg4 13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Ndxe2 Ng4 15. Na4 Be7
16. Rhf1 Ke8 17. h3 Nge5 $132 {Maljutin,E-Titov,G SSSR 1991/}) 7. O-O-O Nbd7 8.
Nf3 Ke8 9. Nb5 Ke7 10. Nd2 h6 11. Bh4 Nb6 12. f3 Be6 13. Bf2 Nfd7 14. b3 Rhc8
15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Kb2 Nc5 17. Nb1 $1 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. c4 g5 20. Nc3 $16 {
Dvoirys,S-Spasov,V/Biel izt/1993/}) (6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Bg5 $6 (7. Bc4 Ke7 $5 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Nd5+ Bxd5 10. Bxd5 c6 11. Bb3 {Gulko,B-Cifuentes Parada,R Novi Sad 1990/
} Nbd7 $5 $10) 7... Be6 $1 8. O-O-O Nbd7 9. Bh4 h6 10. Bxf6+ gxf6 11. Nh4 Bc5
12. f3 c6 $15 {Akopian,V-Cifuentes Parada,R Buenos Aires 1991 Inf 52/125/})
6... Be6 (6... Ke8 $5 {Glatman}) 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. f3 (8. Nf3 Bd6 9. Nd2 (9. Be3
{Glatman} Nc6 $1 $10 {Browne,W-Gulko,B USA 1991/}) 9... Nc6 10. f3 Ke7 11. Nd1
$6 Nb4 12. Ne3 Bc5 13. Ndc4 b5 14. Nxe5 Bxe3 15. Bxe3 Nxc2+ 16. Ke2 Nxa1 17.
Rxa1 Rhc8 18. Nc6+ Ke8 19. Nxa7 Rcb8 20. Nc6 $44 {Hodgson,J-Malaniuk,V/
Calcutta op/1993/}) 8... Bb4 {N} (8... Bd6 $5) (8... Bc5 9. Na4 Bd6 10. Be3
Nbd7 (10... Nfd7 11. Nh3 Ke7 12. Nf2 Nc6 13. Nd3 Nb4 14. Nxb4 Bxb4+ 15. Ke2 $14
{Vaiser,A-Epishin,V/Novosibirsk/1993/}) 11. Nh3 Ke7 12. O-O-O b5 13. Nc3 Rhb8
14. Nf2 {Gipslis,A-Moskalenko,V/Alushta/1993/} a6 $10) (8... Bd6 $5 {Glatman})
9. Bd2 Ke7 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Nh3 (11. Nge2 Nd4 $5 $10) 11... a6 12. Nf2 Bd6 13.
Ne2 h6 (13... Rhd8 $5 {Glatman}) 14. Nd3 Nd7 (14... g5 15. c4 $5 Nd7 16. Be3 b6
17. h4 $36) (14... b5 $5 {Glatman}) 15. Be3 b5 16. h4 $1 $14 Na5 17. h5 c5 (
17... Nb7 18. f4 Ndc5 (18... Nbc5 $2 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Rxd7+ $18) 19. fxe5
Nxd3+ 20. cxd3 $1 Bxe5 21. d4 $16) (17... Rhf8 $5 {/\} 18. f4 $2 Nc4) 18. f4
$36 Nc6 (18... Nc4 19. Bf2 exf4 20. Nexf4 Bxf4+ 21. Nxf4 Nce5 22. Rd2 $36) 19.
fxe5 Ncxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 (20... Nxe5 $2 21. Rxd6 Kxd6 22. Bf4 {/\Rd1,Be5+-})
21. Nf4 Bxf4 $8 22. Bxf4 c4 (22... e5 23. Bg3 Ke6 24. Rd5 $16) 23. Bd6+ Ke8 24.
e5 $16 {()} Nf8 25. Rh4 Nh7 26. b3 cxb3 27. axb3 Ng5 28. Kb2 Kf7 29. Rf4+ Kg8
30. c4 bxc4 31. Rxc4 (31. bxc4 $5 $16 {/\c5,Rb4-b6}) 31... Kh7 32. Ra1 Ra7 33.
b4 Rha8 (33... Nf7 $142 $5 34. Rc6 Nxd6 35. exd6 Rb8 $132) 34. Kb3 g6 35. g4
Rf7 (35... Nf7 $5 {Glatman}) 36. Ra5 gxh5 37. gxh5 {/\Rc6} Nf3 38. Ka4 Nd2 (
38... Rf5 $5 {Glatman}) 39. Rc6 Rf5 (39... Rfa7 40. Bc5 $18) 40. Raxa6 Rxa6+
41. Rxa6 Rxh5 42. Bc7 (42. b5 $5 Rh4+ 43. Bb4 Nc4 (43... Ne4 44. Ka5 $18) 44.
Rxe6 Re4 45. Bc3 Nxe5+ 46. Kb3 Nd3 47. Rxe4 Nc5+ 48. Kc4 Nxe4 49. Be5 $18)
42... Rh1 43. Rxe6 h5 44. Rc6 (44. Rd6 Nf3 45. Rf6 $18) 44... Nf3 45. Ka5 $6 (
45. b5 {Glatman} Nd4 $16) 45... h4 46. b5 Ra1+ 47. Kb6 Re1 48. Rc3 Nd4 $1 (
48... Nxe5 49. Rh3 (49. Bxe5 {Glatman} Rxe5 50. Ka6 Kg6 51. b6 Re1 52. Rc6+ Kg5
53. Rc5+ Kg4 54. b7 $18) 49... Nc4+ 50. Kc5 Re4 51. Bd8 $18) 49. Rh3 Nf5 50.
Kc6 Kg6 51. b6 Rc1+ 52. Kd5 Rb1 (52... Rd1+ {Glatman} 53. Kc4 Rb1 54. Rb3 $18)
53. e6 {/\Kc6-d7-c8,b7} Kf6 (53... Kg5 {Glatman} 54. Kc6 Kg4 55. Rd3 Rc1+ 56.
Kd7) 54. Bd8+ Kg6 (54... Ne7+ $2 {Glatman} 55. Kd6 Rd1+ 56. Kc7 $18) 55. Kc6
Rc1+ 56. Kd7 Rd1+ 57. Kc7 Rc1+ 58. Kb8 Re1 59. e7 $2 (59. b7 $1 Nd6 (59... Rxe6
60. Kc7 $18) 60. e7 Rb1 61. Kc7 $18) 59... Kh5 $1 (59... Nxe7 60. Bxe7 Rxe7 61.
Rxh4 $18) 60. b7 Nxe7 61. Kc7 Rc1+ 62. Kd6 Rb1 63. Bxe7 (63. Kc7 Rc1+ $10)
63... Rxb7 64. Rxh4+ Kg6 65. Ke6 Rb6+ 66. Bd6 Kg5 67. Ra4 Rc6 68. Ra3 Kh4 $6 (
68... Rc4 $10) 69. Rd3 Kg4 70. Rg3+ Kh4 71. Rg6 Ra6 72. Kf5 Kh5 73. Rg1 Ra5+
74. Be5 $18 {Philidor} Ra4 75. Rg5+ Kh4 76. Rg8 Kh3 77. Rg3+ Kh4 78. Rd3 Ra5
79. Rb3 Rc5 $2 (79... Rd5 $8 {/\} 80. Rb2 Rd3) 80. Rb2 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qb6 $5 (4... Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7.
O-O Be7 8. Kh1 O-O 9. Qe1 Re8 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. dxe5 (11. a4 {()}) 11... dxe5 12.
Bc4 b5 13. Bb3 b4 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qh5 17. Ne2 Ba6 18. Ng3
Qg6 19. Rf3 Bf8 20. e5 c5 $1 $36 {Hausner,I-Blatny,P/Bohdanec/1994/}) 5. Be2 (
5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 (6. e5 Nd5 7. Nxd5 cxd5 8. c3 e6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. h3 (10. O-O
dxe5 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Nxe5 Bf5 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Re1 f6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Qc2
g6 17. Qe2 O-O $1 18. Bd2 Bd6 19. Qe6+ Kg7 20. c4 dxc4 21. d5 Bc5+ $17 {
Blatny,P-Tseshkovsky,V/Alma-Ata/1989/}) 10... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc6 12. h4 O-O-O
13. Qe2 (13. h5 $5 $14) 13... h5 14. Be3 Kb8 15. Bf2 Ka8 16. b4 Rc8 17. O-O Qd8
18. Qe1 dxe5 19. dxe5 f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Rc1 Qd6 22. Bc5 Qd7 23. Qf2 d4 $13 {
Fernandez Garcia,JL-Rivas,M/Dos Hermanas/1993/}) 6... Bxf3 7. Bxf3 e5 8. fxe5
dxe5 9. dxe5 Nfd7 10. e6 fxe6 11. Bh5+ g6 12. Bg4 e5 13. Rf1 Be7 14. Be6 Rf8
15. Qe2 Na6 16. Rb1 O-O-O 17. Bh6 Rxf1+ 18. Kxf1 Nac5 19. Bc4 a5 20. a3 a4 21.
Be3 Qa5 $10 {Genius Oviedo-Rivas,M/Oviedo 25'/1993/}) (5. e5 $5 Nd5 6. Nxd5
cxd5 7. Bd3 g6 8. c3 Bf5 9. Bxf5 gxf5 10. Qh5 e6 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Ng5 Nd8 13. g4
$1 Be7 14. gxf5 exf5 15. Nxf7 Nxf7 16. e6 Rf8 17. Rg1 O-O-O 18. exf7 Rd7 19.
Rg8 Kc7 20. Rxf8 Bxf8 21. Qxf5 Qb5 22. Kf2 Re7 23. Qc2 Qd7 24. Qd3 Qg4 25. Bd2
Rxf7 26. Rg1 $16 {Wells,P-Rashkovsky,N/London LB/1990/}) 5... e5 (5... g6 6.
Nf3 Bg4 7. e5 (7. O-O Nbd7 8. Kh1 Rd8 9. Rb1 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qe1 Qc7 12.
Qh4 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe2 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Nxe2 Qg4 17. Qxg4 Nxg4 18.
Bg1 Rfe8 19. Rf4 Nh6 20. h4 Nf5 21. c3 h5 22. Rbf1 Bh6 23. exf5 Rxe2 24. R4f2
$14 {Anand,V-Rivas Pastor,M/Las Palmas/1993/}) 7... Nd5 8. Ne4 Bh6 9. exd6 f5
10. Neg5 exd6 11. O-O O-O 12. c4 Nf6 13. Ne6 Re8 14. c5 dxc5 15. dxc5 Qb4 16.
Nc7 Nbd7 17. Nxa8 Rxa8 18. Ne5 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Re8 20. Qc4+ Qxc4 21. Nxc4 Bf8 $14
{Illescas,M-Rivas,M/Madrid/1993/}) 6. fxe5 dxe5 7. dxe5 Nfd7 8. Nf3 (8. Bg4 Bc5
9. Nf3 O-O 10. e6 fxe6 11. Bxe6+ Kh8 $13) 8... Na6 (8... Qa5 9. e6 $1 fxe6 10.
O-O $36 {/\Ng5->}) 9. Bc4 Bb4 (9... Bc5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Bb3 $14 {/\Bf4,0-0-0})
10. a3 (10. e6 fxe6 11. Bxe6 Nf6 12. Bxc8 Rxc8 13. Qe2 O-O $36 {/\Ne4!}) 10...
Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nac5 (11... Ndc5 12. Be3 {/\Ba6+-} Qa5 13. Bxf7+ $5 (13. O-O Be6
$13) 13... Kxf7 14. O-O $40) 12. Qd4 Nf8 (12... O-O 13. Ng5 $16 {/\Nf7,e6}) 13.
a4 Nfe6 14. Qe3 O-O (14... Qa5 15. O-O $32 $36 {/\Nd4-f5-d6} (15. Bxe6 Bxe6 16.
Ba3 Nxa4 $5 17. Bb4 Qb6 18. Qg5 Nc5 19. Nd4 $5 $14)) 15. a5 Qc7 16. O-O Bd7 $2
(16... Nd7 $142 $5 17. Bxe6 $5 (17. Ba3 c5 $132) 17... fxe6 18. Qd4 $14 {/\Qd6}
) 17. Ba3 b6 $8 18. Bxe6 Bxe6 19. axb6 axb6 20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. Qxc5 $18 {/\Nd4}
Ba2 22. Nd4 Rfe8 (22... Rfc8 23. Nf5 $40) 23. Qxc6 Qxe5 24. Qd7 Rad8 (24...
Qxe4 $2 25. Rxa2 Rxa2 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Qf8+ $1) 25. Qa7 Bc4 26. Nc6 $138 (26.
Nc6 Qxe4 (26... Qh5 27. Nxd8 Bxf1 28. Qxf7+ Qxf7 29. Nxf7 Kxf7 (29... Bc4 30.
Nd6 $18) 30. Rxf1+ $18) 27. Nxd8 Bxf1 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Rxf1 Rxd8 30. Qf8+) 1-0

[Event "Lippstadt"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hoffmann, Michael"]
[Black "Hickl, Joerg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 (6. f3 Nbd7 7. O-O-O (
7. g4 $13) 7... Qa5 8. Kb1 Bg7 9. Bd3 b4 10. Nce2 c5 11. Nc1 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Rb8
13. g4 Nc5 14. g5 Nh5 15. Bc4 O-O 16. Nge2 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Bxg7 Nxg7 19.
Nd4 Qc7 20. Rhf1 e5 21. Ndb3 Nce6 22. Ne2 a5 23. f4 $10 {Krsek,J-Dufek,J/CR-ch/
1994/}) 6... Qc7 (6... Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 $5 (7... Nb6 $6 8. e5 Nfd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5
10. Be4 Bg7 11. a4 Be6 12. axb5 cxb5 13. Bh6 O-O 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. h4 h5 16.
Ng5 Qd7 17. O-O $16 {Karason,A-Van Parreren,H/Reykjavik op/1994/}) 8. dxe5 dxe5
9. h3 Qe7 $5 (9... Bg7 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. c3 Qe7 13. cxb4 axb4 14. Qc2
Bb7 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfd1 Ra5 17. Nc1 Nc5 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. Qxb3 Nh5 20. Bb6 Raa8
21. Rac1 $16 {Gallagher,J-Fioramonti,H/Zug/1991/}) 10. O-O-O a6 11. Rhe1 Bg7
12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Bb7 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. a3 Rhe8 16. Bf1 Nc5 17. Qe3 a5 18.
Ng5 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Nfd7 20. Nf3 Rd8 21. Na2 f6 22. Nc1 Ne6 23. Nb3 a4 24. Na5
Ndc5 $15 {Tolnai,T-Ftacnik,L/Stara Zagora zt-A/1990/}) (6... Bg7 7. Nf3 (7. Bh6
$5) 7... Bb7 8. O-O O-O 9. e5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Nbd7 11. Bh6 a6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13.
Qe3 Nb6 14. Ne4 Nbd5 15. Qg3 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Nf6 17. Qe3 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Qc7 19.
Qe3 Rad8 20. Nd3 Bc8 21. Nc5 $14 {Orlov,V-Gubanov,A/St.Petersburg op/1994/}) 7.
O-O-O (7. a4 b4 8. Nce2 a5 9. c3 bxc3 10. bxc3 Ba6 $132) (7. Nf3 e5 $5 $10 (
7... Nbd7 8. O-O-O (8. O-O e5 9. a4 $1 b4 10. Ne2 exd4 11. Nexd4 c5 12. Nb5 Qc6
13. Bc4 Bb7 14. Bf4 a6 15. Bd5 $1 Nxd5 16. exd5 Qb6 17. Rfe1+ Kd8 18. Ng5 axb5
19. Nxf7+ Kc7 20. Nxh8 $16 {Nunn,J-McNab,C/Walsall/1992/}) 8... Nb6 9. e5 Nfd5
10. exd6 exd6 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Rde1 Be6 13. Bg5 Kd7 14. Be4 Nb6 15. Qf4 d5 16.
Qf6 $1 dxe4 17. Ne5+ Kc8 18. Qxh8 $16 {Adams,M-Conquest,S/Eastbourne GB-ch/
1990/})) 7... Nbd7 8. f4 $6 (8. f3 b4 9. Nce2 a5 $13) 8... b4 9. Nce2 Ng4 $1
10. Nf3 Nxe3 11. Qxe3 Nb6 12. h4 (12. h3 $142 $5 {/\g4}) 12... h5 $15 13. Kb1
Bg7 14. f5 (14. e5 Nd5 15. Qd2 Bg4 16. Be4 Qb6 $15) 14... gxf5 15. exf5 Nd5 16.
Qe4 Qb6 17. Ka1 (17. Bc4 $2 Nc3+ $1 18. Nxc3 bxc3 19. Bb3 a5 20. Rhe1 Bf6 $40)
17... Nf6 18. Qf4 c5 $1 19. Rhe1 Bb7 $17 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Ned4 a6 22. Nb3 (22.
Re2 Ng4 23. Rde1 Ne5 $17) 22... Qb6 23. Bc4 d5 24. Bd3 Rc8 (24... Ne4 $6 25.
Bxe4 dxe4 26. Ng5 Qf6 27. Nd4 $13) 25. Ng5 Ng4 $1 {/\Qf2} 26. Rd2 (26. Re2 $142
) 26... Be5 $1 27. Qf1 $8 (27. Rxe5 Nxe5 28. Qxe5 $2 Qg1+) 27... Bg3 28. Rde2
$5 (28. Ree2 Bxh4 29. Nf3 Bf6 $19) 28... Bxe1 29. Qxe1 Rc7 30. Nf3 Rg8 31. Kb1
Nf6 32. Ng5 a5 33. Nd2 a4 34. g3 (34. Ndf3 Ng4 {/\b3|^}) 34... a3 (34... Ng4 $5
$17 {/\d4,Ne3}) 35. Ndf3 Ng4 36. Qc1 axb2 $6 (36... Nf2 $2 37. Qg1 $1) (36...
Qd6 37. Bb5+ Kf8 $17) 37. Qf4 Rh8 38. Nd4 $132 Bc8 (38... Bc6 39. f6 $44) 39.
Nb5 Rc6 (39... Rd7 40. Ne6 $5 {/\} fxe6 $2 41. fxe6 Rd6 42. Nxd6+ Qxd6 43. Bg6+
$1 $18) 40. Qxb4 Ne3 41. Nf3 {/\Nfd4} Bxf5 42. Nfd4 $1 Bxd3 43. cxd3 (43. Rxe3
$5 Be4 44. Nxc6 Qxc6 45. Nd4 $36) 43... Re6 $8 44. Nxe6 fxe6 45. Qd4 (45. Qxb2
$2 Rf8 $15) 45... Qxd4 (45... Qxd4 46. Nxd4 Nf5 $1 (46... e5 $2 47. Nc6 d4 48.
Nxe5 Rg8 49. Rxb2 $18) (46... Nd1 47. Rd2 $14) 47. Nxf5 exf5 48. Re5 Rg8 49.
Rxf5 Rxg3 50. Rxd5 e6 51. Rxh5 Rxd3 52. Kxb2 Kd7 53. a4 Rh3 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 (6... Nc6 7. h3
e5 8. Be3 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 a6 12. a4 Nb4 $1 13. Nb3 Bc6 14.
Bd4 a5 15. Qd2 b6 16. Kh2 Qd7 17. f4 Rad8 18. Bf2 d5 $1 19. e5 Ne4 20. Qe2 Nxf2
21. Qxf2 f6 $15 {Vajda,L-Zimmerman,Y/Budapest FS Feb IM-A/1994/}) 7. O-O c6 8.
a4 Qc7 (8... b6 9. h3 Bb7 10. g4 a6 11. f4 b5 12. e5 Ne8 13. Ne4 Qc7 14. Bd2 c5
15. c3 Nb6 16. axb5 axb5 17. N2g3 Nc4 18. Rxa8 Bxa8 19. b3 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 cxd4
21. cxd4 Qb6 22. Qf2 Nc7 $132 {Winge,S-Johansson,J/SVE-ch/1989/}) 9. h3 (9. b3
b6 10. f4 e5 $1 11. Ba3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Bb7 13. Qd2 Rfe8 14. Rad1 Nc5 15. Rfe1 a5
16. h3 Rad8 17. Qf2 Rd7 18. Bf3 Rde7 19. Qg2 Nd5 $1 $132 {Hertneck,G-Hodgson,
Ju/Kecskemet/1988/}) 9... e5 10. Be3 Re8 (10... b6 11. Qd2 Re8 12. g4 Bb7 13.
Ng3 d5 14. f4 exd4 15. Bxd4 dxe4 16. g5 e3 17. Bxe3 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Bd4
Bxd4+ 20. Qxd4 Nc5 21. Rad1 $14 {Djurhuus,R-Bern,I/Gjovik NO-ch/1991/}) 11. f4
exd4 (11... b6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. f5 $36) 12. Bxd4 b6 (12... Nc5 13. Bxc5 dxc5
14. e5 $16 {/\Ne4[+]}) 13. g4 Ba6 14. Rf2 Rad8 15. g5 (15. Ng3 c5 $5 16. Be3 d5
$1 $13) 15... Nh5 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 (16... Bxe2 $5 17. Nxe2 Nxg7 $13) 17. Ng3 $1
Bb7 18. h4 a6 19. Qd2 (19. h5 b5 20. h6 Ne6 $132) 19... b5 20. axb5 axb5 21.
Re1 Qb6 (21... b4 22. Nd1 c5 23. Ne3 {/\Ng4|^}) 22. Nd1 (22. Qxd6 $2 Nc5 23.
Qf6 Re6) 22... d5 23. Ne3 $1 dxe4 (23... d4 24. Ng4 c5 25. f5 $40) 24. Ng4 e3 (
24... c5 25. f5 $5 $44) 25. Rxe3 Rxe3 26. Qxe3 $1 (26. Nxe3 c5 $10) 26... Qxe3
27. Nxe3 f5 28. Rd2 $14 Ne6 29. Ne2 Kf7 30. Kf2 Ke7 31. b4 Rb8 (31... Ra8 $5)
32. c3 Nb6 (32... c5 33. Bxb7 Rxb7 34. Nd5+ Kf7 35. Ra2 $14) 33. h5 Nc8 $6 (
33... c5 $142 $14) 34. c4 $1 bxc4 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Nxc4 $36 {/\Ne5,><c6,g6} c5
37. Ne5 $1 {/\Rd7+-} Bxg2 38. Kxg2 Ke8 39. bxc5 Nxc5 40. Nxg6 $16 Ne4 (40...
Ne7 41. Nxe7 Kxe7 42. Rd5 $18) 41. Ra2 Ncd6 42. Ne5 Nf7 43. Nf3 Kf8 (43... Nfd6
$142 $16) 44. Ned4 Nfd6 45. Ne5 Kg8 46. Kh3 $1 Rc8 47. Kh4 (47. Ra7 Rc3+ 48.
Kh4 Nf2 $132) 47... Nc3 48. Ra7 Ncb5 49. Nxb5 Nxb5 50. Rd7 $18 Nc3 51. Kh5 Ne2
52. Kh6 Nxf4 53. Rg7+ Kf8 54. Nd7+ Ke8 55. Nf6+ Kd8 (55... Kf8 56. g6 $1 Nxg6
57. Kxg6 {/\Rf7#}) 56. Rd7# 1-0

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6
8. f3 (8. Nge2 a6 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Be3 Bd6 11. Nc1 b5 (11... Ke7 $142) 12. a4 b4
13. Nd1 a5 14. b3 Ke7 15. Nd3 Nb6 16. N1b2 Nfd7 17. Ke2 $14 {Moskalenko,
V-Chekhov,V/Moscow 25'/1993/}) 8... Bc5 (8... Nc6 $5 9. Be3 Bd6 10. O-O-O Ke7
11. Nb5 a6 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Ne2 Rac8 14. Rd2 b5 15. Rhd1 Rhd8 16. Kb1 Rd7 17.
a3 Na5 18. b3 Nb7 $132 {,Berend,F-Hartoch,R/Brussels zt/1993/}) 9. Na4 Bd6 (
9... Bb4+ $5 10. c3 (10. Ke2 $5 {/\} b5 11. a3 $1 $36) 10... Bd6 11. Be3 Nbd7
12. O-O-O Ke7 13. c4 Nb6 $1 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. Kb1 Bc5 16. Bxc5+ bxc5 17. Ne2
Rhd8 $10 {Vogt,L-Smagin,S/ValbyK41/1991/}) 10. Be3 Nfd7 (10... Nbd7 $5 11.
O-O-O Ke7 12. Nh3 b5 $5 13. Nc3 Rhb8 14. Nf2 b4 {><c4} (14... a6 $142 $13) 15.
Ne2 a5 16. Kb1 h6 17. Rd2 a4 18. Rc1 Nb6 19. c4 $1 $36 {Gipslis,A-Moskalenko,V/
Alushta/1993/}) 11. Nh3 Ke7 12. Nf2 Nc6 13. Nd3 Nb4 (13... h6 14. c3 $14) 14.
Nxb4 Bxb4+ 15. Ke2 b5 $5 {׻} (15... Nb6 16. Bc5+ $1 (16. Nxb6 axb6 17. Rhd1 h6
$10) 16... Bxc5 17. Nxc5 Rab8 18. Rhd1 $16 {><b7}) (15... a6 16. Rhd1 $14) 16.
a3 $1 $8 Bd6 (16... Ba5 $5 17. Nc5 Bb6 $132) 17. Nc3 a6 18. a4 $1 c6 19. Rhd1
$36 Rad8 (19... Rhd8 $142 $5) 20. Rd3 h6 21. b3 Bb4 (21... Nc5 $2 22. Rxd6 Kxd6
23. Rd1+ $18) (21... Nf6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra6 Rc8 24. Nxb5 $1 $18) 22. Na2 Ba5
$8 (22... Bd6 23. Rad1 Nf6 24. Rxd6 Rxd6 25. Bc5 Rhd8 26. Nb4 $18) 23. b4 Bc7 (
23... Bb6 24. Rxd7+ $18) 24. Rc3 $1 {><c6} Bb6 $5 (24... Nb8 25. Nc1 $16 {->})
25. Rxc6 Bxe3 26. Kxe3 Rc8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Kd3 $16 Nb6 (28... bxa4 29. Nc3
$18) 29. axb5 Rd8+ 30. Ke2 axb5 31. Nc1 (31. Nc3 $5 {><b5} Rc8 32. Ra3 {/\} Rc4
33. Rb3 Na4 34. Nxa4 bxa4 35. Rb2 a3 36. Ra2 $16) 31... Rc8 32. Ra2 Na4 33. Kd2
g5 34. Nd3 Kf6 35. Ra3 {/\c3,Kc2,Nb2} Rd8 36. Ke3 Rc8 37. Kd2 h5 (37... Rd8
$142 38. c3 Nb6 $5 $16) 38. h3 Rc4 39. Ra1 Rc8 40. Rh1 $1 {/\h4} Rg8 41. Ra1 {
/\c4} Rc8 $8 42. Ra3 Rc7 43. c3 $1 g4 (43... Rc8 44. Kc2 $18) (43... Rd7 44.
Kc2 Rd8 45. Nc5 $1 Nxc5 46. bxc5 Rc8 47. Kb3 Rxc5 48. Kb4 $18) 44. fxg4 hxg4
45. h4 {/\g3+-} Rc4 46. Nf2 g3 47. Ng4+ Kg7 48. Kd3 Nb2+ 49. Ke3 Nd1+ 50. Kf3
$1 $18 Nxc3 51. Ra7+ Kf8 52. Nxe5 Rxb4 (52... Rxe4 53. Nd7+ {/\Nf6,Nc5+-}) 53.
h5 Nxe4 54. h6 Ng5+ $8 55. Kxg3 {/\Rg7,Ng6,h7+-} Re4 $6 56. Nd7+ 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[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 {Anand} d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 (3... d5 {Anand} 4. exd5 (4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4)
4... Nxd5 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 $14) 4. dxe5 (4. d5 {Anand} Be7 5. Be3 O-O 6. c4)
4... dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Nh3 (8. Be3 Bd6 (8... Nbd7
$6 9. Nd2 Bc5 (9... Bd6 $5 $14) 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Nc4 Ncd7 12. Nh3 {><e5} Ne8
13. O-O-O Ke7 14. Rd2 b5 15. Rhd1 $16 {Spassky,B-Rivas,M/Salamanca/1991/}) (
8... Nc6 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. Nh3 Ke7 11. Nf2 h6 12. c3 Nh5 $6 (12... a6 $142) 13. g3
Nf6 14. Ke2 Kf7 15. a4 a6 16. b4 b5 17. Ra2 Nd7 18. Rha1 $36 {Eslon,
J-Strikovic,A/Zaragoza op/1992/}) 9. Ne2 Ke7 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 Nc6 12. c3 Nd7
13. Nc1 b5 $5 14. Nd3 Na5 $1 15. b4 Nb7 16. Nb3 bxa4 17. Rxa4 Rhc8 $132 {
/\c5,Hertneck,G-Lutz,C/Munich/1993/}) 8... Bc5 (8... Bd6 $142 $5 9. Ke2 Ke7 10.
Be3 h6 11. Nd2 Nc6 12. c3 g5 (12... a6 $142 $132) 13. Nf2 Rhg8 14. g4 $1 Nd8
15. a4 Nf7 16. b4 a6 17. Nb3 $36 {->>>,Alterman,B-Akopian,V/Beersheba/1992/})
9. Nf2 Bxf2+ $6 10. Kxf2 $14 {_|_,><e5} Nc6 11. Be3 Ke7 (11... Rf8 {Anand /\
12.Ke2 Nd4} 12. Rd1+ $1 Ke8 (12... Ke7 $2 13. Bc5+) 13. Ke2 $16) 12. Na3 $1 {
/\Nb5,Nc4} (12. Nd2 {Anand Also with interesting possibilities such as c3,Nb3
or,c3,Nc4 but Artur wants to place the knight on d3}) 12... a6 13. c3 Rhd8 14.
Ke2 h6 15. Nc2 Rd7 (15... a5 16. a4 $5 $14 {/\b4,Na3-c4}) 16. Rhd1 (16. Ne1 {
Anand} Rad8) 16... Rad8 (16... Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Rb1 $1 $14) 17. Rxd7+ Rxd7
18. Ne1 $1 {/\Nd3->><e5} Ne8 19. Nd3 Nd6 20. Bf2 $1 (20. Nc5 Rd8 21. b3 a5 {
/\b6=}) 20... b6 21. Bg3 Nf7 (21... Kf6 $142 $5 $14) 22. a4 a5 (22... Kf6 {
Anand} 23. b4 Ne7 24. b5 $16) 23. Rc1 Kf6 24. b4 $1 Rd8 (24... axb4 25. cxb4
Nd4+ 26. Ke3 $16 {/\Rc4,Ne5,a5}) 25. b5 Ne7 26. Bf2 $1 (26. c4 c5 $5 27. Bf2
Rc8 $14) 26... Rb8 27. c4 {/\c5->} (27. Rb1 $5 {Anand to stop c5. But as the
game continuation shows White has no need for such finesses.} Nd6 $140 28. Nxe5
$1 Kxe5 29. Bg3+ Kf6 30. e5+ $18) 27... c5 28. Nxc5 $1 bxc5 29. Bxc5 Nd8 (29...
Nc8 $5 30. Be3 $16) 30. Bd6 Rb7 31. Rd1 $1 $18 (31. c5 Rd7 (31... Nec6 $1 {
Anand}) 32. Rd1 (32. Bxe7+ Kxe7 33. c6 Rc7 $13) 32... Nf7 $13) 31... Ndc6 (
31... Rd7 32. Bxe5+ $18) (31... Nf7 32. Ba3 {/\c5-c6}) 32. bxc6 Nxc6 33. Bc5 $1
Rb2+ 34. Rd2 Rb3 (34... Rxd2+ {Anand} 35. Kxd2 Kf7 36. h4 {/\ h5} h5 37. Bd6
Ke8 38. c5 {/\ Kd3-c4-b5+-}) 35. Rd6 Ne7 (35... Rb2+ 36. Kd3 Ne7 37. Rd7 Ng6
38. g3 Rxh2 39. Bd6 Rg2 40. c5 Rxg3 41. c6 Rxf3+ 42. Kc4 $18) 36. Bb6 Ng6 (
36... Rb2+ 37. Kd3 Rxg2 38. Bd8 $1 $18) 37. Bxa5 Nf4+ 38. Kd2 Nxg2 39. c5 Ne3
40. Bd8+ Kf7 41. Rd3 Nc4+ 42. Kc2 Rb8 43. c6 Ke8 44. c7 Ra8 45. Rc3 Nb6 46. a5
$1 Rxa5 (46... Nc8 47. Rc5 $18) 47. c8=Q (47. c8=Q Nxc8 48. Bxa5 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.06"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 (2... g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 a6 {Even against the King's
fianchetto Naiditsch favours a h3&g4 setup, scoring a big win after} 5. a4 (5.
Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. e5 Bb7 (7... e6 8. Ne4 d5 9. Ng3 c5 10. c3 Ne7 11. Qe2 Nc6
12. Qd2 c4 13. Bc2 a5 14. Bh6 Bf8 15. h4 b4 16. h5 Rg8 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Ng5
Bxh6 19. Rxh6 Nf8 20. Qf4 Ra7 {So,W (2815)-Carlsen,M (2832) chess.com INT 2017}
21. N3e4 $1 dxe4 22. Nxe4 $18) 8. e6 $5 fxe6 9. Ng5 Nf8 10. O-O Qd7 (10... Nh6
$5) 11. Re1 Nf6 12. a4 b4 13. Na2 Qxa4 14. Qe2 h6 (14... c5 $1 15. dxc5 Qc6 $13
) 15. Nf3 Kf7 16. Bd2 b3 17. Nc3 (17. Nb4 $1 Qd7 18. c3 Nd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20.
Qd1 c5 21. dxc5 dxc5 22. c4 $36) 17... Qd7 18. cxb3 Rb8 19. Ra3 Nd5 20. Ne4 Kg8
21. h4 Qe8 22. Bxa6 Bxa6 23. Qxa6 Bf6 24. Qc4 Nd7 25. Nc3 N7b6 26. Qe2 Qf7 27.
Ne4 Rf8 {Perelshteyn,E (2524)-Carlsen,M (2827) Douglas 2017} 28. b4 $5 $16 {
For details see the notes to this game in CBM 181 by Ftacnik.}) (5. f4 b5 6.
Nf3 Nd7 7. e5 Bb7 8. Bd3 c5 9. Be4 Bxe4 10. Nxe4 Nh6 11. dxc5 dxe5 12. c6 Nf6
13. Qxd8+ (13. Nxf6+ exf6 14. fxe5 fxe5 15. O-O Nf5 16. Qxd8+ Rxd8 17. c7 Rc8
18. Bb6 Kd7 19. Ng5 Kc6 20. Ba5 Rhf8 21. g4 Ne3 22. Rxf7 Rxf7 23. Nxf7 e4 24.
c3 Bf8 25. b4 Bd6 26. Nxd6 Kxd6 27. Re1 Nxg4 28. Rxe4 Ne5 29. Bb6 Kd5 30. Rd4+
Kc6 31. Rd8 Kb7 $11 {Xu,Y (2454)-Wei,Y (2727) Xinghua 2017}) 13... Rxd8 14.
Nxf6+ exf6 15. c7 Rc8 16. Bb6 Kd7 17. Ba5 (17. O-O Kc6 18. Ba5 {Kusiak,M (2197)
-Bezuch,M (2296) Slovakia 2014} Rhe8 $13 {[%cal Yg7f8]}) 17... Nf5 18. O-O-O+
Kc6 19. Rd8 Nd6 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Rd1 Nc4 22. Bc3 Rxc7 23. b3 Ne3 24. Bxe5 Nxd1
25. Rd6+ Kb7 26. Bxg7 Rg8 27. Bd4 Nc3 28. Rb6+ Kc8 29. Be5 Rd8 30. Kb2 Nd5 31.
Bxc7 Kxc7 32. Rxa6 Kb7 $44 {Wei,Y (2696)-Carlsen,M (2855) Bilbao 2016 See CBM
174 for the notes to this game.}) 5... Nf6 (5... b6 $5) 6. h3 O-O 7. g4 $5 (7.
Nf3 b6 {is a theoretical position, considered satisfactory for Black.}) 7... e5
(7... c5 8. Nge2 $5 (8. dxc5 Qa5 $13) {transposes to a Sicilian Dragon after}
8... cxd4 9. Nxd4) 8. d5 c6 9. Nge2 cxd5 10. exd5 Bxg4 $6 ({More sedate
continuations were} 10... Nbd7 {[%cal Yb7b6,Yc8b7,Ya8c8] or}) (10... Ne8 {
[%cal Yf7f5]}) 11. hxg4 Nxg4 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Ne4 f5 14. Bg5 Qb6 15. Bh3 Ndf6
16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Nc3 $6 (17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. c3 $14) 17... Qxb2 18. Rb1 Qa3 19.
Rxb7 Rf7 $6 (19... Rab8 $1 $13 20. Rxg7+ Kxg7 21. Bxf5 gxf5 22. Bxf6+ Kxf6 $1
23. Rxh7 f4 24. Qd3 Qc1+ 25. Ke2 Rf7 26. Rxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qf5+ $11) 20. Rb3 Qc5
21. Qe3 Qc7 22. Qb6 e4 23. Qc6 Rc8 24. O-O Qxc6 25. dxc6 Rxc6 26. Rfb1 h6 27.
Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Nxe4 Be5 29. Nd2 Rxc2 30. Nf3 $36 {Naiditsch,A (2706)-Carlsen,M 
(2865) Baden-Baden 2015 For details see the notes to this game in CBM 165 by
Kr.Szabo.}) 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 {Pirc is an opening, requiring great accuracy
early on.} (4... Bg7 {is natural enough, but later Black has to reckon with
Bh6 and taking on h6 will cost him a tempo.} 5. Qd2 ({Naiditsch used to play
the main move earlier, but switched to} 5. h3 {recently - this was the
move-order in his later game with Zysk, quoted below.}) 5... c6 {gives White a
choice:} (5... O-O 6. O-O-O c6 7. f3 (7. Bh6 $5) 7... b5 8. g4 $5 (8. h4 b4 9.
Nce2 Qa5 10. Kb1 h5 $1 $146 11. Nc1 Nbd7 12. Nh3 c5 13. Ng5 Rb8 14. Nb3 Qc7 15.
dxc5 dxc5 16. Bc4 Nb6 17. Qe2 Nfd7 18. f4 a5 19. e5 a4 20. Na1 a3 21. Bxf7+
Rxf7 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. e6+ Kg8 24. exd7 Bxd7 $40 {Hracek,Z (2636)-Marin,M 
(2581) Calimanesti 2014 For details see the notes to this game by Marin.}) ({
Also} 8. Bh6 {is still a dangerous and critical reaction.}) 8... b4 9. Nce2 Qa5
10. Kb1 c5 11. Bh6 Nc6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. g5 Nd7 14. d5 Nce5 15. Nc1 Nb6 16. h4
Ba6 17. f4 Nec4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qf2 Rab8 20. Nb3 Qa4 21. h5 Nxb2 22. Kxb2 c4
23. Nf3 Qa3+ 24. Ka1 cxb3 25. cxb3 $40 {Najer,E (2664)-Petrosian,T (2607)
Moscow 2016 See the notes to this game in CBM 171 by Schulz}) {More
straightforward is} 6. Bh6 ({The slower follow-up} 6. f3 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6
Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Bb7 (9... Qa5 10. Nc1 b4 11. Nb3 $1 (11. Nd1 Qb6 12. Nb3 a5 13. a4
bxa3 14. Rxa3 a4 15. c3 c5 $132) 11... Qh5 (11... Qb6 12. Na4 Qc7 13. a3 c5 14.
axb4 cxb4 15. Bd3 (15. c4 $5) 15... Nb6 16. O-O $36 {[%csl Re8] Svoboda,S 
(2300)-Spanko,J (2168) Slovakia 2002}) 12. Qxh5 Nxh5 13. Nd1 a5 14. a3 $14) 10.
a3 e5 (10... Qc7 11. g3 $5 $14 {and White doesn't have to hurry with 0-0-0.})
11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Kb1 a6 13. Nc1 ({In the arguably one of the most brilliant
modern games Kasparov himself admitted he got nothing out of the opening. So
perhaps this is a moment to try to improve,} 13. g3 $5 {deserves attention. If
Black continues as in the game, the B goes quickly to h3 and White time
wandering with the N.}) 13... O-O-O 14. Nb3 exd4 15. Rxd4 c5 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. g3
Kb8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bh3 d5 20. Qf4+ Ka7 21. Rhe1 d4 22. Nd5 Nbxd5 23. exd5 Qd6
24. Rxd4 $1 {Kasparov,G (2812)-Topalov,V (2700) Wijk aan Zee 1999 For details
see the notes to this game in CBM 069.} Kb6 $11 {/=/+}) 6... Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Qa5
8. Bd3 c5 9. Nf3 $1 (9. Nge2 Nc6 $5 10. d5 Ne5 11. Bb5+ (11. Qd2 $5 {/\} c4 12.
f4 $1) 11... Kd8 $1 12. Ng3 c4 13. h3 a6 14. f4 Nf3+ $1 15. gxf3 axb5 16. O-O
b4 17. Nce2 Qc5+ 18. Kg2 Bd7 19. c3 bxc3 20. Nxc3 b5 21. a3 Kc7 22. Rad1 {
čierny prešiel do prptiútoku nečakaným} Rhg8 $1 23. e5 Nh5 24. Rfe1 g5 $1
{, Caruana - Ivančuk, Biel 2009.} 25. exd6+ exd6 26. Nxh5 Rg6 27. Ne4 Rxh6 28.
Nxc5 dxc5 $17 {Caruana,F (2670)-Ivanchuk,V (2703) Biel 2009 For details see
the notes to this game in CBM 132 by Marin.}) (9. d5 Nbd7 10. Nf3 c4 $5 11.
Bxc4 Qc5 (11... Nxe4 12. O-O {[%csl Re8]}) 12. Bd3 (12. Bb5 $5) 12... Qxf2+ 13.
Kxf2 Ng4+ 14. Kg3 Nxh6 15. Rhe1 O-O 16. e5 Nc5 $5 (16... dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nc5 18.
Bf1 e6 19. Rad1 f6 20. Nc4 e5 21. b4 Na6 22. a3 Bd7 23. Nd6 Nf5+ 24. Nxf5 gxf5
25. Nb1 b5 26. c4 bxc4 27. Bxc4 Nc7 28. d6+ Ne6 29. Rc1 Rfd8 30. Nc3 Kg7 31.
Nd5 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2768)-Peralta,F (2574) Tromsoe 2014} Nd4 $132) 17. Bf1
Bg4 18. exd6 exd6 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nbd4 Rfe8 21. Kf4 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 f6 23. h4 Nf7
$11 {Van Kampen,R (2572)-Cuijpers,F (2445) Netherlands 2012}) 9... cxd4 (9...
Nc6 10. d5 Nd4 11. Nd2 $36 {Marin}) 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Bb5 $1 (11. Nb3 Qb6 12.
O-O Be6 $13) 11... Bd7 12. O-O-O $36 {is considered unpleasant for Black by
Pirc expert Marin:} Rc8 13. Kb1 Ne5 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. Rhe1 Qc6 17.
f4 Nc4 18. Rd3 Nd7 19. Qg7 Rf8 20. Qxh7 $16 {Van Kampen,R (2640)-McNab,C (2433)
Reading 2017}) 5. h3 Bg7 {Even here developing the B immediately is not ideal,
as both against Naiditsch's set-up and the immediate 6.f4 Black's counterplay
in centre is just too slow.} ({Ponomariov acknowledged it himself by playing} 
5... Nbd7 $142 {in a later game:} 6. g4 (6. Bd3 e5 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qd2
Re8 10. Rad1 b5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. a4 a6 13. Ne2 Qe7 14. Ng3 Bb7 15. a5 c5 16.
c4 b4 17. Bh6 Nb8 (17... Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Nf8 $11 {/\} 19. Qg5 Ne6 20. Qxe5 $2 Nd7
{[%csl Re5]}) 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Bc2 Ng8 20. Qe3 Bc6 21. Rd2 Ra7 22. Rfd1 Rd7
23. Rd5 $1 Bxd5 24. exd5 $44 {Saric,I (2669)-Ponomariov,R (2694) Katowice rpd
2017}) (6. f4 e5 {With Bg7 instead of Nbd7 Black doesn't have this move at all.
} (6... b5 $143 7. a3 $1 e5 8. Nf3 Qe7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. d5 $1 b4 11. axb4 cxd5
12. Bg5 d4 13. Nd5 Qd6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Bb5+ Ke7 17. O-O Bh6
18. Bc4 Rd8 19. Ra5 Bf4 20. Nxe5 {1-0, Fressinet,L (2637)-Marin,M (2511)
Andorra 2004}) 7. Nf3 (7. Qd2 Nh5 $1 $146 8. fxe5 Ng3 9. Bg5 Qa5 10. Qf4 dxe5
$1 (10... Nxh1 11. Bc4 $13) 11. Qxg3 exd4 12. Bd2 dxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3 14. Bxc3
Rg8 15. O-O-O Nc5 $11 {[%cal Yc8e6,Yf8g7] Marin}) (7. Qf3 b5 8. dxe5 (8. a3 {
is less convincing with the Q already on f3:} Bg7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. f5 Qa5 {
[%cal Rb5b4]} 11. b4 (11. Bd2 $5 $13) 11... Qc7 12. g4 a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4
gxf5 15. gxf5 Ra3 16. Nge2 Bf8 $132 {Marin}) (8. O-O-O b4 $1 9. Na4 $5 (9. Nce2
Qe7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. f5 gxf5 12. exf5 Bb7 13. g4 {Wagener,C-Andersen,J (2310)
Szeged 1994} O-O-O $1 $15 {[%cal Ye5e4,Yc6c5]}) 9... exf4 10. Bxf4 Qa5 11. e5 (
11. b3 Be7 {[%cal Yd7b6]} 12. Kb1 d5 $132) 11... Nd5 12. exd6 Bg7 13. Re1+ Kf8
14. Qe2 N7f6 15. d7 Bxd7 16. Qa6 Qxa6 17. Bd6+ Kg8 18. Bxa6 Ne3 19. Nc5 Bc8 20.
g4 h5 21. g5 Nfd5 $11 {Marin}) 8... dxe5 9. O-O-O Qe7 10. g4 b4 11. Nb1 (11.
Na4 $142 exf4 12. Qxf4 Bg7 13. Bd3 O-O $13) 11... exf4 12. Bxf4 Ne5 13. Qg3 Bg7
14. Nd2 Nfd7 15. Ngf3 O-O 16. Nc4 Nxf3 17. Qxf3 Ne5 18. Qe3 Re8 19. Nxe5 Bxe5
$15 {Mamedyarov,S (2765)-Shoker,S (2475) Ningbo 2011}) 7... Qe7 $1 8. Bd3 (8.
fxe5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Qd4 Nfd7 11. O-O-O Bg7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Bh6 Re8 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Be2 b5 16. Qd6 Bb7 17. a3 a5 18. Kb1 Nc5 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Na4
$36 {Berend,F (2364)-Gulbas,C (2375) France 2006}) 8... Bg7 9. Qd2 O-O $5 $146
10. O-O-O b5 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Rhe1 a6 $5 13. Qf2 exd4 14. Bxd4 c5 15. Be3 c4
16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. e5 Rb8 $5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Bc5 Qb7 20. b3 Bf5 21. Bxf8 Bxf8
$44 {Marin}) (6. Nge2 b5 7. a3 Bb7 8. g4 a5 $13) 6... b5 7. Bg2 (7. a3 Nb6 8.
Bd3 (8. d5 Bb7 9. Bd4 Bg7 10. dxc6 Bxc6 11. Bxb5 Bxb5 12. Nxb5 Nc4 $32) 8...
Bg7 9. f4 Bb7 10. Nf3 a5 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe1 b4 13. Nd1 Qc7 14. axb4 axb4 15.
Rxa8 Rxa8 16. Qxb4 Na4 $44 {[%cal Yc6c5] Marin}) 7... b4 (7... Nb6 $5 8. Nge2
Bb7 9. a4 $6 Nc4 10. Bc1 b4 11. Nb1 c5 $15 {Howell,D (2613)-McNab,C (2472)
Hinckley Island 2009}) (7... e5 8. Qd2 Bb7 9. g5 Nh5 10. Nge2 Be7 11. b3 O-O
12. h4 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 Ng6 17. Ne2 d5 18.
Bg3 $16 {Granda Zuniga,J (2609)-Movsziszian,K (2536) Benidorm 2008}) 8. Nce2
Bb7 (8... e5 9. Ng3 Nb6 10. b3 Bg7 11. N1e2 O-O 12. dxe5 Nfd7 13. exd6 Bxa1 14.
Qxa1 Qf6 15. Qd1 Ba6 16. O-O $16 {/+-, Koepke,C (2374)-Donchenko,A (2009)
Nuremberg 2009}) 9. Ng3 h5 10. g5 h4 11. N3e2 Nh5 12. f4 c5 $15 {Marin}) 6.
Nge2 (6. f4 $5 {[%cal Re4e5] is also promising:} Qa5 $142 $5 (6... Qb6 7. Qc1 (
7. Qd2 Qxb2 8. Rb1 Qa3 9. Bd3 e5 10. Nge2 exd4 11. Bxd4 O-O 12. O-O Nbd7 13.
Rf3 Ne8 14. Kh1 {½, Jansa,V (2480)-Marin,M (2545) Andorra 1998} Qa5 $13) 7...
Nh5 (7... O-O 8. Nf3 Nh5 9. Kf2 Qc7 10. e5 Bh8 11. g4 Ng7 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. h4
dxe5 14. dxe5 Ne6 15. Ne4 Nb6 16. h5 $40 {Chytilek,R (2598)-Nyvlt,Z (2635)
Czechia corr 2003}) 8. Nge2 f5 9. e5 O-O 10. Rg1 g5 11. g3 Na6 12. fxg5 (12.
Bg2 c5 13. fxg5 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Qa5 15. exd6 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Qe5+ 17. Nde2 f4 18.
dxe7 Qxe7 19. Nd5 Qc5 {½, Hracek,Z (2615)-Marin,M (2530) Krynica 1998 See the
notes to this game in CBM 067 by Marin.} 20. gxf4 Re8 $132) 12... c5 13. g4 f4
14. Nd5 Qd8 15. gxh5 dxe5 16. h6 Qxd5 17. hxg7 Rf7 18. Nc3 Qf3 19. Bf2 cxd4 20.
Bg2 Qh5 21. Ne4 $16 {Guidici,G (2327)-Briet,M (1301) France corr AJEC 2002}) 7.
Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 (8. Qf3 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. f5 Nc5 11. g4 gxf5 (11... h6 12.
Nge2 Nxd3+ 13. cxd3 gxf5 14. gxf5 Bd7 15. Qg3 Rg8 16. Qh4 O-O-O 17. Rg1 Ne8 18.
O-O-O b5 19. a3 Bf6 20. Qh5 Rxg1 21. Rxg1 $18 {[%csl Rf7] Rasik,V (2455)
-Skinke,K (2200) Pardubice 2009}) 12. gxf5 Bf8 13. Nge2 b5 14. O-O b4 15. Nd1
Ba6 16. Nf2 O-O-O 17. Nc1 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Rg8+ 19. Kh1 Qc7 20. Rd1 h5 21. Ne2 (
21. Nb3 h4 {[%cal Yg8g3]}) 21... Kb7 22. a3 bxa3 23. bxa3 Ka8 $13 {Jansa,V 
(2455)-Ibragimov,I (2575) Germany 2001}) 8... e5 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe1 {Although
Black has managed to prevent e5, he lags in development and White has kingside
attacking chances:} exd4 (10... Nh5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. f5 b5 13. a3 Qd8 14. Ne2
Bb7 15. Rd1 Qe7 {Masserey,Y (2315)-Schmaltz,R (2445) Altensteig 1994} 16. g4
Nf4 17. g5 $1 $36) 11. Bxd4 Re8 12. Qf2 Nc5 13. e5 Nxd3 14. cxd3 dxe5 15. fxe5
Nd5 16. Ne4 Be6 17. Nfg5 Qc7 18. Nxh7 Kxh7 19. Qh4+ Kg8 20. Ng5 c5 21. Rac1 b6
22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qxg6 $40 {Pavasovic,D (2595)-Graf,A (2637) Deizisau 2005})
6... b5 (6... Nbd7 7. g4 e5 8. g5 Nh5 9. d5 c5 10. Bg2 h6 11. h4 hxg5 12. hxg5
Qb6 13. Rb1 Qa5 14. a3 Nf4 15. Rxh8+ Bxh8 16. Bf1 Nxe2 17. Bxe2 a6 18. b4 Qc7
19. b5 Bg7 20. Qd2 Ke7 21. Rb3 Nb6 22. bxa6 bxa6 23. a4 Rb8 24. a5 Nd7 25. Na4
Rxb3 26. cxb3 Kf8 27. Bc4 Qb7 28. f3 Kg8 29. Nb2 $16 {[%csl Ra6] Naiditsch,A 
(2702)-Zysk,R (2400) Germany 2017. In a position with a King's Indian
structure White has more space and a long-term strategic advantage.}) 7. a3 (7.
e5 Nfd7 (7... Nd5 8. Nxd5 cxd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Bxb5 Nc6 12. O-O
Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Bxa7 Rxa7 15. Qxd5 Qb8 16. Rfd1 Bf5 17. Qd2 Rc8 18. a4 $16
{Kruppa,Y (2475)-Gipslis,A (2490) Minsk 1993}) 8. exd6 exd6 9. d5 c5 (9... b4
$5 10. dxc6 Nxc6 11. Ne4 O-O $32) 10. Nxb5 Qb6 (10... Nb6 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Nec3
$14) 11. Nbc3 (11. Nec3 $5 a6 12. Na4 Qa5+ 13. Nbc3 {retains the extra pawn.})
11... Qxb2 12. Bd2 Qb6 13. Rb1 Qd8 14. Ng3 O-O 15. Be2 Ba6 (15... f5 16. O-O
Ne5 $132) 16. O-O Nb6 17. Nce4 Re8 18. Bxa6 Nxa6 19. Re1 (19. Bg5 f6 20. Bf4
$14) 19... Nc7 20. Qf3 Ncxd5 21. Rbd1 Re5 22. Ba5 Qe7 23. c4 Nc7 24. Bc3 Nxc4
25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Nc3 Qf6 27. Qxf6 Bxf6 28. Nd5 Nxd5 29. Rxd5 Be5 $44 {=,
Prasanna Raghuram,R (2410)-Hoang,T (2210) Ho Chi Minh City 2014}) 7... O-O (
7... Qa5 {is a risky attempt to disrupt the smooth flow of White's development:
} 8. b4 Qc7 9. g4 Nbd7 10. Bg2 Nb6 11. Qc1 h5 12. g5 Nfd7 13. f4 a6 14. f5 c5
15. bxc5 dxc5 16. Bf4 Qb7 17. O-O cxd4 18. f6 Bf8 19. e5 Qa7 20. Bxa8 $2 (20.
e6 $1 dxc3 21. Qe3 $40 {+/-}) 20... Nxa8 21. Ne4 Bb7 22. Nf2 Nc7 23. Qd2 Ne6
$17 {Darchia,D (2040)-Gelashvili,T Bratislava 1993}) 8. g4 e5 ({Although in
practice Black has played only the text-move, this game indicates it's far
from simple to get ample counterplay. An engine recommendation is} 8... a5 $142
$5 9. Ng3 Ba6 {[%cal Yb5b4] /\b4<=>}) 9. d5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 136] A novelty, but
not a very surprising one for somebody, who has seen the aforementioned game
Naiditsch-Carlsen. White closes the centre and wants to shift his attention
the kingside as soon as possible.} (9. Bg2 Nbd7 (9... Re8 10. O-O (10. d5 $5
$36) 10... Bb7 11. Ng3 exd4 12. Bxd4 c5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxb5 Re6 15. e5 Bxg2
16. Kxg2 dxe5 {Mashinskaya,I (2265)-Hasangatin,R (2470) Tatranska Lomnica 1997}
17. Ne4 Nd7 18. Qf3 $16) (9... exd4 10. Bxd4 Nbd7 $14) 10. O-O (10. d5 cxd5 11.
Nxd5 (11. exd5 Ne8 $13 {[%cal Yf7f5]}) (11. g5 d4 12. gxf6 Bxf6 $13) 11... Bb7
12. Nec3 a6 $132) 10... Bb7 11. Ng3 Nb6 12. b3 (12. dxe5 $142 dxe5 13. Bc5 Re8
14. a4 $5) 12... exd4 $1 13. Bxd4 c5 14. Be3 Ne8 (14... Nxg4 $1 15. Qxg4 Bxc3
16. Rad1 $13) 15. Nxb5 $6 (15. Qd3 b4 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Nce2 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 $44)
15... a6 16. Nxd6 Nxd6 17. Bxc5 Nbc8 18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Nb5 20. Qb4 {
Luciani,V (2212)-Petrov,M (2550) Plovdiv 2010} Nca7 $15 {[%cal Ya7c6]}) (9.
dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. g5 Ne8 12. Nc1 Nc7 13. Nb3 Ne6 14. Ne2 Nd7 15. Rd1
a5 16. Nc5 Ndxc5 17. Rxd8+ Nxd8 18. Bxc5 Ne6 19. Be3 Nd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Bd2
Be6 22. f4 d3 23. Bc1 dxc2 24. Bd3 b4 25. Bxc2 c5 $15 {Goreskul,A (2144)
-Zozulia,A (2327) Alushta 1999}) 9... Bb7 (9... cxd5 10. exd5 $5 (10. Nxd5 Nbd7
11. Nec3 Bb7 12. Bxb5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Rc8 14. O-O Nb6 $44) 10... Nbd7 11. Ng3 $14
{[%cal Yg4g5,Yh3h4] looks good for White, but still Black should strive to
open up the position.}) 10. Ng3 a6 $2 {Giving White a free hand is asking for
serious trouble.} ({Good or not,} 10... a5 $1 {simply had to be tried:} 11. g5
Nfd7 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Nxb5 Nd4 $14 {/<=>}) 11. g5 Nfd7 12. h4 $36 Re8 (12...
cxd5 13. exd5 f5 14. gxf6 Nxf6 15. h5 $32 {+/-->}) 13. h5 Nb6 14. hxg6 hxg6 (
14... fxg6 15. Bh3 $18 (15. Nh5 $5 {/\} Bh8 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18.
Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Nd5 $18)) 15. Nf5 $5 {Arkadij looks for a tactical solution.} (
15. Qg4 $16 {/\} cxd5 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. exd5 e4 18. O-O-O {also looks very
good - Black's K is deserted and his pieces are uncoordinated:} b4 19. axb4
Qxb4 20. Ngxe4 Bxc3 21. Nf6+ $18) 15... cxd5 $6 (15... gxf5 16. exf5 Nxd5 17.
f6 Nxf6 18. gxf6 Qxf6 19. Bd3 $1 $40 {and all pieces join the attack - this is
something Black can't survive after} (19. Ne4 Qg6 20. f3 d5 21. Rg1 $16) 19...
e4 (19... d5 20. Bh7+ Kf8 21. Ne4 $1 Qd8 22. Bc5+ Re7 23. Rg1 $18) 20. Nxe4
Rxe4 21. Bxe4 $18) ({More resilient was} 15... Nxd5 $142 $5 16. Nxd5 (16. Nxg7
Nxe3 17. Nxe8 Nxd1 18. Nf6+ Qxf6 19. gxf6 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Nd7 $11) (16. exd5 $5
gxf5 17. Qh5 f4 18. Bg2 $1 fxe3 19. fxe3 $16 {[%cal Ge1c1,Ga1f1]}) 16... cxd5
17. Nxg7 Kxg7 18. Qf3 $5 (18. exd5 Nd7 (18... Rh8 19. Rxh8 Qxh8 20. Qg4 $16)
19. Bg2 Rh8 $16 {/+/=}) 18... dxe4 (18... Qe7 $2 19. Qh3) (18... d4 19. Bc4 $1
{[%cal Rh1h7]} Rf8 (19... bxc4 20. Rh7+ Kxh7 21. Qxf7+ Kh8 22. Ke2 $1 Bxe4 23.
f3 $18) 20. O-O-O bxc4 21. Rh7+ Kxh7 22. Qh3+ Kg7 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Rh1 $18) 19.
Rh7+ Kxh7 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Bxb5 $1 Qe7 (21... Rf8 22. Qxg6 $5 (22. Qxb7 Qa5+
23. b4 Qxb5 24. Qxa8 $16) 22... Qe7 23. O-O-O Qh7 (23... Rf7 24. Bc4 d5 25.
Rh1+ Rh7 26. Rxh7+ Qxh7 27. Qe8+ Qg8 28. Qxe5+ Qg7 29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Qh5+ Kg8
31. g6 dxc4 32. Bd4 $1 $18)) 22. Bxe8 Qxf7 23. Bxf7 Kg7 24. Be6 Kf8 (24... d5
25. c3 $16) 25. O-O-O Ke7 26. Ba2 $16 {However, the endgame is dreary for
Black.}) 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. Bxb5 $1 (17. Nxd5 Bxd5 (17... Qd8 18. Nxd6 $18 (18.
Nh6+ $5 Kf8 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Qf3+ Kg8 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 (21... Kf8 22. Rh7 $18)
22. gxf6 $18)) 18. Qxd5 Ra7 (18... Qc6 19. Nxd6 Qxd5 20. exd5 Rd8 21. Ne4 Rxd5
22. Bg2 $16) 19. Nxg7 Kxg7 {is less clear-cut, here Black can fight on.}) 17...
gxf5 (17... axb5 18. Nxg7 Nd7 (18... Kxg7 19. Qf3 {[%cal Rf3f6]} Qd8 20. Rh7+
Kxh7 21. Qxf7+ Kh8 22. Ke2 $18 {[%cal Ya1h1]}) 19. Qf3 Qd8 (19... dxe4 20. Qh3
Kf8 21. Qxd7 Kxg7 22. Rh7+ Kxh7 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Ke2 e3 25. f3 $18) 20. Nxe8
Qxe8 21. Nxb5 $18) (17... Nd7 18. Bxd7 gxf5 19. Nxd5 Qd4 (19... Bxd5 20. Qxd5
Qxb2 21. Rd1 $18) 20. Qxd4 exd4 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 22. O-O-O $18 {/\} fxe4 23. Nf6+
Bxf6 24. gxf6 {[%cal Rd1g1,Rh1h8]}) 18. Bxe8 Qd8 (18... d4 19. Qh5 Qc7 20. g6
fxg6 21. Qxg6 dxc3 22. Ba4 Nd7 (22... cxb2 23. Qe8+ Bf8 24. Rg1+) 23. Bb3+ d5
24. exd5 $18 {[%cal Rd5d6]}) 19. Qh5 ({White is already spoiled for choice
here:} 19. Nxd5 Qxg5 (19... Qxe8 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. gxf6 Qe6 22. Rh8+ Kxh8 23.
Qh5+ Kg8 24. Qh6 $18) 20. Qh5 $5 Qxh5 21. Rxh5 fxe4 22. Nb6 Ra7 23. Rd1 $18)
19... Qxe8 20. exf5 Qe7 $8 (20... Nd7 21. f6 Nxf6 22. gxf6 Bxf6 23. Qh6 Bg7 24.
Qh7+ Kf8 25. Rg1 $18) 21. f6 (21. O-O-O d4 (21... Nd7 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5
$18 {[%cal Rf5f6]}) 22. f6 {is only a transposition.}) 21... Bxf6 22. gxf6 Qxf6
23. O-O-O d4 24. Ne4 (24. f4 $5 Nd7 (24... Bxh1 25. Qxh1 dxc3 (25... Ra7 26.
Rg1+ Kf8 27. Nd5 $18) 26. Qxa8 Qd8 27. fxe5 Qb6 28. bxc3 dxe5 29. Qh1 Qe3+ 30.
Kb2 $18) 25. fxe5 Nxe5 (25... dxe5 26. Rdf1 $18) 26. Rdf1 Qg7 27. Rhg1 Ng6 28.
Nd5 Bxd5 29. Qxd5 $18) 24... Bxe4 (24... Qf4+ 25. Kb1 Kf8 26. Nxd6 $18 (26. Rh4
$1 $18)) 25. Qg4+ Kf8 $8 (25... Qg6 $2 26. Qc8+ $18) (25... Bg6 $2 26. Qc8+)
26. Qxe4 Ra7 27. Rd3 {After achieving a won position, White proceeds to make
things more difficult for himself.} (27. f4 $142 Ke7 28. Rdf1 {->}) 27... Nd7
28. Rf3 Qg5+ 29. Kb1 Ke7 30. Qc6 Nf6 31. Rh8 {[%cal Rc6c8]} Qg1+ 32. Ka2 Qg4
33. Rh6 (33. Rb3 $1 {keeps the queens on the board after} Qd7 34. Qh1 {[%cal
Rh1h6] This should be a simpler win, as Black's K is permanently exposed.})
33... Qe4 $5 34. Qxe4 Nxe4 35. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7 36. Rh7+ Ke6 37. Rxa7 Nxf2 38. Kb1
$1 ({Still on the right track,} 38. Rxa6 $2 e4 39. Kb1 e3 $11 {leads to the
game position.}) 38... e4 39. Rxa6 $2 {Lets Black of the hook.} (39. Kc1 $1 e3
40. b4 {saves the b-pawn - compared with the game, after} d3 41. cxd3 Nxd3+ 42.
Kd1 {White is winning.}) (39. b4 $18 {should be the same.}) 39... e3 40. Kc1 (
40. Ra8 $5 Ke7 41. Kc1 d3 42. cxd3 Nxd3+ 43. Kd1 Nxb2+ 44. Ke2 Nc4 45. Ra7+ Ke6
46. a4 Kd5 47. Kd3 e2 $5 (47... Ke6 48. a5 Ne5+ 49. Kxe3 Nc6 50. Ra8 (50. Ra6
Kd7 {[%cal Yd7b7]}) 50... Kd7 51. Ke4 (51. a6 Kc7 52. Ke4 Kb6 $11) 51... Kc7
52. Kd5 Kb7 $11) 48. Kxe2 (48. Re7 Nb2+ $11) 48... Kc6 49. Kd3 Kb6 50. Ra8 Kb7
51. Rh8 Nb2+ $11) 40... d3 41. cxd3 Nxd3+ 42. Kd1 Nxb2+ 43. Ke2 Nc4 {
Objectively the position is already a draw, as White can't retain his last
pawn. This guaranteed Azerbaijan the gold medals, so Arkadij didn't even try
pushing on.} (43... Nc4 44. Kd3 Kd5 45. Ra8 Nb6 (45... e2 46. Kxe2 Kc6 47. a4
Kb7 48. Rd8 Nb6 49. a5 Nc4 $11) 46. Re8 Nc4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f3 $5 e5 (4... Nbd7 $5 5. Be3 e5 6.
Qd2 (6. Nge2 b5 7. Ng3 h5 $5 8. Qd2 $6 h4 9. Nge2 b4 10. Nd1 d5 $1 11. exd5
Nxd5 12. Bf2 h3 13. Ne3 hxg2 14. Bxg2 Qg5 15. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 cxd5 17. dxe5
Nxe5 18. Rae1 Be6 19. f4 Ng4 20. Bg1 Bd6 $15 {Arencibia,W-Urday,H/Pamplona op/
1990/}) 6... Qc7 7. g4 h6 8. O-O-O b5 9. Nge2 Nb6 10. Ng3 g6 11. g5 hxg5 12.
Bxg5 Be7 13. f4 Bg4 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Qf2 Nh5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxh5 Rxh5 18.
Be2 Bxe2 19. Nxe2 O-O-O $13 {Floreen,D-Urday,H/New York op/1993/}) (4... b5 5.
Be3 Qc7 6. Nge2 e5 7. g4 a5 8. Ng3 Ba6 9. Qd2 g6 10. O-O-O Nfd7 $6 11. d5 $1 b4
12. dxc6 bxc3 13. cxd7+ Nxd7 14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Be7 16. Kd2 O-O 17. Rb1 $16
{Ehlvest,J-Rivas,M/Logrono/1991/}) 5. Be3 (5. dxe5 $5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Bc4
Ke8 8. Nge2 Nbd7 (8... b5 $142 $5 $132) 9. a4 a5 10. g4 $1 Nc5 11. h4 Be6 12.
Bxe6 Nxe6 13. h5 Bc5 14. Nd1 Ke7 15. Ne3 g6 16. Nc4 Nd7 17. Bd2 b6 18. O-O-O
$16 {Yudasin,L-Hodgson,J/Dos Hermanas/1992/}) 5... Be7 6. Qd2 (6. Nge2 Qc7 (
6... Na6 $6 7. Qd2 O-O 8. g4 Nc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Ng3 exd4 11. Bxd4 b4 12. Nce2
Nb5 13. Qxb4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qa5 15. Kb1 Be6 16. Nc1 c5 17. Qd2 $14 {Yudasin,
L-Ravisekhar,R/Novi Sad olm/1990/}) 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. g4 Nf8 9. Ng3 h6 10. Nf5
Bxf5 11. gxf5 (11. exf5 $5 $36) 11... Nh5 12. O-O-O Nh7 13. Ne2 Bg5 14. f4 exf4
15. Nxf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 O-O-O 17. h4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Rhe8 19. Bg2 Re7 20. Rhg1 f6
$10 {Rasik,V-Chytilek,R/TCH-ch Luhacovice/1993/}) 6... O-O 7. O-O-O b5 8. g4
exd4 (8... b4 9. Nce2 exd4 10. Nxd4 c5 11. Nf5 $1 $36) 9. Qxd4 $5 (9. Bxd4 b4
10. Nce2 c5 $13 {/\} 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qxd6 Qa5 $44) 9... Be6 10. g5 Ne8 11. f4
{()->>>} Qa5 12. a3 f5 $6 (12... f6 13. h4 $14) (12... c5 $5 13. Qd2 b4 14. Nd5
Bxd5 15. exd5 Nd7 $132) 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nge2 {׻} Nc7 15. Ng3 Bg4 16. Bd3 $1
d5 (16... Bxd1 17. Qe4 g6 (17... Bg4 18. Qxh7+ Kf7 19. Bg6+ Ke6 20. f5+ Kd7 21.
Qxg7 $16) (17... Bd8 $2 18. Qxh7+ Kf7 19. Bg6+ Ke6 20. f5+ Kd7 21. Qxg7+ $18)
18. Qxe7 Bf3 19. Rf1 $40 {/\Bd4,Qd6} (19. Bd4 {Ftacnik} Rf7 20. Qd8+ Rf8 21.
Qxd6 $40 Bxh1 $2 22. Qe5 Ne8 23. Qe6+ Rf7 24. Qxe8+ Rf8 25. Qe6+ Rf7 26. Bxg6
$18)) 17. f5 $1 Bxd1 18. Nxd1 $44 {->} Bd6 $2 (18... c5 $142 $44 {/\c4}) 19.
Qh4 Ne8 20. Bd4 Qc7 $8 (20... c5 21. Bxg7 $1 Nxg7 22. f6 $18 {->}) 21. f6 gxf6
(21... g6 22. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 23. f7+ Kxf7 $8 24. Qh7+ Ke6 25. Re1+ $18 (25. Re1+
{Ftacnik} Be5 26. Rxe5+ Kd6 27. Re7 $18)) 22. gxf6 Rf7 23. Rg1 $18 Kh8 24. Bxh7
$1 Rxh7 25. f7+ Ng7 26. Bxg7+ (26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Nf5+ (27. Ne4+ {Ftacnik} Kf8
(27... Kxf7 28. Qxh7+) 28. Rg8+ Kxf7 29. Qxh7+ Ke6 30. Ng5+ Ke5 31. Qh8+ Kf5 (
31... Kf4 32. Qd4+ Kf5 33. Ne3#) 32. Ne3+ Kf4 33. Qd4#) 27... Kf8 28. Qxh7 $18)
1-0

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vogt, Lothar"]
[Black "Har Zvi, Ronen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 c6 (7... Nc6
8. Be3 Bd7 9. O-O a6 $132) 8. a4 (8. O-O b5 $5 $132) 8... Nbd7 9. O-O Qc7 (9...
Re8 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Be3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Bf4 Nfd7 14. Qd2 Ne5 15. b3 Be6 (
15... Ne6 $5) 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Nxe6 Nxe6 18. Be3 f5 19. f4 fxe4 $5 20. fxe5 d5
21. Bg5 Nxg5 22. Qxg5 Rxe5 23. Qd2 $16 {Hedke,F-Sulskis,S/Pardubice op/1994/})
(9... exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Re1 a5 12. Bf4 Nc5 13. Qd2 Nh5 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15.
Qxh6 Qf6 16. Qd2 Ne6 17. Nde2 Bd7 18. g4 Nhg7 19. Qxd6 Rad8 20. Nd5 Qxb2 21.
Rab1 Qxc2 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Nxe8 Bxe8 24. Qe5 b5 $44 {Marinkovic,S-Gluzman,M/
Beograd VLA-8B/1991/}) 10. g4 $146 (10. a5 $5 Rb8 11. Be3 b5 12. axb6 axb6 13.
d5 $5 $14) (10. Be3 Re8 (10... b6 11. f4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ba6 13. Re1 Rad8 14.
Nxc6 $1 Qxc6 15. e5 d5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Bd4 Rfe8 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Kh2 Bb7
20. a5 Ne4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qd4+ Qf6 23. Nb5 $16 {Adams,M-Wolff,P/London WFW/
1989/}) 11. Re1 Nf8 12. a5 Ne6 13. d5 Nf8 14. Qd2 cxd5 15. exd5 Bd7 16. Na4
Bxa4 17. Rxa4 N8d7 18. b3 b5 19. axb6 Nxb6 20. Ra5 Nfd7 21. c4 e4 22. Nd4 Nc5
23. Nb5 $36 {Nunn,J-Pfleger,H/Plovdiv/1983/}) 10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 (11...
Nc5 $5 12. Bf4 Nfd7 $132) 12. Bf4 Ne5 13. b3 h5 14. g5 Nh7 15. Be3 $14 Qa5 16.
Nce2 (16. Qd2 $6 c5 $1 17. Ndb5 Bxh3 $1 $36) 16... Nd7 17. Qd2 (17. h4 $5 Nc5 (
17... c5 $6 18. Nb5 Bxa1 19. Qxa1 $44) 18. Ng3 Qc3 19. Re1 $14) 17... Qxd2 18.
Bxd2 Nc5 $5 (18... c5 19. Nb5 Bxa1 20. Nc7 (20. Rxa1 $5 $44) 20... Re7 21. Nxa8
$16) 19. f3 d5 (19... Bd7 $5 20. Rad1 Rad8 {/\Nf8-e6<=>}) 20. exd5 cxd5 21. h4
f6 22. Rae1 (22. f4 $6 Ne4) 22... fxg5 23. hxg5 $14 Ne6 (23... Nf8 $2 24. Nb5
Nfe6 25. Nf4 $36) 24. Nxe6 Bxe6 25. f4 Rac8 $1 (25... Nf8 26. Bc3 $14) 26. c3
Nf8 27. Nd4 Bxd4+ (27... Bf7 28. Nb5 $36) 28. cxd4 Bf7 29. Rxe8 (29. Re5 $5 {/\
} Nd7 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. f5 $14) 29... Rxe8 30. Kf2 (30. f5 Re2 $132) 30... Ne6
31. Re1 $1 (31. Be3 $6 Ng7 $15) 31... Rd8 32. Ke3 Re8 (32... Ng7 33. Rc1 Nf5+
34. Kd3 $14) 33. Kf2 Rd8 34. Be3 $5 (34. Ke3 $10) 34... Ng7 35. Rc1 (35. Bh3 $2
Be6 $15) 35... Nf5 36. Rc7 Re8 37. Bc1 $8 Nxd4 38. Be3 Nxb3 $5 39. Rxf7 (39.
Rxb7 $2 d4 $19) 39... d4 $1 (39... Kxf7 40. Bxd5+ $16) 40. Bxd4 (40. Bd5 dxe3+
41. Ke1 Nd4 42. Re7+ $10) 40... Nxd4 41. Rxb7 (41. Bd5 Re2+ 42. Kf1 Kh8 43.
Rxb7 Rd2 $132 44. Ke1) 41... Re2+ 42. Kf1 Rd2 $1 43. Be4 (43. Rxa7 Nf5 $44 (
43... Ne6 $5)) 43... h4 (43... Ne6 $5) 44. Bxg6 (44. Kg1 $2 Ne2+) (44. Rxa7 h3
45. Bxg6 h2 46. Rh7 Ne6 $1 $10) 44... h3 $44 45. Bh7+ Kh8 46. Be4 h2 47. g6 (
47. Rh7+ $5 Kg8 48. g6 Ne6 49. Ke1 Rd4 50. Bc2 Rxf4 51. Rxh2 (51. Bb3 Rf6 $10)
51... Nd4 $1 52. Bd1 Nf3+ 53. Bxf3 Rxf3 54. Rh7 Rg3 $10) 47... Rd1+ 48. Kf2
h1=Q 49. Bxh1 Rxh1 50. Rxa7 Rh6 $10 51. Rd7 (51. Ke3 Nf5+ 52. Ke4 Nd6+) 51...
Nf5 52. Rh7+ (52. Rd5 Ne7 $10) 52... Rxh7 53. gxh7 Kxh7 54. a5 Nd6 55. a6 Nb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas3"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 $5 (4... Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 {-B07})
5. Be3 (5. d5 Ne5 $13) 5... Nf6 {/\Ng4} 6. h3 O-O 7. Bg2 e5 8. Nge2 a6 (8...
Bd7 9. O-O a6 10. dxe5 (10. a4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Re1 Nb4 13. g4 (13. Qd2 $5
c5 14. Nb3 Qc8 $13 {1/2:1/2/Spasov,V-Stohl,I/Elenite/1992/}) 13... c5 14. Nde2
Bc6 15. Ng3 b6 16. g5 Nd7 17. f4 Nf8 18. Re2 Qc7 19. Qc1 Rad8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21.
exd5 Rxe3 22. Rxe3 Bd4 $10 {Svidler,P-Hennigan,M/Oakham/1992/}) 10... Nxe5 11.
b3 Re8 $13 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 h5 14. Bd4 c5 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17.
Kg2 Qd7 18. Ng1 c5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Qf3 Rae8 21. Rad1 Rf5 $15 {Georgiev,
Ki-Hansen,Cu/Biel/1992/}) (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Re8 11. O-O Bd7 12.
Re1 Bc6 13. b4 a6 14. a4 Qc8 15. g4 b6 $5 16. e5 Bxg2 17. exf6 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1
Bxh3 19. f3 Bxg4 20. fxg7 Bxf3 $13 {Khenkin,I-Zilberman,Y/Tel Aviv/1992/}) (
8... b6 $5 9. O-O Bb7 10. d5 Ne7 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Kh8 14. Qd2
f5 15. f4 Nf6 16. Rad1 fxe4 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Rxf8+ Qxf8 20. Bxe4
Nf5 21. Qc3 Qg7 22. Bg2 $10 {1/2:1/2/Suetin,A-Zaitsev,I/Minsk/1993/}) 9. a4 b6
$5 $146 (9... exd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Nb4 $5 13. Qd2 c5 14. Nb3
Bc6 15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bh6 Qc7 18. Nd1 Bd7 19. g4 Ng7 20. c3 Nc6 21.
Ne3 Be6 $132 {Klinger,J-Miles,A/Kusadasi op/1990/}) (9... Rb8 10. O-O (10. a5
$6 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. b3 c5 13. Nde2 Nc6 14. O-O Re8 15. f4 Bf5 $1 16. e5
dxe5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. fxe5 Bxh3 $17 {Reefschlaeger,H-Bratvold,T/Gausdal Int/
1990/}) 10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. a5 $5 Bd7 13. Nb3 Qc8 14. Kh2 Re5 15. g4
Bxg4 $5 16. hxg4 Nxg4+ 17. Kg1 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Rg5 19. Qf3 Ne5 20. Qf2 Qg4 21.
Nd4 $14 {Howell,J-Schulz,W/Hamburg op/1992/}) 10. O-O Bb7 11. f4 (11. d5 Ne7
12. f4 exf4 13. gxf4 c6 $13) (11. Qd2 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Re8 $10)
11... exd4 12. Nxd4 {/\e5+-} Na5 $5 $132 13. Qd3 (13. b3 Re8 {><e4}) 13... c5
14. Nde2 Re8 {/\Qe7-/+} 15. g4 $8 Qe7 16. Ng3 d5 $1 17. e5 $8 Rad8 $5 (17... d4
18. exf6 $1 (18. Bxd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qb7+ $1 (19... cxd4 20. exf6 Qb7+ 21. Nce4
Bxf6 22. Kh2 $36) 20. Kh2 cxd4 21. exf6 dxc3 22. fxg7 cxb2 23. Rab1 Rad8 24.
Qc3 Nc4 $1 $17) 18... Qxe3+ 19. Qxe3 Rxe3 20. Bxb7 Nxb7 21. Nce4 Bf8 22. Rfe1
$14) 18. Bf2 (18. exf6 Qxe3+ 19. Qxe3 Rxe3 20. Kf2 (20. fxg7 $2 Rxg3 21. Kf2
Rxg2+ 22. Kxg2 d4+ $19) 20... Bxf6 $1 21. Kxe3 d4+ 22. Kf2 dxc3 $1 $36 {
/\cb2,Rd2}) 18... Ne4 (18... d4 $2 19. exf6 $18) 19. Ncxe4 dxe4 20. Qe2 e3 $5
21. Qxe3 (21. Bxb7 $4 exf2+ $19) (21. Bxe3 $6 Bxe5 $1 22. fxe5 (22. Bxb7 Bxb2
23. Be4 Bxa1 24. Rxa1 f5 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. Qg2 $5 (26. Nxf5 Qxe4 27. Qg4+ Kf7
28. Qh5+ Ke6 29. Ng7+ Kd7 $17) 26... Kh8 27. Nxf5 Qf6 $1 28. Re1 (28. Kh2 Qxa1
29. Bd4+ Qxd4 $8 30. Nxd4 Rxd4 $36) 28... Rg8 29. Ng3 Rxg3 $1 30. Qxg3 Rg8 $17)
22... Qxe5 $36) 21... Nc4 22. Qe2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nd2 24. Rfd1 Qb7+ 25. Kg1 Nf3+
$10 26. Kf1 Nh2+ 27. Kg1 Nf3+ 28. Kf1 Nh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas3"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 Nbd7 (6... b5 $5 7. g4
h5 (7... Nbd7 8. a4 b4 9. Nce2 a5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Ng3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 c5 13. Rd1
Qc7 14. Bb5 Ba6 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. dxc5 Bxb2 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 O-O-O 19.
Rh2 dxc5 20. Qxc5+ Qc7 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qxc7+ Kxc7 23. Rxh7 Bc4 $44 {Mokry,
K-Jansa,V/Warsaw zt-A/1987/}) 8. g5 Nfd7 9. f4 Bb7 10. Bg2 Nb6 11. b3 N8d7 12.
Nh3 O-O $6 (12... b4 {/\c5<=>}) 13. f5 Re8 14. O-O e5 15. d5 Qc7 16. dxc6 Bxc6
17. Rad1 Bf8 18. Qf2 Nc5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rad8 21. Kh1 Nc8 22. c3 Bg7 23.
Qc2 Kh7 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. Be4 $16 {Maggem Badals,J-Izeta,F/Pamplona 9394/1993/}
) 7. g4 (7. O-O-O b5 8. g4 Nb6 9. Bd3 Nc4 10. Bxc4 bxc4 11. Nge2 Qa5 12. Kb1
Rb8 13. h4 h5 14. e5 dxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Bxa7 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Rb7
$36 {Roskar,R-Pirs,M/SLO-chJ/1993/}) 7... e5 (7... b5 8. g5 $5 (8. a4 b4 9.
Nce2 a5 10. g5 Ng8 11. h4 h6 12. gxh6 Bxh6 13. Bxh6 Rxh6 14. O-O-O e6 15. h5
Rxh5 16. Rxh5 gxh5 17. Ng3 h4 18. Nh5 Qe7 19. Nh3 Bb7 20. Ng7+ Kd8 21. Ng5 Kc7
22. Bh3 $36 {Tischbierek,R-Meurrens,P/Ostende op/1992/}) 8... Nh5 9. Nge2 {
/\Ng3|^}) 8. h4 (8. dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O-O h5 10. g5 Nh7 11. Bh3 Qe7 12. f4 exf4
13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Qe1 Qc7 15. Bc5 Nxg5 16. Qh4 Ne6 17. Bd6 Qd8 $17 {Popov,
A-Shvirev,I/Voroshilovgrad/1989/}) 8... O-O 9. h5 $146 (9. O-O-O b5 10. h5 exd4
$5 11. Bxd4 b4 12. Nb1 Qa5 (12... c5 $5 13. Be3 Qa5 $132) 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. a3
c5 15. axb4 Qa2 16. bxc5 Rb8 17. Qh2 Rd8 18. c6 $18 {Sveshnikov,E-Van Wely,L/
Biel izt/1993/}) 9... exd4 10. Bxd4 Ne5 11. hxg6 (11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Be3 d5 $5
$44) 11... fxg6 (11... hxg6 12. Qh2 $40) 12. O-O-O (12. Bxe5 $5 dxe5 13. Bc4+
Kh8 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Nh3 Bf8 16. Ng5 Kg7 17. Nf7 Re8 18. O-O-O {/\Nd6} b5 19.
Bb3 a5 $132) 12... Qe7 $13 13. Be3 $6 (13. Be2 $142 {/\Nh3,g5,f4}) 13... Be6 $1
14. Be2 (14. Qxd6 Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Bxg4 $1 {/\} 16. fxg4 $2 Nfxg4 $19) 14... Rad8
15. Bh6 d5 $36 16. Bxg7 Qxg7 17. Nh3 d4 (17... dxe4 $2 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Rxd8+
Kf7 20. Ng5+ Ke7 21. Rb8 $16) 18. Ng5 Qe7 (18... dxc3 $2 19. Qxd8 $18) (18...
Bc4 19. f4 $1 dxc3 (19... Bxe2 20. Nxe2 {/\Ne6}) 20. Qxd8 cxb2+ 21. Kb1 Bxe2
22. fxe5 Bxd1 23. Qxd1 $16) 19. Nb1 $8 Bxa2 $6 (19... Bc8 20. Rh2 $132 {/\Rdh1}
(20. f4 Nexg4 21. e5 Nh5 $17)) 20. f4 $1 d3 (20... Nexg4 21. Bxg4 Nxg4 22. Rxh7
$40) (20... Nf7 21. e5 $16) 21. Bxd3 (21. cxd3 Qc5+ 22. Qc3 (22. Nc3 $2 Nc4 $36
) 22... Qe3+ $15) 21... Nexg4 (21... Nxd3+ 22. cxd3 $36 {[+],-><->h}) 22. Nc3
Be6 (22... Bf7 23. Rh4 $5 $44 (23. e5 Nh5 24. Nxh7 $5 Rxd3 25. Qxd3 Nf2 $13))
23. Qe2 $1 $36 {/\e5,f5} b5 24. f5 (24. e5 Rxd3 $5 (24... Nh5 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26.
f5 $16) 25. Rxd3 Nh5 $14) 24... Rxd3 25. Rxd3 (25. cxd3 $5 Bb3 26. Nxh7 $16)
25... Bc4 26. Nxh7 $1 Bxd3 27. cxd3 Nxh7 (27... Rd8 28. Nxf6+ Nxf6 29. e5 $40 {
+-}) 28. Qxg4 Rf6 29. Ne2 $1 {/\Nf4} (29. fxg6 $6 Nf8 $16) 29... Nf8 30. Nf4
Qg7 (30... Kf7 31. Nxg6 Nxg6 32. Rh7+ $18) 31. Rg1 {/\Nh5} Kf7 32. Kb1 (32. Nh5
$2 Qh6+) 32... Qh6 33. Nxg6 Nxg6 34. fxg6+ Rxg6 $8 35. Qd7+ Kg8 (35... Kf6 36.
Rf1+ Ke5 37. Rf5#) 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qc7+ Qg7 (37... Rg7 38. Rxg7+ Qxg7 39. Qxc6
$18) 38. Rh1+ Kg8 39. Qb8+ Kf7 (39... Qf8 $2 40. Rh8+ $1 $18) 40. Qxa7+ Ke6 41.
Qc5 $18 {ע,P} Kf7 (41... Kd7 $2 42. Rh7 $1 $18) 42. Rf1+ Kg8 43. Qf5 {/\Qc8}
Rg1 44. Rxg1 Qxg1+ 45. Kc2 Qh2+ 46. Kc3 Qd6 (46... Qh8+ 47. d4 $18) 47. b4 $1
Qh6 48. Qc8+ Kf7 49. Qd7+ Kf8 50. Kd4 Qc1 (50... Qf6+ 51. Kc5 Qc3+ 52. Kb6 Qxb4
53. Kxc6 $18 {/\Qf5-b5}) 51. Ke5 Qb2+ 52. Qd4 Qh2+ 53. Ke6 {/\Qd6,Kd7><c6} 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Wedberg Kramnik} d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 (3... d5 $5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c4 dxc4
6. Bxc4 e6 $13) 4. dxe5 (4. d5 c6 5. c4 Be7 6. Be3 O-O 7. Qd2 (7. Nc3 cxd5 8.
cxd5 Nh5 9. Qd2 a6 10. g3 b5 11. Bh3 Nd7 12. b3 g6 13. Nge2 b4 $6 14. Na4 Nc5
15. Bxc8 Rxc8 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. O-O f5 18. Qd3 $16 {Ionescu,Co-Bogdan,D/
Bucharest Tim/1993/}) 7... b5 $6 8. Nc3 bxc4 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. dxc6
Bxc6 12. O-O Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6+ 14. Kh1 Rac8 15. b3 Bd7 16. Ng3 g6 17. Rac1 $14
{Alterman,B-Lukin,A/Rostov op/1993/}) 4... dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Ke8 (6...
Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Nh3 Bc5 (8... Bd6 $142) 9. Nf2 Bxf2+ 10. Kxf2 Nc6 11. Be3
Ke7 12. Na3 a6 13. c3 Rhd8 14. Ke2 h6 15. Nc2 Rd7 16. Rhd1 Rad8 17. Rxd7+ Rxd7
18. Ne1 Ne8 19. Nd3 $14 {_|_|^<<,Yusupov,A-Christiansen,L/Las Palmas/1993/}) 7.
Be3 (7. h4 $6 Nbd7 8. Be3 Bc5 9. Kf2 a5 10. a4 Ke7 11. Nd2 Bxe3+ 12. Kxe3 Nb6
13. Bb3 Nfd7 14. Nc4 Nxc4+ 15. Bxc4 Nb6 16. Bb5 Rd8 17. Ne2 c6 18. Bd3 Be6 19.
Rhd1 Rd6 $15 {Priehoda,V-Mokry,K/Hlohovec op/1993/}) (7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. Nd2 Be7 9.
Ne2 Nb6 10. Bb3 Nfd7 11. Be3 Bc5 12. Nf1 a5 13. a3 c6 14. O-O-O Bxe3+ 15. Nxe3
Nc5 16. Ba2 g6 17. h4 Ke7 18. h5 Be6 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. g3 Rhd8 $10 {Kortchnoi,
V-Speelman,J/Antwerpen/1993/}) (7. Nc3 c6 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. a4 a5 10. Be3 Bc5 11.
Kf2 Ke7 12. Nc1 Bxe3+ 13. Kxe3 Nc5 14. Nd3 Nxd3 15. Kxd3 Nd7 16. Ke3 Nc5 17.
Rhd1 f6 18. Rd2 Rd8 19. Rad1 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Bd7 $10 {Levitt,J-Adams,M/London LB/
1990/}) 7... Nbd7 8. Nd2 $5 {N} (8. Nc3 Bc5 (8... c6 $10 {Kramnik}) 9. Bxc5
Nxc5 10. Nb5 Na6 11. O-O-O Ke7 12. Ne2 Be6 13. Bxe6 Kxe6 14. g4 Rhd8 15. h4 c6
16. Nbc3 Ke7 17. h5 Rxd1+ 18. Nxd1 Nc5 19. Ne3 g6 $10 {Cebalo,M-Hartoch,R/Bad
Woerishofen/1991/}) 8... Bc5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Be7 (10... g5 $6 11. Bf2 $14 {׻
}) 11. Bf2 (11. O-O-O $2 {Kramnik} Nxe4) 11... Bc5 (11... Nh5 $1 {Kramnik} 12.
Ne2 Nf4 13. Nxf4 exf4 $10) 12. Nh3 Bxf2+ (12... c6 $5 13. a4 a5 $10) (12... Bb6
$1 $10 {Kramnik /\ Nc5}) 13. Nxf2 Ke7 14. O-O-O $14 Nc5 (14... Nb6 15. Nd3 Nfd7
16. Bb3 $36) (14... c6 $5 $14) (14... Ne8 {Kramnik} 15. Nd3 $14) 15. b4 Na4 16.
Bb3 (16. Nb3 {Kramnik} a5 $5) 16... Nc3 (16... Nb6 17. Nd3 Nfd7 18. c4 $16 {()}
) 17. Rde1 Be6 (17... a5 {Kramnik} 18. bxa5 Nd7 (18... Rxa5 19. Nc4 Rb5 20. Kd2
$18) 19. Nd3 f6 20. Kb2 Nb5 21. f4 $1 $16) 18. Kb2 Nb5 (18... Bxb3 19. Kxb3 Nb5
20. c3 $14) 19. Nd3 Nd7 20. Bxe6 Kxe6 21. a4 Nd6 22. c4 b6 (22... Rhd8 23. c5
Ne8 24. Nc4 $36) (22... f6 {Kramnik} 23. c5 Nf7 24. Nc4 $16) 23. c5 $1 bxc5 24.
bxc5 Nb7 $5 (24... Nc8 25. Nc4 f6 26. f4 $5 $16) 25. Nb3 $1 (25. c6 $2 Nbc5 26.
Nxc5+ Nxc5 $15) 25... Nb8 (25... c6 $142 26. Kc3 $14) (25... Nd8 {Kramnik} 26.
Na5 $1 Nb8 27. Nb4 $16) 26. Nb4 a5 (26... c6 27. Rd1 $16 (27. a5 {Kramnik} a6
$16)) 27. c6 $5 (27. Nd5 Rc8 {/\Nc6-b4<=>}) (27. Nd5 $16 {Kramnik}) 27... Nd8
$8 (27... axb4 28. cxb7 Ra7 29. Rc1 c6 30. Rc4 $18) (27... Nd6 {Kramnik} 28.
Nd5 Nxc6 $2 29. Nc5#) 28. Nd5 Ra7 29. Nc3 $1 Ra8 (29... Nbxc6 30. Nb5 $18 {
/\Nc7,Nc5} (30. Nb5 {Wedberg} Rb7 31. Nc5+)) 30. Nb5 Na6 $8 31. Nxa5 (31. Rc1
$1 {Kramnik} Kf6 32. Rhd1 Ne6 33. Rd7 Rhb8 34. Rc4) (31. Rc1 $16 {Wedberg})
31... Kf6 $1 {/\Nc5} 32. Ka3 (32. Nb3 Nxc6 33. Rc1 Nab4 $13) (32. Rc1 $1 {
Kramnik} Nb4 $6 33. Ka3 Nd3 34. Rc3 Nf2 35. Rf1 $18) 32... Nc5 33. Rc1 (33. Nb3
$2 {Wedberg} Rxa4+ 34. Kb2 Rb4 $19) (33. Nb7 $2 {Wedberg} Ndxb7 34. cxb7 Rxa4+
35. Kb2 Rb4+ $19) 33... Nde6 34. Rxc5 $1 $8 Nxc5 35. Nxc7 Rxa5 36. Kb4 Rxa4+ (
36... Nb7 $1 {Kramnik} 37. Nb5 $5 Ra6 38. cxb7 Rb8 39. Rc1 Rxb7 40. a5 $10) (
36... Na6+ {Kramnik} 37. Kxa5 Nxc7 38. Kb6 $36 (38. Kb6 {Wedberg} Ne8 (38...
Ne6 39. c7 Ra8 40. Ra1 $18) 39. Rd1 $18)) 37. Kxc5 $44 Ra2 38. Nd5+ Ke6 39.
Nc7+ Kf6 40. Nd5+ Ke6 41. Rc1 $1 Rc8 (41... Rb8 $6 {Kramnik} 42. c7 Ra5+ 43.
Kc4 Rc8 (43... Ra4+ 44. Kd3 $18) 44. Kb4 Rxd5 $1 $8 45. exd5+ Kd7 46. g4 $1 g6
(46... Rxc7 47. Rxc7+ Kxc7 48. Kc5 $18) 47. h4 $1 f5 (47... Rxc7 48. Rxc7+ Kxc7
49. Kc5 Kd7 50. d6 f5 51. h5 $1 gxh5 (51... fxg4 52. hxg6 gxf3 53. g7 f2 54.
g8=Q f1=Q 55. Qg7+ $18) 52. gxf5 h4 53. f6 Ke6 54. Kc6 h3 55. d7 h2 56. d8=Q
h1=Q 57. Qe7+ Kf5 58. f7 Qxf3+ 59. Kd7 $18) 48. Rc6 $1 $16) (41... Rxg2 $2 {
Kramnik} 42. f4 $3 (42. c7 {Wedberg} Rxh2 43. Nb6 Rf2 44. Rc3 f5 $10) 42... f6
$8 (42... g6 43. f5+ $1) 43. f5+ Kf7 44. c7 $18) (41... g6 $1 $14 {Kramnik /\
f5, Rg2}) 42. c7 Rxg2 (42... Kd7 43. Nb6+ Kxc7 44. Kb5+ Kb7 45. Nxc8 $18) 43.
Kc6 $18 Rxh2 44. Kb7 Rxc7+ (44... Rh8 45. Rc6+ Kd7 46. Nb6+ Ke7 47. c8=Q Rxc8
48. Nxc8+ $18) 45. Rxc7 (45. Kxc7 $6 {Kramnik} f6 $1 {/\ Kf7-g6-g5<=>}) 45...
f5 (45... Rf2 46. Re7+ $18) 46. Rc6+ Kf7 47. exf5 Rf2 48. Rc7+ Kg8 (48... Kf8 {
Kramnik} 49. Kc6 Rxf3 50. Kd6 Rxf5 51. Ke6 $18) 49. Kc6 Rxf3 50. Kd6 e4 51. f6
$1 e3 (51... gxf6 52. Ke6 e3 (52... h5 {Kramnik} 53. Nxf6+ Rxf6+ 54. Kxf6 e3
55. Re7 $18) 53. Nxf6+ {/\Rf7,Rh7#} (53. Nxf6+ {Wedberg} Kf8 54. Rf7#)) 52.
Rxg7+ Kf8 53. Re7 h5 54. Rxe3 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Black "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. f4 $146 (4. Nf3 $142 $14) (4. dxe5 dxe5 5.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. f3 Bd6 9. Be3 Ke7 10. Nge2 a6 11. Nd1 Nc6
12. Nf2 Nb4 13. Kd2 Rhd8 14. Kc1 a5 15. c3 Na6 16. a4 Bc5 17. Bxc5+ Nxc5 18.
Kc2 Ra6 19. Rhd1 Rad6 $10 {Kalinichev,S-Fedorov,V/2.BLN 9394/1994/}) (4. Nge2
Nc6 5. f3 exd4 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Kh1 Bf8 10. Bg5 Ne5 11. Bb3
h6 12. Bh4 Ng6 13. Bf2 Bd7 14. a4 c6 15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Rad1 a6 17. g4 b5 18. Nf5
Ne5 19. Bh4 Bxf5 20. gxf5 Nh7 21. Qg2 Kh8 22. Rg1 $36 {Magem,J-Franco,Z/Leon/
1992/}) 4... Bg4 $5 (4... exd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd2 (6. Bb5 Bd7 $132) 6... Be7 7.
b3 a5 8. Bb5 $6 O-O 9. Bb2 Nb4 10. O-O-O c6 11. Be2 Qc7 12. a3 Na6 13. Bf3 Rd8
14. h3 b5 15. g4 b4 16. axb4 axb4 17. Na4 d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Qg2 Bb7 20. c4 bxc3
21. Nxc3 Nxc3 22. Bxc3 Qb6 23. Qb2 Nb4 $40 {Amidzhic,O-Shabanov,Y/Krasnodar/
1991/}) 5. Be2 exd4 6. Qxd4 Bxe2 (6... Nc6 7. Qf2 Bxe2 8. Ngxe2 g6 $5 $10) 7.
Ngxe2 Be7 $6 (7... g6 $142) 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Kh1 Bf8 11. Rae1 Nc6 12.
Qd3 $14 {()[+]} Nb4 13. Qd2 a5 (13... Nxe4 $2 14. Nxe4 Rxe4 15. Ng3 Rxe3 (15...
Rc4 16. b3 $16) 16. Rxe3 $16) 14. a3 Na6 15. Ng3 c6 (15... g6 16. f5 $5 $36)
16. Qd1 b5 (16... Nd7 $5 17. Qf3 Nac5 $14) 17. Qf3 d5 $6 18. e5 {|^>>} Nd7 19.
Nce2 Qc7 20. Nd4 Rab8 21. Qg4 (21. c3 b4 $132) 21... c5 22. Nf3 $1 (22. Ndf5
Rb6 $13) 22... Qc6 (22... d4 23. Bc1 {/\Ne4,f5!}) (22... g6 $5 23. h4 $36) 23.
Nh5 Rb7 (23... g6 $4 24. Qxd7 $1 $18) 24. f5 $1 $40 {/\Ng7!} Nxe5 $8 25. Nxe5
Rxe5 26. Nxg7 $1 Re4 (26... Bxg7 27. f6 $18) 27. Qg3 Bd6 28. Qh3 Be5 (28...
Kxg7 $2 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Qg5+ Kh8 (30... Kf8 31. Qd8+ Kg7 32. f6+ Kg6 33. Qg8+
$18) 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Bh6 $18) 29. f6 $1 Bxf6 30. Nh5 Bxb2 (30... Bh8 31. Bg5
$40) 31. Bg5 Qe6 (31... Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Rb8 33. Qg3 Qg6 (33... Kh8 34. c3 $18)
34. Qxb8+ $1 $18) 32. Qg3 Kf8 (32... Qg6 33. Rxe4 dxe4 34. Nf6+ Kh8 (34... Bxf6
35. Rxf6 Qg7 36. Rxa6 $1 Qa1+ 37. Bc1+ $18) 35. c3 $1 {/\Qe5+-}) 33. Rxe4 dxe4
34. Bf6 Bxf6 $8 35. Rxf6 Qe8 (35... Qd5 36. Rd6 $1 Qxh5 37. Rd8+ Ke7 38. Qd6#)
36. Qg7+ Ke7 37. Rxa6 $18 e3 38. Qf6+ Kf8 39. Qh8+ Ke7 40. Qe5+ Kf8 41. Qxc5+ (
41. Ra8 $1 Qxa8 42. Qh8+ Ke7 43. Qxa8 Rd7 44. Qe4+) 41... Re7 $8 42. Nf4 Qd7 (
42... e2 43. Nxe2 $18) 43. Ra8+ (43. Ra8+ Kg7 44. Qg5#) 1-0

[Event "Santa Clara"]
[Site "Santa Clara"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 (5... Nd7 6. h4 h5 7. Nh3 Ngf6
8. f3 b5 9. O-O-O b4 10. Ne2 Qa5 11. Kb1 Ba6 12. Nc1 Bxf1 13. Rhxf1 Qb5 14. Qd3
Rb8 15. Nf2 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Qxb5+ Rxb5 18. Nfd3 Nxd3 19. cxd3 a5 $10 {
Adams,M-Schlosser,M,Prestwich 1990-CBM 18}) 6. a4 {N} (6. a3 a6 (6... Nf6 $142
$5) 7. f4 Nd7 8. Nf3 Nb6 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. h3 Qc7 11. O-O Bb7 12. Qf2 Na4 13. Nxa4
bxa4 14. Rae1 Nd7 15. f5 $16 {~/=,Landenbergue,C-Hort,V,Biel Mixed 1991-CBM 25}
) (6. f3 Nd7 7. h4 h5 8. Nh3 Nb6 (8... Ngf6 $142 {-5... d7}) 9. Ng5 Rb8 10. Nd1
d5 $6 11. Bf4 Rb7 12. e5 Nh6 13. Bd3 Nf5 14. Bxf5 Bxf5 15. Ne3 Nc4 16. Nxf5 $3
Nxd2 17. Nxg7+ Kd7 18. e6+ $1 Kc8 19. exf7 $16 {Ashley,M-Weeramantry,S,New
York op 1991-CBM 23}) (6. Bd3 Nd7 7. Nf3 a6 $6 8. O-O e5 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 a5
11. c3 bxc3 12. Qxc3 Ne7 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bc4 O-O 15. Rfd1 Qe8 16. b4 axb4 17.
Qxb4 $14 {Szalanczi,E-Petursson,M,Wien op 1990-CBM 21}) 6... b4 7. Nd1 Nf6 8.
f3 (8. Bd3 a5 $13 {P g4}) 8... Qa5 9. Ne2 (9. c3 $5 bxc3 $8 10. Qxc3 Qc7 11.
Bd3 O-O 12. Ne2 $14) 9... Nbd7 10. Bh6 $6 (10. Ng3 $142 $13) 10... Bxh6 11.
Qxh6 c5 12. Qd2 (12. d5 Ne5 $36) 12... Ba6 13. Ne3 O-O $15 14. d5 (14. dxc5
Nxc5 15. Nd4 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Rfc8 $36) 14... Ne5 15. Nf4 (15. Ng3 $142 $5 Bxf1
16. Rxf1 $15 {Pf4, f2-g1}) 15... Bxf1 16. Rxf1 c4 {Pc3~/=} 17. Qd4 Qb6 $1 18.
Ne2 (18. Rd1 $2 Nd3+ $17) (18. Qxb6 axb6 $17 {[+]<->a4}) 18... Rfc8 19. a5 Qc7
20. h3 $6 (20. Kf2 b3 21. Kg1 bxc2 $36) 20... b3 $1 $17 {~/=} 21. cxb3 (21. Kf2
$142 $5) 21... Nd3+ 22. Kd2 Nc5 $1 $19 23. Qxc4 $8 Qb8 {P b3, ce4} 24. Nd4
Ncxe4+ 25. fxe4 Rxc4 26. bxc4 (26. Nxc4 Nxe4+ $19) 26... Nxe4+ $2 (26... Qxb2+
$142 27. Kd3 Nd7 $19) 27. Kd3 Nc5+ 28. Kc3 Qb7 29. Rae1 $2 (29. b4 $5 $8 Ne4+
30. Kd3 f5 $17) 29... Rb8 $19 30. Re2 Qb4+ (30... Qb4+ 31. Kc2 Qxb2+ $19 {
[Stohl,I]}) 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Barua, Dibyendu"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. h4 $5 h5 (5... c5 6. dxc5 (6. d5 $6
h5 7. Nf3 Na6 8. a4 Nc7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Qd2 Re8 11. O-O Bg4 12. Rfe1 a6 13. Bf1
Bxf3 14. gxf3 e6 15. Bg5 exd5 16. exd5 Qd7 17. a5 Nh7 $15 {Doljanin-Plachetka/
Stara Pazova/1988/}) 6... Qa5 7. Kf1 (7. Qd3 Qxc5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. h5 Nxh5 $1 10.
Qb5+ (10. Bxh5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 gxh5 $13) 10... Qxb5 11. Nxb5 Na6 12. Bxh5 gxh5
13. O-O-O f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Rxd6 Bxc2 $1 16. Rd2 Bg6 17. Rh4 O-O $17 {
Benjamin,J-Chernin,A/Buenos Aires/1992/}) 7... Qxc5 8. h5 Nxh5 9. Nd5 $5 {N}
Nf6 10. b4 Qc6 11. a4 Nxd5 $5 12. Bb5 Nc3 13. Bxc6+ Nxc6 14. Qf3 Be6 15. Bd2
Bc4+ 16. Ke1 Nxe4 17. Ra3 Nxd2 18. Kxd2 Be6 19. Ne2 O-O $40 {~/=,Bach,
A-Hodgson,J/Bad Worishofen/1993/}) (5... Nc6 $5 6. h5 gxh5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Rxh5
Nxe3 9. fxe3 Bd7 10. Bg4 e6 11. Qf3 Qe7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Nge2 h6 14. Nf4
Rdg8 15. Rf1 Bf8 $15 {Masternak,G-Gipslis,A/Katowice/1993/}) 6. Nf3 O-O (6...
Na6 7. Ng5 c6 8. f3 b5 9. Be3 b4 10. Nb1 Nc7 11. c4 bxc3 12. Nxc3 Rb8 13. Qd2
Ba6 14. Rc1 Qc8 15. O-O Nd7 16. Na4 Bb5 17. Bxb5 Nxb5 18. Rc4 Nb6 19. Nxb6 axb6
$10 {Lupu,S-Gourmelen,M/Capelle op/1993/}) 7. Ng5 $5 (7. Bg5 c6 8. O-O Qc7 9.
a4 Nbd7 10. a5 e5 11. Bc4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxe4 $6 13. Nxe4 d5 14. Bxd5 cxd5 15.
Nc3 Qc4 16. Ra4 $36 {Mortensen,E-Gurevich,D/Reykjavik tt/1990/}) 7... c6 8. a4
Ng4 (8... Nbd7 {/\e5,c5<=>}) 9. f3 Nh6 10. Be3 (10. g4 hxg4 11. fxg4 Qb6 $36)
10... d5 11. Qd2 (11. g4 $5 $13 {->>>}) 11... dxe4 12. Ncxe4 (12. fxe4 Ng4 13.
Bxg4 Bxg4 $15) 12... Nf5 13. O-O-O Nxe3 14. Qxe3 $13 Nd7 (14... Qa5 15. Qb3 $5
{/\Bc4|^}) 15. g4 Nf6 16. gxh5 (16. Nxf6+ $6 exf6 17. Ne4 f5 $36) 16... Nxh5
17. f4 Qa5 (17... Nf6 18. h5 $40) 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Ng3 (19. Qf3 Qxa4 20. Qxh5
Bf5 $40) (19. Qb3 Qd5 20. Qd3 {/\Nf6+-} Bf5 $15 {^^}) 19... Bf5 (19... Qxa4 $2
20. Qd3 $1 f5 21. Nxh5 $40) 20. Nxf5 (20. Nxh5 Qxa4 21. Qc3 Bxd4 $5 22. Rxd4
Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qxh1 $13) 20... Qxf5 21. Rhg1 Kh8 22. Kb1 Rad8 23. Qe2 Rd5 24.
Qxh5+ Kg8 25. Qf3 Rfd8 26. h5 Kf8 27. Qa3 Ke8 28. Rh1 Bxd4 29. h6 Bxb2 30. Rxd5
Qxd5 31. Kxb2 Qxh1 32. h7 Qh6 33. Qb3 Qf6+ 34. Ka2 Rd4 35. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Budapest zt-B"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gazik, Igor"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 (5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 (6. Nf3 Qa5
$5 7. Bd3 e5 8. h3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 Re8 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. a5 exd4 13. Bxd4
Nc5 14. e5 Nfd7 15. exd6 Qxd6 16. Bf1 Nf8 17. Bxg7 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 Kxg7 19. b4
Nce6 20. Nc4 $36 {_|_()<<,Nunn,J-Azmaiparashvili,Z,Wijk aan Zee m 1993-CBM 34})
6... e5 $5 7. f3 Bg7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Kh1 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Nd1 a5 13.
c3 Rb8 14. Nf2 d5 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Qc1 bxc3 17. bxc3 Bb7 18. Bh6 c5 $10 {
Lau,R-Schmidt,P,Munich op 1992/93}) 6. f3 Nbd7 7. g4 Nb6 (7... Bb7 8. h4 h5 9.
g5 Nh7 10. f4 Bg7 11. f5 b4 12. Nce2 c5 13. Ng3 Qb6 14. N1e2 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Be5
16. Rh3 a5 17. O-O-O Nhf8 18. f6 Nc5 19. fxe7 Nfe6 20. Nf3 $36 {Yudasin,
L-Popchev,M,Moscow GMA-op 1989-TD 89_02}) 8. b3 (8. g5 Nh5 9. Bd3 e5 10. Nge2
Bg7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. a4 b4 13. Nd1 a5 14. c3 b3 15. c4 Be6 16. Qc3 O-O 17.
Qxb3 Nd7 18. Qc2 Qe7 $44 {Xie Jun-Torre,E,Shenzhen 1992-CBM 31}) (8. h4 h5 9.
g5 Nfd7 10. d5 Ne5 $5 (10... cxd5 11. Bxb6 $1 Nxb6 12. Bxb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7
14. Nxd5 Bg7 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. c3 O-O 17. Ne2 Ra5 18. Nf4 e6 19. O-O $14 {
Xie Jun-Antonio,R,Shenzhen 1992-CBM 31}) 11. Bd4 Bg7 12. dxc6 O-O 13. Bxb5 a6
14. Be2 Nec4 15. Bxc4 Nxc4 16. Qf2 e5 17. Be3 Nxb2 18. Bb6 Qe8 19. Nd5 Be6 $36
{Canfell,G-West,G,Sydney AUS op 1992-TD 92_10}) 8... Bb7 $5 (8... Qc7 9. g5 Nh5
10. Nge2 b4 11. Nd1 a5 12. a3 bxa3 13. Rxa3 a4 14. Ng3 axb3 15. Rxb3 Bg7 $5 16.
Nxh5 gxh5 17. Bd3 O-O 18. O-O Bh3 19. Re1 Rfb8 $132 {Prasad,D-McNab,C,Kuala
Lumpur op 1992-EXP 31}) 9. h4 h5 $8 (9... Bg7 $6 10. h5 $36) 10. g5 Nfd7 11. f4
Bg7 12. f5 O-O 13. Bh3 (13. Bg2 $142 $5 b4 14. Nce2 c5 $13 {<=>}) 13... c5 $1
$36 {><e4} 14. fxg6 $6 (14. Bg2 $5 b4 15. Nce2 {/\} gxf5 16. Ng3 $44) 14...
fxg6 15. Nge2 b4 16. Nd5 $8 Nxd5 17. Be6+ Kh7 18. exd5 (18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. exd5
Nb6 20. c4 bxc3 21. Nxc3 Rf5 $17) 18... Nb6 19. c4 (19. Nf4 Rxf4 $1 20. Bxf4
Bxd4 21. O-O-O Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 $17) 19... bxc3 20. Nxc3 Bc8 $1 21. O-O-O (
21. dxc5 Bxe6 22. dxe6 (22. cxb6 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 Bxd5 $17) 22... dxc5 23. O-O-O (
23. Qxd8 Raxd8 $17) 23... Qc8 {-21.0-0-0}) 21... Bxe6 22. dxe6 Qc8 $1 $40 23.
dxc5 (23. d5 Rf5 $17 {/\} 24. Rhf1 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Nxd5) 23... dxc5 24. Rhe1 Rf5
25. Bg1 (25. Ne4 c4 $17) 25... Qa6 {/\Qa3,Nc4} 26. Re4 Raf8 27. Kb1 (27. Na4
Rf1 $1 $19) 27... Qb7 {/\Bc3-+} 28. Re2 Nc4 $19 {->} 29. Qd7 (29. Qd3 Rf3 30.
Qxc4 Rxc3 31. Qd5 Qxd5 32. Rxd5 Rf1+ $19) 29... Na3+ 30. Kc1 Qb4 31. Na4 c4 32.
Re4 (32. Bd4 cxb3 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. axb3 Qxb3 35. Qxe7+ Kh8 $19) 32... Rf3 33.
Bc5 Rc3+ $1 34. Kd2 $8 (34. Nxc3 Qxc3#) 34... Rc2+ 35. Ke3 Qb8 (35... Rff2 $1
36. Bxb4 Rce2#) 36. Rd6 Rcf2 {/\R8f3#} 37. Re5 $138 Nc2+ 38. Ke4 R8f4+ 39. Kd5
Qa8+ 40. Rc6 Rd2+ 41. Bd4 Rfxd4+ 0-1

[Event "Budapest zt-B"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Gazik, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nd7 (4... a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Bb7 7. h4 h5
8. Nh3 Nd7 9. Ng5 Ngf6 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Nc1 c6
$6 15. Nd3 $14 {(),Gazik,I-Sznapik,A,Budapest zt-B 1993-CBM 34}) 5. h4 $5 (5.
f4 e5 6. Nf3 exd4 7. Bxd4 Ngf6 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Nh5 10. Be3 Nxe5 11. Qxd8+
Kxd8 12. Bg5+ Ke8 13. O-O-O (13. Nb5 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Be5 $13) 13... Bg4 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. Re1 f6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Rxe5+ Kf8 $10 {Marciano,D-Hauchard,A,
Bucharest 1993-CBM 34}) (5. Qd2 a6 6. h4 h5 (6... Ngf6 $5 $13) 7. Nh3 Ndf6 $1
8. f3 Bxh3 9. Rxh3 e6 10. Rh1 Ne7 11. Rg1 d5 12. Be2 b5 13. a3 c6 14. O-O-O a5
15. e5 Nd7 $132 {Ernst,T-Wessman,R,Gausdal Arnold-Cup 1990-TD 90_05}) 5... Ngf6
(5... h5 6. Nh3 c5 $6 7. dxc5 dxc5 (7... Nxc5 $142) 8. Qd2 a6 9. Bc4 e6 10. Ng5
Qb6 11. O-O-O Ngf6 12. Na4 Qb4 $8 13. Qxb4 cxb4 14. Nb6 Nxb6 15. Bxb6 Nd7 16.
Bc7 $16 {Wisnes,R-Svela,A,Gausdal Int 1990-TD 90_05}) 6. f3 e5 $5 (6... c5 7.
dxc5 Nxc5 8. e5 $1 $36) 7. Qd2 (7. d5 $14 {()}) 7... O-O 8. O-O-O (8. g4 $5 $13
) 8... h5 $8 9. Nge2 c6 10. Bh6 b5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Ng3 Rb8 $6 (12... Ne8 $5
$13 {/\Nc7,Qe7}) (12... Qe7 13. Qg5 $1 $36 {/\Nf5,Nh5}) 13. Be2 b4 14. Na4 Qa5
15. dxe5 $1 {><c4} dxe5 $8 (15... Nxe5 16. Qxd6 $16) 16. b3 Nb6 17. Qg5 Rh8 (
17... Nxa4 18. Rd6 $1 Ne8 (18... Be6 19. Nf5+ $18) 19. Nxh5+ Kh7 (19... Kg8 20.
Rxg6+ fxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Bc4+ $18) 20. Nf6+ $1 Nxf6 21. h5 Nc3
(21... Nxh5 22. Rxh5+ gxh5 23. Rh6#) 22. hxg6+ Kg8 23. Qxf6 Qa3+ 24. Kd2 $18) (
17... Be6 18. Rd6 $40 {/\Nf5}) 18. Nb2 $1 (18. Rd6 $6 Ne8 $13) 18... Qxa2 (
18... Be6 $5 19. Rd6 (19. Kb1 $5 $36) 19... Ne8 20. Rxe6 fxe6 21. Qe7+ Kh6 22.
Qxe6 $44) 19. Rd6 Be6 $8 20. Nf5+ Bxf5 21. Qxf6+ Kg8 22. exf5 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qxb2
(23... Qxh1 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kf8 26. Rf6+ Ke7 27. Rf7+ Kd8 28. Qd6+ $18)
24. Bd3 $1 (24. fxg6 Qc3+ 25. Kd1 Qa1+ $10) 24... Nd5 (24... gxf5 25. Qxf5 $16)
(24... Qc3+ 25. Ke2 e4 $8 26. Qxc3 bxc3 27. Bxe4 $18 {ק_|_}) 25. Rxd5 $1 cxd5
26. fxg6 $18 Qc3+ (26... Rb7 27. Rh3 $1 fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kf8 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30.
Rg3+ $18) 27. Ke2 Qc7 28. Rh3 $1 (28. g7 Rh7 29. Bxh7+ Kxh7 $132) 28... fxg6 (
28... Rb6 29. gxf7+ Qxf7 30. Rg3+ $18) 29. Rg3 Rh7 (29... Rh6 30. Bxg6 Qg7 31.
Bf7+ $18) 30. Qxg6+ Rg7 (30... Qg7 31. Qe6+) (30... Kh8 31. Qf6+ Rg7 32. Qh6+ {
-30...Rg7}) 31. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Tiraspol"]
[Site "Tiraspol"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MDA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 (3. f3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Ke7 $5
$146 7. Be3 Be6 8. Na3 (8. Nd2 Nbd7 9. O-O-O a5 10. g4 Bxc4 11. Nxc4 b5 12. Nd2
Ke6 13. Ne2 $10 {1/2:1/2/Saltaev,M-Titov,G/Tiraspol/1994/}) 8... Bxc4 9. Nxc4
Nc6 10. a4 Ke6 11. Nh3 h6 12. c3 a6 13. Nf2 Be7 14. a5 Rad8 15. Ke2 Nd7 16. g4
h5 17. g5 f5 18. gxf6 gxf6 19. Rhg1 Rdg8 20. Nd3 f5 21. exf5+ Kxf5 22. Rad1 Ke6
$10 {Ionescu,Co-Nevednichy,V/Bucharest Ciocaltea/1994/}) 3... e5 4. dxe5 (4.
Nf3 $14 {()-C41}) 4... dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Bc4 Ke7 (7... Be6 8.
Bxe6 fxe6 9. Be3 Nc6 (9... Ke7 10. Nd2 a6 11. f3 Nc6 12. Ne2 Nb4 $6 13. Kd1 Nc6
14. a3 Rhd8 15. Nc1 Kf7 16. Nd3 Nd7 17. c3 Be7 18. Ke2 Nf8 19. Rhd1 Ng6 20. b4
h6 21. g3 $14 {Minasian,A-Maljutin,E/Candas op/1992/}) 10. Nd2 Ke7 11. a3 h6
12. f3 Nd7 13. Nc4 Bc5 14. Bd2 Nb6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Nb5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18.
Rb1 b5 19. Ke2 Rad8 20. Bb4+ Kf7 21. Rhd1 Bb6 $10 {Maljutin,E-Sokolov,A/
Jurmala/1991/}) 8. Bg5 c6 $5 (8... Be6 9. Nd5+ Bxd5 10. Bxd5 c6 11. Bb3 h6 12.
Bxf6+ Kxf6 13. O-O-O Rd8 14. Rd3 Be7 15. Rhd1 Rxd3 16. Rxd3 g6 17. Nd2 Kg7 18.
Nc4 Bg5+ 19. Kd1 Na6 20. Nxe5 Nc5 21. Rf3 f6 $10 {Gulko,B-Cifuentes Parada,R/
Novi Sad olm/1990/}) 9. O-O-O Bc7 (9... Be6 $6 10. Bxe6 Kxe6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12.
Nh4 Na6 13. Nf5 Rad8 14. Rd3 $36 {Yasseen,A-Al Mansouri,A/Doha op/1992/}) 10.
Nh4 (10. a4 Bg4 $5 {/\Nbd7=}) 10... h6 11. Be3 (11. Nf5+ Bxf5 12. Bxf6+ gxf6 $5
13. exf5 b5 14. Bb3 Na6 $10) 11... Bb6 $1 $146 (11... b6 $6 12. Rhe1 g6 13. f4
$1 Nbd7 14. g3 a5 15. a4 Ba6 16. Ba2 Rad8 17. f5 g5 18. Nf3 Nc5 19. Nd2 Nb7 20.
Bc4 Rxd2 21. Bxa6 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Nd6 23. Bd3 $14 {_|_^^(),Dobrovolsky,L-Hesse,
P/2.BLO 9192/1992/}) 12. Rhe1 g6 $10 (12... Be6 13. Nf5+ $5 $36) 13. Bxb6 axb6
14. f4 $5 b5 (14... exf4 $6 15. e5 Ng4 16. e6 $16) (14... Nbd7 15. Nf3 b5 $5
16. Bb3 b4 $132) 15. fxe5 bxc4 (15... Ng4 $6 16. Bxb5 $1 (16. Bb3 Nxe5 17. Nf3
Nbd7 $13) 16... cxb5 17. Nd5+ Kf8 18. Nb6 Rxa2 19. Nxc8 Ra1+ 20. Kd2 Rxd1+ 21.
Rxd1 Nxe5 22. Nd6 $36) 16. exf6+ Kxf6 17. Nf3 Ke7 18. Ne5 Be6 19. Nd5+ $5 (19.
Rd4 b5 20. a3 Rd8 $10) 19... cxd5 20. exd5 Rxa2 (20... Bf5 $2 21. Nxg6+ Kf6 22.
Nxh8 Nd7 23. Rf1 $18) 21. Kb1 (21. dxe6 Ra1+ 22. Kd2 Rd8+ 23. Ke2 Raxd1 24.
Rxd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 Kxe6 26. Nxc4 Nc6 $10) 21... Ra6 $1 $8 22. dxe6 Rxe6 23.
Nxc4 Nc6 24. Rxe6+ Kxe6 25. Re1+ Kd5 $5 26. b3 Rd8 27. c3 Kc5 28. Kc2 Rd5 (
28... b5 $10) 29. Nb2 Rh5 (29... Rh5 30. h3 Kd6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Moskalenko, Viktor"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 Be6 7. f4 (7.
O-O-O+ Nbd7 8. g3 (8. Nd5 $6 Kc8 9. f3 c6 10. Ne3 Bc5 11. Nc4 b5 12. Na5 Kc7
13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Kb1 a5 15. Bd3 Ne8 16. Ne2 f6 17. Bc1 Nd6 $36 {Rigo,J-Shirazi,
K/New York op/1993/}) 8... Kc8 9. f4 h6 10. f5 hxg5 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Bc4 g4 $1
13. Bxe6 c6 14. Nge2 Kc7 15. h3 {0,5/Kiselev,S-Moldovan,D/Bucharest/1993/})
7... exf4 8. O-O-O+ Nbd7 9. Nf3 h6 (9... Kc8 $5 10. Bxf4 Nh5 11. Bd2 Nhf6 12.
Ng5 Ng4 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Re1 {0,5/Van der Wiel,J-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Wijk/1993/}
) 10. Bxf4 c6 11. Ne5 Bb4 12. Bc4 Bxc3 {N} (12... Ke7 13. Bxe6 Kxe6 14. Nxd7
Nxd7 15. Ne2 Bc5 16. Nd4+ Bxd4 17. Rxd4 f6 18. Rhd1 Nb6 19. a4 Rae8 20. a5 Nc8
21. Rc4 a6 22. Rd3 $36 {Cander,M-Adler,J/Bled/1993/}) 13. bxc3 Ke7 14. Bxe6
Nxe5 (14... Kxe6 $142 $5 15. Nxd7 (15. Nf3 Nxe4 16. Rhe1 (16. Nd4+ Kf6 $15)
16... Ndc5 17. Re3) 15... Nxd7 16. Rd4 Nb6 $13) 15. Bf5 Nfd7 (15... Nc4 $5 16.
Rd4 b5 17. Bc7 g6 18. Bh3 a5 $13) 16. Rd4 f6 17. Bxd7 $1 Nxd7 18. Rhd1 $36 Nb6
19. Bc7 $1 {<->d} Rhe8 20. c4 (20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Rd7+ Kf8 22. Rxb7 Re7 $1 $8
23. Rxb6 Rxe4 $14) 20... c5 $5 21. Bd6+ Kf7 22. Bxc5 Rac8 23. Bxb6 axb6 24.
R1d3 $14 Rc6 25. Kb2 g5 26. Rd7+ Re7 27. Rxe7+ (27. Kb3 $142 $5 $14) 27... Kxe7
28. Kc3 b5 $5 29. Rd4 Ke6 30. Kd3 (30. Kb3 $1 bxc4+ 31. Rxc4 Rd6 (31... Rb6+
32. Rb4 Rxb4+ 33. Kxb4 Ke5 34. Kb5 Kxe4 35. Kb6 (35. g4 f5 36. gxf5 Kxf5 37.
Kb6 g4 38. Kxb7 h5 39. c4 h4 40. c5 g3 41. hxg3 hxg3 42. c6 g2 43. c7 g1=Q 44.
c8=Q+ $14) 35... f5 36. Kxb7 f4 37. a4 g4 38. a5 f3 39. gxf3+ gxf3 40. a6 f2
41. a7 f1=Q 42. a8=Q $14) 32. Rb4 $14) 30... bxc4+ 31. Rxc4 Rb6 $1 32. a4 Rb1
33. Rc7 (33. Kc3 Ke5 $44) 33... Ra1 34. Rxb7 Rxa4 $132 35. Rh7 (35. c4 $2 Ra2
$10) 35... Ke5 36. Rxh6 Rd4+ (36... Rxe4 $2 37. Rxf6 Rd4+ 38. Kc3 $18) 37. Kc3
Rxe4 38. g3 (38. h3 $2 {/\g4} Re3+ {/\Rg3}) (38. Kb3 Re2 39. g3 f5 $44) 38...
Ra4 39. Kb3 Ra8 40. c4 (40. g4 Rb8+ 41. Kc3 Rc8+ 42. Kd3 Rd8+ $10) 40... f5 41.
c5 (41. Rh5 $5 Kf6 $132 {/\f4}) 41... f4 $10 42. gxf4+ gxf4 43. Rh7 Rf8 44. Kc4
f3 45. Re7+ Kf4 46. Re1 f2 47. Rf1 Ke3 48. c6 Ke2 49. Rxf2+ Kxf2 (49... Kxf2
50. Kd5 Kg2 51. c7 Kxh2 52. Kc6 $10 {[Stohl]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kurgan"]
[Site "Kurgan"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nd2 g6 4. Ngf3 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 (6... c5 $5 7.
c3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. d5 Nb4 10. Bc4 a5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. a3 Na6 13. Nb3 Ba4 14.
Qe2 Bxb3 15. Bxb3 Nc5 16. Bc2 Nfd7 17. Rb1 a4 18. Be3 Qa5 19. h4 h5 20. Ng5 Qa6
$15 {Meduna,E-Jirovsky,Pe/Prague Mladi/1994/}) 7. c3 Re8 (7... Nd7 $5 8. Nc4 e5
$10) (7... Nh5 8. Nc4 e5 9. Bg5 (9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nfxe5 dxe5 11. g3 $14) 9...
f6 10. Be3 Kh8 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Be2 Qe7 13. Qb3 Nd8 14. Rad1 Qe8 15. Rd2 b6 16.
Qd1 Nf7 17. Nh4 Nf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 $132 {Manor,I-Hickl,J/Tel-Aviv/1989/}) 8. Re1
(8. Nc4 Nd7 $5 {/\e5=} (8... Nxe4 $2 9. d5 $1 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rb1 $16) (
8... e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nfxe5 dxe5 11. a4 Nd7 12. Be3 Nf8 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Rfd1
Ne6 15. Bf1 Bd7 16. b4 Red8 17. Rd2 h5 18. Rad1 Qe8 19. b5 $14 {Meduna,
E-Schmidt,W/Baile Herculane zt/1982/})) 8... e5 9. h3 (9. dxe5 Nxe5 $1 10. Nxe5
Rxe5 11. Nc4 Re7 $10) 9... a6 10. Nf1 (10. Nc4 $6 exd4 11. cxd4 d5 $15) 10...
b6 (10... d5 $5 11. exd5 (11. dxe5 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Rxe4
Rd1 $1 $15) 11... Nxd5 12. dxe5 (12. Bg5 f6 13. Bd2 exd4 $10) 12... Nxe5 13.
Nxe5 Rxe5 14. Rxe5 Bxe5 15. Be4 Be6 $10) 11. Ng3 Bb7 12. d5 $5 Nb8 13. c4 Nbd7
14. Be3 c6 (14... a5 15. a3 $14 {/\} a4 $2 16. Bc2) 15. dxc6 (15. b4 a5 $1 $132
{/\} 16. a3 $6 axb4 17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 cxd5 19. cxd5 Bxd5 $1 20. exd5 e4
$36) (15. Bc2 $5 $14) 15... Bxc6 16. b4 Nf8 (16... b5 17. Rc1 $36) 17. Qb3 a5
18. a3 Ne6 $132 {פg3} 19. Rac1 (19. Nd2 Nd4 $5 $13) 19... axb4 20. axb4 Qc7
21. Nd2 Qb7 22. f3 Nf4 23. Bf1 (23. Bxf4 $6 exf4 24. Ne2 Nh5 $17 {/^a1-h8})
23... Ba4 24. Qb1 (24. Qb2 $5 Bd7 25. Nb1 {/\Nc3-d5}) 24... Bd7 25. Ne2 Nxe2+
26. Bxe2 Nh5 27. Bf1 Nf4 28. Qb2 Ra4 29. Ra1 (29. Nb1 $5 Rea8 30. Nc3 Ra3 31.
Ra1 Rxa1 32. Rxa1 Rxa1 33. Qxa1 Bf6 34. b5 Bc8 $1 $10) 29... Rea8 30. Rxa4 Rxa4
31. Ra1 Rxa1 32. Qxa1 Ne6 33. Nb3 (33. b5 Nc5 $10) 33... h5 34. Qa2 Bf6 35. Kh2
(35. Kh2 h4 36. Qf2 Bd8 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zagreb zt"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dizdar, Goran"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 (7. Re1
Nd7 $5 8. Nc4 e5 9. dxe5 Ndxe5 10. Nfxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. f4 Bg7 13. c3
Re8 14. Bf3 Bd7 15. Be3 Bc6 16. Bd4 Qh4 17. g3 Qe7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd4+ Qf6
20. Kf2 a6 $10 {Lein,A-Titov,G/Moscow GMA-op/1989/}) 7... e5 (7... Nd7 $5 8.
Nc4 e5 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. dxe5 Ncxe5 11. Nfxe5 Nxe5 12. Ne3 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3
Be6 15. Qc2 Qe7 16. Rad1 Rae8 17. Rfe1 a6 18. Bh5 Nc4 $132 {Dizdar,G-Belov,I/
Voskresensk/1990/}) 8. Re1 (8. dxe5 $142 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. b4 (
11. Nc4 $5 $36 {/\b3}) 11... b6 12. a4 Nh5 $5 13. Bxh5 gxh5 14. b5 Qe6 15. Re1
Kh8 16. Nf1 f5 17. Ba3 Rf7 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. Qxf5 Bxf5 20. Ng3 Bg6 $132 {
Waitzkin,J-Ehlvest,J/St.Martin op/1993/}) 8... exd4 $1 {N} (8... Re8 9. Bb5 Bd7
10. d5 Nb8 11. Bxd7 Nbxd7 12. Nc4 Nc5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. b4 Nd7 16.
Na5 Qc8 17. c4 Be7 18. Rc1 Rb8 19. Rc3 c5 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. a3 $14 {Dizdar,
G-Lukin,A/Groningen op/1991/}) 9. cxd4 Re8 {<=>e4} 10. Bb5 $6 (10. d5 Ne5 11.
Nxe5 Rxe5 12. Bd3 Re7 $13 {/\c6}) 10... Bd7 11. h3 (11. d5 Ne5 12. Bxd7 Nfxd7
13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Nf3 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 c6 $36 {@}) 11... Re7 $1 12. a3 Qe8 {
/\Ne4,Nd4} 13. Bd3 (13. d5 Ne5 14. Bxd7 Nfxd7 $15) 13... a5 $5 14. Qc2 $2 (14.
b3 Nh5 15. Bb2 Nf4 16. Bf1 f5 $36) 14... Nd5 $1 15. Rd1 (15. exd5 Rxe1+ 16.
Nxe1 Qxe1+ 17. Nf1 Nxd4 18. Qxc7 Bf5 $19) 15... Nf4 16. Bf1 (16. d5 $142 Ne5
17. Nxe5 Rxe5 $1 $17 {->>>}) 16... Ne6 $1 17. d5 Ncd4 18. Qb1 (18. Nxd4 Nxd4
19. Qb1 (19. Qxc7 Ba4 $19) 19... Ba4 $1 (19... f5 $5 $40) 20. b3 Nxb3 21. Nxb3
Bxa1 $1 (21... Bxb3 22. Qxb3 Bxa1 23. Bg5 f6 24. Be3 $13) 22. Qxa1 Bxb3 23. Bh6
f6 $19) 18... Nxf3+ 19. Nxf3 Nc5 $19 20. Be3 Nb3 $1 (20... Nxe4 21. Bd4 $17)
21. Bd3 (21. Ra2 Rxe4 $19 {צa2}) 21... Nxa1 22. Qxa1 Bb5 23. Bc2 Be2 {[Stohl]}
(23... Be2 24. Re1 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Qb5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nbd2 (5. Nc3 {-B08}) (5. Qe2 $142 $5
c6 6. Bb3) 5... O-O 6. e5 $6 {N} (6. O-O Nc6 (6... c5 7. c3 $6 (7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
c3 $14) 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Qe2 Nxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5
Qxd5 13. Qxe7 Qxd4 14. a4 Be6 15. Nf3 Qd5 $17 {^^@,Blaha,P-Sobek,J/1.l CR/1993/
}) 7. c3 (7. Re1 Nd7 $1 8. c3 e5 9. dxe5 Ndxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Bf1 Be6 12. f4
Nd7 13. Nf3 Re8 14. Be3 Nf6 15. Bf2 c6 16. Ng5 Bg4 $132 {Blatny,P-Pavlovic,M/
Smokovec/1990/}) 7... Bg4 8. Qc2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. f3 Bd7 12.
a4 Bh6 13. Nb3 Bxc1 14. Qxc1 Qe7 15. Qe3 Be6 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Nc5 Qc6 18. Nd3
Rfe8 19. Rfd1 a5 $1 $10 {Robatsch,K-McNab,C/Debrecen EU-chT/1992/}) 6... dxe5
7. dxe5 Nd5 8. O-O Nc6 {/\Nb6><e5} 9. Re1 (9. Qe2 Bf5 $15) 9... Bf5 $1 $36 10.
Bb3 (10. c3 Nf4 {><d3}) (10. a3 $142 $5 {/\Nf1}) 10... Na5 {^^} 11. Nd4 Bc8 12.
Qf3 Nb6 $1 13. Qc3 Nxb3 14. N2xb3 (14. axb3 Nd7 $5 15. N2f3 c5 $36 {/\b6,Bb7})
14... c6 $15 15. Bg5 (15. Nc5 Qd5 $15) 15... h6 16. Bh4 g5 $1 (16... Na4 $2 17.
Qb4 {><e7}) 17. Bg3 Na4 18. Qb4 Nxb2 $1 19. a4 (19. Rab1 a5 $8 20. Nxa5 Qxa5
21. Qxa5 Rxa5 22. Rxb2 Rd8 $17) 19... Qd5 $8 20. Qxe7 b6 $1 $17 21. a5 (21. Qd6
$5 Qxd6 22. exd6 f5 23. Be5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Nc4 $17) 21... c5 22. Nf3 Bf5 23.
Rac1 (23. axb6 axb6 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 {><c2}) 23... Rfd8 {/\Rd7-+} 24. axb6 axb6
25. e6 $8 (25. Qc7 Nc4) 25... Bxe6 26. Ne5 c4 27. Na1 Qc5 $1 $19 {()פa1} 28.
Qxc5 bxc5 29. Nc6 Rd2 30. Be5 Bxe5 31. Nxe5 Rad8 32. h3 c3 33. Nf3 Bd5 $1 34.
Nh2 c4 35. Nf1 Be6 36. g4 (36. Ne3 f5 {/\Kf7,f4,h5,g4->}) 36... h5 $40 37. Ng3
(37. gxh5 Bxh3 $19) 37... hxg4 38. hxg4 Bxg4 39. Ne4 R8d4 40. Kg2 (40. Nxg5 f6
41. Ne6 Bxe6 42. Rxe6 Rf4 43. Rf1 Nd1 $19) 40... f5 41. Nxc3 (41. Nxg5 Be2 $19)
41... Rf4 42. Rf1 Rf3 43. Nb5 f4 44. Rce1 Rg3+ 45. Kh2 Bf3 {/\g4,Rh3-h1#} 46.
Re8+ Kg7 47. Nc7 Rg2+ (47... g4 $2 48. Ne6+ Kf7 49. Nxf4 $132) 48. Kh3 Nd1 49.
Ne6+ Kf7 50. Nxg5+ Rxg5 {[Stohl]} 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.01.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1994.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 (4... c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 h6 7. Bh4
Nbd7 $6 (7... g5 $142 8. Bg3 Nh5 9. Nge2 Bg7 $13 {Leko}) 8. f4 b4 9. Nce2 e5
10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nf3 Be7 12. fxe5 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. e6 Qxe6 15. Ned4 Qd6
16. e5 $1 Qd5 17. e6 $40 {Leko,P-Dao Thien Hai/Budapest/1993/}) 5. Qd2 (5. f3
c6 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 b5 9. Nge2 e5 10. dxe5 $6 dxe5 11. Nc1 Bb7
12. Nd3 Qe7 13. g3 O-O-O 14. b4 a5 15. a3 Kc7 16. Be2 axb4 17. axb4 Ra8 18. Kf2
Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Ra8 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Qe3 $10 {Kristensen,B-Hansen,Cu/Vejle/1994/
}) 5... h6 6. Bh4 (6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. O-O-O g5 8. Be3 Ng4 9. h4 $5 Nxe3 10. Qxe3 g4
11. h5 c5 12. Nge2 a6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nd4 Qa5 15. Bc4 Bd7 16. Nd5 $36 {
Polgar,J-Smirin,I/Groningen PCA/1993/}) 6... g5 {׻} (6... O-O 7. f4 c6 (7...
b6 $6 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Nd5 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Nge2 Be6 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Nc3
Qa5 14. a3 Rfd8 15. Qe3 Rab8 16. Bb5 g5 17. Bg3 $16 {Winants,L-Seret,JC/Lyon
zt/1990/}) 8. Bd3 b5 9. Nf3 b4 10. Ne2 Qb6 11. h3 Re8 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bf2 Ba6
14. e6 fxe6 15. Nh4 Nd7 16. Nxg6 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qb5 $1 18. Qe4 Nc7 19. Bh4 Nf6
20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. O-O-O Qd5 22. Qd3 Qxa2 23. g4 b3 $13 {Schmittdiel,E-Lau,R/
FRG-ch/1991/}) 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. O-O-O (8. f3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Nc6 10. Nce2 d5 11. e5
f6 12. exf6 exf6 13. g4 Qd6 14. O-O-O f5 15. Qe3+ Ne7 16. gxf5 Bxf5 17. g4 Bd7
18. f4 Bxg4 19. fxg5 O-O-O $15 {Mainka,R-Preiss,M/Badenweiler op/1990/}) 8...
Nd7 (8... Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Nge2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nd4 c6 13. Be2 Nxg3 14.
hxg3 Qf6 15. f4 gxf4 16. gxf4 Ng6 17. g3 O-O-O 18. Rh5 Ne7 19. Qe3 Kb8 20. Ra5
Nc8 21. Rh5 Rde8 22. Qf2 $14 {Peresypkin-Ftacnik,L/Kiev/1978/}) (8... e6 $5 9.
Kb1 Nd7 10. Nf3 Nb6 11. d5 Bd7 12. Nd4 Qe7 13. Be2 Nxg3 14. hxg3 O-O-O 15. g4
Kb8 16. Rh3 Qf6 17. Rf3 Qg6 18. Re3 Be5 19. g3 Qg7 20. Nb3 Rde8 21. Na5 Re7 $15
{Piza,D-Danailov,S/St.Cugat op/1992/}) 9. Nge2 (9. Bc4 $5) 9... a6 (9... c5
$142 $5 $13) 10. h4 $1 g4 (10... Nxg3 11. Nxg3 $16) 11. f3 f5 $5 (11... Ndf6
12. Bf2 $16 {[+]}) 12. e5 (12. exf5 Ndf6 13. Qd3 Qd7 $13) (12. Nf4 $5 Nxf4 (
12... Nxg3 13. Ne6 Nxh1 14. Nxd8 Kxd8 15. fxg4 fxg4 16. Bd3 Ng3 17. Qf4 Nh5 18.
Qf7 Ndf6 19. e5 Rf8 20. Qg6 $16) 13. Bxf4 e5 $5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 $14) 12... Nb6
13. exd6 cxd6 14. Bf2 (14. fxg4 fxg4 15. Bf2 O-O 16. Ng3 $13) 14... Be6 15. d5
(15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 O-O 17. Bd3 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 $132) 15... Nc4 16. Qe1 (
16. Qd3 Ne5 $13) 16... Bd7 17. Nd4 (17. Bd4 $5 $36) 17... Ne5 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19.
dxe6 Qa5 20. Nd5 $5 (20. Kb1 Rc8 $13 {/\Nf4}) 20... Qxa2 21. Qb4 (21. Nc7+ $2
Kd8 22. Nxa8 Nxf3 {/\Qa1#,Ne1} 23. gxf3 Qxb2+ 24. Kd2 Bc3+ $17) 21... O-O $1 $8
22. Nxe7+ Kh8 $6 (22... Kh7 23. Nd5 (23. Rxd6 Rad8 $40) 23... Rac8 $132) 23.
Rxd6 Rad8 24. Bd4 {/\Be5+-} Kh7 (24... Rxd6 25. Qxd6 Qa1+ 26. Kd2 Qa5+ 27. b4
$18) 25. Rxd8 (25. Nxf5 $5 Rxd6 (25... Rxf5 26. Rxd8 Nc6 27. Bd3 $1 $18) 26.
Nxd6 Qxe6 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Bd3+ $16 {/\fg4}) 25... Rxd8 26. Nxf5 Nc6 $1 27. e7
Rxd4 $1 28. Nxd4 (28. Qxd4 Bxd4 29. e8=Q Qxb2+ 30. Kd1 Qa1+ 31. Kd2 Bc3+ 32.
Ke3 Qe1+ 33. Be2 Qd2+ 34. Kf2 g3+ $1 35. Nxg3 Bd4+ $19) 28... Nxb4 29. e8=Q Ng3
30. Qd7 $6 (30. Rg1 Qa1+ 31. Kd2 Qxb2 $17) 30... Nxh1 31. Qf5+ Kh8 32. Qc8+ Qg8
$19 33. Qxg4 (33. Qxb7 Na2+ 34. Kb1 Bxd4 $19) 33... Be5 34. Qe4 Qd5 35. Qxd5
Nxd5 36. Nf5 Ng3 37. Bc4 Nxf5 38. Bxd5 b6 39. h5 Ng3 40. Bf7 Kg7 41. Be8 Kf6
42. c3 Kg5 43. Kd2 Nxh5 44. Ke3 Bf4+ 45. Kd4 Nf6 46. Bc6 a5 47. b3 Kh4 48. g4
Kg3 49. Kd3 Nh7 50. Ke2 Ng5 51. Bd5 Be5 52. c4 Kf4 53. Kf2 Bd4+ 54. Ke2 Bc5 (
54... Bc5 55. Bc6 Ne6 {/\Nd4,><b3,f3}) 0-1

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 (4... c6 $142 5. Qd2 Nbd7) 5. f3 c6 6.
Qd2 b5 7. h4 (7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 b4 $5 9. Nd1 Qa5 10. Bd3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Qxa6
12. Ne2 Nbd7 13. Ne3 Rb8 14. b3 Rb5 15. Nc4 d5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Nb2 e6 18. O-O
Ke7 19. c4 bxc3 20. Nxc3 Rb6 21. Nca4 Rc6 22. Qd2 Rhc8 $10 {Kamsky,G-Gurevich,
M/Reggio Top 16/1991/}) (7. g4 $5 h5 8. g5 Nfd7 9. f4 (9. Nge2 Nb6 10. b3 N8d7
11. f4 b4 12. Nd1 c5 13. Bg2 Ba6 14. Nf2 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 $13 cxd4 $6 16. Bxd4
Bxd4 17. Qxd4 O-O 18. Qxb4 e5 19. Qxd6 exf4 20. Qxf4 Rc8 21. c4 f5 22. gxf6
Rxf6 23. Qg3 Qe7 24. Nd3 $16 {Vogt,L-Tischbierek,R/BL 9394/1994/}) 9... Bb7 10.
Bg2 Nb6 11. b3 N8d7 12. Nh3 O-O 13. f5 $1 Re8 14. O-O e5 15. d5 Qc7 16. dxc6
Bxc6 17. Rad1 Bf8 18. Qf2 Nc5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rad8 21. Kh1 Nc8 22. c3 Bg7
23. Qc2 $16 {Magem Badals,J-Izeta,F/Pamplona/1993/}) (7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. g4 Nb6 9.
Ng3 Qc7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. g5 Nfd7 12. h4 O-O-O 13. h5 Rhg8 14. Qf2 b4 15. Nb1
c5 16. Nd2 Kb8 17. Kb1 Rc8 18. Nb3 Na4 19. Bb5 Ndb6 20. Ne2 Nxb2 $1 21. Kxb2 a6
22. Bd3 c4 $40 {Gdanski,J-Hennigan,M/Santiago Wch-jr/1990/}) (7. O-O-O Qa5 8.
Kb1 Nbd7 9. Nd5 Qxd2 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Rxd2 O-O 12. h4 Nb6 13. Bh6 Rd8 14. h5
e5 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 18. Bd2 Be6 19. Bc3 f6 20. Nh3
Na4 21. Bd2 Bb6 22. b3 Rd8 23. Kc1 Nc5 24. Be2 Bc8 $15 {Campos Lopez,M-Hort,V/
San Antonio/1972/}) (7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. a3 a6 9. g4 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Nge2 Bb7
12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Qc7 14. Qe3 d5 $6 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. O-O-O
Bb7 18. Nc3 O-O 19. h4 Rac8 20. h5 Nxd3+ 21. Rxd3 a5 22. b4 $1 axb4 23. axb4 e5
24. Rhd1 Qe7 25. h6 $1 $36 {Polgar,Z-Polgar,S/Aruba/1992/}) 7... h5 8. a4 (8.
Nh3 $5 {/\Ng5+/=} Bxh3 9. Rxh3 Nbd7 10. Be2 a6 $13) 8... b4 9. Nd1 a5 10. Nf2 (
10. c3 bxc3 11. bxc3 Ba6 $10) 10... Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Ne2 Nd7 $1 13. O-O (
13. c3 Nb6 14. Qd3 d5 $15 {/\Nc4}) (13. Nd3 c5 14. dxc5 Naxc5 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16.
Bd4 (16. Bxc5 dxc5 $36 {/^a1-h8}) 16... Bxd4 17. Qxd4 O-O $10) 13... c5 14.
Rad1 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 (16. Qxd4 $6 O-O {/\Rc8,><c2}) 16... Qb6 (
16... O-O 17. Qh6 $1 $40) 17. b3 Nac5 (17... Kf8 $5 $10 {/\Kg7,Nf6,Rhc8}) 18.
Kh1 Nf6 19. Nh3 Rc8 20. Rfe1 {/\e5|^} Ncd7 21. Nf4 Rc5 (21... O-O $142 22. Nd5
$5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Nf6 $1 (23... Rfe8 24. Qg5 $14) 24. Rxe7 Nxd5 25. Nf5 $5 Nxe7
26. Nxe7+ Kg7 27. Nxc8 Rxc8 $10) 22. Nd3 Rc8 23. Nb2 $1 {/\Nc4} Qc5 (23... Ne5
24. f4 $5 {/\Nc4,e5->}) 24. Nc4 Ne5 25. Ne3 O-O 26. Qf2 Nc6 (26... Rfd8 $10 {
/\d5}) 27. Ne2 e6 28. Nf4 Ne5 29. Rd2 $14 Rc6 30. Red1 Rfc8 31. Ne2 $1 (31. Nd3
Nxd3 32. Rxd3 d5 $10) 31... Qb6 32. Nd4 Rc3 33. Re1 R3c7 34. Nb5 Rc6 35. Qg3 (
35. Red1 Rd8 36. Kg1 $14) 35... Qc5 36. Qg5 $6 Kg7 37. Red1 Nh7 38. Qf4 g5 $1
39. Nf5+ $1 $8 (39. hxg5 Ng6 40. Nf5+ Kf8 $1 $17 {/\ef5}) 39... exf5 40. Qxf5
Ng6 (40... gxh4 41. Nxd6 {/\Rd5+-}) (40... Rd8 41. Rd5 Qxc2 42. Nxd6 $16) 41.
hxg5 $44 Ne7 (41... Qxf5 42. exf5 Ne5 43. Na7 $16) 42. Qxc5 (42. Qd7 Qxg5 $17)
42... Rxc5 43. Nxd6 R8c6 (43... Rb8 44. f4 f6 $5 45. gxf6+ Nxf6 $13) 44. f4
Rxc2 $2 (44... f6 $13) 45. Ne8+ $1 Kf8 46. Rd8 $36 Rc1 47. Nd6+ Kg7 48. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 49. Kh2 Rc6 (49... Nf8 50. f5 Nh7 51. f6+ Nxf6 52. gxf6+ Kxf6 53. Nc4 $16
) (49... f6 50. Rd7 Kf8 51. g6 Nxg6 52. Rxh7 Nxf4 53. Rf7+ Kg8 54. Rxf6 $16)
50. e5 $18 Rc5 (50... Ng6 $2 51. Nf5#) (50... Nd5 $2 51. Ne8+ Kf8 52. Nf6+ $18)
(50... Nf8 51. f5 $18) 51. Rd7 Ng6 (51... Kf8 $8 52. f5 Rxe5 53. f6 {/\Rd8#}
Nc6 54. Rxf7+ Kg8 55. Rg7+ Kf8 56. Rxh7 $18) 52. e6 $1 Rc6 53. Nf5+ Kg8 (53...
Kf8 $2 54. Rd8#) 54. e7 Re6 55. Rd8+ Nhf8 56. e8=Q Rxe8 57. Rxe8 Nxf4 58. Ra8
Nd3 59. Rxa5 Ne6 (59... Nc1 60. Nd4 $18) (59... Ne6 60. Rb5 {o^a}) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nepomnishay, Mikhail I"]
[Black "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 $5 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 (4... Ng8 5. c3 (5. Ne2 c5 6. dxc5 $5
e6 7. Be3 Nd7 8. f4 Nh6 9. Ng3 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Qd2 O-O 13.
O-O-O Qa5 14. Kb1 Rfc8 15. Bd3 b5 16. Nh5 b4 17. Ne2 Bb5 18. g4 Bc4 {
Fedorowicz,J-Hansen,Cu/Wijk/1991/} 19. Nc1 $13) 5... c5 6. f4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6
8. Nc3 Nh6 9. Be2 Nf5 10. Nf3 e6 11. a3 Bd7 12. b4 Rc8 13. Qd2 Be7 14. Bb2 (14.
O-O a5 15. g4 axb4 16. axb4 Nh6 17. h3 f6 18. exf6 gxf6 19. f5 Nf7 20. b5 Nb4
21. fxe6 Bxe6 22. Ba3 $2 (22. Bb2 $13) 22... Qc7 $1 $19 {Friedman,A-Beim,V/
Rishon le Zion/1992/} 23. Rac1) 14... O-O 15. O-O a5 16. g4 axb4 17. axb4 Nh6
18. h3 Bxb4 19. f5 f6 $8 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. g5 Qxf5 22. gxh6 Qxh3 23. Rf2 Qxh6
24. Qxh6 gxh6 $13 {Gofshtein,L-Beim,V/Tel Aviv/1992/}) 5. f4 c5 6. e6 $5 (6.
Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 (7... Qb6 8. Nc3 e6 9. a3 $1 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. Na4 (11.
Ncb5 a6 12. b4 $5) 11... Qa5+ 12. Nc3 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc5 15. Qxc5
Nxc5 16. Nb5 Ke7 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Nd4 g5 19. O-O gxf4 20. Rxf4 Rag8 21. Raf1 Rg7
22. R1f2 a6 23. g3 $14 {Larsen,S-Tischbierek,R/Farum/1993/}) 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9.
Bxd4 Nb8 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Bb5 e6 12. a3 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. O-O g6 15. Qd2 Qc7
16. Rf3 b6 17. Nd1 h5 18. a4 Bc5 19. Rc3 Be7 20. b4 $1 $36 {Gelfand,B-Adams,M/
Wijk-cm (6)/1994/}) (6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 cxd4 (7... e6 $6 8. Bd3 Qb6 9. Bc2 g6 10.
O-O a5 11. Kh1 Be7 12. a4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Bb3 Nb8 15. Nc3 N8c6 16. Be3
Na7 17. Qd2 Bd7 18. Bd1 Qd8 19. Be2 Rb8 20. Rac1 b5 21. axb5 Nxb5 22. g4 $14 {
Oll,L-Ehlvest,J/Pamplona/1991/}) 8. cxd4 Nb6 9. Nc3 Bf5 (9... Bg4 10. Be3 e6
11. h3 Bf5 (11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Bb4 $5 $132) 12. Bb5 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Bxc6
bxc6 15. b3 a5 16. a4 Bb4 17. Na2 Ba3 18. Nc1 Be7 19. Nd3 Nd7 20. Rc1 Qb6 21.
Nc5 Ra7 22. g4 Bg6 23. Nd2 $16 {Hoi,C-Fioramonti,H/Genf op/1991/}) 10. Be2 e6
11. O-O Be7 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 f6 $5 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Kh1 Ndxe5
17. dxe5 Be7 18. Bd3 Bc5 19. Ne2 Qh4 20. a3 Bb6 $13 {Hoeksema,E-Hodgson,JM/
Leeuwarden op/1993/}) 6... fxe6 7. Bd3 g6 (7... Nf6 8. dxc5 (8. Nf3 $5) 8...
Qa5+ 9. c3 Qxc5 10. Nf3 $44 {><e6,Bc8}) 8. h4 (8. Nf3 Bg7 $13) 8... Bg7 (8...
cxd4 9. h5 g5 10. h6 $1 $36) 9. h5 Nc6 10. Nf3 (10. hxg6 $5 h6 $5 $13 (10... c4
11. Rxh7 $1 (11. Bf1 hxg6) 11... cxd3 (11... Rxh7 12. gxh7 {/\Qh5+-}) 12. Rxg7
Nxd4 13. Qxd3 Nf5 14. Rh7 $16)) 10... Nxd4 11. Ng5 {/\c3,Nh7!} c4 12. c3 Nc5 $1
13. Bf1 $8 Nf5 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Rxh8+ Bxh8 16. g4 Nd6 (16... Nh4 $2 17. Qc2 $1
{/\Qf2}) 17. Qc2 Nce4 $5 (17... Kd7 18. Qxg6 Kc6 19. Be3 $13) 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19.
Nd2 Nxd2 20. Qxg6+ Kd7 21. Bxd2 Kc7 22. O-O-O Bd7 23. Be3 Qg8 24. Qh5 e5 (24...
Rf8 $5 $15) 25. Be2 $1 (25. f5 e6 $15) 25... Qe6 26. f5 Qc6 27. Qf7 $44 e6 $8
28. Bf3 e4 $8 29. Be2 Be5 30. g5 Qd6 $1 31. fxe6 (31. g6 $2 Bf4 $1 32. Bxf4
Qxf4+ 33. Kb1 Qxf5 $17) (31. fxe6 Qxe6 32. Qf2 $5 $132 (32. g6 Qxf7 33. gxf7
Be6 34. Rf1 Bd6 $1 (34... Rf8 $6 35. Bh5 Bg7 36. Rg1) 35. Bh6 Bf8 $15)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. Bh6 Bxh6 (6... O-O 7. h4
$5 $40) 7. Qxh6 Qa5 (7... b5 8. e5 $1 b4 9. exf6 bxc3 10. bxc3 exf6 11. Bd3
Qe7+ 12. Ne2 Qf8 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfe1 f5 16. c4 Nd7 17. Rab1 Nb6
18. Qa5 $36 {Jansa,V-Gazik,I,CSFR tch 1992}) 8. Bd3 c5 $1 (8... Nbd7 9. Nf3 e5
10. O-O exd4 11. Nxd4 Qh5 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Be2 Qe5 14. f4 Qe7 15. Bf3 Nb6 16.
Rae1 Rd8 17. b3 $14 {(),Adams,M-Nogueiras,J,Buenos Aires Najdorf 1991-CBM 24})
9. Nge2 (9. d5 Nbd7 10. Nf3 b5 $1 11. O-O c4 12. Be2 b4 13. Nd1 Qc5 14. Ne3 c3
15. bxc3 Qxc3 16. Ng5 Ng8 17. Qh4 h6 18. Nf3 g5 19. Qg3 Ndf6 20. Bb5+ Kf8 $17 {
Adams,M-Van Wely,L,Debrecen EU-chT 1992}) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. O-O-O Nc6
(11... Qxd4 $4 12. Bb5+ $18) (11... Nbd7 12. Bb5 $5 $14 {/\Nd5}) 12. Nxc6 $6 {N
} (12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nxd4 15. Qg7 Rf8 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Qxd4
$8 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 e5 $1 19. dxe6+ fxe6 20. Rhd1 d5 $10 {Rasik,V-Nijboer,F,
Debrecen EU-chT 1992}) 12... bxc6 $132 13. Rd2 (13. f4 $5 Rb8 14. b3 $13) 13...
Rb8 14. Nd1 Be6 $36 {-><<,<->b} 15. a3 c5 {/\c4-c3-+} 16. c3 Ng4 $1 17. Qh4 (
17. Qg7 $2 Kd7 {/\Rbg8-+}) 17... Ne5 18. f4 Nxd3+ 19. Rxd3 Qb3 20. Qf2 (20. Re1
Qa2 21. f5 Bb3 $17) 20... d5 $1 21. Qxc5 (21. exd5 Bf5 $40 {/\Qa2}) 21... O-O
$1 22. Rd4 (22. Qxe7 dxe4 23. Rd2 Rfc8 $17 {/\e3,Qa2}) 22... dxe4 23. Re1 (23.
Rb4 Qa2 {/\Bb3}) 23... Qa2 24. Rb4 Bb3 $19 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Qc7 (26. Qxa7 Rd8
$19) 26... Rb6 27. Qxe7 Bxd1 28. Kxd1 $8 Rxb2 $1 (28... Qb1+ $2 29. Ke2 Rxb2+
30. Kf1 Qd3+ 31. Kg1 Qd2 32. Qxe4) 29. Qe8+ Kg7 30. Qe5+ f6 31. Qe7+ Kh6 32.
Qf8+ Kh5 33. g4+ (33. Qc5+ g5 34. g4+ Kh4 $19) 33... Kxg4 34. Rg1+ Kh5 35. Qc5+
Kh4 {/\Rb1#} (35... g5 $4 36. Rxg5+ $1 $18) 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 $5 4. Be3 (4. f4 e5 5. Nf3 exd4 (5...
c6 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. fxe5 Ng4 8. e6 fxe6 9. Ng5 Nde5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. h3 Nh6
12. Bf4 Ng6 (12... Nhf7 $142 $5 $14) 13. Bg3 Be7 14. Nf3 Ke8 15. O-O-O Rf8 16.
Bc4 Nf4 17. Ne1 Bg5 18. Kb1 Nf7 19. Nf3 Bh6 20. Rhg1 Bd7 21. Bb3 {Vogt,L-Ruf,M/
BL 9293/1993/}) 6. Qxd4 $1 c6 (6... Be7 7. Bd2 (7. Be3 $142 $14) 7... O-O 8.
O-O-O c6 9. h3 b5 10. g4 c5 11. Qe3 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 $36 {Ankerst,
M-Bachler,R/Munich op/1993/}) 7. Be3 (7. e5 dxe5 8. fxe5 Bc5 9. Qh4 Qe7 10. Bf4
Bb4 11. O-O-O Bxc3 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qg3 O-O 14. Bc4 (14. Bd6 Qe3+ 15. Kb1 Qb6
$36) 14... Qb4 15. Bb3 Nc5 16. Bd6 {Yudasin,L-Rivas,M/Dos Hermanas/1993/} Re8
$5 $15) 7... d5 8. exd5 $5 {N} (8. e5 Ng4 9. Bg1 Nh6 10. O-O-O $14 {()}) 8...
Bc5 9. Qd3 Qe7 10. Nd4 Nb6 (10... Ng4 $2 11. Nf5) 11. dxc6 O-O $2 (11... bxc6
$142) 12. O-O-O bxc6 13. Bg1 $1 Qc7 14. g3 Rd8 $2 15. Ndb5 $1 {1-0,Polgar,
J-Rivas,M/Dos Hermanas/1993/}) (4. h3 $5 e5 5. g4 h6 (5... g6 $142 $5) 6. Bg2
exd4 7. Qxd4 g6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. b3 d5 11. Rd1 c6 12. Nge2 Be6 13. Nf4
g5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. O-O Qe7 16. exd5 Nbxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. c4 $16 {->,
Topalov,V-Izeta,F/Madrid/1993/}) 4... e5 5. f3 c6 6. Qd2 Be7 7. O-O-O Qa5 (7...
exd4 8. Bxd4 O-O 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Ne8 11. Be3 $1 $14) 8. g4 b5 9. Kb1 Nb6 (9...
exd4 10. Bxd4 b4 11. Nce2 $14) 10. b3 Rb8 (10... O-O $2 11. Nd5 $16) 11. Qe1 b4
(11... exd4 12. Bxd4 b4 13. Nce2 c5 14. Bb2 $36) 12. Nce2 Be6 13. g5 Nfd7 (
13... Nh5 14. h4 $13) 14. f4 (14. Bh3 $142 $5 $13) 14... exf4 15. Nxf4 Na4 $1 (
15... Bxg5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bh3 $44) 16. Nge2 $8 (16. bxa4 $6 Bxa2+ $1 (16...
Qxa4 17. Nxe6 $18) 17. Kc1 (17. Kxa2 Qxa4+ 18. Kb1 (18. Kb2 {Ftacnik} Qa3+ 19.
Kb1 b3 $40) 18... b3 $19) 17... Qxa4 $40 {~/=}) 16... Bc4 (16... Nc3+ $6 17.
Nxc3 bxc3 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bh3 $16) 17. Bd2 (17. bxc4 $2 Nc3+ 18. Nxc3 (18.
Kc1 Qa3+ 19. Kd2 Nxe4#) 18... bxc3+ 19. Ka1 Rb2 $19) (17. bxa4 Bxa2+ $1 $40 (
17... Qxa4 18. Nc1 $16)) 17... Bxg5 $1 18. Rg1 {/\Rg5} (18. bxa4 Bxa2+ $40) (
18. bxc4 $2 Nc3+ $19) 18... Bxe2 (18... Bh6 $5 {Ftacnik} 19. bxc4 $140 Nc3+ 20.
Bxc3 bxc3+ 21. Ka1 Bxf4) 19. Nxe2 $8 (19. Bxe2 Bxf4 $19) 19... Bxd2 20. Rxd2
Nc3+ $8 21. Nxc3 bxc3 22. Rd3 O-O 23. Qh4 (23. Rxc3 {/\Rg7,Rg3+-} Qb4 24. Qg3 (
24. Qd2 g6 $15 {/\c5}) 24... Qxd4 (24... g6 {Ftacnik} 25. Rf3) 25. Rxc6 Rb6 $13
) (23. Rh3 Qd8 24. Qg3 Qf6 $13) (23. Qg3 g6 24. Qxd6 Rfd8 $132 {/\} (24... Nb6
{Ftacnik} 25. Qxc6 Rfc8 {/\ Nc4}) 25. Qxc6 Rdc8 $1 26. Qxd7 Qa3 $15) 23... Qd8
24. Qh3 (24. Qxd8 $142 Rbxd8 25. Rxc3 c5 $132) 24... g6 25. Rxc3 Nf6 26. Bg2 (
26. Re3 Re8 $132 (26... d5 {Ftacnik} 27. e5 Ne4 28. Bd3)) 26... Re8 27. Qh6 (
27. e5 dxe5 28. dxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxc6 Qd4 $36 {[+]}) (27. Re3 $142 $13) 27... Rb4
$1 (27... Nxe4 $2 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 29. Rh3 $40 (29. Rh3 {Ftacnik} Qf6 30. Qxh7+
Kf8 31. Qh8+ Qxh8 32. Rxh8+ $18)) 28. d5 cxd5 29. exd5 Ng4 $1 30. Qd2 Qb6 31.
Rf1 Rd4 (31... Ne5 $36) (31... Nxh2 $5 {Ftacnik} 32. Rh1 Ng4 33. Rch3 h5 $1 (
33... Nf2 $2 34. Rxh7 Nxh1 35. Qh6 Qg1+ 36. Kb2 Qd4+ 37. c3 $1 (37. Ka3 $2 Ra4+
$1 38. bxa4 Qc3#) 37... Qf2+ 38. Ka3 $18) 34. Rxh5 gxh5 35. Qg5+ Kf8 36. Rxh5
Qg1+ 37. Kb2 Qd4+ 38. c3 $2 Qg7 $1 39. Qxg7+ Kxg7 40. cxb4 Re2+ $19) 32. Qg5
Re5 $2 (32... Ne5 $1 $15) (32... Qd8 {Ftacnik} 33. Qxd8 Rxd8 34. Rc7 Ne3 35.
Rfxf7 Nxg2 36. Rg7+ Kh8 37. Rxh7+ Kg8 38. Rcg7+ Kf8 39. Rxg6 Nf4 40. Rh8+ Kf7
41. Rxd8 Kxg6 42. Rxd6+ Kf5 43. c4 $16) (32... Ne5 $1 {Ftacnik}) 33. Qh4 $1 $18
Qb4 (33... Rh5 34. Rc8+ Kg7 35. Qe7 $18 (35. Qe7 {Ftacnik} Rf5 36. Rxf5 Rd1+ (
36... gxf5 37. Qg5#) 37. Kb2 Qd4+ 38. Ka3 $18)) (33... Re8 34. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 35.
Qxh7+ Kf6 36. Rf3+ Ke5 37. Qg7+ $18) (33... f5 {Ftacnik} 34. Rc6) (33... Qa6 {
Ftacnik} 34. Qd8+ Kg7 35. Rxf7+ $3 Kh6 36. Rcc7 Kh5 37. Rxh7+ Nh6 38. h4 $1
Rxh4 39. Rxh6+ Kxh6 40. Qxh4+ Rh5 41. Qf4+ Rg5 42. Bf3 $18) (33... Ne3 {Ftacnik
} 34. Qf6 $1 Qb7 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Rc7 $18) 34. Rc8+ Kg7 35. Qxh7+ $3 (35. Rxf7+
Kxf7 36. Qxh7+ Kf6 37. Rf8+ Kg5 38. h4#) 35... Kxh7 36. Rxf7+ Kh6 37. Rh8+ (37.
Rh8+ Kg5 38. h4#) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 $5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nf3 (6. Nd2 Nc5 7. Bc2
Qg5 $5 8. Ne4 Qxe5 9. Nf3 Qe7 10. Qxd5 c6 11. Qxc5 Qxc5 12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13. O-O
O-O 14. Re1 Nd7 $6 (14... h6 $5 {Be6=}) 15. b4 Bd6 16. Bg5 Nf6 17. Rad1 Bc7 18.
Bb3 Bg4 19. Re7 $36 {Poluljahov,A-Agrest,E,Orel RUS-ch 1992}) 6... Nc6 (6...
Nc5 7. Bc2 Bg4 8. O-O Be7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Re1 Ne6 (11... Bg6 $142
$13) 12. Nb3 c6 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Nf8 15. Bf5 g6 16. Bc2 g5 17. Bf5 Ne6
18. g4 Bg6 19. Qd3 Kf8 20. Be3 $14 {(),><f5,Kostyra,S-Bartosik,O,Warsaw op 1993
}) 7. Nbd2 (7. Qe2 $5 Nc5 8. Bc2 Bg4 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 a5 $6 11. Nbd2 a4 12.
h3 Bh5 13. Nf1 Ne6 14. Ng3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nxe5 16. Qh5 $1 Bf6 17. f4 g6 18. Qe2
Nc4 19. f5 $40 {Ibragimov,I-Agrest,E,St.Peterburg zt 1993-CBM 34}) 7... Bg4 (
7... Nc5 $5 8. Nb3 Bg4 9. O-O Qd7 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. Nxc5 Bxc5 12. b4 Bb6 13. a4
a5 14. b5 Ne7 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Kb8 17. Qe1 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Ng6 19. Rd1 Qe6
$10 {Yusupov,A-Adams,M,Hastings 1989-TD 89_14}) 8. O-O (8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Bxe4
Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 O-O-O+ 11. Kc2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nxe5 $10) 8... Nxd2 $6 (8... Nc5
$142 $132) 9. Bxd2 Be7 10. Re1 O-O (10... Qd7 {/\Bf5} 11. Qc2 $1 Bxf3 12. Bf5
Qd8 13. gxf3 g6 14. Bd3 O-O {-10...0-0}) (10... Bh5 {/\Bg6} 11. Qc2 Bg6 12.
Bxg6 hxg6 13. e6 $36) 11. Qc2 Bxf3 12. gxf3 g6 13. f4 $14 {[+],^^} Bc5 14. Qd1
f6 (14... Qh4 15. Qf3 $14 {/\Qg3}) 15. b4 Bb6 16. c4 $1 dxc4 $8 (16... fxe5 17.
c5 e4 18. Be2 Nd4 19. Be3 $1 Nxe2+ 20. Qxe2 $18 {/\} d4 21. Qc4+) 17. Bxc4+ Kg7
18. b5 Nd4 (18... Na5 19. Bf1 $5 {פa5}) 19. a4 Nf5 (19... fxe5 20. Rxe5 (20.
a5 Bc5 21. Rxe5 Bd6 22. Re4 Nf5 23. Bc3+ Kh6 $132) 20... Nf5 21. Bc3 Bd4 22.
Bxd4 (22. Rd5 Bxc3 $1 23. Rxd8 Raxd8 $17) 22... Qxd4 23. Qxd4 Nxd4 24. Re7+ $36
) 20. Bb4 fxe5 (20... Re8 $142 $5 21. Qd5 $5 $36 (21. Bc3 Bd4 $10) (21. exf6+
Qxf6 (21... Kxf6 22. Bc3+ Bd4 23. Rxe8 $18) 22. Qd7+ Kh6 23. Rxe8 Qxa1+ 24. Kg2
Rxe8 25. Qxe8 Qd4 26. Bf8+ Ng7 $10) (21. e6 Qd4 $5 $13)) 21. Bxf8+ Qxf8 22.
Rxe5 (22. fxe5 Nh4 $40) 22... Nd6 (22... Nh4 23. Qg4 $16) 23. Qe2 Qxf4 24. Re7+
Kh6 25. Bd3 Rf8 26. Kh1 $1 $16 Qg5 (26... Qxf2 27. Qxf2 Rxf2 28. a5 Bd4 29. Ra4
$18) 27. f3 Nf5 28. Bxf5 Rxf5 29. Rf1 a6 30. bxa6 bxa6 31. Re4 a5 32. Qe1 Qf6
$2 (32... Rf7 $16 {/\Kg7}) 33. Qd2+ $1 (33. Qh4+ $6 Qxh4 34. Rxh4+ Kg7 $14 {
><f3,h2}) 33... Qg5 (33... g5 34. f4 g4 35. Rfe1 $40) (33... Kg7 34. Qd7+ Kh6
35. Re7 $18) 34. Rh4+ Kg7 35. Qd7+ Rf7 $8 36. Rxh7+ $18 Kxh7 37. Qxf7+ Kh6 38.
Qf8+ Kh7 39. Re1 Bc5 $8 40. Qf7+ Kh6 41. Qxc7 Qd2 42. Qg3 Qc2 43. Qf4+ Kg7 44.
Rc1 Qe2 45. Qe4 $1 (45. Rxc5 $4 Qf1#) (45. Qc7+ Be7) 45... Be3 46. Rc7+ (46.
Rc7+ Kf6 $8 47. Qe7+ Kf5 48. Rc5+ $1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Site "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 $5 (4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6
7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. f3 Nc6 9. Be3 Bd6 10. Nb1 $5 {N} Ke7 11. c3 h6 12. Nd2 a5 13.
a4 Nd7 14. Nh3 Bc5 15. Ke2 Bxe3 16. Kxe3 Nc5 17. Nf2 Rhd8 18. Ra3 b6 $10 {
Prie,E-Reinderman,D/Brussels zt/1993/}) 4... c6 (4... Be7 5. f3 (5. h3 $5 exd4
6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Be3 a6 8. Qf3 Nc6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. e5 dxe5 12.
Bxe5 Qc8 13. g4 Nd7 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. Bg2 Nc5 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Rd1 $36 {
Thorhallsson,T-Chabanon,JL/FRA-ISD Reykjavik/1993/}) 5... O-O 6. Be3 exd4 $6 7.
Qxd4 $1 Nc6 8. Qd2 Ne5 9. Ng3 Be6 10. O-O-O c6 11. f4 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Nf5
d5 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. e5 Nd7 16. b3 Ba6 17. Rhe1 Rfe8 18. Bd4 Rad8 19. f5 $36 {
Magem Badals,J-Rausis,I/FRA-chT/1992/}) 5. f3 (5. dxe5 $6 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7.
f3 Be6 8. Bd2 Nbd7 9. Nc1 Kc7 10. a4 a5 11. Nd1 Ne8 12. Ne3 Bc5 13. Nc4 Bb4 14.
c3 Be7 15. Nb3 Nd6 16. Nxd6 Bxd6 17. Nc1 Nc5 18. Be3 Rhd8 19. Be2 g6 $15 {
Kristensen,B-Malaniuk,V/Espergaerde Politiken/1992/}) 5... h5 $6 (5... Be7 6.
Be3 h5 $6 (6... Qc7 7. g4 h6 $132) 7. a4 a5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. Ng3 Nf8 10. Bc4 h4
11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 exd4 13. Bxd4 d5 14. Bd3 Qc7 15. Qe3 N8d7 16. O-O-O Kf8
17. g4 $1 Bd6 18. Kb1 Be5 19. g5 $40 {Hellers,F-Malaniuk,V/Philadelphia World
op/1992/}) 6. a4 $1 a5 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 Na6 (8... Nbd7 9. Ng3 $36) 9. Nc1 Nb4
(9... O-O 10. Nd3 Nb4 11. dxe5 Nxd3+ 12. cxd3 dxe5 13. d4 $14) 10. Nb3 Be6 11.
O-O-O {@} Qb8 $6 (11... O-O $142 12. Qf2 $36) 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nc5 Qc8 14. Qf2
$16 h4 (14... O-O 15. Be2 {/\Rhg1,g4,׻}) 15. b3 Nh7 16. g3 $1 {/\f4->[+]} Nf8
17. Be2 (17. f4 $6 hxg3 18. Qxg3 exf4 19. Qxf4 Ng6 $13) 17... Bf6 18. Rhg1 Rb8
19. Rd2 Qc7 20. Rgd1 b6 (20... Bc8 21. f4 $1 $40 b6 22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. Rd8+ Qxd8
24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Qxf7 {/\Bg5,Bf4+-}) 21. Nxe6 Nxe6 22. Bc4 Nd4 (22... Ke7 23.
Ne2 {/\c3,f4->}) 23. f4 $1 Ndxc2 24. Rd7 $1 (24. Rxc2 hxg3 25. hxg3 Nxc2 26.
Qxc2 $16) 24... Qxd7 $8 (24... Qc8 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Bc5+ $1 $18) 25. Rxd7 Kxd7
26. fxe5 Nxe3 (26... Bxe5 27. Qxf7+ Kd6 28. Qe6+ $18) 27. exf6 Nxc4 28. Qf5+ (
28. fxg7 $4 Nd3+ $19) 28... Kc7 29. fxg7 Nd6 (29... Rhg8 30. Qxf7+ Kd6 31. bxc4
$18) 30. gxh8=Q Rxh8 31. Qf6 Re8 32. Qxh4 $18 Nd3+ 33. Kc2 Nc5 (33... Ne5 34.
Qf6 {/\h4-h5}) 34. Qh7 b5 (34... Ncxe4 35. Nxe4 Rxe4 36. h4 $18) 35. axb5 cxb5
36. Nd5+ Kc6 37. Nf6 Re6 38. Qh8 b4 (38... Ncxe4 39. Qa8+ Kb6 40. Nd5+ Kc5 41.
Nf4 $18) 39. Qa8+ Kc7 $2 {(+)} (39... Kb5 $142 40. Qb8+ Kc6 41. Qd8 $18) 40.
Qxa5+ Kb7 41. Qxc5 (41. Qxc5 Rxf6 42. e5 $18) 1-0

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 $5 4. f4 (4. Nf3 c6 5. a4 e5 6. Bc4 {-Philidor})
(4. g3 $5 e5 5. Nge2 Be7 6. Bg2 $14 {()}) 4... e5 5. Nf3 (5. dxe5 dxe5 6. fxe5
Nxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bg5 c6 9. Rd1+ Kc7 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. Nd4 a6 12. Be2 Neg4
13. g3 h6 14. Bf4 $2 Bxf4 15. gxf4 Ne3 $17 {Kunze,M-Buecker,S,FRG-ch 1991-CBM
24}) 5... Be7 (5... exd4 6. Qxd4 c6 7. Be3 $1 (7. e5 $6 dxe5 8. fxe5 Bc5 9. Qh4
Qe7 10. Bf4 Bb4 11. O-O-O Bxc3 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qg3 O-O $15 {Kuijf,R-Seret,JL,
Lyon zt 1990-CBM 18}) 7... d5 8. e5 (8. O-O-O Bc5 9. Qd2 Bb4 10. exd5 cxd5 (
10... Nxd5 $142 $5 11. Bd4 O-O $13) 11. Qe2 Bxc3 12. Bd4+ Ne4 13. Bxc3 O-O 14.
Bd4 Ndf6 15. Ne5 Nd6 16. g4 $40 {Georgiev,Kr-Bricard,E,Sofia tt 1990}) 8... Ng4
9. Bg1 Nh6 10. O-O-O Nc5 11. Qd2 b5 12. Ng5 Rb8 13. Bxc5 Bxc5 14. Nce4 Be7 15.
Qc3 Rb6 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. exd6 O-O 18. Bd3 f5 19. Qc5 Ng4 20. Rhe1 $16 {
Schaefer,M-Buecker,S,FRG-ch 1991-CBM 24}) (5... c6 $5 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg1 exf4 8.
Qd2 Ne3 9. Bxe3 fxe3 10. Qxe3 Be7 11. Bc4 b5 12. Bd3 Qb6 13. Qf4 O-O 14. O-O-O
b4 15. Ne2 Qa5 16. Kb1 Nb6 $132 {Byrne,R-Hodgson,J,London WFW 1991-CBM 24}) 6.
dxe5 $1 dxe5 7. fxe5 Ng4 8. Bf4 Bc5 9. Bg5 Be7 (9... f6 $2 10. exf6 gxf6 11.
Bh4 Ne3 12. Qd2 $16) 10. Bf4 Bc5 11. Bc4 $5 O-O (11... Nf2 $6 12. Qd5 O-O 13.
Rf1 $16) 12. Qe2 Qe8 13. O-O-O (13. e6 fxe6 14. Bxc7 Ne3 $146) 13... Ngxe5 (
13... Ndxe5 14. Nd5 Bd6 15. h3 Nxf3 16. Bxd6 $16) (13... Nf2 14. Nd5 Nxd1 15.
Nxc7 Qd8 16. Nxa8 Nf2 17. Rf1 $16) 14. Bb3 $36 a6 15. Rhf1 Bd6 16. Kb1 Kh8 (
16... Nc5 $2 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxf7 $16) 17. h3 f6 18. g4 (18.
Nd4 Nc5 $132) 18... Nc5 19. Bd5 c6 (19... Be6 20. Nxe5 fxe5 21. Be3 $14) 20.
Bb3 Bc7 (20... Nxb3 $2 21. Rxd6 Nxf3 22. Rxf3 Nc5 23. e5 $16) 21. Be3 Nxb3 22.
axb3 b6 $6 (22... Nxf3 23. Qxf3 Be6 $132) 23. Nxe5 fxe5 (23... Qxe5 24. Bf4 Qe7
25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. e5 $16 {/\} Re8 27. exf6 $1 Rxe2 28. f7 Be6 29. f8=Q+ Rxf8
30. Rxf8+ Bg8 31. Nxe2 $18) 24. Rxf8+ Qxf8 25. Qc4 $16 Qe8 (25... Bb7 26. Rd7
Rc8 27. Bxb6 $16) (25... c5 26. Nd5 Be6 27. b4 $16) 26. Nd5 $1 cxd5 (26... b5
$2 27. Nxc7) 27. Qxc7 d4 28. Bg1 {><e5,b6} Be6 (28... Bd7 29. Bh2 Rc8 30. Qxe5
Qxe5 31. Bxe5 Re8 32. Bxd4 $18) 29. Qxe5 Qg6 30. Rxd4 Re8 31. Rd6 $18 Qf7 32.
Bd4 a5 (32... Bxb3 33. Qxg7+ Qxg7 34. cxb3 $1 $18) 33. Qb5 a4 34. bxa4 Rc8 35.
Bxg7+ Kg8 (35... Kxg7 36. Qe5+ Kf8 37. Qxe6) 36. Bc3 h6 37. Rxb6 (37. Qe5 $4
Qf1+) 37... Bd7 38. Qd5 1-0

[Event "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kosashvili, Yona"]
[Black "Beim, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1994.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f4 (6. O-O-O b5 7. Re1 $5
h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. f4 e5 10. Nf3 exd4 11. e5 $1 dxe5 12. Ne4 Bg7 13. Nxe5 O-O
14. g4 $1 Be6 15. Bd3 Qd5 16. g5 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. gxh6 Bh8 19. h4 Bg4 20.
h5 Qxa2 21. Qb4 gxh5 22. Qe7 Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qa5+ 24. b4 Qd8 25. Ng5 $1 $18 {
Zajogin,A-Rustemov,A/BLA-ch Minsk/1994/}) 6... b5 7. Bd3 O-O (7... Qa5 $5 8.
Nf3 b4 9. Ne2 d5 10. Ng3 dxe4 11. Nxe4 O-O 12. O-O Qb6 13. a3 bxa3 14. Rxa3
Nbd7 15. Qa5 Rb8 16. Nxf6+ exf6 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. Bh4 Nd5 19. c4 Nxf4 20. Bg3
Bh6 21. Ne1 Nxd3 22. Bxb8 Be3+ 23. Kh1 Nf2+ 24. Kg1 Ng4+ 25. Kh1 Bxd4 $15 {
Sorokin,M-Spangenberg,H/San Martin/1993/}) 8. Nf3 (8. e5 $5 $13) 8... Bg4 (8...
Nbd7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Rae1 b4 11. Ne2 c5 12. c4 bxc3 13. bxc3 cxd4 14. cxd4 d5
15. Bxf6 exf6 16. Nc3 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Bc6 Ba6 19. Rf2 Nc4 20. Qe2 Qa5 $36
{Tiviakov,S-Hennigan,M/Oakham/1992/}) 9. O-O (9. e5 $6 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nh5 {
/\f6|^}) 9... Qb6 10. Ne2 Nbd7 11. c3 d5 (11... c5 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd5 14.
Be4 $14) (11... e5 $2 12. fxe5 dxe5 (12... Bxf3 13. exf6 $18) 13. Nxe5 $1 Nxe5
14. Bxf6 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 $16) 12. e5 Ne4 13. Qe3 $1 (13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Ne1 f6 $15
) 13... f6 $2 (13... Nxg5 $142 $5 14. Nxg5 (14. fxg5 f6 $1 $10) 14... f6 15.
Nf3 fxe5 16. Nxe5 $8 (16. fxe5 Bxf3 17. Rxf3 Rxf3 18. gxf3 Nxe5 $17) 16... Nxe5
17. fxe5 Bxe2 18. Bxe2 $14) 14. Bh4 {()} Bf5 (14... fxe5 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5
Bxe5 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 $16) 15. h3 $1 Bh6 (15... fxe5 16. fxe5 {/\} Nxe5
$2 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe4 (18. g4 $5 $36) 18... Bxe4 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (19... Rxf8
20. Bxe7 {/\Bc5+-}) 20. Qf2+ Bf6 21. Bxf6 exf6 22. Qxf6+ $16) 16. g4 Be6 17.
Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Bd5 (18... f5 19. Qe3 $5 fxg4 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Bxe7 $16)
19. Qd3 (19. Qe3 Bxf3 (19... fxe5 20. Nxe5) 20. Qxf3 (20. Rxf3 fxe5 21. dxe5
Nxe5 $1 $17) 20... fxe5 21. Bxe7 Rf7 $36) 19... Bc4 $6 (19... fxe5 $5 20. Nxe5
Nxe5 21. fxe5 Bc4 22. Qc2 Be3+ 23. Kh2 $14) 20. Qe3 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Bxf4 22. e6
Ne5 $8 (22... Nb8 23. g5 $5 f5 24. Ne5 $16 {פb8}) 23. Ne1 g5 (23... Bh6 $6 24.
Bg3 Nc4 25. Nd3 $16) 24. Rxf4 $1 (24. Ng2 Ng6 $13) 24... gxf4 25. Bf2 Ng6 26.
h4 $36 {פ,K,P} Rfd8 (26... c5 27. h5 cxd4 $5 (27... Nh8 28. dxc5 Qc6 29. Nf3
$18 {פh8}) 28. Bxd4 Qc6 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. g5 $1 $40) 27. Nd3 c5 $6 (27... Nf8
28. Nxf4 $16) 28. Nxc5 Qc6 29. Re1 Rd5 30. Nd3 (30. h5 $2 Rxc5 $1 31. dxc5 Ne5
$40) 30... Qc4 31. h5 Nf8 32. Bh4 $1 (32. Nxf4 Rg5 $132) 32... b4 33. Nxb4 Qxe2
34. Rxe2 Rd6 35. d5 Rc8 (35... a5 36. Nc6 $18 {/\Ne7,c4}) 36. Re4 Kg7 (36... a5
37. Nc6 Rcxc6 38. dxc6 Rxc6 39. Bxf6 $1 $18) 37. c4 a5 38. Nc2 $18 (38. Nc6 $6
Rcxc6 $1 39. dxc6 Rxc6 $16) 38... Nxe6 $5 (38... h6 39. Nd4 $18) 39. dxe6 Rd2
40. Nd4 Kf8 (40... Rxb2 41. Nf5+ Kf8 42. Bxf6 $1 exf6 43. e7+ $18) 41. b3 (41.
Nf5 $5) 41... a4 42. Bf2 $6 Rxa2 43. bxa4 Rxc4 44. Rxf4 Raxa4 45. Kg2 Ra5 46.
Kf3 Rd5 47. Be3 Rc3 (47... Re5 $142 48. Rf5 $5 $18) 48. Nf5 Re5 49. Ra4 Rec5 $8
(49... Rxe6 50. Ra8+ Kf7 51. Nh6+ Kg7 52. Rg8#) 50. Rd4 $1 (50. Rd4 Rc8 51. Rd7
R3c7 52. Bh6+ Ke8 53. Nxe7 $1 Rc3+ 54. Be3 R8c7 55. Nd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Maljutin, Evgeni"]
[Black "Titov, German1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 $5 4. dxe5 (4. f3 $5 {Chandler}) 4... dxe5 5.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 Be6 7. O-O-O+ Nbd7 (7... Kc8 8. f4 exf4 9. Nge2 Bd6 10. Bxf4
Bxf4+ 11. Nxf4 Bg4 12. Re1 Nc6 13. Nfd5 $1 $36 {Dreev,A-Bebchuk,E,Moscow4
1991-TD 91_03}) 8. f4 (8. Nf3 Kc8 9. a3 c6 10. Bh4 $5 Bc5 11. Ng5 Re8 12. Nxe6
Rxe6 13. Bc4 Re7 14. Ne2 Kc7 15. Rd3 Rf8 16. f3 Nb6 17. Ba2 Rd7 $10 {
Kasashvili,K-Zvjaginsev,V,URS-chJ Alma-Ata 1991-TD 91_03}) 8... exf4 9. Nf3 h6
(9... Kc8 $6 10. Bxf4 Ng4 (10... Bb4 11. Nb5 Ba5 12. Bd3 Ng4 13. Rhf1 $36) 11.
Nb5 $1 Nf2 12. Nxc7 Nxh1 13. Nxa8 Nf2 14. Rd4 Bc5 15. Ra4 Rd8 16. Be2 $16 {
Maliutin,E-Komliakov,A,URS-chT Azov 1991-CBM 25}) (9... Be7 10. Bxf4 c6 11. Nd4
Bb4 12. e5 Bxc3 13. exf6 $1 Bxd4 14. Rxd4 gxf6 15. Bd3 c5 16. Re4 Ke7 17. Rhe1
$146 {׻,Svidler,P-Zvjaginsev,V,URS-chJ Alma-Ata 1991-TD 91_03}) (9... Bc5 $5
10. Bxf4 Ng4 11. Rd2 Be3 12. Bxe3 Nxe3 13. Bb5 c6 14. Re1 Ng4 15. Bf1 Kc7 16.
e5 Rad8 17. h3 Nh6 18. g4 Ng8 19. Bg2 Nc5 $10 {Brodskij,M-Shabanov,Y,Moscow6
1991-TD 91_03}) 10. Bxf4 c6 (10... Bb4 $6 11. Nb5 Ba5 12. Ne5 Bb6 13. Bc4 Bxc4
14. Nxc4 Rc8 15. e5 Nh5 16. Bd2 {/\g4+-} g5 17. Rhf1 Rh7 18. e6 $1 fxe6 19.
Bxg5+ hxg5 (19... Ke8 20. Ncd6+ $1 cxd6 21. Nxd6#) 20. Rf8+ $18 {Stempin,
P-Pyda,Z,Warsaw ch-PL 1990}) (10... Bc5 $5 11. Nb5 Bb6 {/\Ne4,a6}) 11. a3 (11.
e5 $142 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Nd4 Bc5 14. Nf5 g5 15. Bg3 Be6 16. Bd3 (16. Nd6
$5 Kc7 17. Be2 $36 {/\Bh5,Rhf1}) 16... Kc7 17. Rhf1 Raf8 18. c3 a5 19. Nd6 f6
$5 20. exf6 Bxd6 21. Bxd6+ Kxd6 22. Bf5+ Kc7 23. Bxe6 Nxf6 $10 {Ziatdinov,
R-Strikovic,A,Cacak 1991-EXP 23}) 11... Bc5 12. Nd4 (12. b4 Be7 {/\a5<=>})
12... Bg4 13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Ndxe2 Ng4 $1 $10 15. Na4 (15. Rhf1 Ke7 16. h3 Ne3
$15) 15... Be7 16. Rhf1 Ke8 17. h3 Nge5 18. Nd4 g6 $8 19. Nf3 Nxf3 20. Rxf3 $8
(20. gxf3 $6 Bg5 21. Bxg5 hxg5 $36 {/\Ne5,><h3}) 20... Bg5 21. g3 Ke7 22. h4
Bxf4+ $8 (22... Bf6 $2 23. Bd6+ Ke6 24. Bb4 Be5 25. Rfd3 $16) 23. gxf4 h5 24.
Nc3 Rad8 25. Rdf1 $6 (25. Rfd3 Nc5 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rxd8 Kxd8 28. Kd2 $10)
25... Rhf8 26. Nd1 Nf6 27. Nf2 (27. Nc3 Rd4 $36) 27... Ng4 $15 28. Rb3 (28. Rg3
Nxf2 29. Rxf2 Rd4 30. Re3 Rfd8 $15 {<->d}) 28... b6 29. Rc3 c5 30. b4 $6 (30.
Rd3 $15) 30... cxb4 31. axb4 Rc8 $1 $17 32. Kb2 (32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Nd3 Rc4 34.
Re1 Nf6 $17) 32... Rxc3 33. Kxc3 Rc8+ 34. Kb3 Ne3 {><c2,f4,h4} 35. Ra1 Rc7 36.
c3 Ng2 37. Nd3 Nxh4 38. c4 f6 (38... Nf3 $5 $17) 39. c5 Nf3 40. Kc3 g5 41. fxg5
fxg5 $6 (41... Nxg5 42. Kd4 h4 $17) 42. Rf1 $1 g4 (42... Nh4 43. Rg1 $132) 43.
Nf4 $132 {/\Nd5,Nh5} Rc8 44. Nxh5 bxc5 45. Ra1 cxb4+ 46. Kxb4 $15 Rc7 47. Ra6
Ne5 48. Kb3 Nc6 49. Nf4 Kd6 (49... Kd7 50. Nd5 Rb7+ 51. Kc4 g3 52. Ra3 Ne5+ 53.
Kc5 g2 54. Rg3 $10) 50. Nd5 Rc8 51. Ne3 $1 Rg8 $8 52. e5+ Kc5 53. e6 g3 54. e7
Re8 (54... Nxe7 55. Rxa7 Nd5 $5 56. Ra5+ Kd4 57. Nf5+ $10) 55. Nf5 g2 56. Ra1
Nxe7 57. Nh4 $1 Rg8 58. Rg1 Rg3+ (58... Nc6 59. Rxg2 $10 (59. Nxg2 $2 Nd4+ 60.
Kb2 Ne2 $15)) 59. Ka2 Rg4 60. Nxg2 Nd5 61. Rc1+ Kb4 62. Ne1 $10 Ka4 63. Nd3
Rg2+ 64. Nb2+ Kb5 65. Rc8 Rg3 66. Rb8+ Kc5 67. Rc8+ Kd4 68. Rc4+ (68. Rc4+ Ke5
69. Rc5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 {Ernst} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 $5 (6. c4 {
-E6}) 6... Nbd7 (6... Bg4 $5 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 Nc6 $132) 7. e4 e5 8. a4 (8. h3
Re8 (8... c6 9. a4 a5 {-8.a4}) 9. Re1 (9. Bg5 exd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Bf4 Ne5 12.
b3 a6 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. Rad1 b5 15. Nd5 Bb7 16. Rfe1 c5 $1 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Ne2
g5 $36 {Marjanov,Z-Laketic,G,JUG-Cup f Pula 1991-TD 91_07}) 9... c6 10. a4 Qc7
11. Be3 b6 12. d5 $5 Bb7 13. Nd2 cxd5 14. exd5 a6 15. g4 Rac8 16. Nf1 h5 $5 17.
g5 Nh7 18. Ng3 Nc5 19. Nge4 Rb8 $1 $13 {Bernard,C-Stangl,M,Wildbad 1990-EXP 20}
) (8. Re1 h6 9. h3 c6 10. a4 Re8 (10... Nh7 $5 {/\Ng5-e6<=>}) 11. Be3 exd4 12.
Nxd4 Ne5 13. Qe2 d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. b3 Nc6 16. Qd2 Kh7 $14 {Lazic,M-Ilincic,
Z,JUG-ch 1990-CBM 17}) (8. dxe5 dxe5 9. a4 c6 10. b3 Re8 11. Ba3 Bf8 12. Bxf8
Kxf8 13. Nd2 Qe7 14. Nc4 Nb6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Qd2 Kg7 17. Rad1 Bg4 18. f3 Qc5+
19. Qf2 Be6 $10 {Smyslov,V-Ivanovic,B,Manila izt 1990-CBM 19}) 8... c6 (8... a5
{Ernst} 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. b3 Re8 11. Ba3 Bf8 12. Bxf8 Kxf8 $10 {Smyslov -
Petrosjan, Moskau 1981}) 9. a5 {N} (9. h3 a5 $5 10. Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12.
Re1 Nc5 13. f3 Nfd7 (13... Qc7 14. Bf2 Bd7 15. Qd2 Rad8 16. Rad1 Bc8 17. b3 $14
{() Kupka,S-Salaba,J,Bratislava ch-CS 1991}) 14. Bf2 Qb6 15. b3 Nf8 16. Qd2 Qb4
17. Rad1 Be6 18. Nb1 $5 Qxd2 19. Nxd2 Nfd7 20. f4 $14 {Romanishin,O-Akopian,V,
Erevan 1989-CBM 14}) (9. b3 $5 Re8 10. Ba3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Re1 Ng4 (12...
a5 $142 13. Qd2 Qb6 $132) 13. Qd2 Ne6 14. Nde2 Qf6 15. f3 Bh6 16. f4 Qd8 17. h3
Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Qe3 19. Qc1 $1 $16 {Spasski,B-Gligoric,S,Montilla 1978}) 9... Re8
10. Re1 Qc7 11. h3 Rb8 $5 (11... exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Bf4 $36 {/\Ndb5!}) 12.
Be3 (12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Be3 b5 14. axb6 axb6 $10) 12... b5 13. axb6 axb6 14. d5
$5 (14. Qd2 b5 $10) 14... Bb7 (14... cxd5 $6 15. exd5 {/\Nb5-a7-c6} b5 16. Ra7
$36) 15. Nd2 b5 $1 $132 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Ra7 (17. b4 $5 {/\Nb3-a5} Ba8 $13)
17... Rb7 18. Rxb7 Qxb7 19. Nb3 $6 (19. b4 d5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22.
Bxd5 Qxd5 23. c4 $1 bxc4 24. Nxc4 $10) 19... b4 20. Nd5 $8 (20. Na5 Qc7 21.
Nxc6 bxc3 $17) 20... Nxd5 21. exd5 Ba4 {/\Bb3,e4} 22. Na5 $8 Qc7 23. Nc6 e4 $1
$15 24. Bf4 f5 25. b3 (25. Nxb4 $142 Bxb2 26. Nc6 Ne5 $5 $15 (26... Nf6 27. g4
$5 $132)) 25... Bxc6 26. dxc6 Qxc6 27. Qxd6 (27. Bxd6 Bc3 28. Rf1 Nf6 29. Bf4
Nd5 $17) 27... Qxd6 28. Bxd6 Bc3 29. Rd1 Ne5 30. Bc5 $2 (30. Bxe5 $142 Bxe5 31.
Bf1 Re7 $15) 30... Ra8 31. Rd5 Ra1+ 32. Kh2 Rc1 $1 33. g4 (33. Bd4 Bxd4 34.
Rxd4 Rxc2 35. Rxb4 Rxf2 $19) (33. Bxb4 Bxb4 34. Rxe5 Rxc2 35. Kg1 Bc5 $19)
33... Rxc2 34. gxf5 gxf5 $17 35. Kg3 (35. Bd6 $142 Nd3 36. Rxf5 Nxf2 $17) 35...
Nd3 $1 36. Be3 (36. Rxf5 $5 Be5+ 37. Rxe5 Nxe5 38. Bxb4 Rb2 (38... Nd3 39. Bxe4
$1 $15) 39. Bd6 Rxb3+ 40. Kf4 Nd3+ 41. Kxe4 Nxf2+ 42. Kf5 Rd3 $19) 36... f4+
$19 37. Bxf4 Nxf4 38. Kxf4 Rxf2+ 39. Kg3 e3 {/\e2-+} 40. Bf3 e2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 (4. f4 Nf6 5. e5 {Plachetka,J-Hoi,C,Ostrava
1992-CBM 33}) 4... Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 e5 (7... Nd7 $5 $13 {/\e5})
(7... Re8 8. Nbd2 a6 $6 (8... e5 $142 $132) 9. Re1 Nd7 10. Nf1 e5 11. Bg5 Bf6
12. Be3 Qe7 13. Rc1 Nf8 14. a3 Bg7 15. Ng3 h6 16. d5 $1 Nd8 17. b4 Nd7 18. Nd2
$16 {(),-><<,Moravietz,D-Lau,R,Porz 1992-CBM 31}) 8. Re1 Re8 (8... a6 9. Be3 h6
10. Na3 Re8 11. Qd2 $6 exd4 12. cxd4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Rxe4 14. Bxh6 d5 $1 15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. Nc2 Qf6 17. Qg5 Bf5 18. Qxf6+ Kxf6 19. Ne3 Be6 20. Rad1 $10 {
Kuporosov,V-Ehlvest,J,Helsinki op 1992-CBM 32}) (8... Bd7 9. Be3 Re8 10. Nbd2
h6 11. a3 Nh5 12. b4 Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Bc4 Re7 15. Nb3 Qe8 16. Qd3 Nd8 17.
Nbd2 Kh8 18. Re2 a6 19. Rae1 $14 {[+],Kuporosov,V-Sturua,Z,Helsinki op
1992-CBM 32}) 9. Nbd2 (9. dxe5 dxe5 (9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Rxe5 $5 $13) 10. Na3
Qe7 11. Nc4 Rd8 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Bh6 Nf4 15. Bf1 Bg7 16. Bg5 f6 17.
Bh4 Be6 18. Nfd2 Bh6 19. Red1 $10 {Davies,N-Gavrikov,V,Budapest Texta 1988-CBM
09}) 9... Bd7 (9... d5 $5 10. Bb5 $5 (10. dxe5 Nxe4 (10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Rxe5
12. f4 $36) 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 $10 {
/\c6,Be6}) (10. exd5 Nxd5 $10) 10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Bxc6 bxc6 $13) 10.
Bc2 h6 (10... d5 11. dxe5 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 $36 {/\><b7}) 11. Nf1 Nh7
12. Ng3 $14 {()} Ng5 $6 (12... Qe7 $142 $14 {/\Qf8,f5,h5,Bh6}) 13. Nxg5 hxg5
14. Be3 {><g5} Bf6 15. d5 Nb8 16. f3 Be7 17. Ne2 Kg7 18. g4 $5 (18. c4 f5 19.
b4 $16) 18... c6 19. c4 {()} cxd5 20. cxd5 Qa5 21. a3 (21. Nc3 Bd8 22. Kg2 Bb6
23. Bd2 Qa6 $132 {/\Bd4}) 21... Rc8 (21... Bd8 22. b4 Qa6 23. Kg2 Bb6 24. Bd2 {
ףa6,/\a4,b5}) 22. b4 Qd8 23. Qd2 a5 24. Bd3 Na6 $1 (24... axb4 25. Qxb4 $1 $18
{><b7}) 25. Kg2 (25. bxa5 $6 Nc5 $13) 25... axb4 26. axb4 Nc7 27. Nc3 Rxa1 28.
Rxa1 Ra8 $14 29. Rc1 {/\Bb6+-} Na6 $8 (29... Ne8 30. Nb5 $16) 30. Qb2 Qe8 31.
Ra1 {/\Ra5,Qa3} Nc7 $8 32. Rxa8 Qxa8 33. Kf2 (33. b5 Qa5 34. b6 Na6 $132) 33...
Bd8 34. Ke2 Qc8 35. Kd2 Na8 (35... f5 36. b5 {/\Qb4><d6}) 36. Qa3 Qb8 $8 (36...
f6 {/\Bb6} 37. Qa7 $1 $36) 37. Na4 $5 (37. Nb5 Bxb5 38. Bxb5 f6 39. Qa7 Qxa7
40. Bxa7 Bb6 41. Bb8 Bc7 $10) 37... f6 (37... Bxa4 38. Qxa4 $16 {/\Qd7,Qe8})
38. b5 Ba5+ 39. Ke2 Kf8 40. Nb2 Bc7 (40... Bb6 41. Nc4 Bxe3 42. Kxe3 Ke7 43. b6
$16 {פa8}) 41. Nc4 $1 (41. Qb4 Nb6 $14 {/\Ke7}) 41... Bxb5 $8 (41... b6 42.
Qb4 {><b6,d6,Na8}) 42. Nxe5 Be8 $1 $8 (42... Bxd3+ 43. Nxd3 Bb6 44. Bd2 $16 {
><d6,f6}) 43. Nc4 b5 44. Nd2 (44. Nb2 Bb6 45. Bxb6 Nxb6 46. Qb4 Ke7 47. Nd1 (
47. Bxb5 $4 Nc8 $19) 47... Na4 $132) (44. Na5 $142 $5 b4 45. Qa1 $36) 44... Bb6
45. Bxb6 Nxb6 46. Nb3 (46. Qb4 Na4 47. Nc4 Nc5 $132) 46... Na4 {/\b4} 47. Qb4
$8 Qb6 48. Qd4 $6 (48. Nd4 Ke7 $1 $14 {/\} 49. Bxb5 $2 Bxb5+ 50. Nxb5 Qxb5+ $1
$19) 48... Qxd4 49. Nxd4 b4 $132 50. Kd2 Nc5 51. Bb5 (51. Bc4 Ba4 $10) 51...
Nb3+ $1 {><h3,f3} 52. Nxb3 Bxb5 53. Nd4 Bc4 54. Nc6 (54. Kc2 Ke8 55. Kb2 Kd7
$10) 54... b3 55. Nd4 Ke7 56. Kc3 Bf1 (56... Bf1 57. Kxb3 Bxh3 58. Kc4 Bg2 $10
{[Stohl]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Key West"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 (4. f4 $142 {()}) 4... Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. h3
Bh5 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3 (8. Nd2 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 d5 10. e5 Nfd7 11. Qg4 g6 12. Nf3 h5
13. Qf4 a6 14. Rd1 c5 15. Ne2 cxd4 16. Nexd4 Qc7 17. h4 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19.
c3 Rc8 20. Be3 Qb5 21. Bd4 Nc5 22. b3 Qe2 23. Be3 Qc2 24. c4 dxc4 25. Rdc1 Qe4
$10 {Ioseliani,N-Hausner,I/Prague Mladi/1994/}) 8... Nbd7 (8... d5 $5 9. e5
Nfd7 {/\c5<=>}) (8... O-O 9. Nd2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 (10. Nxe2 Nbd7 11. f4 d5 12. e5
Ne8 13. c3 f5 14. exf6 Ndxf6 15. Ng3 Nd6 16. Qe2 Qd7 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. Rf3 Bd8
19. Kh1 Bc7 20. Ngf1 Qf7 21. Bg1 h5 22. Bh2 h4 23. Ne3 Nf5 $15 {Benjamin,
J-Tseshkovsky,V/Philadelphia op/1990/}) 10... d5 11. Rad1 Nbd7 12. e5 Ne8 13.
f4 f5 $1 14. exf6 Ndxf6 15. Bf2 Nc7 16. Bh4 Nfe8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. g3 Nd6 $10 {
1/2:1/2,Kuporosov,V-Rashkovsky,N/RUS-ch Elista/1994/}) 9. g4 $5 Bg6 10. Nd2 d5
(10... e5 $5 $13) 11. f3 $6 (11. e5 $142 Ne4 12. Ncxe4 dxe4 13. Nc4 Nb6 $13)
11... Qc7 12. e5 (12. Kg2 dxe4 13. fxe4 e5 $1 14. d5 Bc5 $36 {עg2,e4}) 12...
h5 $1 13. f4 (13. Kg2 $5 hxg4 14. hxg4 Ng8 (14... Nxe5 15. Bf4 $14) 15. f4 f6
$13) (13. exf6 $2 Qg3+ 14. Kh1 hxg4 $19) 13... hxg4 14. hxg4 Ne4 15. Ncxe4 dxe4
16. f5 $2 (16. Kg2 $8 O-O-O $15) 16... exf5 17. gxf5 Nxe5 $1 18. Nxe4 (18. fxg6
$2 Nxg6 $1 19. Kf2 Bh4+ $19) (18. dxe5 $142 Qxe5 19. Bf4 (19. Rf4 Bc5 $1 20.
Bxc5 Qxf4 $19 {->}) 19... Qd4+ 20. Kg2 Bxf5 $17 {עg2}) 18... Nd3 $1 $19 {
/\Qh2#} 19. Rf3 $8 Qh2+ 20. Kf1 Nxb2 21. Qb1 Bxf5 $1 22. Nf2 (22. Rxf5 Qh3+ 23.
Ke1 Qxf5 $19) (22. Qxb2 Bxe4 23. Qxb7 Rb8 $19) 22... Bh3+ 23. Rxh3 (23. Ke1 $2
Bb4+ $19) (23. Nxh3 Rxh3 24. Bg1 (24. Qxb2 Qh1+ 25. Bg1 $8 Rxf3+ 26. Bxf3 Qxf3+
$19) 24... Qh1 $19) 23... Rxh3 24. Qxb2 (24. Nxh3 Qxh3+ 25. Kf2 Bh4+ $19) 24...
Rxe3 25. Qxb7 Rd8 26. Bc4 Kf8 27. Qxc6 Qf4 $1 {/\Rf3,Bh4->} 28. Rd1 Rf3 0-1

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.13"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 30'} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 (3... c5 4. d5 $5 {N} (4. c3 {-B22})
4... c4 5. Bxc4 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Nf6 7. Nc3 g6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11.
h3 a6 12. a4 b6 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Bd4 Nbd7 15. b4 Qc7 16. a5 b5 17. Bb3 Rac8 18.
Rad1 $14 {(),Gavrilov,A-Vorotnikov,V,Moscow VDFSO 1992,EXP 29}) 4. c3 Be7 (4...
d5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nd2 $5 Nc5 7. Bc2 Be7 8. b4 Ne6 9. Nb3 b6 10. f4 c5 11. f5
Ng5 12. Bxg5 Bxg5 13. Nf3 Ba6 14. bxc5 O-O 15. Bd3 Re8 16. O-O bxc5 17. Bxa6
Nxa6 18. Qe2 c4 19. Nbd4 $36 {Hort,V-Chernin,A,San Bernardino op 1991}) (4...
Nc6 5. Ne2 (5. Nf3 Be7 (5... g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. dxe5 (7. h3 $142 $5) 7... Nxe5 8.
Nxe5 dxe5 9. Na3 O-O 10. Qc2 Be6 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Bc4 Bd7 13. Bg5 Rfd8 14. f3 b5
15. Bf1 a6 16. Qf2 Be6 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Nc2 h6 19. Be3 Bf8 $10 {Fuller,
M-Miles,A,Melbourne Masters 1992}) 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 Nb8 8. c4 Bg4 9. Nc3 Ne8
10. a3 a5 11. Rb1 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Bg5 13. b4 Bxc1 14. Rfxc1 Nd7 15. Qe3 Nef6 16.
h3 Qe7 17. Be2 g6 18. Bd1 Rfc8 19. Na4 axb4 20. axb4 c5 $1 $13 {Kamsky,
G-Nikolic,P,Tilburg 1990,CBM 20}) 5... Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. f4 $5 exd4 8. cxd4 Bg4
9. Be3 Nb4 10. Nbc3 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Re8 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. h3 $16 {
[+],Vospernik,A-Dolinar,D,Bled op 1992,CBM 29}) (4... c6 5. Nf3 (5. f4 $5 $14)
5... Qc7 6. O-O Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. Re1 Re8 10. a4 Nf8 11. b4 Ng6 12.
dxe5 dxe5 13. Bc4 h6 14. Qb3 Bf8 15. a5 Rb8 16. Nf1 b5 17. axb6 axb6 18. Qc2 b5
19. Bb3 Be6 $10 {Iuldashev,S-Tseshkovsky,V,Voskresensk 1992,CBM 31}) 5. Nf3
Nbd7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4 Qc7 9. Nbd2 $14 {(),[+]} b6 (9... Re8 10. Nf1
Bf8 11. Ng3 g6 12. Bd2 $14) 10. Nf1 Re8 11. Ng3 Nf8 (11... Bf8 $5 {/\Bb7,a6,
b5<=>}) 12. h3 Ne6 13. Bd2 Bf8 14. Qc2 Bb7 15. b4 a6 (15... exd4 16. cxd4 c5
17. bxc5 (17. d5 cxb4 $5 18. Qxc7 Nxc7 19. Bxb4 Nd7 $14) (17. e5 Bxf3 18. exf6
Nxd4 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 $13) 17... bxc5 18. d5 $16) 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. Bf1 g6 18.
dxe5 (18. Be3 $5 $14) 18... dxe5 19. Be3 b5 (19... c5 $6 20. b5 $8 axb5 21.
axb5 $16 {/\Bc4,Nd2-c4}) (19... Nf4 $5 $132) (19... a5 20. Qb2 $5 (20. bxa5
bxa5 {/\Bc5=}) 20... axb4 21. cxb4 c5 22. Nxe5 cxb4 $132) 20. Nd2 $14 {><c5,a5}
a5 $6 21. bxa5 Qxa5 22. Nb3 $1 $16 Qc7 $8 (22... Qxa4 $2 23. Ra1 Ba3 24. Bc1
$18) 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Bxb5 Bc6 25. Ba6 (25. Bxc6 $6 Qxc6 $44) 25... Ra8 (25...
Bb7 26. Bxb7 Qxb7 27. c4 $16) 26. Ra1 h5 27. Nd2 (27. f3 $5) 27... Nc5 28. Bxc5
(28. Bf1 h4 29. Bxc5 $8 Bxc5 $44) 28... Bxc5 29. Nf3 Red8 (29... Qb6 30. Bc4 {
/\Ng5|^}) 30. Bc4 Ne8 31. Rad1 Nd6 32. Bb3 Qe7 33. Rd2 {/\Bd5} (33. Bd5 $6 Ba4
34. Bb3 Bc6) 33... Ra3 34. Bd5 Ba4 35. Qb2 $16 Kg7 36. Ra1 (36. c4 $2 Rb3 $1 {
/\} 37. Qxe5+ Qxe5 38. Nxe5 Rxg3 $19) 36... Nb5 37. Rxa3 Bxa3 38. Qa1 {/\c4+-}
h4 39. Ne2 (39. Nf1 $142 $18) 39... Nc7 40. Ra2 Nxd5 41. Rxa3 $6 (41. exd5 Bb5
42. Rxa3 Bxe2 43. c4 $1 $18) 41... Ne3 $1 $8 42. Ned4 $8 (42. Rxa4 $2 Rd1+ $15)
42... exd4 43. Rxa4 Nc2 (43... d3 44. fxe3 d2 45. Qd1 $18) 44. Qc1 d3 45. e5 $1
Qd7 46. Qg5 $1 (46. Rxh4 d2 47. Qd1 $8 Qd3 $13) 46... d2 (46... Qxa4 47. Qf6+
Kh7 (47... Kh6 48. Qxd8 {/\Qd3,Qh8#}) 48. Ng5+ Kh6 $8 49. Nxf7+ Kh7 50. Qxd8
$18) 47. Qf6+ Kg8 48. Rxh4 $1 d1=Q+ 49. Kh2 {/\Rh8#} 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.13"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Barrage 30'} 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5
Be6 7. O-O-O+ Nbd7 (7... Kc8 8. f4 exf4 (8... h6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. f5 Bd7 11.
Nd5 Bg7 12. Rd3 c6 13. Rg3 cxd5 14. Rxg7 Rf8 15. Bd3 Bc6 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Ne2
Nd7 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 $16 {Solozhenkin,E-Bryndin,V,St.
Petersburg chop 1992,EXP 28}) 9. e5 h6 10. Bxf4 Ng4 11. Rd2 g5 12. Bg3 Ne3 13.
Bd3 Nc6 14. Nf3 g4 15. Nh4 Be7 16. Rf2 Nb4 17. Be4 Ned5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Nf5
Bg5+ 20. Kb1 h5 $132 {Hjartarson,J-Bezold,M,BL 91/92}) 8. f4 (8. Nf3 Kc8 9.
Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nh4 c6 11. Nf5 b5 $5 {N} 12. h4 Bb4 13. Rh3 Rd8 14. Rg3 Kc7 15.
a3 Bf8 16. Ng7 Nc5 17. Be2 a5 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. f3 b4 $13 {Kostyra,S-Bartosik,
P,Wisla BES 1992,TD 92_04}) (8. f3 c6 9. g3 Be7 10. Bh3 Bxh3 11. Nxh3 Kc7 12.
Nf2 Ng4 13. Nxg4 Bxg5+ 14. Kb1 h5 15. Nf2 h4 16. Ne2 Be3 17. Ng4 Bb6 18. f4
exf4 19. gxf4 Rae8 $15 {Gizynski,T-Titov,G,Katowice op 1992,TD 92_04}) (8. g3
Be7 $6 (8... h6 $142 9. Bxf6+ gxf6 $13) 9. f4 g6 10. Nf3 exf4 11. gxf4 Nh5 12.
f5 $1 gxf5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Be2 Be6 15. Nd5 $44 Bxg5+ $2 16. Nxg5 Bxd5 17.
Rxd5 Nf4 18. Rd2 Ke7 19. Rf1 Rhg8 20. h4 $16 {Muhutdinov,M-Maljutin,E,Moscow
VDFSO 1992,EXP 29}) 8... exf4 9. Nf3 (9. e5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 $13) 9... h6 10. Bxf4
c6 11. Bd3 (11. Nd4 Bb4 12. Nxe6+ fxe6 13. Bd3 Ke7 14. Ne2 $6 Ng4 $1 15. Rdf1
Bc5 16. Bg3 Rhf8 17. Nf4 Nde5 18. Be2 Ne3 $17 {Biolek,R-Malaniuk,V,Katowice op
1992,TD 92_04}) 11... Bc5 $10 12. h3 (12. e5 Ng4 13. Ne4 Be3+ 14. Bxe3 Nxe3 15.
Rd2 Kc7 $132) 12... Ke7 13. Na4 (13. e5 Nh5 14. Bh2 Be3+ $10 {/\Bf4}) 13... g5
14. Bh2 $6 (14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. Be5 Rhd8 $10) 14... Be3+ 15. Kb1 Nh5 16. Rhe1 Bf4
17. Bg1 $8 (17. Bxf4 Nxf4 18. Bf1 Rhd8 $15) 17... Bg3 $6 (17... Rhd8 $5 $15)
18. Rf1 Bd6 (18... Nf4 19. Nc5 {/\} Nxg2 $2 20. Nxd7 Bxd7 21. Bc5+ Ke8 22. Rg1
Bxh3 23. Bf1 $18) (18... Bc7 19. Nd4 $36) 19. e5 $5 Bc7 (19... Nxe5 20. Nc5 $44
) 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. Bxc5+ Ke8 22. Nd4 Ng7 (22... Bxe5 $4 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Bg6#)
23. Rde1 (23. Bd6 $5 Bxd6 24. exd6 $36) 23... Bb6 $1 $10 24. Bxb6 axb6 25. g4
$2 (25. a3 Ke7 $10) 25... Bxa2+ 26. Kc1 Bd5 27. Kd2 b5 28. Rf2 Rd8 $17 29. Nf5
Nxf5 30. gxf5 (30. Rxf5 Ke7 $17) 30... Bc4 31. f6 (31. e6 Rd6 $1 32. exf7+ Kxf7
$19) 31... Bxd3 32. cxd3 Kd7 $19 {/\Ke6,><e5,d3} 33. h4 Ke6 34. Rg1 (34. hxg5
hxg5 35. Rg1 Rh5 $19) 34... gxh4 35. Rf4 Rd5 $1 (35... Kxe5 36. Rxh4 $17) 36.
d4 (36. Rxh4 Rxe5 $19) 36... Rhd8 37. Kc3 (37. Ke3 c5 $19) 37... b4+ (37... b4+
38. Kc4 b5+ $19) 0-1

[Event "GER-Kasparov"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 $5 e5 (3... d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 e6 7. c3 (7.
Nc3 Nc6 8. Be3 {-C11}) 7... Nc6 8. Bd3 Qb6 9. Bc2 g6 10. O-O a5 11. Kh1 Be7 12.
a4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Bb3 Nb8 15. Nc3 N8c6 16. Be3 Na7 17. Qd2 Bd7 18. Bd1
Qd8 19. Be2 Rb8 20. Rac1 b5 $132 {Oll,L-Ehlvest,J,Pamplona 1991-CBM 28}) (3...
c6 4. c4 e5 5. Be3 $5 (5. d5 {-3...e5 4.d5}) 5... Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qd2 Qc7 8.
Nge2 a6 $6 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Ng3 exd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. b3 Be6 13. Nb1 Qd8 14. Be2
bxc4 15. bxc4 Nbd7 16. O-O Nc5 17. Rfd1 $13 {Zlotnik,B-Knezevic,M,Moscow op7
1991-TD 91_03}) 4. d5 c6 5. c4 Qb6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. Ng3 cxd5 $5 {N} (
8... a5 $6 9. Na4 Qa7 10. Qb3 Bd8 11. Be3 c5 12. Bd3 Na6 13. a3 Rb8 14. Nc3 b6
15. O-O-O Ne8 16. Nb5 $16 {Brenninkmeijer,J-Van der Wiel,J,Eindhoven ch-NL
1991-CBM 26}) 9. Na4 $1 (9. cxd5 Bd7 {/\Rc8,Na6<=><<}) 9... Qc7 10. cxd5 Bd7
11. Be3 $14 {()} Rc8 12. Nc3 Na6 13. Be2 Bd8 (13... Qd8 14. O-O Ne8 15. Qd2 g6
16. Bh6 $5 {/\f4|^}) 14. O-O Qa5 15. Kh1 $1 Nc5 (15... Bb6 16. Bd2 {ףa5}) 16.
Bd2 Ne8 (16... a6 17. b4 $1 Qxb4 18. Nb5 $16) 17. f4 $1 $36 {->>>} exf4 18.
Bxf4 Bf6 19. Bg4 Qd8 (19... Bxc3 20. bxc3 Qxc3 21. Rc1 Bxg4 (21... Qb4 22. Rxc5
Bxg4 23. Rxc8 Bxd1 24. Rxa8 Ba4 25. Nf5 $16) 22. Qxg4 $40) 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 $6 (
20... Nxd7 $142 $5 $14 {/\Ne5}) 21. Qf3 Rc7 (21... g6 $5 {/\Bg7}) 22. Nf5 $36
Bxc3 23. bxc3 Na4 24. Qg3 $1 Nxc3 (24... Rxc3 25. Qg4 Kh8 $8 26. e5 g6 27. e6
$1 gxf5 28. Qxf5 Qe7 29. exf7 Ng7 30. Be5 Rf8 31. Bxc3 Nxc3 32. Qf3 $16) 25.
Rae1 {><d6} (25. Bxd6 $2 Nxe4 $19) 25... f6 26. Bxd6 Nxd6 27. Nxd6 $16 Kh8 28.
e5 $1 Nxd5 (28... fxe5 29. Nf7+ Kg8 30. Nh6+ Kh8 31. Rf7 Qxf7 32. Nxf7+ Rxf7
33. Qxc3 $18) 29. e6 Qc6 30. Rd1 Rf8 $6 (30... Ne7 31. Rxf6 $1 $16) 31. Nf7+
Kg8 (31... Rcxf7 32. exf7 {/\} Rxf7 $2 33. Qb8+ $18) 32. Rxd5 $18 Qxd5 33. Qxc7
Qxe6 34. Nd6 Qxa2 35. Qxb7 Qe2 $2 $138 (35... Qe6 36. Nf5 Rf7 37. Qb8+ $18) 36.
Qd5+ Kh8 37. Nf7+ (37. Nf7+ Kg8 38. Nh6+ Kh8 39. Qg8+ $18 {[Stohl]}) 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS10 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1993.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 (5... Nbd7 6. f4 b5 7. e5 $6 (
7. Bd3 $142) 7... b4 8. exf6 bxc3 9. bxc3 exf6 10. Qe3+ Be7 11. Bh6 Qa5 12. Kf2
Nb6 13. c4 Be6 14. d5 cxd5 15. f5 d4 16. Qxd4 Qxf5+ 17. Nf3 g5 18. Bd3 Qc5 $17
{Popov,A-Krylov,A/Podolsk/1993/}) 6. Bd3 h6 (6... Nbd7 7. f4 Bg7 (7... b4 $142
8. Nce2 Qb6 $5 $132) 8. e5 $1 b4 9. Nce2 Nd5 10. exd6 f6 11. dxe7 Qxe7 12. Bh4
Bh6 (12... Ne3 13. Bf2 $1 $16) 13. Kf2 O-O 14. Nf3 N7b6 15. Rhe1 c5 16. c4 bxc3
17. Nxc3 Qd6 18. Ne4 Qc6 19. Bg3 $16 {Norris,D-Reilly,T/Jakarta zt/1993/}) 7.
Bh4 (7. Bf4 g5 8. Bg3 Nh5 9. e5 Bg7 10. Qe2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 dxe5 12. dxe5 b4 13.
Nd1 Qd4 14. f4 $1 g4 15. Qe3 Qb6 16. Ne2 Na6 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Bf5 h5 19. Bxc8
Rxc8 20. Nf2 Ne6 21. O-O-O $16 {׻<<,Santo Roman,M-Chabanon,JL/FRA-ch/1991/}) (
7. Bxf6 $5 exf6 8. Nge2 h5 9. Nd1 Bh6 10. Ne3 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. a4 bxa4 13.
Rxa4 Nb6 14. Ra5 d5 15. f4 Re8 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Rfa1 $36 {Adams,M-Bell,S/
GB-ch/1988/}) 7... Nbd7 $6 (7... g5 {-7.Bf4}) (7... Bg7 $5 8. f4 Qb6 9. e5 dxe5
10. dxe5 Ng4 11. h3 g5 $132) 8. f4 b4 $146 (8... e5 9. dxe5 (9. fxe5 dxe5 10.
Nf3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Nxc6 $1 Nxd3+ (12... Nxc6 13. Bxb5 $18) 13. Qxd3 Qxd3
14. cxd3 g5 15. Bf2 Bd7 16. Ne5 Bg7 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Bd4 $16 {Duckstein,
A-Fioramonti,H/Haifa ETC/1989/}) 9... dxe5 10. Nf3 Be7 11. fxe5 Nh7 12. Bxe7
Qxe7 13. Qxh6 Nxe5 14. O-O-O Nxf3 15. gxf3 Qg5+ 16. Qxg5 Nxg5 17. f4 Ne6 18.
Rdf1 Rh4 19. f5 Nf4 20. fxg6 Nxg6 21. Ne2 Ne5 22. Rfg1 Ke7 23. Rg8 $16 {
Tiviakov,S-Itkis,B/Frunze op/1989/}) 9. Nce2 e5 10. dxe5 (10. Qxb4 $2 d5 $36) (
10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Nf3 Be7 {-10.de5} (11... exd4 $6 12. Nexd4 c5 13. e5 $40))
10... dxe5 11. Nf3 Be7 (11... exf4 12. e5 g5 13. exf6 gxh4 14. Nxf4 Qxf6 15.
O-O $40) (11... Qc7 $2 12. Nxe5 $18) 12. fxe5 Nh5 (12... Ng4 13. Bg3 $16) 13.
Bxe7 $5 (13. Bf2 Nc5 14. O-O-O Be6 15. Kb1 $36) 13... Qxe7 14. e6 $1 Qxe6 (
14... fxe6 15. e5 $18 {->}) 15. Ned4 Qd6 16. e5 Qd5 (16... Nxe5 17. Qe3 f6 18.
Bxg6+ $18) 17. e6 $40 Ndf6 18. O-O Kf8 (18... Bxe6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bxg6+ Kd8
21. Qxb4 $18) 19. exf7 Kg7 (19... Kxf7 20. Rae1 {/\Ne5->}) 20. Rae1 Rf8 (20...
Bd7 21. Re7 $16) 21. Re5 $1 Qd6 22. Bc4 $18 Rd8 23. Re8 $1 Rxe8 (23... Nxe8 24.
fxe8=N+ Rxe8 25. Nf5+ $18) 24. Nf5+ Bxf5 25. Qxd6 Rf8 (25... Red8 26. Qe7 $18)
26. Nd4 Bd7 27. Be6 Rad8 28. Bxd7 Rxd7 29. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Votava, Jan"]
[Black "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 (1... d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. d5 $5
Nb8 8. h3 c6 9. c4 e6 (9... Na6 $142 $5 $13) 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Re1
Nd7 13. Bg5 Qb6 14. Rb1 Rfe8 15. Be3 Qd8 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Bf1 Nd7
19. Qc2 Nac5 20. f3 $14 {^^,Kortchnoi,V-Hansen,Cu/Biel izt/1993/}) 2. Nf3 g6 3.
Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 e5 (7... Nd7 $5 $13) (7... a6 8.
a4 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Nc4 Nh5 12. g3 Bg4 13. Qc2 Qd7 14. Be2
Rad8 15. Bg5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 f6 17. Be3 $14 {Meduna,E-Nedela,V/Prague ch-CS/1992/
}) 8. Re1 (8. dxe5 $5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nc4 $14) 8... Nd7 9. Nb3 (9. d5 Ne7
{/\f5<=>}) 9... Qe7 (9... Kh8 $5 10. Qc2 a5 11. a4 exd4 12. Nbxd4 Nce5 13. Bf1
Nc5 14. Be3 Ng4 15. Bf4 Bd7 16. b3 Ne5 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Be3 $10 {1/2:1/2,
Schlosser,P-Stohl,I/Brno/1993/}) 10. Bg5 $1 f6 (10... Bf6 11. Be3 $14) 11. Be3
Nd8 12. Qd2 Nf7 13. c4 {()} exd4 $6 (13... c6 $5 14. Rad1 Re8 {/\Nf8,Bg4<=>}) (
13... f5 $2 14. exf5 e4 15. fxg6 hxg6 16. Bg5 $18) (13... c5 $5 14. dxc5 dxc5
$13 {/\Nd8-e6-d4}) 14. Nfxd4 $14 {[+]} Nfe5 15. Be2 (15. Bf1 $142 $14) 15...
Nc5 16. f3 b6 $1 17. Rad1 Bb7 18. Bf1 Qf7 19. Qc2 Rae8 20. Nd2 a5 21. b3 f5 $5
(21... Ne6 22. Nb1 $14 {/\Nc3-d5}) 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Nb1 Qh5 (23... f4 $5 24.
Bf2 Qg6 25. Qxg6 hxg6 $132) 24. Nc3 Ng6 25. Nd5 Be5 26. h3 (26. f4 $2 Bxd5 27.
fxe5 Be4 $17) 26... Rf7 $2 (26... f4 $1 $8 27. Bf2 Rf7 {/\Kh8,Rg8,Rg7->g<->})
27. g4 $1 $16 fxg4 28. fxg4 Qh4 (28... Rxf1+ $5 29. Rxf1 Qxh3 30. Qg2 Qxg2+ 31.
Kxg2 $16) 29. Nf5 Rxf5 $8 (29... Qd8 30. Nh6+ $18) 30. gxf5 Bxd5 31. cxd5 Nf4
32. Bxf4 Qxf4 33. Qf2 Qh6 (33... Qg5+ 34. Qg2 $18) 34. Qf3 Kh8 35. Re2 Qf6 36.
Kh1 b5 37. Rg2 b4 38. Qg4 (38. Bd3 $5 $18) 38... Rf8 39. Bb5 (39. Rf2 Rg8 $132)
(39. Bc4 $5 $18) 39... Qf7 (39... Qxf5 40. Rf1 $1 Qxg4 41. Rxf8+ Kg7 42. Rc8 $1
$18) 40. Qf3 (40. Bc4 $142) 40... Qxf5 41. Qxf5 Rxf5 42. Rf1 Rxf1+ 43. Bxf1 $16
Ne4 44. Bb5 Nc3 45. Bc6 h5 (45... Bg7 $5 $16 {/\Kg8-f7}) 46. Rg5 $1 Nxa2 47.
Rxh5+ Kg7 48. Rf5 Nc3 (48... Nc1 $5 49. Rf3 Ne2 $16) 49. Rf2 (49. Kg2 Ne2 $132)
49... Bd4 50. Rd2 Be3 51. Rd3 Bf4 52. Rf3 Be5 53. Rf2 Bd4 54. Rd2 Be3 55. Rd3
Bf4 56. h4 Kf6 57. Rf3 Ke5 58. h5 {/\Rf4+-} Ne4 59. Kg2 Nf6 (59... Ng5 60. Rf1
{/\Re1-e7+-} (60. h6 $2 Nxf3 61. h7 Nh4+ $19)) 60. Rh3 Bh6 (60... Nxd5 61. h6
Bxh6 62. Rh5+ $18) 61. Kf3 Nxd5 62. Bxd5 Kxd5 63. Rg3 c5 (63... a4 64. bxa4 b3
65. Ke2 Kc4 66. Kd1 $18) 64. Rg6 Bc1 65. Ke2 $1 c4 66. Kd1 Be3 67. bxc4+ Kxc4
68. h6 Bxh6 (68... a4 69. h7 Bd4 70. Rg4 $18) 69. Rxh6 a4 (69... d5 70. Rc6+
Kb5 71. Rc8 a4 72. Kc2 Kb6 73. Ra8 Kb5 74. Ra7 d4 75. Kd3 $18) (69... a4 70.
Rxd6 Kb3 71. Kc1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Motwani, Paul"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 {Hecht Notkin} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qf3 Nxc3 7.
Bd2 Bf5 8. Bd3 $5 (8. Bc4 Qb4 $5 9. Qxc3 Qxc3 10. Bxc3 Bxc2 11. e6 d5 12. exf7+
Kxf7 13. Be2 Nd7 14. Nf3 h6 15. O-O e6 16. Ne5+ Nxe5 17. fxe5+ Kg6 18. Rf2 Be7
19. Bg4 Bf5 20. Bxf5+ exf5 21. Raf1 Raf8 22. Bd2 h5 23. Rf3 h4 24. h3 Rh5 25.
Rb3 b6 $17 {Mueller,L-Oratovsky,M/Saanen/1994/}) (8. Bxc3 Qd5 9. Qxd5 cxd5 10.
Bd3 Bxd3 11. cxd3 e6 12. Ne2 Nc6 13. O-O b6 14. g4 h5 15. h3 hxg4 16. hxg4 g5
17. Kg2 gxf4 18. Rxf4 Rd8 19. Raf1 Rh7 20. b3 Rd7 21. Bb2 Nb4 22. R4f3 Rc7 23.
Rc1 Rxc1 24. Nxc1 Rh4 $15 {Yudasin,L-Kiselev,S/Podolsk GMA-qual/1989/}) 8...
Bxd3 (8... g6 9. bxc3 Qd5 10. Qe2 Bxd3 11. cxd3 c5 12. c4 $1 Qxd4 13. Rb1 dxe5
14. Nf3 Qd7 15. Nxe5 Qc7 16. Qe4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Bc3 f6 19. Rxb7 Qxe4+
20. dxe4 Bh6 21. g3 Kf7 22. Ke2 Rhd8 23. Rd1 Rxd1 24. Kxd1 $16 {_|_<->b,Kengis,
E-Hausner,I/Luxembourg op/1990/}) 9. cxd3 Qd5 10. bxc3 dxe5 $6 (10... e6 $142
11. Rb1 Qxf3 (11... b6 $5) 12. Nxf3 b6 13. c4 Nd7 14. Ke2 Be7 15. a4 d5 16.
Rhc1 Kd8 17. Ne1 a5 18. g3 g6 19. Rc2 h5 20. Ng2 Bb4 $5 21. Bxb4 axb4 22. Rxb4
Ke7 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Ne3 Rhc8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Kd2 Ra8 $10 {Kiselev,
S-Makarov,M/Podolsk/1992/}) 11. fxe5 Qxf3 (11... e6 {Notkin} 12. Qe2 {/\Nf3,
c4+/=/}) 12. Nxf3 $36 {_|_()[+]} e6 13. Ke2 Nd7 14. Rhb1 b6 (14... b5 15. c4 a6
16. a4 $16) 15. a4 Be7 (15... a5 16. c4 Be7 17. d5 $5 exd5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19.
Rb5 $16) 16. a5 $5 (16. c4 Kd8 17. a5 (17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5+ f6 $132) 17...
Kc7 $14) 16... b5 (16... O-O 17. c4 $36 {><b6}) (16... O-O {Notkin /\f6+/=/})
17. c4 a6 18. Rc1 O-O (18... Kd8 $5 19. Ra2 $36 {/\cb5,Rac2} (19. cxb5 cxb5 20.
Rc6 Nb8 $132)) (18... b4 {Notkin} 19. Rab1 Rb8 20. Rb2 $16) 19. cxb5 cxb5 20.
Rc7 Rfd8 21. Rac1 Kf8 22. d5 $1 $16 exd5 23. e6 $1 Nf6 (23... fxe6 24. Nd4 Bd6
(24... Kf7 25. Nc6 $16) 25. Nxe6+ (25. R7c6 $6 Ke7 26. Bg5+ Nf6) 25... Ke7 26.
Nxd8 Bxc7 27. Bg5+ Ke8 $8 (27... Kd6 $2 28. Nf7+ $18) (27... Nf6 $2 28. Rxc7+
Kxd8 29. Rxg7 $18) 28. Rxc7 h6 29. Bh4 g5 30. Bxg5 hxg5 31. Nc6 $16 {/\Ke3-d4})
24. Ng5 $1 {/\ef7,Re7!} h6 25. Rxe7 $1 (25. Nxf7 Re8 26. Bf4 $16) 25... hxg5 (
25... Kxe7 26. Bb4+ $1 (26. Rc7+ Nd7 $1 $8 27. Bb4+ Kf6 28. Nxf7 $16) 26... Ke8
27. Rc7 fxe6 $8 28. Re7+ Kf8 29. Nxe6+ Kg8 30. Rxg7+ Kh8 31. Rg6 (31. Rf7 $18 {
Notkin}) 31... Ng8 32. Nxd8 Rxd8 33. Rxa6 $18) 26. Bb4 (26. Rcc7 $1 Ne8 27. Bb4
$1 Nxc7 28. exf7 {/\Rd7#} Re8 $8 29. Rxe8+ Kxf7 30. Re7+ $18) (26. Rxf7+ {
Notkin} Kg8 27. Rcc7 Ne8 28. Rb7 Rd6 29. Rfe7 $16) 26... Re8 (26... fxe6 {
Notkin} 27. Rcc7 $18) 27. Rxe8+ Kxe8 28. Rc7 fxe6 29. Re7+ Kd8 30. Rxg7 {/\Be7}
Ne8 31. Rxg5 Ra7 (31... Rc8 {Notkin} 32. Kd2 Rc7 33. h4 Nf6 34. Bc3 $18) 32.
Rg6 (32. h4 $5 $18) 32... Rh7 (32... Rg7 33. Rxg7 Nxg7 34. Bc3 (34. g4 $18 {
Notkin}) 34... Nf5 35. g4 $18) (32... e5 {Notkin} 33. Rg5) 33. Rxe6 Rxh2 34.
Kf3 Rh4 (34... Nc7 $142 35. Rf6 {/\Bd6,Pg2-g4-g8} (35. Rd6+ {Notkin} Kc8)) (
34... Nc7 $5 {Hecht}) 35. Be1 Rh1 36. Bg3 $18 Rd1 $2 (36... b4 37. Rxa6 $18) (
36... Kd7 {Hecht} 37. Rxa6 Ra1 $16) 37. Bh4+ Kd7 38. Re7+ Kc6 (38... Kd8 39.
Re1+ $18) 39. Rxe8 b4 (39... Rxd3+ 40. Ke2 Ra3 41. Re6+ Kb7 42. Rb6+ Ka7 43.
Bf2 $18) 40. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9495 5th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qb6 $6 5. e5 (5. a3 $5 Bg4 6. Qd2
e5 7. h3 exd4 $2 8. Na4 Qc7 9. hxg4 b5 10. Qxd4 bxa4 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Qxa4 Nc5
13. Qd4 Nbd7 14. Nf3 Rb8 15. Bc4 $16 {Topalov,V-Rivas Pastor,M/Pamplona/1995/})
(5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 e5 8. Ne2 Nbd7 9. c3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qb3 d5
12. fxe5 Nxe5 {1/2:1/2/De la Villa Garcia,J-Rivas Pastor,M/Pamplona/1995/})
5... Nd5 6. Nxd5 (6. Ne4 dxe5 7. fxe5 Bf5 8. Ng3 Bg6 $13) 6... cxd5 7. Bd3 $1 (
7. c3 Bf5 $1 $10) 7... Nc6 8. c3 g6 9. Qe2 h5 10. h3 (10. exd6 Bg4 $1 11. Qe3
e6 {/\Bd6=}) (10. Nf3 $142 Bg4 11. O-O e6 12. Be3 $14) 10... Bf5 $5 11. Bxf5
gxf5 12. e6 (12. exd6 e6 $15) 12... Qa6 13. Qe3 (13. Qxa6 bxa6 $15 {_|_[+]}) (
13. exf7+ {Ftacnik} Kxf7 14. Qxa6 bxa6 $15) 13... Rh6 14. exf7+ Kd7 $1 (14...
Kxf7 15. Nf3 {/\Ng5->}) 15. Kf2 Nd8 (15... Re6 $6 {Ftacnik} 16. Qf3 {xh5}) 16.
Nf3 (16. Qg3 {Ftacnik} Nxf7 17. Qg8 Rf6 18. Nf3 Re8 $1) 16... Re6 (16... Nxf7
17. Re1 e6 18. Ng5 $14) 17. Qd2 Nxf7 18. Qc2 (18. Re1 Re4 $15) 18... Bh6 19.
Be3 (19. Qxf5 $2 Qe2+ 20. Kg1 Rg8 $19) 19... Rf6 $2 (19... Re4 $1 20. g3 (20.
Nd2 Bxf4 21. Nxe4 Bxe3+ 22. Kxe3 dxe4 $17 (22... dxe4 23. g4 d5 $1 24. gxf5 Nd6
$132)) 20... e5 $36 (20... Rg8 {Ftacnik} 21. Rhe1 e6 22. Nd2 h4 23. Nxe4 dxe4
24. g4 $1 $14)) 20. b3 Rc8 21. a4 $1 {/\Rac1,c4|^} e6 22. Rac1 Nh8 23. Ne1 $1 (
23. g3 {Ftacnik} Ng6 24. h4 e5 25. Ng5 $14) 23... Ng6 24. Nd3 h4 25. c4 Rff8
26. Rhd1 $6 (26. c5 $142 {/\b4-b5->}) (26. c5 $5 $36 {Ftacnik}) 26... Rg8 27.
c5 Ke7 28. b4 (28. cxd6+ Qxd6 29. Qxc8 Rxc8 30. Rxc8 Nxf4 $132) 28... dxc5 29.
bxc5 (29. dxc5 $6 d4 $15) 29... Qc6 30. Rb1 Qc7 31. Qd2 Rg7 32. Rb2 Kf8 33.
Rdb1 Qc6 $138 34. Qa5 e5 35. Qxa7 $2 (35. fxe5 $1 Bxe3+ 36. Kxe3 $16 {
/\Kd2-c3+-}) 35... exf4 36. Bd2 Qf6 37. c6 $8 (37. Bc3 Qg5 $40) 37... bxc6 38.
Rb7 Rxb7 $138 (38... Rxb7 39. Rxb7 c5 40. Bc3 $5 $13) 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9192 2nd"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 (4... Bg7 5. Qd2 Ng4 $5 6. Bg5 c5 7.
dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nd5 Nc6 10. h3 h6 11. Bh4 g5 $1 12. hxg4 gxh4 13.
O-O-O Bxg4 14. Be2 Bd7 15. Rxh4 e6 16. Ne3 Ke7 {Sion Castro,M-Granda Zuniga,J,
Leon 1990-CBM 20}) (4... Nbd7 $5 {/\} 5. f4 e5) 5. f3 (5. f4 $5 $13) 5... Nbd7
(5... b5 6. g4 Bg7 7. Qd2 h5 8. g5 Nfd7 9. f4 Nb6 10. Nf3 d5 11. Ne5 b4 12. Ne2
dxe4 13. Ng3 h4 14. Nxe4 Bf5 15. Bg2 $13 {Yudasin,L-Gipslis,A,USSR 1983}) (5...
Qb6 6. Qc1 Nbd7 7. Bc4 $6 (7. g4 {-5...Nbd7}) 7... Qc7 8. a4 Bg7 9. Nge2 e5 10.
Bh6 O-O 11. Qd2 $2 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 d5 13. exd5 exd4 14. Nxd4 Qe5+ 15. Nde2 Nb6
$40 {Todorovic,V-Savicevic,V,Cetinje tt 1991}) 6. g4 (6. h4 b5 7. g4 Bb7 $5 (
7... e5 8. h5 b4 (8... exd4 $6 9. Qxd4 b4 10. Nce2 d5 11. hxg6 fxg6 12. g5 c5
13. Qd2 d4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Bg7 16. gxf6 Nxf6 17. Qxb4 $18 {Georgiev,
Kr-Moutousis,K,Athens 1991-EXP 23}) 9. Nce2 Nb6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8
12. Nc1 Be6 13. Bg5 Nbd7 14. Nd3 Bd6 $8 15. f4 Ke7 16. Nf3 h6 17. Bh4 g5 $1 $8
18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Ndxe5 gxh4 20. O-O-O Rac8 21. Ba6 Rc7 22. Rxh4 Nxe4 $132 {
Georgiev,Kr-Chabanon,JL,Sofia tt 1990}) 8. h5 Rg8 $1 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O-O Qc7
11. Nh3 e5 12. Be2 O-O-O 13. Ng5 exd4 14. Bxd4 c5 15. Be3 Nb6 16. hxg6 hxg6 17.
Bf4 Qd7 $13 {Canfell,G-Chabanon,JL,Novi Sad olm 1990-TD 90_06}) 6... Qb6 $6 (
6... b5 7. h4 $13 {-6.h4}) 7. Qc1 Bg7 (7... Qc7 8. Qd2 $14 {/\0-0-0}) 8. Nge2
a6 (8... c5 9. dxc5 {/\} Nxc5 $6 10. e5 dxe5 11. b4 Qxb4 12. Rb1 Qa5 13. Rb5
$18) (8... O-O 9. h4 $40) 9. h4 c5 10. h5 Rg8 (10... gxh5 11. g5 $16) 11. a3 $1
{/\dc5|^} Qc6 (11... Qc7 $142 12. Qd2 $36) 12. Bg2 b6 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. Rg1 $1
$16 {/\h6,g5,f4()} Qc7 15. h6 Bh8 16. g5 Nh5 17. O-O-O cxd4 (17... O-O-O 18.
Nd5 $5 $40) 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Qc5 (19... O-O-O 20. f4 $16) 20. f4 Qxd4 21.
Rxd4 Nc5 (21... Nxf4 $6 22. Nxf4 e5 23. Rxd6 exf4 24. Bh3 $18) 22. Nd5 Rc8 (
22... Bxd5 23. exd5 {/\Bf3 פh5}) 23. Kb1 b5 24. Bf3 Ne6 25. Rb4 {/\a4׫} Bc6
26. f5 a5 (26... Nc5 27. Bxh5 gxh5 28. Nef4 $18) 27. Rb3 Nc5 28. Re3 Kd8 {
/\e6,e5} 29. Nd4 e6 30. Bxh5 $1 exd5 (30... gxh5 31. Nf6 Rh8 32. b4 $18) 31.
fxg6 fxg6 32. Bg4 $18 Bd7 $8 (32... Rc7 33. exd5 Bxd5 34. Nxb5 $18 {><d6,עd8})
33. exd5 Re8 34. Rxe8+ Kxe8 35. Re1+ (35. Nxb5 $1 $18) 35... Kf7 (35... Kd8 36.
Nc6+ Bxc6 37. Bxc8 $18) 36. Bxd7 Nxd7 37. Nxb5 {><d6 [Stohl]} 1-0

[Event "Ostrava"]
[Site "Ostrava"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. f4 h6 (5... c6 6. Qd2 (6. Nf3 O-O 7.
Bd3 Qb6 $1 8. Qd2 Bg4 9. e5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. c3 f6 13. exf6
exf6 14. Bh4 Re8+ 15. Kf1 f5 $13 {Shirov,A-Jansa,V,Kerteminde 1991-CBM 23})
6... b5 7. Bd3 O-O $6 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. e5 b4 10. Ne2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nd5 12. Bc4 a5
13. O-O-O Qd7 14. f5 $1 Qxf5 15. Ng3 Qe6 16. f4 dxe5 17. f5 Qd6 18. fxg6 hxg6
19. Rdg1 exd4 20. Nf5 $1 $40 {Dreev,A-Azmaiparashvili,Z,Moscow GMA-op 1989-TD
89_02}) 6. Bh4 c5 7. e5 Nh5 8. dxc5 Nxf4 $1 (8... dxe5 $6 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.
O-O-O+ Bd7 11. Nd5 Nc6 {Gorbatov,W-Korsunsky,I,Moscow VDSFO 1992-EXP 29} 12.
Nxe7 $1 Nxe7 13. Bb5 $16) 9. exd6 g5 10. Bf2 O-O (10... Nc6 11. g3 Ng6 12. Bg2
O-O 13. Nge2 $14) 11. Qd2 (11. g3 Ng6 12. Qd2 exd6 13. O-O-O Qf6 14. cxd6 Bg4
15. Bd4 Ne5 $13 {Mednis,E-Parma,B,Norristown 1973}) 11... exd6 12. O-O-O Bg4 (
12... Qa5 13. cxd6 Bg4 (13... Bxc3 $6 14. Qxc3 Qxa2 15. Bc4 $16) 14. Nf3 Nc6 (
14... Rc8 $2 15. Bd4 $16) 15. Kb1 $14 {/\Nb5}) (12... Nc6 13. cxd6 Bf5 $44) 13.
Nf3 Nc6 14. cxd6 Rc8 (14... Qf6 $5 $44) 15. h4 Nb4 $2 (15... Qa5 $5 16. Kb1 $13
{/\} (16. a3 Nb4 $1 17. Bd4 (17. axb4 Qa1+ 18. Nb1 Bxb2#) 17... Rxc3 $1 18.
Bxc3 Bxc3 $19) 16... Nb4 17. Bd4) 16. Bd4 $16 Bxf3 (16... Qxd6 17. hxg5 hxg5
18. Bxg7 Qxd2+ 19. Rxd2 Kxg7 20. Nxg5 $16) (16... Rxc3 17. bxc3 Nxa2+ 18. Kb2
$18) 17. gxf3 Qxd6 18. hxg5 hxg5 (18... Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 $18) 19.
Qh2 $1 f6 $8 20. a3 Rxc3 (20... Nc6 21. Bc4+ $18) (20... Na6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22.
Qh7+ Kf7 23. Rd7+ Ke6 24. Rxg7 $18) 21. axb4 $18 Rcc8 22. Bc5 Qe6 23. b3 $1 {
/\Bc4} Rxc5 24. bxc5 Qe3+ 25. Kb1 {/\Qh7,Rd7+-} Rc8 26. Bc4+ (26. Bc4+ Kf8 27.
Rd7 {/\Qh8! [Stohl]}) 1-0

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 (4... c6 $5) 5. Qd2 (5. h3 Nbd7 $5 6.
f4 e5 $13) 5... c6 6. f3 (6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Qa5 8. Bd3 $14) 6... Qa5 (6...
Nbd7 7. Nh3 (7. g4 e5 $5 $13) 7... O-O 8. Be2 e5 9. O-O Qe7 10. a4 d5 $5 11.
exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Rfe1 Nb6 14. Nf2 Be6 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Bd4 Qc7 $10
{Morrison,Ch-McNab,C,Eastbourne ch-GB 1990}) (6... b5 $5 7. Bd3 (7. Bh6 Bxh6 8.
Qxh6 b4 (8... Qa5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Bd3 e5 $10) 9. Nd1 Qa5 10. Bd3 Ba6 11. Bxa6
Qxa6 12. Ne2 Nbd7 13. Ne3 Rb8 14. b3 Rb5 15. Nc4 d5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Nb2 e6
18. O-O Ke7 $10 {Kamsky,G-Gurevich,M,Reggio Top 16 1991-CBM 22}) (7. Nge2 Nbd7
8. g4 Nb6 9. Ng3 Qc7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. g5 Nfd7 12. h4 O-O-O 13. h5 Rhg8 14. Qf2
b4 15. Nb1 c5 16. Nd2 Kb8 17. Kb1 Rc8 $36 {Gdanski,J-Hennigan,M,Santiago
W-chjr 1990}) (7. g4 h5 $5 8. g5 Nfd7 9. f4 Nb6 10. Nf3 d5 11. Ne5 $1 b4 12.
Ne2 a5 13. Bg2 h4 14. O-O h3 15. Bh1 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf5 17. Bxf5 gxf5 18. Qd3
Qd5 $13 {Yudasin,L-Gurevich,D,New York op 1990-EXP 16}) (7. O-O-O O-O $5 8. Bh6
b4 9. Nce2 Qa5 10. Kb1 Nbd7 $132) 7... Nbd7 8. Nge2 a6 $1 9. a4 Bb7 10. O-O O-O
11. Nd1 Qc7 12. Nf2 e5 13. c3 d5 $132 {Frolov,A-Popov,A,Voroshilovgrad 1989})
7. h4 {N} (7. g4 $5 h5 (7... b5 8. Nge2 h5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. Bg2 b4 11. Nd1 c5 $6
12. f4 Na6 13. e5 Rb8 14. exd6 exd6 15. f5 $1 gxf5 16. Bf4 Rb6 17. Ne3 $40 {
Gelfand,B-Nikolic,P,Sarajevo cm 1991-CBM 22}) 8. g5 Nh7 9. f4 O-O 10. Nf3 e5
11. O-O-O exf4 12. Bxf4 d5 13. Kb1 Be6 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Nb5 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Nc6
17. Nc7 Rad8 18. Bg2 Bf5 19. Nh4 $14 {Gelfand,B-Nikolic,P,Sarajevo cm 1991-CBM
22}) 7... h5 $5 8. g3 (8. Nh3 Bxh3 9. Rxh3 Nbd7 $13) 8... b5 (8... Nbd7 $5 9.
Nh3 e5 $132) 9. a4 b4 (9... a6 10. Nh3 $5 $14) 10. Na2 (10. Nce2 Nbd7 $13 {/\c5
}) 10... c5 (10... Qxa4 $6 11. Qxb4 Qxb4+ 12. Nxb4 $16 {_|_><a7,c6}) 11. dxc5
dxc5 12. c3 $1 Qxa4 (12... bxc3 13. Nxc3 $36) (12... b3 $2 13. Nc1 Be6 14. Bb5+
$16) 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. Qxb4 Qxb4+ 15. Nxb4 $14 a5 16. Rh2 $5 (16. Nd3 Nc6 17.
Rc1 Nb4 $132) 16... O-O 17. Rc2 Bb7 18. Nd3 Nc6 (18... Nbd7 19. Rc7 $36) 19.
Rac1 (19. Nc5 Nb4 20. Rd2 Bc6 $10) 19... Nd7 $5 (19... Rfc8 20. Ne2 $36) 20.
Rxc6 Bxc6 21. Rxc6 Ne5 $1 22. Rc2 (22. Nxe5 Bxe5 $146 {/\Bb2,Bg3}) 22... Rac8
23. Rxc8 (23. Kd1 Rcd8 24. Rc3 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Bxb2 $10) (23. Nc5 $5) 23... Nxd3+
24. Bxd3 Rxc8 25. Ne2 (25. b3 $6 Rc3) 25... Bxb2 $10 26. Bb5 Rb8 27. Bc6 (27.
Ba4 $2 Rb4 $36) 27... Rc8 28. Bb5 $8 Rb8 29. Bc6 Rc8 {Stohl,I} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch"]
[Site "Bad Neuenahr"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Muse, Mladen"]
[Black "Hickl, Joerg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 (4... Bg7 5. Qd2 (5. h3 $5 O-O 6. f4 e5
$6 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. fxe5 Nh5 10. Nf3 Ng3 11. Rg1 Nxf1 12. Rxf1 c6
13. Bg5 Re8 14. O-O-O Nd7 15. Bf4 Nc5 16. Kb1 $14 {Anand,V-Hennigan,M,Oakham
1990-EXP 16}) 5... O-O (5... c6 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Qa5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Nf3 e5
10. O-O exd4 11. Nxd4 Qh5 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Be2 Qe5 14. f4 Qe7 15. Bf3 $14 {
() Adams,M-Nogueiras,J,Buenos Aires Najdorf 1991-CBM 24}) 6. O-O-O c6 7. f3 b5
8. g4 Qa5 9. Kb1 Be6 10. b3 (10. d5 $5 $36) 10... b4 11. Na4 c5 12. dxc5 Nc6
13. g5 Nh5 14. Bh3 Rad8 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qc1 dxc5 $146 {Yudasin,L-Anand,V,
Munich 1991-CBM 23}) 5. Qd2 (5. h3 $5 Nbd7 $1 (5... Bg7 6. f4 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7
8. e5 Nh5 9. Ne2 c5 (9... Bh8 10. g4 Ng7 11. Bg2 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nb6 13. Bh6 Be6
14. O-O Qd7 15. Nf4 $16 {Jansa,V-Hoi,C,Gausdal Arnold Cup 1991}) 10. g4 Nxf4
11. Nxf4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxe5 13. c3 $16 {Short,N-Gurevich,M,Wijk 1990-CBM 17})
6. Nf3 Qc7 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 b6 10. Nd2 e5 $5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. f4
Ned7 13. Nc4 d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Ba6 $146 {Short,N-Ftacnik,
L,Novi Sad olm 1990}) 5... b5 6. Bd3 (6. f3 $5 Qc7 (6... Nbd7 $142) 7. O-O-O
Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Bb7 10. Nh3 $1 O-O-O 11. Ng5 Rhf8 12. Kb1 Kb8 13. g4
e5 14. Qg7 b4 15. Ne2 $36 {Yudasin,L-Wolff,P,New York op 1990-EXP 16}) 6... e5
$5 (6... Nbd7 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bh6 O-O 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12.
Qg5 Nc5 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. O-O Nh6 $132 {Ivanov,A-Ehlvest,J,New York op 1990-EXP
16}) 7. dxe5 (7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bb7 9. a4 b4 10. Na2 exd4 11. Bxd4 c5 12. Bxf6
Qxf6 13. c3 a5 14. Rfe1 Bg7 15. Bb5 O-O-O $13 {Moldovan,D-Ghinda,M,Stara
Zagora zt-A 1990-CBM 17}) 7... dxe5 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. O-O (9. h3 Qe7 $5 (9... Bg7
10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. c3 c5 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Bg5
Qb8 17. Ng3 Rc8 18. Rac1 $14 {Nunn,J-Gelfand,B,Munich 1991-CBM 23}) 10. O-O-O (
10. a4 $5 b4 11. Ne2 Nc5 $13) 10... a6 11. Rhe1 Bg7 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Bb7
14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. a3 Rhe8 16. Bf1 Nc5 $10 {Tolnai,T-Ftacnik,L,Stara Zagora
zt-A 1990-CBM 17}) 9... Be7 $5 (9... Bb7 $13) 10. h3 O-O 11. a4 b4 12. Na2 (12.
Ne2 Qc7 $10 {/\Nc5}) 12... a5 13. Nc1 Qc7 14. Nb3 Re8 (14... c5 15. Qe2 Bb7 16.
Nfd2 Nh5 $132) 15. Qe2 Nf8 16. Nfd2 (16. Nbd2 $5 {/\Nc4><e5}) 16... Ne6 17. Nc4
c5 18. Rfd1 (18. c3 Bb7 19. f3 Nh5 $36) 18... Bb7 19. f3 Nh5 20. Qf2 Nd4 21.
Nxd4 cxd4 22. Bd2 Bc8 (22... Ba6 $5 23. b3 Bc8 $10) 23. g4 Ng7 $6 (23... Nf4
24. Bxf4 exf4 $10) 24. f4 $36 exf4 (24... f6 25. Qh2 Bf8 26. g5 $1 $36) 25.
Bxf4 Qc5 26. Rf1 {/\Bd6+-} Rf8 27. b3 (27. Be5 $5 Ne6 28. Bf6 $16) 27... Be6
28. Qg3 Rfd8 29. Rf2 Ne8 30. Raf1 Rac8 31. Kg2 $14 Bg5 $6 (31... Nd6 $14) 32.
Bxg5 Qxg5 33. Ne5 $40 f6 (33... Rc7 34. h4 Qe7 35. g5 $16) 34. Nf3 Qc5 35. Qh4
{/\e5} Rd7 36. e5 Rf7 (36... fxe5 37. Ng5 Bd5+ 38. Kh2 Qe7 39. Rf7 $1 $18) 37.
exf6 Rxf6 38. Ng5 $18 Rxf2+ 39. Rxf2 Qe7 $8 40. Nxe6 $1 Qxe6 (40... Qxh4 41.
Rf8#) 41. Bc4 Rxc4 42. bxc4 {Stohl,I} (42. bxc4 Qxc4 $2 43. Qe7) 1-0

[Event "NED-ch46"]
[Site "Eindhoven"]
[Date "1991.06.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Brenninkmeijer, Joris"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1991.06.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 c6 $5 {N} (3... e5 4. d5 (4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8
6. Bc4 Ke8 7. Nc3 c6 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. a4 a5 10. Be3 Bc5 11. Kf2 Ke7 12. Nc1
Bxe3+ 13. Kxe3 Nc5 14. Nd3 Nxd3 15. Kxd3 Nd7 $10 {Levitt,J-Adams,M,London LB
1990}) 4... g6 (4... Be7 $5 $13) 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg5 c6 8. Qd2 cxd5 9.
Nxd5 Be6 10. Ne2 Nbd7 (10... Nc6 $142 $5) 11. Nec3 Nb6 12. Be2 Rc8 13. b3 Nbxd5
14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. cxd5 $16 {^^,-><<,Psakhis,L-Ree,H,Amsterdam OHRA-B 1989-CBM
15}) (3... g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 {-E8}) (3... d5 4. e5 Ng8 $5 (4... Nfd7 5. c4 $5
dxc4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. f4 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nf3 a6 10. Nc3 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. a3
Nc6 13. Ne4 O-O 14. h4 $1 Be7 15. Be3 $36 {->>>,Kasparov,G-Hansen,C,Denmark m
1990}) 5. Ne2 (5. Bd3 $5 $14) 5... c5 6. dxc5 e6 7. Be3 Nd7 8. f4 Nh6 9. Ng3
Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. Kb1 Rfc8 $13 {
Fedorowicz,J-Hansen,C,Wijk 1991-CBM 22}) (3... Nc6 $5 4. c4 e5 5. d5 Nd4 6. Be3
$6 c5 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bxd4 exd4 9. Qxd4 Rb8 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Ne2 O-O 12. Nb3 Nd7
13. Nc3 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bf6 15. Nb7 Rxb7 16. Qd2 Qb6 $40 {Flear,G-Hodgson,Ju,
BCF-ch 1989-CBM 15}) 4. c4 e5 5. d5 Qb6 (5... Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Be3 Nh5 $5 $13)
6. Nc3 Be7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. Ng3 a5 $6 (8... cxd5 9. cxd5 Bd8 $13) 9. Na4 $1 Qa7
10. Qb3 Bd8 11. Be3 $36 {()} c5 $8 12. Bd3 Na6 13. a3 Rb8 14. Nc3 {><b5} b6 15.
O-O-O (15. Nf5 $1 Bxf5 16. exf5 $16 {/\g4-g5->>>}) 15... Ne8 16. Nb5 Qd7 17. h4
Nac7 $132 18. Nc3 (18. Nxc7 $6 a4 $13) (18. a4 $5 $16) 18... a4 $5 19. Qxa4
Qxa4 20. Nxa4 b5 21. Nc3 Ba6 22. cxb5 Nxb5 23. Nxb5 Bxb5 24. Bxb5 Rxb5 25. Kc2
$16 c4 26. Bd2 (26. Ne2 $142 $16) 26... g6 27. h5 f5 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Bb4 Ba5
30. Bxa5 Rxa5 31. Rh6 (31. Kc3 $16) 31... f4 32. Nf1 $2 (32. Ne2 Kg7 33. Rdh1
Kf6 34. Rh7 Ng7 $16) 32... Kg7 33. Rh2 Nc7 34. Nd2 Rc5 35. Rdh1 (35. a4 Ra8 36.
Ra1 Nb5 $132) 35... Nb5 $132 36. Rh7+ Kf6 37. Rb7 Rfc8 (37... c3 $6 38. Nb3
Nd4+ 39. Nxd4 exd4 40. b4 $18) 38. Nb1 (38. Rb6 Nd4+ 39. Kb1 c3 40. bxc3 Rxc3
41. Rxd6+ Kg5 $146) 38... c3 39. bxc3 $8 (39. b4 $2 Nd4+ 40. Kd3 Rc4 $19) 39...
Nxc3 40. Nxc3 Rxc3+ 41. Kb1 Rxa3 $10 42. Rb6 Kg5 $1 43. Rxd6 Rb3+ 44. Ka2 Rb7
45. Ra6 $8 Rc2+ 46. Ka1 Rxg2 47. Re6 Ra7+ 48. Kb1 Rb7+ 49. Ka1 (49. Kc1 Ra7 50.
Rxe5+ Kf6 51. Re6+ Kg5 52. Kb1 Rb7+ $10 {[Stohl,I]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Panchenko, Alexander N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 e5 4. dxe5 (4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 $14 {()}) 4... dxe5 5.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 (6. Bc4 Bb4 $5 7. Bd2 Ke7 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. O-O-O a6 10. Ng3 g6
11. f3 Nb6 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Rhe1 Bd6 14. h3 h5 15. Nge2 Nbd7 16. f4 exf4 17.
Nxf4 Ne5 18. Rf1 c6 19. Be3 Nfd7 20. Nxe6 Kxe6 21. Ne2 Ke7 22. Nd4 Rae8 $10 {
Landenbergue,C-Wahls,M/SWZ-ch/1994/}) 6... Be6 7. f4 $5 (7. O-O-O+ Nbd7 8. f4
exf4 9. Nf3 h6 10. Bxf4 c6 11. h3 Bb4 12. Bd3 Ke7 13. Nd4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nc5 15.
Rhe1 Rhd8 16. g4 Rd7 17. Nf5+ Bxf5 18. gxf5 Rad8 19. e5 Nd5 20. f6+ Kf8 21.
fxg7+ Kg8 22. Bxh6 Nxc3 $17 {Liss,E-Nevednichy,V/Biel op/1994/}) 7... exf4 8.
Nge2 $146 (8. e5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. exf6 gxh4 11. Nge2 Bd6 (11... Nd7 $142) 12.
Ne4 Be5 13. O-O-O+ Kc8 14. Nd4 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 Nc6 16. Rd2 Ne5 17. Nc5 Bf5 18.
Bb5 a6 19. Ba4 b6 20. Rd5 $1 bxc5 21. Rxe5 Be6 22. Rf1 $16 {ק,
Buchnicek-Panchenko,AG/Ml.Boleslav op/1993/}) 8... h6 (8... Be7 $5 9. Nxf4 (9.
O-O-O+ Nbd7 10. Nxf4 Ng4 $1 $10) 9... Ng4 $5 10. Nxe6+ fxe6 11. Bf4 Rf8 $132)
9. Bxf6+ gxf6 10. Nxf4 $36 {ק} Bd6 11. Nh5 (11. Nxe6+ $2 fxe6 {/\Be5=/+})
11... Nd7 (11... f5 12. O-O-O $1 $16 {/\e5}) 12. Be2 Be5 13. O-O-O $14 c6 14.
Rhf1 {/\Nf6} Ke7 $6 (14... Bxc3 $1 15. bxc3 Ke7 16. Rf4 Rhg8 17. g3 Rg5 $14 {
<=>}) (14... Kc7 15. Nd5+ $1 $36) 15. Nd5+ $1 cxd5 (15... Bxd5 16. exd5 Bxh2
17. Bg4 $16) 16. exd5 Rhg8 (16... Bxh2 $2 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. g3 Rhg8 19. Rf3 {
/\Rh1+-}) 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. g3 $16 {עe7,f6,e6} Rad8 19. Rde1 Nb6 20. Nf4 Nd5 (
20... Bxf4+ 21. Rxf4 Nd5 22. Ra4 $16) 21. Nd3 Bd4 (21... Bc7 22. Bf3 Bb6 23.
Re4 {/\Rfe1,Rh4|^}) 22. Bf3 a5 23. Re2 b5 24. Rfe1 Nc7 25. Re4 f5 (25... Rd6
26. Rh4 Rh8 27. Nf4 $16) (25... Kf7 $5 $16) 26. R4e2 Kf6 27. Ne5 Rd6 (27...
Bxe5 28. Rxe5 {/\a4->}) 28. c3 Bb6 (28... Bxe5 $142 29. Rxe5 $16) 29. a4 $1
bxa4 $2 (29... Bc5 30. axb5 Nxb5 31. Nc4 Ra6 32. Bb7 $18) 30. Nc4 $18 Rd3 31.
Nxb6 a3 (31... Rxf3 32. Nd7+ Ke7 33. Ne5 $18) 32. Bc6 axb2+ 33. Kc2 Rgd8 {
/\R3d6} (33... Rd6 34. Nd7+ Ke7 35. Ne5 $18) 34. Nc4 1-0

[Event "London WFW"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Plaskett, H James"]
[Black "Watson, William N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 (4... h6 5. Bh4 (5. Be3 a6 (5... c6 6.
Qd2 b5 7. Bd3 Ng4 8. Bf4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg3 h5 11. Nf3 h4 12. Bxe5 Nxe5
13. Nxe5 Qf6 14. f4 Bh6 15. Ne2 Qxe5 16. fxe5 Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 $16 {Polgar,
J-Lobron,E,Munich 1991-CBM 23}) 6. f3 b5 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. a4 b4 9. Nd1 Rb8 10.
Nh3 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. e5 Bxh3 13. exf6 Bd7 14. fxe7 Bxe7 15. Bxh6 Bf6 16.
Bf4 $6 O-O 17. Bc4 Re8+ 18. Kf2 Nxa4 $36 {Van der Wiel,J-Chernin,A,Wijk-A
1991-CBM 22}) 5... Bg7 6. Qd2 O-O 7. f4 b6 $6 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Nd5 10. O-O-O
Nc6 11. Nge2 Be6 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Nc3 Qa5 14. a3 Rfd8 15. Qe3 $16 {Winants,
L-Seret,JL,Lyon zt 1990-CBM 18}) 5. Qd2 (5. f4 c6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 (7. Qd2
$142) 7... Qb6 $1 8. Qd2 Bg4 9. e5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. c3 f6
13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh4 Re8+ 15. Kf1 f5 $15 {Shirov,A-Jansa,V,Kerteminde
1991-CBM 23}) (5. Be2 $5 c6 6. a4 Nbd7 7. Qd2 e5 8. Nf3 h6 9. Bh4 $14 {Wiseman,
M-Gurevich,D,Chicago US open 1989}) 5... c6 (5... h6 6. Bf4 (6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bf4
e5 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Be2 Be6 10. Nf3 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12. Nd5 Ne5 13. Be2 c6
14. Ne3 Qh4 $36 {Karadag,C-Miles,A,Kusadasi op 1990}) 6... g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8.
O-O-O Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Nge2 e6 11. f3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qe7 13. g4 O-O-O 14. Qe3
Kb8 15. Ng3 Rhg8 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 $13 {Emms,J-Hodgson,J,London LB 1990
}) 6. f4 O-O (6... Nh5 7. Bc4 Nd7 8. a4 Nb6 9. Bb3 d5 10. a5 Nc4 11. Bxc4 dxc4
12. Nge2 f6 13. Bh4 Bh6 14. Qe3 O-O 15. O-O Qc7 $132 {Winants,L-Gurevich,M,
Tel-Aviv 1989}) 7. Bd3 b5 8. O-O-O (8. Nf3 Bg4 9. O-O-O Nbd7 (9... Qb6 $142 $1)
10. h3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qa5 12. Kb1 $14 {Norwood,D-Beaumont,Ch,Eastbourne GB-ch
1990}) 8... b4 $5 (8... Qb6 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. e5 b4 11. Ne2 Nd5 12. Bc4 f6 13. Bh4
Nd7 14. h3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 e6 $13 {Piper,M-Chabanon,JC,Oakham 1990-EXP 16}) 9.
Nce2 Qa5 10. Kb1 c5 11. dxc5 (11. e5 $6 Be6 12. Nc1 c4 13. exf6 exf6 14. Be4 d5
$36) (11. d5 $6 c4 $17) 11... Qxc5 $13 12. Nf3 Nbd7 (12... Bb7 13. Ng3 (13. e5
dxe5 14. fxe5 Ne4 $36) 13... h6 14. Bh4 $13) 13. Rhe1 a5 14. Ned4 Bb7 15. f5 (
15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Ng4 17. e6 Bxf3 $1 18. Nxf3 Bc3 $1 $40) 15... Nb6 (15...
a4 $5 16. Bh6 $13) 16. e5 (16. Bh6 $5 $132) 16... dxe5 17. Rxe5 Qc7 $36 {
/^h8-a1,a1-h8,/\Nfd5} 18. Rde1 (18. Bh6 $2 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Ng4) 18... Bxf3 $1 19.
Rxe7 (19. Nxf3 Nfd5 20. R5e4 Na4 $17) 19... Qc5 20. Nxf3 $8 Nfd5 21. R7e4 Rab8
{/\Nc3,Bc3} (21... Na4 $5 22. f6 (22. Ne5 Ndc3+ 23. bxc3 Nxc3+ $19) 22... Nxf6
$36) 22. Ne5 (22. Kc1 Bc3 23. bxc3 bxc3 24. Qe2 Nc4 $1 $19) 22... f6 (22...
Nc3+ $6 23. bxc3 bxc3 24. Qc1) (22... Bxe5 $6 23. Rxe5 f6 24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25. Bh6
$146) 23. Rc4 $8 Nxc4 (23... Qd6 $2 24. Rc6 Qd8 25. fxg6 $16) 24. Bxc4 fxe5 (
24... Rfd8 $6 25. Rd1 $16) 25. Bxd5+ Kh8 26. fxg6 e4 $1 $40 {/\Bc3-+} 27. Be3
Qc3 $1 28. bxc3 (28. Qc1 $142 Qe5 29. Bf7 $132) 28... bxc3+ 29. Kc1 cxd2+ 30.
Kxd2 $2 (30. Bxd2 $15) 30... Rfd8 31. c4 Rb2+ 32. Kc1 Rdb8 $19 {/\Rb1,R8b2} 33.
Bxe4 $8 Rxa2 34. Rd1 (34. Kd1 Rbb2) 34... Ra1+ 35. Kd2 Rb2+ 36. Bc2 $8 Ra3 $1 {
/\Re3,Bc3} 37. Rf1 (37. Bg5 hxg6 $1 $19 {/\Bc3}) 37... Rxe3 38. Kxe3 Rxc2 39.
Rf5 Ra2 (39... a4 40. Ra5 hxg6 41. Rxa4 Rxg2 $19) 40. Rh5 a4 41. Rxh7+ Kg8 42.
Rh5 Bc3 43. Kd3 (43. c5 Rd2 44. c6 Rd8 45. c7 Rc8 46. Rc5 Bb2 47. Kd3 a3 48.
Kc2 Bd4 $19) 43... Bb4 44. c5 a3 45. Re5 (45. c6 Rf2) 45... Ra1 (45... Rf2 $142
) 46. Kc2 Rg1 47. Re8+ Kg7 48. Re7+ Kxg6 49. Re6+ Kf7 50. Ra6 Rxg2+ 51. Kb3
Bxc5 52. h4 Be7 53. h5 Rg5 (53... Rh2 54. h6 Bf8 55. Ra7+ Kg8 $19) 54. h6 Rg6
55. h7 Rg3+ (55... Rg3+ 56. Ka2 Rh3 $19 {Stohl,I}) 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas3"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Todorcevic, Miodrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. h3 $5 (7. dxc5
dxc5 8. h3 (8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Bg5 Nc6 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Qe3 b6 13. Rfe1
Nf4 14. Bg3 e5 15. Bf1 g5 16. a4 Ne7 17. Nc4 Bb7 18. Qd2 Rad8 19. Qc2 f5 20.
Nfd2 Nxg2 $1 $36 {Summerscale,A-Ruban,V/Hastings Challenger/1991/}) 8... Nc6 9.
Qe2 Qc7 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Bc2 b6 12. a4 Bb7 13. Nbd2 Rad8 14. Nf1 Qc8 15. Bg5 Ba6
16. Qe3 Qb7 17. Rad1 c4 18. Nd4 Nde5 19. Nb5 Na5 20. Qe2 Bxb5 21. axb5 Qc7 22.
f4 Nd3 $132 {Kortchnoi,V-Nunn,J/Brussels/1986/}) 7... a6 (7... Nc6 8. d5 Nb8 $5
(8... Na5 9. c4 a6 10. Nbd2 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Bxb5 Qb6 13. Be2 Ba6 14. Rb1
Nh5 15. g3 c4 16. Kg2 Rfc8 17. Ne1 Nf6 18. b4 $5 cxb3 19. axb3 Nd7 20. b4 Bxe2
21. Qxe2 $16 {Fedorov,A-Ibragimov,I/Ufa/1993/}) 9. c4 e5 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. e5
dxe5 12. Nxe5 Nh5 13. Nf3 Nf4 14. Bxf4 Rxf4 15. Nc3 Nc6 16. Qe2 Rxf3 $5 17.
gxf3 Qg5+ 18. Kh1 Qh5 $44 {Bus,M-Asanov,B/Copenhagen Unibank/1991/}) (7... cxd4
$5 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 e5 10. Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Be2 a6 13. Bg5 h6 14.
Bh4 b5 15. f4 Ned7 16. Kh1 Bb7 17. Bf3 b4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nc5 20. Nc6 Qb6
21. Bf2 Qb5 22. Be2 Qb6 23. Bf3 $10 {Gdanski,J-Sznapik,A/Warsaw LEG/1990/}) 8.
Re1 (8. Be3 b6 9. Nbd2 e6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Bh2 e5 13. Nc4 b5 14. Ne3
c4 15. Bc2 Be6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Rad1 Nd7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Nf4 20. Bxf4
exf4 21. Rfd1 Ne5 $10 {Rivas Pastor,M-Todorcevic,M/Mesa op/1992/}) 8... Nc6 (
8... Qc7 $5 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Ne8 11. Bf4 Nc6 12. Qe2 Be6 13. Nbd2 Rd8 14.
Qe3 Qc8 15. Bf1 Nc7 16. Qxc5 {/1/2:1/2/Kochiyev,A-Todorcevic,M/Palma GMA-op/
1989/} Nd5 17. Bg3 Nxe5 $1 $10) 9. d5 Na7 (9... Na5 $5 10. Na3 e6 11. dxe6 (11.
b4 cxb4 12. cxb4 exd5 13. bxa5 dxe4 $17) 11... Bxe6 12. Bf4 b5 13. Qd2 Nc6 14.
Ng5 Bc8 15. Rad1 Ra7 16. Nf3 Rd7 17. c4 b4 18. Nc2 Re8 19. Bg5 Qa5 20. a3 bxa3
21. Qxa5 Nxa5 22. bxa3 Bb7 $132 {Terentiev,V-Ibragimov,V/Podolsk/1993/}) 10. a4
Bd7 11. a5 e5 (11... Nc8 12. c4 b5 13. axb6 Nxb6 14. Nc3 $16) 12. c4 $5 (12.
Nbd2 Nc8 13. Nc4 Ne8 $14) (12. dxe6 Bxe6 $10 {/\Nc6><a5}) 12... Nh5 (12... Ne8
$142 $5 13. Nc3 f5 $14 {<=>}) 13. Nc3 Nc8 (13... f5 $2 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Nxe5
$1 $18) 14. Bd2 Nf4 15. Bf1 (15. Bxf4 exf4 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nd6 $13) 15...
h6 (15... f5 $6 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Qd2 $16 {><f4}) 16. Kh2 {/\g3}
g5 17. Na4 $5 (17. g3 Ng6 (17... Nxh3 $6 18. Bxh3 g4 19. Nh4 $1 gxh3 20. Nf5
$16) 18. Bd3 Nce7 19. Kg2 $14) 17... f5 (17... Ng6 18. b4 $36) 18. exf5 Bxf5
19. Bxf4 $1 gxf4 (19... exf4 $5 20. Nc3 {/\Bd3,><e6,׻}) 20. Nc3 Ne7 21. Bd3
$16 Rb8 (21... Bd7 22. Ne4 Nf5 23. g4 $1 $16) 22. Ra2 b6 23. axb6 Rxb6 24. Bxf5
Nxf5 25. Ne4 {ץg7,a6} Qb8 (25... Nd4 26. Nxd4 exd4 (26... cxd4 27. Qg4 $16)
27. Qf3 $36) 26. Nfd2 Nd4 (26... Rxb2 27. Rxa6 $16) 27. Qg4 Qc8 $2 (27... Qb7
28. Nf3 $5 $16) 28. Nf6+ $1 Kh8 29. Nd7 $18 Nc2 30. Rd1 Nb4 31. Ra3 Rb7 32.
Nxf8 Qxf8 33. Ne4 {/\Qe6} Rb6 34. Qd7 Nc2 35. Qc7 $1 Qf5 (35... Nxa3 36. Qxb6
Nxc4 37. Qxa6 Nxb2 38. Rb1 $18) 36. f3 $5 (36. Qxb6 $18) 36... Rxb2 37. Rd2 $1
{/\Nd6,Rc3+-} (37. Rxa6 $2 Ne3 $132) 37... Nxa3 38. Rxb2 Nxc4 39. Rb7 Qg6 $8 (
39... Qf8 40. Rb8) 40. Qd8+ (40. Qd8+ Kh7 41. Nf6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 (5... c6 6. f4 Nbd7 7. O-O-O
Qa5 8. Kb1 e5 9. Nf3 O-O 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. d5 cxd5 12. exd5 Re8 13. Bc4 a6 14.
d6 b5 15. Bb3 Bb7 16. a3 Qb6 17. Be3 Qd8 18. Rhf1 $40 {Schein,H-Haider,B/
Finkenstein op/1993/}) (5... Nbd7 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 c6 8. f3 Qa5 9. O-O-O b5
10. e5 $6 dxe5 11. d5 b4 12. dxc6 bxc3 13. cxd7+ Bxd7 14. Bc4 Rb8 15. Qg7 Rf8
16. bxc3 Qxc3 17. Bb3 Rxb3 $1 18. axb3 Bf5 {0-1/Weteschnik,M-Hermaneck,H/
Dortmund op-A/1993/}) (5... Nc6 $5 6. Bb5 (6. O-O-O O-O 7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 Ng4
9. Qd2 e5 10. d5 Nb8 11. f3 Nf6 12. h4 h5 13. Be2 Kg7 14. Nh3 Bxh3 15. Rxh3
Nbd7 16. g4 a6 17. g5 Ng8 18. Rg3 Re8 19. Rf1 Re7 20. f4 exf4 21. Rxf4 Ne5 $10
{Schmidt-Schaeffer,S-Slobodjan,R/Munich/1992/}) 6... Bd7 7. f3 e5 8. Nge2 h6 9.
Be3 a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. g4 exd4 13. Bxd4 O-O-O 14. Nf4 Qf8 15.
Rhe1 Kb8 16. Nce2 Nd7 17. Qc3 Be5 18. Nd3 f5 $132 {Sokolov,I-Gurevich,M/
Barcelona/1992/}) 6. Bf4 Nbd7 $146 (6... g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. O-O-O Nc6 9. Bb5 Bd7
10. Nge2 e6 11. f3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qe7 13. g4 O-O-O 14. Qe3 Kb8 15. Ng3 Rhg8 16.
Kb1 Rc8 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Rd2 Rgd8 19. Rhd1 Be8 20. e5 Bh8 $132 {Emms,
J-Hodgson,J/Londnon LB/1990/}) (6... c6 7. h3 (7. f3 b5 8. Bd3 Nfd7 9. Be3 a6
10. Nd1 c5 11. c3 Nc6 12. d5 Nce5 13. Be2 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Nh3 a5 16. O-O
a4 17. a3 Ne5 18. Nhf2 g5 19. Qe2 e6 $13 {Ommer,W-Movsziszian,K/Porz-op28/1992/
}) 7... b5 8. Bd3 Nfd7 9. Nf3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Be3 $14 Qe7 $2 12. Bxb5 $1
cxb5 13. Qd5 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Bb7 15. Qxb5+ Bc6 16. Bc5 Qe6 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. axb3
$18 {Kholmov,R-Cseshkovsky,V/Voskresensk/1992/}) 7. O-O-O g5 8. Be3 Ng4 9. h4
Nxe3 10. Qxe3 (10. fxe3 $5 g4 11. h5 $36 {/\Bc4}) 10... g4 11. h5 c5 $132 12.
Nge2 (12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 $15) 12... a6 (12... Qa5 $5 $13
{/\b5}) 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nd4 Qa5 (14... Bd7 $142 15. Bc4 Rc8 $132) 15. Bc4 Bd7
16. Nd5 {/\b4+-} Na4 17. b4 $5 Qd8 18. Nf5 Bb2+ (18... Bxf5 19. exf5 {/\f6} Be5
20. f4 gxf3 21. gxf3 $40) 19. Kb1 Rc8 (19... Be5 20. Nfxe7 $16) 20. Bb3 Be5 21.
Nfxe7 Nc3+ 22. Kc1 $1 Nxd5 $1 (22... Nxd1 23. Rxd1 Rb8 24. f4 gxf3 25. gxf3 $44
) 23. Nxd5 Be6 24. Kb1 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Qf6 26. Rhd1 $14 O-O 27. Qe2 Kh8 28. c4 (
28. Qxg4 $6 Qxf2 $44) 28... b6 29. Qd2 Rc6 (29... Bf4 30. Rxd6 $5 Bxd6 31. Qxd6
$36) (29... Kg7 $5 $14) 30. f3 gxf3 $5 (30... g3 31. Rf1 Bf4 32. Qd4 Be5 $14)
31. Rf1 $1 Bf4 (31... fxg2 $142 32. Qxg2 Qg5 33. Qh3 $13) 32. Qc2 (32. Rxf3
Bxd2 33. Rxf6 Bxb4 $10 34. Rxh6+ $2 Kg7) 32... fxg2 33. Qxg2 Qh4 34. Rg1 $40
Bg5 35. Rf5 $1 {/\e5,Rh1} Re8 $8 36. e5 Rxc4 37. Rxf7 $1 (37. Bxc4 Qxc4 $44 {
עb1}) 37... Rxb4 38. Qc2 Re4 $2 (38... Qe4 $8 39. Qxe4 Rxe4 40. exd6 $16) 39.
Rd1 $1 (39. Qc7 $2 Re1+ $40) 39... R8xe5 (39... dxe5 40. Qc7 Be7 41. Qc6 $18) (
39... Bd8 40. Rxd6 Re1+ 41. Kb2 $18) 40. Qc8+ (40. Qc8+ Bd8 (40... Re8 41. Qf5
{/\Qh7#}) 41. Rf8+ Kh7 42. Qd7+ Re7 43. Qf5+ Kg7 44. Qg6+ Kxf8 45. Qg8#) 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 g6 (4... d5 $5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 (5... dxe4 $6 6.
Bb5+ Bd7 7. Qe2 Bxb5 8. Qxb5+ Nfd7 9. e6 fxe6 10. Nh3 $6 (10. Qxb7 Nc5 11. Qxa8
Nd3+ 12. Kf1 Nxc1 13. Qxe4 Qd1+ 14. Qe1 Qd3+ 15. Ne2 $16) 10... Nc6 11. Bg5 Be7
12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qc4 Kh8 15. Qxe4 Nc5 16. Qe2 Qd3 17. Re1 Rad8 $10
{Sharif,Me-Gurevich,M,Marseille 1988-CBM 09}) 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Nc5 8. Nb3 Bg4
9. O-O Qd7 10. Re1 O-O-O 11. Nxc5 Bxc5 12. b4 Bb6 13. a4 a5 14. b5 Ne7 15. Be3
Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Kb8 17. Qe1 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Ng6 $132 {Yusupov,A-Adams,M,Hastings
1989-TD 89_14}) (4... Nc6 5. Nf3 Be7 (5... Bg4 6. d5 Ne7 7. c4 Ng6 8. g3 Be7 9.
Nc3 Qc8 10. Be2 O-O 11. h4 c5 12. Nd2 Bd8 $6 13. Bxg4 Nxg4 14. Nb5 Be7 15. h5
Nh8 16. f3 Nh6 17. g4 a6 18. Nxd6 Bxd6 19. g5 $16 {Anand,V-Timman,J,Linares
1991-CBM 22}) 6. h3 O-O 7. O-O h6 8. Re1 Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. Nf1 a6 11. Ng3 Bd7
12. Be3 Na7 $14 {(),Kuporosov,V-Gipslis,A,Brno-B 1991-CBM 26}) 5. f4 $5 (5. Nf3
Nbd7 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Qe8 10. Nbd2 Nh5 11. Nf1 Nf4 12.
Bc2 Nb6 13. Ne3 a5 14. a4 c6 15. b3 Bd7 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qd6 Nc8 $10 {
Kakabadze,K-Szenetra,W,Baden-Baden op 1990}) 5... Bg7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8.
d5 Ne7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. c4 (10. Nxe5 Nfxd5 11. Nxf7 Rxf7 12. Rxf7 Kxf7 13. exd5
Nxd5 (13... Qxd5 14. Qf1+ $1 $40) 14. Bc4 Be6 $10) 10... c6 $1 11. Nc3 (11.
Nxe5 $6 Nfxd5 12. exd5 (12. Nxf7 Qb6+ $36) 12... Bxe5 $15) 11... cxd5 12. cxd5
Ne8 $13 13. Qb3 Nd6 14. Be3 Bd7 (14... b6 15. Nb5 $36) 15. a4 (15. Bc5 Nec8 16.
Qa3 Qc7 $10) 15... Nec8 16. Nd2 f5 $132 17. Bb5 Rf7 (17... a6 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19.
a5 $36 {/\Na4-c5}) 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. a5 f4 20. Bc5 g5 21. Qa4 (21. Nc4 Nxc4 22.
Qxc4 Bf8 $13 {/\Nd6}) 21... Qc7 (21... Qxa4 $142 22. Nxa4 Rc7 23. Rfc1 Bf8 $132
) 22. b4 $36 g4 23. Nb5 Qd8 (23... Nxb5 24. Qxb5 Bf8 25. Rac1 $36) 24. Nxd6
Nxd6 25. Qd1 $1 $14 h5 26. h3 Qd7 (26... gxh3 27. gxh3 Qg5+ 28. Kh1 $36 {-><->g
}) 27. hxg4 hxg4 28. Bxd6 Qxd6 29. Qxg4 Qxb4 30. Rf2 (30. Nf3 Qxe4 31. Ng5 Qg6
$17) 30... Rd8 31. Rb1 (31. Qe6 $142 $5 {/\Nf3} Qd4 32. Rc1 $36) 31... Qd4 $1 (
31... Qxa5 $6 32. Nf3 {/\Ne5,Ng5->}) 32. Qe6 Rdd7 33. Rc1 (33. Qe8+ Bf8 $13 {
/\Kg7,Bc5}) 33... Bf8 34. Nf3 (34. Rc8 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qe1 36. Rf3 Qxd2 37. Rh3
Qb4 $1 $8 (37... f3 $2 38. Qg6+ Rg7 39. Rxf8+ Kxf8 40. Rh8+ $18) 38. Qh6 Rh7
39. Qe6+ Rhf7 $10) 34... Qxe4 35. Nxe5 (35. Ng5 Qxd5 $8 (35... Qe3 36. Rc8 Qe1+
37. Rf1 Qe3+ 38. Kh1 $16) 36. Qxd5 Rxd5 37. Nxf7 Kxf7 38. Rc7+ Kf6 39. Ra2 $10)
35... Rde7 36. Qg6+ Qxg6 37. Nxg6 Rc7 $10 38. Rfc2 (38. Rxc7 $142 Rxc7 39. Nxf8
Kxf8 40. Rxf4+ Ke7 $10 {/\Kd6}) 38... Rxc2 39. Rxc2 Bb4 (39... Bd6 40. Kf2 Rf6
41. Nh4 $10) 40. Ne5 Rf5 41. Rc8+ Kg7 42. Rc7+ Kh6 43. Nd3 Bd6 (43... Bxa5 44.
Rxb7 Bb6+ 45. Kf1 $10) 44. Rxb7 Rxd5 $36 45. Rb3 Rxa5 46. Kf2 Kg6 47. Kf3 Kf5
48. Rb7 Ra3 (48... Rd5 49. Nxf4 Bxf4 50. Rf7+ $10) 49. Rb5+ Ke6 50. Ke4 $10 {
><f4} Ra4+ 51. Kf3 Ra3 52. Ke4 Ra4+ 53. Kf3 Rc4 54. Ra5 Bb8 $8 55. Ra6+ Ke7 (
55... Kd5 56. Rf6 a5 57. Rf5+ Kd4 58. Nxf4 a4 59. Ra5 $10) 56. Ra5 Rd4 57. Ne5
$1 Kd6 (57... Bxe5 58. Rxe5+ {/\Ra5=}) 58. Ng6 Ke6 59. Kg4 {><f4} Kf6 60. Ra6+
Kf7 61. Kf5 Kg7 62. Ne7 {/\Nc6} Rd6 63. Rxd6 Bxd6 64. Nc8 {/\Na7 [Stohl,I]}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1] My comments to this fantastic game will be limited to some moments
of interest, which I haven't seen highlighted before in the earlier published
sources (Internet, various magazines etc.)} 1. e4 d6 {Topalov is a Sicilian
player, but against Kasparov he prefers to spring a slight surprise on his
well prepared opponent as soon as possible.} 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 ({Pirc is a
somewhat rare opening in Gary's practice and he often used to react with} 3. f3
$5 {e.g.} e5 4. d5 c6 5. c4 Qb6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. Ng3 cxd5 9. Na4 $1
Qc7 10. cxd5 Bd7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Nc3 Na6 13. Be2 Bd8 14. O-O Qa5 15. Kh1 Nc5
16. Bd2 Ne8 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Bf6 19. Bg4 Qd8 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Qf3 Rc7 22.
Nf5 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Na4 24. Qg3 Nxc3 25. Rae1 f6 26. Bxd6 Nxd6 27. Nxd6 $36 {
Kasparov,G-Wahls,M/GER-Kasparov/1992/ But the Bulgarian was probably well
prepared for a fight in the Saemisch, after all he is King's Indian expert.})
3... g6 4. Be3 Bg7 $6 {A major exponent of the 4.Be3 line GM Vlastimil Jansa
would be dissatisfied with this move, as later Black will have to lose a tempo
capturing on h6.} (4... Ng4 $6 5. Bg5 {is also not ideal, as it rather loses
than gains time.}) (4... c6 $5 {has the best reputation.} 5. h3 $1 {This
useful and flexible move keeps open both possibilities of development for
White, depending on Black's reaction-f4, or Nf3.} ({Less dangerous is} 5. Qd2
$143 Nbd7 6. Bd3 b5 7. Nf3 e5 $5 $132) {Black's most reasonable alternative is}
5... Nbd7 (5... b5 $143 $6 6. e5 $1 dxe5 (6... Nfd7 7. exd6 exd6 8. d5 b4 9.
dxc6 bxc3 10. cxd7+ Nxd7 11. b3 Be7 12. Bh6 Bb7 13. Nf3 Qa5 14. Be2 g5 15. Bg7
Rg8 16. Bd4 h5 17. Qd3 g4 18. hxg4 hxg4 19. Bxc3 Qd5 20. Qxd5 Bxd5 21. Nd4 Rc8
22. Bb4 Bxg2 23. Rg1 Ba8 24. Rxg4 Rh8 25. O-O-O $18 {Sokolov,A-Zakharevich,I/
Elista/1995/}) 7. dxe5 Qxd1+ 8. Rxd1 Nfd7 9. f4 Bg7 10. Nf3 f6 11. e6 Nf8 12.
Nxb5 Nxe6 13. Nxa7 Bb7 14. Bc4 Nc7 15. Kf2 Nd5 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18.
Rxd5 Rxa2 19. Rb5 O-O 20. Rd1 Nc6 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Rc8 23. Rd2 $18 {
Jansa,V-Schlosser,M/Muenster/1992/}) (5... Bg7 $143 $6 6. f4 $1 {[+]()} O-O 7.
Nf3 Nbd7 8. e5 Nh5 9. Ne2 Bh8 10. g4 Ng7 11. Bg2 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nb6 13. Bh6 Be6
14. O-O Qd7 15. Nf4 Bd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qe2 Rad8 18. Rae1 Nc7 19. c3 Nce6 20.
Nd2 Qc7 21. Ne4 a5 22. Rf2 b5 23. Ref1 Qb6 24. Kh1 $40 {Jansa,V-Hoi,C/Gausdal/
1991/}) 6. f4 e5 7. Qf3 $5 {This position is still quite rare in practice.} {
Black's main problem is to break up effectively the strong pawn cahin e4,f5,
so deserving attention is} b5 $142 $5 (7... Qa5 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. f5
b5 (10... gxf5 $6 11. Qxf5 $1 b5 12. Nge2 b4 13. Nb1 Nb6 14. Qf2 Na4 15. O-O
Be6 16. b3 Nb2 17. Ng3 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Qb5 19. Nd2 Rd8 20. Bg5 $40 {Movsesian,
S-Ftacnik,L/Hamburg op/1997/}) 11. Nge2 $36 (11. g4 $143 $6 b4 12. Nd1 gxf5 $1
13. gxf5 b3+ 14. Nc3 bxc2 15. Nge2 Rb8 16. Bc1 Rg8 17. Bxc2 Bf8 18. b3 Ba6 19.
Bd2 Bb4 20. a3 Nh5 21. Qxh5 Bxe2 22. Nxe2 Bxd2+ $17 {Kharlov,A-Labok,V/Podolsk/
1992/})) 8. O-O-O (8. Bd3 Bb7 $132) 8... b4 9. Nce2 Qe7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. f5
gxf5 12. Qxf5 (12. exf5 $6 Bb7 13. g4 Nd5 14. Bf2 e4 15. Qg3 e3 16. Be1 Bg7 17.
g5 Be5 18. Qg4 h5 19. Qg2 O-O-O 20. Nf3 Nf4 21. Nxf4 Bxf4 22. Be2 c5 23. h4 Ne5
24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Kb1 Nxf3 {0-1,Wagener,C-Andersen,J/Szeged/1994/}) 12... Qe6
$5 $13 {<=>}) 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 {More consistent and preferred by Jansa is} (6.
Bh6 $5 {as White can sometimes effectively play f4 later on.} Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Qa5
(7... b5 8. e5 $1 b4 9. exf6 bxc3 10. bxc3 exf6 11. Bd3 Qe7+ 12. Ne2 Qf8 13.
Qd2 Qe7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfe1 f5 16. c4 Nd7 17. Rab1 Nb6 18. Qa5 Be6 19. Nf4 Qf6
20. c5 dxc5 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Qxc5 $16 {Jansa,V-Gazik,I/CSR-chT/1992/}) 8. Bd3
c5 $5 (8... b5 9. Nf3 b4 10. Ne2 Ba6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Ng3 Bxd3 13. cxd3 Rg8 14.
Qd2 Rb8 15. a3 Qb5 16. axb4 Qxb4 17. Qxb4 Rxb4 18. Rfc1 Nb8 19. Rxa7 Rxb2 20.
e5 $1 $36 {עe8,Van der Wiel,J-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Wijk aan Zee/1993/}) ({
Rather passive is} 8... Nbd7 9. Nf3 e5 10. O-O exd4 11. Nxd4 Qh5 12. Qd2 O-O
13. Be2 Qe5 14. f4 Qe7 15. Bf3 Nb6 16. Rae1 Rd8 17. b3 c5 18. Nde2 Bd7 19. Ng3
Bc6 20. a4 $16 {[%csl Ge4,Gf4] (),[+]Adams,M-Nogueiras,J/Buenos Aires/1991/})
9. Nge2 (9. Nf3 $143 Bg4 $1 $13) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 $5 ({Unplayable is} 
10... Qb6 $2 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 $1 dxe5 14. Ne4 Be6 15. Qg7
O-O-O 16. Nxf6 exf6 17. Qxf6 Rhe8 18. Rhe1 Bg4 19. f3 e4 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. Ba6+
Qxa6 22. Rxd8+ Kb7 23. Qxf7+ Kb6 24. fxe4 {1-0,Jansa,V-Hoffmann,H/BL2-O 9697/
1997/}) 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. Nd5 (12. O-O-O Be6 13. f3 O-O-O 14. Rhe1 Kb8 15. Bf1
Rc8 16. Qe3 Qxe3+ 17. Rxe3 g5 18. g3 h5 19. f4 h4 20. Bb5 Ng4 21. Re2 hxg3 22.
hxg3 Rh3 $15 {Kroeze,F-Beim,V/Leeuwarden/1994/}) 12... Nxd5 13. exd5 Nb4 $5
$132 (13... Ne5 14. O-O Bd7 15. Be2 O-O-O 16. a4 Kb8 17. a5 Qc7 18. c4 Bg4 19.
Bxg4 Nxg4 20. Qf4 Ne5 21. Ra4 g5 22. Qd4 h5 23. Rc1 h4 24. Qe3 h3 25. g3 e6 26.
Nd4 Qc5 27. Rc3 Ng4 28. Qd2 e5 29. Nb3 Qc8 30. c5 $40 {Hamdouchi,H-Chabanon,J/
FRA-chT/1998/})) 6... b5 7. Nge2 {White has various possibilities here.} ({
Not too promising is the old line} 7. O-O-O Qa5 8. Kb1 Nbd7 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10.
Qxh6 Nb6 11. Nh3 Bxh3 $1 12. Qxh3 Na4 $1 $15) ({Ultra-sharp is} 7. g4 h5 $5 (
7... Nbd7) 8. g5 Nfd7 9. f4 Nb6 $13) 7... Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Bb7 {
Black should strive for immediate counterplay.} (9... e5 $142 $5 10. a3 {
and forcing a central exchange costs Black precious time, e.g.} ({Too soft is} 
10. dxe5 $143 $6 dxe5 11. Nc1 Bb7 12. Nd3 Qe7 13. g3 O-O-O 14. b4 a5 15. a3 Kc7
16. Be2 axb4 17. axb4 Ra8 $11 {Kristensen,B-Hansen,C/Vejle/1994/}) 10... Qa5
11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nc1 Bb7 13. b4 $1 Qb6 14. Nb3 $14) (9... Qa5 10. Nc1 b4 (
10... Qb6 11. Nb3 a5 12. a4 b4 13. Nd1 Ba6 14. Ne3 Bxf1 15. Rxf1 Qa6 (15... c5
$5 16. Nc4 Qa6 17. Nbxa5 cxd4 18. Qd2 $14) 16. Kf2 Rc8 17. Kg1 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5
19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Nc4 Qa6 21. b3 Ncd7 22. Nb5 Ne5 23. Ne3 Qb6 24. Kh1 Rc5 25.
Rad1 Rg8 26. Rd2 g5 27. Nxd6+ Qxd6 28. Rxd6 Rg6 29. Rxf6 {1-0,Moroz-Janda/
Decin/1998/}) 11. Nb3 Qh5 12. Qxh5 Nxh5 13. Nd1 a5 14. a3 Bb7 15. axb4 axb4 16.
Rxa8+ Bxa8 17. Nf2 O-O 18. Nd3 c5 19. dxc5 dxc5 20. Nbxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Rc8 22.
Nd3 Rxc2 23. Kd1 b3 24. Be2 Bb7 25. Re1 f5 26. exf5 gxf5 27. Nb4 $1 $14 {
Rantanen,Y-Jamieson,R/Haifa olm/1976/}) 10. a3 $1 {The right moment for
prophylaxis} (10. O-O-O $143 $6 Qa5 $36) ({Gary tries to achieve a better
version of} 10. Nc1 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nb3 a6 13. O-O-O Qc7 $5 14. Qg7 Rf8 (
14... Rg8 $2 15. Rxd7 $18) 15. g3 O-O-O 16. Bh3 Kb8 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Qxh7 a5
19. Kb1 a4 20. Nc1 a3 21. b3 b4 22. N3e2 c5 23. Qh6 f5 $5 $44 {Moroz,A-Yurasov,
A/Simferopol/1991/}) 10... e5 (10... a5 11. Nd1 b4 12. Ng3 $5 $14 {[%csl Ra5,
Rb4] As Black's K will have to castle <<, he doesn't want to weaken his
position here any further.}) 11. O-O-O Qe7 {Black wants to get his K to safety
as soon as possible.} ({But interesting was} 11... a6 $5 12. Kb1 (12. f4 Ng4
13. Qg7 Qf6 $11 {nikam nevedie a po}) 12... Qc7 {/\ (Covers a5.)} 13. dxe5 dxe5
14. Qg7 Ke7 $5 $132) 12. Kb1 a6 13. Nc1 $1 O-O-O 14. Nb3 exd4 $5 {Topalov
realizes the danger, connected with Na5 followed by a timely d5-> and decides
to open up the position and fight.} (14... c5 $6 15. d5 $16 {[%cal Yb3a5,Yb2b4]
}) 15. Rxd4 (15. Nxd4 c5 16. Nb3 {-15.Rd4}) 15... c5 16. Rd1 Nb6 {[%cal Rd6d5]
/\d5} (16... Ne5 17. Be2 d5 $2 18. f4 {/\e5+/-}) 17. g3 Kb8 (17... d5 $5 18.
Bh3+ (18. Qf4 d4 19. Bh3+ Nfd7 $13) 18... Kb8 19. exd5 (19. Qf4+ Ka7 $1 {/\}
20. Nxc5 $2 Nh5 21. Qe3 d4 $1 $17) 19... Nbxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 (20... Rxd5 21.
Qf4+ $5 Qe5 22. Qxe5+ Rxe5 23. Rd6 $36) 21. Na5 $14) 18. Na5 $6 {Kasparov
already envisages the rich combinational possibilities, but this very natural
move is probably objectively not the best.} (18. Bh3 $142 $5 {/\Rhe1} d5 19.
exd5 {-17...d5!?}) ({Deserving attention is also} 18. Qf4 Ka7 (18... Ka8 19.
Na5 $36) 19. g4 $5 {/\Bb5 and Black can't play} (19. Bxb5 Nh5 20. Qh4 $5 Qxh4
21. gxh4 axb5 22. Nxb5+ Kb8 23. Nxd6 f5 24. Nxc5 Bd5 $5 $13) 19... d5 $2 20.
Nxc5 $1 $16) 18... Ba8 19. Bh3 d5 20. Qf4+ Ka7 21. Rhe1 d4 {Ftacnik: 'Black
has achieved impressive success, but his position is a bit dangerous. Kasparov
unleashes phantastic combination.'} ({Opening the position is suicide, after} 
21... dxe4 22. fxe4 {/\Nd5} Nxe4 (22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Nxe4 24. Rd7+ $1 $18)
23. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxe4 25. Re1 Re8 26. Rxe4 $1 Qxe4 27. Qc7+ Ka8 28. Nc6
$18) 22. Nd5 {'!' Ftacnik.} Nbxd5 (22... Nfxd5 $2 23. exd5 Qd6 24. Qxf7+ $18)
23. exd5 Qd6 24. Rxd4 $1 {[%mdl 704]} (24. Qxd6 $2 Rxd6 25. b4 cxb4 26. axb4
Nxd5 $17) (24. Nc6+ Bxc6 25. dxc6 Qxf4 26. Re7+ (26. gxf4 Nd5 $5 $15) 26... Kb6
27. gxf4 Nd5 28. Rxf7 Rdf8 $15) 24... cxd4 $2 {Ftacnik: 'It should be noted,
that 24...Kb6! would most certainly save the game for black, but we would be
robbed of some fascinating lines. '} (24... Kb6 $142 $1 $11) (24... Bxd5 $5 25.
Rxd5 $1 Nxd5 (25... Qxf4 26. Rxd8 Qh6 (26... Qc7 27. Rxh8 Qxa5 28. Re7+ $18)
27. Re7+ Kb6 28. b4 $1 $18) 26. Qxf7+ Nc7 27. Re6 Rd7 (27... Qd1+ 28. Ka2 Rd7
29. Re7 $16) 28. Rxd6 Rxf7 29. Nc6+ Ka8 30. f4 $44) 25. Re7+ $3 {The real
point of the combination.} (25. Qxd4+ $2 Qb6 $1 26. Re7+ Nd7 27. Rxd7+ (27. Qc3
Qg1+) 27... Rxd7 28. Qxh8 Rxd5 $19) 25... Kb6 (25... Qxe7 $2 26. Qxd4+ $18) (
25... Kb8 26. Qxd4 Nd7 27. Bxd7 Bxd5 28. c4 $1 $18) 26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 (26... Qc5
27. Qxf6+ Qd6 28. Be6 $3 Bxd5 29. b4 $18) 27. b4+ Ka4 28. Qc3 $5 {This shows
Kasparov's combination was more intuitive, than arithmetically exact. Ftacnik:
'It seems, that white could have won more easily with the help of a fine move
28.Ra7!!'} ({A simpler and even more beautiful win was found by (I think)
Kavalek:} 28. Ra7 $1 {/\} Bb7 (28... Nxd5 {Ftacnik} 29. Rxa6+ $3 Qxa6 30. Qb2
Nc3+ 31. Qxc3 Bd5 32. Kb2 Qe6 33. Bxe6 fxe6 34. Qb3+ $1 Bxb3 35. cxb3#) 29.
Rxb7 Qxd5 (29... Nxd5 30. Bd7 $3 Ra8 (30... Rxd7 31. Qb2 Nc3+ 32. Qxc3 Qd1+ 33.
Kb2 Rd3 34. Ra7 $1 $18) 31. Bxb5+ axb5 32. Ra7+ Qa6 33. Qxd5 Qxa7 34. Qb3#) 30.
Rb6 $1 $18 (30. Rb6 Ra8 (30... a5 31. Ra6 Ra8 32. Qe3 $3 Rxa6 (32... Rhe8 33.
Rxa8 Rxa8 34. Kb2 $18) 33. Kb2 axb4 34. axb4 Kxb4 35. Qc3+ Ka4 36. Qa3#) 31.
Qxf6 a5 32. Bf1 $18)) 28... Qxd5 29. Ra7 Bb7 $8 30. Rxb7 (30. Qc7 $2 Qd1+ $11)
30... Qc4 (30... Rhe8 31. Rb6 (31. Ra7 $2 Rd6 32. Kb2 Qe5 $19) 31... Ra8 32.
Bf1 $3 $18 {/\Rd6}) 31. Qxf6 Kxa3 {Now White wins by force.} (31... Rd1+ $142
32. Kb2 Ra8 (32... Qd4+ 33. Qxd4 Rxd4 34. Rxf7 Rd6 35. Re7 {/\Be6}) 33. Qb6
Qd4+ (33... a5 34. Bd7 $1 Rd5 35. Qe3 axb4 36. Ra7+ $18) 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxf7
a5 36. Be6 axb4 37. Bb3+ Ka5 38. axb4+ Rxb4 (38... Kb6 39. Rxh7 {and with 3
pawns for the exchange White gradually wins.}) 39. c3 $16 {_|_R}) 32. Qxa6+
Kxb4 33. c3+ $1 Kxc3 (33... Kb3 34. Qa2+ Kxc3 35. Qb2+ Kd3 36. Re7 $1 $18) 34.
Qa1+ Kd2 $8 (34... Kb4 35. Qb2+ Ka5 (35... Qb3 36. Rxb5+) 36. Qa3+ Qa4 37. Ra7+
$18) 35. Qb2+ Kd1 (35... Ke3 $2 36. Re7+) (35... Ke1 36. Re7+ Kd1 37. Bf1 $1
$18 {is the same as in the game.}) 36. Bf1 $1 Rd2 $8 37. Rd7 $1 {Ftacnik: 'The
final trick, but white is completely right, the game is finally over.'} Rxd7
38. Bxc4 {[%cal Rb2c1]} bxc4 $8 39. Qxh8 Rd3 (39... Rb7+ 40. Ka2 Kc2 41. Qd4
$18) 40. Qa8 c3 41. Qa4+ Ke1 (41... Kd2 42. Qc2+) 42. f4 f5 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7
1-0

[Event "Antwerp"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Winants, Luc"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Be2 {N} (5. h3 Nbd7 $1 6. f4 e5 7.
dxe5 dxe5 8. Nf3 (8. fxe5 Nxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. O-O-O+ Nfd7 11. Nf3 Kc7 12.
Be2 Nxf3 13. gxf3 Bg7 14. h4 h5 15. f4 Re8 16. e5 Bh6 17. Bd2 Nc5 18. b4 Ne6
19. f5 Bxd2+ 20. Rxd2 gxf5 21. Bxh5 Re7 $10 {Hausner,I-Lechtynsky,J/Prague DDM/
1992/}) 8... Qa5 9. Qd2 Bc5 $6 (9... Bg7 $142 $13) 10. Bc4 O-O 11. Bb3 exf4 12.
Bxf4 b5 13. Ng5 b4 14. Na4 Ba6 15. O-O-O $40 {Ljubojevic,L-Piket,J/Roquebrune
rapid/1992/}) 5... Qa5 $6 (5... Bg7 6. f4 $14 {()}) (5... Nbd7 $142 {/\e5}) 6.
Qd2 b5 (6... e5 $5) 7. e5 $1 b4 $8 (7... dxe5 8. dxe5 Nfd7 9. f4 $16 {()}) 8.
exf6 (8. Nd1 Nd5 $13) 8... bxc3 9. bxc3 exf6 10. Nf3 $36 Nd7 (10... Bg7 11. Bf4
$40) 11. O-O Nb6 12. a4 $1 Be7 (12... Nxa4 $2 13. Ra2 Be6 14. d5 $1 Bxd5 15. c4
Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 $18) (12... Nd5 13. c4 $16) 13. c4 Qxd2 14. Nxd2
Rb8 15. a5 Nd7 16. Rfe1 $16 Kd8 (16... Ba6 17. Bf3 Rc8 18. Bf4 $36) 17. Bf3 c5
$6 (17... Bb7 $142 $5 {/\Ba8,Kc7}) 18. Nb3 Bb7 19. dxc5 dxc5 (19... Bxf3 20.
cxd6 Bxd6 21. gxf3 $18 {->}) 20. Bf4 Ne5 $8 21. Rad1+ (21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Bxe5
fxe5 23. Rxe5 $16) 21... Ke8 22. Rxe5 $1 fxe5 23. Bxe5 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Rxb3 $8
25. cxb3 $18 f6 26. Bg3 (26. Bd6 $142 $1 Kf7 27. Bxe7 Kxe7 28. Rd5 Rb8 (28...
Rc8 29. f4 $18) 29. Rxc5 Rxb3 30. Rc7+ $18) 26... a6 27. Rd5 Kf7 28. Rd7 Rd8
29. Rxd8 $6 (29. Ra7 Rd3 30. Rxa6 Rxb3 31. Rb6 Rxf3 32. Rb7 Ke6 33. a6 Ra3 34.
a7 {/\Bc7-b6,Rb8+-}) 29... Bxd8 30. Bd6 Bxa5 $8 (30... Be7 31. Bxe7 Kxe7 32.
Kf1 Kd6 33. Ke2 Ke5 34. Kd3 Kf4 35. Kc3 Kxf3 36. b4 cxb4+ 37. Kxb4 Ke4 38. Kc5
$18) 31. Bxc5 Bc7 32. h3 Ke6 $14 {׻} 33. Kf1 g5 34. Ke2 $6 (34. Be3 $142 $14)
34... f5 35. Be3 Bd8 36. Kd3 h5 37. b4 Be7 38. Bd2 (38. c5 Kd5 $10) (38. b5
axb5 39. cxb5 Kd5 $10) 38... h4 39. Ke2 (39. Kd4 {/\c5,Kc4} Bf6+ 40. Kc5 $2 g4
$1 41. fxg4 fxg4 42. hxg4 h3 43. Bf4 Be5 $19) 39... Ke5 40. Bc3+ Ke6 41. Bd2
Bd8 42. Kf1 Be7 43. Bc3 Bd6 44. Bd2 Be7 45. b5 axb5 46. cxb5 Kd5 $10 47. Be3
Bf6 48. Ke2 (48. f4 g4 $10) 48... Be7 49. b6 Kc6 50. Bd4 {/\f4} (50. f4 g4 51.
hxg4 fxg4 52. f5 h3 53. Kf1 Bf6 $10) 50... Bd6 $1 51. Be3 Be7 52. Bd4 Bd6 53.
Kf1 Bf4 54. Kg2 Kd5 55. Bf6 {/\b7,Bg5} Kc6 56. Bd8 Kd7 57. Bf6 Kc6 58. Bd4 Kd5
59. Bf6 (59. Bf6 Kc6 {3-fold repetition}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baden-Baden-B"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1992.12.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Hickl, Joerg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Qd2 b5 6. e5 $5 (6. a3 a6 7. h3 Nbd7
8. f4 Nb6 (8... e5 $142 $5 $13) 9. Bd3 Nc4 10. Bxc4 bxc4 11. Nf3 Rb8 12. Rb1
Bg7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. O-O d5 15. e5 Ne8 16. Qf2 Nc7 17. g4 $16 {(),Landenbergue,
C-Lechtinsky,J,Prague DDM 1992}) 6... b4 $6 {N} (6... Ng4 $142 7. exd6 (7. f4
$6 Bh6 $1 8. h3 Nxe3 9. Qxe3 dxe5 10. dxe5 Qb6 11. Qg3 Na6 12. O-O-O Be6 13.
Kb1 Nc5 14. Bd3 Qa5 15. f5 gxf5 16. Qf3 O-O $36 {Andruet,G-Conquest,S,FRA-chT
1991-TD 91_02}) 7... Nxe3 8. Qxe3 Qxd6 9. a4 $1 (9. Nf3 Bg7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O
Bf5 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. Rfe1 e6 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. c4 Rab8 17. c5 Nf6
18. Ne5 Rbd8 $10 {Levitt,J-Akhsharumova,A,St.John op-1 1988-CBM 06}) 9... Bg7
10. Nf3 bxa4 11. Rxa4 O-O 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. Qa3 (13. Bd3 $5 $14) 13... Bf5 14.
Bd3 Nd7 15. O-O Nb6 16. Ra6 Rfd8 17. Qc3 Nd5 18. Qc5 Qb7 19. Qa3 Nf4 $132 {
Van der Wiel,J-Piket,J,Leiden 1986}) (6... dxe5 7. dxe5 Qxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Ng4 9. f4
h5 10. Bd3 (10. a4 $16 {׫_|_}) 10... Nd7 11. Be4 Bb7 12. h3 Nh6 13. Nxb5 Nc5
14. Nc3 $1 $8 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 c5 16. Nxc5 Bxg2 17. Rh2 Bc6 18. e6 $16 {Lane,
G-Beaumont,C,BCF-ch 1988-TD 88_02}) 7. exf6 bxc3 8. Qxc3 exf6 9. h4 $1 (9. d5
c5 $5 (9... cxd5 10. O-O-O Be6 11. Ne2 $36) 10. Nf3 Bg7 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Qd3 f5
$132) 9... h5 (9... Bg7 $142 10. h5 f5 $14) 10. Ne2 d5 (10... Bg7 11. Nf4 f5
12. Bc4 $16 {><g6}) 11. Bf4 {/\Bb8} Qb6 12. O-O-O $16 Be6 (12... Bg7 13. Bd6
$40) (12... Be7 13. Qg3 {/\Bd6,><c6,c5}) 13. Qg3 Nd7 14. Nc3 a5 15. a3 $1 (15.
Na4 Qb4 $132) 15... Ra7 16. Na4 Qb7 17. Re1 c5 (17... Be7 18. Bd3 {/\Bg6+-} Nf8
19. Bd6 $16) 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 (18... Nxc5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Bd3 Qe7 (20... Qd7 21.
Bxg6 Rg8 (21... fxg6 22. Qxg6+ $18) 22. Qc3 $16) 21. Be3 $1 Bxe3+ 22. Rxe3 $16
{->}) 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Be3 Ne4 21. Qf4 {/\f3,Bd4+-} Qc7 $8 22. f3 Qxf4 23.
Bxf4 $18 {^^_|_,ק} Nc5 24. Bd6 Nb7 (24... Nd7 25. Bb5 $40) 25. Bb5+ Kd8 26.
Bg3 {/\Bf2,Bc6-d5} Nc5 (26... Kc8 27. Bf2 Ra8 28. Bd4 $18) 27. Bc6 Kc8 $8 (
27... Ra6 28. Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 29. Rd1 $18) 28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Rd4 Ra6 $8 30. Bb5 Rb6
31. a4 {/\Be1 ><a5} Nb7 32. Rd3 $1 Nd6 33. Bf2 Rb8 34. Rc3+ Kb7 35. Bc6+ Ka6
36. Rc5 (36. Bd4 f5 37. Rd1 $18) 36... Rb4 (36... Nf5 37. Bb5+ Kb7 38. Be1 Ra8
39. Bd3 $18) 37. Rd1 (37. Bxd5 $6 Rxa4 $14) 37... Rc8 38. b3 {/\Bd5+-} Nf5 39.
Bxd5 Rxc5 (39... Nxh4 40. Bxe6 Rxc5 41. Bxc5 $18) 40. Bxc5 Rb8 41. Bf2 (41. Bf2
Bxd5 42. Rxd5 {/\Be1,g4+- [Stohl]}) 1-0

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Schmittdiel, Eckhard"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 (7. O-O Nc6
8. dxe5 (8. h3 $6 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxe4 $1 10. Nxc6 Nxc3 11. Nxd8 Nxd1 $15) 8...
dxe5 $10) 7... c6 8. a4 Na6 (8... Nbd7 9. O-O b6 $5 10. Be3 Bb7 11. g4 a6 12.
Ng3 h6 13. f4 exd4 14. Bxd4 b5 15. Qd2 b4 16. Nd1 c5 17. Bf2 Re8 18. Re1 Nb6
$15 {Klinger,J-Hansen,C,Palma de Mallorca GMA-op 1989-TD89_13}) (8... a5 9. O-O
Na6 (9... exd4 10. Nxd4 Na6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Be3 Nc5 14. Qd2 Be6 15.
Rad1 Qb6 16. b3 $14 {Djurhuus,R-Hodgson,J,Stavanger 1989}) 10. Be3 Nb4 11. Qd2
Be6 12. Rad1 Bc4 13. Rfe1 Qe7 14. b3 Ba6 $132 {Lerner,K-Tal,M,Jurmala 1986}) 9.
Be3 Re8 (9... exd4 10. Bxd4 Qe7 11. O-O Rd8 12. Re1 (12. a5 $5) 12... b6 $1 13.
g4 Bb7 14. f4 Nb4 15. Bf2 Ne8 16. Qd2 Nc7 17. Bd4 d5 18. exd5 Ncxd5 $10 {
Ivanchuk,V-Ehlvest,J,Linares 1991-CBM 22}) 10. O-O exd4 11. Bxd4 Nb4 12. a5 {N}
(12. f4 h5 $5 13. a5 c5 14. Bf2 Be6 15. e5 $6 dxe5 16. Bxc5 Nbd5 17. fxe5 Nxc3
18. Nxc3 Nd7 19. Bf2 Bxe5 20. Ne4 Qc7 $15 {Mohr,S-Lau,R,Altensteig 1989-CBM 14}
) 12... Bd7 (12... d5 13. exd5 Nfxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ $14)
13. Nf4 (13. g4 $142 $5 c5 14. Be3 Bc6 15. Ng3 b6 $13 {/\d5}) 13... c5 14. Be3
Bc6 15. Nfd5 Nfxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 $15 17. Qd2 Bf5 18. Rfc1 h5 19. Nd1 Qd7 20. Kh2
Rxe3 $5 (20... Be4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. c3 Na6 $15) 21. Nxe3 $5 $8 (21. fxe3 Be5 {
/\h4->} 22. h4 Qe7 23. Bh3 Qxh4 24. Qg2 Nxc2 $1 $19) (21. Qxe3 $2 Nxc2 $19)
21... Bxb2 22. c3 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 Na6 24. Re1 Rc8 $6 (24... Re8 $2 25. g4 $1 hxg4
26. hxg4 Bxg4 (26... Be4 27. f3 $18) 27. Nxg4 Rxe1 28. Nf6+ $18) (24... Nc7 {
/\Ne8-f6} 25. f3 Qc8 $146) 25. Qd1 {/\g4+-} c4 $8 26. Qd4 Nc5 (26... Bd3 27. g4
h4 28. g5 Bf5 29. Qxh4 $16) 27. g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Bd3 29. g5 {/\Ng4+-} Bf5 $8
30. Nxf5 gxf5 (30... Qxf5 $2 31. Bh3 $18) 31. Re3 Nd3 32. f4 {/\Rh3+-} (32. Rh3
Ne5 33. f4 Ng6 $13) 32... Nf2 $8 33. Kg1 Ng4 34. Rh3 f6 35. gxf6 {/\f7+-} Qf7
36. Qxa7 Re8 (36... Qxf6 37. Qxb7 $18) (36... Nxf6 37. a6 $1 {/\} bxa6 38. Rh8+
$1 $18) 37. a6 Qg6 {/\Re1-+} (37... bxa6 $2 38. Rh8+ $18) (37... Re1+ 38. Bf1
Qxd5 39. Qa8+ Kf7 40. Qxb7+ Qxb7 41. axb7 Rb1 42. Rh8 $1 $18) 38. f7+ $1 Kxf7 (
38... Qxf7 39. axb7 Qc7 40. Qd4 $18) 39. axb7 $4 (39. Kf1 $1 $18 {/\ab7}) 39...
Re1+ 40. Bf1 Ne3+ {[Stohl]} (40... Ne3+ 41. Kf2 (41. Kh1 Qg2#) 41... Rxf1+ 42.
Ke2 (42. Kxe3 Qg1+) 42... Qg2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Biel Mixed"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 Na6 (6... Nbd7 7. O-O
c5 8. h3 (8. d5 Ne8 9. a4 a6 10. Be3 Rb8 11. Qd2 (11. a5 $142 $5 $14) 11... Ne5
12. b3 b5 13. Rae1 Bd7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Kh1 b4 16. Nd1 Ng4 17. Bf4 e5 18. dxe6
fxe6 19. f3 Ne5 20. Bh6 Bb5 $15 {Timoshenko,G-Minasian,A,URS-chJ Kherson
1991-EXP 21}) 8... cxd4 (8... a6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Qd2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. b3 e6
13. Rad1 Rd8 $6 14. f4 Nc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Na4 Rb8 17. c4 Rd7 18. c5 d5 19.
Nb6 Re7 20. e5 Ne8 21. Bd4 $16 {(),Bashkov,V-Minasian,A,Podolsk tt 1990-TD90_02
}) 9. Nxd4 a6 10. Be3 Ne5 11. b3 Bd7 12. Nd5 Nc6 13. c4 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 b5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ Kg8 18. c5 $14 {Sinowjwew,Y-Brestian,E,Oberwart
op 1991}) (6... c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Be3 Na6 10. h3 Ne8 11. Nd5 Kf8
12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 Bc6 15. Nef4 Kf7 16. Rhe1 e6 17. Nc3 Nd6 $10 {
Abdelnabi,I-Speelman,J,Luzern tt 1989-CBM 16}) 7. Bf4 $5 {N} (7. h3 Rb8 $6 (
7... e5 $142) 8. a4 c5 9. O-O b6 10. Nb5 $5 Bb7 11. d5 Ra8 12. Be3 Nc7 13. Nxc7
Qxc7 14. c4 Rfe8 15. Nc3 Rad8 16. Qd2 a5 17. Bg5 {()->>>,Zupe,M-Jacimovic,D,
Cetinje tt 1990}) 7... Qe8 (7... c5 8. d5 Nc7 9. a4 Bd7 10. Qd2 $14) 8. h3 e5
9. Be3 c6 10. O-O Qe7 11. Re1 $14 {()} Re8 12. Qd2 b6 (12... Be6 13. Rad1 $36 {
/\} Rad8 $2 14. d5) 13. f4 $1 Bb7 (13... exd4 14. Nxd4 Bb7 15. e5 $1 dxe5 16.
Nxc6 $16) 14. g4 exf4 (14... exd4 15. Nxd4 (15. Bxd4 $6 c5 $132) 15... Qc7 (
15... c5 16. Ndb5 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qxe4 19. Nxd6 $18) (15... Nc5 16.
e5 $1 $16) 16. g5 Nd7 17. Rad1 $14) 15. Bxf4 Nc7 16. Rad1 Ne6 17. Bh6 d5 $6 (
17... Rad8 $14 {/\c5}) 18. exd5 cxd5 {><d5} 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nf4 Qd6 21. Nxe6+
Rxe6 22. Rxe6 Qxe6 23. Re1 Ne4 (23... Qd6 24. Re5 Re8 25. Qe3 $16 {<->e}) 24.
Qf4 $1 (24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. d5 Qe5 26. Rxe4 Qg3+ 27. Qg2 Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Rd8 29.
Rd4 Kf6 $146) 24... Rc8 25. Re2 (25. Nxd5 $2 Bxd5 26. Bxe4 Rxc2 $1 $17) 25...
f5 (25... Qf6 26. Qxf6+ Kxf6 27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. d5 $16) 26. gxf5 Qxf5 (26...
gxf5 27. Bxe4 fxe4 28. Rg2+ $16) 27. Qe3 Nxc3 $6 (27... Re8 $142 28. Nxe4 dxe4
29. c4 $16) 28. bxc3 Rf8 (28... Rc7 29. Rf2 Qh5 30. Qe6 $18) 29. c4 $1 Rc8 30.
Qe7+ Qf7 $8 31. cxd5 $18 Kg8 32. Qe6 (32. d6 Bxg2 33. Kxg2 $18) 32... Rd8 (
32... b5 33. Rf2 $18) 33. c4 b5 $6 34. Qxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rb2 $1 a6 36. a4 Rc8 37.
c5 Rd8 38. axb5 axb5 39. d6 Bxg2 40. Kxg2 Ke6 $8 (40... Rb8 41. c6 $18) 41.
Rxb5 Kd5 42. Rb4 $6 (42. Rb7 Kxd4 43. Rc7 {/\d7,c6,Rc8+-}) 42... g5 43. Kg3 h5
44. h4 g4 45. Kf4 Rg8 46. Rb3 Rd8 47. Rb2 Rg8 48. Rg2 Rg7 49. Kf5 Rg8 50. Kf6
Kc6 51. Ke7 Rg7+ 52. Ke6 Rh7 53. d5+ Kxc5 54. d7 (54. d7 Rh6+ 55. Ke5 Rh8 56.
Rc2+ Kb6 57. Rc8 $18 {[Stohl]}) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Los Angeles"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 $5 4. dxe5 (4. Nf3 Nbd7 {-C41}) (4. f3 $5 Be7 (
4... exd4 5. Qxd4 Bd7 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Qd2 g6 8. O-O-O Bg7 9. g4 $1 $16 {Bellin})
5. Be3 O-O 6. Qd2 c6 7. Nge2 b5 (7... exd4 $142 {/\d5}) 8. a3 Nbd7 9. g4 $1 Nb6
10. Ng3 exd4 11. Bxd4 d5 12. O-O-O dxe4 13. Ncxe4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Be6 15. Qf4 Qb8
$2 (15... Nd7 $142 $14) 16. Be5 Qb7 17. g5 $1 Rfd8 18. Nf6+ $1 Kh8 19. Bd3 Nd5
20. Qh4 $18 {Chandler,M-Wahls,M,Novi Sad olm 1990}) (4. Nge2 Be7 5. h3 O-O 6.
g4 $5 $13) 4... dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nf3 (6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. f3 Nc6 9.
Be3 Bd6 10. O-O-O Ke7 11. Nge2 a6 12. Kb1 b5 13. Nc1 h6 14. N3e2 Nh5 15. Nd3
Rhf8 16. Rc1 Nf4 17. Nexf4 exf4 18. Bd2 a5 $10 {Glek,I-Titov,G,Azov URS-chT
1991-CBM 25}) (6. Bg5 Be6 7. O-O-O+ (7. g3 Kc8 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nd5 Nd7 10. Bh3
c6 11. Ne3 Kc7 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ne2 Bc5 $10 {Rosentalis,E-Gavrikov,V,SWZ-GP
Suhr 1991-CBM 22}) 7... Nbd7 8. f4 exf4 9. Nf3 h6 $1 (9... Kc8 $6 10. Bxf4 Ng4
11. Nb5 $1 Nf2 12. Nxc7 Nxh1 13. Nxa8 Nf2 14. Rd4 Bc5 15. Ra4 Rd8 16. Be2 $16 {
Maljutin,E-Komljakov,A,Azov URS-chT 1991-CBM 25}) 10. Bxf4 Bc5 11. Be2 Ng4 12.
Ne5 Ngxe5 13. Bxe5 f6 14. Bf4 c6 15. Rd3 Kc8 16. Na4 Be7 $10 {Pedzich,
D-Nesterov,J,Miedzybrodzie Zyw. 1991}) 6... Bd6 7. Bc4 (7. Bg5 Be6 8. O-O-O
Nbd7 9. Bb5 Kc8 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Ng5 a6 12. Be2 Bc5 13. Rhf1 c6 14. g3 Rf8 $10
15. f4 $6 exf4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. gxf4 Kc7 18. a3 Rae8 $15 {King,D-Wahls,M,
Luzern 1989-CBM 16}) 7... Be6 (7... Ke7 $5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Nd5+ Bxd5 10. Bxd5 c6
11. Bb3 h6 12. Bxf6+ Kxf6 13. O-O-O Rd8 14. Rd3 Be7 15. Rhd1 Rxd3 16. Rxd3 g6
17. Nd2 Kg7 18. Nc4 Bg5+ 19. Kd1 Na6 $1 20. Nxe5 Nc5 21. Rf3 f6 22. Nd3 Nxe4
23. h4 Bd2 $1 $10 {Gulko,B-Cifuentes Parada,R,Novi Sad olm 1990}) 8. Bxe6 fxe6
9. Be3 {+/= Bellin} (9. b3 $5 $14) 9... Nc6 10. a3 a6 11. Ke2 (11. O-O-O Ke7
$132) 11... Ke7 12. Rhd1 h6 13. h3 (13. Nh4 Kf7 {/\g5,Ng4<=>}) 13... Rhf8 14.
Rd3 (14. Rd2 Rad8 $10) 14... Nh5 15. Nh4 $6 (15. g3 Rf7 $36 {<->f}) (15. Rad1
Nf4+ 16. Bxf4 exf4 $10) 15... Nd4+ $1 16. Kd2 (16. Bxd4 $2 Nf4+ 17. Kf1 Nxd3
18. cxd3 (18. Be3 Nxb2 19. Ng6+ Kd7 20. Nxf8+ Rxf8 $19) 18... exd4 19. Ng6+ Kf6
$19) 16... Rf6 17. g4 (17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Rxd4 Rxf2+ $17) 17... g5 $1 $8 (17...
Nf4 $2 18. Bxf4 Rxf4 19. Ng6+ $18) 18. Nf5+ (18. gxh5 gxh4 $17 {/\Rg8,><f2,h3,
h5}) 18... exf5 19. gxh5 Ke6 $1 20. Bxd4 (20. Nd5 $2 fxe4 $19) (20. Rf1 Nf3+
21. Ke2 Nh4 22. exf5+ Rxf5 $36) 20... exd4 21. Rxd4 (21. exf5+ Rxf5 22. Ne4
Bf4+ 23. Ke2 c5 $17) 21... Be5 22. Rc4 fxe4 $1 23. Nxe4 Rf3 $146 {><f2,h3,h5}
24. Rh1 $8 Raf8 25. b3 (25. a4 $142 $5 $132) 25... b5 26. Rc6+ (26. Rc5 $2 Bd4
27. Rc6+ Kd5 $19) 26... Kd5 27. Rc5+ Kd4 $1 28. c3+ (28. Re1 $142 Rxf2+ $1 29.
Nxf2 Rxf2+ 30. Kd1 Kxc5 (30... Bf4 31. Rc6 Rd2+ 32. Kc1 $10) 31. Rxe5+ Kd4 32.
Re6 Rh2 33. Rxh6 Rxh3 $15) 28... Kxe4 29. Re1+ Kf4 30. Rexe5 Rxf2+ 31. Re2 (31.
Kd3 Kg3 $17) 31... Rd8+ 32. Ke1 Rf3 33. Re6 (33. Rxc7 Rxh3 $17) 33... Rd6 $1
34. Rxd6 cxd6 35. Rc6 Rxh3 36. Rxd6 Rxh5 37. Rxa6 g4 38. a4 (38. Kf2 Rh2+ 39.
Kg1 Kg3 $19) 38... bxa4 39. bxa4 (39. Rxa4+ Kf3 $19) 39... g3 40. Kf1 $8 Rh1+
41. Kg2 Rh2+ 42. Kg1 h5 {/\h4-h3,Rc2} 43. Rf6+ Kg5 44. Rf1 Ra2 45. c4 h4 (45...
h4 46. Rc1 h3 47. c5 h2+ 48. Kh1 Kg4 49. c6 Kh3 $19 {[Stohl]}) 0-1

[Event "San Roque"]
[Site "San Roque"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Bg4 $6 {Not a very good idea. With White's
N still on b1 the pressure against d4 is illusory and later Black will be
forced either to concede the ^^, or lose a tempo by retreating his B.} (4...
Nf6 {transposes to normal Pirc positions.}) 5. c3 Nf6 (5... e5 {More ambitious
is} 6. Nbd2 $5 (6. dxe5 dxe5 7. h3 Bd7 $142 $5 (7... Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nf6 9. O-O
O-O 10. Na3 (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Na3 Nf4 14. Rad1 Nc6 15. Ba6
Qc8 16. Bc4 Na5 17. Bb5 Qe6 18. b4 Nc6 19. Bc4 Qf6 20. Kh1 Rad8 21. Nc2 Ne7 22.
Qe3 Qc6 23. Bb3 $14 {Cladouras,P-Vonthron,H/BL/1990/}) 10... Nbd7 11. Be3 Qe7
12. Bc2 Nc5 13. b4 Ne6 14. Nc4 Nh5 15. g3 b6 16. Rfd1 Rad8 17. a4 h6 18. Bb3
Kh7 19. a5 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8 Nxd8 22. Qd1 Ne6 23. Qd3 Bf6 24. Qd5 Ng5
25. Bxg5 hxg5 26. Ne3 Kg7 27. a6 {1-0,De Jong,M-Eppinga,R/Groningen op SC/1996/
})) 6... Nc6 (6... exd4 7. cxd4 Bxd4 $4 8. Qa4+ $18) 7. Qb3 $36) 6. Nbd2 {
White wants to take on f3 more harmoniously with the N.} (6. h3 $143 Bxf3 7.
Qxf3 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f6 13. Be3 f5 14.
Bg5 f4 15. Qg4 Nc5 $13 {Marrow,C-Koenig,D/USA-op Dearborn/1992/}) 6... O-O 7.
h3 Bc8 (7... Bxf3 8. Nxf3 $14) 8. O-O Nc6 9. Re1 (9. d5 $5 Nb8 10. c4 c6 11.
Re1 $14 {[%csl Gc4,Gd5,Ge4] ()[+]}) 9... e5 10. Nf1 (10. Nc4 $6 exd4 11. cxd4
d5 $15 (11... Nxe4 $5 $15)) (10. dxe5 $5) 10... Bd7 {Despite the lost tempi
it's not so easy for White to prove an advantage. This is because the position
remains closed and Black has no clear weakness.} 11. a3 Kh8 (11... Nh5 $142 $5
$132) 12. Ng3 Ng8 13. Bg5 $6 {A superficial move, after which Black solves his
problems.} (13. Bc2 $142 $5 $14 {/\} f5 $6 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Nh5 $40) 13... Qe8
14. dxe5 (14. d5 Nce7 $13 {[%cal Yf7f5,Yg7h6] /\f5,Bh6}) 14... dxe5 $11 15. Qc2
Be6 16. b4 f6 17. Bc1 $6 {Starts a totally misguided plan.} ({Better and
certainly more logical was} 17. Be3 Qf7 18. Rab1 $11) 17... Qf7 18. c4 $2 {
[%csl Rd3,Rd4] A serious positional mistake. This move limits the scope of Bd3
and above all seriously weakens the d4-square.} Rfd8 19. Bb2 (19. c5 $142 $5)
19... a5 $1 $36 {Because of his misplaced pieces White can't protect his Pb4
naturally and is forced to make positional concessions.} 20. b5 (20. bxa5 $143
Nxa5 $17 {[%csl Ra3,Rc4] ׫}) (20. Qc3 $2 axb4 21. axb4 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Nxb4 $1
$17) 20... Nb8 21. Nf1 $6 {The N is running around in circles, now Black
quickly builds up a strategically won position.} ({The last chance to make a
fight of it was} 21. c5 $5 Nd7 (21... c6 $5 {[%csl Rc5] ><c5}) 22. c6 Bb3 23.
Qc3 bxc6 24. Qxc6 Nb6 $36) 21... Nd7 22. Ne3 (22. c5 $2 Nxc5 $17) 22... Nc5 23.
Bf1 Ne7 24. Rad1 Re8 $1 {A fine move. Black realizes that for the intended >>
attack he will need both R, while White can't achieve anything significant on
the d <->.} ({Also interesting was} 24... Rg8 $5) 25. Nd2 (25. Nd5 $142 $5 Nc8
26. a4 c6 27. Ba3 Bf8 $1 $17) 25... Nc8 26. Be2 Nd6 $19 {Black's position
plays itself, White has no counterplay and his next move doesn't help.} 27. Bg4
$6 f5 28. Bf3 Rad8 29. exf5 (29. Nd5 f4 $19 {[%cal Rc7c6,Rh7h5,Rg6g4] /\c6,g5,
h5->>>}) 29... gxf5 30. Bd5 (30. Nb3 Nxb3 (30... Na4 $5 $19) 31. Qxb3 Nxc4 32.
Bxb7 Nxb2 33. Qxb2 e4 {[%cal Rf5f4] /\f4->}) 30... e4 $1 31. Nb3 Nd3 32. Bxg7+
Qxg7 33. Re2 {Now Black wins by force.} (33. Rf1 f4 $19) 33... a4 34. Nd2 Nf4
35. Ree1 Bxd5 36. cxd5 Nxg2 $1 (36... Nxg2 37. Nxg2 Rg8 38. Kf1 Qxg2+ 39. Ke2
e3 $1 $19 {->}) 0-1

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ionescu, Constantin"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. dxe5 (4. d5 c6 5. c4 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Be3 a6 8.
Qd2 cxd5 9. cxd5 b5 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Nge2 Bb7 12. O-O Qb8 13. Rac1 Bd8 14. a4
b4 15. Nd1 a5 16. b3 Bb6 17. Bxb6 Nxb6 18. Ne3 g6 19. Kh1 Nfd7 20. Ng3 f6 $10 {
Oll,L-Chernin,A/Moscow PCA-Intel qual 25'/1995/}) 4... dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.
Bc4 Ke7 $5 (6... Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. Nh3 Ke7 11. Nf2 a5
12. a4 Ra6 13. Nd3 Rc6 14. c3 Rf8 15. Ke2 Nb6 16. Rhc1 $36 {[%csl Rc6,Re5,Re6]
><e6,e5,Rc6,Quinteros,MA-Iglesias,A/San Luis Clarin op/1995/}) (6... Ke8 7. Be3
Nbd7 8. Nc3 c6 9. a4 a5 10. Nge2 Bc5 11. Nd1 Ke7 12. Nc1 Ne8 13. Nd3 Bxe3 14.
Nxe3 Nd6 15. Bb3 b6 16. c3 Ba6 17. Bc2 g6 18. O-O-O Nc4 19. Rhe1 Nxe3 20. Rxe3
Rad8 21. Nf2 Nc5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. b4 $10 {Blatny,P-Ftacnik,L/BL 9495
Werder-HSK/1995/}) 7. Be3 (7. Nc3 c6 (7... Be6 $5 8. Nd5+ Bxd5 9. exd5 Nbd7 $13
) 8. Be3 Be6 $10) 7... Be6 8. Na3 $1 {[%cal Rc4e6,Ra3b5] /\Be6,Nb5} (8. Nd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O g6 $5 (9... Bxc4 10. Nxc4 Ke6 11. Nh3 h6 12. f4 Ng4 13. f5+ Ke7
14. Nf2 Nxe3 15. Nxe3 Ke8 16. Nd3 c6 17. Nc4 f6 18. g4 Nb6 $14 {()>>,
Sveshnikov,E-Panchenko,AN/Moscow PCA-op 25'/1994/}) (9... a5 10. g4 Bxc4 11.
Nxc4 b5 12. Nd2 Ke6 13. Ne2 {1/2-1/2,Saltaev,M-Titov,G/Tiraspol/1994/}) 10. Ne2
h5 11. Bf2 Bh6 12. Kb1 Rhd8 13. Bd3 Ne8 14. Nc4 b6 15. a4 f6 16. Nc1 c6 17. c3
Rab8 18. Kc2 a5 19. Be2 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Nd6 21. Be2 Nf8 22. Rhe1 Ne6 23. Bf1 Kd7
24. Nb3 Kc7 25. Nd2 Bf8 $10 {Georgadze,TV-Rivas Pastor,M/XI Velez-Malaga/1991/}
) 8... Nbd7 $146 (8... Bxc4 9. Nxc4 Nc6 (9... Nbd7 10. O-O-O $14 {[%cal Yc4a5]
/\Na5|^}) 10. a4 Ke6 11. Nh3 h6 12. c3 a6 13. Nf2 Be7 14. a5 Rad8 15. Ke2 Nd7
16. g4 h5 17. g5 f5 18. gxf6 gxf6 19. Rhg1 Rdg8 20. Nd3 f5 21. exf5+ Kxf5 22.
Rad1 Ke6 23. Bf2 Bd6 24. b4 Ne7 25. Nd2 $14 {[%csl Ga5,Gb4,Gc3][%cal Yd2c4,
Yd2e4] ()<<,/\Ne4,Nc4, Ionescu,Co-Nevednichy,V/Bucharest Ciocaltea/1994/}) 9.
O-O-O (9. Bxe6 Kxe6 10. Nb5 Ne8 11. Nxa7 $2 c6 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Rd7c5,Rf8c5] /
\Bc5,Nc5,פa7}) 9... a6 10. Bxe6 Kxe6 11. Nc4 a5 (11... Bc5 $142 $5 12. Nh3 h6
13. Nf2 Bxe3+ 14. Nxe3 Rhd8 $10) 12. a4 $1 {[%csl Ra5] ><a5} Bc5 13. Nh3 Bxe3+
14. Nxe3 g6 15. Nc4 h6 (15... Ke7 16. Nf2 Ne8 17. Nd3 f6 18. f4 $14) 16. Nf2 {
[%csl Ra5,Re5][%cal Gd1d7] ><a5,e5,<->d} Rhb8 $6 (16... Nc5 17. Nd3 Nxd3+ (
17... Nxa4 18. Ncxe5 $36 {[%csl Yd4,Yd5,Ye4,Ye5,Re6] [+],עe6}) (17... Nfd7 $2
18. Ncxe5 $1 $16) 18. Rxd3 b6 19. Rhd1 $36) (16... Ne8 17. Rd5 $1 (17. Nd3 Nd6
$5 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. b3 {[%cal Yd3b2,Yb2c4] /\Nb2-c4} Nb6 $132) 17... b6 18.
Rhd1 Nef6 19. R5d2 $14 {[%cal Gd2d7] <->d}) 17. Nd3 Ra6 18. Rhe1 Ne8 19. f4 $1
$36 exf4 20. Nxf4+ Ke7 21. Nd5+ Ke6 $5 $8 (21... Kf8 22. Nxc7 $18) (21... Kd8
22. e5 $16) 22. Nf4+ Ke7 23. e5 {()} Nf8 24. Rd5 (24. Nd5+ $142 Ke6 25. Rf1 $40
{[%cal Rf1f6,Rd5f6] /\Nf6,Rf6!} c6 (25... Nd7 26. Nf4+ Ke7 27. e6 $18) 26. Nf4+
Ke7 27. Nd6 $16) 24... g5 $1 25. Ne2 Rba8 (25... b6 26. Nd4 {[%cal Rd4f5,Rd4c6]
/\Nc6,Nf5}) 26. Rb5 R8a7 $8 27. Nd4 Ng7 28. Nb3 Nfe6 $1 (28... b6 29. Nd4 $40)
29. Rd1 (29. Nbxa5 Nd8 {[%cal Rc7c6,Rb7b6] /\c6,b6} 30. Nb3 Rxa4 $132) (29.
Rxa5 Rxa5 30. Nbxa5 Nd8 31. Rd1 Nge6 $1 $13 {[%cal Rb7b6] /\b6} (31... b6 $2
32. Rxd8 $18)) 29... b6 30. Rbd5 Ra8 31. g4 (31. Nd4 Nxd4 32. R1xd4 Ne6 $14)
31... h5 $6 (31... Rd8 $142 $5 32. Ne3 Raa8 {/\} 33. Nf5+ $6 Nxf5 34. gxf5 Nf4
$36) 32. h3 Rh8 (32... hxg4 $142 33. hxg4 Rd8 34. Rxd8 Nxd8 35. Rh1 $36 {
[%cal Gh1h8] <->h}) 33. Ne3 Raa8 34. Nf5+ Ke8 35. Rd7 hxg4 36. hxg4 Kf8 $8 37.
Rf1 Rh7 (37... Nxf5 38. gxf5 Nf4 39. e6 $1 $40) 38. Nfd4 Nf4 $8 (38... Nxd4 39.
Rfxf7+ Kg8 40. Nxd4 $18) 39. Rxc7 $18 Rh4 40. Nf5 $6 $138 (40. Nf3 $1 Rxg4 41.
Nxg5 $1 Rxg5 (41... Ne2+ 42. Kd2 Rxg5 43. Rfxf7+ Kg8 44. Kxe2 Rxe5+ 45. Kd3 $18
) 42. Rxf4 Rf5 43. Rxf5 Nxf5 44. Rb7 $18) 40... Nxf5 (40... Rxg4 $2 41. Nh6 $18
) 41. gxf5 Re8 42. Re1 g4 {[%csl Gg4] o^g4} 43. Rc3 Rd8 $44 {[%cal Rf4e2] /
\Ne2!-+} 44. Kb1 Ke7 45. Nc1 (45. Nc1 Rh3 46. Rc4 Rf3 $13) (45. f6+ Ke6 46.
Rc6+ Kf5 47. Rxb6 g3 $36) 1/2-1/2

[Event "San Roque"]
[Site "San Roque"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rodriguez Talavera, Juan Carlos"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nge2 Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O c5 $5 {
Not new, but a relatively unusual idea. In a position, where Black mostly
plays King's Indian type moves like 7...e5 or 7...c6, Gulko tries to achieve
something totally different-a Sicilian Dragon structure. This motive is
becoming increasingly popular in the Pirc: see also the game Handoko-Hodgson.}
8. h3 (8. a4 a6 9. h3 Qc7 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Bg5 Ncd7 12. Qd2 Rb8 13. Nd4 e5 14.
Nde2 Nb6 15. b3 Be6 16. Rfd1 Rbd8 17. a5 Nc8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Ne7 20. Ra4
Ne8 21. Rc4 Qd7 22. Nc3 f6 23. Be3 f5 24. Na4 Nc8 25. Qb4 Nf6 26. Nb6 Nxb6 27.
Bxb6 Rc8 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. c4 e4 $132 {Short,N-Kindermann,S/Dortmund/1983/}) ({
In Benoni-like positions the Nb8 is usually developed via a6 to c7, where it
furthers the b5 thrust. On d7 it's supposed to be misplaced. But in this
situation with the P on c2 instead of c4 it's much easier to get in b5 (a6,Rb8,
if necessary also Ne8-c7). Also White's Ne2 is not on it's right square, from
f3 it supports the central break e4-e5, a usual White idea in such positions.} 
8. d5 Ne8 (8... Rb8 9. a4 b6 10. Bf4 a6 11. Qd2 Ne5 12. Rfb1 Re8 13. Bh6 Bh8
14. f3 {1/2,Aseev,K-Van Wely,L/Krumbach op/1991/}) 9. a4 a6 (9... b6 10. Bf4
Nc7 11. Qc1 Re8 12. h3 Ba6 13. Re1 Ne5 14. Bh6 Bh8 15. f4 Nd7 16. Qd2 Rb8 17.
Rad1 b5 18. axb5 Nxb5 19. Ra1 Qc8 20. Nxb5 Rxb5 21. Ra2 $14 {Tringov,
G-Kaminski,U/Vrnjacka Banja/1990/}) 10. Be3 Rb8 11. Qd2 Ne5 12. b3 b5 13. Rae1
Bd7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Kh1 b4 16. Nd1 Ng4 17. Bf4 e5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. f3 Ne5
20. Bh6 Bb5 21. Bxg7 Nxg7 22. Ne3 Nc6 23. Rf2 Ra8 24. c4 bxc3 25. Nxc3 Ba6 26.
f4 Nb4 27. Rd1 Bd3 28. Bf1 Bxf1 29. Rfxf1 Ra6 $15 {[%csl Gc5,Gd6,Re4,Ge6,Rh1] 
[+],ע,e4,Timoshenko,G-Minasjan,A/URS-chJ Kherson/1991/}) 8... Rb8 {Black
patiently waits with the pawn exchange, practice proves him right:} (8... cxd4
9. Nxd4 Nc5 (9... a6 10. Re1 Nb6 11. a4 e5 12. Nde2 Be6 13. b3 Qc7 14. Be3 Rac8
15. Qd2 Rfd8 16. a5 Nbd7 17. Rec1 Qb8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Re8 20. g4 Qc7 21.
Ra4 Nc5 22. Rc4 Qe7 23. b4 Ncd7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. c4 e4 26. c5 $1 $16 {Dorfman,
I-Apicella,M/Cannes op/1989/}) 10. Re1 a6 11. a4 e5 12. Nb3 Nxb3 13. cxb3 Be6
14. Be3 Qd7 15. Kh2 Rad8 16. Re2 Ne8 17. Nd5 f5 18. Bg5 Nf6 19. Rc1 Qf7 20.
Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Rc7 Rd7 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Rd2 $16 {
Khenkin,I-Timman,J/Tilburg blitz/1994/1-0/}) 9. a4 (9. Be3 b6 10. Qd2 a6 11.
Rad1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bb7 13. Bh6 Nc5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rfe1 Qd7 16. Qe3 Rfe8 17.
Nb3 Nxb3 {1/2,Tukmakov,V-Gulko,B/Leon/1992/}) 9... a6 (9... b6 $5 10. Bg5 a6
11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rfd1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. Qe3 Rc8 15. Nde2 Rc5 16. Rd2 Qa8 17.
Rad1 Rxg5 $6 (17... Rec8 $132) 18. Qxg5 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Qxe4 21.
Qf4 Qe6 22. Nd4 Qxh3 23. Qe4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Ne5 25. Qe2 Rc8 26. c3 Rc5 27. Rh4
$36 {Gulko,B-Matveeva,S/Helsinki op/1992/ Was this the game, after which Gulko
decided to include 7...c5!? in his repertoire?}) 10. dxc5 $6 (10. Be3 $142 Qc7
(10... b6 11. Qd2 Re8 12. g4 {De la Villa Garcia,J (2495)-Gulko,B (2615)
Pamplona9697 1997 (7) 0-1 Gulko has been very successful in this line lately,
as the following model game proves.} h5 $6 (12... cxd4 $5 13. Nxd4 Ne5 $132)
13. g5 Nh7 14. f4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Bb7 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. Bxc6 Nhf8 19.
f5 gxf5 20. Rxf5 Qc7 21. Qg2 e6 22. Rf2 Ng6 23. Qf3 Re7 24. Ne4 $1 $44 {
Djurhuus,R-Van Wely,L/WchJ Tunja/1989/}) 11. Qd2 cxd4 (11... b5 12. axb5 axb5
13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nb6 15. b3 c4 16. Qb4 e6 17. dxe6 Bxe6 18. Nf4 Bd7 19.
Ra6 Rfc8 20. Rfa1 $36 {[%cal Ga1a8] <->a,Geller,E-Christiansen,L/Moscow izt/
1982/}) 12. Bxd4 Ne5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bf5 15. f4 Nc4 16. Qc3 Bxd4+ 17.
Nxd4 Rbc8 18. b3 Nb6 19. Qxc7 Rxc7 20. a5 Nd7 21. Rfe1 Nf6 22. Nxf5 (22. c4
$142 {_|_()}) 22... gxf5 23. c4 Re8 24. Re3 Kf8 25. Bf1 e6 26. dxe6 fxe6 27.
Rae1 Kf7 $11 {Prandstetter,E-Smagin,S/Voronezh/1987/}) (10. a5 $5 $14) 10...
Nxc5 11. Be3 b6 $146 (11... Qc7 12. Bd4 e5 13. Be3 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. g4 b4
16. g5 bxc3 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxc3 Rxb2 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Ra8 Nd7 21. f4 exf4 22.
Bd4 (22. Nxf6+ $142 Nxf6 23. Bd4 $132) 22... Bxd4+ 23. Qxd4 Rxc2 24. Rxf4 Qg5
25. Rg4 Rc1+ 26. Bf1 Qe5 $17 {Cvek,R-Mai,P/EU-chJ U18/1996/}) 12. g4 $8 {
More or less forced, if White wants to avoid playing the ugly f3.} (12. Nd4
$143 Bb7 13. f3 e5 $1 14. Nb3 Nxb3 15. cxb3 d5 $36) 12... Bb7 13. Ng3 Qc8 14.
Qd2 $6 (14. g5 $142 Nfd7 15. f4 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bd4 $13) 14... b5 $1 $36
15. axb5 axb5 16. Bh6 (16. g5 $6 b4 17. gxf6 bxc3 $17) (16. b4 Ncd7 $15 {
[%csl Rc2,Rc3,Rc4][%cal Rd7e5,Re5c4] בc,/\Ne5-c4}) (16. Nxb5 Ncxe4 $36) 16...
Bxh6 17. Qxh6 b4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 b3 $1 20. c3 (20. cxb3 Rxb3 $17 {
[%csl Rb2,Rd5,Rg1] ><b2,d5,K}) 20... Ra8 21. Rxa8 (21. Rae1 Ra2 $40) (21. Rab1
$142 $17) 21... Qxa8 22. g5 $2 {After White cuts off his Q Black wins easily,
as the tactics don't work for White.} Ne8 $1 {As the game shows, it's
important to protect g7.} 23. f4 Qa2 24. f5 Qxb2 25. f6 (25. fxg6 hxg6 26. Nh5
Qxc3 $19) 25... Qxc3 $1 $19 26. Kh2 (26. fxe7 Qe3+ $19) 26... exf6 27. Nh5 (27.
gxf6 Nxf6 $19) 27... Qe5+ 28. Kh1 fxg5 $1 (28... gxh5 29. gxf6 Nd7 30. Rg1
Nexf6 31. Bf3+ Ng4 $19 {is also sufficient, but the text is stronger.}) 0-1

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 {Dreev and Leko sometimes play this rather
rare line, but it's greatest practicioner is Tiviakov. In practice it's not so
easy for Black to hold the balance.} h6 (4... c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3
h6 8. Be3 e5 9. d5 cxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 a6 12. Be2 f5 13. Qb4 Qf6 14. a4
$36 {Krivec,J-Manca,F/Nova Gorica op/1997/}) (4... Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7.
O-O-O g5 8. Be3 Ng4 9. h4 Nxe3 10. Qxe3 g4 11. h5 $1 c5 12. Nge2 a6 13. dxc5
Nxc5 14. Nd4 Qa5 15. Bc4 Bd7 16. Nd5 Na4 17. b4 Qd8 18. Nf5 Bb2+ 19. Kb1 Rc8
20. Bb3 Be5 21. Nfxe7 Nc3+ 22. Kc1 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Be6 24. Kb1 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Qf6
26. Rhd1 $16 {Polgar,J-Smirin,I/Groningen PCA/1993/}) 5. Bh4 Bg7 (5... Nh5 $5
$146 6. Qf3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Nge2 c5 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. Qe3 Ne5 11. Bb3 g5 12. f4
Nxf4 13. Nxf4 gxf4 14. Qxf4 Ng6 15. Qg3 Nxh4 16. Qxh4 dxc5 17. Rd1 Qa5 18. Rd3
Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qxe7 Rae8 21. Qd7 c4 22. Rf3 Qb6 23. Na4 Qa5+ 24. Nc3 Qb6
25. Na4 Qa5+ 26. Nc3 {1/2,Sermek,D-Djuric,S/Nova Gorica op/1997/}) (5... c6 6.
f4 $5 (6. e5 Nd5 7. Nxd5 cxd5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. c3 Bg4 11. Be2 Bg7
12. O-O O-O 13. Bg3 Qd8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxg4 {1/2,Heyne,
G-Farsakh,C/BAY-chT3SE/1995/}) 6... Qa5 7. Qd2 Bg7 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2 Nbd7 10.
h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5 12. dxe5 (12. Bf2 $142 $1 $14) 12... dxe5 13. f5 g5 14. Bf2
Bf8 15. O-O Bc5 16. a3 Bxf2+ 17. Qxf2 Qb6 $11 {Hresc,V-Penn/Munich op/1985/})
6. Qd2 ({A more testing alternative is} 6. f4 $5 c5 $142 $5 (6... c6 7. Qd2 (7.
Nf3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qa5 10. O-O-O e6 11. g4 Nbd7 12. f5 O-O-O 13. fxe6
fxe6 14. Bc4 Rde8 15. Bg3 e5 16. d5 $36 {Mahdy,K-Schlosser/Wien op/1986/}) 7...
O-O 8. Nf3 a5 (8... b5 9. Bd3 a6 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 b4 12. Ne4 Nd5 13. O-O a5
14. Kh1 Ba6 15. f5 Bxd3 16. cxd3 Nd7 17. d4 Qe8 18. Rae1 gxf5 19. Nf6+ N7xf6
20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Qxh6 Bg7 23. Qh3 f6 24. Nh4 {1-0,Mahdy,
K-Steiner,U/AUT-chT/1991/}) 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. O-O Na6 11. a3 Rb8 12. f5 e5 13.
dxe5 dxe5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Qxh6 Bg7 16. Qh4 gxf5 17. Ng5 Re8 18. exf5 f6 19.
Qh7+ Kf8 20. Bc4 {1-0,Voekler,B-Juergenlimke,A/GER-ch Wildbad/1993/}) 7. e5 ({
Rather tame is} 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Qd2 Qxc5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O-O Be6 11. h3 O-O 12.
g4 Qa5 13. a3 Rfc8 14. Kb1 b5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Qxa5 Ba2+ 18. Kxa2
Nxa5 19. c3 Rab8 $11 {Westerinen,H-Vadasz,L/Budapest Tungsram/1976/}) 7... Nh5
8. dxc5 Nxf4 (8... dxe5 $2 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. O-O-O+ Bd7 11. Nd5 Nc6 12. Nxe7 $1
Nxe7 13. Bb5 $18) 9. exd6 g5 (9... Qa5 $5 10. Qd2 g5 11. Bf2 O-O 12. dxe7 Re8
13. O-O-O Nc6 14. Bc4 Bg4 15. g3 Ne6 16. Nge2 Ne5 17. Bxe6 Bxe6 18. Kb1 Nc4 19.
Qe1 Nxb2 20. Kxb2 Qxa2+ $40 {Kujawski,R-Szerwonski,A/Slupsk op/1992/}) 10. Bf2
O-O 11. Qd2 exd6 12. O-O-O Bg4 (12... Qa5 13. Bd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxc5 15. Qxd6
Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Kg7 17. g3 Ng6 18. Bg2 Ne5 19. Nf3 Nc4 20. Rd3 Nc6 21. b3 Nb6 22.
Nd4 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Nd7 24. Rc4 Nf6 25. Rc7 Ne8 26. Re7 Nd6 27. Rd1 Nf5 28. Re5
Rb8 29. Rdd5 $16 {Yakovich,Y-Kerkhof,P/Ostend op/1993/}) 13. Nf3 Nc6 14. cxd6 (
14. h4 $5 dxc5 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. Qe3 Qf6 17. Qxc5 Ne6 18. Qc4 Qf4+ 19. Qxf4
Nxf4 20. Ne4 Rac8 21. Bc5 Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Nexg5 Ne6 24. Nxe6 Bxe6 25.
Bd3 Bf6 26. a3 $14 {Voitsekhovsky,S-Berelovich,A/Smolensk/1992/}) 14... Rc8 (
14... Qf6 $5 $13) 15. h4 Nb4 $2 (15... Qa5 $132) 16. Bd4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qxd6 18.
hxg5 hxg5 19. Qh2 f6 20. a3 Rxc3 21. axb4 Rcc8 22. Bc5 Qe6 23. b3 Rxc5 24. bxc5
Qe3+ 25. Kb1 Rc8 26. Bc4+ {1-0,Sorokin,M-Jansa,V/Ostrava/1992/}) 6... Nbd7 (
6... g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. O-O-O Nc6 (8... e6 9. Kb1 Nd7 10. Nf3 Nb6 11. d5 Bd7 12.
Nd4 Qe7 13. Be2 Nxg3 14. hxg3 O-O-O 15. g4 Kb8 16. Rh3 Qf6 17. Rf3 Qg6 18. Re3
Be5 19. g3 Qg7 20. Nb3 Rde8 21. Na5 Re7 $15 {Piza,D-Danialov,S/St.Cugat op/
1992/}) 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Nge2 e6 11. f3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 a6 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. g4 Qe7
15. Ng3 Rg8 16. Rhe1 O-O-O 17. Nh5 Bh8 18. Nd5 Qf8 19. Ne3 Kb8 20. Qa5 Bd7 21.
Rd3 Bc8 22. Red1 Qe7 23. d5 b6 24. Qa3 Ka7 25. Ng3 Be5 26. Ne2 Bb7 27. Nd4 Qd7
$13 {Tiviakov,S-Markowski,T/Polanica Zdroj/1995/}) 7. O-O-O g5 8. Bg3 Nh5 9.
Nge2 {[%cal Rh2h4] Prepares h4.} (9. Bc4 $5 $13 {seems to be an interesting
alternative}) 9... e6 $5 $146 {A new move, which fits into Black's plans. It's
certainly connected with a better idea than Smirin's, who got into serious
truoble with Tiviakov quite quickly.} (9... a6 10. h4 g4 $6 (10... e6 $142 {
-see game.}) 11. f3 f5 12. e5 Nb6 13. exd6 cxd6 14. Bf2 Be6 15. d5 Nc4 16. Qe1
Bd7 17. Nd4 (17. Bd4 $5 $36) 17... Ne5 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. dxe6 Qa5 20. Nd5 Qxa2
21. Qb4 O-O 22. Nxe7+ Kh8 $6 (22... Kh7 $142 23. Nd5 Rac8 $132) 23. Rxd6 Rad8
24. Bd4 Kh7 25. Rxd8 (25. Nxf5 Rxd6 26. Nxd6 Qxe6 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Bd3+ $16)
25... Rxd8 26. Nxf5 Nc6 $1 $13 {Tiviakov,S-Smirin,I/Wijk/1994/}) ({Interesting
is} 9... c5 $5) 10. h4 (10. f4 gxf4 11. Bxf4 (11. Nxf4 $6 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qg5 $15
) 11... Nxf4 12. Nxf4 Qg5 13. g3 h5 $132) 10... a6 11. Bh2 {Interesting is also
} (11. hxg5 $5 hxg5 (11... Nxg3 12. Nxg3 Qxg5 (12... hxg5 13. Nh5 Kf8 14. Be2
$40) 13. Nh5 $36) 12. Bh2 Qe7 $13 {/\} 13. g4 Nhf6 14. Qxg5 $4 Bh6 $19) 11...
gxh4 $5 {It will be suprisinly difficult for White to regain this pawn and
maintain the tension.} 12. e5 (12. Nf4 Nxf4 13. Bxf4 Qe7 $13 (13... e5 $5 14.
dxe5 Nxe5 $132)) 12... Nb6 ({It's usually not a good idea to open the position,
when you lack development.} 12... dxe5 $143 13. dxe5 Qe7 14. f4 $36 (14. Qe3 $6
Qc5 {/\} 15. Qf3 Nxe5 $1 16. Qxh5 Nd3+ $19)) 13. Nf4 {A tame move.} ({More
ambitious, but also more risky was} 13. Qe3 Qg5 $5 14. f4 Qg6 15. exd6 cxd6 16.
d5 Nc4 $132) 13... Nxf4 14. Bxf4 (14. Qxf4 $6 dxe5 15. dxe5 Qg5 $15) 14... dxe5
15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Bd7 {The endgame is slightly worse for
Black, but he has good counterchances.} 18. Rxh4 Bc6 19. Ne2 $6 (19. f4 $142 $5
{[%cal Rg2g4,Rd2h2] /\g4,Rdh2} Kf8 (19... Rd8 $6 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. g4 Bf3 22.
g5 h5 23. Be2 Bxe2 24. Nxe2 $16) 20. g4 Kg7 $14) 19... Rg8 20. g3 (20. Rxh6
Bxg2 21. Bxg2 Rxg2 22. Rh8+ Ke7 $11) (20. Rh2 Rg5 21. f4 Rg4 {[%csl Rg2][%cal
Rc6b5] /\Bb5,><g2}) 20... Nd7 $1 21. Nd4 {Now the tension dissipates and a
drawish position arises.} (21. f4 Rg6 $132 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Ye8e7,Ya8g8] /\Ke7,
Rdg8,Bf3,><g3}) 21... Nxe5 22. Nxc6 Nxc6 (22... Nf3 23. Na5 Nxh4 24. gxh4 Rg1
25. Rd1 $14) 23. Rxh6 Ne5 24. Bg2 c6 25. Rh5 Nd7 26. Rd4 Rc8 (26... Ke7 27. Rh7
Rad8 $11) 27. Kd2 Ke7 28. Ke2 Nf6 29. Rh1 Rg5 30. Rhd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj Kanstler} d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 {White doesn't
exchange Q so soon and more ambitiously closes the centre, giving the position
a King's Indian character.} (4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Ke8 7. Be3 (7.
a4 {Kanstler} a5 8. Na3 {N/} Bb4+ 9. Ke2 Nfd7 10. c3 Bc5 11. Bd3 Nb6 $10 {
Mikhalevski,V-Kantsler,B/ISR-cht/1996/1:0/49/}) 7... Nbd7 8. Ne2 Bc5 9. Kf2 Ke7
10. Nd2 Bb6 11. a4 a5 12. Nc1 Ne8 13. Nd3 f6 14. Bb3 Bxe3+ 15. Kxe3 Nd6 16. g3
b6 17. Bd5 Rb8 18. f4 Bb7 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. fxe5 $10 {1/2,Urban,K-Zagorskis,D/
Cappelle la Grande op/1996/}) 4... Be7 (4... Nxe4 $5 {Kortschnoj} 5. fxe4 Qh4+
6. Ke2 Qxe4+ 7. Be3 Be7 8. Nc3 Qg6 $44) 5. Be3 (5. c4 Nh5 6. Be3 O-O 7. Nc3 g6
8. Qd2 f5 9. exf5 gxf5 10. O-O-O Na6 11. Nge2 Kh8 12. f4 Nc5 13. Kb1 exf4 14.
Nxf4 Nxf4 15. Bd4+ $1 Bf6 16. Qxf4 Bd7 17. Bd3 Bxd4 18. Qxd4+ Qf6 19. Bc2 a5
20. Rhf1 Rae8 21. g3 Qg7 22. Qxg7+ $14 {[%csl Rf5,Rh7] _|_ק,Boensch,U-D�r,W/
Mitropa-Cup/1993/}) 5... Nh5 (5... O-O 6. c4 (6. Qd2 c6 7. c4 b5 $6 8. Nc3 b4
9. Nd1 a5 10. Nf2 Qc7 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Ne2 Ba6 13. Ng3 Rfc8 14. Nf5 Bf8 15.
dxc6 Qxc6 16. Be2 Nc5 17. O-O Ne8 18. Nd3 Ne6 19. b3 Qc7 20. Qe1 g6 21. Nh6+
Kh8 22. Qh4 f6 23. f4 exf4 24. Nxf4 Nxf4 25. Qxf4 Bg7 26. Bd4 $36 {Kortschnoj,
V-Nikolic,Pr/Barcelona WCup/1989/}) 6... c6 (6... a5 7. Nc3 Nfd7 8. Bd3 Bh4+ 9.
g3 Bg5 10. Bf2 Nc5 11. Bc2 c6 12. Nge2 cxd5 13. cxd5 Bh3 14. Rg1 Bd7 15. h4 Be7
16. a3 a4 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Bxa4 c4 19. d6 Bf6 20. Bxd7 Nxd7 21. Qd5 Rc8 22.
O-O-O $16 {Lutz,C-Sokolovs,A/Moscow olm/1994/}) 7. Nc3 a6 8. Qd2 cxd5 9. cxd5
Nbd7 10. Bd3 b5 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. b4 Bd7 13. O-O Qb8 14. Rfc1 Qb7 15. Nd1 Rfc8
16. Nb2 Bd8 17. g3 Ne8 18. Kg2 f5 19. h3 fxe4 20. fxe4 Nf6 21. Kh2 Be8 $132 {
Votava,J-Mokry,K/CZE-ch Turnov/1996/}) 6. c4 (6. Qd2 h6 $5 {[%cal Ye7g5] /\Bg5}
7. g3 (7. c4 {Kortschnoj} Bg5) 7... Bg5 8. Bh3 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 Nd7 10. Ne2 Nb6 11.
Bxc8 Rxc8 12. b3 c6 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. c4 O-O 15. Nbc3 d5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Qxe5
Nf6 18. Rd1 Re8 19. Qd4 Qe7 20. c5 Rxc5 21. Kf2 Rc6 22. Rd2 Rec8 $10 {1/2,
Gerusel,M-Treppner,G/BL 8384/1984/}) (6. Nc3 Bg5 (6... O-O 7. Nge2 Bg5 8. Bf2
g6 9. h4 Be7 10. g4 Ng7 11. Qd2 c6 12. O-O-O Nd7 13. Kb1 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15.
g5 Nb6 16. f4 e4 17. h5 h6 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Nb3 Kh7 20. Be3 Ne8 21. Rg1 Nc7 22.
gxh6 $36 {Conquest,S-Koshi,V/Calcutta op/1994/}) 7. Bf2 g6 8. g3 Ng7 9. h4 Be7
10. Qd2 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Nge2 Nd7 14. Bh3 Nf6 15. Rh2 c6 16.
Rg1 Qa5 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. g4 fxg4 19. fxg4 d5 20. g5 Nfh5 21. Bxc8 Raxc8 22. g6
hxg6 $13 {Saravanan,V-Koshy,V/IND-ch/1994/}) 6... Bg5 7. Bf2 g6 (7... O-O 8. h4
Be7 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Nge2 c6 11. Qd2 Nb6 12. g4 Nf6 13. Ng3 Ne8 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15.
exf5 cxd5 16. cxd5 Rc8 17. b3 Rxc3 18. Qxc3 Nxd5 19. Qd2 Nf4 20. O-O-O d5 21.
Be3 Nf6 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. g5 Bc5 24. Kb1 $16 {Bykhovsky,Av-Kanstler,B/
Beersheba/1996/}) 8. g4 $5 $146 (8. Nc3 f5 9. exf5 gxf5 10. g3 Qe7 11. Nh3 Bh6
12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Nf6 14. Re1 c5 15. Kh1 Na6 16. f4 e4 17. Bg1 Qf7 18. a3 Bd7
19. Qb3 b6 20. Nf2 Nc7 21. a4 Rab8 22. Nfd1 Bg7 $132 {Fedorowicz,J-Krant,R/New
York MCC/1992/}) (8. g3 O-O (8... Bh6 {Kanstler} 9. Nc3 f5 $5 10. Bg2 O-O 11.
Nge2 Nd7 12. O-O Ndf6 $15 {Zoler,D-Oratovsky,M/ISR-ch/1994/0:1/28/}) 9. Nc3 a5
10. Be2 Na6 $2 11. f4 $1 exf4 12. Bxh5 gxh5 13. Qxh5 f5 14. gxf4 Bf6 15. e5
dxe5 16. Nf3 exf4 17. Rg1+ Kh8 18. O-O-O Qe8 19. Qh6 Nb4 20. Nh4 $1 {1-0,
Psakhis,L-Vanheste,J/Oostende op/1992/}) 8... Nf4 (8... Ng7 $5 9. h4 Be7 10.
Nc3 O-O 11. Qd2 f5 $132) 9. h4 Bh6 (9... Be7 $5 {Kanstler} 10. Nc3 f5 $13) 10.
Nc3 {An interesting plan. White will ignore Black's Nf4 (or exchange it) and
play on the Q-side, as is usual in a King's Indian position with a blockaded
center. If Black opens the K-side (f5), then White is prepared to attack here
also.} f5 (10... Bf8 $5 11. Nge2 Nxe2 12. Bxe2 Be7 $14) (10... O-O {Kanstler}
11. Nge2 Nxe2 12. Nxe2 $14 (12. Bxe2 Bf4 $13)) 11. exf5 gxf5 12. g5 Bg7 13.
Nge2 Nh5 $6 (13... Nxe2 14. Bxe2 {[%cal Rd1d2,Rh4h5] /\Qd2,h5->} h6 15. Rg1 $5
$14 (15. f4 exf4 16. Bd4 Be5 $1 $13)) (13... O-O $6 {Kortschnoj} 14. Nxf4 exf4
15. Qd2 $16) 14. Qd2 Na6 15. O-O-O O-O {One of White's advantages in the
following struggle is that his K is safer, than Black's.} 16. Ng3 $1 Qe8 (16...
Nf4 17. Nce2 (17. Be3 {Kortschnoj} Ng6 18. Nh5 $16) 17... Nxe2+ 18. Bxe2 {
[%cal Rg3h5] /\Nh5} Qe8 19. f4 $16) (16... Nxg3 {Kanstler} 17. Bxg3 Nc5 18. Bf2
$14) 17. Bd3 Nc5 18. Bc2 Bd7 19. Rde1 Nxg3 (19... Qf7 20. Nxh5 Qxh5 21. Bd1 Qf7
22. h5 $16) (19... a5 {Kanstler} 20. Nxh5 Qxh5 21. Bd1 $16) (19... a5 $5 $14 {
Kortschnoj}) 20. Bxg3 Qh5 21. Bd1 $1 f4 {A major strategic concession, handing
over the e4 square to White and burying the Bg7 for ever.} (21... Qf7 $5 $16) (
21... Rae8 {Kanstler} 22. f4 Qf7 23. h5 $16) (21... Qf7 {Kortschnoj} 22. h5 $16
) 22. Bf2 Bf5 23. Bxc5 $1 dxc5 24. Qf2 $6 (24. Ne4 $142 $5 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 {
[%csl Gd1,Rg7] ^-+/-/+-}) 24... b6 $2 (24... e4 $5 {Black's last chance.} 25.
fxe4 (25. Nxe4 Bd4 $132) 25... Bg4 26. Bxg4 Qxg4 27. e5 Rae8 $44) 25. Bc2 Bxc2
(25... e4 26. Bxe4 Bd4 27. Qg2 {+/-/+-}) 26. Kxc2 $18 {A good example of a
strategically won position. Black has absolutely no counterplay and White can
prepare the advance of his K-side pawns. Also exchanges only help White-any N
against B endgame is hopeless for Black.} Rad8 (26... e4 27. Rxe4 Bd4 28. Qe2 {
[%cal Rc3b5] /\Nb5+-}) 27. Ne4 Kh8 28. Reg1 Rd7 29. Qf1 Re7 30. g6 $1 Bh6 (
30... hxg6 31. Rg5 {[%cal Rh4h5] /\h5-> /\} (31. Rg5 {Kanstler} Qh7 32. h5 $18)
) (30... h6 {Kanstler} 31. Rg5 hxg5 32. hxg5 $18) 31. gxh7 Qf5 32. Rg4 Rxh7 33.
Rhg1 {[%cal Rf1g2,Gg1g8] /\Qg2,-><->g} Rg7 34. Rxg7 Bxg7 35. Rg5 Qd7 36. b3 Rf5
{Now White by a nice 4-move maneuver gets his Q closer to Black's K.} (36...
Rf7 37. Qg2 $18 {[%cal Rg5g6,Rg2g5,Rh4h6] /\Rg6,Qg5,h5-h6}) 37. Qh3 Rf7 38. Qg2
$1 {The endgame is of course already not enough.} Rf5 (38... Kg8 39. h5 Kf8 40.
h6 $1 (40. Rg6 $18) 40... Bxh6 41. Rg8+ Ke7 42. Qh2 Rh7 (42... Rg7 43. Qxh6
Rxg8 44. Qh7+ $18) 43. Qh4+ Kf7 44. Qh5+ $1 $18) 39. Qg4 Rf7 40. Qh5+ (40. Rh5+
$1 {Kanstler} Kg8 41. Nf6+ $18) 40... Kg8 41. Rg6 {[%cal Rh5g5,Rh4h6] /\Qg5,
h5-h6} Qh3 (41... Qf5 {Kortschnoj} 42. Qxf5 Rxf5 43. Rc6 Rf7 44. Ng5 $18) 42.
Rxg7+ $1 (42. Rxg7+ Kxg7 (42... Rxg7 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Nf6+ Kh6 45. Qh5#) 43.
Qxf7+ $1 Kxf7 44. Ng5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 (4... Bg7 5. h3 $5 {,followed by f4
promises White a space advantage. It's better for Black to de- lay the
development of his Bishop, in order to play e5 with the better placed Bf8.}) 5.
f3 Nbd7 6. g4 $5 (6. Qd2 {is more usual, e.g.} e5 7. O-O-O Qa5 8. Kb1 Bg7 9. h4
h5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nh3 Bf8 $1 12. Ng5 Bc5 13. Bc4 O-O 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Bb3
Qe7 16. Qd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Kg7 18. Rhd1 Nc5 19. Rd8 Nxb3 20. axb3 Ne8 21. Na4
Nc7 22. Nc5 b6 23. Rxf8 Kxf8 24. Nd7+ Kg7 $10 {and Black maintained equality,
Magem Badals,J-Beim,V/Novi Sad olm/1990/}) 6... b5 (6... Qb6 7. Qc1 Bg7 8. Nge2
a6 9. h4 c5 10. h5 Rg8 11. a3 Qc6 12. Bg2 b6 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. Rg1 Qc7 15. h6 Bh8
16. g5 Nh5 17. O-O-O cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Qc5 20. f4 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Nc5
22. Nd5 Rc8 23. Kb1 b5 24. Bf3 $16 {Yudasin,L-Chernin,A/Pamplona/1991/ White
has a large space advantage and Black has no counterplay.}) 7. h4 (7. g5 Nh5 8.
a4 b4 9. Nce2 e5 10. Qd2 Bg7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Kb1 Qa5 13. b3 c5 14. dxc5 dxc5
15. Nh3 Nb6 16. c4 Be6 17. Nc1 Nxa4 $5 18. bxa4 Rad8 19. Qc2 b3 20. Nxb3 Rb8
21. Kb2 Rb7 $13 {Georgiev,Kr-Smirin,I/Elenite/1993/}) 7... Bb7 (7... Nb6 $5 $13
{/\Nc4<=>}) (7... h5 $6 8. g5 {is bad, as the Knight must retreat passively
and White has a huge space advan- tage on the Kingside.}) (7... e5 8. h5 b4 (
8... exd4 $2 9. Qxd4 b4 10. Nce2 d5 11. hxg6 fxg6 12. g5 c5 13. Qd2 d4 14. Nxd4
cxd4 15. Bxd4 Bg7 16. gxf6 Nxf6 17. Qxb4 Be6 18. O-O-O Rb8 19. Bxf6 {1-0,
Georgiev,Kr-Moutousis,K/Athens/1991/}) 9. Nce2 Nb6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8
12. Nc1 Be6 13. Bg5 Nbd7 14. Nd3 Bd6 15. f4 Ke7 16. Nf3 h6 17. Bh4 g5 $8 18.
fxe5 Nxe5 19. Ndxe5 gxh4 20. O-O-O (20. Nxc6+ $5) 20... Rac8 21. Ba6 Rc7 22.
Rxh4 Nxe4 23. Re1 Ng5 $13 {Georgiev,Kr-Chabanon,J/Sofia tt/1990/}) 8. h5 Rg8 $8
(8... Bg7 $6 9. h6 Bf8 10. g5 $16 {loses too much time and space.}) (8... gxh5
$2 9. g5 $40) 9. Qd2 Qc7 10. Nh3 (10. h6 e5 $132) 10... a6 11. O-O-O e6 $146 (
11... c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. g5 {/\Nd5|^. Opening the position is
premature, as Black is behind in development.}) (11... e5 12. Be2 O-O-O 13. Ng5
exd4 14. Bxd4 c5 15. Be3 Nb6 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Qe1 $36 {and
Black's position is rather shaky, Canfell,G-Chabanon,J/Novi Sad om/1990/}) 12.
hxg6 hxg6 13. Ng5 $14 {White has advantage in the center and occupies the only
open file, but Black's position is still solid.} Be7 14. Kb1 Rf8 {/\0-0-0} (
14... c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bxb5+ $5 axb5 17. Nxb5 $36 {With three passed pawns
for a piece in an endgame White is clearly better.}) 15. Nh7 Nxh7 (15... Rh8 $5
16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Rxh8+ Bxh8 18. Qh2 O-O-O {+/=/<=> This seems to be a better
possibility for Black, as the Rook is more dan- gerous on the h-file, than the
White Queen.}) 16. Rxh7 Nf6 (16... O-O-O 17. g5 $14 {-16...Nf6}) 17. Rh2 O-O-O
18. g5 Nd7 (18... Nh5 19. Bh3 {/\Bg4,d5-> Black's Knight on h5 is misplaced,
so Beliavsky must allow the Rook back to h7.}) 19. Rh7 Nb6 (19... c5 20. d5 $36
) 20. Qf2 c5 $8 (20... d5 $6 21. Qh4 $16 {/\Bf4 would seriously weaken the
black squares.}) 21. b3 (21. d5 $2 b4 $17) 21... cxd4 (21... Nd7 22. d5 $1 e5
23. Bh3 $36) 22. Bxd4 Nd7 {/\e5-+} 23. Qe3 Kb8 (23... e5 $6 24. Ba7 $16 {><d5})
24. a4 $1 b4 25. Na2 Rc8 (25... d5 26. exd5 Bxd5 27. Bxa6 $16) 26. Rd2 (26.
Nxb4 $2 d5 $19) 26... Qa5 27. Bg7 $5 (27. f4 e5 $132 {would give Black play
against White's weakened pawns e4,g5. The interesting maneuvre in the text
keeps the advantage.}) 27... Rfe8 (27... Bxg5 $2 28. f4 $16) 28. Bh6 Ne5 29.
Be2 {/\f4} (29. f4 $6 Ng4 $13) 29... Rh8 $8 30. Rxh8 Rxh8 31. Qd4 Rc8 32. Qxb4
(32. Nxb4 Nd7 33. Na2 d5 $5 {gives Black conterchances for a pawn, so White
strives for a better endgame.}) 32... Qxb4 33. Nxb4 d5 34. Bg7 $1 (34. Nxa6+ $2
Ka7 {פa6}) (34. Nd3 Nxf3 $1 35. Bxf3 dxe4 $13) 34... Bxb4 (34... Nxf3 $5 35.
Nxa6+ $1 Bxa6 36. Bxf3 Bxg5 (36... dxe4 $2 37. Be5+ $18) 37. Be5+ Ka7 38. Rg2
dxe4 39. Bxe4 $14 {עa7 White is slightly better, as his pawns are more
dangerous and his King is better sheltered. But this was much better than the
game, where Black has no counterchances.}) 35. Bxe5+ Ka8 36. Rd1 dxe4 37. fxe4
Bxe4 38. Bd3 Bxd3 (38... Bf5 39. Bxf5 gxf5 40. Rd7 $16) (38... Bb7 39. Rf1 $18)
39. Rxd3 Be7 40. Rd7 Bxg5 41. Rxf7 $16 {ק Black's passed pawns are weak and
his pieces are tied to their defence.} Rc5 (41... Rg8 42. Bd4 $16) 42. Bb2 (42.
Bd4 Rd5 43. c3 e5 $132) 42... Bh4 (42... e5 43. Rg7 e4 44. Rxg6 $16) 43. Rf8+
Kb7 44. Re8 Rc6 (44... g5 45. Rxe6 {/\} g4 46. Re4 $18) 45. c4 $1 (45. Rg8 g5
46. Bf6 Rc5 $14) 45... Bg3 (45... Rc8 46. Rxe6 Rg8 47. Bd4 $18) 46. Kc2 Bf4 47.
Bf6 g5 48. Re7+ Kc8 (48... Rc7 49. Rxe6 Rf7 50. Bd4 Bc7 51. Rg6 $18) 49. Rg7
Rc5 50. Kd3 a5 $6 {><a5,><b5 The decisive mistake, which weakens the a-pawn.
But White had a big advantage anyway.} (50... Rf5 $142 51. Be7 Re5 52. b4 $5
$16 (52. c5 Re3+ 53. Kc4 Re4+ $10)) 51. Be7 Rf5 (51... Re5 52. c5 Re3+ 53. Kc4
{/\Kb5->}) 52. c5 {/\Kc4-b5-c6} Kd7 $8 53. Bxg5+ Kc6 54. Bxf4 Rxf4 55. Ra7 Rf3+
(55... Kxc5 56. Rxa5+ Kb4 57. Rb5+ $18) 56. Kc4 Rf4+ 57. Kc3 Rf3+ 58. Kb2 $8
Kxc5 59. Rxa5+ Kd4 60. Ra8 e5 61. a5 Rf6 (61... Kc5 62. Rb8 {/\a6+-}) 62. Re8
e4 (62... Ra6 63. b4 Kc4 64. Ka3 $18) 63. b4 e3 (63... Kc4 $5 64. Ka3 $1 (64.
Rxe4+ $2 Kb5 65. Rd4 Rh6 $10) 64... Rf3+ (64... Kb5 65. Re5+ $18) 65. Ka4 e3
66. a6 Rf1 67. Ka5 $1 Ra1+ 68. Kb6 $18) 64. Kb3 (64. b5 $2 Rf5 $10) 64... Rf1
65. Rd8+ (65. a6 $5 Rb1+ 66. Ka4 Kd3 67. Kb5 Ra1 68. Kb6 e2 69. a7 Kd2 70. Kb7
$18) 65... Ke4 66. a6 Ra1 (66... e2 $5 67. Re8+ $1 (67. a7 $2 Rb1+ $1 (67...
Ra1 68. a8=Q+ Rxa8 69. Rxa8 e1=Q 70. Re8+ $18) 68. Kc4 (68. Kc2 Rc1+ $10) (68.
Ka2 Ra1+ $1 $10) 68... Rxb4+ $1 69. Kc5 Ra4 70. Rd4+ (70. a8=Q+ Rxa8 71. Rxa8
Ke3 $10) 70... Rxd4 71. a8=Q+ Ke3 $10) 67... Kd3 (67... Kf3 68. b5 $18) 68. a7
Ra1 (68... Rb1+ 69. Ka2 $18) 69. a8=Q $1 Rxa8 70. Rxa8 e1=Q 71. Rd8+ $18) 67.
b5 e2 68. Re8+ Kd3 69. Kb4 $1 $18 Kd2 (69... e1=Q+ 70. Rxe1 Rxe1 71. a7 $18)
70. Kc5 e1=Q 71. Rxe1 Kxe1 72. Kb6 Kd2 73. Ka7 $1 {/\b6-b7-b8Q} (73. a7 $2 Kd3
74. Kb7 Kc4 75. b6 Kc5 $10) 1-0

[Event "Odorheiu Secuiesc zt"]
[Site "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f4 O-O (6... b5 7. e5 b4
$5 8. exf6 exf6 $13) 7. e5 $5 (7. Bd3 b5 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. e5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 b4 11.
Ne2 Nd5 12. Bc4 a5 13. O-O-O Nb6 14. Bd3 Qd7 15. exd6 Qxd6 16. f5 N8d7 17. Bh6
a4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. h4 b3 $13 {Bezemer,A-Van Rijn,A/NLD-chT9495/1995/}) (7.
Nf3 d5 $6 8. Bxf6 exf6 9. O-O-O Bg4 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Be2 Nc6 12. h3 Be6 13. g4
Bh6 14. Rhf1 Qc7 15. Ne1 Na5 16. Kb1 a6 17. Ng2 b5 18. Ne3 Rad8 19. f5 $36 {
Tiviakov,S-Hodgson,Ju/Belgrade/1993/}) 7... Nd5 8. Nxd5 cxd5 9. Bd3 $1 $146 {
Surprisingly this natural move is a novelty. White doesn't allow Black to play
Bf5.} (9. Nf3 $6 Bf5 $15) (9. O-O-O Bf5 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. h3 Rc8 12. Ng3 Nxd4 $1
13. Nxf5 Nxf5 14. Bd3 h6 15. Bxf5 gxf5 16. Bh4 dxe5 17. fxe5 Rc4 18. g4 Qc7 19.
Kb1 Qxe5 20. c3 e6 $17 {Adams,M-Van Wely,L/Arnhem EU-chJ/1988/}) 9... Nc6 10.
Ne2 Bg4 {Sooner or later Black will be forced to exchange this Bishop for Ne2,
thus gi- ving White a potentially strong Bishop pair. Better was} (10... f6
$142 11. exf6 exf6 (11... Bxf6 12. Bxf6 Rxf6 13. O-O $14 {Black is worse due
to his weakened King-side.}) 12. Bh4 Qb6 13. c3 Ne7 14. O-O Bf5 $13 {Although
Black has doubled pawns, the d5,d6 duo controls important central squares. The
position remains balanced.}) 11. O-O-O Re8 (11... Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd1 13. Rxd1
dxe5 14. fxe5 Bxe5 15. Nf3 $16 {Black's pawns and King will quickly come under
an attack, White's minor pieces are very active.}) 12. h3 Bxe2 13. Bxe2 Qb6 (
13... f6 14. exf6 exf6 15. Bh4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Rxe2 17. Qxd5+ Kh8 18. Rhe1 $16 {
White controls the e-file, Black's Rook an Bishop are passive, his pawns are
weak.}) 14. Rhf1 $6 {This is too direct and allows Black counterplay.} (14. Bf3
$5 $14) (14. Bh4 $14) 14... Rac8 15. Kb1 $8 f6 16. Bh4 (16. exf6 exf6 17. Bh4
Nxd4 $1 $17) 16... fxe5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qxd5+ e6 19. Qb5 (19. Qb3 Qxb3 20.
axb3 Nd4 21. Bd3 Nf5 $15) 19... Qc7 20. c3 exf4 21. Qc4 Qe5 $6 (21... Be5 $142
22. Bg4 Qf7 $13 {The positional factors (pawn structure, active Bishops) speak
for White, so Black should try to hold on to his extra pawn with unclear
consequences.}) 22. Bg4 $16 {/\Qf4,Rfe1} b5 23. Qxf4 Qxf4 24. Rxf4 {The
material is again equal and the endgame is very difficult for Black.} Rc7 (
24... Ne5 $142 25. Be2 $16 {was somewhat better, but Black was already short
of time.}) 25. Re4 e5 (25... Ne5 26. Rd8 $1 (26. Bg3 Nxg4 $1 27. Bxc7 Nf2 $132)
26... Rxd8 27. Bxe6+ Kf8 28. Bxd8 $18) 26. Rd7 $1 Rec8 (26... Rcc8 27. Rd5 $18)
27. a4 a6 28. axb5 axb5 29. Be6+ Kf8 30. Bg3 $1 h5 31. Rxg7 Kxg7 32. Bxc8 Rxc8
33. Bxe5+ Kf7 (33... Nxe5 34. Rxe5 $18 {><b5}) 34. Bf4 Kf6 35. Be3 Kf5 36. Rf4+
Ke5 37. g4 hxg4 (37... Rd8 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. Rh4 $18) (37... Rh8 38. g5 {/\Rf6}
) 38. Rxg4 Kf6 39. h4 Re8 40. Bd4+ Nxd4 $6 (40... Kf7 $142 41. Rf4+ Kg8 42. Bf6
{+/-/+- The Rook endgame is completely lost for Black, as his King is cut off
from the weak b5-pawn, while White's Ph4 is protected by his Rook. Black's on-
ly chance was to keep the minor pieces on the board.}) 41. Rxd4 $18 Re5 42. Ka2
{><b5} Ke6 43. Ka3 g5 44. hxg5 Rxg5 45. Kb4 Ke7 46. Ka5 Rg8 47. Rb4 $1 (47.
Kxb5 $6 Rb8+ 48. Kc6 Rxb2 49. c4 $18 {leads to a theoretically won position,
but the text just simply wins Black's last pawn.}) 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Gubanov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. h4 c5 6. d5 $5 (6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Kf1 (
7. Qd3 Qxc5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qb5+ (9. O-O-O Nc6 10. h5 Be6 11. h6 Bf8 12. a3 a6
13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne5 15. Qb3 b5 16. f4 Ned7 17. Bd4 Rc8 18. Rh3 Rg8 19. g4
g5 20. Nf3 gxf4 21. g5 Ne4 22. Qd3 f5 23. gxf6 Nexf6 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 $15 {
Masternak,G-Szymczak,Z/Lubniewice POL-chT/1995/}) (9. h5 Nxh5 $1 (9... Nc6 10.
h6 Bf8 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. a3 Ne5 13. Qd4 Rc8 14. f3 a6 15. g4 Nc6 16. Qd2 e6 17.
Bf4 Ne5 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Kb1 Rxc3 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qxc3 Qxc3 22. bxc3 Ke7 23.
f4 {1-0/Gurevich,I-McDonald,N/London Lloyds/1992/} Nc6 24. e5 $1 dxe5 25. g5
$18) 10. Qb5+ Qxb5 11. Nxb5 Na6 12. Bxh5 gxh5 13. O-O-O f5 $1 14. exf5 Bxf5 15.
Rxd6 Bxc2 16. Rd2 Bg6 17. Rh4 O-O 18. Ne2 Rfc8+ 19. Kd1 Bf6 20. Rh3 Nc5 $17 {
Benjamin,J-Chernin,A/Buenos Aires/1992/}) 9... Qxb5 10. Nxb5 Na6 11. f3 d5 12.
e5 Nh5 13. f4 Ng3 14. Rh2 Bd7 15. Bd3 O-O 16. a3 b6 17. Nc3 Nc7 18. Nge2 Nf5
19. Bf2 Nh6 20. Bg1 Ng4 21. Rh1 h5 22. O-O-O e6 23. g3 Rfc8 24. Nd4 Bf8 25. Be2
Nh6 $10 {Majorov-Sedov/Yalta op/1995/}) 7... Qxc5 8. Be3 (8. h5 Nc6 9. h6 Bf8
10. Be3 Qa5 11. a3 e6 12. b4 Qd8 13. b5 Na5 14. Rb1 b6 15. Bf3 Bb7 16. Nge2 Nc4
17. Rb3 Nxe3+ 18. fxe3 Nd7 19. Nf4 Ne5 20. Nce2 g5 21. Nd3 g4 $1 22. Nxe5 dxe5
23. Rd3 Qg5 $19 {Kuipers,E-Oral,T/Duisburg WchJM-U16/1992/}) 8... Qa5 (8... Qb4
9. a3 Qa5 10. h5 gxh5 $5 (10... Nc6 11. h6 Bf8 12. Nh3 Bxh3 13. Rxh3 e6 14. Bf4
a6 15. Bxd6 O-O-O 16. Rd3 Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Qe5 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Bd3 Qh2 20. f3
Ne5 21. Qe1 Qh1+ 22. Kf2 Qxh6 23. Rd1 g5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Malaniuk,V-Ivanov,I/
Philadelphia op (4) 1990 (34)}) 11. Nh3 Nc6 12. Nf4 Ng4 13. Rxh5 Nxe3+ 14. fxe3
Be5 15. b4 Qd8 16. Qd2 Bd7 17. Rd1 a6 18. Kf2 Rc8 19. Na2 e6 20. c4 Qf6 21. Nc1
Rd8 22. Nb3 Bc8 23. Rdh1 Bb2 24. b5 Ne5 $17 {Horvath,Gy-Zimmerman,Y/Budapest
Schneider op/1995/}) 9. h5 gxh5 10. Nh3 Nc6 $142 (10... Bg4 $6 11. Nf4 Nc6 12.
f3 Be6 (12... Bd7 13. Ncd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Ne5 15. Nxh5 Bf8 16. Qd4 Rg8 17. c4
Rc8 18. b3 b6 19. g4 Kd8 20. Kf2 Qa3 21. Bc1 Qc5 22. Qxc5 bxc5 23. Bd2 h6 24.
Rag1 Kc7 25. Bd1 Nd3+ 26. Ke2 Ne5 27. Bc2 $16 {[%csl Re7,Rf7,Rh6] ק,Survila,
R-Rumiancev,B/LTU-ch (03) Vilnius 1995/}) 13. a3 O-O-O 14. Nb5 Rd7 15. b4 Qd8
16. c4 Kb8 17. Rc1 b6 18. Nd5 Rb7 19. c5 dxc5 20. Bf4+ Kc8 21. Nxe7+ $1 {
1-0 Malaniuk,V-Azmayparashvili,Z/Baku 1983}) 11. Nf4 Ng4 $15) 6... h5 (6... e6
$5 7. h5 exd5 8. exd5 (8. h6 Bf8 9. exd5 Be7 $13) 8... Nxh5 9. Bxh5 Bxc3+ 10.
bxc3 gxh5 $132) (6... e5 7. h5 Bd7 8. a4 Na6 9. hxg6 fxg6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. Bxd7
Nxd7 12. Nf3 c4 13. Qe2 Bf6 14. Qxc4 Rc8 15. Qe2 Qa5 16. Ra3 Nb6 17. Qb5 Nc4
18. Qxa5 Nxa5 19. Kd1 Nc4 20. Ra1 Nb4 21. b3 Nb6 22. Ba3 $18 {Lutzenberger,
R-Gebhardt,U/OSEM-A WD Ulm/1995/}) (6... O-O 7. h5 b5 8. hxg6 b4 9. gxh7+ Kh8
10. Nb1 Nxe4 11. Rh4 f5 12. Nf3 Nd7 13. Nbd2 Nef6 14. Nc4 Nb6 15. Bh6 Nbxd5 16.
Qd2 f4 17. O-O-O Bf5 18. Rdh1 Qd7 19. g4 Bxh6 20. gxf5 Bg7 21. Qd3 Qc7 22. Ng5
b3 23. a3 e5 24. fxe6 $40 {Khropov,B-Lavrov,A/Budapest Spring-op/1994/}) (6...
a6 $5 7. a4 O-O 8. h5 e6 9. hxg6 fxg6 10. Bh6 exd5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. exd5 Nbd7
13. Qd2 Ne5 14. Nf3 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Qe7+ 16. Kf1 Bf5 17. Re1 Qd7 18. Ne4 Bxe4
19. Bxe4 Rae8 20. Rh4 Re5 21. Bf3 Rxe1+ 22. Kxe1 Re8+ $15 {Portisch,G-Tolnai,T/
Budapest Spring op/1992/}) 7. Nh3 (7. Nf3 Na6 8. a4 Nc7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Qd2 Re8
11. O-O Bg4 12. Rfe1 a6 13. Bf1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 e6 15. Bg5 exd5 16. exd5 Qd7 17.
a5 Nh7 18. Bf4 Bd4 19. Bg3 Nf6 20. Ne2 Be5 21. c4 Qf5 22. Ra3 Nd7 23. f4 Bg7
$15 {[%csl Rf2,Rf4,Rg3,Rh4] ק,Bg3,Doljanin-Plachetka/Stara Pazova/1988/}) 7...
Nbd7 $6 (7... O-O 8. Ng5 $14) (7... Bxh3 $5 8. Rxh3 Na6 9. Bf4 Nc7 $13) (7...
Na6 $142 {In these positions the N doesn't belong on d7.} 8. Bf4 (8. Bg5 Nc7 9.
a4 b6 10. f3 a6 11. Nf2 (11. Qd2 Bd7 12. Nf2 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15.
O-O O-O 16. Bh6 b4 17. Ncd1 Bb5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Bxb5 Nxb5 20. Qg5 Nd4 21. Ne3
Re8 22. Re1 Qa2 $132 {Kaeding,R-Baumhus,R/2BLW 8990/1990/}) 11... Bd7 12. O-O
b5 13. Qd2 Qb8 14. b3 $6 b4 15. Na2 Nh7 16. Bh6 Bxa1 17. Rxa1 Qb6 18. Nc1 O-O-O
19. Ncd3 a5 20. Nb2 Na8 21. Nc4 Qa7 22. Qf4 f6 23. Nd3 Rhg8 24. Qg3 g5 $17 {
Jansson,J-Elsness,F/NOR-ch/1993/}) 8... Qa5 9. Ng5 Bd7 10. O-O Ng4 11. Bd2 Qd8
12. Qc1 Nc7 13. a4 a6 14. Nd1 b5 15. f3 Nf6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ne3 e6 18. Rxa8
Qxa8 19. dxe6 Nxe6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qe1 Kf7 22. Qg3 Qb8 23. Bd3 c4 $10 {
Schlaugat,M-Laven,R/BL 8182/1981/}) 8. Bf4 Ne5 9. f3 Bd7 10. Nf2 $14 a6 11. a4
O-O (11... b6 12. Rb1 {[%cal Rb2b4] /\b4+/=}) 12. a5 $1 {[%csl Rb6] ><b6} Bb5 (
12... b5 $142 13. axb6 Qxb6 14. Ra2 Ne8 $14) 13. Qd2 (13. Bxb5 $6 axb5 14. Bxe5
dxe5 15. Nxb5 Rxa5 16. c4 Qa8 $36 {[%cal Yg7h6] /\Bh6}) 13... Bxe2 (13... b6
14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. axb6 Qxb6 16. O-O {[%csl Ra6,Rc5,Re5] ><a6,c5,e5}) 14. Qxe2
Nfd7 15. Bc1 $1 {[%cal Rf3f4] /\f4} (15. Be3 b5 $132) 15... Nf6 16. Bg5 b5 17.
axb6 Qxb6 18. Ra2 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Ge4][%cal Ga2a8] <->a,[+]} Ra7 19. O-O Nh7 20.
Bd2 {White's following play is a model example. He ties down a part of Black's
forces to the defense of Pa6 and prepares a central advance, (e5) creating
either new weaknesses (as in the game) or focusing on Black's K.} Nd7 21. Rfa1
Nb8 (21... Rfa8 22. Ncd1 {[%cal Yd1e3,Ye3c4,Yf2d3,Yf3f4,Ye4e5] /\Ne3-c4,Nd3,f4,
e5}) 22. Ncd1 Rc8 23. Ne3 Qd8 24. Nc4 Qf8 25. Bf4 Bf6 26. g3 Qg7 27. Kg2 Nf8 (
27... g5 $2 28. hxg5 Bxg5 29. Bxg5 Qxg5 30. Rh1 $18 {[%csl Rh5] ><h5}) 28. c3 {
Protects d4 and stops any possible counterplay on the long diagonal.} Nfd7 29.
Nd3 Rb7 30. e5 $1 {After this fundamentally prepared breakthrough Black's
position falls apart.} dxe5 31. Ndxe5 Nxe5 (31... Nf8 32. Na5 $18 {[%csl Rc6]
><c6}) 32. Nxe5 Qf8 (32... Bxe5 33. Bxe5 Qf8 34. c4 {[%cal Re5c3,Re2e5] /\Bc3,
Qe5}) 33. Nc4 Qd8 (33... Rd7 $2 34. Nb6) (33... Rd8 34. Qe4 $18 {[%cal Rd5d6,
Rf4b8,Ra2a6] /\d6,Bb8,Ra6}) 34. Na5 $1 Rb6 35. Bxb8 Rcxb8 36. Nc6 $18 Qxd5 37.
Nxb8 Rxb8 38. Rxa6 Rd8 (38... c4 39. R6a4 Rc8 40. Rd1 $18) 39. R6a4 Be5 (39...
Qd2 40. Re4 $18) 40. Re4 Bd6 41. Rd1 Qb3 42. Rd2 Ra8 43. Qc4 Qb8 44. f4 Ra1 $6
(44... e6 $142 45. Qd3 Bf8 46. Qd7 $18) 45. Qd5 Qb5 46. Rf2 $40 Rb1 47. f5 gxf5
(47... Rxb2 48. fxg6 Rxf2+ 49. Kxf2 Qb2+ 50. Re2 $18) 48. Qxf5 f6 49. Rxe7 $1 (
49. Rxe7 Bxe7 $8 50. Qxb1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yuferov, Sergey N"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. e4 (7. a4 $5
c6 (7... e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. a5 $13) 8. e4 Qc7 9. h3 a5 10. Be3 e5 11. Re1 Re8
12. d5 Nb6 13. Nd2 Bd7 14. Qe2 cxd5 15. exd5 e4 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18.
Qxb5 Qxb5 19. axb5 Nxd5 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. Bxe4 Nb6 $10 {Smyslov,V-Mortensen,E/
Copenhagen/1985/}) 7... e5 8. Re1 Re8 (8... b6 9. a4 a5 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Re8
12. Qd2 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. f3 Re7 15. Rad1 Qd7 16. Qc1 Rae8 17. Ndb5 Qc8 18.
Qa1 Nh5 19. g4 $2 Nf4 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Bxg7 Nxg2 22. Kxg2 Bxe4 $1 $19 {Mainka,
G-Stohl,I/BL 9394/1994/}) (8... h6 9. h3 c6 10. a4 Re8 11. Be3 exd4 12. Nxd4
Ne5 13. Qe2 d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. b3 Nc6 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Rad1 Be6 18. Nce2 Bd7
19. Nb5 Be6 20. Nbd4 a6 $14 {Lazic,M-Ilincic,Z/JUG-ch/1990/}) 9. a4 (9. b3 exd4
10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Bb2 Bg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Qd2 Ne6 14. Nce2 b5 15. Rad1 Qb8 16.
Nxe6 fxe6 17. e5 Nd5 18. f4 Bc6 19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Kh1 Bb7 21. Nxe6 $16 {Armas,
J-Diaz,JC/CUB-ch Colon/1993/}) (9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. h3 Bd7 11. Nd4 a6 12. f4 Nc4
13. b3 c5 14. Nde2 Nb6 15. Qxd6 Nfd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Bxa1 18. Be3 Bd4
19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Bc6 21. Qxd8 Raxd8 22. e5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Re6 24. Kf2 f6
25. exf6 Kf7 $10 {Garcia_Gonzales-Smejkal/Thessaloniki ol/1984/}) 9... a5 (9...
c6 10. a5 Rb8 11. d5 Nc5 12. b4 Na6 13. Rb1 cxd5 14. exd5 Bd7 15. Ng5 Rc8 16.
Bd2 h6 17. Nge4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bb5 19. Nc3 Bc4 20. Be3 b6 21. b5 Nb8 22. axb6
axb6 23. Rb4 f5 24. Na4 Nd7 25. Nb2 Ba2 26. c4 e4 27. Qc2 Nc5 28. Bf1 Ra8 29.
Nd1 $13 {1/2/Rashkovsky,N-Isupov,V/Moscow op2/1995/}) 10. h3 exd4 (10... c6
$142 11. Be3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 $132) 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Bf4 Nfd7 (12... Ne6 13.
Be3 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 $14) (12... Nh5 13. Be3 Nf6 14. f3 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4] ()[+],
/\} d5 $2 15. Ndb5) 13. Be3 (13. Ndb5 $5 $36) 13... Ne5 (13... c6 $142 14. f4
Nf6 15. Bf2 $14) 14. Qe2 Bd7 $2 (14... c6 $8 {Black to his own disadvantage
ignores this move, which protects the important b5 and d5-squares.}) 15. f4 Nc6
16. Ndb5 $1 $16 {[%cal Re4e5] /\e5 /\} Na6 (16... Ne6 17. Nd5 {[%cal Rf4f5] /
\f5+-}) 17. Rad1 f5 (17... Qc8 $142 18. g4 Ncb4 $16 {[%cal Yd7c6,Ya6b8,Yb8d7] /
\Bc6,Nb8-d7 With his badly placed pieces Black is not prepared for an open
position.}) 18. exf5 Bxf5 (18... gxf5 19. Nd5 $40) 19. g4 Be6 20. Ne4 $1 {
[%cal Re4g5] /\Ng5+- /\} Kh8 21. f5 $1 Bg8 (21... gxf5 22. Bg5 Qc8 (22... Qd7
23. Nf6 Bxf6 24. Bxf6+ Kg8 25. gxf5 Bxf5 26. Bd5+ Kf8 27. Qh5 $18) 23. Nf6 Re7
24. Nh5 $40) 22. f6 Bf8 (22... Bxf6 23. Nbxd6 $1 (23. Nxf6 Qxf6 24. Bxc6 Rxe3
25. Qxe3 bxc6 $16) 23... cxd6 24. Rxd6 Qe7 (24... Nd4 25. Qf2) 25. Rxf6 $18)
23. Qf2 $18 Qd7 24. Ng5 {[%cal Rf6f7] /\f7+-} Ne5 (24... h6 25. f7 hxg5 26.
fxe8=Q Rxe8 27. Bxg5 $18) 25. Bxb7 Nb4 26. Bd4 Nf7 27. Re7 $1 Nxg5 (27... Bxe7
28. fxe7+ Ne5 29. Qf6#) 28. Rxd7 Nxh3+ 29. Kg2 Nxf2 30. f7+ Bg7 (30... Re5 31.
Bxe5+ dxe5 32. fxg8=Q+ Kxg8 33. Kxf2 $18) 31. Bxg7+ Kxg7 32. fxe8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vasiukov, Evgeni"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 (4. Nf3 $1 {-C41}) 4... dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8
6. Bc4 Be6 (6... Ke8 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Be3 a6 9. a4 Bd7 10. Ng5 Rf8 11. Nd5 Nxd5
12. Bxd5 c6 13. Bb3 h6 14. O-O-O Bc7 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. Bc5 Rg8 17. Bd6 Bxd6 18.
Rxd6 Nd7 19. Rhd1 $14 {Hodgson,Ju-Azmayparashvili,Z/Wijk op/1993/}) 7. Bxe6
fxe6 8. Bg5 (8. Be3 Bd6 9. f3 Nc6 10. O-O-O a6 11. h4 Nh5 12. Nge2 Ke7 13. Bg5+
Kf7 14. g4 Nf4 15. Nxf4 exf4 16. Ne2 e5 17. h5 Ke6 18. c3 Be7 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20.
Kc2 Rad8 $10 {1/2:1/2,Galego,L-Lima,D/Linares op/1995/}) 8... Bd6 9. Nge2 (9.
f3 Nc6 10. Nh3 $5 {/\Nf2-d3}) 9... Nc6 10. f3 a6 (10... Ke7 11. Nb5 a6 12. Nxd6
cxd6 $10) 11. O-O-O Ke7 12. Kb1 (12. Rhf1 Bc5 $2 13. f4 $1 exf4 14. Nxf4 Rhf8
15. Nh5 Rf7 16. Nxg7 Rg8 17. Rxf6 Rxf6 18. e5 Nxe5 19. Ne4 Be3+ 20. Bxe3 Rg6
21. Bc5+ Kf7 22. Nh5 $18 {Grosar,A-Bologan,V/Manila olm/1992/}) 12... Raf8 13.
b3 (13. Rhf1 $5 h6 14. Be3 Nh5 15. g3 Rf7 16. Rf2 Rhf8 17. Rdf1 $14 {/\Nc1-d3})
13... h6 14. Be3 (14. Bxf6+ gxf6 $1 $132 {/\h5-h4}) 14... Nh5 $1 $132 15. Na4
Nf4 16. Nxf4 exf4 17. Bf2 b6 (17... Ne5 $6 18. Nc5 $36) 18. Nb2 Ne5 19. Bd4 (
19. Nd3 Rhg8 $1 $10 (19... Nxd3 20. cxd3 $5 $14 {[+]})) 19... Rhg8 20. Nd3 $6 (
20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Nc4 Bd6 $10) 20... Nxd3 21. Rxd3 (21. cxd3 e5 {/\c5=/+,()})
21... e5 22. Bf2 g5 $36 23. Rhd1 {/\Bb6} Rb8 24. h3 h5 25. c4 g4 26. hxg4 hxg4
27. Rd5 {/\c5<=>} Ke6 (27... g3 28. Bxb6 $1 Rxb6 29. c5 Rc6 30. cxd6+ cxd6 $10)
(27... gxf3 $142 28. gxf3 Rg2 29. Bxb6 $8 Rxb6 30. c5 Rc6 31. cxd6+ cxd6 32.
R1d2 Rxd2 33. Rxd2 Rc3 34. Rf2 Ke6 35. Kb2 Re3 {/\d5|^}) 28. Bxb6 Rxb6 29. c5
Rb5 (29... Rc6 30. cxd6 cxd6 31. Kb2 $13) 30. cxd6 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 cxd6 32. Kc2
Rc8+ (32... gxf3 33. gxf3 Rg3 34. Rd3 Rg2+ 35. Rd2 $10) 33. Kd2 Rh8 34. Kc3 $1
(34. fxg4 $2 Rh2 $19) 34... Rh2 35. Rd2 g3 (35... gxf3 36. gxf3 Rh3 37. Rd3 $14
{/\b4,a4|^}) 36. b4 d5 $1 37. exd5+ Kd6 38. Re2 $1 (38. a4 $2 e4 39. fxe4 f3
$19) 38... Kxd5 (38... e4 39. Rxe4 Rxg2 40. Rxf4 Rxa2 41. Rg4 $10) 39. a4 Rh1
40. Rd2+ Ke6 (40... Kc6 41. Re2 $10) 41. b5 axb5 42. axb5 Rf1 (42... e4 43.
fxe4 Ke5 44. b6 Kxe4 45. b7 Rh8 46. Rb2 Rb8 47. Kc4 f3 48. gxf3+ Kxf3 49. Kc5
g2 50. Rxg2 Kxg2 51. Kc6 $10) 43. Kd3 $1 (43. b6 $2 Rb1 44. Rb2 Rxb2 45. Kxb2
Kd6 {/\e4-+}) 43... Rb1 (43... Re1 44. Re2 Rb1 45. Kc4 $132) 44. Kc4 Rc1+ 45.
Kb4 Rb1+ (45... Rb1+ 46. Ka5 Ra1+ 47. Kb4 $10 (47. Kb6 $2 Rf1 {/\Rf2-/+}))
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ischia"]
[Site "Ischia"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Greenfeld} g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 (6. Bd3 Nd7
7. Nf3 Qc7 8. O-O Ngf6 9. Bh6 O-O 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. Rfe1 e5 12. Nd1 a5 13. c3
Rb8 14. b4 Re8 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Ne3 Rd8 17. Rad1 Nb6 18. Qc1 Na4 19. Bb1 Rxd1
20. Rxd1 h6 21. a3 Be6 22. Qd2 Ra8 23. Bc2 Nb2 $15 {Karason,AO-Sigurjonsson,G/
Gardabaer ICE-chT 9596/1996/}) 6... Nd7 7. h4 (7. g4 Ngf6 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6
e5 $132) 7... Ngf6 (7... h5 8. Nh3 (8. a4 $6 b4 9. Nce2 a5 10. Nh3 Ngf6 11. Nf2
Ba6 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. b3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd4 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Qb7 17. Nb5 Ne6
18. Qe2 O-O 19. Kg1 Rfc8 20. Nd3 Nc7 21. Nxc7 Qxc7 22. Rd2 Nd7 23. f4 Bc3 24.
Rd1 Qc6 25. Nf2 Bg7 26. Rd2 Nc5 27. Bxc5 Qxc5 28. Kh2 Rc7 $36 {Kislov,M-Belov,
I/St.Mesto op/1992/}) 8... Nb6 9. Ng5 Rb8 10. Nd1 d5 11. Bf4 Rb7 12. e5 Nh6 13.
Bd3 Nf5 14. Bxf5 Bxf5 15. Ne3 Nc4 16. Nxf5 Nxd2 17. Nxg7+ Kd7 18. e6+ Kc8 19.
exf7 Nc4 20. N7e6 Qa5+ 21. Kf2 Qb4 22. b3 Nd6 23. c3 Qxc3 24. Rhc1 Qb2+ 25. Kf1
Rb6 26. Rab1 Qxa2 27. Ra1 Qxb3 28. Rxa7 Rb7 29. Rxb7 Nxb7 30. Rxc6+ {1-0,
Ashley,M-Weeramantry,S/New York op/1991/}) (7... h6 8. a4 Qa5 9. Bd3 b4 10.
Nce2 Rb8 11. Nh3 Ngf6 12. b3 c5 13. Rd1 a6 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nf2 Bb7 16. O-O
Rc8 17. Bc4 Nfd7 18. Nf4 Ne5 19. Be2 Ba8 20. N2d3 Nc6 21. Nf2 Ne5 22. N2d3 Nc6
23. Nf2 $10 {1/2,Kaminski,M-Markowski,T/POL-ch Brzeg Dolny/1996/}) (7... Nb6 $6
8. h5 gxh5 9. Rxh5 Nf6 10. Rh1 h5 11. Nh3 Qc7 12. a3 Nc4 13. Bxc4 bxc4 14. Nf4
Rb8 15. Rb1 Ba6 16. Kf2 h4 17. Nfe2 Bc8 18. Bg5 h3 19. g4 e5 20. dxe5 dxe5 21.
Kg3 Be6 22. Rxh3 $16 {Savchenko,S-Varavin,V/Gausdal Peer Gynt/1993/}) 8. g4 (8.
Nh3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nb6 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 b4 12. Ne2 Be6 13. Kb1 a5 14. Nhf4
Bc4 15. Nc1 a4 16. h5 g5 $1 17. Qxg5 Rg8 18. Qf5 h6 19. Nfd3 b3 20. cxb3 axb3
21. axb3 Rg5 22. Qf4 Be6 23. Nc5 Qa7 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Qd2 c5 $44 {Hecht,
HJ-Jansa,V/Wijk aan Zee-B/1971/}) 8... h5 $5 $146 (8... Nb6 9. h5 a6 10. a4 Bb7
11. a5 Nbd7 12. h6 Bf8 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bh3 Qc7 15. Bg4 O-O-O 16. Nge2 e6 17.
Bxh5 gxh5 18. Rxh5 Rg8 19. Nd1 Be7 20. Nf2 c5 21. c3 c4 22. Qc2 Rdf8 23. b4
cxb3 24. Qxb3 Kb8 25. f4 Ka8 26. Rh3 Nb8 $1 $44 {Ciocaltea,V-Sznapik,A/Wijk
aan Zee-B/1975/}) (8... h6 {Greenfeld} 9. Bd3 $6 (9. Nh3) 9... Bb7 10. Nge2 a6
11. Ng3 $6 c5 12. h5 $2 Nxg4 $1 $17 {Riemersma,L-Nijboer,F/Sonnevanck/1995}) 9.
g5 Nh7 (9... Ng8 {Greenfeld} 10. a3 Bb7 11. f4 a5 12. Bg2 b4 13. Nce2 c5 14.
Nh3 e6 15. O-O Ne7 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Ng3 O-O 18. f5 $40 {Efimov,I-Nievergelt,J/
Geneva/1991}) 10. Nge2 {>=} (10. f4 {Greenfeld} b4 11. Nd1 c5 12. Nf3 Bb7 13.
Nf2 {/\ Be2,0-0}) 10... b4 11. Nd1 Rb8 12. Nf2 (12. Bh3 $142 {[%cal Ye1g1,
Yf3f5] /\0-0,f4-f5,פh7}) (12. a3 $5 {Greenfeld} a5 13. axb4 axb4 14. Nf2 {
/\ Bg2,0-0}) 12... c5 $13 13. f4 (13. c3 {Greenfeld} bxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5) 13...
Qc7 14. O-O-O $2 {An example of castling "into it". Now Black unleashes a
strong attack, which practically plays itself.} (14. Bg2 cxd4 15. Bxd4 e5 16.
Be3 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 $15) (14. c3 bxc3 15. bxc3 Nb6 $36) (14. f5 $5 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Ne5 16. O-O-O $132) (14. Bh3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 {[%csl Re4]
[%cal Rc8b7] /\Qb7,><e4}) (14. Bg2 {Greenfeld /\ 0-0}) 14... Nb6 15. Ng3 (15.
b3 c4 $1 $40 {/\} 16. Qxb4 Nd5 17. Qxb8 (17. Qd2 c3 18. Qd3 Nb4 $19) 17... Qxb8
18. exd5 Qb4 $17) 15... Na4 16. f5 (16. Qd3 $8) (16. Kb1 Nc3+) 16... c4 $1 $40
{[%cal Rc4c3] /\c3-+} 17. Qe1 (17. Qe2 Ba6 $1 $40 {[%cal Rb4b3,Ra4c3] /\b3,Nc3!
} (17... Nc3 $2 18. bxc3 bxc3 19. Qxc4)) 17... b3 $1 18. axb3 $8 Rxb3 $1 $19 {
White can't defend his b2P and his position falls apart.} (18... cxb3 19. c3
$15) 19. e5 {White's play in the center comes too late, the game will be
quickly decided on the other side.} (19. cxb3 cxb3+ 20. Kb1 Qc2+ 21. Ka1 Qxb2#)
19... Rxb2 {Black's K is safe on e8.} 20. f6 (20. exd6 Qxd6 21. Bxc4 (21. f6 c3
22. fxg7 Rb1+ $19)) 20... c3 $1 {[%cal Rb2b1] /\Rb1!-+} 21. Rd3 $8 (21. Nd3 Qb6
22. Qxc3 $8 Rb1+ 23. Kd2 Rxd1+ $19) (21. fxg7 Rb1+) 21... Qb7 22. Rxc3 {
A hopeless, but forced sacrifice.} (22. Kd1 Rxc2 $1 $19 (22... Qf3+ 23. Qe2 (
23. Kc1 Ra2 24. Kb1 Qb7+) 23... Rb1+ 24. Bc1 Nb2+ 25. Ke1 Rxc1+ $19)) 22...
Rb1+ 23. Kd2 Nxc3 24. fxg7 Rg8 {White is already short of material and above
all his Q is trapped.} 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Modesto"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. O-O
(8. Qd2 Be7 9. O-O Bxf3 10. Rxf3 Ng4 11. Ne2 Qb6 12. c3 Nxe3 13. Rxe3 Bf6 14.
Bc4 O-O 15. Kh1 Rad8 16. Rd3 Qc7 17. Rd1 Nb6 18. Bb3 exf4 19. Qxf4 Qe7 20. Rf1
Bg5 21. Qg4 Bh6 22. Ng3 g6 23. Nf5 Qg5 24. Qe2 $1 $40 {Tsuboi,E-Pelikian,Je/
Sao Paulo op/1996/}) 8... Be7 9. h3 (9. Kh1 $5 exd4 10. Bxd4 Nc5 11. Qe1 Nxd3
12. cxd3 Bxf3 13. Rxf3 Qb4 14. Qg1 O-O 15. Ne2 Rfe8 16. Ng3 g6 17. Raf1 Nd7 18.
a3 Qb3 19. Qf2 f6 20. h4 c5 21. Bc3 d5 22. exd5 Qxd5 23. f5 Ne5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5
25. Ne4 $16 {Smagin,S-Pekarek,A/Prague Chip/1992/}) (9. Qe1 Bxf3 10. gxf3 (10.
Rxf3 $142 Ng4 11. Bd2 $1 $44) 10... exd4 11. Bxd4 Nh5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. f5 g6 14.
fxg6 hxg6 15. f4 O-O-O 16. b4 g5 17. fxg5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Rdg8 19. Rf5 f6 20. h4
fxg5 21. Rxg5 Nf4 $17 {Canfell,G-Hodgson,J/Eastbourne ch-GB/1991/}) 9... Bh5 $5
$146 (9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. g4 $5 (11. a3 a6 (11... b5 12. fxe5 dxe5 13.
d5 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nf6 16. d6 Bxd6 17. Qc6 Qc7 18. Bxb5 Qxc6 19.
Bxc6 Rac8 20. Ba4 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Rxc5 22. Rf5 Rc4 23. Bb3 Re4 24. Rd1 h5 25. Rd6
Rb8 26. Ra6 $16 {Grosse Kloenne,E-Muse,M/2BLN 9091/1991/}) 12. Ne2 Rfe8 13. g4
exd4 14. Nxd4 g6 15. Ne2 c5 16. Ng3 d5 17. e5 c4 18. Be2 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 20.
Qf2 Ne4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qxc5 Nxc5 23. Bxc4 Rad8 24. Rad1 $16 {Komliakov,
V-Rakhmangulov,A/Nikolaev zt/1995/}) (11. Ne2 c5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nc3 Bd6 (
13... Rac8 14. Bb5 exf4 15. Bxf4 Nb6 16. e5 Ne8 17. Qxb7 Nc7 18. e6 Nxb5 19.
Qxe7 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Nd5 21. exf7+ Kh8 22. Qe6 Nxf4 23. Rxf4 Qxc3 24. Qxc8 {
1-0/Renet-Moskalenko/St Martin op/1991/}) 14. f5 Nb6 15. Qe2 Rfd8 16. a3 Rac8
17. Bc4 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Bf8 19. Bg5 Rd4 20. Qe2 Ne8 21. Be3 Rd7 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23.
Rxd1 Qb6 24. Qb5 $1 $16 {_|_,Yakovich,Y-Mokry,K/Pardubice op/1994/}) 11... exf4
12. Qxf4 (12. Bxf4 Qb6 13. Ne2 Ne5 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Kh1 exd4 16. e5 Nd5 17.
Qe4 g6 18. Nxd4 Rae8 19. e6 fxe6 20. Nxe6 Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1 Qe3 22. Qxe3 Nxe3 23.
Re1 Nd5 24. Nd4 $10 {1/2/Danek,L-Pribyl,M/Morava D/1991/}) 12... h6 13. Ne2 Nh7
14. Ng3 Bg5 15. Qf3 c5 16. c3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bxe3+ 18. Qxe3 Qg5 19. Rf4 g6 20.
Bc4 Nb6 21. Bb3 Rae8 22. Qf2 Re7 23. Ne2 Rc7 24. Nc3 Qe7 25. Rf1 Ng5 26. Kg2
$36 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4][%cal Gf1f7] [+],<->f,Rogulj,B-Soltis,A/Belgrade GMA-op/
1988/}) 10. Qe1 (10. Qd2 $5 $14) 10... exf4 (10... O-O 11. dxe5 $1 (11. Nd5 $5
$16) 11... dxe5 12. fxe5 Ne8 $8 (12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Rf5 Qe6 15. e5
Bg6 16. exf6 Bxf5 17. fxe7 $18) 13. e6 $1 fxe6 14. Bc4 $36) 11. Bxf4 Bg6 {
Leaving the K in the middle is playing with fire. White develops a strong
attack by natural means.} (11... O-O $142 12. Qg3 Ne8 13. Rae1 $36) 12. e5 $1 {
[%csl Re8] עe8} dxe5 13. dxe5 (13. Nxe5 $6 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O $10) 13... Nd5 (
13... Nh5 $2 14. Bxg6 hxg6 (14... Nxf4 15. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 16. e6+ Nxe6 17. Ng5+
$18 {->}) 15. Bh2 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Rg2g4] /\g4,פh5}) 14. e6 $1 Qb6+ (14...
fxe6 15. Bxg6+ hxg6 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 $8 (16... Qxe1 17. Nc7+) 17. Rd1 Qc5+ 18. Kh1
Nf8 (18... O-O-O 19. Qxe6 {[%cal Rd1d7] /\Rd7!+-}) 19. Be5 $16) (14... Nxf4 15.
exd7+ Kd8 $8 16. Bxg6 Nxg6 17. Rd1 $16) 15. Kh1 fxe6 16. Bxg6+ hxg6 17. Bg5 $1
$40 (17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 O-O-O 20. Rf7 Bd6 $132) 17... N5f6 (
17... N7f6 18. Ne5 Qxb2 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Nxg6 Bxg5 21. Qxe6+ Kd8 22. Qd6+ $18)
(17... Bxg5 $142 18. Nxg5 O-O-O 19. Nf7 $16) 18. Qxe6 Qxb2 (18... c5 19. Qe3
$40 {[%cal Ge1e8] <->e}) 19. Bxf6 (19. Ne4 $1 {was stronger a winning
practically by force.} Qb4 (19... Nf8 20. Nd6+ Kd8 21. Qf7 $18) 20. Rae1 O-O-O
21. c3 Qa3 22. Bc1 $18) 19... gxf6 20. Rab1 $1 (20. Rae1 $2 O-O-O $13) 20...
Qxc3 21. Rxb7 O-O-O {The K is out of the centre, but still not safe.} (21...
Rd8 22. Rd1 Qc5 23. Rdxd7 Rxd7 24. Rxd7 (24. Qxd7+ Kf7 25. Rxa7 $16) 24... Kf8
25. Rc7 $18) 22. Rfb1 {[%cal Rb7b8,Rb1b7] /\Rb8,R1b7#} Rxh3+ $1 $8 23. Qxh3 f5
$6 (23... Bd6 $142 24. R7b3 Qc5 (24... Qxc2 25. Nd4 Qc4 (25... Qe4 26. Ne6 Re8
27. Nc5 $1 Bxc5 28. Rb8+ Kc7 29. R1b7+ $18) 26. Rc3 $5 Qxd4 27. Rxc6+ Bc7 28.
Rbc1 $16) 25. Rd1 f5 26. Qh4 $5 $16) 24. Qh2 $1 f4 $8 (24... Qa5 25. Nd4 {
[%cal Rd4c6,Rd4e6] /\Nc6,Ne6+-}) 25. Qxf4 Qa5 (25... Rh8+ 26. Nh2 Qa5 27. Rb8+
Nxb8 28. Qxb8+ $18) 26. g3 $6 (26. Rb8+ $1 {ends the pursuit of Black's K-}
Nxb8 27. Rxb8+ Kd7 28. Ne5+ Ke6 29. Qf7+ Kxe5 (29... Kd6 30. Nc4+) 30. Qxe7+
$18) 26... g5 27. Qe4 Qc3 28. Rxa7 Bd6 29. Ra8+ Bb8 30. Qd3 Qf6 31. Kg2 $18 g4
32. Qa6+ Kc7 33. Qb7+ Kd6 34. Qb4+ (34. Rd1+ $5 Ke7 35. Nd4 $18 {->}) 34... Kc7
35. Qb7+ $138 Kd6 36. Qb4+ Kc7 37. Qxg4 Nb6 38. Ra6 Nd5 39. Re1 Qc3 40. Qe4 Kb7
41. Ra4 Rg8 42. Rb1+ Nb6 (42... Kc7 43. Rc4 Qa5 44. Qe6 $18) 43. Qe7+ Bc7 (
43... Kc8 44. Qe6+ Kc7 45. Qxg8 Qxc2+ 46. Nd2 $1 Qxa4 (46... Qxd2+ 47. Kh3 Qh6+
48. Rh4 $18) 47. Rxb6 $18) 44. Ra7+ $1 Kxa7 45. Qxc7+ Ka8 46. Qxb6 Qxc2+ 47.
Kh1 Qh7+ 48. Nh4 Qe4+ 49. Ng2 (49. Ng2 Rh8+ 50. Kg1) 1-0

[Event "Balatonbereny GM"]
[Site "Balatonbereny"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tolnai, Tibor"]
[Black "Bezold, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. dxe5 (6. Nf3 $142 Bg4 7.
Be3 $14) 6... dxe5 7. f5 {In a position with the open d-file and fixed e4/e5
pawns White's pawn e4 is weaker than Black's, on the other hand White has
space and attacking chances on the King-side, as the following examples
illustrate. therefore Black must seek active counterplay on the other flank as
soon as possible.} b5 $1 (7... Nbd7 8. Nf3 (8. Nh3 $5 b5 9. Bd2 b4 10. Nb1 Qb6
11. Nf2 Bc5 12. O-O Bb7 13. a3 a5 14. axb4 axb4 15. Rxa8+ Bxa8 16. Qf3 Bb7 17.
Bc1 Ba6 18. Nd2 O-O 19. g4 Ra8 20. g5 Ne8 21. Kg2 Bxf2 22. Rxf2 Bxd3 23. cxd3
Qd8 24. Nc4 Ra1 25. Bd2 $16 {Rodriguez,And-Soppe,G/San Martin/1994/}) 8... Bc5
9. Bd2 $1 (9. Qe2 b5 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. a4 Bb7 12. axb5 cxb5 13. Bxb5 O-O 14. Ng5
Bd4 15. Na4 Qd6 16. Ba5 Nc5 17. c3 Nb3 18. Bb4 Qb8 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 20. Rd1 Bb6
21. Bc4 Nd4 22. Qd3 Rc8 23. Nxb6 axb6 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. Ba2 {1-0/Belotti,
B-Beil,Z/Reggio mem Chicco/1991/}) 9... Ng4 $2 10. Ng5 Nf2 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qf3
Nxh1 13. fxg6 Rf8 14. g7 Qc7 15. g8=Q $1 {1-0/Arnason,J-Pribyl/Yurmala/1987/})
8. Qf3 (8. Qe2 b4 (8... Nbd7 9. Nf3 b4 10. Nd1 b3+ 11. Nd2 bxc2 12. Ne3 Nc5 13.
Nec4 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 Ba6 15. Qxc2 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Qb5 17. Ke2 Rd8 18. Qxb5 cxb5
$10 {Kettner,J-Welz,T/2BLSW 8889/1988/}) (8... Ba6 9. Bd2 b4 10. Nd1 Bxd3 11.
cxd3 Nbd7 12. Nf3 Bc5 13. Ne3 Bxe3 14. Bxe3 O-O 15. Nd2 Rad8 16. Nb3 Qb5 17. g4
a5 18. g5 Ne8 19. Rc1 Nc7 20. Qc2 a4 21. Nd2 Na6 22. Qc4 Qxc4 23. Rxc4 c5 24.
Ke2 Rc8 25. h4 $16 {Mortensen,E-Jansa,V/Kerteminde/1991/}) 9. Nd1 b3+ 10. Nc3
Bb4 11. Bd2 bxc2 12. a3 Ba6 13. Nf3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nbd7 15. Qxc2 O-O 16. O-O
Bc5+ $132 {1/2/Brigljevic,M-Pribyl,J/Praha T7/1990/}) (8. Be3 $6 Nbd7 (8... b4
9. Nb1 Ba6 10. Nd2 Bxd3 11. cxd3 Qb5 12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. Nh3 Bc5 14. Nf2 Rd8 15.
Rc1 O-O 16. O-O Bb6 17. Nc4 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Nb6 19. b3 Rd4 20. Nd2 Nfd7 21. f6
Nxf6 22. Nf3 Rd6 23. Rc5 $44 {Ploetz,W-Pribyl,M/2.BLO 9293/1992/}) 9. Nf3 Ng4
10. Bg1 Bb4 11. h3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Kf1 Ngf6 14. Bf2 O-O 15. a4 a5 16.
g4 bxa4 17. Rxa4 Ba6 18. Qe2 Bb5 19. Ra2 a4 20. Kg2 Rfb8 $15 {Bures,M-Pribyl,J/
TCH-ch Luhacovice/1993/}) (8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. Qe2 $5 (9. O-O b4 10. Nb1 Nc5 $5 (
10... Ba6 11. Nbd2 Bxd3 (11... Rd8 12. Qe2 Bxd3 13. cxd3 Nb6 14. Kh1 Be7 15. d4
$1 exd4 16. e5 d3 17. Qe1 Nfd5 18. Nb3 Qa6 19. f6 gxf6 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Nfd4
Nbd5 22. Bg5 Ng8 23. Rc1 Rd6 24. Nf5 $40 {Dufrenoy,M-Adams,M/FRA-chT/1991/})
12. cxd3 Qb5 13. Nc4 Rd8 14. Qc2 Bc5+ 15. Kh1 O-O 16. Bg5 Rfe8 17. d4 Bxd4 18.
Nd6 Qb6 19. Nxe8 Rxe8 20. Rac1 c5 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Rfe1 Ng4 23. h3 Qh6 24.
Nxd4 cxd4 25. Qc6 Nf6 26. Qa6 Qh4 {Arnason,J-Hodgson,Ju/Reykjavik/1989/}) 11.
Nxe5 Ncxe4 12. Ng4 Nxg4 13. Bxe4 Qc5+ 14. Kh1 Ba6 15. Bxc6+ Qxc6 16. Re1+ Be7
17. Qxg4 O-O 18. Nd2 Rfe8 19. Ne4 Bb7 20. Bf4 Bf8 21. Ng5 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8
23. Rxe8 Qxe8 24. Qd1 h6 $44 {Schlosser,M-Casagrande,H/AUT-ch/1995/}) 9... Bb7
10. O-O a6 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. a4 Be7 13. Nd1 Nc5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Nf2 O-O 16. g4
Rfe8 17. b4 Na4 18. g5 Nh5 19. Nxe5 Bd6 20. Qxh5 Bxe5 21. Rae1 Bd4 22. Be3 Qb6
23. Bxd4 Qxd4 24. e5 Rxe5 25. f6 h6 26. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 27. Rxe5 $18 {Sveshnikov,
E-Rashkovsky,N/Moscow 25'/1992}) (8. Bd2 b4 (8... Qb6 9. g4 Bc5 10. Nh3 h5 11.
g5 Ng4 12. Qe2 a5 13. Nd1 Na6 14. Nhf2 Nxf2 15. Nxf2 Nb4 16. a3 Bxf2+ 17. Qxf2
Nxd3+ 18. cxd3 Qd8 19. Qc5 Qc7 20. Bc3 $16 {[%csl Gc3,Rc8] ^-->,Kakuk,
S-Okhotnik,V/Hajduboszormeny IM/1995/}) 9. Nce2 Qb6 10. Nc1 Nbd7 11. Nb3 a5 12.
Qe2 Ba6 (12... a4 13. Be3 $14 {[%cal Yb3d2] /\Nd2}) 13. Be3 c5 14. Nh3 Be7 15.
Nf2 a4 16. Nd2 Qc6 17. g4 Kd8 18. O-O Ne8 19. Rad1 h6 20. Nc4 Bf6 21. Rd2 Ke7
22. Rfd1 Bc8 23. Qf3 Nc7 24. Qg3 $36 {Iruzubieta,JM-Belotti,B/Cannes op/1993/})
8... Nbd7 (8... b4 $5 9. Nce2 c5 10. g4 h6 11. Bd2 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Qxa6 13. Ng3
Qc4 14. c3 Nc6 15. N1e2 Rd8 16. Nc1 bxc3 17. bxc3 Qa4 18. h4 Qc2 $19 {Muir,
A-Deev,A/Lyngby op/1990/}) (8... Bc5 9. Bd2 Qb6 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. g4 h6 12. Ng3
Bb7 13. h4 O-O-O 14. O-O-O Ne8 15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Rg8 17. g6 f6 18. Kb1 Bf8
19. Be3 Qa5 20. Qf2 Kb8 21. Nge2 Nd6 22. Nc1 Bc8 23. Nb3 Qc7 24. a4 b4 25. Ne2
$16 {[%csl Ra7,Rb4,Rc5,Rf8] (),׫,Bf8,Lanka,Z-Gervasi,G/Roma op/1990/}) 9. Bd2
(9. Nge2 Ba6 (9... Bb7 10. O-O h5 11. a4 Ng4 12. Kh1 a6 13. Bg5 Qb6 14. Ng1 Bc5
15. Nh3 Bd4 16. Nd1 c5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8+ Bxa8 19. c3 c4 20. cxd4 cxd3 21.
d5 $14 {Vujosevic,V-Maksimovic,B/JUG-chT Cetinje/1992/}) 10. O-O Nc5 11. Bg5 b4
12. Bxf6 $6 Nxd3 13. cxd3 bxc3 14. Bh4 cxb2 15. Rab1 Qxa2 16. Rfd1 Bc5+ 17. Kh1
O-O 18. f6 Rfd8 19. Qg3 g6 20. Qxe5 Bxd3 21. Rxb2 Bxe2 22. Re1 Qc4 23. Rbxe2 a5
$19 {Pein,M-Hodgson,J/BCF-ch/1988/}) 9... Nc5 (9... b4 10. Nd1 Nc5 11. Nf2
Nxd3+ 12. Nxd3 Ba6 13. Ne2 Rd8 14. Nec1 Bxd3 15. cxd3 Qb5 16. O-O h5 17. Bg5
Rd7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rd1 h4 20. d4 Rxd4 21. Rxd4 Bc5 22. Nb3 Bxd4+ 23. Nxd4
Qc5 24. Qf2 Qxd4 25. Qxd4 exd4 26. Rd1 Ke7 27. Rxd4 a5 28. Kf2 $10 {1/2/
Niedermayr,H-Mahdy,K/AUT-chT 9495/1995/}) 10. Nd5 $6 (10. g4 $142 $5 h6 11. h4
Nfd7 $132) 10... Qd8 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 $1 12. Be2 (12. Ne2 Nxd3+ 13. cxd3 c5 $36 {
[%csl Gc8,Gf8,Rd3][%cal Yc8b7,Yd8d7] /\Bb7,Qd7,^^,><d3}) (12. Nh3 $142 $5 Nxd3+
13. cxd3 c5 14. Nf2 $13) 12... Qd4 $1 13. Bc3 Qxe4 14. b4 Qxf3 15. Bxf3 e4 $1
$8 (15... Nd7 16. Bxc6 Rb8 17. a4 $16) 16. Bxf6 exf3 17. Nxf3 (17. Bxh8 $2 fxg2
$19) 17... Rg8 18. bxc5 Bxf5 $17 {[%csl Gf5,Gf8,Ra2,Rc2,Rc5,Rg2] ^^,ק The
Bishop pair is very powerful in this endgame.} 19. O-O-O (19. Nd4 Rg6 $17)
19... Rg6 (19... Bxc5 20. Rhe1+ Be6 21. Ng5 $44) 20. Rhe1+ Be6 21. Bh4 (21. Bd4
Rxg2 $17 (21... O-O-O $6 $17)) 21... Bxc5 22. g3 (22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Rxg2 {
[%cal Re8f8,Re6f5] /\Kf8,Bf5-+}) 22... Rg4 $1 23. c3 h6 24. Bf6 (24. Nd4 Bxd4
25. cxd4 Kd7 $17) 24... Ra4 25. Nd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxa2 $19 {Black has two
extra pawns and his King is much safer. Despite the ^- White is lost.} 27. Rh4
(27. Red1 Ra1+ 28. Kb2 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 a5 $19) 27... Kd7 28. Kb1 (28. Rxh6 Ra1+
29. Kd2 Rxe1 30. Kxe1 a5 $19 {[%csl Ga5] o^a}) 28... Rg2 29. Rxh6 Re8 30. Kc1 (
30. Rd1+ Bd5 {[%cal Re8e2] /\Ree2}) 30... a5 31. Bd4 a4 32. Bc5 a3 $1 33. Rd1+
Kc7 (33... Kc7 34. Bxa3 Ra8 35. Bb2 Ra2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 32nd"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Be3 a6 (5... c6 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bd3 Ng4
8. Bf4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg3 h5 11. Nf3 h4 12. Bxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qf6 14. f4
Bh6 15. Ne2 Qxe5 16. fxe5 Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Rh5 18. Rhf1 a6 19. a4 b4 20. Bc4 Ra7
21. e6 Bxe6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rf6 Rg5 24. Raf1 $18 {Polgar,J-Lobron,E/Munich/
1991/}) 6. f3 b5 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. a4 b4 9. Na2 $146 (9. Nd1 Rb8 10. Nf2 (10. Nh3
c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. e5 Bxh3 13. exf6 Bd7 14. fxe7 Bxe7 15. Bxh6 Bf6 16. Bf4
O-O 17. Bc4 Re8+ 18. Kf2 Nxa4 19. Qxd6 Rc8 20. Qxb4 Bb5 21. Bxb5 Rxc2+ 22. Kg3
axb5 $40 {Van der Wiel,J-Chernin,A/Wijk/1991/}) (10. Bd3 e5 11. Ne2 exd4 12.
Nxd4 Bb7 13. O-O c5 14. Ne2 Ne5 15. c4 bxc3 16. Ndxc3 Bg7 17. Rad1 Qb6 18. Nf4
O-O 19. Rf2 g5 20. Nfe2 Rfd8 21. Ng3 d5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Qc1
Bxf3 25. Bxc5 Qb3 {0-1/Formanek,E-Svidler,P/New York op/1995/}) 10... c5 11.
dxc5 Nxc5 12. e5 Nfd7 13. exd6 Bg7 14. Bd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 O-O 16. Ne2 exd6 17.
Ng3 d5 18. Be2 Ne6 19. Qd2 Qg5 20. Qxg5 hxg5 21. h4 $132 {Svidler,P-Smirin,I/
Haifa/1995/}) 9... c5 $5 (9... a5 10. Bb5 Bb7 11. d5 {[%cal Rc2c3] /\c3|^}) 10.
dxc5 (10. Nc1 Bb7 $132) 10... dxc5 11. e5 (11. Nc1 Qc7 12. Nh3 Bb7 13. Nf2 e6
$10) (11. c3 $5 bxc3 12. Nxc3 Rb8 $13) 11... Nxe5 $8 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Bxc5 a5
14. Bb6+ Ke8 15. Bb5+ (15. Nc1 $142 Nd5 16. Bd4 Bg7 17. Bb5+ Bd7 $10) 15... Bd7
16. Bd4 (16. Bxd7+ Nexd7 17. Bf2 Nd5 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Rc2][%cal Yf8g7,Gg7a1] /
\Bg7/^h8-a1,פa2,c2}) 16... Bxb5 17. axb5 (17. Bxe5 Bxa4 $17) 17... Nc4 18.
Nxb4 (18. b3 Na3 $17) (18. Bxf6 exf6 19. O-O-O Rb8 20. Rd5 Nd6 $17 {[%csl Ra2]
פa2}) 18... e5 19. Bc3 $8 Bxb4 20. Bxb4 Nd5 21. Ba3 $2 (21. Bd2 Nxb2 (21...
Nde3 22. Bxe3 Nxe3 23. Kd2 Nxg2 24. c4 $16 {[%csl Gb5,Gc4] o^b,c}) 22. Rxa5
Rxa5 23. Bxa5 Nc4 24. Bd2 Kd7 25. Ne2 h5 {/\Rb8=}) 21... Nde3 $1 {[%csl Ra3]
ץa3} 22. Kf2 (22. Rc1 Nxg2+ 23. Kf2 Nf4 24. Ne2 Nxe2 25. Kxe2 Rb8 $17) 22...
Nxc2 23. Rc1 N2xa3 24. bxa3 Nxa3 $17 25. Rc5 Ke7 $1 {@} 26. Ne2 (26. Rxe5+ Kf6
27. Rc5 Rhb8 $17) 26... Rhc8 27. Rxe5+ Kf6 28. f4 (28. Rd5 Rc2 $40) 28... Rc2
$6 (28... Nc4 $1 29. Rd5 a4 $17) 29. b6 $2 (29. Rc1 $1 Rxc1 30. Nxc1 Rb8 31. b6
Nc4 32. Rc5 $10) 29... Rb2 30. Ra1 Nc4 31. Rc5 Re8 $1 32. Re1 (32. Rxc4 $142
Rexe2+ 33. Kf3 Rf2+ 34. Ke3 Rxg2 35. Rc6+ Kg7 36. Rxa5 Rxh2 $17) 32... Re4 33.
Kf3 (33. Rc6+ Kg7 34. Kf3 Nd2+ 35. Kf2 Nb3 $1 36. Kf3 Rexe2 $19) 33... Nd2+ 34.
Kf2 a4 35. Re5 Rc4 (35... Reb4 36. Ra1 Nc4 $19) 36. Ke3 Rcb4 $1 $19 37. Rd5
Nc4+ 38. Kf2 (38. Kf3 $142) 38... Nxb6 39. Rd6+ Ke7 40. Rd3 Rxf4+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. f4 (5. Qd2 c6 6. f4 Nh5 (6... b5 7.
Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 Nb6 9. a4 b4 10. Nd1 a5 11. Nf2 O-O 12. O-O c5 13. c3 Ba6 14.
Bxa6 Rxa6 15. f5 bxc3 16. bxc3 cxd4 17. cxd4 d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Qd3 $18 {
Smirin,I-Hodgson,JM/New York PCA-op/1994/}) 7. Bc4 Nd7 8. a4 Nb6 9. Bb3 d5 10.
a5 Nc4 11. Bxc4 dxc4 12. Nge2 f6 13. Bh4 Bh6 14. Qe3 O-O 15. O-O Qc7 16. Qf3
Ng7 17. Bg3 f5 18. e5 Be6 19. Bf2 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Bd5 21. Nxd5 cxd5 $10 {Winants,
L-Gurevich,M/Tel-Aviv/1989/}) 5... O-O 6. Qd2 c6 7. Nf3 (7. Bd3 b5 8. O-O-O b4
9. Nce2 Qa5 10. Kb1 c5 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Nf3 Nbd7 13. Rhe1 a5 14. Ned4 Bb7 15.
f5 Nb6 16. e5 dxe5 17. Rxe5 Qc7 18. Rde1 Bxf3 19. Rxe7 Qc5 20. Nxf3 Nfd5 21.
R7e4 Rab8 $44 {Plaskett,J-Watson,W/London WFW/1991/}) 7... b5 (7... d5 $6 8.
Bxf6 exf6 9. O-O-O Bg4 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Be2 Nc6 12. h3 Be6 13. g4 Bh6 14. Rhf1
Qc7 15. Ne1 Na5 16. Kb1 a6 17. Ng2 b5 18. Ne3 Rad8 19. f5 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Bc8 21.
g5 Rfe8 22. Qd2 fxg5 23. Qxg5 Qe7 24. f6 $40 {Tiviakov,S-Hodgson,JM/Belgrade/
1993/}) 8. Bd3 Bg4 (8... b4 9. Ne2 (9. Nb1 d5 $6 10. e5 Ne4 11. Qxb4 c5 12.
dxc5 Nc6 13. Qa3 f6 14. Bh4 fxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Qc7 17. Bxe4 Qxe5 18.
Qe3 dxe4 19. Nc3 Bb7 20. O-O-O Qh5 21. Bg5 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Qg4 23. Bxe7 Rf7 24.
Bd6 Qxg2 25. Rhg1 $16 {Horvath,T-Shulman,L/Zalakaros op/1993/}) 9... a5 10. e5
Nd5 11. Ng3 h6 12. Bh4 Ba6 13. Ne2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qc7 15. Bg3 c5 16. O-O dxe5
17. fxe5 e6 18. c4 bxc3 19. bxc3 Nd7 20. Nd2 cxd4 21. cxd4 $13 {Podkriznik,
G-Barczyczyn,K/Bled/1993/}) (8... Nbd7 9. O-O b4 10. Ne2 c5 11. f5 c4 12. Bxc4
Nxe4 13. Qf4 Nef6 14. fxg6 hxg6 15. Qh4 Qc7 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Rae1 e5 18. Ng3
Rfe8 $15 {Heidl,G-Sarno,S/Lugano op/1989/}) 9. e5 $5 {This double-edged
advance gives White a ^^ and attacking chances on the King-side, but he will
have to put up with weak doubled pawns f3,f4.} (9. O-O Qb6 10. Ne2 Nbd7 11. c3
(11. Kh1 Rae8 12. a4 b4 13. c4 bxc3 14. bxc3 d5 15. Ng3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Kh8 17.
e5 Ng8 18. f5 c5 19. Rfb1 Qc7 20. Bf4 Qc8 21. a5 Rd8 22. Ra2 Nb8 23. Rb5 Na6
24. Rab2 Rfe8 25. Rb7 $16 {Aleksandrov,A-Savicevic,V/Leningrad URS-JUG TeamJ/
1991/}) 11... d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Qe3 f6 14. Bh4 Bf5 15. h3 Bh6 16. g4 Be6 17.
Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Bd5 19. Qd3 Bc4 20. Qe3 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Bxf4 22. e6 Ne5 23.
Ne1 g5 24. Rxf4 gxf4 25. Bf2 $44 {->,Kosashvili,Y-Beim,V/Rishon le Zion/1994/})
9... b4 $1 (9... Ne8 10. O-O f6 11. Bh4 $16 {()}) (9... dxe5 10. fxe5 Nd5 11.
Ne4 $5 $36) 10. Ne2 (10. exf6 $6 exf6 11. Bh4 bxc3 12. Qxc3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Re8+
$40) 10... Bxf3 11. gxf3 {[%csl Rf3,Rf4] At this moment White's Bishops are
passive, but compare the position after move 32!} Nd5 12. Bc4 (12. exd6 Qxd6
13. f5 e5 14. Bh6 exd4 15. Be4 Rd8 (15... Nd7 $142 $13) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qxd4+
Nf6 18. O-O-O Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20. Nxd4 Nxe4 21. fxe4 Kf6 22. Rf1 g5 23. Rd1
$36 {@,Peters,J-Van der Sterren,P/London Lloyds Bank op/1978/}) 12... a5 (12...
f6 13. exf6 exf6 14. Bh4 Qb6 15. f5 $1 $16) 13. O-O-O {The Kings on the
opposite side of the board make for a sharp struggle.} f6 $1 $146 (13... Qd7
14. f5 $1 Qxf5 15. Ng3 Qe6 16. f4 dxe5 17. f5 Qd6 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Rdg1 exd4
20. Nf5 $1 Qe5 21. Nxg7 Ne3 22. Bxe3 dxe3 23. Qd3 Kxg7 24. Bxf7 Qh5 25. Rxg6+ {
1-0/Dreev,A-Azmayparashvili,Z/Moscow GMA-op/1989/}) 14. exf6 exf6 (14... Bxf6
15. h4 $36) 15. Bh4 Bh6 $6 (15... Kh8 16. f5 $1 g5 17. Bg3 {[%cal Rh2h4] /\h4->
}) (15... Qd7 $142 $5 $13 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Yg8h8,Yf6f5] /\Kh8,f5,><f4}) 16. Bf2
Nd7 17. h4 N7b6 18. Bd3 $36 Re8 19. Kb1 $1 (19. h5 $2 Rxe2 20. Qxe2 Nxf4 $19)
19... Kh8 (19... a4 20. h5 g5 21. Rdg1 Kh8 $8 {-19...Kh8}) 20. Rdg1 a4 21. h5
g5 $8 22. fxg5 Bxg5 (22... fxg5 23. Ng3 a3 24. Nf5 Qf6 (24... axb2 25. Nxh6
Nc3+ 26. Qxc3 bxc3 27. Nf7+ $18) 25. Nxh6 Qxh6 26. Rxg5 $18 {[%cal Rg5g8] ->,/
\Rg8}) 23. f4 Bh6 24. Ka1 (24. c4 $1 $16) 24... Qd7 $6 (24... a3 $142 $5 25. b3
Qd7 $14) 25. c4 $1 bxc3 26. bxc3 a3 27. c4 $40 Ne7 28. d5 Na4 (28... c5 29. Nd4
$1 {[%cal Rd4e6] /\Ne6} cxd4 30. Bxd4 Rf8 (30... Nbxd5 31. cxd5 Nxd5 32. Qg2
Ra5 33. Bc4 $18) (30... Nf5 31. Bxf6+ Ng7 (31... Bg7 32. Rxg7 (32. Bxf5 $4
Bxf6+) 32... Nxg7 33. h6 $18) 32. Rg6 $3 hxg6 33. hxg6 Kg8 34. Rxh6 $18 {
[%cal Rh6h8] /\Rh8!}) 31. Bxb6 {[%cal Yb6d4] /\Bd4+-}) 29. Nc3 (29. Bd4 $6 Rf8
30. Nc3 c5 $1) 29... cxd5 (29... c5 30. Ne4 $18) 30. Bd4 $1 Rf8 31. Nxd5 Nxd5
32. cxd5 {[%csl Gd3,Gd4,Ra4,Rh6][%cal Rd4f6,Rd3h7] The Bishop pair is terrible
as an attacking tool, compare with Black's misplaced minor pieces.} Rab8 33.
Rg3 $18 {->} Qb7 34. Bc2 Nc5 (34... Qxd5 $2 35. Bxf6+ $18) 35. Rhg1 Qf7 36. Qc3
Nd7 (36... Bxf4 37. Bxf6+ $1 Qxf6 38. Rg8+ Rxg8 39. Qxf6+) (36... Rbc8 37.
Bxf6+ Qxf6 38. Rg8+ Rxg8 39. Qxf6+ Bg7 (39... Rg7 40. Re1 $18) 40. Rxg7 Rxg7
41. h6 $18) 37. Bf5 Rbc8 38. Qf3 Rce8 39. Be6 Rxe6 $8 (39... Qe7 40. Qg4 {
[%cal Rg4g8] /\Qg8!}) 40. dxe6 Qxe6 41. f5 {White is an exchange up and still
retains a decisive attack.} Qc4 42. Qe4 {[%cal Rd4f6] /\Bf6} d5 (42... Ne5 43.
Bxe5 $1 Qxe4 44. Bxf6+ Bg7 45. Rxg7 $1 $18) 43. Qg4 Qc8 $8 44. Qe2 Bf4 (44...
Re8 45. Qg2 $18) 45. Qe7 $1 (45. Qe7 Bxg3 (45... Bh6 46. Rg7 $1) 46. h6 Rg8 47.
Bxf6+) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Parsippany"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. f4 h6 (5... c6 6. Nf3 b5 7.
Bd3 b4 8. Ne2 Bg4 9. O-O Qb6 10. Kh1 O-O 11. a3 Nbd7 12. axb4 Qxb4 13. c3 Qxb2
14. c4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 e5 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Qa4 Qb7 18. d5 Nc5 19. Qa3 Nxd3 20.
Qxd3 $44 {Bjerring,K-Olesen,M/Copenhagen City-ch/1996/}) 6. Bh4 c5 $1 (6...
Nbd7 {[%csl Re5] Survey CBM 55}) (6... Nh5 $6 {Survey CBM 55}) (6... O-O {
Survey CBM 55}) 7. dxc5 (7. Bb5+ {Survey CBM 55}) (7. e5 $5 {Survey CBM 55
This aggressive move is the only chance to gain an advantage, 7.dxc5 is too
soft.}) 7... Qa5 8. Bd3 (8. cxd6 $2 Nxe4 9. dxe7 Bxc3+ (9... Nxc3 $4 10. Qd8+)
10. bxc3 Qxc3+ 11. Ke2 Bg4+ 12. Nf3 Nc6 {[%cal Rc6d4] /\Nd4-+}) 8... Qxc5 9.
Qd2 Nc6 $146 (9... Bd7 $6 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. O-O Bc6 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Ng4 14.
e6 f5 15. Bg3 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 O-O 17. Rae1 Qxb2 18. Nd1 Qxa2 19. h3 Nf6 20. Ne5
Ne4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Nxg6 $40 {Bacis,J-Brulhart,K/Cannes open A/1990/}) 10.
Nge2 (10. Nf3 Bg4 $132) 10... O-O 11. O-O-O {White goes for sharp
opposite-side castling, as the quieter alternative gives Black a comfortable
position.} (11. Bf2 Qa5 12. h3 (12. O-O Ng4 $36) 12... Bd7 13. O-O b5 $132)
11... Nb4 $1 (11... b5 $6 12. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 13. Nd5 $36 {[%cal Rd5f6,Rb2b4] /
\Nf6,b4}) 12. Kb1 Be6 13. Rhf1 Qa5 (13... b5 14. Bf2 Qc8 15. Bxb5 $14) 14. a3
Nxd3 15. cxd3 {[%cal Rc3d5] /\Nd5} Rfc8 16. h3 Rc7 (16... b5 $5 17. Bxf6 exf6
$13) 17. Bxf6 (17. g4 Rac8 18. f5 Bb3 $132) 17... Bxf6 (17... exf6 18. g4 $5 {
[%cal Rf4f5] /\f5|^}) 18. Nd5 Qxd2 19. Nxf6+ exf6 (19... Kg7 20. Nh5+ $1 gxh5
21. Rxd2 $16 {[%csl Rh5,Rh6] ׻}) 20. Rxd2 {Despite White's better pawn
structure the B is active and Black shouldn't have too many problems.} f5 $10
21. g4 $1 (21. exf5 Bxf5 22. g4 Bd7 $15) (21. Nd4 fxe4 22. dxe4 Bd7 23. Ne2 Bb5
$1 $10) 21... Re8 $6 (21... fxg4 22. f5 gxf5 23. exf5 Bd7 24. hxg4 Kg7 $10) 22.
Nc3 $36 a6 $2 {Now Black loses an exchange without any compensation.} (22...
fxg4 $142 23. f5 gxf5 24. exf5 Bb3 $8 25. Ne4 $36) 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. exf5 Bxf5
25. Nd5 $18 Rc5 26. Nf6+ Kf8 27. Nxe8 Kxe8 {White proceeds to realize his
material advantage in an exemplary fashion.} 28. Rf3 Kd7 (28... d5 29. Re3+ Kd7
30. Re5 $1 Bxh3 31. b4 $18) 29. b4 Rc8 (29... Rc3 30. Kb2) 30. Rg2 $1 (30. Kb2
Rg8 $16) 30... Rc3 (30... Re8 $142 31. Rg7 Re1+ 32. Kc2 Ke7 33. Rg8 $18) 31.
Kb2 $1 Rxd3 32. Rxd3 Bxd3 {[#] Hecht aktiver wT und zuviele schwarze
B-Schwächen, L-Beherrschung durch wK, einfache Technik} 33. Rg8 {Although
Black has gained a pawn, without the R he has no counterplay.} Bf1 (33... h5
34. h4 $1) 34. h4 Be2 35. Kc3 h5 36. Rf8 Ke7 37. Rb8 Bf3 38. Kd4 Kf6 (38... Kd7
39. Ke3 Kc7 (39... Bc6 40. Rh8) 40. Rf8 Bd5 41. Rh8 $18) (38... Bc6 {Hecht} 39.
Rh8 Bf3 40. Ke3 Bg4 41. Rb8 b5 42. Ra8 $18) 39. Ke3 Bc6 40. Rg8 (40. Rh8 $5 Kg7
(40... Kg6 41. Rg8+ Kh6 42. f5 $18) 41. Rxh5 f6 42. Kd4 $18) 40... Ba4 (40...
Bd7 $142 41. Rb8 $1 (41. Rh8 {Hecht} Bg4 (41... Kg6 42. Rd8 $18) 42. Rb8 $18)
41... Bc6 42. Rh8 Kg6 43. Rg8+ $18) 41. Rg5 $1 Bd1 42. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 23rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1995.07.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1995.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Giese} g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 (7.
Bg5 e5 8. Nbd2 Qe8 9. Re1 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nc4 Be6 13. Ne3
Rd8 14. Qc2 Bg7 15. b4 Kh8 16. Red1 Qe7 17. Bc4 f5 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Qb3 Qf6
20. Nd5 Qf7 21. Ne3 Qe8 22. Qc4 f4 23. Nd5 $14 {[%csl Rg7] ץg7,Dragiev,
V-Chatalbashev,B/BLG-ch/1995/}) 7... e5 (7... Re8 8. d5 Nb8 9. c4 c6 10. Nc3
Na6 11. Re1 e6 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Bf1 Nc5 14. Bf4 d5 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Nb5 $1
Nh5 17. Bc7 Qc8 18. cxd5 Bd7 19. Be5 Qd8 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 21. Rxe8+ Nxe8 22. Nc3
Qb6 $14 {Pedersen,St-Krasenkov,M/Norresundby Bank/1995/}) 8. Re1 (8. dxe5 Nxe5
9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qe2 b6 $5 $10) 8... h6 (8... exd4 9. cxd4 Nb4 10. Bf1 c5 11.
a3 Nc6 12. d5 Nb8 (12... Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Nd2 $36 {o^d5,/\Nc4}) 13. Nc3
$14 {[+]}) (8... Nd7 9. Bg5 $5 f6 10. Be3 $14) (8... Re8 9. Na3 a6 10. Bd2 h6
11. Rc1 Nh5 12. Nc2 Kh7 13. a3 Bd7 14. b4 Nf6 15. Rb1 Qc8 16. Bc4 Re7 17. d5
Nb8 18. Bf1 c6 19. c4 b5 20. Rc1 bxc4 21. Ne3 Nxe4 22. Nxc4 cxd5 23. Nxd6 Qd8
24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Rxe4 $13 {Smagin,S-Ivanov,T/Moscow B/1995/}) 9. Na3 (9. Be3
Nh5 10. Nbd2 (10. Qd2 g5 11. Na3 a6 12. Rad1 Qf6 13. Nc4 Kh8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Nh2 b5 16. Na3 Be6 17. Ng4 Qg6 18. b3 Nf4 19. Bf1 h5 20. Nh2 Rfd8 21. Qc2 Bf8
22. Nb1 g4 23. hxg4 hxg4 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Nd2 Nd5 $1 $36 {Belotelov,D-Hillarp
Persson,T/Sollentuna op/1995/}) (10. Na3 $5 a6 11. Nc4 Qf6 12. Bf1 Nf4 13. Kh2
g5 14. d5 Ne7 15. g3 Nxh3 16. Bxh3 g4 17. Nfxe5 gxh3 18. Nd3 Ng6 19. Bd4 Qd8
20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. f4 b5 22. Ne3 $16 {[%csl Yd4,Yd5,Ye4,Ye5,Rf7,Rh3,Rh6] [+],
ק>>,Komarov,D-Bauer,C/FRA-chT/1995/}) 10... Nf4 11. Bxf4 exf4 12. b4 Ne7 13.
e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 c6 15. Ndf3 Nd5 16. Qd2 g5 17. Bc2 Nf6 18. Qd3 Be6 19. a4 Re8
20. a5 Qc7 21. Re2 Red8 22. Nd2 b6 23. Bb3 Nd5 24. Qf3 $14 {Shchekachev,
A-Collas,D/Paris op/1995/}) (9. a3 Nh7 10. Be3 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. dxe5 dxe5
13. Bc5 Re8 14. Bc4+ Kh8 15. Bf7 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Rd8 17. Rxd8+ Nxd8 18. Bb3 Ne6
19. Be7 Bd7 20. Nh4 Nef8 21. Bf7 Ng5 22. Bh5 Ne4 23. Bf3 Ng5 24. Bh5 Ne4 $10 {
Karlsson,L-Barlov,D/Haninge/1988/}) 9... Nd7 $146 (9... a6 $5 10. Nc2 (10. dxe5
Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Nc4 Nh5 $132) 10... Re8 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Ne3 Be6 13.
Qc2 (13. b3 Nh5 14. Bf1 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Rad8 16. Bb2 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Nh4
Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Ne7 20. Ba3 f4 21. Bc4 Bxc4 22. Nxc4 e4 $132 {Kuzmin,G-Grigorov,
J/Cappelle op/1993/}) 13... Nd7 14. Ng4 Kh7 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. Ne3 Nb6 $6 (16...
Nf6 $10) 17. Bc2 Rad8 18. Nf5 Qf8 19. Nxg7 Qxg7 20. b3 Rd7 21. Be3 Red8 22.
Rad1 f6 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Rd1 $14 {[%csl Gc2,Ge3] ^^,Baimuratov,S-Tustanowski,
R/Bratislava op/1993/}) (9... Nh5 10. Be3 a6 11. Kh2 Qf6 12. Bf1 exd4 $5 13.
cxd4 {[+]} Re8 14. Qc2 g5 15. Nc4 Qg6 16. d5 Nb4 17. Qd2 a5 18. a3 Na6 19. Bd3
Qf6 20. Bc2 Nf4 21. Bd4 Qg6 22. Bxg7 Qxg7 23. e5 $36 {[%csl Rf5,Rg6,Rh5,Rh7]
׻,Smirin,I-Bologan,V/Debrecen EU-chT/1992/}) 10. Bb5 $1 Ne7 (10... a6 $6 11.
Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nc4 $16 {[%csl Rc6,Rc7][%cal Rc4a5] ><c6,c7,/\Na5}) 11. Nc2 a6
12. Bf1 b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. dxe5 (14. b3 d5 $1 $10) 14... dxe5 (14... Nxe5 $142
$5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 $10) 15. b3 $1 Nc8 16. Ba3 Nd6 (16... Re8 17. Qd2 $14 {
[%cal Gd2d8] <->d}) 17. Nd2 $5 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ra3d6,Rd2c4] /\Bd6,Nc4,><d6} (
17. Bxd6 $6 cxd6 18. Qxd6 Nc5 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 $36 {[%csl Gb7,Gg7,Rb3,Re4] ><b3,
e4,^^}) 17... c5 {><d5} 18. g3 {[%csl Rd5]} Qc7 19. Bg2 {[%cal Yc2e3,Ye3d5] /
\Ne3-d5} Nf6 20. c4 $1 $14 Rad8 21. Qe2 a5 (21... Nd7 {[%cal Yd7b8,Yb8c6,Yc6d4]
/\Nb8-c6-d4} 22. Ne3 $36 {White's N have closer to the important d5-square,
than Black's to d4.}) 22. Bb2 Rfe8 23. Na3 h5 24. Rad1 {[%cal Ya3b1,Yb1c3,
Yc3d5] /\Nab1-c3-d5} Nh7 (24... Bh6 25. Nab1 Rd7 26. Nc3 $14) 25. Nab1 Nf8 26.
Nc3 Qb8 (26... Ne6 $142 27. Nd5 Qc6 (27... Bxd5 28. cxd5 Nd4 29. Qd3 {[%cal
Yd2c4] /\Nc4+/=}) 28. f4 $5 $14) 27. Nd5 Bc6 28. Nf3 $1 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gb2e5]
/^a1-h8,><e5.Because he must defend the e5P, Black will not get his N to e6
and d4.} f6 29. Nh4 {[%csl Rg5,Rg6,Rh5,Rh6] ׻ Now the N is tied to g6.} Nf7 (
29... Kh7 30. f4 $36) 30. Rd3 Bxd5 31. cxd5 $16 {[%csl Gb2,Gg2,Rb6,Rf6,Rg6] (),
^^,קb6,f6,g6 Black's pawn structure is weakened on both flanks.} Nd6 32. Bc1
Qc8 (32... b5 33. axb5 Nxb5 34. Qa2 $16) 33. Rc3 Qd7 34. Nf3 Qf7 35. h4 Kh7 {
[%cal Yg7h6] /\Bh6} 36. Qe3 $1 Nd7 37. Bh3 Qf8 38. Qe2 {Now White is ready for
the exchange.} Bh6 39. Bxh6 Qxh6 40. Nd2 f5 $6 {Black's weakened position
can't stand this move. But Lobron understandably did not want to defend
passively.} (40... Qg7 41. Nc4 Nxc4 42. bxc4 $16 {[%csl Rb6] ><b6}) 41. exf5
Nxf5 (41... gxf5 42. Nc4 $18 {[%csl Rf5,Rh5] ><f5,h5}) 42. Ne4 Kh8 (42... Nd4
43. Qa6 {[%cal Rh3d7] /\Bd7+-}) 43. Ng5 Re7 44. d6 $1 Rg7 (44... Nxd6 45. Qd2 {
[%cal Yd2h6,Rd2d6]} Nf6 (45... Nf5 46. Bxf5 gxf5 47. Nf7+ $18) 46. Rd3 Nfe8 47.
Nf7+ $1 Nxf7 48. Qxh6+ Nxh6 49. Rxd8 $18) (44... Ree8 $2 {Giese} 45. Nf7+ $18)
45. Qd2 {[%cal Yd2h6] /\Bf5,Nf7+-} (45. Qd2 Kg8 $8 46. Qd5+ $18 {[%cal Rg5e6] /
\Ne6} (46. Qd5+ {Giese} Kf8 (46... Kh8 47. Bxf5 gxf5 48. Nf7+ $18) 47. Ne6+ Ke8
48. Nxd8 $18)) (45. Ne6 $4 {Giese} Nd4 $1) 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Djurhuus, Rune"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nge2 $5 {A rather unusual move.} Bg7 5. g3 O-O
6. Bg2 e5 (6... c6 7. a4 (7. O-O e5 8. h3 Nbd7 9. a4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. a5
Re8 12. Re1 Qe7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bf4 Nfd7 15. Qd2 Kh7 16. Rad1 Nc5 17. b3 Ne6 18.
Nce2 Ng5 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. f4 gxf4 21. gxf4 Bh6 22. Qc3 Nd7 23. Nf3 Nf6 24. e5
Nd5 25. Qd4 dxe5 26. Nxe5 Be6 27. c4 Nb4 $36 {Hernandez,Ya-Frey,H/Capablanca
mem-D/1996/}) 7... e5 8. O-O Re8 9. h3 Na6 10. Be3 Nc7 11. a5 exd4 12. Bxd4 Ne6
13. Be3 Nc5 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. a6 bxa6 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Rfd1 Bb7 18. f4 Ne8 19.
e5 Bf8 20. Ne4 Kg7 21. Nd2 Rd7 22. Nc4 $36 {[%csl Ra5,Ra6,Ra7,Rc5,Rc6] ׫,
Pichler,J-Schiffer,KU/BL 95/96/1996/}) 7. O-O (7. h3 $142 Nbd7 8. O-O c6 9. a4
Qc7 (9... exd4 10. Nxd4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bf4 a6 14. Qd2 Nc5
15. Rfd1 Qf6 16. Qb4 Ne4 17. Be3 Re8 18. Qb3 h6 19. Re1 Be6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21.
Qxd5 Rae8 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. c3 Qf3 24. Qd1 Qf5 25. Kg2 h5 26. Qf3 $16 {
Tibensky-Zurek/Trnava II/1988/}) 10. Be3 Re8 11. g4 Nf8 12. Qd2 h5 13. g5 N6d7
14. Kh1 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Rad1 a5 17. Nde2 Re6 18. f4 Qe7 19. Bxc5 dxc5 20.
f5 Bxc3 21. Nxc3 Re5 22. Qd8 Qe8 23. Qc7 Re7 24. Rd8 $18 {[%cal Gd1d8] _|_<->d,
@Bologan,V-Pfleger,H/BL 95/96/1996/}) 7... c6 (7... Nc6 $1 8. dxe5 (8. h3 exd4
9. Nxd4 Nxe4 $15) 8... dxe5 $10) 8. a4 Nbd7 9. h3 (9. a5 Qc7 (9... Rb8 10. h3
b5 11. axb6 axb6 $132) 10. h3 Re8 11. Re1 Rb8 12. Be3 b5 13. axb6 axb6 14. d5
cxd5 15. Nb5 Qc6 16. Na7 Qb7 17. exd5 Ra8 18. Nc6 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 e4 20. Qa2 b5
21. Bf4 Nb6 22. Nc3 Nfxd5 23. Nxd5 Qxc6 24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. Bxe4 Nxd5 26. Bxd5
Qxc2 27. Bxf7+ Kh8 $10 {1/2,Cuartas,C-Torres,Jo/Moscow olm/1994/}) 9... b6 (
9... Qc7 10. Be3 (10. g4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Bf4 Ne5 13. b3 h5 14. g5 Nh7 15.
Be3 Qa5 16. Nce2 Nd7 17. Qd2 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Nc5 19. f3 d5 20. exd5 cxd5 21. h4
f6 22. Rae1 fxg5 23. hxg5 Ne6 24. Nxe6 Bxe6 25. f4 Rac8 26. c3 Nf8 $132 {
Vogt,L-Har Zvi,R/Altensteig/1994/}) 10... b6 11. f4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ba6 13. Re1
Rad8 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. e5 d5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Bd4 Rfe8 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Kh2
Bb7 20. a5 Ne4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qd4+ Qf6 23. Nb5 Qxd4 24. Nxd4 Nd6 25. g4 h6
26. h4 Re7 27. Bf3 Kf6 28. Kg3 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5] _|_,ץb7,d5,Adams,M-Wolff,P/
London WFW/1989/}) 10. Be3 Bb7 11. d5 $6 $146 (11. g4 $5 a6 (11... h5 12. g5
Nh7 13. h4 exd4 14. Bxd4 Ne5 15. f4 c5 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. f5 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 Rfd8
19. Nd5 $36 {1/2,Wilder-Benjamin,Joe/USA-ch/1986/}) 12. Ng3 h6 13. f4 exd4 14.
Bxd4 b5 15. Qd2 b4 16. Nd1 c5 17. Bf2 Re8 18. Re1 Nb6 19. Qd3 a5 20. c4 Nfd7
21. Ra2 Nf8 22. b3 Ne6 23. Ne2 Qc7 24. Ne3 Nd7 25. Rd2 Nd4 26. Nc2 Nxe2+ 27.
Rdxe2 Nf8 $13 {Klinger,J-Hansen,C/Palma GMA-op/1989/}) 11... cxd5 12. exd5 {
11.d5?! was a dubious move, as the arising pawn structure is advantageous for
Black. White will have to lose too much time to activate his Q-side pawns,
while for Black it's much easier to get his central e+f tandem going.} a6 $15 {
[%csl Ge5,Gf7]} 13. g4 $5 Ne8 14. g5 (14. Ne4 $5 h6 (14... f5 15. gxf5 gxf5 16.
Ng5 $36) 15. N4g3 b5 $5 $15 (15... f5 16. gxf5 gxf5 17. f4 $13)) 14... f5 15.
gxf6 Nexf6 16. Ng3 Rc8 $6 {Although White prevented f5, his K-side is weakened
and his only plan is to try occupying the e6-square. Black somewhat
underestimates this (16...Rc8?! doesn't seem the best move.)} (16... Qe7 $142
$5 {[%csl Rf3,Rf4,Rg4,Rh4][%cal Ya8e8,Yb7c8] /\Rae8,Bc8,׻}) 17. Nge4 Nxe4 18.
Nxe4 Qc7 (18... Nf6 $6 19. Ng5) 19. c4 (19. c3 $142 $5 Nc5 20. Ng5 $132) 19...
Nc5 20. Ng5 (20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. Ng5 Qe7 22. Ne6 Rf6 $15 {[%cal Yc8e8,Yb7c8,
Yg8h8] /\Re8,Bc8,Kh8 Black will gradually dispose of Ne6, White has no play on
the blockaded Q-side (that's why 19.c3!? was preferable.)}) 20... Bf6 21. h4 (
21. Bxc5 $2 Bxg5 $17) 21... a5 $1 22. Bh3 (22. Bxc5 Bxg5 (22... Qxc5 $5 23. Ne6
Qxc4 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 $44) 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. hxg5 Rxc4 $36 {[%csl Rd5,Rf2,Rg5]
[%cal Re5e4] ק,/\e4}) 22... Bxg5 $1 23. Bxg5 {Black will soon exchange the
Bh3 and retain his attacking chances against White's K. The B-pair is
short-lived.} (23. Bxc8 $2 Bxe3 24. Bxb7 Bd4 $40) 23... Rce8 $17 24. Bh6 Rf7
25. f4 Bc8 $1 {Activating his last piece gives Black a large advantage.} (25...
e4 $6 26. f5 $36) 26. Bxc8 (26. Bg2 e4 $17) 26... Qxc8 27. fxe5 Rxf1+ 28. Qxf1
{White's Bh6 gives him some swindling chances, but they are insufficient, as
now Black's Q annihilates most of his pawns.} (28. Kxf1 $2 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 Qg3+ {
[%cal Rc5d3] /\Nd3-+}) 28... Qg4+ 29. Qg2 Qxh4 30. Qh2 $8 {All forced,
otherwise Black's attack decides immediately.} Qxc4 (30... Qxh2+ $142 31. Kxh2
Rxe5 32. Bf4 (32. Rf1 $2 Rh5+ $19) 32... Re2+ 33. Kg3 Rxb2 $19) 31. Rf1 Qg4+
32. Qg2 (32. Kh1 Ne4 $19) 32... Qd4+ $6 (32... Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 dxe5 34. d6 (34.
Kf3 Kf7) 34... Nd7 {[%cal Re8e6] /\Re6-+}) 33. Kh1 Qxe5 34. Qf2 (34. Qf3 Qe4
35. Qxe4 Nxe4 36. Kg2 Nc5 $19) 34... Qxd5+ 35. Kg1 Nd7 {Black has spoiled his
winning position only very slightly. After all, he is three P up he should be
able to gradually unravel his position.} 36. Qf4 Qe6 37. Rf2 d5 (37... g5 $5
38. Qxg5+ (38. Bxg5 Rf8) 38... Qg6 39. Rg2 Qxg5 40. Rxg5+ Kf7 41. Rg7+ Ke6 42.
Rxh7 Nc5 43. Bf4 Rg8+ $19) 38. Rf1 Qe7 (38... g5 39. Qxg5+ Qg6 40. Rf5 $1) 39.
Rf2 Ne5 {[%cal Re5f7] /\Nf7} 40. Qd4 $1 $8 Qe6 {[%cal Re6g4] /\Qg4} 41. Rf4 Rc8
(41... g5 $5 42. Bxg5 Ng6 43. Rf1 Qe4 $19) 42. b3 g5 43. Bxg5 Rc2 {Leaving the
back rank gives White some chances.} (43... Ng6 $5) 44. Qe3 d4 45. Qg3 (45.
Rxd4 $2 Nf3+ $1 46. Qxf3 Qe1+ 47. Qf1 Qg3+ $19) 45... Rc1+ 46. Kh2 Rc2+ 47. Kg1
h5 $2 (47... Ng6 48. Rxd4 $132) (47... Rc1+ 48. Kh2 Ng6 49. Rf2 (49. Rxd4 Qe2+
50. Qg2 Qh5+ $19) 49... Rc3 50. Qb8+ Qc8 $19) 48. Re4 $1 $10 {Suddenly White
wins a piece and saves the game.} Rc3 (48... Rc5 49. Bf4+ (49. Rxe5 $2 Qxe5 50.
Bf4+ Qg7) 49... Qg6 50. Rxe5 Qxg3+ 51. Bxg3 Rc3 $8 52. Rg5+ Kf7 $10) 49. Qxe5
Qxe5 50. Rxe5 {White's troubles are over, it's Black who must play accurately.}
Rxb3 51. Kf2 Rb4 $6 {Hansen is understandably depressed and nearly ends up
losing.} (51... Ra3 $142 $10) 52. Kf3 Kf7 (52... d3 $1 $10) 53. Kf4 $1 Rxa4 {
At this moment Black already has 4 pawns for the B, but his K is in grave
danger and he will gradually have to give them all away.} 54. Kf5 Ra1 55. Re7+
Kf8 56. Rb7 Rf1+ 57. Kg6 Kg8 $8 58. Rb8+ Rf8 59. Rxb6 Rf1 {A Philidor position
arose. (K opposite each other with the weaker side pushed to the back rank)
It's Black's luck this position is a draw, (only with Kb6-Kb8 or Kg6-Kg8) as
White would need more space on the right (an i-file) to break the defence.} 60.
Rd6 (60. Bf6 Rg1+ 61. Kf5 d3 $10) 60... a4 61. Rxd4 a3 62. Ra4 h4 63. Bxh4 a2
64. Rxa2 Rf7 $1 {Without the pawns Black can use stalemate possibilities to
defend himself.} 65. Ra8+ (65. Bf6 Rg7+ $1 $10) 65... Rf8 66. Ra7 Rf1 67. Bg5
Rf2 68. Re7 Rf1 (68... Rf3 $10) 69. Be3 (69. Rc7 Rf3 70. Bh4 Rf1 71. Bf6 Rg1+
72. Kf5 Rg2 $1 $8 (72... Kf8 73. Ke6 Re1+ 74. Be5 Kg8 75. Rg7+ Kf8 76. Rh7 Rg1
77. Rh8+ Rg8 78. Rh4 $1 Rg1 (78... Rg6+ 79. Bf6 Rg1 80. Ra4 Re1+ (80... Kg8 81.
Ra8+ Kh7 82. Rh8+ Kg6 83. Rg8+) 81. Be5 $18) 79. Ra4 Kg8 80. Ra8+ $18) (72...
Re1 73. Be5 Rf1+ 74. Ke6 Rf7 75. Rc2 Rb7 76. Rc8+ Kh7 77. Kf5 Rf7+ 78. Bf6 $18)
(72... Rb1 73. Bd4 Re1 (73... Rb8 74. Kg6 Kf8 75. Rh7 Rb1 76. Kf6 Kg8 77. Rg7+
Kf8 (77... Kh8 78. Ra7 Kg8 {-77...Kf8}) 78. Ra7 Kg8 79. Ra8+ Kh7 80. Kf5 Rf1+
81. Kg5 Rf8 82. Ra7+ $1 Kg8 83. Rg7+ Kh8 84. Kh5 $22) (73... Rb3 74. Ra7 Rd3
75. Be5 Rb3 76. Rg7+ Kf8 77. Rd7 Kg8 78. Kg6 Kf8 79. Kf6 Rb6+ 80. Bd6+ Ke8 81.
Ke6 $18 {with a won Philidor position.}) 74. Kf6 Re4 75. Rd7 Re2 76. Rd8+ Kh7
77. Kf5 $18) (72... Rf1+ 73. Ke6 Rg1 74. Bd4 Rd1 75. Be5 Rf1 76. Rg7+ Kf8 77.
Rh7 Rg1 78. Rh8+ Rg8 79. Rh4 $18) 73. Be5 Ra2 74. Rg7+ Kf8 75. Rd7 Kg8 $1 76.
Kg6 (76. Kf6 Ra6+ 77. Bd6 Ra1 78. Rg7+ Kh8 79. Rg2 (79. Rb7 Kg8 80. Bc5 Ra6+
81. Bb6 Ra8 82. Kg6 Kf8 83. Bc5+ (83. Bd4 Ra6+ 84. Bf6 Ke8 $10) 83... Ke8 84.
Kf6 Ra1 $10) 79... Rf1+ 80. Kg6 Kg8 81. Bc5 Rf4 82. Rg5 Rh4 83. Kf6+ Kh7 84.
Be3 Rc4 85. Rg7+ Kh8 86. Rb7 Kg8 $1 (86... Rc6+ 87. Kf7 Kh7 88. Rd7 Rc8 89. Bg5
Rb8 90. Rd1 $1 Rb7+ 91. Be7 Rb6 92. Bd6 Rb7+ 93. Kf6 Rb6 94. Rh1+ Kg8 95. Rg1+
Kh7 96. Rg7+ Kh8 (96... Kh6 97. Rd7 Ra6 98. Kf5 $18) 97. Rd7 Rb2 98. Bc5 Rc2
99. Rd5 Rc3 100. Bd6 Kg8 101. Rg5+ Kh7 102. Rh5+ Kg8 103. Be5 Rb3 (103... Ra3
104. Kg6 Kf8 105. Bd6+ Kg8 106. Rc5 $1 $18) 104. Rg5+ Kh7 105. Rg7+ Kh8 106.
Ra7 Rb6+ 107. Kf7+ Kh7 108. Bf4 $1 Rb4 109. Kf6+ Kg8 110. Ra8+ Kh7 111. Be5 Rb1
112. Ra7+ Kg8 113. Bd4 Rf1+ 114. Ke6 Rf7 115. Ra2 Rf8 116. Rh2 Re8+ 117. Kf6
Rd8 118. Rh4 Rd6+ 119. Ke7 Rh6 120. Rg4+ Kh7 121. Rg7+ Kh8 122. Ke8 $22 $18)
87. Rb8+ Kh7 88. Rb6 Rc7 89. Bd4 Rf7+ $1 $10) 76... Rf2 77. Bg3 (77. Bd4 Rf3
78. Bc5 Rg3+ 79. Kf6 Rf3+ 80. Ke6 Rc3 $1 $10) 77... Rf1 $1 $8 78. Re7 Kf8 79.
Re2 Rg1 80. Re3 Rg2 81. Kf6 Rg1 82. Bd6+ Kg8 83. Re8+ Kh7 84. Re7+ Kg8 85. Be5
Rf1+ 86. Ke6 Rf7 $1 $10) 69... Rf3 70. Bg5 Rf1 (70... Rf2 $10 {This is the
safest square for the R.}) 71. Rc7 (71. Bf6 Rg1+ 72. Kf5 Rg2 $10) 71... Rf2 72.
Rd7 (72. Bf6 Rg2+ 73. Kf5 Rg1 74. Ke6 Rg2 75. Rc8+ Kh7 76. Kf7 Rg7+ $1 $10)
72... Rf1 73. Be3 Rf3 74. Bh6 Rg3+ 75. Bg5 Rf3 76. Bh4 Rf1 77. Bf6 Rg1+ 78. Bg5
Rf1 79. Rb7 Rf2 80. Re7 Rf1 81. Be3 Rf3 82. Bh6 Rg3+ 83. Bg5 Rf3 84. Bh4 Kf8
85. Re1 Kg8 86. Re7 Kf8 87. Re4 Rf7 $1 88. Bf6 Kg8 {[%cal Rf7g7] /\Rg7=} 89.
Re8+ Rf8 90. Re7 Rf7 $1 91. Re8+ Rf8 92. Re2 Rf7 93. Rh2 Rg7+ 94. Bxg7 (94. Kf5
Rg1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 Bg7 6. f4 Qa5 (6... b5 $142 7.
Bd3 Qa5 (7... Qb6 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. Be4 e6 12. Bh4 b4 13.
Nd1 Nd7 14. Nf2 Bf5 15. Nd4 Bh6 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Nxf5 gxf5 18. Nd3 Qd4 19. Rf1
Qe4+ 20. Kd1 Rg8 21. Rf2 Bf8 22. Re2 Qc4 23. Be1 a5 $15 {Cvicela,
A-Rueckschloss,K/Sala op/1995/}) (7... O-O 8. O-O-O Nbd7 9. Nf3 Bb7 10. e5 b4
11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 f6 13. Bh4 Bh6 14. exd6 exd6 15. Qxb4 Bxf4+ 16. Kb1 Qb6
17. Be1 d5 18. Bd3 Rfe8 $13 {0,5/Bigaliev,R-Beim,V/Budapest 9/1995/}) 8. Nf3 b4
9. Ne2 d5 10. Ng3 dxe4 11. Nxe4 O-O 12. O-O Qb6 13. a3 bxa3 14. Rxa3 Nbd7 15.
Qa5 $6 Rb8 16. Nxf6+ exf6 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. Bh4 Nd5 19. c4 Nxf4 20. Bg3 Bh6 21.
Ne1 Nxd3 22. Bxb8 Be3+ $44 {Sorokin,M-Spangenberg,H/San Martin/1993/}) (6...
O-O 7. e5 Nd5 8. Nxd5 cxd5 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Ne2 Bg4 11. O-O-O Re8 12. h3 Bxe2 13.
Bxe2 Qb6 14. Rhf1 Rac8 15. Kb1 f6 16. Bh4 fxe5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qxd5+ e6 19.
Qb5 Qc7 20. c3 exf4 21. Qc4 $44 {Hracek,Z-Horvath,Cs/Odorheiu zt/1995/}) 7. Nf3
$146 (7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nf3 Bg4 (8... b5 $142 $5) 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Kh1 e5 $2 11.
dxe5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Qf4 $1 $18 {Andersen,I-Krupa,K/
Copenhagen OBRO/1993/}) 7... Nbd7 8. e5 $5 dxe5 (8... Nd5 9. exd6 exd6 10. Nxd5
Qxd5 (10... Qxd2+ $2 11. Kxd2 cxd5 12. Re1+ Kf8 13. Be7+) 11. Bd3 f6 (11... O-O
12. c4 Qe6+ 13. Kf2 {[%cal Rh1e1] /\Rhe1+-}) 12. c4 $1 Qf7 (12... Qe6+ 13. Kf2
O-O 14. f5 $1 $40) 13. Bh4 $14 {(),[+]}) 9. fxe5 Nd5 10. Ne4 $5 (10. Nxd5 Qxd2+
11. Kxd2 cxd5 12. Bd3 $14 {()_|_}) 10... Qxd2+ 11. Bxd2 O-O (11... f6 12. exf6
(12. c4 Nc7 13. exf6 Nxf6 $132 {[%csl Rd4] ><d4}) 12... N7xf6 $5 13. Nf2 (13.
Nxf6+ exf6 $10) 13... Bf5 14. Bd3 $14) 12. c4 Nc7 13. O-O-O f6 14. exf6 exf6 $6
(14... Nxf6 $142 $14) 15. Nd6 $1 Rd8 16. c5 $16 {[%csl Gd6] Now the outpost on
d6 is very strong and paralyzes Black's position. In a short time a Bishop
will take the Knight's place, but that offers no relief.} Nd5 (16... Ne8 $2 17.
Bc4+ Kf8 18. Nf7 $18) 17. Bc4 Bf8 18. Bf4 $1 N7b6 19. Bb3 Bxd6 (19... Kg7 20.
Bh6+ $1 $16) 20. Bxd6 {The Bishop pair is especially strong in this position.}
Be6 21. Rde1 Bf7 22. Nd2 $1 {White's play revolves around d6.} Nc8 23. Ne4 Kg7
(23... Nxd6 24. Nxd6 Rd7 25. Rhf1 Kg7 26. Bxd5 $1 cxd5 (26... Bxd5 27. Ne8+)
27. Rf3 $18 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5,Rf6,Rf7] ><d5,b7,f6,Bf7}) 24. Rhf1 Re8 $8 25. Bg3 h6
(25... f5 26. Ng5 h6 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 28. Be5 $40 {/\g4}) 26. Kd2 f5 27. Nc3 Nce7
(27... Nxc3 28. Rxe8 Bxe8 29. bxc3 Bf7 30. Re1 Bxb3 31. axb3 Kf7 32. Bd6 $1 $16
{[%csl Ra8,Rc8] צa8,Nc8. Black's pieces are out of play}) 28. Bd6 Nxc3 (28...
Rad8 $142 29. Re5 Nxc3 30. bxc3 Nc8 31. Rfe1 $16) 29. bxc3 {Now the Bishops
will decide, as the exchange on b3 only strengthens White's pawns.} Nd5 30.
Be5+ Kg8 31. c4 {[%csl Gd4,Gd5,Ge4,Ge5] [+],o^d4} Nb4 32. Kc3 Na6 33. Ba4 $1
Rac8 34. Bf4 Kg7 (34... g5 35. Bd6 $18) 35. Bd6 $22 $18 Kg8 36. a3 b6 {[%csl
Rc6] ><c6} (36... Kg7 37. Re5 Rxe5 38. Bxe5+ Kg8 39. Rb1 $18) 37. Rxe8+ Bxe8 (
37... Rxe8 38. Bxc6 Re3+ 39. Kd2 Rxa3 40. cxb6 Ra2+ 41. Kc3 axb6 42. Rb1 $18)
38. Re1 bxc5 39. dxc5 Nb8 40. Re7 (40. Re7 a5 (40... Nd7 41. Bxc6 Rxc6 42.
Rxe8+ $18) 41. Ra7 $18 {[%csl Ga3][%cal Ra7a5] /\Ra5,o^a3}) 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 18th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2020.01.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sunilduth Lyna, Narayanan"]
[Black "Kobo, Ori"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Sunilduth Lyna,Narayanan "]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2020.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

{[%evp 0,137,19,28,74,66,78,67,87,83,69,25,52,24,16,34,85,76,53,58,73,73,20,63,
36,50,66,23,56,81,89,89,33,19,11,18,18,26,24,34,29,34,29,17,53,74,83,53,65,65,
65,65,119,113,127,88,100,88,73,96,113,113,115,115,115,115,115,115,115,101,101,
101,113,105,94,76,98,84,86,93,94,72,94,92,92,34,73,61,64,66,66,66,88,64,64,64,
64,75,80,81,104,110,111,115,108,122,120,108,108,72,72,72,84,106,106,99,126,143,
188,161,188,144,144,149,286,210,444,304,300,354,505,475,505,507,962,992,992,
1002,1002,1002] This game was played in the 4th round of the Gibraltar Masters.
My opponent, though rated a mere 2445, is a grandmaster from Israel and had in
the previous round played a good game against my compatriot Karthikeyan Murali.
So I was a bit cautious not to underestimate him} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:
15]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 4. Bf4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:10] An interesting setup which
is getting popular nowadays. The ideas are similar to that of 4.Be3.} Bg7 {
[%emt 0:02:23]} 5. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} c6 {[%emt 0:04:27]} 6. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:
29]} Bxh6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 7. Qxh6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 8. Nf3
{[%emt 0:09:00]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 9. dxe5 $5 {[%emt 0:03:43] This positon
was somewhat fresh to me. There are many possible ways in which White could
continue, but to put a brake on my opponent's possible preparation I played
this move.} (9. Bc4 Nbd7 10. O-O b5 11. Bb3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Bb7) 9... dxe5 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} 10. Bc4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} b5 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 11. Bb3 {[%emt 0:
00:34]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 12. a3 {[%emt 0:29:36]} (12. O-O Nc5 13. h3 a5
14. a3 Nh5 15. Ne2 f6 {Even though computers kind of slighty prefer White's
position I kind of seriously doubt it since Black is very solid.}) 12... Nc5 {
[%emt 0:18:44]} 13. Ba2 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Be6 $1 {[%emt 0:02:52] Of course
Black should exchange the dangerous white B pointing toward the weak f7 square}
14. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:10:21]} Nxe6 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 15. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:10:58]} Nd4 {
[%emt 0:02:43]} 16. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:09]} (16. Nxc6 $5 {is an interesting
alternative undertaking some risks to exploit the bad position of Black's king
and the disconnected rooks, but objective Black is fine after a series of
accurate moves.} Nxc6 17. O-O-O Ne5 (17... Qe5 18. f4 Ng8 19. Qh4 Qc5 20. f5
Qe7 21. Qh3 $36 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gc3d5]}) 18. Rhe1 Nfg4 19. Qf4 O-O $1 {
The most logical move keeping the king in safety!} (19... Rc8 20. Rd5 $1 {
[%csl Re5,Rg4][%cal Gf2f3,Gh2h3]} Rxc3 (20... Rc5 21. f3 g5 22. Qf5 Nh6 23. Qh3
Rc6 24. Qh5 $16 {Black still has problems to solve}) 21. bxc3 Qxa3+ 22. Kd1 O-O
23. h3) 20. Nd5 Qh4 21. f3 (21. h3 Qxf2 22. hxg4 Qxf4+ 23. Nxf4 Nxg4) 21...
Qxh2 22. fxg4 Qxf4+ 23. Nxf4 Nxg4) 16... Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 18. Qg5 {[%emt 0:01:57] Till here and some small
lines from here I calculated before playing Nxe5!?} Nxe4 $1 {[%emt 0:11:38]} (
18... Qxg5 19. fxg5 Nxc2 20. gxf6 Ne3 21. Rd6 Rc8 22. e5 Nc4 23. Rd4 O-O 24.
Re1 $14 Rfe8 (24... Rcd8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. b3 Nxa3 27. e6 fxe6 28. Rxe6 Kf7 29.
Rxc6 Rd4 30. Ra6 b4 31. Rxa7+ Kxf6 32. Ra4 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gc3a2]}) 25. e6 $1
Rxe6 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Rd7 Rf8 28. Ne4 {[%csl Gd7,Ge4,Gf6] and the white
pieces are better coordinated though it would be not clear if it will be
enough for a win. Still White will be pushing a bit!}) 19. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:02:06]
} (19. Rde1 {would have been more accurate in my opinion since it eliminates a
defence which was possible in the game continuation} O-O 20. Rxe4 Qxg5 21. fxg5
Rad8 22. Rhe1 $14 {with a risk free edge}) 19... Qxg5 {[%emt 0:05:30]} 20. fxg5
{[%emt 0:00:37]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:13:30]} 21. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:10] [#]} Ke7 $2 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} (21... Rd8 $1 {Exchanging one rook reduces White's pressure on
Black, which is very important since all White's possible ideas are connected
with keeping both the rooks.} 22. h4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 h6 24. gxh6 Rxh6 25. Nd6+
Kf8 26. g3 a6 $11) (21... h6 $2 22. Nd6+ Ke7 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Rd7+ Ke8 25. Rb7
$18) 22. Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:14:51]} 23. Rf3 $1 {[%emt 0:07:13]}
Rd5 {[%emt 0:05:34]} ({At least now Black should have tried to free the
position a bit rather than sitting and defending. That kind of strategy
basically backfires since White has too many ideas. But now the cost is that
of a pawn in order to free the position.} 23... h6 $1 24. h4 Rd5 25. Ref1 Rf5
$1 {Again the typical concept we saw including the exchange of one rook!} 26.
Rxf5 gxf5 27. Rxf5 hxg5 28. Nxg5 Nxg5 29. hxg5 Rh1+ 30. Kd2 Rh2 31. Rf2 Rh5 32.
Rf6 Rxg5 33. Rxc6 Rxg2+ 34. Kc3 f5 $11 {Clearly difficult to evaluate this
position for humans but still a better version than the game!}) 24. Ref1 {
[%emt 0:00:34]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 25. h4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:08:
21]} ({Now} 25... h6 {is tactically possible too, but still leaves a lot of
positional weaknesses in Black's position.} 26. gxh6 f5 $1 (26... Rxh6 27. Nf6
{[%csl Rd5,Rh6][%cal Gf6g8]}) 27. Ng5 Rxh6 28. Re3+ Kd7 29. Nf3 $14) 26. Re3 {
[%emt 0:00:21]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 27. c3 {[%emt 0:05:52]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} 28. Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Re7 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 29. Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:44]} Kg7
{[%emt 0:01:16]} 30. h5 {[%emt 0:01:30]} gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 31. Nxh5+ {
[%emt 0:00:44]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 32. Nf4+ {[%emt 0:03:49]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:
01]} 33. Rd6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:02] This move I saw when I played 27.c3} Ne6 {
[%emt 0:01:29]} 34. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:03:46]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 35. Rxf4 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:03:27]} 36. Rd6 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Rbb7 {[%emt 0:01:
14]} 37. Rf5 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Re1+ {[%emt 0:01:09]} 38. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:34]}
Re4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 39. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 40. Rd2 {
[%emt 0:04:48] Just to make it to the 40th move in order to convert the
advantage in the most effective manner.} Re3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 41. Rdd5 {
[%emt 0:06:23]} a6 {[%emt 0:05:20]} 42. Kc2 {[%emt 0:20:59]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:03:
22]} 43. Rf2 $16 {[%emt 0:01:33] Already Black's position was difficult to
defend but he should have restrained from playing his next move since it
breaks his structure completely} a5 $6 {[%emt 0:09:54]} 44. a4 {[%emt 0:01:58]}
bxa4 {[%emt 0:06:10]} 45. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 46. Ra6 {
[%emt 0:02:31]} Re7 {[%emt 0:08:06]} 47. Kb1 {[%emt 0:01:34][%cal Gb1a2,Ga2a3]}
Rd7 {[%emt 0:05:08]} 48. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 49. Rb6 {
[%emt 0:06:34]} (49. Ka3 Re1) 49... Rxg5 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 50. Ka3 {[%emt 0:01:
02]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:04:34]} 51. Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rga5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 52.
Rff4 {[%emt 0:02:42]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 53. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:03:09]} Rxa4+ {
[%emt 0:00:27]} 54. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rxg2 {[%emt 0:00:11] Here I was
pretty much sure the endgame was winning for me} 55. b4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kf6 {
[%emt 0:07:26]} 56. b5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 57. b6 {[%emt 0:
06:09]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 58. Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 59.
Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 60. b7 {[%emt 0:05:36]} f3 {[%emt 0:
00:24]} 61. Ra2 {[%emt 0:08:43]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:13:38]} 62. c4 {[%emt 0:00:34]}
Rg2 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 63. Ra1 $1 {[%emt 0:01:11] Good technique and much more
practical than trying to assess whether} (63. b8=Q Rxa2 {is also winning.})
63... Rb2+ {[%emt 0:00:57]} 64. Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} f2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 65.
Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:47]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 66. c5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Kf3 {[%emt 0:
00:23]} 67. b8=Q {[%emt 0:00:53]} Rxb8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 68. Kxb8 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 69. c6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Stohl} d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 h6 $5 (4... c6 {Stohl} 5. Qd2 b5 6.
Bd3 Nbd7 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O b4 10. Nd1 a5 11. Nf2 Qc7 12. c3 bxc3 13.
bxc3 Nb6 14. Rac1 d5 15. e5 Ng4 16. Nxg4 Bxg4 17. f5 $1 gxf5 18. Nh4 f6 19.
exf6 exf6 20. Bf4 $16 {Mestel,J-Dzindzichashvili,R/Reykjavik tt/1990/}) (4...
Bg7 {Stohl} 5. e5 dxe5 6. dxe5 Ng4 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Rd1+ Bd7 10. e6
Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 fxe6 12. Bc4 Ke8 13. O-O Nge5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bb3 Rf8 16. Rfe1
Rf5 17. Bh4 Nc6 18. Bg3 Rc5 19. Bxc7 Rxc3 20. Re4 Rc8 21. Bf4 $44 {Oral,
T-Jansa,V/TCH-ch/1994/}) 5. Be3 a6 (5... Bg7 6. f3 c6 7. Qd2 b5 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9.
Rd1 Bb7 10. Nc1 Qc7 11. Be2 h5 12. O-O O-O $14 {Filipenko,A-Makariev,I/RUS-ch/
1992/1:0/48/}) (5... Ng4 {Stohl} 6. Bf4 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Bxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+
Kxd8 10. O-O-O+ Nd7 11. Bc4 Rh7 12. Nge2 c6 13. Rhf1 Bc5 14. f4 exf4 15. Nxf4
Ke7 16. e5 Be3+ 17. Kb1 Bxf4 18. Rxf4 Nxe5 19. Re1 f6 20. Ne4 Bf5 21. Ng3 Be6
$17 {Krasnov,S-Gavrilov,A/Moscow-ch/1994/}) 6. f3 (6. a4 $5) 6... b5 7. Qd2
Nbd7 {/\ 8..c5} 8. a4 (8. g4 {Stohl} Nb6 9. h4 h5 $5 10. g5 Nfd7 $13) (8. Nh3 {
Stohl} c5 $132) 8... b4 9. Nd1 Rb8 (9... a5 {Stohl} 10. Bb5 Bb7 11. Ne2 Bg7 12.
O-O $14) (9... c5 {Stohl} 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Nh3 $14) 10. Nf2 $5 {/\ 11.f4} (10.
c3 c5 11. Bd3 $14) 10... c5 $1 11. dxc5 Nxc5 $1 (11... dxc5 12. f4 $1 (12. Nd3
{Stohl} Qc7 13. Nh3 $14) 12... Bb7 13. e5 Nd5 14. a5 $1 {>< Nd7} Bg7 15. Nf3 g5
16. Bc4 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 gxf4 19. e6 $1 Ne5 $1 20. exf7+ Kf8 21.
Qxf4 Nxc4 22. Qxc4 Bxb2 23. Rd1 $132) 12. e5 Nfd7 13. exd6 Bg7 $1 (13... exd6
14. Bd4 $16 (14. Bc4 $36 {Stohl})) 14. Bd4 (14. dxe7 $2 {Stohl} Qxe7 $17) 14...
Bxd4 (14... e5 {Stohl} 15. Be3 e4 16. Bd4 $16) 15. Qxd4 O-O 16. Ne2 $1 exd6 (
16... Rb6 $6 17. a5 $1 Rxd6 18. Qxb4 $16) 17. Ng3 (17. Qxd6 $6 {Stohl} b3 18.
c3 Re8 $36 {@}) 17... d5 $1 {>< Nf2,Ng3} (17... Re8+ {Stohl} 18. Be2 Qf6 $10 (
18... h5 $5 $13)) 18. Be2 (18. Qxd5 Qf6 $1 $40) 18... Ne6 19. Qd2 (19. Qxd5 Nf4
$17) 19... Qg5 (19... Qf6 $5 $13 {Stohl}) 20. Qxg5 hxg5 21. h4 $2 (21. b3 $1
$10) 21... b3 $1 (21... gxh4 {Stohl} 22. Rxh4 $10) 22. c3 d4 $1 23. Nd1 $8 (23.
Nge4 f5 $1 24. Bc4 Nb6 25. Bxe6+ Bxe6 26. Nxg5 dxc3 27. Nxe6 Rfe8 $19) 23... g4
$1 (23... dxc3 {Stohl} 24. Nxc3 Nd4 25. O-O-O $14) (23... Ndc5 $5 {Stohl} 24.
hxg5 d3 25. Bf1 $13) 24. fxg4 Ne5 $17 25. g5 Kg7 $6 (25... Rd8 $17) (25... d3 {
Stohl} 26. Bf3 $14) 26. cxd4 Nxd4 27. O-O Nc2 (27... Nxe2+ 28. Nxe2 Nd3 $15 {
><b2}) 28. Rc1 Rb4 29. h5 $1 Rxa4 (29... gxh5 $5 {Stohl} 30. Nxh5+ Kg6 31. Nc3
Kxg5 32. Nf6 $14 {עg5}) 30. Nc3 Rd4 31. h6+ Kh8 (31... Kg8 $5) 32. Rf6 a5 (
32... Be6 33. Bxa6) 33. Bd1 $1 Ng4 $6 (33... Nd3 34. Bxc2 Nxc1 35. Bxg6 $1 Rg8
36. Bxf7 Rxg5 37. Bg6 Rd8 38. Nge4 $40) (33... Ne3 34. Bxb3 Rd2 (34... Rb4 $132
{Stohl}) 35. Rf2 $5 Rxf2 36. Kxf2 Nd3+ 37. Kxe3 Nxc1 38. Bc2 $10) (33... Bb7 $1
34. Bxc2 bxc2 35. Rxc2 Rg4 $15) 34. Rb6 Re8 $2 (34... Nge3 35. Rxb3 Rd2 36.
Rxc2 $1 Nxc2 37. Nge4 $16) (34... Rb4 35. Rxb4 axb4 36. Nce4 Nge3 37. Nc5 Be6
38. Bf3 $13) (34... a4 {Stohl} 35. Bxc2 bxc2 36. Rxc2 $16) 35. Bxg4 Rxg4 (35...
Bxg4 {Stohl} 36. Rxb3 $16) 36. Nce4 $1 $18 Rgxe4 (36... Nd4 37. Rb8 Rgxe4 38.
Rcxc8 $1 (38. Nxe4 $6 Ne2+) 38... Re1+ 39. Kf2 $1 $18) 37. Nxe4 Rxe4 38. Rxb3
Rc4 (38... Bf5 39. Rxc2 Re1+ 40. Kf2 Bxc2 41. Rb8+ $18) (38... Re2 {Stohl} 39.
Rb8) 39. Rb8 Nd4 $22 (39... a4 40. Rf1 $1 Rc7 (40... Kg8 41. h7+ $18) 41. Rd1
$18) (39... Kh7 40. Rd1 Nd4 41. b3 $1 Bg4 (41... Ne2+ 42. Kf2 Rc2 43. Rd8 $18)
(41... Nxb3 {Stohl} 42. Rxb3 Rc5 43. Rd8 $18) 42. bxc4 (42. Rd2 $6 {Stohl} Rc1+
43. Kh2 Ne6 $13) 42... Bxd1 43. Rd8 Ne2+ 44. Kf2 Nc3 45. Rd3 Ne4+ 46. Ke3 Bc2
47. Kxe4 a4 48. Kd4 $18) (39... Nd4 40. Rxc4 $18) (39... Rc7 {Stohl} 40. Rd1
$18) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Nc5 8.
Bb5 $5 (8. Bc2 Bg4 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 d4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Ne4 d3 13. Nxc5 dxc2
14. Qxd8+ Rxd8 15. Nxb7 Rd1 16. Be3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Kd7 $17 {
Rausis,I-Khalifman,A/Eupen Act/1994/0:1/43/}) (8. Nb3 Nxd3+ 9. Qxd3 Be7 10. O-O
O-O 11. Nbd4 $13 {Landa,K-Onoprienko,V/Skoda(op)/1994/0,5/67/}) 8... Bd7 9. Qe2
(9. O-O Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxb5) 9... a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. O-O Ne6 13.
Rd1 (13. a4 c5 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. f4 Qd7 16. c4 Bf5 17. Ra3 d4 18. Ne4 $13 {
Smirin,I-Chernin,A/Groningen(PCA)/1993/0,5/58/}) 13... c5 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. c4
d4 (15... Be7 16. Ne4 d4 {- 15...d4}) 16. Ne4 Be7 17. a4 (17. b4 $5 cxb4 (17...
b6 18. bxc5 bxc5 $13) 18. Bb2 O-O 19. Rxd4 Qc7 20. Nd6 $13) 17... Qc7 18. Bf4 (
18. f4 Qc6 19. b3 h5 $15) 18... Qc6 19. Nd6+ (19. b3 O-O $15) 19... Bxd6 20.
exd6 a5 $1 $10 21. Ra3 Kd7 22. Rb3 (22. Rg3 Rhg8 (22... Qxa4 23. b3 $1 Qa3 24.
Rxg7 Qxb3 $2 25. Rxf7+ $1 $18) 23. b3 f6 24. Rgd3 $10) 22... Rhe8 23. Qd3 b6
24. Rb5 g6 25. f3 h5 26. Qb3 Rab8 27. Re1 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Gubanov, Anton"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Nc5 8.
Bb5 Bd7 9. Qe2 Ne6 $6 (9... Be7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. O-O Ne6 {Fedorov,
A-Korotylev,A/St-Peterburg/1994/0,5/27/}) 10. Nb3 Be7 11. Be3 a6 (11... O-O 12.
O-O-O a6 13. Bd3 $16) 12. Bd3 Ng5 (12... O-O 13. O-O-O $16) 13. Nxg5 Bxg5 14.
f4 Bh4+ 15. g3 Be7 16. O-O-O $16 Qc8 (16... O-O 17. Bc2 $16) 17. Qg2 Be6 18. h3
(18. g4 Bxg4 19. Rdg1 h5 20. h3 Bf5 21. Qxg7 Rf8 $13) 18... f6 19. exf6 Bxf6
20. Bc5 $6 (20. Qc2 $1 Ne7 (20... g6 21. Bxg6+ $1 hxg6 22. Qxg6+ Ke7 23. Bc5+
$18) (20... Bxh3 21. Rde1 $18) (20... h6 21. Bc5 Qd7 (21... b6 22. Bg6+ Kd8 23.
Rhe1 $1 bxc5 24. Nxc5 $18) 22. Bg6+ $18) 21. g4 $16) 20... Qd7 21. f5 $6 (21.
Ba3 b6 (21... O-O-O 22. Nc5 Qf7 23. Bxa6 $1 $16) (21... d4 22. Nc5 Qd5 23. Be4
Qxa2 24. Bxc6+ bxc6 25. Nxe6 dxc3 26. Nxc7+ Kf7 27. Rd7+ Kg6 28. g4 $18) 22.
Rde1 O-O-O $8 (22... Kf7 23. g4 $16) 23. Bxa6+ Kb8 24. Bb5 $16) 21... Bxf5 22.
Rhe1+ (22. Bxf5 Bg5+ $1 23. Nd2 Qxf5 24. Rde1+ Kd8 (24... Ne7 25. Rxe7+ Bxe7
26. Re1 $16) 25. Rhf1 Qd7 $44) 22... Kf7 23. Bxf5 Qxf5 24. Rxd5 $2 (24. g4 $1
Qf4+ (24... Bg5+ 25. Be3 Bxe3+ 26. Rxe3 Qg5 27. Qf3+ $18) 25. Rd2 Rhd8 26. Rf1
Qg5 27. h4 Qg6 28. g5 $16) 24... Qc8 25. g4 Re8 26. Rf1 Kg8 27. g5 Be7 28. g6 (
28. Bxe7 Nxe7 (28... Rxe7 29. Nc5 $14) 29. Re5 Nc6 $10) 28... h6 29. Rdf5 Qe6
30. Bxe7 Nxe7 31. R5f3 Rad8 (31... Nxg6 $2 32. Rg3 Kh7 33. Rg1 Nf4 34. Rxg7+
Kh8 35. Rh7+ Kxh7 36. Qg7#) (31... Qxg6 32. Rg3 Qh7 33. Nd4 $40) 32. h4 (32.
Nd4 Qxa2 33. Rf7 c5 $1 $132) 32... h5 33. Nd4 Qxa2 34. Qg5 (34. Rf7 c5 (34...
Qd5 35. Qxd5 Rxd5 (35... Nxd5 36. Nf5 $18) 36. Ne6 Rf5 (36... Nf5 37. Nxc7) (
36... Nxg6 37. Rxg7+) 37. Rxg7+ Kh8 38. Rh7+ Kg8 39. Rxf5 Nxf5 40. Nxc7 Re7 41.
Rxh5 Nxh4 42. Nd5 Re1+ 43. Kd2 Nf3+ 44. Kc2 $16) 35. Qg5 cxd4 36. Qxh5 Nxg6 37.
Qxg6 Qa1+ $17) 34... Qd5 35. Qxd5+ $2 (35. Nf5 Nxf5 36. Rxf5 Qd3 37. Qxh5 Qe3+
38. Kb1 Qe4+ 39. Kc1 Qe3+ 40. Kb1 Qe4+ 41. Ka1 Qa4+ 42. Kb1 Qe4+ $10) 35...
Nxd5 36. Rf7 Rd6 $17 37. R1f5 $6 Rxg6 38. Rd7 $2 Rg2 $2 (38... Rg1+ 39. Kc2 (
39. Kd2 Rg2+ 40. Kd3 Re3+ 41. Kc4 Nb6+ $19) 39... Ne3+ $19) 39. Nf3 Ne3 (39...
Nf6 40. Rxc7 $44) 40. Rxh5 Nc4 (40... Rf8 41. Rg5 $1 Rc2+ 42. Kb1 Rxf3 43.
Rgxg7+ Kf8 44. Rh7 $10) 41. Rg5 $1 (41. Rxc7 Nxb2 42. Rg5 Nd3+ 43. Kd1 Rxg5 44.
Nxg5 b5 45. Kc2 Ne1+ 46. Kb3 Ng2 47. Ra7 Nxh4 48. Rxa6 g6 49. Ne6 $10) 41...
Rxg5 42. Nxg5 b5 43. Rxc7 $14 g6 44. b3 Na5 $6 (44... Ne5 $5 45. Ra7 (45. Kc2
$5) 45... Rc8 (45... Nd3+ 46. Kc2 Nc5 47. b4 $16) 46. Kd2 Rc6 $14) 45. Kb2 $16
{פa5} Rb8 46. Ne6 (46. Ka3 Rb6 47. Kb4 Nb7) 46... Rb7 (46... Rb6 $142 47. Rg7+
Kh8 48. Rxg6 Nb7 $14) 47. Ka3 Rb6 (47... Rxc7 48. Nxc7 Kh7 49. Nxa6 Nc6 50. Nc7
b4+ 51. cxb4 Kh6 52. b5 Nb8 53. Kb4 Kh5 54. Kc5 Kxh4 55. Kd6 g5 56. Nd5 $18)
48. Rg7+ Kh8 49. Rxg6 Nb7 50. Nf4 $2 (50. h5 $14) 50... Rxg6 51. Nxg6+ Kg7 52.
Ne5 a5 $1 (52... Kh6 53. Kb4 Kh5 54. Nd7 Kxh4 55. Nc5 $18) 53. Nc6 (53. c4 bxc4
54. Nxc4 (54. bxc4 Nc5 $10) 54... Kh6 $10) 53... a4 54. bxa4 bxa4 55. Kxa4 Kg6
$10 56. Nd4 (56. Kb5 Kh5 57. Ne5 Nd6+ $8 (57... Kxh4 58. Nf7 $1 $18) 58. Kc6
Ne4 59. c4 Kxh4 60. Kd5 Nc3+ 61. Kd4 Na4 $10) 56... Kh5 57. Nf3 Nd6 58. Kb4 Kg4
59. Kc5 Ne4+ 60. Kd4 Kxf3 61. c4 Kf4 62. h5 (62. Kd5 Nc3+ 63. Ke6 Na4 $10)
62... Nf6 63. h6 (63. c5 Kg5 64. c6 Ne8 $10) 63... Kf5 64. c5 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nbd2 e5 8.
dxe5 dxe5 9. b4 Re8 10. Nc4 Nh5 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Na5 Nf4 13. Bf1 Qf6 14. Be3 $6
(14. Nd2 $14) 14... Bg4 $1 15. Nxb7 Rab8 16. Nc5 (16. Ba6 Nxg2 $1 (16... Rbd8
$5 17. Nxd8 Rxd8 18. Qc1 Nxg2 19. Bg5 Qxf3 20. Be2 Nxe1 21. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 22. Kg2
Rd7 23. h3 Nxg5 24. Qxg5 Be6 $15) 17. Kxg2 Na4 $1 18. Qxa4 (18. Bg5 Qxa6 $17) (
18. b5 Nxc3 19. Bg5 Bxf3+ $17) 18... Qxf3+ 19. Kg1 Bh3 20. Bf1 Qg4+ 21. Kh1
Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Qxe4+ 23. Kg1 Qxb7 $17) 16... Rbd8 17. Qc2 (17. Nd3 Nc4 18. Bxf4
(18. Rb1 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Nh3+ 20. Kh1 Rxd3) 18... exf4 19. Qb3 Qxc3 20. Rac1 Qxb3
21. axb3 Nd6 22. Rxc7 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Nb5 24. Rb7 Nd4 $13) (17. Qc1 $142 Bxf3 18.
gxf3 Qg5+ 19. Kh1 Qh5 20. Bg2 $44) 17... Nxg2 18. Bxg2 (18. Bg5 Nxe1 19. Rxe1
Qc6 $17 (19... Qxf3 20. Bg2 Qd1 21. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 22. Bf1 Bf3 $17)) 18... Bxf3 19.
Bxf3 Qxf3 20. Qe2 Qh3 21. Rad1 Bf8 $1 22. Nb7 Rb8 23. Na5 $2 (23. Nc5 Rbd8 $10)
23... Na4 $1 $17 24. Qc2 (24. Rd3 Nxc3 25. Rxc3 Bxb4 26. Rd3 Bxe1 (26... Bxa5
27. Bd2 $16) 27. Qxe1 (27. Bxa7 Rb2 $1 $19) 27... Qg4+ 28. Kf1 Qxe4 $19) (24.
Bd2 $8 Rbd8 $17 (24... Nxc3 25. Bxc3 Qxc3 26. Rd3 $1 Qxb4 27. Nc6 $15)) 24...
Qg4+ 25. Kf1 $8 (25. Kh1 Nxc3 26. Qxc3 Bxb4 27. Qxc7 Qxe4+ 28. Kg1 Rec8 29.
Qxa7 Ra8 30. Qb7 Qg4+ $19) 25... Qh3+ 26. Kg1 Nxc3 27. Qxc3 (27. Rd3 Nxe4 28.
Nc6 $17) 27... Bxb4 28. Qxc7 Rbc8 $1 $19 29. Qb7 $8 (29. Qxa7 Ra8 30. Qd7 (30.
Qb7 Bxe1 $19) 30... Qxd7 31. Rxd7 Bxe1 32. Nc4 Bb4 $19) 29... Bxa5 30. Rf1 Qg4+
31. Kh1 Qf3+ 32. Kg1 Rc4 $1 33. Qb5 (33. Qd7 Rf8 34. Bh6 Rxe4 35. h3 Rh4 36.
Bxf8 Rxh3 $19) 33... Rec8 $1 (33... Rxe4 34. Qxe8+ Kg7 35. Rfe1 $13) 34. Qxa5
Qg4+ 35. Kh1 Qxe4+ 36. f3 Qxe3 37. Rde1 Qf4 38. Qxe5 Qxe5 39. Rxe5 Rc2 40. Ra5
Rb8 41. Rxa7 Rbb2 42. Ra1 Rxh2+ 43. Kg1 h5 44. Ra4 Rbg2+ 45. Kf1 Rg3 46. Rf4
Rxf3+ 47. Rxf3 Rh1+ 48. Ke2 Rxa1 49. a3 Ra2+ 50. Kd1 Kg7 51. Kc1 g5 52. Kb1 g4
0-1

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Re1 e5 8. Nbd2
Re8 9. a4 h6 (9... d5 10. dxe5 dxe4 (10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Rxe5 12. Nf3 Re8 13.
e5 $14) (10... Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bg5 $16) 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Bb5 c6 13.
Nxe4 $1 Nxe4 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Rxe4 cxb5 16. axb5 $14) 10. Bc2 (10. dxe5 dxe5
11. b4 $14) 10... a5 (10... d5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 (11... Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Rxe4
Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxd1+ 15. Bxd1 Rxe5 16. Rxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxh6 $16) 12. Nxe5 Rxe5 13.
Nf3 $14) 11. Nf1 b6 {/\ Bb7,d5} 12. d5 Bb7 13. b4 Qb8 14. Ba3 Bf8 (14... c6 15.
dxc6 Bxc6 16. b5 $16) 15. Bb3 c6 (15... Kg7 $5 $13) 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Nh4 axb4
18. cxb4 Kg7 19. Ng3 {/\ 20.b5 Bb7 21.Nhf5!?->} b5 $1 20. a5 Qb7 21. Qe2 d5 (
21... Rac8 22. Rad1 $14) 22. Qa2 Nb8 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Bb2 $1 Bxb3 (24... Bxb4
25. Rxe5 $36) 25. Qxb3 Nc6 (25... Nbd7 26. Nf3 $13) 26. f4 $1 Qa7+ (26... Bxb4
27. fxe5 Bxe1 28. Rxe1 Kh7 29. Rf1 $44) 27. Kh1 Ng4 $22 (27... Nd4 28. Qd3 Ng4
29. Ne4 f5 30. fxe5 Rad8 31. Qg3 $13) 28. h3 Nf2+ 29. Kh2 $16 Nd4 30. Qe3 $2 (
30. Qc3 $1 Rac8 31. Qe3 Nc6 32. Qf3 $16) 30... Nc2 31. Qf3 (31. Qxa7 Rxa7 32.
Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Bxe5+ f6 34. Rc1 fxe5 35. Rxc2 exf4 $17) 31... Nxe1 32. Rxe1 Bxb4
33. Re2 Bc5 (33... Nd1 34. Bxe5+ Kg8 (34... f6 35. Qg4 fxe5 36. Nh5+ $1 $18)
35. f5 $40) 34. fxe5 $6 (34. Bxe5+ Kg8 (34... Kh7 35. f5 {/\ 36.fg6 fg6 37.
Ng6+-} Rf8 $8 36. fxg6+ fxg6 37. Qc6 Rg8 38. Rd2 $1 $18) 35. f5 $36) 34... Re6
(34... Nd1 $5 35. Ba1 Re6 (35... Qxa5 $2 36. e6+ $18) 36. Ne4 $13) 35. Rd2 $1
$44 {/\ Ne2-d4, /\ Ne2-f4} Rae8 (35... Qxa5 36. Rd7 Rf8 37. Nxg6 Rxg6 (37...
Kxg6 38. Qf5+ Kg7 39. Qxe6 $18) 38. e6+ Kg8 39. e7 $1 Re8 (39... Bxe7 40. Rxe7
Qb4 41. Ba3 Qa4 42. Rb7 $18) 40. Rd8 $1 Rxd8 41. Qc3 $3 $18) (35... Be7 36.
Nhf5+ gxf5 37. Nxf5+ Kg8 38. Bd4 $1 Qxa5 39. Rxf2 $40) 36. Rd5 Kg8 37. Ne2 Be7
$22 (37... Qe7 $142 38. Nf4 $44) 38. Bd4 Qb7 (38... Qxa5 $142 39. Qxf2 $16) 39.
Bxf2 $18 Bxh4 $22 40. Bxh4 Qc7 41. Bf6 b4 42. Nd4 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Svidler,P"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Stohl} d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 (7.
O-O {Stohl} Nc6 8. dxe5 (8. h3 $6 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxe4 $1 $15) 8... dxe5 9. Bg5
Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Ne7 12. c4 h6 13. Bd2 Nf5 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Rad1 Re8
16. Rfe1 Bf8 17. Qc2 b6 18. b3 Kh7 19. Bh3 Nd6 20. Nc3 Nd7 21. a3 f5 22. Bg2
Bg7 $132 {Hansen,Cu-Hoi,C/DEN-ch Vejle/1982/}) 7... Nc6 8. Be3 a6 9. O-O Bd7
10. f4 (10. Re1 {Stohl} b5 $132) (10. a4 {Stohl} exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Re1 Nb4
$1 13. g4 c5 14. Nde2 Bc6 15. Ng3 b6 16. g5 Nd7 17. f4 Nf8 18. Re2 Qc7 19. Qc1
Rad8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Rxe3 22. Rxe3 Bd4 23. Raa3 Re8 $10 {Svidler,
P-Hennigan,M/Oakham/1992/}) 10... exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8 {><e4} 12. Re1 Na5 $5 (
12... Nxd4 {Stohl} 13. Bxd4 c5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Qxd6 Bd4+ 16. Kh2 Re6 17. Qd5
Rb6 $1 18. Ne2 Bc6 19. Qxd8+ Rxd8 20. Nxd4 Rxd4 21. b3 Rd2 22. Rac1 Rb4 23. Kg1
Rbd4 24. Bh1 Kf8 $44 {Byrne,R-Christiansen,L/USA-ch/1984/}) 13. Bf2 $1 (13. b3
$6 c5 14. Nde2 Bc6 15. Qd3 b5 $36) (13. Qd3 c5 14. Nde2 (14. Nf3 Bc6 15. e5
dxe5 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Nxe5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nd5 $1 $10) 14... b5 $5 $36 15. Qxd6
$140 $2 Nc4 16. Qxc5 Rc8 17. Qa7 Rc7 18. Qd4 Nxe4 (18... Ng4 19. hxg4 Bxd4 20.
Bxd4 $17) 19. Qd3 Nxb2 $19) 13... c5 14. Nb3 (14. Nf3 Bc6 15. e5 (15. Qd3 $6 b5
$1 $36) 15... dxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17. Qxd8 (17. Kxg2 $6 Qc7 $36) 17... Raxd8 18.
Kxg2 Nd5 $1 $10) (14. Nf3 $142 $5 $13 {Stohl /\e5}) 14... Nc4 15. e5 $1 $8 (15.
Qd3 b5 $1 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 $17) (15. Nd2 Nxb2 16. Qb1 Na4 17. Nxa4
Bxa4 18. Qxb7 Bxc2 $17) (15. Bf1 b5 $36) (15. Qc1 {Stohl} Bc6 $15 {/\b5-b4|^})
15... dxe5 (15... Nxb2 $2 {Stohl} 16. Qc1 dxe5 17. fxe5 $16) 16. fxe5 (16. Bxb7
exf4 $1 17. gxf4 (17. Bxa8 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Qxa8 19. g4 Qf3 $40) 17... Rxe1+ 18.
Qxe1 Bxh3 $1 $132) (16. Nxc5 exf4 17. gxf4 (17. Nxb7 {Stohl} Qc7 $17 {׻})
17... Qc7 $36) 16... Nxe5 (16... Rxe5 17. Rxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxc5 Bc6 19. Nxb7 $1 (
19. Qxd8+ Rxd8 20. Nxb7 Rb8 $1 (20... Bxb7 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Bxa6 $14)) 19...
Qxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bxb7 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Bxa6 Rxb2 23. Bd3 $14) 17. Nxc5 (17. Bxb7
Rb8 (17... Bxh3 $5 $13) 18. Nxc5 Rxb7 $1 19. Nxb7 Qa8 $40) 17... Qc7 (17... Bc6
$142 $1 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Bxc6 Nxc6 20. Nxb7 Rb8 21. Nd6 (21. Rxe8+ $2 Nxe8
22. Re1 Nc7 23. Nc5 Rxb2 $17 24. Re2) 21... Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Rxb2 23. Re2 $10)
18. Nxd7 (18. Nxb7 $2 {Stohl} Bc6 $40) 18... Nexd7 {׻,|^/^a1-h8} (18... Nfxd7
19. Nd5 $16) 19. Rxe8+ $1 (19. Qf3 Ne5 $1 20. Qxb7 Qxb7 21. Bxb7 Rab8 22. Bg2 (
22. Bxa6 $2 Nf3+ $19) 22... Rxb2 23. Re2 Nfd7 $10) 19... Rxe8 20. Qf3 $14 (20.
Qd2 {Stohl} Ne5 {/\Nc4|^}) 20... Nc5 (20... b5 $5 21. Qb7 Qxb7 22. Bxb7 b4 23.
Na4 Re2 24. Bxa6 Rxc2 25. Rd1 Ne4 26. Be3 (26. Bd3 Nxf2 27. Bxc2 $10) 26...
Ndc5 27. Nxc5 Nxc5 28. Rd8+ Bf8 29. Bh6 Ne6 30. Bd3 $14 Rxb2 $140 $2 31. Bc4
$18) 21. Re1 $1 (21. Rd1 $6 {Stohl} Nce4 $17) 21... Rxe1+ $6 (21... Rd8 22. Qf4
(22. Rd1 Re8 {/\ 23...Nfe4} 23. Rd4 Ne6 24. Rb4 $6 b5 25. a4 Qd6 $1 $132) 22...
Qxf4 23. gxf4 b6 $14) 22. Bxe1 b5 $6 (22... Nfd7 $142 23. Nd5 (23. Bf2 Qd6 $14)
23... Qe5 $1 24. Bc3 Qd6 $10) 23. a3 $1 (23. Qc6 Qxc6 24. Bxc6 Nfd7 $1 {
/\ 25..Ne5} 25. Bf2 Bxc3 (25... Kf8 26. b4 $1 $16) 26. bxc3 Kf8 $10 27. Bd5
$140 Na4 28. c4 Nab6 $15) (23. Qa8+ $5 Bf8 24. a3 (24. b4 Qe5 $1 25. Kf1 $8 Ne6
26. Qxa6 Nd4 $36) 24... Kg7 25. Bf2 Bd6 $13) 23... h5 $1 $8 (23... Nfd7 24.
Qa8+ Bf8 25. Bf2 $16) 24. Bf2 Nfd7 (24... Kh7 $142 {Stohl}) 25. Qa8+ (25. Nd5 {
Stohl} Qe5 26. c3 Na4 $15) 25... Kh7 26. Nd5 $6 (26. Qe8 $1 Bxc3 $8 (26... Nf6
27. Qc6 $1 $16) (26... Ne5 27. Nd5 $16) (26... Nb6 $5 27. Qe3 $5 {Solozhenkin/}
(27. Nd5 Nxd5 28. Bxd5 Ne6 $1 $10) (27. Qc6 Qxc6 28. Bxc6 Bxc3 29. bxc3 (29.
Bxc5 Na4 $1 $15) 29... Nca4 30. Bb7 Nc4 31. Bxa6 Nxa3 $10) (27. Kh1 $5 Qd7 $1
$8 (27... Nba4 28. Nd5 $16) (27... Nca4 28. Ne4 $16) (27... f5 28. Nd5 Nxd5 29.
Bxd5 $16) 28. Qxd7 Ncxd7 (28... Nbxd7 29. b4 $1 $16) 29. Bb7 Bxc3 30. bxc3 Na4
31. Bd4 Nac5 32. Bd5 $16) 27... Ncd7 28. Ne4 $40) 27. bxc3 (27. Qxf7+ $2 Bg7
28. Bd4 Ne6 $1 $19) 27... Ne5 $1 (27... Nf6 28. Qc6 $16) 28. Bd4 (28. Qa8 a5 $1
29. Qd5 Ne6 30. Qxb5 Qxc3 $13) (28. Bd5 Ne6 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Qxe6 Nf3+ 31. Kg2
Qb7 32. Kf1 Ng5 $13) 28... Ne6 $8 29. Bxe5 (29. Bd5 Nxd4 30. cxd4 Nc4 $1 $13)
29... Qxe5 30. Qxf7+ Kh6 31. Qf3 Kg7 $5 $14 (31... Ng5 $2 32. Qd3 Qc5+ 33. Kh2
Qxa3 $4 34. Qe3 $16) (31... h4 $5 32. gxh4 Qe1+ 33. Bf1 Qxh4 34. Qe3+ Nf4 35.
c4 $14)) 26... Qe5 {ףa8} 27. Qc8 (27. b4 Ne4 28. Bxe4 Qxe4 29. Qc6 (29. Nf6+
$4 Nxf6 $19) 29... Qf5 $1 $132) 27... Qxb2 $1 28. Ne7 (28. Bxc5 $2 Nxc5 29.
Qxc5 $4 Bd4+ $19) (28. c3 Nd3 (28... Bxc3 29. Qe8 Bd4 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 $1 (30...
Kh6 31. Qf4+ $18) 31. Qe8+ (31. Bxd4+ Qxd4+ 32. Kh2 Qg7 33. Qe8+ Kh7 $15) 31...
Kg7 32. Qe7+ Kh6 33. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 34. Kh2 $15) 29. Be3 Nf6 $1 30. Nxf6+ Bxf6 31.
Qd7 Qxc3 32. Qxf7+ Bg7 $17) 28... Bd4 (28... Qf6 $5 29. Qg8+ (29. Bxc5 $2 Nxc5
30. Qxc5 Qa1+ $1 31. Kh2 Bd4 $19) 29... Kh6 30. Be3+ g5 31. h4 $1 Ne6 32. Be4
$18) (28... Bf8 29. Bxc5 Qe5 30. Bb4 $1 $18) (28... Qxa3 $5 29. Qg8+ Kh6 30.
Qxf7 Ne5 31. Ng8+ (31. Qg8 Ncd7 $17) 31... Kh7 32. Nf6+ Kh6 33. Ng8+ $10) 29.
Qg8+ Kh6 30. Qxf7 Bxf2+ 31. Qxf2 $2 $138 (31. Kxf2 $1 Qd4+ (31... Qxc2+ $2 32.
Kg1 Qc1+ (32... Qd1+ 33. Kh2 {/\Ng8+-}) 33. Kh2 $18) (31... Qf6+ 32. Qxf6 Nxf6
33. Ke3 $14) 32. Kf1 (32. Ke2 {Stohl} Qe5+ 33. Kf2 Qd4+) 32... Qd1+ 33. Kf2
Qd4+ $10) 31... Qxa3 $1 $17 32. Qf4+ (32. Qf7 Qa1+ (32... Qxg3 $2 {Stohl} 33.
Ng8+ Kg5 34. Qe7+ Kf5 (34... Kf4 35. Qd6+ Ne5 36. Qd4+ $1 Kg5 37. Qxc5 $16) 35.
Qf7+ $10 Ke5 $2 36. Qd5+ Kf4 37. Qd6+ Ne5 38. Qd4+) 33. Kh2 Qg7 $17) 32... Kg7
33. Qd4+ (33. Bd5 {Stohl} Qa1+ 34. Kg2 Qf6 $17) 33... Kf7 $1 $19 34. Nc8 (34.
Nd5 Qxg3 $19) 34... Qxg3 $1 35. Nd6+ (35. Kf1 Qe5 $19) 35... Ke7 36. Nc8+ Kd8
37. Nd6 (37. Nb6 {Stohl} Qe5 $19) 37... Kc7 38. Ne8+ Kb6 $138 (38... Kb6 {Stohl
} 39. Nd6 Qe1+ 40. Bf1 $8 (40. Kh2 Qe5+) 40... Qe5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.10.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 c5 (3... g6 {is more popular.}) 4. d5 e6 ({In the
event of} 4... g6 {White can play} 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O {transposes to the
King's Indian Sämisch Variation.}) 5. c4 exd5 6. cxd5 Be7 {The B is rather
passive here, it belongs to the long /^ in the Benoni.} (6... g6 7. Nc3 {
transposes to the A65 Benoni!}) 7. Bd3 (7. Ne2 O-O 8. Nec3 Nh5 9. f4 (9. g4 $2
{was a mistake, because of} Bh4+ 10. Ke2 Nf6 $17 {and the white K is really
bad, Black is better, Rustemov-Kramnik, ICC INT blitz 1999.}) 9... Nf6 10. Be2
{and White looks nicely placed.}) 7... O-O 8. Ne2 $146 {Novelty by Giri. This
is a very typical plan, when the white N is still on b1, White would like to
play Nec3 and then Nd2 followed by Nc4.} (8. Nc3 Re8 9. Nge2 {The N is not so
effective here.} a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. O-O Ne5 12. Bc2 $5 (12. b3 Bd7 (12... Nxd3
13. Qxd3 Nd7 $13) 13. Be3 ({Now} 13. Bc2 {is allowing} b5 $1) 13... Rc8 14. a5
$5 (14. Bc2 b5 15. h3 b4 16. Na2 a5 17. f4 Ng6 18. Ng3 (18. Bd3 $2 {was too
optimistic, because of} Bf8 $1 {and suddenly White's central Ps are very weak,
Black is better, Antonic-Mitrovic, Belgrade 2008}) 18... c4 $132)) 12... Bd7
13. a5 $14 {and White has a comfortable position.}) 8... Nbd7 9. O-O (9. Nec3
Ne5 10. Be2 {looked more flexible.}) 9... Rb8 10. a4 (10. Nec3 a6 11. a4 {
- 10.a4}) 10... a6 (10... Ne5) 11. Nec3 $142 (11. Nbc3 {was also possible, but
I think the text move was more accurate.}) 11... Ne5 12. Be2 {Now the B has a
comfortable retreat keeping an eye on the vital f1-a6/^.} Ne8 {A typical
manoeuvre, Black prepares for f5.} 13. f4 Ng6 14. Na3 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Nc4
Bf6 {Finally the B gets to the long diagonal, as in the real Benoni.} 17. Kh1
Bd4 18. Ne3 Ne7 19. Bf3 (19. Nxf5 Nxf5 20. Qd3 Qd7 ({or} 20... Qh4)) 19... g6 {
A useful move. Caruana frees the g7-square for his B.} ({After the natural} 
19... Nf6 {White can take one of Black's Bs with} 20. Nc2 ({or} 20. Ne2 Bxe3
21. Bxe3 Qd7) 20... Bxc2 21. Qxc2 {On the other hand Black can continue with}
Qd7 {followed by Nf5 and Black looks nicely placed.}) 20. Ne2 Bg7 21. Ra2 b5
22. axb5 axb5 23. b4 Qb6 24. Bb2 $6 {An inaccuracy.} ({Probably} 24. Ng3 {
was more accurate, but} c4 25. Ngxf5 Nxf5 26. Nxf5 gxf5 {and the position is
very difficult.}) 24... Bxb2 25. Rxb2 c4 26. Qd2 Ra8 {Suddenly Black's
position became very active, now White has to play some exact moves.} 27. Nc3
Nc7 28. Re1 Rae8 (28... Bd3) 29. Be4 Bxe4 30. Nxe4 Nf5 31. Nxf5 Rxf5 (31...
gxf5 $1 {was stronger} 32. Nc3 Rxe1+ 33. Qxe1 Qd4 34. Qg3+ Kf7 $36 {White's
pieces are out of play and the d5 P is also weak, so Black's chances are
better.}) 32. g4 $1 Rf7 33. Rbb1 {Giri played some exact moves and suddenly
Black has to face some threats after g5.} Qb8 34. g5 Qd8 $1 {Caruana finds the
best defence; he sacrifices an exchange.} 35. Nf6+ Rxf6 36. gxf6 Qxf6 37. Rxe8+
Nxe8 38. Qe3 Nc7 {Thanks to Black's activity, the d5 weakness and White's
problem with his K, Black has enough compensation.} 39. Re1 Nxd5 40. Qa7 Qf7
41. Qb8+ Kg7 42. Qxd6 Kh6 43. Qd8 Nxf4 44. Qh4+ Nh5 45. Qe4 Nf4 46. Rf1 g5 47.
Qf3 {The computer considers Black to have a slight advantage, but I think it
should be absolutely equal.} Qh5 48. Qa8 Ng6 49. Qc6 Qe2 50. Qg2 Qe6 51. Qf3
Qe7 52. Rg1 Nh4 53. Qd5 Qf6 54. Re1 Ng6 55. Qe4 Qf2 56. Qe3 Qf5 57. Qe4 Qf6 58.
Qg4 Qc6+ 59. Qg2 Qd7 60. Qf3 Qd2 61. Rd1 Qxb4 {Finally Black has won the 3rd P,
but now he can't avoid the perpetual checks.} 62. Qh3+ Nh4 63. Qe6+ Ng6 64.
Qh3+ Nh4 65. Qe6+ Ng6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Eikrem Memorial"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rausis, Igors"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 e5 8. Be3 {
An interesting alternative is} (8. Na3 $5 {planning} Re8 9. Bg5 $5 {a favorite
of Swedish GM Lars Karlsson, when white can try to steer play into a King's
Indian where black will have many misplaced pieces.}) 8... h6 9. Nbd2 Nh5 10.
Re1 Qf6 11. Bf1 Nf4 12. b4 g5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qc2 h5 {The position takes on
the basic contours of Tigerchess, with the ambitious Swede concentrating on
creating turbulence around the enemy king.} 15. Nh2 Qg6 16. Rad1 Be6 (16... g4
{at once looks more critical, since white does not have the f1 square yet at
his disposal for regrouping his knights.}) 17. Bc4 g4 18. hxg4 hxg4 19. Bxe6
fxe6 20. Ndf1 {Now white must have a pleasant advantage. His kingside is quite
solid and black is still committed to seeking his play on that flank.} Rf7 21.
Rd2 {Clearing the d1 square for the queen. The tempo gained by hitting the
g4-pawn will allow white to start an invasion on the d-file.} Bf8 22. Qd1 Rg7
23. Ng3 Bd6 24. Bc5 {White continues in solid, logical fashion. The damage to
his queenside structure is at least balanced by his control of the d-file.}
Bxc5 25. bxc5 Rf8 26. Rd7 {More of the same. The exchanges will give white
easier access to black's various pawn weaknesses and create room for the
second rook to have more of a say in the game.} Rff7 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Qd7+ Kf6
29. Qc8 Rh7 $1 {Tiger abandons the queenside. He has little choice, and there
is no obvious reason why his attacking prospects have improved. Nevertheless,
he creates very real threats by simply bringing all of his horsepower over to
the kingside.} 30. Qxb7 Nd8 31. Qc8 {Rausis sensibly keeps his queen actively
placed, rather than going pawn hunting. In any event, to create counterplay
black will have to jettison the rest of the queenside, and it is the c-pawn
white wants most.} Nf7 $1 32. Qxc7 Qg5 33. Qd7 {I thought this a slight waste
of time, and I imagined that Rausis wished to avoid the many hypercritical
lines that can soon arise. Once black achieves ...Qh4 and ...Ng5, a tremendous
number of tactical possibilities arise, and time trouble makes it difficult to
assess the position exactly. It seems that white's c-pawn gives him
considerable defensive flexibility, usually allowing him to sacrifice his
queen for a key attacker and then trade in on c8 for reinforcements. In fact,
black's attack is surprisingly robust. One confrontational variation is:} (33.
c6 Qh4 34. Ngf1 Ng5 35. Qd8+ Kg6 36. c7 {But this is surprisingly dangerous
for white:} Rh8 $1 {seems to foil white's intentions. Rausis' move in the game
also has the advantage of preventing any possibilities involving ...Nd3.} (
36... Ngh3+ {Tempting but wrong:} 37. gxh3 Qxh3 (37... Nxh3+ 38. Kh1 Qxf2 39.
Qg8+ Rg7 40. Qxe6+ Kh7 41. Qf5+) 38. Qg8+ Rg7 39. Qxe6+ Nxe6 40. c8=Q Nf4 41.
Qf5+ Kh6 42. Ne3) 37. Qd2 $2 (37. c8=Q Rxd8 38. Qc7 (38. Qxd8 Ngh3+) 38...
Ngh3+ 39. gxh3 Nxh3+ 40. Kh1 Qxf2) 37... Nxg2 $1 {gives black a winning attack.
}) 33... Qh4 34. Ngf1 Ng5 35. Qd8+ Kg6 36. Qe8+ (36. Qd1 Nf3+ $1 37. gxf3 Qh3 {
mates.}) 36... Kf6 37. Qd8+ Kg6 38. Qe8+ (38. Qg8+ Rg7 {would just be a waste
of time compared to the game.}) 38... Kf6 39. Re3 $1 {An important
reinforcement of the defence.} Rf7 {This kind of patient move in attack seems
to me to be Tiger's strong point. Though he has a very primitive spirit, he is
quick to find methods of playing for mate in relatively restrained style. The
continuation of this game illustrates this very well.} 40. c6 Kg7 41. Ng3 {
Rausis opts for a sensible move, blunting the pressure against f2. He could
also have tried to offer material himself to try and regain the initiative.} (
41. c7 $5 Rxc7 (41... Nfh3+ 42. gxh3 Qxf2+ 43. Kh1 gxh3 44. Rg3) 42. Qb8 Rf7
43. Qxe5+ Kh7 {but white's king continues to be more harrassed than black's,
and without the c-pawn white will have to work hard before he can create
serious threats. With very careful defence this may well be winning for white,
but it does not feel like the best way of handling the position.}) 41... Kh7 $3
{A tremendously cool move, given that black has a number of tempting, violent
alternatives.} (41... Ngh3+ 42. gxh3 Nxh3+ (42... Qxh3 43. Nf5+) 43. Kh1 (43.
Kg2 $2 Rxf2+ 44. Kh1 Nf4 45. Nf5+ exf5 46. Qxe5+ Kh7) (43. Kf1 Nxf2 (43...
Rxf2+ 44. Ke1) 44. c7 Nd1+ (44... Qxh2 45. c8=Q {and the option of capturing
on f7 kills black's attack.}) 45. Kg1 Rxc7 46. Qxe6 Nxe3 47. Qxe5+ Kg6 48. Qxc7
Qh3 49. Qd6+ Kh7 50. Qe7+ Kg6 (50... Kh8 51. Qf6+ Kh7 52. Qf2) 51. Qe8+ Kf6 52.
Qf8+ {and white's queen again returns to defend.}) 43... Nxf2+ 44. Kg2 Nd1) (
41... Nxg2 $5 42. Kxg2 Qh3+ (42... Nf3 $5 {is better, denying white's king the
use of the h1 square.} 43. Nxf3 Qh3+ 44. Kg1 gxf3 {But now black is foiled by
clever tactics from white:} 45. Qxf7+ $1 Kxf7 46. Rxf3+ Kg6 (46... Ke8 47. Rf8+
$1 Kxf8 48. c7) 47. Nf5 $1 Qh7 (47... Qh8 48. Ne7+ Kg7 49. c7) 48. Rg3+ $1 Kf6
49. Nd6 {A lovely, study-like variation.}) 43. Kh1 Nf3 44. Ngf1 g3 $2 45. Qxf7+
$1 Kxf7 46. Rxf3+) 42. c4 Rg7 {This seems very mysterious - common sense would
dictate that the rook has more to do on the f-line. In fact, Tiger is simply
taking prophylactic measures, robbing white of defensive tactics based on the
black king being on g7. His last move frees the knight on g5 for action.} 43.
Rb3 (43. Qf8 $5 {deserved attention - white's idea being to reinstate the
defensive motif of "mining" the g7 square, e.g.} Ngh3+ $2 (43... Rf7 $5 {
however, invites a repetition of the position.}) 44. gxh3 Qxh3 45. Qxg7+ $1
Kxg7 46. Nf5+) 43... Ngh3+ 44. gxh3 $4 (44. Kf1 Nxf2 45. c7 Qxh2 $1 (45... Rxc7
46. Rb8 Ng6 47. Nf5 $1 exf5 48. exf5 {and white wins.}) 46. c8=Q Qxg2+ 47. Ke1
N2d3+ 48. Rxd3 Nxd3+ 49. Kd1 Nb2+ {with perpetual check.}) 44... Qxh3 45. Qh5+
Nxh5 46. Nf5 {More of that Tiger magic. Attentive readers will remember that
in Copenhagen deFirmian allowed mate in three instead of perpetual against
Tiger Persson. Coincidence? One must begin to wonder...} 0-1

[Event "Arab-chT Clubs"]
[Site "Taiz"]
[Date "2004.05.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Komliakov, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YEM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
e5 9. Nbd2 Qe8 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Nc4 $5 Bf6 (11... Nb6 12. Ne3 (12. dxe5 $146
Nxc4 (12... dxe5 13. Ne3 $14 {67/(138)} (13. Qc2 Nf4 14. Bf1 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Be6
16. Qb3 Nd3 17. Re2 Nc5 18. Qb4 b6 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. h3 g5 21. Bg3 Rfd8 22. Nd2
Rd3 23. Qc4 Rad8 24. Qxe6 Nxe6 25. Nc4 f6 26. Kf1 h5 27. Ne3 h4 28. Bh2 Bf8 29.
g3 Kf7 30. Rae1 hxg3 31. fxg3 Nc5 32. Ng4 Rd2 33. Rf2 Rxf2+ 34. Nxf2 a5 35. Ke2
a4 36. Rd1 Bd6 37. Kf3 b5 38. h4 Rh8 39. Kg4 Kg6 40. Bg1 gxh4 41. gxh4 Nxe4 42.
Nxe4 f5+ 43. Kg3 fxe4 44. Kg4 Rf8 45. Be3 Rf3 46. Re1 b4 47. cxb4 Bxb4 48. h5+
Kh7 {1/2-1/2 Sharif,M-Nalbandian,T/Fajr 1992/EXT 2004 (48)})) 13. Bxc4 dxe5 14.
Nd2 (14. Qb3 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. a4 a5 17. h3 Qe7 18. Rad1 Kg7 19. Rd2 Re8
20. Bb5 {1/2-1/2 Tiviakov - Chatalbashev, St. Vincent (Italy) 2002}) 14... Bf6
15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qc2 Qe7 17. Rad1 Kg7 18. Nf1 h5 19. Ne3 c6 $11 20. Bf1 Be6
21. Bc4 Bc8 22. Bf1 h4 23. Nc4 h3 24. g3 Bg4 25. Be2 Rad8 26. Bxg4 Nxg4 27. Qe2
Nf6 28. Qe3 b5 29. Na5 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rd8 31. Rd3 c5 32. f3 Qc7 33. Rxd8 Qxd8
34. Nb7 Qd1+ 35. Kf2 Qh1 36. Ke2 Qxh2+ 37. Qf2 Qh1 38. Qf1 Nxe4 39. Qxh1 Nxg3+
40. Kf2 Nxh1+ 41. Kg1 Ng3 42. Nxc5 Ne2+ 43. Kh2 Nf4 44. Na6 f5 45. Nc7 e4 46.
fxe4 fxe4 47. Nxb5 e3 48. Nd4 e2 49. Nc2 Nd3 50. Kxh3 e1=Q 51. Nxe1 Nxe1 52. b4
Nd3 53. Kg4 Kf6 {0-1 Yakovich,Y-Akopian,V/Berlin 1996/CBM 54 ext/Inf 67/(138)})
12... Nf4 13. Bc2 $5 $14 {Akopian, 67/(138)} (13. Bf1 Be6 (13... Bd7 14. Bg3 (
14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nd2 Be6 16. c4 f6 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Nd5 Rc8 19. f3 c6 20. Nxf4
exf4 21. c5 Ne5 22. Bf2 Rd8 23. Nb3 Rf7 24. Rad1 Rfd7 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Nd4 Bf8
27. Be2 h5 28. b3 Kh7 29. Rd1 Bf7 30. h4 Qd8 31. b4 a6 32. a3 Qc7 33. Qc1 Bh6
34. Qc3 Qd8 35. Kf1 Qg8 36. Rc1 Bg7 37. a4 Qd8 38. b5 axb5 39. axb5 cxb5 40.
Bxb5 Rc7 41. Ne2 Bh6 42. c6 Rxc6 43. Bxc6 bxc6 44. Bd4 Qe7 45. Ra1 Qe6 46. Ra7
Kg8 47. Qb4 Nxf3 48. gxf3 Qh3+ 49. Ke1 Qxf3 50. Qe7 {1-0 Tiviakov,S-Hartoch,R/
Dieren 2003/CBM 95 ext (50)}) 14... Nh5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. b3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Qe7
18. a4 a5 19. Qc2 Rfd8 20. Nd2 h5 21. Ndc4 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 c6 23. Rad1 Bh6 24.
Rd3 h4 25. gxh4 Qxh4 26. Red1 Be8 27. Qd2 Bg5 28. g3 Qh5 29. Qe1 Rxd3 30. Rxd3
Kg7 31. Qd1 Qxd1+ 32. Nxd1 Rd8 33. Nb2 Rxd3 34. Bxd3 Bd2 35. Nc4 Bxc3 36. Nd6
Bd7 37. Nxb7 Bb4 38. Bc4 Kf8 39. f4 f6 40. Nd8 Ke7 41. Nf7 exf4 42. gxf4 Bd2
43. Nh8 Be8 44. f5 gxf5 45. exf5 Bh5 46. Ng6+ Kd6 47. Nf8 Bc3 48. Ne6 Bg4 49.
Bd3 Bd1 50. Bc4 Bc2 51. Nf4 Bxf5 52. Nd3 Be4 53. Kf2 Bd4+ 54. Ke2 f5 55. Nf4
Be5 56. Nd3 Bg7 57. Ke3 Bh6+ 58. Kd4 c5+ 59. Kc3 Be3 60. Ne1 Bf2 61. Nd3 Bg3
62. Kd2 Bh4 63. Ke2 Bg5 64. Kf2 f4 65. Ne1 Bh4+ 66. Kf1 Bxe1 67. Kxe1 Bd5 {
0-1 Martinez Torho,J-Villavicencio Martinez,A/Las Palmas 1995/EXT 98 (67)}) 14.
dxe5 dxe5 15. a4 a5 16. Nd2 f6 17. Qc2 Qc6 18. f3 Rfd8 19. Bf2 Bf8 20. Bb5 Qd6
21. Red1 Qe7 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez,O-Tal,M/Barcelona 54/(111) 1992})) (11... Nf4
12. Bf1 (12. Bc2 Nb6 13. Ne3 Be6 14. d5 Bc8 15. b4 a5 16. a3 Bd7 17. c4 axb4
18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Qa8 20. c5 Qxa1 21. Rxa1 Ra8 22. Rxa8+ Nxa8 23. Be7 Bf8
24. cxd6 cxd6 25. Bd8 Bb5 26. g3 Nd3 27. Bxd3 Bxd3 28. Nd2 f5 29. exf5 gxf5 30.
f4 exf4 31. gxf4 Kf7 32. Ndc4 Be7 33. Bxe7 Kxe7 34. Na5 b6 35. Nc6+ Kf6 36. Nd4
Nc7 37. Kf2 Be4 38. Kg3 {1/2-1/2 Giessmann,S-Stickler,R/Bayern 2001/EXT 2003 
(38)}) 12... Kh8 (12... f5 13. exf5 e4 14. fxg6 Qxg6 15. Nfd2 Nh3+ 16. Kh1
Nxf2+ 17. Bxf2 Rxf2 18. Rxe4 Nf6 19. Re3 Ng4 20. Rg3 Qh5 21. h3 Qh4 22. Rxg4
Bxg4 23. Qxg4 Qxg4 24. hxg4 b5 25. Kg1 Rf4 26. Ne3 Re8 27. Nd5 {1-0 Maki Uuro,
M-Keskinen,S/Salo 2000/EXT 2002 (27)}) (12... a5 13. a4 b6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. b4
Bb7 16. Nfd2 axb4 17. cxb4 Ne6 18. a5 b5 19. Na3 c6 20. Nc2 Nb8 21. Nf3 Na6 22.
Ra3 f6 23. Rd3 Rd8 24. Bg3 Qf7 25. Ree3 h5 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rd3 Rxd3 28. Qxd3
Qe7 29. Nh4 Kh7 30. Qe3 Bc8 31. Qb6 Qc7 32. Qe3 Bf8 33. Qf3 Qf7 34. Qc3 Bd7 35.
Be2 Qe7 36. Qf3 Ng5 37. Qd3 Be8 38. Bxh5 gxh5 39. Nf5 Qd7 40. Qe2 Bg6 {0-1
Wengenroth,W-Bosboom,M/Germany 2001/CBM 82 ext (40)}) 13. a4 f6 14. a5 a6 15.
Bg3 Nh5 16. Ne3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Nb8 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Be2 Be6 20. Bc4 Nc6 {1/2-1/2
Johansen,D-Tian,K/Mingara NSW 2000/CBM 74 ext (20)}) (11... Ndf6 12. a4 Bg4 13.
dxe5 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 dxe5 15. Bf1 Qe6 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. b4 Rd7 18. Rxd7 Nxd7 19.
Na5 Nb6 20. Nxb7 Qc6 21. Nc5 Nxa4 22. Nxa4 Qxa4 23. Bc4 Nf4 24. Be7 Re8 25. Bc5
Ne6 26. h4 h5 27. Rd1 Kh7 28. Be3 a5 29. Qe2 Re7 30. bxa5 Qxa5 31. Qb2 Qa4 32.
Qb3 Qxb3 33. Bxb3 Bh6 34. Bxh6 Kxh6 35. Bxe6 Rxe6 36. Rd7 g5 37. hxg5+ Kxg5 38.
Rxf7 Rc6 39. Rf5+ Kg6 40. Rxe5 Rxc3 41. f3 c5 42. Kh2 c4 43. Rc5 Rc1 44. Kg3 c3
45. Kf4 h4 46. Rc6+ Kf7 47. Kf5 Rg1 48. Rxc3 Rxg2 49. e5 h3 50. e6+ Ke7 51.
Rc7+ Kd6 52. Rd7+ Kc6 53. Rd1 Re2 54. f4 h2 55. Kf6 Rd2 56. Rc1+ Kd6 57. e7 Kd7
58. Kf7 Re2 59. Rd1+ {1-0 Kochyev,A-Krassilnikov,E/St Petersburg 2001/CBM 82
ext (59)}) 12. Bxf6 Nhxf6 13. b4 Kg7 $146 (13... Nh7 14. Qd2 (14. a4 $5) 14...
Kg7 15. Rad1 (15. a4 $5) 15... Qe7 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nfxe5 dxe5 18. Qe3 Nf6 19.
Bc2 Bd7 20. Bb3 b6 21. f4 exf4 22. Qxf4 Be6 23. e5 Nd5 24. Qg3 Qg5 25. Qxg5
hxg5 26. Rd3 a5 27. bxa5 bxa5 28. Nd2 Rfd8 29. Ne4 a4 30. Bc4 Nf4 31. Rxd8 Rxd8
32. Bxe6 Nxe6 33. Kf2 Rd5 34. Nf6 Rb5 35. g3 a3 36. Re2 Rc5 37. Re3 Rb5 38. Re2
Rc5 39. Re3 Nd8 40. Ke2 Nc6 41. Ne8+ Kf8 42. Nxc7 Nxe5 43. Na6 Ra5 44. Nb4 Ng4
45. Rd3 Re5+ 46. Kd2 Nxh2 47. c4 Nf1+ 48. Kc3 f5 49. Nc2 g4 50. Kb4 Re2 51.
Nxa3 f4 52. Rd4 f3 53. c5 Nxg3 54. c6 Nf5 55. c7 Ne7 56. Rd8+ Kg7 57. Rd7 f2
58. c8=Q f1=Q 59. Qc3+ Qf6 60. Nc2 Qxc3+ 61. Kxc3 Kf6 62. Kd3 Re6 63. Rd4 Kg5
64. Re4 Rd6+ 65. Ke2 Nf5 66. Rc4 Kh4 67. Ne1 Kh3 68. Nd3 g3 69. Nf4+ Kh2 70.
Kf3 Nd4+ 71. Kg4 g2 72. Nxg2 Kxg2 73. a4 Kf2 74. a5 Nb3 75. Rc2+ Kg1 76. Ra2
Ra6 77. Rb2 Nxa5 78. Ra2 Kf1 79. Kg5 Ke1 80. Kh6 Kd1 81. Rg2 Nc4 82. Rxg6 Rxg6+
83. Kxg6 {1/2-1/2 Westerinen,H-Short,N/Hamburg 1981/MCD (83)}) 14. a4 Nh7 15.
a5 {()} Ng5 16. Nfd2 Ne6 (16... Nf6 $5 {/\Qe7, /\Bd7}) 17. Nb3 Qe7 (17... Nf4
18. Bf1 Nf6 $14) 18. Bf1 h5 19. Ne3 Nf6 (19... c6 20. d5 $16) 20. Nd5 Qd8 (
20... Nxd5 21. exd5 Nf4 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Qd2 $5 $14) 21. Ra2 $5 {(/\Rd2, <->d)
} c6 22. Nxf6 Qxf6 23. d5 (23. a6 b6 24. d5 cxd5 25. exd5 $14 (25. Qxd5 Nc7 26.
Qc6 Qe7 $13)) 23... cxd5 (23... Nc7 24. c4 $16) 24. exd5 (24. Qxd5 Nc7 $14 {
/\Be6}) 24... Ng5 (24... Nf4 25. c4 $14) 25. c4 h4 26. Re3 $5 {(><f3)} (26. h3)
26... Qf4 (26... h3 27. g3) 27. h3 Bd7 $2 (27... Bf5 $142 28. Qe1 $140 {(><b4)}
Rad8 $14 {><d5}) 28. Qe1 Rac8 (28... b6 29. c5 bxc5 30. bxc5 $16) 29. c5 $16 e4
(29... Rfe8 30. a6 b6 31. c6 $16) 30. a6 b6 31. c6 Bxh3 $6 (31... Bf5 32. Nd4
Qe5 33. Qc3 $16) 32. Qc3+ Kg8 33. Rxh3 Nxh3+ 34. Qxh3 $18 Rce8 35. Qe3 Qf5 36.
Bc4 g5 37. Nd4 Qg6 38. c7 Rc8 39. Nb5 f5 40. Nxa7 Rxc7 41. Nc6 f4 42. Qxb6 Rcf7
43. Ne5 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 34th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1999.05.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 24672]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7.
Re1 e5 8. Na3 (8. Bg5) (8. Nbd2) 8... Bg4 9. Nc2 Nh5 (9... d5 $2 10. Bg5 (10.
exd5 Qxd5 11. c4 Bxf3 12. cxd5 Bxd1 13. dxc6 Bxc2 14. Bxc2 exd4 15. cxb7 Rab8
16. Bb3 Rxb7 17. Re7 Rd8 18. Rxf7 (18. Bg5 h6 19. Bh4 g5 20. Bg3 Nd5 $17) 18...
Rxb3 19. Rxg7+ Kxg7 20. axb3 d3 $44) 10... dxe4 11. Bxe4 exd4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13.
Ncxd4 Qd5 14. Qa4 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Rfe8 (15... Rab8 16. Rad1 Qb5 17. Qh4 $16 {
1-0 Mainka,R-Lau,R/Nuremberg Weilburg op 1996/EXT 96op2 (28)}) 16. Rxe8+ Nxe8
17. c4 Qd7 18. Rd1 $16 {1-0 Mainka,R-Schulz,K/Deutsche Meisterschaft sp 1996 
(72)}) 10. d5 $5 (10. Be2 Nf4 11. Bxf4 exf4 12. Qd2 g5 13. h3 Bd7 14. b4 h6 15.
Rad1 Ne7 $132 {0-1 Mainka,R-Hertneck,G/Bremen GER 1998 (58)}) 10... Ne7 11. c4
h6 (11... Nf4 12. Bf1 (12. h3 Bxf3 (12... Bh5 13. Bf1 f5 14. exf5 Bxf3 15. Qxf3
Rxf5 16. Qb3 Rb8 17. g3 $16) 13. Qxf3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 f5 15. Bg5 $14) 12... f5
13. h3 fxe4 14. hxg4 (14. Rxe4 Nxh3+ $19) 14... exf3 15. Qxf3 (15. gxf3 Qd7 $15
) 15... Nfxd5 16. Qb3 Nf4 17. Qxb7 $132) 12. Ne3 Bd7 13. g3 Qe8 (13... f5 14.
exf5 (14. Nh4 f4 15. Nef5 gxf5 (15... fxg3 16. hxg3 gxf5 17. Qxh5 Qe8 $132) 16.
Qxh5 fxg3 17. hxg3 Be8 $132) 14... Nf6 (14... gxf5 15. Nxe5 $16) 15. Nh4 e4 16.
Bc2 gxf5 17. Rb1 (17. Bd2 Nh7) 17... Kh7 18. b4 $14) 14. c5 $6 $132 (14. Bd2 f5
15. exf5 gxf5 16. Nh4 f4 $132) (14. Nh4 $5 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Neg2 Nf6 17.
Bc2 Qf7 18. Rb1 (18. b3 Ne4 19. Bb2 Ng5 $132) 18... Ne4 19. Be3 Ng5 20. f4 Nh3+
21. Kh1 $14) 14... f5 $6 $14 (14... dxc5 $1 15. Qc2 (15. Nc4 Bg4 16. Be2 f6 17.
d6 cxd6 18. Nxd6 Qb8 (18... Qd7 19. Nxe5 fxe5 20. Bxg4 $16) 19. Qb3+ Kh8 (19...
Kh7 20. Rd1 (20. Nxb7 c4 21. Qb4 Nc6 22. Qb5 Nd8 $19) 20... f5 21. Qxb7 Qxb7
22. Nxb7 Rac8 (22... fxe4 23. Ng5+ hxg5 24. Bxg4 $16) 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Nd6 $14
) 20. Nf7+ Kh7 21. Be3 b6 22. N3g5+ fxg5 23. Bxg4 Nf6 $17 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25.
Nxg5+ Kh8 26. Nf7+ Rxf7 27. Qxf7 Qe8 $17) 15... b6 16. b4 f5 (16... cxb4 17.
Qxc7 $14) 17. Nh4 (17. bxc5 f4 18. c6 Bh3 19. Nd1 fxg3 $17) (17. Nc4 $1 Ba4 18.
Qb1 cxb4 (18... fxe4) 19. Ncxe5 a5 20. Bb2 Rd8 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Nd4 $13) 17...
f4 18. Nf1 fxg3 19. hxg3 Ba4 20. Qc4 Qf7 21. Be3 cxb4 22. Qxc7 Rfc8 $17) 15.
cxd6 cxd6 16. Nc4 Nc8 17. Nh4 (17. exf5 gxf5 18. Nd4 e4 19. Bc2 $14) 17... f4 (
17... b5 18. Na5 f4 19. g4 Nf6 20. f3 $14) 18. g4 Nf6 19. f3 h5 20. h3 Bh6 21.
Bd2 (21. Ng2 $14) 21... Bg5 (21... b5 22. Na5 Ne7 23. Rc1 $14 (23. Bb4 Qb8 24.
Rc1 Qb6+ 25. Kf1 hxg4 26. hxg4 Bg5 27. Ng2 Nxg4 28. fxg4 f3 $19)) 22. Ng2 hxg4
23. hxg4 b5 24. Na5 Qd8 25. Nc6 Qb6+ 26. Kf1 Kg7 (26... Bxg4 $2 27. fxg4 f3 28.
Bxg5 fxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Nxd5 30. exd5 Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Rf3 (31... Kg7 32. Bh6+ Kxh6 33.
Qe2 $18) 32. Re3 $18) (26... Nxg4 $2 27. fxg4 f3 28. Bxg5 (28. Ne3 Bh4 (28...
f2 29. Re2 $18) 29. Ba5 Qb7 30. Rc1 $16) 28... fxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Qf2+ 30. Kh1 Rf7
$19) 27. Ba5 Qa6 28. b4 (28. Qd2 Rh8 29. Rac1 $14) 28... Nb6 $2 $16 (28... Bxc6
29. dxc6 Qxc6 30. Rc1 Qe8 31. Rc7+ Rf7 32. Qc2 $14) 29. Ke2 $4 $17 (29. a4 $16)
29... Qb7 $2 $132 (29... Nbxd5 30. exd5 Nxd5 31. Rc1 Bxc6 32. Be4 Nxb4 $1 33.
Bxb4 Bxe4 34. Rc7+ Rf7 35. Rxf7+ Kxf7 36. fxe4 Qxa2+ 37. Kf1 Qc4+ 38. Kg1 Rd8
$17) 30. Rc1 Na4 (30... Rac8 $132 31. Kd2 (31. Bxb5 Nbxd5 $1) 31... a6 $132) (
30... Nxg4 31. Bxb5 Nf6 32. Bd3 $16) 31. Kd2 $2 $17 (31. Qc2 Nxg4 32. Rg1 Nf6
33. Ne1 Bh4 34. Kd1 Rac8 $17) (31. Kf1 Nb2 32. Qd2 Nxd3 33. Qxd3 Rac8 34. Red1
$11) 31... Rac8 $2 $132 (31... Nb2 $1 32. Qc2 Nxd3 33. Kxd3 Rh8 34. Rh1 Rxh1
35. Rxh1 Rc8 36. Rc1 Ng8 37. Qf2 a6 (37... Ne7 38. Nd8 $14) 38. Kd2 Bxc6 39.
dxc6 Rxc6 40. Ne1 (40. Rxc6 Qxc6 41. Qa7+ Be7 42. Bd8 Kf8 43. Qc7 Qxc7 44. Bxc7
Ke8 $17) 40... Rxc1 41. Kxc1 d5 42. Qc2 dxe4 43. fxe4 Nf6 44. Nf3 Nxe4 $17) 32.
Qe2 $2 $17 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gf4f3,Gg5d2]} (32. Qb3) 32... a6 (32... Nxg4 $2 33.
Bxb5 $18) 33. Ne7 (33. Rc2 Nxg4 34. Rg1 Ne3 35. Nxe3 fxe3+ 36. Kc1 Bf4 37. Ne7
Rxc2+ 38. Bxc2 Rf6 $17) 33... Rxc1 34. Rxc1 Ne8 (34... Nb6 35. Qf2 Nc4+ 36.
Bxc4 bxc4 37. Rxc4 Nxg4 (37... Nxe4+ 38. fxe4 f3+ 39. Ne3 Bxe7 40. a4 (40. Rc7
$2 Qb5 41. Nc4 Bd8 42. Nxd6 Qa4 43. Rxd7+ Qxd7 44. Bxd8 Rxd8 45. Nc4 Qxg4 $17)
40... Rc8 41. Rxc8 Qxc8 42. Qxf3 Bxa4 $11) 38. fxg4 f3+ 39. Ne3 Bxe7 $11) 35.
Nc6 Rh8 $4 $14 (35... Bxg4 $1 36. Ne1 (36. Rc2 Rh8 $17) 36... Bd7 37. Qg2 Bh4
$17) 36. Qf2 (36. Nd8 Bxd8 37. Bxd8 Qa7 38. Ba5 $11 (38. Bh4 Qd4 $17)) 36...
Rh2 37. Qg1 Rh3 38. Ne1 Qa8 $2 $16 (38... Nb2 39. Bf1 Rh8 40. Rc2 Na4 41. Kc1
$14) 39. Rc2 Bh4 40. Qg2 Bxe1+ 41. Kxe1 Rg3 42. Qf2 (42. Qf1 g5 43. Be2 Qc8 44.
Qf2 $16) 42... Rh3 43. Bf1 Rh1 44. Qg2 Rh8 45. Qg1 Nf6 $2 $18 {The last
mistake in very complicated game - also strategy and tactic.} (45... Rh6 46.
Bd3 $16) (45... Qb7 46. Bd3 $16) 46. Bc7 Ne8 47. Nxe5 $1 dxe5 (47... Nxc7 48.
Nxd7 Qd8 49. Qd4+ Kg8 50. Nf6+ Kf7 51. g5 $18) 48. Bxe5+ Kg8 49. Bxh8 Kxh8 50.
Qh2+ (50. Rh2+ Kg8 51. Qh1 Kf7 52. Rh8 $18) 50... Kg8 51. Qxf4 Qd8 52. Kf2 (52.
e5 Qh4+ 53. Kd2 (53. Kd1 Bf5 54. Rc6 Nb2+ 55. Kc1 Nc4 $132) 53... Qf2+ 54. Be2
$18) 52... Qb6+ 53. Kg2 Qd4 54. Qg5 Kf7 (54... Qf6 55. Qxf6 Nxf6 56. g5 $18)
55. Rd2 Qf6 (55... Qxb4 56. e5 Qe7 57. e6+ $18) 56. Qe3 Qb6 57. Kf2 Bc8 58.
Qxb6 Nxb6 59. Ke3 g5 60. Kd4 Bb7 61. Rh2 Nf6 62. Bd3 Kg7 63. e5 Nbxd5 64. exf6+
Nxf6 65. f4 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1999.03.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Badea, Bela"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 560]} 1. e4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nc6 7.
Nbd2 e5 8. Re1 Nd7 9. Nb3 (9. d5 Ne7 10. c4 f5 11. b4 $132 {[%csl Gd2]}) 9...
Qe7 (9... a5 10. a4 (10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3 Qe8 12. Qc2 Kh8 13. a3 Ne7 14. dxe5
fxe5 15. Nbd2 Nf6 $11 {0-1 Heissler,J-Lorenz,S/BL2N 1990 (45)}) 10... exd4 (
10... Nb6 11. Bg5 Qe8 12. Qd2 Bg4 13. Be2 exd4 14. Nfxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxe2 16.
Qxe2 {1/2-1/2 Urban,J-Vadasz,L/Budapest "Expressz" 1993 (16)}) 11. cxd4 (11.
Nfxd4 Nce5 12. Bc2 c5 13. Nb5 c4 14. N3d4 Nc5 15. Qe2 Ned3 16. Bxd3 Nxd3 17.
Rd1 Re8 $132 {0-1 Binkert,O-Jurlina,R/Heidelberg U20 ,GER 1989 (67)}) 11... Nb4
12. Bb1 Nb6 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. Nxa5 Rxa5 15. Bxb4 Rxa4 16. Rxa4 Bxa4 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Ionov,S-McNab,C/op, Cappelle La Grande 1996 (24)}) (9... exd4 10. cxd4
a5 11. Bg5 (11. a4 Nb4 12. Bb1 Nb6 {Like in the game Ionov-McNab.}) 11... Bf6
12. Bh6 Re8 13. a4 Nb4 14. Bf1 Nb6 15. h3 Bd7 16. Nbd2 Bg7 17. Bg5 Qc8 18. Nc4
Nxc4 19. Bxc4 c6 20. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Aseev,K-Hickl,J/Munchen 1991/Inf 54/(51)}) (
9... h6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 a6 13. Bf1 Nc6 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Rad1
Nd8 16. Nfd2 a5 17. a4 Ne6 $132 {0-1 Frois,A-McNab Colin A/Cappelle la Grande
1993 (50)}) (9... Kh8 10. Qc2 a5 11. a4 exd4 12. Nbxd4 Nce5 13. Bf1 Nc5 14. Be3
Ng4 15. Bf4 $11) 10. Bg5 f6 (10... Bf6 11. Be3 (11. Bh6 Bg7 $11) 11... Bg7 $11)
11. Bh4 (11. Be3 Nd8 12. Qd2 Nf7 13. c4 $14 {1-0 Votava,J-Kveinys,A/Prague (5)
1993/[Stohl] (69)}) 11... Nd8 12. Nbd2 Ne6 13. Bg3 Bh6 14. Nc4 Nb6 15. Ne3 Nf4
16. Bc2 Nh5 17. Bh4 Kh8 18. a4 a5 19. b4 Bxe3 20. fxe3 (20. Rxe3 g5 (20... axb4
21. cxb4 g5 22. a5 (22. Bg3 Nxg3 23. hxg3 Bg4 24. a5 $14) (22. Nd2 exd4 23.
Rea3 Qe8 $15) 22... Nd7 (22... gxh4 23. axb6 Rxa1 24. Qxa1 h3 (24... cxb6 25.
Nxh4 $16) 25. g3 (25. bxc7 hxg2 26. Rc3 Nf4 $17) 25... cxb6 26. Ra3 $14) 23.
Bg3 Nxg3 24. hxg3 $14) 21. Nd2 gxh4 22. Qxh5 axb4 23. cxb4 exd4 24. Rea3 $1 f5
25. a5 $1 (25. exf5 Nd5 $132) 25... Nd7 26. exf5 Ne5 27. Re1 Qf6 28. Rh3 Bxf5
29. Bxf5 Qxf5 30. Qxh4 $132) 20... Ng7 (20... Be6 $132) 21. Rf1 g5 (21... Be6
$132) 22. Be1 (22. Bg3 Be6 23. b5 Bc4 24. Re1 Rad8 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 25. Nd2 f5 $1
26. Nxc4 Nxc4 27. Qd3 Nxe3 28. Rxe3 f4 29. Rf3 fxg3 30. Rxf8+ Rxf8 31. Qxg3
$132) 22... Bg4 (22... Be6 $132) 23. Qd3 Be6 24. Nd2 Qf7 (24... axb4 25. cxb4
f5 $132) 25. Bg3 Nd7 26. d5 (26. b5 Qg6 27. c4 f5 $132) 26... Bg4 27. Nb3 (27.
h3 Bh5 28. Nc4 axb4 29. cxb4 Bg6 30. a5 Qe7 $11 (30... f5 31. exf5 $18)) 27...
axb4 (27... Qh5 28. Qb5 Nb6 29. bxa5 Be2 30. Bd3 Bxf1 31. Rxf1 Nc8 32. Qxb7 $16
) 28. cxb4 Qe7 $6 $14 (28... Qh5 29. Rf2 f5 $132) 29. Na5 (29. h3 Bh5 30. a5
Bg6 $11 {[%cal Gf6f5]}) 29... Rab8 30. Bb3 (30. h3 Bh5 31. Rac1 Bg6 (31... Nb6
32. Nc4 Nxc4 33. Qxc4 Bg6 34. Bd3 c6 35. dxc6 bxc6 36. Be1 Rfc8 37. b5 $16) 32.
Bb3 Nb6 33. Nc4 Nxc4 34. Qxc4 Rbc8 35. a5 f5 $132) 30... f5 31. exf5 (31. h3
fxe4 32. Qxe4 Bf5 33. Qc4 Nb6 $11) 31... Bxf5 32. e4 Bg6 33. Rxf8+ Qxf8 34. Qe3
(34. Rf1 Qe7 $11 {[%cal Gg7h5,Gh5f4]}) 34... Qd8 35. Rc1 Ne8 36. Nc4 h6 37. a5
Ra8 38. Ba4 (38. Bc2 $14) 38... Ndf6 39. Bxe5 $6 $132 (39. Nxe5 $2 dxe5 40.
Bxe5 Kh7 $15) (39. Bc2 Qd7 40. Bd3 (40. Nd2 Qh7 41. Qd3 Nh5 42. Bf2 Nf4 43. Qb5
Rd8 44. Re1 $14 (44. Qxb7 Ne2+ $19)) 40... Qh7 41. Nd2 Nxd5 $17) 39... dxe5 40.
Nxe5 Bh5 (40... Kg7 41. Nxg6 Kxg6 42. e5 Nxd5 (42... Qxd5 43. exf6 Nxf6 44.
Rxc7 $18) 43. Bxe8+ Qxe8 44. Qe4+ Kg7 45. Qxd5 $18) 41. g4 (41. h4 Nd6 42. hxg5
Nfxe4 43. gxh6 Qf6 $132) 41... Nxg4 (41... Qe7 42. Qc3 Bf7 43. Rf1 $18) 42.
Nxg4 Bxg4 43. Bxe8 Qxe8 44. Qd4+ Kg8 45. Rxc7 Bd7 (45... Qg6 46. Rxb7 Rf8 {
[%cal Gg4h3]} 47. Qc3 Bf3 48. d6 Bxe4 49. Qc4+ Kh8 50. Qc3+ Kg8 51. Qc4+ $11)
46. d6 $4 $19 {[%csl Ge6]} (46. e5 $1 Rc8 47. Qb6 (47. Rxc8 Qxc8 48. e6 Bb5 49.
Qf2 Qc7 50. Qf6 (50. Qc5 Qxc5+ 51. bxc5 Kf8 52. d6 h5 53. Kf2 Bc4 54. e7+ Kf7
55. Ke3 Bb5 56. Ke4 Ke6 57. Kd4 g4 58. Ke4 Bc6+ 59. Kd4 Kf5 $19) 50... Qc1+ 51.
Kg2 Qd2+ 52. Kg3 Qe3+ 53. Kg2 $11) 47... Rxc7 48. Qxc7 Bh3 49. e6 Qf8 50. Qc4
Qf3 51. Qc8+ Kg7 52. Qxb7+ Kg6 53. Qf7+ Qxf7 54. exf7 Kxf7 55. a6 Bc8 56. b5
Ke7 $19) 46... Rc8 $4 (46... Qe6 47. e5 (47. Rxb7 Qg4+ 48. Kh1 Rf8 $19) 47...
Rf8 48. Qc4 Qxc4 49. Rxc4 Bh3 50. Rc1 Kf7 51. Kf2 Ke6+ $19) 47. Qd5+ Kh8 48.
Qxb7 Qe6 49. Rxc8+ Bxc8 50. Qc6 (50. Qd5 Qg4+ 51. Kf2 Qf4+ 52. Ke2 Qxh2+ 53.
Kd3 Kg7 $132) 50... Bd7 51. Qc3+ Kg8 52. Qd3 Qg4+ 53. Kf1 Qf4+ 54. Kg2 Kh7 55.
b5 Qg4+ (55... Qg4+ 56. Kf2 Qf4+ 57. Kg2 (57. Ke1 $2 Qc1+ 58. Ke2 (58. Kf2 Qc5+
59. Kf3 Bxb5 $17) 58... Qb2+ 59. Ke3 Bxb5 60. Qd2 Qa3+ 61. Kf2 Qh3 $19) 57...
Qg4+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 34th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1999.05.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 e5 8. h3
Re8 9. Bc2 $146 (9. a3 h6 10. b4 (10. Bc2 Nh5 (10... exd4 11. cxd4 d5 (11...
Ne7 12. Nc3 $14) 12. e5 Ne4 13. Nc3 Bf5 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4
Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Rxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxh6 Bxd4 $11) 11. b4 (11. d5 Nb8 12. c4
$14 {[%cal Gb1c3]}) 11... Qf6 (11... exd4 12. cxd4 Qf6 13. Be3 $14) 12. d5 Ne7
13. c4 Nf4 14. Nc3 $14 {1-0 Karlsson,L-Jansa,V/Oslo 1988 (29)}) 10... Nh5 11.
b5 Nb8 12. a4 Qf6 13. Bb2 Nf4 14. c4 Nd7 15. Bf1 exd4 16. Bxd4 Ne5 17. Nxe5
dxe5 18. Be3 $132 {1/2-1/2 Kulaots,K-Hillarp Persson,T/Copenhagen PC 1996 (50)}
) (9. Qb3 h6 10. Na3 Nh5 11. Nc2 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Bb5 $132 {1-0 Engqvist,
T-Kaiszauri,K/Stockholm Rilton Cup 1992 (47)}) (9. d5 Ne7 (9... Nb8 10. c4 c5 (
10... a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. a3 $14 {1-0 Yudasin,L-Finkel,A/Jerusalem 1996/CBM 56/
(41)}) 11. Nc3 Nh5 12. Bg5 Bf6 13. Be3 $14 {1-0 Magem Badals,J-Dorfman,J/FrTCh,
Toulouse FRA 1998 (46)}) 10. c4 a5 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. a3 (12. Bc2 h6 13. Bd2 Rf8
14. Qc1 Kh7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lerner,K-Azmayparashvili,Z/Moscow URS ch(1) 1983 (62)}
) 12... h6 (12... f5 13. Bd2 Nc5 14. Bc2 f4 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Qxa1
Na6 18. Na4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Tilburg 1994/Inf 61 (26)})
13. Rb1 f5 14. b4 f4 15. Nd2 g5 16. Be2 Nf6 17. c5 axb4 18. axb4 Ng6 19. Nc4
Bf8 20. cxd6 Bxd6 21. Nb5 Re7 22. Nbxd6 cxd6 23. b5 $14 {1-0 Pisk,P-Konopka,M/
ch-CZE, Zlin CZE 1998 (41)}) (9. Na3 h6 (9... Bd7 10. Nc2 a5 11. Bd2 a4 12. Qc1
d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 (13... Nxd4 14. cxd4 $1 (14. Nxe5 $2 Nxc2 15. Qxc2 Nxd5 16.
Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Rad1 $14 {0-1 Godena,M-Bernard,C/Paris 1998 (32)}) 14... e4 15.
Be2 exf3 16. Bxf3 $16) 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh6 exd4 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18.
Ncxd4 $11) (9... exd4 10. cxd4 (10. Nxd4 $132) 10... d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Bf4 (12.
Nc2 Bf5 13. Ne3 Be6 14. a3 $14) (12. Nb5 Bf5 13. Bf4 (13. Be3 $14) (13. g4 Be6
14. Be3 Nb4 15. Bf1 $14) 13... a6 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bxd3 (15... Qd7 $2 16.
Bf1 $16 {0-1 Poluljahov,A-Novgorodskij,V/St.Petersburg 1997/CBM 62/ (41)}) 16.
Qxd3 Qd7 $11 {[%cal Gc6d8,Gd8e6]}) (12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Rxe4 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5
$11) 12... Bf5 (12... f5 13. exf6 Qxf6 (13... Bxf6 $2 14. Nb5 Re7 15. Nxc7 Rxc7
16. Bxc7 Qxc7 17. Qb3 Nd6 18. Qxd5+ Kg7 19. Rac1 $16) 14. Qb3 Be6 (14... Qf7 $1
15. Bxe4 (15. Nb5 Be6 (15... Qxf4 16. Bxe4 Kh8 17. Bxd5 Bd7 18. g3 $18) 16.
Nxc7 Nxd4 17. Qd1 (17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Bxe4 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Qxf4+ 20. Bf3 Qxc7 $17
) 17... Qxf4 18. Nxe8 Nxf2 19. Kxf2 Nxf3 (19... Rxe8 $15) 20. Qxf3 Qd4+ 21. Qe3
Rxe8 22. Kg3 Qb4 $15) 15... Rxe4 16. Rxe4 dxe4 17. Qxf7+ Kxf7 18. Ne5+ $11) 15.
Be3 (15. Bxc7 Nxd4 $17) (15. Qxb7 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nb5 $132
{1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,J-Strikovic,A/Pamplona 1998/CBM 63/(29)}) (15. Be5 Nxe5
16. dxe5 Qe7 $132) 15... Rab8 16. Nb5 $14) (12... Be6 13. Nc2 $14) 13. g4 Be6
14. Nc2 $14) (9... d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. dxe5 (11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4 exd4 13. Rxe8+
Qxe8 14. Bc4 Be6 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 f5 17. Qd2 c6 18. Re1 Qd7 (18... Qf7 $2
19. Bxd5 cxd5 (19... Bxd5 20. Re7 Qf8 21. c4 Bf7 22. Rxb7 $16) 20. Nb5 $16 {
Kuporosov,V-Kirpichnikov,V/Pardubice op 1993/TD 93\07/1-0 (38)}) 19. Nc2 h6 20.
Nb4 Kh7 21. Nxd5 cxd5 22. Bb3 a5 23. a3 a4 24. Ba2 Rc8 25. Bg3 Bg8 $14) 11...
Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Be4 c6 14. c4 Nf6 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Rxe5
Rd1+ 18. Kh2 $16) (9... a6 10. Bd2 h6 11. Rc1 Nh5 12. Nc2 Kh7 13. a3 Bd7 14. b4
Nf6 15. Rb1 (15. d5 Ne7 16. c4 Ba4 17. c5 $14) 15... Qc8 16. Bc4 Re7 17. d5 Nb8
18. Bf1 $14 {Smagin,S-Ivanov,T/Moscow3 1995/EXP 47/1-0 (49)}) 10. Nc2 Bd7 11.
Bd2 a5 12. b3 Nh5 13. Qc1 g5 14. Bf1 Qf6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Ne3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Rublevsky,S-Krasenkow,M/Polanica Zdroj 1996/CBM 55 (29)}) (9. Nbd2 d5 10. Nxe5
Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxe5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Lautier,J-Oratovsky,M/Belgrade YUG 1999 (18)}) 9... a6 10. Nbd2 (10. d5 Ne7 11.
c4 Nh5 12. Nc3 $14 {King-Indian Structure.}) 10... h6 11. Nf1 (11. d5 Ne7 12.
c4 Nh5 $132 {[%csl Rd2][%cal Gd2c3]}) 11... Nh5 12. Be3 Kh7 (12... exd4 13.
cxd4 Nb4 14. Bb3 Nf6 (14... Rxe4 15. Qd2 a5 16. Bxh6 Rxe1 17. Rxe1 Nf6 18. Bxg7
Kxg7 19. a3 Nbd5 $14) 15. Qd2 Nc6 16. Ng3 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Bxh6 Rxe1+ 19.
Rxe1 d5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Bc2 $14) 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. a3 Nd8 15. g4 Nf6 (15... Qf6
16. Ng5+ Kh8 17. gxh5 exd4 18. cxd4 hxg5 19. Bxg5 Qxd4 20. hxg6 fxg6 (20...
Qxd2 21. Nxd2 fxg6 22. e5 Bxh3 23. exd6 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Nf7 25. Bf4 Nxd6 26.
Bxg6 $11) 21. e5 Qxd2 22. Nxd2 $132) 16. Ng3 b5 (16... exd4 17. cxd4 Ne6 18. d5
Nc5 19. Bd4 $16) 17. a4 Bb7 {From Pirc opening the game transformated to
Spanish opening.} 18. axb5 (18. d5 c6 19. dxc6 Bxc6 (19... Nxc6 20. g5 hxg5 21.
Nxg5+ Kg8 22. Bb3 Rf8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 25. Rd1 (25. Ra1 Bb7) 25...
Na5 26. Ba2 Nc4 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28. Qxd6 $16) 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Ra1
(22. g5 hxg5 23. Nxg5+ Kg8 24. Bb3 Ne6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Bc2 $14) 22... Ne6 23.
Ra7 Bb7 24. Qd3 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Bxa8 26. Qxb5 $16) 18... axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20.
dxe5 $6 $11 (20. d5 $14) 20... dxe5 21. b4 (21. Qd3 b4 22. Ra1 Bb7 23. cxb4
Qxb4 24. g5 hxg5 25. Nxg5+ Kg8 $11) 21... Nb7 $1 (21... Bb7 22. Qd3 $14) 22.
Qe2 Nd6 23. Bc5 (23. Nd2 Bb7 24. Ra1 Rd8 $11) 23... Bc6 24. Bb3 (24. Bd3 Rb8
25. Ra1 Nfe8 26. Ra6 Qd7 $11) 24... Nd7 25. Bxd6 cxd6 26. Ra1 (26. Rd1 Nb6 $11)
26... Nb6 27. Qe3 Rb8 (27... Ra8 28. Rxa8 Nxa8 29. c4 Nc7 $11) 28. Rd1 Bf8 (
28... Nc4 29. Qe2 Qe6 30. Nd2 d5 31. exd5 Bxd5 $11) 29. Nd2 d5 30. Nf3 dxe4 31.
Nxe4 Bg7 (31... f6 $11) 32. Nd6 Rd8 33. Qxb6 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Qxd6 35. Qe3 (35. c4
bxc4 36. Ba4 c3 $1 37. b5 Qb4 38. Qxc6 Qxa4 39. Ne1 (39. Qxc3 e4 $19) 39... e4
$17) 35... Kg8 36. Nd2 Qe7 37. Ne4 Kh7 38. Qc5 (38. Nc5 $11) 38... Qb7 39. Nd6
Qd7 40. Bd5 Bxd5 41. Qxd5 e4 42. Qc5 $4 $19 (42. Kf1 Bxc3 43. Qc5 Bf6 44. Qd5
Bd8 45. Ke2 f6 $17) (42. Kg2 Bxc3 43. Qc5 Qe7 44. Nxb5 Bxb4 45. Qxe7 Bxe7 46.
Kg3 Bc5 47. Kf4 Bxf2 48. Kxe4 $11) 42... Bxc3 $4 $11 (42... Bf8 43. Nxe4 Qd1+
$19) 43. Nxe4 Bd4 44. Qd6 Qxd6 45. Nxd6 Bc3 46. Nxb5 Bxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Qd2 (5. c3 Qxc5 6. Na3 Nbd7 7. Bc4
a6 8. Bb3 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Be3 Qc6 $132 {0-1 Wexler,B-Pelikan,J/Chacabuco
1965 (42)}) (5. Nd2 Qxc5 6. Nb3 Qc7 (6... Qb6 7. a4 Nc6 8. a5 Qc7 9. Ne2 g6 10.
Ned4 Bg7 11. Be3 O-O 12. c4 $132 Ne5 $132 (12... Be6 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. Rc1 Rfc8
15. Qb4 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nxc4 17. Nb5 $16 {1-0 Yasseen,A-Magomedov,M/Doha ,EXT
1992 (38)})) 7. c4 (7. Ne2 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. O-O-O a6
12. Kb1 $132 {1-0 Ueter Heinz Dieter-Bachmann,A/BL 1985 (35)}) (7. Bg5 e6 8. c4
Be7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. Qd2 d5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Bf4 Bd6 15.
Bxd6 Qxd6 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Bc4 {1/2-1/2
Stertenbrink,G-Jodowitsch,M/cr 1984 (19)}) 7... e6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Ne2 O-O 10.
Nc3 a6 11. Be2 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Qe1 Nbd7 15. Qf2 Rac8 16. Rfd1
$14 {1/2-1/2 Stertenbrink,G-Odendahl,R/BL 1988 (24)}) (5. Bd2 Qxc5 6. c4 Be6 7.
Nc3 Nbd7 8. Rc1 Qb6 9. Na4 Qc6 10. Ne2 Nc5 11. Nxc5 dxc5 12. Nf4 Rd8 13. Nd5 (
13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. Qa4+ Qd7 15. Qxd7+ Nxd7 16. Rd1 g6 $11) 13... Bc8 14. Bd3
$132) (5. Kf2 Qxc5+ 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Nc3 a6 8. g4 e6 9. g5 Nfd7 10. f4 b5 11. a3
Bb7 12. Nf3 Nc5 13. Bd3 $132 {1/2-1/2 Svistunov,K-Fedorov,V/Moscow 1996 (23)})
(5. Nc3 Qxc5 6. Bb5+ (6. Bf4 g6 7. Qd2 Bg7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Bc4 Nc6
11. Nge2 Ne5 12. Bb3 b5 13. Kb1 $14 {1-0 Anand,V-Scholz,F/Chess Classic 1994 
(33)}) (6. Qd3 Nc6 (6... a6 7. Be3 Qa5 8. Nge2 (8. O-O-O e6 9. Nge2 Nc6 10. Qd2
b5 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Be7 13. Kb1 O-O $132 {0-1 McShane,L-Bonaccorsi,F/
London 1993 (31)}) 8... g6 9. Bd2 Qc7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bg7 12. Bc3 Bf5 13.
Qd2 Bxc3 14. Nxc3 Nd7 15. g4 Ne5 16. Be2 Bd7 $132 {0-1 Blasek,R-Costa,J/
Gelsenkirchen 1991 (30)}) 7. Qb5 Bd7 8. Qxc5 dxc5 9. Be3 e5 10. O-O-O O-O-O 11.
Bc4 $16 {1-0 Galego,L-Dias,P/ch-POR, Maceira 1997 (45)}) 6... Bd7 7. Qd3 a6 8.
Bxd7+ Nbxd7 9. Be3 Qc6 (9... Qc7 10. Bd4 e6 11. f4 e5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Moiseenko,
A-Vorotnikov,V/Moscow Russia CupII 1996 (39)}) 10. Bd4 e6 11. Nge2 Be7 12. O-O
O-O 13. Rad1 Ne5 14. Qd2 Rac8 15. b3 b5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shchukin,D-Vorotnikov,V/
ch-city, St Petersburg RUS 1997 (53)}) 5... Qxc5 6. c4 (6. Qc3 Nc6 $11 (6...
Qc6 7. Bb5 {1-0 Tamminga,M-Leenes,R/Groningen 1984 (7)})) 6... e6 7. Nc3 Be7 8.
b3 O-O 9. Bb2 a6 10. Nge2 Nc6 {[%csl Gd4]} 11. Nf4 Bd7 $132 (11... Ne5 $132)
12. Be2 Rfd8 (12... Nd4 $2 13. Na4 $16) (12... Ne5 13. Nd3 Nxd3+ 14. Bxd3 Rfc8
$11) 13. Rc1 Qa7 {[%cal Ga7g1]} (13... Ne5 $11) 14. Kf1 $6 $15 {The problem of
the king is solved rather originally} (14. Bd3 Ne5 15. Nce2 $11) 14... Rac8 $6
(14... Ne5 $1 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 15. g3 (15. g4 b5 16. cxb5 (16. g5 Ne8 17. Nd3
bxc4 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Bxc4 (19. bxc4 Bc6 $17) 19... Bb5 20. Qe2 Bxg5 $17)
16... axb5 17. a3 (17. b4 d5 18. exd5 Bxb4 $17) 17... d5 18. Nb1 Bd6 19. exd5
exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Be6 22. Qe4 Ng6 23. Nc3 b4 24. Nb5 Qe7 25. axb4 (
25. Nxd6 bxa3 $1 26. Bxa3 Rxa3 27. Nf5 Qg5 28. Kf2 Bxf5 29. Qxf5 Qh4+ 30. Kg2
Ra2 31. Rhe1 Qxe1 $1 $19) 25... Bf4 26. Rc2 Bxb3 27. Qxe7 Nxe7 28. Rc3 Bd1 $17
{[%csl Rb2,Rf1][%cal Gd1e2,Gd8d2]}) 15... b5 $15) 15. g3 e5 $6 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6]}
(15... Ne5 16. Kg2 $132) 16. Ng2 Nd4 (16... Bh3 17. Nd1 Be6 18. Nge3 Bh3+ 19.
Kf2 Nd4 20. Nc3 $14) 17. Ne3 Bh3+ 18. Kf2 $14 b5 19. Bf1 (19. cxb5 $2 axb5 20.
Nxb5 Nxb5 21. Bxb5 d5 (21... Qxa2 22. Ba4 $18 {[%csl Ra2]}) (21... Rxc1 $1 22.
Rxc1 d5 23. Bxe5 dxe4 24. Qe2 exf3 25. Kxf3 Bc5 26. g4 Bxe3 (26... Qa8+) 27.
Bxf6 $1 gxf6 28. Qxe3 Bxg4+ 29. Kf4 Rd4+ 30. Kg3 Be6 $17 {[%csl Rg3]}) 22. Rxc8
Rxc8 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Qxd5 Rc2+ 25. Be2 Rxb2 26. Qxe5 Qxa2 27. Re1 Bf8 28. g4
Rxb3 29. Nf5 $11) 19... Be6 20. Kg2 h5 (20... b4 21. Ncd5 $14) 21. h4 Bf8 (
21... Qb6 22. Bd3 $14) 22. Bd3 (22. Ned5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 (23. cxd5 Bd7 24. Bd3
Be7 25. Ne2 Nxe2 26. Qxe2 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rc8 28. Rc2 Bd8 $11) 23... Bxd5 24.
exd5 $14) 22... g6 23. Ned5 Bg7 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. cxd5 $6 {
Now white can not increase the minimal advantage} (26. exd5 $142 bxc4 27. Bxc4
$14) 26... a5 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Qxc1 b4 30. Qc4 (30. Qc8+ Kg7 $11)
30... Kg7 (30... Qb6 $11) 31. Bxd4 Qxd4 32. Qxd4 exd4 33. f4 Kf8 34. Kf3 Ke7
35. Ke2 Kd8 36. Kd2 Bg7 37. Bf1 d3 38. Bxd3 Bc3+ 39. Ke3 Ke7 40. Bb5 Be1 41.
Kf3 Kf6 42. e5+ dxe5 43. fxe5+ Kxe5 44. Be8 Bc3 45. Bxf7 Kf6 46. Be8 Be5 47. g4
hxg4+ 48. Kxg4 Bd6 49. Kf3 Kf5 50. Ke3 Be7 51. h5 gxh5 52. Bxh5 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM Pool A"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "1999.05.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 20480]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 Bg7 6. f4 c5 7. e5
Nh5 (7... dxe5 8. dxe5 Nfd7 9. e6 (9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. Qd2 $14) 9...
fxe6 (9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nf6 11. Qxd8+ (11. Bb5+ Nc6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qxd8+
Kxd8 14. exf7 Rf8 15. Nf3 Rxf7 16. Ne5 $16) 11... Kxd8 12. exf7 Be6 13. O-O-O+
Kc8 14. Re1 Kd7 15. Nf3 $16 {1-0 Curdo,J-Burris,R/Massachusetts 1977 (21)}) 10.
Qg4 Nf8 11. Bd3 $14) (7... Ng4 $4 8. Bb5+ Bd7 (8... Nc6 9. d5 a6 10. dxc6 axb5
11. cxb7 $18) 9. Qxg4 cxd4 (9... Bxb5 10. Nxb5 $18 {1/2-1/2 Vujovic,M-Rue,D/St
Quentin FRA 1999 (34)}) 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. Ne4 $16) 8. dxc5 Nxf4 (8... dxe5 9.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. O-O-O+ Bd7 11. fxe5 Bxe5 12. Nf3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 f6 14. Bc4 g5 15.
Bf2 $15 {[%csl Rc2,Rc3,Rc5]}) 9. exd6 (9. cxd6 g5 10. Bg3 Nc6 (10... Bxe5 11.
Bxf4 (11. Bb5+ Nd7 12. Bxf4 gxf4 13. dxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd5 Qe6 (14... Qh4+ 15. Kf1
$16) 15. Kf1 a6 $132) 11... gxf4 12. dxe7 Qxe7 13. Qe2 Bg4 14. Nf3 Bxf3 15.
gxf3 Qh4+ 16. Qf2 Qxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Bd4+ 18. Kg2 Rg8+ 19. Kh3 Bxc3 20. Bb5+ {
1/2-1/2 Luc,W-Lutz,R/Haderslev 1981 (20)}) 11. Bxf4 gxf4 12. Nf3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5
(13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Qe2 $132) 13... Bxe5 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Qh5 exd6 16. O-O-O Bxb5
17. Rhe1 Qg5 18. Qxg5 hxg5 19. Rxd6 (19. Nxb5 O-O-O 20. Nxa7+ Kb8 21. Nb5 f3
$11 (21... Rxh2 22. Rxe5 $18)) 19... Ke7 (19... Bc6 20. Rxe5+ Kf8 21. Rxg5 Rxh2
$11 {1/2-1/2 Borngaesser,R-Dietrich,A/Wittlich ,GER 1980 (26)}) 20. Rd5 f6 21.
Rxb5 Rxh2 22. Rxb7+ Kd6 $17) 9... g5 10. Bg3 Qa5 (10... O-O $2 11. Bxf4 gxf4
12. Qf3 (12. Qd5 exd6 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. cxd6 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qa3+ 16. Kd2 (16.
Kb1 Be6 $19) 16... Rd8 $44) 12... Nc6 13. O-O-O (13. Qxf4 exd6 14. cxd6 Re8+
15. Nge2 Re6 16. O-O-O Be5 17. Qf3 Rxd6 18. Rxd6 Qxd6 19. Ng3 Qb4 20. a3 Qf4+
21. Qxf4 Bxf4+ 22. Kb1 Be6 23. Bd3 $16) 13... e5 14. Nge2 Be6 15. g3 fxg3 16.
Qxg3 (16. hxg3 $16) 16... f5 17. Rg1 Qf6 18. Bg2 f4 19. Qf3 Kh8 20. Ne4 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Hall,J-Agrest,E/Harplinge SWE 1998 (75)}) 11. Qd2 (11. Bb5+ Bd7 12.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. Bxf4 gxf4 14. Nge2 Qxc5 15. dxe7 Qxe7 16. O-O $14 {[%csl Rf4]})
11... Qxc5 12. O-O-O (12. dxe7 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3+ (13... Qxe7+ 14. Ne2 O-O 15.
Bxf4 gxf4 16. Qd4 $14 {[%csl Rf4]}) 14. bxc3 Kxe7 15. Bxf4 gxf4 16. Ne2 Bf5 17.
Rb1 b6 18. Nxf4 Bxc2 $132) 12... O-O (12... Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3 14. bxc3 exd6
$132) 13. dxe7 Qxe7 14. Nge2 $2 $132 (14. Bxf4 gxf4 15. Nge2 Be6 16. Nxf4 $16)
14... Nxe2+ 15. Bxe2 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 $5 (16. bxc3 Qa3+ 17. Kb1 Be6 18. c4 Rc8 $15
) 16... Qxe2 17. Rhe1 Qb5 (17... Qg4 18. Bd6 Rd8 (18... Nd7 19. Bxf8 Nxf8 20.
Rd8 $18) 19. Qf6 Nc6 20. Be5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Nxe5 23. Qxe5 $16)
18. Bd6 Rd8 (18... Nd7 19. Bxf8 Nxf8 20. Rd8 $18) 19. Bxb8 (19. Qf6 $2 Nc6 20.
Qxh6 (20. Be5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qxe5 22. Rd8+ Nxd8 23. Qxe5 Be6 $19) 20... Bg4 $19
) 19... Rxd1+ (19... Bd7 20. Bc7 (20. Re5 Qa4 21. Bc7 Re8 22. Ra5 Qc6 $132)
20... Rdc8 21. Re5 Qa4 22. Ra5 Qg4 23. h3 Qe6 24. Re5 Qc6 25. Rc5 Qe6 26. Rd6
$18) 20. Rxd1 Bd7 21. Qc7 (21. Qg3 Kh7 $11) 21... Be6 (21... Be8 22. b3 (22. h3
b6 (22... a6 23. g3 Qc6 $11) 23. b3 Kh7 24. Rd8 Qf1+ 25. Kb2 Qf6+ 26. Ka3 Qe6
27. Bxa7 Qc6 28. Qe7 $132) (22. c4 Qc6 $11) 22... Kh7 (22... a6 23. Rd8 $18)
23. Rd8 Qf1+ 24. Kb2 Qf6+ 25. Ka3 Bc6 26. c4 (26. g4 a5 27. Rf8 Kg7 28. Rc8 a4
(28... Rxb8 29. Qxb8 b5 30. Rxc6 b4+ 31. Ka4 Qxc6+ 32. Kxa5 $16) 29. Qe5 axb3+
30. Kxb3 Ra6 $11) 26... Bxg2 27. Rd7 Kg7 28. Qg3 Qf5 29. Be5+ Kg8 $15) 22. b3
Kh7 23. Rd8 Qb6 $2 $16 (23... Qf1+ 24. Kb2 Qf6+ 25. Ka3 b5 $132) 24. Qxb6 axb6
25. a4 Ra5 (25... Kg6 26. c4 b5 27. axb5 Ra2 28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Kxd2 $16) 26. c4
Bf5 27. Bc7 Be4 28. Bxb6 Rf5 (28... Ra6 29. a5 Bxg2 30. b4 $18 {[%csl Ra6]
[%cal Gb4b5]}) 29. Rd2 Rf1+ 30. Kb2 f5 31. g3 Kg6 $2 $18 (31... f4 32. gxf4
Rxf4 $16 (32... gxf4 33. Rf2 $18)) 32. Bc5 f4 33. gxf4 gxf4 34. Rf2 Rxf2+ 35.
Bxf2 Kf5 36. Kc3 Ke5 37. a5 h5 38. b4 Bg2 (38... Bf5 39. b5 Bc8 40. Kb4 Ke4 41.
Kc5 f3 42. Kb6 Kd3 43. c5 Ke2 44. Bh4 f2 45. Bxf2 Kxf2 46. c6 $18) 39. Bc5 (39.
b5 $18) 39... h4 40. b5 h3 41. Ba7 (41. Bd4+ Ke6 42. a6 bxa6 43. bxa6 $16)
41... Bf1 42. Bb8+ Ke6 (42... Kf5 43. Kd4 $1 (43. a6 bxa6 44. bxa6 Bg2 45. a7
Bb7 46. Kd4 f3 47. Bg3 Ke6 48. Ke3 Kf5 49. Bf2 Ke5 50. Be1 Kd6 51. Kd4 (51.
Bb4+ Ke6) 51... Ba8 52. Kc3 Ke5 53. Kb4 Kd6 54. Kb5 Kc7 55. Bf2 Bc6+ 56. Kc5
Ba8 $11) 43... Bg2 44. Bd6 Bh1 45. Kc5 Be4 46. Kb6 f3 47. Bg3 Ke6 48. a6 bxa6
49. Kxa6 Bd3 50. c5 Kd5 51. Bf2 Be2 52. Kb6 Bd3 53. c6 Kc4 54. c7 Bf5 55. Kc6
Be4+ 56. Kd6 Bb7 57. b6 $18) 43. Bxf4 Kd7 44. Kb4 Kc8 45. Kc5 Be2 46. a6 bxa6
47. bxa6 Kd7 48. Bg3 Bf3 49. Kb6 Bg2 50. Ka7 Kc8 51. Kb6 Kd7 52. Kc5 Bf3 53.
Kd4 Kc6 54. c5 Kb5 55. a7 Bg2 56. Bc7 Ba8 57. Bb6 Kc6 58. Ke5 Kd7 59. Kf4 Ke6
60. Kg4 Bg2 61. a8=Q Bxa8 62. Kxh3 Kf5 63. Kg3 Bc6 64. Bd8 Bd7 65. h4 Be8 66.
Bc7 Bh5 67. Bf4 Be8 68. Kf3 Ba4 69. Ke3 Be8 70. Bg3 Bc6 71. Bc7 Bb5 72. Kd4 Bc6
73. Bd8 Bf3 74. Ba5 Bc6 75. Be1 Bf3 76. Bd2 Kg4 77. Bg5 Kf5 78. Bd8 Kf4 79. Kc4
Ke5 80. Kb5 Ke6 81. c6 Kd6 82. c7 Kd7 83. Kc5 Bg4 84. Kd5 Ke8 85. Ke5 Kf7 86.
h5 Bc8 87. Bg5 Bg4 88. h6 Bc8 89. Kd6 Bf5 90. Kc6 Ke8 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains 3rd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1999.03.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4128]} 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 g6 5. c4 (5. Bb5+ Nfd7 6. a4
Bg7 7. Nc3 Na6 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc7 10. Be2 a6 11. Bh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Nf6 13.
Ra3 Rb8 $132 {1-0 Barendrecht,J-Wright/Vlissingen tt 1968 (41)}) (5. Nc3 Bg7 6.
Be3 (6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 e6 9. O-O-O exd5 10. exd5 Kh7 11. h4 h5 12.
Nh3 Bxh3 13. Rxh3 $14 {0-1 Sugden,J-Beaumont,C/BCF ch Plymouth 1989 (33)}) 6...
a6 7. Qd2 b5 8. a3 Nbd7 9. Nh3 Qa5 10. Be2 Ne5 11. Nf2 Bd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bh6
$14 {1-0 MANTIA,A-ATKINS,C/DAYTON 1989 (40)}) (5. Ne2 Bg7 6. Nec3 a6 7. a4 O-O
8. Be2 Nbd7 9. O-O Ne8 10. Kh1 Nc7 11. Na3 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Ncxb5 Nxb5 14.
Bxb5 Ba6 15. Rb1 (15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Qe2 Qa8 17. c3 $14) 15... Bxb5 16. Nxb5 Qb6
17. c4 $14 {0-1 Rabczewsky,A-Piancatelli,M/Rome 1990 (25)}) (5. Be3 Bg7 6. Qd2
$2 Nxe4 7. fxe4 Bxb2 $19 {0-1 Reuter,P-Lisanti,A/BL 1991 (25)}) 5... Bg7 (5...
b5 6. cxb5 Bg7 7. Ne2 O-O 8. Nec3 e6 (8... Nbd7 9. a4 e6 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Qxd6
$18 {1-0 Rogers,I-Reilly,T/Canberra 1994 (31)}) 9. Bc4 a6 10. O-O exd5 11. Bxd5
Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Ra7 13. Na3 Bd4+ 14. Kh1 Be6 15. Qg5 $16 {1-0 Colias,B-Hahn/
Chicago 1992 (44)}) 6. Ne2 O-O 7. Nec3 e6 $5 $132 (7... e5 $5 {[%csl Gb1]} 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Be3 Nh5 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. Na3 f5 $1 (11... Na6 12. O-O-O Nb4 13. Nab1
Bd7 14. g3 b5 15. a3 bxc4 (15... Na6 16. Nxb5 Nc7 17. Nxd6 $18 {1-0 Wallace
John Paul-Dao Thien Hai/Budapest (HUN) 1995 (40)}) 16. Bxc4 a5 $5 17. axb4 axb4
18. Ne2 f5 19. exf5 $16) 12. Bd3 f4 13. Bf2 Bf6 14. O-O-O Bh4 15. Bg1 Nd7 16.
Bc2 a6 17. Kb1 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Naxb5 Qb6 20. Bd3 Ba6 21. a4 Rfb8 22. Rc1
Ng7 23. g3 Bf6 24. gxf4 exf4 25. Rc2 Ne5 26. Be2 $132) 8. Be3 Na6 9. Be2 Nc7
10. a4 Nfe8 (10... exd5 11. exd5 (11. cxd5 Bd7 12. Na3 b6 13. O-O a6 14. Nc4
Nce8 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Bf4 Nh5 17. Be3 (17. Bxd6 Nxd6 18. Nxd6 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Ng3+
20. hxg3 Qg5 $19) 17... f5 $5 $132 (17... b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Na5 Bd4 20. Bxd4
cxd4 21. Nd1 (21. Nxb5 $2 Nf4 22. Bc4 Nc7 23. Nc6 Bxc6 24. dxc6 Nxb5 25. g3 (
25. Bxb5 Qg5 $19 {[%csl Rb5,Rg2]}) 25... Nc7 $19) 21... Nf4 22. Rf2 Ra8 $132 (
22... Qg5 23. Kh1 $14))) 11... Re8 12. Bf2 Na6 $11) 11. Qd2 f5 $1 12. O-O (12.
dxe6 Bxe6 (12... Nxe6 13. O-O Nd4 $132) 13. O-O fxe4 14. Nxe4 b6 {[%cal Gd6d5]}
15. Nbc3 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 $11) 12... Nf6 (12... fxe4 13. fxe4 Rxf1+ 14. Bxf1
Be5 $132) 13. e5 (13. dxe6 Bxe6 (13... fxe4 14. fxe4 Bxe6 15. Na3 Qe7 16. Rad1
Rad8 17. Bf4 Bc8 (17... Nfe8 18. e5 Rxf4 19. Qxf4 Bxe5 20. Qe4 $16) 18. Bxd6 (
18. Bf3 Nfe8 19. Nab5 a6 20. Nxc7 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 Nxc7 22. Bg5 Bf6 $11) 18... Nxe4
19. Bxe7 Rxf1+ 20. Bxf1 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Nxd2 22. Bxc5 b6 23. Be3 Bxc3 24. bxc3
Nxf1 25. Kxf1 $14) 14. Na3 Qe7 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Bf4 fxe4 (16... Qf7 17. Bxd6
$2 (17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Nab5 Nxb5 19. Nxb5 d5 20. Nd6 Qe7 21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. cxd5
Nxd5 23. Bc4 Kh8 (23... Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Kh8 25. Rfe1 Qf6 26. Bg5 $18) 24. Bg5 Bf6
25. Bxf6+ Nxf6 26. Qf4 $16) 17... Nfe8 $15) 17. fxe4 Bc8 {See previous
variation.}) 13... dxe5 (13... Nfe8 14. f4 (14. exd6 Qxd6 15. Rd1 exd5 16. cxd5
b6 (16... f4 17. Bf2 Nf6 18. Na3 Rd8 19. Nc4 $16) 17. Na3 Bb7 18. Nc4 Qd7 19.
a5 (19. d6 Ne6 20. Nb5) 19... b5 20. Bxc5 bxc4 21. Bxf8 Bxf8 22. Bxc4 Bc5+ 23.
Kh1 Nd6 $132) 14... exd5 15. cxd5 dxe5 16. Bxc5 Nd6 17. fxe5 Bxe5 $132) 14.
Bxc5 Rf7 (14... exd5 $2 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 16. Nxd5 Ncxd5 17. cxd5 Qc5+ 18. Kh1 Nxd5
19. Rc1 $16) 15. dxe6 (15. d6 $5 b6 16. Ba3 Nce8 (16... Na6 17. b4 Bb7 18. c5
$16) 17. Rd1 Rd7 18. a5 Bb7 19. axb6 axb6 20. Nb5 Bf8 21. Qc3 (21. N1c3 Nxd6
$15) 21... e4 22. Qe5 Nxd6 23. Qxe6+ Nf7 24. N1c3 Bxa3 25. bxa3 Bc8 26. Qc6 Bb7
27. Qe6 Bc8 $11) 15... Nxe6 (15... Bxe6 $6 16. Qxd8+ Rxd8 17. Bxa7 $16) 16.
Qxd8+ Nxd8 17. Nb5 (17. Rd1 Rd7 $11) 17... Nc6 (17... b6 18. Be3 Rd7 19. N1c3
a6 20. Na3 Rb8 21. Rad1 Ne6 22. Nc2 $11) 18. N1c3 Be6 (18... b6 $11) 19. Bf2 (
19. Rad1 $11) 19... Bf8 20. Rad1 a6 21. Na3 Nd4 (21... Rd7 22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23.
Rd1 Nd4 24. Bf1 (24. Bd3 Nc5 25. Bf1) 24... Bc5 25. f4 Rc8 (25... Rd8 26. fxe5
Nxe5 27. b4 Ba7 28. Nc2 Nec6 29. b5 Nxc2 30. Rxd8+ Nxd8 31. Bxa7 $16) 26. fxe5
Nb3 $44) 22. Rfe1 (22. Bd3 Bxa3 (22... Rc8 23. Rfe1 Bxa3 24. bxa3 Bxc4 25. Rxe5
$15) 23. bxa3 Rc8 24. f4 (24. Rfe1 Bxc4 25. Rxe5 Bb3 26. Rc1 (26. Bxd4 Bxd1 27.
Nxd1 Rd7 $19) 26... Rd7 27. Bf1 Nc2 $5 $15 (27... Bxa4 28. Nd5 (28. Be3 Nb3 29.
Ne4 Nxc1 30. Nxf6+ Kf7 31. Nxd7 Bxd7 32. Bg5 Be6 $17) 28... Rxc1 29. Nxf6+ Kf7
30. Nxd7 Bb5 31. Re1 Rxe1 32. Bxe1 Bxd7 $15)) 24... e4 25. Bxd4 exd3 26. Bxf6
Rxf6 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. cxd5 Rc3 $17) 22... Rc8 23. Bd3 Nc6 (23... Bxa3 $1 24.
bxa3 Bxc4 25. Rxe5 Bb3 26. Rc1 Rd7 27. Bf1 $15 {See previous variations.}) 24.
Nc2 Rd7 25. Bb6 (25. Bg3 Nh5 26. Bxe5 Nxe5 27. Rxe5 Nf4 28. Bf1 Rxd1 29. Nxd1
Bxc4 30. Bxc4+ Rxc4 31. Nce3 Rxa4 $17) 25... Be7 26. Bf1 Kf7 $15 {[%csl Rb4,
Rc5]} 27. b3 Bd8 $1 (27... Nb4 28. Na3 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Nd7 30. Bf2 Nc5 31. Nd5 a5
32. Nxe7 Kxe7 33. Bxc5+ Rxc5 34. Nb5 Rc8 35. Kf2 Rd8 36. Rxd8 Kxd8 37. Ke3 g5 (
37... Ke7 38. f4 $11) 38. g3 Ke7 39. f4 $11) 28. Rxd7+ Nxd7 29. Bxd8 (29. Bf2
Ba5 $17) 29... Rxd8 30. b4 (30. Rd1 a5 $17) 30... a5 $1 {White has prolems
with black squares.} (30... Nd4 $2 31. Ne3 (31. Nxd4 exd4 32. Nd1 (32. Nd5 Bxd5
33. cxd5 Nb6 34. Rd1 Nxa4 35. Rxd4 Nb6 $17) 32... b6 33. Kf2 (33. Nb2 a5 34.
bxa5 bxa5 $17) 33... a5 34. bxa5 bxa5 35. Nb2 Rb8 36. Re2 Nc5 $17) 31... b6 32.
Ned5 a5 33. Rb1 $11) 31. Rb1 $2 $17 (31. bxa5 Nxa5 32. Ne3 Nc5 (32... Nf6 $15)
33. Ned5 Nc6 $15) 31... Nxb4 32. Nxb4 axb4 33. Rxb4 Nc5 34. Rb5 Rc8 $1 35. Rb6
(35. a5 Bd7 36. Rb2 Ra8 $17) 35... Bd7 36. a5 $2 $19 (36. Rb4 Ra8 37. Kf2 Ke6
$1 {[%csl Ra4]} (37... Bxa4 $2 38. Nxa4 Rxa4 39. Rb5 $11) (37... Ra7 {[%csl
Ra4]} 38. Nb5 Rxa4 39. Rxa4 Nxa4 40. Nd6+ Ke7 41. Nxb7 Bc8 42. Na5 Kd6 $15) 38.
Ke3 Bxa4 39. Nxa4 Rxa4 40. Rb5 Kd6 $17) 36... Ra8 37. Nd5 Rxa5 (37... Bc6 $142
38. h4 (38. Nb4 Nd7 39. Nxc6 Nxb6 40. axb6 bxc6 41. c5 Ke6 $19) 38... Rxa5 (
38... Nd7 39. Rb2 Rxa5 $17) 39. Nb4 Bd7 $17) 38. Nf6 Bc6 39. Nxh7 Ra1 40. Kf2
$2 $19 (40. Ng5+ Kf6 41. h4 Ra2 42. Rb1 e4 43. fxe4 fxe4 44. Re1 Ke5 45. Re2
Rxe2 (45... Ra3 46. Nf7+ Kd4 47. Nh8 Rg3 (47... Be8 48. Rf2 Nd3 49. Rf8 Bc6 50.
Nxg6 $132) 48. Kh2 Rg4 49. Kh3 Rf4 50. Rd2+ Kc3 51. Rd1 Rf6 $17) (45... Ra1 $17
) 46. Bxe2 Kf4 $17) 40... Ra2+ 41. Ke1 (41. Kg3 f4+ 42. Kh3 (42. Kg4 Kg7 43.
Ng5 Bd7+ 44. Kh4 Ra8 $1 $19 {[%cal Ga8h8]}) 42... Kg7 (42... Bd7+ $1 43. g4 Bc6
44. Ng5+ Kf6 45. Nh7+ Ke7 (45... Kg7 46. Ng5) 46. Ng5 Rf2 47. Bg2 Nd3 $19) 43.
Ng5 Ra8 44. g3 Bd7+ 45. g4 Bc6 $17) 41... e4 42. Ng5+ Kf6 43. f4 (43. h4 Ke5
44. fxe4 fxe4 $19) 43... Ke7 (43... Nd3+ 44. Bxd3 exd3 $19) 44. Rb1 (44. h3
Nd3+ 45. Bxd3 exd3 46. Nf3 Rxg2 $19) 44... Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chuprov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 24800]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Bg4 7.
h3 (7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 e5 10. d5 $14 (10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5
$14 {1-0 Mohrlok,D-Lechtynsky,J/Moscow EUchT (2) 1977 (33)})) 7... Bxf3 8. Qxf3
Nfd7 (8... e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nd2 c6 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Rad1 b5 14.
Ne3 $14 {0-1 WOLCOTT Keith 1404-PANZEL 1747/#166 Virgo I - Cleve 1975 (43)}) (
8... Nc6 9. Be3 (9. c3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. Nd2 f6 13. Bh4 Nc5 14. Bc2
c6 15. b4 Nd7 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Rad1 $16 {1-0 Torregrossa,R-Lipton,L/
Champaign-Urbana 1990 (39)}) 9... e5 10. d5 Nb4 11. Qe2 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Qd7 13.
Nd2 (13. c4 $14 {[%cal Gb1c3]}) 13... c6 14. c4 cxd5 15. cxd5 Rfc8 16. Rac1 $14
a6 $4 (16... b5) 17. Nc4 Qb5 18. a4 Qb4 19. Bd2 $18 (19. b3 $4 b5 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Moatlhodi,K-Christopher,K/Novi Sad ol BSW-VGB 1990 (27)})) 9. c3 (9.
Qe3 c5 10. c3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. d5 Nb4 13. Nc3 Nc5 (13... Nxd3 $11) 14. Bb1
Qa5 15. Nd1 Nbd3 16. Bxd3 Nxd3 17. Re2 Qa6 (17... Nxc1 18. Rxc1 $132 (18. Qxc1
Rac8 $15)) 18. Rd2 $132 {0-1 Konle,W-Gass,U/Wolfbusch-Marktheidenfeld [6] 1986
(64)}) 9... c5 10. dxc5 (10. e5 $142 {[%cal Gf3b7]} Nc6 11. exd6 exd6 12. dxc5
$14 (12. Bf4 Re8 $1 $15)) 10... Nxc5 $14 {Black want to win!} (10... Ne5 11.
Qg3 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 dxc5 $11) 11. Bc2 Nc6 12. Be3 $6 $132 (12. Na3 a6 13. Nc4 b5
14. Ne3 $14) (12. Nd2 b5 13. Nb3 Na4 14. Rb1 b4 15. Nd4 Nxd4 (15... Bxd4 16.
Bxa4 Ne5 17. Qd1 Bc5 18. cxb4 Bxb4 19. Re2 $14) 16. cxd4 Qa5 17. Qb3 Nb6 18.
Be3 Rfc8 19. Bd3 $14) 12... b5 $1 (12... Ne5 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Nd2 $14) 13. Na3 (
13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Qg3 (14. Nd2) 14... Na4 15. Bc1 (15. Na3 Nxb2 16. Nxb5 Qa5 $15)
15... Rfc8 16. Na3 a6 17. Rb1 Nb6 18. Be3 (18. Bb3 Na5 $15) 18... Rab8 $132)
13... Rb8 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Qe2 (15. Qg3 Rfc8 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18.
Re3 (18. Nb1 b4 $15) 18... Ne5 19. Bb3 (19. f4 b4 20. fxe5 bxa3 $17) 19... c4
20. Bc2 a5 $15) 15... b4 16. Nb5 Qb7 17. Nd4 bxc3 (17... Rfc8 18. c4 Qa6 (18...
Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Qa6 21. Bb3 e5 22. Rd5 Ne6 23. Qd2 Nd4 $132) 19.
Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Bb3 $11) 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. Rb1 Rfc8 20. Rec1 Rxb1 21. Bxb1 (21.
Rxb1 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Ne6 $17 {[%csl Rc2,Rd4]}) 21... Rb8 22. f4 $2 $17 (22. Bc2
Rb2 23. Rb1 Rxa2 (23... Rxb1+ 24. Bxb1 $11) 24. Qc4 Ra6 25. Ne6 $3 {To find
ths variation is very difficult!} fxe6 26. Bxc5 Qc8 27. Bd4 $11) 22... Na5 23.
Nf3 (23. Bc2 Rb2 24. Rb1 Rxa2 $17) 23... Na4 $1 24. e5 $6 (24. Qe1 Bxc3 $17)
24... Nc4 $2 $15 (24... dxe5 25. fxe5 (25. Nxe5 Nxc3 26. Qd3 (26. Qc2 Bxe5 27.
fxe5 Qxe5 $19) 26... Rxb1 27. Qxb1 Ne2+ 28. Kh1 Nxc1 29. Qxc1 Bxe5 30. fxe5
Qxc1+ 31. Bxc1 Nc4 $19) 25... Nxc3 26. Qc2 Bxe5 (26... Rxb1 $4 27. Rxb1 $132)
27. Nxe5 Qxe5 $19) 25. Bd4 dxe5 26. fxe5 Rb2 27. Qe4 Nab6 28. Rf1 $1 {[%csl
Rf7][%cal Gf1f7]} (28. e6 f5 29. Qe1 Nd5 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 $17) 28... Qd7 $2 $14 (
28... e6 $15 29. Qh4 (29. Ng5 $2 Nd2 $19) (29. a4 $2 Nxa4 30. Bc2 (30. Qa8+ Bf8
31. Ng5 Nd2 32. Qxf8+ (32. Bxg6 hxg6 33. Rxf7 Qb8 34. Qxb8 Rxb8 35. Rxa7 Nxc3
36. Nxe6 Ne2+ 37. Kf2 Nxd4 38. Nxd4 Bc5 $19) 32... Kxf8 33. Nxe6+ Kg8 34. Nxc7
Nxf1 $19) 30... Nc5 $19) (29. Rd1 Nd5 30. Rf1 $15) 29... h6 30. Qe4 $15) 29.
Bd3 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gf3g5,Gh3h4]} (29. Bxb6 Nxb6 30. Ng5 f5 31. exf6 exf6 (
31... Bxf6 32. Nxh7 $18) 32. Qe6+ (32. Nxh7 f5 $1 33. Qh4 Qd2 $19) 32... Qxe6
33. Nxe6 Nd5 $17) 29... h6 (29... e6 $4 30. Bxc4 Nxc4 31. Qa8+ Bf8 32. Bc5 $18)
30. a4 $2 $17 (30. e6 Qxe6 31. Qxe6 fxe6 32. Bxg7 (32. Bxg6 Rxa2 33. Bb1 $15)
32... Kxg7 33. Nd4 $132) (30. h4 $1 Qe6 31. h5 $14) 30... e6 $4 $16 (30... Qxa4
31. h4 Qa2 $17) 31. h4 (31. a5 Nxa5 32. c4 Rb3 $17) (31. Bxc4 Nxc4 32. Qa8+ Kh7
33. Qxa7 Qxa7 34. Bxa7 Ra2 35. Bd4 Rxa4 36. Rb1 $15) 31... Qd5 (31... Qxa4 32.
h5 Qa2 33. Bf2 g5 34. Qh7+ Kf8 35. Bc5+ Ke8 36. Qg8+ $18) (31... Qc7 32. h5 g5
33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Nxg5 hxg5 35. Bg6 $18) (31... Nd2 32. Nxd2 Rxd2 33. h5 $18)
32. Qf4 $1 (32. Qxd5 exd5 $15) 32... Nxe5 $6 (32... Bxe5 $6 33. Bxe5 Nxe5 34.
Qxe5 Qxd3 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Ne5 Qe3+ 37. Kh2 $1 Rf2 38. Ng4 $18) (32... Qd7 33.
h5 gxh5 34. Qe4 $18) 33. Bxe5 (33. Ne1 f5 34. c4 Nexc4 35. Bxb2 (35. Qb8+ Kh7
36. Bxb2 Nxb2 $19) 35... Nxb2 $17) 33... Bxe5 34. Qxe5 (34. Nxe5 Qxg2#) 34...
Qxd3 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Ne5 Qe3+ 37. Kh1 $4 $19 (37. Kh2 $1 Rf2 38. Ng4 Qe2 39.
Rxf2 Qxg4 40. Qxa7 $18) 37... Rf2 38. Rxf2 Qxf2 39. Nf3 Nd5 40. Qe5+ Kg8 41.
Qb8+ Kg7 42. Qe5+ Nf6 43. a5 Qf1+ 44. Kh2 Qc4 45. Nd4 (45. Kh1 Qe4 $19) 45...
a6 46. g4 Qd5 47. Qxd5 Nxd5 48. Nc2 g5 (48... Nxc3 49. Nb4 Nd5 50. Nxa6 Ne3 51.
Nc5 (51. Nb8 Nxg4+ 52. Kg3 Ne3 53. a6 Nd5 54. a7 Nc7 55. Kf4 Kf6 $17) 51...
Nxg4+ 52. Kg3 Ne5 53. a6 Nc6 $17) 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. c4 Nc7 51. Kg3 Kf6 52. Kf3
Ke5 53. Ke3 f5 54. Nb4 fxg4 55. Nd3+ Kf5 56. Nc5 g3 57. Kf3 Ke5 58. Nb3 g2 59.
Kxg2 Ke4 60. Kg3 Kd3 61. Kg4 Kxc4 62. Nd2+ Kb4 63. Kxg5 Kxa5 64. Kf6 Kb4 65.
Ke5 a5 0-1

[Event "Saintly Cup"]
[Site "Sydney"]
[Date "1999.01.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rogers, Ian"]
[Black "Mas, Hafizulhelmi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "1999.01.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 18464]} 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nd7 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 Bg7 (5... e6 6.
O-O Nf6 7. Qe2 Be7 8. e5 $16 {1-0 From,S-Weber,S/Wildbad WchV ,EXT 1993 (66)})
6. O-O (6. Nc3 Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. Bg5 Nfd7 9. Ne2 c5 10. c3 Qe8 11. Qd2 e5 12.
dxc5 dxc5 13. O-O-O $14 (13. g4 c4 14. Bc2 f6 15. Be3 Qe7 16. O-O-O $14 (16. b3
Nc5 $132 {0-1 Gordan,N-Bogdan,D/Bucharest 1994 (50)}))) 6... c6 (6... Nf6 7.
Nc3 (7. Qe2 d5 8. Nbd2 (8. exd5 $5 $14) 8... c6 9. Re1 e6 10. e5 Nfd7 11. Nf1
h6 12. Ne3 Qe7 13. c3 $14 {1-0 Dizdar Goran-Pandurevic Miro/Ch Croatia (team) 
(1st league), Tucepi 1996 (51)}) 7... O-O (7... c6 8. Re1 O-O 9. h3 Nfd7 10. a4
a5 11. Be3 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qd6 $14 {0-1 Galvez,F-Guerrero,R/Andalucia ,
EXT 1991 (47)}) 8. Bg5 (8. a4 a5 9. h3 c6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 d5 12. e5 Ne8 13.
Ne2 $14 {1-0 Ezsol,M-Csicsay,I/HUN tt 1993 (42)}) 8... h6 9. Be3 a5 10. a3 Bg4
11. h3 Bd7 12. e5 $14 {1-0 Torfason,J-Magdalena,J/Graz Stu tt(1) 1972 (35)}) (
6... Bd7 7. c3 c5 8. Re1 cxd4 9. Nxd4 (9. cxd4 $14) 9... e6 10. Nd2 Ne7 11. Nf1
O-O 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Ne3 Qc7 (13... e5 14. Ndc2 Bc6 15. Ng4 $16 {1-0 Agababian,
N-Frank,B/Mondorf ,EXT 1991 (24)}) 14. Ng4 Nc4 $14) 7. a4 a5 8. Nc3 Qc7 (8...
d5 9. Re1 Nf6 10. e5 $14) (8... Nf6 9. e5 Nfd5 (9... dxe5 10. dxe5 (10. Nxe5
O-O 11. Re1 Bf5 $11) 10... Qxd1 (10... Nfd5 11. Ne4 Bg4 12. h3 $1 Bxf3 13. Qxf3
Bxe5 14. c4 Nf6 (14... Nb4 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Bh6 Bxb2 17. Qe3 Be5 18. f4 Nc2 19.
Bxc2 Nxc4 20. Qc5 Bxa1 21. Qxc4 $16) 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bf4 $44)
11. Rxd1 Ng4 12. Bf4 $14) 10. exd6 $14 (10. Nxd5 cxd5 $11)) 9. e5 $1 $32 d5 (
9... dxe5 10. dxe5 Bxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. Re1 $16 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gc3e4]}) 10.
h3 $1 (10. Bf4 Bg4 $11) 10... Bd7 (10... Bf5 $5) 11. Re1 $14 h6 12. Ne2 (12.
Bf4 $14) 12... e6 (12... g5 13. Ng3 g4 14. hxg4 (14. Nh4 gxh3 15. Nhf5 Rh7 16.
Qg4 O-O-O 17. Qxh3 Bh8 $14) 14... Bxg4 15. Qd3 e6 16. Nh2 h5 17. f3 h4 18. Nxg4
hxg3 19. Bf4 $16) 13. Nf4 (13. c3 $14) 13... Ne7 14. Nd3 Bc8 {It's very
difficult to recommend any plan for Black. What to do with K ?} 15. c3 Nd7 16.
Bc2 b6 17. b4 Bf8 {Unusual solution.} (17... Ba6 18. Ba3 $14 {[%cal Ga3d6]})
18. Rb1 (18. Ba3 axb4 19. cxb4 Bb7 $14) 18... Nf5 $6 {White has space
advantage and try to play on both sides.} (18... Bb7 $14) 19. g4 $1 Ne7 (19...
Ng7 $6 $16 {[%csl Rg7]}) 20. Bd2 $6 (20. Ba3 $5 $14) 20... Bb7 (20... Bg7 $5)
21. b5 $6 $132 {Not necessary move.} (21. Bc1 $14 {[%cal Gc1a3]}) 21... cxb5 $6
$14 (21... c5 $1 {[%cal Ge8c8]} 22. dxc5 Nxc5 (22... bxc5 23. Bc1 (23. c4 dxc4
24. Nb2 Nb6 $15) 23... Nb6 24. Ba3 Nec8 25. Nb2 Na7 26. Qe2 O-O-O $132) 23.
Nxc5 bxc5 24. b6 Qd7 25. c4 dxc4 26. Be4 (26. Qe2 Nd5 $15) 26... Nd5 27. Qc2
Ra6 $15) 22. axb5 {[%cal Gc3c4]} O-O-O 23. Nf4 Kb8 24. Bd3 Rc8 25. h4 $5 (25.
Qe2 Bg7 26. Rec1 Ba8 (26... Ka7 27. c4 dxc4 28. Rxc4 Qb8 29. Ra4 $16 {[%csl
Ra5,Ra7]}) 27. Ne1 (27. c4 dxc4 28. Bxc4 Qb7 29. Rb3 Rc7 $132 {[%cal Gb7h1]})
27... Qb7 (27... h5 28. gxh5 gxh5 29. Nxh5 $16) 28. Neg2 $14 {[%cal Gg2e3]})
25... Re8 (25... g5 26. hxg5 Rg8 (26... hxg5 27. Nxg5 $16) 27. g6 $1 $16) 26.
h5 g5 (26... gxh5 27. Nxh5 Rg8 28. Nh4 Nc8 29. Qf3 $14) 27. Ng2 Bg7 28. Rc1 Qd8
29. Ne3 $6 (29. c4 $1 dxc4 30. Bxc4 Nd5 31. Bxd5 Bxd5 32. Ne3 Bb7 33. Nc4 $16)
29... f6 $1 30. exf6 Bxf6 31. c4 (31. Nf1 Nc8 32. c4 dxc4 33. Bxc4 Nd6 34. Rxe6
(34. Bxe6 Nxb5 $132) 34... Rxe6 35. Bxe6 Nxb5 36. Be3 Bxf3 37. Qxf3 Nxd4 38.
Bxd4 Bxd4 $44) 31... e5 $1 32. c5 (32. dxe5 Nxe5 33. Nxe5 Bxe5 34. c5 bxc5 35.
Rxc5 Bh2+ $1 36. Kf1 (36. Kxh2 Qd6+ 37. Kg1 Qxc5 38. Bxa5 d4 39. Qc2 $1 Qxc2 (
39... Qd6 40. Nc4 $16) 40. Nxc2 Nd5 41. Nxd4 Rxe1+ 42. Bxe1 Nf4 43. Bf1 $44)
36... Rhf8 $132) 32... exd4 33. c6 dxe3 34. c7+ $2 $17 {Wrong evaluation! Q
less than R+N+2P in this position.} (34. Bxe3 Nc5 35. Bxc5 (35. cxb7 d4 36.
Rxc5 bxc5 37. Bd2 Nd5 $17) 35... bxc5 36. Rxc5 $2 (36. cxb7 c4 (36... Qb6 37.
Ne5 Bxe5 38. Rxe5 c4 39. Qe1 Qxb7 40. Bf5 $16 (40. Bg6 Qd7 41. Bxe8 Qxg4+ $11))
37. Bf1 $132) 36... Qd6 37. Rc2 Bc8 38. Nh2 (38. Nd2 Qf4 $17) (38. c7+ Ka7 39.
b6+ Qxb6 $19) 38... Bd4 39. Kh1 Rhf8 40. Ree2 $17) 34... Qxc7 35. Rxc7 exf2+
36. Kxf2 Kxc7 37. Kg3 (37. Be3 Rhf8 $17) 37... Rhf8 38. Be3 d4 (38... Kb8 39.
Nd4 Nc5 40. Bc2 Be5+ $17) 39. Nxd4 Nd5 40. Qc1+ (40. Qc2+ Kb8 $19) (40. Bg6
Nxe3 41. Qc1+ Kd8 (41... Kb8) 42. Rxe3 (42. Bxe8 Be5+ 43. Kh3 Bg2#) 42... Bxd4
(42... Be5+ 43. Kh3 (43. Rxe5 Rxe5 44. Nc6+ Bxc6 45. bxc6 Rc5 $19) 43... Bxd4
44. Rxe8+ Rxe8 45. Bxe8 Kxe8 46. Qc7 Bf3 47. Qg3 Bb7 48. Qc7 $11) (42... Rxe3+
43. Qxe3 Be5+ 44. Kh3 Bxd4 (44... Rf1 45. Nc6+ $18) 45. Qxd4 Rf3+ 46. Kh2 Rf4
47. Qh8+ Rf8 48. Qxh6 Rf2+ 49. Kg1 Rg2+ 50. Kf1 Rxg4 51. Qh8+ $16) 43. Rxe8+
Rxe8 44. Bxe8 Kxe8 45. Qc2 Nc5 46. Qg6+ Ke7 47. Qh7+ Kd6 48. Qxh6+ Ne6 49. Qg6
Bd5 50. h6 a4 51. Qd3 Bb2 52. h7 a3 53. Qxa3+ Bxa3 54. h8=Q Bc5 $17) 40... Nc5
$1 41. Ne6+ Rxe6 42. Bxc5 Rxe1 43. Qxe1 (43. Bxb6+ Kxb6 44. Qxe1 Bd4 $19) 43...
bxc5 (43... Bc3 $1 $19 44. Qe6 Rf3+ 45. Kxf3 (45. Kh2 Rh3+ $1 46. Kg1 Rh1+ 47.
Kf2 Be1+ $19) 45... Nf4+ $19) 44. Qe6 (44. Qxa5+ Kb8 $19) 44... Nb6 (44... Rd8
$19) 45. Be4 Bxe4 46. Qxe4 Nd7 47. Qc6+ Kd8 48. Kg2 a4 (48... Ke7 $19) 49. Qa8+
Ke7 50. Qxa4 Bd4 51. Qa6 Rf2+ 52. Kh1 Rf6 53. Qb7 Re6 54. Kg2 Re2+ 55. Kf3 Re5
56. Qc8 Re3+ 57. Kg2 Re4 58. Kf3 Rf4+ 59. Ke2 Rxg4 60. b6 Rg2+ 61. Kf3 Rf2+ 62.
Kg3 Nxb6 63. Qb7+ Nd7 64. Qd5 Rf6 65. Kg2 Be5 66. Kh1 g4 67. Qe4 g3 68. Qh7+
Kd8 69. Kg1 Rf2 70. Qg8+ Kc7 71. Qg6 Rb2 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanov, Victor L"]
[Black "Prokopchuk, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8768]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5
Be6 7. O-O-O+ Nbd7 8. f4 exf4 9. Nf3 (9. Nge2 $6 Bd6 $1 $11 (9... Kc8 $6 10.
Bxf4 Bc5 11. h3 Re8 12. Nd4 a6 13. g4 h6 14. Bg2 $14 {[%csl Rc8] 1/2-1/2
Koskoska-Pedersen,S/Katowice op 1993 (50)}) (9... h6 $1 $11 10. Bxf6+ gxf6 11.
Nxf4 Bd6 12. Nxe6+ (12. g3 Be5 13. Nb5 (13. Ncd5 c6 14. Nxe6+ fxe6 15. Nf4
Bxf4+ 16. gxf4 Ke7 17. Rg1 Rhg8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Isoev,A-Titov,G/URS tt ch Azov
1991 (49)}) 13... c6 14. Nd4 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 Ke7 16. Be2 Rhd8 17. a3 Nc5 18. Rhd1
Rxd4 19. Rxd4 Rd8 20. Rxd8 Kxd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kovalev,A-Agrest,E/Berlin Summer
1993 (71)}) (12. Nfd5 Be5 13. Ne2 c6 14. Nb4 Ke7 15. Nd3 $11 {1-0 Todorovic,
V-Sero,N/YUG-chT Cetinje ,EXT 1992 (58)}) 12... fxe6 13. Bc4 Ke7 14. g3 a6 15.
Ne2 b5 16. Bb3 Nc5 $11 {1-0 Iosif,C-Stanciu,G/Bucharest-W 1993 (52)}) (9... Be7
$5 10. Nxf4 Ng4 11. Bxe7+ (11. Nxe6+ fxe6 12. Bxe7+ Kxe7 $15 {[%csl Ge5,Ge7]
[%cal Gg4e5,Gg4f2,Gg4e3,Gh8f8,Gd7e5]}) 11... Kxe7 12. Ncd5+ $11 {1/2-1/2
Glavina,P-Sokolov,A/Cadiz ,EXT 1991 (16)}) 10. Nxf4 h6 11. Nxe6+ fxe6 12. Bh4
Ke7 13. Bd3 a6 14. h3 Rhf8 15. Rhe1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dvoirys,S-Eismont,O/Berliner
Sommer 1995 (15)}) (9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Bd6 11. Nh3 h6 12. Bxf4 Bxf4+ 13. Nxf4
g5 14. Nh3 (14. Ne6+ $1 Kc8 (14... fxe6 15. dxe6 c6 16. exd7 Nxd7 17. Bc4 Kc7
18. Rhe1 Rhe8 $11) 15. Ng7 $14) 14... Re8 15. Bb5 Re5 16. Rhf1 Ke7 17. Bxd7
Nxd7 18. Nf2 f5 19. c4 Kd6 20. Nd3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hoiberg,N-Brautsch,S/Aarhus
1991 (29)}) (9. Be2 $6 Bd6 $1 $15 {[%csl Yf4]} (9... c6 $6 10. Nh3 h6 (10...
Bxh3 11. gxh3 Kc8 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. e5 Ng8 14. Bg4+ Kc7 15. Rd7+ Kb6 16. Rxf7
g5 $132) 11. Bxf4 Bc5 $132 {1-0 Dabrowska,K-Bartosik,O/Swieradow ch-POL wmn
1992 (20)})) (9. e5 h6 10. Bxf4 (10. Bxf6+ gxf6 11. exf6 Bc5 $1 (11... Bd6 $2
12. Ne4 Kc8 (12... Bxa2 $2 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. b3 Nxf6 15. Kb2 Ne4 16. Nh3 Rc8
17. Ra1 $18) (12... Be5 $2 13. Nf3 $16) 13. Nxd6+ cxd6 14. Rxd6 Nxf6 15. Rd4
$16) 12. Nf3 c6 13. Ne5 Kc7 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. Be2 Rhg8 16. Bf3 Bg4 $17 {
0-1 Tzermiadianos,A-Beikert,G/Wch-stud Sofia 1994 (28)}) 10... Ng4 11. Rd2 g5
12. h3 (12. Bg3 Bg7 13. Nf3 Kc8 (13... Re8 14. h4 gxh4 15. Rxh4 Kc8 (15... f6
16. Bc4 $1 Ngxe5 (16... Bxc4 17. Rxg4 $18) 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. Nd4 Rd6 19. Re2 {
[%csl Rg7][%cal Gd4f5]} Nf8 20. Nf5 Rd7 21. Ne4 $16) 16. Re2 $1 (16. Rh5 Ne3
17. Rh1 (17. Bb5 c6 18. Ba4 Nf1 $1 $17) 17... Nxf1 18. Rxf1 $132) 16... Rg8 (
16... b6 17. Re4 $16) 17. Re4 Bf8 18. Bc4 Ne3 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Rxe3 Rxg3 21.
Re2 c6 22. Rd2 Kc7 23. Rhd4 Rd8 24. Ne4 Rg7 25. Nf6 $14) 14. Re2 h5 15. Nxg5 h4
16. Be1 Ngxe5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. g4 hxg3 19. Bxg3 $16 {[%csl Rc8,Re6,Gf1,Gg3]})
12... gxf4 13. hxg4 Bc5 14. Kb1 Be3 15. Rd1 Bxg4 $15 {1-0 Laplaza,J-Pizarro,P/
Buenos Aires GP 1993 (52)}) 9... Be7 (9... Bb4 10. e5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 h6 12. Bh4
g5 13. Nxg5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 Rh5 (14... Ke7 15. exf6+ Nxf6 16. Bxf4 (16. h4 Rad8
17. Bd3 $16) 16... Nd5 17. Bd2 Nb6 18. Re1 $16) 15. Bxf6+ Ke8 16. Be2 (16. Rd4
Nxf6 17. exf6 Rf5 18. Bd3 Rxf6 19. Rf1 f3 20. Rxf3 Rxf3 21. gxf3 $44 {[%csl
Ra2,Rc2,Rc3,Rf3,Rh2] 1/2-1/2 Appolonov,S-Vorotnikov,V/Podolsk 1993 (86)}) 16...
Nxf6 17. exf6 Rh6 18. Bf3 c6 19. Rd4 Rxf6 20. Rb4 Bc8 21. h4 $16) (9... Bc5 10.
Bxf4 (10. e5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Be3+ (13... Rg8 14. Bxf6+ Kc8
15. Ne4 Be3+ 16. Kb1 c6 17. h4 Nxf6 18. Nxf6 $16 {1-0 Smikovski,I-Chuprov,D/
Omsk 1996/CBM 57 (42)}) (13... Rh5 14. Bxf6+ Ke8 15. Be2 Nxf6 16. exf6 Rf5 17.
Bf3 Rxf6 18. Bxb7 Rb8 19. Bf3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Motylev,A-Gelman,A/RUS-chJ U20 1996
(44)}) 14. Kb1 Kc8 (14... Rh5 15. Bxf6+ Ke8 16. Be2 Nxf6 17. exf6 Rh6 18. Bf3 (
18. g4 fxg3 (18... Rxf6 19. Bf3 Rd8 20. g5 Rg6 21. h4 $16 {1-0 Frumkin,
E-Skeels,J/cr 1992 (28)}) 19. hxg3 Rd8 20. Rxh6 Rxd1+ 21. Bxd1 Bxh6 $14) 18...
Rb8 19. Ne4 $16) 15. exf6 Rg8 16. h4 Bg4 17. Be2 $18 {1-0 Fontaine,R-Zcharov,G/
EU-chJM U12 Rimavska Sobota ,EXT 1992 (30)}) 10... Ng4 11. Rd2 Be3 12. Bxe3
Nxe3 13. Bb5 c6 14. Re1 Nxc2 (14... Ng4 15. Bf1 Kc7 16. e5 Rad8 17. h3 Nh6 18.
g4 Nc5 19. Bg2 (19. Nd4 $14) 19... Rxd2 $1 (19... Ng8 $2 20. Rxd8 $1 (20. Nd4
$2 Ne7 21. b4 Nd7 (21... Na6 22. a3 Ng6 $11) 22. b5 Nc5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Brodskij,
M-Shabanov,Y/Moscow6 1991 (38)}) 20... Kxd8 21. Nd4 Kc7 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Nxe6+
fxe6 24. Bxe4 Ne7 25. Rf1 $16) 20. Nxd2 Rd8 $11) 15. Kxc2 cxb5 16. Nxb5 Ke7 $11
) (9... Kc8 10. Bxf4 Ng4 (10... Bb4 11. Nb5 (11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Ng4 13. Bg3
Bd6 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. Re1 Kd8 $15 {[%cal Gg4e5]}) 11... Ba5 12. Bd3 Ng4 13.
Rhf1 h6 $132 {1-0 Carstens,A-Von Gleich Alexander/Krumbach 1991 (38)}) (10...
Bc5 11. e5 Ng4 12. Ne4 Be3+ 13. Bxe3 Nxe3 14. Re1 Nxf1 15. Rhxf1 Kd8 (15... Re8
16. Nfg5 Nxe5 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Ng5 Re7 19. Nxh7 (19. Nf3 Nc6 20. Rxe7 Nxe7 21.
Ng5 f6 22. Nxh7 Kd7 23. Rf3 Rh8 24. Rh3 Ng6 25. Kd2 Ke7 $17 {[%csl Rh7]}) 19...
Kd7 20. Ng5 $11) 16. Neg5 Ke7 17. Nd4 h6 18. Ngxe6 fxe6 19. Rf3 Rhf8 $11 {
1-0 Vaisser,A-Rausis,I/Hyeres 1992 (56)}) (10... Nh5 11. Bd2 Nhf6 12. Ng5 Ng4
13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Re1 {1/2-1/2 Van der Wiel,J-Azmayparashvili,Z/Wijk aan Zee
op(8) 1993 (14)}) 11. Nb5 (11. Rd2 Bc5 12. h3 Be3 13. Bxe3 Nxe3 14. Ng5 Ne5 15.
b3 Nxf1 16. Rxf1 c6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Rd6 Re8 19. Rxe6 Rxe6 20. Rf8+ Kc7 21.
Rxa8 $16 {1-0 Burmakin,V-Alperovich,A/Konsumex Kupa,Ajka(2) 1992 (31)}) 11...
Nf2 12. Nxc7 Nxh1 13. Nxa8 Nf2 14. Rd4 Bc5 15. Ra4 Rd8 16. Be2 b5 17. Bxb5 Kb7
18. Nc7 (18. b4 Rxa8 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Rb4 a5 21. Rb2 Nfxe4 22. Nd4 $16) 18...
Nb6 19. Ba6+ Kc6 20. Bb5+ Kb7 21. Ba6+ Kc6 22. Nd5 $3 Bxd5 (22... Nxa4 23. Ne5+
Kd6 24. Nxf7+ Kd7 25. Bb5+ Kc8 26. Nxd8 $18) 23. Ne5+ Kd6 (23... Kc7 24. Nxf7+
Bd6 25. Nxd6 Rxd6 (25... Nxa4 26. Nf7+ Kb6 27. Nxd8 $18) 26. Rd4 $18) 24. Ra5 (
24. Nxf7+ Ke7 25. Nxd8 Kxd8 26. Ra5 Nxe4 27. Bd3 Nd7 28. a3 (28. b4 Bxb4 29.
Rxa7 (29. Rxd5 Ba3+ $19) 29... Bc5 $132) 28... Nef6 29. g3 Bb6 30. Rb5 $14)
24... Nxe4 25. Nxf7+ Ke7 26. Nxd8 Kxd8 27. Bd3 Nd7 $14 (27... Bg1 28. Rxa7 $16
{1-0 Maliutin,E-Komliakov,V/Azov tt 1991 (45)})) (9... h6 $5 10. Bxf4 Bb4 $132)
10. Bxf4 c6 11. Ng5 $6 (11. Nd4 $142 $1 Bb4 12. e5 (12. Nxe6+ fxe6 13. Bd2 Ng4
14. Re1 Nf2 15. Rg1 Ne5 16. Be2 Rf8 17. Rgf1 Kd7 $132) 12... Bxc3 13. exf6 Bxd4
14. Rxd4 gxf6 15. Bd3 c5 16. Re4 Ke7 17. Rhe1 Nb6 18. Bg3 Rad8 19. Rh4 h5 20.
Be2 Rd4 21. Rxd4 cxd4 22. Bf2 h4 23. Bxd4 $16 {1-0 Svidler,P-Zvjaginsev,V/
URS-chJ Alma-Ata 1991 (39)}) 11... Bb4 12. Nxe6+ (12. e5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 (13.
exf6 Bxf6 {With Nd4 this move was impossible!} 14. Nxe6+ fxe6 15. Bc4 Ke7 16.
Rhe1 $44)) 12... fxe6 13. Bc4 (13. Bd2 Ng4 14. Re1 $132 {Like in previous
variation in the game Svidler - Zvjagintsev.}) 13... Ke7 14. e5 (14. Bd2 Rad8
$11) 14... Bxc3 $2 (14... Nd5 $8 15. Bg5+ Kf7 $2 (15... Ke8 $1 16. Nxd5 (16.
Bxd5 exd5 17. e6 Nc5 18. Rde1 d4 19. Ne4 Nxe6 $17 (19... Bxe1 20. Nd6+ Kf8 21.
e7+ Kg8 22. Rxe1 $18)) 16... exd5 17. Bd3 Nc5 18. Rhf1 Nxd3+ 19. Rxd3 Rf8 $11)
16. Rhf1+ Kg6 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Bf4 Rhf8 (18... Raf8 19. Bd3+ Kh5 20. Be2+ Kg6
21. Rd3 h6 22. Rb3 $16 (22. Rg3+ Kh7 23. Rb3 $16)) 19. Bd3+ Kh5 20. Bxh7 $16)
15. Rd6 $3 $16 {Excelent move!} (15. exf6+ Bxf6 16. Rhe1 $44) (15. bxc3 Nd5 16.
Bg5+ Ke8 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. c4 h6 19. Bh4 g5 20. Bg3 dxc4 21. Rd6 Nc5 22. Rhd1
Rf8 23. R1d4 c3 24. Be1 Rf5 25. Bxc3 Rc8 $11 (25... Rxe5 $2 26. Rc4 Rf5 27. Bb4
b6 28. Bxc5 bxc5 29. Rxe6+ Kf7 30. Rxh6 $16)) 15... Nf8 (15... Nc5 16. bxc3 $5
(16. exf6+ $1 Bxf6 17. b4 Bg5 (17... e5 18. bxc5 exf4 19. Re1+ Kf8 20. Rd7 $18)
(17... b5 18. bxc5 bxc4 19. Re1 Rhe8 (19... Kf7 20. Rexe6) 20. Rexe6+ Kf7 21.
Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Rxc6 Re1+ $2 (22... Re2 23. g4 (23. Ra6 Bc3 24. Rxa7+ Ke6 25. Bg3
Rxg2 26. Kd1 Rd2+ 27. Kc1 Rg2 $11) 23... c3 24. Kd1 Re4 25. Bg3 Rxg4 26. Rd6
Rc4 27. c6 Be7 28. Rd7 Rxc6 29. Rxa7 Ke6 30. Ke2 Bf6 31. a4 $14) 23. Kd2 Rg1
24. Ra6 Rxg2+ 25. Ke3 Rxc2 26. c6 $18) 18. Bxg5+ Kxd6 19. bxc5+ Kxc5 20. Bxe6
$16) 16... Nfe4 17. Be3 Rhf8 18. Rhd1 Rf5 19. Bd3 Nxd3+ 20. R6xd3 Ke8 21. c4
Rxe5 22. Bd4 Rh5 23. Re1 $14) 16. bxc3 $6 (16. exf6+ $1 Bxf6 17. Rhd1 (17. Re1
e5 18. Rd3 Ng6 19. Be3 Rad8 $15) (17. Bxe6 $4 Bg5 $1 $19) 17... e5 (17... Re8
18. Be3 Be5 19. R6d2 a5 (19... Bxh2 20. Bc5+ Kf7 21. Rf2+ Kg6 22. Rh1 Be5 23.
Bd3+ Kg5 24. Be3+ Kg4 25. Be2+ Kg3 26. Rh3#) 20. h4 b5 21. Be2 $16) 18. Be3 $16
{[%cal Ge3c5]}) 16... Ne4 17. Rd4 Nxc3 18. Bg5+ Ke8 19. Rf1 Nd5 20. Be2 {
[%cal Gc2c4]} b5 {[%csl Gc4,Yd5]} 21. a4 $2 $132 (21. c4 $1 bxc4 22. Rxc4 Rc8
23. Bg4 h6 24. Bd2 Ke7 25. Bb4+ Nxb4 26. Rxb4 Rc7 (26... Nd7 27. Rb7 Rhf8 28.
Rd1 Rcd8 29. Rd6 $18) 27. Rbf4 Ke8 28. Kc2 $22 $16 Nh7 (28... Re7 29. Bh5+ g6
30. Rxf8+ Rxf8 31. Bxg6+ Ref7 32. g4 Ke7 33. Rxf7+ Rxf7 34. Bxf7 Kxf7 35. Kd3
Kg6 (35... h5 36. gxh5 Kg7 37. Kd4 Kh6 38. Kc5 Kxh5 39. Kxc6 $18) 36. h4 h5 37.
g5 Kf5 38. Kd4 c5+ (38... a6 39. a3 c5+ 40. Kxc5 $18) 39. Kxc5 Kxe5 40. a4 Kf5
41. Kd4 e5+ 42. Ke3 $18) 29. Bxe6 $18) 21... b4 {[%csl Yd5]} 22. Ba6 $2 $17 (
22. Bh5+ Ng6 (22... g6 23. Bf3 a5 24. Bf6 Rg8 25. c4 bxc3 26. Rc4 Rc8 27. Rc5
Nd7 28. Rxa5 N7xf6 29. exf6 Rf8 30. Bg4 Ne3 31. Bxe6 Nxf1 32. Bxc8 Rxf6 33. Kc2
Rf2+ 34. Kxc3 Rxg2 35. Bh3 (35. h3 $44) 35... Rf2 36. Bxf1 Rxf1 37. Ra7 $44)
23. Rh4 Rg8 (23... Rf8 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Bxg6 hxg6 26. Rh8+ $18) 24. a5 (24.
Bxg6+ hxg6) 24... Rc8 25. Rh3 Rc7 26. Rhf3 Rd7 27. Kb2 $22 $16 {[%csl Re8,Rg8]}
) 22... Rb8 23. a5 Nd7 (23... Ng6 24. Re4 (24. Rc4 Nxe5 25. Re4 Nf7 26. Be3 Nd6
27. Rxe6+ Kd7 28. Re5 Nxe3 29. Rxe3 Rhe8 30. Rd3 Kc7 $17) 24... Nc3 25. Re3 Rf8
26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Bc4 Nd5 28. Re4 $17) 24. Re4 $4 $19 (24. Re1 Nc5 25. Bc4 Rf8
$17) 24... c5 $4 {Mabe (+) ?} (24... Nc5 $19) 25. Rh4 (25. Bc4 $15) 25... h6
26. Bd2 Rf8 27. Re1 (27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Re4 $17) 27... Rf5 28. Rg4 (28. Bc4 Ke7
$17) 28... Kf8 $6 (28... Kf7 $19) 29. Rge4 Rf2 $2 (29... Ke7 $19) 30. R4e2 Rxe2
31. Rxe2 Ke7 32. Bd3 $2 $19 (32. Kb2 Rf8 33. Kb3 Rf5 34. Kc4 $17 {[%csl Yc4]})
32... Rf8 33. g3 Nb8 34. Bb5 (34. Be1 Rf1 35. Kb2 Nc6 36. Bf2 Nc3 37. Bxc5+ Kd8
38. Bxb4 Nxe2 $19) 34... a6 35. Bc4 Nc6 36. Bxa6 Nxa5 37. Re4 (37. Bb5 Rf1+ 38.
Kb2 c4 $19) 37... Rf2 38. h4 Nc6 39. Bd3 Nd4 40. Rg4 Kf8 41. Be1 Rh2 42. Re4
Ke7 0-1

[Event "Swidnica"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "1999.03.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bh4 g5 (6... Bg7 7. f4 O-O
(7... Na6 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Nd5 10. Bxa6 bxa6 11. Nf3 g5 12. Bg3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3
Qd5 14. O-O-O O-O 15. Qa3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Hitech-Piket,J/AEGON 1991 (65)}) (7...
Qa5 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Bd3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nh5 11. Bxe7 $1 Qb4 12. e5 Qxd4 (12... Nxf4
13. exd6 (13. Qxf4 Qxb2 14. Kd2 dxe5 15. dxe5 Kxe7 16. Rab1 Qa3 17. Rxb7+ Nd7
18. Re1 $14) 13... Bxd4 14. O-O-O Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 Nxd3+ 17. cxd3
Kd7 18. Rhe1 $132) 13. Bxd6 Nxf4 14. O-O-O Nd7 (14... Nxd3+ 15. cxd3 Nd7 16.
Rhe1 O-O-O (16... Nf8 $132) 17. Re4 Qb6 18. Kb1 Rde8 $132 (18... Bf8 $2 19. Rb4
Qxb4 (19... Qa5 $2 20. Ra4 Qb6 21. Nd5 $18 {1-0 Voekler,B-Gruebner,C/BL (2nd)
East 1995 (22)}) 20. Bxb4 Bxb4 21. f4 $16)) 15. Qe1 Nxd3+ 16. Rxd3 $14) 8. Bd3
(8. Nf3 d5 9. Bd3 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nbd7 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 12. O-O Qb6 13. c3 c5 14.
Bf2 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Qa5 16. Rfd1 Bf5 (16... Bg4 $132 {1-0 Himdan,M-Korsunsky,Y/
Tanta EGY 1998 (54)}) 17. b4 Qd5 18. c4 Qd7 $11) 8... Qb6 9. Nge2 Qxb2 10. O-O
e6 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nd5 13. Ne4 $14 {1-0 Winants,L-Final Chesscard/
Brussels 1990 (17)}) 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. Nge2 (8. Bc4 Nd7 9. f4 e6 10. Nf3 Be7 11.
O-O-O g4 12. Ng1 d5 13. Bb3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 f5 15. e5 b6 16. Kb1 a5 17. Rc1 Ba6
18. Nd1 b5 19. c3 Nb6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Menvielle,A-Matanovic,A/Palma de Mallorca
1966 (60)}) (8. f4 e6 9. fxg5 hxg5 10. Bf2 g4 11. O-O-O b5 12. Bd3 Nf4 13. Bf1
a5 14. g3 Nh5 15. Bg2 a4 16. Nce2 (16. h3 Bh6 17. Be3 Nxg3 18. Bxh6 Nxh1 19.
Bg5 f6 $19 (19... Qa5 20. Bxh1 a3 $15 {0-1 Lindh,B-Arnesson,S/cr SWE/K 1976 
(31)})) 16... Bh6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qe7 19. e5 Bb7 20. h3 Ng7 21. hxg4 $16)
(8. Be2 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Bg7 10. f4 g4 (10... Qa5 11. Rh5 f6 12. f5 d5 13. g4 Bd7
14. exd5 cxd5 15. Bf3 $16 {1-0 Hentzgen,K-Tietze,G/cr DDR ch 1981 (38)}) 11.
Rh5 f5 12. exf5 Nd7 13. Bxg4 Nf6 14. Bf3 Nxh5 15. Bxh5+ Kd7 16. Nf3 Kc7 17. g4
$14 {0-1 Pavasovic,D-Mohr,G/Radenci 1998 (43)}) (8. O-O-O Qa5 9. e5 Be6 10. Kb1
Nd7 11. exd6 O-O-O 12. d5 (12. d5 cxd5 (12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 (13. dxe6 Nxh1 14.
dxe7 Bxe7 15. exd7+ Kb8 16. Nh3 Qc7 17. g3 g4 18. Bg2 (18. Nf4 Bb4 19. Bg2 Bxc3
20. Qxc3 (20. bxc3 Qb6+ $17 {[%csl Rf2]}) 20... Nxf2 21. Rd2 Qb6 22. Qe5+ Ka8
23. Qe2 Nh3 24. Qxg4 Qg1+ 25. Qd1 Qxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Nxf4 27. gxf4 Kb8 $17) 18...
Nxg3 19. hxg3 gxh3 20. Bxh3 $15) 13... cxd5 14. dxe7 Bxe7 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16.
Qxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 $16) 13. dxe7 Bxe7 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 $16)
12... Bxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd2 14. Rxd2 cxd5 15. dxe7 Bxe7 16. Rxd5 $16 (16. Bd3 $2
Nxg3 17. hxg3 Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Maes,W-Hamed,A/Elista RUS 1998 (17)})) 8... Qa5 9.
h4 g4 (9... Bg7 10. hxg5 hxg5 11. e5 dxe5 (11... Nxg3 12. Rxh8+ Bxh8 13. Nxg3
dxe5 14. Qxg5 Kf8 15. Bc4 $16) 12. Bxe5 Bxe5 (12... f6 13. Ng3 Nxg3 (13... fxe5
14. Nxh5 Bh6 15. Ng3 Be6 (15... exd4 16. Qxd4 $18) 16. Bd3 exd4 17. Bg6+ $18)
14. Rxh8+ Bxh8 15. Bxg3 Bf5 16. O-O-O $14) 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. O-O-O Nd7 15. g4
Nf4 16. Rxh8+ Qxh8 17. Nxf4 gxf4 18. Qxf4 $14) 10. Bh2 Nd7 (10... Bg7 11. O-O-O
b5 $132) 11. Ng3 Nhf6 $6 $14 (11... Nxg3 12. Bxg3 Bg7 13. O-O-O b5 $132) 12.
Bc4 h5 (12... Nb6 13. Bb3 Bg7 14. O-O-O $14) 13. O-O Bh6 14. Qe1 $1 Qb4 (14...
Bf4 15. Rd1 $14) 15. b3 b5 16. a3 Qa5 17. Bd3 Bf4 18. b4 (18. Nf5 Bxh2+ 19.
Kxh2 Qc7 {[%csl Re5]} 20. Rd1 e6 21. Ng3 Bb7 22. Nce2 $14) 18... Qb6 19. Nce2
Bxg3 20. Bxg3 c5 $4 $18 {Black open a position at the king, who has got stuck
at the centre, and presence of two bishops at the opponent - simply suicide} (
20... a5 21. Qd2 Bb7 22. e5 dxe5 23. dxe5 Nd5 24. Nf4 $14) 21. bxc5 dxc5 22.
Rb1 a6 (22... Ba6 23. e5 Ng8 24. d5 $18) 23. e5 Ng8 24. Nf4 (24. d5 $1 c4 (
24... Bb7 25. c4 $18) 25. Bxc4 (25. Be4 Nc5 26. Nf4 Bb7 27. e6 $14) 25... Qc5 (
25... Qc7 26. Bb3 Nxe5 27. Nd4 $18) 26. Bb3 Qxa3 (26... Bb7 27. Qb4 $18) 27.
Qc3 $18) 24... cxd4 (24... e6 25. c4 (25. a4 c4 26. Bxc4 (26. Be4 Bb7 27. Bxb7
Qxb7 28. d5 exd5 29. e6 Ndf6 30. exf7+ Kxf7 31. Qe6+ Kg7 32. f3 (32. Qf5 Ne7
33. Qe5 (33. Ne6+ Kf7 34. Ng5+ Kg7 $132) 33... Rae8 34. axb5 axb5 (34... Ng6
35. Qg5 Rh6 36. bxa6 Qxa6 37. Rfe1 $18) 35. Ne6+ Kf7 36. Nc7 Ng6 37. Nxe8 Rxe8
38. Qb2 (38. Qf5 $16) 38... Re2 39. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 40. Rxe1 Ne4 41. Rb1 $18) 32...
Rh6 (32... Re8 33. Qf5 Ne7 34. Qg5+ Kf7 35. fxg4 Rhg8 36. Qe5 (36. Nxh5 Rxg5
37. hxg5 Neg8 38. Nxf6 Nxf6 39. Rxf6+ Kg7 40. axb5 axb5 41. Bf2 Re4 42. Rb6 Qe7
43. R1xb5 $132) 36... Ng6 37. Qd6 Nxf4 38. Qxf4 $18) 33. fxg4 hxg4 (33... Re8
34. Qf5 hxg4 35. axb5 axb5 36. Ne6+ Kh8 37. Nc7 Re2 38. Rxb5 Qa7+ 39. Kh2 Rh5
40. Qg6 Rh6 $132) 34. Qe5 $132) 26... Qxd4 27. Bd3 bxa4 28. Ne2 Qa7 29. Nc3 $16
) (25. d5 $1 exd5 (25... Ne7 26. dxe6 (26. c4 exd5 27. cxd5 Bb7 (27... c4 28.
Bxc4 Qc5 29. Bb3 $18) 28. d6 $18) 26... fxe6 27. c4 $18) 26. Nxd5 $18) 25...
cxd4 26. cxb5 Qa7 (26... axb5 27. Bxb5 Qa7 28. Bc6 Rb8 (28... Ba6 29. Bxa8 Bxf1
30. Bc6 Ba6 31. Qa5 $18) 29. Rxb8 Qxb8 30. Qe4 Ne7 31. Bxd7+ Bxd7 32. Qxd4 (32.
Rb1 Qa7 33. Ne2 Qxa3 34. Nxd4 O-O 35. Bf4 $14) 32... Nc6 33. Qd3 $18) 27. a4
$18) 25. e6 Nf8 $6 (25... Ndf6 26. exf7+ Kxf7 27. a4 $1 (27. Qe5 Rh6 28. a4 Bd7
(28... Qd6 29. Qxd6 exd6 30. axb5 axb5 31. Rxb5 Ba6 32. Rb4 Bxd3 33. Nxd3 (33.
cxd3 Ne7 34. Rxd4 d5 35. Rb4 Rhh8 $16) 33... Ra2 34. Rxd4 Rxc2 35. Bf4 Rh7 36.
Bxd6 $16) 29. Rfd1 $16) 27... Bd7 28. Ng6 Rh6 29. Ne5+ Kg7 30. Nxd7 Nxd7 31.
axb5 a5 32. Qe4 Rf8 33. Bf4 Rh8 34. f3 $18 (34. Bc7 Qf6 35. Qd5 Nb6 36. Bxb6
Qxb6 37. Qg5+ Kf7 38. f3 $18)) 26. Nd5 Qa7 27. Nc7+ Kd8 28. Qa5 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ovetchkin, Roman"]
[Black "Nalbandian, Tigran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O
exd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nde2 (9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. e5 $6 dxe5 11. Qxd8 (11. Bxc6 Rb8
$132) 11... Rxd8 12. Bxc6 Rb8 13. Na4 Rd6 (13... Bf5 14. c3 Be4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4
16. Be3 $11) 14. Bg2 Bf5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Jakubek,P-Safyanovsky,M/Bratislava
Slovan ,EXT 1993 (47)}) 9... Re8 (9... Bg4 10. h3 (10. f3 Be6 11. Bg5 $132)
10... Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nd7 12. Nd5 Nb6 13. c3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hartoch,R-Donner,J/
Leeuwarden NK 1974 (23)}) 10. h3 Bd7 (10... Nd7 11. Kh2 Nb6 12. a4 a5 13. b3
Nb4 14. Be3 Nd7 15. Qd2 Nc5 16. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Short,N-Donner,J/Amsterdam 1982 
(30)}) (10... Rb8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 a6 13. f4 Bd7 14. Qd3 h5 15. Rae1 b5 $132
{1-0 Weindl,A-Foerster,R/Bad Ragaz 1992 (32)}) 11. g4 (11. f4 Rb8 12. Be3 b5
13. a3 a5 14. Qd3 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 (15... axb4 16. Nd1 Qe7 17. Nf2 $132) 16.
Qd2 Bc6 $132) 11... b5 $2 $17 12. Ng3 $2 $132 (12. g5 Nh5 (12... b4 13. gxf6
bxc3 14. fxg7 $18) (12... Bxh3 13. gxf6 (13. Bxh3 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Rxe4 15. Bg2
$18) 13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 $16) 13. Nxb5 Rb8 14. Nbc3 Qc8 15. Kh2 $16) 12... b4
13. Nce2 h6 14. f4 Rb8 (14... Qe7 $5 15. Be3 a5 $132) (14... a5 $132) 15. Qd3
Na5 (15... Qe7 $132) 16. g5 (16. Rd1 Bb5 17. Qf3 (17. Qe3 c5 $132 18. e5 $2 Qc8
$17) 17... Bc6 18. Qd3 Bb5 $11) 16... Bb5 17. Qf3 (17. Qe3 Nc4 18. Qxa7 hxg5
19. fxg5 Nh7 20. Qf2 Rf8 21. Nd4 (21. h4 f6 $1 $132) 21... Nxg5 22. Nxb5 Rxb5
23. b3 Na3 24. c4 Ra5 25. Bb2 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Ne6 $15) 17... Bxe2 (17... Nd7 18.
gxh6 Bxh6 $132) 18. Qxe2 hxg5 19. fxg5 Nd7 (19... Nh7 20. h4 Nc6 21. Rb1 (21.
Rxf7 Bd4+ 22. Kh1 Kxf7 23. Qc4+ Kg7 24. Qxc6 Bf2 $17) 21... Ne5 22. Be3 $132)
20. Qf2 Qe7 21. Rb1 Nc4 (21... Nc5 22. Be3 $11) 22. b3 Na3 23. Bxa3 bxa3 24. h4
(24. Qxa7 Nc5 25. Qxa3 Qxg5 26. b4 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 $15) 24... c5 25. Ne2 Be5
26. Rbd1 Rf8 (26... Kg7 27. c3 Rh8 28. Rd3 Rbf8 (28... f6 29. Rf3 Rbf8 $11) 29.
Nf4 f6 30. Nd5 Qd8 31. Nf4 (31. Rf3 fxg5 32. Rf7+ Rxf7 33. Qxf7+ Kh6 34. Ne7
Qe8 35. hxg5+ Kxg5 $17) 31... Qe7 32. Nd5 $11) 27. Qf3 Kg7 28. Bh3 (28. Nf4 Rh8
(28... Bd4+ 29. Kh1 Rh8 $132 (29... Ne5 30. Qg3 $16)) 29. Nd5 Qe8 $132) 28...
Rh8 29. Qg4 Nf8 (29... Rb7 $5) 30. Rd3 Ne6 31. Ng3 (31. Rdf3 Rbf8 32. c3 Rh7
$132) 31... Nd4 (31... Bd4+ 32. Kg2 Rh7 33. Rdf3 Rf8 34. c3 Be5 35. Ne2 $132)
32. c3 Bxg3 33. cxd4 (33. Rxg3 Nc6 34. Re3 Ne5 $11) 33... Bxh4 34. dxc5 Rbd8 (
34... dxc5 35. Rd7 Qxg5 36. Rfxf7+ Kh6 $11) 35. Rdf3 (35. cxd6 Rxd6 $11) 35...
Rdf8 36. c6 Rh5 (36... Bxg5 $4 37. c7 f6 38. Qd7 (38. Qxg5 fxg5 39. Rxf8 Rxf8
40. Rxf8 Qxc7 $19) 38... Qxd7 39. Bxd7 $18) 37. Qd7 Rxg5+ 38. Kh1 (38. Bg2 Qxd7
39. cxd7 Rc5 40. b4 Rc7 41. Bh3 Rc4 (41... f5 42. exf5 Rxd7 43. f6+ $18) 42.
Rxa3 Bd8 $11) 38... Qxe4 39. Bg2 (39. Kh2) 39... Kh6 (39... Kg8 40. Qxd6 Qe2
41. Bh3 Rh5 42. c7 Be7 43. Qd7 f5 44. Qd5+ Kg7 45. R1f2 Qe1+ (45... Rxh3+ 46.
Kg2 $3 $16) 46. Rf1 Qe2 $11 (46... Rxh3+ 47. Kg2 $16)) 40. Rg3 (40. Qxd6 $132)
40... Qd4 41. Rxg5 Bxg5 42. c7 Qh4+ 43. Bh3 Qe4+ 44. Bg2 Qh4+ 45. Bh3 Qe4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI-ch int"]
[Site "Arosa"]
[Date "1996.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vogt, Lothar"]
[Black "Costa, Jean Luc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Vogt,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. a3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qxd4 8.
Be3 Qe5 9. g4 g6 (9... Qe6 $142) 10. Bc4 e6 11. O-O-O (11. Rd1 $18) 11... h5
12. Bd4 Qg5+ 13. Be3 Qe5 14. Bd4 Qg5+ 15. Be3 Qh4 16. h3 Nbd7 17. g5 Nh7 18.
Qg2 d5 19. exd5 $1 Qxc4 20. Rd4 Qa6 21. Ra4 Qxa4 22. Nxa4 cxd5 23. Bd4 f6 24.
Re1 Kf7 25. h4 Be7 26. Nc3 Nb6 27. Bxb6 axb6 28. Rxe6 $1 Rhd8 29. Rxb6 Rd7 30.
Rxb7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.25"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Black "Murshed, Niaz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Vorotnikov,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Bangladesh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BAN"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 (3... c6 4. f3 e5 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7.
Bc4 Ke8 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. a4 a5 10. g4 Nc5 11. h4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13. h5 Bc5
14. Nd1 Ke7 15. Ne3 g6 16. Nc4 Nd7 17. Bd2 b6 18. O-O-O $14 {Yudasin,L-Hodgson,
Y/Dos Hermanas/1992/}) 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. f3
(8. Be3 Nbd7 9. O-O-O Bd6 10. Nh3 Ke7 11. f3 a6 12. Nf2 h6 13. Nd3 b5 14. a4
Rab8 15. axb5 axb5 16. b4 Nb6 17. Bxb6 Rxb6 18. Kb2 Nd7 19. Ra1 c5 20. bxc5
Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Ra7+ Kf6 23. Kb3 Rc8 $36 {Ukolov,A-Vorotnikov,V/Moscow/
1996/}) 8... a6 9. Be3 Bd6 10. Nh3 Nbd7 11. Ke2 Ke7 12. Nf2 Bc5 13. Ncd1 Rhd8
14. Bxc5+ Nxc5 15. Ne3 Nfd7 $6 (15... b5 $5) 16. Nc4 $1 h5 17. Na5 Nb8 18. b4
b6 19. Nc4 Ncd7 20. a4 $14 Nc6 21. c3 b5 22. Nd2 Nb6 23. a5 $16 {><a6} Nc4 24.
Nb3 Rd6 25. Nd3 Nb8 26. h4 $1 Nd7 27. Rhg1 g6 28. Rad1 Nf6 29. Nbc5 Rg8 30.
Rge1 Nd7 (30... g5 31. hxg5 Rxg5 32. Kf2 $16 {><h5}) 31. Nxd7 Rxd7 32. Rg1 Kf6
33. Nc5 Rd6 34. Nb7 $1 (34. Rxd6 $2 cxd6 35. Nxa6 Rg7) 34... Rc6 35. Rd7 {/\Nd8
} Rg7 36. Rxg7 Kxg7 37. g4 $1 hxg4 38. fxg4 $18 Nb2 39. Nc5 Nc4 40. Rd1 Nxa5
41. Ra1 Nc4 42. Rxa6 Nb6 (42... Rxa6 43. Nxa6 c6 44. Nb8 $19) 43. Ra5 Rd6 44.
Rxb5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.11.24"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Zeller, Frank"]
[Black "Haskamp, Stephan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stuttgart"]
[BlackTeam "Koenig Plauen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Be3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Nbd7 7. a4 b4 8. Nce2 c5
9. dxc5 dxc5 10. e5 Nxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. O-O-O+ Ke8 13. Bxc5 b3 $1 {An
excellent jolt, reminding white that he does not possess the most important
file!} 14. cxb3 Bh6+ {Leads to some advantage, but the best way to emphasise
white's king's embarrassment, and the excellent coordination between black's
rook and minor pieces would seem to be} (14... Bf5 $5 15. Nf4 (15. Bd4 Rc8+ 16.
Bc3 Bh6+) (15. g4 Bh6+) 15... Rc8 16. b4 Nfd7 (16... Ned7 17. Nd3 Nd5) (16...
Bh6 17. g3 Ned7 18. b3 Nxc5 19. bxc5 Rxc5+) 17. Rd5 (17. Bxa6 Nxc5 18. Bxc8
Nb3#) 17... e6 18. Bxa6 Rc7 (18... Nxc5 19. Bxc8) (18... exd5 19. Bxc8 Nxc5 20.
Bxf5 Bh6 21. bxc5 Bxf4+ 22. Kc2 gxf5 23. Ne2 Be3 24. b4) 19. Rxe5 Nxe5 20. Kd2
Bxc5 21. bxc5 Rxc5) 15. Kb1 Bf5+ 16. Ka2 Bc2 17. Ra1 Rc8 18. Bd4 Nc6 19. Bc3 e5
20. Re1 Nd5 21. Nd4 Ncb4+ 22. Ka1 Kf8 23. Rxe5 Bg7 24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25. Nxc2 Nxc3
26. bxc3 Rxc3 27. Kb1 Rxb3+ 28. Kc1 Bh6+ 29. Kd1 Rb1+ 30. Ke2 Kg7 {What was
that. A column about the power and use of rooks? Its all worked out quite well!
} 31. Nh3 Rd8 32. f4 Rb2 33. Kf3 Rxc2 34. Bxa6 Rc3+ 35. Ke2 Ra3 36. Rb1 Rxa4
37. Bb5 Ra2+ 38. Kf3 Ra3+ 39. Ke2 Rb8 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2000.03.17"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Murey, Jacob"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2000.01.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Maccabi Afek"]
[BlackTeam "Tel Aviv Ironi"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. e5 dxe5 6. dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Bxd1 Nfd7
8. f4 f6 9. exf6 exf6 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. O-O-O Re8 14. Bf2
f5 15. Rhe1 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Be6 17. Bb5 Bc4 18. a4 Rxe1 19. Nxe1 Be6 20. Nf3 a6
21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Bxb6 $1 {Fascinating - white exchanges his dark-squared
bishop and straightens black's pawns in order to obtain a bind on the dark
squares in turn. This becomes more readily understandable when we see that in
order to maintain his bishop's 'outpost' on d5 black is forced to again weaken
his queenside.} cxb6 23. Ne5 Bd5 24. g3 b5 {Now we see - to prevent c4, ugly
dark-square weaknesses will emerge. Of course, exchanging the knight on b6
also helped to render white's outpost impregnable.} 25. a5 Kf8 26. Kb2 Ke7 27.
c4 bxc4 28. Kc3 Kd6 (28... Rb8 29. Rxd5 $1 $18) (28... Ke6 29. Rb1 {[%cal
Yb1b7]}) 29. Nxc4+ Kc5 30. Ne5 Rg8 31. Rb1 g5 32. Rb7 $16 {and white has a
clear plus, based upon his superior minor piece and a definite initiative.} h5
33. fxg5 Rxg5 34. Nd3+ Kd6 35. Rh7 Bf3 36. Rh6+ Ke7 37. Ne5 Be4 38. Kb3 Kf8 39.
Rg6 Rxg6 40. Nxg6+ Kf7 41. Nf4 h4 42. gxh4 Kf6 43. c4 c5 44. Kc3 Bb7 45. Nd3
Kg6 46. Nxc5 Bc8 47. Kd4 Kh5 48. Ke5 Kxh4 49. Nd3 Kh3 50. c5 Kxh2 51. c6 Kg3
52. Nf4 Kf3 53. Nd5 Kg4 54. c7 Kg5 55. Ne7 Bb7 56. Nxf5 1-0

[Event "Candidates FIDE m1"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Wolff,P"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1994.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 cxd4 5. cxd4 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. h3 $1 (7. Nf3
Bg4) 7... O-O 8. Nf3 $14 e5 (8... Nc6 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 (10. Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4
d5 $10 {Hresc-Cebalo, Yugoslavia (ch) 1982}) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Be3
$14) 9. dxe5 $1 dxe5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 $14 Be6 (11... Re8 {/\ ...Nd4} 12. Bc4
(12. Bb5 Bd7) 12... Be6 (12... Na5 13. Qxd8 (13. Be2 Be6 14. Qa4 Bd7 15. Qc2 a6
$132) 13... Rxd8 14. Nxe5 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 $16) 13. Bxe6 Rxe6 14. Qa4 $36 {
/\ Rfd1,Rac1} (14. Qb3 Nd4 $1)) 12. Bb5 $1 Na5 (12... Qa5 $5) 13. Qe2 a6 14.
Bd3 Nc6 (14... b5 $2 15. Nxe5) 15. Rfd1 Qc8 $2 (15... Nd4 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Bc4
(17. Bb1 Nh5 $1 18. e5 Nf4 (18... Qb6 19. Rxd4 $16) 19. Qe4 dxc3 $1 20. Rxd8
cxb2 $19) (17. Bc2 Nh5 $1 18. e5 Qb6 19. Nxd4 Qxb2 (19... Nf4 20. Qe4 Qxb2 21.
Na4 $18) 20. Na4 Qa3 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bb3 Nf4 23. Qe4 Qe7 $132) 17... Nh5 $1
18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. e5 $13) 16. Rac1 $16 Rd8 17. Na4 Nd7 18. Bc4 $1 Bxc4 19. Qxc4
Nd4 {Desperation} 20. Qxc8 Raxc8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24.
Rxd4 $18 Rc1+ 25. Kh2 Ne5 26. Rd5 Nc6 27. Rd2 g5 28. Kg3 Kg7 29. h4 gxh4+ 30.
Kxh4 Ne5 31. b3 Rh1+ 32. Kg3 h5 33. Nc5 h4+ 34. Kf4 Ng6+ 35. Ke3 Re1+ 36. Re2
Rc1 37. Nxb7 Rc3+ 38. Kd4 Rc1 39. Ke3 Rc3+ 40. Kd2 Rc7 41. Nd6 Rd7 42. e5 Nxe5
43. Rxe5 Rxd6+ 44. Ke3 Kg6 45. Re4 Kg5 46. Ke2 f5 47. Ra4 Re6+ 48. Kf1 Rd6 49.
Kg1 $1 Rd1+ 50. Kh2 Rd6 51. Ra5 Kg4 52. Ra4+ Kg5 53. g3 $1 hxg3+ 54. Kxg3 Rd3+
55. f3 Rd6 56. Ra5 Rc6 57. b4 Rb6 58. a3 Rd6 59. Rc5 Rd3 60. Ra5 Rb3 61. Rxa6
f4+ 62. Kg2 Kh5 63. Ra7 Kg5 64. Ra8 Kf5 65. Ra5+ Kf6 66. a4 Rxb4 67. Kh3 Ke6
68. Kg4 Rc4 69. Ra8 Rb4 70. Kg5 Rc4 71. a5 Ra4 72. Ra6+ Kf7 73. Kf5 Ke7 74. Ra8
Kf7 75. Ra7+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.04.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. Na3
Bg4 9. Nc2 Nd7 10. Be2 Kh8 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh4 Nb6 13. Ne3 Bd7 14. b4 Qe8 15. b5
Nd8 16. a4 a5 17. c4 Ne6 18. c5 {A rather cavalier pawn sacrifice. People used
to get burned playing like this against Gata Kamsky, and they still can.} (18.
Nd5) 18... dxc5 19. dxe5 fxe5 20. Qb3 Rf4 21. Qb1 Nd4 22. Bg3 Rf8 23. Nd2 Be6
24. Qc1 Nd7 25. Bc4 b6 26. Rb1 h5 27. Bxe6 Qxe6 28. Nd5 Rac8 29. Nc4 Kh7 30.
Qd1 Bh6 $5 {Gata wants it all: an attack on the king to complement his extra
pawn and dominating Nd4.} (30... Nf6 31. Bxe5 Nxd5 32. exd5 Qxd5 33. Bxg7 Kxg7
{seemed simpler.}) 31. Rb2 Rf7 32. Qd3 Bf4 33. Qc3 g5 34. h3 $2 h4 35. Bh2 Nf6
$2 ({Oh, no! We were all screaming for} 35... Nf3+ {a spectacular shot that
would have left White scratching and clawing for a draw, down a queen,} 36.
Qxf3 (36. gxf3 Qxh3 {is not going to end well for the white monarch.}) 36...
Bxh2+ 37. Kxh2 Rxf3 38. gxf3 Nf6 39. Rd2 Rf8 40. Kg2 Nh5 41. Red1 Nf4+ 42. Nxf4
gxf4 {and, likely, not quite making it.}) 36. Nxf6+ Rxf6 37. Ne3 Bxh2+ 38. Kxh2
Rf4 39. Nd5 Rf7 40. f3 Rd8 41. Qe3 Qg6 42. Qc3 Rd6 43. Rf2 {Xiong has dug some
trenches. In search for a way through Kamsky devises a wait-and-see strategy,
while moving his king over to the queenside, in the style of Tigran Petrosian.}
Kg8 44. Ne3 Kf8 45. Kh1 Ke8 46. Kh2 Kd8 47. Kh1 Kc8 48. Kh2 Kb8 49. Kh1 Qf6 50.
Kg1 Rd8 51. Qc1 Rfd7 52. Nd5 Qg7 53. Qc4 Rd6 54. Ne3 Qf8 55. Qc3 Qf7 56. Nc4 $6
{Wrong. The knight should not have strayed away from its own king.} Re6 57. Rd2
Re7 58. Rb1 Qf4 $1 59. Re1 Red7 60. Rf2 Kb7 61. Qb2 Qg3 62. Ref1 Ne6 $1 {
It turns out Gata has not completely lost his chops. This is one powerhouse of
a pawn sac.} 63. Qxe5 Nf4 64. Qf5 Rd1 $1 {A very nice finish.} 65. Ne3 (65. Qg4
Ne2+ 66. Kh1 Qxf2) 65... R1d3 $1 66. Nd5 Rxf3 67. Qg4 Rxf2 68. Rxf2 Qxg4 69.
hxg4 Nxd5 70. exd5 Rxd5 71. Kh2 Rd4 72. Kh3 Rd3+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Orlov, Vassily"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 $1 Ng4 11. Qd2 Ne5 (11... c6 12. h3 Ne5 13. b3 c5 14.
a4 Kh8 15. Rf2 Ng8 16. Raf1 Qe7 17. g4 Bd7 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bf4 b6 20. Kh1 a6 21.
Ng1 b5 22. Nf3 Nf7 23. Re1 Rab8 24. axb5 axb5 25. b4 cxb4 26. Na2 Ne5 27. Nxe5
fxe5 28. Be3 Rxf2 29. Qxf2 Bh6 30. Bxh6 Nxh6 31. Rf1 Kg7 32. Qa7 Rf8 33. Nxb4
Rf7 34. Qb7 Be8 35. Qxe7 Rxe7 36. Ra1 Rc7 37. Bf1 Nf7 38. Kg2 Ng5 39. Bd3 h6
40. Ra8 Bd7 41. Ra6 Nf7 42. Nc6 Rb7 43. c3 h5 44. gxh5 gxh5 45. h4 Nh8 46. Kf2
{Gulko,B-Gufeld,E/Vilnius zt 1975/MCL 05/1-0 (59)}) (11... c5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13.
h3 Nge5 14. b3 Be6 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Kh1 Qa5 17. Nd5 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Bxd5 19. exd5
Nb4 20. Nd4 Nxa2 21. Nb5 Rfd8 22. Nxa7 Ra8 23. Nb5 Nb4 24. Bg5 Rd7 25. c3 Na6
26. Ra2 {Gulko,B-Van der Wiel,J/OHRA 1987/CBM 03/ - (45)}) 12. b3 $14 Kh8 (
12... c5 13. dxc6 N7xc6 14. Rad1 Bg4 15. Qxd6 $2 (15. h3 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Qb6+ 17.
Be3 Qa6 18. c4 $16) 15... Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Rad8 17. Qa3 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Bxe2 19. Nxe2
Ng4 $19) 13. Bh6 Ng8 14. Bxg7+ Kxg7 15. Nd4 Qe7 16. Rae1 Bd7 17. Nd1 Rae8 18.
c4 (18. Ne3) 18... b6 (18... c5 19. dxc6 bxc6 $13) 19. Qc3 a5 20. a3 h5 21. h3
Nf6 (21... Nh6 {/\}) 22. Nb2 h4 23. g4 Nh7 24. Nd3 Ng5 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4
Ra8 27. Ra1 Kg8 (27... f6) 28. Nf4 Rfe8 29. Kh1 Qf8 $5 (29... f6) 30. c5 $5
bxc5 (30... dxc5 31. Nde6 Bxe6 32. Qxe5 f6 33. Qxc7 (33. Qb2 Bf7 34. Rxa8 Rxa8
35. Qxf6 $16 (35. bxc5)) 33... Bf7 34. Qxb6 Nxe4 35. Bxe4 Rxa1 36. Rxa1 Rxe4
37. Ne6 Bxe6 38. dxe6 cxb4) 31. bxc5 Rxa1 32. Qxa1 $5 (32. Rxa1 dxc5 (32... Rb8
$1 $11) 33. Nde6 $16) 32... Ra8 33. Qc3 Qe8 34. c6 Bc8 35. Ra1 Rb8 36. Qe1 (36.
Qa5 Qe7 37. Nb5 Rb6 {Nc4,Qf6}) 36... Nc4 37. Nd3 Ne5 38. Nf4 Nxg4 $4 (38... Nc4
39. Nd3 Ne5 $11) 39. hxg4 Qe5 40. Qe3 Bxg4 41. Nd3 Qe7 42. Qf4 Bf3 (42... Bh3
43. Re1 Bxg2+) 43. Re1 Bxg2+ 44. Kxg2 h3+ 45. Kg3 f6 46. Nf3 $18 Nf7 47. Kxh3
Rb3 48. Re3 Kg7 49. Kg3 Ra3 50. Nd4 Ng5 51. Nf2 Ra1 52. Nf3 Rf1 53. Re2 Ra1 54.
Nxg5 Rg1+ 55. Kh2 Rxg5 56. Re3 Qd8 57. Rg3 Qh8+ 58. Kg2 Rxg3+ 59. Qxg3 Qg8 60.
Nd3 Qb8 61. Nf4 g5 62. Ne6+ Kg8 63. Qc3 Kf7 64. Qh3 Qb2+ 65. Kf3 Kg8 66. Qf5
Qb3+ 67. Kg4 Qd1+ 68. Qf3 Qg1+ 69. Kf5 Qh2 70. Kxf6 Qh4 71. Qf5 g4+ 72. Qg5+
1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Orlov, Vassily"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 Bg7 5. Be3 c6 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bd3 $6 (7. g4 {
/\Nbd7.g5}) 7... Nbd7 8. Nge2 (8. Nce2 Rb8 9. c3 c5 10. g4 h5 11. g5 Nh7 12. f4
b4 13. d5 bxc3 14. Nxc3 Qa5 15. Nge2 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Rb1 O-O 18. b3 {
- Goban,M-Valent,I/SVK-chT 9697 1997/EXT 97}) 8... Bb7 (8... a6 9. O-O O-O 10.
a4 Bb7 11. Bh6 e5 12. dxe5 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 dxe5 14. Qe3 Qe7 15. Nd1 Nc5 16. axb5
cxb5 17. Nf2 Nfd7 18. Ng3 Rfc8 19. Rfd1 Na4 20. Rab1 Bc6 21. Bf1 Qc5 22. Qh6
Nf8 23. Rd2 {Pereszupkin,A-Tseshkovsky,V/URS-FL 1977/MCL 05/1-0 (61)}) 9. Nd1 (
9. Nc1 Nb6 10. N3e2 Nfd7 11. Nb3 a6 12. h4 h5 13. g4 hxg4 14. fxg4 c5 15. Na5
Qc7 16. Ng3 cxd4 17. Bf2 Ne5 18. Be2 Nbc4 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. h5
O-O-O 22. Rh3 Qe6 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 {Mihevc,M-Ipavec,P/SLO-chJW U20 1994/EXT 97/
0-1 (34)}) (9. g4 Nb6 10. h4 h5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. a4 b4 13. Nd1 a5 14. c3 c5 $13)
(9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Qa5 11. O-O e5 12. Kh1 $11) (9. a4 b4 10. Nd1 a5 11. c3
bxc3 12. bxc3 Ba6 {/\Nb6~~}) 9... a6 10. Nf2 e5 11. c3 O-O 12. O-O d5 13. b4 $5
(13. a4 $5 Re8 14. b4 exd4 15. cxd4 dxe4 16. fxe4 Nb6 17. a5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4
$16) (13. Bh6 $5) 13... a5 14. a3 Re8 15. Bh6 dxe4 16. fxe4 Qe7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7
18. Ng3 h6 19. Rad1 Ra7 $1 {/\Rea8,Ra2} 20. Bb1 axb4 21. axb4 Ra3 22. Nd3 (22.
Qb2 $5 Rea8 23. Nd3 $36 exd4 24. cxd4) 22... exd4 23. cxd4 Nb6 24. Rf4 (24. Nc5
Nc4 25. Qc1 Ng4 (25... Rea8 $5 {/\Ne3,/\Bc8,Ng4}) 26. Rf3 $13) 24... Nc4 25.
Qf2 $36 Rf8 26. Rf1 (26. Nc5 {/\Bd3}) 26... Nh7 27. Nc5 Bc8 28. Bd3 f6 29. Bxc4
bxc4 30. e5 (30. Qc2 Be6 31. Ne2 {/\d5,/\Nc3,d5}) 30... f5 31. h4 h5 32. e6 $2
(32. Ne2 Be6 33. Nxe6+ Qxe6 34. Rf3 {/\Nf4,Nh7,g6}) 32... Rf6 33. Re1 Bxe6 34.
d5 $1 (34. Nxe6+ Rxe6 35. Rxe6 Qxe6 36. d5 Ra1+ 37. Kh2 cxd5 38. Qd4+ Qf6 39.
Qxd5 c3 $13) 34... cxd5 35. Qb2 Rxg3 36. Nxe6+ $4 (36. Rxe6 Qa7 {/\c3} (36...
Qf7 $2 $16 37. Qe5) (36... Qd8 37. Qe5 $40) 37. Kh2 Rg4 38. Rxf6 Nxf6 39. Rxg4
hxg4 40. Ne6+ Kf7 41. Ng5+ Kg7 $11) 36... Kg8 37. Qe5 Rd3 38. Rff1 Nf8 $19 39.
Nxf8 Qxe5 40. Rxe5 Kxf8 41. Rb1 0-1

[Event "VISA GP"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1998.03.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van der Weide, Karel"]
[Black "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1998.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 a6 12. a4 Nb4 13. Qd2 Qe7 $5 $146 {
The idea of this move is to refrain from c7-c5 as long as possible,as it
weakens "d6" pawn and counterplay in the centre can be not enough.} ({
Nevertheless Black usually plays} 13... c5 14. Nb3 (14. Nde2 $6 {[%csl Re4]}
Bc6 15. f3 {1/2-1/2 Schumacher,H-Deleyn,G/BEL-chT9697 1997} (15. Bg5 h6 16.
Bxf6 Qxf6 17. a5 h5 18. h4 Rad8 19. f4 d5 20. exd5 Qf5 21. Red1 Bb5 22. Nxb5
axb5 23. c3 Nc2 24. Rac1 Ne3 25. Re1 Nxg2 26. Kxg2 Qe4+ (26... Rxd5 $5) 27. Kh2
Qxd5 $142 (27... Rxd5 $2 28. Nd4 cxd4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Qg2 $1 (30. cxd4 $6 {
1-0 Cherniaev,A-Bitman,A/RUS-Cup2 1996 (39)}) 30... f5 31. Re1 $1 dxc3 32. bxc3
$1 $18))) 14... Bc6 (14... Qc8 {1/2-1/2 Spasov,V-Stohl,I/Elenite 1992}) 15. Bf4
Nh5 (15... d5 $2 16. exd5 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Nfxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rd1 c4 20. Nc1
$18 {[%cal Rd2d8]} Qe7 21. Bxd5 Rd8 22. Bg5 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Bxf7+ Kg7 25.
Qxd8 Qf3 26. Qd4+ {1-0 Cifuentes Parada,R-Alkaersig,O/Benasque op 1996}) 16.
Bg5 (16. Bxd6 $6 Nxc2 $1 17. Qxc2 Qxd6) 16... Bf6 17. Bh6 (17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18.
Na5 (18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Na5 Rd7 20. Nc4 Red8 21. Nb6 Re7 22. Qc1 Ng7 23. Re3 Ne6
24. Ne2 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gc2c3]} Nd4 25. c3 $16 Nbc2 26. cxd4 Nxe3 27. Qxe3 {
1-0 Sanz Alonso,F-Moreno Ruiz,J/ESP-ch 1994 (42)}) 18... b6 19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20.
Nd5 Qd8 21. Rad1 Ra7 22. c3 $14 {[%csl Rd6] Cid,M-Toth,C/Mar del Plata 1990/
1-0 (52)}) 17... Qc7 (17... Bg7 18. Bxg7 Nxg7 19. Rad1 Ne6 20. Nd5 a5 21. Nc3
Nd4 22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. Nb5 Rc8 24. c3 dxc3 25. bxc3 Na6 26. Nxd6 Bxa4 27. Qf4 $1
Bxd1 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Nxe8 Qxe8 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Rxd1 $18 {Kosashvili,
Y-Reinderman,D/ISR-NLD m rapid 1995/1-0 (55)}) 18. Nd1 Bd7 19. g4 Ng7 20. c3
Nc6 21. Ne3 Be6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Ne5 24. Re2 Qb6 25. Qf4 Nd7 26. Rxe8+
Rxe8 27. Nd2 Be5 28. Nc4 Bxf4 29. Nxb6 Bxh6 30. Nxd7 Bg5 31. Nb6 {1/2-1/2
Klinger,J-Miles,A/Kusadasi op 1990}) 14. Rad1 (14. Nd5 Nbxd5 15. exd5 Ne4 $1 {
[%cal Gg7d4] and strong bishop on "g7" compencate space advantage.}) (14. Bg5
$5 h6 $5 15. Bxh6 $1 (15. Nd5 $6 Nbxd5 16. exd5 Ne4 $1 17. Rxe4 Qxg5 $15) 15...
Bxh6 16. Qxh6 c5 {[%csl Rc2]} 17. e5 $1 (17. Nf5 $5 gxf5 18. exf5 Qxe1+ 19.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 20. Kh2 $44 {[%csl Rg8]}) 17... cxd4 $1 (17... dxe5 18. Nf3 Nxc2 (
18... e4 $6 19. Rac1 $1 {[%cal Gf3g5]}) 19. Rxe5 Be6 (19... Nxa1 20. Rxe7 Rxe7
21. Ng5 $1 $18) 20. Rd1 $16 {[%csl Rg8]}) 18. exf6 Qf8 (18... Qxf6 $2 19. Ne4 {
[%cal Ge4d6,Ge4g5]}) 19. Qxf8+ Kxf8 $1 (19... Rxf8 $6 20. Re7 $1 (20. Nd5 $5
Nxc2 21. Re4 $1 Nxa1 $140 $4 22. Ne7+ Kh7 23. Rh4#) 20... dxc3 (20... Nxc2 21.
Rc1 dxc3 22. Rxc2 $16) 21. Rxd7 $1 $16) 20. Re4 $1 Nxc2 $1 (20... Rxe4 21. Nxe4
Nxc2 22. Rc1 Bxa4 23. Nxd6 $14) 21. Rh4 $1 Kg8 22. Rc1 dxc3 23. Rxc2 $14 {
[%csl Rb7,Rd6,Yf6,Rg8]}) 14... h5 15. Bg5 Qf8 16. Nb3 (16. Bf4 $5 $14) (16. a5
$5) 16... Be6 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Nb3 Be6 19. Nd4 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1997.11.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1997.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 e5 $5 (4... Nbd7 5. f4 Bg7 (5... Nb6 6. Nf3
Bg7 7. Bd3 Ng4 8. Bg1 d5 9. e5 f6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. h3 Nh6 12. g4 f5 13. g5 Nf7
14. h4 Be6 15. h5 Re8 16. O-O-O Nh8 17. Be3 Kf7 18. Kb1 c6 19. Nd2 Nd7 20. Qg2
a5 21. Ne2 a4 22. Nf3 Nb6 23. Ng3 Nc4 24. Bc1 Qa5 25. hxg6+ hxg6 26. Rh7 Rg8
27. Rdh1 Ra6 28. a3 Rb6 29. Ka2 c5 30. Qf2 Nxa3 31. Bd2 {1-0 Huebner,R-Pfleger,
H/BL8687 1987/BL 80}) 6. e5 Ng8 7. Nf3 Nh6 8. Bc4 e6 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Ne4 d5 11.
Neg5 Qe7 12. Qd2 c6 13. Bd3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. c3 Nf5 16. Nh3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3
Bh6 18. Nfg5 c5 19. O-O {Jursevskis,W-Vaitonis,P/Vancouver 1951/MCD-r5/ - (41)}
) (4... a6 5. h3 (5. f3 b5 6. Qd2 c6 7. g4 h5 8. g5 Nfd7 9. f4 Nb6 10. b3 d5
11. f5 gxf5 12. e5 e6 13. Nce2 c5 14. c3 Nc6 15. a3 c4 16. b4 a5 17. Rb1 axb4
18. axb4 Ra3 19. Nh3 Bd7 {Ree,H-Donner,J/Hoogovens 1969/MCL 05/0-1 (55)}) 5...
b5 6. e5 Nfd7 7. Qf3 Nb6 8. a4 bxa4 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Nxa4 N8d7 11. e6 fxe6 12.
Nxb6 Nxb6 13. h4 e5 14. h5 exd4 15. Bd2 Bf5 16. Ra5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qd7 18. Ne2
Qe6 19. Rh4 {Markovic,M-Bogdanovski,V/JUG-chT 1994/EXT 94ch/1-0 (31)}) 5. f3 (
5. dxe5 dxe5 (5... Ng4 6. Bf4 Nxe5 7. Be2 $11) 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Bc4 Ke8 $14)
5... exd4 6. Qxd4 Bg7 7. O-O-O O-O 8. Qd2 Be6 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Nbd7 11. g4
(11. Nge2 $5 {E=/+f ,h4,h5}) 11... Qe7 {E-/+fe8,+/=f8,Ea6,b5м} 12. h4 Ne5 $1
13. Be2 (13. h5 Nfxg4 14. fxg4 g5 15. Be2 f6 16. Rf1 c6 {E g4A}) 13... c6 14.
Nh3 (14. h5 Nfxg4 15. fxg4 g5 16. Nf3 f6 17. Nxe5 fxe5 18. Rhf1 Rf4 $44) 14...
Rad8 (14... b5 $13) 15. h5 Rfe8 16. Nf4 (16. Ng5 Qf8 17. hxg6 Qxh6 18. Rxh6
hxg6 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. g5 Nh5 21. Rh1 Kg7 22. R6xh5 gxh5 23. f4 $13) 16...
Nfxg4 $1 17. fxg4 g5 18. Nxe6 $6 (18. Nd3 f6 {[%cal Ge5f7]} 19. Rhf1 Rf8 20.
Nxe5 dxe5 $13 {[%csl Rh6]}) 18... fxe6 {E=/+f7} 19. Rdf1 Rf8 20. Nd1 Rf7 {
E-/+df8,-/+f1,-/+f1,=/+f_|_} 21. Bc4 $8 Rxf1 (21... Nxc4 22. Rxf7 Kxf7 23.
Qxh7+) 22. Rxf1 Nxc4 23. Rf6 Qg7 24. Qxg7+ (24. Rxe6 Qxh6 25. Rxh6 Re8 26. Rf6
$8 Rxe4 27. b3 Kg7 28. Rf5 Ne5 $17) 24... Kxg7 25. Rxe6 {Eb3,=/+e3,=/+f5}
1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 $5 5. Qd2 (5. Nf3 $5) (5. a4 $5) 5... b5
6. Bd3 h6 (6... e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Bxb5 Qxd2+ 9. Kxd2 Nxe4+ 10. Nxe4 cxb5 11.
Nf6+ Kd8 12. Ng4+ $16) (6... Nbd7 7. f4) 7. Be3 (7. Bxf6 exf6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. O-O
O-O 10. h3 Re8 11. Rfe1 $14) (7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Nh5 9. Nge2 Bg7 $13) 7... Bg7 (
7... Ng4 8. Bf4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg3 Nd7 $10) 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Nge2 a6 $6 (9...
Bb7 {/\e5}) 10. Nd1 $6 (10. Rd1 e5 11. O-O exd4 12. Bxd4 c5 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 $15)
(10. a4 Bb7 (10... b4 11. Nd1 a5 12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 e5 14. O-O Ba6 $13) 11.
O-O e5 (11... Qc7 $5) 12. axb5 axb5 (12... cxb5 $13) 13. d5 cxd5 (13... b4 14.
dxc6 Bxc6 15. Nb5 $16) 14. Nxb5) 10... e5 11. c3 d5 $1 12. Nf2 Bb7 13. O-O Qe7
(13... Qc7) (13... h5 14. Rad1 O-O) 14. a4 bxa4 $5 (14... h5 $5) 15. Bc2 (15.
Rxa4 c5 16. Rfa1 cxd4 17. cxd4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. fxe4 exd4
21. Bxd4 O-O $146) 15... c5 $6 (15... h5 16. Bxa4 O-O $14) 16. Bxa4 (16. dxe5
Nxe5 17. Bxa4+ Kf8 {/\Nc4,de4}) 16... exd4 17. cxd4 dxe4 18. dxc5 $1 (18. fxe4
cxd4 (18... O-O 19. Bxh6 Nxe4) 19. Nxd4 O-O 20. Bxh6 Bxh6 (20... Nc5 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Qg5 $16) 21. Qxh6 Nxe4 22. Nc6) (18. dxc5 $1 exf3 19. c6 (19. gxf3 $2
O-O 20. c6 Ne5) 19... fxe2 20. cxd7+ (20. Rfe1 Bc8 21. Rxe2 O-O 22. cxd7 Bxd7
23. Bxd7 (23. Bxh6 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Qxe2 $19) 23... Qxd7 24. Bxh6 $11) 20... Nxd7
21. Rfe1 O-O (21... Rd8 22. Bb6 $16) 22. Qxd7 Qxe3 23. Qxb7 $16 Z0 24. Qf3)
1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-ch53"]
[Site "Belgrade "]
[Date "1998.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Petronic, Jovan"]
[Black "Djuric, Stefan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1998.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. e5 (5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3) 5...
Ne4 6. Qf3 d5 (6... Bf5 7. g4) (6... Nxc3 7. Bd2) 7. Bd3 c5 $1 (7... Bf5 8. g4)
(7... Nxc3 8. Bd2 e6 9. Ne2) 8. Nge2 $2 (8. Bxe4 dxe4 9. Qxe4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Bf5
$146) (8. dxc5 Nxc5 (8... Nxc3 9. Bd2 d4 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. bxc3 dxc3 12. Bxc3
Qxc5 13. Rb1 a6 $13) 9. Qxd5 Be6 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxd7+ Bxd7 $146) 8... Nxc3
9. Nxc3 e6 (9... cxd4 10. Qxd5) 10. Bd2 (10. O-O cxd4 11. Nb5 Nc6 12. f5 $132)
10... cxd4 (10... c4 $2 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nd1 $1 Qc7 13. c3 $14) 11. Nb5 (11. Ne2
Qb6 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Kb1 $15) 11... Qb6 12. Qg3 (12. a4 Nc6 13. a5 Qd8) 12...
g6 (12... a6 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxg7) 13. O-O $2 (13. a4 Nc6 14. a5 Qd8 $17)
13... a6 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 Qxd6 16. c3 $146 (16. Qh4 O-O 17. Qf6 Qb6 18.
f5 Nd7 19. Qe7 Qc5) (16. Qf2 Nc6 17. c3 dxc3 18. Bxc3 d4) 16... dxc3 (16... Nc6
$17) 17. Bxc3 O-O $19 18. Bd4 (18. Rac1 d4) (18. Be5 Qe7 19. Rac1 Nc6 20. Bc3
Bd7) 18... Qd8 19. Rac1 Nc6 20. Rxc6 $1 (20. Bc3 d4 21. Bd2 f5) 20... bxc6 21.
h4 Qe7 (21... f5 22. Qe1 $146) 22. Rc1 (22. h5 c5) 22... Bd7 23. h5 Be8 (23...
f6 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Bxg6 Qg7 26. Rc3 $13) 24. f5 $1 (24. Bc5 Qf6 25. b4 a5)
24... exf5 25. Bxf5 Qb4 $1 26. Qe5 (26. Bc3 Qb6+ 27. Kh1 d4) 26... f6 27. Be6+
(27. Qe6+ Rf7 {d4,f5}) 27... Kg7 (27... Kh8 $4 28. Qxf6+) 28. Qc7+ (28. Qf4
Qe7 29. h6+ Kh8 30. Re1 Bd7 31. Qc7 Rae8) 28... Bf7 (28... Kh8 29. Rd1 $40) 29.
h6+ $2 (29. Bxf6+ Kxf6 (29... Kg8 30. hxg6 (30. Rxc6 Rae8 31. Bxd5 $13) 30...
hxg6 31. Qh2 Bxe6 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Qg7+ Ke8) 30. Rf1+ Kxe6 31. Qxc6+ Ke5 32.
Qc7+ $10) 29... Kg8 30. Bxf6 Rae8 $1 31. Bh3 Qd2 $19 32. Qxc6 Qe3+ 33. Kh1 Qxh6
$19 34. Rf1 Be6 35. Rf3 Bxh3 36. gxh3 (36. Rxh3 Re1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. g3 Qf2#)
36... Qd2 (36... Re1+ 37. Kg2 Qd2+ 38. Rf2 Re2) 37. Rf1 Qd3 38. Kg2 Re2+ 39.
Rf2 Rxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Qf5+ 0-1

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1997.11.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. Ne2 (4. d5 $5) (4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.
Bc4 Ke8 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Ne2 $14) 4... Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Be3 (6. Nbc3 Nbd7 7. Be3
c6 8. Ng3 Ne8 9. Qd2 g6 10. d5 Ng7 11. Be2 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. f4 c5 14. O-O
e4 15. Nh1 Nf6 16. Nf2 Rf7 17. h3 Nge8 18. Kh2 Rg7 19. Rg1 Bf8 20. g3 Qe7 21.
Rg2 h5 {- Karolyi,T-Pribyl,J/Tallinn 1985/MCL 06}) 6... c6 (6... c5 $5 7. dxc5
dxc5 8. Nbc3 Nc6 9. Nd5 Nd4 $13) 7. Qd2 Nbd7 $6 (7... a6 8. dxe5 $6 (8. d5 b5
9. Nbc3 (9. dxc6 Nxc6 10. Nbc3 Na5 $1 $36) 9... b4 10. Na4 c5 11. b3 $11) 8...
dxe5 9. c5 a5 $1 $36 {/\Na6,a4Nfd7} 10. Nec3 a4 $36) 8. d5 cxd5 9. cxd5 $14 Nh5
(9... a6 10. Ng3 b5 11. a4 bxa4 12. Rxa4 $36) (9... Ne8 $5) 10. Nbc3 Nb6 $6 (
10... g6 {/\f5}) 11. b3 h6 (11... g6 $5) 12. O-O-O Bg5 13. g4 $1 Bxe3 14. Qxe3
Nf6 15. Ng3 {/\h4} a5 (15... Bd7 16. h4 {/\Kb2,Be2,g5z}) 16. h4 a4 17. Kb2
axb3 18. axb3 $16 Nbd7 19. Bb5 $1 Nc5 (19... Ne8 20. g5 $40) 20. b4 Na6 21. Ra1
Nh7 $8 22. Nf1 $1 Bd7 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Qb6 Rfc8 (24... Rab8 25. Ne3 Qd8 26.
Qxd8 Rfxd8 27. Kb3 Nf8 28. h5 $16) (24... Qd8 25. Qxd8 Rfxd8 26. Ra4 $1 $16)
25. Ne3 Nf6 26. Kb3 Ne8 27. Nc4 Qe7 28. Qe3 Rd8 29. g5 $18 h5 30. Rhc1 g6 31.
Nb5 Rab8 32. f4 $1 $40 Qd7 33. Ra5 $1 exf4 34. Qxf4 Rbc8 35. Rc3 $18 Qe7 36.
Ra2 Nac7 37. Nd4 Ra8 38. Rf2 Ra1 39. Rcf3 Rb1+ 40. Kc3 Rd7 41. Nb6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpatchev, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. f4 $5 (4. Nf3) 4... Nf6 5. Bd3 (5. e5 dxe5 6.
fxe5 Nd5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. c4 (9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Nc3 $13) (9.
dxc5 Nc6 10. Bc4 Nc7 11. Bf4 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Bg4 13. Re1 Rad8+ 14. Kc1 Ne6 15.
Bxe6 Bxe6 $146 (15... fxe6 $5 $13)) 9... Nb4 (9... Nb6 10. d5 Bg4 11. Bf4 Bxf3
12. gxf3 (12. Bxf3 Nxc4 13. Qe2 Qa5+ 14. Nc3 Qb4) 12... N8d7) 10. d5 Bg4 (10...
Bf5 11. O-O Nc2 (11... Bxb1 12. Rxb1 Nxa2 13. Bf4 $146) (11... Nxa2 12. Be3)
12. g4) 11. a3 N4a6 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. Nbd2 Qb8 14. O-O Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Nxe5 16. Kh1
$16) 5... e5 $1 6. Nf3 (6. fxe5 dxe5 7. Nf3 exd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3
Nc6 $132) 6... exf4 (6... Nbd7 7. fxe5 (7. O-O O-O 8. h3) 7... dxe5 8. dxe5 Nc5
(8... Ng4 9. e6 fxe6 10. Ng5 Nde5 11. Bb5+ c6 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Be2 Ke7 $13)
9. Bb5+ Nfd7 10. Bg5) (6... exd4 7. cxd4 O-O 8. O-O Bg4 9. Be3 Re8 10. h3 Bxf3
11. Qxf3 Nc6 12. Nc3 $16) 7. Bxf4 O-O 8. O-O c5 $1 $132 9. Nbd2 (9. Bg5 h6 10.
Bh4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. e5 $4 (12. Nc3 g5 13. Bf2 Ng4 $36) 12... dxe5 13.
dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qd4+) 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Qb3 (11. d5 Nb4 (11... Nh5
$6 12. Bg5 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 (14... dxe5 15. Nc4) 15. Nc4) 12. Bc4
Qb6+ (12... Re8 $1 13. a3 Na6 $132) 13. Kh1 Nh5 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 $14) 11...
Ng4 $1 (11... d5 12. e5 Nh5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bh4 (14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 $14
)) 12. d5 Nce5 13. h3 $1 Nxf3+ (13... Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Ne5 (14... Nf6 15. Nc4 Ne8
16. a4 $16) 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 f5 17. Bc5 $36) 14. Nxf3 Nf6 (14... Ne5 15.
Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 f5 17. Bc5 Rf6 18. Rad1) 15. Qb4 $1 Re8 $5 (15... Ne8 16.
Rfd1 Qb6+ (16... f5 17. e5 $36) 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Rd2 f5 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxe5
Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Nd6 22. Nc4 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 $14) 16. Rae1 Bf8 17. Bg5 Be7 (17... h6
18. Bh4 Be7 19. Bb5 {Bleak have only weakness h6} Nd7) 18. Bb5 Bd7 19. Bxd7
Nxd7 (19... Qxd7 20. Qd4 (20. Bf4 $14) 20... Qd8 21. Bh6 (21. Re2 Nd7 $10)
21... Qb6 $13) 20. Bxe7 (20. Bf4 Qb6+ 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 22. b3 Bf8 $10) 20... Qxe7
21. Qxb7 Rab8 (21... Reb8 22. Qc6) (21... Nc5 22. Qxe7 Rxe7 23. e5 $16 Nd3 24.
exd6 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Nxb2 26. Rc1) 22. Qxa7 Rxb2 $132 23. Rf2 (23. Qa3 Reb8 (
23... Rc2 24. Qb3 (24. Nd4 Rc4 25. Nc6 Qf8 26. Qd3 Ra4 27. Qc2 Rea8 $146) 24...
Rc7 $132 {/\Nc5}) 24. e5 $16) 23... Rxf2 24. Kxf2 (24. Qxf2 Nc5 25. Qd4 Nxe4
26. Nd2 f5 27. a4 Qh4 $132) 24... Nc5 25. Qxe7 Rxe7 26. Kf1 {26...Re4 27.Re4
Ne4 28.a4 Nc3 29.a5 Nd5 30.a6Nc7 31.a7 Kf8=,26...Ne4 27.Ng5 f5=,27...Nd2 28.
Kf2 Ra8=/+,27.a4 f5 28.a5~~ Yudasin} (26. Re3 Nxe4+ 27. Ke1 f5 28. Nd2 Ra7)
1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 (4... h6 $5) 5. e5 $1 dxe5 (5... Ng4 6.
h3 Nh6 7. Nd5) 6. dxe5 Ng4 (6... Qxd1+ 7. Rxd1 Ng4 8. Nd5 Bxe5 9. Nf3 Bd6 10.
Bxe7 Bxe7 11. Nxc7+ Kf8 12. Nxa8) 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Rd1+ (8. Nd5 Nc6) 8... Bd7
9. e6 (9. Nd5 Nc6 10. Bb5 Ngxe5 11. f4 h6) 9... fxe6 10. Bc4 Ke8 (10... Kc8 11.
Bxe7) (10... Ne5 11. Bxe6 Kc8 12. Bb3) 11. Nf3 (11. Nb5 Na6 (11... Bxb5 12.
Bxb5+ Nc6 13. c3 Rf8 $132) 12. Nd4 Nb4 $13 (12... Bxd4 13. Rxd4 e5 14. Rd2 Nc5
$14)) 11... Nc6 12. O-O Nge5 (12... a6 $5) 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Nb5 $5 (14. Bb3
Rf8 15. Rfe1 Rd8 $10) 14... Rc8 (14... Nxc4 15. Nxc7+ Kd8 16. Nxe6+ (16. Nxa8
Bxb2 (16... Kc8 17. b3) 17. Rd3 Kc8 18. Rfd1 Ne5 19. Rb3 Nc4 20. Rbd3 $10)
16... Kc8 17. Nxg7 Rg8 18. Bh6 $13) 15. Rxd7 $1 (15. Nxa7 Nxc4) 15... Nxd7 (
15... Kxd7 16. Rd1+ Kc6 (16... Ke8 17. Bxe6 Rb8 18. Nxc7+ Kf8 19. c3 (19. Bb3
$40) 19... Nf7 $2 20. Bxe7+) 17. Nxa7+ Kc5 18. Nxc8 Nxc4) 16. Bxe6 (16. Nxa7
Ra8 17. Nb5 Be5) 16... Be5 17. f4 (17. Re1 Bd6 18. Bh3 e5 19. f4 a6 $13) (17.
Rd1 Bd6 18. Nxa7 Rd8 19. Nb5 Rf8) 17... Bd6 18. Bh6 (18. Re1 Bc5+ 19. Kf1 c6
20. Rd1 cxb5 21. Bxd7+ Kf7 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 $10) 18... Rd8 19. Bg7 Rf8 20. Nxd6+ (
20. Nxd6+ cxd6 21. Bxf8 Nxf8 {/\e6,Rc8-c7,Kd8 =/+/=}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Krynica zt"]
[Site "Krynica"]
[Date "1998.09.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Badea, Bela"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1998.09.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 (6... Nbd7 $5) 7.
h3 e5 8. Re1 (8. d5 Ne7 9. c4 Nd7 10. Nc3 f5) 8... Re8 (8... Nh5 $5 9. Be3 Kh8)
9. d5 (9. Nbd2 d5 10. dxe5 (10. exd5 Nxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Rxe5 13. Rxe5
Bxe5 14. Nf3 (14. Ne4 c6 15. Bg5 Qc7 $14) 14... Bf6 $10) 10... Nxe4 11. Nxe4
dxe4 12. Bxe4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nxe5 14. Bf4 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 c6 $10) 9... Ne7 10. c4
Nd7 (10... Nh5 11. Nc3 Nf4 12. Bf1 f5 13. Rb1) 11. Nc3 f5 12. Rb1 a5 (12...
fxe4 $6 13. Nxe4 Nf5 $2 14. Bg5 Nf6 $2 15. g4 $18) 13. a3 h6 (13... Nc5 14. Bc2
fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 a4 17. Bc2 Bd7 18. Bg5 $5 $36 (18. Ng5 $36)) 14. b4
axb4 15. axb4 f4 16. c5 $1 (16. Nb5 b6 17. Na3) 16... dxc5 17. Nb5 Kh7 (17...
cxb4 $5 18. Qb3 (18. Nxc7 $6 Qxc7 19. d6 Qxd6 (19... Qd8 $1 20. dxe7 Qxe7 21.
Bd2 Nc5 22. Bxb4 b6 $17) 20. Bc4+ Nd5 21. Bxd5+ Kh8 22. Bf7 $13) (18. d6 cxd6
19. Nxd6 Rf8 20. Bc4+ Kh7 21. Rxb4 $146 {/\Rb5,Bb2}) 18... Kh7 19. Qxb4 $146)
18. Qc2 b6 19. Ba3 $1 Ba6 20. Rb3 (20. Qc3 c6 21. Nd6 Bxd3 (21... cxb4 $5 22.
Bxb4 (22. Rxb4 c5 (22... cxd5 $1 23. Nxe8 Qxe8 $13) 23. Ra4 Bxd3 24. Rxa8 Qxa8
25. Nxe8 $16) 22... Bxd3 (22... c5 23. Bxa6 cxb4 24. Qc4 Rf8 25. Rxb4 $13) 23.
Qxd3 (23. Nxe8 Bxb1 24. Nxg7 $18) 23... Rg8 24. Nb7 Qb8 $17) 22. Qxd3 Rf8 23.
bxc5 cxd5 24. cxb6 $16 Nxb6 25. Nb7) 20... c6 $1 21. Nd6 Bxd3 (21... Rf8 22.
Bxa6 Rxa6 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Nb7 Qa8 25. Nxc5 $16) 22. Rxd3 c4 (22... Rg8 23.
bxc5 (23. dxc6 Nxc6 24. bxc5 bxc5 25. Bxc5 Nxc5 26. Qxc5 Ra6 $14) 23... bxc5
24. Nb7 (24. Bxc5 Nxc5 25. Qxc5 Ra5) 24... Qc8 25. Nxc5 cxd5 26. exd5 Rxa3 27.
Rxa3 Qxc5 28. Qxc5 Nxc5 29. Nxe5 $13) 23. Qxc4 cxd5 24. exd5 Rf8 (24... Rg8 25.
Nf7) 25. b5 $1 $36 Qb8 26. Qb3 (26. Ne4 Rc8 27. Qb3 Nf5 28. d6 Ra7 29. Bb4 $16)
26... Nf5 27. Nxf5 (27. Ne4 Re8 28. d6 Nd4 29. Nxd4 exd4 30. Qf7 Ne5 $2 (30...
Qd8 31. Qxf4 Ne5 32. Rg3 Rf8 $13 33. Qd2) 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Qxg6
$18) 27... Rxf5 28. Rdd1 $5 (28. Nd2 Qa7 29. Ne4 $16) 28... Qa7 29. Be7 Qa4 $2
(29... Bf8 30. Bxf8 Raxf8 31. d6 Nc5 $132) 30. Qb1 Ra5 $2 (30... Bf8 31. d6) (
30... Qa2 31. Qxa2 (31. Qc1 e4 32. Rxe4 Rxd5 33. Rxf4 Rxd1+ 34. Qxd1 Qa1 35.
Qxa1 Rxa1+ 36. Kh2 Rb1 $132) 31... Rxa2 32. d6 e4 33. Rxe4 Rxb5 34. Rxf4 Rbb2
$146) 31. Re4 $1 Qa2 $2 (31... Qxb5 32. Qxb5 Rxb5 33. d6 {Re4 or Rd1 goin to
c7[a7],not good Kg8 becaus Nh4-g6,both black have droing chanses}) 32. Qxa2
Rxa2 33. Rc1 $1 Ra7 34. Kh2 $6 (34. d6 Nc5 35. Rxc5 bxc5 36. b6 Rd7 (36... Rb7
37. Bd8) 37. Re1 (37. Rc4 Bf6 (37... e4 38. Rxe4 Rd5 {/\Rb7}) 38. Rxc5 Bxe7 39.
Rc7 Rxd6 40. Rxe7+ Kg8 41. b7 Rf8 42. Nxe5 $18) 37... Bf6 $2 38. Bxf6 Rxf6 39.
Rb1 Rf8 40. Rd1 Re8 (40... Rf6 41. b7) 41. Rd5 g5 (41... e4 42. Ne5 Rxe5 43.
Rxe5 Rxd6 44. b7 Rb6 45. Re7+ Kg8 46. Re8+) 42. Nxe5 Rxe5 43. Rxe5 Rxd6 $10)
34... Rf7 $2 (34... g5 {/\Kg8[g6]}) 35. Bd6 (35. d6 Nc5 36. Rxc5 bxc5 37. Nxe5
(37. b6 Raxe7) 37... Raxe7) 35... Ra5 36. Rb1 $1 Bf8 $2 (36... Rf5 {/\Nf6,/
\Re~~- e4,Rd5} 37. Be7 g5 $16) 37. Bxf8 Rxf8 38. Nxe5 Nxe5 (38... Re8 39. Nxd7)
39. Rxe5 Kg7 (39... Rd8 40. Re7+ Kh8 41. Re6) 40. Re6 Rd8 41. Rxb6 (41. Rc1 $18
{/\Rcc6,Rc7} Rxb5) 41... Rxd5 42. Rc1 h5 43. Rb7+ (43. Rcc6 Rg5) 43... Kh6 44.
b6 {/\h4,Rcc7-h7,/\Rb1} Kg5 45. Rbc7 (45. Rc6 Rac5 46. Rxc5 Rxc5 47. Rc7 Rb5
48. b7 Rb2 $10) 45... Rab5 46. b7 Rb2 47. R1c2 $4 (47. R1c6 Rdb5 48. Rg7 Rxf2 (
48... Rxb7 49. Rcxg6+ Kf5 (49... Kh4 50. Rxb7 Rxb7 51. g3+) 50. Rg5+ Kf6 51.
Rxb7 Rxb7 52. Rxh5 $18) 49. Rc5+) 47... Rdb5 48. Rxb2 Rxb2 49. f3 (49. g3 Rxf2+
) (49. Rf7 h4) 49... Rb1 50. Rh7 h4 51. Rf7 Kh5 52. Rxf4 Rxb7 53. Re4 Rb1 54.
g4+ hxg3+ 55. Kxg3 Kg5 56. h4+ Kf6 57. Ra4 Kf5 58. Ra5+ Kf6 59. h5 gxh5 60.
Rxh5 Kg6 {Yudasin Very complicated game,ending in time pressure} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 14th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1998.04.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Black "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1998.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 $5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 (6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Nxd4
e6 8. Be3 Nc6 9. c3 Be7) 6... Nc6 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nb6 9. b3 (9. h3 Bf5 10.
Bd2 e6 11. Nc3 Be7 $132) 9... Bf5 (9... Bg4 10. Be2 e6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Bb2 Be7
13. h3 Bxf3 14. Rxf3 f5 15. g4 $36) 10. Bd3 (10. a3 a5 11. Nc3 e6 12. Be2 Be7
13. O-O O-O 14. Be3 Qd7 $132 {/\Rf-c8,a4,Nc4}) 10... Be4 $1 (10... Bxd3 11.
Qxd3 e6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Nc3 Be7 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Rad1 $14) 11. Bb2 f5 (11... e6
12. Qe2 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Rc8 14. Nc3 $14) 12. O-O e6 13. Bb5 Rc8 14. Ba3 $1 h6 15.
Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Bxc6 (16. Nbd2 Nb4) 16... Rxc6 17. Na3 g5 (17... Qe7 18. Nb5 Nc8
19. Rc1 (19. Qd2 Rc2 20. Qa5 a6 21. Na3 {/\Rc1}) 19... Qb4 $17) 18. Rc1 Nd7 (
18... Rg8 19. Rxc6 bxc6 20. Qc1 Qe7 21. Nb1 $13 Nd7) 19. Rxc6 bxc6 20. Qd2 Rg8
21. fxg5 (21. Qc3 Qb6) 21... hxg5 22. b4 Rg7 23. Qc3 Qb6 (23... g4 24. Nd2 Qg5
25. b5 $1 $13) 24. Kh1 Kg8 25. Nd2 (25. Rc1 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Nf8 27. Nc2 Qb5 $15)
25... Qa6 26. Rc1 Nf8 (26... Qe2 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Qxc6 Nf8 29. Qc4 $13) 27.
Nxe4 fxe4 $2 (27... dxe4 28. Qb3 $15 {/\Nc4}) 28. Nc2 g4 $1 (28... Qxa2 29. Ra1
Qc4 30. Qxc4 dxc4 31. Kg1 Ng6 32. Kf2 $13) 29. Ne3 (29. g3 Rf7) 29... g3 30.
Qd2 $5 (30. h3 Qxa2 31. Qxc6 Qe2 32. Qc3 $13 Rf7 33. Re1 Qf2 34. Qc1 Rc7 35.
Qa1 Qd2 $13) 30... gxh2 31. Qf2 Nh7 32. Rf1 Qd3 $1 33. Qh4 $1 Ng5 34. Qf4 (34.
Qh5 Qxe3 (34... Nf7 $17) 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Qh5+ $10) 34... Nf7 (34... Qxd4 35.
Ng4 $40 (35. Qf8+ Kh7 36. Ng4)) 35. Ng4 Qxd4 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Qh4 (37. Nd7+ Ke8
(37... Kg8 38. Nf6+ $10) 38. Qf6 $40) 37... Qd2 $1 38. Rf2 Qc1+ 39. Kxh2 Qh6
40. Nh5 $2 {/\Qd8#} (40. Qxh6 Nxh6 41. Nxd5+ Nf7 42. Nf6 Ke7 43. Nxe4 Nxe5 $10)
40... Rg5 41. g4 Ke8 (41... d4 42. Rf4 $13) (41... e3 $17 42. Rf6 Rg6) 42. Rf6
Rg6 43. Rxg6 Qxg6 44. Nf6+ Kf8 45. Nd7+ Ke8 46. Nf6+ Kf8 47. Nd7+ Kg7 48. Qe7
$1 $10 {/\Qf8,Nf6} Qh6+ 49. Kg2 Qd2+ 50. Kg3 Qe3+ 51. Kg2 Qf3+ 52. Kh2 Qf2+ 53.
Kh3 Qf3+ 54. Kh2 Qf4+ 55. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Krynica zt"]
[Site "Krynica"]
[Date "1998.09.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chatalbashev, Boris"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1998.09.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 (7. O-O c6
8. a4) 7... c6 8. a4 a5 9. Be3 Qc7 (9... Na6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12.
Bb6 Re8 13. Bxa5 $6 Nd7 14. Nd1 Nac5 15. b4 (15. Bb4 Rxa4 $10) 15... b6 16.
Bxb6 Nxb6 17. bxc5 Rxa4) 10. O-O Na6 11. g4 (11. f4 Nb4 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Rad1
Be6 (13... b6 14. fxe5 $6 (14. g4 Ba6 15. Rf2 $13) 14... dxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7) 14.
b3 Qc8 15. Kh2 $36) 11... Nb4 12. Ng3 $6 (12. Qd2) 12... Nd7 13. Rc1 b6 14. f4
(14. Qd2 Ba6 15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. f4 $36) 14... Ba6 15. Rf2 $2 (15. Rf3 Nd3 16.
dxe5 Nxc1 17. exd6 Qb8 18. Bxc1) (15. Re1 Nd3 $4 (15... Rfe8 {/\cd4,Nd3!} 16.
dxe5 dxe5 17. f5 Bf8 18. Qf3 $13) 16. cxd3 exd4 17. Nb5 Bxb5 18. axb5 dxe3 19.
Rxc6) (15. Rf3 Rad8 $13) 15... exd4 16. Bxd4 Nd3 $1 17. Bxg7 $8 Nxf2 18. Qd4
Nxh3+ $1 (18... c5 19. Nd5 cxd4 20. Nxc7 Kxg7 21. Nxa8 Nxh3+ {-18...Nh3}) 19.
Bxh3 c5 20. Qd2 $5 (20. Nd5 cxd4 21. Nxc7 Kxg7 22. Nxa8 Rxa8 23. Rd1 Nc5 (23...
Rc8 24. Rxd4 Rxc2 25. Rxd6 $16) 24. Rxd4 Ne6 25. Rxd6 Nxf4 26. Bf1 Bxf1 27.
Kxf1 Rb8 $15) 20... Kxg7 21. g5 $1 (21. Nd5 Qd8 22. g5 Bb7 23. Bxd7 Bxd5) 21...
Bc4 22. b3 (22. Rd1 Rad8 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Nb8 25. Rxb6 Rd2 $17) (22. e5
dxe5 23. Qxd7 Qxd7 24. Bxd7 Rad8 25. Bb5 Bxb5 26. axb5 exf4 27. Nge4 h6 $17)
22... Be6 23. f5 $2 (23. Nb5 Qc6 (23... Qd8 24. Bxe6 (24. f5 Ne5 25. Qf4 $146)
24... fxe6 25. Qxd6 (25. Nxd6 $13) 25... e5 $1 26. Rd1 Rf7 27. fxe5 Qxg5 28. e6
Ne5) 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Nxd6 $132) 23... Ne5 24. Rf1 c4 $1 25. Nb5 $2 (25. fxe6
Qc5+ 26. Kg2 fxe6 27. Bxe6 Rxf1 28. Nxf1 Rf8 $13) 25... Qc5+ 26. Kg2 Bd7 27.
Nxd6 Bc6 $17 28. Nxc4 $8 Nxc4 29. bxc4 Qe5 $1 30. Rf4 Rad8 31. Qf2 Rd4 $6 (
31... Qd4 $19) 32. fxg6 hxg6 33. Be6 $5 fxe6 34. Rxf8 Bxe4+ 35. Nxe4 (35. Kh2
Bf5) 35... Qxe4+ 36. Rf3 (36. Qf3 Qxf3+ 37. Rxf3 Rxc4 38. Rb3 Rxc2+ 39. Kf3 Rc6
40. Ke4 Kf7 41. Rf3+ Ke7 42. Rf6 Rc4+ 43. Ke3 Rxa4 $19) 36... Rxc4 37. Kh3 Qg4+
38. Kh2 Qxg5 $1 39. Rf7+ Kh6 {Yudasin} 0-1

[Event "Terres Catalanes 15th"]
[Site "Ampuriabrava"]
[Date "1997.09.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Pomes Marcet, Juan"]
[Black "Garcia Ilundain, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1997.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Be3 e5 5. d5 (5. Nge2 Ng4 6. Bc1 c6 7. a4 Be7
8. h3 Ngf6 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 b6 11. O-O a6 12. g4 Bb7 13. Ng3 exd4 14. Qxd4 d5
15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Re1 Bc5 18. Qf4 f5 19. g5 g6 20. c3 b5 21. axb5
axb5 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23. Be3 Qa7 24. Qc7 Rf7 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26. Qxa7 Bxa7 27. Bxa7
Nf6 28. Bd4 Ne4 29. Nxe4 Bxe4 30. Ra1 b4 31. cxb4 Bf3 32. Kh2 Rd7 33. Bc3 Rd5
34. h4 Rd7 35. b5 Rb7 36. Ra5 Be2 37. Bd4 Rxb5 38. Ra8+ Kf7 39. Rh8 f4 40.
Rxh7+ Ke6 41. Rg7 Kf5 42. Kh3 Bf1+ 43. Kh2 Kg4 44. Rxg6 Rd5 45. Bc3 Rd1 46. Re6
Kxh4 47. g6 Kg5 48. g7 Bc4 49. Re8 {1-0 Chernin,A-Jansa,V/AUT-chT 1994/TD 94\03
}) (5. f3 $5) 5... Be7 6. f3 O-O 7. Qd2 c6 (7... c5 8. Nge2 Ne8 9. g4 a6 10.
Ng3 g6 11. a4 Ng7 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. Bh6 Kh8 14. h4 Ng8 15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 h5 17.
gxh5 Nxh5 18. Nxh5 gxh5 19. Qg2 Qe8 20. Rg1 Qf7 21. Kd2 Bd7 22. a5 {Janos,
J-Matulik,D/SVK-chT3a 9697 1997/EXT 97/1-0 (63)}) 8. g4 $5 (8. O-O-O cxd5 9.
exd5 a6 10. g4 b5) 8... cxd5 9. exd5 a6 10. a4 b6 11. Bc4 Bb7 12. h4 (12. Nge2
e4 13. g5 exf3 14. gxf6 Bxf6 15. Ng3 Ne5 $44) (12. g5 Nh5 13. Nge2 {/\Ne4,/
\Ng3.Nf4.h4~~}) 12... Rc8 (12... b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Bxb5 Rd8
$44) 13. b3 e4 $1 14. g5 $1 b5 $1 15. axb5 (15. gxf6 Bxf6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ra7
bxc4 18. Rxb7 cxb3 19. Rxb3 Ne5 $44) 15... axb5 16. Nxb5 (16. gxf6 Bxf6 17. Ra7
Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qc7 19. Bd4 $16) 16... Nh5 $44 17. f4 (17. Ra7 Ba8 18. f4 Ng3 19.
Rh3 Nf5 {/\Nb6}) 17... Ng3 18. Rh3 Nf5 19. Ra7 Rb8 (19... Ba8 $13) 20. Nd4 Nxe3
21. Qxe3 Nb6 {22NcPBc623.dc6Re8,Qe8~~} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1998.04.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Black "Szmetan, Jorge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 g6 (4... Nc6 $5) 5. Nf3 Nbd7 (5... Bg4) (
5... Nc6) 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 $14 O-O 8. Nbd2 (8. Na3 $5 Re8 9. Bg5) 8... Re8 (
8... b6 $5) 9. h3 (9. d5 $5) 9... a5 (9... d5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Rxe5 12.
f4 Re8 13. e5 $16) (9... b6 $5) 10. a4 h6 (10... b6 11. d5 Nc5 12. Bb5 (12. Bc2
Ba6 13. Nf1 {/\b4}) 12... Bd7 13. Qc2 $14) 11. Nf1 Nh5 (11... d5 12. dxe5 Nxe5
(12... Nxe4 13. Bf4 Ndc5 14. Bc2 Ne6 15. Bh2 N6g5 $14) 13. Nxe5 Rxe5 14. f4 Re8
15. e5 Nd7 16. e6 $36) 12. Bc2 b6 (12... Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Qd3 {/\N1-d2,
Bb3+/=} (14. Qd2 Qf6 (14... g5 15. Qd3) 15. N1h2 (15. e5 dxe5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 (
16... Qb6 17. Qxf4 Qxb2 18. e6 $40) 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19. Re1 Qd6 $2
(19... Qf6 20. Re8+ Kh7 21. Qd8 $1 {/\Be4,/\Nd4-c4+/-}) 20. Qxd6 cxd6 21. Re8+
Kh7 22. Bb3 $18) 15... h5 16. h4 $13)) (12... Qf6 13. g3 Nf8 14. Kg2 Ne6 15.
Ne3 $1 Qd8 16. Ng4) 13. Be3 Bb7 14. d5 Nf8 (14... Nf4 15. Kh2) 15. Qd2 g5 $2 (
15... Kh7 16. g4 Qf6 17. Kg2 Nf4+ 18. Bxf4 exf4 (18... Qxf4 19. Qxf4 exf4 20.
Nd4 Kg8 21. h4 g5 22. h5 Nd7 23. Nb5 Rac8 24. Nd2 $14) 19. h4 $16) 16. Ng3 $1
Nf4 $2 (16... Nxg3 17. fxg3 {/\g4,Nh2-f1-g3,/\Rf1,h4}) 17. Nf5 Bc8 18. Kh2 $16
Bxf5 $2 (18... N8g6 19. g3 Ne7 20. Nxg7 Kxg7 21. gxf4 gxf4 22. Bxf4) (18...
N4g6 19. h4 f6 $16) 19. exf5 Nd7 20. g3 Qf6 (20... Nh5 21. h4 g4 22. Ng1 {
/\Bh6,Qe2}) 21. Qd1 e4 (21... Nh5 22. Nxg5 Nxg3 23. fxg3 hxg5 24. Qg4) 22. gxf4
exf3 (22... gxf4 23. Bd4) 23. Qxf3 $18 (23. fxg5 Qe5+ 24. Kh1 $18) 23... gxf4
24. Bxf4 Kh8 (24... Rxe1 $1 25. Rxe1 Kf8 26. Rg1 Re8 27. Kh1 $40 {/\Be3,/\Qh5})
25. Rg1 Ne5 26. Qh5 Rg8 27. Kh1 $1 (27. Bg5 Nf3+ 28. Qxf3 hxg5 29. Qh5+ Qh6 30.
Qxf7 Be5+ $13) 27... Bf8 28. Rxg8+ Kxg8 29. Rg1+ Kh8 30. Bg5 {Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Taastrup"]
[Date "1998.04.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Black "Hoi, Carsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Be7 (4... d5 $5) 5. Nf3 Nbd7 (5... Nc6) 6.
O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 (7... Re8 8. Nbd2 Bf8 9. Nf1 d5 $13) 8. Nbd2 Re8 9. a4 (9.
Nf1 Bf8 10. Ng3 g6) 9... a5 10. b3 $1 Qc7 11. Qc2 (11. Bb2 Bf8 12. c4 exd4 13.
Nxd4 Nc5 14. Bc2 Ng4 15. h3 Ne5 16. Nf1 g6 17. f4 Ned7 $14) 11... b6 12. Bb2
Bb7 13. h3 (13. c4 exd4 14. Nxd4 g6 15. Rad1 Bf8 $14) 13... Bf8 14. b4 $1 (14.
c4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Bf1 Nfd7) 14... g6 15. dxe5 $6 (15. Qb3 $14) 15...
dxe5 $6 (15... Nxe5 16. Bf1 (16. Be2 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Nd7 $10) (16. Nxe5 dxe5 17.
bxa5 Rxa5 $10) (16. Nd4 d5) 16... Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 c5 $17) 16. Qb3 Bh6 17. Nc4 c5
(17... axb4 18. cxb4 b5 19. axb5 Rxa1 20. Bxa1 cxb5 21. Na5 $16) 18. bxa5 (18.
b5 $14) 18... bxa5 19. Qc2 Ba6 20. Rad1 Red8 21. Bf1 Bxc4 (21... Rab8 22. Ncxe5
(22. Nd6 $1 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 c4 24. Nb5 $36) 22... Nxe5 23. Bxa6 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3
Nh5 $146) 22. Bxc4 Nb6 23. Bb5 c4 24. Ba3 Bf8 (24... Ne8 25. Bxe8 Rxe8 26. Bd6
(26. Rb1 $1 $16 {/\Rb5}) 26... Qc6 27. Bxe5 Qxa4 28. Qxa4 (28. Qb1 Qb3 29. Qa1
Qb5 30. Bd4 Nd7 $13) 28... Nxa4 29. Bd4 Bf8 (29... Nb2 30. Ra1 Nd3 31. Re2 Nf4
32. Rea2 Rxe4 33. Rxa5 Rxa5 34. Rxa5 Ne2+ 35. Kf1 Nxd4 36. cxd4 c3 37. Rc5 Bd2)
30. Ne5 $13 Nb2 31. Rd2 Rxe5 32. Bxe5 Nd3 33. Rxd3 cxd3 34. Bd4 a4 $13) 25. Bc1
Nfd7 (25... Ne8 $5 {/\Nd6}) 26. Be3 Nc5 $2 (26... Bc5 $5 27. Bg5 f6 28. Bc1 Be7
29. h4 $13) 27. Nd2 Nd3 $2 (27... Ncd7 {/\Bc5}) 28. Bxb6 Qxb6 (28... Nxe1 29.
Bxc7 Nxc2 30. Bxd8 Rxd8 31. Bxc4 Rc8 32. Rc1 (32. Bd5 Rxc3 33. Nc4 $16) 32...
Na3 33. Bd5 Bh6 34. Rd1 Rxc3 35. Nb3 Nc4 $10) 29. Rf1 $16 Qf6 30. Nxc4 Nf4 31.
Kh2 h5 32. Rxd8 $2 (32. g3 Ne6 33. Ne3 $16 Ng5) 32... Rxd8 33. Rd1 Rxd1 34.
Qxd1 Bc5 $2 (34... Ne6 $132 {/\Bc5,Qf4}) 35. Qf3 h4 36. Nxa5 $18 Qd8 $6 37. Nc4
$6 (37. Nb7 Qb6 38. Nxc5 Qxc5 39. Qe3 Qa3 40. c4 $18) 37... Nd3 $5 38. Ne3 Nxf2
39. Bc4 (39. Qxf2 Qg5 40. Bc4 Qg3+ 41. Qxg3 hxg3+ 42. Kxg3 Bxe3 43. Bd5 Kg7 44.
a5 f6 45. Kf3 Bc5 46. h4 $18 {/\g4,h5}) 39... Bxe3 40. Qxe3 Nd1 (40... Qc7 41.
Bd5 Nd1 42. Qh6 Qd6 43. c4 Nc3 44. c5 Qf6 45. Qe3 $18) 41. Qf3 Qc7 42. Bb3 Nxc3
43. Qf6 Kf8 $2 (43... Qb7 44. Qxg6+ Kf8 45. Qh6+ (45. Qd6+ Kg8 46. Bd5 $18)
45... Kg8 46. Qg5+ Kf8 $132) 44. Qh8+ Ke7 45. Qxh4+ Kf8 46. Qh8+ Ke7 47. Qg7
Nxe4 48. Qxf7+ Kd8 49. Qg8+ Ke7 50. Qxg6 {Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shovunov, Baatr"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 c6 8. a4
exd4 (8... a5 9. O-O Na6 10. Be3 Nb4 11. Qd2) 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. O-O Na6 11. a5
Nb4 12. f4 (12. Ra4 c5 13. Ndb5 d5 14. Nxd5 Nfxd5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. Na3 Bd7)
12... a6 13. g4 h6 $1 14. Nde2 (14. Be3 c5 15. Nb3 Qc7 16. Nd2 Nfd5 $1) 14...
Qc7 15. Be3 c5 16. Qd2 (16. Bf2 {/\Ng3,g5}) 16... Bd7 17. Ng3 (17. Bf2 Bc6 18.
Ng3 Rad8 19. Rfe1 Rd7 20. g5 Nh7 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bb5 24.
Re8+ Bf8 25. c4 Bxc4 26. gxh6 Bb5 27. Qc3 f6 28. Ne4 Re7 29. Nxf6+ Nxf6 30.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Qxf6+ Kg8 32. Qxg6+ Kf8 33. Qf6+ Ke8 34. Qg6+ Kf8 35. Bh4 Rf7
36. Be4 Rxf4 37. Bf6 Rxf6 38. Qxf6+ Qf7 39. Qxd6+ Kg8 40. Qd8+ {1-0 Aseev,
K-Zakharevich,I/RUS-ch 1994/CBM 44/[Ftacnik]}) 17... Rad8 18. Rfe1 (18. Bf2 {
/\g5}) 18... Bc8 19. Bf2 (19. g5 hxg5 20. fxg5 Nd7) 19... Nh7 (19... b5 20.
axb6 Qxb6 {Bb7}) 20. Nf1 (20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Bg7) (20. Na4 Nc6
21. Nb6 Bxb2 22. Nd5 Qb8 23. Rab1 Bg7 $13) 20... g5 $5 21. Ne3 Be6 (21... gxf4
22. Ned5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Qb8 24. c3 $16) 22. f5 (22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Rxe1+ 24.
Rxe1 d5 $13) 22... Bd7 23. Ncd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Qb8 25. Rab1 (25. c3 Bc6 26. Bg3
Bxd5 27. exd5 Nf6 {/\Nd7-e5}) 25... Bc6 26. b4 Bxd5 27. exd5 (27. Qxd5 Bc3 28.
bxc5 dxc5 29. Qxc5 Bxe1 $13) 27... c4 $1 28. Bd4 $5 (28. c3 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Re8
30. Kf1 Nf6 31. Bg3 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Nd7 33. Qe7 Ne5 {/\Bf8}) 28... Rxe1+ 29.
Rxe1 Re8 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Qd4+ Nf6 32. Rxe8 Qxe8 33. Kf2 Qa4 34. Qxc4 Qa1 (
34... Nd7 35. Qc7 Ne5 36. f6+) 35. Qd3 Nd7 $44 36. Qd2 Ne5 37. c3 $11 Qb1 38.
Bf1 Qe4 39. Be2 Qh1 40. Qe3 Qxd5 41. Bf3 Nxf3 42. Qxf3 Qd2+ 43. Kf1 Kf6 44.
Qxb7 Qxc3 45. b5 Qxh3+ 46. Kf2 Qh4+ 47. Kf1 Qh3+ 48. Kf2 Qh2+ 49. Ke1 Qe5+ 50.
Kf2 Qd4+ 51. Kf1 Qd1+ 52. Kf2 Qd2+ 53. Kf1 Qf4+ 54. Ke1 Qe3+ 55. Kf1 h5 56.
bxa6 hxg4 57. a7 Qc1+ 58. Ke2 Qc2+ 59. Ke3 Qc3+ 60. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Novgorodskij, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 (7. d5 $5)
7... e5 8. h3 Re8 9. Na3 (9. Bg5) (9. d5) 9... exd4 (9... a6 10. Bd2 h6 11. Rc1
Nh5 12. Nc2 Kh7 13. a3 Bd7 14. b4 Nf6 15. Rb1 Qc8 16. Bc4 Re7 17. d5 Nb8 18.
Bf1 c6 19. c4 b5 20. Rc1 bxc4 21. Ne3 Nxe4 22. Nxc4 cxd5 23. Nxd6 Qd8 24. Nxe4
{Smagin,S-Ivanov,T/Moscow3 1995/EXP 47/1-0 (49)}) (9... h6 10. Nc2 Bd7 11. Bd2
a5 12. b3 Nh5 13. Qc1 g5 14. Bf1 Qf6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Ne3 Nf4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18.
exd5 Na7 19. Re3 e4 20. Nd4 Qd6 21. Qc2 Qxd5 22. Bc4 Qc5 23. Rxe4 b5 24. Bd3
Nc6 25. Rc1 Rxe4 26. Bxe4 Re8 27. Nf3 Ne5 28. Nd4 Nc6 29. Nf3 {- Rublevsky,
S-Krasenkow,M/Rubinstein mem 1996/CBM 55}) (9... d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bg5 f6
12. Bh4 exd4 13. Rxe8+ Qxe8 14. Bc4 Be6 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 f5 17. Qd2 c6
18. Re1 Qf7 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Nb5 d4 21. cxd4 Bxa2 22. Nc3 Bb3 23. Re7 Qc4 24.
Rxb7 {Kuporosov,V-Kirpichnikov,V/Pardubice op 1993/TD 93\07/1-0 (38)}) 10. cxd4
d5 $5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Nb5 (12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Rxe4 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5) 12... Bf5
13. Bf4 (13. Be3) 13... a6 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qd7 $2 (15... Bxd3 16. Qxd3
Qd7 {/\Nd8.e6}) 16. Bf1 $16 Na5 17. Qc1 (17. g4 Be6 18. Bg3 {/\Ng5,/\Nh4,f4})
17... Qa4 $2 (17... Rac8 {/\c5}) 18. g4 Be6 19. Bh6 Qd7 20. Nh4 c5 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. f4 $40 Qe7 23. Nf3 c4 (23... cxd4 24. Nxd4 {/\f5}) (23... Rac8 24. Bd3
$1 Qd7 25. Kf2 cxd4 26. f5 Rxc3 27. f6+ Kh8 28. Qh6 Rg8 29. Ng5) 24. Rb1 (24.
Qc2 f5) (24. Kh2 $5) 24... b5 25. Rb2 Nc6 26. Rg2 Kh8 27. f5 $1 Bd7 (27... gxf5
28. Qh6 fxg4 29. Ng5 f6 30. exf6 Qd7 31. f7) 28. Qh6 (28. Qf4 {/\e6.fe6.f6+/-})
28... Qf8 29. Qh4 Qg7 30. Ng5 (30. e6 fxe6 31. f6 Qf8 32. Ng5 h6 $13) 30... Nd8
31. Rf2 $4 gxf5 32. gxf5 Rg8 33. Rg2 Bxf5 34. e6 $2 (34. Re3 {/\Reg3}) 34...
fxe6 35. Nxe6 Nxe6 $1 36. Rxg7 Rxg7+ 37. Kh2 $2 (37. Kh1 Be4+ 38. Rxe4 dxe4 39.
Qxe4 Re8 $17) 37... Ng5 38. Bg2 Be4 39. Bxe4 $2 (39. Re3 $17) 39... dxe4 40.
Kh1 Rag8 41. Re3 Rg6 {42.Qf4Nf3/\Rg1,R8g2,42Qf2Nf3/\Rg1,R8g2,b4} 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sotsky, Alexander"]
[Black "Zakharevich, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 c6 8. a4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. O-O Na6 11. a5 Nb4 12. f4 a6 13. g4 h6 14. Be3 c5 15. Nde2
Qc7 16. Bf2 Bd7 17. Qd2 Bb5 $1 (17... Bc6 18. Ng3 Rad8 19. Rfe1 {/\Nd5}) (17...
Bc6 18. Ng3 {/\g5,/\Nd5}) 18. Rfe1 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Nc6 20. g5 (20. Nd5 Nxd5 21.
exd5 Rxe2 22. Qxe2 Nxa5 23. Be1 b6 24. Bxa5 Bxb2 $1 $17) 20... hxg5 21. e5 $5 (
21. fxg5 Nd7 22. Nd5 Qd8 {b2,a5,/\Nc-e5-c4} 23. c3) 21... dxe5 22. fxg5 Nh5 $1
(22... Nd7 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Rd1 $44) 23. Nd5 Qc8 $1 (23... Qd8 24. Bxc5 Nf4 25.
Nxf4 Qxd2 26. Rxd2 exf4 27. c3 Re5 28. Bd6 Rxg5 29. Bxf4 Rxa5 30. Rxa5 Nxa5 31.
Rd7 $16) 24. Bxc5 (24. Nb6 Qf5 25. Nxa8 Rxa8 {/\Nd4,Nf4©}) 24... Qf5 25. Ra3 $2
(25. Rf1 Nf4 26. Nxf4 exf4 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. b4 Qxg5 29. Qxf4 Qxf4 30. Rxf4
$16) 25... Nf4 26. Rf2 Qxg5 27. c4 (27. Bb6 Bh6) (27. Nxf4 exf4 28. Qxf4 Qxc5
29. Qxf7+ Kh7 30. Rg3 Ne5) (27. Bb6) 27... Qh4 (27... Rad8 28. Bb6 Rd6 $5) 28.
Raf3 (28. Nxf4 exf4 29. Rxf4 Re1+ 30. Bf1 Qg5+ 31. Kh1 Rae8 $17) 28... Nxg2 29.
Kxg2 (29. Rxf7 Nf4 30. Nxf4 exf4 31. Qd7 Re1+) 29... f5 $19 30. b3 e4 31. Rg3
Kh7 32. Rf4 (32. Nf4 g5 33. Nd5 f4 34. Rg4 Qh5 {/\f3,e3}) 32... Qh6 (32... Qh5)
33. Be3 Qh5 34. h4 Ne5 $1 35. Rg5 Qh6 36. Bd4 $6 (36. Rxe4 fxe4 37. Rxe5 Qxh4)
36... Nf3 37. Bxg7 Qxg7 38. Qe3 Re6 39. Kf2 $2 (39. Rg3 Qb2+ 40. Qf2 Qxf2+ 41.
Kxf2 Rf8 $19) 39... Qb2+ 40. Qe2 Qxe2+ 41. Kxe2 Nxg5 42. hxg5 $8 (42. Nc7 Rc8)
42... Kg7 $6 (42... Rd8) 43. Nc7 Rae8 44. Nxe6+ $2 (44. Rf1 $132 {/\Rd1} R8e7
$2 (44... Kf7 45. Rh1 R8e7 46. Ke3 Rxc7 47. Rh7+ Ke8 48. Rxc7 f4+ 49. Ke2 e3
$19) 45. Nxe6+ Rxe6 46. Rd1 f4 47. Rd7+ Kf8 48. Rxb7 e3 49. Rb6) 44... Rxe6 45.
Rf1 Rd6 46. Rc1 Rd3 47. b4 Rb3 48. b5 axb5 49. c5 (49. cxb5 Rxb5 50. Rc7+ Kf8
51. Ke3 Rxa5 52. Rxb7 Ra3+ 53. Kf4 Rf3+ 54. Ke5 e3 55. Kf6 Ke8 56. Ke6 Kd8 57.
Kd6 Kc8 $19) 49... Ra3 50. Rd1 Kf7 51. Rd7+ Ke6 52. Rxb7 Rxa5 53. Rb6+ Ke5 54.
c6 (54. Rxg6 Ra2+ 55. Ke1 f4 56. Rf6 e3 57. c6 Ke4 58. c7 f3 $19) 54... Ra2+
55. Kd1 Kd6 56. c7+ Kxc7 57. Rxg6 Rg2 58. Rg8 Kd6 59. g6 Ke5 0-1

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Taastrup"]
[Date "1998.04.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Borge, Nikolaj"]
[Black "Sahl, Bjarke"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 Nc6 6. h3 (6. d5 Ne5 7. h3 c6 8.
f4 Ned7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Be2 Qc7 11. O-O Nc5 12. e5 $2 (12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. dxc6
Qxc6 14. e5 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Qxe4 16. Bd3 Qc6 17. Rae1 Rd8 $10) 12... Nfe4 13. Nxe4
Nxe4 14. Qd4 cxd5 15. Qxd5 Ng3) 6... e5 7. d5 Ne7 (7... Nd4 8. Bxd4 exd4 9.
Qxd4 O-O 10. Qd3 Re8 11. O-O-O a6 $146) 8. g4 h5 (8... c6 9. g5 Nh5 10. dxc6
bxc6 11. O-O-O) 9. g5 Nh7 10. Bb5+ Bd7 (10... c6 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Ba4 {/\000}
Be6) 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. h4 c5 $1 (12... f5 13. gxf6 Nxf6 14. O-O-O Ng4 15. Bg5
{/\f3}) (12... O-O-O 13. O-O-O a6 14. Nge2 f5 15. gxf6 Nxf6 16. f3 c6 17. Na4
Kb8 18. Nb6 Qc7 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Nc3) 13. O-O-O (13. a4 O-O 14. f4 Qg4 $132)
13... b5 14. Nce2 b4 (14... f5 15. gxf6 Nxf6 16. f3 {/\Nh3-g5-e6}) 15. Qd3 O-O
16. Nf3 f5 $1 17. gxf6 Nxf6 18. Ng5 Ng4 19. Ne6 $1 (19. f3 c4 20. Qd2 c3 $40
21. Qxc3) 19... Rf6 $2 (19... Rf3 20. Nxg7 (20. Rdf1 Bh6 21. Kb1 Nxe3 22. fxe3
Rxe3 23. Qc4 (23. Qd2 $1 $13) 23... a6 $1 $17) 20... Nxf2) 20. Rdf1 Rc8 21. c4
$1 bxc3 22. Nxc3 Rb8 23. Qe2 Qb7 $2 (23... Nxe3 24. fxe3 $36 {Ne7,Kg8,}) 24.
Bg5 Rf7 25. f3 Nf6 26. Kb1 $16 Kh7 27. Bc1 Kh8 (27... Bh6 $2 28. Bxh6 Kxh6 29.
Qd2+ Kh7 30. Ng5+) 28. Rhg1 Nfg8 29. f4 $1 exf4 30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Qxh5 $18 Nf6
32. Qf3 Nd7 33. h5 $40 Ne5 34. Qh3 Rh8 (34... Qd7 35. Qxd7 (35. Qh4 Rh8 36.
Bxf4) 35... Nxd7 36. Rxf4 $18) 35. Bxf4 Nc4 36. b3 {36...Qb4 37.Bc1 /\Qe6
Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Gubanov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 c5 4. c3 cxd4 (4... Nbd7 5. Be3 e5 6. d5 Be7 $14) 5.
cxd4 Qb6 (5... e5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Nc3 (8. Be3 Be6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10.
Bd3 Bc5 11. Kf2 Ke7 12. Ne2 Bxe3+ 13. Kxe3 Nc5 14. Rhd1 Rhd8 15. Bc4 Rd6 16.
Nb3 Bxc4 17. Nxc5 Bxe2 18. Kxe2 Rc8 19. Rxd6 Kxd6 20. Rd1+ Kc7 21. Nd3 Re8 22.
Rc1+ Kb8 {Angelov,K-Ubilava,E/Elenite op 1986/EXT 86op2/ - (42)}) 8... Bb4 9.
Nge2 Nc6 10. Be3 Be6 11. O-O-O+ Nd7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. Rxd5 Ke7 14. Nc3 Rhc8 15.
Bb5 a6 16. Rhd1 Rc7 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. R5d2 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rb8 20. Rb2 {
Vorotnikov,V-Yermolinsky,A/White Knights 1984/MCL 04/ - (62)}) (5... d5 6. Nc3
Nc6 7. e5 Ng8 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Nge2 e6 10. Be3 h5 11. Qd2 h4 12. Bd3 a6 13. Rc1 b5
14. O-O Nge7 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Kh1 Na5 17. Qe1 b4 18. Nd1 b3 19. a3 Bb5 20. Bxb5+
axb5 21. Bxh4 Nf5 22. Bf2 Be7 23. g4 Nh4 24. Rc3 Kd7 25. Nc1 Ng6 26. Nxb3 Nc4
27. Nc5+ Bxc5 28. dxc5 Qc7 29. Bg3 Ncxe5 30. Qe2 f6 31. c6+ Ke7 32. Qxb5 Rab8
33. Qe2 Rb6 34. f4 Nxc6 35. Qxe6+ Kxe6 36. f5+ Kd7 37. Bxc7 Kxc7 38. fxg6 Kd6
39. b4 d4 40. Rc5 Ne5 41. Nf2 Ra6 42. Ne4+ Ke7 43. g5 f5 44. Ng3 Nd3 45. Rcxf5
Rxa3 46. Ne2 Ra2 47. Nxd4 Kd6 48. Nf3 Nf2+ {- Sakaev,K-Tseshkovsky,V/JUG-chT
1997/EXP 59}) (5... e6 6. Nc3 Nc6 {- Grzesik,F-Ramos,D/BL8788 1988/BL 80}) (
5... g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nge2 Bd7 $14) 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Nge2 g6
(7... e6 8. Na4 Qd8 9. Be3 Be7 $14) 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Qd8 10. Be3 Bg7 11. Nac3
O-O 12. Qd2 Bd7 (12... Na5 $5) 13. g4 $1 e5 (13... a6 {/\b5,NaR}) 14. d5 Ne7
15. Ng3 Ne8 16. Rg1 Kh8 (16... Nc7 $16) 17. O-O-O $16 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nh5
$40 Ng6 20. Kb1 (20. Bg5 Qb6) 20... Qe7 $2 (20... Rf7 $16) 21. Bg5 Qf7 22. h4
fxg4 (22... Nf4 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Nxg7 Nxg7 25. Qxf4 $16 (25. g5 Nh5 26. Ne2
$16)) 23. fxg4 Nf4 24. Be2 $1 Bxg4 $4 (24... Rc8 25. Rdf1 Qg6+ 26. Ka1 Nxe2 27.
Qxe2 $16) 25. Nxf4 $18 exf4 26. Rxg4 Qf5+ 27. Qd3 h6 28. Qxf5 Rxf5 29. Bd3 Rf8
30. Bxf4 h5 31. Rxg7 Kxg7 32. Rg1+ Kh8 33. Be3 Nf6 34. Bd4 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 (5. Qd3 $5) (5. Qd2 $5) 5... e5
6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 exd4 (7... Qb6 8. Qd2 exf4 9. Bxf4 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Qxd4 11.
O-O-O $146) 8. Bxd4 Qb4 9. Be2 $5 (9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Rb1 Bh6 $14) 9... Nxe4 10.
O-O d5 (10... Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Qb6+ 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. Re1 $40) 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. c3
Qe7 (12... Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qxa2 14. Rxb7 $1 exf3 (14... Be7 15. Re1 $146 (15. Nd2
$40)) 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. Re1+ Kd8 17. Bb6+ Kc8 18. Rc7#) 13. Ne5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2
c5 (14... f5 15. Qh5+) 15. Bf2 Nd7 (15... f6 16. Qb5+ (16. Qh5+ g6 17. Nxg6 Qf7
18. f5 Rg8 19. Nf4 $16) 16... Nd7 $13) (15... Nc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. f5 $16) 16.
Nxd7 Kxd7 (16... Qxd7 17. Qxe4+ Qe7 18. Qa4+ Qd7 19. Rfe1+ Be7 20. Qxd7+ Kxd7
21. Rad1+ Ke8 22. Bxc5) 17. b4 $1 $40 (17. f5 $146 {/\Bg3,Rad1}) (17. Rad1+ $5
{/\f5}) 17... f5 18. Rad1+ Kc7 19. Rd5 $1 (19. Bxc5 Qe6 20. Bd4 $16 Rg8) 19...
Qe6 20. Rfd1 (20. Re5 Qf6 21. Qc4 $40 (21. Bxc5 $40)) 20... Rc8 21. Re5 Qf7 22.
bxc5 Kb8 23. Qb5 {/\Rd7-Rc7-Rd8,Rc8} a6 (23... Qc7 24. Rxf5 Qc6 25. Qc4 {/\Rd5}
) 24. Rd7 $1 axb5 (24... Rc7 25. Rd8+ Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Kxc8 27. Re8+ Kc7 28. Qb6+
Kd7 29. Rb8) 25. Rxf7 g6 26. Bd4 h5 (26... Rg8 27. Rd5 {/\Rdd7}) 27. Rd5 Rg8
28. c6 $1 (28. Rdd7 Bxc5 29. Rxb7+ Ka8 $13) 28... bxc6 (28... Rxc6 29. Rd8+ Rc8
30. Be5+) 29. Rdd7 Re8 30. Be5+ {30...Re5 31.Rd8,30...Kc8 31.Rc7Kd8 32.Rfd7
Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 (4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Nf3 Bd6 $10) 4... d5 (4...
Nc6) (4... Be7) 5. dxe5 (5. exd5 Qxd5 6. dxe5 Qxg2 7. Qf3 Qxf3 8. Nxf3 Nd5 $10)
5... Nxe4 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Nc5 (7... Nxd2 8. Bxd2 Be7 9. h3 O-O 10. O-O f6
$13) 8. Bb5 Bd7 (8... Be7 $5) 9. Qe2 a6 $6 (9... Be7 10. b4 $6 Ne6 $15 11. O-O
O-O) 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. O-O Ne6 (12... Be7 13. f4 $40) 13. Rd1 (13.
f4 $2 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Bb5) 13... c5 14. Nf5 Nf4 (14... g6 15. Nd6+ (15. Ne3 $5 {
/\Ng4~~}) 15... Bxd6 16. exd6 O-O 17. Nf3 Bc6 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Qe5 $13 f6 20.
Qg3 Qd7 21. Nh4 Kf7 22. Re1 $13) 15. Qg4 Ng6 (15... Bxf5 16. Qxf4 (16. Qxf5
Ne2+ (16... Ne6 17. Nf3 (17. Nf1 Be7 18. Ne3 d4 19. Qg4 $36) 17... Qd7 $10) 17.
Kh1 Nxc1 18. Raxc1 g6 19. Qf3 Bh6 20. Rc2 $16) 16... Be6 17. Nf3 Be7 18. Ng5
O-O 19. Qh4 h6 20. Nxe6 Bxh4 21. Nxd8 Raxd8 $10) 16. Nf1 Be6 17. N1e3 Qd7 18.
f4 O-O-O $2 (18... Rd8 19. Qh3 (19. b4 $5 $36) (19. g3 {/\Qh5=}) 19... h5 $13)
19. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 $2 (19... Bxf5 20. Nb6+ Kc7) (19... Kb8 20. Nde3 Qc8 21. Rxd8
Qxd8 22. Qf3 Qd3 23. Ng3 c4 $132) 20. Rxd5 Qe6 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Ne3 (22. Qd1+
$18) 22... Qxg4 23. Nxg4 Kd7 24. Be3 (24. f5 h5 (24... Ne7 25. Ne3 Nc6 26. Nc4
b5 27. Nb6+ $18) 25. fxg6 hxg4 26. gxf7 Ke6 27. Bf4 Kxf7 28. Rd1 $18) 24... h5
25. Nf2 Be7 26. Rd1+ Kc6 (26... Ke6 27. Ne4 b6 28. Kf2) 27. g3 b5 28. Kg2 f5
29. exf6 gxf6 30. Kf3 f5 31. b3 $1 Rd8 (31... h4 32. g4) (31... Rf8 32. c4 h4
33. g4 fxg4+ 34. Kxg4 Bd6 35. Nd3) 32. Rxd8 Bxd8 33. c4 Nf8 34. Nd3 bxc4 $6 35.
bxc4 $6 (35. Ne5+ Kd5 (35... Kb5 36. Nxc4 Bc7 37. Bd2 Ne6 38. a4+ Kc6 39. Bc3)
36. bxc4+ $18) 35... Ne6 36. h3 Bf6 37. g4 Nd4+ 38. Bxd4 hxg4+ 39. hxg4 fxg4+
40. Kxg4 Bxd4 41. f5 $18 Kb6 42. Kg5 Bg7 (42... Ka5 43. f6 Ka4 (43... Bxf6+ 44.
Kxf6 Ka4 45. Ke5) 44. f7 Bg7 45. Nxc5+ Kb4 46. Ne6) 43. f6 Bf8 44. Ne5 Ka5 45.
Ng6 Bd6 46. f7 Kb4 47. Kf6 {47...Kc4 48.Ne7 Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9798 8th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1998.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1997.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 (6... Nbd7) 7. Re1
e5 8. h3 (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 $10) 8... h6 $5 (8... Re8 9. d5 Ne7 10. c4)
9. Be3 (9. d5 Ne7 10. c4 Nh7 11. Nc3 f5) 9... d5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nxe4
$10 12. Nd2 Bf5 (12... Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Kh7 14. Rad1 c6 15. f4 $36) 13. Qc2 (13.
Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bc2 h5 15. Bd4 Qd5 16. g4 hxg4 17. hxg4 Be6 18. Bxe4 Qd7 19. Bc5)
13... Nxd2 14. Bxd2 (14. Bxf5 Nc4) 14... Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qe7 16. c4 (16. f4 $10)
16... dxc4 17. Qxc4 Rfe8 18. Bc3 Rad8 19. Re3 c6 20. e6 $1 (20. a4 Rd5 $15)
20... fxe6 21. Rae1 $146 Rd5 (21... Rd6 22. Bb4) (21... Bxc3 22. Rxe6) 22. Qg4
Qf7 (22... Bxc3 23. Qxg6+ Bg7 24. Rxe6) 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Rxe6 Kh7 (24... Bxc3
25. bxc3 Kh7 26. Qe4 Rd7 27. c4 $14) 25. Qe2 Rd1+ 26. Kh2 Rd7 27. Bxg7 Qxg7 $14
28. g3 (28. h4 h5 29. g3 Qf7 30. Kg2 Qf5 31. Re7+ Kg8) 28... Rf7 29. h4 h5 30.
Kg1 $14 {30...Rf6 31.Re4 Rf7/\Qf6 Yudasin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 13th final"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gabdrakhmanov, Rafail"]
[Black "Svetushkin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1997.12.28"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan II"]
[BlackTeam "Chisinau Rezina-Gaz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MDA"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. Nbd2 (5. Nc3) 5... O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 (
6... Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 (7... Nb4 8. c3 Na6 9. Bxa6 bxa6 10. Qa4 Nd7 11. Nb3 $14) 8.
Re1 c6 $10) 7. c3 e5 (7... b6 $5 8. Re1 Bb7 9. Bf1 e6 10. a4 a6 11. b4 c5 $13)
8. Re1 Re8 9. Bf1 b6 (9... c6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nc4) 10. d5 Bb7 11. c4 (11. Nc4
Nc5 12. Nfd2 c6 $36) 11... a5 12. Nb1 (12. b3 {/\Bb2,a3,b4}) 12... Nc5 13. Nc3
Bc8 $1 14. Bg5 $6 (14. b3 {/\Rb1,a3}) (14. Bd2) 14... h6 15. Bd2 Nh7 $1 16. Qc1
$6 Bg4 $1 (16... h5 17. Ng5 $10) 17. Bxh6 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qh4 $146 19. Be3 (19.
Bxg7 Kxg7 {/\Rh8,Nf6-h5}) 19... Bf6 (19... f5 $5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Qc2 $13) 20.
Qd2 (20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Nxe4 23. Bg3 Qf6) 20... Ng5 21. Bg2 Kg7
(21... Nh3+ 22. Bxh3 Qxh3 23. f4 exf4 24. Bxf4 Bxc3 $17) 22. Rad1 (22. Kf1 $5)
22... Rh8 23. Kf1 Rh5 (23... Rae8 24. Ke2 Qh5 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. h4 Nh7 27. Nb5
$13) 24. f4 $2 (24. Ke2 $1 Qxh2 25. Rg1 Nh3 $15) 24... Nh3 25. Ne2 (25. fxe5
Bxe5 26. f3 Bxh2) 25... Re8 26. fxe5 (26. f3 exf4 27. Nxf4 Nxf4 28. Bxf4 Be5
$146) 26... Rhxe5 27. f3 (27. f4 Rxe4 $1 $40) 27... Bg5 28. Qd4 (28. f4 Rxe4
29. Bxe4 Nxe4 $40) 28... Bxe3 29. Qxe3 Nxe4 $3 $19 30. fxe4 Rf5+ $1 31. Bf3
Rxe4 32. Qc3+ Kh7 33. Ng3 Rxf3+ (33... Rxc4 34. Qd3 Rxf3+ 35. Qxf3 Rf4 $19 {
was more decisive}) 34. Qxf3 Rf4 35. Qxf4 Qxf4+ 36. Kg2 Ng5 (36... Qg4 $19) 37.
Rf1 Qxc4 38. h4 $2 Qc2+ 39. Kh1 Nf3 40. Rxf3 Qxd1+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 $5 7. d5 Nb8 (7...
Ne5 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. f4 (9. c4 e6 10. Nc3 $14) 9... exf4 10. Bxf4 c6 $13) 8. c4
e5 (8... c6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nbd7 12. Be2 $13) 9. Nc3 h6 $5 (
9... Nbd7 10. Rb1 Nh5 11. Re1 Nf4 12. Bf1 f5 13. exf5) 10. Rb1 Nh5 11. Re1 Nf4
12. Bf1 g5 $1 $132 13. b4 (13. g3 $2 Nh3+ 14. Kg2 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Ne4 Nd7
$36) 13... f5 14. Nd2 fxe4 15. Ndxe4 Bf5 16. c5 Nd7 $1 17. g3 $1 (17. Rb3 Nf6
18. Bc4 Kh8 19. Bb2 Qe7 $13) 17... Ng6 (17... Nh3+ 18. Bxh3 Bxh3 19. cxd6) 18.
Ba3 $1 Nf6 19. Rc1 (19. cxd6 cxd6 20. b5 Ne8 $13) 19... Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Ne7 21.
Bg2 (21. cxd6 cxd6 22. b5 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Nf5 $13) 21... Bg6 22. Bb2 (22. b5 Bxe4
(22... Nf5 23. g4 $2 Nh4 24. cxd6 cxd6 25. Nxd6 Nxg2 26. Kxg2 Rf4 $146) 23.
Bxe4 Nf5 $14) 22... Nf5 23. a4 Nd4 24. a5 Kh8 25. Rc3 Qd7 {/\Rf7,Raf8,/\Rad8}
26. h3 Rf7 27. Rce3 Raf8 28. Rf1 (28. Qd2 Nf3+) (28. Bxd4 exd4 29. R3e2 Bxe4
30. Bxe4 Qxh3) 28... a6 29. Bc3 Nf5 30. Rf3 (30. Re2 Nd4 $10) 30... Bh5 31. g4
{31...Nh4 32.Rf7(32.Re3 Bg6/\Rf4)Bf7 33.Bh1~~ Yudasin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhelnin, Vladimir V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 (3... c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ $5) 4. d5 (4. dxe5 dxe5 5.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Ke8 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. Nc3 c6 9. Nge2 Bc5 10. Kf2 Ke7 $10) 4...
Nh5 $5 5. Be3 Be7 6. c4 (6. Qd2 O-O 7. Ne2 g6 $13 {/\f5,Ng7}) 6... O-O (6...
Bg5 7. Bf2 O-O 8. h4 Be7 9. g4 Nf4 10. Ne2 $36 {/\Nbc3,Qd2,000,g5,h5}) 7. Qd2
Nd7 (7... g6 $5) 8. Nc3 g6 9. O-O-O Ng7 10. g4 (10. h4 $2 f5 11. exf5 (11. g3
Nf6) 11... Nxf5 12. Bf2 Nxh4 $17) 10... f5 $1 11. exf5 (11. gxf5 gxf5 12. Nge2
f4 13. Bf2 Bh4 $15) 11... gxf5 12. Nge2 (12. h4 Nf6 (12... Nc5 13. g5 Nh5 14.
Nge2 Bd7 $13) (12... Nb6 $5) 13. g5 Nfh5 14. Nge2 $14) 12... Nb6 13. b3 fxg4
14. fxg4 Bxg4 15. Rg1 Qd7 16. Ne4 (16. Bh6 Rf7 17. Ne4 Kh8 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19.
Qxg5 (19. Bxg5 Bh5 $13) 19... Nf5 20. Rxg4 Nxh6 21. Rg3 Nf5 22. Bh3 Nxg3 $1 23.
Bxd7 Nxe2+ 24. Kd2 Nd4 25. Bg4 Rg8 $40) 16... Kh8 17. Bh6 {17...Rf7-16.Bh6~~
Yudasin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "1998.01.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c6 4. h3 d6 (4... d5 5. Nc3) 5. Bd3 Nd7 6. O-O Ngf6 (
6... e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. b3 {/\Ba3}) 7. a4 O-O 8. c3 $6 (8. Nc3 e5 9. Re1 Re8
10. Be3 $14) 8... e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 (9... Nxe5 $10) 10. Be3 Nh5 11. a5 Qe7 12. b4
Nf4 $6 (12... f5 13. exf5 (13. Qc2 f4 14. Bc1 g5 (14... Bf6 15. Ba3 Kh8 16.
Nbd2 g5 17. Be2 Qe8 $13) 15. Be2 $1) 13... gxf5 14. Re1 Kh8 $13) 13. Bc4 Rd8
14. Qc1 $1 Qf6 15. g3 $1 Nxh3+ $5 (15... Ne6 16. Kg2 $36 {/\h4,Nbd2}) 16. Kg2
h6 $1 (16... Nf8 17. Ng5 Nxg5 18. Bxg5 $16) 17. Bxh6 (17. Rh1 g5) 17... Nf8 (
17... Nf4+ 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Qxf4 Qxf4 20. gxf4 Nf6 21. Ng5 $16) 18. Rh1 Nh7 (
18... Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Bg4 20. Be2 (20. Qe3 Bxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 22. Kxf3 Ng5+ 23.
Ke3 $14) 20... Bxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Ng5 $17) 19. Be3 $1 (19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nbd2 N3g5
$15) 19... g5 $6 (19... Bg4 20. Be2 Qe6 (20... N7g5 21. Nxg5 Bxe2 22. Rxh3) (
20... N3g5 21. Nxg5 Bxe2 22. Rxh7 Rd1 23. Qc2) 21. Nbd2 {/\Nf1-h2} Bf6 $14) 20.
Ra2 g4 21. Nh4 N7g5 (21... N3g5 22. Nd2 {/\Qc2,Be2,NfR}) 22. Nd2 Bh6 $6 (22...
Bd7) 23. Qf1 $6 (23. Qc2 {/\Be2,Nf5}) 23... Nh7 24. Bxh6 Qxh6 25. Qe2 $16 Nf6
$2 (25... a6 26. Nf5 Qg5 $14) 26. Nf5 $1 Qg5 (26... Bxf5 27. exf5 Kg7 28. Ne4
$16) 27. Ne7+ Kg7 28. a6 $1 (28. Nxc8 Raxc8 29. Nf1 Rh8 30. Ne3 Nf4+ 31. gxf4
exf4 32. Nf5+ Qxf5 33. exf5 f3+ 34. Kg1 fxe2 35. Rxe2 Rxh1+ 36. Kxh1 Rc7 $15)
28... Nh5 (28... Nxe4 29. Nxc8 Nxd2 30. axb7 Rb8 31. Rd1 (31. Ba6 Nf3 32. Qe3
$16) 31... Nf3 32. Rxd8 Qxd8 $13) (28... b5 29. Nxc6 Nh5 30. Qe3 Qxe3 31. fxe3
Rxd2+ 32. Rxd2 bxc4 33. Rd8 Nf6 34. Rf1 Ng5 35. Ne7 Bb7 36. axb7 Rxd8 37. Nc6
$18) 29. axb7 Bxb7 (29... N5f4+ 30. gxf4 Nxf4+ 31. Kf1 Bxb7 32. Nf5+) 30. Nf5+
Kf6 31. Kf1 $16 (31. Qe3 $16) 31... Bc8 32. Ne3 Kg7 33. Ra5 $16 Rd6 $6 (33...
Nf6) 34. Ke1 Rf6 $2 (34... Nf6 $14) 35. Rf1 (35. Rh2 Ng1 36. Qf1 Nf3+ 37. Nxf3
Rxf3 {/\Ng3,Re3} 38. Rh1) 35... Bd7 36. Bb3 {/\Bd1} Rd8 $2 (36... Rg6 37. Ndc4)
37. Rxa7 Bc8 38. Ra8 $1 {/\Nf5} Nxf2 $2 (38... Rf8 39. Bd1 Rg6 40. Ndc4) 39.
Rxf2 Nxg3 40. Rxf6 Nxe2 41. Rxf7+ Kg6 42. Kxe2 $18 Qh5 $1 (42... g3 43. Nf3 Qh5
44. Raa7) 43. Rxc8 (43. Ndf1 g3+ 44. Ke1 Qh4 45. Ng2 Qxe4+ 46. Nfe3 Qb1+) 43...
Rxc8 (43... Qh2+ 44. Rf2 Rxd2+ 45. Kxd2 Qxf2+ 46. Kd3 g3 47. Rg8+ Kh7 48. Rg4
$18) 44. Rf5 Qh2+ 45. Rf2 g3 (45... Qh4 46. Be6 Rd8 47. Nxg4) 46. Rg2 Rf8 47.
Nf3 Qh3 48. Nxe5+ Kg5 49. Nf3+ (49. Nd3 {/\e5}) 49... Kf4 50. Rg1 Qh5 (50...
Kxe4 $4 51. Ng5+) 51. Rf1 (51. Ng2+ Kxe4 52. Bc2+ Kd5 53. Ne3+ Kd6 54. Rxg3 $18
) 51... Kxe4 52. Bc2+ Kf4 53. Bg6 Qh8 54. Nd4+ Kg5 (54... Ke5 55. Ng4+ Kd5 56.
Bf7+ Ke4 (56... Rxf7 57. Rxf7 Kc4 58. Kd2 Kd5 59. Kd3 $18) 57. Ne6 Rxf7 58.
Ng5+ Kd5 59. Ne3+ Kd6 60. Nxf7+) 55. Ne6+ Kxg6 56. Nxf8+ Kg7 57. Ne6+ Kg6 58.
Nf4+ Kg5 59. Rf3 $2 (59. Kd2 $18 {/\Nfd2}) 59... g2 $2 (59... Qxc3 60. Ne6+ Kh5
61. Ng7+ Kg6 62. Rxg3+ Kf7) 60. Nfxg2 Qh5 61. Nf1 Kh6 62. Ng3 Qb5+ 63. Rd3 c5
64. bxc5 Qxc5 65. Ne3 Kg6 66. c4 Kf7 67. Rd5 Qb4 68. Ne4 Qb2+ 69. Rd2 Qe5 70.
Kd3 Ke7 71. c5 Kd7 72. Kc4+ Kc6 73. Rd6+ Kb7 74. Kd3 Kc8 75. Nc4 Qa1 76. Nb6+
Kc7 77. Nd5+ Kc8 78. Nec3 Qf1+ 79. Kd4 Qf8 80. Kc4 Kb8 81. Kb5 Qf2 82. Kc6 Qh4
83. Nb5 Qh8 84. Kb6 Qc8 85. c6 Qb7+ 86. Kc5 Qc8 87. Rd7 Qf8+ 88. Kd4 Qf2+ 89.
Ke5 Qe2+ 90. Kd6 Qh2+ 91. Kc5 Qc2+ 92. Nbc3 Qf2+ 93. Kc4 Qh4+ 94. Kb5 Qg5 95.
Rb7+ Kc8 96. Ka6 Qg3 97. Nb5 {Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nc6 (6... Nbd7) 7. Re1
(7. h3 e5 8. Re1) 7... e5 8. h3 Bd7 $5 (8... Re8 9. Na3 (9. d5)) 9. Nbd2 (9.
Na3 $5 Nh5 10. Nc2) 9... Nh5 10. Nb3 (10. d5 Ne7 {/\Nf4,f5}) (10. dxe5 Nf4 (
10... Nxe5 $10) 11. Bf1 dxe5 12. Nc4 Ne6 13. Ne3 $14) 10... a5 11. a4 Re8 $10
12. Bg5 Qc8 13. Qd2 exd4 14. Nbxd4 (14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bf1 (15. Bb1 f5 $5 (15...
Nf6 $132 {/\Bc6})) 15... Nf6 $132) (14. Nfxd4 $5) 14... Ne5 (14... Nf6 $10) 15.
Nxe5 (15. Bf1 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Nf6 17. Bd3 Bc6 18. Qf4 Nh5 19. Qh4 h6 20. Bd2 Qd8
) 15... dxe5 16. Nb5 $1 $36 Be6 17. Bf1 Nf6 18. Qc2 (18. Rad1 Bb3 19. Ra1 Rd8
20. Qe3 c6) 18... Nd7 {/\Bf8,c6,/\Nc5} 19. Na3 $1 Bf8 (19... Nc5 20. Bc4 $14 (
20. Nc4 f6 21. Be3 Bf8 22. b4 $36)) 20. Nc4 Bc5 $5 {/\f6,Nb6} (20... f6 21. Be3
Bc5 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. b4 Bxc4 24. Bxc4+ Ne6 $10) 21. Nxa5 (21. Reb1 f6 22. Bd2
Kg7 (22... b6 23. b4 Be7 $14) 23. b4 axb4 24. cxb4 Bd4 25. Bc3 Bxc3 26. Qxc3
Nb6 $2 27. Nxb6 (27. Na5 $14) 27... cxb6 28. Qe3 $16) 21... f6 22. Bc1 (22. Bh6
Rxa5 23. b4 Ra8 24. bxc5 Nxc5) 22... Rxa5 23. b4 Ra8 24. bxc5 Nxc5 25. Be3 Nb3
26. Rab1 Na5 $10 27. c4 $1 Qd7 $1 {/\Qf7} 28. c5 (28. Rb5 Qf7 29. Rc1 Bd7)
28... Qf7 29. Qc3 $6 (29. Rb5 $1 Bd7 (29... Reb8 $14) 30. c6 Bxc6 (30... bxc6
31. Rc5 Kg7 (31... Reb8 $1 32. Bd2 (32. Qc3 Qb3 $4 (32... Nb7 33. Bc4 Be6 34.
Bxe6 Qxe6 35. Rxc6 Nd6 $14) 33. Qd2) 32... Nb3 (32... Qb3 $1 $10) 33. Bc4 Be6
34. Bxe6 Qxe6 35. Rxc6 Qd7 36. Be3 $16) 32. Rb1 Be6 33. Qc3 Nb3 34. Rxc6 Re7
35. Qb4 $16) 31. Rxa5 Rxa5 32. Bc4 Re6 33. Qb3 Bxa4 (33... Bd7 34. Qxb7 $16)
34. Qxb7 Bc6 35. Qb8+ Be8 36. Rd1 $40) 29... Bc4 $1 30. c6 {30...b6= Yudasin}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Shaked, Tal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "179"]
[EventDate "1998.01.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 {Hecht} g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. Ne2 O-O 6. O-O e5 7. Nbc3
Nbd7 (7... Nc6) (7... c6) 8. h3 c6 9. a4 a5 10. Be3 (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Be3 Qe7
$10) 10... exd4 (10... Re8) 11. Bxd4 Re8 12. g4 $1 h6 (12... Nc5 $2 13. e5) 13.
Ng3 Nc5 14. e5 $6 (14. Re1 Ne6 15. Be3 $36) 14... Nh7 15. exd6 Qxd6 16. Bxg7
Qxd1 17. Raxd1 Kxg7 18. Nge4 $14 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Nf6 20. Nd6 Re7 21. Rfe1 Kf8 22.
f4 h5 $1 (22... Ne8 23. Nc4 (23. Ne4 f5 $13) (23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Kf2 $14) 23...
Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Be6 $10) 23. g5 Nd5 $1 (23... Ne8 24. Ne4 (24. Nxc8 Rxc8 25. Kf2
$14) 24... Bf5 25. c3 (25. Nc5 $10) 25... Nc7 26. Nd6 Bc2 27. Rc1 Rxe1+ 28.
Rxe1 Rb8 $17) 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Rxe7 Kxe7 26. Rxd5 (26. Nxc8+ Rxc8 27. Rxd5
Rxc2 28. Rxa5 Rxb2 29. f5 $10) 26... Bxh3 27. Nxb7 {[#] Hecht Aktive schwarze
Verteidigung mit einem starken Läufer. Ab Zug 65 TS gegen T} Rb8 28. Nxa5 Rxb2
29. Nc6+ Kf8 (29... Ke6 30. Rc5 (30. Rb5 $1) 30... Kd6 31. Rc3 Bf5 32. Nd4 Be4
$15) 30. Nd4 Kg7 (30... Bg4 {/\h4=}) 31. a5 Ra2 32. Kf2 (32. Rc5 Ra4 33. c4 Bg4
{/\h4,Ra1}) 32... h4 33. Kg1 (33. Rc5 Bg4) 33... Bc8 $6 (33... Bg4 $10) 34. Rc5
Ra1+ (34... Bg4 $10) 35. Kh2 (35. Kf2 h3 36. Kg3 Rg1+) 35... Bb7 $6 36. Kh3
Rh1+ 37. Kg4 f5+ (37... h3 38. Kg3 Bg2 39. f5 $1 $36) 38. gxf6+ Kxf6 39. a6 $1
Bg2 40. Ra5 h3 41. Kg3 Rd1 42. Ra4 (42. Nf3 Bxf3 43. Kxf3 h2) (42. Nb5 Rd2 43.
a7 Ba8 44. Kxh3 Rxc2 $14) 42... g5 43. fxg5+ Kxg5 44. a7 Rg1 45. Ne2 (45. Nf3+
$2 Bxf3+ 46. Kxf3 $4 h2) 45... Re1 46. Nf4 Re3+ 47. Kh2 Ba8 48. Nxh3+ Kf6 49.
Nf4 Rc3 50. Ra2 Ke5 51. Nd3+ (51. Ne2 Rc7 {/\Kd6-c5-b6}) 51... Kd6 52. Kg3 Kc7
(52... Rc8 {/\B~~,Ra8,Kc7}) 53. Kf4 Kb6 54. Ne5 $1 Rc7 (54... Bh1 55. Nd7+ Kc7
56. Nf6 Rc4+ 57. Ke5) 55. c4 Kc5 (55... Rxa7 56. c5+ Kb7 57. c6+ Kb8 58. Nd7+)
56. Kf5 Rh7 57. Ra4 Rh5+ 58. Ke6 Rh6+ 59. Kd7 Rh7+ 60. Kc8 Kd6 (60... Rh8+ 61.
Kc7 Rh7+ 62. Nd7+) 61. Ng6 Bc6 $1 62. a8=Q (62. Ra6 Rc7+ 63. Kd8 Rd7+ 64. Ke8
Rxa7+) 62... Bxa8 63. Rxa8 Rc7+ 64. Kd8 Rxc4 $14 65. Ne7 Ke6 66. Ra6+ Ke5 67.
Nc6+ Ke4 68. Kd7 Rc1 69. Kd6 Rd1+ 70. Ke6 Rh1 71. Ra4+ Ke3 72. Ne5 Rh8 73. Nc4+
Kd4 74. Nd6+ Kd3 75. Ke5 Rh5+ 76. Nf5 Rg5 77. Rh4 Rg8 78. Rh3+ Kd2 79. Nd6 Rd8
80. Nc4+ Kc2 81. Ke4 Re8+ 82. Ne5 Re7 83. Kd4 Re8 84. Rc3+ Kd2 85. Nc4+ Ke2 86.
Rc2+ Kf3 87. Ne5+ Kf4 88. Rf2+ Kg3 89. Rf7 Ra8 90. Ke4 {Yudasin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 9798 8th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1998.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Strikovic, Aleksa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1997.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 (7. h3 $5)
7... e5 8. h3 Re8 9. Na3 (9. d5 $5 {/\c4,Nc3}) 9... exd4 (9... d5 10. exd5 Nxd5
11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Be4 c6 14. c4 Nf6 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Bxg6 hxg6
17. Rxe5 Rd1+ 18. Kh2 Bf5 19. b3) 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Bf4 (12. Nc2 Bf5
$6 13. Ne3 Be6 14. a3 $36 {/\Qc2,NdR}) 12... f5 $6 (12... Be6) 13. exf6 Qxf6 $2
(13... Bxf6 14. Nb5 Re7 $14) 14. Qb3 $1 (14. Bxc7 Nxd4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nxd4
Qxd4 17. Qxd4 Bxd4 18. Re2 Bc5 $10) 14... Be6 $1 $8 (14... Qf7 15. Nb5) 15.
Qxb7 (15. Bxc7 Nxd4) (15. Be3 Rab8) 15... Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18.
Nb5 Qxb2 $5 (18... Qf6 $2 19. Bxc7 Qxb2 20. Rab1 Qxa2 21. Nd6 Bd5) 19. Rab1 Qf6
(19... Qxa2 20. Nxc7 Rab8 21. Qxb8 (21. Nxe8 $5 Rxb7 22. Rxb7 Bd4 23. Be3 $16)
21... Rxb8 22. Rxb8+ Kf7 23. Nxe6 Kxe6 24. Be3 $16) 20. Nxc7 Qxf4 (20... Rab8
21. Qxb8 Rxb8 22. Rxb8+ Kf7 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Rb7+ Kf8 25. Rxa7 $16) 21. Nxe6
$1 (21. Nxa8 Be5 22. g3 Qf8 23. Qxe4 $16) 21... Qe5 22. Nc7 (22. Nxg7 Qxg7 23.
Rxe4 Qxb7 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rxb7 Re1+ 26. Kh2 Re2 27. Rxa7 Rxf2 $14) 22...
Rab8 23. Qxa7 (23. Qxb8 Rxb8 24. Rxb8+ Kf7 25. Rb7 Kf6 26. Rxa7 $16) 23... Rxb1
24. Rxb1 Rd8 25. Rb8 $2 (25. Nb5 $16) 25... Qa1+ 26. Kh2 Qd1 {/\Be5 26.g3 Bg3}
27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. g3 (28. Qa8 $4 Be5+ 29. g3 Bxc7) 28... Bd4 29. Ne6 {29...
Ba7 30.Nd8 Bf2 31.Nc6 Kf7= Yudasin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.01.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 a6 $5 (7...
Nc6) (7... c6) (7... Nbd7) 8. a4 (8. O-O b5 9. a4 (9. a3 Bb7 10. d5 c6 11. dxc6
Nxc6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Bg7 $10) 9... b4 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nd5
Nxd5 12. exd5 Bb7 13. Be3 a5 14. c4 bxc3 15. Nxc3 Na6 $13) 8... b6 9. O-O $6 (
9. d5 $5) (9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Be3 Be6 11. O-O $14) 9... exd4 $1 10. e5 $2 (10.
Nxd4 Bb7 11. e5 $2 Bxg2 12. exf6 Qxf6) 10... dxe5 11. Bxa8 c6 12. Kh2 (12. Na2
Bxh3 13. Re1 Qc7) 12... Qc7 (12... Qd7 13. Ng1 Qa7 14. Nce2 Qxa8 $17) 13. Nb1 (
13. a5 b5 14. Nxb5 axb5 15. a6 Qa7 16. Bb7 Bxb7) 13... Qa7 14. Na3 $6 (14. Bxc6
Nxc6 $40 {/\Bb7-a8,/\Qd7,Bb7,Qd5}) 14... Qxa8 15. Nc4 Nfd7 $17 16. f4 $5 $132 (
16. Nd6 $17) 16... c5 $1 17. fxe5 $1 (17. Nd6 e4 18. f5 Ne5 19. f6 Bh8 20. Bh6
Rd8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Ng1 $19) 17... Nxe5 18. Nxe5 (18. Nxb6 Nf3+ 19. Kg2 (19.
Kh1 Qb7 {/\Ne1,Qg2}) 19... Nh4+ 20. Kf2 Qf3+ 21. Ke1 Ng2+ 22. Kd2 Qe3#) 18...
Bxe5 19. Bf4 $1 (19. Bh6 Re8 20. Nf4 Nd7 21. Qd2 $17) 19... Nd7 (19... Bg7 20.
a5 b5 21. Bd6) 20. Qd2 Qd5 $17 21. Bh6 Re8 (21... Bb7 22. Nf4 Bxf4 23. Bxf4 Re8
24. Rae1 $132) (21... Rd8 22. Nf4 Qd6 23. Nd3 Bb7 24. Qf2 $13 Bd5) 22. Rae1 (
22. Nf4 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 Bb7 24. Rf2 Re5 $40) 22... Nf6 (22... Bb7 23. Nf4 Qc6 24.
Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Nxg2 f6 $17) (22... Bb7 23. Nf4 Qc6 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Nxg2 f6 $17
) 23. Nf4 Qd7 $2 (23... Bxf4 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. Qxf4 Bb7 $17) 24. Bg5 $1 (24.
Qg2 Bb7 25. Qd2 Ne4 $40) (24. Kg1 Bb7 $19) 24... Nd5 $1 (24... Bxf4 $2 25. Qxf4
Qxh3+ $2 26. Kg1 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Bb7 28. Qb8+ Kg7 29. Bxf6+ Kxf6 30. Qe5#) 25.
Nxd5 (25. Kg1 Ne3 26. Rf2 f6 27. Bh6 g5 28. Nh5 Qxh3 $19) 25... Qxh3+ $2 (25...
Qxd5 26. Bf6 Bb7 27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. Rxe5 Qxe5 29. Re1 Qd5 $17) 26. Kg1 Qxg3+ (
26... Bb7 27. Qh2 Qxh2+ 28. Kxh2 Bxd5 29. Bf6 Bc4 30. Rg1 Bxf6 31. Rxe8+ Kg7
32. Rb8 b5 33. b3 $14) 27. Qg2 (27. Kh1 Bb7 28. c4 dxc3 29. bxc3 Bxd5+ 30. Qxd5
Qh2#) (27. Kh1 Bb7 28. c4 dxc3 29. bxc3 Bxd5+ 30. Qxd5 Qh2#) 27... Qxg2+ 28.
Kxg2 Bb7 29. Bf6 $1 (29. c4 dxc3 30. Rd1 c2 31. Rd2 Bd4) 29... Bxd5+ 30. Kg1
Bc4 $1 31. Rxe5 {31...Re5 32.Be5 Bf1 33.Kf1 f5 34.Bc7 b5 35.Bb6 c4 37.Bd4 Kf7
38.Kf2 g5 39.Ke3h5=/+ Yudasin} (31. Bxe5 Bxf1 32. Kxf1 Re6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Harplinge"]
[Site "Harplinge"]
[Date "1998.08.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sjodahl, Pontus"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 (3... e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 $14) (
3... g6 4. c4 {-E...}) 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c4 $5 (5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 e6 {
-C0...}) 5... e6 (5... dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Ne2 Bf5 {-D3...}) 6. cxd5
(6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nb6 (7... c5 $5 {/\d~~??-Qh4}) 8. Bb3 c5 $132) 6... exd5
7. f4 (7. Nc3 c5 (7... Nb6 8. f4 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Be7 12.
Be2 $14) 8. dxc5 Nxe5 (8... Bxc5 9. Qxd5 Qb6 10. Bc4 Bxg1 (10... O-O 11. e6 (
11. Nge2 Nc6 12. f4 $13) 11... Nf6 $19) 11. Qxf7+ Kd8 12. e6 $16) 9. Qe2 Qe7
10. Nxd5 Nd3+ 11. Kd2 Qxe2+ 12. Bxe2 $18) 7... c5 8. Nf3 (8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Nf3
Nc6 10. Bb5 a6) 8... Nc6 9. Bd3 $2 (9. Nc3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nb6 11. Be3 $14) 9...
cxd4 10. O-O Nc5 {/\Qb6,Nb4} 11. a3 Qb6 12. b4 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 g6 $1 $17 14. Kh1
(14. Bb2 Bf5 15. Qb3 Bh6 16. g3 d3+ 17. Kg2 Be4 $17) 14... Bf5 15. Qb3 Qb5 16.
Nbd2 Bh6 $1 17. Nh4 (17. g3 Qd3 (17... a5 $17) (17... O-O 18. Bb2 d3 $17) 18.
Qxd5 Rd8 19. Qb3 Qxb3 20. Nxb3 Bc2 21. Nbd2 O-O 22. Bb2 $13) 17... Be4 18. Bb2
Qd3 19. Qd1 (19. Rad1 Qxb3 20. Nxb3 Bc2) (19. Rf2 O-O (19... Qe3 $1 {/\Bf4,
Bd3!?} 20. Raf1 Bxf4 21. Rxf4 Qxd2 22. Rxf7 $132 O-O-O 23. e6 Rhe8 $17 24. h3)
20. b5 Na5 21. Qxd3 Bxd3 22. a4 $132) 19... O-O $17 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Qf3 (21.
Bc1 d3 (21... Nxe5 $1 22. Re1 (22. fxe5 Qxh4 (22... Bxc1 23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. Rxc1
Rxf1+ 25. Qxf1 Qxe5 $17) 23. Bxh6 Qxh6 24. Qxd4 Rad8 25. Rac1 $132) 22... Nd3
23. Rxe4 Nf2+ 24. Kg1 Nxd1 25. Rxd4 Nc3 $17) 22. Rf3 Nxe5 23. fxe5 Qxh4 24.
Rxd3 $15) 21... Nxe5 $3 22. Qxe4 (22. fxe5 Qxh4 23. Qxd5 (23. g3 Qe4 24. Qxe4
dxe4 25. Bxd4 Rfd8) 23... Bf4 24. h3 Qg3 $19) 22... dxe4 23. fxe5 d3 $19 {
Nh4-half piece} 24. g3 e3 25. Kg2 Rac8 (25... e2 26. Rfe1 Rac8 27. Kf3 Rfd8 $19
) 26. Kf3 Rc2 27. Bd4 e2 28. Rfe1 d2 (28... Rd8 29. Bxa7 Bd2 30. Rh1 Bc3 31.
Rab1 d2) 29. Rxe2 Rc1 30. Rxd2 Rxa1 31. Rd3 {31...Rd8 Yudasin} 0-1

[Event "Harplinge"]
[Site "Harplinge"]
[Date "1998.08.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hall, Jesper"]
[Black "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1998.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 h6 (4... Bg7 5. f4 c5) 5. Bh4 (5. Bxf6 exf6
6. Bd3 Bg7 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. O-O Ne7 9. Ng3 h5 10. Re1 $14) 5... Bg7 6. f4 c5 (
6... O-O 7. Be2 c5 8. e5 Ne8 (8... Nh7 9. dxc5 dxe5 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Bxe7 Re8
12. Bd6 exf4 13. Bxf4 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 g5 15. Bd6 Nc6 $14) 9. dxc5) 7. e5 (7.
dxc5 Qa5 8. cxd6 (8. Qd2 Qxc5 9. Nf3 $10) 8... Nxe4 9. dxe7 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3
Qxc3+ 11. Ke2 Bg4+ 12. Nf3 Nc6) 7... Nh5 8. dxc5 Nxf4 (8... dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8
10. O-O-O+ Bd7 11. Nd5 Nxf4 (11... Nc6 12. Bb5 Nxf4 13. Bxe7+ Ke8 14. Nxf4 Kxe7
15. Nd5+ Kd8 16. Nf3 Re8 $13) 12. Bxe7+ Kc8 13. Nxf4 exf4 14. Bc4 $16) 9. exd6
(9. cxd6 g5 10. Bg3 Bxe5) 9... g5 10. Bg3 O-O (10... Qa5 11. Bxf4 Bxc3+ $2 (
11... gxf4 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Nge2 Nxc5 15. dxe7 $16) (11... gxf4
12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Nge2 e5 $13) 12. bxc3 gxf4 13. Qd4 $18) 11.
Bxf4 $1 gxf4 12. Qf3 (12. Nf3 Re8 13. dxe7 Qxe7+ 14. Be2 Qxc5) 12... Nc6 (12...
Qa5 13. dxe7 Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 15. bxc3 Re8 16. Ne2 Rxe7 17. Kf2 Nd7 18.
Nxf4 Nxc5 19. Bd3 Ne4+ 20. Bxe4 Rxe4 21. Nd5 $14) 13. O-O-O (13. dxe7 Qxe7+ 14.
Nge2 Nd4) 13... e5 (13... Nd4 14. Qxf4) 14. Nge2 (14. g3 Nd4) 14... Be6 15. g3
fxg3 16. Qxg3 $6 (16. hxg3 Qa5 (16... Qg5+ 17. Kb1 $16 f5 $132) 17. Qe3 $16 {
/\Rh6}) 16... f5 17. Rg1 Qf6 18. Bg2 $5 (18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 e4 20. c3 (20.
Nc3 f4 21. Qh3 f3 $13) 20... f4 $132) 18... f4 $1 (18... e4 19. Nf4 Bf7 20. Bh3
$18) 19. Qf3 Kh8 20. Ne4 Qf7 21. a3 (21. Bh3 Bxa2 22. b3 (22. d7 Bd5 {/\Be4,Qa2
}) 22... a5 $13) 21... Qd7 $1 {/\Bg4} 22. Bh1 Rac8 $132 23. N4c3 b6 (23... Nd4
24. Qxb7 f3 (24... Nxe2+ 25. Nxe2 Rxc5 26. Qxd7 Bxd7 27. Nc3 f3 $13) 25. Qxd7
Bxd7 26. Nxd4 exd4 27. Ne4) 24. cxb6 axb6 25. Qd3 Nd4 (25... Na5 26. Be4 Nc4
27. Rg6 Rf6 28. Rxf6 Bxf6 $13) 26. Nxd4 exd4 27. Nd5 (27. Ne4 Bc4 28. Qf3 Qa4
$132) 27... Bxd5 (27... Qxd6 28. Rxg7 Kxg7 29. Qxd4+) 28. Bxd5 Rc5 $2 (28...
Qxd6 29. Rxg7 Kxg7 30. Rg1+ Kh8 31. Qxd4+ Rf6 (31... Qf6 32. Rg8+) 32. Rg6 Rcf8
33. Rxh6+ Kg7 34. Rh4 f3 35. Rg4+ Kh8 36. Rh4+ $10 Kg7 37. Qd3 $2 Rg6 38. Qc3+
Rff6 39. Bxf3 Rg1+) 29. Qe4 f3 (29... Qxd6 30. Rxg7 Kxg7 31. Rg1+ Kh8 32. Qxd4+
Rf6 (32... Qf6 33. Rg8+ Kh7 34. Qe4+ Qf5 35. Rxf8) 33. Rg8+ Kh7 34. Qd3+ Rg6
35. Rxg6 Qxd5 36. Qxd5 Rxd5 37. Rxb6 $18) (29... Re8 30. Rxg7 Kxg7 (30... Rxe4
31. Rxd7 Rxd5 32. c4 Rc5 33. Rc7) 31. Rg1+) 30. Qe7 Qxe7 31. dxe7 Re8 32. Bxf3
$16 Rxe7 33. Rge1 (33. Rg2 $16 {/\Be2-d3}) 33... Rxe1 34. Rxe1 Be5 35. Kd2 $2 (
35. b4 Bf4+ 36. Kb2 Rc3 37. Bd5 $16) 35... Kg7 $1 (35... Bxh2 36. Re6 Bf4+ 37.
Kd3 b5) 36. h3 Kf6 37. Kd3 Rc7 38. Bg4 Rg7 39. Rf1+ Ke7 40. Kc4 (40. Ke4 Kd6
41. Rf5 Rg5 42. Rf7 Rg7 43. Rf8 Rg5 $16) 40... Rg8 (40... Kd6 41. Kb5 Kc7 42.
Rf5 Bd6 43. Kc4) 41. b4 $2 (41. Kb5 d3 42. c3 Rg6 43. Re1) 41... h5 42. Bf5 $2
(42. Bxh5 Rg3 $2 (42... Rg2 43. Kd5 Bf6 44. Re1+ $18) 43. Rf3 $18) 42... Kd6
43. a4 Rg7 44. Kb5 Kc7 45. Be4 Re7 46. Bd5 (46. a5 bxa5 47. bxa5 Bd6 48. Bd3
Re5+ 49. Ka4 $16) 46... Bd6 47. a5 bxa5 48. bxa5 Re5 49. Kc4 Re2 50. Rf7+ Kb8
$2 (50... Re7 51. Rf6 Re2 52. Kb3 Re3+ 53. Kb2 Ba3+ 54. Ka2 Be7 55. Rc6+ Kd7
56. a6 Rxh3 (56... Ra3+ 57. Kb2 Ra5 58. Bh1 Bd6 $14) 57. c3 $1 $18) 51. Kd3 (
51. a6 Rxc2+ 52. Kd3 Rc7) 51... Re3+ 52. Kxd4 Ra3 (52... Rxh3 53. a6 Ra3 54.
Rb7+ Kc8 55. a7 $18) 53. Rb7+ Kc8 54. Rb5 Kd7 (54... Bc7 55. a6) 55. Bb7 (55.
Bc4 Rxh3 56. a6 Ra3 57. Kd5 Bc7 58. Rb7 $16) 55... Rxh3 56. a6 Ra3 57. Rxh5 Kc7
$16 58. Rh7+ Kb6 59. Kd5 Bf8 60. c4 Ra5+ 61. Ke4 Ra1 62. Bc8 Be7 $1 63. Kd5 (
63. Rh6+ Kc5) 63... Rd1+ 64. Ke6 Re1+ 65. Kd7 Bf8 66. Bb7 (66. Rh2 Rd1+ 67. Ke8
Bc5 68. Rb2+ Kc7 69. Bb7 Re1+) 66... Rg1 (66... Rf1) 67. Ke8 Bc5 (67... Bb4 68.
Rh6+ Ka7 69. Kd7 Rg4 70. Bd5) 68. Rh6+ Ka7 69. Kd7 Bd4 (69... Be3) 70. Kc6 Rg8
(70... Rg5 71. Rh4 Bf2 72. Rh8) 71. Rh7 Rg7 (71... Rg5 72. Bc8+ Kb8 73. Be6
Rc5+ 74. Kd6 Ra5 75. Rb7+ Ka8 76. Bd5 Rxa6+ 77. Bc6 $18) 72. Rh5 Be3 73. c5 $2
Rg5 74. Rh3 Rxc5+ 75. Kd6 Rc3 {Ending very approximatly Yudasin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Narbonne"]
[Date "1997.08.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Marciano, David"]
[Black "Leski, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. dxe5
dxe5 (8... Nxe5 {Nunn} 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. h3 a6 (10... Bb7 $2 11. Nxb5 cxb5 12.
Bxb5+ Nd7 13. O-O-O Bc8 14. Qd5 $18) (10... Bg7 11. a4 $16) 11. Bh6 $5 (11. a4
$14)) 9. h3 Bb7 (9... Bg7 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. c3 c5 (12... Rb8 13. cxb4 (
13. Rc1 {><c6}) 13... Rxb4 14. Qc2 O-O 15. O-O Qc7 16. Rfc1 Qb8 17. Rab1 Qa8
18. Bd2 Rb8 19. Ng3 c5 20. Bc3 $16 {Gdanski-Van Wely, Iraklion 1993}) (12...
bxc3 13. Qxc3 {/\ Nd2-c4+/-}) 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Bb5
Qb8 17. Ng3 $16 {Nunn-Gelfand, Munich 1991}) (9... a6 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Nh5
12. O-O Qf6 {/\ Qf4} (12... Nf4 13. Nxe5 $16) 13. a4 b4 (13... Bb7 14. axb5
axb5 15. Rxa8+ Bxa8 16. Ra1 $16 Ke7 $6 17. Bxb5 $1 cxb5 18. Rxa8 $18) 14. Ne2
Qg7 (14... Nf4 15. Nxf4 Qxf4 16. Qg7 $16) 15. Qd2 $14) 10. a4 a6 11. O-O Bg7
12. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2g3,Yc2c4]} O-O 13. Ng3 Qe7 $146 (13... Qc7 14. Bh6 $2 {
the beginning of the wrong action} (14. c4 $142) 14... Rfe8 15. Nf5 $6 Bh8 16.
Qg5 c5 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gc5c4]} 17. Rfd1 (17. axb5 $142 c4 18. Bxc4 $1 (18.
bxa6 Bxa6 19. Be2 Nc5 20. Ng3 Nfxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 $15 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) 18...
Qxc4 19. Nd6 Qxc2 20. Rfc1 Qxb2 21. Nxb7 axb5 22. Rab1 $132) 17... c4 18. Be2
Bxe4 19. Nd6 Bxc2 $1 20. Nxe8 Rxe8 21. Rdc1 Bf5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qd2 Nc5 24.
Qb4 Rb8 25. Be3 Nd3 $17 {[%cal Gf6d5] Kogan,A-Van Wely,L/Heraklio op 1993/TD
93\09/0-1 (40)}) 14. c4 b4 (14... bxa4 15. c5 $1 Nxc5 16. Qb4 Nfd7 17. Rfc1
Rfd8 18. Rxc5 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 $16) 15. c5 $1 $14 {/+/- ()} a5 (15... Nxc5 $4 16.
Qxb4 Nfd7 17. Rac1 Rfd8 {[%cal Gg7f8]} 18. Rxc5 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 $18) 16. Qc2 Ne8
$6 (16... Ba6 $142 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Rfd1 $14 {/+/- <->d}) 17. Rfd1 Nc7 {
[%csl Rc5][%cal Gc7e6]} (17... Ba6 $142 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. Nd2 Nc7 20. Nb3 $14 {
[%cal Gd1d6,Ga1d1] /+/-}) 18. Bc4 Kh8 19. Bb3 Ne6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Rd6 Qe8 22.
Qd2 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge3h6]} Nf6 23. Bh6 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6] <->d} Ng8
25. Qd2 Bc8 26. Rd1 Be6 $2 (26... f6 27. Rd8 Qxd8 28. Qxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8 Kg7
30. Nd2 $16 {[%cal Gd2c4,Yc4d6,Yc4b6]}) 27. Nxe5 $18 Bb3 (27... Bxh3 28. Nxc6 (
28. Qd4 f6 29. Nxc6) 28... Be6 29. Nd4 $18) 28. Nd7 $18 Bxd1 29. Qxd1 Rc8 30.
Qd4+ f6 31. Nxf8 Qxf8 32. Ne2 Qe7 33. Nf4 Re8 34. f3 {[%csl Rc6,Rf6,Rg8]} 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Narbonne"]
[Date "1997.08.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Relange, Eloi"]
[Black "Chabanon, Jean Luc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1997.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nde2 Re8 11. O-O b5 12. a3 a5 13. g4 (13. Nf4 $6 Rb8 (
13... b4 $5 14. axb4 axb4 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Ncd5 Qb8 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. b3 $11)
14. f3 Ne5 (14... b4 15. axb4 axb4 16. Nce2 Ne5 {[%cal Ge5c4]} 17. Nd3 (17. b3
$5 Bb5) 17... Nc4 18. Bd4 $6 (18. Bf2 $5 {[%cal Gb2b3]} d5 $140 19. b3 dxe4 20.
fxe4) 18... c5 19. Bf2 Bc6 20. b3 Nb6 21. Qd2 Qc7 22. g4 Nfd7 23. Rad1 Nc8 $15
{[%cal Gc8a7,Ga7b5] Gabriel,C-Hickl,J/It, Bad Homburg GER 1997/0-1(60)}) 15.
Bf2 Nc4 16. b3 Nb6 17. Qd2 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Nce2 d5 20. e5 Rxe5 21. Nd3 Re8
22. Nxb4 Bb5 23. Rae1 Qd6 24. Nd3 Nbd7 $15 {Magem Badals Jorge-Calvo Jesus
Maria/Ch Spain, Matalascanas (Spain) 1995/1/2-1/2(27)}) (13. Nd4 $5 {Sadler} b4
14. e5 $1 Nxe5 (14... Nxd4 15. exf6 bxc3 16. fxg7 cxb2 17. Rb1 Nf5 18. Bd2 $1
$44) 15. axb4 c6 (15... axb4 $4 16. Rxa8 $18) 16. b5 cxb5 17. Ndxb5 (17. Bxa8
$6) 17... d5 $1 18. Bd4 Rb8 19. Re1 $1 {Sadler,M-Nevednichy,V/Yerevan (ol/04)
1996/1-0(29)}) 13... b4 14. axb4 axb4 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Ne5
18. b3 c5 19. Re1 (19. Ng3 Qc8 20. Ne4 Qb8 21. f4 Nxg4 22. hxg4 f5 23. gxf5
gxf5 24. Ng5 (24. Nxc5 $6 Rxe3 25. Nxd7 Qa7) 24... Rxe3 25. Qh5 h6 $2 (25...
Qe8 $1 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 $17) 26. Qf7+ Kh8 27. Qxd7 hxg5 28. fxg5 Bd4 29. Kh1 Qe8
30. Qxd6 Qh5+ 31. Qh2 Qxh2+ 32. Kxh2 Kg7 33. Rxf5 Kg6 {Gelfand,B-Adams,M/
Madrid 1996/CBM 53/1/2-1/2 (64)}) 19... f5 $146 (19... Qc8 20. Qc1 {[%cal
Gf2f4]} h5 21. f4 hxg4 22. fxe5 gxh3 23. e6 $8 hxg2 24. exd7 Qxd7 $13 {Svidler,
P-Makarjev,I/URS-chJ Jurmala 1992/EXP 28/1/2-1/2 (43)}) 20. g5 Nf7 21. h4 Rxe3
$5 22. fxe3 Qe8 23. Qd2 {[%cal Ye3e4]} (23. Nf4 Bc3 24. Re2 Bb5 25. Nd3 (25.
Ne6 Bxe2 26. Qxe2 Nd8 $11) 25... Ne5 $44) 23... Ne5 {[%cal Ge5g4]} 24. e4 Ng4
25. exf5 gxf5 26. Nf4 $4 (26. Ng3 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Qf7 (27... Qxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Nf2+
29. Kh2 Ng4+ $11) 28. Rf1 Ne3 29. Rf3 f4 (29... Nxg2 30. Kxg2 Qxd5 31. Nxf5 $1
Bxf5 32. Qf4) (29... Nxd5 30. Ne2 Be5 31. Rf1 Ne7 32. Nf4 $14) 30. Ne2 Be5 31.
Nxf4 Bxf4 32. Rxe3 Qf5 33. Qd3 Bxe3 34. Qxe3 Qxc2 $11) 26... Bd4+ $17 {/-+} 27.
Kh1 Be3 28. Rxe3 Qxe3 29. Qxe3 Nxe3 30. Nh5 {[%csl Rc2,Rd5]} Bb5 31. Bh3 Be2 {
[%cal Ge2d1,Ge2f3]} 32. Nf6+ Kf7 33. Kg1 (33. Nxh7 Bd1 34. Nf6 Bxc2 (34... Kg6
$2 35. Kg1 Bxc2 36. Kf2 f4 37. Kf3 Bxb3 38. Be6) 35. h5 c4 $19) 33... Bd1 34.
Kf2 (34. Nxh7 Bxc2 35. Nf6 c4) 34... Ng4+ 35. Bxg4 fxg4 36. Ne4 (36. Nxh7 Bxc2
37. Nf6 c4 $19) 36... Ke7 37. Nd2 Bxc2 38. Kg3 Bd1 39. h5 Kf8 40. Kf4 g3 41.
Kxg3 Bxh5 42. Nc4 Ke7 43. Ne3 Bg6 {[%cal Gg6d3]} 44. Kg4 Bd3 45. Kh5 (45. Kf4
Kf7 {[%cal Gf7g6,Yc5c4]} 46. Kf3 Kg6 47. Kf4 c4 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Yb4b3]}) 45...
c4 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Narbonne"]
[Date "1997.08.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hauchard, Arnaud"]
[Black "Leski, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1997.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. O-O (
8. dxe5 {Nunn,J N} dxe5 (8... Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. h3 a6 (10... Bb7 $2 11.
Nxb5 cxb5 12. Bxb5+ Nd7 13. O-O-O Bc8 14. Qd5 $18) (10... Bg7 11. a4 $16) 11.
Bh6 $5 (11. a4 $14)) 9. h3 $1 $14 Bg7 (9... a6 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Nh5 12.
O-O Qf6 {/\ Qf4} (12... Nf4 13. Nxe5 $16) 13. a4 b4 (13... Bb7 14. axb5 axb5
15. Rxa8+ Bxa8 16. Ra1 $16 Ke7 $6 17. Bxb5 $1 cxb5 18. Rxa8 $18) 14. Ne2 Qg7 (
14... Nf4 15. Nxf4 Qxf4 16. Qg7 $16) 15. Qd2 $14) (9... Bb7 10. a4 a6 11. O-O
Bg7 12. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2g3,Yc2c4]} O-O 13. Ng3 Qe7 $146 14. c4 b4 15. c5 $1 $14 {
Marciano,D-Leski,M/FRA-ch 1997/1-0 (33) /+/- ()}) 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. c3
c5 (12... bxc3 13. Qxc3 {/\ Nd2-c4+/-}) (12... Rb8 13. Rc1 {><c6}) 13. cxb4
cxb4 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfd1 $16 {Nunn,J-Gelfand,B/Munchen 1991/1-0 (34)}) 8... a6
(8... Bb7 9. Rfe1 (9. dxe5 dxe5 10. a4) 9... Bg7 10. Bh6 (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3
(11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 c5 {[%cal Gf6g4]})) 10... O-O 11. a4 $6 (11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12.
dxe5 dxe5 13. a4) 11... exd4 12. Nxd4 b4 13. Nd1 c5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nf3 Re8
$15 {[%csl Rd1,Re4] Zapata,A-Hansen,C/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2/0-1 (52)}) 9.
a4 $146 (9. h3 Bg7 10. a4 Bb7 11. axb5 (11. dxe5 $5 dxe5 12. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2g3,
Gc2c4]}) 11... cxb5 12. d5 O-O 13. Nh2 Qc7 14. Ng4 $14 {Sherzer,A-Lechtynsky,J/
Brno-B 1993/CBM 38/1-0 (26)}) 9... Bb7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Rad1 $6 (11. h3 {
[%cal Gc3e2] -was more useful move in this position.The best place for R in
this kind of positions is on-a1}) 11... Bb4 $2 (11... Bg7 $142 12. h3 O-O) (
11... b4 $6 12. Ne2 c5 13. Ng3 Bg7 (13... Ng4 $2 14. Bc4 $18) 14. Bh6 (14. c3
$14) 14... O-O 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qg5 Qc7 17. Bc4 $36) 12. Bh6 $16 {[%csl Re8]}
Qe7 $2 (12... Ng4 13. Bg5 f6 (13... Qc7 $2 14. axb5 {[%cal Gc3b5]}) (13... Qc8
14. h3) 14. Bh4 {[%cal Gh2h3]}) 13. Qe2 Ng4 (13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ng4 15. Bg5
$16 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gh2h3] black can't finish development} Qe6 $142 16. Bc1 {
[%cal Gf3g5]}) 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd2 Nf8 $4 {[%csl Re8,Rg4]} (15... h5 $142 16.
axb5 (16. Nh4 Kf7 17. h3 Nh6 18. f4) 16... axb5 17. Nxb5 $1 cxb5 18. Bxb5 $16 {
[%csl Rd7]}) 16. axb5 (16. h3 $18) 16... axb5 17. Nxb5 Bxd2 18. Nxd2 {[%cal
Ye2g4]} h5 {[%tqu "En","white can stay with pawn up and winning position by
moving knight -b5.But can white get more?","","","d2c4","",10]} 19. Nc4 $1 cxb5
20. Nd6+ Kd8 21. Bxb5 Kc7 22. Qc4+ Kb8 23. Nxb7 Kxb7 24. Qc6+ (24. Qc6+ Kb8 25.
Qb6+ (25. Rd3 {[%cal Rc6b6,Rd3b3]}) 25... Kc8 26. Ba6+) (24. Bc6+ Kb8 25. Qb5+)
1-0

[Event "Chebanenco Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Kishinev"]
[Date "1998.02.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1998.02.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MDA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Re1 e5 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 {In this little-known position Black tried five(!) different moves.}
b6 {Other possibilities are:9...Qe8,9..g5,9...Re8 and 9...c6} (9... Qe8 10.
Nbd2 Nh5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bf1 Nf4 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Qc2 Qe6 15. Ne3 Bd7 16. b3
Kh8 17. Rad1 Bc6 18. Nd2 f5 19. f3 Rae8 20. c4 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Nd7 22. b4 Qf7 23.
c5 g5 24. Bg3 a6 25. a4 Qe7 26. Nc3 Nf6 27. Nf5 Qf7 28. Nxg7 Kxg7 29. Bd3 Re7
30. b5 axb5 31. axb5 Bd7 32. Ne4 Nxe4 33. fxe4 h5 34. Bc4 Qe8 35. Qb2 h4 36.
Bf2 Bg4 37. Rd2 Qh5 38. b6 Nxg2 39. Ra1 Nf4 40. Bf1 {0-1 Summerscale,
A-Gavrikov,V/Nimes op 1991}) (9... g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Na3 Nf4 13.
Bc2 Nb6 14. Bxf4 gxf4 15. Qe2 Bg4 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. h3 Bd7 18. Kh2 Rad8 19. Bb3
a6 20. g3 Na4 21. Nh4 Kh8 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Nf5 fxg3+ 24. fxg3 Nc5 25. Rd1 Qc6
26. Qg4 Qg6 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 {0-1 Fritz,R-Beim,V/Schwaebisch Gmuend op 1995}) (
9... c6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. a5 Nf8 13. Nc4 Nh5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bf1
Bg4 16. Qd6 Rac8 17. Nfd2 $14 {Aseev,K-Chernyshov,K/RUS-chT 1992/1-0 (44)}) (
9... Re8 10. Nbd2 a6 11. Qc2 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nc4 Nf4 15. Bf1
Nf8 16. Ne3 $14 {[%csl Rf5] 1/2-1/2 Rausis,I-Petran,P/Cappelle op 1993 (42)})
10. Nbd2 (10. Bb5 $5 Re8 (10... Bb7 $140 $6 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13.
dxe5 {[%cal Gd1d7]}) 11. Bc6 Rb8 12. Na3 Bb7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Qa4 Bxc6 15.
Qxc6 a6 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Nc4 b5 18. Ne3 Rb6 19. Qd5 Bg7 20. Qb3 exd4 21. Nd5
Rb7 22. cxd4 c5 $132 {[%cal Gg7d4] 0-1 Sulava,N-Gadjilu,R/Anibal Open, Linares
ESP 1998 (40)}) 10... Bb7 11. a4 (11. Qc2 Qe8 (11... Re8 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. b4 a5
14. a3 Qf8 15. Bb5 c6 16. Bf1 exd4 17. cxd4 axb4 18. axb4 d5 19. e5 Nh5 20. e6
fxe6 21. Qxg6 Nf4 22. Qg3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Norwood,D-Maiwald,J/BL9394 1994 (50)}) (
11... c6 12. a4 a6 13. b4 Rc8 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. a5 b5 17. Nb6 Nxb6
18. axb6 Qxb6 19. Nxe5 g5 20. Bg3 c5 21. Qe2 cxb4 22. cxb4 Qd4 23. Rab1 Rc3 $17
{0-1 Detter,P-Stuhlik,M/AUT-ch 1996 (33)}) 12. a4 a6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. b4 Nh5
15. a5 Nf4 16. Bf1 f5 17. axb6 cxb6 18. Bg3 Nh5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Nh4 e4 21.
Nc4 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Qe6 23. Rad1 Bd5 24. Ne3 Bb3 25. Qb1 Ne5 26. Rd6 $1 Qxd6 27.
Qxb3+ Kh8 28. Nexf5 Qd7 29. Nxg7 Qxg7 30. Rxe4 Rae8 31. Qd1 b5 32. Qe1 Kg8 33.
c4 bxc4 34. Bxc4+ Kh7 35. Qb1 Nxc4 36. Rg4+ {1-0 Rausis,I-Van Wely,L/Hyeres op
1992}) 11... a6 12. b4 $146 (12. Qc2 Re8 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. h3 Qf8 15. Bg3 Rac8
16. Qb3 Rb8 17. Qa3 Rbd8 18. Qb3 Rb8 19. Qa3 Rbd8 {1/2-1/2 Hug,W-Mohr,S/
SUI-chT 1996}) 12... Qe8 {[%cal Gf6h5]} 13. Qc2 (13. a5 $5 b5 14. d5 {[%csl
Ra6][%cal Gc3c4] /\c4}) 13... Nh5 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gg6g4]} 14. Bg3 $6 (14. Rad1
$142 $5 g5 15. Bg3 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gd2c4,Gc4e3,Yd2f1,Yf1e3]}) 14... Nxg3 15.
hxg3 Qd8 16. Rad1 Re8 17. d5 $1 {White transfer the game to the queenside
right in time as Black is not ready to play f5 and his rook is bad-situated on
e8.} Rf8 18. Nc4 {[%cal Ga4a5,Gc4e3,Gc3c4]} Nf6 19. Ne3 h5 20. Ra1 {[%cal
Ga4a5]} Qd7 21. c4 c6 (21... a5 $6 22. c5 $1) 22. dxc6 {[%csl Rd6]} Qxc6 23. a5
{[%csl Ra6]} Rfc8 (23... b5 24. cxb5 axb5 (24... Qxc2 25. Nxc2 axb5 26. Na3 {
[%csl Rb5]} d5 $1 27. Nd2 $1 {[%csl Rb5]}) 25. Qxc6 Bxc6 26. Nc2 {[%csl Rb5]
[%cal Gc2a3,Ga1c1,Gf3d2]}) (23... Nxe4 $4 24. Nd5 {[%csl Re4][%cal Rd5e7]}) 24.
axb6 (24. Nd5 $6 Nxd5 25. exd5 Qc7 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Ge5e4]}) (24. Nd2 $5) 24...
Qxb6 {[%csl Rb4,Rc4]} 25. Rab1 {[%cal Gc4c5,Rb1b7]} (25. Reb1 d5 $5) 25... Qa7
(25... Rab8 $5) 26. c5 $6 {[%csl Re5] Not as good as intresting.} (26. Nd2 $5)
26... dxc5 (26... Nd7 $6 27. Qa2 $1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gf3g5,Gd3c4,Ga2f7]}) 27.
bxc5 Rc7 $6 (27... Rxc5 $4 28. Rxb7 $1 Rxc2 (28... Qxb7 29. Qxc5) 29. Rxa7 $18)
(27... Nd7 $1 28. Ng5 $5 {[%csl Rf7]} Nxc5 29. Bc4 Rc7 {[%cal Ga8f8,Ga8c8]} 30.
Nxf7 $140 $2 Rxf7 31. Rxb7 Nxb7 (31... Qxb7 32. Bxf7+ Qxf7 33. Qxc5 $13) 32.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qc4+ (33. Qc7+ Kg8) 33... Kf8 34. Qe6 Qb8 $1 35. Qxg6 (35. Rb1
Qd6) 35... Qe8 36. Qb6 Nd8 $19) 28. Nxe5 Re8 (28... Rxc5 $4 29. Rxb7 $18) (
28... Qxc5 $2 29. Qxc5 Rxc5 30. Rxb7 Rxe5 31. f4 Rc5 32. e5 $14) (28... Rac8
29. Qc4 $1 Bxe4 30. Bxe4 (30. Nxf7 $4 Bxd3 31. Nh6+ Kh7 $19) 30... Rxc5 31.
Bxg6 $3 Rxc4 32. Bxf7+ Qxf7 $1 33. Nxf7 Kxf7 34. Nxc4 Rxc4 35. Rb7+ $11 (35.
Ra1 Rc6 36. Ra5 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Ge1a1]} Rd6 $1 37. Rea1 $140 Ne4)) 29. c6 $3 {
[%cal Rb1b7] /\R:b7} Ba8 $1 (29... Rxe5 $4 30. cxb7 Rxc2 (30... Rxb7 31. Qc8+ {
[%cal Rc8g8,Rc8b7]}) (30... Qb8 31. Qxc7) 31. b8=Q+) (29... Bc8 $143 30. Nf3 (
30. N3c4 $6 Qc5) 30... Re6 31. Rec1 $1 (31. Bc4 $5) 31... Ng4 $5 (31... Rexc6
32. Qxc6 Rxc6 33. Rxc6 Qd7 34. Ne5 $16) 32. Nxg4 hxg4 33. Nh2 (33. Ng5 Re5 {
[%csl Rg5]}) 33... Qd4 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Re6c6]} (33... Rexc6 $5 34. Qxc6 Rxc6
35. Rxc6 Qd7 36. Rc5 Qxd3 37. Rxc8+ Kh7 $13) 34. Rb8 Kh7 $13) 30. N3c4 Bxc6 (
30... Re6 $5 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ge6c6]}) 31. Nxf7 $3 Rxf7 32. Nd6 {[%cal Rd6e8,
Rd6f7,Rc2c6]} Rff8 (32... Rc7 33. Qa2+ Kh7 34. Nxe8 Bxe8 35. Qxa6 Qd4 $13) 33.
Qxc6 Ng4 34. Bc4+ (34. Rb6 $6 Rb8 $1 (34... Bd4 $4 35. Qd5+) 35. Bc4+ (35. Nb7
Rxf2) (35. Reb1 Kh7 $1 36. Nb7 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Rb8][%cal Rc6g6]} Rf6 37. Qc7 Rc8
$3 38. Qxc8 Rxb6 39. Nc5 Rxb1+ 40. Bxb1 Bd4 $17 {[%csl Rg1]}) 35... Kh7 (35...
Kh8 36. Nf7+ Rxf7 37. Rxb8+ Qxb8 38. Bxf7 $18) 36. Nc8 $1 {[%cal Rc6g6,Rc8a7]}
Rxb6 (36... Rbxc8 $2 37. Qxg6+ Kh8 38. Qxh5+ Nh6 39. Rxh6+ Bxh6 40. Qxh6+ Qh7
41. Qxa6 $18) 37. Nxa7 Rxc6 38. Nxc6 Rf6 $1 $11 {[%cal Rf6f2,Rf6c6]}) 34... Kh8
$4 (34... Kh7 $142 35. Qb6 (35. Nxe8 Qxf2+ 36. Kh1 Qxg3 37. Qc7 Qh4+ 38. Kg1
Rxe8 $1 $19 {[%cal Rg7d4,Ge8e7]}) 35... Qxb6 36. Rxb6 Re7 {[%csl Rf2][%cal
Gg7d4]} (36... Bd4 37. Rb7+ Kh6 38. Nf7+ Kg7 39. Ne5+ Kh6 40. Nxg4+ hxg4 41.
Re2 Rc8 42. Rb4 $14) 37. Reb1 $1 (37. Rxa6 Bd4 $40) 37... Bd4 38. Rb7 Rxf2 39.
Kh1 Rg7 $1 $11) 35. Rf1 $4 (35. Nf7+ $1 Kh7 (35... Rxf7 36. Qxe8+ Rf8 37. Qxg6
Qxf2+ 38. Kh1 $18) 36. Rb6 $1 $18 {[%cal Rc6g6]}) 35... Rxf2 36. Qxe8+ Rf8+ 37.
Kh1 Rxe8 38. Nf7+ $11 Kh7 39. Ng5+ Kh8 40. Nf7+ Kh7 41. Ng5+ Kh6 42. Nf7+ Kh7 {
Fantastic and very fair end.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yegiazarian, Arsen"]
[Black "Badea, Bela"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1998.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 (4... Bg4 5. c3 e5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. h3)
5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6 (6... Nbd7 $5) 7. c3 e5 8. h3 (8. d5 Ne7 9. c4 Ne8 10.
Nc3 f5 $13) 8... Nh5 $5 (8... Re8 9. d5 Ne7 10. c4 Nd7 11. Nc3 f5 12. exf5 gxf5
13. Ng5 $36) 9. Bf1 (9. Be3 f5 (9... Bd7 10. Nbd2 Qe8 $5) 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Ng5
(11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Qxh5 exd4 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nc3 c5 $132) 11... Qe8 $13) 9...
h6 $1 {/\QQf6,Nf4} 10. Na3 $1 a6 (10... Qf6 11. Nb5 Qe7 12. a4 a6 13. Na3 Qf6
14. Nc2) 11. Nc4 Re8 (11... Qe7 12. Ne3 Nf4 13. Nd5 (13. Kh2 exd4 (13... Bd7
14. g3 Nh5 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Bg2 $36) 14. cxd4 Qxe4 15. Ng4 Qf5 16. Nh4 Qg5 17.
g3) 13... Nxd5 14. exd5 Nd8 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qb3 $36 {/\Bf4}) 12. a4 (12. dxe5
Nxe5 13. Nfxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 (14. a4 Qe7) 14... Rxd8 15. Be3 b6 $10) (12. d5
Ne7 13. a4 Rf8 $14) 12... exd4 13. cxd4 d5 (13... d5 14. exd5 Rxe1 15. Qxe1
Qxd5 16. Qe8+ (16. Ne3 $15) 16... Kh7 17. Nce5 Nxd4 $5 (17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 $16
(18. Nxe5 Qxd4 19. Nxf7 Qd7 $11))) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9798 40th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1998.01.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Efimov, Igor"]
[Black "Sarno, Spartaco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1997.12.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 O-O (5... Ng4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4
c6 8. f4 b5 $132) (5... c6) 6. f3 c6 $6 (6... e5 7. d5 c6 8. O-O-O cxd5 9. Nxd5
Nxd5 10. Qxd5 Nc6 11. Qxd6 Qa5 $146 {Yudasin-Zaitsik,SSSR,1985}) 7. O-O-O b5 8.
Bh6 Bxh6 (8... Qa5 9. Kb1 Be6 (9... b4 10. Nce2 Be6 11. Nc1 {g4,h4}) 10. Nd5
Qd8 (10... Qa6 11. Nxe7+ Kh8 12. Bxg7+ Kxg7 13. d5 $16) (10... Qxd2 11. Nxe7+
Kh8 12. Bxg7+ $4 (12. Bxd2 Re8 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. d5 $16) 12... Kxg7 13. Rxd2
Re8 (13... d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Bxb5) 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15. d5 Bxd5 $19) 11. Nxf6+
exf6 12. d5 $16) 9. Qxh6 b4 10. Nce2 Qa5 11. Kb1 Be6 12. Nc1 $16 Rc8 (12...
Nbd7 13. g4 Kh8 14. h4 $40 {/\Nh3,h5}) 13. h4 Qd8 (13... Kh8 14. g4 c5 15. d5
Bd7 16. h5 Ng8 17. Qf4) 14. Nge2 (14. g4 Qf8 15. Qf4 Qg7 16. Nh3 $40) 14... Qf8
15. Qd2 a5 16. Nf4 Nbd7 (16... Bd7 17. e5 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. exd6 e6 20. h5
$40) 17. h5 Qg7 18. g4 Nf8 (18... g5 19. h6 Qf8 20. Nxe6) 19. g5 Ne8 (19...
N6d7 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. Bh3 $40 {/\f4,hg,f5}) 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Rh4 $1 {/\Qh2,..
.,Rh1} c5 22. d5 Bd7 23. Bc4 $18 f6 $8 (23... a4 24. Rdh1 a3 25. Ncd3 f6 26.
Ne6 (26. Qh2 fxg5 27. Rh8+ Kf7 28. Ne6 Nxe6 29. dxe6+ (29. Rh7 $18) 29... Bxe6
30. Bxe6+ Kxe6 31. Qh3+ Kf6 32. Rh7 Qg8 33. f4 $18) 26... Bxe6 27. dxe6 fxg5
28. Qxg5 $18) 24. Rg1 fxg5 25. Rxg5 Nf6 26. e5 $1 N6h7 (26... dxe5 27. d6+ e6
28. Nfd3 $18) 27. Rg1 Bf5 28. e6 Qd4 $2 (28... a4 29. Nh5 Qe5 30. Nd3 Bxd3 31.
cxd3 a3 32. d4 Qf5+ 33. Bd3 Qxd5 34. Nf4 $40) 29. Nxg6 $3 Qxg1 (29... Qxd2 30.
Nxe7+ Kh8 31. Rg8#) 30. Nxe7+ Kh8 31. Nxf5 Rc7 32. Rg4 Qh1 33. Qf4 Qe1 (33...
a4 34. Nxd6 a3 35. Qe5+) 34. Nxd6 a4 35. Nf7+ Rxf7 36. Qxf7 {Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.19"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 Ng4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nf6 (7...
Nc6 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. h3 Nh5 10. g4 g5 $13) 8. f4 b6 $6 (8... c6 9. e5 dxe5 10.
fxe5 Nd5 11. O-O-O $14) 9. O-O-O (9. e5 $5 dxe5 10. fxe5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12.
Be2 Nc6 13. Bf3 Qd7 $13) 9... Bb7 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nd5 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Bc4
Qd7 $2 (13... Nxc3 14. Qxc3 {[%cal Gd4d5,Ge5e6] /\d5,/\e6}) (13... c6 14. Rhe1
$16) 14. Rhe1 e6 (14... Nxc3 15. Qxc3 (15. e6 $1) 15... e6) 15. Ne4 $16 Qc6 (
15... Nc6 16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17. exf6 Kh7 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 {[%cal Re5h5] /\Rh5,
Bd3,Qh6}) 16. Bxd5 $1 (16. Bb3 $16) 16... exd5 (16... Qxd5 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18.
Bxf6 Kh7 19. Ng5+ Kg8 20. Ne4 Kh7 21. Be7 Qxa2 22. Nf6+ Kg7 23. Bxf8+ Kxf8 24.
Qxh6+ Ke7 25. Qh4 $18) 17. Nf6+ Kh8 18. Bg5 $1 $18 Nd7 (18... hxg5 19. Qxg5
Bxf6 20. exf6 Kg8 21. Ne5 Qd6 22. Nxg6) 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Bxh6 c5 21. Qg5 (21.
Qf4) 21... Qd8 (21... Qf5 22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qxf5 $18) 22. Qf4 Kg8 23. h4 Rc8
24. h5 cxd4 25. Rxd4 (25. Nxd4 $18 Bxh6 26. Qxh6 Qh4) 25... Rc6 26. Bxg7 Kxg7
27. Rh1 Bc8 28. hxg6 Rxg6 29. Nh4 Rh8 (29... Rg4 30. Nf5+ Bxf5 31. Qh6+) 30.
Rf1 Rxh4 31. Qxh4 Qxh4 32. Rxh4 Rxg2 33. Rhf4 Be6 34. R4f2 Rg5 35. Re1 Kf8 36.
Kd2 Ke7 37. Kc3 Bf5 38. Ref1 Bg6 39. Kd4 Rg4+ 40. Rf4 Rg2 41. R1f2 Rg1 42. Kxd5
1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Meribel"]
[Date "1998.08.25"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Chabanon, Jean Luc"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "1998.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 (4... Qb6) 5. Bd3 (5. Qd3 d5 6. e5 Ne4)
5... e5 (5... d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bxe4 dxe4 8. Nge2 $16) 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 Nbd7 (
7... Qb4 8. a3 Qxb2 $4 9. Na4) (7... Qb6 8. Qd2 (8. Ne2 Qxb2 (8... Bxf3 9. gxf3
exf4 10. Bxf4 Qxb2 11. Rb1 Qxa2 12. Rxb7 $146) 9. Rb1 Qxa2 10. fxe5 Bxf3 11.
exf6 Bxe2 12. Bxe2 $146) 8... exf4 9. Bxf4 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Qxd4 11. O-O-O $146)
8. O-O Be7 (8... Qb6 9. Na4 Qa5 10. c4) 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O (10... Qb4 11.
a3) (10... exd4 11. Bxd4 Qb4 12. Ne2) 11. Ne2 Rfe8 12. c3 $36 c5 $5 13. dxe5
dxe5 14. Bc4 $5 (14. f5 h6 15. g4 Nh7 16. Qg3 Qd8 17. Bf2 {/\Rad1,Kh1,h4,
Ng1-f3+/-}) 14... Bf8 (14... b5 $1 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Qh5+ Ng6
18. e5 $36) 15. Ng3 (15. f5 Qa4 16. b3 Qc6 17. Ng3 b5 $132) 15... Nb6 $6 (15...
exf4 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Nh5 $5 Rxh5 (18... Be7 19. Nxg7 Kxg7 20.
Qg3+) 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qxh5+ Kg8 21. Qf5 Kh8 22. e5 Ng8 23. Qf7 Qb6 $13) 16.
fxe5 Rxe5 17. Be2 Nbd7 18. Rad1 $1 {/\Rd7} Qxa2 19. Bb5 Qe6 $6 (19... Nb6 20.
Bf4 Re6 21. e5 Nfd5 22. Bg5 f6 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Nh5 $40 (24. Bd3)) 20. Bf4 Nb6
(20... a6 21. Bxd7 Nxd7 22. Rxd7) 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Qf4 $16 Qxf4 23. Rxf4 c4
24. e5 Nfd5 25. Re4 a6 26. Bd7 $1 (26. Bxc4 $2 Nxc4 $4 (26... Bc5+ 27. Kh2 Ne3)
27. Rxd5 Nxb2 28. Rd2 Ba3 29. Nf5 $18) 26... g6 27. e6 (27. Bg4 Bc5+ 28. Kh2
Ne3 29. Rd2 Nxg4+ 30. Rxg4 Re8 $132) 27... f5 28. Re5 Nf6 (28... Bd6 29. Rexd5
Nxd5 30. Rxd5 Bxg3 31. e7) 29. Nf1 (29. Ne2 Rd8 30. e7 Rxd7 31. Rxd7 Nbxd7 32.
exf8=Q+ Kxf8 $13) 29... Be7 (29... Rd8 30. Ne3 (30. Ba4 $1 $16) 30... Nfxd7 31.
exd7 Rxd7 $132) 30. Ne3 h5 (30... Rd8 31. g4 f4 32. g5 $18) 31. Rd4 (31. g4
hxg4 32. hxg4 fxg4) 31... Rd8 32. Nxc4 Nxc4 33. Rxc4 Nxd7 34. exd7 Rxd7 $16 35.
Rd4 Rc7 (35... Rxd4 36. cxd4 Bf6 37. Rd5 b5 (37... Kf7 38. Rd7+ Ke6 39. Rxb7
Bxd4+ 40. Kf1 $18) 38. Kf2 Kf7 39. Ke3 Ke6 40. Rc5 Kd6 41. Rc8 Kd5 42. Kd3) 36.
Rdd5 Kf7 37. Kf2 h4 38. Ke2 Bf6 39. Re3 b5 $2 {Only gifs weakness.Better to
stay} (39... Be7) (39... Bg5 40. Red3 Ke7 41. Rd6 Bf6 42. Rb6) (39... Be7 $1
40. Rde5 Bg5 41. Rd3 Be7) 40. Kd3 Bg5 41. Re2 Be7 42. Re1 Kf6 (42... b4 43. Ra1
Rc6 44. c4 Bc5 45. Ra5 Bg1 46. c5 Ke6 47. Rd6+ Rxd6+ 48. cxd6 Kxd6 (48... Bh2
49. Rxa6 Bxd6 50. Kd4 g5 51. Rb6 g4 52. Ra6 g3 53. Rb6 f4 54. Ke4 Kd7 55. Rb5
$18) 49. Rxa6+) (42... Bf6 43. Rd6) (42... Bf8 43. Ra1 Rc6 44. Rd7+ Ke6 45. Ra7
) 43. Rde5 Kf7 44. Re6 Rd7+ (44... a5 45. Ra6 a4 46. Ree6 g5 47. Rh6 Kg7 48.
Rag6+ Kf7 49. Rb6 Rd7+ 50. Kc2 Rd5 51. Rh7+ Kf8 52. Rb8+ Bd8 53. Rhb7) 45. Kc2
Bd6 46. R6e2 {/\Rd1,Rd2} Bf4 47. Rd1 Rb7 48. Kb3 {/\Kb4-a5[c5]} a5 $18 49. Rd8
Bg5 50. Rh8 (50. Ra8 a4+ 51. Kb4 Be7+ 52. Ka5 a3 53. bxa3 Bxa3 54. Ka6 Rc7 55.
Ra7) 50... Kg7 $6 (50... Bf6 51. Ra8 a4+ 52. Kb4 g5 (52... Be7+ 53. Ka5 {
-50.Ra8}) 53. Kc5 $18) 51. Ra8 a4+ 52. Kb4 Be7+ (52... Bf6 53. Kc5) 53. Ka5 a3
(53... Bc5 54. Re5) 54. bxa3 Bxa3 55. Ka6 Rc7 56. Ra7 Rxa7+ 57. Kxa7 g5 (57...
b4 58. Ra2 $1 $18 (58. c4 b3 59. Kb6 b2 (59... Bc1 60. Re5 b2 61. Rb5 Be3+ 62.
c5 Bd4 63. Kc6) 60. Re1 Bb4 61. Rb1 Bc3 62. c5 Bd4 63. Kb5 Kf6 64. c6 Ke6 65.
Ka6 $18)) 58. Kb6 b4 59. Ra2 $1 (59. c4 b3 60. Re3 $2 (60. c5 Bc1 61. c6 b2 62.
Rxb2 $18) 60... b2 61. Rb3 g4 62. c5 gxh3 63. gxh3 f4 64. c6 f3 65. c7 f2 66.
c8=Q f1=Q $13) 59... Kf6 60. Kc5 g4 61. cxb4 Bc1 62. Kd4 Kg5 63. b5 Kf4 64.
Rf2+ $1 Kg3 65. Rxf5 Kxg2 66. b6 Ba3 (66... gxh3 67. b7 h2 68. b8=Q h1=Q 69.
Qb7+ Kh2 70. Rf2+ Kg1 71. Rf1+) (66... Bb2+ 67. Kd5 gxh3 68. b7 h2 69. b8=Q
h1=Q 70. Qxb2+) 67. b7 Bd6 68. hxg4 h3 69. Rh5 {/\Rh~~,g5 Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.12"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Be2 Bg7 4. Nc3 (4. Nf3) 4... c6 5. Be3 (5. f4 b5 6. Bf3 b4
7. Nce2 Nf6 8. Ng3 O-O 9. N1e2 $13) 5... b5 6. a3 (6. Qd2 Nd7 7. f3) 6... Nf6
7. Qd2 (7. h3 {[%cal Gg1f3] /\Nf3}) 7... O-O 8. Bh6 $6 (8. f3 {[%cal Gh2h4,
Gg2g4] /\h4,g4}) 8... e5 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. Rd1 (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12.
Nf3 Nbd7 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Ne1 Nc5 15. Rxd8 Rxd8 16. f3 $10) 10... Qe7 11. Nf3
(11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qd6 Qxd6 13. Rxd6 Re8 14. Nf3 a5 15. Nd2 Ra7 16. f3 Be6 $15)
11... a5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bd3 $2 (13. Qe3 Nbd7 14. Nd2 $15) 13... Bg4 14. Qe3
Nbd7 15. O-O $2 (15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 b4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Rb1 c5 19. O-O c4
20. Be2 Nc5 $2 21. Qxf6+ Kxf6 22. Nd5+ Kg7 23. Nxb4 axb4 24. Bxc4 Nxe4 25. Bd5
Nd2 26. Bxa8 Nxb1 27. Bd5 Rd8 28. c4 bxc3 29. Rxb1 Rxd5 30. bxc3 $10) (15. Be2
Qc5 16. Qxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxe5 Bxe2 18. Nxe2) 15... Qc5 16. Rde1 Qxe3 17. Rxe3 Bxf3
18. Rxf3 Rfd8 $17 19. Re3 Nc5 20. f3 Rd7 21. Rc1 (21. Ne2 Rad8 22. Nc1 Na4 23.
b3 Nc5 24. Rfe1 Rd4 {[%cal Ga5a4,Yc5d7,Yd7b6] /\a4,/\b4,/\Nd7-b6=}) 21... h5 $1
22. Kf2 (22. h4 Rg8 $5 {[%cal Gg7f8,Yg6g5] /\Kf8,g5} (22... Ne8 23. Kf2 Nc7 24.
g3 N7e6)) 22... h4 23. Bf1 Nh5 24. Ree1 (24. Ke1 b4 25. axb4 axb4 26. Ne2 Ra2
27. b3 Nf4 28. Nxf4 exf4 29. Re2 Kf6 $17) 24... b4 25. Nb1 (25. axb4 axb4 26.
Nd1 Rad8 {[%cal Gh5f4,Gd7d2,Yf7f5] /\Nf4,Rd2,/\f5}) 25... Rad8 26. g3 Rb7 $1 {
[%cal Gb4a3,Yb7b2] /\ba,Rb2} 27. axb4 Rxb4 28. b3 a4 29. bxa4 Rxa4 30. Re3 (30.
Nc3 Ra3 31. Nb1 Ra2 32. Bc4 hxg3+ 33. hxg3 Nd3+ 34. Bxd3 Rxd3 {[%cal Yd3b3,
Yb3b2] /\Rb3-b2}) 30... Ra1 31. Rc3 (31. Ra3 Rxa3 32. Nxa3 Rd2+ 33. Be2 hxg3+
34. hxg3 Nxg3) 31... Ne6 32. Bc4 (32. Rxc6 Rb8) 32... Nd4 33. Rf1 (33. Bb3
hxg3+ 34. hxg3 Nb5 35. Rxc6 Na3 36. Rc7 Rf8 37. Nxa3 Rxc1 38. Nc4 $132) 33...
Rda8 (33... Rb8 34. Nd2 Rxf1+ 35. Nxf1 Rb2 36. Bd3) 34. Nd2 R1a3 35. Bb3 $4 (
35. Rxa3 Rxa3 36. Bd3 Ra2 37. Rc1 Kf6 $17) 35... hxg3+ 36. hxg3 Nxg3 $19 37.
Re1 Nh5 38. Nc4 Rxb3 $1 39. cxb3 (39. Rxb3 Nxb3 40. cxb3 Nf4 41. Rd1 Ra2+ $19)
39... Ra2+ 40. Ke3 (40. Kg1 Nf4 41. Kh1 Nde2 42. Re3 Ng3+ 43. Kg1 Nh3#) 40...
Nf4 41. Nxe5 Nde6 42. Rcc1 $8 c5 $1 43. Nc4 (43. Ra1 Rb2 44. Rab1 Ng2+ 45. Kd3
Nxe1+ 46. Rxe1 Rxb3+ $19) 43... Ng2+ 44. Kd3 Nef4+ 45. Kc3 Nxe1 46. Rxe1 Ne2+
47. Kd3 Nd4 $19 48. Nd2 $4 {[%tqu "En","","","","a2d2","",5]} Rxd2+ 0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 33rd"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1998.05.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Zilberman, Yaacov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bh4 (6. Be3 $5) 6... g5 7.
Bg3 Nh5 8. Bc4 (8. Be2 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Nc6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Nge2 a6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6
13. f4 gxf4 $2 (13... e6 14. O-O-O Qe7 $13) 14. gxf4 b5 15. Ng3 $16) 8... e6 9.
Nge2 a6 (9... Nd7 $5 {/\Nb6,d5}) 10. Bb3 (10. O-O-O b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. d5 Nxg3
13. hxg3 exd5 14. Bxd5 c6 15. Bb3 a5 16. a3 Na6 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Nc5 19.
f3 Ke7 $146) 10... Nd7 11. h4 $5 Nxg3 12. Nxg3 gxh4 $1 (12... b6 13. Nh5 Bf8
14. f4) 13. Nh5 Bf8 14. f4 (14. O-O-O $2 Qg5 15. Nf4 h5 {/\Bh6}) 14... Nf6 15.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. O-O-O Bd7 {17.Kb1 000 18.e5~~,17.e5 Qe7 18.Ne4 000 19.Nf6=
Yudasin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 13th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Summerscale, Aaron"]
[Black "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1997.04.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. h3 c5 8. Be3
$146 (8. d5 Rb8 9. a4 a6 10. a5 b6 11. axb6 Nxb6 12. O-O Ne8 13. f4 e6 14. dxe6
fxe6 15. Qd3 c4 16. Qd2 Nc7 $10 {Norwood-Djeskovich,1996}) 8... Qc7 9. O-O Rb8
10. f4 cxd4 $8 11. Bxd4 b5 12. a4 $1 e5 13. Bf2 bxa4 $8 14. Nxa4 Bb7 15. Nec3
Bc6 16. Qd3 Rfc8 17. Rfd1 Bf8 (17... Bxa4 $5 18. Nxa4 Qxc2 19. Qxd6 Bf8 20. Qd2
Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Bb4 $1 22. Rd3 Nc5 $10) 18. Rac1 $6 Nc5 $6 (18... exf4 $1 19.
gxf4 Bh6 $1 20. Be3 Nh5 21. Rf1 Nc5 $15) 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. b3 Qe6
(21... Rd8 $5 22. Qe3 (22. Qc4 Rb4 $19) (22. Qf3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Re8 $10) 22...
Bh6 23. Qxh6 Qxc3 $10) 22. Nd5 Nd7 23. Ra1 Rb7 24. Ra5 $14 Ra8 25. Rda1 Ne5 26.
Qe2 Nd7 27. Qd3 Ne5 28. Qe2 Nd7 29. Qd3 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch m3-4"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.26"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Makarov, Marat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1997.04.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nbd2 (7. Na3 $5
Bg4 8. Nc2 e5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nd7 11. Be3 Kh8 12. Qg4 Ne7 13. Bg5 $6 (13.
Qh4 $5 f5 14. Bg5 $14) 13... Qe8 $11) 7... e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 (8... Nxe5 $5 9.
Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nc4 (10. Qe2 Bh6 $11) 10... Qe7 $11) 9. Nc4 Nh5 (9... Qe7 10. b4
$14 {Knezevic-Tal,Leningrad,1973}) 10. Bg5 $146 (10. Bc2 h6 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12.
g3 Be6 13. Bb3 Nf6 14. Re1 Nd7 {Taimanov-Matthilsen,Copenhagen,1996}) 10... Qe8
(10... f6 $1 11. Be3 (11. Bh4 Nf4 12. Ncxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Be6 $19) 11... Nf4
12. Bc2 Be6 $11) (10... Bf6 $5 11. Bh6 (11. Be3 Nf4 $11) 11... Bg7 $1 12. Bxg7
Kxg7 $11 13. Ncxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Nf4 $1 $15 15. g3 $8 (15. Qf3 Qg5 16. Nc4 Rd8
$19) 15... f6 16. gxf4 fxe5 17. f5 $8 (17. fxe5 Bh3 $17) 17... gxf5 $15) 11.
Re1 {[%cal Gd3f1]} h6 12. Be3 (12. Bc1 $5 Qe7 13. Ne3 $1) 12... Qe7 13. Qb3 b6
14. Qa3 Qf6 15. Bf1 {[%cal Gf3d2,Yf2f3]} Bg4 $6 (15... a6 $1) 16. Nfd2 Rfd8 17.
f3 Bd7 18. Rad1 a5 19. Qb3 a4 20. Qc2 Nf4 21. Na3 Be6 22. Bc4 (22. Bb5 Bxa2 23.
Bxa4 Bf8 $11) 22... h5 $6 (22... Bf8 $1 23. Bxe6 (23. Nb5 $4 Rxd2 $19) 23...
Nxe6 24. Nb5 Ra5 $11) 23. Nf1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bxc4 (24... Bf8 $1) 25. Nxc4 Qe6
26. b3 $8 axb3 27. axb3 h4 28. Bf2 Bf6 29. Nce3 Ne7 30. c4 Nc6 31. Nd5 Bd8 32.
Qd2 $2 (32. Bxh4 $3 Bxh4 33. Nxc7 Qe7 (33... Qc8 34. Nxa8 Qxa8 35. g3 $18) 34.
Nxa8 Qc5+ 35. Kh1 $16) 32... Na5 33. Qb2 c5 34. Nfe3 Nc6 35. Nxf4 exf4 36. Nd5
Ne5 37. Nxf4 Qf6 38. Qd2 Qg5 $11 39. Kf1 Nc6 40. Be3 Qf6 41. Qd6 Nd4 42. Qxf6
Bxf6 43. Bxd4 Bxd4 44. Ne2 Be5 45. f4 Bg7 46. Kf2 Ra3 47. Rd3 Kh7 48. Ke3 Bb2
49. e5 Kg7 50. Ke4 Ra7 51. Rd2 Ba1 52. Rd6 Ra2 53. Kf3 g5 54. fxg5 Bxe5 55.
Rxb6 Bxh2 56. Rc6 Rb2 57. Rxc5 Rxb3+ 58. Ke4 Rb2 59. Kf3 Rb3+ 60. Ke4 Rb2 61.
Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. h3 (7. Na3 $5
Bg4 8. Nc2 e5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nd7 11. Be3 Kh8 12. Qg4 $6 Ne7 $14 {Fishbein,
A-Gulko,B,New York open,1997} (12... d5 $1 $11)) 7... e5 8. Re1 Nd7 9. Bb5 (9.
Bf1 $5 h6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 f5 12. b4 Qf6 13. b5 Ne7 14. Ba3 f4 15. Nc4
Re8 $14 {Magomedov-Ftacnik,1995}) 9... Ne7 $146 (9... Qe7 10. Na3 Nd8 11. Bf1
Ne6 12. Nc2 b6 13. a4 exd4 14. cxd4 c5 $16 {Malanjuk,V-Plasket,Y,Challengers
Hastings,1996}) 10. Nbd2 a6 11. Bf1 (11. Ba4 $5 b5 12. Bc2) 11... b6 12. a4 a5
$6 13. Bb5 Bb7 14. Nf1 c6 15. Bd3 Qc7 16. Qc2 (16. b3 {[%cal Gc1a3]} d5 $11)
16... Rfe8 (16... d5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Nh2 $14 {[%cal Gh2f3]})
17. dxe5 $1 dxe5 18. Be3 Nc8 (18... Nc5 19. Bxc5 $16) 19. N1d2 Bf8 20. Red1 (
20. Nb3 $5 {[%cal Gf3d2,Yd2c4]}) 20... f6 21. Bc4+ (21. Nb3 $5) 21... Kg7 22.
Ba2 Bc5 $11 23. Nc4 Ba6 24. Qd2 Ra7 25. Bh6+ Kh8 26. b4 Be7 27. Ne3 (27. bxa5
bxa5 28. Qxd7 Qxd7 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Ncxe5 fxe5 31. Nxe5 Bf8 $1 $19) 27... Nd6
28. Qc2 Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

{[%mdl 8]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Nbd7 7. g4
Nb6 8. h4 h5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. d5 $5 (10. b3 $11) 10... Ne5 $1 $146 (10... cxd5
11. Bd4 Rh7 (11... e5 $2 12. Bxb6 axb6 13. Nxd5 $16) 12. Nxd5 a6 13. a4 $6 (13.
Nxb6 Nxb6 14. O-O-O $16) 13... bxa4 14. Qa5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Rb8 16. Qc6 Bg7 17.
Qxa4 Kf8 18. Rh2 $13 {Piskov,Y-Maiwald,Y,Bonn GSK,1995}) 11. dxc6 Nbc4 12. Bxc4
Nxc4 13. Qd4 $8 Rg8 $1 14. Nxb5 Qa5+ 15. Nc3 Be6 $15 {[%cal Rf8g7,Yc4b2]} 16.
b4 $8 (16. O-O-O $2 Bg7 17. Qd3 Nxb2 $19) 16... Qa3 (16... Qxb4 $5 17. Rb1 Nxe3
$5 18. Qxb4 (18. Qxe3 Qc4 $17 {[%cal Gc4c6] ^^}) 18... Nxc2+ 19. Kd2 Nxb4 20.
Rxb4 Rc8 21. Rb7 Rxc6 22. Rxa7 f6 $11) 17. Bc1 $8 Qxb4 18. Rb1 Qa5 $8 19. Nge2
Bg7 20. Qd3 $8 Qc5 {[%cal Gc5c6]} 21. Nb5 Rc8 $1 (21... Qxc6 $6 22. Nbd4 Qc5
23. c3 $14) 22. Nbd4 Bxd4 $1 23. Qxd4 $8 (23. Nxd4 $4 Ne5 $19 {[%cal Rc5d4,
Ye5f3]}) 23... Qxc6 24. Kf2 Kd7 25. c3 Rc7 26. Bf4 Rb7 27. Rb3 Rgb8 28. Rhb1 a5
29. Rxb7+ Rxb7 30. Rxb7+ Qxb7 31. e5 Qb6 32. exd6 exd6 33. Qxb6 Nxb6 34. a3 Kc6
35. Nd4+ Kd5 36. Nb5 Kc4 37. Nxd6+ Kxc3 38. Ne4+ Kb3 39. Bc7 Kc4 40. Nd6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Villa Martelli"]
[Site "Villa Martelli"]
[Date "1998.05.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 (5... Nbd7 6. e5 Bxf3 7. exf6
Bxe2 8. fxg7 Bxg7 9. Nxe2 Qa5+ $10) 6. d5 (6. h3 Bxf3 (6... Bh5 7. d5 exd5 8.
exd5 Be7 $14) 7. Bxf3 d5 8. O-O dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nd7 $10) 6... exd5 (
6... cxd5 7. exd5 e5 8. Nd2 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Nbd7 10. O-O Be7 11. a4 Rf8 12. Nc4
$14) (6... Be7 7. dxe6 Bxe6 8. Nd4 $14) (6... Bxf3 $5 7. Bxf3 cxd5 8. exd5 e5)
7. exd5 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bf4 (9. dxc6 bxc6 $6 (9... Nxc6) 10. Nd4 Bxe2 11.
Qxe2 g6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Qf3 d5 14. Rfe1 $40) 9... Qb6 10. Rb1 Nxd5 11. Nxd5
cxd5 12. Qxd5 Nc6 (12... Be6 13. Qe4 Nc6 14. Bd3 (14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Bxa2)
14... g6 15. Bh6 (15. Be3 Qb4 16. a3 Qxe4 17. Bxe4 d5 18. Bd3 Bf6 19. Rfd1 $14)
15... Rfe8 $132) 13. Qd2 (13. a3 Be6 14. Qd3 $2 (14. Qb5 $10) 14... Ba2 15. Ra1
Qxb2 16. c4 Na5 17. Qd2 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Bxc4 19. Rae1 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 Nc6 $19)
13... Bf6 (13... Be6 14. c4 Rad8 15. Ng5 $36) 14. Be3 Qc7 15. h3 Bf5 (15... Be6
16. c4 h6 17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Bf4 Ne5 19. Rbc1 $14) 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Ne5 (
17... Rad8 18. Ng5 Bxg5 $14 (18... g6 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. Bg5 $16)) (17... h6 18.
Rfd1 Rfd8 19. c3 d5 $14) 18. Nxe5 dxe5 (18... Bxe5 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Bg5 f6 21.
Be3 d5 22. Qb3 Qc6 23. Rd3 $16) 19. c4 Rfd8 (19... Qc6 20. b4 Rfd8 21. Qc2 a6
22. a4 Rac8 23. c5 e4 $10) 20. Qe4 Be7 $6 (20... Rac8 21. Rfd1 Qxc4 (21... b6
22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. b4 $36) 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Qxb7 $14) (20... Qc6 21. Qxc6
bxc6 22. Rfd1 e4 23. b4 $16 (23. b3 $5)) (20... g6 $132 {/\Bg7,f5}) 21. b4 $1
g6 (21... b6 22. c5 bxc5 23. bxc5 Rab8 24. c6) 22. c5 Bf8 $2 (22... f5 23. Qc4+
Kg7 24. Qe6 f4 25. Bc1 Bf6 26. Bb2 Qf7 $10) 23. Qc4 a6 24. f4 $1 (24. a4 $36) (
24. Rbd1 {/\a4,b5}) 24... exf4 (24... Bg7 25. f5 Qd7 26. fxg6 (26. f6 Bf8 27.
Rbe1 Qd3 28. Qxd3 Rxd3 29. Re2 Rad8 $132) 26... hxg6 27. Rbd1 Qe7 $14) 25. Bxf4
Qd7 26. Be5 Qd5 (26... Bg7 27. Rbd1 Qe7 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 $14) 27. Qf4 Rd7 $4 (
27... Re8 28. Ba1 Bg7 29. Rbd1 Qxa2 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Rd7 $18) (27... f5 $1 {
/\Bh6=} 28. Ra1) (27... Bg7 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Rbd1 Qxd1 31. Qxf7+
Kh8 32. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 33. Kh2 $16) 28. Bf6 $4 (28. Qf6 $18) 28... Qxa2 29. b5 Qd2
$2 (29... axb5 $17) 30. c6 bxc6 31. bxc6 (31. bxc6 Qxf4 32. Rxf4 Bc5+ 33. Kf1
Rc7 34. Rc4 Rxc6 35. Bd4 Bxd4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fishbein, Alexander"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1997.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Na3 (7. Nbd2 e5
8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Nc4 Nh5 10. Bg5 Qe8 11. Re1 h6 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Qb3 b6 14. Qa3
Qf6 $11 {Dreev-Makarov,M,Rus-ch,1997}) 7... Bg4 8. Nc2 e5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3
Nd7 (10... d5 $1 11. exd5 (11. Bg5 exd4 12. cxd4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
$11) 11... Qxd5 $11) 11. Be3 Kh8 12. Qg4 $6 (12. Rad1 Qe7 (12... f5 $2 13. exf5
gxf5 14. Bxf5 Ne7 15. Bg5 $16) 13. Rfe1 a6 14. Qg3 Nf6 15. Bg5 Qe8 16. Qh4 $16
{Danielsen-Hoi,Arnas,1992}) 12... Ne7 $6 (12... d5 $1 13. exd5 Nf6 $11 {
[%cal Gf6d5]}) 13. Bg5 $6 (13. Qh4 $1 f5 14. Bg5 $14) 13... Qe8 14. dxe5 $6 (
14. Qh4 $5 f6 15. Bh6 $13) 14... Nxe5 15. Qe2 h6 16. Bf4 a6 17. Ne3 Nxd3 18.
Qxd3 Qb5 $11 19. Qd2 Kh7 (19... g5 $5 $11 {[%cal Gf7f5]}) 20. Rfe1 Rae8 21.
Rad1 f5 22. exf5 (22. exf5 Nxf5 23. Nd5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qd7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Petrushin, Alexander I"]
[Black "Eismont, Oleg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cherepovets Severstal"]
[BlackTeam "Noyabrsk Yamal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 (6... Ke8 7.
f3 $14 (7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Bg5 $14)) 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. f3 Nc6 9. Be3 a6 10. O-O-O+ Bd6
11. Nh3 Ke7 12. Nf2 $14 h6 13. Nd3 Rhf8 (13... b6 14. Rd2 Rhd8 15. Rhd1 Na5 16.
b3 Nb7 $14) 14. Nb1 $1 {/\Nd2-c4[b3]} b5 $1 $132 15. Nd2 Nd7 16. c3 (16. Nb3 a5
17. Nbc5 Nb6 {/\a4} (17... a4 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. Nc5+ Ke7 {/\Rfb8,Na5-c4[b7]}))
16... Na5 17. b3 (17. Nb3 Nxb3+ (17... Nc4 18. Bf2 a5) 18. axb3 a5 19. Kc2 a4
20. Ra1 axb3+ 21. Kxb3 c5 22. c4 bxc4+ 23. Kxc4 Nb6+ 24. Kb5 Nd7 $10 {/\Rfb8,
Nb6}) 17... Rfc8 18. Nb2 Nc6 (18... c5 19. c4 (19. Kc2 c4 20. b4 Nc6 21. a4 Bc7
$10) 19... Nb6 20. Kc2 Nc6) 19. Nb1 Rcb8 $10 20. Rd2 a5 21. Rhd1 Nd8 (21... a4
22. bxa4 bxa4 23. Nc4) 22. c4 b4 23. Na4 {23...Nb7 24.c5 Nbc5 Nc5 25.Bc5 Bc5
26.Rd7 Kf6.27.Rc7 Rc8.28.Rdd7 Bb6 29.Rg7 Kf6 30.Rf7 Kg6,29.Rc8 Rc8 30.Kd1 Bg1=,
24.Kc2 Rd8= Yudasin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nordic-ch VISA"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1997.10.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1997.10.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 e5 3. dxe5 dxe5 4. Qxd8+ Kxd8 5. f4 (5. Nf3 f6 6. Be3 Be6 (6...
c6 7. Nbd2 Kc7 8. O-O-O b5 9. c4 b4 10. Ne1 Nh6 11. h3 Nd7 12. Nd3 a5 13. Be2
g6 14. f4 Nf7 15. Bg4 h5 {- Vass,A-Szekeres,T/HUN-chT 1994/TD 94\03}) 7. Nfd2
c6 8. Bc4 Bxc4 9. Nxc4 Nd7 10. a3 Bc5 11. Nc3 Kc7 12. O-O-O b5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5
14. Ne3 a5 15. f3 Ne7 16. Ne2 Nc8 17. b3 Nd6 18. Kb2 Rhd8 19. g4 a4 {Vaidya,
A-Georgiev,K/Calcutta 1992/EXP 27/0-1 (29)}) (5. Bc4 Ke8 6. Be3 $14) 5... Nd7 (
5... Nf6 6. Bd3 Bc5 7. fxe5 Ng4 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Bg5+ Kd7 10. Bb5 a6 11. Bxc6+
Kxc6 12. Nc3 h6 13. Bd2 Re8 14. Rf1 b5 15. O-O-O Be6 16. b3 Rad8 17. h3 Ne3 18.
Bxe3 Bxe3+ 19. Kb2 Bc5 20. Ne2 {Lein,A-Schramm,C/Berliner Sommer 1993/EXT 93op/
1-0 (41)}) 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Nbd2 Ngf6 8. Bc4 (8. fxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. Bd3
Re8 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. Bg5 h6 $11) (8. Nc4 exf4 9. Nxd6 cxd6 10. Bxf4 Nxe4 11. Bc4
{/\oo}) 8... exf4 9. Bxf7 Rf8 10. Bb3 h6 11. O-O g5 12. Re1 Re8 (12... Ng4 13.
Nc4 Bc5+ 14. Kf1 Nb6 15. Nce5 $16) 13. h3 Ne5 $5 (13... a5 14. a4 c6 15. Kh1 g4
$13) 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. Bc4 Bf5 $1 (15... Be6 16. Bd3 Bg8 17. b3 $36) 16. Bd3
Re8 17. b3 Be5 18. Rb1 Bg6 $5 (18... Bh7 19. Ba3 Bd6 20. Bb2 Be5 $11) (18...
Bh7 19. Ba3 Bd6 20. Bxd6 cxd6 21. Rbd1 Kc7 22. Nc4 Nxe4 23. Nxd6 $14) 19. Ba3
Nd7 (19... Bd6 20. e5 Bxd3 21. exd6 Bxc2 22. dxc7+ Kd7 23. Rbc1 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1
Re8 25. Rc1 Bd3 $13) 20. Rbd1 Bc3 21. Rf1 Bh5 $6 (21... a5) (21... Kc8 22. Nf3
Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Rd3 Re3) 22. Nf3 c6 $2 (22... Kc8) 23. Bd6 Bxf3 24. gxf3
Bd4+ 25. Kg2 Re6 $2 (25... Be5) 26. Ba3 Be5 27. Bc4 $16 Rg6 28. Rf2 Kc7 29.
Rfd2 Nb6 30. Bf7 Rg7 31. Be6 a5 $2 (31... Re8 32. Bf5 {/\c4,c5+/-}) 32. c4 a4
33. Bb4 (33. c5 Nc8 34. Rd7+ Rxd7 35. Rxd7+ Kb8 36. b4 {/\Rh7}) 33... axb3 34.
axb3 $18 Ra1 $2 35. Rxa1 {36...Ba1.37Bd6.Kd8.38Be5} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shovunov, Baatr"]
[Black "Eismont, Oleg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Elista Uralan"]
[BlackTeam "Noyabrsk Yamal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 (6. Bc4 Be6 (
6... Ke8) 7. Bxe6 fxe6 $14) 6... Be6 7. O-O-O+ Nbd7 8. f4 exf4 (8... h6 $4 9.
Bxf6+ gxf6 10. f5) 9. Nf3 (9. e5 h6 10. Bh4 (10. Bxf4 Ng4 11. Rd2 Bc5 12. Ne4
Be3 13. Bxe3 Nxe3 14. Be2 Ke7 15. Nf3 Ng4) 10... g5 11. exf6 gxh4 12. Nf3 Kc8
$13) 9... h6 10. Bxf4 c6 11. Nd4 Bb4 (11... Bg4 12. Rd3 Bb4 13. h3 Bh5 14. e5)
12. Nxe6+ fxe6 13. Bc4 (13. e5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Bc4 Ke7 $17) 13... Ke7 (
13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nxe4 15. Bxe6 Nec5 16. Bh3 $16) 14. Rhe1 (14. a3 Bxc3 15.
Bd6+ Kf7 16. bxc3 Nxe4 17. Rhe1 Ndf6 18. Be5 Rhe8 19. Rd4 Nc5) 14... Nh5 (14...
e5 15. Bg3 (15. Bd2 a5 16. a3 Bc5 $10) 15... Nh5 $10) 15. a3 (15. Bd2 Bd6 16.
g3 Ne5 17. Be2 Nf6 18. Be3 $15) 15... Nxf4 (15... Bxc3 16. Bd6+ Kf7 17. bxc3
Rhe8 18. Rf1+ Kg8 19. e5 $16) 16. axb4 Ne5 17. Bf1 (17. Bb3 Nxg2 $2 (17... Rhd8
18. g3 Nh5 $15) 18. Rg1) 17... b5 18. g3 Nh5 19. Bg2 (19. b3 Rhf8) 19... Nf6
20. b3 a5 (20... Rhf8) 21. Nd5+ $2 (21. bxa5 Rxa5 22. Kb2 $15) 21... Kf7 $5 (
21... exd5 22. exd5 {/\Re5,d6,dc}) (21... cxd5 22. exd5 Ng6 (22... Neg4 23. h3)
23. d6+ (23. Rxe6+ Kf7 $17) 23... Kd7 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 $17) 22. Nf4 $2 (22. Nxf6
gxf6 23. bxa5 Rxa5 24. Kb2 Rha8 $17) 22... axb4 23. Bh3 (23. Rd6 Rhe8 24. Bh3
$4 Ra1+ 25. Kd2 Nf3+) 23... g5 $1 24. Bxe6+ (24. Nxe6 g4) (24. Nd3 Ra1+ (24...
Nf3 $6 25. Rf1 g4 (25... Nxh2 26. e5 $2 (26. Rf2 Ra1+ 27. Kd2 Rxd1+ 28. Kxd1 g4
29. e5 gxh3 30. Rxf6+ Ke7 31. Nf4 $13 (31. Nf2 $132)) 26... Nxf1 27. Rxf1 Ra1+)
26. Bxg4 Ra1+ 27. Kb2 Rxd1 28. Rxf3 Kg7 29. Rxf6 Rxd3 30. Rxe6 $13) (24...
Nxd3+ 25. cxd3 (25. Rxd3 Ra1+ 26. Kd2 Rxe1 27. Kxe1 Ke7 $17) 25... Ra2 $17) 25.
Kb2 Nxd3+ 26. cxd3 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rd8 28. Kc2 Ra8 $17) 24... Ke7 25. Bh3 (25.
Bf5 gxf4 26. gxf4 Nf7 27. e5 Nd5) 25... gxf4 $19 26. gxf4 Nf3 27. Rf1 (27. Rh1
Nxe4 28. Bg2 Ra1+ 29. Kb2 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Nc3) 27... Nxh2 (27... Ra1+ 28. Kb2
Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Nxe4 30. Rd7+ Kf6 31. Bg2 Nfd2) 28. Rh1 Ra1+ 29. Kb2 Rxd1 30.
Rxd1 h5 31. e5 Nd5 32. Rh1 Nf3 33. Bg2 (33. Bg4 hxg4 34. Rxh8 Nxf4 35. Rg8 Nxe5
) 33... Nd4 34. f5 Nxf5 {Yudasin} 0-1

[Event "NED-ch53"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1998.06.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1998.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 (6... d5
$5) 7. e4 e5 8. Re1 c6 (8... a6 9. a4 b6) 9. a4 Qc7 (9... a5) 10. b3 (10. h3 $5
{/\Be3}) 10... exd4 (10... Rd8 11. Ba3 Nf8 $5) 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. Qd2
(13. f4 a5 {/\Qb6} 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxc5 (15. fxe5 Nfd7) 15... exd4 16. Rxe8+
Nxe8 17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Bf5 $10) (13. Ndb5 cxb5 14. Nxb5 Qb6 15. Nxd6 Rd8
16. e5 Ne8 17. Qd5 Ne6 18. Nxc8 (18. a5 Qc7 (18... Qa6 19. Bf1 Qc6 $17) 19. a6
Rb8 20. Nxe8 $16) 18... Raxc8 19. Qxb7 Qxb7 20. Bxb7 Rxc2) 13... Bd7 14. Rad1
Rad8 {/\Bg4-f3 Bc8} (14... Bg4 15. f3 {/\Nde2}) 15. h3 $6 (15. f3 $5) (15. Qf4
Nh5 16. Qg5 h6 17. Qc1 $13) 15... Qc8 $5 (15... a5 16. f4 Bc8 17. g4 $36) 16.
g4 (16. Kh2 Re5 $1 {/\Rh5,/\Bh3} 17. g4 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Qxg4 $146 {/\Bh6,/\Qh4,
Ng4,/\Rg[h]5,/\Ne4}) 16... h5 17. f3 (17. g5 Bxh3 (17... Nh7 18. h4 Bh3 {
/\Qg4-h4}) 18. gxf6 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qg4+ 20. Kf1 Qh3+ (20... Bxf6 21. f3 $16) 21.
Kg1 Qg4+ $10 (21... Bxf6 22. Qe3)) 17... hxg4 18. hxg4 Qc7 (18... Nxg4 19. fxg4
Bxg4 20. Rb1 Re5 21. Nf3 $16) 19. Nde2 (19. Qf2 $5) 19... Bc8 $13 20. Qf4 (20.
Kf1 $5) 20... Qb6 (20... Ne6 21. Qg3 d5 22. e5 (22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24.
Qxc7 Nxc7 25. Bc5 b6 26. Bd4 Ba6 $10) 22... Nd7 23. f4 g5 $17) 21. Kf1 Ne6 22.
Qg3 d5 23. exd5 (23. e5 Nd7 24. f4 (24. Bd6 g5 $1 $15 {/\Nf8-g6}) 24... g5 25.
Bxd5 (25. f5 Bxe5 26. Qh3 Nf4 (26... Nef8 $17) 27. Nxf4 Bxf4 28. Be7 $13) 25...
cxd5 26. Nxd5 Qc6 27. Ne7+ Rxe7 28. Bxe7 Re8 $17) 23... Nxd5 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25.
f4 (25. Qf2 Qc7) 25... d4 26. Qd3 $2 (26. f5 Ng5 (26... Nc5 27. fxg6 (27. Nxd4
$1 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. Bb2 $18) 27... fxg6 28.
Nxd4 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Qf6+) 27. Qf4 Qf6 (27... Bf6 $15)) 26... Nc5
27. Bxc5 (27. Qb5 Qxb5 28. axb5 d3 $1 29. Ng3 Rxe1+ 30. Kxe1 Bc3+ 31. Kf1 Bxg4)
(27. Qc4 d3 28. cxd3 Nxb3 $17) 27... Qxc5 28. Bf3 Qc7 $1 {/\Re3} 29. Qc4 $6 $19
(29. Qd2 Re3 30. Kf2 Bf6 (30... Qe7 31. g5 Be6 $17) 31. g5 Bg7 32. c3 Bf5 33.
Nxd4 Rd3 34. Qe2 Qxc3 35. Nxf5 Rd2 36. Kf1 $10) 29... Qxc4 30. bxc4 b6 $17 31.
Nc1 Be6 32. Kf2 Bxc4 33. Rxe8+ Rxe8 34. Nd3 Be6 35. Ne5 Bxe5 36. fxe5 Rc8 $19
37. Rxd4 (37. Be4 Rc4) 37... Rxc2+ 38. Ke3 Rc3+ 39. Kf2 Rc5 40. Rd8+ Kg7 41.
Ra8 Ra5 42. Bd1 Bd7 43. g5 Bxa4 44. Bxa4 Rxa4 45. Kf3 a5 46. Re8 Rb4 47. Ra8 a4
48. Ke3 Rb5 {[#] Hecht: Der einfachste und technisch einwandfreie Gewinnweg.
Der auf f5 erscheinende Turm deckt alle Bauern, ist selbst gedeckt und blendet
den weißen König vom weiteren Geschehen aus. Dadurch kann der eigene König
aktiv werden und problemlos zum b-Bauern gelangen.} (48... b5 $5 {Hecht} 49.
Kd3 Rb3+ 50. Kd4 a3 51. e6 fxe6 52. Ke5 b4 53. Kxe6 Rf3 $19) 49. Rxa4 Rxe5+ 50.
Kf4 Rf5+ {[#] Hecht: Einfaches Beispiel für eine optimale Seitendeckung} 51.
Kg4 Kf8 52. Ra7 b5 {/\Kf8-b8-b6,b4 Yudasin} 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 (6... Nc6 $1 7.
Na3 $5 Bg4 8. Nc2 e5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nd7 11. Be3 Kh8 12. Qg4 $14 {Fishbein,
A-Gulko,B ,New-York,1997}) 7. Re1 e5 8. Nbd2 (8. h3 $5 Re8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 a6
11. a4 b6 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. b4 Qc8 14. Qb3 $16 {()Panno-Larsen,B, Buenos-Aires,
1983}) 8... b6 9. Nf1 Bb7 10. Ng3 Re8 11. Bd2 d5 $5 12. exd5 (12. dxe5 Nxe4 $10
) 12... Nxd5 13. Bg5 $5 Qc8 $6 (13... Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qa4 Bc6 16. Bb5
Bxb5 17. Qxb5 c6 18. Qa4 $14) (13... f6 $5 14. Bd2 f5 15. Bg5 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6
$10) 14. Qd2 exd4 15. Nxd4 Rxe1+ (15... Ne5 $1) 16. Rxe1 Ne5 17. Bf5 gxf5 (
17... Qf8 $2 18. Ne6 $18) 18. Ndxf5 f6 (18... Bh8 19. Nh6+ Kf8 20. c4 Nxc4 21.
Qc2 $18) 19. Nxg7 Kxg7 20. c4 $1 Nxc4 (20... Nf7 21. Bh4 Qg4 22. cxd5 $18) 21.
Qd4 $1 Kg6 $2 (21... Qf8 22. Nf5+ Kh8 (22... Kg6 23. Bh6 $18) 23. Re7 Nd6 24.
Qh4 Qxe7 25. Nxe7 fxg5 26. Qd4+ $18) 22. Qe4+ f5 23. Qh4 {[%cal Gh4h6]} Qg8 24.
Qh6+ Kf7 25. Re7+ {[%cal Gh6f6]} 1-0

[Event "NED-ch53"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1998.06.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van der Weide, Karel"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1998.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 (7. O-O)
7... c6 8. a4 a5 (8... Nbd7 9. a5 Qc7 10. O-O Rb8 {/\b5+/=}) 9. O-O Na6 10. Be3
Nb4 11. Qd2 (11. f4 $5) 11... Be6 12. Rad1 (12. b3) 12... Bc4 (12... Qc7 13. f4
Rad8 $13) 13. Rfe1 Qc7 14. b3 Ba6 15. g4 $1 (15. f4 Rad8 16. g4 Rfe8 $14) 15...
Rad8 (15... h5 16. g5 Nh7 17. f4) 16. Ng3 Rfe8 (16... Nd7 {/\ed} 17. Qc1 {/\f4}
) 17. g5 Nd7 18. d5 $1 (18. Qc1 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 d5) 18... Rc8 (
18... cxd5 19. exd5 (19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Nc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Ne4 Qb6 23.
Qe3 Qc7 24. c4 b6 25. h4 Bc8 26. Bh3 $36) 19... Rc8 20. Nge4 b6 (20... f5 21.
gxf6 Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Ne4 Bg7 24. c4 $16) 21. Rc1 Nc5 (21... Qb8 22. Nb5
) 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Nb5 Bxb5 24. axb5 {/\c3} c4 25. bxc4 $18) (18... Nc5 $5)
19. Rc1 (19. dxc6 Qxc6) 19... Nb6 20. h4 $1 cxd5 21. Nxd5 N6xd5 (21... N4xd5
22. exd5 Nd7 23. h5 $16 Qc3) 22. exd5 Na2 (22... Nxc2 23. Be4) (22... Qc3 23.
Qxc3 Rxc3 24. Bd2 $1 (24. Ne4 Rxc2 25. Nxd6 Rd8 $13) 24... Rxc2 25. Bxb4 Rxc1
26. Rxc1 axb4 27. Ne4 Rd8 28. Bf1 Bf8 29. Bxa6 bxa6 30. Rc6 Ra8 31. Kf1 $16)
23. Ra1 Nc3 24. Ne4 {/\Nc3,Qc3,Be4,Bd2[b6]} Nxe4 25. Bxe4 f5 (25... Qc3 26.
Qxc3 Rxc3 27. Kg2 {/\Bd2}) 26. gxf6 Bxf6 27. h5 Qd7 (27... gxh5 28. Kh2 Kh8 29.
c4 Rg8 30. f3 $16 (30. Bf5 $16)) 28. f3 gxh5 (28... Qh3 29. hxg6) 29. c4 Kh8 (
29... Qh3 30. Qh2 Qxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Bd8 32. Rg1+ Kh8 33. Rg2 $16) 30. Kh2 Rg8 31.
Rg1 b6 $1 32. Bf2 $1 (32. Bxb6 Qb7 33. Qxa5 (33. Qe3 Qe7 $16) 33... Bg5 34. Bf5
Qf7) 32... Qe7 (32... Qc7 33. Qh6) 33. Qh6 Rg5 $4 (33... Rxg1 34. Rxg1 Rg8 35.
Qxh5 $16 (35. Bxh7 $4 Bg5 36. Bh4 Bxh6 37. Rxg8+ Kxh7 38. Bxe7 Kxg8)) (33...
Bg5 34. Qxh5 Rg7 35. Kh1 Rcg8 36. Rg2 $16) 34. Bh4 Rcg8 (34... Rg6 35. Bxg6
Bxh4 36. Qxh5) 35. Bxh7 $1 $18 (35. Bxg5 Bxg5 36. Qxh5 $18) 35... Qxh7 $8 36.
Qxf6+ R5g7 37. Ra2 Qd3 38. Rag2 Qh7 39. Bf2 (39. Rg6 $18) 39... Bc8 40. Be3 Qf5
41. Qh6+ Qh7 42. Rxg7 {Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn/Parnu"]
[Date "1998.06.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Seeman, Tarvo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Petursson} Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Nbd7 (
6... Ne4 $5) 7. e4 e5 8. Nc3 (8. c4 $5) 8... Re8 9. h3 (9. b3) (9. a4) 9... c6
10. a4 Qc7 (10... a5 $5) 11. Be3 b6 (11... exd4 12. Bxd4) 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Bh6 (
13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Bg5 a6) 13... a6 (13... Bh8 14. Rad1 Rad8 $13) 14. Rad1 (14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rad1) 14... b5 (14... Bh8 $5) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Re3 $1 b4 (16...
Rad8 17. Rde1) 17. Ne2 c5 (17... exd4 18. Qxd4 c5 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Rxe4
21. Rxe4 Bxe4 22. Nd2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Re8 24. Nf4 $16) 18. d5 (18. dxe5 dxe5 19.
Qd6 Rac8 $15) 18... a5 (18... Nb6 19. b3 a5 20. Nh4 (20. g4 c4 21. Ng3 $13)
20... c4 $15) 19. g4 c4 20. Ng3 Nc5 (20... Nb6 21. b3 Rac8 $15 22. Rde1) 21. b3
h6 (21... Ba6 $13) 22. Bf1 c3 $2 (22... Ba6 {/\cb,Bf1,Rac8}) 23. Qc1 Rh8 24.
Ree1 Bc8 {/\Bd7,B[N]a4,/\Rag8} 25. Bb5 Qd8 (25... Bd7 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. Kg2 {
/\Nh2,f4}) (25... Qe7 {/\h5}) 26. Qe3 {/\Ne5} Qe7 27. Kg2 h5 28. g5 Nh7 29. Rg1
Ra7 30. Rdf1 $1 {/\Kh2,Ne2,Nh4,f4} f6 $2 (30... Bd7 31. Bxd7 Rxd7 $13) 31.
gxf6+ Qxf6 32. Kh2 Kf8 (32... Kf7 33. Nxe5+ Qxe5 34. f4) 33. Nxe5 $3 {
Petursson: This sacrifice is logical, but still it is highly unusual to see
the Super-Solid-Swede make a move of such speculative nature!} Qxe5 34. f4 Qe7
35. e5 $40 Nf6 (35... h4 36. Ne2 Bf5 37. Nd4) (35... Rg8 {Petursson} 36. f5
$140 g5 37. e6 Nf6 $17) 36. Qd4 h4 $1 $8 (36... Nfd7 37. Bxd7 Qxd7 38. f5 $1
$18) 37. Ne2 Nfe4 38. Rxg6 Qh7 $1 (38... Bf5 39. Rxd6 Nxd6 40. exd6 Qg7 41.
Qxc5) 39. f5 $1 $18 {/\e6,ed} Ng3 40. Nxg3 hxg3+ 41. Rxg3 Rg7 42. e6 $1 (42.
exd6 {Petursson} Rxg3 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qe7+ Kg8 46. Qe8+ Kg7 $11)
42... Rxg3 $8 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qe7+ Kg8 46. Qe8+ (46. Qxh7+ Rxh7
47. Kxg3 Ne4+) 46... Kg7 47. Qf7+ Kh6 48. Qf6+ {48...Kh5 49.Be2, 48...Rg6 49.
fg Qg7 50.Qh4 Kg6 51.Rg1 Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "London Agency"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1998.06.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gormally, Daniel"]
[Black "McNab, Colin Anderson"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 (4... h6) (4... Bg7 5. Qd2 h6) 5. Qd2
(5. f4 $5) 5... h6 6. Bh4 (6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bf4 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg3 h5 10. h3
Bh6 11. Qd3 Ngf6 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Nb5 Nc5) 6... c5 (6... g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 $5) 7.
dxc5 (7. d5 g5 8. Bg3 Nh5 {/\Bg7,a6,Qa5}) 7... g5 (7... dxc5 8. O-O-O) 8. Bg3
Nxc5 9. f3 Bg7 10. Bb5+ (10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Nge2 Bd7 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. a3 Ne6 $13)
10... Bd7 (10... Kf8 {/\a6,b5} 11. e5 (11. Bf2 Qa5 12. Nge2 $14) 11... Nh5 12.
exd6 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Qxd6 14. Qxd6 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 (15. Qd2 Bxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Bf5 17.
Rd1 Rd8+ 18. Kc1 Rxd1+ 19. Kxd1 Kg7 $10) 15... exd6 $13) 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12.
Nge2 (12. O-O-O Rc8) 12... Nh5 (12... Rc8) 13. Bf2 Ne6 14. O-O (14. Be3 $36 {
000,Nd5,Nd4} Nhf4 $1 15. Nxf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 gxf4 17. Qxf4 Rc8 18. Qe3 Qc6 $10)
(14. g3 b5 $132) 14... O-O 15. Nd4 (15. Rab1 Nhf4) 15... Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4+
17. Qxd4 $14 Nf4 18. Qd2 (18. Rf2 Qc6 $14 {/\Qc5,Qc6}) 18... Rac8 19. Nd5 (19.
g3 Ne6 20. Nd5 $14) 19... Nxd5 20. exd5 Qf5 21. c3 Rc4 (21... Rfd8 22. Rae1 Rd7
23. Re4 Rc5 $132) 22. Rfe1 Re8 23. Re3 b5 24. Rae1 Kf8 $10 25. b3 Rf4 $1 26.
Rd3 (26. Qe2 Qf6 (26... Qxd5 27. Rxe7 Qc5+ 28. Kf1 Rxe7 29. Qxe7+ Kg7 $10) 27.
g3 Rf5 28. c4 bxc4 29. bxc4 Rc8 $10) 26... Qf6 27. Rde3 (27. Qe3 g4 $2 (27...
Ra8) 28. fxg4 Rxg4 29. Qxa7 Qg6 30. Rd2 $16) 27... a6 28. Qd3 Kg7 29. h3 Rc8
30. g3 $10 {31...Rf5 32.Kg2 Rc7 Yudasin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1998.06.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Pisk, Petr"]
[Black "Konopka, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 (5... Bg4 6. d5 Ne7 (6... Nb8
7. c4 Nbd7 8. Nc3 Be7) 7. h3 Bh5 8. c4) 6. O-O Bg7 (6... Bg4 7. d5 {/\H3}) 7.
h3 O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. d5 (9. Nbd2 d5) (9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Bd7 {/\QC8,NH5}) 9...
Ne7 (9... Nb8 10. c4 Nbd7 11. Nc3 c6 12. Be3 $36) 10. c4 a5 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. a3
$1 h6 (12... f5 13. Ng5 Nf8 14. f4) 13. Rb1 f5 14. b4 f4 $5 (14... Nf6 15. c5 (
15. Bd2 axb4 16. axb4 Bd7 17. Qb3 Kh7 $13) 15... fxe4 (15... axb4 16. axb4 fxe4
17. Nxe4 dxc5 $13) 16. Nxe4 dxc5 17. bxc5 Nexd5 18. Bc4 Be6 $13) 15. Nd2 g5 16.
Be2 Nf6 17. c5 $16 axb4 18. axb4 Ng6 19. Nc4 Bf8 20. cxd6 Bxd6 (20... cxd6 21.
Nb5 Nxe4 $2 22. Bd3) 21. Nb5 Re7 (21... Nxe4 22. Bd3) (21... Qe7 22. Nbxd6 cxd6
23. Nb6 $16) (21... Bd7 22. Nbxd6 cxd6 23. b5 Qc7 24. Ba3) 22. Nbxd6 cxd6 23.
b5 Nh4 24. Ba3 $2 (24. Qd3 h5 25. Ba3 $13) 24... Nxe4 $1 (24... Rxa3 25. Nxa3
Nxe4 26. Qc2 Nc5 27. Bg4 Bxg4 28. hxg4 Qd7 29. f3 e4 $146) 25. Bd3 (25. Qc2 b6
26. Qxe4 $4 (26. Bd3 Nc5 27. Bxc5 bxc5 28. b6 g4 $13) 26... Bf5 $19) 25... Rxa3
$1 (25... Nc3 26. Qh5 Nxb1 27. Bxd6 $44) 26. Nxa3 Nc5 $5 (26... Nc3 27. Qh5
Nxb1 28. Qxh6 Nxa3 29. Qxg5+ Kf7 30. Qxh4 Qg8 31. Ra1 $13) 27. Bf1 Rg7 $40 28.
Rc1 (28. f3 h5 29. Rc1 b6) 28... g4 (28... b6 $1 $40) 29. Rxc5 $1 dxc5 (29...
gxh3 30. Rxc8 $2 (30. Rc3 hxg2 31. Be2 $13) 30... Qxc8 31. Qh5 Nxg2 32. Bxg2 (
32. Rb1 Qc5 33. Qxh3 Nh4+ 34. Kh1 Qxf2 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Bd3+ Ng6 37. Bxg6+ Rxg6
38. Qd7+ Rg7 39. Qf5+ $10) 32... Qc3 33. Nc2 Rxg2+ 34. Kh1 Qxc2 $17) 30. Rxe5
gxh3 31. d6 hxg2 (31... Nxg2 32. Kh2) 32. Bc4+ Kf8 (32... Kh8 33. Qh5 (33. Qe2
Qxd6 (33... Bd7 34. Qh5 Rg6 35. Re7 Bf5 36. Qxh4 $18) 34. Re8+ Kh7 35. Rxc8 $18
f3 36. Qd3+) 33... Qxd6 34. Re8+ (34. Bd5 $1 $40) 34... Kh7 35. Rxc8 (35. Bg8+
Rxg8 36. Rxg8 Kxg8 37. Qxh4 Bf5 $19) 35... f3 $1 $19 (35... Qd2 36. Rh8+ Kxh8
37. Qxh6+ Rh7 38. Qf8#)) (32... Kh7 33. Bd3+ Ng6 34. Nc4 $40) 33. Qh5 Rg6 (
33... Bd7 34. Re7 Rxe7 35. Qxh6+ Rg7 (35... Ke8 36. Qh8#) 36. Qh8+) (33... Ng6
34. Rf5+ (34. Rxc5 Bd7) 34... Bxf5 35. Qxf5+ Ke8 36. Qe6+ Kf8 (36... Ne7 37.
Be2 Qd7 38. Bh5+ Kd8 39. dxe7+ Rxe7 40. Qg8+ Kc7 41. Nc4 Re1+ 42. Kxg2 $18) 37.
Qf5+ $10) 34. Re7 Qxd6 35. Rf7+ Ke8 36. Qe2+ Be6 (36... Re6 37. Bxe6 Bxe6 38.
Nc4 Qd5 (38... Nf3+ 39. Qxf3 (39. Kxg2 Qd5 40. Qxf3 Bh3+) 39... Bxc4 40. Rxf4
$13 (40. Rxb7 Bd5 41. Qh5+ Kd8 $13 42. Qh4+ Kc8 43. Qe7 $10)) 39. Rxf4 $16) 37.
Rxb7 Kd8 $1 (37... f3 38. Qe1 $8 Nf5 39. b6 Nd4 40. Nb5 Nxb5 41. Bxb5+ Kd8 42.
Qa1 $40) 38. b6 (38. Ra7 Qe5 (38... Bg4 39. Ra8+ Kc7 40. b6+ Kb7 41. Qe4+ Qc6
42. Qe7+ (42. Bd5 Nf3+ 43. Kxg2 Bf5+ 44. Kxf3 Bxe4+ 45. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 46. Kxe4
Kxa8 $19) 42... Qd7 $17) 39. Ra8+ Bc8 40. Qd1+ Qd4 41. Qxd4+ cxd4 42. Bd5 $17
Rd6 43. Bb7) 38... f3 $4 (38... Bg4 $19 39. Nb5) 39. Qe1 $8 Bxc4 (39... Qc6 40.
Qd2+ Ke8 (40... Bd7 41. Rb8+ Ke7 42. Qf4 Qf6 43. Qe4+ Be6 44. Nc2 $18 {/\b7})
41. Bb5) 40. Nxc4 Re6 (40... Qe6 41. Qa5) 41. Qa1 {Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.07.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Isanbaev, Ramil"]
[Black "Komliakov, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 (4. f4) 4... Bg4 5. h3 (5. Be2 Nbd7 6. h3
Bxf3 7. Bxf3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 $10) 5... Bh5 (5... Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Qb6 7. e5 Nfd7 8.
Qe4) 6. Be3 (6. Be2) 6... e6 (6... Qb6 7. Qd2 Bxf3 8. gxf3 Qc7 9. f4) 7. Bd3 d5
8. e5 (8. a3 Bg6) 8... Nfd7 9. g4 Bg6 10. Ne2 (10. Bxg6 hxg6 (10... fxg6 $2 11.
Ng5 Qe7 12. Qd3) 11. Ne2 Qb6) 10... c5 (10... Qb6 11. b3 c5 12. c3 $10) 11.
Bxg6 hxg6 12. c3 Nc6 13. Ng5 (13. Kf1 Be7 14. Kg2 Rc8 $132) 13... Be7 14. f4
cxd4 15. cxd4 Qb6 (15... Bxg5 16. fxg5 Qb6 17. Qd2 Qa5 18. Nc3 Nb6 19. b3 Rc8
20. Rc1 Nb4 21. Kf2 Qa6 22. Kg3) 16. Qb3 (16. Qd2 Bb4 17. Nc3 Na5 18. b3 Rc8)
16... Qa6 (16... Qxb3 17. axb3 Nb4 18. Kd2 a6 19. h4 {/\Nc3,Raf1,f5}) 17. Nc3
Qd3 18. Nd1 $8 Bb4+ 19. Kf2 Qxb3 20. axb3 Nb6 (20... Na5 21. Ra4) 21. Nc3 a6 (
21... Na5 $2 22. Nb5 (22. Na2 Be7 23. Nc1 Nc6 24. Nd3) 22... Ke7 23. Rhc1 f6 (
23... Rhc8 24. Nd6 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Bxd6 26. exd6+ Kxd6 27. Nxf7+ Ke7 28. Ne5 $16)
24. Rc7+ Nd7 25. Nxe6 Kxe6 26. f5+ gxf5 27. gxf5+ Kxf5 28. Rxd7 $13) 22. Nf3
Rc8 23. Rac1 Kd7 24. Ke2 $10 Na5 25. Nd2 Rc7 26. Kd3 Be7 27. h4 $1 {/\h5} Nc8
(27... Bxh4 28. Nf3) (27... Rxh4 28. Rxh4 Bxh4 29. g5) 28. Bf2 Nc6 29. Ke2 Nb4
(29... N8a7 30. f5 $1 $36) 30. Rh3 (30. h5 gxh5 31. gxh5 Na7 $14) 30... Na7 31.
Rch1 Nb5 32. Ndb1 (32. Nxb5 axb5 33. Rc3 Na2 34. Rxc7+ Kxc7 $10) 32... Rcc8 {
33.Kd2+/= Yudasin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Agency"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1998.06.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Black "McNab, Colin Anderson"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Be3 c6 (4... Ng4 5. Bg5 f6 6. Bh4 e5 7. Nf3) 5.
Qd2 Nbd7 (5... Ng4 6. Bg5 f6 7. Bh4 Bh6 8. f4) (5... b5 6. f3) 6. Nf3 (6. f3 e5
(6... Bg7 7. O-O-O e5 8. g4 O-O 9. h4 b5 10. h5 $40) 7. Nge2 Bg7 (7... b5 $1)
8. g4 b5 9. d5 cxd5 10. Nxb5 Nb6 11. g5) 6... Qc7 (6... b5 7. e5 b4 (7... Ng4
8. exd6 exd6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. h3) 8. exf6 bxc3 9. Qxc3 Nxf6 10. Qxc6+ Bd7 11. Qa6
Rb8 $44) (6... Bg7 7. Bh6 O-O 8. Bxg7 Kxg7 9. e5) (6... e5) 7. Bd3 (7. h3) 7...
e5 8. O-O (8. h3) (8. O-O-O) 8... Bg7 9. dxe5 $6 (9. h3 exd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11.
Bh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Qb6 13. Nb3 Nc5 14. Qf4 Ne8 $14) 9... Nxe5 (9... dxe5 10. a4
a5 $10) 10. Nxe5 (10. Be2 Nfg4 11. Bf4 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Ne5 13. Be2 O-O 14. Rad1
Rd8 15. Bg3 f5 $10) 10... dxe5 11. a4 (11. Bc5 b6 12. Ba3 Be6 13. h3 h6 14.
Rad1 Bf8 $10) 11... Be6 (11... a5 12. Bc5 Be6 13. Rad1 h6 $13) 12. a5 O-O 13.
Na4 Nd7 $14 14. b4 $6 (14. Nc5 $1 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 Rfe8 16. Qe3 Qb8 $14 {/\Bf8})
14... b5 (14... b6 15. Qc3 Rab8) 15. Nc5 (15. axb6 axb6 16. f3 Ra7 17. Nc3 Rfa8
$10) 15... Nxc5 16. Bxc5 Rfd8 17. Ra3 (17. Qe3 Bf8 18. Rfd1 Bxc5 19. Qxc5 Rd7
$10) 17... Rd7 18. Be3 $6 (18. f3 Rad8 19. Qf2 Bf8 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Qc5 Qd6
$10) 18... Bf8 19. Qc3 Rc8 (19... a6 20. Bb6 Qb7) 20. Bc5 (20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4
Bd6 22. e5 Be7 23. a6 $15) (20. Raa1 c5 21. Bxb5 cxb4) 20... Bh6 (20... Bxc5
21. Qxc5 Qd6 22. Rc3 a6 $10) 21. Raa1 Rcd8 22. Rfd1 $2 (22. f3 $10) (22. h3)
22... Bc4 23. Kf1 Bf8 (23... Bxd3+ 24. Rxd3 Rxd3 25. cxd3 Bf8 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27.
Rc1 Qd6 28. Ke2 $10) 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Ke1 Rd4 26. Bxc4 (26. f3 c5) 26... Rxc4
27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Qxe5 f6 (28... Qd4 29. Qxd4 Rxd4 30. c3 Rxe4+ 31. Kd2 $10)
29. Qf4 $5 (29. Qe6 Qe7 $15) 29... Qe7 (29... Qd4 30. Qb8+ Kg7 31. Rd1 Qxe4+
32. Kf1 Rxc2 33. Qxa7+ Kh6 34. Qe3+ Qxe3 35. fxe3 c5 36. bxc5 Rxc5 37. Ra1 b4
38. a6 Rc8 39. Ke2 b3 $10) 30. f3 Rxc2 (30... Rxb4 31. Rd1) (30... Qxb4+ 31.
Kf1 Qe7 32. Rd1 $132) 31. Kf1 $1 Qe5 $1 32. Qh6+ $1 Ke8 (32... Kg8 33. Rd1) 33.
Rd1 (33. Rc1 Qd4 (33... Rxc1+ 34. Qxc1 $10) 34. Rxc2 Qd1+ 35. Kf2 Qxc2+ 36. Kg3
$16) 33... Qg5 (33... Qb2 34. Qxh7 Rf2+ 35. Kg1 Rxg2+ 36. Kh1) 34. Qh3 $1 (34.
Qxg5 fxg5 35. e5 Rc4 36. Rd6 Ke7 $15) 34... f5 35. exf5 $4 (35. Re1 Qd2 $2 (
35... f4 36. Qe6+ (36. Qc8+ Kf7 37. Qd7+ Qe7 38. Qxe7+ Kxe7 39. Re2 Rc4 40. Rb2
a6 41. Ke2 c5 $15) 36... Kf8 37. Qc8+ Kf7 38. Qd7+ Qe7 39. Qg4 $15) 36. exf5+
Kd8 37. Qh4+ g5 38. Qg3 $14) 35... Qe3 36. Re1 (36. Qg3 Qe2+) 36... Rf2+ {
Yudasin} 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Guseinov, Aidyn"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Na6 5. Bg2 c5 $146 (5... Bg7 6. Nge2 c5 7.
O-O O-O 8. e5 Ne8 9. exd6 Nxd6 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be3 Ne6 12. Qc1 Nf5 $13 {
Godena,M-Hodgson,J,Ishia,1996}) 6. dxc5 {[%cal Gg1e2,Ge2f4,Gf4d5]} Nxc5 7. Nge2
Bd7 8. Nf4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nfd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 $6 (11. Nxd5 $11) 11... Rc8
12. Ne2 Qb6 13. Rb1 Qa6 14. Bg5 $1 h6 15. Be3 $1 (15. Bxe7 $4 Rfe8 $19 {
[%csl Re2,Re7]}) 15... Qxa2 16. Re1 {[%cal Gg2f1]} Na4 $2 (16... Qc4 17. Qd2 (
17. Bf1 a5) 17... a5 $15) 17. c3 $1 Nb6 18. b3 $1 $44 Bg4 19. Ra1 Qb2 $8 20. f3
Bf5 21. Rxa7 Nd7 22. g4 $2 (22. Rxb7 $1 Nc5 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxe7 $16) 22...
Bc2 23. Qc1 Qxc1 24. Rxc1 Bxb3 $1 $15 25. Rxb7 Ne5 $1 26. Rxe7 Nd3 27. Rb1 Bxd5
28. Rd1 Bc4 29. Bd4 Ne5 30. Ng3 Rb8 31. Ne4 $4 (31. Rc7 d5 32. Re7 $15) 31...
Be2 32. Rd2 Nxf3+ 33. Bxf3 Bxf3 34. h3 Bxd4+ 35. Rxd4 Bxe4 36. Rdxe4 Rb3 $17
37. Re3 Rc8 38. Re8+ Rxe8 39. Rxe8+ Kg7 40. Re3 Kf6 41. Kf2 Rb5 {[%cal Gh6h5]}
42. c4 Re5 43. Rd3 Ke6 44. Kf3 h5 45. Kf4 $6 g5+ 46. Kf3 h4 $19 47. Rd1 Rc5 48.
Re1+ Kd7 49. Re4 Re5 50. Rd4 Kc6 51. Rd3 Kc5 52. Rd1 f6 53. Rd2 Re6 54. Rc2 Kd4
55. Rc1 Re3+ 56. Kg2 Rg3+ 57. Kh2 Rc3 58. Rd1+ Rd3 59. Rc1 Rf3 60. Rd1+ Kc5 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.06.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Turov, Maxim"]
[Black "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 (6... a6) (6... b6)
7. Qd2 b5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O (9. e5 b4 10. exf6 (10. Ne4 Nxe4 (10... dxe5 11.
dxe5 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nxe5 13. Qxd8 (13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxc6 Bxb2 15. Rd1 Qxd2+ (
15... Qc7) 16. Kxd2 Rd8+) 13... Rxd8 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxc6 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Bc3+
17. Kf1 Ba6+) 11. Bxe4 d5 12. Bd3 Rb8 $132 {/\c5}) 10... bxc3 11. Qxc3 Nxf6 12.
Qxc6 Bd7 $44) 9... e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 $10 11. Ne2 Bb7 (11... a5 $5 $132) 12. Nc1
c5 (12... a5 13. Nb3 a4 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 Re8 $14) 13. Bxb5 Bxe4 14. Ng5
Bb7 (14... Bd5 15. c4 Bb7 16. Rd1 $16) 15. Nb3 (15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Bxd7 Rad8)
15... h6 16. Rfd1 $1 hxg5 17. Bxd7 $16 {17...Nd7 18.Qd7 Qd7 19.Rd7c5,g5,17...
Ne4 18.Qa5 c4 19.Qd8 Rfd8 20.Na5c4,g5, /\Nc6+/-,17...Qc7 18.Bb5/\Qa5,Nc5,Bg5+/
- Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Maykop Universitet"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 5. dxe5 (5. exd5 Qxd5 6. dxe5 Qxe5+ 7.
Ne2 Bd6 8. Bf4 Qe7 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Qxd6 cxd6 12. Bxd7+ Kxd7 $10)
5... Nxe4 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 (7. O-O Bg4) 7... Nc5 (7... Nxd2 8. Bxd2 Bg4 9.
O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bf4 $14) 8. Bb1 $5 (8. Bc2) 8... Bg4 9. b4
Ne6 10. Qa4 Bh5 11. O-O Be7 $2 (11... a6 {/\Be7}) 12. b5 Nb8 13. Nd4 Nd7 $2 (
13... Bg6 14. f4 Bxb1 15. Rxb1 Nd7 $14) 14. f4 Bc5 15. Bb2 (15. N2b3 Nb6 16.
Qa5 Nc4 17. Qa4 Nb6 $10) 15... Nb6 16. Qc2 (16. Qb3 Qh4 (16... Be2 17. Rf2 Bc4
18. Nxc4 (18. Qc2 Bxb5 {-16.Qc2}) 18... dxc4 19. Qd1 Nd5 20. f5 Nxc3) 17. Kh1
Bxd4 18. cxd4 Be2 19. g3 Qg4 20. Rf2 h5 21. h3 Qxh3+ 22. Rh2 Qg4 23. Rh4 Bd1
$13) 16... Be2 17. Rf2 Bxb5 18. f5 $1 $40 (18. Nxb5 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Qh4+ 20. Kg1
Qe1+ 21. Nf1 Nxf4 22. Nd4 c5 (22... Qxe5) 23. Qf5 cxd4 24. Qxf4 dxc3 25. Bd3)
18... Ba4 (18... Nxd4 19. cxd4 Be7 20. a4 Ba6 21. a5 Nc4 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. f6
gxf6 24. exf6 $40) 19. Qd3 Ng5 20. Qg3 Qe7 (20... O-O 21. f6) 21. f6 gxf6 22.
exf6 Qe1+ 23. Nf1 Ne4 (23... Ne6 24. Bf5) 24. Bxe4 Qxe4 25. Nd2 (25. Qxc7 $16)
25... Qg6 26. Qxc7 (26. Re1+ Kd8) 26... Rc8 (26... Bxd4 27. Re1+ Kf8 28. cxd4
$18) 27. Re1+ Kf8 28. Qxb7 $18 Qg4 29. N2b3 Bxb3 30. axb3 Qd7 31. Qa6 h5 32.
Ba3 Qd6 33. Rfe2 {/\Qc8} Kg8 34. Re8+ {34...Kh7 35.Qd3 Kh6 36.Bc1 Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "Serbian-ch 29th"]
[Site "Sabac"]
[Date "1998.04.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Markovic, Miroslav"]
[Black "Popchev, Milko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 (6. Bd3) 6... Nbd7 7. g4
Nb6 (7... h6 8. h4 Bg7 9. Nge2 Nb6 10. Ng3 Qc7 11. b3 $36) 8. h4 (8. a4 Nc4 9.
Bxc4 bxc4 10. Qe2 d5 11. e5 Nd7 $13) (8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 e5 10. Nge2 Qe7 $10)
8... h5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. d5 $1 (10. a4 Nc4) (10. f4 Bg7 11. f5 O-O 12. Bd3 Nc4
$13) 10... c5 (10... cxd5 11. Nxd5 a6 (11... Bg7 12. Nxb6 Nxb6 13. Bxb5+ Bd7
14. Bd4 O-O 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. O-O-O Rfc8 18. b3 Kg8 19. Ne2 a5
20. a4 $16) (11... Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Rb8 13. Bxa7 Rb7 14. Bd4) 12. Bxb6 Nxb6 13.
Qc3 Nxd5 14. Qxh8 Ne3 15. Bd3 $16) 11. Bxb5 $16 a6 12. Be2 Ne5 13. b3 Bg7 14.
Nh3 a5 (14... Qc7 15. Nf2 c4 16. Bd4) 15. Nf2 (15. a4 c4 16. Nf2 Ba6 $132)
15... Ba6 (15... a4 16. O-O) 16. f4 Bxe2 17. Kxe2 Ned7 (17... Ng4 18. Nxg4 hxg4
19. Rag1 (19. Kf2 Qd7 20. Kg3 f5 21. exf5 (21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. Rae1 a4 23. Bf2
Bg7 24. Nd1 axb3 25. axb3 Ra2 26. Ne3) 21... Qxf5 22. Rad1 O-O $132) 19... Qd7
20. a4 f5 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. Bf2 $16) 18. a4 O-O (18... c4 19. Bd4) 19. Rae1 Nb8
$6 (19... c4 20. Bd4 (20. Nb5 Qc8 $132) 20... Bxd4 21. Qxd4 cxb3 22. cxb3 Nc5
23. Rb1 e6 $132) 20. Nb5 Na6 (20... c4 21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Ra6 23. Rh3) 21.
c4 $1 Nc7 22. Nc3 Qd7 23. Rh3 Rfb8 24. Rf3 Nc8 25. Qc2 $40 {/\f5,Nd3} e6 26.
dxe6 fxe6 (26... Nxe6 27. f5 Nd4+ 28. Bxd4 Bxd4 29. Nb5 Be5 30. Nd3 Bg7 31. f6
Bf8 32. Nf4 $18) 27. e5 $1 Ne7 28. Rd1 Nf5 29. Bxc5 $18 d5 30. cxd5 exd5 31.
Nxd5 Nxd5 32. Qc4 Nxh4 (32... Rd8 33. Rfd3 Qe8 34. Rxd5 Rxd5 35. Rxd5 Kh8 36.
Ne4) 33. Rxd5 Qf7 34. Re3 Kh7 35. e6 Qe8 36. Rd7 Rd8 37. Re7 {Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Black "Dmitriev, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov GShK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 a6 3. Be3 Nf6 4. f3 Nbd7 5. a4 (5. c4 c6 6. a4 a5 7. Nc3) 5...
e5 6. Bc4 $6 (6. Nc3 Be7) (6. c4) 6... exd4 (6... d5 $5 7. exd5 (7. dxe5 Nxe5
8. Bxd5 Nxd5 9. Qxd5 Qxd5 10. exd5 Nc4 11. Bd4 Bf5 12. b3 Nd6 13. c4 O-O-O 14.
Ne2 Bc2 15. Nd2 Nf5 16. Bc3 Bc5 $44) (7. Bxd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb6 9. dxe5 Nxd5
$146) 7... Nb6 8. dxe5 $4 (8. Bb3 Nfxd5 (8... exd4 9. Bxd4 Nbxd5 10. Ne2 Bb4+
11. c3 Be7 $10) (8... Nbxd5 9. dxe5 Nxe3 10. Qxd8+ (10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Qxd8
Bb4+) 10... Kxd8 11. exf6 Nxg2+ 12. Kf2 Nf4 $15) 9. Bf2 {/\de,a5}) 8... Nxc4 9.
exf6 Nxe3 10. Qe2 Bc5) 7. Bxd4 Be7 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O $14 (9. Nbc3) 9... Ne5 10.
Ba2 $6 (10. Bb3 c5 11. Bxe5 dxe5 12. Nbc3 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Qxd8 Raxd8 15.
Rfd1 c4 $132) 10... Bd7 11. a5 (11. Nbc3 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nd5 c5 14. Bxe5
dxe5 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bd5 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Qb6 $14) 11... Bb5 12. Nbc3 $6 (12.
Re1) 12... c5 $1 (12... Nc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. b3 Be6 15. Nf4 $14) 13. Bf2 $2 (
13. Bxe5 dxe5 14. Nxb5 axb5 15. Nc3 b4 (15... Rxa5 16. Qxd8 Bxd8 17. b4 cxb4
18. Nd5 $10) 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Qc7 $14) 13... Nc6 14. Nd5 $8 Nxd5 15. Bxd5
Nxa5 16. Re1 Bf6 (16... Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Nc6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Rxa6 $10) 17. c3
Be5 (17... Bc4 18. b3 (18. Nf4 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Nc6 20. b4 $146) 18... Bxe2 19.
Rxe2 Bxc3 20. Rc1 Bf6 $17) (17... Nc6 $4 18. c4) 18. g3 Qc7 (18... Bc4 $17) 19.
f4 Bf6 20. g4 g6 (20... Bc4 21. g5 Be7 22. Ng3 $44) 21. g5 Bg7 22. Ng3 Nc4 23.
f5 $1 Be5 (23... Nxb2 24. Qc2 (24. Qg4 Bxc3 25. f6 Nd3 (25... Bxe1 26. Rxe1 Nd3
27. Qh4 h5 28. Nxh5 Nxe1 29. Bxe1 $18) 26. Qh4 Kh8 27. Qh6 Rg8 28. Re3 (28. Ra3
$5) 28... Bxa1 (28... Bd4 $17) 29. Ne2 Nxf2 30. Kxf2 Bd4 31. Nxd4 cxd4 32.
Qxh7+ Kxh7 33. Rh3#) 24... Nd3 25. f6 Nxe1 26. Rxe1 Bh8 $17) 24. Qg4 Nb6 (24...
Nxb2 25. Nh5 (25. h4 Nd3 26. h5 $13) 25... gxh5 26. Qxh5 Kh8 27. Re3 Rg8 {/\Rg5
} 28. Kh1 Rg7 29. f6 Rg6 30. Rh3 h6 31. Qxh6+ (31. Rg1 Nd3 32. Be3 Nf4) 31...
Rxh6 32. Rxh6+ Kg8 33. g6 Bxf6) 25. f6 $1 {/\Qh4-h5-Nh5} Rfc8 26. Nf5 $1 (26.
Qh4 Qd8) 26... Nxd5 (26... gxf5 27. Qh5 Nxd5 28. Qh6 (28. exd5 Qd8 29. Re3 Qf8
(29... Bxf6 30. gxf6 Qxf6 31. Bh4 Qg6+ 32. Rg3) 30. Rh3 h6 31. Qf3 $1 {/\Rh6,
Qh5}) 28... Nxf6 29. gxf6 Bxf6 30. Kh1 Bg7 31. Rg1 f6 32. Rxg7+ Qxg7 33. Rg1
Rc7 34. Rxg7+ Rxg7 $17) 27. Nh6+ Kh8 (27... Kf8 28. exd5 {/\Qh4,Ng4}) 28. exd5
Rf8 29. Qh4 Bd7 30. Re4 {/\N~~,Qh6-Rg8,Qh7} Rae8 31. Rae1 (31. Ng8 h5 (31...
Bxh2+ 32. Kxh2 Rxe4 33. Qh6 (33. Qxe4 Kxg8 34. Re1 $13) 33... Rxg8 34. Rh1 Bg4)
32. Ne7 $13) 31... Qc8 (31... b5 32. Bg3 Bxg3 $4 (32... Qb7 33. Bxe5 dxe5 34.
Rxe5 Rxe5 35. Rxe5 Qc7 36. Re7) (32... c4 33. Bxe5 dxe5 (33... Rxe5 34. Rxe5
dxe5 35. Qe4 Qc5+ 36. Re3 $16) 34. Nf5 h5 (34... gxf5 35. Qh6 Rg8 36. Rh4 Rxg5+
37. Kf1 $18) 35. Ne7 $16) 33. Nxf7+ Kg8 34. Qh6) 32. Bg3 Bxg3 33. hxg3 $1 {
/\N~~-h5-g4} Rxe4 34. Rxe4 c4 $1 35. Rxc4 Qd8 36. b4 $13 a5 $1 37. bxa5 $2 (37.
Nf5 Bxf5 $4 (37... h5 38. g4 Qb6+ 39. Rd4 Bxf5 40. gxh5 $2 (40. gxf5 axb4 (
40... a4 $5) 41. fxg6 fxg6 42. cxb4 $16) 40... Kg8) 38. Qh6 Qb6+ 39. Kg2) 37...
Qxa5 38. Qe4 Re8 $5 (38... Qa1+ 39. Kf2 Re8 (39... Qa2+ 40. Ke3 Re8 (40... Qa1
$10) 41. Qxe8+ Bxe8 42. Rc8 Qa4 43. Nxf7+ Kg8 44. Nxd6 $18) 40. Qxe8+ Bxe8 41.
Rc8 Qa4 42. Nxf7+ Kg8 43. Nh6+ Kf8 44. f7 Qc2+ $10) 39. Nxf7+ Kg8 40. Nh6+ Kf8
41. Qg2 Re1+ (41... Qa1+ 42. Kh2 Qd1 43. Re4 Qh5+ 44. Kg1 Qd1+ 45. Kh2 $10) 42.
Kh2 Re5 43. Re4 Rxg5 (43... Qxd5 44. Rxe5 Qxg2+ (44... Qxe5 45. Qxb7 Qe2+ 46.
Qg2 Qh5+ 47. Kg1 Qxg5 48. Qa8+ Be8 49. f7 Qxg3+ $10) 45. Kxg2 dxe5 46. Kf3 $16)
44. g4 Re5 (44... Qxd5 45. Re7 {/\Rh7} Rh5+ 46. gxh5 Qxh5+ 47. Kg1 Qd1+ 48. Qf1
) 45. Rxe5 dxe5 46. Qb2 $1 $18 b6 47. Qb4+ Qxb4 48. cxb4 g5 49. Kg3 Be8 50. Kf3
Bg6 51. Ke3 Ke8 52. d6 b5 53. Kf3 {Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1998.04.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Alonso, Salvador"]
[Black "Ginzburg, Maximiliano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1998.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 (5. f3 b5 6. g4) 5... b5 6. f3 (
6. Bd3 $5) 6... Nbd7 7. a4 (7. g4 Nb6 8. h4 h5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. f4 Bg7 $13) 7...
b4 8. Nd1 a5 9. Bd3 (9. c3 bxc3 10. Nxc3 (10. bxc3 Bg7 11. Nh3 O-O 12. Bd3 Ba6
13. O-O e5 $13) 10... Bg7 11. Rc1 Ba6 $10) 9... Bg7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. O-O c5 (
11... Ba6 $5) 12. c3 (12. d5 Ne5 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxd7 Nc4 15. Qc1 Nxe3 16. Nxe3
Nxd7 17. Nc4 Nb6 $15) 12... e5 $5 (12... Qc7 13. cxb4 axb4 14. b3 $14 cxd4 15.
Nxd4) 13. d5 (13. dxc5 bxc3 (13... dxc5 14. cxb4 cxb4 15. Rc1 Bb7 $10) 14.
Ndxc3 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Bc4 Bb7 18. Qc2 Rfd8 $13) 13... Nh5
$5 14. Qc2 (14. g4 Nf4 15. Nxf4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. Be2 f5 $146) (14. c4 f5
15. exf5 gxf5 16. Ng3 $13 (16. g4 $5 e4 17. gxh5 exd3 18. Nf4 Ne5 19. Rc1 $13 {
/\Nd1-f2-d3})) 14... Kh8 {/\Nd-f6-g8,f5} 15. c4 $1 Bf6 (15... Ndf6 16. g4) (
15... Nb6 16. g4 Nf4 17. Nxf4 exf4 18. Bxf4 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. g5 Be5 21.
Bxe5+ dxe5 22. h4 h6 23. f4 exf4 24. Qh2 $16) 16. Qd2 (16. g4 Nf4 17. Nxf4 exf4
18. Bxf4 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Ne5 20. Be2 f5 $146) 16... Ra7 17. Nf2 (17. g4 Nf4 (17...
Ng7 18. Ng3 Bh4 $13 {/\Nb6,f5}) 18. Nxf4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Bd4+ 20. Be3 $16) 17...
Nb6 18. b3 $6 (18. g4 Ng7 19. Ng3 Bh4 20. f4 $1 $13) 18... Bg7 19. g4 $5 (19.
Rad1 f5 20. f4 $13) 19... f5 $1 20. Bg5 (20. gxh5 f4 21. Nxf4 (21. Bxc5 dxc5
22. hxg6 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Qxg6 24. Rg1 Qh5 25. Ng4 Qh3 26. Raf1 h5) 21... exf4 22.
Bxf4 Bxa1 23. Rxa1 Qf6) (20. exf5 $5 gxf5 21. gxh5 f4 22. Ne4 fxe3 23. Qxe3 Bh3
24. Rf2 $13) 20... Bf6 21. Bh6 Ng7 22. exf5 $1 (22. g5 Be7 23. h4 Rf7 24. Ng3
Bf8 $36 {/\f4,Nh5,Qf8,h6}) 22... gxf5 23. Ng3 e4 $5 24. fxe4 (24. Be2 $2 Bc3
25. Qc1 exf3 26. Bxf3 fxg4 27. Bxg4 Rxf2) 24... fxg4 $13 (24... Bxa1 25. Rxa1
fxg4 26. e5 dxe5 27. Nfe4 $146) 25. Rad1 Bc3 26. Qc1 Raf7 (26... Bd4 27. Kg2
Qh4 28. Nxg4) 27. Be2 $1 Nd7 $1 (27... Bd4 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Qd2 Qf6 30. Bg5
Qg6 31. Bd3 $36) 28. Nxg4 (28. Bxg7+ Bxg7 29. Bxg4 (29. Nf5 Ne5 30. Nxg4 Bxf5
$17) 29... Qh4 30. Nf5 Rxf5 {/\Be5}) 28... Ne5 29. Nxe5 Bxe5 $146 30. Rxf7 (30.
Qg5 Bf6 31. Qe3 Qe7 $146) 30... Rxf7 31. Rf1 Rxf1+ 32. Qxf1 Kg8 33. Qf3 (33.
Bf4 Bd4+ 34. Kg2 Qh4) 33... Qh4 34. Be3 h5 $1 {/\Bg4,Be2,Bgg33} 35. Bf2 (35.
Nxh5 Qxh2+ (35... Bxh2+ 36. Kg2 Nxh5 37. Qxh5 Qg3+ 38. Kh1 Qxe3 39. Kxh2 Qf4+
40. Kg1 Qe3+ 41. Kh2 $10) 36. Kf1 Bc3 37. Nf6+ Kh8 38. Ng4 $13) 35... Bg4 $2 (
35... Qg5 36. Be3 Qh4 (36... Qg6 37. Qg2) 37. Bf2 $10) 36. Qg2 Bh3 $2 37. Qf3
$2 (37. Nxh5 Qxh5 $2 (37... Bxg2 38. Bxh4 Bxe4 39. Nxg7 Kxg7 40. Bd1 $16 Bd4+)
38. Qxg7+ Kxg7 39. Bxh5) 37... Qg5 38. Bf1 $4 (38. Be3 Qg6 (38... Bd4 39. Kf2
h4 40. Nf1 $13) 39. Kh1 Bg4 40. Qg2 Bxg3 41. Bxg4 Qxg4 42. hxg3 Qd1+ 43. Kh2
Qxb3 44. Bf4 $13) 38... Bg4 39. Qg2 (39. Qd3 h4) 39... Bd1 $19 40. h4 Qg4 41.
Bd3 Bxb3 42. Be2 Qg6 43. Qf3 Bxa4 {Yudasin} 0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1997.10.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Dunnington, Angus J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. Ne2 (4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Nge2 Be7 6. g4 O-O 7. Be3
Ne8 8. Qd2 c6 9. Ng3 g6 10. O-O-O b5 11. Kb1 a5 12. h4 Ng7 13. h5 Re8 14. hxg6
fxg6 15. Qh2 Nf8 16. dxe5 Qc7 17. Nf5 gxf5 18. exd6 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 fxg4 20. Bxb5
cxb5 21. Nd5 Qb8 22. Nf6+ Kf7 23. Nxe8 Kxe8 24. Qe5+ Nge6 25. Rxh7 Nxh7 26.
Rxe6+ Bxe6 27. Qxe6+ Kd8 28. Bb6+ {1-0 Horvath,C-Siebrecht,S/Elekes mem 1994/
EXP 41}) (4. Be3 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nge2
Re8 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. Qa4 Bb7 12. Qa5 c5 13. Kb1 Qb8 14. Bc1 Nb6 15. b3 Bc6 16.
Nf4 Qb7 17. Ncd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 {Suba,M-Ribeiro,F/Anibal op4th 1997/CBM 58/
[Har Zvi]/1-0 (40)}) 4... Be7 5. c4 c5 (5... O-O 6. Nbc3 Nbd7 7. Be3 c6 8. Ng3
Ne8 9. Qd2 g6 10. d5 Ng7 11. Be2 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. f4 c5 14. O-O e4 15. Nh1
Nf6 16. Nf2 Rf7 17. h3 Nge8 18. Kh2 Rg7 19. Rg1 Bf8 20. g3 Qe7 21. Rg2 h5 {
- Karolyi,T-Pribyl,J/Tallinn 1985/MCL 06}) (5... O-O 6. Nbc3 c6 7. Be3 a6 8.
dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. c5 $16) 6. d5 Nh5 7. Nbc3 O-O 8. g4 Bh4+ 9. Kd2 Nf6
(9... Bg5+ 10. Kc2 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Nf4 12. Nxf4 exf4 13. h4 Nd7 14. Qd2 Qf6 15.
Ne2 Ne5 16. g5 Qe7) 10. Ng3 Na6 11. Kc2 Nc7 12. Bd3 a6 13. a4 Rb8 14. Be3 g6 (
14... Bd7 15. Qe2 Qe8 $4 16. g5) 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Qd2 (16. Qe2 $5) (16. Bd2 {
/\Qe2,Ng3.f1.e3.}) 16... Kh8 17. Be3 (17. Rhb1 $5) 17... Bd7 18. Qe2 b6 (18...
Ng8 19. Rhb1 a5 20. Nb5 Bc8 {/\Na6}) 19. Rhb1 Qe7 20. Bd2 Rb7 $5 (20... a5 $5)
21. Nf1 Reb8 22. Ne3 Nfe8 (22... b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ng2 Nfe8 25. Nxh4 Qxh4
$13 26. cxb5 $6 Nxb5 27. Nxb5 Bxb5 28. Bxb5 $15) 23. b3 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25.
cxb5 Nxb5 26. Nxb5 Bxb5 27. Bxb5 Rxb5 28. Nc4 $16 Nc7 29. Bc3 Bf6 30. Ra7 R5b7
31. Rxb7 Rxb7 32. Na5 Nb5 $2 (32... Rb6 33. Nc6 Qe8 34. f4 Nb5 35. g5 Bg7 36.
f5 f6) 33. Nxb7 Na3+ 34. Kb2 Nxb1 35. Qa6 Nxc3 36. Kxc3 Bh4 $2 (36... Kg7 37.
Nxd6 Bh4 38. Nc4 Qg5 $132) 37. Qxd6 {37...38Nc5} 1-0

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1998.04.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Black "Szmetan, Jorge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1998.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg5 Nf6 5. Qd2 h6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bf4 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 $2 (8... Nxe5 9. O-O-O Nbc6 10. Kb1 Be6 11. Nd5 Qd7 12. h3 $14) 9. Qxd8+
Kxd8 10. Bg3 h5 (10... Nd7 11. Bc4 Rf8 12. O-O-O h5 13. h3 Nh6 14. Nf3 f6 15.
Nh4) 11. Nf3 f6 (11... Nc6 12. O-O-O+ Bd7 13. Bb5 Kc8 14. h3 Nh6 15. Bxc6 Bxc6
16. Bxe5) (11... Re8 12. Bc4 Nh6 13. O-O-O+ Nd7 14. Ng5 Rf8 15. Bh4) 12. Rd1+ (
12. O-O-O+ Nd7 13. Nh4 Bh6+ 14. Kb1 g5 15. Nf5 h4) 12... Nd7 13. Nh4 g5 $8 14.
Nf5 Rh7 (14... h4 15. Bxh4 Rxh4 16. Nxg7 Nxh2 17. Ne6+ Ke7 18. Nxc7 Rb8 19. Ke2
$18) 15. h4 $1 gxh4 16. Rxh4 $1 (16. Bxh4 Bh8 17. f3 Nh6 18. Nd5 Nxf5 19. Nxf6
(19. Bxf6+ Bxf6 (19... Ke8 20. Nxc7+ Kf7 21. Bxh8 Ne3 22. Rxd7+ Bxd7 23. Nxa8
Rxh8 24. Nc7 Rc8 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. exd5 Rxc2 27. Rxh5 Rxb2 28. Rxe5 $16) 20.
Nxf6 Rf7 21. Nxd7 Ne3 22. Nxe5+ Nxd1 23. Nxf7+ $18) 19... Bxf6 20. Bxf6+ Ke8
21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. exf5 Bxf5 $17) 16... Bf8 (16... Bh8 17. Be2) 17. Be2 $18 Nh6
18. Rxh5 c6 19. Bh4 Kc7 20. g4 Rh8 21. Rxd7+ $1 Bxd7 22. Bxf6 Bxf5 (22... Rh7
23. g5) 23. Bxh8 Bxg4 24. Rxh6 {24...Bh6 25.Be5,24...Be2 25.Rh7 Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zarubin, Pavel"]
[Black "Dmitriev, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cherepovets Severstal"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov GShK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 a6 3. Bd3 $1 e5 4. c3 c5 5. Nf3 (5. d5 g6 6. a4 Bg7 {/\Ne7}) (5.
dxe5 dxe5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O $14) 5... exd4 (5... Bg4 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 $16) (5... Nc6 6. d5) 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. d5 (7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. h3 Bxf3 (8... Bh5
9. d5 Ne5 10. Be2 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nf6 $10) 9. Nxf3 cxd4 10. Bc4
Nf6 $13) 7... Nd7 8. a4 Ne7 (8... Ne5 9. Be2 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nf6
12. Nc3 g6 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bh6 Bf8 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. O-O Kg7 17. Rfe1 $13) 9.
a5 Ng6 {/\Nh4} 10. Be2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Be7 (11... Nh4 12. O-O Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Be7
14. Qg3 O-O 15. Bf4) 12. O-O O-O 13. g3 Bf6 14. Bg2 $14 Qc7 15. Qc2 Rac8 16.
Bd2 h5 $1 17. Bc3 (17. h4 Nge5 18. Bc3 Ng4 19. Re1 Rfe8 $132) 17... Nge5 (17...
h4 18. Nd2 Rfe8 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ra4 $14) 18. Nd2 h4 19. Bh3 $1 Rce8 20. Kg2 (
20. Ra4 $5) 20... Re7 21. f4 Ng6 22. Bg4 $16 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Nf6 24. Bf3 (24. Bf5
Rfe8 {/\Nf8,g6}) 24... Rfe8 25. Qd3 (25. c4 {/\Qc3,Rae1,Re3,Rfe1+/-}) 25... Qd7
(25... c4 26. Qd4) 26. Rfe1 Ng4 27. Nc4 Nh6 28. Re3 Kh8 (28... f5 29. exf5 (29.
Rae1 fxe4 30. Bxe4 Nf8 $16) 29... Qxf5 30. Qxf5 Nxf5 31. Rxe7 Rxe7 32. Kf2 $16)
29. Rb1 $2 (29. Rae1 $18 {/\e5}) 29... f5 30. exf5 Nxf5 (30... Qxf5 31. Qxf5
Nxf5 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. Bg4 Ne3+ 34. Nxe3 Rxe3 35. Rxb7 Rxc3 36. Bf5 Nf8 37. Rb8
g6 38. Bxg6 Kg7 39. Bf5 $18) 31. Rxe7 Ngxe7 32. Re1 (32. g4 Nh6 (32... h3+ 33.
Kxh3 Nh6 34. Kg3) 33. h3 $16) 32... Rf8 33. Re6 Qb5 (33... Rf6 34. Rxf6 gxf6
35. Bg4 hxg3 36. hxg3 Nh4+ 37. Kh3 f5 38. Kxh4 fxg4 (38... Ng6+ 39. Kg5 Qg7 40.
Kxf5 Nf8 41. Ke4 Qxg4 42. Qf3 $18) 39. Kg5 $18) 34. Qe2 hxg3 35. hxg3 Rf6 36.
Rxf6 gxf6 37. Kf2 Qd7 (37... Qb3 38. Nxd6 Nxd6 39. Qxe7 Qc2+ 40. Kg1 $18) 38.
Qf1 (38. Bg4 $16) 38... Nh6 (38... Qb5 39. g4 Nh4 40. Be2) 39. Qh1 Kg7 40. Qh5
Ng6 (40... Qf5 41. Qxf5 Nhxf5 42. g4 Nh4 43. Nxd6 Nxf3 44. Kxf3 Nxd5 45. Nxb7
c4 46. Nc5 Nxc3 47. Nxa6 Nb5 48. Nb4 c3 49. a6 $18) 41. Be2 Ne7 42. Ne3 Qc8 43.
Bf1 (43. Bd3 c4 44. Bxc4 Qc5 $132) 43... Qd7 (43... c4 44. Bh3 Qc5 45. Be6 $1
Qxa5 46. g4 $2 (46. Qe8 $1 Qc7 47. g4 $40) 46... Qxc3 47. g5 fxg5 48. fxg5 Nhg8
$13) 44. Bd3 (44. Bh3 Qd8 (44... f5 45. Qg5+ Kh7 46. Bf1 {/\Bd3,g4}) 45. Be6 {
/\g4-g5}) 44... Qa4 45. Nc4 Qd7 $2 (45... Qa2+ 46. Kf3 (46. Be2 Nhf5 47. g4 Nh6
48. g5 Nhf5 49. Nxd6 Nxd6 50. gxf6+ Kxf6 51. Qe5+ Kf7 52. Qxd6 $16) 46... Qb3
47. Qe8 $2 (47. Nxd6 Qd1+ (47... Qxc3 48. Ne8+ Kg8 $13) 48. Be2 Qxd5+ 49. Qxd5
Nxd5 50. c4 $18) 47... Qd1+) 46. Kf3 Nf7 47. Nb6 Qd8 (47... Qa4 $2 48. Qh7+ $2
(48. Qg4+ Kh8 49. Qe6 Qd1+ 50. Be2 Qh1+ 51. Ke3 $18) 48... Kf8 49. Bc2 Qb5 50.
c4 Qxa5 51. Nd7+ Ke8 52. Nxf6+ Kf8 53. Kg4 Qc3 $13) 48. Qg4+ Kf8 (48... Kh8 49.
Qe6) 49. Nd7+ $18 Ke8 50. Nxf6+ Kf8 51. Qe6 Kg7 52. Nd7 c4 53. Be4 Qxa5 54.
Qxe7 Qxc3+ 55. Kg4 {Yudasin} 1-0

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1998.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alonso, Salvador"]
[Black "Dolezal, Cristian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "1998.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 g6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. a4
$6 (8. Re1 Re8 9. a4 d5 $2 10. dxe5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bg5 $16) 8... d5 $10
9. dxe5 (9. exd5 Nxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Nf3 Bg7 13. Bg5 Nf6 $10)
9... Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bxe4 Nxe5 12. a5 (12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bg5 Re8 14.
Rfe1 c6 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Rad1 Bg4 17. f3 Be6 18. Bxc6 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 bxc6)
12... a6 (12... Rb8 13. Bf4) 13. Nd4 (13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bf4 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 c6
$10) 13... Re8 (13... c5 14. Nb3 (14. Nf3 Qc7 15. Bf4 Bg4 $10 16. Bg3) 14...
Qc7 15. h3 Be6 $10) (13... c6 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. h3 c5) 14. Re1 Nc4 15. Bf3 Ne5 (
15... Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Nd6 $2 (16... c6 $132 17. Qe2) (16... Bxd4 17. cxd4 Qxd4
18. Bh6 Be6 19. Bxb7 Ra7 (19... Rd8 20. Bxa6 $16) 20. Rd1 Qh4 21. Qc3 f6 22. g3
Qxh6 23. Qxf6 $18) 17. Bf4 Nb5 18. Nxb5 axb5 19. Rd1) 16. Be4 Nc4 17. Bf3 Ne5
18. Be2 Bd7 (18... c5 19. Nb3 Qc7 20. Be3 Bf8 21. Bf4 Bf5 $13) 19. Be3 Qf6 $5 (
19... Nc6 $10) 20. Qb3 $6 (20. f4 Nc6 21. Bf3 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4+
24. cxd4 c6 25. d5 cxd5 26. Bxd5 Bc6 $10) 20... c5 21. Nf3 Bc6 22. Nxe5 (22.
Nd2 Rad8) 22... Rxe5 23. Bc4 $15 (23. Bf1 Rae8 24. Red1 h5) 23... Rae8 24. Red1
Qf5 $5 (24... h5 $36) 25. Rd6 $6 $15 (25. h3 $15) 25... Bf8 26. Rxc6 $6 (26.
Rd2 $15) 26... bxc6 27. Bxa6 Bd6 $1 {/\Re3,Qe5} 28. Bc4 Rxe3 29. fxe3 Rb8 30.
Qd1 (30. Qa3 Qe4 31. Bf1 Qxe3+ 32. Kh1 Qh6 33. h3 Qf4 $40) 30... Qe5 31. Qd2
$19 (31. g3 Qxe3+ 32. Kf1 Rxb2) 31... Qxh2+ 32. Kf2 (32. Kf1 Bg3) 32... Qh4+ (
32... Bg3+ 33. Kf3 Bh4 $19 {/\Qg3,Rd8}) 33. Kg1 (33. Kf1 Qxc4+) 33... Bh2+ 34.
Kh1 Bg3+ 35. Kg1 Qxc4 (35... Rd8 36. Qxd8+ Qxd8 37. a6 Qh4 $19) 36. a6 Qd5 (
36... Qh4) 37. Qe2 c4 38. Qg4 Bc7 (38... Qe5 $19) 39. Rd1 Qc5 40. Qf3 Bb6 41.
Rd4 Ba7 (41... Re8) 42. Qf6 Re8 43. Kf1 Qh5 44. Rd7 Qh1+ 45. Kf2 Bxe3+ 46. Kg3
Qe1+ 47. Kh3 Qf2 (47... Rf8 48. a7 Bf2 49. a8=Q Qh1+ 50. Kg4 Qxg2+ 51. Kf4 Qg3+
52. Ke4 Qe3#) 48. Rxf7 Qxf6 49. Rxf6 Rc8 50. Re6 Bc1 $4 (50... Bb6) 51. a7 Bxb2
(51... Ra8 52. Re7 Bf4 53. Rb7 $13) 52. Rxc6 Ra8 53. Rb6 Rxa7 54. Rxb2 Rd7 $5 (
54... Ra3 55. Rc2 Kf7 56. Kg4 Kf6 57. Kf4 $132) 55. Kh4 Rd3 56. g4 $1 Rxc3 57.
Rb8+ Kf7 58. Rb7+ Kf6 59. g5+ (59. Rxh7 $4 g5+ 60. Kh5 Rh3#) 59... Ke6 60. Rxh7
Rc1 61. Rc7 (61. Rg7 c3 62. Rxg6+ Ke5 63. Rc6 c2) 61... c3 (61... Kf5 62. Rc5+
Ke4 63. Rc6 Kd5 64. Rc8 Rg1 65. Rd8+ Ke4 66. Re8+ Kd3 67. Rd8+ Kc2 68. Rd6) 62.
Kg3 c2 $2 (62... Kf5 63. Rc5+ Ke4 64. Kg2 Kd3 65. Rd5+ Kc2 66. Rd6 Rd1 67. Rxg6
Rd5 68. Rg8 Kd2 69. g6 c2 $19) 63. Kg2 Kf5 64. Rc5+ Kg4 65. Rc8 Kxg5 66. Rc7
$10 Kf5 67. Rc8 Ke6 68. Rc3 g5 69. Rc4 Ke5 70. Rc8 Kf4 71. Rf8+ Kg4 72. Rc8 Rd1
73. Rxc2 Rd4 74. Ra2 Kh4 75. Rb2 Rg4+ 76. Kh2 Re4 77. Ra2 Kg4 78. Kg2 Kf4 79.
Rb2 Re3 80. Rb4+ {Yudasin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Shabanov, Yuri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Maykop Universitet"]
[BlackTeam "Cherepovets Severstal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 Bg7 5. Be3 c6 (5... a6 $5) 6. Qd2 b5 7. Nge2
(7. g4) (7. O-O-O) 7... Nbd7 8. Nf4 (8. g4 Nb6 9. b3 a5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd1 h5
12. g5 Nfd7 $13) (8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Bb7 $132 {/\Qa5}) 8... Bb7 (8... e5 9.
dxe5 dxe5 10. Nd3 $16) 9. Nd3 {/\e5} a5 $1 10. Qf2 (10. e5 b4 11. exf6 (11. Na4
Nd5) 11... bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxf6 $15) 10... Nb6 11. b3 $1 (11. d5 Nc4 12. dxc6
Bxc6 $17) (11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 Nc4 13. Bc1 Nd7 14. b3 Ncb6 15. Bb2 Rc8 $15) 11...
a4 $6 (11... O-O 12. Be2 Qc7 $13) 12. Be2 (12. d5 $4 Nfxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5) 12...
axb3 13. cxb3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7 (14... Nfd7 $5 15. f4 f5 16. e5 $36) 15. Rac1 (
15. e5 dxe5 (15... Ne8 16. f4 Nc7 $14) 16. dxe5 Ne8 17. f4 $14) 15... Qb8 16.
Rfd1 (16. f4 $5 $36) 16... Rc8 17. Rc2 (17. g4 $5) (17. f4 $5) 17... Ne8 18.
Bf1 (18. h4 $5 $36) 18... Nc7 19. g3 (19. f4) 19... Na6 $1 20. Bh3 Rc7 (20...
e6 21. f4 f5 (21... Re8 22. f5 exf5 23. exf5 Nf6 $13) 22. g4 $40) 21. Rdc1 Bc8
{/\Ne5,Nc5} 22. Bg2 (22. Kg2 $5) 22... Bb7 23. f4 (23. Bh3 Bc8) 23... Nf6 24.
Qe2 (24. h3 b4 25. Na4 c5) 24... h5 (24... b4 25. Na4 c5 26. dxc5 Nxe4 (26...
Bxe4 27. Nb6 Raa7 28. Bxe4 Nxe4 29. cxd6 exd6 30. Nd5 Nc3 31. Nxc3 (31. Qg2
Nxd5 32. Qxd5 Rxc2 33. Rxc2 Re7 34. Bf2 $14) 31... bxc3 32. Bxa7 Qxa7+ 33. Kg2
Re7 $146) 27. cxd6 Rxc2 (27... Nxd6 28. Nb6 Bxg2 29. Qxg2 Raa7 30. Nd5 Rxc2 31.
Qxc2 Rd7 32. Qc6 Qb7 $14) 28. Qxc2 Qxd6 29. Ne5 $16) 25. h3 $5 (25. Nf2 Nb4 26.
Rd2 $13 {/\h3,g4}) 25... b4 $6 (25... Qc8 26. e5 $16) 26. Na4 c5 27. dxc5 Bxe4
(27... Nxe4 28. Bxe4 (28. Nb6 Nxg3 29. Qe1 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 (30. Qxg3 Be4 31. Nxa8
Bxa8 $146 (31... Qxa8 $146)) 30... Nf5 31. Nxa8 Qxa8+ 32. Kh2 Bc3 $17) 28...
Bxe4 29. Nb6 Raa7 30. cxd6 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 Qxd6 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Nf2 Bf5 34. Nc4
Qf6 $13) 28. Nb6 (28. Bxe4 Nxe4 29. Nb6 Raa7 30. Nd5 Nc3 $146 31. Nxc3 bxc3 32.
cxd6 exd6 33. Bxa7 Qxa7+ 34. Kh2 Re7 $146) 28... Raa7 29. cxd6 exd6 30. Bxe4 (
30. Bxe4 Nxe4 31. Nd5 Nc3 32. Nxc3 bxc3 33. Bxa7 Qxa7+ 34. Kg2 Re7 $146) (30.
Nc4 Rab7 $15) 30... Nxe4 31. Nd5 Nc3 (31... Rxc2 32. Qxc2 Rd7 33. Qc6 Qb7 34.
N3xb4 Nxb4 35. Nxb4 Nxg3 36. Nd5 $16) 32. Qg2 (32. Nxc3 bxc3 33. Bxa7 Qxa7+
$146) (32. Rxc3 bxc3 33. Nxc7 Rxc7 34. Qf3 Qb5 $17) 32... Nxd5 33. Qxd5 Rxc2
34. Rxc2 Re7 35. Bd4 $4 (35. Bf2 $14) 35... Qb7 36. Qc4 (36. Qxd6 Rd7) (36.
Qxb7 Bxd4+) 36... Rc7 {Yudasin} 0-1

[Event "Serbian-ch 29th"]
[Site "Sabac"]
[Date "1998.04.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Relange, Eloi"]
[Black "Vuckovic, Bojan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1998.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 g6 3. d4 Bg7 (3... d5) 4. e4 d6 5. Ne2 O-O 6. Nbc3 (6. c4)
6... Nbd7 (6... e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. f4 (9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qd3
Bg7 12. Rad1 f5 13. f4 $36) 9... exf4 10. gxf4 c6 11. dxc6 bxc6 $13) 7. O-O e5
8. h3 exd4 (8... c6 9. Be3 Re8 10. Re1 b5 $13) 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Re1 Nc5 11. a4 (
11. g4 $5) (11. b3 Ne6 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. Bb2 Qc8 14. Kh2 h5 $10) 11... a5 12.
Ndb5 Bd7 13. f3 (13. b3 $2 Bxb5) 13... Ne6 (13... Bc6 14. Nd4 Nfd7 15. Be3 Ne5
16. b3) 14. Kh2 Bc6 15. Be3 (15. f4 Nc5 16. e5 dxe5 17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Nxc7 Re7
19. N7b5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nd5 $17 21. Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Be3) 15... h5 16. h4 (16. Qd2
d5 $2 (16... h4 17. g4 g5 18. Bxg5 $2 (18. Nd5 Nh7 $13) 18... Nxg4+ 19. hxg4
Nxg5 20. Nxc7 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Qxc7 $15) 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 Ndc5 19. Rad1 Nxa4 20.
Nxa4 Bxb5 21. Nc3 d4 22. Nxb5 dxe3 23. Qxe3 Qc8 24. h4 $16 {/\Qf3}) 16... Nd7
17. Qd2 Ne5 18. b3 Bxb5 $6 19. axb5 $2 (19. Nxb5 Nc6 20. Rad1 Be5 21. f4 Bf6
22. Qf2 Qe7 $14) 19... Qf6 20. Rf1 Nxf3+ 21. Rxf3 Qxc3 22. Qxc3 Bxc3 23. Raf1
Re7 (23... Rf8 24. Bg5 {/\Be7} Nxg5 25. Rxc3 Ne6 26. e5 dxe5 27. Bxb7 Rab8 28.
Bd5 $36) 24. Bg5 $1 Nxg5 25. Rxc3 Ne6 (25... Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Rxc7 Rf8
28. Rf2 b6 29. Rb7) 26. e5 dxe5 27. Bxb7 Rb8 28. Bd5 Nd8 (28... Rxb5 29. Bxe6
Rxe6 30. Rxc7 f5 31. Rd1 Rb8 32. Rdd7 $10) (28... Nd4 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Rxc7
Rbf8 31. b6 Kg7 32. Bxf7 Rxf7 33. b7 Nc6 34. Rxc6 Rxb7 35. Rc5 $16) 29. Rc5 e4
$2 (29... Kg7 30. Ra1) (29... Nb7 30. Rxf7 (30. Bxb7 Rxb7 31. Ra1 Ra7 32. Kg2
$132 {/\Ra4,b4}) 30... Rxf7 31. Rxc7 Nd6 32. Rd7 Rb6 33. c4 Kg7 34. Bxf7 Nxf7
35. Ra7 $132 Rd6 36. Rxa5 (36. c5 Rd5 37. Rc7 Rd3 38. b6 Rxb3 39. b7 Kf6 40. c6
Nd6 41. Rd7 Nxb7 42. cxb7 a4 43. Rd6+ Kf5 44. Ra6 Rxb7 45. Rxa4 $13) 36... Rd2+
37. Kh3 g5 $19) 30. Kg2 Nb7 31. Bxb7 Rxb7 32. Kf2 Rb6 33. Ke3 Kg7 34. Rd5 $2 (
34. Ra1 Rf6) (34. Rf4 f5 35. Rf1 Rd6 36. Ra1 $132 {/\Ra5-a7}) 34... c6 35. Rd6
Rxb5 36. Rxc6 Rd5 37. Rf2 $2 (37. Rc4 f5 38. Ra1 $17) 37... f5 $2 (37... Rd1
$19 {/\Rg1}) 38. Rd2 Red7 39. Rxd5 Rxd5 40. Ra6 Kf7 41. Kf4 Rd2 42. c4 Rf2+ (
42... Rd3 43. Ra7+ Kg8 44. Rxa5 Rf3+ 45. Kg5 Rxg3+ 46. Kf6 f4 47. Ra8+ Kh7 48.
Ra7+ Kh6 49. Ra8 Kh7 $10) 43. Ke5 e3 44. Ra7+ Ke8 (44... Kg8 45. Kf6 e2 46.
Ra8+ Kh7 47. Ra7+ Kh6 48. Ra8 $10) 45. Ke6 Kd8 46. Rxa5 Rb2 (46... Rf3 47. Kd6
Kc8 48. Kc6 Kb8 49. Rb5+ Ka7 50. Ra5+ $10) (46... e2 47. Re5 Rf3 48. Rxe2 Rxg3
49. Kf6 Rxb3 50. Kxg6 Rc3 51. Rd2+ Ke7 52. Rd4 Ke6 53. Kxh5 Ke5 $10) 47. Re5
Rxb3 48. Kf6 e2 49. Kxg6 Rxg3+ 50. Kxf5 Rg4 {Yudasin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Martigny op 22nd"]
[Site "Martigny"]
[Date "2013.08.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Black "Chatalbashev, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2013.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8.
Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nde2 {I think that} (9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. e5 dxe5 11. Bxc6 Rb8 {
gives nothing to White.}) 9... Re8 10. h3 Bd7 11. g4 {I thought that like this
I had prevented the b7-b5 threat. However, after a long period of thought he
played} b5 $1 12. g5 {A novelty. Earlier White played} (12. Ng3 b4 13. Nce2 h6
{, and Black is OK}) 12... Nh5 13. Nxb5 Qc8 14. Kh2 Ne5 15. Nec3 (15. Nbc3 Bxh3
16. Bxh3 Nf3+ 17. Kg2 Nh4+ 18. Kh2 Nf3+ {led to a draw which would be
completely fine for Boris - at the moment he was confidently leading with 5
out of 5. But, objectively speaking, the text is no better.}) 15... Rb8 16. Nd4
c5 17. Nb3 Nc4 {Black has enough compensation for the pawn and the easier game:
much more active pieces, queenside initiative, rather exposed white king.} 18.
f4 Bc6 (18... Bxc3 $5 19. bxc3 Bc6 20. Re1 Qe6) 19. Qd3 Qe6 20. f5 $2 {Mistake.
However, in such a position it was difficult to find a good move.} (20. Kg1
Bxc3 21. f5 gxf5 22. exf5 Qd7 23. bxc3 (23. Qxc3 $2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Re2+ 25. Kg1
Ne5 {and White is in trouble}) (23. Bxc6 Qxc6 24. bxc3 Ne5) 23... Ne5 24. Bxc6
Qxc6 {with Black's initiative}) (20. Rf2 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Bxe4 22. Re2 f5 {
with excellent play for Black}) 20... Qe5+ (20... gxf5 $1 {led to an advantage:
} 21. exf5 (21. Rxf5 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Rxe4) 21... Qe5+
22. Kg1 Nxb2 $1 23. Bxb2 c4 24. Qxc4 (24. Qd2 Bxg2 25. Qxg2 cxb3 26. cxb3 Qc5+
27. Kh1 Bxc3 28. Rac1 Re2 $1 {winning}) 24... Bxg2 25. Rfe1 (25. Kxg2 Qg3+ 26.
Kh1 Qxh3+ 27. Kg1 Qg3+ 28. Kh1 Be5 29. Qe2 Rb4 {and Black wins}) (25. g6 d5 26.
gxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qg4 Bxf1 28. Qxh5+ Kg8 29. Rxf1 Qg3+ 30. Kh1 Re1 31. Rxe1 Qxe1+
32. Kg2 Bxc3 {with a winning advantage}) 25... Qxf5 26. Qg4 Qxg4 27. hxg4 Nf4
$17 {Of course, all this (especially 22...Nb2! and 23...c4) can hardly be
foreseen by a mere human.}) 21. Kg1 Nb6 22. Na5 c4 $5 {Forcing a draw.} (22...
Ba8 23. f6 Bf8 {with the idea ...d5 and Bd6, also deserved attention. But, as
I have mentioned, a draw fully suited Boris.}) 23. Nxc6 cxd3 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25.
cxd3 Bd4+ 26. Kh2 Be5+ 27. Kg1 Bd4+ 28. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Linkoping"]
[Date "2001.07.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[Annotator "Ziegler,A"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. e5 {Kul, Stellan tar för sig.} (5.
Bd3 {Skall man väl spela.}) 5... Ne4 6. Qf3 ({OK, men} 6. Bd3 {nu då!} Nxc3 7.
Qd2 g6 8. bxc3 dxe5 9. fxe5 Bh6 10. Qxh6 Qxc3+ 11. Ke2 Qxa1 12. Qg7 Rf8 13. Nf3
g5 {Ger svart bra spel.}) 6... f5 {Tiger berättade att han hade sett Azmaj
spela det, och tänkte att om han spelar det kan det inte vara så dåligt.} 7.
exf6 $6 (7. Bd3 d5 {Blir tillknäppt spel och seg kamp. Kanske har vit ett
litet plus tack vare e5-bonden.}) 7... Nxf6 {[#] Vits svaghet i centrum finns
på de vita fälten. Den pjäs som kan upprätthålla kampen där är vitfältaren.
Alltså skall svart sträva efter att byta den.} 8. Bd3 Na6 {Tiger skrider
genast till verket.} 9. Nge2 Nb4 10. O-O Bg4 11. Qe3 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 {Om vi går
vidare med strategiska resonemang skulle svart gärna vilja byta bort de lätta
förutom en springare mot vits svartsfältare. Det skulle i praktiken bli vinst
efterom ställningens statiska struktur skulle tillåta svart att omgruppera i
oöndlighet.} Bf5 {Tiger väljer att behålla pjäserna på brädan för att om
möjligt få till dynamiskt spel.} 13. Qd1 g6 {Förutom att det öppnar upp för
löparen fixerar det även svagheten på f4.} 14. Ng3 h5 15. Be3 Bg7 ({Även} 15...
e6 {var ett rimligt alternativ. Idén skulle vara ...d5 följt av ...Lb4.}) 16.
Kh1 h4 17. Nxf5 Qxf5 (17... gxf5 {Kunde man också tänka sig. Det råkiga blir
dock e-bonden.}) 18. h3 {Vit var orolig för att svart själv skulle dra till
med ...h3. Men nu isolerar han sin svaga f-bonde samt försvagar sig i onödan
runt kungen.} Nh5 $6 {Svart vilar inte på hanen.} (18... O-O-O {Såg fint ut.
Svart fortsätter i lugn och ro att bygga upp sin styrka kring de vita fälten
med ...e6 och sedan börjar han massera svagheten på f4 med Tdf8, och sedan
bestämmer han sig i vilken ordning han skall flytta de lätta. Meneingen är att
få vit att bli tvungen att bygga upp ett statiskt försvar kring f4-bonden.})
19. Kg1 Ng3 20. Rf3 Qf7 {Ett skumt drag. Vit tar tillfället i akt och
utvecklar sig.} 21. Qd3 d5 22. Re1 Nf5 {Springaren står ganska fint här, men
den är inte värst så effektiv.} 23. Nd1 {Stellan bestämmer sig för att
förbättra sin sämsta pjäs!} O-O-O 24. Nf2 Kb8 25. Ng4 {Det var
stormästartakter på den springarmanövern.} Rc8 26. c3 Rhd8 27. Bf2 {[#] Nu ser
det inte ut att vara så mycket att bråka om längre.} Bf6 28. Qe2 Qg8 29. Rd3 {
Vit spelar lite fantasilöst. Det kommer att straffa honom.} Ka8 30. Qf3 {
Inte heller något vidare.} Rf8 {Äntligen hamnar ett torn på f-linjen.} 31. Rd2
g5 32. Rde2 Bh8 33. Re6 gxf4 $6 ({Svart skulle startat med det förberedande:} 
33... Rce8 $1 {Nu hotar svart ...gxf4 med fart.} 34. b4 gxf4 35. Nh6 Nxh6 36.
Rxh6 e5 $1 37. dxe5 Rxe5 38. Rxe5 Bxe5 39. Rxh4 Qg6 {Och svart står överlägset.
}) 34. Nh6 Nxh6 35. Rxh6 Bf6 36. Bxh4 Qg7 {Det fanns en del kvar att spela om,
men de var väl rädda.} 1/2-1/2

