[Event "Alekhine-Lasker exh"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1914.03.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Annotator "Alekhine,A"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "1914.03.28"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Alekhine, A. (1983). Meine besten Partien 1908-1923. Berlin: De Gruyter, pp.
107-108; aus "Alekhine All Games" Nr. 264} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4
{Die Wahl dieser Eröffnung war keineswegs eine Kühnheit, sondern vielmehr
eine Folge von Befangenheit bei dem ersten Zusammentreffen mit dem damaligen
Weltmeister. Zum Damengambit war ich nämlich damals noch nicht ausgereift.}
exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 {Alles dies gilt mit Recht als die
beste Verteidigung in der schottischen Partie.} 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5
Be6 ({Üblicher und wohl auch nachhaltige ist hier} 10... c6) 11. Qf3 ({
Auf den Textzug kann Weiß durch} 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nxd5 ({nicht} 12. Qh5 g6
13. Nxd5 Qd8 {und gewinnt.}) 12... Bxd5 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qxd5 Qxb2 15. Rab1 {
usw. sofort ein Remisspiel herbeiführen.}) 11... Be7 12. Rfe1 {Der
Vorbereitung Zug zu der folgenden überraschenden Kombination:} h6 13. Bxh6 $1
{Durch dieses kleine Feuerwerk erzielt Weiß Remisschluss. Es ist seltsam,
dass die Kombination, obwohl sie eigentlich zur Theorie dieser früher viel
gespielten Variante gehören sollte, in solcher Form weder aus Partien, noch
aus Analysen bekannt war.} gxh6 14. Rxe6 fxe6 15. Qg3+ Kh8 ({Nicht} 15... Kf7 {
wegen} 16. Qg6#) 16. Qg6 $1 {Die Pointe.} ({Schwarz kann offenbar dem ewigen
Schach nicht entgehen, kann es aber erzwingen zum Beispiel durch} 16. Qg6 $1
Qe8 {daher Remis.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Star Palmyra op 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2004.08.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fingerov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2349"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2004.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 {I am not a real adherent of this
move but playing this weak ticket in this situation made me to take this kind
of slight risks.} 5. Nc3 {A toothless line as expected since he had a recent
game in this one in database.} (5. Nxc6 $142 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4
Nb6 9. Nc3 $14 {is the real man's choice.}) 5... Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 {Draw offer. The dude thinks I am dead or what
chesswise I feel still alive so I even did not respond to his invitation to
share points.} c6 11. h3 {I am not so much against this one but I can not
refrain myself from laughing at it. What is the real point behind it?} (11. Qf3
Bd6 $5 $13 (11... Be7 12. Rfe1 Re8 $13)) (11. Na4 h6 12. Bh4 Re8 $13 {are the
known lines to me.}) 11... h6 12. Bh4 Bd6 13. Kh1 $146 {Another strange move
is he going for f2-f4 thrust or what?} ({I was expecting something like} 13.
Qf3 Rb8 14. Rab1 Re8 $36) 13... Rb8 14. Rb1 Rb4 {I know that it is an empty
move but I have suddenly became brain-dead, could not see anything better than
this.} (14... Re8 $5 15. f4 Rb4 16. Ne2 c5 17. a3 Rb6 18. Nc3 Be7 19. Re1 (19.
Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 20. Nxd5 Rxb2) 19... Re6 20. Rxe6 fxe6 $15) 15. Bg3 (15. g4 $6 {
I have briefly looked at this one.} Re8 $1 (15... h5 $6 16. a3 Rb7 17. f3) 16.
a3 Rb7 17. Qf3 Be5 $15) 15... Bxg3 16. fxg3 Re8 17. Rf4 $2 {This shows really
poor understanding!} (17. a3 $6 Rb7 $1 18. b4 Rbe7 $40) (17. Qf3 $6 Rb7 $1) (
17. g4 Qb6 (17... Qd6 18. Qf3 Rb7 19. Ba6 Rbe7 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Rfe1 Rce8 22.
Qf2 $11) 18. b3 Qe3 19. Re1 Qxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Be6 $11) 17... Rxf4
18. gxf4 c5 $2 {I have also reacted bad to the situation.} (18... Re3 $6 19.
Qd2 Qe7 20. Rf1 Nh5 21. Rf2 $15 {goes nowhere but}) (18... d4 $1 {was really
strong!} 19. Ne2 c5 $17 20. b4 $140 (20. c4 Bb7) 20... Nd5 21. bxc5 (21. Bb5
Ne3) 21... Ne3 22. Qd2 Bxh3 $1 23. Nxd4 Bxg2+ 24. Kg1 Qc8 (24... Qh4 $4 25.
Qxe3 $18) (24... Bh3 25. Nf3 Qc8 26. Ne5 Rxe5 27. fxe5 Qg4+ 28. Kh2 Qf4+ 29.
Kxh3 g5 30. Rb4 g4+ 31. Kh4 Nf5+ $19) 25. Nf5 Nxf5 26. Qxg2 Qxc5+ 27. Qf2 Ne3
28. Rb5 Qd4 $19) 19. Qf3 c4 ({Of course} 19... d4 $2 20. Ne4 {was not my idea.}
) 20. Bf1 Bf5 21. Qf2 $8 (21. Rd1 $2 Bxc2 22. Rd2 Be4 $19) (21. Rc1 $2 d4 22.
Ne2 Re3 23. Qc6 Rxh3+) 21... Qa5 $5 {That was all planned but I have already
understood that I have given my opponent chances for a narrow escape!} (21...
Qb6 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Rc1 d4 24. Ne2 $1 (24. Nb5 $2 d3 25. cxd3 cxd3 26. Rd1
Nd5 $1 27. Bxd3 Ne3 28. Bxf5 Nxd1 $19) 24... d3 25. Ng3 Bh7 26. cxd3 cxd3 27.
f5 d2 (27... Bxf5 $2 28. Rd1 $1) 28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Kg1 $132) 22. a3 $5 ({And
what I am supposed to do after} 22. Qd2 $142 Rd8 23. Rd1 Rd7 24. Ne4 Qxa2 25.
Nxf6+ gxf6 $15 {is not looking that great.}) (22. Rd1 $2 Rb8 23. Qd2 Rxb2 24.
Nxd5 Qxd2 25. Rxd2 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Be6 27. Rc5 Rxc2 28. f5 Rc1 29. Kg1 Bd7 30.
Kf2 Kf8 (30... c3 31. Bd3) 31. g4 c3 32. Bd3 Ke7 33. Ke3 Rh1 34. Kd4 Rxh3 35.
Rc7 Kd6 36. Rxa7 Rh4 $19) 22... Ne4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Rd1 c3 {I was relying on
this move but he is really close to have some compensation after this whole
almost forced line.} 25. bxc3 Qxc3 (25... Qxa3 26. Bd3 Qxc3 27. Qxa7 Bxd3 28.
cxd3 Qc2 29. Ra1 Qxd3 30. Qd7 Rb8 31. Kh2 $44 {looks also like a tough nut to
crack.}) 26. Kh2 $1 {I was anticipating this one. My extra pawn does not do
much since it can not march up the board yet.} (26. Qxa7 $2 Qxc2 $1 {is very
simple} (26... Qxh3+ 27. Kg1 Qc3 $1 (27... Qg4 $2 28. Rd2 Qxf4 29. Rf2 $11) (
27... Qg3 $2 28. Qf2 Qxa3 29. c4 $11) 28. Qd7 Qe3+ 29. Kh1 Re6 $40) 27. Qd4 (
27. Ra1 Qc3) 27... Ra8 28. Ra1 Qb3 29. a4 Qxh3+ 30. Kg1 Qf5 31. a5 Qxf4 32. a6
Qg3 33. a7 f5 34. Qc5 f4 $19 {should be winning!}) 26... Qxa3 {My intuition
already started to talk to me that going for the material will not work
against proper defence but eventually my greed prevailed.} ({Perhaps I should
have tried to grind him down with} 26... a5 $142 27. a4 Rc8 (27... Bxc2 $6 28.
Rxd5 Bxa4 29. Qa7 $11) 28. Bd3 Qb4 29. Bxe4 dxe4 $15) 27. c4 $1 $44 Rd8 $5 {
Selfpin should never be one of a serious chessplayer's weapons but I did not
want to give him a2-g8 diagonal that easy.} (27... Qb3 28. Rd4 $1 Qb6 29. Qd2
$44) (27... dxc4 28. Bxc4 Qb4 29. Ba2 $44) 28. Qd4 Qd6 29. Qe3 {This came as a
surprise!} ({He did not fall for} 29. g3 $2 Qa3 $1 30. Bg2 Re8 $1 31. Rd2 (31.
Re1 Qa2) 31... Bxg2 32. Rxg2 dxc4 33. Qxc4 a5 $17) 29... Qb8 30. cxd5 Bxd5 $8 (
30... Rxd5 $2 31. Ra1) 31. Qd4 {This looked idiotic but what about the
alternatives.} (31. Qe5 Be6) (31. Qf2 a5) 31... Rd7 32. Qe5 $1 Qxe5 33. fxe5
Be6 34. Ra1 $1 $11 {How to win this?I have to go with my king to help my a
pawn to be pushed but what happens if he goes for the bishops trade meanwhile?}
Kf8 35. Be2 Ke7 36. Kg3 (36. Bf3 $6 Bc4 37. Kg3 (37. Bg4 Rb7 38. Bf3 Rc7 39.
Rc1 Ke6 $1 $17) 37... a6 $17 {is a slight progress but still...}) 36... Rb7 (
36... f6 37. exf6+ Kxf6 38. Bg4 Bxg4 39. Kxg4 Ke5 40. h4 $11) 37. Kf4 (37. Bf3
$6 Rc7 38. Kf4 Kd8 39. h4 Bc4 $17) 37... Kd7 38. Ra6 $4 $138 {I have got
really relieved after this. Not only he failed to exchange bishops he also
made my run completed to the queenside.} (38. Bg4 Bxg4 39. Kxg4 Kc6 40. Kf5 Kd5
41. Ra5+ Kd4 42. Ra4+ Kc5 43. Ra1 Re7 44. g4 Kb6 45. Rb1+ Kc6 46. Ra1 Kb7 47.
Rb1+ Ka8 48. Ra1 Kb8 49. h4 $11) 38... Kc7 39. Bf3 Rb4+ 40. Ke3 Kb8 41. Rd6 $6
{Another strange move, I believe he needs his rook in vertical attack.} (41.
Ra1 g6 $5 $19) 41... Rb3+ $5 (41... a5 42. Ra6 Ra4) 42. Kd4 Rb2 43. Kc5 Kc7 44.
Rc6+ Kd7 45. Rd6+ Ke7 46. Rd4 Ra2 $2 {Why do I need this for, can not I play a
mistake free game these days?} (46... a5 47. Ra4 Ra2 48. Rxa2 Bxa2 49. Kb5 Ke6
$19) 47. Rb4 g6 48. Rb7+ Kf8 49. Rb8+ Kg7 50. Ra8 h5 $1 $19 {Now I wanted to
squeeze him with h4 and Kh6 -g5.} 51. Kd6 (51. h4 Ra4 52. Kd6 Rxh4 53. Rxa7 Kh6
54. Ra1 Rd4+ 55. Kc5 Rd2 $19) 51... a5 52. h4 {Now even the bishops exchange
does not help him.} (52. Bd5 Bxd5 53. Kxd5 Rxg2 54. Rxa5 Rg3 55. h4 Rd3+ 56.
Kc5 g5 57. hxg5 h4 58. Ra4 h3 59. Rh4 Kg6 $19) 52... a4 53. Ke7 (53. Kc5 Bb3
54. Bc6 Rf2 55. Bxa4 Bxa4 56. Rxa4 Rxg2 57. Kd5 g5 58. hxg5 Kg6 59. Rf4 Rxg5
60. Rf6+ Kg7 61. Rf4 Rg4 62. Rf1 h4 63. e6 fxe6+ 64. Kxe6 Kg6 65. Ke5 h3 66.
Rh1 Rh4 $19 {wins since his king is badly cut off.}) 53... Ra1 {Do not hurry!}
(53... a3 54. Ra5 g5 55. hxg5 Kg6 56. g3 Kxg5 57. Bc6 Ra1 58. Bd7 Kf5 59. Bxe6+
fxe6 60. Kf7 Re1 61. Rxa3 Rxe5 62. Ra4 Re2 $19) 54. Ra5 Bb3 {I had to chose
between this and the pawn push.} (54... a3 55. Bd5 Bxd5 56. Rxd5 Re1 57. Ra5 a2
58. Rxa2 Rxe5+ 59. Kd6 Re3 $1 {Threatening Rg3-g4 so only way for him is to
generate an attack against my f7.} 60. Kd7 Rg3 61. Ke8 Rg4 62. Ra7 Re4+ 63. Re7
Re6 $1 64. Kd7 Kf6 $1 (64... Rxe7+ $4 65. Kxe7 Kg8 66. Ke8 f5 67. Ke7 Kg7 68.
Ke6 $11) 65. Re8 Kf5 66. Rf8 f6 $19) 55. g4 (55. Bd5 Re1 56. Bxb3 axb3 57. Rb5
b2 58. Rxb2 Rxe5+ 59. Kd6 Re3 $19 {is similar to the line mentioned above.})
55... Rf1 $5 {Let us play cat and mouse!} ({Of course I have seen} 55... a3 56.
gxh5 a2 57. h6+ Kh7 $19) 56. Bc6 hxg4 57. e6 Bxe6 (57... fxe6 58. Bxa4 Ra1 $19)
58. Rxa4 Rf2 59. Rb4 Rh2 (59... g3 60. Rb1 g2 61. Rg1 Bh3 $19) 60. Rf4 Rxh4 61.
Be8 g3 {is this a combination common be serious.} 62. Rf1 (62. Rxh4 g2 63. Bxf7
g1=Q 64. Kxe6 (64. Bxe6 Qg5+ $19) 64... Qe1+ $19) 62... g2 63. Rg1 Bd5 64. Kd6
Rh1 {Strangely he decided to end his agony.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow op 01st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kim, Alexey"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2005.02.25"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O (
{I did not want to give him} 7... d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Qe2+ $5) 8. O-O d5 9. exd5
cxd5 10. Qf3 c6 11. Bg5 {Draw offer.} Rb8 $5 {I was in a fighting mood.} 12.
Ne2 $1 {Actually this has killed my mood immediately.} Bg4 {A meek move
forcing some ending with opposite colored bishops. Since I was not so sure
about the value of alternatives I have thought that I would have prevailed in
such an endgame where he has no counterplay.} (12... h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6
gxf6 15. Nd4 Bc5 (15... Bd7 16. Bf5 $1) 16. Nxc6 Rxb2 17. Rfb1 Rb6 18. Rxb6
axb6 19. Bb5 $1 $14) (12... Bd6 $5 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Rab1 Be5 15. c3 Qc7 16. h3
Rfe8 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 $11) 13. Bxf6 Bxf3 14. Bxd8 Bxe2
15. Bxe2 Rfxd8 16. Bf3 Ba5 $1 {This is always a point when Rb8 is there.} 17.
b3 c5 18. Rad1 d4 19. Be4 Re8 (19... g6 20. Bd3) 20. Bd3 g6 21. f4 $5 {An
unexpected push. However I believe that it is a good move because it is trying
to prevent my f5.} Re3 (21... f5 $6 22. g4 $1 fxg4 23. f5 gxf5 24. Rxf5 $11)
22. Rf2 (22. f5 $6 Kg7 23. Bc4 f6) 22... Rbe8 23. g3 Be1 24. Rg2 h5 25. Kf1 Kg7
26. Re2 Ba5 27. Rxe3 Rxe3 28. Kf2 f5 $5 {First I have to fix my pawns on white.
} (28... h4 29. gxh4 Rh3 30. f5 Rxh4 31. fxg6 fxg6 (31... Rxh2+ 32. Kg1 $11)
32. Kg2 $11) 29. Rf1 {He is simply waiting.} (29. h4 Kf6) 29... h4 30. Rg1 h3
$1 (30... Kf6 $2 31. g4 $1 Rh3 (31... Bd2 32. Rd1) 32. gxf5 Rxh2+ 33. Kf3 (33.
Rg2 Be1+ 34. Kf3 Rh3+ 35. Kg4 Rg3+ 36. Rxg3 hxg3 37. Kf3 gxf5 $11) 33... gxf5
34. Rg5 Rh3+ 35. Kg2 $11) 31. Rb1 ({Setting him up nicely for} 31. g4 $4 Bd8 $1
$19) 31... Kf6 32. a3 $1 $11 g5 33. fxg5+ (33. b4 cxb4 34. axb4 Bc7 35. fxg5+ (
35. Ra1 $2 gxf4) 35... Kxg5 {transposes.}) 33... Kxg5 34. b4 cxb4 35. axb4 Bc7
36. b5 $1 {Finally he has reached an unbreakable position.} f4 37. gxf4+ Kxf4 (
37... Bxf4 38. Rg1+ Kf6 {This seemed to me even easier than the text to handle.
} 39. Rg4 $5 Ke5 40. Kg1 Re1+ (40... Rf3 41. Rh4) 41. Kf2 Rh1 42. Kf3 Bxh2 43.
Rh4 Bg1 44. Kg4 Be3 (44... h2 $4 45. Rh5+ $18) 45. Rxh3 Rxh3 46. Kxh3 $11) 38.
Re1 $1 {I have forgotten about this.} Bd8 (38... Rxe1 39. Kxe1 Kf3 40. Kf1 Bxh2
41. Bf5 Kg3 $11 {is a dead draw since he has no weaknesses on the other wing.})
39. Rxe3 dxe3+ 40. Ke2 Bg5 41. Bc4 (41. c4 Be7) 41... Ke5 42. Kf3 Kd4 43. Bf1
Kc3 44. Ke2 $5 Kb4 45. Kf3 Kc3 46. Bxh3 Kxc2 47. Ke2 {Another stupid draw!}
1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg zt"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Gavrilov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 h6 12. Bh4 Qd6 13. Qf3 Bg4
14. Qg3 Qxg3 15. Bxg3 Ne4 $1 16. Bxc7 Nxc3 $10 {Svidler-Smyslov,V/Moskva/1992/}
) 11. Na4 h6 (11... Be7 12. Re1 Be6 13. c3 Qc7 14. Qf3 Rfe8 {Lautier,J-Sokolov,
I/Correze (m/5)/1992/} 15. b4 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Qe3 $1 $14) 12. Bh4 Bd6 (
12... Be7 13. Re1 Be6 14. c3 Re8 (14... Nd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bc2 Rfe8 17. Qd3
g6 (17... Nf6 18. b4 Qd6 19. Nc5 Re7 20. Re3 Rae8 21. h3 Bc8 $10 {
Arkhipov-Tseitlin,Mikh/Moskva/1992/}) 18. Re3 Nb6 19. Rae1 Qd6 $10 {Wohl-Hifny,
M}) 15. Bc2 $14 {Lautier,J-Sokolov,I/Correze (m/3)/1992/} Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17.
Qd3 g6 18. Re3 $14) (12... Re8 13. c4 $1 Rb8 14. Rc1 Be6 15. cxd5 (15. b3 $14)
15... Bxd5 16. Bc4 (16. Bb1 Bd6 17. Bg3 Rb4 18. a3 Rb8 19. Qd4 $1 $14) 16...
Bd6 17. b3 Be5 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Rc5 g5 20. Bg3 Qd6 21. Qc2 $14 {Lautier,
J-Campos,M/Manila ol/1992/}) 13. Re1 c5 (13... Rb8 14. c3 $6 (14. b3) 14... c5
(14... Bg4 15. Qc2 g5 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Re3 Rbe8 19. Qd2 Nf4 20. b4
Rxe3 21. fxe3 Ne6 $15 {Arkhipov-Zaitsev,I/Moskva/1992/}) 15. Bc2 Bd7 16. Rb1 g5
$1 $15 {Georgiev,Kir-Nikolic,P/Bruxelles/1992/}) 14. b3 $1 Be6 15. Qf3 Rb8 (
15... g5 $5 16. Bg3 Bg4 17. Qe3 Re8 18. Qd2 $14) 16. Bf5 $1 $14 Rb4 17. Bg3
Bxf5 (17... Qd7 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Qg3 Qc6 21. f3 $14) 18. Qxf5 g6
$6 (18... Bxg3 $5 19. hxg3 Qd6 $14) 19. Qf3 Kg7 20. Rad1 Bxg3 21. Qxg3 $16 Qa5
(21... Qc8 22. Re7) (21... Rb5 22. c4 $18) 22. Re7 {/\ 23.Qc7+-} Rc8 23. Qd6 {
/\ 24.Qe6 Rf8 25.Qc6} Re4 24. Rxe4 dxe4 25. c4 $1 Rc7 (25... Qc7 26. Qxc7 Rxc7
27. Kf1 $16) 26. Qe5 $1 Rd7 27. Rf1 Rd2 $6 (27... Qc7 $142 28. Qxc7 Rxc7 29.
Rd1 $16) 28. Nc3 $18 Rd4 29. Nd5 Qd8 30. h4 Rd2 31. g4 {/\ 32.g5} Rxd5 32. cxd5
Qxd5 33. Qxd5 Nxd5 34. Rc1 Nb4 35. Rxc5 Nxa2 36. Ra5 Nc1 37. b4 Ne2+ 38. Kf1
Nd4 39. Rxa7 Kf6 40. Rd7 Nc2 41. b5 Ke6 42. Rd2 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT2"]
[Site "Podolsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pugachov, Alexey"]
[Black "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Nxd5 (9... cxd5 10. Bd2 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 c6 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Be3
O-O 14. f3 $1 $14 {Shirov,A-Karpov,A Moscow 1992/}) (9... Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Nxd5
11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Kxd7 14. Rd1 Rhe8+ 15. Be3 Kc6 16. c4 $1
dxc4 17. Rd4 $1 $16 {Oll,L-Beliavsky,A Manila ol 1992 Inf 55/313/}) 10. Qxe7+
$1 Kxe7 11. a3 Ba5 (11... Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Be6 13. O-O f6 14. c4 Nb6 15. Be4 Bxc4
16. Re1 $14 {Lautier,J-Karpov,A Biel 1992 Inf 55/312/}) 12. b4 Bb6 $146 (12...
Bxb4 13. axb4 Nxc3 14. Bb2 Nd5 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Be5 $16) (12... Nxc3 13. bxa5
$16 {Karpov/}) 13. Ne2 Nf6 (13... Rd8 14. Bb2 f6 $6 (14... Nf6) 15. Bxh7 $16)
14. Bb2 Rd8 15. O-O a5 (15... Be6 16. Nf4 $16) 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. a4 Ba6 18. Bc3
$1 (18. Bxa6 $6 Rxa6 19. Bc3 Ne4 20. Bxg7 Rd2 $17) 18... Bxd3 19. cxd3 Ra6 (
19... Rad5 20. a5 Ba7 21. d4 $14) 20. a5 Bc5 (20... Ba7 21. Rfe1 Kf8 22. Bxf6
gxf6 23. Nf4 $16) 21. Rfc1 Bd6 22. Nd4 $1 {/\23.Nc6 Rc6 24.Bf6+-/} Kd7 23. Nf5
Nd5 $1 24. Bxg7 Rda8 25. Nxd6 cxd6 26. Ra4 $1 Rxa5 27. Rh4 h5 $6 (27... Rg8 $5
28. Ba1 (28. Rxh7 Nf4 $13) 28... h5 29. g3 (29. Rxh5 Rxg2+ $1 30. Kxg2 Nf4+)
29... Ne7 $14) 28. Rxh5 Nf4 29. Rxa5 Rxa5 30. Ra1 Rd5 (30... Rxa1+ 31. Bxa1 f5
32. h4 Ke6 $14) 31. h4 Rxd3 32. Ra4 Nh5 33. Bh8 f5 34. Ra7+ Ke6 35. Rh7 Nf4 36.
h5 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Rf1 38. h6 Rxf2 39. Rg7 $16 Rxg2+ $2 (39... Ra2 40. h7 c5 41.
Rg8 Ra7 42. Bg7 Ng6 43. h8=Q Nxh8 44. Bxh8 $16) 40. Rxg2 Nxg2 41. Kxg2 Kf7 42.
Bd4 Kg6 43. Be3 $18 d5 44. Kf3 d4 45. Bf4 c5 46. Ke2 c4 47. Kd2 Kf7 48. Kc2 Kf6
49. Kb2 {Ka3-b4/} 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT2"]
[Site "Podolsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pugachov, Alexey"]
[Black "Zaitsev, Igor A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O c6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 O-O 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Re1 Rb8 (13... c5
14. b3 $1 Be6 15. Qf3 Rb8 16. Bf5 $16 {Rublevsky,S-Gavrilov,A S-Peterburg 1993/
}) 14. b3 $5 $146 (14. c3 $6 Bg4 (14... c5 15. Bc2 Bd7 16. Rb1 g5 17. Bg3 Qc7
$15 {Georgiev,Kir-Nikolic,Dr Brusseles 1992/}) 15. Qc2 g5 16. Bg3 Nh5 $11 {
Arkhipov,S-Zaitsev,I Moscow 1992/}) 14... Bf4 (14... Be6 15. Qf3 g5 16. Bg3 Bg4
17. Qe3 $16) (14... Rb4 15. c4 Be6 16. cxd5 (16. Qf3 dxc4) 16... cxd5 17. Bg3
$14) 15. c4 Qd6 (15... Be6 16. Nc5) 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Bd7 (17... Be6 18.
Qc2 $14) 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Nc3 Rfc8 20. Rc1 Rc7 (20... d4 21. Nb5 $1 Rxc1 (
21... Bxb5 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Bxb5 Qb6 24. Bc4 $14) 22. Nxd6 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rb6
24. Nc4 $16) 21. Ne2 (21. Qd2 Qb4 $1) 21... Bg4 $5 22. f3 (22. Qd2 Bxe2 23.
Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Rxe2 Rc8 $14) 22... Qb6+ 23. Kf1 Bd7 24. Rxc7 (24. Qd2 $5) 24...
Qxc7 25. Qc1 $1 Qa5 26. Qb2 Bb5 $1 27. Bxb5 Qxb5 28. Qd4 $14 Rc8 29. Rd1 Re8
30. Rd2 a5 31. Kf2 Qd7 32. g4 Qe7 33. Rc2 h5 $2 (33... Qe6 34. Qd2 Qb6+ 35. Nd4
Nh7 $14) 34. g5 Nh7 35. g6 $1 $16 fxg6 36. Qxd5+ Kh8 37. Qxa5 Qh4+ 38. Kg1 Ng5
$2 (38... Qe7 $16) 39. Rc4 $18 Nxf3+ 40. gxf3 Qh3 41. Re4 Rf8 42. Rf4 Re8 43.
Re4 Rf8 44. Re3 Kh7 (44... Rxf3 45. Qa8+ $18) 45. Qg5 Rxf3 46. Rxf3 Qxf3 47.
Nf4 (47. Nf4 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qd2+ 49. Kh3 Qe3+ 50. Qg3 Qe4 51. Qxg6+ Qxg6 52. Nxg6
Kxg6 53. a4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Cup 16th"]
[Site "Buekfuerdo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Rogic, Davor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.02.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Ne2 {The older continuation. After more
popular 11.Na4 white would attack weak points c5,c6 in the Black's position.}
Re8 12. c3 Be7 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Re1 Qb8 $2 {גh4-d8 Black offers attacking
possibilities for White.} (14... a5 $142 $14) 15. Rxe7 $1 {This quality
sacrifice begins straightforward attack on the king's side. The f5 point will
be the key to the Black's position.} Rxe7 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qh5 f5 (17... Kf8
18. Qh6+ Ke8 (18... Kg8 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Qh8#) 19. Qxf6 Qe5 20. Qh6 c5 21.
Qxh7 Kd8 22. Nf3 $40) (17... Re4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 $14 {ק}) (17... Re5 18. Qxh7+
Kf8 19. b4 $36) 18. Qg5+ Kf8 19. Qh6+ (19. Bxf5 Qe5 (19... Qxb2 20. Qh6+ Ke8
21. Bxd7+ $18) (19... Qd6 20. Bxh7 Ree8 21. Qg8+ $40)) 19... Ke8 20. Bxf5 Qb7 (
20... Qxb2 21. Bxd7+ (21. Rf1 Qb7 $14) 21... Kd8 (21... Rxd7 22. Re1+ Kd8 23.
Qf6+ Kc7 24. Qxc6+ Kd8 25. Qxa8+ $18) (21... Kxd7 22. Qxc6+ Kd8 23. Qxa8+ $18)
22. Rf1 $18) 21. Qf6 $40 Be6 22. Re1 (22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bxe6 Rxe6 24. Qxe6+ {
/\Re1->K}) 22... Bxf5 (22... Kd7 23. Nxe6 (23. Rxe6 $6 fxe6 24. Nxe6 Rae8 25.
Ng7+ Kc7 $13) 23... fxe6 24. Bxe6+ $18 {צe7}) 23. Rxe7+ Qxe7 24. Qxc6+ Qd7 25.
Qxa8+ Ke7 26. Nxf5+ Qxf5 27. Qxa7+ $18 Kf8 28. Qb8+ Kg7 29. Qg3+ Kf8 30. Qb8+
Kg7 31. h3 $138 Qb1+ 32. Kh2 Qxa2 33. h4 Kf6 34. Qd6+ Kf5 35. Qc5 Ke6 36. b4
Qd2 37. Qe3+ Qxe3 38. fxe3 Kd6 39. e4 dxe4 40. c4 f5 41. g3 1-0

[Event "Alushta4"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 (8... Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13.
Bxd7+ Kxd7 14. Rd1 Ke6 $1 15. c4 dxc4 16. Rd4 Bd6 17. Rxc4 Rhb8 $10 {
Golubev-Varavin/Alushta4/1994/}) 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 h6 12. Bh4 Re8
13. c4 Bd6 $1 (13... Be6 14. Rc1 Qe7 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Bb5 $14) 14. cxd5 (14.
Rc1 Bf4 15. Rc2 Qd6 $36) 14... cxd5 15. Nc3 (15. Rc1 Bf4 16. Rc6 g5 17. Bg3 Bd7
$15) (15. Bb5 Re6) 15... Be5 $10 16. Re1 (16. Nxd5 $4 Qxd5 17. Bxf6 Bb7 $1 $19
{0:1 Shvidler-Malaniuk/St.Peterburg/1993/}) 16... Bb7 17. Qd2 (17. Qf3 Rb8 {
קb2}) 17... Qb6 (17... Qd6 18. Bg3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 d4 20. Nb5 Qd5 21. f3 $13)
18. Bg3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rad1 Rad8 $15 {_|_} 22. Qc1 Rxd1
23. Nxd1 Qa5 24. Nc3 Qb4 25. Qd2 Re6 26. a3 Qb6 (26... Qb3 $142) 27. b4 Qa6 28.
Qd8+ Kh7 29. Qd7 Qxa3 (29... Qc6 $5 30. Qxc6 Bxc6 {=/+ _|_ B>N P<<+>>}) 30.
Qxb7 Qxc3 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS03 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Lukacs, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. h3 (12. Na4 Re8 13. h3 Qa5 14.
Bxf6 Qxa4 15. b3 Qf4 16. Qxf4 Bxf4 17. Bd4 Bd6 18. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Be6 20.
c4 dxc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. bxc4 $10 {Adams,M-Piket,J/Dortmund (06)/1992/}) 12...
Rb8 13. Rab1 (13. b3 Be6 (13... h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Rad1 Bb7 17.
Ne2 c5 18. Ng3 Rfe8 19. f4 Bf8 20. Nh5 Re6 21. Rde1 Rd6 22. Rf3 Ba6 23. f5 c4
$132 {Georgiev,Vl-Dervishi,E/Balkaniad-boys (01)/1993/}) 14. Ne2 Be5 15. Rae1
h6 16. Bh4 Qd6 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. fxg3 c5 19. c3 Bd7 20. Nf4 Bc6 21. Rd1 Rbe8 $13
{Acs,P-Lukacs,P/Szekszard op (01)/1994/}) 13... h6 (13... Re8 14. Ne2 Be5 15.
b4 Qd6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 Bxf6 18. Rfe1 Bd7 19. Kf1 Kf8 20. c3 g6 21. Nd4
Rec8 22. Ke2 Rc7 23. Rb3 $10 {Baumgartner,H-Eisterer,H/AUT BL 8889/1989/}) 14.
Bf4 (14. Bh4 Re8 15. Rfe1 $2 Rxe1+ 16. Rxe1 g5 17. Bg3 Rxb2 18. Ne2 c5 19. Bxd6
Qxd6 20. Ng3 Qf4 $2 (20... Bd7 $19 {_|_}) 21. Qxd5 $3 Be6 (21... Nxd5 $4 22.
Re8+ Kg7 23. Nh5#) (21... Qc7 $142 $14) 22. Qd8+ Kg7 23. Qe7 Kg8 24. Bf5 (24.
Nf5 $18) 24... Qd2 25. Rxe6 $1 $18 Rb1+ 26. Kh2 Qd1 27. Nf1 Qxf1 28. Qd8+ {
1-0 Berg,E-Leko,P/Canaries olJ-U16/1995/}) (14. Bxf6 $142 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6
16. Rfe1 Be6 $15 {^^ _|_}) 14... Re8 15. Ne2 c5 16. c4 $2 $146 (16. c3 Bb7 17.
Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qg3 {Acs,P-Lukacs,P/Budapest FS09 GM (10)/1995/} Qe6 $15) (16.
Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Rfe1 c4 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 d4 $15) 16... Bb7 $1 17. Bxd6 (17.
Qg3 Nh5 18. Qg4 dxc4 $1 19. Bh7+ (19. Bxd6 cxd3 $19) 19... Kxh7 20. Qxh5 (20.
Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Qxh5 Re5 $19)) 17... dxc4 $1 18. Bh7+ $2 (18. Qg3 $142 Nh5 $1 (
18... cxd3 19. Nc3 {/\Qxd3=}) 19. Bh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh2 Be4 $1 $17) 18... Nxh7 19.
Qg3 Rc8 20. Rfe1 Re6 $1 21. Rbd1 Rg6 $19 22. Qf4 Rxg2+ 23. Kf1 Qd7 (23... Qd7
24. Qe3 (24. Ng1 Ng5 25. Re3 (25. Qe3 Rxg1+ 26. Kxg1 Bf3 $1 $19) 25... Rxg1+
26. Kxg1 Nxh3+ 27. Rxh3 Qxh3 $19) 24... Rg6 25. Bf4 Qc6 26. f3 $8 Re8 27. Qf2
Rf6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.12"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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 "Russia II"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 (4... exd4 5. Nxd4 {-> 1.e4
e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 ed4 4.Nd4} (5. Nd5 $5 Nb4 $1 $10)) 5. Nxe5 (5. d5) 5... Qe7 (
5... Nxe4 6. Qg4 Nxc3 7. Qxg7 Rf8 8. a3 Ba5 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Qe5+ $10) (5...
O-O $5 6. f3 (6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. Bg5 (7. e5 Ne4 8. Qd3 Bf5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 c5
$132) 7... Re8 8. Qd3 Bf5 9. f3 Nxe4 $1 $19) 6... d5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ne4 $1
$40) 6. Qd3 (6. Nxc6 {Ftacnik} Qxe4+) 6... Nxe5 7. dxe5 Qxe5 8. Bd2 O-O 9.
O-O-O d6 (9... Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qxe4 (10... Qf4+ {Ftacnik} 11. Rd2 Qxe4 (11... d5
12. Bxf6 (12. exd5 Re8 13. b3 Bf5 14. Qf3 Re1+ 15. Kb2 Qg5 16. h4 Qg6 17. d6 $1
$16 {Bellon,JM-Lukacs,P/Bucharest/1978/}) 12... dxe4 13. g3 Qf5 14. Qd4 Qxf6
15. Qxe4 Be6 $10 {Topiakin-Svidler/Oakham/1992/}) 12. Bxf6 Qxd3 13. Rxd3 gxf6
$14 {Mjagmasuren-Bisguier/Tallin/1971/}) 11. Qg3 $1 {->}) 10. f4 $5 (10. f3 $5
Bd7 11. g4 Bc6 12. Nd5 $14 {Kazic-Samarian/corr/1964/}) 10... Qe7 (10... Qe6 $5
{Ftacnik} 11. Nd5 Bxd2+ 12. Rxd2 Nxd5 13. exd5 Qf6 14. g3 $10) 11. Re1 Re8 12.
Qg3 (12. g4 {Ftacnik} Nxg4 13. Rg1 c6 14. Be2 Nf6 15. Bd1 a5 $13 {Bellon,
JM-Larsen,B/Las Palmas/1981/}) 12... c6 13. Bd3 $14 Nd7 $6 14. a3 Ba5 15. Rhf1
Bc7 (15... Nc5 {Ftacnik} 16. f5 $40) 16. f5 Kh8 $6 (16... f6 $142 17. Bc4+ Kh8
18. Ba2 $1 {/\Qh4,Rf3(f4) ->}) (16... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 17. Qh4 b5 18. g4 $40) 17.
f6 $1 gxf6 (17... Nxf6 18. Bg5 {/\Qh4->} (18. e5 {Ftacnik} dxe5 19. Bg5 e4 (
19... Ba5 20. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 21. Qh4 $18) 20. Qh4 Qd7 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 $16)
) 18. e5 $1 {/^b1-h7} fxe5 (18... Nxe5 {Ftacnik} 19. Bxh7 Kxh7 20. Rf4 $18) (
18... dxe5 {Ftacnik} 19. Bxh7 $1 Kxh7 20. Rf5 $18) 19. Bxh7 $1 d5 (19... Kxh7
20. Re4 $18 (20. Re4 {Ftacnik} Bd8 21. Rh4+ Qxh4 22. Rxf7+)) 20. Bf5 $18 {עh8}
f6 21. Qh4+ Kg8 22. Rf3 e4 23. Nxe4 (23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rxe4 $18 (24. Rxe4 {
Ftacnik} Ne5 25. Rg3+ $18)) 1-0

[Event "New York MCC"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Black "Leveille, Francois"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nxe4 $6 (5... Bb4 $142 {
main line}) 6. Nxe4 Qe7 7. f3 (7. Qd3 d5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bg5 f6 10. O-O-O fxg5
11. Ng3 Kf7 12. Be2 g6 13. Rhe1 Qf6 14. Qb3 Bg7 15. c3 Qf4+ $17 {Baum,B-Kotan,
L/Bad Ragaz/1993/}) 7... d5 8. Bb5 (8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd3 (9. Qe2) 9... dxe4 10.
Bxe4 $2 (10. fxe4 $142 {-><->f}) 10... f5 11. Bg5 $1 Qe5 $1 12. Qd8+ Kf7 13.
O-O-O fxe4 $1 (13... Ba3 {?!!} 14. Qxh8 Qxb2+ 15. Kd2 Qd4+ 16. Bd3 Qf2+ 17. Kc3
(17. Be2 $2 Ba6 $1 18. Qxa8 Qxe2+ 19. Kc3 Qc4+ 20. Kd2 Qd4+ 21. Ke1 Qe5+ $19)
17... Ba6 18. Bc4+ Bxc4 19. Qxa8 Qc5 $1 20. Rd7+ Kg6 21. Be7 Bb4+ 22. Kb2 Ba3+
{Gatine,A-Goehl,O/Duisburg WchJW U-18/1992/1/2-1/2/}) 14. fxe4 Rb8 $1 15. c3
Ba3 $19) 8... Bd7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O dxe4 11. Re1 f5 $6 $146 (11... O-O-O $5
12. Rxe4 Qf6 13. Qe2 Bc5 $132 {/\Rhe8}) 12. fxe4 fxe4 13. c3 $1 c5 $2 (13...
O-O-O 14. Qa4 $40) 14. Nf5 $6 (14. Qh5+ $1 Qf7 (14... g6 15. Qd5 $18) 15. Rxe4+
Be7 16. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 17. Bg5+ Kf8 18. Rf1 $18) 14... Qe5 (14... Bxf5 15. Qd5
$1 $18) 15. Ng3 $16 Be7 (15... O-O-O $142) 16. Nxe4 Bc6 $6 {עe8} (16... O-O-O
$8) 17. Ng3 $1 Qf6 18. Qh5+ g6 19. Qxc5 Kd7 20. Qc4 h5 21. Be3 $18 Rhf8 22. Bd4
Qf7 23. Qd3 Bd6 24. Ne4 Qf5 25. Nf2 Rf7 26. Rad1 Raf8 27. Qxf5+ Rxf5 28. Ne4
Bxe4 29. Rxe4 a6 30. c4 Kc6 31. Re6 Kb7 32. g3 $1 (32. Rxg6 $2 Rf4 $1 $132)
32... g5 33. b4 R8f7 34. c5 Re7 $2 (34... Be7 35. c6+ $18 {_|_}) 35. Rf6 $1
Rxf6 36. Bxf6 Rf7 (36... Rf7 37. cxd6 Rxf6 38. d7) 1-0

[Event "Bonn GSK"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {von Gleich Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 (4... Bc5 5. Bg2
d6 6. d3 Ng4 7. O-O f5 8. Bg5 Nf6 $132) 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O (6. d3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3
d6 8. Rb1 $14) 6... Bxc3 7. dxc3 d6 (7... Nxe4 8. Re1 (8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Bxe4 d6
$132 {^^:><f3-g2-h3}) 8... Nf6 (8... d5 9. c4 $1 Be6 10. cxd5 Bxd5 11. c4 Bxc4
12. Qxd8 Raxd8 13. Rxe4 $18) (8... f5 9. Qd5+ Rf7 10. Rxe4 Ne7 (10... fxe4 11.
Ng5 Qf6 12. Be3 d6 13. Bxe4 Bf5 14. Nxf7 Bxe4 15. Nh6+ Kh8 16. Qxe4 gxh6 $13)
11. Qb3 fxe4 12. Nxe5 d5 13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. Bxe4 $16) 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 d6
11. Re1 Re8 {+/=/=}) 8. Nh4 {/\->>>} Be6 (8... Ne8 {/\g6,Ng7,f6,Be6}) 9. f4 {
/\f5,g4 ->K} exf4 (9... Bg4 10. Qe1 exf4 11. Bxf4 $14 (11. gxf4 $5 {/\Qg3}))
10. Bxf4 (10. gxf4 {Ftacnik} Nxe4 $1 11. Qh5 f5 $17) 10... Ng4 {Ne5 [+]} 11.
Nf5 Nge5 (11... Bxf5 12. exf5 {+/=/+/- ^^,/^h1-a8}) 12. g4 f6 (12... g6 {
Ftacnik} 13. Ne3 Qd7 14. g5 f6 15. Nd5 $36) 13. h3 Qd7 14. b3 Rae8 (14... Rad8
{Ftacnik} 15. Qd2 (15. c4 $5) 15... d5 16. Bxe5 fxe5 17. exd5 Bxd5 (17... Bxf5
18. gxf5 Rxf5 19. Qe3 $16) 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Ne7+
Kh8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Rf7 $16) 15. Bg3 Nf7 {/\Ng5 קe4} 16. Qd2
Ng5 (16... Nce5 {Ftacnik} 17. Rad1 $14) 17. Rae1 Bf7 $2 {ףd7,פg5} (17... Ne5
$142 {= [+]}) 18. e5 $1 Bg6 (18... Nxe5 $2 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Nxh3+ (20...
fxe5 {Ftacnik} 21. Qxg5 $18) 21. Bxh3 fxe5 22. Qg5 $18) (18... fxe5 $4 {
von Gleich} 19. Qxg5) 19. exd6 Nf7 (19... Rxe1 20. Qxe1 (20. Rxe1 Bxf5 21. gxf5
cxd6 (21... Qxf5 22. Qd5+ $1 Qxd5 23. Bxd5+ Kh8 (23... Nf7 24. dxc7 $18) 24. h4
$18) 22. Qd5+ Nf7 $16) 20... Bxf5 21. Rxf5 cxd6 22. Qd2 Nf7 23. Rd5 Nce5 24. c4
$16) (19... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Re7 $18) 20. Bd5 cxd6 21. Nxd6 $1
Re7 (21... Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Kh8 23. Be6 $18) 22. Nxf7 Bxf7 23. Rxe7 Qxe7 (23...
Nxe7 $2 {Ftacnik} 24. Bxf7+ {von Gleich} Kxf7 25. Qxd7) 24. Bd6 $1 $18 Qd8 25.
Bxf8 Kxf8 (25... Bxd5 {Ftacnik} 26. Bc5 $18) 26. c4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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 "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 Qd6 $5 12. Qf3 Bg4 13. Qf4 (13. Qg3
Qxg3 14. hxg3 Nd7) 13... Qxf4 14. Bxf4 Rfd8 15. a3 Bf8 16. Be3 (16. b4 $5 {
Marin,M}) 16... a5 17. h3 Be6 18. f4 $14 d4 19. Bd2 Ra7 20. Rae1 c5 21. f5 Bd5
22. Nb6 a4 23. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 (10... Bxc3) (10... Be6) 11. Ne2 (11. Qf3)
11... Bg4 12. c3 Be7 (12... Bd6 13. h3 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Re8 15. Qf3 h6 $10) 13. h3
(13. Qc2 h6 14. Bh4 Bxe2 $10 {Chigorin,M-Marshall,F/Ostend/1907/}) 13... Bh5
14. Qa4 Bxe2 15. Bxe2 Nd7 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Rfd1 Bc5 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. Bg4 $14
Bxd4 20. cxd4 Nf6 21. Bf3 Re6 22. Rac1 Rae8 23. g3 h5 24. h4 Ne4 $5 25. Bxe4
Rxe4 26. Rxc6 (26. Qxc6 $2 Re1+ 27. Kg2 Qxc6 $19) 26... Qd7 27. Qb5 Re1+ 28.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kg2 Qf5 30. Qb8+ Kh7 31. Qf4 Qxf4 32. gxf4 Re2 33. Rc7 Rxb2 34.
Rxf7 Rb4 (34... Rxa2 35. Rf5 $14) 35. Rxa7 Rxd4 36. Kf3 Kg6 37. Re7 Ra4 38.
Re6+ Kf5 39. Re5+ Kg6 40. Rg5+ Kh6 41. Rxd5 Rxa2 $10 42. Rd6+ Kh7 43. Re6 Ra3+
44. Re3 Ra4 45. Re4 Ra3+ 46. Re3 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1977.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel"]
[Black "Jamieson, Robert Murray"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1977.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Nxd5 6. exd5 Nb4 7. Nxd4 Nxd5
8. Nf5 Ne7 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Qh5+ Ng6 12. O-O-O d6 13. Nh4 Bg7 14.
Bc4 Qd7 15. Rhe1+ Kd8 (15... Kf8 $2 16. Qxg6) 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Qxg6 Bh6+ 18.
Kb1 Qg7 19. Qe4 Rb8 20. Rd3 f5 21. Qd5 Qf6 22. Qa5 $1 b5 $1 23. Re6 Qxb2+ $3
24. Kxb2 bxc4+ 25. Kc3 Bg7+ 26. Kd2 Bxe6 27. Rxd6+ Bd7 28. Rxd7+ Kxd7 29. Qxf5+
Ke7 30. Qc5+ Kd7 31. Qf5+ Ke7 32. Qe4+ Kd8 33. Qd5+ Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U18"]
[Site "Duisburg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 (4... exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7.
Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 $14 {Salov,V}) 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qg4 Nxc3
7. Qxg7 Rf8 (7... Qf6 $14 8. Qxf6 Ne4+ 9. c3 Nxf6 10. Nxc6 dxc6 $14 {Estrin,J})
8. a3 Nxd4 (8... Ba5 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Qe5+ Qe7 11. Qxe7+ Kxe7 12. Bd2 Bf5 $10 {
Bogoljubow,E}) 9. axb4 Nxc2+ 10. Kd2 Nxa1 11. Kxc3 a5 12. Bc4 $10 {
Angantysson-Polgar, Dresden 1989} Qe7 13. Re1 d5 (13... Qxb4+ 14. Kd3 Qd6+ 15.
Kc3 $10) 14. Bb5+ c6 15. Nxc6 Qxe1+ 16. Bd2 Qe4 17. Nb8+ $1 Kd8 18. Qxf8+ Kc7
19. Qc5+ (19. Qc5+ Kxb8 (19... Kd8 20. Qd6+) 20. Qd6+ Ka7 21. Be3+ Qxe3+ $8 22.
fxe3 axb4+ 23. Qxb4 $18) 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.04.04"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Pogonina, Natalija"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. Be3 Bb4 {This is a
truly bizarre idea, and hard to recommend. It does have the virtue of avoiding
the opening preparation of the opponent, but at what cost?} 7. Bd3 Ne5 (7...
Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 d6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bd3 c5 12. Qf3 Ng4 13. h3 Nxe3
14. Qxe3 Qf6 15. Be2 O-O 16. O-O Rfe8 17. Qf3 Qg5 18. Bc4 Be6 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20.
Rad1 {0-1 (64) Andrianatos,A (1390)-Kouros,A (1322) Nikaia 2012}) 8. O-O O-O 9.
Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Re8 11. Be2 Bf8 12. Qd2 d6 13. h3 h6 14. Rae1 a6 15. f4 $1 {
Not only has White completed her development, but she is already beginning to
give Black a hard time.} Nd7 16. Bf3 Nc5 17. Bf2 Rxe1 18. Rxe1 Bd7 19. g4 {
In spite of needing only a draw, one cannot fault Muzychuk's willigness to
come out swinging first.} Be7 20. Kg2 Bh4 21. Bxh4 Qxh4 22. Qf2 Qf6 23. Kg3 a5
24. Qd2 g5 25. Bg2 (25. f5) 25... b5 26. b3 Qg6 27. a3 gxf4+ 28. Qxf4 b4 29.
axb4 axb4 30. Qd2 h5 31. Bf3 hxg4 32. hxg4 Rf8 33. Nc6 Bxc6 34. dxc6 Ne6 35.
Qxb4 Qxc2 36. Qc4 Qb2 37. Bd5 Ng5 38. Qf4 Qg7 39. Re7 Ra8 {White better, and
Black must certainly realizes that the only chance is for Muzychuk to blunder
horribly.} 40. Qe3 Qh6 {[#]} 41. Bxf7+ $1 Nxf7 42. Qxh6 Nxh6 43. Rxc7 Nf7 44.
b4 Ne5 45. b5 Rb8 46. Rb7 Rc8 47. Kf4 Nd3+ 48. Ke4 Nc5+ 49. Kd5 Nxb7 50. cxb7
Rd8 51. b6 Kf7 52. Kc6 Ke7 53. Kc7 Rd7+ 54. Kc6 Rd8 55. Kc7 Rd7+ 56. Kc6 Rd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch U20"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 (4... Bb4 $5) 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O $5 (8... cxd5 9. Qe2+ $5 $14) 9. O-O (9. dxc6 Re8+
10. Be3 Ng4 $36) 9... cxd5 10. Bg5 Be6 $6 (10... c6 $5 $10) 11. Nb5 $1 c5 12.
a3 Ba5 13. b4 cxb4 (13... Bb6 14. c3 Rc8 15. bxc5 Bxc5 16. Nd4 Be7 17. Re1 Rxc3
18. Rxe6 fxe6 19. Nxe6 Qb6 20. Nxf8 Bxf8 21. Bc2 Bc5 22. Kh1 $16 {Svidler,
P-Purgin,N/St-Petersburg/1993/1|0/39/}) 14. Qe1 $1 Qb8 $5 {N/} (14... bxa3 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qe3 Bb6 17. Qh6 f5 18. Rxa3 Kh8 19. Nd6 $1 $16 {Yakovich,Y-Ernst,
T/Gausdal/1991/0,5/54/}) (14... h6 $5 15. Bh4 Bb6 16. axb4 Re8 17. Qe5 Ng4 18.
Qh5 Qd7 $132 {Jovanic,O-Matijevic,H/Makarska Tucepi/1995/1|0/50/}) 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. axb4 (16. Qe3 $5 Kg7 17. axb4 Bb6 (17... Bxb4 18. Ra4 a5 19. c3 Be7
20. Rh4 $40) 18. Qf3 $36) 16... Bb6 17. Qd2 (17. Kh1 $5 Qf4 $1 $13) 17... Kg7
18. c3 Qe5 19. Kh1 (19. Rae1 Qg5 $10) 19... Rfe8 20. Rae1 Qg5 21. f4 Qh5 22.
Be2 (22. Rf3 $5) (22. Nd4 $5) 22... Qh6 (22... Bg4 $6 23. Bxg4 Qxg4 24. Rf3 Qd7
25. Nd4 $36) 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. Bb5 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Bxd4 26. Bxd7 Be5 27. g3 Rd8 28.
Qxd5 (28. Bf5 Qh5 $13) 28... Bxc3 29. Re7 (29. Re8 Rxe8 30. Bxe8 Bxb4 31. Qxf7+
Kh8 32. Qxa7 Qf8 $14) 29... Qg6 30. f5 Qh5 31. g4 Qh6 32. g5 (32. Qxf7+ Kh8 33.
g5 (33. Re8+ Rxe8 34. Qxe8+ Kg7 35. Qe7+ Kh8 36. Qe2 Qc1+ 37. Kg2 Qd2 $10)
33... fxg5 34. Re8+ Rxe8 35. Qxe8+ Kg7 36. Qe7+ Kh8 37. Be6 Qf6 38. Qxa7 Qd8
$10) 32... fxg5 33. Rxf7+ Kh8 34. Qc5 Bg7 35. f6 Bxf6 36. Qc7 Rf8 37. Be6 Bg7 (
37... Rxf7 38. Qxf7 Qg7 39. Qe8+ $18) 38. Bd5 (38. Rxf8+ Bxf8 39. Qf7 Qg7 $10)
38... Qg6 39. Rxf8+ Bxf8 40. Kg2 Qg7 41. Qxg7+ Kxg7 42. b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. Qe2+ $5 Be6 $6 (9... Qe7 $5 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. Bd2 c6 12. O-O-O
Be6 13. Rhe1 Rhe8 14. h3 Kf8 15. Na4 $5 Bd6 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Ba6 $1 Rab8 18. c4
Bb4 19. Re2 dxc4 20. a3 {Rublevsky,S-Magomedov,M/RUS/1993/} Ba5 21. Bxa7 Bd5
$13) (9... Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. O-O-O Be6 12. Rhe1 h6 13. Bh4 Qd6 14. Bg3 Qb6
15. Nb5 Rfc8 16. Nd4 Rab8 $13 {De la Villa,J-Polgar,Z/Salamanca/1989/}) 10.
Bb5+ Kf8 (10... Nd7 11. Bc6 Rb8 12. Bxd5) 11. O-O Qd6 12. Qf3 Bg4 13. Qf4 d4
14. a3 $1 Bc5 (14... Qxf4 15. Bxf4 dxc3 16. axb4 cxb2 17. Ra5 $1 $16) (14...
Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qxf4 (15... dxc3 16. Qc4 $16) 16. Bxf4 dxc3 17. Rfe1) 15. Na4 $16
Qxf4 16. Bxf4 Bd6 17. Bxd6+ cxd6 18. f3 Bf5 19. Rfd1 Rb8 (19... Bxc2 20. Rxd4
Rb8 21. Nc3) 20. Bf1 (20. Bd3 Bd7 21. b3 Nd5) 20... Bxc2 21. Rxd4 Bb3 $6 (21...
Bxa4 22. Rxa4 Rxb2 23. Rxa7 g6 24. a4 $16) 22. Rc1 Ne8 23. Rc6 Ke7 24. Ra6 Rb7
25. Rb4 $6 (25. Nc3 $5) 25... Rxb4 26. Rxa7+ Ke6 27. axb4 Nf6 28. Nc3 Rc8 29.
Nb5 (29. Ra3 $5) 29... Ke5 30. Ra3 (30. g3 g5 $1) 30... Be6 31. Re3+ Kf4 32.
Rc3 Rb8 33. Kf2 Nd5 34. Rc4+ Ke5 35. Re4+ Kf6 36. Nxd6 Nxb4 37. Ne8+ Kg6 38.
Nc7 Bf5 39. Rd4 h5 (39... Nc2 $2 40. Rd2 Rxb2 41. g4 Bc8 42. Bd3+ $18) 40. Nb5
Nc2 41. Rd2 Nb4 42. Bc4 Kf6 43. Nc7 (43. h4 $16) 43... Rc8 44. Nd5+ Nxd5 45.
Bxd5 Rb8 46. Ke3 Be6 (46... g5 $5) 47. Bxe6 Kxe6 48. Kd3 g5 49. Re2+ Kf5 50.
Kc2 g4 (50... Rc8+ 51. Kd3 Rb8 52. Kc4 Rc8+ 53. Kd4 Rd8+ 54. Kc5 Rc8+ 55. Kd6
Rb8) 51. fxg4+ hxg4 52. b3 f6 (52... Kf4 $5) 53. g3 (53. g3 Kg5 54. Kc3 Rc8+
55. Kd4 Rb8 56. Rb2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Nikolaev zt"]
[Site "Nikolaev"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Black "Frolov, Artur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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. e4 {Ernst} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 (3... Bb4 $6 4. Nxe5 O-O 5. Be2 Re8 6.
Nd3 Bxc3 7. dxc3 $14 {Rozentalis-Chekhov/SSSR/1986/}) 4. d4 (4. Bb5 $5) 4...
exd4 (4... Bb4 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qg4 Nxc3 7. Qxg7 Rf8 8. a3 Ba5 (8... Nxd4 $6 9.
axb4 Nxc2+ 10. Kd2 Nxa1 11. Kxc3 a5 12. Bc4 Qe7 13. Re1 $1 Qxb4+ 14. Kd3 d5 15.
Nxf7+ $1 {1-0/Diaz-Rodriguez,A/Cuba/1981/}) 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Qe5+ Qe7 11. Qxe7+
Kxe7 12. Bd2 Bf5 13. bxc3 Bxc2 14. c4 Bxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Bg6 16. h4 $14) 5. Nxd4 (
5. Nd5 $6 Be7 6. Bf4 d6 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. Nb5 Nxd5 9. exd5 Ne5 10. Qd2 c6 11. Nc3
Ng6 $5 (11... Re8 $5) (11... Bf5 $5) 12. Be3 c5 13. Be2 f5 14. f4 Bf6 15. Nd1
Qe8 16. O-O b5 17. Bf2 a6 18. Bf3 Ra7 19. g3 Re7 $15 {Prie-Van der Wiel/
France-Nederland/1990/}) 5... Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 Qe7+ (8...
cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 $1 (10... Be6 $6 11. Nb5 $1 c5 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4
cxb4 14. Qe1 {Krogius} bxa3 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qe3 Bb6 17. Qh6 $36 {
Yakovich-Ernst/Gausdal/1991/}) 11. Na4 $1 (11. Ne2 $6 h6 12. Bh4 Bd6 13. Nd4 c5
14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Bxf5 Rb8 $10 {Lutz,C-Yusupov,A/Munich/1992/}) 11... h6 12. Bh4
Re8 13. c4 $1 Rb8 14. Rc1 Be6 {Milos-Kamsky,G/Manila ol/1992/} 15. b3 $16) 9.
Qe2 Nxd5 $5 (9... Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Nxd5 (10... cxd5 11. Nb5 Ba5 12. Bf4 Kd8 $14)
11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Kxd7 14. Rd1 Rhe8+ 15. Be3 Kc6 (15... Re5
16. c4 c6 17. cxd5 Rxd5 18. Rac1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1+ Ke6 20. Rd3 $1 $16 {
Esteves-Nogueiras/Santa Clara/1991/}) 16. c4 $1 dxc4 17. Rd4 Ba5 18. Rc1 Rad8
19. Rcxc4+ Kb7 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rh4 $1 h6 22. Rd4 $16 {Oll-Beliavsky/Manila
ol/1992/}) 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. a3 Ba5 $5 $146 (11... Bxc3+ $5 12. bxc3 Be6 13.
O-O f6 14. c4 Nb6 15. Be4 Bxc4 16. Re1 Kf7 17. Bxc6 Rad8 18. Be3 Bd5 19. Bb5
Bc4 {Lautier-Karpov/Biel/1992/} 20. Bxb6 $1 Bxb5 21. Bxa7 Rd2 $14) 12. b4 Bb6 (
12... Nxc3 13. bxa5 $16) (12... Bxb4 13. axb4 Nxc3 14. Bb2 Nd5 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16.
Be5 $16 {Karpov}) 13. Ne2 {/\ c4-c5} Nf6 14. a4 $5 (14. O-O $5) 14... a5 15.
Ba3 axb4 16. Bxb4+ c5 17. Bc3 Be6 18. Bb5 $6 (18. a5 c4 (18... Ba7 19. Ra4 $1)
19. axb6 Rxa1+ 20. Bxa1 cxd3 21. cxd3 cxb6 $10) 18... Nd5 19. O-O (19. Bd2 $6
Nb4 {/\ c6}) (19. Bxg7 Rhg8 20. Be5 Rxg2 21. Bg3 Ba5+ 22. Kf1 Bh3) 19... Nxc3
20. Nxc3 Rhd8 21. Bc6 Ra5 22. Rfd1 Rd4 $15 23. Nb5 $6 Rb4 $5 (23... Rc4 $5) 24.
Nc3 Rd4 25. Nb5 Rc4 $1 26. c3 (26. Rd2 $2 Rcxa4) 26... h5 (26... Raxa4 {Ernst}
27. Rxa4 Rxa4 28. Nxc7 $10) 27. h3 h4 28. Re1 (28. Kh2 $6 Raxa4 29. Rxa4 Rxa4
$17) 28... Kf6 29. Red1 g5 30. Ra3 g4 31. hxg4 Rxg4 32. Kh1 (32. f3 $5) 32...
Rf4 33. f3 Kg5 34. Re1 Rf6 $1 35. Re5+ Kh6 36. Bd5 Bd7 $19 37. c4 c6 38. Re7
Bf5 39. Nc3 cxd5 40. Nxd5 Rg6 41. Rb3 Bd8 42. Rxf7 Be6 43. Rf8 Bxd5 44. cxd5
Bc7 45. Rb7 Bd6 0-1

[Event "Nabereznye Chelny"]
[Site "Nabereznye Chelny"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Arkhipov, Sergey"]
[Black "Sideif Sade, Fikret Israfil O"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 $1 (11. Ne2 h6 12. Bh4 Bd6 13. Nd4 c5
14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Bxf5 Rb8 16. b3 $6 Be5 17. Rb1 Qd6 18. Bg3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Rfe8
$17 {Lutz,C-Yusupov,A Munchen 1992/}) 11... Qd6 $5 $146 (11... h6 12. Bh4 Re8 (
12... Bd6 $5 13. c4) 13. c4 Be6 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Bc4 $1 (16. Bb1
Bd6 17. Bg3 Rb4 18. a3 Rb8 19. Qd4 Bxg3 20. hxg3 a5 $132 {Milos,G-Kamsky
Manila 1992/}) 16... Bd6 17. b3 Be5 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Rc5 $14 {Lautier,
J-Campos Moreno,J Manila 1992/}) (11... Be7 12. Re1 Be6 13. c3 Qc7 14. Qf3 Rfe8
15. Re3 Ng4 16. Bf4 Qd7 17. Re2 c5 18. b3 Nf6 19. h3 Bd6 20. Rae1 Qc7 21. Bg5
Nd7 22. Qh5 Nf8 23. Bd2 Qd7 24. f4 $14 {Lautier,J-Sokolov,I Correze 1992/}) 12.
Qf3 Bg4 13. Qf4 $1 (13. Qg3 Qxg3 14. hxg3 Nd7 15. c3 Bd6 16. Rfe1 Ne5 $13 {
Arkhipov,S-Berzinsh,R Nabereznye Chelny 1993/}) 13... Qxf4 14. Bxf4 Rfe8 15. c3
Nh5 (15... Bf8 $5 $14) 16. Be3 Bd6 17. Rfe1 Nf6 (17... Nf4 18. Ba6 $16) 18. Bc5
Be5 19. f3 Bd7 20. Re2 $16 Bc7 21. Rae1 Rxe2 22. Rxe2 Be6 23. Bd4 Nd7 24. b4 a5
25. b5 cxb5 26. Bxb5 Nf8 27. Nc5 Bd6 28. a4 Rc8 29. Nb3 Bc7 30. Kf2 h5 31. g3
Rd8 32. Nc5 Rc8 33. Nd3 Bd6 34. Ne5 Ra8 35. Rb2 $1 f6 36. Nd3 Nd7 $6 (36... Ng6
$5 {/\Ne5/} 37. Nf4) 37. Nf4 Bxf4 $8 38. gxf4 Rb8 39. Kg3 Kf7 40. c4 $1 $18 Nf8
(40... dxc4 41. Bxd7 $18) 41. c5 Bf5 42. c6 Ne6 43. Ba7 h4+ 44. Kf2 (44. Kxh4
Rh8+ 45. Kg3 Rh3+ 46. Kg2 Nxf4+) 44... Ra8 45. Bb6 Nxf4 46. Ke3 Ng6 47. f4 Ne7
48. Kd4 g5 49. fxg5 fxg5 50. Bc5 Ng6 (50... Rc8 51. Bxe7 Kxe7 52. Kxd5 {
/\Re2+-/}) 51. c7 Nf4 52. Ke5 Kg6 (52... Nd3+ 53. Bxd3 Bxd3 54. Rb8 $18) 53.
Be3 Nh5 (53... Ne6 54. Bd7 $18) 54. Bc6 Rc8 55. Bb6 Nf6 56. Bb5 Rf8 57. Bc5 (
57. Bxa5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bishkek zt"]
[Site "Bishkek"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nadyrhanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Safin, Shukhrat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "KGZ"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Horvath,T Ernst} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 $5 (4... exd4 $5) 5.
Nxe5 (5. d5 $6 Ne7 6. Nxe5 (6. Qd3 $5 {Horvath,T} Ng6 7. g3 {/\Bd2 ; 0-0-0})
6... O-O 7. Bd3 Nexd5 8. exd5 Re8 9. O-O Rxe5 10. d6 Bxd6 11. Nb5 Bf8 12. Bf4
Rc5 13. Be3 Re5 $10) 5... Nxe4 (5... O-O 6. Qd3 $1 Re8 7. Bd2 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Rxe5
9. O-O-O $14 {Bykhovsky-Zaitsev/SSSR/1972/}) (5... Qe7 6. Qd3 Nxe5 7. dxe5 Qxe5
8. Bd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bxc3 (9... d6 10. f4 $1 $16) 10. Bxc3 Qf4+ (10... Qxe4 11.
Qg3 $16 {Spielmann-Bogoljubov/Stockholm/1919/}) 11. Rd2 Qxe4 (11... Nxe4 $2 12.
Qd4 $1 $18) 12. Bxf6 Qxd3 13. Rxd3 $14 {Mjagmarsuren-Bisguier/Tallinn/1971/})
6. Qg4 (6. Qd3 {Ernst} d5 7. Be2 Qf6 $10 {Mahdy,K-Nielsen,M/Oberwart op/1992/})
6... Nxc3 7. Qxg7 Rf8 (7... Qf6 $6 8. Qxf6 Ne4+ 9. c3 Nxf6 10. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 11.
bxc3 dxc6 12. Bd3 $16 {Minev-Ivanov,P/Bulgaria/1960/}) 8. a3 Ba5 (8... Nxd4 9.
axb4 Nxc2+ 10. Kd2 Nxa1 11. Kxc3 a5 (11... Qe7 12. Bc4 d5 13. Bh6 $10 {
Rasidovic,S-Pavlovic,M/Biel op/1990/}) 12. Bc4 $1 (12. Bg5 axb4+ 13. Kd3 f6 14.
Be2 Qe7 15. Bh5+ Kd8 16. Nf7+ Rxf7 17. Bxf7 Qd6+ 18. Ke4 $1 fxg5 19. Qg8+ Ke7
20. Qe8+ Kf6 21. Qh8+ $10 {Polovodin-Katalymov/SSSR/1980/}) 12... Qe7 (12...
axb4+ 13. Kd2 d5 14. Bb5+ c6 15. Re1 $18) 13. Re1 $1 Qxb4+ (13... axb4+ 14. Kd2
d5 15. Bb5+ c6 16. Nxc6 $18) (13... d5 14. Bb5+ c6 15. Nxc6 Qxe1+ 16. Bd2 Qe4
17. Nb8+ Ke7 18. Bg5+ Kd6 19. Qxf8+ Kc7 20. Qc5+ Kxb8 21. Qd6+ Ka7 22. Be3+ $18
) 14. Kd3 d5 15. Nxf7+ $1 {1-0/Diaz-Rodriguez,A/Cuba/1981/} (15. Nxf7+ {Ernst}
Be6 16. Rxe6+ Kd7 17. Bxd5 $18 {Martin,B-Erlandsson,C/CCYB 03/1991/_})) 9. Nxc6
dxc6 10. Qe5+ Qe7 11. Qxe7+ Kxe7 12. Bd2 Bf5 13. bxc3 $1 (13. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 14.
bxc3 Bxc2 15. Kd2 Bg6 $10 (15... Bg6 {Horvath,T} 16. Re1+ Kd6 17. Bc4 c5 $10 {
Bogoljubov})) 13... Bxc2 14. c4 Bxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Bg6 (15... Bf5 {Horvath,T} 16.
Be2 {/\Bf3 ;Rhe1 ;g4 ;h4+/-}) 16. h4 h6 $6 (16... Kf6 $5) 17. Rh3 $1 Rad8 (
17... Rfe8 {Horvath,T} 18. Re3+ Kd6 $2 19. c5+ Kd5 20. Kc3 Rxe3+ (20... b5 21.
Rae1 $18) 21. fxe3 Re8 22. Bc4+ Ke4 23. Kd2 $18 {>=18... Kd7}) 18. Kc3 Rfe8 19.
Re1+ Kf8 20. Rhe3 $16 Rxe3+ 21. Rxe3 Re8 $6 (21... Bf5 $5) 22. Rxe8+ Kxe8 23.
Bd3 Bxd3 (23... Ke7 $5) 24. Kxd3 Ke7 25. Ke4 Ke6 (25... b5 {Horvath,T} 26. cxb5
cxb5 27. Kd5 $18) 26. g4 f6 27. f4 $18 a5 (27... b5 28. cxb5 cxb5 29. d5+ Kd6 (
29... Ke7 {Ernst} 30. Kd4 $18) 30. g5 $18) 28. a4 Kd6 29. c5+ (29. g5 hxg5 30.
fxg5 fxg5 31. hxg5 Ke6 32. Kf4 b5 $1) 29... Ke6 30. Ke3 (30. f5+ Kd7 31. d5 $18
) 30... b5 (30... Kd5 {Horvath,T} 31. h5 $1 b5 32. g5 fxg5 33. fxg5 bxa4 34. g6
$1 Ke6 35. Kd3 $18) 31. cxb6 cxb6 32. Kd3 b5 (32... Kd5 33. h5 $18) 33. axb5
cxb5 34. h5 $1 a4 35. g5 a3 36. Kc2 a2 37. Kb2 fxg5 38. fxg5 hxg5 39. d5+ Kf7
40. h6 g4 41. h7 Kg7 42. d6 g3 43. d7 g2 44. h8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "IBM"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1963.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Czerniak, Moshe"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 cxd5 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. O-O Rd8 (11... c6 12. Na4 Re8 13. Be3
Kf8 14. c4 Ba6 15. Rac1 Ng4 16. Bc5+ Bxc5 17. Nxc5 Ne5 18. Nxa6 Nxd3 19. Rc3
Nf4 20. Rf3 Ne6 $10 {Hector,J-Stefansson,H/Copenhagen/1994/0,5/26/}) 12. a3 (
12. Nb5 $5 c6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Bf4 a5 15. c3 Bc5 16. Rfe1+ Kf8 17. Nb3 Be7 18.
Bc7 Rdc8 19. Bxa5 Be6 20. f4 g6 21. Rec1 Ng4 $146 {Hort,V-Spassky,B/Varna/1962/
0,5/40/}) 12... Bc5 (12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 $14) 13. b4 Bd4 14. Bd2 Bb7 (14... Kf8
$5 15. Rae1 c6 $13) 15. Rae1+ Kf8 16. Nb5 Bb6 17. Bf4 Ne8 (17... Rac8 $2 18.
Bf5 $16) 18. Bxh7 $5 (18. a4 $6 a5 $15) (18. c3 $5) 18... d4 (18... g6 19. Bh6+
Ng7 20. c3 $13) 19. a4 $6 (19. Bd3 $1 c6 (19... a6 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Bxc7 axb5
22. Bxb6 Rxa3 23. Bxb5 Rc8 24. Bd3 $14) 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Nd6 Re7 (21... Bc7
22. Bg3 Reb8 (22... Bxd6 23. Bxd6+ Kg8 24. Bc5 $146) 23. Be4 $14) 22. Nxb7 Rxb7
23. Be4 Rc8 24. b5 $36) 19... a5 20. Bg5 $6 (20. Rxe8+ $5 Rxe8 21. Bxc7 Bxc7
22. Nxc7 g6 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 24. bxa5 Kg7 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Rd1 Rd8 $15) 20... Nf6
$1 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. Be4 (23. Ra1 Rda8 $17) 23... Bxe4 24. Rxe4
c6 25. Na3 Rxa4 26. Nb1 Ra2 $19 27. Rc1 Ba5 28. Kf1 c5 29. Re2 Ra1 30. Ree1 (
30. Rd1 Rb8 31. Nc3 Bxc3 $19) 30... Bxe1 31. Rxe1 Ra2 32. c3 Rb8 33. cxd4 cxd4
34. Rd1 Rbb2 0-1

[Event "Wiener SK Meisterturnier"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1921.05.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Gruenfeld, Ernst"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1921.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 (10... c6 11. Qf3 Be7) 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Qg3 (
12. Rae1) (12. Rfe1) (12. h3) 12... Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qe5 Nf6 15. Rae1 c6
16. Kh1 (16. Ne2 Rfe8 17. Nd4 c5 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Qxe6 Rxe6 20. Rxe6 fxe6 21.
Re1 Kf7 22. b3 $11) 16... Rfe8 17. Qg3 Qb4 18. f4 (18. a3 Qf8 (18... Qxb2 19.
Rb1 Qxa3 20. Nxd5 $16) 19. Re5 Rab8 20. b4 $11) 18... Bd7 19. Re5 h6 20. Rfe1 (
20. a3 Qxb2 21. Rb1 Qxa3 22. Nxd5 Qd6 $17) (20. h3 Re6 21. a3 Qd6 22. Kh2 $11)
20... Kf8 $17 21. Rb1 (21. Nd1) 21... Ng4 22. Re2 Rxe2 23. Bxe2 Nf6 24. a3 Qd6
25. Qf2 Bf5 26. Bf3 Qxf4 27. Qc5+ Kg8 28. Qxc6 Rc8 29. Nxd5 Rxc6 30. Nxf4 Rxc2
$17 31. Nh5 Nxh5 32. Bxh5 Be4 33. Bf3 Bxf3 34. gxf3 Rf2 $17 {[%mdl 4096] R <->
R} 35. Rc1 Rxf3 (35... Rxb2 36. Rc7 Rf2 37. Rxa7 g5 $17) 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Ra8
Rb3 38. Rxa7 f6 (38... Kg6) 39. Kg2 Rxb2+ 40. Kg3 h5 (40... Kg6) 41. a4 h4+ (
41... Rb3+ 42. Kg2 Kh6 $19) 42. Kxh4 Rxh2+ 43. Kg4 Kg6 $17 44. a5 (44. Ra5)
44... Ra2 $19 45. a6 Ra4+ (45... f5+ 46. Kf3 Ra3+ 47. Kg2 Kf6 48. Kf2 f4 49.
Ke2 g5 $19) 46. Kg3 Kh6 47. Kf3 g6 (47... f5) 48. Ra8 Kg5 $17 (48... g5 $19)
49. a7 Kf5 (49... f5) 50. Kg3 (50. Ke3 $17) 50... Ra3+ (50... Ra2 51. Kf3 g5
$19) 51. Kf2 Ra2+ 52. Kg3 Kg5 53. Kf3 f5 54. Kg3 Ra3+ 55. Kg2 f4 56. Kf2 Kg4
57. Rg8 Ra2+ 58. Kg1 Rxa7 59. Rxg6+ Kf3 60. Rf6 Ra1+ 61. Kh2 Re1 62. Rf8 Re4
63. Kg1 Re1+ 64. Kh2 Rf1 65. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow International-01"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1925.11.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1925.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Rfe1 Rb8 13. Rab1 h6 14. Bxh6
gxh6 15. Qe3 Bd6 16. Qxh6 Rb4 (16... Rb4 17. Qg5+ Kh8 18. Qh6+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Staunton Memorial"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1946.08.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic"]
[Black "Vidmar, Milan Sr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1946.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qe7+ $10 {[+]} 9. Qe2 cxd5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13.
Bd2 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 f6 15. O-O-O Kd6 16. Rd2 Nb6 17. Rhd1 Rad8 18. Ba5 Ke6 19.
Bb4 Rd7 20. Bc5 Na4 21. Ba3 (21. Bxa7 $2 c5 $1 22. b3 Rxa7 (22... Nc3 23. Bxc5
$1) 23. bxa4 Rxa4 $17) 21... Rhd8 (21... Nb6 22. Bc5 Na4 23. Ba3 $10) 22. Rd4
Nb6 23. Bc5 c6 24. b3 Rb8 25. c4 Rbd8 26. Kb2 dxc4 27. Bxb6 axb6 28. Rxd7 Rxd7
29. Rxd7 Kxd7 30. bxc4 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-01 Congress Grand Tournament"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1857.11.10"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Paulsen, Louis"]
[Black "Morphy, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1857.10.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Daniel Fiske: The First American Chess Congress New York 1857, p. 257}
e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bb5 (5. Nxe5) 5... Nxe4 $1 6. Qd3 d5 7.
Nxe5 O-O 8. O-O Nxe5 9. dxe5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 c6 11. Ba4 Qa5 12. Bb3 Qxc3 13. Bf4
Bf5 14. Rac1 g5 15. Qxc3 Nxc3 16. Bxg5 Ne2+ 17. Kh1 Nxc1 18. Rxc1 Rfe8 19. Bf6
b5 20. f3 a5 21. a3 Be6 22. Rd1 b4 23. axb4 axb4 24. h3 c5 25. c3 bxc3 26. Bc2
Ra2 27. Rc1 Rea8 28. Bg5 Ra1 29. Bb1 c2 30. Bxc2 Rxc1+ 31. Bxc1 Ra1 {Time 6
hours} 0-1

[Event "Fuerteventura"]
[Site "Fuerteventura"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lezcano Montalvo, Pedro"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qg4 Nxc3 7. Qxg7 Rf8 {
(7...Df6)} (7... Qf6 $6) 8. a3 Ba5 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Qe5+ Qe7 11. Qxe7+ Kxe7 12.
Bd2 Bf5 13. bxc3 Bxc2 14. c4 Bxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Bf5 {(15... Ag6 16 h4 ?!)} (15...
Bg6 16. h4 $5) 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Kxd3 Rad8 18. Rhe1+ Kf6 19. Re5 $6 {(con 19.
Rc3 el blanco estí algo mejor)} b6 $1 20. Rae1 c5 21. R5e4 {(21.d5 ?!)} (21. d5
$5) 21... Rxd4+ {(21...cxd4 22.Tf4+!)} (21... cxd4 $2 22. Rf4+ $1) 22. Rxd4
cxd4 23. Kxd4 Rd8+ 24. Kc3 c5 25. Re3 Rd1 26. Rf3+ Kg7 27. Rg3+ Kf8 28. Rd3 Rg1
29. Rg3 h5 30. h3 f6 31. Kb3 Kf7 32. Kc3 Ra1 33. Kb2 Rf1 34. Rf3 h4 35. Kb3
Rb1+ {(36.Ra4 Tb2 37.g3=)} (35... Rb1+ 36. Ka4 Rb2 37. g3 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch01 Steinitz-Zukertort +10-5=5"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1886.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Steinitz, William"]
[Black "Zukertort, Johannes Hermann"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1886.01.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 (7.
Qd4 Qe7 8. f3 d5 9. Bg5 c5 10. Bb5+ Kf8 11. Qd3 (11. Bxf6 cxd4 12. Bxe7+ Kxe7
13. a3 dxc3 14. axb4 cxb2 15. Rb1 Rb8 16. Bc6 Rxb4 17. Bxd5 a5) (11. Qd2 d4 12.
O-O-O Bb7) 11... d4 (11... c4 12. Bxf6) 12. O-O-O) 7... d5 8. exd5 cxd5 (8...
Nxd5 9. O-O Nxc3 10. Qe1+) (8... Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 cxd5 11. Nb5 Kd8
12. Rd1 c6 13. Nd4 Kc7) 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3) (10... Be7
11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nxd5 Bxb2 (12... Qxd5 13. Bxh7+) 13. Rb1 Bf6 (13... Be5 14.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qh5+) 14. Qh5 g6 15. Qf3 Bg7) (10... Be6 11. Nb5 Be7 12. Nd4 Qd6
13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. c4 Qe5 15. Bh4 Qxb2 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qh5) 11.
Ne2 (11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Na4 Be5 13. Bf4 Re8) 11... Bd6 12. Ng3 h6 13. Bd2 (13. Be3
Ng4 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. h3 Bxg3 16. fxg3) 13... Ng4 14. Be2 (14. h3 Nxf2 15. Kxf2
Qh4) 14... Qh4 15. Bxg4 Bxg4 16. Qc1 Be2 17. Re1 Ba6 18. Bc3 f5 19. Re6 Rad8
20. Qd2 d4 21. Ba5 (21. Rxd6 dxc3 22. Qd1 f4 23. Ne4 f3 24. Nxc3 Qg4) 21... Rd7
22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Bb4 Qf6 24. Rd1 (24. Nxf5 Rd7 25. Bxf8 Qxf5 26. Ba3) (24. Re1
) 24... Rd5 25. Bxf8 Qxf8 26. Nh5 Qe8 27. Nf4 Re5 28. h4 c5 (28... g5 29. hxg5
hxg5 30. Nd3) 29. h5 Re4 30. c3 Qb8 (30... Qe5 31. Nd3 Qd6 32. f3 Re3 33. Nf2
Rxf3 34. gxf3 Qg3+ 35. Kh1 Bb7) 31. g3 (31. Nd3 Rh4 32. g3 Rxh5 33. Nxc5 Qa8)
31... Qe5 32. Ng6 (32. f3 Re3 33. cxd4 cxd4 34. Qxd4 Qxd4 35. Rxd4 Rxf3 36. Kg2
Bb7 37. Nd5 Re3 38. Kf2 Re5 39. Nf4) 32... Qd6 {Sources: Yorkshire Post and
Leeds Intelligencer, 15 August 1921; Times Literary Supplement, 8 Sept 1921;
BCM, Nov 1921, p422} 33. Nf4 d3 34. b3 (34. Nxd3 Bxd3 35. Qxd3 Re1+ 36. Kg2
Rxd1) 34... c4 35. Rb1 Kh7 36. Kh2 (36. Kg2 Bb7 37. f3) (36. bxc4 Bxc4 37. Rb7)
36... Qb6 37. Kg1 (37. b4 Re2 38. Nxe2 Qxf2+ 39. Kh3 f4) 37... Bb7 38. Rb2 Qc6
39. f3 Qc5+ 40. Qf2 (40. Kh2 Re2+ 41. Nxe2 Qf2+ 42. Kh3 Qxf3) (40. Kg2 Re3)
40... Re1+ 41. Kh2 (41. Kg2 Re3 42. Ne6 Bxf3+ 43. Qxf3 Rxe6 44. bxc4 Re3 45.
Qd5 Qc7 (45... Re2+ 46. Rxe2 dxe2 47. Qxc5 e1=Q 48. Qxf5+) 46. Qxf5+ Kg8 47.
Qg6 Qe5 48. Rb5 Qc7 (48... Re2+ 49. Kh3 Qc7 50. Qxd3) 49. Rd5) 41... Qxf2+ 42.
Rxf2 Bxf3 43. g4 (43. Ng2 Bxg2 44. Kxg2 cxb3 45. axb3 Rc1 46. c4 Rc2 47. Kf1 d2
48. Ke2 d1=Q+) 43... Be2 44. Ng2 d2 45. Ne3 cxb3 46. axb3 Bxg4 0-1

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "1998.04.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Donev, Ivo Hristov"]
[Black "Giertz, Niklaus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1998.03.29"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. a3 {Im Jahre 1994 überraschte mich ein
Fidemeister mit diesem auf den ersten Blick bescheiden wirkenden Zug. Die Idee
ist einfach: Weiß will die bekannte Variante im Schottischen Vierspringerspiel
mit einem Mehrtempo (a3 - das schützt vor Sb4 oder Lb4) spielen.  Generell
läßt sich sagen, daß Weiß dieses Mehrtempo nur in ganz wenigen Varianten
ausnutzen kann.} d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 {
Auf dem Brett entsteht die bekannte Variante des Schottischen
Vierspringerspiels (C47) mit vertauschten Farben.} (9. Qe2+ Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7
11. cxd4 Bg4 12. Be3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nd8 14. O-O Ne6 15. Rfe1 c6 16. Ba4 Kf6 17.
c4 c5 18. d5 Nf8 19. Bd2 Ng6 20. Bc3+ Kg5 21. Re4 h5 22. Bd2+ Bf4 23. Rxf4 Nxf4
24. h4+ Kf5 25. Bc2+ Kf6 26. Bxf4 Rhe8 27. Be4 Rad8 28. Bg5+ Ke5 29. Bxd8 Rxd8
30. Rd1 Rd6 31. Kf1 Kf4 32. Rb1 b6 33. Re1 g5 34. hxg5 {Druckenthaner,A-Donev,
I/AUT-chT 1994/TD 94\03/1-0 (45)}) 9... O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. c3 (11. Be2 Bxf3
12. Bxf3 Qh4 13. g3 Qxd4 14. Qxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxb7 Rab8 $17) (11. Bb2) 11... Qf6
12. Be2 Rfe8 13. Rb1 Rab8 (13... b6 14. Bb5) 14. h3 Bxh3 (14... Bh5 15. Rb5)
15. gxh3 Qe6 $3 {[%cal Ye6e2,Ye6h3]} (15... Qg6+ $6 {[%cal Yg6b1,Yg6g1]} 16.
Bg5 h6 17. Bd3 f5 (17... Qe6 18. Kg2 hxg5 19. d5 $1 $18) 18. Rb5 $1 $14) 16.
Bd3 (16. Be3 Qxh3 17. Bd3) (16. Re1 Qxh3 17. Rb5 Re4 $1 $19) 16... Qxh3 {
Das Dauerschach ist nicht abzuwenden.} 17. Rb5 Qg4+ 18. Kh1 Qh3+ 19. Kg1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bishkek zt"]
[Site "Bishkek"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nadyrhanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "KGZ"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Nxe5 (5. d5 Ne7 6. Nxe5 O-O $10)
5... Qe7 6. Qd3 (6. Nxc6 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 dxc6 $10 (7... Qxc6 8. O-O Bxc3 $6 9.
bxc3 Qxc3 10. Rb1 O-O 11. d5 Qa5 (11... Qe5 12. c4 Re8 13. Bd3 d6 14. Bb2 Qh5
15. Qd2 $44 {Nimzowitsch,A-Leonhardt,P/Ostende-B/1907/}) 12. Rb5 Qa4 13. Bb2
$44 {Reefschläger,H-Hertneck,G/BL/8788/})) 6... Nxe5 (6... Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Bc5 8.
Qd3 Qxe5 9. f4 Qd4 10. Qxd4 Bxd4 11. e5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Ne4 13. c4 $14 {
Ostermeyer,P-Neunhoeffer,H/BL/8990/}) (6... Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Nxe4 8. Qe3 d5 9.
Nxc6 bxc6 {Braune,P-Bierwisch,B/CC-BdF-Meisterkl-VorrJ33/1987/} 10. Bd3 $14) 7.
dxe5 Qxe5 8. Bd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d6 (9... Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qf4+ (10... Qxe4 11. Qg3
$16) 11. Rd2 d5 12. exd5 Re8 13. b3 Bf5 14. Qf3 $16 {Bellon Lopez,J-Lukacs,P/
Bucaresti/1978}) 10. Kb1 $6 (10. f4 $1 Qa5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Qh5 13. Bxf6
gxf6 14. Be2 $16 {Rosen-Wiesloch/corr/1967}) 10... Bd7 11. f3 Rad8 12. Be1 Rfe8
13. Bg3 Qa5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Rxd5 Be6 17. Rb5 Bc5 18. Rxb7 Bb6
19. Bb5 Rf8 20. a4 f5 (20... Bc8 21. Rb8 $16) 21. a5 Bxa5 22. exf5 Rxf5 23. Bd3
Rh5 24. Rxa7 Rb8 25. Be1 Bb6 26. Ra4 Rg5 27. g3 Rf8 28. f4 Bd5 29. Be4 Re8 30.
fxg5 (30. Bxd5+ Rxd5 $44) 30... Bxe4 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Bc3 Kf7 33. Re1 Rxe1+
34. Bxe1 Kg6 $10 35. Bc3 Bg1 36. Ba5 c6 37. Bc7 Bxh2 38. Bxd6 Kxg5 39. b4 Kg4
40. c4 h5 41. b5 cxb5 42. cxb5 h4 43. b6 Bxg3 44. Bc7 Bf2 45. b7 Ba7 46. Kc2
Kf3 47. Kd3 h3 48. Kc4 Kg2 49. Kb5 h2 50. Ka6 h1=Q 51. Kxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 6.
Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} d5 {
[%emt 0:01:36]} 8. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:
00:03]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 10. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 11.
Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:39] It is interesting how these things change. In 2008 this
line was taught to me from the White side by Ukrainian-Israeli GM Boris
Alterman; shortly after becoming an IM (in 2011) I viewed it as primarily a
drawing weapon and now I think it's just a way to get a long and strategically
messy game which the better player will probably win. That is in fact what
occurred.} Bd6 {[%emt 0:02:48]} (11... Rb8 12. h3 {probably brings White a
little bit closer to his dream of Na4, b3, c4, Bf4 and Rad1.}) (11... Be7 {
is more played and is most solid, but the doubled f-pawns are not something to
get that scared about.}) 12. Rae1 {[%emt 0:01:50] Possibly preparation, but in
any case quite logical to take the e5-square from Black's bishop.} (12. h3 {
is main, and now a tactic worth knowing is} Rb8 13. b3 Be5 14. Bf4 $5 {
although it doesn't necessarily promise White anything after} Bxc3 15. Bxb8
Bxa1 16. Rxa1 Bg4 17. hxg4 Qxb8 $11 {Morozevich,A-Kramnik,V Moscow 2013.
However, we were not destined to see another bishop-vs-
knight-and-solid-d5-centre draw this round.}) 12... Rb8 {[%emt 0:06:40]} 13. b3
{[%emt 0:02:24] Keeping equality.} (13. Na4 h6 $1 $15) 13... a5 {[%emt 0:13:26]
} (13... Bb4 {tries to take advantage of White's tactically vulnerable pieces.
There could follow:} 14. Qg3 Bd7 {and I assume Carlsen saw this and steered
clear due to the drawing line} 15. Qh4 $1 h6 16. Bxh6 $11) 14. h3 {[%emt 0:05:
11]} h6 {[%emt 0:05:20]} 15. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 16.
Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 17. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c5 {
[%emt 0:08:27]} 18. Ng3 {[%emt 0:02:40]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 19. Nf5 {[%emt 0:
02:17] So White has emerged with a marginally more comfortable position from
the opening, but Black isn't giving up on trying to win just yet.} Bf8 $1 {
[%emt 0:03:03] Bishops of the same colour always offer more imbalance, and in
this case White needs to be concerned about the ...c4 push too.} (19... Bxf5
20. Bxf5 a4 21. g3 axb3 22. axb3 Be5 $11 {would be a reasonably solid way to
make a draw.}) 20. Ne7+ {[%emt 0:14:20]} Bxe7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 21. Rxe7 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 22. Rd1 {[%emt 0:06:01]} (22. Ra7 $1 {
As always, White should exchange precisely one pair of rooks, and this poses
Black some significant problems.} Ra8 (22... c4 23. Be2 {is inconvenient for
Black as he doesn't obtain enough in the event of ...c4, but} Ra8 {is also bad:
} 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. f4 $14) 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. f4 (24. g4 h5 $11) 24... f5 $1 (
24... Kf8 25. Kf2 Ke7 26. g4 $14 {leads to the same problem as in Giri-Hou
yesterday, and a Rubinstein game about 100 years ago: the isolated rook's pawn
is often a major weakness.}) 25. g4 fxg4 26. f5 Bd7 27. hxg4 Re8 $11) 22... c4
{[%emt 0:09:45]} 23. Be2 {[%emt 0:20:23]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:23] Now Black is
having some fun: possibly Adhiban missed from afar that ...Rxc2 can pin a
bishop to a c7-rook a few moves into certain lines.} 24. bxa4 {[%emt 0:01:35]}
Bf5 $6 {[%emt 0:03:32] Either an inaccuracy or a slight gamble. Either way, it
makes the game look a bit less 'smooth' given that it is a win in the end, but
also increased the likelihood of that being the result.} (24... Kf8 25. Rc7 Rb2
$132 {was for instance one reasonable continuation for Black.}) 25. Bf3 $2 {
[%emt 0:20:41] Missing the accidental chance.} (25. c3 $1 Ra8 (25... d4 26.
Bxc4 dxc3 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Bb3 $14) 26. Rc7 $1 {The point is that White can
use the pin on the d-file, and for this reason Black is unable to take on a4.
For instance:} Be6 27. f4 f5 28. Rd2 $14) 25... d4 $1 $15 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 26.
a5 $2 {[%emt 0:08:52]} (26. Re2 Rb2 27. Red2 {is the engine suggestion but
following} d3 $5 {it is also a bit depressing, e.g.} 28. cxd3 (28. c3 Rb6 29.
a5 Ra6 $15) 28... c3 29. Rxb2 cxb2 30. Rb1 Rb8 31. Be4 Be6 32. a5 Bxa2 33. Rxb2
Rxb2 34. a6 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Ra1 36. a7 Bd5 37. Bxd5 Rxa7 $15 {and the endgame
should be held, especially at this level: bishop goes to f5 and is supported
by g4, for instance, but it requires a certain appetite for suffering to go in
for this.}) 26... Bxc2 $19 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 27. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rb1 {
[%emt 0:06:42]} 28. Rxb1 {[%emt 0:09:46]} Bxb1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Rc7 {
[%emt 0:03:43]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:49] The engine takes a while to realise, but
White is toast.} 30. Bd1 {[%emt 0:02:52]} (30. Kf1 Re8 {snares the a5-pawn in
a reasonably funny way.}) 30... Ra8 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 31. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:56]}
Bxa2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 32. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 33. Kf1 {
[%emt 0:02:06]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 34. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bxc8 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 35. Ke2 {[%emt 0:03:28]} Ba6+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 36. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]}
d3 {[%emt 0:00:19] A very well played game!} 0-1

[Event "Lost Boys op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1998.08.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 6512]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 Nc6 (5... d5 $5)
6. O-O Re8 (6... d6 7. d3 Nd4 (7... a6 8. h3 h6 9. Nh4 $5 (9. Kh2 Be6 (9... Ba7
10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 $5 exd4 12. Ne2 c5 13. Nd2 Kh8 14. f4 $13 {Raaste,E-Norri,
J/FIN-ch 1996/0-1 (47)}) 10. Be3 (10. a3 Kh8 11. Qe1 Re8 12. b4 Ba7 13. Rb1 d5
14. exd5 Nxd5 $11 {Finkel,A-Lukacs,P/Budapest FS06 GM 1995 (41)}) 10... b5 11.
a3 $6 Bxe3 12. fxe3 d5 13. Nh4 $6 d4 14. exd4 Nxd4 15. Nf5 c5 $15 {Ignatiadis,
K-Vafiadis,K/ch-GRE (team), Poros GRE 1998/0-1 (53)}) 9... Nd4 10. Kh1 c6 11.
Ne2 d5 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Qf3 dxe4 14. dxe4 a5 15. c3 Bc5 16. Nf5 $13 {Vega
Holm,F-Eslon,J/Ceuta-B 1993/0-1 (48)}) 8. h3 a5 9. Kh2 Re8 10. Nh4 h6 11. Ne2
d5 $132 {Situru,N-Iuldachev,S/Asian Teams, Genting Highlands MAS 1998 (21)}) 7.
d3 a6 8. Be3 d6 9. h3 (9. Qd2 $5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Ne2 c5 13.
Rae1 Bd7 14. h3 Bc6 15. f4 $36 {Nepeina,M-Rause,O/Simferopol-W 1992 (49)}) 9...
h6 10. Nh4 {More in the spirit of the position was} (10. Bxc5 $5 dxc5 11. Kh2
b5 12. b3 Nd4 13. Nh4 Bb7 14. Qd2 Qd6 15. f4 $14 {with slightly better chanses.
}) 10... Nd4 11. Kh2 c6 12. Qd2 d5 $5 (12... b5 $5 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 g5 $5
15. Bxg5 Ng4+ $1 16. hxg4 Qxg5 17. Qf2 Re7 $13) 13. exd5 cxd5 14. f4 exf4 15.
Bxf4 (15. Rxf4 $2 Nb3 $1 $19) 15... Kh7 $5 {[%cal Gg7g5]} (15... Ne6 $6 16. Be5
$1 Nd7 17. d4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 d4 19. Ne4 Qb6 20. Nf5 $14) (15... Be6 16. Be5 Nd7
17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd5 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Be5 20. d4 Bd6 (20... Qxh4 21. dxe5 Qc4
22. Rxb7 $14) 21. Nf5 $14) 16. Rae1 $1 $36 ({Doesn't work} 16. Bxh6 $2 gxh6 17.
Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxf7+ Kg8 19. Qxh6 Kxf7 20. Qg6+ Ke7 $19 {and black king easily
escapes.}) 16... Rxe1 17. Qxe1 Nxc2 (17... g5 18. Be5 $16 {[%cal Gf1f7]}) 18.
Qc1 $1 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gc1c5]} Nb4 (18... Nd4 $6 19. Be5 (19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20.
Qxc5 Nxf4 21. Rxf4 Ne6 22. Qf5+ Kh8 $13) 19... Nd7 20. Nxd5 $1 Nxe5 21. Qxc5
Ne6 22. Qe3 $16) 19. a3 $5 (19. Nxd5 Nbxd5 20. Qxc5 Be6 $11) 19... Nc6 20. Nxd5
Nxd5 21. Qxc5 Nxf4 22. Rxf4 $14 {White keeps an advantage thanks to strong
bishop on g2 and the d-pawn,which may become a real danger for black.} Be6 23.
Nf5 Qd7 $1 24. Nd4 (24. Nd6 $6 Rd8 25. Nxb7 Qxb7 26. Qxc6 Qxb2 $15) 24... Nxd4
25. Rxd4 Rc8 $1 $132 {Forcing the endgame with mutual chanses.} 26. Qb4 (26.
Rxd7 $2 Rxc5 27. Rxb7 Rc2 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gc2g2,Ge6d5]} 28. Kg1 Rxg2+ $1 $19)
(26. Be4+ f5 27. Qxf5+ $1 Bxf5 28. Rxd7 {[%cal Ge4h7]} Bxe4 29. dxe4 Rc2+ 30.
Kg1 Rxb2 $11) 26... Qc7 27. Qxb7 Qxb7 28. Bxb7 Rc2+ 29. Kg1 Rxb2 30. Rb4 $6 (
30. Bxa6 $5 Bxh3 31. a4 $5 Rg2+ $6 (31... Be6 32. Rd8 Ra2 33. Bb5 Kg6 (33...
Bb3 34. Ra8 Bd5 35. Rd8 Bb3 $11) 34. d4 Bb3 35. Ra8 Kf5 36. a5 Ke4 $13) 32. Kh1
Rxg3 33. Kh2 Re3 (33... Rg4 $6 34. Rxg4 Bxg4 35. Bb7 $1 {[%cal Ga4a8]} Bd7 (
35... Be2 36. Be4+ g6 37. a5 f5) 36. a5 Bb5 37. a6 Bxa6 38. Bxa6 $14) 34. a5
Bf5 35. Bb5 Kg6 36. a6 Re7 37. Rd8 Kf6 38. d4 $36) 30... Ra2 $1 31. Ra4 Bxh3
32. Rxa6 Bf5 $1 33. d4 Rd2 $17 {Now white loses the pawn and his position
becomes very difficult.} 34. a4 (34. Rd6 Rd3 35. Kf2 Rxa3 36. Bf3 Rd3 $17)
34... Rxd4 35. a5 Be4 36. Ra7 Bxb7 $5 (36... f5 $5 37. a6 Rd7 38. Bxe4 Rxa7 39.
Bxf5+ Kg8 40. Bc8 Rc7 41. Bb7 Rc1+ 42. Kf2 Ra1 43. Ke3 Kf7 44. Kd4 Kf6 45. Kc5
Kg5 $19) 37. Rxb7 f5 38. a6 Ra4 39. a7 Ra2 40. Kf1 h5 $2 {Painfull mistake
permitting white to escape.Black put the pawn on h5 and now the king doesn't
have a pass to pawn g3!} (40... Kg6 41. Rc7 Kf6 42. Kg1 g5 43. Rb7 Kg6 $19 {
[%cal Gg6h5,Gh5g4]}) 41. Kg1 $11 Kh6 42. Rc7 g6 43. Rb7 Kg5 44. Rg7 Kf6 45. Rh7
Kg5 (45... h4 46. Rxh4 Rxa7 47. Kf2 Ke5 48. Rb4 $11) 46. Rg7 Kh6 47. Rf7 Kg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Mordechay Porat Memorial"]
[Site "Rehovot"]
[Date "2001.11.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.11.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bc5 $5
{On my opinion this move is better than theoretical Bd6, which leaves more
possibilities to white.} 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Qf6 (9... Re8 10. d4 (10. d3 Bg4 11.
h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ng5 Bb6 14. Rb1 h6 15. Ne4 Ne7 $132 {Glek,I-Almasi,Z/
Germany 1996/GER-chT}) 10... exd4 11. Rxe8+ Qxe8 12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Qd3 Bg4 14.
Ng5 (14. c3 Qd7 15. Bf4 Re8 16. Re1 Rxe1+ 17. Nxe1 Qe6 $15 {Glek,I-Almasi,Z/
Germany 1995/GER-chT}) 14... Qe1+ 15. Bf1 g6 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. h4 $14 {Delchev,
A-Almasi,Z/Odorheiu Secuiesc 1995/CBM 47}) 10. d3 (10. Bb2 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12.
g4 (12. Qe2 Rae8 13. d3 Re6 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nd2 Qh4 16. a4 h5 $15 {Tseitlin,
M-Hebden,M/Hastings 1995/EXT 98}) 12... Bg6 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Rad8 15. c3
Bd6 16. Qb3 $14 {Ornstein,P-Potikha,L/Aviles 2000/CBM 77 ext}) (10. Qe2 Bg4 11.
h3 Bh5 12. Rb1 e4 13. Qxe4 Rae8 14. Qf4 Qxf4 15. gxf4 Bxf3 16. Rxe8 Rxe8 17.
Bxf3 Re1+ $44 {Berkvens,J-Ernst,S/Leiden 1999/CBM 70 ext}) 10... Re8 (10... Bb6
11. Qe2 Be6 12. Bg5 Qg6 13. Be3 f6 14. d4 $14 {Bates,R-Ledger,A/Torquay 1998/
CBM 66 ext}) (10... Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rb1 Bb6 13. Qe2 $6 Rfe8 14. Qe4 Bg6 15.
Qh4 Qe6 $15 {Remmel,T-Ernst,S/Haarlem 2000/EXT 2001}) (10... h6 11. Rb1 (11.
Bb2 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Qe2 Rae8 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nd2 Qh4 16. a4 f5 $17 {[%csl
Rf2] Marcelin,C-Hebden,M/France 1999/EXT 2000}) (11. Qe2 Re8 12. h3 Bf5 13. Nd2
Qe6 14. Ne4 Bb6 15. Kh2 Bg6 $13 {Nebolsina,V-Lahno,K/Oropesa del Mar 2000/EXT
2001}) 11... Bb6 12. Be3 (12. h3 Be6 13. c4 Rad8 14. Qe2 Ba5 15. Bd2 Bxd2 16.
Nxd2 Nd4 $11 {Quezada,Y-Hernandez,H/Cuba 2000/EXT 2001}) (12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Nd2
Rfe8 14. Ne4 Qg6 15. Ba3 Bg4 16. Qd2 Rad8 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. Na4 Be6 19. Nc5 Bc8
20. Na4 Be6 21. Nc5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Waitzkin,J-Mikhalevski,A/Budapest 1997/CBM 61
ext (21)}) 12... Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nd2 Rad8 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. c4 {
1/2-1/2 Rabelo Gil,E-Bezanilla,A/Havana 1999/EXT 2000 (17)}) 11. Be3 {The only
reasonable plan for white is to transfer d4, so white has to exchange the
bishops.} Bxe3 {May be even beter was} (11... Bb6 $5) 12. Rxe3 Bd7 (12... Bg4
13. h3 Bd7 (13... Bh5 14. Qe1 Rad8 15. Nd2 $14 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gd2c4]}) 14.
Qe2 Qd6 15. Re1 f6 16. d4 $14) 13. d4 exd4 (13... Rad8) 14. cxd4 Rxe3 15. fxe3
Re8 (15... Bg4 16. Qd3 $1 {[%cal Ga1f1]} Bxf3 17. Rf1 Qe6 18. Bxf3 Qxa2 19. Qb5
$1 $16 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gf3d5]}) 16. Qd3 $1 {[%cal Ga1f1,Gd3b3]} Bf5 17. Qb3
Be4 18. Rf1 Qe6 (18... Qe7 19. c4 (19. Ne5 $2 Bxg2 20. Rxf7 Qe6 21. Qxe6 Rxe6
$19) (19. Ng5 $2 Bg6 20. Bd5 Nd8 $17 {[%csl Re3,Rg5]}) 19... b6 20. a3 h6 $13)
19. Qxe6 Rxe6 $2 {Only this move is mistake permitting white to get advantage.
After correct} (19... fxe6 20. c3 e5 21. Kf2 exd4 22. exd4 b6 $11 {the
position would remain balanced.}) 20. Rb1 $1 $14 {[%cal Gf3g5]} Re8 $8 {
Black finds the only move which keeps position alive.} (20... Rf6 $2 21. Rxb7
Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Rxf3 23. Rxc7 $18 {[%csl Rg8]}) (20... Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nd8 22. Bxb7
Rxe3 23. Bd5 Re8 24. Rb8 Kf8 25. Ra8 $16) (20... Na5 21. Ng5 Bxc2 22. Rc1 Rg6
23. Rxc2 Rxg5 24. Rxc7 g6 25. d5 $16 {[%cal Gd5d8]}) 21. Rxb7 Nxd4 22. Nxd4
Bxb7 23. Bxb7 Rxe3 24. Kf2 $1 Re5 $5 (24... Rc3 $5 25. Be4 Ra3 26. Bd5 Kf8 27.
Bb3 Ra6 $14) 25. a4 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Rc7][%cal Gd4b5]} Kf8 26. c4 c5 $2 {Missing
very interesting possibility to get counterchanses:} (26... Rc5 $1 27. Bd5 Ra5
28. Bc6 Rc5 $1 29. Bb5 c6 $1 30. Bxc6 (30. Nxc6 a6 31. Nb8 Rf5+ 32. Ke3 axb5
$13) 30... Rxc4 31. Ke3 Ke7 $132) 27. Nc6 $18 {[%csl Ra7]} Re4 28. a5 Rxc4 29.
a6 Rc2+ 30. Ke3 Rxh2 31. Nxa7 f5 32. Kf4 $6 {I was trying too hard not to get
B+N versus king endgme and doing so lost all the advantage. After simple} (32.
Nc6 g5 33. a7 f4+ 34. gxf4 gxf4+ 35. Kxf4 Ra2 36. a8=Q+ Rxa8 37. Bxa8 $18 {
the game is over.}) 32... c4 33. Nb5 (33. Nc6 Ra2 34. a7 c3 35. Ke3 $18) 33...
Ra2 34. Kxf5 $2 (34. a7) 34... Ra5 35. a7 Rxb5+ $5 {This move also leads to a
draw, but even simplier was} (35... c3 $1 36. a8=Q+ Rxa8 37. Nxc3 $11) 36. Ke6
(36. Ke4 $5 Ra5 37. a8=Q+ Rxa8 38. Bxa8 c3 (38... h5 39. Kf4 c3 40. Be4 $18)
39. Kd3 h5 40. Bf3 g6 (40... h4 $6 41. g4 Kf7 42. Kxc3 Kf6 43. Kd3 Kg5 44. Ke3
h3 45. Kf2 Kf4 46. Bd1 g5 47. Be2 h2 48. Kg2 Ke3 49. Bb5 $18) 41. Kxc3 Kg7 42.
Kd4 Kf6 43. Ke4 Kg5 44. Ke3 Kh6 $11 {[%cal Gg6g4,Gh5h4]}) 36... Ra5 37. a8=Q+
Rxa8 38. Bxa8 c3 39. Be4 h5 $1 40. Kf5 h4 $11 41. gxh4 (41. g4 $2 h3 42. Kf4 h2
43. Ke3 Ke7 44. Kd3 Kf6 45. Kxc3 Kg5 46. Kd3 Kxg4 47. Ke2 $11) 41... g6+ 42.
Kf6 Kg8 43. Bc2 Kh7 $4 {Painfull blunder which costs black a game.} (43... Kh8
$1 44. Kf7 Kh7 45. h5 Kh8 $11) 44. h5 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup Final"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1997.09.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Black "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1997.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Rb1 (9. d4 Re8 $5 10. Rb1 $5 Rb8 11. Be3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6
14. dxe5 $1 (14. d5 $5 Na5 $1 15. Bxa7 Ra8 16. Be3 Nc4 17. Rxb7 Rxa2 $44) 14...
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. Bxa7 Ra8 17. f4 Re8 18. Bd4 (18. Rxb7 $5 Rxa7 19. Rxa7
Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Bxa7 21. f5 $14) 18... Be4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Qf3 $1 $14 {Finkel,
A-Pedersen,D/Holon EUR-Jr 1995 (29)}) 9... Rb8 10. d4 Bg4 (10... exd4 $6 11.
cxd4 Bg4 (11... Bf5 12. Nh4 $5 Bd7 13. c3 (13. c4 $14) 13... Be7 14. Nf3 Bf6
15. Re1 Re8 16. Bf4 $6 (16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Bg5 Bf5 18. Rb2 $14) 16... Rxe1+ 17.
Qxe1 b6 18. Rb2 Na5 $132 {Messa,R-Pederzoli,S/Reggio Emilia 1978 (40)}) 12. h3
Bh5 13. Rb5 $5 Bg6 14. Nh4 $5 Bxc2 $5 15. Qxc2 Nxd4 16. Qc4 Nxb5 17. Qxb5 Re8
18. Rd1 $13 {Moors,H-Mainka,G/BL2-W 1988 (33)}) 11. Qd3 (11. h3 $5 Bxf3 (11...
Bh5 $5) 12. Bxf3 $14 Qf6 13. Be3 Na5 14. Bg2 b6 15. h4 h6 16. Qd3 $36 {Watson,
W-Polgar,Z/Brussels mix 1987/1-0 (56)}) 11... Qf6 (11... Qc8 12. Ng5 $5 Bf5 13.
Be4 g6 (13... Bg6 $2 14. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 15. Qe4 $1 $16) (13... Ne7 14. Re1 exd4
15. cxd4 $14) 14. f4 exd4 15. cxd4 Re8 16. Rb5 $5 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Qe6 18. Nxd6
Qxd6 19. d5 $36 {Spassky-Tampone,1979,1-0}) 12. Ng5 Bf5 (12... Qg6 $5 13. Be4
$5 Qh5 (13... f5 $6 14. Bxc6 $1 bxc6 15. Qc4+ Kh8 16. Rxb8 Rxb8 17. Nf7+ $18)
14. Bxc6 $1 (14. f3 $2 Bd7 15. g4 (15. d5 Ne7 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. c4 $6 f6 $17)
15... Qh4 16. d5 Ne7 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 g6 $36 {[%cal Gf7f5,Ge5e4]}) 14...
bxc6 15. Rxb8 Rxb8 16. f3 $1 Bd7 $6 (16... Bh3 $1 17. Nxh3 (17. Re1 exd4 18.
cxd4 c5 $13) 17... Qxh3 18. Re1 exd4 19. cxd4 $14) 17. dxe5 Bc5+ 18. Kg2 $16)
13. Be4 Bxe4 $5 (13... Bg6 $5 14. d5 Na5 15. c4 b6 16. Bxg6 Qxg6 17. Re1 Nb7
18. Qxg6 hxg6 $13) 14. Nxe4 Qg6 15. f4 exd4 (15... exf4 $5 16. Bxf4 $5 (16.
Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Bxf4 Qd7 18. d5 Ne7 19. c4 b6 $13) 16... Bxf4 17. Rxf4 b6 18.
Rbf1 Rbe8 19. Qf3 Re6 20. Rg4 Qh6 21. Nf6+ Kh8 22. Nd5 $14) 16. f5 $1 {[%csl
Rg6]} Qg4 17. Bf4 $5 $36 (17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Rf4 Qg5 19. cxd4 (19. Rxd4 $6 Qe7
20. Rxd6 Qe1+ 21. Qf1 Qxc3 22. Rd7 Qxc2 $15) 19... Qf6 20. Ba3 Rfe8 $132) 17...
Rfe8 (17... Ne5 $6 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. cxd4 Rbd8 20. c3 b6 21. Rbe1 $1 $16) (
17... Be5 $1) 18. Rbe1 dxc3 $5 (18... Be5 $5 19. Kg2 Rbd8 20. h3 Qxf5 (20...
Qh5 $2 21. g4 Qh4 22. Bg5 $18) 21. Bg5 Qg6 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 $13) 19. Kg2 Nb4 20.
Qb5 $1 Nxc2 $2 {As strange as it seems,but after this natural move black's
position is hopeless.} (20... c6 $1 21. Qa4 $6 (21. Qc4 b5 22. Qxc3 $1 (22. Qd4
$2 Nxc2 23. Qxd6 Nxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxf5 $19) 22... Nd5 23. Qxc6 $1 Nxf4+ 24. Rxf4
Bxf4 25. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Qxe8+ Kg7 28. Qe4 $11) 21... b5 22.
Qxa7 (22. Qb3 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 Nd5 $1 $19) 22... Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Qh5 24. Nd6 $5 Nxc2
$3 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nxe8 Qe2+ 27. Qf2 (27. Kh3 Ne3 $19) 27... Ne3+ 28. Kh3
Qxf2 29. Rxf2 c2 $17) 21. Nf6+ $1 $16 gxf6 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Qxe8+ Kg7 24. h3
$1 {Black queen is completly out of the game and this decides game into
white's favour.} Qh5 25. g4 Qh4 26. Bxd6 cxd6 27. Qe4 Na3 28. Qb4 Qg5 29. Qxc3
$1 $18 {This move depriving black counterchances is better than} (29. Qxa3 Qd2+
30. Rf2 Qd5+ 31. Kg3 Qe5+ 32. Kf3 Qd5+ 33. Ke3 Qe5+ 34. Kd3 Qg3+ 35. Ke2 $18 {
with some technical difficulties.}) 29... Nb5 30. Qd3 a6 31. Kg3 h5 32. Re1 h4+
33. Kf3 Qh6 34. a4 Na7 35. Qxd6 Nc6 36. Re8 Kh7 37. Qf8 $1 Qxf8 38. Rxf8 Kg7
39. Rc8 Ne5+ 40. Ke4 b5 41. axb5 axb5 42. Rb8 Nd7 43. Rxb5 Nf8 44. Kd5 Nh7 45.
Kd6 Ng5 {Trying to build the fortress,but the endgame is easily wining for
white due to zugzvang.} 46. Rb3 Kf8 47. Re3 Nh7 48. Kd7 Ng5 49. Kd8 Kg7 (49...
Nh7 50. Re8+ Kg7 51. Ke7 Ng5 52. Rf8 Nxh3 53. Rxf7+ $18) 50. Ke7 Nh7 51. Ra3
Ng5 52. Rc3 Ne4 53. Rc6 Ng5 54. Rxf6 Nxh3 55. Rxf7+ Kh6 56. Rf6+ Kh7 57. Rg6
Nf4 58. Kf7 1-0

[Event "Israel"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2001.12.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nde7 $5 {
Interesting continuation changing drastically the character of the game.} 7.
O-O g6 8. d4 $5 {Otherwise black gets a very comfortable position without any
problems.} exd4 (8... Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Nb5 Bg7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Nxc7 Rb8
13. Ne8 $16 {[%cal Gf4b8]}) 9. Nb5 Bg7 ({Another possible continuation was} 
9... Bg4 10. Nbxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O-O 13. Bg5 Bg7 $13) 10. Bf4
Nd5 11. Re1+ Be6 (11... Nce7 $5 12. Be5 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 O-O 14. Qxd4 c6 15. c4
$14) 12. Bg5 Nde7 (12... Qd7 $6 13. Nfxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 O-O 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16.
Bh3 $16 {[%cal Gc2c4]}) 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 (13... Nxe7 14. Nfxd4 Bc8 15. Qe2 {
[%cal Ge1e7]} O-O 16. Qxe7 Bxd4 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Rad1 $18) 14. Nfxd4 Nxd4 (
14... O-O-O 15. Nxc6 Rxd1 16. Nxe7+ Kd7 17. Raxd1+ Kxe7 18. Nxc7 $16 {[%cal
Ge1e7]}) 15. Nxd4 O-O-O $2 {Missing white's reply. After correct} (15... Rd8 $1
16. Nxe6 fxe6 (16... Rxd1 17. Nxg7+ Kf8 18. Raxd1 Qc5 19. Ne8 $18) 17. Qg4 O-O
$132 {[%cal Gd8d2] black gets good counterchanses.}) 16. Bxb7+ $1 $18 Kxb7 17.
Qf3+ Bd5 {Unfortunately black has no other choise since} (17... Kc8 18. Qa8+
Kd7 19. Qc6+ Kc8 20. Qa6+ Kd7 21. Qb5+ $1 Kc8 22. Nc6 $18 {[%cal Gc6e7,Gc6a7]
is losing by force.}) 18. Rxe7 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Rhf8 20. Rae1 Kc6 (20... Bxb2 $4
21. Rb1 $18) 21. c3 Rd7 22. Ne5+ Bxe5 23. Rxd7 Kxd7 24. Rxe5 Kc6 25. Kf1 Rd8
26. Ke2 Rd7 27. g4 $5 Kd6 28. Ra5 $1 {[%csl Ra7]} c5 29. Kd3 Kc6+ 30. Kc4 Rd2
31. Ra6+ $1 (31. Rxc5+ $6 Kb6 32. a4 Rxf2 33. a5+ Kb7 34. b4 Rxh2 35. Re5 $16)
31... Kb7 32. Rf6 $1 {[%csl Gf2]} Rxb2 33. a4 Re2 34. Kxc5 (34. Rxf7+ Kb6 35.
Rf6+ Ka5 36. Kxc5 Kxa4 37. Ra6+ Kb3 38. Rxa7 Kxc3 39. Rxh7 Rxf2 40. Kd5 $18)
34... Re7 35. c4 Kc7 36. f3 Rd7 37. Kb5 Kd8 38. c5 Kc7 39. a5 Re7 40. h4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.28"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tel Aviv Shlomo Har Zvi"]
[BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. d4 (9. d3 Bg4 10. Qd2 (10. h3 Bh5 11. Rb1 Rb8 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ng5 Qd7
14. Be3 b6 15. h4 $36 {Gallagher,J-Campora,D/Biel Credis 1996}) 10... f5 11.
Rb1 Rb8 12. Bb2 Kh8 13. c4 Qd7 14. Ba1 f4 $13 {Atakichieva,E-Yu,W/WCh U18
Girls 1999}) 9... Bf5 {Quiet rare move, but on my opinion much more logical
than theretical Bg4} (9... Bg4 10. Qd3 (10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13.
Nd4 Bc5 14. f4 f6 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bg2 $16 {Finkel,A-Markus,J/Dieren op 1997})
10... exd4 (10... Qf6 11. d5 Na5 12. Ng5 Bf5 13. Be4 Bxe4 14. Nxe4 Qg6 15. c4
f5 $13 {Hirsch,S-Hojka,C/NRW-I 1995}) 11. cxd4 Qd7 12. Ng5 Bf5 13. Be4 Bg6 14.
c3 Rae8 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Rb1 b6 $11 {Hirsch,S-Dresen,U/NRW-II 1994}) (9... Re8
10. Rb1 Rb8 11. Be3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16.
Bxa7 Ra8 17. f4 Re8 $13 {Finkel,A-Pedersen,D/EU-chJM U20 1995}) 10. Rb1 (10.
Re1 Re8 11. Rb1 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 Qe8 $11 {Narciso
Dublan,M-Campora,D/TCh-ESP 2000}) 10... Rb8 11. Nxe5 $6 {Missing 18th move of
black, after which white has to be carefull in order to keep the position
equal.} (11. Nh4 Bd7 12. Be3 Qc8 13. Qd3 Kh8 14. f4 exf4 15. gxf4 Be7 16. Bf2
Bf6 17. Rfe1 Ne7 $13 {Klovans,J-Meijers,V/NRW-II 1996}) 11... Nxe5 (11... Bxe5
$6 12. Bxc6 (12. dxe5 $2 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxc2 $17) 12... bxc6 13. Rxb8 Qxb8 14.
dxe5 $14) 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 14. Rb5 f6 15. f4 Bd7 $8 {Very
important intermideate move} (15... c6 16. Rc5 b6 17. fxe5 bxc5 18. Rxf5 Rd1+
19. Rf1 $16) 16. Rxb7 (16. Rb3 Bd6 17. Rxb7 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Rxb7 19. Bxb7 Bf5 $15)
16... Rxb7 17. Bd5+ $1 Kh8 (17... Kf8 18. fxe5 Rb5 19. c4 Ra5 20. Bd2 Ra4 21.
exf6 $14) 18. Bxb7 Bb5 $1 {Very strong reply!} (18... Bxc3 $2 19. Rd1 Bb4 20.
Be3 a5 21. Bc6 Bd6 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Rd5 $16 {[%csl Ra5]}) 19. Rf3 $8 {The
only, but quiet sufficient defense.} (19. fxe5 $2 Bxf1 20. exf6 (20. Kxf1 Rd1+
21. Ke2 Rxc1 22. e6 Kg8 $19) 20... gxf6 21. Be3 Bc4 $17) (19. Rf2 Bxc3 20. Be3
Rd1+ 21. Kg2 Be1 22. Rf3 Be2 $15 {[%csl Rf3]}) 19... Rd1+ 20. Kg2 Bd6 (20...
Rxc1 $5 21. fxe5 Rxc2+ 22. Kg1 (22. Rf2 Rxc3 (22... Rxf2+ 23. Kxf2 fxe5 24. Ke3
Bc4 25. a3 Bf1 26. Bd5 $11 {[%csl Re5][%cal Ge3e4]}) 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Rxf6 Kg7
25. Rf3 $11) 22... Rxa2 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Rxf6 Kg7 25. Rf5 $1 $11 {[%csl Rc7]
[%cal Gf5c5]}) 21. Be3 a5 22. Rf2 Bc4 ({Also after} 22... a4 23. Rd2 $1 Rxd2+
24. Bxd2 Bc4 25. a3 $1 Bxa3 26. Bc6 $14 {white is doing o'kay}) 23. a4 Kg8 {
[%csl Ra4][%cal Gg8f8,Gc4f7,Gf7e8]} 24. Rd2 Ra1 (24... Rxd2+ 25. Bxd2 Kf7 26.
f5 Ke7 27. Kf3 Be5 $11) 25. Bc6 Ra3 26. Bb6 $6 (26. Bd4 $5 Kf8 27. h3 Bf7 {
[%cal Gf7e8]} 28. Re2 $14) 26... Rxc3 (26... cxb6 27. Rxd6 Rxc3 28. Be4 $6 (28.
Bb5 Rxc2+ 29. Kh3 (29. Kg1 $2 Bxb5 30. axb5 a4 31. Rxb6 a3 32. Ra6 a2 $19) (29.
Kf3 $5 Bxb5 30. axb5 Rxh2 31. Rxb6 a4 32. Ke4 a3 33. Kd5 $13) 29... Bxb5 30.
axb5 a4 31. Rxb6 a3 32. Ra6 a2 33. b6 $11) 28... b5 29. axb5 (29. Rc6 $2 {
[%csl Rc6]} Rxc2+ $1 $17) 29... Bxb5 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Bxh7 g6 $17 {[%cal Ga5a1]
}) 27. Bxa5 Bf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rxc6 29. c3 (29. c3 Ra6 30. Rd5 Kf8 (30... Kf7 31.
Bxc7 $1 $16) 31. c4 Ke7 32. Rb5 (32. c5 Bxf4 33. Bc3 Be5 34. Bxe5 Ke6 $1 $11)
32... Rc6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam Wereldschaaktoernooi"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1950.11.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rossolimo, Nicolas"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1950.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Nxd5 11. Ne4 f5 12. Ng5 O-O 13. Rd1 h6 14. Nf3
Bd6 15. Kf1 Bd7 $2 (15... Kh8) 16. Bc4 Kh7 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Rxd5 Bc6 19. Rd1
Rae8 20. Be3 a6 21. Kg1 Rf6 22. h3 g5 23. Bd4 Rff8 24. Re1 Be4 25. Re2 $2 (25.
c3) 25... Bxf3 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. gxf3 Re2 28. c4 Rc2 29. c5 (29. Bc3 Bc5) 29...
Bxc5 30. Bxc5 Rxc5 31. Re1 Rc6 32. Kg2 Kg6 33. Re2 Kf6 34. Re8 Rc2 35. Ra8 Rxb2
36. Rxa6+ Ke5 37. Rc6 Rb7 38. Rxh6 c5 39. Rc6 Rb5 40. Kg3 Ra5 41. Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam Wereldschaaktoernooi"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1950.12.02"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Rossolimo, Nicolas"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1950.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 (5... Nxe4 $6 6. Nxe4 Qe7
7. f3 d5 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O dxe4 11. Re1 O-O-O 12. Rxe4 Qf6 13.
Qe2 $14) 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 (10... Be7
11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qxd5 Rb8 14. Rab1 Bxc3 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. bxc3 Be6
17. c4 {1/2-1/2/Andres,M-Borges Mateos,J/CU-ch/1989}) 11. Qf3 (11. Bxf6 Qxf6
12. Nxd5 $2 Bxd5 13. Qh5 Rfd8 $19) (11. Nb5 $142) 11... Be7 12. h3 (12. Rfe1 h6
13. Bxh6 $5 (13. Bh4 Rb8 14. Nd1 $10) 13... gxh6 14. Rxe6 fxe6 15. Qg3+ Kh8 16.
Qg6 {Romanovsky-Capablanca/Moskva/1925/Alekhine,A-Lasker,Em/Moscow/1914}) 12...
h6 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Rad1 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 c6 16. Rfe1 Qb8 17. Qxb8 Raxb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis-03"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1979.11.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1979.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Be7 (5... Nxe4 6. Qe2 f5 7.
Ng5 d3 8. cxd3 Nd4 $13) 6. Nxd4 $6 (6. Bc4 O-O 7. O-O d6 (7... Nxe4 8. Re1 Nf6
9. Ng5 $5 Nxd5 10. Nxf7 $13) 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Nxd5 10. Bxd5 Bf6 11. Qd3 a5
12. a4 c6 {/\Be6=} (12... Qe7 13. c3 c6 14. Bb3 $14 {Traikovic-Stieg,corr 1967}
)) (6. Bb5 d6 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Nxd5 9. exd5 Nxd4 $10 {Sefc-Szabo,Trencanske
Teplice 1949}) 6... Nxd5 (6... O-O $6 7. Nb5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Re8 9. Be2 (9. dxc6
Bb4#) 9... Ne5 10. d6 $16) 7. exd5 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O $15 9. Be2 Bf6 10. Qd1 (10.
Qd3 Re8 {Tal-Saigin/Riga/1954} (10... d6 {Liska-Florian/Ostrava/1957})) 10...
d6 11. O-O Bf5 12. Bd3 Qd7 13. c3 Rfe8 14. a4 (14. Qf3 Bg4 15. Qg3 Be2 $17)
14... Be4 (14... Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Re7 16. Qb5 $10) (14... Re5 15. Bxf5 (15. Bb5 c6
16. Bc4 Rae8 17. Be3 Be4 $36) (15. Bc4 $142) 15... Qxf5 16. c4 Rae8 $36) 15.
Bxe4 (15. Bc4 Qf5 $17) 15... Rxe4 16. Qb3 c5 $1 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Be3 Rae8 19.
Rad1 (19. a5 a6 20. Qb6 Qc8 $1 {/\21... d5}) 19... d5 20. Qc2 $6 (20. Rd3 Be5
21. Qd1 $15) 20... Be5 $15 21. Rd3 h5 22. Qd1 g6 (22... h4 $143 23. Bc5) 23. b3
(23. b4 $5) 23... Bb8 24. Qf3 $6 (24. Rd4 $142) 24... Rh4 $1 25. g3 Qh3 26. Qg2
Qf5 $1 27. Rfd1 Rhe4 28. b4 $5 (28. h3) 28... h4 29. b5 (29. Kh1 hxg3 30. hxg3
Bxg3 31. Qxg3 Qh5+ 32. Kg2 Rg4 $19) 29... hxg3 30. hxg3 Bxg3 $1 31. bxc6 Be5 (
31... Bc7 32. Rxd5 Qe6 33. R5d4 $10) 32. Kf1 Qf6 (32... Bxc3 33. c7 (33. Rxd5
$2 Rxe3 $19)) 33. c4 $1 Bc7 (33... Bb8 $5) 34. Bxa7 (34. Qg5 Qxg5 35. Bxg5 Rxc4
36. Rxd5 Rxc6 {+/-/+-}) 34... dxc4 35. Bd4 $1 Qxc6 (35... Qd8 $5 36. Re3 $1 (
36. R3d2 Qh4 $16) (36. Qh1 Rh4 37. Rh3 Rxd4 $1 38. Rh8+ Kg7 39. Qh6+ Kf6 40.
Rxd4 Rxh8 $1 $19) 36... Rxe3 37. fxe3 Rxe3 38. Kf2 $1 Rd3 (38... Ra3 39. Qe4 $1
) 39. Rxd3 cxd3 40. Ke3 Qe7+ 41. Kxd3 Qa3+ 42. Bc3 Be5 (42... Qxa4 43. Qd5) 43.
Qb2 $10) 36. Rh3 Be5 37. Re3 $1 (37. Bxe5 R8xe5 38. Qh1) 37... Bg7 38. Bxg7
Kxg7 39. Rd4 f5 40. Qf3 R8e5 (40... Qxa4 41. Rdxe4 Rxe4 42. Rxe4 fxe4 43. Qxe4
Kf6) 41. Rexe4 Rxe4 42. Rxe4 fxe4 43. Qc3+ $10 Kf7 44. a5 Ke6 45. Ke2 Kd5 46.
Qb4 c3 47. Kd1 g5 48. Qb3+ Kd6 (48... Kd4 49. Qb6+) 49. Kc2 g4 50. Qf7 (50.
Qxc3 $2 Qxc3+ 51. Kxc3 e3 $19) 50... Qa4+ 51. Kxc3 Qa3+ 52. Kd2 Qxa5+ 53. Ke3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Berliner Sommer 08th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1990.08.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Zolnierowicz, Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Glek,I"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1990.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. d4 h6 11. Nd2 Bf5 12. Nc4 Qf6 13. Ne3 Bh7 $1 14. Bb2
Rfd8 15. d5 ({Interessant ist} 15. Ba1 $5 {ohne die Bauernstruktur festzulegen}
) 15... Na5 16. c4 b6 17. Re1 Re8 18. Bc3 Qd8 19. Qd2 Nb7 20. Ng4 f6 $13
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cuernavaca m"]
[Site "Cuernavaca"]
[Date "2004.12.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.12.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 4]} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6
7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O {It is dangerous to take the pawn 9.dc because of
9...Bg4 with compensation for the sacrificed material} (9. dxc6 $6 Bg4 10. Be2
(10. f3 Qe8+ 11. Kf1 Bh5 $44) 10... Qe7 11. O-O Rad8 12. Bxg4 Rxd1 13. Bxd1
Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qe6 $36 {0-1 Candela Perez,J-Mitkov,N/Orense 1997/EXT 99 (37)})
9... cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 {White carries out a typical plan for this
variation which involves the advance c2-c4 with a further opening of the
c-file and the conquering of important squares on the queenside} h6 12. Bh4 Re8
{Black activizes his rook by transfering it to a more active position} 13. c4
Bd6 {[%cal Rd6h2] The black bishop is also transfered to a better position} 14.
Rc1 Rb8 {14...Bf4 deserved serious attention and as the next given below show
black has a good counterplay} (14... Bf4 $5 15. Rc2 Bg4 (15... Qd6 16. Bg3 Bxg3
17. hxg3 Bg4 18. Qc1 d4 19. Qf4 Qxf4 20. gxf4 Nh5 21. g3 Bf3 $132 {1/2-1/2
Pedersen,N-Hebden,M/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 no vc (32)}) 16. f3 Be6 17. cxd5 Bxd5
18. Bc4 Qd6 19. Bxf6 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Qxf6 21. Bxd5 Bg3 22. Rc4 cxd5 $19 {0-1
Zarnicki,P-Sokolov,I/Oviedo 1993/CBM 038 ext (25)}) 15. b3 Be6 {Again 15...Bf4
deserves attention and as the games show black has a fine game} (15... Be5 16.
Bg3 Qd6 17. Re1 Bg4 18. Qc2 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Rbd8 20. Qc3 Ne4 21. Qd4 Bf5 22. cxd5
cxd5 $14 {1-0 Pedersen,N-Khruschiov,A/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (100)}) (15... Bf4 $5
16. Rc2 Qd6 17. Bg3 Bg4 (17... Bxg3 18. hxg3 Re5 19. Re1 Bg4 20. f3 Bd7 21. g4
Rg5 $132 {0-1 Zifroni,D-Zulfugarli,M/Siofok 1996/Juniors (30)}) 18. Bxf4 Qxf4
19. Qd2 (19. Qc1 Qd4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Trabert,B-Sammalvuo,T/Kuopio 1995/EXT 2000 
(25)}) 19... Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Rbd8 21. f3 dxc4 22. bxc4 Bf5 $132 {0-1 Karlovich,
A-Trabert,B/Athens GRE 2004/The Week in Chess 524 (40)}) 16. cxd5 Bxd5 {
[%csl Rc5,Rc6][%cal Ra4c5,Rc1c5]} (16... cxd5 17. Nc5 $14) 17. Bc4 {White
wants to exchange black's active bishop} Bf4 18. Rc3 Be5 {Black could probably
equalise after 18...Re4} (18... Re4 $5 19. g3 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Rxc4 21. Qxd8+ Rxd8
22. Bxf6 Rxa4 23. Bxd8 Rd4 24. Be7 Bd2 $132) 19. Rc2 Qd6 (19... Be4 $5 20. Re2
Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Bd5 $132) 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Bxd5 cxd5 {As the result of the
exchanges the game to a position with a small advantage for white. He has a
potential to enlarge his advantage as a queen and a knight cooperate much
better than a queen with a bishop} 22. Nc5 Be5 (22... Re7 $5 23. Nd3 Rbe8) 23.
g3 Rbc8 24. Nd3 Bc3 (24... Bf6) 25. Nf4 d4 26. Qd3 Ba5 $6 {It was better to
play 26...Rc5 with counterplay} (26... Rc5 $5 27. Re2 Rce5) 27. Rc4 Rxc4 $6 {
Black shouldn't have exchanged on c4, allowing the white knight a possibility
to come to d5} (27... Bc3 $5) 28. bxc4 Qe5 29. Rb1 {[%cal Rb1b7] White tries
to activize his (still) passive rook} Bc3 $6 {A dubious move. On c3 the bishop
is out of play} (29... Bb6 30. Nd5 Bc5 31. Rb7 f5 $132) 30. Rb7 {[%cal Rb7a7,
Rb7f7]} Re7 (30... a5) 31. Rb5 Qd6 (31... Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. Qxe4 Rxe4 34.
Rb8+ Kh7 35. Rb7 $16) 32. Nd5 Re6 33. Rb7 {Suddenly white succeeded to create
dangerous threats. It is only left to bring the queen to the game in order to
make those threats decisive} (33. Nxc3 dxc3 34. Qxc3 Qd1+ 35. Kg2 Re1 $36)
33... Re8 (33... a5 34. Qf3 Re1+ 35. Kg2 f6 36. c5 $36) 34. Qf3 Rf8 35. Rxa7
$16 {White's advantage is evident. He has an extra pawn and a much better
position} Bb4 36. Qf5 Bc5 37. Rc7 Ba3 38. c5 $1 Bxc5 (38... Qe6 39. Ne7+ Kh8
40. Qxe6 fxe6 41. Ng6+ $18) 39. Rxc5 $18 g6 (39... Qxc5 40. Nf6+ gxf6 41. Qxc5
$18) 40. Nf6+ Kg7 41. Ne4 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch sf"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2004.08.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shevelev, Arkady"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2004.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 $5 {I have decided to apply this idea
only before a game.} 5. d5 ({In the last five years Black has a excellent
statistics in the following line:} 5. Nxe5 $5 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qe7 {and so on.})
5... Nb8 $5 ({Besides Black has a main alternative:} 5... Ne7 $5 6. Nxe5 $140
O-O $44) 6. Bd3 (6. Nxe5 $6 Qe7 7. Qd4 $140 $4 {[%tqu "En","Can you find nice
bomb that gives to Black material advantage?","It's necessary to use a shaky
position of the White's knight.","","c7c5","",10]} c5 $1 8. dxc6 Bc5 $19 {
[%csl Yd4,Re5][%cal Gc5d4,Yd4e5,Ge7e5] Evchin,M-Kosikov,A/Kiev,2003(0-1)(18)})
6... d6 ({It deserves serious attention:} 6... Bxc3+ $5 7. bxc3 d6 $11) 7. Bd2
({On:} 7. h3 {you can find eleven games in Mega DataBase 2004; also in this
position once were checked the following moves: 7.a3 and 7.0-0}) 7... Nbd7 $146
({The game,which have reached this position were continued as follows:} 7...
O-O $143 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Nbd7 10. b4 {(><c5)} g6 11. Bd2 $14 {Liardet,
F-Giertz,N/Zug,1991(0-1)(32)}) 8. Na4 $5 {><c5 Can it was necessary to decide
on the more reliable continuation:} (8. a3 $5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Nc5 10. Qe2 $11)
8... Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 (9. Nxd2 $5 {/\c4,b4 and c5.}) 9... Nb6 $11 {It became
already clear,that Black have decided all opening problems.} 10. Nc3 {Arkady
have decided to not spoil my pawns structure on the queen side:} (10. Nxb6 $5
axb6 (10... cxb6 $143 11. O-O {/\c4,b4 and c5 +/=/=} (11. Bb5+ $6 Kf8 {/\h6,g6
and Kg7})) 11. O-O O-O 12. c4 $11) 10... O-O 11. O-O Nh5 $5 {I want
immediately to begin pressure on the king side: 12...Nf4 or 12...f5.} 12. Qg5
$6 {Obvious aspiration to drawn game,but in my opinion,it's not enough for the
equation.} Nf4 $1 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Rfe1 (14. g3 $5 Nxd3 15. cxd3 c6 {[+]} 16.
dxc6 bxc6 17. Kg2 {/\d4} c5 $1 {() =/=/+}) 14... c6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Bf1 (16.
Rad1 $5 Bg4 $140 17. Re3 {/\h3}) 16... f6 {=/=/+ Black strengthen the pawns
structure and,at case,prepare progress "d5".} 17. a4 a5 {After progress "d5",
the point "b5" will be weakened, but I did not have choice.} 18. h3 Be6 19. Kh2
Rac8 {[%csl Rc2,Gc8][%cal Gd6d5]} (19... g5 $5 20. g3 $140 Ng6 {with idea to
grasp additional space on the king side.}) 20. g3 Ng6 21. Ba6 $5 Rc7 $140 {
It's unsuccessful place for my rook,here he can get under the tempo,after
"Nb5".} 22. Bd3 Nf8 23. Nd2 Nfd7 24. Reb1 {/\b4} ({I fairly was afraid of the
following idea:} 24. f4 $5 {(><e5) =/=/+}) 24... d5 25. b4 ({Leads to
favourable simplifications for Black:} 25. exd5 $6 Nxd5 $1 {/\Nb4 (ץd3,Pc2)} (
25... cxd5 $6 26. Nb5 Rcc8 27. Na7 $1 $132) 26. Nxd5 (26. Nce4 Nb4 27. Ra3 c5
$15) 26... cxd5 27. Nb3 (27. c3 $143 Nc5 28. Bb5 d4 $17) 27... Ra8 $15) 25...
axb4 26. Rxb4 d4 27. Nd1 $6 {It was a much better - immediately to advance the
white pawn:} (27. a5 $1 Ra7 (27... dxc3 $2 28. axb6 Rb7 29. Nc4 $11) 28. Nd1 (
28. Ne2 $143 c5 29. Rb5 c4 30. axb6 Rxa1 31. Nxc4 Rc8 $15) 28... c5 (28... Rda8
$2 29. Rab1 Nc8 30. Bc4 Kf7 31. Bxe6+ Kxe6 32. Nc4 $11) 29. Rb5 c4 30. Be2 c3
31. Nb3 Nc8 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gc8d6] =/=/+}) 27... c5 28. Rbb1 $6 {A little bit
passive continuation.} (28. Rb5 $142 c4 29. Be2 c3 30. Nb3 $15) 28... c4 29.
Bf1 Ra8 $1 30. a5 $140 {Now this progress is much worse,than on the 27-th move.
} ({Hardly it was a much better:} 30. Rb4 c3 $17) {[%tqu "En","Find the best
continuation for Black?","","","c7a7","When I played 29...Ra8, it was with the
purpose- 30...Nc8 and only now I have found this resource!",10]} 30... Rca7 $1
{When I played 29...Ra8, it was with the purpose- 30...Nc8 and only now I have
found this resource!} 31. Rb5 $2 {It's discrepancy,which allows to receive a
material advantage for contender.} ({Also it was badly:} 31. axb6 $2 {in view
of:} Rxa1 32. b7 $140 R8a2 $1 33. b8=Q+ Nxb8 34. Rxb8+ Kf7 $19 {[%csl Rc2,Rd1]
[%cal Ga1d1,Ga2c2]} 35. Nb2 $140 (35. Rb7+ Kg6) 35... c3) ({At once after a
game,Arkady specified the correct decision:} 31. Nb2 $5 c3 32. Nbc4 cxd2 33.
Nxb6 Nxb6 34. axb6 (34. Rxb6 $143 Rxa5 35. Rd1 Ra1 36. Rxd2 Rxf1 37. Rxe6 Rc8
$1 {/\Re1(קe4) =/+/-/+} 38. f4 $140 $2 Re1 $1 $19 {[%csl Re4,Re6]}) 34... Rxa1
35. b7 Kf7 $1 36. bxa8=Q (36. Rxa1 $4 Rxa1 {[%csl Ya1][%cal Gd2d1,Ya1b1]})
36... Rxa8 37. Rd1 {=/+/-/+}) 31... c3 $17 32. Nf3 {White,at all,do not try to
create a counterplay:} (32. Rab1 $5 Rxa5 33. Rxb6 Nxb6 34. Rxb6 cxd2 35. Rxe6
Rc8 $17 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Ga5a1,Gc8c2]}) 32... Nc4 33. Ne1 (33. a6 $143 Rxa6 34.
Rxa6 Rxa6 $19) 33... Nd6 $1 34. Rbb1 Rxa5 {I have decided to avoid even
slightest risk:} (34... Nxe4 $5 35. Bg2 Bd5 $19) 35. Rxa5 Rxa5 36. f3 Nc5 37.
Nf2 (37. Rb6 $2 Ra1 38. Be2 Bc4 $1 $19) 37... Kf7 {I have prevented threat of
White: "Rb6" and now I plan to play on the following moves: Ke7,Nc4 (or Bc4).}
38. Nfd3 Nxd3 39. Nxd3 (39. Bxd3 $142 {-/+/-+}) 39... Bc4 40. Kg1 Ra2 41. Ne1
Bxf1 $1 42. Kxf1 $140 f5 43. Rb6 $2 $138 {It's last mistake in a hopeless
position.} (43. exf5 $142 Nxf5 44. Kf2 Ne3 45. Rc1 Ke6 46. Ke2 Kd5 47. Kd3 Nf1
$1 48. g4 Ne3 49. Rb1 g5 50. Rb5+ Kd6 51. Rb6+ Kc5 52. Rb1 (52. Rb7 $2 Ra1 53.
Ke2 Rd1 {/\Rd2 -+}) 52... Kc6 53. Ke4 Rb2 54. Rc1 Kd6 55. Kd3 Kd5 56. Ra1 Rb5
$22 57. Rc1 (57. Ke2 Kc4 58. Ra4+ Rb4 59. Rxb4+ (59. Ra1 Rb2 $19) 59... Kxb4
60. Kd3 (60. Nd3+ Ka3 61. Nxe5 Nxc2 $19) 60... Kc5 61. Ke4 Kd6 $22 $19) 57...
Ra5 58. Rb1 h6 59. Rc1 Nc4 60. Ke2 Nb2 61. Nd3 Kc4 $19) 43... Ke7 $19 {The
rest is easy without comments.} 44. Nd3 (44. exf5 Nxf5 {[%csl Rc2,Rg3][%cal
Gf5g3,Gf5e3]}) 44... fxe4 45. Nxe5 (45. fxe4 Rxc2 46. Nxe5 Rb2 {/\c2} 47. Rc6
Nxe4 $19) 45... d3 $1 46. fxe4 $140 Ra1+ 47. Kf2 d2 48. Nc6+ Kd7 49. e5 (49.
Ne5+ Ke6) 49... Ne4+ 0-1

[Event "Dieren op"]
[Site "Dieren"]
[Date "1998.07.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van Haastert, Edwin"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 $6 (5. Nxd4 $5) 5... Nb4 $1 (
5... Be7 $5) 6. Bc4 $5 (6. Nxf6+ $143 $6 Qxf6 7. Bc4 Bc5 8. O-O d6 9. Ng5 O-O
10. e5 Qg6 11. a3 Nc6 12. Bd3 Bf5 $15 {0-1 Van der Weide,K-Golod,V/Groningen
op 1995 (38)}) 6... Nbxd5 7. exd5 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Qe7+ $5 (8... Bxd2+ $6 9. Qxd2
O-O (9... Qe7+ 10. Kf1 $1 $13) 10. O-O c5 11. dxc6 dxc6 12. Qxd4 $11) 9. Qe2
$142 Bxd2+ $1 (9... Qxe2+ $143 10. Kxe2 Bxd2 11. Kxd2 Ne4+ 12. Ke2 $11) 10.
Kxd2 $8 (10. Nxd2 $2 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 b5 $1 $15) 10... Qxe2+ (10... Ne4+ $2 11.
Kd1 (11. Kc1 $5) 11... O-O 12. Re1 Re8 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxe7 Rxe7 15. Kxd2 $14)
11. Kxe2 $8 c5 $1 12. dxc6 bxc6 $1 $15 (12... dxc6 $6 13. Nxd4 {+/=/=}) 13.
Nxd4 d5 14. Bd3 $5 (14. Bb3 $143 c5 15. Ba4+ Ke7 16. Nb3 Ba6+ 17. Kf3 (17. Kd2
Kd6 18. f3 Rab8 $15 {0-1 Van der Brink,P-Van de Oudeweetering,A/NLD-ch sf 1993
(38)}) 17... Kd6 18. a3 Rab8 19. Rab1 Bc4 20. Rhd1 h5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,
B-Golod,V/1/4 Final of Ukraine(ch) 1990 (56)}) 14... c5 15. Nb5 $1 $146 (15.
Bb5+ $143 Bd7 (15... Ke7 $5) 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Nf5 Rhe8+ 18. Kf3 Re5 $15 {
0-1 Eriksson,M-Sandstrom,L/Helsingborg-A 1991 (42)}) 15... O-O $5 (15... c4
$143 16. Bf5 (16. Nc7+ $2 Kd7 17. Nxa8 cxd3+ 18. cxd3 Bb7 $17) (16. Bxc4 dxc4
17. Nc7+ Kd7 18. Nxa8 Re8+ $1 $15 {[%cal Gc8b7]}) 16... Bxf5 17. Nd6+ Kd7 18.
Nxf5 Rhe8+ 19. Kf3 Re5 20. Ne3 $1 $11 (20. Nd4 $143 Ne4 21. Rad1 Rb8 22. b3 Rb6
$36)) 16. b3 Be6 $5 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Gc5c4]} (16... c4 $5 17. bxc4 Re8+ $44)
17. c4 (17. c3 $5) (17. Kd2 $5) 17... Rfe8 18. Kf3 (18. Nc7 $2 dxc4 19. Bc2 $1
(19. Bb1 $4 Bg4+ 20. Kf1 cxb3 {[%csl Ra1][%cal Gb3b2]} 21. axb3 Rad8 $19 {
[%csl Rf1]}) (19. bxc4 $4 Bxc4+ 20. Nxe8 Rxe8+ 21. Kd2 Rd8 $19) 19... cxb3 20.
axb3 Bxb3+ 21. Nxe8 Rxe8+ 22. Kd2 Bxc2 23. Kxc2 Re2+ 24. Kb3 Rxf2 25. Rxa7 $15)
18... Rad8 $1 {[%csl Rd3]} 19. Rhe1 Re7 20. Nc3 Rde8 {[%csl Re1][%cal Ge6g4]}
21. Rec1 $142 (21. Kg3 $2 Nh5+ 22. Kf3 (22. Kh4 Nf4 $36) 22... Bg4+ $1 23. Kxg4
Nf6+ $17) (21. Kf4 $2 Nh5+ 22. Kg5 (22. Kf3 Bg4+ 23. Kxg4 Nf6+ $17) 22... f6+
23. Kxh5 (23. Kh4 Nf4 $17 (23... g5+ $143)) 23... Bf7+ $19 {[%csl Re1]}) 21...
d4 22. Na4 Bg4+ 23. Kg3 Re5 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gg4d7]} 24. f3 Bd7 25. Nb2 Nh5+
26. Kf2 Nf4 27. Rc2 $8 (27. Rd1 $4 Re2+ $1 28. Bxe2 Rxe2+ 29. Kf1 (29. Kg3 $2
g5 $1 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gf4h5,Ge2g2]}) 29... Rxb2 $19) (27. Bf1 $4 Re2+ 28. Bxe2
Rxe2+ 29. Kf1 (29. Kg3 $2 g5 $1 $19) 29... Rxb2 $19) 27... Nxd3+ (27... Re3 $5
28. Bf1 $5 (28. Rd2 $5 Bf5 29. Bf1 $1 $11 (29. Bxf5 $2 Re2+ 30. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 31.
Kg3 g5 $1 $17))) 28. Nxd3 Bf5 29. Nxe5 $8 (29. Rd1 $2 Re3 30. Rcd2 Bxd3 31.
Rxd3 Re2+ 32. Kg3 Rxa2 33. b4 $17) 29... Bxc2 30. Re1 $1 (30. Nd7 $4 d3 31. Re1
Rd8 $19) (30. f4 d3 31. Nf3 a5) 30... f6 $5 {><e5} 31. Nc6 (31. Nd7 $2 Rd8 32.
Nxc5 d3 33. Ne6 Rd6 $1 34. c5 Rxe6 35. Rxe6 d2 36. Rd6 d1=Q 37. Rxd1 Bxd1 38.
c6 Bc2 $17 {[%cal Gc2f5,Yc2d3,Yd3a6]}) (31. Nd3 $2 Rxe1 32. Nxe1 Bb1 $17) 31...
Ra8 $1 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ga7a5]} 32. b4 $6 (32. Ke2 $5) (32. Na5 $5) (32. Re7 $6
a5 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Rb3,Rc4][%cal Ga5a4]}) 32... Ba4 $1 {[%csl Rb4,Rc6]} 33. b5
$4 (33. Ne7+ $1 Kf8 34. Nd5 $15 (34. bxc5 $4 d3 $19 {[%csl Gd3,Re7]})) 33... a6
$1 {[%csl Rc6]} 34. Rb1 (34. Ne7+ Kf8 35. Nd5 (35. b6 $2 d3 36. b7 Rb8 $19)
35... axb5 $17) 34... Kf7 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gf7e6,Ge6d6]} 35. Ke2 Ke6 36. Kd2
Kd6 37. a3 $5 (37. Rb2 g5 $1 {(/\h5-h4-/+)} (37... axb5 $2 38. cxb5 Bxb5 39.
Nxd4 $8 cxd4 40. Rxb5 Rxa2+ 41. Kd3 Rxg2 42. Rh5 $8 $15)) 37... g5 $1 $19 {
[%cal Gh7h5,Gh5h4]} 38. h4 $2 gxh4 39. Nb4 $4 cxb4 40. Rxb4 axb5 41. cxb5 Kc5 {
(1.54-1.59)} 0-1

[Event "Stuttgart-chA int"]
[Site "Ditzingen"]
[Date "2015.05.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpatchev, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Bosiocic, Marin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. a3 $5 {Das Vierspringerspiel ist wieder in
Mode.} g6 ({Minder ratsam ist} 4... Bd6 {wegen} 5. Bc4 ({jedoch nicht} 5. d4
exd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nf5 Be5 $15 {Warakomski-Bosiosic, Rapid Wroclaw 2014}) 5...
O-O 6. d3 $14) ({Dagegen} 4... d6 $5 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Be7 {Motylev-Dubov,
Moskau Blitz 2014}) ({oder} 4... d5 $5 5. exd5 Nxd5 {Motylev-Kariakin, Moskau
Blitz 2014, kommt stark in Betracht;}) 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. d3 d6 7. h3 h6 $6 ({
Nichts sprach gegen} 7... O-O {wie Adams spielte.}) 8. Be3 Qe7 ({Nach} 8... Be6
9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 Kh7 {Iwanow-Sabuk, Poronin 2014, ist} 11. Bxe6 $5 fxe6 12.
Rad1 d5 13. d4 $14 {gut}) ({Auch} 8... O-O 9. Qd2 Kh7 {kann nicht überzeugen
wegen} 10. O-O-O ({schwächer geschah} 10. g4 Nd7 11. O-O-O Nd4 {
Karpatchev-Soukos, Isthmia 2013}) 10... Nd7 11. Kb1 Nd4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Nb5
$14) 9. Qd2 Be6 10. O-O-O a6 $5 ({Sowohl} 10... Bxc4 11. dxc4 Qe6 12. b3 O-O-O
13. Ne1 $14) ({als auch} 10... Nxe4 11. Nxe4 d5 12. Bb5 d4 13. Rhe1 dxe3 14.
Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Qxe3 O-O 16. Ned2 $14 {verspricht Weiß etwas mehr vom Spiel.})
11. Kb1 $6 ({Die erste Ungenauigkeit. Bessere Chancen sicherte} 11. Bd5 $5)
11... b5 $5 ({Zum Ausgleich reichte} 11... Qd7 $5 12. Rhe1 O-O-O 13. Nd5 ({oder
} 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Qf7 $11) 13... Bxd5 14. exd5
Ne7 15. Qa5 Kb8 $11) 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nb8 15. d4 e4 16. Rde1
Nd7 17. Bf4 f5 18. g4 O-O-O ({Vorteil versprach} 18... Nb6 $1 $17) 19. gxf5
gxf5 20. Qa5 Nb8 ({Und hier war} 20... Kb7 {stärker, mit die Idee} 21. a4 Qf7
22. axb5 Ra8 23. Qc3 Qxd5 24. Qc6+ Qxc6 25. bxc6+ Kxc6 26. Nh4 Rhf8 $15) 21. c4
Qd7 $2 ({Bringt Schwarz in eine kritische Lage. Vorzuziehen war} 21... Qf7 $11)
22. c5 exf3 $2 ({Das kleinere Übel wäre} 22... dxc5 23. dxc5 exf3 24. c6 $16)
23. cxd6 cxd6 24. Qb6 Bxd4 ({Keine Rettung versprach} 24... Qb7 25. Rc1+ Nc6
26. Rxc6+ Kb8 27. Qa5 $18) 25. Rc1+ Bc5 26. Rxc5+ 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Ne2 Bg4 12. c3 Bd6 (12... Bc5 13. h3 $6 Bh5
14. Qa4 Bxe2 15. Bxe2 Qd6 $10 {Wolff-Hermann BL 1984}) (12... Be7 13. Qa4 (13.
h3 Bh5 14. Qa4 Bxe2 15. Bxe2 Nd7 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Rfd1 Bc5 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. Bg4
Bxd4 20. cxd4 Nf6 21. Bf3 $10 {Kupreichik-Cseshkovsky USSR 1978}) (13. Qc2 h6
14. Bh4 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Rb8 16. Rfe1 Re8 17. Rad1 Ne4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 $10 {
Chigorin-Marshall Ostende 1907}) 13... Bd7 (13... Qd7 14. Nd4 c5 15. Bb5 Qd6
16. Nc6 $16 {Estevez-Medina Mexico 1991}) 14. Nd4 (14. Qc2 h6 15. Bh4 Re8 16.
Nd4 Nh5 17. Bg3 $6 Bf6 18. Nf5 Nxg3 19. fxg3 $6 Rb8 20. Kh1 c5 $15 {
Estevez-Antunes Santa Clara 1991}) 14... Qc8 (14... c5 15. Nc6 Bxc6 16. Qxc6
Rb8 17. b3 Rb6 18. Qa4 h6 19. Bh4 Ne4 $6 20. Bxe4 Bxh4 21. Bxd5 $16 {
Estevez-Perez Cuba 1991}) 15. Rfe1 Bd8 16. Qc2 h6 17. Bf4 Bc7 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19.
Bxf5 Qb8 20. Bg3 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Re8 22. Qd2 Qc7 $10 {Kiselev-Orlov St.
Petersburg 1992}) 13. Qc2 (13. Qa4 Bxe2 14. Bxe2 h6 (14... Re8 15. Bd3 Rb8 16.
Rae1 Re5 17. Rxe5 Bxe5 18. Re1 Qc7 19. f4 $6 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Ng4 21. Bh4 Bf6 $15 {
Bykhovsky-Mueller Gronningen open 1991}) 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Qb6
18. Bd3 Rfe8 $10 {Kotsur-Barkhagen Duisburg WCJ 1992}) 13... h6 14. Bh4 Bd7 $6
{/\15. - Bxh2+ 16.Kxh2 Ng4+ 17.Kg3 g5-/+} (14... Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Re8 16. Qf3 Rb8
$10 {/\Be5+Dd6}) 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Bf5 $14 {/^h4-d8, ><c6} Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Qc8 (
17... Be7 18. Nd4 Rc8 19. Rfe1 $16 {/\Re2+Rae1} c5 20. Nf3 {><d5}) 18. Qxc8
Raxc8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nd4 $14 {><c6,><f5} Rfe8 21. Rfe1 {/\22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.
Nxc6} Re5 $6 (21... Bc5 $5 22. Nf5 (22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Nxc6 Re2 $15) 22... Kh7
23. b4 Bf8 $14) 22. Kf1 a5 (22... Bc5 $5) (22... c5 23. Nf3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 {
><d5}) 23. g3 a4 24. f4 $16 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 h5 26. Nf5 Bf8 27. Re2 $1 {><b2,/
\Ke1-d1} Kh7 28. Ke1 Kg6 29. Nh4+ Kh7 30. Kd1 Rb8 31. Kc2 Bc5 32. Kd3 Bf8 33.
Rc2 {/\c3-c4} Rd8 34. b4 (34. c4 dxc4+ 35. Kxc4 Rd1 $132) 34... axb3 35. axb3
c5 $6 (35... Ra8 $5) 36. Rd2 $1 {><d5, /\Kc2+Nf5-e3} c4+ 37. bxc4 dxc4+ 38. Ke2
Re8+ (38... Rxd2+ 39. Kxd2 $18 {><c4,עh7}) 39. Kf3 {><c4,><h5} Bc5 40. Nf5 (
40. Rd5 $2 Re3+ 41. Kg2 Bf8 $132) 40... Re1 41. Rd5 Rf1+ 42. Ke2 Rf2+ 43. Ke1
Bb6 44. Rb5 Ba7 45. Rb7 Ra2 46. Rxf7+ Kg6 47. Nd6 h4 (47... Rxh2 48. f5+ Kg5
49. Rg7+ Kh6 50. Rg6+ Kh7 51. Ne4 $18) 48. f5+ Kh5 49. Rg7 hxg3 50. hxg3 Bb8
51. Ne8 Be5 52. Rg6 $1 Bxc3+ 53. Kf1 Ra1+ 54. Kg2 {Hansen,Cu} 1-0

[Event "Haifa"]
[Site "Haifa"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game which was played on the first round really decided the tournament,
Glek played very good and got a winning position but then in a serious time
trouble lost in one move,but was still able to take the second place} 1. e4 {
Glek Blatny,P} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 {Glek is the leading GM in the
world who is playing this opening so often} Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 (6. Bxf3
Bb4 (6... Bc5 7. d3 c6 8. O-O d6 9. Bg2 Bg4 10. Qe1 Qd7 11. Na4 $14 {Glek,
I-Rizouk,A Biel op 1995 1-0 18}) 7. O-O d6 8. d4 Bxc3 (8... exd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5
10. Qd3 O-O 11. Na4 $14) (8... Bh3 9. Re1 O-O $13) 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bg2 Re8 11.
Qd3 b6 (11... Qe7) (11... Qe7 {Blatny,P}) 12. f4 h6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Rae1 Qe7
15. Ba3 $1 c5 16. d5 $40 {Glek,I-Frog,I Rus-ch Elista 1995 1-0 29}) 6... Bc5 (
6... d6 7. d3 c6 8. Qe2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Kh1 Nd7 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Ne5 13.
Rae1 Bg4 14. Qd2 Qd7 $13 {Vasjukov,E-Bronstein,D Moscow-ch 1981 1-2/1-2 36}) 7.
h3 h6 8. d3 d6 9. Na4 Bb4+ 10. c3 Ba5 11. b4 Bb6 12. Qe2 $1 {prepering f4 /
\f4-f5->} O-O 13. f4 exf4 14. gxf4 Re8 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. O-O d5 17. Qc2 {
really the only move since after 17.e5? black playes 17...Bf5 when white
advanced pawns are just weak,it is important for white to put his pawn in the
center on e4-f5 making the c8 bishop very bad and the c1 bishop very good} (17.
e5 {Blatny,P} Bf5 $1) 17... dxe4 18. dxe4 c6 $2 {a mistake after 18...Qe7! it
seems that white is forced to play e5 [ since after 19.Re1?? Bf5 black is
winning ] and black wants white to play e5,after 18...c6? white is not forced
to play e5 after Qe7} (18... Qe7 $142 $1 {Blatny,P} 19. e5 $15 (19. Re1 Bf5 $1)
) 19. Bb2 Qe7 20. f5 $1 {now white can play this strong,when black of course
can not take on e4,and it is already clear that c4 is white's main plan
opening the a1-h8 diagonal,and another question is where to put the c8 bishop?
/\c4,/^b2-g7} Nd7 (20... Nxe4 $2 21. Rae1) 21. a3 {defending the b4 in order
to play c4 opening the long diagonal for the bishop /\c4,/^b2-g7} b5 22. c4
bxc4 23. Qxc4 Ne5 24. Qb3 Qh4 25. Rad1 $1 {black's position is very difficult
he can not develop his pieces right now and has to find a place where to put
his bishop} b6 (25... b5 {this is maybe the best move,but that means that
black's position is very bad}) (25... b5 {Blatny,P}) 26. a4 $1 {not giving a
place for the bishop also on a6} Ba6 (26... Bb7 27. f6 $1 {winning,when ever
black's bishop leaves the c8-h3 diagonal white playes f6}) 27. b5 cxb5 28. axb5
Bb7 {[#]} 29. f6 $3 {white is winning,after 29.Bxe5 Rxe5 30.Rd7 black has 30...
Re7 but now if he takes the f6 pawn he will not be able to play Re7 ,and white
of course is also threatening simply to take on g7,but this day the luck was
on Yudasin's side!} (29. Bxe5 {Blatny,P} Rxe5 30. Rd7 Re7) 29... Bxe4 30. Rd4
$1 Ng6 31. fxg7 (31. Rd7 {Blatny,P} Re6 32. Qxe6 $1 fxe6 33. f7+ Kf8 (33... Kh8
34. Bxg7+ Kh7 35. Bf6 Nf8 36. Bxh4 Bxg2 37. Rfd1 Bd5 (37... Nxd7 38. Rxd7 $18 {
/\f8Q,Kg2}) 38. Rd8 $18) (33... Kh7 34. f8=Q Rxf8 35. Rxg7+ Kh8 36. Rxf8+ Nxf8
37. Rg4+ Kh7 38. Bxe4+ Ng6 39. Bxg6+ Kg8 40. Rxh4 $18) 34. Bxg7+ Kxg7 35. f8=Q#
) 31... Nf4 (31... Ra7 32. Qc4 {winning} (32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. Bf6) (32. Qc4 {
Blatny,P} Rae7 33. Rxe4 {צe8,Pf7})) 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. Bxe4 Re8 (33... Nxh3+ {
Blatny,P} 34. Kg2 Qxe4+ 35. Kxh3 Qg6 36. Qd5) 34. Bg2 (34. Qf3 {Blatny,P} Nxh3+
35. Kg2 Ng5) 34... Re2 {[#]} 35. Rxf4 $4 {an unbelieveable mistake,destroying
a good game in one move after 35.Kh1 black has nothing better than resign
immediately but now he is winning!!} (35. Kh1 Rxg2 (35... Qg5 {Blatny,P} 36.
Bc6) 36. Rxf4 Qxf4 37. Kxg2 Qg5+ (37... Qd2+ 38. Kf3) 38. Qg3 Qd2+ 39. Qf2 Qd5+
40. Kh2 Qd6+ 41. Kg1 Qd1+ 42. Qf1) 35... Qxf4 {and white resigned} 0-1

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2002.12.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vydeslaver, Alik"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2002.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 cxd5 11. Nb5 Kd8 12. Rd1 c6 13. Nd4 Kc7 14.
Bf4+ Bd6 15. Bxd6+ Kxd6 16. c4 Re8+ 17. Kf1 Bd7 18. b4 Rab8 19. Rab1 Ng4 20. h3
Ne5 21. c5+ Kc7 22. Ba6 Ng6 23. a3 Ne7 24. Re1 Nf5 25. Nb3 h5 26. Bd3 h4 27.
Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Kxe1 {[#] Bauernmehrheit am Damenflügel und etwas
bessere weiße Leichtfiguren.} Ne7 30. Nd4 g5 31. f4 g4 $2 (31... gxf4 $11) 32.
f5 $1 {Deckt h3, markiert h4 als Schwäche und gewinnt Raum.} gxh3 33. gxh3 Kd8
34. Kf2 Ng8 35. Kf3 Ke7 36. Kf4 Kf6 37. Nf3 Ne7 38. Nxh4 Bc8 39. Bb1 Bd7 40.
Bc2 Bc8 41. Bd3 Bd7 42. a4 Bc8 43. b5 cxb5 44. axb5 Bd7 45. Ke3 $18 d4+ 46.
Kxd4 Kg5 47. Nf3+ Kf4 48. Ne5 Bxf5 49. h4 (49. Nxf7 $142 {mit eindeutigem
Ausgang}) 49... Be6 50. Nc6 $5 Nc8 (50... Nxc6+ 51. bxc6 Bc8 52. c7 $18) 51.
Bc4 Bd7 52. Ne5 Be8 53. Nxf7 Ne7 54. Nd6 Bd7 55. Bf7 Bg4 56. h5 Kg5 57. Ke5 Bf3
58. h6 Kxh6 59. Kf6 Nd5+ 60. Bxd5 Bxd5 61. c6 1-0

[Event "Odorheiu Secuiesc zt"]
[Site "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bc5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Re1 Re8 10. d4 exd4 11. Rxe8+ Qxe8 12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Qd3 Bg4 14. Ng5
Qe1+ 15. Bf1 g6 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. h4 h6 18. Ne4 Nb4 19. Ba3 Bf5 20. Bxb4 Qxb4 21.
c3 Bxe4 22. cxb4 Bxd3 23. Bxd3 Rd8 24. Rd1 Rxd4 25. b5 {RB<->RB. Ungleiche B.}
(25. a3 $1 c5 26. Be2 Re4 27. Bf3) 25... Ra4 26. Rd2 Ra3 27. h5 g5 28. g4 Ba5
29. Rd1 Rxa2 30. Kf1 {S hat 2 blockierte Mehrbauern.Lavieren und Aktivierung
des sK führt zum Gewinn.} Bb6 31. Be2 Ra4 32. Rd3 Rf4 33. f3 a6 34. bxa6 bxa6
35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. Bxa6 Rxf3+ 37. Ke2 Rf2+ 38. Ke1 Ra2 39. Bd3 Ba5+ 40. Kf1 Rd2
41. Rd7 Kf8 42. Bf5 Rb2 43. Rd5 Bb6 44. Re5 Bd4 45. Re2 Rb3 46. Re4 c5 47. Ke2
Rc3 48. Kd2 Kg7 49. Re7 Rf3 50. Bd3 Kf6 51. Re2 Rg3 52. Re4 Kg7 53. Bc4 Kf6 54.
Ba6 Bc3+ 55. Kc2 Be5 56. Bc8 Rc3+ 57. Kd2 Bd4 58. Ke2 Kg7 59. Kd2 Kf8 60. Bd7
Ra3 61. Bf5 Rc3 62. Bd7 Rg3 63. Kc2 Rf3 64. Re8+ Kg7 65. Re7 Bc3 66. Bc8 Bb4
67. Bd7 Rf2+ 68. Kb3 Rf4 69. Re2 Ba5 70. Rc2 Bb6 71. Re2 Kf6 72. Re8 Bc7 73.
Rc8 Bd6 74. Rc6 Ke5 75. Bc8 Kd5 76. Rb6 c4+ 77. Ka4 Kc5 78. Rb5+ Kd4 79. Rb6
Rf1 80. Rc6 (80. Rxd6+ Kc5 $19) 80... Ra1+ 81. Kb5 Rb1+ 82. Ka6 Bc5 83. Rxh6 c3
84. Bf5 Rf1 85. Bc2 Rf2 86. Bb1 c2 87. Bxc2 Rxc2 88. Rh8 Ke4 89. h6 0-1

[Event "Lee Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.09.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Xu, Yuhua"]
[Black "Yin, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 Bg4 (6... h6 7. O-O
Ne7 8. d4 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Ng6 10. Ba3 Qd7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qc1 Qe6 13. Rb1 b6 14.
Ne1 Bb7 15. Nd3 Bxe4 16. f4 Bxg2 17. f5 Qd5 18. c4 Qe4 19. Rf2 Nh4 20. gxh4 Bh3
21. Qe1 O-O-O 22. Nxe5 Rhe8 23. Bb2 Qxh4 24. Rf3 Qg5+ 25. Qg3 Ne4 26. Nxf7
Qxg3+ 27. hxg3 Rd2 28. Ne5 Rg2+ 29. Kh1 Nd2 {0-1 Glek,I-Onischuk,A/Hoogovens
1997/CBM 57/[Tsesarsky]}) 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O Qd7 (8... h6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5
Ne7 11. c3 Bc5 12. g4 Bg6 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 O-O 15. Be3 Qd7 16. Qd2 Rae8 17.
Rae1 Nc8 18. b4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Qb5 20. Rd1 Nb6 21. Rfe1 Qa4 22. Rd2 Re7 23. Rde2
Ree8 24. a3 Qb5 25. Rd2 Qc4 26. Bf1 Qb3 27. f3 Re5 28. c4 Rfe8 29. Kf2 Qxa3 30.
Qb2 Qxb2 31. Rxb2 Na4 32. Rb3 Bc2 33. Ra3 Nb2 34. Be2 a6 35. Bd2 R5e7 36. Rc3
Rxe2+ 37. Rxe2 Nd1+ 38. Ke1 Rxe2+ 39. Kxe2 Nxc3+ 40. Bxc3 Bb3 41. Kd3 f6 42.
Kd4 Kf7 43. Be1 {Ioseliani,N-Gaprindashvili,N/Tbilisi csfW 1980/MCD-ma/1/2-1/2
(53)}) 9. Bg5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 h6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nxe5 fxe5 13. Qxh5 O-O-O 14.
Kh2 Kb8 15. f4 Rdg8 16. Qf5 Qe8 17. fxe5 Rg5 18. Qxf7 Qxe5 19. Qf4 Qxc3 20. Qf6
Qxf6 21. Rxf6 a6 22. Rf5 Rg6 23. c3 Rhg8 24. g4 Ne5 25. d4 Nxg4+ 26. hxg4 Rxg4
27. Rf2 Rh4+ 28. Kg1 Rxe4 29. Rf8+ Rxf8 30. Bxe4 Re8 31. Bg2 c6 32. Kf2 Kc7 33.
Re1 Rxe1 34. Kxe1 {White's poor pawn potential as well as Black's outside
passed h-pawn and the threat of exchanging pawns appears to make a White win
difficult or even impossible. Das geringe weiße Bauernpotential sowie der
entfernte schwarze h-Freibauer und die Bauerntauschdrohungen scheinen einen
weißen Gewinn schwierig oder sogar unmöglich zu machen.} Kb6 35. Kd2 (35. Bf3
Kb5 36. Bd1 {is, in my opinion, a more serious winning try. Black's h-pawn is
stopped early on and the activity of Black's king is limited. Can Black
sacrifice his h-pawn? ist m.E. ein ernsthafter Gewinnversuch. Der schwarze
h-Bauer wird früzeitig gestoppt und die Aktivitäten des schwarzen Königs
eingegrenzt. Kann Schwarz seinen h-Bauern opfern?} h5 $5 37. Bxh5 Ka4 38. Bd1+
(38. Bg4 {intending Bc8 is well-suited to refute Black's idea. mit der Absicht
Lc8 ist geeignet, die schwarze Idee zu wiederlegen.}) 38... Ka3 39. Bb3 {
and now two examples as an illustration of the double-edged possibilities: und
nun zwei Beispiele zur Illustration der beiderseitigen Möglichkeiten:} a5 (
39... c5 40. dxc5 dxc5 41. Kd2 b5 42. c4 b4 43. Kc1 a5 44. Kb1 a4 45. Bd1 b3
46. axb3 axb3 47. Be2 b2 $11) (39... Kb2 40. Kd2 b5 $5) 40. d5 c5 41. c4 a4 42.
Bd1 Kb4 43. Be2 Ka3 44. Kd2 Kxa2 45. Kc2 Ka3 46. Kc3 Ka2 47. Bd1 a3 48. Kc2 Ka1
49. Kc1 Ka2 50. Ba4 Ka1 51. Bb3 $18) 35... Kb5 36. Kc2 Ka4 37. Kb2 h5 38. Bh3
b5 39. Bc8 Ka5 (39... a5 $2 40. Bd7 c5 41. dxc5 dxc5 42. c4 $18) 40. Kc2 Kb6
41. Kd3 a5 42. a3 h4 43. Bh3 c5 44. d5 a4 45. Kc2 Ka5 46. Kb2 Kb6 47. Bg4 Ka5
48. Bd7 b4 (48... Kb6 49. c4 bxc4 50. Kc3 $1 (50. Bxa4 h3 51. Bc2 h2 52. Be4
Ka5 $11) 50... Ka5 51. Kxc4 Kb6 52. Kd3 (52. Bxa4 h3 53. Bc2 h2 54. Be4 Ka5 55.
Kb3 Kb5 56. a4+ Ka5 57. Bf3 Kb6 $11) 52... Kc7 53. Bh3 Kb6 54. Bf1 Kb5 55. Ke4+
c4 (55... Kb6 56. Bc4 h3 57. Kf3 $18) 56. Kd4 $18) 49. axb4+ cxb4 50. Bh3 Kb5
51. Bf1+ Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[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 "Heraklion OAA"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Rfe1 Re8 13. Na4 h6 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. c4 Qe5 17. Rd1 Be6 18. b3 Rc8 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Qe3
Qxe3 21. fxe3 Bg4 22. Re1 Bh4 23. g3 Be7 24. Kg2 Ba3 25. Rf1 g6 26. Rf2 Re8 27.
Nc3 Re5 28. e4 dxe4 29. Nxe4 Kg7 30. Bc4 f5 31. Nc3 g5 32. Rd2 f4 33. gxf4 gxf4
34. Rd4 f3+ 35. Kg3 Bh5 36. Rd7+ Kf8 37. Rd8+ Ke7 38. Rd5 Bd6 39. Kf2 Bc5+ 40.
Kg3 Bd6 41. Kf2 Bg4 42. Rxe5+ Bxe5 {Läuferpaar mit Freibauer} 43. Nd5+ ({
Eine Alternative bestand in} 43. Ne4 Bxh2 44. Nd2 {also Bauernreduktion,...})
43... Kd6 44. Ne3 Bd7 45. h4 ({...was auch hier noch möglich war} 45. Kxf3 Bxh2
46. Ng4 Bc6+ 47. Ke3 Bg1+ 48. Kf4 h5 49. Nh6 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gh6f5,Gf4g5,
Rd6c5,Rc5b4,Rb4a3] Freilich könnte sich die Abwesenheit von König und Springer
am Damenflügel negativ bemerkbar machen.}) 45... Bf6 46. h5 (46. Kxf3 Bxh4 47.
Ke4 {wirkt schon weniger überzeugend}) 46... Bc6 47. Kg3 (47. Nf5+ Ke5 48. Nxh6
Kf4 $19) 47... Be5+ 48. Kg4 Bd4 $6 (48... Kc5 $1 49. Nf5 (49. Bf1 $142) 49...
Bd7 $140 50. Bd3 f2 {kostet eine Figur}) 49. Nf5+ Ke5 50. Nxh6 Ke4 51. Kg3 $2 {
Zu passiv - schade! Die Fortsetzung des Husarenrittes lag nahe.} (51. Nf7 $1 f2
52. h6 $132) 51... Be5+ 52. Kf2 Kf4 53. Nf7 Bd4+ 54. Ke1 f2+ 55. Ke2 Bg2 56.
Kd2 Be3+ 57. Kd1 Bf3+ (57... Bf3+ 58. Kc2 Bd5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9596 38th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1996.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d6 8.
O-O Ng4 9. Be2 Ne5 10. Na4 O-O 11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bb6 13. c4 Qe7 14. Bb2 Rb8 15.
Qd2 c5 16. bxc5 dxc5 17. Nc3 Ba5 18. Nd5 Qd6 19. Qc2 c6 20. Rad1 f6 21. f4 cxd5
22. fxe5 Qb6 23. Rb1 d4 24. Bxd4 Qc7 25. Rxb8 cxd4 26. Qb3 d3 27. c5+ Kh8 28.
Bxd3 Qxe5 29. Qb2 Qxc5+ 30. Kh1 Qd6 31. Rb3 Bc7 32. e5 Qxe5 33. Qxe5 Bxe5 34.
Bf5 Bxf5 35. Rxf5 Rc8 36. Rf1 Rc4 37. Rd1 h6 38. Rb7 a6 39. Ra7 Ra4 40. Rd3 Bb2
41. g3 Rxa3 42. Rdd7 f5 43. Rd5 Kh7 44. Rxf5 Kg6 45. Rd5 Bf6 46. Ra8 Ra1+ 47.
Kg2 Ra2+ 48. Kh3 Ra3 49. Rh8 Bg5 50. Rd6+ Bf6 51. Rd5 Bg5 52. Rd6+ Bf6 53. Ra8
h5 54. Rdxa6 Rxa6 55. Rxa6 {T-L: theoretische Remisposition bei 2-2B am
K-Flügel, Festung!} Kf7 56. Ra7+ Kg8 57. Ra5 g6 58. Ra7 Kf8 59. Kg2 Kg8 60. Kf3
Kf8 61. Ke4 Kg8 62. Kd5 Bc3 63. Ke6 Bb2 64. Rb7 Bc3 65. h3 Ba1 66. Rb5 Kg7 67.
Rg5 Bc3 68. h4 Be1 69. Ke7 Bf2 70. Kd6 Kf7 71. Kd5 Be3 72. Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel SKA"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1996.07.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1996.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Bc5 7. O-O d6 8.
Na4 Bd4 9. c3 Bg4 10. Qd3 Qd7 11. cxd4 Qxa4 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qc3 O-O-O 14. f3
Be6 15. Qxe5 Rd3 16. b3 Qd7 17. Rf2 Re8 18. Qc5 b6 19. Qc2 Rd8 20. Bf1 Qd4 21.
Bxd3 Qxa1 22. Ba6+ Kb8 23. Qb2 Qxb2 24. Bxb2 Ne8 25. d4 c6 26. Rc2 Nc7 27. Be2
Kb7 28. g4 a5 29. f4 f6 30. f5 Bf7 31. Kf2 a4 32. Bc4 Bxc4 33. bxc4 {[#]
starker L bei offener Stellung mit Freibauern} a3 34. Bxa3 Rxd4 35. Ke3 c5 36.
Bb2 Rd1 37. g5 Ne8 38. gxf6 gxf6 39. e5 Kc6 40. Rf2 Re1+ 41. Kd2 Re4 42. Kd3
Rh4 43. exf6 Rh3+ 44. Kc2 Nd6 45. Re2 Rf3 46. Re6 Kd7 47. Re7+ Kd8 48. Be5 Nxf5
49. Rxh7 Ke8 50. Kd2 Kf8 51. Rb7 Ra3 52. Bc7 Kf7 53. Bd8+ Kg6 54. f7 Kg7 55.
Bxb6 Rxa2+ 56. Kc3 Nh6 (56... Nd6 57. f8=Q+ Kxf8 58. Bxc5 $18) 57. f8=Q+ Kxf8
58. Bxc5+ Ke8 59. Re7+ Kd8 60. h4 Rh2 61. Rh7 Nf5 (61... Rxh4 62. Be3 Nf5 63.
Bg5+ $18) 62. h5 Kc8 63. Bb6 Ng3 64. h6 Ne4+ 65. Kb4 Nf6 66. Rh8+ Kb7 67. Bd4
Nd7 68. h7 Rh4 69. Kb5 Rh5+ 70. c5 Kc7 71. Kc4 Rh4 72. Kd3 Rh3+ 73. Ke2 Rh5 74.
Kf3 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.15"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 h6 12. Bh4 Rb8 $146 13. c3 Bd6 14. Bc2
{/\Qd4,><c5} c5 $1 15. Qd3 (15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxd5 Bb7 (16... Rd8 17. Qe4 g6
$44) 17. Qd3 $1 g6 $44) 15... g6 16. b3 Kg7 (16... Bf5 17. Qd2 Bxc2 18. Qxc2
$14) 17. Rad1 Re8 (17... Bb7) 18. Bxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxd5 Rd8 20. Qf3 $14 Qxf3 21.
gxf3 Bh3 22. Rfe1 Bf8 23. c4 (23. Nb2) (23. Bd3 {/\Bf1}) 23... Rxd1 24. Rxd1
Re8 25. Nc3 Re5 26. f4 Re6 27. Be4 Rd6 28. Bd5 Rf6 29. Rd3 Bc8 30. Ne2 Bd6 {
><f4} 31. Re3 Kf8 32. Bc6 Be6 33. Re4 Kg7 34. f3 Bf5 35. Re3 Bxf4 36. Nxf4 Rxc6
$10 37. Nd5 Be6 38. Nc3 g5 39. Rd3 Kf6 40. Kf2 Ke5 (40... Ke7) 41. Rd8 f5 42.
Ne2 $5 {Nc1-d3} Rd6 43. Ra8 $1 a6 44. Ra7 Bd7 45. Rc7 Bc6 46. Re7+ Re6 47. Ra7
Be8 48. a4 f4 49. a5 Bg6 50. Nc3 Kd4 51. Na4 Be8 $1 $15 52. Nb6 Kd3 53. Rxa6
Re2+ 54. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Ne2 h6 12. Bh4 Bd6 13. Nd4 c5 14. Nf5 (14.
Nb5 $5) (14. Nf3 Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 16. Re1 {Uhlmann}) 14... Bxf5 {N} (14... Be5
15. c3 $10 {Ljubojevic-Nikolic,Pr/Wijk/1988/}) 15. Bxf5 Rb8 16. b3 $2 (16. Rb1
Rb4 17. Bg3 $10 {/\c3}) (16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxd5 Rfd8 18. Qf3 Be5 19. Rad1 $15 (
19. Be4 Qxf3 20. Bxf3 Rxb2 $17 (20... Rd2 $17))) 16... Be5 17. Rb1 Qd6 18. Bg3
$6 (18. Bxf6 Qxf6 (18... Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Qxf6 20. Qxd5 Be5 $15) 19. Qf3 $15)
18... Bxg3 19. hxg3 Rfe8 $17 {><f5; <->e} (19... Qe5 20. Bd3 (20. Qf3 Rfe8 $17)
20... Rfe8 $17) 20. Re1 (20. Qd2 $5 Qe5 (20... Re5 21. Bd3 Rbe8 22. Rbe1 Qe7
$17) 21. g4 $17 (21. Bd3 $2 Ng4 $19 {/\Qh5}) 21... g6 $140 22. Rbe1 Qd4 23.
Qxh6 gxf5 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Rd1) 20... Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Re8 22. Qd2 Qe5 {<->e} 23.
Qf4 Qc3 24. Rf1 (24. Bd3 $142 h5 25. f3 $17) 24... g6 (24... c4 $5 $17 25. bxc4
dxc4 26. Rb1 (26. Rd1 g6 27. Bd7 Re1+) 26... g6 27. Qxh6 gxf5 28. Qg5+ Kh8) 25.
Bd3 Kg7 26. f3 a5 27. g4 c4 $5 (27... g5 28. Qg3 (28. Qf5 Qd4+ (28... c4 29.
bxc4 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 dxc4 31. Be4 Re5 32. Qc8 Nxe4 33. fxe4 Rxe4 $17) 29. Kh1 Re5
30. Qc8 h5 $40) (28. Qc7 Qd4+ 29. Kh2 h5 $19) 28... c4 29. Bf5 Re2 30. Kh2 $17)
(27... Re5 $5 $17 {/\h5 Uhlmann}) 28. bxc4 g5 29. Qc7 (29. Qg3 dxc4 30. Bf5 Nd5
$19 (30... Qd2 {Uhlmann})) 29... Qd4+ 30. Kh2 $1 (30. Rf2 Re1+ 31. Bf1 Rxf1+
32. Kxf1 Qd1#) (30. Kh1 h5 31. gxh5 Nxh5 32. g3 Re5 $1 33. Rg1 (33. Kg2 Nxg3
34. Kxg3 Qf4+ 35. Kh3 g4+ $19) 33... Nxg3+ $3 34. Rxg3 Re1+ 35. Kh2 (35. Kg2
Rg1+ 36. Kh2 Qf2+ 37. Kh3 Rh1+ 38. Kg4 Qd4+ $19) 35... Qf2+ 36. Kh3 Rh1+ 37.
Kg4 Qd4+ 38. Be4 (38. f4 Rh4+ 39. Kf3 Rxf4+ $19) (38. Kxg5 Qf6+ 39. Kg4 Rh4#)
38... Rh4+ 39. Kxg5 Qf6#) 30... h5 31. gxh5 Qh4+ (31... Nxh5 32. g3 $13) (31...
Rh8 $2 32. g4 Nxg4+ 33. fxg4 Qxg4 34. Qe5+ {Uhlmann}) 32. Kg1 Nxh5 33. Qb6 (33.
cxd5 Qd4+ 34. Kh2 Rh8 $19) (33. Qc5 Ng3 34. cxd5 Nxf1 35. Bxf1 Qb4 $17) 33...
Ng3 (33... dxc4 $6 34. Be4 Ng3 35. Qd4+ Kg8 36. Re1) 34. cxd5 (34. Rb1 $5 dxc4
35. Bf1 Qf4 $17) 34... Nxf1 (34... Re2 $2 35. Qb2+ $1 $10) 35. Bxf1 (35. Qb2+
Kg8 36. Bxf1 Qf4 $19) 35... Qb4 36. Qxb4 axb4 37. Bb5 (37. Kf2 Rc8 38. Bd3 Kf6
39. g4 Ke5 40. Be4 Kd4 41. Ke2 Ra8 42. Kd2 Kc5 43. Kd3 Ra3+ 44. Kd2 Rxa2 45.
Kd3 Ra3+ 46. Kd2 Ra6 47. Kd3 Rh6 48. Ke3 Kc4 49. Kd2 Kd4 50. Ke2 Rh2+ 51. Kf1
Ke3 52. Kg1 Rd2 53. Kf1 (53. Bd3 b3 $19) 53... f5 54. gxf5 g4 55. Ke1 Re2+ 56.
Kf1 gxf3 $19 57. f6 {Uhlmann} f2) (37. Bc4 Kf6 38. Kf2 Rc8 39. Bb3 Ke5 40. Ke3
f5 41. g3 Rc3+ 42. Ke2 f4 43. gxf4+ gxf4 44. Kf2 Rc7 45. Kg2 Rg7+ 46. Kf2 Kd4
47. Ke2 Rg2+ 48. Kf1 Rd2 49. Ke1 Ke3 $19 {Uhlmann}) 37... Re1+ $6 (37... Rc8 $5
38. Bc6 Kf6 39. Kf2 Ke5 40. Ke3 Rc7 41. Kd3 Ra7 42. Kc4 Rxa2 43. Kb3 Ra1 44.
Kxb4 Kd6 $17) (37... Re5 $142 38. Bc4 (38. Bc6 Kf8 (38... f5 39. Kf2 f4 $17 (
39... Kf6 40. f4 gxf4 41. Kf3 Re4 42. d6 Rd4 43. d7)) 39. Kf2 (39. d6 Re6 40.
d7 Ke7 41. Ba4 Ra6 42. Bb3 f5 $17) 39... Ke7 40. Kg3 f5 $19 (40... Kd6 $19))
38... Kf8 39. d6 f6 (39... f5 $5) 40. Bb3 Ke8 41. Ba4+ Kd8 42. Kf2 Ra5 43. Bb3
Kd7 44. Ke3 Kxd6 45. Kd4 Rc5 $17) 38. Kf2 Rd1 39. Bd3 Kf6 40. Ke2 Rg1 (40...
Ra1 41. Bc4 Ke5 42. d6) (40... Rh1 $5 41. d6) 41. Kf2 $2 (41. g4 $1 Ke5 42. Be4
Ra1 (42... Kd6 43. Kd3 Kc5 44. c3 $10 {Uhlmann}) 43. Kd3 Rxa2 44. Kc4 Rb2 45.
Bd3 {Uhlmann}) 41... Rc1 $1 (41... Ra1 42. d6 (42. Bc4 Rd1 43. Ke3 Ke5 44. d6
f6 45. Bd3 $17) (42. Ke3 Ke5 43. Bc4 f5 44. g3 Re1+ 45. Kf2 Rh1 $17 {Uhlmann})
42... Rxa2 43. Ke3 $17) 42. d6 (42. Kg3 $5 Ke5 43. d6 $1 (43. Kg4 Rg1 44. g3
Kxd5 (44... f6 45. Bc4 (45. Be4 Ra1) 45... f5+ $19) 45. Kxg5 Rxg3+ 46. Kf4 Rg1
$19) 43... Kxd6 44. Kg4 Rg1 (44... f6 45. Kf5 Ke7 46. Ke4 $17) 45. Kxg5 Rxg2+
46. Kf6 Rf2 47. Be4 Rf1 48. Kxf7 Ke5 49. Ke7 Ra1 50. Kd7 Rxa2 51. Kc6 Kd4 52.
Kb5 Kc3 53. f4 Ra1 54. Kc5 Ra5+ 55. Kd6 Kd4 $19) (42. g4 Ke5 43. Be4 Kd6 $1 (
43... Ra1 44. Ke3 Rxa2 45. Kd3 Ra8 46. Kc4 Rb8 47. Kc5 b3 48. cxb3 Rxb3 49. Kc6
{Uhlmann=/+ Schach Report 7/1992}) (43... Rd1 $5 44. Ke2 $1 Rd4 45. Ke3 f6 (
45... Rc4 46. Kd3 (46. Kd2 $1 Rc3 47. Kc1) 46... Rc3+ 47. Kd2 Ra3 48. Ke2 f6
49. Kd2 Kd6 50. Ke2 Kc5 $19) 46. Kf2 $1 Kd6 (46... Kf4 47. Ke2) 47. Ke3 Kc5 48.
f4 Rc4 $19) 44. Ke3 Kc5 45. Kd2 (45. Kd3 Rd1+ 46. Ke3 Ra1 47. f4 Re1+ $19)
45... Ra1 $19) 42... Ke6 43. Bc4+ Kxd6 44. Bxf7 Rxc2+ 45. Kg3 Ke5 $19 46. Bb3
Rd2 47. Bg8 Kd4 48. Bb3 Ke3 49. Bc4 Rd4 50. Bb5 (50. Bb3 Ke2) 50... Kd2 51. Kh3
Ke1 52. Kg3 Rd5 53. Ba6 (53. Bc4 Rd2 $19) 53... Rd2 54. Bc4 Rc2 55. Bb3 Rf2 $1
56. Kh2 (56. Bc4 Rd2 $19 {(.)}) 56... Rd2 57. Kg1 Ke2 58. Bc4+ Ke3 59. Bb3 Kf4
60. Kh2 Rd6 0-1

[Event "Dhaka"]
[Site "Dhaka"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Reefat, Bin Sattar"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Qd2 O-O 8.
O-O-O Re8 9. f3 d6 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Be6 12. Rg1 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 c5 14. Qd2
Qa5 15. a3 a6 16. g5 Nd7 17. f4 b5 18. f5 Bc4 {A crazy game. White should be
winning easily but somehow blows it. The simplest way to proceed from this
point is to continue exactly as in the game, only omitting the advance of the
g-P. The P on f5 and g5 do an} 19. g6 (19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Qxd6 Ne5 21. Rd5 Qd8
22. Qxc5 $18) 19... fxg6 20. Bxc4+ bxc4 21. fxg6 h6 22. Qxd6 Ne5 23. Rd5 Qd8
24. Qxc5 Qh4 25. Rdd1 Rac8 26. Qa7 Qxh2 27. Nd5 c3 28. bxc3 Qh4 29. Rdf1 Kh8
30. Qd4 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1996.10.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Na4 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6
gxf6 15. c4 Ba6 16. Rac1 Rab8 17. g3 Rb4 18. b3 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4
Rxc4 21. bxc4 Re8 22. Rd1 Bb4 {If one takes into account the combination of
pieces, and the kingside pawn structure, then, superficially, an endgame
similar to Karpov-Kramnik has arisen (see introduction). However, the nature
of this game is quite different. As the knight is a long way from the f5
square then White cannot control the position. Indeed the lack of any kind of
secure post means that White must be a little careful. In other words, the
doubled pawns have no real bearing on the position.} 23. Kf1 Re4 24. Nb2 f5 25.
f3 Re3 26. Nd3 Bc3 27. Nc5 Re5 28. Nb3 f4 29. gxf4 Rf5 30. Rd6 Rxf4 31. Rxc6
Rxf3+ 32. Kg2 Re3 33. Kf2 Rh3 34. Kg2 Re3 35. Kf2 Rh3 36. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch50"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.06.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O Re8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Rb8 $5 {10...d6 11.f4 Bb7 12.Kh1 Bc3 13.bc3 c5=}
11. Qf3 $6 (11. f4 d6 12. Kh1) 11... g5 12. Bg3 d6 13. Na4 $2 (13. h3 $1 $13)
13... c5 14. c3 Ba5 15. Rfe1 $2 (15. Bc2 $1 $15) 15... Bg4 16. Qe3 Bd7 17. Bc2
Bxa4 18. Bxa4 Rxe4 19. Qxe4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 f5 $17 21. Re6 f4 22. Rae1 Rxb2 23.
Bb3 Rxb3 24. axb3 Kf7 0-1

[Event "Elgoibar 08th"]
[Site "Elgoibar"]
[Date "1998.11.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel"]
[Black "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1998.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Be7 6. Bf4 {As it turns out
to take on c7 is not a big threat, so to develop a king side by 6.Bc4 would be
more exact.} O-O $1 7. Bxc7 (7. Nxc7 $2 {is worse:} Nh5 8. Qd2 Bb4 9. c3 dxc3
10. bxc3 Nxf4 11. Nxa8 Qf6 12. Rc1 Ba5 {with a clear edge for black.}) 7... Qe8
8. Be2 d6 $5 $146 {A natural move,but it has never been played before; 8...Ne4
was considered to be obligatory.} 9. Nxf6+ Bxf6 ({Not} 9... gxf6 $2 10. Qd2 b6
(10... Qd7 11. Ba5) 11. Qh6 Qd7 (11... Kh8 12. Bxd6) 12. h4 {with the mortal
threat 13.Ng5 fxg5 14.hxg5!}) 10. Bxd6 Be7 11. Bxe7 $6 ({After} 11. e5 Bg4 12.
O-O Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bxd6 14. exd6 Qe5 {black would reach an approximate equality,
but that was the right way for white to continue.}) 11... Qxe7 12. Nd2 $2 {
It was still not too late to come back to a solid track:} (12. O-O Qxe4 13. Re1
{, still with a minimal advantage to white.}) 12... f5 $1 13. exf5 Re8 $1 {
Now black has full compensation for material loss-white king remains forever
in the centre, subsequently white pieces are disconnected...} 14. g4 b6 15. Kf1
Bb7 16. Bf3 Ne5 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Rg1 Rad8 19. Rg2 ({If} 19. f4 {then} Nc6 {
with many threats, like Qc7or Nb4-d5...}) 19... d3 20. c3 b5 21. b3 ({Or} 21.
Kg1 Nc4 {followed by doubling black rooks along the e file.}) 21... Nf7 22. Nf3
b4 {Preparing Re2, what otherwise would be met by Nd4.} ({However} 22... Re2 $5
23. Nd4 Rxd4 {was also strong.}) 23. cxb4 Re2 24. Ng1 Rc2 25. Rg3 Qb6 26. Re3
Ng5 27. Qe1 Qc6 28. Rd1 d2 29. Qe2 Rc1 30. f3 (30. h4 Ne4 $19) 30... Rxd1+ ({
Time trouble.} 30... Kf8 {with a threat Qc2 was winning on the spot.}) 31. Qxd1
Qc1 32. Ke2 Qc7 33. Kf1 Qxh2 34. Re2 Qf4 35. Rf2 Qxb4 36. Kg2 Qc3 37. Ne2 Qe3
38. Ng3 {38.Rf1 was more stubborn.} Nh3 39. Rf1 Nf4+ 40. Kh2 Rd6 41. f6 Rxf6
42. Nf5 Rxf5 $1 {The shortest and the most nice way to win this position.} 43.
gxf5 Ne2 44. Kh1 Nc3 45. Qc2 Qe1 0-1

[Event "Zuerich m"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2012.04.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2820"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.04.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {A novelty on move one already! Eine Neuerung bereits im 1. Zug!} e5 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bc5 (5... Bb4 {is more common, but I had
something in mind there... ist geläufiger, aber dort hatte ich etwas im Sinn...
}) 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Qd2 (7. Nxc6 {is the most principled continuation, but lautet
die prinzipiellste Fortsetzung, allerdings ist} bxc6 8. e5 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Nd5 10.
Nxd5 cxd5 11. Qxd5 Qh4+ 12. Kd1 Rb8 {is very unclear. sehr unklar.}) 7... O-O
8. O-O-O Re8 (8... Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bh4 $14) 9. f3 d5 {
Otherwise White is just better, pushing his pawns on the kingside. Ansonsten
steht Weiß einfach besser, er stößt seine Bauern am Königsflügel vor.} 10. exd5
(10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 $11) 10... Nxd5 (10... Nb4 11. Bg5) 11. Bg5 $1 Nxc3
$5 {Played rather quickly, I was not sure if it was Levon's preparation or
improvisation. Recht schnell gespielt; ich war nicht sicher, ob es Levons
Vorbereitung oder Improvisation war.} (11... f6 {is safer, and after ist
sicherer, und nach} 12. Bc4 Nxd4 13. Nxd5 Be6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16.
Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Bxe6+ Rxe6 18. Rxd4 Rxa2 19. Kb1 Ra5 20. Rd7 {White is still
pressing. ist Weiß nach wie vor am Drücker.}) 12. Bxd8 Nxd1 13. Bxc7 $1 {
The most principled continuation. Die prinzipiellste Fortsetzung.} (13. Bh4 {
is safer, but I doubt White can win after ist sicherer, ich bezweifle aber,
dass Weiß gewinnen kann nach} Nxd4 14. Qxd1 Nf5 15. Bg5 h6 {and Black seems to
have enough play. und Schwarz scheint genügend Spiel zu haben.}) 13... Bxc7 14.
Nxc6 Ne3 {Only move, now the position gets very tricky. Einziger Zug, nun wird
die Stellung ziemlich trickreich.} 15. Bb5 $1 (15. Nb4 {is definitely not
advisable: ist definitiv nicht ratsam:} Bf4 16. Nd3 Bh6 17. f4 Bf5 {with a
very strong initiative, e.g. mit einer bärenstarken Initiative, z.B.} 18. Kb1
Rac8) 15... bxc6 (15... Bf5 {is going into a slightly worse endgame by force:
leitet forciert in ein leicht schlechteres Endspiel über:} 16. Nd4 Bf4 17. Bxe8
Nxg2 18. Qxf4 Nxf4 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Nxf5 Rd8 21. b3) (15... a6 16. Ba4 {
doesn't change much. ändert nicht viel.}) 16. Bxc6 Nc4 (16... Bf4 {This move
bothered me and it took me quite some time to calculate it out. Dieser Zug
beunruhigte mich, und ich brauchte einige Zeit, um ihn auszurechnen.} 17. Kb1
$1 (17. Re1 Bb7 $1) 17... Bf5 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 (18... Nxc2 19. Qxf4 $18) (18...
Bxc2+ 19. Ka1) 19. Re1 $1 {and everything seems to work in White's favour here:
, und hier scheint alles zu Gunsten von Weiß zu funktionieren:} Bxc2+ (19...
Nxc2 20. Qxf4 Na3+ 21. Kc1 Rc8+ 22. Kd1) 20. Ka1 Re8 21. g3 (21. Rxe3 {also
wins. gewinnt ebenfalls.}) 21... Bg6 22. Re2 $18 Rc8 23. Rxe3) 17. Qd4 (17. Qb4
$142 $1 {Computer rules :) Computer an die Macht :)} Be6 18. Bxe8 Rxe8 19. Re1
$1 $16 Ba5 $140 20. Rxe6 $1) 17... Be6 18. Bxa8 Bb6 $1 (18... Rxa8 19. Re1 $16)
19. Qd3 (19. Qe4 {leads to a draw after führt zum Remis nach} Be3+ 20. Kd1
Nxb2+ 21. Ke1 Bd7 22. Qb7 Bb6+ 23. Kd2 Be3+ 24. Ke2 $11) 19... Rxa8 (19... Rd8
20. Qxd8+ {- at least - - auf jeden Fall -} (20. Qe2 Rxa8 21. Rd1 Ne3 22. Rd6)
20... Bxd8 21. g3 {White must have an advantage here I guess - Hier muss Weiß
Vorteil haben, meine ich -} Bb6 22. b3 Ne3 23. c3) 20. Re1 ({Here Levon
admitted after the game that he thought White should play b3 in order not to
get a worse position, and the endgame is rather drawish after Hier gab Levon
nach der Partie zu, dass er dachte, dass Weiß b3 spielen sollte, um keine
schlechtere Stellung zu bekommen, und das Endspiel ist ziemlich remislich nach
} 20. b3 Rd8 21. bxc4 Rxd3 22. cxd3 Kf8 23. Kc2 Bd4 {I actually thought that
White should be better after the move I played and didn't consider seriously
this option at all. Tatsächlich dachte ich, dass Weiß nach dem Zug, den ich
spielte, besser stehen sollte, und zog diese Möglichkeit nicht ernsthaft in
Betracht.}) 20... Rd8 21. Qe4 {A very strange and unbalanced position, which
we each assessed in our favour during the game. I still think after it that I
was right! Eine sehr merkwürdige und unausgewogene Stellung, die wir beide
während der Partie als günstig für uns erachteten. Im Nachhinein meine ich
trotzdem, dass ich richtig lag!} g5 $6 {Taking control on the f4-square, where
I want to put my queen, but the price is too high, the black king becomes
vulnerable now. Nimmt das f4-Feld unter Kontrolle, wo ich meine Dame
hinstellen will, aber der Preis ist zu hoch; der schwarze König wird jetzt
anfällig.} (21... g6 {was probably a better choice: war wahrscheinlich eine
bessere Wahl:} 22. c3 (22. Qf4 Rd4 23. Re4 Rd7 24. a4) 22... Nd6 23. Qc6 {
I would definately prefer White here still. Trotzdem würde ich hier definitiv
Weiß bevorzugen.}) (21... Rd4 22. Qc6 Rd8 23. Rxe6 $1 $16 fxe6 24. Qxe6+ Kf8
25. a4 Ne3 26. Kb1 {and it is difficult to coordinate Black's pieces in this
position. , und in dieser Stellung ist es schwer, die Figuren von Schwarz zu
koordinieren.} Nxg2 27. a5 Be3 28. c4) 22. c3 Bc5 {Levon was slowly but surely
running into serious time trouble. Levon kam, langsam aber sicher in ernste
Zeitnot.} 23. Re2 {A very human move, just trying to prevent his opponent's
counterplay, although maybe it was even stronger to start bothering his king
without this prophylaxis. Ein sehr menschlicher Zug, der einfach versucht, das
gegnerische Gegenspiel zu unterbinden, obwohl es vielleicht stärker war zu
beginnen, seinen König ohne diese Prophylaxe zu behelligen.} (23. h4 $16) 23...
h6 24. g3 {Preparing f4 and h4 and asking Black what is his plan :) Bereitet
f4 und h4 vor und fragt Schwarz, was sein Plan ist :)} a5 {This seems logical
because there is not much else Black can do to improve his position.  Dies
wirkt logisch, weil es sonst nicht viel gibt, was Schwarz tun kann, um seine
Stellung zu verbessern.} 25. f4 a4 26. f5 $1 {White is objectively much better
here and it is very difficult to defend this position in time trouble. Black
has too many pieces to take care of :) Hier steht Weiß objektiv klar besser,
und es ist sehr schwer, diese Stellung in Zeitnot zu verteidigen. Schwarz hat
zu viele Figuren, um die er sich kümmern muss :)} Bd5 $8 27. Qd3 Bb6 $8 28. b3
$1 axb3 29. axb3 Na5 $8 30. Re8+ {I think this is the right choice, at least
from a practical point of view. Ich denke, dies ist die richtige Wahl,
zumindest in praktischer Hinsicht.} (30. b4 $5 Nc4 31. f6 Be6 32. Qf3) (30. Qb5
{was recommended by commentators (obviously because it was recommended by
computers first :)), but in fact it might not be enough for a win since after
wurde von Kommentatoren empfohlen (offensichtlich, weil es zuvor von Computern
empfohlen wurde :)), tatsächlich aber könnte es nicht zum Sieg reichen, denn
nach} Nxb3+ 31. Kc2 Nd4+ $1 32. cxd4 Bxd4 {it might be a fortress after all.
könnte es doch noch eine Festung sein.}) 30... Rxe8 31. Qxd5 {Again it is very
difficult to coordinate his pieces for Black, especially in time trouble.
Erneut ist es sehr schwer für Schwarz, seine Figuren zu koordinieren, vor
allem in Zeitnot.} Rd8 (31... Rc8 32. Kb2 Rd8 33. Qb5 $18) 32. Qb5 Rd6 $1 (
32... Be3+ 33. Kb2 Rd2+ 34. Ka3 $18) 33. Kc2 $1 {/\b4} (33. b4 Be3+ 34. Kb1 Nc6
{holding. hält.}) 33... Kg7 {A mistake, but Levon was already down to seconds.
Ein Fehler, aber Levon hatte bereits nur noch Sekunden.} (33... Bd8 {This is
the only chance for Black to stay in the game: Dies ist die einzige Chance für
Schwarz, in der Partie zu bleiben:} 34. Qe8+ Kg7 35. Qe5+ Rf6 36. b4 Nc6 37.
Qe4 Bc7 38. b5 Ne5 39. c4 $16) 34. b4 Nb7 35. c4 {Now it's all over, Black
can't coordinate his pieces anymore. Nun ist alles vorbei, Schwarz kann seine
Figuren nicht mehr koordinieren.} Rf6 36. g4 {No need to hurry. Eile mit Weile.
} Nd8 37. c5 Bc7 38. Qd7 {White starts to collect material already. Weiß
beginnt bereits, Material einzusammeln.} Nc6 39. b5 $1 Na7 40. Qxc7 Nxb5 41.
Qe5 (41. Qd7 {was even more precise, since after war sogar noch genauer, da es
nach} Rc6 {there is den Zug} 42. f6+ $1 {, but the text is good enough and
simpler. gibt, aber der Text ist gut genug und einfacher.}) 41... Na7 42. Kd3 {
Cooling down after the time trouble Levon quickly realised that he was a very
long way from building a fortress and resigned here. Als er sich nach der
Zeitnot abkühlte, begriff Levon schnell, dass er sehr weit davon entfernt war,
eine Festung zu errichten, und gab hier auf.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.27"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. Qe2+ Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Re8 $6 (11... Be6 $142) 12. Bg5 Bg4
13. Qe5 (13. Qd2 $5 c6 14. Re5) 13... c6 14. Qg3 Bh5 15. Qh4 (15. Re5 Bg6 16.
Rae1 Qd7 $10) 15... Bg6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 $10 (16... hxg6 17. Re3) 17. Qh3 Bf8 18.
Re6 Qc8 19. Rae1 Rxe6 20. Qxe6+ Qxe6 21. Rxe6 Rc8 22. f3 h6 23. Bd2 Kf7 24. Re2
c5 25. Na4 $5 Bd6 26. b3 g5 {/\|^>>} 27. Nb2 $6 (27. c4 $10) 27... c4 $1 28.
Be3 $6 Be5 $1 29. Na4 $2 {[#]} (29. Nd1 $1 d4 30. Bxg5 hxg5 (30... Nd7 31. Bh4
d3 32. cxd3 cxd3 33. Rd2) 31. Rxe5 cxb3 (31... d3 32. cxd3 c3 33. Nxc3 Rxc3 34.
Ra5) 32. cxb3 Rc1 33. Re1 d3 34. Kf2 Nd5 $15) 29... d4 30. Bxg5 Nd7 $1 (30...
hxg5 31. Rxe5 cxb3 (31... d3 32. cxd3 cxd3 33. Re1 d2 34. Rd1 Rc1 35. Nb2) 32.
axb3 $1 (32. cxb3 Rc1+ 33. Kf2 d3 $19) 32... Rxc2 33. Nc5 $1 $15) 31. Bd2 (31.
Bh4 d3 32. cxd3 cxd3 33. Rd2 Bd4+ 34. Kf1 Rc1+ 35. Be1 Ne5 $19) 31... cxb3 32.
cxb3 Rc2 (32... d3 $5 33. Re1 Bd4+ (33... Rc2 34. Be3 $1 $13) 34. Kf1 Rc2 35.
Re4 $1 Bf6 $17) 33. g3 $2 (33. Rf2 $1 Rxa2 (33... d3 34. Be3 Bd4 $140 $2 35.
Bxd4 Rc1+ 36. Rf1 d2 37. Nc3) 34. f4 (34. Bb4 $2 Ra1+ 35. Rf1 Bxh2+) 34... Bd6
$17) 33... d3 34. Rg2 Bd4+ 35. Kf1 Rxa2 $19 36. Be1 Ra1 {/\37...Be3} 37. Rd2 (
37. Nb2 Ne5) 37... Ne5 38. f4 Nf3 0-1

[Event "URS-ch50 Semifinal"]
[Site "Yaroslavl"]
[Date "1982.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kremenietsky, Anatoly M"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Kremenietsky,AM"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1982.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "16"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 $5 Bb4 5. d3 d5 $5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Bg2 Bg4
8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e4 $1 10. Bg2 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 O-O-O 12. O-O Rhe8 13. Rb1 Re6
14. Be3 Qf5 15. g4 Qa5 16. c4 h6 17. Qc1 $5 exd3 18. cxd3 Rxd3 19. Qc2 Qc3 20.
Qa4 Ne4 $1 21. Rb3 Qc2 22. Qa3 $1 Rdd6 $6 23. Bxa7 Qxc4 24. Be3 Qa6 25. Qb2 Na5
26. Rb4 Nf6 27. Rb1 b6 28. Rc1 Nd5 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Bxb6 $1 Nc6 $1 31. Rb3
Red6 $1 32. Be3 Rd1+ 33. Kh2 Qf1 $1 34. Rxd1 Rxd1 35. Kg3 Qg1+ 36. Kh4 f6 $6
37. Qc2 Ne7 38. Qe4 Kd7 39. Rd3+ Rxd3 40. Qxd3+ Ke8 41. Bc5 Qc1 42. Qe3 $1 Qxe3
43. fxe3 g6 44. Bd4 f5 45. a4 $1 Kd7 46. Bc5 fxg4 47. Bxe7 (47. Bxe7 gxh3 48.
Kxh3 Kxe7 49. a5 $1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 41st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2013.07.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2013.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 {Man kann nicht sagen, dass
dieser Zug Weiß viel verspricht, aber wenn man keine scharfen Varianten
spielen will, ist es die richtige Fortsetzung.} (5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 {führt zu
langen, komplizierten Varianten:} Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 $132) 5... Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O {Das Endspiel nach 9.Qe2 ist ausgeglichen.}
(9. Qe2+ Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. O-O (11. Bd2 c6 12. O-O-O Re8 13. Rhe1+ Kf8 14.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 15. Be3 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kharchenko,B (2506)-Aleksandrov,A (2637)/
Izhevsk 2013/CB29_2013 (39)}) 11... c6 12. Na4 Re8 $11) 9... O-O 10. h3 (10.
Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. h3 h6 13. Bf4 Nd7 14. Na4 Nb6 15. Nxb6 axb6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Galkin,A (2598)-Karjakin,S (2788)/Moscow 2011/CBM 144 (41)}) (10. Bd2
$2 Rb8 11. Be3 Bd6 12. h3 c5 $15 {0-1 Gunnarsson,A (2227)-Bykhovsky,A (2409)/
Reykjavik 2000/CBM 075 ext (39)}) 10... Rb8 {Öfters wird 10....c6 gespielt.} (
10... c6 11. Qf3 Re8 12. Bg5 (12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. Ne2 Qb8 15. b3 Bd7
$11 {1/2-1/2 Andreikin,D (2713)-Karjakin,S (2782)/Moscow 2013/CB23_2013 (44)})
12... h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. Ne2 Bd6 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Ng3 Rab8 18.
Nh5 Be5 19. b3 $11 {0-1 Morozevich,A (2760)-Caruana,F (2774)/Moscow 2013/
CB25_2013 (40)}) 11. Qf3 Re8 (11... c6 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. b3 Qc7 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15.
Rfe1 Bd7 16. Qg3 Qxg3 17. fxg3 Rfe8 $11 {1-0 Andreikin,D (2713)-Morozevich,A 
(2760)/Moscow 2013/CB23_2013 (32)}) 12. Bg5 (12. Bf4 Bd6 13. b3 Bb7 (13... d4
$5 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Nb5 Qd7 16. Na3 Bb7 $132) 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qg3 Re5 16.
Rae1 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bc4 Bc6 19. Qe3 Ra5 $11 {1-0 Giri,A (2730)-Buhmann,
R (2584)/Germany 2013/CB05_2013 (39)}) 12... c6 {Eigentlich ist die Idee
solcher Zugfolge, die lange Diagonale offen zu halten. Aber wie man sehen kann,
ist 12....Bb7 ziemlich riskant.} (12... Bb7 13. Nb5 Be7 14. Rae1 d4 15. Qf5 Ne4
16. Bxe4 g6 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Qc5 Rxe4 19. b3 $14 {1-0 Adams,M (2710)
-Fressinet,L (2693)/England 2013/CB18_2013 (69)}) 13. Ne2 {Es gibt nichts
Neues in dieser Stellung - viele Partien waren hier gespielt und es wurde
festgestellt, dass Weiß auf keinen Vorteil hoffen sollte. Die vorliegende
Partie bestätigt ein Mal mehr diese Behauptung.} Bd6 (13... Be7 $5 14. b3 (14.
Nd4 Bd7 15. Rfe1 h6 16. Bh4 Rb4 17. c3 Rxb2 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Ne4 $15 {
1/2-1/2 So,W (2531)-Kazhgaleyev,M (2599)/Macau 2007/EXT 2008 (52)}) 14... Ne4 (
14... h6 $2 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Qg3+ Bg4 (16... Kh8 17. Qxb8 $18) 17. hxg4 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Shrestha,K (2154)-Iuldachev,S (2526)/New Delhi 2008/CBM 122 Extra (30)}
) 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11) 14. Bxf6 {Das Endspiel wurde ebenfalls sehr oft gespielt;
ohne wirklichen Erfolg für Weiß - der schwarzfeldrige Läufer ist wichtiger als
die zerstörte Bauernstruktur am Königsflügel.} (14. Nd4 $6 Bd7 15. b3 Be5 16.
c3 c5 $17) 14... Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. b3 Rb6 {Der Turm steht auf der 6.
Reihe sehr gut.} (16... Bd7 17. Rad1 Re5 18. Nd4 Bb4 $132) 17. Ng3 c5 18. Nh5 (
18. f4 Bd7 (18... Be6 19. Nh5 Be7 20. f5 Bc8 21. Rf4 Bd8 22. Rg4+ Kh8 23. Rg7
Re7 $11) 19. Nh5 Be7 20. Rae1 Re6 $11) (18. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Be6 20. c4 dxc4
21. Bxc4 Bxg3 22. fxg3 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Rb4 $11) 18... Be5 $1 {Der Läufer geht
nach c3 von wo er das Feld e1 kontrollieren und den Bauer f6 verteidigen wird.}
19. Rad1 f5 20. f4 (20. Rfe1 Kf8 $11) 20... Bc3 21. Rf3 d4 22. Ng3 (22. Rg3+
Kf8 (22... Rg6 $4 23. Nf6+ Kf8 24. Rxg6 fxg6 25. Nxe8 $18) 23. Rg7 $2 Rh6 24.
Bc4 Re7 $17) 22... Rf6 {Es sieht so aus, als ob Schwarz eine Schwäche auf f5
hätte, doch Weiß kann nicht wirklich dran kommen. Dazu kann der König noch zu
der Verteidigung des Bauern f5 gelangen.} 23. Bb5 Re1+ 24. Rxe1 Bxe1 25. Kf1
Bd2 {Der Bauer f4 ist auch nicht gerade stark.} 26. Bd3 Be3 27. Nh5 Rb6 28. g4
{Zugwiederholung ist nicht möglich.} (28. Ng3 Bb7 29. Rxe3 dxe3 30. Nxf5 Re6
31. g3 (31. Be2 Rf6 32. g4 Be4 33. Nxe3 Rxf4+ $19) 31... Bg2+ $1 32. Kxg2 (32.
Ke2 Bxh3 $19) 32... e2 $19) 28... Rh6 {Langsam aber sicher hat Schwarz die
Initiative übernommen.} 29. Rg3 (29. Kg2 $4 fxg4 30. hxg4 Bb7 $19) 29... Kf8
30. Be2 Bb7 $6 {Das lässt den großen Teil des Vorteils aus.} (30... fxg4 31.
hxg4 (31. Bxg4 Bb7 $17) 31... f6 $5 $15 {Mit der Idee Bd7-Be8!}) 31. g5 $1 Re6
(31... Rxh5 $5 32. Bxh5 Bxf4 33. Rf3 Bxf3 34. Bxf3 Bxg5 35. Be2 $11 {Der
Läufer geht nach d3, der König nach f3 - die Stellung ist absolut Remis.}) 32.
h4 Be4 33. Bd3 a5 34. Bxe4 fxe4 {Schwarz will kein Risiko eingehen.} (34...
Rxe4 $5 35. Rf3 Bd2 36. Nf6 Re1+ 37. Kg2 $13 Rc1 $2 38. Rf2 Rxc2 39. Re2 $16)
35. Ke2 c4 {Nach dem Läufertausch hat sich die Stellung wesentlich vereinfacht,
und Weiß bekommt sehr gute Chancen, um auszugleichen.} 36. f5 (36. bxc4 $6 {
Weiß hat es nicht mehr nötig, in Komplikationen zu gehen.} Rb6 37. Nf6 Rb2 38.
Kd1 Rxa2 39. Nxh7+ Kg7 40. Nf6 a4 41. h5 a3 42. h6+ Kg6 43. Rh3 Ra1+ 44. Ke2 a2
45. h7 Re1+ 46. Kxe1 a1=Q+ 47. Ke2 Qg1 $19 {Diese Variante ist nicht forciert,
aber man kann sehen, dass Weiß zusätzliche Probleme zu lösen bekommt.}) 36...
Re5 37. Nf6 Rxf5 38. Rg2 cxb3 39. axb3 Rf4 (39... Re5 $4 40. Nd7+ $18) 40. h5 {
Einfacher war 40.Nd5!} (40. Nd5 $5 Rxh4 41. Nxe3 dxe3 42. Kxe3 Kg7 43. c4 $11 {
Dieses Endspiel ist remis, weil Schwarz nicht genug Zeit hat, um den Bauern g5
zu gewinnen.}) 40... Kg7 41. Ne8+ Kh8 42. Nd6 Bc1 43. g6 fxg6 44. hxg6 hxg6 $6
(44... h6 $1 {Das wäre der beste Versuch, um auf Gewinn zu spielen.} 45. g7+
Kg8 46. Rg6 $1 e3 47. Kd3 Rf2 48. Nc4 e2 49. Re6 $11) 45. Rxg6 Ba3 46. Re6 $1 {
Die Bauern müssen nun alle auf schwarze Felder und die Stellung ist remis.} e3
47. Kd3 Bxd6 (47... Kg7 48. Nb5 $11) 48. Rxd6 Kg7 49. Re6 Kf7 50. Re5 Kf6 51.
Re8 Kf7 (51... Kf5 52. c3 dxc3 53. Rxe3 $11) 52. Re5 Kf6 53. Re8 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cirella di Diamante"]
[Site "Cirella di Diamante"]
[Date "1976.12.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel"]
[Black "Wagman, Stuart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "Kupper,J"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1976.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Inf 23/(247) Basler Zeitung Nr. 93 vom 21.04.1979 Fast immer ist es eine gute
Idee, den Gegner in der Eröffnung mit einer Spielweise zu überraschen, auf die
er kaum vorbereitet sein kann. Die Eröffnungstheorie ist von scharfen
Spielweisen gespickt, die darauf warten, aus der Versenkung wieder
aufzutauchen, in der sie verschwunden sind. Voraussetzungen für den Erfolg
sind dann: gründliche Aneignung der theoretischen Vorbilder und ein Gegner,
der sich auf die Variante einlässt. Zu einem Gambit sollte sich nur ein
Angriffsspieler entschließen, der sich beim offenen Schlagabtausch wohlfühlt.} 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 {Das schottische Vierspringerspiel ist
eine seltene "Pflanze" in der Turnierarena. Der Spanier Bellon hat eine
Gambitvariante im Auge, die aus jugoslawischen Schachkreisen stammt.} exd4 5.
Nd5 $5 {Weiß stürzt sich damit in ein Abenteuer.} ({In ein ruhigeres
Fahrwasser lenkt} 5. Nxd4 {ein.}) 5... Nxe4 {Ein Widerlegungsversuch.} ({
Weniger gut ist} 5... Nxd5 6. exd5 Bb4+ (6... Nb4 7. Bc4 Qe7+ 8. Kd2 $1 Qc5 9.
Re1+ Be7 10. Qe2 {ist für Weiß ebenfalls sehr vorteilhaft.}) 7. Bd2 Qe7+ 8. Qe2
Bxd2+ 9. Kxd2 Qxe2+ 10. Bxe2 Ne7 11. d6 cxd6 12. Nxd4 {und das Endspiel steht
vielversprechend.}) ({Am einfachsten spielt Schwarz wohl} 5... Be7 6. Bf4 (6.
Nxd4 Nxd5 7. exd5 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O) 6... d6 7. Nxd4 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nxd4 9. Qxd4
Bf6 {und steht gleich.}) 6. Qe2 f5 7. Bf4 ({nicht} 7. Nd2 d3 $1 8. Qxd3 Nb4 9.
Nxb4 Bxb4 10. c3 Bc5 11. Nxe4 Qe7 {zugunsten von Schwarz.}) ({Die Theorie
führt hauptsächlich} 7. Ng5 {an.}) 7... d6 8. O-O-O Ne5 $6 {Wagman, offenbar
mit der Spielweise wenig vertraut, "erfindet" etwas Neues.} ({An der
theoretischen Fortsetzung} 8... Be6 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Rxd4 c6 $1 {gibt es
nichts auszusetzen.}) ({sogar} 8... Be7 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Rxd4 O-O 11. f3 Bf6 {
kommt in Betracht.}) 9. Rxd4 c6 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Rxe4 $1 {Löst den gordischen
Knoten, wie 11...fxe4 12.Dh5+ zeigt.} Bd6 {Das aber ist ein klarer Fehlgriff.}
({Schwarz sollte sich zu} 11... cxd5 12. Rxe5+ Kf7 {verstehen.}) 12. Rxe5+ $1
Kf7 ({Dabei dachte Weiß an} 12... Bxe5 13. Qxe5+ Kf7 14. Nc7 Rb8 15. Bc4+ Kg6
16. h4 h5 17. Rh3 {mit entscheidendem Angriff.}) 13. Nc7 $3 Qxc7 ({Falls
nämlich} 13... Bxc7 {so} 14. Qh5+ Kf8 15. Bc4 Qd7 16. Rd1 {und Weiß gewinnt.})
14. Qh5+ (14. Qh5+ g6 15. Bc4+ Kf6 16. Bg5+ Kxe5 17. Qe2+ Kd4 18. c3+ Kc5 19.
Be3# {Ein Sturmsieg.}) 1-0

[Event "Correze m"]
[Site "Correze"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 $1 {N} Be7 (11... h6 $6 12. Bh4 Be7 13.
Re1 Be6 14. c3 $1 Re8 15. Bc2 Nd7 (15... Rb8 $2 16. Qd4 $1 $16 a5 17. Re3 Qc7
18. Rae1 c5 19. Qd3 g5 $2 20. Bg3 Bd6 21. Rxe6 $1 {1:0 Lautier 2580 - I.
Sokolov 2630, Corrèze (m/3) 1992}) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qd3 g6 (17... Nf6 18. Qd4
{/\ Nc5}) 18. Re3 $14) 12. Re1 Be6 13. c3 Qc7 {/\ Ng4} 14. Qf3 Rfe8 (14... c5
15. Bf5 Qc6 16. b3 {/\ c4, Re2, Rae1 +/=}) 15. Re3 $2 (15. b4 Nd7 (15... Ng4
16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Bg3 $14) 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Qe3 $1 $14 {/\ Qd4}) 15... Ng4 $2 (
15... Qa5 $1 16. Qd1 (16. Bc2 $2 d4 $1 $19) 16... c5 (16... d4 $2 17. Rg3 $14)
(16... Ng4 $2 17. Rxe6 fxe6 18. b4 $1 Qd8 19. Bxe7 Nxf2 20. Bxh7+ $1 $18) 17.
Bc2 Rad8 $15) 16. Bf4 (16. Rxe6 $2 Qxh2+ 17. Kf1 fxe6 {/\ Qh1-+}) 16... Qd7 (
16... Bd6 $2 17. Rxe6 Rxe6 18. Bxd6 $18) (16... Qa5 $2 17. Rxe6 fxe6 18. Qxg4
Qxa4 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Qf5 g6 21. Be5+ Kg8 22. Qe6+ Kf8 23. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 24.
Qxg6 Red8 25. Bg7+ $18) 17. Re2 c5 18. b3 Nf6 19. h3 Bd6 $1 (19... c4 20. Bc2
d4 21. cxd4 cxb3 22. axb3 Qxd4 23. Be5 Qb4 24. Bc3 $14) 20. Rae1 (20. Bg5 $2 c4
21. Bc2 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rxe4 cxb3 24. axb3 Bxb3 $17) 20... Qc7 $6 (20...
Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Rac8 $10) 21. Bg5 Nd7 22. Qh5 $1 Nf8 23. Bd2 (23. c4 $5 d4 (23...
f6 $2 24. cxd5 Bf7 25. Bxh7+ $1 $18) 24. Be4 Rab8 25. Nb2 a5 26. Bd2 $14) 23...
Qd7 $6 (23... Rad8 24. c4 $14) (23... Qc6 {>=}) 24. f4 $1 $14 c4 25. Bc2 f6 26.
Bf5 $1 Rab8 $5 (26... Bxf5 $2 27. Rxe8 g6 (27... Bg6 28. Qxd5+ Bf7 29. Qxa8 $18
) 28. Qe2 Bd3 29. Qe6+ Qxe6 30. R1xe6 $18) (26... g6 27. Bxe6+ Nxe6 28. Qf3 (
28. Qxd5 $4 Bc5+ $19) 28... Nc7 $14) 27. Kh1 $1 {/\ 28.Be6, 29.Qd5} Bxf5 28.
Rxe8 Rb7 $2 (28... Bg6 29. Qxd5+ Bf7 30. Rxf8+ (30. Nc5 $2 Rxe8 31. Rxe8 Qxh3+
$1 32. gxh3 Bxd5+ 33. Kh2 Bxc5 $17) 30... Kxf8 31. Qd4 Qc6 $1 $44 (31... cxb3
$2 32. axb3 Bxb3 33. Nc5 Qc6 34. Nxb3 Rxb3 35. Qxa7 $16)) 29. Qf3 Bg6 (29...
Be4 $2 30. R8xe4 dxe4 31. Qxe4 cxb3 32. axb3 Rxb3 33. Qd5+ $18) 30. Ra8 $16
cxb3 (30... Qc6 {>=} 31. f5 Bf7 32. Be3 $1 cxb3 33. axb3 Rxb3 34. Rxa7 Ra3 35.
Qg4 $16) 31. axb3 Qc6 32. f5 Bf7 33. Bf4 $5 (33. Be3 $16) (33. c4 $5 Rd7 34.
Rae8 Bxe8 35. Rxe8 $16) 33... Rd7 $1 34. Bxd6 Qxa8 35. Bxf8 $2 (35. Qg3 $1 $16
{/\} Qd8 $2 36. Nc5 Rxd6 37. Nb7 $18) 35... Qxf8 36. b4 Re7 37. Qg3 Rxe1+ 38.
Qxe1 Qc8 39. Qe7 d4 $1 40. cxd4 (40. Qxa7 Be8 $1 (40... dxc3 $2 41. Nxc3) 41.
Nc5 dxc3 42. Qa2+ Bf7 43. Qc2 Bd5 $10) 40... Qc1+ 41. Kh2 Qf4+ 42. Kh1 Qf1+ 43.
Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kabanov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Be7 6. Bc4 d6 7. Nxd4 Nxd5 8.
Bxd5 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bf6 10. Qd3 O-O 11. c3 c6 12. Bb3 Re8 13. O-O Be6 14. Bc2 g6
15. f4 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 d5 17. e5 Bf5 18. Qe2 Bxc2 19. Qxc2 Bg7 20. Rf3 d4 21. cxd4
Qxd4 22. Rd3 Qe4 23. Be3 a5 24. Rad1 a4 25. Qc3 g5 26. fxg5 Bxe5 27. Qd2 Bc7
28. Qf2 Qe5 29. Qh4 Rad8 30. g6 {[%tqu "En","","","","h7g6","",10]} hxg6 $1 31.
Bd4 Qh5 32. Qxh5 gxh5 33. g3 Rd5 34. Bc3 Red8 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. Re1 Kf8 37. Re4
b5 38. Kg2 c5 39. a3 Bd6 40. Kf3 Rf5+ 41. Ke2 Rd5 42. Kf3 Be7 43. Ke2 Rd8 $6 (
43... c4 44. Re3 Bc5 $17) 44. h3 Rd5 45. g4 h4 46. Rf4 Bd8 47. Re4 Bc7 $2 (
47... Bg5 48. Ba5 f6 $19) 48. Kf2 $6 (48. Bf6 Bd8 49. g5 $11) 48... Rd3 $17 49.
Re3 Rd5 $2 (49... Rxe3 50. Kxe3 Ke7 $19) 50. Re4 Bd6 51. Kg2 $2 (51. Bf6 Rd2+
52. Kf3 $17) 51... Rd3 $19 52. Be1 Be7 53. Rf4 Rb3 54. Bc3 b4 55. axb4 a3 0-1

[Event "Griesheim GM"]
[Site "Griesheim"]
[Date "2002.01.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Black "Galdunts, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 {The Vienna Game is a rare guest on nowaday's
tournaments, but it may lead to original, little investigated positions.} d5 (
3... Nc6 4. Bg2 Bc5 {is a different strategy avoiding the opening up of the
long /^.}) 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Nf3 {The N is more flexible
here than on e2.} O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. Rb1 (9. d4 {- Finkel-Krasenkov, Panormo
2001 CBM 84 ext}) 9... Rb8 10. d4 {The insertion of Rb1 and Rb8 looks
favourable for White at first sight.} (10. d3 b6 $5 {/\ Bb7 neutralizing
White's pressure on the long /^.} (10... h6 {fighting against Ng5?} 11. Ng5 $5
{White is still willing to continue with this N jump.} hxg5 12. Bxc6 Bh3 13.
Bg2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qd7 15. Bxg5 Qc6+ 16. Qf3 Qxc3 17. Rxb7 Rxb7 18. Qxb7 Qxc2
19. Qxa7 {(Riemens-Van Hul, Antwerp 1998)} Qxd3 $11 {liquidating the half of
the board.}) (10... Bd7 11. Re1 h6 12. Nh4 (12. d4 $5 Re8 {Black wants to keep
the vital e5 square forever.} 13. d5 Na5 {Now White's P structure is not so
nice.} 14. Qd3 b5 15. Nd2 f5 $132) 12... f5 {Now White can grab material.} 13.
Ng6 (13. d4 e4 14. Ng6 Re8 15. h4 Qf6 16. Nf4 {White uses the blockading
square f4 for his pieces.} Qf7 $13 {Fries Nielsen-Hartman, Stockholm 1998})
13... Re8 (13... Rf6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 {and White is not
afraid of the weakened long /^?}) 14. Bd5+ Kh7 15. Bf7 {White wins the
exchange, but loses the |^ and a lot of tempi.} Be6 16. Bxe8 Qxe8 17. Nh4 g5
18. Ng2 Bxa2 19. Ra1 Be6 $44 {and Black has the ^^, a P and a nice position
for the exchange.}) 11. Ng5 Bb7 12. Qh5 (12. Nxh7 Kxh7 13. Qh5+ Kg8 14. Be4 g6
15. Bxg6 {is pretty, but leads only to a draw by perpetual checks after} fxg6
16. Qxg6+ Kh8 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. Qg6+ {1/2:1/2 Sarno-Mantovani, Vincent 1999})
12... h6 13. Ne4 Be7 (13... f5 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. f4 $14 {with somewhat better
chances for White due to the ^^.}) 14. f4 f5 15. Nf2 exf4 16. Bxf4 Qd7 17. Rbe1
Bf6 $11 {and Black has successfully finished the development.}) 10... exd4 {
There are several other options as well.} (10... h6 {- Shaked-Morovic
Fernandez, FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 CBM 83}) (10... Bf5 {- Hector-Stefansson,
Nordic-ch Visa 1997 CBM 62}) (10... Bg4 11. h3 (11. Qd3 {-
Voitsekhovsky-Yandemirov, Russian Cup 1997 CBM 62}) 11... Bxf3 (11... Bh5 12.
g4 Bg6 13. dxe5 Bc5 $5 (13... Nxe5 $6 {loses precious material after} 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. f4 Bxc2 17. Rb2 Bd3 18. fxe5 Bxf1 19. Bxf1 $16) 14. Qe2
Qd5 15. Rb5 b6 16. Nh4 Qxe5 17. Qxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxc5 $1 {The same motif again,
White wins material.} bxc5 19. f4 Nc4 (19... Nd3 $2 {loses a whole piece after}
20. Nxg6 Nxc1 21. Nxf8 Ne2+ 22. Kf2 Nxf4 23. Nd7 $18 {Glek-Berzinsh, Biel op
MTO 1997}) 20. f5 Rfd8 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Nf3 $14) 12. Bxf3 {Now White's ^^ is
rather active fully compensating the structural weknesses on the <<.} Qf6 13.
Be3 Na5 14. Bg2 b6 15. h4 h6 16. Qd3 $14 {W.Watson-Z.Polgar, Brussels 1987}) (
10... Re8 11. Be3 Bg4 12. h3 (12. d5 e4 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Rxb8 Qxb8) 12... Bh5
13. g4 Bg6 14. dxe5 $1 {and suddenly >< a7 (!) begins to tell!} Nxe5 15. Nxe5
Rxe5 16. Bxa7 Ra8 17. f4 Re8 18. Rxb7 $5 (18. Bd4 Be4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Qf3 $1
$14 {Finkel-D.Pedersen, Holon EU-Jr 1995}) 18... Rxa7 19. Rxa7 Bc5+ 20. Kh1
Bxa7 21. f5 $16) 11. cxd4 {The P structure has similarities to the Russian
Game, but White's fianchettoed B is a real difference.} (11. Nxd4 Ne5 $5 {
and the doubled pawns remain.} (11... Nxd4 12. cxd4 Re8 $11) 12. Bf4 (12. Nb5
Bg4) (12. f4 Bg4) 12... Bg4 $13) 11... Bg4 (11... Bf5 12. Nh4 Bd7 13. c3 (13.
c4 $14 {Finkel}) 13... Be7 14. Nf3 Bf6 15. Re1 {The N on c6 is badly placed,
but Black has to fight against c4.} Re8 16. Rxe8+ (16. Bf4 Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 b6
18. Rb2 Na5 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Nc4 21. Re2 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Qf8 $11 {
Messa-Pederzoli, Reggio Emilia 1978}) 16... Qxe8 17. Bg5 Bf5 18. Rb2 $14 {
Finkel}) (11... Ne7 {- Ye Jiangchuan-Xie Jun, TCN Cup 1997 CBM 61}) 12. h3 Bh5
13. Rb5 {forcing Black to decide the fate of his pinning B.} (13. Be3 Re8 14.
Qd2 Qd7 15. Kh2 Bg6 16. Rfe1 {(Houska-Levushkina, Istanbul 2000)} Be4 $11)
13... f5 {Now at least Black's P structure is also weakened.} (13... Bg6 14.
Nh4 {Now White gets the ^^ in a fairly opened position, so Black decides to
change the course of the game.} Bxc2 15. Qxc2 Nxd4 16. Qc4 Nxb5 17. Qxb5 {
Materially Black's position is alright, but White's light pieces dominate the
board against the passive rooks.} Re8 (17... c6 18. Qa4 Qb6 (18... Bc5 19. Nf5
Re8) 19. Nf5 Qb4 20. Qc2 {White has to keep his Q for the ->.} Be5 21. Be3 Rfe8
22. Rb1 Qa5 23. Bd2 Qc7 24. Rb4 Rbd8 25. Bg5 Rc8 26. Rh4 f6 27. Be3 g6 (27...
Rcd8 $2 {was immediately punished by} 28. Nxg7 $1 $18 {Glek-G.Mainka, G/BL 1994
}) 28. Qb3+ Kh8 29. Nh6 $14) 18. Rd1 Qf6 19. Bb2 Qe6 (19... Be5 $4 {runs into
a lethal pin after} 20. Re1 $1 c6 21. Qe2 $18 {Moors-G.Mainka, G/BL2-W 1988})
20. Qg5 Bf8 21. Nf5 $36) 14. Qd3 Qd7 15. g4 $5 (15. Re1 Bxf3 $142 {Black
solves his problems by tactical means.} (15... a6 16. Rb1 f4 $5 17. g4 {
and Black has no attacking chances on the >>, meanwhile White can exploit his
chances in the [+].} Bg6 18. Qc4+ Kh8 19. d5 Na5 20. Qc3 b6 21. Bb2 Nb7 22. Ne5
Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Nd6 24. Rbe1 Rf7 25. Bf3 $14 {Stefansson-H.Olafsson, Reykjavik
1997}) 16. Bxf3 Nxd4 17. Bd5+ Kh8 18. Rxb7 Rxb7 19. Bxb7 c5 20. Bg2 f4 $132) (
15. Ne5 $5) 15... a6 (15... Bg6 16. Nh4 $1 a6 $5 (16... Nxd4 17. Rxb7 Rxb7 18.
Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bxb7 Kh8 20. Rd1 c5 21. Bg2 $14 {^^}) 17. Rb1 (17. Nxg6 hxg6 18.
Rb1 $1 (18. Rxb7 $5 {is too adventurous in view of} Rxb7 19. Qc4+ Kh8 20. Bxc6
Rb4 21. Qxb4 Qxc6 22. Qb3 fxg4 23. hxg4 Rf3) 18... Nxd4 19. gxf5 $14) 17...
fxg4 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Qxg6 $14 {is another try to exploit the strength of his
^^.}) 16. Rxf5 Rxf5 17. gxf5 Nb4 (17... Bf7 18. a3 (18. c4 b5) 18... b5 19. Re1
$14 {keeping his small extra P.}) 18. Qe4 (18. Qb3+ Bf7) 18... Rf8 (18... Bxf3
19. Qxf3 (19. Bxf3 Re8) 19... Qf7 20. a3 Nxc2 21. Bb2 $14 {and the N has
problems with the way out.}) 19. c3 Nc6 (19... Nxa2 $5 {is a rather
computer-like move!} 20. Qd5+ (20. Bd2 Qxf5) 20... Bf7 21. Ne5 (21. Qxb7 Qxf5)
21... Nxc3 22. Qf3 (22. Nxd7 Bxd5) 22... Bxe5 23. dxe5 $44) 20. Ng5 (20. Ne5 $5
) 20... Rxf5 (20... Qxf5 $2 {loses material after} 21. Qxf5 Rxf5 22. Be4 $16)
21. f4 $5 (21. Re1 h6 22. Qh4 Bg6 $13) 21... Bg6 (21... Nd8 22. Qd3 Bg6 23. Be4
Rf6 24. f5 Bf7 25. Nxf7 $14 {securing the advantage of the ^^ again.}) 22. Qe2
h6 (22... Nd8 23. Ne4 (23. Be4 Rf6 24. Bxg6 Rxg6 {is not a logical exchange
for White.}) (23. Qg4 Qe7 $13) 23... Be7 24. Ng3 Rf8 25. f5 Bf7 26. Nh5 Bxh5
27. Qxh5 $14 {and White has the activity and the ^^.}) 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Ng3 Rf8
({The more active} 24... Ra5 $5 {deserved attention.} 25. d5 Bc5+ (25... Rxd5
26. Bxd5+ Qxd5 27. f5 $14) 26. Kh2 Ne7 27. c4 Nf5 28. Ne4 Qe7 29. Qg4 Qf7 $13)
25. f5 Bh7 (25... Bf7 26. Nh5 $14) 26. d5 (26. Qe6+ $142 {liquidating for a
somewhat better _|_ was more to the point.} Qxe6 27. fxe6 Na5 (27... Rxf1+ 28.
Nxf1 $14) 28. Re1 b5 29. Ne4 Nc4 30. Nc5 $14 {and White's o^ on e6 is strong.})
26... Bc5+ (26... Nd8 $5) 27. Kh1 Ne7 28. f6 Rxf6 29. Rxf6 gxf6 30. Bxh6 Kf7
31. Ne4 Bxe4 32. Qxe4 Qf5 33. Bf4 {although White's ^^ is still a small chance.
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mermaid Beach Club"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1999.01.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1999.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 (4... Bc5 {is the other main line in
the Glek Variation.}) 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Be7 8. Qe2 $6 {It is
rather dangerous for White to take on e5, because Black gats the lead of
development, as in the Ruy Lopez Marshall Gambit.} (8. O-O $142 O-O 9. Re1 {
is the consequent continuation and the main line.} Bf6 {Lepelletier-Marciano,
FRA-chT Marbanno 1977}) 8... O-O 9. O-O ({As it was mentioned before,
accepting the P sacrifice is dangerous for White. However without that the Qe2
move is useless.} 9. Nxe5 $2 Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Bf6 11. Qd5 Re8+ 12. Kf1 {after
losing castles White is in big trouble because of his K in the middle after}
Qe7 $17) 9... Bf6 10. d3 Bg4 (10... e4 $6 {is not a sensible exchange of pawns:
} 11. Qxe4 $1 Bxc3 12. Ng5 g6 13. Rb1 $16) 11. Rb1 {In this line one of
White's trumph is the pressure on the <-> b, especially against ><b7.} Rb8 12.
Qe3 $2 {The Q is rather misplaced here.} (12. h3 {was a better way to solve
the problem of the pin, for example:} Be6 13. c4 (13. a4 {allows} Bd5 14. c4
Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 exd4 $11) 13... a6 $13 {/\ d5}) (12. Qe4 $5 {
looks also nicer than the text move with the same purpose.} Qd7 13. Ng5 Bxg5 (
13... Bf5 {is met by} 14. Qd5) 14. Bxg5 Bh3 $11) 12... Qd7 {The control of the
/^ h3-c8 is important for Black.} 13. Re1 {White is defending against Bh3, but
this is not a good idea.} (13. c4 Nd4 $1 (13... Bh3 14. Bb2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rfe8
16. Nd2 {with some pressure on the light squares.}) 14. Nxd4 (14. Nxe5 $2 {
is overoptimistic} Bxe5 15. Qxe5 Nf3+ 16. Bxf3 Bxf3 17. Bb2 f6 18. Qe3 Qc6 $44
{and the pressure on the long /^ is rather irritating for White.}) 14... exd4
15. Qf4 b6 $11 ({but not} 15... c6 $2 16. Bxc6 $1)) 13... Bh3 14. Bh1 $6 {
avoiding the exchange of the light-squared bishops is not a good strategy here.
} (14. Nd2 $142 $11) 14... Rfe8 15. Ng5 (15. Nd2 $2 {is strongly answered by}
Nd4 $1) 15... Bxg5 ({Now} 15... Nd4 {is not that strong because of the
cold-blooded} 16. Rb2 $13) 16. Qxg5 Be6 17. c4 $2 {This move weakens the
important central square d4.} (17. Rb2 {White has to avoid the weakening of
his position.} Bd5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Qg4 $11) 17... Nd4 $17 {Now Black gets
closer and closer to the weakness on f3.} 18. Rb2 Bg4 $1 19. Qe3 $8 Qa4 $6 (
19... Qf5 $1 {was the consequent reply in order to continue the -> against
><f3.} 20. f4 $5 (20. Bxb7 $2 {founders on} Rxb7 $1 21. Rxb7 Nf3+ (21... Bf3 $2
{falls into the trap after} 22. Qxe5 $1) 22. Kf1 (22. Kh1 Nxe1 $19) 22... Nxh2+
23. Kg1 Nf3+ 24. Kf1 Qh5 $19) (20. Be4 Qh5 $17) (20. Rxb7 Rxb7 {crisper than} (
20... Nxc2 21. Rxb8 $1 Rxb8 22. Qxa7 Rf8 23. Be4 Qh5 24. Rf1 Nd4 $1 $44) 21.
Qxd4 $1 Bf3 $1 22. Bxf3 Qxf3 23. Rxe5 Rbb8 24. Bb2 f6 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Qd5+
Qxd5 27. cxd5 Re2 28. Bd4 a6 $1 $19 {with a totally winning _|_.}) 20... Qh5 {
and the weaknesses on the light squares begin to tell.} 21. fxe5 Ne2+ 22. Rxe2
Bxe2 $17) 20. f3 {Now White can cover his weaknesses on the >>.} Bd7 21. Qf2
Bc6 22. c3 Ne6 $5 {Black sacrifices his e P for some activity.} (22... Nf5 23.
Rbe2 $1 Qa5 $1 $13 (23... f6 $2 24. f4 $16)) 23. Rxe5 Nc5 $1 24. Rxe8+ (24.
Qxc5 $2 {leaves the back rank unattended:} Qd1+ 25. Kf2 Qxh1 $19) (24. Rxc5 {
is also punished by the same way.} Qd1+ 25. Kg2 Qxc1 $17) 24... Rxe8 25. Rd2
Qa5 $1 26. Bb2 $1 (26. d4 $2 Na4 $1 (26... Qxc3 27. Bb2) 27. d5 Qxc3 28. dxc6
Qxc1+ 29. Kg2 bxc6 $17) 26... Qxa2 27. Qxc5 Qb1+ 28. Kg2 Re1 29. Ba3 $1 {
Who comes first?} h6 30. Qf8+ Kh7 31. Qxf7 Rxh1 32. Qf5+ Kh8 33. Qf8+ Kh7 34.
Qf5+ {White has to keep the perpetual.} Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2001.02.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van Mil, Johan"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.02.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bc5 {
The B is very active here, but Black has to watch on >< e5.} 8. O-O O-O {
This variation is a real battlefield between Glek (White) and Z.Almasi (Black)!
} 9. d3 (9. Re1 h6 $5 {is fighting against the manoeuvre Ng5-e4.} (9... Qf6 10.
d3 {- 9.d3} (10. Qe2 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rb1 e4 {Black is sacrificing a P for a
very active position.} 13. Qxe4 Rae8 14. Qf4 Qxf4 15. gxf4 Bxf3 16. Rxe8 Rxe8
17. Bxf3 Re1+ 18. Kg2 {The pin on the first rank is rather annoying.} Nd8 19.
Ra1 Bd6 20. Bb2 Rxa1 21. Bxa1 Bxf4 22. d4 Bd6 23. c4 c5 $11 {blockading the
position against the ^^.}) (10. Bb2 Bg4 {White is not strong enough to play d4,
his usual setup is d3 and c4.} 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qe2 (12. g4 Bg6 13. d4 exd4 14.
cxd4 Bb6 {Black has to fight against c4.} (14... Rad8 15. c3 Bd6 16. Qb3 Rfe8
17. c4 $16 {and suddenly White's P [+] becomes strong, Ornstein-Polikha,
Aviles 2000.}) 15. Ne5 (15. c4 Rad8 {>< d4}) (15. c3 {Now the B is passive on
b2.} Rfe8 16. Nd2 Na5 $13) 15... Nxe5 (15... Rad8 $44) 16. Rxe5 Rae8 17. Rxe8
Rxe8 18. Bxb7 (18. Qd2 Qe6 $11) 18... c5 19. c3 Qf4 20. Bc6 (20. Bc1 Qd6) 20...
Rd8 $44 {with many weaknesses in White's camp.}) 12... Rae8 13. d3 Re6 14. g4
Bg6 15. Nd2 {White uses the e4 square for further advance.} Qh4 16. a4 {
/\ Ba3 to get rid from the passive B.} h5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 hxg4 19. hxg4
Bh7 20. a5 e4 $1 21. dxe4 (21. Nxe4 Ne5 22. f3 f5 $36) 21... Rfe8 ({or} 21...
Rh6 22. Rb1 b6 23. axb6 axb6 {with a wonderful compensation for the P.}) 22.
Ra4 Rf6 23. f3 Ne5 24. Rb1 (24. Nf1 $2 {is a blunder because of} Rxf3 $1 $17 {
Tseitlin-Hebden, Hastings 1995}) 24... b6 25. axb6 axb6 26. Rba1 $13)) (9...
Re8 10. d3 $1 {This is the thematic setup in this variation.} (10. d4 {Black
is usually well-prepared against this advance in the [+].} exd4 11. Rxe8+ Qxe8
12. cxd4 Bb6 13. c4 $1 (13. Qd3 Bg4 14. c3 $5 (14. Bb2 $6 {is met by the
standard plan against >< d4:} Bxf3 $1 15. Bxf3 Rd8 $15 {Z.Almasi}) (14. Ng5 $2
{clearly overestimates White's chances.} Qe1+ $1 15. Bf1 g6 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. h4
(17. Ne4 Nb4 $1) (17. Nf3 Nb4 $1) 17... h6 18. Ne4 Nb4 $1 19. Ba3 (19. Qb3 $6
Qxe4 20. Qxb4 c5 $17 {Z.Almasi}) 19... Bf5 $1 20. Bxb4 Qxb4 21. c3 (21. Rd1 Rd8
22. c3 Bxe4 $17) 21... Bxe4 22. cxb4 Bxd3 23. Bxd3 Rd8 24. Rd1 Rxd4 $17 {
winning the vital d P in the _|_, Delchev-Z.Almasi, Odorheiu Secuiesc, zt 1995.
}) 14... Qd7 15. Bf4 Re8 16. Re1 Rxe1+ 17. Nxe1 Qe6 18. Qd2 Na5 {Black tries
to exploit the weaknesses of the light squares on the <<.} 19. Nf3 Nc4 20. Qc1
f6 21. Nd2 c6 $1 $15 {Glek-Z.Almasi, Germany GER-chT 1995}) (13. c3 {is a safe
option, but can hardly yield White any advantage.} Bg4 14. Be3 Rd8 15. Qc2 Qd7
16. Re1 {1/2:1/2 Sax-Arapovic, Medulin 1997}) (13. Bb2 Bg4 14. c4 (14. h3 {
is too slow:} Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Rd8 17. c3 c5 $15 {Perez Garcia-Vul,
Wijk aan Zee 1999}) 14... Rd8 15. d5 Ne5 16. Qb3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3
Bc5 $11 {blockading White's central pawns, Fressinet-Ferguson, FRA 1998.})
13... Bg4 14. c5 (14. Bb2 {- 13.Bb2}) 14... Ba5 {This is the safe option.} (
14... Rd8 $6 {is not perfectly correct.} 15. cxb6 {is the real test.} ({
If White doesn't accept the challenge, he can find himself in difficulties:} 
15. Bg5 $6 Rxd4 16. Qc1 (16. Nxd4 Bxd1 17. Rxd1 Qd7 $1 $15) (16. Qc2 $5 Bxf3
17. Bxf3 Ba5 18. Rb1 Rb4 $15 {Ankerst-A.David, Bled 1996}) 16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3
Ba5 18. Be3 Rd8 {White has no real compensation for the P.} 19. Kg2 Qe6 $15 {
Glek-Van der Sterren, Germany 1996}) 15... Nxd4 16. Qxd4 $1 Rxd4 17. Nxd4 Qe1+
(17... axb6 18. Be3 $14) 18. Bf1 axb6 19. Nb3 $14 {Glek}) 15. Bb2 (15. Be3 Rd8
16. Qa4 Bc3 17. Rc1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nxd4 (18... Bxd4 {looks simpler.} 19. Bxc6
Qxc6 $11) 19. Qxe8+ Rxe8 20. Bd1 Rxe3 21. fxe3 Bd2 22. Rc4 Bxe3+ 23. Kg2 Ne6
24. c6 {(Belikov-V.Ivanov, Moscow1996)} bxc6 $11) 15... Rd8 16. d5 Ne5 17. Bxe5
(17. Qb3 $5 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qb5 20. Ba3 Re8 $13 {with very active
black heavy artillery.}) 17... Bxf3 {(Glek-Shchekachev, Linares 1996)} 18. Bxf3
Qxe5 19. Rb1 b6 20. c6 Re8 (20... Bc3 21. Rb3 Re8 $142 {occupying the only
opened <->.} (21... Bd4 $6 22. Rb4 Bc5 23. Re4 Qf6 24. Qe2 $14 {Glek, now
White has the e <-> in his hand.})) 21. Qd3 (21. Rc1 Bb4) 21... Bb4 $11 {
and the B returns to the fight again.}) 10... Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ng5
{opening up the long /^, and securing the e4 square.} Bb6 (13... h6 14. Ne4 Bb6
15. Rb1 $142 {- 13...Bb6} (15. Qf3 $5 {this allows Black an unusual B
manoeuvre.} Ba5 16. Rb1 $1 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Bxc3 18. Rc4 $1 (18. Rxb7 Nd4 19. Qd1
Rb8 $13) 18... Bd4 $5 (18... Nd4 19. Qxb7 Rb8 20. Qxb8 Qxb8 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22.
Be3 $16 {with a very active R and ^^, Glek-Lane, Belgium 1996}) 19. Rxb7 e4 $1
20. Qf5 $1 (20. Qg3 $2 Be5 21. Bf4 Nd4 $1 $17) 20... Re5 $1 (20... g6 21. Qf4
g5 22. Qxc7 Qf6 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Rac8 25. Qg3 $16) 21. Qf4 g5 22. Qg3 Na5
23. Rxd4 Qxd4 24. Bb2 Qc5 $13)) 14. Rb1 $142 (14. Ne4 $6 Qd7 (14... h6 {
- 13..h6})) 14... h6 (14... Qf6 $6 {is strongly met by} 15. Qf3 $1 Qxf3 16.
Bxf3 Rad8 17. Kg2 f6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Ne4 {Now Black's P structure is
corrupted, and his ^^ cannot find a real target to compensate it.} h5 20. f3
hxg4 21. hxg4 Rb8 22. Rb3 Kf7 23. Ba3 $16 {Glek} (23. c4 $2 {allows the
equalizing liquidation} Bxe4 $1 $11 {Glek-Z.Almasi, Biel 1996})) 15. Ne4 Ne7 {
The N on c6 is not very well placed.} 16. c4 c6 17. Ba3 {>< d6} Bxe4 18. Rxe4
Rb8 19. Rxe5 $1 Bxf2+ $1 20. Kh1 $1 Bg3 21. Re4 $14 {with an active ^^, Glek-Z.
Almasi, Germany 1996.}) 10. d3 {is required again transposing to 9.d3.} (10.
Rb1 Bb6 11. Ba3 Re8 12. d4 {is again strongly met by} Bg4 $5 (12... exd4 13.
Rxe8+ (13. cxd4 Bg4) 13... Qxe8 14. cxd4 Bg4 15. c3 Qd7 $11) 13. d5 Na5 14. Qd3
(14. h3 Nc4) 14... Qf6 15. Rb4 Bf5 16. Qe2 e4 17. Nd4 (17. Nh4 $2 Bh7 18. Ra4
e3 $19 {Arakhamia-Wells, BCF-chT 1997}) 17... c5 $15) (10. Bb2 Bg4)) (9. Rb1
Bg4 $13) (9. Qe2 {decides too early about the Q's place.} Qf6 (9... Re8 10. d3
f6 (10... Bf5 11. Ng5 Qd7 12. Be3 Bb6 13. Rfe1 Rad8 14. Rab1 h6 (14... Nd4 15.
Qd2 $13 {Lima-Dervishi, Elista ol (Men) 1998}) 15. Ne4 Bg4 $15) 11. a4 Be6 12.
Be3 Bb6 13. Rfb1 Na5 14. Nd2 Rb8 15. Ne4 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 b6 17. c4 Qd4 $11 {
S.Gross-Michalek, Prague op CZE 1985}) 10. d3 {- 9.d3 Qf6 10.Qe2}) 9... Qf6 $5
(9... f6 {is again a logical defence.} 10. Be3 Bb6 11. Nd2 Be6 $11 {looks
simple and good.} (11... Qe7 12. Nb3 {/\ c4} Be6 13. c4 a5 $6 {this weakens ><
b6.} (13... f5 $5) 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. Nd2 {Now the weaknesses on the b <->
begin to tell.} Rfd8 16. Rb1 Qc7 17. Re1 Bf7 18. Rb2 f5 19. Qb1 e4 20. Rxb6
Rab8 21. Rb5 Nd4 22. Rb2 Bh5 23. Bf1 exd3 24. cxd3 b6 25. Bg2 f4 26. Ne4 f3 27.
Bf1 Re8 $44 {Reefschlager-R.Mainka, Germany GER-chT 1995})) (9... Bb6 10. Re1
$142 (10. Qe2 $6 {is again premature.} Re8 11. Bb2 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6
14. Nd2 Qh4 15. Nc4 h5 {Black immediately attacks the weakened white >>.} 16.
a4 hxg4 17. Qxg4 Qxg4 18. hxg4 Na5 19. Ne3 Bxe3 20. fxe3 e4 $17 {Ansell-Hebden,
BCF-ch Hove 1997})) (9... h6 10. Re1 Qf6 {- 9....Qf6}) (9... Bg4 10. h3 (10.
Qe1 {White wants to avoid the weakening of his >>, and leaves the pin in
another way.} Re8 11. Ng5 (11. Qe4 {is an interesting try to activate the Q.}
Qd7 12. Ng5 Bf5 13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. Bxd5 Bg6 15. Be3 Bb6 16. Bg2 h6 17. Ne4 f5 18.
Nd2 Bf7 $11 {T.Olafsson-Bjarnarson, Hafnarfjordur, 1998}) 11... Bf5 12. Rb1 Bb6
13. Rb5 a6 14. Rb2 Rb8 $13 {M.Kuijf-Tsaben, Sitges 1999}) 10... Bh5 11. Qe1 (
11. g4 Bg6 12. Ng5 Qd7 13. h4 f6 14. Ne4 Bb6 15. Ba3 {(Geenen-Haznedaroglu,
Batumi 1999)} Rfd8 $13) 11... Re8 12. Qe4 (12. Ng5 $5) 12... Qe7 13. Ng5 Bg6
14. Qc4 Kh8 15. Ne4 Bb6 16. a4 Na5 17. Qb4 c5 18. Qb5 {This Q has worked too
diligently.} f5 19. Nd2 Qf7 $13 {Kaminski-Sosnicki, POL-ch 1998}) 10. Be3 (10.
Re1 h6 (10... Bg4 11. h3 (11. Qe2 $5) 11... Bh5 12. Rb1 (12. Qe2 $5) 12... Bb6
13. Qe2 Rfe8 14. Qe4 Bg6 15. Qh4 Qe6 {Here we see the drawback of an early Rb1.
} 16. c4 e4 $15 {Remmel-Ernst, Haarlem AKN op 2000}) 11. Be3 {looks more to
the point.} (11. Bb2 {The B has only perspectives here after c4.} Bg4 12. h3
Bh5 13. Qe2 Rae8 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nd2 Qh4 16. a4 f5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 e4 $17
{Marcelin-Hebden, FRA-chT France 1999}) (11. Rb1 Bb6 12. Qe2 (12. h3 Be6 13. c4
{this is the typical setup for White here.} Rad8 14. Qe2 Ba5 15. Bd2 Bxd2 16.
Nxd2 Nd4 17. Qd1 b6 18. c3 Nf5 19. Qe2 $14 {Quezada-H.Hernandez, Union de
Reyes Cup Cuba 2000}) 12... Bd7 13. Nd2 Rfe8 14. Ne4 Qg6 15. Ba3 Bg4 16. Qd2
Rad8 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. Na4 {and the N is still far from an excellent square.} Be6
$11 {Waitzkin-A.Mikhalevsky, Budapest FS 10 1997}) 11... Bb6 12. Nd2 $14 {
Proehl-Herndl, AUT-chT 1999}) (10. Qe2 h6 11. Rb1 Bb6 12. h3 Be6 13. c4 Rfe8
14. Bb2 Qg6 15. Nd2 Rad8 16. Kh2 Bc8 {White has problems with the weakness of
>< d4.} 17. Nb3 Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Qd2 Qd6 20. Rfe1 c6 $15 {^^,
Motwani-Bryson, SCO-ch Edinburgh 1999.}) 10... Bb6 11. Nd2 Qg6 (11... Rd8 12.
Re1 Bf5 $13 {is a logical developing plan.}) 12. Nc4 f5 $6 {Black is pushing
too hard, his position is not so good to attack without finishing development.}
(12... Re8 13. Re1 Bg4 14. Qd2 Qh5 $13) (12... Bg4 13. Qd2 Rfe8 $13) 13. f4 (
13. Re1 $2 {allows the continuation of the -> after} f4 $1 14. Bxb6 axb6 15.
Bxc6 Qxc6 $1 16. Rxe5 (16. Nxe5 Qxc3 $17) 16... Bh3 $17 {with nasty threats on
the weakened long /^.}) 13... exf4 $2 {Now White's ^^ has no match anymore.} (
13... Bxe3+ 14. Nxe3 exf4 15. Rxf4 Qd6 $13) 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. Bxf4 {occupying
the vital diagonals the ^^ fires on the <<.} Qf7 (15... Rf7 16. Re1 Be6 17. c4
$14) 16. Re1 b5 $6 {Now material losses are inevitable.} (16... Be6 $2 17. Bxc7
$1) (16... Nd8 $142 17. c4 Ne6 18. Be5 $14) 17. Qb1 $1 $16 {/\ Qb3 attacking
>< c7} Ra5 (17... Kh8 18. Qxb5 Rxa2 19. Rxa2 Qxa2 20. Bxc7 (20. Qc5 $5) 20...
Qxc2 21. Qc5 $16) 18. Qb3 $1 Qxb3 19. cxb3 $18 {and the P will fall.} Bd7 20.
Bxc7 {Now it is only a matter of technique.} Ra6 21. d4 Kf7 22. d5 Ne7 23. d6
Nc6 24. Bf1 Ra3 25. Bxb5 Rfa8 26. Re2 Kf6 27. Ba4 b5 28. Bxb5 Nd4 29. cxd4 Bxb5
30. Re5 Rxb3 31. Rf1 $1 Bxf1 32. axb3 Ra1 33. Kf2 Rd1 34. d7 Rxd4 35. d8=Q+
Rxd8 36. Bxd8+ Kxe5 37. Kxf1 Kd4 38. b4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Steingrimsson, Hedinn"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "213"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Iceland"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:09] From Heddin's wide repertoire with White, this was the
move I had least expected. I initially planned to meet it with the Classical
Sicilian, following my analysis from my recent DVD, but over-the-board
inspiration dictated differently:} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:16] The second mini-surprise, as Heddin
mainly plays the Ruy Lopez.} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d6
$5 {[%emt 0:00:12] In order to avoid revealing my slight surprise, I played
this almost without thinking, but this was not just a bluff as I had used this
Philidor hybrid in the past.} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:15:58]} ({My opponent spent more
than a quarter of an hour on this move, probably having} 5. c4 {as the
alternate candidate. Psychologically, I was content, since my opening
experiment seemed to have functioned perfectly.}) 5... Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:54]} 6.
Be2 $5 {[%emt 0:01:47] An apparently innocent move, containing more poison
than it may appear at first sight.} ({My previous games went} 6. Bf4 g6 $1 7.
Be2 ({Black's last move proves useful after} 7. Nxc6 $6 bxc6 8. e5 $6 Nh5) 7...
Bg7 $1 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 {Both opponents fell into this trap, allowing Black
to start fighting for the initiative.} Nd5 10. Nxd5 dxe5 $1 11. Nb4 Qxd1+ 12.
Rxd1 exf4 13. Bf3 (13. Nxc6 O-O 14. O-O Bb7 15. Bf3 Rae8 $11 {Libiszewski,F 
(2520)-Marin,M (2549) Porto Mannu 2013 (½-½, 21)}) 13... O-O 14. O-O $6 (14.
Nxc6 $11) 14... Rb8 15. Nxc6 Rxb2 16. Nxa7 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Rxa2 $17 {Vishnu,P 
(2459)-Marin,M (2579) Benasque 2014 (1-0, 63)}) ({The main line is, of course,
} 6. Bb5 {, transposing to the old-fashioned Steinitz Ruy Lopez as in Banikas,
H (2609)-Marin,M (2589) Reykjavik 2015 (1/2-1/2, 40) played just a few days
later.}) 6... g6 $6 {[%emt 0:00:32] I played this after less than one minute,
with the confidence given by the previous games. If it worked against 6.Bf4
why would it be bad against the more modest 6.Be2?!} ({Preparing ...g7-g6 with
} 6... Bd7 {does not work:} 7. O-O g6 8. Bg5 Bg7 9. f4 $16) ({Had I known the
top level blitz game mentioned below, I would have played in the spirit of the
Philidor Defence with} 6... Be7 $142 {based on the fact that White has
deprived himself of the active 6.Bc4 or 6.Bf4 and 7.Qd2 lines, for instance:}
7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Re8 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 (10. Qxd4 Ng4 $1 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. f5
{This attempt of trapping the bishop does not bother Black.} Bf6 13. Qd3 Bxc3
14. bxc3 Bh5 {[%cal Gf7f6]} 15. f6 Bg6) 10... c6 11. Bf3 Nd7 (11... b5 $6 12.
e5 {[%cal Gc3b5]}) 12. a4 (12. Qd2 b5 {looks entirely OK for Black}) 12... a5
13. Qe1 Bh4 14. Qd2 b6 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Be3 Be7 17. Rfe1 Nc5 {with some space
advantage for White but a very solid black position.}) 7. Bg5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:
13]} ({A lot more active and better than} 7. Bf4 {, which would transpose
above.}) 7... Bg7 {[%emt 0:06:58] I am not sure why I spent 7 minutes on this
move.} ({It took no time to see that} 7... h6 $2 {loses to} 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9.
Ndb5 Qd8 10. Nd5 $18) ({And I did not discover the hidden tactical resource
after} 7... Bd7 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Ndb5 Rc8 (9... O-O-O 10. Nxc7 $16) 10. Nd5 Qd8
{. I remember I had this position in mind with the evaluation "safe and
promising" which is not true due to} 11. Nxa7 $1 $16 Nxa7 $2 12. Qd4 $18 {
[%csl Gh8][%cal Gd5f6]}) 8. Qd2 {[%emt 0:06:53]} ({During my 7 minutes and my
opponent's similar amount of time spent before his last move I was considering
} 8. Nd5 {I was not too worried about these lines which I checked quickly,
since I knew I had a safe alternative in} a6 ({I thought} 8... O-O 9. Nb5 Be6 {
to be interesting and it surely is:} 10. Nbxc7 (10. Ndxc7 a6 (10... Rc8 11.
Nxe6 fxe6 12. Qxd6 $16) 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Nxd6 Qc7 ({This is stronger than my
initially planned} 12... Qb6) 13. f4 Rad8 14. e5 Qa5+ 15. c3 (15. Qd2 $143
Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Ne4+) 15... Nxe5 16. fxe5 Qxe5 17. Qc1 Qxd6 18. O-O Ne4 19. Bxd8
Qc5+ 20. Kh1 Rxf1+ 21. Qxf1 Nf2+ $11) 10... Rc8 11. Nxe6 (11. Nb5 Bxd5 12. exd5
Ne7 13. O-O Ne4 14. Bc1 a6 15. Na3 Re8 $44) 11... fxe6 {I think I stopped
around this moment, but now I am not so sure about Black's compensation, even
though the engines more or less agree with my initial thoughts:} 12. Nxf6+ (12.
Nc3 $143 Qb6) 12... Bxf6 13. Bxf6 (13. Bc1 Bxb2 14. Bxb2 Qb6 15. O-O Qxb2 {
transpose}) 13... Qxf6 14. O-O Qxb2 15. Qxd6 Nd4 16. Bd3 Rc6 17. Qe7 Rf7 18.
Qd8+ Rf8 19. Rab1 Qc3 20. Qg5 Rc7 21. e5 Rcf7 $44) 9. Qd2 (9. O-O O-O 10. c3
Re8) 9... Bd7 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nxd5 $1 12. Qxd5 (12. Bxd8 Bxd4 $17)
12... Qc8 $11) ({But I did not know that with my 6th move I had actually
repeated the opening blunder of a great player.} 8. Nxc6 $142 bxc6 9. e5 $1 {
is simply killing:} dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. O-O-O+ Ke7 (11... Ke8 12. Bf3 Bb7
13. Rhe1 Nd5 (13... Nd7 $143 14. Nb5) 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 f6
17. Be3 Bf8 18. f4 $16) 12. Bf3 Bb7 (12... h6 13. Bxc6 Rb8 14. Nd5+ Kd6 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ba4 Ke6 17. Nxc7+ Kf5 18. Nb5 Rd8 19. Nd6+ Ke6 20. Ne4 $16) (
12... Be6 13. Bxc6 Rad8 14. Be3 $16) (12... Bd7 13. Rhe1 $18) 13. Rhe1 {
White's perfect development ensures him a big advantage despite the 
(temporarily) missing pawn.} Ke6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Bg4+ Ke7 16. Rd7+ Kf8 17.
Rxc7 $16 {Grischuk,A (2783)-Ivanchuk,V (2731) Beijing (blitz) 2013 (1-0, 32)})
8... O-O {[%emt 0:07:19]} ({I briefly considered} 8... Bd7 {which is entirely
satisfactory, for instance:} 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. f3 O-O 11. O-O-O Qe8 $132 {
/\ Qe5, but I wanted to create the threat of ...Nxd4 followed by a discovered
attack as soon as possible.}) 9. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:07:17] After having developed
the queen, White's similar operation as in the comment above is less effective
because Qxd8 will imply the loss of a tempo.} ({True,} 9. O-O-O {offers Black
good counterplay:} Nxd4 10. Qxd4 h6 11. Bh4 (11. Be3 Ng4 $15) (11. Bd2 $2 Ng4 {
[%csl Gf2]}) 11... Re8 {[%cal Gf6e4]} 12. Qd3 (12. e5 g5 13. Bg3 Nd7 {[%csl
Ge5]}) 12... c6 13. f4 (13. f3 d5 14. exd5 Bf5 15. Qd2 Qa5 $132 16. dxc6 $6
bxc6 $40) 13... Qb6 14. Bf3 (14. Qxd6 Nxe4 $19) 14... Ng4 $132) 9... bxc6 {
[%emt 0:00:28]} 10. e5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 11. Qxd8 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 12. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:03] This was my
opponent's idea: the f6-knight is pinned and ...Ke7 is not possible anymore.}
Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:42] But this forced exchange sacrifice offers Black excellent
compensation due to his strong centre.} 13. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} cxd6 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 14. c4 {[%emt 0:02:34] Understandably, White takes measures
against Black's expansion.} (14. O-O d5 15. f3 (15. c4 d4) 15... Be6 16. c3 Nd7
$13) 14... Be6 {[%emt 0:11:15] I spent 11 minutes on this natural move. The
fact is that Black's general plan consists of many small elements, such as ...
a7-a5, ...Rb8, ...d6-d5, the game move, etc. The optimal sequence is starting
with the less committal moves and I decided that I would have to play ...Be6
anyway at some point.} 15. O-O {[%emt 0:02:35]} ({The attempt to speed up
setting pressure on the d-file with} 15. O-O-O {fails because Black's centre
is very strong anyway. Moreover, the white king could get in danger.} d5 (15...
Ne4 $5 16. Bh4 d5 17. f3 Nd6 $132) 16. cxd5 (16. f3 h6 17. Be3 d4 {leaves
White without counterplay.}) 16... cxd5 17. f3 d4 18. Kb1 Nd5 19. Bc4 Nc3+ 20.
bxc3 Bxc4 21. cxd4 exd4 $44 {[%csl Rb1,Gd4]}) 15... Rb8 {[%emt 0:06:02]} 16. b3
{[%emt 0:01:44]} Ne4 $132 {[%emt 0:04:18] This was the first moment when I
felt that Black could get more than just compensation for the exchange. My
opponent must have had the same idea since he invested more than 20 minutes on
his natural answer.} 17. Be3 {[%emt 0:21:55]} (17. Be7 Rb7 18. Bd8 (18. Bf3
Rxe7 19. Bxe4 d5 20. Bc2 e4 $15) 18... Nc3 19. Rfe1 e4 20. Bd1 d5 $132) 17...
Nc3 {[%emt 0:06:09]} 18. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:01:07]} a5 $5 {[%emt 0:07:37] Once
again I considered this the least committal move.} (18... e4 19. Bf1 a5 20. Bf4
Rd8 21. Bd2 $11) (18... d5 19. Bxa7 Ra8 20. Bb6 e4 21. Bf1 Nxa2 22. cxd5 cxd5
23. b4 $44) 19. f3 $5 {[%emt 0:05:23] Trying to slow down my central pawns.} (
19. Rac1 Nxa2 20. Ra1 Nc3 21. Bf1 (21. Rxa5 Nxe2+ 22. Rxe2 Bxc4) 21... d5 22.
Rxa5 h5 $132 {/ =+}) (19. Bf1 d5) 19... d5 {[%emt 0:02:14]} ({I rejected} 19...
a4 {because of} 20. bxa4 {spoiling White's structure but finally opening a
file for his rooks.} (20. Bd2 Nxe2+ 21. Rxe2 e4 $15) (20. Bf1 $5 d5 21. cxd5
cxd5 22. bxa4 Nxa4 23. Rab1 Ra8 $44) 20... Nxe2+ 21. Rxe2 Bxc4 22. Rc2 $1 ({
Actually, White does not achieve much by straightforwardly playing for the
b-file:} 22. Ree1 Ra8 23. Rab1 Bf8 $1 $15 {[%csl Gc5,Gd6]} (23... h5 24. Rb4 d5
25. Bc5 Bxa2 26. Bd6 e4 27. Rc1 $11) 24. Rb6 c5 {[%csl Gd6]}) 22... d5 23. Rac1
Rb4 24. a5 Ra4 25. Rb1 h5 $13) 20. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:28]}
21. Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:20] Heddin played this almost instantly, partly justified
by his approaching time trouble. The move is mainly designed to divert my rook
from the b-file or else to invade thorugh c8 after thorough preparation..} (21.
Bf1 f5 22. Rac1 (22. Bd4 e4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 $15) (22. Bf4 exf4 23. Rxe6 Ne2+ 24.
Bxe2 Bxa1 25. Bd3 Rc8 $15) 22... e4 (22... Nxa2 23. Rc6 Bf7 24. Ra1 $13) 23.
fxe4 fxe4 24. Rc2 (24. Bd2 Nxa2 25. Rc6 Bf7) 24... d4 25. Bd2 Rb4 $1 $15 {
[%csl Ge4] This is when the rook's presence on the b-file is useful.}) 21...
Ra8 {[%emt 0:05:47] This was dictated by psychological reasons. I wanted to
make my opponent admit he has nothing aganinst a draw by repetition and then
look for a way of advancing my pawns.} (21... f5 22. Rac1 e4 23. fxe4 fxe4 24.
Rc2 d4 25. Bd2 Rb4 26. Bxc3 dxc3 27. Rd1 (27. Re3 a4 $15) 27... a4 28. Bc8 $5 {
Revealing one of the hidden ideas of 21.Ba6.} Bxc8 29. Rd8+ Kf7 30. Rxc8 axb3
31. axb3 Bd4+ (31... Rxb3 32. Rc7+ Kg8 33. Rc8+ $11) 32. Kf1 Rxb3 33. Rc4 $11)
22. Bf1 {[%emt 0:10:04] Heddin spent 10 minutes on this retreat.} ({I cannot
know whether he thought he could play for more than a draw or feared some
ghosts after} 22. Bb7 {I planned} Rb8 23. Ba6 {after which I might have played}
f5 {transposing above to 21...f5.}) 22... e4 {[%emt 0:03:21] I had a wide
choice of pawn moves.} ({The rook's absence from the b-file can be felt after} 
22... f5 23. Bd2 e4 24. fxe4 fxe4 25. a3 $1 {here it is!!} Rb8 26. b4 $132) (
22... a4 $5 {would have posed more practical problems than the game
continuation, but the position would have been rather double edged.} 23. bxa4 (
23. Bd2 e4) 23... Rxa4 24. Bd3 (24. Bd2 e4 $15) 24... e4 25. fxe4 dxe4 26. Bc2
Rb4 27. a4 {The a-pawn looks dangerous but so is Black's initiative.} Rb2 28.
Bd1 Nd5 29. Bc1 (29. Bc5 $143 Nf4 $17) 29... Bd4+ 30. Kh1 Rf2 31. Ra3 (31. Rb1
Kg7 32. a5 Bc3) 31... Nf4 (31... Kg7 32. h3 Nc3 33. a5) 32. Bxf4 Rxf4 33. Be2
$1 ({No time for advancing the pawn yet:} 33. a5 Bf2 $17 34. Re2 Bc5 $19) 33...
Rf2 34. Bb5 (34. Bf1 e3) 34... e3 35. Rd3 Ba7 36. h3 Kg7 37. Rdxe3 $5 $11) 23.
fxe4 {[%emt 0:06:20]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:35][%cal Ga5a4] I felt quite happy with
my position in view of the threatened ...a5-a4. I also considered my
opponent's move impossible.} 24. Bc4 $1 {[%emt 0:04:02] The turning point in
the game. This move does not yield more than approximate equality, but it
certainly caused me to play less confidently. White anticipates the threat of .
..a5-a4 by just one move.} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:06:25]} 25. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc8
$6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} ({I had initially thought 24.Bc4 impossible because of} 
25... Ne2+ {but then realised that my knight would be almost trapped:} 26. Kf2
Bxa1 27. Rxa1 Nc3 28. Bd4 Na4 29. Rb1 (29. c5 Rc8 30. Rc1 Nb6 $1) (29. Rc1 Rc8)
29... f5 30. Ke3 Rc8 31. c5 f4+ (31... Nxc5 32. Rc1) 32. Kxf4 Nxc5 33. Ke3 {
For a practical game the position is very annoying for Black, despite his
extra pawn. All White's pieces are very active, but the engines find ways to
equality:} Ne6 34. Be5 Rc5 35. Rb8+ Kf7 36. Rb7+ Kg8 37. Bf6 Rf5 38. Bb2 Rd5
39. Ra7 Rd3+ 40. Kxe4 Rd2 $11) ({The best reaction to the surprise on the 24th
move was} 25... f5 $1 26. a4 (26. Kf1 f4) (26. c5 Ne2+ 27. Kf2 Bxa1 28. Rxa1
Nc3 29. Bd4 Nd5 30. Rb1 Nb4 $15) 26... Rb8 27. Kf1 f4 28. Bd2 e3 29. Bxc3 Bxc3
30. Reb1 (30. Rab1 e2+) 30... e2+ $1 31. Kxe2 Re8+ 32. Kf2 Bxa1 33. Rxa1 Kf7
$11) 26. Kf1 $1 {[%emt 0:03:58] Suddenly, Black's position is hanging slightly.
} a4 {[%emt 0:08:33]} (26... f5 27. Rec1 $14) (26... Rxc4 27. Rac1 {[%csl Gc4]}
) 27. Bd2 $138 {[%emt 0:03:28]} (27. a3 $1 $14 f5 (27... Rxc4 28. Rac1) 28.
Rac1 f4 29. Bd2 Na2 30. Rc2 e3 31. Bxe3 fxe3 32. Rxa2 Rf8+ 33. Kg1 Bc3 34. Ree2
Bd4 35. Rac2 Bc5 {may be defensible for Black, but no fun at all.}) 27... a3 {
[%emt 0:05:54]} 28. Rec1 {[%emt 0:00:25] By now we were both experiencing time
problems.} Rxc4 $2 {[%emt 0:01:16]} (28... Na4 $11) 29. g3 $6 {[%emt 0:02:35]}
(29. Rc2 $1 e3 30. Bxc3 $16 Bxc3 31. Ke2 $18) 29... Rc5 {[%emt 0:04:20]} 30.
Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:24]} h5 $2 {[%emt 0:04:15] This does not bring in anything new
dynamically.} (30... f5 $2 31. Rc2 $16) ({Black should have anticipated the
plan Rc2 followed by R1c1 with} 30... Bd4 $142 $1 31. Rc2 e3 $1 32. Bc1 (32.
Bxc3 Rxc3 33. Re2 $11 (33. Rac1 $2 e2 $19)) 32... Rf5 (32... Re5 33. Bxa3) 33.
g4 (33. Bxa3 e2 34. Re1 Rf2+ 35. Kh3 h5 36. Bb2 Ne4 $1 {[%cal Ge4g5]} 37. Bc1
$8 {[%csl Gg5]} (37. Rcxe2 Ng5+ 38. Kh4 Nf3+ 39. Kh3 Rxe2 40. Rxe2 Ng1+ $19)
37... Nc3 $11) 33... Re5 ({or} 33... Rf4 34. Bxe3 Bxe3 35. Rxc3 Bd4 36. Rf1
Rxg4+ 37. Rg3 Rxg3+ 38. hxg3 h5 $11) 34. Bxa3 Re4 35. h3 e2 36. Re1 Rf4 37.
Rexe2 $11) 31. Bxc3 $2 $11 {[%emt 0:01:03]} (31. Rc2 $1 $16 e3 (31... Na4 32.
Rxc5 Nxc5 33. Rc1 $16) 32. Bxe3 Rb5 (32... Nd5 33. Bxc5 Bxa1 34. Rd2) 33. Rac1
Nd5 34. Bc5 $16) 31... Rxc3 {[%emt 0:03:28]} 32. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxc3 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 33. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be5 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 34. Rc4 {[%emt 0:
00:33]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 35. Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 36.
Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:02] Even though my king was cut of, I thought the position
should be drawn. I mainly relied on the ending with the a-pawns, which arose
later in the game.} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 37. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (37. Kh3 Kg8
38. Kh4 {leads nowhere due to} Bf6+) 37... Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 38. Ke2 {
[%emt 0:00:26]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 39. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bc1+ {[%emt 0:00:
33]} 40. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Kc4 {[%emt 0:02:10]} (
41. Kd5 e3 42. Ra6 Kf7 43. Re6 {White's pieces are stuck and all Black needs
to do is to defend the e-pawn.} Bc1 $11 (43... Bd4 $11)) 41... Ke8 {[%emt 0:05:
51]} 42. Kb3 {[%emt 0:09:29]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 43. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke8
{[%emt 0:01:10]} 44. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 45. Ke3 {
[%emt 0:00:47]} Bc1+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} 46. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:
19]} 47. h3 {[%emt 0:03:47] Finally switching to the main plan.} Ke8 {[%emt 0:
04:49]} 48. g4 {[%emt 0:02:38]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 49. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 50. gxf5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 51. Ra5 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 52. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 53. Ra5 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Bc1 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 54. Kd1 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Bb2
{[%emt 0:00:06]} 55. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:04:14]} 56. Ke3 {
[%emt 0:01:12]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 57. Kxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05] I knew a bit
about the theory of this ending, but forgot the details long ago. I remembered
two main things and this was enough to hold the draw. Black should not allow
his king to be cut off further away than on the g-file and besides it was
dangerous to stay with the king on the queenside or on the back rank, as this
would allow White to combining a mating attack with the pressure on a3.} Kd6 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} (57... Kb7 58. Rc5 Kb6 59. Kd5 Bh8 60. Rc8 Bb2) 58. Kd3 {
[%emt 0:00:54]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 59. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:
31]} 60. Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Ba1 {[%emt 0:03:04]} 61. Rd5+ {[%emt 0:00:33]}
Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 62. Rd3 {[%emt 0:02:22]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 63. Kc5 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 64. Rd6+ {[%emt 0:01:21]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:02:
45]} ({Here is an example for how things could go wrong for Black:} 64... Ke7
65. Kd5 Bb2 66. Ra6 Kf7 67. Re6 {We have now transposed to a classic game with
the only difference that in that case it was move 68 already.} Kg7 $2 {The
decisive mistake, allowing White to cross the e-file with his king thus
strengthening the attack. Any reasonable bishop move along the long diagonal
would have drawn.} 68. Ke4 Kf7 69. Kf5 $22 Kf8 ({If} 69... Bc3 {the hanging
bishop allows White to gain a tempo:} 70. Rc6 Bb2 71. Rc7+ {forcing the king
on to the back rank.}) (69... Kg7 70. Re7+ Kh6 71. Rd7 Bc3 {Same issue.} 72.
Rd3 Bb2 73. Rg3 {and the king is cut off on the h-file.}) 70. Kg6 Bc3 71. Ra6
Bb2 72. Ra7 Ke8 73. Kf5 Kf8 ({My over the board intuition that heading for the
queenside is bad was correct:} 73... Kd8 74. Ke6 Kc8 75. Kd6 Kb8 76. Rf7 Kc8
77. Rd7 Kb8 78. Kc6 Bf6 79. Rb7+ {The hanging bishop leads to mate after ...
Kc8 so the king has to get to the corner.} Ka8 80. Kb6 Bd4+ 81. Ka6 Bb2 82. Rb3
Bc1 {and finally} 83. Rc3 $18) 74. Ke6 Kg8 75. Rf7 Bc3 76. Rf3 Bb2 77. Ke7 {
The king will finally have to go to the h-file. The next phase of the game was
marked by some waiting manoeuvres. I am not sure at which moments the game was
adjourned (there must have been at least two of them) but it is understandable
that Timman wanted to get time for checking the best winning method in the
books or on his own.} Kh7 78. Rg3 Kh6 79. Kd6 Kh5 80. Kc5 Kh4 81. Rg8 Be5 82.
Kd5 ({During the game I thought the simplest way would be} 82. Kc4 Kh5 83. Kb3
{The bishop cannot go to b2 because of Rg2 followed by Rxb2 when the black
king would not be in time to get into the a-pawn's square. But after} Bd6 {
The bishop loses stability becoming vulnerable to White's attack.} 84. Rd8 Be7
85. Ra8 Kg4 86. Kc4 Kf5 87. Kd5 Bb4 88. Ra7 Kf6 89. Ra4 Be7 90. Re4) 82... Bb2
83. Kc4 Bf6 84. Rg6 Bg5 85. Kd3 Bc1 86. Ke4 Bb2 87. Kf5 Kh5 88. Rd6 Kh4 89. Rd3
Bc1 90. Rc3 Bb2 91. Re3 Bc1 92. Re1 Bd2 {Velimirovic must have seen his end
approaching as he abandons the main defensive scheme.} ({The thematic line is} 
92... Bb2 93. Rg1 Bc3 94. Rg4+ Kh3 95. Kf4 Be5+ 96. Kf3 Bb2 97. Re4 Bc3 98. Kf2
Bb2 99. Ra4 Bc1 100. Ke2 $1 {For once the bishop is vulnerable to the king's
attack, yielding White a decisive tempo!} Kg3 101. Kd1 Bb2 102. Kc2 Kf3 103.
Kb3 Ke3 104. Rxa3 $18) 93. Rh1+ Kg3 94. Rd1 Bb4 95. Rd3+ Kf2 96. Ke4 Ke2 97.
Kd4 Bc5+ 98. Kc4 Be7 99. Rh3 Bd6 100. Kb3 Bf8 101. Rh8 {Suddenly the bishop
does not have good squares along a relatively long diagonal.} Bd6 (101... Bc5
102. Rd8 Ke3 103. Kc4 Bb6 104. Rd3+ Ke2 105. Rxa3) 102. Ra8 {1-0 (103) Timman,
J (2625)-Velimirovic,D (2515) Rio de Janeiro 1979} Kd3 (102... Bc5 103. Rxa3)
103. Rd8 $18) 65. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 66. Re1+ {[%emt 0:
00:03]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 67. Kd5 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 68.
Re3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:03:44]} ({I was still hoping to avoid being
pushed on to the g-file so I avoided} 68... Bc1 69. Re6+ Kf5 70. Re1 Bb2 71.
Rf1+) 69. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:35] But now I understood I had to rely on what I
knew: the g-file is not dangerous.} Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 70. Rf3+ {[%emt 0:00:
01]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 71. Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 72. Rf5
{[%emt 0:00:05]} Ba1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 73. Rf1 {[%emt 0:03:14]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:
14]} 74. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:01:10] Avoiding the opposition of
the kings.} 75. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 76. Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:
17]} Ba1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 77. Rf2 {[%emt 0:04:46]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 78. Kd5
{[%emt 0:00:26]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 79. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:
36]} 80. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 81. Rf5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]}
Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 82. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ba1 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 83. Kg4 {
[%emt 0:00:25]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 84. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:
35]} 85. Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 86. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc3
{[%emt 0:00:25]} 87. Rf8 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Ba1 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 88. Kf4 {
[%emt 0:00:15]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 89. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:
19]} 90. Rf5+ {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 91. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:11]}
Ba1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 92. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:28] Around this moment I started
suspecting I could somehow claim a draw by repetition but thought it made no
sense to lose focus since I had only 15 moves left to achieve the draw.} Bb2 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 93. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 94. Kg3 {[%emt 0:
01:47]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 95. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 96.
Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 97. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kg5 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} 98. Rf1 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 99. Ke4 {[%emt 0:
00:13]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 100. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (
100... Kg6 101. Kc2 Kg5 102. Kb1 Kg4 103. Rf2 Be5) 101. Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:11]}
Kg5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 102. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 103. Kb1 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} ({Actually it was not really necessary to
defend f2 since after} 103... Kg5 104. Rf2 {I could play, say,} Bd4) 104. Rf8 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 105. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} (105. Rb8 Kf3
106. Rxb2 axb2 107. a4 Ke4 $11) 105... Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 106. Kd3 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 107. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:39] And I finally claimed a
draw by the 50-move rule.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 41st"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2013.07.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2013.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. h3 Rb8 11. Qf3 c6 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. b3 Rb4 ({In a
certain way, this wins a tempo over} 13... Qc7 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 {Andreikin,D 
(2713)-Morozevich,A (2760)/Moscow 2013/CBM 154 Extra (1-0, 32)}) 14. Bxd6 Qxd6
15. Rfe1 Be6 $146 {A logical developing move and a new one! All the moves
tried before look like some sort of wasting time.} (15... Rb7 16. Na4 Re7 17.
Qg3 Qxg3 18. fxg3 Rfe8 19. Rxe7 Rxe7 20. g4 h6 21. Kf2 Kf8 22. Rd1 Re5 23. c4
$14 {Andreikin,D (2713)-Safarli,E (2660)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2013/CBM 154 Extra 
(1-0, 39)}) (15... h6 16. Na4 {Thesing,M (2399)-Wagner,D (2456)/Muelheim GER
2012/TWIC 937 (1-0, 40)}) (15... g6 16. Ne2 Nh5 17. c4 Be6 18. Rad1 {Bagi,M 
(2334)-Balog,I (2554)/Budapest 2013 (1-0, 68)}) 16. Ne2 Re8 17. c3 Rb6 18. Ng3
Rbb8 19. Re2 Bd7 20. Rae1 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 g6 22. Nf1 a5 23. Qg3 Qxg3 24. Nxg3 a4
$36 25. bxa4 (25. b4 a3 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 25... Ra8 26. Bc2 c5 27. Nf1 Bxa4 28.
Bxa4 Rxa4 29. Ne3 h5 30. f3 Ra3 31. Nd1 h4 32. Kf2 Kf8 33. Rb2 Nh5 34. Rd2 Nf4
35. Ne3 Rxc3 36. Nxd5 Nxd5 37. Rxd5 Rc2+ 38. Ke3 Rxa2 39. Rxc5 Rxg2 40. Rc4 g5
41. Rg4 Rg3 42. Kf2 Rxg4 43. fxg4 Ke7 44. Ke3 Kd6 45. Ke4 f6 46. Kf5 Ke7 47.
Ke4 Ke6 48. Kd4 f5 49. gxf5+ Kxf5 50. Ke3 g4 51. hxg4+ Kxg4 52. Kf2 h3 53. Kg1
Kg3 54. Kh1 h2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. h3 $5 {A relatively new trend in the Four Knight
Scotch.} ({The traditional move is} 10. Bg5 {. The apparenly modest game move
is not without venom. Since one of White's ideas is a blockade on c5, Bc1-g5
is not always necessary. The bishop may go to f4, in order to provoke an
exchange for the d6-bishop. Taking the g4-square under control is important in
order to prepare Qf3 followed by Rad1 with some piece pressure against the
hanging pawns.}) 10... c6 {Some sort of half-waiting move, consolidating d5
and preparing the queen's activation to b6 or a5.} (10... Re8 11. Qf3 c6 {
bears similar ideas.} 12. Bf4 Be6 (12... Bd7 {1/2 Kramnik,V (2801)-Aronian,L 
(2825)/Moscow 2012/CBM 149/[Postny,E] (40)}) 13. Ne2 Bd6 {In his comments to
the Kramnik-Aronian game, Postny fails to see any shadow of a problem for
Black. In practice, though, Black has not been doing well afterwards.} 14. Rfe1
Qb8 (14... c5 15. Rad1 Qb6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Nf4 Rab8 18. b3 $14 Qb6 19. Re5
Qd6 20. Rg5 $5 Rbd8 $2 21. Qg3 Qf8 22. Nh5 Nxh5 23. Bxh7+ $1 $18 {Muzychuk,M 
(2466)-Zhao Xue (2549)/Istanbul 2012/CBM 150 Extra (1-0, 31)}) 15. b3 Bd7 16.
Bxd6 Qxd6 17. c4 d4 18. Qf4 Qxf4 19. Nxf4 c5 20. Bf1 Bc6 21. Nd3 Nd7 22. g4 {
White has achieved a nice blockade, but his advantage, if any, is
microscopical.} f5 $6 (22... a5 $1) 23. gxf5 Kf7 24. b4 cxb4 25. Nxb4 Ba4 26.
Bg2 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Re8 $2 28. Rxe8 Kxe8 29. Bc6 Bxc6 30. Nxc6 d3 31. Kf1 $16 {
Rublevsky,S (2693)-Najer,E (2664)/Eilat 2012/CBM 151}) ({Since Nc3-e2-f4(d4)
is a permanent threat,} 10... Be6 {exposes the bishop a bit too early.} 11. Qf3
(11. Ne2 Bd6 12. Nd4 c5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. c4 Qc7 15. Bg5 Be5 16. Qe2 h6 17. Bh4
Kh8 18. Rae1 $14 {Nisipeanu,L (2668)-Caruana,F (2786)/Bucharest 2012 (1/2, 32)}
) 11... Be7 12. Ne2 (12. Bf4 c5 13. Bh2 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rad1 Qb6 16. b3
Qa5 17. Rfe1 c4 $132 {Sengupta,D (2539)-Venkatesh,M (2511)/Kolkata 2012 (1/2,
88)}) 12... Nd7 (12... c5 13. c3 Rb8 14. b3 Rb6 15. Ng3 g6 16. Bg5 {1/2
Filippov,A (2617)-Sokolov,I (2699)/Sibenik 2012}) 13. Nf4 Bd6 14. Re1 Nc5 15.
Nh5 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Qh4 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Nxf4 Qf6 19. Rac1 $14 {Kravtsiv,M (2589)
-Harutyunian,T (2358)/Yerevan 2013 (1-0, 40)}) 11. Qf3 ({A prehistoric game
went} 11. Ne2 {, but this is pointless in the absence of a bishop on e6.} Re8
12. c3 Bd6 13. Nd4 Bc7 14. Bg5 Qd6 $17 {Tinsley,S-Lasker,E/Leipzig 1894/EXT 99
(1/2, 42)}) 11... Bd6 12. Re1 {White stays flexible, too. Although Bf4 is the
main idea, it is useful to keep Bg5 in reserve.} (12. Bf4 Rb8 (12... Be6 13.
Ne2 c5 14. c3 Rb8 15. b3 Re8 16. Rad1 Rb6 17. Rfe1 Bc8 18. Ng3 {Mueller,K 
(2529)-Gonda,L (2528)/Germany 2012/CBM 151 (1-0, 42)}) 13. b3 Rb7 14. Ne2 Re8
15. Rad1 Bxf4 16. Qxf4 c5 17. Ng3 Rbe7 18. c3 Qb6 19. Qd2 Ba6 $11 {Chadaev,N 
(2580)-Adams,M (2723)/Konya 2012/CBM 149 Extra (1/2, 39)}) 12... h6 13. Bf4 {
Now there is no reason to delay this thematic move.} Bxf4 (13... Rb8 14. b3 (
14. Na4 Be6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. b3 c5 $11 {Le Roux,J (2517)-Bacrot,E
(2710)/Caen 2011/CBM 144 (1/2, 34)}) 14... Rb4 15. Bd2 $2 (15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16.
Qe3 {[%cal Gc3a4]} c5 17. Qe7 $36) 15... Rh4 $36 {Rogulj,B (2415)-Ljubicic,L/
Zagreb 1993/EXT 2002 (0-1, 24)}) 14. Qxf4 Be6 {Now that the f4-square has been
occupied, this move looks safe enough.} ({Black went down incredibly quickly
for a correspondnce game after} 14... Nh5 $6 {(Just pointless)} 15. Qe5 Qh4 16.
Re3 Bd7 17. Rae1 Rfe8 $2 18. Qxe8+ $1 {1-0 Martyniak,J-Ciesla,S/POL-ch3 corr
1961/Corr Nr. 1}) 15. Ne2 $146 {Very concrete. White threatens Nd4.} (15. Rad1
{looks too neutral.} Qb8 16. Qxb8 Raxb8 17. b3 c5 18. Be2 Rfd8 19. Bf3 d4 {
Maybe a bit premature.} (19... g5 $5 20. Rd2 Kg7 21. Red1 d4 22. Na4 Rdc8 {
[%cal Gh6h5,Gg5g4]} 23. c3 dxc3 24. Nxc3 c4 $11) 20. Na4 c4 (20... Rdc8 21. Re5
Nd7) 21. Nc5 Bf5 22. bxc4 Bxc2 23. Rd2 d3 24. Nxd3 Bxd3 25. Red1 Rb4 26. Rxd3
Rxd3 27. Rxd3 Rxc4 28. Ra3 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Rc7 30. Ra5 $14 {Boim,I-Turner,M/
Oakham 1994/EXT 2000 (1/2, 35)}) (15. Na4 {is a bit too straightforwardly
playing for the c5-square.} Qa5 16. b3 c5 17. Re5 Qc7 (17... c4 $5 18. Bxc4 $2
Qb4 19. a3 Qb8 {The queen needs to pin the rook from a defended square, which
explains the apparent loss of a tempo.} 20. Bd3 Nd7 21. Rf5 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 Nf6)
18. c4 (18. Rae1) 18... Nd7 19. Rf5 {Mayer,J (2222)-Silberschlag,J (2262)/
Saarlouis 2001/EXT 2006 (1/2, 66)} Qxf4 (19... Qb8 $5) 20. Rxf4 g5 21. Rf3 Ne5
22. Re3 Nxd3 23. Rxd3 dxc4 24. bxc4 Rfc8 $15) (15. b3 {Looks like a nice
flexible move.} Qb8 16. Qxb8 Raxb8 17. Na4 Rfe8 18. Nc5 $14 Nd7 {Zigo,V (2270)
-Svihel,K (2155)/Czechia 2005/EXT 2007 (1/2, 30)} 19. Rxe6 $1 Nxc5 20. Rxc6
Nxd3 21. cxd3 Re2 22. Rc7 a6 23. Rc6 Ra8 24. Rd6 $14) 15... Qb8 {With this and
his next moves, Anand allows the strategically unpleasant exchange on e6 for
no obvious reason.} (15... c5 16. c4 Qb6 17. b3 Rad8 18. cxd5 Bxd5 $11 {
Black's activity compensates for the minimal structural deffect. Either ...
a5-a4 or ...c5-c4 may slve the problem completely in the near future.}) 16. b3
Qxf4 17. Nxf4 Rfe8 (17... Bd7 18. c4 a5 {looks safe enough to me. The
f4-knight is permanently exposed to ...g7-g5 and Black's queenside counterplay
should level the chances.}) 18. Nxe6 fxe6 {It also looks a bit strange to keep
the passive rook.} (18... Rxe6 19. c4 a5 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Rc1
Ra7 {[%cal Gg7g5]}) 19. Bg6 Re7 20. c4 Nd7 21. Rac1 Nf8 22. Bd3 {Black's
position is quite unpleasant. He has all sort of weaknesses and there is a
danger that White creates an outside passed pawn on the queenside.} Kf7 {
The king will not find a good square until the end of the game.} ({To me, it
makes more sense to develop it to a dark square, the best one being g7:} 22...
g5 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. b4 Kg7) 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. b4 Nd7 25. Rc6 Nf6 26. a4 e5 27.
f3 $1 {Restricting the enemy centre.} Rd8 28. Kf2 e4 29. fxe4 (29. Bb1 $5)
29... dxe4 30. Bc4+ Kg6 ({Maybe it would have been a better idea to keep the
king close to the main theatre of operations with} 30... Ke8) 31. Ke3 Kh7 {
The difference of king activity adds to the other strategic plusses. Black's
position is very difficult already.} 32. Rc5 Red7 33. a5 Rd2 34. Re2 Rd1 35. a6
Nd7 36. Rc7 Ne5 37. Be6 Kg6 38. Rxa7 R1d6 39. Ba2 Nc6 40. Rb7 Rd3+ 41. Kf2 Nd4
42. Bf7+ Kf5 43. Re1 Rd2+ 44. Kg1 Kf4 45. Bc4 g6 46. a7 Kg3 47. Bf1 Nf3+ 48.
gxf3 exf3 49. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Metz op 31th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2013.04.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Riff, Jean Noel"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.04.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. h3 (10. Bg5 {La grande ligne} c6 11. Qf3 Rb8 (11...
Be7) 12. h3 (12. Ne2) 12... h6 13. Bxf6 (13. Bh4) 13... Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15.
Ne2 Bd6 16. b3 Re8 17. Rad1 c5 18. Ng3 Bxg3 {Ivanisevic,I (2632)-Grigoryan,A 
(2577) Jakarta op 2013 (4) 1-0} (18... Be6 19. Nh5 Be5 20. f4 {[%cal Gf1f3]
Ivanisevic inf 119})) 10... Re8 11. Qf3 c6 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. Ne2 Qb8
{[%cal Gb8b2,Gb8d6]} 15. b3 Bd7 16. Qg3 Nh5 17. Bxd6 Nxg3 18. Bxb8 Nxe2+ 19.
Bxe2 (19. Rxe2 Rxe2 20. Bxe2 Rxb8 21. Rd1 Be6 22. Rd4 Kf8 $11 {Andreikin,D 
(2713)-Karjakin,S (2782) Moscow Tal Memorial 8th Blitz 2013 (2) 1/2}) 19...
Raxb8 {L'israelien avait joué la même variante quelques mois plus tôt au
Championnat national} 20. Bd3 $146 (20. c4 Be6 {Smirin,I (2652)-Greenfeld,A 
(2540) ISR-chT 13 Israel 2012 (11.4) 1/2}) 20... Kf8 21. Rxe8+ {Les Blancs ont
une finale légèrement favorable mais difficile à valoriser mais il faut
échanger les R} (21. Kf1 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8) 21... Rxe8 22. Kf1 g6 (22... h6 {
Plus souple pour éviter d'avoir un mauvais B en cas d'échange des R}) 23. Re1
$1 {[%csl Rd7]} Be6 $8 (23... Rxe1+ $2 24. Kxe1 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rd7,Rh7][%cal
Ge1a5,Ga5a6,Gd2h6]}) 24. Re3 c5 25. Ke1 Rd8 26. c3 Rd6 27. Bb1 c4 28. Kd2 Rb6
29. Bc2 Ra6 30. Bb1 Rb6 {Répète les coups pour gagner du temps à la pendule
tout en testant les intentions de l'adversaire sur le fait qu'il joue pour le
gain ou pas.} 31. Bc2 Ra6 32. Bb1 Bf5 33. Bxf5 Rxa2+ 34. Ke1 gxf5 35. bxc4 dxc4
36. Rf3 Ra5 37. Rf4 Rc5 38. Ke2 Kg7 39. Ke3 a5 40. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ankara FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ankara"]
[Date "2012.09.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2012.09.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 {There is a strange fashion for a
completely drawish variation! But it is not as harmless as it looks! Black has
to be extremely careful, which was shown in old games of the greats,
particularly those of Rudolf Spielmann. Even the great Lasker suffered here
terribly!'} exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 ({To be honest it is not
clear why it is necessary to hurry with d7-d5, which allows this check on e2,
as there is no difference for Black to start with} 7... O-O) 8. exd5 cxd5 ({
In recent top games there arose an endgame in which Black faced real problems:
} 8... Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Nxd5 (9... Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Nxd5 (10... cxd5 11. Nb5 Kd8 12.
Rd1 c6 13. c3 (13. Nd4 Kc7 14. c4 Bd6 15. h3 Bd7 16. Kf1 c5 17. Nc2 d4 18. b4
cxb4 19. Bb2 Rae8 20. Bxd4 a5 21. Re1 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rxe8
Bxe8 25. Bxh7 Kb6 26. Ke2 Kc5 27. Kd3 a4 {1/2 Rodriguez Cespedes,A (2485)
-Mikhalchishin,A (2530)/Havana 1982); and I managed to draw a difficult
endgame.}) 13... Re8+ 14. Kf1 Bf8 15. Nd4 Kc7 16. Bf4+ Kb6 17. a4 a5 18. b4
axb4 19. a5+ Kb7 20. cxb4 Ne4 21. Nxc6 ({There was a simple win after} 21. a6+
Kb6 22. Rdc1 Bd7 23. Be3) 21... g5 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Nd8+ Ka6 24. Bxg5 $18 {
1/2 Spielmann,R-Lasker,E/Moscow 1935}) 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bf4 (12. Bb5+ Bd7 13.
Bxd7+ Kxd7 14. Rd1 Rhe8+ 15. Be3 Kc6 16. c4 $1 dxc4 17. Rd4 $1 $16 {Oll,
L-Beliavsky,A Manila ol 1992 Inf 55/313/}) 12... c6 13. c3 Be7 14. Rhe1 Be6 15.
Rac1 Kd7 16. c4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4+ 19. Rxc4 Rhe8+ 20. Kd2 Rxe1
21. Kxe1 Kxd6 22. Rd4+ Ke6 23. Kd2 ({real chances for win gave} 23. Ra4 Rb8 24.
b3 Rb7 25. Kd2) 23... Rb8 24. Kc3 Rb5 25. Rb4 Re5 26. Kd3 Rd5+ 27. Rd4 Rb5 28.
b3 h5 29. h4 {1/2 Hou,Y (2599)-Dronavalli,H (2503)Istanbul 2012. White still
kept an advantage, but did not manage to convert it into a full point.}) 10.
Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. a3 Ba5 (11... Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Be6 13. O-O f6 14. c4 Nb6 15. Be4
Bxc4 16. Re1 $14 {Lautier,J-Karpov,A Biel 1992}) 12. b4 Bb6 (12... Bxb4 13.
axb4 Nxc3 14. Bb2 Nd5 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Be5 $16 (16. Bd4 Rxg2 17. c4 Nf6 18.
Bxa7 Bb7 19. Bc5+ Kd8 20. O-O-O Ra1+ 21. Bb1+ Kc8 22. Kb2 Rxb1+ 23. Rxb1 Rg4
24. Kb3 Ba6 25. Rbc1 Ne4 26. Be3 Nd6 27. c5 Nf5 28. Rhg1 Rh4 29. Rg8+ Kb7 30.
Rf8 Bd3 31. Ra1 Nxe3 32. Raa8 {1-0 Czerniak,M-Rellstab,L/Reggio Emilia 1951/MCD
})) (12... Nxc3 13. bxa5 $16 {Karpov}) 13. Bb2 (13. Ne2 Nf6 (13... Rd8 14. Bb2
f6 $6 (14... Nf6) 15. Bxh7 $16) 14. Bb2 Rd8 15. O-O a5 (15... Be6 16. Nf4 $16)
16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. a4 Ba6 18. Bc3 $1 (18. Bxa6 $6 Rxa6 19. Bc3 Ne4 20. Bxg7 Rd2
$17) 18... Bxd3 19. cxd3 Ra6 (19... Rad5 20. a5 Ba7 21. d4 $14) 20. a5 Bc5 (
20... Ba7 21. Rfe1 Kf8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nf4 $16) 21. Rfc1 {Pugachov,A (2455)
-Notkin,M (2360)/Podolsk 1993; with a big advantage.}) 13... a5 14. O-O Nf4 15.
Rae1+ Ne6 16. Na4 f6 17. Nxb6 cxb6 18. Re3 axb4 19. axb4 Ra2 20. Rb1 b5 21. c4
$1 {1-0 Karjakin,S (2785)-Volokitin,A (2709)Istanbul 2012; with a very
unpleasant position - the king in the centre plus a dangerous white bishop
pair make Black's task very difficult.} Bd7) 9. Qe2+ ({The classical line
promises just a microscopic advantage to White:} 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 (10. Bg5 c6
11. Qf3 Be7 (11... Bd6 12. Rfe1 Rb8 13. Rab1 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16.
Ne2 Re8 17. b3 Bd7 18. Ng3 Bb4 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Kf1 Kf8 $11 {Szczepkowska,K 
(2375)-Pogonina,N (2448)Istanbul 2012}) 12. h3 h6 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Rfe1 Qc7 $2
15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Qxf6 {Yildiz,B (2341)-Pokorna,R (2353)Istanbul 2012; with an
extra pawn.}) 10... Re8 11. Qf3 c6 12. Bf4 Be6 13. Ne2 Bd6 14. Rfe1 c5 15. Rad1
Qb6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Nf4 Rab8 (17... Rad8 $142) 18. b3 Qb6 19. Re5 Qd6 20. Rg5
Rbd8 $4 (20... h6 21. Rg3 Qe5 $11) 21. Qg3 Qf8 22. Nh5 {Muzychuk,M (2466)-Zhao,
X (2549)Istanbul 2012; and Anna's younger sister won.}) 9... Be7 ({It's clear,
that after the Karjakin game most players will avoid the endgame!} 9... Qe7 10.
Bd2 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 c6 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Be3 O-O 14. f3 $1 $14 {Shirov,A-Karpov,A
Moscow 1992/}) 10. O-O O-O 11. Bf4 c5 ({Much more logical was a timid strategy
} 11... c6 12. Rfe1 Be6 13. h3 Bd6) 12. Rad1 (12. Rae1 {would not be bad:} Be6
13. b3 a6 14. Na4 {with next c2-c4.}) 12... Bg4 13. f3 Be6 14. Bc4 Re8 $6 ({
The correct idea was} 14... Bd6 15. Bxd6 (15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Bxd5
Bxd5 18. Qd2 Qb6 {led to the same}) 15... Qxd6 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18.
Qd2 Qb6 19. Qxd5 Qxb2 20. Qxc5 Rfc8 $11) 15. Bb5 $1 Bd7 (15... Rf8 {was bad:}
16. Bc6 Rc8 17. Bb7 $16) 16. Nxd5 $1 {This is the start of a forced line which
led to a better endgame for White.} Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Bxb5 ({Very interesting was} 
17... Bf6 18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Qxe8+ Qxe8 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Rb1 Re2 22. c3 g5 23.
Bb8 a6 24. a4 Kg7 25. Kf1 Rc2 26. b4 Rxc3 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 c4 {with strong
counterplay.}) 18. Rxd8 Bxe2 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Re1 Bf6 ({It was possible to
obtain an opposite-coloured bishop endgame:} 20... Bxf3 21. Rxe7 Bd5 22. b3 c4
23. b4 Bc6 24. Kf2 a6 25. c3 {but it would be still big fight for a draw for
Black.}) 21. Rxe2 Bxb2 22. Re7 Bd4+ 23. Kf1 h6 24. Ke2 {White has much more
active pieces plus Black's pawns are weaker than White's. Slowly it will
become clear, that the defence is a tremendously difficult task.} g5 25. Bg3 a6
({The best chance was the activation} 25... Bf6 26. Rc7 Re8+ 27. Kd2 Rd8+ 28.
Kc1 Re8 $1 29. Rxa7 Re2 30. c4 Rxg2 31. a4 Ra2 32. a5 Ra4) 26. Kd3 Rc8 27. Kc4
Rc6 28. c3 Bf6 (28... Bg7 {was slightly better:} 29. a4 Bf8) 29. Rd7 $1 {
Threatening to exchange rooks after Rd6.} Kg7 30. Rd6 Rc8 {Black has to
sacrifice the pawn and to try to activate her own rook, but it was necessary
to do it earlier!} 31. Rxa6 Re8 32. a4 Re2 ({More problems would be created
after} 32... Re3 33. a5 Rxc3+ 34. Kb5 Rc2 35. Rc6 Rxg2 36. a6 Bd4 37. a7 Rb2+
38. Kc4 Rc2+ 39. Kd5 Ra2 40. Rc7 Be3 41. h3 Kg6 42. Kc4 Kf6 43. Rb7 Ke6 44. Bc7
f5 45. Bb6 $18) 33. Rc6 Rc2 ({A position similar to the previous variation
arose after} 33... Rxg2 34. a5 Rc2 35. a6 Rxc3+ 36. Kb5 Bd4 37. a7 Rb3+ 38. Ka4
Rb4+ 39. Ka5 Rb1 40. Bd6 Ra1+ 41. Kb6 c4+ 42. Bc5 $18) 34. Rxc5 ({Possibly
more precise was} 34. a5 Rxc3+ 35. Kb5 Bd4 36. a6 Rb3+ 37. Kc4 Rb4+ 38. Kd5 Ra4
39. Bb8 $18) 34... Rxc3+ 35. Kb4 Rd3 36. Be5 $1 {Going into a rook endgame
with a passed pawn is the simplest solution.} ({More complicated, but also
winning was} 36. a5 Be7 37. Kc4 Ra3 38. Rb5 Ra2 39. Kb3 Ra3+ 40. Kb2 Kg6 41.
Rb6+ f6 42. a6 $18) 36... Rd2 37. Bxf6+ ({In such situations White usually
creates a powerful base on f5 for her rook:} 37. g4 Bxe5 38. Rxe5 Rxh2 39. a5
Ra2 40. Kb5 Kf6 41. Rf5+ Ke6 42. a6 h5 43. Rxg5 h4 44. Rh5 Kd6 45. Rxh4 Rb2+
46. Ka5 Kc6 47. Rh6+ Kc7 48. Rf6 $18) 37... Kxf6 38. a5 Rxg2 39. a6 Rb2+ (39...
Rxh2 $2 {loses immediately:} 40. a7 Ra2 41. Ra5) 40. Ka5 $2 {It makes no sense
to give up a pawn.} (40. Ka3 $1 Rb8 41. a7 Ra8 42. Rc7 Ke6 43. Kb4 f5 44. Kc5
Ke5 45. Kb6 h5 46. Kb7 {but Anna explained that she had the natural desire to
move forward with the king but never back!}) 40... Rxh2 41. Kb6 $2 ({Here was
last chance to win in a forced way} 41. a7 $1 Ra2+ 42. Kb6 Rxa7 43. Kxa7 h5 44.
Kb6 h4 45. Kb5 h3 46. f4 $1 g4 47. Rh5 h2 48. Rxh2 Kf5 49. Rf2 $1 {only move!}
g3 50. Rf1 Ke4 51. f5 g2 52. Rg1 Kf3 53. Kc5 Kf2 54. Rxg2+ Kxg2 55. Kd6 $18)
41... Re2 42. a7 Re8 43. Ra5 h5 44. a8=Q (44. f4 {does not win:} gxf4 45. Rxh5
Ke6 ({Also possible is the immediate} 45... Ra8 46. Kb7 Rxa7+ 47. Kxa7 f3 48.
Kb6 f2 49. Rh1 Ke5 50. Rf1 Ke4 51. Rxf2 f5 52. Kc5 f4 53. Kc4 f3 54. Kc3 Ke3)
46. Ra5 Ra8 47. Kb7 Rxa7+ 48. Rxa7 f5 49. Kc6 Ke5 50. Kc5 f3 51. Kc4 f2 52. Ra1
Ke4 53. Rf1 Ke3 54. Kd5 f4 55. Ke5 f3 56. Ra1 Ke2 57. Kf4) 44... Rxa8 45. Rxa8
Ke5 $1 {It is always useful to bodycheck the opponent's king!} 46. Kc5 (46. Rf8
{did not win either:} g4 47. Rxf7 g3 48. f4+ Ke4 49. f5 g2 50. Rg7 Kxf5 51.
Rxg2 h4 52. Kc5 Kf4 53. Kd4 h3 54. Rg7 h2 55. Rh7 Kg3 56. Ke3 Kg2 57. Rg7+ Kf1
$11) 46... h4 47. Rf8 f5 $4 ({It was necessary to sneak with the king to
support the h4-pawn:} 47... Kf4 48. Rxf7+ Kg3 49. Kd4 h3 50. Ke4 h2 51. Rh7 Kg2
52. Kf5 Kxf3 53. Rxh2 g4 54. Ra2 g3 55. Ra3+ Kf2 56. Kf4 g2 57. Ra2+ Kf1 58.
Kf3 g1=N+ 59. Ke3 Nh3 {with a theoretical draw!}) 48. Kc4 Kf4 (48... h3 {
did not help:} 49. Kd3 h2 50. Rh8 Kf4 51. Ke2 Kg3 52. Rh5 g4 53. fxg4 fxg4 54.
Kf1 $18) 49. Kd3 Kxf3 50. Rxf5+ Kg4 51. Rf8 Kg3 52. Ke2 g4 53. Kf1 Kh2 54. Rf4
h3 55. Rxg4 Kh1 56. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kiik, Kalle"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 h6 {Black forces his opponent to
transfer to the endgame which has drawish tendency where pair of bishops
compensates damaged pawn structure.11...Be7 leads to more compound play.} 12.
Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 {[%csl Gb4,Gc8,Rf6,Rf7,Rh6]} 14. Ne2 {The critical
position of 11...h6.Black has to choose between 14...Bd6 and 14...Rb8.Despite
14...Bd6 was more popular recently the later one seems to me more flexible as
the bishop can retreat to f8 and to a5 as well as to d6 while rook on b8
occupies the only sensible square.} Rb8 {This move has been known from the
game Spielmann-Rubinshtein,Berlin 1926 where black took initiative on the
early stage of the game.See this game below.} (14... Bd6 15. Ng3 {If white
wants to avoid an exchange of this knight on the black white-squared bishop he
should play this way.} (15. Nd4 {leads to an equal endgame with the bishops of
opposite colour:} c5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Bxf5 Rfe8 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Bg4 c4 20. b3
Bb4 21. bxc4 dxc4 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rd2 24. Rxd2 Bxd2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Garcia,
G-Onischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee 1996/CBM 52 (36)}) 15... Rb8 16. Rab1 Be5 17. c3 c5
18. f4 Bc7 19. Nh5 Rb6 20. b3 Bg4 21. Ng3 Re8 22. Bf5 Be2 23. Rfe1 Bb5 24. Nh5
$13 {0-1 Kiik,K-Wedberg,T/Skelleftea SWE 1999 (56)}) 15. Rad1 $146 {It wasn't
very simple to make a new move in this position as almost all other sensible
moves has already been played:} (15. Rfd1 Bg4 16. f3 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 Be6 18. b3
Rfd8 19. g4 h5 20. h3 hxg4 21. hxg4 Be3 22. Kg2 c5 23. Ng3 a5 24. Rh1 a4 25.
Rh5 axb3 26. axb3 c4 27. Bh7+ Kg7 28. bxc4 dxc4 29. Nf5+ Bxf5 {West,G-Zaio Win
Lay/Penang 1991/EXT 97/1/2-1/2 (47)}) (15. b3 Re8 16. h3 Re5 17. Rad1 Bc5 18.
c3 Bd7 19. Nd4 a5 20. Nf3 Ree8 21. Rfe1 Ba3 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. c4 Kf8 24. Kf1
Bc5 25. Be2 Be6 26. Nd4 Rc8 27. Nxc6 dxc4 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Nxd8 c3 30. Nxe6+
fxe6 31. Bd3 $11 {Tran Duc Hoa Khanh-Iuldachev,S/Genting Highlands 1998/CBM 63
ext/0-1 (54)}) (15. c3 Bd6 16. b3 c5 17. Rab1 a5 18. Rfd1 Rd8 19. Rd2 Be6 20.
Rbd1 Kg7 21. Bc2 Re8 22. f3 $11 {Grafe,F-Pasalic,M/Dortmund 1995/CBM 48 ext/
0-1 (54)}) (15. Rab1 Re8 16. Nd4 Rb6 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 {1/2-1/2 Yandemirov,
V-Rublevsky,S/Cheliabinsk 1991/EXT 97 (18)}) (15. Ng3 Ba5 16. Rab1 Re8 17. Nf5
(17. h3 Re5 18. Rfd1 Bc7 19. c4 Be6 20. cxd5 Rxd5 21. Ne4 Be5 22. b4 Rbd8 23.
Be2 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Bxa2 $17 {0-1 Bykhovsky,A-Klovans,J/Biel
1999 (41)}) 17... Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Re2 $1 {[%csl Rf2]} 19. g4 Rb4 $1 {[%csl Rf2]
[%cal Gb4f4]} 20. Kg2 Rf4 21. Rbd1 h5 22. h3 Bb6 23. Bd3 Rexf2+ 24. Rxf2 Rxf2+
25. Kg3 h4+ 26. Kxh4 Rf3 27. Rh1 Kg7 {[%cal Gg7h6]} 28. Kh5 Re3 29. h4 Re5+ 30.
Bf5 Be3 31. Rf1 d4 32. g5 fxg5 33. hxg5 c5 34. b3 Bd2 35. Rf2 Be1 36. Rf1 Bd2
37. Rf2 Be1 38. Rf1 Bd2 39. Rf2 {1/2-1/2 Spielmann,R-Rubinstein,A/Berlin 1926/
HCL (39)}) 15... Re8 16. c3 Bf8 (16... Ba5 {was also playable}) 17. b3 Re5 {
[%mdl 32] Prophylaxis.Black is covering the f5 square and preparing doubling
of his rooks along the e-file.At the same time Grischuk provokes f4 in order
to get some counterplay making use of the a7-g1 diagonal.} 18. Rfe1 Ba3 {
[%cal Gg8f8] Making the centralizing of the king via f8 possible while bishop
can be useful on a3.} 19. h3 Bd7 20. f4 Ree8 21. Kf2 Kf8 22. Ng3 Bb2 {[%csl
Rc3] That's why I called bishop on a3 useful.} 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Ne2 a5 25.
Rb1 Ba3 26. Nd4 Bd6 $1 {Important move.Black can't allow exchange of the
white-squared bishops since then damaged pawn structure can play his negative
role.Black has to keep pair of bishops.} (26... c5 {In order to prevent Bf5 is
a blunder as after simple} 27. Nc2 {Black must save his skin with} c4 {but
after} 28. bxc4 dxc4 29. Bxc4 Bc5+ 30. Nd4 $1 {White gives back an extra pawn
and gets clear positional advantage.} Bxd4+ ({or} 30... Re4 31. Kf3) 31. cxd4
Re4 32. Rd1 Rxf4+ 33. Ke3 $16) 27. Bf5 {Despite the hanging pawn White decides
to exchange bishops.Interesting,but not sufficient for obtaining advantage
decision.} ({In case of} 27. g3 c5 28. Nf5 Bxf5 29. Bxf5 $11 {draw is
inevitable}) 27... Bxf5 28. Nxf5 Bxf4 29. Kf3 (29. Rd1 $5 {Standing in the way
of Bd2 and preparing attack of the bishop by means of Kf3.} Re5 $140 30. g4)
29... Re4 ({Or} 29... Bd2 30. c4 Re5 31. g4 $11) 30. g3 Bd2 31. c4 Re5 (31...
Re5 32. g4 {Strong knight on f5 fully compensate lack of a pawn.So draw was
agreed.} (32. Nd4 {is also possible,but White has to be careful} c5 33. Rd1 $1
(33. Nc6 $2 {is strongly met by} Re3+ 34. Kf2 d4 $17 {[%csl Rc6,Gd4]}) 33...
dxc4 34. bxc4 ({Dangerous is} 34. Rxd2 $6 c3 35. Rd3 cxd4 36. Rxd4 Rc5 37. Rd1
c2 38. Rc1 Rc3+) 34... Re3+ 35. Kf2 cxd4 36. Rxd2 Ra3 {with most probable draw.
})) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Katrineholm"]
[Site "Katrineholm"]
[Date "1999.05.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Rae1 {The key position of 11...
Be7-line.Black has to decide which plan to choose and the most important if 12.
..h6 can be included.} Be6 (12... h6 {Looks very dangerous,but I don't see
straight win for White.Maybe there is nothing there.For instance:} 13. Bxh6 {
Probably it's not sufficient for more then equality.} gxh6 14. Qe3 d4 $1 {[]} (
{After careless} 14... Be6 $2 {White wins almost by force.} 15. Qxh6 Bd6 16.
Qg5+ Kh8 17. f4 {[%cal Gf1f3]} Re8 18. Rf3 Ng8 19. Qh5+ Kg7 20. Rg3+ Kf8 21.
Rxg8+ $1 Kxg8 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. Bf5+ Kg8 26. Qh7+ Kf8
27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Rxe6+ {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Novik,M/Sochi 1990/TD (28)} (28. Rxe6+
fxe6 29. Qg7#)) 15. Qxh6 Qd6 $1 {[]} 16. Qg5+ Kh8 17. Re5 (17. Rxe7 Qxe7 18.
Ne4 $140 $2 Ng8) (17. Qh4+ Kg7 18. Ne4 $2 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Rh8 $1) (17. Qh6+ Kg8
18. Qg5+ Kh8 19. f4 dxc3 $1 $11 (19... Nh7 20. Qh5 f5 21. Ne4 Qd8 22. Rf3 Qe8
23. Qxe8 Rxe8 24. Nd6 Bd7 25. Nxe8 Rxe8 26. Re5 $16 {1-0 Andres,M-Pujols,C/
Havana 1994/EXT 97 (41)})) 17... Ng4 18. Qxe7 (18. Qh5+ Qh6 19. Qxh6+ Nxh6 20.
Rxe7 dxc3 21. bxc3 $15) 18... Qxe7 19. Rxe7 dxc3 20. bxc3 $15) (12... Re8 $5
13. Ne2 h6 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Nd4 Bg4 16. Qg3 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Qb6 18. c4 {A
surprise for Kasparov, who had to now calculate 18...Qxb2...} Bd7 (18... Qxb2
19. Nxc6 Qxa2 20. Ne7+ Kf8 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxg4 {which is quite comfortable
for White.}) 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Qd2 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. b3 Rd8
$15 {0-1 Comp Deep Blue-Kasparov,G/Philadelphia 1996/CBM 50 ext/[Friedel] (45)}
) 13. Bf5 {A safe way to equalize against a strong opponent.} ({The main line
is} 13. Ne2) 13... Bxf5 14. Qxf5 h6 ({In the only game where 13.Bf5 was played
Black continued} 14... Re8 15. Re2 Qd6 16. Bf4 Qb4 17. a3 Qxb2 18. Be5 Qxa3 $17
{1-0 Strzalka,J-Smagacz,I/Bydgoszcz 1990/EXT 97 (45)}) 15. Bh4 (15. Bf4 $5)
15... Rb8 16. b3 Rb4 17. f4 $2 {[%csl Re4][%mdl 16384] Serious positional
mistake.White weakens the e4-square with no need and Black makes use of it
immediately.} (17. Bg3 $142 $11) 17... Re8 18. Kh1 Ne4 $1 {Here is the result
of White's 17-th move.From the absolutely equal position Black gets clear
positional advantage.} 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 {[%cal Gg7g6,Ge7c5] Now 20...g6 21.Qg4(h3)
Nf2! is threatening.} {So} 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Rxe4 dxe4 $17 {Sometimes one
strategical blunder can determine fate of a game and this is the case.Strong
pass pawn supported by rook and queen is quite enough for a win.} 22. h3 e3 23.
Re1 Qd6 {[%cal Gd6d2] Strong threat Qd2 forces White to give up a pawn.} 24.
Qd3 ({Or} 24. Qg4 e2 $1 {[%cal Gd6d2] followed by Qd2 and Black wins queen
side pawns.}) 24... Qxf4 $19 25. Rf1 Qc7 (25... Qf2 $2 {is bad in view of} 26.
Rxf2 exf2 {[%cal Ge8e1]} 27. g4 Re1+ 28. Kg2 {but who needs it?!}) ({Immediate
} 25... Qe5 {deserved attention.}) 26. Qe2 Qe5 {Now Black strenghtens his
position.There are many plans of win,but Black chooses the safer one.He is
waiting for White's mistake.It comes very soon.} 27. Rd1 h5 28. a4 a5 29. Kg1
g6 30. Rd3 Kg7 31. c3 $6 {[%csl Rb3][%mdl 16384] White shouldn't create
additional weaknesses.Now the b3-pawn becomes weak.} Qe6 {Black reacts
immediately.} 32. c4 Qe5 33. Kf1 (33. Kh1 $142) 33... Qa1+ 34. Rd1 Qf6+ 35. Kg1
Kg8 $1 {Black is preparing Qc3 which didn't work here.} (35... Qc3 36. Rd3 Qxd3
$140 $2 37. Qxd3 e2 38. Qc3+ {That's why 35...Kg8! was played.}) 36. Rd3 Qe5
37. Kf1 (37. Kh1 {was more stubborn.}) 37... Qa1+ 38. Rd1 Qf6+ 39. Kg1 Qc3 {
The idea of 35...Kg8 has worked.} 40. Rd3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Certainly} 40. Rb1
{wouldn't safe.}) 40... Qxd3 $1 (40... Qxd3 41. Qxd3 e2) 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rodin, Mihail"]
[Black "Petrushin, Alexander I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.06.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov GShK"]
[BlackTeam "Cherepovets Severstal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 h6 12. Bf4 (12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6
14. Ne2 Bd6 (14... Rb8 15. b3 Re8 16. h3 Re5 17. Rad1 Bc5 18. c3 Bd7 19. Nd4 a5
20. Nf3 Ree8 21. Rfe1 Ba3 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. c4 Kf8 24. cxd5 $14 (24. Kf1 Bc5
25. Be2 Be6 26. Nd4 Rc8 27. Nxc6 dxc4 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Nxd8 c3 30. Nxe6+ fxe6
31. Bd3 $11 {0-1 Tran Duc Hoa Khanh-Iuldachev,S/Asian Teams, Genting Highlands
MAS 1998 (54)})) 15. Nd4 (15. Rfd1 Re8 16. Rd2 Rb8 17. c3 c5 18. Rb1 Rb6 19.
Bc2 Kf8 $11 {0-1 Alonso,S-Iuldachev,S/Open, Cappelle la Grande FRA 1998 (40)})
15... c5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Bxf5 Be5 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. c3 Rab8 20. f4 Bc7 21. Rd2
c4 22. g3 Rb5 23. a4 Ra5 24. Bc2 Bb6+ 25. Kg2 d4 {1/2-1/2 Daneri,M-Soppe,G/
Open, Mar del Plata ARG 1998}) 12... Bd6 (12... Re8 13. a3 (13. h3 Be6 14. Ne2
Bd6 15. Rfe1 c5 16. c3 Rb8 17. b3 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qg3 Bxf4 20. Nxf4 Bf5
21. c4 Qg5 22. Qxg5 hxg5 23. Nd5 Bc8 24. f3 f5 25. fxe4 fxe4 26. Re3 Bb7 27.
Rae1 Bxd5 28. cxd5 Rb4 {1/2-1/2 Malmberg,E-Oskam,G/Paris f-B 1924}) 13... Ba5
14. b4 Bb6 15. Rfe1 Bg4 16. Qg3 Qd7 17. h3 Nh5 18. Qh2 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Be6 $11 {
1-0 Schuetz,P-Borek,P/Stary Smokovec op 1996 (49)}) (12... Bg4 $6 13. Qg3 Qd7
$2 14. f3 Bf5 15. Bxh6 Nh5 16. Qg5 Bxd3 17. cxd3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qd6 19. Qxh5
Qxh6 20. Qxh6 gxh6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Radovici,C-Brzozka,N/Sofia 1958 (61)}) 13. h3 (
13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Rfe1 Bd7 15. h3 Rfe8 16. a3 c5 17. b3 Re5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19.
Rd1 Be6 20. Qg3 $6 Qxg3 21. fxg3 Kf8 $15 {0-1 Voskanian,V-Grushevsky,A/URS-chT
1967 (49)}) (13. Rfe1 Rb8 14. Na4 c5 15. b3 Be6 16. h3 Rb4 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18.
Rad1 Rc8 19. c3 Rbb8 20. Bf5 Re8 21. Bxe6 Rxe6 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Qe3 Nd7 24.
Nb2 {1/2-1/2 Sutovskij,E-Davies,N/Rishon le Zion YM 1995}) 13... Rb8 (13...
Bxf4 14. Qxf4 (14. Qxf4 {1/2-1/2 Radulov,I-Westerinen,H/Rilton Cup 1987}) 14...
a5 15. Na4 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. a3 Re8 18. Rfe1 Ra7 19. Nc5 Rae7 20. Qd2 Ne4
21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Rxe4 Rxe4 23. Re1 Qe7 24. Rxe4 Qxe4 $11 {Acs,P-Zudov,O/
Canaries olJ-U16 1995/1/2-1/2 (74)}) 14. b3 Rb4 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rfe1 Be6 $11
{[%cal Gc6c5]} 17. Rad1 Re8 $6 {There is nothing to do on the "e" file.} (17...
c5 $5) 18. Ne2 Bd7 19. c3 Rbb8 20. b4 $6 (20. c4 $5) 20... Re5 (20... c5 $5 21.
a3 (21. bxc5 Qxc5 $15 {[%csl Rc3]}) 21... a5 $5 (21... Bc6 $142) 22. bxa5 $1 (
22. bxc5 $6 Qxc5 {[%csl Ra3,Rc3]}) 22... Ra8 23. a6 (23. Bc4 Bc6 24. a6 Qc7 25.
Bd3 c4 $15) 23... Bc8 (23... Qc7 {[%cal Gc5c4]} 24. Nf4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bc6 {
[%cal Gc5c4]} 26. Nh5 Nxh5 27. Qxh5 c4 28. Bc2 Rxa6 $140 $2 29. Qxd5 $1) (23...
Qe5 {[%csl Ra3,Ra6,Rc3][%cal Gc5c4]} 24. c4 $1 d4 (24... Bc6 25. Nf4 Qxe1+ 26.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kh2) 25. Nxd4 $1 Qxe1+ (25... Qxd4 $2 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Bh7+
Nxh7 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. a7 Ng5 30. Qd5 $18) 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kh2 Rxa6 28. Nb3
$14 (28. Qb7 Rd6 29. Qb8+ Ne8 30. Nf3 $14)) 24. Nf4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bxa6 26. c4
$1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gf3a8]} Bb7 (26... Rd8 $2 27. Nxd5 Nxd5 28. cxd5 Bxd3 (
28... Bb7 29. Be4) 29. Qxd3 Qxd5 $140 $4 30. Re8+) 27. Bc2 $1 (27. Nxd5 Nxd5
28. Be4 Re8 29. cxd5 Bxd5 30. Bh7+ Kf8 31. Rxe8+ Kxe8 32. Be4 $11) 27... Bc6 (
27... Rd8 $6 28. Nxd5 Bxd5 (28... Nxd5 29. Rd1 $1 Qe5 30. Be4 $1) 29. cxd5 Qxd5
30. Rd1 $16) 28. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 (28... Nxd5 29. Qd3 $1 Kf8 30. Rd1 $1) 29. cxd5
Qxd5 $1 (29... c4 30. Qc3 (30. a4 Qxd5 31. Qc3) 30... Qxd5 31. a4 $14) 30. Qxd5
Nxd5 31. Re5 (31. Be4 Re8 32. Kf1 $1 Nc3 $1 33. Bh7+ (33. Bc2 Ra8 34. Re5 Kf8
$11) 33... Kf8 34. Rc1 Na4 35. Rc4 Ra8 36. Bc2 Nb6 37. Rxc5 Rxa3 $11) 31... Nb6
32. Rxc5 (32. Be4 Rc8) 32... Rxa3 33. Rc6 Nd7 34. Rc8+ Nf8 $11) (20... a5 $5
21. a3 $140 c5 {see20...c5}) 21. Nd4 Rbe8 $6 (21... Rxe1+ $142 22. Rxe1 c5 23.
bxc5 Qxc5 {[%csl Rc3]}) 22. Rxe5 Rxe5 23. Nb3 $14 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gb3c5]} Kf8
24. Nc5 Bc8 (24... Qe7 $5 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Ge5e1]}) 25. Bf1 Bf5 26. Bd3 (26.
Qf4 $1 $14 {[%cal Gd1e1]}) 26... Bc8 27. Bf1 Bf5 28. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nordic-ch VISA"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1997.10.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hector, Jonny"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. d4 Bf5 (10... h6 11. Nd2 Bf5 12. Nc4 Qf6 13. Ne3 exd4
14. Nxf5 Qxf5 15. cxd4 Rfd8 16. Be3 Nb4 17. c3 Nd5 18. Bd2 c6 19. Re1 b5 20.
Be4 Qf6 21. h4 b4 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. cxb4 Qxd4 24. Be3 Qxd1 25. Rexd1 Rxb4 26.
Rxb4 Bxb4 27. Bxa7 Ra8 28. Be3 Rxa2 29. Rxd5 Ra5 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Kg2 {- Glek,
I-Rozentalis,E/BL9495 1995/BL 90}) (10... Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. dxe5
Bc5 14. Qe2 Qd5 15. Rb5 b6 16. Nh4 Qxe5 17. Qxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxc5 bxc5 19. f4 Nd3
20. Nxg6 Nxc1 21. Nxf8 Ne2+ 22. Kf2 Nxf4 23. Nd7 Rd8 {1-0 Glek,I-Berzinsh,R/
Biel op MTO 1997/EXP 60}) 11. dxe5 (11. Nh4 Bd7 12. Be3 Qc8 13. Qd3 Kh8 14. f4
exf4 15. gxf4 Be7 16. Bf2 Bf6 17. Rfe1 Ne7 18. Nf3 Bf5 19. Qd2 Bh3 20. Bg3 Bxg2
21. Qxg2 Nf5 22. Ne5 g6 23. Qd5 c6 24. Qf3 Kg8 25. Bf2 Rd8 {Klovans,J-Meijers,
V/NRW-II 1996/GER 13/0-1 (69)}) 11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 14. Rb5
$1 {The point of the white's idea.Otherwise black is better.} f6 15. f4 Bd7 $8
16. Rxb7 (16. Rb3 Bd6 17. Rxb7 (17. Bxb7 $4 Bc5+ 18. Kg2 Rxb7 19. Rxb7 Bc6+ $19
) 17... Bc5+ $1 18. Kh1 Rxb7 19. Bxb7 Bh3 $1 20. Bg2 Be6 $1 $15 {/\21...Bc4 22.
Re1 Bf2 and /\ 21...B:a2}) 16... Bxc3 (16... Rxb7 17. Bd5+ $5 Kh8 (17... Kf8
18. Ba3+ (18. fxe5 Rb5 19. Ba3+ c5 $8 (19... Ke8 $2 20. exf6 Rxd5 $140 21. f7#)
) 18... Bd6 $8 (18... Ke8 19. fxe5 {/\20.ef}) 19. Bxd6+ cxd6 20. Bxb7 Bf5 $1
$11) 18. Bxb7 Bb5 $1 19. Rf3 (19. fxe5 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Rd1+ 21. Ke2 Rxc1 22. e6
Kg8 $17) 19... Rd1+ 20. Kg2 Rxc1 21. fxe5 Rxc2+ 22. Kg1 Rxa2 23. exf6 gxf6 24.
Rxf6 $11) 17. Rd1 $1 (17. Rxc7 $2 Ba5 $1 18. Bd5+ (18. Rc4 $2 Bb5) 18... Kh8
19. Rxd7 $1 (19. Rb7 Rxb7 20. Bxb7 Bb5 $17) 19... Rxd7 20. c4 $15) 17... Bf5 (
17... Rxb7 18. Bxb7 Kf7 $5 $11 {/\Ke8} (18... Bb4 $5 $11 {/\Bd6})) 18. Rxd8+ (
18. Rd5 Re8 $1 (18... Bxc2 19. Rxc7 Rdc8 20. Rdd7 Bd4+ $11) 19. Rxb8 Rxb8 20.
Rxf5 Rb1 $11) 18... Rxd8 19. Be3 $1 (19. Kf2 Ba5 20. Be3 a6 $11) 19... Bd4 $1
20. Bxd4 (20. Kf2 Bb6 $1 21. Bxb6 cxb6 $11) 20... Rxd4 21. Rxc7 Rd1+ 22. Kf2
Rd2+ 23. Kf1 Bxc2 $1 {Last accurate move.} (23... Rxc2 $2 24. Bd5+ Kh8 25. Rxa7
$16) 24. Bf3 (24. Rxa7 Bd3+ 25. Kg1 Bc4 $1 26. Ra8+ (26. Ra4 Rd1+ 27. Kf2 Rd2+
28. Ke3 Rxg2 29. Rxc4 Rxa2 $11) 26... Kf7 27. Be4 Rxa2 28. Rxa2 Bxa2 29. Bxh7
$11) 24... a5 25. h4 Bb1 26. a4 Rd4 27. Bc6 Bc2 28. Kf2 Kf8 $1 (28... Bxa4 $2
29. Ke3 Rb4 30. Bd5+ Kf8 31. Rf7+ Ke8 32. Rxg7 $16) 29. Ra7 Bxa4 30. Ke3 Rb4 (
30... Rc4 31. Ra8+ (31. Bd5 $140 Rc3+ 32. Kd4 Rxg3) 31... Ke7 32. Ra7+ Kf8 $11)
31. Bd5 Be8 $11 (31... Bb3 32. Rxa5 $11 (32. Rf7+ $4 Ke8 $1 $19)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pula zt 1.2"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "2000.04.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Weinzettl, Ernst"]
[Black "Mitkov, Nikola"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2402"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Qd4 {
This sharp line which is a rare guest in the modern practice was very popular
at the end of 19-th century.Such players as Paulsen, Zukertort,Chigorin,
Tarrash were involved in the developing of its theory.} Qe7 8. f3 d5 (8... Bc5
$5 {seems to be better.} 9. Qd3 Rb8 $5 {[%csl Rb2]} 10. Na4 Bb4+ 11. c3 Bd6 12.
Be3 O-O 13. O-O-O Re8 14. Qc2 Nd5 15. Bxa7 Ra8 16. exd5 Rxa7 17. dxc6 dxc6 {
[%csl Ra4]} 18. Bc4 Qg5+ 19. Kb1 Bf5 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Rxd3 Qb5 22. Rd4 Rea8 {
[%csl Ra4] 0-1 Bondarevsky,I-Smyslov,V/Moscow 1945/HCL (22)}) 9. Bd2 ({In
those distant times white prefered} 9. Bg5 {and the main line went} c5 10. Bb5+
Kf8 11. Qd3 (11. Qd2) ({and} 11. Qf2 {were also tried with not much success.})
11... dxe4 (11... d4 12. O-O-O Bb7 (12... dxc3 $2 13. Qd8+) 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14.
exd5 Qe5 15. f4 Qxd5 16. c3 Ba5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bc4 Qd6 19. Qf5 Bb6 20. Rhe1
Re8 $4 21. Rxe8+ {1-0 Von Scheve,T-Fritz,A/Frankfurt 1887/HCL (21)}) (11... Rb8
) 12. fxe4 Qxe4+ (12... Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Bb7 14. O-O Qxe4 15. Qh3 Qg4 16. Qxg4
Nxg4 17. Rae1 Bd5 18. h3 Nh6 19. Be7+ Kg8 20. Bxc5 c6 21. c4 Be6 22. Bxc6 Rc8
23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Bd7 Rxc5 25. Bxe6+ Nf7 26. Rxf7 Re5 27. Rf6+ Rxe6 28. Rxe6
$18 {1-0 Golmayo Zupide,C-Blackburne,J/Havana 1891/EXT 98 (48)}) 13. Qxe4 Nxe4
(13... Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nxe4 15. Bc6 Nxg5 16. Bxa8 g6 (16... Ke7 17. O-O-O Be6
18. Bc6 f6 19. Rhe1 Nf7 20. Rd7+ {1-0 Loewy,L-Heilmann,E/Barmen 1905/EXT 99 
(20)}) 17. Rb1 Kg7 18. Rb8 Re8+ 19. Kd2 Ne6 20. Kc1 c4 21. Re1 Rd8 $2 22. Rxe6
fxe6 23. Bb7 $18 {1-0 Paulsen,L-Chigorin,M/Vienna 1882/EXT 99/ (30)}) 14. O-O-O
$1 (14. Bc6 Nxc3 15. Bxa8 Ne4+ 16. c3 Bxc3+ (16... Nxg5 17. cxb4 cxb4 18. Rc1
Ne6 19. Bd5) 17. bxc3 Nxg5 18. Rb1 Ke7 19. Rb8 Rd8 $14) 14... Bb7 (14... Nd6)
15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. c3 Ba5 17. Rhe1 Bxg2 18. Rd7 ({I think White wins by force
after} 18. Be7+ $1 Kg8 19. Bd8 $1 {[%cal Ge1e8]} h6 (19... g6 20. Bf6 $16 {
[%csl Rh8]}) (19... h5 20. Re8+ Kh7 21. Bd3+ g6 22. Bxg6+ $3 Kg7 (22... fxg6
23. Rd7+ Kh6 24. Rxh8#) 23. Rxh8 Kxh8 24. Bf6+ Kg8 25. Bf5 $1 $18 {[%csl Rg8]})
20. Re8+ Kh7 21. Bd3+ g6 22. Bxg6+ $3 Kg7 (22... fxg6 23. Rd7#) (22... Kxg6 23.
Rxh8 Kg7 24. Re8) 23. Rxh8 Kxh8 24. Bf6+ Kg8 25. Bf5 $18 {[%csl Rg8][%cal
Gd1g1]}) 18... Bh3 19. Rde7 Be6 20. Bd7 h6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rf1+ Kg8 23. Rff7
Rh7 24. Bf6 Rf8 25. Rxg7+ Rxg7 26. Rxg7+ Kh8 27. Rf7+ Kg8 28. Rg7+ Kh8 {
1/2-1/2 Paulsen,W-Von Minckwitz,J/Hamburg 1885/HCL (28)}) 9... O-O 10. O-O-O c5
11. Qf2 dxe4 12. a3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (12. Re1 Be6 (12... Bb7 13. Bd3 Bxc3 14.
Bxc3 Rae8 15. Qh4 Nd5 16. Rxe4 Qxh4 17. Rxh4 $16 {Schallopp,E-Berger,J/Hamburg
1885/HCL/1-0 (80)}) 13. fxe4 Rad8 14. a3 Ng4 15. Qg3 Rxd2 $1 16. axb4 Qg5 17.
Kb1 cxb4 $17 {0-1 Jackson,E-Levin,J/Ventnor City 1944/HCL (26)}) 12... Bxc3 13.
Bxc3 e3 (13... Rb8) 14. Qg3 $1 (14. Bxf6 $143 gxf6 (14... Qxf6 15. Qxe3 Rb8 16.
Qc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 $11) 15. Re1 Re8 (15... exf2 16. Rxe7 {[%csl Rc5,Rc7,Rf2]})
16. Qg3+ Kh8 17. Bb5 Bd7 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Re2 Rab8 $1 20. Rhe1 Qd4 21. c3 Qc4
$1 22. Qg4 $1 (22. Rxe3 Rxe3 23. Rxe3 Qa2 {[%csl Rb2,Rc1]}) 22... Qa2 23. Qf5
$1 Re6 24. Qb1 Qxb1+ 25. Kxb1 Rbe8 $15) 14... Bf5 {[%cal Ge3e2]} (14... Qe6 {
[%cal Ge6a2]} 15. Kb1 (15. b3 Ba6 $1 $17) (15. Bc4 Qxc4 16. Bxf6 g6 {[%cal
Gc4a2]} 17. b3 Qe6) 15... Bb7 16. Bc4 Qxc4 17. Bxf6 g6 18. Rhe1 Rfe8 19. Qxc7
$14 {[%csl Rg8]}) (14... Rb8 15. Rd5 $1 {[%cal Gd5g5,Gd5e5]} Re8 (15... e2 $2
16. Bxe2) 16. Rg5 g6 (16... e2 $2 17. Rxg7+ Kh8 18. Bxe2 $18) 17. Bc4 {[%cal
Gg5g6]} Be6 18. Re5 Qd6 19. Rd1 Qc6 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21. Qg5 $1 $16 {[%csl Rf6,
Rg8] /+/=}) 15. Qg5 ({Stronger was} 15. Rd5 $1 {[%csl Rg7]} Bg6 $1 (15... Qe6
16. Bc4 (16. Re5 $2 Qa2 {[%csl Rc1]}) 16... Bg6 17. Rxc5 Qd6 (17... Qb6 18.
Qxc7) 18. Rxc7 $16) 16. Re5 Qd6 17. Bc4 {[%cal Gh1d1,Ge5e3]} Rfe8 18. Rd1 Qc6
19. Re1 $5 $14 (19. Qf4 Rxe5 20. Bxe5 Re8 $1 21. Qxe3 Nd7 22. Bd5 Qa4 23. Bb3
$11)) 15... Qe6 $6 {Allows White getting a better endgame.} ({Black could keep
all his pawns with} 15... Bg6 $142 $1 16. Re1 Rae8 17. Bb5 $140 h6 $1 18. Qg3 (
18. Qf4 Nd5 19. Qc4 Rd8 $1 $17) 18... Nd5 $1 19. Bxe8 Nxc3 $17 {with strong
attack}) 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Rd5 {[%csl Rc5,Rf5][%mdl 16]} Bg6 19.
Rxc5 Rfe8 20. Be2 Re7 21. Rd1 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rc7,Re3,Rf6,Rf7,Rh7] All black
pawns are weak while White has no weaknesses at all.} Rb8 22. b4 {Now it's
time for White to strengthen his position on both sides while Black has to
wait patienly.} (22. h4 $5 h6 23. b4) 22... Kg7 23. Rd4 Rb6 24. h4 h5 25. Kd1
Rbe6 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 26. f4 {[%csl Ge5]} Re4 27. Rxe4 Bxe4 28. g3 Rd7+ 29. Ke1
f5 30. Bb5 (30. Rc3 $16 {[%csl Re3][%cal Ge2d1] was sufficient for a big
advantage.}) 30... c6 (30... Rd2 $142 {[%cal Ge4f3]} 31. Rc3 Rg2 32. Rxe3 Rxc2)
31. Be2 $2 ({Much better} 31. Bxc6 Rd2 $5 (31... Bxc6 32. Rxc6 Rd2 33. c4 $18 {
[%cal Gc6a6,Gc4c5]}) 32. Bxe4 fxe4 33. c4 $18 {with good chances to win.})
31... Rd2 32. Rc3 Kh6 33. Rxe3 $6 (33. Bd1 $142 Rh2 34. Rxe3 Bxc2 35. Bf3 $16 {
[%csl Rc6]}) 33... Rxc2 34. g4 $2 {Following comedy of mistakes probably was
called by mutual time-trouble.} (34. Bd3 $142 Bxd3 (34... Rc3 $2 35. Kd2 Rxa3
36. Bxe4 Rxe3 37. Kxe3 fxe4 38. Kxe4 $18) 35. Rxd3 $14) 34... Rc1+ $2 (34...
hxg4 $142 35. Bxg4 fxg4 36. Rxe4 Kh5 $17 {[%csl Re1][%cal Gg4g3,Gh5g4]}) 35.
Kf2 $6 (35. Kd2 $142) 35... Rh1 (35... hxg4 $142 36. Bxg4 fxg4 37. Rxe4 Kh5)
36. g5+ (36. gxh5 $142) 36... Kg7 (36... Kg6 37. Kg3 Rg1+ $11) 37. Bf3 $2 (37.
Bxh5 Rxh4 38. Be2 Rxf4+ $140 $4 39. Kg3) 37... Bxf3 38. Rxf3 Rxh4 $15 {
Suddenly Black gets advantage.} 39. Ke3 f6 40. gxf6+ Kxf6 41. Kd4 {[%csl Rc6]
[%cal Gd4c5]} Ke6 (41... Rg4 $142 42. Kc5 h4) 42. Kc5 Kd7 43. a4 Kc7 44. Rg3 (
44. Re3 $142) 44... Rxf4 (44... Rg4 $142) 45. Rg7+ {Now activity of White's
king fully compensate a loss of two pawns.} Kb8 46. a5 (46. Rg8+ Kb7 47. Rg7+
Kb8 $11) (46. Kxc6 $143 Rc4+ 47. Kb5 Rc8 $15) 46... Rf1 47. Rf7 Rc1+ 48. Kd6 {
[%cal Ga5a6]} a6 49. Rxf5 {Awful play at the endgame came to a happy and
deserved end.} (49. Rxf5 h4 50. Rf8+ Kb7 51. Rf7+ $11) (49. Rf8+ Kb7 50. Rf7+
Kb8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Iasi"]
[Date "1999.12.27"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Ardeleanu, Alin"]
[Black "Vajda, Levente"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2409"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Rae1 h6 $5 {Looks very
dangerous,but in fact 13.B:h6 leads only to a draw.The only defect of the move
is a permanent possibility of the perpetual check.Is this so bad?!} ({Other
possibilities are} 12... Be6) ({and} 12... Re8) 13. Bxh6 {White also used to
retreat.Maybe that's the only way to fight for an advantage.} gxh6 ({Of course
not} 13... d4 $2 14. Ne4 $1 $18 Nh7 (14... gxh6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Qe4 {
[%cal Re4h7]} Re8 17. Qxe8+ $18) 15. Qg3 Bf6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Bf4 c5 18. Bd6
{1-0 Euwe,M-Udovcic,M/Zuerich 1952/EXT 99 (18)}) 14. Qe3 {This is obviously
the key position of 12...h6.Allowing the sacrifice on h6 Black should know the
defence.It wasn't the case this time and White wins without big efforts.} Re8
$2 {[%mdl 8192] The only and decisive mistake.Almost all possible moves were
already tried on practice,but only 14...d4! saves Black.} (14... Rb8 $2 15.
Qxh6 Bd6 $8 (15... Ne4 $2 16. Nxe4 f5 17. Re3 Kf7 18. Qh5+ Ke6 19. Ng5+ Kd7 20.
Nf7 Qb6 21. Qg5 Ke8 22. Rxe7# {1-0 Ivanov,V-Feoktistov,A/Moscow 1996/CBM 56
ext (22)}) 16. Re3 {[%cal Ge3f3]} Bg4 17. Rfe1 $1 {[%cal Ge3e5] with the
mortal threat of Re5} Rxb2 (17... d4 18. Re5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 $18 {[%cal Re5g5]})
(17... Rb4 18. Re5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Bf5 20. Rxf5 Rg4 21. Rh5 $1 {and mate in two})
18. Re5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Ne4 20. Bxe4 f5 (20... dxe4 21. Rg5+ Qxg5 22. Qxg5+ Kh7
23. Qh4+ $18) 21. Re6 $1 $18) (14... Kg7 $2 15. Qxe7 Qxe7 16. Rxe7 $16 {
0-1 Brito,A-Lobron,E/Gran Canaria 1996/EXT 97 (54)}) (14... d4 $1 {[].Black
must take under control the key e3 square as soon as possible to prevent Re3.}
15. Qxh6 Qd6 $1 {[].Again the only move.Now White has nothing better than
perpetual check.Here are all possible attempts to win:} 16. Qg5+ Kh8 17. Qh6+ (
17. Re5 Ng4 $1 18. Qxe7 (18. Qh5+ Qh6 19. Qxh6+ Nxh6 20. Rxe7 dxc3 $15) 18...
Qxe7 19. Rxe7 dxc3 $15) (17. Rxe7 Qxe7 18. Ne4 $140 Ng8 (18... Nd5 19. Qh6+ Kg8
20. Nf6+ $1 $11) 19. Qh5+ Kg7 20. Nf6 $1 Nxf6 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Qh6+ $11) (17.
Qh4+ Kg7 18. Ne4 $2 (18. Qg5+ $142 $11) 18... Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Rh8 $1) (17. f4 {
See 17.Qh6 Kg8 18.Qg5 Kh8 19.f4}) 17... Kg8 18. Qg5+ Kh8 19. f4 (19. Qh4+ Kg7 {
1/2-1/2 Alexander,C-O'Kelly de Galway,A/Amsterdam 1954/MCD (19)}) (19. Qh6+ Kg8
20. Re3 dxe3 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Qh4+ Kg7 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qh6+ Kg8 {1/2-1/2
Pilnik,H-Garcia Vera,R/Mar del Plata 1944/HCL (24)}) 19... dxc3 $1 $11 {
and White has nothing better than perpetual check.} (19... Nh7 20. Qh5 f5 21.
Ne4 Qd8 22. Rf3 Qe8 23. Qxe8 Rxe8 24. Nd6 Bd7 25. Nxe8 Rxe8 26. Re5 $16 {
1-0 Andres,M-Pujols,C/Havana 1994/EXT 97 (41)})) (14... Be6 $2 15. Qxh6 Bd6 16.
Qg5+ Kh8 17. f4 Re8 18. Rf3 Ng8 19. Qh5+ Kg7 20. Rg3+ Kf8 21. Rxg8+ $1 Kxg8 22.
Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qh6+ $1 Kg8 (23... Ke7 24. Rxe6+ $1 fxe6 25. Qg7#) 24. Bh7+ Kh8
25. Bf5+ $1 Kg8 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Rxe6+ {[%cal Gh8g7] 1-0
Rublevsky,S-Novik,M/Sochi 1990/TD (28)} (28. Rxe6+ fxe6 29. Qg7#)) (14... Bd6
$2 15. Qxh6 {It's rathert unusual,but Black can't defend against the plan Re3(/
\Rf3) and after the only Bg4- Rfe1 following up by Re5!} Rb8 (15... Bg4 16. Re3
{[%csl Rg8][%cal Gf1e1,Ge3e5]} d4 $140 17. Ne4 $1 $18) 16. Re3 {[%cal Ge3f3]}
Rb4 (16... Bg4 17. Rfe1 $1 $18 {[%cal Ge3e5] see 14...Rab8}) 17. Qg5+ Kh8 18.
Qh6+ Kg8 19. Rf3 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rf6 $1 $18 {[%cal Gh6g5]} Bxh2+ 22. Kxh2
Re8 23. Rh1 e3 24. Kg3 $1 {1-0 Andres,M-Garcia Gonzales,G/Camaguey 1987/EXT 97
(24)}) (14... Qd6 $2 15. Qxe7 $16 {1-0 Drewitt,J-Spencer,E/Weston 1924/EXT 99 
(31)}) 15. Qxh6 {[%cal Ge1e5,Ge5g5] The threat of Re5 leaves not much choice.
Black should take the e5-square under control.At his disposal only two ways to
do so:} Qd6 ({Or} 15... Qc7 16. Re3 Bg4 17. Rg3 $1 {[%cal Gg3g4,Gd3h7]} (17. h3
d4 18. Rg3 Qe5 19. f4 Qe6 20. Rxg4+ Qxg4 21. hxg4 $18 {1-0 Miyasaki,Y-Tarazi,A/
Siegen 1970/MCD (35)}) 17... Qe5 ({After} 17... Qd7 {White wins similar to the
game:} 18. h3 {[%cal Gg3g4]} Bd6 19. Bh7+ $1 Nxh7 20. Rxg4+ Qxg4 21. hxg4 $18)
18. Nd1 $1 {[%cal Gd1e3]} Qh5 (18... d4 19. f4 Qe6 $140 (19... Qh5 20. Qxh5
Nxh5 21. Rxg4+ $18) 20. Nf2 Bf8 21. Qg5+ Bg7 22. Nxg4 $18) (18... Bc5 19. Ne3
Bxe3 20. fxe3 $1 $18) 19. Qxh5 Nxh5 20. Rxg4+ $18) (15... Bf8 16. Rxe8 $1 Qxe8
17. Qxf6 $18) (15... Bd6 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Qxf6 $18) 16. Qg5+ (16. Re3 $5)
16... Kf8 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. Re3 Bg4 $8 19. Qg5+ (19. Rg3 $5) 19... Kf8 20. Qh6+
Kg8 21. Rg3 {[%cal Gg3g4] Black is helpless.} Qe6 ({Or} 21... Qe5 22. Nd1 $1
$18 {[%cal Gd1e3] see 15...Qc716.Re3 Bg4 17.Rg3 Qe5}) (21... Qb4 22. h3 {
[%cal Gg3g4]} Bd6 23. Bh7+ $1) 22. h3 Bd6 (22... Bf8 {was better,but certainly
couldn't save:} 23. Qh4 Bg7 (23... Bd6 24. Re3 $1 Be5 25. Rfe1 Nd7 26. hxg4 d4
27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Rxe5 Nxe5 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qxe5 $18) 24. hxg4 $18) 23. Bh7+ $1
$18 {[%mdl 64]} Nxh7 (23... Kh8 24. Bf5+ $18 {[%csl Re6]}) 24. Rxg4+ Qxg4 25.
hxg4 Re6 26. Qd2 Rb8 27. g3 {Probably 27.b3 was played in the game.Anyway
White's position is won.So Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Cannes Generations"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1998.02.21"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 {
Rare guest in tournament practice.} (7. dxc3 d6 (7... Nxe4 8. Re1 (8. Nxe5 Nxe5
9. Bxe4 d6 10. f4 Ng4 11. f5 Nf6 12. Bg2 Re8 13. g4 d5 14. Bg5 c6 15. Kh1 Qd6
16. Qd4 Ne4 17. Rae1 c5 18. Qd1 Qc6 19. c4 Nxg5 20. cxd5 Qd7 21. h4 Ne6 22.
fxe6 fxe6 23. Qf3 Qe7 24. g5 Bd7 25. d6 Qd8 26. Qf7+ Kh8 27. Be4 $18 {1-0 Glek,
I-Grabarczyk,M/Katowice op 1992 (39)}) 8... Nf6 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 d6 11.
Re1 Re8 {+/=/=}) 8. Nh4 {/\->>>} (8. Qd3 h6 9. c4 Be6 10. Nh4 Qd7 11. Re1 Bh3
12. Bh1 Rae8 13. Bd2 Kh8 14. Bc3 g5 15. Nf5 Kh7 16. Rad1 Qe6 17. Ne3 Ne7 18. c5
dxc5 19. Nd5 Rc8 20. f4 gxf4 21. Nxf4 exf4 22. e5+ Ne4 23. Qxe4+ Ng6 24. Qxb7
Rg8 25. Qd5 fxg3 26. hxg3 Ne7 27. Qxe6 fxe6 28. Rd7 Rg7 29. Be4+ Bf5 30. Bxf5+
Nxf5 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Re4 Nd4 33. Bxd4 cxd4 34. Rxd4 Kg6 35. Ra4 Rd8 36. Rxa7
Rd1+ 37. Kf2 Rd2+ 38. Kf3 Rxc2 39. Rb7 Kf5 40. Rb5 h5 41. a4 Rc4 42. a5 Ra4 43.
Rc5 Ra2 44. b4 Ra4 45. Rxc7 Rxb4 46. Rh7 Rb3+ 47. Kg2 Ra3 48. Rxh5+ Kg6 49. g4
Rxa5 50. Kf3 {1/2-1/2 Braga,F-Sorokin,M/Clarin GP-f 1997}) (8. Ne1 Re8 9. c4
Be6 10. b3 Qc8 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. f4 exf4 13. gxf4 f6 14. Bh4 Nc5 15. f5 Bf7 16.
Nd3 Qd8 17. Qg4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Rae1 Kh8 20. Re3 Qf8 21. Be1 Be8 22. Bc3
Re7 23. Rh3 Nd7 24. Rf4 h6 25. Qg3 Ne5 26. Rfh4 Rd8 27. Bd2 Nf7 28. Bf3 Bc6 29.
Bh5 Ng5 30. Bxg5 fxg5 31. Qxg5 Rxe4 32. Rxe4 Bxe4 33. Bg6 Kg8 34. Qe3 Bc6 35.
Qe6+ Kh8 36. f6 Bd7 37. Qe7 Bxh3 38. fxg7+ Qxg7 39. Qxd8+ Qg8 40. Qf6+ Qg7 {
1/2-1/2 Lloyd,A-Sarfati,J/NZD-ch 1985}) 8... Be6 (8... Ne8 {/\g6,Ng7,f6,Be6})
9. f4 {/\f5,g4 ->K} exf4 (9... Bg4 10. Qe1 exf4 11. Bxf4 $14) 10. Bxf4 (10.
gxf4 {Ftacnik} Nxe4 $1 11. Qh5 f5 $17) 10... Ng4 {Ne5 [+]} 11. Nf5 Nge5 (11...
Bxf5 12. exf5 {+/=/+/- ^^,/^h1-a8}) 12. g4 f6 (12... g6 {Ftacnik} 13. Ne3 Qd7
14. g5 f6 15. Nd5 $36) 13. h3 Qd7 14. b3 Rae8 (14... Rad8 {Ftacnik} 15. Qd2 d5
16. Bxe5 fxe5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Ne7+
Kh8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Rf7 $16) 15. Bg3 Nf7 {/\Ng5 קe4} 16. Qd2
Ng5 (16... Nce5 {Ftacnik} 17. Rad1 $14) 17. Rae1 Bf7 $2 {ףd7,פg5} (17... Ne5
$142 {= [+]}) 18. e5 $1 Bg6 (18... Nxe5 $2 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Nxh3+ 21.
Bxh3 fxe5 22. Qg5 $18) (18... fxe5 $4 {von Gleich} 19. Qxg5) 19. exd6 Nf7 (
19... Rxe1 20. Qxe1 Bxf5 21. Rxf5 cxd6 22. Qd2 Nf7 23. Rd5 Nce5 24. c4 $16) (
19... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Re7 $18) 20. Bd5 cxd6 21. Nxd6 $1 Re7 (
21... Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Kh8 23. Be6 $18) 22. Nxf7 Bxf7 23. Rxe7 Qxe7 (23... Nxe7 $2
{Ftacnik} 24. Bxf7+ {von Gleich} Kxf7 25. Qxd7) 24. Bd6 $1 $18 Qd8 25. Bxf8
Kxf8 (25... Bxd5 {Ftacnik} 26. Bc5 $18) 26. c4 {1-0 Glek,I-Rozentalis,E/Bonn
GSK 1994}) 7... Nxe4 (7... d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Re1 Re8 10. c4 Nb6 11. d3 Bg4 12.
h3 Bh5 13. Rb1 Rb8 14. Bb2 e4 15. Rxe4 Rxe4 16. dxe4 Nxc4 17. Bc3 Na3 18. Qxd8+
Nxd8 19. Rc1 c5 20. g4 Bg6 21. Nh4 Ne6 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Bf1 b5 24. f4 Nd4 25.
Bd3 b4 26. Bb2 Ndb5 27. c4 Nd4 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. c5 Nb5 30. Bxb5 Rxb5 31. c6
Rb8 32. Kf2 {Podkriznik,G-Basagic,Z/Bled op18th 1997/1-0 (43)}) (7... d6 8. d3
h6 9. Rb1 b6 10. h3 Be6 11. c4 a6 12. Kh2 Rb8 13. Be3 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. a3
Ne8 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Rozentalis,E/New York op 1997}) 8. Nxe5 (8. Qe1 Ng5 9.
Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxe5 d6 11. Qb5 c6 12. Qd3 d5 13. h4 Ne4 14. Ba3 Re8 15. c4 Qa5
16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rab1 Nf6 18. Rb5 Qa6 19. Qb3 Be6 20. d3 Bd7 21. Rb4 Bc6 22.
Bb2 d4 23. Rxb7 $4 Qxb7 {0-1 Stoockalov,V-Himdan,M/Golden Cleopatra, Cairo EGY
1998}) 8... d5 $5 (8... Nxe5 $5 9. Bxe4 {[%cal Ge4h7]} d5 $1 (9... Re8) 10. Bg2
(10. Bxh7+ $6 Kxh7 11. Qh5+ Kg8 12. Qxe5 Bh3 13. Rd1 (13. Re1 Re8 14. Qxe8+
Qxe8 15. Rxe8+ Rxe8 16. Ba3 Re2 $15) 13... Re8 $15 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Ge8e1]})
10... Re8 $11 (10... d4 $5)) 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Re1 Bf5 12. f3 Nd6
13. d3 Qg5 $5 {[%cal Yg5c1] provoking f3-f4.} (13... Nb5 $5 14. Bb2 Qf6) 14. f4
Qf6 15. Qd2 a5 (15... Rab8 16. Bc5 {[%cal Gc5a7,Gc5f2]}) (15... Nb5 $5 16. Bb2
Rab8) 16. c4 $1 $14 {[%csl Ya3,Rc6,Rd5,Yg2]} Bd7 {[%cal Gf6d4]} (16... dxc4 17.
Bxc6 Qd4+ 18. Qf2 $1 (18. Kg2 Be4+) 18... Qxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 $16 {
[%csl Ya3,Ra5,Yc6,Rc7][%cal Ge1e7]}) 17. cxd5 (17. Bxd6 $5 Qxd6 (17... cxd6 18.
cxd5 cxd5 19. d4 $1 $16 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6]} (19. c4 Qd4+ 20. Kh1)) 18. Rxe8+ Bxe8
(18... Rxe8 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Qxa5) 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. d4 $14) 17... cxd5 18.
Bc5 $1 {[%cal Yc5a7,Yc5f2] taking under control /^a7-g1.Now White has slight,
but long-term advantage.} (18. Bxd5 $4 Qd4+) (18. Bxd6 {see 17.B:d6!?}) 18...
Nb7 19. Bf2 Bc6 20. Rab1 Rad8 21. c3 $1 {[%csl Gd4]} Qd6 22. f5 {[%cal Gg3g4]}
(22. Bd4 $5 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gd2f2]}) 22... f6 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25.
Qxe1 {Exchange of rooks doesn't relieve fate of Black.White's pair of bishops
dominate on the board.} Nc5 $1 {Otherwise White would play Qe3 and N on b7 is
out of play.} 26. Qe3 Nd7 27. g4 {[%cal Gf2g3]} (27. c4 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge3e6]}
dxc4 $140 $4 28. Qe8+ Nf8 29. Qxc6) 27... Qe5 $1 28. d4 $6 (28. Qd2 $1 {
[%cal Gf2g3] White should refrain from the exchange.Queen is very useful in
such kind of positions.Another drawback of 28.d4?! is weakening square"c4".})
28... Qxe3 29. Bxe3 Nb6 $5 {[%csl Rc4]} (29... Bb7 $5) 30. Bf4 {The idea of 28.
d4?!} a4 $1 {Black is trying to create a fortress.The win is matter of good
technics now.Thats why 28.Qd2! was stronger.} (30... Na4 $2 31. c4 Nb6 (31...
Nc3 32. Bxc7 $18) 32. c5 (32. cxd5 $5 Nxd5 33. Bxc7)) 31. Bxc7 Nc4 {The only
plan now is preparing break through on the king side by h2-h4 and g4-g5.First
of all White has to strenghten his king.Black in this time has to play h7-h6
in order to change as many pawns as possible.} 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. Bf4 {I think
White should leave his bishop on c7 as it can help attacking f6 pawn trom d8.}
h6 34. h4 Bb7 35. Bc1 Bc6 36. Kg3 Bb7 37. Kf4 Bc6 38. Bf3 Bb7 39. g5 hxg5+ 40.
hxg5 g6 $1 {This strong move which came probably as a surprise for White.Black
has exchanged all king side pawns and now White has to win on the one flank
that is much more complicate.} 41. Bd1 Bc6 42. Bc2 (42. fxg6+ Kxg6 43. Bc2+ Kg7
44. g6 Bd7 45. Bf5 $140 Be8 46. Be6 Bc6 {and I don't see how White can improve
his position.}) 42... fxg5+ 43. Kxg5 gxf5 44. Bxf5 Nd6 45. Bc2 Ke6 $1 (45...
Ne4+ $2 46. Bxe4 dxe4 47. Kf5 $1 (47. c4 Ke6 $1 48. Kf4 Bb7 $1 {[%cal Gb7a6]}
49. Ke3 $8 Kf5 $3 $11 {see 46.Kf4 Ne4}) 47... Bd5 48. a3 {and White wins as
following:Kf5-e5,d4-d5,Ke5-d4,c3-c4 then Kd4-c5-b4 and after Bf4 Black is in
zugzwang as B on a6 and K on d7(the only squares to prevent c4-c5-c6) don't
have any moves.}) 46. Kf4 {White should continue.Here are possible variations:}
(46. Kf4 Ne4 $1 (46... Bb5 {[%cal Gd6e4]} 47. Ba3 $1 (47. Bh7 Bc4 48. a3 Nb5)
47... Bc4 (47... Ne4 $142 48. Bb4 $16 {[%cal Gc2d1,Gd1g4,Ga2a3]}) (47... Nc4 $5
) 48. Bxd6 Kxd6 49. a3 Bb3 $2 (49... Bb5 $142 $1 {[%csl Ra4,Ge8][%cal Gf5f6,
Gf6f7,Yc2g6,Yg6e8,Gf4f5,Gf7f8] preventing White's plans.Now White has definite
problems to win as plan Kf4-a5 is impossible and another one with taking his
king across to f8 and then Bc2-g6-e8 suddenly leads to a draw after capture on
e8 and Ke6.The only plan can be Ke3,Bd3 and c3-c4.Then White plays Bc4-b5:a4
and Kc3 just in time.For instance:} 50. Ke3 $1 (50. Kf5 Bd7+ 51. Kf6 Bb5 52.
Kf7 Bd7 53. Kf8 Ke6 54. Bg6 Kd6 55. Be8 Bxe8 56. Kxe8 Ke6 57. Kf8 Kf6 ({but not
} 57... Kf5 58. Ke7 Ke4 59. Kd6 Kd3 60. Kxd5 Kxc3 61. Kc5 $1 Kb3 62. d5 Kxa3
63. d6 Kb2 64. d7 a3 65. d8=Q a2 66. Kb4 a1=Q 67. Qd2+ Kb1 68. Kb3 $18) 58. Kg8
Kg6 $11) 50... Bd7 51. Bd3 Be8 52. c4 dxc4 53. Bxc4 Bc6 54. Kd2 Be8 55. Kc3 Bc6
56. Kb4 Bd7 57. Bb5 Bf5 (57... Bxb5 58. Kxb5 Kd5 59. Kxa4 Kxd4 60. Kb5 $18) 58.
Bxa4 Kd5 59. Kc3 {and White wins.}) 50. Bd3 {[%cal Gf4f5,Gf5f6,Gf6f7,Gf7e8,
Ge8d8,Gd8c8,Gc8b7,Gb7b6,Gb6a5,Gd3b5,Yf4e3,Ye3d2,Yd3c2] and White wins taking
his king across to"a5"or to"d2".}) (46... Nb5 47. Bxa4 Nxd4 48. Bd1 $1 $16 (48.
Bxc6 $2 Nxc6 $11)) 47. c4 $1 {Only chance.} (47. Bxe4 $6 dxe4 48. c4 Bb7 $1 {
[%cal Gb7a6]} 49. Ke3 $1 {[%cal Ge3d2,Gd2c3,Gc3b4,Gb4c5]} (49. d5+ $2 Bxd5 $11
(49... Kd7 $2 50. Kxe4 $18)) 49... Kf5 $3 {[%cal Gb7a6] Golod,V} (49... Kd6 50.
Kd2 Bc8 {[%cal Gc8e6]} 51. Ba3+ $1 {[%cal Gd4d5]}) (49... Ba6 50. d5+ Ke5 51.
Bb2+ Kd6 52. Kd4 e3 (52... Kd7 53. Bc1 Kc7 54. Kc5 (54. a3 Kd7 55. Bf4 Bb7 56.
Kc5 Ba6 57. Kb4 $22) 54... Kd7 55. Bf4 Kc8 $1 (55... Bb7 56. a3 {[%cal Gc5b5]}
Ba6 57. Kb4 $22) (55... Ke7 56. Kc6 Bxc4 57. d6+ Ke6 58. d7 Bb5+ 59. Kxb5 Kxd7
{[%cal Ge4e3]} 60. Kb6 $16) 56. a3 Kd7 57. Kb4 $22) 53. c5+ (53. Bc3 e2 54. c5+
) 53... Kc7 $1 {[%cal Ga6b7,Gc7d7]} 54. Ke5 $5 (54. Kxe3 $2 Bb7 55. Kd4 Kd7 $11
{[%cal Gb7a8]}) (54. c6 $5 e2 55. Bc3 Kb6 {[%cal Ga6b5]} 56. Ke5 $8 a3 57. Be1
{[%cal Ge5d6,Ge1f2]} Bc4 58. Kd6 Bd3 (58... Bxa2 59. c7) 59. Bf2+ Kb5 60. Ke5
$1 {[%cal Gc6c7]} e1=Q+ $8 61. Bxe1 Be2 62. Bb4 $1 $18) 54... e2 55. Bc3 {
and Black doesn't have time for Kd7 and Bb7.} a3 56. Ba5+ Kc8 57. c6 $1 {
[%cal Gd5d6,Gd6d7]} Bb5 58. Kd4 Ba4 59. Kc5 Bc2 60. d6 Bf5 61. Kd4 {[%cal
Gd4e5,Ge5f6,Gf6e7]}) 50. Kd2 (50. d5 Bxd5 $1) 50... Kf4 $1 51. Kc3+ e3 $1 (
51... Kf3 $2 52. d5 {[%csl Gd4]} e3 53. Kd4 e2 54. Bd2 $18) 52. Kd3 Be4+ 53.
Ke2 Bf3+ 54. Kd3 $11) (47. Bb2 Bb5 $11) 47... Nc3 48. Bd2 $1 Ne2+ (48... Nxa2
49. Bf5+ Kf6 50. Bb1 {[%csl Ra2]}) 49. Ke3 Ng3 50. c5 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.01.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhelnin, Vladimir V"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Ne2 h6 12. Bh4 Bd6 13. Nd4 c5 14. Nf5 (14.
Nb5 $5 {Jussupow}) (14. Nf3 Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 16. Re1 {Uhlmann}) 14... Bxf5 (14...
Be5 15. c3 Re8 16. Re1 Bxf5 17. Bxf5 Qd6 $11 {Ljuboevic-Nikolic,Wijk1988}) 15.
Bxf5 Rb8 16. b3 $6 (16. Rb1 Rb4 17. Bg3 (17. Bxf6 $142) 17... Bxg3 18. hxg3 Qb8
19. b3 Qe5 20. Qf3 g6 21. c3 Rb6 22. Bc2 Re8 23. b4 Qg5 24. Rfd1 Ng4 25. Qxd5
$4 Re1+ {0-1 Ivanov,A-Liss,E/EUCup Gr4 1995}) (16. Bxf6 {Jussupow} Qxf6 17.
Qxd5 Rfd8 18. Qf3 Be5 19. Rad1 $15 (19. Be4 Qxf3 20. Bxf3 Rxb2 $17 (20... Rd2
$17))) 16... Be5 (16... Rb4 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Re8 (18... Ne4 19. Bxe4 (19.
Re1 Nc3 20. Qf3 Qf6 21. Bd3 a5 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Re7 c4 24. Bf1 Rfb8 25. Rc7 a4
26. bxc4 Rb1 27. Rxb1 Rxb1 28. f3 d4 29. c5 Kf8 30. c6 Ke8 31. Rb7 Kd8 32. Rxb1
Nxb1 33. Bc4 Kc7 34. Bxf7 Nc3 35. Kh2 Kxc6 36. Kh3 Kd6 37. Kg4 Nd1 38. Kh5 Ne3
39. Bg6 f5 40. Kxh6 Nxc2 41. Bxf5 Nb4 42. a3 d3 43. Bxd3 Nxd3 {Gomez,M-Gual,A/
Barbera op 1993/1/2-1/2 (56)}) 19... Rxe4 20. Qd2 Rfe8 21. Rfe1 Qg5 22. Rxe4
Qxd2 23. Rxe8+ Kh7 24. c4 d4 25. Ree1 d3 26. Red1 Qb2 27. Rdb1 Qd4 28. Rd1 a5
29. a3 Qb2 30. Rab1 Qxa3 31. Rxd3 a4 32. Rdd1 axb3 33. Rd3 Qb4 34. Rdxb3 Qxc4
35. Re3 Qc2 36. Ree1 c4 37. Rbc1 Qd2 38. Rcd1 Qc2 39. Rc1 Qd2 40. Rcd1 {
1/2-1/2 Stojakovic,B-Anic,D/JUG-chT 1989}) 19. Qf3 {1/2-1/2 Barden,L-Phillips,
G/BCF-ch m 1954}) 17. Rc1 (17. Rb1 Qd6 18. Bg3 $6 (18. Bxf6 {Jussupow} Qxf6 (
18... Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Qxf6 20. Qxd5 Be5 $15) 19. Qf3 $15) 18... Bxg3 19. hxg3
Rfe8 $17 {Jussupow ><f5; <->e} (19... g6 20. Bd3 Rfe8 21. Qd2 c4 22. Bxc4 Ne4
23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Bxd5 Nc3 25. Bc4 Nxb1 26. Rxb1 Kg7 27. Kf1 f5 28. Bd3 a5 29.
a3 Kf6 30. Rd1 g5 31. f3 f4 32. g4 Re3 33. Kf2 Rc8 34. Bf5 Rc6 35. Rd4 Rec3 36.
Ra4 R6c5 37. Ke2 Rxf5 38. gxf5 Rxc2+ 39. Kf1 Rc5 40. b4 axb4 41. Rxb4 Rc1+ {
Baum,B-Teschner,R/RLNS 1991/0-1 (55)}) (19... Qe5 {Jussupow} 20. Bd3 (20. Qf3
Rfe8 $17) 20... Rfe8 $17) 20. Re1 (20. Qd2 $5 {Jussupow} Qe5 (20... Re5 21. Bd3
Rbe8 22. Rbe1 Qe7 $17) 21. g4 $17 (21. Bd3 $2 Ng4 $19 {/\Qh5}) 21... g6 $140
22. Rbe1 Qd4 23. Qxh6 gxf5 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Rd1) 20... Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Re8 22.
Qd2 Qe5 {<->e} 23. Qf4 Qc3 24. Rf1 (24. Bd3 $142 {Jussupow} h5 25. f3 $17)
24... g6 (24... c4 $5 $17 {Jussupow} 25. bxc4 dxc4 26. Rb1 (26. Rd1 g6 27. Bd7
Re1+) 26... g6 27. Qxh6 gxf5 28. Qg5+ Kh8) 25. Bd3 Kg7 26. f3 a5 27. g4 c4 $5 (
27... g5 {Jussupow} 28. Qg3 (28. Qf5 Qd4+ (28... c4 29. bxc4 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 dxc4
31. Be4 Re5 32. Qc8 Nxe4 33. fxe4 Rxe4 $17) 29. Kh1 Re5 30. Qc8 h5 $40) (28.
Qc7 Qd4+ 29. Kh2 h5 $19) 28... c4 29. Bf5 Re2 30. Kh2 $17) (27... Re5 $5 $17 {
Jussupow /\h5 Uhlmann}) 28. bxc4 g5 29. Qc7 (29. Qg3 {Jussupow} dxc4 30. Bf5
Nd5 $19 (30... Qd2 {Uhlmann})) 29... Qd4+ 30. Kh2 $1 (30. Rf2 {Jussupow} Re1+
31. Bf1 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Qd1#) (30. Kh1 {Jussupow} h5 31. gxh5 Nxh5 32. g3 Re5 $1
33. Rg1 (33. Kg2 Nxg3 34. Kxg3 Qf4+ 35. Kh3 g4+ $19) 33... Nxg3+ $3 34. Rxg3
Re1+ 35. Kh2 (35. Kg2 Rg1+ 36. Kh2 Qf2+ 37. Kh3 Rh1+ 38. Kg4 Qd4+ $19) 35...
Qf2+ 36. Kh3 Rh1+ 37. Kg4 Qd4+ 38. Be4 (38. f4 Rh4+ 39. Kf3 Rxf4+ $19) (38.
Kxg5 Qf6+ 39. Kg4 Rh4#) 38... Rh4+ 39. Kxg5 Qf6#) 30... h5 31. gxh5 Qh4+ (31...
Nxh5 {Jussupow} 32. g3 $13) (31... Rh8 $2 {Jussupow} 32. g4 Nxg4+ 33. fxg4 Qxg4
34. Qe5+ {Uhlmann}) 32. Kg1 Nxh5 33. Qb6 (33. cxd5 {Jussupow} Qd4+ 34. Kh2 Rh8
$19) (33. Qc5 {Jussupow} Ng3 34. cxd5 Nxf1 35. Bxf1 Qb4 $17) 33... Ng3 (33...
dxc4 $6 {Jussupow} 34. Be4 Ng3 35. Qd4+ Kg8 36. Re1) 34. cxd5 (34. Rb1 $5 {
Jussupow} dxc4 35. Bf1 Qf4 $17) 34... Nxf1 (34... Re2 $2 {Jussupow} 35. Qb2+ $1
$10) 35. Bxf1 (35. Qb2+ {Jussupow} Kg8 36. Bxf1 Qf4 $19) 35... Qb4 36. Qxb4
axb4 37. Bb5 (37. Kf2 {Jussupow} Rc8 38. Bd3 Kf6 39. g4 Ke5 40. Be4 Kd4 41. Ke2
Ra8 42. Kd2 Kc5 43. Kd3 Ra3+ 44. Kd2 Rxa2 45. Kd3 Ra3+ 46. Kd2 Ra6 47. Kd3 Rh6
48. Ke3 Kc4 49. Kd2 Kd4 50. Ke2 Rh2+ 51. Kf1 Ke3 52. Kg1 Rd2 53. Kf1 (53. Bd3
b3 $19) 53... f5 54. gxf5 g4 55. Ke1 Re2+ 56. Kf1 gxf3 $19 57. f6 {Uhlmann} f2)
(37. Bc4 {Jussupow} Kf6 38. Kf2 Rc8 39. Bb3 Ke5 40. Ke3 f5 41. g3 Rc3+ 42. Ke2
f4 43. gxf4+ gxf4 44. Kf2 Rc7 45. Kg2 Rg7+ 46. Kf2 Kd4 47. Ke2 Rg2+ 48. Kf1 Rd2
49. Ke1 Ke3 $19 {Uhlmann}) 37... Re1+ $6 (37... Rc8 $5 {Jussupow} 38. Bc6 Kf6
39. Kf2 Ke5 40. Ke3 Rc7 41. Kd3 Ra7 42. Kc4 Rxa2 43. Kb3 Ra1 44. Kxb4 Kd6 $17)
(37... Re5 $142 {Jussupow} 38. Bc4 (38. Bc6 Kf8 (38... f5 39. Kf2 f4 $17 (39...
Kf6 40. f4 gxf4 41. Kf3 Re4 42. d6 Rd4 43. d7)) 39. Kf2 (39. d6 Re6 40. d7 Ke7
41. Ba4 Ra6 42. Bb3 f5 $17) 39... Ke7 40. Kg3 f5 $19 (40... Kd6 $19)) 38... Kf8
39. d6 f6 (39... f5 $5) 40. Bb3 Ke8 41. Ba4+ Kd8 42. Kf2 Ra5 43. Bb3 Kd7 44.
Ke3 Kxd6 45. Kd4 Rc5 $17) 38. Kf2 Rd1 39. Bd3 Kf6 40. Ke2 Rg1 (40... Ra1 {
Jussupow} 41. Bc4 Ke5 42. d6) (40... Rh1 $5 {Jussupow} 41. d6) 41. Kf2 $2 (41.
g4 $1 {Jussupow} Ke5 42. Be4 Ra1 (42... Kd6 43. Kd3 Kc5 44. c3 $10 {Uhlmann})
43. Kd3 Rxa2 44. Kc4 Rb2 45. Bd3 {Uhlmann}) 41... Rc1 $1 (41... Ra1 {Jussupow}
42. d6 (42. Bc4 Rd1 43. Ke3 Ke5 44. d6 f6 45. Bd3 $17) (42. Ke3 Ke5 43. Bc4 f5
44. g3 Re1+ 45. Kf2 Rh1 $17 {Uhlmann}) 42... Rxa2 43. Ke3 $17) 42. d6 (42. Kg3
$5 {Jussupow} Ke5 43. d6 $1 (43. Kg4 Rg1 44. g3 Kxd5 (44... f6 45. Bc4 (45. Be4
Ra1) 45... f5+ $19) 45. Kxg5 Rxg3+ 46. Kf4 Rg1 $19) 43... Kxd6 44. Kg4 Rg1 (
44... f6 45. Kf5 Ke7 46. Ke4 $17) 45. Kxg5 Rxg2+ 46. Kf6 Rf2 47. Be4 Rf1 48.
Kxf7 Ke5 49. Ke7 Ra1 50. Kd7 Rxa2 51. Kc6 Kd4 52. Kb5 Kc3 53. f4 Ra1 54. Kc5
Ra5+ 55. Kd6 Kd4 $19) (42. g4 {Jussupow} Ke5 43. Be4 Kd6 $1 (43... Ra1 44. Ke3
Rxa2 45. Kd3 Ra8 46. Kc4 Rb8 47. Kc5 b3 48. cxb3 Rxb3 49. Kc6 {Uhlmann=/+
Schach Report 7/1992}) (43... Rd1 $5 44. Ke2 $1 Rd4 45. Ke3 f6 (45... Rc4 46.
Kd3 (46. Kd2 $1 Rc3 47. Kc1) 46... Rc3+ 47. Kd2 Ra3 48. Ke2 f6 49. Kd2 Kd6 50.
Ke2 Kc5 $19) 46. Kf2 $1 Kd6 (46... Kf4 47. Ke2) 47. Ke3 Kc5 48. f4 Rc4 $19) 44.
Ke3 Kc5 45. Kd2 (45. Kd3 Rd1+ 46. Ke3 Ra1 47. f4 Re1+ $19) 45... Ra1 $19) 42...
Ke6 43. Bc4+ Kxd6 44. Bxf7 Rxc2+ 45. Kg3 Ke5 $19 46. Bb3 Rd2 47. Bg8 Kd4 48.
Bb3 Ke3 49. Bc4 Rd4 50. Bb5 (50. Bb3 {Jussupow} Ke2) 50... Kd2 51. Kh3 Ke1 52.
Kg3 Rd5 53. Ba6 (53. Bc4 {Jussupow} Rd2 $19) 53... Rd2 54. Bc4 Rc2 55. Bb3 Rf2
$1 56. Kh2 (56. Bc4 {Jussupow} Rd2 $19 {(.)}) 56... Rd2 57. Kg1 Ke2 58. Bc4+
Ke3 59. Bb3 Kf4 60. Kh2 Rd6 {0-1 Lutz,C-Jussupow,A/Munich 1992}) 17... Qd6 18.
Bg3 $6 (18. Bxf6 $5 Bxh2+ (18... Qxf6 $15) 19. Kh1 Qxf6 20. Qxd5 Be5 21. Qf3
$15) 18... Bxg3 19. hxg3 Rfe8 $17 20. Qf3 Re5 21. Rfe1 Rbe8 22. Rxe5 Qxe5 23.
c3 (23. Bd3 $5 Qb2 24. Qd1) 23... c4 $1 24. Rd1 (24. g4 g6 25. Bc2 Qg5) 24...
g6 $1 25. Bc2 h5 $1 26. Rf1 (26. bxc4 $2 Qe1+ 27. Rxe1 (27. Kh2 Ng4+ 28. Kh3
Nxf2+ $19) 27... Rxe1+ 28. Kh2 Ng4+ 29. Qxg4 hxg4 30. cxd5 Rc1 $19) 26... Kg7
27. bxc4 (27. b4) 27... dxc4 28. Ba4 Rd8 $19 29. Qb7 a5 30. Rc1 Rd2 31. Qb1
Rxf2 $3 32. Kxf2 Ng4+ 33. Kg1 Qe3+ 34. Kh1 Qxg3 35. Kg1 Qh2+ 36. Kf1 Qh1+ 37.
Ke2 Qxg2+ 38. Kd1 Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "CRO-ch"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "2000.01.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zelcic, Robert"]
[Black "Golubovic, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2457"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2000.01.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Ne2 h6 12. Bh4 Bd6 13. Nd4 c5 14. Nf5 (14.
Nb5 $5 {Jussupow}) (14. Nf3 Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 16. Re1 {Uhlmann}) 14... Bxf5 (14...
Be5 15. c3 $10 {Ljubojevic-Nikolic,Pr/Wijk/1988/}) 15. Bxf5 Rb8 16. b3 $2 {
Jussupow.It's difficult to believe that Zelcic didn't see the game
Lutz-Jussupow,Munich 1992(see below) and Jussupow's comments in CBM 30.Maybe
he had his own opinion concerning the evaluation of this position.Anyway this
game just confirmed the Jussupow's evaluation and I don't think white will
want to repeat this line once again.} (16. Rb1 {Jussupow} Rb4 17. Bg3 $10 {/\c3
}) (16. Bxf6 {Jussupow} Qxf6 17. Qxd5 Rfd8 18. Qf3 Be5 19. Rad1 $15 (19. Be4
Qxf3 20. Bxf3 Rxb2 $17 (20... Rd2 $17))) 16... Be5 (16... Rb4) 17. Bg3 $146 {
Maybe playing 16.b3 White had in mind this idea?} ({As other games had showed
17.Rc1 and 17.Rb1 are not better:} 17. Rc1 Qd6 18. Bg3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Rfe8 {
Zhelnin-Balashov,RUS-Cup02 Moscow(38) CBM63[Mikhalevski,V] The position is
similar to Jussupow's game.See 17.Rb1}) (17. Rb1 Qd6 18. Bg3 $6 {Jussupow} (18.
Bxf6 {Jussupow} Qxf6 (18... Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Qxf6 20. Qxd5 Be5 $15) 19. Qf3 $15)
18... Bxg3 19. hxg3 Rfe8 $17 {Jussupow ><f5; <->e 0-1 Lutz-Jussupow,Munich
1992(60)/CBM30[Jussupow]} (19... g6 20. Bd3 Rfe8 21. Qd2 c4 22. Bxc4 Ne4 23.
Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Bxd5 Nc3 25. Bc4 Nxb1 26. Rxb1 $13 {/= 0-1 Baum,B-Teschner,R/
Germany 1991/EXT 97-B (55)}) (19... Qe5 {Jussupow} 20. Bd3 (20. Qf3 Rfe8 $17)
20... Rfe8 $17)) 17... Bxa1 ({In case of} 17... Bxg3 $5 18. hxg3 {White gets a
position from above-mentioned games with an extra tempi.Despite this fact
Black is still a bit better as he can take the e-file under control.For example
} Re8 19. Re1 Qd6 {[%cal Ge8e1,Gb8e8]} 20. Qf3 Re5 $15 {[%cal Gb8e8]}) 18. Bxb8
Qxb8 19. Qxa1 Qf4 20. Bd3 c4 21. Be2 Qd2 22. Qd1 ({A temporary pawn sacrifice} 
22. Bf3 $6 {doesn't allow to reach full equality:} Qxc2 23. Rc1 Qd3 24. Rd1 Qf5
25. bxc4 dxc4 26. Qd4 Rc8 27. Qxa7 c3 $15 {[%csl Gc3] and a strong pass pawn
supported by a rook secure minimal advantage.}) 22... Qc3 23. h3 (23. Bf3 d4
24. Re1 d3 25. cxd3 cxd3 $15 {[%csl Gd3]}) 23... Re8 $1 24. Bf3 d4 25. Be2 $2 {
This natural move is a serious mistake.White has probably missed strong
Black's answer.Otherwise he would play 25.bc!?} (25. bxc4 $5 Qxc4 26. Qd2 a6 {
[%cal Gc4a2]} 27. a3 {with the most likely draw.}) 25... Ne4 $1 {[%mdl 64] An
important resource.Suddenly White finds himself in a very unpleasant position.
In case of 25...cb White has no problems.} 26. Qa1 (26. Bxc4 Nd2 27. Qh5 Nxc4
28. bxc4 Qxc4 29. Qg4 $1 Rd8 $1 (29... Qxc2 30. Qxd4 Qxa2 31. Ra1 $11) 30. Qh4
f6 $17 {[%csl Ra2,Rc2] and White loses a pawn}) (26. bxc4 Nd2 27. Re1 Nxc4 $17
{[%csl Re1][%cal Ge8e1] and White is in a big trouble.}) (26. Re1 {was
probably the most stubborn defence,however after} cxb3 $1 (26... Nd2 27. Kh1 $1
(27. bxc4 Nxc4 {see 26.bc})) 27. axb3 Nd2 $1 28. Kh1 Nxb3 $1 29. cxb3 d3 30.
Kg1 a5 $1 $19 {and then taking twice on e2 Black wins a b-pawn and gets
technically winning position.} 31. Kf1 $140 $2 d2) 26... cxb3 $6 {
Miscalculation.} (26... Ng3 27. fxg3 Qxa1 28. Rxa1 Rxe2 29. Rd1 $1 Rxc2 30.
Rxd4 $11) ({After} 26... Qxc2 $1 27. Bxc4 d3 {the d-pawn decides the fate of
the game.For example:} 28. Qd4 (28. Qd1 Rd8 $1 29. Qf3 d2 $1 30. Bxf7+ Kh8 31.
Bh5 Nc3 $19 {[%cal Gd2d1]}) 28... d2 29. b4 (29. Qd7 Nf6 30. Qd3 Qxd3 31. Bxd3
Re1 32. Bc2 Ne4 $19 {[%cal Ge4c3]}) 29... Qc1 30. Qd7 Nf6 $1 31. Qd3 Re1 32.
Bb3 Nd5 $1 {[%cal Ge1f1,Gd5c3] /\R:f1 followed by Nc3 and Black wins}) 27. axb3
$8 (27. cxb3 $2 Nd2 28. Qxc3 dxc3 29. Re1 c2 $19 {[%cal Ge8e2]}) 27... Ng3 $5 (
{Now} 27... Qxc2 $5 28. Bc4 d3 {is not as strong as in previous case as the a2
pawn doesn't allow} 29. Qxa7 {[%csl Rf7] however after} Rf8 {Black is still
better:} 30. Bxf7+ Rxf7 31. Qa8+ Rf8 32. Qd5+ $1 Kh8 33. Qxe4 Qxb3 $15) 28. Bb5
$1 {Perhaps playing 26...cb Black has missed this intermediate move.} Nxf1 29.
Qxc3 dxc3 30. Bxe8 Nd2 {[%cal Gd2b3][%mdl 4096] Fortunately for Black his
chances in the arised endgame are better thanks to the fixed weakness on c2.}
31. Ba4 $8 (31. b4 {is dangerous as black king comes to the queen side very
quickly.}) 31... Kf8 32. f3 $6 {I don't like this move.White pawns must occupy
opposite to the colour of their bishop squares.Such an imperceptible
inaccuracy can sometimes be decisive.} (32. f4 {Seems to be the right way.})
32... Ke7 33. Kf2 Kd6 34. Ke3 Kc5 35. Be8 (35. f4 $5) 35... f6 ({Wild} 35...
Nxb3 {doesn't work in view of} 36. cxb3 Kb4 37. Ba4 $1 (37. Bxf7 $5 Ka3 38. Bg6
$8 Kxb3 39. Ke2 a5 40. Kd1 {White is just in time to meet 40...a4 with 41.Bc2}
Kb2 41. Bc2) 37... Ka3 38. Kd3 Kb2 39. b4) 36. Bf7 (36. Kd3 Kb4 37. f4 $4 {
loses to} Nxb3 $1 38. cxb3 Kxb3 39. Bg6 Kb2 $1 40. Kc4 c2 $19) 36... Kb4 37.
Kd3 Nb1 $1 {[%cal Gb4a3,Ga3b2] Preparing Kb4-a3-b2 followed by Na3} (37... g5
$5 {Fixing white pawns on the white squares.}) 38. Ke2 Ka3 39. Kd3 (39. Bg6 {
was the last chance in order to prevent winning manoeuvre(see 39...a5) by
means of 40.Bd3}) 39... Kb2 $2 ({Preparatory} 39... a5 $1 {[%csl Rb3,Rc2]
fixing the b3 pawn was necessary} 40. Bg6 Kb2 {[%cal Gb1a3]} 41. Ke2 Nd2 $1 {
[%cal Gd2b3]} (41... Na3 42. Kd1) 42. Kd1 f5 $3 {[%cal Gd2b3]} 43. Bxf5 {
Otherwise N:b3 and the a-pawn decides the game.} Nf1 $1 {[%cal Gf1e3] winning
as White can't prevent a loss of the c2 pawn.} 44. Ke2 $140 Ng3+ {[%cal Rg3f5,
Rg3e2]}) 40. b4 g5 $1 {[%csl Rf3,Rh3]} 41. g4 (41. g3 $142) 41... Na3 {All
following moves were made with the only porpose:to allow White making a
decisive mistake as Black can't win the position without White's help.} 42. Bb3
Nb5 43. Ba4 Nd6 44. Bb3 Nc8 45. Bd5 Nd6 46. Be6 Nb5 47. Bb3 Na3 48. Ba4 Nb1 49.
Bb3 $2 {Very unfortunate place for the white bishop.Because of this bishop
White loses after 49...Ka3} (49. Bc6 $142 $11) 49... Nd2 $2 (49... Ka3 $1 $19 {
see 53...Ka3!}) 50. Bd5 Nf1 51. Be4 Nd2 52. Bd5 Nb1 53. Bb3 $2 (53. Bc6 $142
$11) 53... Ka3 $1 {Finally Black finds a drawback of 53.Bb3 and wins.} 54. Kc4
(54. b5 Kb4 $19 {[%cal Gb1a3]}) 54... a6 $1 {[%csl Rb3] Suddenly White finds
himself in a Zugzwang.Game is over.} 55. Kc5 Kb2 56. Kb6 (56. Kd4 Nd2 $19 {
[%csl Rc2,Rf3,Rh3]}) 56... Na3 57. Kxa6 Nxc2 ({White resigned in view of the
following variation:} 57... Nxc2 58. Bxc2 (58. Ba4 Nxb4+ 59. Kb5 c2 $19 {
[%csl Rf3,Rh3]}) 58... Kxc2 59. b5 Kd3 60. b6 c2 61. b7 c1=Q 62. b8=Q Qa3+ 63.
Kb6 Qb4+ 64. Kc7 Qxb8+ 65. Kxb8 Ke3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Blees, Albert"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[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 {Hecht} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Be2 (4. Bb5) 4... Bb4 (4... d5) 5.
Nd5 (5. O-O) 5... Ba5 (5... Nxe4 6. Nxb4 Nxb4 7. d3 Nf6 8. Nxe5 Qe7 9. Nf3 O-O
10. O-O h6 11. Re1 d5 12. Bf1 Be6 13. Nd4 Qd7 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. g3 Rae8 16. d4
Nc6 17. f4 Ne7 18. Bd3 Nf5 19. c3 Nd6 20. Bd2 Nfe4 21. Rc1 Qf7 22. Be3 b5 23.
Rc2 Rc8 24. Rg2 c5 25. dxc5 Nxc5 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Qg4 Nf5 28. Rge2 d4 29. Rxe6
dxc3 30. bxc3 Rxc3 31. Bxf5 Qxf5 32. Qxf5 Rxf5 33. Ra6 {1/2-1/2 Blackburne,
J-Marco,G/Ostende 1905}) (5... Be7 6. d3 d6 7. Nxe7 Qxe7 8. O-O (8. Bg5 h6 9.
Bh4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 g5 12. Bg3 Nd4 13. c3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 O-O-O 15.
O-O-O Kb8 16. Rhe1 Nd7 17. d4 f6 18. Kb1 Nf8 19. Rd2 Ng6 20. Red1 Rdg8 21. Qe3
Nf4 22. f3 b6 23. Bxf4 gxf4 24. Qd3 Rg3 25. Rc1 Rhg8 26. Rcc2 R8g5 27. dxe5
fxe5 28. c4 Qe6 29. Rf2 Qg8 30. Qe2 Rg7 31. b3 R7g6 32. Kb2 Qe8 33. Qd3 Qg8 34.
Qf1 Qe8 35. Rcd2 Kb7 36. a3 a5 {1/2-1/2 Mullor,L-Beade,C/Alicante op2 1989})
8... O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Qe6 13. f4 exf4 14. Rxf4
Nh7 15. Bg4 Qg6 16. Bf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 Qg7 18. f6 Qg6 19. Bh4 Kh8 20. d4 Rg8 21.
Qf3 Rae8 22. c3 Re3 23. Qf1 Re4 24. Rxe4 Qxe4 25. Bg3 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Qg5 27. Qd3
Nxf6 28. Rf1 Nh5 29. Rxf7 Nxg3+ 30. hxg3 Qh5+ {0-1 Blackburne,J-Tarrasch,S/
Ostende 1905}) 6. O-O O-O (6... d6 7. d3 (7. d4 h6 8. b4 Nxb4 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10.
dxe5 dxe5 11. Bb2 Nc6 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qd5 Bc3 14. Bxc3 Nf3+ 15. Bxf3 Qxc3 16.
Qb3 Qc5 17. a3 O-O 18. Rad1 a5 19. Rd5 Qe7 20. Qc3 a4 21. e5 Be6 22. Rb5 c6 23.
Rb4 Rfd8 24. Rfb1 Rd7 25. h3 Ra7 26. Be4 Bd5 27. f4 c5 28. Qf3 cxb4 29. Bxd5
Qc5+ {0-1 Brendel,O-Kolev,A/Groningen op 1990}) 7... Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 O-O
10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bb6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 Ng6 14. Qd2 Re8 15. Rae1 Qf6 16. b3
Bd7 17. Bd1 Nh4 18. Nf3 Nf5 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. a4 Kf8 21. Bc2 Qb2 22. Rb1 Qf6
23. Rbe1 Rac8 24. h3 Ne7 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. Nxd4 c6 27. dxc6 bxc6 28. Re3 d5 29.
Rfe1 c5 30. Nb5 d4 31. R3e2 {Mullor,L-Lane,G/Benidorm op 1989/1/2-1/2 (65)}) (
6... Nxe4 7. d4 d6 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. Bg5 Be6 10. c4 exd4 11. Qa4 Bb6 12. Rae1 h6
13. Bh4 Kf8 14. Nxf6 gxf6 15. Qd1 Bg4 16. Re4 Ne5 17. Rxg4 Nxg4 18. Nd2 Rg8 19.
Bf5 Ne3 20. fxe3 dxe3 21. Kh1 exd2 22. Qxd2 Rg5 23. Bxg5 hxg5 24. h4 Kg7 25.
hxg5 fxg5 26. Bh3 Qe7 27. Qc3+ Qe5 28. Qf3 f6 29. Qxb7 Rh8 30. Qc6 Kg6 31. Qf3
Rh4 32. g4 Kg7 33. b3 f5 34. Kg2 f4 35. Rd1 Rh6 36. Rd5 Qb2+ 37. Kf1 Qc1+ {
0-1 Brendel,O-Sandor,C/BL9495 1995}) 7. d4 Nxd5 (7... Nxe4 $5) 8. exd5 Nxd4 9.
Nxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4 Bb6 $6 (10... Re8 $5) 11. Qf4 d6 12. Re1 Bd7 $6 (12... Qe7
$1 13. Bd2 (13. c4 Ba5) 13... Qe5) 13. Bd2 Qf6 (13... Re8 14. Bd3 Rxe1+ 15.
Rxe1 Qf8 16. Qh4 $16) 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. Bc3 f5 16. a4 a6 (16... a5 17. Bb5) 17.
a5 Ba7 18. Bf6 Rfe8 19. Bd3 h6 20. h4 Kf8 21. c3 Rac8 22. h5 (22. g3 $5) 22...
f4 $1 (22... c6 23. dxc6 Rxc6 24. Rxe8+ Kxe8 25. Re1+ $16) 23. Kf1 c6 (23...
Bg4 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Ra4 Bxh5 26. Rxf4 $16) 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Ra4 f3 26.
gxf3 cxd5 27. Rb4 Bh3+ 28. Kg1 Bc8 29. Kg2 Bc5 (29... Re1) 30. Rf4 Re1 31. b4
Ba7 32. Bf5 Be6 33. Bh4 Bxf5 34. Rxf5 {[#] Hecht: Beiderseitige
Bauernschwächen, weißer Raumvorteil, schlechter schwarzer Läufer.
Freibauernrennen.} d4 35. c4 Re6 $2 (35... Re5 $1 36. Rf6 (36. Rxe5 dxe5 37.
Kf1 (37. Bf6 $2 d3 38. Kf1 Bd4 39. f4 Bc3) 37... f5 38. Bf6 Bb8 (38... e4 $2
39. fxe4 fxe4 40. Be5 d3 41. c5 Kf7 42. Bf4 Kf6 $8 43. Bxh6 Bb8) 39. f4 (39.
Ke2 Kf7) 39... e4 40. Bxd4 Bxf4 $11) 36... Rxh5 (36... Re6 $2 37. Kf1 Kg7 (
37... Ke8 38. Rf5) 38. Rf5 $16) 37. Bg3 (37. Kh3 $4 d3 38. Kg4 (38. Rxd6 Bxf2)
38... Rd5 $1 39. cxd5 d2 $19) 37... Bb8 38. Rf4 (38. c5 $2 d3 39. Bxd6+ Kg7)
38... Ba7 39. Rf6 Bb8 $11) 36. Rd5 $16 f6 37. f4 Ke7 38. Bg3 d3 39. f5 $2 (39.
Kf3 $1 Re1 40. f5 $18) 39... Re4 40. Bxd6+ Ke8 41. c5 Rxb4 42. Rxd3 Rb5 43.
Re3+ Kd8 44. Be7+ Kd7 45. Bxf6 Bxc5 46. Rd3+ Ke8 47. f4 Rxa5 48. Rd8+ Kf7 49.
Be5 Rb5 50. Rd7+ Ke8 51. Rc7 a5 52. Kf3 a4 53. f6 Bf8 (53... a3 {Hecht} 54. f7+
Kd8 55. Rxc5 Rxc5 56. Bd6 Rf5 57. f8=Q+ Rxf8 58. Bxf8 a2 59. Bg7 $18) 54. Ke4
a3 55. Kf5 Rb1 (55... a2 {Hecht} 56. Rc8+ Kf7 57. Ra8 Rb1 58. Rxa2 Rh1 59. Rb2
Rxh5+ 60. Ke4 Rh1 61. Rxb7+ Kg6 62. f5+ Kh5 63. Rb8 $18) 56. Bd4 Kd8 $6 (56...
a2 $1 57. Rc8+ Kf7 58. Ra8 Rh1 59. Rxa2 Rxh5+ 60. Ke4 $14) 57. Rc2 b5 $2 (57...
Rd1 $5) 58. f7 $1 $18 b4 (58... Rh1 59. Bb6+ Ke7 60. Rc7+ Kd6 61. Rc8 a2 62.
Rxf8 a1=Q 63. Rd8+ Kc6 64. f8=Q Qb1+ 65. Kf6 Qb2+ 66. Bd4 $18) 59. Bc5 Bg7 (
59... a2 60. Bxf8 $1 a1=Q 61. Bxb4 $18) (59... Bxc5 {Hecht} 60. Rxc5 Ke7 61.
Rc7+ Kf8 62. Kf6 $18) 60. Kg6 b3 61. Kxg7 1-0

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1998.04.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gomez Baillo, Jorge H"]
[Black "Ginzburg, Maximiliano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O {Black tried almost
all possible moves in this position,but Ginzburg find one more.} h5 $6 $146 (
6... O-O 7. d3 Bg4 (7... Nd4 8. Bg5 c6 9. Na4 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 Bb4 11. c3 Ba5 12.
b4 Bc7 13. Nb2 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. a4 f5 17. Bh3 fxe4 18. Bxc8
Raxc8 19. dxe4 f5 20. f3 a5 21. Kg2 Kg7 22. exf5 Rxf5 23. g4 Rf6 24. Nc4 axb4
25. cxb4 Rf4 26. Ne3 Rxb4 27. Rfb1 Rxb1 28. Rxb1 Rb8 29. Nf5+ Kh7 30. a5 d5 31.
Ne7 Kg7 32. a6 {Durup,R-Baudot,D/WchJ 1986/1/2-1/2 (59)}) (7... a6 8. h3 Be6 (
8... h6 9. Nh4 (9. Kh2 Ba7 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Ne2 c5 13. Nd2 Kh8 14.
f4 d5 15. c4 dxc3 16. Nxc3 d4 17. Ne2 b5 18. b3 Bb7 19. g4 Rc8 20. Ng3 Bb8 21.
Kg1 Ng8 22. Rc1 g6 23. Qe1 Ne7 24. Rf2 f6 25. Rc2 g5 26. Nh5 Ng6 27. Qc1 Nxf4
28. Nxf4 Bxf4 29. Rxf4 gxf4 30. Rxc5 Qd6 31. b4 Rxc5 32. bxc5 Rc8 33. Nb3 Qe5 {
Raaste,E-Norri,J/FIN-ch 1996/0-1 (47)}) 9... Nd4 10. Kh1 c6 11. Ne2 d5 12. Nxd4
Bxd4 13. Qf3 dxe4 14. dxe4 a5 15. c3 Bc5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Re8 18. Qf3 Qe7
19. Be3 Rad8 20. Rfd1 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Bf3 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1
Nd7 25. Kg2 Nc5 26. Bc2 Qd6 27. h4 Kf8 28. f4 Ke7 29. f5 b6 30. g4 f6 31. Kf2
Kd8 32. Ke2 Kc7 33. Bb3 Qd8 34. Bc2 Qg8 35. b3 a4 36. c4 axb3 37. axb3 Qa8 38.
b4 Qa2 39. Kd2 Na6 40. Qc3 c5 41. bxc5 Nxc5 42. Kd1 Qa5 43. Qb2 Qa8 44. Qc3
Nxe4 45. Qf3 Qd8+ 46. Kc1 Qd2+ 47. Kb1 Nc5 48. Qg3 Qb4+ {0-1 Vega Holm,F-Eslon,
J/Ceuta-B 1993}) 9. Kh2 h6 10. a3 Kh8 11. Qe1 Re8 12. b4 Ba7 13. Rb1 d5 14.
exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 f6 17. Qh5 Nxc3 18. Bxh6 Kg8 19. Rbe1 c6 20.
Bd2 Nb5 21. c4 Nd4 22. Bc3 Qd7 23. Re4 Bf7 24. Qg4 f5 25. Rxd4 Bxd4 26. Qxd4
Qxd4 27. Bxd4 Rad8 28. Bc5 Rxd3 29. Rc1 Rxa3 30. Rd1 Bxc4 31. Rd7 Rd3 32. Rxb7
Bd5 33. Ra7 Bxg2 34. Kxg2 Re6 35. Rxa6 Kf7 36. Ra7+ Kf6 37. h4 g6 38. Rc7 Ke5
39. h5 gxh5 40. Rh7 Rg6 41. Rxh5 Ke6 {1/2-1/2 Finkel,A-Lukacs,P/Budapest FS06
GM 1995}) (7... h6 8. Na4 Bb6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. h3 Be6 11. a3 Qd7 12. Kh2 Kh7
13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Ra4 16. Qd1 Ra5 17. f4 Bc4 18. Re1 Re8 19.
b3 Bb5 20. Bd2 Raa8 21. Bc3 Qd8 22. g4 Bc6 23. Qd4 Re6 24. Bf3 Qf8 25. Qd3 Kh8
26. f5 Ree8 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Qd2 Kh7 29. h4 Qe7 30. Qf4 Rg8 31. Rg1 Rae8 32.
Rae1 Ra8 33. a4 b5 34. axb5 Bxb5 35. Rd1 Bc6 36. Rd2 Ra5 37. Re2 Re5 38. Rg3 b6
39. c4 Bb7 {1/2-1/2 Fanouraki,N-David,G/EU-chJW U16 1997}) 8. h3 Be6 9. Na4 Bb6
10. Nxb6 axb6 11. Ng5 Bd7 12. f4 h6 13. Nf3 Re8 14. g4 Nh7 15. a3 Qc8 16. Kh2
Qd8 17. Rg1 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Qe1 c5 20. Qg3 Bc6 21. Bd2 Rc8 22. g5 hxg5
23. fxg5 Nf8 24. Raf1 Ng6 25. h4 Ne5 26. h5 Bd7 27. Rf4 c4 28. Bf1 Bb5 29. g6
f6 30. h6 cxd3 31. cxd3 Rc2 32. Rg2 d5 33. hxg7 Kxg7 34. Rh4 dxe4 35. Rh7+ Kg8
36. Qh3 Nf3+ 37. Kh1 f5 38. Bf4 Rxg2 39. Rh8+ Kg7 40. Qh7+ {1-0 Kovalev,A-Kepp,
E/Schwaebisch Gmuend op 1994}) (6... Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 a6 9. d3 Nd4 10.
Qd1 c6 11. Ne2 O-O 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. c3 Ba7 14. Kh2 Qe7 15. f4 Ne8 16. f5 f6
17. g4 Rd8 18. h4 Kh8 19. g5 fxg5 20. hxg5 d5 21. Qh5 Rd6 22. Bd2 Kg8 23. Rae1
dxe4 24. Bxe4 Rd7 25. Rf3 g6 26. fxg6 Rxf3 27. Bxf3 Rxd3 28. gxh7+ Kh8 29. Bf4
Ng7 30. Qg4 Bb8 31. Kg2 Rd8 32. g6 Qc5 33. Bh6 Qb5 34. Rd1 Qxb2+ 35. Kh3 Rf8
36. Bxg7+ Kxg7 37. Rd7+ {1-0 Lezcano Jaen,P-Gonzalez,G/Las Palmas-D 1994}) (
6... a6 7. d3 h6 8. Be3 Be6 9. h3 Qd7 10. Kh2 Nd4 11. Bxd4 Bxd4 12. Nxd4 exd4
13. Ne2 c5 14. f4 g6 15. c3 dxc3 16. Nxc3 Qc7 17. d4 O-O-O 18. d5 Bd7 19. Rc1
h5 {[#]} 20. e5 Ne8 21. Ne4 Bf5 22. exd6 Qb6 23. Nxc5 Kb8 24. Qd4 Qxd6 25. Qxh8
Nf6 26. Qg7 {1-0 Reefschlaeger,H-Nickl,K/Velden op 1996}) (6... Be6 7. d3 a6 8.
Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. Qe1 c6 12. Kh2 h6 13. a4 O-O 14. a5 d5 15.
Nd2 Qe7 16. Ra4 Rad8 17. Qf2 dxe4 18. Ndxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Bg2 Qc7 21.
Qe1 Rf6 22. Ne2 Rdf8 23. b3 Ne7 24. Nc3 Kh8 25. Kh1 g5 26. Ra1 Ng6 27. Qe2 e4
28. Qe1 exd3 29. cxd3 Bxb3 30. Ne2 Qe5 31. Qc3 {Slobodjan,R-Sokolov,I/Nussloch
1996/0-1 (42)}) (6... h6 7. d3 Bg4 8. h3 Be6 9. Kh2 g5 10. Nd2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5
12. Nb3 Be7 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Nec5 Bc8 15. Qf3 Nf6 16. Ne4 Nh7 17. Nec5 a5 18. a4
Kg7 19. Qe2 Re8 20. Qd2 f5 21. Qc3 Qd6 22. Qc4 Nf6 23. f4 exf4 24. gxf4 b6 25.
Qb5 Na7 26. Qc4 c6 27. Kh1 g4 28. Ne4 fxe4 29. dxe4 Qb4 30. Qe2 Be6 31. Bd2 Qc4
32. Qe3 Rad8 33. Bc3 Bb4 34. Rg1 Bxc3 35. bxc3 Bf5 36. Qxb6 Nc8 37. Qxa5 Bxe4
38. Nd4 Qd5 39. Qxd5 Rxd5 40. Bxe4 {0-1 Fietz,H-Galdunts,S/Badenweiler op 1994}
) 7. h3 {Most logical answer.} Be6 8. d3 Qd7 9. Ng5 (9. Kh2 $6 h4 $5 10. Nxh4 (
10. g4 $2 Bxg4 11. hxg4 Nxg4+ 12. Kg1 h3 13. Bh1 h2+ 14. Kg2 $140 Nxf2 $1 $19 {
[%cal Gd7h3]}) 10... O-O-O $44 {[%cal Gh8h3]}) 9... h4 10. g4 O-O-O 11. Nd5 Ne7
(11... Nh7 12. Nxh7 Rxh7 13. c3 $40 {[%cal Gb2b4,Ga2a4]}) 12. b4 Bb6 (12... Bd4
$6 13. c3 Bb6 $8 (13... Bxd5 $2 14. cxd4 $18) (13... Nexd5 $2 14. exd5 $18 {
[%csl Rd4,Re6]})) (12... Bxd5 $2 13. exd5 {[%csl Rf7]}) 13. Nxb6+ cxb6 (13...
axb6 14. a4 {[%cal Gb4b5,Ga4a5,Gc2c4]}) 14. c4 $16 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gb4b5,
Ga2a4,Ga4a5]} Ng6 (14... Nc6 $5 {[%csl Rd4]}) 15. a4 Kb8 16. Be3 Ne8 17. b5 $18
{.Black doesn't have any counterplay and White has to win by sraight attack.}
Nc7 18. f4 $4 ({Why to change strong bishop?Why not simple} 18. a5 {?For
instance:} bxa5 19. b6 $1 (19. Rxa5 $5 b6 20. Ra2 {[%cal Gd1d2,Gf1a1,Gd1a4]})
19... axb6 20. Bxb6 {with obvious matting attack.}) 18... exf4 (18... Nxf4 19.
a5 $1) 19. Bxf4 $6 (19. Bf2 $142 $1 {and Black is still in big danger.}) 19...
Nxf4 20. Rxf4 Qe7 21. Nxe6 (21. Nxe6 fxe6 $1 (21... Nxe6 $143 22. Rf2) 22. a5
e5 23. Rf2 Ne6 {[%csl Rc5,Rd4,Rf4,Rg5][%cal Gb8c7] and Black get strong
counterplay.}) (21. Nf3 $2 g5 {[%csl Rf4]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1998.04.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Dolezal, Cristian"]
[Black "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 (6. O-O Bxc3 7. dxc3
Nxe4 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. Bxe4 O-O 11. Re1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Guyot,
P-Daillet,E/FRA-chT 1993 (44)}) 6... h6 (6... Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O h6 9. Nd5
Nxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. c3 Bc5 12. g4 Bg6 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 $14 {Ioseliani,
N-Gaprindashvili,N/Tbilisi (m1) 1980/1/2-1/2 (53)}) 7. Bd2 ({Tsearsky} 7. O-O
Be6 (7... Ne7 $146 8. d4 $6 (8. Bd2 $11) (8. Nh4 g5 $5 9. Qf3 Nfg8 10. Nf5 Nxf5
11. exf5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne7 $13) 8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 Ng6 (9... Nxe4 10. Qe1 f5 11.
dxe5 O-O 12. c4 $132) 10. Ba3 Qd7 $5 (10... O-O $6 11. dxe5 Nxe4 12. Qd5 Bf5
13. exd6 Nxd6 14. Bxd6 Be6 15. Qxb7 Qxd6 16. Nd4 Bc4 17. Rfe1 $16) 11. dxe5 (
11. Qd3 Qa4 12. Bc1 O-O $15) 11... dxe5 12. Qc1 (12. Qxd7+ $6 Bxd7 $15) 12...
Qe6 13. Qe3 $5 $132 (13. Rb1 $2 b6 14. Ne1 $6 (14. Nd2 $142) 14... Bb7 15. Nd3
(15. f4 exf4 16. gxf4 Nh4 17. f5 Qe5 18. Nd3 Qxc3 19. Bh1 Rg8 $5) 15... Bxe4
16. f4 $6 (16. f3 Bc6 17. Re1 O-O-O $17) 16... Bxg2 17. f5 (17. Kxg2 Qxa2 18.
Re1 Qd5+ 19. Kg1 e4 20. Nf2 O-O-O $19) 17... Qd5 $19 {0-1 Glek,I-Onischuk,A/
Hoogovens 1997 (29)}) (13. Nd2 b6 $1 {[%csl Ra3][%cal Gc7c5]} 14. f4 exf4 15.
gxf4 Nh4 $15) 13... b6 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. c4 $11) 8. Nh4 a6 9. Nf5 Kf8 10. f4 Bc5+
11. Kh1 Qd7 12. g4 h5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. g5 Ng4 15. Qe1 Nb4 16. Qe2 Kg8 17. h3
Nc6 18. Nd5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Nd4 20. Qe4 c6 21. Ne3 Ne2 22. Qf3 Nxc1 23. Nxg4 hxg4
24. Qxg4 Be3 25. Be4 Rd8 26. Raxc1 Bxc1 27. Rxc1 Qd4 28. Rg1 Qf2 29. Rg2 Qe1+
30. Kh2 Rh4 31. Qg3 Qxg3+ {Glek,I-Blatny,P/BL9495 1995/1-0 (74)} 32. Kxg3 $44)
7... Be6 8. a3 Ba5 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 Bb6 (10... a6 $5) 11. Na4 $1 {[%csl Gd2,
Gg2]} Qd7 12. Kh2 Rad8 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Bc3 Qe7 15. Qe2 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Bc8 17.
Qf1 Nd7 18. d4 $14 Nf8 19. Re3 exd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 {Pair of bishops
and superiority in the centre guarantee an advantage for White.} Bd7 22. b4 (
22. e5 $6 d5 $1) (22. c4 $5 Ne6 23. Bc3 Bc6 24. b4 $14 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) 22... f6
{[%csl Ge5]} (22... b5 $5 23. e5 $140 Bc6 $1) 23. Bb2 (23. c4 $5 {[%cal Gf2f4,
Ge4e5,Ga1e1]}) 23... b5 24. c4 bxc4 25. Qxc4+ Be6 26. Qb5 c6 27. Qb6 Bc4 28.
Rc3 $6 {Senseless.} ({White has to open his bishops.So} 28. Rae1 $5 {[%cal
Gf2f4,Ge4e5] with the idea f4 and then e5 looks more logical.}) 28... d5 $1 {
[%cal Ge7f7,Gf7c4,Yd5e4]} 29. Rd1 Qf7 {[%cal Gd8d7,Gd5e4]} 30. Re3 {White has
to recognize,that 28.Rc3?! was a mistake.} Rd7 {[%cal Gd5e4]} 31. exd5 (31. e5
fxe5 32. Rxe5 (32. Bxe5 $2 Qxf2) 32... Rxe5 33. Bxe5 Ng6 {[%cal Gc4e2,Ge2f3]})
31... Rxe3 32. Qxe3 Bxd5 33. Bf1 $6 {White's trying to keep pair of bishops,
but Black's bishop on"d5" is so strong that exchange looks better.} Re7 {
Now White has to be very careful.} 34. Qb6 (34. Qd3 $5) 34... Qh5 {[%cal Rh5d1,
Gh5f3]} 35. g4 (35. Rd3 $2 Re1 36. Bg2 Bxg2 37. Kxg2 Qe2 $19) 35... Qe8 {
[%cal Ge8b8,Gb8f4]} (35... Qh4 $5 {[%cal Gf8e6,Ge6g5]}) (35... Qg5 $5 {[%cal
Gg5f4,Gf4f3]}) 36. Bc1 $2 (36. Bg2 {was nessesary.After the move in the game
White probably had to lose.}) 36... Ne6 $2 (36... Re1 37. Qd4 $8 Ng6 $1 {
[%cal Ge8b8,Gg6h4,Gh4f3]}) 37. Re1 $2 (37. Bg2 $142) 37... Ng5 $2 {Comedy of
mistakes!} (37... Qb8+ $1 38. f4 $8 (38. Kg1 $2 Ng5 $1 39. Rxe7 $140 Nf3+ 40.
Kh1 Qh2#) 38... Nxf4 $1 39. Rxe7 Ne6+ 40. Rc7 $8 Qxc7+ (40... Nxc7 41. Bf4 Na8
42. Qe3 Qd8 {[%cal Ga8b6]}) 41. Qxc7 Nxc7 $15) 38. Rxe7 Qxe7 (38... Nf3+ $6 39.
Kg3 Qxe7 40. Bg2) 39. Bxg5 hxg5 (39... Qe5+ 40. Kg1 (40. f4 $6 Qe4 41. Qf2 hxg5
$15 {[%csl Rh2]}) 40... Qe4 41. f3 Qxf3 42. Bh4 Qh1+ 43. Kf2 Qf3+ 44. Ke1 Qc3+
45. Kf2 Qf3+ $11) (39... Qe4 $5 {[%csl Rf1,Rh2][%cal Ge4h1]} 40. Bxf6 (40. Bd2
Qh1+ 41. Kg3 Qg1+ 42. Kf4 Qxf1 $17 {[%csl Rf4]}) (40. Bxh6 Qh1+ 41. Kg3 Qxf1
$17) 40... Qh1+ 41. Kg3 Qxf1 42. Bd4 (42. Bxg7 Qd3+ 43. Kh4 Kxg7 44. Qxb7+ Kg6
$15) 42... Qg2+ 43. Kh4 (43. Kf4 $4 Qf3+ 44. Ke5 Qf6#) 43... g5+ 44. Kh5 Qxh3+
45. Kg6 Be4+ 46. Kf6 Qf3+ 47. Ke7 Qf8+ 48. Kd7 Bf3 49. Qd8 (49. Kc7 $140 Qf4+
50. Kc8 Qxg4+) (49. Qxb7 $2 Bxg4+ 50. Kc7 Qf4+ $19) 49... Bxg4+ 50. Kc7 Qxd8+
51. Kxd8 $15) 40. Bg2 $1 $11 Qe5+ 41. Kg1 Bxg2 42. Kxg2 Qd5+ 43. Kh2 Qa2 44.
Kg2 Qxa3 45. Qxb7 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sufe Cup"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2000.03.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yin, Hao"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 {Other methods of developing were
also tried but I think this one is the most correct way to meet Glek's 4.g3.}
5. Bg2 Bxc3 {It's also possible to take on c3 a move later.I believe that's a
matter of taste.} (5... O-O 6. O-O Bxc3 7. dxc3 Nxe4 (7... d6 8. Qd3 h6 9. c4
Be6 10. Nh4 Qd7 11. Re1 Bh3 12. Bh1 Rae8 13. Bd2 Kh8 14. Bc3 $13 {1/2-1/2
Braga,F-Sorokin,M/Villa Gesell 1997/CBM 58 (50)}) 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Bxe4 d6 10.
f4 Ng4 11. f5 Nf6 12. Bg2 Re8 13. g4 d5 14. Bg5 c6 15. Kh1 Qd6 16. Qd4 Ne4 17.
Rae1 c5 18. Qd1 Qc6 19. c4 Nxg5 20. cxd5 Qd7 21. h4 $16 {1-0 Glek,I-Grabarczyk,
M/Katowice 1992/TD (40)}) 6. dxc3 d6 7. O-O (7. Nh4 h6 (7... Be6 8. Nf5 Rg8 9.
Ne3 Qd7 10. Nd5 Ne7 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. Be3 O-O-O 13. Qe2 Qc6 14. Qf3 f5 15.
O-O-O $13 {1-0 Ribeiro,F-Felizes,P/Porto 1998/CBM 67 ext (51)}) 8. Nf5 Bxf5 9.
exf5 Qd7 10. g4 O-O-O 11. Qe2 d5 12. h3 Rhe8 13. O-O Qd6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Glek,
I-Piket,J/NLD-chT9495 1994/EXT 98 (47)}) (7. Bg5 $6 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Glek,I-Adams,M/Germany 1996/GER-chT (59)}) 7... Be6 {[%cal Gd6d5]
Black supports equalizing advance d6-d5.In case Black changes the bishops
he'll be even better.} (7... Nxe4 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. Bxe4 O-O 11.
Re1 Be6 12. Bg2 f6 13. f4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Guyot,P-Daillet,E/FRA 1993/TD (45)}) 8.
Nh4 O-O {I think this natural move is inaccuracy which allows White to seize
an initiative with 9.f4.} ({Immediate} 8... d5 {seems to be better than 8...
0-0.The idea of playing 8...d5 before castling is very simple:after 8...0-0
White can come with 9.f4 preventing this important advance.}) 9. Qd3 {[%cal
Gc3c4] Only this move is new.In the only preceding game White played f4 which
in my opinion is more logical as White prevents d5.} (9. f4 {/\f5,g4 ->K} exf4
(9... Bg4 10. Qe1 exf4 11. Bxf4 $14 (11. gxf4 $5 {/\Qg3})) 10. Bxf4 (10. gxf4 {
Ftacnik} Nxe4 $1 11. Qh5 f5 $17) 10... Ng4 {Ne5 [+]} 11. Nf5 Nge5 (11... Bxf5
12. exf5 {+/=/+/- ^^,/^h1-a8}) 12. g4 f6 (12... g6 {Ftacnik} 13. Ne3 Qd7 14. g5
f6 15. Nd5 $36) 13. h3 Qd7 14. b3 Rae8 (14... Rad8 {Ftacnik} 15. Qd2 (15. c4 $5
) 15... d5 16. Bxe5 fxe5 17. exd5 Bxd5 (17... Bxf5 18. gxf5 Rxf5 19. Qe3 $16)
18. Rad1 Be6 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nxc6
bxc6 24. Rf7 $16) 15. Bg3 Nf7 {/\Ng5 קe4} 16. Qd2 Ng5 (16... Nce5 {Ftacnik}
17. Rad1 $14) 17. Rae1 Bf7 $2 {ףd7,פg5} (17... Ne5 $142 {= [+]}) 18. e5 $1 {
1-0 Glek,I-Rozentalis,E/Bonn 1994/CBM 40/[Blatny,P] (26)}) 9... d5 {Now Black
solves opening problems easily.The structure which is about to arise in
Black's favour and similar to Exchange variation of Ruy Lopez with opposite
colours.} 10. Bg5 {Right decision.White forces series of exchanges damaging on
the way Black's pawn structure on the king side.} (10. exd5 {would allow Black
to accomplish a useful exchange of bishops.} Bxd5 {with slightly better for
Black position thanks to the better pawn structure.}) 10... dxe4 11. Qxd8 Rfxd8
12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Bxe4 {[%csl Rc2,Rc3,Re5,Rf6,Rf7,Rh7][%cal Gh4f5] In arising
position chances of both sides are about equal as damages in the pawn
structures compensate each other.However Black has more clear perspectives on
the king side.} Ne7 $1 {[%csl Rf5] Covering the f5 square Xie Jun shows she is
familiar with such kind of positions that arises in one of the lines of
Gruenfeld defence with opposite colours.} 14. Rfd1 ({Certainly not} 14. Bxb7 $2
Rab8 {with big advantage for Black.}) 14... c6 15. a3 Kg7 {[%cal Gf6f5,Ge7g6,
Gg7f6] Black has been preparing strengthening of the postion on the king side
by means f5,Kf6 and Ng6.} 16. Kf1 f5 $15 {Starting from this point Xie Jun has
been outplaying her opponent.} 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Bf3 Ng6 (18... Kf6 $5) 19. Ng2
(19. Nxg6 $6 {Can't be recommended as it improves Black's pawn structure on
the king side.}) 19... e4 20. Be2 f4 $1 {[%mdl 32] Temporary pawn sacrifice
which allows to exchange one of the doubled pawns.Now Black's advantage on the
king side becomes more essential.} 21. Nxf4 $8 ({Bad is} 21. gxf4 $2 {in view
of} Bh3 $1 {[%cal Gg6f4]} {and after only} 22. Kg1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nxf4+ 24. Kf1
Rd2 {Black wins.}) 21... Nxf4 22. gxf4 Kf6 23. f3 $8 {White can't allow Kf5 as
it would lead to a very strong pressure.} exf3 (23... e3 {is too optimistic as
after} 24. Bd3 $1 {[%cal Gf1e2] the e3-pawn would become a target.}) (23... Kf5
{creating an extra pass pawn on the king side was also possible.} 24. fxe4+
Kxe4 25. Bd3+ Kxf4 $15) 24. Bxf3 Rd2 (24... Kf5 $17 {was even simplier.White
would have to look for escape in the bishops ending.}) 25. Be4 $8 Rxh2 (25...
Bd5 $1 {[%csl Rb2,Rc2,Rc3] deserved serious attention.After the main White's
defender is exchanged he would have to solve serious problems defending pawns
on the both sides.} 26. Bxd5 cxd5 $17 {[%csl Rc2,Rh2]}) 26. Rd1 h5 (26... Rh4
$5 27. Kg2 Rxf4 28. Bxh7 Kg5 $15 {[%csl Rg2,Rh7][%cal Gf7f5,Ge6d5] /-/+}) 27.
Rd4 Rh4 28. Bf3 c5 29. Ra4 b5 (29... b6 $1 {/\a5 was thiner.} 30. Kg2 ({Or} 30.
Rxa7 Rxf4 31. Kg2 Kg5 {and Black gets the better edition of the game position.
For example after} 32. Ra6 (32. Rb7 $4 Rxf3 {[%csl Rb7,Rg2][%cal Ge6d5]}) 32...
Rf6 {is possible} 33. Rxb6 $140 $4 Bh3+ {[%cal Gf6b6]}) 30... a5 31. Kg3 $140
$2 Rh3+ 32. Kg2 Rxf3 $1 33. Kxf3 Bd7 (33... Kf5 $5 {[%csl Ra4]}) 34. Rc4 Bb5
35. Re4 Bc6 $19) 30. Rxa7 Rxf4 31. Kg2 {Now Black's queen side pawn are more
vulnerable than in case of 29...b6} h4 32. Rc7 Rf5 33. Bc6 c4 $2 {[%mdl 16384]
This natural move is a serious inaccuracy.} (33... h3+ $1 {would leave more
chances for a win.} 34. Kg3 (34. Kxh3 $2 c4 $1 {[%csl Rc6,Rc7,Rh3][%cal Gf5c5]}
) (34. Kg1 Kg5 35. Rb7 Kf4 {[%cal Gf4g3]} 36. Rb8 Re5 $1 37. Kf2 Bd5 $1 38.
Bxd5 Rxd5 $17 {[%cal Gd5d2]}) 34... Ke5 35. Bxb5 $140 $2 Rg5+ 36. Kh2 Rg2+ 37.
Kh1 Rxc2 {[%cal Ge6d5]} 38. Rxc5+ Bd5+ $19) 34. Bd7 $1 {Black probably missed
this strong resource.After bishops exchange the h pawn is not so dangerous and
White escapes as the remaining material is not sufficient for Black to win.}
h3+ 35. Kg1 $1 {The only move.It's very important to have the h1-square
available for the king after Rg5+.} (35. Kxh3 $4 Rc5+ {[%csl Rc7,Rh3]}) (35.
Kg3 $2 Rg5+ 36. Kh2 Rg2+ 37. Kh1 Bxd7 38. Rxd7 Rxc2 $19) 35... Rg5+ (35... h2+
{doesn't help} 36. Kxh2 Bxd7 37. Rxd7 Rf2+ 38. Kg3 Rxc2 39. a4 $1 Rxb2 (39...
bxa4 40. Ra7 $1 $11) 40. axb5 Rb3 41. b6 Rxc3+ 42. Kf4 Ke6 43. Rc7 Kd5 44. Rxf7
Rb3 45. Rd7+ Kc5 46. b7 Kc6 47. Rd4 Kc5 48. Rd7 $11) 36. Kh1 $1 $11 Rd5 (36...
Bxd7 37. Rxd7) 37. Bxe6 fxe6 38. Kh2 Rd2+ 39. Kxh3 Rxc2 40. a4 $1 Rxb2 (40...
Rxb2 {and draw was agreed as after} 41. axb5 Rxb5 42. Rxc4 {there is no
material to play.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saintly Cup"]
[Site "Sydney"]
[Date "1999.01.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Oral, Tomas"]
[Black "Solomon, Stephen J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 $5 {This continuation has gained its
popularity after Lautier,J-Sokolov,I match in Correze,1992.Black has at his
disposal a lot of different set-ups.In the current game Australian IM chooses
perhaps the most logical one.} (11. Qf3 {is another popular alternative.}) (11.
Ne2) 11... h6 {In few examples below you can find the danger which has been
expecting both sides in case of careless play in the opening.} (11... Bd6 12.
c3 h6 13. Bh4 Re8 14. Qf3 $4 g5 15. Rfe1 (15. Bg3 Bg4 {[%csl Rf3]}) 15... Rxe1+
16. Rxe1 gxh4 {0-1 Aguas Sanmartin,M-Adell Corts,F/ESP 1992/EXT 99 (16)}) 12.
Bh4 Re8 {The idea of such a move order is to prevent 13.Qf3 which would be a
decisive mistake in view of 13...g5 14.Bg3 Bg4 and queen is traped.} (12... Be7
13. Re1 Be6 14. c3 Re8 15. Bc2 Rb8 16. Qd4 a5 17. Re3 Qc7 18. Rae1 c5 19. Qd3
g5 $2 20. Bg3 Bd6 21. Rxe6 $1 {1-0 Lautier,J-Sokolov,I/Correze 1992/CBM 28 (21)
}) 13. Rc1 {White usually starts with 13.c4} (13. c4 Be6 (13... Bd6 $5 14. Rc1
Bf4 15. Rc2 Bg4 16. f3 Be6 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Bc4 Qd6 19. Bxf6 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1
Qxf6 21. Bxd5 Bg3 22. Rc4 cxd5 23. Rg4 Qe5 24. Kg1 Bh2+ 25. Kh1 Qh5 {0-1
Zarnicki,P-Sokolov,I/Oviedo 1993/CBM 38 ext (25)}) 14. Rc1 {Information
concerning this position you can find in my comments on the Kabalija-Jenni,
Biel 1997 game in CBM 60.} (14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Qc2 Bd6 16. Nc3 $2 Bxh2+ $1 17.
Kxh2 Ng4+ 18. Kh3 Bxg2+ $1 19. Kg3 Qd6+ 20. Kxg4 h5+ $1 {0-1 Afek,Y-Liss,E/
Rishon le Zion 1993/EXT 97 (20)})) (13. Qf3 $2 g5 14. Bg3 Bg4 {[%csl Rf3] and
White has to look for a save in the worse endgame after} 15. Bc7 $1 Bxf3 (15...
Qe7 16. Qg3 Rac8 {[%csl Rc7]} 17. a3 $1) 16. Bxd8 Raxd8 17. gxf3 Nh5) 13... Be7
{together with the next move is an attempt to avoid well-known ways.} (13...
Be6 14. c4 Rb8 {leads to the main line of 11...h6 12.Bh4 Re8 variation.}) (
13... Bd6 $5 14. c4 Bf4 {see 13.c4 Bd6 14.Rc1(Zarnizki-Sokolov,I)}) 14. c4 Bg4
{Black is trying to weaken the e3-square in case of 15.f3 or to call the
black-squared bishop's exchange to simplify the position.} (14... Be6 {see
above-mentioned game Kobalija-Jenni.}) 15. Qc2 (15. f3 $5 Be6 16. Bf2 {[%csl
Rc5]}) 15... Nh5 $1 (15... Ne4 $2 {would be a tactical mistake as after} 16.
Bxe7 Qxe7 17. f3 $1 Nc5 $1 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Ge7e3]} 18. Rce1 $1 (18. Bh7+ Kh8
19. fxg4 Nxa4 20. Qxa4 Kxh7 21. Qxc6 $16) 18... Be6 (18... Qxe1 19. Bh7+ Kh8
20. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 21. Kf2 Nxa4 22. Kxe1 $18) 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. cxd5 {[%cal Gc2c5]}
Nxa4 21. dxe6 $18 Qc5+ $140 (21... Qb4 $142) 22. Qxc5 Nxc5 23. exf7) 16. Bxe7
Qxe7 {White has already to be very carefull,not to get into Black's sudden
attack.} 17. cxd5 $2 {This natural move is already a serious mistake.} ({Thus} 
17. h3 $2 {loses to} Bxh3 $1 (17... Bf3 18. gxf3 Nf4 19. Kh2 Qh4 20. Bh7+ Kh8
21. Qf5 Re5 $1 22. Qg4 Qxg4 23. fxg4 Kxh7 $15) 18. gxh3 Nf4 $1 19. Kh2 (19. Kh1
Qh4 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bf5 Nxh3 22. f3 $8 (22. f4 $2 Nf2+ 23. Kg2 (23. Kg1 Qg3#)
23... Ng4 $1 {[%cal Rh4h2,Rg4e3]} 24. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 25. Kf2 (25. Kh1 Re2 $19)
25... Re4 $1 $19) 22... Nf4+ 23. Qh2 Qg5 $1 24. Bg4 (24. Bd7 Re2 {[%csl Rh2]}
25. Rf2 Rxf2 26. Qxf2 Nd3 $19 {[%cal Rd3f2,Rd3c1]}) 24... Re2 25. Qg3 h5 $19)
19... Qh4 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bf5 (21. Qf5 Re5 $1) 21... Re2 22. Qb3 Rxf2+ 23. Kh1
Ne2 $1 $19 {[%cal Re2c1,Re2g3]}) (17. Qd2 $5) (17. f3 $5 Nf4 18. Rfe1 Be6 $11 (
18... Qxe1+ $2 19. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 20. Kf2 $16)) 17... Nf4 $1 $17 {[%csl Rg1][%cal
Gg4f3,Rf4d3][%mdl 2176] Perhaps White didn't expect that this intermediate
move would be so strong.Suddenly White's king fills very uncomfortable.
Actually I don't see a way to escape!} 18. Nc3 {Probably better than 18.dc,but
still Black is much better.} (18. dxc6 $2 {loses after} Bf3 $1 {[%cal Re7g5]
and White is defenseless.For instance} (18... Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Be2 $15) 19. Qc5 {
[%csl Gg5]} (19. c7 $4 Qg5 $19) 19... Qh4 $1 {[%cal Rh4g4,Rh4h3]} 20. Bf5 (20.
gxf3 Qh3) (20. Qf5 g6 21. Qd7 (21. g3 Nh3+) 21... Re7 $1 $19) (20. Rfe1 Nh3+ $1
(20... Nxd3) 21. gxh3 (21. Kf1 Bxg2+ $1 22. Kxg2 Qg4+ 23. Kf1 (23. Kh1 Qf3#)
23... Qg1#) 21... Qxh3 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Bf1 Qg4+) 20... Bxg2 {[%cal Rh4g5]} (
20... Qg5 21. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 22. Qxg5 Ne2+ 23. Kh1 hxg5 24. gxf3 Nxc1 25. Rxc1
Rac8 $15) 21. Rfe1 Bf3 $1 $19 {[%cal Rh4g5]}) (18. Kh1 $2 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Be2)
18... cxd5 $2 {Black didn't believe he was better and had been taking a pawn
back.} ({Meanwhile after} 18... Bf3 $1 {White is on the edge of a precipice.}
19. Bh7+ (19. Bf5 Bxg2 $19 {[%cal Re7g5]} (19... Qg5 20. g3 {[%cal Gh2h4]}))
19... Kh8 20. Qf5 Bxg2 21. Rfd1 (21. Qxf4 Bxf1 $17) 21... Qe5 $1 {[%csl Rh7]
[%cal Gg7g6]} (21... Bf3 22. Qxf4 Bxd1 23. Be4 $44) 22. Qxe5 Rxe5 23. Rd4 $1 g5
$1 {[%cal Gh8h7,Gc6d5]} (23... Nxd5 $15) (23... Rg5 $5 24. Rxf4 (24. h4 $2 Rg4
{[%csl Rd4][%cal Gf4h3]}) 24... Bxd5+ 25. Kf1 Bg2+ 26. Ke2 Kxh7 27. Rxf7 Rh5
$15) 24. Bc2 {[%cal Rd4f4]} (24. Rxf4 gxf4 25. Kxg2 Kxh7 26. dxc6 Rc5 $19)
24... Bxd5 $17) 19. Bf5 (19. Bh7+ $5 Kh8 20. Bf5) 19... Ne2+ $6 ({After} 19...
Qg5 $1 {Black is still in possession of initiative.} 20. Bxg4 Qxg4 21. g3 (21.
f3 $6 Qg5 {[%cal Re8e2,Rd5d4,Rd4d3] creating two very strong threats Re2 and
d4-d3.} 22. Rce1 (22. Rfe1 d4 23. Ne4 d3 $1 {see 22.Rce1}) (22. g3 $8) 22... d4
$1 23. Ne4 d3 $1 24. Nxg5 (24. Qd2 Rxe4 $1 {[%csl Rd2][%cal Gf4h3]}) (24. Qf2
Nh3+ {[%cal Rh3g1,Rh3f2]}) 24... dxc2 25. Ne4 f5 $19) 21... Ne2+ (21... Re6 {
[%cal Gg4f3]} 22. f3) (21... Qf3 22. gxf4 Re6 23. f5 Qg4+ $11) (21... Nh3+ 22.
Kg2 Nf4+ 23. Kg1) 22. Nxe2 Rxe2 $15) ({Now} 19... Bf3 $5 {is enough only for
equality,but White has to be very accurate.} 20. gxf3 Qg5+ 21. Bg4 h5 22. h4 $1
(22. Qf5 Re5 $1 23. Qxg5 Rxg5 24. h4 Rg6 25. Rfd1 hxg4 26. Nxd5 gxf3+ 27. Kf1
Rg4 $1 $15) 22... Qf6 $1 (22... Nh3+ $2 23. Kg2 $1 (23. Kh2 Qf4+ 24. Kxh3 hxg4+
25. fxg4 Qf3+ 26. Kh2 Qf4+ 27. Kh1 Qf3+ $11) 23... Nf4+ 24. Kg3 Qe5 25. Rfe1
$18) (22... Qxh4 $6 23. Qf5 d4 (23... g5 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd5 hxg4 26. Rc4 $1
Rad8 27. Qf5 $16) 24. Qxf4 dxc3 {[%cal Rh4f4]} 25. Rxc3 hxg4 (25... Re6 $2 26.
Rc7 Rf8 27. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 28. Qb8+ $1 Kh7 29. Bxe6 $18) 26. fxg4 $16) 23. Qf5 (
23. Bf5 $2 Qxh4 $19 {[%cal Rh4g5]}) (23. Bxh5 Nxh5 24. Nxd5 Qxf3 $40) 23...
hxg4 24. Qxf6 gxf6 {[%cal Gd5d4,Gf4e2]} 25. Kh2 $1 gxf3 $11) 20. Nxe2 Bxe2 21.
Rfe1 d4 (21... Qg5 $5) 22. h3 Rab8 (22... Rad8 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Rxe7 Bxc2 25.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Rxc2 d3 27. Rd2 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Re2 29. Rxd3 Rxb2 30. Ra3 $11) 23.
Bd3 {and draw is inevitable.See 22...Rad8} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.10"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Shaked, Tal"]
[Black "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Rb1 Rb8 (9... Re8 10. d4 h6 11. Re1 (11. Be3 Rb8 12. Nd2 Na5 13. Qh5
b6 14. Rfe1 Bb7 15. Bxb7 Rxb7 16. Rbd1 exd4 17. cxd4 c6 18. Nf3 Bb4 19. Bd2
Bxd2 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Rxd2 Qe4 22. Rd3 Nc4 23. Ne5 Qe1+ 24. Kg2 Nd2 25. Rxd2
Qxd2 26. Qf5 Rc7 27. Qe4 Re7 28. Qf3 Qxc2 29. Nxc6 Re1 30. d5 Qc4 31. g4 Qf1+
32. Kg3 Qe2 33. Qxe2 Rxe2 34. a4 Rd2 35. Kf4 Kf8 {Glek,I-Hector,J/Copenhagen
BSF 1995/1/2-1/2 (59)}) 11... exd4 12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. cxd4 b6 14. Rb3 Bb7 15.
Re3 Qf8 16. Nd2 Rd8 17. Bb2 Bb4 18. c3 Ba3 19. Bxa3 Qxa3 20. Qb1 Na5 21. d5 Ba6
22. Qe1 Nc4 23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. Re8+ Rxe8 25. Qxe8+ Qf8 26. Qc6 Qc5 27. Qa8+ Kh7
28. h4 Bxa2 29. Qxa7 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 Qxd5 {1/2-1/2 Glek,I-Hort,V/BL9495 1995}) (
9... Qf6 10. d3 h6 11. Nd2 Qg6 12. Nc4 Bg4 13. Qe1 Rab8 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Ba3
Rfd8 16. f4 Qh5 17. Qf2 Bh3 18. f5 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 f6 20. c4 Qf7 21. Rb5 Rd7 22.
g4 Ne7 23. h4 b6 24. Bc1 Kh8 25. Kh2 Rc8 26. Ba3 Rg8 27. h5 Rc8 28. Bb4 Rc6 29.
Qf2 Rb7 30. Ba3 Qe8 31. Qf3 Qc8 32. Kh3 Rd7 33. Rf2 Qa6 34. Rb3 {Kogan,A-Liss,
E/Tel Aviv ASA 1996/1/2-1/2 (71)}) 10. d4 h6 (10... exd4 11. cxd4 Bf5 (11...
Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Rb5 Bg6 14. Nh4 Bxc2 15. Qxc2 Nxd4 16. Qc4 Nxb5 17. Qxb5 Re8
(17... c6 18. Qa4 Qb6 19. Nf5 Qb4 20. Qc2 Be5 21. Be3 Rfe8 22. Rb1 Qa5 23. Bd2
Qc7 24. Rb4 Rbd8 25. Bg5 Rc8 26. Rh4 f6 27. Be3 Rcd8 28. Nxg7 Qxg7 29. Rg4 Qxg4
30. hxg4 Kg7 31. Bxa7 {1-0 Glek,I-Mainka,G/BL9394 1994}) 18. Rd1 Qf6 19. Bb2
Be5 20. Re1 c6 21. Qe2 Qe6 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Bxe5 Rd8 25. Nf3 Rd5
26. Bf1 Ra5 27. Bc4 b5 28. Bb3 c5 29. Bd5 c4 30. Ng5 Rxa2 31. Bxf7+ Kh8 32. Ne6
h6 33. Bxg7+ Kh7 34. g4 {1-0 Moors,H-Mainka,G/BL2-W 1988}) 12. Nh4 Bd7 13. c3
Be7 14. Nf3 Bf6 15. Re1 Re8 16. Bf4 Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 b6 18. Rb2 Na5 19. Ne5 Bxe5
20. Bxe5 Nc4 21. Re2 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Qf8 23. Bd5 Re8 24. f4 Rxe5 25. fxe5 Be6 26.
Bg2 f6 27. d5 Qc5+ 28. Qf2 Qxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Bc8 30. Ke3 fxe5 31. Ke4 Kf8 32. Kxe5
Ke7 33. Be4 h6 34. Bg6 Bh3 35. Bd3 Bd7 36. h4 Bh3 37. Bf5 Bf1 38. a3 Be2 39.
Be6 Bd3 40. Bc8 Be2 {1/2-1/2 Messa,R-Pederzoli,S/Reggio Emilia 1978}) (10...
Bg4 11. Qd3 (11. h3 Bxf3 (11... Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. dxe5 Bc5 14. Qe2 Qd5 15. Rb5
b6 16. Nh4 Qxe5 17. Qxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxc5 bxc5 19. f4 Nd3 20. Nxg6 Nxc1 21. Nxf8
Ne2+ 22. Kf2 Nxf4 23. Nd7 Rd8 {1-0 Glek,I-Berzinsh,R/Biel op MTO 1997}) 12.
Bxf3 Qf6 13. Be3 Na5 14. Bg2 b6 15. h4 h6 16. Qd3 Rfe8 17. Rbe1 Rbd8 18. Be4
Qe6 19. d5 Qd7 20. Bc1 Bc5 21. c4 Nb7 22. Bf5 Qd6 23. Kg2 Qf6 24. Bb2 Bb4 25.
Re3 Nc5 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27. Qf5 Nd7 28. Qxf6 Nxf6 29. Bf5 b5 30. cxb5 Rxd5 31. c4
Rd2 32. Bxe5 Bd6 33. Bxd6 Rxe3 34. Bf4 Ree2 35. Bxd2 Rxd2 {Watson,W-Polgar,Z/
Brussels mix 1987/1-0 (56)}) 11... Qc8 12. Ng5 Bf5 13. Be4 g6 14. f4 exd4 15.
cxd4 Re8 16. Rb5 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Qe6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. d5 Ne7 20. Ba3 Qd7 21. Bb2
Rf8 22. Re1 c6 23. Qc3 f6 24. dxc6 Nxc6 25. Qb3+ Kg7 26. Rd5 Qf7 27. Rd6 Qxb3
28. axb3 Rbd8 29. Red1 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 h6 31. Kf2 Rf7 32. g4 g5 33. f5 Ne7 34.
Re6 Ng8 35. Bd4 {Spassky,B-Tempone,M/Clarin 1979/1-0 (51)}) (10... Re8 11. Nd2
Bd7 12. Ne4 Bf5 13. d5 Na5 14. Qe2 b6 15. c4 Qd7 16. c5 Bxe4 17. c6 Nxc6 18.
Bxe4 Ne7 19. c4 f5 20. Bc2 Ng6 21. Bb2 Rf8 22. h4 e4 23. f4 Nh8 24. Bd4 Nf7 25.
Rb3 Nh6 26. Rfb1 Qe7 27. Kg2 Bc5 28. Qf2 Ng4 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. Qe1 Rb6 31. Bd1
Nf6 32. a4 Rfb8 33. a5 Rxb3 34. Rxb3 Rxb3 35. Bxb3 {Perez Garcia,H-Van de
Oudeweetering,A/Groningen op 1994/1-0 (58)}) 11. Re1 (11. Nd2 Bf5 (11... Na5
12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Rb5 Bxc3 14. Rd5 Qe7 15. Nb1 Bb4 16. a3 Bc5 17. Re1 Be6 18.
Qh5 b6 19. Nc3 c6 20. Rdd1 Rbd8 21. Ne4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Bxa3 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24.
Qxh6 f6 25. Re1 Bd5 26. Re3 Nc4 27. Rd3 Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Qxe4 29. Rd4 Qe1+ 30. Kg2
Ne5 31. Rh4 Kf7 32. Qh7+ Ke6 33. Qxa7 Qa5 34. Qg7 Qd5+ 35. Kh3 Nf3 36. Rh7 {
0-1 Van Mil,J-Van der Sterren,P/Antwerpen op 1996}) 12. Nc4 Qf6 (12... exd4 13.
cxd4 Qd7 14. Ne3 Bh3 15. c4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 f5 17. c5 Be7 18. d5 Ne5 19. f4 Ng4
20. d6 Qc6+ 21. Qd5+ Qxd5+ 22. Nxd5 Bxd6 23. cxd6 cxd6 24. h3 Nf6 25. Ne7+ Kh7
26. Nxf5 Ne4 27. Nd4 Rfc8 28. Be3 Rc3 29. Rb3 Rbc8 30. Re1 b6 31. g4 R8c4 32.
Re2 d5 33. Rxc3 Nxc3 34. Rc2 Nd1 35. Kf3 Ra4 36. Bg1 Ra3+ 37. Nb3 {Cosma,
E-Maric,M/Jugometal W 1997/1-0 (50)}) 13. Ne3 exd4 14. Nxf5 Qxf5 15. cxd4 Rfd8
16. Be3 Nb4 17. c3 Nd5 18. Bd2 c6 19. Re1 b5 20. Be4 Qf6 21. h4 b4 22. Bxd5
cxd5 23. cxb4 Qxd4 24. Be3 Qxd1 25. Rexd1 Rxb4 26. Rxb4 Bxb4 27. Bxa7 Ra8 28.
Be3 Rxa2 29. Rxd5 Ra5 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Kg2 {1/2-1/2 Glek,I-Rozentalis,E/BL9495
1995}) 11... Qf6 12. Nd2 exd4 $2 (12... Bf5 13. Ne4 Qg6 $132) 13. Bxc6 Bc5 14.
Bg2 Bf5 15. Nb3 (15. Ne4 $18) 15... d3 16. cxd3 Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Bxd3+ 18. Qf3 (
18. Bf4 Bxb1 19. Qxb1 g5) 18... Qxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bxb1 20. Ba3 Bxa2 21. Bxf8 Bxb3
(21... Kxf8 22. Nc5 $18) 22. Ba3 $16 Be6 23. Bc1 $5 c6 $2 (23... b6 $1 24. Bf4
Rc8 25. Rd1 (25. Bb7 Rd8) 25... a5 $1) 24. Be3 b6 (24... Ra8 25. Rb1 Bc8) 25.
Ra1 $18 Rb7 26. Bxc6 Rc7 27. Be4 f5 28. Bg2 g5 29. Bd4 Kf7 30. Ke3 Bc4 31. Kd2
f4 32. gxf4 gxf4 33. Bf3 Kf8 34. Rg1 b5 35. Rg6 a5 36. Rxh6 Rf7 37. Rf6 a4 38.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 39. Be5 a3 40. Kc2 Ke6 41. Bxf4 Kf5 42. Bd6 a2 43. Kb2 Kg5 44. Bg3
Kf5 45. h4 Kg6 46. Bf4 Kf5 47. Be3 Bf7 48. Be2 Ke4 49. Bd2 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Del Rio de Angelis, Salvador Gabriel"]
[Black "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 {[#]} 9. Qe2+ Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. O-O c5 {The relatively rare
line.Other possibilities are examined below.} (11... c6 12. Bd2 (12. Be3 Rd8
13. a3 Bd6 14. Na4 Ng4 15. Bc5 Bxc5 16. Nxc5 Kd6 17. b4 a5 18. h3 Ne5 19. f4
Nxd3 20. cxd3 Re8 21. Kf2 h5 22. d4 Rb8 23. Rfb1 Bf5 24. Rb3 Bc2 25. Rb2 Bf5
26. Raa2 axb4 27. axb4 Re7 28. Ra6 Bc8 29. Ra5 Rc7 30. Kg3 f6 31. Ra4 Re7 32.
Kf2 h4 33. Re2 Bf5 34. Rxe7 Kxe7 35. Ke3 Kf7 36. Ra7+ Kg6 {Malakhov,V-Bezgodov,
A/St.Petersburg op 1994/1/2-1/2 (62)}) (12. Na4 Re8 13. Be3 Kf8 14. c4 Ba6 15.
Rac1 Ng4 16. Bc5+ Bxc5 17. Nxc5 Ne5 18. Nxa6 Nxd3 19. Rc3 Nf4 20. Rf3 Ne6 $10 {
Hector,J-Stefansson,H/Copenhagen/1994/0,5/26/}) 12... Be6 13. Ne4 Bxd2 14. Nxd2
Rab8 15. b3 c5 16. c3 Rhd8 17. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Krakops,M-Klovans,J/Werfen op 1995
}) (11... Be6 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bxd6+ Kxd6 14. Rad1 c6 15. b3 Rhe8 16. Rfe1 Bd7
17. h3 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Re8 19. Kf1 Rxe1+ {1/2-1/2 Krakops,M-Klovans,J/Werfen op
1993}) ({Chekhov} 11... Rd8 12. a3 (12. Nb5 $5 c6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Bf4 a5 15. c3
Bc5 16. Rfe1+ Kf8 17. Nb3 Be7 18. Bc7 Rdc8 19. Bxa5 Be6 20. f4 g6 21. Rec1 Ng4
$146 {Hort,V-Spassky,B/Varna/1962/0,5/40/}) 12... Bc5 (12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 $14)
13. b4 Bd4 14. Bd2 Bb7 (14... Kf8 $5 15. Rae1 c6 $13) 15. Rae1+ Kf8 16. Nb5 Bb6
17. Bf4 Ne8 (17... Rac8 $2 18. Bf5 $16) 18. Bxh7 $5 (18. a4 $6 a5 $15) (18. c3
$5) 18... d4 (18... g6 19. Bh6+ Ng7 20. c3 $13) 19. a4 $6 (19. Bd3 $1 c6 20.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Nd6 Re7 22. Nxb7 Rxb7 23. Be4 Rc8 24. b5 $36) 19... a5 20. Bg5
$6 (20. Rxe8+ $5 Rxe8 21. Bxc7 Bxc7 22. Nxc7 g6 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 24. bxa5 Kg7 25.
Bxg6 fxg6 26. Rd1 Rd8 $15) 20... Nf6 $1 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. Be4 (
23. Ra1 Rda8 $17) 23... Bxe4 24. Rxe4 c6 25. Na3 Rxa4 26. Nb1 Ra2 $19 27. Rc1
Ba5 28. Kf1 c5 29. Re2 Ra1 30. Ree1 (30. Rd1 Rb8 31. Nc3 Bxc3 $19) 30... Bxe1
31. Rxe1 Ra2 32. c3 Rb8 33. cxd4 cxd4 34. Rd1 Rbb2 {0-1 Czerniak,M-Portisch,L/
Amsterdam IBM 1963}) 12. Bf4 $146 {White usually plays 12.Bg5(see below).} (12.
Bg5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Be6 (13... c4 14. Be2 Be6 (14... Kd6 15. Rfd1 Ne4 16. Bxc4
Nxc3 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. c4 Ba6 19. Bf4+ Kc6 20. cxd5+ Kd7 21. Rab1 Rhc8 22. Rd4
Rc4 23. Rxc4 Bxc4 24. Rb7+ Ke8 25. d6 Bxa2 26. Be3 Bd5 27. Re7+ Kf8 28. Bxa7
Rc8 29. f3 Rc2 30. Bb6 {1-0 Kroeze Frank M-Borst Johan/Ch Netherlands 
(students), Leeuwarden ( 1996}) 15. Rab1 Rhb8 16. f4 Bf5 17. Rbd1 Rb5 18. Bf3
Kd6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rd2 Re8 21. g4 Bd7 22. Rfd1 Bc6 23. Kf2 Reb8 24. h4 Rb1
25. Rxb1 Rxb1 26. h5 h6 27. Kg3 Rb8 28. Kh4 Rg8 29. Rg2 Ba4 30. Bd1 Bd7 31. Rg3
Re8 32. Bf3 Ba4 33. Rg2 Re3 34. Bd1 Bd7 35. Rg3 Re4 36. Bf3 Rxf4 37. Kh3 Ba4
38. Bd1 Rf1 39. Be2 Rf2 {0-1 Garcia,N-Mitkov,M/Lyon op 1993}) 14. Rfb1 Rhb8 15.
Bf4 Rb6 16. Bc7 Rxb1+ 17. Rxb1 c4 18. Be2 Kd7 19. Be5 Ne8 20. Bd4 Kc6 21. a4 f6
22. f3 Nd6 23. Kf2 Nf5 24. Rb5 Bd7 25. g4 Nxd4 26. cxd4 Kd6 27. Ra5 Bc6 28. f4
a6 29. Bf3 Bb7 30. Ke3 Re8+ 31. Kd2 g6 32. Rc5 Rb8 33. Kc3 Bc6 34. Ra5 Rb6 35.
h4 Bb7 36. g5 f5 {Honfi,K-Lengyel,L/HUN-ch 1963/1/2-1/2 (51)}) 12... Be6 13.
Nb5 $1 Ne8 $2 (13... Rhd8 $5) 14. c4 $1 {/^a8-h1} a6 (14... dxc4 15. Be4 Rd8
16. Nxa7) (14... Nf6 15. a3 $1 (15. Bd6+ Kd7 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Bg3 $14) 15...
dxc4 (15... Ba5 16. Bd6+) 16. axb4 cxd3 17. bxc5 Ne4 $140 18. Rfd1 $1) 15. cxd5
Bxd5 16. Nc3 Bxc3 $6 (16... Be6 $142) 17. bxc3 $16 {^^,<->b} Be6 $6 (17... Nf6
$142) 18. Rab1 $1 Nd6 (18... Bxa2 $2 19. Rb7+ Kf8 20. c4 $1 {><a2} Rd8 21. Be2
Rd4 22. Be3 $18) (18... Nf6 $5) 19. Rb6 Rhd8 20. a4 (20. Bxh7 $5 Bxa2 $140 21.
Re1+ Be6 22. Bg5+ $1 f6 23. Bf4 $1 {/\Bg8!!} g5 (23... Rd7 24. g4 $1 {/\Bf5+-})
24. Bg3 Rd7 25. f4 $1 (25. f3 $5 {/\Be4!}) 25... gxf4 26. Bxf4 $18) 20... c4 (
20... h6 21. Bxa6 Ne4 22. Be5 $1 (22. Rc1 $2 Nxc3 $1 23. Rxc3 $140 Rxa6 $1)
22... f6 23. Bc7 $1 Rd7 24. Re1 $1 $16) 21. Bxh7 $18 g6 22. Bg5+ f6 23. Bf4 g5
24. Bg3 f5 25. Be5 $1 (25. f4 $6 Ne4 26. fxg5 Nxc3 $1 27. Be5 Nd5 28. Bf6+ $1
Nxf6 29. Bxf5 $1 (29. gxf6+ Kf7 30. Bxf5 {-29Bf5}) 29... Bxf5 30. gxf6+ Kf7 31.
Rxf5 Rac8 (31... c3 32. Rc5 Rac8 33. Rbc6 $18)) 25... Nf7 26. Bd4 Rdb8 27. a5
$1 Rxb6 28. axb6 {The rest is business of simple technics.} g4 29. Rb1 Nd8 30.
b7 Rb8 31. Bb6 Nc6 32. Bc5+ Kf7 33. Bd6 Rh8 34. Rb6 Nb8 35. Be5 $1 Rd8 36. Bg6+
$1 Ke7 37. Kf1 a5 38. Rb5 a4 39. Ra5 Nc6 40. Ra8 a3 41. Bf6+ $1 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Georgiev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Re8 12. h3 (12. Rfe1 Be6 (12... Rxe1+
13. Rxe1 Be6 14. a3 Be7 15. Ne2 h6 16. Bf4 Qb6 17. Be5 Ng4 18. Bd4 c5 19. Nf4
Qc7 20. Nxe6 Qxh2+ 21. Kf1 Qh4 22. Qxd5 Re8 23. Qd7 Rb8 24. Nxc5 Nh2+ 25. Kg1
Bxc5 26. Re8+ Rxe8 27. Qxe8+ Bf8 28. Qe4 Nf3+ {1-0 Szurovszky,E-Borsos,B/
HUN-chT 1994}) 13. Re2 h6 14. Bd2 Bd6 15. Rae1 Rb8 16. b3 Qd7 17. h3 Nh7 18.
Qh5 Nf6 19. Qf3 Nh7 20. Qh5 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,S-Klimova Richtrova,E/
Thessaloniki olw 1988}) (12. a3 Bd6 13. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 14. Rxe1 Be6 15. h3 Rb8 16.
Nd1 Be7 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Qe3 c5 20. Qe5 Qxe5 21. Rxe5 Nd7 22. Re1
d4 23. b3 Nb6 24. Nb2 Kf8 25. Kf1 h6 26. Kg1 Rc8 27. Rd1 Rc6 28. Bb5 Rd6 29.
Bd3 {1/2-1/2 Howard,E-Bachvarova,P/EU-chJW U16 Herculane 1994}) (12. Bxf6 Qxf6
13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. Ne2 Bg4 $11 {Spielmann-Balogh,Bucuresti,1934;ECO}) 12... h6
$146 (12... Be7 13. Rfe1 Rb8 $5 (13... Nd7 $4 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qxf7 Bxg5 16.
Rxe8 Qb6 17. Qf5+ {1-0 Schmaltz,R-Von Buelow,G/St. Ingbert op 1991})) (12...
Bd6 13. Rae1 Be5 14. Bf4 Bxf4 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Qxf4 Be6 17. Na4 Qf8 18. Qc7
Qb8 19. Qa5 Nd7 20. Re1 h6 21. a3 Qf4 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. Qxc5 Qc7 24. b4 Qb6 25.
Qd6 Rd8 26. Qe7 a5 27. Re3 axb4 28. axb4 Qb8 29. Rg3 Kh8 30. Qh4 Qd6 31. Qd4
Qf8 32. Kh2 Rc8 33. c3 f6 34. Bb1 c5 35. Qd3 Bg8 36. bxc5 Rxc5 37. Re3 {
Slobodjan,R-Stern,R/GER-ch Binz 1995/1-0 (80)}) 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15.
Ne2 Rb8 (15... Bf5 $5 16. Nd4 (16. Bxf5 Rxe2 $11) (16. Ng3 Bg6 $11 (16... Bxd3
17. cxd3 $14)) 16... Bxd3 17. cxd3 c5 18. Nf5 Kh7 19. Ne3 (19. Rac1 Re5 20. Ne3
Bd2 21. Rc2 (21. Rxc5 $2 Rxe3 22. Rc2 Re2 23. Rd1 Re1+ $19) 21... Bxe3 22. fxe3
Rxe3 $11) 19... Rad8 20. Rfd1 Ba5 $1 $11) 16. Rad1 (16. Nd4 $6 Bc5 $1 (16...
Bd7 17. Bf5 $14) 17. Nxc6 Rxb2 18. Rfb1 Rb6 $1 $11) 16... Bd6 17. b3 a5 18. Ng3
(18. Nd4 c5 (18... Rb6 19. Rfe1 (19. Bf5 $5)) 19. Nc6 (19. Nf5 $11) 19... Rb6
20. Nxa5 Be6 (20... Bd7 $2 21. Bc4 $1 Ra8 22. Nb7 $3 dxc4 23. Nxd6 $16) 21. c4
$1 d4 $44) 18... Bb4 {><c3,e1} 19. Nf5 (19. Nh5 Bc3) 19... Bxf5 20. Bxf5 $11
Re5 21. Bd7 (21. g4 $5) 21... Rb6 22. Rd3 Re2 23. Bf5 Kf8 (23... Bc5 $142) (
23... Rb7 $5) 24. Re3 $1 $14 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Bc5 26. Kf2 a4 $6 27. Kf3 (27. Ke2
$5 {/\Kd3,Rf4}) 27... a3 $6 28. Rd1 {/\e3-e4} Ke7 29. Rd3 $2 (29. e4 $142 $16
Kd6 $140 30. exd5 cxd5 31. Be4 d4 32. c3 $16) 29... Kd6 {/\Ke5} 30. Kf4 Rb4+
31. e4 Rd4 $1 $14 32. Rxd4 Bxd4 33. exd5 cxd5 34. Bh7 $6 (34. Bg4 $142 $1 {
/\Kf5,Bh5 and after Ke7-Bf3 Kd6 and b3-b4 and it's still not so simple to
equalize}) 34... Be5+ 35. Ke3 (35. Kf3 $142 {/\g4} h5 $140 36. h4) 35... h5 $1
36. Kd3 (36. h4 $2 Bg3) 36... Kc5 (36... h4) 37. c3 h4 38. b4+ (38. Bg8 $5 d4
$140 $6 39. b4+ (39. cxd4+ Bxd4 40. b4+ Kd5 41. Bxf7+ Ke5 42. Kc4 Be3 $11)
39... Kb5 40. cxd4 Bd6 41. Bxf7 {And white has good chances to win owing to
the break on the king side by g2-g3}) 38... Kb5 $6 (38... Kd6 $142) 39. Bf5 (
39. Bg8 $5) 39... Kc6 40. Kc2 Bf4 41. Bg4 Kd6 42. Bf3 f5 43. Bh5 Ke6 44. Kb3
Bc1 45. b5 f4 46. Kb4 Kd6 47. Bxf7 Bd2 $11 48. Kxa3 Bxc3 49. Kb3 Be1 50. a4 Kc5
51. Kc2 Kb6 52. Bxd5 Bg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Scandic Hotels CC"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2000.07.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2000.07.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 {In this line Black is striving
to get pair of bishops in an endgame with damaged pawn structure on the king
side.} 12. h3 {Not necessary move as black is not threatening nor Bg4? in view
of B:f6 neither B:h2? K:h2 Ng4+Q:g4.} (12. Rfe1 {Seems to be more useful.})
12... Rb8 13. Rab1 h6 14. Bh4 {The idea of this move is to provoke Rb4 where
the rook can be misplaced.In fact the rook is not as bad on b4 as after Be6(d7)
and Rfb8 black will put pressure along the b-file.So White's decision is a bit
dubious.} (14. Bxf6 $5) 14... Rb4 {[%cal Gb4h4]} ({Another possibility is} 
14... Re8 {This way played young Peter Leko.} 15. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 16. Rxe1 g5 {
Brave decision.Black is weakening a pawn structure on the king side in order
to win a pawn.} (16... Be6 17. Ne2 Rb4 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. b3 c5
21. Ng3 Bxg3 22. fxg3 a5 23. Rf1 Kg7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Grill,M-Borisek,J/Budapest
HUN 2000/The Week in Chess 301 (35)}) 17. Bg3 Rxb2 (17... Kg7 18. b3 Qc7 19.
Ne2 Bd7 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Ng3 Qf4 22. Nf5+ Bxf5 23. Qxf4 gxf4 24. Bxf5 $14 {
1-0 Berg,E-Petran,P/Budapest 1999/CBM 71 ext (45)}) 18. Ne2 c5 $6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6
20. Ng3 {[%cal Gf3f6]} Qf4 $2 {Peter misses a beautiful tactical blow.Both 20..
.Bd7 and 20...Kf8 was much better.} (20... Kg7 $2 21. Qxf6+ $3 Kxf6 (21... Qxf6
22. Nh5+) 22. Nh5#) (20... Bd7 $1) (20... Kf8 $5) 21. Qxd5 $3 {[%mdl 64]} Be6
22. Qd8+ Kg7 23. Qe7 $1 {[%cal Ge1e6]} (23. Qxf6+ $2 Kxf6 (23... Qxf6 $2 24.
Nh5+ {[%csl Rf6,Rg7]}) 24. Nh5+ Ke7 25. Nxf4 gxf4 $15) 23... Kg8 (23... Rb6 $8)
24. Bf5 $18 Qd2 25. Rxe6 Rb1+ 26. Kh2 Qd1 27. Nf1 Qxf1 28. Qd8+ {Brilliant win
of young Swed.1-0 Berg,E-Leko,P/Canaries olJ U16 1995/EXT 97 (28)}) 15. Bxf6 (
15. Bg3 {Doesn't promise much either.} Bxg3 16. fxg3 (16. Qxg3 c5 17. b3 Be6
18. Rfd1 Qb8 19. Qxb8 Rfxb8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shurygin,S-Hladik,J/Pardubice 1996/
CBM 55 ext (36)}) 16... c5 17. a3 Rb8 18. Qf4 Be6 19. Rfd1 Qb6 $11 {1-0
Campora,D-Nikolic,P/Vrsac 1981/MCD (65)}) 15... Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 {[%csl Gc8,
Gd6,Rf6,Rf7,Rh6][%mdl 16] The arisen endgame is about equal.Pair of bishops
compensate defects in the pawn structure.} 17. b3 a5 18. Ne2 Bd7 19. Ng3 c5 20.
c4 Bxg3 $5 {Black decides to make a draw in a rook ending with a pawn down
where White's extra pawn on the king side is not enough for victory.} 21. fxg3
dxc4 22. Bxc4 Be6 $1 {That's the point of 20...B:g3.} 23. Rbc1 (23. Rf4 $5)
23... Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Rxc4 25. bxc4 Rb8 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Rc4]} 26. Rxf6 Kg7 {
Now the pawns on the queen side will be swiped and in the arisen endgame draw
is an only possible outcome.} 27. Rc6 (27. Ra6 Rb4 28. Rxa5 Rxc4 $11) 27... Rb2
28. a4 Rb4 29. Rxc5 Rxa4 30. Kf2 Ra2+ 31. Kf3 Rc2 {[%cal Ga5a4]} 32. Rxa5 {
Anyway White can't prevent exchange of the queen side pawns.} Rxc4 $11 {
Now the draw is enevitable.} 33. g4 f6 {It wasn't necessary to weaken the
position of the king.Black could simply wait as after g5 a well-known drawish
position would be arised if we're not talking about possibility of h5.} 34. h4
Rb4 35. Ra7+ Kg8 {Anyway White is lack of winning plan.} 36. Ra5 Kg7 37. Ra7+
Kg8 38. Kg3 Rc4 39. Rb7 Ra4 40. Rb5 Kg7 41. Kf3 Rc4 42. Rb7+ Kg8 43. Re7 Ra4
44. Re4 Ra5 45. Kf4 Rb5 46. Rc4 Ra5 47. g3 Kg7 48. Rc7+ Kg8 49. Re7 Rb5 50. Ke4
Ra5 {No progress can be made.} 51. g5 hxg5 52. hxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 3rd "]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1997.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. d4 exd4 (10... h6 11. Nd2 Bf5 (11... Na5 12. dxe5 Bxe5
13. Rb5 Bxc3 14. Rd5 Qe7 15. Nb1 Bb4 16. a3 Bc5 17. Re1 Be6 18. Qh5 b6 19. Nc3
c6 20. Rdd1 Rbd8 21. Ne4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Bxa3 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. Qxh6 f6 25. Re1
Bd5 26. Re3 Nc4 27. Rd3 Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Qxe4 29. Rd4 Qe1+ 30. Kg2 Ne5 31. Rh4 Kf7
32. Qh7+ Ke6 33. Qxa7 Qa5 34. Qg7 Qd5+ 35. Kh3 Nf3 36. Rh7 {0-1 Van Mil,J-Van
der Sterren,P/Antwerpen op 1996/EXT 96op2}) 12. Nc4 Qf6 13. Ne3 exd4 14. Nxf5
Qxf5 15. cxd4 Rfd8 16. Be3 Nb4 17. c3 Nd5 18. Bd2 c6 19. Re1 b5 20. Be4 Qf6 21.
h4 b4 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. cxb4 Qxd4 24. Be3 Qxd1 25. Rexd1 Rxb4 26. Rxb4 Bxb4 27.
Bxa7 Ra8 28. Be3 Rxa2 29. Rxd5 Ra5 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Kg2 {1/2-1/2 Glek,
I-Rozentalis,E/BL9495 1995/BL 90}) 11. cxd4 Ne7 (11... Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Rb5
Bg6 14. Nh4 Bxc2 15. Qxc2 Nxd4 16. Qc4 Nxb5 17. Qxb5 c6 (17... Re8 18. Rd1 Qf6
19. Bb2 Be5 20. Re1 c6 21. Qe2 Qe6 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Bxe5 Rd8 25.
Nf3 Rd5 26. Bf1 Ra5 27. Bc4 b5 28. Bb3 c5 29. Bd5 c4 30. Ng5 Rxa2 31. Bxf7+ Kh8
32. Ne6 h6 33. Bxg7+ Kh7 34. g4 {1-0 Moors,H-Mainka,G/BL2-W 1988/BL2}) 18. Qa4
Qb6 19. Nf5 Qb4 20. Qc2 Be5 21. Be3 Rfe8 22. Rb1 Qa5 23. Bd2 Qc7 24. Rb4 Rbd8
25. Bg5 Rc8 26. Rh4 f6 27. Be3 Rcd8 28. Nxg7 Qxg7 29. Rg4 Qxg4 30. hxg4 Kg7 31.
Bxa7 {1-0 Glek,I-Mainka,G/BL9394 1994/BL 90}) (11... Bf5 12. Nh4 Bd7 13. c3 Be7
14. Nf3 Bf6 15. Re1 Re8 16. Bf4 Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 b6 18. Rb2 Na5 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20.
Bxe5 Nc4 21. Re2 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Qf8 23. Bd5 Re8 24. f4 Rxe5 25. fxe5 Be6 26. Bg2
{Messa,R-Pederzoli,S/Reggio Emilia 1978/MCD-r7/1/2-1/2 (40)}) 12. c4 c6 13. Ng5
(13. Re1) 13... Bf5 14. Rb3 Qd7 15. Ne4 Bc7 16. d5 (16. Nc5 Qc8 17. Re1) 16...
Rfd8 (16... cxd5 17. cxd5 Rfd8 18. Bb2 Bb6 $13 (18... Nxd5 $6 19. Qd4 f6 20.
Nc5 Qc6 21. Nxb7 Rxb7 22. Rc1 $16)) 17. Bb2 Ng6 (17... cxd5 $2 18. Qd4 f6 19.
Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qxf6 d4 21. Re1 $18) 18. Qa1 cxd5 19. cxd5 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Re8 21.
Re3 Bb6 (21... Bf4 22. Ree1 Bh6 23. f4) 22. Bd4 Qd6 23. Rfe1 Rec8 24. Bxg7 $6 (
24. Bxb6 $14) 24... Bxe3 25. Rxe3 Re8 26. Bh6 Qe5 (26... Ne5 27. Bf4 f6 $13)
27. Qd1 Qf6 28. Qg4 Kh8 29. h4 Ne5 30. Qf4 Ng4 (30... Qxf4 $142 31. Bxf4 Rbd8)
31. Qxg4 Qxh6 32. Qd7 (32. d6 $6 Qxd6 (32... Re6) 33. Qh5 h6 34. Qxf7 Re7 35.
Qf5) (32. Qf5 $142 Qg7 33. d6 Rbd8 34. Rd3) (32. Rf3 Qg7 33. Qf5 Re5 34. Qf4 f5
35. Bc2) 32... Qf6 33. Kg2 Re7 34. Qa4 Rbe8 35. Rf3 Qe5 36. Rf4 a6 $6 (36...
Rg8 37. Bf3 Rc7 38. Re4 Qxd5 39. Re7 Qd6 40. Rxc7 Qxc7 41. Qxa7 $11) 37. Qb4
Rd7 38. Bf3 Red8 39. Qb6 Rg8 40. Re4 Qc3 41. Re3 Qa1 $2 (41... Qg7 $142) 42. h5
f5 $6 (42... Qg7 43. h6 Qg5 44. Qd4+ f6 45. Qa4 Rgd8 (45... Rd6 46. Re7 b5 47.
Be4 Qxh6 48. Qc2 $18) 46. Re8+ Rxe8 47. Qxd7 $16) 43. Qe6 Rdg7 44. Re5 Qc1 (
44... f4 45. Qf6 $18) 45. Rxf5 $16 Qb2 46. Be2 Rg5 $2 47. Rf7 $2 (47. Rxg5 Rxg5
48. d6 $18) 47... Qe5 48. Bf3 Qxe6 49. dxe6 Re8 50. h6 Kg8 51. Rd7 Rxe6 $1 52.
Bd5 Rxd5 53. Rxd5 b5 54. Rd7 Rxh6 $11 55. Ra7 Rc6 56. a3 Rb6 57. f4 Rg6 (57...
b4 58. axb4 Rxb4 59. Rxa6 Kg7 60. Kh3 h6 $11) 58. Kh3 Rh6+ 59. Kg4 Rg6+ 60. Kh3
Rh6+ 61. Kg2 Rg6 62. f5 Rf6 63. g4 h5 $11 64. Kg3 hxg4 65. Kxg4 Rb6 (65... Rc6
66. Kg5 Kf8 $1 (66... b4 67. a4 (67. axb4 Rb6 68. f6 Rxb4 $11) (67. f6 Rc4 68.
Kg6 Rg4+ 69. Kf5 Rc4 70. Ke6 (70. a4 b3 $11) 70... Re4+ 71. Kd5 Rf4) 67... b3
68. Rb7 Rc3 69. Kg6 Rg3+ 70. Kf6 Rf3 $11) 67. f6 Rc4 68. Rxa6 Ra4 $11) 66. Kg5
b4 $4 (66... Rc6 67. f6 Rc4 $1 68. Rxa6 Kf8 $1 (68... Ra4 $4 69. Rxa4 bxa4 70.
Kg6 Kh8 71. Kf7 $18) 69. Kg6 Rg4+ 70. Kf5 Ra4 71. Rxa4 bxa4 72. Ke6 Ke8 73. Kd5
Kf7 74. Kc5 Kxf6 75. Kb5 Ke6 76. Kxa4 Kd6 77. Kb5 Kc7 $11) 67. f6 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "1998.11.09"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Shevelev, Arkady"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.11.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Qd4 $5 ({
White usually prefers} 7. Bd3 $5) 7... Qe7 8. e5 $2 $146 {Very dubious novelty
prepared at home and refused easily during the game.} (8. f3 $5 {is the main
line.}) (8. Bd3 $5) 8... Bc5 9. Qh4 Qxe5+ 10. Be2 Ba6 $1 ({Badly:} 10... Bd4 {
with the idea after:} 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qxc3 (12... Qxe2 $2 13. Ba3 {
[%csl Re2,Rf8][%cal Ga3f8,Ga1e1]} d6 14. Rfe1 Qe6 $14) 13. Bg5 $44) 11. O-O $2
({Necessary:} 11. Bf4 Qe6 12. O-O-O ({Worse is:} 12. O-O Bxe2 13. Rfe1 O-O 14.
Rxe2 Qc4 $1) 12... Bxe2 13. Rhe1 (13. Rde1 $5 O-O 14. Rxe2 Qc4 {=/+/-/+}) 13...
Bxd1 $5 14. Rxe6+ fxe6 15. Kxd1 $15) 11... Bxe2 12. Re1 O-O $17 13. Rxe2 Qf5 $5
({Good enough:} 13... Qd4 $5) (13... Qh5 $143 14. Qxh5 $5 (14. Bg5 $143 Qxh4
15. Bxh4 Bd4 $5 $17) 14... Nxh5 15. Bd2 (15. Re5 $143 Rae8 16. Rxc5 $140 $4
Re1#) 15... Rfe8 16. Rae1 Nf6 {-/+/=/+}) 14. Qg5 ({Equally} 14. Bg5 Ng4 (14...
Rfe8 $5) 15. Be7 Bxe7 16. Rxe7 Ne5 $5 {[%csl Re7,Rh4][%cal Ge5g6]} (16... Qxc2
$2 17. Qxg4 Qxb2 18. Rae1 Qxc3 19. Qxd7 $15) 17. Qe4 Qxe4 18. Nxe4 Rae8 19.
Rxe8 Rxe8 $17 {_|_}) 14... Qxg5 15. Bxg5 Rfe8 {A small inaccuracy.Black has to
work a litlle bit harder to win the game.} ({Slightly better is:} 15... Bd4 $5)
16. Bxf6 $1 ({Worse is:} 16. Rae1 Bd4 $1 (16... Rxe2 $6 17. Rxe2 Re8 18. Bxf6
Rxe2 19. Nxe2 gxf6 {-/+/=/+_|_}) 17. Bxf6 $140 $2 (17. Nd1 $142) 17... Rxe2 18.
Nxe2 (18. Rxe2 $143 Bxf6) 18... Bxf6 19. b3 $17) 16... Rxe2 17. Nxe2 gxf6 18.
Ng3 $5 {[%csl Ye2][%cal Gg3e4,Gg3f5,Yg3e2]} Re8 19. Kf1 Kg7 20. Rd1 ({Badly:} 
20. Nf5+ {because of:} Kg6 21. g4 h5 $1 22. f3 (22. h3 $143 hxg4 23. hxg4 Kg5
24. f3 Kf4 $19) 22... hxg4 $5 (22... Kg5 $5) 23. fxg4 Re4 $1 {[%csl Rg4][%cal
Ge4f4,Gf4f2]} 24. h3 $140 Rf4+ 25. Ke2 $8 Rf2+ 26. Kd3 Rh2 27. h4 Rg2 $17 {
[%csl Rg4]}) 20... d5 21. c4 $1 Rb8 $1 (21... dxc4 $6 22. Rc1 Bb4 {[%csl Rf1]}
23. f4 $1 $15) 22. cxd5 $2 {After this move black gets an absolutely winning
position.} (22. Rd2 $8 {(/\23.cxd5)} dxc4 23. Rc2 $5 (23. Ne2 $2 Ba3 $3 $19 {
[%csl Rf1]}) 23... Bd6 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gd6e5]} 24. Nf5+ Kg6 25. Nxd6 cxd6 26.
Rxc4 c5 $17 (26... Rxb2 $2 27. Rxc6 Rxa2 28. Rxd6 {=/+_|_})) 22... Rxb2 {
[%csl Ra2,Rf2][%cal Gb2f2,Gb2a2]} 23. Rc1 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gc1c5]} ({Loses} 23.
Ne4 {in view of:} Bb6 24. dxc6 $140 f5 25. Nd2 Rxa2 $19) 23... Rxf2+ 24. Ke1
Bb6 25. Rxc6 Rxa2 $1 $19 ({Intensifies opposition} 25... Rxg2 26. Nf5+ $1 (26.
Nh5+ $2 Kh6 27. Nxf6 Rxa2 $19) 26... Kh8 (26... Kg6 $4 27. Nh4+ $18 {[%csl Rg2,
Rg6]}) (26... Kf8 $2 27. d6 $1 {[%csl Rf8]} Ba5+ $8 (27... Rg5 $4 28. d7 Ba5+
29. Ke2 Rg2+ 30. Ke3 Rd2 31. Rc5 {[%csl Ra5,Rd2][%cal Ya5d2,Gc5a5]} Rxd7 (31...
Bb4 $2 32. Rxc7 $18) 32. Rxa5 $18) 28. Kf1 $1 (28. Kd1 $2 Rd2+ 29. Kc1 Rd5 {
[%csl Rd6,Rf5][%cal Gd5f5,Yf5d6,Gd5d6]} 30. dxc7 Bxc7 31. Rxc7 Rxf5 32. Rxa7
Rh5 {[%csl Rh2] -/+/=/+_|_}) 28... Rg5 $8 (28... Rxa2 $4 29. dxc7 Bxc7 30. Rxc7
{[%csl Rf8][%cal Gc7c8]} Ke8 31. h4 {+/-/+-} (31. h3 $5)) 29. Rc5 Bb6 30. d7 $1
(30. dxc7 $2 Bxc7 31. h4 $17) 30... c6 31. h4 Rg4 32. Rxc6 Rf4+ 33. Kg2 Rxf5
34. Rxb6 Rd5 35. Rb7 $15) 27. a3 $5 $17 (27. h4 $143 h5 $17) (27. Rxf6 $2 Kg8
$19)) 26. Nh5+ $8 (26. Nf5+ $2 Kg6 27. Ne7+ Kg5 $19) 26... Kf8 $2 ({Right away
wins} 26... Kh6 $1 27. Nxf6 (27. g4 Kg5 $19) 27... Rxg2 $19) 27. g4 $1 $17 (27.
Nxf6 $2 Rxg2 28. Nxh7+ Kg7 (28... Ke7 $5) 29. Nf6 Rg6 $5 30. Nh5+ Kh6 31. Nf6
Kg5 $19) 27... Rxh2 28. Nxf6 Ke7 $5 ({Also possibly:} 28... h6 $5 29. Nd7+ Ke7
30. Nxb6 cxb6 31. Rc7+ Kd6 32. Rxa7 Kxd5 33. Rxf7 b5 {-/+_|_}) 29. g5 $1 Kd8
30. Rc4 a5 $5 (30... Ke7 31. Rc6 {-see 29.g5!}) 31. Kd1 $5 {[%csl Ga5,Yd1]
[%cal Gd1c1,Gc1b1]} (31. Re4 $2 Kc8 $19 {[%cal Gc8b7]}) 31... Ke7 32. Re4+ $5 (
32. Rc6 $143 a4 $1 33. d6+ $140 Kd8 34. Nd5 a3 $1 35. dxc7+ Bxc7 36. Rxc7 a2
37. Ra7 Rh1+ 38. Ke2 a1=Q 39. Rxa1 Rxa1 $19) 32... Kd6 33. Rc4 {(/\34.Rc6+)}
Ke5 $1 34. Rc6 {[%cal Gd5d6]} (34. Ng4+ $2 Kxd5 $19 {[%csl Rc4]}) 34... Rh4 {
[%cal Gh4d4]} 35. Kc2 Rd4 36. Kb3 a4+ 37. Ka3 Ba5 $1 $19 38. Rc2 $138 {White
lost on time in the hopeless position.See the following variations.} (38. Ka2
$6 Rd3 $19) (38. Nxh7 Kxd5 39. Ra6 (39. Rf6 $143 Bb4+ 40. Kb2 (40. Kxa4 $2 Be7+
{[%csl Rf6]}) 40... Rd2+ 41. Kc1 a3 $19) 39... Bd2 40. Nf6+ Ke5 $19) (38. Rc2
h6 $1 {[%csl Rf6,Yg5][%cal Gh6g5]} (38... Bb4+ $5 39. Kxa4 Be7+ 40. Kb5 Bxf6
41. gxf6 Rxd5+ 42. Kc6 Ke6 $5 $19) 39. Nh7 (39. gxh6 $143 Kxf6 40. Rh2 Bb4+ $5
41. Ka2 (41. Kxa4 $2 Bd6+ 42. Kb3 Bxh2) 41... Rd2+ 42. Rxd2 Bxd2 43. h7 Kg7 $19
) 39... h5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Scandic Hotels CC"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1999.08.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Engqvist, Thomas"]
[Black "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14.
Rad1 {[%csl Gc8,Gd6,Rf6,Rf7,Rh7][%mdl 4096] Typical for this line endgame with
approximately equal chances as weaknesses on the king side are compensated by
pair of bishops.} (14. Ne2 {is the main line} c5 15. Rad1 Be6 16. b3 a5 17. a4
Rfd8 18. Bb5 Rac8 19. Rd2 c4 20. bxc4 dxc4 21. Rfd1 Be7 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Nf4 c3 {1/2-1/2 Fichtl,J-Kozma,J/Prague 1963/MCD (24)}) 14...
Rb8 (14... Be6 $5 15. b3 Rfd8 16. Ne2 c5 17. Ng3 Rab8 18. Bf5 Rb6 (18... Bxg3
19. fxg3 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7]}) 19. Rd3 Ra6 20. a4 Rb8 21. Rf3 Be5 22. Nh5 Bxf5 (
22... c4 $5) 23. Rxf5 c4 24. Rd1 cxb3 25. cxb3 Rb4 26. Rxd5 Kf8 27. f4 Bd4+ 28.
Kf1 Rc6 29. Rd8+ Ke7 30. Rfd5 {1-0 Hort,V-Portisch,L/Monte Carlo 1968/MCD (30)}
) (14... Be5 15. Na4) 15. b3 Re8 16. Ne2 Bg4 {[%mdl 32] This manoeuvre is also
typical for this kind of positions.Black provokes f3 in order to weaken the
a7-g1 diagonal for his black-squared bishop and after forced f3 retreats to e6.
} 17. f3 (17. Rfe1 {is met by} Bb4 18. c3 Bxe2 {winning a pawn}) 17... Be6 (
17... Bd7 18. Ng3 Re7 19. Rfe1 {1/2-1/2 Boronyak,A-Mikac,M/AUT 1996/EXT 99 (19)
}) 18. Nd4 $146 {Only this move is new.} ({Almost 40 years ago White has
stopped his choice on} 18. Ng3 a5 19. Nh5 {but after} Be5 {had to be satisfied
with equality 1/2-1/2 Fichtl,J-Padevsky,N/Leipzig 1960/EXT 99 (43)}) 18... Bd7
$5 (18... c5 $5 {deserved serious attention with approximately equal position
after} 19. Nxe6 (19. Nb5 Bf4 20. Nxa7 $140 $2 c4 $19 {[%csl Ra7,Rg1][%cal
Gf4e3]}) (19. Nf5 Bc7 {[%cal Gc7a5]}) 19... fxe6 {[%cal Gd6e5]}) 19. Bf5 $6 {
From the positional point of view exchange one of the Black's bishops is in
the White's favour,but if we look on the position concretely we can take
notice of the fact that second rank is weakened and accessible for a black
rook and after almost forced} Bxf5 20. Nxf5 Bc5+ {White has to decide either
he pins himself by means of} 21. Nd4 {in order to meet Re2 with 22.Rf2 or} ({
plays} 21. Kh1 $5 {and after} Re2 22. Rfe1 {with counterplay thanks to the
strong knight on f5.That was my first impression.If we check it with the aid
of computer we'll see that not everything is so simple.At the very beginning
it thinks that the position is equal after} Rbe8 $1 23. Rxe2 Rxe2 24. c4 dxc4
$1 25. Rd8+ (25. bxc4 h5 $15) 25... Bf8 26. Nh6+ Kg7 (26... Kh8 27. g4 c3 28.
Nf5 Kg8 29. Nh6+ Kg7 30. Nf5+ Kg6 31. Rxf8 Kg5 {see 26...Kg7}) 27. Nf5+ {
is Fritz right?No.Just make few more move and it will realize that Black is
better.} Kg6 $1 (27... Kg8 28. Nh6+) 28. g4 c3 29. Rxf8 {[%cal Gf8g8]} (29. f4
$2 {[%cal Gf5h4]} c2 $1 30. Nh4+ Kg7 31. Nf5+ Kg8 32. Nh6+ Kh8 $1 $19) 29...
Kg5 {Black's king finds the way out just in time and White has to look for
escape:} 30. Nd4 (30. Ng3 $2 Re6 $19) (30. Rc8 c2 31. Rxc6 Re1+ 32. Kg2 c1=Q
33. Rxc1 Rxc1 34. Kg3 Rg1+ 35. Kf2 Ra1 $17) 30... Rd2 31. Rc8 c2 32. Nxc2 Rxc2
$15 {Here we can finally stop and come to conclusion that 19.Bf5?! leads to
the Black's advantage in all lines.}) 21... Re3 22. Kh1 $6 (22. Nxc6 $5 {
Probably White should take on c6 and it's not simple to prove Black's
superiority.} Rxf3+ (22... Rc8 23. b4 Rxc6 24. bxc5 Rxc5 {with slightly better
for Black endgame}) (22... Re2+ $6 23. Nd4 Rxc2 24. Rf2) 23. Nd4 $1 (23. Kh1 $2
Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Rc8 {[%csl Rc6]} 25. b4 $8 (25. Rxf6 $2 Kg7) (25. Na5 $2 Bb4 26.
Nb7 Rxc2) 25... Rxc6 26. bxc5 Rxc5 $17 {[%csl Ra2,Rc2]}) 23... Rc3 24. Rf5 Rxc2
25. Rxd5 Bxd4+ 26. R1xd4 Rxa2 27. Ra4 $1 {with good chances for a draw.}) 22...
Rc8 23. h3 $6 ({It was interesting to try} 23. c4) 23... Rc3 (23... Kf8 $5) 24.
Rf2 Re8 $1 25. Rdd2 $6 {[%mdl 16384] It wasn't necessary to weaken first rank.}
(25. g4 $142) 25... Re1+ 26. Kh2 Rc1 (26... h5 $5) 27. Rfe2 $1 Bd6+ $1 ({
But not} 27... Bxd4 $6 28. Rxd4 R3xc2 $140 $4 29. Re8+ Kg7 30. Rg4+ Kh6 31.
Reg8 {[%cal Gg4h4]} Kh5 32. Kg3 $18 {[%cal Gg4h4]}) 28. g3 Be5 29. Nf5 $1 Rxf3
30. Ne7+ Kf8 31. Nxc6 Bxg3+ (31... Bc7 $142 $1 $15 {Black has forgotten one of
the important chess principles:threat is stonger than its execution.}) 32. Kg2
Rc3 33. Rxd5 (33. Nxa7 $5 {[%cal Ga7b5]}) 33... Bc7 $1 (33... Rxc6 34. Kxg3
R1xc2 35. Rxc2 Rxc2 36. Ra5 Rc7 $11) 34. Nd4 (34. Nxa7 R1xc2 35. Red2 $13)
34... Rg3+ (34... Bb6 $5 {[%csl Rc2]}) 35. Kf2 Rxh3 36. Nf3 $1 Bb6+ 37. Kg2 Rh6
{[%csl Rg2][%cal Gh6g6]} 38. Ne1 $5 (38. Kg3 $6 Rg6+ 39. Kf4 Bc7+ 40. Kf5 Rf1
41. Rd3 (41. Re3 $142) 41... Rg3 42. Ree3 Bb6 $19) 38... Rg6+ 39. Kf3 Rg5 (
39... Rg1 $5) 40. Rd7 Rf5+ 41. Kg4 Rg5+ (41... Re5 $5 {was interesting with
the idea of} 42. Rxe5 fxe5 43. Nd3 Ke8 $1) 42. Kf3 Rg1 43. Ng2 Rh1 44. Ne3 Rh3+
45. Ke4 Rg1 46. Nc4 Rg5 $5 47. Red2 (47. Nxb6 Re5+) 47... Rh4+ 48. Kf3 Rf5+ 49.
Ke2 $8 (49. Kg3 $2 Rh6 50. Kg4 Rf1 $19) 49... Bc5 50. c3 h5 51. Rc7 Rh3 $1 52.
b4 Rxc3 53. bxc5 Rxc4 54. Rdd7 (54. c6 Rfc5 55. Rdd7 Kg7) 54... Kg7 $1 55.
Rxf7+ Kg6 56. Rg7+ Kh6 57. c6 Rfc5 58. Rh7+ $6 ({After} 58. Rxa7 Rxc6 {the
endgame is not drawish as pair of black rooks creates very unpleasant threats
to the White's monarch.} 59. Rh7+ Kg5 60. Rag7+ Kh4 $17) 58... Kg5 59. Rcg7+ $6
Kf4 60. c7 a5 61. Kd3 (61. Rf7 $5) 61... Rc1 62. Kd4 R5c2 (62... Rc6 $5) 63.
Kd5 $2 $19 {[%mdl 8192] loses at once} (63. Kd3 {was necessary and despite
Black is much better he has to be precise to win the game.}) 63... Rd2+ 64. Ke6
Rc6+ (64... Rc6+ 65. Kf7 Rxc7+ 66. Kxf6 $140 Rd6#) 0-1

[Event "ISR-ch op"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "1999.04.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Maryasin, Boris Feliksovich"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1999.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 {Glek's favourite move is getting popular.
} Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O (5... Bxc3 6. dxc3 (6. bxc3 $146 Nxe4 7. Nxe5 Nxc3 $4 (7...
Qf6 8. Bxe4 Qxe5 9. O-O $14) (7... Nxe5 8. Bxe4 d5 $11 9. Bg2 Bg4 $5 10. f3 Bc8
11. O-O (11. d4 Nc4 12. Qe2+ (12. O-O O-O $11) 12... Be6 13. O-O O-O $11) (11.
Qe2 O-O) 11... O-O 12. f4 Bg4 13. Qe1 Nc4 14. Qf2 Re8 $132) 8. Nxc6 Nxd1 9.
Nxd8 $18) 6... d6 7. Nh4 (7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11 {Glek,I-Adams,M/BL 1995/1/
2-1/2 (59)}) 7... h6 8. Nf5 Bxf5 9. exf5 Qd7 10. g4 O-O-O $132 {Glek,I-Piket,J/
NLD-chT 1995/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 6. O-O (6. d3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. Rb1 $14) 6...
Bxc3 7. bxc3 (7. dxc3 d6 (7... Nxe4 8. Re1 (8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Bxe4 d6 10. f4 Ng4
(10... Nd7) 11. f5 Nf6 12. Bg2 Re8 $11 {1-0 Glek,I-Grabarczyk,M/Katowice op
1992 (39)}) 8... Nf6 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 d6 11. Re1 Re8 {+/=/=}) 8. Nh4 {
/\->>>} Be6 (8... Ne8 {/\g6,Ng7,f6,Be6}) 9. f4 {/\f5,g4 ->K} exf4 (9... Bg4 10.
Qe1 exf4 11. Bxf4 $14) 10. Bxf4 (10. gxf4 {Ftacnik} Nxe4 $1 11. Qh5 f5 $17)
10... Ng4 {Ne5 [+]} 11. Nf5 Nge5 (11... Bxf5 12. exf5 {+/=/+/- ^^,/^h1-a8}) 12.
g4 f6 (12... g6 {Ftacnik} 13. Ne3 Qd7 14. g5 f6 15. Nd5 $36) 13. h3 Qd7 14. b3
Rae8 (14... Rad8 {Ftacnik} 15. Qd2 d5 16. Bxe5 fxe5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Rad1 Be6
19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Rf7
$16) 15. Bg3 Nf7 {/\Ng5 קe4} 16. Qd2 Ng5 (16... Nce5 {Ftacnik} 17. Rad1 $14)
17. Rae1 $11 {1-0 Glek,I-Rozentalis,E/Bonn GSK 1994 (25)}) 7... Nxe4 8. Nxe5
Nxe5 9. Bxe4 d5 10. Bg2 d4 (10... Re8 11. d3 c6 (11... c5 12. h3 Nc6 13. Qf3
Be6 $11) 12. h3 Qf6 (12... Qa5 $11) (12... f6 $5 13. a4 Be6 14. a5 (14. f4 Qb6+
15. Kh2 Nd7 16. a5 $6 Qc5 17. Bd2 (17. Qd2 Bf7 18. a6 b5 19. Ba3 Qb6 20. Bb2
Qe3 21. Qxe3 Rxe3 22. Rfe1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Nc5 24. Ra1 Na4 25. Ra2 Re8 $17) 17...
Re7 18. d4 Qb5 19. f5 Bf7 20. Rb1 Qa6 21. Qg4 Kh8 22. Rfe1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8
24. Rb1 b6 25. axb6 axb6 26. Re1 Rxe1 27. Bxe1 $11) 14... Qd7 15. Kh2 Nf7 16.
Bf4 Nd6 17. Qb1 (17. Re1 $11) 17... Nb5 18. Qb2 Re7 (18... Rac8 $6 {1/2-1/2
Glek,I-Kortschnoj,V/Wijk aan Zee 1997/CBM 57/[Tsesarsky] (76)}) 19. Rfe1 Rae8
20. Rab1 $11) 13. Be3 Ng6 14. Qd2 Qd6 15. f4 Nf8 16. Kh2 Bd7 17. f5 f6 18. Bf4
Qe7 19. Rfe1 Qa3 20. Reb1 Bxf5 21. Rxb7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Soto Paez,O-Kosashvili,Y/
Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (53)}) (10... Bg4 $5 11. f3 Bc8 12. h3 (12. d3 Re8 13.
h3 c5 14. f4 (14. d4 Nc4 15. dxc5 Qc7 (15... Be6 16. f4 Qd7 17. f5 Bxf5 18.
Qxd5 Qxd5 19. Bxd5 Be6 20. Bxb7 Bxh3 21. Bxa8 Bxf1 22. Bd5 Be2 23. Rb1 $16) 16.
f4 Ne3 17. Re1 (17. Qe1 Qxc5 18. Kh1 Bxh3 $1 $19) 17... Bg4 $1 18. Qd3 Nxg2 (
18... Bf5 $4 19. Qe2 $18) 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. hxg4 Ne1 21. Qxd5 Nxc2 22. Rb1
Re1+ 23. Kh2 Ne3 24. Qxb7 Nxg4+ 25. Kh3 Qxb7 26. Rxb7 h5 27. Ba3 Ne3 28. Rb2
Rh1+ 29. Rh2 Rg1 30. Rd2 (30. c6 Nf5 31. Rg2 Rh1+ 32. Rh2 Rg1 $11) 30... Rh1+
31. Rh2 $11) 14... Nc6 15. Qf3 d4 $11) 12... Re8 13. f4 Nc4 14. Re1 (14. d3 Ne3
$11) 14... Rxe1+ 15. Qxe1 c6 16. d3 Nd6 17. Be3 Be6 $11 {Tsesarsky}) 11. d3 $1
$146 {Very nice idea I have missed playing 10...d4.White prevents d4-d3 and in
case of 11...dc drives out Black's knight by 11.d4} ({Original game continued
as following:} 11. h3 d3 $1 12. f4 Nc4 13. cxd3 Qxd3 14. Rf3 Qd6 15. d3 Bf5 16.
Qf1 Na5 17. g4 Be6 18. c4 Bd7 19. Bd2 Bc6 20. Rf2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nc6 22. Bc3
Rfe8 23. Rb1 b6 24. Rb5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Reefschlaeger,H-Xie Jun/Bad Wiessee 1997/
CBM 61 ext (54)}) 11... dxc3 12. d4 $1 Nc4 $1 {Black moves his knight to b6 in
order to blockade White's position by means of c6 and Be6.} ({After} 12... Nc6
13. d5 Ne7 14. Ba3 {White develops dangerous initiative}) 13. Qd3 Nb6 14. Re1
$1 {Another strong idea.White makes Black's task more difficult preventing on
the way 14...Nd5} Be6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Surprising eclipse.} (14... c6 $8 {
was necessary} 15. Qxc3 Be6 {[%cal Ge6d5]} 16. a4 $5 a5 $1 17. Rb1 (17. Bb2 Bd5
) (17. Qb2 Ra7 $1 18. Bg5 Nc4 $1 (18... Qc7 19. Bf4 Qd8) 19. Bxd8 Nxb2 20. Bb6
Raa8 {[%cal Gb2c4]} 21. Bc5 Rfb8 22. Reb1 Nc4 {[%cal Gb7b6,Ge6d5]}) (17. Ba3
Nxa4) 17... Nxa4 18. Qa1 Nb6 19. Qb2 Nc4 20. Qxb7 Bd5 {in all cases Black
keeps the position.}) (14... Nd5 $4 15. Ba3 $1 Re8 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Bxd5) 15.
Ba3 $1 Re8 16. Bxb7 $18 {Only now I understood that bishop can retreat with
tempo.} Nd5 {A sad attempt of blockade.} ({Maybe} 16... Rb8 17. Bc6 {This
simple move had been fully overlooked.} Bd7 18. Qxc3 $1 {was better,but an
evalution of this position doesn't raise any doubts.}) 17. Re5 $1 {[%cal Ga1e1]
Finally breaks coordination of black pieces.} Rb8 18. Bc6 Rb6 {What else?} 19.
Bxe8 Qxe8 20. Rae1 {[%cal Ge5d5]} Qd7 21. Bc5 Rb2 22. a3 $1 (22. Bxa7 g6 (22...
Rxa2 23. Qc4 Rxa7 24. Qxd5)) 22... g6 23. h4 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gh4h5] Now
straight attack decides.Black is defenceless against h5,hg and R:e6 or h5,h6;
Qf3,R:d5,Qf6} Qa4 24. Qf3 $1 {[%cal Gf3f8,Re5e6,Re5d5]} 1-0

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 13th"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "1999.06.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. h3 (12. Rae1 Be6 13. Bf5 Bxf5
14. Qxf5 h6 15. Bh4 Rb8 16. b3 Rb4 17. f4 $2 {0-1 Berg,E-Ibragimov,I/
Katrineholm SWE 1999 (40) CBM71 [Mikhalevski,V] (40)} (17. Bg3 $142)) 12... h6
(12... Rb8 13. Na4 Be6 14. Rad1 h6 15. Be3 Qa5 16. b3 Rbd8 17. Qg3 d4 (17...
Kh8) 18. Bd2 Bb4 19. Bxb4 (19. Bxh6 $2 Nh5 20. Qg5 Rd5) 19... Qxb4 20. Qc7 $13
{0-1 Florean,A-Zhang Zhong/Calicut IND 1998 (36)}) 13. Bf4 {Rare continuation.}
(13. Bh4 {is the main line and firstly occured 100 years ago!(see below).} Rb8
(13... Be6) 14. b3 (14. Rab1 Rb4 15. Bg3 Bd6 16. a3 Rb8 17. Rfe1 Re8 18. b4 Rb7
19. Bxd6 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Qxd6 21. Na4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bird,H-Maroczy,G/London 1899/
HCL (64)}) 14... Rb4 15. Bg3 Bd6 16. Ne2 c5 17. c3 Rb6 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. Ng3
Re8 20. Rfe1 Rde6 21. Rxe6 Rxe6 22. Bf5 Re5 23. Rd1 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Qb6 25. Ne3
Qe6 26. b4 Ne4 27. bxc5 Nxc3 {Shtyrenkov,V-Tkachiev,V/Cappelle 1995/EXT 97/0-1
(43)}) 13... Nh7 $146 {[%cal Gh7g5,Gg5e6] Beliavsky avoids bishops exchange in
order to complicate White's task.} (13... Bd6 {[%cal Ga8b8] was played almost
in all games with 13.Bf4} 14. Na4 (14. Rfe1 Rb8 15. b3 Be6 16. Ne2 c5 17. Rad1
Rb6 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. c3 Qa5 20. Bb1 Rfd8 21. Ng3 Kf8 22. Kh2 d4 23. cxd4 cxd4
24. Qd3 Rd5 25. Qd2 Qc7 26. Bd3 Rc5 27. Kg1 Kg8 28. Ne4 Nxe4 {Horvath,S-Borocz,
I/HUN-chT1 1995/EXT 97/1/2-1/2 (46)}) 14... Rb8 15. b3 (15. c4 Be6 16. Rfd1 Qc7
17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. b3 Rbd8 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Qe3 Rd7 21. Bf1 Re8 22. Qc5 Qe5 23.
Nc3 Red8 24. Rac1 Qg5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Qd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kaufman,L-Sashikiran,
K/Hampstead 1998/EXT 99 (41)}) 15... Be6 16. Rad1 Re8 17. Rfe1 Bxf4 18. Qxf4
Qa5 19. Qd6 Bd7 20. Kf1 Rbd8 21. Qc5 Qc7 22. Kg1 Nh5 23. c4 Nf4 24. Bf1 Rxe1
25. Rxe1 Ne6 26. Qe7 Re8 27. Qa3 d4 28. c5 Nf4 29. Rxe8+ Bxe8 30. g3 Nd5 31.
Nb2 Bd7 32. Qa4 Ne3 33. Be2 Qe5 34. Qxa7 Bxh3 35. Qa8+ Kh7 36. Qxc6 Ng4 37. Qf3
f5 38. Nd3 Qe4 39. Qxe4 fxe4 40. Nf4 d3 41. Bd1 {1-0 Santo Roman,M-Boudre,J/
FRA 1991/TD (41)}) (13... Be6 14. Rad1 Qa5 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Ne2 c5 17. Be5
Rad8 18. Nf4 Bc8 19. Bc3 Qb6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Bb5 Bd7 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Rxd5
$16 {0-1 Sutovskij,E-Liss,E/Rishon le Zion 1994/CBM 45 (35)}) 14. Rfe1 Ng5 15.
Qg3 (15. Qh5 $5) 15... Ne6 $1 16. Be5 $1 {White avoids hidden trap.} ({In case
of} 16. Bxh6 Bd6 $1 {is very strong and White must submit with the slightly
worse endgame:} (16... Bh4 17. Qg4 Bxf2+ (17... f5 $2 18. Bxf5 (18. Qh5 $5 gxh6
$140 19. Rxe6 $1 Bxe6 20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Qxe6+ Kg7 23. Qxc6 $18)
18... Rxf5 $140 19. Qxf5 Nf8 20. Qh5 gxh6 21. Qxh6 $18) 18. Kxf2 Qf6+ 19. Kg1
Qxh6 $11) 17. f4 $1 ({After inaccurate} 17. Qg4 $143 $6 {[%cal Ge1e6] the
spring of black pieces suddenly opens and hits on the White's position.} Qf6
18. Bd2 (18. Be3 Nf4 19. Qd1 Bxh3 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 {see 18.Bd2}) 18... Nf4 19. Qd1
Bxh3 $1 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21. gxh3 $140 $2 (21. g3 $142) 21... Qh2+ 22. Kf1 Qxh3+
23. Ke2 Rae8+ 24. Be4 (24. Kd2 Bf4+) 24... f5 $1) 17... Qf6 18. Bg5 Nxg5 19.
Qxg5 Qxf4 20. Qxf4 Bxf4 $15) 16... Re8 17. Rad1 Bd7 $5 18. Bf5 Bf8 {Now in
case of any move of White's knight 19...Ng5 will follow.} 19. Na4 (19. Ne2 {
[%cal Gc2c4]} Ng5 $1 20. Nd4 Bxf5 21. Nxf5 g6 22. Nd4 Ne4 $11) 19... Ng5 $1 20.
Bd3 $1 (20. Bxd7 $5 Qxd7 21. c4 Qb7 $1 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Nc3 Rad8 $11) 20...
Qa5 21. b3 (21. Nc3 $5) 21... Bd6 $1 {[%cal Ge8e1]} 22. h4 $1 (22. Bc3 $143 Qc7
$1 (22... Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 (23. Bxe1 Qxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Bxg3 25. fxg3 $11) 23... Qxc3
$140 $4 (23... Qc7 $142) 24. Bh7+ $1 $18 {[%csl Rc3]}) (22... Bxg3 23. Bxa5 Bd6
$11) 23. Qh4 Bf4 $1 {[%csl Gd2][%cal Rd7h3,Gc6c5,Gc5c4]} (23... Bxh3 {[%csl
Rg1,Rh4]} 24. Bd2 $1 Be6 25. Bxg5 hxg5 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qxg7 {
[%csl Rg5][%cal Re1e6,Rg7g5]} Kd7 $1 (28... Bh2+) 29. Bf5 $140 Re7 30. Qxg5 Rh8
$132) 24. Kh1 (24. Qh5 c5 $1 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gc5c4,Gc4b3]} 25. Bb2 Bxa4 26.
bxa4 Qa5 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Ge8e1]}) 24... c5 $1 {[%cal Gd7a4,Gc5c4]} 25. Ba1
Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 c4 27. Bf1 Ne4 $1 28. Bd4 Re8 $1 $17 {[%cal Gf4g3,Ge4g3]}) 22...
Rxe5 ({After} 22... f6 {[%cal Ye8e1,Ya5e1] Black has to take in consideration}
23. f4 $1 (23. hxg5 Bxe5 $1 (23... Rxe5 $6 24. Rxe5 Bxe5 25. f4 Bd4+ 26. Kh1
fxg5 (26... hxg5 27. Bg6 $1 {[%csl Rd4,Rg8][%cal Gg3h2,Gh2h7]}) 27. fxg5 hxg5
28. Qxg5 $36 {[%csl Rg8]}) 24. f4 (24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. gxh6 Rg5 26. Qd6 Qd8 $1 {
[%cal Gg5g2]}) 24... Bd4+ 25. Kh1 fxg5 26. fxg5 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 (27. Qxe1 Qxe1+
28. Rxe1 hxg5 $15) 27... Qd2 {[%cal Gd4f2]} 28. gxh6 Qxh6+ 29. Qh2 Qxh2+ 30.
Kxh2 Kf7 {[%cal Gd4f2]} 31. Kg3 Kf6 $1 $15 {[%cal Gd4e5]}) 23... fxe5 24. fxg5
hxg5 25. Qxg5 $36 {[%csl Rg8]}) 23. Rxe5 Qc7 $1 24. hxg5 (24. f4 Bxe5 25. fxe5
Ne6 $15 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 24... Bxe5 25. Qh4 Bf4 (25... Qd8 $5 26. f4 (26. Nc5
Be8 27. Re1 Bc3 28. Re2 Qxg5 $17) (26. Re1 Bd6 27. f4 {leads to 26.f4}) 26...
Bd6 27. Re1 $13) 26. gxh6 Bxh6 27. Re1 $5 (27. Nc5 $5 Re8 28. Nxd7 Qxd7 29. c4
{and White takes situation on the board under control.}) 27... Qd6 $1 {
Inviting White to come in.} (27... Re8 $5 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Nc5 Qe5) 28. Qe7 (
28. b4 $5) 28... Bf4 $1 29. Nc5 $2 {White doesn't feel danger.} (29. g3 $5 {
was much better} Bxg3 (29... Be6 $5 30. Qh4 Bh6 31. b4 $140 $6 a5 32. Nb6 Rb8
$1 ({but not} 32... Ra7 33. Nc8 $1 {[%cal Rc8d6,Rc8a7]}) 33. bxa5 Qc5 {[%csl
Ra5]}) 30. fxg3 Qxg3+ $11) 29... Qxe7 30. Rxe7 Bg4 $1 $15 {[%cal Gf4d6]} 31.
Na4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Decisive blunder.} ({In case of} 31. Na6 $5 Kf8 ({Now} 
31... Be6 $2 {doesn't work because of} 32. Nc7 Bd6 (32... Kf8 33. Nxe6+ Kxe7
34. Nxf4) 33. Rxe6) 32. Re1 (32. Rb7 $2 Bd6 $1 {[%csl Gb4][%cal Rg4c8]}) 32...
Bd2 33. Rb1 Re8 $15 {[%csl Gd2,Gg4]}) ({or} 31. Re1 $5 Bd2 32. Rb1 $15 {
White is only slightly worse}) 31... Be6 $1 $19 {[%csl Re7][%cal Gf4d6]} 32.
Ba6 (32. c4 Kf8 $1 33. Rb7 (33. cxd5 Kxe7 34. dxe6 Rd8 $1 $19 {[%csl Rg1]})
33... Bc8 34. Rb4 Bd2 {[%csl Rb4]}) (32. Nc5 Bd6 33. Rxe6 fxe6 34. Nxe6 Re8 35.
Nd4 (35. Bf5 Kf7 {[%csl Rg1]}) 35... Re1+ 36. Bf1 c5 37. Nc6 Rc1 $1 $19) (32.
Rb7 Bd6 {[%cal Ge6c8]} 33. Ba6 Bc8 {leads to 32.Ba6}) 32... Bd6 33. Rb7 (33.
Bb7 Rb8 34. Rxe6 fxe6 35. Bxc6 Rc8 $1 36. Bd7 Rxc2 37. Bxe6+ Kf8 $19 {[%cal
Rc2c1,Gd5d4]}) 33... Bc8 34. Nb2 $2 {Resignation.} (34. Rxa7 Rxa7 35. Bxc8) ({
or} 34. c3 $5 {would leave some practical chances.}) 34... Bxb7 35. Bxb7 Rb8 (
35... Rb8 36. Bxc6 Rc8 37. Bxd5 Rxc2 38. Nd1 Rxa2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Cancan Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1998.09.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1998.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 26856]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 Bd6 {One of the
possible answers for 11.Na4.} ({Other options not less popular:} 11... h6) (
11... Re8) (11... Qd6) (11... Be7) 12. c4 Rb8 13. Re1 h6 14. Bh4 Be6 15. cxd5 {
This move was tried before only once.} ({In all other previous games} 15. Rc1 {
was played} Bf4 (15... d4 16. c5 Bf4 17. Ra1 g5 18. Bg3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Qc7 20.
Qd2 Rfd8 21. b3 Kg7 22. Rac1 Rd7 23. Nb2 Rbd8 24. Bc4 Bf5 25. Bd3 Be6 26. Nc4
Bxc4 27. Rxc4 Re7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Motylev,A-Dervishi,E/Guarapuava 1995/JUN 95 (33)
}) 16. Rc2 dxc4 $5 17. Bxc4 Bf5 (17... Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+ (19. Re1
Bf5 (19... Rd2 $5 $15) 20. Bxf6 Bxc2 21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22. Nc5 Kf8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Grabics,M-Forgo,E/HUN-chW 1995/EXT 95ch (29)}) 19... Rxd8 20. Be2 (20. Bxf6
Rd1+ 21. Bf1 gxf6 $11) 20... Rd4 21. Bxf6 Rxa4 22. b3 Bf5 $1 23. Rb2 $8 Ra5 24.
Bc3 Rc5 25. Bc4 Be5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Kf1 Kf8 28. f3 Ke7 29. Kf2 g5 {1/2-1/2
Thorhallsson,T-Hjartarson,J/Akureyri 1994/CBM 40 (29)}) 18. Rce2 (18. Qxd8
Rfxd8 19. Bxf6 {19.Rce2 Rd4} Bxc2 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 $15) 18... Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 $1 (
19. Kxh2 Ng4+ 20. Kg3 Qc7+ 21. f4 (21. Kf3 Nh2+ 22. Ke3 Qe5+ 23. Kd2 Qd4+ $19 {
23. - Rxb2+ - +}) 21... g5 $19) 19... Bc7 20. Re7 {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,S-Almasi,
Z/Balatonbereny 1993/CBM 38/[Schussler] (42)} Rb4 $1 21. b3 Nd5 $1 $19) 15...
cxd5 16. Rc1 Rb4 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Ng4 19. b3 {The same position has
reached another game where the moves starting from 20-th Black's move were
inputed incorrectly(in according to the common sense).I leave it as it was in
Mega database.} Qf6 $5 $146 {So only this move is a novelty.Its idea is to
entice White's queen to f3 to make the advance f2-f3 impossible.} (19... Qg5 {
[%cal Gg5h5]} 20. Be2 (20. f3 Nf6 (20... Ne3 $2 21. Qd2 {[%cal Rd2b4,Rd2e3]}) (
20... Ne5 $4 21. f4)) 20... f5 $4 21. f4 $4 (21. Bxg4 $18) 21... Rxf4 $4 22.
gxf4 Qxf4 23. Bf3 Qh2+ 24. Kf1 {1-0 Pugachov,A-Shalamberidze,A/Mlada Boleslav
1993/EXT 93op (24)}) 20. Qe2 (20. Qf3 $6 Qg5 $1 {[%cal Gg5h5] and it's
impossible to drive the knight out of g4.}) 20... Bf5 $2 {Now White gets
better position by force.} (20... Qg5 {[%cal Gg5h5] can be met by} 21. f3 Nf6
22. Qe5 $5 (22. Qf2 $143 Nh5 23. g4 Nf4 {[%cal Gh6h5]}) 22... Qxe5 23. Rxe5 {
with slightly better endgame.Anyway it probably was the best play for Black.})
21. Nc5 $2 ({White misses the following variation which leads to the win of a
pawn or to the very dangerous for Black position.} 21. Bxf5 $1 Qxf5 22. f3 Nf6
23. Qe7 $1 Rd4 $1 {The most stubborn defence.} (23... Rfb8 24. Rc7 (24. Qxa7 $5
)) (23... Rbb8 24. Qxa7 $16) 24. Rc7 $1 {[%cal Gg3g4,Ga4c5,Gc5e6]} Nh7 $1 {
Black has to protect his rook to free her queen from protecting c8 square.} (
24... h5 $2 25. Nc5 $1 {[%cal Gc5e6] and the threat 26.Ne6! is unavoidable as}
Qg6 {is refuted by} 26. Qxf8+ $1) (24... Rd2 $2 25. g4 Nxg4 (25... Qf4 26.
Qxf8+ $1) 26. Qb4 $3 {[%cal Rb4d2,Rb4g4]} Rxa2 27. Qxg4 $18) 25. Nc5 $1 (25.
Rxa7 Rd2 $132 {[%cal Gf5c2]}) 25... Qg5 $1 {Now it's good because rook on f8
is protected and mortal blow Q:f8 is impossible.} (25... Rd2 26. Ne6 Rb8 $8 27.
Qd7 $1 {[%cal Gc7c8]} Rc2 $8 28. Rxc2 Qxc2 29. Nd8 $1 Ng5 $8 30. Qxd5 $16) 26.
g4 $1 {[%cal Gc7a7]} (26. Nd7 Qxg3 $1 27. Nxf8 Ng5 $1 $40) 26... a5 27. Nd7 $1
Rd8 28. Ne5 $1 $14 {[%csl Rf7] /+/-.For instance:} Qxe7 29. Rxe7 {[%cal Ge5c6,
Ge5f7]} Rc8 30. Nxf7 Rd2 31. Nd6 Rcc2 32. Re8+ Nf8 33. Rxf8+ $1 Kh7 34. Kh2 $1
$18) 21... Bxd3 22. Nxd3 Re4 {Now black is OK.} 23. Qb2 (23. Qf3 $5) 23... Qf5
$1 {All changes in the White's favour.} 24. f3 (24. Nf4 $5) 24... Rxe1+ 25.
Nxe1 Nf6 26. Qd4 Nh5 $6 {this move has become possible as the rook on c1 is
not protected but at the same time Black shouldn't play it as knight on g3
doesn't feel very comfortable.} (26... Re8 $5 {[%cal Ge8e2]}) 27. g4 (27. Kf2
$2 Qg5 {[%cal Gg5g3,Gg5c1]}) 27... Qg5 {[%cal Rg5c1]} 28. Nd3 Ng3 29. Kf2 (29.
Re1 Rc8 $1 {[%cal Gg5h4]} 30. Qxa7 Qh4 31. Nc5 (31. Qe7 $2 Qh1+ 32. Kf2 Rc2+
33. Kxg3 (33. Ke3 Qxe1+ $1 34. Nxe1 Re2+ $19) 33... Qxg2+ 34. Kf4 Qd2+ $1 35.
Ke5 (35. Qe3 Qh2+ 36. Kf5 g6+ 37. Kf6 Qd6+ $19) 35... Qxd3 $17 36. Qd8+ $140
Kh7 37. Qxd5 Qc3+ 38. Kf4 g5+ $1 39. Kf5 Qc7 $1 {[%cal Rc7f4,Rc2c5]} (39...
Qxe1 $2 40. Qxf7+ $11) 40. Qd4 (40. Re5 Qc8+ $1 41. Kf6 Rc6+ 42. Kxf7 (42. Ke7
Qb7+ 43. Kf8 (43. Qd7 Rc7) 43... Rc8+) 42... Qg8+ 43. Ke7 Rc7+ 44. Kd6 Qd8+ 45.
Ke6 Qe8+ 46. Kf5 Qg6#)) 31... Qh1+ 32. Kf2 Qh4 $11) 29... Qh4 30. Qe5 $1 $14 ({
After} 30. Qxd5 {Black can choose between} Rd8 {that leads to a draw} ({and} 
30... Re8 $5 31. Ne5 {[%cal Gd5f7]} (31. Re1 $2 Nf5+ $1 32. Kf1 Rxe1+ 33. Nxe1
Ne3+) 31... Ne4+ 32. Ke3 Ng5 $13) 31. Qb5 (31. Qc4 Re8) 31... a6 $1 32. Qxa6
Re8 {[%cal Ge8e2]} 33. Re1 $1 (33. Rc8 $4 Ne2+ 34. Kf1 Qh1+ 35. Kf2 Qg1#) 33...
Nf5+ (33... Nh1+ $2 34. Kg1 (34. Kf1 $4 Rxe1+ 35. Nxe1 Qf2#) 34... Rxe1+ 35.
Nxe1 Qxe1+ (35... Qf2+ 36. Kxh1 Qxe1+ 37. Kh2 Qh4+ 38. Kg1 Qe1+ 39. Qf1 $18)
36. Qf1 $1 {and Black has to think how to save the game}) 34. Kf1 Qh1+ 35. Kf2
Qh4+ $11) (30. Qxa7 Re8 31. Re1 (31. Ne5 $2 Kh7 $1 $17) 31... Ne2+ (31... Nh1+
32. Kf1 Ng3+ $11) 32. Kf1 Qh1+ $11) 30... Ne4+ {I think White should continue.}
({After} 30... Ne4+ 31. Kg1 $14 {he is better as Black's peaces have lost
co-ordination.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lippstadt 9th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "1999.07.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Naumann, Alexander"]
[Black "Matthias, Heiner"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1999.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 Re8 (11... h6 12. Bh4 Bd6 13. c4 Rb8
14. b3 Be6 15. Rc1 Rb4 $6 (15... Bf4 $5) 16. a3 Rb8 17. b4 a5 18. c5 Be7 19.
Bg3 Ra8 20. Nb6 Ra7 21. Qa4 Bd7 22. Rfe1 Be8 23. Bf5 Nd7 24. Qxc6 Nxc5 25. Qxd5
Qxb6 26. bxc5 Qb5 27. Bd3 Qc6 28. Qc4 Qa4 29. c6 Qxa3 30. Bb8 {1-0 Zelcic,
R-Balogh,T/Baden SUI 1999 (30)/CBM71 [Mikhalevski,V]}) 12. c4 (12. c3 Bd6 13.
Qf3 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. b4 Be6 17. Nc5 a5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. b5
cxb5 20. Bxb5 Re7 21. c4 d4 22. c5 Bxc5 23. Rfe1 Bb4 24. Re4 f5 25. Re5 Bd6 26.
Re2 Rc8 {Naumann,A-Gyimesi,Z/Szombathely 1993/TD/0-1 (60)}) 12... h6 (12... Bd6
13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. b3 Be5 16. Nc3 Bb7 17. Kh1 h6 18. Bh4 Qa5 19. Na4
Qb4 20. Bg3 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qe1 Qa3 24. Qe3 Qxa2 25. Ra1
Qc2 26. Nc5 Bd5 27. Rad1 {Kobalija,M-Malaniuk,V/St.Petersburg 1994/CBM 43 ext/
1/2-1/2 (91)}) 13. Bh4 Bf8 $146 {In the preceding games black used to put his
bishop on d6 in the main immediatly or after Rb8 that only leads to
transposition.} (13... Rb8 14. Rc1 Bd6 15. b3 Bf4 16. Bg3 Bg4 17. Qc2 Bxg3 18.
hxg3 d4 19. Qd2 Qd6 20. Rce1 c5 21. Qa5 Rec8 22. Nb2 Bd7 {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,
S-Obukhov,A/Kurgan 1994/CBM 43 (22)}) (13... Bd6 {preparing Rb8 is the main
line.} 14. Bg3 (14. Rc1 Be6 15. Re1 Bf4 16. Rc3 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Qxd1 18. Rxd1
Rad8 19. Rf1 Bd2 20. Bxf6 Bxc3 21. Bxd8 Bxc4 22. Rd1 Bd4 23. Bh4 Bxa2 24. Nc3
Bb3 25. Ra1 a5 $17 {0-1 Ankerst,M-Arkhipov,S/Munich 1993/TD (34)}) (14. cxd5
cxd5 15. Rc1 Bf4 16. Rc5 Qd6 17. Bg3 (17. Bxf6 Qxf6 {1/2-1/2 Golubev
Mikhail-Frolov Artur/Kiev NIKA GP 1997 (17)}) 17... Bg4 18. Qc2 Rac8 19. b4 Ne4
20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Rd1 e3 23. Rxd6 e2 24. Qxe2 Rxe2 25. Rd8+ Kh7
26. Kf1 Ba6 27. Nc5 Bxg3 28. Nxa6 Rxf2+ {Vokarev,S-Malaniuk,V/Bydgoszcz 1999/
0-1 (63)}) 14... Ne4 15. Bxe4 Rxe4 16. cxd5 Bxg3 17. hxg3 cxd5 18. Nc3 Rb4 19.
Qxd5 Qxd5 20. Nxd5 Rxb2 21. Rab1 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 Be6 23. Nc7 Bxa2 24. Rb7 Rd8 25.
Rxa7 Rd1+ {1/2-1/2 Vajda,S-Grabarska,B/Zagan 1997/CBM 59 ext (25)}) 14. Rc1 (
14. Qf3 $4 {is a typical blunder} g5 15. Bg3 Bg4 {[%csl Rf3]}) 14... g5 {
The idea of 13...Bf8.Black wants to exchange his knight for one of the bishops
with the aid of Ne4.In the case of 14...Bd6 this idea wouldn't work.} 15. Bg3
Ne4 16. cxd5 (16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qh5) 16... Nxg3 $6 (16... cxd5 $142 17. Bxe4 $5
(17. Bb5 Re7 18. Bc6 Nxg3 19. fxg3 Bb7 {[%cal Gf8g7]}) 17... dxe4 18. Qh5 $36)
17. fxg3 cxd5 (17... Qxd5 $2 18. Bc4) 18. Bb1 $6 {[%cal Gd1d3] Too slowly.In
White's disposal was much stronger move.} (18. Rxf7 $1 {[%mdl 512] This
beautiful tactical blow could serve how  punishment for the dubious opening
strategy of Black.} Kxf7 (18... Be6 19. Rf1 $16) 19. Qh5+ Ke7 (19... Kg8 $2 20.
Qg6+ Bg7 21. Rf1 {[%cal Rg6h7,Rf1f7]} Bf5 22. Bxf5 Qf6 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Bd7 $18
) 20. Re1+ Be6 21. Nc5 Qb6 22. Rxe6+ Qxe6 23. Nxe6 Kxe6 24. h4 $1 $16 {[%csl
Re6] White is much better thanks to the open position of Black's king.}) 18...
Be6 (18... Ba6 $5 19. Rf5 (19. Qc2 Re4 {[%cal Ga8c8]}) 19... d4 20. Bd3 Bxd3
21. Qxd3 Rc8 $1 22. Rcf1 Re3 {[%cal Gc8c7]}) 19. Qd3 Bg7 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Bg6 {
[%cal Ga4c5,Gg6f7]} Re7 (21... Qd6 $5 22. Nc5 (22. Bxf7 $6 Bxf7 23. Rxf7+ Kxf7
24. Rf1+ Ke7 25. Qxg7+ Kd8) 22... Re7 {see 21...Re7}) 22. Nc5 Qd6 23. b4 $1 {
[%cal Gc1e1] White is ready for decisive attack by means of Re1,but Black is
just in time to protect his position.} a5 $2 {It wasn't necessary to give up a
pawn.} ({After correct} 23... Rae8 $1 24. Rce1 Rc7 $1 {White can't make
progress.}) 24. b5 $2 (24. Rce1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gc5e6,Ge1e6]} Raa7) ({After
simple capture on a5 Black would have to solve serious problems.} 24. bxa5 $142
$1 d4 (24... Rxa5 $2 {is refuted by} 25. Nxe6+ Qxe6 26. Bxf7 $1 Rxf7 27. Rxf7+
Qxf7 (27... Kxf7 28. Rf1+ Ke8 29. Qxg7 Qd6 30. Qh8+ Kd7 31. Rf7+ Kc6 32. Rf6
$18) 28. Rc8+ Ke7 29. Rc7+) 25. Nxe6+ Qxe6 26. a6 $1 (26. Rf2) 26... Rb8 (26...
Qxa2 $6 27. Be4 Rd8 28. Ra1 $16 {[%cal Ga6a7]}) (26... Rxa6 $2 27. Bxf7 $1 Rxf7
28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. Rf1+ Ke8 30. Qxg7 $18) 27. Bd3 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rf8]})
24... Raa7 $5 {[%cal Ga7c7]} (24... Rae8 $5) (24... Rc8 $6 {is dangerous in
view of} 25. Nxe6+ Qxe6 26. Bxf7 $1 Rxf7 (26... Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Rxc1 28. Qg8#) 27.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Rf1+ Ke8 (28... Ke7 29. Qxg7+ Kd6 30. h3 $1 {[%cal Gf1f6]} (30.
Rf6 $2 Rc1+ 31. Kf2 Rc2+ $11)) 29. Qxg7 Rc1 $1 30. Qf8+ Kd7 31. Qf2 $16) 25.
Nxe6+ Qxe6 26. Rc6 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Rac7 28. Rd6 (28. Bh5 $5 {[%csl Rf7][%cal
Gh7f5,Gc6h6,Gc6g6] probably was the last chance to fight for advantage.} Rxc6
29. bxc6 {[%cal Gh7g6]} Qe6 30. Qc2 Rc7 31. Qc5+ Kg8 32. Qb5 $14 {[%cal Gb5b8]}
) 28... Rcd7 29. Rxd7 (29. Rc6 {It wasn't late to come back to 28.Bh5.}) 29...
Rxd7 $11 30. Bd3 Re7 31. Qf5 Qe6 32. Qxe6 Rxe6 {[%mdl 4096] Now White has to
be careful to keep an equality.} 33. Bf5 $6 (33. a4 $142 $1 {[%cal Gd3f5]} Ke7
34. Bf5 Re2 35. b6 $1) 33... Re2 34. a4 Ke7 $6 ({Black could make use of 33.
Bf5?! by means of} 34... Ra2 $5 35. Be6 (35. b6 $2 Rxa4 36. Rb1 Be5 37. b7 Bb8
$17) 35... Ke7 36. Bxd5 Rxa4 37. b6 Rb4 (37... Kd6) 38. b7 Kd6 $15 {[%csl Ga5,
Rh1]}) 35. Rb1 $6 (35. b6 $142 Rb2 36. Rb1 $11) 35... Kd6 $6 {Now draw is
inevitable.} (35... Bd4 $142 $1 {[%cal Gd4b6] and White would feel sorry for
his last move.}) 36. b6 {After this move Black has to exchange rooks and one
extra pawn won't be enough for a win as he can't create second weakness in the
White's position.} Rb2 37. b7 Kc7 38. Rxb2 Bxb2 39. Kg1 Kxb7 40. Kf2 (40. g4 $5
Kc6 41. Kf2 Kc5 42. Ke3 $11) 40... Kc6 41. g4 Kc5 42. Ke3 Kc4 43. Bd3+ Kc3 44.
Bb5 Bc1+ 45. Ke2 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Krynica zt"]
[Site "Krynica"]
[Date "1998.09.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Todorov, Todor"]
[Black "Balogh, Tomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 11200]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 {Not very
popular,but good line for Black.White should look for an advantage in the
unclear endgame where pair of bishops compencate damaged pawn structure.} 12.
h3 (12. Bxf6) 12... h6 (12... Rb8 $5 13. Na4 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16.
b3 $11 {1-0 Heinemann,T-Rabiega,R/ch-GER, Gladenbach GER 1997 (72)}) 13. Bf4 (
13. Bxf6 $142 {leads to above mentioned endgame.} Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. Ne2
Rb8 {1/2-1/2 Maric,M-Markovic,G/Subotica 1991/TD 93\02 (15)}) (13. Bh4 Rb8 14.
b3 (14. Rab1 Rb4 15. Bg3 (15. Bxf6 $142 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 $11) 15... Bxg3 16.
Qxg3 c5 $1 $15 {1/2-1/2 Shurygin,S-Hladik,J/Pardubice 1996/EXP 55 (36)}) 14...
Rb4 15. Bg3 (15. Bxf6 $142 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 $11) 15... Bxg3 16. Qxg3 Nh5 $5
17. Qf3 Qg5 18. Ne2 Rh4 19. Ng3 Nf4 20. Rfe1 Bxh3 21. gxh3 Nxh3+ 22. Kg2 (22.
Kf1 Rf4) 22... g6 (22... Rf4 23. Qh5 $1) 23. Qe3 Nf4+ 24. Kg1 (24. Kf1 $4 Rh1+)
24... Nh3+ 25. Kg2 Nf4+ {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,V-Jepson,C/Hallsberg 1993/EXT 93op 
(25)}) 13... Rb8 14. b3 Rb4 15. Bd2 $2 (15. Bxd6 $142 {White should change
this strong bishop.} Qxd6 $11) (15. Ne2 $5) 15... Rh4 $1 $15 {Suddenly Black
develop the strong initiative.} 16. Rfe1 $6 {This natural move puts White on
the border of precipice.} (16. Bf5 $5 {Change of an active bishop can relieve
the defence.}) 16... Ng4 $1 {[%cal Gg4e5]} (16... Bc7 $1 {[%cal Gd8d6] and
it's not so simple to prevent Qd6.} {For example} 17. Ne2 {can be met by} Ne4
18. Bf4 (18. Bxe4 $142) 18... Bxf4 19. Nxf4 Qf6 $1 $17 20. g3 $140 Ng5 $1 {
[%cal Gg5h3]}) 17. Bf4 {loses a pawn,but I didn't manage to find a good
defence.} (17. hxg4 $4 {is refuted by} Bxg4 18. Bh7+ (18. Qe3 Bh2+ 19. Kf1 Bf4
$1 $19) 18... Kh8 19. Qd3 Rh1+ $1 20. Kxh1 Qh4+ $19) (17. Ne2 $2 Bh2+ $1 18.
Kh1 Ne5 19. Qe3 d4 20. Nxd4 Bf4 $1 $19) (17. Bf1 {[%cal Gg2g3]} Nh2 18. Qe2 Qf6
$36 {and Black is clearly better.}) (17. Qd1 $2 Bc5 $1 18. hxg4 Rh1+ $1 19.
Kxh1 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 Qxf2+ 21. Kh1 Qh4#) (17. Rad1 Bh2+ $1 18. Kh1 Bc7 $40 {
[%cal Gd8d6]}) 17... Nxf2 $1 18. Bxd6 Nxd3 19. Be7 $1 {Better than other moves
as Black will have to find two exact moves to remain with an extra pawn.} (19.
Qg3 Nxe1 20. Rxe1 Rh5 $17) (19. Bxf8 Nxe1 20. Rxe1 Kxf8 $17) 19... Nxe1 20.
Rxe1 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Qd4 $1 {The best defence.} (21... Rd4 {is enough for
equality.} 22. Bxf8 (22. Qg3 $2 Re8) 22... Kxf8 23. Qe3 Be6 24. Na4 Qa5 $1 {
[%cal Ga5e1]} (24... Qb4 $4 25. c3) 25. Nc5 $3 Kg8 $3 (25... Qxc5 $2 26. c3 $16
) 26. c3 $1 (26. Nxe6 $4 Re4 $19) 26... Rh4 27. Qf2 $1 (27. Nxe6 $2 Re4 28. Qg3
Rxe6) (27. Qg3 $6 Rxh3+ (27... Qxc5 28. Qxh4 Qxc3 $15) 28. gxh3 Qxc5 $15) 27...
Rh5 (27... Qd8 $143 28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. Rxe6) 28. Nxe6 (28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. Nxe6 {
[%cal Gf2f8]} Qxc3 30. Qf8+ Kh7 31. Qf7 {[%cal Ge6f8]} Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Qe5+ 33.
Kh1 Rg5 $1 34. Nxg5+ Qxg5 35. Qxa7 {[%csl Gc6,Gd5] and Black is slightly
better thanks to the better pawns.}) 28... fxe6 29. b4 (29. Rxe6 Qxc3) 29...
Qa3 30. Qc5 $1 (30. Rxe6 Qxc3) 30... Rg5 31. Qxc6 Re5 $1 32. Rxe5 Qc1+ 33. Kh2
Qf4+ 34. Kh1 Qf1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4+ 36. Kg1 Qxe5 $11) (21... Rb4 $2 22. a3 $1 Rd4 (
22... Re4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rxe4 Re8 25. Bc5 Qd8 26. Bxa7 $16) 23. Bxf8 Kxf8
24. Qe3 Be6 25. Na4 $16) (21... g5 $4 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 (22... Bxh3 $142) 23. Qf6 {
[%cal Ge1e7,Gf6h8]} Qd4 24. Re5 $1 $18) 22. Qg3 $1 Rf4 $4 {Black makes the
decisive mistake in the very last moment.} (22... g5 $1 {is the only defence
which promises better play.Now Black loses by force after an unexpected reply
of White.} 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 $17 {and White can't take the c6 pawn} 24. Qd6+ Kg7
25. Qxc6 {because of} Bxh3 $1 {with unavoidable mate.}) 23. Bd6 $3 $18 {
White frees the b8-h2 diagonal for White's queen and material losses are
inevetable.} (23. Bxf8 $2 Kxf8 24. Ne2 Qf2) 23... Rh4 (23... g5 {doesn't help}
24. Ne2 Qf2 25. Bxf4) (23... Rf6 $5 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 (24... Rg6 25. Re8 $1 Bd7 26.
Rd8 Kh7 27. Qf3 Rf6 28. Qd3+ $18) 25. Qc7 $1 Kg8 26. Qxc8+ Kh7 27. Nd1 Qd2 28.
Rg1 Qxc2 29. Qa6 Qc5 {was more stubborn.}) 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Qd6+ $2 {Give
some chances.} (25. Qc7 $142 $1 $18 {wins immediately.}) 25... Kg8 26. Qd8+ Kh7
27. Qxc8 {Black could check White's technics in the following variation:} (27.
Qxc8 Qxc3 28. Qf5+ g6 29. Qxf7+ Qg7 30. Re7 $1 (30. Qe8 Re4 31. Rxe4 dxe4 32.
Qxe4 $16) 30... Qxf7 31. Rxf7+ Kg8 32. Rxa7 $16) 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Narbonne"]
[Date "1997.08.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lepelletier, Benoit"]
[Black "Marciano, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[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 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Be7 {
Mikhalevski,V: 'Other moves are:'} (7... Bc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Re8 10. d3 Bg4
11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ng5 Bb6 14. Rb1 Qf6 15. Qf3 Qxf3 16. Bxf3 Rad8 17.
Kg2 f6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Ne4 Rb8 20. Rb3 h5 21. f3 hxg4 22. hxg4 Kf7 23. c4
Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Bc5 25. Bd2 Rb6 26. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Glek,I-Almasi,Z/Biel SKA 1996/
CBM 55}) (7... Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. d4 Bg4 (10... exd4 11. cxd4 Ne7
12. c4 c6 13. Ng5 Bf5 14. Rb3 Qd7 15. Ne4 Bc7 16. d5 Rfd8 17. Bb2 Ng6 18. Qa1
cxd5 19. cxd5 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Re8 21. Re3 Bb6 22. Bd4 Qd6 23. Rfe1 Rec8 24. Bxg7
Bxe3 25. Rxe3 $44 {1-0 Ye Jiangchuan-Xie Jun/3rd TCN Cup, Beijing CHN 1997 (66)
}) 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. dxe5 Bc5 14. Qe2 Qd5 15. Rb5 b6 16. Nh4 Qxe5 17.
Qxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxc5 bxc5 19. f4 Nd3 20. Nxg6 Nxc1 21. Nxf8 Ne2+ 22. Kf2 Nxf4 23.
Nd7 Rd8 {1-0 Glek,I-Berzinsh,R/Open, Biel SUI 1997}) 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bf6 10.
d3 (10. Rb1 Rb8 11. d3 Bf5 (11... Be6 12. c4 (12. Ba3 $143 Re8 13. c4) 12...
Qd7 13. Bb2 Bg4 14. Qc1 Rfe8 15. Bc3 b6 16. Qb2 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. h4 Rxe1+
19. Rxe1 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Qc1 h5 22. Qf4 c5 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. hxg5 g6 25.
Be4 Qe7 26. f3 Bf5 27. Kf2 Bxe4 28. fxe4 Qd7 29. Qb8+ Kg7 30. Qe5+ {1/2-1/2
Glek,I-Nikolic,P/Hoogovens 1997/CBM 57}) 12. Nd2 Qd7 13. Ba3 Rfe8 14. Ne4 Be7
15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nd2 Bd7 17. Nc4 Qc5 18. Qf3 b5 19. Qe3 Qxe3 20. Nxe3 Ne7 21.
d4 exd4 22. cxd4 b4 23. a3 bxa3 24. Ra1 {1/2-1/2 Spasov,V-Skembris,S/Balkaniad
Varna 1994/EXT 94}) 10... Be6 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Nd2 Rb8 13. Qc1 {'?!'
Mikhalevski,V.} (13. Rb1 $6 Bxa2 14. Rxb7 Rxb7 15. Bxc6 Bd5 $1) (13. Qh5 $5 Qd7
$1 (13... g6 14. Qf3 $1 Bg7 15. Ne4 {/\Nc5}) 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11 16.
Ng5 $140 Bf5 17. Rab1 Bg6 {/\Qc5}) 13... Bg5 14. Bxc6 {'?!' Mikhalevski,V.} (
14. Qd1 $5) 14... bxc6 15. Rxe5 Bh3 (15... Bf6 $5 16. Rc5 Bd5) (15... Bg4 $142
$1 {/^h6-c1} 16. Re1 (16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Bc5 Bf3 $1 18. h4 Bh6) 16... Qd5 $44)
16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Qd1 {'[]' Mikhalevski,V.} f5 {'!' Mikhalevski,V.
Mikhalevski,V: '/\c5'} 18. Rb1 {'??' Mikhalevski,V.} (18. Nc4 $142 Bf6 19. d4
Qe4 20. f3 Qe6 21. Qd3 Re8 $44) 18... Rxb1 19. Nxb1 c5 {'-+!' Mikhalevski,V.
Mikhalevski,V: '/\Qc6'} 20. c4 Qc6 21. f3 Qe6 22. Kh1 (22. Bxc5 Be3+ 23. Bxe3
Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 Qf2) 22... Qe3 23. Nc3 Qf2 0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup 19th"]
[Site "Baden"]
[Date "1999.04.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zelcic, Robert"]
[Black "Balogh, Tomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1999.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6
7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 h6 ({Other options are:} 
11... Re8) (11... Qd6) (11... Be6) (11... Bd6) 12. Bh4 Bd6 13. c4 Rb8 14. b3 (
14. Re1) 14... Be6 (14... Bf4 15. Re1 (15. Bg3 Qd6 16. Qf3 Bxg3 17. Qxg3 Qxg3
18. hxg3 Rd8 19. Rfd1 Be6 $11 {1-0 Licina,A-Krivec,J/SLO-chW 1996/EXT 97 (49)})
15... Qd6 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Be6 18. Rc1 d4 19. Qd2 $14 {0-1 Golubev,
M-Tseshkovsky,V/Biel 1993/TD (40)}) 15. Rc1 Rb4 $6 {[%cal Gd5c4] Only this
move is new and I think not the best one.Black provokes 16.a3,but only helps
White to strengthen his position on the queen side.} (15... Re8 16. cxd5 cxd5
17. Nc5 Rb4 18. Bg3 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Ne4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Licina,A-Trabert,B/Ptuj
1995/EXT 97 (54)}) (15... Bf4 $5 {Perhaps the best continuation.} 16. Rc2 (16.
cxd5 $5 cxd5 (16... Bxc1 17. dxe6 fxe6 (17... Bf4 18. exf7+ Kh8 19. Bc4 $14)
18. Bg3 $1 $16) 17. Rc6 Qd7 $13 {[%cal Gf6e4]}) 16... Rb4 $5 {[%cal Gd5c4]} 17.
Nc5 Bxh2+ (17... dxc4 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bxc4 Qxd1 20. Rxd1 Nd5 $140 21. Bxd5
cxd5 22. Be7 {[%cal Re7b4,Re7f8]}) 18. Kxh2 Qd6+ 19. Kg1 Ng4 $2 (19... Qxc5
$142 20. Bxf6 gxf6 $13) 20. Bg3 Qxc5 21. Be2 $1 {[%cal Re2g4,Rc4d5]} Bf5 (21...
Nf6 22. cxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Nxd5 24. Bd6) 22. Bxg4 Bxc2 23. Qxc2 dxc4 24. Be2 c3
25. Bc4 $18 {1-0 Licina,A-Kim,O/Erevan 1996/EXT 97 (61)}) 16. a3 Rb8 17. b4 a5
$2 {[%csl Rb6][%mdl 16384] Again Black helps.He should think about well-known
rule: don't play on the side where you are worse.} 18. c5 Be7 $6 (18... Be5 $5)
(18... Bc7 $5) 19. Bg3 Ra8 ({After} 19... Rb7 20. b5 {should be taken in
consideration} cxb5 $140 21. c6) 20. Nb6 Ra7 21. Qa4 {[%csl Ra5,Rc6]} Bd7 22.
Rfe1 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge1e7,Gb6d7,Gg3b8,Ga4a5,Gb4a5,Ga4c6] White's pressure
becomes very serious.The strenght of all white guys can't be compared with the
black ones which are very passive and under constant fire.} Be8 23. Bf5 $1 {
The pressure grows from move to move.} Nd7 {That's it.Black can't suffer
anymore and decides to give up a pawn.} 24. Qxc6 Nxc5 $8 ({or} 24... Nf6 25.
Qc8 $18) 25. Qxd5 Qxb6 ({Or} 25... Na4 26. Qxd8 (26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. Nc8 Qb7 $1)
26... Bxd8 27. Nc8 $1 $18 {[%cal Rg3d6,Rc8d6,Rc8a7]}) 26. bxc5 $18 {Strong
pass pawn supported by all white pieces is unstopable} Qb5 27. Bd3 Qc6 28. Qc4
{[%cal Gd3e4]} Qa4 29. c6 Qxa3 30. Bb8 (30. Bb8 Ra8 31. c7 Bd7 32. Qe4 {
[%cal Re4a8,Re4h7,Re4e7]}) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.05"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[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 "Lithuania"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6
7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Qe2+ Be7 10. O-O ({Another trend} 10. Bg5 {preparing
long castle looks more dangerous for black.} O-O 11. O-O-O c6 (11... Be6 12.
Rhe1 Rb8 (12... c6 $5) 13. Bf5 Rb6 14. Na4 Rc6 15. Bd3 $1 Nd7 16. Bd2 {1/2-1/2
Vuksanovic,S-Korneev,O/Groningen 1995/CBM 50 ext (16)}) 12. Rhe1 Be6 13. Bf5 (
13. f4 Re8 14. f5 Bd7 15. Qf3 Rb8 16. Bf4 Rb7 17. Ba6 Rb6 18. Qf1 Bxf5 $1 19.
Be3 Be6 20. Bxb6 Qxb6 $40 21. b3 Qa5 22. Na4 Ne4 23. Rxe4 dxe4 24. Bc4 Qe5 25.
Re1 Qa1+ 26. Kd2 Bg5+ {0-1 Vydeslaver,A-Kadimova,I/Groningen 1995/CBM 50 ext 
(26)}) 13... Bxf5 ({but not} 13... Ne4 $2 14. Bxh7+ (14. Bxe7 $5 Nxc3 $140 $2
15. Bxh7+ $1) 14... Kxh7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. Nxe4) 14. Qxe7 Qxe7 15. Rxe7 Ne4 16.
Nxe4 Bxe4 17. f3 Bf5 18. Rde1 Be6 19. Be3 Rfe8 20. Rc7 Rec8 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22.
Bc5 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6,Rd5][%cal Ge1e3,Ge3a3,Ge3b3][%mdl 16] 1-0 Ochoa de
Echaguen,F-Medina Garcia,A/Catalunya 1996/EXT 99 (41)}) 10... O-O 11. Bg5 (11.
Re1 Re8 12. Bg5 Bg4 13. Qd2 c6 14. Na4 Qd7 (14... Rb8 $5) 15. a3 h6 16. Be3 Bf5
17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Qd3 $1 Qh5 19. Bc5 $1 $14 {1-0 Baklan,V-Sander,R/Berlin 1997/
CBM 59 ext (48)}) 11... h6 (11... Be6 12. Rfe1 (12. Rad1 c6 13. Na4 Re8 14. h3
h6 15. Bh4 Qa5 16. b3 Qb4 17. Bg3 Bf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Braga,F-Zarnicki,P/La Plata
1997/CBM 62 ext (43)}) 12... c6 13. h3 Qc7 14. Qf3 Rfe8 15. Ne2 h6 16. Bh4 Ng4
$1 17. Bg3 Ne5 18. Qh5 Bd6 19. Nc1 $2 Bg4 $1 20. hxg4 Nf3+ 21. gxf3 Rxe1+ 22.
Kg2 Bxg3 $19 23. fxg3 $140 (23. Nb3 {1/2-1/2 Potkin,V-Cherkasova,E/Moscow 1997/
EXT 99 (74)}) 23... Qb6 $19 {[%cal Gb6g1,Gb6b2]}) 12. Bh4 (12. Rfe1 $5 Be6 (
12... Re8 $2 13. Bxf6) 13. Bh4 c6 14. Bg3 Re8 {1/2-1/2 Krogius,N-Sorokin,M/San
Martin 1993/CBM 37 ext (14)}) 12... Bg4 $5 $146 {provoking f2-f3 which will
weaken the a7-g1 diagonal.} (12... Rb8 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. Nb5 c5 15. c4 a6 16.
Nc3 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Rb4 19. Qe2 Rxh4 20. Qxe7 Qb8 $1 21. g3 Rh5 $11
{1/2-1/2 Gerbelli,E-Nogueira,I/Sao Paulo 1996/CBM 51 ext (26)}) 13. f3 $6 ({
White should refrain from 13.f3 by} 13. Qd2 $5 Rb8 14. Rfe1 $1 {[%cal Ge1e7]})
13... Be6 $15 (13... Re8 {[%cal Ge7c5]} 14. Qf2 {[%cal Gd3b5]}) 14. f4 Re8 (
14... Rb8 $5) 15. Qf3 (15. f5 $2 Bxf5 {[%cal Ge7c5]}) 15... c6 {[%cal Gd8b6]}
16. Kh1 Bg4 $1 {winning a tempo.} 17. Qg3 $8 (17. Qf2 $2 Ne4 $1 18. Nxe4 Bxh4
$17) 17... Bd7 $1 {[%cal Gf6h5] Now the advance f4-f5 will go without tempo.}
18. Qf3 $8 Bg4 {Black shows that draw is a matter of his will.} 19. Qg3 $8 Bd7
20. Qf3 $8 Rb8 {[%csl Re3,Re4] Certainly Adams doesn't go for moves repetition
as he is just better.Complex of the weak squares has to say its word in the
closest future.} 21. b3 (21. Rab1 $5) 21... Bg4 22. Qg3 $8 Bd7 {[%cal Gf6h5]}
23. Qf3 $8 Ng4 $1 {[%csl Re3][%mdl 32] The best way to make use of the weak
black squares is to change black-squared bishop.} 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 $17 {[%csl Re3]
[%cal Ge8e3,Ge7h4,Ge7f6] Black has been preparing Qf6/\Re3 or immediate Qh4.}
25. Qg3 $6 {Unfortunate move as the idea Ne3-f5 can become crucial.} (25. Nd1
$5 {[%csl Ge3][%cal Gh2h3]} Qh4 26. Qg3 (26. h3 Re7 $1 {[%cal Gb8e8]} (26... d4
$5)) 26... Qxg3 27. hxg3 c5 {[%cal Ge8e7,Gb8e8]}) 25... Ne3 $1 {[%csl Ge3]} 26.
Rfe1 d4 27. Ne4 ({We can see the consequence of 25.Qg3?!} 27. Nd1 $2 Nf5 $1)
27... Bf5 $1 28. Nf2 Qb4 $1 {[%csl Rc2,Re1,Ge3,Rg3,Rh1][%cal Ge3c2] Emphasizes
all the benefits of the position. Very strong knight on e3, unfortunate
position of all white pieces and finally the N:c2 threat decide the game.White
is helpless.} 29. a3 Qc3 $19 {Full domination!} 30. Bxf5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]
Tipical blunder in very difficult position.} Qxe1+ $1 {A little combination in
Capablanca's style.Very good strategically winning game of Michael Adams!} (
30... Qxe1+ $1 31. Rxe1 Nxf5 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 {[%cal Re8e1,Rf5g3]}) 0-1

[Event "San Francisco Mechanics"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1998.07.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Kobese, Watu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1998.07.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Rfe1 (12. Na4 Be6 13. h3 Re8
14. Rad1 h6 15. Bf4 Bf8 16. b3 Nd7 17. Ba6 Qe7 18. Rfe1 (18. Bb7 $140 Ne5 19.
Bxe5 Qxb7) 18... Nb6 19. Nc3 Rad8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ekstroem,R-Anic,D/XVII Mitropa
Cup, Montecatini Terme ITA 1997 (50)}) (12. Rae1 Rb8 13. Nd1 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. b3 Be6 17. Ne3 Bb4 18. Re2 {1/2-1/2 Berg,E-Lejlic,S/ch-SWE,
Ronneby SWE 1998}) (12. h3 Rb8 13. Na4 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. b3 c5
17. Rad1 Be6 18. c4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Bxc4 20. bxc4 Rfd8 21. Rd5 Be5 22. Nxc5 Rxd5
23. cxd5 Rb5 24. Rc1 Bd4 25. Ne4 Rxd5 26. Rd1 Kf8 27. Kf1 Ke7 28. g4 $14 {
Heinemann,T-Rabiega,R/ch-GER, Gladenbach GER 1997/1-0 (72)}) 12... Rb8 13. Rab1
(13. Na4 Rb4 (13... h6 14. Bf4 Rb4 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. b3 c5 17. Qe3 c4 18. Bf1
cxb3 19. axb3 Bf5 20. c4 Ng4 21. Qg3 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Bc2 23. cxd5 Bxb3 24. Nc3
Rd4 25. Rxa7 Nf6 26. Rb7 Bxd5 27. Nxd5 Rxd5 $11 {1-0 Jonker,M-Van de
Bersselaar,J/Dutch Open, Dieren NED 1998 (39)}) (13... Be6 14. c3 Re8 15. Rad1
h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. f3 Kf8 19. b3 Red8 20. g3 c5 21. Bc2 f5 22.
f4 a5 23. a3 Be7 24. Re2 d4 25. cxd4 cxd4 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Rxb4 28. Red2
Ra8 29. Kg2 Bd7 {0-1 Sylvan,J-Van der Sterren,P/Open, Roskilde DEN 1998}) 14.
b3 Bg4 15. Qe3 Bh5 16. h3 h6 17. a3 d4 18. Qd2 $4 hxg5 {0-1 Marcelin,
C-Nikcevic,N/1st FSGT It, Argenteuil FRA 1997} 19. axb4 Bf4 20. Bh7+ $8 Kxh7
21. Qd3+ Bg6 $19) 13... h6 14. Bxf6 (14. Bh4 Rb4 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6
17. a3 Rb8 18. b4 Bd7 19. Na4 Rfd8 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. g3 a5 22. c3 axb4 23. axb4
Be5 24. Rec1 f5 25. f4 Bf6 26. Nb3 d4 27. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 28. cxd4 Rxd4 29. Rc3 Be6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Krishtovic,M-Rogic,D/CRO-ch 1994 (44)}) 14... Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6
16. Ne2 (16. a3 a5 17. h3 Be6 18. g4 Kh8 19. Ne2 Rg8 20. Ng3 Bxg3 21. fxg3 h5
$1 $15 {1/2-1/2 Holstein,E-Christensen,J/DEN-chB 1993 (44)}) 16... c5 (16...
Re8 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. b3 Re5 19. Nf3 Rh5 20. h3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kemna,G-Deppe,A/
NRW-II 1987 (59)}) (16... Be5 17. b3 c5 (17... Be6 18. f4 Bd6 19. Nd4 Bd7 20.
Bf5 Be8 21. g3 Bb4 22. Re3 c5 23. Nf3 Bc6 24. Re7 Rb7 25. Rxb7 Bxb7 26. Ne1 Re8
27. Nd3 Bc3 28. b4 c4 29. Nc5 Ba8 30. Na4 Bd2 31. c3 Re2 $15 {0-1 Adamski,
A-Olsen,H/Copenhagen BSF-B 1995 (42)}) 18. Ng3 Rd8 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 a5 21.
Rbd1 a4 22. g3 axb3 23. axb3 Kf8 24. Kg2 c4 25. bxc4 dxc4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,
S-Garcia,N/Vienna ztW plof 1993 (54)}) 17. c3 (17. b3 Be6 18. c4 d4 19. Ng3
Bxg3 20. hxg3 a5 21. Kf1 Rfe8 22. f4 Kg7 23. Kf2 Bg4 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Re1 $11
{1/2-1/2 Lalic,S-Kachiani Gersinska,K/Hastings 1994 (30)}) (17. c4 d4 18. Ng3
Bxg3 19. fxg3 Be6 20. Kf2 Rb4 21. b3 a5 22. Ke2 a4 23. Kd2 $11 {1-0 Kecic,
S-Pap,M/Bled op18th 1997 (42)}) 17... Be6 $146 (17... Re8 18. Ng3 Rxe1+ 19.
Rxe1 Be6 20. Rb1 a5 21. Kf1 d4 22. cxd4 Bxa2 23. Ra1 Rxb2 24. Ne4 c4 25. Be2
Bb4 $17 {0-1 Diepeveen,V-Erneste,I/Berliner Sommer 1993 (30)}) 18. b3 Rb6 {
[%cal Gf8b8,Ga7a5]} 19. Bc2 a5 20. h3 Kg7 21. f4 (21. g4 {[%cal Gf2f4]} h5 22.
f3 Rh8) 21... f5 22. Kf2 Rfb8 23. Kf3 h5 $5 {Black has got very comfortable
position.White doesn't have any play,but Black can strengthen his position on
the queenside.} 24. Ng3 Kg6 25. Rbd1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gg3f1,Gf1e3]} h4 {
Black decides to take initiative in his hands.} ({Slow play} 25... Bc7 $5 26.
Nf1 Kf6 27. Ne3 Rd8 {was possible as} 28. Bxf5 Bxf5 29. Nxd5+ Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Bd6
{is not in the White's favour.}) 26. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1e3]} d4 $1 {The point of
the previous move.} 27. cxd4 (27. g4 hxg3 28. cxd4 cxd4 29. Rxd4 (29. Kxg3 Rc8
30. Re2 Rc3+) 29... Rc8 $132) 27... Bd5+ 28. Kf2 (28. Ke2 Re8+ (28... Bxg2 $2
29. Ne3 Bxh3 30. Rh1 cxd4 31. Rdg1+) 29. Kf2 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 cxd4) 28... cxd4 29.
g4 $5 hxg3+ 30. Nxg3 Be6 31. Ne2 (31. Rg1 Kf6 32. Nh5+ Ke7) (31. Rxd4 $4 Bc5)
31... Bc5 (31... Rc8 32. Bd3 (32. Nxd4 $2 Bc5 $1 33. Re2 Rb4 $1 $19) 32... Kf6
$1) 32. Bd3 Rh8 {[%csl Rh3]} 33. Rh1 (33. Ng1 Kf6) 33... Rd6 (33... Bd5 $5 34.
Rh2 Be4 35. Ng3 $140 Rh4) 34. Rdg1+ Kf6 35. Rg5 {[%cal Ge2g3]} Rh4 $5 36. Kg3
Rh6 37. h4 Rd8 {Black is still OK as his weaknesses are not essential but pair
of bishops can play its role.} 38. Rc1 Bb4 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gb4d2]} 39. h5 (39.
Rd1 $5) 39... Ke7 (39... Rdh8 40. Rc6 (40. Nxd4 $2 Rd8 $1 41. Nxe6 Rxd3+) (40.
Kh4 Bd2 41. Rcg1 Be3 42. R1g2 Rb8 $15) 40... Be1+ 41. Kg2 (41. Kf3) 41... Rxh5
42. Rxh5 Rxh5 43. Nxd4 Bd2 44. Kg3 Be1+ $11) 40. Rc7+ (40. Bxf5 $2 d3 41. Ng1
d2 42. Rd1 f6 $1 43. Rg7+ (43. Rg6 Bxf5 44. Rxh6 Bc2 $19) 43... Kf8 44. Rg6
Bxf5 45. Rxh6 Bc2 $1 (45... Kg7 46. Rg6+ Bxg6 47. hxg6 $17) 46. Rh8+ Ke7 47.
Rxd8 Kxd8 48. h6 Bxd1 $1 49. h7 Bc2 50. h8=Q+ Kd7 $17 51. Qg7+ $140 Be7) 40...
Kd6 41. Ra7 $6 (41. Rc1 $5) 41... Kc6 (41... Be1+ $5 42. Kg2 (42. Kf3 $4 Bd5+)
(42. Kh3 f6 $1) 42... Bh4 43. Ng3 $1 (43. Rg7 Bf6 44. Ra6+ Ke7 45. Rg3 Rxh5 46.
Rxa5 Rdh8 $40)) 42. Kf3 $6 (42. Kf2 $5) 42... Be1 $1 {[%cal Ge6d5]} 43. Ng3 $2
{After this serious mistake White is probably lost.} (43. Kg2 $5 Bh4 44. Ng3 $1
) 43... Bd5+ 44. Ke2 Bxg3 45. Rxg3 Rxh5 $40 {[%csl Re2]} 46. Rxa5 Re8+ 47. Kd1
(47. Kd2 Rh2+ {see 47.Kd1}) 47... Rh1+ 48. Kd2 Rh2+ 49. Kd1 Re3 $1 $17 50. Rxe3
(50. Ra6+ Kb7 51. Rxe3 dxe3 52. Kc1 Be4 53. Bb5 (53. Rd6 Rh1+ 54. Kb2 Bxd3 $19)
53... Rh1+ 54. Kb2 e2 55. Bxe2 Rh2 $19) 50... dxe3 {[%cal Gh2d2]} 51. Kc1 (51.
Be2 Be4 $1 {[%cal Gh2h1]} 52. Bc4 Bf3+ 53. Kc1 Rh1+ 54. Kc2 e2 $19) 51... Rh1+
52. Kc2 (52. Kb2 e2 $19) 52... Be4 $1 {[%cal Ge3e2]} 53. Kc3 $2 (53. Bxe4+ fxe4
{[%cal Ge3e2]}) (53. Ra6+ $142 $1 Kb7 54. Ra4 $1 e2 55. Rxe4 $1 fxe4 56. Bxe2
$17) 53... Rc1+ (53... Rc1+ 54. Kb2 (54. Kd4 Rd1 $19) 54... e2 $1 $19) 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Narbonne"]
[Date "1997.08.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Santo Roman, Marc"]
[Black "Neiman, Emmanuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Ne2 h6 12. Bh4 Bg4 (12... Bd6 13. Nd4 c5
14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2 e5 16. Bg6 Rb8 17. c4 e4 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Kh1 dxc4 20.
Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Bxe4 Be5 22. Qxc4+ Kh8 23. b3 Rbf8 24. Qe2 Bd4 25. f3 Qe5 26. g3
Re8 27. Qd3 {Salov,V-Nunn,J/Wijk 1991/CBM 22/[Salov]/1-0 (38)}) (12... g5 13.
Bg3 Ne4 14. Nd4 Nxg3 15. fxg3 Bc5 16. c3 Rb8 17. Qc2 f6 18. Kh1 Bxd4 19. cxd4
Bf7 20. Rf2 Rb6 21. Rc1 Re8 22. h3 Re7 23. Rcf1 Kg7 24. Rf3 Ree6 25. a3 a5 26.
Qd2 Qb8 27. R1f2 Rb3 28. Bb1 Qb6 29. h4 Bh5 30. Rc3 Rxc3 31. Qxc3 Bg6 32. Bxg6
Kxg6 33. h5+ Kg7 34. Qd3 Re4 35. Rc2 c6 36. Rc5 Qxb2 37. Rxc6 Qxd4 38. Qb1 Qa7
39. Rb6 Re1+ 40. Qxe1 Qxb6 41. Qe7+ Kg8 42. Qe8+ Kg7 43. Qg6+ Kf8 44. Qxh6+ Kg8
45. Qg6+ Kh8 46. h6 Qb7 47. Qxf6+ Kh7 48. Qxg5 a4 49. Qg7+ {1-0 Savko,
A-Simacek,P/Litomysl op 1994}) (12... Be7 13. Nd4 Bg4 14. Qe1 Bd7 15. Rd1 Re8
16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Bxf5 Rb8 18. Qc3 Qd6 19. Bg3 Qb6 20. Be5 g6 21. Bd3 Rbc8 22.
b3 c5 23. Be2 Rcd8 24. Bf3 d4 25. Qc4 Bf8 26. Rfe1 Qe6 27. Qxe6 Rxe6 28. Bc7
Rd7 29. Rxe6 fxe6 30. Be5 Nd5 31. Re1 Kf7 32. Be4 Be7 33. Bg3 Bg5 34. Bd3 Bf4
35. Bxf4 Nxf4 36. Bc4 Nd5 37. g3 {Ivanov,A-Ballon,G/Sitges op 1993/1/2-1/2 (55)
}) 13. f3 (13. h3 Bh5 14. Qc1 Bxe2 15. Bxe2 Bd6 16. Qe3 Rb8 17. b3 Re8 18. Qf3
g5 19. Bg3 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Kg7 21. Rf2 Re5 22. Raf1 Rb6 23. Bd3 Qe7 24. Kh2 Re3
25. Qf5 Rbe6 26. g4 c5 27. h4 R3e5 {Orlov,V-Yemelin,V/St.Petersburg-ch 1995/
CBM 47/1/2-1/2 (79)}) (13. c3 Bd6 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Rfe1 Be5 16. Bb5 Bd7 17. Bxd7
Qxd7 18. Rad1 Ne4 19. f3 Bf6 20. fxe4 Bxh4 21. g3 Qg4 22. exd5 Re4 23. Nd4 Rae8
24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. Rf1 Bf6 26. Nf3 Re3 27. Kg2 Qc4 28. Rf2 Qxd5 29. Qd2 Rd3 30.
Qf4 Bg5 31. Qxc7 Be3 32. c4 Qe4 33. Re2 Rd1 34. Rxe3 Qxe3 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qf5+
Kg8 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,S-Galdunts,S/Kurgan 1994}) 13...
Bc5+ (13... Bd7 14. c3 Be7 15. Nd4 Nh5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qd2 c5 18. Rae1 Qf6
19. Ne2 Qd6 20. Rd1 Rad8 21. Bb1 Bb5 22. Rfe1 Rfe8 23. Qc2 g6 24. Qd2 Re6 25.
Nc1 Kg7 26. g3 Rde8 27. f4 Qe7 28. Nd3 Bxd3 29. Rxe6 Qxe6 30. Bxd3 Nf6 31. Qf2
Qd7 32. h3 Qb7 33. b3 Qc8 34. Kg2 Qc6 35. Kh2 Re7 36. Re1 Ne4 37. Bxe4 dxe4 38.
Qe3 Qd5 39. Re2 Qd1 40. Kg2 Re6 41. Re1 Qd5 42. Re2 {1/2-1/2 Cala,U-Sliwa,B/
Helsinki olm 1952/MCD-ol}) 14. Kh1 Be6 (14... Bd7 $5) 15. c3 (15. Nf4 Rb8 16.
Rb1 Bd6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. c4 $1 $14) 15... a5 (15... Bd6 16. Nd4 c5 17. Nxe6
fxe6 18. Qe2 $1 Re8 19. c4 $1 Qc7 $140 20. f4 $14) 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Qc2 (17. Bc2
$142 $1 {/\Qd3}) 17... Re8 18. Rfe1 Rb8 19. Rxe8+ Bxe8 20. Re1 Qd6 21. Nf5 Qb6
22. b3 Bd7 23. Qd2 $5 {/\N:h6!} (23. Ne7+ $5 Bxe7 24. Rxe7 Qd6 25. Re2 $14 (25.
Bxf6 $6 Qxf6 $1 26. Rxd7 $140 $2 Qe6)) 23... Bxf5 (23... Re8 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 (
24... Bxe8 $6 25. Qf4 $1 $16 {/\N:h6}) 25. Ne7+ Bxe7 26. Bxe7 $14) 24. Bxf5 $14
Rd8 25. Bc2 Bf8 26. Qd3 g6 27. Qd4 $6 (27. Qe3 $5 Re8 28. Qxb6 cxb6 $14) 27...
Qxd4 28. cxd4 Re8 29. Kg1 Bb4 30. Rxe8+ Nxe8 $11 {><d4} 31. Kf1 Ng7 32. Bf2 Ne6
33. Be3 (33. Ke2 Nf4+ 34. Kf1 Ne6 (34... Bc3 35. Be3 Ne6 {see the game})) 33...
Bc3 $5 (33... g5 34. Ke2 Nf4+ 35. Bxf4 (35. Kf1 Bc3 {/\Ne6}) 35... gxf4 $11)
34. Bxh6 g5 $1 35. Bd3 $6 (35. Bf5 $142 Nxd4 36. Bc8 f6 37. Kf2 $14 (37. f4 $5)
) 35... Bxd4 36. Bf5 Bf6 37. Kf2 c5 38. Bd3 Nf4 39. Bb5 Ng6 40. Bd3 Nf4 41. Bf5
Ng6 42. Bxg6 fxg6 $11 43. g4 Kf7 44. f4 gxf4 45. Bxf4 Ke6 46. a4 Be5 $1 47. Bd2
$1 {[]} (47. Ke3 $2 d4+ $1 48. Ke4 Bxf4 49. Kxf4 g5+ $1 50. Ke4 Kd6 51. h3 Ke6
$19) (47. Bxe5 $2 Kxe5 48. Kf3 (48. h4 Kf4 49. h5 gxh5 50. gxh5 Kg5 51. Kf3
Kxh5 52. Kf4 d4 53. Ke4 Kg4 54. b4 axb4 (54... cxb4 $19) 55. a5 b3 56. Kd3 c4+
$19) 48... g5 $1 49. Ke3 d4+ 50. Kd3 Kd5 51. h3 Ke5 $19) (47. Kf3 $2 Bxf4 48.
Kxf4 g5+ $3 49. Kxg5 (49. Kf3 Ke5 50. Ke3 d4+ 51. Kd3 Kd5 52. h3 Ke5 $19) 49...
Ke5 $1 50. Kh5 (50. Kh6 c4 51. bxc4 dxc4 52. g5 c3 53. g6 c2 54. g7 c1=Q+ $19)
(50. h4 c4 51. bxc4 dxc4 52. h5 c3 53. h6 c2 54. h7 c1=Q+ $19) 50... d4 51. g5
d3 52. g6 d2 53. g7 d1=Q+ $19) 47... Bxh2 48. Bxa5 c4 (48... Kd7 $142 $11 {
/\Kc6}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Narbonne"]
[Date "1997.08.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Marciano, David"]
[Black "Neiman, Emmanuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 Re8 8.
d3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Ng5 h6 11. Ne4 Nf6 (11... f5 12. c4 Nf6 13. Nc5 Qd6 14.
Ba3 e4 15. dxe4 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 fxe4 17. Rfe1 Bf5 18. Nxb7 Ne5 19. Bb2 Nf3+ 20.
Bxf3 exf3 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Rd8 Rxd8 24. Nxd8 Bxc2 25. Ne6 Bd3
26. c5 Bc4 27. Nxc7 Bxa2 28. c6 Kf8 29. Kf1 Bb3 30. Ke1 Ke7 {0-1 Glek,
I-Zaitsev,I/Moscow7 op 1991/TD 91\03}) 12. Nc5 Qd6 13. Ba3 Bd7 $2 (13... b6 $6
14. Qf3 $1) (13... Bg4 $6 14. Qc1 b6 15. Ne4 Qe6 16. Nd6 cxd6 17. Bxc6 d5 18.
Bxa8 Rxa8) (13... Nd5 $142) (13... Rb8) 14. Qc1 $16 e4 15. Nxe4 Qe5 16. f4 $6 (
16. Nxf6+ $142) 16... Qf5 17. Qd2 $6 (17. Rb1 $142) 17... Nxe4 18. dxe4 Qa5 19.
Bb4 Nxb4 20. cxb4 Qb6+ 21. Qf2 Qxb4 22. Rab1 Qa5 23. e5 Rab8 24. c4 $2 (24.
Rxb7 Rxb7 25. Bxb7 Qxa2 26. Qc5 $14) 24... b6 25. Rbd1 Be6 $15 26. Bd5 Rbd8 27.
Bxe6 $6 (27. Qg2) (27. Qf3 $5 Qxa2 $140 $6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Qc6)
27... fxe6 28. Kg2 Qa4 29. Qe2 Qc6+ 30. Kh3 $6 (30. Kg1 $142) 30... Rf8 31. Qc2
$2 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Rxf4 33. Rd8+ (33. gxf4 $4 Qf3+ 34. Kh4 Qxf4+ 35. Kh3 Qf3+ 36.
Kh4 g5#) 33... Rf8 $17 34. Rd4 $2 (34. Rxf8+ $142 Kxf8) 34... Qf3 $19 35. Qg6
Qf1+ 36. Kh4 Qf2 37. Qxe6+ Kh8 38. Re4 g5+ $4 (38... Qxh2+ 39. Qh3 Qxa2 $19)
39. Kh5 $11 Qxh2+ 40. Rh4 $1 Qe2+ 41. Rg4 Qh2+ 42. Rh4 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Narbonne"]
[Date "1997.08.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lepelletier, Benoit"]
[Black "Anic, Darko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6 (6... Bxc3 7.
bxc3 d6 8. d3 h6 9. Rb1 b6 10. h3 Be6 11. c4 a6 12. Kh2 Rb8 13. Be3 b5 14. cxb5
axb5 15. a3 Ne8 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Rozentalis,E/New York op 1997/EXP 57}) 7.
d3 h6 8. Bd2 Be6 (8... a6 9. a3 Ba5 10. b4 Bb6 11. Be3 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3
Nd4 14. Bg2 Qd7 15. Ne2 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 a5 18. f4 axb4 19. axb4 b6
20. d4 Qb5 21. c3 exd4 22. Qxd4 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Re8 24. Re1 Re6 25. e5 c6 26. Bf1
Qa4 27. Qxb6 Qc2 28. Qd4 Nd5 29. Bd3 Qb2 30. Rb1 {1-0 Glek,I-Wedberg,T/Biel op
1993/TD 93\07}) 9. h3 (9. a3 Ba5 10. b4 Bb6 11. Na4 $14 d5 12. exd5 Bxd5 13. c4
Bxf3 14. Bxf3 (14. Qxf3 e4) 14... Bd4 (14... Qxd3 $2 15. c5) 15. Rb1 $14) 9...
a5 10. a3 Bc5 11. Be3 (11. Kh2 Qd7 (11... Re8) 12. Nh4 {/\f4} d5 13. exd5 (13.
f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Bd4 $1 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 $11) 13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5
Bxd5 15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Qg4 $14) 11... Bxe3 12. fxe3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Qd2
Nxc3 (14... Qd7 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qc3 f6 $11 17. Nh4 Be6) 15. Qxc3 Qd6 (15...
f6) 16. Nd2 f5 $6 (16... Nd4 $1 17. Rae1 (17. Ne4 Ne2+ 18. Kh2 Nxc3 19. Nxd6
cxd6 20. bxc3 Rac8 21. c4 b5 22. cxb5 Rxc2 23. Rfc1 Rfc8 24. Rxc2 Rxc2 25. Rb1
Ba2 $15) 17... Nb5 18. Ne4 Nxc3 19. Nxd6 cxd6 20. bxc3 $11) 17. Nc4 $14 Bxc4
18. Qxc4+ Kh8 19. Kh2 (19. Qb5 Ra6) 19... Ne7 20. Rf2 (20. Bxb7 $5 Rab8 21. Bg2
Rxb2 22. e4) 20... c6 21. Raf1 Rf6 22. Qc3 b6 23. e4 (23. Qd2) (23. d4) 23...
Raf8 24. Qd2 (24. exf5 $6 Nxf5 25. Rf3 (25. Be4 $2 Ne3) (25. Qd2 e4 26. Qf4
Qxf4 27. Rxf4 exd3 28. cxd3 g5 29. R4f2 Kg7 $15) 25... Nxg3 $5 (25... Nd4 26.
Rxf6 Rxf6 27. Rxf6 Qxf6 28. Qd2 $11) 26. Rxf6 Rxf6 27. Rxf6 Qxf6 28. Qxc6 Qf2
29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Qxe5 Nf1+ 31. Kh1 Ng3+ $11) 24... c5 (24... f4 $5 25. gxf4
Rxf4 26. Rxf4 exf4 27. Bf3 Ng6 $13) 25. exf5 Nxf5 26. Be4 $14 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 72nd"]
[Site "Izhevsk"]
[Date "2019.08.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseenko, Kirill"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Motylev,A"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2019.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. a3 $5 {A rare line, used by Russian GM Alexey
Pridorozhny.} Bd6 $1 {The best reaction.} 11. Nb5 Be5 $1 12. f4 Bd6 {Black has
lost two tempi with his dark-squared bishop only to provoke f2-f4. But this
advance weakens White's position badly and Black is totally fine here.} 13. b4
c5 (13... Be7 14. Nd4 $13) 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Kh1 d4 ({Worse was} 15... Bg4 $143
{in view of} 16. Qd2 $1) ({The simpest decision would be} 15... Re8 $5 16. Bb2
Bg4 17. Qd2 Ne4 $11) 16. bxc5 (16. Qf3 Bd7 17. f5 Rfe8 $11) 16... Qxc5 17. Rb1
Re8 18. Rb5 $5 {An interesting way to fight for the e-file.} Qc6 19. Re5 Bb7 (
19... Ba6 $5 {was enough for equality too.}) 20. Qe2 Rxe5 $1 21. fxe5 Re8 $1
22. Bf4 $5 ({I spent a lot of time here, trying to make Rf6 work, but did not
succeed:} 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Qg4+ Kf8 24. Bh6+ Ke7 25. Bg7 $1 {Stockfish thinks
that White is still ok here, but it looks dubious from the human view.} (25.
exf6+ Qxf6 $3 {- a nice refutation!} 26. Bg5 Kf8 $3 $19) 25... fxe5 (25... Kd8
26. Bxf6+ Kc7 27. Qg7 $1 $13) 26. Bxe5 Kd8 27. Qg5+ f6 28. Bxf6+ Kc8 29. Bxd4
$13) ({Best was probably} 22. Bb5 d3 $1 {The point of Black's play.} 23. Bxd3
Rxe5 24. Qf3 {and the position is about equal.} ({or} 24. Qf2 $11)) 22... Nh5 (
{There was nothing wrong with} 22... Re7 $5 23. h3 Nd7 24. Qf2 Qd5 {and Black
could even be slightly better, but the move in the game is more direct.}) 23.
Bc4 $2 {Going for an advantage, White forgets about safety.} (23. Bxh7+ {
has to be played. After} Kxh7 24. Qxh5+ Kg8 25. Rf2 Qc3 (25... d3 26. cxd3) 26.
Qd1 {despite of his extra pawn it is White who has to be careful, the position
is about equal.}) 23... d3 $1 ({White's idea lies in the line} 23... Nxf4 $6
24. Rxf4 Rxe5 $2 (24... Re7 $8) 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 26. Bd5 $1 {, winning}) 24. Bxd3
({Now after} 24. cxd3 $2 Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Rxe5 {White is forced to go into the
endgame with a pawn less:} 26. Re4 ({The idea from above is no longer working:
} 26. Bxf7+ $2 Kh8 27. Bd5 Qc1+ 28. Rf1 Rxe2 29. Rxc1 Bxd5 $19) 26... Rxe4 27.
dxe4 Qxe4 $17) 24... Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Rxe5 $15 {White is slightly worse here.
Both players were in time trouble already.} 26. Qd2 ({Worse was} 26. Qf2 {
in view of} Re1+ 27. Bf1 Ra1 $17 28. Rxf7 $4 Qxg2+) 26... g6 27. Bf1 $6 {
Too passive.} ({Better was} 27. h3 {and if} Qd6 {then White has} (27... Re1+
28. Rf1) 28. Qb4) 27... Rd5 $5 ({Black had an interesting possibility here -} 
27... Qc7 $5 28. h3 Be4 $15) 28. Qf2 Rd1 29. Kg1 {White seems to hold here,
but not without difficulties.} Qd6 ({A better try was} 29... Rc1 $5 30. c4 ({
with a small trap -} 30. Rxf7 $4 Qxg2+ $1 $19) 30... Qc7 31. Qe3 $1 Qb6 32.
Qxb6 axb6 33. Rd4 Kg7 {and the engame is slightly better for Black.}) (29...
Qc7 30. Rd4 $1) (29... Ba6 30. Qxa7 $1) 30. c4 $4 {A terrible move.} ({In time
trouble White missed the simple} 30. Rxf7 $1 Bxg2 $1 (30... Ba6 31. Qxa7 Rxf1+
32. Rxf1 Bxf1 33. Qa8+ Kg7 34. Qb7+ Kh6 35. Kxf1 $14) (30... Bd5 {is also
possible, but White is slightly better after} 31. Rf4 Qxa3 32. c4 Bc6 33. h4)
31. Kxg2 (31. Qxa7 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Bxf1 $11) 31... Rd2 32. Rf8+ (32. Be2) 32...
Kg7 33. Rf7+ Kg8 (33... Kh6 $4 34. Be2)) 30... Bxg2 $5 {Tempting.} ({But
better was} 30... f5 $1 31. Qe3 Be4 32. Rf2 a5 $17 {with a huge positional
advantage.}) 31. Kxg2 Rd2 32. Be2 Rxe2 $1 ({After} 32... Qe5 33. Kf3 g5 34. Re4
{Black has to force the draw} Qf5+ 35. Ke3 Qc5+ 36. Kf3 $11) 33. Qxe2 Qxf4 34.
Qe7 $1 {Thanks to this resource White is holding the endgame.} Qg4+ ({Another
try was} 34... Qxc4 35. Qxa7 h5 (35... Kg7 36. a4 h5 37. a5 h4 38. a6 $11) {
but after} 36. Qb8+ Kg7 37. Qb2+ $1 f6 (37... Kh7 38. Qb4 $1) 38. Qb7+ Kh6 39.
Qb4 $1 {White's counterplay is enough for a draw.}) 35. Kf2 Qd4+ ({More
problems White could face after the trickier} 35... Qf4+ $5 36. Kg2 a6 $1 {
although here not only} 37. Qd8+ $1 ({but also} 37. c5 Kg7 38. Qb7 {should be
enough for a draw}) 37... Kg7 38. Qd5 $1 Qg4+ 39. Kf2 Qe6 {Here suddenly
\White can go into a pawn endgame:} 40. Qxe6 $1 fxe6 41. Ke3 Kf6 42. Kd4 Ke7
43. Kc5 $1 {=}) 36. Kg2 Qd2+ 37. Kg1 Qd4+ 38. Kg2 a5 (38... Qg4+ $5 39. Kf2
Qf4+ {transposes to the 35...Qf4 line.}) 39. c5 $1 Qb2+ 40. Kg1 Qb1+ 41. Kg2
Qb2+ 42. Kg1 Qd4+ 43. Kg2 Kg7 44. Qc7 $1 Qb2+ 45. Kg1 ({Maybe slightly better
was} 45. Kf1 {(or even 45.Kh1). The difference is that after} Qxa3 46. Qe5+ f6
47. Qc7+ Kh6 48. Qf4+ Kh5 {White has} 49. c6 $1 $11 {It's not that important,
though, because in the 45.Kg1 line White has the 49.Qc4! resource which is
enough for a draw.}) 45... Qd4+ {Black couldn't find any resources and just
offered a draw here.} (45... Qxa3 46. Qe5+ f6 47. Qc7+ Kh6 {Only try.} 48. Qf4+
$1 ({less clear is} 48. c6 Qc1+ 49. Kg2 a4 50. Qd7 a3 51. c7 a2 52. c8=Q Qxc8
53. Qxc8 a1=Q 54. Qh3+ Kg5 $17) 48... Kh5 49. Qc4 $1 $11 (49. c6 $4 Qc5+))
1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-ch"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Murdzia, Piotr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2004.04.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. d3 Bf5 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. Be3 Qd7 12. Re1 Bh3 13. Bh1 h6 14. d4 e4 15.
Nd2 f5 16. f4 Qf7 17. c4 b6 18. c3 Na5 19. c5 Be7 20. Qa4 Rbd8 21. Bg2 Bxg2 22.
Kxg2 Bf6 23. Rb2 Kh7 24. Qb5 Qd5 25. Qa6 Rf7 26. Rd1 g5 27. c4 Qa8 28. Nf1 Qc6
29. Rbd2 Qa4 30. Qxa7 Qxc4 31. cxb6 Nc6 32. Qa3 cxb6 33. d5 Ne7 34. d6 Ng6 35.
Qb3 b5 36. Rc2 Qxb3 37. axb3 Rfd7 38. Rc6 Nf8 39. Bb6 Ra8 40. Ne3 Kg6 41. Rc5
Ra6 42. Rxb5 Rb7 43. Nc4 Nd7 44. Ra5 Rxa5 45. Bxa5 Rxb3 46. Rd5 gxf4 47. gxf4
h5 48. Bd2 h4 49. Ra5 Rd3 50. Be3 Rc3 51. Nb6 Nxb6 52. Bxb6 Rd3 53. Bc7 h3+ 54.
Kf2 Bg7 55. Ke2 Bh6 56. Ra6 Kh5 57. d7 Rxd7 58. Be5 Bg7 59. Ra3 Bxe5 60. fxe5
Re7 61. Ke3 Rxe5 62. Kf4 Rb5 63. Rxh3+ Kg6 64. Ra3 {[%mdl 256] a nice fortress,
which even holds out without the h2-pawn.  eine schöne Festung, die sogar ohne
den Bauern h2 hält.} Rb6 (64... Rd5 65. Ra6+ Kh5 66. Ra8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.21"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Kovalev, Andrei"]
[Black "Horvath, Jozsef"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 "Ashdod"]
[BlackTeam "Zalaegerszeg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nd4 $5 {This provocative move
appeared just a few times in practice. Black is intending to exchange few more
light pieces, before capturing the Pd5.} ({The main line is obviously} 5...
Nxd5) 6. Bg2 (6. Nxe5 $2 {is too naive to be true.} Bd6 7. Nc4 Bg4 8. Be2 Nxe2
9. Nxe2 O-O 10. O-O Bf3 {[%csl Gf3] with more than sufficient compensation.})
6... Bg4 7. h3 (7. d3 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxf3+ 12.
Bxf3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qxd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Livshits,G (2375)-Van Veen,O (2207)/
Dieren NED 2005/The Week in Chess 563 (52)}) 7... Bxf3 8. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3
Bb4 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 $1 $146 {This move is the only way to pose some
problems for black. White is intending to carry out the d2-d4 strike without
spending time on the developing move d2-d3.} (11. d3 Bxc3 (11... Qd7 12. Kh2
Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxd5 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Bd2 c5 16. Rab1 b6 $11 {1-0 Houska,J (2358)
-Pirrot,D (2422)/Germany 2003/EXT 2004 (35)}) 12. bxc3 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Nxd5 14.
Bd2 Rfe8 15. c4 Ne7 16. Bc3 Nc6 17. Rab1 b6 18. Rfe1 f6 $11 {0-1 Gavrilakis,N 
(2402)-Gustafsson,J (2611)/Aghia Pelagia 2004/CBM 101 ext (40)}) 11... Qd7 12.
Ne4 Nxd5 $2 {After this natural move black is suddenly runs into trouble.} (
12... Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bc5 {preventing d2-d4.} 14. Qxe5 Qxh3 15. d4 Rae8 (15...
Bd6 $1 16. Qe4 Rae8 17. Qf3 f5 18. Bf4 Re4 $14) 16. Qxc7 Bxd4 17. Qf4 $8 (17.
Bf4 $2 Bxf2+ $1 18. Kxf2 Qh2+ 19. Kf1 Re2 {mating.}) 17... Re5 18. Qxd4 Rfe8 {
[%cal Ge5e1,Ge5h5]} (18... Rh5 $2 19. Qe4 $18) {[%tqu "En","How should White
continue?","","","c1h6","",15]} 19. Bh6 $3 {[%csl Rg7]} Qxh6 20. Kg2 $16) 13.
d4 c6 (13... f5 14. Nc5 Qf7 15. dxe5 {[%csl Rd5] winning the pawn.}) (13...
Qxh3 14. dxe5 $16) (13... Nb6 14. dxe5 Qxh3 15. Rd4 $1 Be7 16. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 (
16... gxf6 17. Rh4 Qd7 18. Qh5 $18) 17. exf6 $40) 14. dxe5 Qxh3 15. Ng5 Qh6 $8
(15... Qc8 $2 16. Qe4 $18 {[%csl Rb4,Rh7][%cal Oe4h7,Gd1d5]}) 16. Qg4 $1 {
[%csl Rb4][%cal Gd1d5]} f5 $8 17. Qc4 b5 18. Qb3 Rad8 19. Bf4 {Black is not
able to avoid the loss of material.} (19. Rxd5 $4 Rxd5 20. Qxb4 Rd1+ 21. Kg2
Qh1#) 19... Bc5 $1 {The best chance for black.} 20. Nf7 Qh5 ({Does not work:} 
20... Bxf2+ 21. Kg2 Qh5 22. Nxd8 Bb6 23. Qf3 Qxf3+ 24. Kxf3 Rxd8 25. b3 $18)
21. Nxd8 Rxd8 22. Kg2 $6 (22. c4 $1 {This move required precise calculation.}
Bxf2+ (22... bxc4 23. Qxc4 g5 24. Qxc5 gxf4 25. Rd3 $18) 23. Kxf2 Qh2+ 24. Kf3
Qh5+ 25. Kg2 Nxf4+ 26. gxf4 Qe2+ (26... Qg4+ 27. Kf2 Qxf4+ 28. Qf3 Qh2+ 29. Kf1
$18) 27. Kg1 Qg4+ 28. Kf2 Qxf4+ 29. Qf3 Qh2+ 30. Kf1 $18) 22... g5 23. Bd2 f4
24. gxf4 gxf4 25. Bxf4 Kh8 26. Bg3 $2 {Spoiling the advantage.} ({It was
necessary to eliminate the dangerous knight:} 26. Rxd5 $1 Rxd5 27. Qg3 $16 (27.
Re1 $16)) {[%tqu "En","How can Black save the game?","","","d5e3","This strike
forces a perpetual check.",10]} 26... Ne3+ $1 {This strike forces a perpetual
check.} 27. fxe3 Qe2+ 28. Kh3 Qh5+ 29. Kg2 (29. Bh4 Qf5+ 30. Kh2 Qxe5+ $11)
29... Qe2+ 30. Kh3 Qh5+ 31. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 3rd"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2002.08.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Barbeau, Sylvain"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2397"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.07.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Re8 (6... Bxc3 {
- see commented game Dzhumaev,M-Peng,X/Istanbul ol 2000/CBM 80/0-1/ (36) 
[Postny]}) 7. d3 h6 (7... Bxc3 8. bxc3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Ng5 h6 11. Ne4 f5
12. c4 Nf6 13. Nc5 Qd6 14. Ba3 e4 15. dxe4 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 fxe4 17. Rfe1 Bf5 18.
Nxb7 Ne5 $44 {0-1 Glek,I-Zaitsev,I/Moscow 1991/EXT 2000 (36)}) 8. Nh4 $146 ({
Another way of development is} 8. h3 Bxc3 (8... d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5
11. c3 Bf8 12. Nd4 Qd6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. f4 Ba6 15. fxe5 Qxd3 16. Qxd3 Bxd3 17.
Bxc6 Bc5+ 18. Kg2 Bxf1+ 19. Kxf1 Rad8 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Bd2 {1/2-1/2 Vallejo
Pons,F-Candela Perez,J/Linares 1998/EXT 99 (21)}) 9. bxc3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11.
Bd2 Bf5 12. Re1 Bh7 $6 (12... Qd7) 13. Nh2 Qd7 14. Ng4 Rad8 15. c4 Nb6 16. Bxc6
Qxc6 17. Nxe5 $16 {1-0 Mohr,G-Ceko,J/Ljubljana 2000/CBM 76 ext (31)}) 8... Bxc3
9. bxc3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bd2 (11. c4 Nf4 $1 $132 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Bxc6
bxc6 14. Qf3 Bh3 15. Ng2 fxg3 $15) 11... Be6 12. Re1 Qd6 13. Rb1 b6 14. c4 {
Probably white should not hurry with this advance.} (14. Qc1 $5) 14... Nde7 15.
f4 (15. Bc3 Rad8 16. Qh5 f6 {and black can be satisfied with his position.})
15... Rad8 16. Kh1 {Now white is threatening 17.fxe5.} (16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Bf4
Qc5+) 16... exf4 17. Bxf4 Qd7 18. Qd2 (18. Qh5 $2 Nd4 {[%csl Rc2,Rh5][%cal
Ge6g4]}) ({Comes into consideration} 18. Nf3 {,since the knight has nothing to
do on h4.}) 18... Nd4 ({Too naive is} 18... g5 $2 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Qxg5+ Kh7 (
20... Kf8 $2 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Rb5 $18) {[%tqu "En","Find the best attacking
continuation.","","","g3g4","The strongest attacking continuation.",15,"g2e4",
"",0]} 21. g4 $3 {[%cal Rg2e4] The strongest attacking continuation. White is
taking under control the important f5 square.} (21. Be4+ f5) 21... Ng6 (21...
Rg8 22. Be4+) (21... Bxg4 22. Be4+ Ng6 (22... f5 23. Qxg4 fxe4 24. Qh5+ $18)
23. Bf5 $1 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 $18) 22. Nf5 $40 Bxf5 (22... Kg8 23. Qf6 Bxf5 24. gxf5
Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 $16) 23. gxf5 $18) 19. Re4 (19. Bxh6 $2 {does not work in view
of} gxh6 20. Qxh6 Nef5 21. Qg5+ Ng7) 19... Nef5 20. Rbe1 c5 ({Possible as well
is} 20... Nxh4 21. gxh4 c5) 21. Qf2 $6 (21. Nf3 $6 Nxf3 22. Bxf3 Qa4 $15) ({
Probably the best continuation for white would be} 21. Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Re5) 21...
Nxh4 22. gxh4 Bf5 {Black choses the solid way of play.} ({Risky, but possible
was} 22... Qa4 23. c3 Qc2) 23. R4e3 Rxe3 24. Bxe3 Bg6 {The two white bishops
are suppose to be strong in an open position such as this, but this is not the
case! In fact they are "shooting" into empty space. On top of that the black N
on d4 is quite strong.} 25. Bd5 Nf5 26. Bf4 Kh7 ({Also good is} 26... Re8) 27.
Be4 ({Probably stronger was} 27. Be5 {transfering the bishop to a better
diagonal.}) 27... h5 $6 {This move unnecessary weakens the g5 square.} ({After
} 27... Nd4 {black has a stable positional plus.}) 28. Rf1 ({Possible is} 28.
Qf3 {preventing the movement of black's knight. Black should reply with} Kg8
$15) 28... Nh6 $6 {This is certainly, not the best square for the knight.} ({
After} 28... Nd4 {black could still keep a slight advantage.}) 29. Bxg6+ {
After the mutual exchange of the light pieces, the position is balanced.} fxg6
30. Bxh6 Kxh6 31. Qf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 {In this well-known variation both sides complete their
piece developement without any difficulties.White has superior pawnstructure ,
on the other hand black has mobile pawncenter, white must put pressure on it,
otherwise he may found himself in worse position.} 10. Bg5 Be6 {Other
theoretical line starts with 10...c6} 11. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2d4,Ge2f4]} (11. Qf3 Be7
12. Rae1 h6 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Rxe6 fxe6 15. Qg3+ Kh8 16. Qg6 Qe8 17. Qxh6+ Kg8
18. Qg5+ $11 {1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,J-Torrecillas Martinez,A/Andorra la Vella
1999/EXT 2000 (21)}) (11. Nb5 c5 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 cxb4 14. Qe1 h6 15. axb4 Bb6
16. Bh4 Re8 $11 {1-0 Malakhov,V-Grischuk,A/Moscow 1996/CBM 56 ext (100)}) 11...
h6 (11... Bd6 12. Nd4 c5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. c4 Be5 15. Qe2 Qd6 16. f4 Bd4+ 17.
Kh1 Rab8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Polgar,J-Salov,V/Madrid 1993/CBM 36 (32)}) 12. Bh4 Bc5 (
12... Bg4 13. c3 Bd6 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Rfe1 Be5 16. Bb5 Bd7 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18.
Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,S-Galdunts,S/Kurgan 1994/CBM 43 (38)}) (12... Bd6
13. Nd4 c5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qe2 e5 $132 {1-0 Salov,V-Nunn,J/Wijk aan Zee 1991/
CBM 22 (38)}) 13. c3 ({Interesting alternative could be} 13. Nf4 Rb8 (13... Re8
$6 14. Bb5 Rf8 15. c4) (13... Bd6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. c4 c6 {[%csl Rb2,Rh2][%cal
Gd8b8]} 16. Qe2 $14 {[%csl Gd3]}) 14. b3 Re8 15. Qf3 $36) 13... a5 $1 $146 {
[%cal Ga5b4]} (13... Rb8 14. b4 Be7 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Qe2 Rb6 17. a4 g5 18. Bg3
c5 19. a5 cxd4 20. axb6 axb6 21. cxd4 Bxb4 22. Qb2 $18 {1-0 Gashimov,
V-Nakamura,A/Menorca 1996/Juniors (25)}) 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Qf3 Rb8 ({after} 15...
g5 16. Bg3 Bg4 17. Bxc7 (17. Qe3 $13) 17... Bxf3 18. Bxd8 Bxd4 19. Bxf6 Bxf6
20. gxf3 Rab8 21. Rab1 Rb6 22. Rfc1 Rfb8 23. b3 {black does not achieve
complete equalize.}) 16. b3 {[%cal Gh4f6]} (16. Bxf6 {leads to equality after}
Qxf6 17. Qxd5 ({possible is} 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. b3 $13) 17... Bxd4 (17... Bd6
18. b3 {and white is better}) 18. cxd4 Be6 $1 19. Qxa5 Qxd4 20. Rfd1 {[%csl
Rd4][%cal Gd3h7]} Qxb2 21. Qxc7 Bxa2 $11) 16... g5 17. Bg3 Bg4 18. Qe3 (18.
Bxc7 $2 {is refuted by:} Qxc7 19. Qxf6 Rb6 {[%csl Rf6]} 20. Nb5 Qb8 {and white
queen is trapped.}) 18... Re8 19. Qc1 {[%cal Gd4c6]} (19. Qd2 $6 Ne4 {with
tempo!} 20. Bxe4 dxe4 {and white cann't play 21.Nc6}) 19... Rb6 $1 {Best move
in the position.The rook placed very well on b6 defending some weaknesses in
black's position.} (19... Qd7 $6 20. h4 {[%csl Rg8]}) 20. f3 {[%csl Ye4]} ({
No good is} 20. h4 $2 {due to} Nh5 21. Bh2 gxh4 $17 {[%cal Yb6h6]}) 20... Bd7
21. Bf2 Nh5 {[%cal Gh5f4]} 22. Re1 (22. Ne2 $6 {[%csl Yf4]} Qe7 {[%csl Re2,Re3]
[%cal Gb6e6]}) 22... Nf4 23. Bf1 Rxe1 24. Qxe1 Qf6 25. Qd2 Rb8 {It's time now
to move the rook to the "e" file.} 26. Re1 Re8 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. g3 Ng6 29.
Be2 Ne5 (29... Bd7 $142 30. Be3 Bd6 {preventing the breakthrough f3-f4.}) 30.
f4 $14 gxf4 31. Qxf4 Qxf4 32. gxf4 Ng6 33. Be3 Bd6 ({After} 33... Bd7 34. Bf3
c6 35. Kf2 {the endgame is slightly better for white as well.}) 34. Nf5 Bxf4
35. Ne7+ Kg7 36. Nxd5 Bxe3+ {[%csl Ra5,Rc7] Final position is still slightly
better for white.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 {[%cal Yc2c4] The most popular
continuation here is 11.Qf3. Another possibility is 11.Ne2.} Re8 {The main
alternatives are: 11...h6, 11...Be6.} 12. c4 ({The move} 12. c3 {took place in
several games.}) 12... h6 13. Bh4 Rb8 14. Rc1 Bd6 (14... Be6 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16.
Bb1 Bd6 17. Bg3 Rb4 18. a3 Rb8 19. Qd4 Bxg3 20. hxg3 a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Milos,
G-Kamsky,G/Manila 1992/TD (28)}) 15. b3 Be6 16. cxd5 cxd5 ({Also possible} 
16... Bxd5 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Qd6 19. Nc3 Qe5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Qf3 Rbc8 22.
Qf5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qd4 24. Rc8 g6 25. Rxe8+ {1/2-1/2 Kobalija,M-Vescovi,G/Wch
U18 1995 (25)}) 17. Nc5 Rb4 18. Bxf6 $6 $146 {This exchange certainly can not
cause any problems for black.} ({More logical is} 18. Bg3 Bxc5 (18... Bxg3 19.
hxg3 Ng4 $2 20. a3 Qg5 (20... Rd4 21. Bh7+ $18 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gd1d4]}) 21.
axb4 Qh5 22. Re1 Qh2+ 23. Kf1 Qh1+ 24. Ke2 Qxg2 25. Kd2 Nxf2 26. Qe2 $18) 19.
Rxc5 Ne4 20. Rc1 Qg5 21. Rc7 a5 22. Ra7 Nxg3 23. hxg3 d4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Licina,
A-Trabert,B/Ptuj 1995/EXT 97 (54)}) (18. Nxe6 Bxh2+ (18... Rxh4 $6 {[%cal
Gd6h2]} 19. g3 $14) 19. Kh1 Rxh4 20. Nxd8 {and black gives a perpetual.}) 18...
Qxf6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. g3 {White has to play carefully in order to neutralize
black's initiative.} e5 21. Rc6 Rd4 22. Qc2 e4 23. Bb5 Rf8 24. Qc3 Rb4 25. Qxb4
$1 {This is probably the only move to avoid the worst.} Bxb4 26. Rxf6 Rxf6 27.
Rd1 Bc5 28. Rxd5 Bxf2+ $6 ({Stronger was} 28... Bb6 $1 {still retaining some
winning chances. Black wants to take on f2 with the R.} 29. Rd2 e3 30. Rc2
exf2+) 29. Kg2 Bb6 30. Re5 Rf2+ 31. Kh3 Rxa2 ({Black can play} 31... e3 {
but will not be able to make any progress in future.}) 32. Rxe4 Bg1 33. Re2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.30"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Dzhumaev, Marat"]
[Black "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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 "Uzbekistan"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UZB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 {Grandmaster Igor Glek often play this
line with sucsess.} Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Bxc3 7. dxc3 ({Alternative is:} 7.
bxc3 Nxe4 (7... d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Rb1 Re8 10. h3 e4 11. Nd4 Ne5 $6 12. Bxe4
Bxh3 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Qxh3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ahn,M-Mikhalevski,V/
Bonnevoie 1998/EXT 99 (49)}) 8. Nxe5 d5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Re1 Bf5
12. f3 Nd6 13. d3 Qg5 14. f4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R-Kortschnoj,V/Cannes
1998/CBM 65 (46)}) 7... d6 (7... Nxe4 $143 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Bxe4 d6 10. f4 Ng4
11. f5 Nf6 12. Bg2 Re8 13. g4 d5 14. Bg5 c6 15. Kh1 Qd6 16. Qd4 Ne4 17. Rae1 c5
18. Qd1 Qc6 19. c4 Nxg5 20. cxd5 $16 {[%cal Gh2h4] 1-0 Glek,I-Grabarczyk,M/
Katowice 1992/TD (40)}) 8. Nh4 ({More solid is:} 8. Qd3 $5 h6 9. c4 {[%csl Yd5]
preventing the breakthrough d6-d5.} Be6 10. Nh4 Qd7 11. Re1 Bh3 12. Bh1 Rae8
13. Bd2 Kh8 14. Bc3 g5 15. Nf5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Braga,F-Sorokin,M/Villa Gesell
1997/CBM 58 (50)}) 8... Be6 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 (10. gxf4 $2
Nxe4 $17 {[%cal Rd8h4]}) 10... Qd7 $146 (10... Ng4 {[%csl Ye5]} 11. Nf5 Nge5
12. g4 f6 13. h3 Qd7 14. b3 Rae8 15. Bg3 Nf7 16. Qd2 Ng5 (16... Nce5 $142) 17.
Rae1 Bf7 $2 (17... Nf7) 18. e5 $1 {[%csl Rd7,Rg5]} Bg6 19. exd6 Nf7 20. Bd5 $18
{1-0 Glek,I-Rozentalis,E/Bonn 1994/CBM 40 (26)}) 11. Nf5 ({Worse is:} 11. Bg5
Ng4 {[%csl Ye5][%cal Yg4e5]} 12. Nf5 Nge5 {and black stands comfortable, as now
} 13. Nxg7 $2 Kxg7 14. Bf6+ (14. Qh5 f6 $17) {is refuted by} 14... Kg6 $1 $19 {
[%csl Yh5][%cal Gh7h6]} ({but not} 14... Kg8 $2 15. Qh5 $18 {[%csl Rg8][%cal
Rh5h6,Rh6g7]})) 11... d5 $6 {Opened positions are usually favour to the side
who has pair of bishops,that's why last move looks dubious.} ({Fundamental} 
11... Rfe8 {is probably better;} 12. Bg5 Bxf5 13. exf5 (13. Bxf6 $2 Bg4 $19)
13... Ne4 $132) 12. exd5 $6 {Leads to equality.} ({White missed strong
opportunity} 12. Ne3 $1 Nxe4 (12... dxe4 13. Qxd7 Bxd7 14. Bxc7 $14 {[%csl Ge3,
Re4][%cal Ga1d1]}) 13. c4 d4 14. Bxe4 dxe3 15. Qxd7 Bxd7 16. Rfe1 $14 {[%csl
Ge4,Gf4]}) 12... Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxf5 {[%csl Rc2]} (13... Bxd5 $4 14. Qg4 $18 {
[%cal Rg4d7,Rg4g7,Gf5h6]}) 14. Bb3 {Too optimistic.White wants to keep pair of
bishops and fight for the advantage, but his king is not safe and the
pawnstructure is worse.It was the right time to equalize a game:} (14. Bxc7 $1
{[%csl Gf1,Rf5]} Bxc2 $1 (14... Bg4 $2 15. Bxc6 $16) 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 (15... Qxd1
$2 16. Raxd1 Bxd1 17. Bxb7 Rae8 18. Rxd1 Re7 19. Bd6 $16) 16. Qxc2 Qxc7 17.
Rae1 $11) 14... Rad8 15. Bg5 Bg4 16. Qxd7 Rxd7 $15 17. Rae1 $6 {Careless move.}
({Better was} 17. a3 {[%csl Gb3][%cal Yb3a2] with idea to save white square
bishop from knight attack.}) (17. Kg2 {[%cal Gh2h3] also deserved attention.})
17... h6 18. Bf4 Na5 19. Re5 ({Computer's} 19. Ba4 {doesn't seems to be right;}
c6 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gf8d8,Gg4e6]}) 19... Nxb3 20. cxb3 (20. axb3 $143 {[%csl
Rc2]}) 20... Be6 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Rb3]} 21. Rfe1 Rfd8 22. b4 (22. h4 $1 {is
logical in order to fix black pawns on the kingside.}) 22... Bxa2 ({Also
possible} 22... a6) 23. Ra5 (23. Re8+ $6 {The attempt of active counterplay
doesn't work:} Rxe8 24. Rxe8+ Kh7 25. Rc8 g5 $1 26. Be5 (26. Bxc7 $2 Be6 {
[%csl Rc7,Rc8][%cal Gd7d1]} 27. Kf2 $8 Rd2+ 28. Ke3 Rxh2 $19) 26... Re7 27.
Bxc7 Be6 28. Bd8 Rd7 29. Rb8 Rd2 {[%csl Rg1] with good winning chances}) 23...
Bc4 24. Rxa7 c6 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gc4a6]} 25. Raa1 Kh7 $17 {Despite the
presence of opposite colour bishops, white have serious problems.All his
pieces are passive, while black may move on his kingside pawns step by step
and create a passed pawn.} 26. Re4 (26. Be3 {[%csl Yd4][%cal Ge3d4] doesn't
solve problems as well;} Re8 $1 27. Bd4 Rde7 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 $17 {[%csl Rb2,Rg1]
[%cal Ge7e2]}) 26... b5 27. Ree1 g5 28. Be3 Re8 29. Kf2 $6 (29. Bd4 {was
better relatively} Rde7 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Ye7e2]} 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. b3 Bxb3 32.
Kf2 Kg6 33. Re1 Be6 $17) 29... Rde7 {[%csl Gc4,Re2,Ge7,Ge8] Very unpleasant
pinning! White can play now only with rook a1 without immediate material
damage.} 30. Ra7 Re5 31. g4 Kg6 32. Rd7 R8e6 33. Rdd1 h5 34. gxh5+ Kxh5 {
It doesn't seems now, that white can hold the position.} 35. Rb1 Re4 36. b3 $2
{Loses right away.} Rf6+ (36... Rf6+ 37. Kg1 (37. Kg3 Rg4+ 38. Kh3 Rf3#) 37...
Rg4+ 38. Kh1 Bd5#) 0-1

[Event "Goodricke op 13th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2002.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Black "Blauert, Joerg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nde7 $5 {[%csl Yd4]
The idea of this retreat is to prevent any tactical occasions on the h1-a8
diagonal, where black's NN are usually hanging. As well as black takes more
control on the d4 square, which migth prevent the standart d2-d4 strike. The
main line is 6...Nc3 7.bc Bd6.} 7. O-O (7. d3 Nf5 8. O-O Be7 {- see the game
Dzhumaev,M-Peng,X /Asian-ch 2001/CBM 85 [Postny]}) 7... g6 8. d4 $1 {The most
aggressive attempt to exploit black's undevelopment.} (8. b4 a6 9. a4 Bg7 10.
Ba3 O-O 11. b5 Nd4 12. Re1 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Re8 14. Ne4 Nf5 15. c3 $13 {0-1
Pinski,J-Grabarczyk,M/POL 1998/EXT 2002 (34)}) 8... exd4 9. Nb5 Bg7 (9... a6
10. Nbxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bg7 12. Nb3 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 O-O 14. c3 a5 15. Nc5 Nc6 16.
Bf4 a4 17. Bxc7 a3 18. bxa3 Rxa3 19. Ne4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Markidis,K-Jedryczka,K/
Patras 1999/CBM 72 ext (35)}) 10. Bf4 O-O {In my database I found only one
game, which came to this position and a draw was agreed here...} 11. Nxc7 Rb8
12. Nb5 Ra8 13. c3 (13. Re1 a6 14. Nd6 Nf5 {black gets reasonable position.})
13... dxc3 14. bxc3 (14. Nxc3 $11) 14... a6 (14... Nd5 $2 15. Bd6 Nxc3 16. Nxc3
Bxc3 17. Rc1 {and white is on top.}) 15. Nd6 $2 ({It was worth to try} 15. Nc7
$5 Ra7 16. Qb3 {White has the initiative.}) 15... Bxc3 16. Rc1 {White
certainly has compensation for the pawn, but it can be sufficient only for the
equality,since there is no serious weaknesses in black's camp.} Bg7 17. Ng5 {
[%csl Gg2][%cal Gg2a8]} Nd4 $6 ({Stronger is} 17... Nf5 {and after possible}
18. Nxb7 (18. Nge4 Qa5 $15) 18... Bxb7 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 Qa5 {there is
some pressure on white's position.}) 18. Re1 (18. Nxb7 Bxb7 19. Bxb7 Ra7 $11)
18... h6 19. Nge4 Nec6 ({Possible as well} 19... Nef5) 20. Nc5 Ne6 21. Nxe6
Bxe6 22. Nxb7 Qxd1 23. Rcxd1 Nd4 {White can not exploit the vulnerability of
black's Ra8, so black has not much to worry about...} 24. Be5 Nc2 25. Bxg7 Kxg7
26. Re2 ({After} 26. Re2 Rac8 {the game is completely even.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Podlehnik"]
[Site "Podlehnik"]
[Date "2001.04.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mohr, Georg"]
[Black "Zheliandinov, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2001.04.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. d3 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Bg4 ({
The alternative way of development might be} 7... O-O 8. Bg2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bd6)
8. h3 Bh5 9. Bg2 Nxc3 (9... O-O 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 f5 12. Qb1 $1 Nb6 13. Re1
e4 $6 (13... Qf6) 14. Ng5 Qd7 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. Be3 Rae8 17. Bc5 Rf6 18. dxe4 h6
19. e5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Nxe5 21. Bd4 Nec4 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qb4 $1 hxg5 24. Qf8+
Kh7 25. Re1 Ne5 26. Qxf6 $16 {1-0 Onischuk,A-Pavasovic,D/Halle 1995/CBM 48 ext
(41)}) 10. bxc3 Ba5 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Re8 13. Rb1 $146 (13. Re4 $6 f5 14. Rh4
Bg6 15. Rb1 Bb6 16. c4 e4 17. dxe4 fxe4 18. Ng5 Qd4 $6 (18... Qd6) 19. Qe2 Ne5
$2 20. Bxe4 Nxc4 21. Be3 Nxe3 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Rxd4 Bxd4 24. Qd3 $18 {1-0
Didi,J-Jerabek,P/Jesenik 1999/EXT 2000 (43)}) 13... Bb6 14. a4 f6 ({Possible is
} 14... f5 {[%cal Ge5e4] and now the only move is} 15. Qc1 {with double-edged
position.}) 15. c4 $5 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Gc4d5]} ({In case of immediate} 15. g4
Bf7 16. Nh2 {[%cal Yh2f1,Yf1e3,Yf1g3] black should play} Bd5 $1 {[%csl Gg2]})
15... Qd6 16. g4 (16. Bc3 Rad8 $15) 16... Bf7 17. Nh2 {[%csl Yd5,Gg2][%cal
Yh2f1,Yf1e3,Gg2a8]} e4 $2 {After several solid moves black suddenly decides to
break through and it's not the right time...Instead of this black should
complete the development with 17...Rad8.} 18. Rxe4 Rxe4 19. Bxe4 Qg3+ (19...
Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 21. Bg2 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6,Rc7] ^^}) 20. Kh1 Qxf2 (20...
Qxh3 21. f4 $5 $16 {[%csl Rb6,Rb7,Rc6,Rc7]}) 21. Qe1 $1 {Black queen is
trapped for the exchange.The forthcoming endgame is favourable for white.}
Qxe1+ 22. Bxe1 {[%csl Ra7,Ra8,Rb6,Rb7,Rc6,Rc7]} Re8 23. Nf3 h5 $2 ({The best
practical chance was:} 23... Rxe4 24. dxe4 Bxc4 {and black is fighting for a
draw.}) 24. a5 {and black resigns...too early I think.} (24. a5 Bxa5 $1 (24...
Nxa5 25. c5 $18) (24... Bc5 25. Rxb7 $18) 25. Rxb7 (25. Bxc6 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1
bxc6 $16) 25... Bxe1 26. Bxc6 Re2 27. Nxe1 Rxe1+ 28. Kg2 hxg4 29. hxg4 a5 30.
Rxc7 {[%csl Gc4,Gd3]} Re2+ 31. Kf3 Rxc2 {and the technical work is still
required.}) 1-0

[Event "Manila zt 3.2a"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "2001.04.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Paragua, Mark"]
[Black "Datu, Idelfonso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2381"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2001.04.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7.
Bd3 d5 8. exd5 Qe7+ (8... cxd5 {is the main line.}) 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ (9... cxd5 10.
Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. Bd2 Nb6 14. O-O-O Rhd8 15. Rhe1+ Kf8
16. Nb5 Bxd2+ 17. Rxd2 c6 18. Nd4 c5 $11 {0-1 Gurevich,V-Smagin,S/Cappelle la
Grande 1995/EXT 97 (79)}) 10. Kxe2 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 (11. Ne4 {is probably more
promising, since white has superior pawnstructure.} O-O 12. Rd1 $14 {[%cal
Ye2f1]}) 11... cxd5 12. Bf4 (12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Kxd7 14. Rd1 Rhe8+ (14...
Kc6) 15. Be3 Kc6 16. c4 dxc4 17. Rd4 Ba5 18. Rc1 Re7 19. Rcxc4+ Kb7 20. Rh4 h6
21. Rhe4 Rae8 22. Rxe7 Rxe7 23. Kf3 Bb6 24. Bd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Zelcic,R-Nikolac,
J/Solin 1998/EXT 2000 (50)}) 12... c6 13. c3 Be7 14. Kd2 Be6 $146 (14... O-O
15. Rhe1 Be6 16. Ba6 Rad8 {1/2-1/2 Podoba,M-Zahorsky,R/SVK 1998/EXT 99 (16)})
15. Ba6 Kd7 16. b4 d4 $6 ({Careless is} 16... Rhe8 $6 {as after} 17. b5 {
[%cal Ga6b7]} g5 18. Bg3 f5 19. Be5 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Kxd6 21. Bb7 {black losing a
pawn.}) (16... Bd6 {is the safest way to equality.}) 17. Be5 $1 dxc3+ 18. Kxc3
$14 Bd6 19. Rad1 Bd5 20. Bxd6 Kxd6 21. Bc4 a5 $2 {Allowing white to reach a
defended passed pawn.} (21... Rhd8 {[%cal Yd6c7]} 22. Rd3 (22. b5 Kc5 23. Bxd5
cxd5 24. a4 d4+ 25. Kb3 a6 $11) 22... Kc7 23. Rhd1 Bxg2 24. Rg1 Be4 25. Rxd8
Rxd8 26. Rxg7 Bg6 27. h4 Kd6 $14) 22. b5 Kc5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. a4 {[%csl Gb5]}
Rac8 (24... Rhe8 $142 $16) 25. Rc1 Rhe8 26. Kd2+ Kd6 (26... Kb4 27. b6 Kxa4 (
27... Rb8 28. Rc7) 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rb1 $18 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gd2d3,Gd3d4,
Gd4d5]}) 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rc1 {With such a simple moves white got a winning
position! Now I.Datu has to make a hard choice-rook endgame or pawn endgame,
in both cases black cann't survive.} Rc4 (28... Ra8 29. Kd3 $18) 29. Rxc4 dxc4
{[%csl Gb5] Hecht: '[#] Gedeckter Freibauer - Zugzwang - Dreiecksmanöver'} 30.
Kc3 Kc5 31. f4 f5 (31... h5 32. g3 g6 (32... f5 33. h3 $18) 33. h3 f6 34. g4 h4
35. f5 g5 36. Kc2 $1 Kd5 (36... Kd6 {Hecht} 37. Kd2 Kd5 (37... Kc5 {Hecht} 38.
Kc3 Kd5 39. b6 Kc6 40. Kxc4 Kxb6 41. Kd5 $18) 38. Ke3 Kc5 39. Ke4 c3 40. Kd3
Kd5 41. Kxc3 Kc5 42. b6 Kxb6 43. Kd4 Kc6 44. Kc4 Kd6 45. Kb5 Ke5 46. Kxa5 Kf4
47. Kb4 Kg3 48. a5 Kxh3 49. a6 Kxg4 50. a7 $18) 37. Kd1 $1 {[%csl Yd1,Yd5] The
key move.} Kd6 (37... Kc5 38. Ke2 Kd5 39. Ke3 $18) 38. Kd2 {[%csl Yd2,Yd6]} Kc5
39. Kc3 $18) 32. h3 ({Good enough as well} 32. g3 g6 (32... h5 33. h3 $18) 33.
h3 h6 34. g4 fxg4 35. hxg4 h5 36. f5 h4 37. f6 Kd6 38. b6 h3 39. f7 Ke7 40.
f8=Q+ Kxf8 41. b7 $18) 32... h6 33. g4 g6 {[%tqu "En","How should white
continue?","","","g4g5","",10]} 34. g5 $1 (34. gxf5 {Hecht} gxf5 35. h4 h5 36.
Kc2 Kd6 37. Kd2 Kd5 38. Ke3 Kc5 $11 {[%cal Gf5e4]}) 34... hxg5 (34... h5 35. h4
$18) 35. fxg5 f4 (35... Kd5 {Hecht} 36. h4 f4 37. b6 f3 38. b7 f2 39. b8=Q f1=Q
40. Qd8+ Ke6 $16 {was nachzuweisen ist}) 36. b6 Kxb6 (36... f3 37. b7 f2 38.
b8=Q f1=Q 39. Qe5+ Kc6 40. Qf6+ Qxf6+ 41. gxf6 Kd6 42. Kxc4 $18 Ke6 43. Kb5
Kxf6 44. Kxa5 Kg5 45. Kb5 Kh4 46. a5 Kxh3 47. a6 $18) 37. Kxc4 f3 38. Kd3 Kc5
39. h4 Kd5 40. Ke3 Ke5 41. Kxf3 Kf5 42. Kg3 Ke6 43. Kf4 Kd6 44. Kg4 Ke6 45. h5
{[%mdl 4096]} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.09"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Breder, Dennis"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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 "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. h3 ({Another ways of play are:
} 12. Rfe1 h6 ({safer would be} 12... Re8) 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Qe3 {- see the
commented game Berg,E-Sokolov,I/Malmo 2001/CBM 84 [Postny]}) ({or} 12. Rae1 Be6
13. Ne2) 12... h6 (12... Rb8 13. Na4 Be6 14. Rad1 h6 15. Be3 Qa5 16. b3 Rbd8
$11 {0-1 Florean,A-Zhang Zhong/Calicut 1998/CBM 67 ext (36)}) 13. Bd2 {A rare
move, which looks a bit passive.} (13. Bf4 Nh7 14. Rfe1 Ng5 {appeared in the
game Pavasovic,D-Beliavsky,A/Vidmar mem 1999/CBM 72 [Mikhalevski,V]}) (13. Bh4
Rb8 14. b3 Rb4 15. Bg3 Bd6 16. Ne2 c5 17. c3 Rb6 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. Ng3 Re8 20.
Rfe1 Rde6 21. Rxe6 Rxe6 22. Bf5 Re5 23. Rd1 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Qb6 $11 {0-1
Shtyrenkov,V-Tkachiev,V/Cappelle la Grande 1995/EXT 97 (43)}) 13... Nh7 $5 {
Interesting manoeuvre. Black is intending to find better pastures for his
knight and harass the opponent's queen by the way. Natural alternatives could
be 13...Be6 or 13...Re8.} 14. Rad1 $146 (14. Rfe1 Ng5 15. Qh5 Bd6 $6 (15... Rb8
$5) 16. Ne2 $14 {1-0 Costagliola,M-Guigonis,D/France 2000/EXT 2001 (21)}) 14...
Ng5 15. Qh5 Rb8 {[%csl Rb2]} 16. b3 Rb4 17. f4 ({After} 17. Ne2 $4 {[%tqu "En",
"Find the winning move for black.","","","b4h4","",10]} Rh4 $1 18. Qxh4 Nf3+ {
white loses his queen.}) 17... Nh7 18. Ne2 ({No good for white is} 18. Nxd5 $2
cxd5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Bxb4 Bxb4 21. Qxd5 Qb6+ {Here the pair of bishops is
stronger, than rook + two pawns.}) (18. Na4 {looks more to the point.}) 18...
Nf6 19. Qf3 Rb8 20. Ng3 {This is a logical continuation of 18.Ne2, however
this move seems to me as inaccuracy.} (20. c4 {would be more to the point.})
20... c5 21. c4 d4 22. Nf5 ({Deserved serious attention} 22. Nh5 {intending to
eliminate the Nf6, the main defender of black's kingside position.}) 22... Re8
(22... Bxf5 $6 23. Bxf5 Re8 24. g4 $1 $36) 23. Qg3 $6 {A pointless move, since
black intended to take on f5 anyway.} (23. Nxe7+ Rxe7 24. f5 $13) 23... Bxf5
24. Bxf5 Bd6 25. Qf3 Bc7 $1 {[%cal Yc7a5]} 26. Rfe1 ({Comes into consideration
} 26. g4 {[%cal Gg4g5]} Qd6 27. Rf2) 26... Qd6 27. g3 $6 {This move
unnecessary weakens the position near the white monarch.} ({Possible was} 27.
Bb1) 27... Qa6 $1 {Attacking the Pa2 and preparing Bc7-a5 manoeuvre as well.}
28. Bb1 Ba5 {The exchange of dark-squared bishops is definitely in black's
favour.} 29. Re5 Nd7 30. Rd5 $6 ({More accurate would be} 30. Re2) 30... Bxd2 (
{Very interesting is} 30... Nb6 31. Re5 (31. Rxc5 $2 Bxd2 32. Rxd2 Re1+ $19 {
[%csl Rb1]}) (31. Qd3 $2 Nxd5 32. Qh7+ Kf8 $19) 31... Bxd2 32. Rxd2 Nxc4 33.
Qd3 $1 (33. Rxe8+ Rxe8 34. bxc4 Re1+ 35. Kh2 Rxb1 36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Qe4+ Qg6 $19
) 33... Qg6 34. Qxg6 fxg6 35. Rxe8+ Rxe8 36. Bxg6 {and white should survive.})
31. Rxd7 Qe6 32. Qd5 $2 {The decisive mistake.} (32. Rd5 Qe3+ (32... Qxh3 $4
33. Bf5 $18) 33. Kg2 Bb4 34. Bd3 $15) 32... Qe3+ 33. Kh1 Qxg3 34. Qg2 (34.
Qxf7+ Kh8 $19 {Probably white overlooked, that the Pg7 is protected, before
playing 32.Qd5.}) 34... Re1+ 35. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 36. Qg1 Re8 {The rest of the game
is a desperation.} 37. Bf5 g6 38. Bd3 Qe6 39. Qg4 f5 40. Bxf5 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Frolov, Denis"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 {This position is basic for this opening.White
has several plans: a] 11.Qf3-the most aggressive and the most popular
continuation, putting immediate pressure on black's kingside. b] 11.Na4-the
idea is to organize a blockade of black's pawncenter or to break it with help
of Pc2-c4. c] 11.Ne2-the knight goes to kingside and Pc2-c4 strike is at
white's service.} 11. Ne2 h6 12. Bh4 Bd6 13. Nd4 (13. c4 $2 {[%tqu "En",
"Please enter a move for black.","","","d6h2","",5]} Bxh2+ $1 14. Kxh2 Ng4+ 15.
Kg3 g5 $19) (13. h3 $5) 13... c5 ({Now} 13... Bxh2+ $2 {doesn't work.} 14. Kxh2
Ng4+ 15. Qxg4 $18) 14. Nf5 (14. Nb5 Bb8 15. c4 Bb7 16. Nc3 d4 17. Ne2 Qd6 18.
Bg3 Qc6 19. f3 Bxg3 20. Nxg3 Rfe8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Zifroni,D-Macieja,B/Rimavska
Sobota 1992/EXT 97 (28)}) 14... Bxf5 15. Bxf5 Rb8 16. Rb1 (16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17.
Qxd5 Rfd8 $15) 16... Rb4 {A standart rook manoeuvre and a recommended one.} 17.
Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Qb8 {Black can be satisfied of the results of the opening;
his position is already preferable.} 19. b3 Qe5 20. Qf3 Re8 $146 (20... g6 21.
c3 (21. a3 $142 Rb6 22. Bd3 {[%csl Ye2][%cal Yd3e2]}) 21... Rb6 22. Bc2 Re8 23.
Rbd1 Rbe6 24. b4 (24. Rd2 Qg5) 24... c4 25. a4 Qg5 26. Qf4 Re2 27. Bb1 a6 28.
f3 Qxf4 29. gxf4 R8e3 $19 {0-1 Majer,J-Tolstikh,N/Zlin 1996/EXT 99 (34)}) 21.
a3 ({The attempt to break black's pawncenter with} 21. c3 Rb6 22. b4 {doesn't
succeed.} c4 $1 $17 {[%csl Rc3]}) 21... Rd4 $15 {[%csl Gc5,Gd4,Gd5,Ge5]} 22.
Rbd1 (22. b4 $2 g6 $17) 22... Ne4 23. Rxd4 cxd4 (23... Qxd4 $6 24. Rd1 Qe5 25.
Bxe4 dxe4 26. Qe3 $11) 24. Qf4 (24. Rd1 g6 25. Bh3 Nc3 26. Rf1 f5 $17 {[%csl
Yh3]}) 24... Qe7 25. Re1 g6 $1 (25... Qxa3 26. Bxe4 (26. f3 $2 Qa5 27. Re2 Qa1+
28. Kh2 Qd1 $19) 26... dxe4 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. Qxe4 $11) 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Qxh6
e3 $2 {There was no reason at all to hurry with this breakthrough.} ({First of
all black should equalize the number of pawns by simple} 27... Qxa3 {and after
possible} 28. Qf4 Qe7 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4][%cal Ge4e3]} 29. Rd1 Qc5 {black has good
winning chances.}) 28. fxe3 dxe3 {[%csl Ge3]} 29. Kh2 (29. Re2 $2 Qxa3 {
and white cann't capture the Pe3.}) 29... Qc5 (29... e2 30. b4 {[%csl Yc5]} Qf6
31. Qf4 Qc3 32. Qf2 Qxc2 33. Qxa7 Qd2 34. Qf2 $11) 30. Re2 Re4 {Despite being
a pawn down black is playing for a win thanks to the strong passed pawn.
However with careful defence white should keep the position.} 31. a4 a5 32. Qh3
Qc7 (32... Kg7 {[%cal Ge4e8,Ge8h8]} 33. g4 $8) 33. Qh6 Qd8 34. Qh3 (34. Rxe3 $4
Qd2 $19) 34... Kg7 {[%cal Ge4e8,Ge8h8]} 35. g4 $8 Re8 36. Qg3 Qd4 37. Kg1 Re4
38. Qf3 Re6 {Black cann't capture the Pg4 without losing the Pe3.} 39. Qg3 Re4
40. Qf3 Re5 41. Qg3 g5 (41... Qd1+ 42. Qe1) 42. Qf3 Kg6 43. Qc6+ Re6 44. Qf3
Qe5 45. Re1 Re7 46. Re2 {Black has no plan for a win.} f6 47. Re1 Qf4 48. Re2
Re5 49. c3 $6 {The unnecessary weakness, however doesn't change the evaluation.
The safest was 49.Re1=.} Re7 50. Qxf4 $4 $19 {A fatal mistake! The rook
endgame is completely hopeless for white.} (50. Kf1 {was holding the position.}
) 50... gxf4 51. Kf1 Rc7 52. Rc2 Kg5 53. c4 Kxg4 {[%csl Rf1,Gg4] Active black
king and far advanced black pawns decides the game.} 54. c5 f3 55. Rc4+ Kg3 56.
gxf3 Kxf3 57. c6 Rh7 58. Kg1 Rg7+ 59. Kh2 e2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 {In the friendly match
in Zürich Levon went for the more adventurous 5...Bc5. Now he chooses the most
solid and reliable continuation.} 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5
cxd5 10. h3 {Already this move is very rare. Normally White plays the obvious
10.Bg5, there are thousands games in the database. But, Vladimir comes up with
a different conception.} ({Here is one example of the main line.} 10. Bg5 c6
11. Na4 h6 12. Bh4 Be6 13. c3 Be7 14. Re1 Re8 15. Bc2 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. f4
Qf6 18. Qd4 Qxd4+ 19. cxd4 g6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Polgar,J (2701)-Giri,A (2722)/
Hoogeveen 2011/CBM 145 (27)}) 10... Re8 11. Qf3 c6 12. Bf4 {This is where
Kramnik wants to see his bishop.} Bd7 $5 {This move is a bit unusual, I
wouldn't say awkward. Normally this bishop is developed to e6, but, Aronian
did not want to block the e-file.} ({After, let's say} 12... Be6 13. Ne2 Bd6 {
I don't see even a shadow of a problem for Black, but I believe that Kramnik
had something in mind.}) 13. a3 Bxc3 $6 {I don't see the reason for giving up
the bishop. Spoiling White's pawn structure is less important than keeping
control over the dark squares.} (13... Bf8 14. Rae1 (14. Bg5 {is parried by} h6
{and the exchange on f6 is never dangerous for Black.}) 14... Qb6 15. Na4 Qa5
16. Nc3 Qb6 $11 {If White wants to continue the fight, he has to play
something like 17.Nd1, but the position remains equal.}) 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Rfe1
Qf6 $6 (15... Nxc3 $1 {was brave and I couldn't find a refutation.} 16. Be5 (
16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qxc3 Qh4) (16. Qg3 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Rad1 Re6 19. Rd4 {
There is no doubt that White has full compensation for the pawn, but hardly
more than that.}) 16... Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Rxe4 f6 {and again White has
very little.}) 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qe3 $1 {White doesn't have to take on e4.} (
17. Rxe4 Bxh3 $1 (17... Rxe4 18. Qxe4 Qxc3 19. Be5 Qd2 20. Rb1 $36 {[%cal
Gb1b7]}) 18. Rxe8+ (18. gxh3 $4 Qg6+ $19 {[%csl Re4,Rg1]}) 18... Rxe8 19. gxh3
g5 $11) 17... Be6 18. Rad1 {After numerous inaccuracies Levon found himself in
a rather difficult position. Black can't fight for the b-file as the b8-square
is controlled by the white bishop. This means that soon White's rook will
penetrate to b7.} Qf5 ({Perhaps it was preferable to play} 18... Bd5 19. Rd4
Qe6 {not allowing White to play c3-c4 so easily. Still, after} 20. Rb1 {
White's advantage is indisputable.}) 19. Rd4 f6 20. Rb1 $1 (20. Rxe4 $6 Bf7 {
is exactly how Black wants to escape: to give up the Pe4, to exchange all the
major pieces and reach the drawn endgame with opposite coloured bishops.})
20... Bd5 21. c4 Bf7 22. Rb7 Rad8 23. Bd6 $2 {The correct idea but a wrong
interpretation.} (23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Bd6 $1 {This was the right order. White is
practically dominating.} (24. Rxa7 g5 25. Bg3 h5 26. h4 gxh4 27. Bxh4 Qe5 28.
Qg3+ ({In the following spectacular line White escapes by a miracle:} 28. Bg3
$2 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Qa1 30. Bd6 $8 Rh1+ 31. Kg3 h4+ 32. Kf4 Re1 33. Qc5 Be6 34.
Ra8+ Kg7 35. Ra7+ Kg6 36. Bf8 Qc1+ 37. Qe3 Rxe3 38. Rg7+ Kh5 39. Rh7+ Kg6 40.
Rg7+ $11) 28... Qxg3 29. Bxg3 Rd2 {and Black should hold with many
difficulties.}) 24... Bxc4 (24... a5 25. c5 h5 26. Ra7 $16) (24... Rxd6 25.
Rb8+ Be8 26. Rxe8+ Kf7 27. Rxe4 $16) 25. Qxa7 Kh8 26. a4 (26. Rxg7 $4 Rxd6)
26... h5 27. Re7 e3 28. Rxe3 Qxc2 29. Rg3 Rg8 30. Bf8 $1 g5 31. Qe7 $16) 23...
Rd7 {Simple and effective. Now Black is getting rid of White's dangerous rook.}
24. Rxd7 (24. Rxe4 Qxe4 (24... Rxe4 $4 25. Rb8+ $18) 25. Qxe4 Rxe4 (25... Rxb7
$6 26. Qxc6 Rb1+ 27. Kh2 Rb2 28. Qa4 $16 {[%cal Gc4c5,Gc5c6]}) 26. Rxd7 Bxc4
27. Rxa7 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Re2 29. Bc5 Rxc2 {Later on Black will put his rook on a2
and White's passed pawn won't go too far.}) 24... Qxd7 {Black has avoided the
worst.} 25. Bc5 Qb7 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 {White's extra pawn is doubled and
therefore not sufficient for winning purposes.} Qb1+ 28. Kh2 Qb8+ 29. g3 Qa8
30. Bd6 Qe8 31. Qxe8+ {Succumbing to a draw. It's true that Kramnik spoiled
most of his advantage and now is only marginally better. Still, after 31.Qd4
White could torture his opponent for a while.} Bxe8 32. Kg2 Bg6 33. Kf3 {
White even didn't bother to move the pawn, it has no significance. The rest is
just for protocol.} Bxc2 34. Ke3 Kf7 35. Kd4 Ke6 36. Kc5 Bd3 37. Bb8 a6 38. h4
h5 39. Kxc6 Bxc4 40. Kc5 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 09th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2001.06.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2001.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 {This is the most aggressive and the
most popular continuation in the position.Other moves like 11.Ne2 or 11.Na4
create less problems for black.} Be7 12. Rfe1 h6 (12... Re8 13. h3 h6 14. Bf4
Be6 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. Qh5 Nf6 17. Qf3 Nd7 18. Na4 Nb6 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. a3 Bd6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Mueller,K-Socko,B/Hamburg 1996/CBM 56 (40)}) 13. Bxh6 $1 {[%mdl
512] Even if this only leads to a draw, black has to find a series of only
moves not to lose.} gxh6 14. Qe3 Bd6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (14... Re8 15. Qxh6 Qd6
16. Qg5+ (16. Re3 $1 Bg4 17. h3 (17. Rae1 $2 Ne4 18. Qxd6 Bxd6 19. Bxe4 dxe4
20. Nxe4 Re6 21. Nxd6 Rxd6 22. Rg3 Rg6 $17) 17... Bf8 18. Qg5+ Bg7 19. Rxe8+
Rxe8 20. hxg4 Qb4 21. Rb1 Nxg4 $16) 16... Kf8 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. Qg5+ Kf8 19.
Qh6+ {1/2-1/2 Vargic,D-Jukic,B/Medulin 1997/EXT 2000 (19)}) 15. Qxh6 Rb8 $2 {
The decisive mistake.This move loses in a non-trivial fashion and it's easy to
understand how a strong GM like Sokolov could make it.The defensive idea is to
play Rb8-b4 and to defend across the fourth rank.} (15... Be6 $2 16. Re3 Re8
17. Rae1 Bd7 18. Rxe8+ Bxe8 19. Re3 {[%cal Ge3h3]} Bd7 20. Rf3 $18) ({I've
tried to find other defences for black and the only defense that seems to work
is:} 15... Bd7 $1 16. Re3 Re8 17. Rf3 Ne4 18. Nxe4 (18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4
20. Qxd6 Qe7 21. Rg3+ Kh7 22. Qd3 Bf5 $15) 18... dxe4 19. Qxd6 exf3 20. Qh6 Be6
$8 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Be4+ Kg8 23. gxf3 {[%csl Ga1][%cal Gg1h1,Ya1g1]} f5 24.
Bxc6 (24. Qg6+ Kf8 $1) (24. Kh1 Kf7) 24... Kf7 25. Qh7+ Kf6 26. Qh6+ Kf7 {
and white has nothing more than a perpetual .}) 16. Qg5+ Kh8 17. Qh4+ Kg7 18.
Qg5+ Kh8 19. Qh6+ {Probably E.Berg didn't see the mating construction yet and
wasn't sure whether to take the draw or to keep playing for a win.} Kg8 20. Re3
$1 Bg4 ({The idea of} 20... Rb4 {does not prevent white's winning idea:} 21.
Rf3 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rf6 $18 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Rh6g5] White creates an
original double threat.}) 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Rae1 {The threat of
Re5 is unanswerable.} Bh5 (23... Rxb2 24. Re5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4
27. Rg5+ Qxg5 28. Qxg5+ $18) 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Rh3 {A nice achievement for the
young Swedish player.} 1-0

[Event "Rostock GM"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "2002.08.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2331"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2002.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qe7+ {This continuation is suitable for the players, who wants to avoid
complications and play the endgame position, straight after the opening.} ({
The main line is} 8... cxd5) 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ (9... Nxd5 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. a3 (11.
Bd2 Nxc3 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 Bxb4 14. axb4 Nd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Yandemirov,
V-Aleksandrov,A/St Petersburg 1996/CBM 56 ext (56)}) 11... Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Be6
13. O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Karpov,A/Biel 1992/CBM 31 (28)}) 10. Kxe2 cxd5 (
10... Nxd5 {- see commented game Paragua,M-Datu,I/Manila zt 2001/CBM 83/1-0 
(45) [Postny]}) 11. Nb5 (11. Bf4 c6 12. a3 Be7 13. Rhe1 Be6 $11 {1-0 Slobodjan,
R-Ravelo,E/Havana 1994/EXT 97 (68)}) 11... Kd8 {Black has also tried 11...Kd7
and 11...Ba5, but the move in the text seems to be the most flexible.} 12. Bf4
{Inaccuracy.} (12. Rd1 $142 c6 13. Nd4 Kc7 14. c4 (14. Bf4+ Bd6 15. Bxd6+ Kxd6
16. c4 Rb8 17. b3 Re8+ 18. Kf1 Bd7 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Rac1 Rbc8 $11 {0-1
Pelikian,J-Correa,A/BRA 1995/EXT 2001 (55)}) 14... Bd6 15. h3 Bd7 16. Kf1 c5
17. Nc2 d4 18. b4 cxb4 19. Bb2 Rae8 20. Bxd4 a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez
Cespedes,A-Mikhalchishin,A/Havana 1982/MCD (42)}) 12... Re8+ 13. Kf1 {[%csl
Rh1] Now the white kingside rook is out of play for some time.} Ba5 {Black has
a comfortable position.} 14. c3 $146 (14. c4 Bd7 15. b3 a6 16. Na3 d4 17. Nc2
Bc3 18. Rd1 a5 $15 {0-1 Afek,Y-Ziatdinov,R/Paris 1995/EXT 97 (45)}) (14. Bg5 $5
) 14... Bd7 15. Nd4 Ne4 16. Re1 $6 {The black N on e4 is very annoying, so
white should play 16.f3 to drive it out.} Rb8 17. Nb3 Bb6 18. Re2 (18. Be3 $2
Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Ba4 $17) 18... Bf5 {[%cal Ge4g3]} 19. Bxe4 (19. Bc2 a5 $15) 19...
Rxe4 20. Rxe4 Bxe4 {Black has small, but stable advantage, thanks to the
strong BB. White has to play very accurately.} 21. Ke2 Kd7 22. f3 Bg6 23. Rd1
Re8+ 24. Kd2 a5 25. Nc1 c5 26. Nd3 f6 27. Re1 Rxe1 $6 {The exchange of rooks
makes white's defensive task easier.} ({A move like} 27... Rc8 {trying to
maintain the tension would probably have been better.}) 28. Nxe1 Bb1 $1 {
A useful move creating weaknesses in white's pawn formation.} 29. a3 (29. a4 $2
Ba2 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Ra2b3]}) 29... Kc6 ({Probably more accurate is} 29... a4)
30. Nd3 Kb5 31. Bd6 (31. b3 $5 a4 32. b4) 31... a4 32. Bf8 Kc4 33. Nf4 g5 34.
Ne6 $2 {Wrong route for the knight.} (34. Nh5 f5 35. Nf6 $15) 34... Bf5 35. Ng7
{A very bizarre location for the white light pieces.} Bg6 (35... Bd7 $2 36. Nh5
Bd8 37. Bg7 f5 38. Nf6 $11) 36. Be7 Kb3 37. Ne6 Kxb2 $2 ({The logical move} 
37... c4 {gave good winning chances.} {The game could continue} 38. Nc5+ (38.
Bxf6 Kxb2 39. Be7 Ba5 $19) 38... Bxc5 39. Bxc5 Kxb2 40. Bb4 {At first look
this position seems to be a dead draw, however black has a very instructive
winning plan based on zugzwang, namely:} d4 $1 {This move has to be made now,
otherwise white will prevent it by Kd2-e3.} 41. cxd4 Bf7 {!(.)-+ A beautiful
position demonstrating, that even with equal material, opposite coloured
bishops it is still possible to lose the game! Eventually white will run out
of pawn moves and make a concession: either the "c" pawn "runs" or he will
lose his pawn on a3.}) 38. Nxc5 {Now the position is becoming equal, since
white can defend his pawns without problems.} Be8 39. Nd3+ Kb3 40. Nc5+ Ka2 41.
Nd3 d4 {Black tries to create more space for his bishops, however it's not
enough for winning purposes.} 42. Kc2 Bg6 43. c4 Bc7 44. h3 Be5 45. Bb4 Bc7 46.
Be7 Be5 {Neither side can improve his position.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Bednar, Jaromir"]
[Black "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[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 "Corpora Lipovec"]
[BlackTeam "Hohenems"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 {The Yugoslav gambit is quite
a rare guest in modern practice.} Be7 {Black declines the gambit by this solid
continuation, compared to adventurous 5...Nxe4.} 6. Bf4 d6 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. Nb5
Nxd5 9. exd5 Ne5 10. Be2 {White has also tried 10.Qd2, but it does not make a
difference, the position is equal.} c6 (10... Ng6 11. Bg3 f5 12. f4 Bf6 13. c3
Re8 14. O-O a6 15. Nd4 $6 (15. Na3 $11) 15... Bxd4+ 16. cxd4 Bd7 17. Re1 Qf6
$15 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,I-Bezgodov,A/Balatonbereny 1996/CBM 53 ext (40)}) 11. dxc6
$6 {This exchange helps black to develope the initiative on the queenside.} (
11. Nc3 Qb6 12. Rb1 Bf5 13. O-O Rfe8 14. Be3 Qc7 15. f4 Ng6 16. Bd3 Qd7 17. Bd4
{1/2-1/2 Bednar,J-Dolezal,R/Mlada Boleslav 1992/EXT 97 (17)}) 11... bxc6 12.
Nd4 Qb6 {Black's position is already preferable.} 13. O-O (13. Nb3 a5 $15)
13... Qxb2 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Nxc6 Bf6 $15 {Black has a pleasant prospects,
thanks to pair of good bishops. The white knight is awkwardly placed as well.}
16. Bc4 $2 $146 {After this move white is in serious trouble.} (16. Bd3 Be6 17.
Qf3 Qb6 18. Rab1 Qc7 19. Be4 $15 {0-1 Trajkovic,D-Fuchs,R/Dresden 1956/EXT 99 
(33)}) (16. Bf3 Bf5 $2 (16... Be6 $15) 17. Qd5 $2 (17. Ne7+ Bxe7 18. Bxa8 $14
Rxa8 $2 19. Qf3 {[%csl Ra8,Rf5]}) 17... Bxc2 $17 {0-1 Felczer,K-Schlehoefer,R/
Bad Zwesten 2000/EXT 2001 (37)}) 16... Bf5 17. Bb3 Qc3 18. Qd5 a5 $1 {[%csl
Rc6] This move threatens to cramp white's bishop and deprives from the knight
the escaping way as well.} 19. Ba4 Qa3 20. Qb5 Rac8 $2 {This inaccurate move
throws away all of black's advantage.} ({Much stronger was} 20... Rfc8 $1 {
and white is simply losing. The could continue:} 21. Bb3 (21. Nxe5 Rab8 22. Nc4
Rxb5 23. Nxa3 Rb4 $19) 21... Be4 $1 (21... Bd7 $4 {[%tqu "En","Find the best
move for white.","","","b5d3","",10]} 22. Qd3 $1 {[%csl Ra3,Rd7][%cal Gb3f7]})
22. Nxe5 (22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qc4+ Kf8 24. Qxe4 Qc5 $19) (22. Bd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5
Qc3 $19 {[%csl Rc6]}) 22... Rc5 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Nc4 {[%tqu "En","Please
enter a move for black.","","","a3h3","This beautiful and amazing move leads
to a winning position for black.",15,"c5b5","",0]} Qh3 $3 {This beautiful and
amazing move leads to a winning position for black.} ({weaker is the immediate
} 24... Rxb5 25. Nxa3 Rg5 26. g3 Bxa1 27. Rxa1 $15) 25. gxh3 (25. f3 Bd4+ 26.
Kh1 Rxb5 27. gxh3 Bxf3+ 28. Rxf3 Bxa1 $19) 25... Rxb5 $19 {[%cal Rf6a1,Rb5g5]})
21. Bb3 Be4 (21... Bd7 $2 22. Qxa5) 22. Nxa5 (22. Qxa5 $2 Qd6 23. Na7 (23. Nb4
Ra8 $19) 23... Ra8 $19) 22... Rb8 (22... Rc5 23. Nc4 {and white is O.K.}) 23.
Qe2 (23. Nc4 $2 Qa8 {[%csl Rb5,Rg2]}) 23... Bxg2 $6 {This move looks very
tempting. Black regains his pawn breaking white's pawn structure near the king
in the process. The resulting position, however, turns out to be in white's
advantage.} (23... Ba8 24. Nc4 Qc5 {with good compensation for the pawn.}) 24.
Kxg2 Qxa5 25. Rad1 {Gustafsson probably incorrectly evaluated this position
before playing 23...Bxg2. White has strong play on the white squares, which
gives him more than sufficient compensation for the unsafe position of white's
K. The black bishop is quite bad as well.} Rb4 ({The idea to transfer the
bishop to better pastures does not work:} 25... Bg5 26. Rd5 Qa8 27. Qxe5) 26.
Rd5 Qc7 27. c4 Rb6 28. Rfd1 Bh4 $5 {Black realizes, that white can easily
strengthen his position and tries change the pattern of the play.} 29. Qxe5 Qc8
30. Qf5 Qb7 31. Qd7 (31. Bc2 $5 Rg6+ 32. Kh1 $16) 31... Rg6+ 32. Kh1 (32. Kh3
$2 Qb8 {[%csl Rh2,Rh3]}) 32... Qb4 33. Rf5 Bf6 34. Qd3 $2 {A passive move.} (
34. Rb5 $1 Qc3 35. Qd3 Qb2 36. Qd2 Qa3 37. c5 {and it does not seems, that
black can create any counterplay.}) 34... Re8 {[%cal Ge8e1]} 35. Qf1 (35. Rf1 {
seems to be more natural, however black has a compensation in this case too.})
35... Qe7 36. Bc2 Rh6 37. Qg2 Qe2 38. Ba4 Rf8 $6 (38... Rd8 39. Rfd5 Rxd5 40.
cxd5 Qxa2 {and the position is about equal.}) 39. Rg1 $6 {Both players were
probably in time-trouble.} (39. Bb3 $14) 39... Rg6 40. Qf3 Qxa2 (40... Qxc4 41.
Bb3 Rxg1+ 42. Kxg1 $11) 41. Bb3 Qd2 42. c5 Re8 43. Rxg6 hxg6 44. Rd5 Qc1+ 45.
Kg2 Rc8 (45... Re1 46. Rd8+ $1 Bxd8 47. Qxf7+ Kh7 48. Qg8+ Kh6 49. Qh8+ Kg5 50.
Qxd8+ {and white is out of danger.}) 46. Qe4 Rxc5 47. Rxc5 Qxc5 48. Qe8+ Kh7
49. Qxf7 {There is no resources left to continue the fight, the rest of the
moves is rather pointless.} Qg5+ 50. Kf1 Kh6 51. Qe8 Qf5 52. Qe6 Qb5+ 53. Bc4
Qh5 54. Kg2 Qg5+ 55. Kf1 Qh4 56. Kg2 Bd4 57. Qh3 {Finally black's queen is
trapped for the exchange.} Bxf2 58. Qxh4+ Bxh4 59. h3 Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 75th"]
[Site "Hoeckendorf"]
[Date "2004.02.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mueller, Karsten"]
[Black "Kritz, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 ({The main alternative is} 11...
Be7 {- Breder,D-Aronian,L/Bundesliga 0203/CBM 94 [Postny,E]}) 12. h3 (12. Ne2 {
- Areshchenko,A-Sokolov,I/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96 [Postny,E]}) (12. Na4 h6 13.
Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. c4 Ba6 16. Rfd1 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Bxh2+ {1/2-1/2
Mueller,K-Pinter,J/Austria 2003/EXT 2004 (17)}) ({Logical continuation is} 12.
Rfe1) 12... Rb8 13. Na4 (13. Rab1 h6 14. Bh4 Rb4 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Berg,E-Wedberg,T/Stockholm 2000/CBM 79 [Mikhalevski,V] (52)})
13... Re8 14. Rad1 $146 (14. c3 c5 15. Bc2 Qe7 16. Bf4 Qc7 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18.
Qg3 Qxg3 19. fxg3 Re2 20. Bd1 Rd2 21. Bf3 Bd7 22. Nxc5 Rbxb2 23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24.
Rfd1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Zayan,O-Gross,D/Cairo 2002/CBM 87 ext (31)}) 14... Be6 15. b3
h6 16. Bf4 ({Again after} 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 {white achieves equality
at best.}) 16... Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Qe7 {Preparing the c6-c5 advance.} (17... Nh5
18. Qd4 Qg5 19. f4 Qh4 20. Qf2 (20. Nc5 $2 {[%tqu "En","Find the best move.",
"","","e6h3","",10]} Bxh3 $1 $17 21. gxh3 $2 Qg3+ 22. Kh1 Qxh3+ 23. Kg1 Re3 24.
Rd2 Rg3+ 25. Kf2 Re8 26. Re2 Rf3+ $19) 20... Qxf2+ 21. Rxf2 $14 {[%csl Gc5]})
18. Rfe1 (18. Qd4 {not allowing black to push c6-c5 so easily.}) 18... c5 19.
c4 d4 20. Re2 Rbc8 {Defending the Pc5 in order to move the queen out of the
"e" file.} 21. Rde1 Qd7 22. g4 {Trying to put some pressure on the opponent's
kingside, but black's position is solid enough to maintain the balance.} Qc6
23. f3 Bd7 {After the exchange of rooks, the position gets strong drawing
tendencies.} 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rxe8+ Bxe8 26. Kf2 Qc8 $1 {[%csl Ra4]} 27. Bf5
Qa6 (27... Bd7 28. Bxd7 Nxd7 29. Qd6 Qe8 30. Nxc5 Qe3+ 31. Kg2 ({Cute mate
could arise after} 31. Kg3 $4 Qg1+ 32. Kh4 (32. Kf4 Qh2+ $19 {[%csl Rd6][%cal
Rh2d6]}) 32... Qe1+ 33. Kh5 Qg3 $3 {The most elegant solution.} 34. Qxg3 Nf6+
35. Kh4 g5#) 31... Ne5 32. Qd5 $11) 28. Qb8 g6 29. Bd7 Nxd7 30. Qxe8+ Nf8 31.
Nxc5 {This leads to a forced draw, but in any case, the position is equal.}
Qxa2+ 32. Kg3 Qa1 33. Kf2 Qa2+ 34. Qe2 Qa3 35. Qe5 Qa2+ 36. Kg3 Qa1 37. Kf2
Qa2+ 38. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2003.12.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. Qe2+ {This line is not ambitious. White is ready to exchange
queens at the early stage of the game.} ({The main line goes with} 9. O-O O-O
10. Bg5) 9... Qe7 ({Possible alternative is} 9... Be7 {- see the commented
game Antoniou,A-Zelcic,R/Leon 2001/CBM 86 [Postny,E] (49)}) 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11.
Bd2 (11. O-O Be6 (11... c6 12. Na4 Re8 13. Be3 Kf8 14. c4 Ba6 15. Rac1 Ng4 16.
Bc5+ Bxc5 17. Nxc5 Ne5 18. Nxa6 Nxd3 19. Rc3 Nf4 20. Rf3 Ne6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Hector,J-Stefansson,H/Copenhagen 1994/EXT 99 (26)}) 12. Nb5 Kd7 13. a3 Be7 14.
Nd4 c6 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Kxd6 17. b4 g6 18. Nb3 Nd7 19. Rad1 Kc7 20. Rfe1
Rhe8 21. Re3 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez Vargas,O-Hort,V/Surakarta 1982/MCD (30)}
) 11... c6 12. Na4 {In most of the preceding games white played the obvious
long castle. For instanse:} (12. O-O-O Be6 13. Rhe1 Rhe8 14. h3 Kf8 15. Na4 Bd6
16. Be3 Nh5 (16... Nd7 17. Ba6 Rab8 18. c4 Bb4 19. Re2 dxc4 20. a3 Be7 21. Bf4
Bd5 22. Rc2 Rb3 23. Bxc4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,S-Magomedov,M/Kurgan 1993/CBM
38 ext (52)}) 17. Bc5 Ke7 18. g3 Kd7 19. Bf1 Bxc5 20. Nxc5+ Kd6 21. Ne4+ Kc7
22. Nc5 Nf6 $11 {0-1 Reyhan,D-Pedersen,N/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96 (48)}) 12...
Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Kd6 14. c4 $146 (14. b4 Rb8 15. a3 Rb7 16. Rhe1 Re7 17. Rxe7
Kxe7 18. Kc3 Kd6 19. Kd4 Re8 20. f3 Nd7 21. f4 g6 22. c4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lima,
D-Van Riemsdijk,H/Americana 1996/EXT 98 (41)}) 14... Be6 15. cxd5 cxd5 {
Black has now a passed pawn in the centre, but it can become either strong or
weak.} 16. Nc3 $6 {After this move white is on the defensive.} ({More to the
point was} 16. Rhc1 Ng4 17. f3 Ne5 18. Nc5 {though, the position is equal here
as well.}) 16... Bd7 {Covering the b5 square.} 17. f3 {Covering the g4 and e4
squares against black's possible knight jump.} Rhb8 18. Rab1 a5 19. b3 Rb6 20.
Rhc1 Rab8 21. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2d4]} Rb4 22. Rc2 h5 {Black is trying to get more
space all over the board. Still, the position remains balanced.} (22... a4 23.
Rcb2 {is similar to the game.}) 23. Rcb2 a4 24. Kc1 Rc8+ {Black can not take
advantage of his seemingly active position.} (24... a3 $6 25. Rc2 d4 26. Bc4
Bf5 27. Nxd4 Bxc2 28. Nxc2 R4b7 29. Nxa3 $14) ({The exchange of rooks after} 
24... axb3 $6 25. Rxb3 {is in white's favour.}) (24... Bb5 $5 25. Bxb5 R8xb5
26. bxa4 Rc5+ 27. Kd2 Rxa4 $11) 25. Rc2 Ra8 $6 (25... Rxc2+ 26. Kxc2 d4 27. a3
Rxb3 28. Rxb3 axb3+ 29. Kxb3 Kc5 $11) 26. bxa4 Rbxa4 27. Rb6+ Ke7 28. Nc3 Ra3
29. Rb4 {White managed to activize his pieces and has slightly preferable
chances. The passed "a" pawn may become dangerous.} Be6 30. Kb2 Nd7 31. Rd2 Ne5
32. Bb5 (32. f4 Nc4+ 33. Bxc4 dxc4 $11) 32... Nc4+ 33. Bxc4 dxc4 34. Rd4 R3a5
35. a4 g5 ({Possible was the immediate} 35... Re5) 36. Ka3 ({A bit stronger was
} 36. f4 $14) 36... Re5 37. Re4 Kf6 38. Rb5 Rxb5 39. Nxb5 Bd7 (39... Rd8 $6 40.
a5 Rd3+ 41. Kb4 Rb3+ 42. Kc5 c3 43. Nd4 {seems to be in white's favour.}) 40.
Nc3 Be6 41. Kb4 g4 42. fxg4 hxg4 43. g3 Rb8+ 44. Nb5 Ke7 45. Rd4 (45. a5 c3 46.
a6 c2 47. Re1 Ra8 48. Ka5 Kd7 49. Rc1 Bf5 {and black is at least not worse.})
45... Ra8 46. Rd2 (46. a5 Rb8 47. a6 Bd7 48. Rd5 c3 49. a7 Ra8 50. Kxc3 Bxb5
51. Rxb5 Rxa7 $11) 46... Bd7 47. Rc2 Be6 48. Nc7 Rb8+ 49. Kc5 $5 {Interesting
try for a win, but insufficient.} Rc8 50. Kc6 (50. Kb6 $6 Kd6 51. Rd2+ Ke5 {
[%csl Gc4,Ge5] is dangerous for white.}) 50... Bd7+ 51. Kb7 Bxa4 52. Rxc4 Bd7
53. Rd4 Rd8 54. Nd5+ Ke8 (54... Ke6 55. Nf4+ Ke5 56. Kc7 Kxd4 57. Kxd8 $14) 55.
Kc7 (55. Re4+ Kf8 56. Kc7 Bf5 57. Re5 Rc8+ 58. Kb7 Be6 $11) 55... Rc8+ 56. Kd6
Rc6+ 57. Ke5 Kf8 $6 ({More precise was} 57... Re6+ 58. Kf4 Rh6 $11) 58. Nf6 $6
(58. Ne3 $1 Re6+ 59. Kf4 Rf6+ 60. Kg5 Rg6+ 61. Kh5 $14) 58... Re6+ 59. Kf5 Bc8
60. Kg5 Re5+ 61. Kh4 Kg7 62. Nxg4 {White has won a pawn, but it's not enough
to win the game, since there is very few material left on the board.} Re2 63.
h3 $2 {Quite a glaring blunder.} (63. Rf4 $14) 63... f5 {[%csl Rg4] The knight
is trapped.} 64. Rd6 fxg4 65. hxg4 {It's strange, that black did not continue
to play. The practice shows, that in positions rook + bishop vs rook, the
defensive task is quite hard and many such endgames ended with a win...}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Griesheim GM"]
[Site "Griesheim"]
[Date "2002.01.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Grabarczyk, Miroslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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 {Glek} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 {This variation is Glek's
speciality.} Bb4 5. Bg2 Bxc3 {More popular is 5...0-0 or 5...d6.} 6. bxc3 (6.
dxc3 d6 7. Bg5 (7. Nh4 {Glek} h6 8. Nf5 Bxf5 9. exf5 Qd7 10. g4 O-O-O $132 {
Glek,I-Piket,J/NLD-chT 1995/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 7... h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nd2 h5 10.
Nc4 Be6 11. Ne3 O-O-O 12. h4 Ne7 13. Qd2 Qh6 14. c4 f5 15. O-O-O f4 16. Nd5 Ng6
$15 {1/2-1/2 Glek,I-Adams,M/Germany 1996/GER-chT (59)}) 6... Nxe4 7. Nxe5 Nxe5
(7... Nxc3 $4 {Glek} 8. Nxc6 Nxd1 9. Nxd8 $18) (7... Qf6 {Glek} 8. Bxe4 Qxe5 9.
O-O $14) 8. Bxe4 d5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 (10... d4 11. h3 d3 12. f4 Nc4 13.
cxd3 Qxd3 14. Rf3 (14. Qf3 $142) 14... Qd6 15. d3 Bf5 16. Qf1 Na5 17. g4 Be6
18. c4 Bd7 19. Bd2 Bc6 20. Rf2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nc6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Reefschlaeger,
H-Xie Jun/Bad Wiessee 1997/CBM 61 ext (54)}) 11. h3 c6 12. d3 f6 {From my
point of view, this move is unnecessary weakens black's position.} ({Possible
is} 12... b6 {[%cal Gc8b7,Gc6c5]}) 13. a4 Be6 14. a5 Qd7 15. Kh2 Nf7 16. Be3
$146 {'!?' Glek.} (16. Bf4 {- see the game Glek,I-Kortschnoj,V /Wijk aan Zee
1997/CBM 57 [Tsesarsky]} Nd6 17. Qb1 (17. Re1 $11 {Glek}) 17... Nb5 18. Qb2
Rac8 (18... Re7 {Glek} 19. Rfe1 Rae8 20. Rab1 $11) 19. Rfb1 Re7 20. Qb4 Rd8 21.
c4 (21. Be3 $1 $14 {Glek}) 21... dxc4 22. dxc4 Nd4 23. Rd1 (23. Rb2 $5 {Glek})
23... Qe8 (23... Nxc2 $2 {Glek} 24. Rxd7 Rexd7 25. Qc3 Nxa1 26. Qxa1 Bxc4 27.
Be3 $18) 24. Qb2 (24. c3 $6 {Glek} Nc2 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Rd1 Rd7 27. Rxd7 Qxd7
28. Qc5 g5 $15) (24. Rd2 $5 {Glek}) 24... c5 25. c3 Nf5 (25... Nc6 {Glek} 26.
Rxd8 Nxd8 (26... Qxd8 {Glek} 27. a6 Bc8 28. Qb5 Qd7 29. axb7 Bxb7 30. Bd5+ Kh8
31. Qxc5 $18) 27. Bd6 Rd7 28. Bxc5 $16) 26. Qc2 (26. Bxb7 $1 {Glek} Bxc4 (26...
Rxd1 {Glek} 27. Rxd1 Bxc4 28. Bg2 Bf7 (28... Re2 {Glek} 29. Qb7 Rxf2 30. Kh1 g5
31. Qc7 gxf4 32. Rd8 Nxg3+ 33. Kg1 Re2 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 35. Qxc5 $18) 29. Rd2 $14
) (26... g5 {Glek} 27. Bc6 Qf8 28. Rxd8 Qxd8 29. Qb8 Qxb8 30. Bxb8 $16) 27. Bc6
$1 Qf8 28. Qc2 g6 29. Be4 Be6 30. g4 $16) 26... g5) 16... Ng5 $6 {This is a
very concrete move, but an awkward one.} (16... Nd6 $142) 17. Qh5 h6 (17... g6
$2 18. Qh4) 18. Rab1 {'!?' Glek.} ({Also possible} 18. Rfe1) (18. Rfb1 $14 {
Glek}) 18... Qc7 19. Bf4 Qxa5 20. Rxb7 Bf7 $6 ({The pawn should have been
taken immideatly.After} 20... Qxc3 21. Qd1 (21. Bxg5 fxg5 22. Rxa7 $11 Rf8 23.
Rxa8 (23. Re7 {Glek} Bf7 $15) 23... Rxa8 24. Qe2 Re8 25. Rb1 $11) (21. Rfb1 $5
$44 {Glek}) 21... a5 {The position is double-edged.}) 21. Qd1 Qxc3 22. Bd2 Qa3
$6 {An unfortunate square for the Q. Better was 22...Qd4.} 23. f4 Ne6 $6 (23...
Nh7 $142 24. Qg4) 24. f5 {Another move with "tempo". By clearing the forth
rank, white increases his attacking chances.} Ng5 $6 {Another innaccuracy.
After this moment, it's very hard (if possible) to save black's position.} ({
Much better was} 24... Nd8 25. Rd7 a5 {and black's position is still playable.}
) 25. h4 Nh7 {The knight occupied quite an unfortunate place. Despite having
an extra pawn black is in serious trouble now.} 26. Qg4 {[%csl Rh6] '+/-' Glek.
} h5 27. Qf4 {[%cal Gf4c7]} Qf8 {The alternatives are not better:} (27... Re2
28. Bb4 Qa2 $8 29. Qc7 d4 30. Kh3 $18 {[%csl Gb7,Gc7][%cal Rf1a1]}) (27... Rac8
28. Qd4 $1 c5 (28... Re2 {Glek} 29. Ra1 Qf8 30. Raxa7 $18) 29. Qa1 Qxa1 30.
Rxa1 $18 {[%csl Ga1,Gb7,Gd2,Gg2]}) 28. Bb4 c5 29. Ba3 {The threat 30.d4 can
not be parryied in satisfactory way.} Rac8 30. d4 Re2 31. Rf2 Rxf2 32. Qxf2 Qd8
33. Bxc5 {'+-' Glek.} Rc7 34. Rxa7 $18 {White has gained the pawn and keeps
the initiative.} Rxa7 35. Bxa7 Qc7 36. Bc5 {White's BB are very strong.} Nf8
37. Qe3 Qd8 38. Qb3 Nd7 $2 {Probably time-trouble.} 39. Qb7 $2 ({Why not} 39.
Bxd5 {?}) 39... Nf8 40. c3 {Black is in zugzwang.} g5 41. Be7 {Winning another
pawn. The rest of the game is a matter of technic.} Qd7 42. Qxd7 Nxd7 43. hxg5
fxg5 44. Bxg5 Nb6 45. Kh3 Nc4 46. Bf4 Kg7 47. Kh4 Kf6 48. Bh3 Be8 49. Be5+ ({
After} 49. Be5+ Nxe5 50. dxe5+ Kxe5 51. Kg5 {black is completely hopeless.})
1-0

[Event "American Continental 2nd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2003.08.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 d6 {This line is a bit more
passive than the main 5...Bb4.} 6. Nde2 {This is a very rare continuation.
White wants to avoid possible exchange of knights and intends to develope his
light-squared bishop via g2. Still this move looks somewhat unnatural.} ({
More popular continuations are:} 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. O-O Be7 8. Nf5 Bxf5 9. exf5 O-O
10. g4 h6 11. f4 Nh7 12. Be3 Re8 13. Qf3 Bf6 14. Rad1 a6 15. Bc4 Na5 16. Bd3 b5
17. Kh1 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qd7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Sulskis,S-Campora,D/Gibraltar 2003 (56)}
) (6. Be2 Be7 7. Bf4 Bd7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Re1 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc6 12.
Rad1 Nd7 13. Nd5 Bf6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Qxf6 Nxf6 16. f3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Popov,
V-Gubajdullin,A/St Petersburg 1999 (52)}) (6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 g6 8. Qe2 Bg7 9.
e5 dxe5 10. Qxe5+ Be6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg5 Rb8 13. Rad1 Nd5 14. Qg3 Qc8 15. Nxd5
cxd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S-Djuric,S/Panormo rapid 2002/CBM 90 ext (32)}) (6.
Bc4 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Re1 Nd7 10. Be3 Nb6 11. Bb3 a5 12. Na4 Nxa4
13. Bxa4 Bd7 14. c3 Rb8 15. Qe2 c5 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Rad1 Qe6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Ansell,S-Littlewood,J/Birmingham 2001/CBM 79 ext (50)}) 6... Be7 7. h3 $146 (7.
g3 h5 8. h3 Ne5 9. Bg2 c6 10. f4 Nc4 11. b3 Nb6 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. a4 a6 14. Qd2
$14 {1-0 De Jong,M-Hofman,R/Wijk aan Zee 1997/CBM 60 ext (54)}) 7... O-O 8. g4
Rb8 9. Bg2 b5 10. a3 $6 {This move is useless and can only give black a target
on the queenside.} ({The immediate} 10. O-O {is preferable.}) 10... a6 $6 ({
More consequent would have been} 10... a5) 11. O-O Re8 12. Be3 Bf8 13. Ng3 b4 {
Black realized, that he should act more decisively, otherwise he will be just
gradually squeezed.} 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Qd2 Bb7 16. Rad1 a5 17. b3 $6 {The same
as 10.a3 - this move is useless and assists black to create a counterplay on
the queenside.} (17. f4 $142 $14) 17... Qc8 18. f4 c5 19. g5 $6 {Too hastily.}
(19. Rfe1 {should have been prefered.}) 19... Nd7 20. f5 (20. Nf5 $6 {[%csl
Rd6]} d5 $1 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Nb6 $15) 20... c4 21. Na4 $2 {Allows black
to seize the initiative.} ({More consequent was} 21. g6 cxb3 22. gxf7+ Kxf7 23.
cxb3 Nc5 $13 {with double-edged position.}) 21... d5 $5 {Logical strike in the
centre. White has a lot of weak fields in his camp.} (21... cxb3 22. cxb3 Ba6
23. Rc1 Nc5 $15) 22. Bf4 d4 $1 {[%mdl 512] Very promising exchange sacrifice.}
23. Bxb8 (23. Qxd4 Ne5 $5 24. Bxe5 Nc6 25. Qxc4 Ba6 26. Qc3 Bb4 27. Qe3 Nxe5
$44) (23. c3 $2 dxc3 24. Qxd7 c2 $19) 23... Nxb8 $2 {Black was probably too
optimistic.} ({Far more logical was} 23... Qxb8 {[%csl Rg3]} 24. Ne2 Nc5 {
with strong initiative.}) 24. Nh5 $2 {After this move white's position is
about to collapse.} ({After} 24. Qxd4 Nxc2 25. Qc3 $1 {white is better again.})
24... Bxe4 25. Nb6 (25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Qg2 Qe8 $17) 25... Qc5 26. Nxc4 d3+ (
26... Bxc2 {is another attractive option for black.}) 27. Kh1 dxc2 28. Ra1
Bxg2+ {It is important to eliminate the key defender of white's king.} ({
Worse is} 28... Bd3 $6) 29. Qxg2 N8c6 {The strong passed pawn on c2 gives
black more, than sufficient compensation for the exchange.} 30. g6 (30. f6 $142
g6 31. Nf4) 30... Qd5 $1 {After the exchange of queens the pawn c2 will become
the dominant factor in the position.} 31. gxf7+ Kxf7 32. Qxd5+ Nxd5 33. Nxa5 (
33. Rfc1 Ndb4 34. Nf4 Nd4 35. Nxa5 Bd6 36. Rf1 Bxf4 $1 37. Rxf4 Rd8 $1 $19 {
[%cal Gb4d3]}) 33... Ne3 (33... Nd4 {was strong as well.}) 34. Rfc1 (34. Nxc6
$2 Nxf1 35. Rxf1 Ba3 $19) 34... Nxa5 $2 {Illogical. Black is exchanging
white's side-placed knight and allows the rooks activity.} (34... Nd4 $1 {
[%csl Gd4,Ge3]} 35. Nc4 Nexf5 36. Nf4 Kg8 $1 {[%cal Gd4b3] It does not seem
that white can survive in this position.} (36... Nxb3 $4 37. Ra7+ {[%csl Rc2]
[%cal Gc1c2]})) 35. Rxa5 Rd8 36. Ra7+ Be7 37. Rg1 Rd1 $6 ({Black has more
winning chances after} 37... Nxf5 38. Rc7 Rd2) 38. Rc7 Kf8 39. Rc8+ Kf7 (39...
Bd8 40. Kh2 Rxg1 41. Kxg1 Ke7 42. Kf2 Bb6 43. Ke2 Kd7 44. Rc3 Bd4 45. Rxc2 Nxc2
46. Kd3 Be5 47. Kxc2 g6 48. Kd3 gxh5 $11 {[%csl Gh1]}) 40. Rc7 Kf8 41. Nf4 $6 {
It's interesting that white is the side who avoids the repetition in this
position. However this decision is quite optimistic.} (41. Rc8+ $11) 41... Bf6
42. b4 $2 (42. Ng2 $2 Bd4 $19) ({Necessary was} 42. Rc8+ Ke7 43. Ng2 $1 Bd4 44.
Re1 $1 $11) 42... Be5 43. Rc8+ (43. Ne6+ Ke8 $19) 43... Ke7 44. Ne2 Rd2 45. Re1
Nxf5 $2 {Missing the win.} (45... Kd7 $1 46. Rc5 Bd6 47. Rc3 Nd1 $1 48. Rc4
Nf2+ 49. Kg2 Nd3 $19) {[%tqu "En","What would you sugges for white?","","",
"e2d4","This unexpected tactical shot saves white's position.",8]} 46. Nd4 $1 {
This unexpected tactical shot saves white's position.} Kd7 (46... Nxd4 47.
Rxe5+ Kd7 48. Rec5 $11) 47. Rxe5 Kxc8 (47... Ng3+ 48. Kg1 Kxc8 49. Rc5+ $11)
48. Rc5+ Kd7 49. Nxc2 {Black's main trump is eliminated and the draw become
more or less obvious.} Nh4 {Threatening to create a mating net after 50...Nf3.}
50. Rc3 g5 51. b5 h5 52. Nb4 (52. b6 $6 Rd1+ 53. Kh2 Rb1 {[%csl Rb6]}) 52...
Rb2 (52... g4 {[%cal Gh4f3]} 53. hxg4 hxg4 54. Rd3+ $11) 53. Nd5 Kd6 54. Rd3
Ke5 55. Nc3 g4 56. hxg4 ({But not} 56. Rd5+ Kf4 57. Rxh5 Nf3 58. hxg4 Rc2 {
and white's king is in trouble.}) 56... hxg4 57. Kg1 Nf3+ 58. Kf1 Kf4 59. Ne2+
Ke5 60. Nc3 Kf5 61. Ne2 Kg5 62. Kf2 Rxb5 63. Rd8 {Black's extra pawn is
certainly not enough for a win. With accurate play white can avoid the endgame
R+N vs R as well.} Ne5 64. Rg8+ Kf6 65. Rf8+ Ke7 66. Ra8 Rb2 67. Ke3 Rb4 68.
Kf2 Rb3 69. Ra7+ Kf6 70. Ra6+ Kg5 71. Ra5 Rf3+ 72. Kg2 Re3 73. Kf2 Rf3+ 74. Kg2
Kf6 75. Ra6+ Ke7 76. Nd4 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Ga6e6]} Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kish 2nd"]
[Site "Kish"]
[Date "2005.02.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sharbaf, Mohsen"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2005.02.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 Bb4 (4... exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 {considered by
theory as more solid for black.}) 5. d5 ({More principled continuation is} 5.
Nxe5) 5... Ne7 (5... Nb8 {0-1 Shevelev,A-Golod,V/Beer Sheva 2004/CBM 103 
[Golod,V] (49)}) (5... Nxe4 6. dxc6 (6. Qd3 Nc5 7. Qc4 b5 8. Qg4 O-O 9. dxc6 e4
10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh6 Rf7 12. Nd4 Na4 13. Nf5 dxc6 14. Rd1 Qf8 15. Bd2 g6 16. Nxa4
Bxf5 17. Qg3 e3 18. fxe3 Bxc2 19. Rc1 Bxa4 $19 {0-1 Mihajlovskij,S-Aleksandrov,
A/Minsk 2000/EXT 2001 (24)}) 6... Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bxc3+ 8. Bd2 Bxa1 9. Qxa1 d6 10.
cxb7 Bxb7 {leads to an interesting position with mutual chances.}) 6. Nxe5 (6.
Qd3 O-O 7. Bg5 Ng6 8. g3 c6 9. d6 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O-O Re8 12. Bh3 Bxd6
13. Qxd6 Qxf3 14. Rhf1 Nf8 15. Bf5 g6 16. Bh3 b6 17. Rd2 Qh5 {1/2-1/2 Malakhov,
V-Turov,M/Elista 2001/CBM 083 (17)}) (6. Bd3 {appeared in practice as well,
but in most of the games white achieved equality at best.}) 6... d6 (6... Nxe4
7. Qd4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nf6 9. c4 Nf5 10. Qd3 Qe7 11. Qxf5 d6 12. Qg5 O-O 13. Bb2
dxe5 14. O-O-O Nxd5 15. Qxe7 Nxe7 16. Ba3 Nc6 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 $44 {0-1 Murariu,
A-Firman,N/Bucharest 2003/CBM 094 (53)}) 7. Nf3 (7. Bb5+ Kf8 8. Nf3 Nxe4 9. Qd4
Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nf6 11. Bg5 Nf5 12. Qd3 h6 13. Bd2 a6 14. Ba4 b5 15. Bb3 Qe8+
16. Kf1 Ne7 17. c4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Bb7 19. Rb1 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Nexd5 $17 {0-1
Trabert,B-Flear,G/Asti 1998/EXT 2003 (41)}) 7... Nxe4 8. Qd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nf6
10. c4 O-O {White has advantage in space and a pair of bishops, but his pawn
structure is seriously danaged. Therefore, black's position should be prefered.
} 11. Bd3 (11. Be2 Nf5 12. Qd1 Ne4 13. Bb2 Nc5 14. Rb1 Nh4 15. Nxh4 Qxh4 16.
O-O Bf5 17. Qd2 Rfe8 $15 {0-1 Santo Roman,M-Hector,J/Manila 1992/TD (38)})
11... Nf5 12. Bxf5 (12. Qf4 Re8+ 13. Kd1 Nh5 (13... Ne7 $5 {[%cal Ye7g6]}) 14.
Qg5 Qxg5 15. Bxg5 h6 16. Bd2 Nf6 17. Re1 Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Caro,H-Schlechter,C/
Vienna 1898/HCL (39)}) 12... Bxf5 $146 (12... Re8+ 13. Be3 Bxf5 14. O-O Bxc2
15. Qb2 Bd3 16. Rfc1 b6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rc3 Bg6 $15
{1-0 Pilnik,H-Milner Barry,P/Moscow 1956/MCD (61)}) 13. O-O Re8 14. Bg5 Re4 15.
Qc3 (15. Bxf6 $2 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 {and white won't hold his queenside
weaknesses.}) 15... h6 16. Be3 {Again, the exchange on f6 was bad for white.}
Bg6 17. Rfe1 c5 18. Nd2 $6 {It's not recommended for white to keep the
queenside fixed. Therefore, he should have used the opportunity of capturing
"en passant".} (18. dxc6 $142 bxc6 19. Bd4) 18... Re7 19. f3 ({Comes into
consideration} 19. a4 {preventing the move that now follows...}) 19... b5 $1
20. Bf2 b4 21. Qb2 Nd7 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Re1 Qd8 24. Ne4 {[%csl Rd6] Reminding
to black, that he has a weakness as well...} Nb6 {[%csl Rc4]} 25. Qb3 a5 26.
Bg3 {[%csl Rd6]} a4 27. Qd3 {Black achieved nearly perfect position, but how
to win this?} Qd7 28. Qe2 $1 {Forcing black to exchange his bishop.} Bxe4 (
28... Re8 $4 29. Nf6+ $18 {[%csl Re8]}) 29. Qxe4 f5 30. Qf4 Re8 $1 31. Rxe8+
Qxe8 32. h3 (32. Qxd6 $2 Qe3+ 33. Kf1 Nxc4 34. Qe6+ Qxe6 35. dxe6 Ne3+ 36. Ke2
Nxc2 37. Kd3 Nd4 38. e7 Kf7 39. Bd6 b3 40. axb3 axb3 $19 {[%csl Gb3]}) 32...
Qe2 33. Qxf5 (33. Qxd6 $2 Nxc4 34. Qe6+ (34. Qxc5 Ne3 $19 {[%csl Rg2]}) 34...
Qxe6 35. dxe6 Ne3 36. Bd6 Nxc2 37. Bxc5 b3 $19) 33... Nxc4 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35.
Qf5+ Kg8 36. Qc8+ Kf7 37. Qf5+ Ke7 {Black is correctly avoiding the perpetual
check and playing for a win.} 38. Qg6 Qd1+ 39. Kh2 Qxd5 40. Qxg7+ Qf7 {After
the exchange of queens black's advanced queenside pawns will decide, so white
must keep the queens on the board.} 41. Bh4+ Ke8 42. Qxh6 {White is even a
pawn up, but his position is still difficult, since the black pawns are far
more advanced than the white ones.} Kd7 43. Qg5 Kc6 44. Qd8 Ne3 45. Qa8+ Kb5
46. Qb8+ Kc6 47. Qa8+ Kb5 48. Qb8+ Kc4 49. Qxd6 Nxc2 50. Bf2 $6 {Wasting an
important tempo.} ({It looks like white could equalize after} 50. Qa6+ $1 Kc3
51. Bf6+ Nd4 52. Qc6 $1) 50... Qd5 51. Qa6+ Kc3 52. Qxa4 c4 53. h4 $2 {White
is far behind in the race anyway. Therefore, it was much stronger to transfer
the queen to a more active position.} (53. Qa7) 53... b3 54. axb3 cxb3 55. Qa6
b2 56. Qb6 Na3 $6 ({Much simpler was} 56... Qb3 57. Qf6+ Kd2 $19) 57. Be1+ Kc2
58. Qf2+ Kc1 59. Qe3+ Kd1 60. Bb4 Nc2 (60... b1=Q $4 61. Qe1+ Kc2 62. Qc3+ $11)
61. Qg1+ Ke2 62. Bc3 {[%tqu "En","Find the winning move.","","","d5c4","The
drawback of 53.h4 is now quite obvious...",3]} Qc4 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gc4h4,
Gc4c3] The drawback of 53.h4 is now quite obvious...} 0-1

[Event "GER-ch 76th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2005.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Scheerer, Christoph"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. a3 {White decided to move the game out of the
theoretical tracks. Obviously, this move is more like a waste of tempo than a
useful prophylaxy.} Nc6 4. Nf3 d6 (4... Be7 5. d4 d6 6. Bb5 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Re1 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bxb5 11. Nxb5 Nd7 12. a4 Re8 13. a5 Bf6 14. Qb4
Nc5 15. Bd2 c6 16. Nc3 b6 17. axb6 {1/2-1/2 Wahls,M-Piket,J/Novi Sad 1990/TD 
(17)}) ({The following variation shows the hidden idea of 3.a3:} 4... Bc5 $6 5.
Nxe5 Nxe5 (5... Bxf2+ $6 6. Kxf2 Nxe5 7. d4 $16) 6. d4 {and the reply 6...Bb4
is not possible.}) 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 {This position
usually arises from Philidor defense, without the move a2-a3.} 9. f4 Nxd4 10.
Qxd4 c6 11. h3 $6 {This is already a waste of an important tempo.} (11. Rd1
$142) 11... d5 $1 12. exd5 $6 {Good or bad, white must opt for the principled
12.e5.} (12. e5 Nd7 13. Be3 Bc5 (13... Qc7 $5) 14. Qd2 Bxe3+ (14... Qb6 15.
Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Kh2 Qxb2 $2 17. Rfb1 Nb3 18. Qd3 Qxa1 19. Rxa1 Nxa1 20. Qd1 $18 {
[%csl Ra1]}) 15. Qxe3 f6 16. Bh5 g6 (16... Re7 17. e6 g6 18. f5 gxh5 19. Qh6
$44) 17. Qg3 Kh8 18. Bg4 fxe5 19. Bxd7 exf4 20. Rxf4 Bxd7 21. Rf7 $44) 12...
Be6 13. f5 Bxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 {White has pair of bishops, but the weakness of
dark squares in his camp is the dominant factor in the position.} 15. c3 Bd6
16. Bc4 Qe7 $6 {[%cal Gd6c5]} ({Much more tempting would have been} 16... Bc7
$1 {[%cal Gc7b6,Gd8d6]} 17. Qg4 Qd6 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. f6 Qh2+ 20. Kf2 g6 $19 {
[%csl Rf2][%cal Ge8e4,Ge8e6]}) 17. Kh1 Bc5 18. Qg4 Nf6 19. Qf3 Qe5 20. g4 {
Defending the Pf5 and preparing Bc1-f4.} Rad8 21. Bf4 Qe4 22. Ba2 Kf8 {Since
the queens will be swapped, it's useful to move the king towards the centre.} (
22... Rd3 $2 23. Qxe4 Nxe4 24. Rae1 Rxh3+ 25. Kg2 Rh4 26. Kf3 Rh3+ 27. Kg2 {
and black must repeat moves.}) 23. Qxe4 Rxe4 24. Rae1 Rde8 25. Rxe4 Rxe4 26. b4
Be7 27. Bb8 $2 {Giving black an access to the third rank.} ({After} 27. Kg1 {
white is nearly OK.}) 27... Re3 {[%csl Ra3,Rc3,Ge3,Rh3]} 28. Kg2 Ne4 29. Bb1 (
29. Bxa7 Rg3+ 30. Kh2 Bd6 $19) 29... Nd2 30. Rd1 Nxb1 31. Rxb1 Rxc3 32. Bxa7
Rxa3 {Black is a pawn up which should ne enough for a win.} 33. Bf2 Ra2 34. Kf3
Ra3+ 35. Kg2 Bd6 36. b5 $2 {This loses quickly.} ({White could resist after} 
36. Bc5 $1 Rd3 37. Ra1 Bxc5 38. bxc5 Ke7 39. Rb1) 36... c5 $19 37. b6 Ke7 38.
Rb5 Kd7 $1 39. Bxc5 Ra2+ 40. Bf2 {In case of any other reply 40...Kc6 wins as
well.} Kc6 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Chartres"]
[Date "2005.08.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Black "Kosten, Anthony C"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2005.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bc5 {
The most active place for the dark-squared bishop. Black is also preventing
the d2-d4 thrust. On the other hand, black's Pe5 will become a target for
white's pieces.} ({The alternative ways of development are:} 7... Bd6) (7...
Be7) 8. O-O O-O 9. d3 (9. Re1 Qf6 10. d3 h6 11. Be3 Bb6 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Nb3 Bf5
14. c4 Bxe3 15. Rxe3 Re7 16. Rb1 Rae8 17. Nc5 b6 18. Ne4 Qg6 19. Nc3 Nd4 20.
Nd5 Rd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Glek,I-Tkachiev,V/Bastia 2002 (32)}) 9... Bg4 (9... Qf6 $5
{- Van Mil,J-Mikhalevski,A/Tel Aviv 2001/CBM 82 [Lukacs]}) 10. h3 Bh5 11. Qe1 {
[%csl Re5] Attacking the Pe5 and moving the queen out of the pin along the
diagonal h5-d1.} (11. Qe2 f5 12. d4 Bd6 13. Qb5 e4 14. Ng5 Qe8 15. h4 h6 16.
Nh3 Nxd4 $1 $17 {0-1 Gallagher,J-Kosten,A/Hove 1997 (32)}) 11... Re8 12. g4 $6
{This move is a bit too optimistic.} (12. Qe4 Bb6 13. Nh4 Rb8 14. Bd2 Qe7 15.
Kh1 Bg6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. f4 exf4 18. Qxf4 Qd7 19. Rae1 $14 {[%csl Gd2,Gg2] 1/
2-1/2 Christiansen,L-Szmetan,J/Wijk aan Zee 1976 (41)}) (12. Nd2 Rb8 13. a4 f5
14. a5 a6 15. Nb3 Be7 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qxe5 Bb4 18. Qxf5 Rb5 19. Qf4 Bd6 20.
Qc4+ Bf7 21. Qh4 Qxh4 22. gxh4 Re6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Yudasin,L-Ippolito,D/New York
2001 (68)}) 12... e4 $1 $146 {Well played. At the price of a pawn Black is
opening up the centre using his temporary advantage in development.} (12... Bg6
13. Ng5 Bb6 14. Ne4 Ne7 15. c4 c6 16. Rb1 Rb8 17. Be3 f5 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Ng3
Ra8 20. Qxe5 fxg4 21. Qb2 Nf5 22. Nxf5 Bxf5 23. hxg4 Bxg4 24. Qxb6 Qf6 25. f3
Bh5 $13 {1-0 Smirin,I-Ippolito,D/Connecticut 2005 (42)}) 13. dxe4 Bg6 14. Nd2
h5 {Exploiting the weakness of White's kingside.} 15. Nb3 Bb6 16. c4 hxg4 $1
17. hxg4 ({Capturing the bishop will cost white dearly:} 17. c5 $2 gxh3 18.
Bxh3 Bxe4 19. cxb6 Qh4 20. Qc3 Re6 21. Re1 Rg6+ 22. Kf1 Bd5 $1 {[%cal Gd5c4]}
23. Nd2 Rf6 24. Re2 Bf3 25. Nxf3 Qxh3+ $19) 17... Nd4 18. c5 $1 Nxb3 (18...
Nxc2 $6 19. Qc3 Nxa1 20. Bb2 f6 21. Rxa1 $14) (18... Bxe4 $6 19. Bxe4 Qh4 ({
White gets too many pieces for the queen after} 19... Nf3+ $2 20. Bxf3 Rxe1 21.
Rxe1 $18) 20. Nxd4 Qxg4+ 21. Bg2 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Bxc5 (22... Qxd4 $2 23. Be3 $16)
23. c3 $14) 19. cxb3 Bxc5 $15 {Black won back the pawn and his position is
obviously preferable thanks to white's weakened kingside.} 20. Bb2 Qh4 21. Qc3
Bf8 22. Qxc7 Bxe4 {This capture is stronger than 22...Qxg4, because the
central pawn is more important than the Pg4.} 23. Qf4 Re6 {Using a small
tactical idea Black can leave his bishop hanging.} 24. Be5 (24. Bxe4 $2 Bd6 {
[%csl Rg1][%cal Gd6h2,Gh4h2] winning the queen.}) 24... Rae8 25. Qg3 Qh7 $1 {
Correctly avoiding the exchange of queens. In the middlegame white's king is a
real source of worry for him.} 26. Bf4 Bc5 27. Rac1 Bb6 28. Bc7 Bd3 (28... Rh6
{[%cal Gh6h1]} 29. Bxe4 Qxe4 30. Qg2 Rg6 31. Rc4 Bd4 32. Qxe4 Rxe4 33. Kg2
Rexg4+ 34. Kf3 {Black's extra pawn is not sufficient for a win, as his pieces
are awkwardly placed.}) 29. Rfd1 Bc2 30. Rd2 Bxc7 31. Qxc7 Bd3 (31... Be4 $15)
32. f3 $6 {An ugly looking move.} (32. Qd7 $1 {The best defense is an attack!}
Ba6 ({Bad is} 32... Re1+ $2 33. Bf1 {and black has problems with back rank.})
33. Rd6 Re1+ 34. Bf1 Qh4 35. Rxe1 Rxe1 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ {with a perpetual
check.}) 32... Ba6 $15 33. Rd8 {Correctly going for an exchange, reducing
Black's attacking potential.} Qh4 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 35. Qc2 g6 36. Qb2 Kh7 37. Bf1
$6 (37. Qf2 $1 Qxf2+ 38. Kxf2 Re2+ 39. Kg3 Rxa2 40. Rc7 Rb2 (40... Kg7 41. f4
$11 {[%csl Rb7]}) 41. f4 Rxb3+ 42. Kh4 $44 {[%csl Rf7]}) 37... Qg3+ 38. Qg2 Qf4
39. Rd1 Bxf1 40. Rxf1 $2 {The wrong recapture. It's instructive that after
such an obvious move White's position is beyond saving...} ({After} 40. Qxf1 {
white is only slightly worse.}) 40... Rd8 $1 {[%cal Gd8d2] White is not able
to prevent the decisive invasion of black's rook.} 41. Qh2+ (41. Rf2 Rd1+ 42.
Rf1 Rd2 43. Rf2 Qd4 $19) 41... Qxh2+ 42. Kxh2 Rd2+ 43. Kg3 Rxa2 44. Re1 Rb2 45.
Re3 g5 {White is a pawn down and his rook is passive. The endgame is lost, but
black still has to play accurately.} 46. f4 gxf4+ 47. Kxf4 Kg6 48. Rd3 f6 49.
Rc3 b6 $1 (49... a5 $2 50. Rc5 Rxb3 51. Rxa5 $17) 50. Rd3 a5 51. Ke4 Re2+ $1 {
[%mdl 4096]} 52. Kf4 Re5 53. Rc3 Rc5 54. Re3 Rb5 55. Rd3 Rb4+ 56. Kg3 Kf7 57.
Re3 b5 58. Kf3 a4 59. bxa4 bxa4 (59... bxa4 {[%cal Gb4b3] White is forced to
move his rook from the 3rd rank and to allow Black the decisive advance of the
passed pawn.} 60. Re2 a3 61. Ra2 Ra4 {with an easy win.}) 0-1

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dzhumaev, Marat"]
[Black "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2001.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nde7 $5 {The main
line continues with 6...Nc3 7.bc Bd6.} 7. d3 (7. O-O g6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nb5 a6
10. Nbxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bg7 12. Nb3 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Markidis,
K-Jedryczka,K/Patras 1999/CBM 72 ext (35)}) 7... Nf5 {Possible as well 7...g6 /
\ Bg7.} 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 f6 10. Ne4 O-O 11. c3 $146 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Yb2b4]} (
11. Nfd2 $6 a5 12. a4 Be6 13. b3 Qd7 14. Nc4 Rad8 15. Bd2 b6 16. f4 Nfd4 17.
Ne3 f5 18. Nc3 exf4 19. gxf4 Nb4 $17 {0-1 Lezcano Jaen,P-Rodriguez Vargas,O/
ESP 1993/TD (22)}) 11... a5 {preventing Pb2-b4.} 12. Qc2 {This kind of
position usually arises in Pirc opening with the opposite colours.} Kh8 {
This prophylactic move is especially useful, when the diagonal a2-g8 is open.}
(12... Be6 $6 13. d4 $1 {[%csl Re6]} exd4 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. Rxe6 $36) 13. Bd2
Be6 14. Rad1 Qe8 (14... Qc8 $142 {protecting the Be6 from possible Re1 attack 
(after d3-d4).}) 15. d4 $1 exd4 16. Neg5 $2 (16. Nxd4 Nfxd4 17. cxd4 Qf7 18.
Nc3 (18. Nc5 $6 Nxd4) 18... Nxd4 19. Qe4 $13) 16... fxg5 17. Rxe6 Qf7 ({
The position is less clear after} 17... g4 $6 18. Ng5 Qd7 19. Be4 Bxg5 20. Bxf5
) 18. Re4 Nd6 ({Possible is} 18... dxc3 $15) 19. Re2 dxc3 $2 {Now this is much
worse, than on the previous move.} (19... Qh5 20. Qd3 {and now} dxc3 {when the
Pg5 is protected.} 21. Bxc3 Bf6 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 $15) 20.
Bxc3 $2 {White takes the wrong pawn.} ({The right move is} 20. Bxg5 {with
complications.Here one of the "Fritz variations":} cxb2 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Qxc7
Qxa2 (22... Nb5 23. Qe5 $14) 23. Qxd6 Rad8 24. Qxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Ng8 26. Nd2
b1=Q+ 27. Nxb1 Qxe2 28. Bd5 h5 29. Bxg8 Qe7 $13) 20... Bf6 $17 21. Qc1 (21. Ne5
Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Qf6 $17) 21... h6 22. h4 g4 23. Nh2 Bxc3 24. Qxc3
Rae8 25. Rde1 Rxe2 26. Rxe2 Nb5 27. Qd2 (27. Qc5 $5) 27... Rd8 28. Qe1 Nbd4 29.
Rd2 h5 30. a3 ({Can't be recommended for white:} 30. Bxc6 $6 bxc6 {[%csl Gd4,
Rh2] and in spite of, that black's pawnstructure got worse, his advantage
increased thanks to the dominating Nd4 and weak white squares near the white's
K.} (30... Nxc6 $2 31. Rxd8+ Nxd8 32. Qxa5 $11)) 30... Qf6 31. Qe3 Qe5 32. Nf1
Rd6 33. Kh1 Qxe3 34. Nxe3 b5 $2 {A very inaccurate move, which allows white to
win a pawn back and reach a draw safely.} (34... Nf3 35. Rd5 Rxd5 36. Nxd5 Nce5
37. Nxc7 Nd3 38. Bf1 Nxb2 39. Bb5 $17 {[%csl Rg4,Rh5][%cal Gb5e8]}) 35. Bxc6
Nxc6 36. Rd5 $1 $11 {[%csl Rb5,Rh5] This move was certainly overlooked by the
Chinese grandmaster.} Rxd5 37. Nxd5 {[%csl Rc7]} Ne5 38. Nxc7 {White won the
pawn back.The draw is inevitable.} b4 39. axb4 axb4 40. b3 Kg8 41. Kg2 Nd3 42.
Kf1 Nc1 43. Nd5 Nxb3 44. Nxb4 {Surprisingly, the draw wasn't agreed here.
Perhaps there was a time-trouble for one or both players.} Nd4 45. Ke1 Kf7 46.
Kd2 Kf6 47. Ke3 Ne6 48. Ke4 Nc5+ 49. Kd5 Na4 {Not the best square for the N, I
think...} 50. Kd4 Nb6 51. Nd5+ Nxd5 52. Kxd5 Kf5 53. Kd4 g5 54. hxg5 Kxg5 55.
Ke5 h4 56. gxh4+ Kxh4 57. Kf4 Kh3 58. Kf5 Kg2 {There is one move missing (59.
Kg4 Kf2) for the "complete" game!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 ({White's main alternatives are:} 11.
Qf3 {the most popular one}) ({and} 11. Ne2) 11... Bd6 {Sooner or later black
has to retreat, since the bishop has nothing to do on b4.} (11... Re8 {- see
the commented game Sturua,Z-Aleksandrov,A/Batumi 2002/CBM 90 [Postny,E]}) 12.
Re1 (12. c4 Rb8 13. Re1 {- see the commented game Spassky,B-Xie Jun/Roquebrune
1998/CBM 67 [Mikhalevski,V]}) 12... h6 (12... Rb8 13. c4 h6 14. Bh4 Bb4 15. Re3
dxc4 16. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Nd5 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Be7 $14 {1-0 Malakhov,
V-Jonkman,H/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 78 (29)}) 13. Bh4 c5 (13... Rb8 14. c3 c5
15. Bc2 Bd7 16. Rb1 g5 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Bxa4 19. Bxa4 Qd6 20. Qd3 Kg7 $11
{0-1 Malakhov,V-Pinter,J/Balatonbereny 1995/CBM 50 (43)}) 14. c4 $6 {Allows
black to get passed pawn in the centre.} (14. b3 Be6 15. Qf3 Rb8 16. Bf5 Rb4
17. Bg3 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 g6 19. Qf3 Kg7 20. Rad1 Bxg3 21. Qxg3 $14 {1-0 Rublevsky,
S-Gavrilov,A/St Petersburg 1993/CBM 34 (42)}) 14... d4 15. b4 $5 {Interesting
pawn sacrifice, which was already played by Yandemirov.} (15. Qf3 Bd7 16. b3 g5
17. Bg3 Bxa4 18. bxa4 Kg7 19. Be5 Re8 20. Bxf6+ Qxf6 21. Qxf6+ Kxf6 $15 {
1/2-1/2 Boronyak,A-Lukacs,P/Zalakaros 1997/EXT 2001 (35)}) 15... cxb4 $146 ({
Very sharp is} 15... g5 16. bxc5 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 gxh4 18. Qf3 Qc7+ 19. Kg1 Ng4
20. Qe4 Qh2+ 21. Kf1 Nf6 22. Qe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Bd7 24. c6 Bxc6 25. Nc5 Rfe8 $15
{0-1 Yandemirov,V-Miles,A/Heraklio 1993/TD (50)}) 16. c5 Bc7 17. Rc1 (17. Bc4
Bb7 $15) 17... Be6 18. c6 $6 {White is sacrificing another pawn for a very
murky compensation.} (18. Re4 $6 g5 19. Rxd4 Qxd4 20. Bh7+ Nxh7 21. Qxd4 gxh4
$17) (18. Qd2 $5) 18... Bxa2 19. Nc5 {[%cal Gc5d7]} g5 20. Bg3 Bxg3 21. hxg3 (
21. fxg3 a5 $17 {White can not really make use of the open "f" file.}) 21... a5
22. Nb7 Qc7 23. Bf5 Rfe8 $2 {Wasting important tempo.} (23... Ra6 {It is
important to eliminate white's strong passed pawn.} 24. Qxd4 Rxc6 25. Rxc6 Qxc6
26. Nxa5 Qc3 $17) 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 $1 (24... Rxe8 $6 25. Qxd4 Re5 26. Qxe5 Qxe5
27. c7 Qxf5 28. c8=Q+ Qxc8 29. Rxc8+ Kg7 30. Nxa5 $16) 25. Qxd4 {Now it's
clear, that the activity of white's pieces compensates the lack of pawn.} b3
26. Bd7 (26. Re1 a4 (26... Qxc6 $2 27. Nd8 $1 Qb5 28. Bd3 $18) 27. Bd7 {
could be a transposition.}) 26... a4 27. Re1 Ng7 $6 ({Very exciting variations
could arise after:} 27... a3 28. Bxe8 b2 29. Nd6 (29. Qd7 $2 Qxd7 30. cxd7 b1=Q
31. Rxb1 Bxb1 32. d8=Q Rxd8 33. Nxd8 Bg6 $1 $19 {[%csl Ga3]}) 29... b1=Q 30.
Bxf7+ Kh7 31. Rxb1 Bxb1 32. Qf6 {[%cal Gd6f5]} Rf8 (32... a2 $2 33. Nf5 Bxf5
34. Qxf5+ Kg7 35. Qg6+ Kf8 36. Qg8+ Ke7 37. Qxa8 Kxf7 38. Qxa2+ $18) (32... Ra7
33. Nf5 Qxf7 34. Qxh6+ Kg8 35. Qxg5+ $11) 33. Nf5 Rxf7 (33... Qxf7 34. Qxh6+
Kg8 35. Qxg5+ $11) 34. Qxh6+ Kg8 35. Qxg5+ Kf8 36. Qh6+ Ke8 $6 (36... Kg8 $11)
37. Qh8+ Rf8 38. Qh5+ Kd8 39. Qd1+ Ke8 40. Qxb1 $14) 28. Nd6 a3 $2 (28... b2 $5
29. Qxb2 Qxd6 30. Qxa2 a3 $14) 29. Nxf7 $2 {Missing stronger continuation.} (
29. Ne4 Nh5 30. g4 Qa5 31. Rd1 b2 32. gxh5 b1=Q 33. Nf6+ Kf8 34. Rxb1 Bxb1 35.
Qd6+ Kg7 36. Ng4 {with crushing attack.}) 29... b2 (29... Kxf7 $2 30. Qd5+ (30.
Re7+ $2 Kxe7 31. Qxg7+ Kd6 32. Qd4+ Ke7 $11) 30... Kg6 (30... Kf8 31. Re3 g4 (
31... b2 32. Qxa2 $40) 32. Bxg4 Ne8 33. Rf3+ Kg7 34. Qd4+ $18) {[%tqu "En",
"How should white continue?","","","e1e7","",10]} 31. Re7 $1 {[%cal Gd5f7]} Rf8
32. Be8+ Nxe8 33. Qe4+ Rf5 34. Qe6+ Rf6 35. Qg8+ Kf5 36. Qh7+ Rg6 37. g4+ $1
Kxg4 38. Rxc7 b2 39. Rb7 b1=Q+ 40. Rxb1 Bxb1 41. Qd7+ Kf4 42. Qxe8 $18) 30.
Nxh6+ Kh7 31. Re7 $4 {White got carried away by his attack.} (31. Nf5 Nxf5 32.
Bxf5+ Kg8 33. Qe3 Qg7 34. Be4 {It's very hard to evaluate this wild position.
The white strong Pc6 and the vulnerability of black's king compensates the
mighty pawns a3 and b2.}) 31... b1=Q+ 32. Kh2 Qg6 (32... Qb2 33. Rxg7+ Kxh6 $19
) 33. Nf5 Rg8 {It's much easier to defend with an extra queen!} ({Simpler was} 
33... Bf7) 34. Nxg7 (34. Be8 {Double threat on both queens, but of course,
does not saves white.} Rxe8 35. Rxc7 Qh5+ 36. Nh4 Bf7 $19) 34... Rxg7 35. Bf5
Qxe7 36. Bxg6+ Kxg6 37. Qd3+ Kf7 38. Qf3+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "American Continental 2nd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2003.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Andrade, Roberto Luiz Costa"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2309"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 Be7 {This is the most solid
reply against the Belgrade gambit.} (5... Nxe4 {- see the theory section in
CBM 91.}) 6. Bf4 d6 7. Nxd4 Nxd5 (7... O-O {- see the annotated game Bednar,
J-Gustafsson,J/Halkidiki 2002/CBM 92 [Postny]}) 8. exd5 (8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. exd5
cxd5 10. Qxd5 Rb8 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. O-O O-O $11 {1-0 Reinke,
M-Krallmann,M/Germany 2000/EXT 2001 (39)}) 8... Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. O-O-O Bf6
11. Qd2 a5 (11... Bf5 12. f3 h6 13. g4 Bh7 14. Kb1 Bg5 15. h4 Bxf4 16. Qxf4 Re8
17. g5 h5 18. Bb5 Re5 19. Rhe1 a6 20. Bf1 Qe7 21. Rxe5 dxe5 22. Qc4 Bf5 23. Bd3
Bxd3 {1/2-1/2 Bednar,J-Shurygin,S/Presov 1997/EXT 98 (23)}) 12. Bb5 $6 $146 {
This move is a waste of tempo, because of black's following reply.} (12. Bd3
Bd7 13. Rdg1 Re8 14. h4 b5 15. g4 $13 {1-0 Moe,M-Pedersen,K/Vejle 1974/MCD (22)
}) 12... c6 $1 13. Bd3 $6 (13. dxc6 $6 bxc6 $15 14. Bxc6 $4 Qb6 $19 {[%csl Rb2,
Rc6]}) (13. Bc4 $142) 13... cxd5 $6 ({Stronger would have been} 13... Qb6 $1 {
forcing a concession on the queenside:} 14. c3 cxd5 $15) 14. Be3 $1 {It is
important to prevent Qd8-b6. Now white is aiming to move his light-squared
bishop and secure the stronghold d4, so black's next move is practically
forced.} d4 15. Bf4 Be6 16. Kb1 {Black's extra pawn is useless, so the
position is approximately equal.} Qb6 17. Bg5 {Starting some active actions on
the kingside.} Bxg5 18. Qxg5 Rfc8 19. Rhe1 a4 20. Qh4 g6 21. a3 Qc5 (21... Rc3
22. Qf6 $1 Rxa3 $2 (22... Re8 $13) 23. Rxe6 $1 Rxd3 (23... fxe6 $2 24. Qxe6+
Kg7 25. Qe7+ Kh6 26. g4 $18) 24. Rxd3 fxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Qf6+ Kg8 27. Qxd4
$16) 22. Qf6 d5 $6 {Strange decision. Kaidanov probably wanted to cover the e4
square, but his bishop is now very passive.} (22... Qd5 23. Kc1 Ra5 $5 {
might be a better alternative.}) 23. Re5 Rc6 24. Rde1 b5 25. h4 $2 {Moving the
wrong pawn.} (25. f4 Rf8 (25... b4 26. f5 Bd7 27. Qe7 Qxe7 28. Rxe7 Bxf5 29.
Bxf5 gxf5 30. axb4 $11) 26. Qh4 $1 b4 27. Rh5 $1 (27. f5 $2 bxa3 $1 28. fxe6
Qb4 29. exf7+ Kg7 $19) 27... gxh5 (27... bxa3 28. Rxh7 Qb4 29. Rh8+ Kg7 30.
Qh6+ Kf6 31. Qg5+ Kg7 $11) 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. Qf6+ Kg8 $11 30. Re5 $2 Rfc8 $1)
25... Rf8 $1 ({After} 25... b4 $2 26. h5 {white's attack is more dangerous.})
26. h5 Bf5 {Before 25...Rf8 this move was not possible because of Re8+. White
is now forced to go to a worse endgame.} 27. Qe7 Qxe7 28. Rxe7 Bxd3 29. cxd3
gxh5 30. R7e5 $2 ({After} 30. Rb7 {white could get good surviving chances.})
30... Re6 $1 31. Rg5+ (31. Rxe6 $2 fxe6 $19 {[%csl Rf2]}) 31... Rg6 32. Rxh5 $6
({The least of the evils was} 32. Ree5 $1) 32... Rxg2 33. Rxd5 Rxf2 34. Rxd4
Rc8 $19 35. Rg4+ Kf8 36. Rb4 Rc5 37. d4 Rg5 38. Re5 $2 {White's position is
objectively lost, but this move just blunders a mate.} Rg1+ (38... Rg1+ 39. Ka2
Rff1 {[%csl Ra2] mating.}) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.05.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Ivanisevic, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. d3 h6 8. Nd5
$146 (8. h3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. c3 Bf8 12. Nd4 Qd6 13. Nxc6 bxc6
14. f4 Ba6 15. fxe5 Qxd3 16. Qxd3 Bxd3 17. Bxc6 Bc5+ 18. Kg2 Bxf1+ 19. Kxf1
Rad8 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Bd2 {1/2-1/2 Vallejo Pons,F-Candela Perez,J/Linares
1998/EXT 99 (21)}) (8. Nh4 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 {- see the commented
game Rozentalis,E-Barbeau,S/Montreal 2002/CBM 91 [Postny]}) 8... Bc5 $6 (8...
Nxd5 9. exd5 Nd4 $11) 9. c3 d6 $6 {Allows white to exchange black's
dark-squared bishop under favourable for white circumstances.} 10. b4 Bb6 11.
a4 a5 ({Somewhat more flexible is} 11... a6 12. Nxb6 cxb6) 12. Nxb6 cxb6 13. b5
Ne7 14. h3 Be6 15. Kh2 Ng6 {Black wants to play 16...d5, but unfortunately for
him there is white's turn in this position...} 16. c4 {White has clear
advantage thanks to space advantage and better pawn structure.} Nd7 17. Be3 Rc8
18. Nd2 {Transfering the knight to better pastures.} Rc7 19. Nb1 $1 {[%csl Gd5]
[%cal Yc3d5,Yb1c3]} Nc5 20. Nc3 f5 $1 {The only reasonable plan for black.} 21.
exf5 Bxf5 22. Ra3 Rf7 (22... Bxd3 $2 23. Bxc5 Bxf1 24. Bd5+ Rf7 (24... Kh7 25.
Bxb6 $18) 25. Be3 $18) 23. Nd5 Ne7 24. d4 (24. f4 $6 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 Be6 26. Bg2
e4 $1 $132) 24... exd4 25. Qxd4 Ng6 (25... Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Be6 27. Bg2 $16) 26.
Re1 $2 ({Better would have been} 26. f3 {covering the e4 square.}) 26... Be4 $1
{Provoking white for various tactical operations, which appeares to be in
black's favour.} 27. f3 $2 {The beginning of a very unfortunate tactical
operation.} (27. Bxh6 $6 Bxg2 28. Bg5 $2 (28. Rxe8+ $1 Qxe8 29. Qxg7+ Rxg7 30.
Nf6+ Kf7 31. Nxe8 Rh7 32. Nxd6+ Ke6 33. Kxg2 $13 Rxh6 34. Nc8) 28... Rxe1 29.
Bxd8 Be4 30. f3 Bxf3 31. Rxf3 Rxf3 $40) (27. Bd2 Bxg2 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Kxg2
Qe2 $132) (27. Qd1 $5 $14) 27... Bxf3 28. Bxf3 (28. Bg5 hxg5 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30.
Bxf3 Qe5 $17) 28... Rxf3 29. Bxh6 Ne5 30. Bxg7 (30. Rxe5 dxe5 31. Qg4 Rf7 $19)
30... Rxa3 31. Bxe5 $6 (31. Rxe5 Ra2+ $1 (31... dxe5 32. Qg4 Kf7 33. Bh6 (33.
Qf5+ Kxg7 34. Qg4+ Kh6 $19) (33. Bf6 Ra2+ 34. Kg1 Qxf6 $19) 33... Rg8 34. Qf5+
Ke8 35. g4 $3 $13) 32. Kg1 Rxe5 $1 33. Bxe5 Qg5 $1 34. Nf6+ (34. Bf4 Ne6) 34...
Kg7 35. Ne8+ Kg6 36. Bf4 (36. Qxd6+ Kf7 $19) 36... Qe7 37. Qxd6+ Qxd6 38. Nxd6
Rxa4 $19) 31... Ra2+ 32. Kg1 {[%tqu "En","Find the best move for black.","","",
"d8g5","This move not allows white the check on g4 and decides the game in
black's favour.",12,"e8e5","",0]} Qg5 $1 {[%mdl 256] This move not allows
white the check on g4 and decides the game in black's favour.} (32... Rxe5 $2
33. Rxe5 dxe5 34. Qg4+ {could lead to a perpetual check.}) 33. Nf6+ Qxf6 34.
Qg4+ Kf8 (34... Kf7 $4 35. Qh5+ Kf8 36. Qxe8+ Kxe8 37. Bxf6+ $13) 35. Rf1 (35.
Bxd6+ Qxd6 36. Qf3+ Kg7 37. Rxe8 Qd4+ $19) 35... Qxf1+ 36. Kxf1 Rxe5 {[%csl
Ga2,Gc5,Ge5,Rf1] In the end of the storm white landed in a totally hopeless
position. Black has material advantage and a strong attack on the white king,
while the black king easily escapes out of checks to the queenside.} 37. h4
Ree2 38. h5 Rf2+ 39. Kg1 Rfc2 40. Qf4+ Ke7 41. Qg5+ Kd7 42. Qf5+ Kc7 43. Qf7+
Nd7 0-1

[Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"]
[Site "Minneapolis"]
[Date "2005.05.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Perelshteyn, Eugene"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 {Objectively speaking, the whole
variation is harmless for black. White is hoping to make benefits from his
preferable pawnstructure in the long term.} ({The alternatives are:} 11. Ne2) (
{and} 11. Qf3 {which is the main line.}) 11... h6 (11... Re8 {- see the
annotated game Sturua,Z-Aleksandrov,A/Batumi 2002/CBM 90 [Postny,E]}) (11...
Bd6 {- see the annotated game Yandemirov,V-Yemelin,V/Krasnoyarsk 2003/CBM 98 
[Postny,E]}) 12. Bh4 Be6 13. c3 Bd6 (13... Be7 14. b4 Nd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Re1
a5 17. a3 Qf6 18. Bc2 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tomescu,V-Romanishin,O/
Reggio Emilia 2002 (40)}) 14. Bc2 c5 (14... Re8 15. Qd4 Qe7 16. Rae1 c5 17.
Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nxc5 Qxd4 19. cxd4 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Rab8 21. Bb3 Rec8 22. Rc1 Rb5
23. f4 Rbxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nakamura,H-Aleksandrov,A/Reno 1999 (60)
}) 15. Qf3 $6 $146 {The whole idea of the exchange on f6 is harmless for black.
} ({More to the point would have been.} 15. Qd3 Re8 16. Rae1 Rc8 17. Bxf6 Qxf6
18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. f4 Ke7 20. f5 Qh4 21. h3 (21. g3 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Qxg3+ 23. Kh1
Qh3+ $11) 21... Qg3 22. fxe6 Qh2+ 23. Kf2 Bg3+ 24. Kf3 Bxe1 25. Rxe1 Kd6 26. e7
Rxe7 27. Rxe7 Kxe7 28. Qxg7 $2 (28. Qf5 Rc6 29. Qxd5 Rf6+ 30. Ke2 Re6+ 31. Kf3
Rf6+ $11) 28... Rc6 $19 {[%cal Rc6f6] 0-1 Maksimov,M-Markov,A/Kaluga 1996 (45)}
) 15... Rc8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 {This endgame is typical for this
opening variation. Black's pawn structure on the kingside is seriously damaged,
but his chances are at least not worse thanks to his pair of strong bishops,
especially the dark-squared one.} 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. f4 f5 ({Dubious is} 19...
d4 20. b3 {[%cal Gc3c4]}) 20. Rf3 Kg7 21. g3 Be7 {The bishop will occupy the
long diagonal, where it will put pressure on White's queenside pawns.} 22. b3
Bf6 23. Rfd3 c4 24. R3d2 (24. bxc4 d4 25. cxd4 Rxc4 26. Bb3 Rcxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxd4
28. Rxd4 Bxd4+ 29. Kf1 Bd7 $1 {Black has good winning chances because White's
knight is out of play and the kingside pawns are vulnerable as well.} (29...
Bxb3 $2 30. axb3 a5 31. Ke2 h5 32. Kd3 Bg1 33. Ke2 Bxh2 34. Kf3 $11)) 24... Re8
25. Kf2 Rc6 $1 {Now, black is threatening Rc6-a6-xa4 followed by Bxc3 getting
two passed pawns in the centre, so White's next move is practically forced.}
26. bxc4 dxc4 27. Rb1 {White took control over the d- and b-file, but his
knight is the real problem.} Rc7 28. Rb5 Bd7 29. Rc5 Rxc5 30. Nxc5 Bb5 31. a4
$2 {The decisive mistake.} ({Necessary was} 31. Ba4 Rc8 32. Bxb5 Rxc5 33. a4
Bxc3 34. Rc2 Bd4+ 35. Ke2 c3 $15) 31... Bxc3 32. Rd5 Bc6 33. Rd6 (33. Rxf5 Bd4+
34. Kf1 Bf3 $1 $19 {[%csl Rf1][%cal Re8e3,Re3c3,Rc3c1]}) 33... Ba8 34. Nd7 Re1
35. Bxf5 Rh1 36. Ne5 Rxh2+ 37. Kf1 Bxe5 38. fxe5 c3 {This passed pawn will
cost white a piece.} 39. Rd7 c2 40. Bxc2 Rxc2 41. e6 Bg2+ $1 42. Kg1 Bh3 43.
Rxf7+ Kg6 44. Rxa7 Bxe6 0-1

[Event "Bucharest Kings 6th"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2012.11.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2012.11.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. h3 {This quiet continuation gained popularity after
the encounter Kramnik-Aronian from the recent Tal Memorial supertournament.
I've annotated that game and don't believe that this move can cause Black
serious problems. However, practice shows that Black still has to play
precisely and not every possible move leads to equality.} ({The main line goes:
} 10. Bg5 c6 {and here White has a wide choice of plans.}) 10... Be6 (10... Re8
11. Qf3 c6 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. a3 Bxc3 $6 (13... Bf8 {is satisfactory for Black.})
14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Rfe1 Qf6 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qe3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V (2801)
-Aronian,L (2825)/Moscow 2012/CB24_2012 (40)}) 11. Ne2 $146 {A logical attempt
to improve on White's previous play. The knight is going to d4 or f4,
harassing black's light-squared bishop.} (11. Qf3 Be7 12. Ne2 c5 13. c3 Rb8 14.
b3 Rb6 15. Ng3 g6 16. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Filippov,A (2617)-Sokolov,I (2699)/Sibenik
2012/CB39_2012}) 11... Bd6 (11... c5 12. c3 Ba5 13. Nf4 Qd6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15.
c4 {is slightly better for White.}) 12. Nd4 c5 $6 {Black should not allow the
exchange on e6.} (12... Bd7 {It seems that Black lost a tempo by playing
Bc8-e6-d7, but, in fact the white knight will be kicked away by c7-c5 as well.}
13. c4 (13. Bg5 $6 {is met by} h6) (13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. Bxf5 Re8 {is not a worry
for Black. Compared to the game, here his kingside pawn structure remains
intact.}) 13... c5 14. Nf3 d4 15. b4 cxb4 16. Bb2 Re8 17. Nxd4 Be5 18. Re1 Qc7
$11) 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. c4 $14 {Now the weakness of the light squares in
Black's camp becomes a factor. He really needs one more pawn on f7.} Qc7 15.
Bg5 Be5 $6 (15... Bf4 $6 16. Bxf6 Rxf6 17. cxd5 c4 (17... exd5 $2 18. Qh5 $16 {
[%csl Rd5,Rh7]}) 18. d6 $1 Qc5 (18... Qxd6 19. Bxc4 $16) (18... Bxd6 19. Rc1
$16) 19. Qc2 Bxd6 20. Bxc4 $16) (15... d4 16. f4 e5 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 18. f5 {
White is slightly better. He has an excellent blockade on the light squares.
Later he can try to advance his kingside pawns. Still, for Black this would be
safer than in the game.}) 16. Qe2 h6 17. Bh4 Kh8 (17... Rae8 18. Bg6 Re7 19.
Rae1 Bd6 20. Qd3 {is very unpleasant for Black. White can follow with doubling
the rooks on the e-file.}) 18. Rae1 Bd4 19. Bxf6 $1 Rxf6 20. cxd5 e5 {The
recapture on d5 wasn't possible, so Black lost a pawn.} (20... exd5 $4 21. Qe8+
Rf8 22. Qg6 Kg8 23. Qh7+ Kf7 24. Bg6+ Kf6 25. Bh5 $18 {A good illustration for
the weakness of the light squares.}) 21. Qe4 g6 22. d6 $6 {This looks tempting
but, if White does't find anything concrete, this pawn would be lost.
Objectively, it's very difficult to achieve any progress for White. Black has
managed to stabilise his position and opposite coloured bishops hint at a draw
as usual.} ({The best way for White would be to improve his position slowly.
For instance:} 22. Kh1 Raf8 23. b3 Kg7 24. f3 Qd6 25. Bc4 a5 26. Qc2 Rb8 27.
Re4 {and try to figure out the plan later. One of the ideas could be placing
the queen on d2, followed by g2-g3 and f3-f4.}) 22... Qd8 23. Kh1 (23. d7 Rb8
24. Qd5 Rbb6 $11 {[%cal Gb6d6]}) (23. Re3 Rb8 24. Rg3 Qxd6 $11) 23... Rb8 (
23... Bxb2 $2 {This naive capture would allow the opponent to break through
the centre.} 24. d7 Rb8 25. f4 Qxd7 26. fxe5 Re6 27. Bc4 Rxe5 28. Qxg6 Rxe1 29.
Rxe1 {and White is nearly winning.}) 24. f4 exf4 25. Rxf4 Qxd6 26. Rxf6 Qxf6
27. Rf1 Qd6 28. b3 (28. Rf7 Bxb2 29. Rxa7 Be5 $11) 28... Kg7 {Now the position
is just equal. Both sides control their own squares.} 29. Qf3 Bf6 30. Qe4 Bd4
31. Bc4 Bf6 32. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 5th"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2001.10.16"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Mahjoob, Morteza"]
[Black "Safin, Shukhrat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2366"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2001.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Iran"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IRI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5 $6 {This gambit is a risky
one and not so popular nowadays, but the precise play is required from both
sides.} Nxe4 {The main and the most critical line.} 6. Qe2 f5 7. Ng5 d3 $1 {
[%csl Yd4]} 8. cxd3 Nd4 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Qh4 c6 $1 11. dxe4 cxd5 12. exd5 Bg7 ({
Bad is} 12... Nc2+ $2 13. Kd1 Nxa1 14. Qd4 h6 (14... Rg8 15. d6 Bxd6 16. Bc4)
15. Bc4 Qe7 16. Qxh8 Qg7 17. Re1+ Kd8 18. d6 {1-0 Sparic,N-Rajkovic,D/Cetinje
1992/EXT 97 (18)}) ({Another theoretical continuation is} 12... Qa5+ {Several
games were drawn with a following amazing variation:} 13. Kd1 Qxd5 14. Bc4 Qxc4
15. Re1+ Be7 16. Rxe7+ Kxe7 17. Ne4+ Ke6 18. Qf6+ Kd5 19. Nc3+ Kc5 20. b4+ Kxb4
21. Qd6+ Ka5 22. Qa3+ Kb6 23. Qd6+ Ka5 24. Qa3+ {with a perpetual.}) 13. Qg3 $2
{Surprisingly, but this is not the first time, that this bad move is appearing
in practice.In such a sharp variation the price of every is quite high.} (13.
Kd1 h6 14. Nf3 Nxf3 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. gxf3 d6 17. f4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van der
Weide,K-Timmermans,I/Sas van Gent 1996/EXT 98 (26)}) 13... O-O {That's the
point. White's Q on h4 did not allow to black's K to castle so fast.} ({
By the way "Why not to take the rook?" asks Fritz...} 13... Nc2+ 14. Kd1 Nxa1
15. d6 Qf6) 14. Bd3 $146 (14. Bc4 b5 15. Bb3 Qe8+ 16. Qe3 Bb7 17. O-O Qxe3 18.
Bxe3 Nxb3 19. axb3 Bxd5 20. Rfd1 Bc6 $17 {1/2-1/2 Fabian,J-Ballbe Anglada,F/
Oberhausen 1961/EU-chT (52)}) (14. d6 Qa5+ 15. Bd2 Re8+ 16. Kd1 Qa4+ 17. b3
Nxb3 18. Bc4+ Qxc4 19. axb3 Qg4+ 20. Qxg4 fxg4 21. Ra4 h6 22. Re4 (22. Ne4 b5
23. Rb4 a5 $19) 22... Rf8 $19 {Mishuchkov,N-Malinin,V /URS/corr. 1991/}) 14...
Qa5+ 15. Bd2 (15. Kf1 Qxd5 $17) 15... Re8+ 16. Kd1 Qa4+ 17. b3 (17. Kc1 $2 Nb3+
$19) 17... Nxb3 18. Bc2 Qd4 19. Bxb3 Qxa1+ 20. Bc1 Qd4+ 21. Bd2 Qa1+ 22. Bc1
Qd4+ 23. Bd2 d6 $1 {Of course black should not give a perpetual with an
exchange up.} 24. Qxd6 Be5 (24... Qg4+ $2 25. f3 Qxg2 26. Re1) (24... Qxf2 $2
25. Qc7) 25. Qb4 {25.Qa3 could make the things worse only for white, since
d5-d6 is not really a threat and white's K is quite is exposed.} Bd7 26. Qxd4 (
26. d6+ Kg7 27. Qxb7 Rad8 $19) 26... Bxd4 {After the exchange of queens white
has no chances to create an attack on black's K. This means, that white has no
compensation for the material deficit.} 27. h4 h6 (27... Bxf2 $2 28. h5) 28.
Ne6 Bxe6 29. dxe6 Kg7 30. Ke2 Bf6 {The rest of the game should be the matter
of technic.} 31. g3 Rac8 32. a4 b6 33. Rb1 h5 34. Be3 Re7 35. Bf4 Rc5 $4 {
[%mdl 8192] This slip throws away all black's chances for a win.} (35... Rc6 {
with an excellent winning chances.}) 36. Bd6 {Certainly overlooked by black.}
Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "UKR-ch"]
[Site "Ordzhonikidze"]
[Date "2001.09.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Black "Fedorchuk, Sergey A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2001.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O {
The main line starts with 7...d5.} 8. O-O Re8 {Also here 8...d5 would lead to
the main variation.} 9. Bg5 (9. Qf3 Bd6 $5 10. Bf4 Bxf4 11. Qxf4 d6 12. Qh4 Rb8
13. f4 Rxb2 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Rxe5 16. Bxh7+ Kf8 17. Bg6 Kg8 (17... fxg6 $6
18. Qh8+ Ke7 19. Qxg7+ Ke6 20. Rae1 $40) 18. Bh7+ Kf8 19. Bg6 Kg8 20. Bh7+ {
1/2-1/2 Rausis,I-Comp Virtual Chess/Clichy 1997/EXT 2000 (20)}) 9... h6 10. Bh4
d5 $6 {Leads to an uncomfortable position for black.} (10... d6 11. f4 (11. Re1
$5) 11... Bb7 12. Kh1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 c5 14. Re1 Re6 15. c4 (15. Qf3 $142) 15...
Qe7 16. Qf3 Re8 17. Rab1 Bxe4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 $17 {0-1 Puc,S-Planinec,A/
Ljubljana/Portoroz 1973/EXT 98 (20)}) 11. exd5 Bxc3 {The consequence of
black's previous move.Black has to make this exchange, allowing white to get
the pair of strong bishops in an open position.} ({No good is} 11... cxd5 $2 {
due to} 12. Bxf6 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gc3d5]}) 12. bxc3 cxd5 13. Re1 {White has
small, but continious advantage, thanks to pair of the strong bishops, as well
as the pin on the diagonal h4-d8 is quite an unpleasant for black.} Rxe1+ 14.
Qxe1 Be6 15. Rd1 $1 $146 {[%cal Gc3c4,Rd1d8]} (15. Qe3 c6 16. Qd4 g5 17. Bg3
Nh5 18. Re1 Qb6 19. Bd6 Qxd4 20. cxd4 Nf4 21. Bxf4 gxf4 22. Rb1 Rd8 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Redolfi,A-Eliskases,E/Mar del Plata 1956/EXT 2000 (31)}) 15... c6 (
15... c5 16. c4 d4 17. c3 $16 Rc8 18. h3 g5 19. Bg3 Nd7 20. f4 $16) 16. c4 Rb8
$6 {Surprisingly, but this is not the perfect place for the rook.} (16... Qe7
17. cxd5 (17. Qe5 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Re8) 17... cxd5 18. Qe5 Re8 19. Bb5 Bg4 20.
Qxe7 Rxe7 21. f3 {+/=/+/-}) 17. Qe5 {This move was probably underrated by
black.} Rc8 (17... Nd7 $2 18. Bxd8 Nxe5 19. Bc7 $18) 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qd4 {
[%csl Gd4]} Qe7 (19... a5 {[%tqu "En","Please enter a move for white.","","",
"c2c4","",10]} 20. c4 $1 dxc4 $5 (20... Qf8 21. Bxf6 dxc4 22. Be4 gxf6 23. Qxf6
$16 {[%csl Rg8]}) 21. Qxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bh7+ Kxh7 23. Rxd8 g5 24. Bg3 c3 25. Rd6
c2 (25... Ne4 26. Rc6 Bxa2 27. f3 $16) 26. Rc6 Bf5 27. Kf1 {Despite the strong
passed pawn, black has not many chances for a draw.}) 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 {Of course
20...gf will lead to a disaster for black's K.} 21. Qxa7 Bf5 22. Qb7 Qe6 23.
Qb3 (23. Bxf5 $2 Qxf5 $11) 23... Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Qc6 ({Probably the best chance
was} 24... d4 $5 25. a4 Qc4 26. a5 (26. Qxd4 Qxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxc2 {with
theoretical draw chances.}) 26... Qa2 27. Qxd4 Qxa5) 25. h3 Qxc2 26. Qxd5 Rb8
$6 (26... Qc4 {Only in rooks endgame black has more or less reasonable drawing
chances.For instanse:} 27. Qxc4 Rxc4 28. Ra1 Ra4 29. a3 Kf8 30. Kf1 Ke7 31. Ke2
Kd6 32. Kd3 Kc5) 27. a3 Rb3 (27... Rb2 28. Qf3 $1 {defending on f2 and
threatening 29.Rd8 and 30.Qf7.}) 28. Re1 Rb8 ({The best practical chance was:} 
28... Rxa3 29. Re8+ Kh7 30. Qxf7 Ra6 {I am sure, that white is winning here
somehow, but in practice there is not an easy task.}) 29. Qd7 {[%csl Rf7]} Rf8
30. a4 {White's plan is quite simple-the advance of the "a" pawn.} Qc3 31. Rb1
Ra8 32. Qd5 Qc8 33. a5 {Now it's clear, that black's position is lost. His
pieces are passive and white's passed pawn is very strong.} Ra6 34. g3 Qc7 35.
Rb7 Qc1+ 36. Kg2 Rf6 37. Rb8+ Kh7 38. Qe4+ g6 39. Qe8 {I suspect, that black
lost on time, but anyway after 39...Qc6 40.Qc6 Rc6 41.Rb4 /\ 42.Ra4 the
endgame is theoretically lost...(Like in the last game of the match
Alekhin-Capablanca in 1927!)} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.05.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 ({The main alternative is} 11...
Be7 {- see the commented games Berg,E-Sokolov,I/Malmo 2001/CBM 84 [Postny] and
Breder,D-Aronian,L/Bundesliga 2003/CBM 94 [Postny]}) 12. Ne2 (12. Rfe1 Rb8 13.
Rab1 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Ne2 c5 17. b3 Be6 18. Rbd1 Rfd8 19. Ng3
c4 20. Bf5 cxb3 21. axb3 Bxg3 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. hxg3 Kf7 $11 {0-1 Sidorenko,
A-Jenni,F/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (76)}) (12. h3 Rb8 13. Rab1 h6 14. Bh4 Rb4 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. b3 a5 18. Ne2 Bd7 19. Ng3 c5 20. c4 Bxg3 21. fxg3
dxc4 22. Bxc4 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Berg,E-Wedberg,T/Stockholm 2000/CBM 79 
[Mikhalevski,V] (52)}) 12... Be5 {Sokolov is avoiding total equality after 12..
.Bg4. On the other hand it's very hard to play for a win with black in this
opening variation.} (12... Bg4 13. Bxf6 Bxf3 14. Bxd8 Bxe2 {1/2-1/2 Movsesian,
S-Sokolov,I/Sarajevo 2002/CBM 90 (14)}) 13. Rab1 (13. c3 Qd6 14. h3 Nd7 15.
Rad1 Nc5 16. Bc2 Ba6 17. Rfe1 g6 18. Nd4 Rfe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Boudenne,J-Dervishi,
E/Herculane 1994/TD (35)}) 13... h6 $146 (13... Qd6 14. Bf4 Rb8 15. b4 Re8 16.
Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. hxg3 Ne4 19. Rfd1 g6 20. f3 Nd6 21. Nd4 Bd7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Perez,J-Ramon,V/Havana 1992/EXT 2000 (31)}) 14. Bf4 Re8 (14... Bg4 15.
Qe3 (15. Qg3 $6 Bxe2 16. Bxe2 Ne4 $36) 15... Bxe2 16. Bxe2 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Re8
$11) 15. Bxe5 Rxe5 16. Qf4 Rg5 $6 {[%csl Yg5] Black is trying to seize the
initiative and play for a win, but objectively speaking g5 is not the best
place for the rook.} (16... Qe8 $5 $11) 17. Ng3 $14 Be6 18. Qd4 c5 {Otherwise
black may be in trouble, because of awkward place of Rg5.} 19. Qxc5 d4 20. Qc6
$1 (20. Qa3 $2 Ra5 21. Qb4 Bxa2 22. Nf5 {[%cal Gf5e7,Ge7c6]} Rb8 $17 (22...
Bxb1 $2 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Nc6)) (20. Qb4 $2 Rb8 {following by 21...Bxa2 and 22..
.Rxb2.}) 20... Bxa2 21. Ra1 Bd5 22. Qa6 h5 {Black should play for the attack,
since he has weak pawns a7 and d4.} 23. f4 Rg4 24. Bf5 ({After} 24. Be2 $6 Rg6
{black is fine.}) 24... Bxg2 $1 {By this combination black avoides bigger
material disadvantage.} 25. Kxg2 (25. Rf2 $6 Bd5 $44 {[%csl Rg1]}) 25... Qd5+
26. Kf2 Rxg3 {[%csl Rf5] The point of 24...Bxg2.} 27. hxg3 Qxf5 {As a
compensation for a sacrificed exchange black has an extra pawn and white's
king is also vulnerable. Nevertheless white's chances are still better.} 28.
Qd3 Qc5 29. Ra4 Rc8 30. Rxd4 $6 {White decided not to take any risk and forces
massive exchanges, which lead to a draw.} ({White could continue to play for a
win after} 30. Rc1) 30... Qxc2+ 31. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 32. Kg1 Rxb2 $11 33. Ra1 Rb3 34.
Kg2 Rb7 35. Rda4 Ng4 36. Rxa7 Rb2+ {In case of the exchange of rooks the
position remains drawish.} 37. Kg1 g6 38. R7a2 Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sanjin Hotel Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Tiayuan"]
[Date "2005.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2005.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 ({Other theoretical lines are} 11. Na4)
(11. Ne2) 11... Bd6 (11... Be7 12. Rfe1 (12. h3 {- see the game Breder,
D-Aronian,L/Bundesliga 2003/CBM 94 [Postny,E]}) 12... h6 (12... Re8) 13. Bxh6
$1 gxh6 14. Qe3 {[%csl Re7,Rh6] - see the game Berg,E-Sokolov,I/Malmo 2001/CBM
84 [Postny,E]}) 12. Rfe1 (12. Ne2 {- see the game Areshchenko,A-Sokolov,I/
Istanbul 2003/CBM 96 [Postny,E]}) (12. h3 Rb8 13. Na4 Re8 14. Rad1 {- see the
game Mueller,K-Kritz,L/Hoeckendorf 2004/CBM 100 [Postny,E]}) 12... Bd7 $5 $146
{Quite an unusual square for the light-squared in this opening variation, and
indeed this appeared to be a novelty.} (12... Rb8 13. Na4 Rb4 14. b3 Rg4 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Rad1 Rg5 18. f3 Re5 19. g3 Rfe8 20. Kf2 h5 21. f4
Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Rxe1 23. Kxe1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Comp Fritz-Leko,P/Frankfurt 2000 (37)}
) (12... h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. Ne2 Rb8 16. b3 c5 17. Rad1 Be5 18.
Rf1 Re8 19. f4 Bc7 20. Nc3 Bb7 21. Nb5 Bb6 22. c4 Rbd8 23. Rfe1 Re6 24. Kf1 a6
25. Na3 d4 26. Nc2 Ba5 27. Re2 Bc3 $15 {0-1 Afek,Y-Zifroni,D/Herzliya 1998 (47)
}) 13. h3 h6 14. Bf4 (14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 {leads to a dynamically
balanced endgame.}) 14... Bxf4 15. Qxf4 Qb8 16. Qxb8 Raxb8 17. b3 c5 {Black is
already slightly better, but white should not have problems to hold this one...
} 18. Re5 Rfe8 19. Rae1 Kf8 20. f3 $6 {It's not recommended to locate the
pawns on the same colour of the bishop, but, basically it does not change the
evaluation of the position.} (20. h4 {[%cal Yg2g3]}) 20... d4 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8
22. Rxe8+ Kxe8 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 f5 25. Bd3 f4 {All white's pawns are
fixed, but it's not sufficient for a win.} 26. Kf2 Ke7 27. Ba6 Bf5 28. Bd3 Be6
(28... Bxd3 29. cxd3 Kf6 30. g4 fxg3+ 31. Kxg3 Kf5 32. f4 $11) 29. Bc4 Bf5 30.
Bd3 Bc8 31. Ke1 Kf6 32. Kd2 Kg5 33. Ke1 Kh4 34. Kf2 {Black's king has no
access to white's camp, and there is no zugzwang possible. All white need is
to continue following his waiting strategy...} Be6 35. Ba6 Bf5 36. Bd3 Bc8 ({
The pawns endgame is drawish as well:} 36... Bxd3 37. cxd3 h5 38. a3 a5 39. a4
g6 40. Kf1 g5 (40... Kg3 41. Kg1 g5 42. Kf1 g4 43. hxg4 hxg4 44. fxg4 Kxg4 45.
Kf2 $11) 41. Ke2 $1 (41. Kf2 $4 g4 42. hxg4 hxg4 43. fxg4 Kxg4 44. Ke2 Kg3 45.
Kf1 f3 46. gxf3 Kxf3 $19 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Gf3e3,Ge3d3]}) 41... Kg3 42. Kf1 g4
43. hxg4 hxg4 44. fxg4 Kxg4 45. Kf2 $11) 37. Bc4 Bb7 38. Bd3 Bc6 39. Ba6 Bd5
40. a4 $6 {This move is not a decisive mistake (yet...), but basically, white
should keep his pawn on a2 in order to spare a tempoes, which might be
important in pawns endgame.} Be6 {[%cal Ge6f5]} 41. a5 $4 {The decisive
mistake! This push leaves the pawn unprotected and allows black to take full
advantage of it.} (41. Bd3 Bc8 42. Be4 {White must keep the bishop on the
b1-h7 diagonal.} (42. Bc4 $2 Bf5 43. Bd3 Bxd3 44. cxd3 g5 45. Kf1 h5 46. Ke2 g4
47. hxg4 hxg4 48. fxg4 Kxg4 49. Kf2 a5 $1 $19 {Now the difference become
apparent. With the pawn on a2 white had additional tempoes, while with the
pawn on a4 he loses due to zugzwang.}) 42... Ba6 43. Bf5 $11) 41... Bf5 42. Bd3
Bxd3 $1 {Now, it's the right time to go for the pawns endgame.} 43. cxd3 Kg5
44. g3 (44. Ke2 Kf5 45. Kd2 Ke5 46. Kc2 Kd5 47. Kb2 Kc6 48. Ka3 Kb5 $19 {
Now, the drawback of 41.a5 becomes obvious.}) 44... Kf5 45. h4 fxg3+ 46. Kxg3
g5 {[%mdl 4096]} 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Urban, Klaudiusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Poznan Pocztowiec"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 (4... Bg4) 5. d5 (5. Bb5 {Aurait
transposé dans une Espagnole} exd4 6. Qxd4 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. Bg5 $14) 5...
Nb8 6. h3 Be7 7. a4 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 c6 9. dxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. b3 Nc5
12. Re1 Re8 13. Bb2 Rb8 14. Qe2 Bf8 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Qe3 a5 17. a3 Bb7 18. Nh2
Rbd8 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 Qc8 21. g5 Qg4 22. Bf3 Qh3 23. Bg2 Qh5 24. Bc1 Be7
25. f4 Ne6 26. Qf2 f6 27. gxf6 Bxf6 28. f5 Ng5 29. Qe2 Qf7 30. Na4 d5 31. Nc5
Bc8 32. Be3 h6 33. c4 d4 34. Bc1 Qa7 35. Nd3 c5 36. a4 Qb6 {Ter Sahakyan,S 
(2574)-Petrosian,T (2654) Yerevan 2014 1-0 (142)}) 7... Nbd7 8. Be3 c6 9. a5
$14 {[%csl Rb7]} cxd5 10. exd5 a6 {[%csl Rb6]} 11. Nd2 $1 (11. Be2) 11... O-O
12. Nc4 Ne8 13. Qd2 f5 14. g3 Nef6 15. Be2 $14 {Les Blancs ont joué de
manière très précise l'ouverture et les Noirs ont des problèmes pour
terminer le développement.} Qc7 16. b4 $1 {[%csl Rd7] Les Blancs peuvent se
permettre le luxe de jouer sur les deux ailes et les Nirs sont privés de
contre-jeu} Ne8 17. Na4 $36 Nef6 18. Nc3 (18. Nab6 Nxb6 19. Nxb6 {[%cal Gc2c4]}
Rb8 20. c4 f4 $5) 18... Rb8 (18... f4 19. gxf4 exf4 20. Bxf4 b5 $44) 19. b5 $1
Qd8 20. b6 $5 {[%csl Rb7,Gc7]} Qe8 21. f4 Qg6 22. Rg1 exf4 23. gxf4 $40 {
[%csl Gg1,Rg6,Rg7,Rg8]} Qf7 24. O-O-O $32 {[%csl Rb8,Rc8]} Ne8 25. Rg2 Ndf6 26.
Rdg1 Ne4 27. Nxe4 fxe4 28. Bd4 g6 29. Bh5 $1 {[%cal Gh5g6]} Qxf4 30. Be3 Qf6
31. Rxg6+ $1 hxg6 32. Rxg6+ Ng7 33. Rxf6 Rxf6 34. Qg2 Kf8 35. Bg4 Nf5 36. Bg5
Rg6 37. Bxe7+ Nxe7 38. Qxe4 Bxg4 39. hxg4 Rd8 40. Ne3 Rg7 {Une partie
impressionnante} 1-0

[Event "Match Rossolimo-Tartakower +1-1=8"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1948.11.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Rossolimo, Nicolas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1948.10.31"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Qd4 {
Une veille ligne} (7. Bd3 $142) 7... Qe7 8. f3 Bc5 9. Qd3 a5 10. Be3 Ba6 11.
Qd2 Bxf1 12. Rxf1 Rb8 13. Bxc5 (13. O-O-O $6 {Le coup naturel serait réfuté
brillamment et il faut donc échanger le B avant de roquer} Ba3 $3 {[%csl Rc1]
[%cal Ge7a3]}) 13... Qxc5 14. O-O-O Qb4 $132 15. b3 O-O 16. Kb2 d6 (16... a4
17. e5 (17. Nxa4 Qxa4) 17... a3+ 18. Kb1) 17. Qd4 Nd7 18. a3 Qb7 19. Ka2 Nc5
20. Rb1 Rfe8 21. Qc4 Qa7 {Un coup bizarre} 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Warakomski, Tomasz"]
[Black "Przybylski, Wojciech"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2468"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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"]
[BlackTeam "Poznan Pocztowiec"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. a3 Be7 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 O-O (6... d6 7. Bb5
Bd7 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O c5 11. h3 Bc6 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. Re1 Bf6 14.
Rb1 Rb8 15. Qd2 Re8 16. b4 Ne5 17. Bf1 Ng6 18. Bg3 Bg5 19. Qd3 Qf6 20. Nd5 Bxd5
21. Qxd5 cxb4 22. axb4 Bf4 23. Qf5 Bxg3 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. fxg3 Re5 26. b5 Rc5
27. c4 Ne5 28. Rec1 c6 29. Ra1 Rb7 30. Rd1 Nxc4 31. bxc6 Rxc6 32. Rac1 Rbc7 33.
Bxc4 Rxc4 34. Rxc4 Rxc4 35. Rxd6 a5 36. Rxf6 {Motylev,A (2686)-Dubov,D (2614)
Moscow 2014 1/2-1/2}) 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ne8 9. Bd3 f6 (9... d5) 10. Bf4 fxe5
11. Bxe5 {[%cal Ge5g7,Gd3h7,Gd1h5]} Bf6 12. Bxf6 $146 (12. Qh5 g6 13. Qe2 Rb8
14. O-O-O d5 15. h4 Nd6 16. h5 Re8 17. f4 Bxe5 18. fxe5 Qg5+ 19. Qd2 Rxe5 20.
hxg6 hxg6 21. Rh6 Qxd2+ 22. Kxd2 Bf5 23. Rdh1 Nf7 24. R6h4 Bxd3 25. Kxd3 Rxb2
26. Ra4 Rg5 27. Ne2 Rxg2 28. Rxa7 Ne5+ 29. Kc3 Nc4 30. Re1 Rb8 31. Rg1 Rxe2 32.
Rxg6+ Kf7 33. Rxc6 Rc8 34. a4 Re7 35. Kd4 Ne5 36. Rc5 Nf3+ 37. Kc3 c6 38. Ra6
Rb8 39. Kd3 Rbe8 40. Kc3 Re3+ 41. Kb4 Rb8+ {Berg,E (2586)-Nielsen,P (2651)
Faaborg 2007 0-1}) 12... Qxf6 13. O-O d5 14. Qd2 Nd6 $1 {[%csl Gd6]} 15. Rae1
Bf5 $11 16. Bxf5 Nxf5 17. Qf4 Qd6 18. Qxd6 cxd6 19. Re2 a5 (19... Rab8) 20. Rd1
Rfe8 21. Kf1 g5 22. Rd3 Kg7 23. Na4 $6 {[%csl Ra4]} h5 24. h3 Kf6 25. g4 (25.
Nb6 Rxe2 26. Kxe2 Re8+) 25... hxg4 26. hxg4 Rxe2 27. Kxe2 Re8+ 28. Kd2 Re4 {
[%csl Ra4,Rg4] Gagnant un tempo résultant du coup douteux Na4} 29. gxf5 Rxa4
30. Rb3 $1 Kxf5 31. Rb6 Rd4+ 32. Ke3 Rc4 33. Kd3 Ke5 (33... Kf4 {[%cal Gf4f3,
Gf3f2]} 34. b3 (34. Ra6 Kf3 {[%csl Gg5]}) 34... Rc5 35. b4 axb4 36. axb4 Rc4
37. b5 $1) 34. b3 Rd4+ 35. Ke3 Re4+ 36. Kd2 Rd4+ 37. Ke3 Re4+ 38. Kd2 Rf4 39.
Ke2 c5 40. Ra6 Re4+ 41. Kd2 Rf4 42. Ke2 Re4+ 43. Kd2 Rf4 44. Ke2 a4 45. bxa4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 30th"]
[Site "Matanzas"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Sorin, Ariel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Rodriguez,Am"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Nxc6 (6. Be3 Bb6 (6...
Bxd4 7. Bxd4 O-O 8. Be3 Re8 9. Bd3 d5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. O-O Nfxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5
13. a3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Qxd3 15. cxd3 Bg4 $15 {Ravi,T-Sahu, SC, Calcuta 1992}) 7.
g3 O-O 8. Bg2 d6 9. h3 Re8 10. O-O Bd7 11. Re1 h6 12. g4 Ne5 13. Nf5 Bxe3 14.
Rxe3 Bxf5 15. exf5 c6 16. a4 d5 17. Rg3 a5 $13 {Lane-Hebden, London LB 1994.})
6... bxc6 7. Bd3 d6 (7... d5 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Re1 Rb8 11. Rb1 Be6 12.
b3 Ng4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. exd5 Qh4 15. dxe6 Qxf2+ 16. Kh1 Qh4 17. Qxg4 Qxg4 18.
e7 Rfe8 19. Re4 Qg5 20. Rbe1 Qd2 21. Na4 Rb4 22. R4e2 Qg5 23. Re5 Qf6 24. c4
$44 {Santo Romin-Lana, Candas open 1992}) 8. O-O Ng4 {This time Miles opponent
adopts a more aggressive setup} (8... Nd7 9. Be2 O-O 10. Na4 Bb6 11. b3 Qh4 12.
Nxb6 axb6 13. f3 Ba6 14. c4 c5 15. Bb2 $14 {Miles-Hebden, London LB 1994}) 9.
Bf4 g5 (9... Qf6 $5) 10. Bd2 Qf6 11. Qe2 Qe5 (11... Qh6 $5 12. h3 Ne5) 12. g3
Qe6 {/\13...Nxh2!} 13. Na4 Bd4 14. c3 Qh6 15. h4 Bf6 16. e5 {A typical motiv,
White opens up the position in response to a flank attack since he is better
developed} Nxe5 17. hxg5 Bxg5 18. f4 Qh3 19. Be4 Qxg3+ 20. Qg2 Qxg2+ 21. Bxg2
$18 {From this point on the win is easy} Bh6 22. fxe5 Bxd2 23. Bxc6+ Bd7 24.
Bxa8 Bxa4 25. exd6 cxd6 26. Rf2 Bg5 27. Re1+ Kf8 28. Bd5 Be8 29. Rf5 f6 30. Rf3
h5 31. c4 h4 32. Rb3 Bf4 33. Rxe8+ 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 {This opening line is rarely seen on the top level.
This time Mamedyarov didn't want to check his opponent's preparation after his
main weapon 1.d4.} d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bc5 (7... Bd6
{is the solid alternative here.}) 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 {The position is
approximately equal and complex. Black has some space advantage, while White
has rich piece play and may use the b- and e-file for his rooks.} Qf6 {This
move definitely makes sense - the rook is not protecting the Pf2 anymore, so
White should be careful now.} ({Shakhriyar had some positive experience before:
} 9... Bb6 10. d3 Re8 11. a4 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nd2 Qh4 15. Qe2 f5
16. Nf3 Qf6 17. gxf5 Bxf5 18. Ng5 $132 {1-0 (60) Mamedyarov,S (2753)-Kramnik,V
(2803)/Geneve SUI 2013}) 10. d3 Bg4 {Dmitry Jakovenko goes for the most active
way of development, pinning White's knight and provoking the following
weakening move.} ({The modest-looking} 10... h6 11. Be3 Bb6 {is also playable:}
12. Nd2 Re8 13. Rb1 (13. a4 $5) 13... Bf5 14. c4 Rad8 15. Ne4 Qg6 16. Bxb6 axb6
$11 {1/2-1/2 (46) Lu Shanglei (2514)-Harikrishna,P (2678)/Hangzhou CHN 2012})
11. h3 Bh5 12. Be3 {Mamedyarov prefers to neutralise the pressure of Black's
dark-squared bishop before any aggressive actions.} ({There were some
alternatives at his disposal:} 12. Rb1 $5 Bb6 13. g4 Bg6 14. Bg5 Qe6 (14... Qd6
15. Nh4 f5 16. Be3 $14) 15. Nh4 Qxa2 16. c4 $44) ({The immediate} 12. g4 $5 Bg6
13. g5 Qd6 14. Nh4 Rae8 15. Qe2 {could lead to a more complex battle, where
White's light-squared bishop may become very powerful.}) 12... Bb6 13. g4 {
Sooner or later, White had to avoid the unpleasant pin.} Bg6 14. Nd2 Qh4 {
Obviously, the compromised kingside pawn structures gives Black definite
attacking possibilities.} 15. a4 $146 {This novelty is hardly a significant
improvement over White's play in 1 preceding game. Black is generally doing
well here.} (15. Rb1 f5 16. Qf3 $2 e4 $1 (16... Kh8 17. gxf5 Bxf5 18. Qg3 $11 {
1/2-1/2 (24) Stevic,H (2621)-Brkic,A (2564)/Zadar 2010/CBM 139 Extra}) 17. dxe4
Ne5 18. Qe2 fxg4 $17) 15... f5 16. gxf5 $6 {Underestimating the opponent's
attacking resources. White's position is getting dangerous and requires very
precise play.} ({Shakhriyar should have opted for} 16. a5 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 fxg4
18. Qe2 gxh3 19. Rxh3 Qf6 20. a6 b6 21. d4 $44 {with definite compensation for
a pawn}) ({Or} 16. Nf3 Qf6 17. g5 Qd6 18. Nh4 Be8 19. Qe2 $132) 16... Bh5 $1 {
Now allowing White to activate the queen.} ({The primitive} 16... Rxf5 17. Qg4
Qe7 18. a5 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Rg5 20. Qa4 $132 {leads to complicated double-edged
play.}) 17. Nf3 $1 {That move looks like a concession, but White need more
pieces for protecting the king.} (17. Qb1 Rxf5 18. Ne4 Bf3 19. Qb3+ Kh8 20. Qe6
Raf8 21. Bxf3 Rxf3 22. Kg2 h6 $15) 17... Qe7 (17... Qf6 18. Qd2 Qxf5 19. Ng5 h6
20. Ne4 Bf3 21. Bxf3 Qxf3 22. Kh2 $11) 18. Bxb6 $6 ({After} 18. a5 Bxa5 19. Qb1
Bb6 20. Bxb6 cxb6 21. Qb3+ Kh8 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. f4 Rxf5 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. fxe5
Qxe5 $15 {White is going to suffer from the vulnerablity of his king. However,
it was the lesser evil.}) 18... axb6 $2 {Returning the favour. Dmitry misses a
golden opportunity to develop a powerful attack .} ({The unexpected} 18... Rxf5
$1 19. Be3 Raf8 20. Qb1 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Rxf3 22. Qxb7 Qd7 $40 {looks extremely
dangerous.}) 19. d4 $1 {Now White is just in time to simplify the position.}
Rxf5 (19... e4 20. Qd2 Rxf5 21. Nh2 {is not dangerous for White, as Black
cannot hold the Pe4.}) 20. Qd3 Raf8 ({Black had various alternatives, but
White should be able to equalise in all cases:} 20... Bg6 21. Nxe5 Rxe5 (21...
Nxe5 22. Qg3 Rg5 23. Rxe5 Rxg3 24. Rxe7 Rxc3 25. Bxb7 $11) 22. Rxe5 Nxe5 23.
Qe3 Nc6 24. Bxc6 Qxe3 25. Bd5+ Qe6 26. Bxe6+ Kf8 27. Bb3 $11 {White has many
weak pawns, but there is 1 extra!}) ({White should be OK also after} 20... Bxf3
21. Qxf5 Rf8 22. Qxf3 Rxf3 23. Bxf3 Qg5+ 24. Bg2 $11) (20... Qf6 21. dxe5 Nxe5
22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. Bxb7 Re8 25. Qd4 $11) 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Rxe5
Rxe5 23. dxe5 Qxe5 24. Qd5+ {A good practical decision - the king is not in
danger anymore.} Qxd5 25. Bxd5+ Kh8 26. Bxb7 Rf5 27. Re1 $6 {A waste of time.}
({A more accurate move was} 27. c4 Rc5 28. Bd5 $11) 27... Rc5 28. Re3 Kg8 {
Black has some edge here, but the position is pretty much drawish.} 29. Be4 Bf7
30. Bd3 ({Possibly,} 30. Kf1 {was better:} Rc4 31. Bb7 Rxa4 32. Re7 c5 33. Ke2
Kf8 34. Rc7 {and having such active pieces, White should be able to hold it
quite easily.}) 30... Kf8 31. Bb5 Bg6 {Now Black wins the pawn back and keeps
some pressure.} (31... g6 $5 {was also worth considering:} 32. Kf1 Bc4+ 33. Ke1
Bxb5 34. axb5 Rxb5 $15) 32. Bd3 Bxd3 33. Rxd3 Rc4 34. Kg2 Rxa4 35. Kg3 {
The resulting endgame is quite unpleasant for White.} Ke7 36. h4 g6 37. f3 Ke6
38. Kh3 Rc4 ({After} 38... b5 39. Kg3 c5 40. Rd8 {White should be able to
escape, but the task is not easy:} Ra3 41. Rb8 Rxc3 42. Rxb5 Rxc2 43. h5 gxh5
44. Rb7 h6 45. Rb6+ Kf5 46. Rxh6 Kg5 47. Rh8 c4 48. Rg8+ Kf6 49. Rh8 Kg6 50.
Rg8+ Kh7 51. Rg5 Kh6 52. Rg8 Rc1 53. Kf4 c3 54. Ke3 $11) (38... Ra2 39. Rd2 Ra3
40. Rd3 {doesn't seem to change much.}) 39. Kg3 {White is doomed to a passive
defence, but the reducued material gives him great drawing chances.} Ra4 40.
Re3+ Kf6 41. Rd3 Rc4 42. Re3 $6 {White is playing too passively and allows
Black to improve the position step by step.} (42. f4 $1 b5 43. Kf3 $15) 42...
Kf5 $1 43. Rd3 c6 44. Re3 b5 ({It looks like here Dmitry has missed an
excellent winning chance:} 44... h5 $142 $1 45. Rd3 Rc5 46. Re3 Re5 47. Rd3 Rd5
48. Re3 Rd2 49. c4 Rxc2 50. Rb3 Rxc4 51. Rxb6 c5 $17) 45. Rd3 Rc5 46. Re3 Re5 (
{Now it's too late for} 46... h5 47. f4 Rc4 48. Re5+ Kf6 49. Re3 c5 50. Kf3 {
and Black cannot make progress.}) 47. Rd3 Rd5 48. Re3 Rd2 $2 {Finally allowing
White to activate.} ({The correct} 48... Re5 49. Rd3 Rc5 $1 50. Re3 Rc4 51. Rd3
h5 {would still offer Black good winning chances.}) 49. f4 Kf6 50. Re5 Rd5 ({
White is just in time to stop the pawn after} 50... Rxc2 51. Rc5 b4 52. Rxc6+
Ke7 53. Rc7+ Kd6 54. Rxh7 bxc3 55. Rh8 Rc1 56. Rc8 $11) 51. Re3 Rc5 52. Kf3 Rc4
53. Kg4 {Unfortunately for Dmitry, Black has no real winning ideas now.} h6 54.
Kg3 Kf5 55. Re5+ Kf6 56. Re3 {White should just sit and wait.} h5 57. Kf3 Kf5
58. Re5+ Kf6 59. Re3 c5 60. Rd3 Ke6 61. Re3+ Kd6 62. Rd3+ Kc6 63. Ke3 (63. Re3
Kb6 64. Re6+ Ka5 65. Re3 b4 66. cxb4+ cxb4 67. Re2 $11) 63... Ra4 ({The best
chance was} 63... Kc7 $1 64. Rd5 $1 ({The passive defence is not recommended:} 
64. Kf3 $6 Kb6 65. Rd6+ Ka5 66. Rd3 Ka4 $17) 64... Rxc3+ 65. Kd2 Rc4 66. Rg5
Rxf4 67. Rxc5+ Kb6 68. Rg5 Rxh4 69. Rxg6+ Kc5 70. Rh6 {and White should be
able to hold the draw.}) 64. Rd8 Rc4 65. Rg8 $1 {Finally Mamedyarov gets
sufficient counterplay.} Rxc3+ 66. Kd2 Rh3 67. Rxg6+ Kd5 68. Rg5+ Kd4 69. Rxh5
b4 70. Rg5 c4 71. Rg1 (71. Kc1 Rxh4 72. f5 Rf4 73. Kb2 $11) 71... Rxh4 ({
Nothing was changed by} 71... c3+ 72. Kc1 Rxh4 73. Rd1+ Kc4 74. Rd8 Rxf4 75.
Rc8+ Kb5 76. Kb1 $11) 72. f5 Rf4 73. Kc1 Rxf5 74. Kb2 $11 {Now the draw is
unavoidable.} Ke3 75. Re1+ Kd2 76. Re4 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 16th"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "2015.03.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hovhannisyan, Robert"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2015.02.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 {This way of handling the well-known theoretical
line was introduced by Vladimir Kramnik and has gained a lot of popularity.}
Re8 11. Qf3 c6 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Rfe1 Rxe1+ {For some reason, usually Black
prefers to keep all the rooks on the board.} ({At the moment, White fails to
pose Black any serious problems after} 13... Be6 14. Ne2 (14. Rad1 Qb8 15. Bxd6
Qxd6 16. b3 Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 (21) Vocaturo,D (2590)-Raznikov,D (2494)/
Groningen NED 2014 (70)}) 14... Qb8 15. b3 Bd7 16. Be3 (16. Qg3 Nh5 17. Bxd6
Nxg3 18. Bxb8 Nxe2+ 19. Rxe2 Rxe2 20. Bxe2 Rxb8 21. Rd1 Be6 22. Rd4 Kf8 23. Ra4
Rb7 24. Ra6 Rc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Andreikin,D (2713)-Karjakin,S (2782)/Moscow RUS
2013 (44)}) 16... a5 17. a4 Qc7 18. Nd4 Bb4 19. Re2 Qe5 20. Rd1 Ne4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Naiditsch,A (2716)-Fridman,D (2667)/Baden-Baden GER 2013 (48)}) 14.
Rxe1 Be6 $146 {That novelty definitely makes sense. Black chooses the same
plan of development as in the previous notes.} (14... Rb8 {as was played in
Kashlinskaya,A (2305)-Kovanova,B (2377)/Loo RUS 2013 (41)} {should be met by}
15. b3 Be6 16. Ne2 (16. Qe3 c5 17. Nb5 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Rb7 19. c4 Rd7 $11) 16...
c5 17. c3 {with a slight edge for White.}) 15. Ne2 {A usual route for the
knight. It may disturb the opponent's bishop either from f4 or d4.} (15. a3 {
promises nothing:} c5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 $11) 15... c5 16.
b3 {It is necessary to stop the possible advance of Black's central pawns.} (
16. c3 Qb6 17. b3 Re8 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Nf4 Bd7 20. Rxe8+ Bxe8 $11) 16... Rb8
17. Bxd6 {White can hardly deviate from that exchange for a long time.} (17. c3
h6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 $11) 17... Qxd6 18. Nf4 {White has slight pressure, but the
reduced material balance should enable Black to equalise.} Bd7 $1 {Sergei
correctly keeps his light-squared bishop on the board.} (18... Rc8 19. Nxe6
fxe6 20. Qe3 Re8 21. f4 g6 22. g3 $14) 19. c4 {Robert decides to force matters.
In fact, that is the best practical chance to pose Black any problems.} (19.
Qg3 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. Qg5 Bc6 $11) 19... d4 (19... Bc6 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21.
Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Qe3 Be6 23. Rc1 $14) 20. Nd5 Nxd5 {Black had no optimal choice
here.} ({For instance,} 20... Re8 $2 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Rxe8+ Bxe8 23. Qh5 g5
24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Qh5 $16) 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. cxd5 g6 $2 {A loss of important
tempi, which leads to a difficult position.} ({The precise} 22... Kf8 23. Kf1
a5 {would allow Black to achieve a draw:} 24. d6 (24. Rc1 Bb5 25. Ke2 (25. Bxb5
Rxb5 26. a4 Rxb3 27. Rxc5 Ke7 28. Rxa5 Kd6 29. Ke2 Ra3 30. Ra7 f5 31. Rxg7 Rxa4
32. Rxh7 Ra2+ $11) 25... Bxd3+ 26. Kxd3 Rc8) 24... a4 25. bxa4 Bxa4 26. Re5 Rc8
27. Bf5 Rd8 28. Rxc5 Rxd6 $11) 23. Kf1 $1 a5 ({Unfortunately for Sergei, it is
too late to exchange the bishops now:} 23... Kf8 24. Rc1 Bb5 25. Ke2 Bxd3+ 26.
Kxd3 Rb5 27. Kc4 Rb8 28. Re1 {is practically lost for Black, since his king
cannot be activated.}) 24. Rc1 $6 {This natural move makes Black's task easier.
} (24. Re7 $1 {was stronger:} Rd8 25. Bc4 Kf8 (25... a4 26. bxa4 Bxa4 27. Rc7
$16) 26. d6 Be8 27. Rc7 Rxd6 28. Rxc5 d3 29. Ke1 $16 {and White is going to
win the pawn without exchanging anything.}) 24... Rc8 25. Ba6 Rc7 $6 {
Returning the favour.} ({GM Zhigalko had to give up the pawn immediately in
order to activate his pieces:} 25... Ra8 $1 26. Bb7 Re8 27. Bc6 Bxc6 28. dxc6
d3 29. Rd1 c4 ({Or} 29... Rc8 30. Rxd3 Rxc6 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Ra8 c4 33. bxc4
Rxc4 34. Rxa5 Rc2) 30. bxc4 Re4 31. Rxd3 Rxc4 32. Ra3 a4 33. c7 Rxc7 34. Rxa4
Rc2 {with excellent drawing chances.}) 26. Ke2 Kg7 ({The alternatives were
hardly better:} 26... Kf8 27. d6 Ra7 28. Bd3 a4 29. Rxc5 axb3 30. axb3 Ke8 31.
Bc4 $16) (26... Ra7 27. Bd3 Rc7 28. d6 Rc8 29. Ba6 Re8+ 30. Kd2 Re5 31. f4 Rf5
32. g4 Rd5 33. Bb7 Rxd6 34. Rxc5 $16) 27. d6 Ra7 ({Now} 27... Rc6 28. Bb5 Rxd6
29. Bxd7 Rxd7 30. Rxc5 Ra7 31. Kd3 $16 {leads to a bad rook endgame, as the
rook is very passive.}) 28. Bd3 Kf6 29. Rxc5 Ke6 30. Bc4+ Kxd6 31. Rd5+ Kc6 32.
Rxd4 $16 {White is a sound pawn up now, but Black is still in the game.} Kc5
33. Rh4 Bc6 $2 {For some reasons, Sergei decides to give up a second pawn, and
that is too much.} ({Patience was called for:} 33... f6 34. Bd3 Bc6 35. f3 Re7+
36. Kd2 f5 $16) 34. Rxh7 Bxg2 (34... Re7+ 35. Kf1 Bb5 36. Rh4 $18) 35. Rxf7 (
35. f3 {was also good enough:} Rd7 36. h4 Kb4 37. h5 gxh5 38. Rxh5 Ka3 39. Rh2
$18) 35... Rxf7 (35... Ra8 36. h4 Re8+ 37. Kd2 Bd5 38. Bxd5 Rd8 39. Rf6 Rxd5+
40. Ke3 $18) 36. Bxf7 {The rest is matter of simple technique.} Bxh3 (36... g5
37. Be6 Kd6 38. Bg4 Be4 39. Ke3 Ke5 40. a3 $18) 37. Bxg6 Kb4 38. f4 Ka3 39. Kd2
Kxa2 40. Kc3 Be6 41. Bc2 Ka3 42. f5 Bf7 43. f6 Bg8 44. Bd3 Bxb3 45. Bc4 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch (Women) 65th"]
[Site "Chita"]
[Date "2015.08.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Kosteniuk had a theoretical chance to fight for the title as she was only
half a point behind Goryachkina. It was natural that she came with aggressive
intentions to win the game.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 $5 {
The second most popular move and Kosteniuk hopes that her opponent must not be
as thoroughly prepared in this line as the main one with exd4.} (4... exd4 5.
Nxd4 Bb4 {Takes us to the absolute main line of the four knights.}) 5. Nxe5 {
Kosteniuk's little tricked worked as Kovalevskaya took 14 minutes to make her
move.} O-O $5 6. Bd3 (6. Qd3 {is the more ambitious approach.} Re8 7. Nxc6 bxc6
8. f3 d5 9. e5 c5 {with interesting play.}) 6... Nxd4 7. Be3 Ne6 8. O-O d6 9.
Nc4 Bxc3 10. bxc3 {This is just the kind of position Kosteniuk must be looking
for at the start of the game. She has equalised and there are also some
imbalances on the board.} Nc5 (10... b6 {With the idea of Bb7 and Nc5 was much
more solid.}) 11. e5 Ng4 $2 (11... Nfe4 {was relativelt better.}) 12. Bxc5 $1 {
The knight on g4 is stranded now.} dxc5 13. h3 Nh6 14. Qh5 {White has a clear
advantage. It is surprising how in a matter of four moves a completely equal
position turned into a very bad one for Alexandra.} Qe8 {Preparing the typical
defensive idea with f5.} 15. Qg5 (15. f4 f5 16. Qf3 $16 {was also good. the
bishop on c8 cannot develop because of the pressure on b7.}) 15... Be6 16. Nd2
Qd8 17. Qh5 Bf5 18. Ne4 $6 (18. Bxf5 $5 Qxd2 (18... Nxf5 19. Ne4 $1 $16) 19.
Be4 Qxc3 20. Bxb7 $16) 18... Bg6 (18... c4 $2 19. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 20. Bxf5 $16)
19. Qf3 Qe7 20. Qf4 Rfe8 {Thanks to some inaccuracies by White, Black is back
into the game.} 21. Rae1 Rad8 (21... Qxe5 22. Qxe5 Rxe5 23. f4 Re6 24. Nxc5 Rc6
25. Nxb7 Bxd3 26. cxd3 Rxc3 $11) 22. Nf6+ $5 gxf6 23. Qxh6 Qf8 (23... fxe5 24.
f4 c4 $1 (24... e4 $2 25. f5 $18) 25. Rxe5 Qd6 26. Bxg6 (26. Bxc4 $2 Rxe5 27.
fxe5 Qc5+ $19) 26... hxg6 27. Rg5 {The position looks dangerous for Black but
he can equalise with the accurate} Qd2 $1 28. Rxg6+ (28. f5 $2 Re1 $1 $17 (
28... Re2 29. Qh4 $18)) 28... fxg6 29. Qxg6+ $11) 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. exf6 Re6
$2 (25... Rd6 $1 {was the right way to equalise.} 26. Rxe8+ Kxe8 27. Re1+ Kd8
28. Bxg6 hxg6 $11 {The endgame is round about equal.}) 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Bxg6
hxg6 28. g4 $1 {Of course the f6 pawn has to be defended.} Rd2 29. g5 Rxc2 30.
Rd1 Ke8 31. Re1 (31. h4 $1 {would have ensured a quick finish.} Rxc3 32. h5 $1
Rc4 33. hxg6 Rd4 34. Re1 Rd6 35. Re4 $18) 31... Kf7 32. Rd1 Ke8 (32... Rxc3 33.
Rd7+ Ke8 34. Re7+ Kf8 35. Kg2 $1 $18 (35. h4 $6 Rc4 $1 $14)) 33. h4 $1 {
Kovalevskaya finds the right plan and finishes off the game.} Rxc3 34. h5 c4
35. hxg6 Rd3 36. Re1 c3 37. g7 Kf7 38. g6+ Kg8 39. Rxe6 Rd8 40. Re8+ {This
loss proved to be costly for Kosteniuk as she had to settle for the third spot.
} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6
7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Ne2 h6 (11... c5 12. c3 Ba5
13. Qa4 $14 {Chiburdanidze-D'Amore,Biel-B 1990}) 12. Bh4 Bd6 13. Nd4 c5 {
= Keres} (13... Bd7 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Bxf5 Rb8 16. b3 Be5 17. Rb1 Qd6 18. Bg3
Bxg3 19. hxg3 Rfe8 $10 {Rossetto-Bolbochan,Mar del Plata,1956}) 14. Nxe6 (14.
Nf5 {Schussler} Bxf5 15. Bxf5 Be5 16. c3 Rb8 $10 {Alexander-Kluger, Amsterdam 
(Ol) 1954}) 14... fxe6 15. Qe2 $1 e5 16. Bg6 $1 $14 (16. c4 e4 17. Bc2 Qb8 $132
) (16. Bf5 g5 17. Bg3 e4 18. c4 Re8 $13) 16... Rb8 (16... c4 $5 17. b3 cxb3 18.
axb3 Qc7 $14) 17. c4 $1 e4 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Kh1 dxc4 20. Bxf6 $5 (20. Bxe4 g5
21. Bg3 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Kg7 $14) 20... Rxf6 21. Bxe4 Be5 (21... Kh8 $5) 22. Qxc4+
Kh8 23. b3 Rbf8 24. Qe2 Bd4 25. f3 $16 Qe5 26. g3 Re8 27. Qd3 Rd6 28. Rd2 h5
29. Re2 h4 30. gxh4 (30. f4 $6 Qf6 31. Qf3 Rde6 {with some counterplay along
the 'e' file}) 30... Rh6 31. f4 Qf6 32. Qf3 Rxh4 33. Bd3 Rf8 (33... Rxe2 $4 34.
Qa8+ {mates in two}) 34. Qg3 Qh6 35. Qg6 (35. Bg6 {was probably even stronger,
cutting off black queen instead of trading it}) 35... Rh3 36. Qxh6+ gxh6 37.
Bc4 $16 Be3 $4 {black succumbs to the time pressure} 38. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Biel-B"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "D'Amore, Carlo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Ne2 c5 {11. - h6 is considered to be
safer.} 12. c3 Ba5 13. Qa4 Bc7 14. Qh4 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Ng3
Rab8 18. Rab1 Rb6 19. b4 d4 20. bxc5 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 dxc3 22. Rc1 Rd8 23. Bf1 (
23. Rxc3 $2 Be5 24. Ra3 Bb2 $19) 23... Bxa2 24. Ne4 a5 25. Nxc3 Bb3 26. g3 a4
27. Nb5 Be5 28. c6 Rc8 29. Bh3 Be6 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. Rc4 Kf8 32. Kg2 Ke7 33.
Na7 Rd8 34. c7 Bxc7 35. Rxc7+ Rd7 36. Nc8+ Kd8 37. Rxd7+ Kxd7 38. Nb6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 09th Group5"]
[Site "Balatonbereny"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1993.09.07"]
[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 "Chelyabinsk Poliot"]
[BlackTeam "Budapest Honved"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 (8... Qe7+ 9. Kf1 cxd5 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Qf3 Re8 13. h4
Ne4 {13. - Rb8!? /\ 14. - Rb6} 14. Bxe7 Nd2+ 15. Ke2 Nxf3 16. Kxf3 Rxe7 $10 {
Odeev,H-Aleksandrov,A,Vokresensk 1993}) 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 h6 12.
Bh4 Bd6 13. c4 Rb8 14. Re1 Be6 15. Rc1 Bf4 16. Rc2 dxc4 $5 17. Bxc4 Bf5 18.
Rce2 (18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bxf6 {19.Rce2 Rd4} Bxc2 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 $15) 18... Bxh2+
19. Kh1 $1 (19. Kxh2 Ng4+ 20. Kg3 Qc7+ 21. f4 (21. Kf3 Nh2+ 22. Ke3 Qe5+ 23.
Kd2 Qd4+ $19 {23. - Rxb2+ - +}) 21... g5 $19) 19... Bc7 20. Re7 g5 (20... Ng4 {
20. - Nd5!} 21. Qxd8 Bxd8 22. Rxf7 Rxf7 23. Re8+ Kh7 24. Bxf7 Bc7 $10) 21. Qf3
Qd4 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. Rxc7 $10 Bg6 24. Rxc6 Kg7 25. Kg1 Rbc8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27.
Bb3 Rh8 28. Nc3 Qh4 29. Qh3 Qxh3 30. gxh3 Rxh3 31. Re7 Rd3 32. Rxa7 Rd2 33. Re7
$1 (33. Na4 $2 Ng4 $17) 33... Rxb2 34. Re2 Rxe2 35. Nxe2 Bd3 36. Nc3 Nd7 37. a4
Nc5 38. Bd5 f5 39. a5 Kf6 40. Bg2 Ke5 41. Bf1 Bxf1 42. Kxf1 g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 (8... Qe7+ 9. Qe2 cxd5 10. Bd2 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 c6 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Be3
O-O 14. f3 Nd7 15. Kf2 Re8 $10 {Shirov,A-Karpov,An, Moscow 1992. CBM 33 game
382.}) 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Bxc3 $5 (10... c6 11. Na4 h6 12. Bh4 Be6 (12... Bd6
$5 13. Re1 Rb8 14. c3 Bg4 $13 {Arkhipov,S-Zaitsev,I, Moscow 1992. CBM 33 game
403.}) 13. c3 Be7 14. Re1 Nd7 $5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 {[]/=. Arkhipov,S, Tseitlin,MS,
Moscow 1992. CBM 33 game 401.}) 11. bxc3 h6 12. Bh4 Qd6 13. Qf3 Bg4 14. Qg3
Qxg3 15. Bxg3 $14 Ne4 $5 16. Bxc7 Nxc3 17. f3 Bd7 18. Kf2 {18. e5} Bb5 19. Be5
Rac8 20. Rfc1 $6 $10 a6 21. Re1 Bxd3 22. cxd3 f6 23. Bf4 {23. - a4!?.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oakham YM"]
[Site "Oakham"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qe7+ (8... cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Ne2 (11. Na4 Be6 12. Qf3 Bd6 13.
h3 Re8 14. b3 h6 15. Bh4 Rb8 16. c3 Be7 17. Rfe1 Qa5 {+/=/=. Hector,
J-Cifuentes Parada, R, Haninge 1992. CBM 30 game 249.}) (11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Rae1
Rb8 13. Nd1 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Re2 Bg4 17. f3 Be6 18. c3 c5 $10
{Zhuravlev,V-Butnoris,A, St. Petersburg 1992. CBM 30 game 915.}) 11... Bg4 (
11... h6 12. Bh4 Bd6 {12. - Bd7?! - Mueller,Ka-Prakash,G, Oakham 1992. CBM 30
game 717.} 13. Nd4 c5 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Bxf5 Rb8 16. b3 Be5 17. Rb1 Qd6 18. Bg3
$10 {Lutz,C-Yusupov,A, Munich 1992. CBM 30 game 488.}) 12. c3 Bd6 13. Qc2 h6
14. Bh4 Bd7 $6 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Bf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Qc8 $2 {17. - Qd7.} 18. Qxc8
Raxc8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nd4 $14 {Christiansen,L-Gelfand,B, Munich 1992, CBM 30
game 439.}) 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ (9... Nxd5 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. Bd2 Nxc3 12. a3 $5 Ba5
13. b4 Bxb4 14. axb4 Nd5 15. f4 {15.0-0!?.} g6 16. O-O Be6 17. Rfe1 $14 {
Tseitlin,MD-Akopian,V, Beersheba 1992, CBM 30 game 199. 17.Ra5!?.}) 10. Kxe2
Nxd5 11. Nxd5 (11. Bd2 $6 Rb8 {11. - Nxc3 =} 12. Rhe1 Be6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. b3 h6
$13 {Mueller,Ka-Aleksandrov,G, Oakham 1992, CBM 30 game 713.}) 11... cxd5 12.
Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Kxd7 14. Be3 {+/=/=} Ba5 $6 15. Rac1 Rab8 $6 {15. - Bb6} 16.
b3 $14 Bc3 17. Rhd1 c6 18. Rd3 Bb2 19. Rcd1 Kc8 20. c3 a5 $2 21. Bc5 $1 Re8+
22. Kd2 Rb5 23. Bd4 Rb7 (23... f6 24. Rh3 $1 h6 25. c4 $18) 24. Bxg7 Rbe7 (
24... Rg8 25. Be5 Rxg2 26. Bg3 $18) 25. Kc2 Ba3 26. Bd4 $18 Bd6 27. Re3 Rxe3
28. Bxe3 Bxh2 29. Rh1 Bc7 30. Rxh7 Re7 31. Kd3 Bd8 32. Rh5 1-0

[Event "Sydney Cepacol"]
[Site "Sydney"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "West, Guy"]
[Black "Solomon, Stephen J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qd6 (11... h6 12. Bh4 Re8 13. c4 $14
) 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qxd5 Rb8 15. Qd4 $16 Qxd4 16. cxd4 Rd8 17. Rab1
$6 Rb6 18. c3 Be6 19. a4 c5 $14 20. Rxb6 axb6 21. Bb5 cxd4 22. Rd1 Rc8 23. cxd4
Bd5 24. f3 Rc2 25. Re1 Bc6 26. Re5 Kf8 27. h4 Bxb5 28. axb5 Rb2 29. h5 Rb4 30.
Rd5 Ke7 31. Kf2 f6 32. Ke3 Ra4 33. g4 Ra8 34. f4 Ra3+ 35. Ke4 Rb3 36. hxg6 hxg6
37. g5 $4 f5+ {38.Ke5 Re3 mate} 38. Rxf5 gxf5+ 39. Kxf5 Rxb5+ 40. Kg6 Ke6 41.
Kh7 Rf5 0-1

[Event "Gausdal Int"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Ernst, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Nb5 c5 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 cxb4 {13. - Bb6 =
} 14. Qe1 $5 (14. axb4 Bxb4 15. Rxa7 $14) 14... bxa3 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qe3 Bb6
17. Qh6 f5 18. Rxa3 Kh8 19. Nd6 Bd4 20. Nxf5 Qf6 21. Qh5 Bc5 22. Ne3 h6 23. Ra5
Rac8 24. Nxd5 Qg5 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Nf6 Bd4 27. Ne4 f6 28. Rd1 Bb6 29. Ra4 Rc6
$14 30. h3 Bf5 31. Rb1 Bh7 32. Rb5 Rd8 33. g4 Re6 34. Kg2 Bxe4+ 35. Bxe4 Rd2
36. Rf5 Kg7 37. Bd3 Re5 38. Rf3 Rd1 39. Rc4 Bc5 40. Ra4 Bb6 41. Rc4 Bc5 42. Rf5
Rxf5 43. gxf5 Bb6 44. f4 gxf4 45. Rxf4 Rd2+ 46. Kf3 Rf2+ 47. Ke4 Rxf4+ 48. Kxf4
a5 49. Bb5 Kh6 50. c4 Kh5 51. Ke4 Kh4 52. Kd5 Kxh3 53. c5 Bc7 54. Ke6 Be5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1992.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 cxd5 (9... Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Nxd5 (10... cxd5 11. Nb5 Kd8 12. Rd1
Bb7 (12... Re8+ 13. Kf1 c6 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. c4 Ke7 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 g5 18. Bg3
dxc4 19. Bxc4 Ne4 20. Bd3 Nxg3+ 21. hxg3 Bc5 22. Be4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Rac8 24. Rc1
c5 25. Rxd7+ Kxd7 26. Bf5+ Kc6 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 28. Ke2 Rb8 29. b3 Kd5 30. Rd1+
Ke6 31. Rd3 {Mueller,Ka-Bode,W/Hamburg op (5)/1992/1-0/63/}) 13. Bf4 c6 14. a3
Re8+ 15. Kf1 Bf8 16. Nd4 Bc5 17. c3 a5 {Brenke,A-Arkhipov,S/Lippstadt/1992/1/
2-1/2/17/}) 11. Nxd5 (11. Bd2 Rb8 12. Rhe1 Be6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. b3 h6 15. a3 O-O
16. b4 Rfe8 17. Kf1 Rbd8 18. Rab1 Nb6 19. Bf4 Nd5 20. Bd2 Nb6 21. Bf4 Nc4 22.
Nc5 Nxa3 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Rb3 Nb5 25. Bc4 Nd4 26. Rb2 Bd6 27. Be3 Be5 28. Ra2
Nb5 29. Bc5 Bc3 30. Rxe6 Rxe6 31. Bxe6+ {Mueller,Ka-Aleksandrov,A/Oakham (7)/
1992/0-1/60/}) (11. Ne4 O-O 12. c4 (12. a3 Be7 13. c4 Nb6 14. Bf4 Re8 15. Kd2
Be6 16. b3 Rad8 17. Kc2 Bd6 18. Bg3 c5 19. Rad1 f5 20. Nc3 a6 21. Rhe1 Kf7 22.
f3 h6 23. Rd2 Nc8 24. Nd5 Rd7 25. Red1 Na7 26. Nf4 g6 27. Bf1 Red8 28. Nxe6
Kxe6 29. Bf2 Nc6 30. Rd5 Ne7 31. Re1+ {Koskinen,H-Zayac,E/Helsinki op (04)/
1992/1/2-1/2/42/}) 12... Re8 13. Kf3 Ba6 14. Rd1 Nb6 15. b3 Bb7 16. a3 Bf8 17.
Kg3 c5 18. f3 Nd7 19. Bc2 Bc6 20. Bf4 Ne5 21. Nc3 Rab8 22. Rab1 h6 23. h4 Bd6
24. h5 Red8 25. Be4 Be8 26. Bd5 Nc6 27. Ne4 Nd4 28. Bxd6 cxd6 29. b4 Ba4 30.
Rd2 Bc2 31. Re1 {Alonso,R-Nunez Vallina,JA/Capablanca mem-C (13)/1992/1-0/41/})
11... cxd5 12. Bb5+ $14 Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Kxd7 14. Rd1 (14. Be3 Ba5 15. Rac1 Rab8
16. b3 Bc3 17. Rhd1 c6 18. Rd3 Bb2 19. Rcd1 Kc8 20. c3 a5 21. Bc5 Re8+ 22. Kd2
Rb5 23. Bd4 Rb7 24. Bxg7 Rbe7 25. Kc2 Ba3 26. Bd4 Bd6 27. Re3 Rxe3 28. Bxe3
Bxh2 29. Rh1 Bc7 30. Rxh7 Re7 31. Kd3 {Rublevsky,S-Aleksandrov,A/Oakham (9)/
1992/1-0 (32)}) 14... Rhe8+ 15. Be3 (15. Kf3 Ke6 16. Be3 Bd6 17. Rd3 c6 18. c4
Be5 19. cxd5+ cxd5 20. Rad1 Red8 21. Re1 f6 22. Ra3 a6 23. Bd4 Kd6 24. Rd1 Ke6
25. Ra5 Rd6 26. Rc5 Rb8 27. b3 Rb4 28. Ke3 Kf5 29. g3 g5 30. f3 h5 31. Bxe5 {
Nadyrhanov,S-Iuldachev,S/Tashkent/1992/1/2-1/2/62/}) 15... Kc6 16. c4 dxc4 17.
Rd4 Ba5 18. Rc1 Rad8 19. Rdxc4+ Kb7 20. Rd1 Rxd1 21. Rh4 h6 22. Rd4 Rf8 23. Re4
Bb6 24. Bd2 Kc6 25. Bc3 f6 26. Re7 Rg8 27. g4 Kd6 28. Re4 Rh8 29. Bb4+ Kd5 30.
Re7 h5 31. h3 {Oll,L-Beliavsky,A/Manila olm/1992/1/2-1/2/62/}) (9... Nxd5 10.
Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. a3 (11. Bd2 Nxc3 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 Bxb4 14. axb4 Nd5 15. f4 g6
16. O-O Be6 17. Rfe1 Kd7 18. c4 Nb6 19. Bc3 Rhg8 20. Red1 Ke7 21. Be4 Nxc4 22.
Bxc6 Rad8 23. Rdc1 Rd6 24. Bf3 a6 25. Be2 Rb8 26. Be1 Rc6 27. Bf3 Rcb6 28. g4
f5 29. g5 Kd7 30. Be2 Nd6 31. Bxa6 {Tseitlin,MD-Akopian,V/Beersheba (12)/1992/
1/2-1/2/55/}) 11... Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Be6 13. O-O f6 14. c4 Nb6 15. Be4 Bxc4 16.
Re1 Kf7 17. Bxc6 Rad8 18. Be3 Bd5 19. Bb5 Bc4 20. Bxc4+ Nxc4 21. Bxa7 Rd5 22.
Red1 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Nxa3 24. Rd7+ Kg6 25. h4 h5 26. Bc5 Nxc2 27. Rxc7 Rd8 {
Lautier,J-Karpov,An/Biel (08)/1992/1/2-1/2/28/}) 10. Bd2 (10. O-O Qxe2 11. Nxe2
Be6 12. Bf4 Kd7 13. Nd4 a6 14. Rfd1 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Kxd6 16. c4 c5 17. Nb3 d4 18.
Na5 Rab8 19. Rab1 Rb6 20. a3 Rhb8 21. b3 Nd7 22. f4 f5 23. Re1 Nf6 24. Re5 Ng4
25. Rxc5 Kxc5 26. b4+ Kd6 27. c5+ Kd7 28. cxb6 Rxb6 29. Rc1 Ne3 30. Rc5 Kd6 31.
h3 {Pedersen,St-Waters,M/EU-chJ Sas van Gent (11)/1992/0-1/41/}) (10. Qxe7+
Bxe7 (10... Kxe7 11. Bd2 Bd7 12. O-O-O Rhe8 13. h3 Kf8 $10) 11. Nb5 Kd8 12. Bf4
Bb4+ 13. c3 Re8+ 14. Kd2 Ba5 15. a4 Ne4+ 16. Bxe4 Rxe4 17. Be3 Bb6 18. Bd4 Bxd4
19. Nxd4 c5 20. f3 Re8 21. Nc2 Ba6 22. Rhe1 Kd7 23. Rab1 Re6 24. b4 cxb4 25.
Nxb4 Bc4 26. Nd3 Rxe1 27. Nxe1 Kc6 28. Nc2 Kc7 29. Re1 Rd8 30. g3 g6 31. f4 {
Ruiz,J-Ferrer,R/Aragon-ch/1992/1/2-1/2/38/}) (10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 $1 (
11... Kxd7 $6 12. Be3 $1 $16 {/\ 0-0}) 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. Bd2 Nf6 $10 (13...
Nb6 $10)) 10... Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 (11. Nxe2 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Rb8 13. b3 c5 $10)
11... c6 (11... O-O $2 12. Nb5 $1 Re8+ 13. Kd1) (11... Bd7) (11... Rb8) 12. Na4
Bd6 13. Be3 O-O 14. f3 $1 $10 {At this point I thought I had the advantage.
Pawns c6 and d5 are weak, and White must try to use this, since his pieces are
in good positions. But in fact there is no advantage, as Black controls the
centre.} Nd7 15. Kf2 Re8 {/\ 16...Nd7-b6 17.Na4xb6 axb6 18.Be3xb6 Ra8-b8 19.
Bb6-d4 c6-c5!} (15... c5 16. c3 c4 17. Bc2 Bb7 18. b3 $5 $14 {Karpov} (18. b4
$5 $14 {Karpov})) 16. Rhe1 g6 (16... Ne5 $5 17. Bf1 Bf5 18. Rac1 h5) 17. Rad1 (
17. Rac1 Ne5 18. Bf1 h5 19. c4 $2 Ba6 $1) 17... Ne5 18. Bf1 Bf5 19. Rd2 h5 20.
a3 {/\ c2-c4} Bc7 $10 21. b4 $2 (21. g3 f6 $6 22. b4 Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Nc3
$10 (24. Nc5 $10)) 21... Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. g3 a5 $1 $17 24. Bb6 (24. Nc3 $2
axb4 25. axb4 Be5 26. Bd4 Rad8 27. Red1 (27. Ne2 $2 c3 $19) 27... Bxc2 $1) (24.
Nc5 $2 axb4 25. axb4 Be5 $1 26. Rde2 (26. Bd4 c3 $19) 26... Bc3 27. Bd2 Bd4+
$19) (24. Nb6 $6 c3 $1 25. Rde2 Ra6 $15 26. Nc4 (26. Bd4 Rxe2+ 27. Rxe2 Be6 $1
28. Nc4 (28. Nc8 axb4 29. axb4 Kh7 $1 30. Bxc3 g5 $1 31. Ne7 Bd6 32. Bf6 Bxb4
33. Bxg5 Kg7 $1 $15) 28... axb4 29. axb4 c5 $3 30. Bxc3 (30. bxc5 $2 Ra4 $19)
30... cxb4) 26... axb4 27. axb4 Be6 28. Bd4 Rb8 $1 29. Ne3 (29. Bxc3 $2 Bxc4
30. Re8+ Kh7 31. Rxb8 Bxb8 32. Re8 Ba7+ $19) 29... Rxb4 30. Bxc3 Rb5 $15) 24...
Rxe1 25. Kxe1 c3 $1 (25... axb4 26. Bxc7 Rxa4 27. axb4 Rxb4 28. Be5 $10) 26.
Re2 Bxb6 27. Nxb6 Ra6 28. bxa5 (28. Nc4 $10 axb4 29. axb4 Be6 (29... Ra1+ 30.
Kf2 Rb1 (30... Rh1 31. Ke3 $1) 31. Re3 $1 Bxc2 32. Rxc3 Ba4 33. Ne5) (29... Ra2
30. Ne3 Be6 (30... Ra1+ 31. Kf2 Be6 32. Re1 Ra4 33. Rb1 Ra2 34. Rc1 Rb2 35. Nd1
Rxb4 36. Nxc3 $10) 31. Nd1 Bc4 32. Re4 Ba6 33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Ra8 $10) 30. Ne5 $1
) 28... Rxa5 29. Nc4 Ra4 (29... Rb5 $5 30. Kf2 $1 $10 (30. Nd6 $2 Rb1+ 31. Kf2
Bxc2 $1 $19) (30. Re3 $2 Rc5 $1 $19 31. Rxc3 Be6)) 30. Nd6 Be6 (30... Bh3 $5
31. Ne4 (31. Kf2 {Karpov} Rxa3 32. g4 $5 hxg4 33. Kg3 f5 34. f4 $1 {/\ Kg3-h4
attacking the black king!}) 31... Rxa3 32. Re3 Ra1+ 33. Ke2 Rh1 34. Rxc3 Rxh2+
35. Nf2 Rg2 (35... Bd7 36. Kf1 h4 37. g4 h3 38. Kg1 Rg2+ 39. Kf1 $10) 36. g4 $1
hxg4 37. fxg4 Bxg4+ 38. Kf1 $10) 31. Re3 Rxa3 32. Ne4 Bf5 33. Ke2 $1 (33. Rxc3
$6 Rxc3 34. Nxc3 Bxc2 $17) 33... Kg7 34. Kd3 g5 $1 (34... Ra4 35. Kxc3 Bxe4 36.
fxe4 Kf6 37. Rf3+ Ke6 38. Kd3 $10) 35. Kd4 g4 36. fxg4 hxg4 37. Nxc3 Bxc2 38.
Re5 $1 {The easiest way to draw. The black pawns are now weak, and White aims
to press them.} Bg6 {A clever trick!} 39. Rc5 (39. Rg5 $4 f5 $19) 39... Ra6 40.
Ke5 Rb6 41. Kf4 Rb4+ 42. Ke3 Rb2 43. Ne2 Rb3+ 44. Nc3 Rb6 45. Kf4 Rb2 46. Kxg4
Rxh2 47. Rxc6 Rf2 48. Kh4 Bf5 49. g4 Be6 50. Kg3 Rd2 51. Ne4 Rd3+ 52. Kf4 Bd5
53. Rc1 Kg6 54. Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New Jersey Futurity"]
[Site "Parsippany"]
[Date "2007.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Simutowe, Amon"]
[Black "Ippolito, Dean"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Simutowe,A"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2007.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 {This move is probably not nice to the eyes of a
Petroff player. Probability is in my favor that I was more comfortable than my
opponent in this position... but Ippolito is a very seasoned IM. In his eyes,
3.Nc3 was probably variety or my fear of hackneyed variations in the Petroff...
hence he proceeded with his usual poise.} Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 {Statistics and
probability had not failed me up to this stage. Ippolito had gone into the
first line I predicted when I examined the probabilities of how he would
respond to e4. I avoided} (11. Na4 Be6 12. c3 {or any other variations that
come after 11.Na4 because they have been analyzed extensively.}) 11... Be7 12.
Rae1 Be6 13. Qg3 Rb8 14. b3 $5 {Played partially to invite the next move.
Statistically, a master's eyes would immediately fasten on the b4 square...
the question was whether Ippolito would go for it... the seemingly next move
after} Bb4 {would be Bd2 and that would kill my activity.} 15. Re3 $1 {After
the game, Ippolito commented that this was a very good move.} (15. Qh4 h6 16.
Bxh6 Ne4 {Is winning for Black.} 17. Rxe4 $145 $1 $14) 15... Bxc3 $2 {This is
a very tempting move. I knew that the probability of my opponent missing the
next move was quite significant. The capture on c3, immediately protects the
knight on f6....and even if I make sacrifices... its hard to imagine that a
checkmate is possible without taking the bishop on c3... and by that time it's
reasonable to imagine that Black would have found a solid defence with a piece
up....but wait... Bxh7+!!.} (15... d4 {loses to} 16. Qh4 dxe3 $4 (16... Re8 17.
Ne4 dxe3 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Qh8+ Ke7 21. Qxf6+ Kd7 (21... Kf8 $4
22. Bh6+ Kg8 23. Qg7#) 22. Qd4+ {taking the queen on d8.}) 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18.
Qxh7#) 16. Bxh7+ $3 Kxh7 17. Qh4+ Kg8 (17... Kg6 {loses to} 18. Rg3 Be5 (18...
Bg4 19. f4 Kf5 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxg4+ Ke4 22. f5+ Ke5 23. Qf4#) 19. Bxf6+ Bxg3
20. Qg5+ Kh7 21. Qxg7#) 18. Rxc3 $1 {This simple move shows the true effects
of the combination... The knight on f6 is pinned and the rook will take its
time to get to g3.} Qe7 (18... Bf5 19. Rf3 Qd7 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rg3+ Bg6 22.
Rh3 {winning for White.}) 19. Rg3 Qb4 20. Qxb4 Rxb4 21. Bxf6 Rg4 22. Rxg4 Bxg4
23. Bd4 Re8 24. Rc1 {This position is psychologically difficult to play for
Black. Even though Black has significant drawing chances, he hangs between
defeat and a draw almost each move he plays... and the relatively few moves in
which Ippolito lost after this position may be proof that he was disappointed
with his position and had problems finding the type of decision trees he
wanted.} a6 25. f3 Bf5 26. Kf2 {Finally....we reach an ending where White only
needs patience to wrap up...} f6 27. g4 Bg6 28. h4 Kf7 29. h5 Bh7 30. c4 dxc4
31. Rxc4 Bd3 32. Rxc6 Re2+ 33. Kg3 Rxa2 34. h6 (34. Rc7+ Kf8 35. g5 fxg5 36.
Rxg7 {followed by h6, h7 was quicker.}) 34... gxh6 35. Rxf6+ Kg8 36. Rxh6 a5
37. Rb6 Bc2 38. b4 axb4 39. Rxb4 Ra3 40. Rc4 Bd1 41. Rc3 Rxc3 42. Bxc3 Kf7 43.
f4 Ba4 44. f5 Bc2 45. Kf4 Ba4 46. g5 Be8 47. g6+ Kg8 48. Kg5 Ba4 49. f6 Bb3 50.
Bb4 Ba2 51. Kf4 Bb3 52. Ke5 Ba2 53. Kd6 Kf8 54. Kd7+ Kg8 55. Ke7 1-0

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Rb1 h6 10. d3 Rb8 11. Nh4 Be6 $146 {A logical novelty. Black simply
finishes the development, moreover the a2-pawn can be left hanging.} (11... Ne7
{has also been tried} 12. Qh5 c6 13. c4 Be6 14. f4 exf4 15. gxf4 f5 $13 {
with an unusual structure, Kosanovic-Radulov, Budapest 2001.}) 12. Qh5 Ne7 ({
The unsuspecting} 12... Bxa2 $2 {could have been met by} 13. Bxh6 $3 gxh6 (
13... Bxb1 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nf5+ $18 {and White gives mate.}) 14. Qxh6 Ne7 (
14... Be6 15. Be4 $18) 15. Ra1 Be6 ({or} 15... Bd5 16. Ra4 $18) 16. Be4 $18 {
and White is completely winning.}) 13. f4 {An ambitious reply. White ignores
the a2 P, he concentrates for his attack on the kingside. On the other hand,
this is a little bit risky too.} ({In the event of} 13. c4 Qd7 {and the queen
has to go back, otherwise Bg4 traps it.}) 13... exf4 14. gxf4 $6 {An
inaccuracy. White would like to push his fP such as with f5-f6, but he gives
up his a2P.} (14. Bxf4 Bxf4 15. Rxf4 Bxa2 16. Rxb7 (16. Rd4 $5 {an interesting
intermediate move, but} Qc8 17. Re1 Be6 {and Black is a P up.}) 16... Rxb7 17.
Bxb7 Be6 {and thanks to the passed a-pawn, Black's position is more
comfortable.}) 14... Nd5 {A solid human reaction.} ({The engine immediately
suggests the greedy} 14... Bxa2 $1 15. Ra1 ({In the event of} 15. f5 $5 f6 $1 (
15... Bxb1 $2 {is bad, because of} 16. f6 $1 $18 {and suddenly White has a
decisive attack!}) 16. Ra1 Bf7 17. Ng6 Qe8 $17 {and Black is better.}) 15...
Bd5 $1 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 $15 {and Black is a healthy pawn up.}) 15. Bxd5 ({The
tempting} 15. f5 $2 {does not work, as} Nf6 16. Qf3 Bxa2 17. Rxb7 Bc5+ 18. d4 (
18. Kh1 $2 Rxb7 19. Qxb7 Ng4 $19 {and White has no hope.}) 18... Rxb7 19. Qxb7
Bxd4+ 20. cxd4 Qxd4+ 21. Kh1 Qxh4 $17 {and Black is much better.}) 15... Bxd5
16. Nf5 Bc6 $2 {A very logical human move, but this misses White's wonderful
reply!} (16... Qf6 17. Nxh6+ (17. Be3 Rbe8 18. Bd4 Qg6+ 19. Qxg6 fxg6 20. Nxd6
cxd6 $11 {with an equal position.}) 17... Qxh6 18. Qxd5 Rfe8 $44 {with a nice
compensation for the P.}) 17. Be3 $2 {The most natural reply.} ({However, the
computer suggests the really strange} 17. Kf2 $3 {. White simply prepares for
the very dangerous Rg1 and Black's king is in a big trouble.} Qf6 (17... Bc5+
18. d4) 18. Rg1 Kh8 19. Be3 $1 $18 {and Black can't defend against White's
decisive attack.}) 17... Qf6 18. Bd4 Qg6+ 19. Qxg6 fxg6 20. Nxd6 cxd6 $11 {
The position is completely drawish, because of the opposite coloured Bs and
the Rs are not active enough. The subsequent moves will not change the
situation.} 21. Rbe1 Rbe8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Bxa7 Ra8 24. Bb6 Rxa2 25. Rf2 Ba4
26. Bc7 d5 27. Be5 Kf7 28. Kg2 h5 29. h4 Bd7 30. Kg1 Bg4 31. Bd4 b5 32. Be5 Ra7
33. Kg2 Ke6 34. Bd4 Re7 35. Be5 Kf5 36. Rf1 Ra7 37. Rb1 g5 $5 {Karjakin tries
to create some counterplay.} (37... Ra2 38. Rc1 $11) 38. Bd4 ({In the event of
White capturing the P with} 38. hxg5 Ra2 (38... h4 $2 39. Rh1) 39. Kg3 (39.
Rxb5 $2 h4 $1) 39... Rxc2 40. Rxb5 Re2 (40... h4+ 41. Kxh4 Rh2+ 42. Kg3 Rh3+
43. Kf2 Rf3+ 44. Kg1 Rxd3 $11 {is also a drawish endgame.}) 41. Rxd5 Re3+ 42.
Kg2 Re2+ (42... Bf3+ 43. Kf2) 43. Kf1 Bf3 44. Bxg7+ Kg4 45. Be5 ({if} 45. f5 h4
46. Rd6 h3 47. Rh6 Rd2 48. f6 Kf4 $1 49. Rxh3 Rd1+ 50. Kf2 Rd2+ $11 {with a
beautiful draw.}) 45... h4 $1 {White is 3 Ps up, but Black is too active.} 46.
g6 h3 47. Rd8 h2 48. Rh8 Kg3 49. g7 Rf2+ 50. Ke1 Re2+ $11 {with perpetual
check. What an interesting variation in the endgame!}) 38... Ra2 39. fxg5 Rxc2+
40. Kg3 Rd2 41. Bxg7 Rxd3+ 42. Kf2 Rh3 43. Rxb5 Rxh4 44. Rxd5+ Kg6 45. Be5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 Bxc3 (5... O-O 6. O-O (6. d3
Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. Rb1 $14) 6... Bxc3 7. dxc3 d6 (7... Nxe4 8. Re1 (8. Nxe5
Nxe5 9. Bxe4 d6 10. f4 Ng4 (10... Nd7) 11. f5 Nf6 12. Bg2 Re8 $11 {1-0 Glek,
I-Grabarczyk,M/Katowice op 1992 (39)}) 8... Nf6 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 d6 11.
Re1 Re8 {+/=/=}) 8. Nh4 {/\->>>} Be6 (8... Ne8 {/\g6,Ng7,f6,Be6}) 9. f4 {
/\f5,g4 ->K} exf4 (9... Bg4 10. Qe1 exf4 11. Bxf4 $14) 10. Bxf4 (10. gxf4 {
Ftacnik} Nxe4 $1 11. Qh5 f5 $17) 10... Ng4 {Ne5 [+]} 11. Nf5 Nge5 (11... Bxf5
12. exf5 {+/=/+/- ^^,/^h1-a8}) 12. g4 f6 (12... g6 {Ftacnik} 13. Ne3 Qd7 14. g5
f6 15. Nd5 $36) 13. h3 Qd7 14. b3 Rae8 (14... Rad8 {Ftacnik} 15. Qd2 d5 16.
Bxe5 fxe5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Ne7+ Kh8
22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Rf7 $16) 15. Bg3 Nf7 {/\Ng5 קe4} 16. Qd2 Ng5 (
16... Nce5 {Ftacnik} 17. Rad1 $14) 17. Rae1 $11 {1-0 Glek,I-Rozentalis,E/Bonn
GSK 1994 (25)}) 6. bxc3 $146 (6. dxc3 d6 7. Nh4 (7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11 {
Glek,I-Adams,M/BL 1995/1/2-1/2 (59)}) 7... h6 8. Nf5 Bxf5 9. exf5 Qd7 10. g4
O-O-O $132 {Glek,I-Piket,J/NLD-chT 1995/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 6... Nxe4 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 (
7... Nxc3 $4 8. Nxc6 Nxd1 9. Nxd8 $18) (7... Qf6 8. Bxe4 Qxe5 9. O-O $14) 8.
Bxe4 d5 $11 9. Bg2 O-O (9... Bg4 $5 10. f3 Bc8 11. O-O (11. d4 Nc4 12. Qe2+ (
12. O-O O-O $11) 12... Be6 13. O-O O-O $11) (11. Qe2 O-O) 11... O-O 12. f4 Bg4
13. Qe1 Nc4 14. Qf2 Re8 $132) 10. O-O Re8 (10... Bg4 $5 11. f3 Bc8 12. h3 (12.
d3 Re8 13. h3 c5 14. f4 (14. d4 Nc4 15. dxc5 Qc7 (15... Be6 16. f4 Qd7 17. f5
Bxf5 18. Qxd5 Qxd5 19. Bxd5 Be6 20. Bxb7 Bxh3 21. Bxa8 Bxf1 22. Bd5 Be2 23. Rb1
$16) 16. f4 Ne3 17. Re1 (17. Qe1 Qxc5 18. Kh1 Bxh3 $1 $19) 17... Bg4 $1 18. Qd3
Nxg2 (18... Bf5 $4 19. Qe2 $18) 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. hxg4 Ne1 21. Qxd5 Nxc2 22.
Rb1 Re1+ 23. Kh2 Ne3 24. Qxb7 Nxg4+ 25. Kh3 Qxb7 26. Rxb7 h5 27. Ba3 Ne3 28.
Rb2 Rh1+ 29. Rh2 Rg1 30. Rd2 (30. c6 Nf5 31. Rg2 Rh1+ 32. Rh2 Rg1 $11) 30...
Rh1+ 31. Rh2 $11) 14... Nc6 15. Qf3 d4 $11) 12... Re8 13. f4 (13. d3 c5 14. f4
Nc6 15. Qf3 d4 $11) 13... Nc4 14. Re1 (14. d3 Ne3 $11) 14... Rxe1+ 15. Qxe1 c6
16. d3 Nd6 17. Be3 Be6 $11) 11. d3 c6 (11... c5 12. h3 Nc6 13. Qf3 Be6 $11) 12.
h3 f6 $5 (12... Qa5 $11) 13. a4 Be6 14. a5 (14. f4 Qb6+ 15. Kh2 Nd7 16. a5 $6
Qc5 17. Bd2 (17. Qd2 Bf7 18. a6 b5 19. Ba3 Qb6 20. Bb2 Qe3 21. Qxe3 Rxe3 22.
Rfe1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Nc5 24. Ra1 Na4 25. Ra2 Re8 $17) 17... Re7 18. d4 Qb5 19. f5
Bf7 20. Rb1 Qa6 21. Qg4 Kh8 22. Rfe1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rb1 b6 25. axb6 axb6
26. Re1 Rxe1 27. Bxe1 $11) 14... Qd7 15. Kh2 Nf7 16. Bf4 Nd6 17. Qb1 (17. Re1
$11) 17... Nb5 18. Qb2 Rac8 $6 (18... Re7 19. Rfe1 Rae8 20. Rab1 $11) 19. Rfb1
Re7 20. Qb4 Rd8 21. c4 $5 dxc4 22. dxc4 Nd4 23. Rd1 Qe8 (23... Nxc2 $2 24. Rxd7
Rexd7 25. Qc3 Nxa1 26. Qxa1 Bxc4 27. Be3 $18) 24. Qb2 (24. c3 $6 Nc2 25. Rxd8
Qxd8 26. Rd1 Rd7 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Qc5 g5 $15) 24... c5 $6 (24... Nf5 $5 25.
Rxd8 Qxd8 26. a6 b6 27. c5 bxc5 (27... g5 $2 28. Bc1 Qd4 (28... bxc5 29. Qxf6
$16) 29. Qxd4 Nxd4 30. cxb6 $18) 28. Bxc6 Nd4 29. Bg2 Bf5 (29... Ne2 30. Be3
Qd6 31. Qa3 (31. c3 Bc4) 31... Nd4 32. Rd1 Qc7 33. Bf4 $16) 30. c3 Ne6 31. Qb3
$14 {BB}) 25. c3 Nf5 (25... Nc6 26. Rxd8 Nxd8 (26... Qxd8 27. a6 Bc8 28. Qb5
Qd7 29. axb7 Bxb7 30. Bd5+ Kh8 31. Qxc5 $18) 27. Bd6 Rd7 28. Bxc5 $16) 26. Qc2
$2 (26. Bxb7 $1 Bxc4 (26... Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bxc4 28. Bg2 Bf7 (28... Re2 29. Qb7
Rxf2 30. Kh1 g5 31. Qc7 gxf4 32. Rd8 Nxg3+ 33. Kg1 Re2 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 35. Qxc5
$18) 29. Rd2 $14) (26... g5 27. Bc6 Qf8 28. Rxd8 Qxd8 29. Qb8 Qxb8 30. Bxb8 $16
) 27. Bc6 $1 Qf8 28. Qc2 g6 29. Be4 Be6 30. g4 $16) 26... g5 27. Rxd8 $6 (27.
Bd5 Bxd5 28. cxd5 Qd7 29. Bc7 Ne3 30. fxe3 (30. d6 $2 Nxc2 31. dxe7 Qxe7 32.
Rxd8+ Kf7 33. Rad1 Kg6 34. R1d7 Qe1 35. Rd2 Nd4 36. Rb2 Qc1 37. Rxb7 Qf1 $19)
30... Qxc7 31. e4 $11) 27... Qxd8 $15 28. Bc1 Nd6 29. Be3 Qc7 (29... Qc8) 30.
h4 Nxc4 (30... gxh4 31. Bf4 hxg3+ 32. fxg3 $44) 31. hxg5 Nxe3 32. fxe3 fxg5 33.
Rb1 Qe5 $6 (33... Bc8 34. Bd5+ Kg7 35. Qf2 $132 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gb1f1]}) (
33... Qxa5 $5 34. Bxb7 (34. Rxb7 Rxb7 35. Bxb7 Qa2 $19) 34... c4 $17) 34. Rxb7
Rxb7 35. Bxb7 Qxe3 $15 36. Bg2 c4 (36... Kg7 37. Qd1 Qxc3 38. Qd8 Qe3 39. Qc7+
$11 {[%csl Ya5,Ra7]}) 37. Qd1 Bf7 (37... Qxc3 38. Qd8+ Kf7 39. Qc7+ Kf6 40.
Qxa7 (40. Qd8+ Kg6 41. Qe7 Qe3 42. Qe8+ Kf6 43. Qf8+ Bf7 $19) 40... Qd2 41. Qa8
c3 42. a6 c2 43. a7 c1=Q 44. Qh8+ Kg6 45. a8=Q Qf1 46. Qae8+ (46. Qhe8+ Qf7 47.
Qe4+ Kf6 48. Qh8+ Ke7 49. Qb7+ Qd7 $11) 46... Qf7 47. Qhg8+ Kf6 $11) 38. Qd8+
Kg7 39. Qc7 h5 40. a6 (40. Bd5 Qd2+ 41. Bg2 {[%csl Ra7]} Qxc3 42. Qxa7 Qe5 43.
a6 h4 44. Qf2 c3 45. a7 c2 46. a8=Q c1=Q 47. Qe4 Qcc3 48. Qxe5+ Qxe5 $11) 40...
h4 41. gxh4 gxh4 42. Qd7 $11 Qf2 (42... Qg3+ 43. Kh1 Qxc3 44. Qxa7 h3 (44...
Qe1+ 45. Qg1 Qxg1+ 46. Kxg1 c3 47. a7 c2 48. a8=Q c1=Q+ 49. Kh2 $11) 45. Bb7
Qe1+ 46. Kh2 Be6 47. Qd4+ $18 {[%cal Ga6a7]}) 43. Qd6 Qf6 (43... Qe3 44. Qd7)
44. Qd7 Qxa6 45. Qg4+ Kf8 (45... Qg6 46. Qxh4 a5 47. Qd4+ Qf6 48. Qg4+ Kh6 49.
Qh3+ Kg5 50. Qg3+ Kh5 51. Bf3+ Kh6 52. Qh3+ Kg7 53. Qg4+ Kh7 54. Be4+ Kh6 55.
Qh3+ Kg5 56. Qg3+ Kh5 57. Bf3+ $11) 46. Qxh4 Qd6+ 47. Kg1 a5 48. Qe4 $4 {
[%csl Rc3]} (48. Qh8+ $1 Bg8 49. Qh3 a4 50. Qc8+ Kg7 51. Qg4+ $11) 48... a4 $4
(48... Qb6+ 49. Kh2 (49. Qd4 Qxd4+ 50. cxd4 c3 51. Be4 a4 $19) (49. Kf1 Qf6+
50. Ke2 (50. Qf3 Qxf3+ 51. Bxf3 a4 52. Be4 a3 53. Bb1 Bg6 54. Ba2 Bc2 $19 55.
Bxc4 Bd3+) 50... Qxc3 $19) 49... Qh6+ 50. Kg3 Qg7+ 51. Kf4 Qxc3 $19) 49. Qa8+
Be8 (49... Ke7 50. Qxa4 Qb6+ 51. Kh2 Qh6+ 52. Kg3 Qg7+ 53. Kf2 Qxc3 54. Qa7+
Kf6 55. Qb6+ $15) 50. Qf3+ Ke7 51. Qe4+ Qe6 (51... Kf8 52. Qxc4 a3 53. Bd5 $11)
52. Qh4+ Kd6 (52... Kf7 53. Qf4+) 53. Qd4+ Kc7 54. Qa7+ Kd8 55. Qa5+ Ke7 56.
Qc5+ Qd6 57. Qxc4 $11 a3 58. Qh4+ Kd7 59. Qa4+ Kd8 60. Qa5+ Ke7 61. Bd5 Kf6 62.
Qa8 Bf7 63. Qh8+ Kg6 64. Bxf7+ Kxf7 65. Qh7+ Ke8 66. Qg8+ Kd7 67. Qg4+ Kc7 68.
Qc4+ Kb6 69. Qb3+ Ka7 70. Kf1 Qf4+ 71. Ke2 Qh2+ 72. Kd3 a2 73. Qa3+ (73. Qf7+
Kb6 74. Qe6+ Kc7 75. Qe7+ Kc6 76. Qe8+ $11) 73... Kb6 74. Kc4 Qg1 (74... Qh7
75. Qc5+ Kb7 76. Qb5+ $11) 75. Qd6+ Kb7 76. Qd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 (6. O-O Bxc3 7. dxc3
Nxe4 8. Nxe5 dxe5 (8... Nxe5 9. Bxe4 $14) 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. Bxe4 O-O 11. Re1
$14 {1/2-1/2 Guyot,P-Daillet,E/FRA-chT 1993 (44)}) 6... h6 (6... Bg4 7. h3 Bh5
8. O-O h6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. c3 Bc5 12. g4 Bg6 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4
$14 {Ioseliani,N-Gaprindashvili,N/Tbilisi (m1) 1980/1/2-1/2 (53)}) 7. O-O Ne7
$146 (7... Be6 $144 8. Nh4 a6 9. Nf5 Kf8 $132 (9... O-O) 10. f4 Bc5+ 11. Kh1
Qd7 12. g4 h5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. g5 Ng4 15. Qe1 Nb4 16. Qe2 Kg8 17. h3 Nc6 18.
Nd5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Nd4 20. Qe4 c6 $17 21. Ne3 Ne2 22. Qf3 Nxc1 23. Nxg4 hxg4 24.
Qxg4 Be3 25. Be4 Rd8 (25... Qd4 26. c3 Qb6 $17) 26. Raxc1 Bxc1 27. Rxc1 Qd4 28.
Rg1 Qf2 $4 $13 (28... Qxb2 $19) 29. Rg2 Qe1+ 30. Kh2 Rh4 31. Qg3 Qxg3+ 32. Kxg3
$14 {Glek,I-Blatny,P/BL 1995/1-0 (74)}) 8. d4 $6 (8. Bd2 $11) (8. Nh4 g5 $5 9.
Qf3 (9. Nf5 Nxf5 10. exf5 c6 $132) 9... Nfg8 10. Nf5 Nxf5 11. exf5 Bxc3 12.
bxc3 Ne7 $13) 8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 Ng6 (9... Nxe4 10. Qe1 (10. Nxe5 $2 Bf5 $2 (
10... Nxc3 $1 11. Nxf7 $8 Nxd1 (11... Kxf7 12. Qf3+ Nf5 13. Qxc3 $16) 12. Nxd8
Nc3 13. Nxb7 (13. Bxb7 Bxb7 14. Nxb7 Rb8 15. Na5 Ne2+ 16. Kg2 Nxd4 $17) 13...
Rb8 14. Na5 Ne2+ 15. Kh1 Nxd4 16. Be4 Bf5 $17) 11. Qe1 dxe5 12. Bxe4 Bxe4 (
12... Bh3 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Bg2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qd5+ 16. f3 exd4 17. Ba3 c5 18.
cxd4 Qxd4 19. Rd1 Qc4 20. Qe5 $18) 13. Qxe4 exd4 14. Ba3 $18) 10... f5 11. dxe5
O-O 12. c4 $132 (12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Bf4 Qc5 14. Nd2 Nd5 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Bd2
Bf5 $11)) 10. Ba3 Qd7 $5 (10... O-O $6 11. dxe5 Nxe4 12. Qd5 Bf5 13. exd6 Nxd6
14. Bxd6 Be6 15. Qxb7 Qxd6 16. Nd4 Bc4 (16... Rfb8 17. Qc6 $1 $18) 17. Rfe1 $16
) 11. dxe5 (11. Qd3 Qa4 12. Bc1 O-O $15) 11... dxe5 12. Qc1 (12. Qxd7+ $6 Bxd7
$15) 12... Qe6 13. Rb1 $2 (13. Qe3 $5 $132 b6 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. c4 $11) (13. Nd2
b6 $1 {[%csl Ra3][%cal Gc7c5]} (13... Bd7 $6 14. c4 O-O-O 15. Rb1 Bc6 16. f3 h5
17. h4 Nd7 18. Rd1 Nb6 19. Kh2 Qf6 20. Bc5 Kb8 (20... Nxh4 21. gxh4 Qxh4+ 22.
Kg1 $16) 21. Be3 $14) 14. f4 exf4 15. gxf4 Nh4 $15) 13... b6 14. Ne1 $6 (14.
Nd2 $142) 14... Bb7 15. Nd3 (15. f4 exf4 16. gxf4 Nh4 17. f5 Qe5 18. Nd3 Qxc3
19. Bh1 Rg8 $5 (19... Bxe4 $2 20. Re1 $16) (19... O-O-O $1 20. Bb2 Qc4 21. Qf4
(21. Rf4 g5 22. fxg6 (22. Rxh4 gxh4 23. Bxf6 Rhg8+ 24. Kf2 Rde8 (24... Bxe4 25.
Rb4 Qc6 26. Bxe4 Qxf6 27. Qf4 $132) 25. Rb4 Qxa2 26. Bxh4 $132) 22... Rhg8 (
22... Nxg6 23. Rxf6 Rhg8 24. Kf2) 23. Rxf6 (23. Bxf6 Rxg6+ 24. Kf1 Rxd3 25.
cxd3 Qxd3+ 26. Kf2 Rxf6 27. Rxf6 Qd4+ $17) 23... Nxg6 24. Kf2 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 (
25. Bf3 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 Qh4+ 27. Kf1 Qxh2 $17) 25... Qxe4 26. Qe3 (26. Qh1 Qh4+
27. Kf1 Qh3+ 28. Ke1 (28. Qg2 Rxd3 $19) 28... Qh4+ 29. Kd1 Qh5+ 30. Kd2 Qg5+)
26... Qh4+ 27. Qg3 Qc4 28. Rc1 Qxa2 29. Qg4+ Kb8 30. Ra1 Qd5 31. Qa4 a5 32. Qc6
Qh5 $17) 21... g5 22. fxg6 Rhg8 23. Qxh4 (23. Bxf6 $4 Rxg6+ 24. Kf2 Qxc2+ 25.
Ke1 Rg2 $19) 23... Rxg6+ 24. Bg2 Rxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Bxe4+ 26. Kg1 Rg8+ $19)) 15...
Bxe4 16. f4 $6 (16. f3 Bc6 (16... Bd5 17. c4 $5) (16... Bb7 17. Nc5 $1) 17. Re1
O-O-O $17) 16... Bxg2 17. f5 (17. Kxg2 Qxa2 18. Re1 Qd5+ 19. Kg1 e4 20. Nf2
O-O-O $19) 17... Qd5 $19 18. c4 (18. fxg6 Bxf1 19. Qxf1 fxg6 $19) 18... Qe4 19.
Rf2 Nh4 $1 20. gxh4 (20. Rb5 Nf3+ 21. Rxf3 Qxf3 22. Rxe5+ Kd8 23. Re3 Qxf5 (
23... Qb7 24. Qd2) 24. Kxg2 Re8 $19) 20... Bh3 21. Qe1 (21. Qb2 Qg4+ 22. Kh1
O-O-O $19) 21... O-O-O (21... Qg4+ $2 22. Kh1 e4 (22... Ne4 23. Re2 Qf3+ 24.
Kg1 f6 25. Rb3 Qg4+ 26. Kh1 Nd6 (26... Qxf5 27. Nxe5 $1 fxe5 28. Rxe4 O-O-O 29.
Rbe3 $17) 27. Nxe5 fxe5 28. Rxe5+ Kd8 29. Rg3 Qxh4 30. Qd1 $1 $13) 23. Bb2 Qxh4
24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Rf4 Qxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rg8 27. Rfxe4+ Kd7 $17) 22. Nxe5 $8 Rhe8
23. Bb2 (23. Qxe4 Nxe4 24. Nxf7 Rd7 $19) 23... Qxh4 24. Rf3 Qg5+ (24... Qh5 25.
Qg3 Bxf5 $19) 25. Qg3 Ne4 (25... Qxg3+ 26. Rxg3 Bxf5 27. Rf1 g6 28. Nxf7 Ne4
29. Rd3 Rxd3 30. cxd3 Nc5 31. d4 $17) 26. Nxf7 $6 (26. Qxg5 $142 Nxg5 27. Rf2
Kb7 28. c5 (28. Nd3 f6 $19 (28... Bg4 29. Kg2 Ne4 30. Rf4 Nd2 31. Re1 Rxe1 32.
Nxe1 Be2 $17)) 28... Rd5 $19) 26... Qxg3+ 27. hxg3 Rd2 28. Ne5 (28. g4 Bxg4 29.
Re3 Bxf5 $19) 28... Rg2+ 29. Kh1 Nd2 0-1

[Event "Haarlem BDO-A 9th"]
[Site "Haarlem"]
[Date "2013.08.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Van den Doel,E"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2013.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 {No Ruy Lopez this time.} Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4
6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 Qe7+ (8... cxd5 9. O-O O-O {is the main line.})
9. Qe2 cxd5 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 {Here we were both out of book. With has a small
plus as he is going to play c2-c4 and because the black king feels a bit
uncomfortable in the middle of the board in this middlegame.} 11. O-O c6 12.
Ne2 Bd7 13. c4 Rhb8 14. Be3 Bd6 15. cxd5 cxd5 (15... Rxb2 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Nd4
{White is better because of the insecure black king and because the rook on b2
can sometimes be trapped.} Bd7 (17... Bd5 18. Nf5+ Kd7 19. Rfd1 $18 {
threatening Bd4.}) 18. Nb3 Ng4 19. Bd4 $16) (15... Nxd5 16. Bd4 {with a small
advantage.}) 16. Bd4 g6 $2 {Erwin was dissatisfied with this move.} (16... Kf8
{was a better try.}) 17. Nc3 a6 (17... Be6 18. Nb5 $16 {and Black is in
trouble.}) 18. Bc2 (18. Bxf6+ Kxf6 19. Nxd5+ Kg7 {is not easy to win. I wanted
more.}) 18... Be6 19. Bb3 Rb4 20. Rad1 (20. Bxf6+ Kxf6 21. Bxd5 (21. Nxd5+ Bxd5
22. Bxd5 Rd8 23. Bb3 a5 {is equal.}) 21... Rab8 22. Ne4+ Ke7 23. Bxe6 Rxe4 {
is hard to win.}) 20... Rc8 21. Bxf6+ $6 (21. Rfe1 {I rejected because of} Bc5
{but} 22. Bxc5+ Rxc5 23. Bxd5 {just wins a pawn for White.} Rxb2 $2 24. Na4)
21... Kxf6 22. Nxd5+ Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rb6 24. Rfd1 Ke7 25. Kf1 Rc7 26. h4 h6 $6 {
This gives with the opportunity to create additional weaknesses.} (26... h5 {
is the right move.}) 27. h5 g5 (27... Rc5 {would have been better.}) 28. Rf5 f6
{Because of the extra pawn and weaknesses White has good winnig chances. In
time trouble I did not play well.} 29. Rfd5 Rc5 30. Re1+ Kf8 31. Rd3 Rcb5 32.
Re6 $6 Be7 33. Rxb6 $6 (33. Rde3 Rxe6 34. Rxe6 a5 35. Ra6 Rc5 36. Ra8+ Kg7 37.
Ra7 Kf8 38. g3 {gives good winning chances.}) 33... Rxb6 34. Rd7 f5 $1 35. Ke2
Bf6 36. Kd3 Bxb2 37. Rf7+ Ke8 38. Rxf5 Rf6 39. Ke4 Rxf5 (39... Ke7 40. Ra5 Rxf2
41. Rxa6 {still gives White some winning chances.}) 40. Kxf5 {Black did not
have time to think things over.} Ke7 $4 (40... g4 $1 {is logical because the
bishop gets space to defend the pawn on a6. During the post mortem we thought
it would win for White, but Afek found a draw.} 41. Kxg4 Kf8 42. Kf5 Kg7 43. g4
a5 44. f4 Bc1 45. g5 Bd2 46. Bd1 Bc1 47. gxh6+ Kxh6 48. Ke5 Bd2 $1 (48... Kg7
49. f5 Bb2+ 50. Ke6 Bc3 {Whithout the a pawns it would be a draw.} 51. f6+ Bxf6
52. h6+ Kg6 53. Bc2+ Kg5 54. h7 Bd4 55. Kf7 {wins.}) 49. f5 Bc3+ 50. Ke6 Kg5
51. Kf7 Bb2 52. f6 Bc3 $3 {Afek's idea. Black just waits. White has no way to
make progress.} (52... Bxf6 $2 53. h6 Be5 54. h7 $18)) 41. g4 $1 $18 {Stopping
g5-g4 once and for all.} Ba3 (41... Bg7 42. Kg6 Bf8 43. f3 a5 44. a4 Ke8 45.
Bd5 Ke7 46. Bc4 Ke8 47. Kf6 Be7+ 48. Kg7 Bf8+ 49. Kg8 $1 {Zugzwang.} Bb4 (49...
Ke7 50. Bf7 {Zugzwang.}) 50. Bb5+ Ke7 51. Kg7 {wins.}) 42. Kg6 Bd6 43. Kxh6 Kf6
44. Kh7 Bf8 45. h6 a5 46. f3 {A final Zugzwang.} 1-0

[Event "Cacak"]
[Site "Cacak"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Marinkovic, Ivan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Van der Ofen,U"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Nd4 {Wahls: CBM 56/Survey} 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6.
Qxf3 Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 c6 9. h3 Re8 10. Re1 {Weiß spielt aufs Zentrum und
nicht am Königsflügel. Das ist weniger ehrgeizig, aber dafür solide.} (10. g4
h6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 d6 13. Rf2 Be6 14. Qg3 Nh7 {0-1 Glek,I-Yudasin,L/
EUCup f 1996 (37)}) (10. Bg5 {Wahls} h6 $1 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxf6 gxf6 13. Kh2
d6 $11 {Nach dem Damentausch spielt der geschwächte schwarze Königsflügel nur
noch eine untergeordnete Rolle.Das Läuferpaar kompensiert die nachteilhafte
Bauernstruktur vollauf.} 14. f4 Be6 {Idee Tad8,d5 oder b5}) 10... h6 11. a3 b5
12. Be3 d6 13. Rad1 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 a5 15. d4 $11 Qe7 16. Qd2 Rb8 17. Na2 Qc7 18.
Nc1 c5 19. dxc5 dxc5 20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 c4 22. Ne2 b4 23. axb4 Rxb4 24. Rb1
Be6 25. Nc3 Reb8 26. Ra6 Rxb2 27. Rc1 Rd8 28. Rxa5 Rd2 29. Ra2 Rxa2 30. Nxa2 h5
31. Kf1 h4 32. Ke1 Rd8 33. Nc3 Ra8 34. g4 Nh7 35. Kd2 Ng5 36. Rb1 f6 37. Rb4
Ra1 38. Rb1 Ra7 39. Rb4 Kh7 40. Ra4 Rb7 41. Ke3 Bf7 42. Bf1 Rb2 43. Ra2 Rb7 44.
Ra4 Rb2 45. Ra2 Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Eupen-Kelmis Rochade"]
[BlackTeam "Petah-Tikva Elitzur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

{SURVEY OPENING} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 {[%mdl 4] Das
Glek-System hat seinem Hauptprotagonisten bislang eine ganze Reihe schöner
Erfolge beschert. In diesem Beitrag möchte ich auf eine selten gespielte, aber
durchaus respektable schwarze Bekämpfungsmethode hinweisen.} Nd4 $5 {Vieles
wurde hier schon probiert, u.a. 4...d5, 4...Bc5, 4...Bb4 und 4...g6. Der
Partiezug beabsichtigt c6 und schließlich d5 folgen zu lassen.} 5. Bg2 (5. Nxe5
{wurde bislang noch nicht versucht. Vielleicht liegt die Ursache in der
folgenden Variante:} Qe7 6. Nc4 Nxe4 7. Ne3 Nf6 8. Bg2 c6 9. O-O d5 (9... Qd8
$5 10. Re1 Be7) 10. Re1 Be6 11. Ne2 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 Qd7) 5... Nxf3+ (5... d6 6.
Nxd4 exd4 7. Ne2 c5 8. c3 $5 Qe7 9. Qc2 dxc3 10. bxc3 $14) 6. Qxf3 {[%mdl
32768] Diese Art der Widernahme ist sinnvoller als 6.Bf3. Zum einen kann die
Dame von f3 (nach f3,g4) auf das aktive Feld g3 weiterentwickelt werden. Zum
anderen sind jetzt die weißen Türme miteinander verbunden, was besonders bei
einem Läufertausch auf e3 ins Gewicht fällt. Weiß nimmt mit dem Bauern zurück,
und ist danach in der Lage geschwind die Türme auf der f-Linie zu verdoppeln.}
(6. Bxf3 Bc5 (6... Bb4 {Dieser Zug macht keinen schlechten Eindruck.} 7. O-O d6
8. d4 Bxc3 $6 {^^ ^^} (8... exd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Na4 $14) (8... Bh3
9. Re1 O-O 10. Bg5 c6 $13) (8... O-O $5) 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bg2 Re8 11. Qd3 (11.
Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. f4 Qe7 $14) 11... b6 (11... Qe7 $142 12. Re1 b6) (
11... c5 12. Rd1 $5 exd4 13. cxd4 c4 $1 14. Qxc4 Nxe4 $13) 12. f4 $14 h6 (12...
Bb7 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 $16) 13. Bb2 (13. Ba3 $5) 13... Bb7 14. Rae1 Qe7 15.
Ba3 $1 (15. c4 Nd7 16. Bh3 Rad8 $13) 15... c5 (15... exf4 16. e5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2
Nd5 18. gxf4 Qd7 19. c4 Qg4+ 20. Qg3 Qxg3+ 21. hxg3 $14) 16. d5 Qd7 (16... exf4
17. gxf4 Qd7 18. c4 Re7 19. Bb2 $16 {^^}) (16... Nd7 17. c4 {/\ f5+/=}) 17. c4
Ba6 (17... Nh7 $142) 18. fxe5 dxe5 (18... Rxe5 19. Bb2 Qa4 20. Bxe5 Bxc4 21.
Qc3 Bxf1 22. Bxf6 Bxg2 23. Bxg7 Bf3 24. Bh8 f6 $8 25. Bxf6 Bh5 26. Qe3 Kh7 27.
Qf4 Qd7 28. e5 $18) 19. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 20. Bc1 Qg4 (20... Kg7 21. Rf1 Qg4 {
-- game}) 21. Rf1 Kg7 22. Bf3 Qh3 (22... Qg6 23. Qe2 Kh8 24. Bh5 Qg7 25. Bg4
Kg8 26. Bf5 Qh8 27. Qh5 Kg7 28. Qh4 $1 Bxc4 29. Rf2 Kf8 30. Bh3 h5 31. Rxf6 Re7
32. Rh6 Qg7 33. Rxh5 $18) (22... Qd7 23. Bh5 Qe7 24. Qe2 Bc8 25. Bg4 $1 $40)
23. Qe2 Bc8 (23... Rad8 24. Bg2 $1 Qd7 25. Qf3 f5 26. exf5 Rh8 27. Qh5 Kg8 28.
Bxh6 Rxh6 29. Qxh6 $18) 24. Bh5 {/\ Qf3} Qd7 (24... f5 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Qf3
Bg6 27. Qf6+ Kh7 28. Bxg6+ fxg6 29. Qd6 $1 {/\ R f7 +-}) 25. Rf5 $18 (25. g4 $5
{/\ Bd2-e1-h4+-}) 25... Qd6 (25... Rh8 26. Qg4+ Kf8 27. Qh4 $18) 26. Qg4+ Kh8 (
26... Kh7 27. Bxf7 Bxf5 28. Qxf5+ Kh8 29. Qg6 Qf8 30. Bxh6 $18) (26... Kf8 27.
Bxh6+ Ke7 28. Qg7 $18) 27. Bxh6 Rg8 28. Qh4 Bxf5 29. exf5 $2 (29. Bf8 $3 Qxf8 (
29... Rgxf8 30. Bg6+ $18) 30. Bg6+ Kg7 31. Qh7# {1-0 Glek,I-Frog,I/ RUS-ch
Elista 1995}) 29... Rg7 $1 $13) 7. d3 c6 8. O-O d6 (8... O-O $1 {analog zur
Hauptvariante ist flexibler.}) 9. Bg2 Bg4 $2 10. Qe1 Qd7 (10... a6 11. h3) 11.
Na4 Bh3 $2 (11... O-O-O 12. Nxc5 dxc5 13. Be3 b6 14. b4 $40) 12. Nxc5 dxc5 13.
Qc3 O-O-O 14. Qxe5 Rhe8 15. Qxc5 b6 16. Bxh3 bxc5 17. Bxd7+ Rxd7 18. b3 {
1-0 Glek,I-Rizouk,A/ Biel op 1995}) 6... Bc5 (6... d6 {Dieser Zug erscheint
mir zu passiv. Glek-Smagin ist ein instruktives Beispiel für die
Gefährlichkeit eines Königsflügelbauernsturmes in geschlossener Stellung.} 7.
d3 c6 8. Qe2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 (10. Kh1 Nd7 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Ne5 13.
Rae1 Bg4 14. Qd2 Qd7 15. Nd1 Ng6 16. Ne3 Be6 17. c4 c5 18. d4 cxd4 19. Qxd4
Rfc8 20. b3 Bf6 21. Qd2 Be5 22. Bg5 Re8 23. Nf5 Nf8 24. Rd1 h6 25. Bf4 Red8 26.
Nxd6 Ng6 27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Qe1 Qxd6 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Qa1 Ng4 31. e5 Rd2 32.
Qe1 Rad8 33. h3 Rd1 34. hxg4 Rxe1 35. Rxe1 b6 36. Bf3 Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Vasiukov,
E-Bronstein,D/ Moscow-ch 1981}) 10... b5 11. f4 Nd7 12. Kh2 a5 13. Nd1 a4 14.
Ne3 Nc5 15. Bd2 Bf6 16. f5 Bg5 17. h4 Bxe3 18. Bxe3 f6 19. g4 Nd7 20. g5 Bb7
21. Rf3 Kh8 22. Rg3 Rg8 23. Rg1 Qf8 24. Bf3 fxg5 25. hxg5 g6 26. Bg4 Bc8 27.
Rf1 Qe8 28. fxg6 Rxg6 29. Bh5 Nf8 30. Rgf3 Ne6 31. Bxg6 hxg6 32. Kg3 Kg8 33.
Qh2 Ng7 34. Rf8+ Qxf8 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Qh8+ Kf7 37. Qd8 Ne8 38. d4 {1-0 Glek,
I-Smagin,S/ Prelim Gp 1996}) 7. O-O (7. d3 d6 (7... c6 8. O-O O-O {siehe
Hauptvariante}) 8. h3 h6 9. Be3 c6 10. O-O Be6 11. Rad1 g5 (11... Qe7 12. d4
Bb6 13. Qe2) 12. Qe2 (12. d4 $5 g4 13. Qe2 exd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 gxh3 16.
Bh1 (16. Bf3)) 12... Qe7 13. d4 exd4 14. Bxd4 O-O-O 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. e5 Nd5
17. Ne4 Bf5 18. c4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nc7 20. Bf5+ Kb8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rd4
23. Rxd4 cxd4 {1/2-1/2 Ahn,M-Geenen,M BEL-ch Geel 1996}) (7. h3 d6 (7... h6 {
Har Zvi} 8. d3 d6 (8... c6) 9. Na4 Bb4+ 10. c3 Ba5 11. b4 Bb6 12. Qe2 $1 {
Prepering f4 /\f4-f5->} (12. g4 $5) 12... O-O 13. f4 exf4 14. gxf4 (14. Bxf4 d5
$13) 14... Re8 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. O-O d5 17. Qc2 {Really the only move since
after 17.e5? black playes 17...Bf5 when white advanced pawns are just weak,it
is important for white to put his pawn in the center on e4-f5 making the c8
bishop very bad and the c1 bishop very good.} (17. e5 {Blatny} Bf5 $1 $10)
17... dxe4 18. dxe4 c6 $2 {A mistake after 18...Qe7! It seems that white is
forced to play e5 [since after 19.R e1?? Bf5 black is winning] and black wants
white to play e5, after 18...c6? white is not forced to play e5 after Qe7.} (
18... Qe7 $142 $1 {Glek} 19. e5 Nh5 20. Qf2 g6 $13) 19. Bb2 Qe7 20. f5 $1 $16 {
/\c4, /^b2-g7 Now White can play this strong, when Black of course can not
take on e4, and it is already clear that c4 is white's main plan opening the
a1-h8 diagonal,and another question is where to put the c8 bishop? - 0-1 Glek,
I-Yudasin,L/ Haifa 1996 (35)}) (7... a6 $5 8. O-O $140 d6 9. Na4 $2 Ba7) 8. Na4
Bb6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. O-O Be6 11. Qe3 $6 (11. Qc3 $5) 11... Qd7 $1 12. Kh2 Qc6
$1 13. f4 Qxc2 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Qg5 (15. d4 exd4 16. Qg5 Ra5 $1 17. Qxg7 Bxh3
$1 $19) 15... Nxe4 $1 16. Qxe5 $6 (16. Qxg7 O-O-O 17. Qxe5 Nc5 18. Qc3 $13)
16... Nf6 $15 17. Bxb7 Ra5 18. Qc3 Rc5 19. Qxc2 Rxc2 20. Bf3 O-O 21. Bd1 Rc4
22. d3 Rd4 23. Bc2 Ra8 24. Bd2 Rd7 25. a4 c5 26. a5 bxa5 27. Rxa5 Rxa5 28. Bxa5
Rb7 29. Bc3 Nd5 30. Rf2 Nxc3 31. bxc3 Rb2 32. Kg2 Ra2 33. g4 Ra3 {1/2-1/2 Glek,
I-Gausel,E/ Copenhagen PC 1996}) 7... c6 $5 {Neben der Hauptidee (d6-)d5
entstehen jetzt noch einige Abfallprodukte: Ein mögliches b7-b5, die
Einschränkung des weißen Springers und ein etwaiger Damenausfall nach b6 oder
a5 (siehe hierzu die Partiefortsetzung).} (7... d6 8. Na4 Bd4 $6 (8... Bb6 9.
Nxb6 axb6 10. Qc3 $14 {Idee f4,d4}) 9. c3 Bg4 10. Qd3 Qd7 $6 (10... Bb6) 11.
cxd4 Qxa4 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qc3 $16 O-O-O 14. f3 Be6 15. Qxe5 Rd3 16. b3 Qd7
17. Rf2 Re8 18. Qc5 b6 19. Qc2 Rd8 20. Bf1 Qd4 21. Bxd3 Qxa1 22. Ba6+ Kb8 23.
Qb2 Qxb2 24. Bxb2 Ne8 25. d4 c6 26. Rc2 Nc7 27. Be2 Kb7 28. g4 a5 29. f4 f6 30.
f5 Bf7 31. Kf2 a4 32. Bc4 Bxc4 33. bxc4 {[%mdl 4096] Starker B bei offener
Stellung mit Freibauern} a3 34. Bxa3 Rxd4 35. Ke3 c5 36. Bb2 Rd1 37. g5 Ne8 38.
gxf6 gxf6 39. e5 Kc6 40. Rf2 Re1+ 41. Kd2 Re4 42. Kd3 Rh4 43. exf6 Rh3+ 44. Kc2
Nd6 45. Re2 Rf3 46. Re6 Kd7 47. Re7+ Kd8 48. Be5 Nxf5 49. Rxh7 Ke8 50. Kd2 Kf8
51. Rb7 Ra3 52. Bc7 Kf7 53. Bd8+ Kg6 54. f7 Kg7 55. Bxb6 {Glek,I-Onischuk,A/
Biel SKA 1996/ 1-0 (74)}) (7... a6) 8. h3 O-O 9. d3 Re8 10. g4 (10. Bg5 h6 $1 (
10... Be7 11. Rad1 $14 (11. Qe2 $2 {/\ f4 oder Qd2/d4} Nxe4 $1) 11... d6 (11...
h6 12. Be3) 12. Be3 (12. d4 $6 exd4 13. Rxd4 Qb6)) 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxf6 gxf6
13. Kh2 d6 $11 {Nach dem Damentausch spielt der geschwächte schwarze
Königsflügel nur noch eine untergeordnete Rolle. Das Läuferpaar kompensiert
die nachteilhafte Bauernstruktur vollauf.} (13... b5 $6 14. f4 d6 15. a4) 14.
f4 (14. Na4 Bb4) 14... Be6 {Idee /\ R ad8, d5 oder b5} (14... Bd4)) 10... h6 (
10... d6 11. g5 Nd7 12. Qg3 Nf8 13. Na4 Bb4 14. a3 (14. f4 Qa5 $5) 14... Ba5
15. f4 $36) 11. Be3 (11. g5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Be7 {/\ Nh7 oder g6/Nh5}) 11... Bxe3
12. fxe3 {[#]Positionell ist dies eine beachtliche Stellung: Durch den
thematischen Läufertausch auf e3 gelang es dem Weißen ein kompaktes
Bauernzentrum zu errichten und in diesem Bereich eine Menge Felder zu
kontrollieren. Darüberhinaus garantiert ihm die halboffene f-Linie genügend
Raum für seine Schwerfiguren und damit letztlich eine gewisse Initiative am
Königsflügel. Aber die weiße Stellung hat auch ihre Schattenseiten.
Genaugenommen mangelt es ihr an Bauernhebeln! Die Möglichkeit f2-f4 ist aus
der Stellung verschwunden und der Vorstoß d3-d4 ist aufgrund der dauerhaften
Schwächung von e4 nur mit äußerster Vorsicht zu genießen. Der Hebel g4-g5
schließlich ist durch die Maßnahme Nh7, notfalls gefolgt von f6, wirkungsvoll
zu verhindern. Schwarz verfügt nun seinerseits auch über aktive Pläne. Neben
dem Zentrumsvorstoß d5 verdient die Damenflügelexpansion b5/a5 (ermöglicht
zusätzlich R a8-a7 mit Verstärkung des Königsflügels) einige Beachtung.} d6 13.
Rf2 Be6 14. Qg3 Nh7 (14... Qb6 $5 15. b3 Qa5 (15... d5 $6 16. Qxe5 Qxe3 (16...
Bxg4 $2 17. Qg3 {[%csl Rf6]})) 16. Ne2 Qd2 $1) 15. Kh2 Qb6 16. b3 Rad8 17. Ne2
(17. Raf1 Qa5) 17... d5 $44 (17... f6 $5 {macht einen sehr guten Eindruck.
Neben dem Punkt g5 wird auch noch e5 gestärkt, so daß später cxd5 möglich ist.}
18. Raf1 d5 19. exd5 cxd5) 18. exd5 Bxd5 (18... cxd5 19. Qxe5 Bxg4 20. Qd4 $14
Bxe2 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Rxe2) 19. Nc3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qa5 (20... Nf6 21. Rxf6 $5)
21. Ne4 Ng5 22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. h4 {Nach 23.e4 mit der Idee 24.h4 ist nicht zu
sehen, wie Schwarz ausgleicht.} e4 24. d4 c5 25. hxg5 (25. dxc5 Qxc5 26. Rh1)
25... cxd4 26. Rh1 (26. Qf4) 26... Qxg5 27. Rf5 Qxe3 28. Qc7 (28. Qh4 f6 29.
Qh7+ Kf7 30. g5) 28... Qe2+ 29. Kg3 f6 30. Rxf6 gxf6 31. Rh7 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Qd2+
33. Kg1 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Qxc2+ 35. Qxc2 Kxh7 36. Kg3 d3 37. Qc7+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Spring-A"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2019.03.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Bok, Benjamin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 {As usual one can never guess Ivanchuk's next
opening choice.} d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bc5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O O-O
9. Re1 Bg4 {One of possible responses to White's attack on e5.} ({Also common
is} 9... Qf6) ({but} 9... Re8 {can and will be met by} 10. d4) 10. Qe2 {
Black has no issues after this modest reply.} ({Principal is} 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4
Bg6 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 {[#]} 13. d4 ({The idea is to meet} 13. Rxe5 {with} Bd6 $1 ({
rather than} 13... Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Qf6+ 15. Rf5 Bxf5 16. gxf5 Qxf5+ 17. Qf3 Qxc2
18. Qe4 $16) 14. Re1 Qh4 {planning} 15. d3 f5 {with pretty good attacking
prospects.}) {The same energetic move works here as well:} 13... f5 14. g5 f4 {
Howell-Matlakov, 2017.}) 10... Qd7 11. Qb5 Qf5 $1 12. Qxc5 Bxf3 13. d3 b6 14.
Qb5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qd7 {For all his trouble playing an"original" opening White
ended up in a slightly inferior position.} 16. Bb2 a6 17. Qa4 Rfe8 18. Re3 Re6
19. Rae1 {[#]} Rh6 $5 {Ivanchuk's young adversary doesn't mess around.} 20. h4
b5 21. Qb3 g5 22. Bc1 $6 ({It all could have ended in a draw after} 22. hxg5
Qh3+ 23. Kf3 Qh5+ 24. Kg2 Qh3+ (24... Qxg5 25. Qd5) 25. Kf3 {etc. Problem was
Ivanchuk didn't want it.}) 22... gxh4 23. Re4 h3+ 24. Kh2 Rf6 25. Be3 Re8 ({
The line} 25... Qf5 26. Rh4 Ne7 27. Rxh3 Qf3 {underscores the absense of the
white queen from the main theater of action.}) 26. a4 Rb8 ({A logical choice
would have been} 26... Na5 27. Qa3 Nb7 28. axb5 axb5 29. Rh4 Nd6 30. Rxh3 Qc6
$11) 27. axb5 axb5 {[#] A local success of drawing the black rook away from
the center led Vassily to believe it was time for action.} 28. f4 $6 {He
proved to be dead wrong.} (28. Rh4 Ne7 29. Rxh3 Nd5 $11) 28... Qg4 $1 {An
energetic response.} 29. fxe5 Qf3 30. Kxh3 ({In case of the relatively better} 
30. Rg1 Qe2+ 31. Kxh3 Qh5+ 32. Kg2 Nxe5 {it's still nothing but trouble for
the white king.}) 30... Rg6 31. Bf4 {[#]} Ne7 ({Full compensation could have
been obtained by strictly positional means:} 31... Nd8 32. R4e3 Qg4+ 33. Kh2
Ne6 34. Rf1 {and now Black can continue with} b4) 32. e6 Nf5 33. exf7+ Kg7 34.
f8=Q+ $2 {There must have been some blunder involved.} ({Ivanchuk had a
perpetual:} 34. Be5+ Kf8 35. Qb4+ Kxf7 36. Qb3+ Kf8) ({or he could simply
defend with} 34. Rg1) 34... Rxf8 35. Re7+ Nxe7 36. Rxe7+ Kh8 37. Be5+ Rff6 38.
Bxf6+ Rxf6 39. Re8+ Kg7 40. Qg8+ {Finally the white queen reappears on the
stage,} Kh6 {as the play comes to an end.} (40... Kh6 {White resigned due to
forced mate after} 41. Kh2 Qf2+ 42. Kh3 Qf1+ 43. Kg4 Qf5+ 44. Kh4 Qh5#) 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Yu,Yangyi"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,59,25,16,16,16,33,23,8,-9,-6,4,4,13,13,16,38,16,43,11,44,35,86,18,65,
26,28,32,32,32,56,18,41,41,28,17,73,60,86,60,109,108,100,106,117,69,139,131,
135,127,150,105,135,141,224,156,131,133,139,139,136,150] This was the last
round. Before the game I thought about the classic draw and then play
Armageddon.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6
7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. Bg5 {Here's my improvement} ({
In the seventh round I played} 11. dxc6 Qd4+ 12. Kh1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc3 14. Bf4
Qxc6 15. Qd2 Bg6 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Rfe1 a5 18. Be5 Nd5 19. a3 Qa4 20. Bxg6 hxg6
21. Qd3 Rd7 22. h3 Rad8 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. cxb3 Rb8 25. Rc5 Rxb3 26. Rxa5 f6 27.
Bg3 Ne3 28. Bf4 Nc2 29. Rc1 Rxa3 30. Rxa3 Nxa3 31. Rxc7 {1/2 (31) Yu Yangyi 
(2738) -Aronian,L (2752) Altibox Norway Chess 2019}) 11... Qd6 12. Bxf6 $146 {
Here is my analysis. I know someone has played Qe1.} Qxf6 13. Ne4 Qxb2 14. dxc6
Bg6 15. Kh1 Qd4 16. Qe2 Rfe8 $6 {A slight mistake. Maybe Qd5 should be
basically equal.} (16... Qd5 $5) (16... Rae8 $5 17. Rad1 Kh8) 17. Rad1 Qe5 $6 (
17... Kh8 $5) 18. Bc4 $1 {[%cal Gd1d7]} (18. c3 Bxc3 19. f4 Qa5 20. f5 Bxf5 21.
Rxf5 Qxf5 22. Nxc3 Qc5 23. Qc2 Rad8 24. Rf1 $13) 18... Rad8 $2 (18... Kh8 19.
c3 $14) (18... Bxe4 19. fxe4 {[%cal Gc4f7,Gf1f7]}) 19. Rd7 $1 $14 {Here I feel
I have an advantage, with chances to win the game.} Rxd7 20. cxd7 Rd8 21. Rd1
Kf8 (21... c6 22. Bb3 $16) 22. c3 Ba3 ({Maybe} 22... Bd6 {is better here:} 23.
Nxd6 cxd6 24. Qxe5 dxe5 25. g4 Bc2 26. Rd5 Ba4 27. Rxe5 $16) 23. Rd5 Qe7 24.
Bb5 Bd6 (24... Qe6 25. Qc4 f5 26. Qxc7 Be7 27. Re5 Qxa2 28. Qxd8+ $1 (28. h4
fxe4 29. Rxe7 Kxe7 30. Qc5+ Kf6 31. f4 $18 (31. Qg5+ Ke6)) 28... Bxd8 29. Re8+
Kf7 30. Bc4+ $18) 25. c4 $1 $18 {[%csl Gd7][%cal Gc4c5,Gc5c6] Because of the
d7 passer, advancing this pawn is very strong.} a6 (25... f5 26. c5 fxe4 27.
cxd6 cxd6 28. Qe3) 26. Ba4 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 Qxe4 28. fxe4 f6 29. Ra5 Rb8 30. g3
$18 {I was very happy to win this game, because at least it left me on the 2nd/
3rd place. I hope that also in the future I will be able to show good chess
and achieve fine results.} 1-0

