[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Alterman, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Petah-Tikva Elitzur"]
[BlackTeam "Zemun Agrouniverzal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. d4 {Huzman} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3
cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. Re1 b5 $5 (11... Qd6 12. g3 Nd5 13.
Nxd5 exd5 14. Ne5 Be6 15. Bf4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qb6 17. Bc2 Rac8 18. Qd2 {1/2-1/2
Hansen,C-Degerman,L/Sigeman Malmoe SWE 1998}) (11... Qa5 12. Bd2 Qh5 13. Bg5 $1
{/\ Ne2-g3} h6 $8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Rc1 {/\ 17.d5 ed5 18.Ng3 Qg6
19.Rc6} (16. d5 $5 exd5 17. Ng3 Qg6 18. Bxd5 $36) 16... Qa5 $8 17. Rc3 $1 {
1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Korchnoi,V/Antwerpen 1997/Inf 70/[Sokolov,I] (45)}) (11...
Na5 12. Bc2 (12. Ba2 b5 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Bb7 16. Qxd8 Bxd8
17. Ne5 Bc7 18. Bd2 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Bb4 Rfe8 22. Rae1 Rxe5
23. Rxe5 Rd8 24. f3 f6 25. Re7 Bc6 26. Rc7 Bb5 27. Kf2 {1/2-1/2 Arencibia,
W-Nogueiras,J/Carlos Torre mem, Merida MEX 1997}) 12... b5 13. Qd3 Bb7 14. Bg5
g6 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. Rad1 Nc4 (16... Nd5 17. Bh6 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qd5 19. f3 Rfe8
20. a4 b4 21. cxb4 Bxb4 22. Ng4 Qd8 23. Bd2 $36 {1-0 Gurieli,N-Giertz,N/Open,
Biel SUI 1998 (43)}) 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Qh3 Nd5 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Ne4 Qb6 (20...
Nf6 21. Ng5 Qb6 22. Ba4 Red8 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Rxe6 Qc7 25. Rde1 Bf8 26. Rxf6
Bxh6 27. Qxh6 Rxd4 28. Rfe6 Qf7 29. Re7 {1-0 Sosnicki,M-Hnydiuk,A/ch-POL,
Ksiaz POL 1998}) 21. Bc1 f5 22. Nc3 Bf6 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Qg3 Bxd4 25. Bxf5
Bxf2+ 26. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 gxf5 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rd4 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,
I-Hansen,C/Sigeman Malmoe SWE 1998}) 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 (14.
Qxd5 {Huzman} Bb7 (14... Na5 15. Qxa8 Nxb3 16. Ra2 Be6 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Bg5
Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Bc4 $44) 15. Qh5 Qd3 $1 16. Ba2 Qg6 17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. Bg5 Bf6 19.
Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. b4 $14) 14... Bb7 15. Bf4 $1 Bf6 16. Ne5 (16. Bd6
$5 {[%csl Gf7]}) (16. Rc1 Rc8 (16... Qd7 {Huzman} 17. Bxc6 (17. Be4 Qxd1 18.
Rexd1 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $1 $11 (19... Nxd8 20. Bxb7 Nxb7 21. b4 $14 {[%csl
Rb7]})) 17... Bxc6 18. Qxd7 Bxd7 19. Be5 $14 {/=}) 17. b4 (17. Rc2 Nd4 $1 18.
Rxc8 Bxc8 $15) (17. Ne5 Nxe5 (17... Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Bxb7
Qxb7 21. Rxe5 $11) 18. Bxb7 Rxc1 19. Bxc1 Nd3 $11) (17. Bd6 Re8 $11) 17... Qd7
18. Be4 $14) (16. Re2 Qd7 $1 17. Rd2 Qf5 18. Be3 Rac8 $11) (16. Bd6 {Huzman}
Re8 (16... Bxb2 17. Rb1 Bc3 18. Re3 $16) 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qd5+ Kg6 19. g4
Rxe1+ (19... Ne5 20. Nxe5+ Bxe5 21. Qd3+ Kf7 22. Qb3+ Kg6 23. Bxe5 $16) 20.
Rxe1 h6 21. Qf5+ Kf7 22. Qe6+ Kg6 $11) 16... Nxe5 (16... Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Re8 18.
Bc3 $14) 17. Bxb7 Ra7 {'=' Huzman.} 18. Bxe5 (18. Be4 Ng6 (18... Qxd1 19. Raxd1
Re7 20. Bd2 Rfe8 21. Bb4) (18... Nc4 $5 19. Qc2 Bxb2 $13 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Rad1
Qf6) 19. Be3 Rd7 20. Qb3 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Kogan, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 d5 5. d4 a6 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Ba2 (
8. Be2 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. dxc5 Nxc5 (10... Bxc5 11. b4 Be7 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Bb2
Qb6 14. Nb3 Rac8 15. Rc1 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Miles,A/Luzern 1985/MCD (15)})
11. b4 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nb3 13. Rb1 Nxc1 14. Rbxc1 Be7 15. Nd4 O-O 16. Ncxb5 axb5
17. Rc7 Be4 18. Rxe7 Nd5 19. Rd7 Nc3 20. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Yandemirov,V-Taborov,B/
Kostroma 1985/MCD (43)}) 8... Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 (9... Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1
cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qc7 13. e4 Nc6 14. Be3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Rad8 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. e5 Nd5
18. Ne4 Nf4 19. Qe3 Ng6 20. Nc5 {1-0 Tsiganova,M-Maksimovic,S/Kishinev 1995/
EXT 97 (39)}) (9... b4 10. axb4 cxb4 11. Ne2 Nbd7 12. Bb1 Bd6 13. b3 Qc7 14. h3
O-O 15. Bb2 Ne4 16. Bd3 Rfc8 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 a5 19. Rfc1 Qd8 20. Rxc8
Qxc8 21. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Szypulski,A-Szymczak,Z/Czestochowa 1984/EXT 99 (32)}) (
9... cxd4 10. exd4 Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15.
Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Nf6 18. Qb3 Qd5 19. Qxd5 {1/2-1/2 Andersson,
U-Seirawan,Y/Tilburg 1992/CBM 32 (29)}) 10. Re1 (10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 c4 12. e4
Nxd5 13. exd5 Be7 14. d6 Bf6 15. Re1+ Kf8 16. Bf4 h6 17. Ne5 Nc5 18. d7 Ne6 19.
Ng6+ fxg6 20. Rxe6 Kf7 21. Qg4 {0-1 Livner,A-Norqvist,J/Stockholm 1998/CBM 65
ext (31)}) (10. e4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Be3 O-O 13. f3 Ne5 14. Bf2 Qd6 15. Nb3
Bxf2+ 16. Rxf2 Qc7 17. Rc1 Nc4 18. Nd4 Rfd8 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Rd2 Nd7 21. Na4
Ne5 22. b4 a5 23. Qc2 axb4 24. axb4 h6 25. Nc5 Qb6 26. Rb1 {1-0 Hoi,
C-Petursson,M/Reykjavik 1981/MCD (54)}) 10... Qb8 $6 {Dubious move .Better was}
(10... Be7 $1) 11. d5 c4 12. e4 Bc5 $6 (12... Bd6 13. b3 $1 cxb3 14. Bxb3 e5
15. Nh4 g6 16. Bh6) 13. b4 $1 (13. b3 Ng4 14. Re2 Nde5 $17) 13... Bd6 14. Bg5
Ne5 (14... O-O 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. g3) 15. g3 O-O 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18.
Rc1 Bxc3 {Black should to centralizate his Queen,Doesn't help} (18... Qd6 19.
Bb1 $1 $36 {White has strong attack.} (19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Red1 Rad8)) 19. Rxc3
Qe5 20. Rf3 {[%csl Rg8]} a5 $6 (20... Rad8 $1 $13 {[%mdl 2064] Was much
stronger.Black tried to develop initiative in the Queen side,but King side is
more important.}) 21. bxa5 Rxa5 22. Bb1 c3 23. dxe6 fxe6 24. Qd7 $36 Bc8 25.
Qe7 Ra4 26. Rd3 Rc4 27. f4 Qb8 $5 (27... Qh5 28. Ba2 Rc6 29. Qb4 $1 (29. f5 c2
30. Rc1 (30. Rd8 Qf7 $1) 30... Qh6) 29... c2 30. Rc1 $16) 28. Ba2 Qb6+ 29. Kg2
c2 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Last mistake ,after} (29... Rc7 $1 30. Qb4 c2 31. Rc1 $14 {
White is better ,but position is very complicated.}) 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Rd2 Qb2
32. Ree2 $1 $18 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gd2b2]} (32. Qb4 c3 33. Qxb2 cxd2 34. Qa1 Bb7
$1 $17) 32... Rf7 33. Rxc2 Qb5 34. Qb4 Qa6 35. Qxc4 Qxc4 36. Rxc4 Ba6 37. Rec2
Bxc4 38. Rxc4 Rd7 39. h4 Rd3 40. a4 Ra3 41. h5 Kg7 42. Kh3 Kh6 43. Kh4 Ra1 44.
Rc6 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1999.05.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Birnboim, Nathan"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O (9... cxd4 10. Rd1 e5 11. exd4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qe5 Qd6
$11) 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. h3 Rd8 $1 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Nb4 14. e4 Nfxd5 15. Nxd5
$6 {[%mdl 16384] Looks dubious.} (15. exd5 $1 Bf5 16. Bf4 Qxf4 (16... Bd6) 17.
Qxe7 b6 18. a5 Re8 19. Qh4 Qxh4 20. Nxh4 Bc2 21. Rd2 bxa5 22. Rxa5 Rac8 23. Na2
g6 24. Nxb4 cxb4 25. Rxa6 Re1+ 26. Kh2 b3 {1/2-1/2 Reshevsky,S-Fine,R/
Semmering/Baden 1937/HCL 22 (57)}) 15... Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf5 $1 (16... h6 17. Be3
b6 18. Qc4 Bd6 19. Rac1 a5 20. Qh4 Bb7 21. Rc4 Qe7 22. Qh5 Qf6 23. b3 Re8 24.
Rh4 Qg6 25. Nd2 Qxh5 26. Rxh5 g6 27. Rxh6 Bf8 28. Rh4 Bxd5 29. Nc4 Be7 30. Rg4
Be6 31. Rg3 {0-1 Allen,A-Le Thi Phuong Lien/FSIM B Oct, Budapest HUN 1997 (46)}
) (16... Bd6 17. Nd2) 17. Qc4 (17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Qd6 (18... Qf4 19. Qd2
Qxd2 20. Rxd2 h6 21. Nf3 Rd6 22. Rc1 Rad8 23. Rxc5 Be4 24. Rc3 Rxd5 25. Rxd5
Bxd5 26. Rd3 Kf8 27. Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Flohr,S-Fine,R/Semmering/Baden 1937/HCL 22 
(30)}) 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Rc3 Qg6 21. Rg3 Re8 22. Qc4 Qd6 23. Qc3 f6 24. Nf3 Re4
25. a5 h5 26. Nh2 {0-1 Oblitas,C-Granda Zuniga,J/PER-ch 1994/EXT 94ch (36)}) (
17. Ne5 f6 (17... Re8 18. Nc4 Bf8 19. Be3 Rad8 20. Qd2 Re4 21. Qc3 Qe7 22. Rac1
Qh4 23. f3 Ree8 24. Qd2 Be7 25. Qf2 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Na5 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 c4
29. Nc6 Rd7 30. Nxe7+ Rdxe7 31. Re1 {1/2-1/2 Vragoteris,A-Gyimesi,Z/EuClub Cup
qual Gp 1997 (33)}) 18. Nc4 Bd6 19. a5 Re8 20. Be3 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 Rad8 22. Qd2
Be5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Rac1 Be4 25. Rxc5 Qf5 26. Kh2 Re5 27. Qb4 Bxd5 28. Qf4 {
Galic,Z-Ascic,A/Croatian Teams, Porec CRO 1998/1-0 (89)}) (17. a5 Bd6 18. Be3
Re8 (18... Rac8 19. Nh4 Bd7 20. Qc2 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 Bf4 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Bxe3
24. fxe3 Qd6 25. e4 Re8 26. Ra4 {1-0 Burger,K-Dlugy,M/Midwest Masters op 1989/
EXT 89op2 (38)}) 19. Nd2 Bd7 20. Nc4 Bb5 21. Qc2 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Rac8 23. Qc2 Qe7
24. Ra4 Qe5 25. Bf4 Qf6 26. Bxd6 Qxd6 27. Re4 g6 28. b3 Rxe4 29. Qxe4 Rd8 30.
f4 Kf8 31. Qe5 f6 32. Qe4 {1/2-1/2 Langeweg,K-Filip,M/Hoogovens Beverwijk 1966/
MCD-r6 (42)}) (17. Be3 Be4 18. Bxc5 Bxf3 19. Qxe7 Rd7 20. d6 Rxe7 21. dxc7 Rxc7
22. Rdc1 Bc6 23. b4 Re8 24. Be3 Rd7 25. Rc5 Rd5 {1/2-1/2 Lin Weiguo-Brunner,L/
WchT Luzern 1993/CBM 38}) 17... Bd6 18. Bd2 (18. Be3 b6 19. Rac1 Qb7 20. Qb3
Rac8 21. Nd2 Bf8 22. Nc4 Rxd5 23. Qxb6 Qd7 24. Qb3 Rd8 25. Rxd5 Qxd5 26. Na5 c4
27. Nxc4 Rc8 28. Qc3 {1-0 Blagojevic,D-Drasko,M/JUG-chT 1989/TD 89\07 (40)})
18... Re8 19. Re1 Qd7 20. a5 Qb5 21. Qxb5 (21. b3 Bd3 22. Qxb5 axb5 23. Rxe8+
Rxe8 24. a6 Ra8 25. a7 Bc2 $17) 21... Rxe1+ (21... axb5 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. a6
Ra8 24. a7 Be4 $13) 22. Qf1 (22. Nxe1 axb5 $17) 22... Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Be4 24.
Be3 f6 $1 {[%mdl 4096] Black has clear advantage in the endgame:Pair of
bishops and weak white's pawn on d5.First of all  white's idea was to play Ng5
,second- my king will go to the centre .Pawn on d5 still very weak.} (24...
Bxd5 $2 25. Rd1 Bxf3 26. Rxd6 $11) 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Nd4 (26. Rd1 Kf7 (26... Rd8
27. Rc1 Bxd5 28. Bxc5 Rc8 29. b4 $15) 27. Nd2 Bd3 28. Nf3 Bc2 29. Rd2 Bb3 $17)
26... Bxd5 27. Nf5 Bf8 {[%mdl 2048]} 28. Bf4 g6 29. Nh6+ Kg7 30. Ng4 Kf7 31.
Rd1 Be6 32. Nh6+ Ke8 33. Ng4 Be7 (33... Bxg4 34. hxg4 Rd8 35. Re1+ Kf7 36. f3
Rd3 $17) 34. Re1 Rc6 35. Bd2 h5 36. Ne3 Kf7 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Rc8 39. Bc3
Bd6 40. Kg2 Rh8 41. Kf3 Rh3+ 42. Ke4 (42. Kg2 Rh2+ 43. Kf3 Bd7 44. Nc4 Bc7 $19
{[%cal Gd7c6]}) 42... Rh4 43. Rd1 (43. Kf3 Bd7 44. Rd1 Bc6+ 45. Ke2 Ke6 $5 46.
Bxf6 Rh3 $19) 43... f5+ 44. Kf3 fxg4+ 45. Kg2 Bc7 46. Nd5 Bb8 47. Nf6 Bf5 48.
Rd5 Rh3 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9697 39th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1997.01.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Efimov, Igor"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.12.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 (7...
Nbd7 8. e4 Nxe4 9. Re1 Nd6 (9... Nef6 10. d5 Nb6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Qxd8+ Rxd8
13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Ng5 c4 $5 $13 {Epishin,V-Sherbakov,R/Elista RUS-ch (10) 1996/
1/2-1/2 (64)}) (9... Ndf6 $6 10. Bc2 Qd5 11. Qe2 Nd6 12. Nc3 Qc6 13. Bf4 cxd4
14. Nxd4 $16 {Romanishin,O-Baburin,A/Linares/1996/1|0/25/}) (9... c4 $5 10.
Bxc4 Nd6 11. Bb3 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bf4 b5 14. Qe2 Re8 15. Rad1 Bf8 $13 {
Garcia,R-Spangenberg,H/Lomas de Zamora/1995/0|1/36/}) 10. d5 e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5
12. Rxe5+ Be7 13. Qe1 b6 14. Re2 Ra7 15. Bg5 Bf5 16. Nc3 c4 17. Bc2 Bxc2 18.
Rxc2 O-O $10 {Yermolinsky,A-Lesiege,A/North Bay/1994/1|0/61/}) 8. Nc3 Be7 9.
dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 (10... Nxd8 11. e4 $14) 11. e4 Nd7 12. Bf4 Ke7 13.
Rad1 f6 14. Na4 $14 (14. Bc7 $5) 14... e5 $1 15. Bd2 (15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. Be3
Nxb3 17. axb3 Be6) 15... Ba7 16. Nc3 Nc5 17. Nd5+ Kf8 18. Bc2 (18. Nc7 Rb8 19.
Bb4 $1 $14) 18... Bg4 19. Rc1 Ne7 (19... Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nd4 $10) 20. Bb4 Nxd5
21. exd5 Kf7 (21... Bxf3 22. gxf3 Kf7 23. Rfd1 $14) 22. Nd2 (22. Bd1 $1 Nd3 23.
Rc7+ Kg6 24. Bc2 e4 25. Rxb7 Rhd8 (25... Rhb8 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Bc3 Rd8 28. Nd2
Rxd5 29. Nxe4 $16) 26. d6 $36) 22... Rhd8 23. h3 Be2 24. Rfe1 (24. Bxc5 Bxc5
25. Rfe1 $10) 24... Bb5 $10 (24... Nd3 25. Bxd3 Bxd3 26. Rc7+ Kg6 27. Rxb7 Rxd5
28. Rc1 a5 $15) 25. Bb1 (25. Ne4 b6 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Nc3 $10) 25... Rac8 (
25... Rxd5 $5 26. Ne4 Nd3 27. Bxd3 Bxd3 28. Rc7+ Kg6 29. Rxb7 a5 30. Nc3 Rdd8
31. Bxa5 Bxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Rxa5 $15) 26. Bf5 $2 (26. Ne4 Nxe4 (26... Rxd5 27. Nxc5
Rdxc5 28. Bxc5 Bxc5 $16) 27. Bxe4 Rc4 28. Ba3 $10) 26... Rc7 $4 {Black lets it
slip away} (26... Nd3 $1 27. Bxd3 (27. Be6+ Ke8 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Bxc8 Bxf2+
$19) 27... Bxd3 $15) 27. Nb3 b6 28. Nxc5 bxc5 (28... Rxc5 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30.
Be6+ Ke7 31. b3 $18) 29. Ba5 (29. Bxh7 Rxd5 30. Be4 Rd6 $10) 29... Bb8 (29...
Rcd7 $18) 30. Be6+ Ke7 31. Bxc7 Bxc7 32. Rxc5 Bb6 33. Rc2 Bd3 (33... Bd7 34.
Bxd7 Rxd7 35. Rc6 Bd4 36. Re6+ Kf7 37. Rxa6 Rxd5 $18) 34. Rc6 Bd4 (34... Rd6
35. Rec1 Bb5 36. Rxd6 Kxd6 37. Rc8 $18) 35. Rc7+ Kd6 36. Rec1 Bb5 37. b3 (37.
Rxg7 {and White can look forward to an easy win} h5 $18) 37... Bb6 $2 (37... e4
38. a4 (38. Rxg7 e3 39. f3 $18) 38... Bd3 39. R1c6+ $18) 38. R1c6+ 1-0

[Event "SRB-chT"]
[Site "Ruma"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2017.09.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kac Jugovic"]
[BlackTeam "Paracin OSK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 (5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4 $1 Nxe4 7.
O-O Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Qg4 Nc6 11. Re1 Kh8 $5 {is seen in
Indjic-Perunovic from the same league.}) 5... a6 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. a3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 (12. Bb2 O-O (12... Rc8 13. Qb3
Qb6 $11) 13. Qb3 Bd6 $5 14. Rfd1 Qe7) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World op 28th"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2000.07.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Lapshun, Yury"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2000.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 {The ever though Queens Gambit Accepted.} 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4
e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Qe2 {I was happy to play this move which is allowed by only
this move order.} a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O b5 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. e4 Bb7 11. Nc3 $5
$146 (11. a4 bxa4) (11. Bg5 $5 Qb8 {did not look satisfactory to me.}) 11...
Qb8 12. a3 {playing against Bb7.} O-O (12... Ng4 13. Bc2 $1) (12... Ne5 $2 13.
Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Bxb5+ $18) 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Ng4 15. Qe2 (15. Qg5 f5) 15...
f5 16. h3 Nge5 (16... fxe4 $2 17. Bxe4 (17. hxg4 $2 exf3 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Qxd7
fxg2 20. Rfe1 Qf4 $19) 17... Rxf3 18. hxg4 $16) 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. exf5 Qxe2 19.
Bxe2 exf5 20. Rfd1 Nf6 21. Rd6 Rfd8 22. Rb6 Ra7 $1 {Setting a devilish trap.}
23. Rd1 (23. Bxb5 $4 axb5 24. Nxb5 Nd5 25. Rd1 Rd7 $1 $19) 23... Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1
Kf8 25. Bb3 Nd7 26. Rd6 Nc5 27. Ba2 Ke7 28. Rd1 (28. Rb6 Nd3 29. b4 Nf4 30. f3
Kd7 $15) 28... Ne4 29. Ne2 Ra8 30. f3 Nd6 31. Nf4 Nc4 32. Bxc4 bxc4 33. Kf2 $6
(33. h4 $1 $14) 33... Rc8 34. Ne2 Rc5 35. Nc3 f4 36. Rd4 g5 37. Ke2 (37. Na4
Rc6 38. h4 h6 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. Rd5 Kf6 $11) 37... Bc8 38. Rd5 $2 (38. Ne4 $6
Rb5 39. Rxc4 Rxb2+ 40. Kf1 Bd7 $15) (38. h4 h6 39. hxg5 hxg5 $11) 38... Rxd5
39. Nxd5+ Kd6 $15 40. Nb6 (40. Nf6 Bf5) 40... Be6 41. Kd2 Kc5 42. Na4+ Kd4 43.
Nc3 Bf5 44. Ne2+ Kd5 (44... Ke5 45. Nc1 Kd5 46. Kc3) 45. h4 h6 46. hxg5 hxg5
47. Nc1 (47. g3 Bd3 48. Nc3+ Ke5 49. g4 Bg6 (49... Bf1 $2 50. Ne4) 50. Ke1 Kd4
(50... Kf6 51. Nd5+) 51. Kd2 $11) 47... Kd4 48. Ne2+ Kd5 49. Nc1 Kd4 50. Ne2+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Lithuania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. d4 d5 {A surprise from my daredevil like opponent.} 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4.
e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 $5 {I wanted to keep things simple against
him.} (7. a4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bd2 $5 $13 {could
also make part in the same game type of game strategy.}) 7... Qxd1 ({This line
has also its points.} 7... Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ (8. Qe2 $5 {transposes to Alex and
Ivan's favorite line.}) 8... Kxd8 9. Ne5 $1 Ke7 10. Be2 $1 Nbd7 11. Nc4 $1 b6 (
11... Rd8 12. Nbd2) (11... b5 $5 12. Na5 Ne5 (12... Bb6 13. Bd2 $1) 13. Nd2 $5
Bb6 14. Ndb3 Bd7 15. Bd2 $40) 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Nb3 {wins the bishop but loses
a lot of tempi.}) 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 (9. Be2 $5 {may even be more exact!})
9... O-O 10. Be2 b6 $5 {He does not care about pair of bishops but goes for
development like in my game on the black side against GM Bukic from Ljubljana
1997.} (10... Bd7 $6 {does not work all the time.} 11. Ne5 Bb5 12. Bf3 Nd5 13.
a4 Bc6 14. Nb3 $16) (10... Rd8 $5 11. Ne5 $1 {A move I was not aware during
the game.} Be7 12. Nec4 $1 Nc6 (12... Nbd7 $6 13. Nb3 $1 b6 14. f3 a5 15. e4 a4
16. Nd4 Bc5 17. Be3 Ba6 18. Kf2 $14) 13. Bf3 Bd7 14. b3 Be8 15. Nb6 Rab8 16.
Bb2 Nd7 $11) 11. Nc4 $6 {I have gone for the pair of bishops but the
alternative was much more interesting.} (11. Nb3 $142 $1 Be7 12. Ne5 $1 (12.
Nfd4 $6 e5 $1 {Now f5 square is protected!} (12... Bb7 13. f3 Nbd7 14. e4 Ne5
15. Be3 Rac8 16. Rac1 $14) 13. Nf3 $1 (13. Bf3 $2 Ra7 14. Nc2 Bf5 15. Ne1 Rd7
$36) 13... Nc6 (13... Nbd7 14. Bd2 Re8 $1 15. Bc3 Bf8 $132) 14. Bd2 Re8 15. Bc3
Bf8 $132) (12. Bd2 Bb7 13. Nfd4 Nbd7 14. f3 $14) 12... Bb7 13. f3 $1 $14 {
and white once again builds up the center.} (13. Nd4 Rc8 14. f3 Rc7 15. e4 Nbd7
16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Kf2 Bc5 19. Nc2 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rxd1 21. Bxd1 $11)
) 11... Nbd7 $6 {gives to bishops for the development.} (11... Bb7 $142 12. b4
Bxb4 13. Nxb6 Ra7 14. Rb1 Bc5 15. Na4 Be7 16. Bb2 Be4 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Rb7
19. Rbd1 Rc8 $11) 12. Nd6 Bxd6 13. Rxd6 Bb7 {The critical position in the game.
I have become braindead in this moment. My main worries paranoically connected
to my best piece Rd6.} 14. b3 $6 (14. Rd1 Rfc8 (14... Rac8 15. Bd2 $5) 15. Bd2
Ne4 (15... Rc2 $140 $2 16. Nd4) 16. Be1 Ndf6 $14) (14. Ne1 $142 $1 Rfd8 15. f3
Nc5 (15... Ne8 16. Rd1) 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. e4 e5 18. Be3 $16) 14... Rfc8 15.
Bb2 b5 {Now it is the second critical position for the game. Once again I was
sitting there like my brains were surgically removed.} (15... Rc2 $2 16. Bxf6
Nxf6 17. Nd4 Rc7 18. Rxb6 Nd5 19. Rd6 Kf8 20. e4 Nf4 21. Bf3 Ke7 22. Rb6 $16)
16. Ne5 $2 {After this white has to be really very careful.} (16. Rad1 Bd5 17.
Ne1 Nc5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 $11) (16. Ne1 $1 {I have seen this
move but I could not calculate well the consequences.} Bd5 17. f3 Nf8 (17...
Nc5 18. Rc1 Ne8 19. Rb6 Nd7 20. Rxc8 Nxb6 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8 Nxc8 23. e4 Bc6
24. Nd3 f6 25. Nc5 Nc7 26. Bc3 Nd6 27. Ba5 Nde8 $16) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. e4 Rc6
20. Rxc6 Bxc6 21. Rc1 Be8 22. f4 Rd8 23. Kf2 Rd2 24. Rc2 Rxc2 25. Nxc2 $16)
16... Rc2 17. Nxd7 Rxb2 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 $36 {Now black has the upper hand due
to his well placed Rb2.} 19. Bf1 $6 {After a long thought I have come up with
some sort of a defence.} (19. Bh5 $142 $1 {was my first intention.} Be4 {
but I have simply missed this.} 20. Rd7 Bg6 21. Bf3 Rc8 22. h4 Bb1 23. Bh5 Rf8
24. a4 b4 25. Be2 $1 Rxe2 26. Rxb1 Rc8 27. Rb7 $11) ({It is no good to place
the bishop first on d3.} 19. Bd3 $6 f5 20. f3 Rc8 21. Rb6 Rc3 22. Rd1 (22. Bxb5
axb5 23. Rxb7 Rcc2 24. Kh1 Rxg2 25. Rg1 Rxg1+ 26. Kxg1 Rxa2 27. Rxb5 Re2 28.
Re5 Kf8 $17) 22... Bc8 23. Bb1 Kg7 24. Rb8 e5 $17) 19... Rc8 20. f3 f5 {
I was also counting on this.} (20... Rcc2 21. Rb6 $1 Bc8 22. Rb8 Kg7 23. e4 e5
24. Ra8 $11) 21. Rd7 $5 {Once again maybe not the most accurate one.} (21. Rb6
Rc7 22. a4 bxa4 23. Rxa4 Bd5 (23... Kg7 24. Rc4 Rd7 25. Rd4 $11) (23... Rb1 24.
Kf2 Rc2+ 25. Kg3 Rxf1 26. Rxb7 Rff2 27. Rxa6 Rxg2+ 28. Kf4 $11) 24. e4 fxe4 25.
fxe4 Bxb3 26. Rab4 Rc3 27. Rxa6 Rc1 28. e5 $1 h5 (28... Rbb1 29. Rg4+ Kf8 30.
Ra8+ Ke7 31. Ra7+ Kf8 $11) 29. Rab6 Rbb1 30. Rf4 $11) 21... Bd5 22. Ra7 Rc6 {
The most forceful one.} ({After} 22... Ra8 $5 {the coming endings with pawn
down should not pose great difficulties for black to defend.} 23. Rxa8+ Bxa8
24. a4 Bc6 (24... Bd5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Bxb5 Rxb3 27. Be2 Rxe3 28. Kf2 Rc3 29.
f4 $15) 25. Rc1 Bd5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Bxb5 Rxb3 28. Bc6 Bxc6 29. Rxc6 Rxe3 30.
Kf2 Ra3 31. f4 $15) 23. Bd3 $1 {Looking for e4.} (23. Re1 $2 Rxa2 24. Bxb5 Rcc2
25. Bf1 a5 26. Rb1 Ra3 $17 {looks unpleasant for white.}) 23... Rd2 {He wants
to win a tempo.} (23... Rd6 $5 {is very tricky.} 24. Rd1 Kg7 (24... Rxa2 25.
Bxb5 (25. Bb1 $2 Rb2 26. e4 fxe4 27. fxe4 Bxe4 28. Rxd6 Rxb1+ 29. Kf2 Rb2+ 30.
Ke3 Bxg2 31. Rdxa6 Rxb3+ 32. Kd4 Bd5 $19) 25... Rb6 26. Be8 Kg7 27. Rxf7+ Kh6
28. h4 Rxb3 29. Rc1 Rbb2 30. Rcc7 Rxg2+ 31. Kf1 Rgf2+ $11) 25. Bb1 Rb6 26. Rd7
$132) 24. Bf1 Kg7 (24... Rb2 25. Bd3 Rd6 $5 {could be tried.}) 25. a4 $1 {
I have calculated until the possible bishops endgame before producing this.} b4
$8 (25... Bxb3 26. axb5 axb5 27. Bxb5 Rcc2 28. Bf1 Bc4 29. Bxc4 Rxc4 30. R7a2
$11) 26. Rxa6 Rxa6 {It was not the only move.} (26... Rc3 $5 27. Rd6 Rb2 28. a5
Rcxb3 (28... Rbxb3 29. a6 Ra3 30. Rxa3 Rxa3 (30... bxa3 $5 31. a7 a2 32. Ra6
Rc2 33. a8=Q Bxa8 34. Rxa8 Kf6 $11 {ends up in a dynamic equality.}) 31. e4 $1
fxe4 32. fxe4 Bxe4 33. Rd4 f5 34. Rxb4 $11) 29. a6 Rb1 30. Rxb1 Rxb1 31. Kf2 b3
32. Rb6 $11) 27. Bxa6 Bxb3 28. Rb1 $1 {This was the key of my defence. The
bishop ending is better for white.} (28. a5 $2 Ba2 29. Bb7 b3 30. a6 b2 31. Rf1
Rc2 $3 32. a7 Bc4 33. a8=Q Bxf1 34. Qd8 h6 35. Qd4+ Kg6 36. Be4 Bd3 $3 $19)
28... Bxa4 {He better has to liquidate queen's flank.} (28... Rd1+ $2 29. Rxd1
Bxd1 30. a5 b3 (30... Bc2 31. Bc4 b3 32. a6 b2 33. Ba2 Bb3 (33... b1=Q+ $4 34.
Bxb1 Bxb1 35. a7 $18)) 31. Bc4 b2 32. Ba2 Be2 (32... Bc2 $4 33. a6 b1=Q+ 34.
Bxb1 Bxb1 35. a7 $18) 33. Bb1 $1 $18 (33. Kf2 Bd3 34. Ke1 (34. e4 fxe4 35. Ke3
f5 $19) 34... b1=Q+ 35. Bxb1 Bxb1 36. a6 Ba2 37. e4 (37. a7 Bd5) 37... fxe4 38.
fxe4 Bb1 $19 {Of course white would have won this with a king on e2 but it was
impossible.})) 29. Rxb4 Bc6 {Here he offered a draw which I had to accept. End
of an olympiad is always a relief.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-chT 31st"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2002.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2002.07.05"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {I wanted to catch him in his Tarrasch rather than Benko, that is why I
have changed my usual first move.} Nf6 {My opponent also surprised me since
after this it is obvious that we won't have a normal Tarrasch.} 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3
d5 4. d4 dxc4 {Once again Vienna.} 5. e3 {I was reluctant to go for the my
main line against Vienna since I had two headaches about the line at that
moment.} (5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. e5 cxd4 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Ne4 Be7
11. exf6 gxf6 12. Bh4 a6 $5 {Another Morozevich's novelty so it should be
respected.} (12... Rc8 13. Kb1 Na5 14. Qc2 e5 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Rxd4 Qb6 17.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qe4+ Kf8 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Rxd7 Re8 21. Qd4 Re1+ 22. Kc2 Kg7 $1
23. g3 Rhe8 24. Qxf6+ Kxf6 25. Bg2 R1e2+ $1 26. Rd2 b5 $11) 13. Qxc4 e5 14.
Nxe5 {Loeky's animalistic approach which is more or less justified.} Nxe5 15.
Qxd4 Rc8+ 16. Kb1 O-O $13 {Van Wely-Morozevich,Monaco(blind) 2002.}) 5... a6 6.
a4 (6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O c5 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 {like I did with
Topalov in Sarajevo last year has its secret merits as well.}) 6... c5 7. Bxc4
Nc6 8. O-O Be7 {The stem position if we come to Queen's Gambit Accepted with
a4 via Vienna. The problem is white does not have accomplished Qe2,Rd1 in an
appropriate way.} 9. Qe2 {I was happy with this move expecting an equal
position to grind the Greek down slowly.} ({F.J Marshall's move attracts
attention too.} 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb4 12. Ne5 b6 13. Qe2 $5 Bb7
14. Rad1 $13) 9... O-O {That was unexpected though.} (9... cxd4 10. Rd1 e5 11.
exd4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qe5 Qd6 14. Qxd4 $1 {The black's black squared
bishop should not switch to a1-h8 diagonal.} Qxd4 15. Rxd4 O-O (15... Bc5 16.
Rd1 O-O 17. Bg5 $11) 16. Bg5 $11 {All these positions are equal but still
contains some venom in.}) 10. Rd1 Qc7 {Now we are in Dlugy's line. Maxim used
to play this position rock solid. The essence of the position is slightly
altered compared to what other people do with Bd6. However during Dutch
Championship I had many philosophical discussions in company of both white and
red wine with my new and former compatriot GM Ivan Sokolov. I remember that
the wise man told me that things were not that simple in his games against
Rublevsky and Shirov. At this point I decided to steer the game parallel to
those games.} 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bd2 $5 {Mini move! Looks pretty dumb, huh? Of
course many patzers went for this without any understanding and without any
pregame conversation with Ivan.} b6 {Everybody does this automatically.} ({
I was more concerned about} 12... Ne5 {Knowing that who does Ne4 or Ne5 first
gets better from old Rubinstein's games.} 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. e4 (14. Qf3 Bd7 15.
e4) 14... Bd7 15. Qf3 Bd6 16. g3 Qc5 17. Bf1 Bc6 18. Rac1 $11) 13. Bd3 $1 $146
{After the game I have seen that even IM Tsorbatzoglou (soupmaker in my
chesswise former language) who was the organizer of this event has gone for
this position failing both to see the point and not giving us TV set during
the tournament in the hotel room. So I was disgusted!} (13. Rac1 Bb7 14. Na2 a5
15. Bb5 Ne5 16. Bc3 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Qe7 18. Be5 Nd5 19. Kh1 f6 20. Bd4 Rac8 21.
Bxc5 Rxc5 22. Rxc5 Qxc5 23. Rc1 Qd6 24. Rc4 Rd8 25. Nc3 Qe5 $15 {
Tsorbatzoglou-Ibragimov,Athens(open)1993.}) 13... Bb7 {Performed pretty fast.}
({My big time idea was} 13... Ne5 14. Ne4 $1 Nxd3 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Qxd3 Bb7
17. Bc3 f5 18. Qc4 $14) 14. Ne4 {Finally we have a position very close to
Sokolov-Rublevsky, Poikovsky 2002.} Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Rad8 {Logical.} ({Brutal
means do not provide an attack for black yet.} 15... f5 16. Bd3 e5 (16... Ne5
17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bc3 Qd5 (18... Qc7 19. Bc4 Qc6 20. Qf3 $5 Qxf3 $140 $2 21.
Bxe6+ Kh8 22. gxf3 Bxf3 23. Rd7 $18) 19. f3) 17. Ng5 $1 {and black has
insurmountable problems.}) 16. Bc3 ({There ain't no need for flashes of
stupidity.} 16. Bxh7+ $2 Kxh7 17. Ng5+ Kg6 18. Qg4 f5 $19) 16... h6 {This
little move could be useful.} (16... Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Rc1 {was in the
boundaries of my thoughts.}) {Here before this move I stopped for a
substantial amount of time. I really did not wanna go downshift.} 17. Nd2 ({
However my original intention to carry the queen to the kingside runs into
some tactics.} 17. Qc4 Na5 $1 18. Bxa5 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 bxa5 $11) ({And as usual
I am always allergic to moves like} 17. h3 $5) 17... f5 $6 {Very aggressive.I
had to be concerned about what would happen if my opponent would burn all the
bridges behind.} (17... Bd6 18. h3 (18. Qh5 f5) (18. f4 f5 19. Bf3) 18... f5 (
18... Be5 19. Rac1) 19. Bd3 Nb4 20. Bc4 $14) 18. Bf3 {Justifiably very
cautious.} ({I was scared of some balistic attack.} 18. Bd3 $6 Ne5 (18... f4 $6
19. exf4 Rxf4 20. Qxe6+ $16) 19. Bxa6 Bxa6 20. Qxa6 f4 (20... Ng4 $2 21. Nf3
Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 f4 23. Qc4 $1) 21. b4 fxe3 $1 (21... Bd6 22. Rac1 Qf7 23. Ne4
fxe3 24. fxe3 Nf3+ 25. Kh1 Nxh2 $3 (25... Qh5 26. h3) 26. Qe2 $14) 22. bxc5
exf2+ 23. Kh1 Rxd2 $3 $19) 18... Kh7 {Black has to mark time before the action.
} (18... e5 $2 19. Qc4+ Kh7 20. b4 Bd6 21. b5 e4 22. bxc6 (22. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 23.
Kf1 axb5 24. axb5 Na5 25. Qxc7 Bxc7 26. Nd2 Bxf3 27. Nxf3 $16) 22... Bxh2+ 23.
Kh1 Bxc6 24. Be2 $18) 19. Qc4 $1 {Finally time to show some teeth has come.I
was about to bring some imbalance to the position forcing practically the
exchange of h2 for black's central e6.} Bd6 {What else?I had all the threats
on earth b4or a5.} 20. Qxe6 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 Rd6 {Playing with fire!} ({Of course
black had some alternatives.} 21... Bd6 22. Rac1 $1 $14 (22. Nc4 Bc8 23. Qd5
Nb4 (23... Ne7 $2 24. Qd4 $18) 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25. Nxd6 Qe7 26. Nxc8 Rxc8 27. Rd2
$44)) (21... Rde8 22. Qc4 Bd6 23. b4 (23. Rac1 Rc8) 23... Rc8 24. b5 axb5 25.
axb5 Ne5 26. Qxc7 Rxc7 27. Bxb7 Rxb7 $14 (27... Rxc3 $2 28. Ne4 $1 $16)) 22.
Qc4 Re8 $2 $138 {Stelios went very low on time before producing this.} ({
I was expecting} 22... Rg6 23. g3 Bxg3 24. fxg3 Qxg3 25. Qf4 $18) 23. b4 $5 {
All of a sudden I became steady at the wheel!} (23. g3 Bxg3 24. fxg3 Rxe3 25.
Qf4 Rxf3 26. Nxf3 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qxf4 28. gxf4 Ne5 29. Rd6 Nc4 30. Rd7 Bxf3+
31. Kh2 $18) 23... b5 $5 {That was also the move I was considering to be the
best.} (23... Qb8 $2 24. Qf7 $1 {was my idea.}) (23... Rd7 24. Rac1 Bd6 25. b5
axb5 26. Qxb5 $1 $16) 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qxb5 $16 {So finally I have won a pawn.
} Be5 26. Nc4 $6 {Suddenly I became uncomfortable with my position for no
reason at all and decided to go for this silly combination.} (26. Qc4 Qe7) (26.
Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Qc4 Qe7 28. Rac1 $1 $16 (28. b5 Nd8 29. Bxb7 Nxb7 30. Nf3 Rc5 31.
Qb3 Rb6 32. Nd4 Nd6)) 26... Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Bxc3 28. Qxf5+ g6 {I have missed
this idiotic move!} (28... Kg8 29. Rd7 $18) (28... Kh8 29. Nd6 Rd8 (29... Re5
30. Nf7+) 30. Nf7+ (30. Nxb7 Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Nxb4 32. Nc5 $16) 30... Kg8 31.
Nxd8 Nxd8 32. Rd7 Qb6 33. Re7 Bc6 34. Bd5+ $1 {were easy to find.}) 29. Rd7+ {
I had no choice but to go to some slightly better ending with pawn up after my
28th move.} Re7 30. Rxc7 gxf5 31. Rxe7+ Nxe7 32. Bxb7 Bxb4 33. f4 $1 {Here I
have pulled myself together and decided to play fast and natural to keep my
opponent about down to 1 mn on his clock.} Kg7 $2 (33... h5 $142 $14 {Black
should not be afraid of this.}) 34. Kg1 Kf6 35. Kf2 Ng6 36. Kf3 (36. Bf3 Nh4
37. g4 Be1+ 38. Ke2 Bb4 39. Nb6 Bd6 40. Nd5+ Ke6 {gives white chances too.})
36... Nh4+ 37. Ke2 Ng6 38. Nb6 Ne7 39. Bf3 $1 {Now we are in the right track
since g4 is coming.} Bd6 40. g4 Bc7 41. Nd7+ Kf7 $6 (41... Ke6 42. Nc5+ Kd6 43.
Nd3 $16) 42. gxf5 Nxf5 43. Bg4 $18 {I think it is already a gone game the
march of the pawns is unpreventable.} Nd6 (43... Ng7 44. Kf3 h5 45. Bh3 $18)
44. Ne5+ Ke7 45. Kf3 Nf7 $2 {Passivity is very bad in chess.} (45... Nb5 46.
Ke4 Nc3+ 47. Kf5 Nd5 48. Nc4 $18) 46. Nc6+ Kf6 (46... Kd6 47. Nd4) 47. e4 Nd8
48. e5+ Kf7 49. Nd4 $1 {Simply building up the position.} (49. Nxd8+ $2 {
Early to exchange the knights.} Bxd8 50. f5 Bg5 51. Bh5+ Ke7 52. Bg6 Bd2 53.
f6+ Ke6 54. Ke4 Bg5 $11) 49... Bb6 50. Ke4 Bc7 51. Bh5+ Kf8 52. Kd5 $1 {
Hell with that small thing on h6!} (52. Nf5 Ne6 53. Nxh6 $18) 52... Ba5 53.
Ne6+ $1 $18 {That is the killing punch.With my pawns so far expanded black is
dead.} Nxe6 54. Kxe6 Bd2 {He tries the other diagonal.} (54... Bd8 55. f5 Be7
56. f6 Bd8 57. Kf5 Kg8 58. e6 Kf8 59. Bg6 $18 {The board is to small for Bd8.})
55. f5 Bc3 56. f6 Bd4 57. Kf5 Bc3 58. e6 Bb4 59. Ke4 {I have won this type of
position even with an exchange down against GM Dautov in Ohrid, should I ask
for a trademark?} Ba3 60. Kd5 {Black has nothing against the glorious march of
whites majesty to d7.} 1-0

[Event "Vladimir op"]
[Site "Vladimir"]
[Date "2002.08.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2001.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 {Facing Vienna with white on several
occasions made me to go for it with black.} 5. e3 a6 6. a4 (6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bb3 (
7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O Bb7) 7... c5 8. O-O Bb7 9. Qe2 Nbd7 {is not regarded
dangerous for black anymore.}) 6... c5 (6... Nc6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 (7... Bd6 $6 8. e4
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxf7 $16 {is better for white
like in Meran 6...Bd6 7.e4 without castling for both sides.}) 8. O-O O-O {
is a GM Vlado Kovacevic type of Nimzo.}) 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 $6 {
Too timid and risky especially with a4 in.} (9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 e5 11. exd4
exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qe5 Qd6 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Rxd4 Be6 $5 (15... O-O 16. Bg5
h6 17. Bh4 Bf5 18. Rad1 (18. Re1 Rfe8) 18... Rfe8 $11) 16. Bxe6 fxe6 $11) 9...
Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Ng5 $6 (11. Bd2 Bd7 12. Rac1 Rc8 $11) 11... Ke7 12. Nce4
{Draw offer.} Nxe4 (12... Bb4 13. Bd2 {transposes}) 13. Nxe4 Bb4 14. Bd2 Bd7
15. Be2 $6 (15. Bxb4+ Nxb4 16. Nc5 Bc6 17. Nd3 Nxd3 18. Bxd3 $11 {
Lilienthal-Bronstein,Moscow 1962.}) 15... Rac8 16. a5 Rhd8 17. Bf3 Be8 $15 {
Black takes over the initiative.} 18. Bxb4+ Nxb4 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Nc5 Rc8 {
I was in between the text and} (20... Rd2 21. Bxb7 Bb5 22. Rb1 Rc2 23. Nb3 Bd3
24. Nc1 Bg6 $17) 21. Nb3 (21. Nxb7 Bc6 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Rd1 Nd3 (23... Rc7 24.
Nd6 Nd3) 24. b3 Rc3 25. Rb1 Kd7 26. b4 Kc7 27. Nc5 Nxc5 28. bxc5 Rxc5 29. Ra1
Kc6 $17) 21... Rc7 (21... Nd3 $2 22. Bxb7 Rb8 23. Bxa6 Rxb3 24. Bc4 $18) 22. g3
e5 (22... Nd3 $6 23. Nd4 e5 (23... Nxb2 24. Rb1) 24. Nf5+ Kf6 25. Rd1) 23. Be4
g6 $17 {Now white is totally busted.} 24. f4 $2 (24. g4 Bd7 25. g5 Bf5 26. Bxf5
gxf5 $17) 24... f5 25. Bg2 Bf7 $19 {White is not only about losing material
but also Bg2 is shut out of the game!} 26. Nd2 e4 27. g4 Rc2 28. Nf1 Rxb2 29.
gxf5 gxf5 30. Rc1 Nc6 {Anything wins around here.} (30... Nd5 31. Rc8 Rb5 32.
Rh8 Rxa5 $19) (30... Kf6 $19) (30... Nc2 $5) 31. Ng3 Rb5 32. Bf1 Rd5 $4 {
A gross blunder.} (32... Rxa5 33. Rb1 Nd8 34. Rb6 (34. Ne2 Rc5 35. Rb6 Rc6 $19)
34... Be6 35. Bh3 Rd5 $19) 33. Bxa6 Nxa5 $2 {Probably one of the moments that
one wants to kill somebody. Having such a winning position with two pawns up
and then blundering heavily effects one's mind.} (33... bxa6 34. Rxc6 Rxa5 $17
{and black has still serious winning chances.}) 34. Rc7+ Kf6 35. Bxb7 $11 Rd1+
36. Kf2 (36. Kg2 Rd2+ 37. Kh3 Nxb7 (37... Nc4 38. Bxe4) 38. Rxb7 Rd3 39. Nf1
Bh5) 36... Rd2+ 37. Kg1 {Whites king pretty much can step any direction he
wants to.} (37. Ke1 Rxh2 38. Bxe4 (38. Nxf5 $2 Nxb7 39. Rxb7 Bd5 40. Rb5 Kxf5
41. Rxd5+ Kg4 $17) (38. Bc8 Bg6 39. Rc5 Nb3 40. Rc6+ Ke7 41. Nxf5+ Bxf5 42.
Bxf5 Nd2 43. Rc7+ Kf6 44. Bxh7 Nf3+ 45. Kd1 Rd2+ 46. Kc1 Rd3 47. Bxe4 Rxe3 $11)
38... fxe4 39. Nxe4+ Kg6 40. f5+ Kxf5 41. Nd6+ Ke6 42. Nxf7 $11) 37... Rd1+ {
Black has better to repeat the moves before commiting something more stupid
then what has happened.} (37... Rd6 $6 38. Bc8) 38. Kf2 Rd2+ 39. Kg1 Rd1+ 40.
Kf2 Rd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "BIH-chT 2nd"]
[Site "Jahorina"]
[Date "2003.06.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Stevic, Hrvoje"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2003.06.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Napredak"]
[BlackTeam "Bihac"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

{In this second game of the I have made one of the worst calculations I have
made minimum in the last 10 years.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5.
Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Bd2 $5 {An interesting move! However
it makes no difference with the regular 9.Nc3.} (9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Bd3
) 9... Ne4 $5 {A strange looking move. Hrvoje's talent usually makes him to
take risky paths.} (9... Bd6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Rc1 Bd6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Nc3 $14)
10. Nc3 ({I did not like} 10. Be1 {because of} Bd6 (10... cxd4 11. exd4 Nd6 12.
Bd3 Be7) 11. Nc3 Nf6) 10... Nxd2 11. Qxd2 cxd4 12. exd4 Nb4 13. Rac1 $4 {
Ha ha! I have nothing more to say about this howler!} (13. Qe2 Be7 14. Rac1 O-O
15. Rfe1 $14 (15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Qd6 (17... Qa5 $6 18. Qxe7
Qxd5 19. Rfd1 Qe6 20. Re1 $16) 18. Rfd1 Qf6 19. Qe5 Bg4 20. Qg3 $14)) ({
At least I could have blunder like} 13. Rfc1 $2 Qxc4 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Nb5 Qxc1+
16. Rxc1 axb5 17. Qe2 Be7 18. Qxb5+ Kf8 19. Nd7+ Bxd7 20. Qxd7 g6 21. Qxb7 Rxa4
22. Qc8+ Kg7 23. Qd7 Nd3 24. Rb1 Nxb2 25. Qxe7 Rxd4 $11) 13... Qxc4 14. Nb5
axb5 15. Rxc4 bxc4 $19 {Let us count the pieces! Jezus Christ I have never
blundered like a patzer for a long time.} 16. Rc1 Nd5 17. Rxc4 f6 18. a5 Bd7
19. h4 Bd6 20. b4 O-O 21. g3 Rfc8 22. Rc5 b6 23. axb6 Nxb6 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25.
Ne1 Bb7 26. Kh2 Ra1 27. Ng2 Bd5 28. b5 Nc4 29. Qc2 h5 30. f3 Ne3 $1 {I was
shamelessly continuing the game but this can not change anything in this level.
} 31. Qc8+ Kh7 32. Nxe3 Bxf3 33. Qc2+ f5 34. Ng2 Bd5 35. Qc8 Ra2 36. Kg1 Bxg3
37. Qc1 Rxg2+ 38. Kf1 Rf2+ 39. Kg1 Rh2 {This ends whites pain.} 0-1

[Event "Mar del Plata op 34th"]
[Site "Mar del Plata"]
[Date "2003.04.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Slipak, Sergio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 a6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. a4 {Back in
Rubinstein's line.Many different tries convinced me that this may be the most
dangerous for black.} Nc6 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 (10. Nc3 $6 e5 11.
exd4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qe5 $11 {is a stupid transposition to a toothless
line usually coming from Vienna Variation.}) 10... O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bd2 $5 {
Jansa's move which became popular due to Geller using it in a critical game.}
b6 $5 {Actually this was condemned by theory,but I believe the verdict is not
right.} 13. Ne5 $1 {Following Geller-Tukmakov,Amsterdam 1974.This move is the
only one which can provide white some advantage.} Nxe5 {After some thought
Sergio came up with something new and good.} ({It is not that easy to figure
the things out after} 13... Nxd4 $6 14. Qd3 $1 ({My initial preferance was for
} 14. Qe4 $2 Bc5 15. b4 (15. Nxd5 Bb7 16. Nf6+ Qxf6 17. Qxb7 Qxe5 $17) 15... f5
$1 $17) 14... f6 $8 (14... Nb4 $2 15. Qe4) (14... Nf6 $6 15. Bf4 Nf5 16. Qf3
Qc7 $1 (16... Bd7 $2 17. Ne4 Nh4 18. Qe2 $18) 17. Qxa8 Bb7 18. Qa7 Ra8 19. Nxf7
Qc6 20. Qxb7 Qxb7 21. Bxe6 Kf8 22. Nd5 $16 {looks better for white.}) (14...
Nf5 $2 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxd5 $18) 15. Qxd4 fxe5 16. Qxe5 $16) ({But what is
wrong with} 13... Nxc3 $142 14. Bxc3 Nxe5 15. Qxe5 (15. dxe5 Qc7 16. Rac1 (16.
Rd4 Bb7 17. Bd3 Rfd8 (17... g6 $5 $11) 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. Qh5 g6
21. Qg4 Rd8 $11) (16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Rac1 Qc6 18. Qg4 Rfd8 $11 19. a5 $11) 16...
Bb7 17. Bd4 Qc6 $11) 15... Bd6 (15... Bb7 16. d5 Bf6 17. dxe6 Bxe5 18. exf7+
Rxf7 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Bxe5 $14) 16. Qh5 $14 (16. Qe4 Ra7 17.
d5 e5)) (13... Ncb4 $2 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Bxb4 Bxb4 16. Nc6 Qd6 17. Bxd5 Bb7 18.
Nxb4 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. Rac1 Rfe8 21. Qc4 $1 $16 {Geller-Tukmakov,
Amsterdam 1974.}) 14. dxe5 Bb7 $6 (14... Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Qc7 $11 {is more or
less equal like it was mentioned before.}) 15. Qg4 {In order to prevent the
exchange on c3.} (15. Nxd5 Bxd5 (15... exd5 16. Bd3 $14) 16. Bxd5 (16. Bxa6 Bb3
) 16... Qxd5 17. Bb4 Qb7 18. Bd6 $14 {I doubt if white has anything in
particular.}) 15... Qc7 {I was also considering the text as the most accurate
response to my play but white gets some advantage also after this.} (15... Nxc3
$4 16. Bh6) (15... Re8 16. Nxd5 $1 (16. Bh6 g6 17. Ne4 Qc7 18. Bxd5 exd5 19.
Nf6+ Bxf6 20. exf6 Re4 $132) 16... Bxd5 (16... exd5 17. Bc3 $14) 17. Bc3 $14)
16. Bxd5 $1 {Forcing the exchanges in an advantageous way.} (16. Bh6 $2 Qxe5
17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Rxd5 Qxb2) 16... Bxd5 $8 {Black has to remove
Bb7 from its "en prise" situation.} (16... exd5 $2 17. Bh6 Qxe5 18. Re1 Qf6 19.
Rxe7 Bc8 20. Qxg7+ Qxg7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Nxd5 $16) 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bc3 (18.
Rac1 $6 Qxe5 19. Re1 (19. Bc3 Qg5) 19... Qd6 (19... Qf6 20. Bc3 Qh6) 20. Bf4
Qb4 $1 $17 (20... Qf6 21. Be5 Qg6 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rxe7 Rfe8 $11
)) 18... Rfd8 19. Rd3 (19. e6 f6 $1 $132 {I did not like this much.}) 19... Bf8
(19... Qc4 20. Rd4 Qc6 21. Rad1 Rd7 (21... Bc5 22. R4d3) 22. a5 $16) 20. e6 $1
{I did not let him with Qc6-e6.} Qe7 $8 {Sergio did not lose his cool.} 21. Re1
Rd6 $1 22. exf7+ (22. Bb4 $4 Rxe6 $1) 22... Qxf7 $14 {White is only slightly
better after this.} 23. Qd1 $1 {I am proud of this move.The idea is to swing
the queen to b3 in some lines.} Rad8 24. Rf3 Qd7 (24... Qg6 25. Qb3 Re6 26. Rd1
$14) 25. g3 $138 {The thing I was worried most about was the time around here.}
Re6 (25... Qh3 $2 26. Bb4 Rh6 27. Qxd5+) (25... Rh6 26. h4 d4 27. Qb3+ Kh8 28.
Bd2 Rc6 29. Rf7 $40) 26. Rxe6 Qxe6 27. Qd4 Rd7 ({I was expecting more} 27...
Qg6 28. Qe5 $16) 28. Re3 Qg6 29. Qe5 $1 {Down to my last minutes I came up
with the text.} h6 (29... Qf7 30. Bd4 Re7 31. Qb8) 30. Rf3 $1 $14 {White has
considerable pressure.} Bc5 $1 {Played with the wrong idea behind.} (30... Qd6
$2 31. Qe8 Rd8 32. Qf7+ Kh7 33. Rf6 $18 {wins some pawns.}) (30... Qe4 $2 31.
Qxe4 dxe4 32. Rf4 $1 $18 (32. Rf5 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Bd6) (32. Re3 Re7)) 31. b4 Qe4
$2 {Black miscalulates under pressure.} (31... Be7 32. Qe2 $1 $14 {and white
probes blacks weaknesses.} (32. Qb8+ $2 Kh7 33. Qc8 Rd8 34. Qxa6 d4 35. Bd2
Bxb4 36. Bxb4 Qb1+ 37. Kg2 Qxb4 38. Qd3+ Kh8)) 32. bxc5 $1 $18 {Simple and
effective!} Qxf3 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Qxd7 Qxc3 35. Qf5+ {A practical decision.} ({
I could not calculate} 35. c6 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Qe4+ 37. Kh3 Qd3 38. c7 Qf1+ 39. Kh4
(39. Kg4 Qc4+ 40. Kh5 (40. f4 Qe2+ 41. Kh4 Qxh2+ 42. Qh3 g5+ 43. fxg5 hxg5+ 44.
Kg4+ $18) 40... Qe2+ 41. Kh4) 39... Qxf2 40. c8=Q Qf6+ 41. Kh3 Qf1+ 42. Kg4
Qe2+ 43. Kh4 Qxh2+ 44. Qh3 $18) 35... Kh8 36. cxb6 Qc1+ (36... d4 37. Qe6 $18 (
37. Qf8+ Kh7 38. b7 Qc1+ (38... Qe1+ 39. Kg2 Qe4+ 40. Qf3 Qe5 41. Qb3 Qb8 42.
Qc2+ g6 43. Qc8 $18) 39. Kg2 Qc6+ 40. Qf3 $18) (37. b7 Qc1+ 38. Kg2 Qc6+ 39.
Qf3 Qe8 40. Kf1 $18)) (36... Qc6 37. Qf8+ Kh7 38. Qb4 Qb7 39. Qd6 $18) 37. Kg2
Qc6 38. a5 $1 {Do not hurry!} Kg8 39. h4 {Another exact move.} d4+ (39... Qb7
40. Qf4 Qe7 41. Qb8+ Kh7 42. Qc8 Qe4+ 43. Kh2 Qf3 44. Qc2+ $18) 40. Qf3 Qb5 41.
Qa8+ Kf7 42. b7 $1 {and white will shut one of his queens on g2.} (42. b7 $1
Qc6+ 43. Kh2 Qf3 44. b8=Q Qxf2+ 45. Qg2) 1-0

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tyomkin,D} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. e4
b5 (7... Nxe4 8. Qe2 (8. Re1 {get equal position after 8..Nf6 9.d5=}) 8... Nf6
(8... Nd6 9. dxc5 $14) 9. d5 Nxd5 (9... b5 10. dxe6 bxc4 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. exf7+
Kxf7 13. Ng5+ Kg6 14. Rd5 $3 {corr. game in inf64}) (9... Nxd5 {theoretical
line, that Boris knew} 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nc3 $44 O-O $140 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5
{and the black queen in troubles}) 10. Rd1 Qe7 $1 {Boris was well prepared for
Baburin in this variation,but during the game he found this strange move, and
didn't know how to get some initiative for two powns,later we didn't find this
move anywere,possible it's strong novelty!} 11. Bg5 {for example} f6 12. Bxd5
exd5 13. Qd2 Be6 (13... Qf7) (13... Qd8) 14. Re1 Nc6 15. Nc3 O-O-O {looks like
no compesation for white,but...} 16. Bf4 $1 {/\Na4 (but Boris hoped that
Baburin coul'd find it)}) 8. Bd3 Bb7 (8... cxd4 9. a4 $5 $14) 9. e5 (9. Bg5
cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. Ncxb5 (12. Be2 $15) 12... Nxd3 13. Qxd3 axb5
14. Rfd1 Be7 15. Qxb5+ Qd7 16. Qb3 Bxe4 17. Nf5 Bd5 18. Nxg7+ Kf8 19. Qh3 h5
20. Qg3 Kxg7 21. Bxf6+ Kxf6 22. Rd4 Bd6 23. Qc3 Kg6 {Kasparov-Gulko, USSR 1982
0-1}) 9... Nd5 (9... Nfd7 10. Ng5 $5 cxd4 (10... Nc6 11. d5 $1 Ncxe5 12. dxe6
fxe6 13. Nxe6 Qb6 14. Bf5 $16) (10... Qb6 11. Qg4 {/\Qf4} (11. Nxh7 Rxh7 12.
Bxh7 g6 $17) 11... cxd4 12. Qf4 $40) 11. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 12. Qh5+ Ke7 13. Bg5+ Nf6
14. exf6+ gxf6 15. Bxf6+ Kxf6 16. Qh4+) 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. dxc5 (11. Nc3 $5) 11...
Bxc5 12. Nc3 (12. Nbd2 h6 13. Bh4 {like the game}) 12... h6 13. Bh4 {><d8} Nd7
(13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 O-O 15. a4 (15. Bc2 Bd5 16. Qd3 g6 17. Bf6 Nd7 18. Qd2 Kh7
{and black keeps defence}) (15. Bb1 Bd5 16. Qc2 g6 17. Bf6 Nd7 18. Nh4 Nxf6 19.
exf6 Ra7 20. Nxg6 fxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Qxh6+ $10) 15... Nd7 16. Qe2 $14) 14.
a4 b4 $6 {><c4 Boris was really surprised this move during the game} (14... O-O
$142 $5 {natural move.in this line very defficult to get advantage for white}
15. axb5 (15. Ne4 bxa4 16. Qxa4 Bc6 $10) (15. Bg3 $1 {/+/=(only chance to get
anything)}) 15... axb5 $1 (15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 axb5 17. Qe2 $14 Bxf3 $140 18.
gxf3) 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Nxb5 (17. Ne4 Bf8 18. Bg3 $10) 17... Nf4 (17... Bc6 $1)
18. Bc4 Nxg2 $2 19. Kxg2 (19. Bg3 $1) 19... Nxe5 20. Be2 Nxf3 21. Bxf3 Qxb5 $19
) 15. Ne4 Rc8 (15... O-O $142) 16. Bg3 O-O 17. Nfd2 $2 {Boris missed secrifice
exchange on 18th move} (17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. exd6 Nc5 $132) (17. Qe2 $142 $1 Be7
18. Nfd2 Qd4 19. Nb3 Qb6 20. a5 Qa7 21. Kh1 $5 {/\Rae1 and f4+/=} Nc5 22. Nbxc5
Bxc5 23. Qg4 $40 Kh8 24. Ng5 $5) 17... Bd4 $1 18. Nd6 (18. Nc4 Rxc4 19. Bxc4
Bxb2 (19... Nxe5 {also very strong} 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Qb3 Rc8 22. Rac1 Nf4 23.
Rfe1 Qd4 $19) 20. Rb1 Bxe5 $17) 18... Nxe5 19. Bxe5 (19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Bxe5
Bxe5 21. Nc4 Rxc4 $1 22. Bxc4 Bxb2 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rb1 Bf6 {White has two
exchanges up,but black simply puts his pown on "b3",and has good chances to
win.}) 19... Bxe5 20. N2c4 (20. Nxc8 Rxc8 21. Nc4 Rxc4 {see-18.Nc4}) 20... Qc7
$1 (20... Rxc4 21. Nxc4 Qc7 $13 {for instance:} 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Qe2 Qg5 24.
Be4) 21. Nxc8 (21. Nxb7 {lose immiditly after:} Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 Qxb7 23. Kxh2 Nf4
$1 {best way(/\Rfd8)}) 21... Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 Rxc8 23. Qh5 (23. Re1 Bf4 (23... Nf4
$6 24. Be4 $1) 24. Qe2 Bg5 (24... Nf6 $142 $1 {with control on light squares})
25. Qe4 Nf6 26. Qe5 Qc6 27. Bf1 {white has playble position}) 23... Nf4 $5 (
23... Bf4 {simply achives advantage}) 24. Qxh2 $1 Bxg2+ 25. Kg1 Bd5 $4 $138 {
missing answer of white in two sides time-trouble} (25... Nxd3 26. Qxc7 Rxc7
27. Kxg2 Rxc4 28. Rfd1 {white has conterplay on open files} Nxb2 $140 (28...
Nf4+ 29. Kf3 Nd5 30. Rac1 Rf4+ 31. Kg3 $132) (28... Rd4 $5 29. Kf3 e5 30. Ke3
Nc5 31. b3 $13) 29. Rd2 $18) (25... Bb7 $1 {was leading to clear advantage}) (
25... Bf3 26. Nd2 $1) 26. Nb6 $1 (26. Ne3 $2 Nxd3 $17) 26... Rd8 27. Rfe1 $4
$138 (27. a5 Bf3 28. Bxa6 Qe5 29. Rfe1 Qg5+ 30. Qg3 Qh5 31. Qh2 Nh3+ 32. Kf1
Rd2 $40) (27. Rfc1 {was simply winning for white} Qe5 28. Nxd5 exd5 29. Bf1 $18
) (27. Nxd5 {also wins} Rxd5 28. Rfc1 Rg5+ 29. Kf1 $18) 27... Bb7 28. Be4 Rd4
$1 29. Na8 $1 $8 {keeps rook up} (29. Rac1 $140 Ne2+) (29. Bxb7 Qxb7 30. a5 {
doesn't help,because:} Qf3 31. Re3 Rd1+ 32. Re1 Nh3+ 33. Kf1 Rd2 $19) 29... Qb8
30. Bxb7 Qxb7 31. Rad1 (31. Qh1 $2 Ne2+) 31... Rxd1 32. Rxd1 g5 33. Rd8+ (33.
Qh1 Ne2+ 34. Kh2 Qb8+ 35. Kh3 Qf4 $19) 33... Kg7 34. Qh1 {now "b8" protected}
Qe7 35. Rc8 $2 $138 {><c5} (35. Rd1 Qf6 36. Qf3 (36. Nc7 Ne2+ $44) 36... Qxb2
$44) (35. Rd2 Qc5 $36 36. Qf3 (36. Kh2 $5) 36... Qc1+ 37. Rd1 Qxb2 $44) 35...
Qf6 (35... Qd7 $1 36. Nb6 (36. Rc1 Ne2+ $19) 36... Qd1+ $19) 36. Nc7 Qxb2 $2
$138 (36... Ne2+ $142 $10 37. Kg2 Qf5 38. Ne8+ Kg6 39. Qd1 Nf4+ 40. Kg1 Nh3+
41. Kg2 Nf4+ $10 (41... Qxf2+ 42. Kxh3 f5 43. Nf6 $1)) 37. Qf3 $2 $19 (37. Qe4
$1 {><e5}) 37... Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Qe5 39. Ne8+ Kg6 40. Qg3 (40. Kg1 b3 $19) (40.
Rc4 b3 $19) 40... b3 $4 $138 (40... h5 $1 $19) 41. Qxb3 $4 {in two-sides
time-trouble Boris didn't calculate how many moves he made,and made extra move
that was his desicive mistake!} (41. Qc3 $142 $1 {possibly wins,according our
long analises.There some lines here:} Qe2 42. Qg7+ (42. Qf6+ $2 Kh5 43. Qxf7+
Kg4 44. Nf6+ Kh4 $19) 42... Kf5 (42... Kh5 43. Nf6+) 43. Qh7+ (43. Qxf7+ Kg4)
43... Ke5 (43... Kg4 44. Nf6+ Kf3 45. Ne4 $2 (45. Rc3+ $1 Kxf2 46. Qb1 $1 $18)
45... f5 $1 46. Rc3+ Nd3 (46... Kxe4 47. Re3+ $18) 47. Qb7 (47. Qxh6 fxe4 48.
Qf6+ $10) 47... fxe4 48. Qf7+ Kg4 49. Qxe6+ Kf4 50. Qf6+ $10) 44. Qh8+ $3 {
the idea to move the queen to the queenside(see 47move)} (44. Kg3 Nh5+ 45. Kg2
Nf4+ $10) 44... Kf5 (44... Ke4 45. Rc4+ $1 (45. Nd6+ Kd5 $1) 45... Kf3 46. Qd4
$16) 45. Rc5+ (45. Nd6+ Kg4) 45... Kg4 46. Nf6+ Kf3 47. Rc3+ (47. Qa8+ $3 {
see 44move of White} Nd5 $1 48. Rc3+ Kxf2 49. Rg3 Ke1+ (49... Kf1+ 50. Kh1 b2
51. Qa7 $1 Ne3 52. Ng4 $1 $18) 50. Kh1 b2 51. Qb8 Nf4 (51... Nxf6 $2 52. Qb4+
Kd1 53. Qb3+ Ke1 54. Qc3+ $18) 52. Rg1+ Kf2 53. Qb6+ $18) 47... Kxf2 48. Rg3 $5
b2 49. Qh7 (49. Qb8 $2 Kf1+ 50. Kh1 Nh3 $1 $19) 49... Ke1+ 50. Kh1 Nd3 51. Ne4
(51. Rg1+ Kd2 52. Ne4+ Qxe4+ 53. Qxe4 Nf2+) 51... Qh5+ 52. Kg1 b1=Q 53. Re3+
Qe2 $1 $19) 41... Nd3+ $1 $19 42. Kg2 Qe4+ 43. Kg1 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 Qxf2+ 45. Kh1
Qh4+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.03"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Re1
b5 9. a4 ({Another line is-} 9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 Nd5) 9... bxa4 10. e4 cxd4 11.
e5 Nd5 12. Rxa4 Bb4 $1 (12... Nc5 $143 13. Rxd4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 $32) 13. Bd2 Bxd2
14. Nbxd2 Nc5 15. Rxd4 Nxd3 16. Rxd3 O-O 17. Nc4 (17. Ne4 $143 Rb8 18. Rd2 Rb4
19. Nd6 Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Siegel,G-Karpatchev,A/Germany 2000/CBM 75 ext (24)})
17... a5 (17... Rb8 18. Qd2 Qe7 19. Nd6 Bb7 20. Nd4 Ba8 21. Rg3 $16 {1-0
Shariyazdanov,A-Feletar,D/Pula 2000/CBM 78 ext (74)}) (17... Bd7 18. Ra3 (18.
Nd6 $5) 18... Qc7 19. Nd6 h6 20. Qd2 Qb6 21. Nd4 Qb4 22. Qxb4 Nxb4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Zhukova,N-Danielian,E/Plovdiv BUL 2003/The Week in Chess 467 (59)}) 18.
Ra3 (18. Nd6 Ba6 19. Rd2 Rb8 {[%cal Yb8b2]} 20. Nd4 {[%cal Gd4c6]} Qg5 $132 {
[%cal Gd5f4,Gb8b4]}) 18... Ba6 (18... Qc7 $5 {Huzman}) 19. Nd6 $1 {[%mdl 8] A
clear improvement.I arrived at this position only 30 minutes of preparation
time left.I felt,that white has slightly better chances,due to his strong
knight on d6.i checked some lines and told myself,that i would go for it .} (
19. Nxa5 Nb4 $1 20. Qxd8 (20. Qa4 $5 Nd3 21. Rea1 $1 Qb6 (21... Nxb2 22. Qc2
Nd3 23. Nc6 Qb6 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Qxd3 Bxd3 26. Rxa8 Rd8 (26... Rb8 27. Nc6 $18)
27. Ng5 $1 Bg6 28. Nxg6+ Kg8 29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. Nc6 $18) 22. Qd4 (22. Qh4 Rac8
23. b3 Rc2 24. Qd4 Qb8 25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. bxc4 Nxf2 $13) 22... Qxd4 23. Nxd4 Nxe5
24. b4 Bc8 $11) 20... Rfxd8 $44 {[%cal Yb4d3] 1/2-1/2 Shariyazdanov,
A-Rublevsky,S/Ekaterinburg 2002/CBM 90/[Huzman] (32)}) 19... Rb8 ({Another
opportunity:} 19... f6 {[%csl Gd6]} 20. Qd4 Rb8 {but white is slightly better
after} 21. b3 $14 {[%csl Ga5][%cal Gd4g4]}) 20. Qd2 ({Nothing promise} 20. Qa1
Nb4 {[%cal Gb4c2]} 21. Rc1 $8 Nd3 22. Rd1 (22. Rc6 Rb6 $1) 22... Nxb2 23. Rd2
Qb6 24. Rxa5 Nc4 $1 $11) 20... Rb4 21. Ng5 $1 {Very important attacking
resource} (21. Rea1 $143 Qb8 22. R1a2 (22. Rxa5 Rxb2 23. Qe1 Bd3 $11) 22... Bc4
$1 23. Nxc4 Rxc4 24. Rxa5 Rfc8 $132 25. h3 Rc2 $11) 21... h6 $2 ({Much
stronger was:} 21... Qb6 $142 {during the game i intended to continue:} 22. Qc2
g6 23. b3 (23. Rb1 $143 Qd4 $1 {[%csl Ge5]} 24. Nf3 Qb6 $11) {but black has a
very unexpected idea} 23... f6 $1 (23... Nf4 24. Nge4 $1 Bd3 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26.
Qd2 $1 $16) 24. exf6 (24. Nxe6 fxe5 25. Nxf8 (25. Qc5 Nf4 (25... Rf6 $5) 26.
Qxb6 (26. Qxe5 $140 Nh3+ $1 27. gxh3 Qxf2+ 28. Kh1 Qf3+ $11) 26... Rxb6 27.
Nxf8 Rxd6 28. Rxa5 Kxf8 29. Raxe5 Ne2+ 30. Kh1 Rd2 {and black should make a
draw}) 25... Qxd6 26. Rxa5 Bb7 $1 {and black is not worse}) 24... Qxd6 25. Rxe6
Qf4 $8 26. f7+ $1 Kg7 27. Rxg6+ $1 (27. Nh3 $143 Bd3 $3 28. Nxf4 Bxc2 29. Nxd5
Rxb3 $15) 27... hxg6 28. Ne6+ Kxf7 29. Nxf4 Nxf4 30. h3 $14 {white is slightly
better,but in my opinion with accurate play black should hold the position.} (
30. Rxa5 Rc8 31. Rc5 Rxc5 32. Qxc5 Rxb3 $11)) 22. Nge4 Qb6 23. Rg3 Kh8 $2 {
This is already a decisive mistake} (23... Kh7 $142 24. Qc2 $1 {[%csl Gh7]} (
24. b3 Rd4) (24. Ng5+ $143 Kg8 $1) 24... Kh8 (24... Kg8 25. Qc1 {[%cal Gc1h6]}
Kh8 26. Nc5 $16 {[%cal Gc5d7]}) 25. b3 Qa7 (25... Nf4 $6 26. Rf3 $1) 26. Rh3
Qe7 27. Ra1 $16) 24. Nf6 $3 $18 {A very nice tactical blow and at the same
time a decisive one.Not very often you have an opportunity to produce such a
beutiful move against top level quys. Right now white is threatening mate in 3
:25Qh6!-gh 26Nf7 and 28 Rg8 mate} Nf4 (24... Nxf6 25. exf6 g5 26. Rh3 $18) (
24... Qa7 25. Nfe8 $1 {[%csl Rg7,Rh6]} (25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Nf5 Qb6 $1 $132 {
[%cal Gb4b2]}) (25. Nxd5 $5 exd5 26. Qxd5 Rxb2 27. Rf3 {also wins}) 25... Qd4 (
25... Rd4 26. Qxa5) 26. Qxd4 Rxd4 27. Rxg7 Rf4 28. g3 $18) (24... Rxb2 25.
Qxh6+ gxh6 26. Nxf7+ Rxf7 27. Rg8#) 25. Nd7 $1 {[%csl Gb6,Gf8]} Rd4 26. Qxf4 $1
{Now white simply remains piece up and the rest is very simple.} (26. Qc3 $143
$2 Ne2+ $1) 26... Rxf4 27. Nxb6 Rb8 28. Nd7 Rxb2 29. Nc5 {[%csl Ga6]} Bb5 30.
Rf3 Rfb4 31. h3 Bc6 32. Rxf7 a4 33. Nd3 {[%csl Gb2,Gb4]} 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2003.07.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was really a big challenge for me. First of all we had a very big
group of players with 5.5 points out of seven and every win was critical and
secondly my very young opponent was a real superstar, and I feel always a
little bit uncomfortable playing against those guys.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 {
Usually a main weapon of my opponent with black against d4.} 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4
e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4 9. a5 {Normally after this move the
play switches to main line with 9.Nbd2, but I had a different plan on my mind.}
(9. Nbd2) 9... Bb7 (9... Be7 {deserve serious attention}) 10. Ba4+ (10. Nbd2 {
is more popular}) 10... Nbd7 11. e4 $5 $146 {This move is already my original
novelty. Using the fact, that it's very dangerous for black to take on e4,
white's idea is not to waste time for Nbd2, trying to seize the initiative,
untill black's king in the center.} ({Previously was played:} 11. Ne5 Qc7 12.
e4 cxd4 (12... Bxe4 $2 13. Bg5 $16 {1-0 Bets,A-Maly,A/Kharkov 2000/EXT 2001 
(30)}) 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Qxd4 O-O {with complications 1/2-1/2 Georgiev,V-Ganguly,
S/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (59)}) 11... Qc7 $1 {A very strong idea, black is aiming
to make long castle.} (11... Bxe4 $143 12. Ne5 Be7 13. dxc5 $1 $16 (13. Nxd7
Nxd7 14. Qg4 Bxb1 $1 15. Rxb1 O-O $17)) (11... Be7 $143 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5
Bxd5 14. Ne5 $36) 12. Bg5 $2 ({Much more to the point was:} 12. Ne5 $142 cxd4 (
12... Bd6 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. e5 Be7 15. Qg4 $36) 13. Nxd7 (13. Bf4 {see
Georgiev-Ganguly game}) 13... Nxd7 14. Qxd4 O-O-O 15. Be3 $1 $36 {[%cal Gf1c1]}
) 12... Nxe4 $1 {Now it's a different story, since my bishop is hanging on g5.}
(12... O-O-O $143 13. Nbd2 {and white arranged his piecies well} (13. e5 $2
Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxd4 15. Qe2 Re4 $19)) 13. Ne5 Nxg5 14. Bxd7+ Ke7 $1 ({Very
dangerous looks} 14... Kd8 15. f4 (15. dxc5 $2 Qxe5 16. c6 Bd6 {[%csl Gh2]} 17.
f4 Nh3+ $1 18. gxh3 Qc5+ 19. Rf2 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 $19 {[%cal Gd8e7]}) (15.
Ba4 $5 Bd6 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Nc4 Ke7 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Qg4 $44 {with idea Rd1})
15... f6 (15... cxd4 16. Nd2 $36 {[%cal Ga1c1]}) 16. fxg5 fxe5 17. Bxe6 exd4
18. Rf7 Be7 19. Qe2 $36 {[%cal Gb1d2,Gd2c4]}) 15. f4 ({Nothing is:} 15. Qc1 f6
16. Bc6 Bxc6 17. Qxc5+ Ke8 18. Qxc6+ Qxc6 19. Nxc6 Rc8 $17) ({or} 15. Qh5 $2 f6
16. Ba4 cxd4 17. Ng6+ hxg6 18. Qxh8 Qf4 $1 {with decisive attack}) 15... Ne4 $2
({Here probably Karjakin missed the best defence} 15... f6 $1 16. fxg5 fxe5 17.
Bxe6 {During the game I was intending to go for this piece sacrifice, but
Fritz shows that black has nothing to worry about.} (17. Ba4 g6 $1 {with next
Bg7 and black is just winning} (17... Rd8 $143 18. Nd2 Rxd4 19. Qe2 {with some
compensation})) 17... Kxe6 18. Qg4+ (18. dxe5 $2 Rd8 19. Qg4+ Ke7 20. e6 Qc6
$19) 18... Ke7 19. Nd2 {During the game I thought, that this position should
be dangerous for black, but Fritz shows:} (19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Nd2 Qd4+ $1 $19) (
19. g6 Kd8 $1) 19... Qd6 $1 {after which I failed to find any sufficient
attacking ideas for white, for example:} (19... cxd4 20. Rac1) 20. Nf3 ({or} 
20. Qf5 Qd5 $1 21. Rf2 e4 $1) 20... e4 21. Nh4 g6 $19) 16. Nd2 $1 {It took me
almost 20 minutes to understand, that I need quickly to change black's knight
in order to have good attacking chances.} (16. f5 $143 cxd4 17. Qxd4 (17. fxe6
Qxe5 18. Rxf7+ Kd8) 17... f6 18. Qxb4+ Kd8 19. Nf7+ Kxd7) 16... Nxd2 (16... f6
$143 17. Qg4 {[%csl Ge6]} Qd6 18. Ndc4 $1 Qxd4+ 19. Kh1 f5 20. Qe2 $16 {
[%cal Ga1d1]}) 17. Qxd2 Rd8 (17... Qd6 18. f5 Qxd4+ 19. Qxd4 cxd4 20. fxe6 fxe6
21. Rf7+ Kd6 22. Nc4+ $18) (17... f6 18. f5 exf5 $8 (18... fxe5 19. fxe6 Kd8
20. Qg5+ Be7 21. Qxg7 {and white wins}) 19. Ba4 $1 (19. Rae1 fxe5 $19) 19...
Be4 20. Nf3 $44 {[%csl Ge7] and white has very dangerous initiative}) 18. f5 $1
{Now I was quite happy with my position, my rook starts to play along the
f-file and the black king is still in the center, but in fact even here black
has enough defensive resources.} Rxd7 19. fxe6 Qxe5 $2 ({It's very difficult
to believe, that after} 19... Rxd4 20. Rxf7+ Kxe6 21. Qxd4 $1 Qxf7 $1 {black
holds the position} 22. Qc4+ $1 (22. Qe3 Qf5 23. Re1 Qe4) 22... Bd5 23. Qe2 $1
{now very imortant, that the a6-pawn is hanging.} Qf4 24. Re1 (24. Ng6+ $2 Qe4
25. Qxe4+ Bxe4 26. Nxh8 c4 $19) 24... Qd4+ 25. Kh1 Qe4 26. Qxa6+ Kxe5 27. Rxe4+
Bxe4 28. Qc8 $11) 20. Rxf7+ $2 {It's very difficult to believe, that this
logical move is a mistake.} (20. exd7 $142 $1 Qd5 $1 (20... Qxd4+ 21. Qxd4 cxd4
22. Rxf7+ Kd8 23. Re1 Bc5 24. Re8+ $1 Rxe8 25. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 26. Rxb7 $18) 21.
Rae1+ Kxd7 22. Re5 $1 Qxd4+ (22... Qc4 23. dxc5+ Kc7 24. Rc1 $1 Qg4 25. Re8 $18
) 23. Qxd4+ cxd4 24. Rxf7+ Kc6 25. Re8 $18 {I found this line during my
calculations, but unfortunately I thought that 20.Rf7 should be easier.}) 20...
Kxe6 21. Rxd7 Qe4 $2 {Karjakin played this move very quickly and probably
missed my next move.} ({Unbelievably but} 21... Qb8 $3 {still saves the game}
22. dxc5 Bxc5+ 23. Kh1 Bxg2+ $3 24. Kxg2 Bd6 $3 {We both missed this fantastic
idea} (24... Qa8+ 25. Kg3 Qb8+ 26. Kh3 $18) 25. Rxg7 (25. Rxd6+ Qxd6 26. Qe3+
Kf6 27. Rf1+ Kg6 28. Qe4+ Kh6 {and white cannot win here}) 25... Qa8+ 26. Kh3
Qf3+ 27. Kh4 Qf6+ 28. Rg5 (28. Qg5 $143 $2 Qf2+ 29. Kh5 (29. Kh3 Qxh2+) 29...
Rf8 $1 {[%cal Gf8f5] even losing}) 28... h6 29. Qd5+ Ke7 30. Re1+ Kd8 31. Qa8+
Kd7 32. Qb7+ Kd8 33. Qb6+ Kd7 $11) 22. Rd8 $1 $18 {[%csl Ge6] Now it's all
over black is hopeless with his king under fire} Kf6 23. Re1 $1 (23. Rf1+ Kg6
24. Rfxf8 $18) 23... Qh4 24. Qe2 $1 Kg5 (24... Kg6 25. Qe6+ Qf6 26. Qg4+ Kh6
27. Re6) 25. Qe6 {[%cal Ge1e5]} g6 26. g3 $1 {Now black is losing his queen.}
Qg4 27. Re5+ Qf5 28. Rxf5+ gxf5 29. Rxf8 $1 Rxf8 30. Qe7+ Rf6 31. h4+ $1 (31.
h4+ Kg6 32. h5+ Kg5 33. Qg7+) 1-0

[Event "Moscow5"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Guliev, Sarhan"]
[Black "Gorelov, Sergey G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Ne4 (12. Ne5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nxe5
14. dxe5 Qc7 $132) (12. Qe4) (12. Bd3 Ncb4 13. Bb1 b6) 12... Ncb4 13. h4 {
[#]This is quite an unusual plan, but it's not easy for White to succeed on
the K-side, as his light squared Bishop cannot be brought onto the b1-h7
diagonal.} b6 14. h5 h6 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Bd2 f5 {This move is rather typical
for this pawn formation, usually it stops White's attack effectively. The
e6-pawn finds good shelter behind the e5-Knight; usually it's even better for
Black, if the white QB is on the b1-h7 diagonal, then f7-f5 just kills it.} 17.
Nc3 Bf6 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Ng6 Re8 20. Bf4 Kh7 21. Bh2 Qd7 22. Ne5 Qe7 23. Rac1
Bg5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Ng6 Qb4 26. Rc7 Rec8 27. Qc2 Rxc7 28. Qxc7 Qxa4 29. Re1
Qb4 30. Be5 Qxe1+ 31. Kh2 Rg8 32. Nf8+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Katrineholm"]
[Site "Katrineholm"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Black "Hartman, Christer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Giese} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3
cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Nc3 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Bc2 O-O 12. Qd3 Nbd7 13. Re1 Re8 14.
Bf4 g6 15. Bg3 Nh5 {[#]Black was playing well and obtained a promising
position. Perhaps his last move was not the best, although it's quite playable.
I think the white dark squared Bishop is not such a valuable piece, that Black
should not waste time exchanging it.} (15... Nb6 $5) 16. Rad1 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Nf6
18. Bb3 Bf8 19. Ne5 Bg7 20. g4 $1 Rc8 21. Qh3 Rc7 22. g5 Nd5 23. Ne4 {White is
getting very active on the Kingside.} Nf4 24. Qh2 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Nd5 26. Nf3 Rd7
27. Rh4 Ne7 28. Rxh7 Nf5 29. g4 {[%csl Rf5,Rg7][%cal Gh2h8] +/-/(+-)} Nxd4 (
29... Ne7 {Giese} 30. Kg2 $1 {[%cal Yd1h1,Yh7g7,Yh2h6]} Nd5 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32.
Qh6+ Kg8 33. Rh1 Nf4+ 34. Kf1 Nh5 35. gxh5 $18) 30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. Rxd4 (31.
Qe5+ {Giese} f6 32. gxf6+ Qxf6 33. Qxf6+ {_|_ +/-/(+-)}) 31... Rxd4 32. Qe5+ f6
33. Qxd4 Qxd4 34. Nxd4 $18 {_|_ +/-/(+-)} fxg5 35. Kf1 e5 36. Ne6+ Kf6 37. Nc5
Rd8 38. Ke2 a5 39. Nb7 Rd4 40. Nxa5 Rxg4 41. Bc2 Rg1 42. Nb3 g4 43. Nd2 Ke6 44.
Nf1 Kd5 45. Bxg6 Kd4 46. Ng3 b4 47. axb4 Kc4 48. Bf5 Kxb4 49. Bxg4 Rb1 50. Kd3
Rxb2 51. Ne4 Rb3+ 52. Ke2 Ra3 53. Be6 Ra6 54. Bf5 Ra3 55. Be6 Ra6 56. Bf5 Ra3
57. Kf1 Kc4 58. Kg2 Kd4 59. Ng3 Ra2 60. Be4 Ra3 61. Bf3 Ra7 62. Nf5+ Kd3 63.
Kg3 Ra4 64. Bg2 Rf4 65. Bf1+ Kd2 66. Ne3 Ke1 67. f3 Ra4 68. Bb5 Ra5 69. Bd3 Ra8
70. Nc4 Rg8+ 71. Kh4 Kf2 72. Nxe5 Ke3 73. Be4 Re8 74. Ng4+ Kf4 75. Nf6 Rh8+ 76.
Nh5+ Ke3 77. Kg4 Rf8 78. Bd5 Kd4 79. Nf4 Ke3 80. Ng6 Rf6 81. Nh4 Kd4 82. Be4
Ke5 83. Kg5 Rb6 84. Ng6+ Kd4 85. Bf5 Ke3 86. f4 Rb2 87. Bg4 Ke4 88. f5 Rb5 89.
Nh4 Ke5 90. f6 Kd6+ 91. Bf5 Rb7 92. Kg6 Ke5 93. Nf3+ Kf4 94. Ng5 Ke5 95. f7 Rb8
96. Ne6 Ra8 97. f8=Q Rxf8 98. Nxf8 Kd4 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 34th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1999.05.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 e6 5. Nf3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O a6 8. Bd3
b6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. a3 Bb7 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qe2 Nbd7 14. Nbd2 a5 15.
bxa5 Rxa5 16. Bb5 Qb8 17. a4 Ra7 18. Rfd1 Ba8 19. Nc4 Rc8 20. Nfe5 Nc5 21. f3
Nxa4 $1 {This exchange operation gives Black equality.} (21... Bd5 22. e4 Bxc4
23. Nxc4 $16) (21... Bf8 22. Bd4 Bd5 23. e4 Bxc4 24. Nxc4 Nb3 25. Be5 $14) 22.
Rxa4 Rxa4 23. Bxa4 b5 24. Nd7 Nxd7 25. Rxd7 Rxc4 26. Rxe7 Rxa4 27. Qd2 Rc4 $4
$138 ({Black had to play} 27... Bc6 $1 {It's hard to make such a move in a
time-trouble, as after} 28. Qc3 {White attacks both g7 and c6. However, after}
Qf8 {Black defends everything and emerges a pawn up after} 29. Rc7 Rc4 30. Rc8
Rxc3 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Bxc3 {although of course this endgame is drawn.}) {
[%tqu "En","How would you continue?","You should target the enemy king, using
your active rook on the seventh rank.","White should uncover Black's king and
use both your queen and bishop in the attack. In some lines he can exploit
unprotected position of Black's queen.","e7f7","This gives White access to g7.
Rooks go to the 7th rank to be sacrificed there! :)",5,"e7d7","This move is
also good, provided that you see that you can sacrifice on f7 later!",5]} 28.
Rxf7 $1 (28. Rd7 $1 Rc8 29. Be5 Qb6 30. Rxf7 $1 $18) 28... Rc7 (28... Kxf7 29.
Qd7+ Kf8 (29... Kg6 30. Qxg7+ Kh5 31. g4+ Rxg4+ 32. Qxg4+ Kh6 33. Bg7#) 30.
Qxg7+ Ke8 31. Qg8+ Kd7 32. Qxb8) 29. Rd7 $1 Bd5 $2 (29... Rxd7 30. Qxd7 e5 31.
Qe6+ Kh8 32. Qe7 $18) 30. Be5 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9596 6th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1995.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Bxc4 e6 5. O-O c5 6. Qe2 a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Rd1
Be7 9. d4 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 {The same position as in the previous game,
here Black adopts a better set-up than 11...Qa5?!} Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. a4 b4 14.
Ne4 Bb7 15. Nc5 Bd5 16. Ne5 {[#] The white Knights dominate in the centre,
please note that support of both of them is provided by the isolated d4-pawn.}
Ra7 17. Bg5 g6 18. Qe1 Nc6 19. Bb3 Nxd4 20. Bxf6 Nxb3 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Nxb3
Bxb3 23. Nc6 Qc7 24. Rdc1 Bd5 25. Nxa7 Qxa7 26. Qxb4 Rb8 27. Qf4 Qb6 28. b4 1-0

[Event "Oberwart op"]
[Site "Oberwart"]
[Date "1997.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Black "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Balinov,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1997.07.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 d3 $6 ({Besser war} 9... Be7) 10. Rxd3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Bd6 12. e4 Ng4 (
12... O-O $4 {Die Rochade verbot sich wegen} 13. Rxd6 Qxd6 {nebst} 14. e5 {
und Weiss besitzt fuer Turm + Bauer zwei Figuren.}) 13. h3 Nge5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5
15. Rd1 O-O 16. Be3 Bd7 17. Rac1 Bc6 18. Qh5 (18. Nd5 $2 {erwiese sich wegen}
exd5 19. exd5 Bb5 {und Weiss verbleibt mit einer Minusfigur als boeser
Reinfall.}) 18... Ng6 {[#]} (18... Qe7 {verwarf der Nachziehende wegen} 19. Bf4
$5 {zu erwaegen.} (19. Rxd6 $1 Qxd6 20. Rd1 Nd3 (20... Qc7 21. Bf4 f6 22. Bxe6+
Kh8 23. Bf5 g6 24. Bxg6 {mehr als ausreichende Kompensation fuer die Qualitaet.
}) 21. Qe2 Rfd8 22. Bc2 Nf4 23. Qf3 {mit Vorteil fuer Weiss. Letztlich war
auch noch})) 19. Nd5 $1 exd5 {Der einzige Zug.} 20. exd5 Qa5 21. Bd2 {Hier und
im naechsten Zug erneut das Einzige.} Qb5 22. Bc4 Qxb2 23. dxc6 bxc6 24. Bb3 {
Fuer den Minusbauern ist Weiss mit dem aktiven Laeuferpaar ausreichend
entschaedigt.} Qf6 25. Qg5 $1 (25. Rxc6 $4 {Natuerlich war der c-Bauer wegen}
Bh2+ {tabu.}) 25... Qe5 ({An} 25... Qxg5 26. Bxg5 Be7 27. Be3 Rfc8 28. Rd7 {
mit weisser Initiative fand der Nachziehende selbstredend keinen Gefallen.})
26. Qxe5 Nxe5 27. Ba5 $1 Ba3 28. Rc3 Ra7 29. f4 Ng6 30. g3 c5 ({Nach} 30... Rc8
31. Ba4 Bf8 32. Rxc6 Rxc6 33. Bxc6 {waere die Ueberlegenheit des weissen
Laeuferpaars spuerbar.}) 31. Bb6 Rb7 32. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 33. Rxc5 {Weiss dominiert
das ganze Brett.} Re8 34. Rd6 Ra7 35. Ra5 Re1+ 36. Kf2 Rae7 37. Bc4 Rc1 38. Bb3
({Nachhaltiger als} 38. Bxa6 h5 39. Rxh5 (39. h4 Ra7) 39... Rc2+ 40. Kf3 Rxa2 {
und Schwarz kann noch kaempfen.}) 38... Rce1 39. Rd2 $1 Rh1 40. Rd8+ {
Entscheidend!} Nf8 41. Rxa6 Rh2+ 42. Kf3 h5 43. Raa8 Kh7 44. Rxf8 Rhe2 ({
Auch nach} 44... Ree2 45. Rh8+ Kg6 46. Bxf7+ {ist Schwarz verloren, z.B.} Kf6 (
46... Kxf7 47. Raf8+ Kg6 (47... Ke7 48. Re8+) 48. f5+ Kg5 49. h4+ {oder}) 47.
Bxh5) 45. Rh8+ Kg6 46. Bxf7+ $3 Kxf7 {Nicht besser war} (46... Rxf7 47. Kxe2 {
oder}) (46... Kf6 47. Bxh5) 47. Raf8+ Kg6 ({Falls} 47... Ke6 {so} 48. Kxe2) 48.
f5+ Kg5 49. h4# 1-0

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Bareev,E"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. a4 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Bg5 (12. Ne5 b6 $1 {/\ Bb7}) 12...
Bd7 (12... b6 $2 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. d5 $16) 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Re1 (14. Bb3 $5) (
14. Rac1 $5) 14... Be8 (14... Bc6 $6 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 (15... Rxf7 16. Qxe6 Bd5 17.
Nxd5 Nbxd5 18. Bxf6 Rxc4 19. Bxe7 $18) 16. Bxe6+ Kg6 17. Bxf6 $16) 15. Rad1
Nfd5 16. Nxd5 (16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxg5 18. Nc3 Bf6 $1 (18... Bc6 $2 19.
Nxc6 Rxc6 20. d5 exd5 21. Rxd5 Rd6 22. Red1 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Qe7 24. Qxe7 Bxe7 25.
Rd7 $16) 19. d5 exd5 20. Rxd5 (20. Nxd5 $2 Bxa4 $1 21. Rd4 Bxe5 22. Qxe5 Re8
$19) 20... Qc7 $10) 16... Nxd5 $5 (16... exd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Bb3 $10) 17.
Bxd5 Bxg5 (17... exd5 $2 18. Nc6 $18) 18. Bxb7 Bxa4 19. Bxc8 Bxd1 20. Qxa6 Qxc8
$1 (20... Qxd4 21. Bxe6 $1 $16) (20... Bb3 $14) 21. Qxc8 Rxc8 22. Rxd1 Rb8 23.
Rb1 Rb3 $2 (23... Rb4 $1 24. Nf3 Bf6 25. Kf1 g5 $1 (25... Kf8 26. Ke2 Bxd4 27.
Nxd4 Rxd4 28. b4 Ke7 29. b5 Kd7 30. b6 Kc8 31. Rc1+ Kb8 32. Rc7 $16) 26. g4 h5
27. h3 hxg4 28. hxg4 Kf8 29. Ke2 Bxd4 $10) 24. Kf1 h5 25. Ke2 h4 $2 (25... g6
$16) 26. h3 $18 Kf8 27. Nf3 Bf6 28. Kd2 Ke7 29. Kc2 Rb4 (29... Rb8 $1) 30. Kc3
Ra4 31. b4 Ra2 32. Rb2 Ra3+ 33. Kc4 Kd6 34. Ne5 $1 Ra7 (34... Bxe5 35. dxe5+
Kc6 (35... Kxe5 36. b5 Kd6 37. b6 Ra8 38. Kb5 $18) 36. Rb3 Ra2 37. Rf3 $18) 35.
b5 Bd8 36. Nc6 Ra4+ 37. Kb3 (37. Rb4 $18) 37... Ra8 38. Nxd8 Rxd8 39. Rc2 $1
Ra8 40. Kb4 Ra1 41. b6 g5 42. Kb5 Rb1+ 43. Ka6 Ra1+ 44. Kb7 f5 45. Rc6+ Kd7 (
45... Kd5 46. Kc7 $18) 46. Rc7+ Kd6 (46... Kd8 47. Kc6 $18) 47. Kb8 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 54th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2019.05.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Black "Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Baskaran,Adhiban"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2019.05.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,45,29,-11,4,-12,-1,-1,-18,-2,9,11,55,42,50,50,24,-16,-23,12,57,50,57,
62,88,120,120,92,92,72,79,119,137,137,195,149,241,233,193,101,101,334,334,328,
194,210,207,206] To be honest in this game, what happened in the game and what
I wanted were so far from the truth :).} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 c5
5. d4 {Now finally we have some clarity, we have ended up in QGD type
structures.} dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6 {Well, it's QGA eventually!} 7. O-O b5 8. Bb3 Bb7
9. e4 {The main try in this position.} Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Re1 ({I spent
quite some time trying to decode} 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Re1 Bxf3 14.
Qxf3 Ra7 {but in the end I felt Black wasn't risking much here and he can
castle soon.}) 11... Bd5 12. dxc5 $1 Bxb3 13. Qxb3 Nd7 (13... Bxc5 {is
strongly met by} 14. Qc3 $1 Qb6 (14... Nd7 15. Bg5 $1 Qb6 16. Qxg7 Bxf2+ 17.
Kh1 ({The tempting} 17. Kf1 Rf8 18. Rxe6+ $5 Qxe6 19. Kxf2 Nc5 {is not clear.})
17... Rf8 18. Red1 {looks bad for Black.}) 15. Qxg7 Bxf2+ 16. Kh1 $1 Rf8 17.
Rd1 {with clear advantage due to the difference in king's safety.}) 14. Bg5 $1
{Going for the gold!} ({Another good possibility was} 14. Be3) 14... Nxc5 (
14... Be7 15. Rad1 $1 Bxg5 16. c6 {looks bad.}) 15. Qc3 Qd3 (15... f6 16. Rad1
{Bring all your pieces!} Qc8 (16... Qc7 17. b4) 17. b4 $1 (17. Bxf6 gxf6 18.
Qxf6 Rg8 {is not clear.} 19. Ng5 Ra7 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. Rxe6+ Re7 {gives
Fischer-Tal vibes...}) 17... Na4 (17... fxg5 18. bxc5 {with a ruthless attack.}
) 18. Qb3 Kf7 {would allow the epic finisher with} (18... fxg5 19. Rxe6+ Be7
20. Ne5 {winning.}) 19. Rc1 $1 (19. Rxe6 Qc4 $1) 19... Qd7 20. Rxe6 Qxe6 21.
Rc7+ Be7 22. Ne5+ fxe5 23. Rxe7+ {wins.}) 16. Qa5 $1 (16. Qe5 {is met by the
funny queen dance with} Qd6 $1 (16... f6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qxf6 Rg8 19. Rxe6+ {
wins.}) 17. Qe2 Qd3 {and I eventually have to go to c3-a5.}) 16... f6 {What
else?} 17. Rad1 Qf5 (17... Qg6 {would run into} 18. Qc7 Be7 19. Ne5 {Epic
geometry!}) 18. Qc7 Be7 19. Nd4 $5 {This looked cleanest.} Qxg5 20. Nxe6 Nxe6
21. Qc6+ $1 Kf7 (21... Kf8 22. Qxa8+ Kf7 23. Qxh8 {wins.}) 22. Qxe6+ Kg6 23.
Rd5 {My favourite moment about this game was when I read somewhere that I
played like Alekhine at the Capablanca memorial! Quite proud of that!} (23. Rd5
Qf4 $8 (23... Qh4 24. Qf5+ Kf7 25. Rxe7+ Kxe7 26. Rd7+ Kf8 27. Qe6 {with mate.}
) 24. g3 Qc4 (24... Qc7 25. Qg4+ Kf7 26. Rd7) (24... Qf3 25. Re3) 25. Re4 (25.
Qf5+ Kf7) 25... Qc8 $1 26. Rg4+ Kh6 27. Qe3+ (27. Rh4+ Kg6 28. Rg5+ Kxg5 29.
f4+ Kg6 30. Rg4+ {with only a draw.} (30. f5+ Kg5 31. Qe3+ {was a funny line
which doesn't work.} Kxf5)) 27... g5 28. Qxe7 Qf8 {is not the end...but just
clearly winning after} (28... Qxg4 29. Qxf6+ Kh5 30. Qf7+ Kh6 31. Rd6+) 29. Qe3
) 1-0

[Event "Yerevan op"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
(8. Qe2 cxd4 (8... b6 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Nc3 Be7 11. d5 exd5 12. Bxd5 $5 Nxd5 13.
Nxd5 Qb7 14. b3 O-O 15. Bb2 Re8 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bd8 18. Bc3 $14 {Lputian,
S-van Wely,L/Strasbourg/1994/0,5/32/}) 9. Rd1 d3 (9... Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3
Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Ne5 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. a3 $14 {Lerner,
K-Dokhoian,Y/Harkov/1985/1;0/32/}) 10. Rxd3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Bc5 $1 (11... Bd6 12.
e4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bxf4 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. e5 Nd7 17. Rf1 Qxe5 18. Re3
Qd4 19. Rd1 Qa7 20. Ne4 $40 {Yusupov,A-Ivanchuk,V/Riga/1995/0.5/28/}) 12. a3
O-O 13. Bd2 b5 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. e4 Ng4 16. Nd1 Bb7 $10 {Piket,Je-Lautier,J/
Amsterdam/1995/0;1/53/}) 8... Be7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bd2 Bd7 (11...
O-O 12. Rac1 Ba7 13. Be1 Rd8 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Ne4 Rxd1 17. Nxf6+
gxf6 18. Bxd1 $14 {Romanishin,O-Chabanon,J/Bad Endbach/1995/0,5/62/}) 12. Rac1
Na5 $2 (12... Ba7 13. Be1 O-O (13... Ke7 $142) 14. Na4 Rfc8 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16.
Rxc5 Ne7 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Ne5 Bb5 19. Nc4 $1 $14 {Atalik,S-van der Sterren,P/
Reykjavik/1994/}) 13. Nd5 $1 Nxb3 $8 (13... Nxd5 14. Bxd5 $18) 14. Nc7+ Kd8 15.
axb3 Kxc7 (15... Rc8 16. Rxc5 Rxc7 17. Ba5 $18) 16. Rxc5+ Kb6 (16... Bc6 17.
Nd4 Nd7 18. Ba5+ Kc8 19. Rc2 $16) 17. Rg5 $16 Rhg8 18. Bc3 Bc6 (18... Rad8 19.
Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rxg8 Rxg8 21. Rxd7 $18) 19. Ne5 h6 (19... Be8 20. Nc4+ Kc6 21.
Bxf6 $18) 20. Nc4+ $1 Ka7 (20... Kc7 21. Be5+ Kc8 22. Nb6#) 21. Bd4+ Kb8 $2 (
21... b6 $8 22. Bxb6+ Kb7 23. Rg3 Ne4 24. Rh3 $16) 22. Rg3 $18 Nd7 (22... Ne8
23. Nb6 Ra7 24. Nd7+ Bxd7 25. Bxa7+ Kxa7 26. Rxd7 $18) (22... Ne4 23. Rxg7 Rxg7
24. Bxg7 h5 25. Nb6 $18) 23. Bxg7 h5 24. Rxd7 {[#]} (24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Be5+ Ka7
26. Bd4+ b6 27. Nxb6 Rxg3 28. Nxd7+ Kb7 29. hxg3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Novosibirsk"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qe2
b6 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. Nbd2 $5 (10. Nc3 Qb8 $5 (10... Qc7 11. Bd2 Bd6 12. Rac1 O-O
13. e4 cxd4 (13... e5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Na4 Qe7 16. Nxb6 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bxe4 $10
{Schulz,K.J-Gabriel,C/GER/1993/0,5/32/}) 14. Nb5 (14. Nxd4 Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 Be5
$17) 14... Qb8 15. Nbxd4 Nc5 16. e5 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bxe5 $17 {Gurevich,M-Magem,J/
Barcelona/1992/0:1/69/}) 11. a4 (11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd6 13. h3 O-O 14. Bc2
Rc8 $15 {Tisdall,J-Hansen,L.Bo/Reykjavik zt/1995/0:1/41/}) 11... Bd6 12. h3 O-O
13. Bd2 Re8 14. Ng5 cxd4 15. exd4 e5 $1 $15 {Greenfeld,A-Loeffler,S/ISR/1995/1:
0/33/}) (10. e4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. f4 Bc5 14. Be3 e5 15. Nb3
Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 exf4 17. Qxf4 Qb8 $10 {Goldin,A-Ehlvest,J/New York op/1991/0,5/
51/}) 10... Qc7 11. a4 Be7 12. Nc4 (12. Nf1 $5 O-O 13. Ng3 Rfd8 14. Bd2 $14)
12... O-O 13. Bd2 b5 $5 14. Ba5 (14. Na5 c4 15. Bc2 Be4 $10) 14... Qc6 15. Ncd2
c4 16. Bc2 Nd5 (16... Rac8 17. e4 b4 $13) 17. Be4 $6 (17. e4 Nb4 (17... Nf4 18.
Qe3) 18. Bxb4 Bxb4 19. Nf1 $10) 17... f5 18. Bb1 N7f6 (18... Rac8 $5 $15) 19.
Ne5 $1 Nf4 (19... Qc8 20. f3 (20. e4 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Nf4 22. Qe3 N6d5 23. Qe1 Qe8
$17) 20... Nb4 $13) 20. Qf3 $1 Qc8 $1 (20... Qxf3 21. Ndxf3 N4d5 22. Ng5 Bc8
23. e4 fxe4 24. Nxe4 $14) 21. Qxf4 Nh5 22. Ng6 $8 hxg6 23. Qc7 Qxc7 24. Bxc7
Bb4 $6 (24... Nf6 25. Nf3 Nd5 26. Be5 b4 $15) 25. Nf3 Rfc8 26. Be5 Bd5 27. Bc2
Nf6 (27... c3 28. bxc3 Bxc3 29. Rab1 b4 $15) 28. Ng5 Be7 $6 (28... c3 $5) 29.
f3 Nh7 $6 (29... c3 $142) 30. Nh3 $1 g5 (30... b4 31. Nf4 Nf8 32. e4 fxe4 33.
fxe4 Bb7 34. d5 $14) 31. e4 fxe4 32. fxe4 Bb7 33. Re1 Bf6 (33... b4 34. a5 $14)
34. Bxf6 gxf6 35. e5 f5 36. g4 $1 $14 c3 (36... fxg4 37. Bxh7+ Kxh7 38. Nxg5+
Kg6 39. Nxe6 $16) 37. Bb3 (37. b3 Be4 $1 38. Bxe4 fxe4 39. Rxe4 c2 40. Rc1 Rc3
41. Nf2 Rac8 $132) 37... Nf8 38. Nxg5 (38. axb5 cxb2 39. Rab1 Rc3 $19) (38.
gxf5 cxb2 39. Ra3 (39. Rab1 Rc3) 39... b4 40. Ra2 Rc3 $19) 38... cxb2 39. Rab1
bxa4 $1 40. Bxa4 (40. Bxe6+ $2 Nxe6 41. Nxe6 a3 42. gxf5 (42. Re3 Be4) 42...
Rc2 $19) 40... Rc4 41. Bd1 (41. Bb3 Rxd4 42. Nxe6 Rxg4+ 43. Kf1 Nxe6 44. Bxe6+
Kg7 45. Rxb2 Be4 $10) 41... Rxd4 42. Rxb2 Rad8 (42... Bd5 43. gxf5 exf5 44. e6
$16) 43. Be2 (43. Rxb7 Rxd1 44. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 45. Kf2 fxg4 46. Rb6 $10) 43... R8d7
44. Rb6 (44. gxf5 Rg7 45. Kf2 Rf4+ 46. Ke3 Rxf5 $17) 44... fxg4 45. Nxe6 $10
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ptuj"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Black "Sher, Miron Naumovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Ne5 $5 (9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 e5 11. exd4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qe5 Qd6
$10) 9... cxd4 (9... O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. b3 a5 13. Qf3 Qc7 14.
Bb2 Ba6 15. Ne4 $14 {Hort,V-Hartson,W/Hastings/1968 Inf 5/494/}) (9... Bd7 $5)
10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. exd4 a5 (11... O-O 12. a5 $14) 12. Be3 $5 $146 (12. Qf3 O-O
13. Qxc6 $5 Rb8 14. Bf4 $5 Rxb2 15. Nb5 Nd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 $2 (16... Qxd5 $5 17.
Qxd5 exd5 18. Nc7 Rd8 $10 {Polajzer,D-Zheliandinov,V/Kurent/1993/}) 17. Bc7 Qd7
18. Qc3 $1 $16) (12. Re1) (12. Bf4) 12... O-O (12... Ba6 13. b3 (13. Qe2 Bxc4
14. Qxc4 Qd7 $10) 13... O-O 14. Qe2 Bxc4 15. bxc4 Bb4 16. Rac1 $14) 13. Qe2 Nd5
(13... Qb6 $6 14. d5 c5 15. Bg5 $1 $16) 14. Rac1 Qb6 15. b3 Ba6 (15... Nxc3 16.
Rxc3 Qb4 17. Rfc1 Bd7 $14) 16. Ne4 Bxc4 (16... f5 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Qb7 19.
Bd4 $16) (16... Bb4 17. Qh5 h6 18. Qf3 $14) 17. bxc4 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Rab8 (18...
f5 $5 19. c5 (19. Nd2 c5 $10) 19... Qc7 20. Nd2 (20. Nc3 Rab8 $10) 20... e5 $10
) 19. c5 Qc7 20. Nd6 $5 Rb4 (20... Bxd6 21. cxd6 Qxd6 22. Qa6 Rfc8 23. Qxa5 Ra8
24. Qh5 g6 25. Qf3 Rc7 26. Rc4 $14) 21. Nc4 Rxa4 22. Ra1 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 e5 $1
24. Nxe5 (24. Rxa5 $6 exd4 25. exd4 Bf6 26. Qe4 Qd8 $5 $17) (24. Nxa5 exd4 25.
exd4 Qf4 26. Rd1 Bf6 27. Nb3 Rd8 $15) 24... Bxc5 25. Qf3 (25. Nc4 Bb4 $15)
25... Bd6 $1 26. Nxc6 $8 Bxh2+ 27. Kh1 $6 (27. Kf1 $15) 27... Bd6 28. Rxa5 (28.
Nxa5 $2 Qc3 29. Ra2 Qe1+ $19) 28... Rc8 29. d5 $2 (29. Ne5 Qxa5 30. Qxf7+ Kh8
31. Qe6 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Bxe5+ $19) 29... Qd8 (29... Qxa5 $1 30. Nxa5 Rc1+ $19) 30.
g3 $4 (30. Ra1 Qh4+ 31. Qh3 Qxh3+ 32. gxh3 Re8 $15) (30. Ra7 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Qe1+
32. Qf1 Bh2+ $19) 30... Rxc6 (30... Rxc6 31. dxc6 Qxa5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Ptuj"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jelen, Iztok"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 a6 6. a4 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. b3 $5 (11. Bd2 Rd8 12. Be1 Bd7 13. d5 exd5 14.
Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bc3 $14 {Foisor,O-Anand,V/Moscow/1987
Inf 44/472/}) (11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bf6 $1 $10 {Plachetka,
J-Mikhalchishin,A/Trnava/1988 Inf 46/55/}) (11. e4 Ng4 $1 12. e5 cxd4 13. Nxd4
Ngxe5 14. Bf4 Qa5 15. Nxc6 $1 Nxc6 16. Rac1 $44 {Serebrjanik,A-Vainerman,I/
SSSR/1989 Inf 47/474/}) 11... b6 (11... Bd7 12. Bb2 Rad8 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bg4 16. Qc4 $14 {Uhlmann,W-Hennings,A/DDR (ch)/1968 Inf 5/495/})
12. Bb2 Bb7 13. d5 $5 (13. Rac1 Rfd8 14. h3 Na5 15. Ne5 Nc6 16. Nb1 $5 (16. Nf3
Na5) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qc6 18. f3 Nd5 $13 {Pinter,J-Ehlvest,J/Zagreb (izt)/
1987 Inf 44/472/}) 13... exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Na5 $5 16. Be5 $1 Qc8 17.
e4 Re8 (17... Bxd5 18. exd5 Nxb3 $6 19. Rab1 Na5 20. Rxb6 $16) 18. Qb2 Bxd5 19.
exd5 (19. Rxd5 Bf8 20. Rad1 Nc6 21. Rd7 Nd4 $1 $13) 19... Bf8 20. Bc3 (20. d6
Rd8 21. Rd5 Qc6 22. Rad1 Rd7 23. Bg3 f6 $13) 20... Nb7 21. Ne5 f6 22. Nc6 (22.
Nc4 Qc7 23. a5 b5 24. Nb6 Rad8 $13) 22... Nd8 23. Nxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd3 Qf5 25.
Rad1 Ra7 26. h3 Rad7 27. Rf3 (27. Qd2 Bd6 28. Re1 Re7) 27... Qh5 28. Qe2 Rxd5
29. Re1 $1 (29. Rxd5 Qxd5 30. Qxa6 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 Bd6+ 32. g3 Qxf3 $19) 29... b5
(29... b5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Qxb5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Teheran FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Teheran"]
[Date "2016.02.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.02.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 Qa5 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Rac1 Bd7 $6 {
Diagramm [#] Die Überführung des Läufers nach e8 ist vielleicht zu passiv.}
(13... h6 $1 {mit nachfolgendem aktivem Spiel gegen die Bauern d4 und b2 war
stärker.}) 14. Qe2 Be8 $6 (14... Re8 $1 {hätte den Turm schon einmal als
unangenehmes Gegenüber für die De2 positioniert.}) 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. d5 exd5
17. Nxd5 {Würde man nur die Bauern betrachten, dann wäre dies eine
ausgeglichene Stellung ohne Gewinnperspektive. Aber die weißen Figuren stehen
alle sehr aktiv und arbeiten gut zusammen. Das gibt den Ausschlag.} Rd6 18. b3
h6 19. h3 {Diagramm [#]} Rad8 (19... Rb8 $1 {hätte die eigenen aktiven
Möglichkeiten unterstützt.}) 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6 21. Rxd8 Qxd8 22. Rd1 Qc8 23. Ne5
Nxe5 24. Qxe5 {Diagramm [#]} Kf8 $2 (24... b5 $1) 25. Re1 Qd8 (25... Bc6 26.
Qe7+ Kg8 27. Rd1 $18) (25... Qd7 {war aber besser.}) 26. Qe4 g6 27. Qxb7 Kg7
28. Qe7 Qxe7 29. Rxe7 Kf8 30. Ra7 Rd6 31. Rxa6 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 h5 33. Ra7 h4 34.
a5 Rd2 35. f3 f5 36. Rc7 g5 37. a6 Bh5 38. Kg1 {Diagramm [#]} 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.02.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2005.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {It's very important to start well the tournament. After my draw with
black against Svidler in the first round I had to try to show somtething with
white against Rublevsky, because after the drawing of lots I got more black
then whites.} d5 2. c4 dxc4 {Sergey's main weapon. Also he plays some times
the Chebanenco variation in Slav.} 3. e3 (3. e4 {was tried without big succes
by Onischuk against Bacrot in the 7th round.}) 3... e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 a6 6.
O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 b5 (7... Nc6 {is more popular but not in Rublevsky's case.}) 8.
a4 b4 9. e4 $1 {This pawn sacrifice is very tipical for the situations when
black exposes his queenside and has difficaulties with development.} cxd4 {
of course taking on e4 doesn't look too attractive} (9... Nxe4 10. d5) 10. Nbd2
Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc6 13. Nxd4 Ncxe5 14. Bf4 {In our last year game from
Poikovskii I choosed another move} (14. Be3 {but after} O-O 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16.
f4 Ng6 17. Qf3 Bd7 18. Rad1 Qa5 $1 19. f5 exf5 20. Nxf5 Qxf5 21. Qxf5 Bxf5 22.
Rxf5 {I obtained the compensation enough only for draw Bologan Victor Viorel -
Rublevsky Sergei 2657 , Poikovskii 2004 5th Karpov It}) 14... Nxc4 15. Nc6 Qb6
16. Nxe7 Kxe7 17. Bxc4 Bb7 {I think the correct assesment of the position
should be as a good compensation for the pawn for white. Black's only problem
is the centralized position of his king which in some circumstances could be
very sensible.} 18. Qd2 {Few rounds later another new d4 player Grischuk
choosed} (18. Qb3 $5 {Against the same opponent and after inaccurate jump of
the knight to c5} Nc5 {?! got good advantage} (18... Rac8 {was better} 19. Rac1
$44) 19. Qe3 Qc6 20. f3 Rhd8 21. Rfc1 Rac8 22. Qe1 Ke8 23. Bg5 Rd4 24. Be3 Rd7
25. Qxb4 $16 {Grischuk Alexander 2710 - Rublevsky Sergei 2650 , Poikovsky 1. 3.
2005 It (cat. 18)}) 18... Rhc8 19. Rac1 $1 {This was the novelty I kept in my
analysis files for more then half a year. It's not refuting the line itself
but leads to an complex game with many pieces on board and good perspectives
of capturing back the pawn.} (19. Rfd1 Rxc4 20. Qxd7+ Kf8 21. a5 Qc6 22. Bd6+
Kg8 23. Qxc6 Bxc6 24. Rac1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Bxb4 {= Aleksandrov Aleksej
2668 - Rublevsky Sergei 2671 , Sochi 28. 4.2004 Ch Russia (club)}) 19... Ke8 $5
{Strange enough this prophylactical move which was immediately made by
Rublevsky came as surprize to me. Black is not in hurry to escape with his
king to the kingside. First he secures himself from eventual check from the
black squares.} (19... Nf6 20. a5 Qxa5 21. Qd6+ Ke8 22. Bxe6 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rd8
24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rc7+ Rd7 26. Rxd7+ Nxd7 27. Qxd7+ Kf6 28. h4 $1) (19... Rd8
$5) 20. Rfe1 Nf6 $1 {creating some possible threats like Ne4 or Nd5.} (20... a5
21. Qd3 Nf6 22. Bg5 $44) 21. b3 Rd8 22. Qa2 {'with the idea' a5, Bc7. After
the game I was very proud with this move which is classical multifunctional
one. But later I realized that my opponents reaction to that wasn't the best.}
Rac8 (22... Qd4 23. Be5 Qg4 24. Bf1 Rac8 25. Qb2 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Qg6 27. Qe2 $44)
(22... Ne4 23. Bc7 Qa7 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 25. Rc2 $14) 23. a5 {This was one of the
points to create the weakness on b4. The second one was toplay Bc7.} Qc6 $6 {
Natural but to passive. Black had to look for his hapiness in the active play.}
(23... Qd4 {! after which white has to be stisfied with a modest compensation
after} 24. Bg3 (24. Be3 Qg4 25. f3 Bxf3 26. h3 (26. Bxa6 Rc3 27. Rxc3 bxc3 28.
Qa4+ Qxa4 29. bxa4 Bc6) 26... Qg3) (24. Be5 Qg4) 24... Kf8 25. Qa4 Qc5 26. Qa1
Qe7 27. Be5 $44) 24. Bf1 Qd7 25. Qa1 {! twice in this tournament I placed my
queen in the corner with the exlamation mark. Beside the permanent threat of
jumping on a4, white also creates an unpleasunt pressure on the big diagonal,
which lefts black without too many moves.} Kf8 26. Bg5 Rxc1 (26... Qe7 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. Qd4 Kg8 29. Rd1 h6 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Qb6 $14) 27. Rxc1 Rc8 $6 {
leads to a loose of the material but even the best.} (27... Qe7 {would put
black in a very passive situation after} 28. Qe5 $44) 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Qd4 {
I didn't like the natural} (29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. Qxf6 {because of} Qc3 {and
black's bishop in the eventual pawn race it's much better then his white
opponent.}) 29... Nd5 30. Bd2 $14 {gaining back the pawn and finally deciding
the march of the battle for the next 40 moves} Kg8 31. Bxb4 h6 (31... Nxb4 32.
Qxb4) 32. Qc5 $1 {I think with queens for black is easier to defend thanks to
very strong knight on d5. While without the white king can be very helpful in
white's attempts to create a passed pawn on a queene side.} Qxc5 (32... Qd7 {
would give white some attacking perspectives after} 33. Qf8+ Kh7 34. Bd6 $14 {
folowed be Be5 and Bd3}) 33. Bxc5 g5 34. f3 {ofcourse white first has to limit
black's bishop and to try to keep his pawn structure on the king-side a s
elastic is possible.} f6 35. Kf2 Kf7 36. b4 Nc7 {here is the point of black's
defense. He is not afraid of different color bishops ending which allows him
to put his knight on b5 which together with the bishop on d5 will create a
fortress.} 37. Be2 Bc6 38. Bb6 Nb5 39. Ke3 f5 $6 {This could be a decissive
mistake. Now white gets an very nce square on e5. Better was} (39... Kg6 40.
Bd3+ (40. Kd3 Bd5) 40... Kf7 {to try to hold the fortress but even hear} 41.
Bd8 $14 {with eventual pawn attack on the kingside it's promissing for white})
40. g3 Kg6 41. Kd3 {creating a threat of penetration to the queeneside white
prepares a comfortable ocupation of the e5 square. I think} (41. Bd4 {was a
bit premature in a view of} f4+ 42. Kd3 (42. gxf4 gxf4+ 43. Kd3 Kf5 44. Bg7 e5)
42... fxg3 (42... Nc7 43. Be5 Bb5+ 44. Kd2 Bxe2 45. Kxe2 Nb5 46. g4 $16) 43.
hxg3 h5 $14 {with good chances for draw}) 41... Bd5 {Xc4 no way} (41... e5 {
? would be too optmistic} 42. Kc4 Nd4 $5 43. Kc5 Bb7 $8 44. Bc4 Nxf3 (44... f4
45. Bd5) 45. Bd5 $1) 42. Bd4 h5 43. Be5 {Sergey Zagrebelnyi sugested in his
comments for the www.chesspro.ru} (43. h3 $6 {which I consider simply bad in a
view of} f4) 43... g4 (43... f4 44. gxf4 Kf5 45. Ke3) 44. Ke3 Bc6 {Here I
spent a good part of my time left till the end of the game in order to find a
winning plan. I decided that after exchanging the black h pawn the most
probable result will be a draw. So I definitely needed the classical second
weakness.} 45. Kf2 Kf7 {black could always try for the ending knight against
bishop but so far I understand all this endings are lost here.} (45... gxf3 46.
Bxf3 Bxf3 47. Kxf3 Na7 48. Ke3 Nc6 49. Bc3 e5 50. Kd3 $16) 46. h4 $1 {This
temporary sacrifice permits white either to create a passed pawn after fg4 hg4
either to get with the king to h4 in order to attack the h pawn. Meanwhile for
black is very difficlut to create a reasonable counterplay becuase his pieces
are busy with defending the queenside.} gxh3 (46... gxf3 47. Bxf3 Bxf3 48. Kxf3
Na7 49. Kf4 Nc6 50. Bc3 Kg6 51. Ke3 e5 52. Kd3 Kf7 53. Kc4 f4 54. gxf4 exf4 55.
b5 $18) 47. Kg1 Bb7 (47... f4 $5 48. gxf4 Kg6 49. Kh2 $16) 48. Kh2 Na3 {
only now the knight gets into the play} 49. Kxh3 Nc2 50. Bc3 Ne3 51. Kh4 (51.
f4 {was possible but I desided to keep the structure elastic} Nd5 (51... Kg6
52. b5) 52. Bd2 Nf6 53. b5 axb5 54. Bxb5 $18) 51... f4 $1 {good practical
chance who knows may be one day the passed h pawn will help} (51... Kg6 52. f4
Nd5 53. Bxh5+ Kh6 54. Bd2 $18) 52. gxf4 Kg6 53. Bd3+ Nf5+ 54. Kh3 Kh6 55. Bc4
Kg6 56. Bxe6 Bxf3 57. b5 $1 axb5 58. a6 {with the idea of Bc8-b7. Now when
white has two passed pawns on different supported by two bishops the game
should be won by white. But it's not so clear. We both were in timetrouble and
also black has also to pawns.} Ne7 (58... Bc6 59. Bb4 Kf6 (59... Nd4 60. Bc8
Be4 61. f5+ Kf7 62. Bc5 Nc6 63. Kh4 Kf6 64. a7 $18) 60. Bc8 $18) 59. Bd7 Nd5
60. Kg3 Be4 61. f5+ $6 {'time' an impulsive check which adjourns the end the
simple} (61. Bc6 $18 {would be enough as the knight can not stop the pawn after
} Nf6 62. Bxe4+ Nxe4+ 63. Kf3 Nxc3 64. a7) 61... Kg5 62. Ba5 (62. Bd2+ Kf6 63.
Bc6 Kxf5 64. Ba5 $18) 62... h4+ (62... b4 63. a7 h4+ 64. Kh3 Nf4+ 65. Kh2 Nd3
66. Bd8+ Kh6 67. f6 Ne5 68. Be8 $18) 63. Kf2 Nf6 (63... b4 64. Bd8+ Nf6 65. Be6
b3 66. Bxb3 Kxf5 67. a7 Ba8 68. Bxf6 $18) 64. Bc8 b4 (64... Ng4+ 65. Kg1 (65.
Ke2 h3 66. Bb7 Bxb7 67. axb7 h2 68. b8=Q h1=Q 69. Bd2+ Kxf5 70. Qf4+ Ke6 71.
Qxg4+ $16) 65... h3 66. Bc7 h2+ (66... b4 67. Bb7) 67. Bxh2 Nf6 68. Be5 Ng4 69.
Bb2 $18) 65. Bxb4 Kg4 66. Bb7 h3 67. Bxe4 Nxe4+ 68. Kg1 Kg3 {the last chance}
69. Be1+ 1-0

[Event "World-ch24 Petrosian-Botvinnik +5-2=15"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1963.03.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1963.03.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 (9... d3) 10. exd4 O-O 11. Bg5 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Ncxe7 13. Ne5 Bd7 (
13... b6 {/\ 14...Bb7}) 14. Nd2 Bc6 15. Ne4 Nf4 16. Qf3 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Nfd5 18.
Ra3 Rc8 19. Rh3 Ng6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qf5 Qd6 $2 {>=} (21... Qa5 {/\ ...Qd2, e.
g.} 22. Qh5 h6 23. Nxg6 fxg6 24. Qxg6 Qd2 $1) 22. Rb3 $1 (22. Nxf7 $2 Qf4 $19)
22... Rc7 23. g3 b6 $2 (23... Nxe5 24. dxe5 Qe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6) (23... Ne7 24.
Qf4 f6 {/\ 25...f6, ...Rc4} 25. Nd3) 24. Re1 Ne7 25. Qf4 Rc2 26. Nd3 Qd8 27.
Qg5 Nc8 28. Qxd8 $2 (28. Qe5 $1 $16 {/\ 29.Nf4} Rc7 29. Re3 (29. Kg2)) 28...
Rxd8 29. a5 bxa5 30. Rb8 Rf8 $1 $10 31. Ra1 Ne7 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Rxa5 Rd2 34.
Rxa6 Rxd3 35. Ra8+ Nc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch24 Petrosian-Botvinnik +5-2=15"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1963.04.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1963.03.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 {Xb4} (7.
Qe2 b5 8. Bb3) 7... Nc6 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nb4 (11...
Nd5) 12. Bg5 Bd7 13. d5 $1 exd5 (13... Nfxd5 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Ne5 Nbd5 16.
Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Bg4 19. Qe4 Bf5 20. Qd4 $16) 14. Nxd5 Nbxd5 (
14... Nfxd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 (15... Qxe7 16. Qxe7 Nxe7 17. Rxd7) 16. Ne5 $16) 15.
Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 {/\ 18.Qd3} h6 18. Qd2 hxg5 19. Rxd7 Qf6 (
19... Qb6 20. a5 Qb3 21. Ra3) 20. Rxb7 Rad8 $44 21. Qa5 Rd6 22. Qb4 Rfd8 23.
Rf1 Rd4 (23... Rd1 24. Rb8) 24. Qb3 Rd3 25. Qc2 Rd2 26. Qc7 Qf4 (26... Rxf2 $5
27. Qxd8+ Qxd8 28. Rxf2 f6) (26... Rd1 27. Rb8) 27. Qxf4 gxf4 28. h4 Rc8 29.
Rb4 f3 $1 30. gxf3 Rcc2 $44 31. b3 Rb2 32. Kg2 Rd3 33. Rb8+ Kh7 34. Rb7 f6 35.
Re1 Rdxb3 36. Rxb3 (36. Ra7 Rb4 37. Ree7 Rxa4 38. Rxg7+ Kh6 $10) 36... Rxb3 37.
Re6 Rb4 38. Rxa6 Rxh4 39. Kg3 g5 40. Kg2 Kg6 41. Ra8 Rf4 42. a5 Ra4 43. a6 Kf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch24 Petrosian-Botvinnik +5-2=15"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1963.04.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1963.03.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Be7 (8... cxd4 $5) 9. dxc5 Bxc5 (9... Ne4 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. Nd4 Nxc5 12. Nxc6
bxc6 (12... Qxc6 13. Bb5 axb5 14. axb5 Rxa1 15. bxc6 Rxb1 16. b4 $1 Rxb4 17.
Ba3 $18) 13. b4 Nd7 (13... Ne4 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Bd3 Nf6 16. Nd2 Rb8 17. Nc4 $16)
14. Bb2 O-O 15. Nd2 Bxb4 16. Qg4 Ne5 17. Qg3 f6 18. Ne4 Kh8 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20.
Qxe5 fxe5 21. Ng5 $16) 10. e4 Ng4 11. e5 (11. Bf4 Qb6 $15 {(6)}) 11... Nd4 12.
Nxd4 (12. Qe4 $2 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Nxf2 $19) 12... Qxd4 13. Na3 $1 {(/\ 14.Nc2,
14.h3.)} Bxa3 $1 (13... Nxe5 $6 14. Be3 Qd6 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Bb5+
$1 axb5 18. Rac1 Nc4 (18... Qe7 19. Qxe5 $16) 19. Nxb5 $16 {; 14.b4!? Nxc4 15.
Nxc4 Qxa1 16.bxc4+/-; 14.Rd1 Bg4;}) 14. Rxa3 Nxe5 15. b3 $1 (15. Rd1 Qg4 (15...
Qxc4 16. Qxe5 O-O 17. Bh6 Qg4 18. Rad3 Qg6 (18... f6 19. Qc7) 19. Bxg7) 16. Qc2
(16. f3 Qf5) 16... Nxc4 (16... Qxc4 17. Rc3) (16... Bd7 17. Be2) (16... O-O 17.
Be2 Qf5 18. Qc7) 17. Rg3 Qh5 18. Rg5 Qh4 19. Rxg7 {/\ 20.Bg5}) (15. Rg3 $5 Nxc4
16. Rg4 Qc5 (16... Qf6 17. Bg5 $1) 17. Rxc4 Qe7 18. Be3 $16) 15... Qc5 $1 (
15... Nxc4 16. bxc4 O-O 17. Rg3 f6 18. Bh6 Rf7 19. Rd1 Qb6 20. Qb2 $1 Qc7 21.
Rxg7+ Rxg7 22. Qxf6 $18) 16. Ra2 $6 (16. Bb2 Nxc4 (16... f6 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Qh6
) 17. bxc4 Bd7 18. Rg3 O-O-O 19. Rxg7 $14) 16... Nxc4 17. bxc4 Bd7 18. Ba3 Qf5
19. Rd2 {/\ 20.Rd5} (19. Qd2 f6 {e.g.} 20. Qb4 O-O-O) 19... Bc6 (19... O-O-O $6
20. Be7 Rde8 21. Bd6 $40) 20. Re1 h5 $1 (20... f6 $6 21. g4 $1 $18) (20... Rd8
21. Red1 $1 $16) 21. Qe3 $5 {/\ 22.Rd5! Bxd5 23.Qc5 Qf6 24.cxd5+/-} f6 $1 (
21... Rh6 22. Rd5 (22. Qb6 Rg6 23. Qc7 Rxg2+ 24. Kf1 Rg1+ 25. Kxg1 Qg5+ 26. Kf1
)) 22. Qxe6+ Qxe6 23. Rxe6+ Kf7 24. Re7+ Kg6 25. a5 Rad8 (25... Rhe8) 26. Bd6
Rhe8 27. Rxe8 (27. Re3 Rxe3 28. fxe3 Re8 29. Kf2 $10) 27... Rxe8 28. f3 Re1+
29. Kf2 Ra1 30. Bb4 Rb1 31. Ba3 Rb3 32. Bd6 Rc3 33. Rd4 (33. c5 $142 Ra3 (33...
h4 34. h3 Bb5) 34. Bc7) (33. Bc7 $5 Rxc4 34. Bb6 $10) 33... Rc2+ 34. Kg3 Bd7
35. h4 Be6 36. c5 Bc4 {/\ 37...Bf1-/+} 37. Kf4 Bb5 38. g4 Rc3 $17 39. Re4 Bc6
40. Re3 Rc4+ 41. Kg3 Ra4 42. Bc7 hxg4 43. fxg4 Bd7 44. Bf4 $1 (44. h5+ Kf7)
44... Kf7 (44... Rxa5 $2 45. Re7 Ra3+ (45... Bc6 46. h5+ Kh7 47. h6 $10) 46.
Be3 Bc6 47. h5+ Kh7 48. h6 $10) 45. Rb3 $3 $10 (45. h5 Rxa5 46. Bd6 Be6 47. g5
fxg5 48. Rf3+ Ke8 49. Re3 Kd7 50. Re5 Ra3+ 51. Kf2 g4 52. Rg5 Rf3+ {/\ 53...
Rf7 -/+/-+}) 45... Bc8 46. g5 fxg5 $2 (46... Rxa5 47. gxf6 gxf6 $1 $15) 47.
hxg5 $10 Rxa5 48. Be3 Kg6 49. Rb6+ Kf5 50. c6 bxc6 51. Rxc6 Ra3 52. Rc5+ (52.
Rxc8 Rxe3+ $19) 52... Kg6 (52... Ke4 53. Rxc8 Rxe3+ 54. Kg4 $10 {(קg7)}) 53.
Rc6+ Kh5 54. Kf4 Ra4+ 55. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch24 Petrosian-Botvinnik +5-2=15"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1963.04.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1963.03.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e4 Ng4 11. Bf4 (11. e5 Nd4) 11... Qf6 {XPe5} 12. Bg3 Nge5
13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Rad1 (15. Rfd1 $142) 15... b6 16. Qh5 Nxc4 (16...
Bd4) 17. Nxc4 a5 18. Ne5 (18. Be5 $142 Qg6 (18... Qe7 19. Bd6 Bxd6 20. Nxd6 e5
21. Rd3 f6 $10) 19. Qxg6 hxg6 20. Bd6 $14) 18... Qe7 $1 19. Rd2 (19. Bf4 f6 20.
Nd3 e5 21. Nxc5 Qxc5 22. Be3 Qb4) 19... f6 20. Nd3 e5 21. Nxc5 $1 {^-} Qxc5 22.
Qd1 Be6 {/\ 23...Qb4, 24...Qxe4, 24...Bb3} 23. Re1 Rac8 24. h3 Qb4 25. Re3 Rc4
26. b3 (26. f3 Qc5 27. Kf2 Rc1 28. Qe2 Bc4 $19) 26... Rc6 27. Kh2 b5 {
[Averbakh]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch24 Petrosian-Botvinnik +5-2=15"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1963.05.15"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1963.03.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 (7. a4) (7.
Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Rd1) 7... Nc6 (7... b5 $2 8. a4 c4 9. Bc2 {
(/\ b2-b3)} b4 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. Ne5) 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 Na5 11.
Bc2 b5 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Rac1 (14. Re1 {/\ 14.Rad1}) (14. d5 Nxd5 15.
Nxd5 Bxg5 16. Nb6 Qxb6 17. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 18. Nxg5+ Kh6 19. Rd3) (14. Ne5 {
/\ 15.Rd3}) 14... Rc8 15. Bb1 Nc4 $10 16. Ne5 Nb6 17. Qd3 g6 18. Bh6 Re8 19.
Qh3 Nc4 20. Nxc4 (20. Re1 $5 {/\ 21.Nxf7}) 20... Rxc4 21. Ne2 Qb6 $15 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch24 Petrosian-Botvinnik +5-2=15"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1963.05.01"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1963.03.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bd3 $1 (12. Ne4) 12... Ncb4 13.
Bb1 Bd7 14. Qe4 g6 (14... Nf6 15. Qh4 h6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 $16) 15. Ne5 (
15. Bh6 Re8 16. Ne5 Bf8) 15... Bf6 16. Qf3 Bg7 17. Qg3 (17. Ne4 $5 Rc8 18. Bg5
f6 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Bh4 {Tal}) 17... Be8 18. h4 $1 Nc6 19. Nf3 $1 f6 (19...
Qc7 $2 20. Qxc7 Nxc7 21. Bf4 {/\ 22.Bd6}) (19... Qb6 20. h5 $1 Nxd4 21. Nxd4
Bxd4 22. a5 Qa7 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Bh6 Bg7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Rxd5 $16) (19...
Rc8 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Bf4) 20. Nxd5 exd5 $2 (20... Qxd5 $5 21. Ba2 Qd7 22. d5
Nb4 $1 $10) 21. h5 $1 Ne7 $1 (21... g5 $2 22. Nxg5 fxg5 23. Qd3 Bg6 24. hxg6 h6
) (21... gxh5 22. Nh4 Rf7 23. Nf5 Kh8 24. Ra3 $36) 22. hxg6 (22. Re1 $142 gxh5
23. Nh4 {/\ Ra3-e3}) (22. h6 Bh8 23. Bf4 Bd7 (23... g5 24. Nxg5 $1 fxg5 25.
Bxg5 Kf7 26. Bxh7) 24. Bd6) 22... Bxg6 23. Nh4 Bxb1 24. Rxb1 Qd7 25. b3 Rf7 26.
Qf3 {/\ 27.Ba3, 28.Nf5} f5 27. Qg3 Nc6 28. Nf3 Re7 $1 (28... Re8 29. Bf4 Re4
30. Ng5 Nxd4) 29. Bf4 Re4 30. Ne5 Nxe5 {>=} (30... Qe6 31. Nxc6 Qxc6 (31...
bxc6 32. f3 Re2 33. Re1) 32. f3 Re2 33. Rbc1 Qg6 34. Qxg6 hxg6 35. Rc7 b5 $1)
31. dxe5 Re8 32. f3 Re2 33. Re1 Ra2 $6 (33... Rxe1+) 34. Bg5 $138 (34. Rbc1 $5)
(34. Rbc1 $142 d4 (34... Re6 35. Bg5 Rg6 36. e6 $1 Rxe6 37. Bf6 $3 Rxf6 38. Rc7
f4 39. Re8+ $1) 35. e6 $1 Rxe6 36. Rc7 Rxe1+ 37. Qxe1 $18) 34... d4 35. Bf6 (
35. Rbd1 $1) 35... Qf7 $1 36. Rbd1 $1 Qg6 $1 37. Qxg6 hxg6 38. Bxg7 Kxg7 39. e6
$2 (39. Rxd4 $142 $1 Rc8 40. Rd7+ Kh6 41. Kh2 Rcc2 42. Rg1 {/\ Kg3, Rh1+ +/-})
39... Rc8 $1 40. Kh2 (40. e7 Rcc2 $1 41. e8=Q Rxg2+ $10) 40... Rcc2 41. Rg1 Rd2
42. Rde1 Kf8 43. e7+ Ke8 44. Kg3 d3 45. Re3 $1 (45. Kf4 Rxg2 46. Rh1 Rh2) 45...
Rab2 46. Kf4 Rxg2 47. Rd1 Rbd2 48. Rxd2 Rxd2 49. Kg5 Rd1 $1 (49... Rg2+ $2 50.
Kf6 d2 $2 51. Rd3 $16) 50. Kf6 (50. Kxg6 $2 Rg1+ 51. Kf6 d2 52. Rc3 Rg6+ $1 $19
) 50... f4 51. Re4 Rc1 52. Rd4 Rc6+ 53. Kg5 Rc3 54. Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled 30th Anniversary"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1961.09.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Keres, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1961.09.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. O-O Nf6 6. d4 a6 7. e4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 10. a4 b4 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. Nb3 Nd7 (12... Nc6 $5) 13. Re1 Nc5
14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Ng5 Ne3 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. fxe3 Qg5 18. e4 Qxe5 $13 19. Bf4 (
19. Rf1 $44) 19... Qxf4 20. Qh5+ Qf7 21. Qxc5 Qe7 22. Rac1 Qxc5 23. Rxc5 Rc8
24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Rc1 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch 79th"]
[Site "Plymouth"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Black "Kumaran, Dharshan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Nc3 a6 7. a4 Be7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Bg4 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Bd2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qc7
(14... Bd6 15. f4 Bxf4 16. exf4 Ne7 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bc3 Qc7 $13) 15. Bc3 Rad8
16. Kh1 Na5 17. Rg1 g6 (17... Nxb3 18. Rxg7+ Kh8 19. Rg8+ $3 (19. Rxf7+ Nd4 $1)
19... Kxg8 20. Rg1+ Bg5 21. Rxg5#) 18. Qd1 (18. Qa2 c4 19. Rad1 $16) 18... Nc6
19. f4 Nb4 (19... Nd4 20. Qh5 Kh8 21. Qf3 $18) 20. Bxb4 (20. Rxg6+ hxg6 21. Qh5
gxh5 22. Rg1+ Kh7 {[ This had been's White's intention but he stopped himself
at the last minute. ]}) 20... cxb4 21. Qf3 Bf6 22. Rab1 $14 {[ /\ b3 e4 ]} Qa5
23. e4 $1 Qxa4 24. e5 Bg7 25. f5 Kh8 26. f6 Bh6 27. Rbd1 (27. Bxf7 Rxf7 28. e6
Rc7 29. e7 Rdc8 30. Rbd1 $18 Re8) 27... Qb5 28. b3 Qc5 29. Rd3 Qc7 30. Qg3 {
[ Black is helpless against Qh4 and Rh3 ]} Rfe8 31. Qh4 (31. f4 Qc2 $13) 31...
Qxe5 32. Qxh6 Qxf6 33. Rf3 Qd6 34. Bxf7 Qc6 35. Rgg3 Re7 36. Bc4 $2 {[ Time
trouble, Black gets back in the game ]} (36. Bxg6 $1 $18) 36... b5 37. Qg5 Re1+
38. Kg2 Rdd1 39. Bf7 Kg7 40. Qf4 Rg1+ 41. Kh3 Qd7+ 42. Qg4 Qxg4+ 43. Rxg4 Rxg4
(43... Rge1 $1 {[ /\ a5 Re7 ]}) 44. Kxg4 Rg1+ 45. Kh3 a5 46. Be8 Rg5 47. Rf7+
Kh6 48. Rb7 a4 49. bxa4 bxa4 50. Bxa4 Rh5+ 51. Kg3 Rg5+ 52. Kf3 Rf5+ 53. Kg2
Rg5+ 54. Kf1 Rh5 55. Bb3 Rxh2 56. Bg8 Kg5 57. Bxh7 Kf6 58. Bg8 Rh4 59. Rb6+ Kg7
60. Bb3 1-0

[Event "YUG Cup"]
[Site "Ulcinj"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bakic, Rados"]
[Black "Pikula, Dejan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 Nbd7 8. Bb2
Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nb6 12. Bd3 Nbd5 13. Rac1 Bd7 14. Nc4 Qb8
15. f4 Rc8 16. Bb1 Bc5 17. Qf3 Bb5 18. Kh1 Qa7 19. Rfd1 Rd8 20. Ne5 Be8 21. Nd3
Bb6 22. Ne5 Rac8 23. Nc4 Bc5 24. h3 Qb8 25. a3 Ba7 26. Qg3 g6 27. Qf3 b5 28.
Ne5 Qd6 $4 29. Rxc8 $1 Rxc8 30. e4 $18 b4 31. axb4 Qxb4 32. exd5 Nxd5 33. f5
Nc3 34. fxe6 fxe6 35. Bxc3 Rxc3 36. Qa8 Bb8 37. Qe4 Qd6 38. Nef3 $4 (38. Ng4 h5
39. Nf6+ Kh8 $8 40. Kg1 $1 $18) 38... Rxf3 $1 39. Nxf3 $4 (39. Qxe6+ Qxe6 40.
Nxe6 Rxb3 $17) 39... Qxd1+ $19 40. Ne1 Qd6 41. Kg1 Ba7+ 42. Kf1 Qb6 43. Ke2
Qxb3 44. Bd3 Qb6 45. Bc4 Bd7 46. Nd3 a5 47. Ne5 Qb2+ 48. Ke1 Qf2+ 49. Kd1 Ba4+
50. Kc1 Be3+ 51. Kb1 Qe1+ 52. Ka2 Qd2+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Skelleftea"]
[Date "1989.08.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. dxc5 Qc7 11. b3 e5 {'!' Bulletin. Bulletin: 'Ftacnik'} 12.
Nc3 (12. e4 $2 Bg4 $1) 12... e4 13. Nd2 Bg4 14. f3 exf3 15. gxf3 Bh5 16. Bb2
Rad8 17. Nce4 Ne5 18. Rf1 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bg6 20. Rac1 Nxc4 21. Rxc4 f5 22. Nf2
Bf7 23. Rcc1 Rfe8 24. Nd3 Bxb3 25. Rf2 Bf8 26. Rg2 Bxa4 27. Nf4 Qf7 28. Kh1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.02.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1978.02.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 $1 12. Bd3 (12. Qe4) (12. Bd2) 12...
Ncb4 13. Bb1 b6 (13... Nf6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Bd7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qe4 g6 18.
Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qe4 Bc6 20. Qe2 $14 {Gligoric-Korchnoi, Belgrade-Leningrad-m 1965}
) 14. a5 bxa5 $1 (14... Bd7 15. Ne5 bxa5 16. Ra3 f5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd7 Qxd7
19. Rxa5 $16 {Gligoric-Portisch, YUG-HUN-m Pula 1971}) 15. Ne4 Bd7 16. Ne5 $6 (
16. Nc5 $5 Bb5 17. Qe4 Nf6 18. Qh4 Bxc5 19. Bg5 $13) 16... Bb5 17. Qh5 f5 $17
18. Nc3 Bf6 19. Nxb5 $6 (19. Ra3) 19... axb5 20. Ra3 Qe8 21. Qe2 a4 22. Rh3 Rc8
23. Bd2 Nc2 $1 $19 24. Qd3 Nxd4 25. Re1 (25. Qxd4 Rc4) 25... Nb3 26. g4 Bxe5
27. Rxe5 Nf6 $1 {/\28...Rd8} 28. Bc3 Nxg4 29. Rxb5 Qc6 30. Rb4 Nf6 $1 31. Rg3
Rc7 32. Qe2 Nc5 33. Qe5 Ncd7 34. Qe2 Kh8 35. Ba2 Re8 36. Bc4 e5 37. Bb5 Qe6 38.
Rxa4 f4 39. Rg5 h6 40. Rg6 Qf5 41. Rxf6 {*} gxf6 0-1

[Event "POL-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Czerwonski, Aleksander"]
[Black "Weglarz, Leszek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1995.02.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e4 Ng4 12. g3 Nge5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bf4 g5
15. Bxe5 (15. Bxg5 $4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Bxf2+ 17. Rxf2 Qxc4 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grabarczyk, Miroslaw"]
[Black "Weglarz, Leszek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1995.02.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. a4 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bd2 b6 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bb7
15. Bc3 Nd8 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. Nc4 $5 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Ne6 20. Nxb6 $1
(20. Qh5 b5) 20... Qxb6 21. Kxh2 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Qc6 24. Qd1 h6 25.
Rd6 Qe4 26. Qd5 Qxd5 27. Rxd5 Rd8 28. Rxd8+ Nxd8 29. Kg3 Ne6 30. Kg4 g6 31. Bf6
c4 32. Kf3 Nc5 33. Bd4 Nd3 34. e4 f5 35. exf5 gxf5 36. Ke3 Kf7 37. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London BBC TV"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1976.??.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 e6 6. Nc3 a6 7. a4 cxd4 8. exd4
Be7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 Nb4 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Ne5 Re8 13. Re3 $5 Bd7 (13... Nfd5
$6 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Rh3 Bxg5 16. Qh5 h6 (16... Qf6 $6 17. Qxh7+ Kf8 18. Bxd5
$1 (18. Rf3 Bf4 19. g3 Bxe5 20. Rxf6 Bxf6 21. Rd1 Bd7 $17) 18... exd5 19. Re1
Re6 (19... Bxh3 20. Nd7+ Bxd7 21. Qh8#) (19... Be6 20. Nd7+ $1) 20. Qh8+ Ke7
21. Rc3 $1 $18) (16... Bh6 17. Rg3 $1 $16) 17. Qxf7+ Kh8 18. Ng6+ Kh7 19. Bd3
Nb4 20. Be4 $1 Nd5 (20... Qxd4 21. Nf8+ Kh8 22. Qxe8 Qxe4 23. Nxe6+ Kh7 24.
Nxg5#) 21. Ne5+ Kh8 22. Qg6 Nf6 (22... Kg8 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qxg7+
Kd6 26. Nf7+ $18) 23. Nf7+ Kg8 24. Rxh6 Bxh6 25. Nxh6+ Kh8 26. Nf7+ Kg8 27.
Nxd8 $18) 14. Qb3 a5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bb5 Nc6 18. d5 $1 exd5 19.
Nxd5 Qd6 20. Rd1 Rxe3 21. Qxe3 Nb4 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Rd7 Qxb2 (23... Rd8 24.
Qe5 $1) 24. Qe7 h6 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. h4 Qa1+ 27. Kh2 b6 28. g3 Rc8 29. Re7 Qd4
30. Bd7 1-0

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 b6 11. a3 {I'm not sure about the value of this
move.} (11. Nc4 {and}) (11. Nb3 {have been proven by Kramnik to be interesting
moves and that the symmetrical position is still tricky for Black.}) 11... Bb7
12. b4 Be7 13. Nc4 O-O 14. Bb2 Bd5 15. Nfe5 b5 16. Na5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Nd7 18.
Bc7 Bf6 19. Rac1 Bb2 20. Rc2 Rfc8 {Kasimdzhanov has, at the very least,
equalized.} 21. Nc6 {Caruana gets himself out of problems with some tactics,
he already had to be very careful.} (21. Rxb2 Rxc7 {leaves him a little worse
with Black controlling the most important file on the board.}) 21... Rxc7 22.
Ne7+ Kf8 23. Rxc7 Kxe7 24. e4 Be5 25. Rxd7+ Kxd7 26. exd5 {The opposite
colored bishops are still dangerous because the a3 and b4 pawns can be
attacked, but it is not a big deal.} Rc8 27. dxe6+ Kxe6 28. Bg4+ f5 29. Bf3 Rc3
30. Bb7 Rxa3 31. Bc8+ Kf6 32. g3 {Kasimdzhanov won a pawn, but it is still
very far from a win.} f4 33. gxf4 Bxf4 34. Rd5 g6 35. Rd7 h5 $6 (35... a5 36.
bxa5 Rxa5 37. Rxh7 {is better for Black still but one would imagine it is a
drawn endgame.}) 36. Ra7 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.12.02"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O
c5 {Nach Zugumstellung ist die alte Hauptvariante des Angenommenen
Damengambits auf dem Brett.} 9. e4 {Eine aggressive Fortsetzung.} ({Der
Hauptzug ist} 9. Qe2 {und nun z.B.:} Nbd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. e4 b4 12. e5 bxc3 13.
exf6 Nxf6 14. Ba4+ Kf8 15. bxc3 Qa5 16. Bb3 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qh5 18. f3 e5 19. g4
Qh3 20. Qxe5 Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Qxf3 22. Qxe7+ {1-0 (22) Gareev,T (2613)-Van Wely,L
(2683) Los Angeles 2011}) 9... cxd4 (9... Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Re1 Bf5 12. d5
$16) 10. Nxd4 Nc6 ({Der Bauer e4 ist tabu:} 10... Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1
Bd5 (12... Bc6 13. Nxe6 (13. Qg4 Z0 14. Nxe6 $18) 13... Qxd1 14. Nxg7+ $18) 13.
Bxd5 Qxd5 14. Nxe6 Qxd1 15. Nxg7+ Kd8 16. Rxd1+ $18) 11. Be3 Be7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6
13. f3 (13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. f3 O-O 15. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Rc8 17. Ne2 Kf8 18.
Kf2 Nd7 19. Nd4 Nc5 20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21. Bc2 Ke8 22. Ke2 Bf6 23. b3 Na4 24. bxa4
Rxc2+ 25. Rd2 Rxd2+ 26. Kxd2 bxa4 27. Kd3 Kd7 28. Kc4 Be5 29. h3 Bd6 30. g4 Kc6
31. Bd4 g6 32. Be3 Ba3 33. Bd4 Bd6 34. Be3 Ba3 35. Bd4 Bd6 36. Be3 Ba3 37. Bd4
{1/2-1/2 (38) Ponomariov,R (2727)-Wang Hao (2733) Sochi 2012}) 13... Qb8 (13...
O-O 14. Ne2 Bb7 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Nf4 Rxc1 17. Qxc1 Qb8 18. Rf2 Rc8 19. Qd1 Rd8
20. Rd2 Rxd2 21. Qxd2 Bd6 22. g3 {1/2-1/2 (22) Khairullin,I (2617)-Ionov,S 
(2542) St Petersburg 2010}) 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Ne2 Bb7 16. Bf4 (16. Nd4 Rd8 17.
Qe2 Qe5 $11) 16... e5 17. Be3 a5 18. Ng3 g6 19. Qe2 a4 {Schwarz hat bequemen
Ausgleich erreicht.} 20. Bc2 Bc8 21. Bd3 Bd7 22. Rfd1 Rd8 23. Nf1 Nh5 {Der
Springer strebt nach d4.} 24. g3 Ng7 25. f4 Ne6 26. f5 Nd4 27. Qf2 Be8 28. h4
Ra6 29. Nh2 {Während der schwarze Springer auf d4 einen prächtigen Platz
eingenommen hat, ist sein Pendant bisher etwas ziellos herum geirrt. Nun
möchte er aber auf h6 aktiv werden.} Rad6 30. Ng4 ({Nach} 30. Bb1 {ist} Nxf5 {
noch stärker:} 31. Rxd6 Nxd6 32. Ng4 Nc4 $17) 30... Nxf5 31. exf5 Rxd3 32. Rf1
e4 {Öffnet den Weg der Dame nach g3.} 33. Nh6+ {Das wird taktisch widerlegt.
Der Sh6, der Le3 und Punkt g3 sind schwach.} ({Besser war} 33. Bf4 Bd6 (33...
Qa8 34. Be3 gxf5 35. Qxf5 Qd5 $11) 34. fxg6 Bxf4 35. Nf6+ Kh8 36. Qxf4 Rxg3+
37. Kh1 Rxg6 38. h5 Qxf4 39. Rxf4 Rh6 40. Kg2 {und Schwarz hat mit der
Realisierung seines Materialvorteils noch technische Probleme.}) 33... Kh8 34.
fxg6 hxg6 35. h5 (35. Rc3 b4 36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37. Re1 (37. Ng4 f5 38. Nh2 Bd6 $19)
37... f5 $19) 35... Rxe3 36. Qxe3 Rd3 37. Qf4 Rxg3+ 38. Kh1 Qxf4 39. Rxf4 Bg5
40. Nxf7+ Bxf7 (40... Bxf7 {und Weiß verliert weiteres Material.} 41. Rc8+ (
41. Rxf7 Bxc1 $19) 41... Kg7 42. Rxe4 Bd5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 c5 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bb3 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 (7...
Nbd7 8. e4 $1 Nxe4 9. Re1 Ndf6 10. Bc2 Qd5 11. Qe2 Nd6 12. Nc3 Qc6 13. Bf4 cxd4
14. Nxd4 Qc5 15. Rad1 $16 {Romanishin,O-Baburin,A/Linares/1996/1|0/25/}) 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 (9... d3 10. Rxd3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Bc5 12. h3 O-O 13. e4 Nd7 14. Be3
Nce5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Rd2 b5 18. Rad1 Bb7 19. Kh1 $14 {Antunes,
A-Van Wely,L/Linares/1995/1|0/33/}) 10. exd4 O-O 11. a3 $5 (11. Nc3 Na5 (11...
Qa5 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bf6 15. Bg5 $36 {Vaulin,A-Zakharov,A/St
Petersburg/1996/1|0/26/}) 12. Bc2 b5 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Ne5 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. a3
Nh5 17. b4 Nc6 18. Be4 $16 {Lerner,K-Dokhoian,Y/Kharkov/1986/1|0/32/}) 11...
Qb6 12. Ba2 Rd8 13. Nc3 Nd5 (13... Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Rxd4 15. Be3 e5 (15... Bc5 16.
b4 $16) 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Qxe7 $18) 14. Qe4 Nf6 15. Qc2 Bd7 (15... Nxd4 16.
Rxd4 Rxd4 17. Be3 e5 (17... Bc5 18. b4 $16) 18. Nxe5 $16) 16. Be3 Qc7 17. h3
Rac8 18. Rac1 Bd6 (18... Qa5 19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Qc7 22. Ng5 $36
) (18... Be8 $5) 19. Ne4 Nd5 (19... Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Be7 (20... Qb8 21. Ng5 $36)
21. Bb1 $5 (21. Ng5 $5)) 20. Nfg5 f5 (20... h6 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23.
Qh8+ Ke7 24. Qxg7 hxg5 25. Bxg5+ Ke8 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Re1+ (27. Rxc6 bxc6 (
27... Bxc6 28. Re1+ Kd7 29. Qxf7+ $18) (27... Rxc6 28. Re1+ Be6 29. Qg8+ Qf8
30. Qxf8+ Kxf8 31. Bxd8 $18) 28. Qg8+ Qf8 29. Re1+ Be6 30. Rxe6+ Kd7 (30...
fxe6 31. Qxe6+ $18) 31. Qxf8 Rxf8 32. Re7+ Kd6 33. Ra7 Ra8 $1 $132) 27... Be6
28. f4 Ne7 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Bxe7 Kxe7 31. f5 $18) 21. Bxd5 $1 exd5 (21... fxe4
22. Qxe4 g6 (22... exd5 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qxg7+ Ke8 26. Qf7#) 23.
Bxe6+ Bxe6 24. Qxe6+ Kg7 25. d5 $18) 22. Qb3 Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Rf8 (23... fxe4 24.
Qxd5+ Be6 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Nf7+ Kg8 27. Nxd8+ $18) 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Nf7+ Rxf7
26. Qxf7 fxe4 27. d5 1-0

[Event "Moscow5"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Guliev, Sarhan"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e4 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Qb8 $5 (11... b4 12. Na4 Be7 13. Bg5 h6
14. Bh4 Nh5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. g3 O-O 17. Rac1 Qd8 18. Rfd1 $14 {Gomez,
J-Antunes,A/Candas/1992/1|0/54/}) (11... e5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 O-O 14. Rfd1 Qe7
15. Bc2 $14 {Sadler,M-Byrne,R/London/1991/0|1 33/}) (11... O-O $5) 12. Rb1 $6 {
N/} (12. Bg5 $5 O-O 13. Rac1 Bd6 14. Rfd1 Bf4 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. b4 Rac8 17. Qd2
Qb8 18. h3 Ne5 $10 {Smyslov,V-Beliavsky,A/Moscow/1988/0,5/42/}) 12... O-O 13.
Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 (14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. e5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nh5 17. Qe4 g6 18. f4 Rd8
$15) 14... Nh5 15. Bc2 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Rbd1 Rac8 18. Kh1 b4 19. Na4 Ba7
$1 (19... Bd6 $2 20. f4 $1 Nxf4 21. Rxf4 Qxf4 22. Bg3 Qg5 23. Bxd6 Rfd8 24.
Bxb4) 20. Bd3 $1 (20. Rd7 $2 Bb8 21. Bg3 Nxg3+ 22. hxg3 Bc6 23. Rdd1 Bb5) 20...
Bb8 (20... Nf4 21. Bg3 $1 Nxe2 22. Bxe5 $13) 21. Bg3 Nxg3+ 22. hxg3 Qa5 23. b3
Rfd8 24. Bc4 (24. Qe3 $5) 24... Ba7 $15 25. Nb2 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ (
27. Nd3 $2 Bxe4 $1 28. Qxe4 Qh5+ $19) 27... Qxd8 28. Bd3 (28. Bxa6 Bxa6 29.
Qxa6 Bxf2 $17) (28. Nd3 a5 $22 29. Kh2 Qd4 $17) 28... Bd4 $1 29. Nd1 (29. Nc4
$2 Bxf2 $1) 29... Qg5 30. Kh2 (30. Bxa6 $4 Bxa6 31. Qxa6 Qh5+ $19) 30... Qc1
31. Bc2 $1 Qg5 32. Bd3 Qc5 $1 33. Kg1 (33. Bxa6 $4 Bxa6 34. Qxa6 Qh5+ $19)
33... a5 34. Qd2 $6 (34. Kf1 $5) 34... Kf8 35. Kf1 Ke7 36. Qc2 Qxc2 37. Bxc2
Ba6+ $19 38. Ke1 Kd6 39. f3 (39. Kd2 Bf1 $19) 39... Kc5 40. Nf2 Bxf2+ 41. Kxf2
Kd4 0-1

[Event "Dhaka"]
[Site "Dhaka"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gunawan, Ruben"]
[Black "Reefat, Bin Sattar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 a6 5. d4 e6 6. a4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nc3 b6 10. Rd1 Bd6 11. h3 O-O 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 (13. Bxd5 $143 Bb7
14. e4 Rae8 15. Bg5 $6 (15. Be3 Bf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxa6 Nxe4
19. Nd5 Qf5 20. Qc4 Re6 $5 $15 {Vladimirov,E-Magerramov,E/Helsinki/1992/0,5/35/
}) 15... Nd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Nf5 Rxe4 19. Qh5 f6 $1 20. Bh6 (
20. Rxd5 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 fxg5 22. g3 Qc6 $1) 20... Rfe8 $1 21. Bxg7 (21. Nxg7 R8e5
22. Nf5 Qd7 23. g4 Qe6 $17) 21... Bf7 22. Qh6 Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Bg6 24. Bxf6 Bxf5
25. g3 Re2 26. Qg5+ Bg6 27. Rf1 Bxg3 $19 {Morovic,F-Lautier,J/Las Palmas/1994/
0|1/27/}) 13... Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bb7 15. e4 (15. b3 $6 Rad8 16. Bb2 Nd4 17. Nxd4
Bxd5 18. Nf5 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Be5 $15 {Lobron,E-Huebner,R/Biel/1987/0,5/29/}) 15...
Rae8 16. Be3 Bf4 $5 (16... Bc8 $5 17. Qd2 Rd8 18. Bg5 Rd7 19. Nh4 Nd4 20. Ra3
Bb7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 $15 {Holm,S-Radulov,I/Hamburg/1974/0|1/24/}) 17. Rac1 Re7 (
17... Bxe3 $143 18. Qxe3 Nb4 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. e5 Rd8 21. e6 $36) 18. Rd2 Rfe8
19. Rc3 $5 Bxe3 $6 (19... h6 $142 $5) 20. Rxe3 h6 21. Qd1 Nb4 $6 (21... Bc8
$142 $5 22. b3 Nb4 $132) 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. e5 Nc6 24. Rde2 $14 Qc7 (24... Qc8
25. Qd3 $5) 25. Qd5 Rd7 (25... Nb4 $142 $5 26. Qc4 Qc6 27. Nh4 Qd5 $1) 26. Qc4
Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Nb4 28. g3 Nd5 $6 (28... Re6 $142) 29. Re4 Qc6 $2 (29... Re6 $4
30. Qb3 $18) (29... Qd7 $142 $5) 30. Nd4 $1 $16 Qb7 (30... Qd7 31. e6 fxe6 32.
Nxe6 $40) 31. Nf5 Qc6 32. Qb3 Rc1 33. Qf3 Kf8 $6 (33... Ne7 $142 34. e6 f6 35.
Rd2 $16) 34. Nd6 Re7 35. Rf4 $1 $18 f6 36. exf6 Rxe2 37. fxg7+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 a6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. e4
Nxe4 9. Re1 Nef6 (9... Ndf6 $6 10. Bc2 Qd5 11. Qe2 Nd6 12. Nc3 Qc6 13. Bf4 cxd4
14. Nxd4 $16 {Romanishin,O-Baburin,A/Linares/1996/1|0/25/}) (9... Nd6 10. d5 e5
11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Rxe5+ Be7 13. Qe1 b6 14. Re2 Ra7 15. Bg5 Bf5 16. Nc3 c4 17.
Bc2 Bxc2 18. Rxc2 O-O $10 {Yermolinsky,A-Lesiege,A/North Bay/1994/1|0/61/}) (
9... c4 $5 10. Bxc4 Nd6 11. Bb3 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bf4 b5 14. Qe2 Re8 15. Rad1
Bf8 $13 {Garcia,R-Spangenberg,H/Lomas de Zamora/1995/0|1/36/}) 10. d5 Nb6 11.
dxe6 Bxe6 12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Ng5 c4 $5 (14... Rd7 15. Nxe6 Re7
16. Nc3 Kf7 17. Ng5+ Kg6 18. Rd1 $14) 15. Nc3 (15. Nxe6 Bb4 16. Nc3 Rd7 17.
Nxg7+ Kf7 18. Nf5 Na4 $36) (15. Rxe6+ Be7 $22 16. Rxb6 Rd1#) 15... Rd7 (15...
Bb4 16. Rxe6+ Kf8 17. Rxb6 Bxc3 18. Ne6+ $18) 16. Rxe6+ (16. Nxe6 Bb4 $13)
16... Re7 17. Be3 Nbd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bd4 h6 20. Rxe7+ Nxe7 (20... Bxe7 21.
Ne6 $16) 21. Ne6 Nf5 22. Rd1 b5 (22... Kf7 23. Nd8+ Kg6 24. Nxb7 $16) (22...
Nxd4 23. Rxd4 b5 24. Nc7+ Kf7 25. Rd8 g5 26. Nxa6 Bg7 27. Rxh8 Bxh8 28. b3 $16)
23. Bc3 (23. Nc7+ Kf7 24. Nxa6 Be7 $146) 23... b4 24. Be1 (24. Be5 $5 Kf7 25.
Nd8+ Kg6 26. g4 Nh4 27. Bg3 Nf3+ (27... Be7 28. Nc6 Bf6 29. Nxb4 $16) 28. Kg2
$16) 24... Be7 25. Nc7+ Kf7 26. Rd7 a5 27. Rd5 Kg6 28. Rxa5 Bf6 29. Rc5 Rd8 30.
Rxc4 Bxb2 31. Kf1 (31. Rxb4 Rd1 32. Kf1 Rxe1+ 33. Kxe1 Bc3+ $19) 31... Rd1 32.
Ke2 Ra1 33. Bxb4 Rxa2 34. Kf3 (34. Rc2 $4 Nd4+) (34. Bd2 $5) 34... Bd4 35. Be1
Ra1 36. Ke2 Ra2+ 37. Kf1 Ra1 38. Ke2 Ra2+ 39. Kf1 Ra1 40. Ne6 Bb6 41. Rc6 (41.
g4 Nh4 (41... Nd6 42. Rc6 Ba5 43. Rxd6 Rxe1+ 44. Kg2 $14) 42. Ke2 Ra2+ $10)
41... Ba5 42. Nd4+ Kf7 43. Nc2 Rc1 44. Ra6 Nd4 $1 (44... Bxe1 45. Nxe1 Nd4 46.
Ra2 $14) 45. Rxa5 Nxc2 46. Re5 Kf6 47. Re2 Nxe1 (47... h5 48. f3 g5 49. Kf2
Nxe1 50. Rxe1 Rc2+ 51. Re2 Rc4 $10) 48. Rxe1 Rc2 $10 49. g4 Rc4 50. h3 h5 51.
f3 hxg4 52. hxg4 g5 53. Kf2 Ra4 54. Rd1 Ra6 55. Rd4 Ra2+ 56. Ke3 Ra6 57. Ke4
Re6+ 58. Kd3 Ra6 59. Rc4 Kg6 60. Ke4 Rf6 61. Rc3 Rf4+ 62. Ke5 Kg7 63. Rd3 Kg6
64. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Site "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Qe4 (12. Bb3 $5) (12. Bd3 $5)
12... Nf6 (12... Ncb4 13. Ne5 Qd6 14. Qg4 (14. Bd3 $6 f5 15. Qe2 Bf6 16. Bb1 b6
17. Ra3 Bb7 $15 {Marin,M-Garcia Palermo,C Zaragoza 1991 Inf 52/390/}) 14... f5
15. Qe2 b6 16. Bxd5 $1 Nxd5 17. Nc4 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. Ba3 $1 $14 {Marin,
M-Garcia-Palermo,C Andorra 1991/}) 13. Qe2 Nd5 14. Qe4 Nf6 15. Qh4 Nd5 16. Qg3
$5 $146 (16. Qg4 Nf6 17. Qg3 Nh5 18. Qh3 {Polugaevsky,L-Hort,V Manila 1976 Inf
22/576/}) 16... Kh8 (16... Bd6 $5 17. Qh3 (17. Qg4 $5) 17... e5 (17... Nf4 $5)
18. Qh5 Nf6 19. Qh4) 17. Bb3 (17. Bd3 $5) 17... Na5 18. Ba2 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Bd7
20. Bf4 Rc8 (20... Bxa4 $2 21. Bc7) 21. Bb1 $5 (21. Ng5 $5) 21... Rxc3 22. d5
exd5 (22... Bf6 $6 23. dxe6 fxe6 24. Qh3 h6 25. Qh5 $36) 23. Be5 Bf6 24. Bxc3
Bxc3 25. Ng5 $1 Bf6 (25... Bxa1 26. Qh4 h6 27. Nxf7+ $18) 26. Nxh7 Re8 (26...
Bxa1 27. Nxf8 $36) 27. Nxf6 Qxf6 28. Ra3 Nc4 29. Rf3 Qe7 30. h3 Kg8 (30... Bxa4
31. Rxd5 $1 Qe1+ (31... Bc6 32. Rh5+) 32. Kh2 Qxb1 33. Rxf7 $36) 31. Kh2 $6 (
31. Ba2 Bxa4 (31... Qe2 32. Bb3) 32. Rxd5) (31. Bc2 $5) 31... Bxa4 32. Rd4 (32.
Rxd5 Bc6 33. Rh5 Bxf3 34. Bh7+ Kf8 $19) 32... Qe5 33. Rdf4 $2 (33. Rfd3 $17)
33... Nd2 $19 {/\Nd2,Nf1 T/} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov Kotov Memorial"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1983.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 (5. e4 $5) 5... a6 6. a4 c5 7.
Bxc4 cxd4 (7... Nc6 $5) 8. exd4 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Re1 $1 Bd7 (
11... Qa5 $5 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxd5 Qd8 15. Qe2 Bg4 (15... Bd7 $5)
16. Rad1 Be5 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 $14 {Osnos,V-Anikaev,Y/URS/1983/}) (11... b6
12. d5 $1 $16) (11... Nb4 $5) 12. Qe2 Rc8 13. Rad1 Nd5 (13... Nb4 14. Ne5 $16)
14. Bxd5 Bxg5 15. Be4 Bf6 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 (17. Rxd5 $5) 17... Be6 (17...
Bg4 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Bb1 $18) 18. Nf4 Qb6 $6 (18... Qe7 19. Nxe6 fxe6 $14) 19.
Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qd3 g6 $6 (20... h6 21. Qd7 Rce8 22. Bb1 $16) 21. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 (
21... Rc7 22. Bh5) 22. Qxg6+ Kh8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Rd7 $1 Ne7 26.
Qh5+ Kg7 27. Ng5 $1 $18 Bxg5 (27... Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Bxg5+ 29. Kg1 $18) 28. Qxg5+
Kh8 29. Qh4+ Kg8 30. Rxe7 Rf7 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. Qh7+ Kf6 33. h4 Rc4 34. Qh6+
Kf7 35. Qh5+ Kf8 36. Qg6 Ke7 37. Qg7+ Ke8 38. Qf6 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg zt"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 (3... e5 $5) 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 (7... Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. b3 (9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a3 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12.
b4 Be7 13. Bb2 Nbd7 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15. Nb3 Rxc1 16. Rxc1 Rc8 17. Rxc8+ Bxc8 18.
Nfd4 $14 {Spassky,B-Fisher,R/Beograd (m-18)/1992/}) 9... Nbd7 10. Bb2 b5 11.
Be2 Bb7 12. Nbd2 O-O $5 (12... Ke7 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Rhb8 15. Rc1 Bd5 16.
Ne5 $14 {Spassky,B-Fisher,R/Beograd (m-6)/1992/}) 13. Rac1 Rfc8 14. h3 Kf8 15.
Kf1 Ke7 16. Ne1 {Spassky,B-Fisher,R/Beograd (m-14)/1992/} Bb4 $1 17. a3 Rxc1
18. Bxc1 Bd6 $10 {Damljanovic}) 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 b6 11. Nbd2
Bb7 12. Rfd1 $146 (12. Be2 Ke7 13. Ne1 b5 14. a4 Bb4 15. Ndf3 bxa4 16. Rxa4 Bd6
17. Nd3 Rhc8 18. Rfa1 Ne4 19. Bf1 Rab8 20. Ba3 g6 21. Nfe5 {0,5/Nikolic,
Pr-Ivanchuk,V/Manila ol/1992/}) 12... Ke7 13. Be2 Rhc8 (13... Rhd8 $1) 14. a3
b5 15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 $16 Nb6 17. Rh4 h6 18. Ne5 a5 (18... Kf8 $142 {/\ Be7})
19. Nd3 $5 Ba6 20. Nxc5 Bxe2 21. Re1 Ba6 (21... Rxc5 $4 22. Ba3) 22. Ba3 Ke8
23. Nde4 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Rc6 25. Nd6+ Ke7 26. e4 e5 27. Rd1 (27. Nf5+ Kf6 28. f4)
27... Kf6 (27... Ke6 28. Nf5 g6 29. Rxh6 $16) 28. f4 exf4 29. Rxf4+ Kg6 30.
Nxf7 Kh7 31. Ne5 Rc3 (31... Re6 32. Nd7 $18) 32. Rf3 Rac8 $142 (32... Rxf3) 33.
Rd6 Rxf3 34. gxf3 Rb8 35. Bc5 a4 36. Rxb6 1-0

[Event "Rostov on Don op"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Magerramov, Elmar S"]
[Black "Raetsky, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 (8... Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Bd2 $5 O-O 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Ne5
14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 $1 Bxb2 16. Rab1 Rd8 17. Bxf7+ Qxf7 18. Rxb2 $36 {Miles,
A-Ye,Rongguang PRC 1991/}) 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bb3 (12. Qe4
Ncb4 (12... Nf6 $5) 13. Ne5 Qd6 14. Qg4 f5 15. Qe2 b6 16. Bxd5 $1 Nxd5 17. Nc4
Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. Ba3 $14 {Marin,M-Garcia Palermo,C Andorra 1991/}) (12.
Bd3 Ncb4 13. Bb1 b6 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Ne4 Rc8 16. Ra3 f5 17. Ng3 Rxc1 $1 18. Rxc1
Nf4 19. Qc4 Bxg2 20. f3 b5 $1 $17 {Naumkin,I Sadler,M London 1991/}) 12... Ncb4
(12... Re8 13. Bd2 $5 Bf6 14. Qe4 $1 Bd7 15. Ne5 Nce7 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rac1
Rc8 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Rc1 Qd8 20. h3 $14 {Chekhov,V-Jasnikowski,Z Beskidy 1992/
}) 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Nxd5 $5 $146 (14. h3 $5 Be8 15. Qf3 Rc8 16. Bd2 Nxc3 17.
bxc3 Nc6 18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Qg3 $14 {Vyzmanavin,A-Ehlvest,J Tilburg 1992/}) (14.
Qg4 Nf6 15. Qg3 Bc6 16. Bh6 Ne8 17. Rac1 (17. Nxc6 $5 bxc6 18. Ne4 $14) 17...
Rc8 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. d5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 exd5 22. Qf5 $44 {
Magerramov,E-Ibragimov,I Moscow 1991/}) 14... Nxd5 15. Rd3 Bc6 16. Rg3 $6 (16.
Nxc6 $5 bxc6 17. a5) 16... Bf6 17. Bc2 g6 $8 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Re1 Qb6 (19... Nb4
$6 20. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. Rxg6+ Kf7 23. Qh5 Ke7 24. Rxf6 $36) 20.
Rg4 Ne7 (20... Qxb2 $6 21. Bxg6 $1 Qxe2 22. Bxf7+) 21. h4 Nf5 22. Bg5 Bg7 23.
h5 Qxb2 (23... Nxd4 24. Qe3 Bxe5 25. Qxe5 Nxc2 26. Bh6 f6 27. Qxf6 Qc7 28. hxg6
$18) (23... f6 $5) 24. h6 Bf8 (24... Bh8 $5) 25. d5 $8 Bxd5 (25... exd5 $2 26.
Bxf5 Qxe2 27. Rxe2 gxf5 28. Rg3 $18) 26. Nd7 Nxh6 (26... Be7 $2 27. Bxe7 Rxe7
28. Bxf5 Qxe2 29. Nf6+ Kh8 30. Rxe2 gxf5 31. Rg7 $18) 27. Rh4 (27. Nf6+ Kh8 28.
Nxe8 Nxg4 29. Nc7 Rc8) 27... Be7 $1 $8 28. Qd2 Nf5 29. Bxe7 Rxe7 (29... Nxe7 $2
30. Qg5 $1) 30. Rb4 Qg7 31. Nb6 Rd8 $6 (31... Rae8 $1 32. Bxf5 gxf5 33. Nxd5
exd5 34. Rxe7 Rxe7 $19) 32. Bxf5 gxf5 33. Nxd5 Rxd5 $2 (33... Red7 $1 34. Ne7+
Kf8) 34. Qxd5 exd5 35. Rxe7 Qg5 36. Re3 (36. Rbxb7 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ $10) 36...
Qf6 37. Rxb7 f4 $6 (37... Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Qxa4 $13) 38. Rd3 Qe5 39. Rb1 Qe4 40.
Rbd1 $138 (40. Rbd1 Qxa4 41. Rxd5 $14) 1-0

[Event "Vladivostok"]
[Site "Vladivostok"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 (7...
Nc6 8. Nc3 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rc1 Nd5 $5 12. Nxd5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5
Qxg5 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Qc2 g6 16. Qc5 Qd8 {Cvitan,O-Kharlov,A/Biel/1992/1:0/42/})
8. Qe2 b6 $5 $146 (8... b5 9. a4 $1 $14) (8... Qc7 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Re1 Bb7 11.
Nf1 Be7 12. Bd2 Ne4 $1 $132 {Salov,V-Kamsky,G/Dortmund/1992/0,5/63/ Inf 54/386/
}) 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Qb8 (10... Qc7 $5) 11. Nc4 b5 (11... cxd4 $5 12. exd4 (
12. Nxd4 e5) 12... Be7 $13) 12. Na5 Bxf3 $6 (12... c4 $5 13. Bc2 Be4) 13. Qxf3
Bd6 14. a4 $1 c4 (14... Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 Bc7 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nc6 Qb7 18. Rxa8+
Qxa8 19. Bxb5) 15. Nc6 Qc8 16. Bc2 b4 (16... Nd5 17. e4 $1 $36) 17. b3 $1 a5 (
17... c3 18. Na5 $16) 18. bxc4 Ra6 19. d5 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Rb1 exd5 22.
Bf5 Qc6 (22... Qxc4 23. Bd3 Qa2 24. Rb2 $18) 23. cxd5 Qxa4 24. Qe2 $1 Rb6 25.
f4 Bc3 26. e4 Qb5 27. Qf3 g6 28. Bh3 a4 29. e5 Nd7 30. Rd3 $18 Qa6 (30... a3
31. Bxa3) 31. Bxd7+ Kxd7 32. e6+ fxe6 33. dxe6+ Kc8 (33... Kxe6 34. Qd5+ Ke7
35. Qc5+ Kf7 36. Rxc3 bxc3) 34. Rxc3+ bxc3 35. Qxc3+ Kb7 36. Qg7+ Kc6 37. Qd7+
Kc5 38. Be3+ 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 $5 (7. a4 $5
) 7... cxd4 (7... Nc6 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. Nd2 Bc6 12. Nf3
Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Ne5 Bd5 15. Rad1 Qa5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Nc4 $14 {Kiselev,
S-Kharlov,A/Pinsk/1993/0|1/61/}) (7... b5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. a4 $14) 8.
Nxd4 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O (9... Qe7 $6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Nd2 Rd8 12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. Nc4
Bc5 14. Rac1 e5 15. Nf5 Qe6 $14 {Maiwald,J-Dao,T/Budapest/1993/1|0/51/}) 10.
Nd2 (10. Be2 $6 Qc7 11. Nf3 e5 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 Nc6 14. Qc2 Bg4 15. Rfd1
Rac8 16. Qb2 e4 $17 {Nikolic,P-Ivanchuk,V/Moscow/1995/0|1/25/}) 10... e5 $5 (
10... Bc7 $5 11. Rc1 (11. f4 $5 e5 12. fxe5 Bxe5 13. N2f3 Bd6 14. Qc2 Ng4 15.
Rae1 b5 16. Bd3 g6 17. h3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Be4 Ra7 20. Nxb5 $1 $18 {
Raetsky,A-Blauert,J/Bern/1995/1|0/31/}) 11... Qd6 12. f4 b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Qc2
Bb6 15. Ne4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Ra7 17. Bf3 Rc7 18. Qe2 $14 {Miles,A-Ivanchuk,V/
Moscow/1990/0,5/27/}) 11. N4f3 Qe7 (11... Nc6 $5 12. Qc2 (12. Ng5 Bf5 $10)
12... Bg4 13. Ng5 Bh5 $10) 12. Ng5 Bf5 (12... Nc6 13. Nde4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bc7
15. a4 Rd8 16. Qf3 $36) 13. Qf3 Bg6 14. Nde4 (14. Nge4 Nbd7 $10) 14... Nbd7 (
14... Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Ba3 16. Bxa3 Qxa3 17. Nf6+ gxf6 18. Qxb7 $16) 15. Nxd6 (15.
Rad1 $2 Bh5 $19) 15... Qxd6 16. Qxb7 (16. Rfd1 $5) 16... Rfb8 17. Rad1 Qc5 18.
Qf3 (18. Rxd7 $5 Rxb7 19. Rxb7 Qc6 $6 (19... Rf8 $1 20. Rc1 (20. Rd1 h6 21. Nf3
Be4 22. Rxf7 Rxf7 23. Nxe5 Bd5 $15) 20... Qd6 21. Ra7 $13) 20. Re7 Kf8 (20...
e4 21. Nxf7 Kf8 22. Ne5 $16) 21. Rxe5 $16 (21. Ba3 $5 $36)) 18... Nb6 19. Rc1
Nxc4 20. Rxc4 Qe7 21. Qe2 (21. Rfc1 $5 h6 22. Nh3 Rd8 $44) 21... Rd8 22. e4 Nh5
23. Nh3 (23. Nf3 Nf4 24. Qc2 f6 $44) 23... Rd7 24. Rfc1 Rad8 25. Rc8 h6 26.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 (26... Rxd8 27. Rc2 Qd6 28. f3 Qb6+ 29. Nf2 Nf4 30. Qf1 Nd3 31. Rd2
Nxf2 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Kxf2 $16) 27. Bxe5 Rd2 28. Rc8 (28. Qxa6 Bxe4 29. Bc3
Rd1+ 30. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 31. Qf1 Qc2 32. Qe1 Bf5 $44) 28... Qxc8 29. Qxd2 Bxe4 30.
Qc3 Qf5 (30... Qxc3 31. Bxc3 g5 32. f3 Bb1 33. a3 Bc2 34. b4 Kh7 35. g4 $16)
31. Bg3 (31. f3 Bxf3 $1 32. gxf3 Qxh3 $13) 31... Bd5 $146 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-10b"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1976.06.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1976.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qe2 a6 8. a4
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Qe4 Nf6 13. Qh4 Nd5 14. Qg4 Nf6
15. Qg3 Nh5 16. Qh3 Nf6 17. Bg5 Nb4 18. Qg3 Re8 19. Ne5 Nfd5 20. Bh6 Bf8 21.
Rac1 b6 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Bb3 $14 Be6 24. h3 Rc8 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Bf4 Qb7 27.
Ng4 Kh8 28. Bd6 Bxg4 29. hxg4 Bxd6 30. Qxd6 a5 31. Rc1 h6 32. Rc7 Qb8 33. Qd7 (
33. g3 $1 $14) 33... Re1+ 34. Kh2 Rc1 35. g3 Rxc7 36. Qd6 Rb7 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik International-09"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1980.03.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Angantysson, Haukur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "1980.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 cxd4 8. exd4
Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 Nb4 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Qd1 Nb4 14. Ne5 Nc6 15.
Nxc6 bxc6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Rxe4 Bb7 19. Re5 Rfd8 20. Qd3 Rd6 21.
h3 Rad8 22. Bxa6 Rxd4 23. Qf1 Qf6 24. Ree1 Bxa6 25. Qxa6 Rd2 26. Rf1 Qxb2 {[#]}
27. Rab1 Qa2 28. Rbc1 h6 29. Qxc6 Qd5 30. Qc3 Qd4 31. Qc6 Ra2 32. Rc4 Qa7 33.
Qc7 Qxc7 34. Rxc7 Rd4 35. Ra7 Rdxa4 36. Rxa4 Rxa4 37. Rb1 Ra2 38. h4 g6 39. g3
Kg7 40. Kg2 f5 41. Kf3 Kf6 42. Rb6 g5 43. hxg5+ hxg5 44. Rc6 Ra4 45. Rb6 Re4
46. Ra6 g4+ 47. Kg2 Re1 48. Rb6 Rd1 49. Ra6 Ke5 50. Ra5+ Ke4 51. Ra4+ Rd4 52.
Ra6 e5 53. Re6 Rc4 {[#]} 54. Re8 Rc5 55. Rf8 Rc2 56. Re8 Kd5 57. Rd8+ Ke6 58.
Re8+ Kf6 59. Rf8+ Kg6 60. Re8 Rc5 61. Rf8 Rc1 62. Re8 Re1 63. Re6+ Kf7 64. Ra6
Rd1 65. Rb6 Ke7 66. Ra6 Rd6 67. Ra8 Re6 68. Kf1 Kf7 69. Ra4 Kf6 70. Kg2 Kg5 71.
Ra5 Kf6 72. Ra4 Rb6 73. Kg1 Rb5 74. Kg2 Kg5 75. Ra8 f4 76. Rg8+ Kf5 77. Rf8+
Ke4 78. gxf4 exf4 79. Re8+ Kf5 80. Rf8+ Kg6 81. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "British CF-68 Championship"]
[Site "Morecambe/ Lancashire"]
[Date "1981.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Law, Andrew P"]
[Black "Clarke, Peter Hugh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1981.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e4 Ng4 12. g3 O-O 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6
15. Rad1 Qb4 16. Ba2 b6 17. Ng5 Nh6 18. f4 Bb7 19. Rd7 Na5 20. Rfd1 Rac8 21. h3
Ba8 22. R7d4 Qc5 23. Kh2 e5 24. Rd6 exf4 25. gxf4 Rc6 26. e5 Rxd6 27. Rxd6 Qb4
28. Qf2 Nc6 29. Bb1 f6 30. Nd5 Qxa4 31. exf6 gxf6 32. Nxf6+ Kh8 33. Nh5 Nf5 34.
Rd7 Nce7 35. Bxf5 Nxf5 36. Rxh7+ $4 (36. Nf7+ {mates}) 36... Kg8 37. Ng3 Nxg3
38. Kxg3 Qb3+ 39. Kh4 Qc4 40. Kg3 Qb3+ 41. Kh4 Qc4 42. Kg4 Be4 43. Re7 Bf5+ 44.
Kg3 Qd3+ 45. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.10"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. Nc3 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. Re1 b5 12. Bb1 (12. Bc2 Bb7 13. Qd3 g6 (13...
b4 14. Na4 $13) 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rad1 Qd6 16. b4 Rac8 17. Bb3 a5 18. d5 exd5 19.
Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Nd8 21. Qd4 Bf8 22. Rxe8 Ne6 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 {1-0 Olafsson,
H-Thorhallsson,T/Reykjavik zt 1995/CBM 47}) 12... Bb7 13. Qd3 Na5 $1 14. Bg5 g6
15. Ba2 {/\ Rad1, Ne5, Bh6} (15. Ne5 $2 Nb3 $17) 15... Nc4 $5 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17.
Qxc4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qb6 $44 19. Na4 (19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxe7 Nd2 21. Qe2 Qb7 22.
Qxd2 Qxe7 23. Rac1 (23. d5 Qd6 $15) 23... Rfd8 $44 {Luther}) 19... Qb7 20. Qe2
Qd5 21. Bh6 Rfd8 22. Rad1 (22. Nb6 Qh5 23. Nxa8 Qxh6 24. Qxa6 Bd6 $40 {Luther})
22... Bd6 23. f4 Qc6 $6 (23... Qf5 {wäre hier die bessere Wahl gewesen} 24. Nc5
(24. Qd3 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 Nd5 $44) 24... Nd5 $44 {Luther}) 24. Nc3 Nd5 25. Qe4 Bf8
26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. Rc1 Qb6 28. Qe5 Kg8 29. Ne4 $6 {Der damit eingeleitete
Angriffsversuch sieht verheißungsvoll aus, sollte aber letztlich nach hinten
losgehen.} Qxb2 30. Rc5 Qb8 $15 31. Rxd5 {Konsequent!} exd5 32. Nf6+ Kh8 33.
Qg5 Rd6 $2 (33... Qb6 $1 {war die weitaus bessere Verteidigung.} 34. Re3 $5 (
34. Qh4 $2 Kg7 $19) (34. Re7 Kg7 $19) 34... Qb1+ $1 {Fritz} (34... Rd6 35. Rh3
$1 Rxf6 36. Qh6 Qb1+ $11 {Schwarz muß Dauerschach geben.}) 35. Kg2 Qf5 36. Rh3
Qxg5+ 37. fxg5 h5 38. gxh6 Rac8 $15) 34. Re7 $14 Qf8 35. Qe5 Rxf6 36. Qxf6+ Kg8
37. Rd7 Qe8 38. Re7 Qf8 39. Qe5 (39. h3 Re8 $13) 39... Rd8 $2 (39... Qc8 $1 40.
Qxd5 Qg4+ 41. Kf1 Rf8 $11 {Die schlechte Königsstellung macht alle weißen
Gewinnversuche zunichte (Luther).}) 40. a4 a5 41. Kg2 Rc8 42. Rd7 $2 {Vergibt
die Chance einer langsamen Verbesserung der Stellung: h2-h3, f4-f5+/-/+- und
erst dann evtl. Rd7 stand (leider!) nichts im Wege.} Qb4 43. f5 Qxa4 44. Rxf7
Kxf7 45. Qe6+ Kf8 46. Qxc8+ Qe8 47. Qc5+ Kg7 48. Qc7+ Kf6 49. Qd6+ Kxf5 50.
Qxd5+ Kf6 51. Qxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Zonal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 Nd5 11. Nc3 Ncb4 $6 (11... O-O $1) 12. Ne5 $1 O-O 13.
Ne4 Nb6 14. Ra3 $1 (14. Bb3 {Expected move.}) 14... f6 15. a5 $1 (15. Rh3 $2
fxe5 16. Qh5 Nxc4) 15... Nxc4 (15... fxe5 16. axb6 exd4 17. Rh3 $36) 16. Nxc4
Nd5 17. Rb3 $2 (17. Rg3 $1 Qc7 (17... Rf7 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Qc7 20. Nd6 Re7
21. b4 $1 Nxb4 22. Bh6 $16 {/\Nf5}) 18. Bh6 Rf7 19. Rc1 $16) (17. Rh3 Rf7 18.
Nc5) 17... Qc7 (17... Bd7 $1 18. Rxb7 Qc8 $1 $19 (18... Bc6 $6 19. Nc5 $1 Bxb7
(19... Bxc5 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Qxc6 $18) 20. Qxe6+ Rf7 21. Nxb7 Qc7 22. Qxd5 $16
)) 18. Nc3 Bd7 $1 (18... Nxc3 19. Rxc3 {/\Nb6}) (18... Nb4 19. d5 exd5 20. Nb6)
(18... Bd6 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Nxd5 Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 Qd6 23. Ne7+ Kh8
24. g3 $18) 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Nb6 Rae8 21. Nxd5 (21. Qh5 Be6 22. Nxd5 Qd8 23.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 $44 24. d5 $2 Qxa5 $1) 21... Bd6 $3 {Kortschnoj} (21... Qd6 22.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Be3 $16 Ba4 $2 24. Qc4+) (21... Qxh2+ 22. Kxh2 Bd6+ 23. Bf4 $1
Rxe2 24. Bxd6 Ba4 25. Rxb7 $18 Bxd1 26. Bxf8) 22. Qf3 $2 (22. Nxc7 $2 Rxe2 23.
Rxb7 Bc8 24. Ra7 Re7 $19) (22. Qxe8 $1 Qc2 $1 23. Ne3 (23. Qxf8+ Kxf8 24. Rbd3
Bb5 $15) 23... Qxd1+ 24. Nxd1 Rxe8 25. Be3 Ba4 26. Rb6 Bxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Bxd1 28.
Rxb7 Rd8 29. Kg3 Ba4 $10) (22. Qh5 $5 $13 Qc2 (22... Qxa5 $2 23. Nxf6+ $18) 23.
Rc3) 22... Qxa5 23. Ne3 (23. Bd2 $2 Qxd2 $1) (23. Nc3 Ba4 $1) 23... Ba4 24. Bd2
$2 (24. Rxb7 Bxd1 25. Qxd1) 24... Bxh2+ $1 25. Kh1 (25. Kxh2 Qc7+ 26. Kg1 Bxb3
$19) 25... Qd8 26. Nf5 Bc7 27. Bh6 (27. Qxb7 Qb8 28. Qxb8 Bxb8) 27... Rf7 28.
Rc1 Bxb3 29. Qxb3 g6 $1 30. Ne3 f5 31. Kg1 Qd7 32. Nd5 Qe6 $1 {/\Qe1+} 33. g3
f4 34. Qxb7 fxg3 35. fxg3 Bf4 $1 0-1

[Event "Zagreb Tournament of the Peace"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1965.04.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1965.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Be7 {Petrosian hat diesen Zug selbst gespielt - sogar beim Match um die
Weltmeisterschaft gegen Botvinnik.} (8... cxd4 $5) (8... Qc7) 9. dxc5 (9. Rd1
$1) 9... Ne4 $6 {Der Zug ist nie wiederholt worden, weil Weiß über die starke
Antwort 10.Nd4 verfügt.} 10. Rd1 $6 Qc7 11. b3 Nxc5 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nbd2 Bd7
14. e4 (14. Nf1 $6 {/\Ng3-h5 Euwe}) 14... Rfd8 15. Qe3 Be8 16. Be2 $1 {Ein
Springer würde auf c4 viel besser stehen.} (16. e5 $5 {/\Ne4}) 16... a5 {
Sonst spielt Weiß irgendwann selbst a5.} 17. Nc4 Bf8 18. Nd4 Nb4 19. Rac1 b6
20. Rd2 (20. Na3 $1 {(Euwe) /\ Bb5, Bb2-c3xb4}) 20... Qb8 $1 (20... Rd7 21. Nb5
$1) 21. Rcd1 Ra7 22. Na3 {Wahrscheinlich steht Weiß auch bei anderen Zügen
nicht besser.} e5 $1 23. Ndb5 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Bxd7 {Der doppelte
Turmtausch stellt für Schwarz eine Entlastung dar.} 26. Nc4 ({Euwe gab} 26. Bc4
{als besser an. Doch} Bc6 {ist gegenüber den vorgeschlagenen Be6 und Ne6
vorzuziehen. Schwarz hat keine Probleme.} 27. Qf3 Qb7 28. Bxe5 Bxe4 29. Qg3 Bg6
$13) 26... f6 $1 {Die wenigen Kleinigkeiten, die in der fast komplett
symmetrischen Stellung unterschiedlich sind, sprechen zu Gunsten von Schwarz:
Der Pe4 kann nicht durch 27.f3 gedeckt werden wegen 27...Nxa4 /\ Bc5. Die Dame
steht auf e3 nicht so günstig und sie kann sich auch nicht verbessern.} 27. Nd2
(27. Bc3 $5) 27... Be6 28. Kf1 $6 (28. Bc4 $6 Bxc4 29. Nxc4 Qd8 {><d3}) (28.
Bc3 $1 Qd8 29. Bxb4 axb4 {war gewiss das keinere Übel.}) 28... Qd8 $17 {
[%cal Yc5d3,Yd8d3]} 29. Qc3 Ncd3 $1 30. Ba3 ({Oder} 30. Bxd3 Qxd3+ 31. Qxd3
Nxd3 32. Bc3 Nc5 33. Nc7 Bxb3 34. Nxb3 Nxb3 $17) 30... Nf4 31. g3 {Schwächt!} (
31. Bc4 Bxc4+ 32. Qxc4+ Kh8 33. Qc3 Bc5 {und Schwarz kontrolliert unglaublich
viele Felder.}) 31... Nxe2 32. Kxe2 Bc5 33. f3 h5 $1 34. Nc4 Qd7 35. Qd2 $6 ({
Etwas zäher war} 35. Bxb4 Bxb4 36. Qd3 Bxc4 37. Qxc4+ (37. bxc4 Qh3 38. Qd8+
Kf7 39. Qc7+ Kg6 40. Qxb6 Qxh2+ 41. Qf2 Qxf2+ 42. Kxf2 Kf7 {Schwarz sollte
gewinnen.}) 37... Kh7 38. Qc1 Qh3 39. Qh1 g5 40. Kf2 Bc5+ 41. Ke2 g4 42. fxg4
h4 43. Kf3 hxg3 44. Qg2 Qxh2 $19) 35... Bxc4+ $1 36. bxc4 Qh3 $19 37. Ke1 h4 $1
38. Kd1 Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "Dortmunder Schachtage-13"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1985.09.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1985.09.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nb4 $5 {risky} (11... Nd5 $1 $10) 12. Ne5
b6 (12... Nfd5 $5 13. Ne4 (13. Qe4 $5 {/\Qg4}) 13... b6 14. Ra3 f5 $5 {Browne,
W-Christiansen,L/USA/1977/0-1/41/} 15. Ng3 $5 (15. Rh3 $6 fxe4 16. Qxe4 h5 $1))
13. Ne4 $5 (13. Qf3 $1 $14 Nfd5 14. Qg3 $40) 13... Bb7 (13... Nfd5 14. Ra3 f6 {
Barlov,D-Dake,A/New York op/1988/1-0/39/}) 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Ra3 $40 {Ra3-g3/
-h3} Rc8 16. Rh3 Rc7 (16... Bxe5 $2 17. dxe5 Qc7 18. Rd4 $1 {/\Rdh4}) 17. b3 b5
18. axb5 axb5 19. Qh5 $1 (19. Bxb5 Qd5 $44 20. Rg3 Rc2) 19... Be4 20. Bxb5 Nd5
21. Bc4 h6 22. Rg3 $16 Kh7 23. Qe2 Bf5 24. Rf3 Kg8 25. h3 Qa8 26. Ng4 Bxg4 27.
hxg4 Rd8 28. Bxh6 Qa7 29. Bc1 Bxd4 30. g5 $18 g6 $2 31. Bb2 e5 (31... Bxb2 32.
Qxb2 {/\Rh3}) 32. Bxd4 exd4 33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34. Qe8+ (34. Qe8+ Kg7 35. Rh3 $18)
1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament Montpellier"]
[Site "Montpellier"]
[Date "1985.10.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "210"]
[EventDate "1985.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
Be7 9. Rd1 cxd4 10. exd4 Na5 11. Bc2 b5 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Bxf6 (13. d5 $5 exd5
14. Nd4 $44) 13... Bxf6 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Be4 Qe7 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. Ne4 Nd6 18.
Rac1 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Qb4 20. b3 Rad8 21. Rc6 Rd6 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Rc1 h6 24. Rc6
Qa3 25. Qc2 Rd8 26. Rc8 Qf8 27. Rxd8 Qxd8 28. Qc5 g6 29. Kf1 Qa8 30. a4 bxa4
31. bxa4 Qb7 32. Qc4 Kg7 33. h3 g5 34. Qd3 Qc6 35. Qb3 h5 36. Qd1 Qd7 37. Kg1
Kf8 38. Qc2 Kg7 39. Qc4 Qb7 40. Nd2 Qb2 41. Nb3 Qb1+ 42. Kh2 Qa2 43. Kg1 Qb1+
44. Kh2 Qe1 45. Qxa6 Qxf2 46. Qd3 h4 47. Qf3 Qa2 48. a5 Be7 49. Kg1 Bd6 50. Kf1
Bg3 51. Qe3 Kf8 52. d5 exd5 53. Nc5 Qc4+ 54. Nd3 d4 55. Qd2 Bd6 56. Ke2 f6 57.
Qb2 Kg7 58. a6 Qxa6 59. Qxd4 Qc6 60. Nf2 Bc5 61. Qe4 Qd7 62. Nd3 Bd4 63. Qg4
Qe8+ 64. Kd1 Qa4+ 65. Ke1 Qc4 66. Qd7+ Kh6 67. Qd8 Qe6+ (67... Qxd3 68. Qf8+
Kg6 69. Qg8+ Kh6 (69... Kf5 $2 70. Qh7+ $18) 70. Qf8+ $10) 68. Kd1 Bb6 69. Qa8
Kg7 70. Qb7+ Kg6 71. Qa8 Kg7 72. Qb7+ Kh6 73. Qa8 Kg6 74. Kd2 Bd4 75. Qf3 Qa2+
76. Ke1 Kh6 77. Qe4 Bc3+ 78. Kf1 Qc2 79. Nf2 Qc1+ 80. Ke2 Qb2+ 81. Kf3 Be5 82.
Ng4+ Kg7 83. Ne3 Qb3 84. Qd5 Qxd5+ 85. Nxd5 f5 86. Nb4 Kf6 87. Nd3 Ke6 88. Nc1
Kd5 89. Ne2 Kc4 90. Nc1 Kc3 91. Ne2+ Kd2 92. Kf2 g4 93. Kf1 Ke3 94. Ng1 Ke4 95.
hxg4 fxg4 96. Nf3 $1 Bf6 (96... gxf3 97. gxf3+ Kxf3 98. Kg1 $10) 97. Nh2 g3 98.
Kg1 $1 Kd3 99. Kh1 Ke2 100. Nf3 Bd8 101. Ng1+ Kf1 102. Nh3 Bb6 103. Ng1 Bd4
104. Nh3 Be3 105. Ng1 Bxg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 $5 8.
a4 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. h3 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bd2 Bd6 (13... Rfd8)
14. Rac1 e5 15. Bb1 Rfe8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Ba2 Qe7 18. e4 $5 Ncxe4 19. Ng5 Nxg5
20. Bxg5 e4 $1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Christmas Congress 1934/35-15 Premier"]
[Site "Hastings White Rock Pavilion"]
[Date "1934.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1934.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Winter,William:Chess for Match Players. London.1936. S.197.} c6 2. e4 d5
3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Be7 9. O-O O-O
10. Rc1 a6 11. Bd3 h6 12. Be3 Nb4 13. Bb1 b5 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Qd2 Re8 (15... Rc8
16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 Re8 18. Qg5+ Kf8 19. a3 Nbd5 20. Ne4 $18) 16. f4 $6 {
White's whole attacking conception doesn't work.} (16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 Bf8
$17) (16. Rfd1) (16. a4) 16... Nbd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. f5 $2 {Consequent but
not good} (18. Qe2 Rac8 19. a3) 18... Bd6 $15 19. fxe6 Rxe6 20. Bf5 Re7 $1 (
20... Rxe5 $5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. g3 Re8 $44) 21. Bh3 $2 (21. Rcd1) 21... Bxe5
$17 (21... Ne4 $1 22. Qc2 Ng5 23. Bxg5 Qxd4+ 24. Kh1 Qxe5 25. Bf4 Qd5 26. Rfd1
Rae8 27. Qf2 (27. Bxd6 Qxd6) 27... Bxf4 28. Rxd5 Bxc1 $19) 22. dxe5 Qxe5 23.
Bf4 Qd5 24. Qxd5 Nxd5 25. Bd2 Rae8 26. b3 Re2 27. Rf2 Nf6 28. Ba5 Rxf2 29. Kxf2
Ne4+ 30. Kf1 Ng5 31. Bd7 Re7 32. Bf5 Re5 33. Bb1 Be4 34. Bxe4 Nxe4 35. Rc6 Rf5+
36. Ke1 Rf2 37. a4 Rxg2 38. Rxa6 bxa4 39. bxa4 Rxh2 40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. Bb6 Ra2
42. a5 h5 43. a6 h4 44. a7 h3 45. Bg1 Nf6 (45... f5 46. Bh2 Ng5 47. Kf1 Nf3 48.
Bg3 h2 49. Bxh2 Nxh2+ 50. Kg1 Nf3+ 51. Kf1 Kg6 $19) 46. Kd1 (46. Rb8 Rxa7 47.
Bxa7 h2 $19) 46... Ng4 47. Re8 h2 0-1

[Event "World-ch14 Alekhine-Bogoljubow +8-3=15"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1934.05.26"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1934.04.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O (6. cxd5 exd5 7. O-O Nc6
{[%cal Yc8g4] /\Bg4} 8. Ne5 Bd6 9. f4 O-O 10. Nc3 h6 $13) 6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6
(7... Nc6) 8. Ne5 Qc7 9. Nd2 b5 (9... Nc6 $142) 10. Be2 cxd4 $6 11. exd4 Bb7 $6
(11... Be7 $142) 12. a4 b4 13. Ndc4 Nd5 (13... a5 14. Bf4 Nd5 15. Bg3 Qd8 16.
Ne3 $40) 14. a5 $1 $14 Be7 15. Qa4+ $1 Nc6 (15... Bc6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Nb6 Ra7
18. Bf3 O-O 19. Bd2 {[%cal Yf1c1] /\Rfc1 Bogoljubow}) (15... Kf8 16. Nb6 $16)
16. Nb6 $1 Rd8 (16... Nxb6 17. axb6 Qxb6 18. Be3 $1 {[%cal Yd4d5,Ge2f3,Gf1c1,
Ga8c8] /\19.d5, 19.Bf3 Rc8 20.Rfc1} O-O 19. Nd7 $16) (16... Ra7 17. Nxd5 exd5
18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Rfc1 O-O 20. Rxc6 $1 (20. Nxc6 Bxf4 21. Nxa7 Bxc1) 20... Bxc6
21. Nxc6 Bxf4 22. Nxa7 Qxa7 23. Qxb4 $16) (16... O-O $142 {Nimzowitsch}) 17.
Nxd5 (17. Bxa6 $1 Bxa6 (17... O-O 18. Nxd5 (18. Bxb7 Nxe5 19. Bxd5 Ng4 20. g3
$16) 18... Rxd5 19. Bxb7 Nxe5 20. a6 $18) 18. Nxc6 Bxf1 (18... O-O 19. Re1 $1
Rd6 (19... Rde8 20. Bd2) 20. Nxb4 $16) 19. Nxd8+ Kxd8 20. Kxf1 $18 {White's
win is merely a question oft time. Fine}) 17... Rxd5 (17... exd5 18. Bf4 Bd6
19. Rfc1 Bxe5 (19... O-O 20. Bxa6 $1) 20. Bxe5 Qd7 21. Bxg7 Rg8 22. Re1 $18)
18. Bf3 (18. Bf4 Rxa5 19. Qc2 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Bd6 21. Rc1 Nxd4 22. Qa4+ Bc6 23.
Rxc6 Nxc6 24. Bf3 Bxe5 25. Qxc6+ Qxc6 26. Bxc6+ Ke7 27. Bxe5 Rc8 $19 {Lasker})
18... Rb5 (18... Rd6 19. Bf4) 19. Nxc6 $2 (19. Qc2 $18) (19. Bxc6+ Bxc6 20. Qc2
$1 Bc5 21. Nxc6 Bd6 22. g3 O-O 23. d5 $18 {Bogoljubow}) 19... Bxc6 20. Bf4 $1
Qd7 (20... Bd6 21. Rfc1 Bxf4 22. Rxc6 $1 $18) 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Rac1 Qe4 (22...
Qd7 23. Rc7 Qxd4 24. Be3 (24. Rd1 $145 Qf6 25. Rc8+ Bd8 26. Bc7 $18) 24... Qd8
25. Rfc1 {+- Fine}) 23. Bd6 (23. Rc8+ Bd8 24. Bc7 Kd7) 23... Bxd6 (23... Kd7
24. Rfe1 Qd5 25. Bc5 Bd6 $1 26. Bxd6 Qxd6 27. Rc5 Rhb8 $10) 24. Rc8+ Ke7 25.
Rxh8 Qxd4 26. g3 (26. Ra8 Qe5 27. g3 Rxa5 28. Qe8+ Kf6 29. Ra7 Bc7 30. Rc1 Rc5
31. Rxc5 Qxc5 32. Rb7 Qc1+ 33. Kg2 Qc4 $10) (26. Qc2 $142) 26... Qxb2 27. Ra8
Qa3 28. Qd1 (28. Qxa3 bxa3 29. Rc8 (29. Rxa6 a2 30. Rb6 Rxa5 31. Ra1 Be5 $19)
29... Be5 $19) 28... Qxa5 29. Ra7+ Bc7 30. Qd4 Rd5 31. Qe3 Rd7 32. Rc1 Bb6 33.
Rxd7+ Kxd7 34. Qf3 Ke7 35. Qb7+ Kf6 36. Rc6 Bd4 (36... Bd8 37. Rc4 Bb6 38. Rc6)
37. Rc7 Qd5 38. Rxf7+ Kg6 39. Rd7 Qxb7 40. Rxb7 Bc3 (40... Bc5 41. Rc7 Be7 42.
Rc6) 41. Ra7 Kf5 42. Kf1 b3 43. Rxa6 b2 44. Rb6 Ke4 45. Ke2 Kd4 {/\Kc4, Bb4}
46. Kd1 Kd3 47. g4 e5 48. f3 Ke3 49. Rb3 Kf4 50. Kc2 Bd4 51. h4 (51. Rb7 Kxf3
52. Rxg7 e4 53. Rxh7 e3 $10) 51... g6 52. h5 gxh5 53. gxh5 h6 54. Kd2 Kg3 55.
Ke2 Kf4 (55... Kh4 56. Kd3 $1 Kxh5 $2 (56... Kg5 57. Ke4 Bc3 $1 $10) 57. f4 Kg4
58. Ke4 $16) 56. Rb4 Kg3 57. Rb3 Kf4 58. Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Magerramov, Elmar S"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bb3 $5 Ncb4 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Qg4
Nf6 $1 15. Qg3 Bc6 16. Bh6 Ne8 17. Rac1 (17. Nxc6 $5 bxc6 18. Ne4 $14) 17...
Rc8 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. d5 $5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Rxc1 21. Bxc1 exd5 22. Qf5 Nf6 $1 23.
Bg5 Qd6 24. Re1 $1 Kg8 25. g3 a5 $6 (25... Nc6 $5) 26. Nd7 $1 Ra8 27. Rxe7 $1
Qxe7 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Nxf6+ Kg7 30. Qg5+ Kh8 31. Qf5 Kg7 32. Qg5+ Kh8 33. Qf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Oslo Schakselskaps Jubilee"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1984.04.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "ChessBase/Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1984.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {1) Hübner,Robert: 55 feiste Fehler.Stamsried.1990. Verlag Ernst
Vögel. Nr.19, S:42-43.} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. a4 c5
7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bd3 Ncb4 13. Be4
(13. Bb1 b6) 13... Nf6 (13... b6 $5) 14. Bf4 $5 Nbd5 (14... Nxe4 $5) 15. Nxd5
exd5 16. Bd3 Bg4 17. Rdc1 Re8 18. Bc7 Qd7 19. Qe3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 $14 Bd6 21. Ba5
Ne4 22. Re1 Qc6 23. Re2 Re6 24. Rc2 Qd7 25. Bf1 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 27. Be1 Qc2
28. Qd1 Qxb2 29. Rb1 {[#]} Nc3 $11 (29... Nxf2 $1 $11 {With practical chances
to win} 30. Bxf2 $1 (30. Rxb2 Nxd1 31. Re2 Ne3 $19) (30. Qc1 Nh3+ $1 (30...
Qxc1 31. Rxc1 Ne4 32. Rc8+ Bf8 33. Bb4 Nd6 34. Rb8 $16) 31. Kh1 (31. gxh3 $2
Qxh2#) 31... Qxd4 (31... Qxc1 32. Rxc1 Nf4 33. Rc8+ Bf8 34. Bb4 Ng6 35. g3 $14
{/\Bg2}) 32. Qc8+ (32. gxh3 $2 Bc5 $19) 32... Bf8 33. gxh3 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Qxb1
$19) 30... Bxh2+ $1 31. Kxh2 Qxf2 {/\Rh6} 32. Rb3 $1 {[#]} Re4 $1 (32... Re1
33. Qg4 $1 f5 34. Qg5 Qxf1 35. Qd8+ Kf7 36. Qxd5+ $14) 33. a5 g6 (33... Rxd4
$11) 34. Rf3 Rh4+ 35. Rh3 Rf4 (35... Rxd4 36. Qf3 Rf4 37. Qxf2 Rxf2 38. Kg1 Ra2
) 36. Rf3 Rh4+ $11) 30. Bxc3 Qxc3 31. Rxb7 g6 32. Qf3 Qxf3 33. gxf3 a5 34. Rb5
Bb4 35. Rxd5 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Semmering und Baden bei Wien"]
[Site "Semmering/ Baden bei Wien"]
[Date "1937.09.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "ChessBase/Spielmann,R"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1937.09.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)WSZ 1937, S.227-228 [Spielmann].} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5.
Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. h3 b6 12. d5
exd5 13. Bxd5 Bb7 14. e4 Rad8 15. Be3 Nd7 16. Rd2 Bf6 17. Rad1 h6 18. Bxc6 Bxc6
19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 a5 21. Qb5 Nb8 22. Nd2 Rfe8 23. Nc4 Rxe4 24. Nxb6 Bd4 {
Schwarz, der bereits strategisch total überspielt ist, versucht
Komplikationen zu schaffen. #} 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qxc5 Rxe3 (26... Qxb6 27.
Qc8+ Kh7 28. Qf5+ Qg6 29. Qxg6+ Kxg6 30. Rxd4 $16) 27. Rxd4 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Qf6
29. Rc4 $16 (29. Qd6 $2 Qxf2 $11) 29... Kh7 30. Qd4 Qg6 31. Qd2 Rf1 {#} 32. Qc2
(32. f3 $18) (32. Nd5 $18) 32... f5 33. Nc8 (33. Rc8 $18) 33... Nd7 {#} 34. Rc6
$4 (34. Rd4 $16) 34... Qg5 $2 (34... Rxf2 35. Qxf2 Qxc6 $15) 35. g3 $14 Ne5 {#}
36. Rc5 $4 (36. Rc3 $16) 36... Nf3+ $19 37. Kg2 Ne1+ 38. Kxf1 Nxc2 39. Rxc2 Qh5
40. Kg2 Qd1 41. Rc5 Qxa4 0-1

[Event "Semmering und Baden bei Wien"]
[Site "Semmering/ Baden bei Wien"]
[Date "1937.09.27"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Black "Fine, Reuben"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "ChessBase/Spielmann,R"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1937.09.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {1)WSZ 1937, S.296 (Spielmann,Rudolf]} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6
5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. a4 Be7 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. h3 Rd8 12.
d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Nb4 14. e4 Nfxd5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. Bf4 Qxf4 17. Qxe7 b6 18. a5
Re8 19. Qh4 Qxh4 20. Nxh4 Bc2 21. Rd2 bxa5 22. Rxa5 Rac8 23. Na2 g6 24. Nxb4
cxb4 25. Rxa6 Re1+ 26. Kh2 b3 27. Nf3 Rb1 28. d6 Rd8 {#} (28... Rxb2 29. d7 $18
) 29. d7 {Überstürzt} ({Hier hätte} 29. Ne5 {einen baldigen klaren Sieg
gebracht. z.B.} Bf5 30. Nc6 Rd7 31. Ra8+ Kg7 32. Ne5 $18) 29... Bf5 30. Nd4 Rc1
31. Nxf5 gxf5 32. Rad6 f4 33. h4 Kg7 34. g3 fxg3+ 35. fxg3 Rc2 36. Kg2 Kf8 37.
Kf3 Ke7 38. Rxc2 (38. Kf4 $142) 38... bxc2 39. Rc6 Rxd7 40. Rxc2 $11 {Spielmann
} Rd3+ 41. Kf4 Rb3 42. Rg2 Kf6 43. g4 Rb4+ 44. Ke3 h5 45. gxh5 Rxh4 46. Kd3
Rxh5 47. Kc4 Ke5 48. b4 Kd6 49. Rc2 f5 50. Kb5 f4+ 51. Ka6 Ke5 52. b5 Ke4 53.
b6 f3 54. Rf2 Rh3 55. Ka7 Ke3 56. b7 Rh7 57. Ka8 Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 14th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1998.03.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Arbakov, Valentin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1998.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nc3 Be7 $146 (9... Bd6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Rac1 Rd8 12. h3 (12. dxc5 $5)
12... cxd4 13. exd4 Bf4 14. Be3 Bd7 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bxe3 18.
fxe3 Be8 19. e4 Qe7 20. Qc4 Rac8 21. a3 Bd7 22. Qb3 Be6 $11 {Gurevich,
D-Raetsky,A/Bern op 1995}) 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bd2 (11. e4 $2 Ng4 {/\Nd4-+})
11... O-O 12. Rac1 Ba7 (12... Bd6 13. h3 Bd7 14. e4 $14) (12... b6 13. Na4 Bd6
14. e4 $14) (12... Rd8 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Rxc5 $14) 13. h3 Rd8 14. Rfd1 (14. Kh1
$5 {/\e4}) 14... Bd7 15. e4 Be8 (15... Nh5 16. e5 $1 (16. Bg5 $5 f6 17. Be3 Nf4
(17... Bxe3 18. Qxe3 $14) 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Rc2 Qc7 20. Rcd2 Kh8 $13) 16... Ng3
17. Qe1 Be8 18. Bc2 $14) 16. e5 Nd7 17. Bg5 Rdc8 18. Bf4 $16 {/\Ne4-d6} Nf8 (
18... Nc5 19. Bc2 $16) 19. Ne4 Ng6 20. Bg3 Qe7 (20... Nd4 $2 21. Nxd4 Qxc1 22.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 23. Kh2 Bxd4 24. Qd2 $18) 21. Nd6 Nd4 $1 22. Nxd4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxd4
24. Rc4 Ba7 25. Qc2 $1 (25. Nc8 Qd8 26. Nxa7 Rxa7 27. Qe3 Ra8 $14) 25... Bc6
26. Ba4 Bxa4 (26... Bd5 27. Rc8+ Rxc8 28. Qxc8+ Nf8 29. Be8 $16) 27. Rxa4 h5 (
27... Rd8 28. Nc8 Qc5 29. Rc4 Rxc8 30. Rxc5 Rxc5 31. Qe4 Rd5 32. Kh2 $16) 28.
h4 {><h5} Qd8 29. Qe2 (29. Rc4 $16) 29... b5 30. Re4 (30. Rxa6 $5 Bxf2+ 31.
Qxf2 Rxa6 32. Qxf7+ Kh7 33. Qf3 $1 (33. Ne8 $2 Qd4+ 34. Kh2 Ra7 35. Nf6+ Kh6
36. Ng8+ $11) 33... Kg8 34. Qxh5 $16) 30... Qa5 31. a3 Rf8 (31... Qc7 32. Qxh5
Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qxb2 34. Nxf7 Kxf7 35. Rf4+ $18) 32. Qxh5 (32. Kh2 $1 $18 {/\Qh5})
32... Qd2 33. Qf3 $4 $138 (33. Qe2 $18) 33... f5 $1 34. exf6 Rxf6 35. Qe2 Bxf2+
$1 36. Bxf2 Qxd6 $11 37. Rd4 Qc6 38. Rd8+ Kf7 $6 (38... Rf8 39. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $11)
39. Qd2 Nf4 40. Be3 $2 (40. Qd7+ Qxd7 41. Rxd7+ Kg6 42. Be3 $14) 40... Nd5 41.
Qe2 Rf5 42. Rh8 Qc7 43. Bg5 Nf4 44. Qg4 Ng6 $2 (44... Qe5 45. Bxf4 Rxf4 46.
Qh5+ Qxh5 47. Rxh5 $11) 45. Rd8 Qc2 $2 46. Rd7+ Kg8 47. Be3 $16 {/\h5} Qc6 48.
Ra7 Qc4 $8 49. Qxc4 bxc4 50. Rxa6 Re5 51. Bd4 (51. Bg5 Re1+ 52. Kf2 Rb1 53.
Rxe6 Rxb2+ 54. Kf3 Kf7 55. Re3 $16) 51... Re4 52. Bc3 Nxh4 (52... Nf4 53. g3
Ne2+ 54. Kf2 Nxc3 55. bxc3 $16) 53. Ra8+ Kh7 54. Kf2 $2 $138 (54. a4 $1 Re2 55.
a5 Rxg2+ 56. Kf1 Rh2 57. a6 Rh1+ 58. Kf2 Ra1 59. a7 Nf5 60. Bb4 Ra4 (60... Nd4
61. Ba3 $18) 61. Bc5 $18) 54... Rf4+ 55. Ke2 Re4+ 56. Kf2 Rf4+ 57. Kg3 g5 58.
Rh8+ Kg6 59. Rg8+ Kh5 60. Rh8+ Kg6 61. Rg8+ Kh5 62. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Be2 Rd8 11. Ne5 Bd7 $2 {Eine Neuerung von
zweifelhaftem Wert. Schwer zu sagen, was Kharlov von dem soliden und mehrfach
erprobten 11...Be7 abgehalten hat.} (11... Be7 12. Nec4 Nc6 13. Nb6 (13. Bf3
Nd5 14. Nb3 b5 15. Nca5 Ne5 16. Be2 Bd7 17. e4 Nb6 18. Bf4 Bf6 19. Nc5 $14 {
Chuchelov,V-Gabriel,C/Germany 2003}) 13... Rb8 14. Ndc4 Rxd1+ 15. Bxd1 Bd7 16.
Bf3 Be8 17. b3 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. Bb2 Be8 20. Rc1 f6 21. a3 Rd8 $11 {
Van Wely,L-Kharlov,A/Istanbul 2003}) 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Bf3 Nc6 {Erzwungen, denn
zu 13...Ra7 greift man ungern.} (13... Ra7 14. Bd2 Bc7 15. Bc3 $16) 14. Nxd7
Rxd7 15. Rxd7 Nxd7 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Bd2 Rd8 {Nach dem Eröffnungsfehler des
Gegners bekam Weiß einen klaren Vorteil, die Bauern c6 und a6 sind schwach.
Mit seinem letzten Zug plant Schwarz, seine Verteidigung durch die
Vereinfachung 18...Nc5 zu erleichtern. Hier verbrauchte ich etwa 20 Minuten,
um die beste Reaktion dagegen zu finden, griff aber in Folge trotzdem fehl.}
18. Bc3 (18. Ba5 Bxa5 19. Nxa5 Ne5 20. f4 Ng4 $1 (20... Rd5 21. b4 Ng4 22. e4
Rd4 23. Nxc6 Rxe4 24. a4 Rxf4 25. b5 Rc4 26. Rb1 $18) 21. Nc4 Rd3 22. Rc1 f6
$11) 18... Nc5 19. Bd4 $2 {Ein Berechnungsfehler, denn Schwarz kann das
entstehende Leichtfigurenendspiel halten. Sowohl mit 19.Nxc5, als auch mit 19.
Nd4 könnte ich meinen Vorteil behaupten.} (19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Kf1 f6 21. Rc1 Be7
22. Ke2 c5 23. Ba5 Rb8 24. b3 $14) (19. Nd4 Rc8 (19... Na4 $2 20. Nxc6 Rd6 21.
Ne7+ Kf8 22. Nc8 Rc6 23. Nxb6 Rxb6 24. Bd4 $16) 20. Rc1 Na4 21. Nf3 Nxc3 22.
Rxc3 f6 23. Kf1 $14) 19... Nxb3 20. Bxb6 Rb8 $1 21. Bc7 (21. Rd1 f6 22. Bc7 Rb7
23. Bd6 Na5 $11) 21... Nxa1 22. Bxb8 Nc2 23. Kf1 ({Ursprünglich plante ich hier
} 23. Bd6 {/\Kf1-e2-d2} Ne1 $8 24. Kf1 Nd3 25. b4 {, aber...} (25. b3 Nc1 (
25... e5 $1) 26. Ke1 Nxa2 27. Kd2 a5 28. Bc7 Nb4 29. Bxa5 Na6 $11) 25... e5 $1
{Diesen starken Zwischenzug habe ich bei meiner ersten Berechnung übersehen.
Weiß darf e5-e4 nicht zulassen, er verliert deswegen wichtige Tempi für 26.e4
und 27.g3, und der schwarze König kommt seinem Springer rechzeitig zur Hilfe.}
({Deutlich schlechter ist} 25... Nb2 $2 26. Ke2 f6 27. Bc7 $1 Kf7 28. Kd2 e5
29. Kc2 Nc4 30. a4 Ke6 31. Kc3 Nd6 (31... Na3 $2 32. e4 Nb1+ 33. Kd3 $18 {
/\Bb6-e3, Kc2}) 32. Bxd6 Kxd6 33. Kc4 $16 {, und Weiß sollte das
Bauernendspiel gewinnen.}) 26. e4 (26. Ke2 e4 27. f3 f5 $11 {/\Kf7-e6}) 26...
f6 27. g3 (27. Ke2 Nf4+ $11) 27... Kf7 28. Ke2 Nb2 29. Bc5 (29. Bc7 Ke6 30. Kd2
Kd7 $11) 29... Na4 30. Be3 Ke6 31. Kd2 Nb2 $11) 23... Nb4 24. Ke2 Nxa2 25. Kd3
Nb4+ {Gibt den Bauern zurück, um dem weißen König das Feld c5 zu verwähren.
Der andere Remisweg war 26...f6.} (25... f6 26. Bd6 a5 (26... e5 $2 27. b4 Kf7
28. Kc2 $18) 27. Kc2 Kf7 28. Kb3 Nc1+ 29. Kc2 Na2 $11) 26. Kc4 a5 $1 (26... Nc2
$2 27. Kc5 $1 (27. Kc3 $2 Ne1 $17) 27... Ne1 28. Kxc6 Nd3 29. b3 Nxf2 30. Kb6
Ng4 31. Kxa6 Nxe3 32. b4 $16) 27. Bc7 Na6 28. Bxa5 f6 29. f4 Kf7 30. e4 e5 31.
f5 Ke8 $2 {Es sieht so aus, als ob sich Andrei zu früh entspannt hat. Dieser
unnötige Tempoverlust bringt Schwarz erneut in Verlustgefahr.} ({Richtig war} 
31... g6 $1 32. g4 gxf5 33. gxf5 Ke7 34. Bb6 Ke8 $11) 32. g4 g5 $1 33. fxg6
hxg6 34. h4 Kf7 35. Bd2 (35. Bd8 Ke6 $11) ({Stärker war} 35. h5 $1 gxh5 36.
gxh5 {, wonach sich Schwarz genau verteidigen muss:} Kg7 37. Bd8 $1 (37. Bd2
Kf7 38. Be3 Kg7 $11) 37... Kf7 $1 (37... Kh6 $2 38. Bxf6 Nb8 39. Bxe5 Nd7 40.
Bd6 Kxh5 41. e5 Kg6 42. e6 Nb6+ 43. Kc5 Na4+ 44. Kxc6 Nxb2 45. e7 $18) 38. h6 (
38. b3 Kg7 39. Be7 Kf7 $1 40. Bd6 Kg7 $11) (38. b4 Nb8 39. Kc5 Na6+ $11) 38...
Kg6 39. h7 Kxh7 40. Bxf6 Nb8 $1 {Der einzige Zug.} (40... Kg6 41. Bxe5 Kf7 42.
b4 Ke6 43. Bf4 $18 {/\b5}) 41. Bxe5 Nd7 42. Bd4 Kg6 $11 {, und der schwarze
König schafft rechtzeitig zur Blockade.}) 35... f5 $1 (35... Ke6 $11) 36. exf5
gxf5 37. g5 Kg6 38. Bc3 e4 39. Be5 e3 $1 (39... Kh5 $2 40. Bf4 Kg6 41. b4 e3
42. Bxe3 Nc7 43. Kd4 $18) 40. Kd3 Nc5+ 41. Kxe3 Ne6 $11 42. Kd3 Kh5 43. Kc4 Kg6
44. Kb4 Kh5 45. Kc4 Kg6 46. Kb4 Kh5 47. Ka5 f4 48. Bxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 9899"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1998.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1998.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b6
{Schwarz möchte seine Entwicklung zurückhaltend gestalten. Die Varianten nach
7...b5 8.a4 b4 9.Nbd2 Bb7 10.e4 geben ihm in letzter Zeit keinen Anlaß zu
Freude.} 8. e4 $1 $146 {Eine starke Neuerung. Mit einfachen Entwicklungszügen
erreicht Weiß nicht viel.} (8. Nc3 Bb7 9. Qe2 Nbd7 (9... Nc6 {Huzman} 10. Rd1
cxd4 11. exd4 Nb4 12. Bg5 Bd5 13. Nxd5 Nbxd5 14. Ne5 $16 {1-0 Radocaj,D-Jusic,
Z/Pula 1996/EXT 99 (23)}) 10. Rd1 Qb8 (10... Bd6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bd2 b5 13.
Rac1 O-O 14. Be1 Qb8 {'=' Huzman.} 15. Bc2 Rd8 16. Bb1 h6 $11 {Summerscale,
A-Sadler,M/Nottingham 1996}) 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Rxd5
Be7 15. e4 Qb7 16. Bg5 $14 {Tkachiev,V-Flear,G/FRA 1996} (16. Bg5 {Huzman} Bxg5
17. Rad1 Nf6 18. Re5+ Kf8 19. Qd3 g6 20. Qd6+ Kg7 21. Re7 Nxe4 22. Qe5+ Bf6 23.
Rxb7 Bxe5 24. Nxe5 Rhe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Flear,G/FRA 1996/EXP 55 (31)}))
8... cxd4 $6 (8... Nxe4 9. d5 $36 Bb7 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Qxd8+ (11. Qe2 $44)
11... Kxd8 12. Bxe6 Bd6 13. Ng5 $16 {sieht für Schwarz sehr ungemütlich aus.})
(8... Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 {wäre m.E. besser, als der Partiezug, da die weiße Dame
nicht so leicht auf den Königsflügel kommt.} (9... Nfd7 $2 10. d5 $16)) 9. e5
Nfd7 (9... Nd5 $2 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qg4 h5 12. Qe4 $16 {stellt keine schöne
Alternative dar.}) 10. Qxd4 Bb7 (10... Nc6 $5 11. Qf4 (11. Qg4 {Huzman} Bb7 12.
Bf4 Nc5 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Nxb3 15. axb3 O-O-O 16. Ne4 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 h5 18.
Qg3 $16 {1-0 Djukanovic,S-Peric,S/YUG t-ch 1996 (28)}) 11... Qc7) 11. Qf4 Nc5
$2 {'?!' Huzman. Damit vernachläßigt Schwarz die Kontrolle über den
Schlüsselpunkt e5, was fatale Folgen hat. Richtig war} (11... Nc6 12. Nc3 (12.
Qg3 $5 Qc7 13. Bf4 $14) 12... Qc7 13. Re1 Nc5 {erst jetzt!} 14. Bc2 Rd8 (14...
Be7 $2 15. Qg3) (14... O-O-O $5 15. Be3 $14) 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Nb4 $14 {
mit einer spielbaren Stellung.}) (11... Qc7 {Huzman} 12. Nc3 (12. Nbd2 Nc5)
12... Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nc6 (13... Ra7 14. Qg3 $36) 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. Qg3 $36) 12.
Nc3 {'!' Huzman.} (12. Bc2 $5 {Huzman} Nd3 13. Qg3 Nxc1 14. Rxc1 Nd7 15. Nc3 g6
(15... Rc8 16. Be4 $32) 16. Be4 (16. Ne4 Be7 $14) 16... Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Be7 18.
Rc6 $36) 12... Nxb3 13. axb3 $16 Be7 {Danach verliert Schwarz das Rochaderecht,
aber guter Rat war bereits teuer. Schwarz hat große Probleme mit der
Entwicklung.} (13... Nd7 14. Ng5 $1 Qe7 15. Nce4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 (16. Nxe4 {
Huzman} Qb4 17. Ra4 Qxb3 18. Ng5 Nxe5 19. Re4 Bd6 20. Rxe5 O-O 21. Qe4 g6 22.
Rxe6 fxe6 23. Qb7 $18) 16... Ra7 17. Be3 $16 {'@' Huzman.}) (13... Nc6 14. Rd1
Qc7 15. Ne4 $16 Rd8 16. Be3 $16 {, und es droht das vernichtende 17.Nd6+.}) (
13... Qc7 {Huzman} 14. Ne4 $36) 14. Qg3 {'!' Huzman.} Kf8 (14... O-O $2 15. Bh6
$18) (14... g6 {Huzman} 15. Bh6 $16) 15. Rd1 Nd7 (15... Qc7 {Huzman} 16. Ra4 $1
$40 {[%cal Ga4g4,Gg4g7]}) 16. Ra4 $1 {'+/-!' Huzman. Das Spiel geht auf ein
Tor, die Angriffszüge finden sich von selbst.} Qe8 17. Rg4 g6 (17... Bxf3 18.
Rxg7 $1 Bh4 (18... Bxd1 $2 19. Bh6 {mit baldigem Matt.} (19. Rg8+ $1 {Huzman}
Rxg8 20. Bh6+ Rg7 21. Qxg7#)) 19. Qxh4 h5 (19... Bxd1 {Huzman} 20. Bh6 $18) 20.
Rxd7 $1 Qxd7 21. Qf6 {'+-' Huzman.} Bb7 22. Rg3 $18) 18. Bh6+ Kg8 19. Ng5 $1 {
/\Nge4,><d6,f6 '->' Huzman. Das Schicksal von Schwarz ist besiegelt, er spielt
praktisch mit einem Turm weniger.} Bf8 (19... Rd8 20. Rgd4 (20. h4 {[%cal
Gh4h5] Huzman}) (20. b4 $5 Nb8 21. Rxd8 Qxd8 22. Rf4 Qd2 23. h4 $18) 20... Nc5
21. Rxd8 Bxd8 22. b4 Nd7 23. Qf4 $18) 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Rgd4 Bc6 22. Rf4 $1 f5
23. exf6 e5 24. Qd3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.09"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Nc6 (10... b6 $5 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Rac1
Qb8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ne4 17. Bf4 Qc7 $11 {Voitsekhovsky,
S-Dreev,A/St. Petersburg 1998}) 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Be7 13. Rc1 (13. Re1 Bd7 (
13... Nd5 14. Bg3 $14) 14. Bg3 Nb4 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Bb3 Rc8 17. Qf3 Bc6 18. Nxc6
bxc6 19. Red1 a5 20. Rac1 Qb6 21. Bc4 Rfd8 $11 {Pinter,J-Psakhis,L/Las Palmas
1982}) 13... Nh5 $1 (13... Qb6 $5 14. Qb3 $2 (14. d5 $1 Rd8 15. Qe2 exd5 16.
Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxd5 Qxb2 18. Rc2 Qa3 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qe4 $44) 14... Qxb3 15.
Bxb3 Rd8 16. Rfd1 g5 17. Bg3 g4 18. Ne5 Nxd4 $15 {Thanh Trang,H-Kiss,F/Mamaia
1991}) 14. Bxe7 (14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Bf6 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Nb4 $11) 14...
Nxe7 15. Ne5 (15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 (16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Nf6 $11) 16... Nxd5
17. Bxd5 Nf4 $11) 15... Nf6 16. Qd3 (16. Re1 Bd7 17. Qf3 Bc6 $11) 16... Bd7 17.
Ba2 Rc8 18. Rfd1 (18. Bb1 Bc6 19. Ng4 Ng6 $15) 18... Bc6 19. Bb1 {Ein Beispiel
zum Thema Prophylaxe. Schwarz strebt die Aufstellung Qb6 (d6), Rfd8 an, dabei
sollte er die gegnerische Drohung Ne5-g4 berücksichtigen.} Re8 $1 (19... Ned5
$2 20. Ng4 $36) 20. h3 Ned5 $2 {Ein frühzeitiger Ausfall. Noch etwas Geduld
war erforderlich.} (20... Qd6 $6 21. Ng4 Nxg4 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qh8+ Ng8 24.
hxg4 $40) (20... Kf8 $1 $15 {wäre richtig. Nach diesem zweiten
prophylaktischen Zug könnte Schwarz das Gegenspiel des Gegner auf der
Diagonale b1-h7 ganz ausschalten und seine Stellung weiter verbessern (Qb6,
Rfd8).} 21. Ng4 Ned5 $1) 21. Ne4 $1 $11 {Nun gelingt es Weiß, die schwarze
Bauernstruktur zu verschlechtern und damit die Stellung auszugleichen.} (21.
Ng4 $2 Nxg4 (21... Kf8 $15) 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. hxg4 Qg5 24. Nxd5 Qxd5 25. f3 Bxa4
$17) 21... Nxe4 (21... Bxa4 $2 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Nd6 $16) 22. Nxc6 (22. Qxe4 $2
Nf6 23. Nxc6 Rxc6 $15) 22... Rxc6 (22... bxc6 23. Qxe4 g6 24. Bd3 a5 25. b3 Qb6
26. Bc4 $11) 23. Rxc6 bxc6 24. Qxe4 g6 25. Qc2 $1 (25. Bd3 a5 26. Bc4 Qb6 27.
Qc2 Rd8 {/\Nb4 ><d4}) 25... Qb6 26. Qd2 $1 {/\a5} Kg7 27. a5 Qb4 (27... Qb3 $6
28. Rc1 Nb4 (28... Rb8 29. Rxc6 Qxb2 30. Qxb2 Rxb2 31. Be4 $14) 29. Qc3 $14)
28. Qxb4 Nxb4 29. Rc1 (29. Be4 $2 Rd8 $17 {/\c5}) 29... Kf6 (29... e5 $2 30.
Re1 $1 (30. dxe5 $2 Rxe5 $17) 30... Rd8 31. dxe5 Rd2 32. b3 $14) 30. Rc4 Rb8
31. Be4 (31. Kf1 $2 Ke7 32. Ke2 Kd6 $17 {/\Nd5}) 31... Rb5 32. Bxc6 Nxc6 33.
Rxc6 Rxa5 34. b4 Rb5 (34... Ra4 35. d5 $11) (34... Rb5 35. Rxa6 Rxb4 36. d5 $11
) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.03.10"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. Bf4 {Eine seltene Fortsetzung, meistens
wird 11.Re1 gespielt.} (11. Re1) 11... Nd5 $6 $146 {Eine zweifelhafte Neuerung.
Schwarz ist bereit einen Bauern zu opfern, bekommt aber keine vollwertige
Kompensation dafür.} ({Nach dem Planzug} 11... Na5 {bleibt die Stellung im
Gleichgewicht:} 12. Ba2 b5 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bb7 (15... Ra7
16. Ne5 Bb7 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Qf3 $14) 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. Ne5 (17. Rc1 $5) 17...
Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 Rfe8 19. Nd7 Nc5 20. Nb6 Rad8 21. Nd5 Bf8 22. Kf1 Ne6 23. Be3 f5
24. Rac1 Rc8 25. Bb6 Kf7 $11 {Tkachiev,V-Ponomariov,R/Enghien-les-Bains 1999})
12. Bxd5 $1 (12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Re1 Bg4 $11) 12... exd5 13. Ne5 $2 {Dieser
unprinzipielle Zug bringt nichts ein.} ({Kritisch war} 13. Qb3 $1 Be6 14. Qxb7
Na5 15. Qc7 Qxc7 16. Bxc7 Nc4 17. Rfe1 $1 {Ein wichtiger Zwischenzug.} (17. b4
$2 Rfc8 18. Bg3 a5 $11) 17... Rfe8 $1 (17... Nxb2 $2 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxe7 $16
) 18. Nd1 $1 {Dieser starke und logische Zug entging meiner Aufmerksamkeit.
Weiß verteidigt seinen schwachen Bauern b2 und konsolidiert seine Stellung.} (
18. b4 $2 Rac8 19. Bg3 Nxa3 20. Rxa3 (20. Nxd5 Nc2 $17) 20... Bxb4 $15) (18.
Na4 Rac8 19. Bg3 Bd7 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. Rxe8+ Bxe8 22. dxc5 Nxb2 $11) 18... Rac8
19. Bf4 a5 ({Nach} 19... Bg4 {hat Weiß die angenehme Wahl zwischen 20.Ne3 und
20.Ne5.} 20. Ne3 (20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Rxe5 Be6 22. Re2 $14) 20... Nxe3 21. Rxe3
$14) 20. h3 a4 21. Rc1 $14 {Schwarz kann keine ausreichende Kompensation
nachweisen.}) 13... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Be6 $11 15. Qb3 (15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Na4 Qa5 $11)
15... b5 16. Ne2 f6 17. Bg3 Rc8 $6 ({Genauer war} 17... Qd7 $1 {, wonach sich
Weiß um den Ausgleich kümmern muß.} 18. a4 $5 b4 19. Nf4 Bf7 20. Nd3 Rfc8 21.
Rac1 Rc4 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. dxc5 a5 24. Bd6 $11) 18. a4 b4 (18... bxa4 $6 19.
Qxa4 Ra8 20. Qc6 $14) (18... Qd7 $6 19. axb5 Qxb5 20. Qxb5 axb5 21. Ra5 $14)
19. Qd3 Rc6 (19... a5 {schwächt zwar den schwarzen Damenflügel, war aber auch
möglich:} 20. Rfc1 (20. Qa6 Bf7) 20... Bf7 (20... Qd7 $6 21. Qb5 $14) 21. h3
Re8 22. Qb5 Bf8 $11) 20. Rfc1 Qd7 21. Rxc6 Qxc6 22. Rc1 $1 Qxa4 23. Qe3 Kf7 $1
{Die weiße Initiative sieht gefährlich aus, aber Shirov berechnete weit und
sah bereits hier die beste Verteidigung.} ({Nach} 23... Bf7 $6 24. Qxe7 Re8 25.
Qa7 $1 {(Shirov) geriet Schwarz in Gefahr und müßte einige genaue
Verteidigungszüge finden:} Rxe2 26. h3 Qe8 $1 (26... h6 27. Kh2 $1 Qe8 (27...
Rc2 28. Re1 $16) 28. Qxa6 $16) 27. Rc7 Re6 $1 (27... Qe6 28. Qb8+ Be8 29. Qb7
Bf7 30. Rc6 $16) 28. Qb7 Qf8 $14) 24. Nf4 Qd7 $1 (24... Bd7 $6 25. Nxd5 Re8 26.
Nc7 Rc8 27. Qe4 $40) 25. Re1 Re8 $1 (25... Bf5 $6 26. Nxd5 Qxd5 27. Qxe7+ Kg8
28. Qxb4 $16) 26. Nxe6 (26. Qxe6+ Qxe6 27. Rxe6 g5 28. Rxa6 gxf4 29. Bxf4 Bc5
$1 30. Kf1 Bxd4 31. Ra4 $11) 26... Bf8 27. Ng5+ fxg5 28. Qf3+ Kg6 $1 (28... Kg8
29. Rxe8 Qxe8 30. Qxd5+ Qf7 31. Qe5 $14 (31. Qxg5 Qb3 $11)) 29. Qd3+ {Es gibt
nichts Besseres als Dauerschach.} Kf7 30. Qf3+ (30. Rxe8 Kxe8 31. Qxh7 Qe6 32.
h3 a5 $11) 30... Kg6 31. Qd3+ Kf7 32. Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Linkoping"]
[Date "2001.07.12"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Black "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7.
Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a4 Nc6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Be7 {Eine
logische Fortsetzung: Schwarz entkräftet die Fesselung und bereitet das
typische Entlastungsmanöver Nf6-h5 vor.} 13. Re1 (13. Rc1 Nh5 $1 14. Bxe7 Nxe7
15. Ne5 Nf6 16. Qd3 Bd7 17. Ba2 Rc8 18. Rfd1 Bc6 19. Bb1 Re8 $1 20. h3 {
Nisipeanu,L-Dautov,R/Elista 1998} Kf8 $1 $15) 13... Bd7 (13... Nd5 14. Bg3 $14)
({In Frage kommt das sofortige} 13... Nh5 $5 14. Bxe7 Nxe7) 14. Qe2 {Weiß läßt
das o.g. Manöver zu.} ({Anspruchsvoller ist} 14. Bg3 Nb4 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Bb3
Rc8 17. Qf3 Bc6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Red1 a5 20. Rac1 Qb6 21. Bc4 Rfd8 $11 {
Pinter,J-Psakhis,L/Las Palmas 1982}) (14. Ne5 $5) 14... Nh5 $1 15. Bxe7 Nxe7
16. Ne5 Nf6 $11 {Der Läuferabtausch verbesserte die schwarze Stellung: weder
die Drohungen auf der Diagonale b1-h7, noch der Zentrumsvorstoß d4-d5 sind für
den Nachziehenden gefährlich. Nach der Einleitung Bd7-c6 will sich Schwarz in
aller Ruhe dem anfälligen Isolani d4 widmen.} 17. Ne4 (17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Ba2
Rad8 19. Qd3 Bc6 20. Qc4 Rd6 21. b4 Qd8 22. b5 Bd5 23. Nxd5 Nexd5 $11 {
Reinderman,D-Iordachescu,V/Ohrid 2001}) 17... Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Bc6 19. Nxc6 bxc6
20. Bd3 g6 21. a5 $1 {[%csl Ra6] Fixiert die Schwäche a6.} Qd6 $6 ({
Vorsichtiger war} 21... Qd7 22. Qe2 Ra7 $11) 22. Qe2 $1 {Dieser Tausch ist für
Weiß günstig.} (22. Rec1 Rfb8 23. Rc2 Rb4 $15 {[%csl Ra5,Rb2,Rd4]}) 22... Qxd4
23. Bxa6 Rfb8 24. Red1 Qf6 (24... Qxb2 $2 25. Rd8+ $16) 25. Rd2 $2 {Nach
diesem Fehler übernimmt Schwarz die Initiative.} ({Korrekt war} 25. Ra2 $1 Nd5
26. Bc4 $14) 25... Nd5 $1 26. g3 $6 ({Nach dem rechtzeitigen Bauernopfer} 26.
Bc4 $1 Nf4 27. Qe1 Rxb2 28. Rxb2 Qxb2 $15 {dürfte Weiß problemlos Remis halten
können.}) 26... Qd8 $1 {[%csl Ra5] ><a5 Weiß bekam ernsthafte Probleme wegen
der Schwäche a5. Es droht Ra7 und Rba8.} 27. Rd4 $6 Ra7 28. Rda4 Qf6 (28...
Rba8 $1 29. Bc4 Rxa5 30. Rxa5 Rxa5 31. Rxa5 Qxa5 $17) 29. Bc4 Rxb2 30. Qe1 Nc3
31. R4a3 Ne4 32. Be2 h5 33. a6 h4 34. Rc1 ({Der Tausch des aktiven schwarzen
Turms war absolut notwendig.} 34. R3a2 $1 Rxa2 35. Rxa2 Nc3 36. Ra3 Nxe2+ 37.
Qxe2 $15) 34... h3 $1 35. Rf3 $2 (35. Re3 $142) 35... Qd4 $17 36. Re3 (36. Rxc6
Nd2 37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. Re3 Qd5 39. f3 Qd4 $19) 36... Nd2 37. Rxc6 Qd5 38. Rc8+
Kh7 39. Bf1 Rb1 40. Rc1 Nxf1 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Mista, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 {
Ein seltener Zug. Im Unterschied zu den Hauptfortsetzungen 7...b5 und 7...cxd4
legt Schwarz seine Entwicklungsmethode noch nicht fest.} 8. e4 {Ein logisches
Bauernopfer. Die Praxis zeigt, daß 8. Qe2 zu langsam ist.} (8. Qe2 b5 9. e4 Bb7
10. d5 c4 $11) 8... Nxe4 9. Qe2 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Diese starke Neuerung fand
ich vor kurzem, bisher wurde hier ausschließlich 9.Re1 gespielt. Der Textzug
dient dazu, die Möglichkeit 9...Nef6 auszuschließen.} ({Nach} 9. Re1 Nef6 $1
10. d5 Nb6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 {entsteht ein Endspiel in dem Weiß nur eine leichte
Initiative besitzt.}) 9... Nd6 (9... Ndf6 10. Bc2 Qd5 11. Re1 Nd6 12. Nc3 $36)
({Hier ist} 9... Nef6 $2 {unerfreulich für Schwarz, nach} 10. d5 Nb6 11. dxe6
Bxe6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qxe6+ $16 {entfaltet Weiß einen starken Angriff.}) 10.
d5 e5 11. Nxe5 Be7 12. Nxd7 ({Schwächer ist} 12. Re1 $6 O-O 13. Nc6 $5 (13.
Nxd7 Qxd7 $11 14. Qxe7 $4 Re8) 13... bxc6 14. Qxe7 Qxe7 15. Rxe7 Nf5 16. Re1
cxd5 17. Bxd5 Rb8 $11 {, und Schwarz gleicht aus.}) 12... Qxd7 13. Nc3 $1 {
Ein logischer Entwicklungszug, der gleichzeitig die Drohung 14.Na4 aufstellt.}
b5 (13... O-O $2 14. Na4 Qc7 15. Nxc5 $16) 14. Bg5 {Bevor Schwarz rochieren
darf, wird er noch zur Schwächung f7-f6 gezwungen.} f6 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Rfe1 Rf7
17. a4 $1 $16 {Dieser energischer Zug besiegelt den klaren weißen
Stellungsvorteil. Leider endete hier meine Computeranalyse, so daß die
Umsetzung des Vorteils nicht fehlerlos ablief.} c4 (17... b4 18. Ne4 $16) 18.
Bc2 Bb7 (18... b4 19. Ne4 b3 20. Bb1 $16) 19. Qe6 $2 {Diese Entscheidung ist
falsch, deutlich mehr versprach 19.axb5!} (19. axb5 $1 axb5 (19... Nxb5 20.
Qxc4 Nxc3 21. Qxc3 Bxd5 (21... Qxd5 $2 22. Qh3 $18) 22. Qd3 g6 23. Bb3 Rd8 24.
Red1 $18) 20. Rxa8+ Bxa8 21. Qe6 Qxe6 22. Rxe6 $1 b4 (22... Nc8 23. d6 Bf8 24.
Re8 Nb6 25. Be3 $18) 23. Bxd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 bxc3 25. bxc3 $16) 19... Qxe6 20.
dxe6 Rff8 21. Rad1 Rfd8 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 $14 Rab8 $2 {Erlaubt eine
gefährliche Fesselung, vorsichtiger und besser war 23...bxa4.} (23... bxa4 24.
Bxa4 Nb5 25. Rd7 Kf8 $14) 24. Red1 Rb6 25. a5 Rc6 26. Be4 $1 {Stellt eine
tödliche Drohung 27.Bf3, 28.R4d4 auf, weswegen Schwarz zu taktischen Mitteln
greifen muß, um sich zu befreien.} c3 (26... g5 27. Bg3 Nxe4 28. Rxd8+ Kg7 29.
Rb8 Rxe6 30. Rb6 Kf7 31. Re1 Rxb6 32. axb6 Nc5 33. f3 a5 34. Kf1 $16) 27. bxc3
g5 28. Bg3 b4 $2 (28... Rxc3 29. h4 Nb7 30. Rd7 Rxd7 31. exd7 (31. Rxd7 Nc5 $16
) 31... Nd8 32. hxg5 fxg5 33. Be5 Ra3 34. Rc1 $16) 29. cxb4 $2 {Mit 29.R5d4
könnte ich eine Qualität und damit die Partie gewinnen. Nach dem Textzug kann
Mista in ein Turmendspiel mit einem Minusbauern entwischen.} (29. Bxd6 Rcxd6
30. cxb4 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Bxd5 Kf8 33. b5 axb5 34. Kf1 Bc5 35. Ke2 Ke7
$16) (29. R5d4 $1 Rxc3 (29... Nxe4 30. Rxd8+ Kg7 31. R8d7 Rxe6 32. cxb4 $18)
30. h4 Rxg3 31. fxg3 $18) 29... Nxe4 30. Rxd8+ Bxd8 31. Rxd8+ Kg7 32. Rd7+ Kg6
33. Rc7 Rxe6 34. f3 Nxg3 35. hxg3 Re2 $1 (35... Re1+ 36. Kf2 Rb1 37. Rb7 Rb2+
38. Ke3 Rxg2 39. Rb6 Rb2 40. g4 Rb3+ 41. Kd4 $18) 36. g4 Rb2 37. Rb7 h5 38.
gxh5+ (38. Rb6 $2 h4 $1 39. Kh2 Kf7 40. Kh3 Rb3 41. Rxa6 Rxb4 42. g3 hxg3 43.
Rb6 Ra4 44. a6 Ra2 45. Kxg3 Kg6 $11) 38... Kxh5 39. Kh2 Kg6 $2 {Das sieht nach
einem entscheidenen Fehler aus. Mit dem zügigen f5-f4 konnte sich Schwarz
retten.} (39... f5 $1 40. Rb6 f4 41. Rxa6 (41. Kh3 Rb3 $1 42. g4+ fxg3 43. Kxg3
Rb2 $11) 41... Rxb4 42. Ra8 Ra4 43. a6 Kg6 44. a7 (44. Kh3 Ra2 $1 45. a7 Kh7
46. Kg4 Rxg2+ 47. Kf5 Ra2 48. Kxg5 Ra4 $11) 44... Kg7 45. Kg1 Ra2 46. Kf1 Kh7
47. Ke1 Kg7 48. Kd1 Kh7 49. Kc1 Kg7 50. Kb1 Ra6 51. Kb2 Kh7 52. Kb3 Kg7 53. Kb4
Kh7 54. Kc5 Kg7 55. Kd5 Kh7 56. Ke5 Kg7 57. Kf5 Ra5+ 58. Kg4 Kh7 59. Kh5 Kg7
60. Rb8 Rxa7 61. Rb5 Kf6 62. Rxg5 Ra2 $11) 40. Rb6 {[%mdl 4096]} Kf5 41. Kh3
Kg6 42. Kg3 Kf5 43. Kh2 {Das Dreiecksmanöver dient dazu, die erwünschte
Stellung W.Kh3, Pg3 - S.Kf5 zu erreichen.} Ke5 (43... Kg6 44. Kh3 Kf5 45. g4+
Kg6 46. Kg3 Kf7 47. Rxa6 Rxb4 48. Kf2 Ra4 (48... Rb3 49. Rb6 Ra3 50. Rb5 Ke6
51. Rf5 $18) 49. Ra8 Ra3 50. a6 Kg7 51. Ke2 Kf7 (51... Kh7 52. Kd2 Rxf3 53. Rf8
$18) 52. Kd2 Kg7 53. Kc2 Rxf3 54. Rc8 Ra3 55. Rc6 f5 56. gxf5 Ra5 57. Kb3 Rxf5
58. Kb4 Rf1 59. Kc5 g4 60. a7 Ra1 61. Kb6 $18) 44. Kh3 Kf5 (44... f5 45. Kg3 $1
(45. g3 f4 $11) (45. g4 Rb3 46. Rxa6 Rxb4 $11) 45... Rb3 46. Rxa6 Rxb4 47. Ra8
Ra4 48. a6 Kf6 49. Kf2 f4 50. Ke2 Ra3 51. Kd2 Kg7 52. Kc2 $18) 45. g3 Rb3 {
Schwarz ist gezwungen, den weißen König zu befreien.} 46. g4+ Ke5 (46... Kg6
47. Kg2 $18) 47. Kg3 Rb2 48. Rxa6 Rxb4 49. Ra8 $18 Rb1 (49... Ra4 50. a6 Kd6
51. a7 Kc7 52. Rf8 Rxa7 53. Rxf6 Kd8 54. Rf8+ Ke7 55. Rf5 $18) 50. Re8+ (50. a6
Rg1+ 51. Kf2 Ra1 52. a7 Kf4 53. Re8 $18) 50... Kd6 51. a6 Rg1+ 52. Kf2 Ra1 53.
Ra8 Ra2+ 54. Ke3 f5 55. gxf5 Ra3+ 56. Kd2 Kc7 57. f6 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman} d5 2. c4 dxc4 {Eine Überraschung! Normalerweise spielt Dmitry
Wolga-Gambit oder Modern Benoni.} 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7.
Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 Be7 $1 {Eine Idee von R.Ponomariov. Schwarz
strebt die schnelstmögliche Entwicklung an.} ({Die geläufige Fortsetzung} 10...
cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 {ist nicht ungefährlich für Schwarz. Z.B.} Nc5 (12...
Nc6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Rc1 $36) 13. Bg5 f6 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Nxd4 $3 Qd5 16. Nd6+
Qxd6 17. Qh5+ Kd7 18. Bxf6 Nxb3 19. Nxb3 Rg8 20. Qf7+ Be7 21. Qxg8 $18 {
Gershon-Svetushkin/Erevan 2000}) 11. e5 ({Nicht viel verspricht Weiß} 11. dxc5
O-O 12. Qc2 Nfd7 13. Bc4 Nxc5 14. b3 Nc6 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Rfe1
Rac8 18. Bf1 Na5 19. Bd4 Qb8 $11 {Barsov,A-Lautier,J/Bastia 2001}) 11... Nfd7 (
11... Ne4 {Huzman} 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. dxc5 Qc7 15. Be3 Nd7 16. Rfc1
O-O 17. a5 Rfc8 18. c6 Bxc6 19. Ba4 Qb7 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Rxc6 Qxc6 22. Rc1 Qb7
$11 {0-1 Shumiakina,T-Skripchenko,A/YUG t-ch w 1999 (42)}) 12. Nc4 O-O {
Am Schlagen auf d4 gespart, konnte Schwarz seinen König in Sicherheit bringen
und den unangenehmen Ausfall Bc1-g5 verhindern. Diese Stellung wurde bisher in
zwei Partien Dreev-Ponomariov diskutiert und es sieht so aus, als ob Schwarz
zumindest keine Probleme hätte.} 13. Bc2 ({Nach} 13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. exd6 cxd4 15.
Bg5 $6 (15. Nxd4) 15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxg5 17. Qxa8 Nc5 18. Qf3 Nbd7 19. Rad1
Ne5 $15 {bekam Schwarz Vorteil in Dreev,A-Ponomariov,R/Panormo 2001.}) 13...
cxd4 $1 $146 {Wie ich erst nach der Rartie erfuhr, wurde diese Neuerung von
Ponomariov in seinen Kommentaren im "Schach" 11/2001 als die beste Fortsetzung
angegeben.} (13... Nc6 $6 14. dxc5 (14. Nd6 $1 Bxd6 15. exd6 cxd4 16. Nxd4 {
ist laut Ponomariov am besten.}) ({ich selbst wollte mich des Fritz-Vorschlages
} 14. Qd3 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Qe3 $14 {bedienen.}) 14... Nxc5 15.
Nd6 b3 16. Bb1 Qc7 17. Be3 Nxe5 18. Nxb7 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxb7 20. Qxb7 Nxb7 21.
Be4 Rab8 22. Ba7 Nc5 $15 {Dreev,A-Ponomariov,R/Yerevan 2001}) 14. Nxd4 $5 {
Mit Überraschungen konfrontiert, entschloß ich mich, einen Bauern zu opfern,
um ein Endspiel zu erreichen.} (14. Qxd4 b3 $1 15. Bb1 (15. Bxb3 Bxf3 16. gxf3
Nc6 $36) 15... Bd5 16. Qd3 g6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Qxb3 Nc6 19. Qc3 Bxc4 20. Qxc4
Ncxe5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 $11 {So weit die Varianten von Ponomariov. Ich verwarf 14.
Qxd4 ebenfalls wegen 14..b3, jedoch ohne so weit zu rechnen.}) 14... Bd5 15.
Ne3 ({Die Varianten} 15. Qd3 g6 16. Re1 Qc7 {,}) ({und} 15. b3 Bxc4 16. bxc4
Nxe5 {sehen nicht sehr verlockend für Weiß aus.}) 15... Nxe5 16. Qh5 Ng6 {
Eine prinzipielle Antwort, Schwarz behält den Bauern.} ({Zu einer
ausgeglichenen Stellung führte} 16... g6 $5 17. Qxe5 Bd6 (17... Bf6 18. Nxe6 $1
Bxe6 19. Qe4 $14) 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 (18... fxe6 19. Qd4 Nc6 20. Qd1 $14) 19. Qe4
Ra7 $11) (16... f5 {Huzman} 17. Rd1 g6 18. Qe2 $16 {[%cal Gd1d8]}) 17. Nxd5 (
17. Rd1 $5 {Huzman} Ra7 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 exd5 20. Bb3 Rd7 21. Nf5 Rfd8
22. Be3 $44) 17... Qxd5 ({Wesentlich schwächer wäre} 17... exd5 $2 {, nach} 18.
Be3 (18. Rd1 $44 {Huzman}) 18... Bf6 19. Rad1 {wird Schwarz früher oder später
den Bauern d5 verlieren.}) 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. Bb3 {Diese Stellung strebte ich
mit dem Zug 15.Ne3 an. Meine Hoffnung war, daß das weiße Läuferpaar und die
Schwäche des Bauern d5 den geopferten Bauern kompensieren werden.} Bf6 (19...
Rd8 {Huzman} 20. Be3 $44) 20. Be3 Rd8 21. Rac1 {'©' Huzman. Huzman: 'Weakness
of pawn d5,control on "c" file and development advantage-all this factors
determine more than enough compensation for sacrificed pawn.'} Ne5 $2 {Die
Entscheidung den Bauern zurückzugeben ist falsch, Schwarz erreicht keinen
Ausgleich.} ({Am besten war} 21... Ne7 $1 {Schwarz verteidigt den Bauern d5
und ermöglicht die Entwicklung des Springers b8.} {Nach} 22. Rfd1 (22. Rc7 $2
Nd7 23. Rfc1 Nf8 $17) 22... Nd7 (22... Bxd4 $6 23. Bxd4 Nbc6 24. Bb6 Rd7 25. a5
$14) 23. Nc6 Nxc6 24. Rxc6 Ne5 (24... Bxb2 25. Rxd5 $44) 25. Rc2 d4 $11 26.
Bxd4 Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Nf3+ 28. gxf3 Bxd4 29. Rc4 Bxb2 30. Rxb4 Bc3 31. Rb7 Rf8 {
entsteht ein remisliches Endspiel.}) 22. Rfd1 Nc4 (22... Ng4 23. Bf4 $14) 23.
Bxc4 dxc4 24. Rxc4 $14 {'+/-' Huzman. Huzman: 'White are taking pawn back.
Their advantage now -in weaknesses of black pawns on the Q's side.' Das
Zurückopfern hat die Stellung des Schwarzen nur verschlechtert, er hat nach
wie vor Probleme mit der Entwicklung seines Springers.} Ra7 {'?' Huzman.} (
24... Nd7 $2 25. Rxb4 a5 26. Rb5 Nf8 27. Rd2 $16) (24... a5 25. Kf1 (25. Rcc1
Na6 26. Nc6 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Bxb2 28. Nxa5 $14) (25. Rd2 {Huzman} Nd7 26. Nc6 Ne5
27. Nxe5 Rxd2 28. Bxd2 Bxe5 29. b3 Rd8 30. Kf1 {[%csl Ra5,Rb4]}) (25. Rdc1 {
Huzman} Nd7 26. Nc6 Bxb2 27. Rb1 Ne5 $17) 25... Nd7 $2 (25... Ra6 $5) 26. Nc6
Ne5 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Nxe5 Bxe5 29. Bb6 Ra8 30. b3 $16) 25. Rd2 a5 $4 {
Dieser Einsteller beendet vorzeitig die Partie.} (25... Rad7 $2 26. Rxb4 $16) (
25... Rb7 26. Nb3 $14) 26. Ne6 $1 (26. Ne6 Rxd2 27. Rc8+ Bd8 28. Bxd2 $18 fxe6
29. Rxd8+ Kf7 30. Rxb8 Rd7 31. Be1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Riga Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. Bb3 Nf6 7. O-O
Nc6 (7... b5 $2 8. a4 Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Na3 $16) 8. Qe2 cxd4 (
8... Be7 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bd2 b6 12. Rac1 $14) (8... Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6
10. Bd2 O-O 11. Rac1 cxd4 12. exd4 Bf4 13. Rfd1 Bd7 14. Ne4 Nd5 15. Nc5 Bxd2
16. Qxd2 $14 {Petrosian,A-Gulko,B/Tashkent/1984/1:0/50/}) 9. Rd1 d3 (9... Be7
10. exd4 Na5 11. Bc2 b5 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Ne5 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. a3
Nh5 17. b4 $13 {Lerner,K-Dokhoian,Y/Kharkov/1985/}) 10. Rxd3 Qc7 11. Nc3 (11.
e4 {Ftacnik} Bc5 12. h3 Nd7 13. Be3 b6 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. Rc3 Bb7 16. Rac1 Rac8
17. Ba4 Qb8 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Qe3 Bb7 21. Nd4 Na4 22. R3c2 Rxc2
23. Rxc2 Rc8 24. b3 {Yermolinsky,A-Rachels,S/USA-ch (02)/1992/0.5 (28)}) 11...
Bd6 (11... Bc5 {Ftacnik} 12. a3 O-O 13. Bd2 b5 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. e4 Ng4 16. Nd1
Bb7 17. Ng5 Nce5 18. Rg3 Rad8 19. Rxc5 Qxc5 20. Bb4 Qc1 21. Bxf8 Qxg5 22. Bb4
Qf4 23. Ne3 Nf6 24. Be7 {Piket,J-Lautier,J/Amsterdam Euwe-mem (03) ;CBM 47/
1995/0-1 (52)}) (11... Be7 {Ftacnik} 12. e4 Nd7 13. Rd1 O-O 14. Be3 b5 15. Rac1
Bb7 16. Nd5 exd5 17. exd5 Ndb8 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Nd4 Rac8 20. Nf5 $40 {Efimov,
I-Bancrot,E/Nice (10)/1994/1-0 (26)}) 12. e4 Ne5 (12... Ng4 13. h3 (13. e5 $6
Ngxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 $15) 13... Nge5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 $132) (12... O-O $2 {Ftacnik}
13. Rxd6 Qxd6 14. e5 $16) 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 $5 (14. g3 b5 15. f4 Bd6 16. e5
Bc5+ 17. Be3 $14) 14... Bxf4 (14... Bxc3 {Ftacnik} 15. Rxc3 $16) 15. Bxf4 Qxf4
16. e5 Nd7 (16... Ng4 $2 17. g3 $16 (17. g3 {Ftacnik} Qf5 18. Bc2 $40)) 17. Rf1
(17. Re3 $5 O-O 18. Rf1 Qd4 19. Kh1 $40) 17... Qxe5 18. Re3 Qd4 (18... Qc5 {
Ftacnik} 19. Ne4 Qb6 20. Kh1 O-O 21. Rh3 $40) 19. Rd1 Qa7 (19... Qb6 {Ftacnik}
20. Ba4 $40) 20. Ne4 O-O 21. Kh1 Ne5 (21... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 22. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 (
22... Kh8 23. Qh5 h6 24. Ng4 $40) 23. Qg4+ Kf8 (23... Kh8 24. Rg3 $18) 24. Qb4+
Ke8 25. Rg3 $18) 22. Rh3 Ng6 (22... h6 23. Rxh6 gxh6 24. Nf6+ $40) 23. Qh5 $2 (
23. Rxh7 $142 $18 Kxh7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Ng5 Re8 26. Rf1 $18 Ne5 (26... b5 27.
Rxf7 Qxf7 28. Nxf7 Kxf7 29. Qf3+ Nf4 30. Qxa8 $18) (26... Re7 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28.
Qxg6 b5 29. Qh7 $18) 27. Rxf7 Nxf7 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Qxe8#) 23... h6 $10 24.
Nf6+ gxf6 (24... Kh8 $2 {Ftacnik} 25. Qg5 $1 e5 26. Rxh6+ gxh6 27. Qxh6#) 25.
Qxh6 Re8 26. Rg3 Qf2 (26... b6 {Ftacnik} 27. Rxg6+ fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kf8 29. Rf1
Re7 30. Qxf6+ Ke8 31. Qf8+ Kd7 32. Rd1+ $13) 27. Rxg6+ fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kf8 (
28... Kh8 {Ftacnik} 29. Qh6+ $10) 29. Qh6+ Kf7 (29... Ke7 $4 {Ftacnik} 30. Qg7#
) 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sitges Sunway op-A 5th"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "2018.12.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Indjic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 $5 b5 $5 {
A slightly dubious line, but also dangerous weapon.} 8. a4 b4 9. e4 $1 Bb7 $5 (
9... cxd4 $6 10. Nbd2 $1 {This is a problem for Black.} (10. e5 Ne4 $1 {
is fine for Black, has compared to the game he has the c5-square for his
knight.}) 10... Bb7 (10... Nfd7 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Nc4 Bb7 13. f3 Be7 14. Be3 $14
{1-0 (33) Ponomariov,R (2749)-Nisipeanu,L (2683) Baile Herculane 2010}) (10...
Nc6 $5 11. e5 Nd7 12. Nc4 Be7 13. Nxd4 $1 Ncxe5 14. Bf4 $1 Nxc4 15. Nc6 Qb6 16.
Nxe7 Kxe7 17. Bxc4 $40 {1-0 (69) Bologan,V (2683)-Rublevsky,S (2650) Poikovsky
2005}) 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Be7 (12... Nc5 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Nxd4 $5 Nxb3 15. Qxb3
Bd5 16. Rac1 Nd7 17. a5 $1 $146 {isn't any better.}) 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Qg4 Kh8
15. Bf4 (15. Ng5 $5) 15... Bd5 16. Rad1 Nc6 17. Rxd5 $1 exd5 18. Ne3 $40 {
1-0 (45) Grischuk,A (2711)-Karjakin,S (2732) Odessa 2008}) 10. e5 $1 ({doesn't
bring White much.} 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Nd6 $5 (13. Bc2 Nc6
(13... cxd4 $5) 14. Bf4 Nxd4 (14... Na5 $5) 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 b3 $1 17.
Bb1 $5 (17. Bxb3 Nc5 $44 {1/2-1/2 (24) Roiz,M (2599)-Yakovich,Y (2551) Moscow
2006}) 17... Bc5 $5 18. Qd3 Qh4 $5 19. Bg3 Qh5 $5 20. Qxb3 (20. Qxd7 $2 Bd5 $17
{/\...Ra7}) 20... Bd5 $44) 13... Bxd6 14. exd6 cxd4 (14... c4 $5 15. Bxc4 Nb6
16. Bd3 Qxd6 17. a5 Nd5 18. Ne5 Nc6 $11 {1-0 (52) Moiseenko,A (2646)-Nisipeanu,
L (2668) Kemer 2007}) 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Be3 Nxb3 $1 (16... Qxd6 17. Nf5 $1 $14)
17. Nxb3 Bd5 18. Rc1 Nc6 {and with such a monster bishop on d5, Black isn't
worse.}) 10... Ne4 (10... Nd5 11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. Nc4 $14) 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2
cxd4 13. Ng5 $1 {The refutation of the line, although I came to the game with
an interesting practical idea.} Nd7 (13... Be7 $6 14. Qh5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Qd7 16.
Rac1 Nc6 17. Rfd1 {is terribly unpleasant for Black.}) 14. f4 $1 Nc5 15. f5
Nxb3 16. Qxb3 Qd5 (16... Bd5 $2 17. Qg3 $40) 17. Qh3 h6 18. Rf2 $1 (18. fxe6
hxg5 19. exf7+ Kd8 20. Bxg5+ Kc7 21. Rac1+ Kb6 22. Qg4 {leads to a very
unclear position.}) 18... exf5 $1 $146 (18... hxg5 $2 19. Qxh8 exf5 20. Bxb4 {
1-0 Grigorov,G (2479)-Zygouris,H (2225) Bulgaria 2010.}) 19. e6 $1 hxg5 (19...
fxe6 $2 20. Nxe6 $18) 20. Qxh8 O-O-O 21. Bxg5 $2 {Finally a mistake!} ({
To finish the job White had to play} 21. exf7 {although there I considered
Black has decent practical chances:} Qxf7 (21... f4 $6 22. h4 $1 {works for
White}) 22. Bxg5 Re8 23. Rc1+ Kb8 {and White is obviously better, but Black
will put his bishop to e4 and the position isn't as easy as the earlier
computer evaluation seemed to indicate.}) 21... f6 $1 22. Bf4 (22. e7 Bxe7 23.
Qxg7 Rd7 24. Rc1+ Bc6 $13) 22... d3 $1 23. Rc1+ Bc6 24. e7 {White has nothing
better than that.} Bxe7 25. Qxg7 Rd7 26. Qg3 $6 (26. Qh8+ {was safer:} Rd8 $11
({although the engine thinks} 26... Bd8 $5 {makes a lot of sense as well}))
26... Bc5 $1 27. Rxc5 (27. Be3 $2 f4 $3 {wss a beautiful trick, which my
opponent has seen in time:} 28. Qxf4 d2 $1 (28... Rg7 $2 {fails to} 29. Kf1 $8
Rxg2 30. Qf5+ $18) 29. Bxc5 $8 (29. Rd1 Qb3 $19) 29... d1=Q+ 30. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 31.
Rf1 Qd5 32. Qf2 Rg7 33. Qf5+ $8 Qxf5 34. Rxf5 Rxg2+ 35. Kf1 Rxb2 $17) 27...
Qxc5 28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. Bxe3 {Tempting, but White's position becomes too easy.}
Bxa4 ({Perhaps} 29... a5 $5 {was a better try.}) 30. Bd2 Rd5 (30... b3 31. h4 {
gives White counterplay. Here Black would like to play ...Bd1!}) (30... a5 31.
Rxf5 $11) ({My initial idea} 30... Rc7 {was right, but after} 31. Bxb4 Rc1+ 32.
Rf1 Rc2 {White should be able to hold.} 33. Rf2) 31. Bxb4 Bd1 32. Bd2 Rc5 $6
33. Rf1 {Oops. But anyway, the position was a draw.} Bh5 34. Rc1 Rc2 35. Kf2
Kd7 36. Rxc2 dxc2 37. Ke1 Ke6 38. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings Masters op 95th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2020.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2019.12.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,100,31,13,18,27,33,-1,34,45,53,46,59,49,49,-2,-12,-4,9,-42,57,17,23,9,
9,-6,-16,35,26,27,47,39,56,53,40,47,75,57,49,55,29,76,78,53,33,29,24,-21,16,13,
12,0,-1,-1,22,-3,46,33,34,44,69,-24,-13,-13,-15,-116,-128,-249,-237,-237,-235,
-240,-159,-167,-173,-182,-176,-224,-225,-233,-224,-218,-218,-211,-204,-204,
-201,-210,-207,-193,-191,-230,-191,-204,-201,-391,-385,-392,-297,-326,-467,
-509,-564]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Re1
$5 {A rare line. Basically, White wants to push e4!} b5 $5 {That seemed to be
a first surprise for my opponent. He might have expected the very natural 7...
Nc6.} (7... Nc6 8. Nc3 b5 $5 (8... Be7 9. dxc5 $1 {isn't such a great version
of that endgame (that we normally get through 7.dxc5) for Black.}) 9. Bd3 Bb7 (
9... cxd4 10. exd4 Nb4 11. Bg5 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Be7 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Nxb5 $1 Bxg2
15. Rac1 O-O 16. Nc7 $14 {½-½ (76) Antic,D (2512)-Kozhuharov,S (2391) Kavala
2005}) 10. a4 c4 $1 (10... b4 $6 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Qb6 13. a5 Qc7 14. Bd2
Nxa5 15. Bxb7 Nxb7 16. Ne5 $40 {½-½ (72) Kozul,Z (2583)-Mista,A (2537)
Plovdiv 2008}) 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Bc2 Bb4 14. e4 Ne7 15. d5 exd5
16. e5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qxd8+ Kxd8 19. Rd1+ Kc7 20. Ng5 $11 {½-½ (31)
Cheparinov,I (2687)-Le Quang Liem (2713) Moscow 2019}) (7... Qc7 {may be a bit
too slow:} 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bd2 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13.
Qf3 (13. Qc2 $5) 13... Bd7 14. e4 (14. Ne4 $5 Bc6 15. Bc3 Bxe4 16. Bxe5 Bxf3
17. gxf3 $14) 14... Bc6 15. Bf4 Qh5 $11 {½-½ (18) Cheparinov,I (2679)
-Nisipeanu,L (2656) Zagreb 2019}) (7... Be7 $6 {is even slower:} 8. e4 b5 9.
Bf1 Bb7 10. e5 Nd5 11. dxc5 Nd7 12. c6 $1 Bxc6 13. Nd4 Bb7 14. Qg4 Qb6 15. Nc3
Bc5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Be3 O-O 18. b4 $1 Bxb4 $2 (18... Bxd4 19. Bxd4 $14) 19.
Nb3 $1 Bxe1 20. Bxb6 Bc3 21. Rc1 Bb2 22. Rc2 Bxe5 23. Bd4 {1-0 Cheparinov,I 
(2679)-Stevic,H (2563) Zagreb 2019}) 8. Bd3 (8. Bf1 $5 {is critical as well:}
Bb7 9. a4 b4 10. Nbd2 cxd4 (10... Be7 11. e4 cxd4 (11... O-O 12. e5 Nfd7 13.
Nc4 $14) 12. e5 Nfd7 13. Nc4 Nc6 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Qg4
$14 {1-0 (24) Predke,A (2657)-Idani,P (2586) Linares 2019}) 11. Nxd4 Be7 12.
Nc4 O-O 13. f3 Qc7 14. Qe2 Nc6 (14... Rd8 15. Nb3 a5 16. e4 Ba6 17. Be3 Nbd7
18. Rac1 $14) 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. e4 Nd7 17. b3 Nb6 (17... Nc5 $1 18. Qc2 f5 $1
19. e5 Bd5 $11) 18. Nxb6 Qxb6+ 19. Be3 Qa5 20. Rac1 $14 {1-0 (29) Nikolaidis,I
(2529)-Gavrilakis,N (2426) Rhodes 2008}) 8... Bb7 9. a4 b4 ({I couldn't find
equality after} 9... c4 $5 10. Bf1 Nbd7 (10... Bb4 11. Bd2 Bxd2 12. Nfxd2 {/\b3
}) 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Bxb5 $14) 10. Nbd2 (10. e4 cxd4
11. e5 Nfd7 $1 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nbd2 O-O $11) 10... Be7 11. Nb3 {
Forcing Black to take a decision... or not!} Nbd7 $6 (11... cxd4 12. exd4 {
shouldn't be much for White, but I wanted to avoid this structure.}) (11... O-O
$5 {did make sense:} 12. Nxc5 $6 (12. e4 $5) 12... Bxc5 13. dxc5 Nbd7 $11) 12.
e4 cxd4 (12... c4 $2 13. Bxc4 Bxe4 14. Ng5 $1 Bd5 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Qh5 $1 Bxg5
17. Bxg5 $16) (12... Rc8 $2 {was my idea but I had overlooked the simple} 13.
Qe2 $16) 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nfxd4 {The white queen should go to g4.} Nc5 15. Nxc5
Bxc5 16. Nb3 $1 {The move I underestimated.} (16. Qg4 $2 Qb6 $1 17. a5 Qa7 18.
Be3 (18. Nxe6 $2 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Ne7 $19) 18... Nxe3 19. fxe3 O-O $15) 16... Be7
(16... Ba7 17. Qg4 Ne7 {was my intention, but after} 18. Rd1 Bd5 19. Be4 {
I believe my position is just bad. The a7-bishop hits f2, but this is purely
decorative.}) 17. Qg4 g5 {What else? I can't castle due to Bh6, and do not
want to play ...g6 due to the same reason.} 18. Qe2 {A good and solid move.
Black was threatening ...Nf4.} h5 19. Bd2 (19. a5 $5 {made sense - to prevent .
..a6-a5!}) 19... a5 $1 {I need this move to give room to my pieces, and
especially the b6-square for my queen.} 20. Rac1 Qb6 21. Be3 $6 {Interesting
idea, but it was stronger to just play 21.Rc2 and double on the c-file.} Nxe3
22. fxe3 $1 {Of course. Now White is going to take advantage of the f-file,
while the e5-pawn is unattackable. My big advantage here, despite my ugly
position, was to have an extra hour on the clock.} Rd8 23. Rf1 g4 {Trying to
keep cool. I want to play ...Bg5. If Qe2 then ...Rxd3. If Bb5+ Kf8 Qf2 then ...
Rh7. The position is ugly, but it's under control!} 24. Bb5+ {I was happy to
see that move coming. First of all I wanted to play ...Kf8 whenever possible,
secondly the b5-square is no longer available for the white knight.} (24. Nd4
$1 $16) 24... Kf8 25. Nd2 (25. Qf2 Rh7 $132 {et tout va bien !}) 25... Bg5 26.
Nc4 Qa7 27. Kh1 Rh7 {Again, everything is under control.} 28. Rcd1 $2 (28. Nd6
$1 Ba8 29. Qc2 Rg7 30. Rce1 $1 {was best according to the engine. Amongst the
ideas: e3-e4 (so the a8-bishop plays no role anymore) and Nxf7 followed with
Qh7.}) 28... Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Bd5 $2 {Tempting but wrong.} (29... h4 $1 {was much
stronger. After} 30. Qd6+ (30. Qd7 $4 Qa8 $19) 30... Kg8 31. Bc6 Ba6 32. Bb5 {
the position is a draw.}) 30. Nd6 $2 {Fortunately, my opponent messed up the
move order, just as I did in my calculations.} (30. Qc2 $1 {followed by Nd6
would have won the game:} Rg7 (30... Bxc4 $2 31. Qxh7 Bxf1 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33.
Qe8#) 31. Nd6 {and the Qc8 threat is deadly.}) 30... Qxe3 31. Qc2 {It still
seems that White wins, but I had prepared a nice surprise there...} Bf4 $3 {
And suddenly Black is better!} 32. Bd3 (32. Qxh7 $2 Bxg2+ $1 33. Kxg2 Qh3+ 34.
Kf2 Qxh2+ 35. Ke1 Qd2#) (32. Qc8+ Kg7 33. Ne8+ Kh6) (32. Rxf4 $2 Qxf4 33. Qxh7
Qc1+ 34. Bf1 Qxf1#) (32. Rf2 $8 {was the only move not to lose at once.}) 32...
b3 $1 {The queen can't keep its role: defending g2 and threatening to enter on
the c-file.} (32... Rh8 $4 33. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 34. Qc7+ Kg8 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Qf6+
Kg8 37. Rxf4 $18) 33. Qf2 (33. Qc8+ Kg7 34. Ne8+ Kh6 {and ...Bxg2+ is coming
again.}) 33... Qh3 {The key move!} 34. Qg1 $8 (34. Qxf4 $2 Qxg2#) 34... Bxh2 $5
(34... Qxd3 35. Rxf4 f5 $1 {was even stronger:} 36. exf6 Rc7 $19) 35. Be4 $8 (
35. Qxh2 Qxd3 $19) 35... Bxe4 (35... Bxg1+ $5 36. gxh3 Bd4 $19) 36. Nxe4 Bxg1+
37. gxh3 Be3 $1 (37... Bd4 $2 38. Ng5 Rg7 $2 39. Nxe6+ $18) 38. Nf6 Rh8 39.
hxg4 hxg4+ 40. Kg2 Ke7 $1 41. Nxg4 Bd4 {White is paralyzed and the b2-pawn is
lost.} 42. Rd1 (42. Rb1 Rc8 $19) 42... Bxb2 43. Rb1 Rc8 $1 {An important move,
again!} 44. Kf3 (44. Rxb2 Rc2+ $19) 44... Rc3+ 45. Ke4 Bc1 46. Kd4 Rg3 47. Nf6
(47. Rxc1 Rxg4+ $19) 47... b2 48. Ne4 Rg4 49. Kd3 Rxe4 $1 {Simplest.} 50. Kxe4
f6 {Now Black just wins that position as if it were a pawn ending, except he
has an extra option to go and pick the b1-rook.} 0-1

[Event "FRA-chA 86th"]
[Site "Caen"]
[Date "2011.08.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A very important game for both players. I was half a point behind Maxime
Vachier-Lagrave, who was leading, and I had good chances to finish with a very
good place if I did not lose that game. Etienne was half a point behind me and
absolutely had to win.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6.
O-O c5 7. Bb3 $5 {The main variation.} Nc6 8. Nc3 cxd4 (8... Be7 9. dxc5 {
is well-known as a slightly worse position for Black.}) 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O
11. Qd2 Bd7 $5 {A new idea in a line with a bad reputation. We found it in the
games of Andrei Istratescu, who used it for the first time in 2010, against
Caruana, but lost after miscalculating one line.} 12. Rad1 (12. Rfe1 $5 Rc8 (
12... Na5 $2 13. Bc2 Nc4 14. Qf4 Nxb2 15. Qh4 h6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 {
followed by Re5+-.}) 13. Rad1 Na5 14. d5 $5 {A straight line in order to try
to refute Black's conception.} Nxb3 15. axb3 h6 $2 (15... exd5 $1 {was the
right choice, but after} 16. Rxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxd5 Qd8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 {Andrei
missed that} 19. Qh6 {fails to} Rc6 $1 {. Thanks to this defence, Black is
just very fine.}) 16. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 17. d6 $14 {1-0 Caruana,F (2675)-Istratescu,
A (2615)/SUI 2010 (42)}) 12... Na5 13. Bc2 Nc4 14. Qe2 $5 {A very interesting
idea that I had forgotten to look at.} (14. Qf4 Nxb2 15. Qh4 {is critical.})
14... Rc8 (14... Nxb2 {was critical, and probably best, but I was not sure
about the position after} 15. Rc1 $1 {since Black has problems regarding his
knight on b2. For instance:} (15. Rb1 $2 Rc8) 15... Rc8 (15... Bc6 $5 16. Rb1
Qa5) (15... Qa5 $5) 16. Ne5 b5 17. Ne4 $1 {with pressure.}) 15. Bb3 $5 {
A very high-class move, in my opinion. Black's knight cannot go back to a5.} b5
(15... Na5 $2 16. d5 $1 exd5 (16... Nxb3 $6 17. d6 $16 Na5 $140 18. dxe7 Qxe7
19. Nd5 $1) 17. Bxd5 {is unpleasant.}) (15... Nb6 {was probably best, but I
couldn't work out if my pawn was better placed on b7 or b5!}) 16. Ne5 Nb6 (
16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 18. Bxd5 Bxg5 19. Bb7 $16) 17. Rfe1 h6 $5 {A very
interesting decision. I felt that 17...b4 was unpleasant for Black. I thought
including ...h6 Bh4 would not help much. However, that move leaves the Bxh6
possibility, which is clearly critical. But after calculating it, we both had
15 minutes on the clock, and I felt like Bxh6 was quite unclear. And actually,
I thought "Ok, I must be mistaken, my position looks ugly after 18.Bxh6".
Still I believed my opponent would need to spend time on it, and the game
would become very unclear.} (17... b4 18. d5 $1 (18. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 19. Ne4 Bb5
20. Qg4 {is unpleasant for Black.}) 18... exd5 $8 (18... bxc3 $2 19. dxe6 $18)
19. Nxd7 (19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Bb5 {and Black
should hold.}) 19... Qxd7 20. Qxe7 Qxe7 21. Rxe7 bxc3 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. bxc3
Rxc3 24. Ra7 {and Black will suffer forever.}) 18. Bxh6 $5 {Ok my plan only
half worked: Etienne played it instantly. However, I was happy that he didn't
go Bh4.} (18. Bh4 {was best in my opinion. Black has some problems.}) (18. Bxf6
Bxf6 19. Bc2 (19. Ne4 Bc6 20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. Bxe6 Bd5 {is definitely OK for
Black.}) 19... Be8 {followed by ...g6 and ...Bg7 seems OK to me.}) 18... gxh6 (
18... b4 $2 19. d5 $18) 19. Rd3 $5 (19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Qxe7 Qxe7 22.
Rxe7 Rfd8 {and I believe Black equalises due to ...Nc4 which is coming.}) 19...
Kh8 (19... b4 $2 {Actually I played 19...Kh8 instantly, as a move like 19...b4
is not very human-like. However, it does not look so simple:} 20. Qd2 Kh7 21.
Rh3 Ng8 22. Ne4 $1 f5 23. Nc5 $1 Bxc5 24. dxc5 Nd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Qxb4 {
with very huge compensation, but I am not sure Black is worse.}) 20. Qd2 $5 {
An interesting option in time trouble.} ({Objectively} 20. d5 {should be best:}
exd5 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 (21... Nbxd7 $5 22. Qxe7 Nc5) 22. Qxe7 Qxe7 23. Rxe7 Rfe8
24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Kf1 {and White is slighly better thanks to the pawn
structure, but I believe Black should hold. However, it was clear Etienne
wanted to take advantage of the time trouble in order to mate me. He managed
to do so, by the way!}) 20... Ng8 21. d5 Nc4 (21... exd5 $5 22. Nxd5 Nc4 {
was another option to defend, which I missed (Ok, let's admit it's ugly).
However, Black seems to hold:} 23. Qc3 (23. Nxc4 bxc4 24. Bxc4 Bg5 $3 {and
Black is fine. A completely computer-like defence.}) 23... Nxe5 24. Qxe5+ Bf6
$8 25. Nxf6 Nxf6 26. Red1 (26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Qxf6+ Kh7 {followed by ...Rc6 and
Black is fine.}) 26... Re8 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Qxf6+ Kh7 $11) 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23.
Rd4 Bc5 $4 {A tremendous blunder! Time was short, and that move seemed obvious
to me. I missed that after 24.dxe6 Bxd4 25.Qxd4 Bxe6 (attacking White's queen),
Nxf7 was double check!!} (23... Qe8 {was of course the only move:} 24. Nxd7 ({
Etienne told me he was intending to play} 24. Nxc4 {but after} Bb5 $5 {I feel
like Black is very fine. White should have enough counterplay for a draw, but
certainly nothing more.}) 24... Qxd7 25. dxe6 {and I believe I should escape
without big problems:} Qc6 26. Nd5 c3 $1 {(taking the c3-square from White's
queen)} 27. bxc3 Bg5 28. f4 Bf6 {with unclear position.}) 24. dxe6 Bxd4 25.
Qxd4 Qf6 (25... Bxe6 26. Nxf7+ $18 {Oops !}) 26. exd7 Rcd8 27. Re3 Ne7 28. Rf3
Nc6 29. Nxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Nancy-A 10th"]
[Site "Nancy"]
[Date "2012.02.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2012.02.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Nc3 c5 7. Bd3 Nbd7 $5 8.
O-O b6 $5 {In this kind of positions, the white knight is normally on b1,
which allows White to go e4-e5 easily (...cxd4 will not be attacking anything).
} (8... b5 9. a4 b4 10. Ne4 Bb7 {would transpose to some sort of Meran, a
position where it's not even possible to compare my opponent's experience and
mine.}) 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Qb8 $5 {The most natural move, since the white
queen's rook will most of the time move to c1.} (10... Qc7 {also made sense:
when the white rook reaches the c1 square, then the black queen can move to b8,
while White will have played natural but not so ambitious moves.}) (10... b5 $5
{is another possibility, now that the white knight cannot move to e4.}) 11. h3
$1 {White is waiting for ...Be7 or ...Bd6 before taking on c5, and plays a
useful move since with the black bishop on c5, e4 would be met by ...Ng4!.} Be7
12. dxc5 (12. Bc2 {was another alternative, in order to avoid simplifications
with 13...Nce4 like in the game. However, after} O-O 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. e4 b5 {
White was too slow and I believe Black has no problem at all since e5 is
always met by ...Bxf3.}) 12... Nxc5 (12... Bxc5 $5 13. e4 O-O {with the idea
of playing .. .b5 was also fine, since thanks to the knight on d7, e5 is very
rarely a threat.}) 13. Bc2 Nce4 $5 ({I didn't like} 13... O-O {because of} 14.
e4 b5 15. e5 $1 Nd5 (15... Bxf3 $2 16. gxf3 {and Black has problems to reach a
decent setup.}) 16. Ne4 {and even though Black should be more or less OK, I
believe White's position is easier to play, due to some forthcoming pressure
on the black king.}) 14. Nxe4 (14. Na4 $2 {makes no sense at all because of}
Qc7 {and Black is more than fine.}) 14... Nxe4 15. Nd2 $5 (15. Rd4 {was the
other alternative, but after} Nf6 16. e4 Bc5 17. Rd1 O-O {I don't think Black
has any problem since after} 18. e5 $6 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nd5 {Black is absolutely
fine.}) 15... Nf6 16. e4 (16. b3 $5 {was probably a better try, and Black has
two ways to get close to equality:} Qe5 $5 (16... O-O 17. Bb2 Rd8 {is also
possible.}) 17. Rb1 Qg5 18. e4 Qg6 $5 {with the idea of ...0-0, ...Rc8 and it
seems White cannot easily play e5.}) 16... Qc7 17. Nf1 $6 {The only way to be
able to play e5.} (17. Nf3 {was probably best objectively speaking, but it's
clear that after} O-O {Black would have no problem at all since} 18. e5 $6 {
is met by} Bxf3 $1) 17... O-O 18. e5 Nd5 19. a3 b5 ({Something like} 19... Rac8
20. Bd3 f6 $5 21. exf6 Rxf6 {would also make sense, since Black's very active
pieces compensate for the weak pawn on e6.}) 20. Nh2 b4 (20... Rac8 $5 21. Bd3
Nb6 22. Bf4 Rfd8 {was also possible. I don't think White can launch such a
dangerous attack.}) 21. a4 {Necessary.} Qc6 $5 22. Qe4 (22. Nf3 {was also
possible, but of course White would have liked to go Bd3 and Qg4 before going
Nf3.}) 22... f5 $1 {The simplest. White has to enter a roughly equal endgame
but a pleasant one for Black.} 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Qxc6 Bxc6 25. Re1 (25. Be3 {
was probably the most solid move, with an approximately equal position.}) (25.
Bb3 Bd5 {is pleasant for Black.}) 25... Bd5 26. Be3 $6 (26. Nf1 Rac8 27. Bd3 a5
{is good for Black, since} 28. Ne3 {is met by} Bb3 $1) (26. Nf3 {might be the
soundest, and White should equalise without real problems.}) 26... Rfc8 27.
Rac1 Nd7 $1 28. Nf3 $6 (28. Bd3 Rxc1 (28... Nc5 29. Bxc5 Bxc5 30. Nf3 $11) 29.
Rxc1 Bf6 30. Rb1 Ne5 31. Be2 a5 {is unpleasant for White, due to the activity
of the black pieces.}) 28... Bf6 $1 29. Bd4 $8 (29. Nd4 $2 Rc4 {followed by ...
Rac8 would be very problematic for White.}) (29. Bd3 $2 Rxc1 30. Bxc1 (30. Rxc1
Bxb2 $19) 30... Nc5 {is crushing.}) 29... Bxf3 $6 {The most natural move, but
not the best one.} ({After} 29... b3 $1 30. Bxf6 gxf6 {followed by ...Nc5, it
doesn't seem clear to me how White can hold the game.}) 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. gxf3
Nc5 32. a5 Kf7 33. Re2 Nd3 $6 {Tempting but too ambitious.} (33... f5 {was
necessary. Black would be better for sure, but after} 34. Kf1 {but contrary to
appearances, it is not easy for Black to improve the position without
conceding important counterplay.}) 34. Rd1 Nf4 35. Red2 f5 36. Bb3 Kf6 $138 (
36... Rg8+ {was natural and normal, but after} 37. Kf1 (37. Kh2 $5) 37... Nxh3
38. Rd4 $1 {White has enough counterplay to make a draw.}) 37. Kf1 Rg8 38. Rd6
$5 (38. Rd4 Nxh3 39. Rh4 Ng5 {and White can either take on b4 or start Ke2,
with an approximately equal position.}) 38... Ra7 $6 {After this move both my
opponent and I considered almost only 39.Re1, but after 39.R6d4!, which is not
so natural after having gone Rd6, White would be able to create some pressure
now that the black rooks are not linked any longer.} 39. Re1 $6 $138 (39. R6d4
$1 Nxh3 40. Rh4 {and all of a sudden White's position becauses more pleasant,
though after} Rg1+ (40... Ng5 41. Ke2 $36) 41. Ke2 Rxd1 42. Bxd1 Ng5 43. Rxb4
h5 {Black should surely escape without huge problems.}) (39. R1d4 $2 Ke5 $17)
39... Rag7 40. Rexe6+ Nxe6 41. Rxe6+ Kg5 42. Rxa6 Rc8 43. Rb6 Rc1+ 44. Ke2 Re7+
45. Kd2 (45. Kd3 $1 {seemed like inferior to me during the game, but it seems
like the position is a draw. I have nothing more to explain since according to
the engine White doesn't have to do anything brilliant to make it! Of course}
Rd7+ 46. Ke2 Rb1 {is met by} 47. f4+ {followed by Rxb4+ and Bc2, while} Kh5 $2
{is very bad due to} 48. Be6 Rxb2+ 49. Kf3 {and Black has huge problems.})
45... Rf1 46. f4+ $1 (46. h4+ Kxh4 47. Rxb4+ Kg5 {seems even more dangerous
for White since the h-pawn will run rather fast.}) 46... Kxf4 47. Rxb4+ Re4 {
Now we reach an extremely interesting endgame. Both sides have to evaluate
what exchanges and what captures are possible, depending on the strength of
the a- and b-pawns in the different lines.} 48. Bc4 $5 ({After} 48. Rxe4+ {
(maybe the best)} fxe4 49. a6 $1 ({We both mainly considered} 49. Bc4 {while
after} Rxf2+ 50. Be2 Ke5 $1 {...Kd4 would come and White would most probably
be losing.} 51. Ke3 $6 Rh2 $19) 49... Rxf2+ 50. Kc3 $1 {it seems like White
can make a draw:} Ke5 51. Bc4 Rf3+ 52. Kb4 Kd6 53. a7 $1 Rf8 54. Ka5 Kc7 55. b4
(55. Bd5 $5 e3 56. Bf3 $1 {is about the same.}) 55... Kb7 (55... e3 56. Ba6 $1)
56. Bd5+ Kxa7 57. Bxe4 {and of course that kind of endings are drawn.}) 48...
Ra1 $1 (48... Rxf2+ $6 49. Kc3 {and White has enough counterplay.}) 49. f3 Kxf3
50. Bd5 Rxa5 51. Bb7 Rc5 $2 {A tremendous mistake, giving away an important
tempo without any reason. I not only overlooked the move 58.Ke2! played in the
game, but also realised right after playing that 52.Rb6 would draw at once. My
strong and experienced opponent knew that this moment was the best chance I
had to try to win the game, but I simply didn't realise it and started to lose
concentration, thinking all moves were the same for some crazy reason!} (51...
Rae5 $1 52. Bxe4+ $1 (52. Kd3 Re7 53. Bc6 R7e6 $1 (53... Rd7+ $6 54. Bxd7 Rxb4
55. Bxf5 h5 56. Kc3 $11) 54. Bb7 Rd6+ {followed by ...Kf4 should win.}) (52.
Rb6 Kg3 $1 53. Bxe4 Rxe4 {and it is very difficult (maybe impossible) to make
a draw with White, since the h-pawn is untouchable.}) 52... fxe4 53. Rb7 $1 {
and White should make a draw, though a very precise defense will be required.
The main idea is that after} Rd5+ 54. Ke1 Ra5 {White can go} 55. Rf7+ Ke3 56.
Kf1 $1 {and for example after} h5 57. b4 Ra1+ 58. Kg2 h4 (58... Rb1 59. h4 $1
Rxb4 60. Rf5 {is a draw.}) 59. b5 Rb1 60. Rb7 Rb2+ (60... Ke2 61. b6 e3 62. Ra7
$5 Rxb6 63. Ra2+ {with a draw.}) 61. Kf1 Kf3 62. Rf7+ Kg3 63. Re7 {White holds.
}) 52. Kd3 (52. Rb6 $1 $11) 52... Rce5 53. Rd4 $1 Re7 54. Bc6 Kf4 55. Bxe4
fxe4+ 56. Ke2 Rg7 57. Kf2 Rc7 58. Ke2 $1 {The position is suddenly a clear
draw.} Rg7 59. Kf2 Rb7 60. b4 Ra7 61. Ke2 Rg7 62. Kf2 Ra7 63. Ke2 Ra3 64. Rd7
Rxh3 65. Rf7+ Ke5 66. b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Spring-A"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.03.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Nc3 b5 8. Be2
Nbd7 (8... Bb7 9. dxc5 $1 {is known to be slightly favourable for White.
Recently Black tried to equalise with} Nc6 {following in Carlsen's footsteps,
but Black fails to equalise as well as Wojtazsek and Wei Yi prove:} 10. Qc2 (
10. Nd2 $6 Bxc5 11. Nde4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 $36 {½-½ (33) Karjakin,S (2772)
-Carlsen,M (2853) New York USA 2016}) 10... Nb4 11. Qb3 Bxc5 12. Rd1 Qb8 (12...
Qe7 13. a4 O-O 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Rxa8 16. Bd2 h6 17. Be1 $14 {½-½ (51)
Wojtaszek,R (2745)-Ponomariov,R (2692) Linares ESP 2017}) 13. a4 bxa4 14. Qxa4+
Bc6 15. Qa5 Be7 16. Ra3 $1 Nc2 $2 (16... O-O 17. Rb3 $14) 17. Ne5 Bb4 18. Rb3
$18 {1-0 (46) Wei Yi (2743)-Navara,D (2740) Yancheng CHN 2018}) 9. d5 exd5 10.
Nxd5 Bb7 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. a4 b4 13. e4 h6 $5 $146 {A tricky idea!} (13... Be7
{is the normal move. White is on the slightly better side, but it should be a
draw:} 14. Re1 (14. Bc4 Bxe4 $1 15. Bg5 Bxf3 16. Bxf6 Bxd1 17. Bxe7 Be2 18.
Bxe2 Kxe7 19. Rfe1 Kd6 $11 {[%cal Yd6c7,Yh8e8]}) (14. Qc2 Qg6 15. Bd3 O-O 16.
e5 Qh5 $13) (14. Bg5 Qe6 15. Rc1 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Qe7 17. f4 h6 18. Nf3 Rd8 $132 {
1-0 (58) Moiseenko,A (2648)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2703) KAZ 2016}) 14... Ne5 (14...
Rd8 15. Qb3 $1 {is slightly annoying.}) 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bc4 (16. f4 Qe6 17.
Bg4 Qc6 18. Be3 O-O $13) (16. Qc2 O-O 17. Bc4 Rfd8 18. Qb3 Qf6 19. f3 Bd6 20.
Be3 a5 $13) 16... O-O 17. Qd7 (17. f4 Qf6 18. e5 Qg6 19. Qe2 Rad8 20. Be3 a5
$132) 17... Bc8 18. Qd5 Qxd5 19. exd5 (19. Bxd5 Ra7 20. Be3 Be6 21. Red1 Bxd5
22. exd5 Rd7 23. Rac1 Rc8 24. b3 g5 $11) 19... Bd6 $11 {/+/=}) 14. Ra2 $5 {
Played a tempo by Sam Shankland - there went my hopes to surprise my opponent,
although I knew I had this move somewhere in my notes.} (14. Nd2 Rd8 15. f4 Bd6
$5 16. e5 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Qxe5 18. g3 Qe3+ 19. Rf2 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Qxg3+ 21. Kf1
Qh3+ 22. Ke1 Qh1+ 23. Bf1 O-O $44 {is among the tricky lines!}) (14. e5 Qc6
$132) (14. Qc2 Bd6 15. Rd1 (15. Be3 O-O 16. Nd2 Bf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. g3 Qf6
19. Rad1 Rad8 20. f4 Qd4+ 21. Rf2 c4 $1 $11) 15... Rd8 16. Be3 O-O 17. Nd2 Rfe8
$5 18. f3 Nf8 19. Nb3 Ne6 20. Bc4 Bc8 21. Bxe6 Bxe6 22. Nxc5 Bxc5 23. Bxc5
Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Rd8 25. Qe2 Rc8 26. Be3 a5 $44) 14... Rd8 (14... O-O-O $5 {
may be right, although it looks risky at first. At least at a high depth
Houdini gives 0.00!} 15. b3 Bd6 16. Be3 Bc7 17. Nd2 Kb8 18. Rc2 Rhe8 $13) 15.
b3 Ne5 16. Rd2 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Rxd2 18. Bxd2 {Not the most challenging move,
but Black is probably fine anyway.} (18. Qxd2 Be7 19. Bb2 Qg6 20. Qf4 (20. Re1
Bc8 $1 $132) 20... O-O $1 $11 21. Qc7 $2 Bxe4 $17) 18... Be7 19. Be3 Qe6 20.
Bg4 Qc6 21. Be2 O-O ({I missed the right move} 21... c4 $1 22. bxc4 (22. Bxc4
Qxe4 $11) 22... O-O {with obvious compensation!}) 22. f3 Bc8 23. Bc4 Be6 24.
Qe2 Rd8 25. Rc1 Qd6 26. g3 $6 {After this move the game is just a draw.} (26.
Bxe6 Qxe6 27. Qc4 Qxc4 28. Rxc4 Rd3 29. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 30. Rxc5 Rxb3 31. Ra5 Ra3
32. Rxa6 {and White will get a 4 vs 3 endgame, although Black's active rook
should guarantee a very easy draw.}) 26... Bxc4 (26... Bf6 $5 $13) (26... h5 $5
$13) 27. Qxc4 Qd3 28. Kf2 Qxc4 29. Rxc4 Rd3 30. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 31. Rxc5 Rxb3 32.
Ra5 Rb2+ 33. Ke3 Rxh2 34. Rxa6 b3 35. Rb6 Ra2 36. Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.20"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Sestao Naturgas"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 b6 8. e4 $5
Nxe4 $2 {A totally nonsense move.} ({The critical move is:} 8... cxd4 9. e5
Nfd7 10. Qxd4 Bb7 (10... Nc6 $5 11. Qg4 Qc7 12. Bf4 Ncxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Be2
Nxg4 15. Bxc7 Nf6 {should be very little for White.}) 11. Qg4 Qc7 12. Nc3 Nc6
13. Bf4 h5 14. Qh3 Nc5 15. Rad1 g6 $2 16. Ng5 Nb4 $2 17. Be3 $18 {1-0 (32)
Ghaem Maghami,E (2610)-Ganguly,S (2586) UAE 2007}) 9. d5 Be7 (9... Nd6 10. Ba2
$16) 10. Re1 Nf6 11. Nc3 (11. dxe6 $5 Bxe6 12. Qxd8+ $16) 11... O-O 12. Bf4 {
The position is already totally lost for Black.} e5 (12... Nh5 13. Bxb8 Rxb8
14. Ne5 $18) (12... exd5 $2 13. Nxd5 $18) 13. Nxe5 Bd6 14. Bg5 (14. Qf3 $5 Qc7
15. Bg3 Nbd7 (15... Bb7 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 $18) 16. Nc6 Bb7 17. Bxd6 Qxd6
18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Nf5 Qb8 20. Qe3 $16) 14... h6 15. Bh4 Re8 (15... Nbd7 16. Ng4
$18) 16. f4 $2 {White didn't need to make any concession to win the game.
Instead the two logical moves were both totally winning.} (16. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 (
16... gxf6 17. Nc6 $16) 17. Ne4 Qxe5 18. Nxd6 Qxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Bd7
21. Re7 $18) (16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. dxc6 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 {is also killing as} Bxh2+
19. Kxh2 $1 (19. Kh1 $5 g5 20. Rd1 Qc7 21. Ne4 $1 $16) 19... Ng4+ 20. Kg1 Qxh4
21. Qe8+ Kh7 22. Qxf7 {wins:} Qh2+ 23. Kf1 Nf6 24. Ne4 Qh1+ 25. Ke2 $18) 16...
Nbd7 17. Nc6 $6 (17. Ng4 $1 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Bxf4 19. Ne4 $40) 17... Rxe1+ 18.
Qxe1 Qc7 {Now the game is already not so clear.} 19. Ne4 $5 (19. g3 Bb7 $132)
19... Bxf4 20. g3 (20. Nxf6+ $6 Nxf6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qe8+ $6 Kg7 23. Ne7 $6
Bg4 $1 24. Qxa8 Qxe7 $17) 20... Bd6 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Bxf6 $6 ({The last
chance to find an advantage was to go} 22. Qe3 {but it seems Black holds
anyway:} Bf8 $1 (22... Ng4 $2 23. Qe8+ Kh7 24. Rf1 f5 25. Ne7 Bxe7 26. d6 Qd8
$8 27. Qxe7 Qxe7 28. dxe7 Bd7 29. Rd1 Ne5 30. Rd5 $18) 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qf3
Qd6 25. Re1 Bd7 26. Bd3 b5 $1 27. Bf5 (27. axb5 axb5 28. Bxb5 c4 $132) 27...
Re8 $11) 22... gxf6 23. Qe3 Kg7 24. Qf3 (24. Rf1 Be5 $11 (24... Bb7 $4 25. Rxf6
$18)) 24... Be5 25. Bd3 (25. d6 $6 Bxd6 26. Rf1 f5 $132) 25... Bb7 26. Re1 Bxc6
27. dxc6 Rd8 28. Bxa6 Bxb2 29. Qg4+ Kf8 30. Bb5 Be5 31. Qh5 Kg7 32. Re4 Rd4 33.
Rg4+ Rxg4 34. Qxg4+ Kf8 35. Kg2 Qd6 36. Qc8+ Kg7 37. Qg4+ Kf8 38. Qc8+ Kg7 39.
Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dubai op 16th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.04.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 a6 $5 6. a3 dxc4 $5 {Transposing
to a good version of the QGA for Black.} 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Ba2 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 (9...
Nbd7 $5 {is also critical.}) 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qe2 $5 (11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {should
be completely nothing for White, as it looks like some sort of very improved
version of the 7.dxc5 line in the main QGA.}) 11... Nbd7 12. e4 Qb8 $1 (12...
O-O $2 {would allow} 13. e5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 $16) 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Rad1 Rc8 $5 {
Freeing the f8-square for the d7-knight (or even for the dark-squared bishop
sometimes).} (14... Ne5 $6 {would always be dubious due to} 15. Bf4 $14) 15.
Bh4 (15. Bb1 {seemed critical to me during the game, and I was calculating
crazy lines like:} Bxa3 $6 (15... Qc7 $5 {or}) (15... Bd6 $5 $11 {are much
safer.}) 16. e5 (16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. e5 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Bxb2 $1 19. Qxb2 Qxe5 $13)
16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qxe5 (17... Nxe5 18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Rxd6 Qxd6 20. Bxe5 Qe7 21.
Kh1 $36) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 {but here it seems} 19. Ne4 $1 {is posing some problems.
}) 15... Nf8 $1 16. Bg3 Qa7 17. Bd6 (17. e5 Nh5 18. Ne4 Rd8 $132) 17... Ng6 18.
Bb1 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Qc5 20. Rfd1 $6 (20. Rd2 {was safer. Black's position is
slightly more pleasant but it should be just equal.}) 20... Nd5 $1 21. Nxd5
Bxd5 22. Rd7 (22. e5 $5 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Qxe5 {would have been better for Black,
but very drawish due to White's very active rooks.}) 22... Qc6 23. R7xd5 (23.
Rxf7 $2 Bc4 $19) 23... exd5 24. exd5 Qd6 25. g3 (25. Ng5 Qf4 $15) 25... Rc5 $1
{Disorganising White's setup a bit.} 26. Ng5 $2 {A blunder in a time trouble,
just losing the game.} (26. Qe4 Rd8 27. Ba2 Rcc8 {is for sure better for Black,
but not that easy to break.}) 26... Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Qxd5 28. h4 (28. Be4 Re8 29.
Qh5 Rxe4 $19) 28... Rd8 29. Bc2 Qc4 $5 (29... h6 $19) 30. Qf3 Qxc2 (30... Ne5
$5) 31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. Qe6 Rf8 33. Nf7+ Rxf7 34. Qxf7 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qc8 36. f4
Qf8 37. Qd5 Qf6 38. b4 Ne7 39. Qd7 Ng8 40. Kh3 Qa1 41. Qd3 Qh1+ 42. Kg4 Nf6+ (
42... Nh6+ $5 43. Kg5 Qh3 44. Qd8+ Ng8 $19) 43. Kf5 Qd5+ 44. Qxd5 Nxd5 45. Ke4
Nc3+ 46. Kd4 Nb1 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gausel, Einar"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Engqvist"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 {Now it is easier for White to exploit the weak squares a5
and c5 if Black con- siders to play...b5 at any moment.} (9. Nc3 b5 $1 {/\ Bb7}
) 9... Nc6 10. b3 (10. a3 {followed by b4, Bb2 and Nb3 looks to be the most
promising and active continu- ation for White.}) 10... O-O (10... Ke7 {seems
more natural, particularly if Black after 10...0-0 continues with...Kf8- e7
and thereby loses two tempos! Nikolic has another idea in mind...}) 11. Bb2 Rd8
12. Rac1 Be7 {The point with 10...0-0. Black is not planning the superficial
and time-wast- ing Kf8-e7. Fischer used the same idea against Spasskij in the
eighteenth game of their match in Belgrad 1992.} 13. Be2 Bd7 14. Nc4 Be8 15.
Nb6 {Planless, the weakness on b6 means nothing after the rook exchanges.}
Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Rd8 17. Rxd8 Bxd8 18. Nc4 Ne4 19. Nfd2 Nxd2 20. Nxd2 Be7 {
Black has a microscopic advantage due to his knight, which is a little strong-
er than his counterpart. A logical consequence of the time-wasting 15.Nb6.} 21.
a3 {Gausel probably did not want to allow 21...Nb4, which practically forces
White to put his Q-side pawns on a4 and b3. This would result in an annoying
weak- ness on b4.} f6 22. b4 Kf8 23. Bc4 e5 $15 24. Kf1 Bf7 25. Bxf7 Kxf7 26.
e4 Bd8 $1 27. Nb3 Bb6 28. Ke2 h5 29. f3 (29. Bc1 Bd4 $1 (29... Nd4+ 30. Nxd4
Bxd4 31. Be3 Bb2 32. a4 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. f3 $10) 30. Nxd4 Nxd4+ 31. Kd3 b5
32. Be3 Ne6 $15) 29... h4 $1 30. h3 {White has a weakness on g2. Black's plan
is to exchange the bishops and reach a knight ending. Black will then transfer
his knight to e6 and stalemate the white knight on e2, which must hold the
weak point on f4.} (30. Bc1 Bg1 31. Be3 {does not work because of...} Bxh2 32.
Nc5 Nd8) 30... Ke6 31. Bc3 {White on the other hand wants to reach a bishop
ending, or at worst, an ending with bishop versus knight. This is not easy for
White to realize, because of his completely immobilized K-wing.} Kd6 32. Kd3 (
32. Be1 $5 {is interesting to force 32...g5. Black then loses the very
important break g6 and f5.}) 32... Bf2 $1 33. Nc1 Bd4 $1 34. Ne2 (34. Bd2 $2 {
loses a pawn after} Bb2 35. a4 Bxc1 36. Bxc1 Nxb4+ {White has some
compensation due to the fact that all Black's K-wingpawns are located on Black
squares. The possiblity to penetrate the Black position on the Q-wing via c5
is also important. Yet, Black has a won position.} 37. Kc4 Nc2 38. Bd2 Kc6 39.
a5 Nd4 40. Bb4 Ne6 41. Ba3 Kd7 $1 42. Kd5 Nf4+ 43. Kc5 Nxg2 44. Kb6 Kc8 45. Bf8
Nf4 46. Bxg7 Nxh3 47. Bxf6 Ng5 $3 48. Bxe5 (48. Bxg5 h3 $19) 48... Nxf3 49. Bf4
h3 50. e5 h2 51. Bxh2 Nxh2 52. e6 Ng4 53. e7 Nf6 $19 {The hidden point with 47.
..Ng5!! A very pretty, almost forced variation!}) 34... Bxc3 35. Kxc3 Nd8 36.
Kc4 Ne6 {The main problem now is if Black kan break through White's position,
and use his relatively greater freedom of movement.} 37. a4 $4 {This weakened
pawn move is to a great help for Black. White voluntarily creates his second
weakness, which obviously is the pawn on a4. Without this positional blunder
it would not have been easy to win the game.} (37. Kd3 Kc6 38. Kc4 b5+ 39. Kd3
{Black can try to break through on the K-wing. He can move his king to the g5-
square, and combine it with the break g6-f5. Black then plays his knight to
the f4-square. It is not possible for White to keep the draw with passive play}
) 37... b6 38. Kd3 a5 39. Kc4 (39. bxa5 bxa5 40. Kc4 Kc6 41. Kb3 Nc5+ 42. Ka3
Nd3 $19) 39... axb4 40. Kxb4 Kc6 41. Kc4 Nc5 $19 42. g3 (42. Kb4 Nd3+ 43. Kc4
Ne1 $19) (42. Nc3 Nxa4 43. Nxa4 (43. Nd5 {is of course a better try.}) 43...
b5+ 44. Kb4 bxa4 45. Kxa4 Kc5 $19) 42... Nxa4 $1 (42... hxg3 43. Nxg3 Nxa4 44.
Nh5 $132) 43. gxh4 b5+ 44. Kb4 Nc5 45. Ng3 Nd3+ 46. Kb3 Nf4 47. h5 Kc5 48. h4
Ne6 49. Kb2 Nd4 50. h6 gxh6 51. Nh5 f5 52. Nf6 f4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 b6 (7...
cxd4 {might be my choice, since (as the next note indicates) it might soon be
too late to play this.}) 8. dxc5 ({In this relative theoretical backwater, the
engines are rather fond of} 8. Ba3 $5 {trying to force an isolated c-pawn on
Black (or else remove his castling rights.)} Nbd7 (8... Bb7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10.
Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bxc5 bxc5 12. Be2 $1 $14) (8... cxd4 9. Bxf8 Kxf8 10. Nxd4 Qe7
$14) (8... Qc7 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Bb2 $14) 9. d5 exd5
10. Bxd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Ra7 12. Bb2 $14 {Smirnov,P-Kozionov,K Kazan 2017}) 8...
Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Be2 O-O 13. Nc4 Rfd8 14. Ne1
Bd5 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Nd3 Be7 17. Nce5 ({White avoids the
structure-for-bishop-pair imbalance resulting from} 17. Bd4 Bxc4 18. bxc4 Ne4
$132) 17... Bb7 18. Nc4 Bd5 19. Nd2 Bb7 20. Kf1 h6 21. Bf3 Nd5 22. Nc4 b5 23.
Na5 Ba8 24. a3 ({There was another interesting option for an imbalance, albeit
the other way than before, in} 24. Bxd5 $5 Bxd5 (24... exd5 $1 25. g3 $132) 25.
Nf4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Bf6 27. Bxf6 Nxf6 28. Ke2 $14) 24... g5 25. h3 f5 26. b4 Kf7
27. Nb3 Bf6 (27... N5b6 {is a lot more natural than the text for me; White
needs to think seriously about why c4 isn't just a weakness.}) 28. Bxf6 Kxf6
29. Nbc5 N5b6 30. Be2 Nc4 (30... Nxc5 31. Nxc5 Bd5 $5 {was possible, inviting
massive simplifications.} 32. Nxa6 Nc4 33. Ra1 Ra8 34. Nc7 Rxa3 35. Nxb5 Rxa1
36. Rxa1 Rb8 37. Nc7 Rxb4 38. Nxd5+ exd5 $11) 31. a4 Ndb6 32. a5 Nd5 33. Nxa6 (
{Svidler mentioned in his commentary that the supercomputers were giving} 33.
Kg1 $5 {which leads to some imbalance as well:} Nxb4 (33... Nc7 34. g4 $14) 34.
Nxb4 Rxd1+ 35. Rxd1 Rxc5 36. Nxa6 Rc8 37. Ra1 {with interesting play.}) 33...
Ndxe3+ 34. fxe3 Nxe3+ 35. Kg1 {Avoiding the 2nd rank pin.} (35. Kf2 Nxd1+ 36.
Rxd1 Rc2 $132) 35... Nxd1 36. Rxd1 Rc2 37. Bf3 Be4 $1 {Black has recognised
that the two knights work together quite well, and chooses to swap one of them
off.} 38. Nac5 (38. Bxe4 fxe4 39. Rf1+ Ke7 {will be what Magnus wanted to make
work first, but it doesn't and he must settle for a deeply unnatural draw after
} 40. Ndc5 Rdd2 41. Re1 Rxg2+ 42. Kh1 $11) 38... Bxd3 39. Rxd3 Rxd3 40. Nxd3 e5
41. Bb7 e4 42. Nc5 Ke5 43. a6 Ra2 44. Bc6 ({It is also possible to try and
block the a-file with} 44. Nb3 e3 45. Kf1 {but Black can simply deliver
perpetual check.} f4 46. Na5 Ra1+ 47. Ke2 Ra2+ 48. Ke1 $11 (48. Kf3 $4 g4+ $3))
44... h5 $4 {Black gets ambitious: the spectre of a back-rank mate was just
too tempting. This loses the game after accurate play.} (44... e3 {was more
than enough to draw.} 45. Bxb5 Kd4 {and White will be unable to sustainably
block the a-file, meaning that lines like} 46. Kf1 f4 47. Ke1 h5 48. Be2 Ra1+
49. Bd1 Kc4 50. Na4 Kd3 51. Nc5+ Kc4 $11 {are likely.}) 45. Bxb5 g4 46. hxg4
hxg4 47. Bc4 $1 {An accurate if not especially intuitive move. One of its
chief points is that with the rook on a1, Black isn't able to play ...Kd4.} (
47. Kh2 e3 48. Nd3+ Ke4 $16) 47... Ra1+ 48. Kh2 $1 f4 49. b5 f3 50. b6 Kf4 51.
Nxe4 {Eliminating the ghost of Black's mate-motifs.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-B 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} dxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:07] Possibly a psychological choice- White is unlikely to go for
the riskiest lines when a draw is so likely to give him first place.} 3. e3 {
[%emt 0:00:35]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} (3... e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Nf6 {
is a bit more imbalanced, thanks to the isolated queen's pawn.}) 4. Bxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (6... a6 {might have with
hindsight given Black a few perks, assuming White plays the endgame anyway,
and plays it in a similar style:} 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bd2 Ke7 $11 {
Black will set up with ...b5, ...Nbd7, ...Bb7. The position is equal.}) 7. Nc3
{[%emt 0:01:17]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 8. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Qxd1 {[%emt 0:00:
11]} 9. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 10. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
O-O {[%emt 0:00:47]} (10... Ke7 {is less advisable here thanks to} 11. Bd3 $5
$14 {and Black faces a few problems completing development.}) 11. Rac1 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 12. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:12] The idea is
clearly enough Na4-c5, but right now there is an issue with playing it, so
Black can safely ignore the idea.} (12. Ne2 Bb6 13. Bc3 {was more forcing, but
also didn't give much:} Rfd8 14. Ne5 Be8 $1 $11) 12... Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
13. Na4 {[%emt 0:04:11]} Ba7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 14. Be1 {[%emt 0:00:38]} (14. Nc5
Bxc5 15. Rxc5 Ne4 {equalises, unless White can somehow mount a convincing
claim that his opponent's bishop is genuinely bad.}) 14... Be8 {[%emt 0:08:04]}
15. Rxd8 {[%emt 0:09:57]} (15. Nc5 Rxd1 16. Bxd1 Rb8 $11) 15... Nxd8 {[%emt 0:
06:24]} 16. b3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} (16. Nc5 Rc8 $11) 16... Nd5 {[%emt 0:03:19]}
17. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:15:52]} (17... Bb5 $5 {was most
principled, and would have been an interesting way for Black to remind his
opponent that the draw is subject to good play from both sides and is not a
God-given right.} 18. Ne5 (18. Bxb5 axb5 19. Nc3 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 f6 $132) 18...
f6 19. Nd3 Ne7 20. Nab2 Rc8 $11 {Black has kept his equality without making
any concessions.}) 18. Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 19. a3 {
[%emt 0:08:33]} Nce7 {[%emt 0:08:37]} 20. Ne5 {[%emt 0:08:26]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:07:
11]} 21. Ned3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 22. b4 {[%emt 0:05:24]
Maybe not the most precise way to prosecute the advantage.} ({White could have
had something following} 22. e4 Nf6 23. f3 Bb5 24. Bg3 $1 $14) 22... Bxc5 {
[%emt 0:09:07]} 23. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:11:25]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 24. Rxc7 {
[%emt 0:07:36] Here the draw was agreed, so we assume White could not really
be bothered pressing but was fine to halve out as soon as the draw margin was
large enough for Black to completely forget about winning himself.} (24. e4
Bxd3 25. Bxd3 Rxc5 26. bxc5 Nf6 $132 {is probably not that dangerous for Black
anymore.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kecskemet"]
[Site "Kecskemet"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Groszpeter, Attila"]
[Black "Videki, Sandor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1990.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Bg5 Nfd5 13. Bxe7 (13. Nxd5 Nxd5
14. Bxd5 Bxg5 15. Be4 Bf6 $10 {Tukmakov-Balashov/URS-ch/1985/}) 13... Nxe7 14.
Ne5 b6 (14... Bd7 $5) 15. Rac1 Bb7 $6 (15... Nbd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bd3 $14)
16. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 17. Bxe6 (17. Qxe6 Nbd5) 17... Kf8 (17... Nbd5 18. Ne4 $40) (
17... Bd5 18. Nxd5 Nbxd5 19. Qf3 Nf6 20. Rc7 $16) 18. d5 $1 Ng6 (18... Nbxd5
19. Qe4) (18... Nexd5 19. Qh5 $40) 19. Qh5 Rf6 (19... Qh4 $2 20. Qxh4 Nxh4 21.
Bxf7 Kxf7 22. Rd4 $18) (19... Kg8 20. Ne4 $40) 20. Ne4 (20. Qxh7 Rxe6 21. dxe6
Qg5 $132) 20... h6 21. Nxf6 Qxf6 22. Rc7 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Rostock-10 GM Group"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "1984.08.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Black "Chekhov, Valery A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1984.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. a3 (9. Nbd2 Ke7 10. Nb3 Bd6 11. Bd2 Nc6 $10) 9... b5 10. Be2 Bb7
11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Nb3 Rfc8 15. Rac1 Rxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-ch playoff"]
[Site "Kladovo"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2
Bb7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Qb8 {N} (11... cxd4 12. exd4 Nb6 13. Bg5
O-O 14. Rac1 Nbd5 $10 {Miles,A-Ribli,Z/Riga izt/1979/}) 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4
Bd6 (13... O-O 14. Nxe6 $1) 14. g3 O-O 15. f3 (15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17.
Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Qd3 Qa7 19. Be3 Bc5 20. Qxd7 Bxe3 $19) 15... Re8 16. Be3 Bc7 (
16... h5 17. Rac1 h4 $132) 17. Rac1 h5 18. b4 Nf8 (18... h4 19. g4 Nf8 20. a4
$1) 19. a4 $1 h4 20. g4 bxa4 21. Nxa4 Bf4 (21... Ng6 22. Nc5 Nf4 $5) 22. Nc5
Ng6 23. Bxf4 Nxf4 24. Qd2 g5 (24... Ra7 25. Nxb7 Rxb7 26. Nc6 Qc7 27. Na5 Qb6+
28. Kh1 Nh3 29. Nxb7 Nf2+ 30. Kg2 Nxd1 31. Nc5 $18) 25. Ne2 $1 Nxe2+ (25... e5
26. Nxf4 gxf4 27. Qd6 $1 $18) 26. Qxe2 Bc6 $2 (26... Bc8 $16) 27. Qd2 Qf4 28.
Nxe6 $1 fxe6 (28... Qxd2 29. Rxd2 Bxe4 30. Nxg5 Bg6 31. Rc7 Rf8 32. Rd6 $18)
29. Qxf4 gxf4 30. Rxc6 Kf7 31. g5 Nh7 32. Rd7+ {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Kasparov +2-0=13"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.10.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2000.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. a4 (7. Bb3)
7... Nc6 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bb3 Re8 13. h4 $5
$146 {The ambitious new move in a well know position, Kramnik comes with new
ideas nearly in each game.} Ncb4 (13... Bxh4 14. Nxh4 Nxc3 15. Qg4 (15. bxc3
Qxh4) 15... Nxd1 16. Bh6 Qf6) (13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bxh4 15. Qe4 $44) 14. h5 b6
(14... Bd7 15. Ne5 Bc6) 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. a5 $1 (16. Qg4 Rc8 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. Bxe6
$5 Nxg4 19. Nxf7 Qxd4 20. Ng5+ Kh8 21. Nf7+ $11) 16... b5 $6 {Kasaprov's
reaction is dubious, as the weakness of c5 square will not be compensated with
the pressure along the b file.} (16... bxa5 17. Ba4 Rf8 18. h6 g6 19. Nd7 Re8
20. Qe5 Nf6 21. Nc5 Bc6 22. Nxe6 $1 $16) (16... Rc8 $5) 17. h6 g6 18. Ne4 Nc7
$2 (18... Rc8 $5) (18... Nc6 19. Qf3 Rf8 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Nc5
$16) 19. Nc5 (19. Bd2 $5 Bd5 (19... Qxd4 20. Ng5 $40) 20. Bxd5 Ncxd5 21. Rac1
f6 22. Bxb4 Nxb4 23. Nc6 Nxc6 24. Rxc6 Bf8 (24... Qd5 25. Rd6 $1) 25. d5 $1 $40
) 19... Bd5 20. Ra3 $5 Nc6 21. Bxd5 (21. Bf4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxc5 23. Nc6 Qf6) (
21. Nb7 $6 Qc8 22. Nxc6 Bxc6) (21. Nxc6 $5 Bxc6 22. Bc2 $14) 21... Qxd5 22.
Ncd7 Rad8 $1 {Precise defense in endangered position, black is keeping afloat
thanks to the vigorous resistance.} (22... f6 23. Rad3 $1 fxe5 24. dxe5 Qc4 (
24... Qa2 25. Rc3 $16) 25. Nb6 $16) (22... Nxd4 $2 23. Qg4 $18) 23. Nxc6 (23.
Nb6 $2 Nxd4 $1) (23. Rc3 Rxd7 24. Nxd7 (24. Nxc6 Bd6) (24. Rxc6 f6 $1 25. Nxd7
Qxc6 26. Nb6 Nd5 $15) 24... Qxd7 25. Qc2 Nd5 26. Rxc6 Nb4 27. Rc7 Qd8 28. Qc3
Nd5 $19) 23... Rxd7 24. Nxe7+ Rexe7 25. Rc3 f6 26. Be3 Kf7 27. Rdc1 Qb7 28. Rc5
Nd5 29. Qf3 (29. Rc8 Re8 30. Rxe8 Kxe8 $13) 29... Nb4 $1 30. Qe2 Rc7 $5 {
Psychologically interesting moment, Garry hopes to take over the initiative
even at the cost of a free passed pawn for white. After the repetition Nd5 his
defensive chances would seem excellent.} (30... Qe4 31. Rc8 Re8 (31... Nd3 32.
R1c3 Nf4 33. Qg4) 32. Rxe8 Kxe8 33. Rc8+ Rd8 34. Rc7 Rd7 35. Rc8+ $11) (30...
Nd5 $11) 31. Bf4 Rxc5 32. dxc5 e5 33. Qd2 $1 Nc6 $6 (33... Qe4 34. Be3 Nc6 35.
f3 Qf5 $11) 34. Qd5+ Kf8 35. Be3 Qd7 36. Qf3 Kf7 (36... Qe6 $1 37. Rd1 e4 $1
38. Qf4 g5 39. Qd6 Kf7 $13) 37. Rd1 e4 $1 38. Qe2 (38. Rxd7 $2 exf3 39. Rxe7+
Kxe7 40. gxf3 Nxa5 $17) 38... Qf5 39. Rd6 Re6 40. Rd7+ Re7 41. Rd6 Re6 42. Qd1
g5 $2 {Hard pressed Kasparov remains his own worst enemy. After the finish of
the time trouble phase he regained a breath in several games and immediatelly
played a second rate move!} (42... Rxd6 43. Qxd6 (43. cxd6 Ke8 44. Qb3 g5 45.
Qg8+ Kd7 46. Qa8 Qd5 $11) 43... Qe6 44. Qc7+ Ne7 45. Bd4 Qd5 $11) 43. Qh5+ $2
Ke7 (43... Kf8 44. g4 Qe5 45. Bf4 $1 gxf4 46. Qxe5 Rxe5 47. Rxf6+ Ke8 48. Rxc6
$18) 44. Qd1 Kf7 $2 (44... Ke8 $1 45. Rd7 Re7 46. Rxe7+ Nxe7 47. Qd6 Qd7 $11)
45. Rd7+ $1 {[%mdl 128] Now it is Kramnik's turn to play well and he choses a
line promising great advantage.} Kg6 (45... Re7 $2 46. Qb3+ Kf8 (46... Kg6 47.
Qg8+ Kh5 48. Rxe7 Nxe7 49. Qf7+ Ng6 50. Qxh7 Qg4 51. Qg7 Nh4 52. Qf7+ Kxh6 53.
Qxf6+ Kh5 54. Qh8+ Kg6 55. Qe8+ Kh6 56. g3 Nf3+ 57. Kf1 Qh3+ 58. Ke2 Ng1+ 59.
Kd2 Nf3+ 60. Kc3 $18) 47. Rd6 Rc7 48. Bd4 Nxd4 49. Rd8+ Ke7 50. Qg8 Ne2+ 51.
Kf1 Ng3+ 52. Ke1 $18) (45... Ne7 46. c6 $1 Rxc6 47. Qh5+ $18) 46. Rg7+ (46. Rc7
$5 Qe5 (46... Kxh6 47. Qd7 Ne7 48. c6 Qd5 49. b4 $16) 47. Rg7+ Kxh6 48. Qd7 Qf5
(48... Ne7 49. Rf7 $1 Kg6 50. Qe8 Kf5 51. Qh8 Ng6 52. Qxh7 Re7 53. Rxe7 Qxe7
54. g4+) 49. Rxh7+ Qxh7 50. Qxe6 Qc7 51. Qxe4 Qd7 $132) 46... Kxh6 47. Qd7 Re5
(47... Ne5 48. Rxh7+ $1 Qxh7 49. Qxe6 Kg6 50. Qxa6 Qh5 51. Qxb5 $18) 48. Qf7
Rd5 49. Kh1 {This move got enough praise, but it is not the best line. White
is avoiding checks after the jump of the knight along the route Ne5-f3, but
the opponent was nearly in zugzwang and 49.b4! would win.} (49. Kh2 Ne5 50.
Bxg5+ fxg5 51. Qxf5 Nf3+ 52. gxf3 Rxf5 53. Ra7 Rxc5 54. Rxa6+ Kh5 $11) (49. b4
$1 Nxb4 (49... Nd8 50. Rxh7+ Qxh7 51. Qxd5 $18) (49... Ne5 50. Bxg5+ fxg5 51.
Qxf5 Nf3+ 52. gxf3 Rxf5 53. Ra7 $18) 50. Kh2 Nc6 51. g4 $18) (49. Rxh7+ Qxh7
50. Qxd5 Qc7 (50... Nxa5 51. Qd8 $1) 51. Qxe4 Qd7 $1 $132 (51... Nxa5 $2 52. f4
$1 $40)) (49. Qf8 Rd1+ 50. Kh2 Rd8 $1) 49... Nd8 (49... b4 50. b3 $1 (50. g4 $2
Rd1+ 51. Kh2 Nd4 $3 (51... Ne5 $2 52. Bxg5+ fxg5 53. Qxf5 Nf3+ 54. Qxf3 exf3
55. Ra7 $18) 52. f4 (52. gxf5 Nf3+ 53. Kg3 Rg1+ 54. Kh3 Rh1+ $11) 52... Nf3+
53. Kg3 Rg1+ 54. Kf2 Rxg4 55. Qf8 Rg2+ 56. Kxg2 Qg4+ 57. Kf1 Qh3+ 58. Ke2 Qg2+
59. Bf2 Ng1+ 60. Ke1 Nf3+ $11)) 50. Rxh7+ (50. Qf8 Rd1+ 51. Kh2 Ne6 52. Rxg5+ (
52. Bxg5+ $2 Qxg5 $19) 52... Nxf8 53. Rxf5+ Kg6 54. c6 $1 Rd8 (54... Kxf5 55.
c7 $18) (54... Ne6 55. Rc5 $1 Rd8 56. c7 Rc8 57. Rc6 $18) 55. Rd5 Rc8 56. Rd6
Kf7 57. c7 Rxc7 58. Rxa6 $16) 50... Qxh7 51. Qxd5 Kg6+ $1 (51... Qc7 $4 52. Qd6
$18) 52. Kg1 Qc7 53. Qg8+ Kf5 54. Qd5+ Kg6 55. Qxe4+ Kg7 56. Qa8 $2 {Pitty the
Kramnik, his impatience will cost him half a point. After the transfer of the
bishop to c3 black would have enormous problems.} (56. Qd5 $1 Nc6 57. Bd4 Kg6 (
57... Nxd4 58. Qxd4 Qxa5 59. c6 $18) 58. Bc3 $18) (56. Bd4 Qd7 57. Bc3 $16)
56... Qd7 57. Kh2 (57. Qxa6 Qd1+ 58. Kh2 Qh5+ 59. Kg3 f5 $40) 57... Qd3 58. g3
(58. Qxa6 Qh7+ 59. Kg3 Qh4+ 60. Kf3 f5 (60... Qh5+ 61. Ke4 Qg6+ 62. Kd4 Qc2 $1
63. b3 (63. Qxb5 Ne6+ 64. Kd5 Nc7+ $19) 63... Qxb3 64. Ke4 f5+ 65. Kxf5 Qd5+
66. Kg4 Qxg2+ $11) 61. g3 Qe4+ 62. Ke2 f4) (58. Qa7+ Nf7 59. Qxa6 Qh7+ 60. Kg3
Qh4+ 61. Kf3 Ne5+ 62. Ke2 Qc4+ 63. Kd2 Qd3+ 64. Kc1 Qf1+ $11) 58... Nf7 59. Qb7
Kg6 60. Qxa6 Ne5 61. Qa8 (61. Qb7 g4 $11 (61... Ng4+ 62. Kh3 Qf5 $11)) 61...
Ng4+ (61... Qe2 $2 62. Qe4+ Kg7 63. Kg2 Nd3 64. g4 $16) 62. Kh3 Qf5 $1 {
Kasparov has saved his skin again in a very bad position due to the combined
strength of the queen and knight.} 63. Qg8+ (63. Kg2 Nxe3+ 64. fxe3 Qc2+ 65.
Kf1 (65. Kh3 $4 g4+ $1 66. Kxg4 Qf5+ 67. Kh4 Qh5#) 65... Qd1+ $11) 63... Kh6
64. Qh8+ (64. Kg2 Qd5+ 65. f3 Ne5 $132) 64... Kg6 65. Qe8+ Kh6 66. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Nc4 Nbd7 12. Nd4 $5 {[%mdl 4] Interesting
novelty in a well known position, equalizing is not so easy for black.} O-O 13.
Nb3 Be7 14. f3 a5 (14... Rfd8 15. e4 Rac8 16. Be3 b5 17. Nd6 $14) 15. e4 a4 16.
Nd4 Bc5 (16... e5 17. Nf5 Bc5+ 18. Kf1 $14) 17. Be3 Rfd8 18. Kf2 Kf8 19. Nb5
Ke7 (19... Bxe3+ 20. Kxe3 Bc6 21. Nd4 Bb7 22. Rac1 $14) 20. Bxc5+ bxc5 (20...
Nxc5 21. Nxb6 Rab8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rc1 $16) 21. Nc3 Ba6 (21... e5 22. Rac1
$14) 22. Rac1 Bxc4 (22... Rab8 23. Nxa4 Bb5 24. b3 $16) 23. Bxc4 Ne5 (23... a3
24. b3 $14) 24. Be2 (24. Rxd8 Kxd8 (24... Rxd8 25. Nxa4 Rd4 26. b3 Rd2+ 27. Kf1
Nfd7 $14) 25. Be2 g5 26. g3 $14) 24... Rdb8 25. Rd2 (25. f4 Ng6 $1 26. e5 Ne8
27. Rd2 Nxf4 28. Ne4 $11) 25... g5 26. g3 {Shirov can fall back on active
pieces, but the weakness of c5 pawn and white squared bishop turn white into
slight favourite.} c4 27. Ke3 a3 (27... h5 28. h3 $14) 28. Rb1 (28. bxa3 Rxa3
29. h3 Rg8 30. Rd4 Nh5 31. g4 Nf4 32. Bxc4 Nxh3 33. Bb3 $14) 28... axb2 (28...
h5 29. bxa3 Rxb1 30. Nxb1 Ra4 31. Rb2 $16) 29. Rbxb2 Rxb2 (29... h5 30. Rxb8
Rxb8 31. h3 $14) 30. Rxb2 Ra3 31. Rb7+ Kd6 (31... Nfd7 32. Kd4 f6 33. h3 $14)
32. Kd2 (32. Kd4 Nc6+ 33. Kxc4 Na5+ 34. Kb4 Rxc3 35. Rxf7 Rc2 36. Bb5 Ke5 37.
f4+ gxf4 38. gxf4+ Kxe4 39. Rxf6 Rb2+ 40. Kxa5 Rxa2+ 41. Kb6 Rxh2 42. Bc6+ Ke3
$14) 32... Kc5 (32... Kc6 33. Rb8 Kc5 34. f4 Nc6 35. Rc8 $14) 33. f4 $1 {
Th eadvance of f pawn comes at the very unpleasant moment for black.} gxf4 34.
gxf4 Rxc3 (34... Nc6 35. Rxf7 Rxc3 36. Kxc3 Nxe4+ 37. Kb2 c3+ 38. Kc1 $18) 35.
Kxc3 (35. fxe5 $2 Nxe4+ 36. Kd1 Rh3 $19) 35... Nxe4+ 36. Kb2 Nc6 37. Rxf7 c3+
38. Kc1 Nb4 (38... Nd4 39. Bd3 Nf2 40. Bxh7 $18) 39. Rc7+ Kd5 (39... Kd6 40.
Rc4 Nxa2+ 41. Kb1 Nd2+ 42. Kxa2 Nxc4 43. Bxc4 e5 44. f5 e4 45. Kb3 Ke5 46. Be6
$18) 40. a3 Nc6 (40... Na2+ 41. Kb1 Kd6 42. Rxh7 c2+ 43. Kxc2 Nac3 44. Bf3 $18)
41. Bf3 (41. Bf3 Kd6 (41... Nd4 42. Rd7+ $18) 42. Rxc6+ Kxc6 43. Bxe4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Kasparov +2-0=13"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.10.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2000.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 (9... b6 $1) 10. Be2 b6 (10... b5 11. a4 $1) 11. Nb3 (
11. Nc4) 11... Be7 12. Nfd4 Bb7 13. f3 $1 O-O 14. e4 Rfc8 15. Be3 Kf8 16. Nd2
$1 {[%mdl 4] Kramnik was not planning a quick draw, this novelty improves on
the older game. If white king remains on g1 black does not have the chance to
cope easily with the attack of white pawns on the kingside.} (16. Kf2 Ne5 17.
Nd2 Rc7 18. N4b3 Rc6 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21. h3 (21. g4 h6 22. h4 g5 $1
$11 23. hxg5 $140 hxg5 24. Bxg5 Nfxg4+ 25. fxg4 Bxg5) 21... Ke8 22. Bd4 Nfd7
23. Rc1 Rxc1 24. Nxc1 f6 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Rublevsky,S/Elista/1996/ (45)})
16... Ne5 (16... Rc7 $5 17. Nc4 Rac8 18. b3 b5 19. Na5 Ba3 $1 (19... Ba8 20. a4
$1) 20. Nxb7 Rxb7 $13) 17. N4b3 $1 Rc6 18. Rac1 (18. f4 Ned7 19. Nc4 Rac8) (18.
Bd4 Nfd7 19. f4 Ng6 20. Be3 (20. g3 e5 $1) 20... e5 $1 21. f5 Nf4 $132) 18...
Rac8 19. Rxc6 Rxc6 20. g4 $1 h6 (20... Rc2 21. Bxb6 Nc6 22. Rb1 Nd7 23. Be3 Bf6
24. Kf2 Rxb2 25. Rxb2 Bxb2 26. Nc4 $14 {xa6}) 21. h4 Bc8 $1 (21... Nh7 22. f4
Nd7 23. e5 $14) 22. g5 (22. Nd4 Rc7 23. g5 hxg5 24. hxg5 Nfd7 25. f4 Nc6 26.
Rc1 Bc5 $1) 22... hxg5 23. hxg5 Nfd7 $1 24. f4 Ng6 25. Nf3 (25. Nd4 Rc7 26. Bh5
e5 $1) (25. Bh5 e5 $1 $132) 25... Rc2 $2 {Kasparov is impatient and with this
move he exposes himself to the great danger of losing.} (25... Ke8 $5 26. Nfd4
Rc7 27. Bh5 Ngf8) (25... Rc7 26. f5 exf5 27. exf5 Nge5 28. Nxe5 Nxe5 29. Bf4 f6
$11) 26. Bxa6 $1 Bxa6 27. Rxd7 Rxb2 (27... Re2 28. Bxb6 Rxb2 (28... Nxf4 $2 29.
Ra7 Bb5 30. Nbd4 Rg2+ 31. Kh1 Be8 32. Rc7 Rg4 33. Nh2 Rh4 34. Ndf3 $18) 29. Ra7
Bb5 30. Nfd4 Be8 31. Bc7 $16) 28. Ra7 Bb5 29. f5 $1 exf5 30. exf5 Re2 $1 31.
Nfd4 $1 (31. Bxb6 Ne5 32. Nbd4 Nxf3+ 33. Nxf3 Bc6 34. Rc7 (34. Nd4 Rg2+ 35. Kf1
Be4) 34... Bxf3 (34... Be8 35. Bd4 $1) 35. Rc8+ Bd8 36. Rxd8+ Ke7 37. Rg8 Re5
$11) 31... Re1+ (31... Rxe3 32. Nxb5 Bxg5 33. fxg6 $18) 32. Kf2 Rf1+ 33. Kg2
Nh4+ 34. Kh3 Rh1+ 35. Kg4 Be8 36. Bf2 $1 Ng2 37. Ra8 $2 $138 {The time trouble
is enemy even for the great players, Kramnik is dropping part of his
significant advantage.} (37. Nf3 Bd6 38. Bxb6 Bc6 (38... Ne1 39. Ne5 $1 f6 (
39... Bxe5 40. Bc5+ Kg8 41. Ra8) 40. Ng6+ Kg8 41. Bf2 Nd3 42. Bd4 $40) 39. Na5
(39. Nbd4 $4 Ne3#) 39... Bd5 40. Rd7 Rf1 41. Rxd6 Bxf3+ 42. Kg3 Be4 43. Rd4 $1
$16) 37... Rf1 38. Kf3 Nh4+ $2 $138 {Kasaprov is paying back with
antipositional check at the edge of the board.} (38... Nf4 $1 39. Nd2 Rd1 40.
Nc4 Nd5 $14) 39. Ke2 Rh1 (39... Rxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Bxg5 41. Rb8 $18) 40. Nb5 Bxg5 (
40... Nxf5 41. Nc7 Nd6 42. Bg3 $18) 41. Nc7 Ke7 42. Nxe8 $1 (42. Rxe8+ $6 Kd7
43. Bxb6 Rh2+ 44. Kd3 Rxa2 $14) 42... Nxf5 43. Bxb6 Kd7 $1 44. a4 (44. Nd4
Nxd4+ 45. Bxd4 Rh8 46. Nc7 Rxa8 47. Nxa8 Kc6) (44. Nc5+ $5 Kc6 45. Ra6 $1 $16)
44... Rh3 (44... Bf4 45. Nd4 Nxd4+ 46. Bxd4 g5 $16) 45. Nc5+ Kc6 46. a5 Re3+ (
46... Nd4+ 47. Kf1 Bf4 48. Rc8+ Kb5 49. Ne4 $16) 47. Kd1 Re7 $2 {The win would
not be easy for white after the most exact move 47..Bf4!, as Kramnik's pieces
are rather poorly coordinated.} (47... Bf4 $1 48. Rc8+ Kb5 49. Ne4 $5 (49. Nc7+
Bxc7 50. Rxc7 Re7 $14) 49... Rxe4 50. Rc5+ Ka6 51. Rxf5 g5 52. Nc7+ Bxc7 53.
Bxc7 Re7 54. Bb6 g4 55. Rf4 f5 56. Rxf5 Rg7 $1 $14) 48. Rc8+ Kb5 49. Ne4 $6 (
49. Nc7+ Kc4 50. Ne4 $1 Rxe4 (50... Be3 51. Ne8+ Kd3 52. N8d6 $18) 51. Ne6+ Kb5
(51... Kd3 52. Nxg5 (52. Nc5+ Ke3 53. Nxe4+ Kxe4 54. a6 $18) 52... Rf4 53. Rd8+
Kc3 54. a6 $18) 52. Nxg5 Rf4 53. Nxf7 Ne3+ 54. Bxe3 Rxf7 55. Rc5+ Ka6 56. Rg5
$18) 49... Rxe4 (49... Bf4 50. Rc5+ Ka6 51. Rxf5 Rxe4 52. Rxf7 $18) 50. Rc5+
Ka6 51. Nc7+ Kb7 52. Rxf5 Be3 $1 (52... Bf6 $2 53. Rb5 Kc6 54. a6 $18) 53. Bxe3
(53. Rb5 Bxb6 54. axb6 g5 55. Nd5 g4 $132) (53. Nb5 Ka6 (53... Re7 54. Bxe3
Rxe3 55. Kd2 Re7 56. Nd4 $18) 54. Bxe3 Rxe3 55. Kd2 Re7 56. Nd4 $18) 53... Rxe3
54. Rxf7 Re5 $1 (54... Rg3 55. Ke2 Rg6 56. a6+ Kb6 57. Rf8 $1 $18) 55. a6+ $2 {
The challenger is doing maximum to let his great opponent slip away. Not
realizing huge advantage will be bother Kramnik for some time.} (55. Nd5+ Ka6
56. Nb4+ Kb5 (56... Kxa5 57. Nc6+ $18) 57. Rf4 $1 g5 58. Rg4 Re7 59. a6 Rh7 60.
Re4 Rf7 61. Ke2 Rf8 $1 (61... Ka5 62. a7 $1) (61... Rd7 62. Kf3 Rh7 63. Kg4
Rh4+ 64. Kf5) 62. Kd3 Rf3+ (62... Rg8 63. Kc3 g4 64. Re5+ Kb6 65. Kc4 g3 66.
Re6+ Kc7 67. Nd5+ Kd7 68. Re1 $18) 63. Re3 $1 Rf7 (63... Rf4 64. Re5+ Kxb4 65.
Re4+ $18) 64. Kc3 $18) 55... Kb6 56. Rxg7 (56. Rf8 Ra5 57. Rc8 Kc6 $1 58. Ne8+
(58. Na8+ Kd6) 58... Kb6 59. Nc7 Kc6 $11) 56... Ra5 57. Kd2 Ra1 58. Kc2 Rh1 $2
$138 59. Kb2 $2 {Not a comedy of errors, after Kasparov's blunder and weak
answer by Kramnik the board has witnessed the last act of true greek drama.
Now the position is definitely drawn.} (59. Rg8 $1 Ra1 (59... Rh2+ 60. Kd3 Rh3+
61. Ke2 Rh2+ 62. Kf3 $18) 60. Nd5+ Kc5 (60... Ka7 61. Nb4 $18) 61. Rg5 $1 $18)
59... Rh8 $1 60. Kb3 Rc8 61. a7 Kxa7 62. Kb4 Kb6 63. Nd5+ Ka6 64. Rg6+ Kb7 65.
Kb5 Rc1 66. Rg2 Kc8 67. Rg7 Kd8 68. Nf6 Rc7 69. Rg5 Rf7 70. Nd5 Kd7 71. Rg6 Rf1
72. Kc5 Rc1+ 73. Kd4 Rd1+ 74. Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-sf Russia-ch"]
[Site "Gorky"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Kuporosov, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. a4
b6 9. Nc3 (9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. h3 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bd2 Bd6 14. Rac1
e5 15. Bb1 Rfe8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Ba2 Qe7 18. e4 Ncxe4 19. Ng5 Nxg5 20. Bxg5 e4
{1/4-1/4/Eingorn,V-Ehlvest,J/URS-55ch Moscow/1988/ -> CBM 09}) 9... Bb7 10. Qe2
Bd6 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. h3 h6 14. Rac1 Rfe8 15. Be1 e5 16. dxc5 Nxc5
17. Bc4 e4 18. Nd4 Bf8 (18... Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Be5 20. b4 Bxd4 $13) 19. b4 Nd3 (
19... Ncd7 20. Nd5 $36) 20. Bxd3 exd3 21. Qxd3 Qe5 22. Nce2 Qg5 23. Nc6 Rac8
24. Ned4 Qd5 25. Qc4 (25. b5 axb5 26. axb5 Bc5 $44) 25... Qg5 26. b5 axb5 27.
axb5 Ne4 28. Nf3 (28. Qe2 $5) 28... Qg6 29. Rd7 $6 Nc5 $1 30. Rdd1 Bxc6 31.
bxc6 Qxc6 32. Rb1 Ne4 33. Qxc6 Rxc6 34. Nd4 Rf6 35. f3 Nd6 36. Bh4 Rg6 37. e4
Nc4 38. Nf5 Rge6 39. Bf2 g6 40. Nd4 Rd6 41. Rdc1 Rc8 42. Rc2 Rdd8 43. Rbc1 Ba3
44. Rb1 Kg7 45. Rb3 Bf8 46. Rbc3 Nd6 47. Nc6 Nb5 48. Nxd8 Nxc3 49. Bxb6 Rb8 50.
Bc7 Rb1+ 51. Kh2 Nb5 52. Be5+ Kg8 53. Rc8 Na7 54. Ra8 Nb5 55. Nc6 f5 56. Ne7+
Kf7 57. Nxg6 Kxg6 58. Rxf8 fxe4 59. f4 Rf1 60. g4 {Ftacnik} 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1989.11.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. b3 b5 {N} 8.
Be2 Nbd7 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. a4 bxa4 $1 11. Rxa4 Be7 12. Nbd2 Nb6 13. Ra5 $6 (13.
Ra1 $5) 13... cxd4 14. Bxd4 Nbd5 15. Qa1 O-O 16. Rc1 Nb4 17. Nc4 Rc8 18. Nfe5
Nfd5 19. Ra4 f6 20. Nd3 Bc6 (20... Nxd3 21. Bxd3 e5 22. Qb1 $3 (22. Bb2 Nb6 $1)
22... exd4 23. Bxh7+ Kh8 24. Qf5 g5 25. Qg6 $44 {Ehlvest}) 21. Nxb4 Nxb4 22.
Ra5 Bb5 $15 23. Bg4 f5 24. Bf3 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Qxf6 gxf6 27. Raa1 Nd3 28.
Rcb1 Bxc4 29. bxc4 Nc5 30. Rb6 Rb8 31. Rc6 Rfc8 32. Rd6 Kf7 33. Bd1 Rb4 34. Rd4
Rc7 35. Kf1 Rb2 36. f3 Ke7 37. Ra5 Rb1 38. Ke2 Rb2+ 39. Kf1 h6 40. Ra3 Kf7 41.
Ra5 Ke7 42. Rh4 Rd7 43. Rd4 Rc7 {Ftacnik} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bass, Leonid"]
[Black "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1990.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Nb4 (9... Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe7
Nxe7 14. Bxe4 Nd5 $14 {Moskalenko,V-Baburin,A/Leningrad chT/1989/}) 10. Bb1 Be7
11. Ne5 O-O 12. Bg5 Bd7 (12... Nfd5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Qd3 $14) 13.
a3 Nbd5 14. Qd3 g6 15. Ba2 Bc6 16. Rfe1 Qd6 (16... Rc8 17. Qh3 b5 18. Bh6 Re8
19. Nxf7 $1 $18) 17. Qh3 $1 Rac8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 (18... Nxf6 19. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 20.
Rxe6 Qd7 (20... Bd7 21. Rxd6 Bxh3 22. Rxf6 Bxf6 23. gxh3 Bxd4 24. Ne4 $16) 21.
Rxe7 Qxh3 22. gxh3 $18) 19. Ne4 Qd8 20. Bxd5 exd5 (20... Bxd5 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6
22. Nd7 $18) 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Qg3 Rfd8 23. h4 Be8 24. Rad1 Qd6 25. Qf3 f6 (
25... Rc2 26. Rb1) 26. Ng4 Rc6 (26... Kg7 27. h5 $40) 27. Rc1 h5 (27... Rxc1
28. Nxf6+ Kg7 29. Nxe8+ Rxe8 30. Rxc1) 28. Rxc6 Bxc6 29. Nxf6+ Kg7 30. Nh7 $1
Bd7 (30... Kxh7 31. Qf7+ Kh6 32. Re7 $18) 31. Ng5 Rf8 32. Qe3 Re8 33. Qd2 Rc8
34. Re5 Bf5 35. Qa5 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Malmo"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1993.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qe2
Qc7 (8... b5 9. a4 $1 $14) (8... b6 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. e4 $5 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd6 12.
Nc3 O-O 13. f4 Bc5 14. Be3 e5 $1 15. Nb3 (15. Nf5 $2 Qc7 $1) 15... Bxe3+ 16.
Qxe3 exf4 17. Qxf4 Qb8 {Goldin,A-Ehlvest,J/New York/1993/}) 9. Nc3 (9. Nbd2 b6
(9... Be7 10. b3 cxd4 11. exd4 O-O 12. Ne4 b6 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Rac1 Qd8 15. h4
h6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Be3 e5 18. Bb1 Re8 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 {0,5/
Kurajica,B-Kramnik,V/Debrecen EU-chT (03)/1992/}) 10. e4 (10. Re1 $5 Bb7 11.
Nf1 Be7 12. Bd2 Ne4 $1 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. Bc3 O-O 15. Bxe4 $5 Bxe4 16. Ng3 Bb7
17. e4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Rc8 19. Bc3 Rc7 20. Qe3 Bf8 21. Nh5 $6 Rc5 $1 22. Red1 $2
Qe8 $1 23. Ng3 Rac8 $17 {Salov,V-Kamsky,G/Dortmund/1992/0.5 (63)}) 10... cxd4
11. e5 Nd5 12. Nb3 Nc5 13. Nbxd4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Bb7 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 Qd7 17.
Rac1 Be7 18. h3 O-O 19. Qe4 Rfc8 20. Qg4 Rxc1 21. Bxc1 Kf8 22. Qe4 Ke8 23. Qh7
Bf8 24. Bd2 {Dizdar,G-Zaltsman,V/New York op (9)/1989/0-1 (43)}) (9. Rd1 b6 10.
Nc3 Bb7 11. Bd2 Bd6 12. Rac1 Qb8 13. h3 h6 {0,5/Serper,G-Sherbakov,R/Helsinki
op (06)/1992/}) 9... b6 10. Bd2 Bb7 11. Rac1 Qb8 $2 (11... Be7) (11... Bd6 12.
e4 e5 (12... cxd4 $2 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Nxd6+ Qxd6 15. e5 $18)) 12. Ng5 $1 Bd6 (
12... h6 13. Nge4 Be7 14. f4 $36) 13. f4 O-O (13... cxd4 14. exd4 O-O 15. Kh1
$14) 14. Kh1 cxd4 15. exd4 Re8 (15... h6 16. Nge4 Be7 17. f5 $40) 16. Bc4 b5
17. Bb3 Re7 $1 (17... h6 18. Nge4 (18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. f5 Bd5 20. fxe6+ Bxe6 21.
d5 $140 Bf5) 18... b4 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Na4 $14) 18. f5 e5 (18... exf5 19.
Bxf7+ Kh8 (19... Rxf7 20. Qe6 Qe8 21. Qxd6 Re7 22. Rxf5 $14) (19... Kf8 20. Be6
b4 $13) 20. Be6 b4 21. Na4 Bd5 22. Rxf5 $14) 19. d5 e4 (19... b4 20. Nce4 Bxd5
21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Rc6 Bc7 23. f6 (23. Rxa6 $14) 23... N7xf6 24. Nxf6+ Nxf6 25.
Rcxf6 gxf6 26. Qh5 fxg5 27. Bxg5 Qb5 $1) 20. Ncxe4 h6 $2 (20... Bxd5 $1 21.
Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Qd3 N7f6 23. Rfe1 $14) (20... Nxd5 21. Qh5 $5 N7f6 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6
23. Bxf7+ Kf8 24. Nxh7+ Nxh7 25. f6 $1 Nxf6 26. Rxf6 $18) 21. Ne6 $1 $8 Nxe4 (
21... fxe6 22. fxe6 $1 (22. dxe6 $2 Nxe4 23. exd7+ (23. Rc8+ Qxc8 24. exd7+ Qc4
$17) 23... Kh7 24. Rc8 Ng3+ 25. hxg3 Rxe2 26. Bg8+ Kh8 27. Bc4+ Bf8 (27... Qxc8
28. dxc8=Q+ Rxc8 29. Bxe2 Rc2 30. Rd1 $17) 28. Rxb8 Bxg2+ 29. Kg1 Rxd2 30. d8=Q
Rxd8 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Kxg2 bxc4 $19)) (21... Nxd5 22. Nxg7 $1 $40) 22. Qxe4
Nf6 (22... fxe6 23. fxe6 Nc5 (23... Nf6 24. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 25. Bxh6 Qe8 26. Rc3
Rc8 27. Qg4+ Kh7 28. Rh3 $18) (23... Nf8 24. Bc2 Qa7 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Rf1+
Ke8 27. Qg6+ Kd8 28. Ba5+ $18) 24. Qg6 (24. Qf5 Nxb3 25. axb3 Bxh2 $15) 24...
Qe8 (24... Nxb3 $2 25. Rf7 Rxf7 26. exf7+ Kh8 (26... Kf8 27. Bc3 $18) 27. Bxh6
$18) 25. Rf7 Rxf7 26. exf7+ Qxf7 27. Qxd6 Nxb3 28. axb3 Qxd5 $10) 23. Qd3 fxe6
24. fxe6 Qe8 $6 (24... Bxh2 25. Bxh6 Be5 26. Bg5 $36) 25. Bf4 Rd8 $2 (25... Qd8
26. Bxh6 $13) 26. Bxd6 Rxd6 27. Rxf6 Kh8 (27... gxf6 28. Qg3+ Kh8 29. Qxd6 $18)
28. Rff1 Rexe6 29. Bc2 Rg6 (29... Qg8 30. Rf8 $18) 30. Rce1 Qd7 (30... Qd8 31.
Qxg6 Rxg6 32. Bxg6 $18) 31. Qxg6 Rxg6 32. Bxg6 Bxd5 33. Rf8+ Bg8 34. Rxg8+ $1 (
34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Re8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS10 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1993.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bd3 Ncb4 13. Bb1 b6 14. Ne5 Bb7
15. Ra3 (15. Qe4 f5 16. Qe2 Bf6 17. Bd2 Re8 18. Nf3 Rc8 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Ne5
Nc6 21. Bc3 g6 22. f4 Bg7 23. Bd3 a5 24. Bb5 Re6 25. Re1 Na7 26. Bd3 $14 {
Silman,J-Computer BP/Chicago National op (3)/1991/0.5 (43)}) (15. Ne4 Rc8 16.
Ra3 f5 17. Nc3 (17. Ng3 $6 Rxc1 $3 18. Rxc1 Nf4 19. Qc4 Bxg2 20. f3 b5 $1 $17
21. axb5 axb5 22. Qc3 $8 Nbd5 23. Qa5 $1 Ne3 $5 24. Kf2 $1 $8 Qxd4 25. Rxe3
Qxb2+ $6 26. Rc2 $13 {Naumkin,I-Sadler,M/London/1991/0.5 (53)}) 17... Nc2 (
17... Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Qd5 19. Nf3 Bc6 20. Re1 Bf6 21. Bd2 Rce8 22. a5 Bb5 23. Qd1
bxa5 24. Rc5 Qd6 25. Qb3 Nc6 26. Rxf5 $13 {Sinadinovic,A-Sulava,N/Belgrade
GMA-op/1988/0.5 (58)}) 18. Rb3 Na1 19. Nxd5 Nxb3 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Be3 Bd5 22.
Qxa6 Ra8 23. Qb5 f4 24. Qd3 g6 25. Bd2 Nxd2 26. Qxd2 $17 {Barlov,D-Djukic,Z/
JUG-ch (03)/1991/0-1 (45)}) 15... Rc8 16. Bxh7+ $5 (16. a5 b5 17. Ne4 f5 18.
Nc5 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Rg3 Rc7 21. Bg5 Qc8 22. Qh5 Qe8 23. Qh4 Nc6 24. Nf3
Nb8 25. Rh3 Nf6 26. Bxf6 $15 {Gligoric,S-Portisch,L/Pula/1971/0-1 (39)}) (16.
Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Rg3 Bf6 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Rxg5 f5 20. h4 Nc6 21. Nf3 Rc7 22. Re1
Bc8 23. Qd2 Rd8 24. Be4 Qa5 25. Qxa5 Nxa5 26. Bb1 $15 {Tregubov,P-Salakhova,G/
Czestochowa op (01)/1992/0.5 (44)}) 16... Kxh7 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19.
Rg3 Rxc1 20. Rxg7+ $6 (20. Rxc1 Bd6 (20... a5 $5) 21. Qg4 Bxe5 22. dxe5 g6 23.
Qxb4 Rd8 24. h3 Qxe5 25. Qxb6 Rd7 26. b4 $16 {Mirkovic,S-Djukic,Z/JUG-ch
Kladovo (11)/1992/1-0 (32)}) 20... Kxg7 21. Qg4+ Kh6 22. Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. b3 b6 (9... b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. a4 (13.
Rac1 Rfc8 14. h3 Kf8 15. Kf1 Ke7 16. Ne1 Bd6 17. a4 Bc6 (17... bxa4 $5 18. Nc4
Bb4 19. Nd3 a5 20. bxa4 Bc6 21. Ra1 Bd5 $13) 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rc2 Rc7 20. Rdc1
Rac8 21. Bf3 Bxf3 22. Ndxf3 e5 {1/2-1/2 Spassky,B-Fischer,R/S.Stefan/Beograd 
(m14) 55/399 1992 (32)}) 13... bxa4 14. Rxa4 Nb6 15. Raa1 a5 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17.
Bxc4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Bb4 19. f4 Rfd8 20. Kg2 Ne4 {1/2-1/2 Spassky,B-Portisch,L/
Turin (14) ;MCD-r8 1982}) 10. Bb2 Bb7 (10... Nbd7 11. a3 (11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Rac1
Be7 $5 13. Nd4 $1 Rc8 14. f3 $6 b5 15. Be2 Bc5 $1 16. Kf1 Ke7 17. e4 g5 $1 18.
Nb1 $1 g4 $6 (18... Bd6 $1 19. Kg1 h5 $5) 19. Ba3 {Spassky,B-Fischer,R/S.
Stefan/Beograd (m4) 55/397 1992/1-0 (50)}) 11... Ke7 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Rac1 {
1/2-1/2 Eperjesi,L-Estrada Nieto,J/Budapest FS11 IM-B (06) ;EXP 50 1995}) 11.
Ne5 (11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Ke7 {1/2-1/2 Petrosian,A-Mikhalchishin,A/Lvov (01)
;EXP 50 1995}) 11... Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Nc3 (13. Ba3 Bxa3 14. Nxa3 Ke7 $10)
13... b5 (13... a5 14. Nb5 $14) 14. Bf1 O-O 15. Rac1 Rfc8 16. Ne2 (16. Na4 Ba7
17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nc5 Bf3 $1 19. gxf3 Rxc5 20. Rxc5 Bxc5 $10) 16... Be7 17. Nd4
Bd7 18. g3 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Bg2 Kf8 22. Nc6 Bc5 (22... Ke8
$6 23. Nxe7 Kxe7 24. Bc3 $14) 23. b4 Bb6 24. Na5 Ke7 (24... Bxa5 25. bxa5 Ke7
26. Kf1 $14) 25. Kf1 Kd6 26. Nb7+ Ke7 {Black has to be careful, but his only
weakness is Pa6. Schwarz muß vorsichtig vorgehen, aber seine einzige Schwäche
ist Pa6.} (26... Kc7 27. Be5+ Kd7 $14) 27. a3 Ne8 28. Ke2 f6 29. Bc3 Nd6 30.
Nxd6 (30. Nc5 Nc4 {xa3}) 30... Kxd6 31. f4 Bd7 32. Bb7 Kc7 33. Be4 (33. Bxa6
Ba7 34. a4 bxa4 35. Bd3 h6 $10) 33... h6 34. g4 Bc6 35. Bxc6 Kxc6 36. e4 Bd8
37. Kf3 $6 (37. h4 $1 g6 38. h5 gxh5 39. gxh5 Kd7 40. f5 $14) 37... Kd6 $2 (
37... g5 $1 38. fxg5 (38. e5 fxe5 39. Bxe5 Kd5 $15) 38... hxg5 $10) 38. e5+ $1
Kd5 (38... fxe5 39. Bxe5+ Kd5 40. Bxg7 $18) (38... Ke7 39. exf6+ gxf6 40. Ke4
$16) 39. exf6 gxf6 (39... Bxf6 40. Bxf6 gxf6 41. h4 e5 42. g5 e4+ (42... fxg5
43. fxg5 hxg5 44. hxg5 Kd6 45. Ke4 Ke6 46. g6 Kf6 47. g7 Kxg7 48. Kxe5 $18) 43.
Ke3 fxg5 44. fxg5 hxg5 45. hxg5 Ke5 46. g6 Kf6 47. Kxe4 Kxg6 48. Kd5 $18) 40.
h4 {The pawn which will potentially run towards h8 is more important, than the
weakness of Pa3.  Der Bauer mit Laufchance nach h8 ist wichtiger als die
Schwache von Pa3.} Kc4 41. Bb2 Kd3 (41... Kb3 42. Bc1 Kc2 43. Be3 Kb3 (43...
Kb2 44. g5 fxg5 (44... hxg5 45. fxg5 fxg5 46. Bxg5) 45. fxg5 hxg5 46. Bxg5 Bc7
47. Bf6+ Kxa3 48. h5 $18) 44. g5 fxg5 45. fxg5 hxg5 46. Bxg5 Bc7 47. Bf6 Bd6
48. Bg7 Be7 49. h5 Bg5 50. h6 Bxh6 51. Bxh6 Kxa3 52. Bd2 $18) 42. g5 $1 fxg5 (
42... hxg5 43. fxg5 fxg5 44. h5 $18) 43. fxg5 Bxg5 (43... hxg5 44. h5 e5 45.
Bxe5 $18) 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Bf6 Kc4 46. Bxg5 a5 (46... Kb3 47. Bd8 Kxa3 48. Ba5
$18) 47. bxa5 Kd5 48. a6 Kc6 49. Bd8 (49. Bd8 e5 50. Ke4 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Belov} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 Nc6
8. Nc3 (8. Qe2 {Belov} cxd4 9. Rd1 d3 10. Rxd3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Bc5 12. h3 (12. a3
O-O 13. Bd2 b5 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. e4 Ng4 16. Nd1 Bb7 $132 {Piket,J-Lautier,J/
Amsterdam/1995/0:1/52/}) 12... O-O 13. e4 Nd7 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 b6 16. Na4
b5 17. Nc5 Nce5 18. Nxd7 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bxd7 20. Rc1 Qb7 21. Kh1 Rfc8 22. Rg1
$36 {Lalic,B-Hartman,Ch/Port Erin/1995/0,5/34/}) 8... cxd4 (8... Be7 9. d5 (9.
Qe2 O-O (9... cxd4 {Belov} 10. Rd1 O-O 11. exd4 Qa5 (11... Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13.
Bg5 Bb7 14. Ne5 g6 15. Bh6 (15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Bg7 18. Rac1
$14 {Kaidanov,G-Brunner,L/Luzern/1993/1:0/22/}) 15... Re8 16. a3 Nh5 17. b4 Nc6
18. Be4 $16 {Lerner,K-Dokhoian,Y/Harkov/1985/}) 12. d5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14.
Bxd5 Bf6 15. Bg5 $36 {Vaulin,A-Zakharov,A/St Peterburg op/1996/1:0/26/}) 10.
Rd1 Qc7 11. Bd2 b5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Rdc1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Qf3 Rb8 16. e4
Bd6 17. g3 Nd7 18. Rd1 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 {Gurevich,D-Kaidanov,G/Philadelphia
World op (08) ;EXT 95op 1995/0-1 (52)}) (9. dxc5 $6 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bd2
Bd7 12. Rac1 Ba7 13. Be1 O-O $2 (13... Ke7 $1 $10) 14. Na4 Rfc8 15. Nc5 Bxc5
16. Rxc5 Ne7 17. Rxc8+ $1 Rxc8 18. Ne5 Bb5 19. Nc4 $1 Bc6 $5 20. Nb6 $1 Re8 21.
f3 $16 {Atalik,S-Van der Sterren,P/Reykjavik/1994/}) 9... exd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5
11. Bxd5 Qc7 12. Bd2 Bf6 13. Qc2 Ne7 14. Be4 Be6 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Rfd1 h6 17.
Qa4+ Bd7 18. Qa5 Qxa5 19. Bxa5 {Seul,G-Roos,T/Bonn GSK ;CBM 34 1993/1-0 (62)})
9. exd4 Be7 10. Re1 (10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Be6 13. Qxd8+ Nxd8 14.
Nd4 Bxb3 15. Nxb3 O-O 16. Be3 Nc6 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Bb6 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Bd8 $10 {
Panczyk,K-Szymczak,Z/POL-chT Jachranka (03) ;EXT 87ch2 1987/1/2-1/2 (31)})
10... O-O 11. a3 (11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Bg4 14. Qe4 Qd7 $10) 11...
Na5 12. Ba2 b5 13. Ne5 (13. d5 $5 exd5 (13... Nc4 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Qxd8 Bxd8
16. Nd4 $14) 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Rxe6
Rd1+ 19. Re1 Rxe1+ 20. Nxe1 Rd8 $44) 13... Bb7 14. Bg5 Re8 15. Qe2 Qd6 {
Black defends the most vulnerable squares f7,e6. Schwarz verteidigt die
empfindlichsten Felder f7,e6.} (15... Qxd4 $2 16. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 (16... Bf8 17.
Rad1 Qb6 18. Ne5 $16) 17. Qxe6+ Kg6 (17... Kf8 {Belov} 18. Qf7#) 18. Qf7+ Kxg5
19. Qxg7+ Kh4 (19... Kf5 20. Be6+ Kf4 21. Qg3#) 20. g3+ Kh3 21. Be6+ $18) 16.
Rad1 Bd5 (16... Rad8 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. Be3 (18. Nxf7 $2 Kxf7 19. Bc7 Qxc7 20.
Qxe6+ Kg6 21. Bb1+ Kh6 22. Qh3+ Nh5 23. g4 g6 $19)) 17. Bb1 g6 (17... Bb3 $2
18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Qxf7+ Kh7 22. Rd3 $18) 18. Qe3
Nh5 (18... Nc4 19. Qf4 Kg7 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Re2 $14) 19. Bxe7 (19. Bh6 $5 {
Belov} Bf8 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Nxd5 exd5 (21... Qxd5 $2 22. Be4 $18) 22. Nd3 $14)
19... Rxe7 20. Nxg6 $6 (20. Nxd5 exd5 21. b4 (21. Qc3 {Belov} Nc4 22. Nd3 Rae8
$10) 21... Nb7 22. Qf3 $14) 20... hxg6 21. Nxd5 Qxd5 22. Be4 Qd8 23. Bxa8 Qxa8
24. d5 Ng7 (24... e5 25. d6 Rd7 (25... Nf4 $2 26. Qxf4 exf4 27. dxe7 $18) 26.
Qxe5 (26. Qxe5 {Belov} Nc4 27. Qe8+ Qxe8 28. Rxe8+ Kg7 29. Ra8 Nxb2 30. Rxa6
Nc4 31. g3 $15)) 25. Qc3 Nb7 {Black is lucky, that white can not turn his d
pawn into strong feauture of the position. Schwarz hat Glück, daß Weiß den
d-Bauern nicht zum Zeichen einer starken Stellung aufwerten kann.} (25... Nc4
26. b3 Nb6 (26... Nxa3 27. Qc5 $18) 27. Qc5 Qb7 (27... Rb7 {Belov} 28. d6 Nd7
29. Qc3 $132) (27... Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Qxe7 $18)) (25... Qd8 {Belov} 26.
dxe6 $16) 26. Qc6 (26. d6 Rd7 27. Qc6 Qd8 $15 (27... Qd8 {Belov} 28. Qxa6 Nxd6
$17)) 26... Re8 27. Rc1 (27. d6 {Belov} Rd8 28. d7 $5) 27... Na5 (27... exd5 $2
{Belov} 28. Rxe8+ Nxe8 29. Qxd5 Ned6 30. Rc6 Qe8 31. g3 $15) 28. Qc7 (28. Qxa8
Rxa8 29. d6 Rd8 30. Red1 Kf8 $17 (30... Nc4 {Belov} 31. d7 Kf8 $17)) 28... Nc4
29. b3 Rc8 30. Qd7 Rd8 31. Qc7 Nd6 (31... Nxa3 {Belov} 32. Qa5 b4 33. Qxb4 Nb5
$17) 32. dxe6 (32. Rcd1 exd5 33. Rxd5 Ngf5 34. Rde5 Nh4 35. f3 Nhf5 $17) 32...
Nxe6 33. Rxe6 (33. Qb6 Nf4 $17) (33. Qc2 {Belov} Nf5 $17) 33... fxe6 34. Qe7
Nf7 35. Qxe6 Rd6 (35... Kg7 {Belov} 36. Rc7 $4 Rd1+ $19) 36. Qe3 (36. Rc8+ Kg7
37. Qxd6 Qxc8 38. Qd4+ Kg8 $19) 36... Qd8 37. g3 Rd1+ 38. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 39. Kg2
Qd5+ 40. Qf3 (40. f3 a5 $17) 40... Qe6 (40... Qxf3+ 41. Kxf3 Kg7 (41... Kf8 {
Belov} 42. Ke4 Ke7 43. Kd5 Kd7 44. h4 Nd6 45. g4 Nf7 46. h5 gxh5 47. gxh5 $132)
42. Ke4 Kf6 43. Kd5 $132) 41. h4 Ne5 42. Qe3 Kf7 43. f3 Nc6 44. Qf4+ (44. Qxe6+
Kxe6 45. Kf2 Nd4 46. b4 Nc2 $19) 44... Ke8 (44... Ke8 {Belov} 45. b4 Qa2+ 46.
Kh3 Qxa3 47. Qe4+ Ne7 48. Qa8+ Kf7 $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Chekhov} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. e4
Nxe4 (7... b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 10. a4 (10. Bg5 {Chekhov} Qb6 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. Nc3 h6 13. Bh4 Nd7 $15 {Avrukh,B-Baburin,A/Groningen/1995/0|1/44/}) 10...
b4 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. Nb3 Nd7 (12... Nc6 $5) 13. Re1 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Ng5
Ne3 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. fxe3 Qg5 18. e4 Qxe5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Geller,E-Keres,P/Bled 
(11) ;MCL 02 1961 (25)}) (7... cxd4 8. e5 Nfd7 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qf4 Qc7 11. Re1
Ndxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Qxc4 14. Nc3 f6 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Qf3 Be7 17. Bh6
Qh4 18. Nd5 Kf7 19. Rac1 Qh5 20. Rc7 {1-0 Legky,N-Alet,J/Metz op (01) ;TD
94\02 1994}) (7... cxd4 $5 {Chekhov}) 8. d5 $5 (8. Qe2 Nf6 9. d5 b5 10. dxe6
fxe6 (10... bxc4 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. exf7+ Kxf7 13. Ng5+ Kg6 14. Rd5 Nxd5 15. Qe8+
Kf5 16. g4+ Kxg4 17. Qxc8+ Kh5 18. Qe8+ g6 19. Qe2+ Kh6 20. Qe5 {1-0 Trofimov,
S-Metlyakhin,D/RUS-chT Moscow (05) ;EXP 45 1994}) 11. Bxe6 Qe7 12. Ng5 Bxe6 13.
Nxe6 Kf7 14. Re1 Ra7 15. Bf4 Nc6 16. Nc3 Nd4 17. Ng5+ Kg8 {Halkias,S-Fanouraki,
N/Aegina op (05) ;EXT 96op2 1996/1-0 (28)}) 8... e5 {N/} (8... b5 9. dxe6 bxc4
(9... Qxd1 10. exf7+ Ke7 11. Rxd1 bxc4 12. Re1 Bf5 13. Nc3 $16) 10. exf7+ Ke7
11. Qe1 Qd3 12. Nc3 Bf5 13. Ng5 $16) (8... exd5 9. Bxd5 Nd6 10. Re1+ Be7 11.
Bg5 $40 (11. Bg5 {Chekhov} f6 12. Bf4 $16)) (8... Nd6 {Chekhov} 9. dxe6 Bxe6 (
9... fxe6 10. Bd3 Be7 11. Qc2 Nf5 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Nc3 Be6 15. Re1
Bf7 16. Qxf5 O-O 17. Bf4 $16 {Kluger-Szili/HUN/1959/}) 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Re1
$44) 9. Re1 Nd6 10. Nxe5 Be7 11. Bd3 h6 (11... O-O 12. Qc2 g6 (12... h6 {
Chekhov} 13. Qxc5 $16) 13. Qxc5 $16) 12. Qh5 Kf8 (12... O-O 13. Nc3 (13. Bxh6
$6 gxh6 14. Qxh6 Bf5 15. Re3 Bg5 16. Rg3 f6 $13) 13... Nd7 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15.
Qxh6 $18) 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. Bf4 Nf6 (14... Nxe5 15. Bxe5 b5 16. Rad1 $16) 15. Qf3
g5 (15... g6 $2 {Chekhov} 16. Bxg6 $1 $18) 16. Bg3 Kg7 17. Re3 h5 {Black is
already exposed after artificial castling, so he doesn't mind further
concessions. Schwarz steht aufgrund der künstlichen Rochade ohnehin schon
exponiert, daher macht er sich keine Gedanken über weitere Schwächen.} (17...
Rf8 18. Rae1 $16) 18. h3 g4 19. Qf4 (19. hxg4 hxg4 20. Qf4 Nh5) 19... Nfe8 (
19... gxh3 20. gxh3 Bxh3 21. Rae1 $40) (19... h4 20. Bxh4 Nh5 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22.
Qh2 $18) 20. Ne4 h4 (20... f6 21. Ng6 $1 Nf5 22. Nxh8 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 $18) (20...
gxh3 21. gxh3 Nf5 22. Kh1 $40) 21. Bh2 gxh3 22. gxh3 Nf5 (22... Nxe4 $4 {
Chekhov} 23. Qxf7+ $18) 23. Kh1 $1 (23. Rf3 Rg8) 23... Kf8 (23... Nxe3 $2 24.
Qxf7+ Kh6 25. Qg6#) (23... Qxd5 24. Rg1+ Kf8 25. Bc4 Qd4 26. Bxf7 $18) 24. Rg1
Neg7 $2 {In the defence it is not always possible to avoid all dangers. Es ist
nicht immer möglich, bei der Verteidigung alle Drohungen zu parieren.} (24...
Rg8 25. Rxg8+ Kxg8 26. Re1 $40) 25. d6 $1 Bxd6 (25... Bf6 26. Nxf6 Qxf6 27. d7
$18) (25... Nxd6 $4 {Chekhov} 26. Nxd6 Bxd6 27. Qxf7#) 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27. Rxg7
$1 Kxg7 28. Bxf5 Bxf5 29. Qxf5 Qd1+ (29... Raf8 30. Qg5+ Kh7 31. Qxh4+ $18) 30.
Kg2 Qh5 (30... Qd5+ {Chekhov} 31. Rf3 $18) 31. Qc2 (31. Qf4 $5 {Chekhov}) 31...
Rae8 32. Qc3 (32. Qxc5 Qg5+ 33. Kf1 Rc8 34. Qd4 $18) 32... f6 33. Ng4 Qd5+ (
33... Qg5 34. Rf3 Re6 35. Bf4 Qg6 36. Qxc5 $18) 34. Rf3 Re6 35. Nxf6 Qd4 (35...
Qg5+ 36. Ng4+ Kg8 37. Qc4 $18) 36. Qxd4 {Surely sufficient, but white could
have saved some technical work. Sicher ausreichend, aber Weiß hätte sich
einige technische Arbeit sparen können.} (36. Nd7 $1 Qxc3 37. Rxc3 $18) 36...
cxd4 37. Ng4 Rh5 (37... Rhe8 38. Rd3 $18) 38. Rd3 Rd5 39. Kf1 Re4 40. f3 Re8
41. Bg1 Red8 42. Bf2 Kg6 43. Bxh4 Rc8 (43... Rh8 {Chekhov} 44. Bf2 Rxh3 45. Kg2
Rh8 46. Rxd4 $18) 44. Be1 Rc1 (44... Rc2 45. Ne3 $18 (45. Rb3 $22 {Chekhov} d3
46. Rxd3 $1 Rxd3 47. Ne5+ Kf5 48. Nxd3 $18)) 45. Ke2 Rb1 (45... Rc2+ 46. Rd2
Rxd2+ 47. Bxd2 $18) 46. Rb3 (46. Rd2 d3+ 47. Kf1 Kg5 $16) 46... b5 (46... d3+ {
Chekhov} 47. Kd2 $18) 47. Bd2 Kf5 (47... d3+ {Chekhov} 48. Ke3 $18) 48. Nf2 Rc5
49. Kd3 Ke5 (49... Rf1 {Chekhov} 50. Ne4 (50. Kxd4 $5 Rxf2 (50... Rc4+ 51. Ke3
$18) 51. Kxc5 Rxd2 52. Kb6 Rd6+ 53. Ka5 $18) 50... Rxf3+ 51. Kxd4 Rc4+ 52. Kd5
Rxb3 53. Nd6+ Kg6 54. axb3 Rh4 55. b4 Rxh3 56. Bc3 $18) 50. Ng4+ Kd5 51. Nf6+
Ke6 (51... Ke5 $2 52. Nd7+ $18) 52. Ne4 (52. Kxd4 $4 {Chekhov} Rc4+ 53. Kd3
Kxf6) 52... Rc4 53. Ra3 (53. a4 $1 Rxa4 54. Nc5+ Kd5 55. Nxa4 bxa4 56. Rb4 $18)
53... Rxb2 54. Rxa6+ Ke7 (54... Kd5 55. Rd6+ Ke5 56. f4+ Kf5 57. Ng3# (57. Rf6#
{Chekhov})) (54... Kf5 55. Rf6+ Ke5 56. f4+ Kd5 57. Rd6#) 55. Ra7+ Ke6 56. Ra6+
Ke7 57. Ra7+ Ke6 58. f4 (58. h4 $5 {Chekhov} Rb1 59. h5 Rh1 60. h6 $18) 58...
Rc6 59. h4 Rb1 60. h5 Rh1 61. f5+ Ke5 (61... Kxf5 62. Ng3+ $18) 62. Re7+ Kd5 (
62... Kxf5 63. Ng3+ Kf6 64. Bg5+ Kxg5 65. Nxh1 Kxh5 66. Re2 $18 (66. Kxd4 $18 {
Chekhov})) 63. h6 (63. Bf4 $5 {Chekhov} Rh3+ 64. Bg3 Rh6 65. Rc7 $18) 63...
Rh3+ 64. Ke2 Ra6 65. f6 Rh2+ (65... Rxa2 66. f7 $18) 66. Kf1 (66. Kf3 {Chekhov}
Ra3+ 67. Kg4 Rg2+ 68. Kf4 Rh3 69. f7 $18) 66... Rxd2 (66... Rxa2 {Chekhov} 67.
f7 Ra1+ 68. Be1 $18) 67. f7 (67. Nxd2 Rxf6+ 68. Ke2 Rxh6 69. Ra7 $16 (69. Rd7+
{Chekhov} Kc5 70. Kd3 (70. Nb3+ Kc6 71. Ra7 Kb6 72. Ra8 Kb7 73. Ra3 $18) 70...
Rh3+ 71. Kc2 Kb4 72. Kb2 $18)) 67... Rd1+ 68. Ke2 Rh1 69. f8=Q Rxa2+ 70. Nd2 (
70. Kf3 $2 Rf1+) 70... Rh2+ 71. Kf1 Ra1+ (71... Raxd2 72. Qf5+ Kc4 73. Rc7+ Kb4
74. Qc5+ $18) 72. Re1 Rh1+ 73. Kf2 Raxe1 74. Qg8+ Kd6 75. h7 d3 (75... Rd1 76.
Nf3 $18) 76. h8=Q Re2+ 77. Kf3 Rxh8 78. Qxh8 (78. Qxh8 Rxd2 79. Qh6+ Kc5 80.
Qxd2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS10 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lukacs, Peter"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1993.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. Bg5 O-O (9... b5 10. Nc3 Nbd7 $6 11. d5 $1 $36 Nc5 12. Bc2 $1 Nxd5
13. Bxe7 Kxe7 $2 14. Qd4 Qd6 $8 15. b4 $1 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Na4 17. Bxa4 bxa4 18.
Rad1 Qb6 $8 19. Qxg7 Rf8 20. Ne5 Ra7 21. Rd3 Ke8 {Eingorn,V-Lin,Ta/Beijing/
1991/1-0 (22)}) 10. Nc3 b5 11. a4 (11. Qe2 Bb7 12. a3 Nbd7 13. Rad1 Nd5 14. Qe4
g6 15. Qh4 N7f6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 f6 18. Bc1 Qd7 19. Rfe1 f5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5
21. Qg3 Bf6 22. Bh6 Rfe8 23. Ne5 Qe7 24. Re3 $14 {Finegold,B-Van der Sterren,P/
Amsterdam OHRA-B/1989/1-0 (36)}) (11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Bb1 (12. Re1 Nc6 13. a4 bxa4
14. Nxa4 Nb4 15. Be2 Nfd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Nc5 Bd5 18. Ne5 Nf5 19. Qd2 a5 20.
Qf4 Ra7 21. Red1 f6 22. Ned3 Nc6 23. Nxe6 Bxe6 24. Rxc6 $13 {Volshin,I-Sadler,
M/London LB (04)/1991/0-1 (29)}) 12... Nbd7 13. a3 Rc8 14. Qd3 g6 15. Rfe1 Nb6
16. Bh6 Re8 17. Ne5 Nc4 18. Qe2 Qxd4 19. Nxf7 Bc5 20. Be3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Qxe3+
22. Qxe3 Kxf7 23. Ba2 Bxe3+ 24. Rxe3 $17 {Ligterink,G-Van der Sterren,P/
Amsterdam OHRA-B/1988/0-1 (54)}) 11... b4 (11... bxa4 12. Nxa4 Nbd7 13. Qe2 Bb7
14. Rfd1 a5 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. Qe3 $1 $16 Nxe5 $1 17. dxe5 Nd5 18. Qe4 g6 19. Bh6
Re8 20. Bb5 Bc6 21. Bxc6 Rxc6 22. Nc3 Qc8 $1 $8 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Qxd5 $14 {
Hjartarson,J-Kortchnoi,V/Saint John (m/7)/1988/0.5 (55)}) 12. Ne4 Bb7 13. Nc5 (
13. Qe2 Nbd7 14. a5 Nxe4 (14... h6 15. Bd2 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18.
Qd3 Qd5 19. Rfc1 Rfd8 20. Bf4 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Rc4 Nd5 23. Rac1 Ne7 24. h3
$10 {Yakovich,Y-Lin Ta/Belgrade GMA-op/1988/0.5 (36)}) 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bxe4
Nf6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. Ne5 Nd7 20. Nc4 Rc6 21. Ne3 Rac8 22. Rxc6
Qxc6 23. h3 {Goldin,A-Mikhalchishin,A/Belgrade GMA-op/1988/0.5 (23)}) 13... Bd5
14. Ne5 Nc6 15. Rc1 (15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ned7 (16. Ncd7 Bxe5 17. Nxf8 Bxd4 18.
Nxh7 g6 $17) 16... Bxd4 17. Nxf8 Bxc5 18. Nxh7 g6 19. Qc2 Bd4 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21.
Qxg6+ Bg7 22. Ng5 Qf6 $15) 15... Nxe5 (15... Nxd4 16. Bxh7+ (16. Bxa6 Bxc5 17.
Rxc5 Rxa6 18. Qxd4 h6 (18... Rxa4 19. Ng4 $40) 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. a5 $13) 16...
Nxh7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qxd4 Qg5 19. f3 $10) 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Bxe7 (17. Be3 $2
Bxc5 18. Bxc5 Qg5 19. g3 Nxc5 20. Rxc5 Qxe5 $17) 17... Qxe7 18. Nxd7 (18. Nxa6
Nxe5 $15) 18... Qxd7 19. Re1 Rfd8 20. Re3 Rac8 21. Rxc8 (21. Bxa6 Rxc1 22. Qxc1
Qxa4 $15) 21... Qxc8 22. h3 (22. Rh3 h6 $15) 22... g6 23. a5 Qc7 $1 24. Qf1 (
24. Bxa6 Bxg2 $17) 24... Qxa5 25. Bxa6 Qa2 26. Qe2 Ra8 27. Bd3 Qa1+ 28. Kh2 Ra2
$17 29. Be4 Rxb2 30. Qf3 Bxe4 31. Rxe4 (31. Qxe4 Qf1 $17) 31... Qa7 32. Kg3 Qc5
33. Qf6 Rd2 34. Qf4 (34. Rf4 Rd7 $17) 34... Qc3+ 35. Kh2 Qc2 36. Rxb4 Rxf2 37.
Qg5 Qe2 38. Rb3 Kg7 39. Qg3 h5 40. h4 Rf1 41. Rd3 (41. Re3 Qd1 42. Qg5 $17)
41... Re1 $1 0-1

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bd7 (8... Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O (9... Qe7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Nd2 Rd8 12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. Nc4
Bc5 14. Rac1 e5 15. Nf5 Qe6 16. Rfd1 Bf8 17. Bb1 g6 18. Ng3 Re8 19. Qd2 Rb8 20.
Ne4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Nb6 22. h3 Nxc4 23. Rxc4 Qe7 24. Qc3 Bg7 25. Rc7 Qg5 26. Bd5
Bxh3 27. Rxf7 Kh8 28. Qc7 {1-0 Maiwald,J-Dao Thien Hai/Budapest FS02 GM/1993/ 
(51)}) 10. Nd2 (10. Be2 Qc7 11. Nf3 e5 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 Nc6 14. Qc2 Bg4
15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Qb2 e4 17. Ne1 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Ne5 19. h3 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Rd1 Nd3 22. Nac2 Nd5 23. Nd4 Nc3 24. Qc2 Nb4 25. Qc1 Rxd4 {0-1 Nikolic,
P-Ivanchuk,V/Moscow PCA-Intel GP 25'/1995/}) 10... Bc7 (10... e5 11. N4f3 Qe7
12. Qc2 Nc6 13. a3 Bg4 14. h3 Bd7 15. Rfd1 b5 16. Bd3 Rfc8 17. Qb1 Na5 18. Ne4
Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bc6 20. Nd2 g6 21. Bc3 Nb7 22. Qb2 Nc5 {0-1 Hoang Th
Trang-Jonkman,H/Budapest FS04 IM-B (13)/ 1994 (29)}) 11. f4 (11. Rc1 Qd6 12. f4
b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Qc2 Bb6 15. Ne4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Ra7 17. Bf3 Rc7 18. Qe2 Rfc8
19. Rxc7 Rxc7 20. Rd1 Qf8 {1/2-1/2 Miles,A-Ivanchuk,V/Moscow GMA-qual f (01)/
1990/ (27)}) 11... e5 12. fxe5 Bxe5 13. N2f3 Bd6 14. Qc2 Ng4 15. Rae1 b5 16.
Bd3 g6 17. h3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Be4 Ra7 20. Nxb5 Re7 21. Nd4 Rfe8 22. Bf3
Bc7 23. Qc3 Be5 24. Rd1 Bg7 25. Qb4 Qc7 26. Bd5 {1-0 Raetsky,A-Blauert,J/Bern
op (03)/1995/ (31)}) (8... b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Bf3 Ra7 12. Nc3 O-O
13. Rc1 Qa5 14. a4 b4 15. Nb1 Rd8 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. Qf3 Qd5 18. Nd2 Qxf3 19.
N2xf3 Ne4 20. Rc4 Nc5 21. Ne5 Rd5 {1/2-1/2 Kiriakov,P-Mesropov,K/Voskresensk2/
1993/ (28)}) 9. Nd2 Nc6 10. N2f3 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qf3 (13. a4
Rc8 $10) 13... b5 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. Rac1 Qa5 16. a3 (16. Bb1 Rfd8 $10) 16... Bxa3
17. Ra1 b4 18. Nc2 Bc6 19. e4 (19. Qg3 Nh5 20. Qg4 Rfd8 $15) 19... Rfd8 20.
Nxa3 bxa3 21. Bxa3 Rxd3 (21... Qc3 22. Bxa6 Bxe4 23. Qxc3 Rxc3 24. Be7 $10) 22.
Qxd3 Bb5 23. Rfc1 $2 (23. Qg3 $1 Bxf1 (23... Nxe4 24. Qe5 $16) 24. Bb2 Nh5 (
24... Qd8 25. Rxf1 Ne8 $10) 25. Rxa5 Nxg3 26. hxg3 $10) (23. Qe3 Bxf1 24. Bb2
Qb4 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Kxf1 Rc3 $17) 23... Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Qxa3 25. Rc8+ Be8 (
25... Ne8 $2 26. Qxb5 axb5 (26... Qa1+ $2 27. Qf1) 27. Rxe8+ Qf8 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8
29. f4 $10) 26. h3 (26. f3 Kf8 $17) 26... Qa1+ 27. Kh2 Qe5+ 28. g3 g5 29. Qxa6
{Black light pieces will be stronger in attack than Q and R.} Kg7 30. Qd3 Bb5
31. Qd8 Qxe4 $2 (31... Qb2 32. Qh8+ Kh6 33. Kg1 Qd4 $17) 32. Rc5 Kg6 $6 (32...
Qf3 33. Rxg5+ Kh6 34. Rxb5 Qxf2+ 35. Kh1 Qf1+ 36. Kh2 Qf2+ $10 (36... Qxb5 $4
37. Qxf6+ Kh5 38. g4#)) 33. Rxb5 $2 $138 (33. Qd2 $1 h6 34. Rxb5 $18) 33... Qe2
34. Qb6 Ne4 (34... Nd7 35. Qc6 Ne5 $10) 35. Rb4 (35. Re5 $16) 35... Nxf2 36.
Qd4 (36. Kg1 Nxh3+ 37. Kh1 Nf2+ 38. Kg1 Ne4 $19) (36. Ra4 Ne4+ 37. Kg1 Qe1+ 38.
Kg2 Qxg3+ 39. Kf1 Qxh3+ $19) 36... Nd3+ 37. Kg1 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Nxb4 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik zt"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Black "Thorhallsson, Throstur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Baburin} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3
Nc6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. a3 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. Re1 (11. Bc2 b5 (11... b6 12. Qd3
Bb7 13. Re1 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rad1 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Bb3 Qb5 18. Bc4 Qh5
19. Qe3 Na5 20. Be2 Qd5 21. Qf4 Bd6 22. Qf6 Bf8 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. h4 $40 {
Ravi,L-Ravi,T/Calcutta (06)/1992/1-0 (36)}) 12. Qd3 Bb7 13. Bg5 g6 14. Rad1 Rc8
15. Rfe1 Nd5 16. Bh6 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Re8 18. a4 Na5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qxb5 Rxc3
21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Nc4 23. Rf4 Qb8 24. Qxb8 {Lempert,I-Suetin,A/Nabereznye
Chelny/1993/0.5 (25)}) 11... b5 12. Bc2 Bb7 (12... b4 13. Na4 Rb8 14. Bf4 Rb5
15. Bb3 Na5 16. Bc2 Bb7 17. Bd3 bxa3 18. bxa3 {Horvath,Jo-Somlai,L/Budapest
Elekes (11)/1991/0.5 (18)}) 13. Qd3 g6 $6 (13... h6 14. Bf4) (13... b4 $5 14.
Na4 $13) 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rad1 Qd6 16. b4 {Baburin: This is very unusual idea.
In some lines this move might be usuful in order to occupy the c5-square; at
the moment it stops Nc6-a5-c4 or b5-b4.} (16. Bb3 Na5) 16... Rac8 17. Bb3 {xe6}
a5 (17... Bf8 $5 {Baburin}) 18. d5 $1 {Baburin: This is a thematic break for
positions with an isolated pawn. The side which has such a pawn usually has
easier development and more space for manouevring, so when he manages to play
d4-d5!, his pieces are better prepared for it.} (18. Nxb5 Qb8 $132) 18... exd5
(18... Nd8 19. Nxb5 Qb6 20. d6 $18) 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 (19... Qb8 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.
Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 22. Qd5+ $18) 20. Bxd5 {Baburin: Now it is very difficult (if
possible at all!) to stop White's threat Bxf7+. The move Black picked does not
save the game.} Nd8 $2 (20... axb4 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Qb3+ $18 (22. Qb3+ {
Baburin} Qe6 23. Qxe6#)) (20... Qc7 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Qd5+ Kf6 23. Qe6#) 21.
Qd4 Bf8 22. Rxe8 Ne6 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 (23... Rxf8 24. Bxe6 Qxd4 25. Nxd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Black "Zakharov, Alexander S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3
Nc6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 O-O 11. exd4 Qa5 {[#]} (11... Na5 12. Bc2 b5
13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Ne5 (14. d5 Bxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Nd4 Re8 17. Nf5 Nc6 18. Qf3
Ne5 19. Qh3 Ng6 20. Re1 Bf8 21. Qf3 Qa5 22. Red1 Ne4 {Slutzky,L-Ben Menachem,I/
Ramat-Hasharon (11)/1992/0-1 (74)}) 14... g6 (14... Nc6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qe4
g6 17. Nxc6 Qc7 18. Qf3 b4 19. Qxf6 bxc3 20. Ne7+ {1-0 Petrosian,A-Suetin,A/
Erevan Petrosian mem/1994/}) 15. Bh6 (15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Bg7
18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Nc5 Qd6 20. Qe1 Rfd8 21. b4 Nc4 22. Nb7 {1-0 Kaidanov,
G-Brunner,L/WchT Luzern (USA-SUI) (07)/1993 (48)}) 15... Re8 16. a3 Nh5 17. b4
Nc6 18. Be4 Qc7 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Rac1 Qb7 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. d5 $16 {Lerner,
K-Dokhoian,Y/Harkov/1985/}) (11... Bd7 12. Ne5 Be8 13. Be3 Rc8 14. f4 Nb4 15.
f5 exf5 16. Qf3 Ng4 17. Nxg4 fxg4 18. Qxg4 Rc6 19. d5 Rg6 20. Qd4 a5 21. Ne4 {
1-0 Efimov,I-Sebih,K/Casablanca (01)/1994/ (38)}) (11... Nd5 12. Ne4 b6 13. Nc3
Ncb4 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Qg4 Nf6 16. Qg3 Kh8 17. Qh3 Kg8 18. a3 Nbd5 19. Nd3 Nxc3
20. bxc3 Bd5 21. Bxd5 {1/2-1/2 Petrosian,A-Ye Rongguang/Shenzhen (08)/1992/}) (
11... Nd5 {Baburin}) (11... Na5 {Baburin}) 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 (13... Bd8
14. Bd2 Qb5 15. Qxb5 axb5 16. Bc3 $14) 14. Bxd5 Bf6 (14... Rd8 15. Bxc6 Rxd1+
16. Qxd1 bxc6 17. Qe2 $14) 15. Bg5 Nd4 (15... Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Bf5 17. Rac1 $14)
16. Nxd4 Bxg5 17. Qe5 Qd8 $2 (17... Bd8 $1 {Baburin: does not look impressive,
but it was necessary, as now Black loses due to the X-ray of the white Rook.}
18. Rac1 $14) 18. Nf3 $1 Bf6 {[#]} 19. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 (19... Rxf7 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8
21. Qd5 $18) 20. Qh5+ Kg8 (20... g6 21. Qxh7+ $18) 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Re1 g6 (
22... Bd7 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24. Qxb7 $18) 23. Qc5 a5 24. Ng5 Bxg5 (24... Ra6 25.
Qc4+ $18) 25. Qxg5 Be6 26. h4 (26. h4 Bxa2 27. Re7 $18) 1-0

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. e4
$5 $146 (8. a4 Be7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nb6 12. Re1 Nbd5 13. Bg5
Re8 14. Ne5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nd5 16. Bd2 Bd6 17. c4 Ne7 18. Bc3 Nc6 19. Rad1 Qc7
20. Bc2 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Be7 22. Rd4 g6 23. Red1 b5 24. h4 $13 {Obukhov,A-Bus,M/
Krasnodar/1991/0.5 (69)}) (8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Nbd2 b6 10. e4 Bb7 11. d5 e5 12. a4
Bd6 13. Nh4 O-O 14. Nc4 b5 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Nf5 Qb8 17. Qf3 Re8 18. Bg5 Kh8
19. Bc2 Rf8 20. Qh3 g6 21. f4 Ng8 22. Nh6 Qd6 23. f5 Ndf6 24. axb5 $16 {
Pedersen,St-Maiwald,J/Budapest ExpFS FebGM/1993/1-0 (32)}) 8... cxd4 (8... Nxe4
9. d5 Ndf6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qe2 $36) 9. e5 Ng4 10. Bf4 (10. Qxd4
$2 Ndxe5 $1) 10... Nc5 (10... Qc7 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qe4 $14) 11. Nxd4 h5 12. h3
g5 (12... Nh6 13. Bc2 $14) 13. Bg3 Nxb3 14. axb3 (14. Nxb3 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 h4 16.
hxg4 hxg3 17. fxg3 Bg7 $17) 14... Bc5 15. Ne2 h4 (15... Qxd1 16. Rxd1 h4 17.
hxg4 hxg3 18. Nxg3 $16) 16. hxg4 hxg3 17. Nxg3 (17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. Nxg3 Ke7 19.
Rd1 Rh4 20. Ne4 Bb6 21. Nxg5 Rxg4 22. Nf3 Bd7 $44) 17... Bd4 18. Re1 Qb6 (18...
Bxb2 $2 19. Qxd8+ Kxd8 20. Ra2 Bd4 21. Rd2 $18) 19. Qf3 (19. Qd2 Rh4 (19... Bd7
$2 20. Rd1 $18) 20. Re4 Bc5 21. b4 Be7 22. Na3 $16) 19... Bd7 20. Qf6 Rg8 21.
Ne4 Qc7 (21... Bxb2 22. Ra2 Bd4 23. Rd2 Bb5 24. Rxd4 Qxd4 25. Nd6+ Kd7 26.
Qxf7+ Kc6 27. Rc1+ Kb6 28. Qc7+ Ka7 29. Qxb7#) 22. Nxg5 (22. Nd6+ $2 Qxd6 23.
exd6 Bxf6 $19) 22... Bc6 23. Nd2 Rd8 (23... Bxb2 24. Nc4 Qe7 25. Nd6+ Kd7 26.
Rad1 Qxf6 27. Ndxf7+ Kc8 28. exf6 Bxf6 29. Ne4 $16) 24. Nc4 Qe7 25. Nd6+ Rxd6
26. Qxe7+ Kxe7 27. exd6+ Ke8 (27... Kxd6 28. Nxf7+ $18) 28. Rad1 (28. Nf3 Bxb2
29. Rab1 Rxg4 30. Rxb2 Bxf3 31. g3 Rd4 32. Rc2 Rxd6 $14) 28... Bxf2+ $1 $8 29.
Kxf2 Rxg5 30. Rd4 Kd7 31. Rf4 Rg7 32. Kg3 Kxd6 33. Ref1 Ke7 34. R1f2 Bd5 $14
35. b4 e5 36. Rf5 Be6 37. Rxe5 Rxg4+ 38. Kh2 Rxb4 39. Rc5 Kd6 40. Rc3 a5 41.
Rd2+ Ke7 42. Rc7+ Kf6 43. Re2 a4 44. Rc5 b5 $132 45. Rc7 Rb3 46. Ra7 Bc4 47.
Rd2 Ke5 48. Kg1 Be6 49. Kf2 Kf6 50. Ke1 Re3+ 51. Re2 Rb3 52. Ra6 Kg7 53. Rf2
Bc4 54. Ra7 Kg6 55. Kd1 Rg3 56. Kd2 Rd3+ 57. Kc2 Rg3 58. Kc1 Rd3 59. Ra6+ Kg5
60. Ra8 f5 61. Rf8 Be6 62. Re8 Rd6 63. Rd2 Rc6+ 64. Kd1 Kf4 65. Re7 b4 66. Rd4+
Kg3 67. Rg7+ Kf2 68. Rxb4 Bb3+ 69. Kd2 Rc2+ 70. Kd3 Rxb2 71. Rf4+ Kg1 72. g4 (
72. Rxf5 Rxg2 $10) 72... Rg2 73. Kc3 (73. Rxf5 $4 Bc2+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qe2
b6 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. dxc5 $5 (10. Nc3) 10... Bxc5 11. a3 Qb8 12. Nbd2 O-O (12...
Bd6 $10) 13. b4 Bd6 14. Bb2 Rc8 (14... a5 $5 15. bxa5 Rxa5 16. e4 Ng4 17. h3
Nge5 $13) (14... Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Rac1 b5 19.
Na5 Qb6 $10) 15. Rac1 Rxc1 16. Rxc1 a5 (16... Ne5 17. Bb1 $1) 17. b5 (17. bxa5
Rxa5 18. Nc4 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 20. Kf1 Rg5 $13) 17... Bxf3 (17... e5 $5 18.
e4 (18. Ng5 e4 19. Ndxe4 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Bxe4 $1 21. Nxe4 Be5 $10) 18... Nc5 19.
Bc2 $14) 18. Nxf3 Qf8 19. Ra1 $1 e5 20. Ng5 $1 Nc5 $6 (20... h6 21. Ne4 $14)
21. Bc4 Ra7 22. f4 $1 exf4 (22... e4 23. Rd1 h6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7
26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. Bxf7 $18) (22... Qb8 23. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 24. Qc4 Qe8 25. fxe5
Nd3 $5 26. Nxf7 (26. Qxd3 Bxe5 27. Nxf7 Bxb2 28. Rb1 $18) 26... Nxb2 27. Qb3
Qxf7 28. Qxb2 Be7 29. Rf1 $1 $18) (22... Qe8 23. Rd1 Nfe4 24. fxe5 $1 Bf8 (
24... Bxe5 $6 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Bxe5 Qxe5 27. Rd8+) 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Qg4 Nc5
27. h3 $16) 23. Qc2 Ncd7 $2 (23... Qe8 24. Bxf6 Qxe3+ (24... gxf6 25. Qxh7+ Kf8
26. Qh6+ Ke7 27. exf4 $5) 25. Kf1 gxf6 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Nxf7 $1 Ne6 28. Re1
$18) (23... h6 $2 24. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Qg6+ Qg7 27. Bxf7+ Kf8 28.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. Bc4 fxe3 30. g3 $16) (23... Qe7 $5 24. Bxf7+ Kf8 25. Bxf6 $6 (
25. Re1 $5 Be5 26. Bc4 Bxb2 27. Qxb2 fxe3 28. Qd4 $16) 25... Qxe3+ 26. Kf1 gxf6
27. Qxh7 Qd3+ $1) 24. Nxf7 Bc5 25. Kh1 f3 (25... Bxe3 $6 26. Rd1 Rc7 27. Ng5+
Kh8 28. Ne6 Qc8 29. Nxc7 Qxc7 30. Bb3 Qxc2 31. Bxc2 $16) (25... fxe3 26. Rf1
Rc7 27. Ng5+ Kh8 28. Ne6 Qd6 29. Nxc7 Qxc7 (29... Ng4 $2 30. Bxg7+ Kxg7 31.
Ne8+ $18) 30. Be6 $18) 26. Rf1 Bxe3 27. Rxf3 Qc5 (27... Bc5 28. Ne5+ Kh8 29.
Qxh7+ $3 Kxh7 30. Rh3+ Nh5 31. Rxh5#) 28. Ng5+ Kh8 29. Ne6 1-0

[Event "St Stefan/Belgrade m"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. b3 (9. Nbd2 Ke7 10. Nb3 Bd6 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Nfd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd7
$10 {Gligoric,S-Donner,H/Eersel/1968/}) 9... Nbd7 10. Bb2 b6 11. Nc3 {N} (11.
Nbd2 Bb7 12. Be2 Rc8 13. Rac1 Ke7 14. Nc4 Rhd8 15. a3 $13 {Spassky,B-Heinbuch/
BL/1986/}) 11... Bb7 12. Rac1 Be7 (12... h6 13. Na4 Be7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rxd7
$1 Kxd7 16. Nxb6+ $16) 13. Nd4 Rc8 (13... O-O $2 14. Nxe6 $1 $18) 14. f3 $5 b5
15. Be2 Bc5 $1 16. Kf1 Ke7 17. e4 g5 $1 (17... Rhd8 $10) 18. Nb1 $1 g4 (18...
Bd6 $5 $36) 19. Ba3 b4 $2 (19... Bxa3 20. Nxa3 h5 $15) 20. Rxc5 $1 Nxc5 21.
Bxb4 Rhd8 $6 (21... Nfd7) 22. Na3 $1 gxf3 23. gxf3 Nfd7 (23... Ne8 24. Nc4 (24.
Rc1 Rxd4 25. Bxc5+ Kd7) 24... Nd6 25. Ba5 $16) 24. Nc4 Ba8 25. Kf2 Rg8 26. h4
$16 Rc7 27. Nc2 {P e1-d3} Rb8 (27... Kf6 28. Ba5 Rb7 29. b4 $18) 28. Ba3 h5 $2
(28... Rg8 29. Rd6 $16) 29. Rg1 Kf6 30. Ke3 (30. Rg5 Bxe4 $1) 30... a5 31. Rg5
a4 $6 32. b4 Nb7 33. b5 (33. Nd4 Nd6 $1) (33. Bd3 Rbc8) 33... Nbc5 34. Nd4 e5
35. Nxe5 $1 (35. Nf5 $1 Rxb5 36. Rxh5 $18) 35... Nxe5 36. Rf5+ Kg7 37. Rxe5
Nxe4 38. Bd3 $1 (38. fxe4 Rc3+ 39. Kf4 Rxa3 $132) 38... Rc3 (38... Nc3 39. Bd6
$18) 39. Bb4 Rxd3+ 40. Kxd3 Nf6 41. Bd6 Rc8 42. Rg5+ Kh7 43. Be5 Ne8 44. Rxh5+
Kg6 45. Rg5+ Kh7 46. Bf4 f6 47. Rf5 Kg6 48. b6 Rd8 49. Ra5 Bxf3 $6 50. h5+ $1 (
50. h5+ $1 Kf7 51. Ra7+ Kf8 52. b7 $18) 1-0

[Event "St Stefan/Belgrade m"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 (4. Nc3 $5) 4... e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6
7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. b3 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 O-O $1 (
12... Ke7 13. a4 {Spassky,B-Fischer,R (06)/Sveti Stefan m/1992/}) 13. Rac1 (13.
a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Be7 15. Ba3 Bxa3 16. Rxa3 Nd5 {0,5/Spassky,B-Nikolic,Pr/
Barcelona/1992/}) 13... Rfc8 $1 14. h3 Kf8 15. Kf1 Ke7 16. Ne1 Bd6 $6 (16...
Bb4 $1 17. a3 Rxc1 18. Bxc1 Bd6 19. Bb2 Rc8 20. Rc1 Rxc1 21. Bxc1 $10) 17. a4
$1 Bc6 (17... bxa4 18. Nc4 Bb4 19. Nd3 $36) (17... b4 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Nd3 a5
20. Bf3 $14) 18. axb5 axb5 (18... Bxb5 19. Nc4 $14) 19. Rc2 Rc7 20. Rdc1 Rac8
21. Bf3 (21. Ndf3 e5 $1) 21... Bxf3 22. Ndxf3 e5 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Rxc7 Bxc7
25. Nc2 Ne4 $1 26. Na3 b4 27. Nc4 (27. Nc2 Bd6 28. Ke2 f6 29. Nfe1 Ndc5 30. Nd3
Nxb3 31. Ncxb4 $10) 27... f6 (27... Ke6 28. Ne1 Ndc5 29. f3 Nf6 30. e4 Nxb3 31.
Nd3 $10) 28. Ne1 Ndc5 29. Nc2 Nxb3 (29... Nd3 30. Nxb4 $1 Nexf2 (30... Nxb4 31.
Ba3) 31. Ba3 Ke6 32. Ke2 $14) 30. Nxb4 Nbd2+ 31. Nxd2 Nxd2+ 32. Ke2 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nf3 b5 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. a4 $6 {N} (10. a3 O-O 11. b4 Bd6 12. Bb2 $10) 10... b4 11.
Ne2 $6 (11. Nb1 O-O 12. Qe2 $13) 11... Nbd7 12. Ng3 (12. b3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Ne5)
12... h5 $1 13. h4 Bd6 $1 14. Ng5 Nc5 15. Be2 Bxg3 16. fxg3 Qxd1 17. Bxd1 a5 $1
$17 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nfd7 20. Rd1 Ke7 (20... Nb6 $6 21. e4 Ncxa4 22. Be3
Nc4 23. Rxa4 Nxe3 24. Rc1) 21. e4 f6 22. Nh3 Nb3 23. Rb1 (23. Ra2 Rhc8 24. Be3
Rc2 $19) 23... Ne5 24. Rf1 Rac8 25. Bf4 (25. Be3 Rc2 26. Rf2 Rhc8 $17) 25...
Nc4 26. Rfd1 e5 27. Be3 $2 (27. Bc1 Rhd8 $19) 27... Nxe3 28. Rd3 Nc4 {Ftacnik,L
} (28... Nc4 29. Rxb3 Nd2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Porz Citroen-Cup"]
[Site "Cologne"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bany, Jerzy"]
[Black "Schulz, Klaus Juergen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 b5 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. a4 bxa4 (11... b4 12. Rc1) 12. Rxa4 Nb6 (12...
O-O 13. Ra2 Nb6 14. Qa1 $5) 13. Ra1 O-O 14. Ne5 Nfd7 $6 (14... cxd4 15. Bxd4
Nbd7 (15... Nfd7 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Ndxf3 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Nd5 19. Nc6 $14) 16. Bf3
Bxf3 17. Ndxf3 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Qd5 $10) 15. Bf3 $1 Bxf3 16. Ndxf3 Nxe5 (16...
cxd4 $2 17. Nc6 Qe8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Ba3 $18) (16... Bd6 $5 $14) 17. Nxe5 Nd5
$2 (17... Qd5 18. Ra5 $14) 18. Nc6 Qc7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. dxc5 Rfc8 21. Qg4 f6
(21... f5 22. Qd4) (21... Nf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Qc4 $16) (21... e5 22. Qe4 $16)
22. e4 Nc7 (22... Nb4 23. e5 Nd3 24. exf6 Qf7 25. Qe2 Nxb2 26. fxg7 $1 Qxg7 27.
Rab1 $18) 23. Rfd1 Rab8 24. Rd3 Rd8 25. Rad1 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Rd8 (26... Qxc5 27.
Bxf6 g6 28. h4 $16) 27. Rd6 $1 Kf8 $6 (27... Rxd6 28. cxd6 Qxd6 29. Bxf6 Ne8
30. Bc3 $16) 28. Qd1 Ke8 29. e5 f5 (29... Nd5 30. exf6 (30. Rxa6 $2 Ne3 $1)
30... gxf6 31. Qh5+ Kf8 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Qxh7 $18) 30. Qh5+ g6 31. Qe2 Qh4
32. h3 Qb4 33. Qd1 Rxd6 34. Qxd6 $1 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Qxf2 36. Qxc7 Qf4+ 37. Kg1
Qe3+ 38. Kh1 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Sydney Cepacol"]
[Site "Sydney"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Davidovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. b3 b5 8. Be2
Bb7 9. a4 bxa4 (9... b4 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Nc4 $14) 10. bxa4 Nbd7
11. Nbd2 Nd5 12. Bb2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb4 (13... Be7 14. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 15. Bxg7 Bf6
16. Bxh8 Bxh8 $16) 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Rxc8 Qxc8 16. Ne4 O-O 17. Qb1 Qa8 $6 (17...
h6 $1 $14) 18. Ng5 $1 g6 (18... N5f6 19. Rd1 h6 20. Ndxe6 $3 hxg5 (20... fxe6
21. Rxd7 hxg5 22. Qg6 $18) 21. Nxg5 Ne4 22. Rxd7 Nxg5 23. Qf5 Ne6 24. Bd3 $18)
19. Qe4 $1 Re8 $1 20. Qh4 Nf8 21. Bc4 Be7 22. Ndf3 (22. Ndxe6 fxe6 23. Bxd5
Bxg5 $1 (23... Bxd5 $2 24. Qd4 $18) 24. Qxg5 exd5 25. Qf6 d4 26. Bxd4 Ne6 27.
Qh8+ $16) (22. Qh6 $5 Bf6 23. Ne4 Bh8 $1 $13 (23... Bg7 $2 24. Qxg7+ $1 Kxg7
25. Nf5+ Kg8 26. Nh6#)) 22... Qd8 23. Qh6 Bf6 24. Ne5 $1 Re7 (24... Bxg5 25.
Nxf7 $1 Bxh6 26. Nxh6#) 25. e4 Qc7 (25... Nb6 26. Nc6 $1 $18) (25... Bg7 26.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 27. Nexf7+ $18) 26. Ngf3 Bg7 (26... Nb6 27. Bb3 $16) 27. Qh4 Bf6 28.
Qg3 Nb6 29. Bb3 Bg7 30. Ba3 Re8 31. Rc1 Qb8 (31... Qd8 32. Nxf7 Kxf7 33. Rc7+
$18) 32. a5 Nbd7 (32... Na8 33. Ba4 Rc8 34. Nc6 $18) 33. Nxd7 Nxd7 34. Ba4 Rd8
35. Bd6 Rc8 (35... Qa8 36. Bc7 $18) 36. Rd1 Qa7 37. Bxd7 Rc2 38. Ba4 Ra2 39.
Be7 h6 40. Rd8+ Kh7 41. Ng5+ $1 hxg5 42. Qh3+ Bh6 43. Rh8+ Kxh8 44. Qxh6+ Kg8
45. Qf8+ Kh7 46. Qxf7+ Kh6 47. Bf8+ Kh5 48. Qh7+ Kg4 49. Qh3+ Kf4 50. Qf3+ Ke5
51. Bg7+ Kd6 52. Qf8+ {Ftacnik,L} (52. Qf8+ Kc7 53. Be5#) 1-0

[Event "St Stefan/Belgrade m"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 O-O (9... Nbd7 10. a3 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 Rc8
14. Nb3 O-O 15. Na5 Ba8 16. Rac1 Nd5 17. Kf1 $10 {Ivkov,B-Nikolic,Pr/
Jugoslavija ch/1982/}) 10. a3 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 Nbd7 14. Rac1
Rfc8 (14... Rac8 15. Kf1 Nb6 16. Nd4 Nfd5 17. Bf3 $10 {Lengyel-Barczay/Hungary
ch/1977/}) 15. Nb3 Rxc1 16. Rxc1 Rc8 17. Rxc8+ Bxc8 18. Nfd4 Nb8 (18... Bb7 19.
Na5 Bd5 20. f3 $14 (20. Bf3 Ne4 $13)) 19. Bf3 (19. Nc5 Nfd7 (19... e5 $6 20.
Ndb3 Nfd7 21. Bf3 $14) 20. Ndb3 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Nd7 $10) 19... Kf8 20. Na5 Bd6 (
20... Ke8 21. Nb7 Kd7 22. Nb3 $14) 21. Ndb3 e5 22. Nc5 (22. Nb7 Bc7 23. N3c5
Bg4 $5 (23... e4 24. Be2 Nfd7 25. Bg4 Nxc5 26. Bxc8 Nd3 27. Bc3 g6 $14) 24.
Bxg4 Nxg4 25. h3 Nf6 $10) 22... Ke7 23. h3 (23. Nab7 Bc7 24. h3 Nfd7 25. Bg4
Nb6 $5 26. Bxc8 Nxc8 $10) 23... Nfd7 24. Nd3 (24. Nxd7 Bxd7 25. Bb7 Bc7 26. Nb3
Bc6 $10) (24. Ne4 Bc7 25. Nc3 Nb6 $10) 24... f6 25. Be4 g6 26. f4 exf4 27. exf4
Nb6 28. Nb7 (28. Kf2 Nc4 $132) 28... Bc7 29. Nbc5 Nc4 30. Bc1 Nd7 31. Kf1 Nxc5
32. Nxc5 (32. bxc5 a5 $10) 32... Bb6 33. Bd3 Bxc5 34. bxc5 Be6 35. Kf2 Kd7 36.
Bxc4 Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. O-O a6 6. d4 c5 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Rd1 (9. Bd2 Bd6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bc3 O-O 12. Nbd2 e5 13. Rac1 Qe7 14.
Ba2 Bf5 15. e4 Bg4 16. h3 Bd7 17. Nc4 Be6 18. Ncxe5 Bxa2 19. Nxc6 Qxe4 20. Qxe4
Nxe4 21. Bb4 {0,5/Speelman,J-Huebner,R/Barcelona WCup/1989/}) 9... Bd6 10. dxc5
Bxc5 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 e5 13. h3 Qe7 14. Nc3 e4 $5 (14... Be6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16.
Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Rad8 18. Rad1 e4 (18... Bd6 19. Qc4 Bc7 20. e4 h6 21. g3 Kh7
22. Kg2 f6 23. Nh4 Rf7 24. Rxd8 $14 {Panczyk-Radulov/Polanica Zdroj/1982/0.5 
(36)}) 19. Ne5 Rxd5 20. Rxd5 Rd8 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Re5 Qd6 23. Rxe4 Qd1+ 24.
Qxd1 $16 {Pinter,J-Radulov,I/Baile Herculane zt/1982/1-0 (49)}) 15. Nd2 (15.
Nd4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Bd6 $13) 15... Bf5 16. Nf1 (16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Nb4 18. Bc4
Qg5 $36) 16... Rad8 17. Ng3 Bg6 18. Rxd8 (18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Rxd5 20. Bxd5
Nb4 $10) 18... Rxd8 19. Rd1 Nb4 (19... Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Ne5 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5
$1 $14) 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Nb1 Ne8 (21... Nd3 22. Bxf6 gxf6 (22... Qxf6 23.
Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Bxd3 $16) 23. Nc3 $16) 22. Nd2 Nd6 23. Qg4 b5 (23... Nxc4 24.
Nxc4 Bf8 25. h4 $36) 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bf1 (25. Ngxe4 $2 Nxc4 26. bxc4 f5 $19)
25... f5 26. Qd1 Qe7 27. Qc1 Qa7 28. Be5 Nf7 $4 (28... Nd3 29. Bxd3 exd3 30.
Bxd6 Bxd6 31. Qc8+ Bf8 32. Nxf5 Qa1+ 33. Kh2 Qe5+ 34. Ng3 h5 35. Kg1 $14) (
28... Qb6 29. Bxd6 Qxd6 30. Bxb5 Nd3 $14) 29. Bd4 $1 Na6 (29... Bxd4 30. Qc8+
Nd8 31. Qxd8+ Kf7 32. Qxd4 $18) 30. b4 f4 31. Ne2 fxe3 32. fxe3 (32. fxe3 Bxd4
33. Qc8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. Ne5 Nc6 (9... O-O $6 10. Nc3 Nc6 (10... Bd7 11. Qf3 Bc6 12. Qg3 $40
) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bg5 (12. Be3 Nd5 13. Rc1 Nxe3 14. fxe3 e5 $10 15. Qh5 $140
f5) 12... a5 13. Rc1 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Rb6 (15... Ra7 16. Na4 Rd7 17.
Be3 {/\ Qa6+/-}) 16. Be3 Nd5 17. Na4 Rb4 18. b3 Bf6 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Huebner,
R/Wijk/1996 (25)}) (9... b5 10. Qf3 Qd5 11. Qg3 $40) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qc2 (11.
Nc3 Qxd4) 11... Bb7 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Nd2 {0,5/Dreev,A-Anand,V/Wijk/1996/} c5 $1
{Black wants to get rid of the only real weakness. Schwarz will sich von
seiner einzigen Schwäche befreien.} 14. Nb3 Qc6 15. f3 cxd4 (15... Rc8 $6 16.
Nxc5 $16) 16. Qxc6+ Bxc6 17. Nxd4 Bb7 18. Be3 O-O 19. Nb3 a5 (19... Rfd8 20.
Na5 Bd5 21. Rac1 Rab8 22. b3 $13) 20. Bc5 Bxc5+ 21. Nxc5 Bd5 22. Kf2 Rfc8 (
22... a4 $5 23. b4 a3 24. Rd2 $14) 23. Na4 Rab8 24. b3 Kf8 25. Rac1 Ke7 26. Nb2
(26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Nb6 Rd8 28. Nxd5+ exd5 $10) 26... Nd7 27. Ke3 Ne5 28. Be4 (
28. Be2 f5 29. Nc4 Nxc4+ 30. bxc4 Bc6 $10) 28... Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Kd6 30. Rd1 {
White's only hope is the modest majority on the queenside. Die einzige weiße
Hoffnung ist mit der kleinen Majorität am Damenflügel verbunden.} (30. Bxd5
exd5 $10) 30... Rc8 31. f4 Ng4+ (31... Nc6 32. Nc4+ Kc5 33. Bxd5 exd5 34. Ne5
$14 (34. Rxd5+ $2 Kxd5 35. Nb6+ Kd6 36. Nxc8+ Kc7 $19)) 32. Kf3 Nf6 (32... f5
33. Nc4+ Kc5 34. Bxd5 exd5 35. Ne5 Nxe5+ 36. fxe5 Re8 37. Kf4 g6 $10) 33. Nc4+
Ke7 34. Bxd5 Nxd5 (34... exd5 35. Nxa5 $14) 35. Rd4 (35. Nxa5 Rc3+ 36. Kf2 (36.
Ke4 $2 Rc5 37. Nc4 Rxc4+ 38. bxc4 Nc3+ $19) 36... Nxf4 $10) 35... Rc5 36. a3 (
36. g4 h6 37. h4 g6 $10) 36... f5 37. Ke2 Kf6 38. Kd2 h6 39. h4 g5 40. hxg5+
hxg5 41. g3 gxf4 (41... gxf4 42. gxf4 Rb5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Varga, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[BlackTeam "Budapest Honved"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Re1
Be7 (8... Qc7 9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 Nd5 11. a3 b5 12. Nbd2 Nc5 13. Bf1 d3 14. Nb3
Nxb3 15. Qxb3 Qc4 16. Qxd3 {1/2-1/2 Lukacs,P-Lugovoi,A/Budapest FS04 GM (03)/
1994}) (8... cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Nc3 (10. Ne5 Nd5 11. Qg4 O-O 12. Bh6 Bf6 13.
Qe4 g6 14. Bxf8 Qxf8 15. Nd2 Bg7 16. Ndf3 N7f6 17. Qe2 Bd7 18. g3 Be8 19. a3
Rd8 {Lukacs,P-Almasi,I/Budapest FS10 GM (08) ;EXP 50 1995/0-1 (41)}) 10... b5
11. d5 Nc5 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. dxe6 Nxe6 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:45] 1/2-1/2 Lukacs,
P-Volzhin,A/ Budapest FS12 GM (06) ;EXP 1994}) 9. e4 (9. a4 b6 10. e4 cxd4 11.
Nxd4 Ne5 12. Bc2 Bb7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Nf3 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Bc5 17.
Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Rfd8 {Atalik,S-Ibragimov,I/Peristeri (09) ;EXP 39 1993/1/2-1/
2 (42)}) 9... cxd4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nxd4 (11. Bc4 Nc5 (11... Nb4 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13.
Bb3 Bd7 14. Qg4 g6 15. Bh6 Nc6 16. Nc3 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Bc6 18. Qe3 Nd7 19. Ne4
Qa5 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. exd6 {Greenfeld,A-Xu Jun/Beijing Lee Cup (11) ;EXP 54
1996/0-1 (50)}) (11... N5b6 12. Bf1 O-O 13. Qxd4 Nc5 14. Qg4 f5 15. exf6 Bxf6
16. Bg5 e5 17. Qh4 e4 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. b4 exf3 21. bxc5 {
Greenfeld,A-Lev,R/ Tel-Aviv Cup rapid (03) ;EXP 52 1996/1/2-1/2 (41)}) 12. Nxd4
O-O 13. b3 $5 $146 (13. a3 b5 14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Nd4 Ne6 17. Nc3 Bb7
18. Qg4 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Bc5 20. Qf4 Rfe8 {Gelfand,B-Salov,V/Dos Hermanas (01) ;
CBM 47 1995/1/2-1/2 (42)}) 13... Qd7 14. Bxd5 $5 Qxd5 15. Nc3 Qd8 16. Be3 Qa5
17. Qc2 (17. b4 $5 Qxb4 18. Nf5 Bd8 $8 19. Rb1 $1 Qxc3 20. Rc1 Qxe1+ $5 21.
Qxe1 Nd3 22. Nh6+ gxh6 23. Qd1 Nxe5 24. Bxh6 Re8 25. Qd4 f6) 17... Nd7 18. Bf4
Rd8 $1 19. a3 Qc5 20. Red1 Nf8 21. Qd2 b5 22. Ne4 Qd5 23. Bg5 $1 Ng6 24. Bxe7
Nxe7 25. Qg5 Ng6 26. Nc3 h6 27. Qxg6 fxg6 28. Nxd5 Rxd5 29. Nc6 {Gelfand,
B-Lautier,J/Belgrade Invest (11)/1995/1-0 (82)}) 11... Bb4 12. Bd2 (12. Nd2 Nf4
13. Be4 Qg5 $36) 12... Qb6 13. Nb3 (13. Qg4 $6 Bc5 14. Bc3 O-O (14... Nxc3 15.
bxc3 Bxd4 16. cxd4 Qb2 17. Qxg7 Rf8 $17)) 13... O-O 14. Nc3 (14. Qh5 g6 15. Qh6
Rd8 $13) 14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 Be7 16. Qg4 (16. Qh5 g6 17. Qh6 Rd8 $13) 16... Rd8
17. Bh6 Bf8 (17... g6 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Bg5 $40) 18. Bg5 Re8 {K�NIGSANGRIFF}
19. Bxh7+ $5 {Not in any sense new but quite nice, since it represents quite a
long term investment. Nichts Neues im strengen Sinne, aber trotzdem sch�n,
weil es mit einer langfristigen Investition verbunden ist.} (19. Qe4 g6 20.
Rad1 Qc7 $15) 19... Kxh7 20. Re3 Kg8 21. Rh3 f5 (21... g6 $2 22. Qh4 Bg7 23.
Bf6 $1 Nxf6 24. exf6 $18) (21... Nxe5 22. Qh5 f6 23. Bxf6 Nd7 24. Bxg7 Bxg7 25.
Qxe8+ $16) 22. Qh5 (22. exf6 $2 Nxf6 23. Qh4 (23. Bxf6 e5 24. Rh8+ Kxh8 25.
Qh5+ Kg8 26. Qxe8 Qxf6 $19) 23... e5 $17) 22... Re7 (22... Rd8 23. Rd1 $40) 23.
Qh8+ Kf7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 (24... g6 25. Qh7+ Ke8 26. Bxe7 Bxe7 27. Qxg6+ Kd8 28.
Rd1 $18) 25. Bxe7 Bxe7 26. Qe8+ Bf8 27. Rd1 Nxe5 (27... Qc6 28. Rd6 Qc4 29.
Rxd7 Bxd7 30. Qxd7 $16 (30. Qxa8 $2 Qe2 31. Rh8+ Kxh8 32. Qxf8+ Kh7 33. h3 Qe1+
34. Kh2 Qxe5+ $17)) 28. Rd8 {Black is still not properly developed. Schwarz
ist noch immer nicht zu einer anst�ndigen Entwicklung gekommen.} Ng6 29. Rxc8
$6 (29. Rhd3 $1 e5 (29... Kh7 30. Qf7 $18) (29... Qc6 30. Qxg6 e5 31. R3d6 $18)
30. R3d6 Qb5 31. Qxg6 $18) 29... Rxc8 30. Qxc8 Qd6 31. Nd4 (31. g3 Qd1+ 32. Kg2
Qd5+) 31... Nf4 32. Rf3 Qa3 (32... e5 33. Qxf5 $18) 33. g3 $4 {Luftloch ist
nicht immer Luftloch.} (33. h3 $18) 33... Qc1# 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup4"]
[Site "Perm"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Black "Zakharov, Alexander V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1997.02.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bd7 9. Bb2 Be7 10. Nd2 Nc6 11. Be2 (11. Rc1 O-O 12. N2f3 Rc8 13. Qe2 Nxd4 14.
Bxd4 Qa5 15. Ne5 Bb5 16. Qf3 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Bd6 18. c5 Bxc5 19. Nc4 Qd8 20. Bxf6
Qxf6 21. Qxb7 {1/2-1/2 Muse,M-Brunner,L/BL 9596/1996 (34)}) (11. N2f3 O-O 12.
Qe2 (12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qe2 Qa5 14. a3 Qh5 15. b4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 a5 17. Ne5 Qxe2
18. Bxe2 axb4 19. axb4 Bxb4 20. Rb1 Bc5 {1/2-1/2 Taimanov,M-Benko,P/WchS-Bad
Woerishofen (05)/1992}) 12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 (13... Qe8 $5 14. a4 (14. Ne5
Bb5 15. Bxb5 Qxb5 16. Qxb5 axb5 $11) 14... Bc6 15. Ne5 Bd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. e4
Nb4 $6 (17... Nf6 18. Ng4 $1 $36) (17... Nf4 $5 18. Qg4 Ng6) 18. Rac1 $1 Rc8 (
18... f6 19. Nc4 Nc6 20. Bb6 $14) 19. Qg4 Rxc1 $6 20. Rxc1 Bf6 21. Bc5 $2 (21.
Rc4 $1 a5 22. Nd7 $1 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 f5 24. Qd1 $16) 21... Qc8 $1 {1/2-1/2
Chekhov,V-Hansen,L.Bo/GER/1996 (30)}) 14. Ne5 Bd5 15. Bd3 (15. Rad1 Qa5 16.
Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Nc4 Qb5 18. e4 Nf6 19. Rd3 $14) 15... Ne4 16. Rfd1 Qe8 17. Nc4
Rd8 18. Qg4 Nf6 19. Qg3 Nh5 20. Qh3 f5 21. f3 {1-0 Dzindzichashvili,R-Sherzer,
A/National op/1988 (37)}) 11... O-O 12. Nc4 (12. Bf3 Rc8 13. Rc1 (13. Nc4 b5
14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qxd8 Bxd8 16. Bxc6 Rxc6 17. Ne5 Rc2 18. Ba3 Bc7 $1 19. Nf3
Rd8 $11) 13... Nd5 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Qh5 Nb4 16. Rxc8 Bxc8 17. a4 Nd3 18. Ba1
Bf6 19. Qe2 Ne5 20. h3 {Baikov,V-Suetin,A/Moscow4/1992/1/2-1/2 (51)}) 12... b5
(12... Rc8 13. Nf3 Qc7 14. Rc1 Rfd8 15. Qc2 h6 16. Qb1 Be8 17. a3 b5 18. Nce5
Qb6 19. b4 a5 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Bd4 Qa6 22. Qb2 axb4 23. axb4 Qb7 {1/2-1/2
Hellsten,J-Yakovich,Y/Gistrup (01)/1996 (41)}) 13. Nxc6 (13. Nd2 Rc8 $11) 13...
Bxc6 14. Ne5 Qxd1 (14... Bd5 15. f3 $14) 15. Rfxd1 Bd5 16. Rac1 Rac8 (16...
Rfc8 $5) 17. f3 Bc5 18. Kf2 Bb7 19. Nd3 (19. Nd7 $5 Nxd7 20. Rxd7 Bc6 21. Rd3
Bb7 $14) 19... Bb6 20. Ba3 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Nc5 $2 (22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Bc5
Bc7 $11) 22... Nd5 23. Kg3 Bxc5 (23... Nxe3 $2 24. Nxb7 $18) 24. Bxc5 (24. Rxc5
Nxe3 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $15) 24... b4 $1 25. Kf2 (25. Rc4 Nc3 26. Bf1 Nxa2 $17)
25... Nc3 26. Bxb4 (26. Bd4 Ne4+ $19) 26... Ne4+ 27. fxe4 Rxc1 28. Bd3 Ra1 29.
a4 (29. a3 a5 30. Be7 f6 $17) 29... Ra2+ 30. Kf3 f5 $1 (30... f5 $1 31. g3 Rb2
$19) 0-1

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Vladimirov, Yevgeniy"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O a6 8. a4
Nc6 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 Be7 11. exd4 O-O 12. Nc3 Bd7 13. Ba2 (13. Ne5 Rc8 14.
Ba2 Nb4 15. Bb1 Bc6 16. Ra3 Nbd5 {Ojanen,K-Clarke,P/La Habana ol/1966/}) (13.
Bf4 Nb4 14. Ne5 Bc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. a5 Nfd5 17. Be5 Re8 18. Bb3 Bf8 19. Rdc1
Re7 20. Ne4 Rb7 21. Bc4 f6 22. Bg3 f5 23. Nd2 f4 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Bxf4 Re7 26.
Qf5 $16 {Gligoric,S-Miagmasuren,L/Sousse izt/1967/}) 13... Nb4 14. Bb1 Bc6 15.
Ne5 Qd6 16. a5 (16. Bf4 Nfd5 17. Bg3 f5 $5 18. Ng6 f4 19. Nxf8 Rxf8 20. Qe4 g6)
16... Rac8 17. Bg5 (17. Bf4 Rfe8 18. Bg3 Qd8 $13) 17... g6 18. h4 Nbd5 (18...
Rfd8 $5) 19. Ba2 Bd8 (19... Rfe8 20. Nc4 Qd8 $13) 20. Bb3 Bc7 (20... Nxc3 21.
bxc3 Ne4 $6 22. Bxd8 Nxc3 23. Qd3 $1 (23. Qd2 Ne4 24. Qe3 Rfxd8 25. Nxc6 Qxc6)
23... Nxd1 24. Bf6 $16) 21. Rd3 h5 (21... Nxc3 22. bxc3 Ne4 $2 23. Bf4 $1) 22.
Bc2 Nxc3 (22... Ng4 23. Ne4 (23. Nxg4 $6 hxg4 24. Rg3 f5 $15) 23... Qb4 24.
Nxg4 hxg4 25. Nf6+ Nxf6 26. Bxf6 $16) 23. bxc3 Ng4 24. Bf4 (24. Nxg4 hxg4 25.
Rg3 f5 26. Bb3 $13) 24... Qd5 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Bg5 (26. Bxc7 Rxc7 27. Rg3 c5
$132) 26... Qd6 27. Rh3 $1 Kg7 (27... Ra8 28. f3 Nh2 29. g3 $18) 28. Qxa6 Ra8
29. Qd3 Bxa5 30. Re1 Bd8 31. Bd2 Bf6 $2 (31... Nh6 $5 32. Rf3 $140 Nf5 $13) 32.
f3 Nh6 33. g4 $1 hxg4 34. fxg4 Nxg4 35. Rg3 Qd5 (35... Nh6 36. Rxg6+ $18) 36.
Rxg4 Qh5 37. Qg3 Ra2 38. Rc1 Rb8 39. Rxg6+ $1 fxg6 40. Qc7+ Be7 (40... Kh8 41.
Qxb8+ Kh7 42. Qc7+ Bg7 43. Bd1 Qxh4 44. Qf4 $18) 41. Qxe7+ Kh8 42. Qxe6 Rxc2
43. Rxc2 (43. Rxc2 Qd1+ 44. Qe1 $1 (44. Kg2 Rf8 $1) 44... Qxc2 45. Qe5+ Kh7 46.
Qc7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 09th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2008.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. e4 Bb7 (9... Nxe4 10. d5 $36) 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 cxd4 13. Ng5
{White has every reason to start conflict, as his huge lead in development
makes Black's defence a delicate task.} (13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxd4 Nd7
16. Qg4 Nc5 17. Bc2 O-O-O 18. Rac1 Kb8 19. Rfd1 h5 20. Qf4 g5 21. Qe3 $14 {
1-0 Bocharov,D (2602)-Vallejo Pons,F (2679)/Moscow 2007 (56)}) 13... Nd7 (13...
Be7 14. Qh5 Bxg5 (14... g6 15. Qh6 Bf8 16. Qh3 $14) 15. Bxg5 Qd7 16. f4 O-O 17.
Rae1 d3 18. f5 Qd4+ 19. Rf2 Nd7 20. f6 gxf6 21. exf6 $11 {1-0 Moiseenko,A 
(2643)-Kuzubov,Y (2606)/Moscow 2008 (41)}) (13... Bd5 14. Rc1 Nc6 15. Bxd5 Qxd5
16. Qf3 Qxf3 17. Nxf3 Kd7 18. Rfd1 Rc8 19. Be1 Ne7 20. Rxc8 Kxc8 21. Rc1+ (21.
Rxd4 Nd5 22. Ng5 $14) 21... Kb7 22. Ng5 Nc6 23. Nxf7 $14 {1/2 Ramirez,A (2531)
-Ganguly,S (2631)/Philadelphia 2008 (32)}) 14. f4 $5 {[%mdl 4] Wang Hao comes
up with a novelty connected with a very dangerous plan. The advance of the
f-pawn will escalate the conflict in no time.} (14. Rc1 Nc5 15. Bc4 h6 16. Qh5
g6 17. Qh3 Be7 18. Nf3 Ne4 19. Rfd1 Nxd2 20. Rxd2 Bg5 21. Nxg5 Qxg5 22. Rcd1
O-O-O $11 {0-1 Dunis,A (2462)-Zhang Pengxiang (2560)/Cannes 2005 (59)}) 14...
Nc5 15. f5 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 Qd5 (16... Bd5 17. Qh3 exf5 18. Qxf5 g6 (18... Qd7 19.
e6 $1 fxe6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Rae1 O-O-O 22. Rxe6) 19. Qf2 Qe7 20. Rae1 $14) 17.
Qg3 $1 {Also very dangerous for the defender would be the queen move to the
edge of the board with more direct pressure against the e6-pawn.} (17. Qh3 $5
h6 18. Rf2 (18. fxe6 hxg5 19. exf7+ Kd8 20. Bxg5+ Kc7 21. Qg3 $13) 18... exf5
19. e6 $1 hxg5 (19... fxe6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Re1 Be4 (21... Qxe1+ 22. Bxe1
O-O-O (22... Be4 23. Rxf5 $1 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 $16) 23. Rxf5 Kb8 24. Rf7 $16) 22.
Rxf5 Bd6 (22... O-O-O 23. Rc5+ Kd7 24. Rc7+ $18) (22... Be7 23. Rf8+ Kd7 24.
Qxe6+ Kxe6 25. Rxe4+ Kd7 26. Rf7 $18) 23. Qg4 O-O-O 24. Rxe4 Qd7 25. Rxd4 $1
Bxh2+ 26. Kxh2 Qxd4 27. Rf4+ $1 (27. Rc5+ Kb7 28. Qf3+ Kb6 $13) 27... Qd7 28.
Rc4+ Kb7 29. Rxb4+ Ka8 30. Qc4 $1 $18) 20. Qxh8 fxe6 (20... O-O-O 21. Bxg5 $16)
21. Qh5+ Kd8 22. Bxg5+ Kc7 23. Qf7+ $14) 17... h6 18. Nxf7 $5 {Objectively
this move may not promise serious advantage, but it fits nicely with White's
concept.} (18. fxe6 hxg5 19. exf7+ Kd7 20. Rac1 $1 Bc6 21. Bxg5 d3 $5 $13)
18... Kxf7 19. fxe6+ Kg8 (19... Kxe6 $2 20. Qg4+ Ke7 21. Bxb4+ Kd8 22. Bxf8 $18
) (19... Ke8 20. Qg6+ Kd8 21. Rf7 $16) 20. Rf7 Re8 $2 {The ever elusive task
of proper defence is beyond the capacity of even the best players. Black had
many moves, but only two of them seem to have promised fair chances for
equality.} (20... Bc8 $2 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Rf1+ (22. Qf2+ Kg8 23. Qf7+ Kh7 24.
Qf5+ Kg8 $11) 22... Kg8 (22... Ke8 23. Qxg7 $18) 23. Rf7 g5 24. Rf8+ $1 Kxf8 (
24... Kg7 25. Bxg5 $1 hxg5 26. Rf7+ Kg6 27. Rf6+ Kh7 28. Qd3+ $18) 25. Qf2+ Ke8
26. Qf7+ Kd8 27. e7+ $18) (20... Rh7 $5 21. Rd7 (21. Raf1 g5 22. Rxh7 Kxh7 23.
Rf7+ Bg7 24. Bxg5 Qxe6 25. Re7 Qg6 26. Bf6 Qb1+ 27. Kf2 Qxb2+ 28. Ke1 Qb1+ $11)
21... Qxe6 (21... Qc6 22. Rc1 $14) (21... Qe4 22. e7 Bxe7 23. Rxe7 g5 $14) 22.
Rxb7 g6 $11) (20... Qxe6 21. Rxb7 Qc6 22. Qb3+ Kh7 23. Qf7 $16) (20... d3 21.
Rd7 Qxe6 22. Rxb7 Qc6 23. Qf3 Bc5+ 24. Kh1 Qxf3 25. gxf3 Kh7 26. Bxb4 Bxb4 27.
Rxb4 Rab8 $11) 21. Raf1 (21. Rd7 Qxe6 (21... Qxg2+ 22. Qxg2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rxe6
24. Re1 $14) 22. Rxb7 Qxe5 23. Qb3+ Qe6 24. Qd3 $14) (21. Bxb4 $2 Qxg2+ 22.
Qxg2 Bxg2 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Kxg2 Ke7 $11) 21... g5 (21... a5 22.
Rd7 Qxg2+ 23. Qxg2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 $16) (21... d3 $5 22. R1f2 Qe4 23. e7 Rxe7 24.
Rxf8+ Kh7 25. R2f7 Rxf7 26. Rxf7 Rg8 27. Rd7 $14) 22. Rxf8+ $2 {The Chinese
player is losing patience at the moment, when the black position is hanging by
a thread. Two preparatory moves could have forced a transposition into a
favourable endgame.} (22. Bxg5 $2 Qxg2+ $1 23. Qxg2 Bxg2 $19) (22. Qf2 Qxg2+ (
22... Be7 $2 23. Rg7+ Kxg7 24. Qf7#) 23. Qxg2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Rh7 25. R1f6 Be7
26. Rg6+ Kh8 27. Kf3 $16) (22. R1f5 $5 Qxg2+ (22... Be7 23. Bxb4 $1 Bxb4 24.
Rxg5+ $18) (22... Rh7 23. Bxb4 Bxb4 24. Rxg5+ Kh8 25. Rgg7 Qe4 26. Rxh7+ Qxh7
27. Rxh7+ Kxh7 28. Qd3+ Kg7 29. Qxd4 $16) 23. Qxg2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Rh7 25. Kf3
$16) (22. R1f2 Rh7 23. Bxg5 (23. Qg4 $2 Qe4 24. Qh5 Bc6 $19) 23... hxg5 24.
Rxh7 Kxh7 25. Rf7+ Kg6 26. Rf6+ Kh7 27. Rf7+ $11) 22... Rxf8 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (
23... Kg7 $2 24. Bxg5 $18) 24. Qf2+ Ke8 25. Qf7+ Kd8 26. e7+ Kc8 27. Qf8+ $4 {
Frustrated by the failure of his great home preparation Wang Hao loses his
nerve and throws away the draw.} (27. e8=Q+ Rxe8 28. Qxe8+ Kc7 29. Qe7+ Kb6 30.
Qd6+ Qxd6 31. exd6 a5 32. h4 $11) 27... Kc7 28. e8=N+ Kb6 29. Qd6+ (29. Qxb4+
$2 Ka7 $19) 29... Qxd6 30. Nxd6 a5 {White could have resigned as he simnply
does not have any compensation for the missing exchange.} 31. Nf7 (31. e6 Bc6
32. e7 Kc5 $19) 31... Re8 32. Nd6 Re6 33. h4 Bd5 34. hxg5 (34. hxg5 hxg5 35.
Bxg5 Rg6 36. Bd8+ Kc5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 25th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1997.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Nd2 g6 $5 $146 (
13... h6) 14. Rac1 Bb7 (14... Bd7 {-similiar to Gelfand-Anand,97,Linares}) 15.
Ne4 Nd5 (15... Ng4 16. g3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 $16) 16. a3 a5 17. Rfd1 (17. Qe2 $5)
17... Rfb8 (17... Ba6 18. Qxc6 Qxc6 19. Rxc6 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Rfc8 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8
22. Bh6 f5 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. dxc5 Rxc5 25. Rb3 $16) 18. Bc4 Nxe3 (18... Ba6 19.
Bxd5 $5 (19. Ba2) 19... exd5 20. Nc5 Bd6 21. h3 Bc8 22. Qd2 Bf5 $14) 19. fxe3
Ba6 20. Ba2 Rb5 $1 $132 21. Nc3 (21. d5 exd5 22. Bxd5 (22. Nc3 Bg5 $1) 22...
Qb6 (22... Rd8 23. Bc4 (23. Qxc6 Qxc6 $11) 23... Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rb6 25. Rf1 $14
) 23. Qxc6 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 Rc8) 21... Rh5 22. g3 Rb8 23. Qf2 (23. Qg2 $5) 23...
Qb7 24. Rd2 c5 (24... Rf5 25. Qg2 Bg5 26. Re1 Bf1 27. Qe4 Bh3 28. Bc4 $1) 25.
d5 Rf5 26. Qg2 (26. Qe1 Rf1+ 27. Qxf1 Bxf1 28. Rxf1 c4 $5 (28... Rd8 29. Rdf2
Bg5)) 26... Bg5 27. Re1 exd5 28. Nxd5 (28. Bxd5 Qe7 $17) (28. Nxd5 Re8 $1 (
28... c4 $2 29. h4 Rd8 30. Bxc4 $1) 29. h4 Bd8 30. Bc4 Kg7 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astana"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2001.05.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 b5 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5
Bb7 15. Bf4 Bf6 16. Re2 Na5 17. Rd2 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Qc8 19. Be5 (19. Ne5 Nc4 $1 (
19... Qf5 $6 20. Bg3 Rfd8 21. Nd7 Qe6 22. Bc7 $18) (19... Bxe5 20. Bxe5 $14)
20. Nd7 $140 $6 (20. Rc1 Qf5) 20... Bxb2 $1) 19... Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Qe6 21. Rc1 $6
(21. b4 $142 Nb7 (21... Nc6 22. Nd7 $14) 22. Qd4 $14 {Matros,A-Hjelm,,Sweden,
2000}) 21... h6 $1 $11 (21... Rac8 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. b4 $140 Nc4 24. Rc5 Qd8)
22. f4 $6 (22. h3 Rac8 $1 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rd8+ (24. Nxf7 $6 Kxf7 25. Rd7+ Kf8
(25... Ke8 26. Rxg7 Nc6 27. Qh5+ Kf8 28. Rh7 Ne7 29. Rxh6 $13) (25... Kg8 26.
Rd8+ Kh7 27. Qd3+ g6 28. Rd7+ Kg8 29. Qd4 $18) 26. Rd8+ Ke7 (26... Kf7 27. Qf3+
Kg6 28. Qg3+ $18) 27. Rxc8 Qxc8 28. Qe1+ Kf7 29. Qxa5 Qc1+ $11) 24... Rxd8 25.
Qxd8+ Kh7 26. Nd7 Qe1+ 27. Kh2 Qxf2 $1 28. Nf8+ Kg8 29. Ng6+ Kh7 30. Ne7 Qf4+
31. Kg1 Qe3+ $11) (22. b4 Rac8 $1 $11) 22... Nc4 $1 23. Nxc4 bxc4 24. Rxc4 Rab8
$1 25. Rc2 (25. Qd2 $2 Rxb2 $18) 25... Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Rfe8 (26... Qxf4 27. b4
Rfe8 28. Qc1 $11) 27. g3 (27. Re5 Qxf4 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rd2 $11) 27... Qe4+
28. Kg1 Rb3 $1 29. Rd4 $1 (29. Rd8 Rxd8 30. Qxd8+ Kh7 $40) 29... Qe6 (29...
Qe3+ 30. Kf1 (30. Kg2 h5 31. Rcd2 h4 32. Rd8)) (29... Qb7 30. Re2 Rxe2 31. Qxe2
Rxb2 (31... Qb6 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Qe4+ g6 34. Qd5) 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Qe4+ $11)
30. Rf2 Re3 (30... Qb6 $11) 31. Kg2 f5 $2 (31... Re2 32. Rxe2 Qxe2+ 33. Qxe2
Rxe2+ 34. Kh3 Rxb2 35. Rd6 f5 36. Rxa6 Kf7 $11) (31... Qc6+ 32. Kh3 $1) 32. Rd6
Qe4+ 33. Kh3 Re6 34. Qd5 (34. Rd4 Qb7 35. Rd7 Qe4 $16) 34... Kh7 35. Qxe4 R3xe4
36. Rxe6 $2 (36. Rd5 $1 Kg6 37. Rc2 Re2 38. Rxe2 Rxe2 39. b4 $16) (36. Rfd2
Rxd6 (36... Re2 37. Rxe6 Rxe6 (37... Rxd2 38. b4) 38. Rd5) 37. Rxd6 Re2 38. b4
g5 (38... a5 39. bxa5 g5 40. fxg5 hxg5 41. a6 Re4 (41... Ra2 42. Rd3 Kg6 43. g4
) 42. Rf6 $18) 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. Rxa6 Rb2 41. Rf6 $18) 36... Rxe6 37. Rc2 g5
$11 38. Kg2 Re3 (38... gxf4 39. gxf4 Re3) 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. Rc5 $138 (40. Rc5
Kg6 $11) 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv super 1st"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.05.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Tyomkin: 'There is the game between Boris Gelfand and his second - Alexander
Huzman. In my opinion the psychological aspect was the reason of some mistakes
of both players in this game.'} 1. d4 {Tyomkin,D} d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3
a6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Rac1 (
11. Rfd1 $5) 11... b6 12. Bd3 (12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bb7 15. Bc3
Nd4) (12. h3 {Tyomkin,D} Bb7 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Ba2 Rac8 15. dxc5 bxc5 $5 16. e4
Rfd8 17. Be3 Bf4 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. e5 Bxe5 20. Bxc5 Nd4 $15 {0-1 Rodriguez,
O-De La Villa,J/Spain tch 1994 (42)}) 12... Bb7 13. Ne4 {'!' Tyomkin,D. 
Tyomkin,D: 'Typical idea.Rc1 and Bd3 become more powerful.Bd2 gets a square
on-c3.'} (13. h3 $143 {Tyomkin,D} Rfd8 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qe7
17. Bc3 Nb4 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Mikhalchishin,A/Zenica ,EXT 1989 (17)}) 13...
Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Qe7 15. dxc5 Bxc5 (15... bxc5 16. Bc3 $14) 16. Bc3 Rac8 (16... h6
17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Nd2) (16... a5 {Tyomkin,D} 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 {1/2-1/2 Shurygin,S-Estrada Nieto,J/Budapest 1995/EXT 97 
(20)}) 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. h3 (18. Rxd8+ $5 Rxd8 19. Nd2) 18... h6 19. Nd2 {
Tyomkin,D: 'This position is even, but black has to play carefully.'} a5 (19...
Nb4 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qg4 f5 22. Qc4 Nd5 23. Qb3 $14) (19... Bb4 20. Nc4 (20.
g3 $5) (20. g3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Qb4 $132) 20... Qc7 $1 {Tyomkin,D: 'This move 
(found by Alik Gershon) brings an equality for black.The idea is getting clear
in few moves.'} (20... Bxc3 21. Rxc3 (21. Nxb6 Ba5 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxc6 Rxc6
24. Rxc6 Bxc6 25. Qxa6 $14)) 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qc2 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 b5 24. axb5
axb5 25. Nd2 Qe5 $1 {'=!' Tyomkin,D. Tyomkin,D: 'That is the point! White
isforced to change queens, getting drawn ending.'} 26. Qxe5 Nxe5 27. Bxb7 Rxd2
$11) 20. Nc4 f5 $6 {[%mdl 16384] Tyomkin,D: 'This strategical mistake is not
usual for positional player like Huzman. It creates weakness of pawn-e6 and
e5-square. '} (20... Ba6 21. Rxd8+ (21. Bxc6 Rxd1+ (21... Rxc6 22. Qg4 $36) 22.
Rxd1 Rxc6 23. Qg4 f6 $1 $11 (23... f5 24. Qf4 $14 {[%csl Re5] xe5})) 21... Qxd8
(21... Nxd8 {Tyomkin,D} 22. Bd3 (22. b3 Qh4 $5) 22... Bb7 (22... Nc6 23. Nxb6
$5 (23. Qg4 $14) 23... Bxd3 24. Nxc8 (24. Qg4 f5 25. Nxc8 fxg4 26. Nxe7+ Bxe7
27. hxg4 {This ending is better for white,but the main line looks better
solution.}) 24... Bxe2 25. Nxe7+ Bxe7 26. Bd2 {and white is going to win
another pawn.}) 23. Qg4 f6 $5 24. Qg6 $140 Nf7 {white looks better anyway.})
22. Rd1 Qe7 23. b3 $14) 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {'?!' Tyomkin,D. Tyomkin,D: 'Again not
the best blacks solution. The right strategy for black in this position is to
exchange pieces. Even here black was close to equality.'} (21... Qxd8 $142 22.
Bf3 Ba6 23. b3 $14) (21... Nxd8 {Tyomkin,D} 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 (22... Nxb7 23. Be5 {
[%csl Rb6,Rb7,Yd6] White has a large choice of continuations,but this one
looks the best.It increases pressure on d6-square.b6-pawn and Nb7 are blacks
weaknesses.} (23. Ne5 Nd6 (23... Bd6 $5) 24. Rd1 Ne4 $13) (23. Qc2 Nd6 24. Ne5
Ne4 25. Qb3 Bb4) (23. e4 $5 fxe4 24. Qxe4 Rf8 25. Rc2 Qf7 $11) (23. Rd1 Rd8 (
23... Nd6)) 23... Bd6 $1 24. Bd4 $1 $14 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gc1d1]} (24. Rd1 $140
Rxc4 $1)) 23. Ne5 (23. b3 $5 {[%cal Ge2b2,Yb2c3] /\Qb2}) (23. Rd1 {[%cal Gc4d6]
/\Nd6} Nf7 $1 (23... Nc6 24. Nd6 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Qe7 {[%cal Yc8c7] /\Rc7} 26. Qd2
$16) 24. Qh5 (24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Qc6 26. b3 Bf8 $132) 24... Kh7 $11) 23...
Bd6 24. Qb5 $14 Nf7 $140 25. Nc4 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Rc4a5]}) 22. Bf3 {'+/-'
Tyomkin,D. Tyomkin,D: 'The whites advantage becomes stable from this moment of
the game.'} Rc8 {Tyomkin,D: '/\Ba6'} (22... Qd7 {Tyomkin,D} 23. Qc2 $1 {
[%csl Rb6][%cal Gc2b3] /\Qb3}) 23. Qd1 $16 {[%mdl 2080] x Kg8 '!' Tyomkin,D.
Tyomkin,D: 'White transfers the queen to b3 intending to increase pressure
over blacks weaknesses b6 and e6. This monouevre simply destroys blacks
defense.'} Ba6 24. Qb3 Nb4 (24... Qc7 {Tyomkin,D There are two ways which wins
for white on tactic:} 25. Nxb6 $1 {[%csl Re6]} (25. Ne5 $2 Nxe5 (25... Nd8 26.
Rd1) 26. Qxe6+ Nf7 27. Rd1 Qe7 28. Qxf5 Qg5) (25. Rd1 $16) (25. Nxa5 $1 {
[%csl Re6]} bxa5 (25... Nxa5 26. Qxe6+ Kh7 27. Bxa5 $18) 26. Qxe6+ Qf7 (26...
Kh8 27. Qxh6+ $18) 27. Bd5 $1 $18 {[%csl Rc8]}) 25... Bxb6 (25... Qxb6 26.
Qxe6+ Kf8 (26... Kh7 27. Qxf5+ Kg8 28. Bd5+ Kh8 29. Qf7 $18) 27. Qxf5+ Ke7 28.
Bxg7 $18) 26. Qxe6+ Kh7 27. Bxa5 $1 (27. Rd1 $5 {[%cal Rd1d7] /\Rd7}) 27... Nd4
28. Rxc7 Nxe6 29. Rxc8 Bxa5 30. Rc6 Nc7 31. b4 $18) (24... Bxc4 $142 {Tyomkin,D
} 25. Qxc4 Nb4 26. Rd1 $16 {[%csl Gc3,Gf3]}) 25. Rd1 Rc7 (25... f4 26. Bxb4
axb4 27. Ne5 fxe3 28. fxe3) 26. Ne5 Qe8 27. Rd2 $2 {Tyomkin,D: 'Suddenly white
is missing forced win in this position:'} (27. Bh5 $1 Qc8 (27... Qxh5 28. Qxe6+
Kh7 29. Rd8 {'+-' Tyomkin,D.}) 28. Rd7 $18 {'+-!' Tyomkin,D.}) 27... Qc8 {
'?' Tyomkin,D. Tyomkin,D: 'Gelfand gives black a chance,but Huzman doesn't use
it:'} (27... Bb7 {Tyomkin,D} 28. Bxb7 (28. Bh5 $2 Qxh5 29. Qxe6+ Kh7 30. Rd8
Bd5 $1 {[%cal Yd5g8]}) 28... Rxb7 29. Qd1 Nc6 $1 {The best for white now is to
go to the ending:} (29... Nd5 $2 30. Rxd5) (29... Rb8 30. Nd7 $1 $18 {[%cal
Yd7c5,Rd2d7]}) (29... Be7 30. Rd7 Rxd7 31. Nxd7 $1 {[%cal Rd1d4] /\Qd4} (31.
Qxd7 $6 Qxd7 32. Nxd7 Nd5 33. Bd4 Bf6 $1) 31... Nd5 32. Nxb6 $1 $16) 30. Rd7
Rxd7 31. Qxd7 Qxd7 32. Nxd7 $16 {The game is coming to the ending where white
has a bishop against blacks knight.Fortunately for white,his king has a break
into the queenside.} Kf7 33. Kf1 g6 34. Ke2 Ke7 35. Nxc5 bxc5 36. Kd3 {[%csl
Ra5,Rc5][%cal Gd3c4,Gc4b5] /\Kc4-b5}) 28. Qd1 {Tyomkin,D: 'Again Gelfand
misses a straight win,but anyway he keeps a large advantage.'} (28. Rd7 $1 $18
{[%cal Rb3e6] Tyomkin,D}) 28... Be7 29. Bh5 Bf6 {Tyomkin,D: 'From now Boris
doesn't give black chances anymore.'} (29... Bg5 {Tyomkin,D} 30. Rd6 $16 Nd5
31. Rxd5 $1 exd5 32. Qxd5+ Kh8 33. Bg6 $1 $18 {[%cal Re5f7] /\Nf7}) (29... Nc6
{Tyomkin,D} 30. Nd7 $1 {[%cal Rd7b6,Rd1b3] /\Nb6,/\Qb3 Again black loses
because of e6 and b6-weaknesses.}) 30. Nd7 $1 $18 Bxc3 31. bxc3 Nd3 (31... Nd5
32. Nxb6) (31... g6 32. Nxb6) (31... Rxc3 {Tyomkin,D} 32. Nf6+ $1 {[%cal Rd2d8]
} gxf6 33. Rd8+ $18) 32. Ne5 {'!' Tyomkin,D.} Rxc3 (32... g6 33. Nxd3 gxh5 34.
Nf4) 33. Nxd3 g6 34. Be2 Kg7 35. Qa1 e5 36. Rd1 Kf6 37. Nf4 Bb7 38. Nd3 Qc7 39.
Bf1 1-0

[Event "Biel Credit Suisse"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1997.07.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1997.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman} d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3
cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Nd2 h6 (
13... g6 $146 {Huzman} 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. Ne4 Nd5 16. a3 a5 17. Rfd1 Rfb8 18. Bc4
Nxe3 19. fxe3 Ba6 20. Ba2 Rb5 21. Nc3 Rh5 22. g3 Rb8 23. Qf2 Qb7 24. Rd2 c5 25.
d5 Rf5 26. Qg2 Bg5 27. Re1 exd5 28. Nxd5 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Huebner,R/Dortmund
1997}) 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. Ne4 $1 $146 (15. Be2 {Huzman} a5 16. Rfd1 Rfc8 17. Nb3
Ba6 18. Bf3 a4 19. Nc5 Bb5 20. g3 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,A-Yakovich,Y/EU-chTM 1997})
15... Nd5 (15... Nxe4 {Huzman} 16. Bxe4 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6]}) 16. Qe2 Rfd8 (
16... a5 17. Rfd1 $14 (17. Nc5 Bxc5 (17... Nxe3 18. Qxe3) 18. Rxc5 Nb4)) (16...
Nf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. g3 Qc7 19. Nc5 $14) 17. Rfd1 (17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Rxc5 Nf4)
17... a5 18. Nc5 Nxe3 19. fxe3 (19. Qxe3 Bg5 20. Qe4 Bxc1 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Rxc1
Qf4 23. Re1 Bc8 $17) 19... Bd6 (19... e5 20. Bc4) 20. h3 (20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qg4
{-similiar to next line}) (20. Qh5 Bxc5 21. Qxc5 Rd5 22. Qc3 $14) (20. g3 $142
$5 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gd3e4,Ge4g2] Huzman}) 20... a4 21. Be4 (21. Nxe6 fxe6 22.
Qg4 Ba6 (22... Qe7 23. Qg6 (23. Rf1 Ba6 (23... g5 24. Qe4 Re8) 24. Bb1 Bxf1 25.
Rxf1 Rf8 $19) (23. Qe4 g5 24. Qg6+ Qg7 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Rf1 Bc8 $17) 23... Qg5
24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Bg6 Rd7 $1 $17) 23. Qxe6+ Qf7 24. Bh7+ Kf8 25. Rf1 Bxf1 26.
Rxf1 Bh2+ $1 $19) (21. Rf1 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Rd5 $14) 21... Ra5 22. Nxb7 Qxb7 23.
Rxc6 $2 (23. Bxc6 $1 {V.Anand} Qa7 (23... Qb8 24. Rc4 a3 $140 25. b4 $16) 24.
Rc4 $16 {/\Qc2,Kh1,e4}) 23... Qb8 {Now Black gets counterplay on the weakened
dark squares.} 24. Rdc1 (24. Rc4 e5 $5) 24... g6 (24... Rb5 $4 25. Rxd6 $18)
25. R1c2 (25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Qg4 Kg7 27. Qxe6 Rf5 $19) 25... Ra7 26. Qc4 (26.
Ra6 {Huzman} Rxa6 27. Qxa6 Qb4 $132) (26. Bd3 $5 {[%cal Gd3a6] Huzman}) 26...
Kg7 27. Bf3 Be7 $14 28. Rc7 (28. Rc8 Rxc8 29. Qxc8 Qg3 30. Qc3 Bd6 $132) 28...
Bg5 29. Kf2 (29. Qxe6 Rxc7 30. Qe5+ Kg8 31. Rxc7 Bxe3+ 32. Kh1 Re8 $11) 29...
Bh4+ 30. Kg1 (30. g3 $2 Bxg3+ 31. Kxg3 Rd7 $19) (30. Ke2 Rxc7 31. Qxc7 Qb5+ 32.
Qc4 Qa5 $132) 30... Bg5 31. Kf2 Bh4+ 32. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1997.11.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson} d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. e4
Nxe4 8. d5 Be7 9. Re1 $5 $146 {Shulman,Ju+Rustemov,A} (9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Qxd8+
Bxd8 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Re1 Nf6 13. Rxe6+ (13. Ng5 O-O 14. Nxe6 Re8 15. Nc3 Nbd7
16. Bf4 Ba5 {1/2-1/2 Nejkirch,O-Clarke,P/Leipzig,60}) 13... Be7 14. Nc3 Nc6 15.
Bf4 O-O 16. Rae1 Rfe8 17. Ne5 Nd8 18. Rb6 Bf8 19. Kf1 Re6 20. Nc4 Rxe1+ 21.
Kxe1 Rc8 $14 {1/2-1/2 Aleksandrov,A-Sadler,M/Open, Koge DEN (09) 1997 (61)})
9... exd5 10. Qxd5 Nd6 (10... Qxd5 11. Bxd5 Nf6 12. Nc3) 11. Bd3 (11. Bb3 Be6 (
11... Nc6 12. Bg5) 12. Qxc5 Bxb3 13. axb3) (11. Qxc5 O-O 12. Bf4 Nxc4 13. Qxe7
Qxe7 14. Rxe7 Nc6 15. Rc7 Nxb2) 11... O-O (11... Be6 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh6 $44) (
11... c4 12. Bc2 Nc6 13. Qh5 h6 14. Nc3 g6 15. Qc5 $13) 12. Bf4 Nf5 $2 (12...
Be6 13. Qh5 (13. Rxe6 fxe6 14. Qxe6+ Kh8 15. Qh3 Nf5 $1 16. Ne5 (16. Bc2 Nc6
17. Nc3 Qc8) 16... Nh4) 13... g6 14. Qh6 Ne8 15. Be4 (15. Rd1 $5) (15. Bxg6
fxg6 (15... hxg6 16. Be5 f6 17. Ng5 $18)) 15... Nc6 16. Nc3 $44) (12... Nc6 $5
{proposed after the game by V.Kramnik} 13. Rxe7 (13. Nc3 Nb4 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15.
Qh5+ Kg8 16. Rad1 g6 17. Qh6 Nf5 18. Rxd8 Nxh6 19. Rxc8 Raxc8 20. Rxe7 Nf5 21.
Rxb7 $15) 13... Qxe7 14. Bxd6 Rd8 15. Qxc6 Rxd6 16. Qxc5 Qd8 17. Ne1 (17. Bf1
Rd1 $40) 17... Rxd3 18. Nxd3 Qxd3 19. Nc3 Be6 20. Rd1 Qc4 21. Qb6 Qc8 $14) 13.
Nc3 $16 (13. Qxd8 Bxd8 14. Bxf5 Bxf5 15. Bd6 Ba5 $1) 13... Bf6 (13... Nd4 14.
Nxd4 cxd4 15. Qe4) (13... Be6 14. Qxd8 Bxd8 15. Bxf5 Bxf5 16. Bd6 $18) 14. Bxf5
(14. Rad1 Bxc3 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Bxf5 Rf8 $1) (14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Bc7 Rf8 16.
Nd5 Be6 17. Nxf6+ gxf6) 14... Qxd5 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Nxd5 Nd7 (16... Be6 17.
Nc7 Ra7 18. Bd6 $18) 17. Bd6 Rd8 18. Nxf6+ (18. Be7 $5 Bxe7 (18... Rg8 19.
Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rad1) 19. Rxe7 $16 (19. Nxe7)) 18... Nxf6 19. Bxc5 Bg4 20. Be7
Rd7 (20... Rd5 21. Bxf6 gxf6 (21... Bxf3 22. gxf3 gxf6 23. Re7 $16) 22. Re3)
21. Ng5+ Kg6 22. Bxf6 Kxf6 (22... gxf6 $5 23. Ne4 Bf5) 23. Ne4+ Kg6 24. f3 Bf5
25. Rad1 Rad8 (25... Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Bxe4 27. fxe4 Rc8 28. Rd6+ Kg5 (28... f6 29.
Rb6) 29. Rd7 Rc1+ 30. Kf2 Rc2+ 31. Kg3 Rxb2 32. Rxf7 $16) 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Kf2
$18 b6 (27... Be6 28. a3 (28. Nc5 Rd2+ 29. Re2 Rxe2+ 30. Kxe2 Bxa2 31. Nxb7 $16
)) 28. Re2 Rd3 29. Re3 Rd4 30. Rb3 b5 31. Ke3 Rc4 (31... Ra4 32. Ra3 (32. a3
Bxe4 33. fxe4 $16)) 32. Rc3 Rb4 33. b3 Be6 34. g4 (34. f4) 34... a5 35. f4 (35.
Nd2) 35... Bd5 (35... Kh6 36. Nd2 g5 37. fxg5+ Kxg5 38. h3) 36. Nd2 a4 37. a3
Rxb3 38. Nxb3 axb3 39. Rc5 $4 (39. Kd2 $18) (39. Rc1 $18 {Petursson}) 39... Bc4
$4 ({[%tqu "En","Boris Gelfand just gave a chance. Lautier didn'y take it, but
can you do better? Can you find the winning move for Black?","You want to
queen your b pawn.  But if you play b3-b2 immediatly, he will win both your b
pawns. Can you do something first?","Close the b file with your pawn on b5!",
"b5b4","VERY GOOD!  You found the saving move that Lautier missed",15,"d5c4",
"",0]} 39... b4 $142 $3 40. Rxd5 {Petursson} (40. axb4 b2 $19) 40... bxa3 41.
Rd1 b2 42. Kd3 a2 $19) 40. Kd2 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Re1
Be7 9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bc4 Nc5 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. b3 $5 $146 (13. a3 {
Gelfand,B - Salov,V, Dos Hermanas 1995}) 13... Qd7 14. Bxd5 $5 Qxd5 15. Nc3 Qd8
(15... Qd7 $2 16. b4 $1 $18) 16. Be3 (16. Bf4 Qa5 17. Re3 (17. Qc2 Rd8 (17...
Bd7 18. a3) 18. Rad1 Bd7) 17... Rd8) 16... Qa5 (16... Nd7 17. Bf4 $5 {/\Re3})
17. Qc2 (17. Qd2 Nd7 18. f4 Bb4 19. Rec1 Nb6 $10) (17. b4 $5 Qxb4 18. Nf5 Bd8
$1 $8 (18... Nd7 19. a3 Qxc3 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Rc1 $18) (18... exf5 19. Nd5 Qa5
20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Qd5 $18) 19. Rb1 $1 (19. Rc1 exf5 20. Nd5 Qa4) (19. Qd6 Qxc3
(19... b6 $2 20. Nh6+ gxh6 21. Bxh6 Re8 22. Re4 $18) 20. Bxc5 (20. Rac1 Qd3 21.
Bxc5 Qxd6 22. Nxd6 Be7 $10) 20... Re8 21. Rac1 Qa5 22. Bb4 Qd5) (19. Nh6+ $6
gxh6 20. Bxh6 Qh4 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Re3 Bd7) 19... Qxc3 (19... Qc4 20. Nh6+ $5
gxh6 21. Bxh6 Qh4 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Rb4 $1 Qxb4 (23... Qg5 24. Rg4 Qe7 25. Qd2)
24. Qxd8+ Kg7 25. Re3 $18) (19... Qa5 20. Nh6+ Kh8 (20... gxh6 21. Bxh6 f5 22.
Re3 (22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Re3 Qc7) (22. exf6 Rxf6 (22... Bxf6 23. Qg4+ Kf7 24.
Qh5+ Kg8 25. Ne4)) 22... Rf7 23. Rg3+ Kh8 24. Qh5 Qc7 25. Bg7+ $1 Kg8 (25...
Rxg7 26. Qe8+) 26. Bf6+ $18) 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Nxf7+ Rxf7 (22... Kg8 23. Ne4)
23. Qxd8+ Rf8 24. Qd2 b5 25. a4 $1 $14) 20. Rc1 Qxe1+ $5 (20... Qd3 21. Bxc5
Qxd1 22. Rexd1 exf5 23. Bxf8 Be6 24. Bb4 (24. Ba3 Bxa2 25. Rd7 b5 26. Rcd1 Ba5)
24... Bxa2 25. Rd7 a5 26. Ba3 (26. Rcd1 Bb6 27. Rxb7 axb4 (27... Bxf2+ 28. Kxf2
axb4 29. Ra7 $1) 28. Rxb6) 26... b5 27. Rcd1 Bb6 28. Rb7 b4 29. Bxb4 $16) (
20... Qxe5 21. Bxc5 (21. Rxc5 Qf6 (21... Qb8 22. Nh6+ gxh6 23. Bxh6 $18) 22.
Bd4 e5 23. Bxe5 Qxf5 24. Bd6 Qf6 (24... Qg6 25. Bxf8 Bh3 26. Qf3 Bxg2 27. Qxg2
Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Kxf8 29. Rd5 $16) 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Rxc8 $2 Rxc8 27. Qd7 Qe6 $1)
21... Qxf5 22. Bxf8 Bb6 23. Re2 $1 $16 (23. Bc5 Bxc5 24. Qd8+ Bf8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8
26. Qxc8 $16)) (20... Qxc1 $5 21. Qxc1 (21. Nh6+ gxh6 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Rxc1 b6
$17) 21... exf5 (21... Nd3 22. Nh6+ $1 gxh6 (22... Kh8 23. Qd1 Nxe5 24. Bc5 $18
) 23. Qd1 Nxe5 (23... Nxe1 24. Bxh6 $18) 24. Bxh6) 22. Bxc5 Re8 23. Bd6 Be6 $14
24. Qb2 b5 25. Re3 Rc8 $132) 21. Qxe1 Nd3 (21... exf5 22. Bxc5 Re8 $14) 22.
Nh6+ (22. Qd1 exf5 (22... Nxc1 23. Nh6+ gxh6 (23... Kh8 24. Nxf7+ Kg8 25. Nxd8
Nxa2 26. Bc5 Re8 27. Bb6) 24. Bxh6 f5 25. Bxf8 $18) (22... Nxe5 23. Bc5) 23.
Qxd3 Be6 $14) 22... gxh6 23. Qd1 (23. Qe2 Nxc1 (23... Nxe5 24. Bxh6) 24. Qg4+
Kh8 (24... Bg5 $10) 25. Bxh6 Rg8 $13) 23... Nxe5 (23... Nxc1 24. Bxh6) 24. Bxh6
Re8 25. Qd4 f6 (25... Bf6 26. Qf4 Bh8 27. Rc7) 26. Rc3 (26. h4 Kh8 $1 (26...
Kf7 27. h5 Rg8 28. Qe4)) 26... Kf7 27. Rg3 Ng6 28. h4 Bc7 (28... e5 29. Qd5+
Be6 30. Qxb7+ Be7 31. h5) 29. f4 (29. h5 Bxg3 30. hxg6+ Kxg6 31. Be3 e5 $17)
29... Rd8 30. Qc5 Rd1+ (30... Bd6 31. Qb6) 31. Kh2 Bd6 32. Qb6 Rd5) 17... Nd7
18. Bf4 (18. f4 Bb4) 18... Rd8 $1 19. a3 Qc5 (19... Nf8 $2 20. b4 Qb6 (20...
Qc7 21. Nd5 Qd7 22. Nb6 Qxd4 23. Be3 $18) 21. Be3 $1 Rxd4 $140 22. Ne2) 20.
Red1 Nf8 (20... Nb6 21. Qd2 Bd7 22. Ne4 Qd5 23. Qe3 Bc6 24. f3) (20... Nxe5 $2
21. b4 Qc7 22. Nd5 $18) 21. Qd2 b5 (21... Ng6 $5 22. Bg3 (22. b4 Qa7 (22... Qc4
23. Na4 $1) 23. Be3 Qb8 (23... Nxe5 24. Nf5 Rxd2 25. Nxe7+ Kf8 26. Rxd2 $1 Qb8
27. Bc5 $18) 24. f4 b5 $10) 22... Bd7 23. Ne4 Qb6 $10) 22. Ne4 (22. b4 Qb6 $5 (
22... Qc4 23. Rac1 (23. Ne4 Bb7)) 23. Be3 Qb7 24. Qc2 Ng6 25. f4 Bd7) 22... Qd5
(22... Qb6 23. Qe3 (23. Bg5 Bxg5 24. Qxg5 Rxd4 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Nh5 Ng6 27. Qe3
Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qc7) 23... Kh8 (23... Qb7 24. Bg5) 24. Ng5 Bxg5 25. Bxg5 Rd7 26.
Bf6 $1 $40) 23. Bg5 $1 Ng6 (23... Bxg5 24. Qxg5 Ng6) (23... Qxe4 24. Bxe7 Rd5
25. f3 $5 (25. Bd6 Ng6 26. f3 Qh4 27. Rac1 Nf4 $13) 25... Qxe5 26. Bxf8 Kxf8
27. Qb4+ Kg8 (27... Qd6 28. Nxe6+ $1 $18) 28. Nc6 Qe3+ 29. Kh1 Bb7 $1 (29...
Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Bd7 31. Qe7) (29... Rd7 30. Qe7 $1) 30. Ne7+ Kh8 31. Nxd5 Bxd5
32. Rab1 $1 (32. a4 Qxb3 (32... Bxf3 33. Re1 (33. gxf3 Qxf3+ 34. Kg1 Qe3+ 35.
Kg2 Qe2+ 36. Kg3 Qe3+ $10) 33... Qf2 34. gxf3 Qxf3+ 35. Kg1 $18)) 32... Rc8 33.
Qe1 $16) 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. Qg5 Ng6 (25... Qxe4 26. Nf5 $1 (26. Qxe7 Rf8 (26...
Bb7 27. Nc6 $1 Rdb8 28. Rd7) (26... Qd5 $5))) 26. Nc3 (26. Nd6 $2 Rxd6 $1)
26... h6 27. Qxg6 (27. Nxd5 hxg5 28. Nb6 Rb8 29. Nc6 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rxb6 31.
Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rxc8 Rb7 33. g3 g4 $10) 27... fxg6 28. Nxd5 Rxd5 29. Nc6 Rc5 (
29... Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Bb7 31. Rd6) 30. Rac1 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Bb7 (31... Bd7 32. Nd4
Kf7 33. Rc7 Ke8 34. Nc6 $14) 32. Ne7+ Kh7 33. Rc7 Rd8 (33... Be4 34. f3 $1 (34.
Nc8 Bd5 35. b4 a5 36. Nb6 Ra6 37. Nxd5 exd5 $10)) 34. f3 Rd1+ $6 (34... Bd5 $5
35. Nc6 (35. Nxd5 Rxd5 36. Rc6 Rxe5 37. Rxa6 Re1+ 38. Kf2 Ra1 $10) 35... Rf8
$10) 35. Kf2 Bd5 36. Nxd5 Rxd5 37. Rc6 Rxe5 $2 $138 (37... a5 38. Rxe6 Rd3 39.
Rd6 Rxb3 40. e6 Rb2+ 41. Ke3 Rb1 42. Ke4 $16) (37... Rd3 38. Rxe6 Rxb3 39. Rxa6
g5 40. h4 Rb2+ $1 $10 (40... gxh4 41. f4 Rb2+ 42. Kf3 Rb3+ $13)) 38. Rxa6 g5
39. Ra5 Rc5 40. Kg3 $18 g4 41. Kxg4 (41. a4 gxf3 42. Rxb5 fxg2 43. Kxg2 Rc2+
$132) 41... Rg5+ 42. Kh3 Rh5+ 43. Kg3 Rg5+ 44. Kf2 Rh5 45. Kg3 Rg5+ 46. Kf2 Rc5
47. h4 $1 Rc2+ 48. Kg3 Ra2 49. h5 Kg8 50. Kf4 Kf7 (50... b4 51. axb4 Rxg2 (
51... Rb2 $5 52. Ra3 (52. Rc5 $1 Rxb3 53. b5 $16) 52... Rxg2 53. Ke5 $5) 52.
Rc5) 51. g4 Kf6 52. Ke4 Ra1 53. f4 (53. Rxb5 $5 Rxa3 54. f4 Ra7 55. g5+ Kf7 56.
b4) 53... Re1+ 54. Kf3 Rf1+ 55. Ke3 Re1+ 56. Kf2 Ra1 57. Rxb5 Rxa3 58. g5+ Ke7
59. Rb7+ Kf8 60. b4 hxg5 (60... Rh3 61. b5 Rxh5 62. b6 Rh2+ 63. Ke3 Rb2 64. g6
Ke8 65. Kd4 Rb1 66. Ke5 Re1+ 67. Kd6 Rd1+ 68. Kxe6 Re1+ 69. Kf5 Rb1 70. Rxg7
$18) 61. fxg5 Rh3 62. b5 Rxh5 63. b6 Rh2+ (63... Rxg5 64. Rc7 $18) 64. Ke3 Rb2
65. g6 Ke8 66. Kd4 Rb1 67. Kc5 Rc1+ 68. Kd6 Rd1+ 69. Kxe6 Re1+ 70. Kd6 Rd1+ 71.
Kc7 Rc1+ 72. Kb8 Rb1 73. Kc8 Rb2 74. Rb8 Ke7 75. Kb7 (75. Kc7 $5 Kf6 76. Rf8+
Kxg6 77. b7 Kh5 78. b8=Q Rxb8 79. Kxb8 g5 80. Kc7 g4 81. Kd6 g3 82. Ke5 (82.
Rg8 Kh4 83. Ke5) 82... Kg4 83. Ke4 $18) 75... Kf6 76. Rc8 Kxg6 77. Rc5 Kh6 (
77... Rf2 78. Ka7 $18) 78. Kc6 g5 79. b7 Rxb7 80. Kxb7 Kh5 81. Kc6 Kg4 82. Kb5
1-0

[Event "FRM-chT Cup"]
[Site "Struga"]
[Date "2005.05.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vasovski, Nikola"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Georgiev,Ki"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 ({An invitiation to the Vienna
Variation after} 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 {leading to sharp play.}) 5... a6 6. a4 c5 7.
Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 O-O {A typical position for the Queens Gambit
Accepted arised.} 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. b3 b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5
15. Bxd5 Rae8 $146 {I decided to play this move in order to avoid any
improverment in comarison with my game against Markus.} ({In the game against
Markus I have chosen} 15... Rad8 16. e4 Na5 {(0-1 Markus,R (2472)-Georgiev,K 
(2647)/Jahorina 2003/CBM 094 ext (60)). and after sharp play I eventually won.}
) 16. Qc4 $1 {An excellent move after which my opponent offered a draw.} Bc8 {
Prevents Qg4 weakening Black's King position.} 17. Qf4 $6 ({Better was} 17.
Rac1 {[%cal Gb3b4] with the idea 18.b4} a5 18. Bc3 $16 Bf5 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20.
Nd4 Qg6 21. Nxf5 Qxf5 22. Rd5 Qe6 23. Rcd1 $16 {White has full control over
the "d" file and his pawn formation is better.}) 17... Qxf4 18. exf4 Nd8 $6 ({
More active is} 18... Nb4 19. Bc4 Be6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. g3 {and it is not so
clear if White's minimal advantage is enough for a win.}) 19. Be5 ({Good was
also} 19. Ne5 Ne6 20. g3 Bf6 $14) 19... Be6 20. Bc7 {This move gives Black
important tempo, which will be seen later.} ({Better was} 20. Bxe6 Nxe6 21. f5
Ng5 22. Nxg5 (22. Nd2 f6 23. Bc7 b5 {and Black balances the position.}) 22...
Bxg5 23. Bd6 Be7 24. g3 $14) 20... b5 21. g3 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Ne6 23. Bd6 ({
Deserves attention} 23. Bb6 Rb8 24. a5 Rfc8 25. Rc1) 23... Rd8 24. Rad1 (24.
Bxe7 Rxd5 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. axb5 axb5 $17) 24... Bxd6 25. Rxd6 g6 {An useful
move. It prevents f4-f5 and opens a way out for the Black's King.} 26. Kf1 Rfe8
27. R1d2 (27. Rxd8 {was possible also} Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Nxd8 29. axb5 axb5 30.
Ke2 {with big chances for a draw in view of the centralised position of
White's King.}) 27... Ra8 28. Rc6 Rec8 29. Rdd6 c4 $1 {The only chance for
creation of passed pawn.} 30. bxc4 $2 ({Necessary was} 30. axb5 axb5 (30...
cxb3 31. bxa6 b2 32. Nd2 Nc5 33. Rxc8+ Rxc8 34. Rb6 Ra8 35. Rxb2 Rxa6 $16) 31.
bxc4 bxc4 32. Rxc8+ Rxc8 33. Ke2 {with probable draw.}) 30... Rxc6 31. Rxc6
bxa4 32. Rb6 Nc5 $1 33. Ne1 Rc8 34. Nc2 a5 35. Rb5 Nb3 36. Na3 Kg7 ({Better was
} 36... Kf8) 37. Rd5 Re8 38. Re5 Rd8 ({In the time trouble Black repeated the
moves. Better is immediate} 38... Kf8) 39. Rd5 Re8 (39... Rxd5 $142 40. cxd5
Kf6 41. Ke2 Ke7 42. Nb5 (42. Kd3 Kd6 43. Kc4 Nd2+ 44. Kd4 Nf3+) 42... a3 43.
Nxa3 Kd6 44. Kd3 Kxd5 $19) 40. Re5 $2 (40. h4 $142) 40... Kf8 41. Ke2 f6 42.
Rxe8+ ({Better is} 42. Re3 {although after} Rd8 {Black should win.}) 42... Kxe8
43. Kd3 Kd7 44. Kc3 Nc5 {White's position is lost either in the pawn or knight
ending.} 45. f3 Kc6 46. Nc2 Ne6 47. Ne3 f5 48. Nd5 Kc5 49. Nf6 Nd4 50. Nxh7
Ne2+ $1 {Black creates matting set around White's King.} 51. Kb2 Kb4 52. Nf6
a3+ 53. Ka2 Nc1+ 54. Ka1 Kb3 $1 55. Nd7 a2 56. Ne5 ({Does not survive} 56. Nc5+
Ka3 {followed by a4 and Nb3.}) 56... Ka3 {[%cal Ce5g6,Gc1b3]} 0-1

[Event "ISR-chT playoff"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2002.05.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gershon, Alik"]
[Black "Har Zvi, Ronen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2002.05.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bd2 Bd7 12. Rac1 Ba7 13. Be1 Ke7 14. Na4 Ne4
$5 $146 15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Rxd2 Rhc8 17. Rdd1 $1 {White must avoid exchanging
pieces. This move frees the e1-a5 diagonal for a bishop thus preventing black
from playing the freeing Ne5} (17. Nc5 {is strongly met with:} Ne5 {[%csl Rc1]
and the weakness of a R on c1, and the first rank tell}) (17. Rcd1 Rd8 {
[%cal Gd7e8] exchanging the rooks}) 17... Be8 (17... Ne5 18. Bb4+ Ke8 19. Bd6
$16 {[%cal Ga4c5]}) 18. Nc5 Rab8 (18... Na5 $5 19. Bb4 (19. Bxa5 Bxc5 $11)
19... Nxb3 20. Nxb7+ Kf6 21. Bc3+ $1 Kg6 (21... Rxc3 22. Rxc3 Rb8 23. Rxb3 Ba4
24. Na5 $1 $14) 22. axb3 $14) 19. Ne4 Rd8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Nc5 Bxc5 (21... Rb8
22. Bd1 $1 $16 {black is too passive}) 22. Rxc5 f6 23. Rc1 $1 {Protecting the
first rank and preparing a B transfer to e2} e5 24. Bd1 Bf7 25. a4 $2 {
throwing away all of the advantage.} ({after} 25. a3 $1 {/\ b4, a4, b5 +/-,
black can only wait and watch white advance,}) 25... a5 $1 26. f3 Nb4 27. Be2
Bb3 28. Bb5 $2 {Missing the last opportunity. Now it's all over.} (28. Rc5 $1 {
Somehow this move has skipped the both players' attention} Bxa4 (28... b6 29.
Rb5 Bd1 (29... Bxa4 30. Rxb6 $16) 30. Bxb4+ axb4 31. Kf1 Rd2 32. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 33.
Ke2 Rg1 34. Rxb4 Rxg2+ 35. Kd3 Rxh2 36. Rxb6 $16) 29. Rxa5 Nc2 30. Bc3 $16)
28... Rd1 29. Rxd1 Bxd1 $11 30. e4 Kd6 31. Kf2 Nc6 32. Bc3 Nd4 (32... Nd4 33.
Bxa5 Nxb5 34. axb5 Ba4 $1 35. b6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gershon, Alik"]
[Black "Svetushkin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2000.09.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc5 (12... Nc6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Rc1
Bc5 15. Re1 h6 16. Bh4 O-O 17. Qd3 Rfc8 18. Bg3 Nf8 19. Nfd2 $44 {0-1 Gershon,
A-Svetushkin,D/Yerevan 1999/CBM 72 ext (68)}) 13. Bg5 (13. a5 Nc6 14. Bg5 f6
15. exf6 gxf6 16. Nfe5 h5 17. Ba4 Rc8 18. Nb6 Bd6 19. Rc1 Nxa4 20. Nxc6 Rxc6
21. Qxa4 Qc7 22. Bd2 $44 {0-1 Roeder,M-Vilela,J/Havana 1999/CBM 70 ext (29)})
13... f6 (13... Qc7 14. Nxd4 Nxb3 15. Nxb3 h6 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P-Sherbakov,R/
Krasnoiarsk 1998/EXT 2000 (15)}) 14. exf6 (14. Bh4 g5 15. Nxd4 h5 16. Re1 Nxb3
17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Nxe6 Qb6 19. exd6 Nxa1 20. d7+ Nxd7 21. Nc5+ Kf7 22. Qxd7+
Kg6 23. Qd3+ Kf7 24. Qd7+ Kg6 25. Qd3+ {1/2-1/2 Hegde,R-Ganguly,S/Mumbai IND
2000/The Week in Chess 291 (25)}) (14. Bf4 Nc6 15. Re1 Kf7 16. Rc1 Nxb3 17.
Qxb3 Qd5 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. Qxd5 exd5 21. Bxd6 $13 {0-1 Pujos,
S-Flear,G/Corsica 1997/EXT 99 (27)}) 14... gxf6 15. Nxd4 $1 $146 {Probably
refuting the line.} (15. Bh4 $6 Nc6 16. Re1 Be7 17. Ba2 O-O 18. Ncd2 Kh8 19.
Bxe6 Ne5 20. Bf5 Ned3 21. Nxd4 Qd5 22. N2f3 Nxe1 23. Qxe1 Bd6 24. Qd2 Be5 25.
Qh6 Rf7 26. Rd1 Rg8 27. Bg3 Bxd4 {0-1 Merino Garcia,R-Adla,D/Zaragoza 1999/EXT
2000 (27)}) (15. Nfe5 h5 (15... fxg5 $4 16. Qh5+ Ke7 17. Qf7#) (15... Qd5 $2
16. Nd6+ $1 (16. Qh5+ $6 Kd8 17. Bxf6+ Kc7 18. f3 Nxb3 19. Qf7+ Nd7 20. Bxh8
$16) 16... Qxd6 17. Qh5+ Ke7 (17... Kd8 18. Nf7+ $18) 18. Bxf6+ $1 Kxf6 19.
Qf7+ Kxe5 (19... Kg5 20. f4+ Kh4 21. g3+ Kh3 22. Qh5#) 20. Rae1+ Be4 21. f4#)
16. Ng6 Qd5 17. Nd6+ Qxd6 18. Nxh8 Nxb3 19. Qxh5+ Kd7 20. Bxf6 Nxa1 $19 {
0-1 Slipak,S-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires 1996/CBM 53 (30)}) 15... Qd5 $2 {
Losing by force} (15... h5 {During the game I considered it to be the only move
} 16. Nxe6 $3 {Sacrifising a piece AND going to an endgame, but white's
remaining pieces simply abuse the unprotected black king.} Qxd1 17. Raxd1 {
Black can take 3(!) white pieces with his next move, each has different
refutation} Nxb3 (17... Nxe6 18. Rfe1 fxg5 (18... Kf7 19. Rxe6 $1 Kxe6 20. Nd6+
Kd7 (20... Ke5 $4 21. f4#) (20... Ke7 $2 21. Nf5+ Ke8 22. Bxf6 {/\ Rd8# and Bh8
}) 21. Nf7+ Ke7 22. Be3 $3 Nd7 23. Nxh8 $18) 19. Rxe6+ Kf7 20. Ne5+ Kg7 21.
Rg6+ Kh7 22. Bc2 $18 {A picturesque position!"Quality over quantity"}) (17...
fxg5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Rfe1+ Kf8 20. Na5 (20. Ne5 Rh6 21. Rd8+ Kg7 22. Nd7
Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Nc6 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 25. Re8 Rh8 $8 26. Rxh8 Kxh8 $11) 20... Bc6
21. Rc1 Bd4 22. Nxc6 Bxb2 (22... Nxc6 23. Rxc6 $18) 23. Nxb8 Bxc1 24. Nd7+ $18)
18. Bxf6 Rg8 (18... Rh6 19. Rd8+ Kf7 20. Rxf8+ Kxe6 21. Re1+ Kd5 22. Nb6+ Kd6
23. Nxa8 $18) 19. Ng5 $1 {/\ Rfe1}) (15... fxg5 16. Qh5+ Kd7 17. Nxe6 $1 Nxe6 (
17... Kxe6 18. Rae1+ Be4 (18... Kf6 19. Nd6 $1 $18 {with threats: Qf7,Ne8 and
f4}) 19. Rxe4+ Nxe4 20. Nb6+ Kd6 (20... Ke5 21. f4+ Kd6 22. Rd1+ Kc6 23. Rxd8
Kxb6 24. Kf1 $1 $18) 21. Rd1+ $18) 18. Rfd1+ Kc7 19. Rxd8 Nxd8 20. Qxg5 $18)
16. Nd6+ $1 Qxd6 17. Qh5+ Kd7 (17... Kd8 18. Bxf6+ Be7 19. Bxh8 $18) (17... Ke7
18. Nf5+ $1 {This is what black has probably missed playing 15...Qd5} exf5 19.
Qf7+ Kd8 20. Bxf6+ Kc8 21. Rfd1 {with a decisive attack}) 18. Bxf6 {Restoring
an approximate material equality but the attack continues} Nxb3 (18... Rg8 19.
Qxh7+ Be7 20. Qxg8 Bxf6 21. Qf7+ (21. Nxe6 Nxb3 22. Rfd1 Nd2 23. Rac1 Nc6 24.
Qf7+ Be7 25. Rc2 Ne5 26. Nc5+ Kc7 27. Ne4+ Kb6 28. Nxd6 Nxf7 29. Nxf7 $18)
21... Qe7 22. Nxe6 $1 Nxe6 (22... Qxf7 23. Nxc5+ Kc6 24. Bxf7 $18) 23. Bxe6+
Kc7) 19. Nxb3 Rg8 20. Qf7+ Be7 21. Qxg8 Bxf6 {It might seem as black has been
able to consolidate a bit at a first glance, but in reality there are no more
than 3 moves to be played here.} 22. Rfd1 Bd5 23. Rac1 {/\ Rc8!, Qc8, Nc5 etc}
Bd8 24. Qf7+ Be7 25. Nc5+ (25. Nc5+ Kd8 26. Nxe6+ Kd7 27. Nf8+ Kd8 28. Rxd5 $18
) 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2002.04.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gershon, Alik"]
[Black "Maryasin, Boris Feliksovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2002.01.10"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
Be7 (8... cxd4 {is the more common move}) 9. dxc5 {taking advantage of the
fact black has already moved his bishop. This way white gains a tempo, which
allows him to build up a nice initiative in the endgame.} Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5
11. Bd2 Bd7 12. Na4 $6 {Too early! By removing the knight from c3 white gives
black the important square on e4} ({In my previous games I played the correct:
} 12. Rac1 Ba7 13. Be1 Ke7 14. Na4 Rhd8 (14... b6 {was interestingly punished
by white:} 15. Rxd7+ $1 Kxd7 16. Nxb6+ Bxb6 17. Ba4 {Winning back a piece.} Kc8
(17... Rac8 {loses to Ne5}) 18. Ne5 Kb8 19. Nxc6+ {white has a pawn for an
exchange and a very strong initiative.} Kb7 20. Ne5 Rac8 21. Bc6+ Ka7 22. Nxf7
$16 {white went on to win the game: Karpov,A-Gulko,B 1996}) 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16.
Rxc5 Be8 17. Rcc1 {a mistake} ({by continuing} 17. Rdc1 {white kept the
pressure along the 'c' file and maintained the advantage.}) 17... Rxd1 18. Bxd1
Bd7 {now black is ok.} 19. Be2 Rc8 20. Rd1 Nd5 21. e4 Nf4 22. Bc4 f6 23. g3 Ng6
24. Kg2 {1/2-1/2 Gershon,A-Bykhovsky,A/Tel Aviv 2000/CBM 77 (24)}) 12... Ba7
13. Rac1 Ne4 $1 {If allowed to, why not improve the pieces' positions?} 14. Be1
Rd8 ({worse is:} 14... b5 {since it weakens the 'c' file in general and the
knight on c6 in particular.} 15. Nc3 Nc5 16. Bc2 Ke7 17. a3 $1 {[%cal Gb2b4]
expoiting the bad position of black's knight}) 15. Rc4 $5 {The idea of this
move is either make black's kngiht leave the central square, or make him play
f5, which, in turn, will weaken importnant squares in the center (e6, e5).} f5
{now , b7-b5 winning an exchage in threatening.} ({of course:} 15... Nf6 16.
Nc5 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 {allowing white to get the bishop pair, wasn't exactly in
black's plans.}) 16. Rcc1 {white lost two tempi provoking f5, but it was worth
it.} Ke7 ({of course not:} 16... O-O 17. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 18. Bxe6+ {winning}) 17.
Nc3 {Time to admit the mistake. The knight had nothing to do on a4.} Nc5 $2 {
Misplacing the knight!} ({the natural:} 17... Nf6 {should have been preferred}
18. Bc2 {[%cal Ge3e4] with the idea of e3-e4 would be my reaction, but the
position remains about equal.}) 18. Bc2 Bc8 {black wants to solve all his
problems in a straightforward way. It's clear that once the rooks are off the
board, white can't talk about any kind of advantage. Therefore,} 19. Nd4 $1 {
both keeping the rooks on the boads and underlining the bad position of
black's knight on c5 (in case of Nxd4).} Rd6 (19... Nxd4 20. exd4 Nd7 21. d5
Nf6 22. Bb3 {White's pieces are much more active. That, together with the
unsecure position of black's king determines white's advantage.}) 20. Nxc6+ $1
{the beginning of a forced line, allowing white to fully exploit black's
discoordination.} Rxc6 21. b4 Nd7 {[%csl Rc8,Rd7,Rh8] black's pieces are very
passive, and the king in the center. White's continuation is obvious:} 22. e4 {
Opening the position. White must play energetically before black consolidated
with: Nf6, Rd8 etc.} f4 {a good reaction! Black cannot afford himself openning
the center at this time.} (22... fxe4 23. Bxe4 Rd6 24. Rxd6 Kxd6 25. Bf3 $16)
23. b5 $1 Rd6 ({after:} 23... axb5 24. Nxb5 {[%cal Ge1b4] the bishop is ready
to join the party (Bb4)} Bc5 25. e5 $1 {with the threat: Be4. White's position
would be close to winning}) 24. Rxd6 Kxd6 {Black's king is open, the pieces
are passive. There must be a way to expoit that. However, white's pieces don't
have good squares either. Or do they?} 25. e5+ $1 {the point of white's
strategy. With this pawn sacrifice white is freeng the key square (e4) for his
pieces. Once white's knight is on e4black's position will become critical.}
Kxe5 {other moves were no better:} (25... Ke7 26. Ne4 Nc5 27. Nxc5 Bxc5 28.
Bxh7 {with a decisive advatage for white}) (25... Nxe5 26. Ne4+ Ke7 (26... Kc7
27. Bc3 Ng4 28. Bd1 $1 {The next move of white's dark squared bishop will win
something big with a discovered check.})) (25... Kc7 {the best chance} 26. Ne4
Nxe5 27. Bb4 {white's initiative is too strong}) 26. Ne4 $1 {not allowing the
king come back.} Nf6 (26... Bd4 27. Bb4 {and white's win is just a matter of
time.}) 27. Ng5 {[%cal Gg5f7]} Re8 {white has a sweet choice between Nf7 and
Bc3} (27... Rf8 28. Bb4) 28. Bc3+ Kd6 (28... Bd4 {loses a piece:} 29. Nf3+) 29.
Bb4+ Kd7 (29... Kc7 30. Bg6+ Kb8 31. Bd6+ Ka8 32. Bxe8 {black loses the whole
set}) (29... Bc5 30. Rd1+ Nd5 31. Ne4+ {piece again...}) 30. b6 $1 {black is
not just losing a piece, he can hardly defend from a mate! Look how
uncoordinated black's pieces are!} (30. b6 Bxb6 31. Ba4+ Kd8 32. Nf7#) 1-0

[Event "Elbow Beach Club GM-A"]
[Site "Paget Parish"]
[Date "2001.01.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gershon, Alik"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2001.01.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1] RR} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7.
Bb3 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 b5 {This line considered to
be not too dangerous for black. However, with despite the drawish tendencies
of the arising position black should play carefully in order to equalize} 12.
d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 (14. Qxd5 Na5 $5 (14... Bb7 15. Qf5 Bf6 16. Bg5
Nd4 17. Bxf6 Nxf5 18. Bxd8 Raxd8 19. Bc2 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Ponomariov,R/
Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 314 (19)}) 15. Ba2 Ra7 16. Qh5 Nc4 17. b3
Nxa3 18. Bb2 b4 19. Ne5 Qb6 20. Rad1 Rc7 21. Re2 Bf6 22. h3 Qb5 {1/2-1/2
Sasikiran,K-Prakash,G/Mumbai IND 2000/The Week in Chess 292 (22)}) 14... Bb7
15. Ne5 (15. Bf4 Bf6 16. Rc1 Qd7 (16... Na5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. b4 Bb2 19. Rc7
Qxd1 20. Rxd1 Nd8 21. Rc2 Bf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Stefansson,H-Lesiege,A/Varadero CUB
2000/The Week in Chess 288 (31)}) (16... Rc8 17. b4 Qd7 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5
Qf5 20. Rc5 $1 Qg6 21. Be4 f5 22. Rxf5 Rxf5 23. Bxf5 Qxf5 24. Qb3+ Kf8 25. Ne6+
$18 {1-0 Huzman,A-Zilberman,Y/Ramat Aviv ISR 2000/The Week in Chess 287 (31)})
17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 h6 19. Ne6 Rfe8 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Qxd7 Bxd7 22. Nc5 Rxe1+
23. Rxe1 Bc6 24. f3 $14 {1-0 Vladimirov,E-Sorokin,M/Hyderabad IND 2000/The
Week in Chess 299 (46)}) 15... Rc8 $146 {This is actually a novelty. I suppose
the reason nobody has played it before is 16.Nd7. However,Alex has prepared a
nice tactical shot on white's next, obvious, move!} (15... Nxe5 $142 16. Bxb7
Ra7 17. Be4 Bf6 {Avrukh - Har Zvi, Tel Aviv 99, 1/2:1/2}) 16. Nd7 $1 {
Objectively speaking, this move only gives white a draw, but for this black
has to find around 12-15 strong defencive moves.} {[%tqu "En","Should black
resign, or does he have a defence?","","","e7b4","The only way to continue,
and what a way!Black frees up the 7th rank , so he can now take the N.The only
problem (for black, of course) is that white can sac half of his pieces, and
still mate!",10,"f8e8","Loses on the spot",0,"d8d7","",0]} Bb4 $1 {The only
way to continue, and what a way! Black frees up the 7th rank , so he can now
take the N. The only problem (for black, of course) is that white can sac half
of his pieces, and still mate!} (16... Re8 $4 {Loses on the spot} 17. Bxf7+
Kxf7 18. Qd5+ Kg6 19. Qe4+ Kf7 (19... Kh5 20. Qxh7+ Kg4 21. f3#) 20. Qe6#) (
16... Qxd7 $4 17. Bxf7+ $18) 17. Qg4 $1 {Of course!} (17. axb4 Qxd7 $15) 17...
h5 $8 (17... Bxe1 18. Bh6 Bxf2+ (18... g6 19. Rxe1 Ne5 20. Rxe5 $18 {[%cal
Gh6c1]}) 19. Kxf2 $18 {Look at the white N, completely paralizing black's
pieces}) 18. Qxh5 Bxe1 {Looks like black is simply a rook up, with one more
white piece hanging. Well, not really.....} (18... Qxd7 19. axb4 {is lost for
black due to his bad king}) {[%tqu "En","Does white have any compesation for
the rook?","","","c1h6","The point of white's 16th move! White is threatenning
Qg6 and it is much harder to prevent is than it looks.",10]} 19. Bh6 $3 {
The point of white's 16th move! White is threatenning Qg6 and it is much
harder to prevent is than it looks.} Bxf2+ $8 {starting from now Alex defended
fantastically making 10 only moves, only failing to make two more to achieve a
draw.} (19... Qxd7 20. Qg6 $18) (19... Ne7 20. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 21. Qg4+ Ng6 22.
Qxg6+ Kh8 23. Qg7#) (19... Bd2 20. Nxf8 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gh5f7]} Qxf8 21. Bxd2
$18) (19... Nd4 20. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 21. Qg4+ Kh6 22. Bxb7 Rc2 23. Rxe1 $18) 20.
Kxf2 (20. Kh1 $4 Qh4 $19 {white cannot let black taking over the 'h' file})
20... Ne5 $3 {The only way to defend from Qg6, and Bg7} 21. Bxg7 $1 {After the
game Alex told me that there were 9 successive sacrafises in this game, for
both sides. (go back to move 16 and count - really amazing)} (21. Qxe5 $2 Qh4+
22. Kg1 Qxh6 23. Bxb7 Rc1+ 24. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 25. Kf2 Qd2+ {is even losing for
white}) 21... Nd3+ 22. Kg1 (22. Kf1 {to stay way from checks along the long
diagonal}) 22... Kxg7 23. Qg4+ Kh6 $8 (23... Kh7 $4 24. Bxb7 Rc7 25. Be4+ $18)
(23... Kh8 $2 24. Qd4+ f6 25. Qh4+ Kg7 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. Qh3+ Kg7 28. Bxb7 $18)
24. Qh3+ Kg7 25. Qg3+ Kh8 $8 ({and now} 25... Kh6 {loses} 26. Qd6+ f6 27. Bxb7
Rc7 28. Qxf8+ Qxf8 29. Nxf8 Rxb7 30. b3 Re7 31. Rd1 $18) 26. Qh3+ Kg7 27. Bxb7
Rc7 28. Qg4+ Kh8 $4 {Finally my opponent made a mistake! The reason
isdescribed in the annotation} (28... Kh6 $1 29. Qh3+ (29. Nxf8 $4 Rc1+ $1 30.
Rxc1 Qb6+ $19) ({the reason black rejected 28...Kh6 was:} 29. Rf1 Rxd7 (29...
Qxd7 30. Rf6+ Kh7 31. Qh5+ Kg7 32. Qg5+ Kh7 33. Rh6#) (29... Rxb7 30. Rf6+ $18)
(29... f5 {this was the move that concerned me the most during the game}) 30.
Rf3 {We both considered this position to be winning for white during the game,
since after 30...Qb6 31.Kf1 black has no chekcs, and cannot defend from the
mate threat. However, the refutation was spoted by fritz in less than half a
second....} Nf2 $8 31. Kxf2 Rd2+ 32. Kf1 Rd1+ {and only black can win here.})
29... Kg7 30. Qg4+ (30. Be4 Rxd7 31. Qh7+ Kf6 32. Rf1+ Ke7 33. Bxd3 Qb6+ 34.
Kh1 Qd4 {and black is the one winning here}) 30... Kh6 $11) 29. Qd4+ $1 {
Now the game is lost for black.} f6 (29... Kg8 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Ne8+ $18 {
[%cal Gd4d8]}) 30. Qh4+ Kg7 31. Nxf8 {[%cal Gf8e6,Ye6g7,Ye6d8] The point.f7-f6
is probably the worst move black can be forced to make in the position! 1.It
gives white the fantastic place for the Q on h6, from where is controls both
the 'd4' and 'f2' squares, to make sure there are no disasters on the diagonal.
2.the 'e6' square is weakenned, forcincg black to react on Nxf8} Qd6 $1 {
Alexander is fighting greately. Once again he finds the strongest defence.} (
31... Qxf8 32. Qg3+ Kh8 33. Qxc7 {[%cal Gc7c5] protecting the 'c5' square}) (
31... Kxf8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qxd8+ Kxd8 34. Bxa6 $18) 32. Be4 $1 (32. Ne6+ Qxe6
33. Qg3+ Kh8 34. Qxd3 Rxb7 {is, of course, winning, but I wanted a ' cleaner'
win}) 32... Rc1+ (32... Qd4+ 33. Kf1 Kxf8 34. Rd1 Rc1 (34... Rh7 $1 35. Qf4 $1
Nxf4 36. Rxd4 Rxh2 37. Rd6 $18) 35. Rxc1 Nxc1 36. Qh6+ Ke7 37. Qxc1 Qxe4 38.
Qe1 $18) 33. Rxc1 Nxc1 34. Bf3 $1 {The difference between the light pieces is
too big} ({of course not} 34. Nh7 Qd1+ 35. Kf2 Qe2+ 36. Kg3 Qe3+ 37. Bf3 Ne2+
38. Kh3 Ng1+ $11) 34... Qxf8 (34... Kxf8 35. Qh6+ {[%csl Rc1]}) 35. Qg3+ {
The next moves where made in serious time trouble} Kh8 36. Qh3+ Kg7 37. Qg4+
Kh8 38. Qh5+ Kg7 39. Qg4+ Kh8 40. Qh3+ Kg7 41. Qd7+ {The win is forced now} Kh8
42. Be4 Qh6 $8 43. Qe8+ Kg7 44. Qe7+ $1 {Taking the 'e3' square under control}
Kh8 45. Bd5 {[%csl Re3] /\ Qe8' Qg8#} Qf4 $8 46. Qf8+ Kh7 47. Bg8+ Kg6 (47...
Kh8 48. Bf7+ Kh7 49. Qg8+ Kh6 50. Qg6#) 48. Bf7+ Kf5 (48... Kg5 49. Qc5+ Qe5 $8
(49... Kh6 50. Qh5+ Kg7 51. Qg6+ Kf8 52. Qg8+ Ke7 53. Qe8+ Kd6 54. Qb8+ $18) (
49... f5 50. Qe7+ Kg4 (50... Kh6 51. Qf6+) 51. h3+ Kg3 52. Qe1+)) 49. Qc5+ Ke4
50. Bd5+ Kf5 51. Bf7+ Ke4 52. Bg6+ f5 53. Bxf5+ Qxf5 54. Qxc1 {The position is
easily winning due to the bad placing of black K} 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 53rd"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2018.05.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Rakhmanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Golubev,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2018.05.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 a6 4. e3 d5 5. b3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
{The players have transposed to a variation known for a long time, where White
has just a small advantage.} Bd7 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. Nd2 (10. Nf3 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O
12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qe2 Nb4 14. a3 b5 15. axb4 bxc4 16. Nxc4 Bxb4 17. Ra1 Bb5 $11 {
Giri-Caruana, London 2016.}) 10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Be2 Bb4 $1 $146 13.
Nc4 O-O 14. Bf3 Nd5 $2 {A strange, big mistake.} ({After} 14... Rc8 {Black
would hardly have had any problems.}) 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Qg4 g6 17. Nb6 $16 f5 (
{Black's position after} 17... Rb8 {is not a piece of cake either.}) 18. Qg3
Bd6 19. f4 Rb8 20. Rad1 Rf7 (20... Qe8 $5) 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Qf3 ({A more
romantic approach was} 22. h4 $1 $16 {but Dreev prefers to win the pawn.})
22... Rc8 23. Qxd5 {It would be a great exaggeration to say that the victory
was guaranteed for White here or later in the game, but eventually Dreev
achieved the desired result.} Bf8 24. Qxd8 Rxd8 25. Bb6 Re8 26. a4 Rc8 27. Rd3
Rc6 28. Ba5 Rc2 29. Rfd1 Bc5 30. R1d2 Rc1+ 31. Kf2 Re7 32. Bd8 Re8 33. Bf6 Bb4
34. Rd1 Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Kf7 36. Bd4 Rc8 37. Kf3 Rc2 38. h3 h5 39. g3 Ke6 40. e4
Bc3 41. exf5+ gxf5 42. Ke3 Ba5 43. Be5 Bb6+ 44. Kd3 Ba5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 7-8"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.16"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Re1
b5 9. a4 bxa4 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nd5 12. Rxa4 Bb4 13. Bd2 Bxd2 14. Nbxd2 Nc5
15. Rxd4 Nxd3 16. Rxd3 O-O 17. Nc4 a5 18. Rd4 $5 Ba6 19. Nd6 Rb8 20. Qd2 Qb6
21. Rg4 Ne7 22. h4 Nf5 $5 (22... Qxb2 $2 23. Qg5 Ng6 24. h5 h6 25. Qe3 $1 Rb3
26. Qd2 $1 Qxd2 (26... Ne7 27. Qxh6) (26... Nxe5 27. Rxe5 Qxd2 28. Nxd2 Rd3 29.
N6c4 $18) 27. Nxd2 Rd3 28. hxg6 Rxd2 29. gxf7+ Kh7 30. Ra4 Rd5 31. f4 $18 {
1-0 Sasikiran,K-Rublevsky,S/Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005/The Week in Chess 578 (50)
}) 23. h5 $5 h6 $1 {[/\24...Qxb2;} (23... Qxb2 $2 24. Nxf5 exf5 (24... Qxd2 25.
Ne7+ Kh8 26. Nxd2) 25. Rxg7+ Kxg7 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. h6) 24. b4 $5 (
24. Nxf5 exf5 25. Ra4 Qxb2 $11) 24... axb4 25. Nd4 Bc8 (25... Nxd4 26. Qxh6) (
25... Nxd6 26. exd6 (26. Qxh6 Ne8 27. Re3 Qxd4 $19) 26... Rfd8 (26... Qxd6 $2
27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Nf5+) 27. Qb2 $1 $40) (25... b3 26. N4xf5 exf5 27. Nxf5 b2
28. Rxg7+ Kh8 29. e6 $18) (25... Bc8 {Diagram}) 26. Re3 $1 {[/\27.Reg3]} Nxe3
27. Qxe3 Kh8 (27... f5 28. exf6 Rxf6 29. Qe5 Kh8 (29... Kf8 30. N4f5 $1) 30.
Ne8 $40) 28. Rf4 $6 (28. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 29. Qg3+ Kh7 30. Qd3+ Kh8 (30... f5 31.
exf6+ Kh8 32. Qg6 Rb7 33. Qxh6+ Kg8 34. Qg6+ $11) 31. Qe3 $11) (28. Qg3 b3 29.
Rxg7 Qxd6 $3 (29... b2 30. Nxf7+ Rxf7 31. Rg8+ Kh7 32. Qg6#) 30. Rh7+ (30. Rxf7
Rxf7 31. exd6 b2 $19) 30... Kxh7 31. exd6 b2 $17) 28... Kg8 (28... Qc7 29. Nb3
$44 (29. Rf6 b3 30. Rxh6+ Kg8 $19)) (28... b3 $5 29. Nxf7+ Rxf7 30. Rxf7 Qd8 $1
$13) 29. Qg3 Bd7 (29... b3 $1 30. Rg4 Qxd6 $3) 30. Rg4 Kh8 31. Nb3 Qa6 $5 {
[/\Qa6-e2-d1-h5]} (31... Ba4 32. Rxg7 Qa7 $5 (32... Bxb3 33. Rxf7 Rg8 34. Qd3
$18) 33. Na5 $5 b3 34. Nac4 Bc6 35. Kh2 $13) 32. Rxg7 $138 (32. Nc5 $5 Qc6 33.
Rxg7 Qd5 $1 (33... Qxc5 34. Nxf7+ Rxf7 35. Rxf7 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qg5 $11) 34. Kh2
$5 $36) 32... Qe2 $1 33. Rg4 (33. f3 $5 Qe3+ (33... Ba4 $5) 34. Kh2 Ba4 (34...
Qxb3 35. Rxf7 Rg8 36. Qf4 $18) 35. Na5 $5 (35. Nxf7+ Rxf7 36. Rxf7 Rg8 $17)
35... b3 36. Nxf7+ Rxf7 37. Rxf7 Rg8 38. Qf4 Qxf4+ 39. Rxf4 Rb8 40. Nc4 Be8 41.
Rf6 $14) 33... Rg8 $1 34. Nxf7+ Kh7 35. Nxh6 $1 Kxh6 36. Qf4+ $11 (36. Rxg8
Qd1+ 37. Kh2 Qxh5+) 36... Kh7 37. Qf7+ Kh8 38. Qf6+ Kh7 39. Qe7+ Kh8 40. Qf6+
Kh7 41. Qf7+ Kh8 42. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Chekhov} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3
Nc6 (7... cxd4 {Chekhov} 8. exd4 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Nc6 12. Rc1
Nxd4 13. Qa4+ (13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Bb5+ Nd7 $1) 13... Nc6 14. Rfd1 $44 {
Petursson,M-Nikolic,Pr /Lugano/1989 Inf 47/471/}) (7... Nbd7 {Chekhov} 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Re1 Bb7 11. Nf1 Be7 12. Bd2 Ne4 $1 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. Bc3 O-O
15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Ng3 Bb7 17. e4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Rc8 $132 {Salov,V-Kamsky,G /
Dortmund/1992 Inf 54/386/}) 8. a3 (8. Nc3 {Chekhov} cxd4 (8... Qc7 {Chekhov} 9.
a3 Bd7 10. Qe2 Rc8 11. Bd2 cxd4 12. exd4 Be7 13. Rac1 O-O 14. Rfd1 Rfe8 15. Bb1
Qb6 16. Bg5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Rxc8 Nxc8 20. Ne5 Be6 $10 {
Hansen,L Bo-Hutters,T /Taastrup/1992/}) 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rc1 Nd5 12.
Nxd5 Bxg5 $1 13. Nxg5 Qxg5 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Qc2 g6 16. Qc5 Qd8 17. Rc4 Bd7 $1
$10 {Cvitan,O-Kharlov,A /Biel/1992 Inf 55/396/}) 8... cxd4 (8... Qc7 {Chekhov}
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b4 Bd6 11. Bb2 $14) 9. exd4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O (10... b6 $5 {
Chekhov}) 11. Bc2 b6 (11... b5 12. Qd3 (12. Be3 Bb7 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rac1 Na5
$10 {Bogoljubow,E-Fine,R/Zandvoort/1936/}) (12. Re1 b4 13. Na4 Rb8 14. Bf4 Rb5
15. Bb3 Na5 16. Bc2 Bb7 17. Bd3 bxa3 18. bxa3 {0,5/Horvath,Jo-Somlai,L/
Budapest Elekes/1991/}) 12... Bb7 13. Bg5 (13. Re1 g6 14. Bb3 Rc8 15. Bh6 Re8
16. Ba2 b4 $10 {Najdorf,M-Polugaevsky,L/Mar del Plata/1971/}) 13... g6 14. Rad1
b4 (14... Rc8 15. Rfe1 Nd5 16. Bh6 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Re8 18. a4 Na5 $10 {Lempert,
I-Suetin,A/Nabereznye Chelny/1993/}) 15. Na4 bxa3 16. bxa3 Na5 17. Nc5 Bc6 18.
Rfe1 $14 {Donner,J-van Scheltinga/Wijk/1969/}) 12. Bg5 (12. Re1 Ra7 13. Qd3 Rd7
14. Be3 Bb7 15. Rad1 g6 16. Qe2 Qc7 17. Bb1 $14 {Vaganjan,R-Bronstein,D/USSR/
1973/}) (12. Qd3 Bb7 13. Re1 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rad1 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Bb3
Qb5 18. Bc4 Qh5 19. Qe3 $14 {Ravi,L-Ravi,T/Calcutta/1992/}) 12... Bb7 13. Qd3 {
/\Bxf6 +-} g6 14. Rad1 Rc8 {/\15. - Nd5 16.Bh6 Nc3 17.bc3 Re8=} 15. Bb3 b5 (
15... Na5 16. Ba2 Nd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Rfe1 $14) 16. Ba2 Na5 $6
(16... b4 $5 $10) (16... b4 {Chekhov} 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne4 Be7 (18... Bg7 19.
Nc5 $14) 19. d5 $14) 17. Ne5 $14 Nd7 (17... Nd5 $5 {Chekhov}) 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19.
Nxd7 Qxd7 {/\Nc4=/+} 20. d5 $8 exd5 $2 (20... Nc4 $1 21. dxe6 (21. Ne4 f5) (21.
Qh3 f5 $10) (21. Ne4 $1 $36 {Chekhov}) 21... Qxe6 22. Rfe1 Qf6 $10) 21. Bxd5 {
פa5,><f6} Kg7 (21... Nc6 22. Ne4 $16 {/\Nf6+//\Nd6}) 22. Qd4+ f6 23. Rfe1 Bxd5
(23... Nc4 $2 24. Bxc4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 bxc4 26. Re7+ Rf7 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Rd7+
$18) (23... Rfd8 24. Ne4 Rc6 25. Qb4 $18) (23... Rfe8 24. Ne4 $18) 24. Nxd5 {
/\Re7+ +-} Nc6 (24... Rf7 25. Re7 Qc6 26. Nxf6 Rxe7 (26... Qxf6 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7
28. Qd7+ $18) 27. Nd5+ Kf7 28. Nxe7 Kxe7 29. Qg7+ Ke6 30. Re1+ Kd5 31. Qe5+ Kc4
32. Rc1+ $18) 25. Qb6 $1 {/\Ne7//\Qxa6 +-} Rb8 (25... Qa7 {Chekhov} 26. Re7+
$18) 26. Qxa6 $18 Qb7 27. Qxb7+ Rxb7 28. Nf4 Ra8 29. Ne6+ Kg8 (29... Kf7 {
Chekhov} 30. Rd6 $18) 30. Rd6 Ne5 31. Nc5 {קf6} Rc7 32. Ne4 Nc4 33. Nxf6+ Kf7
(33... Kg7 {Chekhov} 34. Rde6) 34. Rde6 Nxb2 35. Nxh7 Nd3 (35... Rxa3 $2 {
Chekhov} 36. Ng5+ Kg7 37. R6e2) 36. Ng5+ Kg7 37. Rf1 Kh6 (37... Rxa3 38. Rb6 {
/\Rxb5/Ne6+} Kh6 39. Rxb5) (37... Rxa3 $5 {Chekhov}) 38. Re3 Nf4 (38... Rxa3
39. Ne6 {/\Rh3#/Nxc7}) 39. h4 Rca7 40. g3 Nd5 41. Rd3 Nf6 42. Rb1 Rxa3 43. Rxa3
Rxa3 44. Rxb5 Ra7 45. Kg2 Kg7 46. Rc5 1-0

[Event "Linares zt"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Antunes, Antonio"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 d3 {This continuation has been considered to give black a good
game since Piket-Lautier Euwe Memorial 1995.} 10. Rxd3 Qc7 11. Nc3 (11. e4 Bc5
{[%cal Yf6g4] /\Ng4} 12. h3 Nd7 13. Be3 b6 14. Nbd2 O-O $10 {Yermolinsky,
A-Rachels,S/USA-ch (02) ,TD 92\10 1992 (28)}) 11... Bc5 12. h3 $5 {Suggested
by Lautier in CBM 47 and very logical. White controls square g4 before he
plays e3-e4} (12. a3 O-O 13. Bd2 b5 14. Rc1 Qb6 $10 {Piket,J-Lautier,J/Euwe
Memorial/1995}) 12... O-O 13. e4 Nd7 14. Be3 Nce5 (14... b6 $5 {This idea of
Rachels seems like a good way to stabilize blacks position. For the moment
blacks keeps the c-line closed, and square c5 is available for Nd7 after a
later Bxe3.}) 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Rd2 {[%cal Yg1h1,Yf2f4] /\Kh1 +
f2-f4} b5 18. Rad1 Bb7 19. Kh1 Rac8 {Black has developed his pieces to good
squares and it is difficult to believe that he should have any serious
problems.} 20. Rd4 $1 {/\21.f4 Nc4 22.Bxc4 bxc4 +/-  Now black has to find a
way to counter whites plan of f2-f4 possibly followed by e4-e5} (20. f4 Nc4)
20... Nc6 21. Rd7 Na5 22. f3 {[%csl Rb7] White is trying to shut Bb7 out of
the game. However his own minor pieces are also not to impressive} Bc6 23. R7d4
Nxb3 24. axb3 b4 25. Na4 Qa5 {Blacks could have played for at relative
comfortable draw by exchanging the minorpieces.} (25... Bxa4 26. bxa4 a5 $10)
26. Qd2 Rb8 27. Rc1 Bxa4 28. Ra1 $14 {Now white probably has a slight pull -
at least he has the initiave} Qc5 29. Rxa4 a5 30. Ra1 Rfc8 31. Rd1 h6 32. Rd7
Rc7 $4 (32... Qe5 {[%cal Yc8c7] /\Rc7. Black should still be able to hold the
draw quite easily.}) 33. Qf4 {[%csl Rc7,Rf7][%cal Rf4b8,Rf4f7]} 1-0

[Event "St Stefan/Belgrade m"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. b3 Nbd7 (9... Nc6 10. Bb2 Bd7 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Ng5 Nd5 13. Nge4
O-O 14. Nf3 Nb6 15. Be2 Rfd8 16. Kf1 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Ljubojevic Reykjavik
WCup 1991}) 10. Bb2 b5 (10... b6 11. Nbd2 (11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Bf1 Nxe5 13. Bxe5
Ke7 {1/2-1/2 Smyslov-Petrosian Las Palmas izt 1982}) (11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Rac1 Be7
13. Nd4 Rc8 14. f3 b5 15. Be2 Bc5 16. Kf1 Ke7 17. e4 g5 18. Nb1 g4 19. Ba3 b4
$6 (19... Bxa3 20. Nxa3 $10) 20. Rxc5 $1 Nxc5 21. Bxb4 $14 {Spassky-Fischer
Sveti Stefan (4)}) 11... Bb7 12. Rac1 Ke7 13. Be2 Rhd8 14. Nc4 Rac8 15. a3 b5
16. Na5 Ba8 17. Nd4 $14 {Spassky-Heinbuch BL 1986}) 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Nbd2 Ke7 (
12... O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Nb6 (14... Be7 15. Ba3 Bxa3 16. Rxa3 Nd5 17.
Rda1 Nc5 18. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Spassky-Nikolic Barcelona WCup 1989}) 15. Raa1 a5 16.
Rdc1 Rfc8 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Bd5 20. Bf3 {1/2-1/2
Yurtaev-Yermolinsky Frunze 1988}) 13. a4 bxa4 (13... b4 14. Rac1 Rhc8 15. Nc4
a5 16. Nfd2 g6 17. Bf3 $14 {Van der Sterren-Schlosser Munich 1989}) 14. Rxa4
Rhb8 15. Rc1 Bd5 $2 16. Ne5 $1 $14 Bd6 (16... Bxb3 17. Nc6+ (17. Nxb3 Rxb3 18.
Nxd7 Rxb2 $10) (17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Nxb3 Rxb3 19. Bxg7 Rxe3 $1 $10) 17... Ke8 (
17... Kd6 18. Nxb8 Bxa4 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 (19... Bxd7 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Ne4+ $18)
20. Ne4+ Kc6 21. Nxc5 Nxc5 22. Bf3+ $18) 18. Ra5 $16) (16... Bb4 17. Ndc4 {
/\Rxb4} Nc5 18. Rxb4 Rxb4 19. Ba3 Rab8 20. Na5 $16) (16... a5 17. Rxc5 Nxc5 18.
Ba3 Rc8 19. e4 Bb7 20. Rc4 Kd6 21. Nxf7+ Ke7 22. Ne5 Kd6 23. Nd3 Nfd7 24. e5+
$18) 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Rxa6 (18. Bxg7 Rg8 19. Rg4 h5 20. Rg5 f6 21. Rg6 Kf7 22.
Bxh5 Rxg7 $17) 18... Rxa6 19. Bxa6 f6 $2 (19... Bb4 $1 20. Bc3 (20. Nf3 Nc5 21.
Bc4 Nxb3 22. Bxb3 Bxb3 23. Bxg7 Bd5 $14) 20... Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Ra8 22. Bc4 Ra1+
23. Nf1 Nb6 $15) (19... Nc5 $1 20. Bc4 Bxc4 21. Nxc4 Nxb3 22. Rb1 g6 23. Nxd6 (
23. Bc3 Rc8 24. Nxd6 Rxc3 $10) 23... Kxd6 24. Ba3+ Kd7 $10) 20. Bc4 Bxc4 21.
Rxc4 Nc5 22. Rc3 $16 f5 23. Ba3 Ne4 24. Rc7+ Kd8 (24... Kf8 25. Nxe4 Bxa3 26.
Ng5 $18) 25. Bxd6 Nxd2 26. Rxg7 Rxb3 27. h4 (27. f3 $5 Rxe3 28. Bf4 Re2 29.
Rxh7 $16) (27. g4 $5 fxg4 28. Rxh7 Rb1+ 29. Kg2 Nf3 30. Kg3 Rg1+ 31. Kf4 Rg2
32. h3 Rxf2 33. hxg4 Nd2+ 34. Ke5 Nf3+ (34... Nc4+ 35. Kxe6 Nxd6 36. Kxd6 Ke8
37. e4 Rf4 38. e5 $18) 35. Kf6 Nd4+ (35... Rg2 36. Rg7 Re2 37. Bf4 e5 38. Bh6
$18) 36. Bf4 Ne2 37. Kxe6 Nxf4+ 38. exf4 Rxf4 39. Rh8+ Kc7 40. g5 $18) 27... h5
28. Bf4 (28. Rh7 Rb1+ 29. Kh2 Ne4 30. Bg3 Nf6 $132) 28... Ke8 29. Kh2 $2 (29.
Bg5 $1 $18 {/\Re7+} Ne4 30. Re7+ Kf8 31. Rxe6 Rb1+ 32. Kh2 Kf7 (32... Nxf2 33.
Rf6+ Kg7 34. Rxf5 Ng4+ 35. Kg3 $18) 33. Re5 Kg6 34. f3 Nxg5 35. hxg5 Kxg5 36.
e4 $18) (29. Rh7 $18 Ne4 30. f3 (30. Rxh5 Rb1+ 31. Kh2 Nxf2 $13) 30... Nf6 31.
Rh6 Kf7 32. Bg5 Ng8 33. Rxh5 Kg6 34. Rh8 Kg7 35. Rh5 Kg6 36. g4 fxg4 (36... e5
37. Kf2 $18) 37. fxg4 Rb4 38. Bf4 Nf6 39. Rg5+ Kf7 40. h5 $18) 29... Rb2 30.
Kh3 Ne4 31. f3 Nf2+ 32. Kg3 $6 (32. Kh2 Nd3 33. Bd6 Ne1 34. Kh3 $18) 32... Nd3
33. Bg5 (33. Rh7 Ne1 $132) 33... e5 (33... Ne1 $6 34. Re7+ Kf8 35. Rxe6 Rxg2+
36. Kf4 Rf2 37. Kxf5 Nxf3 (37... Rxf3+ 38. Kg6 $18) 38. Kg6 Nxg5 39. Kxg5 $18)
34. Kh3 Nf2+ 35. Kh2 Nd3 36. Bh6 Ne1 37. Kg1 Nd3 38. Bg5 Rb1+ 39. Kh2 Rb2 40.
Re7+ Kf8 41. Re6 Kg7 42. Kh3 Re2 43. Rd6 Ne1 44. Bf6+ Kg8 (44... Kh7 45. Bxe5
Rxe3 46. Bf4 Re2 47. Rh6+ Kg8 48. Rg6+ Kf7 49. Rg5 Ke6 50. Bc7) 45. Bxe5 Rxe3
46. Bf4 $2 (46. Bg3 Nd3 47. Rf6 $18) (46. Rd5 $5 Re2 (46... Kf7 47. Bf4 Re2 48.
Rxf5+ Ke6 49. g4 $18) (46... Kh7 47. Bf4 Re2 48. Rxf5 Rxg2 49. Bg3 Re2 50.
Rxh5+ Kg6 51. Rg5+ Kf6 52. Kg4 $18) 47. Bg3 Nxg2 48. Rxf5 $18) 46... Re2 47.
Rg6+ (47. Bd2 $5) 47... Kf7 48. Rg5 Ke6 49. Bc7 Ra2 50. Bb6 Nd3 51. Kh2 Ne1 52.
Kh3 Nd3 53. Bc7 Rc2 54. Bb6 Ra2 55. Kg3 Ne1 56. Rxh5 Rxg2+ 57. Kf4 Nd3+ 58. Ke3
Ne5 59. Rh6+ Kd5 $1 (59... Rg6 60. Rxg6+ Nxg6 61. h5 $16) (59... Kf7 60. Kf4
$16) 60. Bc7 (60. Kf4 Rb2 61. Bc7 Rb4+ 62. Kxf5 Nxf3 63. h5 Nd4+ 64. Kf6 Rc4
65. Bf4 Rc6+ 66. Kg5 Ne6+ 67. Kg4 Rc4 68. Rf6 Rxf4+ 69. Rxf4 Nxf4 70. Kxf4 Ke6
$10) 60... Rg7 61. Bxe5 Kxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik zt playoff"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tisdall, Jonathan D"]
[Black "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 $5 8.
Qe2 (8. a4 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. dxc5 $6 Nxc5 12. Bc2 Nce4 $15 {
Åkesson,R-Nenashev,A/Groningen/1994/}) (8. Re1 Be7 9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 Nd5 11.
Bc4 Nc5 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. a3 b5 $1 14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Nd4 Ne6 17. Nc3
Bb7 $13 {Gelfand,B-Salov,V/Dos Hermanas/1995/}) 8... b6 9. Nc3 (9. Rd1 Bb7 10.
dxc5 Bxc5 11. a3 Qb8 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. b4 Bd6 14. Bb2 Rc8 $10 {Hansen,
LB-Nikolic,P/Wijk/1995/}) 9... Bb7 10. Rd1 Qb8 $1 11. e4 $6 $146 (11. Bd2)
11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd6 13. h3 O-O $15 {X e5} 14. Bc2 Rc8 15. Be3 b5 $5 {X a5}
16. a3 Nf8 17. Nb3 $1 Ng6 18. Na5 Bc7 (18... Be5 19. Bd4 $1 $132 {X Bb7} (19.
Nxb7 $6 Qxb7 $17)) 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 20. Bd4 Be5 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Rd4 (22. f4 $5
Ng6 (22... Qb6+ $5) 23. e5 $5 Nxf4 24. Qf2 N6d5 25. Be4 $1 Qe7 26. Bxd5 Nxd5
27. Nxd5 exd5 28. Rxd5 Rd8 $15 {X e5}) 22... Rd8 $1 $15 23. Rad1 Rxd4 24. Rxd4
Qb6 25. Rd1 $8 g6 $1 {^ Nh5 X f4} 26. Bd3 $138 Nh5 27. Qc2 Rc8 $1 28. Bf1 Ng3
$5 29. Qd2 Nxf1 30. Kxf1 (30. Rxf1 Rd8 $17) 30... Nc4 31. Qd7 $5 Qb8 $5 (31...
Qc7) 32. Qe7 $5 Qh2 $2 (32... Nxb2 $1 33. Rd7 Rf8 34. e5 $5 {Tisdall} Nc4 $1 (
34... Qxe5 35. Nd5 $1 Nc4 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Ne8+ Kg8 (37... Rxe8 $2 38. Qxf7+
Kh6 39. Qxh7+ $1 Kg5 40. h4+ $18 {->}) 38. Nf6+ $10) 35. Ne4 Nxe5 36. Rd1 (36.
Rd6 Qc8) (36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Rd1 (37. Rc7 $2 Qd8 $19) 37... h6 $1 $17 {^ Nc6} (
37... Nc6 38. Nh5+ $1 $10)) 36... Nc6 37. Qc5 (37. Nf6+ Kh8 $1 (37... Kg7 38.
Nh5+ $10) 38. Qc5 Rd8 $1 39. Nd7 (39. Rxd8+ $2 Qxd8 40. Qxc6 $4 Qd1#) (39. Rc1
Qe5 $1 $19) 39... Qc7 40. Rd6 Kg7 $1 (40... Rxd7 $4 41. Rxd7 Qxd7 42. Qf8#) 41.
Qc3+ (41. Qxc6 Qxc6 42. Rxc6 Rxd7 43. Rxa6 $17) 41... e5 42. Rxc6 Qxd7 43.
Qxe5+ Kg8 $17 44. Rxa6 $2 Qd1+ 45. Qe1 Qc2 $19) 37... Rd8 $1 38. Rc1 Nd4 39.
Nf6+ Kg7 40. Qg5 (40. Nh5+ $2 gxh5 41. Qg5+ Kf8 $19) 40... Nf5 $1 41. Nh5+ Kg8
42. g4 (42. Nf6+ Kh8 43. g4 $4 h6 $19) 42... h6 $1 43. Qf6 gxh5 44. gxf5 Rd6
45. Qxh6 exf5 46. Qxh5 Qb7 $17) 33. Rd8+ $2 (33. Rd7 $1 Rf8 34. b3 $1 Qe5 (
34... Ne5 $6 35. Rd8 Rxd8 36. Qxd8+ Kg7 37. Qd6 $1) 35. bxc4 Qxc3 36. cxb5 axb5
37. Qb4 Qc1+ 38. Ke2 $10) (33. b3 $5 Qe5 34. Nb1 $5 Nb6 $1 (34... Nb2 $2 35.
Rd8+ Rxd8 36. Qxd8+ Kg7 37. Qd2 $1 $16 {X Nb2}) 35. Qd6 (35. Rd8+ Rxd8 36.
Qxd8+ Kg7 37. Qxb6 Qb2 $1) 35... Qxd6 36. Rxd6 Rc1+ 37. Ke2 Rxb1 38. Rxb6 Rb2+
39. Ke1 Rxb3 40. Rxa6 $10) 33... Rxd8 34. Qxd8+ Kg7 35. b3 Qe5 $1 (35... Nxa3
$6 36. Qd4+ e5 37. Qd6 $1 Nc2 38. Ne2 $1 {^ Ng3 X Qh2} h5 $1 $8 39. Qc5 (39.
Ng3 h4) 39... Nd4 40. Nxd4 (40. Ng3 h4 41. Qxe5+ Kh7 42. Qxd4 hxg3 43. Qf6 Qh1+
44. Ke2 Qxg2 45. Qxf7+ Kh8 $10) 40... exd4 41. Qxd4+ Kh7 $10) 36. bxc4 (36. Qd3
Nxa3 $17) (36. Nd1 Nxa3 $17) 36... Qxc3 37. cxb5 axb5 38. Qa8 $2 (38. Qd6 Qc4+
$17) (38. Qb6 Qd3+ $1 {Djurhuus} 39. Kg1 Qb1+ (39... Qxa3 $6 40. Qxb5 Qc1+ 41.
Qf1 $10) 40. Kh2 Qxe4 41. Qxb5 Qf4+ 42. Kg1 Qc1+ 43. Kh2 Qxa3 44. Qe5+ Kg8 45.
Qb8+ Qf8 $17) (38. Qd7 Qc1+ 39. Ke2 Qb2+ 40. Qd2 (40. Kf1 $2 Qb1+ $19) (40. Ke1
b4 $1 41. axb4 Qxb4+ $17) 40... Qxa3 41. Qd4+ Kg8 42. Qd8+ Qf8 43. Qb6 Qa8 $5
$17) (38. f3 $5 Qxa3 39. Qd4+ Kg8 40. Qd8+ Qf8 41. Qb6 Qe8 $1 {^ Qd7} (41... b4
$6 {X b4}) 42. Qb7 $1 h5 $5 $17) 38... Qa1+ 39. Ke2 b4 $1 40. a4 b3 $19 41. Qb8
Qc3 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Black "Karpatchev, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. h3 b6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. e4 Nd7 14. e5 Ndxe5 15.
Bf4 f6 16. Ne4 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Ne5 18. Qc3 Kh8 19. Rac1 Be7 20. Qg3 Qb7 21. Bxe5
Qxe4 22. Bc3 Ra7 23. Re1 Qf5 24. Bd4 Bb4 25. Red1 Qa5 26. Bb3 e5 27. Be3 Rd7
28. Qf3 Bc5 29. Rxd7 Bxd7 30. Rd1 Bxe3 31. Qxe3 Bxa4 32. Ra1 b5 33. Bd1 Qb4 34.
b3 Rc8 35. bxa4 Qb2 36. Qa3 Qd2 37. Bg4 b4 38. Qe3 Qxe3 39. fxe3 {[#]
Schwierige technische Aufgabe mit der Figur für 2 Bauern. Weiß wird versuchen,
nach der Königsaktivierung und Besserstellen des Läufers an den a-Bauern
heranzukommen.} Rc3 40. Kf2 g6 41. Bd1 a5 42. Ke2 f5 43. Ra2 f4 44. exf4 exf4
45. Rc2 Re3+ 46. Kd2 Re5 47. Bf3 Kg7 48. Rc7+ Kh6 49. Rd7 Re6 50. Ra7 Re5 51.
Rb7 Re6 52. Rb5 Ra6 53. Bb7 Rd6+ (53... Ra7 54. Kd3 $18 {[%cal Rd3d4,Rd4c5,
Rc5b6,Rb6a7]}) 54. Kc2 Rd7 55. Bf3 Ra7 56. Bb7 g5 57. Kd3 Kh5 58. Ke4 {
Behandelt die Stellung wie ein "Bauernendspiel mit Mehrturm" Unklar wäre:} (58.
Kd4 Kh4 59. Kc5 Kg3 60. Kb6 Rxb7+ 61. Kxb7 h6 $132 {Z.B:} 62. Rxa5 Kxg2 63. Rb5
f3 64. Rxb4 Kxh3 65. a5 f2 66. Rb1 (66. Rb3+ Kg2 67. Rb2 g4 68. a6 g3 69. a7
Kg1 70. a8=Q f1=Q) 66... g4 67. a6 g3 68. a7 g2 69. a8=Q g1=Q {und der Gewinn
muß jeweils nachgewiesen werden.}) 58... Kg6 59. Rb6+ Kh5 60. Kf3 h6 61. g4+
fxg3 62. Kxg3 1-0

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2002.12.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Werle, Jan"]
[Black "Jonkman, Harmen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2002.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 b6 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Be2 O-O 13. Ne1 Rfd8 14. Nd3
Be7 15. Nc4 Rac8 16. Rac1 Ne4 17. f3 Nd6 18. Ba3 Nf5 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Nd6 Rxc1
21. Nxc1 Bc6 22. Bxa6 Nd5 23. e4 Ne3 24. Rd2 Nc5 25. Be2 f5 26. exf5 exf5 27.
Nc4 Rxd2 28. Nxd2 Kf8 29. Kf2 f4 30. Nc4 Nxc4 31. Bxc4 Ke7 32. Nd3 Nxd3+ 33.
Bxd3 {Realisieren eines Mehrbauern mit einigen technischen Problemen wegen der
Bauernschwäche f3.} h6 34. g3 g5 35. gxf4 gxf4 36. Be4 Bb5 37. Ke1 Kf6 38. a4
Bd7 39. Kd2 Kg5 40. Ke2 Kh4 41. Kf2 Kg5 42. Bc2 Kf6 43. Ke2 Ke5 (43... Kg5 44.
b4 Kh4 45. Kf2 Kh3 46. a5 bxa5 47. bxa5 Bb5 48. Bf5+ Kxh2 49. Bc8 h5 50. a6 $18
) 44. Kd3 Bc6 45. Bd1 Kd5 46. Kc3 Kc5 47. h4 Bb7 48. b4+ Kd5 (48... Kd6 49. Kd4
Bc6 50. a5 bxa5 51. bxa5 $18) 49. Bc2 Ke5 50. Be4 $1 Bxe4 51. fxe4 Kxe4 (51...
f3 52. Kd2 Kxe4 53. a5 bxa5 54. bxa5 Kd5 55. Ke3 Kc5 56. Kxf3 Kb5 57. Kg4 $18)
52. Kd2 Kf3 (52... Kd4 53. Ke2 Kc4 54. a5 bxa5 55. bxa5 Kb5 56. Kf3 Kxa5 57.
Kxf4 Kb5 58. Kg4 Kc6 59. Kh5 Kd7 60. Kxh6 $18) 53. a5 bxa5 54. bxa5 Kg3 55. a6
f3 56. a7 f2 57. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Copenhagen K41"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Danielsen, Henrik"]
[Black "Ye, Rongguang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "1995.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Nbd2 b5 8. Be2
Bb7 9. a4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 b4 11. Bf3 Ra7 12. b3 Be7 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Rc1 Nd5 15.
Qe2 Nd7 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. Rxc6 Nb8 19. Rc4 Rd7 20. Qg4 g6 21. Nf3
Rd5 22. Ne5 f5 23. Qg3 Bd6 24. f4 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 Nd7 26. Bd4 a5 27. Rfc1 Nf6 28.
Qh4 Ne4 29. Qe1 Rd7 30. h3 Qe7 31. Kh2 Re8 32. R1c2 h5 33. Rc8 Kf7 34. R8c6 g5
35. Bb6 g4 36. Bd4 g3+ 37. Kg1 h4 38. Qe2 Kg6 39. Ra6 Nf6 40. Rcc6 Rc7 41. Qc4
Rxc6 42. Rxc6 Ne4 43. Rc7 Qd6 44. Rc6 Qd7 45. Rc7 Qd6 46. Qb5 Nf6 47. Qxa5 Nd5
48. Rc1 Nxf4 49. Qb5 Rd8 50. Rc6 Qd7 51. Qe5 Ne2+ 52. Kf1 Nxd4 53. Rc7 Rc8 54.
Rxc8 Qxc8 55. exd4 {Q-Q, 4-5 P, Raum, dank Freibauern Übergang in ein weiteres
Q-Endspiel} Qc1+ 56. Ke2 Qc2+ 57. Ke1 Qxb3 58. d5 Qxd5 59. Qxd5 exd5 60. a5 f4
61. a6 b3 (61... f3 62. gxf3 g2 63. Kf2 b3 64. a7 $15) 62. Kd2 b2 63. a7 (63.
Kc2 f3 64. a7 fxg2 65. a8=Q b1=Q+ 66. Kxb1 g1=Q+ $19) 63... b1=Q 64. a8=Q {
Q-Q (Teil 2) 2-4 P, Raum, einfacher Gewinn dank K-Einsatz} Qb4+ 65. Kc2 Qc5+
66. Kb3 Kf5 67. Qh8 Qc4+ 68. Ka3 Ke4 69. Qxh4 Qc3+ 70. Ka4 Qc2+ 71. Kb4 Qxg2
72. Qh7+ Ke3 73. Qa7+ d4 74. Qa3+ d3 75. Qa7+ Ke2 76. Qa2+ d2 77. Qc4+ Ke1 78.
Qxf4 d1=Q 0-1

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 8th"]
[Site "Qingdao"]
[Date "2002.07.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2002.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b6 8. Nc3
Bb7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Bxd1 Bxc5 11. Na4 Nbd7 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. Ne5 O-O 14. f3 a5
15. e4 Ba6 16. Rf2 Rfd8 17. Be3 Rac8 18. Be2 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Nfd7 20. Nxd7 Nxd7
21. Rd1 Kf8 22. Red2 Ke7 23. Kf2 Nc5 24. Bd4 f6 25. Bxc5+ bxc5 26. Rxd8 Rxd8
27. Rxd8 Kxd8 {Bauernschwäche c5, Zugzwang, Reservetempo} 28. a4 Kd7 29. Ke3
Kd6 30. Kd3 g6 31. Kc4 Kc6 32. h4 Kb6 33. g4 g5 (33... Kc6 $142 34. f4 {
[%csl Rd5][%cal Rf4f5]} g5 $1 {am zähesten} (34... Kb6 35. f5 gxf5 36. gxf5
exf5 37. exf5 Kc6 38. h5 Kd6 39. Kb5 Kd5 40. Kxa5 Kc6 41. b3 $18) 35. hxg5 fxg5
36. f5 (36. fxg5 Kb6 37. Kd3 Kc6 38. Ke3 Kd6 39. Kf4 c4 40. g6 hxg6 41. Kg5 Kc5
42. Kf6 Kb4 43. Kxe6 Kxa4 44. Kd5 Kb3 45. e5 a4 46. e6 c3 47. bxc3 a3 48. e7 a2
49. e8=Q a1=Q 50. Qb8+ Kc2 51. Qb4 $18) 36... e5 37. b3 Kd6 38. Kb5 Ke7 (38...
h5 39. gxh5 g4 40. h6 g3 41. h7 g2 42. h8=Q g1=Q 43. Qd8#) 39. Kxc5 h5 40. gxh5
g4 41. h6 Kf6 42. Kd6 g3 43. h7 Kg7 44. f6+ Kxh7 45. f7 g2 46. f8=Q g1=Q 47.
Qe7+ Kg6 48. Qe6+ Kh7 49. Qxe5 Qb6+ 50. Kd7 Qxb3 51. Qh5+ Kg7 52. Qxa5 Qf7+ 53.
Kd6 Qf6+ 54. Kd5 Qf7+ 55. Kd4 Qf2+ 56. Kc4 Qf1+ 57. Kb4 Qe1+ 58. Kb5 Qe2+ 59.
Kb6 Qxe4 60. Qc3+ $18 {wegen der ungünstigen schwarzen Position des Königs,
der sich im Gegenschachbereich befindet.}) 34. e5 gxh4 (34... fxe5 35. hxg5 Kc6
36. b3 Kb6 37. Kd3 Kc6 38. Ke4 Kd6 39. g6 hxg6 40. g5 Kd7 41. Kxe5 Ke7 42. f4 {
Das zweite Reservetempo!}) 35. exf6 h3 36. f7 h2 37. f8=Q h1=Q 38. Qxc5+ Kb7
39. Qb5+ Kc8 40. Qc6+ (40. Qc6+ Kb8 41. Qb6+ {und ein weiterer Bauer fällt mit
Schach}) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.08"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rad1 Na5 14. Bc2
b5 15. b3 Bb7 16. Ne4 Rc8 17. Bb1 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Nc6 19. Rfe1 Ne7 20. Bb1 Nd5
21. Qd3 g6 22. Rc1 Qd6 23. g3 Ne7 24. Qe3 Kg7 25. Be4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rd8 27. Rd1
Nc6 28. Bxc6 Qxc6 29. g4 Qd5 30. h4 Rc8 31. g5 hxg5 32. hxg5 Be7 33. Kg2 Bd6
34. Rh1 b4 35. Qe2 Qf5 36. Rh4 Bf4 37. Qxa6 Bxg5 38. Rh3 Rc1 39. Qa8 Bh6 40.
Qb8 Qg4+ 41. Rg3 Qh5 42. Qe5+ Qxe5 43. Nxe5 Bf4 44. Nd3 Bxg3 45. Nxc1 Bd6 {
[#] Leichter schwarzer Vorteil wegen der etwas besseren Leichtfigur. Die
später entstehenden beiderseitigen Freibauern neutralisieren sich gegenseitig.}
46. Nd3 g5 47. Nb2 f5 48. Nc4 Bc7 49. a4 bxa3 50. Nxa3 Bb6 51. Nc2 Kf6 52. b4
e5 53. d5 (53. dxe5+ Kxe5 54. b5 $11) 53... e4 54. Na3 e3 55. fxe3 Bxe3 56. Nc4
Bd4 57. b5 g4 58. b6 f4 59. b7 Ba7 60. Na5 Bb8 61. Nc6 Bc7 62. Kf2 Bb6+ 63. Kf1
Bc7 64. Na7 Ke5 65. Nb5 Bb8 66. d6 Ke6 67. Ke2 Kd7 68. Kd3 g3 69. Ke2 g2 70.
Kf2 f3 71. Kg1 Kc6 72. Nd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 05th"]
[Site "Maikop"]
[Date "1998.06.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Dokutchaev, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[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 "Ekaterinburg Agat"]
[BlackTeam "Cherepovets Severstal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. h3 O-O 11. Rd1 b6 12. Bd2 Bb7 13. Rac1 Rfd8 14. Ba2 Rac8 15.
Bb1 Qb8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 cxd4 18. exd4 Ne7 19. Ng5 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Ng6 21.
Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Rc1 Qd7 23. Qc6 Be7 24. Nf3 Qxc6 25. Rxc6 Rb8 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27.
dxe5 Kf8 28. Rc7 Ke8 29. Kf1 a5 30. Bc3 b5 31. b3 bxa4 32. bxa4 Bb4 33. Bd4 Rd8
34. Rc4 Rd5 35. Ke2 Kd7 36. f4 Be7 37. g4 g5 38. f5 Bd8 39. Kf3 Bc7 40. Ke4 h6
41. Rc2 Bd8 42. Rb2 Be7 43. Ra2 Bd8 44. h4 Be7 45. f6 Bb4 46. hxg5 hxg5 47. Rh2
Bc5 48. Bxc5 Rxc5 {[#] Weiß scheint im Vorteil zu sein. Doch ein schwarzer
Freibauer und ein zentral postierter König retten Schwarz.} 49. Rh7 Rc4+ 50.
Kd3 Rxg4 51. Rxf7+ Kc6 52. Rf8 Rf4 53. Rd8 g4 54. Ke3 (54. Rd6+ Kc5 55. Rxe6 g3
56. Re8 g2 (56... Rg4 57. f7 $18) 57. Rg8 Kd5 58. Rxg2 Kxe5 59. Rg5+ Kxf6 60.
Rxa5 Ke6 $11) 54... Rf1 55. Rd6+ Kc5 56. Rd2 g3 57. Rg2 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Karjakin +2-2=10"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2016.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[Annotator "Hillarp Persson,T"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 $5 {I had decided not to watch any of the news on the game, in order to
avoid reproducing what others had thought. Still, I couldn't keep away during
the first few moves and I felt a breeze of cautious optimism when I saw
Karjakin's first move. Could it be that he had deviated from his usual 1.e4 in
order to be more ambitious?} d5 $5 2. c4 c6 {Already the last move was a bit
of a surprise, but this is doubly surprising. Normally, both Carlsen and
Karjakin favour 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 as Black, but then they diverge. Carlsen
usually meets 3.Nf3 with 3...d5, whereas Karjakin slightly prefers 3...b6 over
3...d5. Considering how close their main repertoires are after 1.d4, it is not
that much of a surprise that Carlsen decides to spring a surprise.} 3. Nc3 Nf6
4. e3 a6 {This variation, named after the Moldovan master Chebanenko, was very
unusual before the early nineties. Although it looks weird to move both the c-
and the a-pawn to the sixth rank at such an early stage, it stands on a solid
strategical basis. We see a similar strategy in the Najdorf, the Modern Benoni
and the Modern, where Black plays a6 in order to disturb a knight on c3.
However, it is interesting to notice that this is one of the few instances
where a6 is a decent option even if the knight is not on c3. Suppose White has
played Nf3 instead of Nc3, then Black can still play a6. The point is that
White's knight really needs to go to c3, sooner or later, if White is to claim
any sort of advantage. In such a case one might say that a6 disturbs White's
natural development.} (4... e6 {leads to the Semi Slav, which has been seen in
numerous earlier WCh matches. Carlsen's choice of line is more solid and also
leads to lines that are slightly less analysed.}) 5. Bd3 {No! I couldn't
believe my eyes when I saw this. Now Black is able to enter a line from the
Queen's Gambit Accepted (QGA), that I thought was completely toothless. Still,
after checking the facts I have come to the conclusion that my instincts are,
at least, dated. Since the main lines have become so heavily analysed, the
players try some of the old things anew and as will soon become obvious,
Karjakin is far from alone in seeking something new in the these lines.} ({
The main lines start with} 5. Nf3 b5 {and then White has a choice between the
very ambitious} 6. c5 {and the less ambitious 6.b3. It says a lot about
Karjakin's attitude that he chooses neither of these. He is either a) happy to
draw his way to the tie-breaks, or he b) expects Carlsen to become
over-ambitious, or c) has great belief in his technical abilities, or d) this
line is far more dangerous for Black than I thought (and still think).}) 5...
dxc4 $1 6. Bxc4 e6 7. Nf3 c5 {So, we arrive at a line from the QGA, via a
roundabout move order. This position used to be the main line, but then
players started to realise that the knight lacked flexibility on c3. Since
then White's main ideas in these positions all have one thing in common;
avoiding putting the knight on c3. After 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.
Bxc4 c5 5.0-0 a6, both 6.Bb3, 6.Qe2 and 6.dxc5 are more common than 6.Nc3.
Then again, "common" is not always a sign of quality.} 8. O-O ({Here White has
the option of playing} 8. a4 {, which is fairly dull, especially for Black.
After} Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. Rd1 e5 12. exd4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14.
Qe5 Qd6 {White is marginally better, although the results tend towards draws,
aplenty.}) 8... b5 9. Be2 {And here, when I put my hands to my face in similar
fashion to Munch's famous "peanut-face", I'm clearly out of line. This line
turns out to be as haute couture as anything chess related can be. It has been
played by Aronian, Wang Yue, Vitiugov and others. White is doing well. My
prejudices need to be updated.} (9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Qe2 ({I was hoping for} 10. e4
$5) 10... Nbd7 11. Rd1 Qb8 {has a solid reputation for Black and is the reason
why White started experimenting with not putting the knight on c3.}) 9... Bb7 (
9... Nbd7 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Bb7 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. a4 b4 {seems to be about
balanced, but White can set Black some problems with} 14. e4 {Aronian,L (2795)
-Ponomariov,R (2710) SportAccord Blitz 2014, continued:} Be7 15. Bc4 Rd8 $6 16.
Qe2 Qg6 17. Bf4 O-O 18. Bc7 (18. Rfe1 $5) 18... Rc8 19. Bg3 a5 20. Rfe1 {
with some initiative for White.}) 10. dxc5 $1 {Other moves make no sense.
Black would prefer to take back on c5 with a knight, but here 10...Nbd7 can be
met with 11.b4!} Nc6 $5 {Not exactly a novelty, but played at a 2700+ level
for the first time.} (10... Bxc5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Nd2 {has been scoring well
for White among engines.}) ({Karjakin had to suffer this position himself once
as Black. That game went:} 10... Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. Nd2 $1 {If we compare
this position to the "early" dxc5-lines in the QGA, Black has already
committed to b7-b5, which leaves the dark squares somewhat weaker and also
gives White something to chew on with the a-pawn.} Nbd7 (12... Nc6 13. Nce4
Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Be7 {would be similar to the game if the queens were still on.
But since they aren't White can play} 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Ke7 17. Rd1 $14)
13. Nb3 Bb6 (13... Bb4) 14. a4 b4 15. a5 $1 Bd8 16. Na4 Be7 17. f3 g5 18. e4 g4
19. Be3 {Fressinet,L (2700)-Karjakin,S (2775) Beijing (blitz) 2012, when White
had a big advantage and eventually won.}) 11. Nd2 {As seen on the last move,
this is the standard reaction when the queens disappear from the board.
However, here it doesn't work as well.} ({Although I haven't seen what anyone
else says about the game, I have allowed myself the luxury of turning the
engine on now and then. I know I shouldn't, but the hour is late in Sweden and
what would happen if I got it all wrong? The prospect it frightful. So, the
most critical line seems to be} 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12. b4 $5 {It's very likely
that Karjakin tried to calculate the consequences of this move over the board
while sensing that it was surely part of his opponent's preparation. Not
finding a clear road to an advantage he then proceeded to play a "normal" move.
I'm just guessing though.} Nxb4 13. a4 $1 {One immediately spots that the
queenside pawns will disappear and then the question is: how much activity
does White have?} Bxc5 ({With some silicon-based help, it is possible to find
that} 13... Nc2 14. Ra2 Nb4 15. Rd2 (15. Ra3 Bxc5 16. axb5 Nd3 $1 17. Rb3 O-O
$132) 15... Bxc5 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Ke7 19. Ba3 Ra8 20. Rc1
Nd7 {is a long line that just holds, although one sure wouldn't like to
calculate and play it over the board.}) 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bxb5+ Bc6 (15... Ke7
16. Na4 Bd6 17. Nb6 {and White develops some quite nasty pressure.}) 16. Ba3
Bxb5 17. Nxb5 O-O 18. Rfc1 Be7 {and Black should be within drawing distance
since} 19. Rc7 {can be met with} Rd7 $11) (11. Qc2) 11... Bxc5 {It's not only
the Giuoco Piano that can lead to an asymmetrical pawn structure. ;)} 12. Nde4
({Here the idea from Fressinet-Karjakin (above) doesn't work:} 12. Nb3 Bd6 $1 {
and White is stuck with a passive bishop, a cramped position and with no way
to use the c5-square.} 13. e4 $2 b4 $1) 12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 {Something has
gone wrong for White and Black's position is very comfortable. The pressure to
equalise is already on White.} 14. b3 Nb4 $1 15. Bf3 $1 O-O ({Perhaps Carlsen
was too happy with the draw, because here he wastes a chance to put more
pressure on Karjakin:} 15... f5 $1 {The point is to get the bishop to the
f6-a1-diagonal, when protecting a2 becomes very hard.} 16. Nd2 (16. Nd6+ Qxd6
17. Bxb7 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Ra7 19. Bf3 Bf6 20. Rb1 Nxa2) 16... Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Qxd1
18. Rxd1 Bf6 19. Nd4 {Not a happy move for White to play, but there is nothing
else.} Kf7 {and Black has some pressure.}) 16. Ba3 $1 {Karjakin pulls the
brake just in time. With more exchanges Black has nothing more than a little
extra space, which is a very nominal advantage indeed.} Rc8 $6 (16... Rb8 {
or any other move that protects the bishop, would give Carlsen the kind of
position where he could have played on for some while. Instead he ends up at a
slight disadvantage.}) 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxb7 Bxa1 19. Bxb4 Bf6 20. Bxf8 Qxd1
21. Rxd1 Rxf8 22. Bxa6 {Karjakin has won a pawn but needs one more move to
make it count (a2-a4).} b4 $1 {This pawn is easily protected and keeps White's
pawn majority in check. White's advantage is that there is one tactical trick
which Black can fall for, but that's it.} 23. Rc1 g6 24. Rc2 Ra8 ({The
tactical blunder I was referring to is} 24... Bc3 $6 25. Bc4 Kg7 $2 26. a4 $1 {
, when White's winning chances become very real.}) 25. Bd3 Rd8 26. Be2 Kf8 27.
Kf1 Ra8 28. Bc4 Rc8 29. Ke2 Ke7 30. f4 h6 31. Kf3 Rc7 32. g4 g5 33. Ke4 Rc8 {
White cannot make progress, so the draw was agreed.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. Nc3 b5 (9... Nc6) 10. a4 $6 (10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 O-O {- E 54})
10... b4 11. Ne4 Bb7 12. Qe2 (12. Nc5 $2 Bxc5 13. dxc5 Qc7 {/\ Ng4-/+ Brunner,L
}) (12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $15) 12... O-O (12... Nbd7 13. a5 (13. Bf4 O-O 14. Nd6 Bd5)
13... Nxe4 (13... O-O 14. Ng3 {פd7}) 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O (15... Nf6 16.
Qc6+) 16. Ne5 $10 {><c6}) 13. Neg5 $6 (13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Be4 Bd5 15. Ne5 $10)
13... Nc6 (13... h6 14. Nh3 g5 15. Ne5 Qd5 16. f3 Qxd4+ 17. Nf2 Nbd7 18. Nxd7
Qxd7 19. Rd1 $13) 14. Rd1 (14. Be3 h6 15. Nh3 Nd5 $17) 14... Qd6 $6 (14... h6
15. Nh3 (15. Ne4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Be3 Qe5 18. f4 Qa5 $17) 15... Na5 $5
$15 (15... g5 $6 16. Bc2 g4 17. Bxh6 $40)) (14... Na5 $5) 15. Be3 Na5 $6 {><e5}
(15... h6 $5 16. Ne4 (16. Nh3 Nd5 $15) 16... Nxe4 17. Bxe4 f5 (17... Na5 18.
Bxb7 Nxb7 19. Ne5 $14) 18. Bd3 Bf6 $10) 16. Ne5 Qd5 (16... Rac8 17. Ng4 Nxg4 (
17... h6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Nh7) (17... g6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Nxh7 Kxh7 20.
Qh5+ Kg8 21. Qxa5 $16) 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Qxg4 Bxg5 20. Qh3 (20. Qh5 $2 Bh6 21.
Bxh6 Qd5 $19) (20. Qxg5 Kxh7 21. Qxa5 Bd5) 20... Bxe3 (20... Qe7 21. Qh5 $18)
21. fxe3 Rfe8 (21... g6 22. Qh6) 22. Rf1 $40) (16... h6 $5 17. Ngf3 $10) 17. f3
h6 (17... Rac8 $5) 18. Ne4 {><c5} Rfc8 (18... Nxe4 19. fxe4 Qd8 20. d5 $16) (
18... Nc6 19. Nc4 $16 {><b6, c5}) 19. Bf2 {/\ Nc5} Qd8 (19... Nb3 $2 20. Nxf6+
Bxf6 21. Be4 $18) (19... Nd7 $5 20. Nc5 (20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. dxc5
Qe7 $10) 20... Nxe5 (20... Bxc5 21. Be4 Qd6 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 (22... Ba7 23. Nc5)
23. dxc5 Qe7 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Rac1 $16) 21. Be4 (21. dxe5 Bxc5 22. Bh7+ Kxh7
23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. Qc2+ Kg8 25. Bxc5 Nb3 $19) 21... Qc4 22. Qxc4 Nexc4 23. Nxb7
Rab8 (23... Nxb7 24. Bxb7 Nxb2 $13) 24. Nxa5 Nxa5 25. Bg3 Nb3 $8 (25... Rb6 26.
Rac1 $16) 26. Rab1 Rb6 $13) 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. dxc5 Qe7 (21... Qc7 $6 22. Rac1
$16) 22. Rab1 (22. Rac1 Nb3 23. c6 (23. Rc2 Nxc5 $17) 23... Nxc1 24. Rxc1 Qe8
25. Qc2 (25. Be4 Nd5) 25... Nd5 {/\ Ne7}) 22... Nb3 (22... Nd5 $5 23. Qe4 f5
24. Qe1 Nb3 25. c6 Bxc6 26. Nxc6 (26. Bc4 Bxa4) 26... Rxc6 27. Bxf5 exf5 28.
Rxd5 Qxe1+ (28... Re6 $2 29. Qd1 $18) (28... Qf7 $2 29. Rbd1 $16) 29. Bxe1 (29.
Rxe1 f4 (29... Rf8 $6 30. Re7 Rc1+ 31. Be1 {/\ 32.Rdd7, 32.Kf2+/-}) 30. Re4
Rc1+ 31. Be1 a5 $10) 29... Rc5 30. Rxc5 (30. Rbd1 a5) 30... Nxc5 31. Bxb4 Nxa4
$10) 23. c6 Bxc6 24. Bxa6 Bb7 25. Bb5 Bd5 $2 (25... Nd5 26. Bc4 Na5 (26... Nf4
27. Qf1 (27. Qe3 $2 Qg5) 27... Na5 (27... Nc5 28. b3 $16) 28. Rd7 $36 {/\} Qg5
29. Nxf7) 27. Bb5 (27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Ng6 Qf6 29. Ne7+ Qxe7 30. Rxd5 Nc6) 27...
Nb3 $10) 26. Nc4 $16 Bxc4 27. Bxc4 Na5 28. Ba6 $2 (28. Bb5 $16) 28... Rd8 29.
Bb5 (29. Bb6 Rd6) 29... Nd5 30. Qe5 Rac8 31. Rbc1 Rxc1 (31... Qg5 $5 32. Qxg5
hxg5 33. h4 $14) 32. Rxc1 Nb7 $2 (32... Qg5 33. Qxg5 hxg5 34. Be1 f6) 33. Rc6
Na5 34. Ra6 Nb3 35. Ra7 Qf8 (35... Qg5 36. Qxg5 hxg5 37. Bc4 Nd2 38. Bxd5 Rxd5
39. Be1 {/\ Rb7+-}) 36. h3 (36. a5 Rc8 37. h3 $18) 36... Rc8 37. Bd3 $4 (37. a5
$18) 37... Rc1+ $2 (37... Qd8 $13) 38. Kh2 Nd2 (38... Qd8 39. Bg6 Nc7 (39...
Ne7 40. Rxe7 Qxe7 41. Qb8+ Qf8 42. Bh7+) (39... Rc7 40. Bb6) 40. Bxf7+ Kxf7 41.
Bb6 $18) (38... Rc8 39. a5) 39. Rb7 Rc8 40. a5 Qd8 41. a6 1-0

[Event "Lost Boys 5th"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1997.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Epishin} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3
cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 (9... Na5 10. Bc2 Be7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Qe2 Nc6 13.
Rad1 Nb4 14. Bb3 Nbd5 15. Rfe1 h6 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Ne5 Bd7 19.
Qg4 Be8 20. Re3 Nc6 21. Rg3 Qf6 22. Qh5 Kh8 23. Rf3 Qe7 24. Re3 {1/2-1/2
Yermolinsky,A-Ehlvest,J/New York PCA-op 1994/EXP 41}) 10. Re1 (10. Bf4 O-O 11.
Rc1 Bd7 12. Re1 Rc8 13. a3 b5 14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bf6 17. b4 Ne7
18. Bb3 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Ng6 20. Bg5 Bg4 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ng5 h6 23. Ne4 Qd4 24.
h3 Bc8 25. Qc7 Ne5 26. Qd6 Qb2 27. Nd2 Nd7 28. Re7 Nf6 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Qd8+
Kh7 31. Bxf7 Bf5 32. g4 Bc2 33. Qc8 Bd3 34. Nf3 Be4 35. g5 Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Bxf3
37. g6+ {1-0 Romanishin,O-Mirzoev,A/MK Cafe op 1997/EXP 59}) 10... O-O 11. a3 (
11. Bg5 b5 (11... Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. d5 h6 14. Qd3 hxg5 15. Nxg5 g6 16. Nxe6
Bxe6 17. Rxe6 Nc4 18. Rae1 Bb4 19. Ne4 Nxd5 20. Qg3 Ra7 {0-1 Ortega,L-Magem
Badals,J/Ubeda op 1996/EXP 51}) 12. Qd2 Na5 13. Bc2 Bb7 14. Qd3 g6 15. Ne5 Nd5
16. Bh6 Nb4 17. Qd2 Nxc2 18. Qxc2 Re8 19. Rad1 b4 20. Ne4 Rc8 21. Qd3 Bd5 22.
b3 Nb7 23. Rc1 Nd6 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Nxd6 Bxd6 {Sliwa,B-Filip,M/Varna olm 1962/
MCD-ol/1/2-1/2 (40)}) 11... Qa5 {[%cal Yf8d8,Yc8d7,Yd7e8]} (11... b5 12. d5
exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Bb7 15. Qh5 $16) 12. Bd2 (12. d5 exd5 (12... Rd8
$140 13. Bd2) 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15. Bxd5 Bf6 $11) (12. Bg5 Rd8 {
[%cal Yc6d4]}) 12... Qh5 13. Bg5 h6 (13... Rd8 14. Ne2 $1 {[%csl Rh5]} Ne5 $140
$2 15. dxe5 $18) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Rc1 Qa5 (16... Rd8 17. d5 $5 (
17. Ba4 $1 {Epishin} Bd7 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Qg6 20. Bc2 Qf6 21. Qd3 g6 22.
Qe3 Kg7 23. Be4 $14) 17... Ne5 (17... exd5 $140 18. Ng3 Qg4 19. Rxc6 $16) 18.
Nd4 Qxd1 19. Rcxd1 exd5 20. Nc3 $14) 17. Rc3 {[%cal Gc3d3,Gd4d5]} (17. d5 exd5
18. Qxd5 Qb6 $15) 17... Rd8 18. Rd3 Bd7 19. Bc2 $6 (19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5 Bf5
$11) 19... Be8 20. b4 Qb6 {[%cal Ya6a5]} 21. d5 exd5 22. Rxd5 a5 $1 (22... Rac8
23. Nc3 $1 Bf6 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Nd5 $14) (22... Rxd5 {Epishin} 23. Qxd5 Rd8
24. Qf5 g6 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Nh5+ Kg8 27. Qf4 Qb5 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Nxe8+ Rxe8
30. Bb3 Rf8 31. Bc4 Qb6 32. Rd1 $14) 23. Qd3 {[%cal Ge4f6,Gd3h7]} g6 24. Bb3 (
24. bxa5 Nxa5 $15) 24... axb4 (24... Rxd5 25. Bxd5 (25. Qxd5 {Epishin} Rd8 26.
Nf6+ Kf8 (26... Kh8 27. Rxe7 Nxe7 28. Qe5 Nc6 29. Qf4 $18) 27. Qc4 $1 $16)
25... axb4 26. Nd6 $1 Kf8 27. Qd2 $1 $40) 25. Nd6 Kg7 (25... bxa3 {[%cal Yc6b4]
} 26. Nxe8 (26. Rb5 Rxd6 27. Qxd6 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Bxd6 $17) 26... Nb4 27. Qc3 $1
(27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Nc7 Rc8 30. Rxe7 Rd3 $19) 27... Rxe8 28. Rd7
$44) 26. Nxe8+ Rxe8 27. Qc4 {[%cal Gd5b5]} Qa6 $8 $32 (27... Bf6 28. Rxe8 Rxe8
29. Rd7 $40) 28. Rb5 Rf8 29. axb4 Rac8 30. Qf1 {[%cal Ge1a1]} Bf6 (30... Bxb4
31. Ra1 Ba3 32. Bc4 $11) 31. Bc4 Qa7 32. Bd5 Rc7 33. g3 Nd4 $11 34. Nxd4 Bxd4
35. Kg2 Rd8 36. Rc1 Rcd7 37. Bf3 b6 38. Rc2 Qa4 39. Qc4 Qa1 40. Rd5 Rxd5 41.
Bxd5 Rd7 42. Rd2 Bf6 43. Qb5 Qa7 44. Rc2 Rd6 45. h4 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Black "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia II"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 d3 10. Rxd3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Be7 12. e4 Nd7 (12... Ng4 $140 $5 13. e5
Ngxe5 14. Bf4 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Qa5 16. Qg3 O-O 17. Bh6 Qe5 $15) 13. Be3 Nc5 14.
Rdd1 O-O (14... Nxb3 15. axb3 {[%cal Gc3a4,Ga4b6,Ya1c1,Yc1c7]}) 15. Bc2 b6 16.
Rac1 (16. a3 Bf6) 16... Bb7 17. a3 Bf6 18. b4 $1 Bxc3 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Bxc5
Rfd8 21. Qe3 (21. Bd3 $142 $1 Bf6 22. Qe3 $14) 21... Bb2 22. Rb1 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1
Bf6 24. h3 (24. e5 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 (25. Rxb7 $2 Qxb7 26. Nxe5 Rd8 $1 $19 27. Bc2
Qb1+) 25... Bxe5 26. Rxb7 Bxh2+ 27. Kh1 Qxb7 28. Bf3 Qb1+ 29. Kxh2 Rd8 $11)
24... Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia II"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 d3 10. Rxd3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Be7 12. e4 Nd7 13. Rd1 O-O 14. Bc2 b6 15.
e5 Rd8 $1 {[%cal Yd7f8,Yf8g6]} (15... Ndxe5 16. Nxe5 $1 (16. Bf4 f6 $1 (16...
Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 e5 18. Nd5 Qa7 19. Qe4 $16) (16... Bf6 17. Be4 $1 $18) 17. Be4
$44) 16... Nxe5 (16... Qxe5 17. Qe4 $1 Qxe4 18. Bxe4 Bb7 19. Rd7 $18) 17. Bf4
f6 18. Qe4 g6 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Qxa8 Bb7 21. Qxf8+ Bxf8 22. Be4 Bxe4 23. Nxe4
Qc2 24. f3 $1 $16 {[%cal Ya1c1,Yc1c8,Yd1d8]}) 16. Bf4 Bb7 17. Rac1 (17. h4 $1 {
/\17...Nf818Bg5 xd6}) 17... Nf8 18. Bb1 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 Rd8 20. Qe2 Ng6 21. Bxg6
$5 (21. Bg3 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Rxd4 $15) 21... hxg6 22. Ne4 {[%cal Re4d6]} Qd7 {
[%cal Gd7d3]} 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. exd6 f6 25. h4 e5 26. Be3 Qxd6 27. Bxb6 Qd3 (
27... Nd4 $1 28. Bxd4 (28. Nxd4 Qxb6 $17) 28... exd4 29. Qd3 Bxf3 30. Qxf3 d3
$17) 28. Qxd3 Rxd3 29. Be3 Nb4 30. Ne1 $15 Rd7 31. a3 Nd5 32. Bd2 Ne7 33. Bc3
Nf5 34. g3 Ne7 $6 (34... Nd4 $142 $15) 35. f3 Kf7 36. Kf2 Ke6 37. g4 Nd5 38.
Nd3 $11 Rc7 39. Bd2 Rxc1 40. Bxc1 Kd6 41. Bd2 Bc6 42. Nb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Be2 b6 (10... b5 11. Nb3 (11. a4 $5) 11... Be7 12.
Nfd4 Bb7 13. f3 Bd8 14. e4 Bb6 15. Be3 O-O 16. a4 $36 {<<} bxa4 17. Rxa4 Rfb8
18. Na5 $14 {1-0 Doettling,F-Thorhallsson,T/Paget Parish 2001/CBM 81/[Huzman] 
(33)}) 11. Nc4 (11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd2 (12. Nfd4 Bb7 13. f3 O-O 14. e4 Rfc8 (
14... Nc5 15. Be3 Rfd8 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Kf2 Rd7 18. Nb3 Bxe3+ 19. Kxe3 $14 {
1-0 Slipak,S-Lujan,M/Villa Maria 2003/CBM 94 ext (34)}) (14... Rac8 15. Be3
Rfd8 16. Rac1 Kf8 17. Kf2 Nc5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. a3 a5 20. Nb5 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Ke7
22. Bxc5+ Rxc5 23. Nc3 $14 {1-0 Gyimesi,Z-Stevic,H/Rabac CRO 2003/The Week in
Chess 463 (43)}) 15. Be3 Kf8 (15... Ne5 16. Rac1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Bd6 18. a4 Ned7
19. g4 Rd8 20. h4 Kf8 21. Kf2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kiese,M-Vujanovic,A/IECC 2002/
Telechess CBM 91 (85)}) 16. Nd2 $1 (16. Kf2 Ne5 17. Nd2 Rc7 18. N4b3 Rc6 19.
Rac1 Rac8 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21. h3 Ke8 22. Bd4 Nfd7 23. Rc1 Rxc1 24. Nxc1 f6 {
1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Rublevsky,S/Elista/1996/ (45)}) 16... Ne5 (16... Rc7 $5 17.
Nc4 Rac8 18. b3 b5 19. Na5 Ba3 $1 $13) 17. N4b3 $1 Rc6 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Rxc6
Rxc6 20. g4 $1 $36 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/London 2000/CBM 80/[Ftacnik] 
(74)}) 12... Bb7 13. Nc4 Bd5 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. Rdc1 O-O 16. f3 Bb7 17. e4 a5 18.
Be3 a4 19. Nbd2 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Nd6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Botvinnik,I-Donchenko,A/
Minsk 1993/EXT 97 (63)}) 11... Bb7 12. b3 (12. Nd4 Rc8 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Bd2 O-O
15. f3 Bd5 16. Rac1 b5 17. Nca5 Nc5 18. Nd4 Nfd7 19. e4 Ba8 20. Be3 Bf6 21. b3
Ne5 22. Nxb5 $16 {1-0 Sorokin,M-Sadvakasov,D/Dubai 2002/CBM 87 ext (49)}) 12...
O-O 13. Bb2 Bd5 (13... b5 14. Na5 Bd5 15. Nd4 Rfc8 16. Rac1 e5 17. Nc2 Bb6 18.
Nb4 Rxc1 19. Bxc1 Rc8 (19... Be4 20. Nac6 Bc5 $13) 20. Bd2 $14 {0-1 Kramnik,
V-Anand,V/Monaco Amber Blind sp 1997 (29)}) 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15. Nfe5 b5 16. Nxd7
Nxd7 17. e4 (17. Nd2 Bb4 18. Nb1 Nb6 19. f3 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Nxc8
22. Ba3 Bxa3 23. Nxa3 b4 24. Nc2 a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Lautier,J/Monte
Carlo 1997/CBM 57 ext (27)}) 17... Bxe4 18. Rxd7 bxc4 19. Bxc4 (19. Rxc4 Bc6
20. Rd2 Bb5 21. Rg4 g6 22. Bf3 Rd8 23. Rc2 Rac8 $11) 19... Bc6 20. Rd2 Bb4 21.
Rdc2 (21. Rd3 Bb5 $11) 21... Be4 22. Re2 Bb7 $11 23. a3 Be7 24. b4 $6 {This
uncarefull move leads White to problems on file "c".} (24. Rd1 $142 $11) 24...
Bg5 25. Rcc2 Rd8 $1 26. Re1 Rac8 $15 27. Bc1 $6 (27. h3 Bd5 28. Bd3 Rxc2 29.
Bxc2 $11) 27... Bf6 $1 28. Be3 Bd5 29. Bc5 Bxc4 30. Rxc4 h6 $6 (30... Rd3 $1
31. a4 a5 $1 $17) 31. g3 Bb2 (31... Rd3 32. a4 a5 33. Rec1 $11) 32. a4 a5 $1
33. bxa5 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (33. Rb1 Ba3 34. Rc3 axb4 35. Bxb4 $11) 33... Rd5 34.
Rb1 Ba3 $19 35. Rc3 (35. Bxa3 $142 Rxc4 36. Bb4 Rd7 37. Kg2 Rb7 38. a6 Ra7 $19)
35... Bxc5 36. Rbc1 Kf8 37. a6 (37. a6 Ke7 38. a7 Kd6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Nordic-ch VISA"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1997.10.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gausel, Einar"]
[Black "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qe2
b6 9. Rd1 Bb7 10. Nc3 Qb8 11. h3 Be7 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bc2 {[%cal Ge3e4,Ge4e5]}
Nfe4 (13... O-O 14. e4 Rd8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Qe8 18. e5 Nd5 19.
Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. b4 Nd7 22. Be4 Qxb4 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rxd5 Nf8 25.
Nd4 Rc8 26. Kh2 b5 27. Qf3 Rc3 28. Qf5 {Dreev,A-Nikolic,P/Linares14th 1997/CBM
57/1/2-1/2 (42)}) 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 (14... Bxe4 $2 15. b4 Bf6 16. Rb1 Bxc2 17. Qxc2
$32 {+/-}) 15. Rd4 $1 f5 $5 {[%cal Ye7f6]} (15... Nf6 16. e4 e5 (16... O-O 17.
e5 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nd5 19. Rg4 $36) 17. Rd1 $14 {/=}) 16. Rd1 {[%csl Re6][%cal
Gf3d4]} O-O 17. Nd4 Rf6 $6 (17... Bd5 $11) (17... Bh4 $5 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. g3
Bf6 (19... Bxg3 20. fxg3 Qxg3+ 21. Qg2 $16) 20. Nxe6 Re8 21. Qc4 (21. Nf4 Qc7
22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rad8 $44) 21... Qc8 $44) 18. f3 Ng3 (18... Ng5 19. e4 Qg3
20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. exf5 Bc5 22. b4 Bxd4+ 23. Rxd4 exf5 24. Rad1 $16) 19. Qf2 {
[%cal Gc2b3,Gb3e6]} Bd6 (19... Bd5 $142 20. Bd2 $14 {[%cal Gd2c3]}) 20. Bb3 Kh8
(20... Bd5 $142 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nb3 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}) (20... Kf7 21. e4 $1
fxe4 22. Bg5 $40) 21. Nxe6 $16 Nh5 {[%cal Yd6h2]} 22. f4 {[%cal Ge6g5,Gc1d2,
Gd2c3] The black have not enough compensation for sacrifised pawn.} Rg6 23. Ng5
Rxg5 $5 {Sacrifice of exchange gives the black some,but not enough
compensation.} 24. fxg5 Bh2+ 25. Kh1 Qe5 26. Rd4 $1 {[%cal Gb3d1]} Rf8 (26...
Bg3 27. Qd2 $16) 27. Bd1 $1 Bg3 28. Qd2 Qe8 29. Kg1 $18 Be5 30. Bxh5 Qxh5 31.
Rd8 1-0

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.28"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 Na5 11. Bc2 b5 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bg5 (13. Ne5 Rc8 14. a3
O-O 15. Rd3 Nc4 16. Rg3 Qxd4 17. Bh6 Nxe5 18. Rxg7+ Kh8 19. Rd1 Qc5 20. Rd5
Bxd5 21. Qxe5 Be4 {0-1 Illescas Cordoba,M-Anand,V/Leon m 1997/CBM 60/[Huzman]})
13... O-O 14. Bxf6 {This is a very logical move.The white want to controle the
important square "d5".} (14. Qd3 g6 15. Ne5 Rc8 $15 {[%csl Rd4]}) 14... Bxf6
15. Be4 Qb6 $1 {[%cal Yb6d4,Yf6d4,Ya8d8,Yd8d4,Yb6b7]} 16. Rd3 g6 {After
exchange on the "f6"the black can do this move,because now they don't feel
weaknesses of black squares near the black king.} 17. h4 Rad8 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 $1
{[%csl Rd4][%cal Yb7d6,Yd6f5]} (18... Qxb7 $143 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. Nc5 Qb6 21. Ne5
) 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. h5 Nd6 {[%cal Yd6e4,Yd6f5,Yf5d4]} 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Ng3 Rc8 (
22... Nf5 $5 23. Nxf5 exf5 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Yf8e8,Ye8e4]}) 23. Rad1 Rfe8 {
[%cal Yb6b7,Yb7d5]} 24. b3 Qb7 25. Ne5 Qd5 {[%cal Yc8c7,Ye8c8]} 26. Ng4 Re7 (
26... Qg5 $1 27. Ne3 Rc7 $15 28. d5 $140 e5 $17 {[%cal Ye5e4]}) 27. Qd2 $1 $132
{[%cal Gd2f4]} Rec7 28. Qf4 {[%cal Gg4f6,Gg4e3,Gd4d5]} Rc3 $4 (28... Ne8 29.
Ne3 Qd6 $5 $15) 29. Rxc3 Rxc3 30. Ne3 $1 Qc6 31. d5 $2 (31. Ne2 $1 $18 {
[%csl Rc3]}) 31... e5 $8 (31... exd5 32. Nxd5 $18 {[%cal Gd5e7,Gd5c3]}) 32.
dxc6 exf4 33. Nd5 (33. Rxd6 $2 fxg3 34. Nd1 Rc1 35. fxg3 Be5 36. Rd5 Bxg3 $17)
33... Rc5 34. Ne2 Be5 35. c7 Kg7 $11 {[%cal Yd6e8,Ye8c7]} 36. Nexf4 Bxf4 37.
Nxf4 Ne8 38. Rd8 Nxc7 39. Rc8 a5 40. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.07.23"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 8. a4
c5 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. dxc5 (11. Rd1 Qc7 12. h3 Rd8 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. e4
Nf8 15. Rxd8 Qxd8 16. Bg5 h6 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. Bc1 e5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bd6
21. Re1 f6 22. Bd2 Bd7 23. a5 Kh8 24. Qd3 Re8 25. Qb3 Bc8 26. Nd4 Qf7 27. Nc2
f5 28. Bb4 Bxb4 29. Qxb4 f4 30. Qd6 Bf5 31. Bb3 Ng6 32. f3 Rc8 33. Re2 Bd3 34.
Rd2 Qf5 35. Qe6 Qxe6 36. dxe6 Bc4 37. Bxc4 Rxc4 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Ne1 Rc6 40.
Re8 Rd6 41. Kf1 h5 42. Ke2 Nh4 43. e7 Re6 44. Nd3 Nf5 45. Nc5 Rxe7 {Szabo,
Z-Shovunov,B/Budapest FS03 IM 1996/EXP 52/0-1 (70)}) 11... Bxc5 12. e4 e5 13.
Bg5 Qc7 (13... Qa5 14. Rad1 Bb4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 h6 17. Be3 Nf6 18. Nxe5
Nxd5 19. exd5 Qxa4 20. d6 Be6 21. Rd4 a5 22. Qh5 Qc2 23. Nd3 Rfd8 24. Rc1 Qb3
25. Bxh6 gxh6 26. Qxh6 Bxd6 27. Nc5 Bxc5 28. Qg5+ Kf8 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Qxd8+
Kg7 31. Rxc5 Qxb2 32. h4 a4 33. Rg5+ {1-0 Christiansen,L-Velikov,P/Saint John
op-2 1988/CBM 06}) 14. Rac1 {[%cal Gc1c7]} Qb8 15. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 $32 h6
17. Bh4 Bd6 {[%cal Yd7b6]} (17... Ra7 {[%cal Yb7b6]} 18. Rfd1 b6 19. Bg3 $1 $16
{[%csl Ge5]}) 18. Qe3 (18. Rfd1 $1 Nb6 19. Bb3 Bg4 20. a5 Nd7 21. h3 $16 Bh5
$140 22. Qd2 Nc5 23. Bc2 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Bc7 25. Be7) 18... Ra7 19. Nd2 (19. Rfd1
$142 $5 b6 20. Qd2 $1 Bc7 (20... Rc7 21. Rc6 $1 $16) 21. b4 $16) 19... b5 20.
a5 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gd2b3]} Rc7 21. Nb3 Bb7 22. Bxb7 Rxc1 (22... Qxb7 23. Rxc7
(23. Qd2 Bc5) 23... Bxc7 24. Rd1 $14 {[%csl Rc5]}) 23. Rxc1 Qxb7 24. Qd2 $1 {
[%csl Rc5]} Bb8 25. Rd1 $18 Nf6 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Nc5 {[%cal Gc5d7,Gd2h6]} Qe7
28. Nd7 Kg7 (28... Rc8 29. Qxh6 Rc6 30. Rd3 $18) 29. Nxf8 Qxf8 30. Rc1 $1 Bd6
31. Qd1 $1 {[%cal Yd1g4,Yc1c8,Yg4c8]} Bc5 32. Qg4+ Kh7 33. Qf5+ Kg7 34. b4 $1
Be7 35. Rc8 Bd8 36. Qg4+ Kh7 37. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.06.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1997.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 (1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Be7 10. dxc5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. Bd2 b6 13. Bd3 Nb4 14. Be2
Bb7 $11 {Epishin,V-Salov,V/St.Petersburg 1997/1/2-1/2 (43)}) 1... d5 2. d4 Nf6
3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 (
9... Bxc5 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. e4 Ng4 {[%cal Yc6d4]} 12. g3 $36 {[%cal Gc1f4]}) 10.
Rxd1 Bxc5 11. h3 {[%cal Ge3e4,Ge4e5]} (11. e4 $2 Ng4 $15) (11. Bd2 b6 {1/2-1/2
Polugaevsky,L-Ribli,Z/Reggio Top16 1991} (11... b6 12. Na2 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,
A-Ribli,Z/Reggio Top16 1991} (12. Rac1 Bb7 13. Na2 O-O 14. Be1 a5 15. Nc3 Rfd8
16. Kf1 Kf8 17. Bb5 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Ke7 19. h3 h6 20. Nd2 Rd8 21. Rc1 Nb4 22. Nb3
Bd6 23. Nd4 Rc8 24. Nce2 Rxc1 25. Nxc1 Nfd5 26. Bc4 Be5 27. Ncb3 Nc6 28. Bd2
Nxd4 29. Nxd4 Bxd4 30. exd4 Kd7 31. Ke2 Bc6 32. Bb3 Ne7 33. f3 Nf5 34. Bc3 g5
35. Bc2 Ne7 36. Bd2 Nd5 37. h4 f6 38. g3 Ne7 39. b4 Nf5 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,
A-Hjartarson,J/Seattle cqf 1989}) (12. Ng5 Na5 13. Ba2 Bb7 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Ne2
Nc6 16. a5 h6 17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Be1 bxa5 19. Bb1 Nb4 20. Ne5 Nd6 21. Nd3 Nxd3 22.
Bxd3 a4 23. Bc2 Bc6 24. Bxa4 Kd7 25. Bxc6+ Rxc6 26. Ra1 Rb8 27. Bc3 f6 28. Ra4
e5 29. Rg4 g5 30. Ra4 Ke6 31. Rda1 Rbb6 32. Kf1 f5 33. b4 Bxe3 34. fxe3 Kd5 35.
Rd1+ Ke6 36. Rda1 Nc4 37. Kf2 Rd6 38. R4a2 Rd3 39. Rxa6 {1-0 Smejkal,J-Huebner,
R/Rio de Janeiro izt 1979})) (11... Na5 12. Ba2 b6 13. Ne2 Nc6 14. a5 Bb7 15.
Rdc1 Nd7 16. Ned4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 b5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Smejkal,J-Chernin,A/Moscow
GMA-op 1989 (27)})) (11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. b3 Ke7 14. Bb2 Rhd8 15. Ne2
Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Krasenkov,M-Gelfand,B/Vilnius 1988 (22)}) 11...
b6 12. e4 Na5 13. Bd3 (13. Ba2 Bb7 14. e5 (14. Re1 Bb4 15. Bd2 O-O 16. e5 Nd7
17. Ne4 Bxd2 18. Nexd2 Nc6 19. Bb1 Rfd8 20. Nc4 Rab8 $11 {[%csl Re5] Uhlmann,
W-Galliamova,A/Aruba Tumba 1992/0-1 (60)}) 14... Nd7 15. Bf4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nc6
$17 {[%csl Re5]}) 13... Nb3 (13... Bb7 $5 14. Rb1 Nb3 15. Bf4 $14) 14. Rb1 Nxc1
15. Rbxc1 $32 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Bd7 (15... Bb7 16. a5 $5 bxa5 17. e5 (17. Nb5
Bxf2+ 18. Kxf2 axb5 19. Bxb5+ Kf8) 17... Nd7 (17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nd7 (18...
Nh5 $5) 19. Be4 Ra7 (19... Rd8 20. Na4 $36) 20. Bc6 Ke7 21. Na4 $1 $18 Bb4 22.
Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7+ Kxd7 24. Nb6+) 18. Ne4 (18. Be4 Rb8 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Ne4
Rc7 21. Rxd7 (21. Nd6+ Ke7) 21... Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Kxd7 $11) 18... Bb4 (18...
Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rc8 20. Nd4 $1 Rc7 (20... Nxe5 21. Bb7 Rc7 22. Bc6+ Nxc6 23. Rxc5
$18) 21. Nb3 $16) 19. Rc7 Bd5 20. Nd6+ Kd8 21. Rdc1 $44) 16. e5 Nd5 17. Be4
Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Rd8 (18... Rc8 $142 19. a5 (19. Bb7 Rc7 20. Bxa6 Bxa4 21. Ra1 Bd7
$11 (21... Bc6 $2 22. Bb5 O-O 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Rac1 Rfc8 25. Nd4 R6c7 26. Nb5
$18 {[%cal Gb2b4]})) 19... Ke7 20. Bb7 Rc7 21. Bxa6 bxa5 $11) 19. a5 $1 Bb5 (
19... h6 20. b4 $1 Bxb4 21. Rc7 $18 {[%cal Gc7d7]}) 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Ng5 $1
Kd7 (21... Ke7 22. b4 Bxb4 23. Rc7+ $18) 22. axb6 Bxb6 23. Rf3 $1 $16 f5 24.
exf6 gxf6 25. Rxf6 Bd4 26. Rf7+ (26. Rh6 $1 Bc4 (26... Bg7 27. Rxe6 h6 28. Rg6
$18) 27. Nf7 Bg7 28. Rh5 Rf8 29. Ne5+ $18) 26... Kd6 27. b3 h6 28. Nf3 Bc3 $14
{[%csl Rb3]} 29. g4 Rb8 $132 30. Rh7 Bd7 31. Rxh6 (31. Bc2 Rf8 32. Kg2 Bc6 $132
) 31... Rxb3 {[%cal Ya6a1]} 32. Ng5 Rb6 33. Bd3 Bd4 34. Ne4+ Kc7 35. Rh7 a5 36.
g5 a4 37. Nf6 Bxf6 38. gxf6 Rb8 $1 $11 39. Bc4 Kd6 40. Rh4 Ke5 41. Rh7 Kd6 42.
f7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Osasco Franca Garcia Memorial 20th"]
[Site "Osasco"]
[Date "2004.07.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lima, Darcy Gustavo Macha"]
[Black "Zambrana, Oswaldo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2004.07.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 (1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 a6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5
8. Bb3 c5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 Be7 11. dxc5 Nbd7 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. e4 Bxc5 14. e5
Ng4 15. Ne4 Ngxe5 16. Bf4 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qc6 18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Nxc5 Bxf3 20.
Nxd7 Kxd7 21. gxf3 Rhc8 22. a4 f6 23. a5 Rc6 24. Rd1+ Ke7 25. Bd2 Rd8 26. Bb4+
Ke8 27. Re1 $14 {1-0 Panchenko,A-Vorotnikov,V/Leningrad 1984/EXT 99 (57)}) 1...
d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Nc3 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9.
Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. dxc5 (11. e4 cxd4 (11... b4 $6 12. e5 $1 bxc3 13. exf6
Bxf6 14. d5 $1 O-O 15. dxe6 fxe6 $2 16. bxc3 $16 {1-0 Georgiev,K-Dlugy,M/
Moscow 1994/CBM 41/[Georgiev,Ki] (20)}) (11... c4 $142 12. Bc2 Nbd7 13. Bg5 $13
) (11... O-O 12. e5 Nfd7 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 Nc6 16. e6 $18 {
1-0 Bacrot,E-Perrusset,B/Aubervilliers 2002/CBM 86 ext (22)}) 12. Nxd4 Nc6 (
12... O-O 13. e5 Nfd7 14. Bf4 {1/2-1/2 Helmers,K-Balashov,Y/Helsinki 1984/MCL 
(52)}) 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Rac1 Nxd4 15. Rxd4 Qe5 16. Be3 Bc5 17. Rd3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3
Rad8 19. Bc2 Rd7 20. f3 Rfd8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Oestreich,R-Beerheide,W/Lippstadt
1959/EXT 2003 (30)}) (11. Bd2 O-O 12. dxc5 Nbd7 13. h3 Nxc5 14. Bc2 Nce4 15.
Be1 Rfd8 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Rd1 Rc8 18. Bb1 h6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Schumacher,O-Meyer,
I/Hillscheid 1994/EXT 2000 (32)}) (11. h3 O-O 12. dxc5 Nbd7 13. Bd2 {1/2-1/2
Gutow,A-Pereboev,C/Novokuznetsk 2001/CBM 85 ext (13)}) 11... Nbd7 (11... Bxc5
12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. h3 Nbd7 15. e4 Rfd8 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 g5 18. Nxg5
hxg5 19. Bxg5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Moran,P-Jario Garcia,R/Zaragoza 1993/EXT 98 (29)})
12. e4 (12. Bd2 Nxc5 13. Bc2 O-O 14. Rac1 Qb6 (14... Rac8 15. Bb1 Qb8 16. Nd4
b4 {0-1 Richter,C-Aronian,L2004/CBM 99 ext (16)}) 15. a3 {1/2-1/2 Peter,
A-Almasi,I/Budapest 1995/CBM 46 ext (15)}) (12. a3 Nxc5 13. Bc2 O-O 14. e4 Rfd8
15. Bg5 e5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rac1 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Cmilyte,
V-Danielian,E/Minsk 2001/EXT 2003 (28)}) 12... Nxc5 13. e5 (13. Bc2 b4 14. e5
bxc3 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. bxc3 O-O $15) 13... Nfd7 (13... Nxb3 14. exf6 Nxa1 15.
fxe7 b4 16. Ne4 Bd5 17. Bg5 f5 18. Rc1 Qb8 19. Nc5 $18) 14. Bc2 b4 (14... Rc8
15. Bf4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 g5 $5 (16... Nxe5 17. Qg3 Bf6 18. Rac1 $44 O-O $140 19.
b4 Ncd7 20. Ne4 $16 {[%cal Gc1c7,Gg3c7]}) 17. Bg3 (17. Be3 Nxe5 18. Qe2 Ncd7
19. Rac1 $44) 17... h5 18. h3 (18. Nd5 Qc6 (18... exd5 19. e6 Ne5 20. exf7+ Kf8
21. Qxd5 Bf6 22. Re1 Rd8 23. Bxe5 Rxd5 24. Bxc7 Kxf7 25. Rad1 $14) 19. Nxe7
Qxf3 20. gxf3 Kxe7 21. h4 $13) 18... Nxe5 19. Qe2 Bf6 20. Rac1 $44) (14... O-O
$2 15. b4 $16) 15. Na4 Rc8 (15... O-O $5) 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. Nd4 {[%cal Ge2g4]}
O-O 18. Bf4 Rfd8 19. h4 Bd5 (19... Rd5 $5 20. h5 Rcd8 21. Qe3 Qd7 22. Nf3 Nd3
$15) 20. h5 Qb7 21. h6 g6 22. Qg4 Be4 23. Bb3 $5 (23. Rac1 Bxc2 24. Rxc2 Rd5
25. Qf3 $11) 23... Nxb3 24. axb3 Rd7 25. Bg5 Bf8 26. Rd2 Rc5 $2 (26... Rdc7 27.
Rad1 Rc1 $15) 27. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 (27... Rxe5 28. Nd8 $1 $18) 28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29.
Qxe4 Qd5 (29... a5 30. f4 Rd5 31. Kh2 $14) 30. Qxd5 Rxd5 31. f4 a5 32. Rc1 (32.
g4 Kf7 33. Kf1 $14) 32... Bc5+ (32... Rd2 33. f5 $1 Re2 34. fxg6 Rxe5 35. Rc8
$1 Rxg5 (35... hxg6 36. Be7 Rf5 37. Bxf8 Rxf8 38. h7+ $18) 36. Rxf8+ $1 Kxf8
37. gxh7 $18) 33. Kf1 Kf7 34. Ke2 Ke8 35. g4 Kd7 36. Bf6 Bb6 37. Rc2 Bc5 38.
Rc1 Bb6 39. Rf1 Rd4 40. Rf3 Kc6 41. f5 exf5 42. gxf5 Re4+ 43. Kd3 gxf5 44. Rxf5
Re3+ 45. Kd2 (45. Kc2 Re2+ 46. Kc1 Kd5 $11) 45... Kd5 46. Bd8 (46. Bg7 $142 Rh3
47. e6+ Kd6 48. Re5 Bd8 $14) 46... Bd4 $11 47. e6+ (47. Rf7 Rxb3 48. Rd7+ Kxe5
49. Bxa5 $11) 47... Kxe6 48. Rf4 Bc5 49. Rf6+ Kd7 50. Bxa5 Rxb3 51. Rf7+ Ke6
52. Rxh7 Rxb2+ 53. Kd3 Rh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup Final"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1997.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 Na5 11. Bc2 b5 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4c5]} (13.
Ne5 Rc8 14. a3 O-O 15. Rd3 Nc4 16. Rg3 Qxd4 17. Bh6 Nxe5 18. Rxg7+ Kh8 19. Rd1
Qc5 20. Rd5 Bxd5 21. Qxe5 Be4 {0-1 Illescas Cordoba,M-Anand,V/Leon m 1997/CBM
60/[Huzman]}) (13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxf6 (14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Bb1 Nc4 16. Ne5 Nb6 17.
Qd3 g6 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Qh3 Nc4 20. Nxc4 Rxc4 21. Ne2 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Botvinnik,
M-Petrosian,T/Wch25 1963/MAINB}) 14... Bxf6 15. Be4 {1/2-1/2 Hoffman,A-Sorokin,
M/Clarin GP-f 1997/CBM 58}) 13... Nxe4 14. Bxe4 O-O (14... Bxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O
16. d5 $36) (14... Bd5 15. Ne5 (15. Bf4 $5 {[%cal Ga1c1]}) 15... O-O (15... Rc8
16. Qh5 g6 17. Qf3 (17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Qxh8+ Kd7 20. Qg7 Qh8 $15)
17... O-O (17... f6 18. Nd3 $14 {[%csl Re6,Rf6]}) 18. Bh6 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Re8 20.
d5 Bd6 21. Qd4 $36) 16. Bxh7+ $5 Kxh7 17. Rd3 Kg8 18. Qh5 Bxg2 (18... f6 19.
Ng4 Qe8 20. Nh6+ Kh7 21. Nf7+ Kg8 22. Rh3 $40) 19. d5 $1 Qxd5 $5 (19... Bd6 20.
Kxg2 Bxe5 21. Qxe5 Nc4 22. Qh5 $40) 20. Rxd5 Bxd5 $44 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Ya5c4,
Ya5c6]}) 15. Bf4 (15. Bxb7 Nxb7 16. Bf4 Qd5 $11 {[%csl Yd5]}) 15... Bxe4 (15...
Rc8 $5 $11) 16. Qxe4 Nc4 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Yc4b2,Yc4b6,Yb6d5]} 17. d5 $8 (17. b3
Nb6 $15) 17... Nxb2 (17... Bf6 $5 18. dxe6 Qe7 $1 19. exf7+ Qxf7 $44) 18. Re1
Bf6 (18... Rc8 $5 19. Rac1 $1 (19. dxe6 Rc4 $1 20. Qe3 Bc5 $17) 19... Rxc1 20.
Bxc1 Na4 21. dxe6 Nc5 22. exf7+ Rxf7 $11) 19. dxe6 Qe7 $2 {The black overlook
the combination of the white.} (19... fxe6 $142 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Ne5 Qe8 22.
Qb3 Nc4 23. Nxc4 bxc4 24. Qxc4 Bxa1 25. Rxe8 Rfxe8 $11) 20. Ng5 $1 Bxg5 21.
Bxg5 Qxe6 (21... Qxg5 $2 22. exf7+ Kh8 23. Qxa8 $18) (21... f6 22. Bf4 $16 {
[%csl Ge6]}) 22. Qd4 $1 Qg6 23. Be7 $18 Nc4 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. a4 $1 h6 26. Qc5
Nb2 {[%cal Yb2d3,Yb2a4]} 27. Rac1 $1 Qg4 (27... Nd3 $140 28. Qxf8+ Kxf8 29.
Rc8#) (27... Rd8 28. Qe7 Rd2 29. axb5 axb5 30. Re2 $18) 28. Qd6 Rc8 (28... Nxa4
29. h3 Qf5 30. g4 $18) 29. axb5 axb5 30. Rxc8+ Qxc8 31. Qe5 Qc2 32. Qxb5 Nd3
33. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 13th Group2"]
[Site "Eupen"]
[Date "1997.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1997.09.22"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Herzliya Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2
Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Qb6 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. h3 (12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14.
Bf4 Ng6 15. Be3 Bc5 16. Nc2 O-O 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. g3 Ne5 19. Rac1 a5 20. Ne3
Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Qb6 22. Bb1 Rc8 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 g6 25. h3 Kg7 26. Rc2 Rd8
27. Qe2 Nxe4 28. Ng4 Nxg4 29. Nxe4 Bxe4 30. Qxe4 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 Nf6 32. Qe5 Qb7+
33. f3 Rxb1 34. Rd2 Qa7 {[%emt 0:00:26] 0-1 Hebden,M-Sadler,M/Hastings
Challengers 1991/EXP}) (12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. b4 Rxd1+ 14. Qxd1 Ncd7 15. Bb2 Bd6
16. Rc1 O-O 17. Ne2 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Bd4 {1/2-1/2 Poluljahov,A-Psakhis,L/
Gausdal Int 1994/ EXT 94}) (12. d5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Rxd5
Be7 16. e4 O-O 17. Bf4 Nf6 18. Rdd1 Rfe8 19. e5 Nd5 20. Bg3 Nc7 21. Qe4 Ne6 22.
Bh4 Bxh4 23. Qxh4 h6 24. h3 c4 25. Qg4 Nc5 26. Re1 Nd3 {Vasiljevic,D-Georgiev,
K/JUG-chT 1994/EXT 94ch/0-1 (39)}) 12... Be7 13. e4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Be3 (
15. Bf4 Ng6 (15... Rxd4 16. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 O-O $10) 16. Be3 Bc5 17. Nc2
$10) 15... Bc5 16. Nd5 exd5 17. b4 Bxb4 (17... Bf8 18. exd5 (18. Nf5 Qe6 19.
Nd4 $44) 18... Nxd5 19. Bf4 f6 (19... Nxf4 20. Qxe5+ Ne6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Nxe6
$40) 20. Bxe5 fxe5 (20... Nc3 21. Qe1 (21. Qh5+ g6 22. Re1 Be7 23. Qh4 fxe5 24.
Rxe5 Qd6 25. Rae1 Rd7 $17) 21... fxe5 22. Qxe5+ Be7 23. Nf5 Qf6 24. Nxg7+ Kf8
25. Ne6+ Ke8 26. Qh5+ Qg6 27. Qxg6+ hxg6 28. Nxd8 Bxd8 29. Rd6 $16) 21. Qxe5+
Be7 (21... Kf7 22. Rac1 $40) 22. Ne6 $1 (22. Re1 Qf6 23. Nf5 Qxe5 (23... Bc8 $5
) 24. Rxe5 Kf8 $17) (22. Nf5 Qf6 23. Re1 Bc8 (23... Qxe5 24. Rxe5 Kf8) 24.
Nxg7+ Kf8 $17) 22... Bf6 23. Qe1 Rd7 (23... Bxa1 $2 24. Nxd8+ Kxd8 25. Bxd5 $18
) 24. Bxd5 (24. Nc7+ Kd8 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Bxd5 Re8 28. Qd1 Bxa1
$19) 24... Re7 25. Bb3 $1 (25. Bxb7 Rxe6 $19) 25... Bxa1 26. Rxa1 Qc6 (26...
Bc8 27. Nxg7+ Kf8 28. Qc3 $18) 27. Qf1 $1 $44) 18. axb4 O-O (18... Nxe4 $5 $17)
19. Nb3 (19. Nf5 Qe6 20. Nd4 Qe7 $17) 19... Qc7 20. Bf4 dxe4 $1 (20... Nxe4 $6
21. Rac1 Qe7 22. f3 Ng6 23. Bh2 Nf6 24. Qxe7 Nxe7 25. Rc7 Rd7 26. Rxd7 Nxd7 27.
Bd6 Re8 28. Re1 Kf8 29. Nd4 $44) 21. Nc5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Re8 $15 {/-/+ White
have not enough compensation for sacrifised material.} 23. Bg3 h6 24. Rd4 Qb6
25. Bh4 Ba8 {Black improved position of their pieces and start to realise
their material advantage.} 26. Qd2 Nd3 $1 27. Qe3 Rd8 $2 (27... Rc8 $142 28.
Nxd3 exd3 29. Qxd3 $44 {/=/+}) 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Nxa6 (29. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 (29...
Qxf6 30. Nxd3 exd3 31. Qe8+ Kh7 32. Bxf7 $18) 30. Qxh6 (30. Nxe4 Nxb4 31. Bb3
$132) 30... Bd5 $8 31. Bxd5 Qxd5 32. Qxf6 Nxc5 33. bxc5 Qxc5 34. Qxa6 Kg7 $15)
29... Ne5 30. Bb3 $6 (30. Qc5 $5 $44) 30... Qd3 {I think the white lost
because of finishing time limit .} 0-1

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 34th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1997.08.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1997.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Re1
b5 (8... cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Nc3 b5 11. d5 Nc5 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. dxe6 Nxe6 14.
Be3 {1/2-1/2 Lukacs,P-Volzhin,A/Budapest FS12 GM 1994/EXP 45}) (8... Be7 9. e4
cxd4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bc4 Nc5 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. a3 (13. b3 Qd7 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15.
Nc3 Qd8 16. Be3 Qa5 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Bf4 Rd8 19. a3 Qc5 20. Red1 Nf8 21. Qd2 b5
22. Ne4 Qd5 23. Bg5 Ng6 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. Qg5 Ng6 26. Nc3 h6 27. Qxg6 fxg6 {
Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Belgrade Invest 1995/CBM 51/[Gelfand]/1-0 (82)}) 13... b5
14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Nd4 Ne6 17. Nc3 Bb7 18. Qg4 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Bc5 20.
Qf4 Rfe8 21. Bd2 d4 22. Ne4 Qxe5 23. Qxe5 {Gelfand,B-Salov,V/Dos Hermanas 1995/
CBM 47/1/2-1/2 (42)}) (8... g6 9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Be4 Nc5 12. Qxd4 Nxe4
13. Qxe4 Bd7 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. a3 Qg5 18. Nc3 Nxc3 19.
bxc3 Bc6 20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21. Rab1 O-O 22. Rxb7 Rxc3 23. a4 Rfc8 24. g3 Qd2 25.
Rf1 Qc2 26. Qf4 R3c7 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Qd4 Rc8 29. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Tyomkin,
D-Gofshtein,L/Czerniak-mem Bikurei Haitim 1997/CBM 59}) 9. a4 bxa4 $1 (9... b4
10. Nbd2 $36 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gd2c4,Ge3e5]}) 10. e4 $1 {[%cal Gd4d5]} (10. Nc3
a3 $5 (10... Bb7 11. Rxa4 Be7 $11) 11. bxa3 Be7 $11) (10. Qxa4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Be7
$11) 10... cxd4 11. e5 Nd5 12. Rxa4 {[%cal Ga4d4,Gd4g4,Gd4h4,Gg4g7,Gh4h7]} Bb4
$1 (12... Nc5 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. Rxd4 $36 {[%cal Gd4d7,Gd4g4,
Gb1c3]}) 13. Bd2 Bxd2 $1 (13... Qb6 14. Be4 $1 Rb8 15. Bxd5 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 exd5
17. Rxd4 $40 {[%cal Gb1c3,Gd4g4,Gd2g5]}) 14. Nbxd2 Nc5 15. Bb5+ (15. Rxd4 $5
Nxd3 16. Rxd3 O-O 17. Ne4 Rb8 $11) 15... Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Nxd7 17. Rxd4 O-O $11 {
[%csl Yd5]} 18. Nc4 (18. Ne4 Rb8 $132) 18... Rb8 19. Qd2 Rb4 20. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Bxc4 e6 8.
Nf3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 a6 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. Re1 Rc8 (12... Nb4 13. Bb1 Rc8 (
13... Bc6 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Qd3 g6 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Ba2 $36) 14. Ne5 Bc6 15. Re3
g6 16. Rg3 Nbd5 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Qd3 {1-0 Lukacs,
P-Klundt,K/AUT-chT 1994/TD}) (12... Qa5 13. Ne5 Rad8 14. Qf3 $36) (12... Qb6
13. d5 $5 (13. Ne5 $5)) 13. h4 (13. a3 Re8 (13... Nd5 14. Nxd5 (14. h4 Nxc3 15.
bxc3 h6 $1 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 {[%csl Rc3,Rd4][%cal Yb7b5]} 17. c4 b5 18. c5 Nd5 19.
Ne5 Bc6 20. a4 Qxh4 21. Nxc6 Rxc6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Bxb5 Rc7 $11 {1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk,V-Dreev,A/Moscow 2002/CBM 91/[Huzman] (29)}) 14... Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5
16. Nb6 Rcd8 17. Rc5 $16 {1-0 Gligoric,S-Marjanovic,S/Belgrade 1987/CBM 04 (34)
}) (13... Nd5) 14. Bb1 $1 {[%cal Gd1d3,Gb1h7]} g6 15. Ba2 Na7 16. Ne5 Bc6 17.
Qe2 Nd5 18. Bh6 {[%cal Ge5f7,Ge1e6]} Bf8 19. Qd2 Nb5 20. Ne4 $36 {[%csl Rf6]
1-0 Jussupow,A-Sorokin,M/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext/[Huzman] (39)}) (13. Bb1 Nd5
$11) 13... Nb4 14. Bb1 Bc6 15. Ne5 g6 (15... Bd5 $5 16. a3 Nc6 17. Qd3 g6 18.
Qe3 $36) 16. Qb3 Nbd5 $6 (16... Qxd4 17. Nxc6 (17. Rcd1 Qc5 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19.
Qxb7 Rb8 20. Qxa6 Rxb2 $36 {[%cal Yc5f2,Yb2f2]}) 17... Rxc6 18. Be4 Rc7 19.
Rcd1 (19. Be3 Qc4 $15) 19... Qc5 20. Bf3 $1 Qc4 21. Qxc4 Rxc4 22. Bxb7 Rb8 23.
Bf3 Nc2 $132) 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Na4 $16 {[%csl Rc6]} Nd7 19. Qg3 Bxg5 20. hxg5
Qa5 21. b3 Rfd8 22. Be4 Qd2 23. Red1 Qb4 24. Bxd5 $1 {[%mdl 32] This is a
great positional decision. White makes Black to get rid of his weak pawn c6
but gets the opportunity to penetrate on file "c".} cxd5 (24... exd5 $142 25.
Qd3 a5 26. Nc5 $16) 25. Rc7 $1 Rxc7 (25... Qb8 $142 26. Rdc1 e5 $5 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. dxe5 Qc2 $44) 26. Qxc7 Qb8 27. Rc1 Qa8 $2 (27... Kf8
28. Rc6 Ke8 $16) 28. Rc6 $18 Nf8 (28... Qb8 29. Qd6 a5 30. Qe7 $1 $18) 29. Nc5
e5 (29... a5 30. Ra6 Qb8 31. Qxb8 Rxb8 32. Rxa5 $18) 30. Rf6 exd4 31. Qxf7+ Kh8
32. Rxa6 Qb8 33. Ra7 Qe5 34. Nd3 1-0

[Event "Leon m"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1997.06.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 Nc6 (7...
Be7 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Re1 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. Bf4 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. d5 exd5 14.
Qd3 g6 15. Rxe7 Qxe7 16. Bg5 Qd6 17. Qd4 Nh5 18. Nxd5 Nc6 19. Qd2 f6 20. Bb3
Kh8 21. Be3 Bg4 22. Nb6 Qxd2 23. Nxd2 Rad8 $17 {0-1 Illescas Cordoba,M-Anand,V/
Leon m 1997 (37)}) 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 (9... d3 10. Rxd3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Be7 12.
e4 Nd7 13. Be3 (13. Rd1 O-O 14. Bc2 b6 15. e5 Rd8 $1 {[%cal Yd7f8,Yf8g6]} 16.
Bf4 Bb7 17. Rac1 (17. h4 $1 {/\17...Nf818Bg5 xd6}) 17... Nf8 18. Bb1 Rxd1+ 19.
Qxd1 Rd8 20. Qe2 Ng6 21. Bxg6 $5 (21. Bg3 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Rxd4 $15) 21... hxg6 22.
Ne4 {[%cal Re4d6]} Qd7 $15 {[%cal Gd7d3] 1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Godena,M/EU-chTM
1997 (41)}) 13... Nc5 14. Rdd1 O-O 15. Bc2 b6 16. Rac1 Bb7 17. a3 Bf6 18. b4 $1
Bxc3 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Bxc5 Rfd8 21. Qe3 (21. Bd3 $142 $1 Bf6 22. Qe3 $14)
21... Bb2 22. Rb1 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Bf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Magem Badals,J/
EU-chTM 1997 (24)}) 10. exd4 (10. Nxd4 $142 Nxd4 11. Rxd4 Qc7 12. Rc4 $5 $36)
10... Na5 $1 {[%csl Rd5]} 11. Bc2 b5 {[%cal Yc8b7]} 12. Nc3 (12. a4 $5 b4 13.
Bg5 Bb7 14. Nbd2 {[%csl Ra5]}) 12... Bb7 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. a3 {[%cal Gd1d3,Gd3g3,
Gd3h3]} (14. Bg5 O-O 15. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 16. Be4 {[%csl Rd5]}) 14... O-O 15. Rd3
Nc4 $1 $17 {[%csl Rb2]} 16. Rg3 $2 (16. Rh3 Qxd4 17. Bxh7+ Nxh7 18. Qh5 Be4 $19
) (16. Bg5 Nxb2 17. Rh3 g6 $17) (16. Rb1 $142 {[%cal Gc1g5]}) 16... Qxd4 $1 17.
Bh6 $2 (17. Nxc4 Qxc4 18. Bd3 Qc7 19. Bh6 Ne8 $17) 17... Nxe5 18. Rxg7+ (18.
Rd1 Qc5 19. Bxg7 Ng6 $19) 18... Kh8 19. Rd1 (19. Rg5 Rg8 $1 $19) 19... Qc5 20.
Rd5 (20. Rg5 Rg8 21. Rxe5 Rxg2+ 22. Kf1 Rxh2 $19) 20... Bxd5 (20... Nf3+ $5 21.
Qxf3 Bxd5 $19) 21. Qxe5 {[%cal Gg7h7]} Be4 $1 $19 0-1

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1997.10.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1997.09.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Winants Ftacnik Dokhojan} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5
6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 {Winants: Kasparov avait déjà joué ainsi quelques semaines
auparavant, lors de la simultanée en deux tours disputée contre l'équipe
nationale d'Argentine, pour vaincre la résistance du grand-maître Spangenberg.
L'idée remonte а une trentaine d'années. On la retrouve notamment aux
olympiades de Varna en 1962, dans les parties du champion tchèque Miroslav
Filip, et aussi dans l'une des rencontres du match Botvinnik-Petrosian de 1963.
Le recul du Fou anticipe le coup ...b5, pour attaquer les pions noirs
immédiatement avec a4.} b5 {Winants: Les ouvrages théoriques recommandent 7...
Nc6 ou 7...cxd4. Piket pourtant, avait déjà abordé cette variante de l'autre
côté de l'échiquier et on peut donc supposer qu'il avait effectué son choix en
connaissance de cause.} 8. a4 b4 {Ceci réduit le potentiel du Bf8 et abandonne
en même temps le contrôle du point c4.} (8... bxa4 $5 {Ftacnik} 9. Bxa4+ Nbd7
10. e4 $1 $16 cxd4 $8 (10... Bb7 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 Bxd5 13. Nc3 Bxf3 14.
Qxf3 Be7 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Rd1 Ra7 17. Nb5 $18) 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bc6 Rb8 13.
Bxd5 exd5 14. Nxd4 Rb6 $8 15. Nc3 Nc5 16. Be3 Be7 (16... Rxb2 $5 17. Qf3 Be6
18. Rfd1 {/\ Nf5+/-->}) 17. Qc2 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Vaulin,A/Rossia 1992 (32)}) ({
Winants: Les autres possibilités ne seraient toutefois guère plus
réjouissantes:} 8... Bb7 {Winants} 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Qe2 b4 12.
Ba4+ Nbd7 13. Ne5 $16 {Yermolinsky-Quinn Londres 1994}) 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 {
Winants: Un gambit audacieux mais correct. Les Blancs ont pour but d'exploiter
la position du Roi noir, ou de gagner du terrain au centre en établissant le
fantassin le e5.} (10. a5 {Winants} Nbd7 11. Ba4 Be7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nb3 O-O
14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Nxc5 Qc7 16. Nxb7 Qxb7 17. Qd4 Ng6 18. Bd2 Rab8 19. Rfd1 Rfd8
20. Qc4 Rdc8 21. Qe2 Ne4 22. Be1 {et nulle de commun accord Piket-Lautier,
Monaco 1996}) 10... cxd4 (10... Nxe4 $6 {Ftacnik} 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg5 (12.
Re1 {Winants} Bf5 (12... Bd5 {Winants} 13. Bg5 {et maintenant:} f6 14. dxc5
Bxb3 15. Qxb3 fxg5 16. Qxe6+ ({ou même} 16. Nxg5) 16... Be7 17. Nxg5 Rf8 18.
Rad1 Qc7 19. Qd5 Nc6 20. Ne6 $18) 13. d5) 12... Qd7 13. Re1 Bd5 $8 14. dxc5 $16
Bxb3 15. Qxb3 Bxc5 $2 16. Rad1 $18) 11. e5 Nd5 {Une nouveauté semble-t-il.} (
11... Nfd7 $142 12. Nc4 Nc6 (12... Nc5 {Ftacnik} 13. Bg5 f6 14. exf6 gxf6 15.
Nfe5 h5 16. Ng6 (16. Bh4 Qd5 $1 17. Nf3 Rg8 18. Kh1 Nbd7 $1 $17) 16... Qd5 17.
Nd6+ Qxd6 18. Nxh8 Nxb3 (18... fxg5 $5 19. Qxh5+ Kd7 20. Bc4 Nc6 21. Nf7 $17)
19. Qxh5+ Kd7 20. Bxf6 Nxa1 21. Qf7+ Be7 22. Ng6 Nc6 23. Rxa1 e5 {0-1 Slipak,
S-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires Najdorf 1996 (30)}) 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Rc1 Bc5 15.
Nxd4 Ndxe5 (15... Nxd4 {Winants} 16. Nd6+ Kf8 17. Qxd4) 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 (16...
Nxe5 {Winants} 17. Be3) 17. Nf3 Qd6 18. Qc2 Ba7 (18... Nd4 {Winants}) 19. Rfd1
Qc7 20. Qe4 O-O 21. Bf4 Qb6 22. Be3 Qa5 23. Ng5 Qf5 (23... g6 {Winants} 24.
Nxf7 $1 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Rxf7 26. Qxe6 Ne5 27. Qe7 Be4 28. Rc7 Raf8 29. Rd8 Rxd8
30. Qxd8+ Kg7 31. Rxf7+ Nxf7 32. Qxa5) 24. Qxf5 exf5 25. Bxa7 Rxa7 26. Nxf7 Na5
27. Be6 Ba8 28. Rc5 (28. Ne5+ $1 {Winants} Kh8 29. Ng6+ $3 hxg6 30. Rd3) 28...
Nc6 29. Ne5+ Kh8 30. Nxc6 Rc7 31. Rxf5 {1-0 Topalov,V-Lautier,J/Amber-rapid6th
1997/EXP 57}) (11... Ne4 {Ftacnik} 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bg5 $16 {/\ Re1}) 12. Nc4
Nc6 (12... Be7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Nd6 Bxg5 (14... Bc6 {Ftacnik} 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 (
15... Qxe7 16. Nxd4 $16 {׫}) 16. Ng5 $1 {><f7, h7} Bd5 17. Qd3 $1 (17. Qh5 h6
18. Ngxf7 Qd7 $13 19. Bc2 $140 Nf5 $1) 17... Ng6 (17... g6 18. Qh3 h5 19. Bxd5
exd5 20. f4 $16 {->>>}) 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. f4 Nd7 20. Qh3 h6 21. Ngxf7 $1 $18 {
1-0 Lalic,B-Sadler,M/England 1995 (31)}) 15. Nxb7 Qe7 16. Nxg5 (16. Bxd5 exd5
17. Nd6 $16) 16... Qxg5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qxd4 Nc6 19. Qxd5 Ne7 20. Qe4 Qd2 21.
Rab1 Qd5 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. Rfd1 Nb6 24. b3 Ra7 25. Nc5 a5 26. f4 Rc7 27. Ne4 {
Praszak,M-Estrada Nieto,J/MK Cafe op 1997/EXP 59/1-0 (72)}) 13. Bg5 (13. Nxd4 {
Dokhojan} Be7 (13... Rc8 14. a5) 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qg4 $16 {עg8}) 13... Qd7 {
Piket avait probablement examiné cette position а domicile.} (13... f6 $2 {
Dokhojan} 14. exf6 (14. Bh4 $40 {Ftacnik}) 14... gxf6 15. Re1 fxg5 16. Rxe6+
Kd7 17. Rxc6 Bxc6 (17... Kxc6 18. Nxd4+) 18. Nce5+ Kc7 19. Nxc6 Kxc6 20. Nxd4+
Kb6 21. a5+ $18) (13... Qc7 14. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c7]} Bc5 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Bxd5
Bxe5 (16... exd5 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. Re1+ Kf8 19. Nxd4 $36) 17. Bxc6+ Bxc6 18.
Re1 f6 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Rxe6+ Kd7 21. Qg4 h5 22. Qf5 g6 23. Qh3 $18) 14. Rc1 {
Winants: Une conception remarquable. Il semblerait que les pièces noires
soient bien disposées: le Bb7 contrôle la grande diagonale et le Nd5 occupe un
avant-poste. Or, en y regardant de plus près, on s'aperçoit qu'elles se gênent
mutuellement. C'est justement pourquoi Kasparov évite de provoquer des
simplifications en capturant le Pd4. Son but consiste avant tout а prendre
l'avantage via une meilleure conjugaison des forces} (14. Nfd2 $44 {[%cal
Gd2e4,Ge4d6,Gc4d6]}) (14. Nxd4 {Dokhojan} h6 15. Bh4 Nf4 $132 (15... Nf4 {
Winants} 16. Nf3 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4)) 14... h6 (14... Bc5 {Dokhojan} 15. Ncd2 $5
(15. Nfd2 O-O 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Qh5 $44) 15... Be7 (15... Bb6 16. Ne4 O-O 17. Qd2
$36 Na5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Nf6+ gxf6 20. Bxf6 Qe4 21. Rfe1 Qg4 22. h3 Qh5 23. g4
Nb3 24. Qf4 Qg6 25. Nh4 Nxc1 26. Rxc1 {+/-/+-}) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 $6 (16... Ncxe7
17. Ne4 Ne3 18. Nd6+ Qxd6 19. exd6 Nxd1 20. Rc7 $1 Bxf3 (20... Nf5 21. d7+ Ke7
22. Rxb7 Nxb2 23. Ne5 $18) 21. Rxe7+ Kf8 22. gxf3 Nxb2 23. Rc1 g6 24. Rcc7 Kg7
25. Rxe6 $16) (16... Ndxe7 17. Ne4 O-O 18. Nc5 Qc7 19. Re1 $1 Rad8 20. Ng5 Bc8
21. Qd3 Ng6 22. Qh3 h6 23. Ngxe6 $1 Ngxe5 (23... Qa5 24. Nxd8 Bxh3 25. Ncb7
Rxd8 26. Rxc6 $1 $18) 24. Nxc7 Bxh3 25. gxh3 Nf3+ 26. Kf1 $16) 17. Bxd5 exd5
18. Nb3 O-O 19. Re1 $16) ({Il valait mieux jouer} 14... Bc5 {Winants
immédiatement.}) 15. Bh4 Bc5 (15... Be7 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Nxd4 (17. Nd6 $1 Nxe5
18. Nf5+ (18. Nxb7 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxb7 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 (20... exd5 21. Rfe1+ Kf8
22. Qf4 $40 {/+/-})) 18... exf5 19. Nxe5 Qd6 20. Re1 Kf8 21. Qxd4 $16) 17...
Nf4 18. Nxc6+ Qxc6 $13 (18... Bxc6)) (15... g5 {Ftacnik} 16. Bg3 Be7 17. Nxd4
$16) 16. Nfd2 $1 {[%cal Gd2e4,Ge4d6,Gc4d6] Winants: La pointe des coups
précédents. Le Cavalier se dirige vers e4, pour profiter du soldat avancé 
(points d6 et f6)} O-O (16... Ne3 $2 {Dokhojan} 17. fxe3 dxe3 18. Ne4 e2+ 19.
Nxc5 exd1=Q 20. Rcxd1 $18 (20. Rcxd1 {Winants} Qc7 21. Nd6+ Kf8 22. Nxe6+)) (
16... Nf4 $2 {Ftacnik} 17. Ne4 Ba7 18. Ncd6+ Kf8 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 20. Nd6 Qd7 21.
Qf3 $18) 17. Ne4 Be7 (17... Ba7 18. Qg4 $40 (18. Nf6+ $3 {Winants} gxf6 19.
exf6 e5 (19... Nf4 20. Qg4+ Ng6 21. Qh5 Nxh4 (21... Kh7 22. Bg5) 22. Qxh4 Ne7 (
22... Kh7 23. Qe4+ Kh8 24. Bc2 $18) 23. Ne5 Qd6 24. Ng4 $18) 20. Qf3 (20. Qh5
$2 Nf4 21. Qxh6 Qg4 $19) 20... Nf4 (20... Bc8 21. Nd6 $1 Nf4 22. Rxc6) (20...
Kh8 21. Qh5 Kg8 22. Qxh6 Qg4 23. Bg5) 21. Qg3+ (21. Nd6 $5) 21... Ng6 22. Qxg6+
fxg6 23. Nxe5+ Qf7 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Nxc6 $16)) 18. Bg3 $1 {[%csl Ge5][%cal
Gc4d6,Ge4c5] In position with space advantage don`t change pieces On voit
maintenant а quel point le 14e coup des noirs était erroné. Les Cavaliers sont
non seulement privés de la case e7, mais pire encore, la diagonale b1-h7 reste
désormais sans défense.} Qd8 (18... f5 {Dokhojan} 19. exf6 gxf6 20. Ncd6 Bxd6
21. Nxd6 Na5 22. Bc2 e5 23. Qh5 $40 {+-}) (18... Rad8 {Ftacnik} 19. Ncd6 Ba8
20. Qd3 $36) 19. Ncd6 Na5 (19... Qb6 {Dokhojan} 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22.
Nf5 fxe5 23. Qg4+ Bg5 24. Nxh6+ Kg7 25. Qxg5+ $18) 20. Bc2 (20. Nxb7 {Ftacnik}
Nxb7 21. Qxd4 Nf4 22. Qe3 $14) 20... b3 (20... Qb6 {Ftacnik} 21. Qd3 $40) 21.
Bb1 {[%cal Gd1d3,Gd3h7]} Qb6 22. Qd3 {[%cal Ge4f6]} g6 (22... f5 $2 {Ftacnik}
23. exf6 gxf6 24. Nc5 f5 25. Nd7 $18) 23. Nc5 {[%cal Gc5e6] Menaçant а la fois
24.Nd7, et 24.Nxe6} Bc8 (23... Nb4 {Ftacnik} 24. Qxd4 Na2 (24... Nc2 {Winants}
25. Bxc2 bxc2 26. Nxe6 Qxd4 27. Nxd4 {et les Blancs auront bientôt deux pions
de plus.}) 25. Rcd1 $16) 24. h4 {[%cal Gh4h5]} Nc6 (24... h5 25. Qxd4 (25. Nxf7
$5 Rxf7 26. Qxg6+ Rg7 27. Qe8+ Bf8 28. Ne4 Bb7 29. Qxh5 $40) 25... Nc6 26. Qe4
$16 {/+-}) ({Le moindre mal était encore} 24... h5 {Winants}) 25. a5 $1 {
Ftacnik: Beautiful small sacrifice disturbs coordination of black pieces.
Ftacnik: Ein wunderschoenes Opfer verdirbt die Koordiantion der schwarzen
Kraefte. Un joli sacrifice de déviation.} (25. h5 {Ftacnik} Nxe5 $1) 25... Qxa5
(25... Nxa5 26. h5 Bxd6 (26... Nb4 27. Qxd4 $40 (27. Qe4 Bxd6 28. exd6 Bb7 29.
Nxb7 Qxb7 30. Qxd4 $16)) 27. exd6 (27. hxg6 {Ftacnik} Bxc5 (27... Nb4 28. Qd2
fxg6 (28... Kg7 29. exd6 Nc2 30. Bxc2 Qxc5 31. Be4 Nc4 32. Qe2 $18) 29. Qxh6
Rf5 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Nxe6+ Bxe6 32. Bxf5 $18) 28. g7 f5 29. exf6 Nxf6 30.
gxf8=Q+ (30. Be5 {Winants} Rf7 31. Bxf6 Rxg7 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. Qg3+ Kf8 (33...
Kh8 34. Qe5+ Kg8 35. Rxc5) 34. Qf3+ Kg7 35. Qxa8 $18) 30... Bxf8 31. Be5 Bg7
32. Bxf6 Bxf6 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Rc7 $18) 27... Nb7 28. hxg6 Nxc5 29. gxf7+ Rxf7
30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Qxh6+ Ke8 32. Bg6 $18) 26. Nxf7 Rxf7 27. Qxg6+ Kf8 (27... Rg7
28. Qe8+ Bf8 29. Qxc6 $18) 28. Nxe6+ Bxe6 29. Rxc6 $1 Bd7 (29... Nc7 30. Qxh6+
Rg7 (30... Ke8 {Dokhojan} 31. Rxc7 (31. Rfc1 {Winants} Ra7 32. Bg6 Bf8 33.
Rxe6+ Nxe6 34. Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Qf6+ $1 $18) 31... Qxc7 32. Qxe6 $18) 31. Rxe6
$18 (31. Rxe6 {Ftacnik} Nxe6 32. Qxe6 $18) (31. f4)) 30. Qxh6+ {30...Ke831.e6
Bc632.ef+-} (30. Qxh6+ {Dokhojan} Ke8 (30... Rg7 31. Rg6) (30... Kg8 {Winants}
31. Rg6+) 31. e6 Bxc6 32. exf7+ (32. Bg6 {Winants}) 32... Kd7 (32... Kxf7 {
Ftacnik} 33. Qg6+ Kf8 34. Qxc6 $18) 33. Bf5+ $18 (33. Bf5+ {Winants} Kd8 34.
Qh8+)) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch m1-2"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.22"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.05.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. e4
Nxe4 9. Re1 Ndf6 (9... Nef6 10. d5 Nb6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Bxe6 Qxd1 13. Bxf7+
$14) 10. Bc2 (10. Qc2 $5 b5 $1 (10... cxd4 11. Rxe4 d3 12. Qc4 b5 13. Qd4 Nxe4
14. Qxe4 $16) 11. Rxe4 c4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Qxc4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Be7
{<~~}) 10... Nd6 11. dxc5 Nb5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. a4 Na7 14. Ne5 Ke8 15. Nd3 (
15. b4 a5 (15... Nd5 16. Ba3 $14) 16. b5 $5 Bxc5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 (17... Bd4 18.
Ra2 $44 {[%cal Ga3f8,Ye5c4,Yc4d6]}) (17... Bb4 18. Bxb4 axb4 19. Nd2 {[%csl
Yb4][%cal Rd2c4]}) 18. Nxa3 $44 {[%cal Ya3c4,Yc4d6,Yc4a5,Yc4b6]}) 15... Nc6 16.
Nc3 (16. b4 $5 $16) 16... Nd4 17. Bd1 Bd7 18. b4 Bc6 19. Bb2 (19. Ne5 Rd8 20.
Be3) 19... Rd8 20. Ne5 Nd7 21. Nc4 (21. Nxc6 Nxc6 22. Na2 (22. Bh5 $5 Nf6 23.
Rxe6+ Be7 24. Rxc6 bxc6 25. Bf3 Kd7 26. Ne2 $44 (26. b5 Bxc5 27. Bxc6+ Kc7 $17)
) 22... a5 23. b5 Ncb8 24. c6 bxc6 25. Bc3 $1 $14) 21... b6 22. b5 axb5 23.
axb5 Nxb5 24. Ba4 (24. Bf3 Nd4) (24. Bh5 Nd4) (24. cxb6 $5 Nxc3 25. Bxc3 Bd5
26. Ne3 $36 Nxb6 $140 $2 27. Ba5 Bc5 28. Rb1 $18) 24... Nd4 25. Bxc6 Nxc6 26.
cxb6 Rb8 27. Na4 h5 28. h4 Rh6 29. Rac1 Rg6 30. Nd6+ (30. f3 $5 {[%csl Rg6]}
Nc5 31. Ne5 Nxa4 32. Rxc6 Nxb2 33. Rec1 $3 {[%cal Gc6c8,Gb6b7,Gb7b8]} (33. Nxg6
fxg6 34. Rec1 (34. Rb1 Na4 35. b7 Kd7) 34... Kf7 $13) 33... Kd8 34. Rc7 $18)
30... Bxd6 31. Rxc6 Rg4 $11 32. Rxd6 Rxa4 33. Bxg7 Rxb6 34. Rxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 13th Group3"]
[Site "Slough"]
[Date "1997.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1997.09.22"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Graz Merkur Versicherung"]
[BlackTeam "Slough Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. O-O c5 7. b3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Nd2 (10. Be2 Qc7 11. Nf3 e5 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 Nc6 14.
Qc2 Bg4 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Qb2 e4 17. Ne1 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Ne5 19. h3 Rfd8 20.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 Nd3 22. Nac2 Nd5 23. Nd4 Nc3 24. Qc2 Nb4 25. Qc1 Rxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:46] 0-1 Nikolic,P-Ivanchuk,V/Moscow PCA-GP rapid 1995/EXP}) 10...
Bd7 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nc4 Bc5 $1 (12... Bb4 13. Bf3 Rc8 14. Rc1 Qc7 15. a3 Be7
16. b4 Rfd8 17. Na5 Qb6 18. Ndxc6 Bxc6 19. Bd4 Qb5 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Be2 Qb7
22. Qa4 $16 {1-0 Wojtkiewicz,A-Hauchard,A/Anibal op4th 1997/CBM 58 (32)}) 13.
Bf3 (13. Nf3 $5 Qe7 14. a3 Rfd8 (14... b5 15. Nce5 Rfd8 16. Qb1 $14) 15. b4 Ba7
16. Qb1 $14 (16. Qd6 $5)) 13... Rc8 14. Rc1 Qe7 $10 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 Rxc6
17. Na5 (17. Bxf6 gxf6 (17... Qxf6 18. Na5 Rd6 19. Qe2 $16) 18. Na5 Rc7 19. b4
Bd6 20. a3 Rfc8 $10) 17... Rd6 (17... Rc7 18. Be5 (18. Qf3 $5 $14 {/=}) 18...
Rd7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 $10) 18. Qf3 Bb4 $1 (18... Rd7 19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Nd5
21. e4 Nb6 22. Nxb7 Qxb7 23. Qc3 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 f6 25. Rd6 $36) 19. Bxf6 Qxf6
20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Nxb7 Rd2 $44 22. Rc4 (22. a4 Rd3 $1 (22... Rb8 23. Rc7 Rb2
24. Rd7 $5 (24. Rd1 Rxb3 25. Kf1 $14)) 23. Nc5 (23. Rc7 Rxb3 24. Rd1 Ra3 $132)
23... Bxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxb3 25. Rc6 Ra8 $10 (25... Rd8 $5 26. Rxa6 Rd2 $44)) 22...
a5 23. a3 (23. Ra1 Rb8 24. Rc7 a4 25. bxa4 Ra8 26. Rc4 Rxa4 27. g3 (27. Rb1
Rdxa2 $14) 27... Rb2 28. Nd6 Ra8 $44) 23... Bxa3 24. Nxa5 Rb8 {White have one
more pawn,but it is very difficult to improve their position.} 25. Rb1 (25. Ra4
Bf8 $44) (25. Rg4+ Kf8 26. Ra4 Bb2 $44) 25... Rb5 26. Rg4+ Kf8 27. Nc4 $2 (27.
Ra4 $142 Be7 $14) 27... Rd3 $1 $10 28. Nxa3 Rbxb3 29. g3 Rxb1+ 30. Nxb1 Rd1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1997.09.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1997.09.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2120]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7.
Bd3 Nbd7 8. Re1 Be7 9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bc4 Nc5 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. b3 (13.
a3 b5 14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Nd4 Ne6 17. Nc3 Bb7 18. Qg4 Nxd4 19. Qxd4
Bc5 20. Qf4 Rfe8 21. Bd2 d4 22. Ne4 Qxe5 23. Qxe5 Rxe5 24. Nxc5 Rxc5 25. Rac1
Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Bd5 27. Rc7 Bc4 {Gelfand,B-Salov,V/Dos Hermanas 1995/CBM 47/1/
2-1/2 (42)}) 13... Nb6 $146 (13... Qd7 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Nc3 Qd8 16. Be3 Qa5
17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Bf4 Rd8 19. a3 Qc5 20. Red1 Nf8 21. Qd2 b5 22. Ne4 Qd5 23. Bg5
Ng6 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. Qg5 Ng6 26. Nc3 h6 27. Qxg6 fxg6 28. Nxd5 {Gelfand,
B-Lautier,J/Belgrade Invest 1995/CBM 51/[Gelfand]/1-0 (82)}) 14. Bf1 Qd7 {
[%cal Yf8d8,Yb6d5,Yb7b5]} 15. Bb2 (15. Qg4 $2 {[%cal Gc1h6]} f5 $1 16. exf6
Bxf6 17. Bb2 Rd8 $17) 15... Nd5 16. Nd2 b5 17. Rc1 (17. Qg4 $5 Bb7 18. N2f3
Rac8 19. h4 $36) 17... Bb7 18. Qg4 Rac8 19. N2f3 Qd8 {[%cal Yd8b6]} 20. h4 Qb6
21. a3 {[%csl Gd3,Ge4][%cal Gb3b4,Gf1d3,Gd3h7,Gg4e4] /\22.b4,getting important
for attack squares d3,e4.} (21. h5 Rfd8 (21... h6 {[%cal Yc5d3,Yd5c3,Yd5e3] It
is difficult to say how white can improve their attack,because good placed
knights of black controll important squares c3,d3,e3.}) 22. h6 g6) 21... b4 {
[%csl Rc4]} (21... Rfd8 22. b4 Na4 23. Ba1 Nac3 24. Bd3 h6 $36 {[%cal Ya6a5]})
22. axb4 (22. a4 {[%cal Gf1c4]}) 22... Nxb4 {[%cal Yb4d3]} 23. Rcd1 $2 (23.
Red1 Bd5 {[%csl Rb3]} (23... Bxf3 $5 24. gxf3 $13 {[%cal Gf1c4]} (24. Nxf3 Nxb3
) (24. Qxf3 Bxh4)) 24. Bc4 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 Ncd3 $36) 23... Nc2 $1 {[%csl Rb3]}
24. Nxc2 (24. Re2 Nxd4 (24... Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Qxb3 (26... Bxh4 27.
Rc2 $44) 27. Re3 Qb4 28. Qg4 {[%cal Ge3g3]}) 25. Nxd4 Nxb3 26. Nxb3 Qxb3 27.
Rd7 Rfe8 $17) 24... Qxb3 25. Nfd4 (25. Ba3 Qxc2 26. Nd4 Qa2 (26... Qc3 27. Re3
Qa5 28. Rg3 g6 29. h5 $132) (26... Qg6 27. Qxg6 hxg6 28. Rb1 Rc7 29. Rec1 $132)
27. Ra1 Qd5 28. Rad1 Rfd8 $17) 25... Qxb2 $19 26. Ne3 {[%cal Ge3f5]} f5 $1 {
This move stops counterplay of white.} 27. exf6 Rxf6 {[%cal Yb2f2]} 28. Re2 Qa3
29. h5 Rcf8 30. Rc2 Kh8 (30... Rf4 $5 31. Qh3 Rh4 32. Qg3 Bf6 $19) 31. Nc4 Qa4
32. Qg3 Rf4 $1 {[%cal Ye7h4]} 33. h6 gxh6 34. Nb6 Qb4 35. Nd7 Bh4 36. Qe3 Re4
$2 (36... Nxd7 37. Nxe6 Re4 $19 38. Qxh6 Rf7 $19) 37. Qxh6 (37. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 38.
Qxc5 $17) 37... Nxd7 38. Nxe6 {Time} (38. Nf5 Rf7 39. Nd6 Rf6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 06th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1998.06.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. e4
cxd4 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bc4 $146 (10. Be4 Nc5 11. Qxd4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 b5 13. Qg4 h5
14. Qg3 Bb7 15. Bg5 Qa5 16. Nbd2 Qb4 17. h3 h4 18. Nxh4 f6 $13 {1-0 Lempert,
I-Zakharevich,I/Moscow6 1991 (40)}) 10... Nb4 (10... Bc5 11. a3 (11. Bxd5 exd5
12. Nxd4 Nxe5 13. Re1 Qe7) 11... O-O 12. b4 Bb6 13. Bb2 $14) 11. a3 Nc6 12. Re1
b5 (12... Be7 13. Nbd2 (13. b4 O-O 14. Bb2 Qc7 {[%csl Re5]}) 13... O-O 14. Nb3
Qc7 15. Bf4 Rd8 16. Rc1 $44) (12... Bc5 13. b4 Ba7 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Nbd2 $44)
13. Bf1 Bb7 14. Nbd2 h6 (14... Qc7 $5 15. Qe2 (15. Nb3 Ndxe5 $17) 15... Be7 16.
Nb3 O-O 17. Bf4 $44) 15. Nb3 Rc8 $6 (15... Qb6 $5 16. Bf4 Rd8 $13) 16. Bf4 Qb6
17. Rc1 Be7 18. Nfxd4 $36 Nxd4 (18... O-O 19. Nf5 (19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Qg4 $36)
19... exf5 20. Qxd7 $16) 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. Qxd4 $1 (20. Nxd4 O-O $11) 20...
Qxd4 (20... O-O 21. Rc1 Qb7 22. Be2 $16) 21. Nxd4 Bg5 $2 (21... Bb7 22. Rc1 (
22. Nxb5 axb5 23. Bxb5 Kd8) (22. Rd1 Nb6) 22... Bc5 23. Nb3 (23. Nxb5 $2 axb5
24. Bxb5 Bb6 25. Be3 Bxe3 26. Rc7 Ba6 $1 $17 27. Bxa6 Bb6 28. Rb7 (28. Rc8+ Bd8
29. Bb5 Ke7 30. a4 Nxe5 31. a5 Rf8 32. b4 $13) 28... Kd8 (28... Ke7 29. Bb5 Rd8
30. a4 $1 Bd4 31. a5 Bxe5 32. a6 Bd4 33. a7 $14) 29. Bb5 Bc7) (23. Be3 Ke7)
23... Bb6 24. Bd2 O-O (24... Nxe5 25. Ba5 $16) 25. Ba5 Bxa5 26. Nxa5 Bd5 27. f4
$14) 22. Rc1 O-O 23. Bxg5 hxg5 24. Nc6 $18 Re8 25. Na7 1-0

[Event "NED-ch53"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1998.07.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1998.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. O-O c5 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Re1
Qc7 9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 Nd5 (10... Ng4 11. Bf4 {[%csl Rg4]}) 11. Be4 Ne7 (11...
Bb4 12. Bd2 (12. Nbd2 $5) 12... Bc5 13. Na3 $32) 12. Nxd4 (12. Qxd4 Ng6 $1 (
12... Nc6 13. Bxc6 $5 (13. Qc4 $14) 13... Qxc6 14. Nc3 $32 {[%cal Gd4g4,Gg4g7]}
) 13. Bxg6 (13. Bd3 b5 $132 {[%cal Yf8c5,Yc8b7]}) 13... hxg6 14. Nc3 Bc5 15.
Qf4 $36 {[%cal Gc3e4]}) 12... Ng6 (12... Nxe5 $2 13. Bf4 f6 14. Nd2 $44) 13. f4
(13. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 14. Qh5 Ndxe5 15. Bf4 Nf3+ $1 16. gxf3 Qxf4 $1 (16... Qf7 17.
Bg3 Be7 (17... Bb4 18. Rc1 $40 {[%cal Gc1c7]}) 18. Nd2 O-O 19. Nc4 $16 {
[%cal Gc4b6,Gc4e5]}) 17. Bxg6+ Kd8 18. Nc3 Bd6 19. Rad1 Kc7 $132) 13... Nc5 (
13... Bc5 14. Be3 O-O (14... Qb6 15. Nc3 Qxb2 16. Na4 Qa3 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Nc6
$1 Nd7 (18... O-O $140 19. Qd6 $16) 19. Na7 $1 $44) 15. Nc3 Rd8 16. Rc1 $36 {
[%csl Rc8][%cal Gc1c7]}) 14. Bf3 Nh4 15. Nc3 Be7 16. Be3 O-O 17. Bf2 Rd8 18.
Rc1 Qb6 (18... Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qb8 20. f5 $36) 19. Qe2 {[%cal Gd4b3,Gb3c5,Gf2b6]
} Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 $1 (20. Nxf3 Qb4 $1 $132) 20... Qxb2 $2 (20... Qb4 21. a3 Qxb2
22. Rb1 Qxa3 23. Nd5 Qxf3 24. Nxe7+ Kf8 25. Nxf3 Nd3 26. Nxc8 Raxc8 27. Red1
$16) (20... Bd7 $8 21. Rc2 (21. f5 $5 $36) (21. Nb3 Qb4 $11) 21... Rac8 22.
Rec1 $14) 21. Rb1 Qa3 {[%tqu "En","How can the white use the undefending
position of the black's queen?","","","c3d5","",10]} 22. Nd5 $1 Qxf3 (22... Na4
23. Rb3 (23. Qxa3 Bxa3 24. Nc7 Rb8 25. Nc6 $16) 23... Qc5 24. Nf5 exd5 (24...
Rxd5 25. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 26. Ne3 $16 {/+-}) 25. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 26. Ne3 $16 {/+-}) 23.
Nxe7+ Kf8 24. Nxf3 $1 $18 Nd3 25. Nxc8 Nxe1 26. Bc5+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.07.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Black "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Bd3
Nbd7 8. Re1 b5 9. a4 b4 (9... bxa4 $142 10. e4 (10. Qxa4 Bb7 11. Bd2 Bxf3 12.
gxf3 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Bc5 14. Qh4 O-O 15. Bc3 Ne5 16. Bxe5 Qxd3 $11 {0-1
Ibragimov,I-Rublevsky,S/President's Cup 1998 (61)}) 10... cxd4 11. e5 Nd5 12.
Rxa4 Bb4 13. Bd2 Bxd2 14. Nbxd2 Nc5 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Nxd7 17. Rxd4 O-O
18. Nc4 Rb8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Rublevsky,S/Polanica Zdroj 1997 (20)}) 10.
Nbd2 Be7 11. Nc4 Bb7 (11... cxd4 12. exd4 O-O (12... Qc7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Rc1
$14) 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. Qe2 $14) 12. e4 cxd4 13. e5 Nd5 14. Bg5 $1 O-O (14... Bxg5
15. Nd6+ Kf8 16. Nxb7 Qc7 (16... Qe7 17. Be4 $16) 17. Nxg5 Qxb7 18. Bxh7 (18.
Rc1 h6 19. Nf3 $16 {[%csl Rf8]}) 18... Nc5 19. Be4 $16) 15. Nd6 $1 (15. Bxe7
Qxe7 (15... Nxe7 16. Nxd4 (16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Nc6 (17... Nf5 18. Nxd4 Nc5
19. Rf4) 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. Rf4 Ne7 $1 $11 {[%cal Ye7g6]}) 16... Nc5 17. Nd6 Nxd3
18. Qxd3 Bd5 $132) 16. Nxd4 Nf4 (16... Nc5 17. Bb1 {[%cal Gc4d6]}) 17. Be4 Bd5
$11) 15... Bxg5 (15... Nc5 16. Bxe7 (16. Nxb7 Nxb7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 (17... Nxe7
18. Be4 Qd7 19. Nxd4 Rad8 20. Nb3 $14) 18. Nxd4 $14) 16... Qxe7 (16... Nxe7 17.
Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Kg6 (18... Kg8 19. Qh5 $18) 19. Qg4 $18) 17. Bxh7+ $5 (
17. Rc1 $2 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf4 19. Qxd4 Nxg2 $1 $19) (17. Bf1 $5 $14 {/+/-})
17... Kxh7 18. Qxd4 Rac8 19. Rec1 (19. Rac1 Nxa4 20. Nxb7 Qxb7 21. Qh4+ Kg8 22.
Ng5 Rfd8 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qxg7 Rf8 $13) 19... Nd7 20. Nxb7 Nxe5
21. Qxe5 Qxb7 22. Qe4+ g6 23. h4 $36) 16. Nxb7 Qe7 17. Be4 $1 {[%cal Gd1d4]}
Bh6 (17... Rab8 18. Na5 Rfc8 19. Qxd4 $16 {[%cal Gd4d3,Gd3h7,Gd3a6]}) 18. Bxd5
$1 (18. Qxd4 Nxe5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Rxe5 Qxb7 21. Rxd5 $11) 18... exd5 19. Na5
$1 $14 {[%csl Rd4,Rd5,Rh6] /+/-} (19. Qxd4 Nxe5 $11) 19... d3 (19... Rac8 $142
20. Nb3 (20. Qxd4 Qc5 21. Nb3 Qc4 $11) (20. Nxd4 Nb6 $132 {[%cal Yb6c4,Yc8c1]})
20... Nc5 21. Nbxd4 $14) 20. Qxd3 Qc5 21. Nb3 Qc4 22. Rad1 $1 Nb6 (22... Qxd3
23. Rxd3 Nb6 24. g4 (24. a5 Nc4 25. Rxd5 Nxb2 26. Re4 Rfd8 27. Rd6) 24... g6
25. a5 Nc4 26. Rxd5 Nxb2 27. Re4 Rab8 28. Rdd4 f5 29. exf6 Rxf6 30. Ne5 $16)
23. a5 Na4 (23... Qxd3 $142) 24. Qxd5 Nxb2 (24... Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Rad8 26. Red1
Rxd5 27. Rxd5 Nxb2 28. Rd6 (28. g4 $5) 28... Nc4 29. Rc6 Na3 30. Rxa6 $14 {/+/-
}) 25. Qxc4 Nxc4 26. Re4 Rfd8 (26... Rfc8 27. Rdd4 Nb2 28. Rxb4 $16) 27. Rxd8+
Rxd8 28. g4 $1 Nd2 $1 29. Nfxd2 Bxd2 30. Nxd2 Rxd2 31. Rxb4 h5 (31... Kf8 $1
32. Rb6 Rd5 33. Rxa6 Rxe5 $14 {/+/-}) 32. gxh5 $1 (32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. gxh5 Rd5
34. f4 Rd4 $1 35. f5 Rg4+ (35... Rf4 36. e6 $18) (35... Re4 $5 36. Re8 Rg4+ 37.
Kh1 Rg5 $11) 36. Kh1 Re4 37. Re8 Ra4) 32... Rd5 33. f4 Rxa5 $2 (33... f6 $1 34.
Rb8+ (34. exf6 gxf6 35. Rb6 Rxa5 36. Rxf6 Rxh5 37. Rxa6 $14) (34. e6 Kf8 35.
Rb7 Rxa5 (35... Rxh5 36. Rf7+ Ke8 (36... Kg8 37. Ra7 Kf8 38. Rxa6 $18) 37. Rxg7
Rxa5 (37... Rf5 38. Ra7 Rxa5 39. Kg2 $18) 38. Kg2 Rc5 39. Kg3 f5) 36. Rf7+ Ke8
37. Rxg7 Rxh5 38. Kg2 f5 $14) 34... Kf7 35. Rb7+ Kf8 36. exf6 gxf6 37. h6 Kg8 (
37... Rxa5 38. Rb8+ $18) 38. Rg7+ (38. Rb6 Rxa5 (38... Rf5 39. Rxa6 Kh7 40. Re6
Rxf4 41. a6 Kxh6 42. Kg2 Kg5 43. a7 Ra4 44. Re7 f5 $14) 39. Rxf6 Ra2 40. f5 Kh7
$14) 38... Kh8 (38... Kf8 39. Ra7 $18) 39. Kg2 Rxa5 40. Rf7 Ra3 41. Rxf6 Kh7
42. f5 a5 43. Ra6 Rd3 44. h4 Rd5 $11) 34. Rb8+ Kh7 35. Rf8 $1 g5 (35... f6 36.
e6 Ra1+ 37. Kf2 Ra2+ 38. Kf3 Ra3+ 39. Ke4 $18) (35... Ra4 36. Rxf7 Kg8 37. e6
$18) 36. Rxf7+ $1 (36. fxg5 Rxe5 37. h4 Kg7 38. Ra8 Re4 39. h6+ Kh7 40. Rf8 Re7
41. Kg2 Ra7 $11) 36... Kh6 (36... Kg8 37. e6 gxf4 38. h6 $18) 37. Rf6+ {
[#] Hecht: Man erwartet das Nehmen auf h5. Doch dann wird aufgrund eines
taktischen Witzes der e-Bauer zur Großmacht.} Kh7 (37... Kxh5 {Hecht} 38. e6
gxf4 (38... Ra4 39. Rf5 Re4 40. Rxg5+ Kh6 41. Re5 Rxe5 42. fxe5 Kg7 43. h4 a5
44. h5 a4 45. e7 Kf7 46. h6 a3 47. h7 a2 48. e8=Q+ Kxe8 49. h8=Q+ $18) 39. e7
Re5 40. Rf5+ $1 $18) 38. Rf7+ Kh6 39. Rf6+ Kh7 40. fxg5 Rxe5 41. h4 $18 Re4 42.
h6 Rxh4 {[#] Hecht: In dem entstandenen Endspiel spielt der schwarze a-Bauer
überhaupt keine Rolle. Wie wir sehen werden, ist er eher hinderlich...} 43.
Rf7+ (43. Rf5 {Hecht} Kg6 44. Ra5 Rh3 45. Kg2 Rb3 $11) 43... Kh8 (43... Kg8 44.
Rg7+ Kh8 45. Kg2 $18) 44. Kf2 Rg4 (44... Rh3 $5 {Hecht} 45. Rf3 $2 (45. Kg2 $1
Rh5 (45... Ra3 46. g6 $18) 46. Rf5 Kh7 47. Kg3 Kg6 48. Kg4 $18) 45... Rh5 46.
Rg3 Kh7 47. g6+ Kg8 (47... Kh8 48. g7+ Kg8 49. Rg6 $18 {[%cal Rg6f6,Rf6f8]}) (
47... Kxh6 48. g7 $18) 48. h7+ Kg7 $11 {wegen des a-Bauern kann Weiß nicht Kg2
und Th3 spielen...}) 45. Rg7 {Hecht:...wäre da nicht der blöde a-Bauer, so
könnte der schwarze Turm als Desperado zum Pattfinale blasen.} a5 46. Kf3 Rb4
47. Ra7 Rb3+ 48. Kf4 Rb4+ 49. Kf5 Rb5+ 50. Kg6 Rb6+ 51. Kh5 Rb5 52. Re7 (52. h7
{Hecht möglich wegen der fehelnden Pattgefahr...!} Rb1 53. Kh6 Rh1+ 54. Kg6 $18
) 52... a4 (52... Rc5 {Hecht} 53. Kg6 Rc6+ 54. Kf5 Rc5+ 55. Kf6 Rc6+ 56. Re6
Rxe6+ 57. Kxe6 Kg8 (57... a4 58. Kf7 a3 59. g6 a2 60. g7+ Kh7 61. g8=Q+ Kxh6
62. Qg6#) 58. g6 a4 59. g7 a3 60. Kf6 a2 61. Kg6 a1=Q 62. h7#) 53. Ra7 {
Hecht:Wegen g6 ist der a-Bauer nicht zu verteidigen. Der Rest ist Sache der
einfachen Technik.} a3 54. Rxa3 Kh7 55. Ra7+ Kh8 56. Re7 Kg8 57. Kg6 Rb6+ 58.
Kf5 Rb5+ 59. Re5 Rb8 60. g6 Kh8 61. Kf6 Rf8+ 62. Kg5 Rg8 63. g7+ Kh7 64. Rf5
Ra8 65. Rf8 Ra5+ 66. Kf4 Ra4+ 67. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 33rd"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1998.05.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Cifuentes Parada,R} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O
a6 7. e4 cxd4 (7... Nxe4 {Cifuentes Parada,R} 8. d5 Be7 (8... Nf6 9. Re1 $1 (9.
dxe6 $2 Bxe6 10. Qe2 (10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Ng5 Ke7 (12... Kd7 13.
Rd1+ Nd5 14. Nc3 Bd6 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Rxd5 Rd8 17. Bf4 $18) 13. Re1 Nc6 14.
Nxe6 Kd7 15. Nxf8+ (15. Bg5 Re8) 15... Rhxf8 16. Be3 b6 17. Nc3 Rad8 18. Rad1+
Kc8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Bg5 $14) 10... Nc6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qxe6+ Be7 13. Nc3 (
13. Ng5 Qd5 14. Nc3 Qxe6 15. Nxe6 Kf7 16. Re1 (16. Ng5+ Kg6 17. Re1 Rhe8 $11)
16... Nd4 $132) 13... Qd7 14. Qb3 O-O-O 15. Bf4 Qf5 16. Bg3 Rd3 17. Rad1 (17.
Qb6 Bd8 $1) 17... Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Rd8 $11) 9... Be7 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Qxd8+ Bxd8
(11... Kxd8 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ng5 Kc8 14. Nxe6 g6 15. Bg5 Nbd7 16. Nc3 $16) 12.
Ng5 $16) (8... e5 9. Re1 Nd6 10. Nxe5 Be7 11. Bd3 h6 (11... O-O 12. Qc2 g6 (
12... h6 {Chekhov} 13. Qxc5 $16) 13. Qxc5 $16) 12. Qh5 (12. Be3 $16 {Rustemov,
A-Kharlov,A/RUS-ch Elista 1996/1-0 (78)}) 12... Kf8 (12... O-O 13. Nc3 (13.
Bxh6 $6 gxh6 14. Qxh6 Bf5 15. Re3 Bg5 16. Rg3 f6 $13) 13... Nd7 14. Bxh6 gxh6
15. Qxh6 $18) 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. Bf4 Nf6 (14... Nxe5 15. Bxe5 b5 16. Rad1 $16) 15.
Qf3 g5 (15... g6 $2 {Chekhov} 16. Bxg6 $1 $18) 16. Bg3 Kg7 17. Re3 h5 {Black
is already exposed after artificial castling, so he doesn't mind further
concessions. Schwarz steht aufgrund der künstlichen Rochade ohnehin schon
exponiert, daher macht er sich keine Gedanken über weitere Schwächen.} (17...
Rf8 18. Rae1 $16) 18. h3 g4 19. Qf4 (19. hxg4 hxg4 20. Qf4 Nh5) 19... Nfe8 (
19... gxh3 20. gxh3 Bxh3 21. Rae1 $40) (19... h4 20. Bxh4 Nh5 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22.
Qh2 $18) 20. Ne4 h4 (20... f6 21. Ng6 $1 Nf5 22. Nxh8 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 $18) (20...
gxh3 21. gxh3 Nf5 22. Kh1 $40) 21. Bh2 gxh3 22. gxh3 Nf5 (22... Nxe4 $4 {
Chekhov} 23. Qxf7+ $18) 23. Kh1 $1 (23. Rf3 Rg8) 23... Kf8 (23... Nxe3 $2 24.
Qxf7+ Kh6 25. Qg6#) (23... Qxd5 24. Rg1+ Kf8 25. Bc4 Qd4 26. Bxf7 $18) 24. Rg1
Neg7 $2 {In the defence it is not always possible to avoid all dangers. Es ist
nicht immer möglich, bei der Verteidigung alle Drohungen zu parieren.} (24...
Rg8 25. Rxg8+ Kxg8 26. Re1 $40) 25. d6 $1 Bxd6 (25... Bf6 26. Nxf6 Qxf6 27. d7
$18) (25... Nxd6 $4 {Chekhov} 26. Nxd6 Bxd6 27. Qxf7#) 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27. Rxg7
$1 Kxg7 28. Bxf5 Bxf5 29. Qxf5 Qd1+ (29... Raf8 30. Qg5+ Kh7 31. Qxh4+ $18) 30.
Kg2 Qh5 (30... Qd5+ {Chekhov} 31. Rf3 $18) 31. Qc2 (31. Qf4 $5 {Chekhov}) 31...
Rae8 32. Qc3 (32. Qxc5 Qg5+ 33. Kf1 Rc8 34. Qd4 $18) 32... f6 33. Ng4 Qd5+ (
33... Qg5 34. Rf3 Re6 35. Bf4 Qg6 36. Qxc5 $18) 34. Rf3 Re6 35. Nxf6 Qd4 (35...
Qg5+ 36. Ng4+ Kg8 37. Qc4 $18) 36. Qxd4 {Surely sufficient, but white could
have saved some technical work. Sicher ausreichend, aber Weiß hätte sich
einige technische Arbeit sparen können.} (36. Nd7 $1 Qxc3 37. Rxc3 $18) 36...
cxd4 37. Ng4 Rh5 (37... Rhe8 38. Rd3 $18) 38. Rd3 Rd5 39. Kf1 Re4 40. f3 Re8
41. Bg1 Red8 42. Bf2 Kg6 43. Bxh4 Rc8 (43... Rh8 {Chekhov} 44. Bf2 Rxh3 45. Kg2
Rh8 46. Rxd4 $18) 44. Be1 Rc1 (44... Rc2 45. Ne3 $18 (45. Rb3 $22 {Chekhov} d3
46. Rxd3 $1 Rxd3 47. Ne5+ Kf5 48. Nxd3 $18)) 45. Ke2 Rb1 (45... Rc2+ 46. Rd2
Rxd2+ 47. Bxd2 $18) 46. Rb3 (46. Rd2 d3+ 47. Kf1 Kg5 $16) 46... b5 (46... d3+ {
Chekhov} 47. Kd2 $18) 47. Bd2 Kf5 (47... d3+ {Chekhov} 48. Ke3 $18) 48. Nf2 Rc5
49. Kd3 Ke5 (49... Rf1 {Chekhov} 50. Ne4 (50. Kxd4 $5 Rxf2 (50... Rc4+ 51. Ke3
$18) 51. Kxc5 Rxd2 52. Kb6 Rd6+ 53. Ka5 $18) 50... Rxf3+ 51. Kxd4 Rc4+ 52. Kd5
Rxb3 53. Nd6+ Kg6 54. axb3 Rh4 55. b4 Rxh3 56. Bc3 $18) 50. Ng4+ Kd5 51. Nf6+
Ke6 52. Ne4 Rc4 {Rustemov,A-Kharlov,A/RUS-ch 1996/CBM 56/[Ftacnik]/1-0 (78)}) (
8... b5 9. dxe6 Qxd1 (9... bxc4 10. exf7+ Ke7 11. Qe1 Qd3 12. Nc3 Bf5 13. Ng5
$16) 10. exf7+ Ke7 11. Rxd1 bxc4 12. Re1 $16 (12. Re1 Bf5 13. Nc3 $16)) (8...
Nd6 9. dxe6 Bxe6 (9... Nxc4 10. exf7+ Ke7 11. Bg5+) (9... fxe6 10. Bd3 Be7 11.
Qc2 Nf5 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Nc3 Be6 15. Re1 Bf7 16. Qxf5 O-O 17. Bf4
$16 {Kluger-Szili/HUN/1959/}) 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Qe2 $14 (11. Re1 $5) (11. Re1
$44)) (8... exd5 9. Bxd5 Nd6 (9... Nf6 10. Bxf7+) 10. Re1+ Be7 11. Bg5 f6 12.
Bf4 $16) 9. Re1 (9. dxe6 $5 Bxe6 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Re1 Nf6 13.
Rxe6+ (13. Ng5 O-O 14. Nxe6 Re8 15. Nc3 Nc6 16. Bg5 b6 $14) 13... Be7 14. Nc3
Nc6 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Rae1 Rfe8 17. Ne5 Nd8 18. Rb6 Bf8 19. Kf1 Re6 20. Nc4 Rxe1+
21. Kxe1 Rc8 22. a4 Kf7 23. Bg5 Be7 24. f4 Kf8 25. f5 Rc6 26. Rb3 Nd5 27. Nxd5
Bxg5 28. Kf2 Bf6 29. g4 Bd4+ 30. Kg3 g6 31. h4 gxf5 32. gxf5 Rh6 33. Kg4 Bf2
34. h5 Bd4 35. a5 Rc6 36. Rb6 Rxb6 37. axb6 Nf7 38. Kf4 Ke8 39. Nc7+ Kd7 40.
Ne6 Kc6 41. Nxd4+ cxd4 42. Ke4 Kc5) 9... exd5 (9... Nd6 10. Bb3 c4 11. Bc2 O-O
12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Nd4 Bc8 14. Nc3 $36) 10. Qxd5 Nd6 (10... Qxd5 11. Bxd5 Nf6
12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Bg5 Kf8 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ne5 $16) 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Bf4 Nf5 13.
Nc3 Bf6 14. Bxf5 Qxd5 (14... Bxc3 15. Bxh7+ $1 $16) 15. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 16. Nxd5
Nd7 17. Bd6 Rd8 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Bxc5 Bg4 20. Be7 Rd7 21. Ng5+ Kg6 22. Bxf6
Kxf6 23. Ne4+ Kg6 24. f3 Bf5 25. Rad1 Rad8 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Kf2 b6 28. Re2 Rd3
29. Re3 Rd4 30. Rb3 b5 31. Ke3 Rc4 32. Rc3 Rb4 33. b3 Be6 34. g4 a5 35. f4 Bd5
36. Nd2 a4 37. a3 Rxb3 38. Nxb3 axb3 $4 39. Rc5 (39. Kd2 $18) 39... Bc4 $4 (
39... b4 $3 40. Rxd5 (40. axb4 b2 $18) 40... bxa3 $18) 40. Kd2 {1-0 Gelfand,
B-Lautier,J/Investbanka 1997/CBM 62_05}) (7... b5 $5 {Cifuentes Parada,R}) 8.
e5 Nfd7 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qf4 Qc7 (10... Be7 11. Qg3 g6 12. Bh6 $16 {[%csl Re8]})
(10... b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. Nc3 Nc5 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bc2 f5 15. Be3 Be7 16. Bxc5
Bxc5 17. Bb3 Bc8 18. Rac1 $16 {1-0 Rustemov,A-Mirzoev,A/MK Cafe op 1997 (34)} (
18. Rac1 {Cifuentes Parada,R} Qb6 19. Nd5 $1 exd5 20. Bxd5 Rb8 21. Bxc6+ Qxc6
22. e6 Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Qb6+ 24. Kg3 O-O 25. Rd6 Qa7 26. Ne5 Qb7 27. Nc6 Ra8 28.
e7 Re8 29. Qe5 Kh8 30. Qd5 Qb6 31. Qe5 Qc7 32. Rd8 $1 Qxe5+ 33. Nxe5 Be6 34.
Rxa8 Rxa8 35. Rd1 {1-0 Rustemov,A-Mirzoev,A/MK Cafe op 1997/EXP 59})) 11. Re1
Ndxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 (13. Rxe5 $2 {Cifuentes Parada,R} Bd6 $19) 13...
Qxc4 14. Nc3 $32 {[%cal Gc3d5,Gd5c7,Gd5b6] /~/=} f6 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Qf3 Bg7 {N}
(16... Be7 17. Bh6 $44 Kf7 (17... Qh4 $140 18. Bg7 (18. Nd5 Kf7 19. Rac1 Qh5 (
19... Qxh6 {Cifuentes Parada,R} 20. Rc7 Re8 $2 21. Rxe7+ $1) 20. Rc7 {1-0
Legky,N-Alet,J/Metz op 1994}) 18... Rg8 19. Nd5 Kf7 (19... Rxg7 20. Nc7+ Kf7
21. Nxa8 $16) 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Re4 $18) 18. Rad1 (18. Ne4 Rd8) 18... Rd8 19.
Rxd8 Bxd8 20. Rd1 Be7 21. Ne4 $44) 17. Nd5 O-O $8 18. Nb6 Qb4 19. Be3 Rb8 {
[%csl Rb8,Rc8][%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c7]} 20. Rac1 $44 {[%cal Ge3c5,Gc5f8,Gc5b4,Gc1c7]}
Qxb2 $2 (20... Qb5 $142 21. Rc7 $36) (20... Rd8 {Cifuentes Parada,R} 21. Red1
$1 Re8 (21... Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 $18 {x Bc8}) 22. Bc5 Qa5 23. a4 $1 $18) 21. Re2 $1
{[%cal Ge2c2,Gc1c8]} Qb5 22. Rec2 $18 {x Bc8} e5 23. Nxc8 f5 24. Rc7 Rd8 25.
Ne7+ Kh8 26. Qh3 {[%cal Ge7g6]} (26. Qh3 Qe8 27. Bh6 Rd7 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qe3
Kf6 30. Ng8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Presidents Cup "]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bd3
Nbd7 8. Re1 b5 9. a4 bxa4 10. Qxa4 (10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nd5 12. Rxa4 Bb4 13. Bd2
Bxd2 14. Nbxd2 Nc5 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Nxd7 17. Rxd4 O-O 18. Nc4 Rb8 19. Rg4
Qe7 20. Qd2 Rb4 21. h3 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Rublevsky,S/Polanica Zdroj 1997})
10... Bb7 11. Bd2 (11. Nbd2) 11... Bxf3 $1 12. gxf3 cxd4 13. Qxd4 (13. Bxa6 Qb6
) 13... Bc5 14. Qh4 (14. Qc3 O-O (14... Qb6) 15. Rxa6 Nd5 $132) 14... O-O 15.
Bc3 Ne5 $1 16. Bxe5 Qxd3 17. Bxf6 Qg6+ 18. Kf1 (18. Qg5 gxf6 19. Qxg6+ hxg6 $15
) (18. Bg5 h6 $15) 18... gxf6 $5 (18... Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Nd2 $11) 19. Nc3
Rfb8 20. Ra4 (20. Ne4 Be7 21. Re2 Rb7 $15 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Yf6f5]}) 20... f5
21. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2f4,Gf4h5]} (21. Re2 Bf8 $15 {[%cal Yf8g7]}) 21... Bd6 $1 (
21... Rxb2 22. Nf4 Qg7 23. Nh5 Qg6 $11) 22. Rd1 Be5 23. b4 Bf6 24. Qh3 {
[%cal Ge2f4]} f4 $1 {[%cal Yg6c2,Yc2d1,Yc2a4]} (24... Rd8 $5 25. Rc1 Be5 $15)
25. e4 (25. Rc1 fxe3 26. fxe3 Qd3 $36) 25... Qg5 $1 {[%cal Yg5b5]} 26. Qg4 $2 (
26. Qg2 $1 Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Be7 28. Rda1 Rb6 29. b5 $11) 26... Qxg4 27. fxg4 f3
28. Ng1 Bc3 $15 {/-/+} 29. Rb1 a5 30. b5 Bb4 31. Nxf3 Rxb5 32. Nd4 (32. Ke2 Rd8
$17) 32... Rb6 33. Nc6 Bc5 (33... Rxc6 34. Rbxb4 axb4 35. Rxa8+ Kg7 36. Rb8 Rc4
37. f3 Kf6 38. Ke2 Ke5 39. Rb7 $132 Kd4 $140 40. Kd2) 34. Rxb6 Bxb6 35. Ke2 Kg7
{[%cal Ya8c8,Yc8c2]} 36. Ne5 {[%cal Ge5c4]} (36. f4 Rc8 37. Nd4 Rc3 $17) 36...
Rd8 {[%cal Yd8d4]} 37. Nc4 Bc7 38. Ke3 e5 39. Ra1 (39. Ra3 $5) 39... Ra8 40.
Kd3 Kf6 {[%cal Yf6g5]} 41. h4 Ke6 42. Kc3 Bd8 {[%cal Yd8h4,Yd8e7,Ye7a3,Ya5a3]}
43. g5 (43. f3 a4 (43... Bxh4 44. Rh1 Be7 45. Rxh7 a4 $17) 44. Nb2 a3 45. Nc4
Be7 46. Kb3 Rd8 $17) 43... a4 44. Ra2 Ra7 {[%cal Yd8e7,Ye7a3]} (44... Be7 $2
45. Nb6 {[%csl Ra4]}) 45. Rd2 Be7 46. Rd5 (46. Ra2 Bc5 $1 $17 (46... f6 47.
gxf6 Kxf6 48. Nb6 $132) (46... a3 47. Kb3 Rb7+ 48. Kc2 $132)) 46... f6 47. gxf6
Kxf6 48. Rxe5 (48. Kb2 a3+ 49. Ka2 Ra4 $17) (48. Rd2 Bc5 $17) (48. Nxe5 a3 $19)
48... a3 49. Ra5 Rxa5 50. Nxa5 Kg6 51. Nc4 (51. Nc6 Bxh4 52. f4 (52. Kb3 Bxf2
53. Kxa3 h5 54. Ne5+ Kg5 55. Kb3 Bg3 $19) 52... Bg3 $19 {[%cal Yh7h1]}) 51...
Kh5 52. Nxa3 Bxa3 {Hecht The bishop doesn't control h1, to be sure, but
Black's king prevents his colleague from entrance to that square. The
connected passed pawns are neither strong nor quick. Der Läufer beherrscht
zwar nicht h1, doch doch verwehrt der schwarze König seinem Kollegen den
Zugang dorthin. Die verbundenen Freibauern sind weder stark noch schnell.} 53.
Kd3 (53. Kd4 {Hecht} Kxh4 54. f4 Kg3 55. f5 h5 56. e5 h4 57. f6 h3 58. e6 Bb2+
$19) 53... Kxh4 54. Ke2 (54. f4 {Hecht} Kg3 55. f5 Bb2 $19) 54... Kh3 55. Kf1
Kh2 $1 $19 56. e5 h5 57. f4 h4 58. f5 Bb2 59. e6 (59. f6 {Hecht} Bxe5 60. f7
Bd6 61. Kf2 h3 62. Kf1 Bc5 $19) 59... Bf6 60. Kf2 h3 61. Kf1 Bh4 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 06th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1998.06.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1998.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 (10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 b5 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5
14. Bxd5 Bb7 15. Bxb7 Nxb7 16. Nd4 O-O 17. Nc6 Qc7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. a4 Rfd8
20. Qg4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Nc5 22. Ra3 Qe6 {1/2-1/2 Lalic,B-Kortschnoj,V/WchT 4th
1997}) (10. Bg5 O-O 11. Re1 h6 12. Bh4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qd3 Nh5 15. Bg3 Nxg3
16. hxg3 Bf6 17. Rad1 Ne7 $11) (10. Bf4 O-O 11. Rc1 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. a4 b4
14. Ne4 Nd5 15. Bd2 Nc4 16. Bb3 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Bb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,
V-Fominyh,A/RUS-ch m1-2 1997/CBM 59 (26)}) 10... O-O 11. a3 (11. Bf4 Na5 12.
Bc2 b5 13. d5 exd5 14. Qd3 g6 15. Rxe7 Qxe7 16. Bg5 Qd6 17. Qd4 Nh5 18. Nxd5
Nc6 19. Qd2 f6 20. Bb3 Kh8 21. Be3 Bg4 22. Nb6 Qxd2 23. Nxd2 Rad8 $17 {0-1
Illescas Cordoba,M-Anand,V/Leon m 1997 (37)}) 11... Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. Qd3 Bb7
14. Bg5 g6 $11 15. Ne5 Rc8 {[%cal Ya5c4]} 16. Rad1 (16. Qh3 Nc4 17. Bh6 Nxb2 (
17... Re8 18. Nxf7 Qxd4 $132 19. Qxe6 $140 Bc5 $19) 18. Bxf8 Bxf8 $17) 16...
Nc4 17. Nxc4 bxc4 (17... Rxc4 18. Bb3 Rc8 19. Qh3 (19. d5 Bxd5 20. Qh3 Rc7 $11)
19... Rc7 20. Qh4 Nd5 21. Ne4 $14 {/=}) 18. Qh3 Nd5 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Ne4 Qb6 $15
{[%csl Rb2]} 21. Bc1 f5 22. Nc3 Bf6 {[%csl Rb2,Rd4]} 23. Nxd5 exd5 (23... Bxd5
24. Qc3 {[%cal Gc1f4,Gf4b8]} Rb8 25. Re2 Rb7 (25... Red8 $140 26. Bf4 Qxb2 27.
Qe3 {[%cal Gf4b8,Gc2f5,Ge2b2]} Rb7 28. Bxf5 $11) 26. Ba4 Rd8 27. Bf4 $132) 24.
Qg3 Bxd4 (24... Bg7 25. h4 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Bxd4 (26... Qxd4 27. Re7 $44) 27.
Bxf5 $15) 25. Bxf5 $11 Bxf2+ (25... Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Bxf2+ 27. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 28.
Kxf2 Rf8 29. Re7 Rxf5+ 30. Ke2 $11 {[%cal Gc1e3,Ge3d4]}) 26. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 27.
Kxf2 gxf5 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup07"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "1998.07.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nikitin, Andrey"]
[Black "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1998.07.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. b3 Nc6 8. Bb2
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be7 11. Be2 $1 {[%cal Ge2f3,Gf3b7]} Bd7 (11... O-O
12. Bf3 Nd5 13. Nc3 $14 {/+/-}) 12. Bf3 Bb5 13. Re1 (13. Bxb7 $2 Rb8 14. Bf3
Bxf1 15. Bc6+ Nd7 (15... Kf8 16. Qxf1 $44) 16. Qxf1 O-O 17. Qxa6 Rc8 $17) 13...
Qd7 14. Nc3 O-O (14... Bc6 15. Rc1 $1 (15. Bxf6 Bxf6 (15... Qxd1 16. Bxc6+ bxc6
17. Rexd1 Bxf6 18. Rac1 $16) 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 (16... Bxd7 17. Rac1 Rc8 (17... Rb8
18. Ne4 $36) 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20. Rc1 $14) 17. Bxc6+ Kxc6 18. Rac1
Bxc3 19. Rxc3+ Kb6 20. Rec1 Rhd8 21. Rc7 Rd1+ $11) 15... Rc8 (15... Bxf3 $2 16.
Qxf3 O-O 17. Red1 $16) 16. Na4 $1 Bxa4 17. Rxc8+ Qxc8 18. bxa4 $36) 15. Na4 $5
(15. Nxb5 $1 axb5 (15... Qxb5 16. Qe2 Nd5 (16... Qxe2 17. Rxe2 Nd5 18. Rc1 Rac8
19. Rec2 $16) 17. Qxb5 axb5 $14) 16. Qe2 Nd5 17. Red1 $16) 15... Bxa4 16. bxa4
Nd5 17. Qb3 (17. Rb1 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Qb3 $14 {/=}) 17... b5 18. axb5 Qxb5
19. Rab1 Rfb8 $14 20. Rec1 Qxb3 21. Rxb3 (21. axb3 a5 $132) 21... Rxb3 22. axb3
a5 23. e4 Nb4 24. Kf1 $6 (24. Rc7 Bf8 25. Kf1 $14) 24... e5 $5 25. Bb6 (25. Ba1
f6 $11 {[%csl Ra1]}) 25... Bd8 26. Be3 h6 $1 {[%cal Yd8g5]} 27. Rc5 $1 Bb6 $1 (
27... f6 28. Rb5 $16 {[%cal Gf3e2,Ge2c4]}) 28. Rxe5 Bxe3 29. fxe3 a4 30. bxa4
Rxa4 31. Re8+ Kh7 32. e5 $16 Ra1+ 33. Kf2 (33. Ke2 Ra2+ 34. Kd1) 33... Nd3+ 34.
Kg3 Nc5 35. Re7 Kg8 36. Bd5 Rf1 37. Rc7 Ne6 38. Rc8+ Kh7 39. h4 $6 (39. Bxe6
fxe6 40. Rc6 $16) 39... Re1 40. Kf2 Ra1 41. Ra8 $2 (41. Bxe6 fxe6 42. Rc6)
41... Rxa8 42. Bxa8 Nc5 43. Kf3 Kg8 44. Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.10"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 "England"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

{[%mdl 36]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. e4
Nxe4 8. d5 Be7 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 (10... Kxd8 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Re1
Nd6 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Na4 Nf5 15. Ne5 {Aleksandrov,A-Waitzkin,J/New York op
19981-0 (48)} (15. Ng5 $1 $16)) 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Re1 Nf6 13. Rxe6+ (13. Ng5
O-O 14. Nxe6 Re8 15. Nc3 Nbd7 16. Bf4 Ba5 {1/2-1/2 Neikirkh,O-Clarke,P/Leipzig
olm fin-A 1960/EXT 99}) 13... Be7 14. Bg5 (14. Nc3 Nc6 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Rae1
Rfe8 17. Ne5 Nd8 18. Rb6 Bf8 19. Kf1 Re6 20. Nc4 Rxe1+ 21. Kxe1 Rc8 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Aleksandrov,A-Sadler,M/Open, Koge DEN (09) 1997 (61)}) 14... Nc6 15.
Nc3 (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nc3 Kf7 17. Rae1 Rad8 $15) 15... Kf7 16. Rae1 Rhe8 $15 {
[%cal Yc6d4,Ye7f8]} 17. Bf4 h6 (17... Nd4 $2 18. Ng5+ Kf8 19. Rxe7 Rxe7 20. Bd6
Rae8 21. Bxc5 $18) 18. R6e2 (18. R6e3 Bf8 $15 {=}) (18. Na4 $5 Nd4 (18... g5
19. Bg3 g4 20. Nh4 Nd4 21. Rb6 $16) 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Nb6 Bc5 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22.
Rxe8 Kxe8 23. Nc4 $11) 18... Nd4 19. Nxd4 cxd4 $36 20. Nb1 Nd5 $1 (20... d3 21.
Rd2 (21. Re5 Rad8 (21... Rac8 22. Nc3 Ba3 $5 23. Rxe8 Nxe8 24. Bc1 (24. Rd1
Bxb2 25. Nd5 $15) 24... Bc5 25. Kf1 $11) 22. Bd2 $15 (22. Nd2 Rc8 $1 $17 {
[%cal Yc8c2]}) 22... Ng4 23. R5e4) 21... Bb4 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Rd1 Re2 $17) 21.
Bd2 (21. Be5 Bb4 (21... d3 22. Re4) 22. Rd1 Bd6 23. Rxd4 (23. f4 Nxf4 24. Bxf4
Rxe2 25. Bxd6 Rc8 $1 $17 (25... Rxb2 $17)) 23... Rac8 $1 24. g3 Rxe5 25. Rxe5
Bxe5 26. Rxd5 Rc1+ 27. Kg2 Ke6 $19) 21... Red8 $1 $17 {[%csl Rb1][%cal Ya8c8,
Yc8c2]} 22. Re4 (22. Rc1 Bf6 23. Ree1 d3 24. b3 Rac8 $17) 22... Bf6 23. h4 (23.
Kf1 Rac8 24. Na3 b5 $17) 23... Rac8 24. g4 g5 (24... d3 $5) 25. hxg5 hxg5 26.
Na3 b5 $1 {[%csl Ra3]} 27. b3 Rc6 28. Kf1 d3 $19 29. Rd1 (29. Nb1 $142) 29...
Be7 30. Nb1 Rh6 $1 $40 31. Kg2 Rdh8 32. Rxe7+ Nxe7 33. Be3 Nc6 34. Nd2 (34.
Rxd3 Rh2+ 35. Kf3 Ne5+ $19) 34... Rh2+ 35. Kf3 Ne5+ 36. Ke4 Nxg4 37. Nf3 Re8+
38. Kd4 Rd8+ 39. Ke4 Nxf2+ 40. Bxf2 Rxf2 41. Nxg5+ Kf6 42. Ra1 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.28"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Be7 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 (12. Ne4 Nc6 13. Bf4 O-O (13... Bb7
14. Re1 Qa5 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Qf5 17. Bg3 d3 18. Bc4 O-O 19. Bxd3 Qa5 20.
Rc1 Rac8 21. h4 $36 {1-0 Sasikiran,K-Tkachiev,V/Bastia FRA 2003/(34)}) 14. Rc1
Bb7 15. Qd3 Re8 16. Rfe1 Nf8 17. Bg3 Na5 18. Bc2 Qd5 19. Bb1 Nb3 20. Rc7 Nc5
21. Qd2 Nfd7 {1-0 Zhu Chen-Skripchenko Lautier,A/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (56)} (
21... Qd8 $5 22. Rxc5 $140 Bxe4)) 12... Nc6 (12... Nc5 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. Qg4 Bd5
15. Qxg7 Kd7 16. Nb6+ Qxb6 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qxh8 Qg6 19. Be3 Nd3 20. Rfd1 Nxb2
21. Rac1 Nxd1 22. Qc8# {1-0 Maric,A-Skripchenko Lautier,A/New Delhi 2000/CBM
79 ext (22)}) 13. Nxd4 (13. a5 Nc5 14. Ba4 Nxa4 15. Qxa4 Bd7 16. Qb3 O-O 17.
Rd1 Be8 {1/2-1/2 Prokopchuk,E-Volzhin,A/Tomsk 2001/CBM 82 ext (17)}) (13. Bf4
Nc5 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 O-O 17. Rfd1 Qf6 18. Qc2 Bd7 19. Bg5
Qg6 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 f6 23. Be3 a5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Peng,
Z-Skripchenko Lautier,A/Leon 2001/EXT 2002 (40)}) (13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. Rc1 Bb7 16. Bc2 Rab8 17. Nxd4 {1/2-1/2 Gleizerov,E-Skripchenko Lautier,A/
Saint Vincent 2001/CBM 80 ext (17)}) 13... Ncxe5 (13... Ndxe5 14. Nxc6 Qxd1 (
14... Nxc6 15. Qxd8+ Bxd8 16. Rd1 O-O 17. Be3 Bf6 18. Rac1 $44) 15. Rxd1 Nxc6
16. Bf4 Bb7 17. Rac1 $44) 14. Bf4 (14. Qe2 $5 Nxc4 (14... Ng6 15. Nc6 Qc7 16.
Nxe7 Nxe7 17. Rd1 O-O 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Rac1 $44) 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxe7 Na5 17.
Bd5 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Bg5 h6 20. Ng6 $13) 14... Nxc4 15. Nc6 (15. Bxc4 Nb6
16. Bb3 Bf6 (16... Bb7 $5) 17. Nc6 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 O-O 19. a5 $14 {1/2-1/2
Lautier,J-Rublevsky,S/Poikovsky 2003/CBM 95/[Huzman] (50)}) 15... Qb6 (15...
Nxb2 16. Qd2 Qb6 17. Nxe7 Kxe7 18. Qxb2 $44 {[%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c7,Yb2g7]}) 16.
Nxe7 Kxe7 (16... Na5 17. Rc1 Kxe7 (17... Nxb3 18. Nxc8 Qd4 19. Rc7 $18) 18. Bc7
$16) 17. Bxc4 Bb7 18. Qd2 (18. Rc1 Rhd8 (18... Rac8 $5) 19. Qh5 Nf6 20. Qh3
Rac8 {1/2-1/2 Chabanon,J-Skripchenko,A/Aix les Bains FRA 2003/(43)}) 18... Rhc8
19. Rfd1 {This move results in a drawish position marked by the
opposite-coloured Bs} ({The following would alllow to fight for an advantage} 
19. b3 $5 Nf6 (19... Qc6 20. f3 (20. Qxb4+ Ke8 21. f3 Qb6+ 22. Qxb6 Nxb6 23.
Bd3 Nd5 $11) 20... Qc5+ 21. Kh1 $44 (21. Be3 Qd6 22. Qf2 Kf8 23. Rad1 Bd5 $15)
21... Bd5) 20. a5 Qc6 21. Qxb4+ Ke8 22. f3 Qc5+ 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 $14) 19... Rxc4
20. Qxd7+ Kf8 (20... Kf6 $6 21. Rd6 $1 (21. Bd6 Qc6 22. Be7+ Kg6 23. Qxc6 Bxc6
24. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Bxa4 26. Bxb4 Rd8 $17) (21. Qd2 Qc6 22. f3 Kg6 23. Qd3+
f5 24. Be5 Rc2 $17) 21... Qc5 22. Re1 $1 Be4 $1 (22... Bd5 23. Be3 $1 Qc8 $140
(23... Re4 24. h3 Qc8 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. Qxd5 $40) 24. Rxd5 $18) (22... Re4 23.
Be3 Qc8 24. f3 Qxd7 25. Rxd7 Bc6 26. Bd4+ Kg6 27. Rxe4 Bxd7 28. Rg4+ Kf5 29.
Rxg7 e5 30. Bc5 Ke6 31. Bxb4 $16) 23. Be3 Qf5 24. f3 Bd5 25. Rd1 $1 Bxf3 26.
gxf3 Qxf3 27. Bd4+ Kg6 $13 28. Rxe6+ fxe6 29. Qxg7+ Kh5 30. Qxh7+ Kg5 $11) 21.
a5 Qc6 22. Bd6+ Kg8 23. Qxc6 Bxc6 (23... Rxc6 24. Bxb4 Rc4 25. Bc3 $11) 24.
Rac1 $1 $11 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Bxb4 f6 27. f3 Kf7 28. Kf2 Bd7 29. Rxc8 Bxc8
30. f4 Bd7 31. h4 Kg6 32. Bf8 Bb5 33. b4 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 9899"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1998.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1998.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 b5 12. d5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Qxd5
Qxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Bb7 17. Ne4 Nd4 (17... Rfd8 18. Rad1 (18. Nb6 $5
Rab8 19. Nc5 {[%cal Gc5d7,Gd7b8]} Nb4 $1 (19... Nd4 20. Nbd7 $1 (20. Rad1 Bc6
21. Nbd7 $1 Bxd7 22. Rxd4 Be6 $1 23. Nxe6 (23. Rde4 Bxa2 24. Nxa6 Rbc8 $11)
23... fxe6 24. Rde4 Rb6 $11) 20... Rbc8 (20... Nc2 21. Nxb8 Nxa1 22. Nbd7 Nc2
23. Nxb7 $18) 21. Rad1 Nc2 22. Nxb7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Nxe1 24. Kf1 Nc2 25. Nd6 $16)
20. Rad1 (20. Re7 Bc6 21. Nbd7 Bxd7 22. Nxd7 Rbc8 $15) 20... Bc6 21. a3 Nc2 (
21... Nd3 22. Rxd3 Rxd3 23. Nxd3 Rxb6 24. b4 $14) 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rc1 Nd4 (
23... a5 24. Kf1 $14) (23... b4 $5 24. a4 $1 Nd4 25. Kf1 $36) (23... Rd2 24.
Nb3 Nd4 25. Nxd4 (25. Nxd2 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Nxc1 $15 {[%csl Rb6]}) 25... Rxd4 26.
Kf1 $14) 24. Kf1 a5 25. Rd1 b4 26. a4 $36) 18... Nd4 (18... Ne5 19. Nb6 Rxd1 (
19... Rab8 20. Nc5 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 h6 22. f4 $16) 20. Rxd1 Re8 21. Nc5 $14) 19.
Nb6 (19. Nc7 $1 Rac8 (19... Ne2+ 20. Kf1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Rc8 22. Nc5 $16) 20. Nc5
h6 (20... Bc6 21. N7xa6 Nc2 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rc1 $16) 21. Nxb7 Ne2+ 22. Kf1
Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rxc7 24. Kxe2 Rxb7 25. Rd6 $16) 19... Rab8 20. Nc5 Bc6 21. Nbd7
Bxd7 22. Rxd4 Be6 $1 $11 23. Nxe6 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee 1999/
CBM 69_07 (23)}) 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Rac1 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Rfd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cancan Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1998.09.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. e4 b5 8. Bd3
cxd4 9. a4 bxa4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Qxa4+ (11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qxa4+ Nd7
14. Qxd4 O-O 15. Nbd2 Rb8 16. Bxa6 {1/2-1/2 Zakharevich,I-Sherbakov,R/RUS-Cup9
1997}) 11... Bd7 12. Qxd4 Nb4 (12... Nc6 13. Qg4 Ncb4 14. Be4 Bb5 15. Rd1 h5
16. Qg5 Qxg5 17. Bxg5 Be7 18. Nc3 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Bc6 20. Rd4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Nd5
22. Rea4 Bxg5 23. Nxg5 Nxc3 24. Rxa6 Rxa6 25. Rxa6 O-O $11 {Shulman,Y-Mirkovic,
S/Novak Nikolic mem 1st 1998/1/2-1/2 (76)}) 13. Bg5 (13. Be4 Bc6 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8
15. Nc3 Be7 16. Be3 Ke8 17. Rfc1 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 N8c6 19. Rc4 Rd8 20. Nd6+ Kf8
21. Bd2 $18 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Tkachiev,V/FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 (32)}) 13... Be7 (
13... N8c6 $5 14. Qh4 (14. Qe3 Be7 {-game.}) 14... Be7 $11 {[%cal Yh7h6]}) 14.
Bxe7 (14. Qxb4 Bxb4 15. Bxd8 Kxd8 16. Rc1 Ke7 $11) 14... Qxe7 15. Be4 N8c6 16.
Qe3 O-O 17. Nbd2 Rab8 18. Nb3 (18. Nc4 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Be8 $11) 18... Rfd8 19.
Nc5 a5 20. Rfd1 Be8 21. h3 h6 $11 22. Rxd8 (22. Rac1 Na2 23. Rxd8 (23. Ra1
Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxb2) 23... Qxd8 24. Rc2 $11) 22... Qxd8 23. Qc3 Qb6 24. Nb3 Ne7
(24... Nd5 $5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Nxa5 d4 27. Qd2 Nxa5 28. Rxa5 Bc6 $44) 25. Nxa5
Nbd5 $11 26. Qd4 Qxb2 27. Qxb2 Rxb2 28. Nc4 Rb8 29. Nd6 Nc3 30. Bd3 Ba4 31. Ra3
Rb3 32. Rxb3 Bxb3 33. Nd4 Ba4 34. f4 Ncd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-33"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.10.02"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Argentina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 a6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rc1 Bd7 12. Re1 Rc8 (12... Nb4 13. Bb1 Rc8 14.
Ne5 Bc6 15. Re3 g6 16. Rg3 Nbd5 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Qd3
{1-0 Lukacs,P-Klundt,K/AUT-chT 1994/TD}) 13. a3 Re8 (13... Nd5 14. Nxd5 Bxg5
15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. Nb6 Rcd8 17. Rc5 e5 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. dxe5 Qd8 20. Rc3 g6 21.
Qe2 $16 {1-0 Gligoric,S-Marjanovic,S/Belgrade 1987/CBM 04 (34)}) 14. Bb1 {
[%cal Gd1d3,Gb1h7]} g6 (14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 (15. Qd3 g6 16. Nxd5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5
exd5 $11) 15... Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 17. Nb6 (17. Ne3 Red8 $132 {[%cal Yd7e8]})
17... Rcd8 18. Be4 $14) 15. Ba2 Na7 (15... Nd5 16. Nxd5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Qxg5 (
17... exd5 18. Rxe8+ Bxe8 19. Nf3 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}) 18. Nb6 Rcd8 19. d5 $36)
16. Ne5 Bc6 17. Qe2 (17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Bxe6+ Kg7 19. Bxc8 Nxc8 $13) 17... Nd5
18. Bh6 {[%cal Ge5f7,Ge1e6]} Bf8 19. Qd2 Nb5 (19... Nxc3 20. bxc3 Bxa3 21. Qf4
Rc7 22. Ra1 $44 {[%cal Gh6g5,Ge5g4,Gg4f6,Gg4h6]}) 20. Ne4 $36 {[%csl Rf6]} Nd6
21. Bxd5 Bxd5 $2 (21... exd5 22. Nc5 (22. Nxd6 Bxd6 23. Bg5 (23. Bf4 $5 $14)
23... f6 (23... Qc7 24. Ng4 $16) 24. Nxc6 (24. Bh4 g5) 24... Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 (
25. Rxe1 Rxc6 $14 {/=}) 25... Rxc6 26. Rxc6 bxc6 27. Qe6+ Kg7 $11) 22... Nc4 $1
23. Nxc4 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Bxh6 25. Qxh6 dxc4 26. Qf4 $11) 22. Rxc8 Nxc8 23. Bg5
Be7 24. Qf4 $1 $16 Bxe4 (24... f5 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Nc3 $16 {[%csl Rg8][%cal
Gh2h5]}) 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Bh6 $2 (26. Bf4 $5 Bf5 (26... Bf6 27. Rxe4 $18) 27.
Nxg6+ $18) (26. Bxe7 Rxe7 27. Rxe4 $18) 26... Bf8 $2 (26... Bf6 27. Nd7 Bxd4
28. Bg5 Nd6 29. Bxd8 Nxf7 30. Bf6+ Bxf6 31. Nxf6 Rc8 32. Nxe4 Rc2 $11) 27. Bxf8
Rxf8 28. Rxe4 $18 Nd6 29. Nxg6+ $1 hxg6 30. Rh4+ $1 Qxh4 31. Qxf8+ Kh7 32. Qxd6
Qe4 33. Qc7+ Kh6 34. Qc1+ g5 35. g3 Kh5 (35... Qxd4 36. h4 $18) 36. Qd1+ Kg6
37. h3 Kf6 38. Qd2 b5 39. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Zalaegerszeg"]
[Site "Zalaegerszeg"]
[Date "2004.04.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ruck, Robert"]
[Black "Horvath, Adam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2004.04.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Nc4 Nbd7 11. a5 Be7 12. Ba4 (12. Qe2 O-O 13. Nfe5 (13. Rd1 Qc7
14. Bd2 Bd5 15. Rdc1 Qb7 16. Ba4 Rad8 17. Ne1 cxd4 (17... Ne4 $5) 18. exd4 Ne4
19. Bf4 Ndf6 20. Nb6 $14 {1-0 Jovanic,O-Plenkovic,Z/Rabac 2003/CBM 97 ext (36)}
) 13... Qc7 14. Bd2 Rac8 (14... Bd5 15. Rfc1 Qb7 16. Ba4 cxd4 17. exd4 Bxg2 18.
f3 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bh3 20. Bc6 Qa7 21. Bxa8 Qxd4+ 22. Qe3 Qxe3+ 23. Bxe3 Rxa8 24.
Bc5 $14 {1-0 Duppel,M-Zeller,F/Wuerttenberg 1999/EXT 2002 (40)}) 15. Rfc1 Qb8
16. Ba4 Rc7 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. Nb6 Rc7 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Rxc5
22. Bxb4 $2 (22. Nd7 Qd6 23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. Qg4 Rc8 25. Qxb4 Qd5 26. f3 Rc2 $44)
22... Rg5 $17 {0-1 Siebert,L-Huebner,W/Cologne 1993/EXT 2002 (56)}) 12... O-O
13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Bd2 {Black'd better keep the tension avoiding to burst the
"c"-file open} cxd4 $6 (14... Ng4 $5 15. e4 (15. g3 Ngf6 {[%cal Yb7h1]}) 15...
cxd4 16. Bxd7 (16. Rfc1 d3 17. Qxd3 Nc5 18. Qe2 Bxe4 $17) (16. h3 Ngf6 17. e5
Bxf3 $17) 16... Qxd7 17. Nb6 d3 $1 18. Qe1 Qb5 19. Nxa8 Rxa8 $44) 15. Nxd4 Bd5
(15... Rad8 16. Rfc1 Ne5 (16... Qb8 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. Bxc6 $14) 17. Nxe5 Qxe5
18. Bc6 $14) 16. Rfc1 Qb7 17. f3 $1 Rac8 18. Rc2 g6 (18... Bxc4 $5 19. Rxc4
Rxc4 20. Qxc4 Ne5 21. Qe2 Rc8 $132) 19. Rac1 e5 20. Nb3 $14 Be6 (20... e4 $142
21. f4 Rc7 22. Nd4 Rfc8 23. b3 Bc5 24. Ne5 $36) 21. e4 $16 Nc5 22. Nxc5 (22.
Nd6 $1 Bxd6 23. Nxc5 Bxc5+ 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. Rxc5 Nd7 26. Rc1 $16) 22... Bxc5+
23. Kh1 b3 $2 {Looking for a counterplay, Black overlooks a tactical refutation
} ({It would be better to think of defence:} 23... Qb8 24. b3 (24. Bg5 Kg7 (
24... Nd7 25. Bxd7 Bxd7 26. Bf6 Rfe8 27. Nxe5 $1 Rxe5 28. Qd2 Rh5 (28... Be6
29. Bxe5 Qxe5 30. f4 Qh5 31. f5 $18) 29. e5 $16) 25. Qd2 $1 b3 (25... Ng8 26.
Nxe5 $1 Qxe5 27. Bf4 Qd4 28. Rxc5 $18) 26. Rc3 Bb4 27. Bh6+ Kg8 28. Bxf8 Bxc3 (
28... Rxf8 29. Bxb3 $16) 29. Rxc3 Kxf8 30. Bxb3 Qb4 $44) 24... Rfd8 25. Bg5 Be7
26. Ne3 $14) 24. Rc3 Qb4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (24... Qb8 25. Rxb3 Qc7 26. Nb6 Bxb3
27. Bxb3 $16) 25. Nb6 $1 $18 Qxa5 (25... Bxb6 26. Rxc8 Qxa4 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28.
axb6 $18) 26. Nxc8 Bb4 27. Ne7+ Bxe7 28. Bxb3 Bxb3 29. Rxb3 Qa4 30. Rb7 Re8 31.
Bc3 Qc6 32. Ra7 Nh5 33. g3 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Winants Ftacnik Dokhojan} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 a6 6.
O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 {Winants: Kasparov avait déjà joué ainsi quelques semaines
auparavant, lors de la simultanée en deux tours disputée contre l'équipe
nationale d'Argentine, pour vaincre la résistance du grand-maître Spangenberg.
L'idée remonte а une trentaine d'années. On la retrouve notamment aux
olympiades de Varna en 1962, dans les parties du champion tchèque Miroslav
Filip, et aussi dans l'une des rencontres du match Botvinnik-Petrosian de 1963.
Le recul du Fou anticipe le coup ...b5, pour attaquer les pions noirs
immédiatement avec a4.} b5 {Winants: Les ouvrages théoriques recommandent 7...
Nc6 ou 7...cxd4. Piket pourtant, avait déjà abordé cette variante de l'autre
côté de l'échiquier et on peut donc supposer qu'il avait effectué son choix en
connaissance de cause.} 8. a4 b4 {Ceci réduit le potentiel du Bf8 et abandonne
en même temps le contrôle du point c4.} (8... bxa4 $5 9. Bxa4+ Nbd7 10. e4 $1
$16 cxd4 $8 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bc6 Rb8 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nxd4 Rb6 $8 15. Nc3 Nc5
16. Be3 Be7 17. Qc2 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Vaulin,A/Rossia 1992 (32)}) ({Winants:
Les autres possibilités ne seraient toutefois guère plus réjouissantes:} 8...
Bb7 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Qe2 b4 12. Ba4+ Nbd7 13. Ne5 $16 {
Yermolinsky-Quinn Londres 1994}) 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 {Winants: Un gambit
audacieux mais correct. Les Blancs ont pour but d'exploiter la position du Roi
noir, ou de gagner du terrain au centre en établissant le fantassin le e5.}
cxd4 (10... Nxe4 $6 {Ftacnik} 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. Re1 Bd5 $8 14. dxc5
$16 Bxb3 15. Qxb3 Bxc5 $2 16. Rad1 $18) 11. e5 Nfd7 (11... Nd5 {Une nouveauté
semble-t-il.} 12. Nc4 (12. Ne4 {- 64/362}) 12... Be7 (12... Nc6 13. Bg5 (13.
Nxd4 {Dokhojan} Be7 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qg4 $16 {עg8}) 13... Qd7 {Piket avait
probablement examiné cette position а domicile.} (13... f6 $2 {Dokhojan} 14.
exf6 gxf6 15. Re1 fxg5 16. Rxe6+ Kd7 17. Rxc6 Bxc6 18. Nce5+ Kc7 19. Nxc6 Kxc6
20. Nxd4+ Kb6 21. a5+ $18) (13... Qc7 14. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c7]} Bc5 15. Nd6+ Bxd6
16. Bxd5 Bxe5 (16... exd5 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. Re1+ Kf8 19. Nxd4 $36) 17. Bxc6+
Bxc6 18. Re1 f6 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Rxe6+ Kd7 21. Qg4 h5 22. Qf5 g6 23. Qh3 $18)
14. Rc1 {Winants: Une conception remarquable. Il semblerait que les pièces
noires soient bien disposées: le Bb7 contrôle la grande diagonale et le Nd5
occupe un avant-poste. Or, en y regardant de plus près, on s'aperçoit qu'elles
se gênent mutuellement. C'est justement pourquoi Kasparov évite de provoquer
des simplifications en capturant le Pd4. Son but consiste avant tout а prendre
l'avantage via une meilleure conjugaison des forces} h6 15. Bh4 Bc5 16. Nfd2 $1
$16 {[%cal Gd2e4,Ge4d6,Gc4d6] 1-0 Kasparov,G-Piket,J/Fontys 1997 (29) Winants:
La pointe des coups précédents. Le Cavalier se dirige vers e4, pour profiter
du soldat avancé (points d6 et f6)}) 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Nd6 Bxg5 15. Nxb7 Qe7 16.
Nxg5 Qxg5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qxd4 $16 {Praszak,M-Estrada Nieto,J/MK Cafe op
1997/1-0 (72)}) (11... Ne4 {Ftacnik} 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bg5 $16 {/\ Re1}) 12.
Nc4 Be7 (12... Nc5 13. Bg5 f6 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Nfe5 h5 16. Ng6 Qd5 17. Nd6+
Qxd6 18. Nxh8 Nxb3 19. Qxh5+ Kd7 20. Bxf6 Nxa1 21. Qf7+ Be7 22. Ng6 Nc6 $17 {
0-1 Slipak,S-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires Najdorf 1996 (30)}) (12... Nc6 13. Bg5
Qc7 14. Rc1 Bc5 15. Nxd4 Ndxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Nf3 Qd6 18. Qc2 Ba7 19. Rfd1
$44 {1-0 Topalov,V-Lautier,J/Amber-rapid6th 1997 (30)}) 13. Qxd4 Nc5 (13... O-O
14. Qg4 $40) 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 (14... Bxd8 15. Nd6+ Kf8 16. Bd1 $16 {[%csl Rf8]
[%cal Gc1d2,Ga1c1,Gc1e3]}) 15. Bc2 Nbd7 (15... b3 16. Bd1 Nbd7 17. Bd2 Bd5 18.
Be2 $16) 16. b3 Bd5 (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Kc7 18. Rd1 Rhd8 19. Be3 $16) 17. Nfd2
f6 (17... Kc7 18. Bb2 Rhd8 19. Rac1 $14) 18. exf6 (18. Bb2 fxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5
20. Bxe5 Bf6 $15) 18... Bxf6 (18... gxf6 19. Bb2 Rc8 20. Ne3 Bc6 21. Ndc4 $14)
19. Rb1 Ne5 $6 (19... Ke7 20. Bb2 Rac8 21. Ne3 $14 {/=}) 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. a5 $1
Nc6 22. Ndc4 Nd4 23. Be3 $1 $14 Bxc4 24. Nxc4 Ke7 25. Rfd1 Rhd8 26. Kf1 g6 27.
Rd2 Ke8 (27... Rbc8 $142 $14) 28. Bf4 Rb5 $2 (28... Rbc8 $1 29. Nd6+ $140 Rxd6
30. Bxd6 Nb7 $17 {[%cal Yb7d6,Yc8c2,Yd4c2]}) 29. Nd6+ Rxd6 30. Bxd6 $16 Rxa5
31. f4 {[%cal Gd6e5]} Kf7 32. Be5 Nc6 (32... Nxc2 33. Rxc2 Bxe5 34. fxe5 Ne4
35. Rc7+ $16) 33. Re1 $1 (33. Bxf6 Kxf6 34. Ke2 $16) 33... Nxe5 34. fxe5 Bg5
35. Rd4 Ra3 (35... Ra2 36. Rc4 $16 {[%cal Gc4c7]}) 36. h4 Bh6 37. Rc4 $1 (37.
Rxb4 $2 Bd2 $17) 37... Nxb3 38. Rxb4 Nd2+ 39. Ke2 Ra2 (39... Rg3 40. Rb7+ Kg8
41. Kf2 $16 {[%csl Rg8]}) 40. Rb7+ Kg8 41. Rc7 Ra5 42. h5 $1 {The white want
to ope lines for their second rook.} Bf4 $1 {[%cal Yf4c7]} 43. hxg6 hxg6 44.
Kf2 $1 (44. Bxg6 $4 Rxe5+ 45. Kd1 Rxe1+ 46. Kxe1 Bxc7 $19) 44... Rxe5 45. Rxe5
Bxe5 46. Rd7 Nc4 47. Bxg6 $18 {The white can simply win this position due to
extra exchange and the passed pawn.} Nd6 48. Re7 Bd4+ 49. Kf3 e5 50. Re6 $1 Nc4
51. Rxa6 Kg7 52. Bd3 Nb6 53. Ra7+ Kf6 54. Rh7 Nd5 55. g3 $1 {[%csl Rd5]} Kg5
56. Rd7 Nf6 $5 (56... Nb4 57. Be4 $16) 57. Rg7+ Kh6 (57... Kh5 58. g4+ Kh4 59.
Rg6 $18 {[%cal Gd3e4]}) 58. Rg6+ Kh5 59. g4+ Kh4 60. Be4 $1 (60. Rxf6 $4 e4+
$11) 60... Nd7 61. Rh6+ Kg5 62. Rh5+ Kf6 63. g5+ Ke7 64. Rh7+ Ke6 65. Kg4 {
[%cal Gg5g8]} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.19"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. e4 b5 8. Bd3
cxd4 9. a4 (9. Nxd4 Bb7 10. Re1 Bb4 $6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. e5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qd5 $2
14. f3 Nfd7 $4 (14... Ne8 $8 15. Ba3 $18) 15. Be4 $18 {1-0 Larsen,O-Grumme,H/
Snekkersten 1978 (19)}) 9... bxa4 (9... b4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nxd4 Bb7 12. Qg4 Nd7
13. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 14. Qh5+ Ke7 15. Bg5+ N7f6 16. Re1 $40 {1-0 Loeffler,
S-Jonkman,H/Sonnevanck 1996 (24)}) 10. e5 Nd5 11. Qxa4+ (11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7
Qxe7 13. Qxa4+ Nd7 14. Qxd4 O-O 15. Nbd2 Rb8 16. Bxa6 {1/2-1/2 Zakharevich,
I-Sherbakov,R/RUS-Cup9 1997}) 11... Bd7 (11... Nd7 12. Qxd4 g6 13. Nbd2 Bg7 14.
Nc4 O-O 15. h4 f6 16. Bc2 {1/2-1/2 Lengyel,L-Gunnarsson,G/Vrnjacka Banja zt
1967}) 12. Qxd4 Nb4 (12... Nc6 13. Qg4 Qc7 $5 14. Qg3 (14. Rxa6 Rxa6 15. Bxa6
Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 $11) (14. Re1 Ncb4 15. Be4 Nc2 $132) 14... Ncb4 15. Be2 $1 (
15. Be4 Bb5 16. Re1 (16. Rd1 Be2 17. Re1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 (18. Qxf3 Qxe5 19. Bf4
Qxf4 $1 20. Qxf4 Nxf4 21. Bxa8 Nc2 $15) 18... Nc2 (18... g6) 19. Bxc2 Qxc2 $11)
16... Nd3 17. Bxd3 Bxd3 $132) 15... Qc2 $1 {[%cal Yc2e2,Yc2g6]} (15... g6 16.
Na3 {[%cal Ga3c4,Ga3b5]} Bg7 17. Nb5 $16) 16. Nbd2 Qg6 $11) 13. Be4 $1 (13.
Bxh7 $5 Rxh7 14. Qe4 Bb5 15. Qxa8 (15. Re1 Rh5 16. Qxa8 Bc6 (16... Nc2 17. Bg5
Rxg5 18. Nxg5 Nxe1 19. Nc3 $13) 17. Qa7 Bxf3 18. Bd2 (18. gxf3 Nc2 $19) 18...
Nc2 $19 19. Ba5 Rg5 $1 20. Bxd8 $140 Rxg2+ 21. Kf1 Rxh2) 15... Bxf1 16. Bg5 Qb6
17. Be3 (17. Kxf1 Nd3 18. Be3 Qxb2 $17) 17... Qd8 $11) 13... Bc6 (13... N8c6
14. Qe3 Be7 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Na3 $36 {[%cal Ga3c4,Gc4d6]}) 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 15.
Nc3 $16 {[%csl Rd8] Inspite of early exchange of the queens the white have
clear advantage because of non-guaranteed position of the black king and
difficulties with pushing into the game rook h8.} Be7 (15... Nd7 16. Rd1 h6 17.
Nd4 $5 (17. Bxc6 Nxc6 18. Ne4 Kc7 19. Be3 $36 {[%cal Ya1c1]}) (17. Be3 $5)
17... Bxe4 18. Nxe4 $36) (15... h6 16. Rd1+ $36 (16. Be3 $5)) 16. Be3 (16. Rd1+
Ke8) 16... Ke8 17. Rfc1 {[%csl Re8]} (17. Nd4 $5 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Nd7 (18... Nd5
19. Rfc1 Kd7 $14) 19. Nd6+ $36) (17. Rfd1 $5 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Nd5 19. Bg5 f6 $11)
17... Bxe4 (17... f5 $1 18. exf6 (18. Bxc6+ N8xc6 19. Nb5 Kd7 20. Rd1+ Nd5 21.
Nc3 Ncb4 $11) 18... gxf6 19. Nd4 (19. Bxc6+ N8xc6 20. Nb5 Kd7 21. Rd1+ Nd5 22.
Nc3 Ncb4 $11) 19... Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Kf7 21. Rc7 $1 (21. Nb5 Nd7 22. Nbd6+ Bxd6 (
22... Kg6 $5 $11) 23. Nxd6+ Ke7 $11) (21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Ra7 (22... Nd5 23.
Bd2 Rd8 24. Re1 $14) 23. Kf1 (23. Rc4 Rb7) 23... Rd7 24. Ke2 Rhd8 $11) 21...
Rd8 (21... Nd5 22. Rb7 Rd8 23. Nc5 $36) 22. Nc5 Nd5 23. Rb7 Rd6 (23... Nxe3 24.
fxe3 Rd6 25. b4 $16 {[%csl Ra8,Rb8]} Nc6 $140 $2 26. Ne4 $18) 24. b4 $16) 18.
Nxe4 N8c6 19. Rc4 $1 {[%csl Rb4,Rc6,Rh8][%cal Rb4c6,Rc6b4] Interdepending
black knights b4 and c6 create great diffuculties for the black.} Rd8 20. Nd6+
$1 Kf8 (20... Bxd6 21. exd6 a5 (21... Kd7 22. Ng5 Rdf8 23. Bd2 a5 24. Bxb4 axb4
25. Ra6 $16) 22. Rd1 Kd7 23. Ng5 $16 {[%cal Gg5f7,Gg5e4,Ge4c5]}) 21. Bd2 Rb8
22. Rac1 $18 g5 23. Rxc6 Nxc6 24. Rxc6 Rxb2 (24... g4 25. Bh6+ Kg8 26. Rc4 $1
f5 27. exf6 Bxd6 28. Ng5 $18) 25. h3 h6 26. Rxa6 Kg7 27. Ra7 {[%csl Rf7]} Rb1+
28. Kh2 Bxd6 29. exd6 {[%cal Gd2c3,Gf3e5,Gd6d8]} Rd8 30. Bc3+ Kg8 31. Bf6 $1
Rxd6 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. Ne5 {[%cal Ga8h8]} 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9798 8th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1997.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1997.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 $5 Bd7 $1 (9... Nxd4 10. exd4 Be7 11. d5 exd5 (11... O-O 12. Qf3
exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 $36) 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 O-O 14. Re1 $36) 10.
Nf3 {[%cal Ge3e5]} Qc7 {[%csl Re5]} 11. Qe2 (11. e4 Bd6 {[%cal Yc6e5,Yf6g4,
Yg4e5]} (11... Bc5 $5)) 11... Bd6 12. h3 (12. e4 Ng4 13. h3 Nge5 $15) 12... O-O
$11 13. e4 Ne5 14. Bd2 {[%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c7]} Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Bc6 16. Rac1 {
[%cal Gc3d5]} Rad8 {[%cal Yc7b8]} (16... Qe7 {[%cal Yf6d7]} 17. Bf4 $11) 17.
Bg5 Be5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 exd5 (19... exd5 20. exd5 Bxb2 21. Rc2 Bxd5 22.
Rxc7 Bxf3 23. gxf3 b5 24. Ra7 (24. Re1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Ge1e7]} Bf6 25. Rb7 (
25. Ra7 a5 $15) 25... h6 26. Rc1 Rd2 27. Rcc7 Bd4 $15) 24... Rd6 25. Re1 {
[%cal Ga7f7]} Ba3 $1 $15 {[%cal Yd6g6,Ya3f8]} 26. Re5 {[%cal Ge5f5,Gf5f7]} (26.
Rxf7 $140 $4 Rg6+ 27. Kf1 Rxf7 28. Re8+ Bf8 $19) 26... Rf6 27. Kg2 $132 {
[%cal Ge5d5,Gd5d7]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 9798"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1998.01.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1997.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. e4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. Re1 (9. e5 Nfd7 (9... Nd5 10. Nc3 (10. Bg5 Qb6 11. dxc5 (11. Nc3 $5)
11... Bxc5 12. Nc3 h6 13. Bh4 Nd7 14. a4 b4 $6 (14... O-O $5) 15. Ne4 Rc8 16.
Bg3 O-O 17. Nfd2 $6 (17. Qe2 $1) 17... Bd4 $1 18. Nd6 (18. Nc4 Rxc4 19. Bxc4
Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bxe5 $17) 18... Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. N2c4 Qc7 $1 21. Nxc8 Bxh2+
22. Kh1 Rxc8 $44 {0-1 Avrukh,B-Baburin,A/Groningen op 1995 (45)}) (10. a4 c4 (
10... b4 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. Nb3 Nd7 (12... Nc6 $5) 13. Re1 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15.
Ng5 Ne3 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. fxe3 Qg5 18. e4 Qxe5 19. Bf4 (19. Rf1 $44) 19... Qxf4
20. Qh5+ Qf7 21. Qxc5 Qe7 22. Rac1 Qxc5 23. Rxc5 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Rc1 Kd7
{1/2-1/2 Geller,E-Keres,P/Bled 1961}) 11. Be2 Nd7 12. b3 Rc8 13. axb5 axb5 14.
bxc4 bxc4 15. Na3 N7b6 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Qc1 h6 18. Bh4 Bb4 $17 {0-1
Astolfi-Villeneuve,A/Cannes op 1989 (36)}) (10. Nbd2 cxd4 (10... Nd7 11. a4 Qb6
12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8 14. Ne4 $6 (14. dxc5 $1 Nxc5 15. Bb1 $14) 14...
cxd4 $17 {Aleksandrov-Vaulin,RUS-Cup6,1997}) 11. a4 Nb4 12. Ne4 Qd5 13. Re1
Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Nc6 15. Bf4 h6 16. Rad1 Rd8 17. axb5 axb5 18. h4 Be7 19. h5 O-O
$17 {1-0 Maksimovic,B-Semkov,S/Heraklio op 1993 (39)}) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be7
12. a4 b4 13. dxc5 bxc3 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. Qxc3 Nxc5 16. Be2 O-O 17. Rd1 Ne4 18.
Qb2 Bd5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Khodos,G-Tarasov,V/Rostov 1961 (27)}) 10. Bg5 (10. Ng5 $5
cxd4 $140 11. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 12. Qh5+ Ke7 13. Bg5+ Nf6 14. exf6+ gxf6 15. Bxf6+
Kxf6 16. Qh4+) 10... Qb6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. Nbd2 Rd8 14. Qe2 Nd4 {
1/2-1/2 Petrosian,T-Van Scheltinga,T/Hoogovens 1960}) (9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. e5 Nfd7
11. Ne4 Nc6 12. Bf4 Nc5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. a3 Qd7 15. Ng5 h6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Qe2
Qd5 18. Nd2 Na5 19. Be4 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,S-Petersen,S/Lyngby op 1990}) (9. Bg5
cxd4 (9... Be7 10. dxc5 Bxe4 11. Bxf6 Qxd3 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Nbd2 Bxf3 14. Nxf3
Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Rc8 16. Rac1 Nc6 17. Nd4 b4 18. f4 Rab8 19. Kf2 Nxd4 20. Rxd4
Rb5 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,Yuri-Vaulin,Alexander/Minsk op 1997}) (9... h6 10. Bxf6
Qxf6 11. a4 cxd4 12. axb5 a5 13. b6 Bc5 14. Qa4+ Ke7 15. Nbd2 Nd7 16. Nb3 e5
17. Nxa5 $36 {Rustemov,A - Dolgov,A/Moscow (ch) 1997 (27)}) 10. a4 $5 $146 (10.
Nxd4 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. Ncxb5 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 axb5 14. Rfd1 Be7 15. Qxb5+ Qd7
16. Qb3 Bxe4 17. Nf5 Bd5 18. Nxg7+ Kf8 19. Qh3 h5 $19 {0-1 Kasparov,G-Gulko,B/
USSR 33/509 1982 (24)}) 10... bxa4 11. Rxa4 Be7 12. Rxd4 Nfd7 13. Qb3 Qb6 14.
Qc3 f6 $6 (14... Nc6 $1 15. Rxd7 $5 Kxd7 16. Be3 Qb4 17. Qxg7 Rhg8 18. Qxh7 Rh8
19. Qxf7 Raf8 20. Qg6 Rfg8 21. Qf7 Rf8 $11) 15. Be3 $36 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,
Y-Sherbakov,R/Kakhovka 1997 (37)}) 9... cxd4 10. a4 bxa4 (10... b4 11. Nbd2 Nc6
12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 h6 14. Bd2 Be7 15. Qe2 b3 16. Rac1 Ncb4 17. Nxd4 Nxd3 18.
Qxd3 Nb4 19. Bxb4 Bxb4 20. Qxb3 Qxd4 21. Rc4 Bd5 22. Qxb4 Qa7 23. Nd6+ $18 {
Astolfi,F-Bus,M/Cappelle op 1992/0-1 (80)}) 11. Bg5 (11. Rxa4 Nfd7 12. Nxd4 Be7
13. Bc2 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Rd4 Bc5 16. Rd2 Qc7 17. Ba4 Rd8 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19.
Qc2 Rc8 20. Qc3 Nf6 21. Rde2 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Petrosian,T/Stockholm izt 1962
}) 11... Be7 12. Rxa4 (12. Nxd4) 12... Nc6 13. Nxd4 Ne5 $1 14. Bf1 (14. Bc2 $5
O-O 15. f4) 14... h6 $1 (14... Nxe4 $2 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. f3 $18) 15. Bxf6 $6 (
15. Bh4 $5 Ng6 $140 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rb4 $36 {[%cal Gd1a4]}) 15... Bxf6 16.
Qb3 (16. f4 Ng6 17. e5 Bh4 18. g3 Be7 $36 {[%cal Yd8d5,Yd5h1,Ye7c5,Yc5g1]})
16... Rb8 17. Qa3 (17. Rb4 O-O $1 18. Nxe6 $140 (18. Rxb7 Rxb7 19. Qxb7 Qxd4
20. Qxa6 Rb8 $36) 18... fxe6 19. Rxb7 Rxb7 20. Qxb7 Bh4 $1 $19) 17... Qd7 $1 {
[%cal Yd7a4]} (17... Be7 18. Qg3 Bf6 19. Qa3) 18. Nd2 Be7 19. Qa1 O-O 20. N2f3
(20. N2b3 Nc6 $140 21. Bxa6 Bxa6 22. Nxc6 Qxc6 23. Rxa6 Qc2 $11) 20... Nxf3+
21. Nxf3 a5 22. Ne5 $2 (22. Rd1 Qc7 (22... Qc6 23. Ne5 {[%cal Ge5d7]}) 23. Rc4
Qf4 (23... Qb6 24. Ne5 {[%cal Ge5d7]} Bc5 25. Nd7 Bxf2+ 26. Kh1 $16) 24. Rd7 (
24. Qxa5 Bxe4 $11 25. Bd3 $140 Qf5) 24... Bb4 (24... Bd8 25. e5 Qf5 26. Bd3 Qh5
27. Be4 $36 {[%csl Rh5]}) 25. e5 Qf5 26. Bd3 Qh5 27. Rxb7 $1 Rxb7 28. Rh4 $18)
22... Qc7 23. Nc4 $2 (23. Nd3 Ra8 $15) 23... Bb4 $17 {[%csl Ra4]} 24. Rc1 Rfc8
{[%cal Yc8c1]} 25. Qb1 Qf4 26. f3 Bd6 $19 27. Rxa5 Qxh2+ 28. Kf2 Bg3+ 29. Ke2
Qg1 0-1

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.31"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Rc1 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. Ne4 (13. a4 $142 b4
14. Ne4 Nd5 15. Bg5 (15. Bd2 Nc4 16. Bb3 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Bb7 18. Ne5 Ra7 19. f4
g6 20. Rcd1 a5 21. Ng5 Ra6 22. Ne4 Ba8 23. Qe2 Ra7 24. Rd3 Nc7 25. Rc1 Nd5 26.
Rf1 Nc7 27. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Fominyh,A/RUS-ch m1-2 1997/CBM 59}) 15...
Bxg5 16. Nexg5 Nf6 17. Qd3 g6 18. Ne5 Bb7 19. Bd1 Ne8 20. Ne4 f6 21. Nf3 Bd5
22. Nc5 Qd6 23. Nd2 Ng7 24. Bf3 Rfd8 25. Rfe1 Ra7 26. h3 Nc6 27. Ndb3 e5 28.
Bxd5+ Qxd5 29. Ne4 Ne8 30. Rc5 Qe6 31. d5 Ne7 32. Qe3 Qf7 33. Rd1 Rad7 34. Qe2
{1/2-1/2 Romanishin,O-Skomorokhin,R/Biel op MTO 1997/EXP 60}) 13... Nd5 14. Bg5
{[%csl Rc5] The idea of this move is that after exchange blacksquare bishops
to occupite square "c5" with Ne4.} (14. Bg3 $2 f5 15. Nc5 f4 $19) 14... Bxg5
15. Nexg5 (15. Nfxg5 $2 f5 $19) 15... Nf6 $1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Yc8b7,Ya5c4] Now
the white can't get their knight on square "c5".} 16. Qd3 g6 17. Ne5 Bb7 18.
Rcd1 $1 {[%csl Rd4,Rg7,Rh6][%cal Gd3h3,Gh3h6]} Bd5 $1 {[%cal Yd5c4,Yc4f1]} 19.
Qh3 Kg7 {[%csl Rh6]} 20. Rd3 {[%cal Gd3g3,Gg3g6]} Rc8 21. Bb1 Bc4 $1 {The
black try to neutralise the attack of the white by exchange of the active
white pieses.} 22. Rg3 (22. Nxc4 Nxc4 23. b3 Na3 $17 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Yc8c1]})
22... Qxd4 $1 (22... Bxf1 $2 23. Nexf7 Rc1 (23... Be2 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Nxe6 $18
) 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Nxh7 Bd3+ 26. Qxc1 Rxf7 27. Nxf6+ Rxf6 28. Bxd3 $18) 23.
Nexf7 (23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Ngxf7 Rxf7 25. Rxg6+ (25. Nxg6 Ne4 26. Rg4 (26. Ne7+
Nxg3 27. Qxg3+ Kf8 28. Nxc8 Bxf1 $19) (26. Qh4 Nc6 27. Rg4 Rxf2 $1 (27... Nxf2
28. Rxd4 Nh3+ 29. gxh3 Rxf1+ 30. Kg2 Nxd4 31. Ne5 $13) 28. Ne5+ Kf8 29. Rxf2+ (
29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Rg7+ Rf7+ $1 $19) 29... Qxf2+ 30. Qxf2+ Nxf2 $19) 26... Nxf2
$19) 25... Kf8 26. Rxf6 Rxf6 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qg7+ Kd6 $19) 23... Rxf7 24. Nxh7
(24. b3 Bd5 25. Nxh7 Nxh7 26. Rxg6+ (26. Bxg6 Qxf2+ $1 27. Rxf2 Rc1+ $19) 26...
Kh8 $19) (24. Nxf7 Kxf7 $19) 24... Nxh7 25. Bxg6 Nf6 $1 (25... Rh8 26. Bxf7+
Kxf7 27. Qh5+ Ke7 28. Rd1 $1 $44 {[%csl Re7]}) (25... Kh8 26. Bxf7 Bxf1 27.
Qxe6 $1 {[%cal Ge6c8,Ge6g6,Gg6g8]} Rd8 (27... Qc5 28. Qg4 $18) (27... Qd8 28.
Rh3 $1 $18 {[%cal Ge6e5,Gh3h7]}) 28. Qg6 $18) 26. Bd3+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28.
Qxc8 Bxd3 $17 {/-+} 29. Re1 (29. Qc7+ Nd7 30. Rxd3 Qxd3 31. Qxa5 Qd6 $19) 29...
Nd7 $1 30. Rge3 Bc4 {[%cal Yc4d5]} 31. b3 (31. Qxa6 $1 {This is the best
practical chance.} Qd2 $1 (31... Qb6 32. Qxb6 (32. Qa8 Rf8 33. Qe4 $17)) (31...
Qxb2 32. Rxe6+ Bxe6 33. Rxe6+ (33. Qxe6+ Kf8 34. Qd6+ Kg8 35. Re8+ Nf8 $19)
33... Kf8 34. Qd6+ Kg8 35. Rg6+ Rg7 36. Rxg7+ Qxg7 37. Qd5+ Kf8 38. g3 $1 {
The white have some chances for a draw because of drawing tradition0 of the
endgame "two knights and king against king".} (38. Qxb5 Qa1+ 39. Qf1 Qxa2 $17 {
/-+})) 32. R1e2 (32. Rxe6+ Bxe6 33. Rxe6+ Kf8 $19 {[%cal Yd2d6,Yd2f2]}) 32...
Bxe2 33. Qxe6+ Kd8 (33... Kf8 $2 34. Qh6+ Rg7 35. Qf4+ Rf7 36. Re8+ Kxe8 37.
Qxd2 $18) 34. Rxe2 Qc1+ 35. Re1 Qf4 $17 {/-+}) 31... Bd5 32. Qxa6 Nc6 $1 {
This move is much better than the line with exchange of queens because in the
middlegame good coordinated pieses of black give them the possibility of a
strong attack.} (32... Qb6 33. Qxb6 Nxb6 $17) 33. Qxb5 Nce5 {[%cal Yf7g7,Yd4g4]
} 34. h3 $2 (34. Qa4 $142 Qxa4 35. bxa4 Kd6 $17 {/-+}) 34... Rg7 {[%cal Yg7g2,
Ye5f3]} 0-1

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2004.06.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ruck, Robert"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2004.05.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Zeljeznicar"]
[BlackTeam "Prozor Rama"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. a5 Nbd7 11. Qe2 (11. Ba4 Be7 (11... Qc7 12. Ne5 Bd6 13. Ndc4
O-O 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. dxc5 Qxd1 17. Bxd1 Nxc5 18. Bd2 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Tratar,M-Gruskovnjak,T/Skofja Loka 2000/CBM 79 ext (29)}) 12. dxc5 Bxc5
13. Nb3 O-O 14. Ne5 (14. Bd2 Bd6 15. Qe2 Qb8 16. h3 Bd5 17. Rfc1 Qb7 18. Ne1 {
1/2-1/2 Hulak,K-Novkovic,M/Pula 2001/CBM 82 ext (18)}) 14... Nxe5 15. Nxc5 Qc7
16. Nxb7 Qxb7 17. Qd4 Ng6 18. Bd2 Rab8 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Qc4 Rdc8 21. Qe2 Ne4
22. Be1 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Lautier,J/Monte Carlo 1996/CBM 56 (22)}) (11. Nc4 Be7
12. Nfe5 O-O 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Bd2 Bd5 (14... cxd4 $6 15. exd4 Bd5 16. Bg5 Rad8
17. Rac1 Qb7 18. f3 Qb5 19. Kh1 $14 {1-0 Jussupow,A-Gonzalez Garcia,J/Linares
1997/CBM 58/[Huzman] (39)}) 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. e4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Qb7 18. d5 Ne5
19. Qe2 c4 20. Bxc4 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 exd5 22. exd5 Rfd8 $11 {0-1 Jussupow,
A-Lautier,J/It, Ubeda ESP 1997 (44)}) (11. e4 Nxe4 (11... cxd4 12. e5 Nd5 13.
Ne4 Nc5 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Rc1 Qc7 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Qa4+ Kf8 19.
Bd2 {1-0 Khenkin,I-Hillarp Persson,T/Stockholm 1998/CBM 68 ext (19)}) 12. Nxe4
Bxe4 13. Ng5 Bd5 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Re1+ Be7 16. Qh5 g6 17. Qh6 Nf6 18. Qg7 Kd7
19. Qxf7 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Giertz,N/Biel 1997/CBM 60 ext (19)}) (11. Re1 cxd4 12.
exd4 Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Bxe6 Re8 15. Ng5 {1-0 Reinemer,F-Coenen,A/Helmond
2001/EXT 2003 (15)}) (11. Ne5 Be7 12. Ba4 Rc8 13. dxc5 Rxc5 14. Ndf3 Rd5 15.
Qe2 O-O 16. Bc6 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Bxb7 Rxa5 19. Rxa5 Qxa5 20. Qxa6 Qc7 21.
Qc6 Qxc6 22. Bxc6 Rc8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalevski,V-Lesiege,A/Montreal CAN 2004/
(70)}) 11... Be7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Bd2 (13. Rd1 Qc7 14. h3 Rfd8 15. Bd2 Ne4 16.
Be1 Rac8 17. Rac1 Qb8 18. Nfe5 Nxe5 $2 19. dxe5 Bd5 20. f3 Bxc4 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8
22. Rxc4 Ng5 23. f4 $18 {1-0 Popovics,A-Neber,Z/Balatonlelle 2001/EXT 2002 (34)
}) 13... Qb8 (13... Bd5 $5) 14. Ba4 (14. Nfe5 $5 Qa7 (14... Bd5 15. Nxd7 Nxd7
16. e4 Bb7 17. Ba4 $36) (14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 $14) 15. Rfd1 $13)
14... Bd5 15. Rfc1 (15. e4 $5 Bxe4 $1 (15... Bxc4 16. Qxc4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxe4
18. Be3 $44) 16. Nfe5 Qb7 17. Bxd7 (17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bxd7 Bxg2 19. Ne5 Rad8
20. Rfc1 Rxd7 21. Nxd7 Bh3 22. f3 Qxd7 $44) 17... Bxg2 18. Nb6 Rad8 (18... Bxf1
19. Rxf1 Rad8 20. Bc6 Qc7 21. Bg2 Rxd4 22. Nc6 Rg4 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Qxa6 Rd8
25. Bc1 $13) 19. Rfd1 Nxd7 20. Nbxd7 Rxd7 21. Nxd7 Bh3 22. f3 Qxd7 23. Be3 Qc6
$44) 15... Qb7 $11 16. dxc5 (16. Nfe5 $142 Rad8 17. f3 cxd4 18. exd4 $11) 16...
Bxc5 17. Nce5 Nxe5 (17... Bd6 $5 18. Nxd7 (18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20. Ra4
Bxf3 $1 21. Qxf3 (21. gxf3 Qb5 $1 22. Rxb4 Qg5+ 23. Kf1 (23. Kh1 $2 Qh5 $19)
23... Bxh2 $40) 21... Qxf3 22. gxf3 Nc5 $17) 18... Nxd7 {[%cal Yb7g2]} 19. Bxd7
Qxd7 20. e4 Bb7 $15) 18. Nxe5 Rac8 (18... Bd6 19. Nc4 (19. Bc6 Bxc6 20. Nxc6
Rfc8 $15) 19... Bc7 20. f3 $11) 19. f3 Bd6 20. Nc4 (20. Nd3 Bc4 $15) 20... Bxc4
(20... Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Qc7+ 22. Kg1 Bxc4 23. Qe1 Qb7 24. Bxb4 Rfd8 25. b3 Bd3
26. Bc5 Nd5 27. Qg3 $11) (20... Bc7 21. Bb3 Qb8 22. g3 Nd7 23. e4 $14) 21. Rxc4
Rxc4 22. Qxc4 Rc8 23. Qe2 (23. Qe2 Rc5 24. Bb3 Bc7 25. g3 (25. Bc4 $2 Bxh2+ $1
$17) 25... Bxa5 26. Bc4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.10"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 (11. Ba2 Nb4 12. Bb1 b6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. f4
g6 15. Rf2 Rc8 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Ra3 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Rb3 Rd6 $17 {0-1
Horvath,M-Grinfeld,A/Silvaplana-W 1993 (43)}) (11. Rc1 Nb4 12. Qb3 {[%csl Rb4]
[%cal Gg5f6]} Qa5 $6 13. Rfe1 Bd7 14. Re5 Qd8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Rh5 Kh8 17. Ne4
Rg8 18. Nc5 Bc6 19. Rd1 Nd5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Qe3 Rg7 $132 {1-0 Bastys,
R-Sulskis,G/LTU-ch 1996 (34)}) 11... b6 (11... Bd7 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. Qe2 Qc7 14.
d5 Nd8 15. Ba2 Bb4 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ne4 Kg7 18. Rd4 $40 {1-0 Ujtelky,M-Fichtl,
J/CSR-ch 1959 (25)}) (11... Nd5 12. Bxe7 Ncxe7 13. Rfc1 Bd7 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Bf1
Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Rxc3 17. bxc3 {1/2-1/2 Ujtelky,M-Kozma,J/Stary Smokovec 1969}) (
11... Nb4 12. Rac1 b6 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. Qe2 Nfd5 15. Ne4 Bxg5 16. Nexg5 h6 17.
Ne4 Rc8 $11 {1-0 Schulz,R-Raetsky,A/Berliner Sommer 1993 (40)}) (11... h6 12.
Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Qe2 Rd8 15. d5 Na5 16. dxe6 Nxc4 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 18.
Nd5 Qc5 19. e7 Bxe7 20. Nxe7+ Kf8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc1 Qb4 $2 (22... Qf5 $1
$11) 23. Ne5 $18 {1-0 Derieux,C-De San Mateo,F/Paris-ch 1993 (27)}) 12. Rad1 (
12. d5 Na5 13. Ba2 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qxd8 Bxd8 17. Bxe6 fxe6
18. Bxd8 Rfxd8 19. Rfe1 Rd6 20. Rac1 Nc6 $14 {Sher,M-Shneider,A/Novi Sad op
1988/1-0 (47)}) 12... Bb7 13. Ne5 (13. d5 Na5 14. Ba2 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16.
Bxd5 $11) 13... Nb4 (13... Rc8 $5 14. Nxc6 (14. Qe2 {[%cal Ge5f7]} Nxd4 15. Qe3
Nd5 (15... Bc5 16. b4 Nf3+ 17. Qxf3 Bxf3 18. Rxd8 Rfxd8 19. bxc5 Rxc5 $11) 16.
Nxd5 Bxg5 17. Qxd4 exd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 $11) (14. b3 Na5) 14... Rxc6 15.
Qe2 {[%cal Gc4a6,Gd4d5]} Qc8 16. b3 Re8 $11) 14. f4 Ne4 (14... Nfd5 $5 15. Bxe7
(15. Nxd5 Nxd5 (15... exd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bb3 $14) (15... Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5
17. Nc6 Qd7 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. f5 exf5 21. d5 $36) 16. Bxe7 Nxe7
$15) 15... Nxe7 (15... Qxe7 16. f5 $36) 16. Qe2 $11) 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Rde1 Bd5
(16... Bf5 $2 17. g4 $16) 17. Bxd5 (17. Bxe7 $142 Qxe7 18. f5 $1 Bxc4 19. Nxc4
Nd5 20. Qe2 $36) 17... Nxd5 18. Nc6 Qd6 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. f5 Qd6
22. f6 (22. fxe6 fxe6 $11) 22... Rfd8 {[%csl Rd4]} 23. Re4 g6 {[%cal Yd6f8,
Yd8d5,Ya8d8] The position of the white looks very promising but the regrouping
black pieces,occured in the game,neutralized the initiative of the white.} 24.
Rf3 Qf8 25. Rh3 Rd5 $8 (25... Rac8 26. Reh4 h5 27. Rxh5 $18) 26. Reh4 h5 27. g4
Qd8 $1 28. gxh5 g5 (28... Qxf6 $5 29. hxg6 (29. Rg4 Rad8 30. hxg6 Rxd4 31.
gxf7+ Kxf7 $132) 29... Rg5+ 30. Rg3 Rxg3+ 31. hxg3 Qxg6 $11) 29. Rg3 (29. Rg4
Qxf6 30. Rhg3 Kh8 31. h4 Rad8 $1 (31... gxh4 32. Rg6 $1 fxg6 33. Qh6+ $18 {
[%cal Gg3g6]}) 32. hxg5 Rxd4 33. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 34. Rxd4 Rxd4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch qual 57th"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2004.05.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kosyrev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2004.05.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 c5 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Rd1 Bd6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b3 b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Nbd2 O-O (13... Qe7 14.
Ng5 Nb4 15. Rac1 Na2 16. Ra1 Nb4 17. Rac1 Na2 18. Ra1 Nb4 {1/2-1/2 Koneru,
H-Ganguly,S/Calicut IND 2003/(18)}) 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Bxf6 (15. Bd3 Nb4 16. Bb1
Qe7 17. Ng5 Nbd5 18. Nc4 h6 19. Nf3 Nb4 20. Nfe5 {1/2-1/2 Neverov,V-Vladimirov,
E/Frunze 1988/TD (20)}) (15. Ng5 Bd6 16. f4 h6 17. Nge4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bf8 19.
Ng3 (19. Qg4 $5) 19... Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Na5 21. Bd3 Nxb3 $17 {0-1 Kursova,
M-Krush,I/Krasnoturinsk RUS 2004/(29)}) 15... gxf6 16. Ne4 Rxd1+ (16... Be7 17.
Bd3 f5 18. Ng3 Ba3 19. Ra1 Qe7 20. e4 $36) 17. Qxd1 Be7 18. h3 Qd8 (18... Rd8
19. Qe2 f5 20. Ng3 $36 {[%cal Gc4a6]} Rc8) 19. Qe2 Na5 20. Ng3 Kh8 21. Rd1 Qc7
22. Rd4 Nxc4 23. Rxc4 Qd8 24. Rd4 Qe8 25. Rh4 Qg8 26. Qc4 Bd5 (26... Rc8 27.
Qd4 Qd8 $15) 27. Qd4 Bxb3 28. Qxb6 Qb8 29. Qa5 Bd5 30. Qc3 Qb3 31. Qc7 Qb7 32.
Qc2 f5 33. Qc3+ (33. Qc3+ Kg8 (33... f6 34. Ng5 Kg8 (34... Rc8 35. Rxh7+ Kg8
36. Qa1 $16) 35. Rxh7 (35. Nxh7 Kf7 36. Qd4 Rg8 $1 $17 {[%csl Rh7]}) 35... Rc8
36. Qa1 Qc7 37. Kh2 $16) 34. Nh5 Qb1+ 35. Kh2 Qb8+ 36. Rf4 Qf8 37. Nf6+ Bxf6
38. Qxf6 Qg7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stocek, Jiri"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. a4 c5 8. Nc3
Qc7 9. Qe2 Bd6 10. dxc5 Nxc5 (10... Bxc5 $5 11. e4 Ng4 $132) 11. e4 Ncd7 12.
Bg5 b6 (12... Ng4 13. h3 Nge5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bb3 O-O $132) 13. Rac1 Bb7 {
White try to exploit their development advantage.} (13... Ng4 14. h3 Nh2 15.
Nxh2 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Bf4 17. Nd5 $1 exd5 18. exd5+ Be5 19. f4 $16) 14. Bxe6 fxe6
15. Nb5 axb5 (15... Qb8 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. e5 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qd5 19. exf6 Qxf3
20. gxf3 gxf6 21. Be3 Ke7 22. Rc6 $14) 16. Rxc7 Bxc7 17. Qxb5 Nxe4 {Light
pieces of Black are able to fight successfully against Qb5 due to having
forpost fields on d5 and c5.} (17... Bxe4 $1 18. Qc4 (18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Re1
Bxf3 20. Rxe6+ Kd8 21. gxf3 Ra5 $17) 18... Nc5 19. b4 Bd5 (19... Bd3 20. Qc3
Bxf1 21. bxc5 O-O 22. cxb6 Bxb6 23. Kxf1 Rxa4 24. Qc6 $14) 20. Qc3 Na6 $13 {
/-/+}) 18. Qc4 Nec5 $6 (18... Ndc5 $5 19. b4 Bd5 $1 (19... Ba6 20. Qd4 $1 $40 {
[%cal Gd4g7]}) 20. Qc2 (20. Qd4 O-O $1 21. bxc5 Rxf3 22. cxb6 Bxb6 23. Qxb6 Rb3
$17) 20... O-O $1 $17 (20... Nxg5 21. Nxg5 Rxa4 $17 22. bxc5 Rg4 23. f4 Bxg2
24. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 25. Kxg2 bxc5 26. Nxe6 $11)) 19. b4 Bxf3 $6 (19... Rxa4 20. Qb5
O-O 21. bxc5 Nxc5 $15) 20. gxf3 Ne5 21. Qc3 O-O (21... Nxa4 22. Qxc7 Nxf3+ 23.
Kh1 Nxg5 24. Rg1 $1 h6 25. f4 $16) 22. f4 Ned3 23. bxc5 Nxc5 24. Be7 $16 Rf5
25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Qb3 $1 Re8 27. Re1 Kf7 28. Re4 g6 29. Kg2 Re7 30. Rd4 Rf5 31.
Rc4 Kg8 32. Qc3 (32. Rc6 Rxf4 33. Rxe6 $16) 32... Rff7 33. Rc6 e5 34. fxe5 Bxe5
35. Qc4 Bc7 36. Rf6 Kg7 37. Rxf7+ Rxf7 38. Qc3+ Kg8 39. h3 Kf8 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41.
Qg8 $1 Kf6 42. Kf1 {[%cal Gf1b5]} Re7 43. Qf8+ Rf7 44. Qh8+ Ke7 45. Qd4 Ke8 46.
h4 Kf8 47. Qh8+ Ke7 48. Qc8 Kd6 49. Qg8 Ke7 50. Ke2 Kf6 51. Qh8+ Ke7 52. Qg8
Kf6 53. Kd3 Ke7 54. Kc4 Kf6 55. Kb5 h5 56. Kc6 $18 Re7 57. Qf8+ Rf7 58. Qg8 Re7
59. Qf8+ Rf7 60. Qh6 Bd8 (60... Re7 61. f4 $1 Rf7 62. f5 Kxf5 63. Qg5+ Ke6 64.
Qxg6+ $18) 61. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch53"]
[Site "Belgrade "]
[Date "1998.03.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Drasko, Milan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. b3 (9. Nbd2 Ke7 10. Nb3 Bd6 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Nfd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd7
$10 {Gligoric,S-Donner,H/Eersel/1968/}) 9... Nbd7 (9... Nc6 10. Bb2 Bd7 11.
Nbd2 Be7 12. Ng5 Nd5 13. Nge4 O-O 14. Nf3 Nb6 15. Be2 Rfd8 16. Kf1 {1/2-1/2
Nikolic,P-Ljubojevic Reykjavik WCup 1991}) 10. Bb2 b5 (10... b6 11. Nbd2 (11.
Nc3 Bb7 12. Rac1 Be7 (12... h6 13. Na4 Be7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rxd7 $1 Kxd7 16.
Nxb6+ $16) (12... Rc8 13. Na4 Be7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rxd7 Kxd7 16. Nxb6+ $16 {
1-0 Maksimenko,A-Rublevsky,S/Norresundby op 1993 (39)}) 13. Nd4 Rc8 (13... O-O
$2 14. Nxe6 $1 $18) 14. f3 b5 15. Be2 Bc5 $1 $11 {Spassky,B-Fischer,R/St
Stefan/Belgrade m 1992/1-0 (50)}) 11... Bb7 12. Be2 (12. a3 O-O 13. Rac1 Rfc8
14. Be2 Be7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sergejev,R-Yakovich,Y/EU-chTM 1997 (24)}) 12... Rc8
13. Rac1 Ke7 14. Nc4 Rhd8 15. a3 b5 16. Na5 Ba8 17. Nd4 Nb8 18. a4 $5 Bb4 19.
axb5 Bxa5 20. Ba3+ Ke8 21. bxa6 $44 {Spassky,B-Heinbuch,D/BL8687 1987/1-0 (49)}
) 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Nbd2 (12. a4 bxa4 13. bxa4 Rb8 14. Bc3 Ke7 $11 {Mascarinas,
R-Spangenberg,H/ARG-WORLD 1994/1/2-1/2 (63)}) 12... Ke7 (12... O-O 13. a4 (13.
Rac1 Rac8 14. Nf1 Nd5 15. Ng3 N7f6 $11 {Paglilla,C-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires
Najdorf op 1993/0-1 (64)}) 13... bxa4 14. Rxa4 Nb6 15. Raa1 a5 16. Rdc1 Rfc8
17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Bd5 20. Bf3 {1/2-1/2 Yurtaev,
L-Yermolinsky,A/Frunze 1988}) 13. a4 bxa4 (13... b4 14. Nc4 Rhc8 15. Rac1 Bd5 (
15... a5 16. Nfd2 g6 17. Bf3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Nd5 19. Kf1 N7b6 20. Ke2 Nxc4 21.
Rxc4 Bd6 22. Rdc1 Rxc4 23. Rxc4 f6 24. g3 e5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van der Sterren,
P-Schlosser,P/Munich 1989 (35)}) 16. Nd4 g6 17. Na5 Ne4 18. Bc4 Nb6 19. Bxd5
Nxd5 20. Ndc6+ Ke8 21. Rc4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,J-Micic,C/Cheliabinsk 1989 (33)}
) 14. Rxa4 Nb6 $146 (14... Rhb8 15. Rc1 Bd5 $2 16. Ne5 $1 $14 {Spassky,
B-Fischer,R/St Stefan/Belgrade m 1992/1/2-1/2 (61)}) 15. Ra5 Bb4 16. Ba3 (16.
Raa1 Rhd8 $11) 16... Bxa3 17. Rxa3 Nfd5 {[%cal Yd5c3]} (17... Nbd5 18. Rda1 Nb4
19. Ra4 $16) 18. Nc4 (18. Rda1 Nb4 19. Nd4 Rhd8 $11) 18... Rhc8 (18... Nxc4 $6
19. bxc4 Nf6 20. Rb1 $14) 19. Kf1 (19. Na5 $2 Nc3) (19. Nxb6 Nxb6 20. Nd4 Nd5 (
20... a5 21. Rda1 Rc5 22. Bb5 {[%csl Ra5]}) (20... g6 {[%cal Ye6e5]} 21. Ra5 $1
$14 (21. Rda1 e5 22. Nf3 f6 $11)) 21. Rda1 Rc3 22. Kf1 Nc7 $14 {/=}) 19... Nxc4
20. bxc4 (20. Bxc4 Rab8 21. Nd4 Nb4 $11) 20... Nb4 21. Nd4 (21. Ne5 Rc7 $11 {
[%cal Yf7f6]}) 21... Rab8 22. Rc1 g6 {[%cal Ye6e5]} 23. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. e4 Nxe4 8. d5
Be7 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {The position of the black king in the centre
creates for them problems during the whole game.} (10... Bxd8 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12.
Re1 Nf6 13. Rxe6+ Be7 14. Nc3 Nc6 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Rae1 Rfe8 17. Ne5 Nd8 18. Rb6
Bf8 19. Kf1 Re6 20. Nc4 Rxe1+ 21. Kxe1 Rc8 22. a4 $14 {Aleksandrov,A-Sadler,M/
Koge op 1997/1/2-1/2 (61)}) 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Re1 Nd6 (12... Nf6 13. Ng5 $16)
13. Nc3 (13. Rxe6 Nc6 14. Nc3 Kd7 15. Re1 $14 {[%cal Gc3d5,Gc3a4,Ga4c5,Ga4b6]})
13... Nc6 (13... Kd7 14. Ne5+ Kc7 15. Nd3 b6 16. Nf4 $16 {[%cal Gf4e6]}) 14.
Na4 (14. Rxe6 Kd7 15. Re2 $5 (15. Re1 $14) 15... Nd4 (15... Rae8 16. Be3 b6 17.
Rd1 $36) 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Nd5 Rae8 18. Bf4 $16 {[%csl Rd4]}) 14... Nf5 (14...
Nd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Nc5 Bf6 (16... Kc8 17. Bf4 $36 {[%csl Rc8,Rd4,Re6]}) 17.
Rxe6 $16) 15. Ne5 (15. Ng5 $1 Ncd4 (15... Nfd4 {-see game}) (15... Bxg5 16.
Bxg5+ Kc7 17. Nxc5 $16) 16. Nf7+ (16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nf7+ (17. Bf4 Bxg5 18. Bxb8
Ke7 $11) 17... Kc7 18. Nc4 b5 19. Bf4+ Kb7 20. Nxh8 Rxh8 21. Ne3 $14) 16... Kd7
(16... Kc7 17. Bf4+ Kc6 18. Nxh8 Rxh8 19. Rad1 $16) 17. Nb6+ Kc6 18. Nxa8 Rxa8
19. Rb1 $14) 15... Nfd4 (15... Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Bd6 17. Rxe6 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Kxe8
19. Nb6 Rd8 20. Bg5 Be7 21. Re1 Kf7 $11) 16. Nxc6+ (16. Nf7+ Ke8 $1 (16... Kc7
17. Nxh8 Rxh8 (17... Nc2 18. Bf4+ e5 19. Rxe5 $18) 18. Bf4+ Bd6 19. Bxd6+ Kxd6
20. Rac1 $18) 17. Nxh8 Nc2 18. Be3 (18. Nb6 Rd8 19. Bf4 Nxa1 20. Rxa1 Bf6 {
[%cal Ye8e7]} 21. Bc7 (21. Re1 Ke7 22. Bd6+ Rxd6 23. Nc8+ Kd7 24. Nxd6 Kxd6 $17
{[%csl Rh8]}) 21... Rd2 $36) (18. Bf4 Rd8 $1 {[%cal Yd8d4,Yd4a4,Yd4f4]} (18...
Nxa1 19. Rxa1 Kf8 20. Rc1 Rd8 21. Kf1 Kg8 22. Ng6 hxg6 23. Nxc5 $14)) 18...
N6d4 {[%csl Rh8]} 19. Kf1 Nxa1 20. Rxa1 b5 21. Nc3 Kf8 (21... Nc2 22. Rd1 Nxe3+
23. fxe3 Bf6 24. Ne4 Ke7 25. Nxc5 Rxh8 26. Rd7+ Ke8 27. Rb7 $16) 22. Rd1 Kg8
23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. Rxd4 $14) 16... Nxc6 (16... bxc6 17. Be3 $44 {[%csl Rc5,Rc6,
Re6]}) 17. Rxe6 Nd4 (17... Kd7 18. Re4 $16 {[%csl Rb6,Rc5][%cal Ga4b6,Gc1e3,
Ge3c5,Ga4c5]}) 18. Re5 $1 Bd6 (18... Rc8 19. Be3 $16) 19. Rd5 Kc7 20. Nxc5 $16
Nc2 21. Rb1 Kc6 (21... Rhe8 22. Bd2 $1 (22. Bg5 Nb4 23. Rf5 Nxa2 24. Rf7+ Kc6
25. Nxb7 Bc7 26. Nc5 Ra7 $1 $11) 22... Kc6 23. Rd3 Bxc5 24. Rc1 $1 Re2 25. Rxc2
Rae8 26. h3 $16) 22. Rd2 Rhe8 23. Ne4 $1 Rxe4 24. Rxc2+ Kd7 25. Be3 $16 {/+-}
Rae8 26. Rd1 R8e6 27. g3 h6 28. Kg2 Ke7 29. Rcd2 {[%cal Gd2d6]} (29. h4) 29...
Rc4 {[%cal Yc4c1,Yc4c8]} 30. h4 b5 31. Bd4 Be5 (31... g6 32. Be3 $18) 32. Bxe5
Rxe5 33. Rd7+ Kf8 34. Ra7 $18 Rc2 (34... Re7 35. Rd8+ Kf7 36. Rxa6 Rc2 37. b3
Ree2 38. Ra7+ Kg6 39. Rd6+ Kh7 40. Rf7 Rxa2 41. Rdd7 $18) 35. Rd8+ Re8 36. Rdd7
Ree2 37. Ra8+ Re8 38. Rxa6 Rxb2 39. Raa7 Ree2 40. Rd8+ (40. Kh3 $5 $18) 40...
Re8 41. Rxe8+ Kxe8 42. Rxg7 Rxa2 43. Rh7 (43. Rg6 $5 h5 44. Rg5 $18) 43... Ra6
44. Rb7 Ra5 45. h5 Kf8 (45... b4 46. g4 $18) 46. Kh3 Ra2 47. f4 Rb2 48. Kh4 (
48. Kh4 Kg8 (48... b4 49. Kg4 $18 {[%cal Gg4f5,Gf5g6]}) 49. g4 Rb4 (49... b4
50. g5 hxg5+ 51. fxg5 b3 52. h6 Rh2+ 53. Kg4 b2 54. Kf5 $18) 50. Kg3 Rb3+ 51.
Kg2 b4 52. g5 Rd3 53. g6 Rd5 54. Kf3 Rxh5 55. Kg4 Rc5 56. f5 $18) (48. Kg4 $5
$18) 1-0

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "1998.01.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Black "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.01.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 {Winants:
Kasparov avait déjà joué ainsi quelques semaines auparavant, lors de la
simultanée en deux tours disputée contre l'équipe nationale d'Argentine, pour
vaincre la résistance du grand-maître Spangenberg.  L'idée remonte а une
trentaine d'années. On la retrouve notamment aux olympiades de Varna en 1962,
dans les parties du champion tchèque Miroslav Filip, et aussi dans l'une des
rencontres du match Botvinnik-Petrosian de 1963. Le recul du Fou anticipe le
coup ...b5, pour attaquer les pions noirs immédiatement avec a4.} b5 {Winants:
Les ouvrages théoriques recommandent 7...Nc6 ou 7...cxd4. Piket pourtant,
avait déjà abordé cette variante de l'autre côté de l'échiquier et on peut
donc supposer qu'il avait effectué son choix en connaissance de cause.} 8. a4
b4 {Ceci réduit le potentiel du Bf8 et abandonne en même temps le contrôle du
point c4.} 9. e4 (9. a5 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Ng5 Bd5
14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Re1+ Be7 16. Qh5 g6 17. Qh6 Nf6 18. Qg7 Kd7 19. Qxf7 {
1-0 Cvitan,O-Giertz,N/Biel op MTO 1997}) (9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 {Winants: Un
gambit audacieux mais correct. Les Blancs ont pour but d'exploiter la position
du Roi noir, ou de gagner du terrain au centre en établissant le fantassin le
e5.} cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 (11... Nd5 {Une nouveauté semble-t-il.} 12. Nc4 Nc6 (
12... Be7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Nd6 Bxg5 15. Nxb7 Qe7 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18.
Qxd4 $16 {Praszak,M-Estrada Nieto,J/MK Cafe op 1997/1-0 (72)}) 13. Bg5 Qd7 {
Piket avait probablement examiné cette position а domicile.} 14. Rc1 {Winants:
Une conception remarquable. Il semblerait que les pièces noires soient bien
disposées: le Bb7 contrôle la grande diagonale et le Nd5 occupe un avant-poste.
Or, en y regardant de plus près, on s'aperçoit qu'elles se gênent mutuellement.
C'est justement pourquoi Kasparov évite de provoquer des simplifications en
capturant le Pd4. Son but consiste avant tout а prendre l'avantage via une
meilleure conjugaison des forces} h6 15. Bh4 Bc5 16. Nfd2 $1 {[%cal Gd2e4,
Ge4d6,Gc4d6] Winants: La pointe des coups précédents. Le Cavalier se dirige
vers e4, pour profiter du soldat avancé (points d6 et f6)} O-O 17. Ne4 Be7 18.
Bg3 $1 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Gc4d6,Ge4c5] On voit maintenant а quel point le 14e
coup des noirs était erroné. Les Cavaliers sont non seulement privés de la
case e7, mais pire encore, la diagonale b1-h7 reste désormais sans défense.}
Qd8 19. Ncd6 Na5 20. Bc2 b3 21. Bb1 {[%cal Gd1d3,Gd3h7]} Qb6 22. Qd3 {[%cal
Ge4f6]} g6 23. Nc5 {[%cal Gc5e6] Menaçant а la fois 24.Nd7, et 24.Nxe6} Bc8 24.
h4 {[%cal Gh4h5]} Nc6 25. a5 $1 {Ftacnik: Ein wunderschoenes Opfer verdirbt
die Koordiantion der schwarzen Kraefte. Un joli sacrifice de déviation.} Qxa5
26. Nxf7 $1 $18 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Piket,J/Fontys 1997 (29)}) 12. Nc4 Nc6 (12...
Nc5 $5 13. Bg5 f6 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Nfe5 h5 16. Ng6 Qd5 $17 {0-1 Slipak,
S-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires Najdorf 1996 (30)}) 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Rc1 Bc5 15.
Nxd4 Ndxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Nf3 Qd6 18. Qc2 Ba7 19. Rfd1 Qc7 20. Qe4 O-O 21.
Bf4 Qb6 22. Be3 Qa5 23. Ng5 Qf5 24. Qxf5 exf5 25. Bxa7 Rxa7 26. Nxf7 $16 {
1-0 Topalov,V-Lautier,J/Amber-rapid6th 1997 (30)}) 9... cxd4 (9... Bb7 10. e5
Nfd7 11. d5 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Qxd5 Nb6 14. Qb7 Qc8 15. Qe4 Qc6 16. Qg4 Qg6
17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. a5 N6d7 19. Re1 Be7 20. e6 fxe6 21. Rxe6 $14 {Hillarp
Persson,T-Yakovich,Y/Koge op 1997/0-1 (63)}) 10. e5 Nfd7 11. Bg5 (11. Qxd4 Nc6
12. Qf4 Qc7 13. Re1 Bb7 $13 {[%cal Yd7c5]}) 11... Be7 (11... Qc7 12. Nbd2 {
[%cal Ga1c1]} (12. Qxd4 Nc6 13. Qc4 Nc5 (13... Bc5 $15 {[%cal Yc6a5]}) 14. Nbd2
) 12... Nc6 13. Rc1 Nc5 14. Nc4 $44) 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qxd4 Nc6 (13... Bb7 14.
Nbd2 Nc6 15. Qf4 $14 {[%cal Gd2e4,Ge4d6]}) 14. Qg4 (14. Qf4 $142) 14... Bb7 $5
(14... O-O 15. Bc2 $1 {[%cal Gg4e4,Ge4h7,Ge4c6]} f5 (15... Bb7 $140 $2 16.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Ng5 $18) 16. exf6 Nxf6 (16... Qxf6 17. Qe4 $18) 17.
Qh4 $14) 15. Nbd2 (15. Qxg7 $5 O-O-O 16. Rc1 $1 {[%csl Rc8]} (16. Re1 h5 {
[%cal Yd8g8]} 17. Qg3 Rdg8 18. Qf4 (18. Qh3 Ncxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxg2 $19) 18... Nc5
(18... Rg4 19. Qe3 Rhg8 20. g3 h4 $132) 19. Qe3 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxg2 $11) 16...
h5 (16... Rdg8 17. Qh6 Rg6 18. Qe3 Rhg8 19. g3 $16) (16... Kb8 17. Qg3 Na5 18.
Nbd2 Rhg8 19. Qf4 $140 $16 Nxb3 20. Nxb3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nxe5 22. Qe4 Nd3 23. Na5
$1 $40) 17. Qg5 Qxg5 18. Nxg5 Ndxe5 19. Nxf7 Nxf7 20. Bxe6+ Rd7 21. Rd1 Nfe5
22. Bxd7+ Nxd7 $132) 15... O-O 16. Rfe1 Rfd8 {[%cal Yd7f8,Yd8d1]} 17. Nc4 h6 (
17... Nc5 18. Bc2 h6 $11 (18... b3 $140 $2 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Ng5
$18)) 18. Re3 Rab8 {[%cal Yb7a8,Yd7c5,Yb4b3,Yb8b3]} (18... Nc5 19. Bc2 {
[%cal Gc2b3,Ge3b3]}) 19. Bc2 Ba8 20. Bb3 Nb6 (20... Nc5 $5 $15) 21. Nxb6 Rxb6
22. Qe4 $2 g6 $2 (22... Nd4 23. Qg4 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Rc6 $17) 23. Qf4 Kg7 24. h4
h5 $6 {[%csl Rf6,Rg5]} (24... Na5 25. h5 g5 $17) 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ (25... Rbb8 $5)
26. Bxd1 Rb8 27. Ng5 $1 $40 {[%cal Gd1h5,Ge3g3,Gg3g7]} Rd8 28. Bxh5 $1 Rd4 (
28... gxh5 29. Rg3 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Kf8 31. Nh7+ Ke8 32. Rg8+ Kd7 33. Rxa8 $18) 29.
Qg3 $16 {[%cal Ge3f3,Gf3f7,Gg5f7,Gg3g6,Gh5g6]} Nd8 30. Bf3 Bxf3 31. Rxf3 $18 {
[%csl Rg7][%cal Gh4h5]} Qd7 32. h5 Rd1+ 33. Kh2 Qe7 34. Rf6 $1 {[%csl Rg6]} Rd5
35. f4 Qa7 36. hxg6 Rd1 37. Nf3 Kf8 38. g7+ Kg8 39. Rh6 1-0

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "1998.01.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Black "Svensson, Bengt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1998.01.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. e4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. Bg5 Be7 (9... cxd4 10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 Be7 12. Rxd4 Nfd7 13. Qb3 Qb6
14. Qc3 f6 15. Be3 Bc5 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Bc4 Kh8 18. Rdd1 Bxe4 19. Nbd2 Bxe3 $5
20. Qxe3 Bd5 21. Bxd5 Qxe3 22. fxe3 exd5 23. Nb1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,
Y-Sherbakov,R/Kakhovka 1997 (37)}) (9... h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. a4 cxd4 12. axb5
a5 13. b6 Bc5 14. Qa4+ Ke7 15. Nbd2 Nd7 16. Nb3 e5 17. Nxa5 Qxb6 18. Bb5 Nf6
19. Nxe5 $16 {Rustemov,A - Dolgov,A/Moscow (ch) 1997 (27)}) 10. a4 (10. dxc5
Bxe4 11. Bxf6 Qxd3 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Nbd2 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Rc8 16.
Rac1 Nc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,Yuri-Vaulin,Alexander/Minsk op 1997 (20)}) 10...
c4 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bc2 O-O {Opening success of the black is defined by the
advantage of two bishops and the pawn advantage on the queen's side.} 13. axb5
axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Nc3 b4 (15... Qb6 16. e5 Be7 17. d5 $132) 16. Ne2 Nc6
17. Qd2 Qb6 18. e5 Be7 19. Be4 Na5 (19... Nxd4 20. Bxa8 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 Rxa8 22.
Qxc4 $15) 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Qc2 Rc8 {/\32...c3 33.bc3 b3-/+} 22. Qa4 Nb3 23.
Qd7 Qd8 24. Qb7 (24. Qxd8+ Rxd8 $17 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Yd8a8,Ya8a2]}) 24... Qc7
25. Qe4 Qc6 26. Qc2 h6 (26... Ra8 $5) 27. Rd1 Qb5 28. Nf4 Rd8 29. h4 (29. Qe4
c3 30. bxc3 bxc3 31. d5 Qb4 32. Qxb4 Bxb4 33. Ne1 $15) 29... Na5 30. Qe4 Qa4
31. Re1 c3 32. bxc3 bxc3 33. Rc1 Qc4 {[%cal Ya5b3,Yb3d4]} 34. Rc2 Bb4 35. Nh5 (
35. Qd3 $142 Qb3 36. Ne2 $15) 35... Nc6 $1 {[%csl Rd4]} 36. Qg4 Bf8 $2 (36...
g6 37. Nf6+ Kg7 38. Nh5+ Kf8 $17) 37. Nf6+ Kh8 38. Ne4 (38. Ng5 $1 gxf6 39.
Nxf7+ Kh7 40. Nxd8 (40. h5 Qd3 41. Rxc3 Qb1+ 42. Kh2 Rxd4 $17) 40... f5 $5 (
40... Qxd4 41. Qxe6 (41. Qxd4 Nxd4 42. Nxe6 Nxc2 43. Nxf8+ Kg8 44. Ne6 Nb4 45.
Nc5 c2 46. Nb3 fxe5 47. Nc1 e4 $19) 41... Qd1+ (41... Nxd8 42. Qf5+ Kh8 43.
exf6 $13) 42. Kh2 Qxc2 43. Qf7+ Bg7 44. Ne6 $18) (40... Nxd8 41. exf6 Qd3 42.
Rc1 $13) 41. Qg3 Nxd4 42. h5 Bg7 43. Qg6+ Kg8 $11) 38... Nxd4 39. Nxd4 Rxd4 $19
40. f3 Bb4 (40... Qa4 $1 41. Rc1 (41. Rxc3 Rxe4 42. Qxe4 Qa1+ $19) 41... Rd1+
42. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 43. Kh2 c2 $19) 41. Qf4 Kg8 42. Qe3 Rd3 (42... Rd5 $5 $19) 43.
Qa7 Rd8 (43... Rd2 44. Rc1 (44. Qa4 Bc5+ 45. Nxc5 Qxa4 $19) 44... Qe2 $19) 44.
Kh2 Qd5 45. Qc7 Ba5 46. Qc5 Qxc5 47. Nxc5 Rd2 48. Rc1 Re2 49. Ne4 Bc7 $2 (49...
c2 50. Ng3 Rf2 51. Ne4 Bd2 $1 $19) 50. Nxc3 Bxe5+ 51. Kh3 Bxc3 $2 (51... Rb2
$17) 52. Rxc3 $15 g6 53. g4 Re5 54. Kg3 Kg7 55. Rc7 Ra5 56. Rb7 $11 g5 57. hxg5
hxg5 58. Rc7 Ra6 59. Rb7 Kg6 60. Rb8 f5 61. gxf5+ exf5 62. Rg8+ Kf6 63. Rf8+
Ke5 64. Re8+ Re6 65. Rg8 Kf6 66. Rf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CRO-ch 6th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1998.01.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cebalo, Miso"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.01.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 c5 6. Bxc4 a6 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 (9... Be7 10. dxc5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 Nbd7
14. Ne2 Rc8 15. Rac1 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Serrer,C-Beilfuss,W/BL2-W 1988 (20)}) (
9... cxd4 10. exd4 Be7 11. Qe2 Nd5 12. Ne4 Nd7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Neg5 Bxg5 15.
Bxg5 N7f6 16. Rad1 Qd6 17. Ne5 h6 18. Bd2 Rfe8 19. Qd3 Qb6 20. Qg3 $36 {
0-1 Pekarek,A-Kucera,P/CZE-chT 9697 1997 (33)}) 10. Re1 {[%cal Ge3e5]} Be7 11.
e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 {[%cal Ge4e5,Ga2e6,Gd4e6]} Ne5 $1 13. Bf4 Ng6 14. Bg3 O-O 15.
e5 Nd5 16. Ne4 (16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Nf5 Qxd1 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20.
Rexd1 Nd5 21. Rac1 Rac8 $15 {[%csl Gd5,Rg3]}) 16... Ndf4 17. Qd2 (17. Rc1 Qb6 {
[%cal Yd8d1,Yf8d8]} 18. Rc2 Rfd8 19. Rd2 b4 $36) 17... Nh5 $1 (17... Bg5 $5 18.
Qd1 $8 $11 (18. Nxg5 Qxg5 $17 {[%cal Yf4h3,Yg5d2,Yb7g2,Yf4g2]})) 18. Rad1 Nxg3
19. Nxg3 Qb6 $15 {[%csl Rd4,Re5][%cal Yf8d8,Yd8d1] /-/+} 20. Bb1 Rfd8 21. Qe3
b4 (21... Bc5 22. Nge2 Nh4 23. f3 $15) 22. Bxg6 (22. a4 Bc5 23. Nge2 Rd5 24.
Bxg6 hxg6 $17 {-see game}) 22... hxg6 23. a4 Bc5 24. Nge2 Rd5 {[%cal Ya8d8,
Yd8d4,Yd8d1]} 25. Rd2 Rad8 26. Red1 {[%tqu "En","Find winning idea for the
black.","","","a6a5","",10]} a5 $1 $19 {[%cal Yd8d1,Yb6e3,Yb7a6,Ya6e2]} 27. Qf4
Ba6 28. b3 R8d7 (28... Bxe2 29. Nxe2 Be3 $1 $19 (29... Bxf2+ 30. Kh1 Be3 31.
Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Qf1 Qc5 $19)) 29. h4 Bxe2 30. Nxe2 Bxf2+ 31. Kf1 (31. Kh1 Be3 32.
Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Qf1 Qd8 $1 $19) 31... Be3 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.07"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e3 a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Qe2 Rc8 (12... Nb4 13. Ne5 (13.
Rad1 Bc6 14. Ne5 Bd5 15. Nxd5 Nfxd5 $11 {0-1 Gokhale,J-Mueller,K/Oakham 1992/
CBM 30 (64)}) 13... Be8 14. Rad1 Nbd5 (14... Nfd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7
17. Bb3 Rc8 18. Qg4 $16 {1-0 Osnos,V-Pohla,H/Beltsy 1977/MCD (29)}) 15. Bb3 Rc8
16. Qd3 Rc7 17. Qh3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Nd5 19. Bd2 Bg5 20. c4 Bxd2 21. Rxd2 Nf4 22.
Qg3 Ng6 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. d5 $16 {1-0 Oratovsky,M-Penzias,M/Tel Aviv 1993/EXT
98 (42)}) (12... Nd5 13. Bxe7 (13. h4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 h6 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Bd3
Nd5 17. Qe4 f5 18. Qe5 Nxc3 19. Bc4 Rf6 20. Rac1 Nxa4 21. Bb3 Nb6 22. Rc7 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Hodgson,J-Zilberman,Y/London 1992/CBM 31 ext (31)}) 13... Ncxe7 (13...
Ndxe7 14. Rad1 Nb4 15. Ne5 Nbd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. b3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Yanofsky,D-Golombek,H/Karlovy Vary 1948/MCD (30)}) 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15.
Nxd5 exd5 16. Ne5 f6 (16... Bf5 17. Qf3 Be4 18. Qb3 Qd6 19. Rac1 $14 {1-0
Lukacs,P-Pavasovic,D/Budapest 1994/CBM 41 ext (27)}) (16... Rc8 17. Qf3 Be6 18.
Qb3 Rc7 19. Rac1 Qd6 20. Rxc7 Qxc7 21. h3 Rc8 22. Nd3 Qc4 23. Qxb7 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Sundararajan,K-Harikrishna,P/Calicut IND 2003/(42)}) 17. Nd3 Re8 18.
Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Dreev,A/Wijk aan Zee 2002/CBM 87 (18)}) (12... Re8 13.
Rad1 Nb4 (13... Nd5 14. Bd2 (14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Qd2 Bg4 {1/2-1/2
Bertok,M-Keres,P/Leipzig 1960/EXT 99 (16)}) (14. Bxe7 Ncxe7 15. Ne5 Nxc3 16.
bxc3 Nd5 17. Qf3 Re7 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Qxd5 Bxa4 20. Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Ra1 Bb3 $11
{1/2-1/2 Zielinska,M-Misanovic,V/GER 2001/EXT 2003 (84)}) 14... Bf6 15. Ne4
Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bg5 Qb6 18. a5 Qa7 19. Nd6 Rf8 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Be7 Be6
$1 22. Qf3 Bxb2 $132 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Mainz 2001/CBM 84/[Huzman] (34)
}) (13... h6 14. Bc1 Na5 15. Bd3 Bb4 16. Bc2 Rc8 17. Qd3 Bc6 18. Ne5 Bd5 19.
Re3 $36 {1-0 Stanojevic,B-Govedarica,R/Novi Sad 1988/EXT 97 (27)}) 14. Ne5 Qc7
15. Qf3 Bc6 16. Qh3 Bd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bb3 Qb6 19. Rc1 Nc6 20. Bc2 h6 21.
Bf4 {1-0 Demkovich,A-Le Thi Phuong Lien/Budapest 1997/CBM 59 ext (21)}) (12...
h6 13. Bf4 Nb4 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Rad1 Bc6 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Be5 Qa5 18. Bb3 Rd8
19. f4 Nfd5 $11 {0-1 Bertok,M-Geller,E/Bled 1961/MCL (44)}) 13. Rad1 Nd5 (13...
Nb4 14. Ne5 (14. d5 $5 Rxc4 15. Qxc4 Nbxd5 16. Ne5 Re8 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nxd7
Nxd7 19. Rd3 Kf8 20. Qe4 {1-0 Zamecnik,F-Cimra,J/Bratislava 1991/EXT 97 (20)})
14... Be8 15. Bb3 (15. h4 Rc7 16. Bb3 Nfd5 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. h5 f6 19. Nd3 Nxd3
20. Nxd5 Nxe1 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Rxe1 $16 {1-0 Hebden,M-Lev,R/London 1990/EXT
97 (39)}) 15... Qc7 16. Qf3 Bc6 17. Qg3 Nh5 18. Qh4 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Nf6 20. Re3
Nfd5 21. Nxc6 Nxe3 22. Nxb4 Nxd1 23. Bxd1 Qb6 $17 {1-0 Milov,V-Lev,R/Israel
1996/CBM 52 ext (63)}) (13... Re8 14. Ne5 Nb4 15. Bb3 Nbd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17.
Qf3 Rf8 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Ng6 $18 {1-0 Solodovnichenko,
Y-Miliutin,O/Krasnodar 1996/EXT 2000 (34)}) 14. Bxd5 Bxg5 15. Be4 {This line
has a reputation as a very dangerous one for Black. He can't prevent the
breakthrough d5. This game confirms the conclusion of theory.} (15. Ba2 Nb4 16.
Bb1 Bc6 17. Ne5 g6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Ne4 Rb8 20. Nc5 {1/2-1/2 Li
Wenliang-Huang Zhengyuan/CHN 1987/EXT 97 (20)}) 15... Bh6 (15... Bf6 16. d5
exd5 17. Nxd5 (17. Rxd5 $5) 17... Be6 $8 18. Nf4 Qb6 $6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qd3
$1 g6 $2 21. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 22. Qxg6+ Kh8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Rd7 $1
Ne7 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27. Ng5 $1 $18 {1-0 Chekhov,V-Sveshnikov,E/Lviv 35/487 1983/
[Chekhov,V] (38)}) 16. d5 exd5 17. Rxd5 $1 $16 {The pin of Bd7 leads to
material lost.} (17. Nxd5 Re8 18. Qd3 g6 19. Qb3 Na5 20. Qb6 Bg7 $11) 17... Qc7
(17... Rc7 18. Rd6 f5 19. Bc2 Kh8 20. Nd5 Rc8 21. Qd1 g6 22. Ne7 {1-0 Najdorf,
M-Gheorghiu,F/Mar del Plata 1965/MCD (22)}) 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (18... Kh8 $142 19.
Bb1 (19. Bf5 Rfe8 20. Qd1 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Re8 22. Qb1 $16) 19... g6 $16) 19.
Qd3+ Kg8 20. Rxd7 $18 Qb6 21. Re2 (21. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4g5,Ge4d6]} Nb8 22. Re7
Qxb2 23. Nfg5 Qc2 24. Qd5 Qc1 $16) 21... Rcd8 22. h4 Bc1 (22... Qb4 23. Nd5
Rxd7 24. Nxb4 Rxd3 25. Nxd3 $16) (22... Qa5 23. Rd5 Rxd5 24. Qxd5 $16) 23. Rxd8
(23. Ng5 $5 Bxg5 24. hxg5 $16 {[%cal Gg5g6]}) 23... Rxd8 24. Qc2 $1 Bh6 25. Nd5
$1 Qa5 26. Ne7+ Nxe7 27. Rxe7 Qd5 28. Qc7 Rf8 29. a5 {[%csl Rb7]} Qd8 30. Qxd8
Rxd8 31. Rxb7 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Rd5 33. b4 Bf4+ 34. g3 Bd6 35. Kg2 f6 36. Rb6 Be7
37. Rb7 Kf7 38. g4 Ke6 39. b5 $1 axb5 (39... Rxb5 40. Nd4+ $18) 40. a6 (40. a6
Rd6 41. a7 Ra6 42. Rb6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.05"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden III"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Ne5 Nfd5 13. Ne4 Nf6 (13... b6 14.
Ra3 (14. a5 b5 $5 15. Bb3 Bb7 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. Rac1 Nc6 $1 $11 {0-1 Flear,
G-Kupreichik,V/Hastings 39/475 1984/[Kupreichik,V] (36)}) 14... Bb7 (14... f6
15. Nf3 Ra7 16. Bd2 Rc7 17. Raa1 Re8 18. Rac1 Bf8 19. Bxb4 Nxb4 20. Nc3 Kh8 $11
{1-0 Vaisser,A-Sadler,M/Cappelle la Grande 1991/EXT 98 (75)}) 15. Rh3 Nc7 (
15... Nf6 16. Ng5 Nbd5 17. Bd3 h6 18. Nexf7 Rxf7 19. Qxe6 hxg5 20. Bg6 $18 {
1-0 Botsari,A-Flear,C/Pula 1997/CBM 57 ext (29)}) (15... f6 16. Qh5 fxe5 17.
Qxh7+ Kf7 18. dxe5 Ke8 19. Qxg7 $18 {1-0 Potapov,A-Danilovtsev,V/Omsk/Perm
1998/EXT 2000 (39)}) 16. Qg4 Ne8 17. Bxe6 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qf5 $18 {
1-0 Plachetka,J-Tania,S/Olomouc 2002/CBM 89 ext (21)}) (13... Nb6 14. Ra3 $1 f6
15. a5 $1 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Nd5 $14 {0-1 Geller,E-Kortschnoj,V/Moscow 1964/MCL/
[ChessBase] (35)}) (13... Bd7 14. Ra3 Be8 15. Rg3 Kh8 16. Qg4 g6 17. Rh3 Nf6
18. Nxf6 Bxf6 19. Bh6 Bg7 20. Qf4 $18 {1-0 Pavlovic,M-Hrzic,I/Belgrade SCG
2003/(28)}) (13... Qc7 14. Bb3 b6 15. Bd2 Bb7 16. Rac1 Qd8 17. a5 bxa5 18. Nc5
Bc8 19. Bxb4 Nxb4 20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. Nxe6 Qd6 22. Ng5 $18 {1-0 Khmelnitski,
A-Feoktistov,A/Voronezh 2001/EXT 2002 (35)}) (13... f5 14. Nc3 Bf6 15. Qf3 Qd6
16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bb3 Be6 18. Bf4 $16 {1-0 Pavlov,D-Gazizov,R/Samara 2002/CBM
89 ext (41)}) (13... f6 14. Nf3 b6 15. Bd2 (15. Nc3) 15... Re8 16. Rac1 Qd7 17.
Bb3 a5 18. Ne1 Ba6 19. Qh5 Bb7 $11 {0-1 Bator,Z-Hartman,C/Copenhagen 1985/MCD 
(34)}) 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Ra3 $1 {[%cal Ga3h3][%mdl 32] This is a typical and
very strong transfer of the Ra1 to attack on the king's side.} Qe7 $6 (15... b6
16. Qe4 Bb7 17. Qxb7 Bxe5 18. Rh3 Bf6 19. Bf4 Qc8 20. Qe4 g6 21. Be5 $36) (
15... Bd7 $5 16. Qe4 Bc6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Rh3 g6 19. Bf4 Ra7 20. Be5 Rd7 $132)
16. Ng4 Bd7 (16... Bg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Ne5 $16) 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Rg3 $1 {
[%cal Gc1g5][%mdl 4]} Bxa4 $2 ({The last chance for Black was} 18... b5 $1 19.
axb5 (19. Bg5 Qf5 20. Bh6 bxc4 21. Bxg7 f6 22. Qd2 Nd3 23. Bxf8+ Kxf8 24. b3
Qxf2+ 25. Qxf2 Nxf2 26. Kxf2 cxb3 27. a5 Bc6 $44 28. Rxb3 Ba4 29. Rdb1 Bxb3 30.
Rxb3 Rd8 31. Rb6 Ke7 32. Rxa6 Rxd4 $11) 19... axb5 20. Bg5 Qf5 21. Bh6 bxc4 22.
Bxg7 f6 23. Qd2 Nd3 24. b3 $1 Nf4 25. Bxf8+ Kxf8 26. bxc4 $16) 19. b3 Bc6 (
19... Bd7 20. Bg5 Qf5 21. Bh6 g6 22. Rf3 Qc2 23. Qe5 $1 Qxd1+ 24. Bf1 f6 25.
Rxf6 $18) (19... Bb5 20. Bg5 Qf5 21. Bh6 $18) 20. d5 $1 $18 {[%cal Gc1b2][%mdl
128] The Bc1 decides the game from the square b2.} Nxd5 21. Bb2 Qh6 22. Bxg7 (
22. Qe5 $1 $18) 22... Qxg7 23. Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. Qe5+ f6 (24... Kg8 25. Rd4 $18)
25. Qxe6 $18 Rae8 26. Qh3 Nf4 27. Qg3+ Ng6 28. f3 Re7 29. Rd6 Rfe8 30. h4 Re1+
31. Kh2 R1e5 32. Qg4 a5 33. Bd3 Kf7 34. f4 Rc5 35. h5 Nf8 36. Bc4+ Ke7 37. Rd2
Nd7 38. Be6 Nf8 39. Bg8 Nd7 40. Bxh7 Rf8 41. Bf5 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.04"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Denmark"]
[BlackTeam "Ireland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DEN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRL"]

1. d4 {Wells} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 Nc6
8. Nc3 Qc7 9. Qe2 Be7 (9... b5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Bd6 13. b4 {
1/2-1/2 Alvarez Ibarra,R-Baron Rodriguez,J/Oropesa del Mar 1996/EXT 98 (26)} (
13. Ng5 $1 $16)) (9... Bd6 10. Bd2 (10. Rd1 O-O 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bd2 (12. h3
Ne5 13. e4 Ng6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Bd7 16. e5 $16 {1-0 Boinowitz,T-Schlaeger,
U/Germany 1988/EXT 2003 (53)}) 12... e5 13. Rac1 e4 14. Ng5 Bg4 15. f3 exf3 16.
gxf3 Bh5 17. Nd5 $16 {1-0 Majer,D-Senk,C/Willingen 1999/EXT 2001 (64)}) (10. h3
O-O 11. Rd1 b5 (11... b6 12. Bd2 Bb7 13. Rac1 Rfd8 14. a3 Rac8 15. Ba2 $14 {
1-0 Stefansson,H-Karpatchev,A/Le Touquet 1999/EXT 2001 (36)}) 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13.
e4 Nh5 14. e5 Ng3 15. Qe1 Bb7 16. Bf4 Nf5 $11 {0-1 Wilhelmi,C-Karpatchev,A/
Leutersdorf 2000/EXT 2001 (36)}) 10... O-O 11. Rac1 b6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Na4
Be7 14. e4 Bb7 15. e5 Nd7 16. Bf4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Cimmino,P-Valerio,G/ICCF 1999/
ICCF Telechess CBM 102 (29)}) 10. dxc5 (10. a3 O-O 11. Bc2 Rd8 12. dxc5 Bxc5
13. b4 Bd6 14. Bb2 Ne5 15. Rac1 Qe7 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bb8 18. Ne4 $36 {
1-0 Griffiths,M-Yeo Ming Yang,E/Kuala Lumpur 2002/CBM 89 ext (38)}) 10... Bxc5
11. Bd2 (11. e4 Nd7 (11... Ng4 12. g3 O-O 13. Bf4 e5 14. Nd5 Qd6 (14... Qb8 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 Kh7 17. h3 $16 {1-0 Lamby,P-Brod,M/Vienna AUT 2003/(31)}) 15.
Bd2 Nf6 16. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Baburin,A/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (16)}) 12. Be3
O-O 13. Rac1 b6 14. Bc2 Bb7 15. a3 Nde5 $11 {0-1 Kirusha,A-Krylov,M/St
Petersburg 2002/EXT 2003 (42)}) 11... O-O 12. Rac1 Bd6 (12... Rd8 13. Nd5 exd5
(13... Nxd5 14. Rxc5 $14) 14. Rxc5 Qe7 15. Rcc1 Bg4 16. Bd1 Ne5 $36 {0-1
Bandza,A-Frostick,C/ICCF 1999/ICCF Telechess CBM 102 (32)}) (12... Ng4 13. Qc4
Nce5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qf4 Qb8 16. Ne4 $16 {1-0 Tupy,M-Kucera,P/CZE 2001/EXT
2003 (32)}) (12... Ba7 13. h3 Rd8 14. Rfd1 Bd7 15. e4 Be8 (15... Nh5 16. e5 $1)
16. e5 Nd7 17. Bg5 Rdc8 18. Bf4 $16 {1-0 Dautov,R-Arbakov,V/Bad Woerishofen
1998/CBM 63 ext/[Dautov] (62)}) (12... b6 13. Na4 (13. Ng5 Be7 14. Nce4 Bb7 15.
Bc3 Nd5 16. Qd3 Qd8 17. Nd6 Bxg5 18. Nxb7 Qd7 19. f4 Be7 20. e4 Nf6 21. Qxd7
Nxd7 22. Bxg7 Rfc8 23. Rfd1 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5+ 25. Rxc5 bxc5 26. Bf6 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Haug,U-Mueller,G/IECG 2002/Telechess CBM 95 (54)}) 13... Be7 14. e4 Bb7
15. Be3 Nd7 16. Rfd1 b5 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Bxe7 Qxe7
$11 {1/2-1/2 Bekker Jensen,D-Sorensen,T/Copenhagen 1999/CBM 71 ext (61)}) (
12... Qe7 13. e4 e5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Rc4 a5 18. b4
Be6 19. bxa5 Rfd8 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Rfc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Mittelman,G-Levin,F/
Berlin 1998/CBM 66 ext (26)}) 13. e4 (13. h3 $5 Bd7 14. e4 $14) 13... Ng4 14.
Kh1 (14. h3 Nh2 15. Nxh2 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Bf4 $11) 14... Bf4 (14... Bxh2 15. g3
Bxg3 16. fxg3 Qxg3 17. Qg2 $18) (14... Rd8 15. h3 Nge5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 $14)
15. Rfd1 Bxd2 16. Rxd2 Qf4 {Black tries to prevent the development plan of
White. White wants to seize space moving pawn e4 to e5.} (16... Bd7 $5 17. h3
Nge5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Qe3 (19. f4 Ng6 20. Qf2 Bc6) 19... Bc6 20. f4 Ng6 21. f5
$5 $36) 17. g3 Qh6 18. Rcd1 e5 $6 {[%cal Gb3f7]} (18... Qh3 $5 19. Qf1 Qh5 $132
) 19. h4 $1 {Wells: 'Avoids tricks with...Nd4 and opens the possibility of Ng5
too. '} Be6 ({Black could force White to sacrifice an exchange by} 19... Nf6 $1
20. Ng5 $1 (20. Nd5 Bg4 21. Ne3 Bh5 $15) (20. Rd6 Bg4 $15) 20... Nd4 (20... Bg4
21. f3 Nd4 22. Rxd4 exd4 23. Rxd4 Bh5 24. e5 $36) 21. Rxd4 exd4 22. Rxd4 $44 {
[%csl Rh6][%cal Ge4e5] but after this the position of White looks very
promising.}) 20. Rd6 Rad8 (20... Bxb3 $5 21. axb3 (21. Rxh6 Bxd1 22. Nxd1 Nxh6
$15) 21... f6 22. Nd5 $14) 21. Rxd8 Nxd8 (21... Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Nxd8 23. Ng5
Bxb3 24. axb3 (24. Qxg4 Be6 25. Qd1 Qf6 26. Qd6 h6 27. Nxe6 Nxe6 28. Kg1 $14)
24... Nf6 25. Qd1 Nc6 26. Qd6 $36 {[%cal Gd6c7]}) 22. Ng5 $1 Bxb3 23. axb3 Nf6
$2 {After this passive move White gets a decisive advantage.} ({Black had good
chances to save the game after} 23... Qh5 $1 {'!?' Wells.} 24. Nf3 (24. Rd7 Nc6
25. Rxb7 Nd4 26. Qf1 h6 27. Nh3 Nf6 $44) (24. f3 Nf6 25. Rd6 Nc6 $13) (24. Kg1
Nc6 25. Nf3 f5 $132) 24... Nf6 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 f6 27. b4 Ne6 $11) 24. Rd6
$16 {[%mdl 32]} Nc6 {Wells: 'Very casual. Black seems to have missed numerous
chances to prepare for a return of his queen to the action. Now there will
already be no decent way back.'} (24... Re8 25. b4 Ne6 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. b5 a5
28. Qd1 $16) (24... Qh5 {Wells} 25. Qxh5 Nxh5 26. Nd5 $14) 25. Nd5 Rd8 $2 (
25... Re8 26. b4 (26. Qf3 {Wells} Nd4 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Qxf6 Qxf6 29. Rxf6 Re7
{still gives some chances for the defence.}) 26... Qg6 27. Qf3 Nd4 28. Nxf6+
gxf6 29. Qxf6 $16) 26. Rxd8+ {Wells: 'Logical, plenty good enough and ideal
for the illustration of our theme, but in fact'} (26. Qc4 $1 {[%csl Rc6,Rf7]
[%cal Gc4c6,Gd6d8] Wells also would have caused a very nasty accident.}) 26...
Nxd8 27. Ne7+ Kf8 (27... Kh8 28. Qd3 $18) 28. Nf5 $18 Qg6 (28... Qh5 29. Qd3
Nc6 30. Qd6+ Kg8 31. Ne7+ Kh8 32. Nxc6 $18) 29. Qd2 {Wells: 'and White's queen
will invade with devastating force. It is as simple as this - the black queen
is simply not fulfilling the role which could reasonably be expected of her,
and each reduction of material elsewhere brought this into even sharper focus.'
} Nc6 (29... Ke8 30. Qd6 Ng8 31. Qc7 $18) 30. Qd6+ Ke8 (30... Kg8 31. Ne7+ $18)
31. Qc7 $1 1-0

[Event "Villa Martelli Ann 50th"]
[Site "Villa Martelli"]
[Date "2005.08.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Black "Slipak, Sergio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bb3 Re8 13. h4 Ncb4 (13... Bxh4
14. Nxh4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qxh4 16. d5 $5 Na5 17. Bc2 $44) (13... Nxc3 14. bxc3
Bxh4 15. Qe4 $44) (13... Bf6 14. Qe4 $36) 14. h5 b6 (14... Bd7 $5 15. Ne5 Bc6)
15. Ne5 (15. Bd2 Bb7 (15... f5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rac1 Bf6 18. Rc6 Qd7 19. Rdc1
Bb7 20. R6c2 Rac8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Marcelin,C-Skripchenko Lautier,A/Val d'Isere
2002/CBM 91 (60)}) 16. h6 g6 17. Ne4 a5 18. Bc4 f6 19. Rac1 Bc6 20. b3 Qd7 21.
Re1 Kh8 22. Nh2 Na2 23. Rcd1 Nab4 24. Ng4 Bd8 25. Bxb4 axb4 26. Qf3 Qf7 27. Nd6
{1-0 Stefansson,H-Izoria,Z/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (27)}) 15... Bb7 16. a5 (16. Qg4
Rc8 (16... f5 17. Qh3 Rc8 18. Bd2 Bg5 19. Qg3 Bh4 20. Qh3 Bg5 $11 {0-1 Li
Shilong-Wen Yang/Xiapu CHN 2005/(43)}) 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. Bxe6 $5 Nxg4 19. Nxf7
Qxd4 20. Ng5+ Kh8 21. Nf7+ $11) (16. Ne4 f5 17. Nc3 Bf6 18. Bd2 Rc8 19. Rac1
Qe7 20. Bc4 a5 21. Nb5 Ba8 22. Bb3 Red8 23. Re1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Re8 25. Nc4 $14 {
1-0 Lautier,J-Markowski,T/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (46)}) (16. h6 g6 17. Bd2 Rc8 18.
Rac1 Nc7 19. Ng4 Rf8 20. Bf4 Ne8 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Rf7 (22... Kh8 $8) 23.
Ne5 $18 {1-0 Burger,H-Chovanec,M/ICCF Email 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 102 (26)})
16... b5 (16... bxa5 17. Ba4 Rf8 18. h6 g6 19. Nd7 Re8 20. Qe5 Nf6 21. Nc5 Bc6
22. Nxe6 $1 $16) 17. h6 g6 18. Ne4 Rc8 (18... Nc7 $2 19. Nc5 (19. Bd2 $5) 19...
Bd5 20. Ra3 $5 Nc6 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Ncd7 Rad8 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,
V-Kasparov,G/London 2000/CBM 80/[Ftacnik] (66)}) (18... Nc6 19. Qf3 Rf8 20.
Bxd5 exd5 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Nc5 $16) 19. Be3 $5 {[%cal Ge4c5] White is
preparing move Nc5. He don't worry about the exchange of his Be3 because this
is the most passive piece in the position of White.} (19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5
Rxc5 $13) (19. Bd2 $2 Nc2 20. Qf3 Rf8 (20... f6 21. Bxc2 Rxc2 22. Nd3 $132) 21.
Bxc2 Rxc2 $15) (19. Qf3 f6 20. Ng4 (20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. h7+ Kh8) 20... f5 21. Ne5
Nc2 $36) 19... Nxe3 (19... Rc7 20. Qf3 f6 21. Nd3 $14) (19... Ba8 20. Nc5 $13)
20. Qxe3 Nd5 ({Black had to exchange pieces to weaken the attack of White.} 
20... Bd5 $5 21. Nc5 (21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Qf3 f5 23. Nc3 Bg5 $15) 21... Bd6 22.
Rac1 Qh4 $132) 21. Qg3 Ba8 22. Ng4 {[%cal Gg3e5]} f6 23. Rac1 $1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1
Rf8 (24... Kh8 $142) 25. Nc5 Bd6 $2 {This move leads to a catastrophe over the
diagonal a2-g8.} (25... Qc8 26. Ne3 Rd8 27. Qg4 (27. Rc2 $5 Kf7 $14) 27... Kf7
28. Rc2 $36) 26. Nxe6 Qe7 (26... Bxg3 27. Nxd8 Rxd8 28. fxg3 Kf8 29. Bxd5 Bxd5
30. Rc7 $18) 27. Nf4 Qe4 (27... Bxf4 28. Qxf4 Kh8 29. Bxd5 Bxd5 30. Rc7 $18 (
30. Qc7 $5 Qxc7 31. Rxc7 $18)) 28. Nxd5 Bxd5 (28... Bxg3 29. Ngxf6+ Kh8 30.
Nxe4 $18) 29. Ne3 $1 (29. Bxd5+ Qxd5 30. Qf3 $1 Qxf3 31. gxf3 $16) 29... Bxg3 (
29... Bxb3 30. Qxd6 Qe6 31. Qxe6+ Bxe6 32. Rc6 $18) 30. Bxd5+ Qxd5 31. Nxd5 Bb8
32. Rc6 f5 (32... Rd8 33. Nxf6+ Kf7 34. g3 $18) 33. Nf6+ Kh8 (33... Kf7 34.
Nxh7 $18) 34. Rxa6 (34. Re6 $1 $18 {[%cal Ge6e7,Ge7h7]}) 34... Rd8 35. Rb6 Rc8
36. g3 Bc7 37. Rc6 (37. Re6 $1) 1-0

[Event "Montreal 6th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2005.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Be3 (11. Qc2 Bb7 12. Rd1 Qc7 (12... O-O
13. Be3 Qd5 14. Nc3 Qh5 15. Qb3 Bc8 16. Ne4 Nd5 17. Qc4 f5 18. Ng3 Qe8 19. Bd2
$14 {1-0 Barsov,A-Hommeles,T/Antwerp 1998/EXT 99 (43)}) 13. Nd2 {0,5/Dreev,
A-Anand,V/Wijk/1996/} c5 $1 14. Nb3 Qc6 15. f3 cxd4 16. Qxc6+ Bxc6 17. Nxd4 Bb7
$11 {1/2-1/2 Filippov,V-Volzhin,A/Elista 1996/CBM 56/[Ftacnik] (41)}) (11. Nc3
Qxd4) 11... Nd5 (11... O-O 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Nd2 h6 (13... g6 $5 $146 14. Rac1
Bb7 15. Ne4 Nd5 16. a3 a5 17. Rfd1 (17. Qe2 $5) 17... Rfb8 18. Bc4 Nxe3 19.
fxe3 Ba6 20. Ba2 Rb5 $1 $132 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Huebner,R/Dortmund 1997/CBM 60/
[Gelfand] (28)}) (13... a5 14. Nf3 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Rac1 Nd5 17. Rfe1 a4 {
1/2-1/2 Salcedo Mederos,P-Schmelz,T/ICCF Email 2001/ICCF Telechess (17)}) 14.
Be2 (14. Rac1 Bb7 15. Ne4 (15. Be2 a5 16. Rfd1 Rfc8 17. Nb3 Ba6 18. Bf3 a4 19.
Nc5 Bb5 20. g3 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,A-Yakovich,Y/Pula 1997/CBM 57 ext (20)}) 15...
Nd5 16. Qe2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 a5 18. Nc5 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bd6 20. h3 $16 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B-Anand,V/Biel 1997/CBM 60/[Gelfand] (32)}) 14... Nd5 15. Rac1 a5 16.
Qxc6 Qxc6 17. Rxc6 Nb4 18. Rc7 Bd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Anand,V/Linares 1997/
CBM 57 (28)}) 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Qe2 (13. Rc1 Nxe3 $6 (13... a5 $5) 14. fxe3 c5 $2
(14... Bg5 $5 15. Qf3 e5 $132) 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18.
Qxc5 $16 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Moscow 2001/CBM 87/[Huzman] (43)}) 13... a5
14. Rfd1 (14. Na4 $5 Bd6 (14... Nxe3 15. fxe3 (15. Qxe3 Bf6 16. Rfd1 Rb8 $132 {
[%csl Rd4]}) 15... Bd6 16. Rac1 $14) 15. Rac1 Nb4 16. Bc4 $14) 14... Qb6 $6 {
This move leads to a long term advantage of White.} ({After} 14... a4 $5 {
Black may hope for counterplay.} 15. Qc2 Nb4 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Qb1 g6 18. Bxg6
fxg6 19. Qxg6 Rf5 (19... Rf6 20. Qh5+ Kg7 21. Ne4 Rg6 22. Bf4 Nd5 23. Be5+ Nf6
24. Rd3 $40) 20. Bf4 $1 Qf8 21. Be5+ Bf6 $13 22. g4 $140 Ra7 $1 $132 {[%cal
Ya7g7]}) 15. Na4 Qb4 16. b3 $16 {[%csl Rc6,Rc8][%mdl 32] White has a big
positional advantage due to weak pawn c6 and the passive Bc8.} Rd8 17. Rac1 Bd7
18. Bd2 Qb8 (18... Qxd4 $2 19. Bxa5 $18) 19. Qe4 g6 20. Bh6 (20. Nc5 Be8 21.
Bc4 $16) 20... Be8 21. Bc4 Bf6 22. Nc5 Ra7 23. Qf3 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Re1
Qd6 26. h4 $1 {[%mdl 4] White starts to attack on the king's side, where Black
has no defenders.} h6 27. Re4 Qe7 28. Rce1 Rd6 29. Qg3 Nf6 30. Qe5 Kg8 31. Rf4
Nd7 32. Qe3 Nxc5 33. dxc5 Rd8 34. Qe5 Qc7 35. Qe3 Qe7 36. Qe5 (36. Re4 $1 Qf8 (
36... Kg7 37. Bxe6 $1 $18) 37. h5 gxh5 (37... g5 38. f4 gxf4 39. Rxf4 Qg7 40.
Qf3 Rd4 41. Ree4 Rxe4 42. Qxe4 Kh8 43. Rg4 $40) 38. Rh4 Rad7 39. Rxh5 Kh7 40.
Qc3 $16) 36... Qc7 37. Qf6 Qe7 38. Qe5 Qc7 39. Qf6 Qe7 40. Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.07"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. b3 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. Bb2 Nb4 12. Ne5 b6 (12... Nbd5 13. Qf3 (13. h3
Bd7 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Bd3 Rfe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rensch,D-Kaufman,L/
Saint Paul 2000/EXT 2001 (23)}) 13... Bb4 (13... Qa5 14. Rfc1 Bb4 15. Ne4 Nxe4
16. Qxe4 Rd8 17. Bd3 Nf6 18. Qh4 h6 19. Nc4 Qg5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Franco Ocampos,
Z-Rodriguez Talavera,J/Barcelona 1988/EXT 97 (61)}) 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Rac1 Qd6
16. Rc2 Bd7 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rfc1 Be6 19. h3 Ba5 20. h4 Bb6 21. h5 h6 {
1/2-1/2 Nedeljkovic,S-Andric,D/Sarajevo 1951/EXT 2002 (21)}) (12... Bd7 13. Qe2
(13. Qf3 Bc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Rad1 Ra7 16. Qe2 a5 17. Nb1 Nfd5 18. Nd2 {
1/2-1/2 Speelman,J-Gelfand,B/Novi Sad 1990/TD (18)}) 13... Bc6 (13... Re8 14.
Rad1 Bf8 15. f4 Bc6 16. f5 Bd5 17. fxe6 Bxe6 18. Kh1 Rc8 $11 {0-1 Marquez,
R-Motwani,P/Novi Sad 1990/TD (62)}) 14. Rad1 Bd5 15. f4 g6 16. Nxd5 exd5 17.
Bd3 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 Ne4 19. f5 Rc8 20. Qg4 Nf6 21. Qh3 Rc2 22. Bc1 Qb6 23. Bg5
Re8 24. Qh4 Re2 25. Bxf6 Rxe5 26. Qxh7+ {1-0 Podgaets,M-Chekhov,V/Kharkov 1985/
MCL (26)}) 13. Qe2 (13. Qf3 Ra7 (13... Rb8 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Qe2 (15. Qg3 Nbd5
16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. f4 Bd6 18. f5 f6 19. fxe6 fxe5 20. Rf7 $1 $16 {1-0 Lima,
D-Quinn,M/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (33)}) 15... Rc8 16. f4 Nbd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18.
Rd3 g6 19. Rh3 Nb4 20. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 21. f5 $40 {1-0 Glyanets,A-Kadimova,I/
Moscow 1991/TD (40)}) (13... Qc7 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. Qg3 Qd6 16. Rcd1 Nbd5 17.
Rfe1 Rac8 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Nf6 $11 {0-1 Piscopo,P-Nironi,A/ITA 1998/EXT
2000 (45)}) 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Qh3 (15. Qg3 Nfd5 16. Nxd5 (16. Ne2 Bd6 17. Qh3
Nc7 18. Nf4 Bd5 19. Nxd5 Ncxd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Collas,S-Gheorghe,C/Chisinau MDA
2005/(38)}) 16... Nxd5 17. f4 b5 18. Bd3 bxa4 19. bxa4 f5 20. Bc4 Bf6 21. Qb3
Ba8 22. Ba3 Re8 23. Qd3 $36 {0-1 Huang Qian-Xu Yuanyuan/HeiBei 2001/EXT 2002 
(42)}) 15... Nfd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Rc1 Rb7 19. Rfe1 b5 $11 {
1-0 Marshall,F-Janowski,D/Marienbad 1925/HCL (45)}) 13... Bb7 (13... Qc7 14.
Rac1 Qb7 15. Rfe1 Nbd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qf3 Bf6 18. Bd3 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qe7 20.
Rc4 $16 {1-0 Medic,M-Milivojevic,S/Pula 1989/EXT 97 (39)}) 14. Rac1 (14. Rad1
Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxa6 Bxb3 17. Ra1 Bd5 $11 {1-0 Marshall,F-Berger,V/
London 1927/HCL (30)}) 14... Nfd5 15. f4 (15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. f4 Qd6 $11) 15...
Nxc3 16. Bxc3 $6 {White underestimates the counterplay of Black.} ({It was
obligatory for White to exploit in the attack the Rc1.} 16. Rxc3 $1 Nd5 (16...
b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bxb5 Qxd4+ 19. Re3 Qa7 20. Kh1 Bf6 (20... Bc5 21. Rh3 Bd4
22. Qh5 h6 23. Rg3 $40) 21. f5 $36) (16... Qxd4+ $6 17. Re3 Qd6 18. Rg3 (18. f5
$44) 18... Bf6 (18... g6 19. f5 $18) 19. Rd1 Nd5 20. Nd7 $1 Qxd7 21. Bxf6 $40)
17. Rh3 g6 18. Qg4 Bf6 $13) 16... b5 $1 17. axb5 (17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. Bxe6 Bd5
$17) 17... axb5 18. Bxb4 (18. Bxb5 Na2 (18... Ra2 19. Bb2 Qd5 20. Bc4 Qxg2+ 21.
Qxg2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rxb2+ 23. Rf2 $11) 19. Nd7 $1 Nxc1 (19... Re8 20. Rc2 Nxc3
21. Rxc3 Bc8 22. Ne5 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 Rf8 24. Rh3 $36) 20. Rxc1 Ba3 (20... Re8 21.
Nc5 $44) (20... Rc8 21. Qd2 (21. Nxf8 Rxc3 22. Rxc3 Qxd4+ 23. Qe3 Bc5 24. Qxd4
Bxd4+ 25. Kf1 Bxc3 26. Nd7 $15) 21... Re8 22. Ne5 $11) 21. Rc2 Re8 22. Nc5 Re7
23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. Bc6 Rxb3 25. Bxa8 Qxa8 $15) 18... Bxb4 19. Bxb5 Qxd4+ 20. Kh1
Qd2 $1 21. Qxd2 Bxd2 22. Rc2 Be3 $15 23. h3 (23. Rc3 Bd4 24. Rc7 Bd5 25. Bc6
$15) 23... Rac8 24. Rxc8 $6 (24. Bc4 Rfd8 25. f5 $132) 24... Rxc8 25. Bc4 Ra8
$1 26. Ng4 (26. b4 Rc8 $17) 26... Bd2 27. f5 h5 28. Ne5 (28. fxe6 $2 hxg4 29.
Rxf7 Bc6 30. e7 Kh7 $19) (28. Nh2 e5 29. Rd1 Ra2 $17) 28... Bc3 29. Nf3 (29.
fxe6 Bxe5 30. e7 Bc6 31. Bxf7+ Kh7 32. Bxh5 (32. Re1 Bg3 33. Bd5 Be8 $19) 32...
Bd6 33. Re1 Be8 $19) 29... exf5 30. Rd1 (30. Ng5 g6 31. Nxf7 Kg7 32. Nd6 Bc6
$17) 30... Bc6 31. Bd5 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 g6 $17 {Black has good chances to realise
the extra pawn. Probably the last part of the game was played in time trouble.}
33. Rd3 Ra1+ 34. Kh2 Ba5 35. Kg3 Bc7+ 36. Kf2 Bf4 37. Nd4 h4 38. b4 Bg3+ 39.
Ke3 Re1+ 40. Ne2 Rf1 $6 (40... Bc7 $17) 41. Nxg3 hxg3 42. b5 (42. Rb3 $2 f4+
43. Ke2 (43. Ke4 f5+ 44. Ke5 f3 $19) 43... Rf2+ 44. Ke1 Rxg2 45. b5 Rh2 46. Kf1
Rxh3 47. Kg1 Rh2 48. b6 f3 $19) 42... f4+ (42... Rb1 43. Kf4 (43. Rd5 Rb3+ 44.
Kf4 Kg7 45. Rc5 $15) 43... Rxb5 44. Kxg3 $15) 43. Ke4 f5+ (43... Kg7 44. Rf3
$11) 44. Ke5 f3 (44... Kf7 45. b6 f3 46. b7 Rb1 47. Rxf3 $11) 45. Kf6 fxg2 46.
Rd8+ Kh7 47. Rd7+ Kh6 48. Rd8 Kh7 49. Rd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.02"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Black "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Lithuania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Nc6 11. a3 Nd5 12. Qd3 Nxc3 (12... b5 13. Qe4 f5
14. Qc2 Na5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxd5+ Qxd5 17. Rxe7 Nc6 18. Rc7 Nxd4 19. Nxd4
Qxd4 20. Be3 Qf6 21. Rd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Bb6 Bd7 24. Qc5 {1-0 Bunzmann,
D-Turner,M/Lausanne 2000/CBM 76 ext (24)}) 13. bxc3 Bf6 (13... b5 14. Bc2 g6
15. Bh6 Re8 16. a4 b4 17. c4 Bf6 18. Rad1 Ne7 19. Qe4 Rb8 20. Qf4 {1-0 Steimer,
M-Naimsky,L/Issy les Moulineaux 2003/CBM 94 ext (20)}) 14. h4 $1 {[%mdl 544]
This is the favourite and very strong move of grandmaster Y. Razuvaev.} (14.
Bc2 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Bf4 b5 17. Re3 Bb7 18. Rae1 Ne7 $15 {0-1 Ozanne,
M-Compton,A/St Helier 2000/CBM 74 ext (40)}) 14... Bxh4 $2 15. Bc2 g6 (15... f5
16. Bb3 Bf6 17. Bf4 $16) 16. Bh6 Bf6 (16... Re8 17. Nxh4 Qxh4 18. Qd2 $44 {
The weakness of the black squares gives White good compensation for the
sacrificed pawn.} (18. Qe3 $44)) 17. Bxf8 Qxf8 (17... Kxf8 18. a4 $16) 18. a4
$1 {[%csl Rb7][%mdl 4]} (18. Ne5 $5 Bg7 19. Qg3 $16) 18... Bd7 19. Ne5 (19.
Rab1 Rb8 20. Ne5 $16) 19... Be8 $6 {The Be8 will be out of play during the
whole game.} (19... Rd8 20. Nxd7 (20. Qg3 $5 Bg7 21. Be4 $16) 20... Rxd7 21.
Qf3 Bg7 22. Be4 $16) 20. Nc4 Rc8 21. a5 $18 Na7 22. Nb6 Rc7 23. Qf3 Bxd4 $2 24.
cxd4 Rxc2 25. Qxb7 Nb5 26. Qe4 Rd2 27. d5 $18 {White opens files for his rooks
and this desides the game.} Qc5 28. Qf4 $1 Qd4 29. Qxd4 Nxd4 30. Rad1 Ne2+ 31.
Kh2 Rxd1 (31... Ra2 32. d6 $18) 32. Rxd1 Nc3 (32... exd5 33. Nxd5 Bb5 34. Nc7
Bc4 35. Rd6 $18) 33. Re1 Nb5 34. dxe6 fxe6 35. Rxe6 Kf7 36. Re5 Nd6 37. Nd5 Bc6
38. Re7+ Kf8 39. Re6 (39. Rxh7 Bxd5 40. Rd7 $18) 39... Bxd5 40. Rxd6 Bc4 41.
Rd7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Batsanin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Vladivostok Debiut-DVGU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Nc4 Bd5 (11... Nbd7 12. a3 (12. Bd2 $5 O-O
13. Bc3 Rfd8 14. Bd4 $1 b5 $8 15. Na5 Bd5 16. a3 $5 Kf8 $1 17. Rdc1 $6 (17.
Rac1 Rac8 $11) 17... Rac8 18. Kf1 Ne4 $1 $15 {Malaniuk,V-Volzhin,A/Koszalin 74/
410 1998/(20)}) (12. Nd4 $5 O-O 13. Nb3 Be7 14. f3 a5 15. e4 a4 16. Nd4 Bc5 17.
Be3 Rfd8 18. Kf2 Kf8 19. Nb5 $14 {1-0 Bareev,E-Shirov,A/New Delhi/Theran 2000/
CBM 80/[Ftacnik] (41)}) (12. b3 Ke7 13. Bb2 Rhd8 14. Ne1 $1 b5 15. Na5 Be4 16.
Bf3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rdc8 18. Nd3 Rab8 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Rac1 Ke8 21. Bd4 Rxc1 22.
Rxc1 $16 {Kramnik,V-Karpov,A/Frankfurt (rapid) 76/(370) 1999 (22)}) 12... a5
13. Bd2 O-O 14. Be1 Rfd8 15. Nd4 Nd5 16. Nb5 Ba6 17. a4 Rac8 18. Bf3 N7f6 19.
e4 Bxb5 20. axb5 Nc7 21. e5 Nfd5 22. Be2 Rb8 23. Rac1 Nxb5 24. Nxa5 Nd4 $17 {
0-1 Vioreanu,B-Ganguly,S/Goa IND 2002/(78)}) 12. Nfd2 (12. b3 Nbd7 13. Bb2 O-O
14. Rac1 Rfc8 15. Bd4 b5 16. Bxc5 bxc4 {1/2-1/2 Liang Chong-Grischuk,A/
Shanghai 2001/CBM 85 (16)}) (12. Bd2 Ne4 13. Be1 Nd7 14. Nd4 O-O 15. f3 Nef6
16. b4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 e5 18. Rdd1 Rfc8 19. Nd6 Rc2 20. Rd2 Rxd2 21. Bxd2 a5 22.
bxa5 bxa5 23. e4 Be6 24. Bc3 $16 {1-0 Dydyshko,V-Voloshin,L/Frydek-Mistek 1994/
EXT 97 (53)}) 12... Nbd7 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Bd2 O-O-O $6 (14... O-O 15. Rac1 (15.
f3 Rfc8 16. Rac1 e5 17. e4 Be6 18. Be3 Rab8 19. Nd6 Rxc1 20. Bxc1 b5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Kantsler,B-Lautier,J/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (27)}) 15... Rac8 16. f3 b5 17.
Nca5 Nc5 18. Nd4 $1 Rfe8 (18... Rfd8 $5 19. b4 Na4 20. Nac6 Bxc6 21. Rxc6 $1 e5
22. Nf5 Kf8 $11) 19. b3 Bf8 $6 20. e4 Ba8 21. Be3 $14 {1-0 Baburin,
A-Skripchenko,A/Germany 2003/CBM 99/[Huzman] (56)}) (14... Ne4 15. Be1 b5 16.
Nca5 Nec5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. b3 O-O 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20. f3 Bg5 21. Kf2 f5 22. Bc3
Nd7 23. Bb4 Nf6 24. Bd6 Kf7 25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. exf4 Rab8 27. a3 Ke7 28. g3 Nd7
29. Ke3 Nb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Botvinnik,I-Karpman,V/ISR t-ch 2002 (35)}) 15. f3 Kb7
16. Kf1 Bxc4 (16... Rc8 17. Rac1 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 (18. Rxc4 Rxc4 19. Bxc4 Rc8 20.
Rc1 b5 21. Be2 Bd6 $14 {/=}) 18... Bd6 19. g3 Be5 $132) 17. Bxc4 Nc5 $6 (17...
Bd6 $1 18. g3 (18. f4 Ne4 $11) 18... h5 $132) 18. Nd4 Na4 (18... Rc8 19. Be2
Na4 20. Rab1 Bc5 (20... Rhd8 21. f4 $14 {[%cal Ge2f3]} Nd5 22. Bf3 Bf6 23. Be1)
21. Nb3 Bd6 22. f4 $14) 19. Rab1 Nd5 20. Bb3 Nc5 (20... b5 21. Bxa4 bxa4 22. e4
Nb6 23. Bc3 $14) 21. Bc2 Bf6 22. Ne2 {[%cal Ge3e4]} a5 23. a3 a4 $2 {[%mdl
16384] Black themselves create weakness on a4 and their position becomes lost.}
(23... Ne7 {[%cal Yc5d3]} 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 Nd3 26. Bc3 Bxc3 27. Nxc3 Ne5
28. Be4+ Kb8 $132) 24. e4 Nc7 25. f4 $1 (25. Be3 $5 N7a6 26. Nc3 Bxc3 27. bxc3
$16) 25... N7a6 $2 (25... e5 26. f5 Nb5 27. Bb4 Nd4 28. Bxc5 Nxc2 (28... bxc5
29. Bxa4 $16) 29. Bf2 $16 {[%cal Ge2c3,Gc3d5]}) (25... Ka6 $5 26. Nc3 (26. e5
Be7 27. Nc3 b5 $14) 26... Bxc3 (26... b5 27. Be3 Be7 28. Ke2 $14) 27. Bxc3 f6
28. Rd4 $1 Nb5 29. Rb4 $14) 26. e5 Be7 27. Nc3 $16 f6 (27... Nb3 28. Be1 $18)
28. exf6 Bxf6 29. Nxa4 Nxa4 30. Bxa4 Nc5 (30... Rd4 31. Bc2 Rhd8 32. Ke2 $18)
31. Bc2 (31. Bb5 $5 e5 32. f5 (32. fxe5 Bxe5 33. g3 h5 $132) 32... e4 33. Ke2
Nb3 34. Be3 $16) 31... e5 (31... Nd3 32. Bxd3 Rxd3 33. Ke2 Rhd8 (33... Rd5 34.
b3 $16) 34. Bc3 $18) 32. g3 $2 (32. f5 e4 33. Be3 $16 Rxd1+ $140 (33... Nd3 34.
Ke2 Rd5 35. Bxd3 exd3+ 36. Rxd3 Rxf5 37. Rd7+ Ka6 38. b4 $16) 34. Rxd1 Bxb2 $2
35. Bxc5 bxc5 36. Rb1 $18) 32... Rhf8 $2 (32... exf4 33. Bxf4 (33. b4 Nd3 34.
Bxf4 (34. Bxd3 Rxd3 35. Bxf4 Rxa3 36. b5 (36. Rd7+ Kc6) 36... Rd8 37. Rxd8 Bxd8
38. Rd1 Kc8 39. Be5 Rb3 $11) 34... Nxf4 35. gxf4 g6 $16) (33. gxf4 Nd3 34. Be3
Nxb2 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Bxh7 Nc4 $44) 33... Rxd1+ 34. Bxd1 Nd3 35. Bf3+ Ka7 36.
Rd1 Nxf4 37. Rd7+ Ka6 38. gxf4 Bxb2 39. Be2+ b5 40. Rd5 $16) 33. b4 Nd3 (33...
Ne6 34. Be4+ Ka7 35. f5 Rd4 36. Bc2 Bg5 37. Bxg5 Nxg5 38. Rxd4 exd4 39. Re1 $18
) 34. Rb3 e4 35. Be3 g5 (35... Rfe8 36. Ke2 $18) 36. Bxd3 exd3 37. Rbxd3 gxf4
38. Rxd8 Bxd8 39. Bxf4 Bg5 40. Rd4 Kc6 41. a4 Bxf4 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Be7 10. e4 Bb7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Bc2 cxd4 14. Qxd4 b3 15.
Bxb3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nc6 17. Qe3 Qc7 18. f4 Nc5 19. Bd1 Rfd8 (19... Rad8 20. Ra3
Nd4 $2 (20... Nb4 $5) (20... f5 $5 21. exf6 Rxf6 $44) 21. Nd6 $1 Nf5 22. Nxf5
exf5 23. Rc3 $16 {1-0 Dreev,A-Karjakin,S/Dos Hermanas 2005/(42)}) 20. Ra3 Nb4
$1 {Black prevent pinning Nc5.} (20... Rab8 $6 21. Rc3 Nd4 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23.
Qxd4 Bf8 24. Qe3 $16) 21. Bd2 (21. Rc3 $140 Nd5 $19) 21... Rab8 (21... Ncd3 22.
Bxb4 Nxb4 23. Qe4 Qc6 24. Qxc6 Nxc6 25. Rc3 Rab8 $14) 22. Qe2 {[%cal Ga3h3]}
Qc6 {[%cal Yc6e4]} (22... Ncd3 23. Rc3 Qd7 24. Be3 $14) 23. Rh3 g6 $1 {Good
prophilactik move against White attack on the king's side.} (23... Nxa4 $2 24.
f5 $1 exf5 25. e6 $1 $40 fxe6 $140 (25... Bf6 26. exf7+ Kxf7 27. Bf4 $18) 26.
Bxa4 Qxa4 27. Qxe6+ Kf8 28. Rxh7 $18) (23... Qe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. Be3 Nd5 26.
Bc2 f5 27. exf6 Nexf6 28. f5 $14) 24. b3 (24. a5 $5 Qb5 $5 (24... Qe4 25. Qxe4
Nxe4 26. Be3 Nd5 27. Be2 f5 $44) 25. b3 Nc6 $1 $11) 24... Qe4 $1 {[%mdl 4]} 25.
Qxe4 (25. Be3 Nd5 $11) 25... Nxe4 26. Be3 Nd5 $44 {Black active pieces fully
compensate extra pawn of White.} 27. Bc1 (27. Bc2 Nec3 28. Kg2 (28. Re1 Nb4 29.
Bb1 Nbd5 $11) 28... Nb4 29. Bb1 (29. Bb6 Ncd5 $1 30. Bxd8 Rxd8 $17) 29... Nbd5
$11) 27... Nec3 28. Kh1 Na2 (28... f5 $5 29. exf6 Bxf6 $11) 29. Bd2 Bb4 30. Be3
Nxe3 $6 (30... Nac3 31. Bc2 Ne2 32. Rf3 Kg7 $44) 31. fxe3 (31. Nxe3 Nc3 32. Bf3
Rd3 $36) (31. Rxe3 Nc3 32. Bf3 Rd4 $15) 31... Rd3 32. Rg3 Rbd8 33. Bc2 Rc3 34.
Rg2 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Gf1a1]} Bc5 35. f5 $1 $132 exf5 $2 (35... Nb4 $1 36. fxg6
hxg6 37. Bxg6 (37. Bd1 Rc1 38. Rgg1 Rd3 39. h4 Bxe3 40. Nxe3 (40. Be2 Rxf1 41.
Bxf1 Bxg1 42. Bxd3 Bf2 $17) 40... Rxe3 41. h5 Rxe5 42. hxg6 f5 $17) 37... fxg6
38. Rxg6+ Kh7 39. Rxe6 Rd7 40. Rff6 $132) 36. Bxf5 {[%cal Ge5e6]} Rc1 (36...
Nb4 37. e6 $1 (37. Bg4 Bxe3 38. Nd6 $36) 37... f6 38. Bxg6 hxg6 39. Rxg6+ Kh7
40. Rgxf6 $36) 37. Rxc1 Nxc1 38. Bc2 Rb8 39. Rg1 $16 Na2 40. Rd1 Rb7 41. Kg2 (
41. Rd8+ Kg7 42. Nd6 Ra7 43. Be4 $16) 41... Kg7 42. Kf3 Rc7 43. Rd8 f6 44. e6
$2 (44. Bd3 $1 Nb4 (44... fxe5 45. Nxe5 Nb4 46. Bc4 $16) (44... Be7 45. Ra8 Nb4
46. Nd6 Rc6 47. Be4 Rc5 48. Ne8+ Kf7 49. exf6 Bxf6 50. Nxf6 Kxf6 51. Rb8 a5 52.
Rb6+ Kg7 (52... Ke5 53. Rb7 $18) 53. Rb7+ Kg8 54. Rb5 $18) 45. Nd6 $1 Kh6 46.
Ne8 $18) 44... Be7 45. Rd7 (45. Re8 Nb4 46. Bb1 f5 $1 $14) 45... Rxd7 46. exd7
Kf7 47. Be4 Ke6 48. Bb7 Kxd7 49. Bxa6 Nc1 50. Nd2 Bd6 (50... Bb4 51. Ne4 Ke7
52. Bc4 $16) (50... f5 $142) 51. h3 (51. Ne4 Nxb3 52. Nxf6+ Ke7 $16) 51... f5
52. Bc4 g5 $132 53. e4 $1 Bb4 54. Nf1 fxe4+ 55. Kxe4 h5 56. Ne3 g4 57. h4 (57.
hxg4 hxg4 58. Nxg4 $16) 57... Kd6 58. Kf5 (58. Bf7 Be1 59. Nf5+ Kc5 60. Bxh5
Bxh4 61. Nxh4 Nxb3 62. Bf7 Na5 63. Nf5 Kb4 64. Be8 Nc4 $11) 58... Bd2 59. Ng2 (
59. Nf1 Be1 60. Kg5 Kc5 61. Kxh5 g3 62. Ne3 Bd2 63. Ng2 Kb4 $11) 59... Kc5 60.
Kg6 Kb4 61. a5 Kxa5 62. Kxh5 g3 63. Kg4 Kb4 64. Kxg3 Nxb3 65. Bxb3 Kxb3 66. h5
Kc4 67. Nf4 Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2005.04.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Bc2 cxd4 14. Qxd4 b3 (14...
Bd5 15. Qg4 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Qd4 Nc6 18. Qd3 Qc7 19. Ng5 b3 20. Bxb3 Rab8
21. Nd2 Rxb3 22. Nxb3 h6 23. Nh3 Qb7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Gunina,V-Matveeva,S/Samara
RUS 2005/(83)}) 15. Bxb3 (15. Bb1 Bd5 16. Qd3 g6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Qxb3 Nc6 19.
Qc3 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 Ncxe5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 $11) 15... Bxf3 (15... Nc5 16. Bd1 Nc6
17. Qg4 Qd3 18. Ra3 h5 19. Qf4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Mastrovasilis,A-Moutousis,K/Athens
GRE 2004/(49)}) 16. gxf3 Nc6 17. Qe3 Qc7 (17... Qb8 $5 18. f4 Rc8 19. Rd1 (19.
Bd1 Nb4 20. b3 Nc5 21. Qh3 f5 $44) 19... Bc5 20. Qh3 Nd4 21. Ba2 Qb7 22. Bb1 f5
23. Ba2 $14 {[%csl Re6]}) (17... Bc5 $5 18. Qe4 Nd4 19. Ba2 (19. Bd1 f5 $132)
19... f5 20. Qd3 Qh4 21. f4 Qh5 22. Kg2 Rab8 23. Bd2 $14) 18. f4 Nc5 (18... Bc5
19. Qe4 Nd4 20. Bd1 Rab8 (20... Nb6 $5 21. Ne3 $1 f5 22. exf6 Rad8 23. b4 $1
Bxb4 24. Bb2 $16) 21. Bd2 $14 {1-0 Banikas,H-Moutousis,K/Athens 2004/CBM 105/
[Huzman] (37)}) (18... Rfd8 $5 19. Bd2 Rab8 $44) 19. Bd1 Rad8 (19... Rfd8 $5
20. Ra3 Nb4 21. Bd2 Rab8 22. Qe2 Qc6 23. Rh3 g6 24. b3 Qe4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Riazantsev,A-Rublevsky,S/Sochi RUS 2005/(67)}) 20. Ra3 Nd4 $2 {This move lost
the game.} ({Black had good counterchances after both} 20... Nb4 $5 21. Bd2
Ncd3 22. Bxb4 (22. Rc3 Bc5 23. Qe2 f6 $132) 22... Nxb4 23. Qe4 Bc5 24. Rh3 g6
$44) ({or} 20... f5 $5 21. exf6 Rxf6 $44) 21. Nd6 $1 Nf5 (21... Bxd6 22. Qxd4
Be7 23. Qc4 $16) 22. Nxf5 exf5 23. Rc3 $16 {Black can't save from a pin now
and White little by little improve their position.} a5 (23... Qc6 $142 24. Bc2
(24. b4 Qg6+ 25. Qg3 Ne4 26. Qxg6 hxg6 27. Rc6 Bxb4 28. Rxa6 Nd2 $132) 24...
Qe6 25. b4 Ne4 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Qxe4 $18) 24. b3 $1 $18 Qb6 25. Ba3 Rc8 26.
Bf3 Rc7 27. Rfc1 Rfc8 28. Bd5 Qg6+ 29. Kh1 Qa6 30. h3 Qb6 31. Kh2 Kf8 32. Rc4
$1 {[%cal Gb3b4]} Qa7 33. b4 axb4 34. Bxb4 {[%cal Ga4a6]} Qb6 35. R1c2 g6 36.
Qd4 Ke8 $2 (36... Kg7 37. a5 Qa7 (37... Qb5 38. e6+ f6 39. a6 $1 $18) 38. a6 $1
$18) 37. a5 Qb5 38. a6 $1 {[%mdl 4]} Nxa6 39. Bd6 (39. e6 $1 f6 40. Bc6+ $1 $18
) 39... Nc5 (39... Rxc4 40. Bxc4 Qd7 41. Bb5 $1 Rxc2 42. Qa4 $18) 40. Bxc7 Rxc7
41. Rb4 Qa6 (41... Qd7 42. Rb8+ Rc8 43. Rxc5 $1 Bxc5 44. Qxc5 Rxb8 45. Bc6 $18)
42. Rb8+ (42. Rb8+ Rc8 43. Bc4 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. a4
Nc6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Rd1 Be7 10. dxc5 O-O 11. b3 e5 {Ftacnik: 'Rublevsky is
striving to develop the bishop from c8 and bring the rooks into play. The fate
of c5 pawn compared to the coordination of the own pieces is simply secondary.'
} (11... Bxc5 12. Bb2 b6 (12... e5 13. Nc3 e4 14. Ng5 Bd6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5
$16 {Kramnik-Sadvakasov Astana 2001}) 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Rac1 Nb4 15. Ng5 (15.
Ne5 Rfd8 16. Nd3 Nxd3 17. Bxd3 Qe7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Salai,J-Sakai,K/IECG 2003/(36)}
) 15... Qe7 16. Ndf3 h6 17. Nh3 Rfd8 18. Nf4 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 $11 {1-0 Anand,
V-Ponomariov,R/Mainz GER 2002/(46)}) 12. Nc3 $6 (12. h3 e4 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. Bb2
Bxc5 15. Nd2 Qe7 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. Ng3 g6 18. Qc2 Rac8 19. a5 Rfe8 20. Nde2 Bc6
21. Nc3 Ned7 22. Nce2 Ne5 23. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Milov,V-Karjakin,S/Warsaw POL 2005/
(23)}) 12... e4 13. Nd4 (13. Nd2 Bg4 14. f3 exf3 15. gxf3 Bh5 16. Bb2 Rad8 $13
{Nikolic,P-Seirawan,Y/Skelleftea 1989/Inf 48 (16)}) 13... Bg4 $5 (13... Bxc5
14. Nd5 (14. Nxc6 bxc6 (14... Qxc6 15. h3 (15. Nd5 Bg4 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qxg4
Qxa1 18. Qxe4 Ba3 $17) 15... Be6 16. Bb2 Rfd8 $11) 15. h3 Qe5 16. Bb2 Bd6 17.
f4 exf3 18. Qxf3 Be6 $15) 14... Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Qe5 16. Bxc6 (16. Nxc6 Qxa1 17.
Bb2 Bg4 18. f3 exf3 19. gxf3 Qxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Bxe3+ 21. Kg2 bxc6 22. Qd3 cxd5 23.
Qxe3 Bc8 24. Bxg7 $11) 16... bxc6 17. Bb2 Bd6 (17... Qg5 {Ftacnik} 18. Rdc1 Bh3
19. Qf1 Bd7 20. Qc4 Bh3 21. Qf1 Bd7 22. Nxc6 Rfc8 23. Nd4 Rd8 24. Rc4 {1-0
Kosyrev,V-Dieb fritz,D/playchess.com 2005/ (66)}) 18. f4 exf3 19. Nxf3 Qe7 20.
Rac1 $11) 14. f3 exf3 15. gxf3 (15. Nxf3 {Ftacnik} Bxc5 $15) 15... Bh5 {
Black has a good compensation for the sacrifised pawn due to the weakened
position of Kg1.} 16. Ba3 (16. Nxc6 bxc6 $5 (16... Qxc6 17. Nd5 Bxc5 18. Bb2
Nxd5 19. Bxd5 (19. Rxd5 Bg6 $11) 19... Qh6 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Rae8 $11) 17.
Ba3 (17. b4 a5 $11) 17... Qe5 $11) 16... Rfe8 {[%cal Ye8e2]} (16... Ne5 $5) 17.
b4 (17. Qf2 Qe5 (17... Ne5 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Rad8 20. Be4 Bg5 $44) 18. b4
a5 19. f4 (19. b5 Nb4 $44) 19... Qb8 20. b5 Nb4 $15) 17... Ne5 {Ftacnik:
'Riazantsev would be right to boast about the distinct success of the
consolidation on the queenside, his weak spot is the vulnerability of the king.
'} (17... Nxd4 {Ftacnik} 18. Rxd4 a5 19. Rc1 (19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 axb4 21.
Bxb4 Qc6) 19... axb4 20. Bxb4 $14) 18. Bb3 $6 (18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Rad8 20.
Be4 g6 (20... Bg6 $14 {Ftacnik}) 21. Bb2 Bg5 $44) 18... Rad8 $44 {[%mdl 4]} 19.
Rf1 $2 {White underestimates the confrontation Qe2-Re8.  Ftacnik: 'White was
quite correct in sensing, that f3 pawn represents a weakness. The chosen
defense is obviously unnatural, since the rook went to d1 from f1 in the first
place.'} (19. Qg2 {'+/=!?' Ftacnik.} Rxd4 20. Rxd4 (20. exd4 Nxf3+ 21. Kh1 Nh4
22. Qg3 Bf3+ 23. Kg1 Qd7 $44 24. Qf4 (24. Qxh4 Nh5 25. Qf2 Qg4+ 26. Kf1 Bh4 $19
) 24... Qh3 (24... Bd8 25. Re1) 25. Qg3 Qd7 $11) 20... Nxf3+ 21. Kh1 Nxd4 22.
exd4 Qf4 23. Rf1 Qxd4 24. Nd5 $44) (19. Qf2 $142 Rxd4 (19... b6 $11) 20. exd4
Nxf3+ 21. Kh1 $13) {[%tqu "En","Calculate till the end beatiful combination of
Black.","","","e7c5","",10]} 19... Bxc5 $3 20. bxc5 Rxd4 $1 21. exd4 (21. Rad1
Rxd1 22. Qxd1 (22. Bxd1 Rd8 {[%cal Yd8d3]} 23. Bc2 Bxf3 $1 24. Rxf3 Rd2 $19)
22... Qc8 23. Kg2 Qf5 $17) 21... Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Ng4 $1 {Ftacnik:
'Black is playing very convincingly and with great energy, the whole
combination represents a distict creative achievement. White is offered a
chance to temporarily get two rooks and two pieces for the queen.'} 24. Bxf7+ (
24. Rg3 Qf4 25. Kh1 Re3 $19) (24. Ra2 Re1+ 25. Rf1 Rxf1+ 26. Kxf1 Qf4+ $19)
24... Kh8 25. Bxe8 (25. Rf2 Nxf2 26. Bxe8 Ng4 27. Ra2 Qf4 $1 28. Nd1 Qf3 29.
Ra1 Qe4 $1 $19) 25... Qxh2+ 26. Kf1 Qh1+ 27. Ke2 Qg2+ 28. Kd3 Qxf3+ 29. Kc4 (
29. Kc2 Ne3+ 30. Kb2 (30. Kb3 Qf5 $19) 30... Qf2+ 31. Kb3 Qc2+ 32. Kb4 a5+)
29... Ne3+ 30. Kb3 Qf5 $1 {Ftacnik: 'Rublevsky's pieces are completely
dominating the board and white stands no chance to keep all of his scaterred
material. '} 31. Ra2 $2 (31. a5 Qe6+ 32. d5 Nxd5 $1 (32... Qxe8 $2 33. Re1 $16
{[%cal Ge1e8]}) 33. Bd7 Qe5 $1 (33... Qf7 34. Be8 Qg8 35. Ba4 $13) 34. Bb2 Nxc3
35. Rd1 Qe2 36. Bg4 Qb5+ 37. Kxc3 Qxc5+ 38. Kb3 Qb5+ 39. Kc2 h5 40. Bf3 Qc5+
41. Kd3 Qxa5 $19) (31. Rc1 $1 Qe6+ 32. d5 Nxd5 33. Nxd5 Qxd5+ 34. Rc4 Qe6 35.
Bb5 $3 {[%cal Gc5c6]} axb5 36. axb5 Qf5 37. Kc3 $11) 31... Qe6+ 32. d5 Nxd5 33.
Re2 (33. Bd7 Qf7 34. Be8 Qg8 $19) 33... Ne3+ 34. Kb2 Qxe8 35. c6 Qxc6 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pantsulaia, Levan"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Be2 Rd8 11. Ne5 Be7 (11... b6 $5 12. Nb3 Rxd1+ 13.
Bxd1 Bf8 14. Bd2 Nbd7 15. Bf3 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Savchenko,S-Murdzia,P/Griesheim
2004/CBM 099/[Konikowski] (43)}) (11... Bd7 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Bf3 Nc6 14. Nxd7
Rxd7 15. Rxd7 Nxd7 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Bd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,R-Kharlov,A/
Tripoli 2004/CBM 102/[Dautov] (48)}) 12. Bf3 (12. Nec4 Nc6 (12... Nbd7 13. Nb3
b6 14. f3 a5 15. e4 (15. Nd4 $5) 15... Ba6 16. Be3 Rac8 17. Rac1 $14 {
Chuchelov,V-Rublevsky,S/Istanbul 2003/ (26)}) 13. Bf3 (13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Ndc4
Rxd1+ 15. Bxd1 Bd7 16. Bf3 Be8 $11 {Van Wely,L-Kharlov,A/Istanbul 2003/}) 13...
Nd5 (13... Bd7 14. Nb3 Be8 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. Nb6 Rc7 17. Rac1 Nd7 {[#]} 18. Bxc6
$1 Rxc6 19. Rxc6 bxc6 20. Nc4 $14 {1-0 Georgiev,K-Rublevsky,S/Budva 2004/CBM
102 ext/[Kostakiev,D] (48)}) 14. Nb3 b5 15. Nca5 Ne5 16. Be2 Bd7 17. e4 Nb6 18.
Bf4 Bf6 19. Nc5 Rdc8 20. Rac1 Be8 21. b3 $14 {Chuchelov,V-Gabriel,C/Germany
2003/ (24)}) (12. b3 Nd5 13. Bb2 f6 14. Nd3 Nc6 15. e4 (15. a3 e5 16. Rac1 Nc7
17. Ne4 Ne6 18. b4 Bd7 19. f4 exf4 20. Nxf4 Nxf4 21. exf4 Bf5 22. Nc5 Rxd1+ 23.
Bxd1 Bxc5+ 24. bxc5 Rd8 25. Bf3 Kf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Luehrig,W-Hrvacic,P/IECG 2003/
Telechess CBM 105 (36)}) 15... Nb6 16. e5 f5 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. Nf3 {1/2-1/2
Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Moscow 2001/CBM 087/[Huzman] (18)}) (12. Nd3 b6 13. b3 Bb7
14. Bb2 Nbd7 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Rxc8 Rxc8 17. Bf3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Kf8 19. Kf1 {
1/2-1/2 Sebenik,M-Rowson,J/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (19)}) 12... Nbd7 (12... Nd5 13.
Ndc4 Nd7 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Nb6 Rab8 17. Nxd5 Bc5 18. e4 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Doettling,F-Stevic,H/Pula 2003/CBM 94 ext (49)}) (12... Ra7 $5) 13.
Nxd7 Nxd7 (13... Rxd7 14. b3 Nd5 15. Nc4 (15. Bb2 b5 $11) 15... Bf6 16. Bb2
Bxb2 17. Nxb2 $16) 14. Nc4 Rb8 15. b3 b6 16. Ba3 Bxa3 17. Nxa3 Bb7 18. Bxb7
Rxb7 19. Nc4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 32] This move leads to big problems for Black -
his pawns a6 and b6 are weak and the rooks are passive.} (19. Rd6 Rc8 20. Rad1
Kf8 21. Nc4 Rcc7 22. f3 Ke7 23. R6d2 f6 24. Kf2 Rc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Golod,
V-Kharlov,A/Rethymnon 2003/CBM 98 no vc (41)}) 19... Kf8 20. Rd6 Ke7 21. Rad1
Rdb8 22. Rc6 $1 Nf6 (22... Rd8 23. Rc1 $14 (23. Rd4 Nb8 24. Rxb6 Rxb6 25. Nxb6
Rxd4 26. exd4 Kd6 27. Kf1 Nc6 28. Nc4+ Kd5 $11)) 23. f3 $1 Nd5 (23... Rd7 24.
Rxd7+ Nxd7 25. e4 $14) 24. a3 $1 Rd8 25. Kf2 (25. e4 Nb4 26. Rxd8 Nxc6 27. Rc8
Na5 $1 (27... Nd4 28. e5 $16) 28. Nxa5 bxa5 29. Rc3 Kd6 $11) 25... Rdd7 (25...
Nb4 26. Rxb6 Rxb6 27. Rxd8 $16) 26. e4 Nf6 27. Rdd6 $16 {[%mdl 4096]} b5 28.
Rxd7+ Rxd7 29. Ne5 Ra7 30. Rc2 Rb7 (30... Ra8 31. Ke3 $16) 31. Ke3 Nd7 (31...
Ne8 32. Rc6 Nc7 33. b4 f6 34. Nd3 Kd7 35. Rc2 Rb6 36. f4 $16) 32. Nc6+ Ke8 33.
Nb4 $1 Rb6 (33... a5 34. Rc8+ Ke7 35. Nc6+ $18) 34. Rc6 $1 {The activity of
the Ke3 will play the decisive role in the knight's ending.} Rxc6 35. Nxc6 e5 (
35... Nc5 36. b4 Nd7 37. Kd4 $16) 36. Kd3 g6 37. Kc3 $18 {[%mdl 4]} f5 38. Kb4
fxe4 39. fxe4 Nf6 40. Ka5 Nxe4 41. Kxa6 Nc5+ (41... Kd7 42. Nxe5+ Kd6 43. Nd3 (
43. Nf7+ Kc5 44. Nd8 $18) 43... Nc3 44. Kb6 $18) 42. Kxb5 Nxb3 43. Nxe5 Ke7 44.
Nf3 Kd6 45. Kb4 Nc5 46. a4 Ne4 47. Kc4 h5 48. h4 Nf6 49. a5 Nd5 50. a6 Ne7 51.
Kd4 Nf5+ 52. Ke4 Kc7 53. Kf4 Kb6 54. Kg5 Ne3 55. Ne1 Nf5 56. Nd3 Kxa6 57. Nf4
Kb5 58. Nxg6 Ne3 59. Nf4 Kc6 60. Kxh5 Kd6 61. g4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Milov} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O c5 7. a4 Nc6
8. Qe2 Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. dxc5 Qc7 11. b3 (11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. Nb3 Nxc5 13. Nxc5
Bxc5 14. Bd2 b6 15. Bc3 Qe7 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Kh8 18. Qh5 f6 19. Bc3 e5 $11
{1/2-1/2 Ivanov,I-Seirawan,Y/Los Angeles 1991/CBM 25 (57)}) 11... e5 $1 {
After this strong move Black gets a space advantage. White has to play very
accurately now to equalize the game.} (11... Bxc5 12. Bb2 b6 (12... e5 13. Nc3
e4 14. Ng5 Bd6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 $16 {Kramnik-Sadvakasov Astana 2001}) 13.
Nbd2 Bb7 14. Rac1 Nb4 15. Ng5 (15. Ne5 Rfd8 16. Nd3 Nxd3 17. Bxd3 Qe7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Salai,J-Sakai,K/IECG 2003/(36)}) 15... Qe7 16. Ndf3 h6 17. Nh3 Rfd8 18.
Nf4 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 $11 {1-0 Anand,V-Ponomariov,R/Mainz GER 2002/(46)}) 12.
h3 (12. Nc3 e4 13. Nd2 Bg4 14. f3 exf3 15. gxf3 Bh5 16. Bb2 Rad8 $13 {1/2-1/2
Nikolic,P-Seirawan,Y/Skelleftea 1989/(28)}) (12. e4 $2 Bg4 $1) 12... e4 (12...
Bxc5 13. Bb2 Bf5 (13... e4 {Milov} 14. Ng5 $5 h6 15. Bxf6 hxg5 16. Bb2 $14) 14.
Nbd2 (14. Nc3 e4 $36) 14... h6 15. Rac1 Qe7 16. Nf1 $11) 13. Nd4 Ne5 (13...
Bxc5 {Milov} 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Bb2 Bf5 16. Nd2 $14) 14. Bb2 (14. Ba3 Bxc5 15.
Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Nd2 Bd7 $15) 14... Bxc5 $11 15. Nd2 Qe7 16. Nf1 $1 {[%cal Gf1g3,
Gg3f5,Gd4f5] White transfers the Nd2 to g3 which combines both defensive and
attacking possibilities and gives White an equal position.} (16. Rac1 Bb4 (
16... Bd7 $140 17. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 18. Bxe5 $14 {[%csl Re4]}) 17. Nc2 Bd6 $11)
16... Bd7 17. Ng3 g6 (17... Rfd8 {Milov} 18. Ndf5 Bxf5 19. Nxf5 Qe8 20. a5 $36)
18. Qc2 {[%cal Gc2c3,Gb2h8]} Rac8 (18... Nxc4 {Milov} 19. bxc4 $16 {[+],/^})
19. a5 (19. Nxe4 {Milov} Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Nxc4 21. Qxe7 Bxe7 22. bxc4 Rxc4 23. a5
Rfc8 $11) 19... Rfe8 20. Nde2 (20. Nxe4 $6 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Nxc4 22. Qxe7 Bxe7 23.
bxc4 Rxc4 $11) (20. Rdc1 {(Milov) - 20.Rdc1} Qf8 {Milov} (20... Nd3 {Milov} 21.
Nxe4 $1 (21. Bxd3 Bxd4 22. Bc4 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Be6 $11) 21... Nxc1 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6
23. Ne6 $1 (23. Nf3 Ne2+ $1 24. Qxe2 Qe7 25. Qd3 Be6 $13) 23... Ne2+ (23... Qe7
24. Nxc5 Ne2+ 25. Qxe2 Rxc5 26. Qd3 $16) 24. Qxe2 Qh4 25. Nxc5 Rxc5 26. Qd3 Bc6
27. Qc3 Rce5 28. Re1 $1 $16 Qe4 $140 29. f3) 21. Nde2 Bc6 22. Bc3 $1 $14 {/\Qb2
}) 20... Bc6 21. Nc3 (21. Nf4 $5 Bd6 22. Rac1 Bc7 23. Qc3 Red8 $11) 21... Ned7
(21... Nxc4 22. bxc4 Bd6 23. Na4 Bxa4 24. Qxa4 Rc6 25. Qb3 $11 {[%csl Rb7,Rc4]
[%cal Rb2h8]}) 22. Nce2 Ne5 23. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Be3 $146 {A novelty that is
worth attention. White foresees the opening of the c-file and is getting
prepared to take over it.} Nc6 (13... Bd5 $5 14. Rc1 (14. Qd3 cxd4 15. Bc2 g6
16. Bxd4 Nc6 $15) (14. dxc5 Nxc5 $11) (14. Nd6 Bxd6 15. Bxd5 (15. exd6 c4 16.
Bc2 b3 17. Bb1 Nc6 $17) 15... exd5 16. exd6 c4 $15) 14... Nc6 15. Ncd2 (15. Nd6
Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Nxf7 Nxe5 $17) 15... Rc8 (15... cxd4 16.
Bxd5 exd5 17. Bf4 Rc8 18. Nb3 $14) (15... Bxb3 16. Nxb3 cxd4 17. Rxc6 $5 (17.
Bxd4 Rc8 18. Qe2 Nxd4 19. Nfxd4 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Nb3 Qd5 $11) 17... dxe3
18. fxe3 $36) 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. dxc5 Ndxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Nb3 Bf6 20. Bd4
Nc4 $132) 14. Rc1 (14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bc2 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 b3 17. Bb1 Rfd8 (17...
Nxa4 18. Rd7 Rab8 19. Be4 $16) 18. a5 Rab8 19. Nfd2 Ba8 $11) 14... Rc8 (14...
cxd4 15. Nxd4 Ncxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. f4 Ng6 18. f5 exf5 (18... Bg5 19. Qd2
Bxe3+ 20. Qxe3 exf5 21. Nxf5 $44) 19. Nxf5 Bg5 20. Qxd8 Bxe3+ (20... Bxd8 21.
Nd6 $18) 21. Nxe3 Raxd8 22. Rc7 $36) 15. Nd6 (15. Bc2 cxd4 16. Qd3 g6 17. Bh6
Re8 $15) 15... Bxd6 16. exd6 Na5 {Neutralizing the pressure on the "c5" pawn
by a tactical means.} 17. dxc5 (17. Bc2 $5 c4 18. Ne5 b3 (18... Nb6 19. Bf4 Nd5
20. Bg3 $36) 19. Bb1 f5 20. Qd2 $36) 17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nxc5 19. Bc2 (19. Bxc5
$2 Qg5+ 20. Kh1 Rxc5 $17) 19... Rc6 $1 {Time to destroy the dangerous passing
pawn.} (19... Nab7 20. Qd4 $16) 20. Bb1 (20. Bxc5 Qg5+ 21. Kh1 Rxc5 22. Rg1 Qe5
23. Re1 Qg5 24. Qd4 g6 25. Qxb4 Rc4 26. Qa3 Rd8 $44) 20... g6 (20... Rxd6 21.
Qc2 Nd3 22. Rfd1 b3 23. Qd2 Nxc1 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Nc4 26. Rxa6 $1 (26.
Rc6 Nxe3 27. fxe3 Na2 28. Rxa6 (28. Rb6 a5 29. Rxb3 Nb4 30. Rc3 Rd8 31. Kf2 g6
32. Ke2 Rd5 $11) 28... Rc8 $15 (28... Rd8 29. Kf2 g6 30. Ke1 Rc8 31. Rd6 $14))
26... Na2 27. Rc6 Nxb2 28. a5 Na4 29. Bd4 f6 30. Rc4 e5 31. Bxa2 bxa2 32. Rxa4
exd4 33. Kf1 $16) 21. Bh6 (21. Qe1 $5 Qh4 (21... Qxd6 22. Qxb4 Nab3 23. Rfd1
Qc7 24. Rc3 $16) 22. Kh1 Nxa4 (22... Nab3 23. Be4 Rcc8 24. Rc4 f5 25. Bd3 Qh3
26. Bxc5 Qxf3+ 27. Kg1 Nxc5 28. Be2 Qd5 29. Qxb4 $13) 23. Rxc6 Nxc6 24. Be4 Ne5
$132) 21... Rxd6 22. Qe1 {White is combining a direct threat to the b-pawn
with an attempt to get a closer look at the set of the black-squared
weaknesses near the black king.} Rd5 (22... Ncb3 23. Rc8 Qxc8 24. Qe5 f6 25.
Qxd6 Rd8 (25... Re8 26. Qxb4 Qb8 27. Qg4 $36) 26. Qe7 Qd7 27. Qxf6 $36) 23.
Qxb4 (23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Qxb4 Nab3 25. Rc3 Rd4 26. Rc4 Qg5+ 27. Kh1 Rxc4 28.
Qxc4 Nd2 29. Qc1 Qd5 30. Rd1 Qxf3+ 31. Kg1 Qg4+ $11) 23... Nc6 24. Qg4 (24. Qf4
Nd4 25. Rfe1 Re8 26. b4 e5 $15) 24... Nd4 25. Kh1 Re8 26. Ba2 (26. Rc4 Qd6 27.
Be3 Ndb3 $15) 26... Rf5 $2 {Rublevsky touched the R and immediately realized
that even forfeiting a move would be a better solution.} (26... Nd3 $1 {
would provide Black with a sufficient counterplay.} 27. Rc3 (27. Bxd5 Qxd5 28.
Rc3 Ne2 29. Rxd3 (29. Rc7 Nxf2+ 30. Rxf2 Qd1+ 31. Kg2 Qg1+ 32. Kh3 Qxf2 $19)
29... Qxd3 30. Kg2 f6) 27... Ne5 28. Qg2 (28. Qe4 f5 29. Qe3 Nexf3 $17) 28...
Rd6 $15) (26... Ndb3 27. Rc3 (27. Rxc5 Nxc5 28. Bxd5 Qxd5 29. Qf4 Qh5 30. Bg5
h6 31. Bxh6 e5 32. Qe3 Ne6 $17 {[%cal Ye6d4]}) 27... Rd3 28. Rxd3 Qxd3 29. Kg2
Rd8 30. Re1 Qd4 31. Re3 $36) 27. Rfd1 Ne2 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Rxc5
Kh8 31. Bc4 1-0

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.09"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. b3 cxd4 10. exd4 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bb2 Rd8 (12... Bd7 13. Rac1 (13. d5
exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bd6 16. Rac1 Kh8 17. Rc4 $36 {1-0 Schneider,
A-Jakobetz,L/Hungary 1993/TD (29)}) 13... Qf4 14. Rcd1 Rad8 15. h3 Rfe8 16.
Rfe1 Bb4 $11 {1-0 Ortega,L-Bossi,A/Rome 1991/EXT 2000 (50)}) (12... Na5 13.
Rfd1 (13. Ne5 Nxc4 14. bxc4 b6 15. Rfd1 Re8 16. Rd3 Bb7 17. Rg3 $36 {1-0 Cobo
Arteaga,E-Verstraeten,R/Skopje 1972/EXT 2000 (40)}) (13. Rac1 Nxc4 14. bxc4 Bd7
15. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Groszpeter,A-Vaulin,A/Zalaegerszeg 1991/EXT 97 (15)}) 13...
Nxc4 (13... Bd7 14. Ne5 Nxc4 15. bxc4 Rad8 16. Rd3 Bc8 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. Rh3
Bf8 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 f5 21. Qe2 $16 {1/2-1/2 Weindl,A-Zifroni,D/Biel 1994/
TD (33)}) 14. bxc4 Rd8 (14... Bd7 15. d5 Rfe8 16. Qd3 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18.
cxd5 Bd6 19. Ng5 f5 20. Nf3 $14 {1-0 Alawieh,A-Baudin,F/Fouesnant 1997/EXT
2003 (45)}) 15. Ne5 Bd7 16. Ba3 Be8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. a5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Sumar,
J-Martin,P/Mar del Plata 1951/MCL (90)}) (12... Nb4 13. Rac1 Qd8 14. Rfd1 b6
15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 17. Bxe6 Nbd5 18. Ne4 Nf4 19. Nxf6+ Kh8 20. Qg4 Nxe6
21. d5 Nf4 $17 {0-1 Hjartarson,J-Dlugy,M/New York 1984/MCD (25)}) 13. Rfd1 Nd5
(13... Na5 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Ne4 Nxc4 16. bxc4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Be8 18. c5 Bc6 19.
Nxc6 bxc6 20. Bc3 Rd5 $11 {0-1 Opocensky,K-Fuster,G/Munich 1941/HCL (51)}) 14.
Ne4 (14. Rac1 Qf4 15. h3 Bf8 16. Ne4 Ncb4 17. Ne5 b6 18. Re1 Ra7 19. g3 Qh6 20.
h4 f6 21. Nd3 Kh8 22. Nc3 Re7 23. Nxb4 Nxb4 24. Ba3 {1/2-1/2 Gabriel,C-Horvath,
C/Austria 2002/EXT 2003 (24)}) 14... Bd7 15. Rac1 Be8 16. g3 Rac8 (16... Qb6 $5
) 17. Bd3 Qb6 18. Nc5 Bf6 (18... Nf6 19. Bc3 $11 (19. Bb1 Nxd4 $17) 19... Nxd4
$140 $2 20. Bxd4 Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Rxc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Bxh7+ $18) 19. Bb1 Nxd4 {
This exchange combination will lead to an unclear position after correct play.}
20. Nxd4 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 Qxc5 22. Qd3 {This strange move gives White a big
advantage.} Kf8 $2 ({After} 22... h6 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Rc1 Qd6 (24... Qb6 25.
Nf5 exf5 26. Ba3+ Nb4 27. Re1 $1 g6 28. Bc1 $1 $18) 25. Re1 (25. Be4 Nf4 26.
gxf4 Bxd4 27. Rd1 Bxf2+ 28. Kg2 (28. Kxf2 Qxf4+ 29. Bf3 Rd2+ $19) 28... Qxd1
29. Qxg7+ Ke7 30. Bf6+ Kd7 $17) 25... Bxd4 26. Bxd4 f6 $13 {White has to prove
the compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) 23. Qxh7 Nc3 $1 24. Nxe6+ fxe6 25.
Rxd8 Bxd8 26. Qh8+ Kf7 27. Bg6+ Kxg6 28. Qxe8+ Kh7 29. Qxd8 Ne2+ 30. Kf1 (30.
Kg2 Qc6+ 31. f3 (31. Kf1 Qc2 $16) (31. Kh3 $2 Ng1+ 32. Kh4 Qe4+ 33. g4 Qf3 $19)
31... Qc2 $11) 30... Qc2 31. Bxg7 $6 {Black will have good chances to survive
in the queen's ending.} (31. Qh4+ Kg8 32. Qc4 Qxb2 33. Qxe6+ Kh7 34. Qxe2 Qxb3
35. Qe4+ Kh8 $16) ({After} 31. Be5 $1 Nc1 (31... Qb1+ 32. Kxe2 Qe4+ 33. Kd2
Qxe5 34. Qd3+ Kg8 35. h4 $18) 32. Qh4+ Kg8 33. Qg5 Qe2+ 34. Kg2 Qe4+ 35. f3
Qc2+ 36. Kh3 Qf5+ 37. Qxf5 exf5 38. b4 Nd3 39. Bc3 $16 {the extra pawn gives
White real chances to win the game.}) 31... Kxg7 32. Qe7+ Kh8 33. Qf6+ Kh7 34.
Qf7+ Kh8 35. Qh5+ Kg7 36. Qxe2 Qxb3 $132 37. Qe5+ Kf7 38. a5 b5 $132 {The
passed pawn gives Black good chances for a draw.} 39. axb6 Qxb6 40. h4 a5 41.
g4 (41. h5 Qb1+ 42. Kg2 Qf5 43. Qc7+ Kf6 44. h6 Qd5+ $11) 41... Qb3 $1 42. Qc7+
Kg8 43. Qxa5 Qd1+ 44. Qe1 Qxg4 $14 45. Qe5 Qxh4 46. Qxe6+ Kf8 $11 47. Kg2 Qg5+
48. Kf3 Qh5+ 49. Kg3 Qg5+ 50. Qg4 Qb5 51. Kh4 Qf1 52. f3 Kf7 53. Qd7+ Kf6 54.
Qd6+ Kf7 55. Kg4 Qg2+ 56. Qg3 Qf1 57. Qf4+ Kg6 58. Qe4+ Kf6 59. Qf5+ Kg7 60.
Qe5+ Kg6 61. Qe6+ Kg7 62. Qe5+ Kg6 63. Kf4 Qc1+ 64. Kg4 Qg1+ 65. Kh3 Qh1+ 66.
Kg3 Qg1+ 67. Kf4 Qh2+ 68. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.11.13"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Ernst, Sipke"]
[Black "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 (1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5
Nxd5 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 a6 11. Bb3 Nf6 12. Bf4 Na5 13. Bc2 b5 14. d5
exd5 15. Qd3 Nc6 16. Bc7 Qd7 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 g6 19. Qf3 Qg4 $1 20. Nxd5
Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R-Galkin,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 106/
[Huzman] (32)}) 1... d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Bb3 c5 7.
O-O cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bf4 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. d5 exd5
14. Qd3 g6 (14... b4 $2 15. Bc7 Qd7 16. Rxe7 $18 {[%cal Rc3d5]}) 15. Rxe7 Qxe7
16. Bg5 Qd6 17. Qd4 b4 {This move is quite risky for Black but still enough
for equality.} ({It is interesting what prepared White after} 17... Nh5 18.
Nxd5 Nc6 19. Qd2 (19. Ne7+ $2 Qxe7 $1) (19. Nf6+ $2 Qxf6 $1) (19. Qd1 f6 20.
Nb6 Qxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rb8 22. Be3 Rd8 $17) 19... f6 20. Bb3 (20. Bh6 Rd8 (20...
Rf7 $2 21. Bb3 Kh8 22. Nb6 $16) 21. Qc3 $1 Kh8 $142 (21... Bb7 22. Nb6 $1 (22.
Rd1 b4 $1) (22. Bb3 Kh8 23. Ng5 (23. Rd1 b4) 23... Ne5 24. Qxe5 Bxd5 $1 $17)
22... Ra7 (22... Rab8 23. Bb3+ Kh8 24. Ng5 $16) 23. Bb3+ Kh8 24. Re1 $36) 22.
Rd1 Bb7 $15) 20... Kh8 21. Be3 Bg4 $15 {what has been played in the game 0-1
Illescas Cordoba,M-Anand,V/Leon m 1997/ (37)}) 18. Bxf6 bxc3 19. Qh4 Re8 (19...
Bg4 $142 20. Bxc3 Bxf3 21. Qd4 f6 22. Bxa5 Be2 23. Bb4 (23. Bb3 Rab8 24. Bxd5+
Kh8 25. Bc3 Rb5 $11) 23... Qe5 24. Qxe5 fxe5 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Re1 Bb5 27. Bb3
Bc4 $1 28. Rxe5 Rb8 $11) 20. Rd1 (20. Bxc3 $1 Nc6 21. Ng5 h5 22. Nh7 $1 $40)
20... Nc6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (20... Bg4 21. Rxd5 Qe6 (21... Qf4 22. Bxc3 $16) 22.
Bxc3 Bxf3 (22... Qxd5 23. Qf6 Kf8 24. Ng5 Rec8 25. Nxh7+ Ke8 26. Qf4 $1 Rc6 27.
Qxg4 $36) 23. gxf3 Qxd5 24. Qf6 Kf8 25. Bb4+ Kg8 26. Bc3 $11) 21. Rxd5 $1 Qf8 (
21... Qxd5 22. Qh6) (21... Qb4 22. Qxh7+ Kxh7 23. Rh5+ Kg8 24. Rh8#) 22. Rh5 $1
Qb4 23. Rxh7 (23. Rxh7 Qxh4 24. Rxh4) 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Werle, Jan"]
[Black "Jonkman, Harmen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. a4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. h3 b6 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bb7 15.
b4 $5 {[%mdl 4]} (15. b3 Nd4 16. exd4 (16. Nxd4 Bxd5 17. Nf5 Be5 $17 {0-1
Prada Lopez,M-Medina,M/Abierto 1994/EXT 97 (23)}) 16... Bxd5 17. dxc5 Bxf3 18.
Qxf3 Bxc5 19. Bb2 (19. Bf4 Qe7 20. a5 b5 21. Rac1 {1/2-1/2 Bilsel,S-Sakai,K/
IECC 2001/Telechess CBM 89 (21)}) 19... Rfd8 20. Qc3 f6 21. b4 Bd6 22. Qf3 Be5
(22... Bf8 23. Bd4 Rac8 24. b5 axb5 25. axb5 Qc4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Utemov,
V-Donchenko,A/Moscow 1995/EXT 97 (31)}) 23. Rac1 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Rd8 25. Qe2 Qd6
26. Bxe5 fxe5 27. Qc4+ Kh8 28. Qxa6 Qxb4 29. Rc8 $14 {1/2-1/2 Hasanova,
E-Koneru,C/Budapest HUN 2005/(59)}) 15... Rad8 (15... cxb4 16. Bb2 Rac8 (16...
Qe7 17. Rac1 Nd8 $1 {[%cal Yd8e6]} 18. Qc4 Bc5 19. Nh4 $1 $44) 17. Rac1 (17.
Qc4 Qe7 18. Qg4 g6 $13) 17... Qe7 18. Rc4 $1 $44) 16. bxc5 Bxc5 17. Bb2 $36 Qe7
18. Qc4 {[%cal Gc4g4]} Rd6 19. Qg4 Rg6 20. Qh4 $1 Ba8 (20... Bc8 $142 21. Qxe7
Nxe7 (21... Bxe7 22. Rac1 Bc5 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Bd4 Be6 25. a5 $16) 22. Ne5 Rg5
(22... Rd6 23. Bb3 $36) 23. Bf3 Bxh3 24. Nd7 Bxd7 25. Rxd7 b5 26. a5 $44) 21.
Rac1 Re8 (21... Qxh4 22. Nxh4 Rg5 23. e4 $16) (21... Rh6 22. Qxe7 Nxe7 23. Bxa8
Rxa8 24. Ne5 $36) 22. Qf4 Bd6 23. Qf5 $1 $16 Bc5 (23... Nb4 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25.
Rc4 $36 (25. Bd4 Qb7 26. Nh4 Re6 $14)) 24. h4 $1 Nb4 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Ng5 Bd6
$2 (26... Qe8 27. h5 Rh6 28. Qg4 $40) 27. Rxd6 $1 Qxd6 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Qc4 (
29. Rc7 $1 Qf8 (29... Rg8 30. Qxg7+ $3 R6xg7 (30... R8xg7 31. Rc8+ Qf8 32.
Rxf8#) 31. Nf7#) 30. Qb3 $18) 29... Rxg5 (29... Qe7 30. Qg4 $1 Rd8 31. Rc8 $40)
30. hxg5 Nd3 31. Qc8+ Qf8 32. Bxg7+ $1 $18 Kxg7 33. Qd7+ Kg8 34. Qxd3 Qf7 35.
Rc6 Rf8 36. Rf6 Qa2 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. Qxh7 Qa1+ 39. Kh2 Qxa4 40. g6 Ke8 41. g7
1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.02"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bd3 b6 8. e4
Bb7 (8... cxd4 9. e5 Nd5 (9... Nfd7 10. Be4 Ra7 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qd2 Be7 13.
Nc3 $36 {1/2-1/2 Tyomkin,D-Peric,S/Avoine 1996/EXT 2004 (14)}) 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11.
Ne4 h6 12. a4 Be7 13. Qe2 Ndb4 14. Bb1 d3 15. Qe3 Bb7 16. Rd1 O-O 17. Bxd3 Nxd3
18. Rxd3 Qc7 19. Qf4 {1-0 Riazantsev,A-Zubov,A/RUS-UKR Blitz g/3 2003/(84)} (
19. Nf6+ $5 $40)) 9. e5 (9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. e5 Nfd7 11. Be4 Bxe4 12. Nxe4 Nc5 13.
Re1 Nc6 14. Nfg5 Nxe4 15. Qf3 Qd7 16. Rxe4 Rc8 17. Bd2 h6 18. Nh3 g5 $15 {
0-1 Gladyszev,O-Svetushkin,D/Gyula 1999/EXT 2004 (44)}) (9. Re1 cxd4 10. e5 Nd5
11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. a3 Ne7 14. Qe2 Qd5 15. Qf1 Bb5 16. Bxb5+ Qxb5
17. Qxb5+ axb5 18. Be3 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Unzicker,F-Schmidt,G/Bayern 2000/EXT
2002 (56)}) 9... Nd5 (9... Nfd7 10. Nc3 $5 (10. Re1 Nc6 (10... cxd4 11. Bg5 (
11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Nc3 h6 14. Be4 Qc7 15. a3 Rd8 16. Bd2 b5 17. b4
Be7 18. Qc2 Nb6 19. Nd1 Nc4 20. Bc3 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Skulason,B-Le Bled,P/ICCF
Email 2001/ICCF tele 9/2002 (61)}) 11... Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxd4 Qc5 14. Nf3
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nc6 16. Nc3 Rd8 17. Bxa6 O-O 18. Rac1 Nb4 19. Nb5 Nxe5 20. Qe4
Qe7 21. Rc7 Qg5 22. f4 Qh4 23. fxe5 Qxe4 24. Rxe4 Nxa6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Birarov,
V-Polaczek,R/ICCF 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 94 (33)}) 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Bc4 Be7
13. Nc3 Qc7 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. Qc1 Nb4 16. Rd1 {0-1 Bohlin,J-Frostick,C/ICCF 1999/
ICCF Telechess CBM 102 (16)}) (10. Ng5 Be7 11. Qg4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd3 $19 {
1-0 Lempert,I-Galliamova,A/Nabereznye Chelny 1993/CBM 37 (41)}) 10... cxd4 11.
Ne4 h6 $5 (11... Nc5 $5) 12. Bf4 Nc5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Nd2 $1 Be7 15. Ne4 Nd7
16. Re1 Rc8 17. Bg3 $6 (17. a3 $5 {/\ b4}) 17... O-O $15 {0-1 Ligterink,
G-Lautier,J/Breda 1998/CBM 065/[Lautier] (41)}) 10. Nc3 Nd7 (10... cxd4 11. Bg5
Qd7 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Re1 h6 14. Bd2 Nc6 15. Rc1 Be7 16. Re4 g6 17. a3 Kf8 18.
h4 Kg7 19. Qe2 b5 20. Rg4 Qd7 21. Rd1 Rad8 22. Bc1 Qe8 23. b4 $36 {1-0
Conquest,S-David,A/France 2002/EXT 2003 (66)}) 11. Ne4 (11. Bg5 Nxc3 (11... Be7
12. Ne4 O-O 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd6 Bc6 15. Re1 $36) (11... Qc7 12. Rc1 $36) 12.
bxc3 Be7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Qb1 h6 15. Nd2 Rc8 $132) 11... cxd4 12. Bg5 Qb8 13.
Rc1 h6 14. Bh4 {White is hindering Black's kingside development - thus forcing
his opponent to start a counterplay prematurely.} (14. Bd2 Be7 15. Qa4 b5 16.
Qxd4 O-O $11) 14... Nf4 $1 15. Bb1 (15. Re1 Bb4 16. Bg3 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 O-O 18.
Red1 Bd5 (18... Nc5 19. Nf6+ gxf6 20. Qxd4 $40) 19. Qxd4 Bc5 $11) 15... Nxe5 {
This move provides White with attacking lines.} ({Preliminary} 15... d3 $5 16.
Bxd3 (16. Re1 Bb4 $13 (16... Ne2+ 17. Rxe2 dxe2 18. Qxe2 Bd5 $13)) 16... Nxe5
17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Re1 (18. Bg3 Bxe4 19. Bxf4 (19. Re1 Rd8 20. Rxe4 Qxe4 21.
Bxe4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Ne2+ 23. Kf1 Nxg3+ 24. hxg3 Bc5 $15) 19... Qxf4 20. Qa4+ b5
21. Qxe4 Qxe4 22. Bxe4 Ra7 $13 {looks more logical.}) 18... Qd5 $17 {looks
more logical. Black seems well settled due to his counterplay along the
"a8-h1" diagonal.}) 16. Nxd4 (16. Bg3 Neg6 (16... Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 g5 18. Nf6+
Ke7 19. Be4 Kxf6 20. Bxb7 Ra7 $15) 17. Re1 Be7 18. Qa4+ b5 19. Qxd4 O-O $17)
16... Be7 $1 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Qd2 Nd5 $6 ({Black should have rounded off his
development} 18... Rd8 $5 {since Qb4+ wasn't dangerous.} 19. Qb4+ (19. Qxf4
Rxd4 20. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qc7 $17) 19... Ke8 20. Rfd1 a5 $17) 19. f4 Ng4 20.
h3 Ngf6 (20... Nge3 21. Rf3 (21. Rfe1 $5 Qxf4 22. g3 Qe5 23. Rxe3 Nxe3 24. Qxe3
Rhd8 $132) 21... Nf5 22. Nxf5+ exf5 23. Nc3 $40) 21. Nxf6 gxf6 22. Rce1 $2 (22.
f5 Qg3 (22... e5 23. Nc6+ Bxc6 24. Rxc6 Rd8 25. Be4 $18) (22... Qg8 23. fxe6
fxe6 24. Rce1 Qg5 25. Rxe6+ Kf7 26. Qe2 $40) 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Rce1 $40 {
would have given White a massive attack.}) 22... Kf8 23. f5 e5 24. Ne6+ $2 {
This unjustified sacrifice proves that White has totally lost his way - and it
seems to be a direct result of a stress caused by the knock-out system.} (24.
Ne2 Qd6 25. Be4 Rd8 26. Kh2 Kg7 27. Ng3 $44) 24... fxe6 25. fxe6 Ke7 $19 26.
Be4 Qd6 27. Kh2 Rad8 28. Qf2 Qxe6 29. Qh4 Rd6 30. Bf5 Qg8 31. Rxe5+ Kd8 32. Re2
Kc7 33. Be4 Kb8 34. Rd2 Qg5 35. Qxg5 hxg5 36. Rfd1 Rhd8 37. g3 Kc7 38. Rc2+ Kb8
39. Rcd2 Kc7 40. Rc2+ Kb8 41. Rcd2 Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Re1
b5 9. a4 bxa4 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nd5 12. Rxa4 Bb4 13. Bd2 Bxd2 14. Nbxd2 Nc5
15. Rxd4 Nxd3 16. Rxd3 O-O 17. Nc4 a5 (17... Bd7 18. Ra3 Qc7 19. Nd6 h6 20. Qd2
Qb6 21. Nd4 Qb4 22. Qxb4 Nxb4 23. Rc1 Nd5 24. Rca1 Nb4 25. Rc1 Nd5 26. Nb3 Rfb8
27. Nc5 Bb5 28. h3 Nf4 29. Kh2 Ng6 30. Re3 Rb6 31. g3 Bc6 32. b3 Bd5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Zhukova,N-Danielian,E/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 96 ext (59)}) (17... Rb8 18. Qd2
Qe7 19. Nd6 Bb7 20. Nd4 Ba8 21. Rg3 f5 $6 (21... f6 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. Ne4 $1
$16) 22. Ra3 $1 $16 {1-0 Shariyazdanov,A-Feletar,D/Hrvatska 80/414 2000/
[Shariyazdanov,A; Lisenko,A] (74)}) 18. Rd4 (18. Ra3 $1 Ba6 19. Nd6 $1 $146 (
19. Nxa5 Nb4 20. Qxd8 (20. Qa4 $5 Nd3 21. Rea1 $1 $16) 20... Rfxd8 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Shariyazdanov,A-Rublevsky,S/Russia 84/319 2002/[Shariyazdanov,A;
Lisenko,A] (32)}) 19... Rb8 20. Qd2 Rb4 21. Ng5 $1 h6 $2 (21... Qb6 $142 {
Avrukh,B}) 22. Nge4 Qb6 23. Rg3 $40 {1-0 Avrukh,B-Rublevsky,S/Rethymnon 89/363
2003/Inf 89/[Avrukh,B] (33)}) (18. Nd6 Ba6 19. Rd2 Rb8 {(>< b2)} 20. Nd4 Qg5
$132) 18... Ba6 19. Nd6 Rb8 20. Qd2 Qb6 21. Rg4 Ne7 22. h4 {White's attack
looks very dangerous, and yet, Black's queenside counterplay is actually
sufficient to equalize - as it was shown in a later game.} Qxb2 $2 {This is a
grave mistake, though - and a due punishment is quick in coming.} (22... Nf5 $1
23. h5 h6 24. b4 axb4 25. Nd4 Bc8 26. Re3 Nxe3 27. Qxe3 Kh8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Gurevich,M-Rublevsky,S/Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005 (42)}) 23. Qg5 Ng6 24. h5 h6
25. Qe3 $1 Rb3 26. Qd2 $1 $16 Qxd2 (26... Nxe5 27. Rxe5 Qxd2 28. Nxd2 Rd3 29.
N6c4 a4 30. Ra5 $18) 27. Nxd2 Rd3 28. hxg6 Rxd2 (28... f5 29. exf6 Rxd6 30. Ne4
Rd4 31. f7+ Kh8 32. Nf6 $18) 29. gxf7+ Kh7 (29... Rxf7 30. Nxf7 Kxf7 31. Rc1
Bb5 32. Rc7+ Rd7 33. Rxd7+ Bxd7 34. Rc4 $18) 30. Ra4 Rd5 31. f4 $18 Bd3 32. Rd1
$1 g5 33. Ra3 Be4 34. Rxd5 Bxd5 35. Rxa5 Kg7 (35... gxf4 36. Rxd5 exd5 37. e6
$18) 36. f5 $1 Rb8 37. f6+ Kg6 (37... Kf8 38. Rxd5 exd5 39. e6 $18) 38. Ra7 g4
39. Kf2 Kg5 40. g3 h5 41. f8=Q $1 Rxf8 42. Rg7+ Kh6 43. Nf7+ Rxf7 44. Rxf7 Be4
45. Ke3 Bg6 46. Rf8 Kg5 47. Rg8 Kh6 48. Kf4 Kh7 49. Rd8 Bf7 50. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. Bg5 (11. Be3 Nc6 12. a3 Rc8 13. Rc1 g6 14.
Qe2 Re8 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Ne4 $14 {0-1 Huzman,A-Zilberman,Y/Israel 1996/CBM 52
ext (53)}) 11... Bc6 (11... Nc6 12. Qf3 Nb4 (12... Nxd4 13. Qxb7 Rb8 14. Qxa6
Bc8 15. Qa4 Rb4 16. Qd1 Rxb2 17. Na4 Rb7 18. Be3 Nf5 19. Nc6 Nxe3 20. Nxd8 Nxd1
21. Nxb7 Nxf2 22. Rxf2 Bxb7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Dobritsa,D-Massimini Gerbino,M/IECG
2002/Telechess CBM 105 (59)}) 13. Rad1 Nxd3 14. Rxd3 b5 15. d5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5
exd5 17. Rxd5 Bxg5 18. Nxd7 Re8 19. g3 $14 {1-0 Barsov,A-Blees,A/Hoogeveen
1999/EXT 2000 (38)}) 12. Qd2 (12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Na4 Qc7 15. Qf3
Rfc8 16. b3 $14 {1-0 Shariyazdanov,A-Lukin,A/Biel SUI 2004/(50)}) 12... Nd5 13.
Bxe7 Nxe7 (13... Qxe7 14. f4 Rd8 15. f5 $36) 14. Rac1 (14. Rfe1 Nd7 15. Nxc6
Nxc6 (15... bxc6 16. Rac1 Nf6 17. Na4 $14) 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nf6 $1 $11)
14... Nd7 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 {The white pieces are more active.
Black has to play very accurately to equalize the game.} Nde5 (17... Nf6 $1 18.
Bc4 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 (19. Bxd5 Ne7 $11) 19... Qf6 $11) 18. Be2 $14 Qh4 $6 (18...
Ne7 19. Rfd1 Re8 20. Ne3 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Rad8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rc7 Rd7 24. Rxd7
Nxd7 25. Bf3 b6 26. Nc4 $14) 19. Rfd1 (19. Rc3 Nd4 (19... Nb4 20. Rh3 Qd8 21.
Qxb4 Qxd5 22. Rd1 Qxa2 23. Re3 Qe6 24. Qxb7 $14) (19... Rfe8 20. f4 Ng6 21. Rd3
$14) 20. Rd1 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 Rae8 22. Rh3 $36) 19... Rad8 20. g3 ({White could
get good chances for an advantage by transfering the Rc1 to the third rank.} 
20. Rc3 $5 Rfe8 21. Rh3 (21. Rg3) 21... Qe4 (21... Qa4 22. b3 $14) 22. Re3 Qh4
23. g3 $14) 20... Qe4 21. f4 (21. Qc2 Nf3+ 22. Bxf3 Qxf3 $11) 21... Nf3+ 22.
Bxf3 Qxf3 23. Rc3 Qe4 (23... Qg4 24. Rd3 Rde8 25. Nc3 $11) 24. Re3 (24. Qc2 $11
) 24... Qc4 25. Rc3 Qxa2 26. Rxc6 Rxd5 27. Qxd5 Qxd5 28. Rxd5 bxc6 (28... bxc6
29. Rc5 Rc8 30. Ra5 Ra8 31. Rc5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch60"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2005.09.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Werle, Jan"]
[Black "Ernst, Sipke"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2457"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. a4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Rd1 Bd6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. h3 Re8 12. Bd2 Bd7 (12... cxd4 13. exd4 Bd7 14.
Rac1 Bf4 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. g3 Qh6 18. Qf1 Bc8 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20.
Be2 a5 21. Bf3 Bd7 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Rb8 24. Rc2 Rb4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Manninen,
M-Paavilainen,J/Finland 1993/EXT 98 (29)}) (12... h6 13. Rac1 b6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
dxe6 Bxe6 16. Be1 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Re6 18. Nb1 Nc6 19. Nc3 Qb7 {1/2-1/2
Kharitonov,A-Drasko,M/Moscow 1988/CBM 09 (19)}) 13. Rac1 Rac8 (13... Rad8 $5
14. dxc5 (14. Bd3 Nb4 15. Bb1 Bc6 $132) 14... Bxc5 15. Bd3 Ne5 16. Be4 $1 $14)
14. Bd3 Qb6 $6 (14... Nb4 $5 15. Bb1 Bc6 $11) 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Ne4 $14 Be7 (
16... Nxe4 17. Bxe4 f5 18. Bc3 Rcd8 19. Bb1 $14) 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bc3 Red8 $2
(18... Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Red8 20. Bb1 (20. Ng5 h6 21. Bh7+ Kf8 22. Ne4 Ne7 $11) (
20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Ng5+ Kg8 (21... Kg6 22. Qg4 f5 23. Qg3 Kf6 24. Rcd3 Qc7 25.
Rd6 $40) 22. Qh5 Be8 $17) 20... Be8 21. Rdc1 f6 22. Be4 $14) 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20.
Rc4 $1 $36 Nb4 $2 (20... h6 $142 21. Rg4+ Kf8 $16) 21. Bxh7+ $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]
} Kxh7 (21... Kg7 22. Rg4+ Kf8 (22... Kh8 23. Ne5 $1 fxe5 24. Rh4 Kg7 25. Qg4+
Kf8 26. Qg8+ Ke7 27. Qg5+ Ke8 28. Bg6 $18) 23. a5 Qc5 (23... Qxa5 24. Qe1 $18)
24. Rgd4 Ke7 25. Qd2 Nd5 26. e4 $18) 22. Ne5 $1 Be8 (22... Kg7 23. Qg4+ Kf8 24.
Rxd7 $18) (22... fxe5 23. Qh5+ Kg7 24. Qg5+ Kf8 25. Rh4 $18) 23. Rh4+ Kg7 24.
Qg4+ (24. Qg4+ Kf8 25. Rh8+ Ke7 26. Rxe8+ $1 Rxe8 (26... Kxe8 27. Qg8+ Ke7 28.
Qxf7#) 27. Rd7+ Kf8 28. Rxf7#) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Re1
b6 9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bg5 (11. Nxd4 Bb7 (11... Nc5 12. Bf1 Bb7 13. Nd2 (
13. a3 g6 (13... Be7 14. b4 Nd7 15. Qg4 g6 16. Bh6 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. Nd2
Kg7 19. Nc4 $16 {1-0 Rashkovsky,N-Nikitin,A/Tula 1999/EXT 2000 (35)}) 14. Nd2
b5 15. N2f3 Bg7 16. b4 Nc3 17. Qc2 N5a4 18. Bg5 Qd7 19. Rac1 O-O 20. Qd3 Rac8
21. Qe3 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Nd5 23. Qd4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rc8 $11 {0-1 Zimmerman,
Y-Fancsy,I/Hungary 1998/EXT 2000 (55)}) 13... Be7 14. Qg4 O-O (14... g6 15.
N2f3 Nb4 16. Bh6 Qd5 17. a3 Nc6 18. Rad1 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 $16 {1-0 Filippov,
V-Donchenko,A/Smolensk 1997/CBM 58 ext (38)}) 15. N2f3 Kh8 16. Ng5 h6 17. Ngf3
a5 18. Qh5 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Linares 2003/(18)}) 12. Nxe6 (12. Be4
Nc5 13. Bf3 Be7 14. a3 b5 15. Nd2 $2 Nd3 $17 {0-1 Piket,J-Lautier,J/Leiden
1995/EXT 99 (33)}) 12... fxe6 13. Qh5+ Ke7 14. Bg5+ N7f6 15. exf6+ gxf6 16. Bf5
$18 {1-0 Gonzalez Garcia,J-Lehmann,Z/Budapest 1997/CBM 61 ext (25)}) 11... Be7
12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nbd2 (13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. Qg4 h5 $5 15. Qxg7 $140 (15. Qg3 Qb4
16. Nf3 Qg4 $15) 15... O-O-O $40) 13... Bb7 14. Nxd4 (14. Nc4 O-O 15. Nd6 $140
Nxe5 $17) 14... O-O 15. Nc4 {White will get an advantage if the trip of the
Nc4 to d6 is successful.} (15. Qh5 h6 16. Qg4 Nc5 17. Bf1 Rad8 $11) 15... Nf4
$1 16. Be4 Nc5 $15 {But Black can create counterplay in time and intercepts
the initiative.} 17. Bxb7 (17. Bf3 Rad8 18. Nd6 Nfd3 $1 19. Bxb7 (19. Nxb7 Rxd4
20. Re3 (20. Nxc5 Qxc5 $17) 20... Qd7 21. Nxc5 Nxc5 $17) 19... Qh4 $1 20. Re2 (
20. Nc6 Qxf2+ 21. Kh1 Nxe1 22. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rd7 $19) 20... Qxd4 $17)
17... Qxb7 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 b5 (19... Ncd3 $5 20. Re4 b5 21. Nd6 f6 $15)
20. Nd6 Ncd3 (20... Rfd8 21. Red1 Nfd3 22. Rab1 b4 23. Rd2 f6 24. Nc4 Ne4 25.
Re2 f5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Grigore,G-Lazarev,V/Porto San Giorgio 1999/EXT 2000 (57)})
21. Re4 Nd5 (21... f6 $5) 22. Re2 Rfd8 23. Ne4 Rac8 ({The weakness of pawn e5
gives Black chances for an advantage after} 23... Ne7 $5 {[%csl Re5]} 24. Rd2
Rd5 25. Nc3 Rd7 26. Rad1 Rad8 $17 {[%cal Ye7c6]}) 24. Rd2 (24. Rd2 N3f4 25. Nd6
Rc7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp2 49th"]
[Site "Sant Lluis"]
[Date "2005.09.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.08.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 (2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 b5
8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Bc2 cxd4 14. Qxd4 (
14. Nxd4 Qc7 (14... Bd5 15. Ne3 $1 (15. Qd3 g6 16. Nf3 Nc5 17. Qe2 b3 18. Bb1
Nc6 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. h3 Nb4 $15 {0-1 Galliamova,A-Matveeva,S/Samara
RUS 2005/(43)}) 15... Nxe5 16. Qh5 Ng6 (16... g6 $5 17. Qxe5 Bd6 $11) 17. Nxd5
Qxd5 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. Bb3 $44 {1-0,Dautov,R-Gurevich,D/FIDE-WCh Moscow/2001/ 
(25)}) 15. Qd3 g6 16. Bf4 Nc6 17. Nf3 Rfd8 (17... Nc5 18. Qe3 b3 19. Bxb3 Nxb3
20. Qxb3 Rab8 21. Rfc1 Na5 22. Nxa5 Qxa5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Gleizerov,E-Blauert,J/
Calcutta 2002/CBM 88/[Huzman] (37)}) 18. Qe3 Na5 19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. Ng5 Qc5 21.
Qe2 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Rdc8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ernst,S-Krush,I/Bermuda 2002/CBM 88 (71)})
(14. Bf4 Bd5 (14... Nc6 15. Nxd4 Qc7 16. Rc1 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Qc6 18. Ne3 Bc5 19.
Qd3 g6 20. Bb3 Rfc8 21. Rfd1 Rc7 22. Kh1 Nf8 23. f3 $16 {1-0 Pelletier,Y-Socko,
B/Merida ESP 2005/(46)}) 15. Qxd4 b3 16. Bxb3 Nc6 17. Qe3 Nc5 18. Rfd1 Qb8 (
18... Nxb3 $5 19. Qxb3 Na5 20. Nxa5 Qxa5 21. Qd3 Rfb8 $44) 19. Ba2 Nb4 20. Nd6
$1 Nxa2 21. Qxc5 Qxb2 22. Bd2 Rab8 $13 {1-0 Sasikiran,K-Ganguly,S/Mumbai 2003/
CBM 94/[Huzman] (52)}) 14... Bd5 (14... b3 15. Bxb3 Bxf3 (15... Nc5 16. Bd1 Nc6
17. Qg4 Qd3 18. Ra3 h5 (18... Qe4 $5 19. Qxe4 Nxe4 $44) 19. Qf4 $16 {1/2-1/2
Mastrovasilis,A-Moutousis,K/Athens GRE 2004/(49)}) 16. gxf3 Nc6 17. Qe3 Qc7 18.
f4 Nc5 (18... Bc5 19. Qe4 Nd4 20. Bd1 Rab8 21. Bd2 $14 {1-0 Banikas,
H-Moutousis,K/Athens 2004/CBM 105/[Huzman] (37)}) 19. Bd1 Rad8 (19... Rfd8 20.
Ra3 Nb4 21. Bd2 Rab8 22. Qe2 Qc6 23. Rh3 g6 24. b3 Qe4 25. Qxe4 Nxe4 26. Be3
Nd5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Riazantsev,A-Rublevsky,S/Sochi RUS 2005/(67)}) 20. Ra3 Nd4 $2
21. Nd6 $16 {1-0 Dreev,A-Karjakin,S/Dos Hermanas ESP 2005/(42)}) 15. Qg4 f5 16.
exf6 Nxf6 17. Qd4 Nc6 18. Qd3 Qc7 $15 {1/2-1/2 Gunina,V-Matveeva,S/Samara RUS
2005/CT-1660 (83)}) 2... Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6 7. O-O c5
8. Bb3 b5 9. a4 b4 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. e4 Be7 12. e5 Nfd7 13. Nc4 O-O 14. Bc2 cxd4
15. Qxd4 Bd5 16. Ne3 $6 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nc5 18. Qg4 ({Good compensation for the
sacrifised pawn Black got after} 18. Qxb4 Nc6 19. Qc3 (19. Qf4 Nd4 20. Kg2 Nxc2
21. Nxc2 Nb3 22. Rb1 Nxc1 23. Qxc1 (23. Rbxc1 Bg5 $19) 23... Rc8 $17) 19... Nd4
20. Kg2 Rc8 (20... Nxc2 $5 21. Qxc2 (21. Nxc2 Rc8 22. Nd4 f6 $44) 21... Qb8 22.
Nc4 Nb3 23. Rb1 Rc8 $44) 21. Nc4 (21. Rd1 Ncb3 22. Nc4 Bb4 23. Qxb3 Nxb3 24.
Rxd8 Nxa1 $17) 21... f6 (21... Nxc2 22. Qxc2 Qd3 23. Qxd3 Nxd3 24. b3 f6 $44)
22. Rd1 fxe5 23. Nxe5 Nd3 24. Bxd3 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Nf5 26. Bxf5 Qxd1 27. Bxe6+
Kh8 28. Nf7+ Rxf7 29. Bxf7 Bf6 $17) 18... Nc6 ({After} 18... b3 $5 19. Bb1 {
the Ra1 remains out of the game.} (19. Be4 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Nd7 $17) 19... f5 $17)
19. f4 $6 (19. Nc4 f5 (19... Qd4 20. Be3 Qxg4+ 21. fxg4 Rad8 $11 {[%cal Yc6d4]}
(21... b3 22. Bd1 Rfd8 23. Bf3 Rac8 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Na5 Rc7 26. Rac1 $14))
20. exf6 Rxf6 21. Bg5 Rf7 $11) 19... f5 $1 $17 20. exf6 Rxf6 {The pawn
structure of White is destroyed and the bishops are very passive. That's why
Black has a clear advantage.} 21. Rd1 (21. f5 Nd4 22. Rd1 e5 23. Be4 Nxe4 24.
Qxe4 Rc8 $17) 21... Qc7 22. Qg2 (22. f5 b3 23. Be4 Ne5 24. Qg2 Nxe4 25. Qxe4
Raf8 $17) 22... b3 23. Bb1 Raf8 (23... Rxf4 24. Ng4 Rff8 (24... Raf8) 25. Be3
$44) 24. Ng4 Rxf4 $1 {[%mdl 32] This is a strong positional exchange sacrifice.
Control over the black squares gives Black exellent compensation.} 25. Qh3 (25.
Bxf4 Qxf4 26. Qg3 Nd4 $17) (25. Qg3 $1 Bg5 26. Bxf4 Qxf4 $5 (26... Bxf4 27. Qh3
g6 28. Bd3 Qg7 $44) 27. Kg2 Nb4 28. Qxf4 Rxf4 29. Ne3 Bf6 $17) 25... g6 26.
Bxf4 Qxf4 27. Qg3 Nd4 $1 28. Qxf4 Rxf4 29. Ne3 Bf6 $19 30. Kg2 Nf3 31. Bd3 (31.
Kg3 Be5 32. Ng4 Bc7 (32... Rxg4+ 33. Kxg4 Nxh2+ 34. Kh3 Bxb2 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36.
Rc8 Bxa1 37. Rxc5 Nf3 $19) 33. Kg2 Nh4+ 34. Kh3 g5 $19) 31... Bxb2 32. Rab1 Bd4
33. Bxa6 {White sacrifices a piece for two pawns to complicate the game. But
Black creates a mating attack even in the endgame.} Nxa6 34. Rxb3 Nc5 35. Ra3 (
35. Rb8+ Kf7 36. a5) 35... Nh4+ 36. Kh3 (36. Kf1 Ne4 $1 37. Rxd4 Rxf2+ 38. Ke1
Nf3+ 39. Kd1 Nxd4 $19) (36. Kg1 Ne4 37. Rf1 Nf3+ 38. Kh1 Nfd2 $19) 36... g5 (
36... Bb2 $1 37. Ra2 Bf6 38. Nf1 Rf3+ 39. Ng3 h5 $19 {[%cal Yg6g4]}) 37. a5 (
37. Ng2 Nxg2 38. Kxg2 Rxf2+ 39. Kh1 e5 40. a5 Rf6 $19) 37... Ne4 $1 38. Ng4 h5
39. Nh6+ Kg7 40. Rxd4 Nxf2+ 41. Kg3 Nh1+ 42. Kh3 Rxd4 (42... Rxd4 43. a6 Kxh6
44. a7 Rg4 45. Ra2 Ng6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Asia-ch 5th"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2005.10.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sundararajan, Kidambi"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2005.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. O-O e6 8. a4
b4 9. Nbd2 c5 10. e4 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Bf4 Nc6 (13... cxd4 14.
Nxd4 Nc5 15. Bc2 $1 (15. Nd6 Bxd6 16. exd6 Qf6 17. Bg3 e5 18. Nf3 Bxf3 19. gxf3
Nxb3 20. Qxb3 Qxd6 21. Rad1 Qf6 22. Qxb4 Qxf3 23. Bxe5 Nc6 24. Qf4 Nxe5 25.
Qxe5 Qg4+ $17 {1/2-1/2 Bensdorp,M-Levushkina,E/Dresden GER 2004/(82)}) 15...
Nc6 16. Nxc6 (16. Nd6 $5 Bxd6 17. exd6 $14) 16... Bxc6 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. exd6
Bd5 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Qd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sasikiran,K-Karjakin,S/Internet Canarias
2004 (31)}) 14. Bc2 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 b3 $1 (16... Qc7 17. Nd6 Bxd6
18. Qd3 g6 19. exd6 Qc6 20. f3 Qc5+ 21. Be3 Qe5 22. f4 (22. Qd4 $5 Qxd4 (22...
Rac8 23. Rfc1 Rfd8 24. Bd3 $14) 23. Bxd4 Rac8 24. Rfc1 Rc6 25. Be4 Rxd6 26.
Bxb7 Rxd4 27. Bxa6 $16 {[%cal Ga4a8]}) 22... Qa5 23. Qd4 (23. Rac1 $5 Rfc8 24.
Bb3 $16) 23... Rfc8 24. Rac1 Bd5 $132 {0-1 Sasikiran,K-Ivanchuk,V/Skanderborg
2003/CBM 098/[Huzman] (34)}) 17. Bxb3 (17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nc5 19. Qe3 Qd3
20. Rfc1 Rfd8 21. g3 Qxe3 22. Bxe3 Nd3 23. Rd1 Rac8 $17 {1/2-1/2 Farago,
I-Erdos,V/Budapest HUN 2005/(36)}) 17... Nc5 18. Qxd8 (18. Qe3 Qd5 19. f3 Nd3
$1 (19... Nxb3 20. Qxb3 Rfc8 21. Rac1 Rab8 22. Rfd1 Qc5+ 23. Qe3 (23. Be3 Bxf3
24. Qd3 Bxd1 25. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 26. Kh1 Bxa4 $15) 23... Bd5 24. Nd6 Qxe3+ 25. Bxe3
Rd8 26. b4 Rxb4 27. Rc7 $36) 20. Nd6 $1 (20. Na5 Qxa5 21. Qxd3 Rfd8 22. Qc3 Bb4
23. Qc2 Rac8 $17) (20. Kh1 Bc5 21. Qd2 Bb4 $11) 20... Qxb3 21. Ra3 Qxb2 22.
Rxd3 Bd5 $11) 18... Rfxd8 19. Ba2 (19. Na5 Nxb3 20. Nxb3 Bd5 (20... Rab8 21.
Rfc1 Bd5 22. Nc5 $11) 21. Nd2 Rab8 $15) 19... Rab8 20. Nd6 (20. a5 Bd5 21. Be3
(21. Nb6 Bxa2 22. Rxa2 Nd3 23. Bg3 h5 24. h4 Bc5 $15) 21... Nb3 22. Bxb3 Rxb3
23. Rfc1 $11) (20. Be3 Bd5 $11) 20... Nd3 21. Bg3 Bc6 (21... Bd5 $5 22. Bxd5
exd5 23. Rfd1 (23. Rad1 Rb3 24. Rd2 f6 25. Rfd1 Nxb2 (25... Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Bxd6
27. Rxd5 fxe5 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 Rxb2 30. Kf1 $16) 26. Rb1 Nc4 27. Rxb3
Nxd2 $11) 23... Rb3 24. Ra3 Rxa3 25. bxa3 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Bxd6 27. Rxd5 Rc8 28.
Kf1 Bxa3 29. Ke2 f6 $14) 22. Bc4 (22. a5 Rxb2 (22... Nxe5 23. Nc4 Nxc4 24. Bxb8
Nxb2 25. Rfc1 $16) 23. Rfd1 Bb5 $1 (23... Nb4 24. Bc4 Rb8 25. Rab1 $14) 24.
Nxb5 axb5 $11) 22... Nxb2 (22... Nxe5 23. Nf5 exf5 24. Bxe5 $14) 23. Bxa6 Bxa4
(23... Nxa4 24. Rfc1 Bd7 25. Rc7 $16) ({White could still fight for an
advantage after} 23... Bxa4 24. Rfc1 Kf8 25. Rc7 Rd7 26. Rac1 $36) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.23"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[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 "Eynatten"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 (2... dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3
Nbd7 8. e4 cxd4 9. e5 Nd5 10. Be4 (10. Bc4 Nb4 $1 (10... Nc5 11. Qxd4 b5 12.
Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Nc3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Bator,R-Dedorson,T/
Sweden 2000/EXT 2002 (28)}) 11. a3 $6 Nc6 12. Re1 b5 13. Bf1 Bb7 14. Nbd2 h6 $6
(14... Nc5 $1 15. b4 Na4 16. Nb3 Qd5 17. Nbxd4 Rd8 $17) 15. Nb3 Rc8 16. Bf4 $14
{1-0 Lautier,J-Hansen,C/, VI 1998 (25)}) (10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Be4 Nf4
13. g3 Ng6 14. Qxd4 Qc5 15. Qxc5 Nxc5 16. Nbd2 Bd7 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Rac1 Rc8
19. Nc4 $16 {1-0 Tregubov,P-Markowski,T/Warsaw 2002/CBM 92 ext (63)}) 10... Nc5
11. Qxd4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 b5 13. Qg4 h5 14. Qg3 Bb7 15. Bg5 Qa5 16. Nbd2 Qb4 17.
h3 h4 (17... Qxb2 18. Ne4 $44) 18. Nxh4 f6 19. a3 Qxb2 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Be3
Qe5 $6 (21... Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Bd5 $13) 22. Qg6+ Kd8 23. Ndf3 $16 {1-0 Lempert,
I-Zakharevich,I/Moscow 1991/TD (41)}) 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4
c5 7. O-O a6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Be4 Nc5 12. Qxd4 Nxe4 13.
Qxe4 b5 {Black doesn't develope his Bf8 as in this case the move Qg4 is
unpleasant for him.} 14. a4 (14. Nbd2 Bb7 15. Qg4 h5 $15) (14. Nc3 Bb7 15. Bg5
Be7 (15... Qc7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Qg4 Qc2 18. Rac1 Qxb2 19. Rc7 Qb4 20. Qh5 g6
21. Qh3 Qa5 22. Rc2 $44) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 $15) 14... Bb7 15. axb5 (15. Qg4 h5 16.
Qg3 h4 17. Qg4 (17. Qh3 Rc8 $36 18. axb5 $140 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Nf4 $19) 17... h3
$17) (15. Bg5 Be7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nbd2 O-O $11) 15... axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17.
Nd4 (17. Qg4 Qa4 $1 18. Qh5 Qc2 $15) 17... b4 18. Nd2 Be7 19. Qg4 O-O 20. N2f3
$6 (20. Nc4 {The transfer of the Nd2 to c4 was a more logical way for the
development of an initiative for White.} Kh8 21. Bg5 Qa2 22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Nb5
(23. Nd6 Ba6 24. Rd1 Qxb2 $17) 23... Ba6 24. Nbd6 Nf5 25. Rc1 $11) 20... Kh8 (
20... Rc8 $5 21. Bg5 Bf8 $15) 21. Bg5 h6 22. Qh4 $6 (22. Bxe7 Nxe7 $15) 22...
Qd8 (22... Bxg5 23. Nxg5 Qa2 24. Ndf3 (24. Ndxe6 $5 fxe6 25. Nxe6 Re8 (25...
Ba6 26. Nxf8 Bxf1 27. Qd8 $11) 26. Qg4 Re7 27. Nf8 Rf7 28. Ng6+ Kh7 29. e6 Rxf2
$1 30. Kxf2 (30. Rxf2 Qb1+ 31. Rf1 Qxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Ne3+ $19) 30... Qa7+ 31. Kg3
Ne3 32. Qf4 Nxf1+ 33. Kh4 $11) 24... Ba6 25. Qe4 g6 (25... f5 26. exf6 hxg5 27.
f7 Nf6 28. Qxb4 Rxf7 29. Nxg5 Rc7 $15) 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Qxg6 Rxf3 28. Qxh6+
Kg8 29. gxf3 Bxf1 30. Qxe6+ Kf8 31. Qd6+ Kf7 32. e6+ Kf6 $17) 23. Bxe7 Nxe7 24.
Rc1 Qd7 $17 {Black has a clear advantage due to the strong position of his Bb7
and the weakness of pawn e5.} 25. Qf4 Ng6 26. Qe3 Rc8 27. h3 (27. Rxc8+ Qxc8
28. h3 Qc5 $17) 27... Kg8 (27... Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 Qxd4 30. Nxf7+
Kg8 31. Qc7 Bd5 32. Ne5 Kh7 33. Qc2+ Be4 34. Nf3 $15) 28. Qd2 Rxc1+ 29. Qxc1
Qd5 (29... Nxe5 $5 30. Nxe5 Qxd4 31. Qc7 Qe4 32. f3 (32. Qxf7+ Kh7 33. Nf3 $15)
32... Qf4 33. Qxb7 Qe3+ $1 34. Kf1 Qc1+ 35. Ke2 Qxb2+ 36. Kf1 Qxe5 37. Qxb4 $17
) 30. Qe3 Qc5 31. h4 Nf8 32. Ne1 Ng6 33. Nd3 Qd5 (33... Qc4 34. h5 Ne7 35. Nf4
Qa2 36. Qc1 Qa5 37. Qe1 Nd5 $17) 34. f3 Nxh4 35. Nxb4 Qa5 36. Nd3 Ng6 (36...
Ba6 37. Nb3 Qd5 38. Nbc5 Bxd3 39. Nxd3 Nf5 40. Qe4 $11) 37. Nb3 Qd5 38. Nbc5
Bc6 39. Kf2 Bb5 40. Qe4 Qxe4 {After the queen exchange the passed pawn b2
gives White equal chances.} (40... Qd8 $5 41. b4 Ne7 $15) 41. fxe4 Kf8 42. Ke3
Ne7 $2 (42... Ke7 $5 43. Kd4 Kd8 44. Nb7+ (44. g3 Ne7 45. b4 Kc7 $15) 44... Kc7
45. Ndc5 Ne7 46. Nd6 Kb6 47. b4 Nc6+ 48. Kc3 Nxe5 49. Kd4 Nc6+ 50. Kc3 Nd8 $15)
43. Nb4 $1 g5 (43... Ng6 44. Ncd3 Ke8 45. Kd4 Kd7 46. Kc5 Bxd3 47. Nxd3 $14)
44. Nb3 Bf1 45. Kf2 (45. g3 Ng6 46. Nd2 Bb5 $11) 45... Bb5 46. Nd4 Be8 47. Ke3
Ng6 48. Nd3 Ke7 $11 49. b3 (49. b4 Kd8 $11) 49... f6 50. exf6+ Kxf6 51. b4 h5
52. Nc5 (52. b5 e5 53. Nc6 Bxc6 54. bxc6 Ke6 55. Nc5+ Kd6 56. c7 Kxc7 57. Ne6+
$11) 52... e5 53. Nf5 Bc6 54. Nd6 Ke7 55. Nf5+ Kf6 56. Nd6 Ke7 57. Nf5+ Kf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.19"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[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 "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bb3 Ncb4 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Qg4 (14.
Nxd5 Nxd5 (14... exd5 15. Qf3 Be6 16. Bd2 $14 {1-0 Aseev,K-Vaulin,A/Elista
2001/CBM 083/[Huzman] (79)}) 15. Bd2 (15. Rd3 Rc8 (15... Bc6 16. Rg3 $6 Bf6 17.
Bc2 g6 $8 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Re1 Qb6 20. Rg4 Ne7 21. h4 Nf5 22. Bg5 Bg7 23. h5
Qxb2 24. h6 Bf8 25. d5 $8 Bxd5 26. Nd7 Nxh6 27. Rh4 Be7 $8 {1-0 Magerramov,
E-Raetsky,A/Rostov 1993/CBM 36/[Chekhov] (40)}) 16. Bd2 (16. Rg3 Bh4 17. Rg4
Bf6 18. h4 Bc6 19. Bg5 h5 20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21. Bxd5 exd5 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,S-Makarov,
M/Tomsk 2001/CBM 82 ext (21)}) 16... Bc6 17. Re1 (17. Rh3 Nf6 18. Bc3 Be4 19.
f3 Bg6 20. f4 Nd5 21. Rf1 Bf6 22. g4 Bxe5 23. Qxe5 Nxc3 24. bxc3 Qb6 25. c4
Rfd8 26. Rd1 Qc6 27. d5 exd5 28. cxd5 Qc5+ 29. Qe3 $14 {1-0 Lerner,K-Kharlov,A/
Moscow Aeroflot-A 2003 (42)}) 17... Bf6 18. Ng4 Bg5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hort,
V-Chandler,M/Biel 1987/CBM 03 (33)}) 15... Bd6 16. Qf3 Bc6 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. Qd3
Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qh4 20. Rc4 Qh5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tihonov,J-Rodchenkov,V/Samara 2002/
CBM 89 ext (63)}) (14. h3 $5 Be8 15. Qf3 Rc8 16. Bd2 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nc6 18. Bf4
Bd6 19. Qg3 $14 {Vyzmanavin,A-Ehlvest,J Tilburg 1992/}) (14. Bd2 Bc6 15. Rac1
a5 (15... Bg5 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Qe3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Glyanets,A-Vaulin,A/Ekaterinburg 1997/CBM 57 ext (73)}) 16. Ne4 Qe8 (16... Rc8
17. Nc5 Qd6 18. Nc4 Qd8 19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Qe1 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Qxa4
23. Bxb4 Qc6 24. f3 Ra8 25. Qe3 f6 {1/2-1/2 Gruenberg,R-Bischoff,K/BL8485 1985/
GER-chT (25)}) 17. Bxb4 Nxb4 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Rc4 Qb8 20. g3 Rd8 21. Nc5 Bxc5
22. Rxc5 Na6 23. Rc3 Qb6 24. Qc4 Rd6 $11 {0-1 Haba,P-Voloshin,L/CZE 1997/EXT
98 (52)}) (14. Qf3 Be8 15. Qh3 Rc8 16. Bd2 Qd6 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19.
Qxc8 Bxa4 20. Qc3 {1-0 Hansen,C-Sorensen,T/Hinnerup 1979/EXT 98 (20)}) (14. Ne4
Rc8 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Rxc5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Kaidanov,G-Sorokin,M/Moscow 2005/
CBM 106/[Huzman] (23)}) 14... Nf6 15. Qg3 Bc6 (15... Kh8 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5
Nbxd5 18. Bxd5 Be6 19. Bh6 gxh6 20. Bxe6 Qe8 21. Bb3 Ne4 22. Qf3 Ng5 23. Qf5
Rd8 24. h4 Ne6 25. Bc2 {1-0 Rogozenko,D-Vaulin,A/Pardubice 1997/CBM 59 ext (25)
}) 16. Nxc6 (16. Bh6 Ne8 17. Rac1 (17. Bf4 Nf6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bc7 Qd7 20.
Be5 g6 21. a5 Nfd5 22. Qf3 f6 23. Bg3 Rf7 24. Re1 Bf8 25. Na4 Re8 26. Qe2 Qa7
27. Qc4 f5 28. Be5 $16 {1-0 Lukacs,P-Arnold,L/Budapest 2001/CBM 83 ext (39)})
17... Rc8 18. Qg4 (18. Bf4 Nd6 19. Qg4 Bd5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Bh6 Bf6 22. Nd7
Re8 23. Re1 Rc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ct 14-Crafty 18/Sweden computers 2002 (137)})
18... Kh8 19. d5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 exd5 22. Qf5 $44 {Magerramov,
E-Ibragimov,I Moscow 1991/}) 16... bxc6 17. a5 Nbd5 (17... Bd6 18. Qh4 h6 $11)
18. Qf3 Qc7 19. Bd2 Rfb8 20. Na4 Ne4 (20... Bd6 21. h3 Ne4 22. Be1 Qe7 23. Bc2
Nef6 24. Bd3 $14 {/=}) 21. Be1 Ng5 $6 {This strange manoeuvre of the Nf6
creates problems only for Black.} 22. Qd3 Bd6 23. g3 Qb7 24. Bc2 f5 (24... Qb5
25. Kg2 $14) 25. Bd2 Ne4 26. Qe2 $14 Qf7 (26... Re8 27. Bxe4 fxe4 28. Qxe4 e5
29. Rac1 $16) (26... e5 27. Bxe4 fxe4 28. dxe5 Bxe5 29. Qxe4 $16) 27. Bxe4 fxe4
28. Qxe4 $16 {Black lost a pawn without any compensation. Weaknesses on e6 and
c6 made his position very difficult.} Rf8 29. f4 Rae8 30. Rac1 Qb7 31. Rc4 Rf6
32. Rdc1 Qb3 33. Qc2 Qf3 34. Rf1 Qg4 35. Qd1 Qg6 36. Qc2 Qg4 37. Qe4 Ref8 38.
Kh1 g5 $2 (38... Ne7 $142 $16) 39. Rxc6 Bb8 40. Nc5 $18 gxf4 41. Rxe6 Qh3 42.
Qg2 $1 Qxg2+ 43. Kxg2 f3+ 44. Kf2 Ba7 45. Rfe1 Rxe6 46. Rxe6 Rb8 47. Kxf3 (47.
b4 $5 $18) 47... Rxb2 48. Bg5 Rxh2 49. Rxa6 Bxc5 50. dxc5 Rc2 51. Rc6 Rc3+ 52.
Ke4 Nb4 53. Rc8+ Kf7 54. Bd2 Rc4+ (54... Rxg3 55. Bxb4 Rg4+ 56. Kf5 Rxb4 57.
Rc7+ Kg8 58. a6 $18) 55. Kf5 Nd5 56. Ke5 Ne7 57. Rc7 Ke8 58. Bg5 Ng6+ 59. Kd5
Rg4 60. Bf6 Rxg3 61. a6 Nf4+ 62. Ke4 Rg4 63. Kf5 Nd5 64. Rc8+ Kd7 65. Rd8+ Kc7
66. Rxd5 Ra4 67. Rd6 Ra5 68. Be5 (68. Bd8+ $18) 68... Rxc5 69. Rd5+ 1-0

[Event "HUN-ch 54th"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2004.08.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ruck, Robert"]
[Black "Acs, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nxd4 Qc7 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. e4 b5 (13... Rd8 14.
Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Qe8 16. e5 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Nd7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Bc2 Nf8 20. Ne4
$16 {1/2-1/2 Ruck,R-Eliet,N/Charleville 2000/CBM 79 ext (39)}) 14. Bg5 (14. f3
b4 15. Na4 a5 16. Be3 Ba6 17. Qf2 $14 {1-0 Dub,Z-Vass,V/Budapest 2002/CBM 87
ext (25)}) 14... h6 (14... b4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Qb5 18. Qxb5
axb5 19. Bxa8 Bg4 20. f3 Rxa8 21. fxg4 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Bc3 23. Rbc1 h5 24. Rc2
$16 {1-0 Lputian,S-Lazarev,V/Nareto 1999/EXT 2000 (56)}) (14... Bb7 15. Rac1
Qe8 16. e5 (16. a4 b4 17. e5 Nd7 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qxe4 Nc5 21.
Qxb4 Rab8 22. Qxc5 Qxc5 23. Rxc5 Rxb3 24. Rd2 g5 25. Kf1 Rfb8 26. Rc6 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Volzhin,A/Stockholm 2002/CBM 85 ext (41)}) 16... Nd7 (16...
Nd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxe7 Bc4 19. Qe4 Qxe7 20. b3 $16 {1-0 Farago,I-Ponater,M/
Bad Wiessee 2000/EXT 2003 (32)}) 17. Bf4 Nc5 18. Bc2 Qc6 19. Qg4 b4 20. Ne2
Rfd8 21. Bg5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bxg5 23. Qxg5 Nd7 24. Nd4 $14 {0-1 Georgiev,
V-Sorokin,M/Linares 1999/CBM 68 ext (37)}) (14... Ra7 15. Rac1 Qe8 16. Bc2 e5
17. Bb3 Bg4 18. Qe3 Qb8 19. Rd3 Bh5 20. h3 Bg6 21. Rcd1 Rb7 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23.
Nd5 $16 {1-0 Pinter,J-Savchenko,V/Dortmund 2000/EXT 2001 (41)}) 15. Bh4 (15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. e5 Bg5 18. Rc2 Bb7 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 $14 {/=})
15... Bb7 16. Rac1 Qe8 17. Bg3 (17. e5 Nd7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Ne4 $6 Nxe5 20.
Nd6 Ng6 21. Qg4 Rad8 $6 (21... Kh7 22. Nxb7 (22. h4 Rad8 $17) (22. Bc2 Bd5)
22... Qxb7 23. Bc2 f5 24. Qg3 Rad8 $17) 22. Nxf7 $1 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Kxf7 24.
Qf5+ Kg8 25. Qxg6 Bd5 $1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/Moscow 2002/CBM 91/
[Huzman] (40)}) 17... Nd7 (17... Rd8 18. e5 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 (19. Rxd1 Qc6 20. f3
Nh5 $1 $11) 19... Ne4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Rc7 Bd8 22. Rd7 Bb6 $14) 18. a3 Rc8 19.
Ba2 Rc6 (19... Nb6 20. Be5 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Qg4 g6 23. Qh3 Kh7 $13) 20.
Bf4 (20. Nd5 $5 exd5 (20... Rxc1 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Rxc1 $14) (20... Bg5 21.
Nc7 $5 Qc8 22. Rxc6 Bxc6 23. Bd6 Rd8 24. f4 Bh4 25. g3 $16) 21. Rxc6 Bxc6 22.
exd5 Bb7 23. Re1 Nf6 24. Qxe7 Qxe7 25. Rxe7 Bxd5 26. Bb1 Rc8 27. f3 $14) 20...
Qc8 21. e5 $1 $36 {White has good chances for an attack due to his space
advantage.} Rd8 22. Qg4 Bf8 (22... Kf8 23. Rd3 $40 {[%cal Gd3g3]}) 23. Qg3 (23.
Bb1 a5 $1 24. Qg3 (24. Nxb5 $140 Nxe5 $11) (24. Be4 f5 25. exf6 Nxf6 $15) 24...
b4 25. Qd3 g6 26. Ne4 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qb8 28. axb4 axb4 29. Qd2 Bg7 30. Rd1 Qa8
$132) 23... g6 24. h4 Bg7 25. Qe3 Kh7 26. Bb1 $1 Nf8 (26... Nb6 27. h5 Nc4 28.
Qg3 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qe8 30. Ne4 $40) 27. Ne4 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Qa8 29. h5 $16 {
[%mdl 32]} Bxe4 30. Bxe4 Qb8 31. g3 (31. Rc6 Kg8 32. hxg6 Bxe5 $1 33. gxf7+
Kxf7 34. Bxe5 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Qxe5+ 36. f4 Qxb2 37. Rxa6 Qd4 $11) 31... Rc8 32.
Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Qa7 (33. b4 $5 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5]}) 33... Kg8 34. Bb7 (34. Qb7 Qc5
35. hxg6 fxg6 36. Kg2 g5 37. Be3 Qxe5 38. b4 $1 $16) 34... Qc2 35. Qd4 (35. b4
$5 g5 36. Be3 Bxe5 37. Qxa6 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Qxh5 39. Qxb5 $16) 35... g5 (35... a5
36. Be4 $14) 36. Bd2 Qc7 (36... Bxe5 37. Qxe5 Qxd2 38. Bxa6 Qc1+ 39. Kh2 Qc2
40. Qd4 e5 41. Qb6 Ne6 $11 {[%cal Ye6d4]}) 37. Bxa6 Bxe5 38. Qd3 Bxb2 39. Bxb5
$14 Bc1 {Probably Black lost this game on time.} 1-0

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 2nd"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2004.08.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Qc7 8. b4
b6 (8... a5 9. Qa4+ (9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Qa4 Bxb5 11. Qxb5+ Qd7 12. Nd4 axb4 13.
Bd2 e5 14. Qxd7+ Kxd7 15. Nc2 b3 16. axb3 Rxa1 17. Nxa1 Bxc5 18. Rd1 {1/2-1/2
Heilig,C-Martinez,A/Haarlem 1987/EXT 98 (18)}) 9... Bd7 10. b5 Bxc5 (10... Be7
11. Be2 O-O 12. Ba3 Bxc5 13. Rc1 $16 {1-0 Wochnik,M-Macalino,A/ICCF Email 2001/
(45)}) 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Qd6 14. Rd1 Nd5 15. Nc3 Bb4 16. Nxd5
exd5 17. a3 Bc3 18. Bxc3 Rxc3 19. Qh4 $16 {1-0 Nett,P-Zhelezny,A/IECG 2002/
Telechess CBM 95 (35)}) 9. Bb2 bxc5 10. Nbd2 $1 (10. Be5 Qc6 11. Bb3 Nbd7 12.
bxc5 Bxc5 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Bb2 Bb7 15. Rc1 Rfd8 16. Qc2 Rac8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Lhagva,J-Thorsteinsson,B/Lugano 1968/MCD (23)}) 10... Nbd7 ({Too risky is} 
10... cxb4 11. Rc1 Qd8 (11... Nc6 $2 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Nd4 $18) 12.
Ne5 $44 Bd6 (12... Bb7 13. Qa4+ Nbd7 14. Rfd1 Bd6 15. Be2 Bxe5 (15... Qe7 16.
Ndc4 $18) 16. Bxe5 O-O 17. Bd6 $16) 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 (14... Nbxd7 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. Ne4 $18) 15. Qb3 O-O 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Qb2 Kg7 19.
Rfd1 Qa7 (19... Qb7 20. Be2 Nd7 21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Ne5 23. f4 Ng6 24. Bf3
$16) 20. Be2 Nd7 21. Rc6 $36) 11. Rc1 Qb8 12. Bxf6 gxf6 (12... Nxf6 13. bxc5
Bxc5 14. Bxe6 Bxe6 15. Rxc5 $16) 13. Ne4 $1 Qxb4 (13... cxb4 14. Bb3 $1 {
[%cal Gb3a4,Ga4e8]} f5 15. Ba4 $18) 14. Nh4 Be7 (14... Bb7 15. Rb1 Qxc4 16.
Rxb7 Qd5 17. Qb1 $1 $132) 15. Qg4 {[%mdl 32] The black king in the centre is a
good compensation for the sacrified pawn of White.} (15. Nd6+ $5 Bxd6 16. Qxd6
Qb8 17. Qd1 $44) 15... Qb6 (15... f5 16. Qg7 (16. Nxf5 exf5 17. Qxf5 Rf8 18.
Rfd1 Qb6) 16... Rf8 17. Ng5 Bf6 18. Qh6 Rg8 19. Nhf3 $44) (15... Ne5 16. Qf4
Rg8 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18. Be2 $44) 16. Qg7 Rf8 17. Be2 (17. Rfd1 $5) 17... Bb7 18.
Bf3 Bd5 (18... f5 19. Nd2 Bxh4 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. Bxb7 $44) 19. Ng3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3
f5 21. Qxh7 (21. Nh5 $5 Rb8 22. Rfd1 $40) 21... Nf6 $6 (21... Qb2 22. Rb1 Qh8 (
22... Qxa2 23. Nh5 $40) 23. Qxh8 Rxh8 24. Rb7 $14) 22. Qh6 Qb2 23. Qf4 Rh8 (
23... Qxa2 24. Ra1 Qb3 25. Rfb1 Qd3 26. Ne5 $40) 24. Qc7 $1 $16 Kf8 (24... Qb5
25. Rfd1 $16) 25. Ne5 Re8 (25... Qxa2 26. Rfd1 (26. Rxc5 $16) 26... Ng4 27.
Nxg4 fxg4 28. Ne4 $40) 26. Rxc5 Qxa2 27. Ra5 Qb2 28. Rxa6 Kg7 {Black has saved
from White's attack but as a result White has an extra pawn.} 29. Nf3 (29. Rb6
Nd5 30. Qxe7 Qxe5 31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. Rb5 $16) 29... Nd5 30. Qe5+ $6 Qxe5 31. Nxe5
f4 32. exf4 Nxf4 33. Ra4 Bg5 (33... Bd6 34. Re1 Nd5 $14) 34. Rd1 (34. h4 $5
Rxh4 (34... Bf6 35. Nd7 Nd5 36. Nxf6 $16) 35. Nf3 Ne2+ 36. Nxe2 Rxa4 37. Nxg5
$16) 34... Rd8 (34... Ra8 $142) 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. h4 $1 Bh6 37. Ra7 (37. Rxf4
$4 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Bxf4 $17 {[%cal Yf4h2]}) 37... Rf8 38. Ng4 Nd5 39. Ne4 Bc1 40.
g3 Bb2 41. Kg2 Nf6 $6 42. Ngxf6 Bxf6 43. f4 $1 {In this endgame White has a
clear way to victory which he promotes accurately.} Bb2 44. Rb7 Ba1 45. Kf3 Kg6
46. g4 Bd4 47. h5+ Kg7 48. g5 $18 Kg8 49. Rd7 Ba1 50. Nd6 Bb2 51. Kg4 Bc3 52.
h6 Bb2 53. Kh5 Bc3 54. Ne4 Bb2 55. Rb7 Bd4 56. Rd7 Bb2 57. Nd6 Bc3 58. h7+ (58.
g6 fxg6+ 59. Kg5 $1 Bb2 60. h7+ Kh8 61. Kh6 $18) 58... Kxh7 59. Nxf7 Kg8 (59...
Bg7 60. Re7 Kg8 61. Kg6 $18) 60. Nh6+ Kh8 61. Kg6 1-0

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 2nd"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2004.07.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Matveeva, Svetlana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Nfd2 (10. b3 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Nbd2 Ke7 (12... O-O
13. Nc4 Rfd8 14. Nfe5 (14. Rac1 Kf8 15. Kf1 Bd5 16. Nce5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bb7 18.
g4 Nd5 19. e4 Nf6 20. f3 $14 {1-0 Bareev,E-Svidler,P/Elista 1997/CBM 59 (44)})
(14. Bd4 b5 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Na5 Bd5 17. Rdc1 Rac8 18. Nd4 Kf8 19. f3 Nb7 20.
Nac6 Bxc6 21. Nxc6 Rd2 22. Bf1 Nd5 23. e4 Ne3 24. Nb4 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Nd6 26. e5
Ndf5 $2 27. Rc8+ Ke7 28. Nc6+ $18 {1/2-1/2 Gallegos,P-Zhao,P/Philadelphia USA
2004/(48)}) 14... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Rac8 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Rd1 Rxd1+ 18. Bxd1 $11
{1/2-1/2 Maric,A-Levushkina,E/Moscow 2001/CBM 85 ext (30)}) 13. Ne1 Bd5 14. Nd3
Bd6 15. f3 e5 16. e4 Be6 17. f4 Bg4 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. Nc4 $16 {1-0 Skalik,
P-Weglarz,L/Augustow 1996/CBM 57 (26)}) (10. Nbd2 b6 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 Bb7
13. f3 O-O (13... g5 14. e4 Rg8 15. Be3 g4 16. Kf2 gxf3 17. gxf3 Rc8 18. Rac1
Rxc1 19. Bxc1 Nh5 20. Be3 Bh4+ 21. Kf1 Be7 22. a4 Bd8 23. Rc1 Nhf6 24. Nc6 $16
{1-0 Wojtkiewicz,A-Lazarev,V/Geneve 2001/EXT 2002 (36)}) 14. e4 Nc5 {1/2-1/2
Saric,I-Stevic,H/Neum 2002/EXT 2003 (14)}) 10... b6 11. Nb3 Be7 12. f3 Nc5 13.
Nd4 Bd7 14. e4 O-O (14... e5 15. Nc2 (15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 g6 17. fxg6 hxg6
18. Nc3 Ne6 19. Be3 Nd4 $11) 15... O-O 16. Nc3 Rfd8 17. Be3 Ne6 18. Rac1 $14)
15. Nc3 Rfc8 16. e5 $1 Ne8 17. f4 $14 {Even in the endgame the space advantage
is important and gives an advantage to White.} Na4 18. Ne4 $1 (18. Nxa4 Bxa4
19. b3 Bd7 20. Nf5 Bc5+ 21. Be3 Ra7 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Nd6 Kf8 $14) 18... Ra7
19. Rb1 b5 (19... Nc5 20. Bf3 Rac7 21. Be3 $14) 20. Be3 Rac7 21. Bf3 h6 22. g4
Nc5 23. Kf2 Nxe4+ (23... f6 $142 24. Rbc1 (24. exf6 Nxe4+ 25. Bxe4 Nxf6 26. Bf3
e5 $1 $132) (24. Ke2 $5 b4 25. Rbc1 $14) 24... fxe5 25. fxe5 Nd3+ 26. Rxd3 Rxc1
27. Bxc1 Rxc1 28. Nc3 Bc8 29. a3 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5]}) 24. Bxe4 Bc5 25. f5 Bxd4
26. Rxd4 Bc6 (26... f6 27. Bf4 Bc6 28. Bd3 $1 fxe5 29. Bxe5 Rf7 30. Kg3 $36)
27. Bd3 $1 Bd5 28. Ra1 (28. b3 Rc3 29. Rd1 $14) 28... Rc6 29. g5 $1 {[%mdl
4128] White starts the attack. It is important that he prevented exchange of
pieces by his previous moves.} hxg5 30. Bxg5 Rc5 (30... f6 $5 31. exf6 (31. Bf4
fxe5 32. Bxe5 Nf6 33. a4 $40) 31... Nxf6 32. Bxf6 gxf6 33. a4 $1 (33. Rg1+ Kf7
34. Rh4 Ke7 $11) 33... bxa4 (33... Bc4 34. Rg1+ Kf8 35. Be4 $36) 34. Raxa4 Rb6
35. b4 Rcc6 $140 36. b5 $1 axb5 37. Ra8+ Kg7 38. Ra7+ Kf8 39. fxe6 $18) 31. b4
Rc3 32. a4 Bc4 33. Be4 exf5 (33... Nc7 $5 34. Bd2 (34. axb5 Nxb5 35. Rd7 Rb3
36. Be7 exf5 37. Bxf5 Be6 38. Bxe6 Rc2+ $1 39. Ke1 fxe6 $15) 34... Rh3 35. Kg2
Rh8 36. axb5 Nxb5 (36... axb5 37. Ra7 Bd5 38. Bxd5 Nxd5 $132) 37. Rd7 exf5 38.
Bxf5 Rh5 $132) 34. Bxf5 Be6 35. Bd3 Nc7 36. Bd2 Rc6 (36... Rb3 37. Rc1 $16) 37.
Rh4 $1 $40 bxa4 (37... Rd8 38. Bh7+ Kf8 39. Bg5 $16) 38. Rxa4 Rd8 $2 (38... f6
$1 39. exf6 Rd8 40. Ke2 (40. Bh7+ Kf7 41. Bf4 g6 $11) 40... gxf6 41. Ra1 $1 $40
{[%cal Ga1g1]}) 39. Bh7+ Kf8 40. Bg5 Rd1 $2 (40... f6 $8 41. exf6 gxf6 42. Bxf6
Rd2+ 43. Ke3 Rd1 44. Ra1 $16) 41. Be4 $18 f6 42. Rh8+ Kf7 43. Bxc6 fxg5 44. Rb8
Rc1 45. Be4 Ke7 (45... Bd7 $142 46. Ra3 Bb5 $18) 46. Ra3 Rc4 47. Bd3 Rh4 48.
Rb7 Kd8 (48... Rxh2+ 49. Kg1 Rh1+ 50. Kxh1 Bd5+ 51. Kg1 Bxb7 52. b5 $1 $18) 49.
Bf1 Rxh2+ 50. Kg3 Rh1 51. Bg2 Rc1 (51... Rg1 52. Rb8+ Ke7 53. Kf2 Rc1 54. Rb7
Rc2+ 55. Ke3 Rxg2 56. Rxc7+ Kd8 57. Rac3 $18) 52. Rd3+ Kc8 (52... Ke7 53. Rd6
Bd7 54. Rg6 Ne6 55. Bd5 $18) 53. Rb6 $1 Bc4 54. Bb7+ Kb8 55. Be4+ Kc8 56. Bf5+
1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Miton, Kamil"]
[Black "Manik, Mikulas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. Nf3 (1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 e6 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O b5
8. Bb3 Bb7 9. e4 cxd4 (9... Be7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 Qxd5 13. dxc5
Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxc5 15. Bf4 Nd7 16. Rac1 $14 {0-1 Mira,H-Zayac,E/Varna 2002/CBM
88 ext (57)}) 10. Nxd4 Nc6 (10... b4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Bxe6 Nc5 13. Bc4 bxc3 14.
e6 Nxe6 15. Re1 Be7 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Qe5 O-O 19. Nxe6 Bf6 20. Qc5
Nd7 $17 {0-1 Barkhagen,J-Maksimenko,A/Aalborg 1995/CBM 49 ext (24)}) (10...
Nbd7 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Bd5 (12. e5 $146 Nxb3 13. axb3 Nd7 14. Qg4 b4 15. Na4 Bd5
16. h4 h5 17. Qg3 g6 18. Bg5 Qb8 19. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Fominyh,A-Ganguly,S/
Kelamabakkam 2000/CBM 79/[Huzman] (35)}) 12... Nxd5 (12... Qb6 13. b4 Ncd7 14.
Be3 exd5 15. exd5 Bxb4 16. Nc6 $16 {1-0 Bosboom,M-Van den Bergh,J/Haarlem 1998/
EXT 99 (20)}) 13. exd5 b4 14. dxe6 bxc3 15. Qg4 Qd5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,
V-Yakovich,Y/Moscow 1995/CBM 46 ext (22)}) 11. Be3 (11. Nxc6 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bxc6
13. f3 Bc5+ 14. Kf1 h6 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Ne2 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Ba7 18. Be5 Be8 19.
Rc7 Rxc7 20. Bxc7 Nd7 21. Ba5 Nc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V-Adianto,U/Biel
1995/CBM 49 (36)}) 11... Be7 (11... Ne5 12. Qe2 Neg4 13. e5 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Nd7
15. Rxf7 Kxf7 16. Nxe6 Qb8 17. Nxg7+ $1 Ke7 18. Qh5 $40 {1-0 Naer,E-Grabuzova,
T/Moscow 1998/EXT 2000 (21)}) 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qe2 O-O 14. e5 Nd7 15. Rfd1 Qa5
16. Bd4 b4 17. Ne4 Nxe5 18. Rac1 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Ng6 20. g3 $44 {0-1 Idigoras
Guisasola,G-Martin,P/Buenos Aires 1954/EXT 2003 (29)}) 1... d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3
Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Be2 dxc4 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bb3 c5 8. O-O e6 9. d4 Bb7 10. e4 Nxe4
11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 Bd5 $6 {White can open the position with big benefit now.
} (12... Bb7 13. d5 (13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. d5 c4 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Bc2
O-O 18. Ne5 $44) 13... c4 14. dxe6 Qxd1 15. Bxd1 (15. exf7+ Kxf7 16. Ng5+ Kg8
17. Bxd1 h6 18. Ne6 Bb4 $11) 15... Bb4 16. Re3 O-O (16... fxe6 17. Ng5 Nd7 18.
Nxe6 $36) 17. Ng5 fxe6 18. Nxe6 Re8 19. Nc7 Rd8 20. Bc2 $14) 13. dxc5 Bxb3 14.
Qxb3 Bxc5 (14... Nc6 15. Bf4 (15. Bg5 Be7 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qd3
O-O 19. Qd6 Rfc8 $14) 15... Be7 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Bd6 $16) 15. Qc3 $1 Nd7 (15...
Qb6 16. Qxg7 Bxf2+ 17. Kf1 Rf8 18. Re2 Bc5 19. Bg5 Nd7 20. Rd1 $40 {[%csl Re8]}
) (15... Bf8 16. Bg5 $18) 16. Bg5 $1 f6 (16... Qb6 $142) (16... Be7 17. Qxg7
Rf8 18. Rad1 $16) 17. Rxe6+ Kf7 18. Qb3 $1 $18 {[%mdl 4]} Kf8 (18... fxg5 19.
Nxg5+ Kf8 (19... Qxg5 20. Rxa6+ Ke7 21. Re1+ Ne5 22. Qe6+ $18) 20. Rxa6 Ne5 21.
Ne6+ $18) 19. Bf4 g5 20. Bd6+ (20. Bd6+ Bxd6 (20... Kg7 21. Re7+ Kh6 22. Nxg5
$1 $18) 21. Rxd6 Qe7 22. Qd5 Ra7 23. Re1 Qf7 (23... Qg7 24. Rc6 $18) 24. Qd4
$18 {[%cal Gd4a7,Gf3g5,Gd4h8]}) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Charbonneau, Pascal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Canada"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 (2... c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O
a6 8. a3 b5 9. Ba2 Bb7 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Re1 Bd6 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qb8 14. h3
O-O 15. Qc2 Rd8 16. Bg5 h6 17. Be3 Nc5 $15 {1-0 Ekstroem,R-Godena,M/SUI 2001/
EXT 2002 (40)}) 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2 Bb7 9.
Nc3 Nbd7 10. Re1 Be7 (10... Qc7 11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd6 13. g3 Bc5 14. Be3 Rd8
15. Rc1 Qd6 16. Nb3 Qxd1 17. Rcxd1 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Ke7 $11 {0-1 Ristic,N-Drasko,
M/Nis 1996/EXT 99 (45)}) (10... Qb8 11. e4 (11. d5 c4 12. e4 Bc5 $6 (12... Bd6
13. b3 $1) 13. b4 $1 Bd6 14. Bg5 Ne5 15. g3 O-O 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18.
Rc1 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Qe5 20. Rf3 a5 $6 (20... Rad8 $1 $13) 21. bxa5 Rxa5 22. Bb1
c3 23. dxe6 fxe6 24. Qd7 $36 {1-0 Ibragimov,I-Kogan,A/Koszalin 1999/CBM 73/
[Alterman,B] (44)}) 11... cxd4 12. Nd5 Bd6 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 (13... Nxf6 14. e5
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Qxe5 17. Qxa8+ $18 {1-0 Halkias,S-Vlahakis,N/
Chania 1997/EXT 98 (24)}) 14. Qxd4 Ne5 (14... Bc5 15. Qc3 Qa7 16. Be3 Rc8 17.
Qd2 Bxe4 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Qd4 Bxf3 20. Qxf6 Rg8 21. Qxf3 $16 {1-0 Kozul,
Z-Sulava,N/Pula 1996/EXT 98 (26)}) 15. Rd1 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 Qc7 18.
Qxf6 Be5 19. Qg5 $13 {1-0 Kozul,Z-Ibragimov,I/Ljubljana 1996/CBM 53 ext (39)})
(10... Rc8 11. e4 cxd4 12. Nd5 Bc5 13. b4 Ba7 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3
exd5 17. exd5+ Kf8 18. Nxd4 $44 {1-0 Zaja,I-Bogut,Z/Pula 1997/EXT 2000 (44)}) (
10... Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Bc3 b4 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Bd2 O-O 16.
Bb1 Bxb1 17. Qxb1 a5 18. b3 Ra7 19. Qe4 Qa8 20. Qxa8 Rfxa8 21. Kf1 f5 $11 {
1-0 Kozul,Z-Kucera,P/Bled 2000/CBM 75 ext (57)}) (10... Bd6 11. d5 exd5 12. e4
d4 13. e5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 O-O 15. Nb1 Qc7 16. f4 Rae8 $44 {1-0 Kruck,D-Beyer,C/
GER 2001/EXT 2002 (41)}) 11. e4 (11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14.
Qxd5 O-O 15. e4 Bf6 16. Rb1 Qc7 17. Qf5 g6 18. Qh3 Ne5 $11 {1-0 Bai Min-Huang
Rui/CHN 1987/EXT 97 (61)}) 11... cxd4 (11... O-O 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14.
Bxd5 exd5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nd4 Qd7 17. Be3 Rac8 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Rad1 Bf8 20.
f4 Ne6 21. Nf3 g6 22. Qd3 Red8 23. b4 Rc4 24. Nd2 $14 {1-0 Rausis,I-Lecuyer,C/
FRA 1999/EXT 2000 (71)}) (11... b4 12. axb4 cxb4 13. e5 bxc3 14. exf6 Nxf6 15.
bxc3 (15. Qa4+ $5) 15... O-O 16. Ne5 Nd5 (16... Rc8 17. Qd3 Rc7 $1 18. c4 Nd7
19. Bf4 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bd6 21. Qg3 (21. f4 $5) 21... Bxe5 22. Qxe5 Rd7 23. Rad1
Qf6 $11 {Serper,G-Kaidanov,G/USA (ch) 80/(412) 2000/[Kaidanov,G] (23)}) 17. Qd3
(17. Bd2 Bg5 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. f3 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Qc7 21. Rec1 Rfd8 22. Nd3 Bc6 23.
Nc5 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 a5 {1/2-1/2 Zivanic,M-Stojanovic,D/Subotica 2000/EXT 2001 
(27)}) 17... Bg5 18. Rb1 Ra7 19. c4 Nc7 20. Ba3 Re8 21. Bc5 $18 {1-0 Kozul,
Z-Sermek,D/Bled 1999/CBM 69 ext (25)}) 12. Nxd4 Ne5 $1 13. Bf4 Ng6 14. Bg3 O-O
15. e5 Nd5 16. Bxd5 (16. Ne4 Ndf4 17. Qd2 (17. Rc1 $142) 17... Nh5 $1 18. Rad1
Nxg3 19. Nxg3 Qb6 $15 {0-1 Cebalo,M-Cvitan,O/Pula 1998/CBM 64/[Huzman] (32)}) (
16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Nf5 Qxd1 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. Rexd1 Nd5 21. Rac1
Rac8 $15 {[%csl Gd5,Rg3]}) 16... Bxd5 17. Qg4 Bb7 (17... Rc8 $5 18. Rad1 Rc4
19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. b3 Rc3 21. h4 h5 22. Qxh5 Rxg3 $1 23. fxg3 Bc5 $17 {0-1
Cebalo,M-Flear,G/Asti 1998/EXT 2003 (35)}) 18. Rad1 Qb6 (18... Qa5 19. Ne4 $5 (
19. h4 Bxa3 20. Ra1 Qb4 (20... b4 21. Nd1 $16) 21. Rxa3 (21. bxa3 Qxc3 22. h5
Ne7 23. Rec1 Qa5 24. h6 g6) 21... Rad8 22. Rd1 Qxb2 $13) 19... Rfd8 20. Nd6 Bd5
21. h4 $36) 19. h4 $36 Rfd8 20. h5 Nf8 21. Bh4 $1 (21. h6 Ng6 (21... g6 22. Bh4
$16) 22. Ne4 (22. hxg7 $140 h5 $19) 22... Rd5 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. exd6 gxh6 $13)
21... Bxh4 22. Qxh4 Rd7 (22... Rac8 23. Re3 Rc4 24. Nce2 $1 $40 {[%cal Ge3g3,
Gg3g7]}) 23. Re3 Rad8 24. Nce2 h6 25. Kh2 {The position is balanced. The
possibilities of White to attack on the king's side are compensated by Black's
counterplay on file "d".} Nh7 (25... Bd5 $1 26. Qg4 (26. b3 Nh7 27. Qg4 Ng5 28.
Rg3 Be4 $13) 26... Bc4 27. Rg3 g6 28. hxg6 fxg6 $17) 26. Qg4 Kh8 (26... Ng5 $1
27. Red3 (27. Rg3 Be4 28. Qf4 Qb7 $13) (27. f4 Ne4 $17) 27... Bd5 28. b3 Ne4
$36) (26... Bd5 27. Rg3 f6 $17) 27. Red3 f5 $6 {[%csl Re6]} (27... Bd5 28. b3 (
28. Nf4 Ng5) 28... Ng5 29. Qf4 Ne4 $11) 28. Qg3 Ng5 29. f3 Bd5 30. Nc2 Qb7 (
30... Qc7 $142 31. Ne3 Bc4 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Nf4 Kg8 34. Ng6 $11) 31. Qf4 Bc4
32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Rxd7 Qxd7 34. Qd4 $1 $14 Qxd4 $2 {The endgame is very
difficult for Black, becauce his pawns are weak and his pieces are very
passive.} (34... Qc7 35. Nf4 Nf7 36. Ng6+ Kg8 37. Ne3 $14) 35. Nexd4 Nf7 36. f4
$1 Nd8 37. b3 Bd5 38. Nb4 Bb7 39. Nd3 $18 Kg8 40. Nc5 Kf7 (40... Bc8 41. Kg3
Kf7 42. Kf2 g6 43. hxg6+ Kxg6 44. Kg3 Kf7 45. Kh4 $16) 41. Nxb7 Nxb7 42. b4 Nd8
43. Kh3 {[%cal Gg2g4]} g5 44. hxg6+ Kxg6 45. Kh4 h5 46. g3 Kh6 47. Nb3 Nc6 (
47... Nb7 48. Nc5 $18) 48. Nc5 Nd4 49. Nxa6 Nc2 50. Nc5 Nxa3 51. Nxe6 Nc2 52.
Nc7 Nxb4 53. Nxb5 Nd5 54. Nd6 Kg6 55. Nc8 Kh6 (55... Ne3 56. e6 Ng2+ 57. Kh3
Ne3 58. e7 Kf7 59. Kh4 Nf1 60. Kxh5 Nxg3+ 61. Kg5 Ke8 62. Kf6 Nh5+ 63. Kxf5 Kd7
64. Kg6 $18) 56. e6 Nc7 (56... Kg6 57. e7 Kf7 58. Kg5 $1 $18) 57. e7 Ne8 58.
Na7 Kg6 59. Nb5 Kh6 60. Nd4 Kg6 61. Nc6 Nd6 62. Nd4 Ne8 (62... Kh6 63. Nb5 Ne8
64. Na3 $1) 63. Nb5 Kh6 64. Na3 $1 Kg6 65. Nc4 Kf7 (65... Kf6 66. Kxh5 Kxe7 67.
Kg5 $1 Ke6 68. Ne3 Nd6 69. Kg6 $18) 66. Kxh5 $2 {White took the "wrong" pawn
and missed the victory.} (66. Kg5 $1 Kxe7 (66... Ng7 67. Nd6+ Kxe7 68. Nxf5+
$18) (66... h4 67. gxh4 Kxe7 68. h5 $18) 67. Kxf5 Kf7 68. Kg5 Nf6 69. Nd6+ Ke7
(69... Kg7 70. f5 $18) (69... Ke6 70. f5+ Ke7 71. Kg6 $18) 70. f5 Nh7+ 71. Kh6
Nf6 72. Kg6 Nd5 73. Ne4 $18) 66... Nf6+ 67. Kh6 (67. Kh4 Kxe7 $11) (67. Kg5
Ne4+ $11) 67... Ne4 68. Ne3 Nxg3 69. Nd5 Ne4 70. Kh5 Nd6 71. Kg5 Ke6 72. Ne3
Kxe7 (72... Kxe7 73. Nxf5+ Nxf5 74. Kxf5 Kf7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Stevic, Hrvoje"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. b3 Bd6 (9... Be7 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. exd4 O-O 12. Ne5 Rd8 13. Rd1 b6 14.
Na3 Nd5 15. Rac1 Bb7 $15 {0-1 Buchholz,W-Herrmann,L/Jena 1953/EXT 2001 (21)}) (
9... cxd4 10. exd4 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bb2 Bd7 13. Rac1 (13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bd6 16. Rac1 $36 {1-0 Schneider,A-Jakobetz,L/HUN 1993/TD (29)})
13... Qf4 14. Rcd1 Rad8 15. h3 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Bb4 17. Ne5 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Nd5 19.
Bb2 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bc6 21. Rd4 Qg5 22. Rg4 Qe7 23. Bc1 $16 {1-0 Ortega,L-Bossi,
A/Rome 1991/EXT 2000 (50)}) (9... Na5 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Bb2 cxd4 12. exd4 Nxc4
13. bxc4 O-O 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. d5 $36 {1-0 Lautier,J-Rublevsky,S/
Bastia 2001/EXT 2002 (27)}) 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rc1 (12. Nbd2 e5 13.
Rac1 Qe7 14. Ng5 Bg4 15. f3 Bh5 16. Nde4 Ba7 17. Bxa6 $2 Nd5 $17 {0-1
Sultangareev,M-Nachev,S/Ufa 1999/CBM 70 ext (35)}) 12... b6 $6 (12... Qe7 13.
Nbd2 e5 14. Ng5 Bg4 (14... Bb4 15. Nde4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Lilienthal,
A-Barczay,L/Szombathely 1966/EXT 2001 (16)}) 15. f3 Bh5 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4
Bb4 18. Bd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kozma,K-Estrada Nieto,J/Hungary 1996/EXT 2000 (37)})
13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Qb2 $1 Kg7 17. Ng3 $1 {[%cal
Gg3h5] White try to exploit weakened position of Black king but with accurate
play Black can defend their position.} Rg8 (17... Rfd8 18. Nh5+ Kg6 19. Nf4+
Kh6 $11) 18. Nh5+ Kh6 (18... Kg6 19. Nf4+ Kh6 20. Be2 $5 $36 {[%cal Gc1c7,
Gc1c4,Gc4h4]}) 19. Nf4 (19. Nxf6 $5 Rg6 20. Ne4 f5 21. Ng3 (21. Nc3 Ne5 $1 $40)
21... Bf6 22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. exd4 Qc6 $1 (23... Qd6 24. Re1 Qxd4 25. Qxd4 Bxd4
26. Rad1 $16) 24. Qd2+ (24. Bf1 Qd6 25. Rd1 f4 $40) 24... Bg5 25. f4 Bf6 $44)
19... Qb8 {[%cal Yc6e5]} (19... Rac8 $5 20. Bd3 (20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bxe6 Qd6 22.
Bxc8 Bxc8 $13) 20... Qb8 21. Be4 $14) 20. Bf1 Ne5 21. Ne1 (21. Nd4 Bd6 22. Qe2
Ng6 23. Qh5+ Kg7 24. Nd3 Bd5 $11) 21... f5 22. Qe2 Ng4 (22... Ng6 $5 23. Qh5+
Kg7 24. Ned3 Qd6 25. Rd1 Rad8 $11) 23. Rd1 Bd6 (23... Nf6 $5 24. Rac1 Bd6 25.
Ned3 e5 (25... Qf8 26. g3 Rd8 27. Bg2 Ne4 28. f3 Nf6 29. e4 $36) 26. Qb2 Qe8
27. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2g3]} Qe6 $13) 24. g3 Nf6 25. Bg2 $14 Be4 $6 (25... Bxf4 26.
exf4 Bxg2 27. Nxg2 Qb7 28. Ne3 $14) 26. f3 Bb7 27. Rac1 (27. Nfd3 $5 {[%cal
Ge3e4]}) 27... a5 $6 (27... e5 28. Nfd3 Qe8 29. e4 $14) 28. Nfd3 $1 Kg6 (28...
Kg7 $142) 29. e4 $1 Nd7 (29... fxe4 30. fxe4 Nd7 31. e5 $18) 30. Nc2 $6 (30.
exf5+ exf5 31. f4 $16) 30... fxe4 $2 {Black open position and attack of White
became irresistible.} (30... f4 $1 31. e5 (31. gxf4 $5 Bxf4 32. Nxf4+ Qxf4 33.
Qe3 Qxe3+ 34. Nxe3 Nc5 35. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4b6,Gc4e5]} Rad8 (35... Nxb3 36. Rb1
Nc5 37. Nxb6 Ra7 38. Rbc1 $16) 36. Rxd8 Rxd8 37. Nxa5 Ba6 38. Nc6 Rd2 $132)
31... Bxe5 (31... Nxe5 32. Nxf4+ Kg7 33. Nh5+ Kh8 34. Nf6 Bc5+ (34... Rd8 35.
f4 $36 {[%cal Ge2h5]}) 35. Kh1 Ba6 36. Qe1 Rg6 37. f4 Nd3 38. Rxd3 Rxf6 (38...
Bxd3 39. Nd7 $1 Qa7 40. Qc3+ $16) 39. Rd7 $1 (39. Qc3 Kg7 (39... Bxd3 40. Qxf6+
Kg8 41. Ne1 Bg6 42. Rd1 Bf8 $13)) 39... Ra7 40. Rxa7 Qxa7 41. Qe5 Qe7 42. Nd4
Bd6 43. Qe4 $36) 32. Nxe5+ Nxe5 33. gxf4 Nc6 34. f5+ Kxf5 (34... exf5 35. Qe3
Ne5 36. Kh1 $40) 35. Qe4+ Kf6 36. Rd7 $44) 31. fxe4 $40 Ne5 (31... Kg7 $142 32.
Nd4 (32. Ne3 $5) 32... Ne5 33. Qh5 $40) 32. Nxe5+ Bxe5 33. Ne3 $1 Kg7 34. Qh5
$18 {[%cal Ge3g4]} Bc8 35. Ng4 f6 36. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 2nd"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2004.07.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Matveeva, Svetlana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Be7 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc6 13. Nxd4 Ncxe5 14. Nxe5 (14.
Bf4 Nxc4 15. Nc6 (15. Bxc4 Nb6 16. Bb3 Bf6 (16... Bb7 $5 17. a5 Nd5 18. Ba4+
Kf8 19. Qf3 Bf6 20. Bc6 $44) 17. Nc6 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 O-O 19. a5 $14 {1/2-1/2
Lautier,J-Rublevsky,S/Poikovsky 2003/CBM 95/[Huzman] (50)}) 15... Qb6 16. Nxe7
Kxe7 17. Bxc4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Chabanon,J-Skripchenko,A/Aix les Bains FRA 2003/(43)
}) (14. Be3 O-O 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. f4 Ng6 17. Qf3 Bd7 18. Rad1 Qa5 19. f5 exf5
20. Nxf5 Qxf5 21. Qxf5 Bxf5 22. Rxf5 Bf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Rublevsky,S/
Poikovsky RUS 2004/(70)}) 14... Nxe5 15. Be3 Bf6 (15... O-O 16. f4 Ng6 17. Nc6
(17. Qf3 Bd7 18. Rad1 Qe8 19. f5 Nh4 20. Qg3 exf5 21. Rfe1 Ng6 22. Bg5 f4) (17.
f5 exf5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Rxf5 Bf6 $15) 17... Qe8 (17... Qd7 18. Nxe7+ (18. Rc1
Bf6 19. Qe2 a5 20. Rfd1 Qe8) 18... Nxe7 (18... Qxe7 19. Qc2 Rd8 20. Bb6 Re8 21.
Rae1 $44) 19. Bc5 Rd8 20. Qxd7 Rxd7 21. Rad1 Nd5 22. f5 $44) 18. Rc1 Bb7 19.
Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. Bc5 Rd8 21. Qe1 Qd7 22. Qxb4 Rfe8 $14) 16. Qe2 O-O 17. Rfd1 Qe8
(17... Qe7 18. Rac1 (18. f4 Ng6 19. Nc6 Qc7 20. Rac1 Nxf4 21. Qf2 Ng6) 18...
Bb7 19. f4 Ng6 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. Rxc6 $44) 18. a5 Bd7 (18... Bb7 $5 19. Ba4 (19.
Ra4 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Qg4 Rab8 22. Rxb4 Qxg2+ 23. Qxg2 Bxg2 24. Rxb8 Rxb8
25. Kxg2 Rxb3 26. Rd6) (19. Rac1 Rc8) 19... Qb8 20. Nb3 (20. Rac1 Rc8) 20...
Bd5 21. Nc5 Bc4) 19. Rac1 Ba4 20. Bf4 Ng6 21. Bd6 Be7 22. Bxa4 Qxa4 23. Nc6 $1
Bxd6 24. Rxd6 $44 Nf4 25. Ne7+ (25. Qe5 $5 Nd5 26. f4 $1 b3 27. f5 Qg4 (27...
Qf4 28. Re1 Qxe5 29. Rxe5 $14) 28. Rf1 Rac8 29. h3 $11 Qg5 30. Rxd5 (30. fxe6
Qxe5 31. exf7+ Rxf7 32. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Ne3+ 34. Kf2 Nc4 $11) 30... exd5
31. Ne7+ Kh8 32. Nxc8 Rxc8 33. Qxd5 Qe3+ 34. Kh1 f6 35. Qb7 $14) 25... Kh8 26.
Qc4 Nd5 (26... Qe8 27. Qxf4 Qxe7 28. Qxb4 Rab8 29. Qd4 e5 30. Qd3 Rxb2 31. Rxa6
$14) 27. Nxd5 exd5 28. Qxd5 $14 h6 (28... Kg8 $142 29. h3 b3 $14) 29. h3 b3 30.
Rb6 Rad8 (30... Qa2 31. Rcc6 $1 Kg8 32. Rxh6 Qxb2 (32... gxh6 33. Rxh6 Qxb2 34.
Rg6+ $18) 33. Rh4 Rae8 34. Rxb3 Re1+ 35. Kh2 Qxf2 36. Qh5 Qg1+ 37. Kg3 Re3+ 38.
Rxe3 Qxe3+ 39. Kh2 Qh6 40. Qxh6 gxh6 41. Rxh6 $18) 31. Qxb3 (31. Qxb3 Qxa5 $11)
(31. Qf5 Qa2 (31... Qd4 32. Rxb3 Rd5 33. Qf3 Rxa5 34. Rb7 $36) 32. Rcc6 (32.
Rc3 Qxb2 33. Rcxb3 Qd4 34. Qh5 Kh7 35. Rxa6 Rd5 36. Qf3 Qa1+ 37. Kh2 Rxa5 $11)
32... f6 33. Rc3 Qxb2 34. Rcxb3 Qd4 $11) (31. Qe5 $1 f6 (31... Rfe8 32. Qf5 (
32. Rxh6+ Kg8 33. Qg5 Qd4 34. Rxa6 Qxb2 $132) 32... Kg8 33. Rxa6 Qd4 34. Rc7
Rf8 35. Rc3 $16) 32. Qc3 (32. Qf5 $5 Qa2 33. Rc3 Qxb2 34. Rcxb3 Qd4 $11) 32...
Rc8 33. Qxc8 Rxc8 34. Rxc8+ Kh7 35. Rc1 (35. Rc3 Qa1+ 36. Kh2 Qxb2 37. Rbxb3
Qxf2 38. Rb7 Qd4 39. Rg3 f5 $11) 35... Qa2 36. Rxa6 Qxb2 37. Rf1 Qa2 38. Rb6
$14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sanjin Hotel Cup"]
[Site "Taiyuan"]
[Date "2004.07.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Na4 (12. Be3 Nd5 (12... Bb7
13. Qc2 h6 14. Be2 Nd5 15. Na4 a5 16. Bf3 Ba6 17. Rfd1 Bb5 18. Nc5 a4 19. Rac1
Bd6 20. Qe4 Qe7 21. Re1 a3 22. b3 Rae8 23. Bd2 e5 $132 {0-1 Gershon,A-Van den
Doel,E/Amsterdam 2001/CBM 83 ext (50)}) 13. Rc1 a5 (13... Nxe3 14. fxe3 e5 $11
15. Qh5 $140 f5) 14. Na4 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Qe2 Qa8 17. Rc4 Qb7 18. Rfc1 Qb5
19. Nc3 Qb6 20. Na4 Qb5 21. b3 Rd8 22. g3 h6 {1/2-1/2 Astrom,R-Degerman,L/
Borlange 1995/CBM 49 ext (22)}) (12. Bg5 a5 13. Rc1 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2
Rb6 16. Be3 Nd5 17. Na4 Rb4 18. b3 Bf6 19. Rfd1 (19. Rxc6 Bxd4 20. a3 Nxe3 21.
fxe3 Rxb3 22. exd4 Qxd4+ 23. Qf2 Qxf2+ (23... Qxa4 $2 24. Qxf7+ $18) 24. Kxf2
Rxa3 25. Nc3 $14) 19... Ne7 20. Nc5 (20. Qd3 $5 $14) 20... Nf5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B-Huebner,R/Wijk ann Zee 1996/Inf 65/[Huebner,R] (25)}) 12... Bb7 (
12... Rb8 13. b3 Qd5 14. Bf4 Rb4 15. Be5 $14 c5 $2 16. Bc4 Qc6 17. Nxc5 $16 {
1-0 Malaniuk,V-Zlochevskij,A/Muenster 1995/EXT 2001 (41)}) 13. Bf4 $1 Qa5 14.
Qc2 h6 (14... Qd5 15. Nc5 (15. Nb6 Qxd4 16. Be3 Qe5 17. Nxa8 Ng4 $132) 15...
Bxc5 16. dxc5 e5 17. Bc4 Qd4 18. Bg3 $16) 15. a3 Nd7 16. Rfd1 (16. b4 Qd5 17.
Nc5 $16) 16... Qd8 17. b4 $16 a5 18. Nc5 Qc8 (18... Nxc5 19. dxc5 Qc8 20. Be5
$16) 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 axb4 21. Nxb7 (21. axb4 $142 $5 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Nxc5
23. dxc5 $16) 21... Qxb7 22. Bxc6 (22. Qxc6 $5 Qa7 $1 (22... Qxc6 23. Bxc6 Rad8
24. a4 Nb8 (24... Nf6 25. a5 $16) (24... Bf6 25. a5 Nb8 26. Bxb8 Rxb8 27. a6
$18) 25. Bb5 Bf6 26. Be5 $16) 23. Qb5 Nf6 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 $44 25. a4 $140 $6 Nd5
26. Bd2 Bf6 $36) 22... Rac8 23. Bxb7 Rxc2 24. a4 b3 $6 (24... g5 $1 25. Rdc1 b3
$1 (25... Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Rb8 27. Bc6 Nf6 28. a5 $16) 26. Rxc2 bxc2 27. Be3 Nb6
28. a5 Nc4 $132) 25. a5 b2 26. Rab1 Ba3 (26... g5 $142 27. Bd2 Ba3 28. a6 Nb6
$132) 27. a6 Nb6 28. a7 Rd8 (28... Rc4 29. Rd3 Ra4 30. Bb8 $16) 29. h4 (29. Kf1
$5 Rc4 30. Ke2 Ra4 31. Bb8 Rd7 32. Be4 $14) 29... f6 $2 (29... Rc4 $1 30. Rd3
Ra4 31. Rb3 (31. Bb8 Rd7 32. Bc6 Rdxa7 33. Bxa7 Rxa7 $44) 31... Nd7 32. Bc7 (
32. a8=Q Rdxa8 33. Bxa8 Rxa8 34. Bd2 Nf6 35. Bb4 (35. Bc3 Ne4 36. Bb4 Rb8 37.
Rxa3 Rxb4 38. Ra2 Rxd4 39. Raxb2 $14) 35... Rb8 36. Rxa3 Rxb4 37. Ra2 Rxd4 38.
g3 $14) 32... Re8 33. Bb8 Rxb8 (33... Nxb8 34. a8=Q Rxa8 35. Bxa8 Rc8 36. Be4
Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Bd6+ 38. g3 $18) 34. axb8=Q+ Nxb8 35. Be4 Na6 36. Bc2 $1 Nb4 37.
R3xb2 Nxc2 38. Rxc2 Rxd4 39. h5 $14) 30. Rd3 $1 {/\31.Rb3+-} Rd7 (30... Bd6 31.
Bxd6 Rxd6 32. Kh2 Rd7 33. Rb3 Rxb7 34. a8=Q+ Nxa8 35. Rxb7 $18) (30... g5 31.
Be3 Rc1+ 32. Bxc1 bxc1=Q+ 33. Rxc1 Bxc1 34. Rb3 $18) 31. Rxa3 Rxb7 32. a8=Q+ (
32. Rb3 $1 Rxa7 33. Rxb6 Ra2 34. Be3 (34. Rxe6 g5 $1 $17) 34... Kg8 35. Kf1 $18
{[%cal Gf1d1]}) 32... Nxa8 33. Rxa8+ Kh7 34. g3 $2 (34. h5 $1 Rb4 35. Be3 Rbc4
36. Kh2 $18) (34. Be3 Rb3 35. Kh2 $18) 34... g5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Be3 g4 $4 (
36... Rb3 $1 37. Ra2 Rxe3 38. Raxb2 $11) 37. Ra6 Kg6 38. Rxe6 Kf5 39. d5 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup6"]
[Site "Krasnodar"]
[Date "1997.03.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Nadyrhanov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1997.03.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. e4
$5 Nxe4 9. Re1 Nef6 10. d5 Nb6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Bxe6 Qxd1 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14.
Rxd1 $32 Nbd5 15. Nc3 Rd8 (15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 Re8 17. a4 {[%csl Rb7]}) 16.
Ne5+ Kg8 {[%csl Rh8]} 17. Bg5 $16 Rd6 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 (18... Rxd5 19. Rxd5 Nxd5
20. Rd1 $18) 19. Nc4 Rd7 20. Ne5 Rd6 21. Nc4 Rd7 22. Ne3 Nb6 23. Rxd7 Nxd7 24.
Rd1 Ne5 25. Bf4 (25. f4 $5 Nf7 (25... Ng6 26. Rd8 h6 27. f5 $16) 26. Rd7 $16)
25... Ng6 26. Bd6 $6 (26. Bg3 h5 27. Rd7 h4 28. Bb8 $16) 26... h5 27. Rd5 b6
28. a4 {[%cal Ya4a5]} Kf7 29. Bxf8 Nxf8 30. a5 Rh6 $14 31. axb6 Rxb6 32. Nc4
Rb4 33. Rxc5 Ne6 34. Rc6 a5 35. g3 a4 36. Ne5+ Ke7 37. Ng6+ Kf7 38. Ne5+ Ke7
39. Nd3 Rd4 40. Rc3 h4 $132 41. Kf1 Ng5 42. Nf4 hxg3 43. hxg3 Ne4 44. Rd3 $2 (
44. Rc7+ $142 Kd6 45. Rxg7 Rd2 46. Ne2 $14) 44... Rxd3 45. Nxd3 Nd2+ 46. Ke2
Nc4 $1 $11 47. Kf3 Nxb2 48. Nb4 Kd6 49. Nc2 Kd5 50. Ke2 Kc4 51. Kd2 Nd3 52.
Ne3+ Kd4 53. Ng2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains 2nd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1997.03.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1997.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Be7 (7...
Nc6 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 {this var.leads to the game until10.exd4}
Na5 11. Bc2 b5 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxf6 (14. Ne5 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. a3
Nh5 17. b4 Nc6 $2 (17... Rc8 18. Ne4 Nc4 19. Nc5 Bd5 $13 {with Bg5 Dokhoian})
18. Be4 Qc7 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Rac1 Qb7 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. d5 $16 {
Lerner-Dokhoian, Harkov 1985}) 14... Bxf6 15. Be4 Qe7 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. Ne4 Nd6
18. Rac1 Nxe4 $10 {Vaganian-Seirawan, Montpellier 1985}) 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 O-O
10. Nc3 Nc6 11. exd4 Bd7 (11... Na5 $5 12. Bc2 b5) (11... Nb4 12. Ne5 Bd7 13.
Bg5 Bc6 14. Nxf7 Rxf7 15. Qxe6 Nfd5 16. a3 Bxg5 17. axb4 Qf6 18. Bxd5 Qxf2+ 19.
Kh1 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Qf5 $10 {Agzamov-Velikov, Frunze 1985}) 12. Ne5 Be8 13. d5 (
13. Bg5 Nd5 14. Bxd5 Bxg5 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Ne4 $14) 13... Nxe5 (
13... exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 (15. Rxd5 Qc7 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Rad1 Bxe5 18.
Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Bb5 $11) 15... Qc7 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Be3 $14)
14. dxe6 (14. Qxe5 Bd6 (14... exd5 $2 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 $18) 15. Qd4 (15.
Qe2 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Qc7 $11) 15... Qc7 16. Qh4 (16. dxe6 Bxh2+ 17.
Kh1 Be5 $11) 16... exd5 $11) 14... Qa5 (14... Bd6 15. Bf4 Qc7 16. Rxd6 Qxd6 17.
Bxe5 Qe7 18. Bxf6 $1 $18) (14... Qb6 15. Qxe5 Qxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Ng4+ 17. Kg3 Nxe5
18. Nd5 Bd6 19. Nf6+ $16) 15. Nd5 Nc6 16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Bd2 (17. exf7+ Bxf7
18. Qxe7 Bxb3 (18... Rae8 $2 19. Bd2) 19. Bd2 Qb5 $11) 17... Qb6 (17... Qc5 $2
18. Rac1 Qd6 19. Bg5 $16) 18. exf7+ Bxf7 19. Qxe7 Bxb3 20. axb3 Qxb3 $11 21.
Qa3 Qxa3 22. bxa3 Rfd8 23. Ba5 Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 2nd"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2004.07.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kursova, Maria"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2334"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Rd1 Bd6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b3 b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Nbd2 O-O (13... Qe7 14.
Ng5 Nb4 15. Rac1 Na2 16. Ra1 Nb4 17. Rac1 Na2 18. Ra1 Nb4 {1/2-1/2 Koneru,
H-Ganguly,S/Calicut IND 2003/(18)}) 14. Rac1 Rfd8 (14... Nb4 15. Ng5 $1 (15.
Ne5 Rfd8 16. Nd3 Nxd3 17. Bxd3 Qe7 18. a5 Nd5 19. Ne4 Nb4 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. Bc4
Bd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Salai,J-Sakai,K/IECG 2003/Telechess CBM 97 (36)}) 15... Qe7
16. Ndf3 (16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qh5 h6 (17... Qf5 $5) 18. Nge4 Qe7 19. Nxc5 bxc5
20. Be2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Palsson,J-Freydl,R/ICCF Email 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 100
(24)}) 16... h6 17. Nh3 Rfd8 18. Nf4 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Ne5
$36 {1-0 Anand,V-Ponomariov,R/Mainz 2002/CBM 91/[Huzman] (46)}) 15. Ng5 (15.
Bd3 Nb4 16. Bb1 Qe7 17. Ng5 Nbd5 18. Nc4 h6 19. Nf3 Nb4 20. Nfe5 {1/2-1/2
Neverov,V-Vladimirov,E/Frunze 1988/TD (20)}) (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Ne4 Rxd1+ 17.
Qxd1 Be7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kosyrev,V-Rustemov,A/Tomsk RUS 2004/(33)}) 15... Bd6 16.
f4 h6 17. Nge4 (17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nge4 f5 (18... Be7 19. f5 $1 $40) 19. Nxd6
Rxd6 20. Nf3 $14 {/=}) 17... Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bf8 19. Ng3 $6 {[%cal Gg3h5,Gh5g7,
Gb2g7,Ge2g4,Gg4g7]} (19. Qg4 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 $11) 19... Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Na5
$1 $132 21. Bd3 Nxb3 22. Bb1 (22. Nh5 f5 23. Bc4 Nc5 $17) 22... Nc5 23. Qc2 f5
$17 24. Ba2 Kh8 25. Ba1 $2 (25. Bxe6 $142 Qe7 $5 (25... Nxe6 26. Qxc7 Nxc7 27.
Rd7 Rc8 28. Be5 Bc6 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Bxc7 Bxa4 31. Bxb6 Bc2 $15) 26. Bxf5
Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 Rd8 $1 28. Nh5 Ne6 29. Bc1 Qf3 $1 30. gxf3 (30. Re1 Nd4 31. gxf3
Nxc2 32. Bxc2 Bxf3+ 33. Kg1 Bxh5 $17) 30... Bxf3+ 31. Kg1 Bc5+ 32. Kf1 Rxd1+
33. Qxd1 Bxd1 34. Bxe6 Bxh5 $17) 25... Qc6 $19 26. Rd2 Rc8 27. h3 Nxa4 28. Qxc6
Rxc6 29. Rd8 Rc8 0-1

[Event "Lippstadt 12th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "2004.07.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Wehmeier, Stefan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 a6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Nf6 6. e3 b6 7. Bxc4 Bb7 8. O-O
c5 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. e4 $6 cxd4 12. Nxd4 (12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd1 Ng4
$36) 12... Ne5 (12... Bc5 13. Nb3 Bd6 14. h3 O-O 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17.
Rac1 Be5 18. Nd2 Rfd8 $15 {1-0 Padilla,H-Cerron,R/Lima 2002/EXT 2003 (46)}) (
12... Bd6 13. g3 Bc5 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Nxe6 Qc6 16. Nxg7+ Kf7 17. Bh6 Ne5 18.
b4 Bf8 19. f4 (19. Nd5 $5) 19... Neg4 $19 {0-1 Sass,A-Bathke,J/Hamburg 1999/
CBM 72 (37)}) 13. Bb3 (13. Ba2 Neg4 (13... Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Nd5 Qb7 16.
Bf4 $16 {1-0 Kunin,V-Dolgov,A/Moscow 1997/EXT 2000 (32)}) 14. g3 Bc5 15. f3 Rd8
$17 {0-1 Kyhle,B-Degerman,L/Stockholm 1994/EXT 2000 (21)}) 13... Neg4 $1 (13...
Ng6 14. Bg5 Bc5 15. a5 b5 16. Ncxb5 axb5 17. Qxb5+ Kf8 (17... Ke7 18. Rac1 Rhc8
19. Rxc5 Qxc5 20. Qxb7+ Qc7 21. Nc6+ Kf8 22. Rd8+ Ne8 23. Qxc7 {1-0 Kan,
I-Goglidze,V/Leningrad 1936/EXT 98 (23)}) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rdc1 Rc8 20. Bxe6
Bxd4 21. Bxc8 $18 {1-0 Michenka,J-Baier,P/CZE 1995/EXT 98 (27)}) 14. g3 (14.
Nf3 Bc5 15. Rf1 O-O $15) 14... Bc5 15. Bg5 (15. h3 Nxf2 $1 16. Qxf2 e5 17. Be3
exd4 18. Bxd4 O-O 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Nd5 $6 (20. Bd5 Rab8 21. Rd2 Rfe8 $15)
20... Bxd5 $17 {0-1 Erdogan,H-Markowski,T/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96/[Huzman] (41)})
(15. Kg2 Rd8 (15... Nxf2 $5 16. Kxf2 (16. Qxf2 e5 $17) 16... e5 $17) 16. Bxe6
Nxf2 17. Qxf2 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4+ 19. Kh3 O-O 20. Bf4 Qb7 21. Bg4 h5 $1 22.
Bxh5 Qd5 $17) 15... h6 (15... Rd8 $5 16. Bxe6 (16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nf3 O-O $17)
16... fxe6 17. Nxe6 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Qc6 19. Rd8+ Kf7 20. Rxh8 Qxe6 $17) (15...
Qe5 $5 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nf3 Qh5 $17) 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 $15 {Due to the pair of
bishops Black has a long-term advantage.} 17. Bc2 Rd8 (17... O-O 18. Nb3 Bb4
19. e5 Nd7 20. Na2 $1 (20. Qd3 Rfd8 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qxg7 Nxe5 $17
{[%cal Ye5f3]}) 20... Nxe5 (20... Bc5 21. Nxc5 Nxc5 22. b4 Qc6 23. f3 Nxa4 24.
Rd6 Qb5 25. Bd3 Qe8 26. f4 $44) 21. Nxb4 Nf3+ 22. Kf1 Nxh2+ 23. Kg1 Nf3+ $11)
18. Nb3 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Be7 20. Bd3 Qc8 21. Rc1 (21. e5 $5 Nd7 22. Be4 O-O 23.
f4 $11) 21... Qa8 22. Nd2 (22. e5 Nd7 23. f4 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5+ 25. Kf1 $11)
22... O-O 23. f3 Nd7 24. Nc4 Qd8 (24... Rd8 $5) 25. Kg2 Qc7 26. Nd2 Nc5 27. Bc4
Qd7 (27... Bf6 $5) 28. b3 (28. Nb3 Nxb3 29. Bxb3 Rc8 $15) 28... Rd8 29. Ndb1
Rc8 30. Qa2 Qc6 $17 31. Bf1 Bg5 32. Rd1 Nd7 33. b4 Qc7 34. h4 Be7 35. Qb3 (35.
b5 a5 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Ye7b4,Yd7c5]}) 35... Ne5 36. Be2 Ng6 {[%csl Rg3][%cal
Ye7d6,Yc7g3]} 37. h5 Ne5 38. Rc1 Nc6 $1 {[%cal Yc6d4] Black has provocated the
pawn moves of White. Now he is ready to use this.} 39. Na2 Qe5 40. Qe3 Qb2 (
40... Nxb4 41. Rxc8+ Bxc8 42. Nxb4 Bxb4 43. Qxb6 Be1 $17) 41. Nbc3 (41. Qd2
Qxd2 42. Nxd2 Nxb4 43. Rxc8+ Bxc8 44. Nxb4 Bxb4 45. Nc4 Bc5 $17) 41... Bg5 $2 (
41... Nxb4 42. Rb1 (42. Qxb6 Rxc3 $1 43. Nxc3 Qxc1 44. Qxb7 Bf8 45. Qc7 Na2 $19
) 42... Qa3 43. Qxb6 Nxa2 44. Rb3 Qd6 45. Qxb7 Rxc3 46. Rxc3 Nxc3 47. Qc8+ $11)
42. f4 (42. Qxb6 Nd8 (42... Rb8 43. Rb1 Qd2 44. Rd1 Qb2 45. b5 $16) (42... Ba8
43. Qxa6 Rd8 44. Rd1 $16) 43. Rd1 Bd2 44. Nb1 Bxb4 45. Rd2 (45. Rxd8+ Rxd8 46.
Qxd8+ Kh7 47. Nxb4 Qxe2+ 48. Kh3 Qxf3 $44) 45... Qxb1 46. Nxb4 Kh7 47. Bd3 Qe1
48. Rf2 $14) 42... Bf6 43. Rb1 Qa3 44. Qxb6 Ba8 $1 45. Qxa6 (45. Bxa6 Bxc3 46.
Nxc3 Qxc3 47. Bxc8 Qc2+ $19) 45... Rd8 $2 (45... Ne7 $1 $19) 46. Qc4 Bxc3 47.
Nxc3 Rd2 48. Kh3 $2 (48. Kf2 Rc2 49. Rb3 Qa1 50. Qd3 $18) 48... Rc2 49. Nb5 (
49. Rb3 Qc1 $40 {[%cal Yc1c4,Yc1h1]}) 49... Qxa4 50. Ra1 $4 (50. Bd1 Rxc4 51.
Bxa4 Nxb4 52. e5 $11) 50... Qxa1 51. Qxc2 Qh1+ 52. Kg4 Ne7 (52... f5+ 53. exf5
Ne7 $1 54. fxe6 Bg2 $1 $19) 53. f5 (53. Nd6 f5+ 54. exf5 (54. Nxf5 exf5+ 55.
exf5 Be4 $19) 54... Bg2 $19) 53... Bxe4 54. Qc4 Nd5 55. Qc8+ Kh7 56. Nd6 Bxf5+
57. Nxf5 Nf6+ (57... Nf6+ 58. Kf4 Qe4#) 0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 04th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Gonzalez Garcia, Jose"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. a5 Nbd7 11. Nc4 (11. Ba4 Be7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nb3 O-O 14. Ne5
Nxe5 15. Nxc5 Qc7 16. Nxb7 Qxb7 17. Qd4 Ng6 18. Bd2 Rab8 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Qc4
Rdc8 21. Qe2 Ne4 22. Be1 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Lautier,J/Monaco m 1996}) 11... Be7
12. Nfe5 (12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bd2 cxd4 15. exd4 Bd5) 12... O-O 13. Qe2
Qc7 14. Bd2 cxd4 $6 {[%cal Gc1c8] A strategical mistake.In spite of appeared
isolated pawn d4,the opened line "c" and the possibility to push the
blacksquare bishop of white to square g5 give the opportunity for the white to
seize initiative.Better was the 14...Bd5-see game Yussupov-Lautier,Ubeda97} (
14... Bd5 {Huzman} 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. e4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Qb7 18. d5 Ne5 19. Qe2 c4
20. Bxc4 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 exd5 22. exd5 Rfd8 $11 {0-1 Jussupow,A-Lautier,J/It,
Ubeda ESP 1997 (44)}) 15. exd4 Bd5 16. Bg5 {[%csl Rb6,Re7][%cal Ge5d7]} Rad8 (
16... Rfd8 17. Rfc1 $5 Qb7 18. f3 {/\19.Ba4}) 17. Rac1 (17. Rfc1 $5) 17... Qb7
18. f3 Qb5 19. Kh1 Rfe8 $6 (19... Nb8 $142 $14 {/=}) 20. Qe3 Nxe5 $2 {Not
standing piece pressure of the white the black lead the game into
strategically hopeless position in view of the weaknesses of the pawns of the
queen's side.} (20... Nb8 21. Ra1 $16) (20... Rc8 $142 {[%cal Gd7e5] /\21...Ne5
}) 21. dxe5 Nd7 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Rfd1 $16 {[%cal Gc4d6]} Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Rde8 (
24... Qxa5 25. Rcd4 $18) 25. Rc7 Nf8 26. Rc5 Qb8 27. Ba4 (27. Rd6 Nd7) 27...
Rc8 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Qb6 {[%csl Ra6,Rb4]} Qc4 30. Qd6 $1 $18 Qc7 (30... Rc7 $2
31. Qxf8+ Kxf8 32. Rd8+ Ke7 33. Re8#) 31. h3 {[%cal Gd6a6,Ga5a6] /\32.Qa6 and
passed pawn "a" will deside game} (31. Qxb4 $18) 31... f6 32. exf6 gxf6 33.
Qxa6 Rg7 34. Bb3 Qe5 35. Rg1 (35. Qd6 $1 Qe2 36. Rd2 $18) 35... Kh8 36. Qc8 Rg8
37. a6 Qe3 38. Qd8 Kg7 39. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 a6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. a4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bb3 Ncb4 (12... Re8 {was tried in
the Kramnik -Kasparov match in London.}) 13. Ne5 (13. Bd2 Bd7 14. Rac1 Bc6 15.
Ne5 Bg5 (15... a5 16. Ne4 Qe8 (16... Rc8 17. Nc5 Qd6 18. Nc4 Qd8 19. Nxa5 Qxa5
20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Qe1 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Qxa4 23. Bxb4 Qc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gruenberg,
R-Bischoff,K/BL8485 1985/GER-chT (25)}) 17. Bxb4 Nxb4 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Rc4 Qb8
20. g3 Rd8 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Na6 23. Rc3 Qb6 24. Qc4 Rd6 $11 {0-1 Haba,
P-Voloshin,L/CZE 1997/EXT 98 (52)}) 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Nxd5 exd5
19. Qe3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Glyanets,A-Vaulin,A/Ekaterinburg 1997/CBM 57 ext (73)}) (
13. Ne4 b6 14. h4 Bb7 15. h5 h6 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Bd2 Nc2 18. Bxh6 $5 $40 {
1-0 Johannessen,L-Christenson,F/Fredrikstad 2003/CBM 95 ext (29)}) 13... Bd7
14. Ne4 (14. Nxd5 Nxd5 (14... exd5 15. Qf3 Be6 16. Bd2 $14 {1-0 Aseev,K-Vaulin,
A/Elista 2001/CBM 83/[Huzman] (79)}) 15. Bd2 (15. Rd3 Rc8 (15... Bc6 16. Rg3 $6
(16. Nxc6 $5 bxc6 17. a5) 16... Bf6 17. Bc2 g6 $8 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Re1 Qb6 20.
Rg4 Ne7 21. h4 Nf5 22. Bg5 Bg7 23. h5 Qxb2 24. h6 $13 {1-0 Magerramov,
E-Raetsky,A/Rostov 1993/CBM 36/[Chekhov] (40)}) 16. Bd2 (16. Rg3 Bh4 17. Rg4
Bf6 18. h4 Bc6 19. Bg5 h5 20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21. Bxd5 exd5 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,S-Makarov,
M/Tomsk 2001/CBM 82 ext (21)}) 16... Bc6 17. Re1 Bf6 18. Ng4 Bg5 19. Ne5 Bxd2
20. Qxd2 Nf6 21. Rc1 Bd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hort,V-Chandler,M/Biel 1987/CBM 03 (33)})
15... Bd6 16. Qf3 Bc6 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. Qd3 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qh4 20. Rc4 Qh5 21.
Re1 Nb6 22. Rd4 Qg6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tihonov,J-Rodchenkov,V/Samara 2002/CBM 89 ext
(63)}) (14. h3 $5 Be8 15. Qf3 Rc8 16. Bd2 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nc6 18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Qg3
$14 {Vyzmanavin,A-Ehlvest,J Tilburg 1992/}) (14. Qg4 Nf6 15. Qg3 Bc6 (15... Kh8
16. d5 (16. Qf3 Bc6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. a5 Nbd5 19. Bc2 Rb8 20. Bd3 Qc8 21. Qe2
Nb4 22. Bf4 Ra8 23. Bb1 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Zakharevich,I-Rodchenkov,V/Tula 2002/
CBM 87 ext (44)}) 16... exd5 17. Nxd5 Nbxd5 18. Bxd5 Be6 19. Bh6 $1 $18 {
1-0 Rogozenko,D-Vaulin,A/Pardubice 1997/CBM 59 ext (25)}) 16. Bh6 Ne8 17. Rac1
(17. Nxc6 $5 bxc6 18. Bf4 (18. Ne4 $14) 18... a5 19. Be5 Qb6 20. Bc4 Nd5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Poluljahov,A-Yakovich,Y/Krasnodar 2002/CBM 91 (29)}) (17. Bf4 Nf6 18.
Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bc7 Qd7 20. Be5 g6 21. a5 Nfd5 22. Qf3 f6 23. Bg3 Rf7 24. Re1 Bf8
25. Na4 Re8 26. Qe2 Qa7 27. Qc4 f5 28. Be5 $16 {1-0 Lukacs,P-Arnold,L/Budapest
2001/CBM 83 ext (39)}) 17... Rc8 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. d5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1
(21. Bxc1 exd5 22. Qf5 Nf6 $1 23. Bg5 Qd6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Magerramov,E-Ibragimov,
I/Moscow 1991/URS-ch/[ChessBase] (33)}) 21... exd5 22. Qf5 $44 {Magerramov,
E-Ibragimov,I Moscow 1991/}) (14. Qf3 Be8 15. Qh3 Rc8 16. Bd2 Qd6 17. Nxd5 Nxd5
18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Qxc8 Bxa4 20. Qc3 {1-0 Hansen,C-Sorensen,T/Hinnerup 1979/EXT
98 (20)}) 14... Rc8 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Qg4 (17. Qe4 $142 Rc7 (17...
Bc8 18. Be3 Rc7 19. Bb6 $18) 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Qxd5 Bg4 21. Qxd8
Rxd8 22. Nxg4 (22. Nxc6 Rxc6 23. Re1 f6 24. Bc3 $11) 22... Rcd7 23. Rac1 Rxd2
24. Ne3 Kf8 25. Kf1 $11) 17... Bc8 (17... Bc6 18. Bd2 Qc7 (18... Qf6 19. Qg3
Rc8 20. Bg5 Qf5 21. Bh6 g6 22. Nc4 $44) 19. Bxb4 Nxb4 20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. Qxb4
Rg5 22. g3 Rf6 23. Qd6 $14) 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. Nf3 (19. Qe4 b6 20. Nf3 a5 21. Ng5
Nf6 22. Qh4 Bb7 23. Bc3 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Qxc3 $15) 19... a5 20. Qh4 b6 21. Ng5 h6
22. Ne4 Rc6 23. Nc3 Ba6 (23... Ba6 24. Nxd5 (24. Qg4 Nf6 25. Qh4 Qe5 26. Bf4
Qh5) 24... Nxd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Qd4 (26. Bc3 Rg6) 26... Rd8 27. Bc3 Rg6 28.
Re1 $15) (23... Qe5 $5 24. Re1 (24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Bc3 Qe4 27. Qg3
Rg6 28. f3 Qf5 29. Qf2 $15) 24... Qf6 25. Qg3 Ba6 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 (1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 {El gambito de dama aceptado fue la defensa
escogida por Anand en las tres partidas en que tuvo las negras. Visto el
resultado hay que aplaudir su elección ya que solo en esta ocasión conseguí
inquietarle. Debo reconocer que mi preparación teórica para este match no
estuvo a la altura de las circunstancias pero tenía una interesante idea para
esta última partida.} 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 {Esta
línea apareció invariablemente a lo largo del encuentro. Mi entrenador, el GM
Roberto Cifuentes tenía interesantes ideas para mejorar el juego de las
blancas en las variantes principales.} Nc6 {Al igual que en el resto de
partidas Anand prefiere evitar la lucha teórica directa y enfoca la partida
desde un punto de vista estratégico donde su mayor conocimiento del tipo de
posiciones con peón aislado pueda prevalecer.} 8. Nc3 {En la primera partida
que disputé con blancas jugué 8.Qe2 pero no obtuve una posición satisfactoria.}
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Re1 O-O {*} 11. Bf4 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 {Este resulta ser el
mejor método para desarrollar el alfil de b7; el peón en b5 también puede ser
útil en un futuro para hostigar al caballo blanco de c3 mediante el avance
b5-b4} 13. d5 $1 {Un interesante sacrificio de peón cuyas consecuencias no
quedan claras tras esta partida aunque promete una indudable compensación a
las blancas. Lo cierto es que a estas alturas del encuentro yo había
comprendido que en esta variante, tras la jugada 7.Bb3, las negras obtienen
una cómoda posición si consiguen desarrollar a tiempo el flanco de dama. Por
ello había preparado esta entrega; las blancas abren el juego en un momento
muy oportuno, con el alfil negro todavía en c8 y el caballo algo descolocado
en a5} exd5 (13... Nxd5 {era la otra posibilidad para aceptar el peón. Tras la
lógica captura} 14. Nxd5 exd5 {desaparece el mejor defensor del enroque negro
y en mi opinión el ataque de las blancas compensa sobradamente la pequeña
desventaja material. Futuras partidas pueden confirmar o desmentir este
extremo.} 15. Rc1 $1 $44 {[%cal Gc2h7,Rf4c7]}) 14. Qd3 (14. Nd4 $5 {era otra
interesante posibilidad, de corte más estratégico. La excelente ubicación de
las piezas blancas parece suficiente a cambio del peón de menos.} Bg4 15. Qd3
$40) (14. Bg5 Nc6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxd5 g6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Be4 Bf5 19. Bxc6
Qxc6 {1/2-1/2 Yevseev,D-Yakovich,Y/Samara 2000/CBM 78 (19)}) 14... g6 $1 {
Necesaria para contarrestar la fuerza del tándem Bc2-Qd3. Las debilidades
surgidas en torno al enroque son sin duda graves pero no había más remedio.} (
14... Nc6 15. Bc7 $1 Qd7 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 g6 18. a4 (18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19.
Nxd5 Bg7 20. a4 bxa4 21. Bxa4 Qd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee
A sp 1999/[Poldauf] (22)}) 18... Bb7 (18... Qd8 19. axb5 Bf5) 19. axb5 axb5 20.
Qxb5 Qxb5 21. Nxb5 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Rc8 23. Bd3 Nd7 24. Bc3 Nc5 25. Bf1 Ba6 26.
Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Mainz 2001/CBM 84/[Huzman] (26)}) 15. Rxe7 $6 {
Un sacrificio un tanto precipitado. La verdad es que la noche anterior,
mientras alternábamos con un grupo de amigos, entre ellos varios GM y MI,
estuvimos analizando las consecuencias del avance 12.d5 y llegamos incluso a
considerar este sacrificio de calidad. Análisis posteriores parecieron
demostrar las bondades del mismo, pero Anand se encargó de demostrar que las
negras tienen suficientes recursos defensivos e incluso mejores posibilidades
tras la jugada textual.} (15. Bg5 {hubiera sido mejor y tras} Be6 16. Nd4 $44 {
las blancas tienen buena compensación por el peón.}) 15... Qxe7 16. Bg5 {
La continuación lógica. Las blancas plantean ahora amenazas decisivas, pero
Anand, con gran sangre fría, conseguirá rechazarlas.} Qd6 $1 $17 {0-1 Illescas
Cordoba,M-Anand,V/Leon 1997/CBM 60/[Illescas Cordoba] (16) Las negras
comprenden a tiempo que su mejor defensa pasa necesariamente por deshacer la
clavada sobre su caballo.}) 1... c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6
6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 a6 11. Bb3 Nf6 12. Bf4 (
12. a3 Na5 (12... b5 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Ra7 15. Be3 Rd7 16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17.
Qc2 Bb7 18. Ne5 $16 {1-0 Farago,I-Pachman,L/Baden-Baden 1985/MCL (26)}) 13. Bc2
b5 14. Qd3 Bb7 15. Bg5 g6 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Qh3 Qd6 18. Qh4 Nd5 19. Nxd5 $2 (19.
Ne4 $142) 19... Bxg5 20. Qxg5 Bxd5 $15 {0-1 Bruno,E-Devcic,M/Buenos Aires 1994/
EXT 97 (27)}) (12. Be3 Nb4 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Qf3 Bc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Red1 Nbd5
17. Rac1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,O-Gipslis,A/Cattolica 1992/EXT 98 (46)}) 12...
Na5 13. Bc2 b5 14. d5 exd5 15. Qd3 Nc6 16. Bc7 Qd7 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 g6 19.
Qf3 (19. Rad1 Bb7 20. Qf3 Qg4 21. Qxg4 Nxg4 22. Bd4 Bf6 $11) 19... Qg4 $1 {
Black gives the extra pawn but equalizes the game.} 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Be6
$11 22. Qe4 (22. Qb7 Bc5 23. h3 Qc4 24. Bb3 Qh4 25. Qf3 Bxb3 26. axb3 Rfe8 $11)
22... Qxe4 23. Bxe4 Ra7 (23... Rad8 24. a4 b4) 24. a4 bxa4 25. Rxa4 Bb3 26.
Raa1 (26. Rd4 Bc5 27. Rd3 Re7 $11) 26... Rd8 27. Bc3 Bc4 $1 (27... f6 28. Bf3
Kf7 29. Be2 Rd6 30. Ra5 $14 {[%csl Ra6]}) 28. Bc6 Rd6 29. Bf3 Bb5 30. Re5 Rad7
31. Rae1 Bf6 32. Re8+ (32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Bb4 Rd8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 14th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.12.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rc1 Nd5 12. Be3 (12. Nxd5 Bxg5 (12... exd5 13.
Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rc5 (14. Re1 Qf6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Be6 17. Qd2 $14 {1-0 Zaja,
I-Stevic,H/Pula 2000/CBM 75 (38)}) 14... Be6 (14... Bg4 15. Rxd5 Rfd8 16. Rxd8+
Rxd8 17. d5 Ne5 18. Be2 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qb4 20. b3 $14 {1-0 Ligterink,G-Ree,H/
Amsterdam 1994/CBM 43 (38)}) 15. Re1 g6 16. Qc1 Qf6 17. Qc3 Rfe8 18. a3 Qf4 19.
Qc1 {1/2-1/2 Ruck,R-Izsak,G/Hungary 1997/EXT 2000 (19)}) 13. Nxg5 Qxg5 14. Nb6
(14. Nc7 Rb8 15. Rc5 Qf4 16. Nxa6 Ra8 17. Rc3 g6 18. Bb1 $4 Rxa6 {0-1 Petersen,
S-Sorensen,T/Herlev 1997/EXT 99 (18)}) 14... Rb8 15. Rc5 (15. Qc2 g6 (15... h6
16. Rfd1 (16. Qc5 Rd8 17. Bxa6 $2 (17. Qxg5 hxg5 18. Bxa6 Nxd4 19. Bd3 e5 $11)
17... Qxc5 18. Rxc5 bxa6 19. Rxc6 Bb7 20. Rc4 Bxg2 $15 {0-1 Roghani,A-Egin,V/
Calcutta 2001/CBM 85/[Huzman] (64)}) 16... e5 17. Nxc8 Rbxc8 18. dxe5 Qxe5 $14
{1/2-1/2 Riazantsev,A-Karjakin,S/Biel 2003/CBM 95 ext (52)}) 16. Qc5 Qd8 17.
Rc4 (17. d5 $1 exd5 18. Nxd5 $14) 17... Bd7 18. Be4 Ne7 19. Rc2 Nc8 20. Nxd7
Qxd7 21. Qe5 $14 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Kharlov,A/Biel 1992/CBM 31 ext (42)}) (15. Be4
Rd8 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nxc8 Rbxc8 18. Rc4 Qa5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Zhu Chen/
Amsterdam 2001/EXT 2002 (34)}) 15... Qd8 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. Qc2 g6 18. Be4 Nxd4
19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Qxc8 Rxc8 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Bxa6 Rxb2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Wilson,
J-Ben Menachem,I/London 1994/EXT 2000 (29)}) (12. Ne4 Bxg5 13. Nexg5 Nf6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Xu Yuanyuan-Zhang Weida/Beijing 1997/CBM 61 (60)}) (12. Bxe7 Ncxe7 13.
Re1 (13. Ne5 b6 (13... Bd7 14. Be4 Bc6 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Qd3 h6 17. Rfd1 Rc8
18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bf3 Qg5 20. Rc3 Rfd8 21. a3 Rd6 22. g3 Qf6 23. Kg2 g6 24. b4
Rcd8 25. Rc5 b6 26. Rc3 b5 27. Rc5 $14 {1-0 Hjartarson,J-Spangenberg,H/Linares
1995/CBM 45 ext (75)}) 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Nc6 Qd6 16. Be4 Bd7 17. Bxd5 exd5 18.
Ne5 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Xu Jun-Timoshenko,G/Linares 1998/CBM 62 ext (20)}) 13...
Bd7 14. Ne5 Nc6 15. Bb1 Nf6 16. Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Shariyazdanov,A-Fridman,D/
Medellin 1996/Juniors (16)}) (12. h4 h6 13. Bxe7 Ncxe7 14. Bb1 (14. Qe1 Nf6 15.
Ne4 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Karjakin,S/Dos Hermanas 2003/CBM 95 (15)}) 14... b6 15.
Qd3 Nf6 16. Ne4 Ned5 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Ne5 Bb7 $11 {1-0 Shariyazdanov,
A-Stevic,H/Porec 1998/EXT 99 (43)}) 12... Ncb4 13. Bb1 b5 (13... b6 14. a3 Nxc3
15. bxc3 Nd5 16. Qd3 g6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. c4 $36) 14. Ne4 $1 {[%cal Ge4c5]} Nxe3
15. fxe3 Bb7 16. a3 (16. Nc5 $5 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 Nd5 18. Qd2 $14) 16... Bxe4 (
16... Nd5 17. Qd2 Rc8 18. b4 $14) 17. Bxe4 Nd5 18. Qb3 $1 (18. Qd3 f5 19. Bxd5
Qxd5 $11) 18... Bg5 $6 (18... f5 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 exd5 21. Rc6 $14) 19.
Rfe1 Qe7 (19... Ra7 $16 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Ne5 $16) 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qxd5 $2 {
Probably White missed the next move of Black.} ({White could win the pawn by} 
21. Rc5 $1 Rad8 22. e4 Bf4 (22... Bh4 23. g3 Bf6 24. e5 $16) 23. Rxd5 (23. g3
Bh6 (23... Bb8 24. Rxd5 Qe6 25. Ng5 $16) 24. Rxd5 Qe6 $44) 23... Qe6 24. g3 Bh6
25. Ne5 Bg5 $14) 21... Qxe3+ $1 22. Rxe3 (22. Kh1 Qxc1 $17) 22... Bxe3+ 23. Kf1
Bxc1 $15 24. Qb3 Bf4 $6 (24... Rfe8 $5 25. Ne5 Re6 $15) 25. g3 Bd6 26. Qd5 $132
Rfd8 (26... Rad8 27. Qc6 $132) 27. Ng5 Ra7 28. Qe4 g6 29. Qh4 h5 30. g4 $1 Rc7
(30... Rc8 $5 31. gxh5 Rc1+ 32. Ke2 Rc2+ 33. Kd3 Rxh2 34. Nh3 $132) 31. gxh5
Rc1+ (31... Rf8 32. Ne4 Be7 33. Qg3 $36) 32. Ke2 Rc2+ (32... Re8+ 33. Kd2 Rh1
34. hxg6 $1 Rxh2+ 35. Qxh2 Bxh2 36. gxf7+ $18) 33. Kd3 Rxh2 34. Nh3 $1 (34. Qe4
Rxh5 35. Qd5 Rf8 $17) 34... Be7 (34... Re8 35. hxg6 fxg6 36. Qg4 Kg7 37. Ng5
$132) 35. Qxe7 Rxh3+ 36. Ke4 f5+ (36... Rf8 37. hxg6 $16) 37. Kf4 Rxd4+ 38. Kg5
Rg4+ 39. Kf6 gxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Santiago Entel Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Santiago de Chile"]
[Date "2005.03.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Black "Zambrana, Oswaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2005.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 b6 12. d5 (12. Rad1 h6 13. Kh1 Re8 14. d5
exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Be6 17. e4 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Nb4 19. Rh5 Qc6 20. Bxg7
Kxg7 21. Qb2+ Kg8 22. Rxh6 Be5 $1 $19 {0-1 Djuric,S-Drasko,M/Zlatibor 1989/EXT
2000 (29)}) (12. h3 Bb7 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. exd4 Na5 15. d5 Nxc4 16. bxc4 Rfe8
17. Qd3 Rac8 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nge4 Bh2+ 20. Kh1 Be5 21. d6 Qc6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.
f3 Red8 $17 {0-1 Guliev,S-Karpatchev,A/Baku 1997/EXT 2000 (33)}) (12. Rfd1 Bb7
13. d5 (13. Rac1 Rfd8 14. h3 Na5 15. Ne5 cxd4 16. exd4 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 Bh2+ 18.
Kh1 Bf4 $17 {1/2-1/2 Eriksson,J-Vernersson,P/Sweden 2001/EXT 2003 (58)}) 13...
Ne5 (13... exd5 $142) 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. dxe6 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 fxe6 17. f4 Bg3 18.
Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Bd5 $14 {1-0 Gagarin,V-Lastin,A/Moscow 1998/EXT 2000 (31)}) 12...
Ne5 (12... exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bb7 15. Qc4 Rae8 16. Rad1 Ne5 17. Bxe5
Bxe5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Rd6 b5 21. Qc2 Rfe8 22. Rfd1 $14 {1/2-1/2
Arkhipov,S-Batsanin,D/Tomsk 2001/CBM 82 ext (35)}) (12... Na5 $5 13. dxe6 (13.
e4 Ng4 14. h3 Nh2 15. Rfd1 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Bh2+ 17. Kh1 Be5 $132) 13... Nxc4 14.
exf7+ Qxf7 15. bxc4 (15. Qxc4 Be6) 15... Bg4) 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. dxe6 Bxh2+ $6 (
14... Bxe6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. f4 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Ne4 18. Be5 $14) 15. Kh1 Be5 16.
exf7+ Kh8 17. f4 Bd6 $2 (17... Bxc3 $142 18. Bxc3 Qe7 19. Bxf6 $5 (19. a5 b5
20. Bxf6 gxf6 (20... Qxf6 21. Bd5 Ra7 22. Rac1 $16) 21. Bd5 Bb7 22. Rad1 Bxd5
23. Rxd5 Rxf7 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Qd3 $14) 19... gxf6 (19... Qxf6 20. a5 b5 21. Bd5
$16) 20. Rac1 Be6 21. a5 Rab8 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. axb6 Rxb6 24. Rxc5 Qxf7 25. Ra5
$14) 18. Nd5 $1 $18 Nxd5 (18... Bg4 19. Qe1 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Qe7 21. Qg3 h5 22.
Bxa8 Rxa8 23. e4 $18) 19. Bxd5 Rd8 (19... Bb7 20. Qg4 Rxf7 21. Bxf7 Qxf7 22.
Rad1 $18) 20. Qh5 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.03.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3
b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc6 13. Nxd4 Ncxe5 14.
Bf4 {Ftacnik: 'White is choosing a risky variation, in which he get's the
bishop's pair and prevents the enemy's castling - all at cost of a single pawn.
'} Nxc4 15. Nc6 Qb6 16. Nxe7 Kxe7 17. Bxc4 Bb7 18. Qb3 $1 {[%cal Gb3b4,Gb3g3,
Gg3g7][%mdl 4] White changes the evaluation of this opening line by this
strong multifunctional move. Ftacnik: 'The praxis so far has proven, that the
chances are aproximatelly equal, providing that black will take great care at
choosing each move. '} Nc5 $6 (18... Qc6 $142 19. f3 $1 (19. Qxb4+ Ke8 20. f3
Qb6+ 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 $11 22. Bd3 $14 {Ftacnik}) 19... Kf6 20. Rfc1 Rhd8 21. Bf1
Qb6+ 22. Be3 Qd6 23. Qc4 {[%cal Gc4h4]} h6 24. Rd1 Bd5 25. Qg4 $40) (18... Rhd8
19. Rfc1 $1 (19. Be3 Nc5 (19... Qc6 20. Qxb4+ Ke8 21. f3 $16) 20. Qc2 Qc6 21.
f3 Nd7 22. Rfc1 Nf6 23. Qb3 Qd6 $13) (19. Qg3 Rac8 20. a5 Qc6 21. Rac1 Kf8 22.
Be2 Nc5) 19... Kf8 (19... a5 20. Qg3 $1 e5 21. Bg5+ f6 22. Be3 $18) 20. a5 $16)
(18... Rhc8 $5 19. Rfd1 Nc5 20. Qe3 (20. Qh3 Ne4 21. Be3 Qa5 22. Bd3 Qf5 23.
Qh4+ g5 24. Qh5 $36) 20... Kf8 21. Be5 Qc6 22. Qg3 $40) (18... Rac8 19. Rfd1
$44) 19. Qe3 $1 Qc6 (19... Rhd8 $142 20. Rfc1 (20. Be5 f6 (20... Qc6 21. Qg5+
$16) 21. Bd4 Rac8 22. a5 Qd6 23. Rfd1 e5 $13) 20... Kf8 21. Bf1 Rac8 22. a5 Qc6
23. Rc4 $16) 20. f3 Rhd8 21. Rfc1 Rac8 22. Qe1 $1 {[%cal Ge1b4,Ge1h4][%mdl 32]
White gets big advantage due to one more multifunctional move!} Ke8 (22... Kf8
23. Qxb4 $16) (22... Qb6 23. Qh4+ Kf8 24. a5 Qa7 25. Be3 Kg8 26. Bf1 $18 {
[%cal Ge3a7]}) 23. Bg5 (23. Be3 $5 Qd7 24. Qxb4 Nd3 25. Bxd3 Qxd3 26. Bc5 Rd5
$13) 23... Rd4 $2 (23... Rd7 $1 24. Qxb4 (24. Qh4 h6 25. Be3 Qd6 26. Bf1 Nb3
27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Re1 Nd4) (24. Be3 Qd6 25. Qxb4 Nd3 $11) 24... Qd6 25. Bf1
Qd4+ 26. Qxd4 Rxd4 27. Be3 Rxa4 28. Rxa4 Nxa4 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. b3 (30. Bd4 f6
31. f4 a5 32. Bd3 $1 (32. b3 e5 $1 33. fxe5 fxe5 34. Bxe5 Nc5 $11) 32... Ke7
33. Bc2 Bd7 34. b3 e5 35. fxe5 fxe5 36. Bxe5 Nc5 37. Bxg7 Be6 38. Bxh7 $16)
30... Nc3 31. Bd4 $16) 24. Be3 Rd7 $2 (24... Qd7 $142 25. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 26. Kh1
$16) 25. Qxb4 $18 Qd6 (25... Rdc7 $142 26. Bf1 Qd5 27. Rd1 Qh5 28. Rac1 $16) (
25... Qc7 26. Bf1 Rd5 27. Rc3 a5 28. Qa3 $18 {[%cal Ga1c1]}) 26. Bf1 a5 (26...
Rdc7 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Qxb7 $18) 27. Qa3 (27. Qb5 $1 Ba6 (27... Na6 28. Rd1 Qe7
29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Qxa5 $18) 28. Rxc5 Bxb5 29. Rxc8+ Rd8 30. Bxb5+ Ke7 31. Bc5
$18) 27... Rdc7 (27... Nd3 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. Qc3 $18 {[%cal Gc3c8,Gc3g7]}) 28.
Bb5+ $1 Ke7 29. Rc3 $1 {[%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c5,Ga3c5,Ge3c5] Black can't keep his N
on c5 and after a mass exchange White gets a winning endgame.} Nd7 (29... Na6
30. Rxc7+ Rxc7 31. Qxd6+ Kxd6 32. Rd1+ Ke7 (32... Ke5 33. Bb6 Rc2 34. Rd7 $18)
33. Bb6 $18) 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Qxd6+ $1 Kxd6 32. Bd2 Rc2 33. Bxa5 Rxb2 34. Rc1
(34. Bc3 Rc2 35. Bxg7 $18) 34... Nf6 (34... Bd5 35. Bc3 Rb3 36. Bxg7 $18) 35.
Bc7+ $1 Kd5 (35... Ke7 36. Be5 $18) 36. Rd1+ Kc5 37. Be5 $1 Ra2 (37... Rb3 38.
Rc1+ Kb6 39. Bd4+ Ka5 40. Rc7 $18) (37... Rc2 38. Bd4+ Kb4 39. Bd3 Rc7 40. Rb1+
Ka3 (40... Kxa4 41. Be5 Re7 42. Bd6 $18) 41. Bb2+ Ka2 42. Be5 Re7 (42... Rd7
43. Bc2 Ka3 44. Bb2+ Ka2 45. Bc3 $18) 43. Bc2 $18) 38. Bd4+ Kb4 39. Rb1+ (39.
Rb1+ Ka5 40. Bc3+ Kb6 41. Bc4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "GER-ch 76th"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "2005.02.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Meister, Jakob"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4
cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 Nb4 (11... Bd7 12. Rad1 Rc8 13.
Qe2 Qc7 14. d5 $16 {1-0 Ujtelky,M-Fichtl,J/Bratislava 1959/MCD (26)}) (11...
Nd5 12. Bxe7 (12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Bd3 Bf5 15. Rfe1 Bxd3 16. Qxd3
Nc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Novik,M-Karjakin,S/FIDE.com 2002/EXT 2003 (24)}) 12... Ncxe7
13. Rfc1 Bd7 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Bf1 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Rxc3 17. bxc3 {1/2-1/2 Ujtelky,
M-Kozma,J/Stary Smokovec 1969/MCD (17)}) (11... Qa5 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Qe2 h6 14.
Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 g4 16. Ne5 Nxd4 17. Qe3 Nf5 18. Qf4 $44 {1-0 Amura,C-Munoz
Pantoja,M/Mar del Plata 1970/EXT 99 (41)}) (11... b6 12. d5 (12. Rad1 Bb7 (
12... Na5 13. Ba2 Bb7 14. Ne5 Nc6 15. Rfe1 Qc7 16. Qe2 Rad8 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18.
Qxe6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Severiukhina,Z-Traistaru,T/Heraklio GRE 2004/(38)}) 13. Rfe1
(13. Ne5 Nb4 14. f4 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Rde1 Bd5 17. Bxd5 (17. Bxe7 $142)
17... Nxd5 18. Nc6 Qd6 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. f5 Qd6 22. f6 $36 {
1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V-Benjamin,J/Groningen 1997/CBM 63/[Huzman] (29)}) 13... Nb4
14. Ne5 Nfd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. f4 g6 17. Ne4 Rac8 18. Bb3 a5 19. Qf2 Rc7 20.
Qg3 Nf6 21. Ng5 Bd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ruether,R-Thanner,H/Lichtenfels 1994/EXT 2001
(73)}) (12. Rfd1 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Ncxe7 14. Bd3 h6 15. Qe2 Nf4 $2 16. Qe4 Nxd3 17.
Qxa8 Qc7 18. Qe4 Nxb2 19. Rdc1 Nc4 20. Qe2 Bb7 21. Ne5 $16 {1-0 Kulcsar,
M-Hoang,T/Budapest 1999/EXT 2004 (50)}) 12... Na5 13. Ba2 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5
15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qxd8 Bxd8 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Bxd8 Rfxd8 19. Rfe1 Rd6 20. Rac1
Nc6 21. Rc4 $14 {1-0 Sher,M-Shneider,A/Novi Sad 1988/EXT 97 (47)}) (11... Na5
12. Ba2 Qb6 13. Rad1 Bd7 14. Rfe1 Rad8 15. Qc2 (15. d5 $5) 15... Nc6 16. Bb1
Nb4 17. Qe2 Bc6 $11 {0-1 Eyheragaray,P-Schweber,S/Buenos Aires 1993/EXT 2000 
(31)}) (11... h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Qe2 Rd8 15. d5 Na5 16. dxe6
Nxc4 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 18. Nd5 Qc5 19. e7 Bxe7 20. Nxe7+ Kf8 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 $11 {
1-0 Derieux,C-De San Mateo,F/Paris 1993/TD (28)}) (11... Qc7 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13.
Qe2 Nb4 14. Rac1 Nfd5 $4 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qxe7 Qa5 17. Qxd8+ {1-0 Niksic,
J-Oliger,M/Edmondton 2000/EXT 2002 (17)}) 12. Ne5 (12. Rac1 b6 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14.
Qe2 Nfd5 15. Ne4 Bxg5 16. Nexg5 h6 17. Ne4 Rc8 18. Ne5 Qe7 19. g3 Rc7 $11 {
1-0 Schulz,R-Raetsky,A/Berlin 1993/EXT 97 (41)}) (12. Rad1 Bd7 13. Ne5 Rc8 (
13... Bc6 14. Qe2 Nfd5 15. Bc1 Rc8 16. Bb3 Qb6 17. Ne4 Rfd8 18. Bg5 Be8 19.
Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Qg4 Nbd5 $15 {0-1 Matros,A-Turner,M/Birmingham 2002/CBM 84 ext 
(65)}) 14. Bb3 Bc6 15. f3 Bd5 16. Nxd5 Nfxd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Krischak,
W-Schlingensiepen,C/Baunatal 1996/EXT 2001 (27)}) (12. Rfe1 Qc7 (12... Re8 13.
Rad1 b6 14. d5 Nbxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Rxe7 Qxe7
19. Re1 Be6 $15 {0-1 Topel,Z-Muhren,B/Calvia ESP 2004/(22)}) 13. Bb3 Rd8 14.
Rac1 Qd7 15. Red1 b6 16. Ne5 Qe8 17. Nc4 Nfd5 18. Ne4 Bb7 $11 {1/2-1/2
Burjanova,E-Fedoseeva,S/Kiev 2000/CBM 79 ext (30)}) 12... Bd7 13. Bxf6 $1 {
[%mdl 36] This is a very concrete move. White forces Black to exchange on e5.
After reaching the square d6 with his N White has a clear advantage.} Bxf6 (
13... gxf6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. d5 Rac8 16. b3 $14) 14. Ne4 Bxe5 (14... Be7 15.
Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Nd5 17. b4 $16) 15. dxe5 Bc6 16. Nd6 $16 a5 17. Ra3 (17. f4
Bd5 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Qd4 $5 $16 (19. f5 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Qe3 $14)) 17... Qe7 18.
Rg3 (18. Qf4 $5 Kh8 19. Rd1 f6 20. Qh4 $16) 18... Kh8 (18... Bxa4 19. Qh6 f5
20. Qxe6+ $18) 19. f4 f5 (19... f6 $5 20. b3 fxe5 21. fxe5 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Rf8+
23. Kg1 Bd5 $14) 20. b3 (20. Qd1 g6 21. Rh3 Rg8) 20... Rg8 21. Qf2 (21. Qe2 {
[%cal Ge2h5]} g6 (21... g5 22. Rxg5 Rxg5 23. fxg5 Rg8 24. h4 $16)) 21... g6 {
Black has organized defence strictly and it was difficult for White to find
the right plan.} 22. Rg5 Rg7 {[%mdl 256]} 23. Qh4 Bd5 24. Qh6 {[%cal Gh2h5]}
Bxc4 25. bxc4 Nd3 26. Rg3 Nc5 27. Rb1 Rd8 28. h4 Ne4 $4 ({The exchange
sacrifice would have finished Black's precise defence successfully.} 28... Rxd6
$1 29. exd6 Qxd6 30. h5 Qd4+ 31. Kh2 g5 $1 32. fxg5 (32. Rb5 Qxf4 33. Rxc5 Qh4+
34. Rh3 Qf4+ $11) 32... Qh4+ 33. Rh3 Qf4+ 34. Kg1 Qd4+ 35. Kh1 Ne4 36. Qxe6
Nf2+ 37. Kh2 Ng4+ $11) 29. Rxb7 Qxb7 (29... Rd7 30. Rxd7 Qxd7 31. Rxg6 $1 $18)
(29... Qf8 30. Rgb3 $18) 30. Nxb7 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Nf2 32. Rg5 Rh1+ 33. Kg3 Ne4+
34. Kf3 Kg8 35. Nd6 Rf1+ 36. Ke2 Rxf4 37. Nxe4 Rxe4+ 38. Kf2 Rxc4 39. Rg3 Rxa4
40. Rc3 Ra2+ 41. Kg1 Kh8 1-0

[Event "GRE-ch"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2004.12.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Black "Moutousis, Konstantinos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Bc2 (13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. exd6
cxd4 15. Bg5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxg5 17. Qxa8 Nc5 18. Qf3 Nbd7 19. Rad1 Ne5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Ponomariov,R/Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (27)}) (13. Qe2 cxd4 14.
Nxd4 Nc5 15. Rd1 Nxb3 16. Nxb3 Nd7 17. Bf4 Bd5 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Nd4 Bg5 20. Be3
Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. Qxc4 Nxe5 23. Qxa6 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Ng4 $15 {.. 1/2-1/2
Khurtsidze,N-Korbut,E/Budva 2002/EXT 2003 (57)}) (13. Bf4 Nc6 (13... cxd4 14.
Nxd4 Nc5 15. Nd6 (15. Bc2 $5) 15... Bxd6 16. exd6 Qf6 17. Bg3 e5 18. Nf3 Bxf3
19. gxf3 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 Qxd6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Bensdorp,M-Levushkina,E/Dresden GER
2004/(82)}) 14. Bc2 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qc7 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. Qd3 g6 19.
exd6 Qc6 20. f3 Qc5+ 21. Be3 $14 {0-1 Sasikiran,K-Ivanchuk,V/Skanderborg 2003/
CBM 98/[Huzman] (34)}) 13... cxd4 (13... Nc6 14. dxc5 $6 (14. Qd3 g6 15. Bh6
Re8 (15... cxd4 16. Bxf8 Bxf8 17. Rad1 Nc5 18. Qd2 b3 19. Bb1 Nxa4 $14 {
1-0 Samraoui,A-Polaczek,R/IECG 2001/Telechess CBM 95 (54)}) 16. dxc5 (16. Nd6
$142) 16... Nxc5 17. Qxd8 (17. Qe3 $5 Na5 $5 18. Nd6 $5 $44) 17... Raxd8 18. b3
f6 $1 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Rad1 Nd4 $1 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Bd2 Be4 $1 23. Bxe4 Nxe4
$15 {1/2-1/2 Illescas Cordoba,M-Karjakin,S/Dos Hermanas 2003/CBM 95/[Huzman] 
(42)}) 14... Nxc5 15. Nd6 b3 $1 16. Bb1 Qc7 17. Be3 $2 (17. Bf4 $142) 17...
Nxe5 18. Nxb7 $8 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxb7 20. Qxb7 Nxb7 21. Be4 Rab8 $15 {[%cal
Yb7c5,Yb7d6] 0-1 Dreev,A-Ponomariov,R/Yerevan 2001/CBM 86/[Stohl] (62) /\Nc5,
Nd6}) 14. Qxd4 (14. Nxd4 $1 Bd5 (14... Qc7 15. Qd3 g6 16. Bf4 Nc6 17. Nf3 Rfd8
(17... Nc5 18. Qe3 b3 19. Bxb3 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 Rab8 21. Rfc1 Na5 22. Nxa5 Qxa5
$44 {1/2-1/2 Gleizerov,E-Blauert,J/Calcutta 2002/CBM 88/[Huzman] (37)}) 18. Qe3
Na5 19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. Ng5 Qc5 21. Qe2 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Rdc8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ernst,
S-Krush,I/Bermuda 2002/CBM 88 (71)}) 15. Ne3 $1 Nxe5 16. Qh5 Ng6 (16... g6 $5)
17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. Bb3 $44 {1-0,Dautov,R-Gurevich,D/FIDE-WCh
Moscow/2001/ (25)}) (14. Bf4 Bd5 15. Qxd4 b3 16. Bxb3 Nc6 17. Qe3 Nc5 18. Rfd1
Qb8 19. Ba2 Nb4 20. Nd6 $1 Nxa2 21. Qxc5 Qxb2 22. Bd2 $1 Rab8 23. Qa7 Bd8 $2 (
23... Bxd6 $1 24. exd6 Nc3 25. Bxc3 Qxc3 26. Qxa6 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Qxf3 $13) 24.
a5 $1 $16 {1-0 Sasikiran,K-Ganguly,S/Mumbai 2003/CBM 94/[Huzman] (52)}) 14...
b3 $5 15. Bxb3 (15. Bb1 Bd5 16. Qd3 g6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Qxb3 Nc6 19. Qc3 Bxc4
20. Qxc4 Ncxe5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 $11) 15... Bxf3 (15... Nc5 16. Bd1 Nc6 17. Qg4 Qd3
18. Ra3 h5 19. Qf4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Mastrovasilis,A-Moutousis,K/Athens GRE 2004/
(49)}) 16. gxf3 Nc6 17. Qe3 Qc7 (17... Qb8 $5 18. f4 Rc8 19. Rd1 (19. Bd1 Nb4
20. b3 Nc5 21. Qh3 f5 $44) 19... Bc5 20. Qh3 Nd4 21. Ba2 Qb7 22. Bb1 f5 23. Ba2
$14 {[%csl Re6]}) (17... Bc5 $5 18. Qe4 Nd4 19. Ba2 (19. Bd1 f5 $132) 19... f5
20. Qd3 Qh4 21. f4 Qh5 22. Kg2 Rab8 23. Bd2 $14) 18. f4 Bc5 (18... Rfd8 $5 19.
Bd2 Rab8 $44) 19. Qe4 Nd4 20. Bd1 Rab8 (20... Nb6 $5 21. Ne3 $1 (21. Nxb6 Qxb6
$44) (21. Na3 Rfd8 22. Be3 Nf5 $44) (21. Nd6 f5 22. Qd3 Bxd6 23. Qxd4 Bc5 24.
Qd3 Rfd8 25. Qg3 Rab8 $44) 21... f5 (21... Rad8 22. Bd2 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 Rxd2 24.
b4 $16) 22. exf6 Rad8 23. b4 $1 Bxb4 24. Bb2 $16) 21. Bd2 $14 Qa7 (21... Nb6
$142 22. Ne3 (22. Rc1 Nd5) 22... f5 23. Qg2 $14) 22. Bc3 f5 23. Qd3 Rfd8 (23...
Nb3 24. Bxb3 Rxb3 25. Rad1 $16) 24. b4 $1 $16 Rxb4 25. Bxb4 Bxb4 26. Rb1 a5 27.
Nd6 $2 (27. Qe3 $5 $16) 27... Bxd6 28. exd6 Nf6 $14 29. Bf3 Rxd6 30. Rb7 Qc5
31. Qe3 (31. Rfb1 h6 32. Bd1 Ne4 $132) (31. Rb8+ $5 Kf7 32. Rfb1 Rd7 (32... Nd7
33. R8b7 Nxf3+ 34. Qxf3 Qc2 $14) 33. R8b7 $14) 31... Nd5 $4 (31... Rd8 $5 32.
Bg2 Qc4 33. Qa3 $1 {[%cal Ga3e7]} Nd5 34. Kh1 Qc3 $14) (31... Qc2 32. Rc1 $1
Nxf3+ 33. Kg2 Nh4+ 34. Kh3 Qxa4 35. Rc8+ Ne8 36. Qe5 Rd3+ 37. Kxh4 g5+ 38. Kxg5
$18) 32. Rb8+ Kf7 33. Rb7+ (33. Bh5+ $1 g6 34. Rb7+ $1 Ne7 (34... Ke8 35. Qe5
$18) 35. Rc1 $18) 33... Kg8 34. Rb8+ Kf7 35. Rb7+ Kg8 36. Bh5 g6 $2 (36... Qc8
37. Qe5 $1 Qxb7 38. Qxd6 Qb4 $1 (38... Qe7 39. Qxe7 Nxe7 40. Rd1 Nec6 41. Be8
$18) (38... g6 39. Qe5 Qg7 40. Rd1 Nxf4 41. Qxd4 Qxd4 42. Rxd4 Nxh5 43. Rd8+
Kg7 44. Ra8 $18) 39. Qd8+ (39. Qxb4 axb4 40. a5 (40. Rd1 Nb3 41. Be2 Na5 42.
Bf3 Nc3 43. Rd8+ Kf7 44. Ra8 Nb3 45. Rb8 Nd2 (45... Nc5 46. Rxb4 N5xa4 47. Rc4
$1 $18) 46. Kg2 Nxa4 47. Rxb4 Nc5 $14) 40... g6 41. Rd1 Nc6 42. Bf3 Nxa5 43.
Bxd5 exd5 44. Rxd5 Nc6 45. Rb5 $16) 39... Qf8 40. Qxa5 Nxf4 41. Rd1 (41. Qe5
Qb4 $44) 41... Nc6 42. Qc7 $1 Nxh5 43. Qxc6 $18) 37. Qe5 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Narciso Dublan, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 b6 11. Nc4 (11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd2 (12. Nfd4 Bb7
13. f3 O-O 14. e4 Rfc8 (14... Nc5 15. Be3 Rfd8 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Kf2 Rd7 18.
Nb3 Bxe3+ 19. Kxe3 $14 {1-0 Slipak,S-Lujan,M/Villa Maria 2003/CBM 94 ext (34)})
(14... Rac8 15. Be3 Rfd8 16. Rac1 Kf8 17. Kf2 Nc5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. a3 a5 20.
Nb5 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Ke7 22. Bxc5+ Rxc5 23. Nc3 $14 {1-0 Gyimesi,Z-Stevic,H/Rabac
CRO 2003/(43)}) 15. Be3 Kf8 (15... Ne5 16. Rac1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Bd6 18. a4 Ned7
19. g4 Rd8 20. h4 Kf8 21. Kf2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kiese,M-Vujanovic,A/IECC 2002/
Telechess CBM 91 (85)}) 16. Nd2 $1 (16. Kf2 Ne5 17. Nd2 Rc7 18. N4b3 Rc6 19.
Rac1 Rac8 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21. h3 Ke8 22. Bd4 Nfd7 23. Rc1 Rxc1 24. Nxc1 f6 {
1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Rublevsky,S/Elista/1996/ (45)}) 16... Ne5 (16... Rc7 $5 17.
Nc4 Rac8 18. b3 b5 19. Na5 Ba3 $1 $13) 17. N4b3 $1 Rc6 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Rxc6
Rxc6 20. g4 $1 $36 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/London 2000/CBM 80/[Ftacnik] 
(74)}) 12... Bb7 13. Nc4 Bd5 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. Rdc1 O-O 16. f3 Bb7 17. e4 a5 18.
Be3 a4 19. Nbd2 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Nd6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Botvinnik,I-Donchenko,A/
Minsk 1993/EXT 97 (63)}) 11... Bb7 12. b3 (12. Nd4 Rc8 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Bd2 O-O
15. f3 Bd5 16. Rac1 b5 17. Nca5 Nc5 18. Nd4 Nfd7 19. e4 Ba8 20. Be3 Bf6 21. b3
Ne5 22. Nxb5 $16 {1-0 Sorokin,M-Sadvakasov,D/Dubai 2002/CBM 87 ext (49)}) 12...
Bd5 (12... O-O 13. Bb2 b5 (13... Bd5 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15. Nfe5 b5 16. Nxd7 Nxd7
17. Nd2 (17. e4 Bxe4 18. Rxd7 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Bc6 20. Rd2 Bb4 21. Rdc2 Be4 22.
Re2 Bb7 $11 {0-1 Dautov,R-Kharlov,A/Tripoli 2004/CBM 102/[Huzman] (37)}) 17...
Bb4 18. Nb1 Nb6 19. f3 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Nxc8 22. Ba3 Bxa3 23. Nxa3
b4 24. Nc2 a5 25. Ba6 Nb6 26. e4 Bc6 27. Kf2 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Lautier,J/
Monte Carlo 1997/CBM 57 ext (27)}) (13... Rfd8 14. Rac1 Kf8 15. Kf1 Bd5 16.
Nce5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bb7 18. g4 Nd5 19. e4 Nf6 20. f3 h6 21. h4 Rac8 22. g5 $16 {
1-0 Bareev,E-Svidler,P/Elista 1997/CBM 59 (44)}) 14. Na5 Bd5 15. Nd4 Rfc8 16.
Rac1 e5 17. Nc2 Bb6 18. Nb4 Rxc1 19. Bxc1 Rc8 20. Bd2 Be6 21. Nbc6 Kh8 22. a4
bxa4 23. bxa4 Nc5 24. Nxe5 Nxa4 25. Nac6 $11 {0-1 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Monte
Carlo 1997/CBM 57 ext (29)} (25. Bxa6 $5)) 13. Bb2 Ke7 $6 {Almost always it is
better for Black to castle leaving the square e7 for the bishop.} (13... O-O
$142) 14. Nce5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bb7 (15... Rhd8 16. Nd3 Bd6 17. f3 Bb7 18. e4 $14)
16. Nd3 Bd6 17. f3 {[%mdl 4]} Rhc8 $6 (17... Rhd8 $5 18. e4 Bc7 19. Rac1 Rac8
$14) 18. e4 Bc7 (18... Rc2 19. Bf1 Bc7 20. Bd4 {[%csl Rc2]}) 19. Rac1 $16 g6 {
/\20...Nd7} 20. Ne5 $1 {[%cal Gb2a3,Ge5c4,Gc4d6,Ga3d6]} b5 21. a4 $1 Bxe5 $2 (
21... Bb6+ $142 22. Kf1 b4 23. Nc4 Bc7 $16) 22. Bxe5 bxa4 23. bxa4 Bc6 24. Bd6+
Ke8 25. Rd4 $1 Nd7 (25... Bd7 26. Rb1 $5 (26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. a5 $16) 26... Rc2
27. Kf1 Bc6 28. Bd1 Rc3 29. Ke2 $18 {[%csl Rc3]}) 26. Rdc4 Bb7 27. Rc7 $18 {
[%mdl 4096]} Kd8 28. a5 Rab8 29. Bd1 Ba8 30. Ba4 Rb2 31. Rd1 Rb7 32. Rxb7 Bxb7
33. Be7+ 1-0

[Event "CRO-ch"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "2004.11.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cebalo, Miso"]
[Black "Stevic, Hrvoje"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2004.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 b5 (11... Nd5 12. Bxe7 (12. Bxd5 Bxg5 13.
Qxg5 Qxg5 14. Nxg5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd4 16. Rfd1 Nc6 17. Rac1 h6 18. Ne4 Be6 19.
Nc7 Rac8 20. Nxe6 fxe6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalevski,V-Morgado,J/Chessfriend.com
2003/Telechess CBM 101 (52)}) 12... Ncxe7 13. Rac1 b6 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5
Qxd5 16. Rc7 a5 (16... Bb7 17. Rfc1 Rad8 18. Qf4 Rd7 19. h3 h6 20. Rxd7 Qxd7
21. Ne5 Qd6 22. Rc3 f6 23. Ng6 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Cheparinov,I-Husnutdinov,D/
Oropesa del Mar 2001/EXT 2002 (33)}) 17. Rfc1 Bb7 18. Qf4 Rad8 19. a3 h6 20. h3
Ba8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sundararajan,K-Arnold,L/Budapest 2001/CBM 83 ext (26)} (20...
Ba8 21. Ra7 Rd7 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Rc7 Qd5 24. Ra7 Qc6 25. Rc7 Qd5 26. Ra7 Qc6 {
1/2-1/2 Sundararajan,K-Arnold,L/Budapest HUN 2001/ (26)})) (11... Nb4 12. Ne5
h6 (12... Nfd5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Rad1 b6 15. Rfe1 {1-0 Blake,M-Castillo,G/
Chessfriend.com 2003/Telechess CBM 97 (15)}) 13. Bh4 Nbd5 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15.
Rad1 Qc7 16. f4 Rd8 17. Qe3 b5 18. f5 Qb6 19. fxe6 Bxe6 20. Ng6 Ra7 21. Rfe1
Bxb3 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Qxe7 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxd4 $19 {0-1 Colas,J-Sansas,A/
FRA-ch21 corr 1956/Corr 2000 (37)}) (11... h6 12. Bf4 (12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rad1
Na5 14. Bc2 b5 15. b3 Bb7 16. Ne4 Rc8 17. Bb1 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Nc6 19. Rfe1 Ne7
20. Bb1 Nd5 21. Qd3 g6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Shirov,A/New Delhi/Theran 2000/
CBM 81/[Hecht] (72)}) (12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. Qxh6 Re8 14. Qg5+ Kh8 15. Qh6+ Kg8 $11
(15... Nh7 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxd5 $44)) 12... Re8 13. Rad1 Bf8 (13... Nb4 14. Ne5
Nbd5 15. Bg3 Bb4 16. Qd3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 b5 18. Rfe1 Bb7 19. c4 bxc4 20. Nxc4 Re7
21. Ba4 Nb6 22. Nxb6 Qxb6 23. Be5 Ng4 24. Bc2 g6 25. Bf4 Kg7 26. h3 Nf6 27. Be5
$16 {1-0 Macek,V-Mueller,S/Saint Vincent ITA 2002/(31)}) (13... Na5 $5 14. Bc2
Nc4 15. Qc1 (15. Qe2 b5) 15... b5 16. Ne5 Bb7 $132) 14. Ne5 (14. Be5 Nxe5 15.
Nxe5 b5 16. Qf4 Qc7 17. Rc1 Qe7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bb7 20. Qg4 Rad8 21. Rc3
Qg5 $17 {0-1 Bluvshtein,M-Lesiege,A/Montreal CAN 2002/(56)}) 14... Ne7 15. Qd3
Ned5 16. Bc1 b5 17. Qg3 Bb7 18. Bxh6 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Ne4 20. Qg4 Nf6 21. Qg5 Qe7
22. Rd3 Ne4 23. Qg4 Nf6 24. Qg5 (24. Qh4 $1 gxh6 25. Rg3+ Kh8 26. Bc2 Bg7 27.
Bg6 $1 Rf8 28. Bxf7 $1 Be4 $1 29. Re1 Bh7 30. Bxe6 $44) 24... Ne4 25. Qg4 Nf6 {
1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Mainz GER 2001 (25)}) (11... Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. Qf4
Ra7 (13... Bb7 14. Qh4 g6 15. d5 Bxd5 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Ra7 18. Rad1 Nd5
19. Rfe1 f6 (19... Re8 $1) 20. Bh6 Re8 $2 21. Qg4 Bf8 22. Bxg6 $18 {1-0 Pert,
N-Ganguly,S/Torquay ENG 2002/(31)}) (13... g6 14. Qh4 Re8 15. Ne5 Nh5 16. Bxe7
Qxe7 17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. b4 Bb7 $1 19. bxa5 Rc8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Kharlov,A-Torbin,K/
Togliatti 2003/CBM 94 ext (58)}) 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. d5 $1 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 $2 (
16... Nxd5 $142) 17. Qh4 h5 18. Rfe1 Nc6 19. g4 $1 Qd6 20. gxh5 Qb4 21. h6 $40
{1-0 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Dortmund 2001/CBM 85/(39)}) 12. Rad1 Na5 (12... Bb7 13.
d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Qf6 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Nd6 Nd8 19.
Bb3 $16 {1-0 Avrukh,B-Kofidis,A/Athens GRE 2003/(43). 1-0 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/
León 2002/[V.Anand] (37)}) 13. Bc2 Bb7 (13... Nc4 14. Qf4 Ra7 $5 {[%cal Ya7c7,
Yc7d7]} 15. Ne5 (15. Qh4 g6 16. Ne5 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qxe7 Nxe7 19. Nxc4
bxc4 20. Be4 Bb7 21. f3 {1/2-1/2 Kacheishvili,G-Izoria,Z/Batumi 2002/CBM 90 
(21)}) 15... Rc7 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. d5 $1 {[%csl Gd5]} e5 19. Qf3
Rb7 20. Qe4 g6 21. Qxc4 Rxb2 22. Bb3 $16 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Yc3a4] 1-0 Kramnik,
V-Anand,V/Leon 2002/CBM 90/[McShane] (37)}) 14. d5 (14. Qf4 b4 (14... g6 15.
Bh6 Nh5 16. Qg4 f5 (16... Nf6 17. Qg3 Re8 18. Ne5 Nh5 19. Qh3 Rc8 20. Rfe1 Bg5
21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. Be4 Rc7 23. Bxb7 Nxb7 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Qf3 $36 {1-0 Mukherjee,
A-Wise,G/ICCF Email 2001/ICCF tele 9/2002 (49)}) 17. Qh3 Rc8 18. d5 $1 $16 {
1-0 Tkachiev,V-Lesiege,A/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 81/[Huzman] (39)}) (14...
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Rc8 16. d5 exd5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rxd5 Qb6 19. Rh5 h6 20. Nd5 $16
{1-0 Yevseev,D-Zilberman,Y/Cappelle la Grande FRA 2004/(42)}) (14... Nc4 $2 15.
d5 exd5 16. Qh4 h5 17. Rfe1 (17. Nd4 Nd6 18. Rfe1 Re8 19. Nf5 Nxf5 20. Bxf5 b4
21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Qxb4 $15 {0-1 San Segundo Carrillo,P-Stevic,H/Plovdiv 2003/
CBM 98/[Huzman] (29)}) 17... Nxb2 18. Ne4 dxe4 19. Rxd8 Raxd8 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21.
Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Qxe4 Nd3 23. Re3 Nc1 {1/2-1/2 Degerman,L-Johansson,M/Helsingborg
2002/CBM 90 ext (23)}) (14... Rc8 15. Qh4 g6 16. d5 exd5 17. Rfe1 Rc4 18. Nd4
h6 19. Bxh6 Ne4 20. Qg4 Qc8 21. Qf3 Nxc3 22. Rxe7 f5 23. bxc3 Rf7 24. Rxf7 Kxf7
25. Nxf5 {1-0 Meenakshi,S-Tetenkina,I/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (25)}) 15. d5 bxc3 16.
Qh4 h5 17. dxe6 Qc7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qxh5 g6 20. exf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxg6+ Kf8 $13
{0-1 Epishin,V-Hort,V/Hoogeveen 2001/CBM 84 ext (39)}) 14... b4 $8 (14... Nxd5
15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qc2+ Kg8 18. Ng5 g6 19. Rxd8 Rfxd8 20. Qc1 $16
{1-0 Banikas,H-Panagiotopolous,A/Korinthos GRE 2004/(29)}) 15. Qd3 g6 16. d6
Bxd6 (16... Qxd6 17. Qxd6 Bxd6 18. Bxf6 bxc3 19. Rxd6 $18) 17. Qxd6 (17. Qd4
Bxf3 18. Bxf6 Be7 $17) 17... Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Ne8 19. Rb6 (19. Rd3 bxc3 20. Rxc3
Nd6 21. Ne5 $5 (21. Be7 Nb5 22. Bxf8 Nxc3 23. Bb4 Ne2+ 24. Kh1 Bxf3 25. gxf3 (
25. Bxa5 Bd5 $11) 25... Nc6 26. Be4 Rb8 $15) 21... Nb5 (21... f6 $140 22. Bxf6
Rxf6 23. b4 $14) 22. Rc5 Rfc8 23. Nd7 $14) (19. Rd7 bxc3 20. bxc3 Bc6 $11)
19... bxc3 20. Be7 cxb2 (20... Bxf3 21. gxf3 cxb2 22. Bd3 Nc7 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24.
Rxb2 $14 {[%csl Ra5,Ra6]}) 21. Nd2 (21. Ne5 f6 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Nd7+ Ke7 24.
Nc5 Bd5 25. Rxb2 Rc8 $11) 21... Nc7 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Rxb2 $14 Rd8 24. Nc4 {
It will be difficult for White to win the game without knight.} ({Much better
was} 24. Bb1 $5 Nb5 25. Rc1 $14) 24... Nxc4 25. Rxb7 Nb5 (25... Nd5 26. Rfb1
Rd6 27. Bd3 Ne5 28. Bf1 $16) 26. Rd1 Nd2 $1 27. Re1 (27. a4 Nc3 28. Re1 Rd4 $14
) 27... Nd4 28. Ba4 Rc8 $1 29. Rb4 (29. Ra7 $1 Ne2+ 30. Kh1 Ne4 31. g3 N2c3 32.
Bb3 Rc6 33. Kg2 $16) 29... e5 30. f4 a5 31. Rb2 (31. Rb7 exf4 32. Rd1 Rc4 33.
Rxd2 Rxa4 $14) 31... Nc4 (31... N2f3+ $5 32. gxf3 Nxf3+ 33. Kf2 Nxe1 34. Kxe1
Rc4 $13) 32. Rf2 Nb6 33. Bd1 (33. Bb3 Nxb3 34. axb3 exf4 35. Rxf4 Rc3 36. Rf3
Rc5 $14) 33... exf4 34. Rxf4 Rd8 $1 35. g4 (35. Rf6 $5 Nd5 36. Ra6 Nc3 37. Bb3
a4 38. Bxa4 Nxa2 39. Ra7 Nc3 $14) 35... h6 36. Kf2 Rd7 37. Rf6 Nd5 38. Ra6 Nb4
39. Ra8+ Kg7 40. Ba4 Rd6 41. Rd1 Rf6+ 42. Kg2 Ne6 43. Rxa5 Nf4+ $14 44. Kh1
Nxa2 45. Rf1 Nc3 46. Bb3 g5 47. Ra7 Ne4 48. Ba2 Nc3 49. Bc4 Ncd5 50. Ba2
1/2-1/2

[Event "CRO-ch"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "2004.11.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Stevic, Hrvoje"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2004.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2
Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Re1 Be7 11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Bf4 Ng6 14. Bg3 O-O
15. e5 Nd5 16. Bxd5 (16. Ne4 Ndf4 17. Qd2 Nh5 $1 18. Rad1 Nxg3 19. Nxg3 Qb6 $15
{[%csl Rd4,Re5][%cal Yf8d8,Yd8d1] 0-1 Cebalo,M-Cvitan,O/Pula 1998/CBM 64/
[Huzman] (32)}) (16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Nf5 Qxd1 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20.
Rexd1 Nd5 21. Rac1 Rac8 $15 {[%csl Gd5,Rg3]}) 16... Bxd5 17. Qg4 Rc8 (17... Bb7
18. Rad1 Qb6 19. h4 Rfd8 20. h5 Nf8 21. Bh4 Bxh4 22. Qxh4 Rd7 23. Re3 Rad8 24.
Nce2 h6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kozul,Z-Charbonneau,P/Calvia ESP 2004/(72)}) 18. Rad1 Rc4
19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. b3 Rc3 21. h4 h5 22. Qxh5 Rxg3 23. fxg3 Bc5 24. Kh1 {White
repeats the game Cebalo-Flear. I think that the new move of White will not
change the assesment of the position.} (24. Kh2 Bxd4 25. Qg5 Rc8 26. Re2 Be3
27. Rxd5 Bxg5 28. Rd6 Bc1 $17 {0-1 Cebalo,M-Flear,G/Asti 1998/EXT 2003 (35)})
24... Bxd4 25. Qg4 Rd8 26. Qg5 Rc8 (26... Rd7 $5 27. Rd3 Ne7 28. Red1 Nc6 $17)
27. Re2 Be3 $5 (27... Qc5 28. Red2 (28. b4 Qc3 29. h5 Nxe5 30. Rxd4 Qxd4 31.
Qxe5 Rc1+ (31... Qxe5 32. Rxe5 Rc3 $19) 32. Kh2 Qg1+ 33. Kh3 Qh1+ 34. Kg4 Rf1
$19) 28... Bc3 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Nf8 31. h5 f6 32. Qg4 Qe7 33. h6 Bxe5
34. Qg6 $132) 28. Rxd5 Bxg5 29. Rd7 (29. Rd6 Bc1 30. Rxa6 Rc3 $17) 29... Bd8
30. Kh2 Ne7 31. Rf2 Kf8 32. Rd6 a5 33. Rxe6 Nc6 34. h5 Bg5 (34... Be7 35. h6
gxh6 36. Rxh6 Kg7 $17) 35. Rg6 Bf6 $6 (35... Be3 $1 36. Rf1 (36. Rf3 Nd4 37.
Rf1 Re8 $17) 36... Nxe5 $17) 36. Rgxf6 $8 gxf6 37. exf6 $44 Nd4 38. g4 Ne6 39.
Kg3 $2 (39. Rf5 Rc5 $17) 39... Rc3+ 40. Kh4 Rxb3 41. Rf5 Kg8 42. g5 a4 43. Rd5
$2 (43. Re5 Rb2 44. g6 Rxg2 45. Rxb5 fxg6 46. hxg6 Rxg6 47. Ra5 $15) 43... Rb2
44. g3 (44. g6 $15) 44... b4 45. axb4 a3 46. Ra5 a2 47. g4 (47. g6 Rxb4+ 48. g4
$11) 47... Nf8 48. Ra8 Kh7 49. Ra7 Kg8 50. Ra6 Rh2+ 51. Kg3 Rb2 52. Ra7 Nd7 53.
Ra8+ Kh7 54. Ra7 Kg8 55. Ra8+ Kh7 56. Ra7 Kg8 57. Ra8+ Kh7 58. Ra7 Kg8 59. b5
$6 Rxb5 60. Rxa2 Rxg5 61. Ra8+ $2 (61. Kf4 Rd5 62. g5 $11) 61... Kh7 62. Ra7
Rd5 63. Kh4 Ne5 64. Re7 Nf3+ 65. Kg3 Ng5 $17 66. Kf4 Kh6 67. Re8 Rd4+ 68. Kf5
Rd5+ 69. Kf4 Ne6+ 70. Ke4 Rd4+ 71. Ke5 Rxg4 $19 72. Rh8+ Kg5 73. Rh7 Nd8 74.
Rh8 Ne6 75. Rh7 Nd8 76. Rh8 Nc6+ 77. Kd6 Rc4 78. h6 Kxf6 79. Rg8 Rh4 80. Kxc6
Rxh6 81. Kd5 Rh4 $1 {[%mdl 4096]} 82. Rf8 (82. Rg1 Rf4 $19) 82... Rg4 83. Rh8
Kg5 84. Rh1 f5 85. Rf1 Rg3 $1 $19 86. Ke5 Re3+ 87. Kd4 f4 88. Rg1+ Kh4 89. Rg8
Re7 90. Kd3 f3 91. Kd2 f2 92. Rf8 Kg3 93. Rg8+ Kh2 94. Rf8 Kg2 95. Rg8+ Kf1 96.
Kd1 Rd7+ 97. Kc2 Rd5 0-1

[Event "GRE-ch"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2004.12.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mastrovasilis, Athanasios"]
[Black "Moutousis, Konstantinos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2004.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Bc2 b3 14. Bxb3 cxd4 15.
Qxd4 Nc5 $146 16. Bd1 (16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Bd1 Nc6 18. Bd2 (18. Be3 Nb4 19. Be2
Rac8 $44) 18... Nd3 $44) 16... Nc6 (16... Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Nbd7 18. f4 Rfc8 19.
Be2 Bd5 20. Ne3 Be4 21. b4 Nd3 22. Bxd3 Bxd3 23. Rd1 Be4 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Rxd7
Bxb4 26. Ba3 $16) 17. Qg4 {[%cal Gc1h6]} Qd3 18. Ra3 (18. Bh6 Qg6 19. Qxg6 hxg6
20. Be3 Rfd8 (20... Nb4 21. Nd6 $16) 21. Be2 Nb4 $44) 18... h5 (18... Qe4 $5
19. Qxe4 Nxe4 $44) 19. Qf4 Qg6 20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. exd6 Nd3 (21... e5 22. Qg5 Qxd6
23. Qxh5 $16) 22. Qe3 Nxc1 23. Qxc1 Nd4 24. Qf4 Nf5 25. g3 $6 (25. Bc2 $5 Nd4 (
25... Rfd8 26. Bxf5 Qxf5 (26... exf5 27. Rd1 $16) 27. Qxf5 exf5 28. Rd1 Rac8
29. Rc3 $16) 26. Qxd4 Qxc2 27. Ne5 $36 {[%cal Ga3g3]}) 25... Rad8 26. Nh4 $2 (
26. Ne5 $1 Qf6 (26... Qh7 27. Bc2 Rxd6 28. Qb4 Rd5 29. Qxb7 Rxe5 30. Qxa6 $16)
27. d7 g5 28. Qb4 Qxe5 29. Qxb7 Qd6 30. Be2 Nd4 31. Qxa6 Qxa6 32. Bxa6 Rxd7 $16
) 26... Nxh4 27. Qxh4 Rxd6 $14 28. Bxh5 Qc2 29. Qb4 Qc6 $1 30. Bf3 Qb6 $1 $44 {
[%mdl 256]} 31. Qxb6 Rxb6 32. Rb1 Bxf3 33. Rxf3 Rfb8 34. b3 g5 $1 35. Kg2 Kg7
36. Rc3 Kg6 37. h3 a5 38. Re1 Rxb3 39. Rc5 Ra3 40. Rxa5 Rb2 41. Ree5 f6 42. Re1
(42. Rxe6 Raa2 43. h4 Rxf2+ 44. Kh3 Rh2+ 45. Kg4 gxh4 $11) 42... Raa2 43. Rf1
e5 44. Rb5 Rc2 (44... Rxb5 45. axb5 Rb2 $11) 45. Rb4 Ra3 46. Rfb1 Raa2 47. Rf1
Ra3 48. Rfb1 Raa2 49. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Finegold, Benjamin"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Be3 (10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Na4 (12. Be3 Nd5 (
12... Bb7 13. Qc2 h6 14. Be2 Nd5 15. Na4 a5 16. Bf3 Ba6 17. Rfd1 Bb5 18. Nc5 a4
19. Rac1 Bd6 20. Qe4 Qe7 21. Re1 a3 22. b3 Rae8 23. Bd2 e5 $132 {0-1 Gershon,
A-Van den Doel,E/Amsterdam 2001/CBM 83 ext (50)}) 13. Rc1 a5 14. Na4 Ba6 15.
Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Qe2 Qa8 17. Rc4 Qb7 18. Rfc1 Qb5 19. Nc3 Qb6 20. Na4 Qb5 21. b3
Rd8 22. g3 h6 {1/2-1/2 Astrom,R-Degerman,L/Borlange 1995/CBM 49 ext (22)}) (12.
Bg5 a5 13. Rc1 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Rb6 16. Be3 Nd5 17. Na4 Rb4 18. b3 Bf6
19. Rfd1 Ne7 20. Nc5 (20. Qd3 $5 $14) 20... Nf5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Huebner,
R/Wijk ann Zee 1996/Inf 65/[Huebner,R] (25)}) 12... Bb7 (12... Rb8 13. b3 Qd5
14. Bf4 Rb4 15. Be5 $14 c5 $2 16. Bc4 Qc6 17. Nxc5 $16 {1-0 Malaniuk,
V-Zlochevskij,A/Muenster 1995/EXT 2001 (41)}) 13. Bf4 $1 Qa5 14. Qc2 h6 15. a3
Nd7 16. Rfd1 Qd8 17. b4 $16 {1-0 Dreev,A-Xu Jun/Taiyuan 2004/CBM 102/[Huzman] 
(39)}) 10... b5 (10... Bd7 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. a3 Bd6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15.
Qf3 Ne7 16. Bg5 Ned5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Karpov,A/Dortmund 1999/CBM 72/
[Huzman] (26)}) 11. Qf3 Nd5 (11... Qd5 12. Qg3 Bb7 13. Nc3 Qd6 14. Bh6 Ne8 15.
Rad1 $36 f6 $140 16. Ne4 Qd5 17. Nf3 Qxa2 18. Bxg7 $1 Nxg7 19. Qc7 Bd5 20. Qxe7
Nc6 21. Qc5 $36) 12. Nc3 (12. Qh3 $5 g6 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rfe1 $36)
12... Bb7 13. Be4 b4 ({Black would have more chances for equality after} 13...
Nd7 $5 14. Nxd5 (14. Bxd5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bxd5) 14... Bxd5 (14... exd5 15. Bxh7+
Kxh7 16. Qh3+ Kg8 17. Qxd7 $16) 15. Bxd5 (15. Nc6 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 $1 $11)
15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Rac1 Rac8 $11) 14.
Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Rfc1 $14 Ra7 16. Bxd5 (16. Rc2 $5) 16... Qxd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18.
Rc2 {Control over file ''c'' gives White a clear advantage.} f6 19. Nd3 Kf7 20.
Rac1 g5 21. Rc7 (21. f4 $1 Nd7 22. Rc7 Rfa8 23. fxg5 (23. g4 $5 $16) 23... fxg5
24. Rf1+ Kg7 25. Rxa7 Rxa7 26. Rf5 Nb6 27. Ne5 $16) 21... Rxc7 22. Rxc7 Ke6 23.
f4 $6 ({The right plan for White was to exploit the weaknesses of Black on the
queen's side.} 23. Bd2 $1 a5 24. Nc5+ Bxc5 25. Rxc5 Re8 26. Kf1 $16) 23... Re8
24. Kf2 (24. Rb7 $5 a5 25. g4 $36) 24... Kd6 25. Ra7 (25. Rc2 Nc6 $11) 25...
Kc6 $1 26. Nc5 Kb6 27. Rb7+ Kc6 28. Rxb4 gxf4 29. Bd2 $2 ({After} 29. Bxf4 Bxc5
(29... Nd7 30. Nxa6 Bxb4 31. Nxb4+ Kb5 32. Nxd5 Kc4 33. Nc7 $16) 30. dxc5 Nd7
31. Be3 Nxc5 32. Kf3 Nd7 $132 {a complicated endgame appeared.}) 29... Nd7 (
29... Bxc5 30. dxc5 Nd7 31. Rxf4 $16 {[%csl Rd5,Rf6,Rh7]}) 30. Nxa6 $2 (30. Nd3
Bxb4 31. Nxb4+ Kb5 32. b3 Re4 33. a4+ Kb6 34. Nxd5+ Kc6 35. Nb4+ Kd6 $15) 30...
Ra8 $1 31. Ra4 Kb7 $17 32. Bb4 (32. Ra5 Rxa6 33. Rxd5 Kc6 $17) 32... Bd8 (32...
Bxb4 33. Rxb4+ Kxa6 34. Kf3 Re8 $17) 33. Nc5+ Nxc5 34. Rxa8 Ne4+ 35. Kf3 Kxa8
36. Kxf4 $132 Kb7 (36... Bc7+ 37. Kf5 Bxh2 38. Ke6 $132) 37. Kf5 Kc6 38. h4 Bb6
39. Bc3 Kb5 40. a4+ $1 Kc4 (40... Kxa4 41. Ke6 Kb3 42. Kxd5 Nxc3+ 43. bxc3 Kxc3
44. Ke4 Bxd4 45. g4 $11) 41. a5 Ba7 42. g4 Nxc3 43. bxc3 Kxc3 44. Kxf6 Kxd4 45.
g5 Ke4 46. Kg7 d4 47. Kxh7 d3 48. g6 Bd4 49. a6 d2 50. a7 Bxa7 51. g7 d1=Q 52.
g8=Q Qh5+ 53. Kg7 Bd4+ 54. Kf8 Bc5+ 55. Kg7 Qg4+ 56. Kf7 Qd7+ 57. Kg6 Qf5+ 58.
Kg7 Bd4+ 59. Kh6 Be3+ 60. Kg7 Qe5+ 61. Kg6 Qd6+ 62. Kf7 Qd5+ 63. Kg7 Bd4+ 64.
Kf8 Qd8+ 65. Kf7 Qd7+ 66. Kg6 Qf5+ 67. Kh6 Be3+ 68. Kg7 Qg4+ 69. Kf7 Qf5+ 70.
Kg7 Bd4+ 71. Kh6 Be3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. e4 Nxe4 8. d5
Be7 9. Re1 (9. dxe6 Bxe6 (9... fxe6 10. Qe2 Nf6 11. Ng5 Nc6 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13.
Qxe6 Rf8 14. Qh3 Nd4 15. Nc3 Qd7 $11 {0-1 Sagalchik,O-Krush,I/Denver 1998/CBM
67 ext (47)}) 10. Qxd8+ (10. Bxe6 Qxd1 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. Rxd1 Bf6 13. Nc3 Nxc3
14. bxc3 Bxc3 15. Rb1 b5 16. Be3 Bf6 (16... c4 $5) 17. Bxc5 Rc8 18. Bd4 Bxd4
19. Rxd4 Ra7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Maksimovic,B-Stojanovic,D/Kragujevac 2000/EXT 2001 
(39)}) 10... Bxd8 (10... Kxd8 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Re1 Nd6 13. Rxe6 (13. Nc3 Nc6
14. Na4 Nf5 15. Ne5 (15. Ng5 $1 $16) 15... Nfd4 (15... Nxe5 $142 16. Rxe5 Bd6
17. Rxe6 Re8 $11) 16. Nxc6+ Nxc6 17. Rxe6 Nd4 18. Re5 $1 Bd6 19. Rd5 Kc7 20.
Nxc5 $16 {1-0 Aleksandrov,A-Waitzkin,J/New York 1998/CBM 64/[Huzman] (48)})
13... Kd7 14. Re2 Nc6 15. Nc3 Rae8 16. Na4 (16. Bf4 Bf6 17. Rd2 Nd4 18. Nxd4
Bxd4 19. Rad1 Nf5 20. Ne2 Kc6 21. Nxd4+ Nxd4 (21... cxd4 $5) 22. Be3 Nf5 23.
Bxc5 $16 {1-0 Djuric,V-Vasic,M/Obrenovac 2002/CBM 86 ext (52)}) 16... Nf5 17.
Bf4 Ncd4 18. Ne5+ Kc7 19. Nf7+ Bd6 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Nxd6 Nxd6 22. Kf1 Kc6 $11
{1-0 Bunzmann,D-Arbakov,V/Stuttgart 1998/EXT 2002 (45)}) 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Re1
Nf6 (12... Nd6 13. Bf4 Nf5 14. Rxe6+ Kf7 15. Re5 Nd4 16. Rxc5 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3
Nc6 18. Nc3 Be7 19. Rc4 Rhd8 $11 {1-0 Hebden,M-Cooper,L/Port Erin 2000/CBM 78
ext (60)}) 13. Rxe6+ (13. Ng5 O-O 14. Nxe6 Re8 15. Nc3 Nbd7 16. Bf4 Ba5 {
1/2-1/2 Nejkirch,O-Clarke,P/Leipzig,60}) 13... Be7 14. Nc3 (14. Bg5 Nc6 15. Nc3
Kf7 16. Rae1 Rhe8 $15 {[%cal Yc6d4,Ye7f8] 0-1 Hebden,M-Kaidanov,G/Elista 1998/
CBM 66 ext/[Huzman] (42)}) 14... Nc6 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Rae1 Rfe8 17. Ne5 Nd8 18.
Rb6 Bf8 19. Kf1 Re6 20. Nc4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Aleksandrov,A-Sadler,M/Koge 1997/EXT
2000 (61)}) 9... b5 (9... exd5 10. Qxd5 Qxd5 (10... Nd6 11. Bd3 O-O (11... c4
12. Bc2 Nc6 13. Bf4 Be6 14. Qh5 Qa5 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Nd4 Kd7 (16... Nc6 $5)
17. Nc3 Nc6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rad1 $36 {1-0 Rausis,I-Ivanov,J/Cappelle la
Grande 1998/CBM 63 ext (30)}) 12. Bf4 (12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Bg5 Bxg5 14. Nxg5 h6 15.
Qxc5 Qxg5 (15... hxg5 $1 16. Rad1 Qf6 $17) 16. Qxd6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Hebden,
M-Duncan,C/Hastings 1999/EXT 2000 (54)}) 12... Nf5 $2 (12... Be6 13. Qh5 g6 14.
Qh6 $44) (12... Nc6 $5 13. Rxe7 Qxe7 14. Bxd6 Rd8 15. Qxc6 Rxd6 16. Qxc5 $14)
13. Nc3 $1 $16 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Belgrade 1997/CBM 62/[Gelfand] (40)})
11. Bxd5 Nf6 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Bg5 (13. Bf4 Nb4 14. Bxb7 Bxb7 15. Bd6 Ng8 16.
Rad1 Kf8 17. Bxe7+ Nxe7 18. Rd7 Bxf3 19. Rexe7 Bh5 $19 {0-1 Allen,A-Le Thi
Phuong Lien/Budapest 1997/EXT 99 (37)}) 13... Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Rxe6 Kf7
16. Rae1 Rhe8 17. h3 h6 18. Bf4 Bf8 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Rxe8 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,
Y-Sherbakov,R/St Petersburg 1998/CBM 67 ext (20)}) (9... Nd6 10. Bb3 O-O (10...
c4 11. Bc2 O-O 12. dxe6 Nc6 13. exf7+ Rxf7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Bf8 16. Nc3
Qf6 17. Qe1 Bf5 18. Nd5 Qg6 19. Nf4 Qf6 20. Nd5 Qg6 21. Nf4 {1/2-1/2 Kononenko,
T-Maric,A/Budva 2003/CBM 96 ext (21)}) 11. Nc3 Nf5 12. Bf4 Bf6 13. dxe6 Bxe6
14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Qb3 Nc6 16. Qxb7 Nfd4 (16... Ncd4 $5 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 $36) 17.
Nxd4 Nxd4 $132 {1-0 Sasikiran,K-Murali Krishnan,B/Chennai 2000/EXT 2001 (38)})
10. Rxe4 bxc4 11. Nc3 (11. Qa4+ Bd7 (11... Qd7 12. Qxd7+ Bxd7 13. Nc3 $44 {
[%cal Gc1f4]}) 12. Qxc4 exd5 13. Qxd5 Bc6 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. Re3 Bf6 $11) 11...
Bb7 ({I think that a more precise continuation was} 11... O-O 12. Bf4 (12. Qe2
exd5 (12... Bb7 13. dxe6 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. exf7+ Kh8 (15... Rxf7 16. Ne5
Rf6 17. Qxc4+ Kf8 18. Be3 $44) 16. Qxc4 Bf6 17. Be3 $13) 13. Rxe7 Nc6 14. Re3
d4 $15) 12... Bb7 13. d6 (13. Qe2 Bf6 (13... Bxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Rd1 Qh5 16.
Re5 Qg6 17. Bg5 $1 $36) 14. Rxc4 exd5 15. Rxc5 d4 16. Ne4 d3 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.
Qe5 $11) 13... Bf6 14. Rxc4 Nd7 $13 {[%csl Rd6]}) 12. Qa4+ Qd7 (12... Kf8 13.
dxe6 Bxe4 14. Nxe4 fxe6 15. Bf4 $44 (15. Bg5 $5)) 13. Qxd7+ Nxd7 14. dxe6 fxe6
15. Rxe6 Kf7 $11 {The pair of bishops compensates for the pawn weaknesses of
Black.} 16. Re2 Bf6 17. Bf4 (17. Ng5+ Kg6 18. Nge4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 (19. Nxe4 Rhe8
20. Kf1 Bd4 $11) 19... Rhe8 $11) 17... Rhe8 $11 (17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rhe8 19.
Ne4 $14) 18. Rxe8 Rxe8 19. Nd2 Nb6 20. Bc7 Nd5 $1 21. Nxc4 Nxc7 22. Nd6+ Kg6
23. Nxb7 Bd4 {[%cal Ye8b8]} 24. Na4 (24. Nd6 $5 Rb8 25. Nd1 Nd5 $44 26. Nc4 (
26. Kf1 Nb4 27. Ke2 Bxb2 $1 28. Nxb2 Nc2 $11) 26... Nb4 27. Kf1 Nd3 28. Ke2
Nxb2 29. Ndxb2 Bxb2 30. Rb1 Re8+ 31. Kd3 Rd8+ 32. Kc2 Bf6 $132 {[%cal Yd8d4]})
24... Re2 25. Nbxc5 Rxf2 26. Nb3 Be3 27. Re1 Re2+ 28. Kf1 Rf2+ 29. Kg1 Re2+ (
29... Ba7 30. Nbc5 (30. Kh1 Nd5 $44 {[%cal Yd5f4]}) 30... Rc2 (30... Rf4 31.
Re7 Rxa4 32. Rxc7 Bxc5+ 33. Rxc5 Rxa2 $11) 31. b4 Rxa2 32. Re7 Rxa4 33. Rxc7
$11) 30. Kf1 Rf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2001.08.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Safin, Shukhrat"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Ne5 cxd4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. exd4 O-O 12. a5 Bb7 (12... Qc7 13. Qe2 Bb7
14. Be3 Bd6 15. g3 c5 16. Na4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bb4 18. Nb6 Rad8 19. Bxf6 Qc6 20.
f3 gxf6 21. Bxa6 Rd2 22. Qc4 Bc5+ {0-1 Tarasova,O-Galliamova Ivanchuk,A/
Katowice 1993/EXT 98 (22)}) 13. Be3 (13. Qb3 Rb8 14. Rd1 c5 15. Bf4 Bd6 16.
dxc5 Bd5 17. Bxd6 Rxb3 18. Nxd5 Rxb2 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Nc6 Qa8 21. Ne5 Kg8 22.
Bxf8 Kxf8 23. c6 Qa7 24. Nd3 Rc2 25. Rac1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Ne4 27. h3 Nd6 28. Ne5
Ke7 29. Bf1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Skembris,S-Khenkin,I/Bolzano ITA 2000/ (43)}) (13. Bf4
c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Be2 h6 17. Rfc1 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Anand,V/
Biel 1993/CBM 37 (17)}) 13... Nd5 14. Ne4 $2 (14. Qg4 $142) 14... Nxe3 15. fxe3
c5 $1 {[%mdl 32]} 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Qg5 18. Qe2 Qxc5 $17 {[%csl Ra5,Ra6,
Rb2,Re3]} 19. Rf4 (19. b3 $142 Rfd8) 19... Rad8 $1 {[%cal Yd8d6,Yd6a6,Yd6d2]}
20. b3 Rd6 21. Kh1 Rfd8 $17 {[%mdl 32]} 22. e4 (22. Rf2) 22... Qe5 23. Raf1 f6
24. h3 Kh8 25. Qg4 Bc8 26. Qg3 Rd4 27. Rxf6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} gxf6 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-Moscow"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2003.05.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.05.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. d5 exd5 (13... Nxd5 14.
Nxd5 exd5 15. Qd3 (15. Re5 d4 $1 16. Qd3 g6 (16... f5 17. Bd2 Nc4 18. Bb3 Kh8
19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Qxc4 Bb7 21. Rae1 Bd6 22. Bg5 Qc8 23. Qxc8 Raxc8 24. Re6 Bc5
{1/2-1/2 Chasovnikova,E-Demina,J/Elista 2000/CBM 76 ext (24)}) 17. Bh6 Nc6 18.
Rxe7 Nxe7 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qxd4 Qxd4 21. Nxd4 Bb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Yevseev,
D-Kharlov,A/Ekaterinburg 1999/CBM 75/[Huzman] (43)}) 15... g6 16. Bh6 (16. Rxe7
$5 Qxe7 17. Bh6 (17. Qc3 Nc4 18. Bh6 f6 19. Re1 Qf7 20. Bxf8 Qxf8 21. Nd4 $44)
17... Qf6 18. Bxf8 Bf5 19. Qxd5 Rd8 20. Qe5 Qxe5 21. Nxe5 {1/2-1/2 Popovic,
A-Naeter,B/IECC 2002/Telechess CBM 91 (21)}) 16... Re8 17. Qc3 f6 18. Nd4 (18.
Nh4 Kf7 19. Qg3 Rg8 20. Nf3 Nc4 21. Qf4 Re8 22. Ng5+ Kg8 23. Nxh7 Kxh7 24. Qh4
Bf5 25. Bxf5 gxf5 26. Re6 Kg6 27. Rae1 Ra7 28. Qg5+ {1-0 Nielsen,P-Bentzen,E/
DEN 1999/EXT 2001 (28)}) 18... Bb7 19. Qg3 Kh8 20. Bg7+ Kxg7 21. Ne6+ Kf7 22.
Qh3 h5 23. Bxg6+ Kxg6 24. Qg3+ {1-0 Guseinov,A-Mirzoev,A/AZE 1999/EXT 2001 (24)
}) (13... Re8 14. Bg5 (14. Qd3 g6 15. b4 Nc4 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Nd4 Bd5 $1 18.
Bg5 Bb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Illescas Cordoba,M-Anand,V/Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 71 (25)})
14... Nxd5 (14... h6 15. Bh4 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qd3 g6 18. Qe3 Be6 19. Qxh6
Bxh4 20. Bxg6 $1 $40 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 71/[Huzman] 
(70)}) (14... Nc4 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Qf3 Qb6 18. Nf5 exf5 19. Nd5
Bc6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nxb6 Bxf3 22. Nxa8 Rxa8 23. gxf3 Bxb2 24. Ra2 $14 {
1-0 Kazhgaleyev,M-Jonkman,H/Lisbon 2000/EXT 2001 (39)}) 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qd3
g6 17. Rxe7 Rxe7 18. Qc3 (18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qxd5 Bb7 20. Qd2 Nc4 21. Qc3 Bxf3
22. Qxf3 Re8 $15 {0-1 Gustafsson,J-Van den Doel,E/Deizisau 2000/EXT 2001 (45)})
18... Raa7 (18... Nb7 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Bb3 Rc8 21. Qf3 Be6 22. g3 Nc5 23. Bxe7
Qxe7 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vanderstricht,G-Rytshagov,M/Bled 2002/
EXT 2003 (32)}) 19. a4 {1/2-1/2 Lerner,K-Levin,F/Recklinghausen 1999/EXT 2000 
(19)} (19. Qf6 Qf8 20. Bd2 Re6 21. Qh4 Nc6 22. Ng5 Qg7 23. Nxe6 Bxe6 $17 {
0-1 Rahman,Z-Volzhin,A/Dhaka 2001/CBM 82/[Huzman] (49)})) (13... Nc4 14. Qd3
Re8 15. a4 exd5 16. axb5 a5 17. b3 Nd6 18. Nd4 Bb7 19. f3 Rc8 20. Na4 $1 Bf8
21. Bg5 g6 22. Qd2 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Nde8 24. Re2 $16 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Ivanchuk,V/
Linares 1999/CBM 70/[Huzman] (36)}) 14. Bg5 (14. Qd3 g6 (14... Bb7 15. Bg5 g6
16. Qd4 Ne4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Garza Marco,
S-Lopez Gracia,F/Zaragoza 2002/EXT 2003 (33)}) 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. Bg5 Re8 17. Nf5
gxf5 18. Qxf5 Qc8 19. Rxe7 Qxf5 20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. Bxf5 Nd6 22. Bd3 Nac4 $132 {
0-1 Dobrov,V-Torbin,K/Rybinsk 2000/EXT 2001 (54)}) 14... Be6 15. Nd4 Qd7 (15...
Qb6 16. Bf5 (16. Nf5 Bd8 17. Qd3 g6) 16... Bxf5 17. Nxf5 Bc5 18. Qf3 $44) (
15... h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qd3 Re8 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Nf5 g6 20. Nxh6 $18) 16. f4
(16. Qd3 $5 g6 17. Qf3 Kg7 (17... Ne4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Nxe4 $16
(20. Rxe4 Nc4 21. Qe2 $14)) 18. Nxe6+ fxe6 19. Qh3 Ng8 20. Rxe6 $1 $36) 16...
g6 (16... Qa7 17. f5 Bc5 (17... Bc8 18. Rxe7 Qxe7 19. Nxd5 Qd6 (19... Qd8 20.
Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Bh6 Kh8 22. Bxf8 Qxf8 23. b4 (23. Be4 Bb7 24. Bxb7 Nxb7 25. Qf3
$14) 23... Nc4 24. Qf3 $16) 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Bh6 Kh8 22. Bg7+ $1 Kg8 23. Qg4
$1 h5 24. Bxf8+ Kxf8 25. Qh4 $18)) 17. f5 gxf5 18. Bxf5 $5 (18. Qf3 Qa7 (18...
Ne4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Nxe4 dxe4 (20... fxe4 21. Qg3+ Kh8 22. Qe5+ Kg8 23. Re3
$18) 21. Qg3+ Kh8 22. Qe5+ f6 23. Qxe6 Qa7 $1 24. Rad1 Rad8 25. Kh1 Rxd4 26.
Qxf5 $16) 19. Be3 Ng4 20. Nxd5 (20. Nc6 Qc7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Qg3 Nc4 23. Nxd5
Bxd5 24. Bxf5 Ncxe3 25. Bxg4 f5 26. Rxe3 Qg7 $11) 20... Bg5 $1 21. Rad1 Nxe3
22. Nxe3 $44) 18... Bxf5 19. Rxe7 Qxe7 20. Nxf5 (20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxe7 Nxe7
$17) 20... Qe5 {The underprotected black K promises White a lot of
compensation for the exchange. Yet, by being precise in defence, Black seems
to be able to fend off White's onslaught.} 21. Qf3 Rae8 $6 (21... Nc4 22. Rf1
Kh8 23. b3 Ne4 $1 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Qf4 $1 f6 26. bxc4 Qxf4 27. Bxf4 bxc4 28.
Nd6 $14) (21... Nc6 $1 22. Rf1 Kh8 23. Bh4 Ne4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Qxe4 Qe6 26.
Qf4 $44) 22. Rf1 (22. Bh6 $5 Re6 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Rd1 Nc4 25. Nxd5 Nxb2 26.
Nxf6 Qxf6 27. Rf1 $44) 22... Re6 $2 (22... Kh8 23. Qg3 (23. Bh4 Nd7 24. Bg3 Qe6
25. Nxd5 Ne5) 23... Ng8) 23. Qh3 $1 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gg5f4,Gf4e5]} Ne4 (23...
Nc4 24. Bf4 $18) (23... Ne8 24. Bf4 Qf6 25. Nxd5 Qd8 26. Bh6 (26. Nh6+ Kg7 (
26... Kh8 27. Nxf7+ Rxf7 28. Qxe6 $18) 27. Qc3+ f6 28. Nc7 $1 Re2 (28... Nxc7
29. Bxc7 Qd5 30. Nf5+ Kh8 31. Bxa5 $16) 29. Nf5+ Kh8 30. Nd4 Nc4 31. Nxe2 Nxc7
$16) 26... Nc6 (26... Qxd5 27. Qg3+ Rg6 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Qc3+ $18) 27. Bxf8
Qxd5 28. Nh6+ Kh8 29. Nxf7+ Kg8 30. Ng5 Rf6 31. Qxh7+ Kxf8 32. Rxf6+ Nxf6 33.
Qh6+ Ke8 34. Qg6+ Kd7 35. Qg7+ Ne7 36. Qxf6 $18) (23... Nd7 $142 24. Bf4 Qf6
25. Nxd5 Qxb2 26. Qg3+ Rg6 27. Nfe7+ Kh8 (27... Kg7 28. Bh6+ $1 Kxh6 29. Nf5+
Kh5 30. Qh4#) 28. Nxg6+ fxg6 (28... hxg6 29. Qh3+ Kg8 30. Ne7+ Kg7 31. Bh6+ Kh8
32. Bxf8#) 29. Be5+ Nxe5 30. Rxf8+ Kg7 31. Rf1 Qd4+ 32. Qf2 $16) 24. Bf4 $1 Qf6
25. Nxd5 Qxb2 (25... Qd8 26. Qg4+ Rg6 27. Nfe7+ Kh8 (27... Kg7 28. Bh6+ $1 Kxh6
29. Nf5#) 28. Qf5 $1 $18) 26. Bh6 Rfe8 (26... Nc6 27. Qg4+ Rg6 28. Nde7+ Nxe7
29. Nxe7+ Kh8 30. Nxg6+ hxg6 31. Qxe4 $18 (31. Bxf8 $4 Qd4+ 32. Kh1 Nf2+ $19))
27. Qg4+ Rg6 28. Nde7+ Kh8 29. Qxe4 (29. Nxg6+ hxg6 30. Bg7+ $18) 29... Rxe7 (
29... Rgg8 30. Be3 f6 31. Bd4 $18) 30. Nxe7 (30. Nxe7 Rxh6 31. Qa8+ Kg7 32.
Qg8#) 1-0

[Event "UKR-ch"]
[Site "Ordzhonikidze"]
[Date "2001.09.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zubarev, Alexander2"]
[Black "Savon, Vladimir A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. Nf3 {Huzman} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ne5 Ke7 10. Be2 $1 Nbd7 11. Nd3 Bd6 12. Nd2 b5 13. Nb3
Nb6 $6 ({Black underestimates next move of White.} 13... Bb7 $142 14. Na5 Bd5
15. f3 Rac8 16. e4 Ba8 17. Be3 $14) 14. Na5 $1 Bd7 15. Nb7 $1 $16 {Blacksquare
B is very important in this kind of position and exchange is big achievment of
White.} Rhc8 16. Nxd6 Kxd6 17. f3 $1 Be8 18. e4 Nfd7 19. Rd1 Ke7 20. b3 $1 {
[%csl Rb6]} f6 21. Be3 Rc7 22. Rac1 Rxc1 (22... Rac8 23. Rxc7 (23. Nb4 Rxc1 24.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Nc5 $14) 23... Rxc7 24. Nb4 a5 25. Na6 Rc3 (25... Rc2 26.
Bxb5 Rxa2 27. Nc7 Bg6 28. Na8 $1 $18) 26. Kf2 b4 27. Rc1 $16) 23. Rxc1 Nc8 $2 (
23... Rc8 $142 24. Rxc8 Nxc8 25. Nb4 Nb8 26. Bc5+ $16) 24. Nb4 Nd6 25. Rc7 $18
a5 (25... Kd8 26. Rc6 (26. Ra7 Rxa7 27. Bxa7 Kc7 28. Nxa6+ Kb7 29. Bc5 Nxe4 30.
Bxb5 Nc3 31. Bxd7 Bxd7 32. Nb4 $16) 26... a5 27. Rxd6 axb4 28. Rd2 Rb8 29. Bc5
$18) 26. Nc6+ Kf7 (26... Kf8 27. Nd4 $18) 27. Bc5 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.08.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. Bb3 Nf6 7. O-O b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Be7 10. a5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Ne5 $146 (12. Bc4 O-O 13. b3 Nb8 14.
dxc5 Nc6 15. Bb2 Nxa5 16. Rfc1 Bxc5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bxe6 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 fxe6
20. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Hebden,M-Flear,G/Hastings 1996/CBM 57 (63)}) (12. Nc4 O-O 13.
Bd2 (13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bd2 (14. Nce5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bd6 16. f4 cxd4 17. exd4 Bd5
18. Bc2 Rfc8 19. Bd3 Qb7 $15 {1/2-1/2 Gaprindashvili,N-Demina,J/Women's
Champions 1998/EXT 99 (39)}) (14. Nfe5 Rfd8 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. Ba4
cxd4 18. exd4 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd5 20. Qg4 Rxc4 21. Qxc4 Qxe5 $19 {0-1 Obukhov,
A-Kashtanov,R/St.Petersburg 1997/CBM 61 ext (30)}) 14... Bd5 15. Rac1 Qb7 16.
Ba4 Rfd8 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Be1 Rac8 19. Ncd2 Ba7 20. Nb3 Ne4 $15 {0-1 Obukhov,
A-Ibragimov,I/Ekaterinburg 1997/CBM 57 ext (45)}) (13. Nfe5 Qc7 14. Bd2 (14.
Rd1 Rfd8 15. Bd2 cxd4 16. exd4 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ne4 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Bc2 b3 20.
Bxc5 bxc2 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qxc2 Qg5 24. Ne3 Qxe5 {1/2-1/2
Levin,F-Maksimenko,A/Lvov 1995/CBM 50 ext (24)}) 14... Bd5 15. Ba4 Nxe5 16.
Nxe5 cxd4 17. exd4 Qb7 18. f3 Rac8 19. Rfc1 h6 20. Bc2 Qa7 21. Be3 b3 22. Bd3
Bb4 23. Nc4 Nd7 24. Qd1 $14 {0-1 Csiszar,C-Gonzalez Garcia,J/Sakkverseny op
1997 (61)}) 13... Qb8 (13... cxd4 14. exd4 Qb8 15. Rfe1 Bd5 16. Bc2 Qb7 17.
Nce5 b3 18. Bd3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. Rac1 Rfd8 21. Ng5 h6 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23.
Qh5+ Kg8 24. Bxh6 Nf8 25. Re3 Rac8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rg3 Bd8 28. Bxa6 Qxa6 29.
Rxg7+ Kh8 30. Qf7 {1-0 Vladimirov,E-Murshed,N/Calcutta IND 2001/ (30)}) 14.
Rfc1 Bd5 15. Ba4 Rc8 $2 (15... Qb7 $11 {Huebner,R}) 16. e4 $1 $16 {1-0 Huebner,
R-Rublevsky,S/Polanica Zdroj 1996/Inf 67/[Huebner,R] (54)}) (12. e4 cxd4 13. e5
Nd5 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Qxd4 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Rxc5 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. Bg5 $11
{0-1 Ioseliani,N-Kortschnoj,V/Cancan Veterans-Women 1998/CBM 67/(37)}) (12. Rd1
) 12... O-O 13. f4 Qc7 (13... cxd4 14. exd4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qd4+ 16. Kh1 Nd5 (
16... Nd7 17. Nc4 Qe4 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Bc2 Qc6 20. Rad1 $11) 17. Nf3 (17. Ne4
Rac8 18. Bc2 Rfd8 19. Rd1 Qa7 20. Bd3 h6 $15) 17... Qa7 18. Bd2 $11) 14. Ndf3
Bd5 15. Bxd5 (15. Bc2 Rfc8 (15... cxd4 16. exd4 Rfc8 17. Bd3 Qb7 18. f5 $132)
16. e4 Bb7 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Rd1 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Bc5 $36) 15... exd5 16. b3 (16.
dxc5 Bxc5 (16... Nxc5 17. Nd4 Nce4 18. Bd2 $11) 17. Bd2 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Ne4 19.
Nd3 Qe7 $15 {[%csl Re3]}) 16... cxd4 (16... Rfc8 17. Ng5 $132) (16... Rac8 17.
Qxa6 c4 18. Qb5 $13) (16... Nxe5 $5 17. dxe5 Ne4 18. Bb2 c4 19. Bd4 $132 {
[%cal Gf4f5]}) 17. Nxd7 (17. exd4 Ne4 $17) 17... Qxd7 18. Nxd4 Bc5 19. Bb2 Ne4
(19... Rfe8 20. Rac1 $11) 20. Rfc1 $6 (20. Rac1 $1 {Grischuk} Rfc8 21. Qd3 f6
22. Rfd1 $11) 20... Rfc8 21. Rc2 $2 (21. Qd3 $142 f6 22. Rd1 Kh8 23. Rac1 $15)
21... Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Rc8 24. Qd3 Qc6 25. h3 h5 $1 26. Qd1 Qc2 (
26... Qg6 $1 27. Rc1 $140 Nc3 28. Bxc3 Rxc3 29. Qd2 Rxb3 $19 30. Rc8+ (30. Qxd5
Rb1 $1 (30... Rxe3 31. Rc6 Qb1+ 32. Kh2 $44) 31. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 32. Kh2 b3 $19)
30... Kh7 31. Qxd5 Rxe3 32. Qd8 (32. Rc6 f6 $17) 32... Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Qf5 $19)
27. Qxh5 Qf2+ 28. Kh2 Qg3+ 29. Kg1 Qf2+ $6 (29... Rc2 30. Qf3 Qxf3 31. gxf3 Nd2
32. Ra4 Nxf3+ 33. Kf1 Nd2+ 34. Ke1 Nxb3 35. Rxb4 Nxa5 36. Ra4 Nc6 37. Rxa6 Nxd4
38. exd4 Rc4 39. Kf2 Rxd4 40. Ke3 Re4+ 41. Kf3 $11) 30. Kh2 Rc2 31. Qg4 f6 (
31... g6 $2 32. Ra2 $1 $18) 32. Rd1 $2 (32. h4 $1 Kf8 33. h5 Nd2 34. h6 gxh6
35. Bxf6 Kf7 36. Qg7+ Ke6 37. Qe7+ Kf5 38. Kh3 $18) 32... g5 (32... Kf8 $142
33. h4 Nd2 34. Kh3 Nf1 35. Qf3 Qxf3+ 36. gxf3 Nd2 37. Bb6 Kf7 $17 {[%csl Rb3]})
33. f5 (33. Bxf6 $5 Nxf6 34. Qxg5+ Kf7 35. f5 Rc6 $1 $17) 33... Kf7 34. Bxf6 $4
{[%mdl 8192]} (34. Ba7 $1 {[%cal Ga7b8]} Rd2 $3 {Grischuk} (34... Kg7 35. Rxd5
Nd2 36. Rxd2 Rxd2 37. Qe4 $16) 35. Rxd2 (35. Rc1 Rc2) 35... Qxd2 36. Qh5+ Kg7
37. Qg6+ Kf8 38. Bd4 Qc2 39. Qh7 (39. Bxf6 Qc7+ $13) 39... Qf2 $1 40. Qc7 Qxf5
41. Qb8+ Kf7 42. Qb7+ Kg6 43. Qxa6 Qf2 $11) 34... Kxf6 35. Rxd5 Qxe3 36. h4
Qf4+ 37. Qxf4 gxf4 0-1

[Event "NED-ch56"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2001.06.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2001.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bd3 Ncb4 13. Bb1 b6 14. Ne5 Bb7
15. Ra3 Rc8 16. Nxd5 (16. a5 b5 17. Ne4 f5 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Rg3
Rc7 21. Bg5 Qc8 22. Qh5 Qe8 23. Qh4 Nc6 24. Nf3 Nb8 25. Rh3 Nf6 26. Bxf6 $15 {
Gligoric,S-Portisch,L/Pula/1971/0-1 (39)}) (16. Ne4 {van der Wiel}) 16... Qxd5
17. Bxh7+ (17. Rg3 Bf6 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Rxg5 f5 20. h4 Nc6 21. Nf3 Rc7 22. Re1
Bc8 23. Qd2 Rd8 24. Be4 Qa5 25. Qxa5 Nxa5 26. Bb1 $15 {Tregubov,P-Salakhova,G/
Czestochowa op (01)/1992/0.5 (44)}) 17... Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Rg3 Rxc1 (19...
g6 20. Qh6 $40) (19... Bf6 20. Ng4 $1) 20. Rxc1 (20. Rxg7+ Kxg7 21. Qg4+ {
1/2-1/2 Lauber,A-Volzhin,A/Gyula HUN 2000/ (21)} (21. Qg4+ {Ftacnik} Kh6 22.
Qh3+ {1/2-1/2 Avrukh,B-Sadler,M/Budapest 1993/CBM 38/[Ftacnik] (22)})) 20...
Bf6 $146 (20... Bd6 21. Qg4 Bxe5 22. dxe5 g6 23. Qxb4 $18 {1-0 Mirkovic,
S-Djukic,Z/Kladovo 1992/EXT 97 (32)}) (20... Qe4 $5 21. Qh6 g6 (21... Qh7 22.
Qxh7+ Kxh7 23. Rc7 Rc8 24. Rgc3 $18) 22. h4 (22. Rg4 Qf5) (22. Nxg6 fxg6 23.
Rxg6+ Kf7 $17) 22... Qxh4 23. Nxf7 Qxh6 24. Nxh6+ Kg7 25. Ng4 Bd6 26. Ne5 Be4
$15) 21. Ng4 (21. Qh6 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe5 $17) 21... Qg5 {White has to comply
with a "queen against three light pieces" position. I believe that in this
case Black's chances are slightly better.} 22. Rc7 (22. Nh6+ gxh6 23. Qxh6 Qxg3
24. hxg3 Nd5 (24... Bg7 $5) 25. Qd2 a5 $15) 22... Be4 23. h4 (23. Nh6+ gxh6 24.
Qxh6 Qxg3 25. hxg3 Nd5 $11) 23... Qxh4 24. Nxf6+ (24. Nh6+ Kh7 $17) (24. Rxf7
$2 Qxh5 25. Nxf6+ Kxf7 26. Nxh5 g6 $19) 24... Qxf6 25. Rh3 g5 $17 26. Rg3 Bg6
27. Qxg5 Qxg5 28. Rxg5 Rd8 (28... Nd5 $1 $19) 29. a5 b5 (29... bxa5 $5) 30. Rg4
Kg7 (30... Rd5 $142) 31. d5 $1 Nxd5 32. Rc6 Nf6 33. Rg3 Ra8 (33... Ne4 $1 34.
Rf3 (34. Rb3 Rd6 $1 35. Rb6 $1 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Rd2 37. f3 Nc5 $17) 34... Rd1+ 35.
Kh2 Rd2 36. Rxa6 Rxb2 $17) 34. Rgc3 b4 (34... Nd5 $142 35. R3c5 b4 $17) 35.
R3c4 Nd5 {[%cal Yg6d3]} 36. Rd4 $1 Kf8 37. g4 Ke7 38. f4 $1 Kd7 39. Rcc4 Rb8
40. f5 $132 {[%csl Rg6]} Bh7 41. Rd2 f6 42. fxe6+ Kxe6 43. Rc6+ Ke5 44. Re2+ (
44. Rxa6 Rg8 45. Kf1 Rxg4 46. Ra8 Be4 47. Re8+ Kf4 $40) 44... Kd4 (44... Be4
45. Rc4 f5 46. gxf5 Rg8+ 47. Kf1 Rg4 48. f6 $132) 45. Rd2+ Bd3 46. Rd6 (46.
Rxa6 Ke3 $19) 46... Rg8 $1 (46... Rb5 47. Rxa6 Ke3 (47... Rc5 48. Kf2 b3 49.
Ra8 Rc2 50. Ke1 Nf4 51. Kd1 Rc5) 48. Rd1 Nf4 $36) 47. Rxd5+ (47. Kf2 Rxg4 48.
Rxa6 Rf4+ 49. Kg3 Ke3 50. Rxd3+ Kxd3 51. Rd6 Rd4 52. a6 Nc7 $19) 47... Kxd5 48.
Rxd3+ Kc4 49. Rg3 f5 50. g5 f4 51. Rg2 (51. Rg4 Kb3) 51... Kb3 52. g6 Ka2 $1 (
52... f3 53. Rg4 $1) (52... Rg7 53. Kf2) 53. Kf2 (53. g7 f3 54. Rg4 b3 $19)
53... Kxb2 54. Kf3+ Ka3 55. Kxf4 b3 56. Kf5 b2 57. Rg1 Ka2 58. Kf6 b1=Q 59.
Rxb1 Kxb1 60. g7 Kb2 61. Kf7 Ra8 (61... Ra8 62. g8=Q Rxg8 63. Kxg8 Kb3 64. Kf7
Kb4 65. Ke6 Kxa5 66. Kd5 Kb4 $19) (61... Rxg7+ 62. Kxg7 Kb3 63. Kf6 Kb4 64. Ke5
Kxa5 65. Kd4 Kb4 $19) 0-1

[Event "HUN-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Heviz"]
[Date "2003.05.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Acs, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2003.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 (1... d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4
b5 8. Be2 a6 9. O-O c5 $5 10. d5 $5 $146 exd5 11. Nxd5 Bb7 12. Nxf6+ (12. e4
Nxd5 13. exd5 Be7 14. a4 b4 15. Qc2 O-O 16. Rd1 Bf6 17. Bf4 Rc8 18. Rac1 Re8
$13 {0-1 Hoang Thanh Trang-Zhukova,N/Shenyang 2000/CBM 79 (46)}) 12... Qxf6 $5
13. a4 b4 (13... Qb6 14. b3 Be7 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8+ Bxa8 17. Bb2 f6 18. Nh4
g6 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qe6 21. e4 O-O 22. Rc1 Ne5 23. Qe3 Rd8 $15 {1/2-1/2
Sultangareev,M-Yagupov,I/Bor 2000/EXT 2001 (43)}) 14. e4 $1 h6 (14... Bd6 15.
Bg5 Qg6 16. Qd2 h6 17. Rfd1 hxg5 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Rh6 {1/2-1/2 Kaufman,
L-Ippolito,D/Hampstead 1998/EXT 99 (19)}) 15. Bc4 Nb6 16. e5 $5 Qg6 17. Bd3 Qe6
$5 18. a5 Nd7 19. b3 Be7 20. Bc4 Qc6 21. Bb2 Nf8 $1 22. Ne1 Ne6 23. f4 Qe4 24.
Qd3 Qxd3 25. Nxd3 g6 26. Rac1 Rd8 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Kaidanov,G/Groningen
1993/CBM 39/[Belov] (32)}) 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. Bxc4 c5
7. O-O b5 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Bb7 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 $146 12. a4 b4 (
12... c4 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 (14... Bxa8 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Nd4 $16)
15. b3 $16) (12... Qxd1 13. Rxd1 b4 14. Ne5 $16) 13. Nd2 Be7 14. Bf3 (14. Nc4
$5 O-O 15. f3 $14) 14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 O-O 16. Qe2 $16 (16. Nc4 $6 Qd3 17. Ne5
Qd6 18. Nc4 $11) 16... Qd5 17. Nc4 Rad8 $132 {[%cal Yd8d1]} 18. Bd2 (18. f3 $5
Qd3 19. Qxd3 Rxd3 20. e4 Rfd8 21. Be3 Nd7 22. Rfd1 Ne5 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24. Nxe5
Rxe3 25. Kf2 Rb3 26. Nc4 Rd3 27. Ke2 $16) 18... Qd3 19. Qxd3 Rxd3 20. Rfc1 Ne4
21. Be1 Bf6 {[%cal Ye4d6,Yf6b2]} 22. Rd1 Rfd8 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24. Rc1 $16 {
[%cal Gg1f1,Gf1e2]} Nd6 $5 {Black has to accept a pawn loss because otherwise
- after the white K reaches "e2" - Black's whole Q-side might have collapsed.}
25. Nxd6 Rxd6 26. Rxc5 h6 27. Kf1 Rd1 28. Ke2 Rb1 29. Bxb4 Rxb2+ 30. Bd2 Be7
31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. Rc4 $6 (32. Kd3 $5 Ra2 33. Rc7 Bf6 34. a5 Ra3+ 35. Ke2 Ra2 36.
Rxf7 Bc3 37. Rd7 Bxa5 38. e4 $16) 32... Ra2 33. g4 $6 Bd8 {[%cal Yd8a5]} 34.
Kd3 Ra3+ 35. Kc2 (35. Ke4 Ra2 $132) 35... Ra2+ 36. Kc1 Ra1+ 37. Kb2 Rf1 (37...
Bf6+ 38. Bc3 $16) (37... Rh1 $1 $11) 38. Rf4 Kg8 39. Kb3 $2 (39. Rf5 Bh4 40. f4
Rf2 41. Kc3 Rxh2 42. Ra5 Rg2 43. Rxa6 Rxg4 44. a5 $16) 39... Bc7 40. Rf5 Bxh2
41. Kb4 g6 $11 42. Rd5 Rxf2 43. Rd8+ Kh7 (43... Kg7 44. Bc3+ f6 45. Rd7+ Kf8
46. Ra7 $11) 44. Bc3 f6 45. Rd7+ Kg8 46. Ka5 h5 47. gxh5 gxh5 48. Kxa6 h4 49.
Kb5 (49. Be1 Ra2 50. Rd4 h3 51. Rh4 $11) 49... Bg1 (49... h3 50. Rd1 $11) 50.
Rd1 (50. Rd4 Rf5+ 51. Kc4 Bf2 $15) 50... Rf5+ 51. Kc4 Bxe3 52. Rh1 Rf4+ (52...
Bf2 53. a5 $132) 53. Kd3 Ba7 (53... Bf2 54. Ke2 Kf7 55. a5 Bg3 56. a6 Rf2+ 57.
Ke3 Ra2 58. Ra1 Bf2+ 59. Kf3 Rxa1 (59... Rc2 60. Bxf6 Kxf6 61. a7 $11) 60. Bxa1
$11) 54. Be1 Rxa4 55. Rxh4 Ra3+ 56. Bc3 Bb8 57. Kc2 Kg7 58. Rb4 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2001.07.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2001.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik. McShane} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6
7. Bb3 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 Na5 (11... Nb4 12. Ne5
h6 13. Bh4 Nbd5 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. f4 Rd8 17. Qe3 b5 18. f5 Qb6 19.
fxe6 Bxe6 20. Ng6 Ra7 21. Rfe1 Bxb3 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Qxe7 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxd4
$19 {0-1 Colas,J-Sansas,A/FRA-ch21 corr 1956/Corr 2000 (37)}) (11... h6 12. Bf4
(12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rad1 Na5 14. Bc2 b5 15. b3 Bb7 16. Ne4 Rc8 17. Bb1 Bxe4 18.
Bxe4 Nc6 19. Rfe1 Ne7 20. Bb1 Nd5 21. Qd3 g6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Shirov,A/
New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 81/[Hecht] (72)}) 12... Re8 13. Rad1 Bf8 14. Ne5 Ne7
15. Qd3 Ned5 16. Bc1 b5 17. Qg3 Bb7 18. Bxh6 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Ne4 20. Qg4 Nf6 21.
Qg5 Qe7 22. Rd3 Ne4 23. Qg4 Nf6 24. Qg5 Ne4 25. Qg4 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,
V-Anand,V/Mainz GER 2001 (25)}) (11... Nd5 12. Bxe7 Ncxe7 13. Rac1 b6 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Rc7 a5 17. Rfc1 Bb7 18. Qf4 Rad8 19. a3 h6 20. h3 Ba8
21. Ra7 Rd7 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Rc7 Qd5 24. Ra7 Qc6 25. Rc7 Qd5 26. Ra7 Qc6 {
1/2-1/2 Sundararajan,K-Arnold,L/Budapest HUN 2001/ (26)}) 12. Bc2 b5 (12... Nc4
$6 {Huzman} 13. Qe2 b5 $140 $2 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Qe4 $18) 13. Qf4 Ra7 {'!?'
McShane. McShane: 'White's isolated queen's pawn guarantees him an initiative.
Black aims to exchange pieces and soak up the initiative, hence this
prophylactic move.'} (13... Bb7 14. Rad1 g6 15. Bh6 Nh5 16. Qg4 f5 17. Qh3 Rc8
18. d5 $1 $16 {1-0 Tkachiev,V-Lesiege,A/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 81/[Huzman] 
(39)}) 14. Rad1 Bb7 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Combined with the move 13...Ra7
this natural move makes a very strange impression. '} (14... Nc4 15. Qh4 $1 (
15. Ne5 Nxb2 16. Nc6 Nxd1 17. Nxd8 Nxc3 18. Qf3 Rxd8 19. Qxc3 Rad7 $44) (15. b3
{Ftacnik} Na3 16. Bd3 b4 $13) 15... g6 (15... h6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 Nxb2
18. Ng5 Nxd1 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Bf5+ Kg8 21. Nce4 $1 $18) 16. Ne5 (16. d5 Nxd5
17. Be4 Ne5 $1) 16... Nd5 17. Bxe7 (17. Ne4 f6) 17... Qxe7 18. Qg3 (18. Qxe7
Rxe7 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Rfe1 Bb7 $11) 18... Nxc3 19. bxc3 Rc7 $132) (14... Rc7 {
Anand} 15. d5 $5 exd5 (15... Nxd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 (16... Rxe7 17. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7
18. Qh4+ Kg8 19. Ng5 $18) 17. Rxd5 Rxc3 18. Bxh7+ $18) 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rxd5
Rd7 (17... Bd7 18. Rfd1 $16) 18. Rfd1 $36) 15. d5 $1 {[%mdl 68] McShane: 'This
thematic move opens more lines for the White pieces.'} Bxd5 (15... Nxd5 16.
Bxh7+ (16. Qd4 {McShane} Nc6 17. Qh4 g6 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Rfe1 {with huge
compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) (16. Nxd5 {Ftacnik} Bxd5 (16... Bxg5 {
Ftacnik} 17. Nxg5 Bxd5 18. Bxh7+ $18) 17. Rxd5 $1 $18) 16... Kxh7 17. Qh4+ Kg8
(17... Kg6 18. g4 $1 $18) 18. Rxd5 $1 Bxd5 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Ng5 Qxg5 21. Qxg5
$16) (15... exd5 16. Qh4 h6 (16... g6 17. Rfe1 $18 (17. Ne4 $1 $18 {Ftacnik}))
17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qxh6 $18 {[%cal Gf3g5,Gd1d4,Gd4h4]}) 16. Nxd5 exd5 $2 (16...
Nxd5 $142 17. Rxd5 {'!' McShane. '!' Ftacnik.} (17. Qh4 g6) (17. Qe4 g6 18. Bh6
Bf6 (18... Re8 19. Qd4 $18) 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 $44 {/+/=}) 17... exd5 (17... Qxd5
18. Bxe7 (18. Qh4 {McShane wins the bishop, as Qxh7 and Bxe7 are both
threatened.}) 18... Rxe7 19. Qh4 $18) 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qh4+ Kg8 (19... Kg6
20. Ne5+ Kf5 21. Qg4+ Kxe5 22. Bf4+ Ke4 (22... Kd4 {McShane} 23. Bd6+ Kd3 24.
Rd1+ Kc2 25. Qe2#) (22... Kf6 {McShane} 23. Re1 Nc4 {to stop Be5 mate} 24. Bg5+
Kg6 25. Bxe7+ {wins.}) 23. Bc7+ Kd3 24. Rd1+ Kc2 25. Qe2#) 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21.
Ng5 Qxg5 {McShane: 'otherwise Black is mated.'} 22. Qxg5 Rd7 23. Rd1 (23. h4 d4
24. h5 Rd6 $44 {/+/=}) 23... Rc8 (23... d4 24. Qc5 Rfd8 25. b3 $16 {[%csl Ra5]}
) 24. Kf1 $16) 17. Qh4 (17. Rfe1 $5 {Ftacnik}) 17... h5 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik:
'Excellent defensive move full of orignality, but despite this spirited idea
black position is quite shaky.'} (17... h6 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qxh6 {[%cal Gf3g5,
Rf3d4,Rd4f5,Rd1d3,Rd3h3,Gd1d4,Gd4h4]} Rc7 (19... Re8 20. Rd4 Bf8 21. Rg4+) (
19... Nc4 20. Rd4 $18) 20. Nd4 $1 Rxc2 (20... Re8 21. Rd3 $18) 21. Rd3 Ng4 22.
Rg3 Qd7 23. Qh5 $18) (17... g6 18. Rfe1 $18) 18. Rfe1 {'!' Ftacnik.} (18. Nd4
$5 Ne4 (18... Rc7 19. Bb1 Re8 20. Nf5 $44) 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qxh5 $16) (18.
Bxf6 $2 {Ftacnik} Bxf6 19. Qxh5 g6 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Rxd5 Bxb2 $11) 18... Nc6 (
18... Qc8 {[%cal Yc8g4]} 19. Nd4 Qg4 20. Qxg4 hxg4 21. Bd2 $1 (21. Bf5 Rc7 22.
Bxg4 Nc4 23. Nf5 Bd8 $132 {[%cal Yf6g4,Yc4b2]}) 21... Bd8 (21... b4 22. Rxe7
Rxe7 23. Bxb4 $18) 22. Bb4 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8 24. Bf5 $16) (18... Rc7 {Ftacnik}
19. Nd4 Nc4 20. Nf5 Nxb2 21. Rc1 Re8 $13) 19. g4 $1 Qd6 (19... Rc7 20. gxh5 Nh7
(20... Ne5 21. Rxe5 Rxc2 22. Nd4 Rc4 23. b3 $18) 21. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 22. h6 g6
23. Rxe7 $1 Nxe7 24. Bf6 $18) (19... Re8 $142 20. Bxf6 (20. gxh5 $5 Nh7 21.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qf4 Kg8 23. h6 $40) 20... Bxf6 21. Qxh5 Re6 (21... g6 22. Bxg6
Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kf8 25. Re6 $18) 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Re1 Qd7 24.
Bf5 Nd8 25. Re2 $16 {/+-}) (19... Rd7 {McShane: is also a plausible defence,
but after} 20. gxh5 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Qxe4 {White has a
healthy advantage}) (19... Nxg4 $2 {McShane} 20. Qxh5 $18 {wins.} f5 21. Rxd5
$1 Qxd5 22. Bb3 $16) 20. gxh5 Qb4 (20... Nh7 21. Bf4 $1 Qc5 (21... Qb4 22. Qg3
Qxb2 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Ne5 Nd8 25. Nd7 $1 $18) 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qg4 d4 24.
Ne5 $36) 21. h6 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Kramnik very correctly insists, that
in order to attack one does not necessarily needs queens on the board.'} Qxh4
22. Nxh4 Ne4 (22... gxh6 23. Bxh6 Rc8 (23... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 24. Nf5 $16) 24. Kh1
(24. Nf5 {McShane} Bc5 25. Kh1 $1 {wins after} Bxf2 26. Rg1+ $1) 24... Kh8 (
24... Bf8 25. Rg1+ Kh8 26. Bg5 $1 Nh7 27. Be3 $16) 25. Nf5 Ng4 26. Bg7+ Kg8 27.
Re2 $18 {[%cal Gd1g1]}) 23. hxg7 Rc8 (23... Rd8 $5 {Ftacnik} 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25.
Nf5 Re5 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Rxd8+ Nxd8 28. Ng3 f5 29. f3 $16) 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25.
Bxe4 dxe4 26. Rxe4 Kxg7 27. Rd6 $1 {/\28.Re7 McShane: 'White's initiative
continues into the endgame.'} (27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Nf5+ Kf6 29. Nxe7 Kxe7 30. Rd3
Rc2 31. Rb3 $16) 27... Rc5 (27... Rc2 $1 28. Rg4+ Kh7 29. Rd3 (29. Nf3 Rxb2 30.
Ng5+ Kg7 $13) 29... Ng6 $16) 28. Rg4+ Kh7 29. Nf3 $1 {Ftacnik: 'The Anand's
main worry is not so much the missing pawn, but rather a coordination of white
pieces.'} Ng6 (29... Rc2 30. Ng5+ Kg7 31. Ne6+ Kf6 32. Nd8+ Kf5 33. Rg7 $18)
30. Ng5+ Kg7 31. Nxf7 (31. h4 $5) 31... Rxf7 (31... Kxf7 32. Rdxg6 $18) 32.
Rdxg6+ (32. Rgxg6+ $1 Kf8 33. Rc6 $1 $18) 32... Kh7 (32... Kf8 33. Rxa6 Rc2 34.
Ra8+ Ke7 35. Ra7+ Kf8 36. Rxf7+ Kxf7 37. Rb4 $18) 33. R6g5 Rxg5 (33... Rc1+ 34.
Kg2 Kh6 35. f3 Rc2+ 36. Kg3 Rxb2 37. f4 $18) 34. Rxg5 Rc7 35. a3 b4 (35... Rc2
36. b4 $18) 36. axb4 Rc1+ 37. Kg2 Rb1 38. Ra5 Rxb2 39. Ra4 $1 {[%cal Gg2b7]}
1-0

[Event "Hastings 0102 77th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2002.12.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2001.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. e4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. Re1 Be7 10. Bg5 (10. a4 b4 (10... bxa4 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. e5
Nd5 14. Qg4 g6 15. Bh6 Nxc3 16. Bxf8 Bxf8 17. bxc3 Nd7 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qxe6+
Kh8 20. Bc4 Bg7 21. Rad1 Qg5 22. Bd5 Nc5 23. Qb6 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Nb3 25. h4 Qxh4
26. e6 Bf6 27. g3 Qc4 28. e7 Qxc3 29. e8=Q+ $18 {1-0 Forintos-Meleguegyi/
Boedapest 1966 (35)}) 11. Nbd2 {1/2-1/2 Aleksandrov,A-Ponomariov,R/Kramatorsk
UKR 2001/ (11)}) 10... h6 (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qe2 h6 14.
Bh4 O-O 15. Nd2 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rac1 Rac8 {1/2-1/2 Molenbroek,H-Sprenger,
E/NLD-ch05 corr7476 1974/CR97-74 (17)}) 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 (11... gxf6 12. d5 $1
exd5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Nc3 $44) 12. e5 Be7 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nc3 O-O (14... Nc6
15. Ne4 (15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 O-O 17. Qe2 $36) 15... Bb4 16. Re2 Qb8) 15. Rc1 (
15. Ne4 Nd7 16. Rc1 Rc8 $11) 15... Nc6 (15... Nd7 16. Be4 Rb8 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18.
Ne4 $14) 16. Qe2 (16. Ne4 Bb4 17. Re3 Qb6 $11) 16... Nd4 $1 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 $15
18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qb6 20. Nd1 Rac8 (20... Rad8 $5 $17 {[%cal Yd8d5]}) 21.
Rxc8 Rxc8 22. g3 Rd8 23. Kg2 Qa5 $17 24. Re2 (24. a3 Qd2 25. Qe2 Qxe2 26. Rxe2
Bxe5 $17) 24... Qxa2 (24... Bxe5 25. Qxe5 Rxd1 $17) 25. Rd2 Qd5 26. Nc3 Qxe4+
27. Nxe4 a5 (27... Rd5 28. f4 a5 $17) 28. f4 Bb6 29. Rc2 Rb8 (29... a4 30. Nd6
b4 31. Rc4 $132) 30. Nd6 b4 31. b3 $15 a4 32. bxa4 b3 33. Rb2 Bd4 34. Rb1 Rb4
35. Nb5 $11 b2 36. Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 0102 77th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2002.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2001.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 Nb4 12. Qe2 b6 13. Rad1 Ra7 14. Ne5 Nfd5 (
14... Rc7 15. h4 Nfd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxe7 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qxe7 19. Rd3 Bb7 20.
Qb2 Qd6 21. Rg3 f6 22. Ng4 Bd5 23. Ne3 Be4 24. Nc4 Rxc4 25. Rxe4 Rxa4 26. h5
$44 {1-0 Timanin,B-Shabtai,R/Ramat Hasharon 1993/EXT 98 (38)}) 15. Bd2 (15.
Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Bxd5 exd5 $11 {[%cal Yf7f6]}) 15... Rc7 {[%cal Yc8b7]} 16. Nxd5
exd5 17. Bb3 Be6 (17... Nc2 18. Bxc2 Rxc2 19. Rc1 (19. Nc6 Rxc6 20. Qxe7 $11)
19... Rxc1 20. Bxc1 Bd6 $14 {/=}) 18. Rc1 Bd6 19. h3 a5 (19... a5 20. Rxc7 Bxc7
(20... Qxc7 21. Rc1 Qd8 {[%cal Yf8e8]} (21... Qe7 22. Bxb4 Bxb4 23. Qb5 $36)
22. Nc6 Nxc6 23. Rxc6 $16) 21. Bxb4 axb4 22. Qb5 Qd6 23. Rc1 $36) (19... Re8
$142) 1/2-1/2

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Horsens"]
[Date "2003.04.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Hoi, Carsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2406"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Ne5 Nbd5 13. Bg5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nd5
15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qf3 (16. Qb2 Qc7 (16... Nf6 17. Rd3 Rd8 18. f4 Qc7 19. f5 Nd7
20. fxe6 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bxe6 $15 {0-1 Meenakshi,S-Murali Krishnan,B/Calcutta
2001/CBM 82 (37)}) 17. Qb3 Rd8 18. Rd3 Bd7 19. Rf3 Be8 20. Bf1 f6 21. Nc4 b5
22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Na3 Qa5 25. Nxb5 Bxb5 26. Qxb5 Qxb5 27. Bxb5
Ra1+ 28. Bf1 Rc1 29. c4 Nc3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vukic,M-Nemet,I/Umag 1972/MCD (45)}) (
16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Qf3 Rd8 18. Rab1 Qc7 19. Rb3 Be6 20. Rdb1 Rab8 21. h3 b6 22.
R1b2 a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Radev,N-Velikov,P/Pamporovo 1981/MCD (30)}) 16... Qd6 17.
Bb3 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gc3c5]} Rb8 18. a5 $1 Bd7 19. Bxd5 $5 {[%mdl 32] A rather
creative way of transforming one kind of a strategical advantage into another.
White is about to prove that in the given position Ne5 is clearly better than
Bd7.} ({White could have achieved a clear advantage by playing} 19. c4 Nf6 20.
c5 Qc7 21. Bc4 $16) 19... exd5 20. c4 Bc6 $2 {This move crownsWhite's B-for-N
swapping idea with full success.} (20... dxc4 21. Nxc4 Qc6 $1 22. Qxc6 (22. Nb6
Qxf3 23. gxf3 Bh3 24. d5 Rbd8 25. d6 Rfe8 $132 {[%csl Rg1]}) 22... bxc6 23. Nb6
Rfd8 24. Rac1 Kf8 $14 {/+/-}) 21. c5 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5]} Qd8 22. Re1 Bb5 (
22... Qh4 $142 23. Rad1 Rbe8) 23. Ng4 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gg4e3]} Bc6 24. Ra3 $1
Re8 $2 (24... Qh4 $1) 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Re3 Qd8 27. Qf4 $1 f6 28. Rg3 Kh8 29.
h4 $1 Bd7 (29... h5 30. Nxf6 $1 $18) (29... Be8 30. Nxf6 $1 gxf6 31. Qg4 Bg6
32. h5 f5 33. Qf4 $18) (29... Qf8 30. h5 Re8 31. h6 Re4 32. hxg7+ Qxg7 33. Qf3
f5 34. Ne5 Qf8 35. Rg5 f4 36. Qg4 $18) 30. h5 $1 $18 {[%cal Gh5h6]} Bxg4 (30...
Qf8 31. h6 Bxg4 32. hxg7+ Kxg7 (32... Qxg7 33. Qxb8+ $18) 33. Qxg4+ Kh8 34. Qd7
$18) 31. Qxg4 Qe7 (31... Qc7 32. h6 g6 (32... gxh6 33. Qe6 Rf8 34. Qxd5 $18)
33. Qe6 $18) 32. Re3 $1 Qf7 33. Qe2 $1 Qd7 34. Re7 Qd8 (34... Qa4 35. h6 Rg8
36. hxg7+ (36. Qe6 Qd1+ 37. Kh2 Qh5+ 38. Qh3 Qg6 (38... Qxh6 39. Qxh6 gxh6 40.
Rxb7 $18) 39. hxg7+ Rxg7 40. Rxb7 $18) 36... Rxg7 37. Re8+ Rg8 38. Rxg8+ Kxg8
39. Qe6+ Kg7 40. Qxd5 Qxa5 41. Qxb7+ $18) 35. h6 gxh6 36. Qe6 Qf8 37. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Botvinnik Memorial m"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2001.12.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Be2 Rd8 (10... Nbd7 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 Nb6 13. Na5
Nbd5 14. f3 Bd8 15. Nab3 e5 16. Nc2 Bb6 17. Kf1 Be6 18. e4 Ne7 19. Bg5 Rac8 20.
Ne3 Ng6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Rfd8 23. Rac1 {1/2-1/2 Skomorokhin,R-Hoang Than
Trang/Budapest 1994/EXT 97 (23)}) (10... Nc6 11. b3 b6 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. a3 Bb7
14. b4 Be7 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 b5 17. Nb3 Rd7 18. Na5 Be4 19. f3 Bc2 20. Rdc1
Ba4 21. Nc6 $16 {1-0 Malaniuk,V-Galinsky,T/Minsk op 1997 (48)}) 11. Ne5 (11. b3
b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Nc4 (13. Ne5 Nbd7 14. Bf3 Bxf3 15. Ndxf3 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Nd5
17. Nd3 Be7 18. e4 Nb4 19. Nxb4 Bxb4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ruck,R-Rublevsky,S/Ohrid MKD
2001/ (27)}) 13... Rxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Nbd7 15. Nfe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bd5 17. Bf3 Rc8
18. Bxf6 Bxf3 19. Rd8+ Rxd8 20. Bxd8 Bd5 21. Bxb6 Bxc4 22. Bxc5 Bd3 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Baburin,A-Yakovich,Y/Port Erin IOM 2001/ (42)}) (11. a3 a5 12. Nb3
Rxd1+ 13. Bxd1 Be7 14. Bd2 Nc6 15. Rc1 Bd8 16. Nc5 Ne7 17. Ne5 b6 18. Na4 Ba6
19. f3 Rc8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21. e4 {1/2-1/2 Schandorff,L-Rublevsky,S/Panormo GRE
2001/ (21)}) (11. Nb3 Rxd1+ 12. Bxd1 Be7 13. Ne5 Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. Bf3 Rb8
16. Bd2 b6 17. Bc3 a5 18. Rd1 Ba4 19. g4 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Arencibia,W-Ibragimov,I/Anibal Open ESP 2001 (30)}) 11... Be7 $1 {A very
useful move preventing White from gaining an important tempo by attacking the
Bc5 with one of his Ns} 12. b3 (12. Bf3 Ra7 (12... Nbd7 13. Nd3 (13. Nxd7 Rxd7
14. b3 Nd5 15. Nc4 (15. Bb2 b5 $11) 15... Bf6 16. Bb2 Bxb2 17. Nxb2 $16)) 13.
b3 (13. a4 b6 14. Ndc4 Rxd1+ 15. Bxd1 Nfd7 $11) 13... b5 14. Bb2 Bb7 $11) (12.
Ndc4 Rxd1+ 13. Bxd1 Nbd7 14. Bf3 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bd6 (15... Nd5 16. Bd2 f6 17.
Nc4 Rb8 18. e4 Nb4 19. Nb6 e5) 16. Nc4 Bc7 17. Bd2 e5 (17... Rb8 18. Rc1 Bd7
19. Na5 $36) 18. Bc3 e4 19. Be2 Be6 $11) 12... Nd5 13. Bb2 f6 14. Nd3 (14. Nec4
b5) 14... Nc6 15. e4 Nb6 {[%cal Ye6e5]} 16. e5 f5 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. Nf3 (18. Nc5
Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Be8 $11) (18. Nf3 Nd5 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Rxc5 Nf4 21. Bf1 Be8 $132
{[%cal Ye8h5]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Cup final 5th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2001.10.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Black "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2001.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bd2 Bd7 12. Rac1 Ba7 13. Ng5 Ke7 (13... O-O
14. Nce4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Rad8 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 Bc8 18. Kf1 Rd6 19. Bc3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Dydyshko,V-Kasparov,S/Minsk 2000 (40)}) 14. Nce4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Rhd8 16.
Nc5 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 $14 f6 $1 {[%cal Yd7e8,Ye8g6,Ye6e5]} 18. f4 (18. Bc2 $142 h6
19. Be1 e5 20. Be4 Rac8 21. Rdc1 $14) 18... Be8 19. g4 Bg6 20. Kf2 Be4 $11 21.
Rh5 $6 Bg6 22. Rh3 (22. Rc5 $142 $11) 22... a5 $1 23. Bc3 b5 $36 24. Rc1 Rac8
25. a3 Be4 26. Rh5 {[%cal Gh5a5]} e5 $1 27. g5 $1 Bg6 (27... b4 28. axb4 axb4
29. Be1 $11) 28. gxf6+ gxf6 29. Rh4 exf4 $6 30. exf4 $1 {[%cal Gc1e1]} (30.
Rxf4 Ne5 31. Kg3 Rd3 $36) 30... Nd4 31. Re1+ Kf8 32. f5 $1 {White put Rh4 into
the game.} Nxf5 33. Rf4 Rc6 34. Bxa5 $14 Rd4 $1 35. Bb4+ Kg7 36. Rxd4 (36. Rfe4
$5) 36... Nxd4 37. Re7+ Kh6 38. Bd1 $2 (38. Bd2+ Kh5 39. Bd1+ Kh4 40. Rd7 $16)
38... Bc2 $1 39. Bd2+ Kg6 40. Bg4 Bf5 41. Bd1 Bc2 42. Bg4 h5 $2 (42... Bf5 $11)
43. Bh3 $2 (43. Bd7 Rd6 44. Be8+ Kf5 45. Be3 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Rh5]}) 43... Bf5
$11 44. Bxf5+ (44. Bc3 Bxh3 45. Bxd4 $11) 44... Nxf5 45. Re2 Nd6 46. Bb4 Kf5
47. Ke3 Ne4 48. Rg2 h4 49. Rg8 Re6 50. Kd4 Re5 51. Rg1 Ng5 $1 52. Rf1+ Kg4 53.
Rxf6 Re2 $132 54. Kc3 Rxh2 55. Rf4+ $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (55. Rb6 $142) 55... Kxf4
56. Bd6+ Kf3 57. Bxh2 Kg2 58. Bc7 Ne4+ 59. Kb4 Ng3 $19 60. Kxb5 h3 61. Bxg3
Kxg3 62. a4 h2 63. a5 h1=Q 64. a6 Kf4 65. Kb6 Ke4 0-1

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 04th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2003.04.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2003.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Be7 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc6 13. Nxd4 $146 {This rather
interesting pawn sacrifice seems well justified by White's development
advantage.} (13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Rc1 Bb7 16. Bc2 Rab8 17. Nxd4 {
1/2-1/2 Gleizerov,E-Skripchenko Lautier,A/Saint Vincent 2001/CBM 80 ext (17)})
(13. a5 Nc5 14. Ba4 Nxa4 15. Qxa4 Bd7 16. Qb3 O-O 17. Rd1 Be8 {1/2-1/2
Prokopchuk,E-Volzhin,A/Tomsk 2001/CBM 82 ext (17)}) (13. Bf4 Nc5 14. Nd6+ Bxd6
15. exd6 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 O-O 17. Rfd1 Qf6 18. Qc2 Bd7 19. Bg5 Qg6 20. Qxg6 hxg6
21. Nxd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Peng,Z-Skripchenko Lautier,A/Leon 2001/EXT 2002 (40)})
13... Ncxe5 (13... Ndxe5 14. Nxc6 Qxd1 (14... Nxc6 15. Qxd8+ Bxd8 16. Rd1 O-O
17. Be3 Bf6 18. Rac1 $44) 15. Rxd1 Nxc6 16. Bf4 Bb7 17. Rac1 $44) 14. Bf4 Nxc4
15. Bxc4 (15. Nc6 $5 Qb6 16. Nxe7 Kxe7 (16... Na5 17. Rc1 Kxe7 18. Bc7 $16) 17.
Bxc4 Bb7 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Qg4 Nf6 20. Qg3 Rhd8 $15) 15... Nb6 (15... Bb7 16.
Bxe6 fxe6 17. Nxe6 Qb6 18. Re1 $44 (18. Nc7+ Kd8 19. Nxa8 Bxa8 20. Rc1 $44) (
18. Nxg7+ Kd8 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Qe2 $44)) (15... Qb6 16. a5 Qc5 17. Rc1 $40) 16.
Bb3 Bf6 (16... Bb7 $5 17. a5 Nd5 18. Ba4+ Kf8 19. Qf3 Bf6 (19... Rc8 20. Bc7 $1
Nxc7 21. Qxb7 Rb8 22. Qa7 Ra8 23. Qb7 Qxd4 24. Qxc7 Bd6 25. Qc6 Rd8 26. Rad1
Qe5 27. g3 $11) 20. Bc6 Bxd4 21. Bxb7 Ra7 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 exd5 24. Rfd1
Bxb2 25. Rab1 Bc3 26. Bd6+ Ke8 27. Bxb4 Bxb4 28. Rxb4 Ke7 $11) 17. Nc6 Qxd1 (
17... Qd7 18. Nxb4 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bc3 20. a5 $44) 18. Rfxd1 O-O 19. a5 $14 Nd5 $1
(19... Nd7 20. Rac1 g5 21. Bd6 Re8 22. Ba4 $1 $16) 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Nxb4 Be6 (
21... d4 22. Nd5 Rd8 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 $14) 22. Nxd5 Bxb2 23. Rab1 Rfd8 $6 (23...
Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rfd8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. h3 Bc3 27. Bc7 $14) (23... Rad8 $5 24.
Bd6 (24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Bd6 Bb3 26. Nc6 Bxd1 27. Nxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxb2 $11) 24...
Rfe8 25. Nc7 Bf5 26. Nxe8 Bxb1 27. Rxb1 Rxe8 $11) 24. Nc7 Rac8 25. Nxa6 Bf5 26.
Bc7 (26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Re1 $16) 26... Bxb1 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Bxd8 {Despite
being a pawn down, Blach has considerable drawing chances due to an
opportunity to slip into an opposite-coloured Bs endgame.} Kf8 29. Bb6 Ke7 30.
f3 Bf5 31. Nc7 Kd6 32. a6 Bd4+ $1 33. Bxd4 Kxc7 34. Bxg7 Kb6 35. Kf2 Kxa6 36.
Ke3 Kb7 37. Kf4 Bd3 38. Kg5 Kc6 39. Kf6 Bc4 40. h4 (40. Bh6 Kd7 41. Kg7 Ke6 42.
Kxh7 Bf1 43. g3 Bg2 44. f4 Bh3 $11) 40... Kd7 41. Bh6 Bf1 42. g3 Be2 43. f4 Ke8
44. Kg7 Bg4 45. Kxh7 Ke7 46. Kg7 Ke6 47. Bg5 Kf5 $1 {A nice touch -a blockade
at its fullest.} 48. Kxf7 Bh5+ 49. Kg7 Bd1 50. Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.01"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nbd2 Ke7 10. Be2 Bd7 11. Nb3 Ba7 (11... Bb6 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Bc3
Rhd8 (13... Rhg8 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Ng5 Rgd8 16. Bf3 Be8 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Rc1
h6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kozul,Z-Topalov,V/Sarajevo BIH 2001/
(49)}) 14. Nfd2 Be8 15. Nc4 Bc7 16. Rac1 g6 17. Nba5 Rab8 18. Nxc6+ Bxc6 19.
Ne5 Nd5 20. Nxc6+ bxc6 21. Bd4 $16 {0-1 Gelfand,B-Shirov,A/Monaco MNC 2001/(51)
}) 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Na5 (13. Bc3 Rhg8 {like in the game Kozul-Topalov,2001.})
13... Rhc8 $1 14. Nxc6+ (14. Nxb7 Rcb8 15. Na5 (15. Bxa6 Bb6 16. b4 Rxa6 17. b5
Ra4 $19) 15... Nxa5 16. Bxa5 Rxb2 17. Bd3 Bb5 $11) 14... Bxc6 15. Ne5 Bb5 $1
16. Bxb5 axb5 17. Rfc1 Ne4 18. Be1 ({more accurate was} 18. Bb4+ Ke8 (18... Kf6
19. Nd7+ Kf5 20. Kf1) (18... Bc5 19. Nd3 Bxb4 20. Nxb4 Rc4 21. a3 $11) 19. Kf1
$11) 18... Bc5 19. Nd3 (19. a3 Bd6 (19... Rd8 20. Kf1 $11) 20. Nd3 Rc4 21. Kf1
Rd8 $36) 19... Bd6 20. Rd1 (20. a3 Rc4 21. Bb4 Rac8 $36) 20... Rc2 21. a3 (21.
f3 Nc5 22. Rac1 Rc4 23. Nb4 $11) 21... g5 22. Rac1 (22. f3 Nc5 23. Rac1 Rc4 24.
Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Kf2 $11) 22... Rac8 23. f3 Rxc1 24. Nxc1 (24. Rxc1 Rxc1 25. Nxc1
Bc5 26. Bb4 $11) 24... Bc5 25. Rd3 Nf6 26. Nb3 Bb6 27. Bb4+ Ke8 28. Bc3 Nd5 29.
Kf2 (29. Bd4 Rc2 (29... Bxd4 30. Nxd4 $14) 30. Bxb6 Nxb6 31. Rd2 Rxd2 32. Nxd2
Nc4 33. Nxc4 bxc4 34. Kf2 Kd7 35. Ke2 Kc6 36. Kd2 Kc5 37. Kc3 $11) 29... Ke7
30. Ke2 Nxc3+ 31. Rxc3 Rxc3 32. bxc3 Bc7 33. h3 Bd6 34. Nd4 $11 {It is very
difficult to disbalance position after exchange of weak pawns a3 and b5.} Bxa3
35. Nxb5 Bc5 36. Kd3 Kd7 37. g4 Kc6 38. c4 f5 39. e4 fxg4 40. fxg4 Bf2 41. e5
Bg3 42. Nd4+ Kd7 43. Ke4 Bf2 44. Nb5 Bc5 45. Kd3 Kc6 46. Nc3 h6 47. Ne4 b5 48.
cxb5+ Kxb5 49. Nf6 Kc6 50. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.03.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Be2 Ke7 11. a3 (11. b3 b6 12. Ne1 Ne5 13. Bb2 Rd8
14. Rd1 Bd6 15. f4 Neg4 16. Nc4 Bc5 17. Bxf6+ Nxf6 18. Rxd8 Kxd8 19. Nd3 Bd7
20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. Rc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Lautier,J/Monaco 1996/CBM 52 ext 
(33)}) 11... a5 (11... b5 12. b4 Bd6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Rfc1 Rac8 {1/2-1/2
Vakhidov,T-Rausis,I/Dhaka BAN 2001/(14)}) 12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. Rfc1 (14.
Rfd1 $5 Bb7 15. Ne1 Rd7 16. Nd3 Rad8 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Nc4 Ba6 19. Rxd7+ Rxd7
20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Bxa6 Nd3 22. Bc3 Ne4 23. Bxa5 Ndxf2 24. Bb5 Rb7 25. a4 $16 {
1-0 Piket,J-Shirov,A/Monaco MNC 2001/ (39)}) 14... Bb7 15. Bxf6+ gxf6 16. Ne4
Bd6 17. Nxd6 Rxd6 $14 {/=} 18. Rc3 {[%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c7,Ge2b5]} f5 $5 19. Rac1
Kf6 20. Ne1 (20. Bb5 Ne7 21. Nd4 e5 22. Ne2 Rad8 $11) 20... Ne7 21. Kf1 Rad8
22. Rc7 Bd5 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 e5 {[%csl Rb4,Rb6][%cal Yd5e6,Ye7d5]} 25. b5 (
25. Nd3 Ng6) 25... Be6 26. Nf3 Nd5 27. R7c6 (27. R7c4 h6 28. Rh4 Rh8 29. Ke1
Ne7 $11) 27... Rxc6 (27... f4 28. e4 Nb4 29. Rxd6 Rxd6) 28. bxc6 (28. Rxc6 Rc8
29. Ke1 Rxc6 30. bxc6 Nc7 $1 $17) 28... Rc8 (28... Nc7 $5) 29. Ke1 Nb4 30. Bb5
Rc7 (30... Bd5 31. c7 (31. Rd1 Bxc6 $17) 31... Be6 32. Kd2 Nd5 $17) 31. Nd2 Bd5
32. f3 Ke6 (32... Bxc6 33. Rc4 Nd3+ 34. Ke2 Nc5 35. Bxc6 Rxc6 36. Rb4 $15) 33.
Kd1 Kd6 34. Nc4+ Kc5 (34... Bxc4 35. Rxc4 Nxc6 36. Bxc6 Rxc6 37. Rh4 $11) 35.
Na3+ Kd6 36. Nc4+ Bxc4 37. Rxc4 Nd5 38. Kd2 Ra7 39. Rc2 Ra3 40. c7 (40. e4 fxe4
41. fxe4 Nc7 42. Bc4 f6 $15) 40... Nxc7 41. Rc6+ Kd7 42. Rxb6+ Nxb5 43. Rxb5
Ra2+ 44. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Evry 1st"]
[Site "Evry"]
[Date "2001.03.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Justo, Damian"]
[Black "Velikov, Petar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2001.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2
Bb7 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Qb8 (10... Qc7 11. Nc3 Bd6 (11... Be7 12. e4 b4 (12...
cxd4 13. Nxd4 O-O 14. Bg5 Rad8 15. Rac1 Bc5 16. Nb3 Bd6 17. g3 Qb8 $11 {
1-0 Kozul,Z-Xu Jun/Biel 1993/CBM 37 (69)}) 13. axb4 cxb4 14. e5 bxc3 15. exf6
Nxf6 16. bxc3 Ne4 17. Bb2 O-O 18. c4 Qf4 19. Rd3 Bd6 20. Bc1 Qg4 21. h3 Qg6 22.
Rb1 Nxf2 23. Kxf2 Be4 24. Rbb3 Bxd3 25. Rxd3 $16 {1-0 Kozul,Z-Nikolic,N/Zagreb
1993/CBM 35 (43)}) 12. e4 cxd4 13. Rxd4 Bc5 14. Rd1 Ng4 15. Rf1 O-O 16. Bg5
Rac8 17. Rac1 Qb8 18. Bh4 Bd6 19. h3 Nge5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Bb1 Nb6 $11 {
0-1 Eng,H-Huebner,R/BL8384 1984/GER-chT (28)}) 11. Nbd2 (11. Nc3 b4 12. Na4 (
12. Nb1 cxd4 13. exd4 Nd5 14. axb4 Bxb4 15. Nc3 N7f6 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Ne5 Qd6
18. Bd2 O-O 19. f3 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Nb4 $11 {0-1 Brglez,R-Nikolic Nebojsa/Pula tt
II 1990 (51)}) 12... Bc6 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. axb4 Bxb4 16. Nd4 Bd7
17. e4 Bd6 18. Nf3 Bb5 19. Qd2 Bc7 20. Qg5 O-O 21. e5 Nd5 22. Bb1 f5 23. Rxd5
exd5 24. Bxf5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Lputian,S-Vera,R/Berlin 1982/MCL (60)}) 11... cxd4 (
11... Bd6 $5 12. dxc5 $140 Nxc5 13. b4 Na4 $1 $17) 12. Nxd4 Bd6 13. Nf1 O-O (
13... Nc5 14. f3 (14. b4 Na4 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Be1 Ne4 17. Rac1 Rc8 $36 {[%cal
Ya4c3,Ye4c3]}) 14... O-O 15. e4 $14) 14. b4 $6 (14. f3 Rd8 15. e4 Bc5 16. Be3
Qe5 17. Rac1 Rac8 $11) 14... Nb6 15. Bb2 Na4 16. Rac1 Nxb2 17. Qxb2 Be5 (17...
Rd8 $5) 18. f4 Bc7 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Nxe6 Bb6 (20... Rf7 21. Qb3 Kh8 22. Ng5
Re7 23. Nf7+ Kg8 $11 (23... Rxf7 24. Qxf7 Bb6 $13)) 21. Qb3 (21. Qb3 Qa7 (21...
Kh8 22. Nxf8 Qxf8 23. Qe6 Ba7 24. Rc7 $36) 22. Nxf8+ Kxf8 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-ch 58th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2001.03.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Black "Gdanski, Jacek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2001.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bf4 Na5 12. d5 Nxb3 13. Qxb3 exd5 (13... Bd6
14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rad1 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Qf6 18. Nd4 $14 {1/2-1/2
Kaidanov,G-Gurevich,D/Seattle 2000/CBM 80/(49) /=}) (13... Nxd5 $5 14. Rad1
Nxf4 15. Rxd8 Rxd8 16. Rd1 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. h3 b5 19. Rxd5 Be6 20. Rxd8+
Rxd8 21. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Shirov,A/New Delhi IND 2000/ (21)}) 14. Rad1
Be6 15. Qxb7 Bc5 $1 16. Be5 Qe7 $1 (16... Qa5 $2 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Nd7 19.
Bd6 Nc5 20. Qc7 Qxc7 21. Bxc7 Rfc8 22. Bg3 (22. Bf4 $18) 22... Ne4 23. Nxd5
Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Nxg3 25. hxg3 Rc2 26. Red1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Monaco
MNC 2001 (76)}) 17. Qxe7 (17. Qc6 Bb4 18. Re2 Rfc8 19. Qb6 (19. Qa4 Bxc3 20.
Bxc3 Ne4 $11) 19... Nd7 20. Qd4 Nxe5 21. Qxe5 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Qc7 $11) 17... Bxe7
18. Nd4 (18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Bxb2 $11) 18... Rac8 19. Bg3 (19.
Nde2 Nd7 (19... Ne4 20. Nxd5 $16) 20. Bd4 (20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Nxe5 22. Rxe5
Bf6 23. Ra5 Bxb2 24. Rxa6 Ra8 $11) 20... Bg5 $11 21. Nxd5 $140 $2 Bxd5 22. Bxg7
Rfe8 23. Rxd5 Rxe2 $19) 19... Bb4 $1 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rxe6 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Ne4
$1 23. f3 (23. Be5 Nxc3 24. Bxc3 Rxc3 25. Rxa6 Rc2 $11) (23. Rxd5 Nxc3 (23...
Rxc3 24. Rd1 Nxg3 25. fxg3 Rc2 26. Rxa6 h6 27. Rf1 Re8 $11) 24. Rd2 Ne4 $11)
23... Nxc3 24. Rd2 Rf6 (24... Ne4 $11) 25. Re1 h6 26. Bf2 Rf7 27. h3 Rc4 28.
Kh2 Rd7 29. Rc1 Kf7 30. Rcc2 Ke6 31. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "United Insurance 5th"]
[Site "Dhaka"]
[Date "2001.02.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rahman, Ziaur"]
[Black "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2001.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BAN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. d5 Re8 14. Qd3 g6 15.
Bg5 (15. b4 Nc4 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Nd4 Bd5 18. Bg5 Bb7 19. Bb3 Qd6 20. Bxc4 bxc4
21. Qd2 Ng4 22. Bf4 Bg5 23. Bxd6 Bxd2 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Nde2 Nf6 {1/2-1/2
Illescas Cordoba,M-Anand,V/Dos Hermanas ESP 1999 (25)}) 15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5
exd5 17. Rxe7 Rxe7 18. Qc3 (18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qxd5 Bb7 20. Qd2 Nc4 21. Qc3 Bxf3
22. Qxf3 Re8 23. h3 Qe5 $17 {0-1 Gustafsson,J-Van den Doel,E/Deizisau-A 2000 
(45)}) 18... Raa7 19. Qf6 (19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Nd4 Qc7 $17) (19. Nd4 Qc7 20. Bxe7
Qxc3 21. bxc3 Rxe7 22. a4 bxa4 23. Bxa4 Nc4 $17) 19... Qf8 20. Bd2 (20. Be3
Rxe3 21. fxe3 Qe7 $17) 20... Re6 (20... Rac7 21. Bc3 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Nc4 $17) 21.
Qh4 Nc6 (21... Re2 $2 22. Bb4 Qe8 23. Nd4 Rae7 (23... Rxc2 24. Nxc2 Nc6 25. Re1
Be6 26. Bc3 $44) 24. Nxe2 Rxe2 25. Bd3 Nb3 26. Bxe2 Nxa1 27. Bd1 $16 {[%csl
Ra1]}) 22. Ng5 Qg7 23. Nxe6 Bxe6 $17 24. Bc3 d4 25. Bd2 {[%tqu "En","Find a
brilliant combination","","","d4d3","",10]} d3 $1 26. Bc3 {[%tqu "En","What is
the idea of Black?","","","d3c2","",10]} dxc2 $3 {[%mdl 576]} 27. Bxg7 Rd7 $1
28. Rf1 Rd1 29. Bh6 Bc4 $19 30. h3 Rxf1+ 31. Kh2 c1=Q 32. Bxc1 Rxc1 33. Qf4 Re1
34. b3 Bxb3 35. Qf3 Nd4 36. Qc3 Rd1 37. Qc8+ Kg7 38. Qxa6 Ba4 39. Qc8 Ne6 40.
Qc3+ Kg8 41. Qe5 Rd3 42. Qb8+ Nf8 43. f4 Rxa3 44. g4 Rd3 45. f5 Rd5 46. Qb7 Bb3
47. f6 Bc4 48. h4 h5 49. g5 Rd4 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 Na5 (11... Nb4 12. Ne5 h6 13. Bh4 Nbd5
14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. f4 Rd8 17. Qe3 b5 18. f5 Qb6 19. fxe6 Bxe6 20.
Ng6 Ra7 21. Rfe1 Bxb3 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Qxe7 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxd4 $19 {0-1
Colas,J-Sansas,A/FRA-ch21 corr 1956/Corr 2000 (37)}) (11... h6 $1 12. Bxf6 (12.
Bxh6 gxh6 13. Qxh6 Re8 14. Qg5+ Kh8 15. Qh6+ Kg8 $11 (15... Nh7 16. d5 exd5 17.
Bxd5 $44)) 12... Bxf6 13. Rad1 Na5 14. Bc2 b5 15. b3 Bb7 16. Ne4 Rc8 17. Bb1
Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Nc6 19. Rfe1 Ne7 20. Bb1 Nd5 21. Qd3 g6 $17 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,
B-Shirov,A/New Delhi IND 2000/ (72)}) 12. Bc2 b5 (12... Nc4 $6 13. Qe2 b5 $140
$2 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Qe4 $18) 13. Qf4 Bb7 14. Rad1 g6 (14... Nc4 $2 15. Qh4 g6
(15... h6 $2 16. Bxh6 $40) 16. d5 $1 exd5 (16... Bxd5 17. Ne4 $18) 17. Rfe1 $16
{/+-}) 15. Bh6 Nh5 (15... Re8 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Be4 $36 Rxc3 18. Bxb7 Rc2 19. d5
$5 (19. Bxa6 Rxb2 20. Rb1 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Qd5 22. Bg5 Qxa2 23. Rf1 Kg7 24. Bxb5
Rc8 $11) 19... Qd6 (19... Bd6 20. Bc6 Nxc6 21. dxc6 Rc5 22. Qf3 Rd5 (22... Qe7
23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Nd7 $1 $16) 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. Nd3 Ne4 25. Rc1 $36) 20. Bxa6
$1 (20. Bc6 Rd8 21. Bg5 Kg7 $11) 20... Rxb2 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. Nd3 Rxa2 23. Bxb5
$36) 16. Qg4 f5 (16... Re8 17. Ne5 Nf6 (17... b4 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bxg6 fxg6
20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21. Qxh5 bxc3 22. Rd3 $18)) 17. Qh3 Rc8 (17... Re8 18. d5 $1 b4 (
18... exd5 19. Bxf5 $40) 19. Ne2 (19. dxe6 Qc8 20. Ba4 bxc3 21. Bxe8 Qxe8 22.
bxc3 Bf6 23. Rfe1 $13) 19... Bxd5 20. Ba4 Qc7 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 $44) 18. d5 $1 b4 (
18... exd5 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 20. Nd4 $16) 19. dxe6 Bd6 (19... Qb6 20. Bxf8 Bxf8 21.
Na4 Qxe6 22. Ng5 (22. Nd4 $5 Qxa2 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. Nb6 $16) 22... Qf6 23. Bb3+
Nxb3 24. Qxb3+ Kh8 25. Qf7 $16) 20. Rfe1 Re8 21. Ba4 $1 $18 Re7 22. Bd7 $1 bxc3
23. Rxd6 cxb2 24. Bg5 $1 Rc4 25. Rdd1 Qc7 (25... Nf4 26. Qh6 (26. Qg3 Nxg2 $5
27. Bxe7 Qxe7 (27... Nxe1 $1 28. Bxd8 Nxf3+ 29. Kg2 Ng5+ 30. f3 Bxf3+ 31. Qxf3
Nxf3 32. e7 $18) 28. Qb8+ Kg7 29. Kxg2 Qg5+ 30. Qg3 Bxf3+ 31. Kxf3 Rc3+ 32. Kg2
Rxg3+ 33. hxg3 Qe7 34. Bc8 Kf6 35. Bxa6 $16) 26... Nxg2 (26... Bxf3 27. gxf3
Rc1 28. Bxf4 b1=Q 29. Rxc1 $18) 27. Bb5 Qc7 28. Bxe7 Qxe7 29. Bxc4 Nxc4 30. Ng5
$18) 26. Rb1 Kf8 27. Ne5 Be4 28. Bxe7+ Kxe7 29. Nxc4 Nxc4 30. Rxb2 $1 Qa5 (
30... Nxb2 31. Qa3+ Qd6 32. Qxb2 $18) 31. Rbe2 Ne5 32. Qe3 Nd3 33. Qg5+ Nf6 34.
Rf1 Qe5 35. f3 Nf4 36. Rxe4 Qc5+ 37. Kh1 Nd3 38. Ree1 Qb4 39. Qe3 1-0

[Event "NED-ch58"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2003.06.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2003.06.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ne5 Ke7 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Nc4 (11. Nd3 Bd6 12. Nd2 Nc5 (12... b5
13. Nb3 (13. Bf3 Rb8 14. b3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Rb1 Rd8 17. Bb2 Bxb2 18. Rxb2
Bb7 19. Rc1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rbc8 21. Rbc2 Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Nd5 23. a3 Rd7 24. f4 {
1/2-1/2 Thorsteinsson,T-Thorarinsson,P/Seltjarnarnes 2002/CBM 89 ext (24)})
13... Nb6 $6 14. Na5 $1 Bd7 15. Nb7 $1 $16 {1-0 Zubarev,A-Savon,V/
Ordzhonikidze 2001/CBM 86/[Huzman] (27)}) 13. Nc4 Nxd3 14. Bxd3 Bc5 15. Be2 Rd8
(15... Bd7 16. Bf3 Bb5 17. b3 Bxc4 18. bxc4 Ra7 19. Bb2 b6 20. Rfd1 Rc8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Shirov,A/Monte Carlo 2003/CBM 93 ext (62)}) 16. b3 Bd7 17.
Bf3 Nd5 18. Bb2 f6 19. Rac1 Rdc8 20. Rfd1 b5 21. e4 Nb4 22. e5 Nxa2 23. Rc2 Nb4
24. Rcd2 Bc6 25. Bxc6 Nxc6 26. exf6+ gxf6 27. Rd7+ Ke8 28. Ne3 Be7 $17 {
0-1 Van Wely,L-Shirov,A/Wijk aan Zee NED 2003/(40)}) 11... b5 (11... Rd8 12.
Nbd2 Nb6 13. Nb3 Nxc4 14. Nxc5 $14) 12. Na5 Ne5 13. Bd2 (13. Nd2 $5 Bb6 (13...
Bd7 14. Ndb3 $14) 14. Ndb3 Rd8 $5 15. f4 Nd3 16. Nc6+ Ke8 17. Nxd8 Nxc1 18.
Nxc1 Bxe3+ 19. Kh1 Kxd8 20. Bf3 $14) 13... Ne4 14. Rc1 Bd6 (14... Nxd2 15. Rxc5
Nxb1 16. Rxb1 $16) 15. Be1 Bd7 16. f4 Rac8 $5 {Though the piece sac is quite
forced, it provides Black with some drawing chances.} (16... Ng6 17. Bf3 f5 18.
Nd2 Bc5 19. Nxe4 Bxe3+ 20. Nf2 Bxc1 21. Bb4+ Kf7 (21... Kf6 22. Bc3+ Kf7 23.
Bxa8 $18) 22. Rxc1 Rac8 23. Rd1 $18) 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. fxe5 Bxe5 $44 19. Bb4+
Ke8 20. Nc3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 Rxc3 23. Kf2 Rc2 $1 24. Ke1 e5 25. Kd1
Rc3 (25... Rb2 26. Nb3 Be6 27. Nc5 Bc4 28. Bxc4 bxc4 29. Rc1 Rxg2 (29... Rxa2
30. Rc2 $18) 30. Rc2 Rg1+ 31. Kd2 $16) 26. Kd2 Ra3 27. Nb3 a5 28. Nc1 (28. Nc5
Bc6 29. Bf3 Bxf3 30. gxf3 b4 $44) 28... b4 29. Bc4 Ke7 30. Nd3 Be6 $6 (30... f6
31. Rc1 (31. Nc5 Bc6 32. g3 Kd6 $44) 31... Be6 32. Bxe6 Kxe6 33. Rc2 Kd5 34.
Nc1 $16) 31. Nxe5 b3 32. Kc3 Rxa2 $2 (32... bxa2+ 33. Kd2 (33. Kd4 Ra4) 33...
Kf6 (33... f5 34. Nc6+ Kd6 35. Bxe6 Kxe6 36. Nd4+ Ke5 37. Nc2 Ra4 38. Kc3 $18)
34. Bxe6 Kxe6 35. Nc4 Ra4 36. Nb2 Ra3 $16) 33. Rxa2 bxa2 34. Kb2 Kf6 35. Bxe6
Kxe6 36. Nf3 Kd5 37. Nd2 $1 g5 38. Kxa2 f5 39. Kb3 f4 40. e4+ Ke6 (40... Kd4
41. Nf3+ Kxe4 42. Nxg5+ Ke3 43. Nxh7 f3 44. gxf3 Kxf3 45. Nf6 Kf4 46. Ka4 Kf5
47. Nh5 Kg4 48. Ng3 Kh3 49. Nf1 $18) 41. Kc3 g4 (41... Ke5 42. Kd3 a4 43. Nf3+
Kf6 44. e5+ Kf5 45. e6 Kxe6 46. Nxg5+ Kf5 47. Nxh7 a3 48. Kc2 $18) 42. Kd4 h5
43. e5 h4 (43... a4 44. Ke4 $18) 44. h3 $1 a4 (44... f3 45. Nxf3 $1 gxf3 46.
gxf3 a4 47. f4 $18) (44... gxh3 45. gxh3 a4 46. Nf3 $18) 45. hxg4 a3 46. Kc3
Kxe5 47. Nf3+ Ke4 48. Nxh4 1-0

[Event "Elbow Beach Club GM-B"]
[Site "Paget Parish"]
[Date "2001.01.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Black "Thorhallsson, Throstur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Be2 b5 (10... b6 11. Nb3 (11. Nc4 Bb7 12. b3 O-O 13.
Bb2 Bd5 (13... b5 14. Na5 Bd5 15. Nd4 Rfc8 16. Rac1 e5 17. Nc2 Bb6 18. Nb4 Rxc1
19. Bxc1 Rc8 20. Bd2 Be6 21. Nbc6 Kh8 22. a4 bxa4 23. bxa4 Nc5 24. Nxe5 Nxa4
25. Nac6 a5 26. Ba6 Ra8 27. Bb5 $2 {0-1 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Monaco Amber Blind
sp 1997 (29)} (27. Bb7 $16)) 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15. Nfe5 b5 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Nd2
Bb4 18. Nb1 Nb6 19. f3 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Nxc8 22. Ba3 Bxa3 23. Nxa3
b4 24. Nc2 a5 25. Ba6 Nb6 26. e4 Bc6 27. Kf2 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Lautier,J/
Monte Carlo 1997/CBM 57 ext (27)}) 11... Be7 12. Nfd2 Bb7 13. Nc4 Bd5 14. Bd2
Rc8 15. Rdc1 O-O 16. f3 Bb7 17. e4 a5 18. Be3 a4 19. Nbd2 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21.
Nd6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Botvinnik,I-Donchenko,A/Minsk 1993/EXT 97 (63)}) 11. Nb3 {
If Black wanted to keep Bishop on a7-g1 diagonal,they`d better do it
immidiately.} Be7 (11... Bb6 $142 12. Bd2 (12. a4 bxa4 13. Rxa4 Bb7 14. Bd2 O-O
15. Rda1 Rfb8 16. Bxa6 Bxa6 17. Rxa6 Rxa6 18. Rxa6 Bxe3 19. Bxe3 Rxb3 20. Ra8+
Rb8) 12... Bb7 13. Ba5 $14) 12. Nfd4 Bb7 13. f3 (13. Na5 Bd5 14. f3 Bc5 (14...
Bd8 15. Bd2 Bb6 16. Bb4 $36) 15. Kf1 Bb6 $11) 13... Bd8 14. e4 Bb6 15. Be3 O-O
16. a4 $36 {<<} bxa4 17. Rxa4 Rfb8 18. Na5 h6 (18... e5 19. Nf5 Bxe3+ 20. Nxe3
$16) 19. Kf2 g5 20. Nxb7 Rxb7 21. b4 (21. Rxa6 $16) 21... Rba7 (21... Nb8 22.
Rda1 Nfd7 23. b5 (23. Bxa6 Nxa6 24. Rxa6 Rxa6 25. Rxa6 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 Rxb4 27.
Ra8+ Rb8) 23... a5 (23... e5 24. Nf5 Bxe3+ 25. Kxe3 Nc5 26. R4a3 Rb6 27. Rc1
$18 Nbd7 $140 28. bxa6 Nxa6 29. Rc8+ $1 Rxc8 30. Ne7+ Kg7 31. Nxc8 $18) 24. Nb3
$16) 22. Rda1 Nb8 23. Nb5 Bxe3+ (23... axb5 24. Rxa7 Rxa7 25. Rxa7 Bxa7 26.
Bxa7 Na6 27. Bd4 Nh5 28. Bc3 Nc7 29. Be5 Na6 30. Bd6 $18) (23... Rb7 24. Bxb6
Rxb6 25. Nc7 Ra7 26. Nxa6 Nxa6 27. b5 $18) 24. Kxe3 Rb7 (24... Rd7 25. Nd4 Rda7
26. Ra5 $18 {[%cal Gb4b5]}) 25. Nd6 Rb6 (25... Rd7 26. Nc8 Rb7 27. b5 $18) 26.
Nc8 Rb7 27. b5 Nbd7 28. Nd6 Rc7 29. Rxa6 Rb8 30. Rc6 Rxc6 31. bxc6 Rb3+ 32. Kf2
Nb6 33. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Astana"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2001.05.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4
Nc6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Rd1 Bd6 10. dxc5 {'!' Ftacnik.} Bxc5 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 e5
13. Nc3 $1 $146 {[%cal Gc3d5] Ftacnik: 'The novelty in a well known position,
white would gladly save a tempo usually used for a modest prophylactic move h3.
'} (13. h3 Qe7 (13... e4 14. Nfd2 (14. Ng5 h6 (14... Qe7 15. Nd2 Bf5 16. Nf1
Bg6 17. Ng3 Bb4 18. h4 Rfd8 19. Nh3 h6 20. Nf4 Bh7 21. Ngh5 Ne8 22. g3 Qc5 23.
Nd5 Bf5 24. Nhf4 $36 {1-0 Pigg,H-Wikman,B/FIN-ch corr 1997/Corr 2000 (36)}) 15.
Bxf6 hxg5 16. Bb2 Ne5 17. Nc3 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Be6 19. Nd5 Qc6 20. Rac1 Rad8 21.
Qc3 f6 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Qxf6 $18 {1-0 Zhukova,N-Skripchenko,A/
Belgrade YUG 2000 (37)}) 14... Ne5 15. Nc3 Nxc4 16. bxc4 Re8 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18.
cxd5 Bd7 19. Rdc1 Rac8 20. Rc4 Bf5 21. Nb3 Qd6 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. Ba3 b6 24.
Bxc5 bxc5 25. Qc4 Rd8 26. Rd1 Be6 27. Nxc5 Bxd5 28. Qd4 $18 {1-0 Magerramov,
E-Flear,G/Montpellier op-A 1999 (37)}) 14. Nc3 e4 $5 (14... Be6 15. Nd5 Nxd5
16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Rad8 18. Rad1 e4 (18... Bd6 19. Qc4 Bc7 20. e4 h6 21. g3
Kh7 22. Kg2 f6 23. Nh4 Rf7 24. Rxd8 $14 {Panczyk-Radulov/Polanica Zdroj/1982/0.
5 (36)}) 19. Ne5 Rxd5 20. Rxd5 Rd8 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Re5 Qd6 23. Rxe4 Qd1+ 24.
Qxd1 $16 {Pinter,J-Radulov,I/Baile Herculane zt/1982/1-0 (49)}) 15. Nd2 Bf5 16.
Nf1 Rad8 17. Ng3 Bg6 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Nb4 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Nb1 Ne8 22.
Nd2 Nd6 23. Qg4 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bf1 f5 $11 {1-0 Lutz,C-Huebner,R/Munich
1993/CBM 36/[Ftacnik] (32)}) 13... e4 $6 (13... Nb4 14. Ng5 (14. Rac1 e4 15.
Ng5 Bg4 16. f3 exf3 17. gxf3 Rae8 $1) 14... Bg4 15. f3 Bf5 $13) (13... Bg4 $5)
(13... Qe7 $5) 14. Ng5 Bd6 $2 (14... Bg4 15. Nd5 Bxe2 16. Nxc7 Bxd1 17. Nxa8
Bh5 (17... Bc2 18. Rc1 Nb4 19. Ba3 Nd3 20. Rxc2 Bxa3 21. Nb6 Ne5 $11) 18. Bxf6
(18. Nc7 Be7 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Nxa6 (20. Nce6 $36)) 18... Bg6 $1 {'!?' Ftacnik.}
(18... gxf6 19. Nxe4 Be7 20. Nb6 $18) 19. Bxg7 (19. Bb2 Rxa8 20. Rd1 Be7 21.
Nh3 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Nxd8 (22... Bxd8 23. Nf4 $16) 23. Nf4 Bf5 $14) 19... Kxg7 20.
Nc7 Kf6 21. Nh3 Rd8 22. Nf4 Na5 $132) (14... Qe7 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 b6 17.
Nxh7 Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Rg5 $18) 15. Nd5 $1 (15. h3 $5 $16) 15... Nxd5 16.
Rxd5 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'White piees are dangerously grouping on the
squares leading to the black's king.'} (16. Qh5 {Ftacnik} Bf5 17. Bxd5 Bg6 $14)
16... Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 Be5 (17... h6 18. Qh5 (18. Nxe4 Be5 19. Rad1 Bxb2 20. Qxb2
Be6 $11) 18... Be5 19. Nxf7 Rxf7 20. Bxe5 Qe7 21. Rad1 Be6 $14) 18. Qh5 Bf5 $2
(18... h6 19. Rxe5 (19. Nxf7 Rxf7 20. Bxe5 (20. Rxe5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Qe7 22.
Qxf7+ Qxf7 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rc1 $16) 20... Qe7 (20... Nxe5 21. Rxe5 $18))
19... Nxe5 20. Nxf7 Rxf7 (20... Nxf7 21. Qg6 $18) (20... Nxc4 21. Nxh6+ Kh7 22.
Nf7+ Kg8 23. Qh8+ Kxf7 24. Qxg7+ Ke6 25. Qxc7 Nxb2 26. Qb6+ Kf7 (26... Ke7 27.
Qd4 Rxf2 28. Kg1 Re2 29. Kf1 $18) 27. Rc1 $18) 21. Bxe5 Qe7 22. Qxf7+ (22. Qg6
Qh4+ 23. Bh2 Qf6 (23... Qxf2 24. Rd1 $18) 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. Bf4 Bg4) 22... Qxf7
23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rc1 $16) 19. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 (19... Bxb2 20. Rxf5 g6 (20...
Bxa1 {Ftacnik} 21. Ng5+ (21. Ne5+ {Ftacnik} Kh8 22. Ng6#) 21... Kh8 22. Qxh7#)
21. Nd8+ (21. Qh6 gxf5 22. Nd8+) 21... Kg7 22. Ne6+ $18) (19... Qxf7 20. Rxe5
$18) 20. Qxf5 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'The fight of the two players very
different in strength is resulting in an early decision.'} g6 (20... Bxb2 21.
Rd7 $18 Kh8 22. Qxf7 Qe5 23. Rad1 $18) (20... Rxf5 21. Rd8#) (20... Kh8 21.
Bxe5 $18) 21. Bxe5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
b5 9. d5 exd5 10. a4 Nb4 11. axb5 Bd6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bg5 $1 $146 (13. Ng5 O-O
14. Ncxe4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Qh4+ 17. Kg1 Qxe4 18. Re1 Qf5 (18... Qg6
$5 19. Re5 $5 (19. Qf3 Be6 $17) (19. Re7 Be6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Qe2 Nd3 22. Rxe6
Rxf2 23. Qe4 Qxe4 24. Rxe4 Rf6 25. Be3 Rb6 $15) 19... Bb7 20. Rg5 Qe4 21. Rg4
Qe5 22. Bh6 Rfd8 23. Qe1 Qxe1+ 24. Rxe1 g6 25. b6 $44) 19. Be3 $6 (19. Qd6 $1 {
Huzman} Nd3 20. Re2 Bb7 21. Bc2 Rad8 22. Bxd3 $11) 19... Bb7 {1-0 Georgiev,
V-Lazarev,V/Elgoibar 1999/CBM 75/[Huzman] (39)} (19... Be6 $1 {Huzman} 20. Bxe6
fxe6 $17)) 13... exf3 (13... Bf5 14. Nd2 (14. Re1 O-O 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Rxe4
Bxh2+ $17) (14. Nh4 Bg4 (14... Bg6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. h3 $36) 15. Qe1 (15. f3
exf3 16. gxf3 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qe2 $32) 15... O-O 16. Nxe4 Be7 17. Ng3 Qd7
18. bxa6 Rxa6 19. Rxa6 Nxa6 20. Qe5 $36 {/=}) 14... axb5 (14... Bc7 15. b6 $1
$36) 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ndxe4 Be5 18. Nd6+ $16) (13... Bb7 14.
bxa6 Nxa6 15. Ba4+ Kf8 16. Nd2 $44 h6 $140 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Ndxe4 Bxh2+ 19.
Kxh2 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Qh4+ 21. Kg1 Qxe4 22. Bb5 Nb4 23. Re1 $18) 14. Re1+ Be7 (
14... Kf8 15. Qxf3 (15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Ne4 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qh4+ 18. Kg1 fxg2 19.
Kxg2 Bb7 20. Qf3 Qe7 $17) 15... Ra7) (14... Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Rxe6+ Be7 17.
Qxf3 O-O (17... Kf7 18. Rae1 Ra7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qh5+ Kg7 21. Qg4+ Kf8 22. b6
Rd7 23. Qf5 $44) 18. Rd1 $44) 15. Qxf3 Be6 $2 (15... Ra7 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rad1
Qb6 18. Na4 Qb7 19. Qh5 O-O 20. b6 Ra8 21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Qxc5 Nc6 23. Rd6 Bd7
24. Rxf6 Rae8 25. Re3 $16) 16. Rad1 Qc8 (16... Qb8 17. Bf4 Bxb3 (17... Qc8 18.
Rxe6 fxe6 19. Bxe6 Qd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. bxa6 $18)) 17. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 18. Bxe6
Qxe6 (18... Qb8 19. Bf4 Qa7 20. b6 $18) 19. Qxa8+ Kf7 20. Qxh8 $18 Nd3 21. bxa6
Nxf2 (21... Qxa6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qxh7 Nxb2 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Re1 $18) 22. Rf1
$1 N2g4 23. h3 $1 (23. a7 c4) 23... Qe5 24. hxg4 Qxg5 25. Qxh7 $1 Ke8 26. Qh8+
Kd7 27. a7 Nxg4 28. Rd1+ $1 Ke6 29. Re1+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. e4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. Bg5 Be7 (9... cxd4 10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 Be7 12. Rxd4 Nfd7 13. Qb3 Qb6
14. Qc3 f6 15. Be3 Bc5 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Bc4 Kh8 18. Rdd1 Bxe4 19. Nbd2 Bxe3 $5
20. Qxe3 Bd5 21. Bxd5 Qxe3 22. fxe3 exd5 23. Nb1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,
Y-Sherbakov,R/Kakhovka 1997 (37)}) (9... h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. a4 cxd4 12. axb5
a5 13. b6 Bc5 14. Qa4+ Ke7 15. Nbd2 Nd7 16. Nb3 e5 17. Nxa5 Qxb6 18. Bb5 Nf6
19. Nxe5 $16 {Rustemov,A - Dolgov,A/Moscow (ch) 1997 (27)}) 10. Bxf6 (10. a4 c4
11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bc2 O-O $15 {1/2-1/2 Akesson,R-Svensson,B/Gothenburg 1998/
CBM 63/[Huzman] (66)}) (10. dxc5 Bxe4 11. Bxf6 Qxd3 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Nbd2 Bxf3
14. Nxf3 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Rc8 16. Rac1 Nc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,Yuri-Vaulin,
Alexander/Minsk op 1997 (20)}) (10. Re1 Nbd7 11. a4 bxa4 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Rxa4
Nb6 14. Ra1 cxd4 15. Nb3 Nfd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nbxd4 {1/2-1/2 Sashikiran,
K-Sorokin,M/Sanghi Commonwealth-ch 2000/CA (17)}) 10... Bxf6 11. e5 Be7 12.
dxc5 Nd7 (12... Bxc5 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Be4 $36) 13. b4 $5 Bxf3 (13... Qc7 14.
Nbd2 Nxe5 15. Be4 $14) 14. Qxf3 Nxe5 15. Qe4 $1 Nxd3 (15... Bf6 $5 16. Nc3 (16.
Rd1 Nd7) 16... Nxd3 17. Rad1 O-O 18. Rxd3 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Qe2 (20. Qf3
Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Qf4 $132) 20... Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Qe5 22. Re3 Qb2 $132) 16. Rd1 Qd5 (
16... Nxb4 $5 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Nc3 Bxc5 19. Rb1 Nd5 20. Rd1 O-O 21. Nxd5 exd5
22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Qxd5 Re8 $11) 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Rxd3 Bf6 19. Nc3 O-O-O 20. a4
(20. Rad1 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Rhe8 $11) 20... bxa4 21. Rxa4 Rhe8 22. Kf1 Bxc3 23.
Rxc3 Kb7 24. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Karpatchev, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. a4
b4 9. Nbd2 c5 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc5 (12... Nc6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14.
Rc1 Bc5 15. Re1 h6 16. Bh4 O-O 17. Qd3 Rfc8 18. Bg3 Nf8 19. Nfd2 $44 {0-1
Gershon,A-Svetushkin,D/Yerevan 1999/CBM 72 ext (68)}) 13. Bg5 (13. a5 Nc6 14.
Bg5 f6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Nfe5 h5 17. Ba4 Rc8 18. Nb6 Bd6 19. Rc1 Nxa4 20. Nxc6
Rxc6 21. Qxa4 Qc7 22. Bd2 $44 {0-1 Roeder,M-Vilela,J/Havana 1999/CBM 70 ext 
(29)}) 13... f6 (13... Qc7 14. Nxd4 Nxb3 15. Nxb3 h6 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,
P-Sherbakov,R/Krasnoiarsk 1998/EXT 2000 (15)}) 14. exf6 (14. Bf4 Nc6 15. Re1
Kf7 16. Rc1 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Qd5 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. Qxd5 exd5 21.
Bxd6 Rhe8 $15 {0-1 Pujos,S-Flear,G/Corsica 1997/EXT 99 (27)}) (14. Bh4 Nc6 (
14... g5 15. Nxd4 h5 16. Re1 Nxb3 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Nxe6 Qb6 19. exd6 Nxa1 20.
d7+ Nxd7 21. Nc5+ Kf7 22. Qxd7+ Kg6 23. Qd3+ Kf7 24. Qd7+ Kg6 25. Qd3+ {
1/2-1/2 Hegde,R-Ganguly,S/Mumbai IND 2000/(25)}) 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Nfe5 h5 17.
Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Ne5 Be4 19. Re1 Be7 20. Rxe4 Nxe4 21. Qc2 fxe5 22. Qc6+ Kf8 23.
Bxe7+ {1-0 Roeder,M-Kraemer,M/Germany 1998/EXT 99 (23)}) 14... gxf6 15. Bf4 (
15. Nxd4 $1 {Is, probably, a refutation of this line} h5 (15... Qd5 $2 16. Nd6+
$1 Qxd6 17. Qh5+ Kd7 18. Bxf6 $40 {1-0 Gershon,A-Svetushkin,D/Yerevan 2000/CBM
78 ext/[Gershon] (25)}) 16. Nxe6 Qxd1 17. Raxd1 fxg5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Rfe1+
Kf8 20. Na5 Ra7 21. Rd8+ Kg7 22. Rxh8 Kxh8 23. Re8+ Kg7 24. Rxb8 $16 {0-1
Mittelman,G-Jonkman,H/Tel Aviv ISR 2001/ (70)}) (15. Bh4 Nc6 16. Re1 Be7 17.
Ba2 O-O 18. Ncd2 Kh8 19. Bxe6 Ne5 20. Bf5 Ned3 21. Nxd4 Qd5 22. N2f3 Nxe1 23.
Qxe1 $15 {0-1 Merino Garcia,R-Adla,D/Zaragoza op 1999/AdE (27)}) (15. Nfe5 h5
16. Bh4 (16. Ng6 Qd5 17. Nd6+ Qxd6 18. Nxh8 Nxb3 19. Qxh5+ Kd7 20. Bxf6 Nxa1 $1
$19 {Slipak,S-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires 1996/Inf 67/ (20)}) 16... Qd5 17. Nf3
Rg8 18. Bg3 Nxb3 19. Qxb3 Nd7 20. Rad1 e5 21. Rfe1 O-O-O 22. Qc2 Bc5 23. Na5
Ba8 24. Qd3 Kb8 25. Qxa6 Bb6 26. Nc4 Ba7 27. Ncd2 f5 28. Rc1 Bb7 29. Qf1 {
1-0 Gomez,F-Vilela,J/Havana-ch 2000 (29)}) 15... Nxb3 (15... Nc6 $5 16. Nfd2 h5
$13) (15... Rg8 16. Bg3 Nc6 17. Nfd2 $44) 16. Qxb3 Qd5 (16... e5 17. Rae1 Be7
18. Nfxe5 fxe5 19. Bxe5 $40 Qd5 20. f3 Rg8 21. Bf6 Nc6 22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Re5
Qd8 24. Qxb4 $16) 17. Rfe1 Kf7 (17... Nd7 18. Rad1 Bc5 (18... Nc5 19. Qxb4 Rg8
20. Bg3 $40)) 18. Rad1 Bc5 (18... Rg8 19. Bg3 Nc6 20. Qd3 $36 {[%cal Gd3h7,
Gc4b6]}) 19. Qc2 Nc6 20. Ne3 $1 Qh5 (20... dxe3 21. Bxe3 Nd4 22. Bxd4 Rag8 23.
Re3 $40) 21. Ng5+ $1 {[%mdl 64]} fxg5 22. Qxc5 Rhd8 (22... dxe3 23. Rd7+ Kg8
24. Bxe3 Rb8 25. Bd4 $18) (22... Rad8 23. Nc4 Rd5 24. Qb6 Ba8 25. Bg3 $16) 23.
Nc4 Qg4 24. Bc7 $1 (24. Bg3 $5 $16) 24... Rd7 (24... Kg8 25. f3 $16) 25. Qb6 $1
Rc8 (25... Ra7 26. f3 Qh5 27. Ne5+ Nxe5 28. Rxe5 $18) 26. Qxb7 Rcxc7 27. Qxc6
$1 $18 Rxc6 28. Ne5+ Ke7 29. Nxg4 Rc2 30. Ne5 Rd5 31. Nd3 a5 32. Rc1 Rxc1 33.
Rxc1 Kd6 34. g4 e5 35. f3 1-0

[Event "GER CupT final"]
[Site "Luebeck"]
[Date "2001.03.25"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luebeck"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 (2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O cxd4
8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a4 Nc6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Be7 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Qe2 (
14. Qd2 Na5 15. Ba2 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. d5 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Rxa1 20.
Rxa1 bxc4 $15 {0-1 Petronijevic,Z-Djuric,S/Cetinje 1991/EXT 98 (36)}) 14... Re8
15. Rad1 Nd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Ne5 f6 19. Nd3 Bf5 20. Nc5 Nc6 21.
Qxe8+ Qxe8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. f3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Babula,V-Atalik,S/Magdeburg GER
2000/(52)}) 2... e6 3. c4 d5 (3... c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. exd4 Bb4 (6...
Be7 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 a6 11. a4 Bd7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4
Rc8 14. Bd3 Nb4 15. Bb1 Bc6 16. Ne5 Nfd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Ne4 Nf6 19. Nc5 Rfd8
$15 {0-1 Boyle,C-Kilpatrick,R/SCCA Candidates 1983 (34)}) 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Nc6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Be7 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Bg3 Nb4 15. Ne5
Be8 16. Bb3 Rc8 17. Qf3 Bc6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Red1 a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Pinter,
J-Psakhis,L/Las Palmas (izt) 1982/Inf 35 (50)}) 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Bd7 13. Bb3
(13. Qe2 Nh5 (13... Nd5 14. Bxe7 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nxe7 16. Ne5 Nd5 17. Qf3 Be8 18.
Reb1 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Nd3 Rc8 22. Nb4 $16 {1-0 Ivkov,
B-Pilnik,H/Mar del Plata 1955/MCD (42)}) 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Ne5 Nf6 16. Rad1
Ned5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Gamundi,A-Kharlov,A/Ubeda 1997/
CBM 56 ext (41)}) 13... Rc8 14. Ne5 Be8 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Qd3 Nd5 (16... Bd5
17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxh4 19. Bxb7 Rb8 20. Bxa6 Rxb2 21. g3 Bf6 22. Rad1 Qb6
23. Qc3 Rd8 24. a5 Qb8 25. Bf1 Rb4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Martinez,M-Sulava,N/Toscolano
Maderno 1997 (39)}) 17. Bxd5 (17. Bc2 g6 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 $15) (17.
Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Rad1 Qd6 $15) 17... Bxh4 18. Be4 (18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. Rad1 (19. d5
Rd6 20. Rad1 Bf6 $17) 19... Qb6 20. Re2 Rd8 $15) 18... Bf6 19. Red1 (19. Rad1
Qb6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. d5 Bxc3 (21... Rd8 22. Qf3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 exd5 24. Rxd5
Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Rxc3 $17) 22. bxc3 exd5 23. Qxd5 Rxc3 $17) 19... Bxe4 (19... Qb6
20. a5 Qxb2 $140 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Rdb1 $16) 20. Nxe4 Be7 21. Qb3 (21. d5 exd5
22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. Rxd5 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $15 {[%cal Yd8d4]}) 21... Qd5 22.
Qxd5 exd5 23. Ng3 (23. Nc3 Rfd8 $15 {[%csl Ra4,Rd4][%cal Ye7f6,Yc8c4,Yc4d4,
Yf6d4]}) 23... Rc2 24. Nf5 Bg5 $5 (24... Bf6 25. Ne3 Rxb2 26. Nxd5 Bh4 27. g3
Rd8 28. Ne3 Bg5 $15) 25. h4 Bf6 26. Rab1 {[%cal Gf5e3]} (26. b4 Rc4 27. Rab1
Rd8 $17) 26... Rc4 27. b3 Rb4 28. Ne3 $1 Rd8 29. Nc2 Rb6 30. g3 h5 $1 $15 {
[%mdl 4096] Great move!Black are fixing Whitee`s pawns and  would exploit
their weakness later on} 31. Rd3 g6 32. Kf1 Bg7 33. Rc3 Bf8 34. Re1 Bd6 35. Rc1
Kf8 36. Re1 Rc6 $1 37. Rxc6 bxc6 {[%csl Rb3,Rc6]} 38. Re3 a5 39. Rc3 Rc8 40.
Ne1 Ke7 41. Nf3 (41. Nd3 $11) 41... Kd7 42. Ke2 f6 43. Re3 Rb8 44. Rc3 Rb6 45.
Re3 Rb4 {[%cal Yc6c5]} (45... c5 $5 46. Rc3 cxd4 47. Nxd4 Be5 48. Rd3 Bxd4 (
48... Kd6 49. Nb5+ $11) 49. Rxd4 Kd6 50. Rd3 Rb4 $15) 46. Rd3 Ke6 47. Rc3 Rb6 {
[%cal Ye6f5,Yg6g5]} 48. Ne1 g5 $1 49. Re3+ Kf7 50. Nf3 g4 51. Ne1 f5 {[%cal
Yf5f4]} 52. Ng2 Kf6 53. Rc3 f4 $1 54. gxf4 Kf5 55. Re3 Rb8 56. Rc3 Bxf4 57.
Rxc6 Rxb3 58. Rc5 Rb2+ 59. Kf1 (59. Kd3 Rd2+ 60. Kc3 Rxf2 61. Rxd5+ Ke4 62.
Nxf4 Kxf4 63. Rxh5 (63. Rxa5 g3 64. Rg5 Rh2 65. Rg8 Rxh4 66. a5 Rh1 $19) 63...
g3 64. Rg5 g2 65. Kc4 Kf3 66. Kb5 Rf1 67. Kxa5 g1=Q 68. Rxg1 Rxg1 69. Kb6 Rb1+
70. Kc6 Ra1 71. Kb5 Ke4 72. a5 Kd5 73. Kb6 Kd6 74. a6 Rb1+ $19) 59... g3 $1 60.
Rxd5+ $2 ({It looks like White could still save this game by} 60. fxg3 Bxg3 61.
Rxd5+ Kg4 62. Rg5+ (62. Rxa5 Rf2+ 63. Kg1 Kh3 64. Ne3 Rf3 $19) 62... Kh3 63.
Ne3 Rf2+ (63... Bf4 64. Rf5) 64. Ke1 (64. Kg1 Re2 65. Nf1 Bf2+ 66. Kh1 Re1 $19)
64... Ra2+ (64... Kxh4 65. Rc5 Ra2+ 66. Kf1 Rxa4 67. Nf5+ $11) 65. Kf1 Bf4 66.
Rf5 Bxe3 67. Rf3+ Kxh4 68. Rxe3 Rxa4 69. Rd3 $11) (60. f3 Rf2+ 61. Kg1 Rxf3 62.
Rxd5+ Kg4 63. Rxa5 Be3+ 64. Nxe3+ Rxe3 $17) 60... Kg4 61. Nxf4 (61. fxg3 $142
Bxg3 62. Rxa5 Rf2+ 63. Kg1 Kh3 64. Rxh5 Rxg2+ 65. Kf1 Rf2+ 66. Kg1 Rf3 $19)
61... Rxf2+ 62. Kg1 Rxf4 $19 63. Kg2 Rf2+ 64. Kg1 Rd2 65. Rxa5 Kh3 66. Rf5 Rd1+
67. Rf1 Rxf1+ 68. Kxf1 Kh2 0-1

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 Bd6 (10... Qc7 11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Nf3 O-O 14.
Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Bxa3 16. Rac1 Bc5 17. Bg3 Qb6 $17 {0-1 Lacko,P-Akesson,R/
Stockholm 1990/EXT 97 (41)}) 11. Rd1 (11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Be5 (12... O-O 13.
f3 Qb8 14. g3 Bc5 15. Be3 Qa7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Rd2 Ne5 18. Rad1 Rd7 19. Kg2
Rad8 20. Nxe6 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Rxd2 22. Qxd2 fxe6 23. Qd8+ Kf7 24. Qc7+ Nfd7 25.
Bxc5 Qxc5 26. Qxb7 Qe3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Poluljahov,A-Yuneev,A/St.Petersburg 1994/
CBM 41 (30)}) 13. Rd1 Qb8 14. g3 O-O 15. Be3 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe6 fxe6
18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Rxd7 Bf3 20. Qc2 Qe8 21. Qb3 $16 {1-0 Wojtkiewicz,
A-Nikolaidis,I/Katerini 1993/TD (29)}) 11... Qc7 12. d5 $6 {Generally this
idea is wrong and this position is not an exception.Game is getting
transported in Meran-type position in very favourable sircumstances for Black}
(12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. b4 Ncd7 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Rac1 Qb8 16. e4 O-O 17. g3 Nb6 18.
Qe3 (18. Nd2 Rfd8 19. f4 e5 20. f5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Peto,P-Buijsman,J/IECG email
1999/E-Mail 2000 (62)}) 18... Nc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. Nd2 Rcc8 21. Nb3 Ng4 22.
Qe2 Ne5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Piskov,Y-Rublevsky,S/Helsinki 1992/CBM 32 (35)}) (12. h3
O-O 13. e4 (13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Nce4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bb2 Nc3 17. Bxc3 Qxc3
18. Qd3 Qxd3 {1/2-1/2 Bellon Lopez,J-Borges Mateos,J/Mislata op 2000/Ajelibre 
(18)}) 13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Be3 Ncxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bg5 Bh2+ 18. Kh1
Qe5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nf3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Bf4 22. Re1 Qc7 $15 {0-1 Kozul,Z-Varga,
Z/Medulin 1997/EXT 99 (32)}) 12... c4 (12... exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5
15. Rxd5 Nf6 16. Rd1 O-O 17. a4 c4 $15 {0-1 Staller,P-Schlamp,R/Germany 1998/
EXT 99 (41)}) 13. e4 O-O 14. Bg5 exd5 15. exd5 Rfe8 16. Qc2 Ng4 {[%cal Yg4e5,
Ye5d3]} (16... h6 17. Bh4 Ne5 18. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 gxf6 20. Bb1) 17. h3 Nge5
18. Nd4 Nc5 $17 (18... Nd3 $5 19. b3 $132 Nb6 $1 20. bxc4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 Nxf2
$17) 19. b3 cxb3 (19... Ncd3 $5 20. bxc4 bxc4 $36) 20. Bxb3 Rac8 21. Ne4 Qd7 (
21... Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Nc4 (22... Nc6 23. Qxe8+ (23. Ne6 Na5 $1 $19) 23... Rxe8
24. dxc6 Bc8 25. a4 b4 26. Rac1 $44) 23. Qg4 Bh2+ 24. Kh1 Be5 $17) 22. Nxd6
Qxd6 23. Nf5 Qd7 24. Ne3 h6 (24... Ng6 $5 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Yh7h6,Ye8e5,Ye5g5,
Yh6g5]} 25. h4 (25. Ng4 Ne4 $19) 25... h6 26. h5 Ne4 27. Qb2 Nxg5 28. hxg6 fxg6
$17 29. d6+ Kh7 30. Rac1 Rxc1 31. Qxc1 Bxg2 $1 $19) 25. Bh4 Ng6 26. Bg3 Ne4 27.
Qe2 Nc3 28. Qd3 Nxd1 29. Rxd1 $44 {/-/+} Rc5 30. d6 Rec8 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Black
just blundered a piece,but White immidiately offered a draw,as they reportedly
were very short of time.} (30... Be4 31. Qd4 Rcc8 32. a4 (32. Bd5 Bxd5 33. Nxd5
Rc4 34. Qd3)) (30... Nf8 $5 $17) 31. Qxg6 $16 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 54th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2001.05.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bb3 (12. Qe4 Ncb4 13. Ne5 Qd6 14.
Qg4 f5 15. Qe2 b6 16. Bxd5 $1 Nxd5 17. Nc4 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. Ba3 $14 {
Marin,M-Garcia Palermo,C Andorra 1991/}) (12. Bd3 Ncb4 13. Bb1 b6 14. Ne5 Bb7
15. Ne4 Rc8 16. Ra3 f5 17. Ng3 Rxc1 $1 18. Rxc1 Nf4 19. Qc4 Bxg2 20. f3 b5 $1
$17 {Naumkin,I- Sadler,M London 1991/}) 12... Ncb4 (12... Re8 {was tried in
Kramnik -Kasparov match in London.}) 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Nxd5 (14. Qg4 Nf6 15. Qg3
Bc6 (15... Kh8 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nbxd5 18. Bxd5 Be6 19. Bh6 gxh6 20. Bxe6
Qe8 21. Bb3 Ne4 22. Qf3 Ng5 23. Qf5 Rd8 24. h4 Ne6 25. Bc2 {1-0 Rogozenko,
D-Vaulin,A/Pardubice 1997/CBM 59 ext (25)}) 16. Bh6 Ne8 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Bf4 {
1/2-1/2 De Groot,A-Bratholm,P/ICCF EM/TT/D/03 1997/74 telechess (38)} (18. Ne4
$14)) (14. Bd2 Bc6 15. Rac1 a5 16. Ne4 Qe8 (16... Rc8 17. Nc5 Qd6 18. Nc4 Qd8
19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Qe1 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Qxa4 23. Bxb4 Qc6 24. f3 Ra8
25. Qe3 f6 {1/2-1/2 Gruenberg,R-Bischoff,K/BL8485 1985/GER-chT (25)}) 17. Bxb4
Nxb4 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Rc4 Qb8 20. g3 Rd8 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Na6 23. Rc3 Qb6
24. Qc4 Rd6 $11 {0-1 Haba,P-Voloshin,L/CZE 1997/EXT 98 (52)}) (14. h3 $5 Be8
15. Qf3 Rc8 16. Bd2 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nc6 18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Qg3 $14 {Vyzmanavin,
A-Ehlvest,J Tilburg 1992/}) (14. Qf3 Be8 15. Qh3 Rc8 16. Bd2 Qd6 17. Nxd5 Nxd5
18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Qxc8 Bxa4 20. Qc3 {1-0 Hansen,C-Sorensen,T/Hinnerup 1979/EXT
98 (20)}) 14... exd5 ({More ambitious was} 14... Nxd5 15. Rd3 Bc6 (15... Rc8
16. Bd2 Bc6 17. Re1 Bf6 18. Ng4 Bg5 19. Ne5 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Nf6 21. Rc1 Bd5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Hort,V-Chandler,M/Biel 1987/CBM 03 (33)}) 16. Rg3 $6 Bf6 17. Bc2 g6 $8
18. Bh6 Re8 19. Re1 Qb6 20. Rg4 Ne7 21. h4 Nf5 22. Bg5 Bg7 23. h5 Qxb2 $17 {
1-0 Magerramov,E-Raetsky,A/Rostov 1993/CBM 36/ (40)}) 15. Qf3 Be6 16. Bd2 $14 {
[%csl Rd5][%mdl 36] White have small,but long-lasting advantage.} (16. Bf4 Re8
(16... f6 17. Nd3 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 Rc8 19. Re3 Bf7 20. h4 Bb4) 17. Rac1 Qb6) 16...
Nc6 (16... Rc8 17. Bc3) 17. Bc3 Rc8 18. a5 (18. Nd3 Bd6 19. Nf4 Qh4 20. g3 Qf6)
18... Qd6 (18... Rc7 19. g3 Qd6 20. Nd3 Qd7 21. Re1 $36) 19. Nd3 Qd7 20. h3 Bd6
21. Rd2 $1 {[%mdl 32]} (21. Nf4 Bxf4 22. Qxf4 Bf5 $11) 21... Rfd8 22. Bc2 $1 {
[%cal Gb1h7][%mdl 32]} g6 (22... Qc7 23. Re2 $36 {[%cal Ga1e1,Ge1e6]}) 23. Nf4
Bxf4 24. Qxf4 Re8 25. f3 Qc7 26. Qxc7 Rxc7 27. g4 $1 $14 {Black are doomed to
passive defence and Aseev demonstrates exellent technique. /+/-} f6 28. Re1
Rce7 29. Kf2 Bf7 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. h4 Kg7 32. Bb3 h5 $6 {Now pawn on h5 is
becoming a permanent weakness.} 33. gxh5 gxh5 {[%csl Rh5]} 34. Rd1 Rd7 35. Rg1+
Bg6 36. Ba4 Rc7 37. Bb3 Rd7 38. Ke3 Kf7 39. Kf4 Ne7 40. Bb4 Nc6 41. Ba4 Bd3 42.
Bc5 Rc7 43. Rd1 Bh7 44. Re1 Bg6 45. Re3 Bb1 46. b4 {[%mdl 4096]} Bg6 47. Kg3
Ne7 $2 {[%tqu "En","Should White take an opportunity and transpose to Bishop
ending?","","","c5e7","",10]} 48. Bxe7 $1 Rxe7 49. Rxe7+ Kxe7 50. b5 $1 {
[%mdl 4096]} axb5 (50... Be8 51. bxa6 bxa6 52. Bxe8 Kxe8 53. Kf4 Ke7 54. Kf5
Kf7 55. f4 $18) 51. Bxb5 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5,Rh5]} Kd6 52. Kf4 {[%cal Gf4b5]}
Kc7 53. Ba4 Kd6 (53... b6 54. a6 Bd3 55. a7 Kb7 56. Bc6+ Kxa7 57. Bxd5 b5 58.
Bf7 b4 59. Ke3 Bh7 60. Kd2 $16) 54. Ke3 Kc7 55. Kd2 Kd6 56. Kc3 Bf7 (56... Kc7
57. Kb4 Kd6 58. Bb5 Bf7 59. Be2 Be8 60. Bd3 $22 $18) 57. Bc2 (57. Kb4 Bg6 58.
Bb5 Bf7 59. Bd3 Kc6 60. f4 Be6 61. f5 Bc8 62. Ka4 $1 b6 63. a6 Kc7 64. a7 Bb7 (
64... Kb7 65. Ba6+ $18)) 57... Kc7 58. Kb4 b6 (58... Kc6 59. Bd3 $22 b6 60. a6)
59. a6 Kb8 (59... Be8 $1 60. Ba4 (60. Bb3 Bf7) 60... Bg6 (60... Bxa4 61. Kxa4
Kb8 62. Kb5 Ka7 63. f4 f5 64. Kc6 Kxa6 65. Kxd5 Kb7 66. Kd6 $18) 61. Bd7 Kb8
62. Kb5 (62. Be6 Ka7 63. Bxd5 Kxa6 64. Bc6 Ka7 65. d5 Kb8 66. d6 Bd3 67. Kc3
Be2 68. Kd4 Bd1) 62... Kc7 (62... Ka7 63. Kc6 Kxa6 64. Kxd5 Bf7+ 65. Kd6 b5 66.
Kc5 $18) 63. a7 Bd3+ 64. Kb4 Kb7 65. Be8 Kxa7 66. Bxh5 Kb7 67. Bf7 Kc6 68. h5
Kd6 69. Bg6 $18) 60. Kb5 Ka7 (60... Kc7 61. a7 Kb7 62. a8=Q+ Kxa8 63. Kxb6 $18)
61. Kc6 $1 {[%mdl 4096]} Kxa6 62. Kd7 (62. Bh7 $1 Be6 (62... b5 63. Kd7 b4 64.
Ke7 $18) 63. Kd6 Bc8 64. Bg8 $16) 62... Kb5 63. Ke7 (63. Bh7 $1 Kc4 64. Ke7
Kxd4 65. Kxf7 Ke5 66. Kg6 Kf4 67. Kxh5 d4 68. Bb1 Kg3 69. f4 b5 70. f5 b4 71.
Kg6 $18) 63... Bg8 64. Kxf6 (64. Bf5 Kc4 65. Kf8 Kxd4 66. Kxg8 Ke3 67. Kf7 Kxf3
68. Kxf6 Kf4 69. Kg6 b5 $11) 64... Kc4 65. Ke5 b5 $2 (65... Bf7 $142 66. Bd1 $1
Kd3 (66... b5 67. Be2+ Kb4 68. f4 Ka4 69. f5 b4 70. Kf6 Be8 71. Ke7 $18) (66...
Kc3 67. f4 b5 68. f5 b4 69. Kf6 Kd2 70. Bb3 (70. Ba4 Be8 $1 71. Bxe8 b3 72. Kg7
b2 73. f6 b1=Q 74. f7 (74. Bg6 Qg1 75. f7 Qxd4+ 76. Kg8 Qf6 77. Bxh5 Qxh4 78.
Bg6 Qf6 $17) 74... Qg1+ 75. Kh7 Qf2 76. Kg8 Qg3+ 77. Kh7 $11) 70... Kc3 71.
Kxf7 Kxb3 72. f6 Kc4 73. Kg7 b3 74. f7 b2 75. f8=Q b1=Q 76. Qc5+ Kd3 77. Qxd5
$16) 67. f4 b5 68. f5 b4 69. Kf6 Be8 (69... Bg8 70. Kg7 Kxd4 71. Kxg8 Ke5 72.
Bc2 b3 73. Bb1 $18) 70. Ke7 Kxd4 71. Kxe8 Ke5 72. Bc2 b3 73. Bb1 Kf6 74. Kd7
$18) 66. Bg6 $18 b4 67. Bxh5 b3 (67... Bh7 68. Bf7 $18) 68. Bg6 b2 69. Bb1 Bf7
70. f4 Kc3 71. f5 Kd2 72. f6 Ke3 (72... Kc1 73. Bf5 b1=Q 74. Bxb1 Kxb1 75. Kd6
$18) 73. h5 Bxh5 74. Kxd5 Bf7+ (74... Kf4 75. Ke6 $18) 75. Ke5 Bc4 76. d5 Bd3
77. f7 $1 Bxb1 78. f8=Q Bc2 (78... Bd3 79. Qf4+ Ke2 80. Qh2+ $18) (78... Kd2
79. Qb4+ Kc2 80. Qa3 $18 {[%cal Gd5d8]}) 79. Qa3+ 1-0

[Event "Hastings 0102 77th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2002.01.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2001.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 c5 8. a4 b4
9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxd4 (11. a5 Nc5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxd4
Bb7 15. Ba4+ $6 Nxa4 16. Qxa4+ Nd7 17. Nd2 O-O 18. N4f3 Rac8 $15 {1-0
Pelletier,Y-Sadvakasov,D/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001/[Huzman/Pelletier] (72)}) 11...
Nc5 (11... Bb7 12. Be3 Nd7 (12... Nc5 13. Bc2 Qd5 14. Nf3 Nbd7 {1/2-1/2
Sherbakov,R-Skripchenko,A/Open, Groningen NED 1998 (14)}) 13. Nd2 (13. f4 Bc5
14. Nd2 Ndf6 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. f5 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Bd5 18. Be3 O-O 19. Bxd5 Qxd5
20. Qxd5 exd5 21. Rfd1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Erikalov,A-Logunov,M/RUS t-ch2
Novokuznetsk 1999 (39)}) 13... Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Nxe5 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17.
Rfe1 Qd6 18. Rad1 Ng4 19. g3 O-O-O 20. Qg5 Kb8 21. Nxe6 Qc6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.
Qxd8+ Ka7 24. Qd4+ Kb8 25. f3 {1-0 Yanvarev,I-Mesropov,K/Moscow 1992 (25)}) 12.
Bc4 (12. Bc2 Bb7 {[%cal Yd8d5]} 13. f4 Nc6 $11) 12... Bb7 13. a5 Qc7 (13...
Nbd7 14. f4 Rc8 15. Be3) 14. Nd2 (14. f4 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Qe2 Rd8 17. Be3
Nd3 (17... Be7 18. Rc1 Rg8 $5 {[%cal Gg7g5]} (18... O-O 19. Nd2)) 18. Bb3)
14... Qxe5 (14... Ncd7 15. Re1 Nxe5 16. Qh5 $40) 15. N2f3 Qd6 (15... Qc7 $5)
16. Bd2 Be7 17. Bxb4 Nc6 (17... Nbd7 18. Rc1 O-O 19. Qe2 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Qf4) (
17... O-O 18. Rc1 (18. Qe2 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6)) 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Rc1 Rc8 20.
Be2 Qa4 $2 (20... O-O 21. Bxc5 Bxc5 22. b4 Rfd8 23. Qe1 $18) (20... Qe4 21. Rc4
Qf5 22. Qc2 Qxc2 (22... Be4 23. Qc3 O-O 24. Qe3 $36 (24. Rc1 Na4)) 23. Rxc2 $36
) 21. Qxa4+ Nxa4 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Rc1 $1 $18 Bd7 (23... Kd8 24. Bxe7+ Kxe7
25. b3 Nb2 26. Rc2 $18) 24. Bxe7 Kxe7 25. b3 Nb2 26. Rc2 Rc8 27. Rxb2 Rc1+ 28.
Bf1 Bb5 29. Nd2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.24"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Kosic, Dragan"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[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 "Sarajevo Napredak"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bd3 Ncb4 13. Bb1 b6 14. Qe4 g6 15.
Bh6 Re8 16. Ne5 (16. Qe2 Bb7 17. Be4 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qd5 {1/2-1/2
Gheorghiu,F-Suetin,A/Budapest 1970/MCD (19)}) 16... Bg5 (16... Bb7 17. Qf3 f5
18. Ne2 (18. Qe2 Rc8 19. Ra3 Nxc3 20. Rxc3 Qd5 21. f3 Bf6 22. Bf4 a5 23. Kh1
Ba6 24. Qf2 Qb7 25. Qg3 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Panchenko,A-Sadler,M/Hastings 1990/
CBM 21 ext (41)}) (18. Qh3 Bg5 19. Ne2 Rc8 20. Ra3 Nc6 21. Rg3 {1/2-1/2
Kalinitschew,S-Twardon,M/Katowice 1990/EXT 97 (38)} (21. Nf7 $1 $16)) (18. Qg3
Bh4 19. Qh3 Rf8 20. Ra3 Bf6 21. Re1 a5 22. Nb5 Ba6 23. Qg3 Bh4 24. Qb3 Bf6 25.
Qd1 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,P-Petrosian,T/Vrsac 1981/MCD (25)}) 18... Rc8 19. Re1 Bg5
20. Qh3 Qe7 21. Ra3 Nc2 22. Rg3 Bxh6 23. Bxc2 Bg7 24. Bb3 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Qb4 $17
{0-1 Hammar,B-Ernst,T/Karlskrona 1983/MCD (44)}) (16... Bf8 17. Bxf8 (17. Qf3
Qf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Be4 Ra7 21. Bf3 Bb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Schroer,
J-Renna,T/New York 1984/MCD (28)}) 17... Rxf8 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Qf4 Ra7 20. Ra3
Bd7 21. h4 $36 {1-0 Lerner,K-Lehmann,H/Kiev 1978/EXT 2000 (29)}) 17. Qf3 Ra7
18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. Be4 (19. Ne4 $5 Qe7 20. a5 $1 b5 (20... bxa5 21. Rxa5 Rc7 22.
Rc5 $14) 21. Nc5 Rc7 22. Be4 Bb7 23. Rac1 $36) 19... Rc7 20. Rac1 Rf8 21. Nxd5
$4 {[%mdl 8192]} (21. Ne2 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Bb7 $11) 21... Rxc1 0-1

[Event "RUS Cup final 6th"]
[Site "Nefteyugansk"]
[Date "2002.10.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2002.10.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Ne5 cxd4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. exd4 a5 12. Qf3 Nd5 13. Qg3 (13. Ne4 Ba6 14.
b3 O-O 15. Rd1 Nb6 (15... Qb6 16. Qg3 Qb8 17. Qh3 Rd8 18. Qf3 Rd7 19. h3 Qa7
20. Bd2 Nb6 21. Bxa6 Qxa6 22. Qg3 Kh8 $11 {0-1 Pinter,J-Hoelzl,F/Austria 1998/
CBM 63 ext (68)}) 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Bd2 (17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 Nd5 19. Raa1 Rb6
20. Rac1 Ne7 $15 {0-1 Gohil,H-Baburin,A/Liechtenstein 1993/TD (54)}) (17. Nc5
Bxc5 18. dxc5 Nd5 19. Bb2 f6 (19... Qe7 20. Rac1 f6 21. Rc4 Ra7 22. Re1 Qf7 23.
h4 e5 24. h5 Rb7 25. h6 g6 26. Rb1 Rfb8 27. Bc1 g5 28. Bd2 $132 {1-0 Skatchkov,
P-Zayac,E/St Petersburg 1998/EXT 99 (43)}) 20. Rd3 Ra7 21. Re1 e5 22. Qe4 Qe8
23. Qc4 Qf7 24. Bc1 Rb8 $15 {0-1 Skembris,S-Vulfson,V/Halkidiki 2000/EXT 2001 
(40)}) 17... Nd5 18. Rac1 Qb6 19. Bg5 Ba3 20. Rc4 Rb8 21. Rd3 Nb4 $4 22. Nf6+ {
1-0 Pinter,J-Flear,G/FRA 1989/TD (22)}) 13... O-O 14. Bh6 Bf6 {The weaknesses
on "d4" and "c6" seem to compensate for each other. White's attempt to kindle
the fire of attack by sacrificing the "d4" pawn looks very risky.} 15. Ne4 Bxd4
(15... Ba6 16. Bxa6 (16. b3 Bxd4 17. Rad1 Qb6 18. Rd2 Ne7 {[%cal Ye7g6]} 19.
Nd6 Ng6 $17) 16... Rxa6 17. Rad1 Rb6 18. b3 Kh8 $11) 16. Rfd1 Qb6 (16... Bxb2
17. Rab1 Bf6 18. Rb6 $1 $44) 17. Rd2 (17. Ra3 f5 18. Rad3 Bxb2 19. Rb3 Qc7 $17)
17... Ne7 (17... f5 18. Rad1 Bxb2 $13) 18. Rad1 (18. Nd6 Ng6 $17) 18... Nf5 19.
Qg5 Be5 (19... Bxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Nxh6 21. Nf6+ Kh8 22. Rd3 $1 {[%cal Gd3h3,Gh3h6,
Gd3g3,Gg3g7]} e5 (22... Ng8 23. Rg3 (23. Nh5 g6 24. Qe5+ f6 25. Nxf6 Rxf6 26.
Rdf3 Qb8 27. Qc3 Qb4) 23... g6 24. Bd3 $1 {/\25.Nh7} Nxf6 25. Qxf6+ Kg8 26.
Bxg6 $18) 23. Rg3 Nf5 24. Rh3 gxf6 (24... h6 25. g4 Qe3 26. Qxf5 $1 $16) 25.
Qxf6+ Ng7 (25... Kg8 26. Rg3+ Nxg3 27. Bxf7+ Rxf7 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Qf8#) 26.
Rg3 Rg8 27. Bxf7 Qd8 28. Qxe5 $16) 20. g4 Nd4 (20... Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Nxh6 22.
Kg2 c5 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Rh1 Bb7+ 25. f3 Rad8 26. Rf2 $16) 21. Kg2 f5 22. f4 $1
(22. gxf5 Rxf5 23. Qg4 Kh8 24. f4 gxh6 25. fxe5 c5 $17 {[%cal Yc8b7,Yb7g2]})
22... Nf3 $1 23. Qe7 $1 fxe4 (23... Ra7 $1 24. Bxe6+ Bxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26.
Kxf3 fxe4+ 27. Kg2 e3 28. Re2 (28. Rc2 Bf6 29. Bg5 Raf7 $17) 28... Bf6 29. Bg5
Re7 30. Qd6 Ree8 $15) 24. Rd8 Qxb2+ 25. Kf1 Nxh2+ 26. Kg1 Nf3+ (26... Bd4+ 27.
Kh1 Rxd8 28. Qxd8+ Kf7 29. Qc7+ Kg6 (29... Ke8 30. Qxc6+ Kf7 31. Qc7+ $11) 30.
Qe7 $1 Nf3 (30... gxh6 $2 31. f5+ exf5 32. Bf7+ Kg7 33. Bh5+ Kg8 34. Qf7+ Kh8
35. Qf8#) 31. Qe8+ Kf6 32. Qf8+ Kg6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.18"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2002.10.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Bxc4 e6 8.
Nf3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 a6 11. a4 Bd7 12. Qd2 Rc8 13. Rad1 (13. d5 $5 Nxd5
14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Bxd5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Bf5 17. Rad1 Qf6 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 $14
{1-0 Granda Zuniga,J-Votruba,P/Forli 1988/TD (37)}) 13... Nb4 14. d5 exd5 $1 (
14... Rxc4 15. d6 Bc6 16. Ne5 Rc5 17. dxe7 Qxe7 18. Qf4 $5 (18. Ng4 $36) 18...
Nbd5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. Ng4 $16) 15. Bxd5 Bc6 $1 16. Bb3 (16. Bxc6 Qxd2 (16...
Nxc6 17. Qe2 Qa5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Bd8 20. Qe4 $36) 17. Rxd2 Nxc6 18. Bxf6
Bxf6 19. Nd5 Bd8 (19... Rfd8 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Kf1 Rd3 23. Re3
$14) 20. b4 a5 21. b5 Nb4 22. Kf1 (22. Nxb4 axb4 23. Rd7 b3 $1 $132) 22... Nxd5
23. Rxd5 Bf6 24. Rd7 b6 25. Rd6 Rc4 $11) 16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Nc6
$11 19. Kg2 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 Rxd1 22. Bxd1 Nd5 23. Nxd5 Bxg5 24. f4
Bd8 25. Bg4 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch 89th"]
[Site "Torquay"]
[Date "2002.08.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pert, Nicholas"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 {Atlas,V} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O
a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13.
Qf4 Bb7 (13... Ra7 14. Rad1 Bb7 (14... Nc4 15. Qh4 $1 g6 16. Ne5 Nd5 17. Bxe7
Qxe7 18. Qxe7 Nxe7 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Be4 Bb7 21. f3 {1/2-1/2 Kacheishvili,
G-Izoria,Z/Batumi GEO 2002/(21)}) 15. d5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qh4 h5 18. Rfe1
Nc6 19. g4 Qd6 20. gxh5 Qb4 21. h6 Qxh4 22. Nxh4 Ne4 23. hxg7 Rc8 24. Bxe7 Nxe7
25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Rxe4 Kxg7 27. Rd6 $1 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Dortmund 2001/
CBM 85/[Huzman] (39)} (27. Rd6 $18)) 14. Qh4 (14. Rad1 g6 15. Bh6 Nh5 16. Qg4
f5 17. Qh3 Rc8 18. d5 $1 $16 {1-0 Tkachiev,V-Lesiege,A/New Delhi/Theran 2000/
CBM 81/[Huzman] (39)}) 14... g6 (14... h6 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Qxh6 Rc8 (16...
Bxf3 17. gxf3 $18 {[%cal Gf1g1,Gg1h1]}) 17. Ng5 Qb6 (17... Re8 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19.
Bg6+ Kg8 20. Bxf7#) 18. Rae1 Qxd4 (18... Nc4 19. Re4 Bxe4 20. Ncxe4 $18) 19.
Rxe6 $18 fxe6 $140 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bf5+ Kg8 22. Bxe6+ Rf7 23. Bxf7#) 15. d5 $5
Bxd5 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Ra7 18. Rad1 Nd5 19. Rfe1 f6 ({White have to prove
that their initiative is enough to compensate sacrifised pawn after} 19... Re8
$1 20. Bxe7 Raxe7 21. Ne5 (21. Ng5 f6) 21... Rc7 22. Qg3 Nc4 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24.
Bxd5 Rd7 25. Bf3 Nxb2 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. h4) 20. Bh6 Re8 $2 21. Qg4 Bf8 (21...
f5 22. Bxf5 exf5 23. Qd4 $18) 22. Bxg6 $18 {Atlas,V: 'After this sacrifice
White's attack becomes irresistible.'} hxg6 23. Qxg6+ Bg7 (23... Kh8 24. Rxd5
$18) 24. Rxd5 {Atlas,V: 'A winning move, exploiting a shaky position of
Black's e8-rook.'} Qxd5 ({Or} 24... Rd7 {Atlas,V} 25. Bxg7 {, winning.}) 25.
Qxe8+ Kh7 26. Bxg7 Rxg7 27. Re3 $1 {[%cal Ge3h3] Atlas,V: 'Bringing the rook
into attack.'} Nc4 (27... Qd1+ 28. Ne1 $18 Qg4 {was more stubborn, although
White is clearly winning in this line too.}) 28. Ng5+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Atlas,V:
'A remarkable game conclusion.'} Rxg5 (28... Qxg5 29. Rh3+ Qh6 30. Rxh6+ Kxh6
31. Qxe6 $18) (28... Kh6 {Atlas,V} 29. Rh3+ Kxg5 30. Qh5+ Kf4 31. Rh4+ Rg4 32.
Rxg4#) 29. Qf7+ Kh6 30. Qxf6+ Kh7 ({If} 30... Kh5 {Atlas,V then} 31. Rh3+ Kg4
32. f3+) 31. Qf7+ (31. Qf7+ Kh6 (31... Kh8 {Atlas,V} 32. Rh3+) 32. Rxe6+ $18)
1-0

[Event "Asia-ch 4th"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2003.02.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sundararajan, Kidambi"]
[Black "Adianto, Utut"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. O-O e6 8. a4
b4 9. Nbd2 c5 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Be7 13. Bg5 (13. Qxd4 Nc5 14.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. Bc2 Nbd7 16. b3 Bd5 17. Nfd2 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Rb1 Ne5 $6 20.
Nb6 Rb8 21. a5 $1 Nc6 22. Ndc4 Nd4 23. Be3 $1 $14 {1-0 Georgiev,K-Ibragimov,I/
New York 1998/CBM 64/[Huzman] (65)}) (13. Nxd4 Nc5 (13... O-O 14. Qg4 Kh8 15.
Rd1 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bf4 Bd5 18. Nd2 Nc5 19. Bc2 Re8 20. Qh3 {1/2-1/2
Evseev,D-Feoktistov,A/NOR 1999/EXT 2003 (20)}) 14. Qg4 Kf8 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Bg5
h5 17. Qf4 Bxg5 18. Qxg5 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Nxb3 20. Nb6 Qxb6 21. Rd7 Kg8 22. Ne7+
Kf8 23. Ng6+ Kg8 24. Qe7 Kh7 25. Qxf7 {1-0 Stocek,J-Estrada,J/Koszeg 1997/EXT
2001 (25)}) 13... O-O 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Bc2 $2 (15. Nxd4 Bd5 (15... Rd8 16. Qh5
Nc6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Bc2 g6 $15) 16. Re1 Rd8 17. Qg4 Nc6 $11) 15... Bd5 16. b3
(16. Qxd4 Nc6 (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3) 17. Qd3 g6 18. Rfe1 Qc5 19. Nfd2 Rfc8 20.
Rac1 Bxc4 21. Nxc4 Ndxe5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Qg3 Qd4 $1 $17) 16... Nc6 17. Re1 (
17. Nxd4 Qg5 18. Nf3 Qh5 $17) 17... Bxc4 18. bxc4 Nc5 $17 19. Be4 (19. Nxd4
Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Rab8 $17 (20... b3 $5 $17)) 19... Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Rfd8 21. Qd3 Rac8
22. Nd2 (22. Nxd4 Qc5 $19) 22... Qc7 23. Rae1 h6 24. h4 Kh8 25. Qg3 $2 (25. Nb3
$142) 25... d3 $19 26. R1e3 Nd4 $1 (26... b3 $1 27. Rxd3 b2 $19) 27. Rxd3 Nf5
$1 28. Qf3 Rxd3 29. Qxd3 Rd8 30. Qc2 Qc6 $1 31. f3 (31. Rg4 Qd7 32. Nf1 Qd1 33.
Qxd1 Rxd1 34. c5 a5 $19) 31... Qc5+ (31... Qc5+ 32. Kh2 Qf2 $19) 0-1

[Event "USA-CHN Summit 2nd"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2002.07.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.07.11"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Re1 O-O (12... cxd4 13. Ne4) 13. Ne4
cxd4 14. Bf4 (14. Qd3 Nc6 15. Bc2 g6 16. Bf4 Qb6 $15) 14... Nc5 $6 (14... Nc6
$5 15. Bc2 (15. Nxd4 Ndxe5 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Nd6 Qb6 $15) 15... Qb6 16. Qd3 g6
$13) 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Rc1 Nd7 (16... Be7 17. Nxd4 Nd7 18. Nxe6 $18) (16... Qb6
17. a5 (17. Qd3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Nd7 $15) 17... Qa7 (17... Qxa5 18. Ng5 h6 19.
Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 20. Qh5+ (20. Qg4 Bc8) 20... Ke7 (20... Kg8 21. Bxe6+ Kh7 22. Bxh6
gxh6 23. Bf5+ Rxf5 24. Qxf5+ Kg7 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. e6 $18) 21. Qg4 $13) 18. Qd3
Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nd7 20. Rcd1 $44) 17. Nxd4 {[%cal Gd4e6]} Qh4 (17... Qe7 $2 18.
Nf5 $1 exf5 19. e6 $16) 18. Be3 $8 Rad8 $2 (18... Rac8 $1 19. Rc4 (19. Nxe6 $2
Bxe3 20. Rxe3 fxe6 $19 {[%cal Yh4f2,Yf8f2]}) (19. f4 Rfd8 $36 {[%cal Yd8d1]})
19... Bd5 20. Nf5 Qd8 $17) 19. Rc4 $1 Qe7 (19... Bd5 $2 20. Nf5 $18) 20. Qh5 (
20. Bc2 $5) 20... Bd5 (20... g6 21. Qh6 Bd5 22. Bg5 f6 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Rxc5
$1 Qxc5 25. Nxe6 Bxe6 (25... Qe7 $1 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 27. Qxf8+ Qxf8 28. Nxf8 Rxg5
29. Ne6 Rd5 $44 {[%cal Yd5d2]}) 26. Rxe6 Nd5 27. Be3 $1 Qc7 28. Bd4 $1 {
[%cal Ge6g6]} Qf7 29. Re5 $18) 21. Nc6 $1 {[%mdl 64]} (21. Nf5 exf5 22. Rh4
Qxh4 23. Qxh4 Bxb3 $17) (21. Bg5 f6 22. Rxc5 Nxc5 23. Bc2 Be4 $1 (23... g6 24.
exf6 Qf7 25. Qh4 $44) 24. Rxe4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 g6 26. exf6 Qf7 27. Qd1 e5 $17)
21... Bxc6 22. Rh4 h6 $2 (22... Be4 $1 23. Rxe4 Bxe3 24. R4xe3 Nc5 25. Bc2 g6
$11) 23. Bxh6 g6 (23... gxh6 24. Rg4+ Qg5 25. Rxg5+ hxg5 26. Qxg5+ Kh8 27. Bc2
f5 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Qxe6+ $18) 24. Qg4 $1 {[%cal Gg4h3,Gh3h8]} (24. Bxf8 $2
gxh5 25. Bxe7 Bxe7 26. Rxh5 Nc5 $17) 24... Rfe8 (24... Bb6 $5 25. Qh3 Qc5 26.
Re2 $1 Nxe5 27. Be3 $18) 25. Qh3 (25. Bg5 Qf8 26. Bxd8 $6 (26. Qh3 Qg7 27. Bh6
Qh8 28. Bg5 Qg7 $11) 26... Rxd8 27. Bxe6 Bxf2+ $1 28. Kxf2 fxe6+ 29. Kg3 (29.
Kg1 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Nf8 $17 {[%cal Yd8d2]}) 29... Qf5 30. Qxf5 gxf5 31. Rxb4 Kf7
$132 {[%cal Yd8g8]}) 25... Nxe5 26. Rxe5 Bxf2+ (26... Bd4 $5 27. Bg5 (27. Rxd4
Rxd4 28. Bg5 Qd6 (28... f6 $2 29. Rxe6 Rd1+ 30. Bxd1 $1 (30. Re1+ $2 Bd5 $3 $19
) 30... Qxe6 31. Qxe6+ Rxe6 32. Bb3 Kf7 $11) 29. Re1 Rd3 30. Qh6 Qd4 $19) 27...
Bxe5 $1 28. Bxe7 Rxe7 29. Rxb4 Red7 30. f3 Kg7 $44) 27. Kxf2 Qf6+ 28. Bf4 Rd2+
29. Re2 (29. Ke1 Rxb2 30. Rg4 Rd8 $44) 29... Rxe2+ 30. Kxe2 Qxb2+ $2 (30... Rd8
$1 31. Bc1 (31. Rg4 Qxb2+ 32. Ke1 Be4 33. Qe3 Bf5 $1 (33... Bc2 34. Bxc2 Qxc2
35. Qc1 Qe4+ 36. Qe3 Qb1+ 37. Kf2 Qc2+ 38. Qe2 $16) 34. Rh4 Rd3 35. Qb6 Qa1+
36. Ke2 Qb2+ $11) 31... Bxg2 32. Qxg2 Qxh4 33. Bg5 Qd4 (33... Qh5+ 34. Ke3 Rc8
35. h4 Kh8 36. Ke4 $5 $14) 34. Bxd8 Qxb2+ 35. Kf1 Qxb3 36. Bf6 Qc4+ 37. Kf2
Qf4+ 38. Qf3 Qxh2+ 39. Kf1 Kh7 $13 40. Be7 f5 41. Bxb4 g5 $13) 31. Bd2 Rd8 32.
Qe3 a5 (32... Bxg2 33. Qh6 (33. Rxb4 $16) 33... Qe5+ 34. Be3 (34. Kf2 Qf6+ 35.
Bf4 (35. Kxg2 Rxd2+ 36. Qxd2 Qxh4 $11) 35... Rd2+ 36. Ke1 Rb2 37. Qh8+ Qxh8 38.
Rxh8+ Kxh8 39. Be5+ $18) 34... Qb2+ 35. Ke1 Qa1+ 36. Bc1 Qc3+ 37. Bd2 Qa1+ (
37... Qe5+ 38. Kf2 Qf6+ 39. Bf4 $16) 38. Bd1 $18) 33. Qh6 $18 Qe5+ 34. Kf1 Qa1+
35. Bc1 Qf6+ 36. Kg1 Rd3 37. Qh7+ Kf8 38. Qh8+ Qxh8 39. Rxh8+ Kg7 40. Rh3 Rd7
41. Re3 Rc7 42. Bb2+ Kf8 43. Bf6 Ke8 44. Rd3 Bd7 45. Kf2 Rc5 46. g4 1-0

[Event "Montreal 3rd"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2002.08.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 h6 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Rad1 (13. d5 exd5
14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bb4 $11) 13... Bf8 (13... Nb4 14. Ne5 Nbd5 15. Bg3 Bb4
16. Qd3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 b5 18. Rfe1 Bb7 19. c4 bxc4 20. Nxc4 Re7 21. Ba4 Nb6 22.
Nxb6 Qxb6 23. Be5 Ng4 24. Bc2 g6 25. Bf4 Kg7 26. h3 Nf6 27. Be5 $16 {1-0 Macek,
V-Mueller,S/Saint Vincent ITA 2002/(31)}) 14. Ne5 (14. Be5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 b5 16.
Qf4 Qc7 17. Rc1 Qe7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bb7 20. Qg4 Rad8 21. Rc3 Qg5 $17 {
0-1 Bluvshtein,M-Lesiege,A/Montreal CAN 2002/(56)}) 14... Ne7 15. Qd3 Ned5 16.
Nxd5 (16. Bc1 b5 17. Qg3 Bb7 $1 18. Bxh6 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Ne4 20. Qg4 Nf6 21. Qg5
Qe7 22. Rd3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Mainz 2001/CBM 84/[Huzman] (25)})
16... Nxd5 (16... exd5 17. Rc1 $14) 17. Bc2 f5 18. Qg3 (18. Bd2 $14) 18... Nxf4
$6 (18... Qf6 19. Bb3 b6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Rc1 $16) 19. Qxf4 Bd6 20. Rfe1 a5
21. h4 (21. Ba4 $5 Re7 22. h4 $16 {[%csl Rc8,Re6]}) 21... a4 {[%cal Ya8a5,
Ya5e5]} 22. Rd3 Be7 23. h5 Bg5 (23... Qd5 24. Rg3 Bg5 25. Rxg5 $1 hxg5 26. Qxg5
Qd8 27. Qg6 $40 {[%cal Gh5h6]}) 24. Qf3 Ra6 (24... Qb6 $5 25. Qd1 $1 Qxb2 26.
Bxa4 b5 27. Bb3 $16) 25. d5 exd5 (25... Bf6 $5 $132 26. Qd1 exd5 27. Rxd5 Qc7
28. Ng6 $36) 26. Rxd5 Qf6 27. Re2 Be6 28. Ng6 $16 {[%cal Ge2e8]} Raa8 29. Rde5
Bd7 (29... Qf7 30. Bxf5 Bxa2 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Rxe8+ Qxe8 33. Qxb7 $16) 30.
Qxb7 Qd6 31. Bxf5 $18 Red8 32. Bxd7 Qxd7 33. Re8+ (33. Qxd7 Rxd7 34. f4 Bf6 35.
R5e4 Rb7 36. Ne5 $18) 33... Qxe8 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 35. Qd5+ Kh7 36. b4 axb3 37.
axb3 Bf6 38. g3 Rab8 39. Qc6 Red8 40. Qe4 Kg8 41. Nf4 Kh8 42. Nd5 Rd6 43. Qc4
Rbd8 44. Nf4 Rd2 45. Kg2 R2d4 (45... Bd4 46. Ne6 Rxf2+ 47. Kh3 $18) 46. Qb5
R4d6 47. b4 Bd4 48. Ng6+ Kh7 49. Ne7 $1 Bf6 50. Nc6 Rd5 51. Qe2 R8d6 52. b5 Rc5
53. Qe4+ Kh8 54. Qe8+ Kh7 55. Ne7 Bxe7 56. Qxe7 Rdd5 57. Qe4+ Kh8 58. Qe8+ Kh7
59. b6 Re5 60. Qg6+ Kh8 61. b7 Rb5 62. Qc6 Rxh5 63. Qe8+ Kh7 64. b8=Q Rxb8 65.
Qxb8 Rc5 66. Qd6 Rc8 67. g4 Rc3 68. f3 Re3 69. Kf2 Re8 70. Qd7 Rb8 71. Kg3 Rf8
72. f4 Rf6 73. Qe7 Ra6 74. Qe4+ Kh8 75. Kh4 Rf6 76. Kh5 Rb6 77. g5 hxg5 78.
fxg5 Rb8 79. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. b3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. a4 (10. Nd2 b5 (10... Bd7 11. N2f3 Nc6 12. Qe2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4
Qe8 14. a4 Bc6 15. Ne5 Bd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Chekhov,V-Hansen,L/
Germany 1996/GER-chT2 (30)}) (10... Qa5 11. Be2 Rd8 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. Nc4 Qc7 14.
Rac1 b5 15. Nd2 Qxc2 16. Rxc2 e5 17. N4f3 Bf5 18. Rcc1 Nbd7 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20.
Nf1 Bc2 21. Rd2 Bg6 $132 {1-0 Hoang Thanh Trang-Ezsol,M/Hungary 1997/EXT 2000 
(79)}) (10... Nbd7 11. Be2 Nc5 12. Nc4 Nd5 13. Ne5 f6 14. Nd3 e5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5
16. Nf3 Be6 $15 {0-1 Fahed,A-Tayeb,S/Dubai 1999/CBM 70 ext (44)}) 11. Be2 Bb7
12. a4 (12. Bf3 Qb6 13. Rc1 Nd5 14. a4 Nd7 15. Be2 e5 16. Nf5 Bb4 17. Bf3 Rfd8
18. Qe2 Bf8 19. Rfd1 g6 20. Ng3 Bg7 $11 {0-1 Gonzalez Velez,F-Magem Badals,J/
Terrassa 1995/EXT 98 (33)}) 12... bxa4 (12... b4 13. Bf3 Nd5 14. Rc1 Ra7 15.
Qe2 Bf6 16. Ne4 Be5 17. Nc5 Qf6 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. f4 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 $18 {
1-0 Jacimovic,D-Brady,S/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (47)}) 13. Rxa4 Nbd7 14. Bf3 (14.
Nc4 Nc5 15. Ra2 Bd5 16. Bc3 Qb8 17. Ba5 Bd8 18. b4 Nce4 19. Qc1 Bc7 20. Bxc7
Qxc7 21. Rc2 Qb7 $14 {1-0 Gordenko,D-Butsenko,I/Kiev 2001/EXT 2003 (30)}) 14...
Nd5 15. Nc4 Rc8 16. Ra1 Nc5 17. Ne5 Qb6 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Rc1 Rfd8 $11 {1-0
Rodriguez,J-Ricardi,P/Buenos Aires 1993/EXT 98 (82)}) 10... Bd7 11. Nd2 Nc6 12.
N2f3 Rc8 $11 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Qe2 Qh5 $1 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Yc6a5]} 15. h3 Na5 {
[%cal Ya5b3,Ya5c4]} 16. Bd3 $5 e5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Nc6 Nxc6 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 $15
{Usually three pieces are stronger than a queen in this kind of position. But
White could get counterplay which was enough for a draw by energetic play on
the kingside.} 20. Bb1 Be6 21. e4 Rxc1 (21... g5 $5 22. Qe3 Nfd7 $15 {[%csl
Rb1]}) (21... Ba3 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. f4 Nc6 24. e5 $36) 22. Rxc1 Nc6 23. e5 Nd7
24. f4 $1 g6 25. f5 $1 (25. Be4 Nd4 26. Qb2 Nxb3 $17) 25... gxf5 26. Qh5 Ndxe5
27. Bxf5 Bxf5 28. Qxf5 Re8 (28... Rd8 29. Re1 Ng6 30. Rf1 $132) 29. Re1 Bf8 30.
Re4 Bg7 (30... Re6 $142) 31. b4 $1 Rd8 32. b5 axb5 33. axb5 Nd4 (33... Ne7 34.
Qg5 f6 35. Qe3 $11) 34. Qf1 b6 (34... f5 $5 35. Re3 b6 $15) 35. Qc1 {[%cal
Gc1c7]} Ne6 36. Qe3 $1 Nd7 (36... Nd3 37. Qxb6 Bd4+ 38. Rxd4 Rxd4 39. Qb8+ Rd8
40. Qg3+ Kf8 41. b6 $132) 37. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 38. Qxe6+ Kf8 39. Qd6+ Kf7 40. Qd5+
Kf8 41. Qd6+ Kf7 (41... Kg8 42. g4 Bf6 43. Kg2 Kg7 $15) 42. Qd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "IND-ch"]
[Site "Mumbai"]
[Date "2003.01.28"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2003.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 (11... Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qe2 Bb7 14.
dxc5 Qc7 15. Be3 Nd7 16. Rfc1 O-O 17. a5 Rfc8 $13 {0-1 Shumiakina,
T-Skripchenko Lautier,A/Vrnjacka Banja 1999/EXT 2000 (42)}) 12. Nc4 (12. Re1
O-O 13. Ne4 cxd4 14. Bf4 (14. Qd3 Nc6 15. Bc2 g6 16. Bf4 Qa5 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18.
exd6 Qd5 19. Rad1 e5 20. Bb3 Qxd6 21. Bh6 Nc5 $19 {0-1 Vera,R-Karjakin,S/
Benidorm ESP 2002/(28)}) 14... Nc5 $6 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Rc1 Nd7 17. Nxd4 Qh4
18. Be3 $8 Rad8 $2 19. Rc4 $1 Qe7 20. Qh5 Bd5 21. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 22. Rh4 h6 $2 (
22... Be4 $1) 23. Bxh6 g6 24. Qg4 $1 Rfe8 25. Qh3 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2
Qf6+ 28. Bf4 Rd2+ 29. Re2 Rxe2+ 30. Kxe2 Qxb2+ $2 (30... Rd8 $1) 31. Bd2 Rd8
32. Qe3 a5 33. Qh6 $18 {1-0 Zhu Chen-Krush,I/Shanghai 2002/CBM 91/[Huzman] (46)
}) 12... O-O 13. Bc2 (13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. exd6 cxd4 15. Bg5 $6 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxg5
17. Qxa8 Nc5 18. Qf3 Nbd7 19. Rad1 Ne5 $15 {Dreev,A-Ponomariov,R/Panormo 2001.}
) (13. Qe2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Rd1 Nxb3 16. Nxb3 Nd7 17. Bf4 Bd5 18. Rac1 Rc8
19. Nd4 Bg5 $15 {.. 1/2-1/2 Khurtsidze,N-Korbut,E/Budva 2002/EXT 2003 (57)})
13... cxd4 (13... Nc6 $6 14. dxc5 (14. Nd6 $1) 14... Nxc5 15. Nd6 b3 16. Bb1
Qc7 17. Be3 Nxe5 18. Nxb7 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxb7 20. Qxb7 Nxb7 21. Be4 Rab8 22.
Ba7 Nc5 $15 {Dreev,A-Ponomariov,R/Yerevan 2001}) 14. Bf4 (14. Nxd4 $5 Bd5 (
14... Qc7 15. Qd3 g6 16. Bf4 Nc6 17. Nf3 Rfd8 (17... Nc5 18. Qe3 b3 19. Bxb3
Nxb3 20. Qxb3 Rab8 21. Rfc1 Na5 22. Nxa5 Qxa5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Gleizerov,E-Blauert,
J/Calcutta 2002/CBM 88/[Huzman] (37)}) 18. Qe3 Na5 19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. Ng5 Qc5
21. Qe2 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Rdc8 23. Bb3 Qxe5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ernst,S-Krush,I/Bermuda
2002/CBM 88 (71)}) 15. Ne3 Nxe5 16. Qh5 Ng6 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. Bb3
Bf6 20. Be3 Rd8 21. Rac1 $44 {1-0 Dautov,R-Gurevich,D/Moscow 2001/CBM 86/
[Dautov] (26)}) 14... Bd5 15. Qxd4 b3 (15... f5 16. exf6 Bxf6 (16... Rxf6 17.
Bg3 b3 18. Bxb3 Nc6 19. Qd1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nc5 21. Bc2 Nd4 22. Ne5 Qd5 23. b4
Nxc2 24. Qxc2 Nb3 25. Nc6 $1 $16) 17. Qd3 g6 18. Bh6 Qc7 19. Ne3 Bxf3 20. Bxf8
Kxf8 21. gxf3 Bxb2 22. Rad1 $16) (15... Nc5 16. Nfd2 Nc6 17. Qe3 $14) 16. Bxb3
Nc6 17. Qe3 (17. Qc3 $5 Bb4 (17... Nc5 18. Bc2 Rc8 19. Nfd2 $18) (17... Rb8 18.
Bc2 Nb4 19. Bb1 Rc8 20. Nfd2 f6 21. Qh3 $16) 18. Qe3 Nc5 19. Rfd1 Qb8 20. Ba2
Nxa4 21. Bb1 $40 Qb5 $140 22. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 23. Ng5+ Kg8 24. Qh3 Rfb8 25. Nd6
$1 Bxd6 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. exd6 $18) 17... Nc5 18. Rfd1 Qb8 (18... Nxb3 $5 19.
Qxb3 Na5 20. Nxa5 Qxa5 21. Qd3 Rfb8 $44) 19. Ba2 Nb4 (19... Nxa4 20. Nd6 $1
Nxb2 (20... Bxd6 21. exd6 (21. Bxd5 Bc5 22. Qe2 exd5 23. Rxa4 Qb3 $11) 21...
Nxb2 22. Rdb1) 21. Rdb1 $16) 20. Nd6 $1 Nxa2 21. Qxc5 Qxb2 (21... Bxf3 22. gxf3
Qxb2 23. Bd2 $1 {[%csl Ra2]} Rac8 24. Qa7 $1 Bxd6 (24... Rc2 25. Rab1 Qxe5 26.
Qxe7 $18) 25. exd6 Ra8 (25... Rc2 26. Bg5 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd6d8]}) 26. Qe3 Rfd8
27. Rab1 Qc2 28. Qe4 $1 $18) 22. Bd2 $1 Rab8 23. Qa7 Bd8 $2 (23... Bxd6 $1 24.
exd6 Nc3 25. Bxc3 Qxc3 26. Qxa6 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Qxf3 $13) 24. a5 $1 Rb3 $6 (24...
Bxf3 25. gxf3 Bh4 26. Ne4 Ra8 27. Qb6 $1 Rfb8 28. Qxb2 Rxb2 29. Rab1 $16) 25.
Qxa6 Rxf3 $1 26. gxf3 Qxe5 27. Ne4 Bc7 (27... Qf5 28. Qd3 (28. Qe2 Bf6 29. Rab1
Qg6+ 30. Kh1 Be5 31. Rg1 Qh5 $132) 28... Bf6 (28... Bc7 29. Qe3 Be5 30. Rab1
$16) 29. Nxf6+ Qxf6 30. a6 Bxf3 31. Rdb1 $18) 28. Ng3 Bxf3 $2 (28... Ra8 $142
29. Qd3 Bxa5 30. f4 Qc7 31. Bxa5 Rxa5 32. f5 Nb4 33. Qd2 Rxa1 34. Rxa1 Qe7 $14)
29. Qc4 $1 Bd5 $2 (29... Bxd1 30. Rxd1 Rd8 31. Qxa2 Bxa5 32. Rc1 Bb6 $14 {/+/-}
) 30. Qc2 $18 h5 31. Rxa2 h4 (31... Bxa2 32. Qxa2 h4 33. Re1 Qb5 34. Ne4 $18)
32. Bc3 $1 Qg5 33. Rxd5 exd5 (33... Qxd5 $142 34. Ne4 f5 35. Ng5 h3 36. f3 Rb8
37. Rb2 $18) 34. Bd2 $18 Qe7 (34... Qg4 35. Qxc7 $18) 35. Nf1 Qd7 36. Qa4 Qe7
37. Qg4 f5 38. Qf3 Rf6 $2 (38... Qe4 $142 39. Qxe4 dxe4 40. Ne3 $18) 39. Ne3 (
39. a6 Bb8 40. Qxd5+ Kh7 41. Be3 $18) 39... d4 40. Nd5 Rg6+ 41. Kf1 Qc5 $2 (
41... Qe6 $142 42. Bb4 (42. Bf4 $1 Bxf4 (42... Qa6+ 43. Re2 Bd8 (43... Bxf4 44.
Ne7+ Kf7 45. Nxg6 $18) 44. Bd2 $18) 43. Re2 $1 Be3 (43... Be5 44. Nf4 $18) 44.
fxe3 d3 45. Rd2 Qe5 $18) 42... Kh7 43. Re2 $18) 42. Qb3 $1 Kh7 43. Rc2 Qd6 44.
Rxc7 Qxh2 45. Qf3 Qg1+ (45... Rg1+ 46. Ke2 Qe5+ 47. Kd3 $18) 46. Ke2 Re6+ 47.
Be3 Qg4 (47... Qg6 48. Nf4 $18) (47... Qg5 48. Nf6+ $1 Kg6 (48... Qxf6 49. Qh5+
Qh6 50. Rxg7+ Kxg7 51. Qxh6+ Rxh6 52. Bxh6+ Kxh6 53. a6 $18) 49. Nh5 $1 Qxh5
50. Rxg7+ $18) 48. Nf6+ $1 Rxf6 49. Qxg4 d3+ (49... fxg4 50. Bxd4 Re6+ 51. Kf1
$18) 50. Kxd3 fxg4 51. Bd4 Rg6 52. Rxg7+ $1 (52. Rxg7+ Rxg7 53. Bxg7 Kxg7 54.
a6 g3 55. fxg3 hxg3 56. Ke2 $18) 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.01.31"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Renet, Olivier"]
[Black "Giffard, Nicolas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2317"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monaco"]
[BlackTeam "Drancy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Rd1 Bd6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b3 Ng4 (11... Na5 12. Bb2 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 Bd6
14. Nbd2 Qe7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Ne4 Ba3 17. Rxa3 Qxa3 18. Nd6+ {1-0 Lutz,
C-Schulz,K/Germany 1990/GER-chT (18)}) (11... b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Nbd2 O-O 14.
Rac1 Rfd8 15. Bd3 Nb4 16. Bb1 Qe7 17. Ng5 Nbd5 18. Nc4 h6 19. Nf3 Nb4 20. Nfe5
{1/2-1/2 Neverov,V-Vladimirov,E/Frunze 1988/TD (20)}) (11... Bd7 12. Bb2 O-O-O
13. Rc1 Bd6 14. Na3 Kb8 15. b4 Bxb4 16. Bxa6 bxa6 17. Be5 $18 {1-0 Farago,
I-Meszaros,A/HUN 1992/EXT 2000 (26)}) (11... e5 12. h3 e4 13. Nh2 O-O 14. Bb2
Bd6 15. Nf1 Be5 16. Nc3 Nb4 17. Rac1 Qe7 18. Ba3 Bd6 19. Ng3 Bxg3 20. fxg3 a5
21. Na2 Re8 22. Qe1 $16 {1-0 Skripchenko Lautier,A-Jackova,J/Bled 2002/EXT
2003 (36)}) (11... O-O 12. Bb2 b6 (12... Bd7 13. Nbd2 Rfd8 14. Rac1 Bd6 15. Bd3
Qb8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 h6 18. Bb1 Ne5 19. Nd2 Bc6 20. h4 Be7 21. Nc4 Nxc4
22. Qxc4 Bf8 23. Qc2 f5 24. Qe2 $14 {1-0 Magerramov,E-Vlahos,K/Berlin 1994/TD 
(61)}) (12... e5 13. Nc3 $1 $146 e4 $6 (13... Bg4 $5) (13... Qe7 $5) 14. Ng5
Bd6 $2 15. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 $1 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 Be5 18. Qh5 Bf5 $2 19. Nxf7 $1
$18 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Sadvakasov,D/Astana 2001/CBM 84/[Huzman] (21)}) 13. h3 Bb7
14. Nbd2 Rfd8 15. Rac1 h6 16. Bd3 Nd5 17. Bb1 Ndb4 18. Qc4 Qd7 19. Qg4 f5 20.
Qg3 Bd6 21. Qg6 Qf7 22. Qxf7+ Kxf7 23. Nc4 $14 {0-1 Tukmakov,V-Stevic,H/Pula
2001/CBM 84 ext (73)}) 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nbd2 f5 {[%csl Re6][%cal Rc4g8]} (13...
b6 14. Bd3 f5 15. Rac1 Bb7 16. h3 Nf6 17. Bc4 Nd5 18. Ng5 Qe7 19. Qh5 h6 20.
Ndf3 {1-0 Niklasch,O-Muehlbach,P/Groningen 1999/CBM 73 ext (20)}) (13... Nge5
14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Rac1 $1 $16 {[%cal Gc1c7]} Nxc4 $140 16. Qxc4 b6 17. b4 $18)
(13... Bd6 14. h3 Nge5 15. Rac1 Nxc4 (15... Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Rd8 17. Ne4 Bh2+ 18.
Kh1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Be5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 (20... Nxe5 21. Qg3 h6 22. Nf6+ Kf8 23.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 24. Ne8+ Kf8 25. Nxc7 $18) 21. Nd6 Qf6 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Rc1 $16)
16. Nxc4 Be7 17. Nce5 $16) 14. h3 (14. Rac1 $1 b6 15. h3 Nf6 (15... Nge5 16.
Nxe5 Nxe5 17. b4 $18) 16. Nd4 Bxd4 17. exd4 Nd5 18. Nf3 $16) 14... Nge5 15.
Rac1 (15. Nxe5 $5 Nxe5 16. Rac1 Kh8 (16... Nf7 17. Nf3 Qe7 18. Nd4 $16) 17. Qh5
$1 {/\18.Ne4!} Nc6 18. Nf3 $40) 15... Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Qe7 17. Nce5 (17. Bd4 $5
Nxd4 18. exd4 Bb4 19. Nfe5 $16) 17... Nb4 18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 (19. Nxd4 $1 b6
20. Ndc6 Nxc6 21. Rxc6 Rb8 22. Rcd6 $16) (19. exd4 $5 b6 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21. Rxc6
$16) 19... Nd5 20. Qc2 (20. e4 fxe4 21. Qxe4 b6 22. Nc6 Qf6 $14) 20... b6 $1
21. e4 (21. Nc6 $5 Qe8 (21... Qd6 22. e4 fxe4 23. Qxe4 h6 24. Nfe5 Bb7 25. b4
$36) 22. e4 fxe4 23. Qxe4 $132) 21... fxe4 22. Rxe4 Bb7 23. Rh4 Nf6 (23... Rf5
$5 24. g4 Rc8 (24... g5 25. Rh5 Nf4 26. gxf5 Nxh5 27. Qc7 Qxc7 28. Rxc7 Bxf3
29. Nxf3 exf5 30. Nxg5 h6 31. Nf7 $16) 25. Qxc8+ Bxc8 26. gxf5 Bb7 27. Rhc4 Qe8
$132) 24. Rc4 Bd5 $2 (24... Rac8 25. Rxc8 (25. Nc6 Qd6 26. Nfe5 Nd5 $132 {
[%cal Yb6b5]}) 25... Rxc8 26. Qxc8+ Bxc8 27. Rxc8+ Ne8 28. Rb8 b5 29. axb5 axb5
30. Rxb5 $44) (24... Nd5 $5) 25. Rc7 Qb4 (25... Qd6 26. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2g5]} Ne4
27. Qb2 Nf6 (27... Nc5 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Nc4+ $18) 28. b4 $16) 26. Qd2 $1 Qxd2
(26... Qxb3 $1 27. Qg5 Ne8 28. Rxg7+ $1 Nxg7 29. Rc7 $18) 27. Nxd2 Rfd8 28.
Ndc4 Rac8 $2 (28... Ne8 29. Rd7 Rxd7 30. Nxd7 b5 31. Ncb6 Rd8 32. Nc5 Nc7 33.
a5 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5] /+/-}) (28... Rab8 $142 29. Ra7 b5 30. Na5 Ra8 31. Rac7
Ne8 32. R7c5 (32. Re7 Rac8 $132) 32... bxa4 33. bxa4 Kf8 $14) 29. Nxb6 Rxc7 (
29... Rb8 30. a5 $18) 30. Rxc7 Bxb3 31. Ra7 $18 h6 $6 (31... Nd5 $8 32. Nxd5
exd5 33. Rxa6 Kf8 (33... d4 $140 34. Nc6 $18 Rd7 35. Ra8+ Kf7 36. Ne5+) 34. Nc6
Rd6 35. Ra8+ Kf7 36. Nd4 $16 {/+-}) 32. Rxa6 Rd1+ 33. Kh2 Rd2 34. f3 Nh5 35.
Ra8+ Kh7 36. Nbd7 g5 37. Ra7 Kh8 38. a5 $2 (38. Nf7+ Kg7 39. Nc5 Bd5 40. Nxg5+
Kg6 41. Nge4 Ra2 42. Nd3 $18) 38... Bd5 $2 (38... Nf4 39. h4 (39. Nf6 Bc2) (39.
Nc5 Bd5 40. Nf7+ Kg7 41. Nxg5+ Kg6 42. Nge4 Rxg2+ 43. Kh1 Ra2 $44) 39... Rxg2+
40. Kh1 Rc2 41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Nf7+ Kh7 43. Nxg5+ Kg6 44. Ne4 $14) 39. Rc7 Ra2
40. a6 $1 $18 Rxa6 41. g4 Ra2+ 42. Kg1 Ra1+ 43. Kf2 Ra2+ 44. Ke1 Ra1+ 45. Kd2
Ra2+ 46. Kc1 (46. Kc1 Nf4 47. Nf6 Ne2+ 48. Kd1 $18) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pixton, Aaron"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2449"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Ba2
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. dxc5 (12. h3 O-O 13. Bb1 (13. dxc5
Nxc5 14. Bd2 (14. b4 Ncd7 15. Bb2 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bh2+ 17. Kh1 Be5 18. Rab1 Rc8
19. Ne4 Bxb2 20. Rxb2 Qe5 $11 {0-1 Wedberg,T-Agrest,E/Linkoping 2001/CBM 85/
[Ziegler] (41)}) 14... Rc8 15. Be1 Nce4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bb1 Be7 18. Bxe4 Nxe4
19. Nd4 Qb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Damljanovic,B-Maksimenko,A/Novi Sad 2000/EXT 2001 (42)
}) 13... Rd8 14. e4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Bc2 Be5 17. Qe3 Qa7 18. f3 Ncxe4 19.
Ndxb5 Rxd1+ 20. Bxd1 Qxe3+ 21. Bxe3 axb5 22. fxe4 b4 {0-1 Metaxas,P-Velikov,P/
Ikaria 1994/EXT 97 (22)}) 12... Nxc5 13. b4 $2 Bxf3 (13... Nce4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. Bb2 O-O 16. h3 Rd8 17. Nd4 Qb6 18. Nb3 e5 19. Na5 Rac8 20. Rac1 Bb8 21. Bb3
h6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hernandez,R-Barua,D/Calcutta 1988/EXT 97 (28)}) (13... Ncd7 14.
g3 O-O 15. Bd2 Rc8 16. Be1 Nb6 $15 {0-1 Stettler,M-Bus,M/Germany 1997/GER-chT2
(32)}) 14. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 Be5 $17 16. Bb2 (16. bxc5 Bxc3 17. Rb1 O-O $17)
16... Ncd7 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Bb1 Qb7 (19... Ra7 $5 {[%cal Ya7c7,
Yc8c1]}) 20. f4 Bc7 21. Rf1 e5 (21... Nb6 22. Bd3 e5 $17) 22. Rcd1 exf4 23.
exf4 Re8 24. Qf2 {[%cal Gf2h4,Gh4h7,Gb1h7]} Nf8 25. Ba2 Bb6 26. Qc2 Re3 27. Nd5
(27. Bd5 Qe7 $1 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Yf6g4,Ye7h4]} (27... Nxd5 28. Nxd5 Re6 29.
Nxb6 Rxb6 30. Qc3 $44) {/\} 28. Bxa8 Ng4 $19) 27... Nxd5 28. Bxd5 Qe7 $1 29.
Bd4 $1 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Qh4+ (30... Re8 $5) 31. Kg1 Rae8 32. Rd3 Re1 33. Rdf3 Qf6
34. Qd3 Rxf1+ 35. Rxf1 Rc8 36. Bb3 h6 37. Qd5 $44 Rc3 38. f5 Nh7 39. Qa8+ Nf8
40. Qd5 Nd7 41. Re1 Nf8 42. Rf1 Rc8 43. Rd1 Re8 44. Qd6 $6 Re3 $1 45. Qxf6 gxf6
$17 46. Rb1 Nd7 47. a4 Ne5 48. Bd5 $2 (48. axb5 axb5 49. Bd5 Rd3 50. Bb7 h5 $17
{[%csl Rf5][%cal Yg8g7,Yg7h6,Yh6g5]}) 48... bxa4 49. Ra1 a3 50. Bb7 Kf8 51.
Bxa6 Ke7 52. Kf2 Ng4+ 53. Kf1 Kd6 54. Be2 Ne5 55. Ke1 (55. b5 Kc5 56. Rc1+ Kb6
$17) 55... Nc6 56. Kd2 Nxb4 57. Bc4 Rg3 58. Be2 Rb3 59. Bc4 Rg3 60. Be2 a2 61.
Bf3 Kc5 62. Kc3 Rg5 63. Rc1 Rxf5 64. Be2 Rf2 65. Kb3+ Kd4 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.01.12"]
[Round "9.8"]
[White "Loeffler, Stefan"]
[Black "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. e4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Nbd2 (10. dxc5 Bxe4 11. Bxf6 Qxd3 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Nbd2
Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Rc8 16. Rac1 Nc6 17. Nd4 b4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,
Y-Vaulin,A/Minsk 1997/EXT 2000 (20)}) (10. a4 c4 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bc2 O-O $17
{1/2-1/2 Akesson,R-Svensson,B/Gothenburg 1998/CBM 63/[Huzman] (66)}) (10. Re1
Nbd7 11. a4 bxa4 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Rxa4 Nb6 14. Ra1 cxd4 15. Nb3 Nfd7 16. Bxe7
Qxe7 17. Nbxd4 {1/2-1/2 Sasikiran,K-Sorokin,M/Sangli 2000/EXT 2001 (17)}) (10.
Bxf6 Bxf6 11. e5 Be7 12. dxc5 Nd7 13. b4 $5 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nxe5 15. Qe4 $1 Nxd3
16. Rd1 Qd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Rxd3 Bf6 19. Nc3 O-O-O 20. a4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Rhe8
22. Kf1 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Kb7 24. Ra5 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,Y-Rublevsky,S/Ohrid 2001/
CBM 84/[Huzman] (24)}) 10... h6 (10... cxd4 $5 11. a4 (11. e5 Nfd7 12. Bxe7
Qxe7 13. Ne4 O-O $15 {[%csl Re5]}) 11... b4 12. e5 Nfd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nc4
$44) 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. e5 Be7 13. Be4 Bxe4 14. Nxe4 cxd4 15. Rc1 (15. Nxd4 $5
Qd5 (15... O-O 16. Qg4 Kh8 17. Rfd1 $36) 16. Qc2 Nd7 17. Nf3 O-O 18. Rfd1 Qb7
19. Nd6 $14) 15... O-O 16. Nxd4 Ra7 $1 17. Qg4 Rd7 18. Rcd1 (18. Rfd1 Kh8 19.
Nc5 Bxc5 20. Rxc5 Qa5 $15 {[%cal Yf8d8,Yd8d1]}) 18... Kh8 19. Ng3 $2 (19. Nb3
$142 Qc7 20. f4 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Rfd8 $15) 19... Bc5 20. Nb3 Bb6 21. Qf3 $6 (21.
Rfe1 Nc6 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Nh5 $132) 21... Nc6 $1 $17 22. Rxd7 (22. Qe2 Nxe5
$19) 22... Qxd7 23. Rd1 (23. Re1 Rd8 24. Qc3 Qd5 $17) 23... Qc7 $19 24. Qc3
Nxe5 25. Qxc7 Bxc7 26. Nc5 a5 27. Nge4 Bb6 28. Kf1 Rc8 29. Nd3 Nxd3 30. Rxd3 f5
31. Nc3 b4 32. Na4 Rc1+ 33. Ke2 Bc7 34. g3 Ra1 35. a3 Be5 36. Rb3 bxa3 37. bxa3
(37. Rxa3 Bxb2 $19) 37... Ra2+ 38. Ke3 Bd6 39. Kd4 Rxf2 40. Ke3 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.30"]
[Round "15.6"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Duppel, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Stuttgart"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 d5 5. d4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. O-O
b6 9. Qe2 cxd4 (9... Bb7 10. Rd1 Qc7 (10... cxd4 11. exd4 Be7 12. d5 exd5 13.
Bxd5 Qc7 14. Re1 Kf8 15. Bxf7 Kxf7 16. Qc4+ Ke8 17. Ng5 Rf8 18. Ne6 Qc8 19. Bf4
$40 {1-0 Rietveld,R-Naasz,R/Groningen 2000/EXT 2002 (32)}) 11. d5 (11. h3 Be7
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. e4 Ne5 14. Bf4 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Qc6 16. Bd3 O-O 17. Rac1 Qe8
18. Be3 Nd7 $11 {0-1 Simonson,A-Mengarini,A/New York 1951/MCD (36)}) 11... exd5
12. Bxd5 (12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Be7 14. e4 O-O 15. Bd2 Bf6 16. Bc3 Bxc3 17.
bxc3 Ne7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Velikov,P-Zaja,I/Rijeka 2001/CBM 82 ext (24)}) 12... Nb4
(12... Be7 13. e4 Nb4 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. Qc4+ Ke8 16. Ng5 Bf8 17. Bf4 Qe7 18.
Bd6 Qd7 19. Bxf8 $18 {1-0 McDonald Ross,M-Swanson,S/Bearsden 1973/EXT 2002 (35)
}) 13. e4 Rd8 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bxb7 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Qxb7 17. e5 Nh5 18. Bxe7 Kxe7
19. Qe3 g6 20. Qg5+ Kf8 21. e6 $18 {1-0 De Lange,D-Tordion,S/Baarn 1949/EXT
2003 (24)}) (9... Be7 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb4 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Bf4 Nfd5 14.
Bg3 Bb7 15. Rac1 Bg5 $17 {0-1 Hebbinghaus,H-Slobodjan,R/Hamburg 1993/EXT 97 
(41)}) 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 {Though considerably underdeveloped, Black
dares to take the poisonous pawn. The punishment for the strategical sin
proves to be swift and efficient.} 12. Rd1 Qg4 (12... Qc5 13. Ne4 Nxe4 (13...
Qc7 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Rac1 $32) (13... Qe5 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qf3 Ra7 16. Bf4 Qc5
17. Rac1 $18) 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. Be3 Qb4 16. Qc6+ Bd7 17. Rxd7 Rxd7 18. Rd1 Bd6
19. Bg5 $1 $18) (12... Qh4 13. Qf3 Ra7 14. Qc6+ Bd7 15. Qxb6 $18) 13. Nd5 $1 {
[%mdl 36]} Qxe2 $8 14. Nc7+ Ke7 15. Bxe2 Ra7 16. Bf4 $32 Nd7 (16... Ne8 17.
Rac1 Bd7 18. b3 $1 $18) (16... Bd7 17. b3 a5 18. Rac1 $16) 17. Rac1 {[%cal
Gc1c8]} Kd8 18. Nxa6 $1 Be7 (18... Bxa6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Rc7 $18) 19. Nb8 (19.
Nb8 Rb7 20. Nxd7 Bxd7 (20... Rxd7 21. Bc7+ Ke8 22. Bb5 $18) 21. Ba6 Ra7 22.
Rc8#) 1-0

[Event "Groningen Harmonie"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "2002.12.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Li, Wenliang"]
[Black "Werle, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2002.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Nb4 10. Bb1 Be7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. a3 Nbd5 13. Qd3 g6 14. Ba2 Bd7 15.
Ne5 (15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxg5 17. Bxb7 Bb5 18. Qe4 Rb8 19. Rfe1 Bh6 20. a4
Bc4 21. Ne5 Bd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Qf3 Rxb2 24. Nc6 Qd6 25. Ne7+ Kg7 26. Nxd5
Rd8 27. Ne3 Qxd4 $17 {1/2-1/2 Scarella,E-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires 1992/EXT
97 (70)}) 15... Bc6 16. Rfe1 (16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Na4 Qa5 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. dxc5
Qxc5 20. Rac1 Qb6 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Qe2 Rfe8 23. Qe5 Qb8 24. Qe2 f6 $15 {
0-1 Jellinghaus,L-Savchenko,V/Gelsenkirchen 2001/EXT 2002 (59)}) 16... Qd6 17.
Qh3 Rad8 18. Rad1 Bd7 $2 (18... Rfe8 $5) 19. Bxd5 (19. Bxf6 Nxf6 (19... Bxf6
20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Bxd5 Bxe5 22. Bxb7 Bg7 23. Bxa6 Ba4 24. b3 Bc6 25. Qc3 $16) 20.
Nxd7 Rxd7 (20... Nxd7 21. d5 e5 22. Ne4 $18) (20... Qxd7 21. Rxe6 $16) 21. d5
e5 22. Qg3 Qb6 23. Qxe5 Qxb2 24. d6 $36) 19... exd5 (19... Nxd5 20. Ne4 Qc7 21.
Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Nf6+ $18) 20. Nxd7 (20. Qh4 $1 Bf5 21. Nd3 $18) 20... Rxd7 21.
Rxe7 (21. Qh4 $1 Ne4 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Nxd5 $18) 21... Rxe7 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23.
Nxd5 Qd6 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. Qd3 (25. Qe3 $1 $16) 25... Re8 26. d5 (26. Kf1 Qd6
27. g3 Qd5 $132) 26... Qe2 $132 27. Qb1 $2 (27. g3 $5 Qxb2 28. d6 $36) (27.
Qxe2 Rxe2 28. d6 Re8 29. f4 Rd8 30. Kf2 Kg7 31. Ke3 Kf6 $14 32. Rd3 Ke6 33. Rb3
b5 $11) 27... Rc8 28. Rc1 Rxc1+ 29. Qxc1 Qd3 $1 30. h3 (30. Qc8+ Kg7 {[%tqu
"En","Calculate how the game will end in pawn ending after 31.Qc3","","",
"c8c3","",10]} 31. Qc3+ Qxc3 32. bxc3 Kf6 (32... b5 33. f4 Kf6 34. Kf2 Ke7 35.
Ke3 Kd6 36. Kd4 $18) 33. f4 $1 (33. c4 Ke5 (33... b5 $1 34. cxb5 (34. c5 a5 35.
Kf1 b4 36. axb4 a4 $1 $19) 34... axb5 $11) 34. f4+ Kd6 35. a4 (35. Kf2 b5 36.
Ke3 bxc4 37. Kd4 c3 38. Kxc3 Kxd5 $11) 35... b5 36. cxb5 axb5 37. axb5 Kxd5 38.
Kf2 Kc5 39. Ke3 Kxb5 40. Kd4 Kc6 41. Ke5 Kd7 42. Kf6 Ke8 43. Kg7 h5 44. Kf6 Kf8
45. f5 $18) 33... Ke7 34. c4 b5 $1 (34... Kd6 35. a4 b5 36. cxb5 axb5 37. axb5
Kxd5 38. Kf2 Kc5 39. Ke3 Kxb5 40. Kd4 Kc6 41. Ke5 Kd7 42. Kf6 Ke8 43. Kg7 h5
44. Kf6 Kf8 45. f5 $1 $18) 35. c5 a5 36. Kf2 a4 $1 (36... b4 37. axb4 a4 38. b5
a3 39. b6 a2 40. b7 a1=Q 41. b8=Q Qd4+ 42. Kg3 Qe3+ 43. Kg4 Qe2+ 44. Kh3 Qe3+
45. g3 Qxc5 46. Qe5+ $16) 37. Ke3 b4 38. Kd3 b3 $11) 30... Qxd5 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kosyrev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Mirovshchikov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Bg5 Nbd5 13. a5 $146 Re8 {[%cal
Ye8e2]} 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Nxd5 (15. Bxf6 Nxf6 (15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bxf6 17. Qe4
Qc7 18. Bd3 g6 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Rab1 Rab8 21. Qf3 Bg7 22. Be4 $36) 16. d5 Bd6
17. Nxd7 exd5 $1 18. Qf3 (18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Nxd5 Qh6 20. Nf6+ Qxf6 $11) 18...
Qxd7 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Re7 $11) 15... exd5 16. Bxf6 dxc4 17. Bxe7 (17.
Nxd7 Bxf6 (17... Qxd7 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Qxc4 $16) 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxc4 Re4
20. Rac1 Rd8 $44) 17... Qxe7 18. Qxc4 Bb5 19. Qb3 Qe6 $1 20. Qxe6 Rxe6 $44 21.
Rac1 f6 22. Nf3 (22. Nc4 Bxc4 $1 (22... Re2 23. b3 $16) 23. Rxc4 Rd8 24. Kf1
Rd5 25. b4 b6 $1 $132 26. axb6 Rxb6 27. Ke2 Rdb5 $11) 22... Rc6 $1 23. Rxc6 (
23. d5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rd8 25. Rd1 Bc6 26. d6 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Kf7 $11) 23... Bxc6
24. h3 Rd8 25. Rd2 Rd5 26. b4 Rb5 $11 27. Rb2 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Kf7 29. Kf1 Ke6 30.
Ke2 Rh5 31. Ke3 Kd6 32. h4 $1 Rxh4 33. b5 Rh1 34. bxa6 bxa6 35. Rb6+ Kd5 36.
Rxa6 Re1+ 37. Kf4 Rd1 38. Ra8 (38. Ra7 Rxd4+ 39. Kf5 (39. Kg3 Ra4 $11) 39...
g6+ 40. Kxf6 Rf4+ 41. Kg7 Rxf3 $11) 38... Rxd4+ 39. Kf5 g6+ 40. Kxf6 Rf4+ 41.
Kg7 Rxf3 42. a6 Kc6 43. Rb8 Ra3 44. Kxh7 Rxa6 45. Rg8 (45. Kxg6 $4 Kc7+ $19)
45... Kd5 46. Rxg6 (46. Rxg6 Rxg6 47. Kxg6 Ke4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Goodricke op 13th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2002.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gleizerov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Blauert, Joerg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Bc2 cxd4 (13... Nc6 14. dxc5
Nxc5 15. Nd6 b3 16. Bb1 Qc7 17. Be3 Nxe5 18. Nxb7 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxb7 20. Qxb7
Nxb7 21. Be4 Rab8 22. Ba7 Nc5 $15 {Dreev,A-Ponomariov,R/Yerevan 2001}) 14. Nxd4
Qc7 (14... Bd5 15. Ne3 Nxe5 16. Qh5 Ng6 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. Bb3 Bf6
20. Be3 Rd8 21. Rac1 $44 {1-0 Dautov,R-Gurevich,D/Moscow 2001/CBM 86/[Dautov] 
(26)}) 15. Qd3 g6 16. Bf4 Nc6 17. Nf3 Nc5 (17... Rfd8 $5 18. Qe3 Na5 19. Nxa5
Qxa5 20. Ng5 Qc5 21. Qe2 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Rdc8 23. Bb3 Qxe5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Ernst,
S-Krush,I/Bermuda BER 2002/(71)}) 18. Qe3 b3 19. Bxb3 Nxb3 (19... Rab8 $5 20.
Rac1 (20. Ba2 Nb4 $44) (20. Rfd1 Nb4 21. Nd6 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Nxb3 23. Qxb3 Nc2
$17) 20... Nxb3 21. Qxb3 Na5 22. Nxa5 (22. Qd3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Nxc4 24. b3 Rb4 (
24... Nxe5 25. Qg3 Qb7 26. Bxe5 Rbc8 $11)) 22... Qxa5 $44) 20. Qxb3 Rab8 21.
Rfc1 (21. Qb6 Rfc8 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. Bg5 Bf8 24. Rac1 Nb4 $44) 21... Na5 22.
Nxa5 Qxa5 $44 23. Qc3 Qxc3 24. bxc3 (24. Rxc3 Bxf3 25. Rxf3 Rxb2 $11) 24...
Bxf3 25. gxf3 Rfc8 $11 26. a5 (26. Be3 Rc4 27. Rab1 Rxb1 28. Rxb1 Rxa4 29. Rb7
$132) 26... Rc4 27. Be3 Bd8 $15 28. Rcb1 Rxb1+ 29. Rxb1 Bxa5 30. Rb8+ (30. Ra1
Bxc3 31. Rxa6 Bxe5 $17) 30... Kg7 31. Bg5 $1 $132 Bxc3 32. Bf6+ Kh6 33. h4 Rc5
$2 (33... Kh5 34. Rb7 h6 35. Rxf7 a5 $17) 34. Bg5+ Kg7 (34... Kh5 $4 35. Rh8
$18) 35. Bf6+ $11 Kh6 36. Bg5+ Kg7 37. Bf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Holguin"]
[Date "2002.04.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 d3 10. Bxd3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. e4 Ng4 13. Nd5 $1 {[%mdl 640]
Strong piece sacrifice that Black can't reject.} (13. Be3 Bd6 14. h3 Nxe3 15.
Qxe3 Bf4 16. Qe2 Ne5 17. Bc2 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Rd8 19. Rd3 O-O 20. Rad1 Be5 $17 {
0-1 Haba,P-Bernard,R/Brno 1984/EXT 2000 (60)}) 13... exd5 14. exd5+ Ne7 (14...
Nce5 15. Nxe5 (15. Bf4 $1) 15... Qxe5 16. Qxe5+ Nxe5 17. Re1 f6 18. f4 Bb4 19.
Re3 Bc5 20. fxe5 fxe5 $19 {0-1 Sarwinski,M-Bernard,R/Piotrkow Trybunalski 1983/
EXT 2001 (34)}) 15. Bc4 {[%cal Gd5d6]} Qd6 (15... Rc8 16. b3 Qd6 17. Ba3 $16)
16. Rd4 $1 Kd8 {With the king in the centre Black has no chances to defend the
position, but there was no defence against the threat 17.Bf4.} 17. Bf4 Qb6 (
17... Qg6 18. h3 Nh6 (18... Nf5 19. Re4 Ngh6 20. Ne5 Qb6 21. a5 Qc5 22. Nxd7
Kxd7 23. Bb3 {[%cal Gb3a4]} Be7 24. Ba4+ Kd8 25. d6 Bxd6 26. Rd1 $18)) 18. a5
Qc5 19. b4 $1 Qxb4 (19... Qa7 20. Bc7+ $1 Kxc7 21. d6+ Kd8 22. dxe7+ Bxe7 23.
Rad1 Nf6 24. Ne5 $18) 20. Ng5 Nh6 21. Ne6+ $1 fxe6 22. dxe6 Nhf5 (22... Rc8 23.
Qh5 $1 g6 24. Qe5 $18) (22... Nef5 23. Rxd7+ Ke8 24. g4 $18) 23. Qe5 $1 $18 Nd6
24. Rxd6 Qxc4 25. Rxd7+ Ke8 26. Rc1 Qb5 27. Qc7 Qb3 28. Rxe7+ (28. Rxe7+ Bxe7
29. Qd7+ Kf8 30. Rc8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
b5 9. d5 exd5 10. a4 Nb4 11. axb5 Be7 (11... Bd6 12. e4 $1 dxe4 13. Bg5 (13.
Ng5 O-O 14. Ncxe4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Qh4+ 17. Kg1 Qxe4 18. Re1 Qf5 (
18... Qg6 $5) 19. Be3 $6 {1-0 Georgiev,V-Lazarev,V/Elgoibar 1999/CBM 75/
[Huzman] (39)} (19. Qd6 $1 $11)) 13... exf3 14. Re1+ Be7 15. Qxf3 Be6 16. Rad1
Qc8 17. Rxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Qxa8+ Kf7 20. Qxh8 $18 {1-0 Romanishin,
O-Rublevsky,S/Ohrid MKD 2001/(29)}) 12. e4 (12. Ne5 O-O 13. Nc6 Nxc6 14. bxc6
Be6 $15) 12... c4 (12... dxe4 13. Qxd8+ Bxd8 14. Ng5 O-O 15. Ncxe4 Nxe4 16.
Nxe4 $36) (12... d4 13. Ng5 $1 (13. e5 Ng4 14. Ne4 O-O 15. h3 Bb7 16. Re1 axb5
$1 $17) 13... O-O (13... dxc3 14. bxc3 $1 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 $16) 14. e5 dxc3 (14...
Nfd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qf3 $16) 15. bxc3 $16) 13. e5 (13. Ba4 O-O 14. exd5 axb5
15. d6 Bxd6 16. Nxb5 $11) 13... Nd7 14. Bc2 (14. Ba4 axb5 15. Nxb5 O-O $17 {
[%cal Ya8a1]}) 14... Nc5 {[%cal Yb4d3,Yc5d3]} 15. Nd4 (15. Be3 O-O 16. Bb1 Bg4
$36) 15... O-O {Black's last move provides his opponent with a far from
obvious tactical opportunity, but White misses his lucky chance} 16. Be3 (16.
Nxd5 $1 Qxd5 (16... Nxd5 17. Nc6 Qd7 18. Qxd5 $18) 17. Nc6 Qd7 $1 (17... Re8
18. Nxb4 Qxe5 19. Re1 $16) 18. Nxb4 (18. Qxd7 Bxd7 19. Nxe7+ Kh8 20. Bb1 Rfe8
$5 $36 (20... axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. f4 Ncd3 $15)) 18... Qxb5 19. Nd5 Bd8 $132
{[%cal Yc5d3]}) 16... Bd7 17. bxa6 Rxa6 18. Rxa6 Ncxa6 $11 19. Bf5 (19. f4 Nc5
20. Bb1 Ncd3 $132) 19... g6 (19... Nc5 $5 20. Qg4 g6 21. e6 fxe6 22. Bxg6 hxg6
(22... e5 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. Bxf5+ Kh8 25. Qh5 $16) 23. Qxg6+ Kh8 $11) 20. e6 Be8
(20... Bc8 $5 21. Qg4 Nc7 $1 (21... Nc5 22. Bh6 Re8 23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. Bxc8
Qxc8 25. Qf3+ $16) 22. exf7+ (22. Re1 Bf6 23. Bh6 Re8 24. Re3 $13) 22... Kxf7
23. Bxc8 Qxc8 $11) 21. Bb1 (21. Bh3 f5 22. Bh6 Rf6 23. b3 Nc5 24. bxc4 dxc4 $13
{[%csl Rh3]}) 21... Nc5 $1 22. Bh6 fxe6 23. Bxf8 Bxf8 24. b3 $1 $11 Qf6 (24...
Bg7 25. bxc4 dxc4 26. Nde2 Ncd3 27. Qd2 Bc6 $44) 25. bxc4 Nbd3 (25... dxc4 26.
Ne4 Nxe4 27. Bxe4 Bc5 28. Nf3 $14) 26. Nce2 (26. Nxe6 $5 Qxc3 27. Nxf8 dxc4 28.
Qf3 Qd4 $44 {[%csl Rf8]}) 26... Nb2 27. Qc2 Nxc4 28. Ba2 Ne5 29. Nc3 Bf7 30.
Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kaufman, Larry C"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. d4 e6 6. O-O a6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. b3
b6 9. Re1 (9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Be2 Qb8 11. Nc4 b5 12. Nce5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd5 14. Nd2
Be7 15. Bd3 Nb4 16. Bb1 O-O 17. a3 Nc6 18. f4 Qc7 19. Ne4 Rfd8 20. Qg4 Rd5 21.
Bc2 c4 22. b4 g6 23. Bc3 Qb6 24. Qh3 Rad8 25. Rf3 {1/2-1/2 Syrigos,
N-Angelopoulos,G/Poros 1998/EXT 99 (25)}) 9... Bb7 10. e4 ({More solid was} 10.
Bb2 $11) 10... cxd4 (10... b5 $5 11. Bf1 cxd4 12. e5 (12. Nxd4 Bc5) 12... Nd5
13. Ne4 (13. Nxd4 $142 Bb4 14. Bb2 (14. Qg4 O-O) 14... O-O $15) 13... Nc3 14.
Nxc3 dxc3) 11. e5 Nd5 12. Ne4 Nc3 13. Nxc3 dxc3 $17 14. Ng5 Nc5 (14... b5 15.
Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 16. Bxe6+ $1 Ke8 (16... Kxe6 17. Qg4+ Kf7 18. e6+ Kg8 19. exd7 $18
) 17. Bf7+ (17. Bg5 Be7 18. Bh6 g6 19. Bg7 Nc5 $17) 17... Kxf7 18. e6+ Kg8 19.
exd7 Qf6) 15. Qh5 (15. b4 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Ne4 17. Nxf7 c2 $1 18. Rd3 Kxf7 19.
Rd7+ Be7 20. Rxb7 Rhd8 21. Bf1 Rac8 $17) 15... g6 16. Qg4 b5 17. b4 bxc4 18.
bxc5 Bxc5 19. Qxc4 Rc8 $19 20. Qa4+ Qd7 21. Qg4 h5 22. Qg3 O-O 23. Bf4 c2 24.
a4 (24. Rac1 Bb4 25. Rf1 Rc3 26. f3 Bc5+ 27. Kh1 Ba3 $19) 24... Rfd8 25. Rac1
Bb4 26. Rf1 Bd2 27. Bxd2 Qxd2 28. h4 Qxc1 29. Rxc1 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Rxc1 31. Qf4
Rh1+ 32. Kg3 Rf8 0-1

[Event "Bijeljina Dvorovi"]
[Site "Bijeljina Dvorovi"]
[Date "2002.01.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dumitrache, Dragos Nicolae"]
[Black "Stojanovic, Dalibor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2433"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2002.01.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Nc3
Qc7 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Bd6 12. Ng5 $146 (12. Bd2 Ne5 13. Nxe5
Bxe5 14. Ba5 Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 Be6 16. Bxc7 (16. Qxe6+ fxe6 17. Bxc7 Bxc7 18. Bxe6
{1/2-1/2 Johner,P-Rubinstein,A/Berlin 1924/HCL (18)}) 16... Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Bxc7
18. Bxb7 Ra7 19. Bd5 Ke7 20. Rac1 Rb8 21. b3 Bb6 $14 {1-0 Moskalenko,V-Estrada
Nieto,J/Paris 1992/EXT 97 (40)}) (12. Rd1 Be6 (12... Ne5 13. Ng5 (13. Qxd6 Qxd6
14. Rxd6 Nxc4 15. Rd3 b6 16. b3 Na5 17. Bd2 Nc6 18. a5 bxa5 19. Rc3 O-O 20.
Rxc5 Bd7 21. Bxa5 Rfb8 $14 {1/2-1/2 Uhlmann,W-Radulov,I/Hastings 1972/MCD (27)
/=}) 13... O-O 14. Qe4 g6 15. Qh4 h5 16. Bd5 Be7 17. Qf4 Bd6 18. Ne4 Bg4 19.
Nxd6 Bxd1 20. Nxf7 Nf3+ 21. gxf3 Qxf4 22. exf4 Rxf7 23. Be3 Bc2 24. Bxc5 Rd8
25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Arkhipov,S-Vaulin,A/Kecskemet 1990/EXT 97 (40)})
13. Qxd6 Qxd6 14. Rxd6 Bxc4 15. e4 Ke7 16. Bf4 Rad8 17. Rxc6 bxc6 18. Ne5 Bb3
19. Nxc6+ Ke6 20. Nxd8+ Rxd8 $11 {0-1 ZarkovX-Dlugy/Internet 1995 (107)}) 12...
O-O (12... Ne5 13. Ba2 h6 14. Rd1 hxg5 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 $14) 13. Qe4 g6
14. Qh4 h5 15. f4 $1 {[%cal Ge3e5]} (15. Rd1 Qe7 $11) 15... Kg7 {[%cal Yf7f6]}
16. Bd2 f6 17. Ne4 (17. Ne6+ Bxe6 18. Bxe6 Rfe8 19. f5 Be5 20. Rad1 Rad8 $15) (
17. Bc3 $5 Qe7 18. Rae1 $36) 17... Qe7 18. Ng3 (18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Bc3 Bf5 $11)
(18. Bd5 Bf5 19. Ng3 Bd3 20. Rfe1 Rad8 21. e4 c4 $132) 18... f5 19. Qh3 Be6 20.
Bc3+ Kh6 21. Bxe6 Qxe6 22. e4 $16 Qf7 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Rad1 (24. Rae1 $1 {
/\25.Re6!+-} Nd4 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Nxf5+ Qxf5 27. Re6+ $18) 24... Rad8 (24...
Nd4 25. Kh1 $16) 25. Rd5 Ne7 26. Rd2 (26. Nxh5 $1 Qxh5 27. Rxd6+ Rxd6 28. Bg7+
Kg6 29. Qxh5+ Kxh5 30. Bxf8 Re6 31. Kf2 $16 {/+-}) 26... Nc6 27. Kh1 (27. Re1
$1 Nd4 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. Rde2 $18) 27... Qg6 28. Rd5 (28. Nxh5 $6 Qxh5 29. Bg7+
Kg6 30. Rxd6+ Rxd6 31. Qxh5+ Kxh5 32. Bxf8 Rd2 $14) (28. Re1 $1 $18) 28... Ne7
29. Rd3 Qg4 30. Nxh5 $1 Qxh3 (30... Qxh5 31. Bg7+ Kg6 32. Rg3+ $18) 31. Rxh3
Kg6 32. Rg3+ $1 Kxh5 33. Rg5+ $2 (33. Bg7 $1 Bxf4 34. Bxf8 Bxg3 35. Bxe7 Re8
36. Bxc5 (36. Rxf5+ Kh6 37. hxg3 Rxe7 38. Rxc5 Re2 39. b4 Re4 $11) 36... Re1 $1
37. Rxe1 Bxe1 38. Kg1 $16 {[%cal Gg1f1,Gf1d3]}) 33... Kh6 34. Bg7+ Kh7 35. Bxf8
Rxf8 $17 36. Re1 Rf6 $1 37. g3 Nc6 38. Re8 Bf8 39. Rc8 Rf7 40. Kg2 c4 {[%csl
Rb2]} 41. h4 Bg7 42. Re8 Bxb2 $19 43. Rh5+ Kg6 44. Rg5+ Kh6 45. h5 Bf6 $2 (
45... Ne7 $1 $19 {[%cal Yb2f6,Yf6g5]}) 46. Rxf5 Kg7 47. g4 c3 48. h6+ (48. g5
Bd4 49. h6+ Kg6 50. Rxf7 Kxf7 51. Re1 c2 52. f5 Ne5 53. g6+ Kg8 54. h7+ Kh8 $19
{[%cal Yd4b2,Yc2c1]}) 48... Kg6 49. Re6 Nd4 $1 50. h7 Kxh7 51. Rh5+ (51. Rfxf6
Rxf6 52. Rxf6 c2 53. Rf7+ Kg8 54. Rc7 Nc6 $19) 51... Kg7 52. Re8 Rc7 53. Rhh8
c2 54. Reg8+ Kf7 55. Rh7+ Kxg8 56. Rxc7 Nc6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Be7 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Qg4 {This
position already looks rather gloomy for Black, whose mistake has probably
taken place somewhat earlier} g6 (14... Kf8 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Bg5 h5 17. Qf4 Bxg5
18. Qxg5 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Nxb3 20. Nb6 Qxb6 21. Rd7 Kg8 22. Ne7+ Kf8 23. Ng6+ Kg8
24. Qe7 Kh7 25. Qxf7 {1-0 Stocek,J-Estrada,J/Koszeg GM 1997 (25)}) 15. Bh6 Nxb3
16. Nxb3 Nd7 (16... Bd5 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Rac1 Nc6 19. Nca5 $18) 17. Rad1 $18
Rc8 (17... Bd5 18. Rxd5 $1 exd5 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 $18) 18. Rfe1 Bc6 19.
Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 e5 (20... Qf6 21. Rc1 $18) 21. Nc5 (21. Rxe5+ Nxe5 22. Re1
$18) 21... Qa5 22. Qxd7+ (22. Rxe5+ Nxe5 (22... Kd8 23. Qxd7+ Bxd7 24. Nb7#)
23. Re1 $18) 22... Bxd7 23. Rxe5+ Be6 24. d7+ (24. d7+ Ke7 25. Bg5+ f6 26.
Rxe6+ Kf7 27. Rxf6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 09th Group2"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2002.05.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shariyazdanov, Andrey"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2002.05.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Re1
b5 9. a4 bxa4 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nd5 12. Rxa4 Bb4 13. Bd2 Bxd2 14. Nbxd2 Nc5
15. Rxd4 Nxd3 16. Rxd3 O-O 17. Nc4 (17. Ne4 Rb8 18. Rd2 Rb4 19. Nd6 Bd7 20. Re4
Rxe4 21. Nxe4 h6 22. Nd6 Bc6 23. Rd4 Qe7 24. Rc4 {1/2-1/2 Siegel,G-Karpatchev,
A/Germany 2000/CBM 75 ext (24)}) 17... a5 (17... Rb8 18. Qd2 Qe7 19. Nd6 Bb7
20. Nd4 Ba8 21. Rg3 f5 22. Ra3 Rb6 23. Rc1 Rxd6 24. exd6 Qxd6 25. Ne2 Bb7 26.
Rb3 Rf7 27. Qd4 $16 {1-0 Shariyazdanov,A-Feletar,D/Pula 2000/CBM 78 ext (74)})
18. Ra3 {White tries to prevent the move 18...Ba6 but in spite of this Black
make this move.} (18. Nd6 Ba6 19. Rd2 Rb8 $132 {[%cal Yb8b2]}) 18... Ba6 $6 (
18... Qc7 $5 19. Qc1 (19. Qd4 {[%cal Ge1a1,Ga1a5]} Bd7 20. Nd6 f6 $132) 19...
a4 20. Nd6 Qxc1 21. Rxc1 Bd7 $11) 19. Nxa5 Nb4 20. Qxd8 (20. Qa4 $5 Nd3 (20...
Qb6 21. Rb3 Rfb8 22. Re4 $16) 21. Rea1 $1 Qb6 (21... Nxb2 22. Qc2 Nd3 23. Nc6
Qb6 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Qxd3 Bxd3 26. Rxa8 Rd8 (26... Rb8 27. Nc6 $18) 27. Ng5 $1
Bg6 28. Nxg6+ Kg8 29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. Nc6 $18) 22. Qd4 (22. Qh4 Rac8 23. b3 Rc2
24. Qd4 Qb8 25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. bxc4 Nxf2 $13) 22... Qxd4 23. Nxd4 Nxe5 24. b4 Bc8
25. Nac6 Nxc6 26. Nxc6 Bb7 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Rxa8 Bxa8 (28... Rxa8 29. Rxa8+
Bxa8 30. b5 $18) 29. Ra7 g5 $11) 20... Rfxd8 $44 {[%cal Yb4d3]} 21. Rb3 Rdb8
22. Rc1 Nd3 23. Rxb8+ Rxb8 24. Rc6 Bb5 25. Rc3 (25. Rc7 h6 $11) 25... h6 26. h3
(26. Rb3 Nc1 27. Ra3 Be2 $11) 26... Ra8 27. Nb7 Ra1+ 28. Kh2 Nxf2 29. Nd6 Ba6
30. b4 (30. Rc7 Rb1 31. Nxf7 Rxb2 32. Nd8 $16) 30... Rb1 31. Rc2 (31. Rc6 Bd3
32. Rb6) 31... Nd1 32. b5 (32. Ra2 Bd3 33. Ra3 Nf2 34. Ra8+ Kh7 35. Rb8) (32.
Rc6 Bd3 33. Rb6 Ne3 $132) (32. b5 Bxb5 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Rb8 Bd3 35. Rxb1 Bxb1
36. Nxf7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 32nd"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2002.05.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2002.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 16384]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7.
a4 Nc6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Rac1 b6 12. dxc5 (12. h3 Bb7 13.
Rfd1 h6 (13... Rfe8 14. Bd3 Qe7 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 e5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bc3
h6 19. Qc4 Bd6 20. Nh4 $16 {1-0 Wilder,M-Bykhovsky,A/Belgrade 1988/TD (40)})
14. Ba2 Rac8 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. e4 Rfd8 17. Be3 Bf4 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. e5 Bxe5
20. Bxc5 Nd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Rxd4 23. Qf1 Qe5 $17 {0-1 Rodriguez Vargas,
O-De la Villa Garcia,J/Cala Galdana 1994/EXT 97 (42)}) (12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Ne4 (
13. h3 Rfd8 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qe7 17. Bc3 Nb4 {1/2-1/2
Cvitan,O-Mikhalchishin,A/Zenica 1989/EXT 97 (17)}) 13... Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Qe7 15.
Rfd1 (15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bc3 a5 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20.
Qxd1 {1/2-1/2 Shurygin,S-Estrada Nieto,J/Budapest 1995/EXT 97 (20)}) 15... Rac8
16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. h3 Rfd8 18. Bc3 h6 19. Nd2 Nb4 (19... a5 20. Nc4 f5 $2 21.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bf3 $16 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Huzman,A/Tel Aviv 1999/CBM 71/[Gelfand] 
(39)}) 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qg4 f5 22. Qc4 Nd5 23. Qb3 b5 24. Nf3 Qb6 25. Bd4 Bxd4
26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Nxd4 bxa4 28. Qxa4 Rd8 29. Qc4 Nc7 30. Rc1 Nd5 31. Qc6 Rd6
32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Rc8 Nxe3 34. fxe3 Rxd4 35. exd4 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Rublevsky,
S/Poikovsky RUS 2002/ (35)}) (12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bb7 15. e4
Rae8 16. Be3 Ne5 17. Bxb7 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qxb7 19. Rfd1 Be5 20. a5 Bxb2 21. Rb1
Bd4 22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. Rxb6 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Rxe4 25. Rxa6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Verdihanov,
V-Lugovoi,A/Kstovo 1994/CBM 42 ext (37)}) 12... bxc5 $5 {[%csl Rb2,Rc5][%cal
Ya8b8,Yb8b2]} (12... Bxc5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Ne4 $36 {[%cal Gc1c7]}) 13. h3 (13.
Rfd1 $5 Bb7 (13... Ng4 14. h3 Nge5 15. Ne4 $16) 14. Be1 Ne5 $11) 13... Bb7 14.
Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Be1 {It is very difficult for both sides to improve their
position.} h6 16. Bd3 {[%cal Gc3e4]} Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. f3 {[%csl Rb7][%cal
Ge3e4]} (18. f4 $5 Bd6 19. b4 cxb4 $140 (19... Rac8 $5 $11) 20. Nb5 Qb6 21.
Nxd6 Rxd6 22. a5 Qxa5 (22... Qd8 $5 23. Bxb4 Rd7 24. e4 Nh5 $1 $132) 23. Bh7+
Kxh7 24. Rxd6 $13) 18... Nd5 19. Kh1 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 a5 $11 21. Bd4 (21. Bxe5
Qxe5 22. f4 Qc7 23. Qc2 Rab8 $15) 21... Bd6 22. Bb5 Qe7 23. Bc3 Qh4 24. Be1 Qf6
25. Bc3 Qh4 26. Be1 Qf6 27. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch57"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2002.06.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bd2 Bf6 (12... Nb6 13. Bb3 Nxd4
14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. a5 Nd7 16. Nd5 Bc5 17. Bb4 Qh4 18. Ra4 Bxb4 19. Rxb4 Qd8 20.
Nb6 Qe7 21. Rc4 Rb8 22. Rc7 Qb4 23. Bxe6 Nxb6 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. axb6 Bg4 26.
Qd2 Qxb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Jansa,V-Banas,J/Novy Smokovec 1971/MCD (30)}) (12... Ncb4
13. Rac1 (13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bb3 Re8 15. Re1 Nc6 16. Qd3 g6 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bf4
Bf5 19. Qd1 Qd7 $11 {0-1 Rodriguez Vargas,O-Ehlvest,J/Logrono 1991/EXT 97 (53)}
) 13... b6 (13... Bd7 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. b3 Be8 16. h3 Kh8 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bxb4
Bxb4 19. Bd3 f6 20. Ng4 Bh5 21. Qe6 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Re8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Groszpeter,
A-Ricardi,P/Novi Sad 1990/TD (43)}) 14. Nxd5 (14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Ne4 (15. Bb3 Rc8
16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. Rc1 Qd8 (18... Qa8 19. Bc2 Nf6 20. Bg5 Bxg2 21.
Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nd7 Rd8 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qh4 Kg7 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27.
Qh4 Kg7 {1/2-1/2 Kruppa,Y-Raetsky,A/Cappelle la Grande 1997/CBM 57 ext (27)})
19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 Nb4 21. Rc4 a5 22. Qe5 Bd6 23. Qe4 Qb8 24. h4 b5 25. Rc3
bxa4 26. Bxa4 Rd8 27. h5 $36 {1-0 Grabarczyk,M-Kachur,A/Polanica Zdroj 1999/
EXT 2000 (36)}) 15... Rc8 16. Qh5 Qe8 17. Bb3 f6 18. Qxe8 Rfxe8 19. Rxc8 Rxc8
20. Nc4 Rd8 21. f3 {1/2-1/2 Kharitonov,A-Raetsky,A/Moscow 1994/CBM 45 ext (21)}
) 14... Nxd5 15. Bd3 Qd6 16. Ne5 Bb7 17. Rc2 Nf6 18. Nc4 Qd5 19. Qf1 Rad8 20.
Be3 Qh5 21. Be2 Ng4 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23. f3 Qf5 24. Rdc1 Bf6 25. Ne5 Bxe5 {
1/2-1/2 Vilela,J-Garcia Palermo,C/Cienfuegos 1983/MCD (25)}) (12... Re8 13.
Rac1 Bf6 14. Qe4 Ncb4 15. h4 Bd7 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 f6 18. Bd2 Bc6 19. Qg4
f5 20. Qg3 Qb8 21. Qg5 Qd8 22. Qg3 Qb8 23. Qg5 Qd8 24. Qg3 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,
C-Lobron,E/Graz 1993/CBM 35 (24)}) (12... b6 13. Bb3 Ndb4 14. Ne4 Na5 (14...
Bb7 $5) 15. Bxb4 Nxb3 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Ra3 Na5 18. Re3 Bb7 19. Nc3 Qd6 20. Ng5
h6 21. Nge4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 $1 $16 {1-0 Speelman,J-Borge,N/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 
(33)}) 13. Qe4 Ncb4 14. h4 Bd7 15. Bg5 (15. Nxd5 $6 exd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5
Bc6 18. Qf5 (18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 (20. hxg5 Rfe8 $44) 20... Rd6
$11) 18... Qd5 $44) 15... Bc6 16. Qg4 {[%cal Gf3e5]} Bxg5 {Black decides to
neutralize the attacking potential of White by a series of exchanges.} 17. hxg5
(17. Nxg5 Nf6 18. Qe2 Bd5 $15) 17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nd5 {[%csl
Rc3][%cal Ya8c8,Yc8c3]} 20. Rab1 Rb8 21. Qg3 (21. Re1 Qxg5 22. Re5 Qg6 $15)
21... Rc8 (21... Qa5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Rb4 $11 {[%csl Rb7,Rc3]}) 22. Bxd5 Qxd5
$11 23. Rb4 Rc4 (23... Rfd8 24. Rdb1 Rd7 $11) 24. Rxc4 Qxc4 25. Rb1 Qxa4 (25...
b5 $11) 26. Rxb7 a5 (26... Qd1+ 27. Kh2 a5 28. Rb8 $11) 27. Qd3 g6 28. Ra7 Qa3
29. d5 exd5 (29... Qc1+ 30. Kh2 Qxg5 31. Rxa5 Rd8 32. c4 Qf4+ 33. Kg1 Qc1+ 34.
Kh2 Qe1 35. Ra2 exd5 (35... Qe5+ 36. Qg3 Qxg3+ 37. Kxg3 exd5 38. Rd2 $11) 36.
Qd4 $1 $11) 30. Qxd5 Qxc3 31. Qxa5 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qf4+ 33. Kg1 Qc1+ 34. Kh2 h6
35. gxh6 Qxh6+ 36. Kg3 Qc1 37. Qe5 Qc8 38. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Bc2 (13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. exd6
cxd4 15. Bg5 $6 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxg5 17. Qxa8 Nc5 18. Qf3 Nbd7 $44 {1/2-1/2
Dreev,A-Ponomariov,R/Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (27)}) (13. Qe2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5
15. Rd1 Nxb3 16. Nxb3 Nd7 17. Bf4 Bd5 18. Rac1 Rc8 $15 {.. 1/2-1/2 Khurtsidze,
N-Korbut,E/Budva 2002/EXT 2003 (57)}) 13... Nc6 (13... cxd4 $1 14. Nxd4 $1 (14.
Bf4 Bd5 15. Qxd4 b3 16. Bxb3 Nc6 17. Qe3 Nc5 18. Rfd1 Qb8 19. Ba2 Nb4 20. Nd6
Nxa2 21. Qxc5 Qxb2 22. Bd2 $16 {1-0 Sasikiran,K-Ganguly,S/Mumbai 2003/CBM
94_01 (52)}) 14... Bd5 (14... Qc7 15. Qd3 g6 16. Bf4 Nc6 17. Nf3 Rfd8 (17...
Nc5 18. Qe3 b3 19. Bxb3 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 Rab8 21. Rfc1 Na5 22. Nxa5 Qxa5 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Gleizerov,E-Blauert,J/Calcutta 2002/CBM 88/[Huzman] (37)}) 18. Qe3 Na5
19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. Ng5 Qc5 21. Qe2 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Rdc8 23. Bb3 Qxe5 $17 {1/2-1/2
Ernst,S-Krush,I/Bermuda 2002/CBM 88 (71)}) 15. Ne3 $1 Nxe5 16. Qh5 Ng6 17. Nxd5
Qxd5 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. Bb3 $44 {1-0,Dautov,R-Gurevich,D/FIDE-WCh Moscow/2001/ 
(25)}) 14. Qd3 (14. dxc5 $6 Nxc5 15. Nd6 b3 $1 16. Bb1 Qc7 17. Be3 $2 Nxe5 18.
Nxb7 $8 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxb7 20. Qxb7 Nxb7 21. Be4 Rab8 {[%cal Yb7c5,Yb7d6]} 22.
Ba7 Nc5 $1 $15 {[%mdl 512] 0-1 Dreev,A-Ponomariov,R/Yerevan 2001/CBM 86/[Stohl]
(62)}) 14... g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. dxc5 (16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. exd6 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nce5
19. Qg3 Qb8 20. Rad1 $44 {[%csl Gc2,Rf6,Rg5,Rg7,Gh6] White's dominance in the
centre and full control over the much weakened dark squares more than makes up
for the inevitable loss of the "d" pawn.}) 16... Nxc5 17. Qxd8 (17. Qe3 Na5 $5
(17... b3 18. Rad1 $1 $16) 18. Nd6 $5 $44) 17... Raxd8 18. b3 (18. Be3 b3 19.
Bd1 Nb4 20. Nfd2 (20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21. Bxb3 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rd3 $44) 20... Bd5 21.
Bxc5 Bxc5 22. Bxb3 Bd4 23. Rad1 Nc6 $44) 18... f6 $1 {A strong move that
neutralizes White's space advantage and activates each and every black
chessman.} 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Rad1 Nd4 $1 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Bd2 (22. Bg5 Rd7 23.
Bd2 Be4 $1 24. Bxe4 Nxe4 25. Be3 Red8 $15 {[%csl Rb3]}) 22... Be4 $1 23. Bxe4
Nxe4 $15 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Nc3 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. g4 $1 {This move provides
White with a counterplay sufficient for a draw.} (27. Rf6 $2 Ne4 $17 28. Rxe6
$140 $4 Rd1#) 27... Kg7 28. g5 Rd5 (28... Ne4 29. h4 Nc5 30. Ne5 Rd5 31. Nc6
Rd3 32. Rf4 $1 Rxb3 (32... Rxe3 33. Rxb4 Rxb3 34. Rc4 Nd3 35. Rd4 $132) 33.
Rxb4 Rxe3 34. Rc4 Nd7 (34... Ne4 35. Nb8 $132) 35. Nb4 a5 36. Rc7 $11) 29. h4
Ne4 30. Rf4 Nc5 31. Nb6 $1 (31. Na5 Nd3 32. Rd4 $11) 31... Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Rd3 33.
Rxb4 Rxe3 34. Rc4 $11 Rxb3 35. Nc8 $1 Nd3 36. Rc7+ Kg8 37. Nd6 Nf4+ 38. Kf2 Nd5
39. Ra7 Rb6 40. Ra8+ Kg7 41. Ra7+ Kg8 42. Ra8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CUB-ch"]
[Site "Holguin"]
[Date "2002.04.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Almeida Quintana, Omar"]
[Black "Borges Matos, Juan R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2002.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Rc1 {This
variant looks very dangerous for Black and this game is not an exclusion.} h6
$2 (14... Nc5 15. Ba2 Ne4 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bb1 (17. Bxg5 Nxg5 18. Nxg5 O-O-O 19.
Qh5 $16 {1-0 Bareev,E-Timman,J/Sarajevo 1999/CBM 71/[Huzman] (41)}) 17... d3
18. Bxd3 Rd8 19. Bxg5 Nxg5 20. Nxg5 Nxe5 21. Qh5 Ng6 22. Nxe6 Qc6 23. Be4 Qxe4
24. Nc7+ Kd7 25. Nb6+ Ke7 26. Rfe1 $18 {1-0 Tregubov,P-Brynell,S/Rowy 1999/EXT
2002 (31)}) (14... Bc5 15. Nxd4 (15. Re1 h6 16. Bh4 O-O 17. Qd3 (17. Bg3 Rfd8
18. Bc2 Nf8 19. Qd3 Rac8 20. Bb1 Be7 21. Bf4 Rd5 22. h4 Qd8 23. Rcd1 Na5 24.
Nfd2 Nxc4 25. Nxc4 a5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Korotylev,A-Svetushkin,D/Kiev 2000/CBM 77 
(50)}) 17... Rfc8 18. Bg3 Nf8 19. Nfd2 Na5 20. Nd6 Rd8 21. Rc2 Qb6 22. Rec1
Bxd6 23. exd6 Rac8 24. Rc7 $44 {0-1 Gershon,A-Svetushkin,D/Yerevan 1999/CBM 72
ext (68)}) 15... Ndxe5 (15... O-O 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 (16... Qxc6 17. Qg4 Qe4 18. Qh3
h6 19. Bh4 g5 20. Na5 gxh4 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Qxh4 Kg7 24. Qg4+ Kh8
25. Qh5 Kg7 26. Rc4 Rg8 27. Rg4+ Kf8 28. Bxe6 Rg6 29. Bxd7 Qxd7 30. Rxg6 fxg6
31. Qf3+ {1-0 Farago,I-Krivec,J/Nova Gorica SLO 2002/ (31)}) 17. Qg4 Kh8 18.
Qg3 Bd5 19. Nd6 Bxb3 20. Qxb3 Qa7 21. Be7 Nxe5 22. Nxf7+ Rxf7 23. Bxc5 $18 {
1-0 Zhukova,N-Danielian,E/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (41)}) 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Nf3
Qd6 18. Qc2 Ba7 19. Rfd1 Qc7 20. Qe4 O-O 21. Bf4 Qb6 22. Be3 Qa5 23. Ng5 Qf5
24. Qxf5 exf5 25. Bxa7 Rxa7 26. Nxf7 $18 {1-0 Topalov,V-Lautier,J/Monte Carlo
1997/CBM 57 ext (31)}) 15. Bf4 {[%cal Gc4d6]} Nc5 16. Re1 Rd8 (16... Nxb3 17.
Qxb3 Rd8 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. exd6 Qa5 20. Rxe6+ $1 fxe6 21. Qxe6+ Kf8 22. d7 $18)
17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 Qb6 19. Nxd4 $16 Nxb3 $2 (19... O-O 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21.
Qg4 Kh7 22. Qg3 $16) 20. Nxb3 Ne7 (20... O-O 21. Be3 $18) 21. dxe7 $5 (21. Qg4
$1 Ng6 (21... h5 22. Qg5 $18) (21... Rxd6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Nc5 Bd5 24. Qxb4
$18) 22. Rxe6+ fxe6 23. Qxg6+ Kf8 24. Be5 Rd7 25. Nc5 $18) 21... Rxd1 22. Rexd1
e5 (22... Bd5 23. Rc7 $44 (23. Rxd5 $140 $2 exd5 24. Rc8+ Kxe7 25. Rxh8 Qf6 26.
Bc1 Qc6 $19)) 23. Bxe5 (23. Rd8+ Kxe7 24. Rxh8 exf4 (24... Bd5 25. Bxe5 Bxb3
26. Bxg7 $18) 25. Rb8 $18) (23. Be3 Qg6 24. f3 Bxf3 25. Rc8+ Kxe7 26. Bc5+ $18)
23... Qg6 24. f3 Bxf3 25. Rd2 Qe4 26. Bd4 Bg4 27. Bc5 $18 Bd7 28. Rcd1 Qc6 29.
Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Rxd7 Kxd7 31. Bxb4 Ra8 32. a5 Ke8 33. Nd4 g6 34. Bc5 Kd7 35. b4
1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 03rd"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2002.04.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2002.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Rac1 b6 12. Bd3 (12. h3 Bb7 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Ba2
Rac8 15. dxc5 bxc5 $5 16. e4 Rfd8 17. Be3 Bf4 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. e5 Bxe5 20.
Bxc5 Nd4 $15 {0-1 Rodriguez,O-De La Villa,J/Spain tch 1994 (42)}) 12... Bb7 13.
Ne4 (13. h3 Rfd8 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qe7 17. Bc3 Nb4 {1/2-1/2
Cvitan,O-Mikhalchishin,A/Zenica 1989/EXT 97 (17)}) (13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Bxe4 Qe7 16. Bc3 a5 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 {
1/2-1/2 Shurygin,S-Estrada Nieto,J/Budapest 1995/EXT 97 (20)}) 13... Nxe4 14.
Bxe4 Qe7 15. Rfd1 (15. dxc5 bxc5 (15... Bxc5 16. Bc3 h6 (16... Rac8 17. Rfd1
Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ $5 Rxd8 19. Nd2 $14) 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Nd2 $14) 16. Bc3 $14)
15... Rac8 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. h3 Rfd8 18. Bc3 h6 19. Nd2 Nb4 {This position
looks completely equal but Black has to play very accurately to neutralize the
pressure of white's bishops. I felt this very much in my game against Gelfand.}
(19... a5 20. Nc4 f5 $6 (20... Ba6 $142 $14 {Gelfand}) 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bf3
$16 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Huzman,A/Tel Aviv 1999/CBM 71/[Gelfand] (39)}) (19... Bb4
20. Nc4 (20. g3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Qb4 $132) 20... Qc7 $1 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qc2
Bxc3 23. Qxc3 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Nd2 Qe5 $1 26. Qxe5 Nxe5 27. Bxb7 Rxd2 $11)
20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qg4 f5 22. Qc4 (22. Qg6 Qf7 23. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $11 {[%cal Yb4a2]}
) 22... Nd5 (22... Qd7 $5 23. Bxb4 Bxb4 24. Qxb4 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qxd2 26. Qc4 Rd6
$11) 23. Qb3 {[%cal Gd2c4]} b5 24. Nf3 $14 {[%csl Re6,Rf5]} Qb6 25. Bd4 Bxd4
26. Rxc8 (26. Nxd4 $5 bxa4 27. Qxa4 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Qxb2 29. Qc6 Rd6 30. Qe8+ Kh7
31. Rc8 $40) 26... Rxc8 27. Nxd4 bxa4 28. Qxa4 (28. Qxb6 $2 Nxb6 29. Nxe6 Rc2
$17) 28... Rd8 29. Qc4 Nc7 30. Rc1 Nd5 31. Qc6 ({Black has to solve very
difficult problems after} 31. Qa2 $1 {[%cal Gc1c6]} f4 (31... Rb8 32. Rc6 Qxb2
33. Qxb2 (33. Qxa6 Kh7 $1 34. Qc4 Rb4 $132) 33... Rxb2 34. Rxa6 (34. Rxe6 f4
35. e4 Nc3 36. e5 Ne2+ $11) 34... f4 $1 35. e4 $1 (35. Rxe6 fxe3 36. fxe3 Kf7
37. Re5 Nc3 $14) 35... e5 36. Ra8+ Kf7 (36... Kh7 37. exd5 exd4 38. Ra4 $1 Rb1+
(38... Kg6 39. Rxd4 Kf5 40. d6 Rb8 41. d7 Rd8 42. Kf1 Ke6 43. Ke2 Rxd7 44. Rxd7
Kxd7 45. Kf3 $18) 39. Kh2 Kg6 40. Rxd4 Kf5 41. d6 Rb8 42. d7 Rd8 43. h4 Ke5 44.
Rd2 Ke6 45. h5 Rxd7 46. Rxd7 Kxd7 47. Kh3 Ke6 48. Kg4 Ke5 49. f3 Ke6 50. Kxf4
Kf6 $18) 37. Nc6 Nc3 38. Nxe5+ Kf6 39. Ng4+ $16 (39. Nd3 Rb1+ 40. Kh2 Nxe4 41.
Rf8+ Ke7 42. Rxf4 Nf6 $16)) 32. Rc6 Qb4 33. Nc2 Qe4 34. Rc4 Qg6 35. Qxa6 (35.
exf4 Rf8 $132) 35... f3 36. g4 (36. Ne1 Qb1) 36... Kh8 37. Rc8 $16) 31... Rd6
32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Rc8 {[%tqu "En","Find a nice tactical resource for Black.","",
"","d5e3","",10]} Nxe3 $1 {[%mdl 64]} 34. fxe3 Rxd4 $1 35. exd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 09th Group2"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2002.05.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Potapov, Alexander"]
[Black "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2002.05.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Surgut Yugra"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Bb3 Nf6 7. O-O b5 8. a4 b4
9. e4 cxd4 (9... Nxe4 10. d5 Be7 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Bg3
Bd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Nbd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Nc6 $17 {0-1 Mikhalevski,V-Van den
Doel,E/Dieren 1999/CBM 71 ext (31)}) 10. e5 Ne4 11. Qxd4 (11. Nxd4 Bb7 (11...
Nc5 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. a5 Qc7 14. Nd2 Qxe5 15. N2f3 Qd6 16. Bd2 Be7 17. Bxb4 Nc6
18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Be2 Qa4 21. Qxa4+ Nxa4 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Rc1 $18
{1-0 Harikrishna,P-Krush,I/Hastings ENG 2002/The Week in Chess 374 (29) Huzman.
}) 12. Be3 Nd7 (12... Nc5 13. Bc2 Qd5 14. Nf3 Nbd7 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,
R-Skripchenko,A/Open, Groningen NED 1998 (14)}) 13. f4 (13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2
Nxe5 (14... Qa5 15. f4 (15. Rfd1 $1 {Huzman} Rd8 16. Bg5 $16) 15... Nc5 16. Bc4
g6 17. f5 $5 gxf5 18. Nxf5 Rg8 $1 19. Ng3 Rd8 $6 20. Qf2 Rd7 21. Rad1 $36 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Lautier,J/Tallinn 2002/CBM 87/[Huzman] (61)}) 15. Bg5 Be7
16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rfe1 Qd6 18. Rad1 Ng4 19. g3 O-O-O 20. Qg5 Kb8 21. Nxe6 Qc6
22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Qxd8+ Ka7 24. Qd4+ Kb8 25. f3 {1-0 Yanvarev,I-Mesropov,K/
Moscow 1992}) 13... Bc5 14. Nd2 Ndf6 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. f5 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Bd5 18.
Be3 O-O 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 exd5 21. Rfd1 Rad8 22. Rd4 $16 {1/2-1/2
Erikalov,A-Logunov,M/Novokuznetsk 1999/EXT 2001 (39)}) (11. a5 Nc5 12. Bg5 Be7
13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxd4 Bb7 (14... Nxb3 $5 {Huzman/Pelletier} 15. Qxb3 Bb7 16.
Nd2 O-O $15) 15. Ba4+ $6 Nxa4 16. Qxa4+ Nd7 17. Nd2 O-O 18. N4f3 Rac8 $15 19.
Rfe1 Bc6 20. Qb3 Bd5 21. Qe3 Rc2 $15 {1-0 Pelletier,Y-Sadvakasov,D/Istanbul
2000/EXT 2001/[Huzman/Pelletier] (72)}) 11... Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Bb7 13. Nd2 (13.
Bc2 Nd7 14. Bf4 (14. f3 $2 Bc5 15. Be3 Nxe5 $1 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. fxe4 Ng4 18.
Rc1 Ba7 $19) 14... Bc5 15. Nb3 Ba7 $15) 13... Nc5 14. Nc4 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (14.
Bc2 Nc6 (14... Nbd7 15. Nc4 Rc8 16. Be3 Bd5 $15) 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Nc4 $11)
14... Nc6 $19 15. Nxc6 Nxb3 16. N6a5 Bd5 $1 17. Rb1 Be4 18. Nxb3 Bxb1 19. Nb6
Rb8 20. Be3 Bc2 21. Na5 (21. Nd4 Rxb6 22. Nxc2 Rc6 $19) 21... f6 22. f4 (22.
Nc6 Rb7 23. Rc1 b3 $19) 22... Rd8 23. Nc6 Rd1 $1 24. Rxd1 Bxd1 25. Bd4 fxe5 26.
fxe5 Bc2 27. Nb8 Bd3 28. Nc8 Kd8 29. Nd6 Kc7 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.07.31"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. dxc5 Qc7 11. Bd3 (11. e4 $6 Ng4) 11... Nb4 (11... Bxc5 12.
Ne4 Be7 (12... Nxe4 13. Bxe4 $14) 13. Bd2 $14) 12. Bb1 Qxc5 (12... Bxc5 13. e4
e5 14. Bg5 $14) 13. e4 e5 14. a5 (14. Be3 Qa5 15. Rd1 Be6 $15) 14... Bg4 (14...
Nc6 $5 15. Rd1 (15. Be3 Nd4 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf6 $11) 15...
Bg4 16. Be3 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 g6 $11) 15. Be3 Qc8 (15...
Qd6 16. Rd1 Qe6 $11) 16. h3 Bh5 17. Ra4 Qe6 18. Re1 Rac8 $11 19. Bg5 Rfd8 20.
Bh4 Qd6 (20... Nc6 21. Ba2 (21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Nd5 Qd6 $15) 21... Qd7 22. Qe3
Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Nd4 $11) 21. g4 Bg6 22. Bg3 Nd7 23. Rd1 (23. Nh4 Qe6 (23... Bxh4
24. Bxh4 f6 25. Qd1 Qxd1 26. Rxd1 $14) 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. exf5 Qh6 26. Be4 b5 27.
axb6 Nxb6 $15) 23... Qc6 $5 (23... Qc5 24. Nh4 Bxh4 (24... Nf8 25. Nf5 Rxd1+
26. Qxd1 Bxf5 27. exf5 Rd8 28. Qe2 Nc6 29. Ba2 $14) 25. Bxh4 f6 $11) 24. Nxe5
Nxe5 25. Rxd8+ (25. Bxe5 Bc5 $44) 25... Rxd8 26. Bxe5 Bc5 $44 {[%csl Ra4,Rg1]}
27. Bf4 b5 28. axb6 (28. Ra1 Qd7 29. Be3 Bxe3 30. Qxe3 Qd2 $44) 28... Qxb6 29.
Kg2 (29. Be3 Bxe3 30. Qxe3 Qxe3 31. fxe3 Rb8 $11) 29... h6 30. Ra1 (30. Na2 $5
Nxa2 31. Rxa2 a5 $44) 30... Bd4 31. Ra3 Qc6 32. Be3 Be5 33. Rb3 a5 34. Ra3 Qc7
35. Qb5 Rb8 $1 36. Qxa5 Qxa5 37. Rxa5 Bxc3 $11 38. Bf4 (38. bxc3 Nc6 39. Ra1 (
39. Rc5 Rxb1 40. Rxc6 Bxe4+ $19) 39... Rxb1 $19) 38... Nc6 39. Rc5 Rxb2 40.
Rxc6 Bd4 41. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Re1 $2 O-O 10. a3 b5 11. d5 $2 (11. dxc5 $142 Bxc5 12. Qe2 $11) 11...
exd5 12. Nxd5 c4 $17 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Bc2 Bg4 15. Bd2 Rad8 16. Qe2 Ne4 17.
Bxe4 Qxe4 18. Bc3 a5 $1 19. Nd2 Bxe2 20. Nxe4 Bd3 21. Nc5 b4 22. axb4 axb4 23.
Bd4 (23. Bd2 Bg6 24. Re2 Rd5 25. Nb7 Rb8 $19) 23... Nxd4 24. exd4 Bc2 (24...
Rxd4 25. Ra4 Rd5 26. Nxd3 cxd3 27. Rxb4 d2 28. Rd1 Re5 $1 $19) 25. Re2 Bg6 26.
f3 (26. Rd1 c3 27. bxc3 bxc3 28. Nb3 Rfe8 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Rc1 c2 31. d5 Rb8
32. Re1 f6 33. Nc1 Rd8 $19) 26... Rxd4 $19 27. Kf2 h5 28. Rc1 Rc8 29. Nb3 Rd5
30. Nd2 Bd3 31. Re7 Ra5 $1 {[%cal Ya5a2]} 32. Rd7 Raa8 33. Rd4 b3 $1 34. Ne4
Re8 35. Nc3 Re5 36. Re1 Rxe1 37. Kxe1 Ra1+ 38. Kf2 (38. Kd2 Rg1 $19) 38... h4
39. Rxh4 Ra2 $1 40. Nd1 Bc2 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
(8. Qe2 Be7 9. Rd1 cxd4 10. exd4 Na5 (10... b5 $2 11. Nc3 Na5 12. d5 $1) 11.
Bc2 b5 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Ne5 (13. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4c5]} Nxe4 14. Bxe4 O-O 15. Bf4
Bxe4 (15... Rc8 $5 $11) 16. Qxe4 Nc4 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Yc4b2,Yc4b6,Yb6d5]} 17.
d5 $8 Nxb2 (17... Bf6 $5 18. dxe6 Qe7 $1 19. exf7+ Qxf7 $44) 18. Re1 Bf6 19.
dxe6 Qe7 $2 (19... fxe6 $142 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Ne5 Qe8 22. Qb3 Nc4 23. Nxc4
bxc4 24. Qxc4 Bxa1 25. Rxe8 Rfxe8 $11) 20. Ng5 $1 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Qxe6 (21... f6
22. Bf4 $16 {[%csl Ge6]}) 22. Qd4 $1 Qg6 23. Be7 $18 {1-0 Aleksandrov,
A-Yakovich,Y/Sochi 1997/CBM 62/[Huzman] (33)}) 13... Rc8 14. a3 $6 O-O 15. Rd3
Nc4 16. Rg3 $2 Qxd4 $1 17. Bh6 $2 Nxe5 $1 $19 {0-1 Illescas Cordoba,M-Anand,V/
Leon (m/2) 1997/Inf 70/[Anand,V] (21)}) 8... Be7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 O-O (10...
e5 11. exd4 exd4 12. Be3 $1 (12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qe3 Ng4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Rxd4
O-O (15... Bc5 16. Re4+ Kf8 17. Re2 $14) 16. Bf4 Bc5 17. Rd2 $14) 12... Bg4 13.
Ba4 $1 $16 b5 $140 14. Nxb5 axb5 15. Bxb5 $18) 11. exd4 (11. Nxd4 $5 Nxd4 (
11... Qc7 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. e4 $36) 12. exd4 {[%cal Gd4d5]} Nd5 13. Qf3 $14)
11... Na5 (11... Nb4 12. Ne5 Nbd5 13. Rd3 Bd7 14. Rg3 g6 15. Bh6 $16 {
Filip-Konrady/Varna/1962/}) 12. Bc2 b5 13. Ne4 (13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Ne5 (14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Ne5 (15. Be4 {1/2-1/2 Hoffman,A-Sorokin,M/Clarin GP-f 1997/CBM 58})
15... Rc8 16. Be4 Qc7 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Ng4 Be7 19. d5 b4 20. Na4 Qc4 21. Qxc4
Rxc4 22. Ne3 Re4 23. Rac1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dizdar,G-Lazarev,V/Paris 1996/EXT 96op2
(42)}) (14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Bb1 Nc4 16. Ne5 Nb6 17. Qd3 g6 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Qh3 Nc4
20. Nxc4 Rxc4 21. Ne2 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Botvinnik,M-Petrosian,T/Wch25 1963/MAINB}) (
14. d5 Bxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Nd4 Re8 17. Nf5 Nc6 18. Qf3 Ne5 19. Qh3 Ng6 20.
Re1 Bf8 21. Qf3 Qa5 22. Red1 Ne4 23. Be3 $44 {0-1 Slutzky,L-Ben Menachem,I/
Ramat Hasharon 1992/EXT 92 (74)}) 14... Nd5 (14... Rc8 $5 15. Rd3 (15. Rac1 Nd5
16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Ne4 Nc4 18. Bb3 f5 19. Bxc4 fxe4 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. a3 $16 {
1-0 Mittelman,G-Ben Menachem,I/ISR-chT 1996/EXP 52 (35)}) 15... b4) (14... Nc6
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qe4 g6 17. Nxc6 Qc7 18. Qf3 b4 19. Qxf6 bxc3 20. Ne7+ {
1-0 Petrosian,A-Suetin,A/Erevan 1994/EXT 94 (20)}) 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne4 Nc6
17. Rac1 Rac8 18. a3 Rfd8 19. g3 Nf6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Bxh7+
Kxh7 23. Rxc6 Rxc6 24. Qe4+ g6 25. Qxc6 Rxd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sherwin,J-Kamber,B/
SWZ-chT 1995/EXP 49 (33)}) (13. Ne5 Bb7 14. a3 Rc8 15. Rd3 Ne4 16. Rh3 g6 17.
Bh6 Re8 18. Re1 Ng5 19. Bxg5 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Zifroni,D/Biel 1996/EXT 97 (19)}
) (13. Ng5 g6 14. Qf3 Nd5 15. Qg3 Nc4 16. Qh4 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 f6 18. Bc1 Nxc3 19.
bxc3 Bb7 20. Qg4 Qd7 21. h4 Kh8 22. Re1 Bd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kochetkov,G-Gyimesi,Z/
Pula 1997/EXP 57 (39)}) (13. a4 $1 $146 b4 $6 (13... bxa4 14. Nxa4 Bd7 (14...
Nc6 {/\ Nb4}) 15. Nc5 Bb5 16. Qe1 Nc6 17. Bg5 $14) 14. Ne4 Bb7 15. Nc5 Bd5 16.
Ne5 Ra7 $2 17. Bg5 $1 g6 $8 18. Qe1 $6 {1-0 Zvjaginsev,V-Magem Badals,J/
Pamplona 1995/Inf 65/[Zvjaginsev,V] (28)} (18. Nxa6 $1 Nh5 19. Bxe7 (19. Bh6 $2
Bg5 $44 {->}) 19... Qxe7 20. g3 f6 21. Ng4 Bc4 22. Bd3 $18 {Magem Badals,J}))
13... Bb7 14. Nc5 Bd5 (14... Bxf3 $5 15. Qxf3 Qd5 $11) 15. Ne5 Nc4 (15... Nc6
16. Bg5 $1 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Bf6 $1 $40 {Cvitan,O-Pikula,D/
Biel (open) 1997/Inf 71/[Sokolov,I] (19)}) 16. Ned3 $1 Qb6 (16... Nd7 17. b3
Ncb6 18. Be3 Bg5 19. Nf4 Ra7 $1 20. Rac1 h6 $2 (20... Re8 21. Bb1 $14 {|^}) 21.
Qd3 Nf6 22. Nh5 $1 g6 23. Ng3 $16 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Volzhin,A/Koge 1997/Inf 71/
[Sokolov,I] (33)}) 17. Bg5 Rad8 18. Ne5 Qa7 (18... Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bxc5 (19...
Bc4 $1 20. Qf3 (20. Nd3 Nd5 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 $11) 20... Qxc5 21. Bxf6 Rxd1+ (21...
Bxf6 22. exf6 Qe5 23. b3 Bd5 24. Qh3 h6 25. fxg7 Qxg7 $14) 22. Rxd1 Bxf6 23.
exf6 Qg5 (23... Bxa2 24. Qe4 (24. fxg7 Kxg7 25. Qd3 f5 26. Qg3+ $40 {[%cal
Gd1d7]}) 24... g6 25. Qf4) 24. fxg7 Qxg7 25. b3 Bd5 26. Be4 $14)) 19. b3 Na3 (
19... Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qxc5 21. exf6 gxf6 (21... Bxf6 22. Qd3 $18) 22. Bh6 $18)
20. Bd3 Ba8 21. Qe3 Rd6 22. Re1 g6 23. Bh6 Rfd8 24. Rac1 b4 25. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7
26. Nxe6 Qb7 (26... Qd7 27. Nxd8+ Bxd8 (27... Qxd8 $2 28. Rc8 $1 $18)) 27. Bf1
R8d7 28. Nc5 Qa7 (28... Qd5 29. Nxd7 Rxd7 30. Rc8 $18 Bb7 $140 (30... Bd6 31.
Rxa8 $18) 31. Qxe7+ Rxe7 32. Rf8#) 29. Bf4 Bd5 (29... Nd5 30. Qh3 $1 Nxf4 31.
Qxh7+ Kf6 (31... Kf8 32. Nxd7+ Qxd7 33. Rxe7 Qxe7 34. Rc8+ Rd8 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36.
Qxd8 $18) 32. Nxd7+ Rxd7 (32... Qxd7 33. Qh4+ g5 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Qxa8 $18) 33.
Qh8+ Kf7 34. Rc8 $18) 30. Nxd7 $6 (30. Bxd6 Rxd6 31. Bxa6 $16) 30... Rxd7 31.
Rc8 (31. Be5 $5 Qb7 32. Bxf6 Bxf6 33. Bxa6 $16) 31... Qb6 32. Bh6 Be6 33. Rb8 (
33. Bc4 Nxc4 34. bxc4 Rxd4 $17) 33... Qc6 34. Rc8 Qb6 35. Rb8 Qc6 36. Bc4 Nxc4
37. bxc4 Qxc4 38. Rb6 (38. Rb6 Rd6 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 75th"]
[Site "Hoeckendorf"]
[Date "2004.02.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Braun, Arik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[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. d4 {Gutman} d5 2. c4 c6 (2... dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. a4 c5
7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Re1 b6 {'?' Gutman.} 12. d5
Nxd5 (12... Na5 13. Ba2 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Rxe7
Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Rxe6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Racherbaeumer,M-Kitte,S/Porz 1991/EXT
97 (50)}) 13. Nxd5 {'!?' Gutman.} (13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Qxd5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 (15.
Qxc6 Bd7 16. Qb7 Bg4 17. Rad1 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qf6 19. Qg4 Rae8 $14 {1/2-1/2
Kolesar,M-Vaculik,M/CZE 2001/EXT 2003 (27)}) 15... Qxd5 (15... Qf6 16. Nce4 Qg6
17. Rad1 Bg4 18. f3 Rad8 19. Nd6 Nb4 20. Qd2 Nc2 21. Re5 $16 {1-0 Williams,
A-Penrose,J/Clacton on Sea 1974/EXT 2000 (26)} (21. Re2 Bh5 22. Nf5 $1 $18))
16. Nxd5 h6 17. Ne4 Rb8 18. Rac1 Be6 19. Nef6+ gxf6 20. Nxf6+ Kh8 21. Rxc6 $16
{1/2-1/2 Rukavina,J-Nemet,I/Umag 1972/MCD (47)}) 13... Bxg5 (13... exd5 14.
Qxd5 Bxg5 15. Qxg5 $16 {1-0 Tarjan,J-Buljovcic,I/Novi Sad 1975/EXT 2001 (22)})
14. Nxg5 Qxg5 15. Nxb6 Ra7 (15... Bb7 16. Qc1 Qxc1 17. Raxc1 Ra7 18. Red1 $16 {
1-0 Rayner,F-Large,P/Eastbourne 1990/EXT 2000 (42)}) 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. Rxe6 $16
Rac7 {Gutman} 18. Re3) 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8.
Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6 12. Re1 b6 (12... Nb4 $5 {Gutman}
) 13. d5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 (14. Nxd5 $5) 14... exd5 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxg5 {
'?!' Gutman.} (16... Bc5 {Gutman} 17. Be3 Rb8) 17. Nxg5 h6 18. Rac1 $1 hxg5 (
18... Bb7 19. Ne4 Ne5 20. Nxb6 Nd3 (20... Rad8 21. Nc5 Nd3 22. Nxd3 Rxd3 23.
Rc7 Be4 24. f3 $16) 21. Nxa8 Bxa8 22. Nc5 $16) 19. Rxc6 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rb6]}
Be6 (19... b5 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. a5 Rb7 22. b4 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5]} Ra7 23. Rd1 $16
) 20. Nc7 $1 (20. Nxb6 Rad8 $132 {[%cal Yd8d2]}) 20... Rac8 (20... Rfc8 21.
Rcxe6 (21. Rec1 Bd7 22. Nxa8 Rxc6 23. Rxc6 Bxc6 24. Nxb6 $16) 21... Rxc7 22.
Rxb6 $16) 21. Rec1 Rfd8 22. h3 $16 Bd7 23. Rxb6 Bxa4 24. Rxa6 Bb5 $6 (24... Rd4
25. Rb6 $16) (24... Rd1+ 25. Rxd1 Bxd1 26. Nd5 Rc1 27. Kh2 Bb3 28. Ne7+ Kh7 29.
Rb6 Be6 30. b4 $16) 25. Ra5 Be2 26. b4 Rd4 (26... g4 27. hxg4 Bxg4 28. b5 Rb8
29. Rc5 $16) 27. Ra2 Bb5 (27... Bd3 28. Ra3 Be2 29. Re3 Bb5 30. Rc5 $16) 28.
Rc5 Bd7 29. Rb2 Rb8 30. b5 f6 31. b6 Rd6 32. b7 Bc6 $2 (32... Kf7 33. Nb5 (33.
Ra5 Bc6) 33... Rc6) 33. Rb6 $18 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Bxb7 (34... Be4 35. Nd5 $1 $18)
35. Rcb5 Rd2 36. Rxb7 Rxb7 37. Rxb7 Rxf2 38. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 29th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1999.05.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 {Huzman:
Winants: Kasparov avait déjà joué ainsi quelques semaines auparavant, lors de
la simultanée en deux tours disputée contre l'équipe nationale d'Argentine,
pour vaincre la résistance du grand-maître Spangenberg.  L'idée remonte а une
trentaine d'années. On la retrouve notamment aux olympiades de Varna en 1962,
dans les parties du champion tchèque Miroslav Filip, et aussi dans l'une des
rencontres du match Botvinnik-Petrosian de 1963. Le recul du Fou anticipe le
coup ...b5, pour attaquer les pions noirs immédiatement avec a4. Huzman:
Winants: Kasparov avait déjà joué ainsi quelques semaines auparavant, lors de
la simultanée en deux tours disputée contre l'équipe nationale d'Argentine,
pour vaincre la résistance du grand-maître Spangenberg.  L'idée remonte а une
trentaine d'années. On la retrouve notamment aux olympiades de Varna en 1962,
dans les parties du champion tchèque Miroslav Filip, et aussi dans l'une des
rencontres du match Botvinnik-Petrosian de 1963. Le recul du Fou anticipe le
coup ...b5, pour attaquer les pions noirs immédiatement avec a4.} b5 {Huzman:
Winants: Les ouvrages théoriques recommandent 7...Nc6 ou 7...cxd4. Piket
pourtant, avait déjà abordé cette variante de l'autre côté de l'échiquier et
on peut donc supposer qu'il avait effectué son choix en connaissance de cause.
Huzman: Winants: Les ouvrages théoriques recommandent 7...Nc6 ou 7...cxd4.
Piket pourtant, avait déjà abordé cette variante de l'autre côté de
l'échiquier et on peut donc supposer qu'il avait effectué son choix en
connaissance de cause.} 8. a4 b4 {Huzman: Ceci réduit le potentiel du Bf8 et
abandonne en même temps le contrôle du point c4. Huzman: Ceci réduit le
potentiel du Bf8 et abandonne en même temps le contrôle du point c4.} (8...
bxa4 $5 9. Bxa4+ Nbd7 10. e4 $1 $16 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Vaulin,A/Rossia 1992 (32)}
) 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 {Huzman: Winants: Un gambit audacieux mais correct. Les
Blancs ont pour but d'exploiter la position du Roi noir, ou de gagner du
terrain au centre en établissant le fantassin le e5. Huzman: Winants: Un
gambit audacieux mais correct. Les Blancs ont pour but d'exploiter la position
du Roi noir, ou de gagner du terrain au centre en établissant le fantassin le
e5.} cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc6 (12... Nc5 13. Bg5 f6 (13... Qc7 14. Nxd4
Nxb3 15. Nxb3 h6 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P-Sherbakov,R/Cup Russia Krasnoiarsk 
(Russia) 1998 (15)}) 14. Bh4 (14. Bf4 Nc6 15. Re1 Kf7 16. Rc1 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Qd5
$15 {0-1 Pujos,S-Flear,G/Corsica 1997/EXT 99 (27)}) (14. exf6 gxf6 15. Nfe5 h5
$8 $17 {Slipak,S-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires 1996/Inf 67/}) 14... Nc6 15. exf6
gxf6 16. Nfe5 h5 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Ne5 Be4 19. Re1 $36 {1-0 Roeder,M-Kraemer,M/
Germany 1998/EXT 99 (23)}) 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Rc1 Nc5 $146 (14... Bc5 15. Nxd4
Ndxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Nf3 Qd6 18. Qc2 Ba7 19. Rfd1 Qc7 20. Qe4 O-O 21. Bf4
Qb6 22. Be3 Qa5 23. Ng5 Qf5 24. Qxf5 exf5 25. Bxa7 Rxa7 26. Nxf7 $18 {1-0
Topalov,V-Lautier,J/Monte Carlo 1997/EXP 57 (31)}) 15. Ba2 Ne4 (15... h6 16.
Bf4 $44 {[%cal Gc4d6]} (16. Bh4 g5 17. Bg3 Ne4)) 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bxg5 (17. Nxg5
$5 Nxg5 18. Bxg5 Rg8 19. Bf4 $1 (19. f4 h6) (19. Bh4 Nxe5 20. Bg3 Qc6 21. f3
Nxc4 22. Rxc4 (22. Bxc4 Bc5 23. Bd3 $13) 22... Bc5 23. Qd3 $44) 19... Rd8 20.
Nd6+ (20. Bg3 $5) 20... Bxd6 21. exd6 Qa5 22. Re1 d3 (22... Qf5 23. Bg3 Rxg3 $5
24. hxg3 Rxd6 25. Bb1 Qg5 26. Be4 $16)) 17... Nxg5 18. Nxg5 O-O-O 19. Qh5 (19.
Qf3 $1 Rd7 $140 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Nxf7 $18) 19... Rd7 20. Nd6+ $2
(20. Ne4 Kb8 21. Ncd6 $16) 20... Bxd6 21. exd6 Qa5 $1 22. Qh4 Kb8 23. Bb1 (23.
Ne4 $5 Rc8 (23... Ne5 $140 $2 24. Rc5 Ng6 25. Nf6 $1 Rxd6 (25... Rdd8 26. Qxd4
$18) 26. Nd7+ Rxd7 (26... Ka8 27. Qg3 $18) 27. Qg3+ Qc7 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Qd6
$16) 24. Qg3 Qe5 25. Rxc6 Qxe4 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $15 {[%csl Rd6]}) 23... Rg8 24.
Ne4 Ne5 25. f3 (25. f4 f5 26. fxe5 fxe4 27. Bxe4 Qxe5 28. Bxb7 Kxb7 29. Rfe1
Qd5 $17) (25. Qxh7 Qd8 $36 {[%cal Yf7f5,Yg8h8]}) 25... Bxe4 26. Qxe4 (26. Bxe4
d3 $1 (26... f5 27. Bc6 Rxd6 (27... Rdg7 28. Qxd4 Rxg2+ 29. Kh1 $36) 28. Qxh7
Rxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Nxc6 30. Qg8+ Kb7 31. Qf7+ Kb6 $132 (31... Kb8 32. Qf8+ Rd8 33.
Qc5 $14)) 27. f4 d2 28. Rcd1 Nc4 29. Qxh7 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Rc8 $17) 26... Rxd6 27.
Qxh7 Rgd8 $15 28. Bd3 $1 (28. f4 Ng4 29. Qxf7 d3 $19) 28... Nxd3 (28... Qxa4
29. Ra1 Qb3 30. Bxa6 Qe3+ 31. Kh1 d3 32. Rfe1 Qf4 33. Qe4 $11) 29. Qxd3 Qxa4
30. b3 Qd7 31. Rc5 (31. Rc4 Qb7 32. Ra1 (32. Qd2 a5) 32... Rd5 $15) 31... Rc6
$1 32. Rfc1 Rxc5 33. Rxc5 Qd6 (33... Qb7 34. h4 Qb6 35. Rc4 $132 {[%cal Gh4h7]}
) 34. Rc4 (34. Qc4 d3 $1 35. Qxb4+ Ka7 $19) 34... Ka7 (34... e5 35. Qe4 Ka7 36.
Rc6 Qd5 37. Qxd5 Rxd5 38. Kf2) 35. h4 (35. Qe4 f5 (35... d3 $2 36. Rxb4 Qc5+
37. Kf1 Rd7 38. Rc4 $132) 36. Qd3 e5 $17) 35... e5 36. Kf1 f5 $6 37. Qxf5 d3
38. Rc1 Qd5 $2 (38... d2 39. Rd1) 39. Qh7+ Kb8 $4 (39... Ka8 40. Rc7 (40. Qh6
Qb5 41. Qd2 Rd4 $36) 40... Kb8 $1 (40... Qd4 41. Qg6 Kb8 42. Rc4 $1 Qa1+ 43.
Kf2 $16) 41. Qe7 $1 Qd6 $1 (41... d2 $140 $2 42. Rb7+ Qxb7 43. Qxd8+ Ka7 44.
Ke2 $18) 42. Qxd6 (42. Rb7+ Kc8 43. Ke1 e4 $1 44. Qxd6 Rxd6 45. Re7 (45. Rxb4
$2 d2+ 46. Kd1 e3 47. Re4 Rd3 $19) 45... exf3 (45... Rg6 46. Rxe4 Rxg2 47. Rxb4
$16) 46. gxf3 Rf6 47. h5 Rh6 48. Re5 Rf6 $11) 42... Rxd6 43. Rc1 d2 44. Rd1 Rd4
45. h5 $1 (45. g3 Rd3 46. Ke2 e4 47. fxe4 Rxg3 48. Rxd2 Rxb3 $11) (45. Ke2 Rxh4
46. Rxd2 $14) 45... Rh4 46. Ke2 Rxh5 47. Ke3 Kc7 48. Ke4 $16) (39... Rd7 $1 40.
Rc7+ Rxc7 41. Qxc7+ $11) 40. Qc7+ Ka8 41. Rc6 1-0

[Event "NED-ch54"]
[Site "Rotterdam "]
[Date "1999.05.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1999.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Bd3
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 (11. a3 $5) 11... Nb4 12. Bb1 b5 13. a3 (
13. Qb3 Bb7 (13... Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 (14... Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7
17. Be4 Ra7 18. Rac1 $36) 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Be4 Ra7 $11 {[%cal Yc8b7]}) 14.
Bxf6 gxf6 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Nd5 17. Rac1 $14 {/=}) 13... Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5
15. Qd3 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Ne5 Bf8 (17... Bb7 18. Qf3 Bf6 19. Be4 (19. Bg5 Qe7
20. h4 $5) 19... Qe7 $11) 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. Qg3 Bb7 20. Be4 Rc8 21. h4 Qe7 22.
Rad1 (22. h5 Nf6 23. Bxb7 Qxb7) 22... Nf6 23. Bb1 Rfd8 $11 24. Qg5 Nd5 25. Qh6
Qf8 26. Qd2 b4 (26... Nb6 $5 27. h5 $140 Nc4) 27. a4 Nf6 28. Qf4 Nh5 (28... Qe7
$5) 29. Qe3 Qe7 30. g3 Nf6 31. Bd3 a5 $6 {[%csl Ra5]} (31... Nd5 32. Qh6 Qf8
$11) 32. Qg5 Nd5 33. Nc4 $1 Qxg5 34. hxg5 Ra8 (34... Ba6 35. Nxa5 Bxd3 36. Rxd3
Rc2 37. b3 $16) 35. Be4 Bc6 36. b3 Kg7 $6 (36... Ra7 37. Ne5 Ba8 $11) 37. Ne5
Be8 38. Rc1 $14 h6 39. gxh6+ Kxh6 40. Rc5 Ra7 41. Bxd5 exd5 (41... Rxd5 42.
Rxd5 exd5 43. Rc1 f6 44. Ng4+ Kg5 45. Ne3 $16) 42. Rec1 $16 f6 43. Ng4+ Kg7 44.
Ne3 Bf7 45. Rc7 (45. Kf1 $1 Re8 (45... Rh8 46. Ke2 $16) 46. Ke2 Re4 47. Kd3 $16
) 45... Rxc7 46. Rxc7 Re8 47. Kf1 Rh8 (47... Re4 48. Nc2 Kf8 49. Rc5 g5 50. f3
Re7 51. Rxa5 $18) 48. Ke2 (48. Ra7 Rh1+ 49. Ke2 Rb1 $132) 48... Rh1 49. Nf1 g5
$1 50. Ra7 f5 $1 51. f3 (51. Rxa5 Bh5+) (51. Ne3 Rb1 52. Rxa5 (52. Nxd5 Rb2+
53. Kd3 Rxb3+ 54. Kc4 Rc3+ 55. Kb5 Rf3 $132) 52... Rb2+ $1 (52... Rxb3 53.
Nxf5+ (53. Nxd5 Bh5+ 54. Kd2 Rb2+ $132) 53... Kf6 54. Ne3 Rb2+ 55. Kf3 Ra2 56.
Ra6+ Ke7 57. Nf5+ $16) 53. Kd3 (53. Ke1 Rb1+ 54. Kd2 Rb2+ 55. Nc2 Rxb3 $132)
53... Rxb3+ 54. Kc2 Rc3+ 55. Kb2 (55. Kd2 Ra3 56. Nxf5+ Kf6 57. g4 Ra2+ 58. Kd3
Rxf2 $132) 55... f4 56. gxf4 gxf4 57. Nxd5 Rf3 $132) 51... f4 52. g4 (52. gxf4
gxf4 53. Rxa5 Be6 54. Rc5 Bh3 55. Rc1 Bxf1+ (55... Kf6 $5 56. a5 Bxf1+ 57. Rxf1
Rh2+ 58. Rf2 Rh1 $132) 56. Rxf1 Rh2+ 57. Rf2 Rh1 $132) 52... Rh8 53. Rxa5 Rb8
$11 {[%csl Rf1]} 54. Rc5 Kf6 55. a5 Ke6 56. Rc6+ Kd7 57. Rf6 Be6 58. a6 Ra8 59.
Rg6 Rxa6 60. Rxg5 Kd6 61. Nd2 Bd7 62. Rg6+ Ke7 63. Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 27th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1999.07.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1999.07.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Rc1 Rc8 (12... Bd6 13. Bf4 Qe7
14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 $36) 13. a3 Bd6 14. Nxd7 (14. Bf4 Qe7 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16.
Bxe4 Rfd8 17. Qd3 f5 $5 (17... h6 18. Bh7+ $140 Kh8 19. Nxf7+ Qxf7 20. Bxd6 Be8
21. Bc5 g6 $19) 18. Bxc6 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 (19. Bxd7 Rxc1 20. Bxe6+ (20. Bxc1 Qxd7
$17) 20... Qxe6 21. Bxc1 Bxd4 $15) 19... Bxc6 $11) 14... Qxd7 15. Qf3 Ne7 16.
Bg5 Ned5 $11 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. d5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Rxc1 (19... exd5 $4 20. Bf5 $18
) 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Nf6+ gxf6 23. Qg4+ Kh7 24. Qh4+ Kg7 25. Qg4+
Kh7 26. Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 15th final"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1999.10.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nikitin, Andrey"]
[Black "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2386"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1999.10.29"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Breda Panfox"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 Nbd7 8. Bb2
b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. a4 bxa4 11. Rxa4 cxd4 (11... Be7 12. Nbd2 Nb6 (12... O-O 13.
Qa1 cxd4 (13... Nb6 14. Ra2 Nbd5 15. Rc1 Nb4 16. Ra4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bc6 18. Ra5
Bb5 19. Bxb5 axb5 20. Ra7 {+= 1-0 Stohl,I-Timoshchenko,G/SVK 1998/EXT 99 (39)})
14. Bxd4 Nb6 15. Ra5 Bb4 16. Rg5 Nbd7 17. Rd1 h6 18. Rg3 Bd6 19. Rh3 Qe7 20.
Nc4 Bc7 21. Nfe5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Rfd8 23. Nc4 Be4 {=+ 0-1 Fernandez,J-Tempone,M/
Mar del Plata 1992/EXT 98 (37)}) 13. Ra5 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Nbd5 15. Qa1 O-O 16. Rc1
(16. Nc4 Bb4 17. Ra2 a5 {= 1-0 Schlosser,P-Maiwald,J/Munich 1993/TD (29)})
16... Nb4 17. Nc4 Rc8 18. Nfe5 Nfd5 19. Ra4 f6 20. Nd3 Bc6 21. Nxb4 Nxb4 22.
Ra5 Bb5 {=+ 1/2-1/2 Agdestein,S-Ehlvest,J/Belgrade 1989/CBM 16/ (43)}) 12. Nxd4
Nc5 13. Ra1 (13. Rc4 Bd5 14. Rc1 Qb6 (14... Rb8 15. b4 Rxb4 16. Ba3 Nb3 17. Nc6
$1 {+=}) 15. Bf3 Rd8 {=}) 13... Be7 (13... e5 14. Nf5 (14. Nf3 Qxd1 15. Bxd1 e4
{=}) (14. b4 exd4 15. bxc5 dxe3 {=+} (15... Bxc5 16. exd4 Bd6 {=})) 14... Qxd1
15. Rxd1 (15. Bxd1 Nd3 16. Bc3 Ne4 {=}) 15... Nxb3 16. Ra3 $1 Bxa3 (16... Nc5
17. Bxe5 {+/-}) 17. Bxa3 {+-}) 14. b4 Ncd7 (14... Nce4 15. f3 Nd6 16. Qa4+ Qd7
17. Rc1 {+=}) 15. Bf3 Nd5 $2 (15... Qb6 $142 {=}) 16. Nf5 $1 (16. Nxe6 fxe6 17.
Bxg7 (17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxg7 Bf6 19. Bxh8 Bxh8 20. Qh5+ Kf8 21. Ra4 Qe7 {-/+})
17... Bf6 18. Bxh8 Bxh8 {-/+}) 16... O-O 17. Nxe7+ (17. Nxg7 $2 Bf6 {-/+}) (17.
Bxg7 $1 exf5 18. Bxf8 Nxf8 19. Qb3 $1 Rc8 (19... Ne6 20. Rd1 Rc8 21. g3 Nec7
22. Nc3 Bf6 23. Rac1 (23. Nxd5 $2 Bxa1 24. Nxc7 Bxf3 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {-+}) 23...
Nxc3 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 (24... Rxd8 25. Bxb7 Ne2+ 26. Kg2 Nxc1 27. Qc4 {+-}) 25.
Bxb7 Ne2+ 26. Kg2 Nxc1 27. Qc4 Rb8 28. Bf3 {+-}) (19... Qd6 20. Rd1 Rc8 (20...
Qe5 21. Ra5 Bd6 22. g3 {+-}) 21. Ra5 Qxb4 22. Bxd5 Qxa5 23. Bxf7+ Kg7 24. Qxb7
Rd8 (24... Rc7 25. Qb3 {+-}) 25. Bd5 {+-}) 20. Ra5 (20. Rd1 Rc7 21. b5 (21. Ra5
Bxb4 22. Raxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Bd6 {+=}) 21... axb5 22. Ra7 {+/-}) 20... Bxb4 21.
Rxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Qe7 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 24. Qxb4 {+-}) 17... Qxe7 18. Nc3 N7f6
19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qd4 Nf6 (20... f6 {=}) 21. Qc5 (21. Bxb7 $5 Qxb7 22. Qf4 {+=}
) 21... Qxc5 22. bxc5 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Nd5 24. Be5 Rfc8 25. Bd6 a5 26. Ra3 Nb4 27.
Rb1 f6 28. Ra4 Kf7 29. f4 Ke8 30. Rba1 Nc6 31. Rb1 Ra7 32. Rb6 Kd7 33. Kf1 Nd8
34. Rb5 (34. Ke2 Nb7 35. Rd4 {=}) 34... Nb7 35. Ke2 Nxd6 36. cxd6 Rca8 37. Rb6
Ra6 38. Rb7+ Kxd6 39. Rxg7 R6a7 40. Rg1 Kc5 41. Rd4 a4 42. Rc1+ Kb5 43. Rb1+
Kc5 44. Rc1+ Kb5 45. Rb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elgoibar 09th"]
[Site "Elgoibar"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Georgiev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Lazarev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
b5 9. d5 exd5 (9... Nxd5 $5 10. Nxd5 (10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Be6 $11) 10... c4
11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. Nc3 $14 {[%csl Rc4]}) 10. a4 $1 (10. Nxd5 c4 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6
12. Bc2 Bg4 $17) 10... Nb4 (10... c4 11. axb5 Nb4 12. Ba4 $16) (10... b4 11.
Nxd5 Be6 12. e4 $1 Nxe4 13. Re1 $40) 11. axb5 Bd6 (11... Be7 12. e4 $5 (12. Ne5
O-O 13. Nc6 Nxc6 14. bxc6 Be6 $15) 12... c4 (12... dxe4 13. Qxd8+ Bxd8 14. Ng5
O-O 15. Ncxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 $36) (12... d4 13. Ng5 $1 (13. e5 Ng4 14. Ne4 O-O
15. h3 Bb7 16. Re1 axb5 $1 $17) 13... O-O (13... dxc3 14. bxc3 $1 Qxd1 15. Rxd1
$16) 14. e5 dxc3 (14... Nfd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qf3 $16) 15. bxc3 $16) 13. e5 (
13. Ba4 O-O 14. exd5 axb5 15. d6 Bxd6 16. Nxb5 $11) 13... Nd7 14. Ba4 axb5 15.
Nxb5 O-O $13) 12. e4 $1 {[%mdl 4]} dxe4 (12... c4 13. e5 $1 (13. Ba4 dxe4 14.
bxa6+ Kf8 15. Ne5 Rxa6 16. Nxc4 $36) 13... cxb3 14. exf6 $1 Qxf6 (14... O-O 15.
fxg7 Kxg7 16. Qxb3 $16) 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Ra7 17. Re1+ Kf8 18. Bg5 $18)
13. Ng5 O-O 14. Ncxe4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Qh4+ 17. Kg1 Qxe4 18. Re1
Qf5 (18... Qg6 $5 19. Re5 $5 (19. Qf3 Be6 $17) (19. Re7 Be6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21.
Qe2 Nd3 (21... Rad8 22. Rxe6 Qc2 23. Bg5 Rd5 24. Be7 Rd2 25. Qh5 $13) 22. Rxe6
Rxf2 23. Qe4 Qxe4 24. Rxe4 Rf6 (24... Raf8 25. Be3 Re2 26. bxa6 Ne1 27. Rf4 $1
$16) (24... Rc2 25. Be3 $44) 25. Be3 Rb6 $15) 19... Bb7 20. Rg5 Qe4 21. Rg4 Qe5
22. Bh6 Rfd8 23. Qe1 Qxe1+ 24. Rxe1 g6 25. b6 $44) 19. Be3 $6 (19. Qd6 $1 Nd3 (
19... Qd3 $2 20. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 21. Re7+ Kg8 22. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 23. Bh6+ Kf7 24.
Qxf8+ Ke6 25. Re1+ Kd5 26. Qf7+ $18) 20. Re2 Bb7 (20... Ra7 21. Bc2 (21. bxa6
Rxa6 $17) 21... Rd7 22. Bxd3 Qxd3 23. Qxd3 Rxd3 24. bxa6 $11) 21. Bc2 Rad8 (
21... Rfd8 22. Bxd3 Qg4 23. Qg3 Qxg3 24. fxg3 Rxd3 25. bxa6 $16) 22. Bxd3 Qg4
23. Qg3 Qxg3 24. fxg3 Rxd3 25. bxa6 Rd1+ 26. Kf2 Bxa6 27. Rxa6 Rxc1 28. Rc6 Rb8
29. b4 $1 $11) 19... Bb7 (19... Be6 $1 20. Bxe6 fxe6 $17) 20. bxa6 Bxa6 21. Qd6
$44 Rfc8 (21... c4 22. Qxb4 cxb3 23. Qxb3 $11) 22. Ra5 $1 Bb7 (22... Qd3 23.
Bxc5 Qxb3 24. Bxb4 $11) (22... Nd3 23. Bc2 $11) 23. Rb5 Ba6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (
23... Be4 24. f3 Bc2 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Qxc5 Qxc5 27. Bxc5 Bxb3 (27... Nd3 28.
Re3 $11) 28. Bxb4 $11) 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. Bxc5 Nd3 26. Qxa6 $18 Rf8 27. Bxf7+ $1
Kh8 28. Qd6 $6 (28. Qxd3 Qxd3 29. Bxf8 Qf5 30. Be6 Qxf8 31. Bd7 $18) 28... Qxc5
29. Qxd3 (29. Qxc5 Nxc5 30. Bc4 $18) 29... Rxf7 30. Re8+ Rf8 31. Qe3 Qf5 32. b4
$16 {/+-} Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Qxb4 $2 {[%tqu "En","Find a winning manoeuvre","","",
"e3d4","",10]} 34. Qd4 $1 Qa3 35. Qd8 Kg8 36. Qd5+ Kh8 37. Qf7 $1 Qd6+ 38. f4
Qh6+ 39. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Monarch Assurance 08th"]
[Site "Port Erin"]
[Date "1999.11.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hebden, Mark"]
[Black "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. e4 cxd4 8. e5
Nfd7 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qf4 Qc7 11. Re1 Ndxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Qxc4 14. Nc3
f6 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Qf3 Be7 (16... Bg7 17. Nd5 O-O 18. Nb6 Qb4 19. Be3 Rb8 20.
Rac1 $44 {1-0 Morovic Fernandez,I-Arencibia,W/Havana 1998/CBM 65/ (26)}) 17.
Bh6 Qc6 $1 $146 (17... Qh4 18. Nd5 Kf7 19. Rac1 Qh5 20. Rc7 {1-0 Legky,N-Alet,
J/Metz 1994/TD (20)}) 18. Qg3 (18. Ne4 f5 19. Ng5 Qxf3 20. Nxf3 Bd7 $15) 18...
Kf7 (18... e5 $5 19. f4 exf4 20. Qxf4 (20. Bxf4 Be6 21. Bd6 Rd8 (21... Qb6+ 22.
Kh1 Qxd6 23. Qxd6 Bxd6 24. Rxe6+ Kd7 25. Rxf6 Raf8 $11) 22. Rxe6 Rxd6 23. Re3
Kf7 24. Rae1 Rd7 $17) 20... Kf7 $15) 19. Rac1 (19. Rad1 $5 Rd8 (19... e5 20.
Nd5 Bc5 21. b4 Ba7 22. Rxe5 $1 $40) 20. Rxd8 Bxd8 21. Ne4 e5 22. Qf3 Be7 23.
Rc1 $44) 19... Rd8 20. Qh4 (20. Ne4 Qd5 21. Rc7 Rd7 22. Qc3 e5 $1 23. Rxc8 $140
Rxc8 24. Qxc8 Qxe4 $17) 20... e5 21. Be3 h5 22. Ne4 Qe6 23. f4 $1 $36 Qg4 $6 (
23... Rd5 $5 24. Nc3 Rd8 $11) 24. Qf2 $1 Be6 (24... f5 25. Nd2 exf4 26. Bxf4
$44 {[%cal Gd2c4,Gc4e5]}) 25. h3 Qf5 26. Ng3 Qd3 27. fxe5 $16 f5 28. Ne2 $1
Rac8 29. Nf4 Qd7 30. Qg3 Rg8 31. h4 $1 Rxc1 (31... Bxa2 32. Rcd1 Qc7 33. Bf2 {
[%cal Ge5e6]} Be6 34. Nxe6 Kxe6 35. Rd6+ $40 (35. Qb3+ Qc4 36. Qxb7 Rc7 $14)
35... Kf7 36. Bd4 $1) 32. Rxc1 Bd5 $2 (32... Bxa2 $142 33. Bb6 $140 g5 $132)
33. Bb6 (33. Rd1 $18) 33... Qb5 34. Qe3 Be6 35. Rc7 $18 Qxb2 36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37.
Qc5+ Ke8 38. Nxe6 g5 39. Nxg5 1-0

[Event "VAM Hoogeveen 3rd"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "1999.10.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "1999.10.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Hecht} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3
cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 O-O 13. Be3 Nb4
(13... Bf6 14. Bc5 Re8 15. Ba3 Qc7 16. Re1 Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 Bd7 18. Qd2 h6 $11 {
0-1 Alexander,P-Magem Badals,J/Corsica 1997/EXT 99 (30)}) 14. Be4 (14. Bb3 Bf5
15. Ne5 Bf6 $11) 14... Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 f5 16. Bb1 Nc6 $6 (16... Be6 17. Nd4 (17.
Bb6 Nc6 $11) (17. Ng5 Rad8 18. Re1 Bd5 19. Bf4 Nc6 $11) 17... Rad8 18. a3 (18.
Bd3 Bxa2 19. Nxf5 (19. Rxa2 Nxa2 20. Bc4+ Kh8 21. Bxa2 f4 22. Bc1 Bf6 $19)
19... Bf6 20. Rxa2 (20. Bc5 Rxd3 21. Bxb4 Rfd8 $17) 20... Nxd3 $15 (20... Nxa2
21. Bc4+ Kh8 22. Nd6 $14)) 18... Nc6 $11) 17. Bd3 Be6 18. Ng5 Bd5 (18... Bxg5
19. Bxg5 Ne5 20. Bf1 $14 {/+/-}) 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Rxd5 Bf6 21. Rxf5 (21. Rd2
Ne5 22. Rc2 (22. Nf3 Nc4 23. Rc2 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Rd8 $44) 22... Nd3 $44) (21. Rb5
Rfa8 (21... f4 22. Bc5 $1 (22. Bxf4 Nd4 23. Rxb7 Ne2+ 24. Kf1 Nxf4 $17) (22.
Bd2 Nd4 23. Rd5 Nb3 24. Rd1 Nxd2 25. R1xd2 Rxa2 $15) 22... Rfa8 23. Ne4 Rxa2
24. Rxa2 Rxa2 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. h4 $16) 22. Rxb7 (22. h4 Rxa2 23. Rxa2 Rxa2
24. Rxb7 Rxb2 $11) (22. a3 f4 23. Bd2 (23. Bxf4 Nd4 $17) 23... Nd4 24. Rd5 Nb3
25. Rd1 Bxg5 26. Rxg5 Rd8 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Bc3+ Nd4 $11) 22... Rxa2 23. Rxa2
Rxa2 24. f3 (24. g3 Rxb2 25. Rc7 Bxg5 26. Bxg5 Ne5 $11) (24. g4 fxg4 25. b4
Bxg5 26. Bxg5 Rb2 27. b5 Nd4 $11) 24... Rxb2 25. Rc7 Nd8 $11) 21... Rfa8 (21...
Bxb2 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Re1 (23. Nxh7+ Kg8 24. Rb1 Rxa2 25. Ng5 b5 $132) 23...
g6 24. Ne6+ Kf7 25. Nc5 Rxa2 26. Nxb7 $16) (21... Rd8 22. h3 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Rxa2
24. Rb5 $16) 22. Ne4 (22. Kf1 Rxa2 (22... Bxb2 23. Rb1 Rxa2 24. Rb5 Bf6 25.
Rxb7 $16) 23. Rxa2 Rxa2 24. b3 Rb2 25. Ne4 Be5 $11) 22... Bxb2 23. Rb1 Rxa2 24.
Rb5 Nd4 25. Rxb7 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Nc3 27. Nxc3 Bxc3 28. g4 (28. R1b3 R2a3 $14)
28... Ra1 29. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 30. Kg2 {The endgame looks complitely drawish but
Karpov finds the chances to win with great mastership.} Ra4 31. h3 Bd4 32. Bf4
Ra7 33. Rb4 Rd7 34. h4 g6 35. Rb5 Rf7 36. Bg3 Kg7 37. h5 Kh6 $6 38. Rd5 Bb2 39.
Bd6 Bc1 40. Kg3 g5 $6 41. Bc5 Kg7 42. Bd4+ Kf8 43. Be3 ({Some chances to win
White receives after} 43. h6 Rb7 (43... Bf4+ 44. Kg2 Ke7 45. Ra5 Ke6 46. Be3
$18) 44. Bf6 Rb6 45. Bxg5 (45. Rf5 Ke8 46. Bxg5 Bxg5 47. Rxg5 Rxh6 48. Rg7 Kf8
$16) 45... Bxg5 46. Rxg5 Rxh6 47. Rh5 {but in fact the position is drawing.}
Rxh5 48. gxh5 Kf7 49. Kf4 Kf6 50. f3 Ke6 51. Kg5 Kf7 52. Kf5 Ke7 53. Ke5 Kf7
54. f4 Ke7 55. h6 Kf7 56. Kd6 Kf6 $11) 43... Bxe3 44. fxe3 {Hecht: '[#] Dieser
Endspieltyp mit dem freien e-Bauern kommt in der Praxis hin und wieder vor. Er
bietet zwar für den Angreifer stets einige praktische Gewinnchancen, die
Aussichten für den Verteidiger, remis zu halten, sind indes auch nicht gerade
schlecht. Hier kommt für Schwarz erschwerend die räumliche Enge am äußersten
Königsflügel hinzu.'} Re7 45. Kf3 h6 46. e4 Ra7 47. Ke3 Ra4 {The position has
drawig tendention as Black counterplay against pawn g4.} 48. Rd7 Kg8 49. Rd6
Kg7 50. Rg6+ Kh7 51. Rc6 Kg7 52. Rg6+ Kh7 53. Rc6 Kg7 54. Kd3 Rb4 (54... Ra3+ {
Hecht} 55. Kd4 Rg3 56. e5 Rxg4+ 57. Kd5 Rg1 {[#] An dieser Stelle erscheint
mir das alleinige Setzen auf den e-Bauern erfolgversprechender zu sein:} 58.
Rg6+ (58. Rc7+ $5 Kf8 59. Ke6 g4 60. Rc8+ Kg7 61. Ke7 g3 62. Rc3 $1 (62. e6 Ra1
$1 (62... g2 $2 63. Rc2 Kh7 64. Rd2 Kg7 65. Kd7 Re1 66. Rxg2+ Kf8 67. Rf2+ Kg7
68. e7 Rd1+ 69. Ke8 Ra1 70. Rg2+ Kh7 71. Rg6 $18 {Auch ohne das Bauernpärchens
auf der h-Linie würde Schwarz verlieren, etwa nach Tg4 samt Kf7 (Brückenbau).})
63. Rc3 Ra7+ {Der Angriff von der "langen" Seite her hält remis.}) 62... g2 63.
Rc2 {[#] Das Randbauernpärchen engt den schwarzen König entscheidend ein.
Sonst wäre hier Kg6 mit Remisschluß möglich.} Kg8 64. e6 Kg7 65. Rd2 $18 {
[%cal Re7d7]}) 58... Kh7 $2 (58... Kf7 $1 59. e6+ Ke7 60. Rxh6 g4 61. Rg6 g3
$11) 59. e6 Re1 60. Kd6 Rd1+ 61. Kc7 Re1 62. Kd7 Rd1+ 63. Ke8 $18) 55. Rg6+ Kh7
56. Rc6 Kg7 57. Rc4 Rb3+ 58. Rc3 Rb4 59. Rc4 Rb3+ 60. Kd4 Rg3 61. Rc7+ Kg8 62.
Rc6 (62. e5 {Hecht} Rxg4+ 63. Kd5 {[#] Vergleichen Sie bitte dazu die
Anmerkungen zum 54. Zug. Die Frage ist zu klären, ob Schwarz hier mit anderen
Zügen als Tg1 das Remis erreichen kann. Dazu bieten sich Ta4 oder Tf4 an, um
bessere Einsatzfelder für den Turm zu haben.} Ra4 (63... Rg1 64. Ke6 g4 65.
Rc8+ Kg7 66. Ke7 g3 67. Rc3 $18 {kennen wir schon.}) (63... Rf4 $5) 64. Ke6 g4
{oder Kf8}) 62... Kg7 63. Rg6+ Kf7 64. Rxh6 Rxg4 65. Rg6 Rg1 {Hecht: '[#]
Diese Konstellation von 2-1 Freibauern bietet dem Verteidiger im allgemeinen
sehr gute Remischancen. Der schwarze König steht jetzt optimal und der g-Bauer
droht zu laufen und sich zumindest gegen den h-Bauern zu opfern.'} 66. Ke5 Rg4
(66... g4 $2 {Hecht} 67. Kf4 $18) 67. Rf6+ Ke7 68. Ra6 Rh4 69. Ra7+ Ke8 70. Rh7
Kf8 71. Kf6 Rf4+ 72. Kg6 g4 (72... Rxe4 {Hecht} 73. Rh8+ Ke7 74. h6 $18 {
weil der Bg5 als Schutzschild benutzt werden kann.}) 73. Rh8+ Ke7 74. Rg8 (74.
h6 {Hecht} g3 75. h7 Rh4 76. Ra8 g2 77. Ra1 {[#]} Rh1 (77... Rg4+ 78. Kf5 Rh4
$11 {ist der klare Remisweg.}) 78. Rg1 Rxg1 79. h8=Q Rf1 $11 {ist
komplizierter.}) 74... g3 75. Kh6 Rf6+ 76. Kh7 Rf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 dxc4 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Nc3 b5 11. exd4 Na5 12. d5 $1 Nxb3 13. dxe6 Nxa1 (13... Qa5
14. exf7+ Kxf7 15. Ne5+ Kf8 (15... Ke8 16. Bg5 $1 Nxa1 17. Bxf6 $18) 16. axb3
Qxa1 17. Nc6 $1 $18) 14. exf7+ Kxf7 (14... Kf8 $5 15. Rxd8+ Bxd8 16. Be3 $44 {
/\17Qd1} (16. Bg5 Bb7 17. Ne5)) 15. Ne5+ Kg8 (15... Kf8 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. Bf4
Bf5 18. g4 Be6) 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. Bf4 Bf5 (17... Bc7 18. Qf3 Ra7 19. Qd1 $36
b4 $140 20. Ne4 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Rd7 (21... Nxe4 22. Qd8+ Kf7 23. Qxh8 $40) 22.
Nd6 $16) 18. g4 $1 Be6 19. g5 Ne8 (19... b4 20. gxf6 bxc3 (20... Bxf6 21. Nc6
Re8 22. Ne4 $16) 21. Nc4 $1 Bf7 22. Qf3 $1 Ra7 (22... cxb2 23. Nxb2 Ra7 24.
fxg7 Kxg7 25. Be5+ Kg8 26. Qg2+ Bg6 27. Qd5+ $18) (22... Bxc4 23. fxg7 Kxg7 24.
Be5+ Kg6 25. Bxh8 c2 26. Qe4+ Kh5 27. Qxc4 $18) 23. fxg7 Kxg7 24. Be5+ Kf8 25.
Bxh8 c2 26. Qf4 $18) (19... Nd5 20. Qe4 Nc7 21. Nc6 $1 $16) 20. Qe4 $1 Rc8 21.
Ng6 $1 $18 Bf7 22. Nxh8 Rc4 (22... Kxh8 23. Qf5 $18) 23. Qf5 Bh5 24. Ne4 Nc2
25. Nd6 Rd4 (25... Nd4 26. Qd5+ Kxh8 27. Nf7+ Kg8 (27... Bxf7 28. Qxf7 $18) 28.
Nxd8+ Kf8 29. Be3 $18) 26. Qe6+ Kxh8 27. Nf7+ Kg8 (27... Bxf7 28. Qxf7 Rd1+ 29.
Kg2 Ne1+ 30. Kh3 Rd3+ 31. Be3 $18) (27... Kg8 28. Qxe8#) 1-0

[Event "Varazdin GM"]
[Site "Varazdin"]
[Date "2003.11.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Georgiev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2003.11.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 c5 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. a5 Be7 (9... Nc6 10. Ba4 (10. Nbd2 cxd4 $2 11. Ba4 Bb7 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Nb6
$6 (13. Nxd4 $5) 13... Rd8 14. exd4 Bc5 $1 15. Be3 O-O 16. Qc2 Bxb6 17. axb6
Qd6 $15 {0-1 Kozul,Z-Baburin,A/Istanbul (ol) 80/418 2000/[Baburin,A] (63)})
10... Bd7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nbd2 Qe7 13. Nb3 Bd6 14. Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7
16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Bd2 Qb7 $15 {0-1 Bets,A-Svetushkin,D/Bucharest 2002/CBM 88 
(56)}) (9... Bb7 10. Ne5 (10. Nbd2 Nbd7 (10... Be7 $5 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Qe2 Qd5
13. Rd1 Qh5 14. Nb6 Ra7 15. Bc4 Rd8 16. dxc5 Rxd1+ 17. Qxd1 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxf3
19. gxf3 Bxc5 20. b3 Nc6 21. Bb2 Nxa5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Civin,T-Vyskocil,N/CZE 2001/
EXT 2002 (45)}) 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Ng5 Bd5 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Re1+
Be7 16. Qh5 g6 17. Qh6 Nf6 18. Qg7 Kd7 19. Qxf7 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Giertz,N/Biel
1997/CBM 60 ext (19)}) (10. Ba4+ Nbd7 11. e4 $5 $146 Qc7 $1 12. Bg5 $2 Nxe4 $1
13. Ne5 Nxg5 14. Bxd7+ Ke7 $1 $13 {1-0 Avrukh,B-Karjakin,S/Biel 2003/CBM 95
ext/[Avrukh,B] (31)}) 10... Nbd7 11. Ba4 Qc7 12. e4 Bxe4 (12... cxd4 13. Bf4
Bd6 14. Qxd4 O-O 15. Rc1 Bxe5 16. Rxc7 Bxd4 17. Rxb7 Nc5 18. Rxb4 Rfd8 19. Bc7
Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Nd3+ 21. Ke2 Nxb4 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Nc3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,
V-Ganguly,S/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (59)}) 13. Bg5 Rd8 14. Nd2 Bd5 15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Qg4 Qe5 19. Qf4 Qxb2 20. Qc7 $18 {1-0 Bets,A-Maly,
A/Rector Cup Kharkov 2000 (30)}) (9... Nbd7 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Re1 Ndf6 12. Ba4+
Bd7 13. Ne5 Bb5 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 Bd6 16. Bxb5+ axb5 17. Qf3 O-O 18. Nc6
Qc7 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Nxb4 $14 {1-0 Chabanon,J-Prie,E/Clichy 1997/EXT 99 (39)})
(9... Bd7 10. Nbd2 Bb5 11. Bc4 Nc6 12. Qe2 Bxc4 13. Nxc4 cxd4 14. Rd1 Bc5 15.
exd4 Be7 16. Nfe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 18. Nb6 $18 {1-0 Grahl,A-Altenburg,R/
Germany 2001/EXT 2002 (29)}) 10. Ba4+ Bd7 (10... Nbd7 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. Nd2 O-O
13. Ndc4 cxd4 14. exd4 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxa5 16. Bf4 Qb6 17. Nc6 Nd5 18. Nxe7+
Nxe7 19. Rc1 Ra7 20. Rc5 Bd7 $17 {1/2-1/2 Petronic,J-Stojanovic,D/Bjeljina YUG
2000 (31)}) (10... Nfd7 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Qf3 Ra7 13. Nc4 cxd4 14. exd4 Nf6 15.
Be3 Rc7 16. Nbd2 Bb7 17. Qg3 Nc6 $15 {0-1 Wunnink,M-Hopman,P/Amsterdam 2001/
CBM 83 ext (37)}) 11. dxc5 O-O 12. Nbd2 (12. Bxd7 Nbxd7 (12... Nfxd7 13. Bd2
Bxc5 14. Qa4 Qe7 15. Rc1 $11) 13. c6 Nc5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nd4 Rac8 {[%cal
Ye6e5]} 16. f4 Nfe4 $17) 12... Qxa5 $1 (12... Bxc5 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. b3 $142 (14.
Nfe5 Bxa4 15. Qxa4 Rd8 16. b3 Ne4 17. Bb2 f6 18. Nd3 $1 Nc6 19. Rfd1 Bxe3 $1
20. Nxe3 Rxd3 21. Rxd3 Nc5 $19) 14... Rd8 15. Qc2 $11) 13. Nb3 (13. c6 Nxc6 14.
Bxc6 Qxa1 15. Nb3 Qa2 $19 16. Bxd7 Rfd8 17. Ne5 Nxd7 18. Nc6 (18. Nxd7 Ra7 19.
Nbc5 Rc7 $17 (19... Bxc5 $2 20. Nf6+ gxf6 21. Qxd8+ Kg7 22. e4 $44))) 13...
Bxa4 (13... Qc7 14. Qc2 Rc8 15. Bd2 $11) 14. Nxa5 Bxd1 15. Rxd1 Rc8 (15... Bxc5
16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Bd2 Bf8 18. Nd3 $11) 16. Bd2 Bxc5 17. Ne5 Nbd7 18. Nd3 Nd5 19.
Kf1 f5 (19... N7f6 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. f3 Rc2 22. e4) 20. Nb3 Bd6 21. Bxb4 Bxh2
$1 22. g3 Bxg3 23. fxg3 (23. fxg3 Nxe3+ 24. Ke2 Nxd1 25. Kxd1 e5 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup final"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.08.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. d5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5
15. Re5 (15. Qd3 $5 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 (16... Bf5 17. Bxf8 $1) 17. Qc3 f6 18. Nd4
$36) 15... d4 $1 (15... Be6 16. Ng5 (16. Nd4 $5 $36) 16... Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qc7
18. Qd3 g6 19. Bf6 $44) (15... Bb7 16. Qd3 g6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Rae1 $44) 16. Qd3
(16. Nxd4 $2 Bf6 17. Qd3 g6 18. Re4 Bb7 $17) 16... g6 17. Bh6 Nc6 (17... Re8 $1
18. Rae1 (18. Qxd4 Qxd4 (18... Nc6 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Re2 Be6 $11) 19. Nxd4 Nc4
20. Re2 Bg4 21. Re4 Bd7 $15) (18. Nxd4 Nc4 19. Re2 Bg4 20. Re4 Bf6 $1 21. Rae1
(21. Rxg4 $140 Ne5 $19) 21... Rxe4 22. Qxe4 (22. Rxe4 Nxb2 $17) 22... Bxd4 23.
Qxg4 Bxb2 $17) 18... Nc6 19. R5e2 Bf5 20. Qd2 Bxc2 21. Qxc2 Qd7 $17) 18. Rxe7
Nxe7 (18... Qxe7 19. Nxd4 $1 (19. Re1 Qf6 20. Bxf8 Bf5 $1) (19. Bxf8 Qxf8 20.
Nxd4 $11) 19... Ne5 (19... Nxd4 20. Qxd4 f6 21. Bb3+ Kh8 22. Bxf8 Qxf8 23. Rc1
$14) (19... Qh4 20. Bxf8 Nxd4 21. Qe4 Qxe4 22. Bxe4 $14) 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Qg3
$36) 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 (19... Qxf8 20. Qxd4 Bb7 21. Ne5 $36) 20. Qxd4 (20. Nxd4 Nf5
21. Nxf5 Qxd3 (21... Bxf5 22. Qc3 Bxc2 23. Qh8+ $1 Ke7 24. Re1+ Kd7 25. Qd4+
Kc6 26. Qc3+ Kb7 27. Qxc2 $16 {[%csl Rb7]}) 22. Bxd3 Bxf5 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. Rc1
Rd8 $14 {/=}) 20... Qxd4 21. Nxd4 Bb7 $11 22. Rd1 Rc8 23. Bb3 Nd5 $1 24. h4 Nb6
{[%cal Yb6c4]} 25. Nf3 $6 (25. f3 $11) 25... Bxf3 26. gxf3 Ke7 $15 27. Re1+ Kf6
28. Rd1 Rc6 29. Kg2 h5 30. Rd8 Ke7 31. Rb8 $1 $132 Nd7 32. Rb7 Rd6 33. Ra7 f6
34. a4 Rb6 35. axb5 axb5 36. Bc2 f5 37. Kg3 {[%cal Gg3f4,Gf4g5]} Rd6 38. Rb7
Rd2 39. Bb3 Rxb2 40. Ba4 (40. Rxb5 $11) 40... f4+ 41. Kg2 Kf6 42. Rxb5 Rxb5 43.
Bxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "1999.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. b3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bd7 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. Nf3 Qc7 (10... Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O (11... b5 12. Be2 O-O 13.
Qb1 Nb4 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Rc1 Bc6 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. Nf3 Rxc1+ 18. Bxc1 Nfd5 19.
Bb2 Bf6 20. a3 Nc6 21. Qc2 Bxb2 22. Qxb2 Qb6 23. b4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Tunik,
G-Dokuchaev,A/Novgorod 1995/EXP 49 (36)}) 12. Ng5 $5 h6 13. Nge4 b5 14. Be2 Nb4
15. a3 Nbd5 16. Bd3 Rc8 17. Qe2 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 f5 $1 19. Ng3 Bf6 $10 {0-1
Chernin,A-Speelman,J/Subotica 1987/CBM 03/[Speelman,J] (52)}) 11. Nbd2 Rd8 12.
Rc1 Qb8 13. Qc2 (13. Ng5 Ne5 (13... Bd6 14. f4 Bc5 15. Qe2 Qa7 16. Rf3 b5 17.
Bd3 Nb4 18. Bb1 Nbd5 $132) 14. Be2 Bc6 15. Qc2 Neg4 $36) 13... Be7 14. Rfd1 (
14. Ng5 $5 Ne5 $1 $11 (14... h6 15. Nge4 $36) (14... Bd6 15. Ndf3 Ne5 16. Rfd1
Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 $14)) 14... O-O 15. Ng5 $1 {[%cal Gc2h7,Gg5h7,Yb2f6]} Ne5 16.
Nde4 $1 Nxe4 (16... g6 17. Nxf6+ (17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Nxf6+ Kg7 19. Nxd7 (19.
Ngxh7 Rh8 $17) 19... Nxd7 $11) 17... Bxf6 18. Ne4 $14) 17. Qxe4 Bxg5 (17... Ng6
$2 18. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 19. Nxe6 $16) 18. Bxe5 Bc6 $8 (18... Qa7 19. Qg4 h6 (19...
Bh6 20. Bf6 $18) 20. h4 $18) 19. Qxc6 Qxe5 (19... Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 bxc6 21. Bxb8
Rxb8 22. Rd6 $14 {/+/-} (22. Bxa6 Ra8 23. Bb7 Rxa2 24. Bxc6 $14 {/+/-})) 20.
Qxb7 $14 {/+/-} a5 21. g3 g6 22. Qb5 Qxb5 23. Bxb5 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rc1
$1 Rd2 26. Rc7 Kf8 $1 (26... Rxa2 27. Be8 f5 28. Bf7+ $18) 27. Rc8+ Kg7 28. a3
Ra2 $1 29. Ra8 (29. a4 Be7 30. Rc7 Kf8 $14 {/=}) 29... Rxa3 30. Ba4 Be7 31.
Rxa5 Ra2 32. Rb5 Rb2 $14 {/=} 33. Rb7 Kf8 34. Bc6 h6 35. h4 h5 36. Kg2 Bd6 37.
Kf3 Be7 38. Be4 Bd6 39. Bd3 Be7 40. Bc4 Bd6 41. Rd7 Bb4 42. Rd1 Ke7 43. Rf1 Ra2
44. Ke4 Rd2 45. f4 Rg2 46. Kf3 Ra2 47. Rc1 Bd2 48. Rd1 Bb4 49. Bb5 Bd6 50. Rc1
Ra5 51. Bd3 Ra3 52. Rc3 Ra2 53. Rc8 Rb2 54. Bc4 Bb4 55. e4 Be1 56. e5 Rd2 57.
Bb5 Rd8 58. Rc1 Bd2 59. Rc7+ Kf8 60. Rb7 Be1 61. Rc7 Ba5 62. Ra7 Bd2 63. Bc4
Rd4 64. Ra8+ Kg7 65. Ra4 Be1 66. Ra1 Bb4 67. Ke3 Bc5 68. Ke2 Re4+ 69. Kf3 Re3+
70. Kg2 Rc3 71. Ra2 Be3 72. Rb2 Bc1 73. Rb1 Be3 74. Be2 Bb6 75. b4 Rc2 76. Re1
Rb2 77. b5 Ba5 $140 78. Ra1 Rxe2+ (78... Bc3 79. Kf1 Rxb5 $11) 79. Kf3 Bc3 $4
80. Kxe2 Bxa1 81. Kd3 $18 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mermaid Beach Club"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1999.01.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gershon, Alik"]
[Black "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[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. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. O-O Nc6
8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bd2 Bd7 (11... e5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nd5
Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Qe7 15. Qc4 Bd7 16. Bc3 (16. e4 h6 17. Rac1 Bd6 18. Bc3 Bg4 19.
Bxc6 Bxf3 20. Bxb7 Qg5 21. g3 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kunze,C-Hering,F/
Berlin 1994/EXT 94op (26)}) 16... Bd6 17. Qd3 Bc7 18. Be4 Bg4 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20.
Be4 $16 {1-0 Jaworski,M-Weglarz,L/Lubniewice 1995/EXT 95ch (45)}) (11... b6 12.
d5 exd5 (12... Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. h3 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bb7 17. Bc3
Rfe8 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Rd6 Rae8 21. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Gyimesi,
Z-Wells,P/HUN t-ch 1997 (41)}) 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bb7 15. Bc3 $14 Rae8 (
15... Rad8 16. Qc4 $1 {[%csl Rg7]} Ne7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Qg4 Ng6 19. h4 $40 {
1-0 Wells,P-Waitzkin,J/London 1998/CBM 66/}) 16. Qc4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxb7
Qxb7 19. Rd5 $16 {1-0 Grabarczyk,M-Jaracz,P/Sopot 1997/CBM 59 (90)}) 12. d5
exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Ne7 15. Bc4 Bc6 16. Bc3 (16. h3 Ng6 17. Bc3 Qe7 $5
18. Ne1 Rad8 19. a5 Be5 20. Qc2 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Ne5 22. Be2 Bb5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24.
Rd1 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Qd6 26. Bc2 f6 $15 {Grabarczyk,M-Ibragimov,I/Groningen op
1997/EXP 62/0-1 (69)}) 16... h6 (16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 (18. Kf1 Bd6
(18... Be5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Rd7 $16) 19. Qh5 $44 {[%cal Gf1e2,Gd1h1] with the
ida of Ke2,Rh1}) 18... Be5 (18... Bd6 19. Rd2 Rad8 20. Rad1 Ng6 (20... Nc6 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 (22... Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Rxd6 24. Qg3+ Rg6 25. Qc7 $16) 23.
Qg3+ Kh8 24. Qxd6 $16) 21. Qf5 $44) 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Rd7 $44) (16... Rad8 17.
Ng5 (17. h3 $5 h6 {see game.}) 17... h6 (17... Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Nd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5
(19... Rxd5 20. Rxd5 Bxd5 21. Qd3 $18) 20. Qh5 h6 21. Nf3 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rxd1+ (
22... Bd6 23. Rg1 f6 24. Qxh6 Rd7 (24... Bg3 25. Ba5 $1 $16) 25. Rg4 $40) 23.
Rxd1 Bd6 24. Rg1 (24. Qg4 Be5 25. Rd7 Qb8 $11) 24... f6 25. Qxh6 Be5 $11)) 17.
h3 Rad8 18. Nh4 {[%cal Ge2g4,Gg4g7,Gc3g7]} (18. e4 Ng6 $1 $132) (18. b3 $5 {
[%cal Ge2b2,Gb2g7]} Rfe8 19. Qb2 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qc8 $1 21. Bf1 (21. Kg2 Qf5 {
[%csl Rg2][%cal Ye7g6,Yg6h4]}) 21... Qe6) 18... Bh2+ $1 (18... Be5 $6 19. Rxd8
Rxd8 20. Qh5 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 Bd5 22. b3 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Rd3 24. Rc1 $16) (18... Nd5
19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 Rxd5 22. f4 Bxf4 23. exf4 Qxf4 24. Nf3 $14)
19. Kh1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Be5 $11 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. a5 Re8 $6 (22... Qf6 $5 23.
Nf3 (23. Qh5 Qxf2 24. Rf1 Qxe3 25. Rxf7 Qxh3+ (25... Rxf7 26. Bxf7+ Kh7 $17)
26. Kg1 Qe3+ 27. Kh2 Rxf7 28. Qxf7+ Kh7 29. Ng6 $140 Qg5 $1 $19) 23... Bxf3 (
23... Ng6 24. Bd5 Rd8 25. Bxc6 (25. Qc4 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Qxd5 Qxb2 28.
Qxc5 Qxf2 29. Qc8+ Kh7 30. Qxb7 $11) 25... Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Qxc6 27. Qd8+ Kh7 28.
Qd3 $1 $14 {/=}) 24. Qxf3 (24. gxf3 Nc6 $15 {[%csl Ra5]}) 24... Qxf3 25. gxf3
Nc6 26. Rd5 (26. Ra1 Rd8 $17) 26... Nxa5 27. Rxc5 Nxc4 28. Rxc4 Rd8 $15) 23.
Rd2 $2 (23. Nf3 Qc7 24. Qd2 $11) 23... Nd5 (23... Qc7 $5 24. Nf3 (24. Qh5 Rf8
25. Nf3 Qxa5 26. Rd1 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 b5 $17) 24... Rf8 $5 $17 {[%csl Ra5]}) 24.
Qd3 (24. Nf3 Qe4 25. Qd3 $11) 24... Nc7 $2 (24... Nb4 25. Qf5 Qxf5 26. Nxf5 $36
) (24... Nf6 25. Qg6 Bd5 (25... Nd5 26. Qf5 $1 $14) 26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27. Qc2 (27.
Qf5 Nf6 (27... Qxf5 28. Nxf5 $16) 28. Qxe5 Rxe5 29. Nf3 Rd5 $11) 27... Nb4 28.
Qf5 Qxf5 29. Nxf5 Nc6 30. Rd7 $132) (24... Nf4 $5 25. Qd6 (25. exf4 Qxf4 26.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 $15) 25... Qxd6 26. Rxd6 Nxh3 27. f3 Ng5 28. Nf5 $44) 25. Qf5 $1 $14
Qxf5 (25... Qe7 26. Ng6 Qf6 27. Qxf6 gxf6 28. Nf4 $16 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7,Rh6]}) 26.
Nxf5 Kf8 27. f3 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Ge3e4]} h5 (27... g6 28. Nxh6 Rxe3 29. Nxf7
Re1+ 30. Kh2 Ra1 31. Ne5 $16) 28. e4 f6 $2 {[%cal Yg7g6]} (28... Rb8 $16) 29.
Nh4 $1 g5 30. Nf5 $16 {[%csl Gf5]} Nb5 31. Bxb5 $5 {It was wiser to improve
position of a King first and leave Black any counter-chances.} (31. Kg1 $142 $1
) 31... axb5 $8 (31... Bxb5 32. Rd6 Kf7 33. Rb6 $18) 32. Rd6 Ra8 (32... Kf7 33.
Rxc6 bxc6 34. Nd6+ Ke7 35. Nxe8 $18) 33. Rxf6+ Ke8 34. e5 (34. Rg6 Rxa5 35.
Rxg5 Ra2 $132) 34... Rxa5 35. e6 Ra1+ 36. Kh2 Re1 37. Rh6 (37. Rg6 Kf8 (37...
Kd8 38. e7+ Kd7 39. Rxg5 c4 40. Rxh5 b4) 38. Rh6 Kg8 39. Rxh5 Rxe6 40. Rxg5+
$16) 37... Kd8 38. e7+ Kc7 39. Rxh5 c4 40. Rxg5 b4 41. Nd4 {[%cal Gg5c5]} (41.
Rg4 b5 42. Re4 $2 Rxe4 43. fxe4 c3 44. bxc3 (44. Nd4 cxb2 45. Nxc6 Kd7 $19)
44... b3 45. Nd4 b2 46. Nxc6 Kd7 $19) 41... Kb6 $1 {White had won 2 pawns,but
Black has dangerous counterplay,similiar to Botvinnik variation. And as well
as their it is very difficult to give precise analysis of the position.} (41...
Rxe7 42. Rc5 $18) (41... Kd6 $5 42. h4 c3 43. bxc3 bxc3 44. h5 $18) (41... c3
42. bxc3 bxc3 43. Rc5 $18) 42. Rg4 (42. Rg7 Be8 (42... c3)) (42. Nc2 Rxe7 (
42... Re2 43. Nxb4 Bxf3 44. e8=Q $18) 43. Nxb4 Re2 44. Nxc6 Kxc6 $132) 42...
Ba4 (42... Bd7 43. Nc2 $5 Bxg4 44. Nxe1 Bd7 45. h4 Be8 46. g4 Kc7 47. h5 Kd7
48. Nc2 (48. Kg3 Kxe7 49. Kf4 $16 {.+-}) 48... c3 49. bxc3 bxc3 50. f4 Kxe7 51.
h6 Kf7 52. f5 Ba4 53. Ne1 $16) (42... c3 43. bxc3 bxc3 44. Nxc6 bxc6 45. Re4
$18) 43. b3 (43. Re4 Rxe4 44. fxe4 Kc5 45. Nc2 b3 46. Na3 c3 47. bxc3 Kd6 48.
Nc4+ Kxe7 49. Kg3 $16) 43... cxb3 44. Nxb3 Kb5 45. Re4 $2 (45. Nd4+ Kc5 46. Nf5
Bd7 $132) 45... Rxe4 46. fxe4 {Hecht: 'Dank des vorderen b-Bauern und seiner
weitaus besseren Königsstellung kann Schwarz mühelos remisieren. '} Kc4 47.
Na5+ (47. h4 $5 Kxb3 48. h5 Kc4 49. h6 b3 50. h7 b2 51. h8=Q b1=Q 52. e8=Q Bxe8
53. Qxe8 $14) 47... Kc5 $1 (47... Kd4 48. h4 Ke5 (48... Kxe4 49. Nxb7 Kf5 50.
Nc5 Be8 51. Kg3 Kf6 52. Kf4 Kxe7 53. Kg5 Kf7 54. h5 Kg7 55. g4 Bf7 $11) 49.
Nxb7 $16) 48. e5 (48. Nxb7+ Kd4 (48... Kb6 {Hecht} 49. Nd6 b3 50. Nc4+ Kc5 51.
Nb2 Be8 {[%cal Rc5d4,Rd4c3]} 52. Kg3 Kd4 53. Kf2 Kc3 54. Nd1+ Kd2 55. Ne3 Kd3
56. Nd1 Kd2 57. Nb2 Kc3 $11) 49. Na5 Kxe4 $11 {[%cal Ye4e7]}) (48. h4 $1 b6 $1
(48... Kd6 49. Kg3 Kxe7 50. Nc4 {winning}) 49. h5 bxa5 50. h6 b3 51. h7 b2 52.
h8=Q b1=Q 53. Qe5+ Kc4 54. Qd5+ $1 $18) 48... Kd5 49. h4 Kxe5 50. Nxb7 Kf6 $11
51. Nc5 Be8 52. Kg3 Kxe7 53. Kf4 Kf6 54. g4 Kg6 55. Ke4 Bc6+ 56. Ke5 Bf3 57.
Kf4 Bd5 58. Nd3 b3 59. g5 Bc6 60. Nb2 Kh5 61. Kg3 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mermaid Beach Club"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "1999.01.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gershon, Alik"]
[Black "Thorhallsson, Throstur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "192"]
[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. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bd3
cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Nc3 b5 11. Qf3 Ra7 12. a3 $6 (12. Qh3 b4 13.
Bg5 g6 14. Na4 (14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Bg7 $15) 14... Nd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Rfd1
$14) (12. Bg5 Rc7 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Qh3 g6 15. Rfe1 b4 16. Na4 Bd5 17. Nc5 Nbd7
18. Nxa6 $16 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Cap d'Agde 1994/CBM 43 ext/[Gelfand] (38)
}) 12... Rc7 (12... Bb7 13. Qh3 Nc6 14. Be3 (14. Bg5 g6 15. Bh6 (15. Qh4 Nd5)
15... Re8 16. Rad1 Nxd4 17. Be3 Bc5 18. Bb1 Qd6 $13) 14... Ra8 (14... Nxd4 15.
Rfd1 Bc5 16. Qh4 $1 $16 {[%cal Gd3h7,Gh4h7,Rh4d4,Rd1d8,Re3d4]}) 15. Rad1 $36) (
12... Nd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Be4 $1 (14. Qxd5 exd5 15. Bf4 f6 16. Nf3 Nc6 17.
Rac1 Bd7 18. Bb1 Na5 $1 $11) 14... Qd8 15. Be3 (15. Qd3 $5 h6 16. Be3 $14)
15... f5 16. Bc6 Rc7 (16... f4 17. Bd2 Qxd4 18. Bc3 $44) 17. d5 Bf6 $1 (17...
Bd6 18. Bd4 $16) 18. Qg3 (18. Bd4 Nxc6 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Bxf6 Qxd5 $11) 18...
Bxe5 (18... exd5 19. Bb6 $16) 19. Qxe5 Nxc6 20. dxc6 Rxc6 21. Rac1 $44) 13. Qh3
$2 (13. Qg3 Bb7 (13... Nc6 14. Nxc6 Rxc6 15. Bh6 Ne8 16. Be3 $14 {/=}) 14. Bh6
Ne8 15. Be3 Nc6 16. Rad1 b4 $132) 13... g6 $2 (13... Qxd4 $1 14. Bg5 h6 (14...
g6 15. Rfe1 Ng4 $1 16. Nxg4 (16. Bxe7 $140 Qxf2+ 17. Kh1 Qxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Nf2+
19. Kg1 Nxh3+ 20. gxh3 Rxe7 $19) 16... Bxg5 17. Rad1 Qg7 18. Qg3 Bd8) 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. Ng4 Bg5 $17) 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rad1 {[%cal Gd3b1,Gb1a2,Ga2f7]} Nd5 (
15... Bb7 16. Rfe1 Nc6 $140 17. Nxf7 $1 $18) (15... Nc6 16. Bb1) 16. Qf3 $1 Bg5
(16... f6 $2 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Nxd5 exd5 (18... Qxd5 19. Qg3 $18) 19. Bxg6 Bf8
20. Bf4 $16) 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Nxd5 (18. Ne4 Qe7) 18... exd5 19. Qxd5 (19. Bb1
Nc6 $1 20. Qc3 $140 $2 Nxe5 $1 21. Qxc7 Bh3 22. g3 Nf3+ 23. Kh1 Bxf1 24. Rxf1
Qg4 $19) 19... Bb7 (19... Rd8 20. Qe4 Bb7 21. f4 (21. Qg4 Qxg4 22. Nxg4 Rxd4
23. Nf6+ Kf8 $8 $11 (23... Kh8 24. Bxb5 $18)) 21... Qe7 $1 (21... Bxe4 22. fxg5
Rxd4 23. Rf4 Re7 24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. Bxe4 Rxe5 26. Bb7 $16) (21... Qf6 22. Qe3
Qb6 23. Be4 $16) 22. Qe3 f6 23. Ng4 Qxe3+ 24. Nxe3 Rcd7 (24... Rxd4 25. Bc4+ $1
Rcxc4 26. Nxc4 Rxc4 27. Rd8+ $18) 25. Nc2 Nc6 26. Be4 $14) 20. f4 Qxf4 21. Qd6
Qg5 (21... Qe3+ 22. Rf2 $16 {[%cal Ge5g4,Gg4f6]}) 22. Rf2 Qd8 (22... Rc1 $1 23.
Rxc1 Qxc1+ 24. Bf1 $16) (22... Rce7 23. Bb1 $5 {[%cal Gb1a2,Ga2f7]} Re6 (23...
Nd7 24. Ba2 Nxe5 25. dxe5 $36) (23... Kg7 24. Rdf1) 24. Qc7 R6e7 25. Qc1 Qxc1
26. Rxc1 Nd7 $11) 23. Rf6 $1 Qxd6 (23... Kg7 24. Rdf1 $36) 24. Rxd6 Nc6 25. Nd7
Kg7 26. Nc5 $1 (26. Nf6 Rh8 27. Rc1 Rcc8 $11) 26... Bc8 27. b4 $14 Kf8 28. Rc1
Nd8 (28... Ke7 $2 29. Ne4 f5 30. Nf6 Rf8 31. Rdxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxc6 $18) 29. d5
Nb7 30. Rb6 Nxc5 $2 (30... Re5 $1 31. Ne6+ Rxe6 32. Rxc7 Rxb6 33. Rxc8+ Ke7 34.
Rc7+ Kf6 $14) 31. Rxc5 (31. bxc5 Re5 32. Rd6 Ke7 {[%csl Rd6]}) 31... Rd7 32. d6
Bb7 33. Rc7 Rxc7 34. dxc7 Bc8 35. a4 Re7 $2 (35... bxa4 36. Bxa6 a3 $1 (36...
Ke7 37. Bb5 a3 38. Rb8 a2 39. Ra8 Bd7 40. Ra7 Rc8 $11) 37. Bxc8 (37. Bc4 Re7
38. Rc6 Re1+ (38... Ke8 39. b5 Kd7 40. Kf2 Re5 $11) 39. Kf2 Rc1 $15) 37... a2
38. Ra6 Rxc8 $11) 36. axb5 axb5 37. Rc6 $16 Rd7 (37... Re5 38. Rd6) 38. Bxb5
Rd1+ 39. Kf2 Ke7 40. Be2 Rd6 41. Rc2 $18 Rb6 42. b5 Kd6 43. Ke3 Rb7 44. Rc6+
Kd7 45. Bc4 Rxc7 46. Rxc7+ Kxc7 47. Bxf7 Bd7 48. Bc4 g5 49. Kd4 Kd6 50. Bd3 h5
51. b6 h4 (51... Kc6 $2 52. Bb5+) 52. b7 Kc7 53. Be4 g4 54. Ke5 Bb5 55. Kf4 Be2
56. h3 $4 (56. Kg5 h3 57. g3 Kb8 58. Kh4 Kc7 59. Bf5 $18 {[%csl Rg4,Rh3]})
56... gxh3 57. gxh3 Ba6 58. Kg5 {[%tqu "En","Can Black save a game?","","",
"a6b7","",10]} Bxb7 59. Bxb7 {[%csl Ya6,Ya7,Ya8,Yb5,Yb6,Yb7,Yb8,Yc4,Yc5,Yc6,
Yc7,Yc8,Yd5,Yd6,Yd7,Yd8,Ye4,Ye5,Ye6,Ye7,Ye8,Yf5,Yf6,Yf7,Yf8,Yg6,Yg7,Yg8,Yh7,
Yh8][%mdl 4512] Hecht: '(Siehe auch Short,N-Yermolinsky,A, Wijk aan Zee 1997)
Wenn der schwarze König nicht unmittelbar die Ecke h8 erreichen kann, so muß
er sich innerhalb der gelb markierten Zone aufhalten, um das Remis zu
erreichen. Insbesondere muß er nach e7 gehen können, sobald der Bh4 geschlagen
wird, wobei der Läufer nicht auf der Diagonalen a2-g8 stehen darf. Die
Remiszone darf nur kurzfristig verlassen werden, um sofort dorthin
zurückzukehren. Die Abdrängung in südliche Gefilde ist also strikt zu
vermeiden.'} Kd7 $1 $11 (59... Kxb7 $4 60. Kxh4 $18) 60. Kf6 Ke8 61. Kg7 (61.
Kg7) 61... Ke7 62. Bd5 Ke8 63. Be6 Ke7 64. Bf7 Kd8 65. Kf6 Kd7 66. Bg6 Kd8 67.
Ke6 Kc7 68. Be8 Kd8 69. Ba4 Kc7 70. Ke7 Kc8 71. Bb5 Kc7 72. Bd7 Kb8 73. Kd6 Kb7
74. Be6 Kb8 75. Kc6 Ka7 76. Kc7 Ka8 77. Bd5+ Ka7 78. Bh1 Ka6 79. Kb8 Kb6 80.
Bb7 Kc5 81. Kc7 Kb5 82. Bc8 Kc5 83. Bg4 Kb5 84. Be2+ Kc5 85. Bf3 Kb5 86. Bb7
Kc5 87. Bc6 Kb4 88. Kd6 Ka5 89. Bd5 Kb6 90. Kd7 Kc5 91. Ke6 Kb6 {'!' Hecht.
Hecht: 'Schwarz behandelt das Endspiel mit der gebotenen Sorgfalt'} (91... Kd4
$2 {Hecht} 92. Kd6 Kc3 {bewegt sich außerhalb der Remiszone und kann auch via
h6 nicht dorthin zurückkehren!} 93. Kc5 Kd3 94. Bb7 Ke3 95. Kd5 Kf4 96. Ke6 Kg5
{Der schwarze König wird zunächst am Betreten von h8 gehindert und
anschließend längs der Diagonalen h6-g5-f4-e3, die nicht zur Remiszone gehört,
zurückgedrängt.} 97. Be4 Kh6 98. Kf6 Kh5 99. Kg7 Kg5 100. Bg6 Kf4 101. Kf6 Kg3
102. Bf5 Kf4 103. Be6 Ke4 104. Kg5 Ke5 105. Ba2 Kd6 106. Kxh4 Ke7 107. Kg5 Kf8
108. Kf6 $18) 92. Kd6 Ka7 93. Ke5 Kb6 94. Kd6 Ka7 95. Bc4 Kb6 96. Bb3 Kb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bf4 Na5 (11... b5 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 $16)
12. Bc2 b5 13. d5 exd5 14. Qd3 Nc6 (14... g6 15. Rxe7 $5 (15. Nd4 $5 $44) 15...
Qxe7 16. Bg5 Qd6 $8 17. Qd4 Nh5 $1 18. Nxd5 Nc6 $1 19. Qd2 f6 $1 20. Bb3 Kh8
21. Be3 Bg4 22. Nb6 (22. Nd4 $1 $44 {פh5}) 22... Qxd2 23. Nxd2 Rad8 $17 {
0-1 Illescas Cordoba,M-Anand,V/Leon 1997/}) 15. Bc7 Qd7 (15... Qxc7 $4 16. Nxd5
) 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 g6 18. Bxf6 (18. Rad1 $44 Bb7 19. Qf3 (19. Qd4 Qc6)
19... d4 20. Ne4 (20. Qg3 Nh5 21. Rxd4 Qe6 (21... Qxd4 22. Bxd4 Nxg3 23. Rxe7
Rfe8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. hxg3 b4 26. Na4 Re2 27. Bd3 Rd2 28. Nc5 $16) 22. Qg4
$11 (22. Qd3 Bc5 23. Rh4 (23. Rd7 Bc6 $17) 23... Rad8 $15)) 20... Nxe4 21. Bxe4
Bxe4 22. Rxe4 $11) 18... Bxf6 19. Nxd5 Bg7 (19... Bxb2 20. Rad1 Qg4 (20... Qa7
21. Re7 Qb8) 21. Re4) 20. a4 (20. Qf3 Bb7 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Qxf6 $11) (20. Rad1
Kh8 21. Re7 Qd6 $11) 20... bxa4 21. Bxa4 Qd8 $11 22. Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. e4 cxd4 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc6 13. Nxd4 (13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Rc1 Bb7 16. Bc2 Rab8 17. Nxd4 {1/2-1/2 Gleizerov,E-Skripchenko
Lautier,A/Saint Vincent 2001/CBM 80 ext (17)}) (13. a5 Nc5 14. Ba4 Nxa4 15.
Qxa4 Bd7 16. Qb3 O-O 17. Rd1 Be8 {1/2-1/2 Prokopchuk,E-Volzhin,A/Tomsk 2001/
CBM 82 ext (17)}) (13. Bf4 Nc5 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 O-O 17.
Rfd1 Qf6 18. Qc2 Bd7 19. Bg5 Qg6 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 f6 23.
Be3 a5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Peng,Z-Skripchenko Lautier,A/Leon 2001/EXT 2002 (40)})
13... Ncxe5 (13... Ndxe5 14. Nxc6 Qxd1 (14... Nxc6 15. Qxd8+ Bxd8 16. Rd1 O-O
17. Be3 Bf6 18. Rac1 $44) 15. Rxd1 Nxc6 16. Bf4 Bb7 17. Rac1 $44) 14. Be3 (14.
Bf4 Nxc4 15. Nc6 (15. Bxc4 Nb6 16. Bb3 Bf6 17. Nc6 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 O-O 19. a5
$14 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Rublevsky,S/Poikovsky 2003/CBM 95/[Huzman] (50)}) 15...
Qb6 16. Nxe7 Kxe7 17. Bxc4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Chabanon,J-Skripchenko,A/Aix les Bains
FRA 2003/The Week in Chess 460 (43)}) (14. Qe2 $5 Nxc4 (14... Ng6 15. Nc6 Qc7
16. Nxe7 Nxe7 17. Rd1 O-O 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Rac1 $44) 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxe7 Na5
17. Bd5 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Bg5 h6 20. Ng6 $13) 14... O-O 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16.
f4 Ng6 17. Qf3 (17. Nc6 Qe8 18. Rc1 Bf6 (18... Bb7 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. Bc5 Rd8
21. Qe2 Qd7 $11) 19. Rf2 Bb7 20. Nxb4 Nh4 $5 $132) (17. f5 exf5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5
19. Rxf5 Bf6 $17) 17... Bd7 18. Rad1 Qa5 19. f5 exf5 20. Nxf5 Qxf5 21. Qxf5
Bxf5 22. Rxf5 Bf6 $11 23. Bd4 Rfd8 (23... Bxd4+ 24. Rxd4 Ne7 25. Rc5 $1 a5 26.
Rc7 $44) 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Rxf6 (25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxf6 Ne5 {-see game} (26...
Rd2 27. Rf2 $1 $14)) 25... Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Rd8 27. Bb3 Ne5 $1 28. Rxa6 (28. Rf5
Rd3 29. Bc2 Rd2 30. Rf2 Rd4 $11) 28... Rd2 $132 29. Rb6 $2 (29. Ra5 $1 Rxb2 30.
Rxe5 Rxb3 $11) 29... Rxb2 30. Bd5 (30. Rxb4 $4 Rb1+ 31. Kf2 Nd3+ $19) 30... Ng4
$17 31. Be4 Re2 32. Bd3 Re1+ 33. Bf1 Rb1 34. a5 $8 Ne3 35. Kf2 Nxf1 36. a6 Ra1
37. Rxb4 Nxh2 38. a7 Rxa7 39. Kg1 $15 Nf3+ 40. gxf3 Ra2 41. Rg4+ Kh8 42. Rf4
Kg7 43. Rg4+ Kh6 44. Rh4+ Kg6 45. Rg4+ Kf6 46. Rh4 Kg7 47. Rg4+ Kh8 48. Rf4 Ra7
49. Kg2 $11 {This endgame is a teoretical draw even without pawn f3 but Black
played some more moves.} h6 50. Kg3 Kh7 51. Rf6 Kg7 52. Rb6 Re7 53. f4 Re6 54.
Rb5 Rg6+ 55. Kh4 Kf6 56. Kh3 Rg1 57. Ra5 Kg6 58. Kh4 Rf1 59. Kg4 h5+ 60. Kg3
Rg1+ 61. Kf2 Rg4 62. Kf3 Kh6 63. Ra8 Rh4 64. Ke4 Kg6 65. Rg8+ Kf6 66. Kf3 Rh3+
67. Kg2 Rc3 68. Rg5 h4 69. Rh5 Rg3+ 70. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 (3. e3 c5 4. c4 e6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O dxc4 7.
Bxc4 a6 8. a4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. b3 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb4 12. Bb2 b6 13. Qe2 Bb7
14. Rad1 Nfd5 15. Ne5 Nf4 16. Qg4 Nbd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rfe1 Bb4 19. Re2 Rc8
20. f4 Rc7 21. f5 h5 $1 {0-1 Janowski,D-Lasker,E/Berlin 1910/MainBase (31)})
3... e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Be7 8. O-O Nc6 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2
cxd4 11. exd4 Nb4 12. Qe2 (12. Ne5 b6 (12... Nbd5 13. Qf3 (13. h3 Bd7 14. Nxd5
exd5 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Bd3 Rfe8 17. Qf3 Bb4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rensch,D-Kaufman,L/
Saint Paul 2000/EXT 2001 (23)}) 13... Bb4 (13... Qa5 14. Rfc1 Bb4 15. Ne4 Nxe4
16. Qxe4 Rd8 17. Bd3 Nf6 18. Qh4 h6 19. Nc4 Qg5 20. Qxg5 hxg5 21. Nb6 Rb8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Franco Ocampos,Z-Rodriguez Talavera,J/Barcelona 1988/EXT 97 (61)}) 14.
Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Rac1 Qd6 16. Rc2 Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nedeljkovic,S-Andric,D/
Sarajevo 1951/EXT 2002 (21)}) (12... Bd7 13. Qf3 Bc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Rad1 Ra7
16. Qe2 a5 17. Nb1 Nfd5 18. Nd2 {1/2-1/2 Speelman,J-Gelfand,B/Novi Sad 1990/TD
(18)}) 13. Qf3 (13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Rad1 (14. Rfd1 Nbd5 15. Ne4 Nf4 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6
17. Qg4 Nd5 18. Rac1 Rc8 $11 {0-1 Manasterski,L-Bernard,R/Sandomierz 1976/EXT
2000 (48)}) 14... Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxa6 Bxb3 17. Ra1 Bd5 18. Rfc1 Bd6 19.
Bd3 Qb8 $11 {1-0 Marshall,F-Berger,V/London 1927/HCL (30)}) 13... Ra7 (13...
Rb8 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Qe2 (15. Qg3 Nbd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. f4 Bd6 18. f5 f6 19.
fxe6 fxe5 20. Rf7 $1 Rxf7 21. exf7+ Kf8 22. dxe5 Bc5+ 23. Bd4 Ne7 $13 {1-0
Lima,D-Quinn,M/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (33)}) 15... Rc8 16. f4 Nbd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5
18. Rd3 g6 19. Rh3 Nb4 20. Nxf7 (20. f5 $1 $40) 20... Kxf7 21. f5 $40 {1-0
Glyanets,A-Kadimova,I/Moscow 1991/TD (40)}) 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Qh3 (15. Qg3 Nfd5
16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. f4 b5 18. Bd3 bxa4 19. bxa4 f5 20. Bc4 Bf6 $14 {0-1 Huang
Qian-Xu Yuanyuan/HeiBei 2001/EXT 2002 (42)}) 15... Nfd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5
Qxd5 18. Rc1 Rb7 19. Rfe1 b5 20. a5 Bd6 21. Ba3 Rd8 $15 {1-0 Marshall,
F-Janowski,D/Marienbad 1925/HCL (45)}) (12. Qd2 b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Qe3 Nbd5
15. Nxd5 Bxd5 $15 {0-1 Nocon,H-Small,G/USA 1995/EXT 98 (30)}) (12. Re1 b6 13.
Qe2 Bb7 (13... Nfd5 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Nxd5 (15. Ne4 Rc8 16. Rad1 Rc7 17. g3 Re8
18. f4 Bf8 19. Rc1 Qc8 20. Qh5 f6 21. Nd3 Rd8 $15 {0-1 Utnasunov,A-Khlian,E/
Samara 2000/CBM 78 (36)}) 15... Nxd5 16. Nd3 (16. Qg4 Bb4 17. Red1 Re8 18. Rd3
f6 19. Rg3 Qc7 20. Nd3 Bd6 21. Rh3 Qf7 $11 {1-0 Voskanian,V-Bolduc,S/Montreal
2001/EXT 2002 (35)}) 16... Bf6 17. Qg4 Ne7 18. Ba3 Re8 19. Ne5 Bd5 20. Rac1 Ng6
$11 {0-1 Stamenkovic,D-Pons Carreras,D/Menorca 1996/Juniors (72)}) 14. Rad1
Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qe4 Rb8 17. Bd3 g6 18. Qe2 Nf4 19. Qe3 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Qd5
$17 {0-1 Bialy,R-Kachur,A/Bytom 1995/EXT 97 (48)}) 12... Bd7 (12... b6 13. Ne4
Bb7 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Rad1 Be7 16. Ne5 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bxb5 Ra2 19. Ra1
Nc6 20. Qc4 Rxb2 21. Qc3 Nxe5 22. Rfd1 Qd5 23. Bf1 Rxb3 {0-1 Matviychuk,
A-Typek,K/Gdynia 1986/EXT 2001 (23)}) (12... Nbd5 13. Rac1 Qa5 14. Rfd1 Bd7 15.
Ne5 Rfd8 16. Qf3 Be8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 b5 19. axb5 Bxb5 20. Qf3 Bf6 $11 {
0-1 Gommer,F-Prestel,O/Untergrombach 1999/EXT 2000 (55)}) 13. Ne5 (13. Ne4 Nxe4
14. Qxe4 Bc6 15. Qe2 Rc8 16. Rac1 Bd5 17. Ne5 Nc6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Borowski,
N-Kostro,J/Katowice 1961/MCD (56)}) 13... Bc6 (13... Re8 14. Rad1 Bf8 15. f4
Bc6 16. f5 Bd5 17. fxe6 Bxe6 18. Kh1 Rc8 $132 {0-1 Marquez,R-Motwani,P/Novi
Sad 1990/TD (62)}) 14. Rad1 (14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Rad1 a5 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4
Rb8 $11 {1-0 Vavrak,P-Salai,L/SVK 1998/EXT 99 (59)}) 14... Bd5 15. f4 g6 16. g4
(16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bd3 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 Ne4 19. f5 Rc8 20. Qg4 Nf6 21. Qh3 Rc2 22.
Bc1 Qb6 23. Bg5 $18 {1-0 Podgaets,M-Chekhov,V/Kharkov 1985/MCL (26)}) 16... Nd7
(16... Rc8 $5 17. f5 gxf5 18. gxf5 Kh8 $132) 17. Bxd5 (17. Ba3 $5 Nxe5 18. fxe5
Rc8 $11) 17... Nxd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. f5 Nf6 (19... Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qb6+ 21. Bd4
Qxb3 22. e6 $40) 20. Rd3 Ne4 21. Rdf3 f6 22. Nd3 Bd6 $132 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Nc5
$5 (24. Nf4 Bxf4 25. Rxf4 Qe7 $15 {[%csl Rb2,Ye4]}) 24... Bxc5 (24... Nxc5 25.
dxc5 Bxc5+ 26. Kg2 $44) 25. dxc5 Qc8 $1 26. Kh1 Qxg4 27. Qd3 Kg7 28. Rg1 (28.
Qxd5 $4 Rad8 29. Rxf6 (29. Qxb7+ Rd7 30. Qxa6 Rd2 $19) 29... Nxf6 30. Rxf6 Rxd5
31. Rf4+ Kh6 32. Rxg4 Rxc5 $19) 28... Qe6 29. b4 $44 {White have some
compensation for the sacrifised pawn but probably not enough.} Rf7 30. Bd4 Rh8
31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 g5 33. Rg2 Kg6 34. Qc2 Rc8 35. Ra3 Rh7 36. Rf3 Rf7 37. Ra3
$6 Qf5 38. Kg1 Rh7 (38... Nxc5 $1 39. Bxc5 Qxc2 40. Rxc2 b6 $17) 39. Ra1 Rh3
40. c6 (40. Rf1 Rf3 $17) 40... bxc6 41. bxc6 Qe6 42. Rc1 Rh7 43. Qa4 Rhc7 44.
Rgc2 Qg4+ 45. Rg2 Qf4 46. Rf1 Qd6 47. h4 $1 Rxc6 48. hxg5 fxg5 49. Be3 Qe5 $6 (
49... Rc2 $1 50. Qxe4+ (50. Rxc2 Qg3+ 51. Rg2 Qxe3+ $19) 50... dxe4 51. Rxg5+
Kh7 52. Rh5+ Kg7 53. Rg5+ Qg6 $19) 50. Qa7 $1 Rf6 $6 (50... R8c7 $142 51. Qb8
Ng3 $17) 51. Rxf6+ Qxf6 $2 (51... Kxf6 52. Qa6+ (52. Qh7 $5 $132) 52... Qe6 53.
Qb7 $132 (53. Qxe6+ Kxe6 54. Bxg5 Nxg5 55. Rxg5 Rf8 $19)) 52. Rh2 $1 Kf5 53.
Qh7+ Ke5 (53... Qg6 54. Qh3+ g4 55. Qf1+ $18) 54. Rb2 $132 Rh8 $2 55. Qa7 Kf5
56. Bd4 Qc6 (56... Qd6 $1 57. Qf7+ (57. Bxh8 Qg3+ 58. Kf1 Qh3+ 59. Kg1 Qxh8 $11
) 57... Nf6 58. Qxf6+ (58. Rf2+ Ke4 $1 $17) 58... Qxf6 59. Rf2+ $11) (56... Ra8
57. Qh7+ Qg6 58. Qh3+ g4 (58... Kf4 59. Qf1+ Kg4 60. Rb3 $18) 59. Qf1+ Kg5 60.
Be3+ Kh4 61. Rh2+ Kg3 62. Qg2#) 57. Bxh8 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 b5 12. d5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Qxd5 Qxd5
15. Nxd5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Bb7 17. Ne4 Rfd8 18. Rad1 (18. Nb6 $5 Rab8 19. Nc5 {
[%cal Gc5d7,Gd7b8]} Nb4 $1 (19... Nd4 20. Nbd7 $1 Rbc8 (20... Nc2 21. Nxb8 Nxa1
22. Nbd7 Nc2 23. Nxb7 $18) 21. Rad1 Nc2 22. Nxb7 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Nxe1 24. Kf1 Nc2
25. Nd6 $16) 20. Rad1 (20. Re7 Bc6 21. Nbd7 Bxd7 22. Nxd7 Rbc8 $15) 20... Bc6
21. a3 Nc2 (21... Nd3 22. Rxd3 Rxd3 23. Nxd3 Rxb6 24. b4 $14) 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8
23. Rc1 Nd4 (23... a5 24. Kf1 $14) (23... b4 $5 24. a4 $1 Nd4 25. Kf1 $36) (
23... Rd2 24. Nb3 Nd4 25. Nxd4 (25. Nxd2 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Nxc1 $15 {[%csl Rb6]})
25... Rxd4 26. Kf1 $14) 24. Kf1 a5 25. Rd1 b4 26. a4 $36) 18... Nd4 (18... Ne5
19. Nb6 Rxd1 (19... Rab8 20. Nc5 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 h6 22. f4 $16) 20. Rxd1 Re8 21.
Nc5 $14) 19. Nb6 (19. Nc7 $1 Rac8 (19... Ne2+ 20. Kf1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Rc8 22. Nc5
$16) 20. Nc5 h6 (20... Bc6 21. N7xa6 Nc2 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rc1 $16) 21. Nxb7
Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rxc7 24. Kxe2 Rxb7 25. Rd6 $16) 19... Rab8 20. Nc5
Bc6 21. Nbd7 {.} Bxd7 22. Rxd4 Be6 23. Nxe6 (23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Rde4 Rb6 $11) (
23. Rde4 Bxa2 24. Nxa6 Rbc8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht,Hj. Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O
a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. d5
{'!?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'White is often dreaming about the breakthrough in the
center, this idea became quite popular of late.'} (13. Qd3 {Ftacnik} Bb7 14.
Bg5 g6 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Ne5 Nc4 17. Nxc4 bxc4 (17... Rxc4 18. Bb3 Rc8 19. Qh3 (
19. d5 Bxd5 20. Qh3 Rc7 $11) 19... Rc7 20. Qh4 Nd5 21. Ne4 $14) 18. Qh3 Nd5 19.
Bh6 Re8 20. Ne4 Nf6 (20... Qb6 $15 21. Bc1 f5 22. Nc3 Bf6 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Qg3
Bxd4 (24... Bg7 25. h4 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Bxd4 27. Bxf5 $15) 25. Bxf5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Sokolov,I-Hansen,C/Malmo/1998/ (29)}) 21. Ng5 Qb6 22. Ba4 Red8 23. Nxe6 fxe6
24. Rxe6 Qc7 25. Rde1 Bf8 26. Rxf6 Bxh6 27. Qxh6 Rxd4 28. Rfe6 Qf7 29. Re7 {
1-0 Sosnicki,M-Hnydiuk,A/Ksiaz/1998/ (29)}) 13... Re8 14. Bg5 (14. Qd3 g6 (
14... h6 $5 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Nd4 Bb3 $1 $11) (14... exd5 15. Bg5 $16) 15. b4
Nc4 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Nd4 Bd5 $1 18. Bg5 Bb7 $11 19. Bb3 (19. a4 Nb2 20. Qd2
Nc4 $11) 19... Qd6 (19... Rc8 $5 $15) 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Qd2 Ng4 22. Bf4 Bg5 $1
23. Bxd6 Bxd2 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Nde2 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Illescas Cordoba,M-Anand,V/
Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 71 (25)}) 14... h6 (14... Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 (15... Nxe7
16. Ng5 Qxd1 17. Bxh7+ Kf8 18. Raxd1 Nc4 $11) 16. Nxd5 exd5 (16... Rd7 17. Qe2
$1 Rxd5 (17... exd5 $4 18. Qe8+ Qxe8 19. Rxe8#) 18. Be4 $14) 17. Rxe7 Qxe7 18.
Qxd5 Bb7 19. Qd3 g6 20. Re1 Qc7 $11) (14... Nc4 $5) 15. Bh4 Nxd5 {'?!' Ftacnik.
Ftacnik: 'Defending this position is anything but easy, white probably enjoys
slightly better chances in all lines.'} (15... Nc4 16. Nd4 Nxd5 (16... Nxb2 17.
Qc1 Nc4 18. Nc6 Qd7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Ne4 $40) 17. Qd3 g6 18. Nc6 Qd7 (18...
Qd6 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. Qf3 $16 {[%cal Gc3e4,Ge4f6]}) 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. Qxd7
Bxd7 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Nd5 $16) (15... exd5 {Ftacnik} 16. Qd3 $5 (16. Rxe7 Rxe7
(16... Qxe7 17. Nxd5 Qd8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qd3 Kf8 20. Rd1 $13) 17. Bxf6 gxf6
18. Qd2 Kg7 (18... f5 19. Qxh6 Re6 20. Qh5 $13) 19. Qd3 f5 20. Nxd5 Re6 21.
Qc3+ Kg8 22. Rd1 Rd6 $15) 16... g5 17. Nxg5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Nc4 19. Qg3 Nh5 20.
Bxe7+ Nxg3 21. Bxd8 $14) 16. Nxd5 exd5 (16... Bxh4 17. Qd3 $1 g6 (17... Kf8 18.
Nxh4 Bb7 19. Qh7 Qxd5 20. Rad1 Qc6 (20... Qc5 21. Rd7 $18) 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22.
Nf5+ Kf6 23. Qxg7#) (17... f5 18. Nxh4 Bb7 (18... Qxh4 19. Nc7 Rd8 20. Qc3 $18)
19. Nxf5 $1 Qxd5 (19... exf5 20. Ne7+ Rxe7 21. Qxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rxe7 $18) 20.
Nxh6+ $1 $18) 18. Nxh4 exd5 (18... Qxh4 19. Qc3 $1 $18) 19. Nxg6 $18) 17. Qd3
g6 18. Qe3 (18. Rxe7 Rxe7 19. Qc3 g5 $17) 18... Be6 (18... g5 19. Nxg5 (19. Qd3
f5 20. Bg3 $44 (20. Bg3 Nc4 21. Nd4 Nxb2 22. Qe2 Bd7 23. Qh5 $40)) (19. Bg3 {
Ftacnik} f5 20. Nd4 Nc4 21. Qe2 $16) 19... hxg5 20. Bxg5 Be6 (20... Nc6 21. Bh6
Bg4 22. Qd3 $1 f5 23. Qc3 $1 $18) 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 (21... Rxe7 22. Qh6 f6 23. Rxe6
Rxe6 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Bg6 $18) 22. Qh6 f6 23. Re3 $18) (18... Nc6 19. Bxe7 (19.
Qxh6 $5 Bf8 (19... Bxh4 20. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kf8 22. Qxc6 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1
Ra7 24. Qc5+ $18) 20. Qf4 $16) 19... Rxe7 20. Qxh6 $36) 19. Qxh6 {'!' Ftacnik.}
(19. Bxe7 $5 Qxe7 (19... Rxe7 {Ftacnik} 20. Qxh6 Qf8 21. Qh4 $14) 20. Qxh6 Qf8
21. Qf4 $16) 19... Bxh4 20. Bxg6 $1 Qf6 {Ftacnik: 'Within a few moves black
king was left without a great part of his shield. The attack is possible
partly due to the rear position of the knight a5.'} (20... fxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kf8
22. Qh6+ Kf7 (22... Kg8 $2 23. Rxe6 $18) 23. Qh7+ Kf6 (23... Kf8 24. Nxh4 $18)
24. Qxh4+ (24. Nxh4 {Ftacnik} Qd7 25. Qh6+ Kf7 26. Re3 $16) 24... Kg7 25. Qg3+
Kf8 26. Qf4+ Kg7 (26... Kg8 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Qg4+ $18) 27. Re5 $1 $40) (20...
Bf6 {Ftacnik} 21. Rxe6 fxg6 22. Qxg6+ Bg7 23. Ng5 $18) 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Bg6+
Kg8 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Nxh4 Qg7 (24... Qxb2 $1 25. Nf5 (25. Bd3 Qf6 $132 {
[%cal Ya5c4]}) (25. Bf5 {Ftacnik} Qf6 26. Rad1 $36) 25... fxg6 26. Qxg6 (26.
Qh6+ Kf7 27. Nd6+ Ke7 28. Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Qxg6 {'!' Ftacnik.} (29. Rxe6+ $1 Kxe6
30. Re1+ Kf7 31. Qf4+ Kg7 32. Qc7+ $11) 29... Qf6 $15) 26... Bxf5 (26... Qh8
27. Rad1 {[%cal Gd1d3,Gd3f3]} Bxf5 28. Qxf5+ Kg8 29. Qxd5+ $16) 27. Qxf5+ Kg7
28. Qg5+ Kh7 $11) (24... Nc4 {Ftacnik} 25. b3 Nd6 26. Bd3 $16) 25. Qxg7+ (25.
Nf5 $5 Qxh7 26. Bxh7 Nc4 27. b3 $1 (27. b4 Bxf5 (27... a5 28. Nd4 $16) 28. Bxf5
Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Nxa3 30. Rd1 $14) 27... Bxf5 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Bxf5 Nxa3 30.
Bd3 b4 (30... Nc4 $5 31. bxc4 dxc4 32. Bf1 $16) 31. Bxa6 $16) 25... Kxg7 26.
Bd3 $16 Nc4 (26... d4 27. Rad1 Rad8 28. Nf3 $16) 27. b4 (27. b3 $1 Nd2 28. b4
$16 (28. b4 {Ftacnik} Kf6 29. f4 Rh8 30. g3 Rxh4 $1 31. gxh4 Nf3+ 32. Kf2 Nxe1
33. Rxe1 $11)) (27. Re2 $5 $16) 27... Nb2 (27... d4 $142) 28. Bf1 d4 29. Nf3
Rad8 30. Reb1 (30. Rab1 Nc4 31. Rbd1 Nxa3 32. Nxd4 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Nc2 34. Rg4+
Kf8 35. Re2 Bxg4 36. Rxc2 $16) 30... Nc4 31. Rd1 (31. a4 {Ftacnik} d3 32. axb5
axb5 33. Rd1 Bf5 $11) 31... Bg4 32. Rd3 $1 (32. Rxd4 Bxf3 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34.
gxf3 $16 Nd2 35. Bg2 (35. Kg2 Nxf1 36. Kxf1 Rd3 37. Ke2 Rb3 $132) 35... Rd3
$132 {[%cal Yd2c4]}) 32... Nb2 33. Rxd4 Bxf3 34. Rxd8 Rxd8 35. gxf3 {Ftacnik:
'White has great advantage in far reaching bishop and two spare pawns.
Unfortunatelly his a3-b4 pawns need protection and extra pawns are of poor
quality. Winning the game is not easy. '  Hecht,Hj: '[#] Mehrbauer, starker
Läufer sowie die angreifbare Schwäche a6 ergeben einen deutlichen Vorteil für
Weiß.'} Rc8 $1 {[%cal Yc8c3,Yc3a3,Yc3f3]} (35... Rd2 36. Rc1 $18) 36. Ra2 $1
Na4 (36... Rc2 37. a4 $1 (37. Kg2 {Hecht,Hj} Rd2 38. a4 bxa4 (38... Nc4 39.
Bxc4 $18) 39. Bxa6 a3 40. Rxa3 Nd1 41. Rb3 $18) 37... bxa4 38. Bxa6 $18) (36...
Nc4 {Ftacnik} 37. Rc2 $18) 37. Rd2 $18 {[%cal Gd2d6]} Rc6 38. f4 Nb6 {'?!'
Ftacnik.} (38... Nc3 {Ftacnik} 39. Rd3 Rg6+ 40. Rg3 Nb1 $16) 39. Kg2 Nc4 40.
Rd3 (40. Bxc4 $5 {Ftacnik} bxc4 41. Kf3 c3 42. Rc2 Kf6 43. Ke4 Rc4+ 44. Kd3
Rxf4 45. Kxc3 Rf3+ 46. Kb2 Rh3 47. Rc6+ $18) 40... Nb2 41. Rg3+ Kh8 {'?'
Ftacnik.} (41... Kf6 {Ftacnik} 42. h4 Kf5 43. Rg7 Kf6 44. Rg8 $18) 42. Be2 Rc2
43. Bh5 (43. Bf3 $142 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5][%cal Gf3b7]} Nd3 $140 44. Be4 $18) 43...
Rc7 44. f5 $6 {'?' Ftacnik.} (44. Kf3 $18 {[%cal Gf3d5]}) (44. Kf3 $1 {Ftacnik}
Kh7 45. Ke4 Kh6 46. Rh3 Kg7 47. Kd5 Nc4 48. Be2 $16) 44... Kh7 (44... f6 {
Ftacnik} 45. Be2 Nc4 46. Bxc4 Rxc4 47. Rg6 $18) 45. Be2 $6 (45. f6 Kh6 46. Bf3
Nd3 47. h4 $18) 45... Kh6 46. h4 Rc2 47. Bf3 Nc4 48. Bd5 (48. Bb7 $2 Nd6 $1 49.
Bxa6 $140 Rc6) 48... Nd6 (48... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 49. Bb7 $18) 49. Rd3 $1 (49. f6
Rd2 50. Bc6 Nf5 $132) 49... Kg7 (49... Nxf5 50. Bb7 (50. Bxf7 $5 Nxh4+ 51. Kf1
$18) 50... Nxh4+ 51. Kg1 $18 {Hecht,Hj: 'ähnlich wie in der Partie'}) 50. Bf3
$1 {Hecht,Hj: '[#] Endlich stehen die weißen Figuren optimal. Kramnik gibt
zwei relativ wertlose Bauern am Königsflügel auf und kassiert dafür den
wichtigen Ba6.'} (50. Bb3 Rc6 51. Rd5 Kf6 $132) 50... Nxf5 (50... Nc4 {Ftacnik}
51. Bb7 Ra2 52. Bxa6 Nxa3 53. Kg3 Nc2 54. Bxb5 Nxb4 55. Rd6 $16) 51. Bb7 Nxh4+
52. Kg1 Re2 (52... Rc1+ {Ftacnik} 53. Kh2 Rc2 54. Bxa6 Rxf2+ 55. Kg3 Rf6 56.
Bxb5 $18) 53. Bxa6 Re5 54. Rc3 {[%cal Gc3c5] Hecht,Hj: '[#] Gegen Tc5 gibt es
keine befriedigende Antwort. Die Folge ist ein Läufer/Springer-Duell, bei dem
der Läufer in Verbindung mit dem weit entfernten a-Freibauern klarer Sieger
bleibt.'} Nf5 55. Rc5 {'!' Ftacnik.} Rxc5 (55... Re1+ {Ftacnik} 56. Kg2 Nd4 57.
Bxb5 Ra1 58. a4 Nxb5 59. axb5 $18) 56. bxc5 Nd4 57. c6 {'!' Ftacnik.} Nxc6 58.
Bxb5 {Ftacnik: 'Finally Kramnik managed to transform the position into a good
example of bishop's abilities in endgames with light pieces.'} Na5 59. Kg2 Kf6
60. Kf3 Ke5 61. Ke3 Nb7 62. Bc4 f6 (62... f5 $2 63. f4+ Kd6 64. Kd4 $18 {
[%csl Rf5]}) 63. a4 Na5 64. Bf7 Nc6 (64... Nb7 65. f4+ Kd6 (65... Kf5 66. Bd5
Nc5 67. a5 $18) 66. Kd4 $18) 65. Kd3 Kd6 (65... Na5 66. Kc3 Ke4 67. Kb4 Nb7 68.
f3+ Kd4 69. a5 $18) 66. Ke4 Ne7 (66... Na5 67. Bd5 $1 $18) 67. a5 Kc5 68. a6
Nc8 (68... Kb6 69. Bc4 Ka7 70. Kf4 $18 {[%cal Gf4g4,Gg4h5,Gh5h6,Gh6g7,Gg7f6]})
69. Bh5 $1 {[%cal Gh5e2,Ge2a6]} Kd6 70. Bf3 (70. Bf3 Kc6 (70... Na7 71. Kd4 $1
Nb5+ 72. Kc4 Na7 73. Bb7 $1 $18) 71. Kf5+ Kb6 72. Bb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Karlovy Vary"]
[Date "2004.02.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stocek, Jiri"]
[Black "Jirovsky, Milos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. h4 Na5 (11... b5 12. d5 {Kramnik,V} exd5
13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bb7 15. Bg5 $16 (15. Ng5 $5 {Kramnik,V})) (11... Ng4 12.
Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qd3 Nf5 15. Bc2 Bd7 16. Rad1 b5 17. d5 Qb6 18. Rd2 b4
$13 {0-1 Bogdanov,A-Butsenko,I/Odessa 2000/EXT 2002 (51)}) (11... Nd5 $6 12. h5
$36) (11... Nb4 {(Knaak) Kramnik,V}) 12. Bc2 b5 13. Qd3 (13. Ne5 Bb7) 13... Bb7
14. h5 h6 (14... Bxf3 $1 {.} 15. Qxf3 (15. gxf3 $2 {Knaak} Nc6 $19) 15... Qxd4
16. Bf4 $1 b4 $2 (16... h6 $1 17. Rad1 Qc5 18. Qg3 $6 Nxh5 (18... Qxh5 $5 19.
Re5 Qg4 20. Qh2 Nh7 21. Rh5 (21. Rd7 Bf6 $17) 21... Ng5 22. Kh1 b4 23. Rh4 Nf3
24. Rxg4 Nxh2 25. Kxh2 h5 26. Rg3 h4 27. Rg4 bxc3 28. Be5 g5 29. Rd7 Nc6 30.
Bxc3 $44 {1/2-1/2 Bastos,P-De Carlos Arregui,I/ICCF Email 2001/ICCF Telechess 
(77)}) (18... Kh8 $5 19. Be5 Rad8 20. Qf4 $1 Nc4 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Qe4 Qf5 23.
Qxf5 exf5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Bxf5 $15) 19. Qd3 Qf5 {'?' Rublevsky,S. '?'
Rublevsky,S.} (19... Nf6 $1 $17) 20. Qxf5 exf5 21. Nd5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,
E-Rublevsky,S/Montecatini Terme 2000/CBM 79/[Huzman] (33)}) (16... Rac8 $5) 17.
Rad1 Qc4 18. Bd3 Qc6 19. Ne4 $16 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Huebner,R/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78/
[Knaak] (27)}) 15. Bxh6 $1 {[%mdl 640]} Bxf3 $1 (15... gxh6 16. Rxe6 $1 {
[%cal Ge6f6]} Re8 17. Ne5 $1 Kf8 (17... Bd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Rxf6 $1 Bxf6 20.
Qh7+ Kf8 21. Be4 Qe6 22. Bf5 Qd5 23. Nd7+ Ke7 24. Qxh6 $1 Qxf5 25. Nxf6 Qe6 26.
d5 Rh8 27. Qf4 $40) 18. Qe3 Ng8 (18... Kg7 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Bg6+ Kg7 21. Bxe8
$18) 19. Rxh6 $1 (19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Bg6+ Kg7 21. Qe5+ Bf6 22. Rxe8 Bxe5 23.
Rxd8 Rxd8 24. dxe5 Ne7 $17) 19... Bf6 20. Rxf6 (20. Rh7 $5 $40) 20... Nxf6 (
20... Qxf6 21. Nd7+ Kg7 22. Qg3+ $18) 21. Qh6+ Kg8 (21... Ke7 22. Re1 $18) 22.
Qg5+ Kf8 23. h6 $40) 16. Bg5 Bxh5 17. Bxf6 Bg6 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qe2 Bxc2 20.
Qxc2 {[%cal Gd4d5] White have good chances for attack as the position of Kg8
is weakened.} Nc4 (20... Rfd8 $5 21. Rad1 Rac8 22. Qe4 $36 {[%csl Rg8]}) 21.
Rad1 Rad8 22. Qe2 $1 {[%cal Ge2h5]} Qh4 23. d5 $1 Rd6 (23... Rfe8 24. Rd3 $1 {
[%cal Gd3h3]}) 24. g3 Qh6 25. Rd4 $1 Nb6 26. Rh4 $40 {[%mdl 4]} Qg6 27. Rg4 Qf5
$2 (27... Qh6 28. Qe5 $1 Rfd8 29. Ne4 Nc4 30. Qc3 $16) 28. Ne4 $1 $18 Rxd5 29.
Rg5 $1 Re5 (29... Qxg5 30. Nxg5 Rxg5 31. Qe3 $18) 30. Rxf5 exf5 31. Qd2 Rfe8 (
31... fxe4 32. Qd4 Re6 33. Rxe4 $18) 32. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 33. Rxe5 fxe5 (33... Rxe5
34. Qd8+ $18) 34. Qg5+ Kh7 (34... Kf8 35. Qh6+ $18 {[%cal Gh6f8,Gh6b6]}) 35.
Qxf5+ Kg7 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Qf6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Raetsky, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belorechensk Khimik"]
[BlackTeam "Voronezh OShK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. e4
Nxe4 (8... cxd4 9. e5 Ng4 10. Bf4 Nc5 11. Nxd4 h5 12. h3 g5 13. Bg3 Nxb3 14.
axb3 Bc5 15. Ne2 h4 16. hxg4 hxg3 17. Nxg3 Bd4 18. Re1 $16 {1-0 Yermolinsky,
A-Xu Jun/Luzern 1993/CBM 38/ (73)}) 9. Re1 c4 (9... Ndf6 10. Bc2 Qd5 (10... Nd6
11. dxc5 Nb5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. a4 Na7 14. Ne5 Ke8 15. Nd3 Nc6 16. Nc3 {
1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,R-Vaulin,A/Elista 1997/CBM 59/[Huzman] (34)} (16. b4 $5 $16))
11. Qe2 Nd6 12. Nc3 Qc6 13. Bf4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Qc5 15. Rad1 Bd7 16. Bb3 Qh5 17.
Nf3 Nf5 18. Rxd7 Nxd7 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Be7 21. Nd4 $40 {1-0 Romanishin,
O-Baburin,A/Linares 1996/EXP 51 (25)}) (9... Nef6 10. d5 Nb6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12.
Qxd8+ (12. Bxe6 Qxd1 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Rxd1 $32 Nbd5 15. Nc3 Rd8 16. Ne5+ $36
{1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,R-Nadyrhanov,S/Krasnodar 1997/CBM 59/[Huzman] (53)}) 12...
Rxd8 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Ng5 c4 $5 15. Nc3 Rd7 16. Rxe6+ Re7 17. Be3 Nbd5 18.
Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bd4 $36 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Sherbakov,R/Elista 1996/CBM 56/
[Chekhov] (64)}) (9... Nd6 10. d5 e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Rxe5+ Be7 13. Qe1 b6 14.
Re2 Ra7 15. Bg5 Bf5 16. Nc3 c4 17. Bc2 Bxc2 18. Rxc2 O-O $10 {Yermolinsky,
A-Lesiege,A/North Bay/1994/1|0/61/}) 10. Bxc4 Nd6 11. Bb3 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13.
Bf4 Nf5 (13... b5 14. Qe2 Re8 15. Rad1 Bf8 16. Ne4 Nf6 17. Nc5 Qb6 18. Be5 Nd7
19. Bc2 $36 {0-1 Garcia,R-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires 1995/EXP 46 (36)}) 14. Rc1
Nf6 (14... b5 15. d5 Nc5 16. Bc2 $16) {A typical breakthrough.After exchanges
in the center each piece of White is better than correspondent Black`s one} 15.
d5 $1 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 {[%cal Gf4c7]} Bd6 (17... Qa5 18. Re5 (18.
Bc7 $5 Qb4 19. Re4 Qxb2 20. g4 Nh4 21. Rxe7 Bxg4 22. Re2 Qf6 23. Re3 $16) 18...
Qb4 19. Rxc8 Raxc8 (19... Qxf4 20. Rc4 $18) 20. Rxf5 g6 21. Bd2 (21. a3 Qxb2
22. Rxf7 Rxf7 23. Ne5 Rcf8) 21... Qxb2 22. Re5 Bf6 23. Re2 Rfd8 24. Qb3 $16)
18. Ne5 $1 (18. Bxd6 Nxd6 (18... Qxd6 19. Ng5 $1 $18 {[%cal Gd5f7,Gg5f7]}) 19.
Qb3 Bf5 $14 {/+/-}) 18... Be6 $2 (18... Qf6 19. Qd2 h6 $140 20. Nxf7 $1 $18) (
18... Qh4 19. Rc4 $1) 19. Bxb7 Rb8 20. Be4 $1 (20. Nc6 $2 Bxf4 $1 21. Nxd8
Rfxd8 22. Qf3 (22. Rc8 Rbxc8 23. Bxc8 Rxd1 (23... Rxc8 24. Qa4 $16) 24. Rxd1
Kf8 25. Bxe6 fxe6 $14 {/=}) 22... Bxc1 23. Rxc1 Nd4 $17) 20... Rxb2 $2 (20...
Qf6 $142 21. Ng4 (21. Bxf5 Bxf5 22. Nd7 Bxd7 23. Qxd6 Rxb2 $14) 21... Qd8 22.
Bxd6 Nxd6 23. b3 $16) {[%tqu "En","How White can get big material advantage?",
"","","e4f5","",10]} 21. Bxf5 $1 Bxf5 22. Nc6 Qb6 23. Be3 $1 Qc7 24. Nd4 $1 $18
Bxh2+ 25. Kh1 Qe5 26. Nxf5 Qxf5 27. Kxh2 Rxa2 28. Rc5 Qf6 29. Qg4 h6 30. Bd4
Ra4 31. Re4 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 Qxf2 33. Rc8 Rxc8 34. Qxc8+ Kh7 35. Qg4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. e5 Nfd7 13. Ne4 cxd4 14. Bf4 (14. Qd3
Nc6 15. Bc2 g6 16. Bf4 Qa5 $1 17. Nd6 $2 (17. Rac1 $142 Ndxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19.
Qxd4 Ng4 $1 20. Bb3 Rfd8 21. Nd6 Nf6 $15 {[%cal Yd8d4]}) 17... Bxd6 18. exd6
Qd5 19. Rad1 e5 20. Bb3 Qxd6 21. Bh6 Nc5 $1 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 $19 {0-1 Vera,
R-Karjakin,S/Benidorm 2002/CBM 93/[Huzman] (28)}) 14... Nc6 (14... Nc5 $6 15.
Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Rc1 Nd7 17. Nxd4 Qh4 18. Be3 $8 Rad8 $2 {1-0 Zhu Chen-Krush,I/
Shanghai 2002/CBM 91/[Huzman] (46)} (18... Rac8 $1)) 15. Bc2 (15. Nxd4 Ndxe5
16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Nd6 Qb6 $15) 15... Qa5 $1 (15... Qb6 16. Qd3 g6 $13) 16. h4
$6 (16. Ned2 $5 Nc5 17. Nc4 $44) 16... b3 $1 {[%mdl 32]} 17. Bd3 (17. Bxb3
Ncxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Qxd4 Ng6 20. Bd2 Qh5 $17) 17... Nb4 {Now it is clear
that attack of White has no perspectives.} 18. Bd2 $2 (18. Qxb3 $8 Rac8 19.
Nxd4 (19. Bd2 Bd5 20. Qd1 Qb6 21. Bg5 $132) 19... Nxe5 $17) 18... Qd8 19. Qxb3
$2 {This exchange sacrifise is disproved by precise play of Black.} (19. Bb1
Bd5 20. Bg5 Nc6 $17) (19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. hxg5 Bd5 21. Rc1 Qa5 $17) (19. Bxb4 Bxb4
20. Re2 Bd5 $17) 19... Bd5 20. Bc4 Bxc4 (20... Bxe4 $5 21. Bxb4 Bxb4 22. Rxe4 (
22. Qxb4 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qxh4 $19) 22... Nc5 23. Qxb4 Nxe4 24. Bd3 (24. Qe1 Qc7
25. Bxe6 Nc5 26. Bf5 g6 $17) 24... Rb8 25. Qc4 Qd5 $19) 21. Qxc4 Rc8 22. Qf1 (
22. Qxd4 Nc2 23. Qd3 Nxa1 24. Rxa1 Qc7 $17) 22... Nc2 23. Qxa6 Nxa1 24. Rxa1 (
24. Ba5 $8 Qe8 25. Rxa1 Ra8 26. Qb5 $44 Nc5 27. Qxe8 Rfxe8 28. Nxc5 Bxc5 29. b4
(29. Bc7 Rec8 30. Bd6 d3 31. Rd1 Rxa4 32. Bxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxd3 h6 $17) 29... Reb8
$1 30. bxc5 Rxa5 $17) 24... Nxe5 $1 25. Nxe5 Qd5 $19 {[%mdl 64]} 26. Qd3 Qxe5
27. Ng5 g6 (27... Bxg5 28. hxg5 Qd5 $19) 28. b4 Qf5 $1 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Rb1 e5
31. b5 Rc2 32. Nf3 (32. Rd1 $142 Rb8 33. Nf3 f6 $19) 32... e4 33. Bf4 (33. Bh6
exf3 34. Bxf8 Kxf8 35. b6 Bd6 36. a5 d3 $19) (33. Bg5 Bxg5 34. Nxg5 d3 $19)
33... exf3 34. b6 Bc5 35. b7 Ba7 36. b8=Q Bxb8 37. Bxb8 d3 38. Bf4 Rd8 39. Rd1
d2 40. Kh2 Rd4 41. Be3 (41. g3 Rxa4 42. Rxd2 Rxd2 43. Bxd2 Ra2 $19) 41... Rxh4+
42. Kg3 (42. Kg1 Rg4 43. g3 f4 $1 44. Bxd2 fxg3 45. Bh6 gxf2+ $19) 42... f4+ $1
43. Bxf4 (43. Kxh4 fxe3 44. fxe3 fxg2 $19) 43... Rxf4 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Zakharov, Alexander S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Ne5 $1 {With the help of this move the white take the
initiative.The Ne5 troubles the black.Trying to exchange the Ne5 the black
create weaknesses in their position.} Nc6 (10... b5 11. Qf3 Ra7 12. Bg5 Bb7 (
12... Rc7 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Qh3 $36) 13. Qh3 $36) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bf4 $1 $14
Bb7 $2 (12... c5 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Ra7 16. Qh5 $36) (12... Nd5
13. Be5 (13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Rc1) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 c5 15. Qf3 Ra7 16. Rad1
cxd4 17. Rxd4 Rd7 $14) 13. Na4 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6]} Nd7 (13... Nd5 14. Be5) 14.
Rc1 Rc8 15. Re1 c5 (15... Re8 16. Qf3 Ba8 17. Nc5 $16) 16. d5 e5 $6 (16... Bxd5
$142 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qxd5 $16) 17. d6 $1 Bf6 (17... Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Rc6 (18...
exf4 19. Qxf4 $5 $16 {[%cal Gc1d1,Gd1d8,Gf4f7,Gb3f7]} (19. Re7 Bc6 20. Nxc5
Nxc5 21. Qxd8 Rfxd8 22. Rxc5 Bd5 $1 $11)) 19. Qd2 exf4 20. Qxf4 $5 $16 (20.
Rcd1 Rg6 $1 (20... Bc8 21. Qxf4 $16) 21. Qxd7 Qxd7 (21... Rxg2+ $2 22. Kf1 Qh4
23. Qxf7+ $1 $18) (21... Bxg2 $2 22. Qxf7+ $18) 22. Rxd7 Bxg2 23. Rd6 Rxd6 24.
Kxg2 $14) (20. Red1 Rg6 21. Qxd7 Rxg2+ 22. Kf1 Qh4 $40) 20... Rg6 21. f3 $16) (
17... Bg5 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. Bd5 $1 $16) 18. Be3 $18 Qa5 19. Qg4 $1 e4 $2 (19...
Rfd8 20. Qc4 Rf8 21. Nxc5 $18) 20. Qxd7 Bc6 21. Bxf7+ Kh8 22. Qh3 (22. Qh3 $1
Qxa4 23. Bg6 h6 24. Bxh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 16th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.03.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1999.02.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 Nc6
8. Nc3 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 Na5 12. Bc2 $1 b5 13. d5 $1 {
[%mdl 100]} Nc4 (13... exd5 14. Qd3 g6 (14... Nc6 $2 15. Bg5 g6 16. Rxe7 $1 Bf5
17. Qe2 $18) 15. Nd4 $1 $44) (13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qd3 g6 16. Bh6 (16.
Rxe7 $5 Qxe7 17. Qc3 Nc4 18. Bh6 f6 19. Re1 Qf7 (19... Be6 20. Nd4 $16) 20.
Bxf8 Qxf8 21. Nd4 $44) 16... Re8 (16... Bf5 17. Bxf8 $1 Bxd3 18. Bxe7 $16) 17.
Qc3 f6 18. Nd4 $44) 14. Qd3 Re8 (14... exd5 $2 15. Rxe7 Qxe7 16. Nxd5 $18) 15.
a4 (15. Ng5 $5 exd5 $1 (15... h6 16. Nge4 Nxd5 $140 (16... Ng4 17. Ng3 Nf6 18.
Nh5 $36) 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Nf6+ $18) 16. Nxh7 g6 17. Nxf6+ (17. Ng5 Bf5 $17)
17... Bxf6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Nxd5 Qe1+ 20. Qf1 Qxf1+ 21. Kxf1 Bxb2 22. Bxb2
Nxb2 $11) (15. Nd4 $5 {E.Ubilava}) 15... exd5 16. axb5 a5 (16... g6 17. Qd4 $1
Qb6 18. Bg5 $16) 17. b3 Nd6 (17... Nb6 18. Bg5 g6 19. Qd4 Be6 20. Ne5 $16) 18.
Nd4 (18. Re5 g6 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 (20. Rxd5 Bb7 21. Rd4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qb6
$44) 20... Bb7 21. Qd2 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Bf6 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Qxa5
Nxb5 $44) (18. Nxd5 $5 Bf5 19. Nxe7+ (19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Qxd6
Bxc2 $19) 19... Rxe7 20. Qd2 Rxe1+ (20... Bxc2 21. Rxe7 Qxe7 22. Qxc2 (22. Ba3
Bxb3 23. Bxd6 Qd7 $11) 22... Nxb5 23. Bd2 $16) 21. Nxe1 Bxc2 22. Qxc2 (22. Nxc2
Nxb5 23. Qxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bg5 Rd3 $14 {/=}) 22... Nxb5 23. Bb2 $14) 18... Bb7 19.
f3 (19. Nc6 {L.Ljubojevic} Bxc6 20. bxc6 Nde4 21. Nxd5 Qxd5 {G.Kasparov} (21...
Bc5 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Be3 Rad8 24. Qxe4 $1 (24. Qc4 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Qf2+ 26. Kh1
Ng3+ $1 27. hxg3 Rd6 $132) 24... Rxe4 25. Bxe4 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Qe5 27. Bf3 $16 {
/+-}) 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxe4 (23. Bxe4 Bb4) 23... Nb4 $11) 19... Rc8 20. Na4 $1
(20. Bg5 Nde4 $1 {G.Kasparov} 21. fxe4 dxe4 22. Qd2 Bb4 $44 23. Bxf6 (23. Re3
Qc7 24. Bxf6 (24. Nc6 Ng4 25. Rg3 Bc5+) 24... Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Qxc3 26. Rxc3 Rxc3
$36) 23... Qxf6 24. Re3 Red8 25. Rd1 Rxd4 26. Qxd4 Bc5 27. Qd2 g6 28. Rde1 (28.
Nxe4 Bxe4 29. Bxe4 Qf4 30. Rde1 Qxe4 $15) 28... Qd4 29. Qxd4 Bxd4 30. Kf1 f5
$44) 20... Bf8 (20... h6 $5 21. Bf4 $14) 21. Bg5 g6 22. Qd2 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Nde8
(23... h6 {G.Kasparov.} 24. Bxh6 Bxh6 25. Qxh6 Nxb5 26. Ne6 $1 fxe6 27. Qxg6+
Kf8 (27... Kh8 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Rxe6 Rxc2 30. Rxf6 Rc1+ 31. Kf2 Rc2+ 32. Kg3
$18) 28. Rxe6 Rc6 29. Nc5 $1 $18) 24. Re2 (24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. Bxf6 Bb4 26. Qf2 (
26. Qc1 Ba3 $11 {Y.Dokhojan.}) 26... Be1 27. Qf1 Qe3+ 28. Kh1 Bh4 $3 29. Bxh4
Qxd4 30. Bf2 Qd2 31. Nc5 d4 32. Be1 Qxc2 33. Nxb7 d3 $19 {G.Kasparov.}) 24...
Bb4 25. Qe3 (25. Qf4 Qc7 26. Qh4 $16) 25... Rc7 26. Bd3 Re7 27. Qc1 Rxe2 (27...
Rc7 28. Qf4) 28. Bxe2 Qe7 29. Qe3 Qxe3+ 30. Bxe3 Nd7 31. Nc6 (31. b6 $5) 31...
Bxc6 32. bxc6 Nb8 {Hecht: 'Drei vs drei Leichtfiguren bei weißem Läuferpaar.'}
33. Bb6 Bd6 34. Nc3 Bc7 35. Bf2 (35. Bc5 $1 d4 36. Nd5 Bd8 37. Bb5 $18) 35...
d4 36. Nd5 (36. Nd5 Nxc6 37. Bb5 Nb4 38. Nxb4 Nd6 {'!' Hecht.} 39. Bd3 (39. Nd5
Nxb5 40. Nxc7 Nxc7 41. Bxd4 Nd5 42. Bf2 Nb4 (42... Kg7 43. Be1 Nb4 44. Bc3+ {
'!' Hecht.} f6 45. Bxb4 axb4 46. Kf2 $18 (46. Kf2 {Hecht} Kf7 47. Ke3 Ke6 48.
Kd4 $18 {[%csl Rb4]})) (42... Nc3 43. Kf1 Na2 44. Be3 $18) (42... Nf4 43. Kf1
Nd3 44. Be3 $18) 43. Bb6 Nc6 44. Kf2 Kh8 (44... Kf8 45. Ke2 (45. Ke3 Ke7 46.
Kd3 Kd6 47. Kc4 $18 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Rc4b5]}) 45... Ke7 46. Kd3 $18)) 39...
axb4 40. Bxd4 $16 {G.Kasparov}) 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains 3rd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1999.03.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1999.03.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. Bf4 Na5 12. Ba2 b5 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5
15. Bxd5 Bb7 (15... Ra7 16. Ne5 Bb7 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Qf3 $14) 16. Bxb7 Nxb7
17. Ne5 {[%cal Gd1f3]} Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 (18. Raxd1 Rfe8 19. Nc6 Bf6 20. b4 Nd8
$15 {[%csl Ra3,Rb4]}) 18... Rfe8 {[%cal Ye7f6,Yf6b2]} 19. Nd7 (19. Rd5 Rac8 20.
Rad1 Bf6 $11) 19... Nc5 20. Nb6 Rad8 $11 21. Nd5 Bf8 22. Kf1 (22. b4 Ne6 23.
Bg3 (23. Be3 Rd6 24. Rd2 f5 25. Rad1 Kf7 $11) 23... f5 24. Rac1 Kf7 $11) 22...
Ne6 23. Be3 f5 24. Rac1 (24. a4 bxa4 25. Rxa4 Rd6 $11 (25... Nc7 26. Rad4 Nxd5
27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 g6 29. Rd7 Re7 $11)) 24... Rc8 25. Bb6 Kf7 26. g3
1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 71st"]
[Site "Altenkirchen"]
[Date "1999.11.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Grund, Holger"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1999.11.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. a3 O-O 10. dxc5 Qxd1 (10... Bxc5 11. Qc2 (11. Qe2 Qc7 $11) 11... Qc7 12.
Nd5 (12. Ne4 $5 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 $14) 12... Nxd5 13. Qxc5 Ne5 14. Qxc7 Nxf3+ 15.
gxf3 Nxc7 16. Bd2 $14) 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. Bd2 Rd8 13. Na4 (13. Rac1 Ba7 14. Na4
Ne4 $11) 13... Ba7 14. Ba5 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Nd7 (15... b5 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nxc8 (
17. Ne5 Bb7 18. Nbd7 Nxd7 19. Nxd7 Rc8 20. Bb6 $14) 17... Rxc8 18. Rc1 Ne4 19.
Ne5 $14) 16. Bc7 b5 17. Nc3 $6 ({White are missing interesting tacyical
possibility to get advantage} 17. Bc2 $1 Nf6 (17... Bb8 18. Nb6 Nxb6 19. Bxb6
$16) (17... bxa4 18. Bxa4 Ncb8 (18... Ndb8 19. Bxb8 Rxb8 20. Bxc6 $16) 19. Bxb8
Rxb8 20. Bxd7 Bb7 $16) 18. Nb6 Bxb6 19. Bxb6 $16) 17... Bb8 18. Bd6 (18. Bxb8
Rxb8 19. Ne4 Kf8 (19... Na5 20. Ba2 $14) (19... h6 20. Nd6 Nf6 21. e4 Kf8 22.
e5 Ng4 23. Re1 $14) 20. Nd6 Ke7 21. Ng5 Nc5 (21... Nde5 22. f4 (22. Nxh7 f6 {
[%csl Rh7]}) 22... h6 23. Nge4 Ng4 24. Rd3 $14) 22. Bc2 (22. Ba2 f6) 22... f6
$11) 18... Na5 19. Ba2 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Ra7 21. Ng5 Rc7 22. Rd2 h6 23. Nge4 Kf8
24. f4 Ke7 25. Nd6 Nb6 26. e4 Nac4 27. Nxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.10.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2000.09.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 (1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 e6 7. Nc3
Qd8 8. Bc4 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bf4 a6 12. Bb3 Nb4 13. Be5 b6 14. a3
Nbd5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Rc1 Bg4 18. h3 Bh5 19. Qd3 Bg6 20. Qd2 Be4
21. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Kraemer,M-You,L/GER t-ch B20 Bad Homburg 2000/Ajelibre (35)})
1... d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8. exd4
Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bf4 Nb4 12. Ne5 Nbd5 13. Bg3 Bd7 14. Bxd5 (14.
Qf3 $5 Bc6 (14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 b5 16. Rad1 $36) 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rac1 $14)
14... Nxd5 (14... exd5 15. Qb3 Bc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Qb7 $16) 15. Nxd5 exd5 16.
Qb3 Bc8 17. Rac1 a5 $1 (17... Re8 18. Nd3 $16 {[%cal Gg3c7,Gc1c7]}) 18. h3 $5 {
[%csl Rd5][%cal Ge5g4,Gg4e3,Ge3d5,Gb3d5]} (18. Nf3 a4 19. Qb5 a3 20. b3 $16)
18... Ra6 19. Ng4 Be6 (19... Bb4 20. Red1 (20. Re5 Rc6) 20... Bxg4 21. hxg4 Rc6
22. a3 Be7 $14) 20. Qxb7 (20. Bc7 $5 Qa8 21. Qg3 $36) 20... Rb6 21. Qa7 Rxb2
22. Rc7 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Qxa5 Qf4 $1 $11 25. Qc3 (25. Qa3 $142 Qxd4 26.
Rc3 Rb4 (26... Rfb8 $4 27. Qxb2 Rxb2 28. Rc8+ Bxc8 29. Re8#) 27. Rd3 $11) 25...
Rxa2 26. g3 Qd2 $17 27. Qe3 h5 28. Ne5 Bxh3 29. Nd3 (29. Nc6 Kh7 30. Qxd2 Rxd2
31. Re5 Bg4 32. Kg2 Rd3 $17) 29... Bf5 (29... Qxe3 30. Rxe3 Rb8 $1 31. Re1 Bf5
32. Nf4 Be4 $17 33. Kf1) 30. Nf4 Be4 31. Rc3 $1 Rb8 32. Qxd2 Rxd2 33. f3 Bg6
34. Nxd5 $15 Rbb2 35. Nf4 Rxd4 36. Rce3 $1 {[%cal Ge3e2]} Rdd2 37. R1e2 Rxe2
38. Rxe2 Rxe2 39. Nxe2 Bf5 40. Nf4 g6 41. Kf2 Kg7 42. Nd5 Be6 43. Ne3 Kf6 44.
f4 $1 Ke7 45. Kf3 Bh3 46. Nc2 Kd6 47. Ke3 Kd5 48. Nd4 Bd7 49. Nf3 Ba4 50. Ng5
Be8 51. f5 Ke5 52. fxg6 fxg6 53. Nf3+ Kf5 54. Kf2 Ba4 55. Nd4+ Kg4 56. Nf3 Bd1
57. Ne5+ Kf5 58. Nc4 Bb3 59. Ne3+ Ke4 60. Ng2 g5 61. Ne3 Be6 62. Nf1 Kd3 63.
Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.10.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Serper, Grigory"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2000.09.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2
Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Re1 Be7 (10... Qb8 11. e4 (11. d5 c4 12. e4 Bc5 13. b4 Bd6
14. Bg5 Ne5 15. g3 O-O 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Rc1 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Qe5
20. Rf3 a5 21. bxa5 Rxa5 22. Bb1 c3 23. dxe6 fxe6 24. Qd7 $36 {1-0 Ibragimov,
I-Kogan,A/Koszalin 1999/CBM 73/ (44)}) 11... cxd4 12. Nd5 Bd6 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 (
13... gxf6 14. Qxd4 Bc5 (14... Ne5 15. Rd1 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 Qc7 18.
Qxf6 Be5 19. Qg5 h6 20. Qh5 Rd8 21. Be3 Ke7 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rc1 $36 {1-0
Kozul,Z-Ibragimov,I/Ljubljana 1996/CBM 53 ext (39)}) 15. Qc3 Qa7 16. Be3 Rc8
17. Qd2 Bxe4 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Qd4 Bxf3 20. Qxf6 Rg8 21. Qxf3 $16 {1-0 Kozul,
Z-Sulava,N/Pula 1996/EXT 98 (26)}) 14. e5 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Qxe5 17.
Qxa8+ Ke7 18. Qb7+ Nd7 19. Bd2 $18 {1-0 Halkias,S-Vlahakis,N/Chania 1997/EXT
98 (24)}) (10... Qc7 11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd6 (12... Ne5 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Qe2
Rd8 15. Nd5 Qb8 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 $14 {0-1 Levitina,I-Nutu,D/Jaize 1987 (43)}) 13.
g3 Bc5 14. Be3 Rd8 15. Rc1 Qd6 16. Nb3 Qxd1 17. Rcxd1 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Ke7 $11 {
0-1 Ristic,N-Drasko,M/Nis 1996/EXT 99 (45)}) (10... Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bd2
Be7 13. Bc3 b4 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Bb1 Bxb1 17. Qxb1 a5 18. b3 Ra7
19. Qe4 Qa8 20. Qxa8 Rfxa8 21. Kf1 f5 22. Rec1 $14 {1-0 Kozul,Z-Kucera,P/
Bled-A 2000 (57)}) (10... Rc8 11. e4 cxd4 12. Nd5 Bc5 13. b4 Ba7 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 exd5 17. exd5+ Kf8 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Qb6 20. Qd3 Kg7 21. h4
Nh5 22. Re7 $44 {1-0 Zaja,I-Bogut,Z/It (open), Pula (Croatia) 1997 (44)}) 11.
e4 (11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 O-O 15. e4 Bf6 16. Rb1 Qc7
$15 {1-0 Bai Min-Huang Rui/PRC-chT 1987/EXT 97 (61)}) 11... b4 (11... cxd4 12.
Nxd4 Ne5 13. Bf4 Ng6 14. Bg3 O-O 15. e5 Nd5 16. Ne4 Ndf4 17. Qd2 Nh5 $1 18.
Rad1 Nxg3 19. Nxg3 Qb6 $15 {0-1 Cebalo,M-Cvitan,O/Pula 1998/CBM 64/[Huzman] 
(32)}) (11... O-O 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nd4
Qd7 17. Be3 Rac8 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Rad1 Bf8 20. f4 Ne6 21. Nf3 g6 22. Qd3 $14 {
1-0 Rausis,I-Lecuyer,C/FRA t-ch 1999 (71)}) 12. axb4 cxb4 13. e5 bxc3 14. exf6
Nxf6 (14... Bxf6 15. bxc3 O-O 16. Be3 Rc8 17. c4 Nb8 18. Ne5 Nc6 19. Rb1 Ba8
20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. d5 exd5 22. cxd5 Bb5 23. Bf4 Qd7 24. d6 $36 {0-1 Cebalo,
M-Flear,G/St-Affrique (R4) 1996 (50)}) 15. bxc3 O-O 16. Ne5 Rc8 (16... Nd5 17.
Bd2 (17. Qd3 Bg5 18. Rb1 Ra7 19. c4 Nc7 20. Ba3 Re8 21. Bc5 Qa8 22. Qg3 f6 23.
Nd7 Bc6 24. Bxa7 Qxa7 25. Nb6 Bd2 {1-0 Kozul,Z-Sermek,D/Open, Bled SLO 1999 
(25)}) 17... Bg5 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. f3 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Qc7 21. Rec1 Rfd8 22. Nd3 Bc6
23. Nc5 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 a5 25. Qb2 e5 26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Zivanic,
M-Stojanovic,D/YUG-chJ 2000/CA (27)}) 17. Qd3 (17. c4 $5 Nd7 18. Bf4 Nxe5 19.
Bxe5 Qd7 (19... Bd6 20. Qg4 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Qf6 22. Rb1 $14) 20. Qg4 f6 21. c5 (
21. Bf4 f5 22. Qe2 Bf6 23. Be5 $16) 21... Bd5 22. Bd6 Bxd6 23. Bxd5 Bxh2+ 24.
Kxh2 Qc7+ (24... Qxd5 25. Qxe6+ Qxe6 26. Rxe6 Rfd8 27. Ra4 $16) 25. Kg1 exd5
26. Rxa6 $16) 17... Rc7 18. c4 (18. Bc4 Qc8 (18... Qa8 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Rxa3
Rfc8 $132) 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Nd5 $11) 18... Nd7 19. Bf4 (19. Nf3 Nc5 20.
Qc3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Bf6 22. Be3 Rd7 23. Rad1 $13) 19... Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bd6 21. Qg3
Bxe5 22. Qxe5 Rd7 23. Rad1 Qf6 $5 24. Qxf6 (24. Qe3 Rfd8 25. d5 h6 $11) 24...
gxf6 25. Rd2 Rfd8 $14 (25... Rfd8 26. Red1 Kf8 27. f3 (27. f4 Ke7 28. Kf2 e5
29. fxe5 fxe5 30. d5 Kd6 $13) 27... Ke7 28. Kf2 e5 29. d5 Kd6 30. Rb2 Kc5 31.
Bb1 $36) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.18"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Black "Stevic, Hrvoje"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 b5 (11... Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 $6 (12... b5 13.
Qf4 Ra7 (13... Bb7 14. Rad1 (14. Qh4 g6 15. d5 $5 Bxd5 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4
Ra7 18. Rad1 Nd5 19. Rfe1 f6 ({White has to prove that his initiative is
enough to compensate a sacrifised pawn after} 19... Re8 $1 $13) 20. Bh6 Re8 $2
21. Qg4 Bf8 22. Bxg6 $18 {1-0 Pert,N-Ganguly,S/Torquay 2002/CBM 91/[Huzman] 
(31)}) 14... g6 15. Bh6 Nh5 16. Qg4 f5 (16... Nf6 17. Qg3 Re8 18. Ne5 Nh5 19.
Qh3 Rc8 20. Rfe1 Bg5 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. Be4 Rc7 23. Bxb7 Nxb7 24. Ne4 Qe7 25.
Qf3 $36 {1-0 Mukherjee,A-Wise,G/ICCF Email 2001/ICCF tele 9/2002 (49)}) 17. Qh3
Rc8 18. d5 $1 $16 {1-0 Tkachiev,V-Lesiege,A/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 81/
[Huzman] (39)}) (13... g6 14. Qh4 Re8 15. Ne5 Nh5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qxe7 Rxe7
18. b4 Bb7 $1 19. bxa5 Rc8 20. Bd1 Rxc3 21. Bxh5 gxh5 22. Rfc1 Ra3 $17 {
1/2-1/2 Kharlov,A-Torbin,K/Togliatti RUS 2003/(58)}) 14. Rad1 Bb7 (14... Rc7
15. Rfe1 (15. d5 $5) 15... Bb7 16. d5 exd5 17. Rxe7 {1-0 Wang Yue-Rodriguez
Lopez,R/Seville ESP 2003/(17)}) 15. d5 $1 $40) 13. Qe2 b5 $140 $2 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Qe4 $18) 12. Rad1 Na5 (12... Bb7 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxg5
16. Nxg5 Qf6 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Nd6 Nd8 19. Bb3 $16 {1-0 Avrukh,B-Kofidis,A/
Athens GRE 2003/(43). 1-0 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/León 2002/[V.Anand] (37)}) 13. Bc2
Nc4 (13... Bb7 14. Qf4 b4 (14... Rc8 15. Qh4 g6 16. d5 exd5 17. Rfe1 Rc4 18.
Nd4 h6 19. Bxh6 Ne4 20. Qg4 Qc8 21. Qf3 Nxc3 22. Rxe7 f5 23. bxc3 Rf7 24. Rxf7
Kxf7 25. Nxf5 {1-0 Meenakshi,S-Tetenkina,I/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (25)}) 15. d5
bxc3 16. Qh4 h5 17. dxe6 Qc7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qxh5 g6 20. exf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxg6+
Kf8 $13 {0-1 Epishin,V-Hort,V/Hoogeveen 2001/CBM 84 ext (39)}) 14. Qf4 Bb7 (
14... Ra7 {V.Anand} 15. Ne5 (15. Qh4 $1 g6 16. Ne5 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qxe7
Nxe7 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Be4 Bb7 21. f3 {1/2-1/2 Kacheishvili,G-Izoria,Z/Batumi
2002/CBM 90 (21)}) 15... Rc7 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. d5 e5 19. Qf3 Rb7
20. Qe4 g6 21. Qxc4 Rxb2 (21... Qa5) (21... a5 22. d6 Rxb2 23. Bb3 Be6 24. Qa4
Bxb3 25. axb3 Qb8) 22. Bb3 $16) 15. Qh4 h5 (15... g6 16. d5 $1 exd5 (16... Bxd5
17. Ne4 $18) 17. Rfe1 $16 {/+-}) (15... h6 $2 16. Bxh6 $40) 16. d5 (16. Ne4
Nxb2 (16... Re8 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qxh5 (18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Ng5 g6 20. b3 Na3 $5
21. Bd3 Rad8 22. Qg3 Rxd4 23. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 24. Bxg6+ Qxg6 25. Rxd4 Qxg3 26.
fxg3+ Kg6 $15) 18... Bxf3 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Qh8+ Ke7 21. Qxg7 Bxg5 22. Qxg5+ Kd7
23. Qxd8+ Raxd8 24. gxf3 Nxb2 $15) 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qxh5 g6 19. Qh4 (19. Bxg6
fxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Qg6+ $11) 19... Kg7 20. Qh6+ Kg8 $11) (16.
Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxh5 g6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Qxg6+ Bg7 20. Ng5 Rf6 21. Qh7+ Kf8)
16... exd5 (16... Nxb2 17. d6 Bxd6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qxh5 f5 20. Bxf5 $1 exf5 (
20... Re8 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. Rxd8 Raxd8 23. Bh7+ Kg7 24. Qxe5+ Kxh7 25. Qc7 $18)
21. Ng5 Kg7 22. Qh7+ Kf6 23. Qh6+ Ke7 24. Rfe1+ Be4 25. Ngxe4 fxe4 26. Rxe4+
$18) 17. Nd4 (17. Rfe1 Nxb2 18. Ne4 dxe4 (18... Rc8 19. Nxf6+ (19. Bb1 Nxe4 20.
Bxe7 Qb6 $17) 19... Bxf6 20. Rd2 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 g6) (18... Nxe4 19. Bxe7 Qc7 $17
) 19. Rxd8 Raxd8 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Qxe4 Nd3 23. Re3 Nc1 {1/2-1/2
Degerman,L-Johansson,M/Helsingborg 2002/CBM 90 ext (23)}) 17... Nd6 18. Rfe1
Re8 19. Nf5 Nxf5 20. Bxf5 b4 21. Bxf6 (21. Ne2 Ne4 $1 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qxh5 g6
24. Qg4 Qf6 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Qd7 Bc6 27. Qc7 Rae8 $19) 21... Bxf6 22. Qxb4 $15
Rb8 23. Ne4 (23. Qa4 Be5 24. f4 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Bc6 26. Qc2 Bf6 $17) 23... Be7 24.
Qa4 g6 25. Bh3 Qb6 26. Nc3 Bc6 $17 27. Qf4 Qxb2 28. Nxd5 $4 (28. Be6 $1 Qxc3 (
28... fxe6 29. Rxe6 Qc2 30. Rxc6 Bf6 31. Qf3 Bxc3 32. Rxc3 Qe4 33. Qxe4 Rxe4
34. Rc6 $14) (28... Rf8 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 $36) 29. Qxf7+ (29. Bxf7+ Kg7
30. Re6 Bg5 $1 31. Qxg5 Rxe6 32. Bxe6 Re8 $19) 29... Kh8 30. Rc1 Qf6 (30... Qd2
31. Red1 Rf8 32. Rxd2 Rxf7 33. Bxf7 Bg5 34. g3 Bxd2 35. Rxc6 $16) 31. Rxc6 Rf8
32. Qxf6+ Rxf6 (32... Bxf6 33. Bxd5 Rb2 (33... Bd4 34. Rc2 $14) 34. f3 $14) 33.
f3 (33. Bxd5 Rxc6 34. Bxc6 Rb2 $11 {[%cal Ye7c5,Yc5f2,Yb2f2]}) 33... Rb2 34. a4
a5 35. Bxd5 Rxc6 36. Bxc6 Bc5+ 37. Kh1 h4 $44) 28... Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Bg5 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup-D (Women)"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bd3 Ncb4 13. Bb1 b6 14. Qe4 f5 15.
Qe2 Bf6 (15... Ra7 16. Bd2 (16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bd3 a5 18. Bd2 Rc7 19. Rac1 Qd6
20. Bc4 Kh8 21. Re1 Bf6 22. Ne5 Bb7 23. b3 Kg8 24. Nf3 Re8 $11 {0-1 Guliev,
S-Vaulin,A/Moscow 1998/CBM 63/[Petursson] (42)}) 16... Bf6 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. b4
Qd6 19. Ba2 Re7 20. Ne5 Bb7 21. Rab1 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qb8 23. b5 a5 24. Rbc1 Qe8
25. f3 f4 $11 {0-1 Nestorovic,D-Nikcevic,N/Belgrade 1991/EXT 97 (42)}) 16. Ra3
Re8 (16... Qd6 $5 {[%cal Yc8b7]}) 17. Nxd5 $1 Qxd5 $2 (17... Nxd5 $142 18. Ne5
Bb7 19. Rh3 Re7 20. Qh5 g6) 18. Bd2 a5 (18... Nc6 19. Bf4 $1 {[%cal Gb1a2]} (
19. Ba2 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Bc3 Qh4 (21... Qg4 22. Qxg4 fxg4 23. Bxf6 gxf6
24. Rad3 $44) 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Rad3 $44) 19... Nxd4 $140 $2 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21.
Be3 Bb7 (21... e5 22. Ba2 $18) 22. Qf1 $18) 19. Bxb4 $1 {[%mdl 32] White find
ideal possibility to regroup pieces for the attack weakness on e6.} axb4 20.
Ba2 Qd6 21. Re3 Rxa4 22. Bb3 Ra7 23. Ne5 $44 {[%cal Gd4d5]} f4 $6 (23... Bxe5
24. Rxe5 Ra5 25. d5 $36) (23... Ba6 24. Qh5 Bb5 25. Qxf5 $16) (23... g6 $142
24. d5 $36) 24. Re4 Ba6 25. Qh5 Rae7 26. Rxf4 $16 Bxe5 (26... g6 27. Nxg6 (27.
Qg4 Bxe5 28. dxe5 Qxe5 29. Rxb4 Be2 30. Re1 Qc5 31. Qd4 $16) 27... hxg6 28.
Qxg6+ Bg7 29. Rf6 $1 Qc6 (29... Kh8 30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. Rxe6 Qxe6 (31... Rxe6 32.
Qxe8+ $18) 32. Bxe6+ Rxe6 33. Qd5 Kh7 34. h3 $16) 30. Bc2 Qxc2 31. Qxc2 Bxf6
32. Qc6 $16) 27. dxe5 Qc6 28. Rfd4 $1 $18 Bb7 29. Qg5 (29. Qg4 $5 {[%csl Re6]})
29... Qc5 30. Rd7 (30. Rd8 Qc7 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Bxe6+ Rxe6 33. Rd8+ Kf7 34.
Qf5+ Rf6 35. Qd7+ Qxd7 36. Rxd7+ Ke6 37. Rxb7 Kxe5 38. Rxg7 Rd6 39. Kf1 $16 {
/+-}) 30... Bc6 $2 (30... Rf8 $1 31. R7d2 $16 (31. Bxe6+ Kh8 32. Qg3 Rxd7 33.
Bxd7 Qc2 34. Bg4 Qxb2 35. Qe3 $132 {/+/-})) 31. Bxe6+ Kh8 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. Rc1
$1 Rxe6 34. Rxc5 bxc5 35. Qd8+ Re8 36. Qd6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.09.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2000.09.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 {Illescas Cordoba: El gambito de dama aceptado fue la
defensa escogida por Anand en las tres partidas en que tuvo las negras. Visto
el resultado hay que aplaudir su elección ya que solo en esta ocasión conseguí
inquietarle. Debo reconocer que mi preparación teórica para este match no
estuvo a la altura de las circunstancias pero tenía una interesante idea para
esta última partida.} 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 {
Illescas Cordoba: Esta línea apareció invariablemente a lo largo del encuentro.
Mi entrenador, el GM Roberto Cifuentes tenía interesantes ideas para mejorar
el juego de las blancas en las variantes principales.} cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Nc3
Nc6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bf4 {Illescas Cordoba: Esta era la mejora que tenía
preparada para la ocasión. El día anterior estuvimos analizando a fondo las
consecuencias de este movimiento en apariencia inofensivo. En la cuarta
partida del match jugué 11.Bg5 y tras 11...b5 quedó claro que las blancas no
pueden romper en d5 so pena de entregar material.} Na5 {Illescas Cordoba: Una
maniobra temática que gana tiempo amenazando el alfil blanco con lo que tras
la retirada obligada del mismo las negras controlan la casilla d5 con fuerzas
superiores.} (11... b5 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Bb7 15. Qh5 Bf6 16.
Rad1 Qc8 17. Bd6 g6 18. Qh6 $18 {1-0 Epishin,V-Jonkman,H/Amsterdam NED 2000/
The Week in Chess 302 (30)}) 12. d5 (12. Bc2 b5 {Illescas Cordoba: Este
resulta ser el mejor método para desarrollar el alfil de b7; el peón en b5
también puede ser útil en un futuro para hostigar al caballo blanco de c3
mediante el avance b5-b4} 13. d5 {Illescas Cordoba: Un interesante sacrificio
de peón cuyas consecuencias no quedan claras tras esta partida aunque promete
una indudable compensación a las blancas. Lo cierto es que a estas alturas del
encuentro yo había comprendido que en esta variante, tras la jugada 7.Bb3, las
negras obtienen una cómoda posición si consiguen desarrollar a tiempo el
flanco de dama. Por ello había preparado esta entrega; las blancas abren el
juego en un momento muy oportuno, con el alfil negro todavía en c8 y el
caballo algo descolocado en a5} (13. Qd3 Bb7 14. Be5 g6 15. Qe3 Nc4 16. Qh6
Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nh5 18. Ne4 f5 $19 {0-1 Akesson,R-Degerman,L/Ronneby 1998/EXT 99
(23)}) 13... exd5 14. Bg5 (14. Qd3 {Illescas Cordoba: El intento más directo
de asaltar la posición enemiga pasa por montar la máquina en la diagonal b1-h7
para provocar debilidades en el enroque de las negras.} Nc6 (14... g6 {
Illescas Cordoba: Necesaria para contarrestar la fuerza del tándem Bc2-Qd3.
Las debilidades surgidas en torno al enroque son sin duda graves pero no había
más remedio.} 15. Rxe7 {Illescas Cordoba: Un sacrificio un tanto precipitado.
La verdad es que la noche anterior, mientras alternábamos con un grupo de
amigos, entre ellos varios GM y MI, estuvimos analizando las consecuencias del
avance 12.d5 y llegamos incluso a considerar este sacrificio de calidad.
Análisis posteriores parecieron demostrar las bondades del mismo, pero Anand
se encargó de demostrar que las negras tienen suficientes recursos defensivos
e incluso mejores posibilidades tras la jugada textual.} Qxe7 16. Bg5 {
Illescas Cordoba: La continuación lógica. Las blancas plantean ahora amenazas
decisivas, pero Anand, con gran sangre fría, conseguirá rechazarlas.} Qd6 {
Illescas Cordoba: Las negras comprenden a tiempo que su mejor defensa pasa
necesariamente por deshacer la clavada sobre su caballo.} 17. Qd4 {Illescas
Cordoba: Esta jugada es la única que puede inquietar a las negras.} {Illescas
Cordoba: Este es uno de los momentos más importantes de la partida; Anand
encuentra la jugada que nosotros omitimos en nuestro análisis.} Nh5 18. Nxd5
Nc6 {Illescas Cordoba: Esta es la clave de la defensa negra. La dama en d6
está indefensa y expuesta a una eventual captura tras el jaque del caballo
blanco, pero aunque por los pelos, las negras aguantan gracias a la oportuna
intervención del caballo negro.} 19. Qd2 {Illescas Cordoba: Mal síntoma tener
que retirarse de la excelente diagonal a1-h8, pero lo cierto es que no hay
alternativas mejores.} f6 20. Bb3 Kh8 21. Be3 {Illescas Cordoba: A primera
vista no se observa una gran compensación por la calidad pero existen
elementos suficientes para afirmar que dicha compensación existe: la pareja de
alfiles, las debilidades del enroque negro y la mala posición del caballo en
h5 son factores de peso.} Bg4 {Illescas Cordoba: Probablemente la mejor jugada.
} 22. Nb6 {Illescas Cordoba: Evidentemente las blancas no desean cambiar damas
con calidad de menos, pero se da la circunstancia de que había que elegir
entre dos males. Tras el cambio de damas las piezas blancas alcanzarán un alto
grado de coordinación.} Qxd2 {Illescas Cordoba: El cambio es forzado} 23. Nxd2
Rad8 $17 {0-1 Illescas Cordoba,M-Anand,V/Leon 1997/}) 15. Bc7 Qd7 16. Ne5 Nxe5
17. Bxe5 g6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nxd5 Bg7 20. a4 bxa4 21. Bxa4 Qd8 $11 22. Bc6 {
1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee 1999/CBM 69/[Huzman] (22)}) 14... Nc6
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxd5 g6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Be4 Bf5 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 {1/2-1/2
Yevseev,D-Yakovich,Y/Samara RUS 2000 (19)}) 12... Nxb3 13. Qxb3 Bd6 (13... Nxd5
$5 14. Rad1 Nxf4 15. Rxd8 Rxd8 16. Rd1 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. h3 b5 19. Rxd5 Be6
20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Shirov,A/New Delhi IND 2000/The Week
in Chess 318 (21)}) 14. Bxd6 (14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Rxe6 Bxf4 16. Rb6 (16. Re2 Qc7
$11) 16... Nd7 17. Rb4 Nc5 $11) 14... Qxd6 15. Rad1 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5
Qf6 18. Nd4 $14 {/=} b5 19. Qg3 Ra7 (19... Bb7 $2 20. Rd6 Rfe8 21. Re3 $1 Rac8
(21... Rxe3 22. fxe3 Qe7 23. Nf5 Qf8 24. Rd7 Rb8 25. Nxg7 $18) 22. f3 $18) 20.
Rd6 Re7 21. Rd1 Qe5 22. Qxe5 Rxe5 23. Rc1 Rfe8 24. f3 g6 25. Kf2 h5 26. h4 (26.
b4 $5 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5]}) 26... b4 {[%cal Ye5a5]} 27. Rc2 Kg7 28. b3 a5 29. Nc6
Bf5 (29... Rf5) 30. Nxe5 Bxc2 31. Nc6 (31. Rd5 a4 32. bxa4 Bb1 $132) 31... Ra8
(31... Bb1 32. Nxa5 (32. Rd2 Re6 33. Nxa5 Ra6 34. Nb7 Bxa2 35. Nc5 Ra5 36. Rc2
Kf6 $11) 32... Ra8 33. Rd5 Bxa2 34. Rb5 $14) 32. Rd2 Bf5 33. Ke3 a4 $2 (33...
Be6) 34. bxa4 (34. Nxb4 axb3 35. axb3 Rb8 36. Rd4 Be6 $11) 34... Rxa4 35. Rb2
b3 36. axb3 Rxh4 37. Nd4 (37. b4 $1 Bd7 (37... Rc4 38. b5) 38. Nd4) 37... Bc8
38. Rc2 Bb7 39. b4 (39. Rc7 Bd5 40. Rd7 Rxd4 $11) 39... Rh1 40. Rc7 Bd5 41. Rc5
Bb7 42. b5 Rb1 43. Kf4 Rb4 44. Ke5 f6+ 45. Ke6 Rxd4 46. Rc7+ Kh6 47. Rxb7 Rd2
48. g3 (48. Kxf6 Rxg2 49. Rb8 Kh7 50. b6 Rb2 $11) 48... Rd3 49. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Samba Cup 1st"]
[Site "Skanderborg"]
[Date "2003.10.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 Be7 11. e5 (11. Bc2 cxd4 12. e5 Nfd7 13. Ne4 Nc6 14. Bf4 h6
15. Re1 Qa5 16. Nxd4 Ncxe5 17. Qh5 Qd5 $2 18. Rad1 $44 {1-0 Epishin,
V-Karpatchev,A/Bad Zwesten 2002/CBM 86 ext (29)}) (11. dxc5 O-O 12. Qc2 Nfd7
13. Bc4 Nxc5 14. b3 Nc6 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. Bf1 Na5 19.
Bd4 Qb8 20. Qb2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Barsov,A-Lautier,J/Bastia 2001/EXT 2002 (65)})
11... Nfd7 (11... Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. dxc5 Qc7 15. Be3 Nd7 16.
Rfc1 O-O 17. a5 Rfc8 $11 {0-1 Shumiakina,T-Skripchenko Lautier,A/Vrnjacka
Banja 1999/EXT 2000 (42)}) 12. Nc4 (12. Re1 O-O 13. Ne4 cxd4 14. Bf4 (14. Qd3
Nc6 15. Bc2 g6 16. Bf4 Qa5 $1 $15 17. Nd6 $2 Bxd6 18. exd6 Qd5 19. Rad1 e5 $19
{0-1 Vera,R-Karjakin,S/Benidorm ESP 2002/(28)}) 14... Nc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Rc1
Nd7 17. Nxd4 Qh4 18. Be3 $8 Rad8 $2 (18... Rac8 $1 19. Rc4 (19. Nxe6 $2 Bxe3
20. Rxe3 fxe6 $19 {[%cal Yh4f2,Yf8f2]}) (19. f4 Rfd8 $36 {[%cal Yd8d1]}) 19...
Bd5 20. Nf5 Qd8 $17) 19. Rc4 $1 $36 {1-0 Zhu Chen-Krush,I/Shanghai 2002/CBM 91/
[Huzman] (46)}) 12... O-O 13. Bf4 {[%mdl 32] An interesting idea: White is
preparing to plant his N in "d6". Ivanchuk proved unable to cope with this new
challenge} (13. Bc2 cxd4 $1 (13... Nc6 14. dxc5 $6 (14. Qd3 $142 g6 15. Bh6 Re8
(15... cxd4 16. Bxf8 Bxf8 17. Rad1 Nc5 18. Qd2 b3 19. Bb1 Nxa4 $14 {1-0
Samraoui,A-Polaczek,R/IECG 2001/Telechess CBM 95 (54)}) 16. dxc5 (16. Nd6 $5
Bxd6 17. exd6 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nce5 19. Qg3 Qb8 20. Rad1 $44) 16... Nxc5 17. Qxd8
Raxd8 18. b3 f6 $1 $15 {1/2-1/2 Illescas Cordoba,M-Karjakin,S/Dos Hermanas
2003/CBM 95/[Huzman] (42)}) 14... Nxc5 15. Nd6 b3 $1 16. Bb1 Qc7 $11 {0-1
Dreev,A-Ponomariov,R/Yerevan 2001/CBM 86/[Stohl] (62)}) 14. Nxd4 $1 (14. Bf4
Bd5 15. Qxd4 b3 16. Bxb3 Nc6 $44 {1-0 Sasikiran,K-Ganguly,S/Mumbai 2003/CBM 94
(52)}) 14... Bd5 (14... Qc7 15. Qd3 g6 16. Bf4 Nc6 17. Nf3 Rfd8 18. Qe3 Na5 19.
Nxa5 Qxa5 20. Ng5 Qc5 21. Qe2 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Rdc8 23. Bb3 Qxe5 $17 {1/2-1/2
Ernst,S-Krush,I/Bermuda 2002/CBM 88 (71)}) 15. Ne3 $1 Nxe5 16. Qh5 $44 {
1-0,Dautov,R-Gurevich,D/FIDE-WCh Moscow/2001/ (25)}) (13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. exd6
cxd4 15. Bg5 $6 (15. Nxd4) 15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxg5 17. Qxa8 Nc5 18. Qf3 Nbd7
19. Rad1 Ne5 20. Qh3 Qf4 21. Rc1 (21. Bc2 $5) 21... Ne4 22. Bc2 d3 $1 23. Bxd3
Ng5 24. Bxh7+ Nxh7 25. Rfe1 Nd7 $15 {/=/+,1/2,Dreev,A-Ponomariov,R/EUCup
Panormo/2001/ (26)}) (13. Qe2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Rd1 Nxb3 16. Nxb3 Nd7 17.
Bf4 Bd5 18. Rac1 Rc8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Khurtsidze,N-Korbut,E/Budva 2002/EXT 2003 
(57)}) 13... Nc6 (13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Bc2 $1 Bxg2 $140 16. Kxg2 Qd5+
17. Qf3 Qxc4 18. Rfd1 Nbd7 19. Rac1 Qa2 20. Nc6 $18) 14. Bc2 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4
16. Qxd4 Qc7 17. Nd6 (17. Rac1 {/\18.Nd6} Qc6 18. Ne3 Bc5 19. Qd3 g6 20. Bb3 (
20. Qe2 Rac8 21. Rfd1 Bxe3 $1 22. fxe3 b3 23. Bxb3 Qxc1 24. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 25. Kf2
Nc5 $17) 20... Rac8 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. Qe2 $14 {Black is obviously suffering
from this Rc1-Qc6 opposition}) 17... Bxd6 18. Qd3 g6 19. exd6 Qc6 20. f3 Qc5+
21. Be3 Qe5 22. f4 (22. Qd4 $5 Qxd4 (22... Bd5 23. Be4 $1 Qxd6 $140 24. Bh6 $16
) (22... Rac8 23. Rfc1 Rfd8 24. Bd3 $14) 23. Bxd4 Rac8 24. Rfc1 Rc6 25. Be4
Rxd6 26. Bxb7 Rxd4 27. Bxa6 $16 {[%cal Ga4a8]}) 22... Qa5 23. Qd4 (23. Rac1 $5
Rfc8 24. Bb3 $16) 23... Rfc8 24. Rac1 Bd5 $132 25. Bd3 b3 $1 26. f5 $6 {
way too early...Now Black is getting a dangerous counterplay along the "g" file
} (26. Rfd1 $1 {[%cal Ge3f2,Gf2e1,Ge1c3,Gc3h8]} f6 (26... Rab8 27. Bf2 f6 28.
Be1 $16) 27. Bc4 $1 (27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. f5 gxf5 29. Bxf5 exf5 30. Qxd5+ Qxd5
31. Rxd5 Rc2 $132) 27... Kg7 (27... Rc5 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Qc4 $16) 28. Bxd5
exd5 29. Bd2 $16) 26... gxf5 27. Qh4 f6 28. Qg3+ $2 (28. Rcd1 $5 {[%cal Gd3f5]}
Rc2 29. Bxc2 bxc2 30. Rd2 Be4 $44) 28... Kh8 29. Qe1 Qxa4 $17 30. Rc7 Ne5 31.
Qc3 Rg8 $40 32. Rf2 (32. g3 Qh4 $36) 32... Qh4 $2 (32... Bxg2 $1 33. Rxg2 Rxg2+
34. Kxg2 Qg4+ 35. Kf1 Qd1+ 36. Qe1 Qxd3+ 37. Qe2 Qxd6 $19) 33. g3 $4 (33. Be2
$8 Bxg2 $1 (33... Qe4 34. Bf1 $15) 34. Rxg2 Qe4 35. Bg5 $1 $18 fxg5 36. Rc5 {
[%cal Gc3h8]}) 33... Rxg3+ 34. Kf1 Qh3+ 0-1

[Event "Nordic-ch"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "2003.09.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Palo, Davor"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "199"]
[EventDate "2003.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Bb3 c5 7. O-O b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Be7 10. dxc5 (10. e4) 10... O-O 11. e4 Nfd7 $1 12. Qe2 (12. e5 Nxc5 13.
Bc2 Bb7 {1/2-1/2 Kharlov,A-Yakovich,Y/Krasnoyarsk RUS 2003/The Week in Chess
461 (13)}) 12... Nxc5 13. Bc2 $2 (13. Bc4 Nc6 14. Nb3 Qc7 (14... Nxb3 15. Bxb3
Nd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Rd1 Qe5 18. g3 $14) 15. Nxc5 (15. Bd2 Nxb3 (15... Rd8 16.
Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Rac1 Qb6 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bh4 $36 {[%cal Ge4e5]}) 16. Bxb3 Rd8 17.
Rac1 Bb7 18. Be3 Rac8 $11) 15... Bxc5 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Ne5 $11) 13... a5
$15 14. Rd1 Ba6 15. Qe3 Qc7 16. Nf1 (16. Nb3 $5 Nbd7 (16... Nxa4 17. Bb1 Nc5
18. Nxa5 Bb5 19. Nb3 $15) 17. Nbd4 Bf6 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. axb5 a4 $36) 16... Nc6
17. b3 Bf6 18. Rb1 Ne5 19. Nxe5 (19. Bb2 Ng4 20. Qe1 Nxa4 $17) 19... Bxe5 20.
Bb2 Bxb2 21. Rxb2 {By swapping the dark-coloured Bs, Black has exposed a set
of weak black squares in White's camp. According to Bronstein, that means that
his white squares are weak too because they can be approached and attacked
from those very black strongholds} Rfd8 22. Rc1 (22. e5 Rxd1 23. Bxd1 Nd3 24.
Re2 Qc3 $17) 22... Qe5 $17 {[%csl Ra4,Rb3][%cal Ya8c8,Yc8c1,Yd8d1][%mdl 36]
White's pawns ("a4" and "b3") are weak, as well as his black squares while
Black controls some open files in the centre. All that secures Black a huge
edge} 23. Rbb1 Rac8 24. f4 Qc3 25. e5 g6 (25... Bd3 26. Bxd3 Qxd3 27. g3 $15)
26. Bd1 Qd4 (26... Qxe3+ $142 27. Nxe3 Ne4 $17) 27. g3 Ne4 28. Rxc8 Qxe3+ 29.
Nxe3 Bxc8 30. Bc2 Nc3 31. Rf1 Ba6 32. Rf2 h5 33. Kg2 Rd4 34. Kh3 Kf8 35. Kh4
Ke7 36. Kh3 Be2 37. Kh4 Ba6 38. Kh3 Kf8 39. Kh4 Kg7 40. Kh3 Kh6 41. Kg2 Kg7 42.
Kg1 Ne4 43. Bxe4 (43. Rg2 Bd3 44. Bd1 Nc5 $17) 43... Rxe4 44. Nc2 Bb7 $1 45.
Rd2 Bd5 46. Nd4 Re3 47. f5 (47. Kf2 Rc3 48. f5 gxf5 49. Nxf5+ Kh7 50. Nd6 (50.
Nd4 Kg6 $1 $19) 50... Bxb3 $19) 47... Rxe5 48. fxe6 fxe6 49. Kf2 Kf6 $19 50.
Rd3 g5 51. Nb5 Rf5+ 52. Ke2 Ke7 53. Re3 g4 54. Nd4 Rg5 55. Kd2 Kd6 56. Ne2 e5
57. Nc1 Rf5 58. Nd3 Bxb3 (58... Rf3 $1 $19) 59. Nxb4 Bxa4 60. Rd3+ Kc5 61. Na6+
Kb5 62. Nc7+ Kc6 63. Nd5 Rf2+ 64. Ke1 Rxh2 65. Ne7+ Kc7 66. Nd5+ Kb7 67. Ra3
Rh1+ 68. Kf2 Rd1 $6 69. Nc3 Rd3 70. Rxa4 Rxc3 71. Rxa5 Rf3+ 72. Kg2 Rf5 73. Rc5
$17 Kb6 74. Rc8 Kb5 75. Rc7 Rf3 76. Re7 Re3 77. Kf2 Re4 78. Rc7 Rc4 79. Re7 Rc5
80. Ke3 Kc6 81. Ke4 Kd6 82. Rh7 Rc4+ 83. Kf5 Rc3 84. Rxh5 Rxg3 85. Rh8 Rf3+ 86.
Kxg4 Rf4+ (86... e4 87. Ra8 $13) 87. Kg3 Kd5 88. Ra8 $11 {White's R on the
"long side" allows him to draw by checking} Rf5 89. Ra5+ Kd4 90. Ra4+ Kd3 91.
Ra3+ Kc4 92. Ra4+ Kc5 93. Ra5+ Kb4 94. Rd5 Kc4 95. Ra5 Kd3 96. Ra3+ Kd2 97.
Ra2+ Kc3 98. Ra5 Rg5+ 99. Kh4 Rf5 100. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.02"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Ne5 Nfd5 13. Ra3 $146 f6 (13... b6
14. Ne4 (14. Nxd5 exd5) 14... Bb7 15. Rg3 $36) 14. Nf3 Bd7 15. Bd2 Rc8 16. a5 (
16. Nxd5 Nxd5 (16... exd5 17. Bxb4 $16) 17. Rb3 Rb8 18. a5 Bd6 $11) 16... Kh8
17. Rb3 Re8 $1 18. Nh4 Qc7 (18... Qxa5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bd3 $40 {[%cal Ge2h5]}
Ba4 (20... f5 21. Qh5 Bxh4 22. Rxb4 Bf6 23. Rxb7 $16) 21. Qh5 Nxd3 22. Bxa5
Bxb3 23. Ng6+ Kg8 24. Nxe7+ Rxe7 25. Qf5 $16) (18... Bd6 $1 19. Bxd5 exd5 20.
Qh5 Qxa5 $17) 19. Bxd5 exd5 (19... Nxd5 $1 20. Qh5 Bd6 $15) 20. Qh5 Bd6 $2 (
20... Be6 $11) 21. Rxb4 Bxb4 22. Nxd5 Qc2 23. Bxb4 Ba4 24. Rf1 (24. Re1 Rxe1+
25. Bxe1 Qe4 (25... Qb1 26. Qe2 (26. Nf3 Bc6 $1 $17 {[%cal Yc8d8]} (26... Bd1))
26... Re8 (26... Bb5 27. Qe3 Rc1 28. Nf3) 27. Ne7 $18) 26. Ne3 Rc1 27. Nf3 Qb1
28. g3 $16) 24... Bb5 25. Ra1 (25. Ne3 Rxe3 26. fxe3 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 g5 28. Qf7 (
28. Nf3 Qc4+ $19) (28. Bc3 Qd3+ 29. Kf2 Qc2+ 30. Ke1 $11 (30. Kg3 gxh4+ $11))
28... Qd3+ 29. Kf2 Rc2+ 30. Kf3 Qe2+ 31. Ke4 Qg4+ 32. Kd5 gxh4 33. Qxf6+ Qg7
$13) (25. Nf4 Kg8 26. Re1 $2 (26. Qd5+ $11) 26... Rxe1+ 27. Bxe1 Qe4 28. Qd5+
Qxd5 29. Nxd5 Rc1 30. Nf3 Be2 $19) 25... Qc1+ 26. Qd1 Qc4 27. Nb6 Qxb4 28. Nxc8
Rxc8 29. Nf5 (29. Qf3 Bd7 $15 (29... Qxd4 $2 30. Ng6+ hxg6 31. Qh3+ $18)) 29...
Qxb2 30. h3 Rc2 (30... Bd3 $1 31. Nd6 Rc2 32. Qe1 h6 $36 (32... Re2 33. Qc1
$132)) 31. Rb1 Qc3 32. Qg4 $132 Rc1+ 33. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 34. Kh2 Qc7+ 35. Qg3 $14
Qxg3+ 36. Kxg3 g6 37. Ne3 (37. Nd6 Bc6) 37... Kg7 38. Kf4 Bd3 $1 $11 39. h4 Kf7
40. Nd5 Ke6 41. Nc3 Kd6 42. g4 h6 43. Ke3 (43. g5 $2 fxg5+ 44. hxg5 h5) 43...
Bc4 44. Ne4+ Ke7 45. Nc5 Bd5 46. Kf4 Kd6 47. h5 gxh5 48. gxh5 Kc6 49. Kf5 (49.
Ne4 $2 Bxe4 50. Kxe4 b5 51. axb6 Kxb6 52. Kd5 Kc7 (52... a5 53. Ke6 Kc7 (53...
a4 54. d5 a3 55. d6 a2 56. d7 a1=Q 57. d8=Q+ $16) 54. Ke7 (54. d5 $2 Kd8 $19)
54... Kc6 $11) 53. Kc5 Kd7 $19) 49... Bf7 (49... Kb5 50. Kxf6 Kxa5 51. Ke5 Bf3
52. d5 Kb6 53. d6 Bg4 54. Ne6 Kc6 55. Nd8+ Kb6 56. f4 (56. Kf6 Bc8 57. Ke7 a5
$132) 56... a5 57. f5 a4 58. Nf7 Kc6 59. Ke6 Bxf5+ 60. Kxf5 Kd7 $11) 50. Kxf6 {
White are missing last chance to fight for a victory} (50. Ne4 $1 Bxh5 (50...
Kd5 51. Ng3 $1 Kxd4 52. Kxf6 Be8 53. Kg7 $16) 51. d5+ Kc7 52. Ke6 Kd8 53. f4
$16) 50... Bxh5 51. Kg7 Bf3 52. Kxh6 Kd5 53. Nxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.06"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Black "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[BlackTeam "Canada"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 (2... dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3
cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rc1 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14.
Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Rc8 16. Qd3 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 g6 18. Bb1 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Rxc1 20.
Rxc1 Qd2 21. Qc2 Rd8 $17 {0-1 Horvath,J-Ibragimov,I/Odorheiu Secuiesc 1993/CBM
36 (34)}) 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O a6 8. Bb3 cxd4 9.
exd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Rc1 Na5 13. Bxf6 (13. Bc2 b5 14. a4 b4 15.
Ne4 Bb7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 Bd5 20. Nd6 Rfd8 21.
f4 Rd7 22. Kf2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Agrest,E-Berg,K/Malmo op 1993 (43)}) 13... Bxf6 14.
Ne4 b5 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Nc5 (16. Bc2 $142 Bxe4 (16... Nc4 $5 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.
Qd3 Qh4 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Qxc4 Bxg2 $11) 17. Bxe4 Rc8 18. Qd3 g6 $11) 16...
Nxb3 17. Nxb7 $2 (17. axb3 Qd5 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 $15) (17. Qxb3 Qxd4 18. Ned7 Bd5
$17) 17... Qxd4 18. Nc6 Qxd1 19. Rcxd1 Rfc8 20. Rd6 Rc7 $19 21. axb3 Rxb7 22.
Rfd1 g6 23. R1d2 a5 24. f4 Rb6 25. g4 (25. Ne5 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8
28. Kf2 Bb6+ 29. Kf3 f6 30. Nd3 Kf8 $19) 25... Raa6 26. g5 Bxg5 27. fxg5 Rxc6
28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. h4 Rc5 30. R8d7 (30. Rb8 h6 $19) 30... Rac6 31. Ra7 b4 32. Rd8
Rc8 33. Rdd7 Rf5 34. Rac7 Rxc7 35. Rxc7 Rf3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.08"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[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 "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Ireland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRL"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. a5 Nc6 $146 (9... Bb7 10. Ne5 (10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13.
Ng5 Bd5 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Re1+ Be7 16. Qh5 g6 17. Qh6 Nf6 18. Qg7 Kd7 19. Qxf7
{1-0 Cvitan,O-Giertz,N/Biel 1997/CBM 60 ext (19)}) 10... Nbd7 11. Ba4 Qc7 12.
e4 Bxe4 13. Bg5 Rd8 14. Nd2 Bd5 15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Bxd7+ Nxd7 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18.
Qg4 Qe5 19. Qf4 Qxb2 20. Qc7 f6 21. Bf4 g5 22. Qc8+ Ke7 23. Qxh8 $18 {1-0 Bets,
A-Maly,A/Rector Cup Kharkov 2000 (30)}) (9... Be7 10. Ba4+ Nbd7 11. Ne5 Qc7 12.
Nd2 O-O 13. Ndc4 cxd4 14. exd4 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxa5 16. Bf4 Qb6 17. Nc6 Nd5 18.
Nxe7+ Nxe7 19. Rc1 Ra7 20. Rc5 Bd7 $17 {1/2-1/2 Petronic,J-Stojanovic,D/
Bjeljina YUG 2000 (31)}) (9... Nbd7 10. e4 Nxe4 11. Re1 Ndf6 12. Ba4+ Bd7 13.
Ne5 Bb5 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 Bd6 16. Bxb5+ axb5 17. Qf3 O-O 18. Nc6 Qc7 19.
dxc5 Bxc5 20. Nxb4 $14 {1-0 Chabanon,J-Prie,E/Clichy 1997/EXT 99 (39)}) 10.
Nbd2 (10. Qc2 $5 Nxa5 $140 11. Ba4+ Bd7 12. dxc5 Rc8 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Qa4
Rxc5 15. e4 $44) 10... cxd4 11. Ba4 (11. exd4 Nxd4 (11... Bb7 12. Nc4) (11...
Nxa5 12. Ba4+ (12. Bxe6 Bxe6 13. Qa4+ Qd7 14. Qxa5 Be7 $15) 12... Bd7 13. Bxd7+
Nxd7 14. d5 $1 exd5 15. Re1+ Be7 16. Nd4 $44) 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Nc4 $44) 11...
Bb7 12. Nc4 (12. Nxd4 Qc7 13. Qc2 Rc8 $11) 12... Qc7 13. Nb6 (13. Nxd4 Bc5 (
13... Nd7 14. Nb6 $1) 14. Ne5 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 (15. exd4 O-O 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Bg5
Nd7 $11 (17... Bd5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 $11)) 15... O-O 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxc6 Qxc6
18. Qxb4 Rfd8 $44) 13... Rd8 14. exd4 (14. Nxd4 $2 e5 $19) 14... Bc5 15. Be3
O-O (15... Bxb6 $2 16. axb6 Qxb6 17. Rc1 Nd5 18. Ne5 Rc8 19. Bxc6+ Bxc6 20.
Rxc6 Rxc6 21. Qa4 $18) 16. Qc2 Bxb6 17. axb6 Qd6 18. Rfc1 (18. Qc5 Ne7 19. Ne5
(19. Qxd6 Rxd6 20. d5 $5 Rxd5 21. Rfc1 $44) 19... Ned5 20. Bc6 Bxc6 21. Nxc6
Ne4 22. Qc2 b3 $1 23. Qxe4 Qxc6 24. Rxa6 Ra8 $15) (18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Qxc6 Bxc6
20. Rfc1 Bb5 (20... Bxf3 21. gxf3 Nd5 22. Rxa6 Rd6 23. Bd2 f6 $14) 21. Bf4 Nd5
22. Bc7 Rc8 (22... Nxc7 23. bxc7 (23. Rxc7))) 18... Ne7 19. Qc7 (19. Ne5 Rc8
20. Qd2 Nf5 $17) 19... Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nfd5 21. Qc5 Qxb6 (21... Nxb6 22. Bb3 Nbd5
23. Bc4) 22. Bb3 $2 (22. Qxb6 Nxb6 23. Bb3 Ra8 24. Ra5 $44) 22... Qb7 $17 23.
Bg5 Rc8 24. Qa5 Nf5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Qxa6 Qxa6 28. Rxa6 Nxd4 29.
Kg2 h6 30. Bd2 Rc6 (30... Rc4 31. Ra5) (30... Nc6 31. Rb6) (30... Nc2 31. Kf1 {
[%csl Rc2]}) 31. Ra8+ Kh7 32. Bxb4 Rg6+ 33. Kf1 Nxf3 34. Ke2 (34. h3 Rb6 35.
Ba3 Kg6 36. Rd8 Rb5 $17) 34... Nxh2 35. Bc5 Re6+ 36. Kd3 Ng4 37. Rd8 h5 (37...
Nf6 38. b4 Kg6 39. b5 Re1 40. b6 Rb1 {[%cal Yh6h1]}) 38. Rxd5 Kg6 39. Bd4 h4
40. f3 (40. f4 f5 41. Rd7 Nf6 42. Bxf6 Kxf6 43. Rd8 Re4 $19) 40... Nf6 41. Ra5
h3 42. Ra1 Nd5 $1 43. Kc4 (43. Rg1+ Kf5 44. Rxg7 Nf4+ 45. Kc4 Rc6+ 46. Kb5 h2
47. Rh7 Rc2 48. b4 (48. Bc3 Kg5 49. Be5 f6 50. Bd6 Nh5 51. Bxh2 Rxb2+ 52. Kc4
Rxh2 $19) 48... Ne2 $19 {[%cal Ye2g3]}) 43... Ne3+ (43... Nf4 44. b4 Rc6+ 45.
Kb3 Ne6 46. Be3 $132 {[%cal Gb4b5]}) 44. Kc5 Nf5 45. Rh1 Re8 46. Bc3 Rh8 47.
Be5 f6 (47... Rh5 48. Kc4 f6 49. Bc7) 48. Bc7 Rh5 49. Kc4 Ne3+ 50. Kd4 Nd5 51.
Bd6 Kf7 52. Bg3 Ne7 53. Kd3 Nc6 54. Ke3 Ke6 55. Be1 Ne5 56. b3 g5 57. Kf2 f5
58. Bc3 f4 59. Bxe5 (59. Re1 h2 60. Kg2 h1=Q+ 61. Rxh1 Rxh1 62. Kxh1 Nxf3 63.
Kg2 g4 64. b4 Nh4+ 65. Kf1 Kd5 $19) 59... Kxe5 60. Rd1 Rh6 61. Kg1 h2+ 62. Kg2
$2 {Just a blunder. It is not clear if Black can win after} (62. Kh1 Rh3 63.
Kg2 h1=Q+ (63... Rg3+ 64. Kf2) 64. Rxh1 Rxh1 65. Kxh1 Kd4 66. b4 (66. Kg2 Ke3
67. b4 g4 68. b5 Ke2 69. b6 gxf3+ 70. Kh2 f2 71. b7 f1=Q 72. b8=Q Qf2+ 73. Kh1
Qh4+ 74. Kg1 $15) 66... Ke3 (66... Kc4 67. Kg2 Kxb4 68. Kh3 Kc5 $11) 67. b5 g4
68. b6 gxf3 69. b7 f2 70. b8=Q f1=Q+ 71. Kh2 $15) 62... g4 63. fxg4 h1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2003.08.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Chabanon, Jean Luc"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2003.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 a6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Be7 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc6 (12... Nc5 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. Qg4
Bd5 $2 15. Qxg7 $16 {1-0 Maric,A-Skripchenko Lautier,A/New Delhi 2000/CBM 79
ext (22)}) 13. Nxd4 (13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Rc1 Bb7 16. Bc2 Rab8 17.
Nxd4 {1/2-1/2 Gleizerov,E-Skripchenko Lautier,A/Saint Vincent 2001/CBM 80 ext 
(17)}) (13. a5 Nc5 14. Ba4 Nxa4 15. Qxa4 Bd7 16. Qb3 O-O 17. Rd1 Be8 {1/2-1/2
Prokopchuk,E-Volzhin,A/Tomsk 2001/CBM 82 ext (17)}) (13. Bf4 Nc5 14. Nd6+ Bxd6
15. exd6 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 O-O 17. Rfd1 Qf6 18. Qc2 Bd7 19. Bg5 Qg6 20. Qxg6 hxg6
21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 f6 23. Be3 a5 24. Rc4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Peng,Z-Skripchenko
Lautier,A/Leon 2001/EXT 2002 (40)}) 13... Ncxe5 (13... Ndxe5 14. Nxc6 Qxd1 (
14... Nxc6 15. Qxd8+ Bxd8 16. Rd1 O-O 17. Be3 Bf6 18. Rac1 $44) 15. Rxd1 Nxc6
16. Bf4 Bb7 17. Rac1 $44) 14. Bf4 (14. Qe2 $5 Nxc4 (14... Ng6 15. Nc6 Qc7 16.
Nxe7 Nxe7 17. Rd1 O-O 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Rac1 $44) 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Nxe7 Na5 17.
Bd5 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Bg5 h6 20. Ng6 $13) 14... Nxc4 15. Nc6 $146 (15. Bxc4
Nb6 (15... Bb7 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Nxe6 Qb6 18. Re1 $44) (15... Qb6 16. a5 Qc5
17. Rc1 $40) 16. Bb3 Bf6 (16... Bb7 $5 17. a5 Nd5 18. Ba4+ Kf8 $13) 17. Nc6
Qxd1 (17... Qd7 18. Nxb4 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bc3 20. a5 $44) 18. Rfxd1 O-O 19. a5 $14
{1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Rublevsky,S/Poikovsky RUS 2003/(50)}) 15... Qb6 (15... Nxb2
16. Qd2 Qb6 17. Nxe7 Kxe7 18. Qxb2 $44 {[%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c7,Yb2g7]}) 16. Nxe7
Kxe7 (16... Na5 $2 17. Rc1 Kxe7 (17... Nxb3 18. Nxc8 Qd4 19. Rc7 $18) 18. Bc7
$16) 17. Bxc4 $44 Bb7 18. Rc1 Rhd8 (18... Rac8 $5 19. Re1 {/\20.a5} (19. Qg4
Nf6 20. Qg3 Rhd8 21. Be2 {[%cal Gf4c7,Gc7b6,Gc7d8]} Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Qd4 $15)
19... Rc6 20. Qg4 Rhc8 21. b3 Kf8 22. Rcd1 Nf6 23. Qh4 $44) 19. Qh5 Nf6 20. Qh3
Rac8 $15 {Black have an extra pawn after opening.The pair of bishops and bad
position of Ke7 do not compensate this fully.} 21. b3 Bd5 22. a5 Qb7 (22...
Qxa5 23. Ra1 Qb6 24. Rxa6 Qb7 25. Rfa1 Bxc4 $1 26. Ra7 Qxa7 27. Rxa7+ Ke8 28.
Ra1 Rd3 29. Qh4 Bxb3 30. Be5 $132) 23. Be3 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Rxc4 25. bxc4 Rc8 26.
c5 (26. Qg3 $5 h6 $1 (26... Rxc4 $140 27. Qxg7 Rg4 $4 28. Bc5+ $18) 27. Rd1 Kf8
$17) 26... Qc7 27. Qh4 Qxa5 $17 28. Rb1 Qa4 29. h3 (29. Qxb4 Qxb4 30. Rxb4 Nd5
31. Ra4 Nxe3 32. fxe3 Rxc5 33. Rxa6 Rc2 $17 {/-+}) 29... a5 30. Qg3 Qc6 $19 31.
Rd1 Ne8 $6 (31... Kf8 $19) 32. Qh4+ f6 (32... Nf6 $142 $19) 33. Qxh7 Rd8 34.
Re1 Qd5 35. g4 (35. Qc2 $5) 35... Kf7 (35... Qf3 $1 36. g5 Rd1 37. gxf6+ Kf7 $1
38. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 39. Kg2 Nxf6 $19) 36. g5 Qf5 (36... Qf3 $5 37. g6+ Ke7 38. Qg8
Rd1 $1 39. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 40. Kg2 Qd7 $19) 37. Qh5+ Kg8 38. Rd1 $1 Rxd1+ 39. Qxd1
Qd5 (39... fxg5 40. Qd8 Kf7 41. Qxa5 $15) (39... Qxh3 40. c6 $132) 40. Qa4 Qd8
41. g6 $1 {[%csl Rg8]} Kf8 42. c6 (42. Qb5 $5) 42... Qd5 43. Bb6 (43. Bb6 b3
44. c7 Qg5+ 45. Kh2 Qe5+ 46. Kg1 Nxc7 47. Bxa5 b2 48. Qb4+ Ke8 49. Bxc7 Qxc7
50. Qxb2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[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 "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Ireland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRL"]

1. d4 (1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 c5 6. e4 Nc6 7. Nbd2 d5
8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nc4 e5 10. Re1 Re8 11. a4 b6 12. Nfd2 Be6 13. Ne4 h6 14. a5 Qc7
15. Ned6 Reb8 16. Nb5 Qd8 17. a6 Qd7 18. Bd2 Kh7 19. c3 Rd8 20. Qa4 Qe7 21.
Rab1 Rac8 22. b4 Ndxb4 23. Nxb6 axb6 24. cxb4 Rxd3 25. Be3 Bd5 26. Bxd5 Rxd5
27. bxc5 bxc5 28. a7 Qd8 29. Nc7 Qxc7 30. a8=Q Rxa8 31. Qxa8 Rd8 32. Rb7 Rxa8
33. Rxc7 Nd4 34. Bxd4 exd4 35. Rxc5 Ra7 36. Rd5 h5 37. Re8 Bf6 38. h4 Kg7 39.
Rc8 Re7 40. Kf1 Kh7 41. Rcd8 Re5 42. R8d7 Rxd5 43. Rxd5 Bg7 44. Ke2 d3+ 45.
Kxd3 f5 46. f4 Kg8 47. Rd7 Bb2 48. Kc4 Kf8 49. Kd5 Kg8 50. Ke6 Bc3 51. Rd3 Bb2
52. g4 hxg4 53. h5 Kg7 54. hxg6 Kxg6 55. Rd5 Bc1 56. Rxf5 Bxf4 57. Rxf4 Kg5 58.
Ke5 g3 59. Ke4 g2 60. Rf8 Kh4 61. Rg8 {1-0 Radev,N-Pribyl,J/Tbilisi 1971/EXT
99 (61)}) 1... d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3
cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 Qd6 12. Ne4 $1 (12. d5 exd5 13.
Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15. Bxd5 Bf6 16. Rb1 Bf5 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Rfe8 19.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Kf1 Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Davies,N-Sadler,M/Gausdal 1994/EXT 97 (20)}) (
12. h3 Rd8 13. Be3 b5 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. Red1 Na5 16. Ba2 b4 17. axb4 Qxb4 $15 {
0-1 Lengyel,L-Vovsha,E/Budapest HUN 1999 (43)}) (12. Bg5 Rd8 13. Bc2 Nxd4 14.
Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Qf3 Qc5 16. Be3 Qc6 17. Qg3 b5 18. Bh6 g6 19. Be4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4
Bb7 $17 {0-1 Zontakh,A-Govedarica,R/Lazarevac YUG 1999 (49)}) (12. g3 Nd5 13.
Nxd5 exd5 14. Ne5 Be6 15. Bf4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qb6 17. Bc2 Rac8 18. Qd2 {1/2-1/2
Hansen,C-Degerman,L/Malmo 1998/CBM 66 (18)}) 12... Nxe4 13. Rxe4 Bf6 (13... Rd8
14. Bf4 Qd7 15. Qc2 b5 16. Rae1 Kh8 (16... Qb7 17. Bg5 $36) 17. Bg5 $1) 14. Bf4
Qd8 15. Rc1 (15. Bc2 b5 16. Qd3 g6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Borovikov,
V-Zontakh,A/Ordzhonikidze 2000 (18)}) 15... Bd7 (15... Qb6 16. Ne5 (16. Be5 $1)
16... Rd8) 16. Re2 Rc8 (16... Re8 17. Rd2) 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 $36 Bg4 19. Rd2
Qa5 (19... Qb6 20. Be3 Qc7 21. h3) 20. h3 Bh5 21. b4 $1 Qxa3 22. Rd3 Qxb4 (
22... Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Qa2 24. Bd5 Qb2 25. Rb1 $18) (22... Qb2 23. Rb1 $18) 23.
Bd6 Qb6 (23... Qa5 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Be4 $1 Bg6 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Rd7 Rd8 28.
Rb1 $16) 24. Rb3 Qa7 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 (25... Kxf8 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Qd6+ Be7 28.
Qe5 {(/\29.Rc6)} Bxf3 29. Rxf3 $16 {[%cal Ge5f5,Gf5c8,Gf3f7,Ge5h5,Gh5f7]}) 26.
Bxc6 bxc6 27. Rxc6 a5 28. Rb5 Bxf3 29. Qxf3 $16 Qe7 (29... a4 30. Rxf6 gxf6 31.
Qxf6 $18) 30. Ra6 Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Bd4 32. Ra8 g6 33. Rb7 Qe6 34. Rxa5 h5 35. h4 $6
(35. g3 Rc8 36. Ra6 $18) 35... Rc8 36. Qf4 (36. Ra6 Qc4 37. Ra4 Be5+ 38. g3 Qe6
39. Raa7 Rf8 40. Re7 $18) 36... Rc4 37. g3 Kg7 38. Rab5 Bf6 39. Qf3 Bd4 (39...
Rc3 40. Qd5 $18) 40. Rb4 Rxb4 41. Rxb4 Bf6 42. Kg2 Be5 43. Qe4 Qf6 44. Rc4 Ba1
45. Qd5 Qe7 46. Rc8 Bf6 47. Rb8 Qe5 48. Qxe5 Bxe5 49. Rb4 Bd6 50. Rb5 Be7 51.
Kf3 Bf6 52. Ke4 Bc3 53. Kd5 Be1 54. Rb2 Bc3 55. Rc2 Ba1 56. Rc4 f5 57. Ke6 Bb2
58. Rc7+ Kg8 59. Rc8+ (59. f4 $1 Bd4 60. Rd7 Bc3 {You can find a way to
wictory in such an ending in game Radev-Pribyl above}) 59... Kg7 60. Rc7+ Kg8
61. Rd7 Bc3 62. Rd3 Bb2 63. f3 Kf8 64. Rd8+ Kg7 65. Rd7+ Kg8 66. Rb7 Bd4 67.
Rb4 Bc3 68. Rc4 Bb2 69. Rc8+ Kg7 70. Rc7+ Kg8 71. Kd5 Kf8 72. Rb7 Bc3 73. Rb3
Ba1 74. Rb1 Bc3 75. Rc1 Bb2 76. Rc2 Ba1 77. Ke6 Kg7 78. Rc7+ Kg8 79. Rf7 Bd4
80. g4 $2 $11 hxg4 81. fxg4 fxg4 82. Rf4 Bc3 83. Rxg4 Kh7 84. Kf7 Kh6 $1 85.
Rg5 Be1 86. Rxg6+ Kh5 87. Kf6 Kxh4 88. Kf5 Bd2 89. Rg2 Be3 90. Rb2 Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Svetushkin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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 "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Moldova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MDA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. h3 b6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. e4 Nd7 14. e5 Ndxe5 (
14... Ncxe5 15. Bf4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Qxc4 18. Bd6 $14) 15. Bf4
Nxf3+ (15... f6 16. Rac1 (16. Ne4 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Ne5 18. Qc3 Kh8 19. Rac1 Be7
20. Qg3 Qb7 21. Bxe5 Qxe4 22. Bc3 Ra7 23. Re1 Qf5 24. Bd4 $44 {1-0 Lugovoi,
A-Karpatchev,A/RUS-ch51 St. Petersburg 1998/CBM 67/ (62)}) 16... Qe7 17. Ne4
Bb4 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 fxe5 20. Qh5 Kh8 21. Qxe5 {1/2-1/2 Lauber,
A-Estrella,J/Gyula 1997/CBM 58 ext (21)}) 16. Qxf3 Qb7 17. Ne4 Nd4 18. Qd3 Rd8
19. b4 $1 (19. Be5 f5 20. Nd6 $1 Bxd6 21. Qxd4 Be7 22. Qc3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Qc6
24. Rd6 $1 Qxa4 25. Rxb6 Bf8 26. b3 Qe8 27. Qf3 $16 {1-0 Raetsky,A-Golikov,A/
Kecskemet 1991/Inf 54/(32)}) 19... Bxb4 20. Nd6 Qc6 (20... Bxd6 21. Qxd4 $18) (
20... Rxd6 21. Bxd6 Bxd6 22. Qxd4 Bf8 23. Be2 Rb8 (23... Qa7 24. Rac1 $1 h6 25.
Rc6 Bb7 26. Rc7 Rc8 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 28. a5 $18) 24. Rac1 $1 h6 25. Bf3 Qa7 26.
Qf4 $18) (20... Nf5 $1 21. Nxb7 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 Bxb7 23. Rad1 $14 {/+/-}) 21.
Qxd4 Bb7 22. Bf1 Bc3 23. Qd3 Bxa1 (23... e5 24. Rac1 exf4 25. Rxc3 Rxd6 26.
Qxd6 Qxc3 27. Qd8+ Rxd8 28. Rxd8#) 24. Rxa1 $16 b5 $2 (24... Rd7 25. Qg3 f6 26.
Nxb7 e5 27. Qb3+ Kh8 28. Be3 Qxb7 29. Rb1 $16) 25. Qg3 $18 f6 (25... b4 26. Rc1
Qd5 27. Rc7 $18) 26. Rc1 Rxd6 27. Rxc6 Rxc6 28. Bh6 g6 29. axb5 1-0

[Event "Penta Media GM"]
[Site "Kelamabakkam"]
[Date "2000.08.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 (1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 c5 6. Bxc4 a6 7. O-O b5
8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Bg5 Be7 10. d5 c4 11. Bc2 Nbd7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Nd4
Nc5 15. e5 Nd5 16. Qh5+ $16 {1-0 Steffensen,T-Moller,S/Vejgaard 1992/EXT 98 
(32)}) 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 (3... a6 4. e4 c5 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 Bb7
8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. e5 Nfd7 11. Bf4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Bc2 Nc6 14.
Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qg4 $36 {1-0 Pafnutieff,W-Gross,H/San Francisco 1960 (37)}) 4. e3
e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Nc3 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. e4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nbd7 (10...
Nc6 11. Be3 (11. Nxc6 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bxc6 13. f3 Bc5+ 14. Kf1 h6 15. Bf4 O-O 16.
Ne2 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Ba7 18. Be5 Be8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V-Adianto,U/Biel
1995/CBM 49 (36)}) 11... Ne5 12. Qe2 Neg4 13. e5 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Nd7 15. Rxf7
Kxf7 16. Nxe6 Qb8 17. Nxg7+ Ke7 18. Qh5 Qxe5 19. Qf7+ Kd6 20. Ne6 Qxe3+ 21. Kh1
Bh6 {1-0 Naer Eugeni-Grabuzova Tatiana/Memorial Goldberg Moscow (Russia) 1998})
(10... b4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Bxe6 Nc5 13. Bc4 bxc3 14. e6 Nxe6 15. Re1 Be7 16.
Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Qe5 O-O 19. Nxe6 Bf6 $17 {0-1 Barkhagen,J-Maksimenko,
A/Aalborg 1995/CBM 49 ext (24)}) 11. Re1 Nc5 12. e5 $146 (12. Bd5 Nxd5 (12...
Qb6 13. b4 Ncd7 14. Be3 exd5 15. exd5 Bxb4 16. Nc6 Bxc3 17. Bxb6+ Kf8 18. Bc7
g6 19. Re3 Bxa1 20. Qxa1 {1-0 Bosboom,M-Van den Bergh,J/Haarlem 1998/EXT 99 
(20)}) 13. exd5 b4 14. dxe6 bxc3 15. Qg4 Qd5 16. bxc3 h5 17. Qh3 Nxe6 18. Nxe6
fxe6 19. Bf4 O-O-O 20. Rxe6 Qd7 21. Rb1 Rh6 22. Bxh6 gxh6 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,
V-Yakovich,Y/Moscow 1995/CBM 46 ext (22)}) 12... Nxb3 (12... Nfd7 13. Bc2 Nb6 (
13... b4 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Rxe4 Nc5 17. Re1 (17. Rf4 $5 Qd5 18.
Be3) 17... Qd5 18. Bg5 $32) 14. b4 (14. Qg4 h5 15. Qf4 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. f3
$36) 14... Nd5 (14... Ncd7 15. Nxe6 $1 $16) 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. f3 Rd8 17. Bb2
Qc4 18. a3 $16) (12... Nd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. b4 Nb7 15. a3 $36 {[%csl Rb7]})
13. axb3 Nd7 (13... Nd5 14. Ne4 (14. Qg4 h5 15. Qg3 h4 16. Qg4 h3 $36) 14...
Qb6 15. Qg4 h5 16. Qh4 $36) 14. Qg4 {White prevent the development of the
king's side of Black and make to weaken pawn structure of Black on the king's
side.} b4 (14... Qb6 15. Be3 Nxe5 16. Qg3 Qd6 17. Nf5 Qc6 18. Nxg7+ Bxg7 19.
Qxg7 Ng6 20. f3 $16 {[%csl Re8]}) (14... h5 15. Qg3 h4 16. Qg4 h3 $140 $2 17.
Nxe6 $18) (14... g6 $5 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Ne4 $36) 15. Na4 Bd5 16. h4 h5 17. Qg3
g6 18. Bg5 Qb8 19. Rac1 $14 Bg7 20. Nc5 Qa7 $2 ({In case of} 20... Nxc5 21.
Rxc5 O-O 22. Be7 Re8 23. Bd6 $36 {White seize the initiative on the queen's
side.}) 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Bf6 $1 O-O (22... Bxf6 23. exf6 $16) 23. Bxg7 Kxg7
24. Ne2 $1 {Now White regroup pieces for the attack of the weakened position
of the Black's king.} Rac8 25. Rcd1 Kh7 26. Nf4 $16 Rfd8 27. Qg5 Qe8 (27... Rc2
28. Re3 $40) 28. Re3 Rc7 (28... Bb7 29. Red3 $1 (29. Rde1 {[%cal Gf4h5]} Qf8
30. Nxh5 (30. Rg3 Qh6 31. Qf6 Rd7) 30... gxh5 31. Qxh5+ Qh6 32. Qxf7+ Qg7 $11)
29... Rxd3 30. Rxd3) 29. Rg3 Qf8 30. Rd4 Rcd7 31. Qf6 {[%cal Gg3g5,Gf4h5,Gg5h5]
} Qe7 $2 (31... a5 32. Rg5 Qh6 33. Rxd5 $1 exd5 34. e6 fxe6 35. Rxg6 Qxf4 36.
Qxf4 Kxg6 37. Qg5+ Kf7 38. Qxh5+ $16) 32. Nxh5 Qf8 33. Nf4 Qe7 34. Qxe7 Rxe7
35. h5 $18 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv int"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2000.03.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gershon, Alik"]
[Black "Jonkman, Harmen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2000.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 (2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O Nc6
8. Nc3 a6 9. Bb3 Be7 10. dxc5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. Bd2 Ke7 13. Rac1 Ba7 14.
e4 Ng4 15. Be1 Bd7 16. Na4 f6 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Rxc5 Rhd8 19. h3 Nge5 20. Nxe5
fxe5 21. f4 $16 {1-0 Piskov,Y-Relange,E/Cappelle la Grande 1994/CBM 44 (31)})
2... dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3 Be7 9.
dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bd2 Bd7 (11... Ba7 12. Rac1 Ke7 (12... O-O 13. Be1
h6 14. h3 Bd7 15. Na4 Rfd8 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Rxc5 Be8 18. Rcc1 $14 {1-0
Bunzmann,D-Sadvakasov,D/Lausanne 1999/CBM 71 (40)}) 13. Ng5 (13. e4 Ng4 14. Be1
Bd7 15. Na4 Rac8 16. Nc5 Nd4 17. Bb4 Ne2+ 18. Kf1 Nxc1 19. Nxd7+ Ke8 20. Nb6
Bxb6 21. Ba4+ Rc6 22. Rxc1 $16 {1-0 Kazhgaleyev,M-Muhtarov,L/Koszalin 1999/EXT
2000 (37)}) 13... Rd8 (13... Bd7 14. Nce4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 b6 16. Rxc6 Bxc6 17.
Bb4+ Ke8 18. Nd6+ Ke7 19. e4 Bb8 20. e5 Bd5 21. Nc8+ Ke8 22. Nxb6 Ra7 23. Nxd5
exd5 24. Bxd5 {1-0 Volzhin,A-Hartman,C/Gistrup 1997/EXT 98 (24)}) 14. Nge4 Nxe4
15. Nxe4 e5 16. Nc5 (16. Ba4 Bd7 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Rxc5 Rac8 19. a3 Be6 20. Rcc1
f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Filippov,V-Dokuchaev,A/Maikop 1998/CBM 66 (29)}) 16... Bxc5 17.
Rxc5 Be6 18. Bxe6 Kxe6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Arlandi,E-Galkin,A/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM
74 ext (44)}) (11... Na5 12. Ba4+ b5 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5+ Ke7 15. b4 $18 {
1-0 Tkachiev,V-Stevic,H/Pula 1999/CBM 70 ext (30)}) (11... O-O 12. Rac1 (12.
Be1 Be7 13. Rac1 Rd8 14. Na4 Rxd1 15. Bxd1 Nd7 16. Be2 Nd8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Nb6
Rb8 19. Nxc8 $16 {1-0 Romanishin,O-Peric,S/Arco di Trento 1997/EXT 2000 (52)})
12... Rd8 (12... Ba7 13. Be1 Rd8 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 (15... Rxd7 16. Ne4
Rxd1 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Bxd1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Romanishin,O-Chabanon,J/Bad Endbach
1995/CBM 47 (62)}) 16. Ne4 Nde5 17. Nd6 Rd7 18. Bc3 Kf8 19. Kf1 Ke7 20. Nc4
Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 $14 {1-0 Tregubov,P-Stambulin,A/Krasnodar 1998/
EXT 2000 (52)}) 13. Na4 Ba7 14. Ba5 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Nd7 16. Bc7 b5 17. Bc2 Nf6
18. Nb6 Bxb6 19. Bxb6 Bd7 20. Nd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kazhgaleyev,M-Drasko,M/Cannes
1999/EXT 2000 (55)}) 12. Rac1 Ba7 13. Be1 Ke7 (13... Rd8 14. Na4 b6 (14... O-O
15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Cifuentes Parada,R-Lopez Martinez,J/
Zaragoza 1999/EXT 2000 (91)}) 15. Rxd7 Kxd7 16. Nxb6+ Kc7 17. Na4 Kb7 18. Rxc6
Kxc6 19. Ne5+ Kd6 20. Nxf7+ Ke7 21. Nxh8 Rxh8 22. Bc4 Ra8 23. b3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Epishin,V-Kortschnoj,V/Hessen 1999/EXT 2000 (31)}) (13... O-O 14. Na4 Rfc8 15.
Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Ne7 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Atalik,S-Van der Sterren,
P/Reykjavik 1994/CBM 39 ext (30)}) 14. Na4 Rhc8 (14... Rhb8 15. Nc5 Be8 16. h3
h6 17. Rc2 Nd7 18. Nxa6 bxa6 19. Rxc6 Nc5 20. Nd4 Rb7 21. Bc4 Bxc6 22. Nxc6+
Ke8 23. b4 {1-0 Lautier,J-Flear,G/France 1999/CBM 73/[Lautier] (43)}) (14...
Rhd8 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Be8 17. Rdc1 Ne4 18. R5c4 Nd6 19. R4c2 $14 {1-0
Iljushin,A-Hunt,A/Patras 1999/CBM 72 ext (34)}) (14... b6 15. Rxd7+ Kxd7 16.
Nxb6+ Bxb6 17. Ba4 Kc8 18. Ne5 Kb8 19. Nxc6+ Kb7 20. Ne5 Rac8 21. Bc6+ Ka7 22.
Nxf7 $16 {1-0 Karpov,A-Gulko,B/Oropesa del Mar 1996/EXT 98 (42)}) 15. Nc5 Bxc5
(15... Rc7 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. Rxd7+ Nxd7 (17... Kxd7 18. Bc3 Ke7 19. Ne5 $14)
18. Ba4 Rc8 19. Bb4+ Ke8 20. Bc3 $14) 16. Rxc5 Ne4 17. Rc4 (17. Rcc1 $5 Be8 18.
Bc2 f5 (18... Nd6 19. Bc3 $16) 19. Nd2 Nd6 20. Nf1 $14 {[%cal Ge1c3]}) 17...
Nd6 18. Rc2 (18. Rh4 h6 19. Bc3 f6 {[%csl Rh4]}) 18... Be8 19. Bc3 a5 (19... f6
20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. exd4 (21. Rxd4 a5 22. Rcd2 Nb5 $15) 21... Bf7 22. Re1 $14 {
[%csl Re6]}) 20. Re2 f6 21. Nd4 $1 Nd8 (21... e5 22. Ne6 g6 (22... Bf7 23. Nxg7
$16) 23. Nf4 $1 $16) 22. Bc2 Bg6 (22... g6 $5 $11 {[%cal Ye6e5]}) 23. e4 $1 e5
24. Nf5+ Bxf5 $2 (24... Nxf5 25. exf5 Bf7 26. Red2 (26. g4 b5 27. a3 Nc6 $132)
26... Bxa2 (26... Rc7 27. f4 $1 $36) 27. Rd7+ Kf8 28. Ra1 Bc4 29. Rxa5 $14) 25.
exf5 Nb5 26. Red2 $1 Rc7 27. Ba4 $1 Nxc3 28. Rd7+ Rxd7 29. Rxd7+ Kf8 30. bxc3
$16 Rc8 31. Kf1 Nf7 32. Bb3 Nh6 33. Rxb7 Rxc3 34. Be6 $1 $18 {[%csl Ra5,Rf8,
Rh6]} Rc6 {[%cal Yg7g6]} 35. h3 g6 36. g4 gxf5 37. gxf5 Rc3 38. Kg2 Ra3 39.
Rxh7 Nxf5 40. Bxf5 Rxa2 41. Be6 Rb2 42. Rf7+ Ke8 43. Ra7 e4 44. Kg3 Rb6 45. Bd5
f5 46. Rxa5 Ke7 47. Kf4 Rb2 48. Ra2 Rb5 49. Ke5 Rc5 50. Ra7+ Ke8 51. Kd6 Rc8
52. Ra8 Rxa8 53. Bxa8 Kf7 54. Ke5 Kg6 55. Kf4 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 07th"]
[Site "Smolensk"]
[Date "2000.04.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Makarov, Marat"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2000.04.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Transsib"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg Chess Federation"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. a3 a6 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. b4 Bd6 11. Bb2 Ke7 12. Nbd2 Rd8 13. Rfc1 (13. Rac1 Bd7
14. Be2 Rac8 15. Nb3 {1/2-1/2 Del Rey,D-Magem Badals,J/Andorra la Vella 1999/
EXT 2000 (15)}) 13... Bd7 14. Be2 $1 {[%cal Gd2c4]} b5 15. Nb3 Rdc8 16. Nc5 Be8
(16... Ra7 17. Rc2 Be8 18. Rac1 $16) 17. Nb7 $1 Bc7 18. Nd4 Bb6 (18... Nxd4 19.
Bxd4 $16 {[%cal Gd4c5]}) (18... Ne5 $5) 19. Nb3 Ra7 20. N7c5 g6 $6 21. Bf3 Rcc7
22. Nd3 a5 $2 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 (23... Bxc6 24. bxa5 Bxa5 25. Nxa5 Rxa5 26. Nb4 $18
) 24. bxa5 Bxa5 25. Bd4 Ra8 26. Nxa5 Rxa5 (26... Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Rxa5 28. Bc5+
Kd7 29. Ne5+ $18) 27. Bc5+ Kd8 28. Nb4 $18 Rxc5 29. Rxc5 Ra8 30. f3 Ke7 31. Kf2
Bd7 32. e4 Ne8 33. e5 f6 34. exf6+ Kxf6 35. Rd1 Ra7 36. Rd3 Ke7 37. Nc6+ Bxc6
38. Rxc6 Rb7 39. Rb3 Kd7 40. Rc4 Nd6 41. Rh4 Kc6 42. a4 Ra7 43. axb5+ Nxb5 44.
Rhb4 Nd6 45. g4 Kd7 46. Rb8 Ke7 47. Kg3 Kf6 48. R3b6 Rd7 49. Rc6 Nf7 50. Rbb6
Re7 51. Rb5 (51. f4 h6 52. h4 g5 53. f5 Nd8 54. Rd6 Re8 55. h5 Kf7 56. Rd7+ $18
) 51... Ra7 52. Rbc5 h6 53. Rc7 Ra3 54. Rc3 Ra5 55. Rb3 h5 56. Rb8 Nd6 57. Rf8+
Ke5 58. Rc2 hxg4 59. Re2+ Kd5 60. Rd8 gxf3 61. Rd2+ Ke4 62. R8xd6 Rg5+ 63. Kf2
e5 64. Kf1 Kf4 65. Rf6+ Ke3 66. Rd1 e4 67. Re1+ Kd4 68. Rf4 Re5 69. h4 1-0

[Event "Cannes m1"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2000.04.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2000.04.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 cxd4 $146 10. Nc4 (10. Nxd4 Bb7 11. Qe2 Bc5 12. Rd1 O-O 13. N2f3 Nbd7
$11) 10... Be7 (10... dxe3 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Nfe5 $5 (12. Bxe3 Nbd7 (12... Nd5
13. Rad1 Nd7 14. Nce5 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Ke7 16. Nc6+ Ke8 17. Ng5 $16) 13. Rad1 Ke8
14. Nce5 Bb7 15. a5 $44) 12... exf2+ 13. Rxf2 Ke8 (13... Ra7 14. Be3 $16) (
13... Bc5 14. Nxf7+ Ke8 15. Nxh8 Ng4 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Rc2 Bd7 18. h3 Ne5 19.
Be3 $16) 14. Nb6 Bd6 15. Nd3 Bb7 16. Nxa8 Bxa8 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Rxf4 a5 19. Rc1
$14) 11. Nxd4 Bb7 12. Ne5 (12. f3 Bc5 13. Ne5 Bd5 $11) 12... Bd5 (12... Qd6 13.
Nxf7 Kxf7 14. Nxe6 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Kg6 16. Nf4+ Kh6 17. f3 (17. e4 Nxe4) 17... g5
18. Ne6 $44) 13. e4 Bxb3 (13... Nxe4 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 (15... Kxe6
16. Qg4+ Kf7 (16... Kf6 17. Rd1 Qc8 18. Qf4+ Qf5 19. Qxf5+ Kxf5 20. Rxd5+ Kf6
21. f3 $16) 17. Qh5+ Ke6 18. Re1 (18. Qg4+ $11) 18... Bxb3 19. Rxe4+ Kd7 20.
Rd4+ Kc6 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Bg5 $36) 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qf3+ Nf6 18. Bxe6+ Kxe6 19.
Qxa8 Qd5 $15) (13... Bxe4 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Bxe6+ Ke8 16. Re1 $44) 14. Nxb3
Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Nxe4 16. Be3 Nf6 (16... O-O 17. Rac1 $44) 17. Rac1 Nbd7 (17...
O-O 18. Rc7 Re8 19. Nc4 Nd5 20. Rxd5 exd5 21. Nb6 Bd6 22. Nxa8 Bxc7 23. Nxc7
Re7 $1 24. Na8 (24. Nxd5 Rd7 $19) 24... Nc6 25. Kf1 $14) 18. Nc6 (18. Nxd7 Nxd7
19. Rc7 Nf6 20. Bc5 Bxc5 21. Nxc5 O-O 22. Rc6 a5 $17) 18... Nd5 19. Nba5 Bf6 (
19... Nxe3 20. fxe3 Bg5 21. Kf2 (21. Nc4 Nb6 22. Kf2 Nd5 23. Nd6+ Kd7 24. Nf5
g6 $17) 21... Nf6 22. Kf3 Nd5 23. Nc4 O-O 24. a5 $44) 20. Nc4 O-O 21. Nxb4 Nxb4
22. Rxd7 $11 Rfd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 07th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.01.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Touzane, Olivier"]
[Black "Svetushkin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2348"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2000.01.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. a5 Be7 11. Ba4+ Nbd7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nb3 (13. Ne5 O-O 14.
Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Nb3 Bd5 16. e4 Bc4 17. Re1 Qf6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Ne5 $15 {
0-1 Khenkin,I-Fancsy,I/Liechtenstein 74/412 1998/ (52)}) 13... O-O 14. Ne5 Nxe5
15. Nxc5 Qc7 16. Nxb7 Qxb7 17. Qd4 Ng6 18. Bd2 Rab8 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Qc4 Rdc8
21. Qe2 Rc5 $1 {[%cal Yc5g5,Yg6h4,Rg5g2,Rh4g2,Rb7g2,Yc5a5][%mdl 32]} (21... Ne4
22. Be1 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Lautier,J/Monte Carlo 1996/CBM 56 (22)}) 22. Bb3 Nh4
23. f4 $8 (23. f3 $2 Rg5 $19) 23... Qe4 24. Be1 $2 (24. Rac1 $1 Rxa5 (24...
Rxc1 25. Bxc1 $132 {[%csl Ra6]}) 25. Rc4 Qa8 26. Be1 Ng6 27. Rxb4 $11) (24.
Rdc1 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Rd8 $36) 24... Nf5 25. Bf2 h5 $36 26. h3 h4 (26... Rbc8 $5
27. g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Ne7 29. Rd4 Qg6 $36) 27. Rd2 Rbc8 28. Rad1 g6 $1 (28...
Qc6 $2 29. e4 Nxe4 30. Rd8+ Rxd8 31. Rxd8+ Kh7 32. Qh5+ Nh6 33. Bxc5 $18) 29.
Ba2 Qc6 30. Bb1 (30. e4 Nxe4 31. Rd8+ Rxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kg7 (32... Kh7 $5) 33.
Bxc5 Qxc5+ 34. Kh2 Ne3 $1 {[%cal Ye4g3,Ye3f1]} (34... Qxa5 35. Rd7 Nfg3 36. Qc4
$132) 35. Rc8 Qxc8 (35... Qd4 $5 36. Rc1 (36. Rd8 Qxd8 37. Qxe3 Nf6 $19) 36...
Nd2 37. Kh1 (37. Re1 Qxf4+ 38. Kg1 Nxg2 $1 39. Kxg2 (39. Qxg2 Nf3+ 40. Kf1
Nxe1+ 41. Kxe1 Qc1+ 42. Ke2 b3 $1 $19) (39. Qe5+ Qxe5 40. Rxe5 Nf3+ 41. Kxg2
Nxe5 $19) 39... Qg3+ 40. Kh1 Nf3 $19) 37... Qxb2 (37... Nf5 $2 38. Qe5+ Qxe5
39. fxe5 Ng3+ 40. Kh2 Ndf1+ 41. Kg1 Ne2+ 42. Kxf1 Nxc1 43. Bc4 $18) 38. Re1 Nf5
$17) 36. Qxe3 Ng3 $17) 30... Ne4 31. Rd8+ (31. Bxe4 $1 Qxe4 32. Qd3 Qxd3 (32...
Rc4 33. Qxe4 Rxe4 34. Rd8+ Rxd8 35. Rxd8+ Kg7 36. Ra8 $14) 33. Rxd3 Rxa5 34. e4
Ng3 35. Bxg3 hxg3 36. Rxg3 Rc4 (36... Ra2 37. Rd2 a5 38. f5 $132 a4 39. fxe6
fxe6 40. Rd7 $132) 37. Re3 Ra2 38. Re2 a5 $15) 31... Rxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kh7 33.
Bxe4 Qxe4 $17 34. Qd3 Ng3 $1 35. Kh2 Qxd3 36. Rxd3 Nf1+ $1 37. Kg1 Rc1 38. Bxh4
Nxe3+ 39. Kh2 Nd5 {[%csl Ra5]} 40. Rb3 Rc4 41. Bg3 Rc5 $19 42. Bf2 Rxa5 43. Kg3
Ra1 44. Bd4 Rd1 45. Bc5 a5 46. Bd6 Rd2 47. Kf3 a4 48. Bxb4 Rc2 49. Ra3 Nxb4 50.
Rxa4 Rxb2 51. g4 Rb3+ 52. Ke4 Nd5 53. Ra7 Kg7 54. f5 gxf5+ 55. gxf5 Nf6+ 0-1

[Event "Cannes masters k.o."]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2000.02.20"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Lupu, Mircea Sergiu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2000.02.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 (2... c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O
a6 8. Bb3 Nc6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bd2 b5 13. Rac1 c4 14. Bc2
Rd8 15. a4 Rb8 16. Ne4 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe5 19. axb5 axb5 $11 {
0-1 Yermolinsky,A-Wolff,P/USA-ch 1992/TD (47)}) 3. e3 a6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6
6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. Bd2 (11. e4 Ng4 (
11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Rxd4 Nd7 14. Be3 b5 (14... Nc5 15. Bc2 b5 16. Rad1
Bf6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Rh4+ Kg8 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Qe4 f5 22. Qxa8 {
1-0 Maric,A-Danielian,E/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (37)}) 15. Rc1 Nc5 16. Bd1 b4
17. Rc4 Qa5 18. a3 Nb7 19. axb4 Bxb4 20. Na4 Nd6 21. Bb6 Qg5 22. h4 Qb5 23.
Rxb4 Qxb4 24. Bc5 Qb5 25. Bxd6 $16 {0-1 Tsedenov,S-Naes,F/Elista 1998/CBM 66
ext (53)}) 12. g3 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Qxg4 dxc3 15. bxc3 Qxc3 16. Be3 Qf6
17. Qe2 e5 18. Bd5 a5 19. Rab1 Bb4 20. Rb3 $44 {1/2-1/2 Stimpel,F-Berndt,M/
Germany 1995/GER (39)}) (11. a3 b5 12. d5 Na5 13. Bc2 b4 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Ne4
Nxd5 16. Neg5 g6 17. e4 Nf6 18. e5 Nh5 19. Ne4 $44 {1-0 Berry,N-Player,E/
Scarborough 1999/CBM 71 ext (33)}) 11... cxd4 (11... b6 12. Rac1 Bb7 13. dxc5
bxc5 14. Na4 Ne4 15. Be1 Rfd8 16. Bc2 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Nb4 18. Bb1 a5 19. b3 $14 {
1-0 Lerner,K-Garcia Palermo,C/Polanica Zdroj 1985/MCD (43)}) (11... e5 12. dxe5
Nxe5 13. h3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 c4 15. Bc2 Qe5 16. Na4 Be6 17. Bc3 Qg5 18. Bd4 b5
19. Nc3 Rad8 20. a3 Rd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Obukhov,A-Meister,Y/Cheliabinsk 1990/EXT
2000 (63)}) (11... Bd7 12. Rac1 cxd4 13. exd4 Rad8 14. Bg5 Qb6 15. d5 Na5 16.
Be3 Qb4 17. Bc2 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bd2 {1-0 Csiszar,C-Sapi,L/HUN-chT 9394
1994/TD (19)}) (11... b5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Rdc1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Qf3 Rb8
16. e4 Bd6 17. g3 Nd7 18. Rd1 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. Be3 Be5 21. Bc5 Re8 $11 {
0-1 Gurevich,D-Kaidanov,G/Philadelphia 1995/EXT 2000 (52)}) 12. exd4 Na5 13.
Bc2 Nc4 $2 (13... b5 14. Bg5 (14. Rac1 Nc4 15. Ne4 Nd5 (15... Bb7 16. Nxf6+
Bxf6 17. b3 $18) (15... Qb8 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bg5 $1 $40) 16. Bg5 (16. Bd3 Qb6
17. Bg5 f6 18. b3 $1 Nd6 19. Bd2 $14 (19. Nxd6 Bxd6 20. Qe4 f5)) 16... f6)
14... Bb7 15. Rac1 $36) 14. Bg5 $1 Nxb2 (14... h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Rac1 $1
Nxb2 $140 17. Na4 $1 $18) 15. Rdc1 Nc4 (15... Qc4 16. Qd2 $1 Qc6 17. Ne5 Qe8
18. Bb3 $18) 16. Ne4 $1 b5 (16... Nd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Ned2 b5 19. Nxc4 bxc4
20. Qe4 $18) 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Bh6 (18. Qe4 $2 f5 19. Qxa8 Bb7 $17) 18... Bb7
(18... Rd8 19. Ne5 f5 20. Qf3 (20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Qf3 Bh4 (21... Rxd4 22. Qxa8
Bd6 23. Nf3 $16) 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Qxa8 Bb7 24. Qa7 Qc6 25. f3 Bf6 26. Be3 Ra8
27. Qc5 Qxc5 28. dxc5 Bxa1 29. Rxa1 $14) 20... Rxd4 21. Qxa8 (21. Nc6 Bb7 22.
Qg3+ Qxg3 23. Nxe7+ Kh8 24. hxg3 Rd7 25. Nxf5 exf5 26. Bxf5 $14) 21... Nxe5 22.
Bxf5 Nc4 23. Be4 $16) 19. Ne5 f5 20. Qd3 $6 (20. Bxf8 $1 Rxf8 21. Bd3 $16)
20... Bh4 21. Qh3 Qe7 22. Re1 $2 (22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Bd3 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Rd8 $132)
22... Nxe5 (22... Rfd8 23. Nxc4 (23. Bxf5 Nxe5 24. Rxe5 Qf6 $17) 23... bxc4 24.
Bxf5 Qf6 $17) 23. Rxe5 Rfc8 24. Bb3 Kh8 (24... Bf6 $17) 25. Rae1 Bg5 $2 (25...
Bf6 26. Qxf5 (26. Rxf5 Qb4 $19) 26... Rg8 27. d5 exf5 28. Rxe7 Bxe7 29. Rxe7
Rae8 30. d6 Rxe7 31. dxe7 Re8 32. Bf8 Kg8 $17) 26. d5 $1 $36 Rc5 $6 (26... Bf6
27. R5e3 (27. R5e2 Rc3 28. Qh5 (28. Qxf5 exf5 29. Rxe7 Bxe7 30. Rxe7 Rac8)
28... Rg8 $13 (28... Rxb3 29. axb3 Bxd5 $132)) (27. Qxf5 exf5 28. Rxe7 Bxe7 29.
Rxe7 Re8) 27... Rg8 28. g3 Bd4 29. dxe6 Bxe3 30. exf7 Qe4 31. fxg8=Q+ Rxg8 32.
fxe3 Qh1+ 33. Kf2 Qf3+ $11) 27. Qh5 Rg8 (27... Bxh6 28. Qxh6 Rg8 29. g3 $14)
28. g3 Qf6 (28... Bxd5 29. Rxd5 (29. Bxd5 Qf6 30. Bxg5 Rxg5 31. Qf3 Rg8 $17)
29... Rxd5 30. Bxd5 Qb4 (30... Qf6 31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. Bxg5 Rxg5 33. Qe8+ Rg8 34.
Qxe6 $14) 31. Rxe6 fxe6 32. Bxg5 Qb1+ 33. Kg2 Rxg5 34. Qxg5 exd5 $11) 29. Bxg5
Rxg5 30. Qd1 Bxd5 31. Qd4 Rc6 (31... Bxb3 $5 32. Qxc5 Bxa2 $11) 32. Bxd5 exd5 (
32... Rd6 33. Qc5 Rxd5 34. Rxd5 exd5 35. Qxd5 f4 $15) 33. Qxd5 Kg7 $2 (33...
Rd6 34. Qf3 (34. Qc5 Kg7 35. h4 Rg6 36. Rxf5 Qd4 $11) 34... f4 $132) 34. h4 Rg4
$2 {[%mdl 8192]} (34... Rh5 $8 35. Re7 Rh6 36. R7e5 (36. R1e5 f4 $132) 36... f4
(36... Rh5 37. Qf3 Qg6 38. Kf1 $44) 37. Rf5 Re6 38. Rxe6 Qxe6 39. Qd4+ $16) 35.
Rxf5 $18 Qd4 (35... Qg6 36. h5 $18) (35... Rd6 36. Qf3 $18) 36. Qxf7+ Kh8 37.
Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Cannes masters k.o."]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2000.02.22"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.02.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. b3 O-O (10... cxd4 11. exd4 O-O 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. Rfd1 Na5 14.
Ne5 Bd7 15. Ne4 Nxc4 16. bxc4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Be8 18. c5 Bc6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20.
Bc3 Rd5 $11 {0-1 Opocensky,K-Fuster,G/Munich 1941/HCL (51)}) 11. Bb2 Bd7 (11...
cxd4 12. exd4 Nb4 (12... Na5 13. Rfd1 (13. Ne5 Nxc4 14. bxc4 b6 15. Rfd1 Re8
16. Rd3 Bb7 17. Rg3 Rad8 18. a5 bxa5 19. c5 g6 20. Rc1 Bf8 21. c6 Bc8 22. Rf3
Bg7 23. g4 Rf8 24. Ba3 $36 {1-0 Cobo Arteaga,E-Verstraeten,R/Skopje 1972/EXT
2000 (40)}) (13. Rac1 Nxc4 14. bxc4 Bd7 15. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Groszpeter,A-Vaulin,A/
Zalaegerszeg 1991/EXT 97 (15)}) 13... Bd7 14. Ne5 Nxc4 15. bxc4 Rad8 16. Rd3
Bc8 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. Rh3 Bf8 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 f5 21. Qe2 g6 22. Rhd3 $14
{1/2-1/2 Weindl,A-Zifroni,D/Biel 1994/TD (33)}) 13. Rac1 Qd8 14. Rfd1 b6 15.
Ne5 Bb7 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 17. Bxe6 Nbd5 18. Ne4 Nf4 19. Nxf6+ Kh8 20. Qg4 Nxe6 21.
d5 Nf4 22. Qxf4 Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. d6 Rc8 {0-1 Hjartarson,
J-Dlugy,M/New York 1984/MCD (25)}) 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Rad8 15.
e4 (15. Rfd1 Qc8 16. Rac1 Be6 17. e4 $14) 15... Qc8 16. Nd2 $2 (16. Rfd1 $142)
16... Be6 $15 {[%csl Rd4]} 17. Nc4 Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Rac1 (19. Rfd1 Bxd5
20. exd5 Rfe8 (20... Qc5 21. b4 Qxd5 22. Qxe7 Qxc4 23. Qxb7 Rb8 (23... d3 24.
b5 $132) 24. Qa7 Rfd8 25. Rdc1 (25. Rac1 Qxb4 26. Qxa6 Ra8 $17) 25... Qxb4 26.
Qxa6 d3 $36) 21. Qd3 Qc5 $17) 19... Bxd5 20. exd5 Qd7 21. Nb6 Qd6 22. a5 Bf6
23. Qc4 Rfe8 24. g3 (24. Qc7 Qxc7 25. Rxc7 d3 $17 26. Rd1 Re2 27. Kf1 Bd4 28.
Rxd3 Rde8 $1 29. Re3 $1 Bxe3 30. fxe3 R2xe3 31. d6 R3e6 $1 $19 32. d7 $140 Rf6+
33. Kg1 Re1#) 24... h5 $1 $36 {>>} 25. b4 h4 26. Kg2 Qe5 27. Qd3 Qh5 $1 28.
Rfe1 h3+ 29. Kf1 Re5 30. f4 $1 (30. Red1 Rf5 31. Rc7 Rf3 32. Qe2 Qf5 {[%cal
Rd4d3]}) 30... Re7 31. Kf2 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Qg4 {[%cal Yg7g5]} 33. d6 g5 34. Nd5 (
34. d7 gxf4 (34... Kg7 35. Re4 $16) 35. Re4 (35. Nd5 fxg3+ 36. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 37.
Kxg3 Kg7 $17) 35... fxg3+ 36. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 37. Kxg3 $132) 34... Rxd6 35. Nxf6+
Rxf6 36. Qxd4 Qf5 37. Re5 Qc2+ 38. Kf3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (38. Re2 Qc6 39. Re8+
Kg7 40. Re4 g4 $13) 38... Qg2+ 39. Kg4 (39. Ke3 gxf4+ 40. Kd3 Qf3+ 41. Kc2 fxg3
$19) 39... Rxf4+ 40. Qxf4 gxf4 0-1

[Event "Yerevan zt 1.5"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.06.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Black "Sendur, Adnan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.06.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Nb4 (9... Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Nxe7
14. Bxe4 Nd5 $14 {Moskalenko,V-Baburin,A/Leningrad chT/1989/}) 10. Bb1 b6 (
10... Be7 11. Bg5 (11. Re1 O-O 12. Ne5 Nbd5 13. Qd3 Bd7 14. Qg3 Re8 15. Bh6 Bf8
16. Bg5 Bc6 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bc2 $14 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Raetsky,A/Biel 1993/TD (54)
}) 11... O-O 12. a3 Nc6 (12... Nbd5 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Qd3 g6 15. Re1 Rc8 16. Ba2
Nxc3 17. bxc3 Ng4 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Bd2 Bd6 20. h3 Nf6 21. Qf3 Ne8 22. a4 Ng7
23. a5 $16 {1-0 Avrukh,B-Valenta,V/Olomouc 1996/EXT 98 (43)}) 13. Qc2 g6 14.
Rd1 Nd5 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Ba2 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bc6 20. Qd2
Qc7 21. Bf4 Rad8 22. Rac1 Qd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gretarsson,H-Thorhallsson,T/
Reykjavik 1997/CBM 62 (65)}) (10... Nbd5 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Qd3 b5 13. Ne5 Qb6 14.
a4 b4 15. a5 Qc7 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rc1 Qd6 18. Nc4 Qd8 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Nb6
Nxb6 21. axb6 Qb7 {[#]} 22. Qg3 O-O 23. Qd6 $16 {1-0 San Segundo,P-Montoya
Bello,F/ESP-chT 1995/CBM 50 ext (38)}) 11. a3 Nbd5 12. Ne5 Nxc3 (12... Bb7 $142
13. Qa4+ (13. Bg5 Be7 14. Qd3 h6 $11 15. Bh4 $140 Nf4 $17) (13. f4 $5 g6) 13...
Nd7 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh4 b5 16. Qb3 (16. Qd1 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nxc3) 16... Be7 17.
Nd3 Qb6 $132) 13. bxc3 Bb7 14. c4 b5 (14... Be7 15. Qa4+ Nd7 16. Rd1 $36) 15.
d5 $1 exd5 (15... Bd6 16. Bb2 exd5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Ng4 $1 $40) 16. cxb5 Bd6
17. Ng4 $1 (17. Bb2 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 axb5 19. Bd3 $36) 17... O-O 18. Bb2 $36 (18.
bxa6 Bc8 $1 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Qc2 Qh4 21. g3 Qh5 $132) 18... Nxg4 (18... Ne4
$5 19. Qd4 (19. bxa6 Rxa6 20. Bd3 Ra5 $132) 19... Qg5 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qxd6
Qxg4 22. h3 (22. b6 e3 23. f3 Qg5 $132) 22... Qg5 $132 {[%cal Ye4e3]}) 19. Qxg4
g6 (19... f6 $2 20. Qe6+ Kh8 21. Qh3 $18) 20. Ba2 axb5 $2 (20... Re8 $1 21.
Rfe1 (21. bxa6 Rxa6 22. Qf3 (22. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bxa3 $17) 22... Qh4 23. h3
Qe4 $15) 21... Qa5) 21. Qd4 f6 22. Bxd5+ Bxd5 23. Qxd5+ Kh8 24. Rfd1 Be5 $2 (
24... Ra6 $1 25. Qb7 (25. a4 bxa4 26. Ba3 Qc8 27. Bxd6 (27. Rac1 Bxa3 28. Rxc8
Rxc8 29. Qb7 Rac6 $11) 27... Rd8 $11) (25. Qf3 Qe7 $14) (25. Qxb5 Rb6 26. Qe2
Bxh2+ $1 $11) 25... Qb6 26. Qf3 Kg7 27. Rd5 $14) 25. Bxe5 fxe5 (25... Qxd5 26.
Rxd5 fxe5 27. Rxb5 Rfc8 28. Kf1 $16) 26. Qxb5 Qf6 27. Qe2 $16 {/+-Now White
should win combaining movement of pawn a3 with game against weak black king
and pawn e5.} Ra4 28. h3 Rf7 29. Qe3 Kg7 30. Rd5 e4 31. Rad1 Qf4 32. Qc5 {
[%cal Gd5d7] The plan of White contains exchange of one pair of the rooks.} e3
$6 33. fxe3 Qf2+ 34. Kh1 Rg4 35. R5d2 $18 Qh4 36. Rd7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3
cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 O-O 13. Be3 Qa5
(13... Bf6 14. Bc5 Re8 15. Ba3 Qc7 16. Re1 Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 Bd7 18. Qd2 h6 19.
Rd1 Rd8 20. Qc2 Qb6 21. Qb3 Qxb3 22. Bxb3 Na5 $17 {0-1 Alexander,P-Magem
Badals,J/Corsica 1997/EXT 99 (30)}) (13... Nb4 14. Be4 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 f5 16.
Bb1 Nc6 $6 (16... Be6 $11) 17. Bd3 Be6 18. Ng5 Bd5 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Rxd5 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Sadvakasov,D/Hoogeveen 1999/CBM 74/[Huzman] (76)}) 14. Qb3 Nb4
(14... Qb4 15. Qc2 $1 Rd8 (15... Bg4 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Ne5 $16) 16. Rad1 $36 (
16. Be4 h6 17. a3 Qb5 18. Rac1 $14)) 15. Bc4 Qh5 $1 16. Bd2 (16. a3 Nc6 (16...
b5 17. axb4 bxc4 18. Qxc4 Be6 19. Qf4 $14) 17. Bd5 Na5 18. Qa2 $14) 16... Nc6 (
16... b5 $5 17. Bxb4 bxc4 18. Qa3 $1 (18. Qxc4 Be6 19. Qf4 Bxb4 20. Qxb4 Rab8
21. Qd2 (21. Qa3 Bd5 $44) 21... Rfd8 22. Nd4 Rb6 23. Qc3 Bd5 $44) 18... Bxb4
19. Qxb4 Be6 20. Rfe1 $14) 17. Rfe1 Bg4 18. Bd5 $1 Rad8 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Re5
$1 Qg6 21. Rxe7 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Rxd2 23. Rb7 h6 (23... Rfd8 $5 24. Re1 $140 (24.
h3 R2d3) 24... Qe6) 24. Re1 Rd3 25. Qe2 Rfd8 26. g3 Qf6 27. Qe7 Qf3 (27... Rd1
28. Kg2 Rxe1 29. Qxe1 Qf5 $11) 28. Qe4 Qf6 29. Kg2 c5 30. Re2 c4 31. Rc7 $14
R3d4 (31... c3 32. Rc6 cxb2 33. Rxf6 b1=Q 34. Rxa6 $16) 32. Qe7 Qxe7 33. Rexe7
Rf8 34. Rb7 Rd6 (34... Rd5 $5 {[%cal Yd5b5]} 35. a4 $1 Ra5 36. Rb4 Rc8 (36...
Rc5 37. Ra7 Rc6 38. a5 $16) 37. h4 c3 $140 38. bxc3 Rxc3 39. Rf4 f5 (39... f6
40. Rd4 Re5 41. Ra7 $18) 40. Rd4 Kh7 41. Rdd7 Kg6 42. Rxg7+ Kf6 43. h5 $18) 35.
Rec7 $16 Rf6 (35... Rd4 36. Rb4 $16) 36. Rxc4 Rd8 37. Rc3 $1 g5 38. Rf3 Rxf3
39. Kxf3 Rd2 40. Ke3 Rc2 41. h4 {In this kind of endgames the plan of White is
to move the king on the queen's side for helping the passed pawn. It is
usually connected with sacrifise pawns of the king's side. That's why White
take the pawns out of the second rank.} gxh4 (41... g4 $142) 42. gxh4 {Hecht:
'[#] Weiß verbessert erst (Raumgewinn) die Stellung am Königsflügel, ehe er
seinen Freibauern etabliert, der sofort vom König assistiert wird.'} Kg7 43.
Rb6 h5 44. Kf3 f6 45. Kg3 Kg6 46. a4 a5 47. Rb5 Rc4 48. b3 Rc3+ 49. Kf4 Rd3 {
'?!' Hecht.} (49... Rh3 $142 {Hecht} 50. f3 Rxh4+ 51. Kg3 Rd4 52. Rxa5 Rd2 53.
Rb5 Ra2 54. a5 Ra1 55. b4 Ra2 56. Rb6 Kg5 57. f4+ (57. a6 h4+ 58. Kh3 Rf2 59.
b5 Rxf3+ 60. Kh2 Ra3 61. Rb7 Ra2+ 62. Kg1 Ra1+ 63. Kg2 Ra2+ 64. Kf3 h3 $132)
57... Kf5 58. a6 $18) 50. f3 Rc3 51. Ke4 $18 Kh6 {'?' Hecht. Hecht: 'Sperrt
den König aus und ist chancenlos.'} (51... f5+ $5 {Hecht} 52. Rxf5 Rxb3 53.
Rxa5 Rb4+ 54. Ke5 Rxh4 55. f4 Rh1 56. Ra6+ Kg7 {und durch den eigenen
Freibauern hat Schwarz Gegenspiel. Urteil? - Analyse!}) 52. f4 Kg6 53. f5+ Kh6
54. Kd5 {Now White begin winning break of the king.} Re3 55. b4 axb4 56. Rxb4
Re5+ 57. Kc6 Rxf5 58. Kb6 Re5 59. a5 Re6+ 60. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Hyderabad WIPRO"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2000.07.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vladimirov, Yevgeniy"]
[Black "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2000.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 (1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O
cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 10. a3 Be7 11. Re1 a6 12. Bf4 b5 13. Ba2 Bb7 14.
d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bf6 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Qd2 Qd7 20. Red1
Red8 21. Be4 Qe6 22. Qf4 Nd4 $1 $17 {0-1 Lilienthal,A-Boleslavsky,I/Kuibyshev
1942/HCL (39)}) 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 Nc6
8. Nc3 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 b5 12. d5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14.
Bxd5 Bb7 15. Bf4 Bf6 16. Rc1 Qd7 (16... Rc8 17. b4 Ba8 (17... Qd7 18. Bg5 (18.
Ng5 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Rfe8 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Bf3 Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Ba8 23. Bf4 Ne7
24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25. Rd7 Ng6 26. g3 Nxf4 27. gxf4 g6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Schandorff,
L-Baburin,A/Copenhagen DEN 1999 (44)}) 18... Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Qf5 20. Rc5 $1 Qg6
21. Be4 f5 22. Rxf5 $1 Rxf5 23. Bxf5 Qxf5 24. Qb3+ Kf8 25. Ne6+ Kg8 26. Nd8+
Kf8 27. Nxb7 $18 {1-0 Huzman,A-Zilberman,Y/Ramat-Aviv 2000/ (31)}) 18. Rc5 Nd4
$1 19. Rxc8 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Qxc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tsesarsky,I-Zilberman,Y/
Ramat-Aviv 2000}) 17. Bg5 $1 (17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxd7 Bxd7 19. Be5 Bd8 $11)
17... Bxg5 (17... Bxb2 18. Be7 $1 Rfd8 (18... Nd4 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Nxd4 Rfe8
21. Nf5 Bxc1 22. Qxc1 $16) 19. Bxd8 Rxd8 (19... Bxc1 20. Be7 $1 Kh8 21. Bxc6
$18) 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Qxd7 Bxd7 22. Rcd1 Kf8 23. Ne5 $18) 18. Nxg5 h6 (18...
Qf5 19. Rc5 $1 Qg6 20. Be4 $18) 19. Ne6 (19. Qc2 hxg5 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Qxc6
Qxc6 22. Rxc6 Rfc8 23. Rec1 Rxc6 24. Rxc6 Rd8 25. Kf1 Rd3 $1 26. Rxa6 Rb3 $11)
19... Rfe8 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Qxd7 Bxd7 22. Nc5 $14 {The advantage of White is
determined by weakness of pawns a6 and b5 ,but it is more important that Nc5
is stronger than Bd7.} Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bc6 24. f3 Kf8 25. Kf2 a5 26. Re5 $1 Rd8
27. Ke2 Bd5 $1 $11 28. Re3 Rd6 (28... Bc4+ 29. Ke1 a4) 29. b3 Rc6 $2 (29... f6
$142) 30. Nd7+ Kg8 31. Re8+ Kh7 32. Nf8+ Kg8 33. Ne6+ Kh7 34. Nf8+ Kg8 35. Ne6+
Kh7 36. Nd4 Rc3 37. Kd2 b4 38. Re5 Bxb3 $2 (38... Rc5 $142 39. axb4 axb4 40.
Nc2 f6 41. Rf5 g6 (41... Rb5 42. Ne3 Bc6 43. Rxb5 Bxb5 44. Nd5 $16) 42. Rxf6
Bxb3 43. Nxb4 $16) 39. Rxa5 Bc4 40. axb4 $1 Rd3+ 41. Kc2 Rxd4 42. Kc3 Rf4 43.
g3 Rxf3+ 44. Kxc4 $18 Rf2 45. b5 Rxh2 46. b6 (46. b6 Rc2+ 47. Kd5 Kg6 48. b7
Rb2 49. Kc6 $18 {[%cal Ga5b5]}) 1-0

[Event "Montecatini Terme"]
[Site "Montecatini Terme"]
[Date "2000.07.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.07.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. h4 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. Qd3 Bb7 14. h5 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 Qxd4 16. Bf4 h6 (16... b4 17. Rad1 Qc4 (17... Qc5 18. Re5 Qb6 19. Qg3
bxc3 20. Bh6 g6 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. Bxg6 Kh8 23. Bxh7 Rf7 24. Bg6 Rg8 25. Be3 c2
26. Rf1 Qxb2 27. Rxa5 (27. Qh2+ $1 Rh7 28. Bxh7 Nxh7 29. Rh5 Rg7 30. Rxa5 $18)
27... Nh7 $13 {0-1 Yermolinsky,A-Kaidanov,G/ch-USA, Seattle USA 2000 (38)}) 18.
Bd3 Qc6 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Be5 f5 21. Qg3 Rf7 22. Nd2 Nb7 23. Nf3 Nc5 24. Nd4 Qb6
25. Nxf5 exf5 26. Bc4 Nf6 27. Bc7 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Huebner,R/Dortmund GER 2000 
(27)}) 17. Rad1 Qc5 18. Qg3 (18. Be5 Rfd8) (18. Re5 Qb4 19. Re2 Nc4 20. b3 Na3
21. Be4 Rad8 $17) 18... Nxh5 (18... Qxh5 $5 19. Re5 Qg4 20. Nd5 (20. Qh2 Nh7
21. Rd7 Bf6 22. f3 Qh4 23. Qxh4 Bxh4 24. a4 Nc4 $17) 20... exd5 21. Qxg4 Nxg4
22. Rxe7 Rfe8 $17) 19. Qd3 Qf5 (19... f5 20. Bh2 Nc4 21. Qe2 Nxb2 22. Rd7 $44)
20. Qxf5 exf5 21. Nd5 (21. Bxh6 $5 Bf6 22. Bc1 g6 23. Nd5 $44) 21... Nxf4 (
21... Bb4 22. Nxb4 Nxf4 23. Bxf5 $44) 22. Nxe7+ Kh7 23. g3 Nh5 24. Bxf5+ g6 25.
Be4 Rad8 26. Nd5 Kg7 (26... Nc4 27. b3 (27. g4 $5 f5 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Bf3 $44)
27... Ne5 (27... Nd6 28. Bf3 Ng7 29. Nf6+ Kh8 30. Re7 Ngf5 31. Ra7 $44) 28. Bg2
Ng4 29. Nc7 $11) 27. Nc7 $11 Nf6 28. Bf3 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rc8 30. Rc1 Rd8 31. Rd1
Rc8 32. Rc1 Rd8 33. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest zt 1.4"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.06.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Black "Bratanov, Zsivko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2332"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2000.06.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 d3 10. Rxd3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Bd6 12. e4 Ng4 (12... Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14.
f4 Bxf4 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. e5 Nd7 17. Rf1 Qxe5 18. Re3 Qd4 19. Rd1 Qa7 20. Ne4
O-O 21. Kh1 Ne5 22. Rh3 $18 {1/2-1/2 Yusupov,A-Ivanchuk,V/Riga Tal 1995/CBM 47/
(31)}) 13. h3 Nge5 14. Rd1 (14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Be3 Bd7 17. Rac1 Bc6
18. Qh5 Ng6 {[#]} 19. Nd5 $1 exd5 20. exd5 Qa5 21. Bd2 Qb5 22. Bc4 Qxb2 23.
dxc6 bxc6 24. Bb3 $16 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Vaulin,A/Oberwart 1997/EXT 99/(49)}) 14...
O-O 15. Be3 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 b5 17. Qg4 Bb7 (17... Ne5 18. Qh5 Bb7 19. Rac1 Nc4)
18. Rac1 Qe7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} 19. Bg5 $1 Qc7 20. Bf6 g6 21. Nd5 $1 exd5 (21...
Qb8 22. Nb6 $18) 22. exd5 Rfc8 (22... Bf4 23. Rc2 Rac8 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Rxc6
Bh2+ 26. Kh1 Qxc6 27. Qd4 (27. Bc3 $5 {[%cal Gg4d4]}) 27... Bb8 28. Bh8 $18)
23. dxc6 Bxc6 24. Bd5 $18 Bh2+ (24... Qb7 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Rxd6 Bb7 27. Rxc8+
Rxc8 28. Bc3 $18 {[%cal Gd6d7,Gg4d4,Gc3h8]}) 25. Kh1 Qb7 26. Kxh2 (26. Kxh2
Bxd5 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. Rxd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.12"]
[Round "7.7"]
[White "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bremer SG"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 a6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5
Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Nc4 Nbd7 (11... Bd5 12. b3 (12.
Bd2 Ne4 13. Be1 Nd7 14. Nd4 O-O 15. f3 Nef6 16. b4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 e5 18. Rdd1
Rfc8 19. Nd6 Rc2 20. Rd2 Rxd2 21. Bxd2 a5 22. bxa5 bxa5 23. e4 Be6 24. Bc3 $16
{1-0 Dydyshko,V-Voloshin,L/Frydek-Mistek 1994/EXT 97 (53)}) 12... Nbd7 13. Bb2
O-O 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15. Bd4 b5 16. Bxc5 bxc4 {1/2-1/2 Liang Chong-Grischuk,A/
Shanghai 2001/CBM 85 (16)}) 12. Nfd2 (12. a3 a5 13. Bd2 O-O 14. Be1 Rfd8 15.
Nd4 Nd5 16. Nb5 Ba6 17. a4 Rac8 18. Bf3 N7f6 19. e4 Bxb5 20. axb5 Nc7 21. e5
Nfd5 22. Be2 Rb8 23. Rac1 Nxb5 24. Nxa5 Nd4 $17 {0-1 Vioreanu,B-Ganguly,S/Goa
IND 2002/(78)}) (12. Bd2 $5 O-O 13. Bc3 Rfd8 14. Bd4 $1 b5 $8 15. Na5 Bd5 16.
a3 $5 Kf8 $1 17. Rdc1 $6 (17. Rac1 Rac8 $11) 17... Rac8 18. Kf1 Ne4 $1 $15 {
Malaniuk,V-Volzhin,A/Koszalin 74/410 1998/(20)}) (12. Nd4 $5 O-O 13. Nb3 Be7
14. f3 a5 15. e4 a4 16. Nd4 Bc5 17. Be3 Rfd8 18. Kf2 Kf8 19. Nb5 Ke7 20. Bxc5+
bxc5 21. Nc3 $14 {1-0 Bareev,E-Shirov,A/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80/[Ftacnik]
(41)}) (12. b3 Ke7 13. Bb2 Rhd8 14. Ne1 $1 b5 15. Na5 Be4 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. gxf3
Rdc8 18. Nd3 Rab8 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Rac1 Ke8 21. Bd4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 $16 {
Kramnik,V-Karpov,A/Frankfurt (rapid) 76/(370) 1999 (22)}) 12... Bd5 13. Nb3 Be7
14. Bd2 O-O (14... Ne4 15. Be1 b5 16. Nca5 Nec5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. b3 O-O 19.
Rac1 Rfc8 20. f3 Bg5 21. Kf2 f5 22. Bc3 Nd7 23. Bb4 Nf6 24. Bd6 Kf7 25. Bf4
Bxf4 26. exf4 Rab8 27. a3 Ke7 28. g3 Nd7 29. Ke3 Nb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Botvinnik,
I-Karpman,V/ISR t-ch 2002 (35)}) 15. Rac1 (15. f3 Rfc8 16. Rac1 e5 17. e4 Be6
18. Be3 Rab8 19. Nd6 Rxc1 20. Bxc1 b5 21. Be3 g6 22. Na5 Ne8 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 24.
Nc6 Bf8 25. a3 Rc8 26. Rc1 Kg7 27. Kf2 Bd6 {1/2-1/2 Kantsler,B-Lautier,J/Ohrid
2001/CBM 84 (27)}) 15... Rac8 (15... Rfc8 $142 16. f3 e5 17. e4 Be6 18. Be3
Rab8 $14) 16. f3 b5 (16... e5 17. e4 Be6 18. Be3 b5 19. Nca5 $36) 17. Nca5 Nc5
18. Nd4 $1 Rfe8 (18... Rfd8 $5 19. b4 (19. b3 e5 20. Nf5 Bf8 $11) 19... Na4 20.
Nac6 Bxc6 21. Rxc6 $1 (21. Nxc6 Rxc6 $1 22. Rxc6 Nb2 23. Rcc1 Nxd1 24. Rxd1 Nd5
$11) 21... e5 (21... Nd5 22. Rdc1 Nab6 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 (23... Nxc8 24. Nc6 Nf4 $1
(24... Rd7 25. e4 Ndb6 26. Be3 $16) 25. Rc2 Nxe2+ 26. Kf2 Nd4 27. Nxd4 $36 {
[%cal Gc2c6]})) 22. Nf5 Kf8 23. Nxe7 Kxe7 24. Rxa6 Nb2 25. Ra7+ Ke6 26. Rc1
Rxd2 27. Rxc8 Rxe2 28. e4 (28. Rc6+ Kf5 29. g4+ Kg6 30. Rcc7 h5 31. Rxf7 hxg4
32. Rxg7+ Kf5 $132) 28... Re1+ 29. Kf2 Nd3+ 30. Kg3 Nxe4+ $5 (30... Rc1 $11)
31. fxe4 Re3+ 32. Kg4 Rxe4+ 33. Kf3 Rf4+ 34. Ke2 Nxb4 $44) 19. b3 Bf8 $6 (19...
e5 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. e4 Be6 22. Be3 $14) 20. e4 Ba8 {[%csl Ra8]} 21. Be3 Nb7 (
21... e5 $1 22. Nf5 (22. Nxb5 axb5 23. Bxb5 Ncd7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxd7 Nxd7
26. Bxd7 Rc2 27. a4 Rb2 $11) 22... Ne6 23. a4 Bb4 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. axb5 axb5
$11) 22. Nxb7 Bxb7 23. a4 $1 bxa4 (23... b4 $142 $14) 24. bxa4 Bc5 25. Kf2 Nd7
26. Nb3 $1 Bxe3+ 27. Kxe3 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rb7] The endgame after the exchange
of black squared bishops is very difficult for Black as Bb7 is very "bad" and
the pawn a6 is a real weakness.} Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Kd4 Kf8 (
30... e5+ {Hecht} 31. Kc4 {does not look like a position that inspires
confidence with the possibility of Kb4-a5. mit der Möglichkeit Kb4-a5 sieht
nicht vertrauenerweckend aus}) 31. Nc5 Nb8 32. f4 Ke7 33. e5 Kd8 34. Bf3 Kc7
35. a5 {[%mdl 36]} f6 {'?!' Hecht. Hecht: 'Produces a second serious weakness
on e6.' Hecht: 'Produziert eine zweite ernste Schwäche auf e6.'} ({The best
chance for Black to fight for a draw was to exchange Nb8 for Bf3 after Hecht:
Transposing to an endgame of the "good knight vs. bad bishop" type by Hecht:
Der Übergang in den Endspieltyp "Guter Springer vs schlechter Läufer" mittels} 
35... Nc6+ $1 {'!?' Hecht.} 36. Bxc6 Kxc6 {Hecht: 'at least has the advantage
that Black cannot fall prey to a zugzwang because of Kc6-c7-c6 if the knight
were on c5. Thus it can concentrate on the kingside:' Hecht: 'hat wenigstens
den Vorteil, dass Schwarz nicht in Zugzwang geraten kann wegen Kc6-c7-c6, wenn
der Springer auf c5 steht. Der kann sich indes dem Königsflügel widmen:'} 37.
Ne4 Bd7 38. Nd6 f6 $16 (38... f5 {Hecht} 39. exf6 $1 gxf6 40. Ne4 e5+ $8 (40...
f5 41. Nf6 Bc8 42. Nxh7 Kb5 43. Nf8 Bb7 44. h4 Bc6 45. h5 Be8 46. h6 $18) 41.
fxe5 fxe5+ 42. Kxe5 Be8 43. g4 {and with the liberation of the bishop and the
weakness on a5 (formerly the strength!) Black gets a hint of some counterplay.
und mit der Befreiung des Läufers und der Schwäche auf a5 (die ehemalige
Stärke!) bekommt Schwarz den Hauch von Gegenspiel.})) 36. h4 f5 37. Kc4 g6 38.
Kb4 Kd8 $2 (38... Nc6+ $1 39. Bxc6 (39. Ka4 Nd4 40. Bd1 Kc6 41. Kb4 Kd5 $132)
39... Kxc6 40. Kc4 Kc7 41. g3 Kc6 42. Nb3 Kc7 43. Kc5 Bd7 44. Nd2 Bb5 45. Nf3
h6 46. Nd4 Bd7 $16) 39. Nb3 Kc7 40. Nd4 Bd7 41. Kc5 Bc8 42. Kb4 Bd7 43. Be2 $1
{[%cal Ge2c4]} Bc8 44. Bc4 $18 Nc6+ 45. Nxc6 Kxc6 {Hecht: '[#] This "good
bishop vs bad bishop" ending is hopelessly lost because the bishop's ability
to lose a tempo will bring about zugzwang. ' Hecht: '[#] Dieses Endspiel
"Guter vs schlechter Läufer" hingegen ist wegen der Fähigkeit des Läufers, ein
Tempo zu verlieren, aus Zugzwanggründen hoffnungslos verloren.'} 46. g3 h6 47.
Bb3 Bd7 48. Ba2 Bc8 49. Bc4 $22 {The Kb4 penetrates to c5 now and after the
next zugzwang to b6 or d6 that leads to an easy victory.} h5 {Hecht} 50. Bb3
Bd7 51. Ba2 Bc8 52. Bc4 Kb7 53. Kc5 Kc7 54. Bb3 Bd7 55. Ba2 Bc8 56. Bc4 $22 {
q.e.d. q.e.d.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2000.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 c6 (2... dxc4 3. e3 a6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nf6
7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. e4 Nxe4 9. Re1 Nef6 10. d5 Nb6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Qxd8+ (12. Bxe6
Qxd1 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Rxd1 $32 Nbd5 15. Nc3 Rd8 16. Ne5+ Kg8 {[%csl Rh8]} 17.
Bg5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,R-Nadyrhanov,S/RUS-Cup6 Krasnodar 1997/CBM 59/
[Huzman] (53)}) 12... Rxd8 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Ng5 c4 $5 15. Nc3 Rd7 16. Rxe6+
Re7 17. Be3 Nbd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bd4 h6 20. Rxe7+ Nxe7 21. Ne6 Nf5 22. Rd1 b5
23. Bc3 b4 24. Be1 Be7 25. Nc7+ Kf7 26. Rd7 a5 27. Rd5 Kg6 28. Rxa5 Bf6 29. Rc5
Rd8 30. Rxc4 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Sherbakov,R/RUS-ch Elista 1996/CBM 56/[Chekhov]
(64)}) 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O a6 8. Bb3 Nbd7 9. e4
Nxe4 10. Re1 Nef6 11. d5 Nb6 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15.
Rxe6 Nbd5 16. Nc3 Kd7 (16... Nxc3 $6 17. bxc3 Kd7 18. Rb6 $16) 17. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5
(17... Kxe6 $2 18. Nc7+ Kd7 19. Nxa8 Nd5 20. Ne5+ Ke6 21. Nc4 $18) 18. Re5 Kc6
19. Rg5 $5 {[%cal Gf3e5]} (19. Bg5 Bd6 20. Rd1 Bxe5 21. Nxe5+ Kd6 22. Nf7+ Ke6
23. Nxh8 Rxh8 $11) 19... Rg8 (19... Re8 20. Bd2 Rg8 21. Ne5+ Kb6 (21... Kd6 22.
Nc4+ $16) 22. Nc4+ Kb5 23. Rxd5 Kxc4 24. Rd7 $16) 20. Ne5+ Kc7 21. Nf7 Kc6 22.
Rh5 Re8 (22... h6 23. Bd2 (23. Ne5+ Kc7 24. Ng6 Rd8 25. Bd2 $14) 23... Re8 24.
Ne5+ Kc7 25. Rf5 $14) 23. Bd2 Nf6 (23... h6 24. Ne5+ Kc7 25. Rf5 $14) 24. Rf5
Ne4 (24... Re2 25. Bc3 Ne4 26. Nd8+ $1 Kb6 27. Rf7 Nd6 (27... Be7 $5 28. Rxe7
Rxd8 29. Bxg7 (29. Rxg7 Nxc3 30. bxc3 Rdd2 $132) 29... Rdd2 30. Rf1 $14) 28.
Rd7 Be7 29. Kf1 Re4 30. Rd1 $16) 25. Bf4 g6 26. Ne5+ Kb6 27. Rf7 $36 g5 (27...
Bg7 28. Nc4+ Kc6 (28... Kb5 29. Rc1 $16) 29. Na5+ Kb6 30. Bc7+ Kb5 31. Nxb7 $14
) (27... Rg7 28. Nd7+ (28. Rxf8 Rxf8 29. Bh6 Rfg8 30. Re1 $14) 28... Kc6 29.
Rxf8 Kxd7 30. Rd1+ Ke7 31. Rxe8+ Kxe8 32. f3 Nf6 33. Bg5 $16) 28. Re1 $1 gxf4
29. Rxe4 Bd6 30. Nc4+ Kc6 31. Nxd6 Kxd6 32. Rfxf4 $16 Kd5 33. f3 Rxe4 34. Rxe4
{Hecht: '[#] Thema: je zwei verbundene Freibauern ab Zug 50'} b5 35. Kf2 c4 36.
g3 Rc8 37. Ke3 c3 $1 38. Rd4+ Ke5 39. f4+ Kf5 40. bxc3 Rxc3+ 41. Rd3 Rc2 42.
Rd5+ Ke6 (42... Kg4 43. Rg5+ Kh3 44. Rh5+ Kg4 45. Rxh7 Rxa2 46. Rh4+ Kf5 47.
g4+ $16) 43. Rd2 Rc3+ 44. Ke4 Rc4+ 45. Kf3 h5 46. Re2+ Kf6 47. h3 Ra4 (47...
Rc3+ 48. Re3 Rc2 49. a3 $16) 48. g4 Ra3+ 49. Re3 $1 hxg4+ 50. hxg4 Rxa2 {
Hecht: 'Die weißen Freibauern sind schneller, weil sie mit Schach vorrücken
können.'} 51. g5+ Kf7 52. Kg4 b4 53. Rh3 $1 a5 (53... Kg7 54. Rd3 $1) 54. Rh7+
Ke6 (54... Kg6 55. Rh6+ Kg7 56. Rb6 $18) 55. f5+ Kd6 56. f6 $18 Rg2+ 57. Kh5 b3
(57... Rh2+ {Hecht} 58. Kg6 Rxh7 59. Kxh7 b3 60. f7 $18) 58. Rb7 a4 59. f7 Rh2+
60. Kg4 Rf2 61. g6 Ke6 62. Kg5 (62. g7 $18) 62... Rf1 63. g7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.09"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Huzman/Pelletier"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Kazakhstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 $2 {YP} (10. Nbd2) 10... Ne4 11. a5 $146 (11. Nxd4 Bb7 12.
Be3 Nc5 (12... Nd7 13. f4 (13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Nxe5 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7
17. Rfe1 Qd6 18. Rad1 Ng4 19. g3 O-O-O 20. Qg5 Kb8 21. Nxe6 Qc6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8
23. Qxd8+ Ka7 24. Qd4+ Kb8 25. f3 {1-0 Yanvarev,I-Mesropov,K/Moscow 1992})
13... Bc5 14. Nd2 Ndf6 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. f5 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Bd5 18. Be3 O-O 19.
Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 exd5 21. Rfd1 Rad8 22. Rd4 Rfe8 23. Bf4 g5 $1 $132 {1/2-1/2
Erikalov,A-Logunov,M/RUS t-ch2 Novokuznetsk 1999 (39)}) 13. Bc2 Qd5 14. Nf3
Nbd7 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,R-Skripchenko,A/Open, Groningen NED 1998 (14)}) 11...
Nc5 (11... Nc6 $5 12. Ba4 Bd7 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Bxa4 15. Qxe4 Bb5 16. Bg5
Qd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Rc1 Kd7 19. Nd2 $11) 12. Bg5 Be7 (12... f6 13. exf6 gxf6
14. Bh4 (14. Ne5 h5 15. Bc2 d3 16. Ba4+ Nxa4 17. Qxa4+ Bd7 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19.
Be3 $44) 14... Nc6 15. Nbd2 $44) 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxd4 Bb7 (14... Nxb3 $5 15.
Qxb3 Bb7 16. Nd2 O-O $15) 15. Ba4+ $6 {YP} (15. Qg4 $13 {/=+ YP}) 15... Nxa4
16. Qxa4+ Nd7 17. Nd2 (17. Rd1 O-O 18. Nxe6 $140 $2 fxe6 19. Qxd7 (19. Rxd7 Qc5
$19) 19... Rad8 20. Qa4 Qg5 21. g3 Qf5 $19) 17... O-O 18. N4f3 Rac8 $15 19.
Rfe1 Bc6 (19... Rfd8 $5) 20. Qb3 Bd5 21. Qe3 Rc2 22. Rec1 (22. Qd3 Rxb2 (22...
b3 23. Qxa6 Qc5 24. Qd6 $11) 23. Qxa6 Ra8 24. Qb5 b3 $15) 22... Qc5 (22... Rfc8
$1 23. Rxc2 Rxc2 24. Rb1 (24. Ne1 $1 {YP} Rxb2 (24... Rc5 $142 $1 $15 {YP}) 25.
Qd4 {YP} (25. Nd3 Rc2 26. Rb1 Rc3 $17 {Huzman}) 25... Ra2 26. Rxa2 Bxa2 27. Nd3
b3 28. Qc4 Qa3 29. Qxa6 $1 $13) 24... Qc5 $17) (22... Rxb2 23. Qd4 (23. Rc7 $5
b3 24. Rac1 Rd8 25. Qc3 Ra2 26. Nxb3 Bxb3 27. Qxb3 Rxa5 28. Qb7 $44) 23... Ra2
24. Rxa2 Bxa2 25. Rc6 Bd5 (25... Ra8 26. Rd6 Bd5 27. Qxb4 Bxf3 28. Nxf3 Rb8 29.
Qe4 Nxe5 30. Rxa6 Nxf3+ 31. gxf3 $15)) 23. Rxc2 (23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 Nxc5
25. Rc1 Nd3 26. Rc2 Rd8 $15) 23... Qxc2 24. Qd4 Qc5 (24... b3 $5 25. Ne1 Qf5
26. Nd3 Rc8 $15) 25. Qd3 (25. Qxc5 Nxc5 $15) 25... Bxf3 26. Nxf3 (26. Qxd7 Bd5
27. Nf1 Qc2 $17) 26... Nxe5 27. Qxa6 (27. Nxe5 Qxe5 28. Qxa6 Qxb2 29. Qf1 b3
30. a6 $17) 27... Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 Qg5+ (28... Qc2 29. Qb5 Qxb2 30. Ra4 Qb1+ 31.
Kg2 Qg6+ 32. Kh3 (32. Kf1 Rd8 $40) 32... Qg1 $17) 29. Kh1 Qd2 30. Kg2 Qxb2 $17
31. Ra4 Qd2 $2 (31... Qb1 $1 $17 {Huzman} 32. Qb7 Qg6+ 33. Kh3 Qc2 34. Rxb4
Qxf2 35. a6 Rd8 36. a7 Qf1+ 37. Kg3 $11 {YP}) 32. Qb5 $11 h6 33. Qxb4 Qxb4 {
?! Huzman} 34. Rxb4 Ra8 35. Rb5 Kf8 36. Kf1 Rc8 $2 {?! YP} (36... Ke7 37. Rb7+
Ke8 $11) 37. a6 Ra8 (37... Rc1+ 38. Ke2 Ra1 39. Rb8+ Ke7 40. Rb7+ Kf6 41. a7
$16) 38. Rb6 Ke8 39. Ke2 Kd8 40. Kd3 Kc7 41. Rb7+ Kc6 42. Rxf7 Rxa6 43. Rxg7
$16 Ra5 {! YP} (43... Kd6 44. Rg6 Ke5 45. Rxh6 Kf5 $16) 44. Rg6 Rh5 {? Huzman}
45. Rxe6+ Kd5 46. Re8 Rxh2 47. Ke3 Rh1 48. Kf4 Rh5 49. Re2 Kd6 50. Re4 Rg5 51.
Re8 Rh5 52. Ke4 Rh2 53. Ke3 Rh1 54. Ke2 h5 {?! Huzman} 55. f4 h4 56. Kf3 h3 $4
{YP: Es war für Schwarz das letzte Moment, um den weissen König vom h-Bauern
abzuschneiden. Nach dem Textzug verliert Schwarz aus dem einfachen Grund, dass
sein König die f-Linie nicht annähern kann.} (56... Rg1 {gefolgt von h3, h2, ..
., bis der weisse Turm die e-Linie verlässt, und somit den schwarzen König zum
f-Bauern ranlässt. Z.B:} 57. Rh8 Ke6 58. Rxh4 Kf7 {usw. mit Remisschluss. Die
Doppelbauern spielen hier keine grosse Rolle. Auch wenn sich der weisse König
von Turmschachs besser schützen kann, muss die Partie Remis enden.}) 57. Kg3
Kd5 58. Re3 h2 ({YP:} 58... Kd6 59. Kg4 h2 60. Kg3 Rf1 61. Kxh2 Rxf2+ 62. Kg3
Ra2 63. Kg4 Ra8 (63... Ra7 64. Kg5 $18) 64. f5 $18) ({YP:} 58... Kd4 59. Re5
$18) 59. Re2 $18 Rg1+ 60. Kxh2 Rg4 61. Re5+ Kd4 {? Huzman} (61... Kd6 {ändert
nicht viel:} 62. Re4 (62. Re8 Rxf4 (62... Kd7 63. Re4 $18) 63. Kg3 Rf7 64. f4 (
64. f3 Rg7+ 65. Kh4 Rf7 66. Kg4 Rg7+ 67. Kh5 Rf7 68. Re3 Rf8 $11) 64... Re7 $11
{Huzman}) 62... Kd5 63. f3 Rg6 64. Kh3 {und Weiss gewinnt, da Schwarz den
Turmtausch nie anbieten kann, was bei Vorhandensein nur eines f-Bauern die
richtige Methode wäre.}) 62. Re8 ({YP:} 62. Rg5 {war auch möglich, da der
schwarze König nach} Rxf4 63. Kg3 Rf8 64. f4 {wagerecht geschnitten wird.})
62... Kd5 63. Re5+ Kd4 64. Re8 Kd5 65. f3 $1 Rxf4 66. Kg3 Rf6 (66... Rf7 67. f4
$18) ({YP:} 66... Ra4 67. f4 Kd6 68. Kg4 Kd7 69. Re1 Ra8 70. Kg5 Rg8+ 71. Kh6
Rf8 72. Re4 Kd6 73. Kg7 Rf5 74. Kg6 Rf8 75. f5 $18) 67. Kg4 Kd6 68. f4 Kd7 69.
Re4 Rf8 70. Kg5 Rg8+ 71. Kf6 Rg4 72. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "Leon m"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Illescas Cordoba,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1997.06.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Esta fue en mi opinión la partida más interesante del encuentro, tanto desde
el punto de vista teórico como en el aspecto competitivo. A estas alturas el
match estaba decidido a favor de Anand por 3,5 a 1,5 puntos pero ello no era
óbice para que yo afrontara esta partida como una auténtica final y me esforcé
en realizar un juego incisivo que pudiera poner en dificultades a mi rival.} {
Please activate "Es" to enjoy annottations in spanish language} 1. d4 d5 2. c4
dxc4 {El gambito de dama aceptado fue la defensa escogida por Anand en las
tres partidas en que tuvo las negras. Visto el resultado hay que aplaudir su
elección ya que solo en esta ocasión conseguí inquietarle. Debo reconocer que
mi preparación teórica para este match no estuvo a la altura de las
circunstancias pero tenía una interesante idea para esta última partida.} 3.
Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 {Esta línea apareció
invariablemente a lo largo del encuentro. Mi entrenador, el GM Roberto
Cifuentes tenía interesantes ideas para mejorar el juego de las blancas en las
variantes principales.} Nc6 {Al igual que en el resto de partidas Anand
prefiere evitar la lucha teórica directa y enfoca la partida desde un punto de
vista estratégico donde su mayor conocimiento del tipo de posiciones con peón
aislado pueda prevalecer.} 8. Nc3 {En la primera partida que disputé con
blancas jugué 8.Qe2 pero no obtuve una posición satisfactoria.} cxd4 9. exd4
Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bf4 $5 $32 {[%cal Gf4b8] Esta era la mejora que tenía
preparada para la ocasión. El día anterior estuvimos analizando a fondo las
consecuencias de este movimiento en apariencia inofensivo. En la cuarta
partida del match jugué 11.Bg5 y tras 11...b5 quedó claro que las blancas no
pueden romper en d5 so pena de entregar material.} Na5 {[%csl Rb3] Una
maniobra temática que gana tiempo amenazando el alfil blanco con lo que tras
la retirada obligada del mismo las negras controlan la casilla d5 con fuerzas
superiores.} (11... b5 $6 12. d5 $1 $16 {resultaría favorable a las blancas})
12. Bc2 b5 {[%cal Yb5b4,Yc8b7] Este resulta ser el mejor método para
desarrollar el alfil de b7; el peón en b5 también puede ser útil en un futuro
para hostigar al caballo blanco de c3 mediante el avance b5-b4} {[%tqu "Es",
"Can white do something before black completes his development?","There are
some standard moves in such positions.","The isolated pawn uses to be a
weakness so ...","d4d5","A very interesting sacrifice indeed!",10]} 13. d5 $1 {
[%cal Ge1e7,Yf3d4] Un interesante sacrificio de peón cuyas consecuencias no
quedan claras tras esta partida aunque promete una indudable compensación a
las blancas. Lo cierto es que a estas alturas del encuentro yo había
comprendido que en esta variante, tras la jugada 7.Bb3, las negras obtienen
una cómoda posición si consiguen desarrollar a tiempo el flanco de dama. Por
ello había preparado esta entrega; las blancas abren el juego en un momento
muy oportuno, con el alfil negro todavía en c8 y el caballo algo descolocado
en a5} exd5 (13... Nxd5 {era la otra posibilidad para aceptar el peón. Tras la
lógica captura} 14. Nxd5 exd5 {desaparece el mejor defensor del enroque negro
y en mi opinión el ataque de las blancas compensa sobradamente la pequeña
desventaja material. Futuras partidas pueden confirmar o desmentir este
extremo.} 15. Rc1 $1 $44 {[%cal Gc2h7,Rf4c7]}) 14. Qd3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Re1e7,
Rc3d5] El intento más directo de asaltar la posición enemiga pasa por montar
la máquina en la diagonal b1-h7 para provocar debilidades en el enroque de las
negras.} (14. Nd4 $5 {[%csl Yc6,Ye6,Yf5] era otra interesante posibilidad, de
corte más estratégico. La excelente ubicación de las piezas blancas parece
suficiente a cambio del peón de menos.} Bg4 15. Qd3 $40) {[%tqu "Es","Powerful
threats need precise defensive moves. Is your blood as cold as Anand's?","The
pressure on h7 must be counteracted","You should better block the killing
diagonal.","g7g6","Yes, you are right",8,"a5c6","A nice try but not the best
one",2,"b5b4","That's a mistake. Try again.",0] Anand se mostraba muy confiado
pero cuando se puso a pensar en esta posición se dió cuenta de que las cosas
no iban a ser tan fáciles para frenar la iniciativa blanca. La jugada que
realizó a continuación no es de las que se hacen voluntariamente} 14... g6 $1 {
[%cal Rc8f5] Necesaria para contarrestar la fuerza del tándem Bc2-Qd3. Las
debilidades surgidas en torno al enroque son sin duda graves pero no había más
remedio.} (14... Nc6 $6 {[%cal Rc6b4] caía de lleno en la trampa preparada por
las blancas que consiguen ventaja tras la secuencia forzada:} 15. Bc7 $1 Qd7
16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 g6 18. Rad1 $44) (14... b4 $2 15. Bc7 Qd7 16. Rxe7 $18 {
[%cal Rc3d5] gana inmediatamente}) 15. Rxe7 $6 {Un sacrificio un tanto
precipitado. La verdad es que la noche anterior, mientras alternábamos con un
grupo de amigos, entre ellos varios GM y MI, estuvimos analizando las
consecuencias del avance 12.d5 y llegamos incluso a considerar este sacrificio
de calidad. Análisis posteriores parecieron demostrar las bondades del mismo,
pero Anand se encargó de demostrar que las negras tienen suficientes recursos
defensivos e incluso mejores posibilidades tras la jugada textual.} (15. Bg5 {
[%cal Re1e7] hubiera sido mejor y tras} Be6 16. Nd4 $44 {las blancas tienen
buena compensación por el peón.}) (15. Nd4 $44 {[%csl Yc6,Ye6,Yf5] era otra
interesante posibilidad.}) 15... Qxe7 16. Bg5 {La continuación lógica. Las
blancas plantean ahora amenazas decisivas, pero Anand, con gran sangre fría,
conseguirá rechazarlas.} ({La alternativa era} 16. Re1 {pero parece que tras}
Qc5 17. Be5 Ng4 (17... Bf5 $5) 18. Bd4 Qd6 19. h3 Bf5 $17 {las negras superan
el trance y quedan mejor.}) 16... Qd6 $1 {Las negras comprenden a tiempo que
su mejor defensa pasa necesariamente por deshacer la clavada sobre su caballo.}
({Peor era} 16... Bf5 {ya que tras} 17. Qd4 {las negras no tienen nada mejor
que entrar en la siguiente variante de carácter forzado:} Nc6 $1 18. Qh4 Bxc2
19. Bxf6 Qd6 20. Nxd5 Rfe8 21. Qh6 Qf8 22. Qxf8+ Kxf8 (22... Rxf8 $2 23. Nd4 $1
$18) 23. Nc7 $14 {donde el final resultante es algo más cómodo para las blancas
}) (16... Be6 {era otra posibilidad aunque tras} 17. Qd4 Kg7 18. Qh4 $44 {
las blancas gozan de excelentes perspectivas de ataque}) 17. Qd4 {Esta jugada
es la única que puede inquietar a las negras.} {Este es uno de los momentos
más importantes de la partida; Anand encuentra la jugada que nosotros omitimos
en nuestro análisis.} Nh5 $1 (17... Ne8 $6 {tiene el inconveniente de encerrar
a la torre negra en f8.} {Tras} 18. Nxd5 {la mejor jugada para las negras es}
Nc6 $1 ({ya que} 18... f6 {permite a las blancas combinar del siguiente modo:}
19. Nxf6+ $1 Rxf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qd5+ Kf8 22. Qxa8 Qxb2 23. Re1 Qxc2 24. Qa7
Nc6 $8 25. Qxh7 Nf6 $8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 $8 27. Rc1 Qe4 28. Nh4 $16 {con clara
ventaja de las blancas}) {Tras} 19. Ne7+ Nxe7 (19... Qxe7 20. Bxe7 Nxd4 21.
Nxd4 $14) 20. Qxd6 Nxd6 21. Bxe7 Bf5 $11 {la posición puede considerarse
igualada}) (17... b4 $5 {era una interesante alternativa}) 18. Nxd5 {[%csl Re7,
Rf6]} {[%tqu "Es","Try to find Anand's idea","","","a5c6","Esta es la clave de
la defensa negra. La dama en d6 está indefensa y expuesta a una eventual
captura tras el jaque del caballo blanco, pero aunque por los pelos, las
negras aguantan gracias a la oportuna intervención del caballo negro.",8]} Nc6
$1 {Esta es la clave de la defensa negra. La dama en d6 está indefensa y
expuesta a una eventual captura tras el jaque del caballo blanco, pero aunque
por los pelos, las negras aguantan gracias a la oportuna intervención del
caballo negro.} 19. Qd2 {Mal síntoma tener que retirarse de la excelente
diagonal a1-h8, pero lo cierto es que no hay alternativas mejores.} (19. Ne7+
Qxe7 $1) (19. Nf6+ Qxf6 $1) (19. Qd1 f6 20. Nb6 Qxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rb8 22. Be3 Rd8
$17) 19... f6 20. Bb3 (20. Bh6 {fue sugerida por Anand tras la partida, pero
creo que tras} Re8 $17 {las negras tienen clara ventaja} ({No resulta tan
fuerte} 20... Rd8 {por} 21. Qc3 $132 {amenazando Qc6, que otorga cierto
contrajuego a las blancas})) 20... Kh8 $8 21. Be3 {A primera vista no se
observa una gran compensación por la calidad pero existen elementos
suficientes para afirmar que dicha compensación existe: la pareja de alfiles,
las debilidades del enroque negro y la mala posición del caballo en h5 son
factores de peso.} Bg4 {Probablemente la mejor jugada.} ({La alternativa} 21...
Bb7 {no parece suficiente para sacudirse el dominio blanco en el centro, por
ejemplo:} 22. Rc1 Rfe8 23. Bc5 Qd7 24. Qc3 Qf5 25. Ne3 $44 {con una posición
casi igualada desde un punto de vista dinámico} (25. Nc7 $2 {sería mala por}
Nf4 $19)) 22. Nb6 $1 {Evidentemente las blancas no desean cambiar damas con
calidad de menos, pero se da la circunstancia de que había que elegir entre
dos males. Tras el cambio de damas las piezas blancas alcanzarán un alto grado
de coordinación.} (22. Nd4 {se encontraría con} Ne5 $17 {con idea de Nc4 tras
lo cuál dudo mucho que las blancas pudieran desarrollar una iniciativa
duradera.}) 22... Qxd2 {El cambio es forzado} 23. Nxd2 Rad8 24. h3 Be2 ({
Quizá sea mejor} 24... Bc8 $5 {con idea de evitar la penetración de la torre
blanca, ya que} 25. Rc1 {se contestaría con} Bb7 $15) 25. Rc1 $44 {Las piezas
blancas desarrollan una acción armónica y un control efectivo del centro y
casillas vitales.} Nd4 26. Rc7 $132 {[%cal Yc7h7] El contrajuego se centra
ahora en el dominio de la séptima línea y la tarea de las negras no es tan
fácil. Por ello quizá hubiera sido mejor 24...Bc8 tal como indicábamos
anteriormente.} Ng7 $5 {Anand hace gala de un gran sentido estratégico y
recicla su caballo, consciente de que en ello reside su mejor baza para
sacudirse la presión de las fuerzas blancas.} (26... Nxb3 27. Nxb3 {/\Nd4}) (
26... Nf5 27. Bc5 Rfe8 28. Nd7 $44) {[%tqu "Es","How should white play here?",
"","","d2e4","This was my mistake",0,"b3d5","Excellent. Just have a look to
the following variations",10,"e3h6","That's useless",0]} 27. Ne4 $2 {Este es
el error decisivo.} ({Era absolutamente necesario conservar la pareja de
alfiles. Para ello la única jugada en esta posición es} 27. Bd5 $8 {tras lo
cuál se abre un importante abanico de posibilidades para las negras pero no
parece que puedan consolidar su ventaja material a corto plazo. Por ejemplo:}
Nge6 (27... Ngf5 {[%csl Re3] era la jugada que me molestaba, pero se puede
contestar con} 28. Nd7 $1 {que fue la que se me escapó. Parece que las blancas
se mantienen en la lucha; por ejemplo:} Rc8 29. Ra7 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Rfc8 31. Nxf6
{[%csl Rh7]} R1c7 32. Rxa6 $44) (27... Ndf5 {es una jugada rara; tras} 28. Bc5
Rfe8 29. g4 Nd6 30. Bd4 $44 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Yd4f6] la compensación blanca
parece suficiente.}) (27... Nde6 28. Ra7 $44 {[%csl Yc5,Yd4,Yf4,Yg5]}) 28. Ra7
$44 Rd6 29. Bxe6 $1 {(una jugada importante y difícil de encontrar)} Nxe6 30.
Ne4 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 {[%cal Re3h6] (se amenaza Bh6)} Bd3 32. Nd6 Bb1 {[%cal Rd1d6]}
33. Nf7+ Kg8 34. Nh6+ Kh8 35. Nf7+ $11) (27. Bh6 $2 Ndf5 $17) 27... Nxb3 $1 {
El momento oportuno para eliminar el peligroso alfil blanco ha llegado. Anand
ha comprendido con su habitual sentido lógico que la clave de la compensación
blanca reside en la fuerza de la torre en séptima; por ello ha ideado un
ingenioso método para expulsar a la torre blanca de dicha línea.} 28. axb3 Kg8
$1 {[%cal Yf8f7] Con idea de ofrecer el cambio con Rf7. Las diferentes
posibilidades tácticas que se ofrecen a las blancas no alcanzan el fruto
deseado} 29. Bh6 {Como demuestran las siguientes variantes, las alternativas
no eran mejores:} (29. Nc3 Bd1 30. Ncd5 Bxb3 $19) (29. Ra7 Rf7 30. Rxa6 Nf5 31.
Bc5 Bd3 $19 {ya que las piezas blancas no gozan de una buena coordinación}) (
29. Nd7 {[%csl Rf6,Rf8] que a priori parece muy fuerte se encuentra con la
respuesta} Ne8 $1 $19 {[%cal Yf8f7] tras la cuál las negras consolidan su
posición con Rf7}) 29... Ne8 $1 {[%csl Yf6,Yg7] Una excelente jugada
intermedia que consolida definitivamente la ventaja material de las negras.} ({
Evidentemente no servía} 29... Rf7 {porque tras la secuencia más o menos
forzada} 30. Nxf6+ Rxf6 31. Rxg7+ Kh8 32. Nd7 Re6 33. Rf7 Kg8 34. Rg7+ Kh8 $11
{las blancas tienen por lo menos tablas}) 30. Re7 (30. Ra7 Rf7 31. Rxa6 Re7 $19
{[%cal Gd8d1,Ge7e4]}) 30... Rf7 $19 {[%cal Yd7a7,Yg7h7] Después de esta jugada
la iniciativa blanca se diluye por completo y sobre el tablero queda la
calidad de ventaja.} 31. Re6 Bd3 32. Nc5 Ng7 33. Rc6 ({Tampoco sirve de nada} 
33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Re3 Rd6) 33... Nf5 34. Nxd3 ({Si} 34. Bf4 Nd4) 34... Nxh6 35.
Nc5 Nf5 36. Ne6 ({Si} 36. Nxa6 Nd4) 36... Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Ne7 $1 {[%csl Rb6,Re6]
[%cal Gd1d6,Yc6c8] The Killing Knight Una excelente partida del número dos
mundial V. Anand} 0-1

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 1st"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "1997.11.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.11.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov.} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Bb3 c5 7. O-O
Nc6 8. Nc3 (8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 Na5 11. Bc2 b5 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bg5
O-O 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Bb1 Nc4 16. Ne5 Nb6 17. Qd3 g6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Botvinnik,
M-Petrosian,T/Moscow wcm 1963 (21)}) 8... Be7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 d3 (10... e5
11. exd4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qe5 Qd6 14. Qxd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd4 Be5 16. Rb4 O-O
17. Bf4 a5 18. Rc4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V-Kortschnoj,V/Bern Cup 1996 (24)})
11. Rxd3 Qc7 12. e4 $14 {[#]} O-O $6 {'N' Dautov. Es scheit mir etwas
gefährlich 13.e5 zu erlauben.} (12... Nd7 13. Be3 (13. Rd1 {Dautov} O-O 14. Bc2
b6 15. e5 Rd8 $1 16. Bf4 Bb7 {Cvitan,O-Godena,M/EU-chTM Pula 1997} 17. h4 $40)
(13. Nd5 $5 exd5 14. exd5 Nc5 $1 15. d6 Qd8 (15... Qd7 $5) 16. Ng5 Nxd3 17.
Nxf7 Qd7 18. Nxh8 $6 (18. Bg5 $1) 18... Qxd6 19. Qh5+ g6 $2 (19... Kd7 $1) 20.
Qxh7 Bf5 21. Qg8+ Bf8 22. Qf7+ Kd8 23. Qxb7 {1-0 Akopian,V-Volzhin,A/Ubeda 1996
}) 13... Nc5 14. Rdd1 O-O 15. Rac1 (15. Bc2 $5) 15... Nxb3 16. axb3 Rd8 17. Na4
Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Bd7 19. Bb6 Qc8 20. Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Karpov,A/It Las
Palmas ESP 1996 (26)} (20. Ne5 Be8 21. Nd3 e5 $1 $11 {Topalov,V-Karpov,A/
Supertorneo Las Palmas 1996})) 13. e5 Nd7 14. Bf4 Nc5 15. Re3 {'!?' Dautov.} (
15. Rdd1 {Dautov} Nxb3 16. axb3 Qb6 (16... Bd7 17. Ne4 Nb4 18. Nd6 Nd5 19. Bg3
Qb6 20. Nd4 $16) 17. Ne4 Qxb3 18. Bg5 $44) 15... Nxb3 16. axb3 Bd7 17. Rd1 (17.
Ne4 $2 {Dautov} Nb4 18. Rc3 Bc6 19. Bg3 Nd5 20. Rcc1 Qb6 $132) 17... Rad8 (
17... h6 {Dautov} 18. Nd2 {/\Nc4-d6,Rg3} (18. Ne4 Nb4 $13)) 18. Ng5 {'!'
Dautov. Dautov: '/\Nh7'} h6 {Wegen Drohnungen 19.Qh5 oder 19.Nxh7 war dieser
Zug gezwungen aber jetzt hat Schwarz seine Rochadestellung geschwächt.} (18...
Bc8) 19. Nge4 {Ein logischer Zug, aber jetzt ist der Springer gefesselt.} Nxe5
(19... Bc8 20. Nd6 $16 (20. Rg3 {Dautov} Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 {/\Qh5->}) (20. Nd6 f6
$13) (20. Re1 Nd4 $13)) 20. Re1 $5 (20. Qh5 f5 (20... f6 {Dautov} 21. Nxf6+
Bxf6 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Qxe5 (23. Rxe5 Be8) 23... Qxe5 24. Rxe5 Kf7 $11) 21.
Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Nd6 Qf4 23. Nxb7 Be8 $17) (20. Nd2 {Dautov} f6 21. Nc4 Bc6 (21...
Bc5 22. Rg3 Bb5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Nxb5 axb5 25. Nxe5 fxe5 26. Bxh6 $16) 22.
Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nxe5 fxe5 24. Bxe5 Qa5 25. h3 $14) 20... Qa5 {'?' Dautov. Eine
logische Fortsetzung aber Dautov findet einen brillianten Weg zum Angriff.} (
20... f6 {Dautov} 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Qb6 24. Qc2 $14) (20...
Bc6 $1 {Dautov} 21. Qh5 f6 22. Qh3 (22. Bxh6 $2 Be8 23. Qh3 gxh6 $17) (22. Rg3
Rf7 $1 (22... Bxe4 $2 23. Nxe4 Qa5 24. Bd2 $1 Qd5 25. Qxh6 Rf7 26. Qh4 $40) 23.
Qxh6 (23. Bxh6 Nd3 24. Rf1 Qe5) 23... Qa5 $1 {/\Be4,/\Nd3} (23... Rd3 $2 24.
Qh3 Rxg3 25. Qxg3 $16) 24. Qh4 (24. h3 Nd3 $17) 24... Bxe4 25. Rh3 Rff8 26.
Bxe5 Bf5 $17) (22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Rxe5 $11) 22...
Bd5 (22... Qc8 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Bxe5 $14) 23. Bxh6 gxh6 (23... Rf7 24. Bf4)
24. Qxh6 Bxe4 25. Nxe4 Rd3 26. Rxd3 Nxd3 27. Qg6+ $11) 21. b4 $3 (21. Qh5 $2
Nc6) 21... Bxb4 {'?' Dautov. [#]} (21... Qc7 $8 {Dautov} 22. Qh5 f6 23. Rg3 Rf7
24. Qxh6 $16 Bc6 25. Qh4 {/\Rh3}) 22. Nf6+ $3 {'!' Dautov.} gxf6 23. Bxe5 {
'+-' Dautov.} Bxc3 {'?' Dautov.} (23... fxe5 24. Qh5 (24. Rg3+ Kh7) 24... Bc5 (
24... Kh7 25. Rh3 $18) (24... e4 {Dautov} 25. Qxh6 Qe5 26. Nxe4 $1 (26. Rg3+
Qxg3 27. hxg3 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Bc6 $16) 26... f5 27. Rg3+ Qxg3 28. hxg3 Bxe1 29.
Qg6+ Kh8 30. Ng5) 25. Rg3+ Kh7 26. Rh3 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 (27. Kh1 Be3 28. Rexe3
Qa1+ 29. Nd1 $18) 27... Qb6+ 28. Ree3 Qxb2+ 29. Ne2 $18) 24. Rg3+ Kh8 (24...
Kh7 25. Qe4+ f5 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27. Qh4 Bd2 28. Qf6 $18) 25. Qe3 $18 Bd2 (25...
Kh7 {Dautov} 26. Qe4+ f5 (26... Kh8 27. Qh4 Kh7 28. Qxf6) 27. Rg7+ Kh8 28. Qh4
Bd2 29. Qf6 $18) 26. Bxf6+ Kh7 27. Rg7+ Kh8 28. Qg3 (28. Rg6+ Kh7 29. Rxh6+ Kg8
30. Rh8#) (28. Qg3 Qf5 29. Rh7+ Kxh7 30. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "Copenhagen KS"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hellsten, Johan"]
[Black "Borge, Nikolaj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Kantsler,B"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1996.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 Nc6 (7...
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. Nd2 Be7 11. N2f3 (11. Be2 O-O 12. Nc4 Rc8 13.
a4 (13. Nf3 Qc7 14. Rc1 Rfd8 15. Qc2 h6 16. Qb1 Be8 $10 {Hellsten,J-Yakovich,Y/
Gistrup/1996/0,5/41/}) 13... Bc5 14. Bf3 Qe7 15. Qe2 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Nd5 $10 {
Aleksandrov,A-Yakovich,Y/Gistrup/1996/0,5/48/}) 11... O-O 12. Qe2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4
Qe8 $5 14. a4 Bc6 15. Ne5 Bd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. e4 Nb4 $6 (17... Nf4 $5 18. Qg4
Ng6 $10) 18. Rac1 $1 $14 {Chekhov,V-Hansen,Bo/GER/1996/0,5/30/}) 8. Bb2 (8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Bb2 Ke7 11. Nbd2 Rd8 12. Rac1 b6 13. a3 Bb7 14. Rc2
Rac8 15. Rfc1 Nb8 16. Be2 Nbd7 $10 {Aleksandrov,A-Volzhin,A/Gistrup/1996/1:0/
39/}) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nd2 Nxd4 (10... Be7) 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Be2 $5
Be7 13. Nc4 O-O 14. Rc1 Nd5 15. Qd2 Rc8 16. Ne5 $5 Ba3 $6 (16... Bb5 $32 17.
Rxc8 Qxc8 18. Rc1 $14) 17. Rc4 Nb4 $5 (17... Bb5 $6 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Bxb5 axb5
20. Qa5 b4 21. Nc4 $16) 18. Rd1 $1 (18. Rxb4 Qa5 $1 19. Bc3 (19. Nd3 Bb5 20.
Bc3 Rxc3 21. Qxc3 Bxd3 $10) (19. Nxc6 $5 Rxc6 20. Bc3 Rxc3 21. Rxb7 (21. Ra4 $2
Qc5 22. Rxa3 Rc2 23. Qd3 Rxe2 $10) 21... Bb4 $14) 19... Bxb4 20. Bxb4 Qxe5 21.
Bxf8 Rxf8 $10) 18... Bb5 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Nc4 $1 Bxc4 $8 21. bxc4 $1 Nc6 $8
22. Bxg7 $1 Rd8 (22... Kxg7 23. Qc3+ $16) 23. Qc3 $16 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 Qd7 25.
Be2 Qd6 26. Bf6 e5 27. Bh4 f5 28. c5 $1 Bxc5 29. Qb3+ Kf8 30. Qxb7 Ne7 31. Qxa6
Qxa6 32. Bxa6 Ba3 33. Bf6 Ng6 34. Bc4 e4 1-0

[Event "Gistrup"]
[Site "Gistrup"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Kantsler,B"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1996.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. Nc3 (9. Ne5 O-O (9... Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. Rd1 Qc7 13.
Nd2 $10 {Dreev,A-Anand,V/NED/1996/}) 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bg5 a5 13.
Rc1 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 $14 {Gelfand,B-Huebner,R/Wijk aan Zee/1996/0,5/
25/}) 9... b5 $5 (9... O-O 10. Ne5 b5 (10... Bd7 11. Be3 Nc6 12. a3 Rc8 13. Rc1
g6 14. Qe2 Re8 15. Rfd1 $14 {Huzman,A-Zilberman,Y/ISR(tch)/1996/}) 11. Qf3 Ra7
12. Bg5 Rc7 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Qh3 g6 15. Rfe1 $14 {Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/ESP/1994/
1:0/38/}) 10. a4 (10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Be3 O-O $13) 10... b4 11. Ne4 Bb7 12. Qe2 O-O
13. Bf4 $6 (13. Bg5 $5 Nbd7 $132) 13... Qd5 $1 14. Nfg5 (14. Nxf6+ $6 Bxf6 15.
Rac1 Nc6 $1 (15... Bxd4 $2 16. Rfd1 $16)) 14... Nbd7 15. Rac1 h6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6
17. Nf3 Rfc8 $1 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Bxa6 Bxa6 20. Qxa6 Ra8 21. Qb5 $6 (21. Qe2
$32 $10) 21... Qxb5 22. axb5 Nd5 23. Bg3 Ra5 24. b3 Bf6 25. Bd6 Rxb5 26. Ra1
Nc3 $15 27. Kf1 Ne4 28. Bf4 Rd5 29. Be3 Ng5 30. Ne5 $2 (30. Nxg5 hxg5 31. Ra4
$10) 30... Bxe5 $5 31. dxe5 Rd3 $1 (31... Rxe5 $6 32. Ra4 Rb5 33. Bd2 Ne4 34.
Bxb4 Nf6 $17) 32. Rb1 Ne4 33. Rb2 Rd1+ 34. Ke2 Nc3+ 35. Kf3 Rd5 36. Rc2 (36.
Bd2 Kh7 (36... Rxe5 $2 37. Bxc3 bxc3 38. Rc2 $10) 37. Bxc3 Rd3+ 38. Ke4 Rxc3
$15) 36... Rxe5 37. Bd4 Rf5+ 38. Ke3 Nd5+ 39. Ke4 (39. Kd3 Nf4+ 40. Kc4 Nxg2
41. Kxb4 Ne1 $17) 39... Rf4+ 40. Kd3 (40. Ke5 f6+ $19) 40... Rh4 $1 41. Be5 f6
42. Bd6 $6 (42. Bg3 $32 Rg4 43. f3 Rg5 $15) 42... e5 $1 {/\43...Rd4 44.Kc2
Nf4-+/} 43. Rc4 Nf4+ 44. Kd2 Rxh2 45. g3 Rxf2+ 46. Ke3 Re2+ 47. Kf3 Rd2 48.
gxf4 (48. Bxb4 Rd3+ $19) 48... Rxd6 49. fxe5 Rb6 50. exf6 Rxf6+ 51. Ke4 Rb6 52.
Kd5 h5 53. Ke5 Rb8 54. Kd6 Kf7 55. Kc7 Rh8 56. Rxb4 h4 57. Rf4+ Ke6 58. b4 h3
59. Rf1 h2 60. Rh1 g5 61. b5 g4 62. b6 g3 63. b7 Rh7+ 64. Kc6 Rxb7 65. Kxb7 Kf5
0-1

[Event "Kakhovka"]
[Site "Kakhovka"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Shulman,Y} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. e4
b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Bg5 cxd4 (9... Be7 10. dxc5 Bxe4 11. Bxf6 Qxd3 12. Bxe7 Kxe7
13. Nbd2 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Rc8 16. Rac1 Nc6 17. Nd4 b4 18. f4 Rab8
19. Kf2 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Rb5 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,Yuri-Vaulin,Alexander/Minsk op 1997}
) (9... h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. a4 cxd4 (11... b4 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. a5 $2 e5 14.
Rc1 Bd6 15. Qa4+ Nd7 16. Nc4 Rd8 17. Nb6 Qe7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 O-O 20. Rfe1
Nc5 21. Qc2 b3 22. Qe2 Rfe8 23. Nd2 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Bb4 25. Rcd1 Rxd5 26. Qxa6
Rxa5 27. Qc4 Bxd2 28. Rxd2 Qe6 $19 {Aleksandrov,A-Kaminsky,M/Rubinstein
Memorial 1997 (5) 1997}) 12. axb5 a5 13. b6 Bc5 14. Qa4+ Ke7 15. Nbd2 Nd7 16.
Nb3 e5 17. Nxa5 Qxb6 18. Bb5 Nf6 19. Nxe5 Nxe4 20. Rfe1 Rxa5 21. Qxa5 Qxa5 22.
Rxa5 Bb4 23. Ra7 Bxe1 24. Rxb7+ Ke6 25. Nd3 Nd6 26. Rb6 Ba5 27. Ra6 Bc7 28.
Bc4+ $16 {Rustemov,A - Dolgov,A/Moscow (ch) 1997}) 10. a4 $5 $146 (10. Nxd4
Nbd7 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. Ncxb5 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 axb5 14. Rfd1 Be7 15. Qxb5+ Qd7 16.
Qb3 Bxe4 17. Nf5 Bd5 18. Nxg7+ Kf8 19. Qh3 h5 20. Qg3 Kxg7 21. Bxf6+ Kxf6 22.
Rd4 Bd6 23. Qc3 Kg6 24. h3 Bc7 {0-1 Kasparov,G-Gulko,B/USSR 33/509 1982}) 10...
bxa4 (10... b4 $5) 11. Rxa4 Be7 12. Rxd4 (12. Qb3 $5) 12... Nfd7 13. Qb3 Qb6
14. Qc3 f6 $6 (14... Nc6 $1 15. Rxd7 $5 Kxd7 16. Be3 (16. Rd1 $6 Rhg8 17. Na3
Ke8 $1 (17... Qb4 $6 18. Bb5+ Kc7 19. Bf4+ Kb6 20. Be3+ Bc5 21. Bxc6 $18) 18.
Nc4 Qb4 19. Qc1 f6 $17) 16... Qb4 17. Qxg7 Rhg8 18. Qxh7 Rh8 19. Qxf7 Raf8 20.
Qg6 Rfg8 (20... Qxb2 $13) 21. Qf7 Rf8 $11) 15. Be3 Bc5 16. Rc1 (16. b4 $6 Bxd4
17. Nxd4 Qd6 18. Na3 Nc6 19. Nc4 Qxb4 $17) (16. e5 $6 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Qc6 18. Qd2
fxe5 19. Rc1 Qd6 20. Be4 Nc6 $1) (16. Bc4 $1 O-O $5 (16... e5 17. Rdd1 Bxe4 (
17... Bxe3 18. fxe3 Bxe4 19. Nbd2 Bb7 20. Ba2 $36) 18. Nbd2 Bb7 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 (
19... Nxc5 20. Nxe5 $1) 20. Rfe1 $36) 17. b4 (17. Nbd2 Kh8 $13) 17... Bxb4 (
17... Bxd4 18. Nxd4 $40) 18. Qb3 $1 (18. Rxd7 Bxc3 19. Bxb6 Nxd7 20. Bxe6+ Kh8
(20... Rf7 21. Nxc3 Nxb6 22. Rb1 Rc8 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxb6 $18) 21. Nxc3 (21.
Bxd7 Bb4 $132) 21... Nxb6 22. Rb1 Rfc8 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Ne2 Rd8 $11) 18... Nc5
19. Bxe6+ Qxe6 20. Qxb4 Rc8 (20... Nbd7 $2 21. Rxd7 $1) 21. Rfd1 $16) 16... O-O
17. Bc4 $5 (17. Rxd7 $5 Nxd7 (17... Bxe3 $6 18. Rxb7 Bxf2+ 19. Kf1 Qxb7 20.
Kxf2 $16) 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Qxc5 Qxb2 20. Qa3 $11) 17... Kh8 $1 (17... Bxd4 $2
18. Nxd4 $40) 18. Rdd1 Bxe4 19. Nbd2 Bxe3 $5 (19... Bb7 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Bxc5
Nxc5 22. Qxc5 Nd7 23. Qc7 $36) (19... Bf5 20. Nd4 $44) 20. Qxe3 Bd5 21. Bxd5
Qxe3 22. fxe3 exd5 23. Nb1 $11 Nb6 24. Nc3 Ra7 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Rb7 27.
Rc2 Nd7 28. Nd4 Re8 29. Rd6 h6 30. Kf2 Ne5 31. h3 Rxb2 $1 32. Rxb2 Nd3+ 33. Kf3
Nxb2 34. Rxa6 Nc4 35. Nf5 Ne5+ 36. Kf2 Rd8 37. Ra7 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 (9... Ne4 $5 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. b3 Nxc5 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nbd2 Bd7
14. e4 Rfd8 15. Qe3 Be8 16. Be2 a5 $5 17. Nc4 Bf8 $10 {Petrosian,T-Portisch,L/
Zagreb/1965/0:1/38/}) 10. e4 Ng4 11. Nbd2 $5 {N/} (11. Bf4 Qf6 12. Bg3 Nge5 13.
Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd2 (14. Ba2 $5 O-O 15. Nc3 {/\16.Kh1,17.f4-Tal/}) 14... O-O 15.
Rad1 b6 $1 16. Qh5 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 a5 $10 {Botvinnik,M-Petrosian,T/Moscow(WM/6)
1963/0,5/27/}) (11. e5 $5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Na3 Bxa3 (13... Nxe5 14. Be3
Qd6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Rac1 $36) 14. Rxa3 Nxe5 15. b3 (15. Ba2 $5)
15... Qc5 16. Ra2 Nxc4 17. bxc4 Bd7 18. Ba3 Qf5 19. Rd2 Bc6 20. Re1 h5 21. Qe3
f6 $1 22. Qxe6+ Qxe6 23. Rxe6+ Kf7 24. Re7+ Kg6 $15 {Botvinnik,M-Petrosian,T/
Moscow(WM/8)/1963/0,5/55/}) 11... Qc7 (11... O-O $5 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. h3 Nge5 14.
Nxe5 Nxe5 $10) 12. Nb3 Ba7 $6 (12... Bd6 $1 13. h3 Nge5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bd3
O-O 16. Be3 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Rd8 18. Qe2 e5 19. Rac1 Qe7 20. Bb6 Re8 $10) 13. Bg5
{/\Bh4-g3/} Bd7 (13... Nce5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Rac1 Nxc4 16. Rxc4 Qe5 (16... Qb6
17. Qc2 O-O 18. Be3 Qd8 19. Rd1 Qe8 20. Bxa7 Rxa7 21. Rc7 $16) 17. Bh4 O-O 18.
Bg3 Qg5 19. Bd6 Rd8 20. e5 {/\Rg4|^/}) 14. Rac1 $14 Bb8 $6 (14... O-O 15. h3
Nge5 16. Bf4 (16. Nxe5 Qxe5 $10) 16... Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 e5 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Qxe3
$14) (14... O-O 15. Bh4 $5 Nge5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Bg3 Qg5 18. Rfd1 $16) 15. g3
Ba7 $2 (15... O-O $5 16. Bf4 e5 (16... Qb6 17. e5 $16) (16... Nge5 17. Nxe5
Nxe5 18. Bxe6 $18) 17. Bd2 $16) 16. Bd5 $1 O-O (16... exd5 17. exd5+ Kf8 18.
dxc6 Bxc6 19. Nfd4 $18) 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 (17... bxc6 18. Nc5 $16) 18. Nfd4 Ne5 19.
Bf4 f6 (19... Rfd8 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Nc5 $16) 20. Nxc6 $1 (20. Nxe6 Qf7 21.
Nbc5 (21. Nxf8 Qxb3 22. Bxe5 fxe5 23. Rxc6 bxc6 24. Nd7 Bd4 $13) 21... Bxa4 22.
Nxf8 Bb5 $13) 20... bxc6 21. Nc5 Qe7 (21... Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Qd6 23. Rfc1 Qd3 24.
Kf1 $1 Qxe2+ 25. Kxe2 Rab8 26. Bxe5 fxe5 27. R1c2 Rb4 28. Rxe5 $18) 22. Nxa6
$18 Bd4 23. b4 Qb7 24. b5 cxb5 25. axb5 Rfc8 26. Nb4 Ng6 27. Bd2 Ne5 28. Rfd1
f5 29. Rxc8+ Rxc8 30. Bf4 fxe4 31. Bxe5 $1 (31. Rxd4 $2 Nf3+) 31... Bxe5 32.
Nc6 Bf6 (32... Rxc6 33. bxc6 Qxc6 34. Rd8+ Kf7 35. Qh5+ $18) 33. Qxe4 Re8 34.
Qc4 Qb6 35. Rd6 Kh8 36. Rxe6 Rf8 37. Qe2 h6 38. Re8 {(+)/} (38. Ne5 $5 Qxe6 39.
Ng6+ $18) 38... Rxe8 39. Qxe8+ Kh7 40. Qe4+ g6 41. Qc4 Kg7 42. Qd5 h5 43. Ne5
Bd8 44. Qf7+ Kh6 45. Qf8+ Kh7 46. Nf7 Bf6 47. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.20"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Ruzele, Darius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Lithuania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Qe4 (12. h3) 12... Nf6 13. Qe2 Nd5
14. h3 $5 Ncb4 15. Bd2 $5 {N/} (15. Ne5 Bd7 16. Bb3 Be8 17. Qf3 Rc8 18. Bd2
Nxc3 19. bxc3 Nc6 20. Bf4 Bd6 21. Qg3 $14 {Vyzmanavin,A-Ehlvest,J/Tilburg/1992/
0,5/44/}) 15... b6 16. Rac1 Bb7 17. Ne4 $5 (17. Ne5 Bg5 $5) 17... Bc6 $6 (17...
Rc8 $5) (17... Re8 $5) 18. Bb3 b5 $6 (18... Bb7 $5 19. Ne5 Rc8 $22 20. Rxc8
Qxc8 21. Rc1 Qa8) 19. a5 $1 $16 Be8 (19... Qxa5 $4 20. Rxc6 $18) (19... Rc8 20.
Ne5 Bb7 21. Nc5 $16) 20. Nc5 Kh8 (20... Qxa5 $2 21. Bxd5 $18) (20... Bxc5 21.
Rxc5 Qxa5 $2 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Qe1 $18) 21. Ne5 Bg5 22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Qf3 Kg8
24. Ncd3 $1 Qd8 (24... Nxd3 25. Nxd3 Rd8 26. Rc5 $16) 25. Nxb4 Nxb4 26. Rc5 $1
Ra7 27. Qc3 Nd5 (27... Qxa5 28. Nd3 $18) 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Rc8 $18 Qe7 30. Re1
(30. b4 $5 $18) 30... b4 31. Qc1 Qb7 32. Qc5 Qe7 33. Qb6 Qe6 $2 (33... Qb7 34.
Rb8 Qxb6 35. axb6 Re7 36. b7 f6 37. Nd3 Rxe1+ 38. Nxe1 $18) 34. Rxe8 1-0

[Event "Staunton Memorial"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1946.08.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1946.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Das Turnier von Groningen war das erste große Turnier nach dem 2. Weltkrieg.
Max Euwe errang hier seinen größten Erfolg, obwohl er nur Zweiter wurde 
(hinter Botvinnik). Das Endspiel zwischen den beiden Erstplatzierten ist ein
Klassiker geworden.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O
a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2 Be7 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. b3 Bd7 12. Bb2 Rac8 $6 (
12... Rfd8 $5 {/\ 13...Be8 Keres}) (12... cxd4 13. exd4 Na5 14. Ne5 $14 {
Botvinnik} Nxc4 15. bxc4 Bd6 16. Rd3 $14 {Jimenez-Pena/Ecuador/1969/}) (12...
Rad8 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bg4 {/\Nd4} 16. Qc4 $1 Bh5 17. Rac1 $14
{Uhlmann,W-Hennings/DDR-ch/1968/}) 13. d5 {Weiß sollte jetzt etwas besser
stehen.} exd5 14. Nxd5 ({Auch} 14. Bxd5 $5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 {kommt in Frage.})
14... Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bg4 (15... Nb4 $2 16. Be5 $1 Qb6 17. Bxf7+) 16. Qc4 ({
Botvinnik bezeichnet die Variante} 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. h4 {als aktiver
und zugleich riskanter.}) 16... Bh5 17. Bxc6 $1 Qxc6 18. Ne5 Qe8 19. Rd5 Rd8 (
19... b5 $142 20. Qc3 (20. Qc2 Rd8 21. Rxd8 Qxd8 $10) 20... f6 21. Nd7 Qf7 $1
22. e4 Rfd8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra7 $14) 20. Nd7 $2 (20. g4 $1 Bg6 21. f4 {
+/=/+/- Kmoch} (21. Rad1 {Botvinnik} Rxd5 22. Qxd5 Qc8 23. Nd7 $16 Rd8 24. Bxg7
$1 Bc2 25. Bc3 Bxd1 26. Qe5 f6 27. Qe6+ {Soweit Botvinnik, aber} Kh8 28. Qxe7 (
28. Bxf6+ Bxf6 29. Qxf6+ Kg8 $11) 28... Qxd7 29. Bxf6+ Kg8 30. Qxd8+ Qxd8 31.
Bxd8 {muss erst noch gewonnen werden.}) 21... b5 $1 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxd8 Qxd8
24. Qxb5 Be4 $14) 20... Rxd7 21. Rxh5 {/\ 22.Bxg7} Qd8 $13 {"Ein schlauer Zug.
Wegen der Drohung des Schachs auf d1 kann Weiß nicht auf g7 schlagen." 
(Botvinnik)} 22. Rf1 g6 23. Rh3 (23. Qc3 Bf6 $1) 23... Rd1 24. g4 Rxf1+ 25.
Kxf1 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Qf4 (27. Qxb5 Qd1+ 28. Kg2 Qxg4+) 27... f6 28. e4
Qd1+ 29. Kg2 Bd6 {Euwe setzt seine Hoffnungen in ein Turmendspiel, das jetzt
forciert entsteht.} (29... Qc2 30. Bc1 {/\Rh7} Rf7 31. Rf3 $10) 30. Qf3 Qxf3+
31. Rxf3 Be5 32. Bxe5 fxe5 33. Rc3 ({Es ist sehr fraglich, ob das
Bauernendspiel nach} 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Kf3 {überhaupt gewonnen ist. Aber Weiß
muss dieses Risiko natürlich nicht eingehen.}) ({Doch die aktive Spielweise} 
33. Rd3 Rc8 34. Rd5 c4 35. bxc4 bxc4 36. Kf1 Kf7 (36... c3 37. Rd1 $1) 37. Ke2
Ke6 38. Ra5 {kam in Frage.}) 33... Rc8 34. Kf3 Kf7 35. Ke3 Ke6 36. f4 {"War es
notwendig in Zeitnot so einen verpflichtenden Zug zu machen?" (Botvinnik) In
der Tat: Erst durch diesen Zug erhält Schwarz eine geringe Gewinnchance.} exf4+
37. Kxf4 c4 ({Ein netter Versuch ist} 37... g5+ $5 {aber Weiß spielt einfach}
38. Ke3 Ke5 39. Rd3 $11) 38. bxc4 bxc4 39. h4 h6 (39... Rc5 40. e5 $1 Rc8 (
40... Kd5 41. Re3 $1 Rc6 (41... c3 42. e6 c2 43. e7 Rc8 44. Re1 Kd6 45. Kg5 Kd7
46. Rc1 Kxe7 47. Kh6 $10) 42. h5 $10) (40... h6 $5 41. Ke4 $1 Rxe5+ (41... Rc7
42. g5 hxg5 43. hxg5 Rc8 (43... Rh7 44. Rf3 Rh4+ 45. Ke3 Kxe5 46. Rf6 Re4+ 47.
Kf3 Kd5 48. Rxg6 c3 49. Ra6 $11) 44. Kd4 Rc7 45. Ke4 Rc5 46. Kd4 Rxe5 47. Rxc4
Kf5 48. Rc1 $11) 42. Kd4 h5 43. Rxc4 (43. gxh5 Rxh5 44. Rh3 Kf5 45. Rh1 $11 {
(Huebner)}) 43... hxg4 44. Rc1 $11 {(Khalifman)}) 41. h5 Kd5 42. hxg6 hxg6 43.
Kg5 Rc6 44. Re3 Re6 45. Kf4 Kd4 46. Re1 c3 47. Rd1+ Kc4 48. Ke4 c2 49. Rc1 Kc3
50. Kd5 Re8 51. e6 Kb2 52. Rh1 c1=Q 53. Rxc1 Kxc1 54. Ke5 Kd2 55. Kf6 Ke3 56.
Kxg6 $1 (56. Kf7 $2 Rxe6 $1) 56... Rxe6+ 57. Kf5 $1 $10) (39... Rc6 40. h5 Rc5
41. e5 Rc6 42. hxg6 hxg6 43. Ke4 Rc8 44. Kf4 Kd5 45. Kg5 Rc6 46. Kf4 $1 Kd4 47.
Rc1 Kd3 48. Rd1+ Ke2 49. Rd6 $11) 40. g5 $1 h5 {Hier wurde die Partie
abgebrochen. Scheinbar steht Schwarz auf Gewinn, weil Weiß in Zugzwang gerät
und das Bauernendspiel verliert. Aber Botvinnik beweist, dass Letzteres nicht
zutrifft.} 41. Ke3 Ke5 42. Rc2 $1 c3 43. Kd3 Rd8+ ({Nach} 43... Kf4 44. Rxc3
Rxc3+ 45. Kxc3 {ist das Bauernendspiel nicht gewonnen:} Kxe4 46. Kc4 Kf4 47.
Kd5 Kg4 48. Ke6 Kxh4 49. Kf6 $11) 44. Ke3 $1 (44. Kxc3 Kxe4 $15) 44... Rd4 45.
Rxc3 Rxe4+ 46. Kf3 Rxh4 47. Rc6 $1 Rf4+ (47... Kf5 48. Rc5+ Ke6 49. Rc6+ $10)
48. Ke3 Re4+ 49. Kf3 Kf5 50. Rf6+ Kxg5 51. Rxg6+ $1 {Quelle: "Ein halbes
Schach-Jahrhundert" (russ.) Botvinnik 1978} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O {Die Variante gilt als gut spielbar für
Schwarz; auch in Partien von Kasparov, Anand und Kramnik hat sie sich bewährt.
Die bisher gespielten Züge Bg5, Bf4 und a3 konnten die schwarze Stellung nicht
erschüttern.} 11. h4 $5 {Ein neuer und zudem unerwarteter Zug.} Na5 ({Auf} 
11... b5 {würde} 12. d5 {folgen.}) 12. Bc2 b5 13. Qd3 Bb7 14. h5 {Nun stellt
15.Bg5 schon eine Drohung dar.} Bxf3 {Nimmt das Bauernopfer an; stattdessen kam
} (14... Nc4 $5 {in Frage.}) 15. Qxf3 Qxd4 16. Bf4 {Es fällt mir schwer in der
Folge Verbesserungsvorschläge für Schwarz zu unterbreiten.} b4 17. Rad1 Qc4 ({
In Schach war folgende Variante zu sehen:} 17... Qc5 18. Re5 Qc6 19. Qg3 bxc3
20. Bh6 Ne8 21. Bxg7 Nxg7 22. h6 Bf6 23. hxg7 (23. Rg5 $2 Rfd8 $1) 23... Bxe5
24. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 25. Qxe5 cxb2 26. Qxb2 {Weiß hat hervorragende Aussichten.})
18. Bd3 Qc6 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Be5 f5 {Nach diesem Zug wird deutlich, dass Weiß
mehr als Kompensation für den Bauern hat, denn der Bauer e6 wird zu schwach.} (
{Etwas besser sieht} 20... f6 {aus. Nach} 21. Bd4 {käme Weiß auch schnell zu
Druck gegen den Pe6.}) 21. Qg3 Rf7 22. Nd2 {Auf dem Weg nach d4!} Nb7 23. Nf3
Nc5 24. Nd4 Qb6 ({Auch nach} 24... Qc8 25. Bc4 Ne4 26. Qb3 {besitzt Weiß
deutlichen Vorteil.}) 25. Nxf5 $1 exf5 (25... Nxd3 26. Nh6+ (26. Rxd3 exf5 27.
Rxd5) (26. Nxe7+ Nxe7 27. Rxd3) 26... Kf8 27. Nxf7 Qxf2+ 28. Qxf2 Nxf2 29. Kxf2
Kxf7) 26. Bc4 Nf6 27. Bc7 $1 {Die zusätzliche Drohung Txe7 entscheidet nun
sofort und Schwarz gibt daher auf.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The first round often sets the scene for a successful or unsuccessful
tournament. This was the case in the Tal Memorial in Moscow. Alexander
Morozevich, the hero of the Europa Cup lost his opening game and finished last.
His opponent, the Armenian Levon Aronian, who lives in Berlin, made good use
of his full point and had a successful tournament - going on to share victory
with Leko and Ponomariov.  Oft stellt die erste Runde die Weichen für ein
erfolgreiches oder auch missratenes Turnier, so auch beim Tal-Memorial in
Moskau. Alexander Morozevich, beim Europa-Pokal noch der Held, verlor die
Auftaktbegegnung und wurde schließlich Letzter. Sein Gegner, der in Berlin
lebende Armenier Levon Aronian, nutzte den vollen Punkt für ein erfolgreiches
Turnier - er teilte am Ende mit Leko und Ponomariov den Sieg.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3
e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2 Be7 (8... cxd4 9.
Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 {is the main line. ist die Hauptvariante.}) 9. Rd1 Qc7 10.
dxc5 O-O 11. b3 e5 12. h3 e4 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. b4 {And Aronian is the first to
deviate. Behind his move there was a deeply laid plan, I thought. Then I read
Aronian's own comments (in NIC Magazine 8/2006) in which the winner of the
game claime he did not know what theory had to say after move 8. Damit weicht
Aronian vom Vorgänger ab. Dahinter steckt eine tief durchdachte Konzeption,
dachte ich. Dann sah ich die Kommentare von Aronian selbst (in NIC Magazine 8/
2006), in denen der Sieger dieser Partie behauptet, ab dem 8. Zug die Theorie
nicht mehr zu kennen.} (14. Bb2 Bxc5 15. Nd2 Qe7 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. Ng3 g6 18. Qc2
Rac8 19. a5 Rfe8 20. Nde2 Bc6 21. Nc3 Ned7 22. Nce2 Ne5 23. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Milov,
V (2653)-Karjakin,S (2635)/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108}) 14... b6 {Of course White
cannot hang on to the extra pawn.  Den Mehrbauern kann Weiß natürlich nicht
behaupten.} 15. Nd2 bxc5 16. bxc5 Bxc5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 {The position
which was apparently being aimed at. Black has a problem: his Bc8 does not
have a good square, e.g. it is doomed to passivity on b7. Possibly a move like
18...Bd7 is okay, but Morozevich prefers active play. The Bc8 is attacking h3,
so... Das ist die vermeintlich angestrebte Stellung. Schwarz hat ein Problem:
der Bc8 besitzt kein gutes Feld, z.B. ist er auf b7 zu reiner Passivität
verdammt. Mag sein, dass ein Zug wie 18...Bd7 okay ist, aber Morozevich agiert
lieber aktiv. Der Bc8 greift h3 an, also...} Ng6 $5 {[%cal Rc8h3]} 19. Nf1 Qc5
20. Rc3 Qg5 21. Ng3 h5 {All this does not look bad, but the black rooks are
not in the game.  Das sieht alles nicht schlecht aus, aber die schwarzen Türme
spielen nicht mit.} 22. Kh1 Nh4 ({After Nach} 22... h4 23. Nf1 Ne5 {Black does
not make progress at first, but it was somewhat better. kommt Schwarz vorerst
nicht weiter, dies war aber gleichwohl etwas besser.}) 23. Qc2 $1 {White is
preparing, e.g., Bf1, after which Black's attack would be completely beaten
off. Weiß bereitet u.a. Bf1 vor, wonach der schwarze Angriff völlig
abgeschlagen wäre.} Nxg2 $1 24. Kxg2 {According to computer analysis there was
a better move: Laut Computeranalyse gab es einen besseren Zug:} (24. Nxe4 $1
Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Bxh3 26. Bd3 f5 27. Qb7 {but this and the further analyses are
inhuman. According to the way they played, the contestants did not think of
that at all. aber dies und die weiteren Analysen sind unmenschlich. Dem
Vernehmen nach verschwendeten die Kontrahenten keinen Gedanken daran.}) 24...
h4 25. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 26. Rc5 Bxh3+ {Once again the only move.  Wieder der
einzige Zug.} 27. Kxh3 Qg4+ 28. Kg2 hxg3 $2 {Black should have waited before
playing this; but in any case he has the problem with the Kf7. Even if he
reaches an endgame he is somewhat worse off, Schwarz hätte damit warten sollen,
das Problem mit dem Kf7 hat er aber auf jeden Fall. Selbst, wenn er ein
Endspiel erreicht, steht er etwas schlechter.} (28... Rfc8 29. Rc1 Rxc5 30.
Qxc5 hxg3 31. Qc7+ Kg6 32. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 33. Kxg3 $14 {/+/-}) 29. f3 $1 {All
White's pieces are taking part in the attack. Alle weißen Figuren beteiligen
sich nun am Angriff.} exf3+ 30. Nxf3 Kg8 31. Qa2+ Kh8 32. Rc4 $1 ({Not Nicht} 
32. Rh1+ Nh7 {and Black still survives. und Schwarz lebt noch.}) 32... Qf5 $1 {
Aronian is forced into some precise play, but brilliantly carries out his task.
Aronian wird zu präsisem Spiel gezwungen, meistert diese Aufgabe aber glänzend.
} 33. Rf4 $1 (33. Rh1+ $2 Nh5 34. Rf4 Qa5 $13) 33... Qh7 34. Rh4 Nh5 35. Rd5
Rf5 ({Now Jetzt reicht} 35... g6 {is not sufficient because of nicht wegen} 36.
Rhxh5 gxh5 37. Qb2+ Qg7 38. Rxh5+ Kg8 39. Rg5 {winning. mit Gewinn.}) 36. e4
Nf4+ 37. Kxg3 Rh5 38. Rxf4 Rh3+ 39. Kg4 Re8 40. Rdf5 Rg8 41. Qxg8+ Qxg8 42. Rf8
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.01.11"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Buhmann, Rainer"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stuttgart"]
[BlackTeam "Plauen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. a4 (7. b3 b5
8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bb2 Be7 10. a4 b4 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Rc1 c5 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Qb1 Rc7
15. Rfd1 Qa8 16. Nc4 Bd5 17. Ne1 Rfc8 18. Bf3 Qa7 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Qd3 Be7 21.
Bxd5 Nxd5 $13 {Dziuba,M-Markowski,T/Lubniewice 2002/}) 7... b6 8. Nc3 Bb7 9.
Qe2 (9. Bd2 Bd6 10. Qe2 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. b4 Ncd7
15. b5 a5 16. Nd4 Rac8 17. Bd3 Ne5 18. f4 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Rfd8 20. Qf1 Bc5 21.
Be1 Ng4 22. Bf2 Bxd4 23. exd4 Qa3 $17 {Anderson Smith,W-Wohl,A/Perth 1994/}) (
9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Re1 Bxf3 (11... Nf6 $5) 12. Qxf3 Bb4 13. Bg5 Nf6
14. Qc6+ Kf8 15. Re2 $36) 9... c5 (9... Bb4 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. e4 e5 12. Bg5 O-O
13. d5 Nc5 14. Bc4 $14) (9... Bd6 10. e4 e5 11. Bg5 c6 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5
Bxe5 14. f4 Bd4+ 15. Kh1 $16) 10. Rd1 Qc7 (10... Qb8 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5
13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Rxd5 $14) (10... Be7 11. e4 O-O 12. Bg5 Re8 13. dxc5 bxc5 14.
Bf4 $14) 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Rxd5 Be7 15. b3 Qb7 16.
Rd3 O-O 17. Bb2 Rfd8 18. Rad1 Nf8 19. Be5 Rxd3 20. Rxd3 b5 (20... Ng6 21. Bb2
b5 $11) 21. h3 Qe4 22. Qd1 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Griesheim Testa GM"]
[Site "Griesheim"]
[Date "2004.01.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Savchenko, Stanislav"]
[Black "Murdzia, Piotr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2004.01.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nbd2 (10. b3 b6 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Be7 13. e4 Bb4
14. e5 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Nd5 16. Bb2 a5 17. Rac1 Ba6 18. Bc4 Bb7 19. Nd2 Nc5 20.
Bd4 Rfc8 21. g3 h6 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Bf1 a4 $13 {Bareev,E-Grischuk,A/Moscow
2002/}) 10... Rd8 11. Ne5 b6 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (11... Be7 12. Nec4 Nc6 (12...
Nbd7 13. Nb3 b6 14. f3 a5 15. e4 Ba6 16. Be3 Rac8 17. Rac1 a4 18. Nd4 Bxc4 19.
Rxc4 Rxc4 20. Bxc4 Ne5 21. Be2 Bc5 22. Kf2 g5 23. a3 g4 24. Ke1 gxf3 25. gxf3
Rc8 26. Bg5 Kg7 27. Nb5 $14 {Chuchelov,V-Rublevsky,S/Istanbul 2003/}) 13. Bf3 (
13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Ndc4 Rxd1+ 15. Bxd1 Bd7 16. Bf3 Be8 $11 {Van Wely,L-Kharlov,A/
Istanbul 2003/}) 13... Nd5 14. Nb3 b5 15. Nca5 Ne5 16. Be2 Bd7 17. e4 Nb6 18.
Bf4 Bf6 19. Nc5 Rdc8 20. Rac1 Be8 21. b3 Nbd7 22. Nxd7 Nxd7 23. Nb7 Rxc1 24.
Bxc1 Nf8 25. Be3 $14 {Chuchelov,V-Gabriel,C/Germany 2003/}) 12. Nb3 Rxd1+ 13.
Bxd1 Bf8 14. Bd2 Nbd7 15. Bf3 Nd5 (15... Ra7 $2 16. Nc6 Rc7 17. Rc1 Nc5 18.
Nxc5 Bxc5 19. b4 Bf8 20. Ne7+ Rxe7 21. Rxc8 $16) 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. Rc1 Rc8 18.
Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Bc3 Bd6 21. Bd4 Bc7 $11 22. Nc1 f6 23. Ne2 Bd7 24.
Nc3 Bc6 25. f4 Kf7 26. Kf2 Ke6 27. g4 Be8 28. Ne2 h5 29. h3 hxg4 30. hxg4 g6
31. Bc3 Bd6 32. a3 a5 33. Nd4+ Kf7 34. b4 Bd7 35. Kf3 Ba4 36. Ke2 Bd7 37. Kf3
Ba4 38. Kg3 Bd7 39. Nf3 Be7 40. Nd4 Bd6 41. Nf3 Be7 42. Bd2 Ba4 43. Nd4 Bd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "George Marx Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2004.06.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3
Nc6 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. exd4 Na5 12. Bc2 (12. d5 Nxb3 13.
dxe6 Nxc1 (13... Qb6 14. exf7+ Rxf7 15. axb3 Qxb3 $11 16. Ng5 Bg4 17. f3 Bc5+
$15) 14. exf7+ Kh8 15. Raxc1 Bd6 $13) 12... b5 13. Ne4 (13. a4 $1 {Huzman} b4
$6 14. Ne4 Bb7 15. Nc5 Bd5 16. Ne5 Ra7 $2 17. Bg5 $1 g6 $8 18. Qe1 $6 {1-0
Zvjaginsev,V-Magem Badals,J/Pamplona 1995/Inf 65/[Zvjaginsev,V] (28)} (18. Nxa6
$1)) 13... Bb7 14. Nc5 Bd5 (14... Bxf3 $5 {Huzman} 15. Qxf3 Qd5 $11) 15. Ne5
Nc6 (15... Nc4 {Huzman} 16. Ned3 $1 Qb6 (16... Nd7 17. b3 Ncb6 18. Be3 Bg5 19.
Nf4 (19. Nb4 $5) 19... Ra7 $1 20. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Volzhin,A/Koge 1997/
Inf 71/[Sokolov,I] (33)}) 17. Bg5 Rad8 18. Ne5 Qa7 19. b3 Na3 20. Bd3 Ba8 21.
Qe3 Rd6 22. Re1 g6 23. Bh6 Rfd8 24. Rac1 b4 25. Nxf7 $1 $40 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,
V-Magem Badals,J/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72/[Huzman] (38)}) 16. Bg5 ({The immediate
} 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Qxc6 {would not work out, due
to} Rc8 {But after the text Bxf6 Bxf6 Nxe6 threatens in earnest.}) (16. Be3 {
Huzman} Qc7 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. Qxg4 f5 19. Qg3 Qxg3 20. hxg3 Rfc8 $15) 16... Rc8
(16... Nxe5 {had been played. After} 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Bf6 {
the black position was hard to defend. The move in the text gives up a pawn.})
(16... Nxd4 $145 $1 17. Rxd4 Bxc5 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qc2+ Kg8 20. Qxc5 {
+/- (old theory)} Ne4 $1 21. Bxd8 Nxc5 $11) ({Perhaps, a cold-blooded 16...
move was stronger - after} 16... Z0 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxe6 (18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19.
Nxe6 Qd5 20. Nf4 Qd6) 18... Bxe6 19. Nxc6 Qd6 20. Be4 Bd5 21. Ne5 Rfe8 {
white would have difficulties to convert his advantave into a full point.}) 17.
Nxc6 $2 {White had to grab the pawn.} ({After Huzman: It is interesting what
Black prepared after the obvious move} 17. Nxa6 {'!?' Huzman.} Nxe5 ({A tricky
move} 17... Qd6 {allegedly with the threat Nd4 does not work as well:} 18. a4
Nxd4 (18... bxa4 {is a lesser evil.}) 19. Rxd4 Qxa6 20. Bxh7+ (20. Ng4 $1 $40 {
Huzman}) 20... Kxh7 21. Rh4+ Kg8 22. Qd3 {and then eventually Qh3, winning.}) (
17... Qb6 {Huzman} 18. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 (18... gxf6 19. Bxh7+ $1 $18) 19. Nd7 $16)
(17... h6 {Huzman} 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 (18... Bxc6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nc5 $16) 19.
Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nb4 Rd6 21. Qxb5 Ba8 22. d5 Bxb2 23. Rab1 Qf6 $44) 18. dxe5 Nd7
19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Be4 {suggested by Hungarian players, black hardly has any
compensation for the lost pawn.}) 17... Rxc6 18. b4 (18. Qd3 $5 {Huzman} g6 (
18... Bc4 19. Qg3 $36) 19. b4 Bc4 20. Qh3 $13) 18... Bc4 19. Qf3 Nd5 (19... Qd5
{Huzman} 20. Qe3 $14) 20. Bxe7 {A standard way to play is 20.Qe4 g6 21.Bh6,
but it seems, that my opponent played this position the very first time in his
life.} (20. Qe4 {Huzman} g6 (20... f5 $5 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Qe1 Nf4 $132 {
[%cal Ye7g5]}) 21. Bh6 Re8 $11) 20... Qxe7 21. a3 Rd6 22. Ne4 Rd7 23. Nc5 Rd6
24. Ne4 Rd7 25. Nc5 {Obviously, my partner does not like his position any more
and wants to make a draw now by repetition of moves. Although in fact white
has a very slight edge...} Ra7 {It is a concession - the rook stands better in
the centre. But, well, regarding a psychology - since he does not like to play
this position - I have to go on!} 26. Nb3 {Prevents a6-a5. The move was not
expected by me, but it is not bad. The position is still about equal.} Qg5 {
To regroupe, to activate his pieces, threatening to exchange the queens! (If
that is really a threat)} 27. Re1 Qf4 28. Qh3 h6 29. Re4 Qf6 30. Nc5 Rd8 {
The first reminder on volnerability of the pawn d4: Nd5-f4 threatens to
eliminate it!} 31. Qg3 Ne7 32. Rd1 (32. Rf4 Nf5 33. Bxf5 exf5 34. Re1 {was a
reasonable alternative.} (34. Rd1 g5 $1 $17)) 32... Nf5 33. Qf4 Bd5 {After all,
black is playing for a win -} (33... Nd6 34. Qxf6 gxf6 35. Rg4+ Kf8 36. Rh4 {
would lead to a draw.}) 34. Re2 Nd6 35. Qg3 a5 36. h4 {Perhaps, 36.h3 was more
prudent.} axb4 37. axb4 Kf8 {A double-edged move. It was appreciated by
watching the game Hungarian players, but is is not yet the endgame...} 38. h5
Ra2 {There is a threat - Qg5!} 39. Bd3 Ra3 40. Re3 $2 {In a severe time
trouble white leaves his pawn unprotected.} ({After} 40. Qe5 Qh4 {black still
had rather marginal advantage.}) 40... Qxd4 $17 41. Rb1 Ra1 42. Ree1 Rxb1 43.
Rxb1 Ke7 44. Bf1 Ra8 45. Nd3 Ra3 46. Rc1 Bc4 47. Ne5 {White is forced to play
this nice way, because after} (47. Rd1 Bxd3 48. Bxd3 (48. Rxd3 Rxd3 49. Bxd3
Qxb4 50. Qxg7 Qd2 51. Bf1 (51. Qd4 Qd1+) 51... b4) 48... Qxb4 49. Qxg7 Rxd3 50.
Rxd3 Qb1+ {he is simply dead lost.}) 47... Rxg3 48. Nc6+ Kf6 49. Nxd4 Rg5 50.
Bxc4 bxc4 51. f3 Rxh5 52. Kf2 Rd5 53. Ke3 e5 54. Nc6 Ke6 55. g4 Rb5 $19 56. f4
f6 57. fxe5 fxe5 58. Rb1 Kd7 59. Na5 Kc7 60. Kd2 Rd5+ 61. Kc2 Kb6 0-1

[Event "SCG-chT"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2004.09.18"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.09.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "04"]
[BlackTeam "03"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

{This game give us two lessons of the grandmaster's middle game technic: 1)
When the change Bf1 on Nc6 is optimistic. 2) How to play against weak Pc6 and
Pa6.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 $5 {Blackburn 1902} 6.
O-O ({By the way it is curious to remember how dealed with this position our
great predecessors:} 6. a4 Nf6 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Bg5 (10.
Bf4 O-O 11. Re1 Qa5 12. Ne5 Rd8 {0-1 Marshall,F-Rubinstein,A/Warsaw 1908/HCL 
(48)}) (10. Be3 O-O 11. h3 (11. Rc1 Nb4 12. Ne5 Nfd5 13. Qf3 f6 14. Nd3 Nxd3 {
1/2-1/2 Alekhine,A-Tartakower,S/Paris 1925/HCL (56)}) 11... Qa5 12. Qb3 Qb4 13.
Qa2 {1/2-1/2 Saemisch,F-Tartakower,S/Baden-Baden 1925/HCL (60)}) 10... Qa5 11.
Qd2 O-O 12. Rad1 Rd8 13. Rfe1 h6 14. Bf4 Bb4 15. Qc2 Nd5 16. Bd2 Bd7 17. Ba2
Nf6 18. Bb1 Rac8 19. Qd3 Bxc3 (19... Ne7 $142 $15) 20. bxc3 Qxa4 21. Bf4 Ne7
22. Ne5 Be8 $11 {1-0 Pillsbury,H-Blackburne,J/Hastings (England) 1902/CA (45)}
(22... Ned5 $142)) 6... Nf6 (6... b5 7. Be2 Bb7 8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 Nf6 10. Nc4
Be7 11. dxc5 {1-0 Balla,Z-Merenyi,L/Temesvar 1912/EXT 98 (42)}) (6... Nc6 7.
Qe2 Nf6 8. a4 Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e4 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Vidmar,M-Euwe,M/Budapest
1940/HCL (19)}) 7. dxc5 (7. Qe2 Nbd7 8. Rd1 Qc7 9. a3 b5 10. Ba2 c4 11. e4 Be7
12. Nc3 {0-1 Horowitz,I-Fine,R/New York 1933/HCL (26)}) 7... Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Be2 Rd8 11. Ne5 (11. b3 b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Rac1 Nbd7 14. Nc4 (
14. a3 Rac8 15. b4 Be7 {1/2-1/2 Tunik,G-Makarov,M/St Petersburg 1996/CBM 56
ext (20)}) 14... Rac8 $11 {Karpov,A-Ivanchuk,V/Russia - ROW (rapid) 85/(345)
2002/Inf 85 (26)}) 11... Be7 12. Nec4 $146 (12. Bf3 Nbd7 (12... Nd5 13. Ndc4
Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Doettling,F-Stevic,H/Pula (Croatia) 2003/CA (49)}) 13. Nxd7 Nxd7
14. Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Golod,V-Kharlov,A/Rethymnon GRE 2003/The Week in Chess (41)})
({Interesting Novelety should be:} 12. b3 $5 Nd5 (12... Bb4 $2 13. Bb2 $1 Rxd2
(13... Bxd2 14. Nc4 Ne4 15. Bf3 Ng5 16. Nxd2 Nxf3+ 17. Nxf3 $14) 14. Rxd2 Bxd2
15. Rd1 Ba5 16. Nc4 Nbd7 (16... Bc7 17. Be5 $16) 17. Nxa5 $18) 13. Bb2 $14)
12... Nc6 13. Bf3 Bd7 14. Nb3 Be8 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. Nb6 Rc7 17. Rac1 Nd7 {[#]}
18. Bxc6 $1 {Typical middle game technic: Swap BxN for the sake of weak Pc6
Pa6 and the points around trhem.} (18. Ba5 Nxb6 19. Rxd8 Bxd8 20. Bxb6 Rc8 21.
Bxd8 Rxd8 22. Nc5 Rd2 23. Nxb7 Kf8 (23... Rxb2 $2 24. Nd6 $18) 24. Nc5 Rxb2 $11
) 18... Rxc6 19. Rxc6 bxc6 20. Nc4 {Instructive position showing when B and N
are more promissing than ^^} Nf6 21. Rc1 c5 22. f3 ({Merits attention:} 22. Ba5
$5 Rd3 23. Nbd2 h6 24. b3 {keeping control on d4}) 22... Bb5 23. e4 Nd7 24. Be3
h6 25. Nba5 Bf6 26. b3 Bd4 27. Bxd4 {Undeviating contestable choice. Black get
rid of the weak Pc5 but White rely on playing over the weak Pa6. This plan
will suucced until the Rc1 is the lord on the open vertical "c" and horisontal
"7".} ({Less agressive is} 27. Kf2 Rb8 28. Rd1 e5 29. Nd6 Nb6 30. Rc1 $14)
27... cxd4 28. Nd2 Ne5 29. a4 Be2 30. Rc7 {[#]} Bd1 $6 (30... Rd7 $142 $1 31.
Rc8+ Kh7 32. Kf2 (32. Ra8 Rc7 $15) 32... Bd3 $11 33. Nac4 $140 (33. Ra8 $2 Rc7
$15) 33... Bxc4 34. bxc4 (34. Nxc4 Nd3+ 35. Ke2 Nf4+ $11) 34... Nd3+ 35. Ke2
Nf4+ $132) 31. Nb7 (31. f4 $5 Nd3 32. Nc6 Ra8 33. g3 Nc5 34. a5 $16) 31... Rb8
32. Nc5 a5 33. Kf2 g5 $2 (33... Rb6 $5 34. Ra7 $140 (34. Ke1 Bc2 35. Ra7 Rc6
36. Nb7 Nd3+ $11) 34... Rc6 35. Nd7 (35. Rxa5 $2 Rxc5 36. Rxc5 Nd3+ $19) 35...
Nxd7 (35... Nd3+ 36. Kg3 e5 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38. Nf8+ Kg8 39. Nc4 $14 Bxb3 40. Nxa5
Bxa4 41. Nd7+ Kh7 42. Nxc6 Bxc6 43. Ra3 Bxd7 44. Rxd3 $14) 36. Rxd7 e5 37. Rd5
Rc2 38. Ke1 Rc1 39. Rxa5 Bxb3+ 40. Ke2 Bd1+ 41. Kf2 Rc2 $11) 34. Ke1 $18 Bc2
35. Nb7 d3 {Isolates Bc2 from the battle - Pd3 is inoffencive. He could not go
forward.} ({Actually the position is lost for Black also after} 35... Nd3+ 36.
Kf1 Kg7 37. Nxa5 $18) 36. Nxa5 $18 f5 37. Rc5 (37. Nb7 g4 38. Nc5 gxf3 39. gxf3
fxe4 40. fxe4 $18) 37... Ng6 38. e5 (38. Nc6 Rc8 39. a5 $18) 38... Nf4 39. Kf2
Nd5 40. Nc6 Rb6 41. Nd4 Nb4 42. Rb5 Rxb5 43. axb5 $1 Nd5 44. Nxe6 Kf7 45. Nd4
f4 46. Ke1 Ke7 47. Nc4 Ne3 48. b6 1-0

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1996.12.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1996.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Shamkovich} d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7.
Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 d3 (9... Be7 {is worse; Black should not give up
the center} 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Na5 $6 12. Bc2 b5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Bg5 Nc6 $2
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qe4 g6 17. Nxc6 Qc7 18. Qf3 b4 (18... Bg7 19. Be4) 19. Qxf6
bxc3 20. Ne7+ {1-0 Petrosian,A-Suetin,A/Memorial T.Petrosian Erevan 1994}) 10.
Rxd3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Be7 12. e4 Nd7 13. Be3 Nc5 14. Rdd1 O-O 15. Rac1 Nxb3 16. axb3
Rd8 17. Na4 Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Bd7 19. Bb6 Qc8 20. Ne5 Be8 21. Nd3 e5 22. Nc3 Qe6
23. Nd5 Rc8 24. h3 {game is even} f6 25. Qg4 Qxg4 26. hxg4 Kf7 27. Nxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 12th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2019.03.12"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Izoria, Zviad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "United States"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

{[%evp 0,89,19,24,13,-9,4,6,6,14,22,14,62,51,50,49,14,-14,-15,-5,13,-6,-7,-1,
34,25,19,12,10,-5,60,41,20,25,22,24,93,91,93,93,129,104,84,106,108,110,124,52,
65,61,70,63,87,92,92,97,96,76,125,125,152,158,163,162,220,210,210,215,221,198,
239,193,216,174,223,229,221,201,239,236,234,263,269,226,314,318,346,364,375,
407,428,340]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 c5 5. d4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6 7.
O-O b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. e4 {This aggressive move is White's main attempt to fight
for an advantage in this system.} cxd4 (9... b4 10. Ba4+ Nfd7 11. d5 $1 bxc3
12. Qb3 Ra7 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Qxe6+ Be7 15. Ne5 $18 {1-0 (18) Marin,M (2553)
-Taylor Bowd,P (2058) La Massana 2008}) (9... Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Re1 Bd5 (
11... c4 12. Rxe4 cxb3 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. d5 $16) 12. dxc5 Bxb3 13.
Qxb3 Be7 (13... Bxc5 14. Qc3 $1 $18 {1-0 (20) Miton,K (2600)-Manik,M (2510)
Mallorca 2004 CBM 104 [Huzman,A]}) 14. a4 bxa4 15. Qb7 Qd5 16. Qxd5 exd5 17.
Rxa4 $16 {1-0 (33) Fomichenko,E (2515)-Wiley,T (2302) Nancy 2010}) 10. Nxd4 Nc6
(10... Nbd7 $5 {is more accurate, in my opinion. Black's pieces are
well-placed, and he should equalize without major problems, e.g.} 11. Re1 {
[%cal Re4e5] (the main continuation)} Ne5 $5 (11... Nc5 12. e5 (12. Bc2 e5 13.
Nf3 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Ncxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe5 Bc5 18. Nd3 O-O-O
$11 {1/2 (26) Yurtaev,L (2539)-Anastasian,A (2545) Abu Dhabi 1999}) 12... Nxb3
13. axb3 Bc5 14. Be3 Bxd4 15. Bxd4 Nd7 16. Qg4 O-O 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Rd3 {
0-1 (39) Marin,M (2540)-Ivanov,V (2463) Moscow 2005} Rfd8 19. Rg3 Qf8 $13) 12.
Bd5 (12. Nd5 Nfd7 $1 13. Bg5 Qxg5 14. Nc7+ Ke7 15. Nxa8 Bxa8 16. Rc1 g6 17. g3
Qh5 18. Qd2 Bh6 $17 {1/2 (30) Ivanisevic,I (2567)-Vrolijk,L (2419) Dieren 2018}
) (12. Bf4 Ng6 13. Be3 Bb4 14. f3 O-O 15. Rc1 Qb8 $132 {0-1 (43) Korobov,A 
(2713)-Lysyj,I (2666) Warsaw 2013}) 12... exd5 13. exd5 Bd6 14. Bf4 O-O 15.
Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Qd2 b4 {1/2 (19) Tkachiev,V (2636)
-So,W (2673) Wijk aan Zee 2011}) 11. Nxc6 (11. Be3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Be7 13. f3 O-O
14. Be3 Qb8 15. Qe2 Bc6 16. Rfd1 Bd6 17. g3 Be5 $11 {0-1 (55) Ris,R (2403)
-Gustafsson,J (2631) Germany 2011}) 11... Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bxc6 13. f3 Bc5+ (13...
Nd7 $5 14. Be3 Bc5 15. Kf2 Bxe3+ 16. Kxe3 Ke7 17. Ne2 Bb7 {1/2 (17)
Miroshnichenko,P (2275)-Gumularz,S (2462) Krakow POL 2018}) 14. Kf1 Ke7 {
One of many possible moves, quite enough for equality.} ({After} 14... O-O {
Black's king is less vulnerable but on the other hand - far away from the main
battlefield:} 15. Bf4 Rfc8 (15... Rfd8 16. Rac1 b4 17. Ne2 Rxd1+ 18. Bxd1 Nd7
19. Bb3 Bb5 20. Bc4 Bf8 21. Be3 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Ne5 23. Rc7 $14 {1-0 (57)
Korobov,A (2693)-Kosyrev,V (2520) Wroclaw 2014}) 16. Rac1 h6 17. Ne2 Ba7 (17...
Be8 $6 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 $16 {
1-0 (41) Visakh,N (2489)-Tarlev,K (2557) Sovata ROU 2018}) 18. Be5 Be8 19. Rc7
(19. Bd4) 19... Rxc7 20. Bxc7 Nd7 21. Ba5 Nc5 22. Bc2 Nb7 23. Bc3 Rc8 $11 {
1/2 (36) Zvjaginsev,V (2600)-Adianto,U (2590) Biel 1995}) (14... Rc8 $5 15. Bf4
Ke7 16. Rac1 Nd7 17. Ne2 Bb7 $11 ({but not} 17... Rhd8 $2 {1/2 (55) Bacrot,E 
(2695)-Bareev,E (2653) Ajaccio 2007} 18. Bxe6 $3 Kxe6 (18... fxe6 19. Bg5+ Ke8
20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. b4 $18) 19. b4 $1 $18)) (14... Nd7 15. Bf4 Ke7 16. Rac1 Rhc8
17. Ne2 {1/2 (18) Marin,M (2597)-Levin,F (2472) Benasque 2010}) 15. Ne2 (15. e5
Nd7 16. Bg5+ Ke8 (16... f6 $2 17. exf6+ gxf6 18. Re1 e5 19. Bh4 $16 {[%csl Re7]
1-0 (28) Korobov,A (2675)-Lesiege,A (2512) Baku 2016}) 17. Rac1 h6 18. Bd2 a5
$11) (15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bf2 Bxf2 18. Kxf2 Rhc8 $11 {1/2 (44)
Ponomariov,R (2739)-Anand,V (2788) Moscow 2009}) 15... Rhd8 $2 {A natural move,
after which Black unexpectedly gets into trouble.} (15... Rhc8 $142 $11) 16.
Bg5 {[%cal Rd1c1,Re4e5][%mdl 64]} Rxd1+ (16... h6 17. Rdc1 $1 ({but not} 17.
Bxf6+ gxf6 18. Rdc1 Kd6) 17... hxg5 18. Rxc5 Be8 19. Rxg5 $16) (16... Bd6 17.
Rxd6 $1 Kxd6 18. e5+ Kxe5 19. Bf4+ Kf5 20. Bc2+ $18 {like in the game}) 17.
Rxd1 Bd6 (17... h6 18. Rc1 $1 hxg5 19. Rxc5 Be8 20. Rxg5 $16 {- White wins a
pawn without compensation.}) 18. Rxd6 $1 Kxd6 19. e5+ Kxe5 20. Bf4+ Kf5 21.
Bc2+ Ne4 22. fxe4+ Kf6 (22... Bxe4 $2 23. g4+) 23. Kf2 $18 {With a material
adantage and a bishop pair, White should gradually win.} e5 24. Bd2 Ke7 25.
Bb4+ Ke8 26. Ba5 Bd7 27. Bb3 Rc8 28. Nc3 Rc6 29. Nd5 Rh6 30. Bc3 Kf8 31. h3 (
31. Bxe5 $143 Re6) 31... f5 32. exf5 Bxf5 33. Bxe5 a5 34. Ke3 Rc6 35. Nc3 b4
36. Bd5 Rc8 37. Nb5 Rc1 38. Nd6 Bb1 39. Nb7 Re1+ 40. Kd4 Re2 41. a4 Rxb2 42.
Nxa5 Bc2 43. Nc4 Ra2 44. Bd6+ Ke8 45. Bxb4 {[%cal Rc4d6]} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 36th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2008.07.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2008.06.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 {A quiet but crafty variation. Black must play
very accurately to equalize.} 11. Bd2 {[%cal Ya4a5]} b6 {Other moves seen in
this position:} (11... Bd7) (11... Ke7) (11... O-O) (11... Na5) 12. Bd3 {
[%cal Yc3e4] A cunning move provoking 12...Nb4. The other options.} (12. Rac1
Bb7 13. Na2 (13. Ne2 O-O 14. Ned4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Rfd8 16. Nb3 Be7 17. Bc3 Rxd1+
18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 {1/2-1/2 Ujtelky,M-Kozma,J/Wijk aan Zee 1969/MCD})
13... O-O 14. Be1 a5 (14... Rfd8 15. Rxd8+ Nxd8 16. Nb4 Be7 17. Be2 a5 18. Nd3
Rc8 19. Rxc8 Bxc8 20. Nfe5 Nd7 21. Bc3 f6 22. Nxd7 Bxd7 {1/2-1/2 Ugge,
A-Frostick,C/ICCF 1997/CBM 114}) 15. Nc3 Rfd8 16. Kf1 Kf8 17. Bb5 Rxd1 18. Rxd1
Ke7 19. h3 h6 20. Nd2 Rd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Hjartarson,J/Seattle 1989/
Candidates (39)}) (12. Ng5 Ne5 (12... Na5 13. Ba2 Bb7 14. Rac1 Rc8 (14... Rd8
$5) 15. Ne2 Nc6 16. a5 h6 17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Be1 bxa5 19. Bb1 Nb4 20. Ne5 Nd6 21.
Nd3 Nxd3 22. Bxd3 a4 23. Bc2 $14 {1-0 Smejkal,J-Huebner,R/Rio de Janeiro 1979/
IZT (38)}) 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Na2 h6 15. Bc3 Ned7 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 O-O 18.
Rac1 Rfc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lahaye,R-Okkes,M/Hilversum 2008/CBM 122 Extra (73)}) (
12. Ne2 O-O (12... Ke7 13. Ned4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. exd4 Bb7 16. Bb4+ Kd7
$11 {0-1 Vasilev,M-Steingrimsson,H/Plovdiv BUL 2008/The Week in Chess 704 (66)}
) 13. Ned4 Nxd4 14. exd4 Bd6 15. Bg5 Nd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Porter,
R-Nelson,W/Kingston 1998/EXT 2006 (25)}) (12. Na2 $5 Ne4 13. Be1 Bb7 (13... Nd6
14. Be2 a5 15. Rac1 Ke7 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Nb3 Nb4 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Nc3 Rhd8 20.
f3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Cacco,C-Bruno,F/Cremona 2005/CBM 109 ext (49)}) 14. b4 Be7 15.
Rac1 Nd6 16. Bf1 (16. Bxa6 $5) 16... Rc8 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Na5 19. Ne5 $36 {
1-0 Barkhagen,J-Bering,A/Copenhagen 1999/CBM 071 ext (36)}) 12... Bb7 (12...
Nb4 $142 13. Be2 {[%cal Ya4a5]} (13. Be4 $5) 13... Bb7 (13... O-O 14. a5 b5 15.
Rac1 Be7 16. Ne5 Nd7 (16... Ra7 $2 17. Nxb5 $1 axb5 18. Bxb4 Bxb4 19. Nc6 Rxa5
20. Nxb4 Bd7 21. Rc7 $16 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Nielsen,P/Malmo 2004/EXT 2005 (22)})
17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. Be1 Rfd8 19. Ne4 Be8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rc7 $6 (21. Nc5 $142
$14) 21... Bf8 (21... Nd5 $1 22. Ra7 $140 f5 23. Nc3 Bc5 24. Rxa6 Nc7) 22. g4
h6 23. h4 Nd5 24. Rc1 f5 25. Nd2 Be7 $13 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Van Wely,L/
Villarrobledo 2006/CBM 113 ext (36)}) (13... a5 $5 14. Nb5 Ke7 15. Nfd4 Bb7 16.
f3 Rhd8 17. Kf1 e5 18. Nf5+ Kf8 19. e4 Ne8 20. Be3 Na6 21. Bxc5+ Nxc5 22. Ne3
Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Bc6 $11 {0-1 Dziuba,M-Sorokin,M/Linares 2005/CBM 105 ext (81)})
14. a5 bxa5 15. Rxa5 Be7 16. Na4 (16. Ne5 O-O 17. f3 Rfd8 18. e4 Nc2 19. Bd3 $6
Bb4 20. Na4 Ne3 21. Bxb4 Nxd1 $15 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Wells,P/London/Crowthorne
2006/CBM 113 ext (30)}) 16... Ne4 17. Be1 Nc6 18. Nb6 Rd8 19. Raa1 Rxd1 20.
Bxd1 O-O {1/2-1/2 Fabiani,J-Schrancz,I/IECG 2002/Telechess CBM 105}) 13. Ne4
Be7 14. Nxf6+ (14. Bc3 Nb4 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Be2 $14 {(I.Sokolov) but V.
Ivanchuk probably considered it insufficient.}) 14... Bxf6 15. Rac1 O-O 16. Be4
Rfc8 17. b3 Na5 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 {The position looks absolutely equal but the
Ukrainian magician creates something from nothing.} 19. Bb4 $1 Bb2 (19... Nc5
20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 bxc5 22. Rd6 $14) (19... h6 $142) 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 {
[%mdl 4096]} 21. Rd7 Na5 $6 (21... Nd8 $14 {was better in any case; after the
text move Black's double pawns become a permanent defect.}) 22. Bxa5 bxa5 23.
g4 h6 24. Kg2 Bc3 25. g5 {It is important to create initiative on the kingside.
} Rb8 26. Rd3 $1 Rc8 (26... Rxb3 {leads to a deadly pin. Here is a possible
variation:} 27. gxh6 gxh6 28. Nd4 Ra3 29. Nc2 Rb3 30. e4 Kg7 31. Ne3 {[%cal
Re3d1]} Ra3 32. Nc4 Rb3 33. Nxa5 Ra3 34. Nc4 Rb3 35. Kf3 $18 {[%cal Yf3e2,
Ye2d1,Yd1c2]}) 27. h4 hxg5 28. hxg5 Kh7 29. Kg3 Kg6 30. Kf4 Rc6 31. e4 f6 32.
Kg4 fxg5 (32... Ba1 33. Nh4+ Kf7 34. f4) 33. Nxg5 e5 34. Nf3 $22 Kf6 (34... Ba1
35. Rd5) 35. Kh5 Ke7 36. Nh4 Kf6 37. Rf3+ Ke6 38. Nf5 Kd7 $2 (38... Kf7 $16 {
was still possible to keep the material balance.}) 39. Rd3+ Kc7 40. Nxg7 {
and White converted his extra pawn:} Be1 41. f3 Rc3 $6 {This exchange only
helps White.} 42. Ne6+ Kc6 43. Rxc3+ Bxc3 44. Kg6 Kd6 45. Kf5 Kc6 46. f4 exf4
47. Kxf4 Bf6 48. e5 Be7 49. Ke4 Bh4 50. Kd4 Bg3 51. Ng5 Bf4 52. Nf3 Bg3 53. Kc4
{[%cal Rf3d4]} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.07"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. d5 $5 {
This system (and this pawn sacrifice) was examined in detail in CBM 105 
(annotations to Cebalo - Stevic by GM A.Huzman).} exd5 $1 (14... Nxd5 $6 15.
Bxe7 Nxe7 (15... Qxe7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Qxa5) 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qc2+ Kg8 18.
Ng5 g6 19. Rxd8 Rfxd8 20. Qc1 {1-0 Banikas,H (2519)-Panagiotopoulos,A (2109)/
Korinthos 2004/CBM 101 ext (29)}) (14... b4 $6 15. Qd3 g6 16. d6 Bxd6 17. Qxd6
Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Ne8 19. Rb6 bxc3 20. Be7 (20. b4 $1 Bxf3 (20... f6 21. Bh6) 21.
bxa5 Bd5 22. Be7 Nc7 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Rc1 $18 {M.Cebalo}) 20... cxb2 21. Nd2
Nc7 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Rxb2 $14 {1/2 Cebalo,M (2520)-Stevic,H (2539)/Zagreb
2004/CBM 105/[Huzman] (50)}) 15. Qf4 (15. Qd3 g6 16. Rfe1 (16. Qd4 b4 $1 17.
Bxf6 (17. Na4 Rc8 18. Bd3 Re8 19. Rfe1 Ne4) 17... Bxf6 18. Qxb4 $15 {M.Cebalo}
Rb8 $5) 16... b4 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. Rxe7 Bd5 21. b3
Rac8 22. Ne1 Nc6 23. Re2 Be6 24. Red2 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 $11 {0-1 Janssen,R (2501)
-Ivanov,J (2347)/Amsterdam 2005/CBM 107 ext (37)}) 15... Nh5 (15... Rc8 $5 16.
Qh4 h5 (16... Rc4 $143 17. Bxh7+ Nxh7 18. Bxe7) 17. Bf5 Rc7 (17... Rc4 18. Ne4
$16) 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxh5 g6 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 $11 {M.Cebalo}) 16.
Qh4 {This move leads to equality.} (16. Bxh7+ $5 Kxh7 17. Qh4 Bxg5 18. Nxg5+ {
needs a detailed analysis, e.g.} Kg6 $5 19. f4 f5 20. Rde1 (20. Rfe1 Re8 21. g4
Nxf4 22. Qh7+ Kxg5 $19) 20... Bc8 (20... Re8 21. g4 $1) 21. Rf3 $44) 16... Bxg5
17. Qxh5 (17. Nxg5 g6 18. g4 h6 $1 19. gxh5 hxg5 (19... Qxg5+ 20. Qxg5 hxg5 21.
hxg6 Rad8 22. Rfe1 $1 fxg6 23. Re6 $36) 20. Qg3 (20. Qd4 Rc8 $15 {M.Cebalo})
20... d4 $5 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. Be4 $1 $13) 17... h6 18. h4 $6 {A risky way to
play for a win.} (18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. Qxg5 hxg5 20. Nxd5 Rae8 $11) (18. Be4 $143
$6 g6 19. Qh3 Qc8 $15 {M.Cebalo}) 18... Bf6 19. Nxd5 Bxb2 20. Rfe1 (20. Be4 $5
Nc4 $1) 20... Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Qc7 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Interestingly, the same
position arose in another game (from a completely different move order), in
which Black played} (21... Qf6 22. a4 {1/2 Berczes,D (2351)-Lukin,A (2417)/
Budapest 2004/CBM 102 ext} (22. Ng5 $5)) {After the text move White can't
recapture the pawn.} 22. Bb1 (22. Rc5 Qb6 $1 23. a4 Nb7) 22... Rad8 23. Rxd8 (
23. Rc5 $142 $17 {avoiding simplifications.}) 23... Rxd8 24. Qg4 Bc3 25. Rc1
Qc4 $5 26. Qg3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A blunder in a lost position.} (26. Qxc4 Nxc4
$19 {_|_}) 26... Be5 $1 (26... Be5 27. Rxc4 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Bxg3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Black "Kotanjian, Tigran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Re1 b5 12. Qd3 (12. d5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14.
Qxd5 Qxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Bb7 {was played in many games, and White
failed to win a single one of them! The standard text move leads to a more
complicated fight.}) 12... Nb4 $146 {Hardly a successful novelty.} (12... Bb7
$142 13. a3 (13. Rad1 Nb4 14. Qe2 Nbd5 15. Ne5 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Nd5 17. Bd2 (17.
Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qd2 Rac8 19. Rc1 Rfd8 20. Nd3 Nf6 21. Qb2 Qd6 22. Nc5 Bd5 23. a4
Bxb3 24. Qxb3 Qd5 {1/2-1/2 Illescas Cordoba,M-Anand,V/Leon (m/4) 1997/Inf 70})
17... Rc8 (17... Bg5 $5) 18. c4 bxc4 19. Bxc4 a5 20. Rb1 Bb4 21. Red1 Rc7 22.
Qg4 Bxd2 23. Rxd2 Qc8 24. Bf1 Nf6 25. Qh3 Be4 26. Re1 Rc1 $11 {1-0 Nemet,
I-Giertz,N/Basel 2000/CBM 074 ext (29)}) 13... h6 (13... Na5 14. Bc2 g6 15. Bh6
Re8 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Qh3 Qd6 18. Rad1 Nc4 19. Bb3 Bd5 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Bg5 $36
{1-0 Cvitan,O-Doettling,F/Charleville 2000/CBM 079 ext (30)}) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Bc2 g6 16. Rxe6 b4 (16... Nxd4 $5 17. Rxf6 Nxc2 18. Rxg6+ $11) 17. Rxf6 Qxf6
18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Qe3 (19. Re1 $5 $44) 19... Kg7 20. Nc5 Rac8 21. Bd3 Qxe3 22.
fxe3 Rc7 $13 {0-1 Figueiredo,F-Flaherty,K/ICCF Email 2001/ICCF Telechess CBM
98 (28)}) 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. Ne5 {That's the drawback of 12...Nb4!} Nbd5 $6 {
Consequently but} (14... Nc6 $5 {deserved more attention.}) 15. Qd3 Rc8 16.
Rac1 Qd6 17. Qh3 $40 {[%mdl 128]} Rfe8 (17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 b4 $5 (18... Bd5
19. Bc2 h6 20. Bxh6 gxh6 21. Qxh6 Rxc3 22. Bh7+ Nxh7 23. Rxc3 $18) 19. cxb4
Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Qxd4 21. Nxf7 $1 $16) 18. Bc2 g6 $6 {This move dangerously
weakens the dark squares.} (18... h6 $5 {looks too risky but I don't see a
direct refutation:} 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qg3+ (20. Qxh6 $6 Bf8) (20. Nxd5 $6 Qxd5
21. Re3 Bd6 22. Rg3+ Kf8 23. Qxh6+ Ke7) 20... Kf8 21. Bg6 $1 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Qd5
$1 23. Bxf7 Ba3 $3 24. Bxe8 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 (25. Qg6 Qxg2+ $1 26. Qxg2 Bxg2 27.
Rxc1 Bd5 28. Bg6 Bxa2 29. Ra1 Bd5 30. Rxa6 Rxc3 31. f3 Rc7 $11) 25... Nxe8 {
White has excellent compensation for the piece but no direct win in sight.})
19. Bb3 $1 b4 (19... Nxc3 20. bxc3 Bd5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Qh4 $16) 20. Nxf7 $1 {
[%mdl 512]} (20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Qh4 {was very strong here, too, but White finds
a more creative solution.}) 20... Kxf7 21. Ne4 Qb6 (21... Qd7 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23.
Qxh7+ Bg7 24. Ng5+ Kf6 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. Qh4 Rh8 27. Qg4 $16) 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 (
22... Nxf6 $142 23. Ng5+ Kg7 24. Nxe6+ Kh8 25. Qh6 Nh5 $1 (25... Bf8 26. Nxf8
Rxf8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Re7 $18) 26. g4 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qb5 28. gxh5 Rg8 29. Nc7
$1 Bg5 $1 30. Nxb5 Bxh6 31. Rc7 Rg7 32. Rxg7 Kxg7 33. Nd6 $16) 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 $8
(23... Rxc8 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Nxf6 $18) 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Ng5+ $1
Bxg5 (25... Kf8 26. Qh6+ $18) 26. Qxh7+ Kf6 27. Rxe8 {A brilliant victory for
the young Israeli GM!} 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Rd1 Be7 10. dxc5 O-O 11. b3 {This line was examined in CBM 108 
(Riazantsev-Rublevsky annotated by GM A.Huzman) and CBM 116 
(Aronian-Morozevich annotated by GM R.Knaak).} Ne4 {A rare move.} (11... e5 {
[%cal Yc8g4] is more logical but White obtained a small plus in the
above-mentioned game Aronian-Morozevich:} 12. h3 (12. Nc3 $143 e4 13. Nd4 Bg4
$5 (13... Bxc5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Qe5 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Bb2 Qg5 (17... Bd6
18. g3) 18. Rdc1 Bh3 19. Qf1 Bd7 20. Qc4 Bh3 21. Qf1 Bd7 22. Nxc6 Rfc8 23. Nd4
Rd8 24. Rc4 $14 {1-0 Kosyrev,V (2539)-Dieb fritz,D/playchess.com INT 2005/CBM
106 ext (66)}) 14. f3 exf3 15. gxf3 Bh5 16. Ba3 Rfe8 17. b4 Ne5 18. Nd5 $1 (18.
Bb3 $2 Rad8 19. Rf1 $2 (19. Qf2) 19... Bxc5 $1 20. bxc5 Rxd4 21. exd4 Nxf3+ 22.
Qxf3 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Ng4 $1 $17 {0-1 Riazantsev,A (2608)-Rublevsky,S (2645)/
Warsaw 2005/CBM 108/[Huzman] (35)}) 18... Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Rad8 20. Be4 g6 21. Bb2
Bg5 22. Nc2 a5 $1 $132 {1/2 Shvyrjov,I (2432)-Rausis,I (2512)/Alushta UKR 2008/
The Week in Chess 714 (36)}) 12... e4 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. b4 (14. Bb2 Bxc5 15. Nd2
Qe7 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. Ng3 g6 18. Qc2 Rac8 19. a5 Rfe8 20. Nde2 Bc6 21. Nc3 Ned7
22. Nce2 Ne5 23. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Milov,V-Karjakin,S/Warsaw POL 2005/(23)}) 14...
b6 15. Nd2 bxc5 16. bxc5 Bxc5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 Ng6 $5 19. Nf1 Qc5 20. Rc3
Qg5 21. Ng3 h5 22. Kh1 $14 {1-0 Aronian,L (2741)-Morozevich,A (2747)/Moscow
2006/CBM 116/[Knaak] (42)}) 12. Ba3 (12. Bb2 Nxc5 13. Nbd2 b6 14. Nd4 Bf6 15.
Rac1 Qb7 16. Ba3 Bxd4 17. exd4 Nxd4 18. Qe5 Nc6 19. Qh5 a5 20. Nf3 Nb4 21. Bb2
f6 22. Nd4 Qf7 {1/2 Miroshnichenko,E (2651)-Kruppa,Y (2533)/Predeal 2007/EXT
2008 (28)}) 12... Rd8 (12... Nxc5 $5 {[%cal Yb7b6,Ya6a5]}) 13. Rxd8+ Qxd8 14.
Qc2 Nxc5 15. Nbd2 Nd7 {It is not easy for Black to complete development, e.g.}
(15... Qb6 16. Rd1 Nb4 17. Qc3 a5 18. Bb5 {[%cal Rd2c4]}) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rd1
(17. Ne4 $5) 17... Nf6 $6 (17... Nb4 $142 18. Qc3 (18. Qe4 Nc5) 18... b6) 18.
Ne4 $1 Nd5 {Black agrees to accept an isolated pawn.} (18... Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bd7
20. Ng5 $1 g6 21. Qh4 h5 22. g4 Ne5 23. Be2 (23. gxh5 $143 f6 24. Qf4 Nxc4 25.
Ne4 Rf8 26. bxc4 Bxa4) 23... f6 24. Ne4 g5 25. Qxh5 Bc6 26. Ng3 Rd8 27. Rxd8+
Qxd8 28. Qh6 $16) 19. Bxd5 (19. Qd2 Bd7 $1 (19... Ncb4 $143 20. Nc3 $36) 20.
Bxd5 $140 exd5 21. Qxd5 Be6 22. Qc5 Bxb3) 19... exd5 20. Nc3 Be6 {It is very
difficult to win such a position (especially as White's queenside is weakened)
but it is even more difficult for Black to withstand this torture!} 21. h3 h6
22. Qb1 Nb4 23. Ne2 Rc8 24. Nf4 Qc5 25. Nd4 Bd7 26. g4 {[%mdl 32] Typical -
White must open up a second front.} a5 27. Kg2 b6 28. Kg1 {No hurry! Black has
no counterplay or way to strengthen his defence.} Qd6 29. Qb2 Rc5 30. Nf3 Qe7
31. Nd4 Qe5 32. Qe2 Qe7 33. Qf3 Qe5 34. Nfe2 Kf8 35. Nf4 Kg8 36. Nfe2 Kf8 37.
Kg2 Kg8 38. Nf4 Rc3 39. Qg3 Rc5 40. h4 g6 41. Kh2 Qc7 (41... g5 $6 42. Nh5) (
41... Qe4 $5) 42. g5 {Yes, slowly - but White is making some progress!} h5 {
A first achievement - the black pawns are fixed on light squares.} 43. Nfe2 Kf8
44. Qxc7 Rxc7 45. Kg2 Ke7 46. Kf1 Bg4 47. f3 Bd7 48. Ke1 Rc8 49. Kd2 Rc7 50.
Nc3 Rc5 51. Rf1 Bc8 (51... Rc8 $142 52. f4 f6 {At least, it would prevent
f4-f5.}) 52. f4 {[%cal Rf4f5]} Ba6 (52... f5 53. gxf6+ Kxf6 54. e4 $1 Ke7 55.
e5 $16) (52... Bf5 53. Nxf5+ gxf5 54. Rc1 {[%cal Yc3e2,Ye2g3]}) 53. Rf3 Nd3 $6
{A desperate attempt but what else to recommend?} 54. Ncb5 Nb4 55. f5 Nc6 56.
fxg6 fxg6 57. Rf6 Bxb5 58. Nxb5 Ne5 59. Nd4 Kd7 60. Rxb6 {A first but not last
material gain - Black is in zugzwang and must give up more material.} Rc8 61.
Rb5 Kd6 62. Rxa5 Rf8 63. Ra6+ Kd7 64. Rf6 Rxf6 65. gxf6 Ke8 66. a5 Kf7 67. a6
Nd7 68. a7 Nb6 69. Kc3 Kxf6 70. Kb4 {A classic game! Black lost without making
obvious mistakes!} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.08"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ashdod"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. e4 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Nd6 {Other options were
examined by GM A.Huzman in CBM 105,107,110,111:} (13. Bf4) (13. Bc2) 13... Bxd6
14. exd6 c4 $146 (14... cxd4 15. Nxd4 $1 (15. Bc2 $6 e5 16. Re1 Qf6 17. Ng5 g6
18. Be4 Nc6 19. Qg4 Nc5 $6 (19... Qxd6 $17) 20. f4 h6 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. fxe5
Qf5 23. Qxf5 gxf5 24. Nh3 $44 {1-0 Gunina,V-Fakhretdinova,M/Satka 2005/CBM 107
ext (31)}) (15. Bg5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxg5 17. Qxa8 Nc5 18. Qf3 Nbd7 19. Rad1 Ne5
20. Qh3 Qf4 21. Rc1 Ne4 22. Bc2 d3 23. Bxd3 Ng5 24. Bxh7+ Nxh7 25. Rfe1 Nd7 26.
Qd3 Nhf6 27. h3 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Ponomariov,R/Panormo 2001/CBM 084 ext}) 15...
Nc5 16. Be3 Qxd6 $140 17. Nf5 $1 Qxd1 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Bxd1 $44 {needs testing.
}) 15. Bxc4 Nb6 16. Bd3 Qxd6 17. a5 Nd5 ({After} 17... Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Nd5 19.
Be3 {[%cal Yf1c1] the weakness of the a6 pawn is quite annoying for Black.})
18. Ne5 Nc6 19. Re1 Nxd4 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qxd4 $11 f6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A
strange pawn sacrifice (or a blunder?).} (21... Kg8 $11) 22. Qe4+ Kg8 23. Nc4
Qc6 24. Qxe6+ Qxe6 25. Rxe6 $16 Rac8 26. b3 Nc3 (26... Rc6 $142 27. Rxc6 Bxc6
28. Bd2 {but Black has no compensation for the pawn anyway.}) 27. Rb6 $1 Ne2+ (
27... Rfd8 28. Be3 Rc7 29. Rxb4 Rcd7 30. h4 $18) 28. Kf1 Nd4 29. Nd6 $18 Be4
30. Nxc8 Rxc8 31. Be3 Bd3+ 32. Kg1 Nxb3 33. Ra4 Bb5 34. Rxb4 Nxa5 35. Rg4 Kf7
36. h4 Rc7 37. Rb8 Nc4 38. Ra8 a5 39. h5 a4 40. h6 gxh6 41. Bxh6 Ke6 42. f3 Rc6
43. Bf8 Ne5 44. Rb4 Rc1+ 45. Kh2 Bc6 46. Ra6 Kd5 47. Ra5+ Ke6 48. Rd4 Rc2 49.
Kg3 Nd7 50. Ba3 Ne5 51. Ra7 Rc3 52. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O a6 8. dxc5
Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 b6 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Nbd2 Ke7 $6 (13... O-O
{is more popular. The text move leads to a position from the 8...Bxc5 line
with an extra tempo for White! However, it required extremely subtle play from
GM Dmitry Jakovenko to prove his edge!}) 14. Ne1 $1 (14. Nc4 {is a harmless
alternative:} Bd5 (14... Rhc8 15. a3 $6 (15. Rac1 $1) 15... Bd5 16. Nd4 $2 b5
17. Nd2 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 19. Bb2 Rc2 20. Bc1 Nc5 21. b4 Na4 22. Bd3 Rc3 23. Bf1
e4 $17 {0-1 Barbero,G (2510)-Garcia Palermo,C (2475)/Nuoro 1993/EXT 2004 (48)})
(14... Rac8 $5 15. Rac1 Rhd8 16. Nfe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 {1/2 Simic,
R (2416)-Pikula,D (2456)/Belgrade 1999/EXT 2002}) 15. Nce5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Rhd8
17. Nd3 Bd6 18. f3 Bb7 19. e4 Bc7 20. Ne5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Bxd8 23.
Kf2 Bc7 24. g3 {1/2 Bischoff,K (2510)-Van der Sterren,P (2475)/Biel 1991/EXT
2000}) ({Other options:} 14. Rab1 Rhc8 15. b4 Bd6 16. Nc4 Bc7 17. a4 Bd5 18.
Rbc1 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Na3 Bd6 21. Nxb5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 {1/2 Bosboom Lanchava,
T (2272)-Graf,R (2348)/Germany 2001/CBM 082 ext}) (14. Rac1 $5 {White wants to
choose his plan later on.} Rhc8 15. Nc4 Bd5 16. Nce5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bd6 18. f3
Bb7 19. Nc4 Bc5 20. b4 Bxb4 21. Nxb6 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rb8 23. Be5 Bd6 24. Bxd6+
Kxd6 25. e4 $14 {1-0 Krivonosov,O (2440)-Rustemov,A (2607)/ICC INT 2002/CBM
087 ext (45)}) 14... b5 (14... Bd5 15. Nd3 Bd6 16. f3 Nc5 (16... e5 $6 17. e4
Be6 18. f4 $1 Bg4 19. Bxg4 Nxg4 20. Nc4 Bc7 21. fxe5 $16 {1-0 Skalik,P (2335)
-Weglarz,L (2380)/Augustow 1996/CBM 057 (27)}) 17. Nb4 (17. Nf2 Ncd7 18. e4 Bc6
19. Nc4 Bc5 20. Kf1 $14 {1-0 Grebionkin,V (2415)-Karpatchev,A (2570)/Nizhnij
Novgorod 1998/EXT 2000 (49)}) 17... Bb7 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Nd3 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Rhd8
21. Ba3+ Ke8 22. Bd6 Bb8 23. Bxb8 Raxb8 24. Nd6+ $16 {1-0 Seirawan,Y (2629)
-Rowson,J (2547)/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (43)}) 15. a4 $1 bxa4 $146 (15... b4 16.
Nd3 $14 (16. a5 Bd5 17. Bf3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nd5 19. Nd3 Rhc8 20. Nc4 Rab8 21.
Rac1 {1/2 Nikolov,M (2488)-Fridman,D (2640)/Plovdiv BUL 2008/The Week in Chess
702})) 16. Nd3 $1 {Even more accurate than} (16. Rxa4) 16... Rhc8 (16... axb3
$2 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Ba3 Rac8 19. Nxb3 Nfe4 20. Rac1 $18) (16... Bd6 17. Nc4 $1
(17. Rxa4 $143 Nc5 $1 {and Black holds on.}) 17... axb3 18. Nxd6 Kxd6 19. Ne5+
$1 (19. Nc5+ $143 Kc7) 19... Ke7 20. Ba3+ Ke8 21. Nc4 Bd5 22. Nd6+ Ke7 23. e4
$1 b2 24. Rab1 $16) 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Ba3 Nfd7 19. bxa4 Kf6 20. a5 $1 $16 {
Besides White's bishop pair, he has fixed Black's weak a6 pawn. The Russian GM
confidently converts his advantage.} Kg6 21. Rac1 Na4 22. Bd3+ f5 23. Nc4 Ndc5
24. Ne5+ Kh6 25. Bc4 Rc7 26. Rd6 Rac8 27. Bxe6 Nxe6 28. Rxe6+ Kh5 29. Rxc7 Rxc7
30. h3 (30. Nd3 {[%cal Rd3f4] was winning at once:} g5 (30... g6 31. Nf4+ Kh6
32. Bf8+ Kg5 33. f3 Nc3 34. h4+ Kxh4 35. Be7+ Kg3 36. Nh5+ gxh5 37. Bd6+ $18)
31. Bf8 {[%cal Re6h6]} Rc6 32. Re7 $18) 30... Nc5 31. Bxc5 Rxc5 32. Nd3 Rc7 (
32... Rxa5 33. Nf4+ Kg5 34. h4+ $1 Kxh4 35. Re7 {[%cal Re7b7,Re7g7]} g5 36.
Rxh7+ Kg4 37. Nd3 $18 {[%cal Rf2f3]}) 33. Nf4+ Kg5 34. Kh2 Bc8 35. Rxa6 $1 Rc2
36. Rb6 g6 37. Kg3 Kh6 38. h4 Kg7 39. h5 g5 40. Ne6+ Bxe6 41. Rxe6 Ra2 42. a6
Ra3 43. Kf3 Ra4 44. Rc6 Ra2 45. h6+ Kf7 46. g4 fxg4+ 47. Kxg4 Rxf2 48. Kxg5 Ra2
49. e4 Ra5+ 50. Kf4 Ke7 51. e5 Ra1 52. Ke4 Kd7 53. Rd6+ Ke7 54. Kd4 Rc1 55. Kd5
Ra1 56. Rb6 Kd7 57. Rb7+ Kc8 58. Rxh7 Rxa6 59. Rh8+ Kd7 60. h7 1-0

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nbd2 Ke7 10. b3 Nbd7 (10... b6 {is probably the most accurate
order of moves as was shown in the following game:} 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Ne5 Rd8 13.
Nd3 Bd6 14. Nc4 Bc7 15. Ba3+ Ke8 {Looks a bit ugly but the most important
thing is that Black keeps his dark-squared bishop.} 16. Rfd1 (16. Rac1 $5)
16... b5 17. Nce5 Nbd7 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Bb2 f6 20. Rac1 (20. Nf4 $5 Bxf4 21.
exf4 {is not too strong as the black knight gets the important d5 square})
20... Rac8 21. Bh5+ $6 g6 22. Bg4 Ke7 23. h4 Bd6 24. h5 g5 25. Be2 f5 $15 {
0-1 Flores,D (2566)-Socko,B (2646)/Warsaw 2007/CBM 121 Extra (53)}) 11. Be2 b6
12. Ne1 $1 {[%cal Ye1d3] The same plan as in Jakovenko-Akobian (see CBM 128)
but Black has an extra tempo now. Pay attention to the fact that White doesn't
play Bc1-b2 as this bishop can come out to a3 in some variations.} a5 (12...
Ne5 $6 {doesn't help Black to save his c5 bishop from exchange:} 13. Bb2 Rd8
14. Rd1 Bd6 15. f4 (15. Nef3 Nc6 16. Nc4 Bc5 17. Rxd8 Nxd8 18. Nfe5 Bb7 19. Nd3
Nc6 20. Rc1 Nd7 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Rd1 Rb8 23. Bxg7 Rg8 24. Bb2 Nb4 25. f3 Nxa2
26. e4 $16 {1-0 Topalov,V (2690)-Ponomariov,R (2616)/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 072 
(68)}) 15... Neg4 16. Nc4 Bc5 17. Rxd8 Kxd8 18. Bxf6+ Nxf6 19. Nd3 Nd7 20. Nxc5
bxc5 21. Rd1 a5 22. Bf3 Ra6 23. Nd6 f6 24. Be2 $16 {1/2 Schlecht,D (2370)
-Koehn,P (2288)/Germany 2004/CBM 098 ext (64)}) 13. Bb2 (13. Nd3 {is premature
due to} Ba6) 13... Rd8 14. a4 $146 (14. Nc4 Ba6 (14... b5 $5 {is crucial}) 15.
Rc1 Rac8 16. Nd3 Bxc4 17. Rxc4 Bd6 18. Rfc1 Rxc4 19. Rxc4 Nc5 20. Ne1 Nce4 21.
Nf3 Rd7 22. Nd4 Rc7 23. f3 Rxc4 24. Bxc4 Nc5 25. g3 Ne8 26. Kf2 Nc7 27. e4 $14
{1-0 Sasikiran,K (2601)-Ganguly,S (2456)/Sri Lanka 2001/EXT 2005 (55)}) 14...
Ba6 (14... Bb4 $5 15. Nc4 Nc5 16. Nxb6 $140 $2 Ba6 $3 {is another attempt to
equalise needing practical tests.}) 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 {No bishop pair anymore!} 16.
Nd3 Ne5 $5 {Creating weaknesses in Black's own camp but otherwise White keeps
up the pressure, e.g.} (16... Bd6 17. Nc4 Nc5 18. Nxd6 Nxd3 19. Ba3 $1 Nb4 20.
Nc4 $14) 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Bc3 (18. Rad1 $1 Rad6 19. Bxe5 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Rxd2
21. Rc1 Ng4 22. Bc3 $14) 18... Rd3 $6 {Missing a chance to regroup his pieces:}
(18... Rad6 $5 {M.Notkin} 19. Nc4 (19. Ra2 Nc6 $132 {[%cal Yd6d3]}) 19... Nxc4
20. bxc4 Ne4 21. Bxa5 Ra8 {White has an extra pawn but can't consolidate his
position:} 22. Be1 (22. Bc7 Rc6 23. Bf4 Nd2) 22... Rd3 $1 23. a5 Nd6 24. Ra4 (
24. Rc1 Ra3 {[%cal Ra3a4]}) 24... Nc8 {[%cal Rc8b6]} 25. Ra2 Nd6 26. Rc2 f6 $44
{[%csl Re1,Rf1] The position remains closed and the white bishop is very
passive.}) 19. Rac1 Ned7 20. e4 c4 $6 {An unsuccessful attempt to break out of
a poor position, which gives White a strong passed pawn.} (20... Nb8 21. Rfe1
Nc6 22. Nc4 $16 {M.Notkin}) 21. b4 $1 axb4 22. Bxb4+ Kd8 23. a5 {[%csl Ga5,Rc4]
} Ne5 24. Nxc4 Nc6 25. Bc3 (25. Bf8 $5 {(I.Ganiev), depriving the black king
of the e7 square:} Nxe4 26. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1+ Ke8 28. Bxg7 $18) 25... Nxe4
26. Bxg7 Ke7 (26... Nxa5 27. Rfd1 Rd5 28. Ra1 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1+ Ke7 30. Ra1 $18)
27. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 $18 {White has won a pawn; besides, in such positions 
(B vs N) an outside passed pawn is often a crucial factor.} f6 29. Bh6 e5 30.
Kf1 Nd4 31. Rb1 Rc6 32. Rb4 Nf5 33. Nb6 $1 Nc5 (33... Nxh6 34. Rxe4 Nf5 35. Ra4
$18) 34. Bd2 Na6 35. Rb3 Ke6 36. g4 Nd4 37. Rh3 $6 {White switches his
attention to the kingside but has to give up his a-pawn.} (37. Rc3 $142 {
In the minor piece endgame it is easier for White to overcome technical
difficulties, and if} Rd6 {then} 38. Be3 Nb5 39. Rc8 {with no counterplay for
Black.}) 37... Rc2 38. Be3 Ra2 39. Rh6 (39. Rxh7 $142 Rxa5 40. Rh6 $16) 39...
Nc5 40. Nc4 Ra4 41. Nd2 Rxa5 42. Rxh7 $16 {Still, the passed h-pawn is the
determining factor in the position.} Ra4 $6 {A loss of time.} (42... Ra1+ $142
43. Kg2 Nd3 $132 {[%cal Yd4e2] I.Ganiev} 44. Ne4 (44. Rh6 Ne2 45. Ne4 Rg1+ 46.
Kf3 Nd4+ 47. Bxd4 exd4 48. Rxf6+ Kd5 $132) 44... f5 45. Rh6+ Kd5 46. Nf6+ Kc4 {
and White's victory is in doubt.}) 43. h4 Nd3 44. Rh6 Ra1+ 45. Kg2 Ne1+ 46. Kh3
{[%csl Gh3]} Ke7 47. Ne4 Nef3 48. Ng3 {White has consolidated his position
repelling Black's counterplay. Now, combining the attack of Black's f6 pawn
with the threat to advance his own passed pawn, he gradually brings home his
material advantage.} Ne6 49. Rh7+ Kf8 50. Rh6 Ke7 51. Nf5+ Kf7 52. Rh7+ Kf8 53.
Rb7 Ra3 54. Rb6 Kf7 55. Nh6+ Ke7 56. Rb7+ Kd8 57. Nf7+ Ke8 58. Nd6+ Kf8 59.
Rf7+ Kg8 60. Rxf6 Nf4+ 61. Kg3 Nd2 62. g5 Nf1+ 63. Kg4 Nxe3+ 64. fxe3 Rxe3 65.
Nf7 Re1 66. Nxe5 Nd5 67. Rg6+ Kh7 68. Rh6+ Kg7 69. Nf3 Re4+ 70. Kg3 Ne3 71. Rf6
Rg4+ 72. Kh3 Re4 73. Rc6 Nf5 74. h5 Rf4 75. Kg2 Rg4+ 76. Kf2 Kg8 77. Rc8+ Kg7
78. Rc6 Kg8 79. Rb6 Kh7 80. Ra6 Kg8 81. h6 Re4 82. Rf6 Ne3 83. Kg3 Nd5 84. Rf5
Ne7 85. Re5 Rxe5 86. Nxe5 Kh7 87. Kg4 Nd5 88. Nd3 Ne7 89. Nf4 Ng8 90. Kh5 Kh8
91. Nd5 Kh7 92. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 5th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2017.06.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 {This
apparently harmless continuation brings White good practical results. White
develops his pieces, ready for the opening of the centre (to ...cxd4 he will
recapture with a piece, of course).} Nbd7 (7... b5) (7... cxd4) ({and} 7... Nc6
{are more popular.}) 8. Bb2 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 {This classic arrangement of Black's
pieces is probably insufficient for equality in this line.} 10. a4 $1 b4 {
[%mdl 4] A positionally risky continuation. The c4-square will become White's
strong point.} ({However,} 10... bxa4 {has its drawbacks, too:} 11. Rxa4 Be7 (
11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Rc4 Bd5 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. Nc3 Bb7 16. b4 $1 $16 Qxb4
$140 17. Ncb5 $1) 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Qa1 $1 Nb6 14. Ra5 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Bb4 16. Rg5
Nbd5 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Bd3 g6 19. Nc5 $14 {1/2 (34) Teske,H (2500)-Ivanov,J 
(2365) Regensburg 1997}) 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. dxc5 Bxc5 (13... Nxc5 14.
Bxf6 $1 gxf6 15. Nd4 Rc8 16. Bf3 Nd3 (16... Bd5 17. Qe2 f5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 {
0-1 (29) Matthias,H (2386)-Jonkman,H (2372) NRW 2000} 19. Rc4 $14) 17. Rc2 Bxf3
18. N2xf3 Nc5 19. Rc4 Qd5 20. Nd2 $14 {[%cal Yd1e2,Ye3e4]} (20. Rxb4 Ne4 21.
Rb6 Bd8 22. Rxa6 Qb7 23. Qe2 Nc3 24. Qd3 e5 25. Nf5 e4 26. Qd6 Ne2+ 27. Kh1
exf3 28. Nh6+ Kg7 29. Nf5+ Kg8 $11 {1/2 (31) Sharafiev,A (2415)-Geller,J (2474)
Sochi 2015})) 14. Ne5 (14. Ne1 Be7 15. Nd3 a5 16. Nc4 Rc8 17. Bd4 Nd5 18. Nde5
Nc5 19. Nd2 f6 20. Nec4 e5 $11 {1-0 (64) Palachev,P (2358)-Igonin,T (2498)
Moscow 2016}) 14... Rc8 15. Bf3 (15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Be7 18.
Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Rc1 Qd8 20. Qe2 $5 (20. Ne4 f5 21. Qg3 e5 22. Nd2 {1/2 (22)
Akesson,R (2465)-Van Wely,L (2585) Antwerp 1995}) 20... Qa5 21. Qc4) 15... Nd5
{Black avoids the exchange of light-squared bishops in order not to lose
control of the c4-square completely.} 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Nc4 Qe7 18. Qe2 Ba7 19.
g3 Bb8 20. Rfd1 $14 Rfd8 21. Bg2 Bc7 22. Qg4 f6 23. h4 ({White could have won
a pawn:} 23. e4 $5 Nc3 (23... Nb6 $2 24. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 25. e5) 24. Bxc3 bxc3 25.
Rxc3 {, which is not easy to convert, though. Instead, he prefers to launch an
attack but fails to achieve success.}) 23... a5 24. Rd2 Ba6 25. Rdc2 Rb8 26. h5
Rd7 27. Qh4 Rf8 28. Bh3 Bb7 29. Bd4 Qf7 30. Rd2 h6 31. Qg4 Re8 32. Qg6 Red8 33.
Bg2 Ba6 34. Be4 Qxg6 35. hxg6 Ne7 36. Bc5 f5 37. Bxe7 Rxe7 38. Bf3 Rxd2 39.
Nxd2 Kf8 40. Rc5 Rd7 41. Nc4 Bxc4 42. Rxc4 Ke7 {Black has successfully
defended, and the game quietly reaches a draw.} 43. Rc6 Bd8 44. Be2 Rd6 45.
Rxd6 Kxd6 46. Bc4 e5 47. f4 Bb6 48. Kf2 exf4 49. gxf4 h5 50. Kf3 h4 51. Bf1 Ke6
52. e4 fxe4+ 53. Kxe4 Kf6 54. f5 Bd8 55. Bh3 Bb6 56. Bf1 Bd8 57. Bh3 Bb6 58.
Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1909.02.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vidmar, Milan Sr"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "Lasker,Em/Kmoch"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "1909.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1Kmoch: Rubinstein gewinnt! S.45 2)Lasker: Der internationale
Schachkongreß zu St.Petersburg. 1909. Berlin.1909. (Nachdruck Olms.1989.) S.
37. 3)Lasker:The international congress St.Petersburg 1909. Translation by R.
Teichmann .} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6
8. dxc5 {After this move the positions are equalized.} ({Here White can
prevent the advance of Black's b-pawn by} 8. a4) ({and by} 8. d5 {turn into an
open game; in this case the Black c-pawn would remain a little weak.}) 8...
Bxc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. a3 Ke7 11. b4 Bd6 {[%mdl 4096] Rubinstein gewinnt ein
symmetrisches Remis-Endspiel.} 12. b5 {Lasker:The idea of this advance is that
after Kmoch_Ein nervöser Angriff, der aber nicht schadet.} Na5 {Lasker: But,
of course, Black does not change pawns and White gets into difficulties.} (
12... axb5 13. Nxb5 {the Knight would be in a commanding position.}) 13. Ba2
Bd7 14. a4 Rhc8 15. Bb2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. Nd2 Rc7 {White's Queen's side
Pawns are weak and one of them will have to be lost. Black threatens already
Bd6-b4. Lasker: Die weißen Bauern auf der Damenseite sind schwach. Einer von
ihnen wird verloren gehen müssen. Es droht bereits Bd6-b4} 18. Nce4 (18. Z0
Bb4 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 axb5 $19) 18... Bb4 19. Rab1 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Rc4 21.
Bd4 a5 22. f3 ({Lasker: Weiß hätte sich hier zu retten vermocht.} 22. Rxb4
axb4 (22... Rxb4 23. Bc5+ Kd8 24. Bxb4 axb4 25. Nc5) 23. Bc5+ Kd8 24. Bb6+ Ke7
25. Bc5+ Rxc5 26. Nxc5 b6 (26... Bc8 27. Rb1) (26... Rc8 $145 $1 $17 27. Nxd7 (
27. Nxb7 b3 28. b6 Bb5 29. axb5 b2 $19) 27... Kxd7 28. Rd1+ Ke7 29. Kf1 Ra8 30.
Ke2 Rxa4 31. Rd3 Ra2+ 32. Kf3 Ra3 $19) 27. Na6 Bc8 28. Rb1 $11) 22... f6 23.
Rfd1 (23. Rxb4 $142) 23... Rac8 24. Rb3 e5 25. Bb6 Rc1 26. Rbd3 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1
Be6 28. h4 Bb3 29. Ra1 {Turm auf die 2.Reihe} Rc2 30. g4 g6 31. g5 f5 32. Nf6
h5 33. Rb1 Bc4 34. Rd1 Bd2 35. e4 f4 36. Nd5+ Bxd5 37. exd5 Kd6 38. Kf1 Be3 {
Lasker: Schwarz vermeidet mit unendlicher Kunst, dem gegner die kleinste
Chance zugewähren.} 39. Bxa5 Bd4 40. Rd2 Rc1+ 41. Ke2 b6 42. Bb4+ Kxd5 43. a5
bxa5 44. b6 Rb1 45. Bxa5 Rb5 46. Ra2 e4 47. fxe4+ Kxe4 48. Ra4 f3+ 49. Kf1 Rb1+
50. Be1 f2 51. Rxd4+ Kxd4 52. Kxf2 Rxb6 53. Kf3 Rb5 54. Bg3 Rf5+ 55. Bf4 Kd3
56. Kg3 Ke4 57. Bb8 Rf3+ 58. Kg2 Rb3 59. Bg3 Kf5 60. Kh3 Rd3 61. Kg2 Kg4 62.
Be1 Rd1 63. Bf2 Rd2 64. Kg1 Kf3 65. Bb6 Rg2+ 66. Kh1 Rg4 67. Bg1 Rxh4+ 68. Bh2
Rg4 69. Bb8 Rxg5 70. Kh2 Rg2+ 71. Kh3 g5 72. Bc7 Rg1 73. Kh2 Rd1 74. Bb8 g4 75.
Bg3 Rd2+ 76. Kg1 Kxg3 77. Kf1 Kf3 78. Ke1 Rd8 {White resigned, which he might
have done much sooner.} 0-1

[Event "Ostend"]
[Site "Ostend"]
[Date "1906.06.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Janowski, Dawid Markelowicz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "Lasker,Emanuel"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1906.06.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "31"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,58,21,17,20,17,17,24,60,27,14,14,59,55,62,41,20,32,58,58,54,43,49,55,
66,51,54,54,54,13,17,17,17,20,6,-30,-60,-71,-74,-95,-97,-95,-92,-69,-106,-106,
-106,-118,-118,-118,-94,-97,-97,-64,-93,-269,-275,-1229,-1951,-1951,-2050]} 1.
d4 {Notes by Dr. Emanuel Lasker, condensed from those in "Lasker's Chess
Magazine", June 1906.} d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6
7. a4 Nc6 8. O-O Nb4 {!?} 9. Qe2 b6 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. e4 {!} cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5
13. Bg5 {?! More relevant is 13.Nb3, followed eventually by f3 and Be3. The
bishop is badly situated on g5 because Bxf6 is not a threat.} Bb7 14. Rac1 Rd8
15. Nb3 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Bd6 17. a5 {!? A very deep conception, which would have
been much stronger the next move (for example, after 17.g3).} b5 {!} 18. Bxb5+
{! Forced, because if 18.Bd3, then 18...Bxh2+ and 19...Be5.} axb5 19. Nxb5
Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Qb8 {There are many dangerous continuations at White's disposal,
but not one is killing: a) 21.g3? Bxg3 22.fxg3 Nxe4 and White is in trouble. b)
21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.g3? Bxg3 23.fxg3 Qxg3 24.Nd6+ Ke7 25.Nxb7 Rg8 and White will
be mated. c) 21.f4 Bxf4 22.Bxf4 Qxf4 23.Nd6+ Ke7 24.Nxb7 Ng4 25.g3 Qxg3 26.Rf1
Nd3, etc. d) 21.Nc5 Bc6! 22.Nd4 Be5 and Black's position is secure. e) 21.Qc4!
(G. Marco) 21...Nc6! (but not 21...Na6? 22.Nc5). In this variation White can
only make the situation more complicated, but still without any advantage.} 21.
Qd2 {? This continuation is weaker than 21.Qc4!. Now White is lost.} (21. Qc4)
21... Na6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qd7+ Kf8 24. g3 Bxg3 25. fxg3 Bxe4+ 26. Kh2 Kg7 27.
N3d4 Qe5 {!} 28. Nd6 {? A blunder, but already there is no defense.} Qh5+ 29.
Kg1 Qxd1+ 0-1

[Event "France"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "1999.04.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.05.01"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bd2 Bd7 12. Be1 Ke7 13. Rac1 Ba7 14. Na4
Rhb8 $5 $146 (14... b6 $2 {see Karpov-Gulko}) 15. Nc5 Be8 16. h3 h6 17. Rc2 Nd7
$1 (17... a5 $6 {/\ b6} 18. Rdc1 $1 (18. a3 b6 19. Nd3 Rd8 $132) 18... Nd7 (
18... b6 $2 19. Na6 Rc8 20. Nd4 $18) 19. Nxb7 Rxb7 20. Rxc6 $16) (17... Bxc5 $6
18. Rxc5 Rd8 19. Rdc1 $16) 18. Nxa6 bxa6 19. Rxc6 Nc5 20. Nd4 (20. Rcd6 Nxb3
21. axb3 Bc5 22. R6d3 Bb5 $14) (20. Rc7+ $142 Kf8 21. Rd6 Nxb3 22. axb3 Bb6 23.
Rc2 Bd8 24. Rd3 Bb5 $14) 20... Rb7 (20... Kf8 $6 21. Rd6 e5 (21... Ke7 22. Nc6+
Bxc6 23. Rxc6 $16) 22. Nf5 Nxb3 23. axb3 Rxb3 24. Rxa6 $16) 21. Bc4 Bxc6 (21...
Rxb2 22. Rc7+ Kf8 23. Bc3 (23. Nb3 Ne4 $1 $13 (23... Nxb3 $2 24. Bxb3 $16 {
>< Rb2}) 24. Bxa6) 23... Rbb8 24. Nc6 Bxc6 25. Rxc6 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Rxc8 27. Bb4
Ke8 28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. Bxa6 Ra5 30. Bc4 $14) (21... Bb6 $1 22. b4 (22. Rxb6 Rxb6
23. b4 Nb7 $15) 22... Na4 23. Bb3 (23. b5 axb5 24. Bb4+ Kf6 25. Bd5 Rd8 $36) (
23. Rxb6 Nxb6 24. Be2 Rc7 $15) 23... Bxd4 24. Bxa4 Bf6 $11 {/\ Rba7}) 22. Nxc6+
Ke8 23. b4 Rd7 $2 (23... Ne4 $2 24. Bxa6 Rb6 25. Bd3 Nd6 26. Na5 $16) (23...
Na4 $2 24. Bxa6 Rb6 25. Be2 $1 $16) (23... Nd7 $1 24. Bxa6 Rb6 25. Nxa7 Rxa6 (
25... Rxa7 26. Bc4 $36) 26. Nb5 Kd8 27. Nc3 Ra3 $11) 24. Rxd7 Kxd7 (24... Nxd7
25. Bxa6 Bb6 (25... Bxe3 26. Bb7 Bxf2+ 27. Bxf2 Rxa2 28. b5 $16) 26. Bb5 $16)
25. Ne5+ Kd6 26. Nxf7+ Ke7 27. Ne5 Nd7 (27... Na4 28. Bxa6 $16 Bxe3 $2 29. Bb7
$18) 28. Nxd7 Kxd7 29. Bxa6 $18 Ke7 30. Bc4 Rc8 31. Bb3 Rc1 32. Kf1 Bb8 33. Ke2
Be5 {/\ Bc3} 34. Bd2 Rc8 35. b5 Bc3 36. Bc1 Bb4 37. Bb2 Bc3 38. Ba3+ Kd7 39. f4
g5 40. Kd3 gxf4 41. exf4 h5 42. g4 h4 43. f5 $1 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2001.02.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2001.02.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy"]
[BlackTeam "Gonfreville"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 a6 10. a4 Nc6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Re1 Bd7 13. Qe2 (13. Ne5 Be8 $11 {
[%csl Rd4]}) (13. d5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxg5 (14... exd5 15. Qxd5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 {
->> 14...Bg5}) 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 (15... exd5 16. Qxd5 Bg4 17. Qc5 Qa5 18. Qxa5 Nxa5
19. Bd5 h6 20. f3 $14) 16. Nb6 Rad8 17. Nxd7 Qe7 18. Nxf8 Rxd1 19. Rexd1 Kxf8
$11) 13... Rc8 14. Rad1 Nb4 15. Ne5 (15. d5 exd5 (15... Nfxd5 $2 16. Nxd5 Nxd5
17. Rxd5 Rxc4 18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Qxc4 $18) 16. Qxe7 (16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxd5 Nxd5
18. Bxd5 Qb6 $132) (16. Bxd5 Nbxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxe7 (18. Rxd5 Bxg5 19.
Nxg5 Re8 20. Qd1 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Qe7 $15) 18... Nxe7 19. Ne5 Ng6 20. Nxd7 (20.
Rxd7 Qe8 $15) 20... Re8 $11) 16... Rxc4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nxd5 (18. Qe3 $2 Nc2
$19) (18. Qd6 Be6 $15) 18... Nxd5 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Rxd5 Rc7 21. Red1 Rdc8 $132
) 15... Be8 (15... Bc6 $2 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 17. Qxe6 Be8 (17... Nfd5 $2 18. Bxe7
$18) (17... Nbd5 $2 18. Bxf6 $18) 18. Qxe7 Qxe7 19. Rxe7 Rxc4 20. Bxf6 $16) 16.
Bb3 (16. Qf3 Bc6 17. Nxc6 (17. Qh3 Bd5 $11) 17... Rxc6 (17... bxc6 18. Bf4 a5
19. Be5 $14) 18. Bb3 Re8 (18... Nfd5 $2 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 $18) 19. Bf4 $13
(19. d5 Nfxd5 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Rxe7 Qxe7 24. Qxd5
$11)) 16... Nfd5 (16... Nbd5 17. Rd3 $1 (17. Nxd5 Nxd5 {->> 16...Nfd5 17.Nd5
Nd5}) 17... b5 (17... Nb4 18. Rg3 Qxd4 $2 19. Bh6 $16) 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Nxb5
axb5 20. Rg3 $14) 17. Bd2 (17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxg5 19. Bxb7 Bxa4 20. Ra1 (
20. Bxc8 Bxd1 21. Qxa6 Qxd4 22. Bxe6 Bh5 23. Nf3 Qb4 24. Qc4 Be7 $11) 20... Bb5
(20... Rc2 21. Qe4 (21. Qf3 $2 Qxd4 $17) (21. Qd1 Rxb2 22. Rxa4 Rxb7) 21... Bb3
22. Qd3 Qb6 23. Be4 f5 $13) 21. Qg4 Rc2 $11 (21... Rb8 $6 22. Bxa6 Bxa6 $2 23.
Nc6 $18)) 17... Bc6 (17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 Nc6 19. f4 $14 (19. d5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5
Bd6 $11 {/\ e5})) (17... Bg5 $5) 18. Qg4 $1 {/\ Bh6} Nf6 $2 (18... Nxc3 19.
bxc3 Nd5 20. Bh6 Bf6 21. c4 $36 {/\ d5}) (18... Kh8 {/\ Nf6} 19. Qh3 (19. Qh5
Be8) 19... Bg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Ne4 Qe7 (21... Qd8 22. Qh5) 22. Nc5 $14 b6 $2
23. Nxa6 Nxa6 24. Nxc6 Rxc6 25. Bxd5) 19. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 (19... Nxg4 $2 20. Nxd8
Rcxd8 (20... Rxf2 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Nxc6 $18) (20... Bxd8 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22.
Bxg4 $18) 21. Rxe6 (21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Bxg4 Rxd4 $132) 21... Nxf2 (21... Kh8 22.
Rxe7 Rxd4 (22... Rxf2 23. d5 $18) 23. f3 $18) 22. Rxe7+ Kh8 23. Rf1 $18) 20.
Qxe6 Nbd5 (20... Be8 $2 21. Qxe7 $18) (20... Bd5 $2 21. Nxd5 Nbxd5 22. Re5 (22.
Bg5 $2 Rc6) 22... Rc6 23. Rxd5 Rxe6 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Bxe6 $18) (20... Nfd5
21. Re5 Bd7 22. Rxd5 Bxe6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bxe6 Rxd4 25. Be3 Rxd1+ 26. Nxd1
$16) 21. Re5 Bd7 $8 22. Rxd5 Bxe6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bxe6 Rxd4 25. Bg5 (25. Be3
Rb4 26. Rd2 Kf8 27. Bxf7 Kxf7 $132) 25... Rxd1+ (25... Rb4 $2 26. Bxf6 gxf6 (
26... Bxf6 27. Rd7) 27. Nd5 Rxb2 28. Nxe7+ Kf8 29. Bxf7 $18) 26. Nxd1 Kf8 27.
Bxf7 Kxf7 28. Kf1 (28. Bxf6 Kxf6 29. Kf1 Ke5 30. Ke2 Kd4 31. Kd2 (31. Ne3 Bf6
32. Kd2 Bg5) (31. b3 Bb4) 31... Kc4 32. Kc2 Kb4 33. b3 b5 34. axb5 axb5 35. Nb2
Bf6 36. Nd3+ Ka3 37. f4 $16) 28... Nd7 (28... Ng4 29. Bxe7 Kxe7 30. Ne3 Ne5 31.
Ke2 Kd6 32. Kd2 Kc5 33. Kc3 $16) 29. Bxe7 (29. Be3 $142 Ke6 30. Nc3 (30. Ke2
Kd5 31. Kd3 Ne5+ 32. Kc3 Bf6 33. Bd4 $16) 30... Ne5 (30... Bf6 31. Ke2 Bxc3 32.
bxc3 Kd5 33. Bd4 g6 34. Kd3 $16) 31. Ke2 Nc4 32. Bd4 (32. b3 $2 Na5) (32. Bc1
Bf6) 32... g6 33. Nd1 Kd5 34. Bc3 $16) 29... Kxe7 30. Ke2 Kd6 31. b4 (31. Kd2
$5 Nb6 (31... Kc5 32. Kc3 $16) 32. b3 Kc5 33. Ne3 (33. Kc3 Nd5+ 34. Kb2 Kd4)
33... Kb4 34. Kc2 Nd7 35. Nd5+ Ka3 (35... Kc5 36. Nf4 $16) 36. a5 Nc5 37. b4
$16) 31... a5 $1 32. Kd3 axb4 (32... Ne5+ 33. Kc3 axb4+ 34. Kxb4 Nd3+ 35. Kb5)
33. Kc4 Ke5 34. Nb2 Ke4 (34... b3 35. Kxb3 Kd4 36. Kb4 $16) 35. a5 b6 $4 $138 (
35... b3 36. Na4 (36. Kxb3 $6 b6 $1 37. axb6 (37. a6 $140 Nc5+) 37... Nxb6 $14)
36... g5 37. Kxb3 (37. Nc3+ Ke5 38. Kxb3 b6 $1) 37... Kd3 38. Kb4 Ke2 39. Nc5
Nb8 40. Ne4 $1 g4 41. Kc5 Kf1 42. g3 Kg2 43. Kb6 Nc6 44. a6 bxa6 45. Kxc6 Kxh2
46. Kb6 Kg2 47. Kxa6 Kf3 48. Nf6 Kxf2 49. Nh5 Kf3 50. Kb5 Ke4 51. Kc4 Kf5 52.
Kd4 Kg5 53. Nf4 h5 54. Ng2 $18) 36. a6 1-0

[Event "NED-chT playoff"]
[Site "Breda"]
[Date "1998.05.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ligterink, Gert"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1998.05.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 b6 8. e4
Bb7 9. e5 Nfd7 10. Nc3 $5 cxd4 (10... Nc6 $6 11. Bg5 $14) (10... h6 $6 11. d5
$1 exd5 12. Re1 {/\ e6->} (12. e6 $5 fxe6 13. Bg6+ Ke7 14. Re1 $40)) (10... Be7
$6 11. Be4 $1 Bxe4 12. Nxe4 $14 {/\ Bg5, /\ d5}) 11. Ne4 (11. Bg5 $2 Bxf3 12.
Qxf3 Qxg5 13. Qxa8 dxc3 $17) 11... h6 $5 (11... Nc5 12. Nxc5 bxc5 (12... Bxc5
13. Ng5 $44) 13. Ng5 Be7 14. Qg4 (14. Qh5 $6 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Qd5 $15) 14... Nc6
15. Re1 Nb4 16. Bb1 $13) 12. Bf4 Nc5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Nd2 $1 (14. b4 $6 Be7 (
14... Bxb4 $4 15. Qa4+ Nc6 16. Be4 $18) 15. Nxd4 Qd5 16. Nf3 Nc6 $15) 14... Be7
(14... Nd7 $6 15. Be4 $1 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 $14 {/\ Qg4}) 15. Ne4 Nd7 (15... Qd5 $6
{/\ Nd7} 16. Re1 Nc6 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Be4 $36) 16. Re1 (16. Qa4 $6 O-O 17.
Qxd4 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxd4 19. Bxd4 Rfd8 20. Bxb6 Rxd3 21. Bc5 (21. Nc5 Rd6 $15)
21... Bd8 22. Nd6 Bd5 $15) 16... Rc8 (16... Nc5 $6 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Qg4 $44)
17. Bg3 $6 (17. Qg4 $2 g5 18. Nd6+ (18. Bg3 h5 $19) (18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. exf6
Nxf6 $1 $19) 18... Bxd6 19. exd6 gxf4 20. Bg6 (20. Rxe6+ fxe6 21. Qxe6+ Kf8 22.
Bg6 Qf6 23. Qxd7 Qxg6 24. Qxb7 Re8 $19) 20... Qg5 $1 (20... Kf8 $2 21. Bxf7
Kxf7 22. Qxe6+ Kf8 23. Qf5+ Nf6 24. Re6 $40 (24. Re7 $5 $40)) 21. Qxe6+ Kd8 $19
) (17. a3 $5 {/\ b4} Nc5 (17... Bxe4 $6 18. Rxe4 Nc5 19. Rxd4 $1) 18. Nd6+ $1
Bxd6 19. exd6 O-O (19... Qf6 20. Be5 Qg5 21. Bf1 $14) 20. Bf1 Bd5 21. b4 Ne4
22. Qxd4 Nxd6 23. Bxa6 Nf5 24. Qb2 Ra8 $11) 17... O-O $15 18. Qg4 Nc5 19. Nxc5
bxc5 (19... Rxc5 $6 20. Rad1 $36 {/\ Bb1, Rd4}) 20. b3 a5 21. h4 {/\ Bf4} Kh8
22. h5 $6 (22. Qh5 $6 {/\ Bf4} Qe8 $17 {/\ f5}) (22. f4 $1 $132 {/\ f5} Bd5 $5
(22... Qd5 23. Re2) 23. f5 c4 $15 24. f6 gxf6 25. Qf4 $2 cxd3 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27.
exf6 Bxf6 28. Re5 Rc2 $19) 22... a4 23. f4 Qd5 24. Be4 Qd7 25. Bd3 Qd5 26. Be4
Qd7 27. Bd3 Qc6 28. Re2 Ba6 $1 $17 29. Be4 Qb5 (29... Bxe2 30. Qxe2 d3 $1 (
30... Qd7 31. Bd3 $132) 31. Qxd3 Qb6 $17) 30. Rf2 Bb7 31. bxa4 Qa6 32. Bxb7
Qxb7 33. f5 exf5 34. Rxf5 Qd7 (34... c4 35. Raf1 d3 $6 36. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 37.
Rxf7 Bc5+ 38. Kh2 Qxf7 39. Qxc8+ Qf8 40. Qd7 $132) 35. Raf1 c4 (35... Qe6 $5
$17) 36. e6 Qxe6 37. Be5 f6 38. Bxd4 c3 39. Kh1 (39. Qf3 c2 40. Bb2 Qb6+ $19)
39... Rc4 $19 40. R5f4 Qxg4 41. Rxg4 c2 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.01"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Re1 b5 8. Bd3
c5 9. a4 b4 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nd5 12. Nxd4 (12. Bg5 Be7 (12... Qc7 13. Nbd2 h6
14. Bh4 Nc5 15. Ne4 $14) (12... Qb6 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. a5 (14. Nc4 Qa7 15. Rc1
$44) 14... Qa7 15. Nb3 $14) 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxd4 Bb7 15. Nd2 (15. Qg4 O-O 16.
Nd2 Nc5 17. Bc2 Rfd8 $11) 15... Nf4 16. Be4 Nxe5 17. Nf5 exf5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19.
Rxe5+ Ne6 20. Nc4 O-O 21. Nd6 Qe7 22. Nxf5 Qf6 $11) 12... Qc7 (12... Bb7 $2 13.
Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qh5+ Ke7 (14... g6 15. Bxg6+ hxg6 16. Qxg6+ Ke7 17. Bg5+ N7f6 18.
Bxf6+ Nxf6 19. Qxf6+ $18) 15. Bg5+ $16) (12... Nc5 13. Bc2 Bb7 14. Qg4 Rc8 15.
Nd2 $14) 13. Bg5 $5 (13. Nf3 Bb7 14. Nbd2 Nc5 $11) 13... Nc5 $6 (13... Nxe5 14.
Be4 Bb7 15. Nd2 $44) 14. Bf1 h6 15. Bh4 Bb7 16. Nd2 g5 $5 (16... Be7 17. Bxe7
Qxe7 (17... Nxe7 $6 18. Rc1 $16) 18. Nc4 O-O 19. Rc1 $14) 17. Bg3 Rd8 18. Qc2
Be7 (18... Nf4 19. N2b3 $14) 19. Nc4 Nf4 20. Rad1 O-O $6 (20... Rd5 $14) 21.
Bxf4 gxf4 22. Qc1 Bg5 23. h4 $1 Bxh4 24. Qxf4 Bg5 25. Qg4 (25. Qh2 Kh7 26. f4
Be7 27. f5 Bg5 28. Nd6 Nxa4 $13) 25... Kh7 26. Nd6 $1 (26. f4 f5 $1 $132 (26...
Be7 27. Qh5)) 26... f5 27. Qh3 Bd5 28. N4xf5 $1 Bb3 $6 (28... Rxf5 29. Rxd5
Rxf2 $1 30. Bd3+ (30. Kxf2 exd5 $14) 30... Nxd3 (30... Kg7 31. Rxc5 Qxc5 32.
Ne4 Qxe5 33. Kxf2 Qxb2+ (33... Qd4+ 34. Ke2 Qxb2+ 35. Kf1 Rf8+ 36. Kg1 $16) 34.
Kf1 Rf8+ 35. Kg1 $16) 31. Qxd3+ Kh8 (31... Kg7 $2 32. Ne8+ $18) 32. Kxf2 exd5
33. Qf3 Qc5+ 34. Kf1 $36) 29. f4 $1 Bxf4 (29... Bxd1 30. fxg5 Rxf5 (30... exf5
31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. Bc4+ $18) 31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. Nxf5 $18) 30. Rd4 Bg5 (30... exf5
31. Rxf4 Be6 32. Qe3 $1 $18) 31. Rg4 exf5 (31... Bd2 32. Nxh6 $1 Bxh6 33. Re3
$1 $18 {/\ Qh6, Rh3}) 32. Rxg5 Ne4 (32... Rxd6 33. exd6 Qxd6 34. Rxf5 Qd4+ 35.
Kh1 Be6 36. Rxe6 Nxe6 37. Rxf8 Nxf8 38. Qd3+ Qxd3 39. Bxd3+ Kg7 40. Bxa6 $18)
33. Rh5 $1 Qc5+ 34. Re3 Nxd6 $2 $138 (34... Rxd6 35. exd6 Kg7 $16) 35. Rxh6+
$18 Kg7 36. Rh7+ Kg8 37. exd6 (37. Qh5 Qxe3+ 38. Kh1 $18) 37... Qd4 38. Rh4 1-0

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Huzman} d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6
7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. a5 (10. e4 {Ftacnik} cxd4 (10... Nxe4 $6 11.
Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. Re1 Bd5 $8 14. dxc5 $16 Bxb3 15. Qxb3 Bxc5 $2 16.
Rad1 $18) 11. e5 Nfd7 $1 (11... Nd5 $6 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Bg5 O-O (13... f6 $2 14.
Nxd4 fxg5 15. Nxe6 {/\ Bd5+-}) 14. Nd6 $1 $16 Bc6 (14... Bxg5 15. Nxb7 Qe7 16.
Bxd5 exd5 17. Nd6 $16) 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Ng5 $1 {><f7, h7} Bd5 (16... h6 $2 17.
Ngxf7 Rxf7 18. Bxe6 $18) 17. Qd3 $1 Ng6 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. f4 Nd7 20. Qh3 h6 21.
Ngxf7 $1 $18 {1-0 Lalic,B-Sadler,M/England/1995 (32)}) (11... Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4
13. Bg5 $16 {/\ Re1}) 12. Nc4 Nc5 13. Bg5 $2 f6 $1 (13... Qc7 14. Nxd4 $14) 14.
exf6 gxf6 15. Nfe5 h5 $8 {-/+} 16. Ng6 (16. Bh4 Qd5 $1 17. Nf3 Rg8 18. Kh1 Nbd7
$1 $17) 16... Qd5 17. Nd6+ (17. f3 Qxg5 18. Nxh8 Nxb3 19. Qxb3 Bc5 $17 {
->, ^^ פh8; 20.Nb6!}) 17... Qxd6 18. Nxh8 Nxb3 (18... fxg5 $5 19. Qxh5+ Kd7
20. Bc4 Nc6 21. Nf7 $17) 19. Qxh5+ Kd7 20. Bxf6 Nxa1 $1 $19 {Slipak,
S-Spangenberg,H/Buenos Aires/1996/}) (10. Qe2 {Ftacnik} Nbd7 11. Rd1 Be7 12.
Nc4 O-O 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. Nb6 Rad8 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Bd2 Nxc5 17. Bc4 a5 18. Nd4
Bf6 19. Be1 Qb6 20. f3 Bd5 21. Bf2 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Rc8 {0-1 Kindl,P-Nenashev,A/
Groningen op (03)/1994 (31)}) (10. dxc5 {Ftacnik} Bxc5 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. e4 Qc7
13. e5 Ng4 14. Nc4 O-O 15. Bf4 Bd5 16. Ncd2 Bxb3 17. Nxb3 Ngf6 18. exf6 Qxf4
19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Rxd7 Bxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Rxd7 22. Ne5 {1-0 Bernal Moro,L-Durban
Piera,J/C. Villalba op (05)/1995/}) 10... Be7 (10... Nbd7 {Ftacnik} 11. Ba4 Be7
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nb3 O-O 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Nxc5 Qc7 16. Nxb7 Qxb7 17. Qd4 Ng6
18. Bd2 Rab8 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Qc4 Rdc8 21. Qe2 Ne4 22. Be1 {1/2-1/2 Piket,
Je-Lautier,J/Monaco m (02) 1996}) 11. Nc4 Nbd7 12. Nfe5 O-O 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Bd2
Bd5 $1 $146 {A clear improvement over a recent game of Artur's. The Bd2
remains hemmed in, and that makes a noticeable difference. The black don't
fear the possibility of break in the centre,as they counted well the
consequences of the counterblow c5-c4.} (14... cxd4 $6 15. exd4 Bd5 16. Bg5 $14
Rad8 $6 17. Rac1 Qb7 18. f3 Qb5 19. Kh1 Rfe8 20. Qe3 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Nd7 22. Bxe7
Rxe7 23. Rfd1 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 $16 {Yusupov-Gonzalez Garcia, Anibal Open Linares
1997 (1-0,38)} (24. Rxc4 {Ftacnik} Rde8 25. Rc7 {1-0 Jussupow,A-Gonzalez
Garcia,J/Linares op (06)/1997 (39)})) (14... cxd4 $6 {Huzman Jussupow,
A-Gonzalez Garcia,J/Anibal op Linares 1997 (38)/1-0 [Huzman],and see opening
survey in this game}) 15. Nxd7 (15. Ba4 $6 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 (16. dxe5 $2 Bxc4 17.
Qxc4 Qxe5 $17) 16... cxd4 17. exd4 Qb7 $15) 15... Nxd7 16. e4 {This central
thrust is what must have scared away Garcia G. My pre-game analysis convinced
me Black was in perfect shape here.} (16. dxc5 {Ftacnik} Nxc5 $15) 16... Bxc4 (
16... Bb7 {Huzman} 17. d5 $16 (17. Rac1 $11 {Ftacnik}) 17... exd5 18. exd5 Rfe8
19. Qf3 Ne5 20. Qg3) 17. Qxc4 (17. Bxc4 {Ftacnik} cxd4 18. Bxa6 Nc5 19. Rfc1
Rfb8 $15) 17... Qb7 18. d5 (18. dxc5 {Ftacnik} Nxc5 19. Qxb4 (19. Bxb4 Nxb3 20.
Bxe7 Rfc8 $17) 19... Rab8 20. Qxb7 Rxb7 21. Bc4 Rxb2 $11) 18... Ne5 19. Qe2 c4
$1 $11 (19... Qb5 $2 {is over-ambitious} 20. Qh5 $1 (20. Qxb5 axb5 21. dxe6 c4
$44) 20... Ng6 21. dxe6 c4 22. exf7+ Rxf7 23. Bd1 $1 $16) 20. Bxc4 (20. Bc2 $6
Bc5 $1 {is the best to secure the N on e5.} (20... Rad8 $6 21. f4 Nd3 22. Bxd3
cxd3 23. Qxd3 exd5 24. e5 $14 {/\ f5-f6}) (20... exd5 $6 21. exd5 Qxd5 22. Be4
Qb5 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Bf4 Bf6 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Rfe1 Re8 (26... Bf6 27. Rac1
$14) 27. Kh1 $14) (20... b3 $17 {Huzman}) 21. dxe6 (21. Bf4 $6 Ng6 22. Bg3 (22.
Qxc4 $4 Rac8 $19) 22... exd5 23. exd5 Qxd5 24. Rad1 (24. Be4 Qe6 $15) 24... Qc6
$15 {/\} 25. Be4 Rae8) (21. Be3 Qa7 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Rfd1 Rad8 $15 (23... b3
$5)) 21... fxe6 {/\ Bd4} 22. Be3 Qa7 $15) 20... Nxc4 21. Qxc4 exd5 22. exd5 (
22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. exd5 Rfd8 (23... Rad8 {Ftacnik} 24. Ra4 Rxd5 25. Bxb4 Bxb4
26. Rxb4 Rxa5 $11) 24. Rfe1 Rxd5 25. Rxe7 Rxd2 26. Rae1 g6 (26... Kf8 {Huzman}
27. b3 Rd3 28. R7e3 $11) 27. R7e2 Rad8 28. g3 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Rd5 30. Re4 $11)
22... Rfd8 23. Rfc1 (23. Rfe1 Qxd5 (23... Rac8 {Huzman} 24. Qe4 Rxd5 $15 (24...
Qxd5 25. Bxb4)) 24. Qxd5 Rxd5 $11 (24... Rxd5 {Ftacnik} 25. Rxe7 Rd3 $15))
23... Rxd5 (23... Qxd5 $2 24. Bxb4) 24. Be1 $6 {/\ Qc6} (24. Be3 Bf8 (24... Bf6
25. Qb3 Rb5 (25... Rad8 $2 26. Bb6 Rg5 27. g3 Rd2 $2 28. Rc7 $18) 26. Bb6 Rc8
27. Qf3 Qd7 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Rd1 $11) (24... Bd8 25. Bb6 (25. Bc5 Rc8 26. Qe2
(26. Qxb4 $2 Rdxc5 27. Rxc5 Qxb4 28. Rxc8 Qd2 $19) 26... Bg5 $15) 25... Bxb6
26. axb6 Rb5 27. Qc6 Rxb6 28. Qxb7 Rxb7 29. Rxa6 $11) (24... Bf6 $15 {Huzman})
25. Bb6 Re8 26. h3 $11) 24... Re5 {>< Be1, /\ Bc5} (24... Bc5 $142 $1 $36 {/\}
25. Qe4 $2 Bxf2+ $1 26. Kxf2 (26. Bxf2 Rd1+ $19) 26... Rd2+ 27. Kf3 Rd3+ 28.
Kf4 g5+ 29. Kf5 Rd5+ $19) 25. Rc2 {/\ Qc6, /\ Re2} (25. Qc6 $4 Rxe1+ $19) (25.
Bd2 $142 $1 {/\ Re1, /\ Be3}) (25. f3 $142 $5 {[%cal Ge1g3] Huzman}) 25... Bc5
26. Re2 (26. Rd1 {Ftacnik} Rae8 $15) 26... Rae8 27. Rxe5 Rxe5 28. Bd2 {/\ Re1}
(28. Rd1 Bf8 $5 $15) 28... Rf5 29. Rf1 (29. Be3 {Ftacnik} Bxe3 30. fxe3 Rd5 $15
) 29... h6 30. h4 $6 {/\ Bh6!, >< h4} (30. Kh1 $6 Bf8 $1 {>< a5, f2}) (30. h3 {
/\ Bf4} Qd5 (30... Be7 31. Qg4 $11) (30... Kh7 31. Be3 $1 Bxe3 32. fxe3 Rxf1+ (
32... Rxa5 33. Rxf7) 33. Kxf1 $11) (30... Bf8 31. Re1 (31. Ra1 $5 {/\ Be3})
31... Rxa5 (31... Qd5 32. Qc2 Qxa5 33. Re8 Re5 34. Rb8 $44) 32. Re8 Rb5 33.
Bxb4 Rxb4 34. Qc5 $11) (30... Rd5 31. Bf4 Be7 {/\ Bd8} 32. Re1 $11 (32. Qc7 $6
Qxc7 33. Bxc7 Rd2 34. Re1 Bc5 35. Bb6 Bd6 $1 36. b3 Rb2 $15) 32... Rxa5 $4 33.
Qc7 $18) 31. Qxa6 Rxf2 32. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Qxd2+ 34. Kg3 (34. Qe2 Qd4+ 35.
Kf1 Qf4+ 36. Kg1 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qc7+ 38. g3 Qxa5 39. Qe8+ Kh7 40. Qxf7 $11) 34...
Qxb2 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qf5+ Kg8 37. Qc8+ $11) 30... Rd5 31. Qe4 $6 (31. Bf4 Be7
32. Re1 Bxh4 (32... Rxa5 $4 33. Qc7 Qxc7 34. Bxc7 $18) 33. Bxh6 (33. Re8+ Kh7
34. Qe4+ (34. Bxh6 Qd7 $1 35. Be3 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Qxe8 37. Qc2+ g6 38. Qxd1 Qe5+
39. Kh3 Bf6 $17 {Fritz4}) 34... f5 35. Qe6 Rd1+ (35... Rxa5 $2 36. Be5 $16) 36.
Kh2 Qd5 37. Qc8 Bd8 (37... Bf6 38. Rh8+ Kg6 39. Qe8+ (39. Bxh6 $2 Qe5+ 40. f4
Qe1 $19) 39... Qf7 40. Qe3 $132 {/\ Bh6, /\ Qg3}) 38. Re5 Qd7 39. Qxd7 Rxd7 40.
Rxf5 Bf6 41. b3 Rd3 42. Rc5 Rxb3 43. Rc6 Ra3 $17) 33... Bxf2+ 34. Kxf2 gxh6 35.
Re8+ Kg7 36. Qg4+ Rg5 37. Qd4+ f6 38. g4 $15) 31... Qb5 $1 32. Be3 (32. Qxd5 $4
Bxf2+ 33. Rxf2 Qxd5 34. Bxb4 $2 Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Qd4 36. Be1 Qe5+ $19) (32. Bf4 $6
Qxa5 33. Qe8+ Bf8 $17 {/\ Rd8}) 32... Bxe3 33. fxe3 (33. Qxe3 $2 Re5 (33...
Qxa5 $2 34. Qe8+ $11) 34. Qf4 Qxa5 35. Rc1 Re8 (35... Re7 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Rb8
Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Qxb2 39. Qf5+ g6 40. Qc8 Qg7 41. Rxb4 $15) 36. Rc7 Rf8 37. Rb7
Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Qxb2 39. Rxb4 Qa2 40. Ra4 Qe6 $17) 33... Re5 34. Qa8+ (34. Qf4 {
Huzman} f6 $17) 34... Re8 35. Qa7 f6 $6 (35... Rf8 $6 36. Qc7 (36. Qb6 $2 Qxb6
37. axb6 Rb8 $17) 36... Qe2 37. Qe5 $11 {/\ Qd4}) (35... Qd5 $6 36. Qxa6 Rxe3
37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Qxf5 39. Rxf5 $11) (35... Qc4 $1 36. Rf4 Qb3 37. Rf3 Qd1+
38. Kh2 Qd6+ 39. Kg1 f6 $15) 36. Rd1 $4 $138 (36. Rf3 $1 Rd8 (36... Qxa5 $6 37.
Rg3 g5 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Rh3 Qf5 40. Qxa6 $11) (36... Kh8 37. Rg3 Rg8 38. Qc7
$11) 37. Rg3 Rd7 (37... Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Rd7 39. Qa8+ Kh7 40. Qe8 $11) 38. Qa8+ Kh7
39. Qe4+ f5 40. Qe6 $11) (36. Qb6 $142 {Huzman} Qxb6 (36... Qe2 37. Qxb4 Qxe3+
38. Rf2 (38. Kh2 Re4 39. Qb8+ Kh7 40. Qg3 Qd4 $19) 38... Re4 39. Qd2 $1 Qxd2
40. Rxd2 Rxh4 41. Rd6 Rh5 42. b4 Rh4 43. Rb6 $132 {[%csl Yb4][%cal Gg1f2,Gf2e3,
Ge3d3,Gd3c3]}) 37. axb6 Rb8 $17 {/-+}) 36... Qe2 $19 37. Qd4 (37. Rd7 Qe1+ 38.
Kh2 Qxh4+ 39. Kg1 Qg3 $19) 37... Rxe3 (37... Qxe3+ {Ftacnik} 38. Qxe3 Rxe3 39.
Rd6 Rb3 40. Rxa6 Rxb2 41. Rb6 $15) 38. Rf1 (38. Rc1 {Huzman} Kh7 $19) 38... Re4
39. Qd5+ Kh8 40. Qf5 Qe3+ 41. Rf2 Rc4 (41... Rxh4 $6 {Huzman} 42. Qc8+ Kh7 43.
Qf5+ Kg8 44. Qc8+ Kf7 45. Qb7+ Kg6 (45... Qe7 {Ftacnik} 46. Qxa6 $17) 46. Qxa6
Rf4 $19) 42. b3 (42. Qf3 {Ftacnik} Qxf3 43. Rxf3 Rxh4 $19) 42... Qxb3 43. Re2
Qd1+ 44. Kf2 (44. Qf1 {Ftacnik} Qxf1+ 45. Kxf1 Rxh4 $19) 44... Qd4+ (44... Qd4+
{Ftacnik} 45. Re3 Rc3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 dxc4 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4
Nc6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. h3 b6 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Bb7 14. e4
Rae8 15. Bg5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Nf5 Rxe4 19. Qh5 (19. Qd3 $2
Bh2+ (19... Re5 $2 20. Bf4 $1 $16) 20. Kh1 Bb7 (20... Re5 $4 21. Ne7+ $18) 21.
Be7 Re8 22. Bd6 Bxd6 (22... Qc6 $4 23. Kxh2 Rg4 24. f3 $18) 23. Nxd6 Rd8 $1 $17
) 19... f6 $1 $146 (19... Rfe8 $2 20. Nxg7 $1 R8e5 21. Qh6 $1 (21. f4 $2) (21.
f4 $2 {Ftacnik} Rxf4 22. Ne8 Qc6 23. Nxd6 h6 $3 (23... f6 24. Re1 $3 {1-0/
Portisch,L-Radulov,I/Nice ol/1974/} Rd4 (24... Qxd6 25. Bxf4 $18) (24... Rxg5
25. Re8+ Kg7 26. Re7+ Kf8 27. Rf7+ $18) 25. Rxe5 fxe5 26. Nf5 $18) 24. Qxh6 Re2
$1 $19 25. Ne4 (25. Bxf4 Rxg2+ 26. Kf1 Bc4+ 27. Nxc4 Qf3+) 25... Rfxe4 26. Kh1
Rh4 27. Qxh4 Rxg2 28. Ra3 Rxg5+ {0-1/Jacoby,G-Radulov,I/Hamburg/1984/}) 21...
Bf8 22. Bf6 Qc6 23. Rd3 Re1+ 24. Kh2 $1 (24. Rxe1 $2 Rxe1+ 25. Kh2 Bxg2 $17)
24... Bxg2 25. Rg3 $18) (19... Bh2+ $6 20. Kh1 Bb3 21. Rd3 Bc2 22. Rf3 Rfe8 23.
g3 g6 24. Qh6 f6 25. Bxf6 Re1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kxh2 Bxf5 28. Bc3 Re8 29. Kg1
$16 {/\ g4}) 20. Bh6 (20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Rxd5 Bh2+ 22. Kh1 Re5 $1 23. Rxe5 Qxe5
$15) (20. Rxd5 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 fxg5 22. Qxg5 Bf4 23. Qg4 (23. Nh6+ $4 Kh8 24. Rf5
Rfe8 $19) 23... Rfe8 24. g3 Bc1 $1 $15) (20. Nxd6 $1 Qxd6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22.
Qxd5+ Qe6 $10) 20... Rfe8 21. Bxg7 $2 (21. Nxg7 Bh2+ $1 (21... R8e5 $6 22. Nf5
Qd7 23. g4 $14) 22. Kh1 R8e5 23. Nf5 Qd7 24. Qf3 $1 $8 (24. Kxh2 $2 Rxf5 $19)
24... Qxf5 (24... Re1+ $4 25. Kxh2 Bxf3 26. Rxd7 Rxa1 27. Rg7+ Kh8 28. Rf7 $18)
25. Qxf5 Rxf5 26. Kxh2 Re2 27. Be3 a5 $15) 21... Bf7 $2 (21... Bh2+ $1 22. Kh1
Bf7 23. Qh6 {see the game} (23. Nh6+ Kxg7 24. Qxf7+ Qxf7 25. Nxf7 Kxf7 26. Kxh2
Re2 $17)) 22. Qh6 $2 (22. Nh6+ $8 Kxg7 23. Qxf7+ Qxf7 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Rxd6
Rb4 (25... R8e6 26. Rd7+ $10) 26. a5 $1 bxa5 27. Rxa5 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Rxb2 29.
Rxc5 Rxf2 30. Rc7+ Kg6 31. Rdd7 $10) 22... Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Bg6 $1 $19 24. Bxf6
Bxf5 25. g3 Re2 26. Qg5+ (26. Kxh2 {Ftacnik} Rxf2+ 27. Kh1 Qc6+ $19) 26... Bg6
27. Rf1 (27. Kxh2 Rxf2+ 28. Kg1 Rxf6 29. Qxf6 Qxg3+ 30. Kf1 Rf8 31. Rd8 Bd3+
$19) (27. Qd5+ Qf7 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $19) 27... Bxg3 $1 (27... Bxg3 28. Qd5+ (28.
fxg3 Qc6+ $19) 28... Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. fxg3 Be4+ $19 (30... Be4+ {Ftacnik}
31. Kg1 Rg2+ $19)) 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.05.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1995.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 d3 10. Rxd3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Bc5 $1 12. a3 (12. Bd2 $4 Nb4 $19) (12. e4
$2 Ng4 13. Nd1 Nd4 $1 14. Rxd4 Bxd4 15. h3 h5 $1 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Rc1 (17. hxg4
hxg4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 $19) 17... Qe7 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 $17) (12. h3 $5 {/\ e4}) 12...
O-O 13. Bd2 b5 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. e4 (15. h3 Bb7 16. e4 Rad8 $10) 15... Ng4 16.
Nd1 Bb7 (16... Nge5 $6 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Rh3 $40) 17. Ng5 $6 (17. Rdc3 Bd6 18.
h3 Nge5 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Nd4 Rac8 $10 21. Bxe6 $6 (21. f4 $6 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Nc6
$15) 21... fxe6 22. Nxe6 Qe7 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 $15 {/\ Nc4}) (17. e5 Rad8 18. Bc2
$1 (18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. h3 $2 Ngxe5 20. Nxe5 Nd4 $1 21. Qh5 g6 $17) (18. Rdc3 Bd4
19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Bg5 Rc8 21. Be3 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Rfd8 $15) 18... Rxd3 19. Bxd3 (
19. Qxd3 $6 Bxf2+ 20. Kh1 (20. Nxf2 Qxf2+ 21. Kh1 g6 $15) 20... g6 $15) 19...
Rd8 20. Be4 $13) 17... Nce5 18. Rg3 $6 (18. Rdc3 Bd4 19. Rg3 Nf6 $15) 18...
Rad8 $3 $17 {/\ Nf2} (18... Nf6 $6 19. Bc3 Bd6 (19... Bd4 $2 20. Bxd4 Qxd4 21.
Rc7 Qb6 22. Nxe6 $16) 20. Kh1 $36 {/\ f4}) (18... Rfd8 19. Nxf7 $5 {J.Piket} (
19. Rxg4 Rxd2 $1 (19... Nxg4 $2 20. Qxg4 Rxd2 21. Qh5 Bxf2+ 22. Kh1 Bd4 23.
Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Qh5 $1 g6 25. Qf3 $40) 20. Qxd2 Nxg4 21. Qf4 Nf6 22. e5 Qc6 23.
Nf3 Ne4 $15) 19... Kxf7 20. Rxg4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4 $44 {/\ Qf5} Rxd2 $2 22. Qf4+
$16) 19. Rxc5 $8 (19. Ba5 $2 Rxd1+ 20. Bxd1 Bxf2+ 21. Kh1 Qxa5 $19) (19. Bc3 $2
Rxd1+ $19) 19... Qxc5 (19... Rxd2 $2 20. Qxd2 Qxc5 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8
23. Bxg4 $16) 20. Bb4 (20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Bxg4 Qc2 $1 23. Be3 (23.
Bc3 $2 Rxd1+ $1 24. Qxd1 Qxf2+ 25. Kh1 Qf1+ $19) 23... Bxe4 $17) 20... Qc1 21.
Bxf8 (21. Rxg4 Nxg4 (21... Rd3 $2 22. Nxh7 $3 {/\ Nf6, Rh4+-} (22. Rg3 $2 Rfd8
23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24. Bc3 Qxg5 25. Bxe5 Rxb3 $19 26. Qc2 Qxe5 27. Qxb3 Qxe4 $19) (
22. Bxf8 $2 Rxb3 {/\ Rd3} 23. Rg3 (23. Nxe6 Rd3 $1 (23... fxe6 $2 24. Bxg7 (24.
Rxg7+ $2 Kxf8 25. Rxb7 Rd3 $19) 24... Nxg4 25. Qxg4 $13) 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 $19)
23... Rxb2 24. Qh5 (24. Qf1 Rb1 $19) 24... Rd2 25. Qxh7+ Kxf8 26. Nxe6+ Ke7 $19
) 22... Nxg4 (22... Rfd8 $2 23. Nf6+ $18) (22... Kxh7 23. Bxf8 $18) 23. Qxd3
Rc8 24. Qg3 $16) 22. Qxg4 (22. Bxf8 $2 Qxg5 $19) 22... Rd3 $1 23. Bxf8 (23. Bc3
$2 Rfd8 $19) (23. Nxe6 $2 fxe6 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 $19) 23... Kxf8 $1 24. Nxf7 (24.
Nxh7+ Ke8 $19) (24. h4 Rxb3 25. Qh5 g6 26. Qxh7 Qxd1+ 27. Kh2 Qd7 $19) (24. Qh5
g6 25. Qh6+ (25. Nxh7+ Kg7 $19) 25... Ke7 26. h4 Rxb3 $19) 24... Rxb3 25. Ne5 (
25. Ng5 Rd3 26. Nxe6+ Ke7 $19) 25... Bxe4 $17) 21... Qxg5 22. Bb4 Qf4 23. Ne3 (
23. f3 Nf6 $17 {>< Rg3}) 23... Nf6 24. Be7 Rd7 $6 (24... Rd4 $1 25. Bc5 Rd7 $17
(25... Rxe4 $2 26. Bc2) (25... Nxe4 26. Rxg7+)) 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Nf1 $1 $15 (
26. Ng4 Nxg4 27. Rxg4 Qd4 $17 {/\ Qd2}) 26... h6 27. Rc3 Ng6 28. g3 $2 $138 (
28. f3 Nf4 29. Qe3 $15) 28... Qd4 29. Bc2 Ne5 30. h3 Kh8 $1 {/\ f5} (30... f5
$6 31. Bb3 $1 $132) 31. Qe3 Nc4 32. Qxd4 Rxd4 33. f3 Nxb2 34. Rc7 Rc4 $19 35.
Rxb7 Rxc2 36. Rxf7 Rc3 37. f4 Nc4 38. Re7 Rxa3 39. Rxe6 b4 40. Rc6 Rc3 41. e5
Nxe5 $1 42. Rxc3 bxc3 43. Ne3 Nd3 44. Kf1 a5 45. Ke2 Nb4 46. Nc4 a4 47. f5 Kg8
48. g4 Kf7 49. Nd6+ Kf6 50. Ne4+ Ke5 51. Nxc3 a3 52. Kf3 a2 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. d5 Bxd5
15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Rfe1 Nc6 17. Qf4 Nh5 18. Qh4 Bxg5 19. Qxh5 h6 20. h4 Be7 21.
Rxd5 Qb6 22. Qf5 g6 23. Qf4 Rad8 (23... Kg7 24. Rd7 Ra7 $18) {[%tqu "En","","",
"","d5h5","",10]} 24. Rh5 $3 $18 1-0

[Event "Berliner Sommer 05th"]
[Site "Berlin West"]
[Date "1987.08.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lieb, Harald"]
[Black "Sapi, Laszlo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Lieb,H"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1987.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 e6 6. Bxc4 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. a4
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. dxc5 $2 (11. b3) ({oder} 11. d5) 11... Bxc5 12.
e4 $2 (12. Bd2) 12... Ng4 13. Rf1 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Qxh2# 0-1

[Event "Lille Luce op 6th"]
[Site "Lille"]
[Date "2015.05.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Manolache, Marius"]
[Black "Loiseau, Quentin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Loiseau,Q"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2015.05.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game took place during the last round of the 6th Lucopen. After bad
results during the French Youth Chess Championship (U20) the previous week, I
played very well in this tournament. At this point I was third, half a point
behind the two leading players but with a very good tie-break. On the one hand,
a draw would have secured my first GM norm but a win was also very interesting
in order to finish on a very good place. It's a special game for me, as it
concluded the best tournament I ever played with a clean win with the black
pieces against a grandmaster.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 {
The Vienna System. An interesting opening in order to play actively without
big strategical drawbacks.} 5. e3 (5. e4 {is the critical line}) 5... a6 6. a4
c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O {Here at first sight it seems that Black has completely
missplayed his opening as he's less developed, without a single pawn on the
central squares. But with the e3 pawn it is not easy to find a decent
immediate plan for White.} Be7 {All this is very well known and I had this
exactly same position in round five against the young Dutch player Jorden Van
Foreest. Nevertheless, I was quite optimistic that my opponent hadn't prepared
this line, as he uses to play more or less always the same moves in the opening
} 9. b3 $6 {A little surprise, even if I had prepared it very quickly the day
before the game. I'm quite skeptical about the evaluation of this move and I
think that Black has already equalized} (9. Qe2 {Is more popular in order to
play Rd1}) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 (10. exd4 {happened in Manolache,M (2527)
-Thesing,M (2425) Baia Sprie 2010. I think that in this kind of Isolated Queen
Pawn, White's black-squared bishop isn't happy on the b2 square.}) 10... Bd7 {
Black is developing his pieces quite easily and the weakness of the b4 square
secures him a good game for the moment.} ({The computer likes picking up the
bishop pair:} 10... Na5 {with the idea Nxc4 and after} 11. Be2 (11. Qe2 Nxc4
12. bxc4 Qa5) 11... e5 12. Nf3 Be6 {with a nice position}) (10... Nxd4 {
forces an IQP, but with better conditions for White than after 10.exd4. For
instance :} 11. exd4 O-O 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. d5 $13) 11. Re1 $6 {I don't really
see the point behind this move. I guess that my opponent was trying to
unbalance the position by preparing e3-e4, but he is far from achieving his
goal.} (11. Bb2 {was far more logical, followed by moves like Nf3, Qe2, Rac1
and Rfd1 with approximative equality.}) 11... O-O 12. Bb2 Qa5 13. Na2 $6 {
Now this is becoming more serious. By trying to play imaginative chess my
opponent is missing some of the the most important chess principles, such as
development and centralization.} (13. Nf3 {remains valid.}) 13... Rfd8 14. Qe2
Nxd4 ({It was tempting to try to win the Bc4 with} 14... Ne5 {but} 15. b4 $1 {
leaves the black queen in a complicated position. However Black his still
completely OK.}) 15. Bxd4 Bc6 $15 {Here I thought I had reached a comfortable
position. I didn't have the slightest weakness and my pieces were almost all
in the game.} 16. Rac1 Rd7 17. Red1 (17. b4 Qg5 (17... Qxa4 18. Rb1 Bb5) 18. f4
Qh4 19. b5 axb5 20. Bxb5 $11) 17... Rad8 18. h4 $2 {White continues to weaken
the important squares and pawn. Here, in order to prevent Qg5 my opponent left
his h-pawn almost "en prise" to the bishop on e7, and reduced the defense of
his king.} ({I was not sure about what to do on} 18. b4 {and wanted to play
something like} Qg5 (18... Qxa4 $1 {and there should not have any danger for
Black.}) 19. f4 Qh6 (19... Qh4 20. b5 axb5 21. Bxb5 Bxb5 22. axb5 Nd5 23. g3
Qh3 24. Nc3 $11 {is a little bit annoying.}) 20. b5 axb5 21. Bxb5 Bxb5 22. axb5
Nd5 $15) (18. f4 $1 {with the same idea of preventing Qg5 was far better. Here
the computer gives a nice move:} Nd5 $1 {[%cal Gd5f4] and White hasn't a
single really good choice against Nxf4} 19. Bxd5 {should be the best, but after
} (19. g3 {opens the white squares around the king.} Nf6 $17) (19. Rf1 {
allows a beautiful sequence:} Nxe3 $1 20. b4 $1 (20. Bxe3 $2 Rd2 $19) 20...
Rxd4 $3 21. bxa5 Rd2 22. Rf2 Rxe2 23. Bxe2 Rd4 $17 {with more than sufficient
compensation.}) 19... Bxd5 $17 {Black is simply doing great}) 18... Qf5 19. Nc3
Ng4 20. f3 $6 (20. Bd3 $1 {The best move to stay alive.} Qh5 21. f3 $1 {
A move I overlooked during the game. Hopefully it is not a disaster for Black.}
(21. g3 {allows Black to enter in a much favorable endgame:} e5 (21... g5 $5
$40 {Keeping the tension and the attack on the white king.}) 22. Bb6 Bxh4 23.
gxh4 Qxh4 24. f3 Qg3+ 25. Qg2 Qxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Rxd3 27. Bxd8 Nxe3+ 28. Kg1 Nxd1
29. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Nxd1 Bxf3 $17 {or -+}) 21... Ne5 22. Be4 Bxh4 23. g4 $5 {
in order to complicate the game with the unstable Ne5} Qg5 24. Kf1 f5 $1 25.
Bxe5 fxe4 $17) 20... Ne5 $19 {At the begining of the game I planned to offer a
draw on move 20 (the limit fixed by the tournament rules), whatever happened,
in order to secure my GM norm if he accepted. But here I changed my mind
because the two leaders had drawn their game on board one. I had about 20
minutes against five and, last but not least, my position was absolutely great,
without any risk to play on. Black will win the bishop pair and play against
numerous weaknesses.} 21. Bxe5 ({I thought my opponent was planning to play} 
21. e4 {where I had the nice tactical blow} Nxf3+ $1 22. gxf3 (22. Qxf3 Qxf3
23. gxf3 Rxd4 $19) 22... Qg6+ $19 {winning back the Bd4}) 21... Qxe5 22. Rxd7
Rxd7 23. Nd1 (23. Bd3 {[%cal Gd3e4] should provide the greatest resistance.})
23... h5 24. Nf2 Bc5 25. Re1 Qg3 26. Bd3 Bd6 27. Be4 Qh2+ 28. Kf1 Bxe4 29. Nxe4
Bb4 $1 {A simple move to win the exchange} 30. Nf2 (30. Rd1 Qh1+ 31. Kf2 Rxd1 {
wins on the spot}) 30... Bxe1 ({I almost played the line} 30... Rd2 31. Qc4
Rxf2+ {in order to end the game with Qxh4+ and Qxe1, before I realized that}
32. Kxf2 Qxh4+ (32... Bxe1+ 33. Kxe1 Qg1+ {would have still be possible}) 33.
Qxh4 {was problematic!}) 31. Qxe1 Qxh4 {The game is over, White continued some
moves, as we were both in time trouble:} 32. Qc3 Qd8 33. f4 Qc7 34. Qb4 Qc2 35.
Qe1 Qxb3 36. a5 Qc2 37. Kg1 Rd2 {A very nice game to conclude a beautiful
tournament. I was terribly lucky to win it since in the end I finished only
half a point ahead in the first tie-break than the three players behind me. It
was really enjoyable too that my roomate, Adrien Demuth, finished on a good
place (third), but I was quite frustrated for him as he had been leading
during the entire tournament.} 0-1

[Event "Morso"]
[Site "Morso"]
[Date "2002.02.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Miezis, Normunds"]
[Black "Pedersen, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.02.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 e6 (6... g6 {
is the other way to finish the development of the >>.}) 7. Bc4 Be7 8. O-O O-O
9. Re1 Nc6 10. Bb3 (10. d4 {- D41} Nxc3 11. bxc3 b6 {is the main line, and
White wants to avoid it.}) 10... Nf6 (10... Bf6) 11. d4 {Now we are again in
the QG Tarrasch (or Panov Attack, as You like) where Bb3 is not that necessary.
} a6 (11... Na5 12. Bc2 b6 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Qd3 g6 15. Ne5 (15. a3 Rc8 16. Ne5
Nc6 {Black has to come back with his bad N.} 17. Rad1 Nd5 $11 {
Zugic-Charbonneau, Qubec op Montreal 1999}) 15... Nc6 {/\ Nb4} 16. Qf3 (16. Bh6
Nb4) 16... Rc8 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Ba4 {This is a typical method in the isolated P
positions.} Nxe5 19. Qxb7 $14) (11... b6 $5) 12. h3 {White is playing rather
positionally, securing the h2-b8 /^ for his B. The usual plan is a >> -> with
a battery on the b1-h7 /^ and the other B belongs to g5.} (12. Bf4 $14) 12...
Na5 (12... b5 13. d5 $1 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Bb7 16. Qh5 $36) 13. Bc2 b5
14. Ne5 (14. Qd3 Bb7 15. Bg5 g6 16. Ne5 Nc6 17. Bh6 Re8 $13 {and now h3 is
only a loss of a tempo.}) 14... Bb7 15. Qd3 g6 (15... b4 $5 {weakens a bit ><
c5, but perhaps it was the best reaction.} 16. Bg5 (16. Na4 {immediately is
met by} Qd5 $1 17. f3 (17. Qf1 Qxd4) 17... Qb5 $13) 16... g6 17. Na4 (17. Bxf6
Bxf6 18. Ne4 Bg7 19. Nc5 Bd5 $13) 17... Rc8 (17... Nd5 18. Bh6 $16) (17... Qd5
18. Qf1 $1 Qxd4 $6 19. Rad1 Qa7 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nd7 Bd4 22. Nxf8 Rxf8 23. Rd2
$16) (17... Bd5 18. Nc5 $14) 18. Nc5 $5 $14) 16. Bh6 {Now White didn't lose a
tempo by Bg5.} Re8 17. Rad1 (17. Qg3 $5 {deserved attention with immediate
threats on >< g6.} Qxd4 (17... Nc6 $2 18. Bxg6 $18) 18. Bxg6 $1 (18. Nxg6 hxg6
19. Bxg6 Ng4 $1 20. Be4) 18... hxg6 19. Nxg6 Kh7 $1 (19... Ng4 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7
21. hxg4 $18) 20. Nxe7 Kxh6 21. Rad1 Qc4 22. Re5 Rg8 (22... Kh7 23. b3 Qb4 24.
Rg5) 23. Nxg8+ Rxg8 24. Qe3+ Kh7 25. Rg5 $40) 17... b4 18. Ne2 (18. Na4 $1 {
/\ Nc5 looks again more to the point.} Qd5 $1 19. Qf1 $1 $14) 18... Be4 19. Qd2
Bxc2 20. Qxc2 {White has no real attacking chances on the >> without his
light-squared B, but something will happen...} b3 $6 {This is completely
unnecessary.} (20... Rc8 21. Qd3 Qb6 $13) 21. axb3 Qb6 (21... Rc8 22. Qd3 $14)
22. Rd3 $1 {bringing the R on the third rank for a >> ->.} Rab8 (22... Rec8 23.
Rc3 $16) (22... Nd5 23. Rf3 $16) 23. Rg3 Rec8 (23... Qb7 24. Nf4 $16) 24. Qb1
Nxb3 $2 {[#] Black has completely forgotten about his K.} (24... Bf8) 25. Nxg6
$1 $18 {[%mdl 512] and finally comes the lethal blow on g6 anyway! The finish
is very impressive.} fxg6 26. Rxg6+ $1 Kf7 27. Rxf6+ $1 Kxf6 28. Qxh7 Bf8 29.
Ng3 $1 e5 30. Qf5+ Ke7 31. Rxe5+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zude, Erik"]
[Black "Gozzoli, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2409"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 {92} c5 {91} 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 {
La grande mode actuelle а haut niveau mais les Blancs sont souvent obligés de
sacrifier un P pour garder l'initiative} (7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nc3 (8. a3) 8... Qc7 9.
a3 b6 (9... b5) 10. Bd2 {Gurevich,M (2610)-Speelman,J (2605) France 1994 1-0} (
10. Ne4 $5 {Watson})) (7. Nc3 Nc6 8. a3 (8. a4) 8... b5 9. Ba2 Bb7 10. Qe2 Qc7
11. Rd1 Rd8 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 $14 {[%csl Re8];Kramnik,V (2800)
-Howell,D (2633) London Classic 3rd 2011 (7) 1-0}) 7... b5 8. a4 {Le thème de
la variante} (8. Qe2 {L'alternative}) 8... b4 {92} 9. e4 $1 {92} (9. Nbd2 Bb7
10. e4 {le gambit est considéré comme un peu moins bon dans cet ordre de coup
et la théorie préfère 9.e4} Be7 (10... Nxe4 $6 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Re1 {[%csl
Re8][%cal Ge1e4,Gd4d5,Ge1e8]} Bd5 $8 13. Bg5 $32 Be7 (13... f6 14. dxc5 {
Un choix solide qui laisse un net avantage aux Blancs mais le sacrifice du Ne5
donne des meilleures chances de réaliser une miniature mais c'est bien sur,
plus risqué.} (14. Ne5 $1 {[%csl Re8,Rf7,Rg6][%cal Gd1h5]} fxg5 (14... Bxb3 15.
Qxb3 Qd5 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. Ng6+ {[%csl Ge1]}) 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17.
Qxg6+ $1 (17. Qxh8 $4 Bxb3) 17... Kd7 18. Bxd5 $1 exd5 19. Qf7+ Be7 20. Qxd5+
Kc8 21. Qxa8 {[%cal Ga1c1]} Qc7 22. h3 Bf6 (22... g4 23. Qe4 $18) 23. dxc5 Bxb2
24. Rad1 {Le K noir est trop exposé pour survivre}) 14... Be7 {Grabliauskas,V 
(2413)-Zickus,S (2307) LTU-ch Vilnius 2009 (5) 1-0}) 14. Bxe7 Bxb3 15. Qxb3
Qxe7 16. d5 O-O 17. dxe6 $16) 11. e5 Nfd7 (11... Nd5 $6 12. Nc4 $16) 12. Nc4
O-O 13. Bc2 (13. Nd6 $5 {Dreev,A (2690)-Ponomariov,R (2684) EU-Cup 17th
Panormo 2001 (6) 1/2})) 9... cxd4 {83 Le marseillais commence а réfléchir et
il se méfie de la préparation adverse} (9... Bb7 10. Nbd2 {Retombe par
interversion sur une ligne précédente}) 10. e5 {91} (10. Qxd4 $142) 10... Nfd7
11. Nxd4 $5 {66 Après une longue réflexion les Blancs optent pour le sacrifice
du P"e5"} (11. Qxd4 Nc6 12. Qf4 $14 {Vasilev,M (2470)-Kozhuharov,S (2456)
BUL-ch 72nd Plovdiv 2008 (9) 1-0}) (11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qxd4 $14 {
Piasetski,L (2299)-Gozzoli,Y (2543) Lille op 2nd 2011 (5) 1/2}) 11... Nc5 (
11... Nxe5 $142 12. Be3 (12. Bf4 $32) 12... Nbc6 {Donaldson,J (2435)-Ritvin,S 
(2256) World op 29th 2001 (3) 1-0}) 12. Be3 $146 (12. Bc2 Bb7 13. Be3 (13. Bf4)
13... Be7 14. Qg4 {[%csl Rg7]}) (12. Bc4 Bb7 {Harikrishna,P (2502)-Krush,I 
(2411) Hastings 0102 77th 2001 (6) 1-0}) 12... Bb7 13. Nd2 {54} Nbd7 {63} 14.
N2f3 {43} (14. Nc4 $142 {[%cal Gc4d6] Davantage dans l'esprit de la position}
Nxb3 15. Nxb3 (15. Qxb3 Bd5)) 14... Nxb3 $11 {56} 15. Qxb3 Bd5 16. Qd3 Qb8 {
[%csl Re5]} 17. Rac1 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 {22} Qxe5 {46} 19. Nb5 $2 {Il restait
pourtant 20 mns aux Blancs} (19. Rfd1 Qe4 20. Qxe4 Bxe4 21. Rc7 Bd6 (21... Be7
22. f3 Bd5 23. Nf5 $36) 22. Nxe6 $1) 19... axb5 20. Qxb5+ Ke7 21. Qb6 Qb8 $19
22. Qd4 Kd7 23. Bf4 Bd6 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 40th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2012.07.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2012.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ne5 Ke7 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Nc4 Ra7 $146 (11... Rd8 12. Nbd2 Kf8 {
1-0 Baldauf,M (2362)-Huschenbeth,N (2459)/Rosenheim 2010/CBM 138 Extra (56)}) (
11... Ne4 {0-1 Laznicka,V (2591)-Ganguly,S (2603)/Dresden 2008/CBM 128 (54)}) (
11... a5 {1/2 Georgiev,K (2672)-Laznicka,V (2637)/Pamplona 2009/CBM 134 (23)})
(11... b5 {1/2 Maiorov,N (2524)-Grishchenko,S (2390)/Minsk 2008/CBM 125 Extra 
(40)}) 12. Nbd2 {After this move Black will not face problems with completing
his development.} (12. Bd2 b5 $140 13. b4 {may be the critical test of Black's
novelty.}) 12... b5 13. Na5 Rc7 14. a4 bxa4 15. Ndc4 Nb8 16. Rxa4 Bd7 17. Ra1
Bb5 18. b3 Ne4 19. Bb2 f6 20. Bf3 Ng5 21. Be2 Rd8 22. Rfc1 Bb4 23. Bf1 Nd7 24.
Ba3 Bc5 25. Bxc5+ Nxc5 26. Na3 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 Rdc8 28. f3 Nf7 29. Rc3 Nd7 30.
Rxc7 Rxc7 31. N3c4 Nfe5 32. Ke2 Nxc4 33. Nxc4 Nc5 34. Na5 Nb7 35. Nxb7 Rxb7 36.
Rxa6 Rxb3 37. Ra7+ Kf8 38. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Topalov +3-3=6"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2006.10.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2006.09.23"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Topalov could not get any significant advantage from his (practically) third
game with White in a row. His only chance for attack consisted of a more
resolute advance of the g-pawn on the 25th move. Later, he sacrificed two
pawns in order to get some activity, but his initiative was just sufficient to
maintain the balance even.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 {Both players
remain true to their match strategy displayed so far. Kramnik sticks to the
same openings (well, the fifth game was an exception; we can hardly call it "a
Catalan") while Topalov tries to find the Achilles heel in the opponent's
preparation by permanently changing the systems of development.} e6 5. Bd3 dxc4
6. Bxc4 c5 {But this is a deviation from the mentioned pattern already:
although the game started as a Slav, it transposed now to a genuine... Queen's
Gambit Accepted! I suppose that Kramnik did not play 2...dxc4 in order to
avoid the sharp lines based on 3.e4, consequent to his policy of playing solid,
though sometimes passive positions with Black.} 7. O-O a6 8. Bb3 cxd4 9. exd4
Nc6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Re1 O-O {Kramnik has considerable (and rather successful)
experience with this position as... White! It might seem as if Topalov
intended to confront his opponent with the difficult psychological situation
of playing "against himself", but the next move clearly contradicts this
hypothesis.} 12. a4 {A practically unexplored move. White usually develops his
queen's bishop to f4 or g5. The position bears some similarity with those
arising after the 6.a4 system, but I feel that the small differences tend to
favour Black. After 6.a4 (well, it would actually be 7.a4 with the move order
from this game), the bishop would be placed on c4, allowing the transfer of
the a1-rook to the king side in certain cases. Besides, the queen would stand
on e2 and the king's rook on d1, creating the permanent threat of opening the
centre with d5. On the other hand, after 6.a4 Black is not forced to capture
on d4 and open the c1-h6 diagonal. The plan based on ...Qc7 and ...Bd6 is
considered to be more solid. Be that as it may, Topalov's last move suggests
that he is not necesarily aiming for an advantage from the opening, but hopes
to outplay his opponent in a complicated middlegame.} Bd7 13. Ne5 Be8 {By this
temporary retreat, Black puts the d4-pawn under pressure, preventing the early
development of the c1-bishop on an active square such as g5.} ({Kramnik might
have refrained from the immediate} 13... Rc8 {because of something like} 14.
Bf4 Be8 (14... Nb4 15. Re3 {[%cal Ye3g3]} Nbd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18.
Qb3 $36 {[%csl Gb7,Gd5][%cal Ya1e1]}) 15. d5 {where White is slightly more
active in a symmetrical position. He might have been worried by the fact that
Topalov could have analyzed such a possibility.}) 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Rc1 Nb4 {
Now that the queen side development has been completed, Black releases the
pressure against d4. If White plays Bg5, he will lose a tempo just as Black
will do by playing ...Bd7-e8-c6.} 16. Qf3 Bc6 17. Qh3 Bd5 {Forcing the
exchange of one pair of minor pieces, which is always advantageous for the
side playing against the isolani.} (17... Nbd5 18. Bg5 $14) 18. Nxd5 Nbxd5 {
The strong light-squared bishop has been neutralized temporarily. Black's
position in the centre is solid but slightly immobile. If the d5-knight moves
away, White will get tactical chances along the a2-g8 diagonal.} 19. Rcd1 ({
Generally, the exchange of major pieces is supposed to favour the player with
an isolani, but here the fact that the c-file is open would leave the back
rank vulnerable after} 19. Rxc8) 19... Rc7 20. Bg5 Qc8 (20... Qd6 21. f4 $5)
21. Qf3 (21. Rd3 {[%cal Yh3h4,Yd3g3]} Bb4 $1 (21... Rd8 22. Qh4 $1 $40 h6 $2
23. Bxh6 $1 $18) 22. Rf1 (22. Re2 {would make a further Rg3 impossible because
of ...Rc1+.}) 22... Ne4 $1 $132) (21. f4 $5) 21... Rd8 {Black has completed
his regroupment and has a very solid position. White's chances for a kingside
attack are rather vague as yet.} 22. h4 h6 $6 {This move might not threaten to
capture the bishop in view of the weakness of the f7-square, but it certainly
prevents a further advance of the White h-pawn, when ...h6 could be answered
by Bh4 already. However, giving White such a mark for a kingside attack is at
least risky.} 23. Bc1 $6 {This looks too passive.} (23. Bd2 $14 {[%csl Gb4]
[%cal Yg2g4,Yd2a5]} Bb4 $6 {This attempt to simplify the position leaves the
light diagonal vulnerable for just an instant.} ({If} 23... Bd6 {then} 24. g4 {
would be more dangerous as it could have been in the game, because the white
king's rook and, even more important, his queen's bishop are more actively
placed. For instance} Bxe5 25. dxe5 Nh7 26. Ba5 b6 27. Bxd5 $16) 24. Bxb4 Nxb4
25. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 (25... Kxf7 26. Bxe6+ Qxe6 27. Rxe6 Kxe6 28. g4 $36) 26. Bxe6
Qc7 27. d5 $16 {It is important to prevent the blockade on d5.} Kf8 (27... Kh8
28. d6 $1 $18) 28. Qb3 Qc5 (28... Qd6 29. Bxf7 Kxf7 30. Re6 Qf4 31. d6 $16) (
28... a5 29. d6 $1 $18) (28... Nbxd5 $16) 29. d6 $16) 23... Bb4 24. Rf1 Bd6 (
24... Nc3 $5 {would have been an attempt to underline the vulnerability of
White's bishops. Kramnik might have feared} 25. Bxh6 $5 (25. bxc3 Rxc3 {
[%csl Gb3,Gc1]}) 25... Nxd1 26. Rxd1 Nd5 27. Qg3 Bf8 28. h5 $44 {when Black
cannot free his position easily, because the c-file is well defended by the
bishops.}) 25. g3 ({Actually, I was expecting} 25. g4 {with some attacking
chances for White. True, such a resolute advance of the g-pawn involves a
certain amount of strategic risk, but after Topalov's over-cautious move,
White will not get even close to such a possibility.} Nh7 $5 26. g5 hxg5 27.
hxg5 Bxe5 28. dxe5 Nf8 {Svidler.}) 25... b6 26. Qe2 Ne7 27. Rfe1 Bxe5 28. dxe5
Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Nfd5 {The material situation (and, to a certain extent, the
structure) is similar to that from the dramatic 5th game of the match
Karpov-Kortschnoj, Baguio 1978. In that game, Kortschnoj had an advantage with
White and eventually missed a simple mate just before the second time control.
The main difference here consists of Black's firm control of the c-file. Under
these circumstances, his knights, enjoying stable squares in the centre, are a
worthy match for the white pair of bishops. White's main problem is that he
cannot build up a mating battery along the b1-h7 diagonal.} 30. Bd2 Rc5 31. Qg4
Nf5 32. Qe4 b5 33. h5 bxa4 34. Qxa4 Rb5 35. Rc1 Qb7 36. Bc2 Nb6 37. Qg4 Rxb2
38. Be4 Qd7 39. Be1 {In order to get some acttivity, Topalov sacrificed the
relatively insignifiant b2-pawn. However, he is far from creating dangerous
threats yet.} Nd5 40. Bd3 Nb4 41. Bf1 Nd3 42. Qd1 Nxe5 43. Qxd7 Nxd7 {Black
has won a second pawn but his initiative has been completely extinguished. It
will be White who will do the attacking now, but this will only compensate for
the considerable material deficit.} 44. Rc8+ Kh7 45. Rc7 Rb1 46. Rxd7 Rxe1 47.
Rxf7 {In view of the activity of his rook and of the weak position of the
black king, White is no longer in danger of losing, in spite of Black's extra
pawn.} a5 48. Kg2 Kg8 49. Ra7 Re5 50. g4 Nd6 51. Bd3 Kf8 52. Bg6 Rd5 53. f3 e5
54. Kf2 Rd2+ 55. Ke1 Rd5 56. Ke2 Rb5 57. Rd7 Rd5 58. Ra7 Rb5 59. Bd3 Rd5 60.
Bg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hospitalet op"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 (8... cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4) 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. h3 b6 12. Bd2 (
12. d5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qc4 Qc6 {Karpov,
An-Timman,J/Linares/1989/}) 12... Bb7 13. Be1 (13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15.
Bxd5 Nd4 $1) 13... h6 14. Rac1 Rfd8 (14... cxd4 15. exd4 Bf4 16. Bd2 $11) (
14... Rfe8 $5) 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Ne5 $2 (17... Ne7 18. Bc4 Qc6
19. b3 Ng6 20. Bc3 Ne5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxa6 $16) 18. Bxb7 Qxb7
19. Rxd6 $1 Rxd6 (19... Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21. Rxd8+ $18) 20. Nxe5 Re8 21. Nc4
(21. Nf3) 21... Rg6 22. f3 (22. Qf1 Ree6 {/\ 23...Rxg2}) 22... Qd7 23. a5 b5
24. Nb6 Qxh3 25. Nd5 (25. Rxc5 $4 Rxe3) 25... Qc8 26. e4 c4 27. Bb4 Qb7 28. Rd1
Rg5 29. Qf2 Kh7 30. Qc5 (30. Qb6 Qc8 {/\ Qh3}) 30... Qb8 31. Qd6 (31. Qc7 $4
Rxd5 32. Qxb8 Rxd1+ $19) 31... Qc8 32. Qf4 (32. Nb6 Qb7) 32... Qe6 $1 33. Ne3 (
33. Nc7 Qg6 34. Nxe8 Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 Rg5 36. Rd2 Rg1+ 37. Kh2 Rg5 $132) 33... Qg6
34. Rd7 Kg8 35. Be7 c3 (35... Qe6 36. Qd6 Rg6 37. Qxe6 Rxe6 38. Bb4 $16) 36.
bxc3 Qc6 37. Qd6 Qxc3 38. Bxg5 hxg5 39. Qd2 Qa1+ 40. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6 7. O-O b5 8. Be2
Bb7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. Nb3 Bb4 13. Bd2 O-O 14. a4 (14.
a3 {Kramnik,V (2801)-Tomashevsky,E (2738)/Moscow 2012/CBM 149/[Stohl,I] (1-0,
82)}) 14... bxa4 15. Nxa4 a5 16. Bxb4 axb4 17. Nac5 Bd5 18. f3 Rxa1 19. Rxa1
Rc8 20. Rc1 Bxb3 21. Nxb3 Rxc1+ 22. Nxc1 Nc5 23. Kf2 Nd5 24. e4 Nb6 25. Ke3 {
Frequently a well centralised king can make the difference in endings. Here,
it does not promise White too much, since the next move sets up an
impenetrable fortress.} e5 $1 26. b3 (26. Na2 Nba4) 26... Kf8 27. Bd1 Ke7 28.
Na2 Na6 29. Be2 Nc5 {The only square from which the bishop could defend the
b3-pawn and prevent ...Na6 is c4, but it is controlled by the reserve black
knight.} 30. Bd1 Na6 31. Be2 Nc5 32. Bd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2012.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 (3. e4) 3... Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O c5 7.
dxc5 {Une ligne tranquille pas trés ambitieuse mais les Blancs ne risquent pas
grand chose et c'est ce que recherche le croate avant tout.} (7. a4) (7. Bb3) (
7. Qe2) 7... Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 b6 11. Be2 $1 {[%csl Rb6,Rd6]
[%cal Gb1d2,Gd2c4]} Bb7 12. Nbd2 O-O (12... Ke7 $143 13. Ne1 {Jakovenko,D 
(2737)-Akobian,V (2606) Dresden ol (Men) 38th 2008 (8) 1-0}) 13. Rac1 Rfc8 (
13... Rfd8 {[%cal Ga8c8]}) 14. Nc4 Bd5 15. Nce5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 b5 17. Kf1 h6 {
La position restait théorique} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Libiszewski, Fabien"]
[Black "Cornette, Matthieu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2012.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {84 Retard?} Nf6 {88} 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 (6.
Bxc4) 6... c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O {70} Be7 {79} 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 e5 11. exd4
exd4 12. Nxd4 {Théorique} Nxd4 13. Qe5 Qd6 14. Qxd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd4 {60 Tout est
encore théorique mais les deux adversaires n'ont pas joué rapidement
l'ouverture.} Bc5 16. Rd1 (16. Rd3 Bf5 17. Rf3 Be6 18. Be3 Rc8 19. Bxe6 fxe6
20. Re1 Kf7 21. Ne4 Bb4 22. Re2 h6 23. h3 Rc4 24. Nxf6 gxf6 25. Rf4 Rxf4 26.
Bxf4 e5 27. Be3 h5 28. Rc2 Bd6 29. g3 Ke6 30. Rc4 f5 31. b3 Kd5 32. Bb6 Rf8 33.
Rh4 Rh8 34. Rc4 Rf8 35. Rh4 Rh8 {1/2-1/2 (35) Le Quang,L (2703)-So,W (2677)
Saint Louis 2012}) 16... O-O 17. h3 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Be3 {La nulle entre
les deux amis ne devrait pas tarder.} Bxe3 20. fxe3 $11 Rfd8 21. Kf2 {42} Kf7
22. Ke2 Ke7 23. Rxd8 {Nouveauté au ... 23ème coup!} (23. a5 Rac8 24. Rxd8 Kxd8
25. Rd1+ Ke7 26. Rd4 Ne8 27. Kd3 Nd6 28. Ne4 Nf7 29. b4 Ne5+ 30. Kd2 Nc4+ 31.
Ke2 Ne5 32. Nc5 Rc7 33. Re4 Kd6 34. Rd4+ Ke7 35. Re4 Kd6 36. Rd4+ Ke7 37. Re4 {
1/2-1/2 (37) Ozturk,K (2273)-Zdebskaja,N (2383) Konya 2010}) 23... Rxd8 24. a5
Nd5 25. Rc1 (25. Ra4 {[%cal Ga4c4]}) 25... Nxc3+ 26. Rxc3 Rd5 27. Rc7+ Rd7 28.
Rc4 Rd5 29. Rc7+ Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Metz op 31th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2013.07.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Maiorov, Nikita"]
[Black "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 {[%cal Gb7b5] Une variante souvent jouée par
Anand} 4. e3 (4. e4 $5 {Plus risqué} b5 5. a4 Bb7 6. axb5 axb5 7. Rxa8 Bxa8 8.
Nc3 c6 {Bronstein,D-Simagin,V Moscow-ch 31th 1953 1/2-1/2}) 4... Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6
(5... b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. a4 b4 8. Nbd2 $14 {[%cal Gd2c4]}) 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 (7.
a4) (7. Bb3) (7. Bd3) 7... b5 8. Be2 (8. Bb3 Bb7 9. e4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11.
Be3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Be7 13. e5 Nd5 14. f4 {Cornette,M (2534)-David, V (2421) Cap
d'Agde CCAS op 2010 (6) 1/2-1/2} (14. Qg4 $5 {[%csl Rg7]})) 8... Bb7 9. dxc5 {
Voulant tester la technique du jeune adversaire en finale} (9. a3 Nbd7 (9...
Be7 $143 10. dxc5 $1 {Gagne un tempo par rapport à la partie}) 10. dxc5 Bxc5
11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O $11 {Zilberman,Y (2463)-Gruenfeld,Y (2472) Petah Tiqwa
Elitzur-A 2011 (2) 1/2-1/2}) 9... Bxc5 (9... Qxd1 10. Rxd1 {Kramnik,V (2801)
-Tomashevsky,E (2738) Moscow Tal Memorial 7th 2012 (6) 1-0}) 10. Qxd8+ {
90 Tout a été joué à tempo} Kxd8 11. Nd2 (11. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Nbd7 12. b4
Bd6 13. Bb2 Ke7 14. Rac1 Rac8 $11 {Inkiov,V (2485)-Seirawan,Y (2600) Zagreb
Interzonal 1987 (1) 1/2-1/2}) (11. Bd2 Nbd7) 11... Nbd7 12. Nb3 Bb6 (12... Bb4)
13. a4 b4 14. a5 Ba7 $6 $146 {le B serait mieux placé en c7 afin de faire
pression sur le Pa5 et les Noirs pourraient aussi défendre la faiblesse b4
par Bd6} (14... Bc7 $142 {[%cal Gc7a5,Gc7d6,Gd6b4]} 15. Na2 Bd5 16. Nd4 Bxa5 (
16... Rb8 17. Bxa6 e5 18. Nf5 g6 19. Ng3 Bxa5 $132) 17. Bd2 {Blanco Ronquillo,
H (2430)-Kolev,A (2601) San Cristobal Bolivar op 1st 2012 (3) 1/2-1/2}) 15. Na2
{[%csl Rb4] 82 Continuant de suivre la préparation maison} Nc5 (15... Bd5 $5
16. Nd4 Rb8 (16... Bxa2 17. Rxa2) 17. Bd2 Ne4 18. Be1 (18. Bxb4 Bxd4 19. exd4
Bxa2) 18... e5) 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Bd2 b3 (17... Rb8 18. Nxb4 Bxb4 19. Bxb4 Bxg2
20. Rfd1+ Bd5 21. Bc3 $16 {[%csl Gc3]}) 18. Nc1 $1 $16 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ge2d1]
71} Bd5 19. Nd3 Bd6 (19... Ba7 20. Rac1) 20. f3 {[%cal Ge3e4,Gg1f2] Les Blancs
ont une bonne finale} (20. Bb4 Ke7 21. Bxd6+ Kxd6 22. Rfc1 (22. f3 Bc4) 22...
Rhc8 23. Nb4 (23. f3 Bc4) 23... Bb7) 20... Bc4 21. Rfc1 Rc8 22. e4 Nd7 23. Rc3
Bb5 24. Rac1 $36 {[%csl Rd8,Rh8]} Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Nc5 (25... Ke7 26. Rxb3 Rc8 27.
Rc3) 26. Nxc5 Bxe2 27. Nxb3 Kd7 (27... Be5 {[%cal Ge5b2]} 28. Rc2 Bd1 29. Bg5+
f6 30. Rd2+ Ke7 31. Bxf6+ gxf6 32. Rxd1 Bxb2 33. Nc5 Rc8 34. Nxa6 Bc3 35. Kf1
Bxa5 {Avec des P sur la même aile, le N doit dominer le B et les Blancs ont
des bonnes chances de gain.}) 28. Nd4 Bd1 29. Rc1 Ba4 30. b3 Be5 31. Nxe6 Bb5
32. Nc5+ Ke7 33. Bb4 {[%csl Re7][%cal Gb4e7] Malgré le matériel réduit, le
K Noir est en insécurité.} Bd4+ 34. Kh1 Kf6 $2 35. Nxa6 $1 1-0

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sumets, Andrey"]
[Black "Feller, Sebastien"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2012.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O (7. a4)
7... b5 8. Bd3 (8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Qb8 (10... Qc7) (10... Qb6))
8... Bb7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b3 (10. a3 Nbd7 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rc1 {
1/2-1/2 (13) Akobian,V (2664)-Shulman,Y (2697) Chicago 2009}) 10... Nbd7 11.
Bb2 O-O 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. Rac1 Ba3 $11 14. Bxa3 Qxa3 15. Nb1 Qb4 $146 (15... Qa5
16. a3 Rfc8 17. b4 Qd8 18. Nbd2 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Qd1 Rxc1 21. Qxc1 g6 22.
Nb3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Ne5 24. Be2 g5 25. Qc5 Nd5 26. Nd4 Qf6 27. Qc8+ Kg7 28. Qxa6
Nc3 29. Bxb5 g4 30. Bc6 gxf3 31. Qf1 Ne2+ 32. Nxe2 fxe2 33. Qxe2 Nxc6 34. Qa6
Qg6+ 35. Kf1 Ne5 36. b5 Qb1+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Kf1 Qh1+ 39. Ke2 Qf3+ 40. Ke1 Ng4
41. Kd2 Qxf2+ 42. Kc3 Qxe3+ 43. Kb4 Qd4+ 44. Kb3 Qd3+ 45. Kb4 {Donovan,
J-Santasiere,A Ventnor City 1940 0-1}) 16. Qd2 Qxd2 17. Nbxd2 {(=)} Rac8 {
refuse la proposition mais la position est égale} 18. Nd4 g6 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 19.
b4 Ne5 (19... e5 20. N4b3 {[%cal Gb3c5,Gb3a5]}) 20. Be2 Nd5 21. a3 Nc3 $132 22.
N2b3 Bd5 23. Nc5 Nxe2+ 24. Nxe2 Bc4 $15 25. Rc2 a5 (25... Rfd8 26. Nxa6 Rd3 $36
) 26. Rb1 axb4 27. axb4 Nc6 {[%cal Gc6b4,Gc8c5] Suivi de Rb2 mais les deux
feuilles ne précisent pas la case d'origine et nulle au 42ème coup.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2012.11.14"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2012.11.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Nc3 b5 8. Bb3
Bb7 9. e4 $5 cxd4 (9... Nxe4 {is very risky:}) ({Funny, there is a simple
development, which is not bad at all but which has been tried very rarely:} 
9... Be7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 Qxd5 13. dxc5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxc5 15.
Bf4 Nd7 16. Rac1 $14 {0-1 Mira,H-Zayac,E/Varna 2002}) 10. Nxd4 Nbd7 {Other
moves are very serious here too} (10... Bc5 11. Be3 Qd6 $1 12. Nd5 $5 Nbd7 (
12... Nxe4 13. Bf4 $18) (12... Nxd5 13. exd5 Bxd5 (13... exd5 14. Nf5 Qc6 15.
Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Qe1+ Kd7 17. Rc1 Qf8 18. Qd2 $18)) (12... exd5 13. Nf5 Qb6 14.
Bxc5 Qxc5 15. e5 Ne4 16. Rc1 Qb6 (16... Qa7 17. Bxd5 g6 18. Rc7 $18) 17. Bxd5
g6 (17... O-O 18. Qg4 $18) 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nd6+ Nxd6 20. Qxd6 Qd7 $8 21. Qc5
$1 {and Black has huge problems with castling}) 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. Nf3 Nxf3+ (
14... Nfd7 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Qh5 $16) 15. Qxf3 e5 {Marin,M (2518)-Moldovan,D 
(2430)/Romania 2004[Marin,M]} (15... e5 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Bxe5 Qxf3 18. gxf3
Ke7 $44)) (10... Nc6 11. Be3 (11. Nxc6 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bxc6 13. f3 Bc5+ 14. Kf1
h6 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Ne2 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Ba7 18. Be5 Be8 19. Rc7 Rxc7 20. Bxc7 Nd7
21. Ba5 Nc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V-Adianto,U/Biel 1995}) 11... Be7 (11...
Ne5 12. Qe2 Neg4 13. e5 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Nd7 15. Rxf7 Kxf7 16. Nxe6 Qb8 17. Nxg7+
$1 Ke7 18. Qh5 $40 {1-0 Naer,E-Grabuzova,T/Moscow 1998}) 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qe2
O-O 14. e5 Nd7 15. Rfd1 Qa5 16. Bd4 b4 17. Ne4 Nxe5 18. Rac1 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Ng6
20. g3 $44 {0-1 Idigoras Guisasola,G-Martin,P/Buenos Aires 1954/EXT 2003 (29)})
({A very interesting idea seems to be} 10... b4 11. e5 ({A better move was} 11.
Ba4+ Nfd7 12. Nce2 Bc5 13. Be3 O-O 14. Rc1 Bxe4 15. Ng3 Bd5 16. Nh5 {with
compensation for the sacrificed pawn}) 11... Nfd7 12. Bxe6 $6 {too risky} ({
clearly better was} 12. Na4 Nxe5 13. Be3 Be7 14. Qh5 Ng6 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Rac1)
12... Nc5 13. Bc4 bxc3 14. e6 Nxe6 15. Re1 Be7 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qh5+ g6 18.
Qe5 O-O 19. Nxe6 Bf6 20. Qc5 Nd7 $17 {0-1 Barkhagen,J-Maksimenko,A/Aalborg 1995
}) 11. Re1 Nc5 $6 (11... Ne5 {seemed much moire logical} 12. Bf4 (12. Nd5 Bc5
13. Bf4 exd5 (13... Nfd7 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Nc3 Qh4 16. Bg3 Qf6 17. Nf3 Nxf3+ 18.
Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3 g5 {Narciso Dublan,M (2511)-Stefanova,A (2548)/Barcelona
2008; with a very promising endgame.}) 14. exd5 O-O 15. Rxe5 Bd6 16. Nf5 Bxe5
17. Bxe5 Bc8 18. Nxg7 $5 (18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. dxc6 $16) 18... Ne4 ({
Black was afraid of the bad pin} 18... Kxg7 19. Qd2 h6 20. Qf4 Re8 21. d6 Ra7 {
but it is not easy to attack here too}) 19. Bd4 Qh4 20. h3 Nf6 21. Rc1 Kxg7 22.
Rc3 Re8 23. Rg3+ Kh8 24. Bc3 b4 25. Qd4 Re1+ 26. Kh2 {1-0 Ivanisevic,I (2595)
-Miladinovic,I (2605)/Zlatibor 2007}) (12. Bd5 exd5 13. exd5 Bd6 14. Bf4 O-O
15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Qd2 b4 {1/2 Tkachiev,V (2636)-So,
W (2673)/Wijk aan Zee 2011}) 12... Ng6 13. Bg3 Bc5 $13) ({Or} 11... Bc5 12. Be3
Rc8 13. f3 Ne5 14. Kh1 Qb6 15. Nc2 O-O 16. Qe2 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qxe3
19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Nxe3 Nd3 21. Rb1 Kf8 {Lintchevski,D (2558)-Smirnov,P (2580)/
St Petersburg 2011. Once more Black has very good chances in the endgame.}) 12.
Bc2 ({There are a few very sharp tries} 12. Bd5 Nxd5 (12... Qb6 13. b4 Ncd7 14.
Be3 exd5 15. exd5 Bxb4 16. Nc6 $16 {1-0 Bosboom,M-Van den Bergh,J/Haarlem 1998}
) 13. exd5 b4 14. dxe6 bxc3 15. Qg4 Qd5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V-Yakovich,Y/
Moscow 1995}) (12. e5 Nxb3 13. axb3 Nd7 (13... Bc5 14. Be3 Bxd4 15. Bxd4 Nd7
16. Qg4 O-O 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Rd3 Qb4 19. Rg3 g6 {Marin,M (2540)-Ivanov,V (2463)
/Moscow 2005. Black's defensive chances are higher than the opponent's chances
for an attack.}) 14. Qg4 b4 (14... Qb6 15. Be3 h5 16. Qf4 Qc7 17. Nf3 Be7 18.
Rac1 Qb8 19. Ne4 Bd5 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. exd6 O-O 22. Rc7 Qd8 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24.
Qxe5 f6 25. Qg3 Rf7 26. Rec1 e5 27. Bh6 {Ponomariov,R (2739)-Morozevich,A 
(2750)/Moscow 2009. Black's defence is not easy.}) 15. Na4 Bd5 16. h4 h5 17.
Qg3 g6 18. Bg5 Qb8 19. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Fominyh,A-Ganguly,S/Kelamabakkam 2000})
12... b4 (12... Qd7 {was very risky:} 13. e5 Rd8 14. exf6 Qxd4 15. Bg5 g6 $13)
({But} 12... e5 {was much more solid:} 13. Nf3 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Nfxe4 15. Nxe4
Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe5 Bc5 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 O-O $11) 13. e5 (13. Na4
{was not sufficient:} e5 14. Nf5 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nfxe4 17. Rd5 f6
18. Nxc5 Bxc5 $17) 13... bxc3 ({Black would still have a playable position
after the simple retreat} 13... Nfd7 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Nc5
17. Rf4 Qd5 18. Be3 Rd8 19. Qe2 Be7 20. Nf3 Qd3 21. Qe1 b3 $1) 14. exf6 gxf6 ({
A typical pawn sacrifice like in the Meran did not promise full equality:} 
14... Qd7 15. fxg7 Bxg7 16. bxc3 Qd5 17. f3 O-O 18. Rb1) 15. b4 $6 {A very
sharp decision, as White did not like to suffer with an extra pawn:} (15. bxc3
Rg8 16. g3 Qd5 17. f3 O-O-O) 15... Qd5 $1 16. f3 O-O-O 17. Be3 ({Of course, it
makes no sense to go into a worse endgame:} 17. bxc5 Bxc5 18. Be3 Bxd4 19. Qxd4
Qxd4 20. Bxd4 Rxd4) 17... e5 18. bxc5 ({A very passive position followed} 18.
Ne2 Qc4 19. Qb1 Nd3 20. Rd1 e4) 18... exd4 19. Be4 Qxc5 ({Possible but risky
was} 19... Qd7 20. Bf4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Bxc5 22. Rb1 Qc6 23. Qd3 Bd6 24. Rxd4 c2
25. Qf5+ Rd7 26. Rc1 Bc5) 20. Bxb7+ Kxb7 21. Rb1+ Ka8 (21... Ka7 {was not
worse, but the way the game developed suited better.}) 22. Qa4 Qc8 $4 ({
After the correct} 22... Ka7 23. Qb3 Qc8 24. Bxd4+ Rxd4 25. Qb6+ Ka8 26. Re8
Rd1+ 27. Rxd1 Bc5+ 28. Qxc5 Rxe8 29. Qxc8+ Rxc8 30. Kf2 {White would have
chances to save the rook ending.}) 23. Bf4 $1 $18 Bd6 (23... Bc5 24. Rb8+ Qxb8
25. Bxb8 d3+ 26. Kf1 Kxb8 27. Rb1+ Kc7 28. Qc4 $18) 24. Rb6 $1 Ka7 25. Bxd6 $1
Kxb6 26. Rb1+ Ka7 27. Qxd4+ Ka8 28. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 33rd"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2017.10.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Globus"]
[BlackTeam "Baia Mare"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 b5 ({
Here there exists a much simpler line:} 7... Nc6 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10.
Nd2 Be7 11. Be2 O-O 12. Bf3 Rc8 13. Rc1 Nb4 14. Nc4 Nxa2 15. Ra1 b5 16. Rxa2
bxc4 17. bxc4 {1/2 (17) Speelman,J (2597)-Mikhalchishin,A (2552) Batumi 1999})
8. Be2 Nbd7 9. a4 bxa4 10. Rxa4 Bb7 11. Bb2 Be7 12. Nbd2 O-O (12... Nb6) 13.
Qa1 ({A much more aggressive approach here is} 13. Ne5 $5 cxd4 14. Rxd4 Bc5 15.
Rd3 Qe7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bf3 Nb6 (17... Nf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. e4
$40 (20. Qh5 Qb5 $1)) 18. Ne4 $1 $16 f6 (18... f5 19. Nxc5 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxc5
21. Rc1 $16) 19. Nxc5 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxc5 21. Qg4 $1 e5 (21... Rae8 $5 22. Rc1
$16) 22. Rc1 Qe7 23. Rc6 $1 {Novikov,I (2580)-Baburin,A (2495) Vienna 1995,
with very unpleasant pressure.}) 13... Nb6 14. Ra5 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Nbd5 16. Nc4 (
16. Rc1 {did not promise very much:} Nb4 17. Nc4 Rc8 18. Nfe5 Nfd5 19. Ra4 f6
20. Nd3 Bc6 (20... Nxd3 21. Bxd3 e5 22. Qb1 $3 (22. Bb2 Nb6 $1) 22... exd4 23.
Bxh7+ Kh8 24. Qf5 g5 25. Qg6 $44 {Ehlvest}) 21. Nxb4 Nxb4 22. Ra5 Bb5 {
Agdestein,S (2605)-Ehlvest,J (2620) Belgrade 1989, with equality.}) 16... Nb4
17. Bc3 Bd5 18. Nfd2 $5 Qc7 $2 ({Much better was the careful} 18... h6 $14) 19.
e4 $1 Nxe4 (19... Bxc4 20. Nxc4 $16) 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Bxg7 $18 Rfd8 22. Bh6 $1
f6 23. Bf3 Bxf3 $2 (23... Bd5 {promised some chances.}) 24. Rg5+ Kf7 25. Rg7+
Ke8 26. gxf3 Qc6 27. Rc1 Nd3 28. Rg8+ Kd7 29. Ne5+ Nxe5 30. Rxd8+ 1-0

[Event "Montreal 6th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Before this game I was leading with 7 points while Huzman was half a point
behind and Efimenko had a point less. So a draw in this game secured me a tie
for first.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 {It's curious that I had to deal with this
opening twice in the tournament in the first and the last rounds!} 3. Nf3 Nf6
4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 {During a short preparation for the game
I decided to play this quiet line as it promises safety with some chances for
a slight advantage. Immediately after making this move I saw an unhappy
impression on Irina's face and thus I understood that the opening choice was
successful.} Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Be2 $5 {A good waiting move. Its main
advantage is that White leaves all options open.} b6 10. Nbd2 {[%cal Gd2c4]
The knight goes to c4 from where it will take control over the e5 and
d6-square.} Nbd7 11. Nc4 Bb7 12. b3 {[%cal Gc1b2] It's time to develop the
dark-squared bishop and the long diagonal is the best place for it.} ({In case
of} 12. Nd6+ $2 Bxd6 13. Rxd6 Bd5 $17 {Black traps the rook and then wins it
by means of Ne4 or Ke7.}) 12... O-O {Usually it's recommended to keep the king
closer to the centre, but in this position there are still a lot of pieces on
the board and so Black's choice to castle was correct.} ({My preparation was
based on the following game:} 12... Bd5 13. Bb2 Ke7 14. Nce5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bb7
16. Nd3 Bd6 17. f3 Rhc8 18. e4 Bc7 19. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Malakhov,V-Narciso Dublan,
M/Sanxenxo ESP 2004. I liked this game and so decided to give a try to the
entire line.}) {So starting from this point I played on my own.} 13. Bb2 (13.
Nd6 $6 {doesn't reach the goal, this time in view of} Bd5 {[%csl Rd6] and
White has to retreat to c4.}) 13... Bd5 $6 {Probably this move is already an
inaccuracy. The reason is that White is going to play f3 and e4 and thus the
bishop will get under attack of the pawn. So I believe it would be better to
leave the bishop on b7.} (13... Rfd8 $5 14. Rac1 Kf8 15. Kf1 Bd5 (15... b5 $5
16. Nce5 ({or} 16. Na5 Bd5 {and the knight seems to be misplaced on a5 if not}
17. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 18. e4 $1 {Suddenly black pieces start to hang.} Bxe4 19. Rxd7
Rxd7 20. Rxc5 Rdd8 $1 {It's necessary to trade a pair of rooks.} 21. a4 Rac8
22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. axb5 Rc1+ 24. Ne1 axb5 {and a position with mutual chances
arises.}) 16... Nxe5 17. Bxe5 (17. Rxc5 $6 Rxd1+ 18. Bxd1 Nd3) 17... Rxd1+ 18.
Bxd1 Bb6 {and Black should be able to equalize.}) 16. Nce5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bb7
18. g4 Nd5 19. e4 Nf6 20. f3 h6 21. h4 Rac8 22. g5 hxg5 23. hxg5 Nh5 24. Nd7+
Ke7 25. Nxc5 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 bxc5 27. Be5 $16 {[%csl Rh5] 1-0 Bareev,E-Svidler,
P/Elista 1997. and White is better thanks to his bishop's pair and a weak pawn
on c5.}) 14. Nfe5 {[%cal Gf2f3,Gg1f1] Preparing f3 followed by e4.} Nxe5 15.
Nxe5 Rfc8 {Since the e3-pawn hanging White will have to play Nd3 and only
after the dark-squared moves to start with f3 and e4. However before that
White brings all his pieces in the game.} 16. Rac1 {After the dark-squared
bishop will move from c5 White will need to control the c2-square.} Kf8 17. Kf1
{A waiting move. White brings the king closer to the centre while Black seems
to experience some problems with a useful move. For example the dark-squared
bishop can't move in view of the exchange of the rooks with Bxa6 to follow,
but the simple 17...Ke7 was good.} ({I believe it would be better to play Nd3
at once and after} 17. Nd3 $1 Be7 18. f3 {the main difference between the
immediate Nd3 and preliminary 17.Kf1 is that after the latter the h2-pawn will
be hanging. See 18...Bd6.}) 17... Ke8 (17... Ke7 $5 {Takes away the e7-square
from the bishop, but maybe it wasn't needed. The d6-square is just enough for
it.}) 18. Nd3 Be7 $6 {Another inaccuracy.} ({After the correct} 18... Bd6 {
White can't play} 19. f3 {in view of} Bxh2) 19. f3 $1 $14 {[%cal Ge3e4] Now
White starts to take space and thanks to better pieces gets the upper hand.} g6
$6 {Now the f6-knight will be hanging.} (19... Bb7 {was correct. Now after} 20.
e4 $14 {White is just slightly better.}) 20. Ne5 $1 {This is better than the
immediate e4 as it forces the weakening of the queenside.} b5 (20... Bb7 21. e4
$1 (21. Nc4 {is also possible.} Nd5 22. Kf2 $1 {preparing e4.} ({In case of
the immediate} 22. e4 {Black equalizes by means of} Rxc4 $1 23. Bxc4 Ne3+ 24.
Ke2 Nxd1 25. Rxd1 b5 $11 {and so on.}) 22... b5 23. Na5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 $14 {
and White is better.}) 21... b5 22. a4 $1 $16) 21. e4 Bb7 22. a4 $1 $16 {
[%csl Ra6,Rb7] Black starts to experience problems with the queenside pawns.}
bxa4 23. bxa4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 {White is ready to penetrate to the 7th rank.} Rb8
(24... Nd7 $5 {was worth a try.}) 25. Bd4 $1 {With the threat to pin the
b7-bishop by means of Rb1.} Rd8 (25... Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Nc6 {is clearly
better for White as he exchanges the dark-squared bishop.}) 26. Be3 $1 {
The best square for the bishop. Now the threats Rc7 and Rb1 are very annoying.}
Bd6 $6 {An unfortunate move, but it's already not easy to give a good advice.}
27. Nc4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rd6,Rf6][%cal Gc4d6] Black is hopeless against the
threats Nxd6 followed by e5; e5; Na5 and Bg5.} Nh5 {After this move Black will
be "packed".} (27... Be7 28. Na5 Ba8 (28... Bc8 29. Nc6 {[%csl Rc8,Rd8,Re7]} {
with the idea} Rd7 30. Nxe7 Kxe7 31. Rxc8 $18) 29. Bxa6 $18) 28. g4 $1 ({
In case of} 28. Nxd6+ Rxd6 29. g4 {I didn't like} Nf6 $1 {with the idea} 30. e5
Nd5 31. exd6 Nxe3+ 32. Kf2 Nd5 {[%csl Rd6] with some practical chances since
it's not easy to protect the d6-pawn.}) 28... Ng7 {[%csl Rg7] A sad necessity.}
({Now} 28... Nf6 {is met by} 29. e5 {and the bishop on e3 is protected.}) 29.
Rb1 $1 {[%csl Rb7]} {Now also the bishop has to go back.} Bc8 (29... Bc6 30.
Nxd6+ Rxd6 31. Bh6 {[%csl Rg7]} Kf8 32. Rb8+ $18 {and White wins a piece.}) 30.
Nxd6+ Rxd6 31. Bh6 $1 {[%csl Rg7]} (31. Bh6 $1 {Black didn't want to suffer
anymore and so she decided to resign. The game could continue like the
following:} Kf8 {This is the only way to protect the knight.} 32. Rb8 Rd8 {
The only defense again.} (32... Rc6 {loses a piece.} 33. Bxa6 Rxa6 34. Rxc8+
Ke7 35. Bxg7 $18) 33. Kf2 {[%csl Rd8][%cal Ge2a6] Creating the threat Bxa6.} ({
Of course not} 33. Bxa6 $4 {since Black recapture with a check.} Bxa6+ $19)
33... Re8 34. Bxg7+ ({It's also possible to start with} 34. a5 e5 {and now} 35.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 36. Bxa6 Bd7 37. Rxe8 Bxe8 38. Bb7 $18 {and Black will have to give
up the bishop.}) ({or even} 34. e5 $5 Kg8 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 36. Bxa6 Bd7 37. Rxe8
Bxe8 38. Bb5 $18 {and in the pawn endgame the kingside pawns are fixed by the
e-pawn.}) 34... Kxg7 35. Bxa6 Bd7 36. Rxe8 Bxe8 37. Bb5 $18 {and White wins by
collecting the kingside pawns.}) 1-0

[Event "Petrosian Memorial Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2004.12.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2004.12.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Quick disasters are very rare on the high level and especially in these
unambitious lines. That's why this game is of special interest.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4
c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 {It's not necessary to hurry with this
exchange.} 6. Bxc4 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nbd2 O-O ({Black easily equalized after} 
8... c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. a3 a5 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 b6 13. Nd4 Bb7 14. Qe2 Qe7
$11 {1/2-1/2 Burmakin,V-Akopian,V/Lausanne 2004/CBM 102 ext (21)}) 9. b3 $5 {
An interesting novelty. White solves the problem of his dark-squared bishop,
which will be strong on the big diagonal especially after the program advance
c5. A similar idea occuried also in the game Balashov,V-Grischuk,A/RUS-Cup06
1998. See below.} ({Earlier White tested only bishop retreats to d3 and b3.} 9.
Bb3 Bc7 10. Nc4 b6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. e4 b5 13. Nce5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Bf4 c5
$15 {[%csl Re4,Re5] and Black is already better. Bogoljubow,E-Alekhine,A World
Championship match 1929.}) (9. Bd3 c5 10. Nc4 Be7 11. Nce5 ({A quick draw took
place in the game of yet young Grischuk:} 11. b3 a6 12. a4 b6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14.
Qe2 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Bc5 16. Rfd1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxd4 18. exd4 Nd5 19. Ne3 N7f6 20.
Bc4 Qd6 21. Bxd5 {1/2-1/2 Balashov,Y-Grischuk,A/Nizhnij Novgorod 1998/EXT 2000
(21)}) 11... Qc7 12. Qc2 b6 13. b4 Bb7 14. Bb2 h6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Rac1 Rac8
17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. b5 $14 {1-0 Euwe,M-Foltys,J/Prague 1949/EXT 2000 (51)}) 9...
c5 10. Bb2 a6 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 11. Be2 $1 {Freeing the c4-square for the bishop.}
b6 (11... b5 {is also playable, despite it gives White a hook on the queenside.
} 12. a4 Rb8 13. axb5 axb5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bd3 $14 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Gd1e2]})
12. Nc4 Bc7 $2 {The reason for the future problems. Black underestimates the
following exchange operation and finds himself in trouble.} (12... Be7 $14 {
was necessary and White is just slightly better.}) 13. dxc5 $1 Nxc5 ({In case
of} 13... bxc5 {White enjoys a pair of bishops and weak pawns on a6 and c5.}
14. Nd6 Qe7 15. Nxc8 Rfxc8 16. Qc2 $14) 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 $6 {This move already
loses a pawn.} (14... Bxd8 {was better, however White is still better thanks
to more active pieces and weakness of the d6,c6 and b6-squares.}) 15. Be5 $1
$16 {[%csl Rb6] Exchanging the dark-squared bishops White exploits weakness of
the b6-pawn.} Bxe5 16. Nfxe5 {[%csl Rb6]} Nd5 17. Nc6 $1 {A precise move.
Suddenly black rooks can't find good squares.} ({Also} 17. Rac1 {[%csl Rc5]
[%cal Gc4b6] wins a pawn, but the move in text is simplier and better.} Bb7 18.
Nxb6 Nxb3 19. axb3 Nxb6 20. Rc7 Bd5 21. Rxf7) 17... Rd7 $2 {A mistake in a
difficult position.} ({Black had to play} 17... Re8 {after which Black loses
"only" a pawn.} 18. Nd6 $1 {This precise move underlines White's advantage.} ({
But not} 18. Bf3 $2 Bb7 $1 {and Black solves opening problems.}) 18... Rf8 19.
Bf3 $1 {[%cal Gc6e7] and Black can't prevent loss of a pawn.} Bb7 ({or} 19...
Kh8 20. Ne7 $1 Bb7 21. Nxb7 Nxb7 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Bxd5 $16) 20. Bxd5 exd5 21.
Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nxb7 Nxb7 23. Nxd5 $16) (17... Rf8 $6 {is worse.} 18. Bf3 $1 Bb7 (
18... b5 $2 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Nb6 $18 {[%csl Ra8] and the rook a8 is traped.})
19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Nxb6 Rad8 22. Rfd1 Rd6 23. Nbxd5 Rfd8 24. Nc3
$18) 18. Bf3 $1 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gf3d5] Now it turns out that the b6-pawn is
lost. Moreover Black can't avoid additional losses.} Rc7 ({Doesn't help} 18...
Bb7 19. Bxd5 exd5 (19... Rxd5 20. Ne7+) 20. Nxb6 Rc7 (20... Rd6 21. Ne7+ Kf8
22. Nec8 $1 Rxc8 23. Nxc8 Bxc8 24. Rfc1 {[%csl Rc5,Rc8]} Rc6 25. b4 $18 {
[%csl Rc5]}) (20... Bxc6 21. Rfc1 $1 Rc7 22. Nxa8 Bxa8 23. b4 Ne6 24. Rxc7 Nxc7
25. Rc1 Ne8 26. Rc8 $18) 21. Nxd5 $1 Rd7 (21... Rxc6 22. Ne7+ Kf8 23. Nxc6 Bxc6
24. Rfc1 $18) 22. Nb6 $1 Rc7 23. Ne7+ $3 Rxe7 24. Nxa8 Bxa8 25. Rac1 Rc7 26.
Rfd1 $18 {[%cal Gd1d8]}) 19. Nb4 $1 $18 {[%csl Ra8,Rb6,Rd5] Black is pinned
all over the place.} (19. Bxd5 {is less clear in view of the following} exd5
20. Nxb6 Rxc6 21. Nxa8 Bb7 $14 {and the knight is traped on a8.}) 19... b5 $2 {
Probably that was a bad day for the young French player.} (19... Bb7 {was a
tougher defense, which however couldn't change the evaluation of the position.}
20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nxb6 Rd8 23. Rfd1 $18 {[%csl Rd5] and winning
second pawn White secures a relatively easy win.}) 20. Bxd5 Rb8 ({In case of} 
20... exd5 21. Nxd5 {Black loses an exchange.} Rca7 22. Ncb6 Rb8 $140 23. Rac1
$1 {[%csl Rc5,Rc8]}) 21. Ne5 $1 {The knights fully dominate here.} exd5 22.
Nxd5 Rcb7 23. Rac1 $1 {An expectedly easy win for Dreev.} (23. Rac1 {Black
resigned as after} Ne4 24. Nc6 Ra8 25. Nce7+ {[%csl Rc8,Rg8] he loses the
bishop.}) 1-0

[Event "Geneve op"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "2003.04.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Horvath, Adam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.04.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Rd1 Bd6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Qe7 $146 13. Nbd2 h6 (13... e5
$5 14. Rac1 Bf5 (14... e4 15. Ng5 Bg4 $2 (15... Bf5 $2 16. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 17.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qc4+ $18) 16. Bxf6 Bxe2 17. Bxe7 Bxe7 18. Bxe2 Bxg5 19. Nxe4) (
14... h6 15. Bd3 $14) 15. Nf1 e4 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 $14) 14.
Rac1 (14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 b6 16. Bxf6 (16. Qf3 Bb7 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qh3 Kh7
19. Bd3+ f5 20. e4 Qg5 21. exf5 Qf4 $1 22. fxe6+ Kh8 $44) 16... Qxf6 17. Ne4
Qg6 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Bd3 Qg5 $11) 14... b6 (14... e5 15. Bd3 $14) 15. e4 Rd8 (
15... e5 $2 16. Bd5 $16) (15... Ng4 16. Rf1 {/\17.e5}) 16. e5 Nd5 17. Qe4 (17.
Ne4 $5 Nf4 (17... Bb7 18. Bxd5 Rxd5 19. Rxd5 exd5 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. Ba3 Nb4 22.
Bxb4 cxb4 23. Nd4 $14) 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Qe1 $14) 17... Ncb4 18. Qg4 Na2 $1
19. Ra1 Nac3 20. Rdc1 Bb4 21. Nf1 (21. Ne4 $4 h5 $19) 21... Bb7 (21... h5 22.
Qxh5 $1 Nf4 23. Qg4 Nfe2+ 24. Kh1 Nxc1 25. Rxc1 Nd5 26. Ng5 $40) 22. Ng3 Kh8
23. h4 $14 Rac8 24. Rc2 (24. Nh5 $142 Rg8 25. Rc2 $14) 24... b5 25. axb5 axb5
26. Bf1 {><b5} Rc7 (26... f5 $5 27. exf6 Nxf6 (27... gxf6 28. Nd4 $14) 28. Qf4
Nfd5 $11) 27. Nh5 Rg8 (27... f5 $6 28. exf6 gxf6 29. Nf4 $16) (27... Qf8 28.
Nd4 $36) 28. Nd4 $1 Rc5 (28... f5 $2 29. exf6 gxf6 30. Qxe6) 29. Rac1 $6 (29.
Bd3 Qd7 $13) (29. Rcc1 $1 {/\30.Nc2} Rc7 30. Nf4 $1 (30. Nxb5 Nxb5 31. Bxb5
Rxc1+ 32. Rxc1 Ba3 33. Rc2 Bxb2 34. Rxb2 Qc7 35. Qd4 Qc1+ 36. Bf1 Ba6 37. Ng3
Bxf1 38. Nxf1 Ra8 $36) 30... Nxf4 31. Qxf4 Rgc8 (31... Rd8 $5 32. Bxc3 (32.
Nxb5 Nxb5 33. Bxb5 Rxc1+ 34. Rxc1 $2 Bd2) 32... Rxc3 (32... Bxc3 33. Nxb5 $18)
33. Bxb5 $14) 32. Bxb5 $1 (32. Nxb5 Nxb5 33. Bxb5 Rxc1+ 34. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 35. Bxc1
(35. Qxc1 Qxh4) 35... Bxg2 $1 36. Kxg2 Qb7+ $11) 32... Nxb5 33. Nxb5 Rxc1+ 34.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 35. Bxc1 Bxg2 $2 36. Nd6 $18) 29... Qc7 $6 (29... Ba5 $5 {/\31...b4}
30. Bxc3 (30. Nxb5 Rxb5 31. Bxc3 Nxc3 32. Bxb5 (32. Rxc3 Bxc3 33. Bxb5 Bxe5 $17
) 32... Nxb5 33. Rc5 Ba6 $17) 30... Rxc3 31. Nxb5 Rxb3 $11) 30. Nf4 $1 {><c3,b5
} Nxf4 31. Qxf4 $16 Nd5 32. Qg3 Qb6 33. Rxc5 Bxc5 34. Nxb5 Ne7 $2 (34... Ba6
35. Nd6 Bxd6 36. exd6 Bxf1 37. Rxf1 f6 38. Rc1 Rd8 39. Ba3 $16) 35. Rxc5 $1
Qxc5 36. Ba3 $18 Nf5 37. Bxc5 Nxg3 38. fxg3 Ra8 39. Nd6 Bd5 40. b4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.08"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Santo Roman, Marc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Moiseev,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 Nb4 $6 (9... Be7 10. Bg5 (10. Be3 $5 O-O 11. Rc1 $14) 10... O-O
11. Rc1 h6 12. Bh4 b5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Ne4 Bd7 15. Bb1 Be7 16. Qd3 f5 17. Nc5
Bxc5 18. Rxc5 $16 {Polugaevsky,L-Ivanchuk,V/Monako/1992/1:0/36/}) 10. Bg5 $1 {N
} (10. Bb1 Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Ne5 Nbd5 13. Qd3 $14 {Cvitan,O-Raetsky,A/Biel
op/1993/1:0/54/}) 10... Be7 (10... Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Be7 12. Ne5 $14) 11. Bxf6 $5
Bxf6 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13. Be4 Bd7 (13... O-O $6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ne4 $16 (15. Qxc6
$6 Rb8)) 14. d5 exd5 (14... Nd4 15. Qd1 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 $16) 15. Nxd5 O-O 16.
Rad1 Be6 17. Nf4 (17. Nb4 Qb6 $10) (17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Nd4 Bd5
$13) 17... Qc8 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Rfe1 $16 Qc8 20. Rc1 Re8 (20... Bxb2 $2 21.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qc2+ (22. Ng5+ $2 Kg6) 22... g6 (22... Kg8 23. Ng5 $1 g6 (23...
f5 $2 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Qh4+ $18) 24. Qxb2 $18 {/\ 25 Ne4}) 23. Qxb2 $16) 21.
Bxc6 bxc6 22. b3 Rxe1+ 23. Nxe1 c5 24. Qc4 $6 (24. Nd3 $5 Qf5 25. Qc4 (25. Nxc5
$2 Bb2 $1) 25... Bd4 26. b4 $16) (24. Qe4 $5 $16 {/\ 24 Rc5, 24 Nd3}) 24... Bb2
$5 (24... Be7 $2 25. b4 $16) 25. Rc2 Ba3 26. Nf3 (26. Nd3 $5) 26... Qb7 27. Rd2
Bb4 28. Rd6 a5 29. Ne5 Qe7 30. Qd5 Re8 31. f4 (31. Rd7 $2 Qf6 $1) 31... c4 $1
$10 32. Rd7 Qc5+ 33. Qxc5 Bxc5+ 34. Kf1 cxb3 (34... c3 35. Rc7 $14) 35. axb3 f6
36. Nc6 (36. Nd3 Bf8 37. Rd5 Rb8 $10) 36... Re4 37. g3 a4 38. bxa4 Rxa4 39.
Rd8+ Kf7 40. Rc8 Kg6 41. Ne5+ (41. Ne5+ fxe5 42. Rxc5 exf4 43. gxf4 Rxf4+ 44.
Kg2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Generation"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2003.04.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Muhammad, Stephen A"]
[Black "Simutowe, Amon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "2003.04.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
c5 9. O-O Qc7 10. Ba2 Bd6 11. d5 exd5 12. Bxd5 O-O 13. h3 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qc6 15.
e4 Re8 16. Qc2 b6 17. Nd4 Qb7 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Nh6+ Kh8 21. Bxe5
Rxe5 22. Ng4 Re8 23. Rad1 Be6 24. Nge3 b5 25. f4 c4 26. f5 Bxd5 27. Nxd5 Re5
28. Kh1 Rae8 29. Rf4 bxa4 30. Qxc4 Qb3 31. Qxb3 axb3 32. Rd4 Bc5 33. Rc4 Bd6
34. g4 h6 35. Rf3 Rxe4 36. Rxe4 Rxe4 37. Rxb3 Rd4 38. Ne3 Be5 39. Nf1 Rd1 40.
Kg2 Rb1 41. Ra3 Rxb2+ 42. Kf3 Rb1 43. Nd2 Ra1 44. Re3 f6 45. Nc4 Bh2 46. Re8+
Kh7 47. Ra8 Rc1 48. Nb6 Rc3+ 49. Ke4 Rxh3 50. Nd7 Bd6 51. Rxa6 Be7 52. Re6 Rh1
53. Kf3 Ba3 54. Ra6 Rh3+ 55. Ke4 Kg8 56. Ra8+ Kf7 57. Ra7 Kg8 58. Ra8+ Kh7 59.
Ra7 Be7 60. Ra6 Rg3 61. Re6 Ba3 62. Kf4 Rd3 63. Nb6 Bc1+ 64. Ke4 Rg3 65. Rc6
Rxg4+ 66. Kf3 Rf4+ 67. Kg3 Rb4 68. Nd5 Rb3+ 69. Kg4 Bg5 70. Ne7 Rb4+ 71. Kg3
Rf4 72. Rc8 h5 73. Rf8 Bh6 74. Rc8 Rg4+ 75. Kh3 Bf4 76. Rd8 Kh6 77. Rg8 Bd6 78.
Nc6 Rf4 79. Rd8 Bc5 80. Rd5 Rf3+ 81. Kg2 Rc3 82. Nd8 h4 83. Ne6 h3+ 84. Kh2 Bb6
85. Rb5 Bc7+ 86. Nxc7 Rxc7 87. Kxh3 {Black wins easily due to his active king
and the weak pawn f5: Leichter Gewinn aufgrund des schwachen Bauern f5 und des
aktiven schwarzen Königs.} Kg5 88. Kg3 Re7 {[%cal Ge7e3,Ge3e5]} 89. Ra5 (89.
Kf3 Re5 90. Rb7 Rxf5+ 91. Ke4 Re5+ 92. Kf3 Kh6 $19) 89... Re3+ (89... Re3+ 90.
Kg2 Re5 91. Ra7 Kh6 $19) 0-1

[Event "BL2-Nord 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.10.20"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Fish, Gennadij"]
[Black "Naumann, Frank"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2304"]
[Annotator "Naumann,F/Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2002.10.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bremer SG"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. h3 b6 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Bb7 14. e4 Rfe8 $2 ({
Der falsche Turm: So schwächt Schwarz seine Grundreihe ganz empfindlich, im
Gegensatz zu} 14... Rae8 {und nun z.B. (auszugsweise aus ChessBase Magazin 42
mit Analysen von J. Lautier)} 15. Bg5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Nf5
Rxe4 {[#] Analyse} 19. Qh5 (19. Qd3 $2 Bh2+ (19... Re5 $2 20. Bf4 $1 $16) 20.
Kh1 Bb7 (20... Re5 $4 21. Ne7+ $18) 21. Be7 Re8 22. Bd6 Bxd6 (22... Qc6 $4 23.
Kxh2 Rg4 24. f3 $18) 23. Nxd6 Rd8 $1 $17) 19... f6 $1 $146 (19... Rfe8 $2 20.
Nxg7 $1 R8e5 21. Qh6 $1 Bf8 22. Bf6 Qc6 23. Rd3 Re1+ 24. Kh2 $1 (24. Rxe1 $2
Rxe1+ 25. Kh2 Bxg2 $17) 24... Bxg2 25. Rg3 $18) (19... Bh2+ $6 20. Kh1 Bb3 21.
Rd3 Bc2 22. Rf3 Rfe8 23. g3 g6 24. Qh6 f6 25. Bxf6 Re1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kxh2
Bxf5 28. Bc3 Re8 29. Kg1 $16 {/\g4}) 20. Bh6 (20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Rxd5 Bh2+ 22.
Kh1 Re5 $1 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 $15) (20. Rxd5 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 fxg5 22. Qxg5 Bf4 23. Qg4
Rfe8 24. g3 Bc1 $1 $15) (20. Nxd6 $1 Qxd6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Qxd5+ Qe6 $10)
20... Rfe8 {[#] Analyse} 21. Nxg7 (21. Bxg7 $2 Bh2+ $1 (21... Bf7 $2 22. Nh6+
$8 (22. Qh6 $2 Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Bg6 $1 $19 24. Bxf6 Bxf5 25. g3 Re2 26. Qg5+ Bg6
27. Rf1 (27. Kxh2 Rxf2+ 28. Kg1 Rxf6 29. Qxf6 Qxg3+ 30. Kf1 Rf8 31. Rd8 Bd3+
$19) (27. Qd5+ Qf7 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $19) 27... Bxg3 $1 {- 0:1, I. Morovic
Fernandez - J. Lautier, Las Palmas 1994 (} 28. Qd5+ (28. fxg3 Qc6+ $19) 28...
Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. fxg3 Be4+ $19 31. Kg1 Rg2+ $19 {)}) 22... Kxg7 23. Qxf7+
Qxf7 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. Rxd6 Rb4 26. a5 $1 bxa5 27. Rxa5 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Rxb2 29.
Rxc5 Rxf2 30. Rc7+ Kg6 31. Rdd7 $10) 22. Kh1 Bf7 23. Nh6+ (23. Qh6 {, siehe
obige Partie Morovic Fernandez - Lautier}) 23... Kxg7 24. Qxf7+ Qxf7 25. Nxf7
Kxf7 26. Kxh2 Re2 $17) 21... Bh2+ $1 22. Kh1 R8e5 23. Nf5 Qd7 24. Qf3 $8 Qxf5 (
24... Re1+ $4 25. Kxh2 Bxf3 26. Rxd7 Rxa1 27. Rg7+ Kh8 28. Rf7 $18) 25. Qxf5
Rxf5 26. Kxh2 Re2 27. Be3 a5 $15) 15. Bg5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 $1 {Involviert -
ähnlich den bekannten Varianten - ein interessantes Bauernopfer mit horrenden
Verwicklungen im Gefolge.} ({Angenehm für Schwarz wäre dagegen} 16. Qd3 $6 {
wegen} Nxd5 {und z.B.} 17. Nxd5 (17. exd5 h6 18. Bd2 (18. Bh4 g5) 18... Nb3 19.
Rab1 Rad8 $15) 17... Bxd5 18. exd5 Be5 $1 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 $15) 16... Nxd5 17.
Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Nf5 Rxe4 19. Qd3 $8 {! Hier der einzig spielbare und zugleich
starke Zug. Im Unterschied zur o.e. Stammpartie steht der verbliebene Turm auf
a8 statt auf f8, so daß nun ein feindliches Eindringen auf der achten Reihe 
(auch mit Schach) möglich wird.} (19. Qd2 $2 Bh2+ 20. Kh1 Be6 $17) (19. Qh5 $2
{scheitert jetzt allerdings klar an 19...} g6 $1 {(während in der Stammpartie
- mit Rf8 statt Ra8 - die Antwort Bf6! durchschlagend wäre: 20...gxh5? 21.Nh6#.
)} 20. Nh6+ Kf8 21. Be7+ (21. Qf3 $2 Re1+ 22. Rxe1 Bxf3 $19) 21... Qxe7 22.
Qxd5 Rd8 $1 $17) 19... Bh2+ 20. Kh1 Bb7 {[#]} (20... Bc6 21. Ne7+ Rxe7 22. Bxe7
$14 {/+/-}) 21. f3 $2 {Ein Fehler, der aber nicht bestraft wird.} ({Korrekt
erscheint sofortiges} 21. Bd8 $1 {und nun:} Qb8 $8 (21... Qe5 $2 22. Qd7 $1 (
22. Ne7+ $6 Kf8 (22... Kh8 $2 23. Qd7 $18) 23. Qd7 (23. f3 $4 Rd4 24. Qxh7
Raxd8 25. Re1 Be4 $19) 23... Rb8 24. Nf5 Bc8 $5 25. Be7+ Qxe7 26. Qxe7+ Rxe7
27. Nxe7 Kxe7 28. Kxh2 Be6 $14) (22. f3 $5 Qxf5 23. fxe4 Qe5 (23... Bxe4 $4 24.
Re1 $18) 24. Bxb6 Re8 25. Re1 Bg3 26. Re2 f5 (26... Bf4 27. Rf1 Bxe4 28. Qd7
Re7 (28... g5 29. Bc7) 29. Qc8+ Re8 30. Qxc5 $18) 27. Qb3+ Kh8 (27... Bd5 $4
28. exd5 Qxe2 29. Qxg3) 28. Bxc5 Bxe4 29. Rd1 $18) 22... Rb8 (22... Qb8 23.
Ne7+ Rxe7 (23... Kf8 24. Bxb6 g6 25. Bxc5 $18) 24. Qxe7 Bc6 25. Bxb6 $18) 23.
Nd6 Bd5 24. Nxe4 Bxe4 25. Re1 $18) (21... Qf4 $2 22. Ne7+ (22. f3) 22... Kf8
23. f3 Rd4 24. Qxh7 Raxd8 25. Re1 Be4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Nf5 $18) 22. Ne7+ Kf8
$8 (22... Kh8 $2 23. Qd7 $18) (22... Rxe7 $2 23. Bxe7 {/\Bd6}) 23. f3 Qxd8 (
23... Rxe7 $4 24. Qxh7 $18) (23... Bc7 24. fxe4 Bxd8 $14 25. Nf5 (25. Nd5 Qe5)
25... Bf6) 24. Qxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ (25. fxe4 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Kxe7 27. Kxh2 Bxe4
28. a5 bxa5 29. Ra1 Bd3 30. Rxa5 Bb5 $11) 25... Kxe7 26. Rad1 (26. fxe4 $2 Kxd8
27. Kxh2 Bxe4 28. a5 b5 29. Rd1+ Ke7) 26... Rb4 (26... Re6 $6 27. R1d7+ Kf6 28.
Kxh2) 27. R8d7+ (27. Kxh2 $6 Bc6 28. a5 Rxb2) (27. R1d7+ Ke6 28. Kxh2 Bc6)
27... Kf6 28. Kxh2 Bc8 29. R7d6+ Be6 30. a5 bxa5 31. R1d2 $14 {(=)}) 21... Re6
$4 {Der letzte Fehler mit diesem Unglücksturm, der seine Grundreihe jetzt
entscheidend vernachlässigt. Alternativen:} (21... c4 $6 22. Qd2 $5 {/\f4}) (
21... Ree8 $1 {[#] Analyse} 22. Rac1 (22. Ne7+ Kh8 (22... Kf8 $4 23. Qxh7) (
22... Rxe7 $2 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Kxh2) 23. Qd7 (23. Bh4 f6 $19) 23... Rab8 $17)
(22. Be7 Be5 $1 $17 (22... Bf4 $6 23. Bd6 $1) 23. Bd6 (23. a5 $2 Bc8 $1 24. Bg5
c4 25. Qe4 Bxf5 26. Qxf5 Bxb2) 23... Qd8 $1 24. a5 b5 25. Qc2 Qg5) 22... Bf4 $1
(22... h6 $5) 23. Bxf4 (23. Qc3 Be5 24. Qc2 h6 25. Bd2 Rad8 $17 26. b4 Bc8)
23... Qxf4 24. Rc4 Qc7 25. Rg4 Rad8 $1 $17) 22. Bd8 $1 {[#]} Qf4 {(?)} (22...
Qb8 23. Ne7+ Rxe7 (23... Kf8 24. Qxh7 $18) (23... Kh8 24. Qd7 $18) 24. Bxe7 $16
{/+-} Bc6 25. a5 $1 Bc7 26. axb6 Qxb6 27. Bd6 Bxd6 28. Qxd6 Qb5 29. Rac1 Be8
30. Rc2 Rc8 31. Rd5) (22... Qe5 $5 23. Ne7+ Rxe7 (23... Kh8 24. Qd7 Rxe7 25.
Bxe7 $18) 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Kxh2 Qe5+ 26. Kh1 $16 {/+- mit technischer
Gewinnstellung, z.B.} Bc6 (26... Rf8 27. Qd6 (27. Rd2 Re8 28. Qd6 Qe3) 27...
Qxb2 28. Rab1 Qf2 (28... Qe2 29. Rd2 Qe3 30. Rxb6) 29. Rf1 {/\Rxb6/Qxb6+-}) 27.
a5 (27. Qd6) 27... Bb5 28. Qd5 Qxd5 29. Rxd5 bxa5 (29... Bc4 30. Rd7 bxa5 31.
Rc7) 30. Rxc5 Kf8 (30... a4 31. b3 $1 a3 32. Rxa3 Rd8 33. Ra1) 31. Rxa5 Rd8 32.
Ra1 $18) 23. Ne7+ Kh8 (23... Kf8 24. Qxh7 $18 {nebst Mattsetzung}) (23... Rxe7
24. Bxe7 $18 h6 25. Bd6) 24. Qd7 $18 g5 25. Qxb7 ({Oder} 25. Qe8+ Kg7 26. Qg8+
Kh6 27. Qf8+ Kh5 28. Nf5 {plus dem vernichtenden g2-g4}) 1-0

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Novikov,I"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. b3 b5 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. a4 bxa4 12. Rxa4 O-O (12... Nb6) 13. Ne5 $5
cxd4 (13... Nb6 $5) 14. Rxd4 Bc5 15. Rd3 Qe7 (15... Qc7 $5 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17.
Bf3 $14) 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bf3 Nb6 (17... Nf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20.
e4 $40 (20. Qh5 Qb5 $1)) (17... Bxf3 $5 18. Qxf3 Nf6 $14) 18. Ne4 $1 $16 f6 (
18... Bb4 $2 19. Nf6+ $1 Kh8 (19... gxf6 20. Bxb7 $18) 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qh5
$18) (18... f5 19. Nxc5 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxc5 21. Rc1 $16) 19. Nxc5 Bxf3 20. Qxf3
Qxc5 21. Qg4 $1 e5 (21... Rae8 $5 22. Rc1 $16) 22. Rc1 Qe7 23. Rc6 $1 Rab8 24.
Rdd6 h5 (24... Nc8 25. Rd7 $18) 25. Qd1 $1 Qa7 (25... Nc8 26. Rd7 $18 {/\ 27.
Rcc7}) (25... Na8 26. Rxa6 Qb7 27. Ra3 $18 {/\ 28.Rd7,28.Qxh5}) 26. Ba3 $1 $18
{/\ 27.Bc5} Rfc8 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 (27... Nxc8 28. Rd8+ Kf7 29. Qxh5+ $18) 28.
Rd8+ (28. Rd8+ Rxd8 (28... Kf7 29. Qxh5+ $18) 29. Qxd8+ Kh7 30. Bc5 Qd7 31.
Bxb6 $18) 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp1 49th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2005.08.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Huzman} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 b5
8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. e4 Bb7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Bc2 cxd4 14. Bf4 $5
Nc6 $146 ({In meiner Vorbereitung stieß ich auf eine Partie Sasikiran-Ganguly,
Mumbai 2003, die mich überzeugte. So ging sie weiter:} 14... Bd5 15. Qxd4 b3
16. Bxb3 Nc6 17. Qe3 Nc5 18. Rfd1 Qb8 19. Ba2 Nb4 20. Nd6 Nxa2 21. Qxc5 Qxb2
22. Bd2 Rab8 23. Qa7 Bd8 24. a5 Rb3 25. Qxa6 Rxf3 26. gxf3 Qxe5 27. Ne4 Bc7 28.
Ng3 Bxf3 29. Qc4 Bd5 30. Qc2 {und Weiß gewann, obwohl die Stellung noch einige
Komplikationen bietet.}) ({Während der Partie verstand ich auch, dass Schwarz
nach} 14... b3 15. Bxb3 Nc5 16. Ba2 {nicht ausgleicht.}) 15. Nxd4 Qc7 {'?'
Huzman. Huzman: 'The bad position of the Qc7 will be the main reason for the
defeat of Black in this game.'} ({Schwarz leidet unter der Schwäche des Feldes
d6, z.B:} 15... Rc8 16. Nxc6 (16. Qd3 g6 17. Nb3 Nc5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Nd6 Bxd6
20. exd6 e5 21. Bh6 Nd4 {und Schwarz steht sehr gut}) 16... Bxc6 17. Nd6 $14) (
15... Nxd4 {Huzman} 16. Qxd4 b3 17. Bxb3 $140 (17. Bb1 Rc8 18. Rd1 (18. Qd3 f5
19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Qh3 (20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. Bxd6 Rf7 $11) 20... Bxg2 $1 21. Qxe6+ (
21. Kxg2 Qd5+ $19) 21... Kh8 22. Kxg2 Qd5+ 23. Qxd5 Nxd5 $11) (18. Nd6 Bxd6 19.
exd6 Qh4 $132) 18... Nc5 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. exd6 Qh4 21. Qe3 $13) (17. Bd1 Rc8
18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. exd6 Qh4 $132) 17... Nc5 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Ba2 Rab8 (19...
Nxa4 20. Na5 Rd7 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rxa4 Bd5 $44) 20. a5 Bd5 $44) 16. Rc1 Nxd4 (
16... Rfd8 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qg4 $36) 17. Qxd4 Qc6 {Zwar hat Schwarz einige
Drohungen, die den schönen Nc4 zur Rückkehr zwingt. Aber die Dame ist auch
sehr exponiert auf der c-Linie. Dies ist die Ursache der kommenden Probleme.}
18. Ne3 Bc5 19. Qd3 g6 20. Bb3 Rfc8 ({Das Endspiel nach} 20... Qe4 21. Qxe4
Bxe4 22. Rfd1 $16 {ist sehr unangenehm.}) 21. Rfd1 Rc7 22. Kh1 $1 {Noch der
Zug f3, und die schwarzen Drohungen werden zunichte gemacht.} Nf8 (22... Rac8
23. f3) 23. f3 {[%csl Gd6,Yf6,Yh6][%cal Ge3c4,Ye3g4,Rb7g2] Der Springer ist
nun befreit und kann entweder zurück nach c4 oder via g4 den gegnerischen
König belästigen.} Rd7 24. Qe2 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 h5 26. Nc4 Be7 27. Nd6 Qd7 28. a5
{[%cal Gb3a4]} Rb8 (28... g5 29. Be3 {bringt nichts ein, während nach}) (28...
Bxd6 29. exd6 Qb5 30. Qd4 {[%cal Gd6d8] der Freibauer zu stark wird.}) 29. Qd2
Ba8 30. Bh6 Bd5 31. Qf4 $5 ({Ich wählte hier die komplizierte Lösung, obwohl
ich alle Details nicht gesehen hatte, weil mein Gegner nur noch wenig Zeit
hatte.} 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Qxd5 Ne6 33. Bd2 $18 {war die technische Lösung.})
31... f5 (31... f6 {verliert nach} 32. Bxd5 exd5 33. Bxf8 Rxf8 34. Qh6 Bxd6 35.
Qxg6+ (35. exd6 Qe8 36. d7 Qxd7 37. Qxg6+ Qg7 38. Qxh5 Qg5 39. Qxg5+ fxg5 40.
Kg1 $18) 35... Qg7 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. exd6 Kf7 38. Kg1 $18) 32. Bxd5 (32. Bc4
$5 $16) 32... exd5 33. Qd4 Ne6 (33... Qe6 34. Rc6 Nd7 $140 35. Nc8 $18) 34.
Qxd5 Kh7 (34... Rb5 35. Qa8+) 35. Rd1 $1 {Die entscheidende Kleinigkeit. Nach
Rückzug des Läufers wäre Rb5 gekommen.} Bxd6 $138 36. Be3 Rb5 37. Qxd6 Qe8 38.
Qxa6 Rxe5 39. Qa7+ Ng7 40. Bd4 Re7 41. Qb6 Ne6 (41... Rd7 42. Qxb4 Ne6 43. Re1
$18) 42. Bg1 Qa4 $6 43. Re1 Qe8 44. Qd6 Kg7 45. Bc5 Rd7 46. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Guliev, Sarhan"]
[Black "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bd3 Ncb4 13. Bb1 b6 14. Qe4 f5 15.
Qe2 Ra7 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bd3 a5 18. Bd2 Rc7 19. Rac1 Qd6 20. Bc4 Kh8 21. Re1
Bf6 22. Ne5 Bb7 23. b3 Kg8 24. Nf3 Re8 25. h4 h6 26. h5 Kf8 27. Ne5 Bxe5 28.
dxe5 Qe7 29. Qf3 Rd8 30. Qg3 Qf7 31. Qh4 Qe7 32. Qh3 Rdc8 33. Red1 Kg8 34. Qg3
Qf7 35. Qh4 Kh8 36. Bb5 Rxc1 37. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 38. Bxc1 Qc7 $11 39. Ba3 $2 Qxe5
40. Qd8+ Kh7 41. Be8 Nf4 42. Bf7 {[%tqu "En","Can you find the win for Black?
You can give mate in five moves!","You can not stop White from giving you mate
on g8!  The only solution must be counterattack and your next move has to be
check!","Sacrifice your knight with check!","f4h3","",15]} Nh3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Esen, Baris"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[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. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. a4 {This move prevents
the advance b7-b5.} b6 {This is a side line where I already have some
experience. The idea is to develop the bishop to the long diagonal before
undermining White's centre by c7-c5.} (6... c5 7. O-O Nc6 {leads to a common
line where already thousands of games have been played.}) 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nc3 c5
9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. e4 (11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14.
Rxd5 Be7 15. e4 O-O 16. e5 Qc6 17. Rd1 Rfe8 18. Bf4 Nf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lauber,A 
(2497)-Postny,E (2595)/Deutschland 2010/EXT 2012 (37)}) 11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5
{I couldn't remember what the theoretical recommendation is, so decided to
make the most logical developing move. I thought that the sacrifice on e6
might follow, but didn't consider it very dangerous.} 13. Bxe6 $5 {Played
relatively quickly.} (13. Be3 Ne5 14. Bf4 O-O {is comfortable for Black.})
13... fxe6 14. Nxe6 Qe5 15. Nxg7+ Kf7 16. Nf5 {White has got three pawns for
the piece and Black's king is wandering. However, my pieces are well developed,
so I thought that I shouldn't be worse.} Rag8 $1 $146 {[%mdl 2048] I didn't
know the preceding game and figured out this new idea over the board. The
knight on f5 is so powerful that it's worth Black's while to exchange it for a
rook.} (16... Rae8 $2 17. b4 $2 (17. Nh6+ $1 Kf8 (17... Ke7 18. Be3 Bxe4 19.
Bxc5+ bxc5 20. Qc4 Rhf8 (20... Qe6 21. Qxe6+ Kxe6 22. Re1 $18) 21. Re1 Kd8 22.
Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Nf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxf7 $16) 18. Qf3 $1 Bd6 (18... Bxe4 19. Rxd7 $1
Bxf3 20. Rf7# {is the point.}) 19. Qh3 Bxe4 (19... Nxe4 20. Nf5 h5 21. Be3 {
with too many threats.}) 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Be3 Bc5 22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23. Qxd7 Qe6
24. Bxc5+ bxc5 25. Qd2 Kg7 26. Qg5+ Qg6 27. Nf5+ Kf8 28. Qf4 Qf6 29. Rd1 $16)
17... Qxf5 18. exf5 Rxe2 19. Nxe2 Bxb4 20. Ba3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Vaznonis,V (2399)
-Brynell,S (2463)/Valby 2008/CBM 123 Extra (30)}) (16... Rhe8 $6 17. Nh6+ $1
Kf8 (17... Ke7 18. Be3 Bxe4 (18... Rad8 $5 19. f3 {is the best according to
"Houdini". Well, I don't like Black's position.}) 19. Bxc5+ bxc5 20. Qc4 Qe6
21. Qxe6+ Kxe6 22. Rd2 $1 {[%cal Ga1e1]} (22. Re1 $4 Kd6 $19 {Compared to the
16...Rae8 line there is no fork on f7.}) 22... Ke7 23. Re1 Kd8 24. Nf7+ Kc7 25.
Nd6 Bg6 26. Nxe8+ Rxe8 27. Rxe8 Bxe8 $16) 18. Qf3 Bd6 (18... Bxe4 $2 19. Rxd7
$18 {The same trick as after 16...Rae8.}) 19. Qh3 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Be3
Be5 22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23. Qxd7 {White is already fine from the material point of
view and keeps the initiative.}) 17. Be3 (17. Nh6+ $6 Ke8 18. Nxg8 Rxg8 {
I was very optimistic about this position. All my pieces are active and the
threat of 19...Ng4 is difficult to parry.}) (17. g3 h5 18. Nh6+ (18. b4 Qxc3
19. Qa2+ Bd5 20. exd5 Qxb4 21. d6+ Kf8 22. Bh6+ (22. Qe6 Qe4 $17) 22... Rxh6
23. Nxh6 Rg7 24. Nf5 Rg5 25. Qe6 Qe4 26. Qe7+ Qxe7 27. dxe7+ Bxe7 $15) 18...
Rxh6 19. Bxh6 h4 {looks frightening for White, but the engine remains cool.}
20. Be3 hxg3 21. hxg3 Rxg3+ 22. fxg3 Qxg3+ 23. Kf1 Bxe3 24. Qg2 $13) 17...
Rxg2+ $1 {Of course. I can't explain why I spent fifteen minutes on this move.}
18. Kxg2 Qxf5 19. f3 Qh5 (19... Rg8+ 20. Kh1 Nxe4 $4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Qc4+ Ke7
23. Qxe4+ Qxe4 24. Bxc5+ Nxc5 25. fxe4 $18) 20. Kh1 Ne5 21. Rf1 Rg8 {I was
satisfied with my position, but anticipated a tense fight. It was a pleasant
surprise for me that the game ended in only three moves!} 22. Bf4 $2 {In such
a sharp position one bad move is enough to lose the game. I expected 22.Rf2.} (
22. Rf2 Qh3 (22... Rg3 {[%csl Rf3]} 23. Raf1 {and the rook on g3 is doing
nothing.}) 23. Rg1 (23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Rg1 Rg6 $5) 23... Rxg1+ 24. Kxg1 Nfd7 {
In both cases the position is probably dynamically balanced. Still, I would
prefer to be on the black side.}) 22... Bc8 $1 $19 {[%cal Gc8h3] Simple and
effective. All Black's pieces are ideally placed and the threat 23...Bh3 is
decisive.} 23. Be3 {Trying to admit the mistake, but it's already too late.}
Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Qh3 (24... Qh3 25. Qe2 (25. Rg1 Nxf3 $19) (25. Qf2 Nd3 26. Qd2
Nh5 $19) 25... Nh5 $19 {[%cal Gh5g3]}) 0-1

[Event "Syre Memorial op 32nd"]
[Site "Issy les Moulineaux"]
[Date "2009.05.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "David, Alberto"]
[Black "Guliyev, Namig"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2009.05.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Alberto DAVID joue beaucoup moins souvent 1.d4 que 1.e4 mais il s'était
préparé face au gambit dame accepté qui est la spécialité de son adversaire.}
d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. Bb3 {Une ligne dynamique trés
populaire chez les GMI depuis plusieurs années mais beaucoup moins chez les
amateurs car les blancs doivent souvent sacrifier un P central et les
compensations ne sont pas toujours claires.} (6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 {SPASSKY avait
relancé cette variante lors du match retour contre FISCHER et le gain de
KRAMNIK lors du match de Londres en 2000 l'avait а nouveau relancé. Il y a
toutefois une différence importante qui est le fait que le Bf8 n'a pas encore
été développé alors qu'Alberto DAVID essaie de profiter du temps
suppélementaire provoqué par Bf8e7,suivi de Bc5}) 6... c5 7. O-O Nc6 (7... b5 {
La ligne critique pour la variante 8.Bb3} 8. a4 $1 b4 9. e4 $5 {[%csl Re8]
[%cal Gd4d5,Gf1e1]} (9. Nbd2) 9... cxd4 10. e5 Nfd7 11. Qxd4 Bb7 (11... Nc6)
12. Bg5 $14 {David,A (2595)-Bacrot,E (2725) Corsica Masters rap 9th 2005 (1.2)
1-0}) 8. Nc3 (8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 (9... d3) 10. exd4 (10. Nc3 e5 $5 {
Cette idée de KORTCHNOI donne des bons résultats aux noirs} (10... O-O 11. Nxd4
$36 {[%cal Gd1d8]} Qc7 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. e4 $14 {[%cal Gc1g5];Fressinet,L 
(2666)-Stevic,H (2592) EU-ch 10th Budva 2009 (10) 0-1})) 10... O-O 11. Nc3 Nb4
{[%csl Gd5]} 12. Ne5 Nbd5 13. Rd3 $1 {[%csl Rg7,Rh7][%cal Gd3g3];Shchekachev,A
(2503)-Lupu,M (2443) Paris-ch op 2000 (9) 1-0}) 8... Be7 (8... cxd4 9. exd4 Be7
(9... Na5) 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 b5 12. Qd3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gb3c2,Gg5f6]} (12.
a3) (12. h4 $5 {Aronian,L (2739)-Ivanchuk,V (2751) Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008 (12)
1/2})) 9. dxc5 {Une idée populaire а haut niveau depuis quelques années car
les blancs ne risquent pas grand chose tout en espérant torturer les noirs
dans la finale grâce а une petite avance de développement.} (9. Qe2 cxd4 10.
Rd1 e5 $11 {La meilleure suite selon la théorie et les deux adversaires а
l'analyse}) 9... Qxd1 (9... Bxc5 $143 10. Qe2 {[%cal Gf1d1]}) 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11.
Bd2 Bd7 (11... Na5 $2 {Donné comme faux par GULIYEV а l'analyse а cause du
thème Nd5} 12. Ba4+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Ne4 {Tregubov,P (2607)-Guliyev,N 
(2555) Paris-ch 2005 (4) 0-1} (14. Nd5 $5 {[%cal Gd2a5] GULIYEV})) (11... Ke7
12. Rac1 {[%cal Gc1c5,Gc3d5]} Ba7 13. Be1 $32) 12. Na4 $5 {Les deux
adversaires avaient une opinion contraire sur la position а l'analyse. Le
luxembourgeois pensait que les blancs ont un net avantage alors que son
adversaire estimait que les noirs pouvaient tenir la position en jouant
patiemment sur cases noires et réactiver le mauvais B. GULIYEV a beaucoup
d'expérience sur cette position et en bon défenseur, il arrive а tenir le
milieu de jeu et la finale.} (12. Rac1 {[%cal Gc1c5,Gc3d5] plus souple en
gardant en réserve l'option Na4 ainsi que Nd5 mais c'est le plus souvent une
simple transposition après 14.Na4} Ba7 $8 13. Be1 Ke7 14. Na4 {[%csl Gc5]} Rhd8
(14... Ne4) (14... Rhc8) (14... Rhb8) 15. Nc5 $1 {On pourrait transposer а ce
milieu de partie, l'adage concernant la Catalane: les blancs n'ont rien mais
les noirs sont moins biens!} Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Be8 17. Rcc1 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 (18. Bxd1
) 18... Rd8 19. Bc3 Rxd1+ {il fallait peut-être éviter cet échange car dans la
finale , la paire de B est forte et les blancs ont ensuite "déroulé la
technique"} 20. Bxd1 $14 {Bacrot,E (2721)-Guliyev,N (2555) Mainz Ordix op 16th
rapid 2009 (9) 1-0}) 12... Ba7 13. Rac1 Ne4 (13... Ke7 $142 {[%cal Gh8d8,Ga8c8,
Gf6e4] Meilleur selon GULIYEV et effectivement ce plan parait plus souple en
économisant Ne4} 14. Be1 Rhd8 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Be8 $1 {[%cal Gf6e4,Gf7f6,
Ge8g6,Ge6e5]} 17. Rdc1 Ne4 18. R5c2 e5 {Le plan lent mais solide pour égaliser
en jouant sur cases noires et recycler le B en g6} 19. Bc4 f6 $11 {[%cal Ge8f7,
Ge8g6];Flumbort,A (2489)-Guliyev,N (2521) Bundesliga 0809 2008 (2.7) 1/2}) 14.
Be1 Ke7 15. Bc2 $5 $146 {[%csl Gc2][%cal Gc2e4] Une idée proposée par B.AVRUKH
dans sa nouvelle excellente monographie 1.d4 mais j'ignore s'il s'agit d'une
préparation ou pas.} (15. Nd2 {Tregubov,P (2563)-Guliyev,N (2580) Canada de
Calatrava op 1st rapid 2006 (9) 1-0}) 15... Nc5 (15... Nd6 {B.AVRUKH n'a
envisagé que 15.Nd6}) 16. Nxc5 {[%mdl 8] Malheureusement, le débat théorique
tourne court.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 10th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2010.10.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pap, Gyula"]
[Black "Gajewski, Grzegorz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Avec 6/7, les deux adversaires étaient en tête du tournoi} Nf6 2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 $5 (4... c6) (4... Be7) 5. e3 a6 6. a4 (6. Bxc4 c5) 6...
c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 {Profite du fait que les Noirs ont déjà joué
le B mais il est difficile pour les Blancs de garder un avantage d'ouverture
et avec les Blancs, le hongrois hypothèque ses chances de gain dans le tournoi}
(9. Qe2 {[%cal Gf1d1] La grande ligne}) 9... Bxc5 (9... Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11.
Bd2 $32 {[%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c5];Kramnik,V (2759)-Topalov,V (2796) Amber-rapid 18th
2009 (5) 1/2}) 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bd2 ({RR} 11. Rd1+) 11... Ke7 12. Rfd1 (12.
Rfc1 {Medvegy,Z (2547)-Erdos,V (2565) HUN-ch 59th Szeged 2009 (8) 1/2}) 12...
Bd7 $146 ({RR} 12... b6 13. Be1 Bb7 14. Nd2 Ne5 15. Be2 Rhd8 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17.
Bxc4 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 {1/2-1/2 Suto,G (2306)-Peredy,F (2312)/Hungary 2003/EXT 2004
}) ({RR} 12... Rd8 13. Be1 Rxd1 14. Rxd1 Bd7 15. Bd3 Bb4 16. Ne4 Bxe1 17. Nxe1
Nb4 18. Nxf6 Bxa4 19. Ra1 Nxd3 20. Nxd3 Bb5 21. Nc5 b6 22. Nfe4 bxc5 23. Nxc5
a5 24. f3 g5 25. Ne4 h6 26. Rc1 Bd7 27. Rc7 {Ahrends,N (2065)-Donchenko,A 
(2434)/Bad Homburg 2006/EXT 2007/0-1 (44)}) 13. Na2 {[%cal Gb2b4,Gb4b5]} a5 14.
Rac1 {[%cal Gc4e6,Gc1c5]} Rhc8 15. Bb5 (15. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3b5]}) 15... Bd6 16.
Bc3 Nb4 17. Bxf6+ gxf6 18. Bxd7 Rxc1 19. Nxc1 Kxd7 20. Nd4 {[%cal Gd4b5]} (20.
Nd2 $5 {[%csl Gd1][%cal Gd2c4,Gc4d6]}) 20... Ke7 $11 21. Ncb3 {[%csl Ra5]} Be5
22. Kf1 b6 23. Rc1 Nd3 24. Rc2 (24. Nc6+ {[%cal Gc6e7,Gc6e5]}) 24... Bxd4 25.
Nxd4 Nc5 26. Rc4 {Une nulle rapide qui est surtout dans l'intérêt du polonais
qui a remporté le tournoi} 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT 4th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2008.12.04"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2008.12.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 (7. Bd3 Nc6
8. Nc3 (8. a3)) (7. Bb3 Nc6) (7. Qe2) (7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 {C'est
également une grande ligne mais les Noirs ont économisé un tempo par
rapport à la partie}) 7... Nc6 8. Nc3 (8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d8]}) 8...
Be7 9. dxc5 $5 {Début d'une longue finale} Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bd2 {
[%cal Ga1c1]} b6 (11... Ke7 12. Na2 a5 13. Rac1 b6 14. Bb5 Bb7 15. Ne1 Rac8 16.
Nd3 Bd6 17. b4 Nxb4 18. Naxb4 axb4 19. Nxb4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22.
Nc6+ Kf8 23. a5 bxa5 24. Nxa5 Bd7 25. Bxd7 Nxd7 26. Nc4 Bc7 27. h3 Ne5 28. Nxe5
Bxe5 29. Bb4+ Ke8 30. Kf1 f5 {1/2-1/2 (30) Babula,V (2552)-Pelletier,Y (2563)
Zillertal 2015}) (11... O-O $143 {Le coup naturel mais le Kg8 est un peu loin
du centre et il ne craint pas grand chose en e7} 12. Ng5 Be7 13. Nge4 $14 {
[%csl Rg8];Harikrishna,P (2659)-Kulaots,K (2556) WMSG Blitz Team 1st 2008 (11)
1/2}) 12. Bd3 (12. Na2 Ne4 13. Be1 Be7 14. b4 $14 {Postny,E (2641)-Baron,T 
(2515) ISR-ch Beersheba 2014 (8) 1-0}) 12... Be7 $146 (12... Bb7 13. Ne4 Be7 {
Ivanchuk,V (2740)-Naiditsch,A (2624) Dortmund SuperGM 36th 2008 (5) 1-0}) 13.
Ne4 Nd5 14. Bc4 Nf6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bd3 Bb7 (16... Bxb2 $143 17. Rab1 $32 {
[%csl Rb6]}) (16... Ke7 17. Rac1 $32) 17. Be4 $5 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6][%cal Ga1c1]}
Na5 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. e4 $1 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Nc5 20. e5 $1 {L'idée est
probablement de forcer le repli Be7 de manière à empêcher la centralisation
Ke7} Be7 21. Be3 $14 O-O 22. Nd4 (22. b4 {[%cal Gd1d7]} Ne4 23. Rd7 Bxb4 24.
Bxb6 Rab8 25. a5 {[%csl Ra6]} Rbc8 26. Rad1 Rc2 $11) 22... Rfc8 23. Kf1 Kf8 24.
Ke2 Ke8 25. Rdc1 Nd7 26. f4 (26. Nc6 Bc5) 26... h5 27. Rc6 (27. Nc6 $5 {
[%cal Gc1c2,Ga1c1] Evite les simplifications et les Blancs gardent un petit
avantage} Rc7 $2 (27... Bc5 28. Bxc5 Nxc5 29. Nd4 {[%cal Gb2b4]}) 28. Nxe7 Rxc1
29. Rxc1 Kxe7 30. Rc6 $16) 27... Bc5 $1 28. Rxc8+ Rxc8 29. Rc1 Kd8 30. Nb3 Be7
(30... Bxe3 31. Rxc8+ Kxc8 32. Kxe3 Kc7 33. Kd4 {[%csl Gd4]}) 31. Rxc8+ Kxc8
32. Kd3 Kc7 33. Kc4 g6 34. Nd4 Bc5 35. b4 Bxd4 36. Bxd4 {Avec des P sur les
deux ailes, le B est un peu meilleur que le N mais le B n'a pas grand-chose à
attaquer avec une structure sur cases Blanches} Kc6 37. b5+ $1 {[%csl Rb6]}
axb5+ 38. axb5+ Kc7 39. Kd3 $1 Kd8 40. Ke3 Ke8 41. Kf3 Kf8 42. Kg3 Kg7 43. Kh4
Kh6 {Le K Noir arrive à temps} 44. Be3 Kh7 45. Kg5 Kg7 46. Bd4 Kh7 47. h3 Kg7
48. Be3 {Les blancs vont tenter de mettre les Noirs en zugzwang afin de gagner
le P"b6"} Kh7 49. Bf2 Kg7 50. Bd4 Kh7 51. Be3 Kg7 52. Bf2 Kh7 53. Bd4 Kg7 54.
f5 $1 {La dernière tentative} (54. g4) 54... gxf5 (54... exf5 55. e6+ f6+ 56.
Kf4 (56. Kh4 Ne5 57. Bxb6) 56... Nf8 57. Bxb6 Nxe6+) 55. Kxh5 {[%csl Gh3]} Kh7
56. Kg5 Kg7 57. g4 fxg4 58. Kxg4 Kg6 59. h4 Kh6 60. h5 {[%cal Gd4e3]} Kg7 61.
Kg5 Kh7 62. Be3 (62. Bxb6 Nxb6 63. Kf6 Kg8 64. Ke7 Nd5+ 65. Kd6 Kg7 66. Kd7 Kh6
67. Ke8 Kxh5 68. Kxf7 Kg5 69. Kxe6 Nc7+ $1) 62... Kg7 63. h6+ Kh7 64. Bxb6 Nxb6
65. Kf6 Nc4 66. Kxf7 Nxe5+ 67. Kxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "All Russian Masters-01"]
[Site "Vilnius"]
[Date "1909.09.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dus Chotimirsky, Fedor Ivanovich"]
[Black "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "Przepiorka,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1909.09.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "LTU"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)WSZ 1910, S.271 (D.Przepiorka:Münchener Neueste Nachrichten 17.10.
1909.; 2) DSZ 1909,S.334 3)Alekhine in Shakhmatnoe Obozrenie 1909,no.88-89. 4)
Donaldson/Minev:Rubinstein.vol.1. 2nd ed. p.203.} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 dxc4 4.
Nc3 c5 5. e3 a6 6. Bxc4 Nf6 7. O-O b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11.
e4 $1 {Alekhine: ?. There is much to be said against this move. It not only
closes an important diagonal to the bishop, but it permits Black further to
occpy the d4- and c4-squares and to secure the better game. White is in
trouble to develop his bishop at c1.} ({The move} 11. a3 {/with the idea of
posting the bishop on the a1-h8 diagonal) is useless , in view of the reply}
Rc8) 11... e5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bd2 O-O (13... b4 {DSZ 1909, S.334.}) 14. Nh4 Bd4
15. b4 Rc8 16. Rac1 Nb6 17. Nf5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Rfd1 Qc7 $2 {Przepiorka
Alekhine: A mistake that costs the game.} (19... Qb6 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Qf6
22. Rxc4 bxc4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Qxc4 Rd8 $11) (19... Bxc3 20. Rxc3 ({Alekhien:
If} 20. Bxc3 Qc7 21. Qb2 $145 $14) 20... Rxc3 ({Alekhine: Also not bad is} 
20... Bxe4 $15) 21. Bxc3 Qc7 22. Qb2 Re8 23. f3 (23. Nd6 Rd8)) ({Alekhine: With
} 19... Qd7 {Black retains his distinct advantage.} {If White answers} 20. Be3
({also} 20. Qf3 {would be disastrous} {in view of} Nxe4 $19) {the after} 20...
Rfc8 {he loses a pawn without any compensation.} (20... Rd8 $145) 21. f3 $145
$11 Rxb4 $6 22. Qd2 Rbc4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Bxd4 $11) 20. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 21. exd5
Rxc1 (21... Nxd5 22. Bxh6 Nc3 23. Rxc3 Bxc3 24. Bxg7 $18) 22. Rxc1 Qd7 23. Qf3
$1 Re8 (23... e4 24. Qh3 Be5 $13) (23... Nxd5 24. Qg4 $1 (24. Qxd5 $2 Qxf5))
24. Nxh6+ (24. Bxh6 $1 Nxd5 ({Alekhine: Black can, apparently, defend himself
satisfactorily by} 24... Qxd5 25. Ne7+ $145 Rxe7 26. Rc8+ Kh7 (26... Re8 27.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 28. Qxd5) 27. Qf5+ g6 28. Rh8+ Kxh8 29. Qxf6+ Kh7 30. Qg7#) (24...
g6 25. Nxd4 Ng4 26. Ne6 Nxh6 27. Nc5 Qf5 28. d6 Qxf3 29. gxf3 $18) 25. Bxg7 $18
Rc8 26. Re1 Nf4 27. Qg4) 24... gxh6 $2 (24... Kh7 25. Nf5 Qxd5 {Przepiórka} (
25... Nxd5 $2 26. Qh3+ Kg8 27. Nh6+) 26. Qh3+ Kg8 27. Bh6 $1 g6 28. Bg5 e4 (
28... Nh5 $142 29. Rc8 $16) 29. Ne7+ Rxe7 30. Bxf6) (24... Kf8 $142 $1 25. Rc6
$1 {Przepiórka} e4 $1 $11 (25... Nxd5 {Przepiórka} 26. Rd6 $1) (25... Qxd5
26. Rxf6) 26. Qf5 Rd8 27. Qxd7 Rxd7 28. Nf5 Rxd5 $11) 25. Qxf6 Qxd5 26. Bxh6 e4
27. Qg5+ (27. Qxa6 $16) 27... Qxg5 28. Bxg5 $18 Re6 29. Kf1 Kg7 30. Bd2 Kg6 31.
Ke2 f5 32. Bf4 Kf6 33. g3 Bb2 34. Rc8 Ba3 35. Bd2 Rd6 36. h4 Ke6 37. h5 Kd7 {
Alekhine: The last hope} 38. Ra8 ({If} 38. Rf8 Rxd2+ $19 39. Kxd2 Bxb4+ 40. Kc2
Bxf8) 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 06th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2006.11.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Black "Gerard, Nicolas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2333"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 (7. a4) (7.
Qe2) (7. e4 $5 {Gerard,N (2295)-Mercier,J (2055) Gorges op (3) 1-0}) 7... Nbd7
{assez peu joué} (7... b5 8. a4 $1 {L'idée de la variante est d'affaiblir la
case "c4" pour donner des cases centrales au Nd2} b4 9. Nbd2 (9. e4 $5 cxd4 (
9... Nxe4 $6 10. d5 $36) 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxd4 Bb7 12. Be3 Nd7 {[%cal Gd7e5]})
9... Bb7 10. e4 $1 cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc5 13. Bg5 $36 f6 14. exf6 gxf6
15. Nxd4 $1 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gd1h5]} h5 $1 {Evitant Qh5+ mais l'aile-roi des
noirs est trouée.}) 8. Re1 (8. e4 $1 {Un thème courant sur la variante Bb3 qui
soutient "d4d5" et vise "e6"} Nxe4 9. Re1 Nef6 10. d5 $40 {[%csl Re8][%cal
Ge1e8]}) (8. Qe2 $143 Qc7 9. e4 cxd4 10. e5 d3 $1) 8... b5 9. e4 Bb7 10. Nbd2
cxd4 11. e5 Nd5 12. Ne4 Nc5 {[%cal Gc5b3]} 13. Nfg5 $1 $146 {[%csl Rf7] Une
forte nouveauté} ({RR} 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Ng5 Ne3 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. fxe3 Qg5 17.
e4 Qxe5 18. Bf4 d3+ 19. Kh1 Qxf4 20. Qh5+ g6 21. Qxc5 d2 22. Red1 Rd8 23. Bxe6
Qxe4 24. Bh3 Rf8 25. Rg1 Rd3 26. Raf1 Rxf1 27. Rxf1 Qe7 {Hebden,M (2515)-Mista,
A (2419)/Cappelle la Grande 2003/CBM 092 ext/0-1 (38)}) (13. Bg5 $5) 13... Nxb3
14. Qxb3 (14. Qh5 $5 Qd7 (14... g6 $6 {[%csl Rf6]} 15. Qf3 $14) 15. axb3 $13 {
les noirs ont des difficultés а terminer leur dévelloppement mais la paire de
B est un atout dans cette position ouverte}) 14... h6 $6 (14... Rc8) 15. Qh3 $1
{[%cal Gh3h8,Gg5e6]} Qd7 $1 (15... Rc8 $2 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Qe7 (17...
Be7 18. Nd6+) 18. Nd6+) 16. Bd2 Nb4 17. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 18. exd6 Nc2 $4 (18...
Qxd6 $2 19. Nxe6 $1) 19. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 20. Rxe6+ Kf8 21. Rf6+ $1 {[%cal Gh3d7]}
Ke8 22. Qh5+ Kd8 23. Rf7 Qxd6 24. Ba5+ $2 (24. Bg5+ Kc8 25. Qg4+ Kb8 26. Bf4)
24... Kc8 25. Qf5+ Kb8 26. Bc7+ Qxc7 27. Rxc7 Kxc7 28. Qxc2+ Kb6 {Nicolas
pouvait éviter de faire trainer la partie perdante 20 coups supplémentaire
contre un fort GMI} 29. Qg6+ Ka7 30. a4 bxa4 31. Rxa4 Rad8 32. Rb4 Rd7 33. Qb6+
Ka8 34. Rxd4 Re8 35. f3 Ree7 36. h4 Kb8 37. Rxd7 Rxd7 38. Kh2 Kc8 39. Kg3 Rc7
40. Qe6+ Rd7 41. Kf4 Kd8 42. Qg8+ Kc7 43. Qc4+ Kd8 44. Kf5 Re7 45. Kg6 Bc8 46.
g4 Bb7 47. f4 Rd7 48. f5 Bc8 49. Qg8+ Kc7 50. Qxg7 Rxg7+ 51. Kxg7 {[%mdl 8]}
1-0

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Hera, Imre Jr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[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 "Szkola Grudziadz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 c5 6. Bxc4 a6 7. O-O b5 8. Bb3
Bb7 9. e4 (9. Qe2 {La grande ligne}) 9... cxd4 (9... Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Re1
{[%cal Ge1e8]} Bd5 12. dxc5 $1 Bxb3 13. Qxb3 Bxc5 14. Qc3 $44 {[%cal Gc3c5,
Gc3g7] Cette double attaque justifie le fait que les Noirs acceptent rarement
le gambit 9.e4}) 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Be3 Rc8 (11... Be7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. f3 Qb8
14. Rc1 O-O 15. Ne2 Bb7 16. Bf4 e5 17. Be3 a5 18. Ng3 g6 19. Qe2 a4 20. Bc2 Bc8
21. Bd3 Bd7 22. Rfd1 Rd8 23. Nf1 Nh5 24. g3 Ng7 25. f4 Ne6 26. f5 Nd4 27. Qf2
Be8 28. h4 Ra6 29. Nh2 Rad6 30. Ng4 Nxf5 31. exf5 Rxd3 32. Rf1 e4 33. Nh6+ Kh8
34. fxg6 hxg6 35. h5 Rxe3 36. Qxe3 Rd3 37. Qf4 Rxg3+ 38. Kh1 Qxf4 39. Rxf4 Bg5
40. Nxf7+ Bxf7 {0-1 (40) Korobov,A (2713)-Van Wely,L (2678) Antalya 2013}) (
11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4) 12. Nxc6 Qxd1 $6 {Accentue le retard de développement
des Noirs} 13. Rfxd1 $32 Bxc6 14. Rac1 $146 (14. f3 Nd7 15. Ne2 Bc5 16. Nd4 Bb7
17. a4 b4 18. a5 Ke7 19. Bg5+ f6 20. Be3 g6 21. Ba4 Nb8 22. Kh1 Rhd8 23. Nc6+
Nxc6 24. Bxc5+ Kf7 25. Kg1 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Ne5 27. Bd6 Nc6 28. h4 Rd8 29. Kf2 f5
30. exf5 gxf5 31. Bc7 Rxd1 32. Bxd1 Ke7 33. h5 Kf6 34. Ke3 e5 35. Kd3 f4 36.
Kc4 Nd4 37. Bb6 Ne6 38. Kxb4 h6 39. Bc2 Kg5 40. Kc4 Bc6 41. Be4 {1-0 (41)
Fillon,D (2215)-Jardi Talarn,J (2061) ICCF email 2010}) 14... Bb7 (14... Be7
15. f3 $14 O-O 16. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2d4]} (16. Kf2 {[%csl Gf2,Rg8]})) 15. Na4 $1
Rxc1 16. Rxc1 {Le Na4 est imprenable} Bd6 (16... Be7 17. e5 Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5
19. Rc7 $36) 17. e5 $1 bxa4 18. Bxa4+ Ke7 19. exd6+ Kxd6 20. Bc5+ Ke5 21. Rd1
Rc8 22. b4 $14 {[%csl Ga4,Gc5] Les Blancs ont une meilleure fianle avec la
paire de B et la majorité de l'aile-dame} Nd5 23. Bb3 Kf5 24. f3 {[%cal Gg1f2]
} h5 25. Kf2 g5 (25... h4) 26. Rd4 h4 27. Rc4 Kg6 28. a4 Bc6 29. Bd6 Bd7 30.
Rxc8 Bxc8 31. Bc4 Nb6 $6 (31... f5) (31... Kf6) 32. Bd3+ Kf6 (32... f5 33. a5
Nd7 34. b5 $40) 33. a5 $1 Nd5 34. b5 axb5 35. Bxb5 Bb7 36. a6 Bc8 37. a7 Bb7
38. Be8 Kg7 39. Ke2 f5 40. Kd3 Kf6 41. Kd4 Nb6 42. Bh5 Nd7 43. Bc7 e5+ 44. Kc4
Ke7 45. Bg6 Ke6 46. Bd8 e4 47. Bh5 h3 $1 48. gxh3 exf3 49. Bxg5 f2 $2 (49...
Nf6) 50. Be2 Bg2 51. Kc3 Nb6 52. Be3 f1=Q 53. Bxf1 Bxf1 54. Bxb6 $18 Bg2 55.
Bc7 Kd7 56. Bf4 Kc8 57. h4 Kb7 58. h5 Bd5 59. h6 Bg8 60. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 06th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2006.11.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Koziak, Vitali"]
[Black "Ivanov, Jordan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 {KRAMNIK
a relancé cette idée lors de son match de Londes 2000. Malgré l'absence de Q,
les blancs gardent une petite initiative durable en prenant très peu de
risques.} (7. a4) (7. Qe2) (7. Bb3) 7... Bxc5 (7... Qxd1 {l'alternative} 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Be2 $1 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Ge2f3,Gf3e5]} Rd8 11. Ne5 {
[%csl Rc6]} Be7 12. Nec4 Nc6 13. Bf3 $14 {[%csl Ra8,Rb7,Rc6,Rc8][%cal Gf3b7]
avec une forte pression sur l'aile-dame des noirs.}) 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ ({RR
} 9. Be2 Ke7 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 b6 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Rfd1 Rhc8 14. Ne1 Ke8 15.
Nc4 Bd5 16. Bf3 b5 17. Nd2 Bf8 18. Be2 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. f3 Bb7 21. Kf2 Nb6
22. e4 Nd7 23. Nd3 Rc2 {Kramnik,V (2802)-Kasparov,G (2838)/Moscow 2001/CBM 087/
1/2-1/2 (31)}) (9. Ne5 $5 Ke7 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Nd3 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gd3c5]} Bd6
12. Nd2 Nc5 13. Nc4 $14) 9... Ke7 10. Be2 ({RR} 10. b3 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Nbd2
Nbd7 13. Rac1 Rac8 {1/2-1/2 Koziak,V (2460)-Mikhalchishin,A (2522)/Varazdin
2003/CBM 099}) 10... Bd7 $146 ({RR} 10... Nbd7 11. Nbd2 b6 12. Nb3 Bd6 13. Nfd4
Bb7 14. Bd2 Rhc8 15. Rac1 Nd5 16. Rxc8 Rxc8 17. Rc1 Rxc1+ 18. Bxc1 g6 19. Bd2
f5 20. a3 e5 21. Nc2 a5 22. f3 Nc7 23. Bc4 e4 24. g4 Bd5 25. Bxd5 {Grycel,K 
(2282)-Warakomski,T (2375)/Polanica Zdroj 2005/CBM 108 ext/0-1 (44)}) 11. Ne5 (
11. Bd2 Bc6 12. Ne5) 11... Bb5 12. Bf3 (12. Bxb5 axb5 13. Nd3 Bd6 14. Nc3 b4
15. Nb5) 12... Nc6 13. Nxc6+ Bxc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Nc3 Rhd8 16. Bd2 Rab8 {
[%csl Rb2]} 17. Na4 $1 Bb4 18. Bxb4+ Rxb4 19. Rxd8 Kxd8 20. b3 Kc7 21. Kf1 {
Avec une bonne finale pour l'ukrainien} Nd7 {[%cal Gc6c5,Gc5c4]} 22. Rc1 a5 23.
Ke2 e5 (23... Kd6 24. Nb2 {[%cal Gb2c4,Gc4a5,Gc4d6]}) 24. Nc5 Nxc5 25. Rxc5 a4
26. Rxe5 axb3 27. axb3 Kd7 28. Rf5 f6 29. Ra5 g5 (29... Rxb3 30. Ra7+ Kd6 31.
Rxg7) 30. Ra7+ Ke6 31. Rxh7 Rxb3 32. g4 {[%csl Re6,Rf5]} Rb2+ 33. Kf3 c5 34. h4
gxh4 35. Rxh4 c4 36. Rh5 {[%cal Gh5c5]} c3 (36... Kd6 37. Rf5 c3 38. Rxf6+ Kd5
39. Rf8) 37. Rc5 c2 38. Kg3 Kd6 39. Rc8 Ke5 40. f3 Ra2 41. Rc4 Kd5 42. Rc3 Ke5
43. Kh4 Ra3 {[%cal Gc2c1]} 44. f4+ (44. Rxc2 Rxe3) 44... Ke6 45. Rxc2 Rxe3 46.
Kh5 Rg3 $2 (46... Re4) 47. g5 Kf7 48. Rc7+ Kf8 49. Kg6 fxg5 50. f5 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 9th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2011.01.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Le Roux, Jean Pierre"]
[Black "Estrada Nieto, Julian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2309"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2011.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Qd2 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. Rfd1 {This position
also occurred in two Kramnik-Anand (games among others) where at this point
there followed 13.Rad1 and 13.Qf4. Each time the result was the same - 1-0! Zu
dieser Stellung kam es auch (unter anderem) in zwei Begegnungen Kramnik-Anand,
wo an dieser Stelle 13.Rad1 bzw. 13.Qf4 erfolgte. Das Ergebnis war beide Male
dasselbe - 1-0!} (13. Rad1 Nc4 14. Qf4 Ra7 15. Ne5 Rc7 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Bxf6
Bxf6 18. d5 e5 19. Qf3 Rb7 20. Qe4 g6 21. Qxc4 Rxb2 22. Bb3 Bg5 23. d6 Be6 24.
Qa4 Bxb3 25. axb3 Qb6 26. Qg4 Bf4 27. Nd5 Qd8 28. Nxf4 exf4 29. d7 Rxb3 30.
Qxf4 Rb8 31. Rfe1 Qb6 32. h4 h5 33. Rd6 Qc5 34. Qf6 Qf5 35. Qxf5 gxf5 36. Rxa6
Rfd8 37. Rd6 {1-0 Kramnik,V (2809)-Anand,V (2752)/Leon 2002/CBM 090}) (13. Qf4
Ra7 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. d5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qh4 h5 18. Rfe1 Nc6 19. g4 Qd6
20. gxh5 Qb4 21. h6 Qxh4 22. Nxh4 Ne4 23. hxg7 Rc8 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. Bxe4 dxe4
26. Rxe4 Kxg7 27. Rd6 Rc5 28. Rg4+ Kh7 29. Nf3 Ng6 30. Ng5+ Kg7 31. Nxf7 Rxf7
32. Rdxg6+ Kh7 33. R6g5 Rxg5 34. Rxg5 Rc7 35. a3 b4 36. axb4 Rc1+ 37. Kg2 Rb1
38. Ra5 Rxb2 39. Ra4 {1-0 Kramnik,V (2802)-Anand,V (2794)/Dortmund 2001/CBM 085
}) 13... Bb7 14. Qf4 Re8 15. Ne5 Rc8 {Too slow. Zu langsam.} ({Here or on the
previous move Hier oder im vorigen Zug hätte} 15... Nc4 $5 {would have forced
White to react in the centre. Weiß zu einer Reaktion im Zentrum gezwungen.}) {
[%tqu "En","A typical IQP position. Black is threatening 16...b4, but White
has taken an aggressive stance on the kingside. Which move reinforces his
attack?","The bishop c2 is eyeing h7. How can White attack this point once
more?","","d1d3","The key move of the game!  You have seen that after 16...b4
White can continue 17.Rh3 - and after that the attack is playing itself!",20,
"f4h4","is not so strong because of 17...g6.",0,"De","Eine typische
Isolanistellung. Schwarz droht 16...b4, aber Weiß ist bedrohlich am
Königsflügel aufmarschiert. Welcher Zug verleiht seinem Angriff Nachdruck?",
"Der weiße Läufer c2 schielt nach h7. Wie kann Weiß diesen Punkt noch einmal
angreifen?","","d1d3","Der Schlüsselzug der Partie.!  Sie haben gesehen, dass
nach 16...b4 Weiß mit 17.Rh3 fortsetzen kann - und danach spielt sich der
Angriff von selbst!",20,"f4h4","ist nicht so stark wegen 17...g6.",0]} 16. Rd3
$1 {The key manoeuvre! After the rook shift to the kingside, White's attack
will be playing itself! Das Schlüsselmanöver! Nach dem Turmschwenk zum
Königsflügel spielt sich der weiße Angriff von selbst!} ({Instead,} 16. Qh4 g6
{would yield nothing. wäre dagegen unergiebig.}) 16... b4 ({The attempt Der
Versuch} 16... h6 {is refuted by erübrigt sich wegen} 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qxh6 {
followed by 19.Rg3+. nebst 19.Rg3+.}) 17. Rh3 $1 {Taking h7 under fire. Here
the rook is excellently placed, both for attacking and defensive purposes 
(point c3). Nimmt h7 unter Beschuss. Hier steht der Turm ausgezeichnet, sowohl
für Angriffs- als auch für Verteidigungszwecke (Punkt c3).} g6 (17... bxc3 {
loses to verliert wegen} 18. Bxh7+ {[%tqu "En","","","","g8f8","",10,"f6h7","",
0]} Kf8 (18... Nxh7 19. Qxf7+ Kh8 20. Ng6#) {[%tqu "En","A retreat of the Bh7
to e.g. g6 or e4 wins. But White can also knock out Black with the other
bishop. How?","","","g5h6","The bishop is untouchable, and White threatens 20.
Bxg7+ followed by 21.Qh6+.",15,"h7e4","(19.Bg6!)",0,"De","Ein Rückzug des Bh7
nach z.B. g6 oder e4 gewinnt. Doch Weiß kann Schwarz auch mit dem anderen
Läufer ausknocken. Wie?","","","g5h6","Der Läufer ist unantastbar, und Weiß
droht 20.Bxg7+ nebst 21.Qh6+.",15,"h7e4","(19.Bg6!)",0] and now White has a
choice as to which bishop he wants to knock out Black with: und nun hat Weiß
die Wahl, mit welchem Läufer er Schwarz den K.O.-Schlag versetzen will:} 19.
Bh6 $1 {with the unparryable threat 20.Bxg7+. mit der unparierbaren Drohung 20.
Bxg7+.} ({or oder} 19. Be4 $1 {(19.Bg6!) with the threat 20.Rh8+. (19.Bg6!)
mit der Drohung 20.Rh8+.})) 18. Nxf7 $1 {Removing the first stone from the
black king's protection wall. Entfernt den ersten Stein aus der Schutzmauer
des schwarzen Königs.} Qc7 (18... Kxf7 19. Rxh7+ Kg8 20. Bxg6 {and after the
fall of the third protectng pawn, Black is helpless against the threat 21.Qh4!
since und nach dem Fall des dritten Schutzbauern ist Schwarz hilflos gegenüber
der Drohung 21.Qh4!, denn} Nxh7 {fails to scheitert ja an} 21. Qf7+ Kh8 22.
Qxh7#) 19. Ne5 $1 ({Not Nicht} 19. Qh4 $2 Kxf7 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 $1
22. Qxg6 Qg7 {and Black wins. und Schwarz gewinnt.}) 19... bxc3 20. bxc3 $1 {
The rook on h3 is worth its weight in gold - despite his extra piece Black is
completely helpless against Qh4 followed by a sac on g6. Der Turm auf h3 ist
nicht mit Gold aufzuwiegen - trotz seiner Mehrfigur ist Schwarz völlig hilflos
gegen Qh4 nebst Opfer auf g6.} Rf8 21. Qh4 $1 Bd8 22. Bxg6 $1 Qg7 23. Bh6 Nh5
24. Qg4 Qxh6 25. Rxh5 Qxh5 26. Bxh5+ Kh8 27. Nf7+ Rxf7 28. Bxf7 Bf6 29. Re1 Bd5
30. h3 Nc4 31. Rxe6 Bxe6 32. Qxe6 Be7 {A typical IQP attacking game - one
imprecise move (15...Rc8?) and after the key move 16.Rd3! suddenly everything
was very easy! Eine typische Isolani-Angriffspartie - eine Ungenauigkeit (15...
Rc8?), und nach dem Schlüsselzug 16.Rd3! ging auf einmal alles ganz einfach!}
1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1987.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
Be7 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. b3 (11. Bd2) 11... b6 $5 (11... Rd8) 12. Bb2 Bb7
13. Rac1 (13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Rad8 16. e4 $5 $36) 13... Rfd8 14.
h3 Na5 15. Ne5 Nc6 16. Nb1 $5 (16. Nf3 Na5 $10) 16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qc6 18. f3
Nd5 19. Nd2 Bg5 20. Nf1 Bh4 $13 21. Rd2 Nc7 $6 (21... Nb4 $142) 22. Bd3 Nd5 (
22... Qe8 $2 23. a5 $16) 23. Ba3 Qc7 $1 {>< e5} 24. f4 (24. Bb2 $10) 24... Be7
25. Qg4 $2 (25. Nh2 $13) 25... b5 $1 $17 26. Qe2 (26. e4 c4 $1 27. Bxe7 Nxe7
28. bxc4 Qc5+ 29. Kh2 bxa4 $17) 26... c4 $6 (26... Qb6 $1 27. Qf2 $1 bxa4 28.
bxa4 Qb3 $17) 27. Bxe7 cxd3 28. Bxd8 Qxc1 29. Qxd3 Rxd8 30. e4 h6 $15 (30... h5
$1 $17) 31. axb5 Qc5+ 32. Qd4 Qxb5 33. exd5 Rxd5 34. Qe3 a5 35. Rxd5 Qxd5 36.
Qd2 Kh7 37. Qxd5 Bxd5 38. Nd2 g5 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. Kf2 Kg6 41. g4 $1 $10 f6 42.
exf6 Kxf6 43. Ke3 Ke5 44. Nf3+ Kf6 45. Nd2 e5 46. Kd3 Ke7 47. Kc3 Kd6 48. Nf1
Kc5 49. Ne3 Be6 50. Ng2 Kc6 51. Ne3 Kd6 52. Ng2 Kc5 53. Ne3 Bd5 54. Nf5 Be6 55.
Ne3 Kc6 56. Ng2 Kd5 57. h4 gxh4 58. Nxh4 Bxg4 59. Ng6 e4 60. Nf4+ Ke5 61. Ng2
Be2 62. Ne3 Ba6 63. Ng4+ Kf5 64. Kd4 Kf4 65. Nf6 Bb7 66. Nxe4 Bxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Black "Ye, Rongguang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. a3 b5 8. Be2 (
8. Ba2) 8... cxd4 (8... Bb7 $5) 9. Nxd4 (9. exd4 Bb7 $10) 9... e5 $5 10. Nf3
Bd6 11. a4 e4 (11... bxa4 12. Nbd2) 12. Nd4 b4 13. Nd2 Qc7 14. h3 Nc6 15. Nxc6
$6 (15. Nc4 $5 Be7 $5 (15... Nxd4 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. exd4) 16. b3 O-O 17. Bb2
$13) 15... Qxc6 16. Nc4 Bb8 $1 17. a5 Qc7 18. g3 O-O 19. Nb6 Ra7 20. Kg2 $6 (
20. Nxc8 $5) 20... Be6 21. Bd2 Rd8 22. Ra4 h5 $36 23. Qc1 (23. h4 Ng4 24. Qe1
Nxf2 $1) (23. Qe1 h4 24. Bxb4 Nd5 25. Nxd5 Rxd5 26. Bc3 Rg5 $19) 23... Qe5 24.
Bxb4 h4 25. Bc3 Qg5 26. Bxf6 gxf6 $1 27. g4 Rc7 $1 28. Qe1 Qe5 $1 {[%cal Rc7c1,
Yb8e5,Ye5h2] Droht /\ R c1!} (28... f5 29. Kh1 $1 fxg4 30. Rxe4 $15) 29. Rh1
Rc2 30. Nc4 Qb5 $1 31. b3 (31. Rb4 Rxe2 $1 32. Rxb5 Rxe1 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Rxe1
Bxc4) 31... Qxb3 32. Nb6 Rdd2 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Eingorn, Vereslav S"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1987.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 c5 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rc1 $5 (11. Re1) 11... Qd6 $6 (11... h6 {/\
} 12. Bh4 Nh5) (11... Nd5) 12. Qd2 (12. Qe2 $5 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Rfd1 Qb6
$13) 12... Rd8 13. Rfd1 (13. Bf4 e5 $1) 13... Nxd4 (13... Bd7 $2 14. Bf4 Qb4
15. Bc7 $18) 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Bxh7+ Nxh7 16. Qxd4 Rxd4 17. Bxe7 e5 $8 (17...
Rd7 18. Na4) 18. Nd5 Be6 (18... Bf5 $5 19. Bd6 Be6 (19... Kh8 20. Bxe5 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Rd8 $16) 20. Ne7+ (20. Nc7 Rd8 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Rxd4 exd4 $13) 20...
Kh8 21. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bxa2 23. Rd7 $36) 19. Nc7 $16 Rc8 20. Nxe6 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 fxe6 22. h3 $2 (22. Kf1) 22... Nf6 $1 (22... Rd2 $2 23. Rc8+ Kf7 24. Rc7)
(22... b5 $6 23. a3 Rd2 24. Bb4 Rxb2 25. Rc6) 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rc8+ Kf7 25.
Rc7+ Kg6 26. Rxb7 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 e4 28. Rb6 (28. g3 $142) 28... Kf5 (28... Rd2 $5
{/\} 29. Rxe6 Kf5 30. Rxa6 Rxf2 $44) 29. g3 Rd2 30. Kg1 e5 31. a4 a5 32. b3 Rb2
(32... Rc2 $1) 33. Kf1 Kg5 34. h4+ Kf5 35. Ke1 e3 $2 (35... Ra2 36. h5 Kg5 $1 (
36... Rb2 $2 37. h6 Kg6 38. h7 Kxh7 39. Rxf6 $16) 37. h6 Kxh6 38. Rxf6+ Kg5 39.
Ra6 Kg4 40. Rxa5 Kf3 41. Rxe5 Re2+ 42. Kd1 Rxf2 $10) 36. f3 $18 Rh2 37. Ra6 Rh3
38. g4+ Kg6 39. Ke2 Rxh4 40. Kxe3 Kg5 41. Rxa5 Rh1 42. Rb5 Re1+ 43. Kf2 Ra1 44.
a5 Kh4 45. Rb6 Kg5 46. a6 f5 47. gxf5 Kxf5 48. b4 Ra3 49. b5 e4 50. fxe4+ Kxe4
51. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Black "Bykhovsky, Avigdor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 e6 6. a4 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Bg5 Nfd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. h4 f6
15. Bd2 Bd7 16. Re1 Rf7 17. h5 Rc8 18. b3 Bd6 19. Qe4 h6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qg6
(21. Qxd5 Bxa4 22. Qe6 Bc6 $13) 21... Be8 22. Nh4 Re7 23. Qg4 Bd7 24. Qf3 Be6
25. Nf5 Bxf5 26. Qxf5 Rf7 27. Qg6 Qb6 28. Bxh6 Qxd4 29. Rad1 Qb4 30. Be3 Qxb3
31. h6 Rcf8 32. Bd4 Qxa4 33. Bxf6 $2 Qf4 34. hxg7 Qh2+ 35. Kf1 Qh1+ 36. Ke2
Re8+ 37. Kf3 Rxe1 38. Rxd5 Re6 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Johansen, Darryl Keith"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[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 "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Australia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bd3 $5 Nc6 8.
a3 b5 $6 ({The isolated queen's pawn position which arises after} 8... cxd4 {
should hold no fears for Black whereas now White secures an enduring edge.}) 9.
dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qc2 $1 Qb6 11. b4 Be7 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Nb3 Rc8 14. Qe2 O-O 15. e4
Nd7 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Rac1 Qb8 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Bb1 g6 20. h3 Nde5 21. Nfd2 Nd7
22. f4 Na7 23. Qf2 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Nc6 25. e5 Qa8 26. Be4 Rc8 27. Kh2 Bf8 28. Qf3
f5 $5 {Very risky, but with mutual time trouble looming, Black cannot afford
to stay passive.} 29. exf6 Nxf6 30. Nc5 Bxc5 31. Rxc5 Nxe4 32. Qxe4 Nd8 33. Qe5
Nf7 $1 34. Rxc8+ (34. Qxe6 Rxc5 35. bxc5 Bxg2) 34... Qxc8 35. Qf6 Qc6 36. Nf3
e5 37. Qe7 $1 (37. Qxf7+ Kxf7 38. Nxe5+ Ke6 39. Nxc6 Bxc6 {is a dead draw.})
37... exf4 38. Bxf4 ({With the time control looming, Kurajica, in conservative
mood, did not want to 'risk'} 38. Bd4 $1 {when Black's defensive problems are
much greater.}) 38... h6 $1 39. Bg3 (39. h4 $5) 39... g5 40. Be5 Nxe5 41. Qxe5
Kf7 {The time control has been reached and Black need now only exercise due
care to guarantee the draw.} 42. h4 gxh4 43. Nxh4 Qf6 44. Qh5+ Ke6 45. Qg4+ Kd6
46. Ng6 Qg5 47. Qd4+ Bd5 48. Nf4 Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Re1
b5 9. a4 bxa4 10. Rxa4 {A new move} ({Previously White fought for advantage
with} 10. e4) 10... cxd4 11. Rxd4 $5 (11. exd4 Bb7 {is equal}) 11... Bb7 12.
Nc3 Bc5 13. Rh4 {A double-edged plan. The rook is certainly active if Black
castles short, but Nisipeanu showed that White might end up with the rook out
of the play.} Be7 14. Qe2 Nd5 15. Rh3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qc7 17. e4 Nc5 ({Certainly
not} 17... Qxc3 $2 18. Bb2 Qc7 19. Bxg7) 18. Bc2 e5 19. Rh5 Bf6 20. Ng5 ({After
} 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 h6 22. Nf3 f6 23. Nh4 O-O {Black's position is at
least not worse.}) 20... h6 21. Nf3 Bc8 22. h3 Be6 23. g4 g5 $1 {Now the rook
on h5 is in real danger. Black has several ways to attack it, for instance Bg7,
Nd7-f6, or the plan from the game. White needs to be very creative to keep the
balance and Radjabov manages to do so.} 24. Rd1 Bd7 25. Rd5 $1 Ne6 {The threat
is 26...Ng7.} 26. Qd1 (26. h4 Qxc3 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Rxh8+ Bxh8 29. Bxg5 $11)
26... Bb5 (26... Ng7 $4 {runs into} 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Ba4) 27. h4 Qxc3 ({After
} 27... Ng7 28. hxg5 Nxh5 29. gxf6 Nxf6 30. Rxe5+ Kf8 31. g5 {White has a
strong initiative.}) 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Rxh8+ Bxh8 30. Bxg5 {Being in mutual
time-trouble both players agreed to a draw. The position is of course
complicated and a lot of play is still possible, but objectively the position
is indeed about equal.} ({Perhaps it was slightly easier to play with Black
after} 30. Bxg5 Nxg5 31. Nxg5 Bf6 32. Nf3 Rd8) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 {Magnus Carlsen has played this line before and it shouldn't have
come as a surprise for Nisipeanu. Even if White's next move is out of fashion,
it soon transposed to the main line.} 9. Be2 ({Usually White starts with} 9.
Nbd2 {then after} Ke7 10. Be2 {we have a transposition to the game.}) 9... Ke7
10. Nbd2 Bd7 11. Nb3 {Possibly the critical position of the game.} Bd6 $6 (
11... Bb6 {or even 11...Ba7 must be played.}) 12. Na5 $1 {A nasty surprise for
Black. Although Nisipeanu spent a lot of time here, Black is not able to avoid
the exchange of one of his bishops for a knight, which will secure White a
pleasant, long-lasting advantage.} Ra7 ({The main alternative was} 12... b5 13.
Nb7 Bb4 {with the idea 14.a3 Bc6. But perhaps White can play} 14. Bd2 Bxd2 15.
Nxd2 {when the weakened square c5 and the exposed queenside pawns should
secure White somewhat better chances. And there is an additional way. Instead
of 13.Nb7 the simple 13.Bd2 preparing next Nb7 might be even more unpleasant
for Black.}) 13. Nc4 Bb5 (13... Bc7 14. b3 {followed by a check from a3 looks
horrible for Black.}) 14. b3 $1 Rd8 15. Bb2 Bxc4 ({After} 15... Nc6 16. Rfd1
Raa8 17. Rxd6 Rxd6 18. Nxd6 Kxd6 {Magnus was going to keep the bishop pair with
} 19. Bd1 $1) 16. Bxc4 Nc6 17. Rfd1 Raa8 18. h3 {Black's position is worse
than it looks. White's bishop pair together with the lack of any counterplay
makes it difficult to defend it especially in a practical game and especially
with little time. White's plan is to advance the kingside pawns, gaining more
space and trying to create a weakness in Black's pawn formation. Possibly
disappointed by the course of the game Nisipeanu fails to put up his usual
tough resistance.} g6 {This somewhat strange-looking move is meant to prepare
Nf6-d5. But on d5 the knight won't be doing much anyway, while the weaknesses
created by 18...g6 will soon be fatal.} (18... h5 {was preferable, stopping at
least for a while g2-g4.}) 19. g4 h6 (19... h5 {is answered by} 20. g5) 20. Bf1
Rac8 21. Rac1 Nd5 22. h4 Ke8 ({Something like} 22... Ncb4 {was called for,
trying some counterplay as quickly as possible.}) 23. g5 hxg5 {After this
inaccuracy the position becomes really difficult.} ({Black must try to keep
the kingside closed and} 23... h5 {was necessary.}) 24. hxg5 Be7 25. Kg2 Nb6
26. Bd3 $1 Nb4 27. Be4 Nxa2 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8 29. Rh1 {Black is temporarily a
pawn up, but his position is lost. The bishop pair dominates the board, the
rook is going to come to h7 and the knight to e5. Black just can't stand such
pressure.} Nd5 30. Ne5 f5 31. Bxd5 ({Black resigned due to} 31. Bxd5 exd5 32.
Rh8+ Kc7 33. Rh7 Kd8 34. Bd4 {and big material losses are unavoidable.}) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.12.14"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 {With aggressive intentions to play
Vienna Variation.} 5. e3 {This transposes to the Queen's Gambit Accepted. The
early move Nc3 allows Black to achieve an equal endgame practically by force.}
a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 e5 (10... O-O 11. exd4 {
is a slight plus for White in middlegame.}) 11. exd4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qe5
Qd6 {White's attempts to reach advantage here are not really serious. Black
can lose only if his endgame technique is pretty bad.} ({Inaccurate would be} 
13... O-O {in view of} 14. Rxd4 Qb6 15. Be3) 14. Qxd4 (14. Qxd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd4
Be5 $11) 14... Qxd4 15. Rxd4 O-O 16. Bg5 (16. Bf4 Bf5 $11) 16... h6 (16... Bf5
17. Re1 Rfe8 $11) 17. Bh4 (17. Re1 Be6 18. Bxe6 hxg5 $11) 17... g5 18. Bg3 (18.
Re1 Bc5) 18... Bf5 19. Bd6 Rad8 20. Rad1 Rfe8 $11 21. f3 Rd7 22. Bxe7 Rdxe7 23.
Kf2 Kg7 24. Rd6 Be6 25. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS11 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2014.11.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Flumbort, Andras"]
[Black "Farkas, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2014.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 {The Queen's Gambit
Accepted is an extremely solid opening for Black players. However, in return
for an Isolated Queen Pawn, White gets excellent free flowing development.} 6.
O-O a6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 O-O {White pieces are
excellently positioned. The question now remains on how to deploy the rooks.
Nimzowitch was of the opinion that the rooks should be placed on c1 and d1 in
such structures and he mentions it in his very famous book: My System. But
over the years it has been found out that the White rooks belong on d1 and e1.
This is true because he is putting all his money on a successful kingside
attack and doesn't care what is going on on the queenside.} 11. Qd2 b5 12. Rad1
Na5 13. Bc2 $1 {Just like the Ruy Lopez bishop, this one is just too precious
to be given up.} Nc4 14. Qf4 $1 Bb7 (14... Nxb2 {This move somehow reminds me
of the game Polugaevsky-Tal 1969 in which the White player shows phenomenal
preparation and crashes through the World champions defenses. A must watch
game.} 15. Bxf6 gxf6 (15... Bxf6 16. Qe4 g6 17. Qxa8 $16) 16. Rb1 (16. Qe4 f5
17. Qxa8 Nxd1 18. Rxd1 Qc7 $17) 16... Nc4 17. Qg4+ Kh8 18. Qe4 f5 19. Qxa8 $16)
15. d5 $1 {I really like this move. Getting rid of the IQP with d4-d5 is one
of the common ideas in this structure. White's attack develops very naturally
here. The main idea of this move is to open the e-file for the rook as we
shall see in the game.} exd5 (15... Bxd5 16. Qh4 h5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Nd4 $40)
16. Qh4 g6 $2 (16... h5 $1 {was the best defense available for Black. This is
a very nice idea that Black has at his disposal and should become a pattern of
your arsenal. The point is that if White wants to win the h5 pawn then he will
have to give up his bishop for the f6 knight which will make it extremely
difficult for him to crash through Black's defenses.} 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxh5 g6
19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qe7 $13 {
and Black is clinging on.}) 17. Rfe1 $1 {simple and strong. A sacrifice on e7
is going to finish off the game.} h6 18. Qxh6 Ng4 19. Qh4 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Nf6 21.
Qh6 $1 {A very subtle and killer move. The rook is going to come to h4 very
soon to finish off the game.} Qb6 $2 (21... Qc7 {was the only defensive move
in the position.}) 22. Bxg6 Qxf2+ {White is of course not going to fall for
this small trick.} 23. Kh1 (23. Kxf2 $2 Ng4+ $16) 23... Ne3 24. Rxe3 Qxe3 25.
Bh7+ {A beautiful attacking game by Dr Andras Flumbort.} (25. Bh7+ Kh8 (25...
Nxh7 26. Qxh7#) 26. Qxf6#) 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 3rd"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2007.05.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Sasikiran,K"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2007.05.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 b6 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Rac1 Be7 $1 {In my opinion the
text is the most accurate defence against the threat of Na4. Meines Erachtens
ist der Text die genaueste Verteidigung gegen die Drohung Na4.} (12... Ke7 $6
13. Na4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Bd6 15. Bf1 $14) (12... O-O 13. Na4 $14) 13. Ne2 $5 $146
{Opening the diagonal for the b2-bishop and relocating the knight to f4. In
some variations White can sacrifice on e6 for good compensation. Öffnet die
Diagonale für den b2-Läufer und überführt den Springer nach f4. In manchen
Varianten kann Weiß für gute Kompensation auf e6 opfern.} (13. Nd4 $5 Rc8 (
13... O-O $2 14. Nxe6 $16) 14. Be2 (14. f3 b5 15. Be2 Bc5 $1 16. Kf1 Ke7 17. e4
g5 $5 (17... Rhd8 18. Nb1 Bd6 {was safer.}) 18. Nb1 $5 $13 {1-0 Spassky,B 
(2560)-Fischer,R/S.Stefan/Beograd (m4) 1992}) 14... O-O 15. Bf3 Bxf3 16. gxf3
Rfd8 (16... Rc7 $6 17. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 18. Rxc7 Nxc7 19. Nc6 Nd5 20. Nxe7+ Nxe7 21.
Rxd7 Ng6 22. Rb7 $14) 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. fxe4 Nc5 19. f3 Kf8 20. Kf1 Ke8 $11)
13... Rc8 (13... b5 $5 14. Bd3 Nc5 15. Bb1 O-O 16. Ne5 {was interesting.
However, I did not want to weaken my queenside without a specific reason. war
interessant. Doch ich wollte meinen Damenflügel nicht ohne besonderen Grund
schwächen.} (16. Ba3 $5 Rfd8 17. Ned4 Rac8 $13)) 14. Nf4 b5 (14... O-O 15. Nxe6
fxe6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Bxc8 Bxc8 19. Ne5 {and Black is not able
to avoid the exchange of rooks after which the two passed pawns in the centre
might become dangerous. und Schwarz kann den Turmtausch nicht vermeiden,
wonach die zwei Freibauern im Zentrum gefährlich werden könnten.} Bc5 20. Nc6
a5 21. Rd8 Rxd8 22. Nxd8 $14) 15. Be2 O-O 16. Nd4 Nc5 (16... Rfd8 $5 17. Bf3
Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nc5 $11 {followed by the transfer of the king to e8 and Black
should equalise comfortably. nebst Überführung des Königs nach e8, und Schwarz
sollte bequem ausgleichen.}) 17. Bf3 Nce4 18. Nd3 (18. g4 h6 $5 $13) 18... Bd6
$5 {Stopping Ne5. Otherwise the weakness on c6 might be a concern. Stoppt Ne5.
Andernfalls könnte die Schwäche auf c6 eine Sorge werden.} (18... Rfd8 $5 19.
Ne5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Bd6 21. Ndc6 Rc8 $5 $13) (18... Rxc1 $5 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Nc6 Bd6 22. g3 $14) 19. Ne2 Rfd8 20. Ne5 Bb8 21. Rxc8 $6 {
Exchanging the wrong rook. It was better to exchange on d8 because White can
try to exploit the weakness of the c6-square. Tauscht den falschen Turm.
Besser war das Schlagen auf d8, weil Weiß dann versuchen kann, die Schwäche
des c6-Feldes auszunutzen.} (21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bd4 Bd6 23. Nf4 Rc8 (23... Kf8
$5 24. Nfd3 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. g3 $14 {/=}) 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Nh5 Nxh5 26.
Bxe4 $14 {and White has a minimal edge due to the better placement of his
pieces. und Weiß hat ein minimales Plus aufgrund der besseren Platzierung
seiner Figuren.}) 21... Rxc8 22. Ng3 Bd5 $5 23. Nd3 (23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Nd7 Ba7
$1 $13) 23... a5 24. b4 $6 {The weakening of the c4 square was not necessary.
Das Schwächen des Feldes c4 war nicht nötig.} (24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Nxc1 Nxg3 26.
hxg3 $11) 24... a4 $5 25. a3 Nc3 $2 {Squandering the slight initiative and ....
equalising easily! Verspielt die leichte Initiative und ....gleicht leicht aus!
} ({Black failed to find Schwarz versäumte es,} 25... Nd6 {after which White
will have to struggle for the draw. zu finden, wonach Weiß ums Remis kämpfen
muss.} 26. Bxf6 (26. Ne2 Nc4 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Rc1 Ne7 $1 $15) 26... Bxf3 $1
27. gxf3 gxf6 28. Ne4 Nc4 29. Rc1 (29. Nxf6+ $6 Kg7 30. Nh5+ Kh6 31. Nf6 Nxa3
$17) 29... Kg7 $15) 26. Rc1 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Bxg3 28. Rxc3 Rxc3 29. Bxc3 Nd5 $5
30. Bd4 (30. fxg3 Nxc3 31. Ne1 f5 32. Nc2 Kf7 $11) 30... Bd6 31. f4 f6 32. Kg2
Kf7 33. Kf3 h6 $5 34. e4 Nxf4 $5 (34... Ne7 $11) 35. Nxf4 e5 36. Ne2 $4 {
An horrible blunder in time trouble. The knight will be no match for the
bishop in the forthcoming ending because of the weakness on a3 and the outside
passed h-pawn. Ein schrecklicher Bock in Zeitnot. In dem entstehenden Endspiel
wird der Springer aufgrund der Schwäche auf a3 und des entfernten h-Freibauern
dem Läufer nicht gewachsen sein.} (36. Bc5 $1 Bxc5 37. Nd5 Bd4 38. Nc7 Bb2 39.
Nxb5 Ke6 40. Ke2 Kd7 41. Kd3 Kc6 42. Kc4 g6 43. Nc3 Bxa3 44. b5+ Kd6 45. Nxa4
f5 $11) (36. Be3 exf4 37. Bxf4 Be7 $1 {with a pleasant position to play on.
mit angenehmer Stellung zum Weiterspielen.} (37... Bxf4 38. Kxf4 Ke6 39. Ke3 g5
40. f4 h5 41. h3 Kd6 42. e5+ Ke6 43. exf6 g4 44. hxg4 hxg4 45. f7 Kxf7 46. f5
Kf6 47. Kf4 g3 48. Kxg3 Kxf5 49. Kf3 Ke5 50. Ke3 Kd5 51. Kd3 Ke5 $11)) 36...
exd4 37. Nxd4 Bxh2 38. Nxb5 Be5 39. Ke3 (39. Kg4 g5 40. Kf5 Ke7 41. Na7 Kd7 42.
b5 Kc7 $19) 39... g5 40. Nd4 h5 $1 41. Nf5 h4 42. Ke2 Ke6 $5 43. Ne3 h3 44. Kf1
Bd4 $1 45. Kg1 (45. Nc4 g4 46. b5 Kd7 47. Na5 Kd6 $19) 45... Bxe3 46. fxe3 g4
0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Sasikiran,K"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Re1 b5 8. Bd3
c5 9. a4 b4 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Nc4 Be7 12. e4 O-O 13. e5 Nd5 14. Bc2 Rc8 15. Qd3
g6 16. Bh6 Re8 {Nothing new so far. White has more space in the centre and
opportunities to attack on the Kingside. He can try to transfer his Queen to
g3 or g4 and play h4-h5. Another possible plan for white is to play for the
d6-Square with Nfd2-e4 etc. Black is a little bit cramped. The knight on d5 is
well placed but obstructs Bb7. Black would like to regroup his pieces and
attack White's centre. Black is planning to exchange some pieces starting with
N5b6 which will ease his position.} 17. a5 $1 $146 {Stopping N5b6. In some
cases Ba4 can be quite awkward to meet.} (17. Nfd2 N5b6 18. Nxb6 Nxb6 19. a5
Nd7 20. Ba4 Qc7 21. Qh3 cxd4 22. Nb3 Red8 {E.Arlandi-T.Markowski,European
Championship Istanbul 2003}) 17... Qc7 (17... cxd4 18. Qxd4 Bc5 (18... Qc7 19.
Ba4 $1 $14) 19. Qd2 $5 Ne7 (19... Bxf2+ 20. Qxf2 Rxc4 21. Ba4 $1 Ne7 (21... Bc6
$2 22. Bb3 Rc5 23. Ng5 Re7 24. Ne4 Rxa5 25. Rac1 $18 {/\ Bd5,Nf6+}) 22. Bg5 $44
) (19... b3 20. Bxb3 Bb4 21. Qe2 Nc5 22. Bc2 Bxe1 23. Rxe1 {The dark square
weakness near the King and weakness of the d6-square offers good compensation
for the lost exchange.}) 20. Nd6 Nxe5 (20... Bxd6 21. exd6 Nd5 22. Ba4 $1 {
Stopping Nc5.} Bc6 23. Qd4 $1 N7f6 (23... Qf6 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Qxd5 $1 $18)
24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. d7 $16) 21. Nxb7 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Qxd2 23. Bxd2 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2
Rxc2 25. Re2 Rb8 (25... Rxb2 26. Nc5 $16) 26. Nd6 Rxb2 27. Nc4 (27. Be3 $14)
27... Rb3 28. Re3 Rxe3 29. Kxe3 $14) 18. Nfd2 $5 (18. Rac1 $5 cxd4 19. Nfd2 $44
{/\ Qg3} (19. Bb1 $2 Nc5 20. Qd1 (20. Qxd4 $2 Nb3 $17) 20... d3 $15)) 18... b3
$6 (18... cxd4 19. Qxd4 $14) (18... Red8 $1 19. Rac1 Bc6 20. Qg3 cxd4 21. Ne4
Rb8 22. h4 $44) 19. Bxb3 Nb4 20. Qg3 (20. Qc3 $1 Qc6 (20... cxd4 21. Qxd4 Bc5 (
21... Red8 22. Nd6 $18) 22. Qh4 Nd3 23. Re2 $16 N3xe5 $2 24. Nxe5 Nxe5 25. Qf6
$18) (20... Nd5 21. Qg3 cxd4 22. Ne4 $36) 21. d5 $3 (21. Qg3 cxd4 22. Ba4 Qd5
23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Nb6 Qb5 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 $44 {/\ d3,Nc2.}) 21... Nxd5 (21...
exd5 22. Ba4 $18) (21... Qxd5 22. Ne4 $36 Nd3 $2 23. Rad1 Nxe1 24. Rxd5 exd5
25. e6 $18) 22. Qg3 $36 {/\ Ne4-Ncd6,Ba4 etc.}) 20... cxd4 21. Nd6 Bxd6 22.
exd6 Qc5 (22... Qb8 23. Rac1 {/\ Rc7} e5 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 (24... Rxc8 25. Rxe5 $18
) 25. f4 e4 26. f5 Bd5 27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. Nxe4 $16) 23. h4 $5 Qf5 $5 (23... d3
24. Red1 Qd4 25. Ra4 $1 $14) ({On} 23... e5 $5 {I had planned} 24. Rac1 (24.
Nc4 e4 25. Qf4 Nd5 26. Qd2 N5f6) 24... Qxc1 (24... Qxd6 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 (25...
Bxc8 26. Ne4 $18 {/\ Ng5}) 26. Nc4 Qc6 27. Nxe5 Nxe5 28. Rxe5 $40) 25. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 26. Kh2 {assessing the position as slightly favourable to White due to
passed d-pawn and weaknesses on the Black's Kingside(f7,g7)} {but after} Rc5 $1
{the position is not so clear.} (26... Bd5 $2 27. Ne4 $1 Re1 (27... Ra1 28. Qf3
$1 {/\ Nf6} f5 29. Nc5 $1 Nxc5 30. Bxd5+ Kh8 31. Bc4 $16 {The pair of Bishops,
passed d-pawn and Back rank weakness assures white a win.}) 28. Qf3 $1 Rxe4 29.
Bxd5 Rxh4+ 30. Kg3 Nxd5 31. Kxh4 e4 32. Qb3 $14) {However White can force a
draw with} 27. Qg4 ({or play for more with} 27. Nc4 Nd5 $1 $13) 27... Nf6 28.
Qg5 Nd7 29. Qg4 $11) (23... Nc2 {is the critical continuation} 24. Rec1 (24.
Bxc2 Qxc2 $15 {and Black plays Bd5 and starts pushing his e-pawn.}) 24... Qh5
$1 {I missed this move during the game.} (24... Nxa1 $2 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Ba4
Bc6 27. Qg4 $1 $16) 25. Rxc2 Rxc2 $1 (25... Qxh6 26. Rac1 $14) 26. Bxc2 Qxh6
27. Nf3 Bxf3 28. Qxf3 Qxh4 29. Qc6 Nf6 30. g3 (30. Qxa6 $2 Ng4 $19) 30... Qg5 (
30... Qh5 $4 31. Qxe8+ Nxe8 32. d7 $18) 31. Qxa6 $13) (23... Qh5 24. Bg5 $1 {
/\ Bd1} Nc2 25. Bxc2 Rxc2 26. Qb3 $18) 24. Nc4 $1 {Intending to remove the
blockade on d7 with Ne5 or Nb6.} Qd3 $6 {A rather strange move. Black intends
to exchange queens in order to reduce White's attacking potential. However
even after the exchange of Queens it is not easy to oppose the pair of Bishops
and the passed pawn on d6.} (24... Bd5 $6 25. Ne5 Red8 (25... Bxb3 26. Nxd7 Nd3
27. Bg5 $1 Nxe1 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. d7 $1 $18) 26. Ba4 $1 Nc5 (26... Nf6 27. d7
Rb8 28. Qg5 $16) 27. Ng4 $40) (24... Nd3 $1 25. Red1 N3c5 (25... Be4 26. Nb6)
26. Ba2 Ne4 27. Qf4 Qxf4 28. Bxf4 e5 29. Bh2 $14 {/\ f4}) (24... e5 25. Nb6
Nxb6 26. axb6 $14) 25. Qxd3 Nxd3 26. Red1 N3c5 27. Ba2 e5 28. Bg5 $2 $138 ({
My original intention was} 28. f4 $1 exf4 29. Rxd4 Re2 30. Rd2 Rxd2 31. Nxd2
Nd3 {I stopped here assuming Black has counterplay overlooking} 32. Bc4 Nxb2
33. Bf1 $16 {when Black's knight is trapped and Black will be forced to part
with some more material to release it.}) 28... Bc6 (28... Kg7 29. Be7 $14) 29.
Nb6 Nxb6 30. axb6 Nd7 31. f4 (31. Bc4 $6 Bb7 32. Bxa6 Bxa6 33. Rxa6 f6 $11 {
/\ Kf7-e6}) 31... Nxb6 $2 (31... Rb8 $1 32. Bc4 $5 (32. fxe5 Rxb6 33. e6 (33.
Rxd4 Rxb2 34. Bd5 Bb5 $1 $11) 33... fxe6 34. Rxd4 (34. Be7 Bd5 35. Bxd5 exd5
36. Rxd4 Rc8 37. b4 (37. Rxd5 Rc2 38. b4 Rxb4 39. Rxa6 Rg4 40. Rg5 Rcxg2+ 41.
Kf1 Kf7 $11) 37... Rc4 38. Rxd5 Rcxb4 $11) 34... Rxb2 35. Be7 Rxg2+ 36. Kf1 Rh2
37. Bxe6+ Kg7 $11) 32... Rxb6 33. b3 Bb5 $1 34. Bxb5 Rxb5 35. fxe5 Rxb3 36.
Rxa6 Rb7 37. Rxd4 Nxe5 $11) (31... exf4 $2 32. Rxd4 Re2 33. Rxf4 Rxg2+ 34. Kf1
Rh2 35. Bxf7+ Kg7 36. Bc4 Rh1+ 37. Ke2 Rxa1 38. Rf7+ Kh8 39. Rxd7 $18) 32. fxe5
Rxe5 33. Rxd4 Re2 34. Rd2 Rxd2 (34... Rce8 35. Rf1 Rxd2 36. Bxf7+ Kg7 37. Bxd2
Re2 38. Bc3+ Kh6 39. Rf2) 35. Bxd2 Bb5 36. Ba5 Rc6 (36... Nc4 37. Bc7 Nxb2 38.
Rb1 Nd3 39. Rxb5 axb5 40. d7 Rf8 41. d8=Q Rxd8 42. Bxd8 $16) 37. Rd1 Nd7 38.
Bc3 Kf8 39. Re1 Rc5 40. g4 (40. Re7 Rf5 41. g4 Rf4 42. g5 Bc6 43. Bf6 $1 $18)
40... Bc4 41. Re7 Bxa2 42. Rxd7 Rc8 43. Ra7 Be6 44. Bf6 (44. d7 $1 Rd8 45. Bf6
$18) 1-0

[Event "Wch U20 41st"]
[Site "Goa"]
[Date "2002.12.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Simutowe, Amon"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Simutowe,A"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.01.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.01.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 (7. Bb3
cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 {or}) (7. a4 {leads to other variations}) (7. Nc3 {
though the position arose from a different move order} b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Qe2
Nbd7 10. e4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Be3 Qb6 13. Rfd1 Ne5 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Na4 $1
bxa4 16. Bxa4+ Ke7 17. Rxc5 Rxc5 18. Nb3 Rhc8 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. b4 Qxb4 21. Qd2
$1 {1-0 Was seen in Leitao 2515-Baburin2600 Bermuda 1998}) 7... Qxd1 (7... Bxc5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {is also another variation}) 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Be2 Bb7
11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 Nbd7 13. f3 O-O 14. e4 Rfc8 15. Be3 Nc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17.
Kf2 Rd8 18. a3 a5 19. Rac1 Kf8 20. g4 Rac8 21. h4 Ne8 22. Nb5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Ke7
24. Nc3 Bxe3+ (24... Bxa3 25. Na4 {secures White a comfortable position. If}
Bc5 {then} 26. Nxc5 bxc5 27. Ra1 {Is comfortable for White.}) 25. Kxe3 Nd6 26.
e5 Nc4+ 27. Bxc4 Rxc4 28. Rd6 Rc6 (28... Bc6 $2 {loses to} 29. Kd3 Rc5 {if} (
29... b5 {then} 30. b3 Rc5 31. Kd4 {is still better for White}) 30. b4 axb4 31.
axb4 Bb5+ 32. Kd2 Rxe5 33. Rxb6 Bd7 34. f4 {traps the Castle}) 29. Rxc6 Bxc6
30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 f6 32. b5 Be8 33. f4 fxe5 34. fxe5 Kd7 35. h5 Kd8 36. Kd4
h6 37. Kc4 Kc7 38. Ne4 Kd8 39. Nd6 Kd7 40. Kd4 {White still had space
advantage but it was not enough for a win.} Kd8 41. Ke3 Kd7 42. Kf2 Kd8 43. Kg3
Kd7 44. Kh4 Kd8 45. Nb7+ Kc7 46. Nd6 Kd8 47. g5 Kd7 48. g6 Kd8 49. Kg4 Kd7 50.
Kf4 Kd8 51. Ke4 Kd7 52. Kd4 Kd8 53. Kc3 Kd7 54. Kb4 Kd8 55. Nc4 Kc7 56. Ne3 Kd8
57. Ng4 Kd7 58. Kb3 Kd8 59. Kc4 Kd7 60. Nf2 Kd8 61. Ne4 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 82nd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2020.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "So,Wesley"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Back to wild and wonderful Wijk aan Zee. I have been playing this January
tournament ever since i was 14 years old and coming back is always a bit like
coming home. The fact that very little ever changes is comforting. The beach
with the silver sea, the small paths through the tall grass, the local Spar
for cheese pastries, the hot coffee in every shop, fried kibbeling in Juliana
plein, the same dogs or their children, and pony and goatee still grazing in
their small field (honestly how old are those two?).... It's all so comforting
and gives a feeling of happiness for someone who travels constantly for his
job and is always in new places. Even our hotel room doesn't change which is
nice because I know exactly where my few items should go. Before this game
Alireza had just been on a tear, winning two games and leading the tournament
with 2.5/3. What to do? Just try my best I guess.} 1. d4 {Against 1.e4 Alireza
plays many different Sicilians, in particular he also plays the Najdorf. Now
in the Najdorf it's almost impossible to gain an advantage against it these
days, and the positions possibly suit his style very well. Against 1.c4 he
plays 1...e5, so we could get a form of Reversed Sicilian. I decided to keep
it simple and play 1.d4.} d5 {He also plays 1...Nf6. For example against
Caruana he played the King's Indian! I also prepared for the King's Indian,
however after Ding Liren gave it up 4 years ago, it's very rare to see a 2700+
GM play that opening nowadays. The reason behind this is the King's Indian
feels a bit cramped, and White has too many good systems against it. By the
way his King's Indian game with Caruana is a great game so I suggest you take
a look at that game as well (if you haven't already).} 2. c4 dxc4 {He's only
tried the QGA a few times, but he played it against Duda two days earlier. He
got a really good position that game and was even outplaying Duda. So I
suppose why not try it again?} 3. Nf3 ({The QGA is supposed to have a bad
reputation in view of} 3. e4 {White gains a lot of space, the position is
easier to play for him and a clear-cut way to equality still has to be proven.
I suppose if not for 3.e4, there would be many more players who would be
playing the QGA. Duda-Alireza two days ago continued:} e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Qxd4
$6 ({The main line is} 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. O-O Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Qb3 Qd7 9. Qxb7
Rb8 10. Qa6 {[%csl Gc4,Gd3] and Black should be okay here, but he has a lot of
weak squares on the board.}) 5... Qxd4 6. Nxd4 Bc5 7. Nb5 Na6 8. Bf4 Nf6 $15 {
and Black has a small initiative.} 9. N1c3 Ng4 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Bxc4 c6 12. Nd6
b5 13. Bb3 Nxf2 14. Rf1 Nd3+ 15. Kd2 Nxb2 16. Rab1 Nc4+ 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Bxc4
Rd8+ 19. Kc2 Nb4+ 20. Kb3 Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rbd1 Be7 23. Kc4 Nc2 24. Rxd8+
Rxd8 25. Rf3 Rd7 26. Ne2 Rd2 27. Nf4 e5 28. Nd3 Na3+ 29. Kb3 Nb5 30. Bxe5 Rxg2
31. Rg3 Rxg3 32. Bxg3 Nd4+ 33. Kc4 Nf3 34. Bb8 a5 35. a4 Nd2+ 36. Kd4 Nb3+ 37.
Kc4 Nd2+ 38. Kd4 g5 39. Ne5 Bf6 {1/2-1/2 (39) Duda,J (2758)-Firouzja,A (2723)
Wijk aan Zee 2020}) 3... Nf6 4. e3 {Instead of 3.e4, I decided to play this
variation instead. I was not sure how deep his preparation was against 3.e4,
as he does not have enough games and he seemed very confident to face it.} e6
5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 {The main line of the classical QGA. Black has also
played 6...Nc6 in recent games, but I think that line is not as superior. 6...
a6 is definitely more solid.} 7. b3 {White has many moves here, but I played
this move 7.b3 before and it's a playable move. It's not a very concrete
forcing variation, but I like the arising positions after it.} ({There is
another variation here with} 7. Be2 {a prophylactic move, intending to capture
on c5 or occupy the center depending on what Black does. If Black takes on d4}
cxd4 8. exd4 (8. Nxd4 {leads to a different position.}) 8... Nc6 9. Nc3 {
we transpose to my game against Vladislav Artemiev played a few days later on
the 7th round. In that game (I had Black) I did not experience too many
problems.} Be7 10. Be3 Ng4 $1 11. Bf4 Nf6 {This knight manoever was Caruana's
idea actually. He played it against Levon Aronian two years ago. The point is
to keep d4 under control so White cannot jump to e5 with Ne5. It's
surprisingly difficult to get anything here.} 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bd3
Nxe3 15. fxe3 b6 16. Be4 Bb7 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxb7 Ra7 19. Be4 Nd7 20. Qe2 b5
21. Bf3 Rc7 22. a4 bxa4 23. Qxa6 a3 24. bxa3 Qc8 25. Qxc8 Rfxc8 26. Ne2 Rxc1
27. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 28. Nxc1 Bxa3 29. Nd3 Kf8 30. Bc6 Nb6 31. e4 Ke7 32. e5 Nc4 33.
Kf2 f6 34. Bb5 Nb2 35. Nf4 fxe5 36. dxe5 Nd1+ 37. Kf3 Bb2 38. Ba4 Nc3 39. Bc6
Na2 40. Nd3 Bc3 41. Be4 {1/2-1/2 (41) Artemiev,V (2731)-So,W (2765) Wijk aan
Zee 2020}) ({I guess} 7. Bb3 {might be the sharpest move for White here.}) 7...
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Bb2 O-O {We were both playing fast as we were actually
following my game against Mamedyarov played a few months back. Also current
theory indicates that this is Black's best defense.} 10. Be2 {Preparing to
meet b5 with Bf3.} ({The Mamedyarov game went} 10. Nd2 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. a4
Nc6 $11 {when White got absolutely nothing from the opening.} 13. Bf3 Nd5 14.
axb5 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 axb5 16. Ne4 b4 17. Qd2 Qb8 18. Bc5 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Qc7 20.
Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Ra7 Rc8 22. Rxb7 Qxb7 23. Nd6 Qc7 24. Nxc8 Qxc8 25. Bxd5 exd5 26.
h4 Qc5 27. h5 Kf8 28. g3 Ke7 29. Qd1 f5 30. Qd3 (30. Qa1 Qc3 $11) 30... Kf6 31.
Kg2 Kg5 32. f4+ Kf6 33. g4 fxg4 34. Qxh7 Qc3 35. Qg6+ Ke7 36. Qxg4 Kd6 37. Kf3
Qxb3 38. Qxg7 Qd1+ {1/2-1/2 (38) So,W (2763)-Mamedyarov,S (2765) Riga 2019})
10... Bd7 11. Nd2 ({The problem with} 11. Bf3 $2 {is} e5 {the white knight has
no good squares to go to.}) 11... Nc6 12. Rc1 {We both continue developing our
pieces.} Rc8 ({Here I thought the best move was} 12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 {
placing his pieces on solid squares. After} 14. Nc4 Rc8 {Black is very close
to equality. But in the game with 12...Rc8, I was able to keep more pieces on
the board.}) 13. N4f3 {Preventing the minor piece trade. I was still on my
preparation.} b5 14. a3 {Controlling the dark-squares on the queenside.} Qb6
15. Rc2 {[%cal Gd1b1,Gf1c1] Slowly improving the position of my pieces. The
idea of this mysterious rook move is to free squares and swing my Queen and
the other Rook over to the queenside. White is slightly better here as his
pieces control more vital squares (I control d4,e4, and e5 squares) and my
pieces are more harmonious than his. But Black has no weaknesses.} (15. Bd3 {
is an alternative. Putting the bishop on a more active square.}) 15... e5 $5 {
Interesting. Black does not want to play passively and he wants to activate
his pieces right away. I was expecting the more solid 15...Rfd8 or 15...Nd5.}
16. Bd3 {Controlling the e4-square and activating my bishop.} ({However
stronger was} 16. Qb1 {White just wants to double rooks on the c-file.} e4 (
16... Bf5 {does not work due to} 17. Rxc6) (16... Rfd8 17. Rfc1 $14) 17. Ng5
Bf5 18. Rfc1) ({I think Black is okay after} 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxa3 18.
Nf3) 16... Rfd8 17. Qe2 {Preparing Rfc1.} Bg4 (17... Be6 $1 {equalizes
according to the engine. The idea is after} 18. Rfc1 {Black has} e4 $1 {
followed by taking on b3. Therefore 16.Bd3 was not accurate for me.}) 18. Rfc1
{Here I was expecting the solid move 18...Qb7 but Alireza surprised me with
his choice.} Na7 $5 {A very strange move. I would never have considered it!
The knight becomes passive in the corner. However it's not simple to refute it
over the board.} ({I think Black is okay after} 18... Qb7) 19. Rxc8 {Trading
rooks. 19.Bxe5 is possible stronger.} Rxc8 ({If} 19... Nxc8 20. a4 {is better
for White. Black has some weak pawns that needs defending.} bxa4 21. Bxe5 $16)
20. Rxc8+ Nxc8 21. h3 {Forcing Black to give up the bishop pair.} Bxf3 22. Qxf3
Qd8 {Gaining time by attacking the pieces on the d-file.} (22... Qd6 {allows
the extra option} 23. Qf5 $5) 23. Qe2 Qd5 {Now his queen is very well
centralized in the center.} 24. Bc2 {Preparing to challenge his powerful queen
in the center.} ({But it might be better to play} 24. a4 Nd6 (24... bxa4 25.
Bc4) 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ba3 {when White will win a pawn by taking on d6 next
move.}) 24... Nd6 25. Qd3 (25. a4 $5) 25... Qxd3 26. Bxd3 Nd7 27. g4 {White is
just a bit better in this ending, but nothing special. I have the bishop pair,
but they are not yet too active.} g6 28. Ne4 {Preventing him from playing f5.}
Nxe4 ({Simpler was} 28... f6 {to bring the king to e6 and control the
light-squares. I thought that Black should be okay here.}) 29. Bxe4 Nc5 30. Bc2
e4 $2 {Alireza goes for active play, however he probably miscalculated as now
this pawn is overextended and in great danger.} 31. b4 Nd3 32. Bc3 Kf8 ({After
} 32... Bh4 33. Kf1 {[%cal Gf2f3] is what he probably missed. Now he cannot
take on f2, and White will slowly round up the e4-pawn.} Nxf2 {loses because
of the pin} 34. Be1 {[%cal Ge1h4] winning a piece.}) 33. Kf1 {Slowly
approaching the center.} f5 34. Ke2 $6 {Here I considered other alternatives
too:} ({At first} 34. f4 {fixing the pawn structure, in particular Black's
pawns on the light-squares are very vulnerable. But Black has} Bd8 $1 {with
counterplay on the e3-pawn. So this is not enough.}) ({Apparently best was} 34.
gxf5 $1 gxf5 35. Bb3 Bh4 {when White can attack Black's pawns with Be6 or
Bd5-b7. White has good practical chances to win.} 36. Bd5 $1 {[%cal Gd5b7,
Gb7a6,Ga6b5]}) 34... Bd8 ({After the game Alireza pointed out that} 34... h5 $1
{is enough to hold. And indeed I cannot find a win here. Black sets up a
fortress and holds even down a pawn.} 35. gxf5 gxf5 36. Bxd3 exd3+ 37. Kxd3 Kf7
{and Black just puts his king on e6. Unlike in the game White here cannot
invade with his king.}) 35. Bxd3 exd3+ 36. Kxd3 Kf7 37. e4 (37. Kd4 Bf6+ {
forces the king to go back.}) 37... fxg4 $2 {After this unfortunate exchange,
Black loses as White is able to invade with the king.} (37... f4 $1 {[%cal
Gf7e6] was the last chance to try and hold. The point is that my king cannot
approach as 38.Kd4 is met by Bb6+ winning the f2-pawn. After Ke6 it seems that
Black has a fortress. So perhaps it's just a draw!}) 38. hxg4 g5 $2 (38... h5
39. gxh5 gxh5 {gives White two pawns in the center without any obstacles. I'm
pretty confident White should be able to win this, however I do not want to
analyse too deeply, so I'll leave it to you to decide.}) 39. Kd4 {If Black's
king were on e6 he can hold, as now he has Bb6+ preventing my king from
invading. But now Black is helpless as he does not have any counterplay.} Bb6+
40. Kd5 Bxf2 41. Kc6 {[%cal Gc6d7,Gc6b7] Threatening Kd7 or Kb7. Making sure
that Black cannot create a passed pawn on the kingside.} Ke6 42. Kb7 Kd7 43.
Kxa6 Kc6 44. e5 Be3 45. e6 Bc1 46. a4 bxa4 47. Be5 {Now Black cannot prevent
White from queening one of the pawns, so Alireza resigned. This was a nice win
for me. It's clear that my opponent is talented, and I am sure we will see
more exciting games from him in the future. As for me I finished my long walk
through Wijk Aan Zee with +2. It's clear that there are a lot of improvements
necessary for me to become a better player, and find ways to retain energy
until the end of the tournament. I really like Wijk Aan Zee, it's people and
particularly the chess organizers. They all go the extra mile and make a month
long tournament proceed smoothly and graciously. Thank you Jeroen Van den Berg,
Myra Rooselaar, and the focused, efficient and generous Tata Steel Chess team.}
(47. Be5 Ba3 48. Ka5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.17"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Borge, Nikolaj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Denmark"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DEN"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 O-O (10... e5 11. exd4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qe5 Qd6
$1 $14) 11. exd4 Nd5 12. Bd2 $5 b6 13. Bb3 $2 (13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bb3 Bg4 $1 $10
) (13. Ba2) 13... Ndb4 $1 {xBb3} 14. Ne4 Na5 $5 (14... Bb7 $5 15. Neg5 Nxd4 16.
Nxd4 Qxd4) 15. Bxb4 Nxb3 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Ra3 Na5 18. Re3 $1 Bb7 19. Nc3 Qd6 (
19... Qb4 20. d5 $5 Bxd5 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Qxa4 $44) 20. Ng5 h6 (20... Qf4
$5 21. Re5 Nc6 $2 22. g3 Qf6 $1 {White loses material.} 23. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 24.
Ne4 Qg6 25. Rg5 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Bxe4 27. Rxg6 Bxg6 $16) 21. Nge4 Bxe4 $2 (21...
Qb4 22. Nf6+ Kh8 $1 (22... gxf6 23. Qh5 $18) 23. Rh3 $36 {is still very
dangerous.}) (21... Qe7 22. d5 exd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5) 22. Rxe4 $1 $16
Rfd8 23. d5 exd5 24. Nxd5 Kf8 $2 (24... Kh8 $1 {was correct.}) 25. g3 Qc6 $6
26. Red4 {threatening Qe7+ - xKf8} Re8 $8 27. Qd3 {Threatening 28 Qh7 - xKf8}
Kg8 $8 28. Rg4 $5 Re6 (28... Re5 $5 29. b4 $16) 29. b4 Nb7 30. Qd4 {[#]} g5 $2
{Setting a "trap" which loses at once.} (30... g6 $2 31. Re4 Rae8 32. b5 $1 (
32. Nf6+ Kf8 $1) 32... axb5 33. axb5 Rxe4 34. Qxe4 $1 Qe6 (34... Rxe4 35. bxc6
$18) 35. Nf6+ Kf8 36. Qb4+ Qe7 (36... Re7 37. Nd5 $18) 37. Qh4 $18) (30... f6
$1 31. Qd2 $1 f5 (31... Rae8 32. Qxh6 Re1+ 33. Kg2 $18) (31... Qxa4 32. Rc1 f5
33. Rxg7+ $1 {transposes}) (31... h5 32. Qa2 $1 Kh8 33. Rh4) 32. Rc1 $1 (32.
Rd4 Rae8) (32. Qa2) 32... Qxa4 (32... Qxc1+ 33. Qxc1 fxg4 34. Nc7 Rc8 35. Qc4
Nd8 36. Qd5 $18) (32... Qd6 33. Rd4 $16 Rd8 (33... Rae8 34. Nf4 (34. Rc7 Re2
35. Qd3 Re1+ 36. Kg2 Rb8) 34... Re1+ 35. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 36. Qxe1 Qxd4 37. Qe6+ Kh8
38. Ng6+ Kh7 39. Ne7 Qd8 40. Nxf5 $18) 34. Rc7 Re5 35. Ne7+ Rxe7 36. Rxd6 Rxd6
37. Qa2+ Kf8 38. Rxe7 Kxe7 39. Qg8 $18) 33. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 34. Rc7+ Kg8 35. Qd4
Re1+ 36. Kg2 Qa1 37. Nc3 $1 $18) 31. h4 $1 f5 32. hxg5 fxg4 33. gxh6 (33. gxh6
Qd7 34. Nf6+ $1) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14a"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Speelman,J"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1987.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. b3 $5 Nc6 8.
Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nf3 $5 (10. Nd2) 10... Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Ng5 $5 (
12. e4) (12. Qb1 $5 {/\ Ng5}) 12... h6 13. Nge4 b5 (13... Nb4 $6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. a3 $14) 14. Be2 Nb4 15. a3 (15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17.
Ne4 Qb2 $1 $10 (17... Qe7 $14)) 15... Nbd5 16. Bd3 (16. Bf3) 16... Rc8 17. Qe2
Nxe4 18. Nxe4 f5 $1 19. Ng3 Bf6 $10 20. Nh5 $6 (20. Rac1) 20... Bxb2 21. Qxb2
Qg5 22. Be2 (22. Ng3) 22... Nc3 $1 23. Bf3 Rc7 24. Qd2 Bc6 $1 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26.
Qd7 Rfc8 27. Nf4 Qd8 (27... Qf6 $5 {/\ g5!?}) 28. Qxd8+ Rxd8 $17 29. Ng6 $1
Ne2+ 30. Kh1 Rc2 31. Ne5 Rd5 32. Nf3 $8 (32. f4 Rc3 $1) 32... Kf7 33. b4 $1 g5
34. a4 Kf6 35. axb5 axb5 36. Ra7 $6 g4 37. Nh4 Rc1 $1 38. Rxc1 Nxc1 39. g3 Rd2
$2 (39... Nd3) 40. f4 gxf3 $2 (40... Rb2 $17) 41. Nxf3 Rd3 $1 (41... Re2 42.
Ra3) 42. Nd4 Rxe3 43. Nxb5 $2 (43. Rh7 $1) 43... Nd3 44. Nd6 Nxb4 45. Ne8+ Ke5
$8 (45... Kg6 $4 46. Rg7+ Kh5 47. Nf6#) 46. Rh7 $2 Re1+ 47. Kg2 Re2+ 48. Kh3
Nd3 $1 49. Rxh6 $2 (49. Ra7 $17 Nf2+ 50. Kh4 $1) 49... Nf2+ 50. Kg2 (50. Kh4
Ng4 $19) 50... Ng4+ 51. Kf1 Ra2 52. Rg6 Ke4 $1 (52... Ke4 $1 53. Ke1 (53. Rxe6+
Kf3 54. Ke1 Ne3) 53... Ne3 $1) 0-1

[Event "Baden-Baden International"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1925.05.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "Spielmann,R"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1925.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {WSZ 1925,S.138 [Spielmann]} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 c5
6. Bxc4 a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nxd4 Qc7 12. Nxc6
Qxc6 13. e4 b6 14. Bg5 {Die damit eingeleitete Kombination ist zweischneidiger
Natur. Eine ruhige positionelle Fortsetzung bestand in} (14. Be3 Bb7 15. f3 {
Allerdings dürfte auch der Schwarze dabei zu einer bequemen Aufstellung kommen.
}) 14... h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bg5 17. Rac1 $2 ({Richtig war} 17. f4 exd5
18. Bxd5 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Rb8 20. fxg5 hxg5 21. Qh5 Qe7 {mit ungefährem Ausgleich.}
) 17... exd5 18. Bxd5 Qg6 $1 19. Bxa8 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Bh3 21. f4 {Weiß versucht
noch, als letzte Rettungsmöglichkeit, den Bh3 abzufangen.} ({Rubinstein hatte
sich in der Vorausberechnung auf die Fortsetzung} 21. e5 Rxa8 22. Qf3 {
verlassen und sah erst hier zu seinem Schrecken,daß darauf} Rc8 {die gewonnene
Figur dem Schwarzen sicherstellt.}) 21... Rxa8 22. f5 Qg5 23. Rc3 Bg4 24. Qf2
Rd8 {Damit ist dem Läufer das Feld d1 zugänglich.} 25. h3 Rd2 26. Qg3 Bd1 27.
Qb8+ Kh7 28. Rg3 Qd8 29. Qb7 Bh5 30. Qxa6 Qd4+ 31. Kh2 Be2 32. Qb7 Rd1 33. Rc3
Qe5+ 34. g3 Qd4 {Nach dieser bisher einzigen Niederlage Rubinsteins hat
derselbe feierlich erklärt, daß er niemals wieder eine Kombinationspartie,
sondern immer solide auf Position spielen werde.} 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 e6 {World Championship matches
greatly influence fashion a Tomashevsky opts for Anand's Semi-Slav fortress,
which occurred 4 times in Moscow.} ({The usual Chebanenko Slav continuation is
} 5... b5 6. b3 ({Gelfand usually plays the ambitious} 6. c5 {Gelfand,B (2741)
-Wang Yue (2752) Bazna Kings 4th 2010 (1) 1-0 , an excellent model game is})
6... Bg4 7. h3 (7. Qc2 $5 e6 8. Ne5 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Nxd3 dxc4 11. bxc4 bxc4
12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. O-O Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Rd1 Qa5 16. Ne4 c3 17. Rb1 Rd8 18.
Rd4 Qc7 19. Qa4 a5 20. g3 Bb4 21. Nd6+ Kf8 22. e4 Nb6 23. Qc2 Nd7 24. Nc4 h6
25. a3 Bc5 26. Rd3 $36 {Kramnik,V (2800)-Ivanchuk,V (2775)/Moscow Tal mem/2011/
}) 7... Bxf3 8. gxf3 (8. Qxf3 e5 {Kramnik,V (2772)-Ni Hua (2665)/London/2009/
See this game and an article about the whole line in CBM 141.}) 8... Nbd7 9.
Bg2 e6 10. Bd2 Be7 11. f4 O-O 12. O-O bxc4 13. bxc4 Nb6 14. c5 Nc4 15. Be1 Kh8
16. Ne2 Rg8 $1 17. Ng3 g5 $132 {Morozevich,A (2769)-McShane,L (2706)/Moscow
Tal mem/2012/}) 6. Bd3 {Kramnik opts for a move, which allows Black to
transpose into a rather innocuous line of the Queen's Gambit Accepted. However,
even Gelfand didn't get much after more ambitious moves:} (6. c5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 b6
8. cxb6 Nxb6 9. Bd2 c5 (9... Bd6 10. Bd3 h6 11. e4 Nfd7 12. O-O O-O 13. e5 Be7
14. Qc1 c5 15. Bxh6 cxd4 16. Qf4 f5 17. Qg3 Rf7 18. Nxd4 Bh4 {Smirnov,P (2610)
-Demianjuk,A (2300)/Voronezh/2012/} 19. Nc6 $16) 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bd6 12.
Bg5 O-O 13. Bd3 h6 14. Bh4 Bb7 15. O-O Qb8 $6 (15... Bf4 $1 16. Rcd1 Nbd7 $132)
16. Bg3 Rc8 17. Qe2 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Qd6 19. Rc2 Nbd7 20. Rfc1 Rab8 (20... Rc7
$142 $1) 21. Na4 Ne4 $6 (21... Rxc2 $14) 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Qc2 $36 {[%cal
Gc1c8] Gelfand,B (2727)-Anand,V (2791)/WCh Moscow/2012/}) (6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5
exd5 8. Be2 Be6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Bc5 13. Rd1 Qe7
14. Bf3 O-O $1 $146 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Rac8 18. Bd2 Bxe3 19.
Bc3 Bb6 20. Qf5 Qe6 21. Qf3 f6 22. h4 Qc6 23. h5 Rfd8 $11 {Gelfand,B (2727)
-Anand,V (2791)/WCh Moscow/2012/}) (6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bd6
10. Qc2 (10. Rc1 e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15.
dxe5 Nxe4 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Be3 Bf5 18. Qxd6 Nxd6 19. Nd4 Rfe8 20. Nxf5 Nxf5
21. Bc5 h5 22. Rfd1 Rac8 $11 {Gelfand,B (2727)-Anand,V (2791)/WCh Moscow/2012/}
) 10... e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e4 exd4 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nf6 15. h3 Bd7 16.
Rad1 Re8 17. Nxd4 Rc8 18. Qb1 h6 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Rc5 21. Rfe1 Rxd5 22.
Bc3 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bc5 24. Qc2 Bd4 $11 {Gelfand,B (2727)-Anand,V (2791)/WCh
Moscow/2012/}) 6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O (8. a4 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. dxc5 (10.
Qe2 cxd4 11. Rd1 e5 12. exd4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qe5 Qd6 15. Qxd6 Bxd6 16.
Rxd4 Be5 $11 ({or} 16... Bc5 $11 {is a well-known line, which is not dangerous
for Black.})) 10... Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. Bd2 Bd7 (12... b6 13. Bd3 Nb4 14.
Be2 O-O 15. a5 b5 16. Rdc1 Be7 17. Ne5 Rd8 18. Bf3 Rb8 19. Ne4 Nfd5 20. Nc5 Bf6
21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Bxb4 Bxe5 23. e4 Rd8 24. Rd1 Re8 25. Nd3 Bf6 26. Bd6 Ra8 27.
e5 Bd8 28. Nc5 $36 {Kramnik,V (2759)-Topalov,V (2796)/Nice rpd/2009/}) 13. a5 (
13. Bd3 O-O 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Nc5 Be8 17. Be2 Rd5 18. Nb3 Rad8 19.
Be1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rxd1 21. Bxd1 Nb4 22. Na5 Nd3 23. Bc3 Ne4 $15 {Anand,V (2817)
-Kramnik,V (2785)/Monte Carlo rpd/2011/}) 13... Bb4 14. Na4 Ke7 15. Nb6 (15.
Bxb4+ Nxb4 16. Nb6 Rab8 17. Ne5 Rhd8 18. Rdc1 Be8 19. Be2 Nfd5 20. Nxd5+ Rxd5
21. Rc4 Nc6 $11 {/=/+,Eljanov,P (2716)-Ivanchuk,V (2703)/Jermuk/2009/}) 15...
Bxd2 16. Nxd2 Rab8 17. Ne4 Rhd8 18. Nc5 Nb4 19. Rdc1 Bc6 20. Ra3 Nfd5 21. Rb3
$11 {1/2,Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2614)-Morozevich,A (2715)/Pamplona/2010/}) 8...
b5 9. Be2 ({More usual is} 9. Bb3 {, but the line} Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Qb8
{has a drawish reputation. A recent example:} 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14.
Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Be7 16. e4 Qb7 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bf4 O-O 19. Rad1 Nb6 20. R5d2
Rad8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. e5 Qc6 24. Kf1 $11 {1/2,Postny,E (2618)
-Nielsen,P (2681)/WCup Khanty-Mansiysk/2011/}) 9... Bb7 10. dxc5 Qxd1 ({
Black can also keep his king in the centre, a valid alternative is} 10... Bxc5
11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 {Analogously to the game, a more ambitious attempt is} 12. Nd2
$5 ({Too soft is} 12. b3 Ke7 13. Bb2 Nbd7 14. Rfd1 Rhc8 15. a4 (15. Nd4 Rc7 16.
Rac1 Rac8 17. f3 e5 18. Nf5+ Kf8 19. Kf2 Bb4 20. Nb1 Rc2 21. Bc3 R2xc3 22. Nxc3
Rxc3 23. Rxc3 Bxc3 24. Nd6 Nc5 $15 {Kurajica,B (2590)-Yakovich,Y (2520)/Moscow/
1992/}) 15... b4 16. Nb1 a5 17. Nbd2 Ne8 18. Bb5 f6 19. Nc4 Nd6 20. Nxd6 Bxd6
21. Rxd6 Kxd6 22. Rd1+ Bd5 23. e4 Rc2 24. exd5 Rxb2 25. dxe6+ Kxe6 26. Bxd7+
Ke7 27. Bb5 Rxb3 28. h4 Rc3 $132 {1/2,Muse,M (2470)-Ribli,Z (2610)/Bundesliga/
1992/}) 12... Nbd7 13. Nb3 Bb4 14. Bd2 Nc5 (14... Ke7 15. a3 (15. a4 bxa4 16.
Rxa4 a5 $11) 15... Bd6 (15... Nc5 $2 16. Ne4 $1 $16) 16. Na5 Rab8 17. Nxb7 $14)
15. Nd4 Nd5 (15... Ncd7 $5 16. a3 Bd6 17. Nb3 Rb8 $11 {[%cal Yd8e7,Yh8c8]}) 16.
Nxd5 Bxd2 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Rfd1 Ne4 (18... Kc7 19. Nc4 $36) 19. Nb3 Kc7 20. Nc4
$1 Bc3 (20... bxc4 $142 21. Nxd2 $14) 21. bxc3 Nxc3 22. Ne5 Nxe2+ 23. Kf1 Nc3
24. Rd7+ Kb6 25. Rxf7 Bc6 {Bischoff,K (2564)-Lazarev,V (2526)/Bundesliga/2004/}
26. Nd4 Be8 27. Rxg7 $16) 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. Nd2 (12. Nd4 Nbd7 (12... O-O {
transposes to the game.}) (12... Nc6 13. Nb3 Be7 14. e4 {[%cal Yf2f3,Yc1e3,
Ya1c1]}) 13. Nb3 Bb6 $6 (13... Bb4 $142 $5 14. Bd2 (14. a4 bxa4 15. Nxa4 Ke7
$11) 14... O-O {once again transposes to the game.}) 14. a4 $1 $36 b4 15. a5
bxc3 (15... Ba7 16. Na2 Bd5 17. Nd4 Bc5 18. Bd2 {[%csl Ra6,Rb4]} e5 19. Nf3 b3
20. Nb4 Bb7 21. Rac1 Bd6 22. Be1 Ne4 23. Ng5 Nxg5 24. Rxd6 Ke7 25. Rcd1 $18 {
Schwarz,M (2402)-Diermair,A (2391)/AUT-chT/2007/}) 16. axb6 cxb2 17. Bxb2 Nxb6
18. Na5 Bc8 (18... Be4 19. f3 Bg6 20. Ba3 Nfd5 21. Nb7 f6 22. Rac1 Na4 23. Rxd5
exd5 24. Rc7 $18 {->,Bischoff,K (2541)-Stohl,I (2534)/AUT-chT/2001/}) 19. Bf3
Nbd5 20. Ba3 Bd7 21. Nc4 Ba4 22. Rd4 Bb5 23. Nd6+ Kd7 24. e4 $18 {Sakaev,K 
(2619)-Stevic,H (2592)/EU-ch Budva/2009/}) ({The knight transfer to b3 is the
only way to fight for an edge, too bland is} 12. a3 Nbd7 13. b4 Be7 14. Bb2 O-O
15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Nb1 (16. Kf1 Rfd8 17. h3 Kf8 18. Nb1 Nd5 19. Nbd2 N7b6 20.
Rxc8 (20. Nb3 Na4 21. Bd4 Ndc3 22. Bxc3 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Nxc3 24. Be2 Nxe2 25.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Kxe2 f6 $17 {[%csl Gc8,Ge7] Pomar Salamanca,A (2510)-Spassky,B 
(2690)/Gothenburg/1971/}) 20... Rxc8 21. Rc1 $11) 16... Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Nbd2 Bb7 20. Kf1 Kf8 21. Ke1 Ke8 22. h3 h6 23. Kd1 Kd8 {1/2,
Flohr,S-Gruenfeld,E/Folkestone olm/1933/ Ammusing total symmetry!}) 12... O-O
$5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (12... Nbd7 13. Nb3 {-12.Nd4}) (12... Be7 13. Nb3 Nc6 14. e4
$11 {/+/=}) 13. Nb3 Bb4 14. Bd2 Nbd7 (14... Nc6 15. a4 $1 bxa4 16. Nxa4 $36 {
[%cal Ra4c5]}) 15. a3 (15. a4 $5 bxa4 16. Nxa4 a5 $132 {[%cal Yb7d5,Yf6e4]})
15... Nc5 $1 (15... Bxc3 16. Bxc3 Bd5 17. Na5 $14) (15... Be7 16. Na5 $14) 16.
Nc1 (16. Nd4 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Rfc8 $11 {[%cal Rc5a4] and White won't be able to
retain his bishop-pair.}) 16... Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Rfc8 18. Bd4 Bd5 19. f3 Bc4 {
Halving the bishop-pair more or less equalizes.} (19... Bb3 20. Rd2 Nfd7 21.
Kf2 f6 22. e4 Bc4 $5 23. Bd1 $5 e5 24. Be3 a5 25. b3 Bf7 26. Be2 $11 {/+/=
gives White some chances to fight for an advantage.}) 20. Kf2 (20. Bxc4 bxc4
21. Rd2 Nfd7 22. Rc2 Na4 23. Ne2 e5 24. Bc3 f6 $132 {[%cal Yd7c5,Yc5d3]}) 20...
Bxe2 21. Kxe2 Nd5 22. Rd2 f6 23. Bxc5 $5 ({Black's knights are actively placed
and even after chasing them away White can't achive any substantial progress:} 
23. e4 Nb6 24. b3 Nbd7 $11 {[%cal Yg8f7,Yf7e7,Ye6e5]}) 23... Rxc5 24. Nd3 {
[%mdl 4096] By swapping his bishop voluntarily Kramnik tries to build up on a
few tiny endgame pluses - better king, slight vulnerability of Black's
queenside. Rook and knight endgames were also a favourite of the grest
technician Ulf Andersson. However, here circumspect defence should have held
the balance.} Rc7 (24... Rc4 $5 $11) 25. a4 bxa4 26. Rxa4 Kf7 (26... a5 $142 $1
27. e4 Nb6 $11) 27. Ra5 Raa7 $2 (27... Rc6 28. Nc5 (28. e4 Ne7 29. Nc5 Rb6 $11)
28... Rb8 (28... Nb4 $5 29. Rd7+ Kg8 30. Rb7 Rac8 $11) 29. Nxa6 (29. Nxe6 Kxe6
30. Raxd5 Rxb2 $11) 29... Rb3 30. Nc5 Rxe3+ 31. Kf2 Re5 $132) 28. Nc5 Nb4 (
28... Rc6 $5 29. Nxe6 {[%cal Re6d8]} Kxe6 30. Raxd5 $14) 29. Rd6 Rc8 (29... e5
30. Rb6 $1 Nd5 31. Rbxa6 Rxa6 32. Nxa6 $16) 30. f4 {Frees f3 for the king -
White has already a tangible pull.} (30. Nxe6 $6 Rc2+) 30... Rac7 (30... Re7
31. Rb6 $36) 31. Nxe6 (31. Nxa6 $6 Ra7 $11 {[%cal Yc8c2]}) 31... Rc2+ 32. Kf3
Rxb2 33. Nd4 (33. f5 $142 $1 $36 {[%cal Rd6d7]}) 33... Rc7 34. Rb6 Nd3 ({
Black jettisons a pawn, as it's difficult to untangle without losses after} 
34... Ra7 35. g4 $36) 35. Rxb2 Nxb2 36. Rxa6 $16 {Kramnik,V (2799)-Eljanov,P 
(2692) Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008 (4) 1-0 /+/= White has good winning chances, he
can gradually improve his position without allowing a premature knight swap. A
good example of a similar endgame from Kramnik's practice is} Nc4 37. g4 Nd2+
38. Ke2 Ne4 39. h4 Rb7 $2 (39... g6 $142) 40. g5 Kg6 $6 (40... Re7 $16) 41. Kf3
Re7 (41... Nc5 42. h5+ $1 (42. Rc6 Nd7 43. e4 $16) 42... Kxh5 43. Ra5 Nb3 44.
Nxb3 Rxb3 45. gxf6+ $18) (41... Nd2+ 42. Kg4 h5+ 43. Kh3 $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal
Rf4f5,Rd4e6]} Nc4 44. f5+ Kf7 45. Ne6 Ke8 46. g6 Nxe3 47. Nxg7+ Rxg7 48. Re6+
Kd8 (48... Re7 $2 49. g7) (48... Kf8 49. Rxf6+ Kg8 50. Re6 $18) 49. Rxe3 $18 {
[%cal Re3e6]}) 42. h5+ $6 {White complicates his task.} (42. Re6 {wins
practically by force:} Rxe6 $8 43. f5+ Kh5 $8 (43... Kf7 44. fxe6+ $18) 44.
fxe6 (44. Nxe6 $2 Nd6 45. Nxg7+ Kxh4 46. gxf6 Kg5 47. Ne8 Nf7 48. e4 h5 $132)
44... Nd6 45. gxf6 gxf6 46. Kf4 Kg6 (46... Kxh4 47. Nf5+ $18) (46... Ne8 47.
Kf5 Kxh4 48. e7 Nc7 49. Ne6 Ne8 50. Nf4 $18) 47. Nf5 $1 Ne8 (47... Nxf5 48. h5+
$18) 48. Ne7+ Kg7 49. Kg4 Kf8 (49... Nc7 50. Nf5+ Kg8 51. e7 $19) 50. Nf5 Nc7
51. e7+ Kf7 52. Kh5 Ne8 53. Kh6 Kg8 54. e4 Kh8 55. Nd4 Kg8 56. Nc6 Nd6 57. Nd8
Ne8 58. Kh5 Kg7 (58... Nd6 59. Kg4 f5+ 60. Kf4 $1 fxe4 61. Ke5 Ne8 62. Kxe4 Kg7
63. Kf5 $18) 59. Kg4 Nd6 60. Kf4 Kg6 61. h5+ Kg7 (61... Kxh5 62. Nf7 Ne8 63.
Kf5 $18 {[%cal Rf5d7]}) 62. e5 fxe5+ 63. Kxe5 Ne8 64. Ke6 Kh6 65. Nf7+ Kxh5 66.
Nd6 Ng7+ 67. Kf7 Kh6 68. Ne4 $22 $18) ({Another more convincing way was} 42.
f5+ Kf7 (42... Kh5 43. Ne6 Nd2+ 44. Kf4 Kxh4 45. gxf6 gxf6 46. Ra2 Rd7 47. Nd4
$18) 43. Ne6 Nd2+ (43... Nc3 44. Nxg7 $18) 44. Kf4 fxg5+ 45. Nxg5+ Ke8 46. Ra8+
Kd7 47. Ra7+ Ke8 48. Rxe7+ Kxe7 49. Nxh7 $18) 42... Kxh5 43. Nf5 Nd2+ 44. Ke2
Rd7 45. gxf6 gxf6 46. Rxf6 (46. Nd6 Kg4 $1 (46... Nb1 47. Ne4 $18) 47. Kxd2 Kf3
48. f5 h5 49. e4 h4 50. e5 fxe5 51. f6 h3 52. f7 Rxf7 53. Nxf7 h2 54. Nxe5+ Kg2
55. Rg6+ Kf1 $11) 46... Kg4 47. Nh6+ (47. Nd6 Nb3 48. Rh6 $16) 47... Kg3 48.
Rf8 Ne4 49. Rg8+ Kh3 50. Ng4 Kh4 51. Ne5 Ra7 52. Nf3+ $6 (52. Kf3 $1 Nd2+ 53.
Kg2 {[%cal Re5f3]} Ne4 $8 54. Rg4+ Kh5 55. Kf3 Nd2+ 56. Ke2 Ne4 (56... Ra2 57.
Rg5+ Kh4 58. Nf3+ $18) 57. Rg1 Ra2+ 58. Kd3 Nf2+ 59. Kd4 Ra4+ 60. Nc4 $5 $16 {
[%cal Yd4d5,Yc4d6,Ye3e5]}) 52... Kh5 53. Kd3 $6 (53. Ne5 $5 Ra2+ 54. Kd3 Nf2+
55. Kc4 $14 {/+/-}) (53. Rg1 Ra2+ 54. Kd3 Nf2+ 55. Kd4 Ra4+ 56. Kd5 Nh3 57. Rh1
Ra5+ 58. Kd6 Ra6+ 59. Ke7 Ra7+ 60. Kf6 Ra6+ 61. Kf5 Ra5+ 62. Ne5 Kh4 $14) 53...
Nf2+ $132 54. Kd4 Ra4+ 55. Kd5 Ra5+ 56. Ke6 Ng4 $1 57. e4 Ra6+ 58. Ke7 $8 Ra7+
(58... Nf6 $2 59. Rg5+ Kh6 60. Nh4 $18) 59. Kd6 Ra6+ (59... Nf6 $1 60. Rg5+ Kh6
61. Ke5 Nxe4 62. Kxe4 Ra4+ {/\} 63. Kf5 Rxf4+ $1 $11) 60. Kc7 h6 $8 61. e5 Nf6
$1 62. Rd8 (62. exf6 Rc6+ (62... Rxf6 $11) 63. Kd7 Rd6+ 64. Ke7 Re6+ 65. Kf7
Rxf6+ $11) (62. Rf8 Nh7 63. Rh8 Nf6 $1 $132) 62... Kg4 63. Nd4 Ra7+ 64. Kd6 (
64. Kb8 Rd7 65. Kc8 Kxf4 66. exf6 Rf7 $11) 64... Ne4+ 65. Kd5 Nc3+ 66. Kc4 Kxf4
(66... Rc7+ $2 67. Kd3 {/\} Kxf4 $2 68. Ne6+ $18) 67. e6 (67. Kxc3 Rc7+ 68. Kd3
Kxe5 $11) 67... Rc7+ 68. Kd3 Ke5 $2 (68... Na4 69. Rf8+ Ke5 70. e7 (70. Rf7
Rxf7 (70... Nc5+ 71. Ke3 Nxe6 72. Rf5+ Kd6 73. Nb5+ Ke7 $11) 71. exf7 Nc5+ 72.
Ke3 Nd7 $11) 70... Nc5+ 71. Ke3 Rxe7 72. Nc6+ Kd6+ 73. Nxe7 Kxe7 $11) 69. Rd7
$1 $18 Nd5 (69... Rc8 70. e7 Re8 71. Kxc3 Kf6 72. Nc6 $18) 70. e7 Rc3+ (70...
Rc8 71. Nc6+ $18) 71. Kd2 Rc8 72. Nc6+ Ke6 73. Rxd5 Rxc6 (73... Kxd5 74. Nd8
$18) 74. e8=Q+ Kxd5 75. Kd3 {Black's king is too far from the h-pawn to create
a fortress.} Re6 76. Qb5+ Kd6 77. Kd4 Ke7 78. Qf5 Rf6 79. Qh7+ Kf8 80. Ke5 Ra6
81. Qb7 (81. Qd3 $142) 81... Rg6 82. Qh7 $1 (82. Kf5 $6 Rg5+ 83. Kf6 Kg8 84.
Qb3+ $18 {is also a win according to TB, but it unnecessarily prolongs the
game.}) 82... Ra6 (82... Rc6 83. Qe4 Rc7 84. Kf6 Rf7+ 85. Kg6 $18) 83. Qd3 (83.
Qd3 Ra7 84. Kf6 $18 {[%cal Rf6h6]} (84. Qd4 Rf7 85. Qh4 Kg7 86. Ke6 Rf8 87.
Qg4+ Kh7 88. Ke7 Rg8 89. Qc4 Kg7 90. Qe6 Kh7 91. Kf7 Rg5 92. Kf8 $18)) 1-0

[Event "WchT 5th"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2001.10.20"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

{[%mdl 2] This game brought Ukraine the World Team Championship gold.} 1. d4 d5
2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 {The QGA has gained a
solid reputation over the last years, mainly due to Anand.} 7. Bb3 {One of the
most topical alternatives, played by the likes of Kasparov and Kramnik.} (7.
Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Qb8 11. d5 Nxd5 (11... c4 $5) 12. Nxd5
exd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Rxd5 Qb7 15. e4 Be7 $11 {is the older main line, which
however doesn't promise White much and is gradually disappearing from the
scenes.}) (7. dxc5 {is an attempt to use the extra tempo in a symmetrical
position without queens. Although Kramnik caused even Kasparov serious
problems with this approach in the London 2000 match (Game 4), later good
antidotes have been found:} Bxc5 $5 (7... Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 O-O (9...
Nbd7 10. Be2 b6 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 Bb7 13. f3 O-O 14. e4 Rfc8 15. Be3 Kf8 16.
Nd2 Ne5 17. N4b3 Rc6 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Rxc6 Rxc6 20. g4 h6 21. h4 Bc8 22. g5
hxg5 23. hxg5 $36 {Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/London BGN WCh/2000/}) 10. Be2 Rd8 $1
11. Ne5 Be7 12. b3 Nd5 13. Bb2 f6 14. Nd3 Nc6 15. e4 Nb6 16. e5 f5 17. Rac1 Bd7
18. Nf3 $11 {1/2,Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Moscow Botvinnik mem/2001/}) 8. Qxd8+
Kxd8 9. Nbd2 Ke7 10. Be2 Nc6 11. b3 Rd8 12. Bb2 b6 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. Ne1 Kf8 $1
15. Nd3 Be7 16. Nc4 b5 17. Nce5 $11 {1/2,Lputian,S-Ponomariov,R/EU-ch Ohrid/
2001/}) 7... b5 $5 {Ambitious, Black ignores development and continues his
plan. If he can get away with it, this move may well replace the more popular}
(7... Nc6 8. Nc3 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 {Black wants to castle first and only later
fianchetto his Bc8, the central break doesn't promise White much either
immediately, or after preparation:} {A later try was} 10. Bg5 (10. a3 O-O 11.
Bf4 Na5 12. Ba2 b5 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bb7 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. Ne5
Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 Rfe8 19. Nd7 Nc5 20. Nb6 Rad8 21. Nd5 Bf8 $11 {Tkachiev,
V-Ponomariov,R/Enghien les Bains/ 1999/ leads to a rather sterile position.
The main attempts to broaden White's horizons were undertaken by Kramnik:}) (
10. Re1 O-O 11. h4 $5 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. Qd3 Bb7 14. h5 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxd4 16.
Bf4 h6 $1 (16... b4 $2 17. Rad1 Qc4 18. Bd3 Qc6 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Be5 f5 21. Qg3
Rf7 22. Nd2 Nb7 23. Nf3 Nc5 24. Nd4 Qb6 25. Nxf5 exf5 26. Bc4 Nf6 27. Bc7 {
1-0,Kramnik,V-Huebner,R/Dortmund/2000/}) 17. Rad1 Qc5 18. Qg3 Nxh5 19. Qd3 Qf5
20. Qxf5 exf5 21. Nd5 Nxf4 22. Nxe7+ Kh7 23. g3 Nh5 24. Bxf5+ g6 25. Be4 Rad8
26. Nd5 Kg7 27. Nc7 Nf6 28. Bf3 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rc8 30. Rc1 Rd8 31. Rd1 Rc8 32.
Rc1 Rd8 33. Rd1 $11 {1/2,Bareev,E-Rublevsky,S/Montecatini Terme/ 2000/}) 10...
O-O 11. Qd2 $5 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. Qf4 {Nevertheless, more logical is} Bb7 ({
Interesting is} 13... Ra7 14. Rad1 Rc7 $5 (14... Bb7 $143 $2 {allows the
powerful} 15. d5 $1 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 {Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Dortmund/2001/} {/\} Nxd5
17. Rxd5 $1 exd5 18. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 19. Qh4+ Kg8 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Ng5 $16) {/\}
15. d5 exd5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rxd5 Rd7 18. Rfd1 Bxc3 19. Rxd7 Bxd7 20. bxc3 Qc8
$132) 14. Rad1 {[%cal Rd4d5] This position is still rare in practice, the
threat of the central pawn advance is quite real:} b4 (14... g6 15. Bh6 Nh5 16.
Qg4 f5 17. Qh3 Rc8 18. d5 $1 b4 19. dxe6 Bd6 20. Rfe1 Re8 21. Ba4 Re7 22. Bd7
bxc3 23. Rxd6 cxb2 24. Bg5 $18 {Tkachiev,V-Lesiege,A/FIDE WCh New Delhi/2000/})
15. d5 $5 bxc3 16. Qh4 h5 (16... h6 $5) 17. dxe6 Qc7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qxh5 g6
20. exf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxg6+ Kf8 22. Nd4 $5 (22. Ng5 Bxg5 23. Qxg5 Bxg2 $1 24. Qxg2
Rg7 25. Bg6 Qc6 $15 {Epishin,V-Hort,V/Hoogeveen op/2001/}) 22... Bxd4 23. Rxd4
$44 {->}) ({After} 7... Nbd7 {Black must be ready especially for the dangerous}
8. e4 $5 Nxe4 9. Re1 $36) 8. a4 {Otherwise the game transposes into the
innocuous older main line mentioned above, e.g.} (8. Qe2 Bb7 9. Rd1 Nbd7) 8...
b4 $8 {More or less forced, Black shouldn't open the game while his
development is unfinished.} (8... Bb7 $143 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Bxa8 11. Qe2
$36 {[%csl Re8] עe8}) (8... c4 $6 9. Bc2 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Ge3][%cal Re3e4] /+/-,
[+] gives White a free hand in the centre.}) 9. Nbd2 (9. e4 cxd4 10. Nbd2 (10.
e5 $6 Ne4 $1 11. Nxd4 Bb7 $11 {[%cal Ye4c5] /=/+,/\Nc5}) 10... Be7 $1 $11) 9...
Bb7 (9... cxd4 10. exd4 $5 Be7 11. Nc4 Bb7 12. a5 Nbd7 13. Bf4 $1 O-O 14. Re1
Bd5 15. Qd3 Ra7 16. h3 Nb8 17. Nfe5 $14 {|^,Dreev,A-Zifroni,D/EUCup Panormo/
2001/ White has good piece play, as Black has opened the position rather
prematurely.}) ({More interesting is} 9... Be7 $5 10. e4 (10. dxc5 $5 {is
perhaps better.}) 10... cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc6 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. Rc1 Bb7 16. Bc2 Rab8 17. Nxd4 {1/2,Gleizerov,E-Skripchenko Lautier,A/Saint
Vincent op/2001/}) 10. e4 $5 {Kasparov played this in 1997 and it became the
main move. Less energetic is} (10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. a5 Be7 12. Nc4 (12. Ne5 O-O 13.
f4 $6 Qc7 14. Ndf3 Bd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 $15 {Pelletier,Y-Grischuk,A/Biel/2001/})
12... O-O 13. Bd2 Qb8 $1 14. Rfc1 Bd5 15. Ba4 {Huebner,R-Rublevsky,S/Polanica
Zdroj/1996/} Qb7 $1 $11) 10... Be7 $1 {Ponomariov's novelty, we have already
said it's important for Black not to fall too much behind in development.} ({
Very dangerous is the natural} 10... cxd4 $6 11. e5 Nfd7 (11... Nd5 $143 12.
Nc4 Nc6 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Rc1 h6 15. Bh4 Bc5 16. Nfd2 $1 O-O 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Bg3
Qd8 19. Ncd6 Na5 20. Bc2 b3 21. Bb1 Qb6 22. Qd3 g6 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. h4 $1 $40 {
Kasparov,G-Piket,Je/Tilburg/1997/}) 12. Nc4 Nc6 (12... Nc5 13. Bg5 f6 14. exf6
gxf6 15. Nxd4 $1 $16 {/\} Qd5 16. Nd6+ $1 Qxd6 17. Qh5+ Ke7 18. Nf5+ $1 exf5
19. Qf7+ Kd8 20. Bxf6+ Kc8 21. Rad1 $18) 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Rc1 Nc5 (14... Bc5 15.
Nxd4 $1 Ndxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Nf3 Qd6 18. Qc2 Ba7 19. Rfd1 Qc7 20. Qe4 O-O
21. Bf4 Qb6 22. Be3 Qa5 23. Ng5 Qf5 24. Qxf5 exf5 25. Bxa7 Rxa7 26. Nxf7 $1 {
Topalov,V-Lautier,J/Monte Carlo rpd/1997/}) 15. Ba2 (15. Bc2 $5) 15... h6 16.
Bf4 g5 17. Bg3 $5 $44 {[%csl Re8] ->,עe8}) ({Nobody has ventured to play} 
10... Nxe4 $2 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. Re1 Bd5 14. dxc5 Bxb3 15. Qxb3 $16)
11. e5 (11. dxc5 O-O 12. Qc2 Nfd7 13. Bc4 Nxc5 14. b3 Nc6 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Rac1
Rfd8 17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. Bf1 Na5 19. Bd4 Qb8 20. Qb2 Bf8 21. Re3 Qa8 22. Qb1 h6
23. h3 Nd7 $15 {Barsov,A-Lautier,J/Bastia act/2001}) 11... Nfd7 {On d5 the N
only gets in the way of the Bb7, here it attacks e5 and also aims for c5 after
the central exchange.} 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Bc2 ({A few weeks earlier Dreev played
the more direct} 13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. exd6 cxd4 15. Bg5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxg5 17. Qxa8
Nc5 18. Qf3 Nbd7 19. Rad1 Ne5 20. Qh3 Qf4 21. Rc1 (21. Bc2 $5) 21... Ne4 22.
Bc2 d3 $1 23. Bxd3 Ng5 24. Bxh7+ Nxh7 25. Rfe1 Nd7 26. Qd3 Nhf6 27. h3 $13 {
/=/+,1/2,Dreev,A-Ponomariov,R/EUCup Panormo/2001/}) 13... Nc6 (13... cxd4 14.
Nxd4 $1 (14. Qxd4 b3 $5 15. Bxb3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nc6 $44) 14... Bd5 15. Ne3 $1
Nxe5 16. Qh5 Ng6 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 exd5 19. Bb3 Bf6 20. Be3 Rd8 21. Rac1
Ne5 22. Rfd1 Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Rxc4 Ra7 25. Rd2 $14 a5 $2 26. Ne6 {1-0,
Dautov,R-Gurevich,D/FIDE-WCh Moscow/2001/}) 14. dxc5 $6 {This allows Black to
effectively deploy his forces.} (14. Qd3 $142 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 {Similar is the
aggressive} 16. Nd6 (16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Qe3 Na5 $5 (17... b3 18. Rad1 $1 $16)
18. Nd6 $5 $44) 16... Bxd6 17. exd6 cxd4 (17... e5 $6 18. Bb3 $1 {->,/\} Nxd4
19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Ng5+ Kf6 21. Nxh7+ Kf7 22. Ng5+ Kf6 {gives White at least a
draw and he can aspire for more with} 23. Qc4 $5) 18. Nxd4 Nce5 19. Qg3 Qb8 20.
Rad1 $44 {[%csl Gc2,Rf6,Rg5,Rg7,Gh6] Although the Pd6 will fall, White has the
^^ and play on the weakened dark squares.}) 14... Nxc5 15. Nd6 b3 $1 {A strong
Zwischenzug.} (15... Nxe5 $2 16. Nxb7 Qxd1 17. Bxd1 $1 $18) 16. Bb1 {Not an
easy choice.} (16. Nxb7 bxc2 17. Qxc2 Qd3 $1 {and}) (16. Bxb3 Bxd6 17. exd6 Nb4
$15 {/\Nb3,Bd5 both win the P back with a pleasant position. Now the Ra1 is
locked out, but the Pb3 can also be weak.}) 16... Qc7 (16... Nxe5 $6 {already
works tactically:} 17. Nxb7 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Nxb7 {But White can
try even the more ambitious} 20. Be4 $5 (20. Rd7 Rac8 21. Be4 (21. Be3 Bf6 22.
Rxb7 Bxb2 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Rb1 $11) 21... Rfd8 22. Rxe7 (22. Rxb7 Rd1+ 23.
Kg2 Bf8 {is similar.}) 22... Rd1+ 23. Kg2 Nc5 24. Bb7 Nxb7 25. Rxb7 Kf8 $11)
20... Rad8 (20... Na5 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Bd2 $14) 21. Rxd8 Nxd8 (21... Rxd8 22.
Bxb7 Rd1+ 23. Kg2 Bg5 24. Bxa6 Rxc1 25. Ra3 $14) 22. Bd2 $44 {[%csl Ra6,Rb3,
Gd2,Ge4][%cal Ra1c1,Rc1c7,Re4d3] /\Bd3,Rc1-c7,׫ and his ^^ forces Black to be
careful.}) 17. Be3 $2 {Shifts the balance in Black's favour.} (17. Nxb7 $6 Qxb7
$17 {[%csl Ra1] צa1}) (17. Bf4 $142 Rad8 (17... Nxe5 $2 18. Bxe5 Bxf3 19. gxf3
Rad8 20. Nc4 $18) (17... Rfd8 18. Nd2 $5 (18. Ng5 Nxe5 $1 19. Bxh7+ Kf8 $15)
18... Nxe5 (18... f5 19. Nxb3 Nxe5 20. Nxc5 Rxd6 21. Qc2 $36 {/\} Rc6 22. Nxe6
$1 $14) 19. Nxb7 Nxb7 20. Be4 $11 {White will shortly regain the P and has
little to fear with his active pieces.}) 18. Ng5 $142 $1 (18. Nd2 Ba8 19. N2c4
$13 (19. Nxb3 $6 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 Nxe5 $15 {simplifies advantageously.})) {
The most solid is} 18... g6 {but this allows White to bail out (if he wants)
with} (18... Bxg5 19. Bxg5 f6 (19... Nxe5 20. Qh5 $1 $14 {wins an exchange.})
20. Qc1 $5 (20. Be3 Nxe5 21. Bxc5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qxc5 23. Ne4 $14 {/~~}) 20...
Nxe5 (20... Nd4 21. Qc4 $36) 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. Qxc5 Nd7 23. Qe3 $14) (18... h6
19. Qh5 $1 $40) 19. Nxh7 (19. Qc1 $5 $13) 19... Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Bxg6 fxg6
22. Qxg6+ $11) 17... Nxe5 18. Nxb7 $8 (18. Bxc5 $2 Bxf3 $17 (18... Nxf3+ $5 19.
gxf3 Bd5 $17)) 18... Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxb7 20. Qxb7 Nxb7 21. Be4 Rab8 {[%cal
Yb7c5,Yb7d6] /\Nc5,Nd6} (21... Rfb8 $2 22. Rac1 $1 $16 {and Black can hardly
escape the lethal pin.} (22. Bf4 $143 Bf6)) 22. Ba7 {White must act, otherwise
Black consolidates his extra P.} Nc5 $1 {[%mdl 512] Probably overlooked by
Dreev.} (22... Rbd8 23. Bxb7 Rd7 24. Bxa6 $11 {[%csl Ga6,Ge7] _|_^- leads to a
drawish position.}) 23. Bc6 $6 {The shocked Dreev declines the sacrifice,
although after} (23. Bxb8 Rxb8 24. Bf3 Bf6 25. Rfb1 a5 (25... Nd3 $2 26. Be2)
26. Kf1 {it's not so easy to break the passive defence:} Nd3 (26... Rb4 27. Bc6
g6 28. Ke2 Rc4 29. Rc1 $1 Rc2+ 30. Rxc2 bxc2 31. Rc1 Nb3 32. Rxc2 Nd4+ 33. Kd3
$11) 27. Be2 Nxb2 28. Bb5 Nxa4 29. Bxa4 Bxa1 30. Rxa1 b2 31. Rb1 Rb4 32. Bc2 a4
33. Bxa4 {leads only to a theoretically drawn R_|_. Now Black will quickly get
an enormous advantage.}) 23... Rb4 24. Rfd1 Rc8 (24... g6 $142 $1 $17 {because
if White plays as in the game} 25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. Rac1 Bd4 {[%csl Rb2] he must
already passively defend the ><b2.}) 25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. Rac1 Bd4 $2 (26... Rxc6
$4 27. Rxc5 $18) (26... Bf8 $5 {/\g6 leads to the position from the previous
note.}) (26... Be7 $5) 27. Bb5 Rb8 $6 {Now the b-pawns will disappear, which
eases White's defence considerably.} (27... Rc2 28. Bd3 (28. Bxa6 Bxf2+ 29. Kf1
Bd4 30. Rxc2 bxc2 31. Rc1 Rxa4 $5 32. Rxc2 g6 33. Bc4 Bxb2 34. Bxe6 Be5 $17 {
/-+ wins another pawn and probably the game as well.}) 28... Rxc1 (28... Bxf2+
$2 29. Kf1 $14) 29. Rxc1 Rb8 $8 {Otherwise Rc4 draws.} 30. Rb1 (30. Bxa6 Bxb2
$19) 30... a5 $17 {and Black has much more winning chances, than in the game.})
(27... Rxc1 $2 28. Rxc1 {/\Rc4=}) 28. Rc4 $1 {Exchanges help the defence.} (28.
Bxa6 Bxb2 $19) 28... Rxc4 29. Bxc4 Bxb2 30. Bxb3 a5 31. Bc4 g6 $11 {[%mdl 4096]
/=/+ Objectively this _|_ should be a draw, but a last round massage from a
determined opponent is no fun and Dreev gradually succumbs to the pressure.}
32. g3 {In a ^-_|_ the pawns belong on the same colour as the B. But one can
hardly blame Dreev for not placing his P on g4 and h3-he was possible worried
about Black's K penetrating via f4. As for now, passive defence is still
sufficient.} Rc8 33. Bb5 Rc2 34. Bd3 Rc5 35. Kg2 Kg7 (35... g5 {typical in a
R_|_, would here after} 36. g4 $1 {only lessen the dynamic potential of
Black's P.}) 36. Bb5 Ba3 37. Rd2 Bb4 38. Re2 e5 39. Re4 h5 40. Rc4 ({More
active was} 40. h4) ({or even} 40. f4 $5) 40... Rd5 41. Rc7 e4 42. Rc4 $6 (42.
Bc4 $142 Rf5 43. Be6 Rf3 44. Bd5 Be1 45. Rc2 (45. Bxe4 Rxf2+ 46. Kg1 h4 $5 47.
Rc1 $11 {/=/+}) 45... f5 46. Re2 Rd3 (46... Bb4 47. Re3 $11) 47. Bxe4 fxe4 48.
Rxe1 Rd4 49. Rb1 Rxa4 50. Rb7+ Kf6 51. Rb6+ {practically forces a draw.}) 42...
Re5 43. Bc6 $6 (43. h4 $5 e3 (43... Bc5 44. f4 $1 {is similar.}) 44. fxe3 Rxe3
{gives White a new ><g3, but} 45. Rd4 {[%cal Yd4d3] /\Rd3 should save the game,
it's difficult for Black to activate his >>P.}) 43... f5 44. Rc2 ({Now} 44. h4
e3 45. fxe3 Rxe3 {is more passive than above, although still difficult to win:}
46. Rd4 (46. Bf3 Ra3 47. Bc6 Bd6 48. Bf3 Ra2+ 49. Kh3 Rd2 50. Rc1 $15 {/-/+,/\}
g5 51. hxg5 h4 52. Rd1 $1) 46... Be1 (46... Kf6 $6 47. Bb5 {/\Rd3}) 47. Bf3 Ra3
48. Rd1 $15) 44... g5 45. Rc4 Kf6 46. Rc2 Re7 47. Bb5 (47. Rc4 $5 {prevents f4,
but after} e3 48. fxe3 Rxe3 $17 {[%cal Yg5g4,Yh5h4] /\g4,h4 White's task is
already difficult.}) 47... f4 48. Rc6+ (48. f3 {with the idea to create a
light square blockade fails to} exf3+ 49. Kxf3 g4+ $1 $19 {/\} 50. Kxf4 $4 Bd6#
) 48... Ke5 49. gxf4+ gxf4 50. Rg6 $2 {Loses by force, this was White's last
chance to play} (50. f3 $1 {Black must still overcome considerable technical
obstacles after} e3 (50... Rg7+ 51. Kf1 exf3 52. Rh6 Rc7 53. Bc6 $17) 51. Kf1
$17) 50... Kf5 51. Rg8 Rc7 (51... f3+ $142 $1 $19) 52. Rc8 ({More resilient was
} 52. f3 $5 Rc2+ (52... e3 $5) 53. Kh1 Rc3 (53... Rd2 $143 54. Rg2) 54. fxe4+
Kxe4 $19 {[%csl Gf4] o^f}) 52... f3+ $19 53. Kf1 (53. Kh3 $2 Rxc8 54. Bd7+ Kf4
55. Bxc8 Be1 $19) 53... Rg7 54. Rc4 Ke5 55. Bc6 Rg4 56. Bb5 (56. h3 $2 e3 $1
$19) 56... Rg2 57. h3 $8 (57. Bc6 Rxh2 58. Kg1 (58. Rxe4+ Kd6 $19 {loses a
piece.}) 58... Rg2+ 59. Kf1 Rg4 $19 {only increases Black's material advantage.
}) 57... Kd5 $1 58. Rc8 (58. Rc2 Bc5 (58... e3 $2 59. Bc6+) 59. Bc4+ Ke5 60.
Bf7 Bd4 61. Bxh5 Rh2 62. Kg1 Rxh3 {[%cal Re4e3] /\e3-+}) 58... Bc5 59. Rd8+ Ke5
60. Re8+ Kf4 61. Rc8 Bxf2 62. Rc4 (62. Rc4 Kg3 {/\Rg1#}) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Svane, Rasmus"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. Qe2
Nc6 9. Rd1 O-O 10. Nc3 Qc7 ({Another variation is} 10... cxd4 11. exd4 (11.
Nxd4 $5 {is a not bad alternative.} Qc7 ({I wouldn't recommend playing} 11...
Nxd4 $6 12. exd4 Nd5 13. Qf3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. c4 {See the game San
Segundo Carrillo,P - Illescas Cordoba,M, ESP ch 2001, annotated by Huzman,A.})
12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. e4 b5 14. Bg5 Bb7 15. Rac1 Qe8 16. e5 (16. f3 Rc8 17. a4 b4
18. Na2 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qb8 20. Be3 {1/2 (20) Schneider,I (2526)-Donchenko,A 
(2397) Frankfurt 2011}) 16... Nd7 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qxe4 Nc5 20.
Qb4 $14 {David,A (2565)-Bakre,T (2453) Paleochora 20091/2 (43)}) 11... Na5 (
11... Nb4 12. Ne5 Nbd5 13. Rd3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nd5 15. Rh3 Bg5 16. Qd3 (16. Qh5
$5 h6 17. Rg3 Bxc1 18. Rxc1 Nf4 $8 19. Qf3 Nd5 20. Bc2 $16) 16... g6 17. Bxg5
Qxg5 18. Rg3 Qd8 19. Re1 Ne7 20. Rh3 Kg7 21. Qd2 Ng8 22. Re4 $16 {Landa,K 
(2646)-Edouard,R (2625) Belfort 2012 1/2 (28)}) 12. Bc2 b5 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. d5
$6 exd5 15. Nd4 g6 16. Qf3 Re8 (16... Ne4 $6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Nf5 $44 {1-0 (29)
Mamedyarov,S (2747)-Dominguez Perez,L (2732) Blitz Huaian 2016}) 17. Re1 Ne4
18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qf4 Nc4 20. b3 Qd6 $17 {Krush,I (2354)-Makarov,M (2515)
Presov 2000 0-1 (61)}) 11. Bd2 {White should choose between 11.Bd2, which I
consider as the strongest move and 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Bd2; other moves don't give
White any advantage.} (11. h3 Rd8 $1 {and White hasn't any advantage} 12. dxc5
Rxd1+ 13. Nxd1 Bxc5 14. e4 Nd7 (14... b6 $5) 15. Bd2 b6 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Bc2
Nde5 $15 {Nikitin,A (2471)-Batsanin,D (2474) Sochi 2008 0-1 (39)}) (11. dxc5
Bxc5 12. Bd2 Bd7 (12... e5 $2 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Qe7 15. Rac1 Nb4 16. Qc4 (
16. Bxb4 $1 Bxb4 17. Qc4 Bf5 18. Qc7 e4 19. Nd4 Bg4 20. Qxe7 Bxe7 21. Rd2 Rac8
22. Rdc2 $16 {Marszalek,M (2395)-Wojciechowski,P (2279) Warsaw 2009 1/2 (46)})
16... Nxd5 17. Qxd5 e4 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. Rxc5 exf3 20. gxf3 Be6 21. Ra1 Rac8
22. Rxc8 Rxc8 $14 {1-0 (43) Mikhalevski,V (2598)-Schulz,K (2401) Belgium 2007})
13. Rac1 Bd6 14. e4 Ng4 15. h3 Nge5 16. Nxe5 (16. Be3 $5 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 $14 {
Black still has to play precisely to equalise.}) 16... Bxe5 17. Be3 Rfd8 18.
Bg5 Rdc8 19. Be3 Be8 20. Nd5 exd5 21. exd5 Qe7 22. dxc6 Bxc6 $11 {1/2 (41)
Lenderman,A (2600)-Bogdanovich,S (2591) Baku 2016}) 11... b5 (11... cxd4 12.
exd4 Na5 {See the game Tkachiov,V-Lupu, MS, Cannes 2000 annotated by Huzman,A.}
(12... b5 $2 13. Rac1 Bb7 14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 $16 Rfe8 17. Be3
Rac8 18. Qc2 $6 (18. Nd4 $1 Nxd4 19. Bxf7+ $1 Kf8 (19... Kxf7 20. Qh5+ $18) (
19... Kh8 20. Qh5 $18) 20. Qh5 $18) 18... Bf6 19. Qf5 $16 {Vorobiov,E (2547)
-Hoffmann,H (2232) Schwaebisch Gmuend GER 2018 1-0 (22)}) (12... Rd8 13. Rac1
h6 14. Be3 Qa5 15. Bf4 Bf8 16. Bg3 Bd7 17. Ne5 $6 (17. Bh4 $1 g5 $8 18. Bg3 Be8
19. d5 $1 exd5 20. h4 g4 21. Ne5 $16) 17... Be8 18. Qe3 Rac8 $11 {Karger,F 
(2203)-Savchenko,V (2375) Germany 1999 0-1 (52)})) 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Rac1 Bb6
$2 $146 {I'm sure that this novelty was not prepared at home. After 14.a4,
which is not a difficult move, Black gets into problems. Probably Ernesto
mixed up something.} (13... Qb6 14. Ng5 (14. e4 Ng4 15. Be1 Nge5 (15... Bb7 16.
e5 Rfd8 17. h3 Nh6 18. Ne4 $14) 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Qh5 Bd6 18. Bd2 Ng6 19. Be3
$14 {Mensch,E (2380)-Vajda,S (2367) 1/2 (48) Budapest 2002}) (14. a4 Na5 (14...
b4 15. a5 Qb7 16. Na4 Be7 17. Nc5 $14) 15. Nd5 $5 exd5 16. Bxa5 Qxa5 17. Rxc5
Qb4 18. Rc3 bxa4 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Rb8 $11) 14... Bb7 15. Nce4 Nxe4 16.
Nxe4 Be7 17. Bc3 $6 (17. Qh5 b4 18. Be1 Na5 19. Bc2 h6 $11) 17... b4 18. Be1
Rfd8 $15 {Bocharov,D (2569) -Klenburg,M (2399) 0-1 (48) playchess.com INT 2004}
) (13... Bd6 14. e4 Bb7 15. Bg5 Ng4 16. h3 Nge5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Qg4 Kh8 19.
Be3 Rad8 20. f4 {1/2 (20) Bystrov,S-Vadum,P ICCF corr 1997}) 14. a4 $1 bxa4 (
14... b4 {loses material after} 15. Nb5 $1 axb5 $8 16. axb5 Bb7 17. bxc6 Bxc6
18. Bxb4 $16) 15. Nxa4 Ba7 16. Bc3 ({White could have got an advantage after} 
16. Bb4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Re8 17. Bd6 Qb7 18. Bc4 Rd8 19. Be5 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1
Ne8 21. Bc3 {Black has no reasonable moves.}) 16... Qb7 17. Bc4 (17. Qc4 $5 {
[%emt 0:00:17] with the idea Bc2, Qh4 looks stronger than Bc4:} Ne7 18. Bc2
Ned5 (18... Qb5 $6 {doesn't work due to} 19. Qh4 Ng6 20. Bxg6 hxg6 (20... fxg6
21. Bxf6 gxf6 $8 22. Rc7 Qh5 23. Qb4 $18) 21. Be5 $1 Bb7 22. Nc3 Qb6 23. Ng5
Nh5 24. g4 $18) 19. Be5 Bd7 20. Qh4 Rfc8 21. Nc3 h6 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Qg4 $40 {
White has a very strong attack.}) 17... Ne4 18. Be1 (18. Bd3 $5 {Despite the
approximately equal value,usually we don't like to exchange a bishop for a
knight.} Nxc3 19. Rxc3 {(threatening Be4)} f5 (19... Nb4 20. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 21.
Ng5+ Kh6 $8 22. Qg4 Nd5 23. Qh4+ Kg6 24. g4 $1 Bd7 25. Nf3 Bb8 26. Qh5+ Kf6 27.
Qg5#) 20. Rdc1 Nb4 21. Rc7 Qd5 22. Bc4 Qd6 23. Bb3 $16 {It's difficult to
suggest anything reasonable fir Black.}) 18... Bb8 ({Black could have tried} 
18... Nb4 $5 19. Ne5 Nf6 20. b3 Nfd5 21. Nc3 $16) 19. Bd3 Nf6 20. Nc5 ({
White has many ways to get an advantage, I would recommend} 20. Rc4 $1 h6 21.
Qc2 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Ba5 $16 {with the idea Nb6.}) 20... Qb6 21. Ne4 Nd5
$8 (21... Nxe4 $2 22. Bxe4 Bb7 23. Rd7 $18) 22. Bb1 Ne5 23. Nd4 Ra7 {Black's
pieces are not coordinated. In order to improve his position, Ernesto needs to
trade pieces. Now he wants to play Rc7.} 24. Nc3 (24. Rc5 $1 {with the idea to
play Ba5:} Bd7 25. f4 Ng6 26. Ba5 Qb7 27. Ba2 Nge7 28. Rcc1 $16) 24... Bb7 25.
Qc2 $6 (25. Na4 Qd6 26. g3 Ba8 27. Nc5 Rc7 28. b4 Ba7 29. Ndb3 $16 {White
still has a big advantage.}) 25... g6 26. Na4 Qd6 $14 {Black has got some
counterplay.} 27. e4 $2 ({I believe Rasmus should have played} 27. Qc5 $5 Qd8
28. e4 Qg5 $1 29. Bd2 (29. exd5 $6 Bxd5 30. f3 (30. g3 $6 Rc7 31. Qxc7 Bxc7 32.
Rxc7 Qh5 $15) 30... Bxf3 31. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 32. Kf1 Nxh2+ 33. Kg1 Nf3+ $11) 29...
Nf4 30. g3 Nh3+ 31. Kg2 Qh5 32. Rf1 a5 33. f4 {The position which has arisen
is very complicated but White is still better.}) 27... Nd3 $1 {Now Black is
out of danger.} 28. Nf3 $8 (28. exd5 $4 Qxh2+ 29. Kf1 Nf4 $19) 28... Nxe1 29.
Rxe1 Nb4 $11 {Inarkiev's chances are at least not worse.} 30. Qb3 a5 31. Nc5
Ba8 32. Red1 Qe7 33. Qe3 {Threatening Qh6 and Ng5.} Rc7 $6 {The wrong square
for Black's rook.} ({Ernesto should have played} 33... Re8 $5 34. Qh6 Qf6 35.
Ng5 Qg7 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 $15 {with some advantage.}) 34. Qh6 $1 {Black's
position is unpleasant.} f6 $6 ({Black couldn't play} 34... Qf6 $4 {with the
idea ...Qg7 due to} 35. Ng5 Qg7 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Ncxe6+ $18) ({I believe
Ernesto should have played} 34... Rxc5 $1 35. Rxc5 Bf4 36. Qxf4 Qxc5 37. Ne5
$14) 35. Nd4 Ba7 $4 {This is the decisive mistake. After 35...Rfc8 Black still
has chances to survive.} (35... Rfc8 36. Ndxe6 Rc6 37. e5 $1 (37. Rd7 $4 Qxd7
38. Nxd7 Rxc1+) (37. Bc2 $5 Nxc2 38. Rd7 Rxe6 39. Rxe7 Rxe7 40. Rxc2 Bxe4 41.
Qe3 $16 {White has good chances to win the game.}) 37... f5 38. Bc2 Nxc2 39.
Rxc2 Bxe5 40. Rcd2 $16) 36. Ncxe6 $18 Rxc1 37. Rxc1 Bxd4 38. Rc7 Qxc7 39. Qxf8#
1-0

[Event "Cherniak Memorial"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2000.04.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Black "Zilberman, Yaacov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2000.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3
cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 b5 (11... Qd6 12. g3 (12. Qd3
Rd8 13. Be3 b5 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. Bc2 $132) 12... Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bf4 $14 (
14. Ne5 $6 Be6 15. Bf4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,C-Degerman,L/
Sigeman Malmoe SWE 1998 (17)})) (11... Qa5 12. Bd2 Qh5 13. Bg5 $1 h6 $8 14.
Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Rc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Korchnoi,V/Antwerpen 1997/
Inf 70 (45)} (16. d5 $5 exd5 17. Ng3 Qg6 18. Bxd5 $14)) (11... Na5 12. Bc2 (12.
Ba2 b5 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Bb7 16. Qxd8 Bxd8 17. Ne5 Bc7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Arencibia,W-Nogueiras,J/Carlos Torre mem, Merida MEX 1997 (26)}) 12...
b5 13. Qd3 (13. d5 Re8 (13... Nc4 14. Qd3 Re8 (14... exd5 $2 15. Rxe7 Qxe7 16.
Nxd5 $18) 15. a4 (15. Ng5 $5 exd5 $1 (15... h6 16. Nge4 Nxd5 $140 (16... Ng4
17. Ng3 Nf6 18. Nh5 $36) 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Nf6+ $18) 16. Nxh7 g6 17. Nxf6+ (17.
Ng5 Bf5 $17) 17... Bxf6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Nxd5 Qe1+ 20. Qf1 Qxf1+ 21. Kxf1
Bxb2 22. Bxb2 Nxb2 $11) 15... exd5 16. axb5 a5 (16... g6 17. Qd4 $1 Qb6 18. Bg5
$16) 17. b3 Nd6 (17... Nb6 18. Bg5 g6 19. Qd4 Be6 20. Ne5 $16) 18. Nd4 $14 {
1-0 Kasparov,G-Ivanchuk,V/Linares 1999/CBM 70/ (36)} (18. Re5 g6 19. Nxd5 Nxd5
20. Qxd5 (20. Rxd5 Bb7 21. Rd4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qb6 $44) 20... Bb7 21. Qd2 Bxf3
22. gxf3 Bf6 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Qxa5 Nxb5 $44) (18. Nxd5 $5 Bf5
19. Nxe7+ (19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Qxd6 Bxc2 $19) 19... Rxe7 20. Qd2
Rxe1+ (20... Bxc2 21. Rxe7 Qxe7 22. Qxc2 (22. Ba3 Bxb3 23. Bxd6 Qd7 $11) 22...
Nxb5 23. Bd2 $16) 21. Nxe1 Bxc2 22. Qxc2 (22. Nxc2 Nxb5 23. Qxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bg5
Rd3 $14 {/=}) 22... Nxb5 23. Bb2 $14)) (13... exd5 $5 14. Qd3 g6 15. Nd4 $1 $44
) (13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qd3 (15. Re5 d4 16. Qd3 g6 17. Bh6 Nc6 18. Rxe7
Nxe7 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qxd4 Qxd4 21. Nxd4 Bb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Yevseev,D-Kharlov,A/
Ekaterinburg 1999/CBM 75_02/ (43)}) 15... g6 16. Rxe7 $5 (16. Bh6 Re8 (16...
Bf5 17. Bxf8 $1 Bxd3 18. Bxe7 $16) 17. Qc3 f6 18. Nd4 $44) 16... Qxe7 17. Bh6
Nc4 (17... Re8 18. Qc3) 18. Re1 Be6 19. Qd4 f6 20. Ng5 fxg5 21. Rxe6 Qb7 22.
Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Bxg6 Qg7 24. Qxd5 Kh8 25. Bd3 Qxb2 26. Qc5 $14) 14. Bg5 (14. Qd3
g6 (14... h6 $5 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Nd4 Bb3 $1 $11) (14... exd5 15. Bg5 $16) 15.
b4 Nc4 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Nd4 Bd5 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Illescas Cordoba,M-Anand,V/
Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 71 (25)}) 14... Nxd5 $1 (14... h6 15. Bh4 Nxd5 (15...
exd5 16. Qd3 $5 $14) 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qd3 g6 18. Qe3 Be6 19. Qxh6 $14 {
1-0 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 71/ (70)}) 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 (15...
Rxe7 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Rxe7 Qxe7 18. Qxd5 Bb7 19. Qd3 g6 20. Re1 Qc7 $11) 16.
Ng5 Qxd1 17. Bxh7+ Kf8 18. Raxd1 Nc4 $11) 13... Bb7 14. Bg5 g6 15. Ne5 Rc8 16.
Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Hansen,C/Sigeman Malmoe SWE 1998 (28)}) 12. d5 $6
$11 ({Better is} 12. Qd3 Bb7 13. Bc2 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rad1 b4 16. Ne4 (16.
Ne2 bxa3 $1 (16... Qa5 17. a4 (17. Bd2 $14) 17... Rad8 18. Ng3 Bf8 19. Bxf8
Rxf8 20. Qe3 Kg7 21. h4 $14 {1-0 Timoshenko,G-Ashley,M/New York USA 1999 (41)})
17. bxa3 Na7 18. Nd2 (18. Nf4 Ng4) 18... Nb5 19. a4 Nc7 $132) 16... Nxe4 17.
Rxe4 (17. Qxe4 bxa3 $17) 17... Rc8 18. Ree1 Qd6 19. Bb3 bxa3 20. bxa3 Qxa3 21.
d5 Na5 22. Qd4 Bf8 23. dxe6 Qxb3 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Ng5 h6 (25... Nc6 26. Qh4 h5
27. Rb1 Qc3 28. exf7+ Kh8 29. Ne4 $16) 26. exf7+ Rxf7 27. Nxf7 Qxf7 28. Qd2 Rf8
29. f3 Nc4 30. Qxh6 $14) 12... Nxd5 (12... exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Bb7 $1 (
14... Na5 $2 15. Qxa8 (15. Qxd8 Bxd8 16. Bd5 Bb7 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Bf4 Bf6 19.
Be5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Morovic Fernandez,I-Baburin,A/Havana CUB 1999 (26)}) 15...
Nxb3 16. Ra2 (16. Bg5 $2 Bxg5 17. Rad1 Bd2 18. Nxd2 Nxd2 $17 {0-1 Ortega,
L-Baburin,A/Saint Vincent ITA 2000/The Week in Chess 276 (42)}) 16... Be6 17.
Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Bc4 20. a4 $16) 15. Qh5 Qd3 $1 16. Ba2 (16. Re3
Qg6 17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. Bd2 Bf6 19. Bc3 Rae8 20. Rae1 Rxe3 21. Rxe3 Bxc3 22. Rxc3
Rd8 $11) 16... Qg6 (16... h6 $5 $14) 17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. Bg5 $5 {[%csl Rf7]} Bf6
$5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rad1 Rfd8 $11) 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bxd5 Bb7 15. Bf4 (15. Ne5
Nxe5 16. Bxb7 Ra7 17. Be4 Bf6 18. Qb3 Rd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Avrukh,B-Har Zvi,R/Tel
Aviv ISR 1999 (24)}) 15... Bf6 16. Rc1 (16. Ne5 Nxe5 (16... Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Re8
18. Bc3 $14) 17. Bxb7 Ra7 18. Bxe5 {1/2-1/2 Alterman,B-Anand,V/Belgrade 1999/
CBM 69/ (18)} (18. Be4 Nc4 $1 $11)) (16. Re2 Qd7 $1 17. Rd2 Qf5 18. Be3 Rac8
$11) (16. Bd6 Re8 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qd5+ Kg6 19. g4 Rxe1+ (19... Ne5 20. Nxe5+
Bxe5 21. Qd3+ Kf7 22. Qb3+ Kg6 23. Bxe5 $16) 20. Rxe1 h6 21. Qf5+ Kf7 22. Qe6+
Kg6 $11) 16... Rc8 (16... Na5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. b4 Qxd1 19. Rexd1 Rfc8 20. Be5
Bxe5 21. Nxe5 f6 22. Nc6 $14 {1-0 Winants,L-Hjelm,N/Antwerp BEL 1999 (54)}) (
16... Qd7 17. Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxd7 Bxd7 19. Be5 $14 {/=}) 17. b4 (17. Rc2 Nd4 $1
18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Be5 $11) (17. Ne5 Nxe5 (17... Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Rxc8
Qxc8 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Rxe5 $11) 18. Bxb7 Rxc1 19. Bxc1 Nd3 $11) (17. Bd6 Re8
$11) 17... Ba8 $1 $146 {[%cal Gc6d4] I prepared this variation against
Zilberman, but this strong novelty bring to Black good position.} (17... Qd7 $2
18. Bg5 (18. Ng5 $2 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Rfe8 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Bf3 Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1
Ba8 23. Bf4 Ne7 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25. Rd7 Ng6 26. g3 Nxf4 27. gxf4 g6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Schandorff,L-Baburin,A/Copenhagen DEN 1999 (44)}) (18. Be4 $14) 18... Bxg5 (
18... Bb2 19. Rb1 (19. Re7 Nxe7 20. Bxf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxd7 Bxc1 22. Bxe7 Bxa3 $17)
19... Bxa3 20. Be7 $1 $18) 19. Nxg5 Qf5 20. Rc5 Qg6 21. Be4 f5 {#} 22. Rxf5 $1
Rxf5 23. Bxf5 Qxf5 24. Qb3+ Kf8 25. Ne6+ Kg8 26. Nd8+ Kf8 27. Nxb7 $18 {
1-0 Huzman,A-Zilberman,Y/Ramat-Aviv 2000/ (31)}) 18. Rc5 {Played after a long
time of thinking. I didn't found something better} (18. Qb3 Nd4 19. Rxc8 Nxf3+
20. Qxf3 Qxc8 $11) (18. h3 Nd4 (18... Bb2 19. Bg5 Qb6 20. Rb1 Bc3 (20... Bxa3
21. Re3 Bxb4 22. Bxc6 $16) 21. Re3 $16) 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Bc7 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3
Qd4 $11) 18... Nd4 $1 19. Rxc8 (19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Be5 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Bxe5 22.
Rcxe5 Rc8 23. h3 $11) 19... Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 (20. Bxf3 Qxc8 21. Bxa8 Qxa8 $11)
20... Qxc8 21. Rc1 {This game played in the last round and it was necessary to
win for both of sides, but this position is drawn.} (21. Rc1 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Qg4
(22... Qa8 23. Qxa8 Rxa8 24. Rc2 $11) 23. Qd2 (23. Bd6 Rd8 $15) 23... Rd8 24.
Re1 h6 25. Qc1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2001.03.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Black "Karpman, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2367"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2001.02.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 O-O {after this move it is difficult for White to get any
advantage.} ({This variation became popular thanking to Kramnik's efforts...} 
9... Nbd7 10. Be2 b6 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/London 2000/CBM 79 no vc 
(74)}) 10. Nb3 ({Another plan is} 10. a3 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 {
but Black can equalize easily:} Nbd7 (13... Rc8 14. Bd3 Nbd7 15. e4 Rc7 16.
Rdc1 Rac8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Saitek-Mephisto/COMP Munich Micro Wch 1993 (63)}) 14.
Rac1 ({or} 14. Nb3 Rac8 15. Na5 Be4 $132) 14... Rfc8 15. Nb3 Rxc1 16. Rxc1 Rc8
17. Rxc8+ Bxc8 18. Nfd4 {1/2-1/2 Spassky,B-Fischer,R/St Stefan/Belgrade m 1992
(36)}) (10. Be2 $5 Rd8 (10... Nbd7 11. Nb3 $1 Be7 12. Bd2 (12. Nfd4 Nb6 13. Na5
(13. f3 e5) 13... Nbd5 14. f3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Skomorokhin,R-Hoang Th Trang/
Budapest FS02 IM-A ,EXT 1994 (23)}) 12... Ne4 13. Be1 $14) (10... Nc6 $6 {
[%csl Rc6]} 11. a3 $14) 11. Nb3 (11. a3 Nbd7 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 b5 14. Rac1 Bb7
15. Rc7 Rab8 $132) 11... Rxd1+ 12. Bxd1 Be7 13. Ne5 Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. Bf3
Rb8 16. Bd2 b6 17. Bc3 a5 18. Rd1 Ba4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Arencibia,W-Ibragimov,I/
Linares ESP 2001/The Week in Chess 324 (30)}) 10... Be7 11. Be2 (11. Bd2 Nc6 (
11... Nbd7 12. Be2 b6 13. Rac1 Bb7 14. Nfd4 Rfc8 15. f3 Rxc1 16. Rxc1 Rc8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Demina,J-Mamedova,R/Elista RUS 1998 (19)}) 12. Na5 Nxa5 13. Bxa5 b5 14.
Be2 Bb7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Certic,B-Djukic,Z/YUG Cup Svetozarevo ,EXT 1990 (31)})
11... Nc6 12. Bd2 b6 13. Nfd4 ({Or} 13. Be1 Bb7 14. Nfd2 Nb4 15. Nd4 Rac8 16.
Nc4 b5 17. a3 (17. Na5 Bd5 18. a3 Nc2 19. Nxc2 Rxc2 20. Rd2 Rfc8 21. Bd3 Rxd2
22. Bxd2 Be4 $15) 17... Nc6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Na5 Ba8 20. a4 Nd5 21. axb5 axb5
$11 {1/2-1/2 Dizdarevic Ervin-Hulak,K/Cup Croatia 1996 (21)}) 13... Nxd4 14.
Nxd4 Bb7 15. Rac1 Rfc8 $11 {Black equalized. Despite it, I continued to play
this game, tried to occupy center by f2-f3 and e3-e4.} 16. f3 {[%cal Ge3e4]}
Rxc1 ({Strong was} 16... Nd5 17. Bc4 (17. e4 $6 Bc5 $1) 17... Bg5 18. Kf2 b5
19. Bb3 $11) 17. Bxc1 Rc8 18. e4 Kf8 ({Or} 18... Bc5 19. Be3 Kf8 (19... e5 20.
Nf5 Bxe3+ 21. Nxe3 $14) 20. Kf2 Ke7 $132) 19. Be3 e5 $6 $14 {This mistake is
connected with inproper position evaluation and wrong variations calculation.}
({Why not} 19... Bc5 20. Kf2 Ke7 21. a3 Bd6 22. g3 Be5 23. b4 h6 $11) 20. Nf5
Rc2 21. Nxe7 Rxe2 $2 $16 ({It was necessary to play} 21... Kxe7 22. Rd2 $14 {
and White leaves with advantage - pair of BB.}) 22. Nf5 $1 Rxb2 ({Badly also} 
22... Rc2 23. Rd8+ Ne8 24. Bxb6 $16) 23. Rd8+ Ne8 24. Rb8 Bc6 25. Bc5+ {
Here Karpman resigned! It was really premature decision...} (25. Bc5+ bxc5 26.
Rxb2 Bb5 27. Rd2 c4 28. Kf2 $16 {of course, White has serious advantage, but
White had to work hard to realize it.}) (25. Bxb6 $4 Rc2 26. Ba5 f6 $11) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 48]} (1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3
O-O 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Qa5 (11... h6 12. Bh4
Nb6 13. Ba2 Nbd5 14. Ne5 $132 (14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 (15. Bg3 Qa5 16. Rc1 Bd7
17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Rc7 Rac8 $17 {0-1 Ullrich,G-Fuchs,H/Endingen Damen 1987/GER
04 (52)}) 15... Bxh4 16. Be4 $11)) (11... b6 12. Re1 (12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Ne5 Nxe5
14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Rad1 Rfc8 17. Rd4 Nf8 18. Ne4 (18. Rfd1 $14)
18... Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Ng6 20. Rfd1 Qc5 21. b4 $1 Qxe5 22. Qxe5 Nxe5 23. Bxa6 Nc6
24. Rd6 (24. Bxc8 Nxd4 25. Rxd4 (25. Bb7 $4 Rxa4 $19 {0-1 Jukic,M-Hresc,V/
Geneva 1991 (38)}) 25... Rxc8 26. Kf1 $11) 24... Rxa6 25. Rxc6 Raa8 26. Rxc8+
Rxc8 27. a5 $16) 12... Bb7 13. Ne5 (13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Ba2 Rac8 15. Rad1 Rfe8 16.
Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qc6 18. f3 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Nd7 20. Bb1 Bb4 21. Rd4 (21. Bxh7+
Kxh7 22. Qd3+ Kg8 23. Qxd7 $14) (21. Be4 Qc7 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qd3+ Kg8 24.
Qxd7 $14) 21... Bxc3 22. bxc3 Nf8 23. Rc1 Ng6 24. Bxg6 $1 $16 hxg6 25. Qe3 b5
26. Rh4 Qc5 27. Qf4 Qf8 28. Qg3 Rc4 29. Bf4 Qa3 30. Qh3 (30. axb5 axb5 (30...
Rxc3 $11) 31. Qh3 f5 32. Rd1 (32. exf6 $1 $18) 32... Bd5 33. Rh8+ (33. Qg3 Kf7
34. Bd2 $4 Qa4 {0-1 Agdestein,E-Aarland,S/NOR-chT 1990 (34)}) 33... Kf7 34.
Rxe8 Kxe8 35. Bd2 $132) 30... f5 31. exf6 Rxf4 32. f7+ $3 $18) 13... Nxe5 14.
dxe5 Nd7 15. Bf4 (15. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11 {0-1 Manini,E-Ceresoli,L/Lombardia 1990 
(28)}) 15... Rc8 16. Qe2 $14) (11... Nd5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Qe2 (13. Re1 Nf6 $11
) 13... Nf6 14. Rad1 Qa5 15. Rd2 Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Malano,F-Barbiso,T/Open,
Torino ITA 1998 (53)}) 12. Re1 Nb6 13. Bb3 Rd8 14. Qd3 Nbd5 $4 15. Ne5 $4 (15.
Bxd5 Rxd5 (15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 $18 {[%csl Rh7]}) 16. Nxd5 $18)
15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bd7 (16... h6 $5 $14) 17. Bc2 g6 18. Qh3 Rac8 19. Re3 Be8
20. Rae1 Nd5 (20... Kg7 $2 21. Bb3 Nd5 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Bxe7 Nxe7 24. Rh3 $18 {
1-0 Zilber-Korelov/Latvia 1964 (27)}) 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 $15) 1... c6 2. d4 d5 3.
exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O a6 10.
a4 Nbd7 11. Bg5 Be7 {The Black received this position without tempo!} 12. Re1
$5 (12. Qe2 $1 Nb6 13. Bb3 h6 14. Bh4 $14) 12... h6 13. Bh4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Nbd5
15. Ne5 $6 (15. Qd2 $1 Nxc3 (15... b6 16. Nxd5 exd5 (16... Nxd5 17. Bxd5 $18 {
[%cal Gd5a8]}) 17. Qd3 $14) 16. bxc3 b6 17. Bc2 Bb7 18. Qd3 $16) 15... Nb4 $1
$11 16. Bxf6 (16. Rc1 b6 17. Qf3 (17. d5 $6 exd5 (17... g5 18. dxe6 Qxd1 $1 (
18... gxh4 19. exf7+ Kh7 20. Qf3 $16) 19. exf7+ Kh7 20. Rcxd1 gxh4 21. Rd4 Bc5
22. Rxh4 Bb7 23. Rf4 $15) 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nxd5 Bxe5 (19... Nxd5 20. Nxf7 $3
$18) 20. Rxe5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Ra7 22. Qb3 Rc7 23. Rce1 Qf6 $11) (17. Qd2 Bb7 18.
Qe3 (18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 Bxe5 $17) 18... Bd5 (18... Rc8 19. Ng6 $1 $16) 19.
Nxd5 (19. Bxf6 Bxb3 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 $15) 19... Nfxd5 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qg3 Rac8
$15) 17... Ra7 $132) (16. Qe2 $2 Qxd4 17. Bg3 Nc6 18. Rad1 Qb4 $17) 16... Bxf6
17. d5 {This move forces changings and equal position} (17. Ne4 Bxe5 18. dxe5
Nd3 $15) 17... Bxe5 (17... exd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Qf6 21.
Qd4 Rd8 22. Qc3 Bd7 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24. Bf3 Rbc8 25. Rc5 (25. Qa5 Bxa4 $1 $11)
25... Rxc5 26. Qxc5 Qxb2 27. Rd1 Rc8 $1 $11 (27... Qf6 28. Qc7 Qe7 29. h3 $18 {
[%csl Rd7]})) 18. Rxe5 Qf6 (18... Qd6 19. Re3 exd5 (19... Rd8 20. dxe6 Bxe6 21.
Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qb3 $16) 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Qb4 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. Rxb3 Rd8 24.
Bxb7 Bxb7 25. Rxb7 Rdb8 26. Rxb8+ Rxb8 27. Rb1 $14) 19. Qe2 (19. Qd4 Nd3 20.
Re4 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Nc5 22. Bc2 exd5 23. Rxd5 Nd7 (23... Ne6 24. Rad1 $14) 24.
Re1 Nf6 $14) 19... Nd3 20. Re3 Nf4 21. Qf3 exd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 (22... Qxb2 23.
Ne7+ (23. Rae1 Nxd5) 23... Kh8 24. Rae1 Qf6 25. Nxc8 Raxc8 26. Qxb7 Rcd8 $14 (
26... Rc3 27. Qb4 Rfc8 28. Rxc3 Qxc3 29. Qxc3 Rxc3 30. Bxf7 $16)) 23. Bxd5 Qxb2
24. Rae1 Be6 25. Bxb7 (25. Bxe6 fxe6 $44) 25... Ra7 26. Bd5 (26. Be4 Qb4 $11)
26... Bxd5 (26... Re7 27. Bxe6 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. Qe3 e5 30. h3 $14) 27.
Qxd5 Qf6 28. Re8 (28. Qc5 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gc5f8,Ge3e8]} Raa8 $11) 28... Rxe8
29. Rxe8+ Kh7 30. g3 Rc7 31. Rf8 g6 32. Qe4 Re7 33. Qd5 Kg7 34. Ra8 Re5 35. Qd2
Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.11.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Egin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1997.11.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Ba2
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 (10. d5 $5 exd5 11. Nxd5 c4 12. Nf4 Rc8 (12... Nc5 13.
Nd4 Rc8 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. Nf5 O-O 16. Rd1 Rc6 17. a4 $132) 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. Bd2
Qd7 15. Bc3 Ne4 (15... Be7 16. Bb1 Ne4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Nde6 $1 Bf6 (18...
fxe6 19. Bxe5 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Kf7 21. Rd4 (21. Rd7 Rhd8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. f3 Bc6
24. Bxg7 Rg8 25. Bc3 Bxf3 26. Rf1 Be4 27. h3 Bg5 28. g4 $11) 21... Bc2 22. Rc1
Bb3 23. Nh5 $2 (23. Rd7 Rhd8 24. Rb7 g5 25. Nh5 Rd5 26. Bf6 Re8 27. h4 $1 (27.
Ng7 Red8 $1 $17) 27... gxh4 28. Ng7 Rb8 $1 29. Rxb8 Bxf6 30. Rb7+ Be7 31. f4
Rd2 32. f5 Kxg7 33. Rxe7+ Kf6 34. Rxe6+ Kxf5 35. Rxa6 Rxb2 $14) 23... Rc5 $1
$15) 19. Qxd7+ Kxd7 20. Rfd1+ Bd3 21. Nd4 Rhd8 22. a4 $14) 16. Qh5 Bd6 17. Nf5
$14) 10... Qc7 (10... Qb8 11. Rd1 (11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Be3 O-O (13...
Bd6 14. h3 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Rfd1 $44) 14. Rad1 Rd8 15. f4 Nf8 16. b4 Bb6
17. e5 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Qf2 Qb7 20. Nf5 Bxe3 21. Nxe3 $11 {Kozul,
Z-Ibragimov,I/Graz op 1994/EXT 97/1-0 (86)}) 11... Bd6 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. b4
Ncd7 14. g3 O-O 15. Bd2 Rc8 16. Be1 Nb6 17. Rac1 Nc4 18. Nb1 Bd5 $11 {0-1
Stettler,M-Bus,M/BL2-O9697 1997/BL2-O (32)}) (10... Qb6 11. dxc5 (11. Rd1 Rd8
12. h3 (12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Bf4 Ng6 15. Be3 Bc5 16. Nc2 O-O 17. Bxc5
Qxc5 18. g3 $11 {0-1 Hebden,M-Sadler,M/Hastings Challengers 1991/EXP 26 (34)})
(12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. b4 Rxd1+ 14. Qxd1 Ncd7 15. Bb2 Bd6 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Ne2 Rc8
18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Bd4 $11 {- Poluljahov,A-Psakhis,L/Gausdal Int 1994/EXT 94})
(12. d5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Rxd5 Be7 16. e4 O-O 17. Bf4 (17.
a4 $11) (17. Bg5 $11) 17... Nf6 $15 {Vasiljevic,D-Georgiev,K/JUG-chT 1994/EXT
94ch/0-1 (39)}) 12... Be7 13. e4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15. Be3 Bc5 16. Nd5 $6 (16.
Nf3 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 (18. Nxe5 Bd4 19. Nf3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nxe4 $17)
18... Qxe3 19. fxe3 Ng6 $15) (16. Nc2 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Nxe4 (18...
O-O 19. Nf1 $11 (19. f4 Ng6 $15)) 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Nf1 f5 21. Ng3 $14) 16...
exd5 17. b4 Bxb4 18. axb4 O-O 19. Nb3 Qc7 20. Bf4 dxe4 21. Nc5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1
Re8 $15 {0-1 Kozul,Z-Zifroni,D/EUCup G2 1997 (30)}) 11... Bxc5 12. e4 O-O 13.
e5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5 15. f4 g6 16. Ne4 Qb7 17. Rd1 Rac8 18. Qf3 Rc7 19. Kg2
Rfc8 20. Bd2 Be7 21. Rac1 Nb6 22. Be3 Kg7 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Nd6 Qxf3+ 25. Kxf3
Rc6 26. f5 $1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Atalik,S-Sadler,M/Hastings9596 1996 (45)}) (10...
Be7 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qc7 14. f4 Nb6 15. e5 Nfd5 16. f5 Bc5 17.
Kh1 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Bd5 (19... Qxc3 20. Bb2 Qh3 $1 21. fxe6 fxe6
22. Rd6 Nc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. Kg1 Qf5 25. Qxc4 O-O 26. Qxe6+ $16) 20. Bxd5 Nxd5
21. c4 $16 {Kozul,Z-Spangenberg,H/Groningen op 1994/EXP 45/1-0 (35)}) 11. e4 (
11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 O-O 13. Bd2 Rac8 14. Rac1 Qb8 15. Bb1 Nb6 16. Na2 Nc4 17.
Bc3 Qf4 18. Rce1 Rfd8 $15 {0-1 Kurajica,B-Rublevsky,S/Moscow olm 1994/CBM 45 
(44)}) (11. Rd1 Bd6 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. b4 Ncd7 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Rac1 Qb8 16. e4
O-O 17. g3 Nb6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Piskov,Y-Rublevsky,S/Helsinki op 1992 (34)}) (11.
h3 Be7 12. e4 b4 13. e5 $1 bxc3 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. bxc3 O-O 16. Ne5 cxd4 17.
cxd4 Bd5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Letelier Martner,R-Bazan,O/Mar del Plata 1960 (41)})
11... cxd4 (11... b4 12. axb4 cxb4 13. Nd5 $5 exd5 14. exd5+ Be7 15. Re1 O-O (
15... Ng8 $2 16. Ng5 Qd6 17. Ne4 Qg6 18. d6 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qxe4 20. Rxe4 Ndf6
21. Re2 Rd8 22. Bf4 Kf8 23. dxe7+ Nxe7 24. Be5 $16) (15... Nf8 $4 16. Bf4 $18)
16. Qxe7 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Ne5 (18. Qxb4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nf6 $17 {Atalik,S})
(18. Nh4 Qc6 19. Qxb4 (19. Bf4 a5 20. Nf5 Be6 21. Qg5 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 Qf6 23.
Qxf6 Nxf6 24. Bd6 Rfd8 25. Bc5 Nd5 $11) 19... Rae8 20. Be3 $16) 18... Rfe8 19.
Qxb4 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Rxe5 21. Rxe5 Qxe5 22. Bf4 Qf5 23. h3 {1/2-1/2 Atalik,
S-Kharlov,A/Budapest 1992}) 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Be3 (13. Nf3 O-O 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bh4 Bxa3 $1 16. Rac1 Bc5 17. Bg3 Qb6 18. e5 Nh5 $17 {0-1 Lacko,P-Akesson,R/
Rilton Cup 1990/EXT 90op (41)}) 13... Rd8 $6 (13... O-O 14. Rac1 Rac8 15. Rfd1
(15. b4 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxe4 $15) 15... Rfd8 16. b4 Bd6 17. Nf3 Bc6 $11) 14. Rac1
Qb6 15. Rfd1 Ne5 $1 (15... O-O $4 16. b4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Qc7 18. e5 $18) 16. Nd5
$5 $11 (16. Nf3 Rxd1+ 17. Nxd1 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 O-O $15) (16. Bd5
$142 $1 exd5 17. b4 Bxb4 18. axb4 Nxe4 (18... Nc4 19. exd5 (19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20.
exd5 Rxd5 (20... O-O 21. Ne6 Nxe3 22. Nxd8 Nxd1 23. Nxb7 Qxb7 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25.
d6 $14) 21. Bf4+ Kf8 22. Re1 Qd8 $8 23. Nb3 $44) 19... O-O 20. Nf5 Nxe3 21.
Qxe3 Qxe3 22. Nxe3 $11 (22. fxe3 Rfe8 23. d6 Re5 $17)) 19. Ndxb5 Nxc3 20. Nxc3
Qe6 21. Bd4 Nc4 22. Bxg7 $14) (16. Nb3 $5 Rxd1+ (16... Bxe3 17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 18.
fxe3 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Qd2+ Bd5 (20... Ke7 21. Qb4+ $18) 21. Nc5 Ke7 22.
Bxd5 exd5 23. Qxd5 f6 24. Qe4 $14) 17. Nxd1 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qxe3 19. Nxe3 O-O 20.
f3 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Nc5 Nfd7 23. Nxd7 Bxd7 24. b4 $14) 16... exd5 17. b4
(17. Rxc5 $5 Nxe4 (17... Qxc5 18. Ne6 Qd6 (18... Qc8 19. Nxd8 (19. Nxg7+ Kf8
20. Bh6 Qg4 21. Nf5+ Ke8 22. f3 Qg6 23. Bf4 dxe4 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Qd2+ Nfd7
26. Bxe5 Qxf5 27. Bxh8 exf3 28. gxf3 Qxf3 $17) 19... Qxd8 20. Bd4 Nfd7 21. Bxd5
Qc7 22. f4 Nc6 23. Bxg7 Rg8 24. Bc3 Qxf4 25. Rf1 Qg4 26. Qxg4 Rxg4 27. Rxf7 Nd4
28. Rxd7 Ne2+ 29. Kf2 Kxd7 30. Bxb7 Nxc3 31. bxc3 a5 32. Bd5 Kd6 33. g3 $44)
19. Nxg7+ Kf8 20. Nf5 Qc7 21. Rc1 Bc6 22. Bh6+ Kg8 23. exd5 $18) 18. Rcc1 Qf6
19. Rc7 Ba8 20. f3 Nd6 21. a4 $14) 17... Bxd4 (17... Be7 18. Nf5 d4 19. Rxd4
Kf8 20. Rd5 Nxd5 21. Bxb6 Nxb6 22. Nxe7 Kxe7 23. Qe3 $16) 18. Bxd4 Qe6 $8 19.
exd5 Bxd5 20. Bxe5 O-O (20... Bxa2 $1 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Bxf6+ gxf6 23. Qd2+
Qd5 24. Qxd5+ (24. Rd1 Kc8 25. Qc3+ Qc4 26. Qxf6 Re8 27. Qxa6+ Kb8 28. Qb6+ $11
) 24... Bxd5 25. Rd1 Ke7 26. Rxd5 Rc8 $11) 21. Bb1 Rfe8 22. f4 (22. Re1 Ng4 23.
Qd3 Nxe5 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ (25. Bf5 $2 Qh6 $19) 25... Ke7 26. Qxg7 Kd6 (
26... Kd7 27. Re3 Re7 28. Qg5 f6 29. Qh5 $13) 27. Bh7 $1 $13 (27. f4 Nf3+ 28.
gxf3 Qxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 30. Kf2 Rxb1 31. Qf6+ Kc7 32. Qxa6 Rb2+ $19)) 22...
Ng4 23. Qd3 (23. Rc5 $5 Bc4 (23... Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. fxe5 Bb7 (25... Rxe5
26. Ba2 Re1+ 27. Rxe1 Bxa2 $16) 26. Rd6 $14) 24. Qe1 Qh6 25. h3 Rxd1 26. Qxd1
Nxe5 27. Rxe5 Qb6+ 28. Kh1 Rd8 29. Qe1 $14) 23... Qh6 24. h3 Nxe5 25. fxe5 g6 (
25... Rxe5 $2 26. Ba2 (26. Rc5 Qh4) 26... Qb6+ (26... Qe6 27. Rc5 Re1+ 28. Rxe1
Qxe1+ 29. Kh2 $18) 27. Rc5 Rg5 28. g4 $1 $16) (25... Qh4 $15) 26. Qg3 Bb7 (
26... Bc4 $15) 27. Kh2 Rd2 (27... Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Qh5 29. Rd7 Bc6 30. Rd6 Bb7 31.
Rd7 $11) 28. Rxd2 Qxd2 29. Rc7 Qd5 $4 (29... Bd5 30. Rd7 (30. Bf5 Qd4 31. Rc8
Rxc8 32. Bxc8 Bxg2 (32... Qb6 33. Qc3 $11) 33. Qxg2 (33. Kxg2 Qe4+ 34. Qf3 Qc2+
$17) 33... Qf4+ 34. Qg3 (34. Kg1 Qc1+ $17) 34... Qd2+ 35. Qg2 Qf4+ 36. Qg3 $11)
30... Qd4 31. Ba2 Rxe5 32. Rd6 Kg7 33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34. Rxa6 Re5 $15) 30. Bc2 $18
Ba8 31. Bb3 Qd8 32. e6 1-0

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 13th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1997.04.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Black "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.04.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. e4 Nxe4 $6 (
7... b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. Ncxb5 $6 (12. Bc2
$14) 12... Nxd3 13. Qxd3 axb5 $17 {0-1 Kasparov,G-Gulko,B/ 1982 (23)}) 8. d5 (
8. Qe2 Nf6 9. d5 b5 10. dxe6 bxc4 (10... fxe6 11. Bxe6 Qe7 12. Ng5 Bxe6 13.
Nxe6 $16 {1-0 Halkias,S-Fanouraki,N/Aegina op 1996 (27)}) 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. exf7+
Kxf7 13. Ng5+ Kg6 14. Rd5 (14. Nd2 Nc6 15. Ndf3 Bg4 16. Nh4+ Kh5 17. f3 Nd4 (
17... Bc8) 18. fxg4+ Nxg4 19. Qe4 Qc7 (19... Bd6 20. Ngf3 Rae8 21. Qxg4+ $3
Kxg4 22. Rxd4+ (22. h3+ Kg3 23. Rxd4 Re1+ 24. Nxe1 cxd4 25. Nf5# {!}) 22... Bf4
23. Rxf4+ Kh5 24. g4+ Kh6 25. Rf6#) 20. Ngf3 {1-0 Meyer,K-Voettner,H/corr EU/M/
GT30 (FS-68/265) 0}) 14... Nxd5 15. Qe8+ Kf5 16. g4+ Kxg4 17. Qxc8+ Kh5 18.
Qe8+ g6 (18... Qg6 19. Qe2+ Kh4 20. Qxc4+ Kh5 21. Qe2+ Kh4 22. Qf3 $18) 19.
Qe2+ Kh6 20. Qe5 {1-0 Trofimov,S-Metlyakhin,D/RUS-chT Moscow 1994}) 8... Nf6 (
8... e5 9. Re1 Nd6 10. Nxe5 Be7 $1 $18 11. Bd3 (11. Bg5 $16) 11... h6 12. Qh5 (
12. Be3 $16 {Rustemov,A-Kharlov,A/RUS-ch Elista 1996/1-0 (78)}) 12... Kf8 13.
Nc3 $16) (8... b5 9. dxe6 Qxd1 (9... bxc4 10. exf7+ Ke7 11. Qe1 $1 $16) 10.
exf7+ Ke7 11. Rxd1 bxc4 12. Re1 $16) (8... Nd6 9. dxe6 Bxe6 (9... Nxc4 10.
exf7+ Ke7 11. Bg5+) 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Qe2 $14 (11. Re1 $5)) (8... exd5 9. Bxd5
Nd6 (9... Nf6 10. Bxf7+) 10. Re1+ Be7 11. Bg5 $16) 9. dxe6 $2 (9. Re1 $1 Be7
10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Qxd8+ Bxd8 (11... Kxd8 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ng5 Kc8 14. Nxe6 g6
15. Bg5 Nbd7 16. Nc3 $16) 12. Ng5 $16 (12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ng5 O-O 14. Nxe6 Re8
15. Nc3 b6 16. Bg5 Nc6 17. Na4 $18)) 9... Bxe6 10. Qe2 (10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bxe6
fxe6 12. Ng5 Ke7 (12... Kd7 13. Rd1+ Nd5 14. Nc3 Bd6 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Rxd5 Rd8
17. Bf4 $18) 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Nxe6 Kd7 15. Nxf8+ (15. Bg5 Re8) 15... Rhxf8 16.
Be3 b6 17. Nc3 Rad8 18. Rad1+ Kc8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Bg5 $14) 10... Nc6 11.
Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qxe6+ Be7 13. Nc3 (13. Ng5 Qd5 14. Nc3 Qxe6 15. Nxe6 Kf7 16. Re1
(16. Ng5+ Kg6 17. Re1 Rhe8 $11) 16... Nd4 $132) 13... Qd7 14. Qb3 (14. Ng5 Qxe6
15. Nxe6 $11) 14... O-O-O 15. Bf4 Qf5 16. Bg3 Rd3 17. Nh4 (17. Rad1 Rxd1 18.
Rxd1 Rd8 $11) (17. Qb6 Bd8 $1) 17... Qd7 18. Qc2 Rd2 19. Qc1 Nh5 20. Nf3 (20.
Na4 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Kb8 22. Nxc5 Bxc5 (22... Qd5 23. Ne4 $14) 23. Qxc5 Rxb2 24.
Rfd1 $132) 20... Nxg3 21. hxg3 Rd3 22. Re1 (22. Na4 Qf5) 22... Rf8 23. Re3 Kb8
24. Qe1 Rxe3 25. Qxe3 Qf5 26. Ne4 Ne5 27. Nxe5 Qxe5 28. Rb1 (28. Rd1 Qxb2 29.
Nxc5 Bxc5 30. Qxc5 Rc8 31. Qd6+ Ka8 $11) 28... Rd8 29. b3 Rd4 30. Re1 c4 31. f4
Qd5 $2 (31... Qa5 32. Qxd4 Qxe1+ 33. Kh2 cxb3 34. Qe5+ Ka7 35. Qxe7 bxa2 36.
Qc5+ $11) 32. Nc3 $16 Qa5 $4 (32... Bc5 33. Nxd5 Rxd5 34. bxc4 Bxe3+ 35. Rxe3
Rd7 $16) 33. Qxe7 $18 Qxc3 34. Qf8+ Kc7 35. Qc5+ Kd8 36. Qb6+ Kd7 37. Qxb7+ Kd8
38. Qb8+ Kd7 39. Qe8+ Kc7 40. Re7+ Kb6 41. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "Petah Tikva 3th"]
[Site "Petah Tikva"]
[Date "1997.10.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Peker, Oleg"]
[Black "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1997.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 (1... d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. e3 c5 6. Bxc4 cxd4 7.
exd4 Be7 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 a6 11. Re1 b5 12. Ba2 Bb7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14.
Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Bxd4 16. Rxc6 Bxc6 17. Nxd4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 e5 {0-1 Sinkovics,
P-Blatny,P/Biel op 1991}) 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 (3... d5 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. e3 Be7 6.
Bxc4 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. exd4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 a6 11. a3 b5 12. Ba2 (12.
Bb3 Bb7 13. Qd2 Na5 14. Ba2 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Rc8 16. Re2 Nc4 $15 {0-1 Verdnikov
V-Arakelian A/Tournament 1989 (33)}) 12... Bb7 (12... b4 13. axb4 Nxb4 14. Bb1
Nfd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qd2 Rd8 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. Ne4 f6 19. Nf3 Nc7 $15 {1/2-1/2
Chmelik Jiri-Dubansky Bohuslav/Czech League 1995 (28)}) 13. Qd3 b4 (13... Rc8
14. Rad1 b4 15. Na4 bxa3 16. bxa3 Qa5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nc5 Rc7 19. Nxb7 Rxb7
20. d5 exd5 21. Bxd5 Rb6 {1-0 Zoler,D-Kelecevic,N/Velden op /02) 1995 (40) [#]}
(21... Rc7 $14) 22. Bxf7+ $1 $16) (13... Ne8 14. h4 g6 15. Bh6 Ng7 16. Rad1 Na5
17. d5 $14 {1-0 Jetzl,J-Deutsch,L/Graz op (A6/20) 1997 (35)}) 14. Bb1 g6 15.
Na4 (15. axb4 Nxb4 16. Qe2 Kg7 17. Qd2 Ng8 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Ne4 $11 {1-0
Batuev A-Kirillov Vladimir/Ch URS 1947 (36)}) 15... bxa3 16. bxa3 Qa5 17. Nc5
Nxd4 $1 $17 {0-1 Guliev,S-Blatny,P/St.Mesto 1992 (20)}) 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 O-O 6.
Nf3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 cxd4 9. exd4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Be7 11. Re1 a6 12. Bg5 (12.
Ba2 b5 13. d5 $1 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qxd5 Bb7 16. Qh5 $1 Qd6 17. Bg5 (17.
Ng5 Qg6 18. Qxg6 hxg6 19. Bf4 $14) 17... Rad8 18. Bxe7 (18. Rac1 Bxg5 19. Nxg5
Qg6 20. Qh4 Rd4 21. Qg3 $16) 18... Nxe7 19. Ng5 Qg6 20. Qxh7+ Qxh7 21. Nxh7
Rfe8 22. Ng5 $16) 12... b5 13. Bb3 (13. Ba2 $5 Bb7 (13... Ra7 $1 14. Qd2 (14.
d5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Qxd5 Qxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Rd7 $15) (14. Qd3
Rd7 15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Bb1 g6 $132) 14... Rd7 15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Bb1 Qa8 17. Qc2 g6
18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. d5 exd5 20. Ba2 (20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Nb4 $17) 20... Na5
21. Nd4 Nc4 $17 {1/2-1/2 Heppekausen,J-Chlaifer,R/NRW-I 1994 (33)}) 14. Qd3 b4
15. Bb1 (15. Na4 bxa3 16. bxa3 Na7 (16... Qa5 17. Bxf6 (17. Nc5 Nxd4 $1 18.
Nxb7 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxg5 $17) 17... gxf6 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Rac1
Qh5 $15) 17. Rad1 Nb5 18. Bb1 g6 19. Ne5 Bd5 20. Nc5 Ra7 (20... Ng4 21. Bxe7
Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Qxe7 $11) 21. a4 $14 {1-0 Garcia,G-Rodriguez,A/Thessaloniki olm
1984 (40)}) 15... g6 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. Qe2 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxd4 19. Ra4 a5 (19...
Kg7 $15) 20. Be4 Rac8 (20... Ra6 21. Bb7 Rb6 22. Be3 Qe5 23. Rea1 Rxb7 24. Qxb7
Bd6 25. g3 Rb8 26. Qa7 $16) 21. Rxa5 Nfd5 (21... Nxe4 22. Rxe4 (22. Bxe7 Nxc3 (
22... Nd2 23. Qd1 Rfe8 24. Re4 Nxe4 25. Qxd4 Nxc3 26. Qh4 Ncd5 27. Bc5 Nd3 28.
Qd4 N5b4 29. Qe3 Nxc5 30. Rxc5 Nd3 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Qxd3 (32. h4 Nxb2 $11)
32... Rc1+ 33. Qf1 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Kf8 35. Ke2 Ke7 36. Kd3 Kd6 37. Kc4 Kc6 38.
b4 f6 39. f4 h5 40. h4 Kd6 41. b5 e5 42. fxe5+ fxe5 43. g3 $18) 23. Bxf8 Qd2 $1
24. Raa1 Nc2 $1 25. Bb4 $1 Nxe1 26. Qxc3 Qxc3 (26... Nf3+ 27. Kh1 $1 (27. gxf3
Qg5+ 28. Kf1 Rxc3 29. Ra8+ Kg7 30. Bxc3+ Kh6 $19) 27... Qxc3 28. Bxc3 Ng5 29.
f3 $14) 27. Bxc3 Nd3 $14) 22... Qd6 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11) 22. Bh6 Rfe8 23. Bxd5
Nxd5 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. g3 Qb4 26. Raa1 $11 {1-0 Szabo,L-Evans,L/Hastings4950
1949 (52)}) (13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Bc2 Rc8 15. Qd3 g6 16. Rad1 b4 17. Na4 Nd5 (17...
bxa3 18. bxa3 Qa5 $132) 18. Nc5 Bxg5 19. Nxb7 Qe7 20. Nxg5 Qxg5 21. Nd6 Rc7 22.
Ne4 Qe7 23. Ba4 {1/2-1/2 Pachman,L-Golombek,H/Saltsjobaden izt 1952}) 13... Bb7
14. Qd3 b4 15. Na4 bxa3 16. bxa3 Na5 (16... Qa5 $1 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nc5 Qc7
19. Rab1 Rab8 20. Bc2 g6 21. Nxb7 Rxb7 22. Rxb7 Qxb7 23. Rb1 Qc8 24. d5 Rd8 25.
Rb6 Ne7 $17) 17. Bc2 g6 18. Rab1 Bc6 (18... Ra7 19. Ne5 Qd5 20. Qh3 Ba8 $132 (
20... Qa2 21. Rbc1)) 19. Nc3 (19. Nb6 Ra7 20. Ne5 Bb5 21. Qf3 Rb7 22. Na4 Rc7
23. Nc3 Qxd4 24. Nxb5 axb5 25. Bd3 Qd5 26. Qxd5 Nxd5 27. Bxe7 Nxe7 28. Rxb5
Nac6 $11) 19... Qd6 20. Ne5 Rfd8 (20... Rfc8 21. a4 Bd5 $15) 21. Rb6 Qc7 22.
Reb1 Bd5 (22... Bb5 23. R6xb5 (23. Nxb5 Qxb6 24. Qf3 axb5 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26.
Qxf6 Ra7 $19) 23... axb5 24. Nxb5 (24. Qf3 Kg7 25. Be4 Rac8 26. Nxb5 Qb6 27. h4
Nc4 28. h5 Nxe5 29. dxe5 Nxe4 30. Bxe7 Rd2 (30... Rd7 31. Qxe4 Rxe7 32. Nd6 Qd8
33. Nxc8 Qxc8 34. Qf4 Rd7 35. h6+ Kf8 36. Qf6 $18) 31. Qxe4 Qxf2+ 32. Kh2 Rc4
33. Qa8 Rh4+ 34. Bxh4 Qxh4+ 35. Kg1 Qf2+ $11) 24... Qc8 25. Bd1 (25. Qf3 Qxc2)
(25. Rc1 Qa6 (25... Qb7 26. Rb1 Qc8 (26... Ng4 27. Nxf7 $1 $16) 27. Rc1 $11)
26. a4) 25... Nd5 26. Bxe7 Nxe7 27. Bf3 Nd5 $17) 23. Bd2 Bc4 (23... Bb7 24. Qe3
Bxa3 25. Ne4 Nxe4 (25... Nd5 26. Qxa3 Nxb6 (26... Qxc2 $2 27. Qf3 Qc7 (27...
Rf8 28. R6b2 $18) 28. R6b2 $18) 27. Nf6+ (27. Bxa5 Qxc2 28. Nf6+ Kg7 (28... Kh8
29. Rc1 Rxd4 30. Qa1 Qa4 31. Bxb6 Qxa1 32. Rxa1 Rb4 33. Bc5 Rb5 34. Bd4 Kg7 35.
Nfd7 f6 (35... f5 36. Nc4+ Kg8 37. Nf6+ Kf8 38. Nxh7+ Kg8 39. Nf6+ Kf8 40. Nd6
Rb3 41. Nd7+ Ke7 42. Nc5 $18) (35... h5 36. Ng4+ Kh7 37. Ndf6+ Kg7 38. Nxh5+
Kf8 39. Bg7+ Ke8 40. Nhf6+ Ke7 41. Rd1 Bc6 (41... Rd8 42. Ng8+ Rxg8 43. Bf6+
Ke8 44. Rd8#) 42. Nh6 Rbb8 43. Nfg4 Ba4 (43... a5 44. Ne5) 44. Ra1 Rb7 45. Bf6+
Kf8 46. Ne5 Bb5 47. h4 $132) 36. Ng4 e5 37. Be3 $14) 29. Nh5+ Kg8 $11) 27...
Kg7 28. Nh5+ Kg8 29. Bxa5 Qxc2 30. Rc1 Rxd4 $1 $19) 26. Bxa5 Qxc2 27. Rxb7 Ra7
28. Nxf7 Rxb7 29. Nh6+ Kh8 30. Rxb7 Qd1+ 31. Be1 $18) 24. Qg3 (24. Nxc4 Qxc4
25. Ne2 Rac8 26. R1b2 Qd5 (26... Qxd3 27. Bxd3 Nc4 28. Bxc4 Rxc4 29. Rxa6 Ne4
30. Be3 Bf6 $44) 27. Bb4 Bxb4 28. R2xb4 Nc6 29. Ra4 a5 30. Rb5 Qd6 31. Rc4 e5
32. Rb6 Nd7 33. Ra6 exd4 34. Rxd4 Qe7 $19) 24... Rxd4 25. Be3 Bc5 $4 $138 (
25... Rd6 $17) 26. Qf3 $4 $138 (26. Ng4 $1 Qxg3 (26... Qd8 27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28.
Rd6 Nxg4 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Qc7 Bxf2+ 31. Kh1 Rd2 32. Bd1 Ne3 33. Qxa5 $18) (
26... Qe7 27. Rb8+ Rd8 28. Bxc5 Qxc5 29. Nxf6+ $18) (26... Ne8 27. Qxc7 Nxc7
28. Rb8+ Rd8 (28... Kg7 29. Bh6#) 29. Rxa8 Nxa8 30. Bxc5 $18) 27. Nxf6+ Kg7 (
27... Kh8 28. hxg3 Bxb6 29. Rxb6 Rdd8 30. Nfe4 $16) 28. hxg3 Bxb6 29. Rxb6 Rdd8
30. Nfe4 $16) 26... Qxe5 $19 (26... Nd5 27. Nxd5 Bxd5 (27... Rxd5 28. Nxc4 Nxc4
29. Rb7 $18) 28. Qf6 $16 Nc4 29. Nxf7 Rh4 30. Qxh4 Bxb6 31. Nh6+ Kg7 32. Bxb6
Nxb6 33. Ng4 Rf8 34. Bxg6 $18) 27. Qxa8+ (27. Bxd4 Qxd4 (27... Bxd4 28. Qxa8+
Kg7 29. Qb8 Bxf2+ $1 30. Kh1 (30. Kxf2 Qd4+ 31. Ke1 (31. Kg3 Qxc3+ $19) 31...
Qxc3+ 32. Kd1 Nd5 $19) 30... Qxc3 $19) 28. Rd1 Qxf2+ 29. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2
Ng4+ 31. Kg3 Ne3 32. Rc1 Nxc2 33. Rxc2 Bd3 34. Rf2 Rc8 $17) 27... Kg7 28. Qb8 (
28. Re1 Rf4 $3 (28... g5 29. Rbb1 Bd6 30. g3 Rg4 31. Ne2 Bxe2 32. Rxe2 Nd5 33.
Rbe1 Nc4 34. Bc5 Qf4 35. Re4 Qd2 36. Bxd6 Nxd6 37. R4e2 Qa5 $44) 29. Rbb1 Rxf2
$3 30. Bh6+ (30. Bxf2 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Qd4+ 32. Kg3 g5 $19) 30... Kxh6 31. Rxe5
Rf1#) 28... Bd6 29. Bxd4 $2 $138 (29. Rxd6 $8 Rxd6 30. Qb2 Bd3 31. Re1 Nc4 32.
Qb4 a5 33. Qb3 Nxe3 34. Rxe3 Bxc2 35. Qxc2 Qc5 $19) 29... Qxh2# 0-1

[Event "Leeuwarden op"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Van der Wiel,J"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1997.11.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. e4 $6 b5 8. Bd3
cxd4 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nxd4 Bb7 11. Nd2 Nf4 $1 12. N2f3 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Nc6 14. Rd1
Be7 15. Qb3 Na5 16. Qc2 Bd5 17. Bd2 Nc4 18. Bf4 Rc8 19. Qe2 O-O 20. b3 Nb6 21.
Rd3 Qc7 $6 (21... Nd7 $142) 22. Ng5 h6 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Nd5 25. Bxh6 Nc3 (
25... gxh6 26. Nxe6 Qc1+ 27. Rd1) 26. Qf4 Rfd8 27. Re1 Rxd4 28. Qxd4 gxh6 29.
h4 Kf8 30. Qf4 Ke8 31. Qxh6 Rd8 32. Rg3 Rd5 33. h5 Bf8 34. Rg8 Qe7 35. Qe3 b4
36. h6 Qh4 37. Qh3 Ne2+ 38. Kf1 1-0

[Event "London Agency"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1998.06.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman Baburin} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5
7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Nc3 Bd6 (9... Be7 $5) 10. Rd1 {White has several
set-ups here, but I wanted to head for positions where white plays Bd2 and
d4-d5 and, after ...exd5 recaptures with the knight, aiming for a domination
of the a2-g8 and a1-h8 diagonals. In the game this strategy works out well,
although black's next move is perhaps a shade helpful. Incidentally, I am less
impressed by the immediate execution of white's idea, since after} (10. Bd2 O-O
11. d5 {black has a reasonable choice:} Ne5 $5 (11... exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13.
Bxd5 Ne7 $1 14. Bc4 Bd7 15. h3 Bc6 16. Rfd1 Ng6 17. Bc3 {[%cal Yc6f3,Yd6h2]
was the move order of Filippov,V - Ibragimov,I/ Russia Cup 1997, which in fact
transposes to Grabarcyk - Ibragimov given below. I think black has solved all
problems here, as his bishops fight for the central squares every bit as
efficiently as his opponents.}) 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 exd5 $1 {
looks more reliable than 14...Nxd5 15 Be5 which Miles gave as compensation for
white back in 1991, an assessment which noone has felt moved to test with the
black pieces. Although white's attack can be expected mainly on the dark
squares, it is worth having the black light-squared bishop out in play,
covering g4 for example.} 15. Bxf6 dxc4 16. Bc3 Bf5 17. Qxc4 {1/2-1/2 Franco,
Z-De La Villa,J/Mondariz ESP-tch 1995. Black will easily blockade whites
centre pawns on the light-squares.}) 10... b6 $6 {A shade too cooperative!
Although many games have continued 10...0-0 11 Bd2 b6 12 d5 which may well
amount to much the same thing, the text move does not even keep white
guessing! Perhaps more to the point is that after} (10... O-O 11. Bd2 {black
may attempt to avoid the fianchetto altogether. Ibragimov recently introduced}
Bd7 $5 (11... b6 {Huzman} 12. d5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. h3 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5
16. Bxd5 Bb7 17. Bc3 Rfe8 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Rd6 Rae8 21. Rad1 $14
{1/2-1/2 Gyimesi,Z-Wells,P/HUN-chT/1997/ (40)}) 12. d5 $6 (12. Rac1 $5) (12. h3
$5 {It looks like time to switch plans to me. In the main game for example, it
is clear that tactical difficulties challenging white's bishop on d5 form one
of black's major sources of embarrassment. Here no such difficulties apply})
12... exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Ne7 15. Bc4 Bc6 16. h3 Ng6 17. Bc3 Qe7 $5 18.
Ne1 Rad8 19. a5 Be5 20. Qc2 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Ne5 22. Be2 Bb5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1
Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Qd6 26. Bc2 f6 $15 {Grabarczyk,M-Ibragimov,I/Groningen op 1997/
EXP 62/0-1 (69)}) 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 O-O (14... Ne5
$6 15. Bc3 $1 $36) (14... Ne7 $2 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Bc3) 15. Bc3 $14 {[%cal
Gd5f7,Gc3g7]} Rad8 (15... Rae8 16. Qc4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Rd5
b5 ({White would in general be afraid neither of the simplification nor the
structural consequences of} 19... Bxc3 20. bxc3 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Yb1b6,Ye3e4]
the d5 square, and the possibility to support it with pawns on e4 and/ or c4
is an important theme of the variation. The half-open b-file would also offer
the chance to pressure black's queenside pawns, especially the pawn on b6.})
20. axb5 axb5 21. Qxc5 Rc8 22. Qxb5 Qxb5 23. Rxb5 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Rxc3 25. h4 $1
$16 {Grabarczyk,M-Jaracz,P/ch-POL, Warsaw POL 1997/1-0 (90). Certainly not an
ending for which black would willingly head.}) 16. Qc4 $1 {[%csl Rg7]} Ne7 {
Baburin: It seems that this move leads to insoluble problems for Black. Better
was 16...Rfe8.} (16... Rfe8 {Huzman} 17. Qg4 Bf8 18. Ng5 Rd7 19. Qf5 g6 20. Qf6
$18) 17. Bxb7 (17. Qg4 {Huzman} Ng6 18. Bc4 $6 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Bxh2+ 20. Kg2 Ne5
$17 (20... Be5 $15)) 17... Qxb7 18. Qg4 ({Move order is important.} 18. h4 h5
$1 {would leave white curiously devoid of ways to pursue his attacking
ambitions.}) 18... Ng6 19. h4 $40 {Baburin: Disturbing Black's knight, White
forces his opponent to do something about the pressure against the g7-square.}
Qd7 {This is forced.} (19... Rfe8 {Huzman} 20. h5 Re4 21. Qf5 Nf8 22. Bxg7 $1
$18) (19... Qe7 {Huzman} 20. h5 (20. Rxd6 $1 {Baburin} Rxd6 (20... h5 21. Rxg6
$1 $18) 21. h5 {and White achieves a material advantage.}) 20... Ne5 21. Nxe5
Bxe5 22. h6 Bxc3 23. bxc3 g6 24. Qc4 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Rb6,Rc5,Rg8] /+/-}) 20.
Qxd7 Rxd7 21. h5 Ne7 {Baburin: Now the e5-square is available for White's
pieces.} 22. Rd2 $5 {Quite a retrained decision. At first sight} (22. h6 {
is very strong, but} Rfd8 $8 $14 {defends.} (22... gxh6 $2 23. Ne5 Rdd8 24. Ng4
$40)) 22... f6 {creates some undesirable light-square weaknesses ( f5 in
particular) but tactically it is necessary to prevent access to the e5 square
at some stage.} (22... Rfd8 $6 23. Rad1 Nc6 $2 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 $18) (
22... Re8 {Huzman} 23. Rad1 Nc8 24. Ne5 Rdd8 25. Nc6 Rd7 26. Be5 Re6 27. Bf4
$16) 23. Rad1 Nc8 (23... Rfd8 {Huzman} 24. e4 $1 {[%cal Ge4e5,Gd1d7]} Nc6 (
24... Nc8 25. h6 $1 $16) 25. e5 Nxe5 26. Nxe5 fxe5 27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Rxd7 $18)
24. h6 {Baburin: The pawn continues its destructive work. By weakening the
f6-pawn White increases the activity of his own bishop.} (24. e4 {Huzman} Rdd8
$14 {[%cal Yd6e7]}) 24... Rdd8 $1 (24... Rfd8 $6 25. hxg7 Kxg7 26. Ng5 $1 $16 {
[%csl Rd6,Rf6][%cal Gg5e6,Gg5e4]}) (24... gxh6 {Huzman} 25. e4 (25. Nh4 Kf7 26.
Nf5 Ke6) 25... Rdd8 (25... b5 {Baburin} 26. axb5 axb5 27. b3 {White maintains
his advantage.}) 26. Nh4 (26. e5 $5 fxe5 27. Nxe5 $36) 26... Kf7 27. Nf5 Ke6
28. Nxh6 $14) 25. hxg7 Kxg7 26. e4 $5 {Always a difficult decision between
direct methods which utilise the concrete tactical possibilities, but at the
same time risk liquidating black's weaknesses, and 'maintaining' a grip,
without a clear route to breakthrough in sight. It was tempting to settle for}
(26. Nh4 $5 Kf7 (26... Bc7 {Huzman} 27. Nf5+ Kg6 28. e4 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Rd8 $11)
27. Nf5 {but it is not obvious how to progress after} Be7 $1 $14) 26... Kf7 (
26... Be7 {Huzman} 27. Nh4 (27. e5 $1 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 fxe5 29. Nxe5 Kh6 30. Rd7
$36) 27... Rxd2 28. Nf5+ Kf7 29. Rxd2 Rd8 $5 (29... Ke6 30. f3 Nd6 31. g4 $14)
30. Nxe7 Rxd2 31. Nxc8 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 b5 33. axb5 axb5 $132) 27. e5 Be7 $1 {
Best, in view of} (27... fxe5 28. Nxe5+ Ke6 29. Re1 (29. Re2 $1 $36 {Huzman})
29... Bxe5 30. Rxe5+ Kf7 31. Rf5+ Ke6 32. Rf6+ Ke7 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. Rh6 $16)
28. exf6 Bxf6 $6 ({Much stiffer resistance could have been offered by} 28...
Rxd2 $1 29. Rxd2 (29. Nxd2 Bxf6 30. Bxf6 Kxf6 31. a5 Re8 32. Nc4 b5 33. Nd6
Nxd6 34. Rxd6+ Re6) (29. Ne5+ $5 Ke6 30. Rxd2 Bxf6 31. Nd7 Rd8 32. Bxf6 Rxd7
33. Rxd7 Kxd7 $14) 29... Bxf6 30. Rd7+ Be7 $14 (30... Kg6 {Huzman} 31. Ne5+ $16
)) 29. Ne5+ Ke6 $6 (29... Kg7 30. Rd7+ $1 Kg8 (30... Rxd7 31. Nxd7 Bxc3 32.
Nxf8 Bxb2 33. Rd8 $16) 31. Ng4 $1 (31. R1d3 $18 {Huzman}) 31... Rxd7 32. Rxd7
Bxc3 33. Nh6+ Kh8 34. bxc3 $16) 30. Nd7 $18 Bxc3 31. Nxf8+ Rxf8 32. bxc3 Rf4
33. Rd8 Ne7 34. Re1+ (34. Re1+ Kf7 35. Rd7) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch Gr-A"]
[Site "Salt Lake City"]
[Date "1999.08.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1999.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd5 5. d4 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 {This method of
combatting the Panov attack has become much more popular in recent years than
the more passive 6...Be7. Arguably the main point of the move is revealed in
the lines with 7 cxd5 Nxd5 when white has to deal with the threat to the
knight on c3. After white's next move, a well-known transposition to the Nimzo
Indian takes place. In this case, the bishop on b4 can introduce a special
element - the possibility of exchanging on c3 and creating the 'hanging pawns'
on c3+d4 as an alternative to the isolated d4 pawn ( 'IQP' ), as the target
for black's counterplay. If, as here, it later retreats, then it is time to
start counting the tempi. This is notoriously complicated in these 'IQP'} (6...
Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bc4 Nf6 9. O-O Nc6 10. a3 O-O 11. Qd3 a6 12. Bg5 b5 13. Bb3
Bb7 14. Bc2 g6 {interestingly was the move order of Fedorowicz - Dlugy, quoted
below which reaches the same position as in the game!}) 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O
9. O-O a6 $5 {This system has acquired a steady following rather than mass
appeal, but it is definitely doing well, and might be regarded as more
aggressive than the main line 9...b6.} 10. Bd3 {White anticipates his
opponent's coming ...b5, and prepares to meet it either by challenging black's
queenside pawns with a4, or perhaps trying to generate play on the king-side
by exploiting the momentary possibility to transfer his knight via e4. First a
word on the alternatives:} ({Perhaps most important for the continuing health
is that the main attempt to cross black's plan of development by} 10. Ne5 {
is losing its appeal. Theory may not yet have a unanimous verdict, but I
personally find black's compensation appealing after} b5 11. Qf3 Qxd4 $1 (11...
Ra7 $6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Qh3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Be4 15. Bg5 $1 {[%cal Yg5d8]} Bxd3 16.
Qxd3 Qd5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Ng4 Nd7 19. a4 $36 {1-0 Ibragimov,I-Zagrebelny,S/St.
Petersburg 1997/EXP 61 (40)}) 12. Qxa8 Qxe5 13. Be2 {[%csl Re2][%cal Ge2g4]
The need to thus prevent ...Ng4 is the justification for black's play. For the
exchange he will get a pawn, and tremendous play on the light squares.} (13.
Bb3 Ng4 $40) 13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qxe2 15. Qxb8 Qc4 $5 {This refinement looks
more convincing than the older} (15... Nd5 16. a4 $5 (16. Qg3 Qc4 17. Bd2 f6
18. Rfe1 e5 19. Qf3 Bg4 20. Qe4 Rc8 21. Qb1 Be2 22. Qf5 Qg4 23. Qxg4 Bxg4 24.
a4 Bd7 25. axb5 Bxb5 26. Rec1 Rc4 {and black had no problems in Huebner,
R-Dreev,A/Wijk aan Zee 1996/CBM 51 (51).}) 16... Nxc3 (16... Qc4 $5) 17. Ba3
Re8 18. Bb4 Nd5 19. Rac1 Bd7 20. Qd6 $1 Nxb4 21. Qxd7 Rf8 22. Rc8 Qd3 23. Rxf8+
Kxf8 24. Qc8+ Ke7 {0-1 Yakovich,Y-Dreev,A/RUS-ch Elista 1995/CBM 50/[Nikitin] 
(30)} 25. Qc5+ $1 Qd6 26. Qg5+ $14 {Nikitin, but maybe even better than this.})
16. Ba3 Re8 17. Bb4 Nd5 18. a3 Qc6 19. Qe5 Bb7 20. f3 f6 21. Qd4 e5 22. Qf2 Qc7
23. Rfd1 a5 24. Qc5 Qxc5+ 25. Bxc5 Rc8 26. Bf2 Rc4 {with good compensation for
a slight material defecit. 1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Salov,V/Wijk aan Zee 1997/Inf 68/
(42).}) (10. a4 $5 Bd7 (10... Nbd7 $6 {looks rather passive here.} 11. Bg5 Be7
12. Re1 h6 13. Bh4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Nbd5 15. Ne5 (15. Qd2 $5 b6 (15... Nxc3 16. bxc3
b6 17. Bc2 Bb7 18. Qd3 $40) (15... Nb4 $5 $14 {Wells}) 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Qd3
$14 {Tsesarsky.}) 15... Nb4 $1 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. d5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Qf6 19. Qe2
Nd3 20. Re3 Nf4 21. Qf3 exd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Reinderman,
D-Yermolinsky,A/Wijk aan Zee 1999/CBM 69 (35)[Tsesarsky] (35)}) 11. Be3 Bc6 12.
Ne5 Nbd7 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qe2 a5 15. Rfc1 Nb6 16. Bd3 Qd7 17. Rc2 Nbd5 18.
Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20. Rc4 Nb6 21. R4c2 Nd5 22. Rc4 Nb6 23. R4c2 {1/2-1/2
Sadler,M-Shipov,S/Hastings 1999/CBM 69_07 (23)}) 10... Nc6 {There is nothing
much wrong with this move, but the evidence suggests that there is in fact no
need for black to switch from his original intentions.} ({Hence,} 10... b5 $5 {
is also quite viable after either:} 11. a4 (11. Ne4 Nbd7 12. Bf4 (12. a3 $5 $13
) 12... Bb7 13. Nd6 $6 Qb8 $1 14. Nxb7 Qxf4 15. a3 Qb8 $1 16. axb4 Qxb7 17. Be2
Nd5 $15 {0-1 Knaak,R-Wirthensohn,H/Bad Woerishofen 1993/CBM 34 (43)}) (11. Bg5
{leads to standard positions.}) 11... bxa4 12. Rxa4 (12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Rxa4 Be7
14. Qe2 a5 15. Rd1 Na6 16. Ne5 Nb4 {[%csl Gb4] Black is very comfortable.1/2-1/
2 Lanka,Z-Schlosser,P/AUT 1998/EXT 99/(16).}) 12... a5 (12... Be7 $5) 13. Bg5
Ba6 (13... Bb7 14. Ne5 Be7) 14. Ne5 h6 15. Bh4 Be7 16. Re1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nd5
18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Qb5 Ra6 $1 20. Nc4 Qxd4 21. Rd1 Qa7 22. Rxa5 Nec6 23. Rxa6
Qxa6 24. Qc5 {with a minimal advantage at most. 1/2-1/2 Huebner,R-Assmann,T/
Lugano 1989/TD (59)}) 11. Bc2 (11. Bg5 Be7) 11... Be7 {So, a loss of tempo,
but white's bishop has taken three moves to reach c2. In general in the lines
with ...a6+...b5, black tends to retreat the bishop since in the event of
exchanging on c3, white has the useful lever a2-a4 to attack black's queenside
pawns.} 12. a3 b5 13. Qd3 Bb7 14. Bg5 {In a way this move strikes me as a
little strange, especially in conjunction with putting the bishop on h6 a few
moves later. Yes, it certainly forces ...g6, but this is also the main reply to
} (14. Re1 $5 {which also appears more flexible, and in some cases may simply
win a tempo.} g6 ({The point is that} 14... Rc8 $6 {is very strongly met by
the standard central break} 15. d5 $1 exd5 16. Bg5 g6 $140 (16... Ne4 17. Nxe4
dxe4 18. Qxe4 g6 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Qh4 $40 {[%csl Rf7,Rh7][%cal Yc2b3,Yb3f7,
Yf3g5]}) 17. Rxe7 $16) (14... b4 $5 15. Ne4 $5 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18.
dxc5 Qxd3 19. Bxd3 Rad8 20. Red1 Rd5 21. Rac1 bxa3 22. bxa3 Red8 23. Be2 Rxd1+
24. Bxd1 $14 {[%csl Gd1,Gh6][%cal Yc5c6] Tratar,M - Barle,J/ SLO-ch 1998.}) 15.
b4) 14... g6 15. Rfe1 (15. Bh6 Re8 16. Rad1 Rc8 17. Qe2 Na5 18. Ne5 Nc4 19. Bb3
Nd6 20. Nxf7 Nxf7 21. Qxe6 Rc4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 {Fedorowicz,J-Dlugy,M/New York (m/
6) 1984 (22)}) 15... Rc8 16. Rad1 Nd5 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Qd2 {
[%cal Yc2e4]} Qh5 20. Bf4 Bf6 21. Be4 Ba8 22. Bd6 Ne7 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. Be5 Qf5
25. Qh6 Nd5 26. h3 Rac8 27. Rd2 Qh5 28. Qxh5 gxh5 29. Bxf6 Nxf6 30. Ne5 Red8
31. Nf3 Kf8 32. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Herzliya"]
[Site "Herzliya"]
[Date "1998.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1998.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Huzman. Baburin} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6
7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nb4 {Personally I think
this is tougher than} (11... Nd5 12. Bb3 $1 {which seems to be causing black
some problems eg.} Ncb4 (12... b6 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Ne5 $1 {This seems to be a
serious positional threat which black must address on his 12th move.} Nb4 $6
15. Bd2 Be6 16. Rac1 Qd6 17. Bf4 Qd8 18. Bd2 Qd6 19. Qf3 $1 {[%csl Rc6,Rd5,Ye5]
} Rac8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Bxb4 Qxb4 22. Bxd5 $16 {[%csl Rf7];Wells,P-Almasi,I
HUN tt 1997 1-0}) 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Qg4 $5 (14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Rd3 $5) 14... Nf6
15. Qg3 Bc6 16. Bh6 Ne8 {Magerramov,E-Ibragimov,I/URS-ch58 Moscow 1991/URS-ch.}
17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Ne4 $14 {Ibragimov.}) 12. Ne5 Bd7 13. Bg5 Bc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 {
[%csl Gb4][%cal Yc6d5,Ye6d5,Yb4d5,Yf6d5,Ga6a5] In exchange for the bishop pair
black gets extremely solid influence over the square d5, and hopes that the
pawn weaknesses created on the queenside will be merely formal rather
exploitable. Black would dearly like to play ...a6-a5, cementing his well
placed knight on b4 and rendering his a-pawn clearly less vulnerable.
Therefore...  Baburin: 'Working on the database CBM-68, I came across this
pawn structure a few times and in all of those games White won. I also studied
such pawn formation working on my book 'Winning Pawn Structures' and can say
that with many pieces on the board the possessor of the isolated pawn usually
has good prospects. '} 15. a5 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Rb6] Baburin: 'It's important to
prevent ...a5 and to fix the a6-pawn.'} Nfd5 {This is by no means new, but I
was quite pleased to see it appear on the board. At the very least, we can say
that it clarifies the plan white should adopt. Since black has weak squares on
b6 and c5 I cannot fully accept that he should be comfortable with the coming
exchange, even if perhaps the d4 pawn is similarly a little weakened too. One
example of another approach:} (15... Qc7 $5 16. Ra4 Qb7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne4
Be7 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Nd5 21. Rc1 Rfb8 22. b3 Rd8 23. g3 Rd7 24. Raa1 g6
25. h4 h5 26. Kh1 Qb8 27. Bxa6 Rda7 28. Bc4 Rxa5 29. Rxa5 Rxa5 30. Bxd5 exd5
31. Kg2 Rb5 32. Rc3 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,L-Komljenovic,D/Copenhagen 1989/EXT 97.})
16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Na4 $1 {[%csl Yb6,Yc5][%cal Ya4b6,Ya4c5,Yc5a6]} Nc7 (17...
Rfd8 $5) 18. Rac1 Rfd8 (18... Nb5 $5 {was advocated by Phillip Schlosser, but
it seems that white maintains the pressure after} 19. Nb6 Rad8 20. Bxb5 $5 axb5
21. Qf3 $5 Qd6 22. h4 h6 23. Rc5 $14 {[%csl Ga5,Rc6][%cal Ga5a6]}) 19. Nb6 {
Huzman: 'White are trying a new plan here. They wants to attack the b4 knight
and thus they blocks the 'b' file with the knight, and will play Qe1, Bf1, Rc5
next. Trying to prevent this plan black will be forced to withdraw his pieces
to passive positions. White will exploit this fact by organizing an attack on
the K side.'} Rab8 (19... Ra7 {Huzman} 20. Qe5 $5 {[%cal Ge5c5]} (20. Qe1 $5 {
[%csl Rb4][%cal Gc4f1,Gc1c5,Ye1b4]}) 20... Ncd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Qf4 $14) 20.
Qe1 $1 {[%csl Rb4] I am rather proud of this slightly obscure idea, which
removes the queen from targetting the weak a6 pawn, to try to prove that the
knight on b4 ( usually an asset for black ) can in some cases prove vulnerable.
I was trying to prevent some obvious freeing ideas while generally planning to
put a rook on c5. A couple of examples:} (20. Qe1 Nb5 (20... Ncd5 $6 21. Bxd5
cxd5 $2 22. Rc5 $1 $18 {[%csl Rb4]}) 21. Bxb5 axb5 22. Rc5 $1 $16 {The
bulletin reveals that after this I had already used 94 minutes.}) 20... Na8 $6
{Looks artificial and already a step in the wrong direction. Black had to try
using his d5 square, although the weakness of c6 will hinder his efforts. After
} (20... Nbd5 $1 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Qe5 $14 Rb7 {[%cal Yc1c8,Yb6c8,Yb6d7]} (
22... Nb5 $2 23. Nxd5 $16 {the analysis team Wells/ Zifroni/ Schlosser agreed
that although white's command of the c-file, backed up by})) 21. Na4 Qc7 $6 (
21... Nc7 {Huzman} 22. Nc5 $14) 22. Nc5 Qxa5 $2 {[%cal Ye1a5]} 23. Nxa6 Rb7 24.
Nc5 Rbb8 {Baburin: 'After some action on the queenside, most of Black's pieces
are located there, which should give White the idea that an operation on the
opposite wing is justified.'} 25. Rd3 $1 {[%mdl 128] An elegant use of a very
unpleasant pin. Suddenly, with all black's forces diverted to the queenside
white can switch to direct attack on the king-side with some force. 109'
however! Baburin: 'White found a way to deliver a rook to the kingside, using
a typical manoeuvre, which is usually referred as to a 'rook lift'.'} Nc7 26.
Rg3 Qb6 27. Qe5 $1 g6 {[%csl Rf6,Rh6]} (27... Ne8 28. Nxe6 $1 $18) 28. Rb3 $1 {
Baburin: 'This is rook is doing a lot of useful work along the 3rd rank.'} Qa5
$6 {Baburin: White's rook weakened the opponent's kingside and White is going
to take advantage of this fact.} 29. h4 {'!' Baburin.} Ncd5 {Allows a
combinative finish, but the simple threat of h4-h5-h6 is already not so easy
to meet. '?' Baburin. Baburin: 'This is a blunder, but it's hard to advise
Black.'} (29... Nbd5 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Bxd5 $1 exd5 32. Nd7 Rxb2 33. Nf6+ Kf8
34. Qd6+ Kg7 35. Qxc7 Qd2 36. Rf1 Kxf6 $140 37. Qe5# {Wells/Zifroni/Schlosser.}
) ({After} 29... h5 {Baburin} 30. g4 $1 hxg4 31. h5 {White's attack should
succeed.}) (29... Ne8 $8 {Huzman} 30. h5 Qc7 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Qg5 $40) 30.
Bxd5 $1 exd5 (30... cxd5 31. Nxe6 $1 (31. Nd7 Nc6 $16) 31... fxe6 32. Qxe6+ Kg7
33. Qe5+ Kh6 34. Qf4+ Kg7 35. Rc7+) 31. Nd7 Rb7 32. Nf6+ Kf8 33. Nxh7+ Kg8 34.
Nf6+ Kf8 35. h5 gxh5 36. Rg3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yakovich, Yuri"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Yakovich,Y"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. a4 Nc6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 $5 (12. Bh4 {looks more
naturally but allows Black to exchange the white bishop after} Be7 13. Rc1 Nh5
$1 {The game Nisipeanu,L-Dautov,R/Elista 1998 continued} 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Ne5
Nf6 16. Qd3 (16. Re1 Bd7 17. Qf3 Bc6 $11) 16... Bd7 17. Ba2 Rc8 18. Rfd1 (18.
Bb1 Bc6 19. Ng4 Ng6 $15) 18... Bc6 19. Bb1 Re8 $1 (19... Ned5 $2 20. Ng4 $36)
20. h3 Ned5 $2 (20... Kf8 $1 $15) 21. Ne4 $1 $11 Nxe4 (21... Bxa4 $2 22. Rxc8
Qxc8 23. Nd6 $16) 22. Nxc6 (22. Qxe4 $2 Nf6 23. Nxc6 Rxc6 $15) 22... Rxc6 (
22... bxc6 23. Qxe4 g6 24. Bd3 a5 25. b3 Qb6 26. Bc4 $11) 23. Rxc6 bxc6 24.
Qxe4 g6 25. Qc2 $1 Qb6 26. Qd2 Kg7 27. a5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,L-Dautov,R/
Elista 1998/[Dautov,R] (34)}) 12... b6 $5 $146 (12... Qa5 {and}) (12... Bd7 {
deserve attention also.}) 13. Qe2 Be7 {Black liberate punkt b4 for his knight.}
({After} 13... Bb7 14. Rfd1 $5 {[%cal Rd4d5] black knight should go to e7 and
pawn a6 become weak.} Ne7 (14... Be7 $2 15. d5 $1 $16) (14... Na5 15. Bd3 $1
$14 {/\16.Ne5}) 15. Rac1 $14 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Rf3e5] ><a6}) 14. Rad1 $1 {
Now White will attack king side.} Nb4 (14... Bb7 $2 15. d5 $16) 15. Ne5 Bb7 16.
f4 $1 {[%cal Rf4f5]} Nfd5 $8 (16... Nbd5 17. f5 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 exf5 19. Rxf5 $40
{[%csl Rf7]}) 17. f5 {Attractive but not the best continuation} ({Simple} 17.
Bd2 $5 {promised White the strong initiative:} Nc6 (17... Rc8 18. f5 $36) (
17... Bf6 $6 18. Ne4 $16) 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. f5 $14) 17... Bg5 $1 {The only
move. By a series of precise moves Black will neutralize White's attack and
equalize the game.} 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. Bxd5 (19. fxe6 $6 fxe6 20. Ne4 (20. Nd3
$2 Nxd3 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Bxd5 Nf4 23. Rxf4 Qxf4 $17) 20... Qe3+ 21. Qxe3 Nxe3
22. Bxe6+ Kh7 $15) 19... Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Nd7 (21. f6 $5 gxf6 22. Nd7 (
22. Rd3 $2 Bxg2 $1 (22... Qxg2+ $2 23. Qxg2+ Bxg2 24. Rg3+ $1 Kh7 25. Rxf6 $18)
23. Rg3 Bxf1 24. Rxg5+ hxg5 $15) 22... f5 $1 (22... Rfd8 $2 23. Nxf6+ Kg7 24.
Rf4 $1 $16) 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Rf2 a5 $44 25. Qb5 Rc8 26. Qxb6 $2 Rc1 27. Rxc1
Qxc1+ 28. Rf1 Qd2) 21... Rfe8 $1 (21... exf5 $2 22. Nxf8 Rxf8 23. Rf2 $16) 22.
f6 $5 {Last attempt to win the game. After} (22. Nxb6 Rab8 $1 (22... exf5 $2
23. Qd2 $1 $16) 23. Nxd5 exd5 $44 {Black has enough compensation for pawn.})
22... Bb3 $1 {[]} (22... Rad8 $2 23. Nxb6 gxf6 24. Rd3 $16) (22... b5 23. h4 $5
(23. axb5 axb5 24. Rf2 (24. h4 Qxh4 25. fxg7 Red8) 24... Bb3 $1 (24... Rad8 25.
Qxb5 $16) 25. Re1 Rad8 26. Nc5 $14) (23. fxg7 Bc4 (23... Kxg7 $2 24. h4 $1 Qg3
(24... Qxh4 25. Qe5+ $18) 25. Nf6 $18) 24. Qf3 Bxf1 25. Nf6+ Kxg7) 23... Bc4 (
23... Qxh4 $2 24. fxg7 Red8 (24... Bc4 25. Qe5 Bxf1 26. Nf6+ Kxg7 27. Rxf1 Kf8
28. Rf4 Qg3 29. Nh7+ Kg8 30. Rg4+ Qxg4 31. Nf6+ $18) 25. Nf6+ Kxg7 26. Rf4 $1
$16) 24. Qf2 Qd5 (24... Qg6 25. Ne5 Qxf6 26. Qxf6 gxf6 27. Rxf6 $16) 25. Nb6
Qd6 26. Nxc4 bxc4 27. fxg7 f5 28. d5 $36) 23. Ra1 Rad8 (23... Rac8 $5 24. fxg7
Rc2 25. Qxc2 (25. Qf3 f5 26. Rf2 (26. Nxb6 Rb8 27. a5 Rxb6 28. axb6 Bd5 $19)
26... Rxf2 (26... Bd5 $2 27. Qa3 $1 Rc1+ 28. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 29. Rf1 $18) (26...
Qxg7 27. Rxc2 Bxc2 28. Ne5) 27. Qxf2 Rc8 $13) 25... Bxc2 26. Nf6+ Kxg7 27.
Nxe8+ Kf8 28. Nd6 $13 Qe3+ (28... f5 29. Rae1) 29. Kh1 Qxd4 30. Rxf7+ (30. Nxf7
Qxb2) 30... Kg8 31. Rc7 Qxb2 32. Rf1 $13) 24. Ra3 $1 Rxd7 25. Rxb3 g6 26. Qxa6
Rxd4 $138 27. Qxb6 $138 {27...Ra4 28.Rg3 Rg4 29.Rg4=} 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 9th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2017.12.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2017.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 {Caruana successfully relied on the Queen's Gambit
Accepted in his match with Grischuk, Champions Showdown, St. Louis 2017.} 3. e3
{The quietest line. White makes sure to get his pawn back.} ({Alexander
focussed on} 3. e4) 3... Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Be2 $5 {Typical
Magnus. This move is way down the list of White's options.} Nbd7 {Caruana is
careful to sidestep Carlsen's preparation.} (7... cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7
10. Be3 {was seen in Aronian-Caruana, Sinquefield Cup 2017. While the position
of Be2 doesn't lend a hand to White's usual attacking ambition on the kingside,
he can choose a different plan. Fabiano reacted quickly} Ng4 $5 ({not allowing
White to expand after} 10... O-O 11. Ne5) 11. Bf4 Nf6 {defended a slightly
worse position very successfully, and later took advantage of Levon's blunder.
The whole affair took 110 moves!}) 8. Nc3 b6 $5 (8... b5 {seems obvious, but
there lies the point of Carlsen's idea.} 9. e4 b4 10. e5 bxc3 11. exf6 Nxf6 ({
But} 11... cxb2 $6 {is much worse:} 12. fxg7 bxa1=Q $2 13. gxh8=Q {The same as
in the similar position of the Meran Variation: the four queens on the board
make the weak black king the decisive factor in the battle.}) 12. bxc3 {
With his bishop on e2, instead of d3, White is much better suited for
subsequent play with Ne5 and Bf3.}) 9. e4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bb7 11. Be3 $5 {
Still in Magnus's preparation. Now he offers a pawn sac.} ({The immediate} 11.
f3 {would have pointed Black in the right direction:} Qb8 $1 12. Be3 Bd6 13. g3
h5 $5) 11... Bc5 {With this move Caruana accepts a slightly worse position.} ({
One wonders about} 11... Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Bc5 {Clearly,
White has some play, but is it enough to claim an advantage? Practical testing
is awaited.}) 12. f3 $14 {There are many classical examples, some from
Kramnik's games, of White benefiting from his g2-f3-e4 pawn chain. Black's Nf6
and Bb7 are restricted.} O-O 13. Qe1 ({The more direct} 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Na4 Be7
15. b4 b5 16. Nb2 {would leave Black searching for a suitable square for his
queen, while a2-a4 won't be long in coming.}) 13... Rc8 14. Qf2 b5 15. Rac1 Qe7
{Now possible, as the Bc5 can retreat along the other diagonal.} 16. a4 ({
I figure Kramnik would have preferred} 16. Nb3 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 {eyeing that
a5-square.}) 16... bxa4 17. Nxa4 Bd6 $6 {A surprising choice.} (17... Ba7 {
was safe, as} 18. Nf5 $2 exf5 19. Bxa7 fxe4 {loses a pawn for White.}) 18. Nb3
Bc6 19. Nc3 Rb8 20. Na5 Ba8 21. Nc4 Bc5 22. Rfd1 Rfc8 23. Na4 $6 {True to his
style of play, Magnus seeks some clarification, but taking his knight to the
edge of the board cost him a big chunk of his advantage.} ({The logical choice
would have been} 23. Ra1 {to hit the weak pawn. White can also have plans for
central expansion, such as in} Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Nc5 25. Nd6 Rc6 26. e5 Nfd7 27. f4
) 23... Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Qb4 $1 {A timely activity to interfere with White's
plans.} 25. Qa3 {This was expected from Magnus Carlsen.} (25. Nc3) 25... h6 26.
Kf1 ({White could have accomplished more simplification with the help of a
little tactic} 26. Ncb6 $5 Qxa3 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. bxa3 Nxb6 29. Nxb6 Rb8 30.
Nxa8 Rxa8 31. Rc1 $14) 26... g5 27. Rc3 a5 28. Qxb4 axb4 {A welcome pawn
structure change if you're a Caruana fan. Still, White is a little better, and
Magnus is Magnus.} 29. Rcc1 Kf8 30. Na5 Ke7 31. Kf2 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Ne8 33. Ke3
Nd6 34. Nc5 Rc8 35. Nab3 f5 $6 (35... Ne5 {would have prevented White from
trading rooks, which he needs to accomplish if he's serious about hitting that
b4-pawn.}) 36. Nxd7 Rxc1 37. Nxc1 Kxd7 38. Nd3 $6 ({It is surprising to see
Carlsen neglecting a chance to win a clean pawn after} 38. Bd3 fxe4 39. fxe4 {
and there's no stopping the threat of Na2. Truth to tell, White would still be
a long ways from winning the game.} e5 40. Na2 Kc7 41. Nxb4 Kb6) 38... fxe4 39.
fxe4 Ke7 40. e5 ({Another option was} 40. Bf3 g4 41. Bxg4 Bxe4 42. Bf3 Bxd3 43.
Kxd3 e5 $14) 40... Nf5+ 41. Kf2 Nd4 42. Bd1 b3 43. Nb4 Bd5 44. g3 (44. Nxd5+
exd5 45. Ke3 Nf5+ 46. Kd3 Ke6 47. Bxb3 Kxe5 {An outside passer is always
useful in B vs N endgames, but here Black is well centralised and therefore
should hold.}) 44... Bc4 45. Ke3 Nf5+ 46. Ke4 $6 (46. Kd2 {seemed more
promising:} Kd7 47. Bf3 Kc7 48. Kc3) 46... Kd7 47. g4 {This pawn will be a
target for Black's counterplay.} Ne7 48. Kd4 Bf1 49. Bxb3 Be2 50. h3 Bf1 51.
Nd3 Nc6+ 52. Kc5 $5 {A fancy way to reach a draw that seened inevitable anyhow.
} Bxd3 53. Ba4 Be4 54. Kb6 Bd5 {Of course Black cannot unpin, but he can wait
for the white pawn to come to b5, and then his knight can move away.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 11th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2013.01.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Zhao,Xue"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the second time I have come to participate in the Gibraltar Open! It
was nice to return to this beautiful place, where I find everything familiar
and very comfortable. However, my start in the tournament didn't go so easily,
with draws against lower rated opponents...  But it seems when things are
harder I play better, especially in the last four games luck is always with me.
First, in the seventh round against Swiss grandmaster Gallagher, I did not
only manage to save an almost lost game, but could even take the full point at
the end. In the eighth round I got German grandmaster Fridman and had to work
hard all the time, but nevertheless didn't lose. Then the ninth round brought
almost the same situation, I was under pressure against Ecuadorean grandmaster
Iturrizaga. Finally he made a mistake and that brought me a crucial victory. 
This ushered in the final round an opportunity to play against the famous
grandmaster and the tournament No. 1 seed Ivanchuk. Before, I had been pleased
with my form: I was in the second group only half a point behind the leaders;
I was also leading together with Pia Cramling as far as the women were
concerned, half a point in front of several other women players. So before the
last round my strategy was very simple - a draw is a victory...} 1. d4 d5 2. c4
dxc4 3. e3 {I spent some time thinking here and discarded the e4 I have used
in recent years, because that would tend to lead to complex situations, and
now my goal was to hold and score half a point. So I decided in favour of
simplicity.} e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. a3
{So we have a very balanced position, and also the layout is very familiar to
me. So I spent more time and hoped that the situation would continue to remain
stable, and as much simplified as possible. A more sensible move might have
been 9.Be2.} Nbd7 10. Be2 O-O 11. Bd2 {After the game, I actually found that
this is a new idea. If Vassily plays 11...b5 12.Ba5, then Nc3, b4, a4. The
progressive realisation of my plan was to keep the situation level.} b6 {
Very clever logic, while maintaining the flexibility of the position.} 12. Nc3
Bb7 13. Be1 Rfc8 14. Rac1 Be7 15. Nd2 b5 16. b4 {A bad decision, leading to
White having to endure a long period of hard work.} (16. Nb3 Bd8 17. f3 Bb6 (
17... Nd5 18. e4) 18. Bf2 Nd5 {In my calculations I found it difficult to
maintain the balance here, but analysis after the game showed that White
should be even better.} ({another choice is also good for White:} 18... Nc5 19.
Nxc5 Bxc5 20. e4 Be7 21. Be3 {White is better}) 19. e4 Nxc3 20. Rxc3 Rxc3 21.
bxc3 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Bc8 23. c4 {and White is clearly better.}) 16... Rc7 17.
Na2 Rac8 18. Rxc7 Rxc7 19. Rc1 {That's what I was expecting when playing 16.b4,
I can exchange both rooks, but White still is somewhat passive and in danger.}
Ne8 (19... Rxc1 20. Nxc1 Nd5 21. Ndb3 N5b6 22. f3 {to limit the black
light-squared bishop} Bd5 (22... Ne5 23. Na5 Bd5 24. e4 Bc4 25. Bg3 Bxe2 26.
Bxe5 Nc4 27. Nxe2 Nxe5 28. Nd4 Kf8 29. Kf2 $11) 23. e4 Bc4 24. Bd1 {White can
still maintain a relatively balanced situation.}) 20. Rxc7 Nxc7 21. Nb3 Bd5 22.
Bd1 {I still like this move, it retains the options of Nc3, Bc3 and Nc5.} ({
Houdini prefers} 22. Nac1 {I think with more accurate calculation, you can
hold on to the relatively weaker a3-pawn.}) 22... Nb6 23. Nc3 Nc4 {Black is
very positive; the a3-pawn comes under strong pressure.} 24. Nb1 {A negative
way to defend, but I think this was the best moment.} ({Relatively positive} 
24. a4 {will bring more danger.} Nb2 (24... Bxb4 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Bxb4 bxa4 ({
but not} 26... Nxb4 27. axb5 axb5 28. Nd4 Nd6 29. Be2 {draw}) 27. Be1 axb3 28.
Bxb3 Ne5 {leaves Black's with an extra pawn; things are more difficult for
White.}) 25. axb5 Nxd1 26. b6 Nxc3 27. bxc7 Bb7 28. Bxc3 Bd6 29. Nc5 Bc8 30. f4
f6 $11) 24... f5 $1 {Understanding the complications; he will continue to keep
up the pressure, and get his king into battle as soon as possible.} 25. Bc2 Kf7
26. Bc3 Ne8 27. Kf1 Nf6 28. Bd4 (28. N3d2 Ng4 29. Nxc4 Bxc4+ 30. Kg1) 28... Nd7
(28... Ng4 $5 {may bring more opportunities} 29. h3 Nge5 {but probably Vassily
was worried about} 30. Nc5 ({possibly the best could be} 30. Nc3 Ba8 31. Nb1 {
and White is still under pressure, but can still defend.}) 30... a5 31. bxa5
Nxa5 32. Nd3 {Black retains ...Nec6 with some initiative.}) 29. N3d2 e5 30. Bc3
{If memory serves me right, I now felt the pressure more, although the
situation seems to be less complex.} e4 31. Ke2 g6 (31... Bf6 32. Bxf6 gxf6 33.
a4 $11) 32. Bd4 Nde5 33. Nb3 Nd3 {This looks very promising, but} (33... Nc6 {
would be better} 34. Bc3 h6 {and Black can slowly advance the kingside pawns,
to fight to create another weakness in White's camp.}) 34. f3 Ke6 (34... exf3+
$1 35. gxf3 Nde5 {Black retains some opportunities.}) 35. N3d2 (35. fxe4 $142
fxe4 36. N3d2 {The opportunity to aim for a draw.} Bd6 37. g3 Nxd2 38. Nxd2 $11
Nc1+ 39. Kf2 Nd3+ 40. Ke2 $11) 35... Bd6 ({He should still play} 35... exf3+
36. gxf3 Nde5) 36. h3 ({And White should have played} 36. fxe4 fxe4 37. g3 $11)
36... exf3+ 37. gxf3 Nde5 {Under the pressure of the time limit, the two sides
have missed the best liquidation, but the situation has been basically
maintained:, Black has retained slightly better chances.} 38. e4 ({Houdini
prefers} 38. f4 {but I still prefer to force a more positive position.}) 38...
fxe4 39. Nxe4 Nc6 (39... Be7 {will not give Black a better chance} 40. f4 Nd7
41. Ng5+ Bxg5 42. fxg5 Nde5 43. h4 $11) 40. Bf2 Be7 41. Nc5+ ({The first step
in the long-term pressure, I had not been thinking of playing} 41. Nec3 {
to replace swap off my opponent's better light-squared bishop.}) 41... Bxc5 42.
Bxc5 Ke5 (42... N6e5 {May bring more opportunities, but there is still great
potential for the defence.}) 43. Kf2 {The best defence.} Kf4 44. a4 ({After a
long time thinking, I think this situation was close to a draw. So I did not
consider other moves than a4 and missed a more powerful method found by Houdini
} 44. Bf8 $5) 44... bxa4 45. Bxa4 Bxf3 (45... N6e5 {May be better, but then}
46. Bc2 Nxf3 (46... Bxf3 47. Nd2 {This is the situation I look forward to} Bc6
48. Nxc4 Nxc4 49. Bd3 $11) 47. Nc3 Bb7 48. Bf8 Nfd2 49. Bd3 Ke5 50. Bg7+ Kd6
51. Bh6 Ne5 52. Bxa6 Bxa6 53. Bxd2 Nc4 54. Bf4+ Kc6 55. Kf3 $11) 46. Nd2 {
Aiming to force an exchange.} Nxd2 (46... N6e5 47. Bc2 Bb7 48. Nxc4 Nxc4 49.
Bd3 Bd5) 47. Be3+ Kf5 48. Bxc6 {Draw. I proposed a draw and Vassily agreed to
my proposal, after thinking for a short while.  I breathed a long sigh of
relief, I do not really like the way the game went, but this result makes me
very satisfied. My best achievement in an open! 13th in the tournament, the
first woman. I very much like Gibraltar, and am also very grateful to the
organisers and sponsors of the competition. Most people hope that this classic
tournament will go on forever, if given the opportunity. It has been very
successful in attracting professional players and amateur players from around
the world, with some rich and exciting outside activities which also add a lot
of fun. This tournamnet gave me a lot of confidence, it was like a reward,
especially after last year, after a series of bad results, I think I will
always remember this wonderful game. Not the best, perhaps,, but played in
this beautiful place, with a wonderful result.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Linkoping"]
[Date "2001.07.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Black "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Ziegler,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 dxc4 (6... Nc6 {Är
vanligare, men Agrests drag är något exaktare. Is more common, but the move
chosen by Agrest is somewhat preciser. Ist gewöhnlicher, aber die Zugfolge der
Agrests ist präziser. Es comun, pero el otro es on poco mas exactitud.}) 7.
Bxc4 b5 8. Ba2 ({Alternativet är att spela: The alternative is: Die
Alternatiwe ist:} 8. Bd3 {Båda löpardragen har sin plus och minus. Both
retreats of the bishop has it's plus and minuses. Die beide Läuferzügen haben
ihre Pluss und Minus. Los dos juegos del alfil tienen aspectos positivo y
negativo.}) 8... Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 {Det här är poängen med svarts dragföljd.
Springaren står mer flexiblet på d7. This is the point of black's move order.
The knight is far more flexible on d7. Die Pointe mit die Zugfolge. Der
Springer steht viel mehr fläxibel an d7. El punto con del order des juegos. El
cavallo tienen mas flexibilidad aqui.} 10. Qe2 {[#]} Qb8 (10... Qc7 {Är lite
mer flexibelt, men även lite mer laddat. Is more flexible but also more loaded.
Ist mer Fläxibel, aber auch schwerer. Tienen mas possibilidades, pero es
tambien mas dificil.}) 11. Rd1 ({Ett alternativ för de mer hårdhudade är: An
alternative for people with hard skin is: Ein Alternatiw für harte leutr ist:
Un juego por los aggressivos es:} 11. e4 {Det är e4 man vill spela, för att få
igång spelet. It is of course e4 you want to play in such positions, in order
to get things going. In solche Stellungen vollt man e4 spielen mit
gefährlichen figurenspiel.} b4 12. axb4 cxb4 13. Nd5 {Svart måste ta. This
gift is impossible to reject. Schwarz muss nehmen. Negras tienen que tomar.} (
13. e5 bxc3 14. exf6 cxb2 {Har också sin charm. Is also quit appetising. Hast
auch Charm. Es tambien un juego divertido.}) 13... exd5 14. exd5+ Be7 15. Re1
Ng8 16. Ne5 Qd6 (16... Nxe5 $2 17. dxe5 Qc8 18. d6 Qc6 19. Qg4 Bf8 20. Bb3 {
Vinner. Wins. Gewinnt. Ganan.}) 17. Bf4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qg6 19. Bb1 f5 20. Ba2 {
Svart är helt paralyserad. Black is completely paralysed. Scwarz is völlig
paralysiert. Negras not tiene juegas.}) 11... Bd6 12. h3 {Det är ändå svårt
att klara sig helt utan detta drag. It's difficult to do without this move. Es
ist schwer diesen Zug zu vermeiden. Sin este juogo es dificil.} ({Om vit ville
minska svarts möjligheter skulle han tagit på c5 direkt: If white would like
to diminish black possibilities, he should immideately have taken on c5.} 12.
dxc5 Nxc5 (12... Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 14. Kf1 Nxc5 15. g3 {Är farligt för svart,
(minst sagt). Ist gefährlich für schwarz, (am mindestens). Es peligroso para
negras.}) 13. h3) 12... O-O ({Nu hade svart även möjligheten att spela: Black
also could have played: Jetzt hätte schwarz auch die Möglichkeit: Ahora negras
podré jugar:} 12... b4 {zu spielen.}) 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Ncd7 15. Bb2 Bxf3 ({
Det klassiska alternativet: The classical alternative: Die klassiche
Möglichkeit: El classico:} 15... Ne5 $1 {för tankarna tillbaka till seklets
ungdom, Marshall, Rubinstein, Chotimirsky... brings the thoughts back to the
youth of 20th century, Marshall, Rubinstein, Chotimirsky... führt die gedanken
zurück zu die früh 1900, Marshall, Rubinstein, Chotimirsky... como las dias de
Marshall, Rubinstein y Chotimirsky...,estuvo bueno tambien.}) 16. Qxf3 Bh2+ 17.
Kh1 Be5 {[#] Jag har inte sett Evgenij spela antagen damgambit tidigare, men
han spelar den med stor aktoritet. Om jag gissar rätt så är den här
öppningsbehandlingen ett bevis på att det lönar sig att skaffa sig en klassik
utbildning. I have not seen Agrest playing the QGA before, but indeed, he does
it with great authority. If my guesses is right, this opening treatement is a
proof that a classical chess education pays off.} 18. Rab1 {This looks little
bit to passive. The rook belongs to c1.} ({Maybe:} 18. Qe2 {Med idén f4 kostar
tid. With the time consuming idea f4 was better:} Rc8 19. Rac1 Nb6 {Det är
c4-fältet som gäller. Titta gärna på Capablanca-Aljechin 21:a matchpartiet
1927. It's all about the c4-square, like in the game Capablanca-Alekhine, 21st
game, 1927.} 20. f4 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Rxc3 22. Bxc3 Ne4 {Här kan man se varför
schacken på h2 var så nyttig. In this line one can see why the check on h2 was
so beneficial.} 23. Qc2 Nxc3 (23... Qb7 {Svart klarar sig. Men man är hellre
vit.} 24. Ba1 Rc8 25. Kh2 h6 26. Qb2 Nf6 {And one can fear that we are going
into a classical situation when the pair of bishops begins to whisper...}) 24.
Qxc3 Nc4 $5 25. Bxc4 Qc7 26. Rd4 Rc8 27. e4 bxc4 {With a difficult ending
ahead.}) 18... Rc8 19. Ne4 Bxb2 20. Rxb2 Qe5 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Rbd2 {I guess
that this was what white was aiming for. It sure looks fine, but white relly
has no objects for attack.} g6 {Vits pjäser står behagligt, men hotar inte så
mycket just nu. Svart har bra skydd runt e6-f7-fälten. All blacks pawns are
now ideally placed.} 23. Rd4 {Tom går vidare med en aktiv plan som visar sig
vara mycket riskabel. White begins an active but at the same time risky plan.}
({I would prefer:} 23. Kg1 $1 {Minimal optimering. in order to improve the
worst piece.}) 23... Kg7 {Another profylachtic move. The black pieces get's
away from the white squares 10-15 moves before danger appears.} 24. e4 Ra7 25.
Qe3 Rac7 26. f4 {Vit tar för sig, vilket man skall göra i schack, men det blir
lite svagt bakåt. Whitout moving the pawns, you can't win as Bronstein said,
but in this case white is merely weakening himself.} Qh5 27. e5 Ng4 28. Qf3 Rc2
$1 29. Qxg4 Qxg4 30. hxg4 Rxa2 {[#] Vits lilla svaghet i bondestrukturen
består av dubbelbonden på g-linjen. Den gör honom extra sårbar för hotet g6-g5.
White's little weakness in the pawn structure makes him extra vulnerable to
the threat g6...g5.} 31. R1d3 Rcc2 32. Rg3 Ra1+ 33. Kh2 Rf1 34. g5 $2 {White
could not hold the pawn back. This mistake proves to be fatal in the hands of
Agrests technique.} (34. Rgd3 g5 {Är lite bättre för svart. And black is still
somewhat better.}) 34... Rc4 35. Rd6 (35. Rxc4 bxc4 36. Rc3 Rxf4 37. Kg3 Re4
38. Kf3 Rxe5 {Är tröstlöst. White's position is disconsolate.}) 35... Rcxf4 36.
Rxa6 Rf5 37. Ra5 (37. Re3 Rxg5 38. Rb6 Rf2 39. Rxb5 Rgxg2+ {Leder rimligtvis
till vinst för svart. Reasonably leads to a win for black.}) 37... Rxe5 38. a4
Rf4 39. Rb3 bxa4 40. Rxa4 Rxg5 41. Ra2 Rb5 {Ett fantastiskt parti av Agrest!
Han hade en obegripligt liten press som han förvaltade maximalt. Tänk om han
ändå spelade fler öppna ställningar. A very nice performance by Agrest. He was
playing without mistakes and made a lot of his opponent's. I wish he would
play more open positions.} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Zvjaginsev,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Ne5 cxd4 (9... Bd7 $1 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. d5 (11. dxc5 $10) 11... exd5 12.
Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Qxd5 14. Bxd5 Rd8 $1 (14... O-O 15. Bd2 Rfd8 16. e4 $14) 15.
Bxc6+ (15. e4 Nb4 $1 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Kd7 $44) 15... bxc6 16.
b3 Rb8 17. Ba3 Rxb3 18. Rfc1 Kd7 $10) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. exd4 a5 12. Qf3 Qb6 $1
(12... O-O 13. Rd1 Qc7 $6 14. Qe2 $14) 13. Rd1 O-O 14. b3 Rd8 (14... e5 $2 15.
dxe5 Bg4 16. exf6 Bxf3 17. fxe7 $16) (14... Nd5 15. Ne4 $14) 15. Bf4 Ba6 (15...
Bb7 16. Be5 Nd7 17. Bg3 c5 18. d5 Nf6 $13) 16. Be5 Nd7 17. Bg3 Bf6 (17... Nf6
$32 $10) 18. Bxa6 $1 Rxa6 19. Ne4 $2 (19. Ne2 $1) 19... Bxd4 20. Nd6 (20. Rxd4
$2 Qxd4 21. Rd1 Ne5 $19) (20. Rac1 c5 21. Rxd4 $2 cxd4 22. Bc7 Rc8 $19) 20...
Nf6 (20... Bxa1 $2 21. Qxf7+ Kh8 22. Qxe6 $16) (20... Rf8 $5) 21. Rac1 c5 22.
Nc4 $2 (22. Nc8 Bxf2+ $1 $17) (22. Nb5 e5 (22... Nd5 $2 23. Nxd4 cxd4 24. Be5
$10) 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Bh4 $1 $15) 22... Qa7 23. h3 Nd5 24. Qe2 f6 25. Nd6 e5
$8 26. Nb5 Qb7 27. Kh1 Rb6 $2 (27... Raa8 $17) 28. f3 Kh8 29. Be1 Qa8 30. Bd2
Rd7 $6 31. Qe1 Ra6 32. Nxd4 cxd4 33. Rc5 Rc7 $2 (33... Nb4 34. Bxb4 axb4 35.
Qxb4 Rd8 $132) 34. Rdc1 Rac6 35. Rxa5 $16 Qxa5 (35... Qd8 $32 36. Rxc6 Rxc6 37.
Qe4 $16) 36. Rxc6 Qa7 37. Rd6 Rd7 38. Qc1 Qb7 39. Qc6 $4 (39. Rxd7 Qxd7 40. Qc5
$18 (40. Qc4 $18) (40. a5 Qc7 41. Qa1 Qa7 42. a6 Nc7 43. Qa5 h6 44. b4 $18))
39... Qxc6 40. Rxc6 Kg8 41. a5 $8 Kf7 42. a6 $18 (42. b4 f5 $17) 42... f5 43.
Rc5 Ke6 44. Rc6+ Kf7 (44... Ke7 $1 45. b4 e4 46. fxe4 fxe4 47. Bg5+ $8 Kf7 48.
b5 e3 49. b6 d3 50. Bxe3 $1 Nxe3 51. Rc1 d2 52. Rg1 d1=Q 53. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 54. Kh2
Nf1+ 55. Kg1 $10) 45. Rc5 1/2-1/2

