[Event "Tata Steel-B 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Black "Abasov, Nijat Azad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A temple of victory needs a steady foundation, thus I was more than eager to
start the event from a high.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5
Qxd5 6. e3 {I felt that Nijat wasn't expecting this particular path I was
taking him down to.} c5 7. a3 {This rare variation has previously been played
quite a few times by the Dutch maestro Loek van Wely. White is hurrying to get
the bishop pair and strengthen his centre. In return Black pulls ahead in
development somewhat.} Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O 9. c4 $5 Qd6 10. Nf3 {Here already my
opponent started doubting himself. Knowing what is awaiting the both of us, I
sat there in anticipation, like a tiger holding his breath in fear of scaring
away the prey.} b6 {Logical, but this allows White to provoke an immediate
crisis.} (10... Nbd7 $5 {first would be somewhat more cautious, but the desire
not to determine the position of the knight prematurely is natural.}) 11. e4 $5
(11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O {followed by Bb2 would lead to a normal position, but
that is rarely a part of my plan.}) 11... Nfd7 {There isn't a more appealing
way to protect against the simple threat of e5.} 12. d5 $5 {Another unusual
decision. The natural 12.e5 or 12.Bd3 led to complications that I didn't
consider favourable.} exd5 (12... e5 {determines the structure much too early.
Now also the knights are misplaced.}) (12... f5 $5 {is the sharpest of the
alternatives. Without knowing all the ins and outs, Nijat decided to stay away
from this jungle.}) 13. exd5 (13. cxd5 {is more pretty, but White is not
developed enough to stabilise his over-extended pawn centre -} Re8 14. Be2 Ba6
15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. O-O c4 $1 17. Qxc4 Nac5 18. Re1 Nf6 $1 {and thanks to a cute
trick} 19. e5 Qxd5 $1 {Black equalises.}) 13... Ne5 {The best way to start
untangling the queenside pieces.} 14. Bb2 $5 {Risky, but at the end the gamble
pays off.} (14. Ng5 $1 {must be more sound, but I was attracted by the more
natural and swift idea of developing my pieces and opening up more files for
the attack. Also after} Qg6 {White has to exchange queens, making life easier
for my opponent.}) 14... Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Re8+ 16. Be2 Qg6 $2 {Wrong direction.
Long castling should have been prevented.} (16... Qf4 $1 {This powerful move
would take the sting out of my idea. Now long castling is prevented and it's
hard to use the open g-file and the bishop on the long diagonal, even though
they seem so free and unstoppable.} 17. Rg1 f6 $1 {It's hard to suggest how to
exert more pressure, so maybe it's time to dig in and switch to defence.} 18.
Rg3 $1 Bf5 19. Qd2 $1) 17. Qd2 Qg2 $2 {Black's queen embarks on a dangerous
quest for just one pawn...} (17... Bf5 18. O-O-O Qd6 {better late than never,
but who likes admitting his mistakes?}) 18. O-O-O Qxf2 19. Rhg1 {Looking in
one direction, but having my claws pointed in the other...} Rxe2 $4 {Seeing
that there is no mate, my opponent has forgotten about a simple tactic.} (19...
g6 {was essential and now it's not possible to prevent the exchange of queens,
so Black would survive the first wave of the assault.} 20. Qh6 {other moves
are similar, but provoking the rook on to e3 appealed the most to my senses.} (
20. Rge1 Bf5 21. Bd3 Qxd2+ 22. Kxd2 Nd7 {would allow Black to connect the rooks
}) 20... Qe3+ 21. Qxe3 Rxe3 22. Rge1 Nd7 (22... Bf5 23. Bd3 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Nd7 {
would be a lesser evil, but White stays ahead}) 23. Bd3 {now Black has to give
up the only open file} Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Bb7 25. h4 {and although Black has an
extra pawn it is White who is having all the fun here. White will exert more
pressure with h5, f4 and before you know it, the kingside will blast open.})
20. Rge1 $1 {The trap snaps shut! You can only imagine how thrilled I was to
excecute this move and then see it all over my facebook newsfeed. The rest is
a matter of finishing the job.} (20. Rxg7+ {is spectacular, but there is
indeed no mate.} Kf8 21. Rg8+ Kxg8 22. Qg5+ Kf8 23. Qd8+ Re8 24. Qd6+ Re7)
20... Qh4 21. Qxe2 (21. Rxe2 $1 {was a direct kill, but I wanted to bring the
goods home the safest way.} Qxc4+ 22. Bc3 $1 Bd7 23. Re4 Qb3 24. Bxg7 $1) 21...
Nd7 22. Rg1 g6 23. Qe8+ Nf8 24. Qe5 f6 25. Qxf6 {The endgame is of course
absolutely hopeless and the win was just a matter of time.} Qxf6 26. Bxf6 Ba6
27. Rde1 Nd7 28. Bb2 Rf8 29. Re7 Rf7 30. Rxf7 Kxf7 31. Rg4 b5 32. Rh4 h5 33.
Rf4+ Ke7 34. Re4+ Kf7 35. d6 {A breathtaking start to what would become one of
my best results so far.} 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alterman, Boris"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 c5 8. a3
Ba5 9. Qc4 $1 Nc6 $6 (9... Bxc3+) (9... Nbd7 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 $16 {xQf5})
10. dxc5 Qd5 11. Nd2 $1 (11. Qd3 Ne4 12. Qxd5 exd5 13. Bd2 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Nxc3
15. bxc3 b6 16. cxb6 axb6 $44) 11... Qxc4 12. Nxc4 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Ne4 14. g3
Nxc5 15. Be3 $36 Nb3 $2 (15... Na4 16. Bg2 $14) 16. Rb1 Nca5 17. Nxa5 Nxa5 18.
Bg2 $16 f6 (18... Bd7 19. O-O Bc6 20. Bxc6+ bxc6 21. Rfd1 $16) 19. O-O Kd8 20.
Rb5 $1 (20. Rfd1+ Kc7 21. Bc5 Rd8 22. Be7 Rd7 23. Bf8 g6 24. Rxd7+ Bxd7 25. Bg7
f5 26. Be5+ Kc8 $14) 20... Nc6 21. Rfb1 Kc7 22. a4 $18 Rd8 23. a5 Rd6 24. h4
$22 e5 25. f4 $1 a6 26. R5b2 exf4 27. gxf4 (27. Bxf4 Ne5 28. Bxb7 Rb8 29. Bxc8
Rxb2 30. Rxb2 Kxc8 $16) 27... f5 28. Bb6+ (28. Kf2 $1 $18) 28... Kd7 29. Bc5
Rg6 30. h5 Rg4 31. e3 Nxa5 32. Kf2 Rh4 (32... Rxg2+ $142 33. Kxg2 Nc4 34. Rb4
b5 35. Kf2 Kc6 36. Bd4 Be6 37. Rg1 Rg8 38. Rxg7 $1 Rxg7 39. Bxg7 a5 40. Rb1 a4
41. Bf8 {/\Rg1-g7+-}) 33. Rd2+ Ke8 34. Rbd1 Be6 35. Rd6 Kf7 (35... Bb3 36. Ra1
Nc4 37. Re6+ $18) 36. Rxe6 $3 Kxe6 37. Rd6+ Kf7 38. Bd5+ Ke8 39. Re6+ Kd8 (
39... Kd7 40. Re7+ Kd8 41. Rxg7 $18) 40. Be7+ 1-0

[Event "Aegina op"]
[Site "Aegina"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Frendzas, Panayotis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 c5 8. a3
Ba5 9. Qc4 Nbd7 $146 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 Bd8 12. e3 (12. Nb5 O-O 13. Rxa7 Nb6
14. Qc5 Rxa7 15. Nxa7 Bd7 16. Qxf5 exf5 17. e3 Be7 $44) 12... Nb6 13. Qb3 (13.
Qc5 Be7) 13... O-O 14. Ne5 Ng4 (14... Bc7 15. f4) 15. Nd3 e5 16. h3 Nxf2 (16...
Nxe3 $5 17. Bxe3 exd4 18. Ra5 $3 (18. Bxd4 Re8+ 19. Be3 Be6 20. Qb1 Bf6 $1 (
20... Nc4 21. Nd1 Bd5 22. N3b2 $1)) 18... Qd7 19. Ne5 Qe8 20. Bxd4 Be6 21. Qc2
$1 (21. Qb1 f6 22. Bd3 g6 $13 23. Nf3 $140 $4 Ba2+) 21... f6 22. Bd3 fxe5 23.
Bxh7+ Kh8 24. Bg6 $1 Bf5 $1 25. Qxf5 exd4+ 26. Bxe8 Rxf5 27. Rxf5 dxc3 28. Rf8+
Kh7 29. Bb5 $18) 17. Nxf2 exd4 (17... Bh4 18. Ncd1 exd4 19. Qd3) 18. Nce4 $6 (
18. Ncd1 $142) 18... Be6 19. Qb1 (19. Qd1 Be7 20. exd4 Bxb4+ 21. Bd2 Bxd2+ 22.
Qxd2 Bd5 23. Bd3 Rfe8 24. O-O $18) 19... dxe3 20. Bxe3 Nc4 (20... Qe5 21. Bc5)
21. Bxc4 (21. Bc5 $6 Re8 22. Bd3 Bf6 $40) 21... Bxc4 22. Nd2 $1 Qd5 $2 (22...
Qb5 $8 23. Nxc4 Qxc4 24. Qd3 Qxb4+ 25. Qd2 Qxd2+ 26. Kxd2 a6 27. Rhb1 Bf6 28.
Ra5 b5 29. Ne4 $18) 23. Qe4 Bf6 24. Ra5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[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 "Karpaty"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 {Romanishin always choses this.} 5.
cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 O-O $5 ({Usual is} 6... c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6
10. Bc3) 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nbd7 (8... b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. Bf3 Ne4 11. Ne2 $36)
({Also} 8... a5 $5 {is used by GM Romanishin.}) 9. Ne2 $1 $146 {So far this is
new however the position resembles to the one from my line against the
Chigorin.} Qf5 {Expected by Romanishin.} (9... b6 10. Nf4 Qd6 11. Bd3 Bb7 12.
O-O $14) 10. Rc1 $1 (10. Qxf5 exf5 {and black has decent play around d5 and e4
squares.}) 10... Re8 11. Ng3 Qxc2 $8 (11... Qd5 $2 12. e4 Qxa2 13. Qd1 $1 e5
14. d5 Nc5 15. Bb4 Ncxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Ba3 $1 Rd8 18. Bc4 $18 {would have
been a dream.}) 12. Rxc2 b6 ({After} 12... c6 {sealing e5 with} 13. f4 $5 {
looks interesting.} (13. Be2 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Rd2 $14) (13. Bc4 e5 14. Bb3
(14. Nf5 Nb6) 14... a5 15. a3 exd4 16. Bxd4 Ne5 $14)) 13. Bb5 Bb7 {In this
position I have spent alot of time.} 14. O-O $14 {Things went in my way for
the opening part of the game so far.} ({I have calculated the following line
to the end.} 14. d5 $6 Bxd5 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 (15... c6 $5 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Rxc6 (
17. Bxg7 $6 Bb5 18. Bc3 Nc5 $44) 17... Nxf6 18. Ke2 $11) 16. Bxe8 Nxe8 17. e4 (
17. b4 Bxg2 18. Rg1 Bf3) 17... Bxa2 18. b4 Bb3 19. Rc3 Ba4 20. Kd2 a5 $13 {
R versus B+2Ps did not appeal to me.}) 14... Red8 {It is quite a decision to
deploy the rooks.} (14... Rec8 15. Rfc1 c5 16. f3 $14) 15. Bb4 $1 {Adjusting
the bishops position.} Nd5 (15... c5 $5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Rfc1
$14 (18. Rxc5 $6 Rd2 19. Rc7 Bd5 20. Rfc1 h5)) 16. Bd2 Rac8 $6 {Here around
black could go for c5.} (16... c5 17. Bxd7 (17. e4 N5f6 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. f3
$14) 17... Rxd7 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. a3 c4 20. e4 Nb6 21. Be3 Rad8 22. f3 Ba6 23.
Rfc1 $14) 17. Rfc1 a6 {A move containing a fine trap.} (17... c5 $2 18. Bxd7
Rxd7 19. b4 Ba6 20. bxc5 Bd3 21. Rb2 $18) 18. Ba4 (18. Bc6 $2 Bxc6 19. Rxc6 Nc5
$1 20. dxc5 Ne7 21. cxb6 Nxc6 22. b7 Rb8 23. Rxc6 (23. Be1 Ne7 24. Rxc7 Nd5)
23... Rxd2 24. Rxc7 Rd1+ 25. Nf1 g6 26. Rc8+ Rd8 27. Rc7 Kg7 $19) 18... Nf8 {
Once black can not throw c5 in ,he is worse.} (18... c5 19. Bxd7 Rxd7 20. b4 $1
$16 (20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 bxc5 22. Rxc5 Nf4 23. exf4 Rxd2 24. b4 Kf8 (24...
Rd1+ 25. Nf1 Kf8 26. f3) 25. f3 Rxa2 26. Rc7 Bd5 27. Ne4 Bxe4 28. fxe4 Rb2 29.
Rc4 $11)) 19. a3 $5 {I have decided not to give any potential oppurtunity of
Nb4 in case of an hypothetical c5 thrust.} (19. f3 c5 (19... Ng6 20. e4 Nde7 (
20... Ndf4 $6 21. Rxc7 Nd3 22. R1c2 (22. Rxc8 $6 Bxc8 23. Rc7 Nxb2) 22... Rxc7
23. Rxc7 Rxd4 (23... Nxb2 24. Bb3 Bc8 25. Bg5) 24. Be8 Nde5 25. Be3 Rd1+ 26.
Kf2 $16) 21. Be3 (21. Rxc7 Rxd4 22. Be3 Rxa4 23. Rxb7 Rxa2 24. Rxc8+ Nxc8)
21... c6 $16) 20. dxc5 bxc5 $14 21. Ba5 $140 Nxe3 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Rd4
$132) 19... h6 {Some sort of imitation.} ({Instead of going for a luft the
direct} 19... Ng6 20. f3 (20. Ne2 e5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 (21... c5 22. f4) 22. e4 Nf6
23. f3 Nd3 24. Rd1 b5 25. Bb3 c5 26. Ba5 Rd7 27. Rcd2 c4 28. Bc2 Bxe4 29. fxe4
Nxe4 30. Rxd3 cxd3 31. Rxd3 Rxd3 32. Bxd3 $16) 20... e5 $140 $2 21. dxe5 Nxe5
22. e4 b5 (22... Ne7 23. Bf4 Nd3 24. Bxc7 Nxc1 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxc1 $18) (
22... Nf6 23. Bf4 (23. Rxc7 Nd3 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. Rc2 Be6 $44) 23... Nd3 24.
Bxc7 b5 25. Bxd8 Nxc1 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27. Bc2 Be6 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Kf2 $18) 23.
exd5 bxa4 24. Nf5 Ng6 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Rxc7 Bxd5 27. Bc3 $18) 20. f3 Ng6 21.
Nh5 $2 {What kind of weird move is this?} (21. e4 $1 Nf6 (21... Ndf4 22. Rxc7
Nd3 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. Rc2 $18) (21... Nde7 22. Rxc7 Rxd4 23. Bb4 $1 b5 24. Ne2
Rxb4 25. axb4 Rxc7 26. Rxc7 Bxe4 27. fxe4 bxa4 28. Ra7 $18) 22. Rxc7 (22. Be3
$16) 22... Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Rxd4 24. Bc3 $1 (24. Bb4 $6 Bxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26.
fxe4 a5 27. Be8 axb4 28. Bxf7+ Kh7 29. Bxe6 bxa3 30. bxa3 Rxe4 31. Bf5 Rf4 32.
Bd3 Rf6 $11) 24... Rxa4 25. Rxb7 b5 26. Bb4 $18) 21... c5 22. dxc5 b5 $2 {
This was what I was calucalating but} (22... bxc5 $5 23. Ba5 (23. e4 Nb6) 23...
Nxe3 24. Bxd8 Nxc2 25. Bxc2 Rxd8 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Nf4 e5 28. Ne6 Rd2 29. b3
Bd5 30. Nxc5 g5 31. h3 a5 (31... h5 32. Re1) (31... Kf7 32. b4 Ra2 33. Rc3) 32.
Re1 Rb2 33. Rxe5 Bxb3 34. Nxb3 Rxb3 35. Rxa5 $14 {looks like very equal.}) 23.
Bb3 Nde7 24. e4 {This is weakening d4 square.} (24. Ba5 Rd3 25. Rc3 Rd2) (24.
Ba2 $142 $1 Rd3 (24... Ne5 25. Nf4 N7c6 26. Rd1 Nd3 27. Ba5 Nxa5 28. Rxd3 Rxd3
(28... g5 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Ne2) 29. Nxd3 Rd8 30. Rc3 Nc6 31. b4 $18) 25. e4
Rcd8 26. Bc3 e5 27. Ng3 $16) 24... Nc6 25. Bc3 Nce5 {Indecisivity.} (25... Nd4
$142 26. Bxd4 Rxd4 27. Kf2 Ne5 28. Nf4 {transposes to the game.}) 26. Ba5 ({
There is no need to mess the game up with.} 26. Nxg7 $6 Kxg7 (26... Rxc5 27.
Nxe6 (27. Nh5 Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 Rxh5 29. Rd2 Rg5+ (29... Rxd2 30. Bxd2) 30. Kh1
$16) 27... fxe6 28. Bxe6+ Kg7 (28... Nf7 $2 29. Bb4 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Nf8 (30...
Ba8 31. Rc7 Ngh8 32. Ra7) 31. Bxf8 Rxf8 32. Rc7 $18) 29. g3 $16 (29. b4 $6 Rxc3
30. Rxc3 Nf4 31. Rc7+ Kf6)) 27. f4 Bxe4 28. Re2 Bd3 29. Ree1 Bc4 30. Bxc4 bxc4
31. Bxe5+ Nxe5 32. Rxe5 Rd4 33. g3 $14) 26... Rd3 (26... Rd7 27. Rc3) 27. Ba2 {
The most natural retreat in mutual time scramble.} (27. Rc3 $5 Rd7 28. Bb6 (28.
Rd1 $2 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Nc4) 28... Rd2 29. R1c2 Rd1+ 30. Kf2 $16) 27... Nc6 28.
Bc3 $6 {This exchange of course will help black but I could not find much
anything else over the board.} (28. Rd2 $142 Nge5 29. Nf4 Rxd2 30. Bxd2 Rd8 (
30... g5 31. Ne2 $16 (31. Nxe6 $6 Kh7 $1 (31... Nc4 32. Bxc4 bxc4 33. Nxg5 hxg5
34. Bxg5))) 31. Bc3 $16) 28... Nd4 29. Bxd4 (29. Rf2 $2 Rxc5 30. Nxg7 Nf4 $40)
29... Rxd4 $16 {White is on the top but black is not totally lost yet.} 30. c6
$2 {A brave decision because the pawn may be lost however the climax in the
game pushed me for this decision.} (30. Kf2 Ne5 31. Nf4 Rcd8 32. Ne2 Rd2 (32...
Nd3+ 33. Ke3) 33. Ke1 R2d7 34. Rb1 $16) (30. b4 Bc6 31. Bb3 Rcd8 $44) 30... Ba8
31. c7 Kf8 32. Kf2 Ne5 33. Nf4 (33. Ke2 Rd6 34. Rc5 Rc6 35. Rd1 Rxc5 36. Rd8+
Ke7 37. Rxc8 Bb7 38. Rb8 Rxc7 39. Nxg7 Rc2+ $15) 33... Ke7 34. Ke3 {Looks like
an empty move.} (34. Rc5 {could pose black more difficulties.} Nd7 (34... g5 $2
35. Rxe5 gxf4 36. Ke2 Kd7 37. Rh5 Rxc7 38. Rxc7+ Kxc7 39. Rxh6 $18) 35. Ke3 Rd6
(35... Nxc5 $2 36. Kxd4 e5+ 37. Kxe5 Rxc7 38. Rc3 $18 (38. Rd1 $2 Nd7+ 39. Kd4
Rc2 $44)) 36. R5c3 Ne5 37. Nd3 Nxd3 38. Rxd3 Rxd3+ 39. Kxd3 Kd7 $11) 34... Rd6
35. Rc5 Rc6 $1 $14 {I have missed that idea when I have pushed my c pawn too
deep.} 36. Rxc6 Nxc6 37. Nd3 Rxc7 38. Nb4 $6 {Frustrated with the changes over
the game I did not go for a slightly better game.} (38. Bd5 $5 exd5 (38... Kd6
$2 39. e5+ Ke7 (39... Kxd5 $4 40. Rc5#) 40. Be4 $16) 39. exd5 Kd6 40. dxc6 a5
$1 $14) 38... a5 39. Nxc6+ Bxc6 $1 {Of course black has to keep the rooks in
the game for some time since the bishop ending would be hopeless with whites
king up.} (39... Rxc6 $2 40. Rxc6 Bxc6 41. Kd4 $18) 40. e5 Rc8 41. Bb1 Kd7 42.
Be4 (42. Rc5 a4 $1 43. Bd3 Rb8 {does not givr white anything in particular.})
42... Rc7 {An unnecessary finesse.} (42... Bxe4 43. Rxc8 Kxc8 44. Kxe4 Kd7 45.
Kd4 Kc6 46. b4 axb4 47. axb4 g6 48. f4 Kb6 49. g4 Kc6 50. h4 Kb6 51. h5 gxh5
52. gxh5 Kc6 53. Ke4 Kd7 $11) 43. b4 axb4 44. axb4 Bxe4 45. Rxc7+ Kxc7 46. Kxe4
Kc6 $11 47. g4 {Nothing works anymore it is a dead draw!} (47. h4 g6 $1 48. g4
Kb6 49. f4 Kc6 50. f5 (50. h5 gxh5 51. gxh5) 50... Kb6 $11) 47... g5 48. Kd4
Kb6 49. Ke3 Kc7 50. Kd4 Kb6 51. Ke4 Kc6 52. h3 Kc7 53. f4 Kc6 54. f5 Kb6 55. f6
Kc6 56. Kd4 {End of a stupid sequence of moves.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Imre Konig Memorial 1st"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2002.09.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2002.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 {Classical System against the Nimzo-
Indian is almost the sole weapon in GM Baburin's hands.} d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3
c5 {The old line.} ({The modern choice is} 6... Qf5) 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4
9. Bxd4 $5 Nc6 10. Bc3 e5 {Whites previous move allowed} (10... Qc5 11. Rc1 {
but I have sticked to what I have had prepared.}) 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 (12. Rd1
$6 {is not losing but simply illogical.} Qxa2 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Be6 $32)
12... Bg4 13. O-O Qc5 $146 {I would not say that it is a big time novelty
anyway my queen belongs to e7.} 14. Rac1 {This has provocated me to push.} (14.
Rfd1 Rac8 (14... e4 $6 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Nd5 18. Be1 $16) 15.
Rac1 (15. Qa4 Qe7 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 {Aggressive Stohl!} Bg6 18. Nh4 Rc7 19.
Nxg6 hxg6 $14 (19... fxg6 20. Rac1 (20. g5 Ne8 21. Qg4 Nd6) 20... e4 21. g5 Ne8
22. Bg4 Nd6 23. Qa3)) 15... Qe7 16. Qa4 a6 17. h3 Bh5 18. Qh4 Bg6 {is a more
or less normal position reminiscent of the 7th game of the famous
Levenfish-Botvinnik match which took place in Moscow and Sankt Peterburg in
1937.}) 14... e4 $6 {It is very difficult to say why I was fascinated with
this push in my preparation.} (14... Rac8 15. Qa4 Qe7 {is required.}) 15. Nd4 {
Simple and the best.} (15. Ne1 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Nd5 17. Qh5 f5) (15. Nh4 Qh5 (
15... Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qg5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qg4 Qe5 19. Nf5 g6)) 15... Nxd4 16.
Bxd4 Qxc2 17. Rxc2 Bxe2 18. Rxe2 Nd5 19. Rd2 $1 {I sort of did not give enough
importance to this move.} ({After} 19. Rc2 b6 20. Rfc1 f5 {Black looks ok.})
19... Rfd8 {What else?} 20. Rfd1 $5 (20. Bc5 $5 Nc7 $8 (20... b6 $2 21. Rfd1 $1
bxc5 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 g6 24. Rxc5 Rd8 25. g4 Rd2 26. Rb5 Kg7 27. Kg2 $18)
21. Rfd1 (21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxa7 Ne6 23. a3 Rd2 (23... Ra8 24. Bd4 (24. Bb6
Ra6 25. Bd4 Nxd4 26. exd4 Rc6 $44) 24... Nxd4 25. exd4 Rc8 $44) 24. Rb1) 21...
Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Ne6 23. Ba3 f5 {And black is alive.}) 20... Nb4 21. a3 Nc6 $8 (
21... Nd3 $2 22. f3 f5 23. g4 g6 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Rg2+ Kf7 26. Rg7+ Ke6 27.
Rxb7 $1 (27. Rxh7 Rg8+ 28. Kf1 Rg6) 27... Rd7 28. Rxd7 Kxd7 $16) 22. h3 f5 (
22... h5 23. Kh2) 23. g4 $1 fxg4 24. hxg4 $14 {A usual B versus N ending.} Rd5
(24... Kf7 25. Kg2) 25. Bc3 $1 {Tactics allow white to increase his advantage.}
Rxd2 $8 {is necessary.} (25... Rg5 $2 26. Rd7 Rxg4+ 27. Kf1 $18 {and the
weakness of absolute 7th talks!}) 26. Rxd2 Rd8 27. Rc2 $1 {Another good move
by Sasha!} (27. Rxd8+ Nxd8 28. Kg2 Ne6 29. f3 exf3+ 30. Kxf3 Kf7 31. Ke4 g6 $11
) 27... Rd5 {Around here I started to play unjustifiably fast, like I have an
easy position.Actually Black is still in some serious danger.} (27... Kf7 28.
Kg2 Rd3 29. Kg3 g5 $11) 28. Kg2 Kf7 $2 {But this is really stupid.I should
have bring his king on the edge of the board.} (28... Rg5 29. Kh3 Kf7 30. Rd2
Ke6 $11) 29. Kg3 g5 30. f3 $1 $16 {All of a sudden I have almost a gone game.}
exf3 31. Kxf3 {h line and the king or e pawn march possibilty in the center
gives black a rotten position.} Kg6 32. Rf2 $1 {Very strong little by little
black is coming into the mouth of the grinder!} (32. Ke4 Rd6 33. Rf2 h5 34.
gxh5+ Kxh5 35. Rf7 b6 36. Kf5 Rd5+ 37. Ke6 Rd3 38. Rh7+ Kg4 39. e4 (39. Rc7
Rxe3+ 40. Kd6 Na5 41. Rxa7 Rd3+ 42. Ke6 Nc4 $11) 39... Kf4 40. e5 g4 $132)
32... Rd6 33. e4 {That is the point e pawns march is very dangerous.} (33. Ke4
h5) 33... Kf7 34. Ke3+ Ke7 35. Rh2 (35. e5 Rh6 36. Ke4 Rh4 37. Kf5 h6 38. e6)
35... h6 36. e5 $1 (36. Bg7 {does not produce any damage since} Rg6 37. Bxh6 $2
Ne5 38. Bxg5+ Rxg5 39. Kf4 Kf6 {holds everthing.}) 36... Re6 37. Ke4 $16 {
This position looks horrible for black but I have managed to come across the
only idea.} a5 $1 {Finally a decent move.} 38. a4 (38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 Na7)
38... b6 39. Rd2 Nb8 $1 {At least my knight is operational!} 40. Kf5 $1 {
The threat is 41.Rd8.} (40. b4 $5 Rc6 41. Kd4 $1 Rc8 42. bxa5 bxa5 43. Rh2 Nc6+
44. Ke4 Nb4 $132) 40... Nd7 41. Rc2 $1 ({I was lucky that} 41. Rd6 $6 {does
not win on the spot.} Rxd6 42. exd6+ Kxd6 43. Kg6 (43. Bg7 Nc5 44. Bxh6 Nxa4)
43... Nc5 44. Kxh6 Nxa4 45. Bh8 Nc5 46. Kxg5 b5 47. Kf5 b4 48. g5 a4 $11) 41...
Rc6 42. Bb4+ Nc5 43. Ba3 (43. Bxc5+ bxc5 44. Ke4 (44. b3 Rc8 45. Kg6 Rc6+ {
holds.}) 44... Rc8) 43... Rc8 $1 44. Bxc5+ bxc5 45. b3 (45. Ke4 Rf8 46. Rxc5
Rf4+ 47. Kd5 Rxa4 {holds too.}) 45... Rf8+ 46. Kg6 Rf4 (46... Rf3 47. Kxh6 Rxb3
48. Kxg5 Rb4 49. Rxc5 Rxa4 50. Kf5 Ra1 51. Rc7+ Kf8 52. Kf6 Rf1+ 53. Ke6 a4 54.
Ra7 Ra1 {is like what happenned in the game.}) 47. Rc4 (47. Kh5 $6 Rb4 48. Rxc5
Rxb3 49. Rxa5 Rh3+ 50. Kg6 Rg3 51. Kf5 Rf3+ 52. Ke4 Rf4+ 53. Kd5 Rxg4 54. Ra7+
Kd8 55. Ke6 Rc4 $11) 47... Rf3 48. Kxh6 Rxb3 49. Rxc5 Rb4 50. Rxa5 $2 {
Immediately after the game Yermo demonstrated the win for white.} (50. Kxg5
Rxa4 51. Kf5 Ra1 52. Rc7+ Kf8 53. Ra7 a4 54. Ra8+ (54. Kf6 Rf1+ 55. Ke6 Ra1 56.
Ra8+ Kg7 57. Ke7 a3 58. e6 a2 59. Ra3 Kg6 60. Ra5 Kh6 61. Rh5+ Kg6 62. Rh2 Kg5
63. Rd2 Kf4 64. g5 $1 Kxg5 65. Kd7 Kf6 66. e7 $18) 54... Kg7 55. Ke6 a3 56. Ke7
Ra2 57. e6 Ra1 58. Ke8 a2 59. e7 Kg6 60. Ra5 $1 Kg7 61. Rg5+ Kh7 62. Rh5+ Kg6
63. Rh2 $18 {everything is like in Lautier-Yermolinsky,Tilburg(m/1)1993.})
50... Rxg4 51. Ra8 (51. Kg6 Ke6) 51... Re4 $1 $11 {Now it is a draw.} 52. a5 g4
53. a6 g3 54. a7 Rh4+ $1 {Luring whites king into the g line.} 55. Kg5 Ra4 56.
Kf5 g2 57. Rg8 Rxa7 58. Rxg2 Ra6 {Immediately attaining Philidor's position.}
59. Rg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.01"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "265"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8.
a3 Bd6 9. g3 Be6 10. Bf4 Nd5 11. e3 Nxf4 12. gxf4 c6 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. d5 cxd5
15. Nxd5 Rc8+ 16. Kb1 Rc5 17. Nc3 Ke7 18. Nd4 Nf6 19. Bg2 Bd7 20. Rc1 Rb8 21.
Rc2 a6 22. Rd1 Rcc8 23. Nb3 b5 24. Rcd2 b4 25. axb4 Bxb4 26. Rxd7+ Nxd7 27.
Nd5+ Ke8 28. Bf1 a5 29. Nd4 Bc5 30. Ba6 Bxd4 31. Bxc8 Bxb2 32. Bxd7+ Kxd7 33.
Ka2 a4 34. Nb4+ Ke6 $4 (34... Ke8 35. Na6 Rb7 36. Nc5 Rc7 37. Nxa4 Bf6 {
would have secured a draw without the suffering from the game.}) 35. Na6 {
Now the knight comes to c5 with check and Black cannot keep the bishop.} Rc8
36. Kxb2 Rc4 {White is winning, but accuracy is required, since the knight is
away and Black plans to exchange many pawns.} 37. Rd2 {White is winning after
this move too, but with little time it is anything but easy.} ({The simplest
way is} 37. Ka3 Rc2 38. Rf1 {followed by Nb4 and Kxa4. Black can neither
activate the king, nor exchange many pawns. The rook will soon have to leave
the second rank too (when White will approach his king), so the position is
hopeless for Black.}) 37... f6 38. Ka3 g5 39. fxg5 fxg5 40. Nb4 Rh4 41. f3 f4
42. exf4 ({Better is} 42. e4 Rh3 43. Rf2 Ke5 (43... g4 44. Nd3 Rxf3 45. Rxf3
gxf3 46. Kxa4 $18) 44. Kxa4 Kd4 (44... g4 45. Nc6+ Kd6 46. Kb5 Rxf3 47. e5+ Kd5
48. Rd2+ $18) 45. Rd2+ Ke3 46. Rd3+ Ke2 47. e5 Rxh2 48. e6 Rh6 49. Rd6 $18)
42... Rxf4 43. Rf2 g4 44. Re2+ Kf5 45. fxg4+ Kxg4 46. Nd3 Rd4 47. Re3 Kh4 48.
Ne1 Kh5 49. Ng2 Rg4 50. Rh3+ Kg6 51. Ne3 Rd4 52. Rg3+ Kh5 53. Rf3 Rh4 54. Nf1
Kg4 55. Rg3+ Kf4 56. Rc3 (56. Kxa4 Rxh2 $11) 56... Kg5 57. Rc5+ Kg4 58. Kxa4
Kh3+ 59. Kb3 Rf4 60. Nd2 Kxh2 61. Kc3 Kg3 62. Kd3 Kg4 63. Ke3 Rf5 64. Rc4+ Kg5
65. Ne4+ Kg6 66. Rc6+ Kg7 67. Ng3 Ra5 68. Kf4 Kf7 69. Nf5 Ra1 70. Nd6+ Ke7 71.
Ne4 Rh1 72. Ra6 Rh4+ 73. Kf5 Rh5+ 74. Kg4 Rh1 75. Nf6 Rg1+ 76. Kf5 Rf1+ 77. Ke5
Re1+ 78. Ne4 Kf7 79. Rb6 h5 80. Kf5 Rf1+ 81. Kg5 Rg1+ 82. Kxh5 Ke7 83. Ng5 Rh1+
84. Kg4 Rf1 85. Nf3 Ra1 86. Kf5 Rf1 87. Ke4 Ra1 88. Rh6 Kd7 89. Ne5+ Ke7 90.
Nc4 Re1+ 91. Ne3 Kd7 92. Rh3 Ke6 93. Kf4 Kd6 94. Rh6+ Kc5 95. Ke4 Rg1 96. Rh5+
Kc6 97. Kd4 Ra1 98. Rh6+ Kd7 99. Nf5 Ra4+ 100. Ke5 Ra5+ 101. Ke4 Ra4+ 102. Nd4
Ra1 103. Rb6 Rh1 104. Ke5 Rh5+ 105. Nf5 Rh1 106. Kd5 Rd1+ 107. Nd4 Ke7 108.
Re6+ Kf7 109. Re2 Kf6 110. Rf2+ Ke7 111. Rf4 Rd2 112. Rf1 Rd3 113. Ra1 Kf6 114.
Ra6+ Ke7 115. Rb6 Rd1 116. Rh6 Rd3 117. Rh1 Kf6 118. Ke4 Ra3 119. Rh6+ Kf7 120.
Rb6 Ra1 121. Nf3 Ke7 122. Kf5 Rf1 123. Kf4 Ra1 124. Ke4 Rh1 125. Ke5 Rh5+ 126.
Kf4 Rh1 127. Nd4 Rf1+ 128. Ke5 Re1+ 129. Kd5 Rd1 130. Rb3 Kf6 131. Rb2 Ke7 132.
Re2+ Kd7 133. Rh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 7th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 Nc6 8.
Bd2 a5 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 a4 {A typical Nimzo position. White has the pair of
bishops but on the other hand Black's development is acceptable and he has a
certain control over the light squares.} 11. Qd1 O-O 12. e3 b6 13. Bd3 Qd5 14.
Qe2 Ne4 15. O-O Nxc3 {After this move it is clear that the position will favor
White. His superior pawn structure and central control will make things easy
for him to play out. Maybe it was better to keep the tension by playing Bb7.}
16. bxc3 Bb7 17. c4 Qd6 18. c5 $5 {Maybe this was some kind of bluff?} Qe7 $2 {
Ponomariov absolutely had to take the intruder.} (18... bxc5 19. Qc2 (19. dxc5
Qxc5 20. Rfc1 Qe7 {is only enough for equality.}) 19... cxd4 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21.
Be4 f5 $1 {this seems fine for Black.}) 19. Be4 $6 (19. Rab1 $16) 19... f5 $6
20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Ne5 Bd5 22. Rfc1 Rfb8 23. Nd3 Bb7 24. Nb4 Ra5 25. c6 Bc8 26.
e4 fxe4 27. Qxe4 {White's advantage is obvious now, Black's bishop is squashed
out of play.} Ba6 28. Rc3 Re8 29. Re1 Bc8 30. Rce3 Rg5 31. f4 Rh5 32. d5 Qd6
33. h3 Kf8 34. f5 e5 35. g4 Rh4 36. Nd3 h5 37. Nxe5 $18 {Black's position was
strategically hopeless, now it is completely hopeless.} Kg8 38. Qf4 hxg4 39.
hxg4 (39. Ng6 $1 $18) 39... Qxd5 40. Nf3 Rxe3 41. Rxe3 Rh3 42. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 1st"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2013.02.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Ne2 Bd7 12. a3 Qe5 13. Rd1 Ne7 14. Nd4
Bc6 $6 {Fridman was very puzzled: "The whole idea of this 11.Ne2, 14.Nd4 line
is to prevent Bc6, which is why it was surprising that after 20 minutes Mickey
played it anyway!" It certainly looked strange, but after queens were swapped
off any outcome other than a draw looked improbable. Fridman wasn't
complaining: "After two losses in a row you want such a position - not a big
risk and if Black makes some inaccuracies..." IM Lawrence Trent offered to
commentate in his underpants for Round 9 if the game ended decisively, but
fortunately that was avoided (with meteors and asteroids the world has been
shaken enough for one day!).} ({Kramnik and Gelfand are among those who've
played} 14... Qa5+ {but Adams saw some ghosts after} 15. b4 $6) 15. Nxc6 Nxc6
16. Be2 Qa5+ 17. Qd2 Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Ke7 19. Bf3 Rac8 20. Ke2 Rhd8 21. Rhd1
Rxd2+ 22. Rxd2 Rc7 23. Kd1 Ne5 24. Be2 f5 25. h3 h6 26. Rd4 Rd7 27. Rxd7+ Nxd7
28. f4 Kd6 29. Bf3 b6 30. Kd2 Nc5 31. Kc3 Na6 32. b4 Nc7 33. Kc4 f6 34. Bb7 Ne8
35. Bf3 Nc7 36. Bb7 Ne8 37. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 {Baburin: This
old move recently became fashionable again, when GM Romanishin invented 6...
Qf5.} 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qd1 (7. Qxf5 exf5 8. a3 Be7 9. b4 c6 10. e3 Be6 11. Bd3
Nbd7 12. Ng5 Nd5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bd2 g6 $10 {Alterman,B-Hamdouchi,H/FRA/1994/
0|1/50/}) (7. Qb3 c5 8. a3 Ba5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Be2 cxd4 11. exd4 Qd5 12. Bc4 Qe4+
13. Be3 O-O 14. O-O Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Bd7 16. Rae1 $14 {Shabalov,A-Romanishin,O/
Godesburg/1994/0|1/41/}) 7... O-O (7... Ne4 8. Bd2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 c5 10. a3 cxd4
11. axb4 dxc3 12. Qxc3 O-O 13. e3 Qf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. Be2 $16 {Sherbakov,
R-Lukacs,P/Budapest/1994/1|0/45}) (7... c5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 b6 10. e3 Bb7
11. Bb5+ Bc6 12. Bd3 Be4 13. Bb5+ Bc6 14. Qa4 Bxb5 15. Qxb5+ Nbd7 16. Ne5 a6
17. Qc6 Qe4 $10 {Dao,T-Horvath,J/Budapest/1995/0,5/25/}) 8. e3 c5 9. Bd3 Qh5
10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Nbd7 12. Ne2 Bd6 13. Bf4 Bxf4 14. Nxf4 Qh6 (14... Qa5 $5
15. a3 Rd8 16. Rc1 Qb6 17. Qe2 Nf8 $14 {Goldin,A-Zvjaginsev,V/Tivat(YUG-cht)/
1995/0,5/18/}) 15. Nh3 $5 {/N/} (15. g3 $5 b6 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Rc7 $14 {Gelfand,
B-Zvjaginsev,V/Biel/1995/1|0/28/}) 15... Nb6 (15... b6 $5 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Rc7
Bd5) 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. f4 Rad8 18. Ng5 g6 {Baburin: Black might be OK in this
position, but not with the Queen badly placed on h6 - it's not just out of
play, it also provokes the further White's attack on the KSide.} (18... Ba4 $5
19. b3 Bc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Rf3 g6 $13) 19. Rf3 Bc8 20. Rc1 Nbd5 (20... Rxd4
21. Nexf7 Rxf7 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Bxg6+ Qxg6 24. Qxd4 $36) 21. Qd2 b6 22. Rh3
Qg7 23. Qf2 h6 {[#]} (23... Bb7 24. Qh4 Rc8 25. Rd1 $36) 24. Ngxf7 $5 {Baburin:
This move ruins the Black's KSide.} Rxf7 25. Bxg6 Rc7 (25... Rff8 26. Rg3 Kh8
27. Bb1 $40) 26. Rd1 (26. Rxc7 $6 Qxc7 27. Qd2 Bb7 28. Rxh6 Rc8) 26... Kh8 (
26... Kf8 $5) 27. Qh4 Rg8 $6 (27... Bb7 $5) 28. Qg5 Rf8 29. Rxh6+ Kg8 30. Qh4
$18 Ne7 31. g4 Nxg4 32. Bh7+ Kh8 33. Nxg4 Rxf4 34. h3 Ng8 35. Bxg8+ Kxg8 36.
Rh5 Rxd4 37. Rf1 Rc5 38. Rh8+ $1 Qxh8 39. Rf8+ (39. Rf8+ Kxf8 40. Qxh8+ Ke7 41.
Qxd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "World-ch16 Alekhine-Euwe +10-4=11"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "1937.10.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Euwe, Max"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1937.10.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "25"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Nbd7 9. f3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb6 11. Ne2 Bd7 12. Nf4 Qd6 (12... Qc6 13. Qxc6
$16 {_|_}) 13. Bd2 Rc8 14. Qb2 Nfd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bb4 Qe6 17. Kf2 Na4 $2 (
17... f5 $14 {/\Kf7}) (17... Nc4 $2 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Rac1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Bc6
21. e4 $1 $16 {Botvinnik}) 18. Qd2 b6 19. Ba6 Rb8 20. e4 b5 21. Qf4 Rb6 22.
exd5 Qxd5 23. Rhe1+ Be6 24. Rac1 f6 25. Rc7 Kd8 26. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "Staunton Memorial"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1946.08.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Flohr, Salo"]
[Black "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1946.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 Nc6 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. e3 O-O 12. a3 Nd5 13. Bd3 g6 (13... Nxc3
$2 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Bd3 $18) 14. Bd2 Qxc2 15. Rxc2 Rfc8 16. O-O Nce7 17. Rfc1
$14 {^^} Rxc2 18. Rxc2 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Nxc8 20. Kf1 Nd6 21. Ke1 Bb5 22. Bc2 Nc4
23. Bc1 f6 24. e4 Nc7 25. b3 Nd6 26. e5 fxe5 27. Nxe5 Nd5 28. g3 Nf7 29. Nf3
Bd7 30. Bb2 Ne7 31. Nd2 Nd6 32. f3 Bc6 33. Kf2 Bd5 34. Nf1 Bc6 35. Ne3 Nd5 36.
Ng4 Nf7 37. Bd4 a6 38. h4 Kf8 39. Nh2 Kg8 40. Ng4 Kf8 41. Ke2 Kg8 42. f4 (42.
Nh2 $5 {/\ g3-g4-g5 Flohr}) 42... Kf8 43. Kd2 Kg8 44. Be4 Kf8 45. Bd3 Kg8 46.
Be2 h5 47. Ne5 Nxe5 48. Bxe5 Kf7 49. g4 hxg4 50. Bxg4 Nf6 51. Bd1 Ne4+ 52. Ke3
Ng3 53. Kf2 Nf5 54. h5 gxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match Alekhine-Euwe +3-2=4"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "1926.12.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1926.12.22"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Played in Amsterdam.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. Nf3 c5 6.
cxd5 Qxd5 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O 9. e3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bd7 11. Bc4 Qh5 12. O-O
Rc8 13. Qd3 Nc6 14. Ba2 Na5 15. Ne5 Ng4 16. Nxg4 Qxg4 17. Bd2 Nc6 18. f4 Ne7
19. e4 a6 20. Rfc1 Bb5 21. Qf3 Qxf3 22. gxf3 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Kf2 Rxc1
25. Bxc1 Kf8 26. Ke3 Ke8 27. Bd2 Ba4 28. Bb4 Bd1 29. Bc4 g6 30. Bf1 Kd7 31. Bh3
Nc6 32. Bc5 Na5 33. f5 exf5 34. exf5 Kc6 35. fxg6 hxg6 36. f4 Bb3 37. f5 b6 38.
Bf8 Nc4+ 39. Kd3 Nd6 40. fxg6 fxg6 41. Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qd1 (7. Qb3
Nc6 (7... c5 8. a3 Ba5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Be2 cxd4 11. exd4 Qe4 12. Bd2 Bxc3 13.
bxc3 O-O 14. Be3 Na5 15. Qb5 b6 16. Nd2 $6 Qg6 17. Qd3 $6 Bb7 18. Qxg6 hxg6 {
0-1 Onischuk,A-Short,N/Wijk 1995/CBM 45 (66) [Hansen,LB]}) 8. Bd2 O-O 9. e3 Rd8
10. Be2 e5 11. Nxe5 Be6 12. g4 Qxe5 13. dxe5 Bxb3 14. exf6 Be6 {Ivanchuk,
V-Anand,V/Monaco blind 1996/EXP 52/1/2-1/2 (76)}) (7. Qxf5 exf5 8. Bd2 (8. a3
Be7 9. b4 c6 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd3 g6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Na4 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Arlandi,
E-Romanishin,O/Torino op 1998/EXP 64 (32)}) 8... c6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Nb6 11.
O-O O-O 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Nc5 Nbd5 {1/2-1/2 Azmaiparashvili,Z-Jussupow,A/EU-chTM
1997/EXP 57 (21)}) 7... c5 8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 Ne4 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Bd3 $1 {
An important novelty, discovered by Chandler.} (11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 13.
Be2 (13. Qc2 $2 Rc8 {0-1 Timman,J-Short,N/Horgen 1995/CBM 50 (31) [Dautov]})
13... Nxd2 14. Qxd2 O-O 15. O-O {Touzane,O-Lepelletier,B/Toulouse 1996/EXP 57/
0-1 (52)}) (11. Be2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 $10 {Dautov}) (11. Qc2 {
Dautov} Nxd2 12. Qxf5 exf5 13. Kxd2 Be6 14. a3 Ba5 $10 {/\0-0-0}) 11... Nxc3 (
11... Nxf2 12. Bxf5 Nxd1 13. Rxd1 exf5 (13... Bxc3 {Hansen,LB} 14. Bxc3 exf5
15. d5 Nb8 16. O-O $1 $36 {Chandler} (16. Bxg7 Rg8 $13)) 14. d5 Nd8 (14... Nb8
15. Nb5) (14... Na5 15. a3) (14... Bxc3 15. Bxc3) 15. Nb5 Bxd2+ 16. Rxd2 O-O
17. O-O {1-0 Schandorff,L-Parker,J/Copenhagen KS 1996/CBM 55 (66) [Hansen,LB]
Black has a very bad piece coordination. The o^ is very strong.}) (11... Bxc3
$5 {Hansen,LB} 12. bxc3 $5 (12. Bxc3 Qd5 13. O-O $14) 12... Nxf2 13. Bxf5 Nxd1
14. Kxd1 exf5 15. Re1+ Kd8 16. c4 $13) 12. Bxc3 Qa5 (12... Bxc3+ {Kanstler} 13.
bxc3 Qa5 14. Qc2 $14) 13. O-O O-O 14. Qc2 h6 {+/= Kanstler 1996} 15. Bh7+ Kh8
16. Be4 $36 Bd7 17. Qb3 $1 {/\ B:c6} Bxc3 $8 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. Rab1 Rab8 20. Qa3
$1 Kg8 (20... Na5 21. Ne5 Bc6 22. Bd3 $36 Bd5 $2 23. Rfc1 {/\ c4}) 21. c4 $1
Na5 22. Rfc1 {/\ Ne5} Nxc4 $5 (22... Bc6 $2 23. d5) (22... Rfc8 23. Ne5 Bc6 (
23... Nc6 24. Bxc6) 24. Bc2 {/\ Qd3->}) 23. Qxa7 Qa5 24. Rxb7 Rxb7 25. Qxb7 Nd6
26. Qxd7 Nxe4 $132 27. Rc8 $1 g5 (27... Qxa2 $2 28. Rxf8+ Kh7 29. Qb5 $1 Qxf2+
30. Kh1 Qe3 31. Qb1 $1 $18) (27... Rxc8 28. Qxc8+ Kh7 29. Qc2 $16) 28. Rxf8+
Kxf8 29. Qc8+ Kg7 30. Qb7 $1 Nd6 (30... Nc3 $4 31. Ne5 $18) 31. Qb1 Nb5 32. h3
Nc3 33. Qb2 (33. Qe1) 33... Nd1 (33... Nxa2 $2 34. d5+ Nc3 35. d6 $18) 34. Qa1
Nc3 35. Qe1 Qa3 36. Qe5+ Kg8 (36... Kg6 37. Qe3) 37. Qe3 Qb2 38. h4 $1 Ne2+ $6
$138 (38... Nxa2 $1 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. Qxg5+ Kf8 $16) 39. Kh2 g4 40. Ne5 Nxd4
41. Nxg4 Nf5 42. Nxh6+ Nxh6 43. Qxh6 Qxf2 (43... Qxa2 44. Qg5+ Kf8 (44... Kh7
45. Qf6) 45. f4 {/\ h4-h5-h6+-}) 44. a4 Qd4 45. Qg5+ Kh7 46. a5 f6 47. Qg3 Kh6
48. a6 $18 e5 49. Qf3 Kg6 50. h5+ Kh6 51. Kh3 Kg5 52. g4 1-0

[Event "Match Eliskases-Spielmann +3-2=5"]
[Site "Linz"]
[Date "1932.09.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[Annotator "ChessBase/Eliskases"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1932.09.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)Tarrasch's Schachzeitung 1932,H3,S.39 2)WSZ 1932, S.326 [Eliskases]}
Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3+
9. bxc3 O-O 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. a4 c4 $1 {[#]} 13. Rd1 {Eliskases: Wird
von Kmoch als d e r Fehler gebrandmarkt} ({und statt dessen gibt er} 13. Ne1 e5
14. f4 {an mit der Begründung, daß Weiß nach} e4 {gegnüber der
Partiefortsetzung viele Tempi voraus habe und damit eine gute Partie bekommen
müsse. Das ist richtig, abber Schwarz spielt nicht 14...e4?,} ({sondern} 14...
exd4 15. exd4 Rfe8 {und steht doch besser.} (15... Nxd4 $5 {scheitert an} 16.
cxd4 Qxd4+ 17. Kh1 Qxa1 18. Bb2 Be4 19. Bxa1 Bxc2 20. Nxc2 {mit zwei Figuren
gegen Turm} Rac8 $145 $15))) 13... Na5 {[#]} 14. Ne1 $2 {Eliskases: Das ist
aber natürlich eine Inkonsequenz, die sich rächen mußte. Hatte ich zuerst
e6-e5 verhindert, so durte ich es jetzt nicht zulassen.} (14. Bf1 {nebst ev.
Ne5 und f2-f3, drohend e3-e4, war geboten.}) 14... e5 15. f3 e4 16. f4 Rac8 17.
h3 Qd7 18. Kh2 Nd5 19. g4 Bc6 20. Ra3 Rfe8 21. Ng2 Qd6 22. Qa2 Bd7 23. Bd2 Be6
24. Rf1 Nb3 $1 {[#]} 25. Rxb3 {Eliskases:Verzweiflung} ({Realtiv besser war
noch} 25. Be1 Nc1 26. Qb2 Nxe2 27. Ra1 Nexc3 $19 {wobei der Anziehende nur
einen Bauern verliert.}) 25... cxb3 26. Qb2 Ne7 $1 {Verhindert c3-c4, wonach
Weiß gewisse Chancen gehabt hätte.} 27. Ra1 Bc4 28. Bd1 Nd5 29. Be1 Nxe3 30.
Bxb3 Nxg2 31. Bxc4 Nxe1 {Meister Spielmann hat diese letze Partie vorzüglich
gespielt; er meinte nachher, es wäre die einzige von allen gewesen, die ihm
wirklich zugesagt habe.} 0-1

[Event "AVRO"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "1938.11.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Fine, Reuben"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[Annotator "ChessBase/Schlensker,P"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1938.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1)SE 1958, S.102 [Schlensker,Paul]} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5.
cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nc6 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e3 b6 11. a3 Bb7 12.
dxc5 Qxc5 13. b4 Qh5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rd7 Rac8 16. Qb2 Rfd8 17. Rxb7 Ne5 18.
Be2 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Qe5 20. Qxe5 Rc1+ 21. Bd1 Rcxd1+ 22. Ke2 R1d2+ 23. Kf3 fxe5
24. Rxa7 e4+ 25. Kg3 Ra2 26. Ra6 Rdd2 27. Rf1 Rdb2 28. Rxb6 Rxa3 29. b5 Kg7 30.
h4 Rab3 31. Kf4 Rxb5 32. Rxb5 Rxb5 33. g4 Rb4 34. Rc1 Rb2 35. Kg3 Kf6 36. Rc4
Ke5 37. Rc8 Kf6 38. Rg8 h6 39. g5+ hxg5 {[%mdl 4096] [#] R <-> R} 40. Rxg5 $2
$11 (40. h5 $18 Rb1 41. Kg2) 40... Rb8 41. Kh3 e5 42. Rg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[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 "Vietnam"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "VIE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 {Hansen,LB} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7.
Qb3 Nc6 {N} (7... c5 8. a3 Bxc3+ (8... Ba5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Be2 cxd4 11. exd4 {
Shabalov-Romanishin/Bad Godesberg/1994} Qe4 $5 (11... Qd5 12. Bc4 Qe4+ 13. Be3
O-O 14. O-O Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Bd7 $10 {Shabalov,A-Romanishin,O/Bad Godesberg/1994/}
) 12. Bd2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Qb1 (14. Be3 {Hansen,LB} Na5 15. Qb5 b6 $10 {
Onischuk,A-Short,N/Wijk aan Zee/1995/}) 14... b6 {Romanishin}) 9. Qxc3 Nbd7 10.
g3 Ne4 11. Qe3 b6 12. dxc5 Ndxc5 13. b4 Na4 14. Bh3 $1 Qd5 15. Bg2 Bb7 16. Nd2
f5 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. O-O O-O 19. Rb1 Rac8 20. Bb2 Nxb2 21. Rxb2 $14 {
Bareev-Beliavsky/Linares/1994}) 8. Bd2 (8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Qd5 10. Qxd5 exd5 11.
Bf4 Bg4 $10) (8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O Bd6 $10 {/\e5}) (8. a3 $5 {/\} Bd6 $2
9. e4 $1 Nxe4 10. Bd3 Nc5 11. dxc5 Qxd3 12. cxd6 $18) 8... O-O 9. e3 Bd6 $6 (
9... a6 $1 10. Be2 (10. Ne5 $2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 $17) 10... Bd6
11. O-O e5 $10) 10. Nb5 $1 Ne4 (10... e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 (11... Bxe5 12. Bd3 $14)
12. Nxd6 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 cxd6 (13... Qxf3 14. Nxc8 Qxh1 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Bc3 $14
) 14. Be2 Be6 15. Qd3 $14) 11. Bd3 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Qg5 13. O-O $14 Qe7 (13... e5
14. dxe5 Qxe5 (14... Bh3 15. Be4 $16) 15. Nf3 Qf6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rfd1 $14)
14. a3 (14. Rac1 $5 $14) 14... a6 $6 (14... e5 $2 15. d5 Nb8 16. Rac1 a6 (16...
f5 $2 17. Nxc7 $1 $18) 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Qc2 $16) (14... Bd7 $14 {>=}) 15. Nxd6
cxd6 16. Qb6 $1 (16. d5 $5 Ne5 17. Be2 $14) 16... Bd7 $10 {Hansen,LB} 17. Rfc1
(17. Qxb7 $4 {Hansen,LB} Rfb8 18. Qc7 Ra7 $19) 17... Rfc8 18. Rc2 $1 {Hansen,LB
} Nd8 (18... Qd8 $2 19. Nc4 d5 20. Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Nb6 Rab8 22. Rac1 $16) 19.
Rac1 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Bc6 (20... Rc8 $2 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Ne4 Nc6 23. Bxa6 f5 24.
Nc3 Nxd4 25. Bxb7 Bxb7 26. Qxd4 $16) 21. Bf1 $2 (21. e4 $1 Rc8 (21... d5 22. e5
$16) 22. h3 $16 {/\d5} (22. d5 exd5 23. exd5 Bd7 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. Nc4 Bf5 $1
26. Bf1 Be4 $14)) 21... e5 $1 {<=> Hansen,LB} 22. Nb3 Ne6 $132 23. Rd2 Ng5 {
/\Nf3} 24. d5 Ba4 25. f3 (25. Na5 $2 Ne4 26. Rd3 $2 Bc2 $17) 25... Bxb3 26.
Qxb3 {/\h4} h5 27. h4 Nh7 28. Rc2 Nf6 $2 (28... e4 $1 29. f4 Nf6 30. Be2 Qd7
$10) (28... Qxh4 $6 {Hansen,LB} 29. Qxb7 $16) 29. e4 $14 Qd7 30. Qc3 Ne8 31.
Kh2 {! /\g3,Bh3 Hnsen,LB} (31. g3 $5 b5 32. Kf2 {/\} Qa7+ 33. Qe3 $16) 31... b5
{<=> g1-a7 Hansen,LB} 32. g3 Qa7 {/^g1-a7} 33. b4 (33. Bh3 $5 Rb8 34. Qc6 Kf8 (
34... Qe3 35. Kg2 {/\Bd7} Qd3 36. Qc3 Qxc3 37. Rxc3 $16) 35. Bd7 (35. Qd7 Qe3)
35... Rb6 36. Qc8 Rb8 $10) 33... Rb8 {/\Rb7-c7} 34. Qd2 Rb7 35. Rc8 Kf8 36. Qg5
Rc7 37. Qd8 (37. Rxc7 Qxc7 38. Qxh5 Qc3 $13) 37... Rxc8 38. Qxc8 Qe3 $10 39.
Qxa6 Qxf3 40. Bg2 Qc3 (40... Qe2 41. a4) 41. Qxb5 Nf6 42. Qb8+ Ke7 43. Qb7+ Kf8
44. Qb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Maksimenko, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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. c4 {Chekhov} e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7.
Qxf5 (7. Qd1 $5 {Chekhov}) 7... exf5 8. a3 (8. Bd2 c6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Nb6
11. Ne2 Bd6 12. O-O Ne4 13. Ba5 O-O 14. Rfc1 Re8 $10 {Beliavsky,A-Romanishin,O/
Groningen/1993/0|1/57/}) 8... Be7 9. Bf4 (9. Ne5 $5 c6 10. g3 Nbd7 11. Nd3 Nb6
12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. e3 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bd2 a5 17. Rfc1 $14 {
Chabanon,J-Frendzas,P/Peristeri (03) ;CBM 46 1994}) (9. b4 {Chekhov} c6 10. e3
Be6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Ng5 Nd5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bd2 g6 $10 {Alterman,
B-Hamdouchi,H/FRA/1994/0|1/50/}) 9... c6 10. e3 Nbd7 (10... Be6 11. Bd3 (11.
Ng5 Bb3) 11... h6 12. h3 Nbd7 13. Ne5 Nb6 14. O-O O-O 15. Rae1 Rfd8 $10 {
Tomicic-Kutuzovic /Djakovo op 1994}) 11. Bc4 Nb6 12. Ba2 Be6 13. Be5 $1 (13.
Bxe6 fxe6 14. Ng5 Kd7 $10) 13... h6 (13... O-O $6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Ng5 Rfe8
16. Nxe6 Bxa3 17. Rxa3 Rxe6 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. Ke2 $14) 14. Ke2 O-O 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. Rhc1 Rfc8 (16... a5 $5 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. b4 (18. Rab1 Be7) 18... axb4
19. axb4 Be7 $1 (19... Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 (20... cxd5 21. b5 $14) 21. b5 $14)
20. b5 c5 $10) 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. b4 a6 (18... a5 $5 19. Rab1 (19. b5 c5 $10) (
19. bxa5 {Chekhov} Rxa5 20. Rcb1 Ra6 21. Rb3 c5 $13) (19. Rcb1 $5) 19... axb4
20. Rxb4 Ra6 21. a4 (21. Rcb1 Nd5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 $10) 21... Be7 22. Rb3 Rc7 23.
Rcb1 Nxa4 24. Nxa4 Rxa4 25. Rxb7 Rxb7 26. Rxb7 Ra2+ $10) (18... Nd5 {Chekhov}
19. Na4 $16) 19. Rab1 Re8 (19... Nd7 20. Na4 b6 21. Ne5 Nxe5 $2 22. Nxb6 $16)
20. Nd1 $1 {/\Nb2-d3} e5 (20... Nd5 {Chekhov} 21. Nb2 a5 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. Nc4
Ra7 24. Nd6 $22 Re7 25. Nc8 $18) 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Nb2 Re7 (23...
a5 24. Nd3 (24. Rc5 Nd7 25. Rxa5 Raxa5 26. bxa5 Rxa5 27. Nc4 Ra7 28. Nd6 Nc5
$10) 24... Rb5 25. Rc5 Na4 26. Rxb5 Nc3+ 27. Kf3 Nxb5 $10) 24. Nd3 Nd5 25. g3
Rd8 26. Rb3 Kf7 27. Rc4 Rd6 28. Nc5 $14 {><b7} (28. a4 {Chekhov} b5 $13 (28...
Nb6 29. Rc5 Nxa4 30. Rxf5+ $14)) 28... g6 29. h4 (29. h3 $5 {/\Kf3}) 29... Nb6
30. Rc1 Nd5 31. Rc4 Nb6 32. Rc2 Nd5 33. Kf3 Nf6 $6 (33... g5 $1 34. hxg5 hxg5
35. g4 fxg4+ 36. Kxg4 Kg6 $132) 34. Rd3 Rxd3 35. Nxd3 Nd5 36. Nc5 Kf6 (36...
Nf6 37. Rd2 Ne4 38. Rd4 Nxc5 39. bxc5 $14) (36... g5 $5) 37. Rc4 {/\e4} h5 $2 (
37... g5 {Chekhov} 38. hxg5+ hxg5 39. g4 $16) 38. e4 fxe4+ (38... Nb6 39. Rd4
$16) 39. Rxe4 $16 Rc7 (39... Rxe4 40. Kxe4 Nc3+ 41. Kd3 Nd1 (41... Nb5 {Chekhov
} 42. Nxb7 Nxa3 43. Nc5 Kf5 44. f3 $18) 42. f3 $16) (39... b6 {Chekhov} 40.
Rxe7 (40. Nxa6 Ra7 $10) 40... Kxe7 41. Nxa6 Kd7 42. a4 Kc8 43. b5 Kb7 44. Ke4
Nc3+ 45. Ke5 Nxa4 46. Nb4 c5 (46... cxb5 47. Kf6 $18) 47. Nd5 c4 48. Kf6 c3 49.
Nb4 $18) 40. Re8 b6 (40... Kf7 {Chekhov} 41. Ra8 (41. Rb8 b6 42. Ne4 c5 43.
bxc5 bxc5 44. Rd8 Ne7 45. Rd6 c4 46. Nc3 a5 47. Ke4 $16) 41... Ke7 $22 42. Ra7
b6 43. Rxc7+ Nxc7) 41. Ne4+ Kg7 42. Ra8 c5 43. bxc5 bxc5 44. Rxa6 c4 45. Ng5 $1
$18 Kh6 (45... Rc8 {Chekhov} 46. Ne6+ Kf7 47. Nd4 c3 48. Nc2 Rb8 49. Ke4 $16)
46. Ra8 Rc6 (46... Nf6 47. Rh8+ Kg7 48. Ne6+ Kxh8 49. Nxc7 $18) (46... c3 {
Chekhov} 47. Rh8+ Kg7 48. Rh7+ Kg8 49. Rxc7 Nxc7 50. Ke2 Nb5 51. a4 Nd4+ 52.
Kd3 c2 53. Kd2 Kg7 54. Ne4 $18) 47. Ra7 Nc7 48. Nf7+ Kg7 49. Nd8 (49. Nd8 {
Chekhov} Rc5 50. Ne6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 $5 7. Qb3 (7.
Qxf5 exf5 8. Bd2 c6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Nb6 11. Ne2 Bd6 12. O-O Ne4 13. Ba5 O-O
14. Rfc1 Re8 $10 {Beliavsky-Romanishin/Groningen PCA/1993}) (7. Qa4+ $5 Nc6 8.
a3 {Romanishin}) 7... c5 8. a3 Bxc3+ $146 (8... Ba5 9. e3 (9. Qb5+ Nc6 10. Qxc5
Qxc5 11. dxc5 Ne4 $10) 9... Nc6 10. Be2 cxd4 11. exd4 {->Shabalov-Romanishin/
Bad Godesberg/1994} Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 b6 $10 {Romanishin}) 9. Qxc3 (9. bxc3 b6 10.
g3 Bb7 11. Bg2 Be4 12. O-O O-O $10) 9... Nbd7 10. g3 Ne4 (10... b6 $5 11. Bg2
Ne4 12. Qe3 Bb7 13. Nd2 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Ndf6 $10) 11. Qe3 b6 12. dxc5 $1 Ndxc5
13. b4 Na4 (13... Nd7 $2 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Bg2 Bb7 16. Nh4 Qd5 17. Rd1 Qc6 18.
Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Bxe4 $18) 14. Bh3 $1 (14. Bg2 Bb7 15. Nd2 Nd6 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 $10)
14... Qd5 (14... Qxh3 $2 15. Qxe4 Rb8 16. Qe5 Rb7 17. Qxg7 Rf8 18. Bh6 $18) 15.
Bg2 Bb7 16. Nd2 f5 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. O-O O-O 19. Rb1 Rac8 20. Bb2 Nxb2 21. Rxb2
$14 {><e4,e6} Rfd8 22. Rb3 Qd4 23. Bh3 Qd6 (23... Kf7 $5 24. f3 (24. Qf4+ Qf6
$10) 24... Qxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Ke7 26. fxe4 $14 {/\Ref3}) 24. Rbb1 Bd5 25. Rbd1 $5 (
25. Rbc1 Qe5 26. Bg2 $14 {/\h4}) 25... Rc4 26. Qg5 Rd7 27. Rd2 h6 28. Qh5 Qe7 (
28... Rc3 $2 29. Rxd5 $1 Qxd5 (29... exd5 30. Qe8+ $18) 30. Qxd5 $18) 29. Qe5 {
/\Rd5} Kh8 30. Rfd1 Rdc7 {<=> <-> c} 31. Bg2 Qf6 32. Qh5 Rc1 $6 (32... Kh7 $5 {
/\} 33. h4 Qg6 34. Qe5 Qf6 $10) 33. e3 Rxd1+ 34. Qxd1 Qc3 35. h4 Qxa3 36. Rxd5
$1 Rc1 (36... exd5 37. Qxd5 Rc8 38. Bxe4 Qxb4 39. Qf5 Rc1+ 40. Kg2 Kg8 41. Qd5+
$1 Kf8 42. Qd8+ Kf7 43. Bd5+ Kg6 44. Qe8+ $18) 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Bxe4+ g6 39. h5
Rxd1+ 40. Rxd1 Qxb4 41. Bxg6+ (41. hxg6+ $6 Kg8 42. Rd8+ Kg7 43. Rd7+ Kg8 $10)
41... Kg7 42. Rd7+ Kf6 (42... Kg8 $5 43. Rxa7 {/\Bf7} Qg4 {/\} 44. Rh7 b5 45.
Rxh6 b4 46. Rh7 b3 $10) 43. Rxa7 Qd2 (43... b5 44. Rh7 Qe1+ 45. Kg2 b4 46. Rxh6
$16) 44. Rh7 Qd1+ 45. Kg2 Qd5+ 46. Kg1 Qd1+ 47. Kg2 Qd5+ 48. Kh2 $5 (48. e4 Qd2
) 48... Qd2 49. Kh3 {/\f4} e5 (49... b5 $5 50. f4 e5 51. Rf7+ Ke6 52. f5+ Kd6
$14) 50. Be8 Qc2 51. Bg6 (51. Rxh6+ $2 Ke7 {/\Qf2}) 51... Qd1 52. Kg2 Qd5+ 53.
Kh2 Qd2 54. Kg2 Qd5+ 55. e4 $1 Qd2 56. Rb7 Qd4 57. Bf5 Qc5 58. Rh7 Qc1 59. Rh8
$1 $16 Ke7 (59... b5 60. Rb8 Qc5 61. Rg8 Kf7 62. Rg6 b4 (62... Qc1 63. Rb6 $16)
63. Rxh6 b3 64. Rh7+ Kf6 65. Rb7 Qc2 66. h6 $18) 60. Rc8 Qd2 61. Rc7+ Kf8 62.
Rd7 Qg5 63. Rd6 b5 $2 (63... Qxh5 64. Rxb6 Qg5 65. Rg6 Qd2 66. Re6 Qc3 67. Rxh6
$16) 64. g4 Kf7 (64... b4 65. Rg6 Qf4 66. g5 $1 hxg5 67. h6 Qh4 68. h7 Qxh7 69.
Rf6+ Qf7 70. Rxf7+ Kxf7 71. Bg4 $18) 65. Rb6 Qd2 66. Rxb5 $18 Kf6 67. Rb6+ Kg5
68. Rg6+ Kf4 69. Rxh6 Qd1 70. Rf6 Qf3+ 71. Kg1 Kg5 72. Rd6 Qh3 73. Rd7 Qb3 74.
Kg2 Qc3 75. Rd8 Qa3 76. Rd1 Kf4 77. Re1 Qd6 78. Rh1 Qh6 79. Rh3 Kg5 80. Rf3 (
80. Kf3 $1 Kf6 81. g5+ Kxg5 (81... Qxg5 82. h6 $18) 82. Rg3+ Kh4 83. Rg4+ Kxh5
84. Bg6+ Qxg6 85. Rxg6 Kxg6 86. Kg4 $18) 80... Qc6 81. Re3 Qh6 82. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7.
Qd1 Ne4 (7... c5 8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 Ne4 $1 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7
$10 {Timman-Short/Horgen/1995}) 8. Bd2 Bxc3 {N} (8... Nxd2 9. Qxd2 c5 (9... Nc6
10. a3 Bd6 11. e4 Qf4 12. e5 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Be7 14. b4 f6 15. Bc4 fxe5 16. dxe5
Rf8 17. Bd3 Kf7 18. Ke2 $16 {Savchenko,S-Timoshenko,G/Kiev Platonov (02) ;CBM
51 1995}) 10. a3 cxd4 11. axb4 dxc3 12. Qxc3 O-O 13. e3 Qf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15.
Be2 Na6 16. b5 Nc7 17. Rc1 $14 {Sherbakov,R-Lukacs,P/Budapest 1994}) 9. Bxc3
Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Qc2 c5 12. e3 cxd4 13. exd4 Nd7 14. Bd3 Nf6 $6 {Es gab
noch keinen triftigen Grund, den wichtigen Vorposten e5 aufzugeben.} (14... b6
{>=} 15. O-O (15. Bxh7 $4 Rxh7 16. Qxh7 Qxc3+ $19) 15... Bb7) 15. O-O O-O 16.
Ne5 $14 Qc7 (16... b6 17. f4 Ba6 18. c4 Rac8 19. f5 $36) 17. Rae1 $1 b6 18. Re3
{Baburin: The rook will do a lot of work on the third rank: to help in the
attack on the king side and protect the vulnerable c3-pawn indirectly.} Bb7 19.
Rh3 {Nach dieser typischen Überführung des Turms nach h3 rollt der weiße
Angriff von allein weiter.} h6 20. f4 Nd5 21. Qd2 Rac8 (21... Nxc3 $4 22. Rc1
Rac8 23. Rxc3 Qxc3 24. Bh7+ $18) 22. c4 Ne7 23. Qf2 Rfd8 $2 (23... Ba6 24. Qg3
Kh8 (24... Qd6 25. Rxh6 Qxd4+ 26. Kh1 Nf5 27. Bxf5 exf5 28. Rh5 f6 29. Qg6 fxe5
30. fxe5 $18) 25. Qg5 Ng8 (25... Nf5 $2 26. Bxf5 exf5 27. Rxh6+ gxh6 28. Qxh6+
Kg8 29. Rf3 $18) 26. f5 $18) (23... Qd6 $5) 24. f5 exf5 25. Bxf5 Nxf5 26. Qxf5
$16 Rxd4 (26... f6 $2 27. Qe6+ Kh7 28. Rxf6 gxf6 29. Qf5+ Kg8 30. Rg3+ $18) (
26... Rf8 27. Nd7 Qd6 28. Rh4 Rxc4 29. Nxf8 Qxf8 30. Qd7 $16) 27. Nxf7 $18 {
/\Nxh6} Qe7 (27... Rd7 $2 28. Nxh6+ gxh6 29. Qe6+ Rf7 30. Rg3+ $18) 28. Qg6 Rh4
29. Rg3 (29. Nxh6+ $2 Rxh6 30. Rxh6 Qe3+ 31. Kh1 Bxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qxh6 $10) (29.
Rxh4 Qxh4 30. Nd6 Qe7 (30... Rb8 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Nxb7 $18) 31. Nxc8 Bxc8 $18)
29... Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Qd4 31. Nxh6+ Kh8 32. Nf7+ Kg8 33. Nh6+ Kh8 34. Nf5 Be4 35.
Rg4 (35. Nxh4 $5 Bxg6 36. Nxg6+ Kh7 37. Ne7 $18) 35... Bxf5 (35... Rxg4 36.
Qh5+ Kg8 37. Ne7#) 36. Rxd4 Bxg6 37. Rxh4+ Kg8 38. Rd4 Bf7 39. Rc1 b5 40. Rd7
a5 41. Ra7 a4 42. Rb7 bxc4 43. Rcb1 c3 44. Rb8 Rxb8 45. Rxb8+ Kh7 46. a3 Be6
47. Rb5 c2 48. Rc5 Bf5 49. Kg1 Kg6 50. Kf2 Kf6 51. Ke3 Ke6 52. Kd2 Be4 53. g3
1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.09"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[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 "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 (6. Nf3 Qf5) 6... c5
7. a3 (7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. bxc3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. c4 Qd6 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Rb1 e5
13. Ng5 h6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Rd8 16. Rb5 Qe7 17. Be2 b6 18. Bf3 Bb7 $15 {
Alekhine-Euwe/Amsterdam Wch (20)/1937}) 7... cxd4 $5 {N} (7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3
O-O (8... Nc6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. c4 Qd6 11. Bb2 cxd4 12. exd4 b6 13. Bd3 Bb7 14.
O-O Rac8 15. Qe2 Qf4 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17. h3 Na5 18. Ne5 Be4 19. Rfe1 Bxd3 20.
Qxd3 $14 {Alekhine-Euwe/The Hague Wch (10)/1937}) 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 b6 11.
Bc4 Qc6 12. Bd3 Qxc2 13. Bxc2 Ba6 14. Ne5 Nbd7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Bb2 Rac8 17.
Rc1 Rfd8 18. f3 e5 19. Kf2 exd4 20. Bxd4 Nc5 $10 {Alekhine-Euwe/Amsterdam Wch 
(12)/1937}) 8. axb4 (8. exd4 $6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bd3 e5 12. c4
Qd6 13. d5 e4 14. Bxe4 Re8 $15) 8... dxc3 9. bxc3 (9. Qxc3 O-O 10. Nf3 b6 11.
Bc4 Qd6 12. O-O Bb7 $10) 9... b5 $5 (9... O-O 10. c4 Qe4 (10... Qd6 11. c5 Qc7
12. Bb2 Nbd7 (12... Nd5 $6 13. e4 Nf4 (13... Nxb4 $4 14. Qc3 $18) 14. Qc3 f6
15. g3 Ng6 16. Bc4 $14) 13. Nf3 $14) (10... Qd8 11. Nf3 $14) 11. Qxe4 Nxe4 12.
Bd3 Nf6 13. Bb2 $14) 10. Nf3 O-O 11. c4 (11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Ra5 a6 14.
c4 Qd8 $132 {/\Nc6}) 11... bxc4 12. Bxc4 Qe4 13. Bd3 $6 (13. Qxe4 {>=} Nxe4 14.
Ke2 Bb7 15. Bb2 Nd7 16. Rhc1 $14) 13... Qxb4+ 14. Ke2 Qb6 15. Ba3 (15. Bb2 Nbd7
16. Bd4 Qb8 17. Ng5 (17. Rhb1 Bb7) 17... h6 18. Nh7 Nxh7 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Rhb1
Bb7 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Qd6 $10) 15... Re8 16. Bc5 (16. Rhb1 Qc6 $10) 16...
Qc7 17. Rhc1 a5 18. Bb4 Qxc2+ 19. Rxc2 Ba6 $10 20. Rxa5 Bxd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes mT"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Relange, Eloi"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8.
a3 Ba5 $6 {N} (8... Be7 9. Ne5 $5 (9. b4 c6 10. e3 Be6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Ng5 Nd5
13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bd2 g6 15. Ke2 Bf6 16. Rab1 Nxc3+ 17. Bxc3 e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5
19. Bd2 $14 {Alterman,B-Hamdouchi,H/Cap d'Agde (06.1.4) ;EXP 43 1994}) 9... c6
10. g3 Nbd7 11. Nd3 $1 Nb6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. e3 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5
16. Bd2 a5 17. Rfc1 $14 {Chabanon,J-Frendzas,P/Peristeri (03) ;CBM 46 1994}) (
8... Bd6 $1 9. e3 (9. Nb5 Be6 $1 10. Nxd6+ cxd6 $15) 9... Nbd7 10. Bd2 c6 11.
Bd3 Nb6 12. b4 O-O 13. O-O g6 14. b5 c5 15. a4 Be6 16. Rfc1 Rac8 {1/2-1/2
Alterman,B-Davies,N/Rishon_le_Zion 1994}) 9. b4 Bb6 10. e3 a5 (10... c6 $5) 11.
b5 $14 Be6 12. Bd3 (12. Ng5 $5 Bb3 13. a4 (13. Rb1 a4) 13... h6 14. Ra3 Bc2 15.
Ra2 Bb3 16. Rb2 Be6 (16... hxg5 17. Rxb3 $14) 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. g3 Nbd7 19. Bg2
O-O-O 20. f4 $14) 12... h6 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Na4 Nbd7 15. Rc1 Rfc8 16. O-O $2 (
16. Nxb6 Nxb6 (16... cxb6 $2 17. Ke2 $16) 17. Nd2 $14) (16. Nc5 $5 Bxc5 17.
dxc5 $14) 16... Ne4 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Nd2 f5 $10 19. Nc4 (19. Nxb6 cxb6 $10 {
ץb2}) 19... Ba7 20. Rfd1 (20. Nxa5 $2 Bxd4 21. Nxb7 Bxb2 22. Nxb2 Ra7 $1 (
22... Rxa3 $6 23. Nd6) 23. Nd6 Rb8 24. Ndc4 Rxb5 $15) 20... Nf6 21. Nxa5 (21.
Nc5 Bd5 $10) 21... Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Rxa5 23. Nc5 Kf7 24. b6 (24. Nxb7 Rxa3 (24...
Rxb5 $2 25. Rxc7+ Rxc7 26. Nd6+ $16) 25. b6 Rd3 $10) 24... Bd5 (24... cxb6 $4
25. Nxe6 Rxc1 26. Nd8+ Ke7 27. Rxc1 $18) 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rxd5 (26. bxc7 Bc6 (
26... Rxc7 $2 27. Rxd5 b6 $2 28. Rd7+ $18) 27. Nb3 Re5 $1 (27... Rxa3 28. Nd4
Ra6 (28... Rxc7 $4 29. Nb5 $18) 29. Nxf5 Rxc7 30. Nd6+ Kg6 31. Nxe4 $16) (27...
Ra6 28. Nd4 Rxc7 29. Nxf5 $14) 28. Nc5 Re7 29. Na6 Bd7 30. Nc5 (30. Nb4 Be6 $10
) 30... Bc6 $10) 26... cxb6 27. Rd7+ Ke8 28. Rxb7 Raxc5 29. Rf1 b5 30. h4 R8c7
31. Rxc7 Rxc7 32. Rd1 Rc5 33. Rd6 Kf7 34. Kh2 Rc2 35. Kg3 Kg6 36. Rb6 Rb2 37.
a4 b4 38. a5 h5 39. a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7.
Qd1 {Gelfands Zug} (7. Qxf5 exf5 8. a3 Be7 $10) 7... c5 8. e3 (8. a3 Bxc3+ 9.
bxc3 b6 10. e3 Bb7 11. Bb5+ Bc6 12. Bd3 Be4 13. Bb5+ Bc6 14. Qa4 Bxb5 15. Qxb5+
Nbd7 $10 {Dao Thien Hai-Horvath,J/Budapest FS JunGM (02) ;CBM 49 1995}) (8. a3
$5 {Kortschnoj}) 8... cxd4 9. exd4 Ne4 $1 {N} (9... O-O 10. Bd3 Qh5 11. O-O
Nbd7 12. Ne2 Bd6 13. Bf4 Bxf4 14. Nxf4 Qh6 15. g3 (15. Nh3 $5 Nb6 16. Ne5 Bd7
17. f4 Rad8 18. Ng5 g6 19. Rf3 Bc8 20. Rc1 $40 {Kharlov,A-Kholmov,R/RUS-ch
Elista (02) ;CBM 50_08 1995}) 15... b6 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Rc7 $14 {Gelfand,
B-Zvjaginsev,V/Biel (02) ;CBM 49 1995}) 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. a3 (11. Bd3 $2 Nxf2 12.
Bxf5 Nxd1 $17) (11. Be2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 $10) (11. Qc2 Nxd2 12.
Qxf5 exf5 13. Kxd2 Be6 14. a3 Ba5 $10 {/\0-0-0}) 11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 13.
Qc2 $2 (13. Bd3 $6 Nxf2 14. Bxf5 Nxd1 15. Be4 (15. Bc2 Nb2 16. Rb1 Nc4 17. Rxb7
N6a5 18. Rc7 Nxa3 19. Be4 Nb5 20. Rc5 Rc8 $17) 15... Nb2 16. Rb1 Nc4 17. Rxb7
Nd6 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 $15) (13. Qb1 $5 Na5 (13... Nxd2 14. Qxf5 exf5 15. Kxd2 $14)
14. Bd3 Nxd2 15. Nxd2 Qg5 $10) (13. Be2 $10 {Kortschnoj}) 13... Rc8 $1 {
[%cal Rc8c2,Rf5f2]} 14. Bd3 (14. Be3 {Kortschnoj} Qa5 15. Rc1 Nd6 16. Qb3 e5
17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Bd3 $15) 14... Nxd4 $1 15. Nxd4 Qxf2+ 16. Kd1
Nc5 $1 {/\Ba4} 17. a4 $2 (17. Be1 Qe3 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Nxb5 O-O $44) (17. Nb5 {
Kortschnoj} O-O $1 $40) 17... Qxg2 18. Re1 Qxh2 $17 19. Be4 (19. Nf5 Kf8 (19...
Bc6 $5) 20. Nd4 e5 21. Nb5 Bg4+ 22. Kc1 (22. Be2 Bxe2+ 23. Rxe2 Qh1+ 24. Re1
Qf3+ $19) 22... Rd8 23. Bc4 Bf5 $19) 19... g6 {/\0-0} 20. Re2 (20. Rh1 $5 Qe5 (
20... Qf2 21. Bh6 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Qb2 23. Rc1 Bxa4+ 24. Ke1 $13) (20... Qd6 $5
$17) 21. Bg2 O-O $17) 20... Qg1+ 21. Re1 Qg3 22. Re3 Qd6 23. Nb5 (23. Kc1 O-O
$17 {/\e5}) 23... Bxb5 24. axb5 O-O 25. Rxa7 (25. Kc1 {Kortschnoj} Rfd8 $17)
25... Rfd8 $19 {[%cal Rd8d1]} 26. Ra2 Qf4 27. Ke1 (27. Kc1 Rd7 (27... Qf1+ 28.
Re1 Qxb5 $17) (27... Qf1+ $17 {Kortschnoj}) 28. Kb1 Rxd2 29. Qxd2 Nxe4 $19)
27... Qh4+ 28. Ke2 Qh2+ 29. Ke1 Rd7 30. Bc1 Qg1+ 31. Ke2 Rcd8 {/\Rd1 32...Td1-+
} 0-1

[Event "Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1992.05.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 O-O (
6... c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 (8. bxc3 b6 9. e3 Bb7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 $10
{ECO}) 8... b6 (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. e3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bd7 12. Qc5 Qxc5 13.
Bxc5 Bc6 14. f3 $14 {ECO}) (8... Nc6 9. Rd1 O-O 10. a3 Bd7 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. e4
e5 13. Be2 $14) 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. b4 Qc7 11. Qb2 Qe7 12. e4 O-O 13. Bd3 Bb7 14.
O-O Rd8 15. Qe2 Nbd7 16. a3 $14 {Beliavsky,A-Lerner,K SSSR(ch) 1989}) 7. Bd2 (
7. e3 c5 8. Bd2 Qh5 9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qg6 11. O-O e5 12. Bd3 Qh5 13. Nde2
Nc6 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Be6 16. Ng3 Qh4 17. Nf5 Qh5 {1/4:1/4 Sokolov,
I-Romanishin,O Groningen 1991}) 7... Bxc3 8. Bxc3 b6 {N} (8... Bd7 9. Nd2 Nc6
10. e4 Qg5 11. g3 Rad8 12. Bd3 Qh6 13. f4 Ng4 14. Be2 e5 15. dxe5 Ne3 16. Qd3
Ng2+ 17. Kf2 Bg4 18. Qc2 Bh3 19. Rhg1 $18 {Mohr,S-Romanishin,O Bad Lauterberg
1991}) 9. Nd2 $1 (9. e3 {Kortschnoj} a5 10. Bd3 Ba6 $10) 9... Bb7 10. f3 Qg5
11. e4 Nc6 (11... Nh5 12. O-O-O $5 (12. Nb3 f5) (12. g3 f5 13. O-O-O $14) 12...
Nd7 13. Kb1 c5 14. Nb3 cxd4 15. Rxd4 $14) (11... Nbd7 12. Nb3 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5
14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. Qf2 $14) (11... Qe3+ {Kortschnoj} 12. Be2 Ba6 13. Nf1 Qxe2+
14. Qxe2 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 Rd8 16. Ne3 $16) 12. Nb3 a5 13. Qf2 Rfd8 (13... Nd7 $5 {
/\f5} 14. Bc4 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. O-O Raa8 17. Rad1 f5 $2 18. d5 $1 $16) 14.
Rd1 a4 15. Nc1 a3 16. b3 e5 $2 (16... Ba6 $142 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. O-O Raa8 19.
Ne2 $16 {[+]}) 17. h4 Qg6 18. d5 (18. dxe5 {Kortschnoj} Rxd1+ 19. Kxd1 Nd7 20.
h5 Qe6 21. Bc4 Qe7 22. f4 Nc5 $146) 18... Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Bd3 $16 Nd7 21.
O-O Nc5 22. Ne2 Qf6 (22... Nxd3 23. Rxd3 Ba6 (23... c6 24. dxc6 Ba6 25. c7 Rd7
26. Rxd4 Rxc7 27. Nf4 $18) 24. Rxd4 c6 25. Rfd1 cxd5 26. Nf4 $18) 23. Rfe1 c6
24. Nxd4 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 cxd5 26. e5 $40 Qg6 27. Rde3 b5 28. f4 Qb6 29. Rg3 g6
30. h5 $18 Kh8 31. hxg6 fxg6 32. e6 Rac8 33. Qe3 Qc7 34. Nxb5 1-0

[Event "PCA-World-ch Kasparov-Anand +4-1=13"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1995.09.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "De Firmian,N"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1995.09.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 {The
World Champion varies from his latest outing. Kasparov-Nikolic, Moscow (ol)
1994 saw the more common 7.a3, with Black quickly equalizing after 7...cxd4 8.
axb4 dxc3 9.bxc3 b5 10.Nf3 O-O 11.c4 bxc4 12.Bxc4 Qxe4 13.Bd3 Qxb4+ 14.Ke2 Qb6.
} Bxc3 8. Bxc3 {Much less common than 8.bxc3, which was popular in the 1930s.
GM Yasser Seirawan, who is serving as one of the guest commentators, came up
with an interesting novelty while analysing today. He proposes to answer 8.
bxc3 with 8...Qe4!? (8...O-O is normal).} cxd4 (8... Nc6 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Nf4 Qd6
11. dxc5 Qxc5 $10 {Bagirov in ECO E.}) 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bxf6 {This appears to
be a new move, previous experience being confined to 10.Bc3. Finegold-Smyslov,
London 1988, was quickly drawn after 10...e5 11.Nf3 Bg4 12. Be2 O-O 13.Qb3
Qxb3 14.axb3 Rfe8 15.Bb5 Nd7 16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Ra5 f6. It's safe to assume that
the text, which was played instantly, is part of Kasparov's pre-match
preparation.} gxf6 11. Ne2 Bd7 12. a3 {A necessary preventive move, as 12.Nc3
Nb4 is good for Black.} Qe5 13. Nc3 f5 {Another approach was possible. Several
GMs commenting on the game were attracted to 13...Nd4 intending to redeploy
the Knight to f5. Anand, in the post-game press conference said he rejected
the move because he wanted to place his pawn on f5, and not a piece. Still the
move looks worthy of future tests. One possible line might go 13...Nd4 14.Qd1
Nf5 15.Qh5 Bc6 16.O-O-O Rc8 14.Kb1 Ke7 with very sharp and unclear play.} 14.
O-O-O O-O-O 15. g3 Kb8 16. Be2 {This move was played after what must be one of
Kasparov's longest thinks in his career - 44 minutes! The natural looking
follow up to White's last move would be 16.Bg2, but then Black has 16...Ne7
followed by ...Bc6.Those looking to improve on White's opening play might want
to consider GM Walter Browne's suggestion of 16.Qa4, planning to meet 16...Qa5
with 17.Qh4.. Objectively White might not have much of an advantage, but it
would probably create livelier play than what follows - play that Anand called
"not rock and roll" in the press conference.} Ne7 17. Qd3 Qc7 {Always beware
of World Champions offering gifts. Here Anand avoids the obvious 17...Bc6?
which win material but leads to a difficult position after 18.Qxd8+ Rxd8 19.
Rxd8+ Kc7 20.Rhd1 Nd5 21. R8xd5 exd5 (21...B xd5 22.Nxd5+ exd5 23.Bf3 is
probably even worse) 22.Rd4 when White has no weaknesses and Black no
counterplay.} 18. Qd6 Bc6 19. Qxc7+ Kxc7 20. Rhe1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8
Kxd8 23. Kd2 {Kasparov has an infinitesimal advantage that is impossible to
convert against Anand's accurate play.} Nc8 24. Kd3 Nd6 25. Kd4 b6 26. b4 Ke7
27. f4 h6 28. a4 f6 29. a5 Bd7 {White's only way to continue play was h2-h3
followed by g4, but since every pawn exchange favors the defender its easy to
see why the two players agreed to split the point.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.13"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Epishin,V"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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 {Psakhis} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7.
Qd1 c5 (7... Ne4 {Psakhis} 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Qc2 c5 12.
e3 cxd4 13. exd4 Nd7 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. O-O O-O 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Rae1 b6 18. Re3
$14 {1-0 Goldin,A-Yudasin,L/Rishon le Zion 1996 (52)}) 8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 O-O (
9... Ne4 {Psakhis} 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 13. Be2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2
O-O 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Rab1 b6 17. Rb5 Qf6 18. Rh5 $14 {0-1 Touzane,
O-Lepelletier,B/Toulouse (4) 1996 (52)}) 10. Bd3 Qh5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Ne2 Bd6
13. Bf4 Bxf4 14. Nxf4 Qa5 (14... Qh6 $6 {Psakhis} 15. g3 $1 b6 16. Rc1 Bb7 17.
Rc7 Bxf3 $2 (17... Rab8 $5 18. h4 Rfc8 19. Rxb7 Rxb7 20. Ba6 Rbc7 21. Bxc8 Rxc8
$14) 18. Qxf3 e5 19. Nd5 $16 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Zvjaginsev,V/Biel 1995 (27)}) 15.
a3 Rd8 16. Rc1 Nf8 $5 $146 {Psakhis: Just now the opponents came to the end of
official theory.White has enough compensation for the isolated pawn, but,
maybe, not more.} (16... Qb6 17. Qe2 Nf8 18. Rc4 {1/2-1/2 Goldin,A-Zvjagincev,
V/JUG -chT Tivat 1995}) 17. Ne5 (17. Qb3 Bd7 18. Qxb7 (18. Ne5 Be8 19. Qxb7
Rab8 20. Qf3 Rxd4 21. Qe3 Rbd8 22. Rfd1 Ng6 $11) 18... Rdb8 19. Qc7 Qxc7 20.
Rxc7 Rxb2 21. Rb1 Rxb1+ 22. Bxb1 Ne8 $11) 17... Qb6 18. Rc4 Bd7 ({Psakhis:
Attention deserves also the brave} 18... Qxb2 $5) 19. Rb4 Qc7 20. Qf3 (20. Nh5
{Psakhis} Nxh5 21. Qxh5 Be8) 20... Bc6 21. Rc1 (21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Rc1 a5 $1 23.
Rbc4 Qb6 $11) 21... a5 22. Rbc4 Qb6 ({Psakhis: Also possible is} 22... Qxe5 $5
23. dxe5 Bxf3 24. exf6 (24. gxf3 $6 N6d7 {[%csl Re5]}) 24... Bc6 25. fxg7 Kxg7
{and Black is not worse}) 23. Qe2 Bb5 $2 (23... Be8 24. Qe3 Qd6 $11) 24. Rc7
Rxd4 (24... Bxd3 {Psakhis} 25. Nfxd3 N8d7 26. R1c4 $14) 25. Bxb5 Rxf4 26. Bd3
$8 (26. Qe3 $4 {Psakhis} Qxe3 27. fxe3 Rf5 $19) 26... Rd8 (26... Nd5 27. Rc8
$16 (27. Rc8 {Psakhis} Rxc8 28. Rxc8 Nf6 29. Nc4 $44)) 27. Rxf7 Nd5 28. Rxf4 $2
(28. Rcc7 $3 Rxf7 (28... Qxc7 $1 {Psakhis} 29. Rxc7 Nxc7 30. Qd2 Rfd4 31. Qc3
Ne8 $13) 29. Rxf7 $16) 28... Nxf4 29. Qd2 $8 (29. Qf3 $142 $8 {Psakhis} Qd4 30.
Rc4 Qxe5 31. Rxf4 Qxb2 $15) 29... Qd4 $4 (29... Nxd3 30. Nxd3 Qd4 31. Rc3 e5
32. Qe2 $14) ({Psakhis: Epishin could win easily with} 29... N8g6 $1 30. Nxg6 (
30. Re1 Qd4 $1 $19) 30... Nxd3 31. Ne7+ (31. Rc3 Qxb2 32. Qxb2 Nxb2 33. Rc8
Rxc8 34. Ne7+ Kf7 35. Nxc8 Nc4 $19) 31... Kf7 32. Rc8 Kxe7 (32... Rd4 $5) 33.
Rxd8 Qxd8 34. Qg5+ Ke8 35. Qxg7 Qh4 $19 {now White was lucky to find force
draw.}) 30. Rc4 Qxe5 31. Rxf4 Rxd3 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Qxd3 Qe1+ 34. Qf1 Qd2 35.
Qb1 g6 36. g3 Kf7 37. b3 b5 38. Qf1 Qd5 39. Qc1 Qxb3 40. Qc7+ Kf6 41. Qxa5 Qd1+
42. Kg2 Qd5+ 43. Kg1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 32nd"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1997.05.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Black "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qd1 c5 8. e3
cxd4 9. exd4 Ne4 (9... O-O 10. Bd3 Qh5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Ne2 Bd6 13. Bf4 Bxf4
14. Nxf4 Qh6 15. g3 b6 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Rc7 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 e5 19. Nd5 exd4 20.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Re1 Rae8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Rxa7 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Zvjaginsev,V/
Biel 1995/CBM 49/[Gelfand] (27)}) 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Be2 $146 (11. Bd3 Nxf2 12.
Bxf5 Nxd1 13. Rxd1 exf5 14. d5 Nd8 15. Nb5 Bxd2+ 16. Rxd2 O-O 17. O-O b6 18.
Re1 Nb7 19. Re7 {Schandorff,L-Parker,J/Copenhagen KS 1996/CBM 55/[Hansen,LB]/
1-0 (67)}) (11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 13. Qc2 (13. Be2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 O-O 15. O-O
Rfd8 16. Rab1 b6 17. Rb5 Qf6 18. Rh5 Be8 19. Qe3 Rac8 20. Bd3 h6 21. g4 Qe7 22.
Rh3 f6 {Touzane,O-Lepelletier,B/Toulouse 1996/EXP 57/0-1 (52)}) 13... Rc8 14.
Bd3 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxf2+ 16. Kd1 Nc5 17. a4 Qxg2 18. Re1 Qxh2 19. Be4 g6 20. Re2
Qg1+ {Timman,J-Short,N/Horgen 1995/CBM 50/[Dautov]/0-1 (31)}) 11... Nxd2 12.
Qxd2 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 {[%cal Rc6d4,Rd8d4,Gd2d4,Gf3d4] Greift den Isolani d4 an}
14. Qe3 Bd6 15. g3 {Kontrolliert f4} Nb4 16. Rac1 Bd7 17. a3 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5
19. Bc4 Qh5 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Bc6 22. Be2 Qf5 23. Rfd1 h6 24. f3 (24. f4
$11) 24... a5 25. g4 Qg5 26. Qxg5 hxg5 27. Kf2 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 a4 {/\Ra8-a5} 29.
Rd4 (29. Kg3 Kf8 30. f4 Ra5 $11) 29... Kf8 (29... Kf8 30. Bd3 Ra5 31. Be4 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5
{[%emt 0:00:20]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 {is another big
main line, e.g.} O-O 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 $11 {, which was the path
followed by Ivanchuk,V-Harikrishna,P Huaian 2017}) 5... Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
6. e3 {[%emt 0:01:56]} (6. Nf3 Qf5 $1 $11 {has now become famous, and after
some wrangling it has become clear that only Black can actually have a
positional edge in the endgame, despite his doubled f-pawns!}) 6... c5 {
[%emt 0:01:00]} 7. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 8. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 9. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 10.
Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} (10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Ne2 {is the initial computer
recommendation, but this really isn't that good after say} Bd7 12. a3 Qa5+ 13.
Nc3 Ne7 $11 {Dreev,A -Fedoseev,V Moscow 2014}) 10... O-O {[%emt 0:00:54]} 11.
Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:18:24] Else Rd1 is slightly annoying.} 12.
Be2 {[%emt 0:12:37]} (12. Rd1 Qxd1+ 13. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 14. Kxd1 Ne4 15. Be1 e5 $11
{is another equal position, where White's bishop pair isn't yet active enough
to give him any advantage.}) 12... Qe4 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 13. Rc1 {[%emt 0:05:05]
} Qxc2 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 14. Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (14...
Bd7 15. Nd4 Ne7 $11 {could be worth considering for the future; White's bishop
pair is a lot less scary when there is an extra pair of knights on the board.})
15. Ne5 {[%emt 0:21:44]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:03:44] This is the novelty!} (15... Nxe5
16. Bxe5 b6 17. a3 f6 18. Bg3 Bb7 19. O-O Rac8 20. Rfc1 e5 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Kf1 {Grachev,B-Karjakin,S Antalya 2017. This somehow led to one
of the world's best defensive players being ground down; the problem is that
White can keep trying things and never runs any risk at all.}) 16. Nxc6 {
[%emt 0:15:26]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:22:
33]} 18. f3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 19. e4 {[%emt 0:02:52]} (19.
Ba5 $5 b6 20. Bb4 Nd5 21. Bd2 $14 {prevents Black from playing ... a6 and ...
Bb5.}) 19... f6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 20. Be3 {[%emt 0:02:47]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:46]}
21. Kf2 {[%emt 0:02:19]} (21. Bc4 $5 Kf7 22. Bb3 Bb5 23. Kf2 {and we can still
talk about a White edge based on the bishop pair.}) 21... Bb5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:
00] Black has equalised again.} 22. Rhc1 {[%emt 0:07:13]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:01:24]}
23. Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 24. Kxe2 {[%emt 0:04:18]} Nc6
$11 {[%emt 0:00:28] There is nothing really left to play for. Black can choose
between an ...e5 based plan, and a rook-exchange based plan.} 25. b4 {[%emt 0:
01:04]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 26. Rc5 {[%emt 0:05:57]} b5 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 27.
f4 {[%emt 0:05:40]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 28. a3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:
06:52]} 29. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nxc8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 30. Bc5 Ne7 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 31. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Kxe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Kf3 {[%emt 0:01:50]
} Kd6 33. Ke3 e5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 34. f5 {[%emt 0:04:27]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
35. g4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 36. h4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kg8 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} 37. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 38. h5 {[%emt 0:
00:18]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 3rd "]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alterman, Boris"]
[Black "Oll, Lembit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1997.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 c5 8. a3
Ba5 9. Qc4 O-O (9... Bd7 $2 10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Na6 12. b4 Ba4 13. e3 Nc7
14. Bd3 $16 {Hoang,T-Roos,J/Honved-B 1997/EXP 58/1-0 (45)}) (9... Bxc3+ $5 10.
Qxc3 Nbd7 11. g3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qd5 13. Nf3 b6 14. Bg2 Ba6 15. O-O Rc8 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Chernin Alexander-Spraggett Kevin/It (open), Bern (Switzerland) 1995 
(38)}) (9... Nc6 $6 10. dxc5 Qd5 11. Nd2 $1 (11. Qd3 Ne4 12. Qxd5 exd5 13. Bd2
Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 b6 16. cxb6 axb6 $44) 11... Qxc4 12. Nxc4 Bxc3+ 13.
bxc3 Ne4 14. g3 Nxc5 15. Be3 $36 {Alterman,B-Yudasin,L/ISR-chT (Rishon-Pet be)
1996 (39)}) (9... Nbd7 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 $16 {xQf5}) 10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 b5
$5 12. Qb3 $6 (12. Nxb5 $5 Ba6 13. g4 $5 {[%cal Gg1g7]} Qd5 (13... Nxg4 $1 14.
bxa5 (14. Rxa5 Rc8 15. Qxc8+ Bxc8 16. Nc7 Qb1 $1 17. Rc5 $8 Nd7 18. Nd2 Qxb4
19. Rc4 Qb8 20. Nxa8 Qxa8 $13) 14... Bxb5 15. Qc5 Bd3 $1 $36 16. Rg1) 14. Qxd5
Bxb4+ 15. Bd2 Nxd5 16. e4 Bxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 Nb4 19. Ke2 $14 {
Atalik,S-Vlassis,G/Aegina op 1996/EXT 96op2/1-0 (53)}) 12... Bb6 {After
white's last move black does'nt have any opening problems,and it's white who
has to play carefully to keep the balance.} 13. e3 Bb7 14. Be2 (14. Bxb5 $6
Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qxf3 16. Rf1 Rc8 17. Be2 Qg2 $36) 14... a6 15. O-O Nbd7 16. Rd1
Rfc8 17. Bb2 Bc7 $1 {Transfering the knight to c4.} 18. Bd3 $1 Qh5 19. e4 Nb6
20. Re1 $1 {Good profilactic move.Defending pawn e4 white is strengthening the
center.} Bd6 $5 21. h3 (21. e5 Bc7 $1 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gb7f3,Gc7h2,Gh5h2]} (
21... Ng4 $2 22. exd6 Bxf3 23. h3 $18) (21... Bxf3 $6 22. gxf3 Nc4 23. Bxc4 (
23. exd6 $2 Nd2 24. Qc2 Nxf3+ $19) 23... bxc4 24. Qc2 $1 Bc7 25. exf6 Qh3 26.
f4 Qg4+ 27. Kf1 Qh3+ 28. Ke2 Qg4+ 29. f3 $16) 22. exf6 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qh3 24.
Ne4 (24. Re5 gxf6 $19) 24... Bxh2+ 25. Kh1 $11) 21... Nc4 $1 22. Bc1 (22. e5 $2
Bxf3 23. gxf3 (23. exd6 Qg5 24. g3 Nxd6 $17) 23... Nd2 24. Qd1 Nxf3+ 25. Kg2
Bxb4 26. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 27. Kxf3 Bxc3 28. Bxc3 Rxc3 29. Ke2 Nd5 $17) 22... Nd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Narbonne"]
[Date "1997.08.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Hauchard, Arnaud"]
[Black "Lepelletier, Benoit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "215"]
[EventDate "1997.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 (7. Qxf5
exf5 8. Bd2 c6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Nb6 11. Ne2 Bd6 12. O-O Ne4 13. Ba5 O-O 14.
Rfc1 Re8 $10 {Beliavsky-Romanishin/Groningen PCA/1993}) 7... c5 8. a3 Bxc3+ (
8... Ba5 9. e3 (9. Qb5+ Nc6 10. Qxc5 Qxc5 11. dxc5 Ne4 $10) 9... Nc6 10. Be2
cxd4 11. exd4 {->Shabalov-Romanishin/Bad Godesberg/1994} Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 b6 $10
{Romanishin}) 9. Qxc3 (9. bxc3 b6 10. g3 Bb7 11. Bg2 Be4 12. O-O O-O $10) 9...
Nbd7 10. g3 Ne4 (10... b6 $5 11. Bg2 Ne4 12. Qe3 Bb7 13. Nd2 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Ndf6
$10) 11. Qe3 b6 12. dxc5 Ndxc5 13. b4 Na4 14. Bh3 (14. Bg2 Bb7 15. Nd2 Nd6 16.
Bxb7 Nxb7 $10) 14... Qd5 (14... Qxh3 $2 15. Qxe4 Rb8 16. Qe5 Rb7 17. Qxg7 Rf8
18. Bh6 $18) 15. Bg2 {[%cal Gg2a8]} Bb7 {[%cal Gb7g2]} 16. Ng5 f5 17. O-O O-O
18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Rb1 Rac8 20. Bb2 Nxb2 21. Rxb2 $14 Rfd8 22. Rb3 Qc4 $146 (
22... Qd4 23. Bh3 Qd6 (23... Kf7 $5 {Dautov} 24. f3 (24. Qf4+ Qf6 $10) 24...
Qxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Ke7 26. fxe4 $14 {/\Ref3}) 24. Rbb1 Bd5 25. Rbd1 (25. Rbc1 {
Dautov} Qe5 26. Bg2 $14 {/\h4}) 25... Rc4 26. Qg5 Rd7 27. Rd2 h6 28. Qh5 Qe7 (
28... Rc3 $2 {Dautov} 29. Rxd5 $1 Qxd5 (29... exd5 30. Qe8+ $18) 30. Qxd5 $18)
29. Qe5 {/\Rd5} Kh8 30. Rfd1 Rdc7 $132 {Bareev,E-Beliavsky,A/Linares 1994/CBM
40/[Dautov]/1-0 (82) <=> <-> c}) 23. b5 Qc2 $5 {After 22.b5 very serious
attention deserved 22...Qd4 getting the position from game Bareev-Beliavsky,
but with the pawn on b5,which is clearly in black's favour.But also after the
move in the game black has good chances to equalize the position.} 24. Rb4 Rc4
(24... Rd2 $6 25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Rc3 27. Qf4 $16) (24... Rc3 $5 25. Qg5 Qd2
26. Qe7 Qd7 27. Qxd7 Rxd7 28. Bxe4 Rxa3 (28... Bxe4 29. Rxe4 Kf7 30. a4 Rd2 31.
Kg2 $16) 29. Bxb7 Rxb7 30. Rd1 $14) 25. Qg5 Rd7 26. Qe5 $5 {Starting the
forced variation,leading to almost equal position.} Rxb4 27. Qxe6+ Rf7 28. axb4
Qxe2 29. Qe8+ Rf8 30. Qd7 Rf7 31. Qe8+ Rf8 32. Qd7 Rf7 33. Qd8+ Rf8 34. Qc7 Bd5
35. Qxa7 Qxb5 36. Qa3 Bc4 $2 ({With logical and solid play black managed fully
equalize the position and now} 36... Qe2 37. Qe3 Qxe3 38. fxe3 Rxf1+ 39. Kxf1
Kf7 40. Ke2 Kf6 41. Kd2 Ke5 {with draw would be logical finish of the game.
Instead black chooses the move in the game,which simply gives up central pawn
on e4 and puts black in danger of loosing.}) 37. Re1 $16 Bd3 38. Bxe4 Bxe4 39.
Rxe4 {The arising endgame is very difficult to asses.White's chances to win
are about the same as black's chances to make a draw.} Rd8 40. Qb3+ Kh8 41. h4
h6 42. Qf7 Qc6 43. Qe6 Qb7 44. Qg6 Rf8 45. Re3 Qc7 46. Kg2 Qd8 47. Qe4 Qd2 48.
Re2 Qd6 49. Rc2 Qf6 50. Qc6 Qd4 51. b5 Kh7 52. Re2 Kh8 53. Re3 Qd2 54. Rf3 $1
Rxf3 $6 {Making white's task easier.Deserved attention} (54... Rb8 55. Rf7 Qd4
56. Rd7 Qc5 57. Rc7 Qe5 58. Ra7 $16) 55. Kxf3 Qd3+ 56. Kg4 Qe2+ 57. f3 Qf2 58.
Qc8+ Kh7 59. Qf5+ Kh8 60. Qd5 $1 {Queens ending is hopeless for black because
of weak pawn b6 and passive position of the king on h8.It's only the matter of
time when white king will penitrate to the queenside and pawn b6 will fall
prey of white pieces.} Kh7 61. h5 Kh8 62. Kf4 Qg1 63. Qa8+ Kh7 64. Qe4+ Kh8 65.
Qe3 Qf1 66. Qe8+ Kh7 67. Qc6 Qg1 68. g4 Qh2+ 69. Kf5 Qe2 70. Kf4 Qh2+ 71. Ke4
Qe2+ 72. Kd4 Qd2+ 73. Ke5 Qd8 74. Ke6 Kh8 75. Kf7 $1 $18 {The game is
practically over.Black can't do anything to prevent white king to reach b6.}
Qg8+ $8 76. Ke7 Qa2 77. Kd8 Qa7 78. Kc8 Kh7 79. Qb7 Qa5 80. Qe4+ Kh8 81. Qe8+
Kh7 82. Kb7 Qd2 83. Qe4+ Kh8 84. Kxb6 Qd8+ 85. Kb7 Qd7+ 86. Ka6 Qc8+ 87. Qb7
Qf8 88. Qc6 Qa3+ 89. Kb7 Qe7+ 90. Qc7 Qe3 91. Qc8+ Kh7 92. Qf5+ Kh8 93. Qe4 Qd2
94. b6 Qa5 95. Qe6 Qa3 96. Kb8 Kh7 97. Qe4+ Kh8 98. Qc6 Kh7 99. Qe4+ Kh8 100.
b7 Qd6+ 101. Kc8 Qf8+ 102. Kd7 Qf7+ 103. Kc6 Qf6+ 104. Kd5 Qf7+ 105. Kd4 Qf6+
106. Ke3 Qc3+ 107. Kf2 Qc5+ 108. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Isle of Lewis"]
[Site "Isle of Lewis"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Motwani, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. a3 (6. e3 c5 7. Bd2
Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Ne2 Bd7 {Kasparov,G-Anand,V 
(02)/PCA-Wch (New York)/1/2-1/2/ ;CBM 49/1995/}) (6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qd1 (7. Qb3 {
Hansen,LB} c5 8. e3 Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Be2 cxd4 11. exd4 Qd5 12. Qd1 Qd6 13. O-O
O-O $15 {>< d4;Kjeldsen,J-Petursson,M/Valby K41/1995/}) 7... c5 8. e3 cxd4 9.
exd4 O-O 10. Bd3 Qh5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Ne2 $5 {Gelfand,B-Zvjaginsev,V/Biel (02)
;CBM 49/1-0/1995/}) 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 (7. Qxc3 Nc6 8. e3 e5 $10) 7... c5 8. e3
O-O 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. f3 Nb6 11. c4 (11. e4 Qg5 $132 {><e3}) 11... Qc6 {/\Na4,
Qa4} 12. Rc1 Bd7 (12... Na4 13. Ba1) 13. Bd3 Rac8 14. Nh3 $6 (14. Ne2 {/\0-0
looks more normal.}) 14... Rc7 15. Kf2 $6 Rfc8 16. Qb1 (16. e4 $5) 16... Qd6
17. Rhd1 Ba4 $15 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Bxf6 $6 gxf6 20. Bxh7+ Kg7 21. Rd4 f5 22.
Ng5 Rd7 23. Qa1 e5 (23... Rxd4 24. exd4 Qe7 25. d5+ Qf6 $17) 24. Bxf5 (24. Rxd7
Bxd7 25. f4 f6 $19) 24... exd4 25. Bxd7 Bxd7 26. Ne4 Qe5 27. exd4 Qf4 28. d5+
f6 29. Qd4 Qe5 $1 (29... Qxc1 $2 30. Qxf6+ $10) 30. Qxe5 fxe5 31. Nd6 Rc7 32.
Rb1 Kf8 $1 33. h4 Ke7 34. Nxb7 Rxc4 35. d6+ Kf6 36. h5 Rc2+ 37. Kg3 Nd5 38. Nd8
Ne3 39. Rb7 Rxg2+ 40. Kh4 Rh2+ 41. Kg3 Nf1# 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.25"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 b6 9. Nf3 Bb7 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. c4 Qe4 (12... Qd6 13. Bc3 Bxf3
(13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Qc5 15. Qa4 a6 16. Bb4 $14) 14. Bxf3 cxd4 15. Bxd4 e5 16.
Bb2 $11) 13. Bd3 Qg4 14. d5 $5 {[%mdl 4] Bareev have started the magnificient
concept with an attempt to refute black's build up. It is not fair to blame
him for the fact, that with most exact play black could have defended
sucessfully.} (14. h3 Qh5 15. Be2 O-O $11) 14... exd5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 (15... Nxd5
16. Bf5 Qh5 (16... Nb4 17. Bxb4 Qxb4 18. Rfb1 Qa3 19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. Qf5+ Ke7
21. Ng5 $18) 17. Qe4+ Kd8 18. g4 Qh6 19. Bxd7 Kxd7 20. Ne5+ $16) 16. e4 $1 Bb7
(16... Bxe4 $2 17. Rfe1 $18) (16... Nxe4 17. Rae1 (17. h3 Qe6 18. Rae1 f5 19.
Ng5 Qf6 20. f3 Qd4+ 21. Be3 Qc3 22. fxe4 Qxc2 23. Bxc2 $18) 17... f5 18. Ng5
Ne5 (18... O-O 19. f3 Qh4 20. fxe4 fxe4 21. Bc4 $18) 19. Bb5+ Kd8 20. f3 Nxf3+
21. Nxf3 $18) 17. h3 Qh5 (17... Qe6 18. e5 Nd5 19. Bf5 Qc6 20. e6 fxe6 21. Bxe6
Nc7 22. Bf5 O-O 23. Bxh7+ Kh8 24. Rfe1 $14) 18. e5 Nd5 $6 {This jump still
manages to keep good chances, but Ivanchuk is accepting a big risk factor. Two
other moves would have promised a bit more peaceful life.} (18... c4 19. exf6 (
19. Bf5 g6 $1 $17) 19... cxd3 20. fxg7 (20. Qxd3 O-O 21. Qxd7 Bxf3 22. gxf3
Rcd8 $15) 20... Rg8 21. Rfe1+ Kd8 22. Bg5+ Qxg5 (22... f6 23. Qb3 Rxg7 24. Nd4
$1 $16) 23. Qxc8+ Kxc8 24. Nxg5 Rxg7 25. Ne4 $11) (18... Bxf3 $5 19. exf6 (19.
gxf3 Nxe5 20. Rae1 O-O $19) 19... gxf6 $1 20. Rfe1+ Ne5 (20... Kd8 $6 21. gxf3
Qxh3 22. Bf4 Rg8+ 23. Bg3 $16) 21. Bf4 (21. gxf3 Rg8+ 22. Kf1 Qxh3+ 23. Ke2
Qxf3+ 24. Kf1 Qg2+ $15) 21... Rg8 22. Bg3 Bc6 23. Bxh7 $13) 19. Rae1 Nb4 (19...
O-O 20. Ng5 $1 Nb4 (20... h6 21. Ba6 Qxg5 22. Bxg5 Bxa6 23. Qd1 hxg5 24. Qxd5
$16) (20... g6 21. Be2 Qh4 22. Bg4 Bc6 23. e6 $18) 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Qb1 Ba6 (
22... g6 23. e6 Nf6 24. Nxf7+ Kxh7 25. Re5 Qh4 26. Bg5 $18) (22... Bd5 23. a3
$1 (23. Bf5 Bxa2 24. Qa1 Rcd8 25. g4 Qh4 26. Bxb4 (26. Nh7 $2 Qxh3 27. Re3 Qh4
28. Nxf8 Bd5 $17) 26... Qxg5 27. Qxa2 cxb4 28. Qxa7 Nc5 29. Qxb6 $14) 23... Nc6
24. Bf5 Ncxe5 25. f4 Nc4 26. Qd3 Nxd2 27. Qxd2 Nf6 28. Bxc8 Rxc8 29. Re5 $16)
23. Bf5 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 Rc7 25. Bg4 Qg6 26. Qxg6 fxg6 27. Bxb4 cxb4 28. Ne6 $18)
20. Bxb4 cxb4 (20... Bxf3 21. gxf3 Qg5+ (21... Qxh3 22. Bf5 $16) 22. Kh1 Qh4
23. Bf5 Qxb4 24. e6 $18) 21. Qd2 Bxf3 (21... O-O 22. Ng5 h6 23. Nxf7 $5 (23.
Bh7+ Kh8 24. Qxd7 Bxg2 25. Nxf7+ Kxh7 26. Kxg2 Qg6+ 27. Kh2 Qxf7 $11) 23... Rc3
24. Re3 (24. Nd6 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qf3+ 26. Kg1 Rxd3 $19) 24... Qxf7 (24... Rxf7
25. e6 $14 Rf8 26. exd7 Qd5 27. Bc4 Qxc4 28. Re8 Rd3 29. Qe2 $18) 25. e6 Qf6
26. exd7 Bc6 27. Bb5 Bxb5 28. Qd5+ Qf7 29. d8=Q $14) 22. e6 $3 Nf6 (22... Ne5
23. exf7+ Kxf7 (23... Kf8 24. Bf5 $1 Qxf5 25. Qd6+ Kxf7 26. Rxe5 Qf6 27. Qd7+
Kg6 28. Re6 $16) 24. Qf4+ Ke6 25. g4 Rhf8 26. Bc4+ Rxc4 27. Qxc4+ Bd5 28. Qd4
Kd6 29. Qxb4+ Kd7 30. Qa4+ Kd8 31. gxh5 Nf3+ 32. Kg2 Nxe1+ 33. Kg3 Rf3+ 34. Kh2
$18) (22... fxe6 23. Rxe6+ Kd8 $1 (23... Kf7 24. Bg6+ hxg6 25. Qxd7+ Kg8 26.
Qxc8+ Kh7 27. Qd7 $18) (23... Kf8 24. Bc4 (24. Ba6 Bd5 25. Rd6 $18) 24... Rxc4
25. Qxd7 Re4 26. Qe7+ Kg8 27. Rxe4 Bxe4 28. Rc1 Bf5 29. Rc7 $18) 24. gxf3 (24.
Rd6 Bc6 25. Be4 Ba4 26. Qxb4 Qa5 $19) 24... Rc5 $1 25. Rd6 (25. Qxb4 Qxh3 26.
Qg4 Qxg4+ 27. fxg4 Rd5 $17) 25... Ke7 (25... Qxh3 26. Bb5 Rxb5 27. Rd1 Rc5 28.
Rxd7+ Kc8 29. Rxa7 Qxf3 30. Rxg7 $11) 26. Rd4 Qg5+ 27. Qxg5+ Rxg5+ 28. Kh2 Ne5
29. Re1 Rd8 $17) 23. Qf4 O-O $2 {Even the world's best players are not
machines and under pressure they make mistake and inaccuracies. The defender
is sidestepping the last chance to punish Bareev for very courageous concept,
after the castling it will be white who celebrates victory.} (23... Bd5 $1 24.
Qd6 (24. Ba6 Qg6 25. f3 O-O 26. e7 Rfe8 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 28. Qc7 Re8 $17) (24. Re5
Qh6 25. Bb5+ Ke7 26. Qxb4+ Rc5 $19) (24. e7 Nd7 25. Bf5 (25. Bb5 Qg6 26. f3 Be6
27. Rxe6 Qxe6 28. Rd1 Rc6 $19) 25... Bc6 26. Rc1 Qh6 27. Qxh6 gxh6 $19) 24...
fxe6 25. Rxe6+ (25. Re5 Qh6 26. Rxe6+ Bxe6 27. Qxe6+ Kd8 28. Bf5 Kc7 29. Qe7+
Kb8 $19) 25... Bxe6 (25... Kf7 26. Rxf6+ gxf6 27. Qd7+ Kf8 28. Qxc8+ Kg7 29.
Qc7+ $14) 26. Qxe6+ Kd8 27. Bf5 Rc7 28. Qd6+ Nd7 29. Bxd7 Qc5 $19) 24. e7 Rfe8
25. Re5 $1 Nd5 (25... Qh6 26. Qxf3 Rc3 27. Qe2 $16) 26. Qg3 Nxe7 (26... Qh6 27.
Qxf3 Nxe7 28. Bb5 (28. Rfe1 Rc1 29. Bb5 Qd2 30. Kf1 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Rd8 32. Rxe7
Qxa2 33. g3 $16) 28... Qf6 (28... f6 29. Re6 Kf8 30. Bxe8 Rxe8 31. Rfe1 $18)
29. Qxf6 gxf6 30. Re3 Kf8 31. Bxe8 Kxe8 32. Rfe1 $16) 27. Rxh5 Bxh5 28. Re1 Nd5
(28... Bg6 29. Bb5 Nf5 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Qc7 Re1+ 32. Kh2 $16) 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8
30. Bc4 $1 {Black pieces are too poorly coordinated so his resistance will be
very short.} Nc3 31. Qc7 b5 32. Bb3 a6 (32... a5 33. Qxa5 Bg6 34. Qxb4 $18) 33.
f4 Ne2+ (33... a5 34. Qxa5 Bg6 35. Qxb4 $18) 34. Kh2 (34. Kh2 a5 35. g4 a4 36.
Bd5 Nc3 37. Qd7 Rf8 38. gxh5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin Hansen,LB} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3
(6. e3 {Hansen,LB} c5 7. Bd2 (7. a3 cxd4 8. axb4 dxc3 9. bxc3 O-O (9... b5 {
Kasparov,G -Nikolic,P/Moscow ol/1994/}) 10. Nf3 b6 11. c4 Qd6 12. Ba3 Qc7 13.
Be2 $14 {Hansen,LB-Petursson,M/Reykjavik zt/1995/}) 7... Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9.
Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Ne2 Bd7 12. a3 Qe5 13. Nc3 f5 14. O-O-O O-O-O $10 {
Kasparov,G-Anand,V/New York W-ch PCA/1995/}) 6... Qf5 {Romanishin} 7. Qd1 (7.
Qb3 {Hansen,LB} c5 8. e3 Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Be2 cxd4 11. exd4 Qd5 12. Qd1 Qd6
13. O-O O-O $15 {>< d4;Kjeldsen,J-Petursson,M/Valby K41/1995/}) 7... c5 $146 (
7... Ne4 {Hansen,LB} 8. Bd2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 c5 10. a3 cxd4 11. axb4 dxc3 12. Qxc3
O-O 13. e3 Qf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. Be2 Na6 16. b5 Nc7 17. Rc1 Nd5 18. Bc4 $14 {
Sherbakov,R-Lukacs,P/Budapest/1995/}) 8. e3 (8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 b6 10. e3 Bb7
11. Bb5+ Bc6 12. Bd3 Be4 {Dao Thien-Horvath,I,95} (12... Be4 {Hansen,LB} 13.
Bb5+ Bc6 14. Qa4 Bxb5 15. Qxb5+ Nbd7 16. Ne5 a6 17. Qc6 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19.
Nxd7 Kxd7 $10 {Dao Thien Hai-Horvath,J/Budapest/1995/})) 8... cxd4 9. exd4 O-O
(9... Ne4 10. Bd2 (10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxc3+ 12. Kf1 Qa5 13. Rb1 Nc6 $1 14.
Qe2 Bxd4 $13) 10... Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Bd7 12. Bd3 Qf6 13. O-O O-O 14. Ne5 $14) 10.
Bd3 Qh5 {>< Qh5} (10... Qa5 11. O-O $5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qxc3 13. Bg5 $40) (10...
Qa5 $142 {Hansen,LB}) 11. O-O Nbd7 (11... b6 12. Be2 $1 Bb7 (12... Qa5 13. Ne5)
(12... Bxc3 13. Ne5) 13. Ne5 Qh4 14. Bf3) 12. Ne2 $5 {Baburin: The main
feature of this position is an unusual and in fact quite awkward placement of
the black Queen. Black suffers from it throughout the whole game.} (12. Bg5 h6
$5 13. Bxf6 Nxf6) (12. Qc2 Bxc3 (12... b6 13. Ne4 $5) 13. bxc3 b6) (12. Bf4
Bxc3 $5 13. bxc3 b6) 12... Bd6 (12... Qd5 13. Nf4 Qd6 14. Qe2) 13. Bf4 Bxf4 14.
Nxf4 Qh6 (14... Qa5 15. Re1 Rd8 (15... b6 16. a3) 16. Ne5 Nf8 $14) 15. g3 $1 (
15. Qd2 b6) (15. Qc1 b6 16. Qc7 Rb8) 15... b6 (15... Nh5 16. Ng2) (15... Nd5
16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Rc1 $14) (15... g5 16. Ng2 b6 17. Rc1) (15... Nd5 $5 {
Hansen,LB}) (15... Nb6 $5 {Hansen,LB}) 16. Rc1 (16. h4 Bb7 17. Ng5 e5 $132)
16... Bb7 17. Rc7 Bxf3 $2 (17... Rab8 18. h4 Rfc8 19. Rxb7 Rxb7 20. Ba6 Rbc7
21. Bxc8 Rxc8 $14) (17... Rab8 $5 {Hansen,LB}) 18. Qxf3 e5 19. Nd5 exd4 (19...
Nxd5 20. Rxd7 Nf6 21. Rc7 {-game} (21. Rd6 $5 exd4 22. Rxd4 Rad8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8
24. Rd1 $16)) 20. Nxf6+ (20. Re1 $5) 20... Nxf6 (20... Qxf6 $2 {Hansen,LB} 21.
Qe4 $18) 21. Re1 {+/- >< <-> 7} (21. Rxf7 $5 Kxf7 22. Bc4+ Kg6 (22... Ke7 23.
Re1+ Kd6 24. Re6+ $18) 23. Qd3+ Kh5 24. Qd1+ (24. Qe2+ Ng4 (24... Kg6 25. Qc2+)
25. h3 Qf6 (25... Qg5 26. f4 d3) 26. hxg4+ Kh6 27. g5+ Qxg5) 24... Ng4 $1 (
24... Kg6 25. Qc2+ Kh5 26. Be2+ Ng4 27. h3 Qf6 (27... Qg6 28. hxg4+ Kh6 29.
Qd2+ Qg5 30. f4 $18) 28. Qxh7+) 25. h3 Qf6 26. hxg4+ Kh6 27. g5+ Kxg5 $3 (27...
Qxg5 28. Kg2 g6 29. Rh1+ Kg7 30. Qxd4+ $18) 28. Qc1+ Kg6 29. Bd3+ Kf7 30. Qc4+
Qe6 31. Qc7+ Kf6 $13 32. Bc4 Qe5 33. Qc6+ Ke7 34. f4 Qe3+ 35. Kg2 Rac8) (21.
Bc4 $5) 21... Rae8 (21... Rac8 22. Rxa7 (22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Qb7 Rf8) 22... Qd2
23. Qe2 Qxe2 24. Rxe2 $16) 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 (22... Nxe8 23. Rxa7 Qc1+ 24. Kg2 Qxb2
25. Rxf7 $1 $18) 23. Rxa7 Qc1+ 24. Kg2 Qxb2 25. Bc4 Kh8 26. Ra8 $1 Qb4 27.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 28. Qa8 $1 (28. Qxf7 Nf6) (28. Qa8 Qf8 29. Bb5 d3 30. Qxe8 Qxe8 31.
Bxe8 d2 32. Ba4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 {
This move is considered not to be dangerous for black, though Van Wely plays
it constantly and not without success. In the endgame, white has a small plus,
but it's hard to convert it to a win} (7. Qb3) 7... exf5 8. a3 {White's main
alternative is 8.Bd2, where he also has a small plus} (8. Bd2 c6 9. Ne5 (9. e3
Be6 10. Ng5 Nbd7 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bc4 Ke7 13. a3 Bd6 14. f3 e5 $11 {1-0
Beliavsky,A-Bartel,M/Portoroz 2005/CBM 108_01/(26)}) 9... Nbd7 10. Nd3 Be7 11.
Bg5 Nb6 12. e3 a5 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Rd8 15. Rfc1 Kf8 16. Rc2 Nfd5 17. Bxe7+
Kxe7 18. a3 {with a slight advantage for white 1/2-1/2 Najer,E-Lastin,A/Moscow
2005/CBM 106 (82)}) 8... Be7 {Retreating to d6 is also possible, black
shouldn't fear 9.Nb5} (8... Bd6 9. Bg5 (9. g3 Be6 10. Bg2 c6 11. Bf4 Bxf4 12.
gxf4 Nbd7 13. O-O Ke7 14. e3 a5 15. Rfd1 a4 16. Ne1 Bb3 17. Rd2 Rhe8 18. Nd3
Kf8 19. Ne5 Red8 20. Ne2 Ne4 21. Bxe4 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee
2004/CBM 099 (21)}) (9. Nb5 {this is not the kind of position where the bishop
pair is important} Be6 10. Bd2 a6 11. Nxd6+ cxd6 12. e3 Nc6 {black is close to
equalise 1/2-1/2 Pedersen,N-Huzman,A/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (12)}) 9... Ne4 10.
Nxe4 fxe4 11. Nd2 f5 12. e3 Nc6 13. Nc4 Be6 14. Bh4 Bd5 {and Black had no
problems to equalise 1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Bocharov,D/Moscow 2005/CBM 106 (48)})
9. Bg5 Be6 10. e3 {White has a small plus, because his pawn structure is a
little better, and he has a slight space advantage} c6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 {Black
develops his pieces} 12. b4 {White plays this move, before Black had played
a7-a5, Kasparov couldn't achieve anything against Kramnik after 12.0-0.} (12.
O-O h6 13. Bh4 a5 14. Rac1 O-O 15. Ne2 g5 16. Bg3 Ne4 $11 {Kasparov,G-Kramnik,
V/Linares,1999 (1/2-1/2)(20)}) 12... h6 13. Bh4 g6 {Black is planning to
exchange the knights and the dark-squared bishops with ...Nd5, that's why he
defends the pawn on f5, so he can recapture on d5 with the bishop.} 14. Ke2 Nd5
(14... g5 $6 15. Bg3 {[%csl Rf5] would only weaken Black's pawn chain.}) 15.
Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxe7 (16. Bg3 {White could keep the bishops but it's not clear
what he achives by it.} a6 17. Rhc1 O-O {and so on}) 16... Kxe7 17. Rhc1 Rhc8
18. g3 {[%cal Gf3d2,Gf2f3,Ge3e4] White wants to free the knight, so it could
move from f3 without losing a pawn on g2, and then to push his central pawns.}
a5 {White's usual response on this move, b4-b5 doesn't lead to advantage.} 19.
Nd2 (19. b5 c5 {Black is fully ready for the opening of the centre.} 20. dxc5
Nxc5 21. Nd4 a4 {[%cal Gc5b3] and black is fine}) 19... b5 $1 {Black takes
control of the c4 square, and prevents from White any future b4-b5.} 20. Bc2 $6
(20. f3 {[%cal Ge3e4] was definetely the right way to continue.} Nb6 (20...
axb4 21. axb4 Ra4 {this is what 20.Bc2 is aimed against, probably} 22. e4 fxe4
23. fxe4 Be6 24. Rxa4 bxa4 25. d5 Bg4+ 26. Ke3 {with initiative for White.})
21. e4 fxe4 22. fxe4 Be6 {when the position is about equal}) 20... Nb6 21. Nb3
$6 {now White loses a pawn.} (21. f3 {was still correct, with mutual chances})
21... Bc4+ 22. Kd2 axb4 23. axb4 Nd5 {it is impossible to defend the pawn on
b4, fortunately White is still not losing, as he gets some compensation for
the pawn, and good drawing chances.} 24. Na5 {[%cal Ga5c4] doubling up the
black pawns, and getting rid of the opponent's bishop} Nxb4 25. Nxc4 bxc4 26.
Rcb1 (26. Ba4 $5 {White could force a rook ending, with three pawns against
four, when he has good chances to draw.} Nd3 27. Rxc4 Nxf2 28. Rac1 c5 29. dxc5
Ne4+ 30. Ke2 Rxc5 31. Rxc5 Nxc5 32. Rxc5 Rxa4 33. Kf3 {with good chances for a
draw in the endgame}) 26... Rxa1 27. Rxa1 c5 {otherwise White brings the king
to c3 and equalises.} 28. dxc5 c3+ {Ivanchuk decides that the position after
28...Rxc5 29.Kc3 is drawish and decides to go for a rook ending with equal
material, and with a more active rook, which apparently it isn't enough for a
win.} (28... Rxc5 29. Kc3 Nxc2 (29... Nd5+ $2 30. Kd4) (29... Nc6 {and it is
not clear what Black wants to do next}) 30. Kxc2 Ke6 31. Kc3 Ke5 32. f3 g5 33.
Ra7 f6 (33... Kf6 34. Ra6+ Kg7 35. Ra4 $11) 34. Re7+ Kd6 35. Rh7 {drawing}) 29.
Kxc3 Rxc5+ 30. Kxb4 Rxc2 31. Rf1 {Although White's rook is passive, Black
doesn't have enough resources to win, the rest is obvious.} Ke6 32. Kb3 Re2 33.
Kc3 Ke5 34. Kd3 Ra2 35. h3 h5 36. f3 Rb2 (36... Rg2 37. g4 {[%cal Gf1f7]} fxg4
38. fxg4 f5 39. gxf5 gxf5 40. Ra1 Rh2 41. Ra5+ Kf6 42. e4 Rxh3+ 43. Kd4 $11 {
draw}) 37. Rg1 {preparing g3-g4 with more exchanges} Rh2 38. f4+ Kf6 39. g4 h4
{Black even won a pawn, but it doesn't change the outcome of the game.} 40. Ra1
Rxh3 41. Ra6+ Kg7 42. gxf5 gxf5 43. Ke2 {The king is getting closer to the
pawn.} Rg3 44. Kf2 Rg4 45. Ra5 Kg6 46. Ra8 Kg7 {Black can't make any progress,
the result is a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 4th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2003.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Legky, Nikolay A"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2003.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 $5 {Interesting idea of Vassily Ivanchuk.Before,always played: 8.bxc3}
Nbd7 {This continuation is the next attempt to bring in a "new word " in
theory of this variant. Besides this move,Black has three alternatives:} (8...
c5 {You can see comments to Onischuk,A-Romanishin,O/Montreal,2003/CBM 97(1-0)
(Golod,V)(29)}) (8... a5 {[%csl Ya5][%cal Ya5b4] You can see comments to
Gurevich,M-Romanishin,O/Essen,2001/CBM 83(1-0)(Golod,V)(37)}) (8... b6 {
[%cal Gc8a6] You can see annotations to game: Ivanchuk,V-Short,N/Shenyang,2000/
CBM 79(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(34)}) 9. Nf3 ({Also once were checked in the
preceding game:} 9. Ne2 $5 Qf5 10. Rc1 Re8 11. Ng3 Qxc2 12. Rxc2 b6 13. Bb5 Bb7
14. O-O Red8 15. Bb4 Nd5 16. Bd2 $14 {Atalik,S-Romanishin,O/Halkidiki,2002(1/
2-1/2)(56)}) 9... b6 10. Be2 Bb7 {/^a8-h1;><g2} 11. O-O Ne4 ({It was checked
in the previous game:} 11... Rac8 12. Ne1 $6 (12. Rfd1 $5) 12... c5 13. Bf3 Ne4
14. Bxe4 $6 Qxe4 15. Qxe4 Bxe4 {=/=/+ Herzog,M-Ivanov,I/Las Vegas,1993(0-1)(41)
}) 12. b4 {This move is directed against progress "c5".} ({On:} 12. Rfd1 $5 {
you can find only one game in Mega Database 2003.}) 12... Ndf6 $5 $146 ({
The game,which have reached this position were continued as follows:} 12...
Rfc8 $5 13. Bb2 a5 14. a3 Ndf6 15. h3 Ng5 16. Rfc1 h6 {+/=/= Vera,R-Romanishin,
O/Linares,2002(1/2-1/2)(16)}) ({Very weakly:} 12... c5 {because of:} 13. dxc5
bxc5 $140 14. Rfd1 {[%cal Gb4b5] +/=/+/-}) 13. Rfc1 {[%csl Yc3][%cal Yc3e1]}
Nxc3 {Differently,White will withdraw the bishop from point "c3":} (13... Rfc8
14. Be1 $14 (14. Ne1 $143 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 a5 16. b5 $140 c5 $1 $11)) 14. Qxc3
Rfc8 {[%csl Ya8][%cal Ya7a5] It is necessary to leave R in point "a8", because
Black wants immediately to begin active actions on the queen side.} 15. Qb2 a5
({Again very weakly:} 15... c5 $2 {in view of:} 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Rxc5 Rxc5 18.
bxc5 {[%csl Rb7]} Rc8 19. Rc1 $16) 16. b5 a4 {Differently,after: 17.a4 White
will block the PP of contender on the queen side.} 17. a3 Ra5 {Non-typical
idea!} ({Is a possible continuation of the play:} 17... c5 18. bxc6 (18. dxc5
$6 Rxc5 19. Rxc5 Qxc5 20. Rc1 Qd6 $11) 18... Rxc6 19. Rxc6 Qxc6 20. Rc1 Qd6 21.
Ne5 $14) (17... Ne8 $6 18. Rc3 {[%cal Ga1c1]}) 18. Rc2 $14 {[%csl Rc7][%cal
Ga1c1] Position of White more preferably at the expense of the best pawn chain.
} h6 ({Can it was necessary to decide on the more active continuation:} 18...
Qf5 $5 19. Rac1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 $1 $14 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Yg1h1]} (20. Bxf3 $6 Rxb5
(20... Qxb5 $2 21. Rxc7 Rxc7 22. Rxc7 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gc7c8]} g6 23. Qc1 $14)
21. Rxc7 Rxc7 22. Rxc7 h6 23. Qd2 Rb3 $36 {[%csl Ra3]})) 19. Rac1 {[%csl Rc7]}
Ne8 20. Qb4 ({Hardly it was better:} 20. Ne1 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5][%cal Ge2f3]} Qd7 {
[%csl Rb5][%cal Ge8d6]} 21. Qb4 Nd6 22. Rb2 Bd5 {[%csl Rb5]}) 20... Raa8 {
[%csl Ya8,Rc8][%cal Gd5d6,Ya8c8] Rook,in time,has come back on a him place.}
21. h3 (21. Ne1 $5 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5][%cal Ge2f3]} Qd6 22. Nd3 Be4 23. Rc3 $14)
21... Qd6 22. Qxd6 $2 ({After:} 22. Qb2 Be4 23. Rc3 {White keeps a obvious
positional advantage.}) 22... cxd6 {For Black it is certainly favourable to
exchange QQ.} 23. Nd2 {[%csl Yd2][%cal Yd2c4]} ({It deserves attention:} 23.
Bd3 {[%csl Yc4][%cal Yf3d2,Yd2c4]} d5 $1 (23... Rxc2 $143 24. Rxc2 Kf8 {+/=/=}
(24... Bxf3 $2 25. gxf3 Kf8 {[%cal Yf8e7,Ye7d7]} 26. Rc6 Rb8 27. Bc2 $16 {
[%csl Ra4]})) 24. Ne5 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 Rc8 26. Nd7 {[%csl Rb6]} (26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27.
Bc2 Nd6 28. Bxa4 f6 29. Nc6 Kf7 $132 {[%csl Ra3,Ya4][%cal Gd6c4,Ya4b5]}) 26...
Rxc2 27. Bxc2 Nd6 28. Bxa4 Nc4 {[%csl Ra3]} 29. Bc2 Bc8 $1 30. Ne5 Nxa3 31. Bd3
f6 32. Nc6 Kf7 $11) 23... d5 $1 {[%csl Rc4,Yd5,Re4][%cal Yd5c4,Yd5e4]} 24. Rxc8
Bxc8 $8 (24... Rxc8 $2 {is refuted by:} 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. Nb1 {[%cal Gb1c3]}
Nd6 27. Nc3 {[%csl Ra4,Rb6][%cal Gc3a4,Ga4b6]} Bd7 28. Kf1 $16 {[%csl Ra4,Rb6]
[%cal Yf1e2,Gc3a4,Ga4b6]}) 25. e4 ({I do not think that it was much better:} 
25. Rc6 Rb8 {[%csl Yb8][%cal Yb8b6,Gc8d7]}) ({or:} 25. Nf3 f6 {[%cal Yg8f7,
Yf7e7]}) 25... Bd7 $11 26. e5 ({Also leads to equality:} 26. exd5 exd5 27. Nf1
Nd6 28. Ne3 Bxb5 (28... Nxb5 $2 29. Bxb5 Bxb5 30. Nxd5 Rd8 $140 {[%tqu "En",
"Please enter the best move for White.","","","c1c8","",10]} 31. Rc8 $3 Rxc8
32. Ne7+ Kf8 33. Nxc8 {[%csl Rb6]} Bc6 34. Nxb6 Ke7 35. f3 $16 {[%cal Yg1f2,
Yf2e3]}) 29. Bf3 Rd8 30. Bxd5 Kf8 $11) 26... Kf8 $6 {/\Ke7-d8,Nc7} (26... Ra5
$142 {[%csl Rb5]} 27. Nb1 (27. Rb1 $143 Nc7 {[%csl Rb5]}) 27... Bxb5 28. Bxb5
Rxb5 29. Nc3 Ra5 30. Rb1 Ra6 31. Rb4 $11 {[%csl Ra4]}) 27. Nb1 ({From my point
of view, Nikolay Legky could continue a game:} 27. Nb1 Ke7 (27... Ra5 $6 28.
Nc3 Nc7 29. Rb1 f6 30. f4) 28. f4 $14 {[%cal Yg1f2,Yf2e3]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 35th"]
[Site "Varadero"]
[Date "2000.05.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2000.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7.
Qxf5 exf5 8. a3 Bd6 {Black don't afraid from virtual Nb5 x d6. Plan of black
is to put one of pieces on d5 square ,Kd7, Rc8 and equalize. Therefore, white
try to use par of BB and alittle pawn structure defects in the black camp. 8...
Be7 See comments to Seirawan,Y-Adams,M/Bermuda,2000/CBM 76(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)
(43) and 8...Ba5?! See comments to Relange,E-Kortschnoj,V/Cannes,1996/CBM 51 
(1/2-1/2)(Dautov,R)(39)} 9. Nb5 $5 {This move seems better than another
possibilities:} (9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd2 c6 11. Bd3 Nb6 12. b4 O-O 13. O-O g6 $11 {
Alterman,B-Davies,N/Rishon le Zion,1994 (1/2-1/2)(16)}) (9. g3 Be6 10. Bg2 (10.
Bf4 Bxf4 11. gxf4 Nd5 12. e3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 c5 14. Bb5+ Ke7 15. Rg1 $14 {
Narciso Dublan,M-Soffer,R/Budapest,1999 (1/2-1/2)(26)}) 10... Nbd7 11. Ng5 c6
12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. O-O Nb6 14. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Jussupow,A/Vienna,1996 
(14)}) (9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. e3 c6 11. Bd3 (11. Nd2 O-O 12. Be2 Re8 13. O-O h6 14.
Bxf6 Nxf6 15. g3 g5 16. Nc4 Bc7 17. f4 Nd5 18. Kf2 Be6 19. Rac1 $132 {Krush,
I-Shaked,T/Tuscon,Arizona,1999 (0-1)(64)}) 11... h6 12. Bh4 g6 13. Nd2 (13. O-O
O-O 14. Nd2 Kg7 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Nb6 $132 {Yakovich,Y-Agrest,E/Stockholm,
1999(1/2-1/2) (18)}) 13... Be7 14. f3 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Bxh4+ 16. g3 Bxg3+ 17. hxg3
cxd5 18. Rc1 Kd8 $44 {Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Moscow g/5(blitz), 1998(1-0)(41)})
9... Be6 (9... Bd7 10. Nxd6+ cxd6 11. h4 Nc6 12. h5 h6 13. Bf4 Ke7 14. e3 Rac8
15. Bd3 Na5 16. Nh4 Nb3 17. Rd1 $14 {Ippolito,D-Friedman,J/Philadelphia,1999 
(1-0)(60)}) 10. g3 $5 {White have also two another continuation:} ({1.} 10. e3
Nbd7 (10... Nc6 11. Bd2 Ne4 (11... a6 12. Nxd6+ cxd6 13. Bd3 Ne7 14. Ng5 Bd5
15. f3 h6 16. Nh3 Rc8 17. Ke2 Bc4 18. Rac1 Bxd3+ 19. Kxd3 Kd7 $11 {Timman,
J-Jussupow,A/Chess Classic Masters, Frankfurt,1998(1/2-1/2)(29)}) 12. Bd3 a6
13. Nxd6+ cxd6 14. Ke2 (14. O-O Rc8 15. Rfc1 Kd7 16. Be1 Ne7 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18.
Bxd2 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Rc8 $11 {Alterman,B-Yudasin,L/Rishon le Zion,1996 (1/2-1/2)
(50)}) 14... Kd7 15. Rhc1 Rhc8 16. Be1 (16. Bc3 Re8 17. Be1 Bd5 18. g3 h6 19.
b4 g5 20. a4 g4 21. Nh4 Ne7 22. b5 axb5 23. Bxb5+ Bc6 $11 {Nimzo 7.32-Fritz 6a/
Cadaques,2000(1-0) (75)}) 16... Ne7 17. Ng1 b5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Bh4 Nfd5 20. Bxe7
{1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Chess Classic Giants, Frankfurt,1998(20)}) 11. Bd3 (
11. Bd2 Ke7 12. Bd3 Ne4 (12... g6 13. O-O Rhc8 14. Rfc1 a6 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16.
Ng5 Bb3 17. f3 Nb6 18. e4 fxe4 19. fxe4 Nc4 20. Bc3 h6 21. Nh3 a5 22. Nf4 Nb6
$132 {Flear Glenn-Lepelletier Benoit/Toulouse, 1996(1-0)(39)}) 13. Ke2 a6 14.
Nxd6 cxd6 15. Rhc1 Rhc8 16. Ba5 g6 17. Ng1 b5 18. f3 Nef6 19. Kd2 Rab8 $11 {
Liang Jinrong-Li Wenliang/Cup Tan Chin, Beijing,1996(1-0)(48)}) 11... Ne4 12.
O-O O-O 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Bxd2 Nb6 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Ba5 Bd7 17. a4 $14 {
Sokolov,I-Helgason,R/NED,1995(1-0)(40)}) ({2.} 10. Nxd6+ cxd6 11. Bf4 Ke7 12.
e3 (12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. g3 Rhc8 14. Bg2 Rxc1+ 15. Bxc1 Rc8 16. O-O Nb6 17. Ng5 Bd5
18. f3 h6 19. Nh3 Rc2 $15 {Regez,M-Ekstroem,R/Zurich,1999(0-1)(35)}) 12... Nbd7
(12... Nc6 13. Bd3 h6 14. h4 g6 15. Ke2 Nd5 16. Bg3 f6 17. Rhc1 g5 18. Kf1 (18.
hxg5 $6 hxg5 19. e4 fxe4 20. Bxe4 g4 21. Nh4 Nxd4+ 22. Kf1 $44 {Herraiz
Hidalgo,H-Kasimdzhanov,R/Cala Galdana,1996(1/2-1/2)(25)}) 18... Rac8 19. Re1
$14) 13. Bd3 Rac8 14. Ke2 (14. Ng5 h6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. h3 e5 17. dxe5 dxe5 18.
Bg3 e4 19. Bb5 a6 20. Be2 Rhd8 21. Bd1 Nc5 22. O-O Nd3 $15 {Georgiev,
K-Zagrebelny,S/Yerevan olm,1996 (1/2-1/2)(28)}) 14... Bc4 15. Rac1 Bxd3+ 16.
Kxd3 Ne4 17. Bg3 Ke6 $11) 10... Nc6 $6 $146 {Black realise another plan,
connected with 0-0-0.} ({Better is} 10... a6 11. Nxd6+ cxd6 12. Bh3 Nc6 13. O-O
h6 $1 {Black squared B is absent, so PP must place on the black squares.} (
13... g6 $6 14. Bh6 $1 Nd5 15. Rad1 Kd7 $14 (15... Bd7 $6 16. Rfe1 f6 (16...
O-O-O 17. Bg2 Nce7 18. Rc1+ Kb8 19. Ng5 $16) 17. Nd2 O-O-O 18. Nc4 Kc7 19. Bg2
Nce7 20. Rc1 Bc6 21. f3 $16 {Illescas Cordoba,M-Spraggett,K/Cala Galdana,1999
(1/2-1/2)(64)})) 14. Rd1 Nd5 15. Bg2 Kd7 16. Bd2 Rac8 17. Rac1 Nce7 $11) 11.
Bg2 O-O-O 12. Bg5 $5 Be7 {White didn't take on d6.} 13. e3 h6 {White late or
early will take on f6.} 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rc1 $14 {N in this pawn structure in
half-closed position is better than Bf6.} a6 16. Nc3 Na5 17. Na4 Kb8 (17... Nb3
18. Rc3 g5 19. h3 $14) 18. Nd2 b6 ({It deserves attention:} 18... Nb3 $5 19.
Nxb3 Bxb3 20. Nc5 Bd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Ke2 Be7 23. Nd3 $14) 19. b4 $5 Nb7 $2 {
+/=/+/- Strange and not natural move.} ({Better is} 19... Nb3 20. Nxb3 Bxb3 21.
Nc3 Rhe8 22. O-O $14) 20. O-O Bd5 21. Rc2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rd7 23. Rb1 {[%csl Rb7]
[%cal Gb1b8] White is preparing interesting piece sacrifice.} Be7 (23... Re8
24. Nc4 b5 $5 (24... g6 25. Nc5 bxc5 26. bxc5 c6 27. Na5 Kc8 28. Nxc6 $16 {
Like in the game}) 25. Nc5 Nxc5 26. bxc5 Kc8 27. Na5 $16 {[%cal Ga3a4]}) 24.
Nc4 f6 (24... Bf6 25. Nc5 bxc5 26. bxc5 c6 27. Na5 Kc8 28. Nxc6 $16 {-like in
the game}) (24... b5 $4 25. Ne5 $18 {[%csl Rb8,Re7][%cal Ge5d7,Ge5c6]}) 25. Nc5
$1 $16 {[%mdl 512]} bxc5 26. bxc5 c6 $8 27. Na5 Kc8 (27... Bd8 28. Nxc6+ Ka8
29. Nb4 $16) 28. Nxc6 Nd8 $6 ({Can be recommended:} 28... Re8 $5 29. Nb4 Nd8
30. Nxa6 Rb7 31. Nb4 $16) 29. Na5 $1 Rc7 $6 ({It is necessary:} 29... Ra7 30.
Nc4 $16 (30. d5 $16)) 30. c6 (30. Rb6 $5 Ra7 31. d5 $18) 30... Bxa3 {It is
difficult to advise something better...} (30... Re8 31. a4 Bd6 32. Nc4 Nf7 33.
Nb6+ $18 {[%cal Gb6d5]}) 31. Nc4 Be7 32. Nb6+ Kb8 33. Nd5+ Kc8 34. Nb6+ Kb8 35.
Nd5+ Kc8 36. Nxc7 Kxc7 37. Ra1 $1 $18 {[%csl Ra6]} Nf7 (37... Ne6 38. Rxa6 Rd8
39. Rb2 $18) 38. Rxa6 Rc8 39. Ra7+ Kd8 40. Rb2 {The black's position is
absolutely lost.} Nd6 41. Rb8 $1 Ke8 (41... Rxb8 42. c7+ $18 {[%csl Re7][%cal
Gc7b8]}) 42. Raa8 Kd8 43. Ra7 Ke8 44. Rxc8+ Nxc8 45. Rb7 Kd8 (45... g6 46. f3
$18 {[%cal Gg2f2] like in the game.}) 46. Rd7+ Ke8 47. Rb7 Kd8 48. f3 g6 49.
Kf2 h5 50. Ke2 {Black in helpless situation.} Nd6 (50... Bd6 51. Rd7+ Ke8 52.
e4 $18) 51. Rd7+ Ke8 52. Kd3 g5 53. Ra7 Kd8 54. Rd7+ Ke8 55. Ra7 Kd8 56. e4
fxe4+ (56... g4 $5 57. exf5 gxf3 58. Rd7+ Ke8 59. Ke3 Nxf5+ 60. Kxf3 Nd6 61.
Kf4 Kf7 62. d5 (62. c7 $4 Ke8 63. Rxd6 Bxd6+ 64. Kf5 Bxc7 65. Kxf6 h4 $11)
62... Ke8 63. h4 Kf7 64. g4 hxg4 65. Kxg4 f5+ 66. Kf4 Kf6 67. c7 $18) 57. fxe4
Nc8 (57... g4 58. e5 fxe5 59. dxe5 Nf7 60. Ke4 $18) 58. Rd7+ Ke8 59. Rb7 Kd8
60. e5 fxe5 61. dxe5 h4 62. g4 Bc5 63. Rd7+ Ke8 64. e6 Be7 65. c7 Nb6 66. Rd5
$1 {Good achievement of m-r Reynaldo Vera!} (66. Rd5 $1 Nc8 67. Kc4 Nb6+ (67...
Bd6 68. Rxg5 $18 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gg5g8]}) 68. Kb5 Nc8 69. Kc6 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 15th final"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1999.10.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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 "Kiseljak"]
[BlackTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 $5 ({Another
options is:} 6. e3 $5 {See comments to Gelfand,B-Speelman,J/ Las Vegas,1999/
CBM 72(1-0)(Golod,V)(53)}) 6... Qf5 7. Qb3 $5 {Is the main line.Besides,white
has two options:} (7. Qxf5 $143 {See comments to Golod,V-Psakhis,L/ Tel-Aviv,
1999/CBM 71(1-0)(Golod,V)(67)}) ({and} 7. Qd1 $5 {See comments to Ivanov,
S-Landa,K/St. Petersburg,1999/CBM 71(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V) (56)}) 7... Nc6 (7... c5
{Is a possible continuation of the play.}) 8. g3 {Comments to 8.Bd2!? you cand
find in annotations to game: Dreev,A-Bareev,E/Elista,1998/CBM 65 (0-1)(Golod,V)
(32)} Qd5 $5 {N} (8... O-O $5 {(was checked in the previous game)} 9. Bg2 e5 $5
{See comments to Dreev,A-Bareev,E/Elista, 1998/CBM 65(0-1)(Golod,V)(32)} (9...
Qd5 $5 10. Qxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 Bg4 {= Dautov,R})) 9. Qxd5 exd5 10. Bd2 ({Dubious:
} 10. a3 {in view of:} Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Ne4 12. Bf4 (12. Bb2 $143 Na5 {=/=/+})
12... Nxc3 13. Bxc7 Nb5 $36) 10... Bg4 11. Nb5 $6 ({In my opinion better is:} 
11. O-O-O O-O (11... Bxf3 $6 12. exf3 $140 Nxd4 13. Bg5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nxf3 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. Bg2 Ng5 17. Rhe1+ Ne6 (17... Kf8 18. Rxd5 Re8 19. Rxe8+ Kxe8 20.
Ra5 b6 21. Rxa7 Kd7 {+= K}) 18. Bxd5 O-O-O 19. Bxe6+ fxe6 20. Rxe6 {+= K}) 12.
Ne5 {~}) 11... Bxf3 $6 ({Good enough:} 11... O-O 12. Nxc7 $140 {?} (12. Bg2
$142 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 (13. Kxd2 $2 a6 14. Nc3 (14. Nxc7 $4 Rac8 {-+}) 14... Bxf3
15. Bxf3 Nxd4 {-/+}) 13... Nb4 {=+}) 12... Rac8 13. Nb5 a6 14. Bxb4 (14. Nc3 $2
Bxf3 15. exf3 Nxd4) 14... Nxb4 15. Na3 Bxf3 16. exf3 Nc2+ 17. Nxc2 Rxc2 {-/+})
12. exf3 Bxd2+ ({Again better is:} 12... O-O) (12... O-O-O $2 {is refuted by:}
13. Nxa7+ $1 Nxa7 (13... Kd7 $143 14. Bh3+ Kd6 (14... Ke8 15. Nxc6 Bxd2+ 16.
Kxd2 bxc6 17. Rhe1+ Kf8 18. Rac1 {+-}) 15. Nb5+ Ke7 16. Bc3 {+/-/ +-}) 14. Bxb4
(14. Bh3+ $143 Kb8 15. Bxb4 Nb5 {+/-/+/=}) 14... Rhe8+ 15. Kd2 Nc6 16. Bc3 {+/-
}) 13. Kxd2 O-O-O ({Also possibly:} 13... Kd8 $5 {/\a6 (weaknessPd4)} 14. Kc3
a6 15. Na3 Re8 {=}) 14. Kc3 {=} ({Senselessly:} 14. Bh3+ Kb8 15. Kc3 {because
of:} Ne7 {with the idea Nc8,c6,Nd6}) 14... Kb8 $1 {Black's plan is:Ne7,c6,Nd6,
Rhe8 and so on.} 15. Bd3 (15. Re1 $5 {against -15... Ne7} Rhe8 16. Bh3 {=})
15... Ne7 16. Rae1 Nc8 17. Kc2 Rhe8 18. Re5 ({Probably better is:} 18. Re3 c6
19. Nc3 Re7 20. Rhe1 Rde8 {=}) 18... Nd7 $1 19. Re3 ({Loses right away:} 19.
Rxd5 $4 c6) ({and} 19. Rxe8 $6 Rxe8 $140 20. Bxh7 $4 g6 21. h4 Rh8 22. Bxg6
fxg6 {-+}) 19... c6 20. Nc3 Nf8 $5 {Black's plan is:Nd6,h6, Re6,Rde8 with
positional advantage in the endgame.} 21. Bf5 $1 {Control over point:e6} Nd6
22. Bh3 Nc4 23. Ree1 Nd6 24. b3 $5 {/\Re3 and Rhe1} ({After:} 24. Re3 Nc4 25.
Ree1 {-draw}) 24... Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Re8 {=} 26. Re3 ({Worse is:} 26. Re5 {
in view of:} Ng6) 26... Kc7 27. Ne2 $5 {with the idea Nf4-h5(><Pg7)} Ng6 ({
After:} 27... Kd8 28. Nf4 g6 {also equality.}) 28. Bg4 Kd8 29. Kd3 Ne7 30. Nf4
Nef5 31. Re5 {Is the better than:} (31. Rxe8+ $6 Kxe8 {with small advantage of
black.}) 31... g6 32. h4 f6 33. Ne6+ (33. Rxe8+ $143 Kxe8 34. h5 Kf7 {=/=/+})
33... Ke7 $1 34. Re2 $140 Kf7 35. Nf4 Rxe2 36. Nxe2 Ng7 37. Nf4 Ke7 {A little
passive move.For the sake of struggle for advantage can be recommended:} (37...
h6 $5 {/\g5(Huzman,A)}) 38. Bh3 Ngf5 39. a4 Ng7 40. Kc3 Ngf5 41. Nd3 Ng7 ({
Another possibility is:} 41... b6 42. Nb4 Kd7 43. Na6 {=}) 42. Nc5 h6 43. a5
Nge8 44. Ne6 Nb5+ 45. Kd3 Nbc7 46. Nf4 ({Very badly:} 46. Nxc7 Nxc7 {/\Kd6,b6,
c5 with good chances to win of black.}) 46... Kf7 47. h5 $1 {Differently after:
} (47. Bg4 f5 48. Bh3 Ne6 {black has a slight advantage.}) 47... g5 48. Ng2 Nd6
49. Ne3 Ke7 50. Bf5 $1 Ne6 51. Bg6 Kf8 {= After a long game white and black
should be glad to pereat the moves.} 52. Ng4 Kg7 53. Ne3 Kf8 54. Ng4 Kg7 55.
Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Presidents Cup 3.pl"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1998.05.23"]
[Round "5.9"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 $1 {N;
Romanishin} 7. Qb3 $5 (7. Qxf5 $143 exf5 8. Bd2 (8. a3 Be7 $5 (8... Bd6 $5 9.
Nb5 Be6 10. e3 Nc6 11. Bd2 Ne4 $5 (11... a6 12. Nxd6+ cxd6 13. Bd3 Ne7 14. Ng5
Bd5 15. f3 h6 16. Nh3 Rc8 17. Ke2 Bc4 18. Rac1 Bxd3+ 19. Kxd3 $14 Kd7 20. e4
fxe4+ 21. fxe4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Ng4 23. Rf1 f5 24. exf5 Nxh2 25. Rf4 Rf8 26. f6
Rxf6 27. Rxf6 gxf6 28. Bxh6 Ng4 29. Bd2 f5 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Jussupow,A/Chess
Classic Masters, Frankfurt GER 1998}) 12. Bd3 a6 13. Nxd6+ cxd6 14. Ke2 Kd7 15.
Rhc1 Rhc8 16. Be1 Ne7 17. Ng1 b5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Bh4 Nfd5 20. Bxe7 {1/2-1/2
Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Chess Classic Giants, Frankfurt GER 1998}) 9. b4 c6 10. e3
O-O 11. Bd3 g6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Na4 Nd5 14. Rc1 Bf6 15. O-O N5b6 16. Nc5 Nxc5
17. bxc5 Nd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Arlandi,E-Romanishin,O/Open, Torino ITA 1998 (32)})
8... Be6 $5 (8... a6 $5 9. a3 Bd6 10. g3 Be6 11. Bg2 c6 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. gxf4
Nbd7 14. O-O h6 15. Ne5 $11 {Balogh,T-Grosar,A/XVII Mitropa Cup, Montecatini
Terme ITA 1997/1/2-1/2 (49)}) 9. e3 a6 10. Ng5 Nbd7 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bc4 Ke7
13. a3 Bd6 14. O-O c5 15. Rfe1 $11 {Kharlov,A-Bosch,J/Open, Leeuwarden NED
1997/0-1 (57)}) (7. Qd1 $5 {[%csl Rf5]} c5 (7... Ne4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Nxc3
10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Qc2 c5 12. e3 cxd4 13. exd4 Nd7 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. O-O O-O 16.
Ne5 Qc7 17. Rae1 b6 18. Re3 $14 {1-0 Goldin,A-Yudasin,L/Rishon le Zion 1996 
(52)}) 8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 Ne4 $5 (9... O-O $5 10. Bd3 Qh5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Ne2
Bd6 13. Bf4 Bxf4 14. Nxf4 Qa5 (14... Qh6 $6 15. g3 $1 b6 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Rc7
Bxf3 $2 18. Qxf3 e5 19. Nd5 $16 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Zvjaginsev,V/Biel 1995 (27)})
15. a3 Rd8 16. Rc1 Nf8 $5 (16... Qb6 17. Qe2 Nf8 18. Rc4 {1/2-1/2 Goldin,
A-Zvjagincev,V/JUG -chT Tivat 1995}) 17. Ne5 (17. Qb3 Bd7 18. Qxb7 Rdb8 19. Qc7
Qxc7 20. Rxc7 Rxb2 21. Rb1 Rxb1+ 22. Bxb1 Ne8 $11) 17... Qb6 18. Rc4 Bd7 (18...
Qxb2 $5) 19. Rb4 Qc7 20. Qf3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Epishin,V/FIDE-Wch k.o.
1997 (43)}) 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Bd3 $5 (11. a3 $6 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 13. Be2 Nxd2
14. Qxd2 O-O 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Rab1 b6 17. Rb5 Qf6 18. Rh5 $11 {0-1 Touzane,
O-Lepelletier,B/Toulouse (4) 1996 (52)}) 11... Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Qa5 13. O-O O-O
14. Qc2 h6 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 Bd7 17. Qb3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 $14 Qc7 19. Rab1 Rab8
20. Qa3 Kg8 21. c4 Na5 22. Rfc1 Nxc4 23. Qxa7 Qa5 24. Rxb7 Rxb7 25. Qxb7 Nd6
26. Qxd7 Nxe4 27. Rc8 g5 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Qc8+ Kg7 30. Qb7 Nd6 31. Qb1 Nb5
32. h3 Nc3 33. Qb2 Nd1 34. Qa1 Nc3 35. Qe1 $14 {Sokolov,I-Kortschnoj,V/Zonal 1.
1 1998/1-0 (52)}) 7... Nc6 $5 (7... c5 $5 8. a3 Ba5 $5 (8... Bxc3+ $143 9. Qxc3
Nbd7 10. g3 Ne4 11. Qe3 b6 12. dxc5 Ndxc5 13. b4 Na4 14. Bh3 $1 Qd5 15. Bg2 Bb7
16. Nd2 f5 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. O-O O-O 19. Rb1 Rac8 20. Bb2 Nxb2 21. Rxb2 $14 {
Bareev-Beliavsky/Linares/1994}) 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 e5
13. Na4 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Qa5 15. Nc3 Rd8 16. Nc4 Qc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lahlum,
H-Schneider,S/KS open, Copenhagen DEN 1998 (41)}) 8. g3 $5 (8. Bd2 $5 O-O 9. e3
a6 $1 (9... Bd6 $6 10. Nb5 $1 Ne4 (10... e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxd6 (12. Nfd4
$143 Qd7 13. Qc2 c5 14. Nb3 b6 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Be2 Bb7 17. f3 Rad8 18. O-O
Qe7 19. Rad1 {1/2-1/2 Dao Thien Hai-Romanishin,O/Balatonbereny 1996}) 12...
Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 cxd6 (13... Qxf3 14. Nxc8 Qxh1 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Bc3 $14) 14. Be2
Be6 15. Qd3 $14 {Dautov}) 11. Bd3 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Qg5 13. O-O $14 Qe7 (13... e5
14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Nf3 Qf6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rfd1 $14) 14. a3 (14. Rac1 $5 $14)
14... a6 $6 (14... e5 $2 15. d5 Nb8 16. Rac1 a6 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Qc2 $16) (
14... Bd7 $14 {>=}) 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Qb6 $1 (16. d5 $5 Ne5 17. Be2 $14) 16...
Bd7 $10 {1/2-1/2 Dao Thien Hai-Kortschnoj,V/Moscow olm 1994 (43) Hansen,LB}) (
9... Rd8 $5 10. Be2 e5 11. Nxe5 Be6 12. g4 Qxe5 13. dxe5 Bxb3 14. exf6 Be6 15.
f4 gxf6 16. O-O-O $14 {Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Monaco blind 1996/1/2-1/2 (76)}) 10.
Be2 Bd6 11. O-O e5 $10) (8. e3 $5 O-O 9. Be2 a6 $5 (9... Nd5 $143 10. Bd2 Nxc3
11. Bxc3 a5 12. Bxb4 axb4 13. O-O Qd5 14. Bc4 Qd6 15. Bd3 Ra5 16. Nd2 Rh5 17.
f4 $14 {1-0 Chernin,A-Bator,R/Stockholm 1995 (38)}) 10. O-O Bd6 $10 {/\e5;
Dautov}) (8. a3 $5 {/\} Bd6 $2 9. e4 $1 Nxe4 10. Bd3 Nc5 11. dxc5 Qxd3 12. cxd6
$18 {Dautov}) 8... O-O 9. Bg2 e5 $5 $146 (9... Qd5 $5 10. Qxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 Bg4
$10 {Dautov}) 10. d5 $5 (10. dxe5 $6 Be6 11. Qa4 $142 (11. Qd1 $6 Rad8 12. Bd2
(12. Nd2 Qxe5 $15) 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 (13. exf6 Bxf6 $5 $15 (13... Bxd2+ $5
14. Nxd2 $140 Qa5 $1 {[%csl Rd2,Re1][%cal Ga5e1,Gd8d2]})) 13... Ne4 $36) 11...
Ne4 12. Bd2 Nc5 13. Qd1 Rad8 $36) 10... Bxc3+ (10... Nd4 $2 11. Nxd4 (11. Qxb4
$4 Nc2+ $19 {[%csl Rb4,Re1]}) 11... exd4 12. Qxb4 dxc3 13. Qxc3 Nxd5 14. Qd2
$14 (14. Qd4 $5)) 11. bxc3 Na5 $11 (11... Ne7 $6 12. c4 $14 {[%csl Gc4,Gd5]})
12. Qa4 (12. Qb4 $143 b6 13. Nd2 Qh5 $5 $36 (13... Ba6 $143 14. e4 Qh5 15. c4
$13)) 12... b6 13. Nd2 (13. Nh4 $6 Qh5 {[%csl Re2]} 14. Ba3 Bd7 15. Qc2 Rfe8
$15) 13... Qh5 $1 {><e2} 14. h3 (14. Ba3 $5 Bd7 15. Qc2 Rfe8 16. e4 c6 $1 $13)
14... Bd7 15. Qb4 $6 (15. Qc2 $5 Rad8 (15... e4 16. Nxe4 Nxd5 $13) 16. g4 Qg6
17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. Rb1 $11) 15... e4 $1 {[%csl Rd5,Re1,Ye4][%cal Gf6d5,Gh5d5,
Ge4e3]} 16. c4 $6 (16. Nxe4 Nxd5 17. Qd4 {(/\18.Qd5+ Qd519.Nf6+)} Be6 $11)
16... e3 $1 $15 (16... Rfe8 $143 17. Nf1 $13 {[%cal Gf1e3]}) 17. fxe3 (17. Nb3
$6 Nxb3 18. axb3 exf2+ 19. Kxf2 Rfe8 20. Bf3 Qe5 $1 21. Ra2 (21. Bf4 $2 Qd4+
22. Kg2 (22. e3 $2 Qb2+ 23. Be2 Ne4+ 24. Kf3 $8 Nc3 $1 {[%csl Ra1,Rb4]} 25. Bd3
(25. Rhe1 Nxe2 26. Rab1 Qc2 $19 {[%csl Rb1]}) 25... Bf5 $1 {[%csl Yd3,Rf3]
[%cal Yd3e2,Gf5d3,Gb2e2]} 26. Rhb1 Be4+ $1 $19) 22... Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Rxe2+ 24.
Kf3 Qd3+) 21... Ne4+ 22. Bxe4 Qxe4 $17) 17... Rfe8 $1 (17... Qe5 $6 {[%csl Ra1,
Rg3]} 18. O-O $1 (18. Rb1 $2 Qxg3+ 19. Kf1 Rfe8 $17) 18... Qxg3 (18... Qxa1 $2
19. Bb2 Qxa2 20. Ra1 Qxa1+ 21. Bxa1 Rfe8 22. e4 $40 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gb4c3,
Ge4e5,Ge5e6]}) 19. Rf3 Qe1+ 20. Kh2 $13) 18. e4 $2 (18. Qc3 $1 {[%cal Yc3e3]}
c6 $140 (18... Nb7 $5 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gb7c5]}) 19. Bb2 cxd5 20. cxd5 Rac8 21.
Qd4 $11) 18... Qe5 $1 $17 {[%csl Ra1,Rg3][%cal Ge5g3,Ge5a1]} 19. Kf2 (19. Rb1
$6 Qxg3+ 20. Kf1 Bg4 $1 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gg4e2]} 21. Nf3 $142 (21. hxg4 $4 Nxg4
$19 {[%csl Rf1][%cal Gg3f2]}) (21. Rg1 Qe3 22. Nf3 (22. Bf3 $2 Bxh3+ 23. Bg2
Ng4 $19) 22... Qxe4 23. Rb2 Bh5 $19) 21... Rxe4 22. Qe1 Qxe1+ 23. Kxe1 Bh5 $17)
19... Nh5 $1 (19... Qxa1 $4 20. Bb2 Qxa2 21. Ra1 Qxa1 22. Bxa1 $40 {[%csl Rg7]
[%cal Ge4e5,Gb4c3,Ge5e6]}) (19... Qd4+ $2 20. e3 $140 Qxa1 $2 21. Bb2 Qxa2 22.
Ra1 Qxa1 23. Bxa1 $40 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ge4e5,Ge5e6,Gb4c3]}) 20. Qa3 (20. Bf3
$143 Qxg3+ (20... Nxg3 $2 21. Rg1 $13 (21. Bb2 Nxh1+ 22. Rxh1 Qf4 $17)) 21. Ke3
(21. Kf1 $2 Bxh3+ $19) 21... f5 $1 {[%csl Re3] -/+/-+}) 20... Qd4+ $1 21. e3 $8
(21. Kf1 $4 Qxa1 $19) (21. Kf3 $2 Qf6+ 22. Ke3 Nxg3 {[%csl Yg2,Rh1][%cal Gg3h1,
Yg2h1,Gf6a1] /\23.Re1(d1,g1) Qa124.Bb2 Qe1(d1,g1)-+}) 21... Qe5 $1 {[%csl Rg3]}
22. g4 $2 (22. Bb2 $5 Qxg3+ 23. Kg1 $17) 22... Qf6+ 23. Bf3 $8 (23. Nf3 $2 Qxa1
24. Bb2 Nxc4 $19) 23... Qh4+ 24. Kg1 (24. Kg2 $143 Qg3+ 25. Kf1 Nxc4 $1 $19 {
[%csl Rf3][%cal Yd2f3,Gc4d2]}) 24... Nxc4 $1 $19 25. Qd3 (25. Nxc4 Qe1+ 26. Kg2
$8 (26. Kh2 Qg3#) 26... Qg3+ 27. Kf1 Qxf3+ 28. Kg1 Ng3 $19) (25. Qb3 Qg3+ 26.
Bg2 $8 (26. Kf1 Nxd2+ 27. Bxd2 Qxf3+ $19) 26... Nxe3 27. Rh2 Nf4 {[%csl Rg2]}
28. Nf1 $8 Ne2+ 29. Kh1 Nxf1 30. Bxf1 (30. Qxg3 Nfxg3#) 30... Qg1#) 25... Qg3+
26. Bg2 $8 Nf4 $1 {[%csl Rd3,Rg2,Gg3][%cal Gg3d3,Gg3g2]} 27. Qf1 $8 Qxe3+ 28.
Kh2 (28. Qf2 Ne2+ 29. Kf1 Nxc1 $19 {[%csl Rd2][%cal Gc4d2]}) 28... Nxd2 29. Qd1
Nxg2 (29... Ne2 $1 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Ge3g3]} 30. Qe1 (30. Re1 Qg3+ 31. Kh1 Nf3
$19) 30... Qf4+ 31. Qg3 Qxg3#) 30. Bxd2 Qxe4 31. Kg3 Ne3 32. Kf2 0-1

[Event "Bermuda m"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2000.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.02.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 {
After this move,white has a very small advantage in the endgame.} exf5 8. a3 $5
{[%mdl 4]} ({Other alternatives are:} 8. Bd2 $5 {You can see comments to
Sergienko,S-Lopushnoy,D/St.Petersburg, 1999/CBM 71(1-0)(Golod,V)(49) and Ward,
C-Speelman,J/Southend,1999/CBM71(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(44)}) ({and} 8. Bf4 $5 {
See comments to Golod,V-Psakhis,L/Tel-Aviv,1999/CBM 71 (1-0)(Golod,V)(67)})
8... Be7 ({Other possibilities are:} 8... Bd6 $5) ({and} 8... Ba5 $6 {See
comments to Relange,E-Kortschnoj,V/Cannes,1996/CBM 51 (1/2-1/2)(Dautov,R)(39)})
9. Bg5 ({Beisides,white has four options:} 9. Bf4 $5 c6 {transfer to 8.Bf4 c6
9.a3 Be7}) (9. Ne5 {See comments to Chabanon,J-Frendzas,P/ Peristeri,1994/CBM
46(1-0) (Konikowski)(37)}) (9. b4 $5 c6 10. e3 O-O $5 (10... Be6 11. Bd3 Nbd7
12. Ng5 Nd5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bd2 $14 {Alterman,B-Hamdouchi,H/Cap d'Agde,1994 
(0-1)(50)}) 11. Bd3 g6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Na4 Nd5 14. Rc1 Bf6 15. O-O N5b6 16.
Nc5 Nxc5 17. bxc5 Nd5 {+/=/= Arlandi,E-Romanishin,O/Torino,1998 (1/2-1/2)(33)})
({and} 9. e3 Be6 10. Bd3 h6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Bd2 Nb6 13. Rfc1 c6 14. b4 O-O 15.
Ne2 Nbd5 $11 {Dao Thien Hai-Short,N/Yerevan,1996(0-1) (44)}) 9... c6 {[%csl
Rb5,Yc6,Rd5][%cal Yc6d5,Yc6b5]} 10. e3 Be6 11. Ne5 $5 $146 {Probably with the
idea 12.Nc4-a5(קb7) or 12.Bc4} ({Was checked in the previous games:} 11. Bd3
Nbd7 12. O-O h6 13. Bh4 a5 14. Rac1 O-O 15. Ne2 g5 16. Bg3 Ne4 $11 {Kasparov,
G-Kramnik,V/Linares,1999 (1/2-1/2)(20)}) ({and} 11. Nd2 $5 {[%csl Rb7][%cal
Gd2c4,Gc4a5]} Nbd7 12. Nc4 a5 13. Be2 b5 $6 14. Nd2 Nb6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bf3
$14 {Kharlov,A-Olafsson,H/Cappelle la Grande FRA,1999(1-0)(32)}) 11... h6 ({
Slightly dubious:} 11... O-O {because of:} 12. Nc4 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gc4a5]} (
12. Bc4 $143 Rd8 13. Bxe6 fxe6 $11) 12... a5 13. Nb6 Ra7 14. Be2 $14) 12. Bh4 (
{Much worse is:} 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nc4 Bxc4 $5 14. Bxc4 Nd7 $11 {[%csl Yc4,Gf6]
}) ({or} 12. Bf4 Nh5 $11 {[%csl Rf4]}) 12... a5 $1 ({Also good enough:} 12...
Nbd7 13. Nc4 $140 (13. Nxd7 Kxd7 $11) 13... a5 $1 {+/=/=}) ({Senselessly:} 
12... g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Be2 Nxg3 15. hxg3 $14) 13. Bc4 (13. Bd3 $143 Nbd7 14.
Nxd7 Kxd7 {with equal odds in the middlegame.}) 13... Bxc4 14. Nxc4 Nbd7 {+/=/=
} 15. O-O $6 ({In my opinion a little better is:} 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Ke2 {+/=/=}
) 15... Nd5 $1 {After this strong move Michael Adams equalizes!} 16. Bxe7 ({
Badly:} 16. Bg3 {in view of:} Nxc3 17. bxc3 b5 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Bxd6 Nb6 {
[%csl Rc4][%cal Gb6c4] =/=/+}) 16... Kxe7 17. Rfc1 {/\18.Rc2 and Rac1<->c} (17.
Nxd5+ cxd5 18. Nd2 Rhc8 19. Rfc1 $11) 17... Rhc8 18. Rc2 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 ({
Dubious:} 19. bxc3 {because of:} b5 {/\20...c5}) 19... a4 20. Rac1 Ra6 {
[%csl Ya6]} 21. f3 {[%cal Gg1f2,Gf2e2]} Rd8 $5 {[%csl Gc1,Gc3,Rc8,Yd8][%cal
Gc6c5,Yc8d8]} 22. Kf2 c5 $11 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Ne5 Ne6 {[%csl Rc7,Ye6]} ({
It deserves attention:} 24... Nb3 25. R1c2 Ke6 26. Nd3 Rad6 27. Ke2 $11 {
[%cal Gd3c5,Gd3f4]} (27. Nc5+ $6 Nxc5 28. Rxc5 Rd2+ 29. Ke1 (29. Kg3 Rxc2 30.
Rxc2 Rd3 {=/=/+}) 29... Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Rd3 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gd3b3] =/=/+})) 25.
R1c2 Rad6 26. f4 $6 {[%csl Re4,Yf3][%cal Gf2f3]} ({Probably white will have
less problems after:} 26. Ke2 $11 {[%cal Gc3d3]}) 26... g5 $5 {This move to
all appearance better than:} (26... Rd2+ 27. Kf3 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 f6 29. Nc4 b5
30. Nd2 $11) 27. Nf3 g4 ({From my point of view only chance struggle for
advantage:} 27... gxf4 28. exf4 Nxf4 {=/=/+ and impossibly:} 29. Rc7+ $6 R6d7
$140 30. Ne5 $4 Rxc7 31. Rxc7+ Kd6 $19 {[%csl Rc7,Re5]}) 28. Ne5 Rd2+ 29. Kg3
R8d5 ({Also equality after:} 29... Rxc2 30. Rxc2 f6 31. Nc4 (31. Ng6+ $2 Kf7
32. Nh4 Rd5 33. h3 h5 34. hxg4 hxg4 $15 {[%csl Rh4]}) 31... b5 32. Nd2 Rd3 33.
Kf2 Nc5 34. Ke2 Rd5 $11) 30. h3 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 f6 32. Nc4 Rc5 {[%csl Rc2][%cal
Gb7b5]} 33. Rc3 $11 b5 34. Nd2 Rd5 ({Is a possible continuation of the play:} 
34... Rxc3 35. bxc3 gxh3 (35... h5 $6 36. Kh4 Ng7 37. c4 $36) 36. gxh3 Kd6 37.
Kh4 Ng7 $11 {[%csl Yg7]}) 35. Rc2 gxh3 36. gxh3 Nc5 {[%csl Gc5,Rd2,Rg3][%cal
Gd5d2]} 37. Nf3 {[%cal Gf3d4]} Ne6 {[%csl Ye6]} 38. Kf2 Kd6 39. Ke2 Rc5 40.
Rxc5 Kxc5 41. Kd3 Kd5 42. Nd4 {[%csl Rb5,Rf5]} (42. Nh4 Nc5+ 43. Kc3 $2 (43.
Ke2 $11) 43... Ke4 44. Kb4 $140 Nd3+ 45. Kxb5 Nxb2 $17) 42... Nxd4 $1 43. exd4
({Now obvious draw:} 43. exd4 h5 44. h4 Kd6 45. Kc3 Kd5 46. Kd3 $11 (46. Kb4 $2
Kxd4 47. Kxb5 Ke4 48. Kxa4 Kxf4 49. b4 Kg4 50. b5 f4 51. b6 f3 52. b7 f2 53.
b8=Q f1=Q {=/+/-/+ Q_|_})) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bermuda m"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2000.02.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2000.02.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 {It's main line,
other lines are:} (6... e5 $5 {See comments to Sakaev,K-Pigusov,E/St.
Petersburg,1999/CBM 71(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V) (41)}) ({and} 6... O-O) 7. Bd2 ({
Another alternative is:} 7. a3 {See comments to Bareev,E-Gelfand,B/ Novgorod,
1997/CBM 60 (1/2-1/2)(Tsesarsky,I) (30)}) 7... Bxc3 8. Bxc3 {Much less common
than 8.bxc3, which was popular in the 1930s. Comments to this part of the game
(8-10moves) you can find in annotations to game:Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Frankfurt,
1999(rapid)/ CBM 72 (1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(49)} cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 Qc5 $5 {
[%mdl 4] Besides,black has two principales options:} (10... e5 $5 {See
comments to games: Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Frankfurt,1999/CBM 72 (1/2-1/2)  (Golod,V)
(49) and Gelfand,B-Speelman,J/Las Vegas,1999/ CBM 72(1-0)(Golod,V)(53)}) ({and
} 10... O-O {You can see comments to Shipov,S-Short,N/Port Erin,1999/CBM 74 
(1-0)  (Golod,V)(43)}) 11. Rc1 Bd7 ({Also was checked in the previous games:} 
11... O-O 12. b4 $1 (12. Nf3 $143 Nd5 13. Bd2 Qxc2 14. Rxc2 e5 $5 (14... Rd8
15. a3 h6 16. Bb5 Bd7 17. Bc4 Nb6 18. Bb3 Ne7 {+/=/= Dreev,A-Adams,M/LasVegas,
1999 (1/2-1/2)(51)}) 15. Rc5 Rd8 16. Bc4 Nb6 17. Bb3 Re8 18. Ng5 Re7 19. f3 Nd7
20. Rc1 Nf6 $11 {Kasparov,G-Anand,V/Frankfurt,1999(rapid) (1/2-1/2)(22)}) 12...
Qe7 (12... Nxb4 $2 13. Qd2 $1 {[%csl Rb4,Rf6]}) 13. a3 a6 14. Nf3 e5 15. Be2
Bg4 16. O-O Rfe8 17. h3 Bh5 18. Rfd1 $14 {Beliavsky,A-Komarov,D/Vrnjacka Banja,
1999 (1-0)(32)}) 12. Nf3 ({It deserves attention:} 12. a3 Rc8 13. Nf3 Ne7 14.
Bd3 Ned5 15. Bd2 Qxc2 16. Bxc2 O-O 17. O-O {+/=/= Georgiev,K-Shaked,T/Las
Vegas,1999 (1-0)(101)}) {In following seven games has arised the main line,but
one move earlier by the next move order:6.Nf3 c5 7.Bd2 Bxc3 8.Bxc3 Nc6 9.dxc5
Qxc5 10.Rc1 Bd7 11.e3} 12... O-O $5 ({Another possibility is:} 12... Rc8 $5 13.
a3 (13. Bxf6 $6 Qxc2 14. Rxc2 gxf6 15. Bb5 Ke7 16. O-O Ne5 $1 {=/=/+ Lopez
Arce,A-Poulsen,C/Buenos Aires, 1939(0-1)(61)}) (13. Be2 Nd5 14. Qb1 (14. Bd2 $5
) 14... Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Qe7 16. O-O O-O $11 {Gulko,B-Smyslov,V/Tilburg,1992
(rapid)(0-1)(53)}) 13... O-O (13... Ne7 $5 14. Qb1 $6 (14. Bd3 $142) 14... O-O
15. Bd3 Bb5 16. O-O Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qd5 $11 {Mohamed,E-Abo Nar,M/Cairo,1996(1-0)
(58)}) 14. Bd3 e5 15. O-O Qe7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Bf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 {+/=/=
Shocron,R-Sanguineti,R/Buenos Aires, 1958(1/2-1/2)(24)}) 13. Qb1 {[%csl Rc5]
[%cal Gc3f6]} ({In my opinion a little bit better is:} 13. a3 $5 Nd5 14. Bd3 {
[%csl Rh7]} g6 15. Bd2 Qxc2 16. Rxc2 Rfc8 17. O-O Nce7 18. Rfc1 $14 {Flohr,
S-Najdorf,M/Groningen,1946(1/2-1/2) (54)}) (13. Be2 h6 14. Qb1 Qe7 15. O-O Nd5
16. Rfd1 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Rfd8 $11 {Hollis,A-Fazekas,S/Bath,1963(1/2-1/2)(17)})
13... Qe7 14. Bd3 $5 $146 {[%csl Gb1,Gd3,Rh7][%cal Gc3f6]} ({After:} 14. Be2 {
black equalizes:} Nd5 (14... e5 $6 15. O-O Rfe8 16. Rfd1 $14 {[%csl Rd7]}) 15.
O-O (15. Bd2 e5 $5 16. e4 $140 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 $11) 15... Nxc3 {1/2-1/2
Kelecevic,N -Landenbergue,C/Biel,1996(14)} 16. Rxc3 $11) 14... Nb4 $1 ({
Slightly dubious:} 14... e5 {in view of:} 15. O-O (15. Ng5 $143 h6 16. Ne4 Nd5
17. Bd2 Rfd8 18. Nc5 Be8 $11) 15... Rfe8 16. Bc4 $36 {[%csl Rf7]}) 15. Bxf6 $6
({It was leading to small positional advantage:} 15. Be2 Nbd5 16. Bd2 e5 17.
O-O e4 18. Nd4 Rac8 {+/=/=}) 15... Nxd3+ $8 16. Qxd3 gxf6 17. O-O ({
Senselessly:} 17. Rc7 {because of:} Qb4+ 18. Qd2 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Bc6 20. Rc1
Rfc8 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 $11) 17... Rac8 18. e4 Rfd8 $11 19. h3 ({A little worse is:
} 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Qe3 a6 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Bc6) 19... Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Bc6
21. Qe3 Qb4 {[%csl Rb2,Re4]} 22. Ne5 $1 {[%mdl 64]} ({Differently,after:} 22.
Re1 Qxb2 23. Qxa7 Qc3 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25. Rxe3 {black has a slight advantage in
the endgame.}) 22... Qxe4 ({Also equality after:} 22... Bxe4 23. Rc4 {[%csl
Rb4,Re4]} (23. Ng4 $2 Qxb2 $17) 23... Rd1+ (23... Qxb2 $2 {is refuted by:} 24.
Rxe4 Rd1+ (24... fxe5 $2 25. Qg5+ {[%csl Rd8,Rg8]}) 25. Kh2 fxe5 26. Qg5+ Kf8 (
26... Kh8 27. Rg4 $18 {[%csl Rh8]}) 27. Rc4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Gc4c8]})
24. Kh2 Qe1 25. Rxe4 Qxe3 26. Rxe3 fxe5 27. Rxe5 Rd2 28. Rb5 $11) ({Loses:} 
22... fxe5 $4 23. Qg5+ {[%csl Rd8,Rg8]}) 23. Qg3+ Kf8 $8 24. Qa3+ Kg7 (24...
Ke8 $6 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Qxa7 $14) 25. Qg3+ {Game was ended in the draw
because Yasser Seirawan didn't want to risk,though after:} (25. Nxc6 bxc6 26.
Qxa7 Rd2 27. b3 Qf4 $1 $11 {[%csl Rc1,Gf4][%cal Gd2f2]}) 25... Kf8 26. Qa3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Monarch Assurance 08th"]
[Site "Port Erin"]
[Date "1999.11.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 $5 ({Another
options is:} 6. Nf3 $5 {See comments to Azmaiparashvili,Z-Huzman,A/Bugojno,
1999/ CBM 74(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(55)}) 6... c5 {Is the main line.Besides,black
has two principales moves:} (6... e5 $5 {See comments to Sakaev,K-Pigusov,E/St.
Petersburg,1999/CBM71(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(41)}) ({and} 6... O-O) 7. Bd2 ({
Another alternative is:} 7. a3 {See comments to Bareev,E-Gelfand,B/ Novgorod,
1997/CBM 60(1/2-1/2)(Tsesarsky,I) (30)}) 7... Bxc3 8. Bxc3 {Much less common
than 8.bxc3, which was popular in the 1930s. Comments to this part of the game
(8-10moves) you can find in annotations to Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Frankfurt,1999
(rapid)/ CBM 72(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(49)} cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 O-O (10... e5
$5 {See comments to games: Kramnik,V-Anand,V/ Frankfurt,1999/CBM 72 (1/2-1/2)
(Golod,V)(49) and Gelfand,B-Speelman,J/Las Vegas,1999/ CBM 72(1-0)(Golod,V)(53)
}) 11. Nf3 b6 $5 {/\Bb7(/^a8-h1)} ({In my opinion dubious:} 11... e5 12. Be2 (
12. Rd1 $6 Qxa2 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bg4 $11) 12... Bg4 13. O-O (13. h3 $5
Bh5 14. O-O Rad8 15. b4 $14 {Reshevsky,S-Bisguier,A/New York,1957 (1-0)(44)})
13... Bh5 14. Rfd1 Qc5 15. Qb3 Qe7 16. Qa3 $5 Qxa3 17. bxa3 $14 {Bronstein,
D-Smyslov,V/Parnu,1947(1/2-1/2) (25)}) ({Can be recommended:} 11... Rd8 $5 12.
Be2 Qe4 13. Qb3 b6 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfd1 Qg6 16. Qa3 {+/=/= Keatinge Clay,
A-Falconer,N/Concord, 1995(0-1)(72)}) ({or} 11... Qc5 $5 12. Rc1 Nd5 13. Bd2
Qxc2 14. Rxc2 Rd8 15. a3 Bd7 16. Bd3 Be8 17. Ke2 f6 18. h3 {1/2-1/2 Giorgadze,
G-Short,N/Bugojno,1999 (18)}) 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O {+/=/=} Rac8 {Also good
safely:} (13... Rfd8 14. Rfd1 (14. Bxf6 $143 gxf6 15. Rfd1 Qh5 $1 (15... Qc5 $2
16. Qxc5 bxc5 $14 {[%csl Rc5]}) 16. Nd4 Qg6 17. Qxg6+ (17. Bd3 $4 Qxg2+ $1 18.
Kxg2 Nxd4+ 19. Kh3 Nxc2 20. Bxc2 $17) 17... hxg6 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. Nxc6 Rxd1+
20. Rxd1 Bxc6 21. Rc1 Bb7 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $11) 14... Qc5 (14... Qe4 $4 15. Bd3
$18 {[%csl Gc2,Gc3,Gd3,Yf6,Rh7][%cal Gc3f6]}) 15. Rac1 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Rc8 {
+/=/=}) 14. Rfd1 ({After:} 14. Bxf6 {black equalizes:} Nd4 $1 {[%csl Rc2,Gc8,
Gd4]} 15. Qd1 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 gxf6) 14... Qe4 $5 {Besides black has two
alternatives:} (14... Qc5 $5 15. Rac1 Nb4 (15... Rfd8 $5) 16. Qb3 (16. Qa4 a5
17. b3 {+/=/=}) 16... Nbd5 17. Bd2 {+/=/=}) ({and} 14... Qh5 $6 15. Bxf6 gxf6
16. Qa4 $14 (16. Rd7 $2 {is refuted by:} Ne5 $1 {[%csl Rc2,Rd7]} 17. Rc7 (17.
Nxe5 $4 Qg5 $1 $19 {[%csl Rc2,Rg2]}) 17... Rxc7 18. Qxc7 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nxf3+
20. Kh1 (20. Bxf3 Qxf3 $17 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gg8h8]}) 20... e5 $17 {[%csl Rh2]})
) 15. Qxe4 {White transfers to slightly better endgame.Another possibility is:}
(15. Bd3 $5 Qg4 $8 (15... Qd5 $4 16. Bxf6 {[%csl Gd1,Rd5][%cal Gd3h7]} Nb4 (
16... gxf6 17. Bxh7+) 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Qb1 Qh5 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 $18 {
[%csl Rb4]}) 16. h3 Qh5 $8 17. Qa4 $5 ({Badly:} 17. Bxf6 {in view of:} Ne5 $1 (
17... gxf6 $2 18. Qa4 $14) 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 {[%csl Rc2,Rf6,Rh7]} 19. Nxe5 Rxc2 20.
Bxc2 gxf6 21. Nd3 Rg8 $15) 17... Nd5 $140 18. Be1 {[%csl Ye1]} Rfd8 19. Rac1 {
+/=/=}) 15... Nxe4 {[%mdl 4096]} 16. Be1 {[%csl Ye1,Ye2]} Rfd8 17. Rxd8+ ({
Probably much better is:} 17. b4 $1 {/\b5 (weaknesses: Pa7,Pb6)}) 17... Rxd8 $6
{Inaccuracy.Much better is:} (17... Nxd8 $1 {[%csl Gc8][%cal Gc8c1]} 18. b4
$140 Nc3 (18... Bd5 $143 19. a4 {/\a5 +/=/=}) 19. Bxc3 (19. Bf1 $5) 19... Rxc3
20. Rd1 Rc8 $11 {[%cal Gg8f8,Gf8e7]}) 18. Rc1 ({In my opinion} 18. b4 $142)
18... a5 {[%cal Ya5b4]} 19. Bb5 Rd6 $6 ({Can be recommended:} 19... Na7 20. Rc7
(20. Be2 Nc6) (20. Ba4 $6 Nc5 21. Bc2 Bd5 $11) 20... Nc5 21. Be2 Rc8 22. Rxc8+
Nxc8 23. Nd4 {+/=/=_|_}) 20. Kf1 $14 {[%cal Gf1e2]} f6 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Ge6e5]}
({Again possibly:} 20... Na7) 21. Ke2 e5 22. a3 ({Good enough right away:} 22.
Nd2 Nxd2 23. Bxd2 Na7 24. Bc4+ Kf8 25. f3 $14) 22... Kf8 23. Nd2 ({Now dubious:
} 23. b4 {because of:} Na7 $1 {[%csl Gb7,Re2][%cal Gb7a6]} 24. Bd3 $140 (24.
Bc4 $6 Rc6 $36 {[%csl Rc1,Gc6]}) 24... Nxf2 25. Bxf2 e4 {[%csl Rd3,Rf3]} 26.
Bc4 exf3+ 27. gxf3 Nc6 $11 {[%cal Gc6e5]}) 23... Nxd2 24. Bxd2 h6 {[%csl Gb5,
Ye5,Yf6,Yg7,Yh6]} (24... Na7 $143 {[%csl Rb5,Rg2]} 25. Rc7 Bf3+ $8 (25... Nxb5
$2 26. Rxb7 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Gb7][%cal Gd2a5,Ga3a4]} Rc6 $140 (26... a4 $4 27.
Bb4) 27. Bxa5 bxa5 (27... Rc2+ $143 28. Kd3 Rxf2 29. Rxb6 {[%csl Rb5]} Nc7 (
29... Rxb2 $2 30. Bb4+ {[%csl Rb5]} Rxb4 31. axb4 $18) 30. Rb8+ Ne8 31. Bb4+
Kf7 32. Rb7+ Kg8 $8 (32... Kg6 $2 33. Re7 {[%csl Re8]}) (32... Ke6 $2 33. Re7+)
33. Re7 Kf8 34. Rxe5+ Kf7 35. Re7+ Kf8 36. b3 $18 {[%cal Ga3a4]}) (27... Nd4+
$143 28. exd4 bxa5 29. dxe5 fxe5 30. Ke3 $18 {[%csl Ra5,Re5]}) 28. Rxb5 Rc2+
29. Kf3 $16) 26. gxf3 Nxb5 27. Rb7 {[%csl Rb5,Gb7][%cal Ga3a4,Gd2a5]} Rc6 28.
Bxa5 bxa5 (28... Rc2+ $2 29. Kd3 $18) 29. Rxb5 Rc2+ 30. Kf1 a4 $14) 25. f3 Ke7
{/\Kd8(><c7)} 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Kd8 28. Bd3 {with the idea 29.b5 or 29.Be4}
Ne7 29. b5 {[%cal Gd2b4]} e4 $2 {[%mdl 16384]} ({It is necessary:} 29... Nd5 {
[%csl Yd5][%cal Yd5b4]} 30. g3 {[%csl Yg3][%cal Ge3e4,Yg3f4]} Nc7 31. e4 $140 (
31. Bb4 $2 Bxf3+ $17 {[%csl Rd3]}) 31... Ne6 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Ge6d4]} 32. Bb4
Nd4+ 33. Ke3 Rd7 34. f4 {with slight advantage of white.} (34. Bf1 $143 f5 $11)
) 30. fxe4 Re6 31. Rc4 $16 {[%csl Yc4]} Nc8 ({More stubborn resistance after:} 
31... Ng6 {[%cal Gg6e5]}) 32. Rd4+ Kc7 $6 ({Maybe better is:} 32... Ke8 33. Bb4
Ne7 $16) 33. Be1 $1 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Ge1g3]} Nd6 $2 {After this move black
loses right away.} (33... Ne7 $142 34. Bg3+ Kc8 35. Bd6 (35. Kf2 $5 {[%csl Rc8,
Gd3]}) 35... Ng6 36. Kf2 Ne5 37. Be2 $16) 34. Bg3 {[%csl Gd4,Rd6,Gg3] With the
idea:35.Bc4(פd6)} Kd7 (34... g5 35. Bc4 Re5 36. Bd5 $1 $18 {[%csl Rd6,Re5]} (
36. Bxe5 $5 fxe5 37. Rd1 Nxc4 $140 38. Rc1 $18)) 35. Bc4 {[%csl Rd6,Ye6][%cal
Ye6d6]} Re5 $8 36. Bxe5 fxe5 37. Rd2 $18 Bxe4 38. Bd5 Bxd5 (38... Bg6 $144 39.
Bc6+ Ke7 40. Ra2 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Ga2a8,Ga8b8]}) 39. Rxd5 Ke6 40. Rd3 {[%csl
Rb6][%cal Gd3c3,Gc3c6]} Nxb5 ({Or:} 40... Kd7 41. e4 Ke6 42. Rc3 {[%cal Gc3c6]}
) 41. Rb3 Nd6 42. Rxb6 e4 43. g4 g6 {Black resigns in absolutely losing
position.} 1-0

[Event "Vidmar Memorial 16th"]
[Site "Portoroz"]
[Date "2005.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2005.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8.
Bd2 c6 9. e3 ({Another option is:} 9. g3 $5 {You can see my comments to
Sergienko,S-Lopushnoy,D/St.Petersburg 1999/CBM 71(1-0)(49)}) 9... Be6 ({
More popular continuation is:} 9... Nbd7 $5 {See comments to Beliavsky,
A-Romanishin,O/Groningen,1993/CBM 39(0-1)(Kortschnoj)(57)}) 10. Ng5 {Rare, but
logical move: White wants to exchange his knight for black's bishop and play
the endgame with the advantage of two bishops.} ({Other lines are:} 10. Bd3 $5)
({and} 10. Be2 $5) 10... Nbd7 ({An attempt to immediately exchange one of
white's bishops was checked in next game:} 10... Bd5 $5 11. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2
Nxd5 13. Bc4 h6 14. Nf3 Nf6 15. Ne5 Ne4+ 16. Ke2 Nd6 17. Bb3 Nd7 18. Nd3 O-O-O
19. Rac1 Kb8 20. Rhd1 Rhe8 21. Kf1 $14 {Azmaiparashvili,Z-Kortschnoj,V/Moscow,
1995(1-0)(57)}) 11. Nxe6 ({Also after:} 11. Bd3 $5 h6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. O-O-O
O-O-O 14. Ne2 Bd6 15. f3 Nb6 16. Rhe1 Rhe8 17. h3 h5 18. Kb1 $14 {White keeps
a small advantage. For further information you can see the next game:
Sinkovics,P-Papp,Z/Zalakaros,2000(1-0)(32)}) 11... fxe6 {+/=/= In this
position White has a very little advantage thanks to his bishop pair. But
Black haven't serious weaknesses and could hope for the best in the future.}
12. Bc4 $6 ({Much better was:} 12. Bd3 $5 {[%cal Yf2f3,Ye3e4] prepares a pawn
attack in the centre and prevents Black from playing "e5" for the present.})
12... Ke7 13. a3 $146 (13. O-O $143 a5 (13... Rhd8 $5) 14. a3 Bd6 15. f3 Rhd8
16. e4 fxe4 (16... e5 $5 $15) 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. fxe4 h6 19. Rf3 Bc7 20. Raf1
Rf8 21. Rxf8 Rxf8 22. Rxf8 Nxf8 $14 {Pohlers,J-Simon,H/Bad Meinberg,2003(0-1)
(47)}) 13... Bd6 14. f3 e5 $11 {After this move, Black rescues himself from
his sole weakness, and fully equalizes the position.} 15. dxe5 $6 {Doubtful
decision.} ({But also after:} 15. O-O-O g6 16. Bd3 exd4 17. exd4 Nb6 18. Rhe1+
Kf7 {Black has comfortable play.}) 15... Nxe5 {[%csl Rd3]} 16. Ba2 $5 ({
Another possibility was:} 16. Be2 Rad8 17. Rd1 Rhe8 18. e4 (18. Kf2 $5) 18...
fxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Ke6 $11) 16... b5 {Now Black has the initiative,
and he chose a very active plan, that is tied with an attack on queenside. But
in this case, White has good chances for counterplay thanks to his two bishops
and the unstable position of black's king. Another option was more
"centralictic" and started with 16...Rad8 in order to use the open "d" file
and the weak "d3" square.} 17. Ke2 $1 {White finally connected his rooks.} ({
Problematic for White was to play:} 17. Bb1 {[%csl Rc4] because the weak "c4"
square.}) 17... a5 18. Rhd1 Rhb8 $6 ({In light of next moves could be
recommended:} 18... Rhd8 $5) 19. Be1 Nc4 $6 {Unfortunately for Black, his main
idea doesn't work.} (19... b4 $5 20. Na4 (20. Rxd6 $2 Kxd6 21. Rd1+ Ke7 (21...
Kc7 $143 22. Bg3 Re8 23. Na4 {=/+/-/+}) 22. Na4 Rb5 {-/+/-+}) 20... bxa3 21.
bxa3 Bxa3 22. Bb1 Bd6 23. f4 Neg4 24. Bxf5 Rb3 $13) 20. Rac1 $1 {A little trap.
} ({The next exchanging combination lead only to equality:} 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21.
Rxd6 Kxd6 22. Bg3+ Ke6 23. Bxb8 Rxb8 24. Na4 Nd5 25. Rc1 Nb6 $11) 20... Bxh2 (
20... Nxb2 $2 21. Rxd6 Kxd6 22. Bg3+ Ke7 23. Bxb8 Rxb8 24. Rb1 $18 {[%csl Gb1,
Rb8]}) 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Na4 Be5 23. Rxc4 $14 {After couple of exchanges,
White has an advantage thanks to a better position of his pieces.} Bxb2 $2 (
23... Ra6 $142 {, protecting "c6" pawn.}) 24. Rxc6 $16 {[%csl Ra8,Re7][%cal
Ga4b6,Gb6c8] Now White has an unpleasant threat 25.Nb6 and 26.Nc8, winning
material.} Rc8 $4 ({The only way to continue the fight was:} 24... Bxa3 $5 25.
Nb6 Ra7 26. Bg3 Re8 27. Nc8+ Rxc8 28. Rxc8 $16) (24... Kf7 $2 25. Bg3 Bxa3 (
25... Rb7 $143 26. Rb1 $18) (25... Rb5 $143 26. Rb1 $18) (25... Rb3 $143 26.
Rb1 Rxa3 27. Nxb2 $18) 26. Bxb8 Rxb8 27. Nb6 {+/-/+- After the last move (24...
Rc8) the game finished immediately.}) 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Nxb2 {The further
resistance is senseless.} 1-0

[Event "Redbus KO"]
[Site "Southend"]
[Date "1999.04.02"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Ward, Christopher"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1999.04.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 {
[%mdl 4] After this move,white has a very small advantage in the endgame.Other
lines are:} (7. Qb3 $5 {-see comments to Dreev,A-Bareev,E/Elista,1998/CBM 65
(0-1) (Golod,V)(32)}) ({and} 7. Qd1 {-see comments to Ivanov,S-Landa,K/St.
Petersburg,1999/CBM 71(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(56)}) 7... exf5 8. Bd2 $5 {Other
alternatives are:} (8. Bf4 $5 {-see comments to Kortschnoj,V-Topalov,V/Tilburg,
1998/CBM 68(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(43) and Golod,V-Psakhis,L/Tel-Aviv,1999/CBM 71
(1-0)(Golod,V)(67)}) ({and} 8. a3 $5) 8... c6 (8... Be6) ({and} 8... O-O {
-was checked in the previous games.}) 9. g3 ({Another alternative is:} 9. e3 {
-see comments to Beliavsky,A-Romanishin,O/Groningen,1993/CBM 39(0-1)
(Kortschnoj)(57)}) 9... Be6 $5 $146 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gb8d7,Gd7b6]} (9... Nbd7
$5 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gd7b6] -see comments to Sergienko,S-Lopushnoy,D/St.
Petersburg 1999/CBM 71(1-0)(Golod,V)(49)}) 10. Bg2 {Besides,white has two
options:} (10. Ng5 $5 Bd5 (10... Bxc3 $143 11. bxc3 Bd5 12. f3 {/\Bg2,e4} h6
13. Nh3 $14 {[%cal Gh3f2,Gf1g2,Ge2e4]}) 11. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 cxd5 {+/=/=}) (
{and} 10. a3 Be7 11. Bg2 Nbd7 {-transfers to-10.Bg2}) 10... Nbd7 11. a3 ({
Also possibly:} 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 $5 {[%csl Yd2,Ye1]}) 11... Be7 12. O-O O-O
({Senseless:} 12... a5 {in view of:} 13. b4 O-O (13... axb4 $143 14. axb4 O-O (
14... Rxa1 $6 15. Rxa1 $140 Bxb4 $4 16. Ra8+ {[%csl Rh8]}) 15. b5 $36) 14. b5 {
+/=/=}) 13. b4 $5 {White's plan is:Rfc1/\Na4-c5 or /\Ne1-d3} Ne4 $5 ({Also
good enough:} 13... Nb6 $5) ({and} 13... Rfe8 $5) 14. Rfc1 ({In principle:} 14.
Nxe4 $5 fxe4 15. Ng5 Bc4 ({Slightly worse is:} 15... Bxg5 16. Bxg5 h6 17. Bf4
Bd5 18. Rfc1 $14) 16. Nxe4 (16. Rfe1 $6 f5 {[%cal Gh7h6]}) 16... Bxe2 17. Rfe1
Ba6 $11) 14... Nb6 $6 ({Can be recommended:} 14... Ndf6) 15. Be1 (15. Nxe4 $142
fxe4 16. Ng5 Bg4 (16... Bxg5 $143 17. Bxg5 {and white has a positional
advantage.}) 17. Nxe4 ({worse is:} 17. Kf1 {because of:} Rad8 $11) 17... Bxe2
18. Re1 {with slight advantage in the endgame.}) 15... Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bd5 $11
17. Ne5 $5 {with the idea:Nd3,e3,Be1 and Nc5} ({Dubious:} 17. a4 {in view of:}
Be4 {[%cal Gb6d5]}) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Bd6 $5 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gd6h2] This
move is better than:} (18... Bf6 19. Nd3 Rfe8 20. e3 Rad8 21. Nc5 Re7 22. a4
Nd5 23. Be1 {and white has a small advantage in the endgame.}) 19. Nd3 Rfe8 20.
e3 Nd5 21. Bd2 g5 $1 {[%cal Gf5f4]} 22. Kf3 $5 Re6 {/\Rae8 and e4; or Rh6} ({
Loses right away:} 22... f4 $4 {in view of:} 23. gxf4 gxf4 24. e4 $18) 23. a4 {
[%cal Gb4b5]} Rh6 24. Kg2 Re6 25. b5 $5 ({After:} 25. Kf3 Rh6 26. Kg2 {-draw})
25... cxb5 26. axb5 {[%csl Ra7] /\Ra4,Rca1(weaknessPa7)} f4 $1 27. Nc5 ({
Also eguality after:} 27. exf4 gxf4 28. Bxf4 (28. gxf4 Re4 29. Ra4 Nb6 30. Kf3
f5 $11 {[%csl Ya4,Rd4]}) 28... Bxf4 29. Nxf4 (29. gxf4 a5 $1 $11 (29... Re4 $2
30. Ra4 {+/=/+/-} Nxf4+ $140 $2 31. Kf3 Nxd3 32. Rg1+ $18 {[%csl Re4]})) 29...
Nxf4+ 30. gxf4 a5 $5 $11 {_|_}) 27... fxe3 28. fxe3 ({Badly:} 28. Nxe6 {
because of:} exd2 29. Rxa7 $1 Rd8 (29... Rxa7 $4 30. Rc8+ Bf8 31. Rxf8#) (29...
dxc1=Q $4 30. Rxa8+ {and mate in 2}) 30. Rd1 fxe6 31. Rxd2 b6 $15) 28... Bxc5
$1 (28... Re7 $6 29. e4 Bxc5 30. dxc5 $1 (30. Rxc5 $143 Rxe4 31. Rxd5 Re2+ 32.
Kh3 Rxd2 33. Rxg5+ Kf8 $11) 30... Rxe4 31. Bxg5 $14) 29. Rxc5 Rd8 $1 ({Badly:} 
29... Nxe3+ {because of:} 30. Kf3 $1 {[%csl Re3,Rg5]} (30. Bxe3 Rxe3 31. Rxg5+
Kf8 $11) 30... g4+ 31. Kf4 Rae8 32. Rg5+ $1 Kh8 $8 (32... Kf8 $4 33. Bb4+ $18)
33. Bxe3 Rxe3 34. Rxa7 R3e4+ 35. Kf5 Rxd4 36. Rxb7 {+/-/+/=}) 30. Rxa7 b6 31.
Rc2 ({In my opinion slightly better is:} 31. Rc6 Nxe3+ 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Rxb6
Rxd4 34. Rf6 Re2+ 35. Rf2 (35. Kh3 $4 g4+ 36. Kh4 Rxh2+ 37. Kg5 h6+ $1 38. Rxh6
(38. Kf5 Rh5#) 38... Rd5+ 39. Kxg4 Rxh6 $19) 35... Rxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Rb4 $11)
31... Rxe3 $5 {Differently after:} (31... Nxe3+ 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 {-equality}) 32.
Kf2 Rb3 {[%csl Rb5]} 33. Bxg5 Re8 34. Kg2 $6 ({Slightly better is:} 34. Re2
Rxe2+ 35. Kxe2 Kg7 36. Rd7 Rxb5 37. Kd3 Nf6 $11) 34... Kg7 ({Worse is:} 34...
Rxb5 {in view of:} 35. Bh6) 35. Rf2 Rf8 36. Rf5 (36. Be7 $5 Nxe7 37. Rxe7 Rxb5
$11) 36... Rxb5 37. Kh3 $2 {Probably this mistake because of zeitnot.} (37. Rf2
$5 $11) 37... Kg6 {[%csl Rf5,Rg5]} 38. g4 h5 $1 39. Re5 ({Loses right away:} 
39. Rd7 {because of:} hxg4+ 40. Kxg4 Ne3+ 41. Bxe3 Rxf5 $19) ({Most likely
better is:} 39. Rb7) 39... hxg4+ (39... f5 $6 40. Kh4 $1 hxg4 41. Re6+ Nf6 {
[%cal Gf8h8]} 42. Bxf6 Rxf6 $140 43. Ree7 $11 {[%cal Ge7g7]}) (39... f6 $2 40.
gxh5+ Kxh5 41. Bxf6+ Kg6 42. Bg5 $14) 40. Kh4 $8 (40. Kxg4 $4 f5+ $19 {[%csl
Rg5]}) 40... Rh8+ $1 (40... f6 {is refuted by:} 41. Bxf6 $1 {[]} Kxf6 (41...
Rxf6 42. Rg5+ Kh6 43. Rh5+ Kg6 44. Rg5+ $11) 42. Rd7 Nc3 43. Rd6+ Kg7 44. Rxb5
Nxb5 45. Rxb6 Nxd4 46. Kxg4 $11) 41. Kxg4 f5+ $2 (41... f6 $5 42. Re6 Rb4 (
42... Rxh2 $5) 43. Be3 Nxe3+ 44. Rxe3 Rxd4+ 45. Kg3 $17 {R_|_}) ({Very
strongly:} 41... Rh7 $1 {[%csl Ra7][%mdl 64]} 42. Ra2 (42. Rf5 Ne3+ 43. Bxe3
Rxf5 $19) 42... f6 43. Re6 Rg7 $1 $19 {[%csl Re6,Rg5][%cal Gg6f7,Gg6h7]}) 42.
Rxf5 $8 Ne3+ 43. Bxe3 Rxf5 44. Rb7 Rxh2 $6 $11 (44... Rb5 $142 45. h4 $5 {
with good chances for a draw.} (45. d5 $143 Rb4+ 46. Kg3 b5)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sergienko, Sergey"]
[Black "Lopushnoy, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2387"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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 "Voronezh OShK"]
[BlackTeam "Novokuznetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 {
[%mdl 4] After this move,white has a very small advantage in the endgame.Other
lines are:} (7. Qb3 $5 {-see comments to Dreev,A-Bareev,E/Elista,1998/CBM 65
(0-1) (Golod,V)(32)}) ({and} 7. Qd1 {-see comments to Ivanov,S-Landa,K/St.
Petersburg,1999/CBM 71(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(56)}) 7... exf5 8. Bd2 $5 {Other
alternatives are:} (8. Bf4 $5 {-see comments to Kortschnoj,V-Topalov,V/Tilburg,
1998/CBM 68(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(43) and Golod,V-Psakhis,L/Tel-Aviv,1999/CBM 71
(1-0)(Golod,V)(67)}) ({and} 8. a3 $5) 8... c6 $5 (8... Be6) ({and} 8... O-O {
-was checked in the previous games.}) 9. g3 ({Another alternative is:} 9. e3 {
-see comments to Beliavsky,A-Romanishin,O/Groningen,1993/CBM 39(0-1)
(Kortschnoj)(57)}) 9... Nbd7 $5 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gd7b6]} (9... Be6 $5 {-see
comments to Ward,C-Speelman,J/Southend,1999/CBM 71(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(44)}) 10.
Bg2 Nb6 11. Ne5 $5 {wiht the idea Nd3(><c5)} O-O 12. O-O $146 (12. Nd3 $5 Be7
13. Bg5 $6 (13. Bf4 $142) 13... Re8 14. O-O a5 15. Nc5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e3
$11 {Belin,I-Gedevanishvili,D/Sydney,1995/EXT 98(1/2-1/2)(37)}) 12... a5 $5 ({
Slightly worse is:} 12... Be6 {in view of:} 13. Nd3 Be7 (13... a5 $5) 14. Nc5
Rfd8 (14... Bxc5 15. dxc5 Nc4 16. Bc1 Nd7 17. b3 Nce5 18. f4 Ng6 19. Ba3 $14)
15. Nxb7 Rxd4 16. Be3 $14) 13. Rfd1 ({Senseless:} 13. Nd3 {because of:} Nc4 14.
Be1 Re8 $11) 13... Be6 14. b3 {><c4;/\Rab1,Nd3} ({In my opinion better is:} 14.
a3 Bd6 $140 (14... Be7 $5) 15. Nd3 {[%cal Gd3c5,Gd2f4]} Nfd5 (15... Nbd5 $143
16. Nc5 b6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 $14) 16. Nc5 {+/=/=}) 14... Ra7 $6 {[%cal Gf8a8,Ga5a4]
} ({Aftert normal move:} 14... Rfd8 {probably equality.}) 15. Rab1 Rfa8 16. Nd3
{+/=/=} Rd8 $6 ({Logically:} 16... Bxc3 17. Bxc3 a4 18. Nc5 axb3 19. axb3 Bd5
20. f3 {[%cal Ge2e4] +/=/=}) 17. e3 Nfd5 ({Can be recommended:} 17... Bd5 $5)
18. Nxd5 Nxd5 $8 19. Bxd5 $1 {White transfers to better endgame.} Rxd5 $8 20.
Bxb4 axb4 21. Rd2 $14 {[%csl Rb4][%mdl 4096]} (21. Nxb4 {is refuted by:} Rb5 {
[%csl Ra2,Yb4][%cal Gb5b4]} 22. d5 (22. Nd3 $143 Rxa2 $15) 22... Rxb4 (22...
cxd5 $2 23. Rd4 $16) (22... Bxd5 $6 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 cxd5 25. a4 {+/=/+/-
}) 23. dxe6 fxe6 $11 {_|_}) 21... Rb5 22. f3 $1 {Against 22...Bd5(><f3)} Ra8 (
22... g5 $5 {/\f6,Kf7}) 23. Rc1 f6 24. Kf2 Kf7 25. Rc5 $1 Rb6 $6 ({Badly:} 
25... Rxc5 {in view of:} 26. Nxc5 $1 (26. dxc5 $2 Ra5 27. Rc2 Rb5 $11) 26...
Ra7 $140 27. Nd3 $16 {[%csl Rb4]}) (25... Raa5 $142) 26. e4 fxe4 27. fxe4 Ke7 (
{Dubious:} 27... Rd8 28. Ke3 $140 Ke7 {because of:} 29. Ra5 $1 {[%csl Ga5]})
28. Ke3 Kd6 29. Rf2 h6 30. Kf4 $5 {/\g4} Bg8 31. g4 {White's plan is:play on
the king side properly:h4 and g5.} Ke7 32. h3 Be6 33. Ke3 Kd6 34. Rg2 Re8 35.
Kf3 Ra8 36. Rf2 Bg8 37. Re2 Bf7 38. Rd2 Bg8 39. Kf4 {Probably these manoeuvres
because of mutual zeitnot.} Be6 40. Rg2 Bg8 41. h4 {At last!} Be6 42. Rh2 Ke7
$6 ({More stubborn resistance after:} 42... g5+) 43. g5 $16 Rd8 44. Ke3 Rg8 45.
Ra5 $1 g6 $2 {After this mistake white has a forcing win.} (45... Bf7 $16) 46.
gxf6+ Kxf6 47. Rf2+ Kg7 ({Also loses:} 47... Ke7 {in view of:} 48. Re5 {
[%csl Re6][%cal Gd3c5]} Rb5 (48... Kd6 $143 49. Rf6 Re8 50. Nc5 $18) (48... Rd8
$143 49. Nf4 Rd6 50. d5 $18) 49. Nc5 Rxc5 50. Rxc5 $18) 48. Re5 Re8 (48... Bc8
49. Re7+ Kh8 50. Rff7 Rd8 51. Rh7+ Kg8 52. Ne5 $18) (48... Bf7 49. Re7 Rf8 50.
Nc5 $18 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gc5d7,Gc5e6]}) (48... c5 49. dxc5 Rc6 50. Nxb4 $18 {
[%csl Re6]}) 49. Nc5 (49. Nc5 Bf7 $8 50. Rxe8 Bxe8 51. Ne6+ Kh7 $8 (51... Kg8 {
[=51...Kh8]} 52. Rf8+ $18 {[%csl Re8]}) 52. Nc7 $1 Bd7 53. Rf7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[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 "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qd1 {
Other lines are:} (7. Qxf5 {-see comments to Sergienko,S-Lopushnoy,D/St.
Petersburg 1999/CBM 71(1-0)(Golod,V)(49)}) ({and} 7. Qb3 $5 {-see comments to
Dreev,A-Bareev,E/Elista,1998/CBM 65(0-1) (Golod,V)(32)}) 7... Nbd7 $5 {Desides,
black has several options:} (7... c5 $5 {Is the main line.You can see comments
to Sokolov,I-Kortschnoj,V/Dresden,1998/CBM 65(1-0)(ChessBase)(52)}) (7... e5 $5
{-see comments to Jelen,I-Beliavsky,A/Bled,1996/CBM 51(0-1) (Mencinger,V)(34)})
(7... O-O {-see comments to Kharlov,A-Kholmov,R/Elista,1995/CBM 50(1-0)
(Chekhov)(39)}) ({and} 7... Ne4 {-see comments to Goldin,A-Yudasin,L/Rishon le
Zion,1996/CBM 53(1-0)(Dautov)(53)}) 8. e3 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gf1d3]} Ne4 $1 {
Differently after 9.Bd3 white has a advantage.} 9. Bd2 {This more logically,
than- 9.Qb3} Nxd2 10. Qxd2 e5 $146 (10... Nf6 $143 11. Bd3 Qa5 12. O-O O-O 13.
Rfc1 c6 14. a3 Be7 15. b4 $14 {Vorobiov,E-Krivonogov,A/Moscow,1995/EXT 97(1/
2-1/2)(15)}) 11. Bd3 ({In my opinion slightly better is:} 11. a3) 11... Bxc3 $1
({Dubious:} 11... Qg4 {in view of:} 12. O-O exd4 (12... e4 $6 13. h3 Qg6 $2 (
13... Bxc3 $142 {-12...Bc3}) 14. Bxe4 $1 Bxc3 $140 15. Qc2 $18 {[%csl Yc2,Rc3]
[%cal Yc2e4,Gc2c3]}) (12... Bxc3 $6 13. Qxc3 $140 e4 14. h3 Qg6 15. Bc2 $14)
13. exd4 O-O 14. Rae1 $14 (14. Rfe1 $5)) 12. Qxc3 ({After:} 12. Bxf5 $6 Bxd2+
13. Kxd2 exd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 {equality in the endgame.}) (12. bxc3 $4 e4 13. Bc2
(13. Nh4 $2 Qg4 {[%csl Rd3,Rh4]}) 13... Qg4 $17 {[%csl Rg2]}) 12... exd4 {
Is the best move!} (12... e4 $6 13. Bc2 Qg4 14. Nd2 $36 {[%cal Gc2e4]}) ({
Badly:} 12... Qg4 {because of:} 13. dxe5 $1 (13. O-O $5 {-see 11...Qg4}) 13...
Qxg2 14. Ke2 Qh3 15. Rag1 $16) 13. Nxd4 {+/=/= White has a slight positional
advantage also after:} (13. Qxd4 {[%csl Rf5,Rg7]} Qf6 14. Rc1 c6 {+/=/=}) ({and
} 13. exd4 Qf4 (13... Qe6+ $2 14. Kf1 Qd6 15. Re1+ Kf8 16. Ng5 $16 {[%csl Rf7,
Rh7][%cal Gd3c4]}) 14. O-O O-O {+/=/=}) 13... Qc5 $5 {This move is better
than-13...Qe5} 14. Qd2 ({Senseless:} 14. Nb5 {in view of:} Qxc3+ 15. bxc3 Kd8
$11 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Yd8c7]}) ({Also equality after:} 14. Rc1 Qxc3+ 15. Rxc3 c6
) 14... Ne5 15. Be4 $5 ({Somewhat worse is:} 15. Be2) 15... Qe7 16. O-O O-O 17.
Rac1 $5 {White's plan is: Bb1,Qc2/^b1-h7 and play on the centre.} c6 18. Bb1
Rd8 19. Qc2 Ng6 $5 {Black's plan is: Bd7,Rac8 and c5 with play on the queen
side.} 20. a3 Bd7 $11 21. e4 $5 {(><f5)/\f4,e5} Rac8 22. Rfe1 ({Dubious:} 22.
b4 {because of:} a5 {or (22...b6/\c5)with slight advantage of a black}) 22...
c5 23. Nf5 Qe5 ({Loses right away:} 23... Bxf5 24. exf5 Ne5 $8 25. f4 $18) 24.
g3 c4 {[%csl Yc5][%cal Ye5c5]} 25. Qc3 Qxc3 $5 ({Slightly worse is:} 25... Bxf5
26. exf5 Qxc3 27. bxc3 (27. Rxc3 $143 Nf8 $11) 27... Nf8 28. Re7 Rd7 29. Rce1 {
+/=/=}) 26. Rxc3 Be6 ({Viz now good enough:} 26... Bxf5 27. exf5 Nf8 $11) 27.
e5 {[%cal Gf5d6]} Rc5 28. f4 Bxf5 $6 ({Strongly:} 28... Rb5 29. Nd6 Rxb2 30.
Bc2 (30. f5 $2 Nxe5 $1 $19 {[%csl Rb1,Rd6][%cal Ge5f3]}) (30. Nxc4 $5 Bxc4 31.
Rxc4 Rdd2 32. Be4 Rxh2 33. Rc7 $11) 30... Ne7 31. f5 Bd5 $13) 29. Bxf5 {+/=/=}
b5 30. b3 Ne7 {[%cal Ge7d5]} 31. Be4 Rd4 $1 {with the idea Nd5 and Rcxd5} 32.
Kf2 Nd5 33. Bxd5 Rcxd5 34. bxc4 bxc4 (34... Rxc4 $2 35. Rxc4 bxc4 36. Rc1 Rd2+
(36... Rd4 $143 37. Rc3 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gf2e3]}) 37. Ke1 $1 (37. Kf3 $6 Rd3+
38. Ke4 Rxa3 39. Rxc4 g6 $11) 37... Rxh2 (37... Rd4 $6 38. Rd1 $1 $16) 38. Rxc4
{with advantage of white.For example:} g6 (38... h5 $5) 39. Kf1 Rb2 40. Rc8+
Kg7 41. Rc7 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Ge5e6] +/=/+/-}) 35. Re2 {[%csl Rc4,Ye2][%cal
Ge2c2]} h6 ({Slightly better is:} 35... h5) 36. Rec2 Rd2+ 37. Rxd2 (37. Ke3
$143 Rxc2 38. Rxc2 Rd3+ 39. Ke4 Rxa3 40. Rxc4 g6 $11) 37... Rxd2+ 38. Ke3 Rxh2
39. Rxc4 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gc4a4]} Rg2 $5 40. Kf3 $140 Rb2 {[%csl Ra3][%cal
Gb2b3]} 41. Rc8+ $6 (41. Ra4 $142 Rb7 42. g4 {[%cal Gf3e4,Gf4f5] with slight
advantage in the R endgame}) 41... Kh7 42. Rc7 Rb3+ $8 43. Kg4 Rxa3 44. Rxf7
Kg6 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gg6f7,Gh6h5]} 45. e6 h5+ 46. Kh4 Re3 47. Rf8 ({Also draw
after:} 47. f5+ Kh6 48. Rxa7 g6 {[%csl Re6]} 49. e7 (49. fxg6 $144 Re4+ $1 50.
Kh3 Kxg6 51. Ra6 Kg5 (51... Kf6 52. Rb6 Rxe6 $4 (52... Kg5 $11) 53. Rxe6+ Kxe6
54. Kh4 $18) 52. Kg2 Kf5 53. Kf3 Rxe6 54. Rxe6 Kxe6 $11) 49... Re4+ 50. g4 (50.
Kh3 $143 gxf5) 50... gxf5 51. Ra6+ Kg7 52. e8=Q Rxe8 53. gxf5 Re1 $11) 47...
Re4 48. g4 Kh7 $1 {[%csl Re6][%cal Ge4e6]} 49. f5 $5 {Only chance play to win.}
hxg4 50. Ra8 a5 $1 51. Rxa5 Kh6 {[%cal Gg7g6]} 52. Ra8 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Ga8h8]}
g3+ $1 $11 53. Kxg3 Kg5 54. Kf3 Re5 55. Rf8 g6 56. fxg6 Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 {
After exchange of the queens,White can expect only on minimal positional
advantage.} exf5 8. a3 Bd6 9. Nb5 Be6 10. Bd2 {[%cal Ga1c1] Comments to this
part of the game(7-9 moves) ,also: 10.e3; 10.Nxd6+ and} (10. g3 $5 {You can
find in annotations to game: Vera,R-Stefansson,H/Varadero,2000/CBM 77(1-0)
(Golod,V)(66)}) 10... Nc6 ({Also once were checked in the preceding short game:
} 10... a6 $5 11. Nxd6+ cxd6 12. e3 Nc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Pedersen,N-Huzman,A/Bled,
2002(12)}) 11. Rc1 $146 ({The same position with rearrangement of moves has
met in two more games:} 11. e3 a6 12. Nxd6+ cxd6 13. Bd3 Ne4 14. Ke2 Kd7 15.
Rhc1 {+/=/= Kelecevic,N-Franzoni,G/Switzerland,1997(1/2-1/2)(33)}) (11. Nxd6+
cxd6 12. e3 Ke7 13. Bd3 Ne4 14. Ke2 g6 15. Rhc1 Rac8 16. b4 Nb8 {+/=/= Wiley,
T-Kholmov,R/Olomouc,2001(1/2-1/2)(43)}) 11... a6 $1 {Black can not any more
suffer here this knight.} 12. Nxd6+ cxd6 13. e3 ({Hardly it was better:} 13.
Bf4 Kd7 {[%cal Yf6d5,Yf6h5]} (13... Ne4 $143 14. e3 {[%cal Gf3d2]}) 14. e3 Nh5
$11) 13... Ne4 14. Bd3 Kd7 $11 {It became already clear, that Black have
decided all opening problems.} 15. Ke2 (15. h4 $5 {[%cal Gf3g5]} h6 16. h5 Rac8
$11) 15... Bd5 16. Rhd1 ({Senselessly:} 16. Ne1 $6 {[%cal Gf2f3] because of:}
Rhe8 {[%csl Re2,Ge8]}) 16... Rhe8 {<->e; עe2} 17. Kf1 Rac8 18. h4 {In my
opinion,it was a little better:} (18. Be1 {[%cal Gf3d2]} Bb3 $1 19. Bc2 Bxc2 (
19... Bc4+ $5 20. Kg1 $6 (20. Bd3 $142 Bb3 $11) 20... Be2 21. Rd2 Nxd2 22.
Bxf5+ Kd8 (22... Ke7 $5 23. Nxd2 {[%csl Gc1,Rc8][%cal Gd4d5]} Rb8 24. f3 {=/=/+
}) 23. Nxd2 (23. Bxc8 $4 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Kxc8 $19 25. d5 $140 Re5 $1 {[%csl Rd5,
Rg1][%cal Ge5d5,Ge5g5,Ge2f3]}) 23... Rb8 (23... Rc7 $2 24. Ne4 $14 {[%csl Yc6]
[%cal Ge4d6,Gd4d5,Yc6a5,Ge1a5]} g6 $140 $2 25. Nxd6 {[%csl Rc7,Yd8,Re8][%cal
Gd6e8,Gd4d5,Yd8c7,Yd8e8]}) 24. Ne4 g6 25. Ng3 Bb5 26. Bc2 Rc8 {=/=/+}) 20. Rxc2
Ne7 {[%cal Ye7d5]} 21. Rdc1 $11) 18... g6 (18... h6 $6 19. h5 {[%csl Rf5][%cal
Gf3h4]}) 19. Ng5 $6 {After this inaccurate move White will have to fight for
equality.} (19. Be1 $6 Bb3 20. Bc2 Na5 $15 {[%csl Rc2]} 21. Bxb3 $140 $6 Nxb3
22. Rxc8 Rxc8 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 23. Rd3 Nc1 24. Rd1 Rc2 {[%csl Rb2,Gc2][%cal
Yb7b6,Ya6a5]}) ({Can be recommended:} 19. Bc4 $5) 19... Bb3 $1 20. Bxe4 ({
A little bit passive continuation:} 20. Bc2 Bxc2 21. Rxc2 Ne7 $1 {<->c} 22. Bc3
(22. Rxc8 $6 Rxc8 $15 {[%cal Gc8c2]}) 22... Nd5 {[%csl Rc3]} 23. Rdc1 h6 24.
Nxe4 fxe4 $15) 20... fxe4 (20... Bxd1 $4 {is refuted by:} 21. Bxc6+ Rxc6 22.
Rxd1 $16) 21. Re1 h6 22. Nh3 $6 (22. Rc3 $5 {It's the most logical reaction to
the previous move of Black.} Ba2 23. Nh3 (23. Ra1 $2 hxg5 24. Rxa2 gxh4 $17)
23... Ne7 {[%cal Ge7d5]} 24. Rec1 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Nd5 26. Rc1 {[%cal Gh3f4] =/=/+
}) 22... Ne7 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Bc4+ {Can it was necessary to decide on
exchange of one more pair RR :} (24... Rxc1+ $5 25. Bxc1 Nf5 {[%csl Rh4]} 26.
g3 b6 $15 {[%csl Ya6,Yb6,Yf7,Yg6][%cal Ya6a5,Yf7f6,Yg6g5,Gd7c6,Gc6d5,Gd5c4]})
25. Ke1 Nf5 $15 26. g3 b5 ({It deserves attention:} 26... b6 {[%csl Yb6,Rd2]
[%cal Ya6a5] with the idea to limit the White's bishop.}) 27. Ba5 f6 28. Nf4
Bf7 $6 {It was better to keep a rooks:} (28... g5 29. Nh5 Rf8 30. hxg5 fxg5 $15
) 29. Rxc8 Kxc8 30. Ne2 {[%csl Ya5,Gf7] Presence of bishops of opposite color
^- in endgame - "harbinger" of drawn game.} Bc4 31. Nc3 d5 32. f3 $1 {[%csl
Ye1][%cal Ye1f2] Very in time! For White "air" is necessary.} exf3 {Besides
Black has two alternatives:} (32... Nxg3 33. Kf2 Nf5 (33... Nh1+ $4 34. Kg2
exf3+ 35. Kxf3 $8 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gf3g2,Gg2h1]} Bf1 36. Nxd5 f5 37. Ne7+ Kd7
38. Nxg6 $18) 34. h5 $1 g5 35. fxe4 Ng7 {[%csl Rh5]} 36. Bb4 $11 {[%csl Rg7,
Rh6][%cal Gb4f8]}) (32... Nxe3 33. Kf2 Nc2 34. fxe4 dxe4 35. Nxe4 f5 36. Nc5
$11 {[%csl Ra6]}) 33. Kf2 {[%csl Yc4,Rf3][%cal Gf2f3,Yc4d5]} Kd7 34. Kxf3 Ke6
35. Bb4 {[%csl Yb4][%cal Yb4f8,Yb4a3]} (35. a4 $142) 35... Bb3 36. Bf8 h5 37.
Kf4 Bc2 38. Bc5 Be4 39. Bf8 {White don't have any clear plan, they wait and
prepare for active actions on the part of Black.} Bg2 40. a4 {Basically, the
correct direction of actions - than is less pawns, the less problems.} Kf7 ({
Leads to absolutely equality:} 40... bxa4 41. Nxa4 Kf7 42. Bb4 Ng7 {[%csl Rf4]
[%cal Gg7e6]} 43. Nc5 {[%csl Yc5][%cal Yc5e6]}) 41. Bb4 ({Is more interesting
alternative:} 41. axb5 $142 axb5 (41... Kxf8 $4 42. bxa6 Ng7 {[%csl Rf4,Yg7]
[%cal Yg7e6,Ye6c7]} 43. g4 $1 Ne6+ (43... hxg4 $2 44. Kxg4 $1 {[%csl Ga6][%cal
Ga6a7]} Ne8 $140 45. Nb5 {[%csl Ga6,Yb5][%cal Ga6a7,Ga7a8,Yb5c7]}) 44. Kg3 {
[%csl Rg2]} Bf1 (44... Bh1 $2 45. Nb5 {[%csl Ga6,Yb5][%cal Ga6a7,Yb5c7,Ga7a8]})
45. a7 Nc7 46. Nxd5 Na8 $8 47. gxh5 gxh5 48. Nxf6 $18) 42. Bc5 Ng7 43. e4 Ne6+
44. Ke3 dxe4 45. Nxe4 Nc7 $11 {[%cal Gc7d5]}) 41... Ng7 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gg7e6]
} 42. e4 dxe4 43. axb5 axb5 44. Nxb5 $11 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gd4d5,Gb5d6]} ({
Also leads to equality:} 44. Nxe4) 44... Nf5 45. Nd6+ Nxd6 46. Bxd6 {Drawn
game is inevitable.} Ke6 47. Bc5 Kd5 48. b4 Kc4 49. Ke3 g5 50. Be7 gxh4 51.
gxh4 f5 52. Bd6 {[%csl Yb4,Yd4,Yd6,Ge4,Gf5,Gg2,Yh4,Gh5] It was a rather
instructive game for this variation.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.11.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 $6 {
After this move,white has a very small advantage in the endgame.} (7. Qb3 $5 {
-is the main line.See comments to Dreev,A-Bareev,E/Elista,1998/CBM65(0-1);
[Golod,V];(32)}) 7... exf5 8. Bf4 $5 ({Other alternatives are:} 8. Bd2 $5) ({
and} 8. a3 $5 {-also see comments to Dreev,A-Bareev,E/Elista,1998/CBM65(0-1);
[Golod,V];(32)}) 8... Be6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] is the best move.} ({Worse is:} 
8... c6 {[%csl Rd6] (weakness:d6)} 9. a3 Be7 10. e3 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Nb6 12. Nc4
O-O 13. h3 Be6 14. Na5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Jacimovic,D-Cao Sang/Erevan 1996/EXT 97 
(58)}) ({Senseless:} 8... Nd5 {because of:} 9. Bd2 $14) 9. a3 $5 (9. Bxc7 $2 {
this move is refuted by:} Nd5 $1 (9... Nc6 $2 {[%cal Gf6d5]} 10. Bf4 Ne4 11.
Bd2 Nxd2 12. Kxd2 {+/=/+/-}) 10. Bxb8 $8 Rxb8 $1 (10... Nxc3 $2 11. a3 Ba5 12.
Bd6 $16) 11. Rc1 (11. a3 $5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxc3 {=/=/+}) 11... Rc8 12. Kd2 $2 (
12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nxc3 {=/=/+}) 12... O-O $1 13. e3 $140 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Rxc3
$1 15. Rxc3 Rc8 16. Bc4 Rxc4 17. Rhc1 Rxc3 18. Rxc3 Bxa2 $17) 9... Bd6 $1 ({
Badly:} 9... Ba5 {in view of:} 10. b4 Bb6 11. Na4 {and white has a positional
advantage in the endgame.}) 10. Bxd6 cxd6 {+/=/=} 11. e3 ({Senseless:} 11. Nb5
{because of:} Kd7 12. Rc1 Nc6 $11 {[%cal Gh8c8]}) 11... Nbd7 $5 {Black's plan:
Ke7,Rac8,Nb6(><d5;c4)} 12. Rc1 ({Dubious:} 12. Nb5 Ke7 $140 13. Nc7 Rac8 14.
Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bd3 $11) 12... Ke7 13. Bd3 Rac8 14. Ke2 $5 {White's plan:Nd2,Rc2,
Rac1} Nb6 15. Nd2 a6 $5 {(><b5;/\Rc7,Rac8,Nbd5)} ({Now badly:} 15... Rc7 {
in view of:} 16. Nb5 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gc1c7]} Rc8 $14) 16. Rc2
Rc7 17. Rhc1 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gc3d5]} Rhc8 18. h3 $5 {/\f3;g4or e4} h5 $5 {
[%cal Yh5g4]} ({Worse is:} 18... Kd8 {(/\Nbd5 or Nc4)} 19. f3 h5 20. e4 fxe4
21. fxe4 {+/=/=}) 19. h4 (19. f3 $142 $5 Nfd5 ({Loses:} 19... Nc4 $2 {because
of:} 20. Nd1 $1 {[%csl Rc4,Rc7]} b5 21. b3 $18) (19... d5 $6 20. Nb3 Nbd7 (
20... Nfd7 $143 21. Na5 $1 {+/=/+/-}) 21. Na5 $14) 20. Nxd5+ Nxd5 21. Rxc7+
Rxc7 22. Rxc7+ Nxc7 23. e4 fxe4 24. fxe4 {+/=/=}) 19... Kd8 $5 {[%cal Yd8c7,
Gb6d5,Gb6c4]} 20. Kf3 $5 {with the idea after 20...Nc4? 21.Nxc4 Bxc4 22.Bxf5+-}
g6 {[%cal Yg6f5]} 21. Kg3 Kd7 $11 ({Is the better move,than:} 21... Nbd5 22.
Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Rxc7 Kxc7 {+/=/=_|_}) 22. Ne2 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Rxc2
24. Bxc2 {[%mdl 4096]} Ke7 $5 {קf7 and /\Bd7-c6(diagonal a8-h1)} 25. Nf4 Bd7
26. f3 Bc6 27. Kf2 ({Dubious:} 27. e4 {in view of:} fxe4 28. fxe4 Na4 $1 {
and already black has a slight advantage in the endgame.}) 27... Nfd5 28. Nxd5+
Bxd5 {/\Nc4} 29. e4 fxe4 30. fxe4 Be6 {[%cal Gb6c4]} 31. Ke3 (31. d5 $2 Bg4 {
[%csl Re5][%cal Gb6d7,Gd7e5]} 32. Nf3 Nd7 33. Ke3 Ne5 $1 $15) 31... Nc4+ 32.
Nxc4 Bxc4 33. Kf4 ({Can be recommended:} 33. b3 Be6 34. b4 {[%csl Ra6,Rb7]})
33... a5 $1 $11 34. Kg5 b6 35. g3 Ke6 36. Kh6 Ke7 37. Kg7 Be6 ({Badly:} 37...
Ke6 38. Kf8 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gf8e8,Ge8d8,Gd8c7]} b5 (38... Kd7 $2 39. b3 $18 {
[%csl Rf7]}) 39. Ke8 a4 40. Kd8 f6 41. Kc7 {+/=/+/-}) 38. b3 b5 $1 {[%cal
Gb5b4] (/\b4;><c4 for bishop)} 39. b4 $8 axb4 40. axb4 Bc4 41. Bd1 Bd3 42. Bf3
Bc4 43. Bg2 Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-ch op"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.04.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Golod, Vitali"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1999.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 {
After this move,white has a very small advantage in the endgame.Besides,white
has two options:} (7. Qb3 $5 {Is the main line.See comments to Dreev,A-Bareev,
E/Elista,1998/CBM 65(0-1)(Golod,V)(32)}) ({and} 7. Qd1 $5 {-see comments to
Ivanov,S-Landa,K/St. Petersburg,1999/CBM 71(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(56)}) 7... exf5
8. Bf4 $5 {[%mdl 4]} ({Other alternatives are:} 8. Bd2 $5 {-you can see
comments to Sergienko,S-Lopushnoy,D/St. Petersburg,1999/CBM 71(1-0)(Golod,V)
(49) and Ward,C-Speelman,J/Southend,1999/CBM 71(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(44)}) ({and} 
8. a3 $5) 8... c6 $6 (8... Be6 $1 {See comments to Kortschnoj,V-Topalov,V/
Tilburg 1998/CBM 68(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(43)}) ({Senseless:} 8... Nd5 {because of:
} 9. Bd2 $14) 9. a3 Be7 (9... Ba5 $143 10. b4 Bb6 11. e3 $14) 10. e3 Nbd7 ({
Interestingly:} 10... Nh5 $5 11. Bc7 $140 Kd7 {[%csl Rc7]} 12. Be5 (12. Ba5 $5)
12... f6 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 {+/=/=}) 11. Nd2 Nb6 12. Nb3 $1 $146 {[%csl Rb7]
[%cal Gb3a5]} (12. Nc4 $143 O-O $6 (12... Nxc4 $1 13. Bxc4 Be6 $11) 13. h3 Be6
14. Na5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Jacimovic,D-Cao Sang/Erevan 1996/EXT 97 (58)}) 12... Nfd5
$5 ({After:} 12... Nh5 $6 13. Be5 $1 f6 $140 14. Bc7 Kd7 {-white transfers to
better endgame:} 15. Bxb6 axb6 16. Be2 g6 17. Bxh5 gxh5) 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Be5
$1 {+/=/=} ({Worse is:} 14. Bg3 {because of:} g5 $1 $13 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gf5f4]
}) 14... f6 15. Bg3 b6 ({Can be recommended:} 15... Be6 $5 16. Nc5 $5 (16. Na5
$6 O-O-O 17. Rc1 f4 $1 $36) 16... Bxc5 17. dxc5 {+/=/=}) 16. Rc1 Bb7 ({
Senseless:} 16... Bd7 $6 {in view of:} 17. Ba6 Bc8 18. Bd3 $14) 17. Bd3 g6 18.
O-O Rd8 {[%cal Ge7d6]} 19. Rfe1 Bd6 20. Bh4 $1 {/\f3,Bf2 and e4 with the play
in the centre.} (20. f3 $143 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Kf7 22. e4 fxe4 23. fxe4 Ne7 $11)
20... O-O 21. f3 Kg7 ({Dubious:} 21... f4 {because of:} 22. e4 Ne3 23. Bf2 $14)
22. e4 fxe4 23. fxe4 Nf4 24. Bf1 g5 $5 25. Bf2 Ng6 $6 ({Much better is:} 25...
f5) 26. g3 $5 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gf1g2]} h5 27. Bg2 Rfe8 28. Nd2 $5 {[%csl Rf5]
[%cal Gd2c4,Gc4e3,Ge3f5]} ({Differently after:} 28. e5 fxe5 29. Bxc6 Bxc6 30.
Rxc6 Ne7 31. Rc2 Nf5 32. Rce2 Kf6 {total equality.}) 28... h4 29. e5 $5 ({
Good enough:} 29. Nc4 hxg3 30. hxg3 Bb8 31. Ne3 Ne7 {+/=/=}) 29... fxe5 30.
Bxc6 Bxc6 31. Rxc6 Ne7 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Ge7f5]} (31... exd4 $4 {[%csl Rd6]} 32.
Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Rxd6 $18) 32. Rc2 Nf5 33. Nc4 hxg3 ({Dubious:} 33... exd4 34.
Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Nxd6 $1 (35. g4 $6 d3 36. Rc3 d2 37. Nxd2 Nh6 $11) 35... Nxd6 36.
Bxd4+ Kf7 37. gxh4 gxh4 38. Bf2 $14) 34. hxg3 e4 $5 ({Also equality after:} 
34... exd4 $5 35. Rxe8 Rxe8 36. Nxd6 (36. g4 $2 d3 37. Rc3 d2 38. Nxd2 Nh6 $15
{[%csl Rg4][%cal Gd6f4]}) 36... Nxd6 37. Bxd4+ Kf7 $11) 35. Kg2 Bb8 {This move
is better than:} (35... Rc8 $6 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gb6b5]} 36. b3 (36. g4 $2 Nh4+
$15) (36. Nxd6 $6 Nxd6 $11) 36... b5 37. Nxd6 Nxd6 38. Rc5 $14) 36. Rce2 e3 $2
{[%mdl 8192]} (36... Nxd4 $5 37. Rxe4 Rxe4 38. Rxe4 Nb3 $11) (36... Rc8 $6 37.
Ne5 $14 {[%csl Re4]} (37. Nd2 $2 e3 $1 38. Bxe3 Bxg3 39. Bf2 Rxe2 40. Rxe2 Bxf2
$17)) 37. Nxe3 Kg6 ({Loses right away:} 37... Nxd4 $4 {because of:} 38. Nf5+
Nxf5 39. Rxe8 Rxe8 40. Rxe8 $18) 38. Nxf5 Rxe2 39. Ne7+ ({Slightly worse is:} 
39. Rxe2 Kxf5 $14) 39... Rxe7 40. Rxe7 {[%mdl 4096] +/=/+/-} g4 {><f3} (40...
Kf5 $6 41. Kf3 g4+ 42. Ke3 $16) 41. Rb7 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Rb6,Yb8]} Kf5 42. Kf1 Re8
{[%cal Ye8e1]} 43. b4 {[%cal Gb4b5]} Ke4 44. Rg7 Kf5 ({In my opinion probably
better is:} 44... Kf3 $5 45. Rf7+ Ke4 46. b5 Kd5 47. Rg7 Kc4 $5 $14 (47... Re4
$5)) 45. b5 Rc8 46. Rb7 Ke4 $5 47. a4 Rg8 $1 (47... Kd5 $2 48. Rg7 Rc4 (48...
Kc4 $2 49. Rxg4 Kb3 50. d5 $18) 49. Rg5+ $1 $16) 48. Ke2 Kd5 {[%csl Ra4,Rb5]
[%cal Gd5c4]} 49. Kd3 Rf8 50. Be3 Bxg3 $14 51. Rg7 ({Badly:} 51. Rxa7 {in view
of:} Rf3 $1 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gg3f2,Gg3f4]} 52. Ke2 Bf4 53. Bxf4 Rxf4 54. Rd7+
Ke4 55. Rd6 g3 56. Rxb6 Rf2+ 57. Ke1 Ra2 $11) 51... Bf4 52. Bxf4 (52. Rxg4 $2
Bxe3 53. Kxe3 Kc4 $11 {[%csl Ra4,Rb5]}) 52... Rxf4 53. Rd7+ {Only chance play
to win!} (53. Rg5+ $2 Ke6 54. Ke3 Rf3+ 55. Ke4 Ra3 56. Rg6+ $143 Kf7 57. Rxg4
Rxa4 58. Kd5 Ke7 $11) 53... Ke6 54. Rxa7 g3 $1 ({Worse is:} 54... Kf6 {in view
of:} 55. Ra8 $1 {[%cal Ga8g8]} (55. Ke3 $2 g3 {[%csl Gg3]} 56. Ra8 (56. Rc7 $4
g2 57. Rc1 Rf1 $19) 56... Kf7 57. Ra7+ Kf6 58. Ra8 Kg7 59. Ra7+ Kh6 60. Ra8 Kh7
61. Ra7+ $11) 55... Kf7 56. Rc8 g3 57. Rc2 $14) 55. Rg7 Rf3+ 56. Kc4 (56. Ke4
$143 Ra3 57. Rg6+ Kf7 58. Rg4 {[%cal Ge4d5]} Ke6 $11) 56... Ra3 57. Kb4 Rd3 58.
a5 Rxd4+ 59. Kc3 Rh4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Gross error.Light draw after:} (59... Rd1
$5 60. axb6 (60. a6 Rb1 $11 {[%csl Rb5,Gg3]}) 60... Rb1 61. Kc4 Rc1+ 62. Kd4 (
62. Kb4 Rb1+ 63. Ka5 Ra1+ $11 {[%csl Ga5,Rb5,Rb6]}) 62... Rd1+ 63. Ke4 (63. Kc3
Rb1 $11 {[%csl Rb5,Rb6]}) 63... Rb1 $11) ({and:} 59... Rd5 $5 60. Kc4 $140 Rd1
61. axb6 (61. a6 Rc1+ $11 {[%csl Rb5,Gg3]}) 61... Rc1+ 62. Kd4 Rd1+ 63. Kc3 Rb1
$11 {[%csl Rb5,Rb6]}) (59... Rd7 $2 60. Rg6+ Kd5 (60... Kf5 61. Rxg3 bxa5 62.
Kc4 $16) 61. a6 $1 $16) 60. axb6 Kd6 61. b7 Rh8 62. Kb4 {[%cal Gb4a5,Ga5b6,
Gb6a7]} g2 63. Ka5 g1=Q 64. Rxg1 ({Also win after:} 64. b8=Q+ $5 Rxb8 65. Rxg1
Kc7 66. Rg7+ $18 {[%csl Ga5]}) 64... Kc7 65. Ka6 Kb8 $8 66. Rc1 $5 (66. b6 $144
$5 {[%cal Gg1c1,Gc1c8]}) 66... Rh6+ 67. Rc6 (67. Rc6 Rh8 $8 68. Rc8+ Rxc8 69.
bxc8=Q+ Kxc8 70. Ka7 (70. b6 Kb8 71. b7)) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 $5 ({Another
options is:} 6. Nf3 $5 {-see comments to Sergienko,S-Lopushnoy,D/St.
Petersburg,1999/CBM 71(1-0)(Golod,V)(49)}) 6... e5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Was
checked in the previous games:} (6... c5 $5 {Is the main line.You can see
comments to Bareev,E-Gelfand,B/Novgorod,1997/CBM 60(1/2-1/2)(Tsesarsky)(30)}) (
{and} 6... O-O) 7. a3 {Besides,white has two alternatives:} (7. dxe5 $143 Qxe5
8. Nf3 Qe7 9. a3 Bxc3+ (9... Bd6 $5) 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. Bd3 (11. Be2 Ne4 $11)
11... Nc6 12. O-O Bg4 $11) (7. Bd2 $5 Bxc3 (7... Qa5 $6 8. Nb5 $1 {[%csl Rc7,
Re5]} O-O (8... Ne4 $2 9. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 10. Kd1 $18 {[%csl Rc7,Re4]}) 9. Bxb4
Qxb4+ 10. Qc3 $14) 8. Bxc3 $5 (8. bxc3 exd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 {[%cal Gc8f5] +/=/=})
8... exd4 (8... e4 9. Ne2 $14 {[%cal Ge2f4]}) 9. Bxd4 $14) 7... exd4 $1 (7...
Bxc3+ $143 8. bxc3 {with slight advantage of black.}) 8. axb4 ({Dubious:} 8.
exd4 {in view of:} Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O $36 {[%cal Gf8e8,Gc8f5]}) 8... dxc3 9.
bxc3 Bf5 $5 {This move is better, than:} (9... O-O $6 10. c4 Bf5 11. Qc3 Qe6
12. Bb2 $14 {[%csl Rg7]}) 10. Qa2 ({Interestingly:} 10. Qa4+ Nbd7 $140 11. c4
$13) 10... Qxa2 11. Rxa2 Ne4 12. Ra3 ({Badly:} 12. Nf3 {because of:} Nxc3 13.
Ra5 {[%csl Rc3,Rc7,Rf5,Rg7][%cal Ga5c5,Gc1b2]} Be6 14. Rc5 (14. Bb2 Nd5 15.
Bxg7 Rg8 16. Bd4 Nc6 $15) 14... Na2 $1 15. Bb2 c6 $15 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gb8d7]})
12... Be6 $5 {with the idea Nd6-c4 or Nd7-b6-c4} 13. c4 $5 ({After:} 13. Nf3
Nd6 (13... O-O $6 14. Nd4 $14) 14. Nd4 Bc4 {equality}) 13... Na6 $5 {(/\14.
b5?! Nac5;Nd6קc4)} ({Dubious:} 13... Nc6 {in view of:} 14. f3 Nd6 (14... Nxb4
$6 15. fxe4 Nc2+ 16. Kd2 Nxa3 17. Bxa3 $14 {_|_}) 15. c5 Nc4 16. Rc3 N4e5 17.
f4 $14) 14. f3 Nf6 (14... Nxb4 $6 {-see 13...Nc6?!}) 15. Bd2 ({Also after:} 15.
b5 Nc5 16. e4 O-O {equality} (16... a5 $5 {[%csl Ra5]} 17. Bf4 Kd8 $13)) 15...
c5 $1 16. bxc5 (16. b5 $6 Nb4 $1 (16... Nb8 $6 17. Nh3 {[%cal Gh3f4]} Bxh3 18.
gxh3 $14) 17. Bxb4 cxb4 18. Rb3 a5 $1 19. bxa6 bxa6 20. Rxb4 a5 21. Ra4 Nd7 {
[%cal Gd7c5,Gd7b6] and black has a slight advantage in the endgame.}) 16...
Nxc5 $11 17. Nh3 $5 {Differently after 17...0-0 and 18...Rfc8 black has a
advantage.} Bxh3 18. gxh3 Nfd7 $5 {[%csl Yc5,Yd7]} 19. Rg1 O-O 20. Rg5 $5 {
[%cal Gg5d5,Gd2c3]} ({Slightly worse is:} 20. Bc3 {because of:} f6 {[%csl Yf6]
[%cal Yf6g5]}) 20... Rfc8 21. Bc3 Ne6 22. Rb5 {[%csl Rb7]} (22. Rga5 $143 a6
23. f4 Ndc5 $15) 22... Nb6 $5 {[%csl Rc4] Black's plan is:Rc6,maybe a6 and
Rac8 with pressure on pawn c4.} ({Also good enough:} 22... b6) 23. Rb4 Rc6 24.
Ra5 h6 $5 {Window leaf for king!} 25. h4 Rac8 $5 ({Now dubious:} 25... a6 {
[%cal Ga8c8] in view of:} 26. Bd4 Nxd4 27. exd4 $14) 26. Rxa7 $8 Nxc4 27. Bxc4
({Badly:} 27. Rbxb7 $2 {in view of:} Nd6 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Rc3]} (27... Nxe3 $5 $15
) 28. Rd7 $140 Nf8 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 $17) 27... Rxc4 28. Bd2 $1 {קb7} ({After:} 
28. Rxc4 $6 Rxc4 29. Be5 b5 30. Rb7 Rc5 {black has a slight advantage in the
endgame.}) 28... Rxb4 29. Bxb4 Rc2 (29... Rc7 $5 30. h5 {[%cal Ge1f2,Gf2g3]})
30. Rxb7 Rxh2 $11 31. Be7 g5 (31... f6 $144 32. Rb4 {[%csl Yb4] /\Bd6=}) 32.
Rb4 (32. hxg5 $144 Nxg5 33. Bxg5 hxg5 $11) 32... Rxh4 33. Rxh4 gxh4 34. Bxh4
Kg7 35. Kf2 Kg6 36. e4 f5 37. Be7 fxe4 38. fxe4 Kf7 39. Bh4 Nc5 40. Kf3 Nxe4
41. Kxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aosta op 12th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2004.02.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Golod, Vitali"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2004.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2] This was the last game in this tournament.We shared fourth place
with many other players (6 point of 8 games) and it was clear,that I need only
win.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2
Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nbd7 $5 {My contender already selected this rare continuation.} ({
Also once were checked in the our previous game:} 8... a5 $5 9. a3 Nbd7 $5 (
9... Bd7 $143 {You can see my comments to game: Gurevich,M-Romanishin,O/Essen,
2001/CBM 83(1-0)(37)}) 10. Rc1 (10. Nf3 $143 b6 {[%cal Gc8a6]}) 10... b6 11.
Be2 Bb7 (11... Ba6 $143 12. Bf3 Qb5 13. Ne2 Rac8 14. Ng3 $14 {[%cal Gf3e2]}) (
11... Qxg2 $4 12. Bf3 {[%csl Ra8,Rg2]} Bb7 13. Bxg2 Bxg2 14. f3 Bxh1 15. h3 $18
{[%csl Rh1][%cal Gc2h2]}) 12. Nf3 $5 {+/=/= Golod,V-Romanishin,O/Lvov,2001(1/
2-1/2)(18)}) (8... b6 $5 {[%cal Gc8a6] You can see my annotations to game:
Ivanchuk,V-Short,N/Shenyang,2000/CBM 79 (1/2-1/2)(34)}) 9. Ne2 ({Recently was
checked up another continuation:} 9. Nf3 $5 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 {/^a8-h1; ><g2} 11.
O-O Ne4 12. b4 {[%csl Yb4,Yd4][%cal Yd4c5,Yb4c5]} Ndf6 13. Rfc1 $14 {You can
see my comments to game: Legky,N-Romanishin,O/Montreal,2003/CBM 97(1/2-1/2)(27)
}) 9... b6 $5 $146 {/\Bb7 /^a8-h1; ><g2} ({The game,which have reached this
position were continued as follows:} 9... Qf5 10. Rc1 {[%cal Ge2g3]} Re8 11.
Ng3 Qxc2 12. Rxc2 b6 13. Bb5 Bb7 14. O-O Red8 15. Bb4 Nd5 16. Bd2 $14 {[%csl
Rc7] Atalik,S-Romanishin,O/Halkidiki,2002(1/2-1/2)(56)}) 10. f3 {[%cal Ge3e4]
It is rather difficult to continue a game without this move.} ({Leads to
benefit of the contender:} 10. Nf4 Qd6 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O a5 {+/=/=}) 10... c5
11. e4 Qc6 {Black had no other worthy alternative.} 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Qd2 {
[%csl Rc5,Ye2][%cal Ye2g3,Ye2d4,Ga1c1] White keep two opportunities of
development of the his knight.} Qe7 14. Ng3 Rd8 {Last moves were made
according to the standard chess norms.} 15. Be2 $5 {I rather long chose
between it and another continuation:} (15. Qe3 $5 Nc5 (15... Qc5 16. Kf2 $14)
16. b3 Ba6 17. Rc1 $14) 15... Nc5 $140 {[%csl Rb2,Rc3][%cal Gc5a4]} 16. Qg5 h6
({It deserves attention:} 16... Kf8 $5 {[%csl Yf8,Rg8][%cal Yg8f8]}) 17. Bxf6
Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Kf2 ({Senselessly:} 19. Nh5 $6 {in view of:} f5) 19...
Kf8 $6 {After this inaccurate move,Black should struggle for equality up to
the end of this game.} ({Can be recommended:} 19... Ba6 $5 {(><d3; /\Na4 קb2)
and I should,at first, to neutralize counterplay of the contender}) (19... f5
$143 20. exf5 exf5 21. Rhd1 $14 {[%cal Gg3h5,Gh5f4]}) 20. Rhd1 $14 {Now White
has a obvious positional advantage in the endgame.} Bb7 ({Too passively,but
reliably:} 20... Bd7 $5 {/\Be8 Michael Roiz}) (20... Ke7 $5 21. b3 $140 e5 {
[%csl Yc8][%cal Yc8e6]}) 21. b3 {[%csl Yb3][%cal Yb3a4] Preventive move.} Ke7
22. Nf1 {[%csl Yf1][%cal Yf1e3] It is necessary to improve an location of the
knight.} Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rc8 24. Ne3 Nd7 ({For Black it's certainly favourable
to exchange these bishops:} 24... Ba6 $5 {[%csl Ga6,Ye2]}) 25. h4 {I
strengthen the pawns structure on the king side and,at case,prepare a progress
"h5", /\Ng4(קh6).} Rc5 {[%csl Yc5][%cal Yc5a5,Yc5h5]} (25... h5 $6 26. Rd2 {
[%csl Rh5][%cal Gd2c2]}) 26. Rd2 Ne5 (26... Rc1 $143 27. Rc2 {[%csl Ra7,Rb7]
[%cal Gc2c7]}) (26... Bc8 $5 27. Rc2 $140 Rxc2 28. Nxc2 Nf8 {[%cal Ge6e5]}) 27.
Rc2 $1 {<->c This move is compels of Black ,early or late, to exchange the
rooks,then it will be much easier to me, to reach up to weaknesses of the
contender.} Kd6 $6 (27... Rxc2 $142 28. Nxc2 f5 29. exf5 exf5 30. Nd4 Kf6 $14)
28. h5 $6 {I did not use discrepancy of the contender:} (28. Rxc5 Kxc5 $140 29.
h5 $1 {[%cal Gf3f4,Ge3g4]} Kd4 (29... Kb4 30. f4 {[%csl Ye5,Rh6][%cal Ge3g4]})
30. f4 Nd3+ 31. Bxd3 Kxd3 32. Ng4 Kxe4 33. g3 $16 {[%csl Rh6]}) 28... Rxc2 29.
Nxc2 Bc8 {[%mdl 4096]} (29... f5 {is refuted by:} 30. exf5 exf5 31. Nd4 {
[%csl Ra7,Rd6,Rf5][%cal Gd4b5]}) (29... Nc6 $5 {[%csl Yc6,Rh6][%cal Yc6e7,
Ye7g8,Yg8h6] Michael Roiz}) 30. Ne3 f5 31. f4 $1 ({Leads to favourable
simplifications for Black:} 31. exf5 $6 exf5 32. Kg3 Nc6 $1 33. Bc4 (33. Kf4
$143 Nd4 34. Bc4 $140 (34. Bd3 $2 Ne6+ 35. Kxf5 (35. Kg3 $2 f4+ {[%csl Re3,Rg3]
}) 35... Nc5+ {[%csl Rd3,Rf5]} 36. Kf6 Nxd3 37. Kxf7 Ke5 $15) 34... b5 $1 {
[%csl Yc4,Rf4][%cal Gd4e2]} 35. Bf1 a6 $11) 33... f6 34. Kf4 Nd4 $14) 31... Nc6
{[%tqu "En","Find the killer move!","","","g2g4","",10,"e4f5","",0]} 32. g4 $3
{I made this move in the most suitable moment.} (32. exf5 $2 exf5 33. g4 fxg4 (
33... f6 $5 {Oleg Romanishin}) 34. Bxg4 Be6 35. Bxe6 Kxe6 36. Ng4 Nb4 $14 {
[%csl Ra2,Rb3]}) 32... f6 $2 $138 ({It was necessary:} 32... fxe4 $8 33. g5
$140 Ke7 34. Ng4 hxg5 35. h6 $1 Kf8 36. fxg5 Nd4 (36... e5 $2 37. Ke3 Bf5 $140
{[%tqu "En","Find the best continuation for White?","","","g4e5","",10]} 38.
Nxe5 $1 Nxe5 39. Kf4 {[%csl Re5,Rf5]} Nd3+ (39... Nf3 40. Kxf5 Nd4+ 41. Kf6 {
[%csl Gh6][%cal Gh6h7]} Kg8 $8 42. Bh5 e3 43. Bxf7+ Kh7 44. g6+ Kxh6 45. g7 e2
46. g8=Q e1=Q 47. Qg6#) 40. Kxf5 Nc1 41. Kf6 $1 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Gh6h7]} Kg8
42. Bc4 $18 {[%csl Rf7,Rg8][%cal Gg5g6,Gc4f7]}) 37. Nf6 $16 (37. Ke3 $5)) ({
Immediately loses a game the following move:} 32... fxg4 $2 33. Nxg4 f5 34.
Nxh6 $5 Ke7 (34... fxe4 35. Nf7+ Ke7 36. Ng5 $18) 35. exf5 exf5 36. Bc4 $18)
33. g5 fxg5 34. fxg5 Ke7 (34... hxg5 $4 35. h6 {Initially my contender wrongly
hoped on:} Ne5 (35... Ne7 $144 36. Bh5 {[%csl Yh5][%cal Yh5e8]}) {but,after:}
36. Bh5 {[%csl Yh5][%cal Yh5e8,Gh6h7] White immediately win a game.}) 35. gxh6
Nd8 ({Hardly it was better:} 35... Kf8 {because of:} 36. exf5 exf5 37. Bd3 $18
{[%csl Rf5][%cal Yf2g3,Yg3f4]}) 36. exf5 exf5 37. Nd5+ $138 ({The computer
shows more effective way of a win:} 37. Bc4 Be6 (37... Kf8 38. Kg3 $18 {
[%csl Rf5][%cal Gg3f4]}) 38. h7 Nf7 39. Nxf5+ $1 Bxf5 (39... Kf6 40. Nd6 $1 $18
{[%csl Yf7,Gh7][%cal Yf7h8,Gd6f7]}) 40. Bxf7 Bxh7 41. Bg6 {[%csl Gh5][%cal
Gh5h6,Yh5g6]} Bxg6 $8 42. hxg6 Kf6 43. Ke3 Kxg6 44. Kd4 $18 {[%csl Ra7,Rb6]
[%cal Gd4d5,Gd5c6]}) 37... Kf8 38. Bd3 Nf7 39. h7 Kg7 (39... Bb7 $142 40. Nc7
$18 {[%csl Gd3,Rf5][%cal Gf2e3,Ge3f4]}) 40. Ne7 Bd7 41. Nxf5+ Kxh7 ({Leads to
hopeless position:} 41... Bxf5 42. Bxf5 Nd6 43. Bd3 $18 {[%csl Ra7,Rb6,Yd3]
[%cal Gf2e3,Ge3d4]}) 42. Nd6+ {After exchange of the knights,I receive easily
won BB endgame.} Kg7 43. Nxf7 Kxf7 44. h6 $18 {[%csl Ya2,Ra7,Yb3,Rb6,Gh6] ^=}
a5 {Now I have two possible ways to win a game:} 45. a3 ({or} 45. a4 $5 {
[%csl Ra5,Rb6]} Kf6 46. Ke3 Be6 47. Bc4 Bh3 48. Kd4 Kg6 49. Kd5 {[%cal Gd5c6]}
Bg2+ 50. Kd6 $18 {[%csl Ra5,Rb6][%cal Gd6c7]}) 45... Kf6 46. Ke3 Be6 47. b4
axb4 {Basically, the correct direction of actions - than is less pawns, the
less problems.} 48. axb4 Bd5 49. Kd4 Bb3 50. h7 $1 {[%csl Rb6,Yf6][%cal Yf6e5,
Yf6g7,Gd4e5,Ge5d6,Gd6c6]} Kg7 51. Ke5 Bf7 52. Kd6 Be8 53. Kc7 b5 54. Kb6 {
The rest is easy without comments.} Bd7 55. Kc5 Be8 56. Bxb5 Bg6 57. Bc4 {
In result I shared 2-4 place !!!} (57. Bc4 Bxh7 58. b5 Be4 (58... Kf6 $143 59.
b6 Be4 60. Bd5 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Gb6b7]}) 59. b6 Bb7 60. Kd6 Kf6 61. Bb5 Kf7 62.
Kc7 Be4 63. Bc6 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Gb6b7]}) 1-0

[Event "Aarhus GM"]
[Site "Aarhus"]
[Date "2003.07.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Palo, Davor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2003.07.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 c5 ({In the last
ten years is much more popular:} 6... Qf5) 7. dxc5 {Besides this move,White
has three alternatives:} (7. a3 $5) ({On:} 7. e3 {you can find only three
games in Mega Database 2003 (last of them about fifty years ago)}) ({and} 7.
Bd2 $5 {It's main line.See comments to Baburin,A-Atalik,S/San Francisco,2002/
CBM 92(1/2-1/2)(Atalik,S)(59)}) 7... Qxc5 8. Be3 $5 $146 ({The games,which
have reached this position were continued as follows:} 8. Bd2 Nc6 (8... Nd5 $5
9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 (10. a3 $5) 10... Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Rxc3 Nc6 $11 {
Petran,P-Horvath,G/Austria,1996(1/2-1/2)(20)}) 9. a3 (9. Rc1 $5) 9... Bxc3 10.
Qxc3 Ne4 11. Qxc5 Nxc5 12. Bc3 (12. Rd1 $5) 12... f6 13. e3 Ne4 $11 {Mahmoud,
P-Moradi,B/Genting Highlands,1998(1/2-1/2)(14)}) 8... Bxc3+ ({In my opinion,
leads to equality:} 8... Qc7 $5 9. Bd4 (9. Rc1 $143 O-O 10. a3 $140 Bxc3+ 11.
Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Rxc3 Nd5 13. Rd3 Nxe3 14. Rxe3 Nc6 $11) 9... Be7 (9... Nc6 $6
10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. a3 {+/=/=}) (9... Nbd7 $5) 10. e4 Nc6 11. Bb5 Bd7 $11) 9.
bxc3 Qh5 {[%csl Ra6,Ra7,Ra8,Rb6,Rb7,Rb8,Rc6,Rc7,Rc8,Rd6,Rd7,Rd8][%cal Ra3f8]
From my point of view,it is strange idea, because the Black's Q leaves from
queen side and /^ a3-f8.} ({It deserves attention:} 9... Qc7 $5) ({and} 9...
Qe7 $5) 10. Bg5 {[%csl Rh5]} Qg6 ({Hardly it was better:} 10... O-O 11. Bxf6 (
11. e4 $143 Nbd7 $11) 11... gxf6 12. Rd1 $14 {[%csl Rg8]}) 11. Qa4+ $5 Bd7 $140
(11... Nbd7 $143 12. Qa3 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ya3f8]}) 12. Qa3 {[%csl Re8][%cal
Ya3f8] This idea is directed for prevention "castle" of Black.} Bc6 {[%csl Yf3,
Rg5][%cal Gc6f3,Yf3g5]} ({Leads to more complex game:} 12... Nc6 $5 13. Rd1 Ne4
14. Bh4 $13) 13. Bf4 {[%cal Gf4d6]} Qe4 $1 (13... Nbd7 $143 14. Nd4 e5 15. Nxc6
{[%csl Re8][%cal Ga3e7]} bxc6 $8 16. Bd2 $1 Ne4 $140 17. Be3 {[%csl Ye3] /\g3,
Bg2 +/=}) 14. e3 Nbd7 $6 {Black had a uneasy choice, and he did not manage to
find the best continuation:} (14... Qa4 $1 15. Qxa4 (15. Qb3 $5) 15... Bxa4 16.
Rb1 b6 (16... Bc6 $6 17. Nd4 Be4 18. Rb2 $36 {[%csl Rb7,Ye4][%cal Gf2f3]}) 17.
Rb4 Bd7 $11 (17... Bc6 $143 18. Nd4 $36 {[%csl Rb5,Rc6,Gd4][%cal Gd4b5,Gd4c6]})
) 15. Nd4 $1 {[%csl Yd4,Re4][%cal Gf2f3] Now Black's Q can not get on point
"a4".} e5 16. f3 Qg6 $8 ({Immediately loses a game the following move:} 16...
Qd5 $4 17. Nf5 {[%csl Re8,Rg7][%cal Ga3e7]} Qc5 (17... Kd8 $143 18. Rd1 Qe6 19.
Nxg7 Qe7 20. Qa5+ {[%csl Gd1,Rd8][%cal Ga5e5]} Kc8 21. Nf5 {[%cal Gf5d6]} Qe6
$140 22. Nd4 $1 {[%csl Ga5,Rc6,Rc8,Re6,Gf4][%cal Ga5c7,Gd4c6,Gd4e6]}) 18. Qxc5
Nxc5 19. Bxe5 $18 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7][%cal Gf5g7]} O-O $140 20. Bd6 {[%csl Rc5,Rf8]
}) 17. Nxc6 {[%csl Ga3,Gc6,Re8][%cal Ga3e7]} bxc6 $8 18. Bg3 {BB/NN White has
a more preferable position,at the expense of advantage of two bishops.} Qg5 (
18... c5 {[%cal Yh8f8,Ye8g8]} 19. Bb5 O-O 20. Rd1 $14) 19. e4 Nh5 ({Probably,
it was a little better:} 19... c5 {[%cal Ye8g8,Yh8f8]} 20. Bb5 O-O (20... Qe3+
$143 21. Kd1 O-O $140 22. Qc1 $1 Qxc1+ 23. Kxc1 {+/=/+/-}) 21. O-O $14) 20. Bf2
{[%csl Gf1,Yf2]} Nf4 $6 ({Can be recommended:} 20... Qe7 $5 21. Qxe7+ Kxe7 22.
O-O-O {[%csl Gf1,Yf2] +/=/+/-}) 21. g3 Ne6 22. Qd6 Qe7 {Black's Q already has
made many moves in this game.} 23. O-O-O $1 {[%csl Rc6,Yd1,Gd6,Re7]} Rc8 ({
Is a possible continuation of the play:} 23... Rd8 24. Bh3 $1 (24. Qxc6 $2 O-O
25. Qd6 Qf6 $44 {[%csl Rc1,Gd8,Rf3][%cal Gd7c5]}) 24... Qg5+ 25. Kc2 Nb8 26.
Qb4 $1 $16 {[%csl Re8][%cal Yb4f8]}) 24. Bh3 $16 Qxd6 ({I do not think that it
was much better:} 24... Nb6 25. f4 $1 $36 (25. Bxe6 $6 Qxe6 (25... fxe6 $143
26. Qxe7+ Kxe7 27. Bc5+) 26. Qxe6+ fxe6 27. Rd3 {+/=/+/-} ({Senselessly:} 27.
Rd6 {because of:} Nc4 28. Rd3 $14 (28. Rxe6+ $4 Kf7 {[%csl Yc4,Re6,Gf7][%cal
Gf7e6]}))) 25... exf4 (25... Nc4 $143 26. Qxe7+ Kxe7 27. f5 $1 {[%csl Rc8]
[%cal Gf5f6,Gf2c5]} Ng5 28. Bg2 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Gh2h4]} f6 29. h4 $5 (29. Bc5+
$5 Ke8 30. h4 Nf7 31. Bf1 $16) 29... Nf7 30. Bxa7 (30. Bc5+ $5) 30... c5 $140
31. Rd5 $1 Ne3 32. Bxc5+ {[%csl Re3,Re7]} Rxc5 $8 33. Rxc5 Kd6 $1 (33... Nxg2
$2 34. Rc7+ Ke8 35. Rd1 $18 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gd1d7]}) 34. Ra5 $1 (34. Rd5+ $2
Nxd5 35. exd5 Kc5 {[%csl Yc5,Yf7][%cal Yf7d6] +/=/+/-}) 34... Nxg2 35. Rd1+ Kc6
36. Ra6+ Kb7 37. Re6 $18 {[%csl Rb7,Gd1,Ge6,Rf7][%cal Ge6e7,Gd1d7]}) 26. gxf4
Qxd6 27. Rxd6 {[%csl Rc8]} Rd8 (27... Ke7 $143 28. Rhd1) 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8 29.
Bxe6 fxe6 30. Rd1+ $16) 25. Rxd6 Ke7 26. Rhd1 {[%csl Rc8,Gd1,Gd6,Rd7,Re6,Yf2,
Gh3]} Rc7 $6 (26... Nb6 $5 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Bc5 Kf6 $16) 27. f4 $1 {[%csl Rd7]
This continuation is much better,than:} (27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Be3 Rb8 {+/=/+/-})
27... Nf6 $2 {This move is connected to the elementary tactical miscalculation.
Probably Black blundered,because he didn't see following move of contender.} ({
It was necessary:} 27... Rb8 $16) 28. f5 $1 Nxe4 ({A little bit better is:} 
28... Rd8 29. Rxd8 Nxd8 30. Bc5+ Ke8 31. Bd6 Rd7 (31... Rb7 $143 32. Bxe5 Nxe4
33. Bxg7 $18) 32. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 33. Kxd1 Nxe4 34. Bg2 Nf6 (34... f6 35. Bd4 {
[%csl Ra7,Re4][%cal Gd4a7,Yg2e4]}) 35. Bd4 {[%csl Ra7] +/-/+-}) ({Also leads
to hopeless position:} 28... Nd4 29. Bxd4 $1 exd4 (29... Kxd6 $4 30. Bb6+ {
[%csl Gb6,Rc7,Gd1,Rd6]}) 30. R6xd4 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Rb8 (30... Nd7 $4 31. Rxd7+
$1 Rxd7 32. f6+ {[%csl Gd1,Rd7,Re7,Gh3]}) 31. e5 Nd5 32. c4 Nc3 33. R1d2 $18)
29. fxe6 $1 Nxd6 (29... Nxf2 $2 {is refuted by:} 30. Rd7+ Rxd7 31. Rxd7+ Kf6 (
31... Ke8 32. exf7+ Kf8 33. Bf1 $1 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gd7d8]} g6 $140 34. Rd8+
Kg7 35. Rxh8 Kxh8 36. f8=Q#) 32. Rxf7+ {[%csl Rf2,Rf6]}) ({Is more interesting
alternative:} 29... f5 $5 {[%csl Rd6,Rf2]} 30. Rd7+ Rxd7 31. Rxd7+ Kxe6 {
[%csl Rd7,Rf2]} 32. Be3 $1 Ng5 (32... Kxd7 $143 33. Bxf5+ Kd6 34. Bxe4 {
[%csl Ye3,Ge4]}) 33. Bxg5 Kxd7 34. Bxf5+ {+/-/+-}) 30. Bc5 $18 {[%csl Rd6]} Rd8
31. exf7 {White have created threat: 32.Rxd6 Rxd6 33.Bxd6+ Kxd6 34.f8Q} Kxf7 ({
Leads to favourable simplifications for White:} 31... Rb7 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33.
f8=Q+ Kxf8 34. Bxd6+ Kf7 35. Bxe5 $18) 32. Bxd6 Rb7 33. Rf1+ Kg6 (33... Ke8 $4
34. Rf8#) (33... Kg8 34. Bxe5 $18) 34. Bxe5 Re7 35. Bd4 Re2 ({More stubborn
resistance after:} 35... Rd5 36. Bg2 Ra5 {[%csl Ra2]} 37. Rf4 $1 {[%csl Rg6]
[%cal Gg2e4]} Rxa2 $140 38. Be4+ Kh5 (38... Kg5 $143 39. Be3 {[%csl Rg5]}) 39.
h3 {[%csl Rh5]} Rh2 40. Rf5+ Kh6 (40... g5 41. Bf3+ Kg6 42. Rf6+ Kg7 43. Rxc6+)
(40... Kg6 $2 41. Rf2+ {[%csl Rg6,Rh2]}) 41. Be3+ Kg6 42. Rf4+ Rxe4 $8 (42...
Kh5 43. Rh4#) (42... Kg5 43. Rf7+ {[%csl Ge3,Re7,Gf7,Rg5]}) 43. Rxe4 Rxh3 44.
Rg4+ Kf7 45. Bxa7 h5 46. Rf4+ $18 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Ya7f2,Yf2g3]}) 36. Bf5+ Kh6
37. Bc2 {[%csl Ra7,Rg7,Rh6,Rh7][%cal Gf1f7]} Rxh2 (37... Rd7 38. h4 $18 {
[%csl Rh6]}) 38. Rf7 ({After:} 38. Rf7 {Black resigns,because of next variants:
} Rh1+ 39. Kb2 Rg8 (39... Rh2 {[%csl Rb2,Yc2]} 40. Bxg7+ Kh5 41. Be5 {[%csl
Rh2,Rh5][%cal Gf7h7]} Kg4 42. Rf4+ Kh3 (42... Kh5 43. g4+ {[%csl Rd8,Rh2,Rh5]})
43. Rh4+ Kg2 44. Be4+ Kg1+ 45. Rxh2 Kxh2 46. Bxc6 $18) (39... Rb8+ 40. Ka3) 40.
Rxa7 $18 {[%csl Ga2][%cal Ga2a4,Ga4a5,Ga5a6]}) 1-0

[Event "Montreal 4th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2003.07.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 $5 {Interesting idea of Vassily Ivanchuk.Before,always played: 8.bxc3} c5
{This continuation is the next attempt to bring in a "new word " in theory of
this variant.From my point of view, is more expedient to make "c5" on the 6-th
move. Five days ago in the same tournament Oleg Romanishin checked another
line in this variant:} (8... Nbd7 {See comments to Legky,N-Romanishin,O/
Montreal,2003/CBM 97(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(27)}) ({Besides Black has two
alternatives:} 8... a5 {[%csl Ya5][%cal Ya5b4] You can see comments to
Gurevich,M-Romanishin,O/Essen,2001/CBM 83(1-0)(Golod,V)(37)}) ({and} 8... b6 {
[%cal Gc8a6] You can see annotations to game: Ivanchuk,V-Short,N/Shenyang,2000/
CBM 79(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(34)}) 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Rc1 $146 ({The same position,
with rearrangement of moves,has met in one more game:} 10. Bd3 $6 Nc6 11. Nf3 (
11. Bxf6 Qxc2 12. Bxc2 gxf6 {+/=/=}) 11... Nb4 12. Qd2 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Qd5 14.
Qc2 Qe4 $11 {Steger,J-Herzog,F/Regensburg,1946(1-0)(36)}) 10... a5 {[%csl Ya5,
Rb5][%cal Ya5b4] ><b4 Unessential move.Now Black has a weak point on queen
side.} (10... Nc6 $5 11. Nf3 {An interesting nuance- this position can arise
after: 6...c5 7.Bd2 Bxc3 8.Bxc3 cxd4 9.Bxd4 Nc6 10.Bc3 0-0 11.Nf3 Qc5 12.Rc1})
11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Be2 ({Leads to quieter game:} 12. a3 $5 Nd5 13. Bd2 $14) 12...
Nd5 13. Ng5 $1 {[%mdl 1] Already here White have planned not an absolutely
correct, but very interesting sacrifice.  From this move I shall use also
comments of Grandmaster Igor Glek to this game in the site : www.
worldchessrating.ru/ This game was chosen "the best game of week" on this
site! Further I shall designate comments of grandmaster Igor Glek - G.I.} (13.
Bd2 $6 {G.I.} Qxc2 14. Rxc2 Ndb4 {[%csl Ra2,Rc2]} 15. Bxb4 Nxb4 16. Rc7 Nxa2
17. Bc4 Nb4 18. Ke2 $44) (13. O-O $143 {G.I.} Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. Rxc3 Rd8 {
+/=/=}) 13... f5 14. O-O ({After:} 14. a3 $5 {[%cal Gc3d2]} Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3+
16. Rxc3 {position of White more preferably at the expense of the best pawn
chain.}) 14... Nxe3 $1 {[%mdl 64]} (14... h6 $143 {G.I.} 15. Nf3 Nxc3 16. Qxc3
Qxc3 17. Rxc3 $14) 15. Qd3 (15. fxe3 $2 Qxe3+ 16. Kh1 Qxg5 17. Bc4 $15 {
[%csl Gc3,Yc4]}) 15... Nxf1 16. Nxh7 $1 {[] I believe,that Alexander Onischuk
saw this resource,when he played 13.Ng5} (16. Bxf1 $2 h6 $19 {[%csl Rg5]})
16... Ne5 $2 {G.I: "Black had a uneasy choice, and he did not manage to find
the best continuation":} (16... Kxh7 $1 17. Qh3+ Kg8 (17... Kg6 $4 18. Qh5#)
18. Bxg7 {[%csl Rc5,Rg8][%cal Gh3h8,Gc1c5]} {[%tqu "En","Please enter the best
move for Black.","","","f1g3","",10,"c5c1","",0]} Ng3 $3 {Now Black has,as a
minimum,an equal position:} (18... Qxc1 $4 19. Qh8+ Kf7 20. Qxf8+ Kg6 21. Bh5+
$1 Kxh5 (21... Kg5 $2 22. Bh6+ Kxh5 23. Bxc1 {[%csl Rf1,Rh5][%cal Gf8h6] with
mate in 5 moves}) 22. Qf7+ Kg5 (22... Kg4 23. f3+ Kf4 (23... Kg5 $143 24. h4+
Kxh4 $2 (24... Kf4 $142 25. Bh6+ {[%csl Rc1,Rf4]} Ke5 26. Bxc1 $18) 25. Bf6+
Qg5 (25... Kg3 26. Qg7+ Kf4 27. Qg5#) 26. Qh7+ Kg3 27. Bxg5 {[%csl Rg3][%cal
Gh7h4]}) 24. Bh6+ {[%csl Rc1,Rf4]} Ke5 25. Bxc1 $18 {[%csl Rf1]}) (22... Kh4
23. Bf6+ Kg4 24. Qg6+ Kf4 25. Qh6+ {[%csl Rc1,Rf4]} Ke4 26. Qxc1 {[%csl Re4,
Rf1]}) 23. h4+ $1 Kf4 (23... Kxh4 $143 24. Bf6+ {[%csl Rh4]} Kg4 25. Qg6+ Kf4
26. Qg5+ Ke4 27. Qxc1 $18 {[%csl Re4,Rf1]}) 24. Bh6+ {[%csl Rc1,Rf4]} Ke4 25.
Bxc1 Ng3 26. fxg3 $18) 19. Rxc5 (19. Qh8+ $143 Kf7 20. Bh5+ Nxh5 21. Qxh5+ Kxg7
22. Rxc5 Rh8 $15) 19... Nxe2+ 20. Kf1 Kxg7 21. Kxe2 $13 {[%cal Gc5c3,Gc3g3] G.
I.} Bd7 22. Rc3 Rh8 23. Qg3+ Kf6 24. Qc7 $13) ({Also it was badly:} 16... Rd8
$2 {G.I.} 17. Qh3 Qd6 (17... Qe7 18. f4 Nd4 19. Bxf1 $40 {[%csl Rg8][%cal
Gh7g5]}) 18. Rxf1 $1 (18. Ng5 $4 Qxh2+ 19. Qxh2 Nxh2 20. Kxh2 Rd6 $19) (18.
Bxf1 $6 e5 19. Ng5 Qh6 {[%csl Rg5,Rh3,Gh6][%cal Gh6g5,Gh6h3]} 20. Bc4+ Kf8 21.
Qxh6 gxh6 22. Nf7 Re8 $13) (18. Nf6+ $4 gxf6 19. Bxf1 Qf4 $19) 18... e5 19. Ng5
{[%csl Rg8][%cal Gh3h7]} Qh6 $140 20. Bc4+ Kf8 21. Qe3 $1 (21. Qxh6 $6 gxh6 22.
Nf7 Re8 23. Nxh6 (23. Nd6 $143 Be6 $1 $15) 23... f4 $13) 21... f4 $140 22. Qc5+
Qd6 23. Qb5 $36 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Gg5f7]}) 17. Qh3 $16 Ng4 ({Can be recommended:
} 17... Ng3 $5 {G.I.} 18. hxg3 {[%cal Gh7g5]} Ng4 19. Rf1 $40 Rd8 20. Bxg4 fxg4
21. Qxg4 e5 22. Qg5 $16 {[%csl Rd8,Re5,Rg8][%cal Gc3e5]}) 18. Rxf1 Rd8 ({
I do not think that it was much better:} 18... Bd7 19. Nxf8 Rxf8 20. Bxg4 fxg4
21. Qxg4 Rf7 22. Qh4 {[%cal Gf1d1] +/-/+-}) 19. Ng5 {In opinion of Igor Glek,
it was a little better:} (19. Bxg4 {G.I.} fxg4 20. Qxg4 Qc7 (20... Qe7 $143 21.
Bf6 {[%csl Rd8,Re7]}) 21. Ng5 $1 Rd5 (21... e5 $143 22. Qe4 $18 {[%csl Rg8]
[%cal Ge4h7]}) 22. Qh5 Rxg5 23. Qxg5 {+/-/+-}) 19... Nh6 20. Qh5 {[%csl Rg8]
[%cal Gh5g6,Gg6h7]} e5 ({Also right away loses a game:} 20... b5 21. Qg6 e5 (
21... Ra7 $143 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qh8+ Ng8 (23... Ke7 24. Qxg7+ {[%csl Re7,Rh6]
[%cal Gf1d1]}) 24. Nh7+ {[%csl Rg7,Rg8]} Ke7 25. Bf3 $1 $18 {[%csl Re7][%cal
Yf3a8,Gh8g7,Gf1d1]}) 22. Bh5 Kf8 {[%tqu "En","Please enter the best move for
White.","It is necessary to use a weakness of the Black's queen!","It is
necessary to use a weakness of the Black's king!","g6e6","",10]} 23. Qe6 $1 {
[%csl Rc5,Rf8][%cal Gg5h7]} Bxe6 24. Nxe6+ Ke7 25. Nxc5 $18) 21. Qg6 $18 {
Black can not simultaneously protect all weaknesses.} Ra6 (21... Kf8 {G.I.} 22.
Nh7+ Kg8 23. Bxe5 $1 Qxe5 $140 24. Bc4+ Be6 $8 (24... Kh8 25. Ng5 {[%csl Rh8]
[%cal Gg6h7]}) 25. Bxe6+ Qxe6 26. Qxe6+ Kxh7 27. Qb6 Rd7 28. Re1 $18) (21... f4
$143 {G.I.} 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qh8+ Ng8 $8 24. Nh7+ Kf7 25. Bh5+ $1 g6 $140 26.
Ng5+ Kf8 27. Bxe5 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Gh8g7,Gg7f7]}) 22. Bxa6 {G.I: "The computer
shows more effective way of a win":} (22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qh8+ {[%csl Rg7]} Ng8 $8
24. Nh7+ Kf7 25. Bh5+ g6 26. Bxe5 $1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gh8g7]} gxh5 27. Qg7+ Ke6
(27... Ke8 28. Qxg8+ Ke7 (28... Kd7 29. Rd1+ Rd6 30. Rxd6+ Qxd6 31. Qxd8+ Kxd8
32. Bxd6) 29. Qg7+ Ke8 (29... Ke6 30. Qf6+ {[%csl Rd8][%cal Gf1d1]}) 30. Nf6+
Rxf6 31. Bxf6 $18 {[%csl Rd8,Re8][%cal Gf1e1,Gg7g8]}) 28. Bf4 {[%csl Re6][%cal
Gh7g5]} Ne7 (28... Qd4 29. Ng5+ Kd5 30. Qxd4+ $1 Kxd4 31. Rd1+ Kc4 32. Rxd8 Be6
33. g4 $5 $18 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg5e6,Ye6g8]}) 29. Nf6 $1 {[%csl Re6][%cal
Gf1e1] I.G.} Rd4 (29... Qb4 30. a3 $18 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Yb4e1,Gf1e1,Ga3b4]})
30. Re1+ Re4 31. Nxe4 fxe4 32. Rxe4+ Kd7 33. Be3 {[%csl Yc5,Re7][%cal Ge3c5,
Yc5e7]} Rg6 34. Qh7 {[%csl Rc5,Re7,Rg6]} Qd6 35. Rd4 $18 {[%csl Gd4,Rd6,Rd7,
Ye3,Gh7]}) 22... bxa6 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Qh8+ Ng8 $8 25. Nf3 (25. Re1 $5) 25...
Bb7 $2 {It's last mistake in a hopeless position.} ({G.I.} 25... Rd5 $8 26. Re1
$140 Qd6 27. Nxe5 Qh6 28. Qxh6 Nxh6 29. f3 $18) 26. Nxe5 Rd6 27. Qh5 {[%csl
Rf8][%cal Gh5f7]} Nh6 28. Qg5 Qb6 29. Re1 {[%csl Gc3,Ge1,Ge5,Rf8,Gg5,Rg7][%cal
Ge5c4] Further resistance is impossible. Good achievement of Grandmaster
Alexander Onischuk.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 $5 ({Another
options is:} 6. Nf3 $5 {-see comments to Golod,V-Psakhis,L/Tel-Aviv,1999/CBM
71(1-0)(Golod,V)(67)}) 6... c5 {Is the main line.Besides,black has two options:
} (6... e5 $5 {-see comments to Sakaev,K-Pigusov,E/St. Petersburg,1999/CBM71(1/
2-1/2)(Golod,V) (41)}) ({and} 6... O-O) 7. Bd2 $5 ({Another alternative is:} 7.
a3 {-see comments to Bareev,E-Gelfand,B/Novgorod,1997/CBM 60(1/2-1/2)
(Tsesarsky)(30)}) 7... Bxc3 8. Bxc3 {Comments to this part of the game 
(8-13moves) you can find in annotations to Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Frankfurt,1999
(rapid)/ CBM 72(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(49)} cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 e5 11. Nf3 Bg4
12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O e4 $6 $146 {Besides this move:} (13... Rfe8 $5 {[%csl Re5,
Ye8]} 14. Rfd1 Qc5 15. Rac1 $5 {+/=/=; see comments to Kramnik,V-Anand,V/
Frankfurt,1999(rapid)/ CBM 72(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(49)}) (13... h6 $6) (13... Rac8
) ({and} 13... Bh5 $5 {- was checked in the previous games.}) 14. Nd4 ({
Very weakly:} 14. Rfd1 $4 {in view of:} Qh5 15. h3 (15. Nd4 $2 Nxd4 16. Bxg4
Nxg4 17. Bxd4 Qxh2+ 18. Kf1 Qh1+ 19. Ke2 Qxg2 $19) (15. Bxf6 $143 exf3 16. gxf3
Bf5 $1 {[%csl Rc2,Rf6][%cal Gh5g6]} 17. e4 Qg6+ 18. Kh1 Bh3 $19 {[%csl Rf6,Rh1]
}) 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 exf3 17. Bf1 $17) 14... Nxd4 ({After:} 14... Ne5 {
white has a strong move:} 15. f3 $14) ({Possibly:} 14... Rac8) 15. Bxd4 $14
Rfc8 $5 {This move better than:} (15... Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qe6 17. Rac1 $36) 16. Bc3
{[%cal Gf1d1]} (16. Qd1 $143 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Qf5 {+/=/=}) 16... Qe6 ({Good
enough:} 16... Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Qe6 {/\Rc6,Rac8+/=}) 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Rfd1 Qe5 $4
{[%mdl 8192] Gross mistake.Can be recommended:} (18... Rc6 $14 {[%cal Ga8c8]})
(18... Rd8 $14) ({or} 18... b5 $14) 19. Rd8+ $1 {[%csl Rc2,Gc3,Yc8,Re5]} Rxd8
20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Qxe4 $18 {[%csl Rb7,Re5] The rest is the matter of technics.}
Nc6 $8 ({Badly:} 21... Nd3 22. Qxb7 $140 Rdb8 {because of:} 23. Qa6 Nxb2 24.
Rc1 {[%csl Rb2]}) 22. Qc2 $5 {[%csl Yc2,Rd2][%cal Yc2d2]} Rac8 (22... Re8 $5
23. Rd1 Re7 {[%csl Gd1,Ye7]}) 23. Rd1 $1 {In this position always not bad to
change a couple rooks!} Nb4 ({Loses right away:} 23... Nd4 $4 {in view :} 24.
Rxd4 {[%csl Rg8]}) 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qe2 h6 26. h4 $5 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gh4h5]}
Nc6 ({In my opinion slightly better is:} 26... a6 {[%csl Ya6,Rb5][%cal Ya6b5]})
27. Qb5 Rd7 28. h5 a6 29. Qf5 Rd8 (29... Rd2 $143 30. Qc8+ Nd8 $8 31. Kf1 {
[%cal Gf1e1]}) 30. a3 $5 {/\b4} Kf8 31. Kf1 {White's plan is: Ke2,f4,g4-g5
(קh6)or Ke2,b4,Qc5,a4,b5(קb7).} f6 32. Qc5+ Ke8 33. b4 Rd7 {[%csl Rb7,Yd7,
Rg7][%cal Yd7g7,Yd7b7]} 34. Qc4 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gc4g8]} Kd8 35. a4 Ne7 36. Qc5
{[%cal Gb4b5] The chief regulation in this positions:realize
advantage-unhurriedly!} Rc7 37. Qd6+ Rd7 ({Also loses:} 37... Kc8 38. b5 axb5
39. axb5 Rd7 40. Qe6 Kd8 41. g4 {[%csl Rb7,Rg7]}) 38. Qb8+ Nc8 $140 39. b5 axb5
40. axb5 b6 41. e4 $5 {with the idea f4,e5 and next:g4-g5} Re7 42. Qg3 Kd7 43.
Qb8 {[%csl Yb8,Re4]} Kd8 44. Qa8 Re5 45. Qb7 Re7 46. Qd5+ Rd7 47. Qg8+ Kc7 48.
f4 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Nd6 49. Qe6 $1 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Nc8 (49... Nxb5 $2 {is refuted
by:} 50. Qc4+ {[%csl Rb5,Rc7]}) 50. e5 fxe5 51. Qxe5+ Nd6 52. g4 {[%cal Gg4g5]}
Kd8 53. g5 hxg5 (53... hxg5 54. fxg5 $18 {[%cal Gh5h6]}) 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.02.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8.
a3 Be7 9. Bf4 ({This deserves more attention:} 9. Bg5 $5 {For further
information you can see my annotations to Seirawan,Y-Adams,M/Bermuda,2000/CBM
76(1/2-1/2)(43)}) 9... c6 10. e3 Be6 $5 {This is fourth game where Darmen
Sadvakasov made this move, but you have to consider that the previous ones
were played on the internet!} (10... Nbd7 $5 11. Nd2 Nb6 12. Nb3 {/\Na5(קb7)}
Ne4 $5 {See my comments to Shipov,S-Khalifman,A/Sochi,2004/CBM 101(1/2-1/2)(49)
} (12... Nfd5 {The further comments you can find in my next game: Golod,
V-Psakhis,L/Tel-Aviv,1999/CBM 71(1-0)(67)})) ({Leads to favourable
simplifications for White:} 10... Nh5 11. Bc7 $140 Kd7 12. Be5 (12. Ba5 $5)
12... f6 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 {+/=/=}) 11. Nd2 $5 {A standard move in this
type of position. White transfers his knight to the "c4" square , where he
will threaten to go to "a5" attacking the black queen side (Pb7) and a jump to
the center of the board (><d6).} ({Before this game, in this position this was
tried 7 times:} 11. Bd3 $5) ({and this only twice} 11. h3) 11... Nbd7 {Black
finishes his development, he develops his last light piece. Now Black has the
possibility of castling to either side.} 12. Nc4 Nb6 $5 $146 {This seems like
a successful novelty. Before that, two other alternatives were explored:} (
12... O-O $143 13. Be2 Bxc4 $6 (13... a5 $5) 14. Bxc4 Nh5 15. Bc7 (15. Be5 $5)
15... Rac8 16. Be5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 $14 {Lomineishvili,M-Matnadze,A/Tbilisi,2002
(1-0)(30)}) (12... b6 $143 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Nc4 Nh5 15. Be5 Nhf6 16. Rc1 c5 17.
h3 Nd5 18. dxc5 Nxc3 19. Bxc3 Nxc5 20. Ne5 Rc8 21. Bb5 f6 22. Nc6 a6 23. Nxe7
Kxe7 24. Be2 a5 25. O-O Nb3 26. Rcd1 Rhd8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Re1 $14 {
Harikrishna,P-Safin,S/Abu Dhabi,2004(1-0)(73)}) 13. Na5 $140 {A better
continuation.} (13. Nd6+ $143 Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Ne4 {and White creates a blockade
on the white squares.}) 13... O-O-O 14. Be5 {White doesn't allow the black
knight to go to "h5" or "d5", but probably Alexey obviously didn't appreciate
black's next move.} (14. Be2 $6 Nfd5 {and Black isn't worse!}) 14... Ng4 $1 15.
Bg3 {But maybe Alexey Dreev considered everything and expected exactly this
simple bishop retreat.} (15. Bxg7 $6 Rhg8 16. Be5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. f4 (18.
Nc4 b5 19. Nd6+ Kc7 20. f4 f6 $36 21. Ncxb5+ $140 cxb5 22. Nxb5+ Kb6 23. Nd4
Nf8 $15 24. Nxe6 $140 Nxe6 25. Bc4 fxe5 $1 26. Bxe6 Rxg2 $40 {[%csl Gd8,Re1,
Ge7,Gg2][%cal Ge7h4,Gd8d2]}) 18... f6 19. exf6 Nxf6 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gf6g4,
Ge7c5] Black gets a very strong initiative for a pawn, all of his pieces are
on very good squares!}) 15... g5 $1 {Black has created two threats: f4 (קd4)
or h5-h4 (ץg3).} 16. h3 $140 f4 17. exf4 (17. hxg4 $6 fxg3 18. f3 c5 $1 $36 {
Black gets to square "e3".}) 17... gxf4 18. Bxf4 Rxd4 19. g3 ({This was quite
risky:} 19. Ne2 Ra4 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. hxg4 Bf6 $36) 19... Nf6 $8 20. Be5 {
Too many moves with the same piece this early in the game.} Rd7 21. Rc1 Re8 {
White, and then Black, puts his rooks on the same file with the opponent's
king.} 22. Be2 a6 {Black prepares "Nfd5", which was bad at first:} (22... Nfd5
{in view of:} 23. Nb5 $1 Rg8 (23... f6 $4 24. Nxa7+ Kd8 25. N5xc6+ bxc6 26.
Nxc6+ Kc8 27. Ba6+ Rb7 28. Na5+ Kd7 29. Bb5+ Kd8 30. Nxb7#) 24. Nxa7+ Kd8 25.
b4 $14 {despite the fact that the white knight is stuck on "a7", he has the
advantage.}) 23. O-O $5 Nfd5 ({After a computer's continuation:} 23... Bxh3 $6
24. Rfe1 {White's pressure is quite noticeable!}) 24. Ne4 Nc7 {Black defends
against all of his opponent's threats and now thinks about taking on Ph3,
which was impossible at first:} (24... Bxh3 $4 25. Rxc6+ $1 bxc6 (25... Kd8
$142 26. Rd1 $16) 26. Bxa6+ Rb7 (26... Kd8 $4 27. Nxc6#) 27. Bxb7+ Kd8 28. Rd1
Bg4 29. Rd4 $18) 25. h4 Rd5 26. Bc3 $6 {As my analysis showed, this wasn't the
best decision.} (26. Bxc7 $142 Kxc7 27. b4 Rd4 (27... Bd7 $5 28. Nc3 Rd6 29.
Nc4 Rd4 $11) 28. Bxa6 $1 bxa6 (28... Rxe4 $143 29. Bxb7 {/\Bxc6 +/=}) 29. Rxc6+
Kd7 30. Rxb6 Rxe4 31. Rd1+ Kc8 32. Rxa6 (32. Rc1+ $5 Kd7 33. Rd1+ $11) 32...
Kb8 $13) 26... Na4 27. b4 Bf5 {It was necessary to use an unsuccessful place
for the white's knight.} (27... f5 $5 28. Ng5 (28. Nf6 $4 Nxc3 $19 {[%csl Re2,
Rf6]}) 28... Nxc3 29. Rxc3 Bxg5 30. hxg5 Rd2 31. Re1 Bf7 32. Kf1 Nd5 $36) 28.
f3 Nxc3 $1 {Why not exchange the knight for a very strong dark squared bishop.}
29. Nxc3 (29. Rxc3 Bg6 {/\f5 =/=/+}) 29... Rdd8 $15 {Darmen Sadvakasov with
good reason, he didn't agreed to the temporary exchange sacrifice:} (29... Rxa5
$143 30. bxa5 Bxa3 31. g4 (31. Rcd1 Re3 {[%csl Rc3,Re2][%cal Yc3e2,Ge3c3,Ge3e2]
}) 31... Bxc1 32. Rxc1 Be6 33. Ne4 Rd8 34. Kf2 $44) 30. Bc4 Rg8 $1 {[%csl Rg1,
Rg3,Rh4] Up to this point, Black moves very strong.} ({This also wasn't bad:} 
30... Bg6 $5 31. Ne4 (31. f4 $2 Bf6 $17) (31. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 c5 $15 33.
Nd5 $140 $6 Nxd5 34. Bxd5 cxb4 35. Rc1+ (35. Bxb7+ $2 Kc7 $17) 35... Kb8 36.
axb4 Bxb4 37. Nxb7 Re1+ 38. Rxe1 Bxe1 {=/+/-/+}) 31... Nb5 (31... f5 $143 32.
Nc5 Bxc5+ 33. bxc5 Nb5 34. a4 $132) 32. Rfe1 f5 $15) 31. Kf2 Bf6 32. Ne2 ({
This was hardly better:} 32. Bxf7 Rgf8 33. Bc4 Bh3 $1 (33... Rd2+ $143 34. Ke3
(34. Ne2 $2 Bb2 $17) 34... Rg2 $36) 34. Rfd1 $140 Bd4+ 35. Ke2 Rde8+ 36. Ne4
Bb2 37. Rb1 Bg2 $1 38. Kd2 Be5 39. Be2 Bxf3 40. Bxf3 Rxf3 41. Nc4 Nb5 $17)
32... Ne6 $2 {After this unecessary error, White slowly gets the initiative.
Black had a better alternative, which lead to a big advantage:} (32... Bb2 $1
33. Rb1 (33. Rcd1 $143 Bxa3 34. Bxf7 Rgf8 35. Rxd8+ Rxd8 36. g4 Bd3 37. Rd1
Bxb4 {-/+/-+}) 33... Bxb1 34. Rxb1 Bf6 35. Bxf7 Rg7 36. Bb3 Re7 $17) {[%tqu
"En","Black's previous move was a blunder. Can you find why?","","","c4a6",
"After this little combination White gets Rook + two pawns against two Bishops
of his opponent.",10]} 33. Bxa6 $1 {After this little combination White gets
Rook + two pawns against two Bishops of his opponent.} bxa6 34. Nxc6 {[%csl
Gc1,Rc8,Rd8,Rf5,Rg8][%cal Gc6e7]} Kb7 (34... Bb2 $6 35. Nxd8+ (35. g4 $2 Rd2 $1
(35... Bxc1 $2 36. Rxc1 Bg6 37. h5 $1 $16) 36. Ne7+ Kb7 37. Rcd1 Rxd1 38. Rxd1
Rd8 39. Rxd8 Nxd8 40. Nxf5 Bxa3 $11) 35... Bxc1 36. Nxf7 $1 Bxa3 $140 37. Nd6+
Kc7 38. Nxf5 Bxb4 39. g4 a5 $14 {and the passed "a" pawn gives Black a good
counterchance.}) 35. Nxd8+ Rxd8 36. Rfd1 $1 {White not only wants to capture
the <-> "d" file, but also exchange the rooks. That will be good for White,
because Black will be left without his last rook, and it will be easier for
White to fight against black's light pieces.} Rxd1 $6 (36... h5 $5 37. Rxd8
Bxd8 {/\Bb6+ ~~}) 37. Rxd1 $14 Kc6 (37... Bg6 $5 {with the idea to play "h5"
on the next move,to stop his opponent's kingside pawns, but here, my friend -
Fritz 8 :) found an interesting idea:} 38. h5 $1 Bxh5 39. g4 Bg6 40. f4 {
[%cal Gf4f5,Gd1d7,Yg6f7]} Bc2 41. Rd7+ Kc6 42. Rxf7 Bb2 43. f5 Ng5 44. Re7 h6
$14) 38. h5 $1 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gg3g4]} Nc7 $2 {Probably this mistake was made
in zeitnot.} (38... h6 $5 39. g4 Bh7 40. f4 Be4 {and it will be very hard to
get through black's position.}) 39. Nd4+ $1 {Now White will exchange one of
black's dangerous bishops, after which his endgame advantage will become more
clear.} Bxd4+ 40. Rxd4 $16 Kb5 $2 {Last move in zeitnot.} (40... Nb5 $142 41.
Rc4+ Kd6 42. g4 Be6 43. Rc1 Nxa3 $140 (43... f6 44. Kg3 $16) (43... Nd4 44. Ke3
Nb5 45. Kf4 $16) 44. Ra1 Nc2 45. Rxa6+ Kd5 46. b5 $16) 41. g4 Be6 42. Rd8 {
White slowly gets to the "h7" pawn.} Ba2 (42... Ka4 $2 43. Rh8 Kxa3 44. Rxh7
Kxb4 45. h6 Nd5 46. Rxf7 $1 Bxf7 47. h7 $18) (42... Nd5 $2 43. Rh8 Nf6 44. h6 {
/\g5(קh7) +-}) 43. Rh8 Bb1 44. f4 $18 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gf4f5]} Ne6 ({This
doesn't change anything:} 44... Nd5 45. f5 Nf6 46. Kf3 Ka4 47. h6 Kxa3 48. Kf4
Nd5+ (48... Kxb4 $2 49. Rb8+) 49. Ke5 Ne3 50. Rxh7 Nxg4+ 51. Kf4 Nxh6 52. Rxh6
$18) 45. Ke3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gf4f5]} ({After:} 45. Ke3 {Black doesn't have
any defenses:} Nc7 46. f5 Nd5+ 47. Kf3 Nf6 48. h6 {/\Kf4 and g5 +-}) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.03.27"]
[Round "12.8"]
[White "Schenk, Andreas"]
[Black "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bxf6 {After this exchange White can't claim on
getting serious advantage.} (10. Bc3 $5 {It's main line.See comments to
Marcelin,C-David,A/France,2003/CBM 94(1-0)(Golod,V)(31)}) 10... gxf6 11. Ne2
Bd7 12. a3 Qe5 13. Nc3 Nd4 (13... f5 $5 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. g3 Kb8 {+/=/= You
can see annotations to game: Kasparov,G-Anand,V/New York,1995/CBM 49(1/2-1/2)
(De Firmian,N)(29)}) 14. Qd1 $146 ({Were checked in the preceding game:} 14.
Qd3 $5 Nf5 15. Be2 (15. e4 $5 Ne7 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Qe3 Kb8 18. f4 Qc7 19.
Bd3 h5 20. Rd2 h4 21. Rhd1 Bc6 22. Kb1 a6 23. Bc2 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Adams,M/
Enghien les Bains,2003(23)}) 15... O-O-O $11 {You can see comments to Bareev,
E-Gelfand,B/Novgorod,1997/CBM 60(1/2-1/2)(Tsesarsky,I)(30)}) 14... Nf5 15. Qc2
O-O-O ({Leads to quieter game:} 15... Nd4 16. Qd1 (16. Qd3 $5) 16... Nf5 $11) (
15... Bc6 $143 16. O-O-O {[%csl Re8]} Nd6 (16... O-O $143 17. Bd3 $1 $14) 17.
Kb1 O-O-O $11) 16. Bb5 $6 ({Looks more trivial:} 16. O-O-O $5 Bc6 17. Bd3 Bxg2
$5 {More complicated continuation is accepting the pawn sacrifice.} (17... Nd6
18. Kb1 Kb8 ({Of course not:} 18... Bxg2 $4 19. f4 $18 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gc2g2]}
) 19. Qe2 $11 {[%csl Ye2,Rg2][%cal Gf2f4,Ye2g2]}) 18. Rhg1 Bh3 (18... Bc6 19.
Bxf5 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 exf5 21. Rd4 $44 {[%csl Rf5,Rf6,Rf7]}) (18... Bf3 $5 19.
Bxf5 exf5 (19... Bxd1 $143 20. Nxd1+ Kb8 21. Be4 Rc8 22. Nc3 f5 23. Bf3 Qxh2
24. Rh1 Qc7 25. Kb1 $14 {+/=/= White has two pieces for a rook,however Black
has only one weakness,though the position is almost equal.}) 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.
Rg3 Bc6 22. Qe2 Be4 23. Rh3 Bd3 24. Qf3 Be4 25. Qe2 $11) 19. Ne4+ Kb8 20. Kb1 {
[%csl Rh3]} h5 (20... Nd6 $6 21. f4 Qa5 22. Nxf6 $16 {[%csl Rh3,Rh7]}) 21. Qe2
$1 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Yf2f4]} Rh6 22. Bc2 $1 Rc8 (22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 {[%cal
Yd1d7]} Rh8 (23... Qc7 24. Qb5 a6 25. Qe8+ Ka7 26. Rd7 Qc6 27. Qxf7 $16) 24.
Rd7 Rc8 25. Rxf7 $16) 23. Rd7 a6 $1 (23... Qxh2 $4 24. Qb5 Qxg1+ 25. Ka2 Rc7
26. Rd8+ Rc8 27. Nc5 $18 {[%csl Gb5,Rb8,Gc5,Gd8][%cal Gb5b7]} Nd6 $140 28.
Qxb7+ Nxb7 29. Na6+ Ka8 30. Rxc8#) (23... Rg6 24. Rxg6 fxg6 25. f4 {[%csl Gf4,
Rf6][%cal Gf4e5,Ye5f6]} Qa5 26. Nxf6 $16) 24. f4 Qa5 25. Rxf7 Qb6 $1 26. Nxf6
$140 Rxf6 $3 27. Rxf6 Nxe3 {[%csl Rc2,Rf6,Rg1][%cal Gc8c2,Ge3g4]} 28. Bd3 Bg4
29. Rxg4 (29. Qf2 $2 Qd4 {[%csl Rd3,Rf6]} 30. Bh7 Rh8 $1 31. h3 Qxf6 32. Qxe3
Rxh7 33. hxg4 hxg4 $17) 29... hxg4 $11) 16... Bxb5 17. Nxb5+ Kb8 18. Nc3 Rhg8
19. g3 $6 {[%csl Rd3,Re2,Rf3,Rg2] By making this move White has weakens all of
his white squares.} (19. Rd1 $142 $1 Rxd1+ (19... Nh4 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qe4 $1
Ng6 (21... Qxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxg2+ 23. Ke2 f5 24. Ng5 Nh4 $11) (21... Qg5 22. g3
Ng6 23. O-O $11) 22. Qxe5+ Nxe5 23. Ke2 Nc4 24. Rd1 Rxd1 (24... Rf8 25. Rd7
Nxb2 $140 26. Ne4 $36 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Ye4d6]}) 25. Nxd1 $11 {[%csl Yd1][%cal
Yd1b2]}) (19... Nd6 20. O-O $11) 20. Qxd1 a6 (20... Qc5 21. O-O $11) 21. O-O
Nh4 22. g3 Qf5 23. f3 Qe5 24. Qe2 Nf5 25. Ne4 Nd6 $11) 19... Nd4 $36 20. Qd1 (
20. Qa4 $2 Nf3+ 21. Ke2 Qh5 {[%csl Re2]} 22. Qf4+ Ne5+ (22... e5 $5 {[%csl Re2]
[%cal Gd8d2]}) 23. Kf1 (23. f3 Ka8 {[%csl Re2][%cal Ge5f3]} 24. h3 (24. Raf1
Nd3 $40 {[%csl Rb2,Re2][%cal Gh5h3,Gh3g2,Gd3b2]}) 24... Nd3 25. Qxf6 Qc5 $1 {
[%csl Re2][%cal Gc5c4]} 26. Qh4 Nxb2 27. Qb4 Qxb4 28. axb4 Rxg3 29. Rag1 Rg6
$17) 23... Rg5 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gg5f5]} 24. Qxf6 Rc8 {[%csl Rf1,Rf3][%cal
Gg5f5,Gh5f3]} 25. Qe7 Qh3+ 26. Ke2 (26. Ke1 Rf5 $40 {[%cal Gh3g2]}) 26... Qf5 {
[%csl Rb2][%cal Gf5f3,Gf5c2]} 27. Qd6+ Ka8 28. Rhc1 Rgg8 $40 {[%csl Re2,Rh2]
[%cal Gf5h5]}) 20... Nb5 (20... h5 $144 21. O-O Nb5 22. Qb3 (22. Qc2 Nxc3 23.
bxc3 h4 {transfers to the game.}) 22... Nxc3 23. bxc3 h4 $1 {By exchanging "h"
pawns Black makes new threats on white's king.} 24. Rab1 b6 25. Rfd1 hxg3 26.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. hxg3 Rc8 $15 (27... Rh8 $15 {[%cal Ye5e4,Yh8h1]})) 21. Qc2 Nxc3
22. bxc3 h5 (22... Rc8 $142 $5 23. O-O (23. Rc1 h5 24. O-O h4 25. Rfd1 hxg3 26.
hxg3 Rh8 $15 {[%csl Ge5,Rg1,Gh8][%cal Ge5h5]}) 23... f5 (23... h5 24. c4 $1 (
24. Rad1 $6 Rxc3 25. Qh7 Rgc8 26. Qxf7 Rxa3 27. Rc1 Rac3 28. Rxc3 Rxc3 29. Rb1
b6 $17) (24. Rac1 h4 25. Rfd1 hxg3 26. hxg3 {and White has no time to the
exchange operation that happened in the game.} Rh8 $36)) 24. Rac1 h5 (24... Rc4
25. Rfd1 Rgc8 26. Rd4 $13) 25. Rfd1 h4 26. Rd7 Rc7 27. Qd3 hxg3 28. hxg3 Rgc8
$15) 23. O-O h4 (23... Rc8 $5 {you can see comments to 22...Rc8}) 24. Rfd1 $1
Rc8 (24... hxg3 25. hxg3 Qh5 26. Kg2 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rh8 {[%csl Rg2]} 28. Qd3
$132 {[%csl Rb8][%cal Gd3d6]}) 25. c4 $5 ({It was interestingly:} 25. Rd7 $5
hxg3 26. hxg3 Rxc3 $140 $6 27. Qh7 $1 ({dubious is:} 27. Qb2 $2 {in view of}
Rc7 $17) 27... Rgc8 (27... Rf8 28. Rad1 ({Of course not:} 28. Rxf7 $4 Rxf7 29.
Qxf7 Rc7 $19 {[%csl Ra1,Yc7,Yc8,Ge5,Rf7][%cal Yc7c8,Ge5a1]}) 28... a6 29. Rxf7
Rxf7 30. Qxf7 Ka7 31. Qe7 f5 32. Qb4 $11) (27... Rxg3+ $1 28. fxg3 Qxe3+ 29.
Kg2 Qf3+ (29... Qxg3+ $144 30. Kh1 Qf3+ $11) 30. Kh2 Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Qf3+ 32. Kh2
$11) 28. Rxf7 Qd5 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gc3c1]} 29. e4 Qb5 30. Qh6 $1 {[%cal Yh6c1,
Gh6f6]} (30. Rxf6 $6 Qe5 {[%cal Yc3g3]} 31. Qh6 (31. Qg6 $2 {[%tqu "En",
"White's previous move was a deciding blunder. Can you find why?","","","c3f3",
"",10]} Rf3 $3 {[%csl Ra1,Rf6]} 32. Rxf3 Qxa1+ 33. Kg2 Rh8 $19 {[%csl Rg2]
[%cal Ga1h1]}) 31... Rxg3+ $1 32. fxg3 Qxa1+ 33. Kg2 Qxa3 34. Rxe6 (34. Qf4+
Ka8 35. Rxe6 $4 Qa2+ {[%csl Re6,Rg2]}) 34... Qb2+ $1 35. Kf3 a5 $17 {White's
king is too weak and White can't protect his pawns, because of it.}) 30... Qe5
31. Qxf6 Rxg3+ $1 32. fxg3 Qxg3+ 33. Kh1 Qh3+ 34. Kg1 Qg3+ 35. Kh1 $11 (35. Kf1
Qh3+ $11)) ({Another way to equal the position was:} 25. Rd4 hxg3 26. hxg3 Rh8
27. Rb1 Qh5 (27... b6 28. Qd3 Qh5 29. Rh4 Qf3 30. Rbb4 $11 {[%csl Yb4][%cal
Yb4h4]}) 28. Rxb7+ $1 (28. Rh4 Qd5 $15) 28... Kxb7 29. Qb1+ Kc7 30. Rc4+ {
[%csl Gb1,Gc4]} Kd8 31. Rh4 {[%csl Rh5,Rh8]} Qxh4 32. gxh4 Rxh4 33. f4 Rh5 34.
Qb7 Rc7 35. Qb8+ Kd7 36. Qf8 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gf8f7]} Kc6 37. Qa8+ Kd7 38. Qf8
$11) 25... hxg3 26. hxg3 Rg4 (26... Rh8 27. Rab1 Qh5 28. Qe4 Rc7 $15 {[%csl
Yc7][%cal Yc7b7]}) 27. Rac1 Rh8 ({Hardly it was better:} 27... Qh5 28. Qd3 {
[%cal Gd3d6,Yd6g3]} Rh8 29. Qd6+ Kc8 30. Qd7+ Kb8 31. Qd6+ $11) ({or} 27... Qc5
28. Rd7 Qxa3 29. c5 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Gc1,Gd7,Rf7][%cal Gc1b1]} Rxg3+ $1 (29... Rg5
$2 {[%csl Rc5]} 30. c6 $1 bxc6 (30... Rxc6 $4 31. Rxb7+ Kxb7 32. Qxc6+ Kb8 33.
Qc8#) 31. Rxf7 $16) 30. fxg3 Qxe3+ 31. Kg2 (31. Kh2 $144 Rh8+ 32. Kg2 Rg8 {
[%csl Rg3]}) 31... Rg8 32. Rd2 Qxg3+ 33. Kh1 Qf3+ 34. Rg2 Qh3+ 35. Rh2 (35. Kg1
$2 Rxg2+ 36. Qxg2 Qe3+ $19 {[%csl Rc1,Ge3,Rg1][%cal Ge3g1,Ge3c1]}) 35... Qf3+
$11) 28. Qd2 Rgg8 {[%cal Ge5e4,Ge5h5]} 29. Qd6+ Qxd6 30. Rxd6 $11 Rd8 {<->d}
31. Rcd1 Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Kc7 33. Rd4 Kc6 34. Kg2 f5 35. Kf3 a5 {[%csl Gd4,Yh8]
Black's only idea to create the free pawn on line "a" . White's rook has to
wait ,until Black's rook wiil leave the last line, and White will attack the
"f" pawn, or exchange pawns on the king side.} 36. g4 $5 ({Deserves attention:
} 36. Ke2 Rh1 ({If black waites, for example:} 36... a4 {then White has a new
idea:} 37. Rh4 $1 Rd8 38. Rd4 Rh8 39. Rh4 $11) 37. Rd8 Ra1 38. Rc8+ Kb6 39. c5+
Kb5 40. Rc7 Rxa3 41. Rxb7+ Kxc5 42. Rxf7 Rb3 43. Re7 Rb6 44. Kd3 {[%csl Yd3]
[%cal Yd3c2]} Kb4 45. Kc2 Ka3 46. f3 a4 47. g4 $11) (36. Rh4 $6 Rd8 37. Ke2 (
37. Rd4 $4 Rxd4 38. exd4 b5 {[%csl Ra3]} 39. c5 $140 b4 40. axb4 a4 $1 $19 {
[%csl Ga4][%cal Ga4a3,Ga3a2,Ga2a1]}) 37... Kc5 $15) 36... Rh3+ 37. Kg2 $6 {
[%csl Rg2]} (37. Kf4 $6 f6 38. Rd8 Rh4 39. f3 {[%cal Yf4g3]} fxg4 40. fxg4 (40.
Kg3 $143 Rh1 41. Kxg4 Rc1 $17 {[%csl Ra3,Rc4,Re3][%cal Gc1c3,Gc3e3,Gc3a3]})
40... f5 41. Ke5 fxg4 42. Rc8+ Kd7 43. Rg8 Rh3 44. Ke4 g3 $15) (37. Ke2 $142
fxg4 38. Rxg4 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gg4g5]} Kc5 39. Rg5+ f5 40. Rg6 Kxc4 41. Rxe6
$11) 37... fxg4 38. Rxg4 Rh5 39. Rg7 ({It was better immediately:} 39. Rg8)
39... Rf5 40. f4 $4 {Painful blunder leading to immediate loss.} ({Still
enough for a drawn game was:} 40. Rg8 b5 41. cxb5+ Kxb5 42. Rg4 {[%csl Yg4]
[%cal Yg2f1,Yf1e1]} Rd5 43. Kf3 Rd2 44. Rf4 f5 45. e4 $1 Rd3+ 46. Ke2 Rd4 47.
Ke3 Rxe4+ 48. Rxe4 fxe4 49. Kxe4 Ka4 50. Ke5 Kxa3 51. Kxe6 a4 52. f4 Kb2 53. f5
a3 54. f6 a2 55. f7 a1=Q 56. f8=Q $11) 40... Kc5 41. Kf3 Kxc4 42. e4 Rf6 43.
Kg4 (43. e5 Rf5 44. Ke4 Kb3 $1 45. Rg3+ Ka4 46. Rf3 Rh5 $19 {[%csl Ra3][%cal
Gh5h1,Gh1a1,Gb7b5]}) 43... Kd4 44. Kg5 Rg6+ $1 {The rest is just a matter of
technique.} 45. Rxg6 fxg6 46. e5 b5 47. Kxg6 b4 48. axb4 (48. f5 b3 $1 {
[%csl Rg6]} 49. fxe6 b2 50. e7 b1=Q+ $19) 48... axb4 49. f5 b3 50. fxe6 b2 51.
e7 b1=Q+ 52. Kg7 Qg1+ 53. Kf7 Qf1+ 54. Kg7 Qg2+ 55. Kf7 Qf3+ 56. Kg7 Qh5 57.
Kf8 Qf5+ {[%csl Re5][%cal Gf5e5]} 0-1

[Event "ASEAN GM 2nd"]
[Site "Bangkok"]
[Date "2004.07.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Black "Zaw, Win Lay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "THA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. Nf3 c5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Bd2 ({
The main line is:} 7. dxc5 {For further details,you can see my comments to
Stefansson,H-Palo,D/Aarhus 2003/CBM 97(1-0)(38)}) 7... Bxc3 8. bxc3 ({Also
repeatedly were checked up in previous games:} 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 ({It
deserves more attention:} 9. Bxd4 $5 Nc6 10. Bc3 {Baburin,A-Atalik,S/San
Francisco,2002/CBM 92(1/2-1/2)(Atalik,S)(59) with more complicated position,
you can see annotated game.}) 9... e5 10. Nf5 Bxf5 11. Qxf5 Nc6 12. e3 O-O {
/\Qe4 with strong drawish tenses, Svetushkin,D-Istratescu,A/Patras,2002(1/2-1/
2)(24)}) 8... Nc6 9. e3 e5 $6 $146 {Too optimistic move.} ({Recently was
checked up another continuation:} 9... O-O 10. Be2 (10. Bd3 Qd6 {/\b6 and e5
<=>}) 10... b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. c4 Qd6 13. Bc3 cxd4 14. exd4 Ne7 15. Ne5 Rac8
$11 {Garcia,J-Garcia,J/Lima,2004(1-0)(36)}) 10. c4 Qd6 11. dxe5 $1 ({Doesn't
give any advantage:} 11. d5 {/\Bc3 because of:} e4 $1 ({Looks pretty good,but
leads to very difficult position:} 11... Nb4 $6 12. Bxb4 cxb4 13. c5 $1 (13. e4
$6 Nd7 $15 {[%csl Rc5,Yd7][%cal Yb7b6,Yd7c5]}) 13... Qxd5 14. Bb5+ Bd7 ({
Immediately loses a game the following move:} 14... Ke7 $4 {in view of:} 15.
Rd1 Qe6 (15... Qe4 $144 16. Qd2 {/\Qd6#}) 16. Ng5 $1 Qg4 $140 17. Qd2 {/\Qd6#}
Bd7 18. Qd6+ Ke8 19. Qxe5+ Kf8 20. Bxd7 Nxd7 21. Qd5 $1 $18) 15. Bc4 Qc6 (15...
Qe4 $143 16. Bxf7+ Ke7 (16... Kxf7 $4 17. Ng5+) 17. Qd2 {/\18.Qd6+ Kxf7 19.Ng5+
} h6 18. Bb3 $16) 16. Bxf7+ Ke7 17. O-O {+/=/+/-}) 12. dxc6 (12. Ng5 $5 Qe5 13.
Bc3 Qxg5 14. dxc6 O-O $13) 12... exf3 13. Qa4 (13. gxf3 $5 Qxc6 14. Rg1 $13)
13... O-O 14. gxf3 b6 15. Bc3 Bf5 16. Be2 Rfc8 $11) 11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5
13. Bc3 $14 {[%csl Gc3,Yf1][%cal Yf1d3,Gc3h8,Yd3h7] Now white's pair of
bishops are taking control over the main diagonals.} Qg5 $6 {The next
discrepancy.After this move,black's queen became an attack object,that helped
to white develop his pieces quickly.} (13... Qe6 $142 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. O-O $14)
14. h4 $1 Qg6 15. Bd3 $1 {[%mdl 512] It's so obvious that this sacrifice is
right!} Qxg2 16. O-O-O $36 Qc6 17. Rhg1 Bg4 $8 (17... g6 $2 18. Qb2 Ke7 $8 19.
Rg5 {/\20.Rxc5 +-}) 18. Rdf1 {/\f3(קg7)} Bh3 (18... h5 $5 19. f3 $1 Bh3 (19...
Bxf3 $2 20. Rxg7 $18) 20. Rf2 O-O-O (20... g6 $143 21. Rg3 Bd7 22. Bxg6 $1 $16)
(20... Qe6 $6 21. Rxg7 O-O-O (21... Qxe3+ $143 22. Qd2 $1 Qxd2+ 23. Kxd2 Ke7 $8
(23... Nd7 $2 24. Rg3) 24. Re2+ Be6 25. f4 Rh6 $8 26. f5 $140 Kf8 27. Bxf6 $1
Rxf6 28. Rh7 {[%csl Ra8,Rf8][%cal Gh7h8]} Bc8 (28... Kg8 $2 29. fxe6) 29. Rh8+
Kg7 30. Ree8 Rc6 $8 {[%tqu "En","Find the killer move!","","","h8h7","",10]}
31. Rh7+ $1 Kxh7 $8 (31... Kf6 $2 32. Rh6+ Kg7 33. f6+ $1 Rxf6 (33... Kxh6 34.
Rh8#) 34. Rh7#) 32. f6+ Bf5 $8 33. Bxf5+ Kh6 34. Rxa8 Rxf6 35. Rh8+ Kg7 36.
Rxh5 $18) 22. Rg3 Qxe3+ 23. Qd2 Qh6 (23... Rxd3 $2 24. Qxe3 Rxe3 25. Bxf6 $18)
(23... Qxd3 $2 24. Qxd3 Rxd3 25. Bxf6 $18) 24. Qg5 $1 $16) 21. Bf5+ Bxf5 22.
Qxf5+ Nd7 23. Bxg7 Rhg8 24. e4 {+/=/+/-}) 19. Re1 O-O-O {Black can not
simultaneously protect all weaknesses and consequently should agree to the
next concession.} ({Hardly it was better:} 19... g6 20. Qb2 Ke7 21. Rg5 $16 {
[%csl Rc5,Re7,Rf6][%cal Gg5c5,Gc3b4]} b6 22. Re5+ Kf8 23. Rd5 $1 Ke7 (23...
Nxd5 24. cxd5 Qxd5 25. Bg7+ $1 Ke8 (25... Kg8 26. Bxh8 $18) 26. Bb5+ $18) {
[%tqu "En","Can you find nice bomb that gives to White material advantage?","",
"","d3f1","Beautiful resource! White want to place his second bishop on the
second long diagonal.",10]} 24. Bf1 $3 {Beautiful resource! White want to
place his second bishop on the second long diagonal.} Nxd5 ({Black is
completely lost after:} 24... Bxf1 25. Bxf6+ Qxf6 $140 26. Rd7+ $1 Ke6 27. Rd6+
$18) (24... Bg4 25. Bg2 $1 $18) (24... Bf5 25. Bg2 $1 $18) 25. cxd5 $18 Qxd5
26. Bf6+ $1 Kd7 $140 27. Rd1) 20. Rxg7 $16 Rxd3 $2 {Simular to resignation.} ({
Much more stubborn was:} 20... Rhf8 21. Bf5+ Bxf5 22. Qxf5+ Nd7 23. Rxh7 Qa6
24. Kb2 Qxc4 25. Rc1 $16 {[%csl Gc1,Rc4,Rc8]}) 21. Qxd3 $18 {The rest is just
a matter of technique.} Rd8 22. Qc2 Qe6 23. e4 h6 24. Rgg1 (24. Qe2 $5) 24...
Qa6 25. Re3 Bd7 26. Bb2 Re8 27. Ra3 Qb6 28. f3 Nh5 29. Qd2 a6 30. Kb1 f5 31.
Rd3 {[%csl Rd7,Rh6][%cal Gd3d7,Gd3d6,Gd2h6] The further resistance is
senseless.} 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.02.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Marcelin, Cyril"]
[Black "David, Alberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[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 "Noyon"]
[BlackTeam "Drancy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 e5 {I have already commented three games on this
subject.} 11. Nf3 O-O $5 (11... Bg4 {See comments to Stohl,I-Suba,M/Halkidiki,
2002/CBM 92(1-0)(Golod,V)(54)}) 12. Be2 Re8 $5 $146 ({Before that,was tried
with success:} 12... Bg4 13. O-O Qc5 (13... e4 $6 {See comments to Gelfand,
B-Speelman,J/Las Vegas,1999/CBM 72(1-0)(Golod,V)(53)}) (13... Rfe8 $5 {[%csl
Re5,Ye8] +/=/= See comments to Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Frankfurt,1999/CBM 72(1/2-1/2)
(rapid)(Golod,V)(49)}) 14. Rac1 e4 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Qxc2 17. Rxc2 Bxe2 18.
Rxe2 Nd5 19. Rd2 {+/=/= Baburin,A-Atalik,S/San Francisco,2002(1/2-1/2)(59)})
13. O-O {+/=/=} Qe4 $5 ({Also deserves attention:} 13... Bg4 $5 14. Rfd1 Qc5 (
14... Qe6 $143 15. Ng5 Qf5 16. Qxf5 Bxf5 17. Bc4 {[%csl Rf7]}) 15. Rac1 {+/=/=}
) 14. Rfc1 {It is strategically right decision.White agree to exchange the
queens.} ({After:} 14. Bd3 $6 Qg4 15. h3 Qh5 {[%cal Ge5e4] the position of
black,as a minimum is not worse.}) 14... Qxc2 15. Rxc2 Bf5 {/^b1-h7} 16. Rcc1
a6 $6 {[%csl Rb6,Rc5] Besides this unessential easing of the queen side,black
has two alternatives:} (16... Nd5 $5 17. Bb5 $140 f6 {[%csl Re5][%cal Yf6e5]})
({and} 16... Ne4 17. Be1 Rac8 {+/=/=}) 17. Be1 {[%csl Ye1,Ge2] White have
hidden the bishops from exchange.} Rac8 18. Nd2 Nd5 ({Black could play more
actively:} 18... Nb4 19. Nc4 (19. Rxc8 $143 Rxc8 20. Nc4 Nc2 21. Rc1 Nxe1 22.
Rxe1 Bg4 23. f3 Be6 $11 {[%csl Ra2]}) 19... Nc2 20. Rxc2 Bxc2 21. Nd6 Rc6 22.
Nxe8 Nxe8 {+/=/=}) ({Badly:} 18... b5 {because of:} 19. a4 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5]})
19. Nc4 (19. e4 {is refuted by:} Nf4 {[%csl Re2]}) ({For the start it is a
good idea to improve the king's position:} 19. Kf1 {[%csl Yf1][%cal Yf1e2,
Ge3e4]}) 19... Rcd8 ({It was a little better:} 19... Red8 $5) 20. a3 {[%cal
Ya3b4]} ({Now:} 20. Na5 {not so is dangerous for black:} Nxa5 21. Bxa5 Rd7 22.
Rd1 Rc8 {+/=/=}) 20... h6 $6 {Loss of the important tempo.} ({It was much
better:} 20... e4 {+/=/=}) ({Also dubiously:} 20... Re7 21. Nd2 Red7 22. Nb3
Rc8 23. Nc5 Rdc7 24. b4 {with obvious advantage of white.}) 21. Nd2 $14 {
[%csl Rc6][%cal Yd2b3,Yb3c5,Ge2a6] White have created two threats: Bxa6 and
Nb3-c5.} Nc7 $6 ({In my opinion,it was necessary:} 21... Rc8 22. Nb3 Rc7 23.
Nc5 Rec8 $14) 22. Nb3 Ne6 $2 {It was better to keep a material equality:} (
22... Rd6 23. Na5 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6,Rc7]} Rb8 (23... Nxa5 $2 24. Rxc7 $1 Nb3 $140
25. Rd1 {[%csl Gb3,Rb7]} Rb6 26. Bc4 Be6 27. Bxe6 Rexe6 28. Rdd7 $16) 24. Nxc6
bxc6 (24... Rxc6 25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. b4) 25. Bc3 {+/=/+/-}) 23. Bxa6 bxa6 24.
Rxc6 $16 Rb8 ({More stubborn resistance after:} 24... Bd3 25. Bb4 Bb5) 25. Bb4
Bd3 26. Na5 Rb5 (26... Bb5 $142 27. Rc3 $16 (27. Rd6 $143 Rec8 {<->c})) 27.
Rac1 {This move is much better,than:} (27. Rxa6 Rxb4 28. Rxe6 Rxe6 29. axb4 Rb6
{[%csl Rb4]}) 27... h5 (27... Rd5 {[%cal Gd3b5]}) 28. h3 ({Again dubiously:} 
28. Rxa6 Rxb4 29. Rxe6 Rxe6 30. axb4 Rb6 {[%csl Rb4]}) 28... h4 (28... Ra8 $142
) 29. Nc4 {Please pay your attention to the work of the white knight.} Rd8 $2 {
Decisive mistake.} (29... Ra8 {+/-/+-}) 30. Rxa6 Nc5 31. Rd6 $18 (31. Rd6 Ne6
32. Rxd8+ Nxd8 33. Rc3) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 O-O 11. Nf3 Qc5 (11... b6 {See comments to the
game: Shipov,S-Short,N/Port Erin,1999/CBM 74 (1-0)(Golod,V)(43)}) 12. Rc1 $6 {
This move allows to black equalize the game:} ({Much better is} 12. a3 $1 $14
Nd5 13. Bd3 $1 $146 g6 14. Bd2 Qxc2 15. Bxc2 e5 $6 16. Bb3 Rd8 17. Rc1 $2 $11 {
See commented game Ivanchuk,V-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee,2001/CBM81(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)
(33)} (17. Ng5 $1 $16)) 12... Nd5 {[%csl Rc3]} 13. Bd2 {Preventing Bc3
exchange.} Qxc2 14. Rxc2 Rd8 15. a3 ({Or} 15. e4 Ndb4 16. Rc4 a5 (16... Nxa2
17. Ra4 $16 {[%csl Ra2]}) 17. a3 Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 Rxd3 19. Ke2 Rd8 20. Rhc1 e5 $11
{[%cal Gc8g4,Gf7f6]}) 15... e5 ({Quite good is also} 15... h6 16. b4 a6 17. Bc4
e5 18. O-O Bf5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K-Adams,M/Sarajevo BIH 2000/ (22)}) 16.
Bb5 Nde7 17. Bc3 Bf5 $146 ({Without any problems black equalized in the game} 
17... f6 18. Bc4+ Kf8 19. Rd2 Bg4 20. h3 Bh5 $11 {[%cal Gh5f7] 1/2-1/2 Lazarev,
V-Hebert,J/Montreal,2000(37)}) 18. Rc1 f6 19. O-O Bd3 20. Bxd3 Rxd3 21. Rfd1
Rad8 22. Rxd3 Rxd3 23. Kf1 Kf7 24. Ke2 Rd7 {The position is absolutely equal.
Who wants to win?} 25. Nd2 Nd5 26. Ne4 b6 (26... Nxc3+ 27. Rxc3 Rd5 $11) 27.
Bd2 Nce7 28. f3 h5 29. Ng3 g6 30. Ne4 Ke6 31. Rc2 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch59"]
[Site "Leeuwarden"]
[Date "2004.06.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2004.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8.
a3 Bd6 9. Bg5 $5 {Besides White has two main alternatives:} (9. Nb5 $5 {
You can see my annotations to games: Vera,R-Stefansson,H/Varadero,2000/CBM 77
(1-0)(66) and Zhu Chen-Tiviakov,S/Wijk aan Zee,2004/CBM 99(1/2-1/2)(52)}) (9.
g3 $5 {You can see my comments to Kharlov,A-Timman,J/Saint Vincent,2000/CBM 78
(1-0)(46)}) 9... Nbd7 {On this line I could find only five games in my
Database.} (9... Ne4 $5 {See my comments to game: Dreev,A-Short,N/Reykjavik,
2004/CBM 100(1/2-1/2)(36)}) 10. e3 Nh5 $146 {Black's idea is: 11... h6 12.Bh4
g5 and to take away a White's bishop.} ({In this position once were checked
the following moves:} 10... a6 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bh4 g6 13. Nd2 g5 14. Bg3 Nb6 15.
Bxd6 cxd6 16. h4 $14 {Gagunashvili,M-Lobron,E/Amsterdam,2004(1/2-1/2)(53)}) ({
and} 10... h6 $5 11. Bh4 c6 12. Bd3 g6 13. O-O O-O 14. Nd2 Kg7 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16.
hxg3 Nb6 {+/=/= Yakovich,Y-Agrest,E/Stockholm,1999(1/2-1/2)(18)}) ({Also three
times checked up in previous games:} 10... c6) 11. Nb5 a6 ({Is a possible
continuation of the play:} 11... h6 $5 12. Nxd6+ (12. Bh4 $5) 12... cxd6 13.
Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Ke7 15. Rc1 $14) 12. Nxd6+ cxd6 13. Nd2 h6 {Sergei Tiviakov
carries out the his main idea.} 14. Bh4 $140 g5 15. Bg3 ({I can not
recommended in this position:} 15. Be2 Ndf6 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Be6 {/\Kd7
and Rac8 =}) 15... Ke7 16. h4 $6 {[%csl Gh1,Rh8] White want to use the "Rh1".}
(16. Rc1 $5 {<->c}) 16... Ndf6 $6 {Black did not use discrepancy of the
contender:} (16... Nxg3 $5 17. fxg3 Re8 18. Bd3 Nf6 {+/=/=}) 17. hxg5 hxg5 18.
Nc4 Rd8 19. Nb6 {From here knight reliably supervises a point "c8", that
provides to White possession <->c.} Rb8 (19... Nxg3 $5 20. fxg3 (20. Nxa8 $4
Nxh1 $19) 20... Rb8 21. Rc1 Re8 22. Rc7+ Bd7 {/\Kd8 +/=/=} 23. Rh6 $6 Kd8 $1
$13) 20. Rc1 Be6 $2 ({After:} 20... Nxg3 21. Rc7+ {we can receive the same
position, as in previous variant:} Bd7 22. fxg3 Re8 {and so on.}) 21. Bh2 $14 {
Now White keep a advantage of two bishops.} Ng7 $6 {Too passively!} (21... f4
$5) 22. Rc7+ Kf8 23. f3 {[%csl Yf3][%cal Yf3e4,Yf3g4]} Nge8 24. Rc3 Nd5 {
Black can not any more suffer here this knight.} 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Bd3 Be6 {
Black had no other worthy alternative:} (26... Ng7 $4 27. Bxd6+ $1 Rxd6 28.
Rh8+ Ke7 29. Rxb8 $18) 27. Bg3 Kg7 28. e4 fxe4 29. fxe4 f6 30. Kd2 Bf7 (30...
Rbc8 $5 31. Rhc1 Rxc3 32. bxc3 d5 {+/=/+/-}) 31. Rhc1 Bg6 32. Ke3 Rd7 33. d5 {
Black continue to play without the concrete plan,but White in turn strengthen
a position of the his pieces.} Kf7 34. Kd4 Ke7 35. Rh1 {White supervise two
open lines "c" and "h".} Rc7 36. Rh6 Rxc3 $8 ({Immediately loses a game the
following move:} 36... Bf7 $2 {[%tqu "En","Can you find nice bomb that gives
to White material advantage?","","","g3d6","",10]} 37. Bxd6+ $3 Kxd6 $140 38.
e5+ Kd7 $8 (38... Ke7 $2 39. d6+) 39. Rh7 $1 fxe5+ 40. Kxe5 $18 Nd6 $140 (40...
Rxc3 41. Rxf7+ Kd8 42. bxc3 $18) 41. Bf5+ $1 $18) 37. bxc3 $1 $16 {White
improve the structure of his pawns and now will threaten with progress
c3-c4-c5.} Bf7 38. Rh7 Rc8 $6 (38... b5 $5) 39. a4 {This move is directed
against progress "b5".} Kf8 40. a5 {[%csl Ya5,Ra6,Rb7] White pawn fixes two
black pawns!} Rc7 41. c4 Kg8 42. Rh1 Kf8 43. Rb1 Bh5 {Black don't have any
clear plan,they wait and prepare for active actions on the part of White.} 44.
Rb6 Ke7 45. Be1 {The bishop passes to more convenient position.} Bg4 46. Bb4
Bc8 (46... Rd7 47. Bc2 Rc7 48. Ba4 $1 Bd7 $140 49. Bd1 {/\Bh5 and Bxe8 (קd6)})
47. Be2 $1 {/\Bh5 and Bxe8 (קd6) White provokes movements of pawn "g5" with
the purpose to create the next weakness in camp of the contender.} g4 48. Ba3
Bd7 49. Bd1 Bc8 50. Bb4 {There is no sense to hurry up with progress "c5".} Bd7
51. g3 Bc8 52. Ba3 Bd7 53. c5 $18 dxc5+ 54. Bxc5+ Kd8 (54... Kf7 55. d6 {
[%csl Gb7,Yc7][%cal Gb6b7,Yc7b7,Gd6c7]}) 55. Rb1 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gc5b6] Black
rook is traped.The further resistance is impossible.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.31"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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 "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 {
After this move,white has a very small advantage in the endgame.} exf5 8. a3 $5
({Other alternatives are:} 8. Bd2 $5 {You can see comments to Sergienko,
S-Lopushnoy,D/St.Petersburg, 1999/CBM 71(1-0)(Golod,V)(49) and Ward,C-Speelman,
J/Southend,1999/CBM71(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(44)}) ({and} 8. Bf4 $5 {See comments
to Golod,V-Psakhis,L/ Tel-Aviv,1999/CBM 71 (1-0) (Golod,V) (67)}) 8... Be7 ({
Other options are:} 8... Bd6 {See comments to Kharlov,A-Timman,J/Saint Vincent,
2000/CBM 78(1-0)(Golod,V)(46)}) ({and} 8... Ba5 $6 {Relange,E-Kortschnoj,V/
Cannes,1996/CBM 51 (1/2-1/2)(Dautov,R)(39)}) 9. g3 {In my opinion this move is
meaningful at an arrangement of the black bishop on "d6",and then at white
there is an idea Bf4(ץd6).} (9. Bg5 $5 {and also comments to:9.Bf4!?;9.Ne5; 9.
b4!?;9.e3 see in game: Seirawan,Y-Adams,M/Bermuda,2000/CBM 76 (1/2-1/2)(Golod,
V) (43)}) 9... c6 $11 10. Bg2 Be6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] In view of that 11.Ng5 not
terribly black make this move at once.} ({Was checked in the previous games:} 
10... h6 $5 {[%csl Yh6][%cal Gc8e6,Yh6g5]} 11. O-O Be6 12. Ne5 (12. b4 $5)
12... Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Kxd7 $11 {Diotallevi,M-Patelli,A/Arco,2000(1/2-1/2)(42)}) (
{and} 10... Nbd7 $5 {[%cal Gd7b6]} 11. O-O a5 (11... Nb6 $5 12. Ne5 Nfd5 13.
Nxd5 Nxd5 14. b4 Be6 15. Bd2 Bf6 $11 {Loebler,H-Gerhold,M/Austria,1997(1/2-1/2)
(24)}) 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Ne5 O-O 15. e3 Be6 16. Rfc1 Bd6 17. Nd3 Bb3
18. Bf3 Rfe8 $11 {Ivanisevic,I-Chabanon,J/Salou,2000(1/2-1/2) (42)}) 11. Bg5 {
Whether to tell the truth I do not know it is possible to advise something
best.} Nbd7 12. O-O a5 {[%cal Ya5b4] Michael Adams interferes with progress b4,
however nevertheless:} 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 O-O ({Naturally that is impossible:
} 14... Rxa1 $6 15. Rxa1 $140 Bxb4 $4 {because of:} 16. Ra8+ Ke7 17. Rxh8 Bxc3
18. Rxh7 b5 $1 19. Rxg7 b4 20. Bd2 {+/-/+-}) 15. Rab1 ({Can be recommended:} 
15. b5 $5) 15... Ra3 16. Bxf6 $6 (16. Rfc1 $142 Rfa8 $11) 16... Nxf6 17. Rfc1 {
[%cal Gb4b5]} Ne4 {Already white should equalize a position.} 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19.
Ne5 e3 $5 ({Much worse is:} 19... f6 20. Nc4 Ra2 21. Bxe4 Rxe2 22. Bf3 Ra2 23.
b5 $11) 20. f4 Bf5 {/^b1-h7(><b1)} 21. Rb2 Ra4 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Yf5b1]} 22. d5
{Most probably this move better,than:} (22. g4 Be6 23. f5 Bc8 24. Nd3 Rd8 {
[%csl Rd4]} 25. d5 cxd5 26. Bxd5 h5 $15) 22... Rxb4 ({A little bit better is:} 
22... f6 $5 23. Nc4 Rxb4 24. Rxb4 (24. d6 $2 Bxd6 25. Nxd6 Rxb2 26. Nxf5 Rxe2
27. Bf3 $17) 24... Bxb4 25. dxc6 bxc6 26. Bxc6 Rd8 {=/+/=}) 23. Rxb4 Bxb4 24.
dxc6 Bd2 25. Rc5 bxc6 26. Nxc6 Bg4 27. Kf1 {[%cal Gh2h3] Now white have
coordinated the forces and they still have some exact moves for achievement
draw.} g6 (27... Ra8 $4 28. Ne7+ {[%csl Ra8,Gg2]}) 28. h3 Be6 29. g4 {[%cal
Yg2f3,Yf1g2]} Kg7 30. Bd5 $11 Bxd5 31. Rxd5 Rc8 32. Rd6 Ra8 33. Rd7 {The
weakness white's pawn "e2' is compensated by weakness black's pawn "f7".} Ra4
34. Rd4 Ra1+ 35. Kg2 Re1 36. Kf3 Rh1 (36... Rf1+ $6 37. Ke4 Rf2 38. Kd3 Rh2 39.
Ne5 Rxh3 40. Rd7 $36 {[%csl Rf7]}) 37. Rd7 {Already Loek Van Wely tries to
play on a win.At once drawn turns out after:} (37. Kg2 Re1 38. Kf3 $11) 37...
Rxh3+ 38. Kg2 Rh4 39. Ne5 {[%csl Rf7]} Kg8 $1 {This move removes all questions
from result of a game.} 40. Rd8+ (40. Rxf7 $2 Rxg4+ {[%csl Ye5,Rf7][%cal Ye5f7,
Gg8f7]}) 40... Kg7 41. Rd7 Kg8 42. Rd8+ Kg7 43. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 {[%mdl 4] This move was popular in the 1930s ,but in the last years
Evgenij Bareev,already third time uses him.} (8. Bxc3 $5 {It's main line.See
comments to Stohl,I-Suba,M/Halkidiki,2002/CBM 92(1-0)(Golod,V)(54)}) 8... b6 $5
{Besides,black has two principales moves:} (8... O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. c4 Qh5 11.
Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Rfe8 14. Bc3 Qg6 15. Qxg6 hxg6 16. a4 $14 {
Bareev,E-Huzman,A/Panormo,2001(1/2-1/2)(54)}) ({and} 8... Nc6) 9. Nf3 Nbd7 ({
Also met in this tournament:} 9... Bb7 10. Be2 (10. Ne5 $6 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7
12. f3 O-O 13. Be2 Rac8 14. Qb2 Rfd8 15. Rd1 Bc6 $11 {Kjeldsen,J-Christensen,T/
DEN,1996(1/2-1/2)(20)}) 10... Nbd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. c4 Qe4 (12... Qd6 $5) 13.
Bd3 Qg4 14. d5 $1 exd5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. e4 $36 {Bareev,E-Ivanchuk,V/Wijk aan
Zee,2003(1-0)(34)}) 10. c4 Qd6 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Rd1 $146 ({A little prematurely:
} 12. O-O {in view of:} Ng4 $1 (12... O-O $143 13. Bc3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Qe5 $6 (
14... Rfd8 $5) 15. a4 Rac8 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Rfd1 $14 {Frydman,P-Regedzinski,T/
Lodz,1938(1-0)(38)}) 13. g3 Ngf6 $11 {[%cal Rb7h1]}) 12... Rc8 {I think,that
it was better to unload a situation at the centre:} (12... cxd4 13. exd4 $140
Ne4 14. O-O (14. Be3 $143 Qb4+ {[%csl Re1]}) 14... Nxd2 15. Rxd2 Rc8 $11) 13.
O-O Qc7 ({Now pretty dubiously:} 13... Ng4 {in view of:} 14. d5 {[%cal Ge3e4]}
exd5 15. cxd5 Qxd5 (15... Bxd5 $2 16. Bc3 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ge3e4]}) 16. Bc3 {
[%csl Rg7]} Qh5 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gb7f3]} 17. e4 $14) 14. dxc5 $5 {White want
to receive a point "d4" for translation of the his knight on queen side.} Nxc5
15. Nd4 O-O 16. f3 Rfd8 17. Be1 {/\Bg3 /^h2-b8 or Bh4/^h4-d8} ({Senselessly:} 
17. Nb5 {because of:} Qb8 18. Bc3 a6) 17... Qe7 18. Bh4 Bc6 {[%csl Rc2,Rd1]
[%cal Gc6a4]} ({It deserves attention:} 18... e5 $5 19. Nf5 Qe6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Rd1 {[%csl Rg8]} Rd7 $11) 19. Nb5 ({Leads to equality:} 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Rd1 Rd6 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 {[%csl Yc5,Ge2,Yf6,Gh4]}) 19... h6 20.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 $11 21. e4 ({Pa7 is inviolable:} 21. Bxf6 $2 Qxf6 22. Nxa7 Ba4 23.
Qc1 Ra8 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. cxb5 Rxa2 $15) 21... Bxb5 {Differently,after:} (21...
e5 {White can translate the knight on the following route:} 22. Nc3 {[%csl Rd5]
[%cal Gc3d5]}) 22. cxb5 e5 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gc5e6,Ge6d4]} 23. Rd1 Ne6 24. Rxd8+
Qxd8 25. Qc1 Qd6 26. Bf2 {[%csl Rd4,Ge2,Gf2] The weakness of a point "d4" is
compensated by advantage BB.} Nd7 {[%cal Yd7c5,Ye6d4]} (26... Nd4 $143 27. Qc8+
Kh7 28. Bf1 Qa3 29. Qc4 $14) 27. Bc4 Nd4 28. h3 Nc5 29. Kh2 g5 {Veselin
Topalov places all pieces on black fields.} 30. Qa3 Qd7 31. Bg3 Qe7 32. Qb4 h5
33. Kh1 Qf6 34. Qa3 Kg7 {The concrete game begins!} 35. Qxa7 h4 36. Bxe5 {
Practically leads to a drawn game.} (36. Bh2 $143 Nxf3 37. Bxf7 (37. gxf3 $2
Qxf3+ 38. Kg1 Qe3+ {[%csl Rc4][%cal Ge3e4,Ge4c4,Ge3c1]}) 37... Nxh2 38. Bd5+
Kh6 39. Kxh2 Qf4+ $11) (36. Bf2 $2 Nxe4 {[%csl Rf2]} 37. Bxd4 Ng3+ 38. Kg1 exd4
$17 {[%csl Gd4,Rg1]}) ({Can it was necessary to risk?} 36. Be1 Nxf3 37. gxf3
Qxf3+ 38. Kg1 Nxe4 (38... g4 $6 39. Qe7 $16) 39. Qxb6 Qxh3 {[%cal Gh3g4]} 40.
Bf1 Qg4+ 41. Kh1 Qf4 $44) 36... Qxe5 37. Qxf7+ Kh6 38. Qf8+ Qg7 $8 (38... Kg6
$4 39. Bf7+ Kf6 (39... Kh7 40. Qg8+ Kh6 41. Qg6#) 40. Bg8+ Kg6 41. Qf7+ Kh6 42.
Qh7#) (38... Kh7 $4 39. Bg8+ Kh8 (39... Kg6 40. Qf7+ Kh6 41. Qh7#) 40. Bf7+ Kh7
41. Qg8+ Kh6 42. Qg6#) 39. Qd6+ Kh7 ({It was a very interestingly:} 39... Kh5
40. Qxb6 $140 Nxf3 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gg7a1]} 41. e5 {[%csl Rc5,Rh5][%cal Gc4e2,
Gc4f7]} (41. gxf3 $2 Qa1+ 42. Kg2 Qb2+ $17 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gb2c1,Gb2d4]})
41... Qh7 $1 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gh7b1]} 42. Bf7+ $8 (42. gxf3 $2 Qb1+ $17 {
[%csl Rc4][%cal Gb1c2,Gc2c4]}) 42... Qxf7 43. Qxc5 Nd2 44. Qc1 Qf2 45. b6 Nf1
46. b7 Ng3+ 47. Kh2 Nf1+ 48. Qxf1 Qxf1 49. b8=Q Qf4+ 50. Kg1 Qc1+ 51. Kf2 Qd2+
52. Kf3 Qd3+ $11) 40. Qxb6 (40. e5 $143 Nf5 41. Qxb6 Qxe5) 40... Nxf3 $1 (40...
Na4 $2 41. Qd6 {[%csl Gb5,Yd6,Rh7][%cal Gb5b6]}) 41. gxf3 Qa1+ 42. Kg2 Qb2+ 43.
Kf1 Qc1+ 44. Kf2 {After this move Veselin Topalov is agreed for draw, because
of next variants:} (44. Kf2 Qxc4 45. Qc7+ Kg6 46. Qc6+ {[%cal Gc6e8]} Kf7 47.
Qc7+ Ke6 48. Qc8+ (48. Qc6+ $2 Ke5 49. Qc7+ Kd4) 48... Ke7 (48... Ke5 $2 49.
Qh8+ Kd6 $8 50. Qd8+ Nd7 (50... Ke6 $4 51. Qg8+) (50... Ke5 51. Qxg5+ Kd4 52.
Qf6+ $16) 51. e5+ Kxe5 52. Qxd7 Qxa2+ 53. Ke3 $14) 49. Qc7+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Albert m"]
[Site "Albert"]
[Date "2000.10.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2000.10.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. a3 $5 ({
Another alternative is:} 7. Bd2 {See comments to Georgiev,K-Adams,M/Sarajevo,
2000/CBM 77 (1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(22) and Serper,G-Christiansen,L/Seattle,2000/
CBM80(1/2-1/2) (Golod,V)(42)}) 7... Bxc3+ {[%mdl 4] Rare enough move,former
popular in 30th years.} (7... cxd4 $5 {It's main line.You can see comments to
Kasparov,G-Nikolic,P/Moscow,1994/CBM 45 (1/2-1/2)(Dautov,R)(20)}) 8. Qxc3 {
[%csl Gc3,Rc8]} Nbd7 (8... Ne4 $6 {(Is the first game in this variation!)} 9.
Qc2 Nd7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Bc4 Qc6 12. Ne5 $6 (12. O-O $5) 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 $11
{Stahlberg,G-Andersen,E/Copenhagen,1934 (1/2-1/2)(39)}) 9. Nf3 O-O $146 ({
Was checked in the previous games:} 9... cxd4 $5 10. Nxd4 (10. exd4 $6 b6 11.
Bc4 Qe4+ 12. Qe3 Bb7 $11 {Dobias,J-Trifunovic,P/Prague,1937(0-1)(56)}) (10.
Qxd4 Nc5 11. Bc4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 (12. exd4 Na4 13. Ne5 Nb6 14. Be2 Nbd7 $11 {
Flohr,S-Botvinnik,M/Hastings,1934(1/2-1/2)(42)}) 12... Bd7 13. Bd2 Nfe4 14. Bb4
(14. Nb3 Nxb3 15. Bxb3 Nxd2 16. Kxd2 Bc6 17. f3 Rd8+ 18. Kc3 Ke7 19. Rad1 Rxd1
20. Rxd1 {1/2-1/2 AraizaMunoz,J-SotoLarrea,M/Havana, 1952(20)}) 14... a5 15.
Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Ke2 Ke7 17. Rac1 Rhc8 18. Rhd1 Na4 $11 {Euwe,M-Gruenfeld,E/
Amsterdam,1936(1/2-1/2) (30)}) 10... O-O 11. f3 Nb6 12. e4 Qd8 (12... Qe5 $143
13. Be2 Rd8 14. Nb5 Qxc3+ 15. Nxc3 e5 16. Kf2 {+/=/= Jelen,I-Kragelj,I/
Ljubljana,1996(1-0)(57)}) 13. Be2 e5 14. Nc2 Re8 15. O-O Be6 $11 {Kramnik,
V-Anand,V/Frankfurt,1998(1/2-1/2)(38)}) ({A little dubious:} 9... b6 10. Bc4
Qc6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Bf1 cxd4 14. Qxc6 Bxc6 15. Nxd4 {+/=/= Szabo,
L-Petrovs,V/Kemeri,1939(1-0) (41)}) 10. Bc4 cxd4 $5 ({Also possibly:} 10... Qd6
11. O-O b6 {[%cal Gc8b7]}) 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Be2 {White has a
insignificant advantage because of two bishops.} Bd7 14. b3 (14. Bd2 $5) 14...
Rfc8 15. Bb2 Ng6 ({Is a possibe continuation of the play:} 15... Ne4 {[%cal
Ge4c3]}) 16. h4 {[%csl Gb2,Rg7,Gh4][%cal Gh4h5,Gb2g7]} h5 ({Another options is:
} 16... h6) 17. a4 a6 ({In my opinion,a little better is:} 17... e5 $5) 18. Rd1
e5 19. Nf3 Be6 $6 ({More logically:} 19... Bg4 $5 20. Nxe5 Bxe2 21. Nxg6 (21.
Kxe2 $2 Rc2+ 22. Rd2 Rxb2 23. Rxb2 Nxe5 24. Rc1 $15) 21... Bxd1 22. Ne7+ Kh7
23. Nxc8 Bxb3 24. Nb6 Rd8 25. Bd4 $11) ({Very interestingly:} 19... Rc2 20.
Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Be6 $44 {[%csl Ra4,Rb3]}) 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Bxb3 22.
Ra1 $14 Bc4 (22... Ng4 $5 23. Bd4 Rc7 $14) 23. Bxf6 Bxe2 {Black transfer to
slightly worse R R endgame.It deserves attention:} (23... gxf6 $5 24. Bxh5 b5
25. Bf3 Rab8 26. axb5 axb5 $44 {[%cal Gb5b4]}) 24. Kxe2 gxf6 {[%mdl 4096]} 25.
Rhb1 Rab8 26. Rb6 Kg7 27. Rd1 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6,Rd7][%cal Gd1d6,Gd6d7,Gd1d5] קf6,
f7,h5} Rc6 ({Senselessly:} 27... Rc4 {in view of:} 28. Rd4) 28. Rb4 (28. Rdb1
$2 Rxb6 29. Rxb6 Rc8 $11 {[%csl Ra4,Rh4][%cal Gc8c4]}) 28... b5 29. Rd5 {
[%csl Rb5,Rh5]} Kg6 30. axb5 Rcb6 $6 ({After:} 30... axb5 $1 31. Rbxb5 Rxb5 (
31... Rh8 $143 32. Kf3 $16) 32. Rxb5 f5 33. Kf3 Rc4 {white have no any chance
to win.}) 31. g4 $1 Rxb5 32. gxh5+ Kg7 ({Badly:} 32... Kh6 {because of:} 33.
Rbxb5 axb5 (33... Rxb5 34. Rd6) 34. Kd2 b4 35. Kc2 $16 {[%cal Gd5f5]}) 33. Rg4+
Kh7 34. e4 a5 ({Loses:} 34... Rxd5 35. exd5 Rd8 36. Rd4 Kh6 37. d6 Kxh5 38. Kd3
$1 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Gd3c4,Gc4c5,Gc5c6,Gc6c7]}) 35. Rf4 Kg7 36. h6+ Kxh6 37. Rd6
$6 ({Much better is:} 37. Rxf6+ Kg7 38. Ra6 Rxd5 39. exd5 Rb4 {+/=/+/-}) 37...
Rb2+ 38. Kf1 Rb1+ (38... Kg7 $143 39. Rdxf6 R8b7 40. h5 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gh5h6]
}) 39. Kg2 Rg8+ 40. Kh2 Rg6 41. Rdxf6 Rxf6 42. Rxf6+ Kg7 43. Ra6 Re1 44. f3 f5
$1 {This move is made in the most suitable time.Now,at correct game,at black
there is a drawn game.} 45. exf5 Re5 46. f6+ Kf7 47. Kg3 Rb5 $6 {The first
discrepancy.} ({After:} 47... Rf5 48. Kg4 Rxf6 49. Rxa5 Rb6 50. h5 Kg7 51. Kg5
Rb1 52. Ra7+ Kg8 53. f4 Rb6 {on a board- theoretically drawn position.}) 48.
Kg4 a4 49. h5 Rb1 $2 {The second mistake.} (49... a3 $142 50. h6 Kg6 51. f4
Kxh6 52. f5 Rb4+ 53. Kf3 Kh7 $1 {[%cal Gh7g8,Gg8f7]} (53... Kg5 $4 54. f7 Rb8
55. Rg6+ Kxf5 56. Rg8 $18) (53... Rb3+ $2 54. Ke4 Rb4+ 55. Kd5 Rb5+ 56. Ke6)
54. Ra8 a2 55. Rxa2 Kg8 $11) 50. f4 a3 $2 {The third and decisive mistake.Was
necessary to play:} (50... Rb5 $8 {[%csl Yb5,Rf5,Rg5][%cal Yb5g5]} 51. h6 Kg6
52. f5+ (52. Ra8 Rb7 53. f5+ Kxh6 54. Rxa4 Ra7 55. Re4 Ra6) 52... Kxh6 (52...
Rxf5 $4 53. f7+ {[%csl Rf5]}) 53. Rxa4 Rb6 {with good chance to draw.}) 51. Kg5
Rb5+ 52. f5 $18 {The rest is the matter of technics.} Rb1 (52... Rb3 $144 53.
Ra7+ Kf8 54. h6 a2 (54... Rh3 55. h7 a2 56. Rxa2 {-transfer to 54...a2}) 55. h7
Rh3 56. Rxa2 Rh1 (56... Rxh7 57. Ra8+ Kf7 58. Ra7+) 57. Ra4 $18 {[%cal Ga4h4]})
53. Ra7+ Kf8 54. Rxa3 Rg1+ 55. Kf4 Kf7 56. Rg3 Rh1 57. Kg5 Rh2 58. h6 Rh1 59.
Rg4 Rh2 60. Rh4 {[%csl Gh6]} Rg2+ 61. Kf4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 1st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2000.07.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5
{After this move,white has a very small advantage in the endgame.} exf5 8. a3
$5 ({Other alternatives are:} 8. Bd2 $5 {You can see comments to Sergienko,
S-Lopushnoy,D/St.Petersburg, 1999/CBM 71(1-0)(Golod,V)(49) and Ward,C-Speelman,
J/Southend,1999/CBM71(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(44)}) ({and} 8. Bf4 $5 {See comments
to Golod,V-Psakhis,L/Tel-Aviv,1999/CBM 71 (1-0)(Golod,V)(67)}) 8... Bd6 {
Black don't afraid from virtual Nb5/\Nxd6. Black's plan is: to put one of
pieces on d5 square ,Kd7, Rc8 and equalize.Therefore, white try to use par of
BB and a little pawn structure defects in the black camp.} ({Other options are:
} 8... Be7 {See comments to Seirawan,Y-Adams,M/Bermuda,2000/CBM 76 (1/2-1/2)
(Golod,V)(43)}) ({and} 8... Ba5 $6 {Relange,E-Kortschnoj,V/Cannes,1996/CBM 51 
(1/2-1/2)(Dautov,R)(39)}) 9. g3 $5 {[%mdl 4]} ({Also was checked in the
previous games:} 9. Nb5 $5 {See comments to Vera,R-Stefansson,H/Varadero,2000/
CBM 77(1-0)(Golod,V)(66)}) (9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd2 c6 11. Bd3 Nb6 12. b4 O-O 13.
O-O g6 $11 {Alterman,B-Davies,N/Rishon le Zion,1994 (1/2-1/2)(16)}) (9. Bg5
Nbd7 10. e3 c6 11. Bd3 (11. Nd2 O-O 12. Be2 Re8 13. O-O h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. g3
g5 16. Nc4 Bc7 17. f4 $132 {Krush,I-Shaked,T/Tuscon,Arizona,1999 (0-1)(64)})
11... h6 12. Bh4 g6 13. Nd2 (13. O-O O-O 14. Nd2 Kg7 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Nb6
$11 {Yakovich,Y-Agrest,E/Stockholm,1999(1/2-1/2) (18)}) 13... Be7 14. f3 Nd5
15. Nxd5 Bxh4+ 16. g3 Bxg3+ 17. hxg3 cxd5 18. Rc1 Kd8 $44 {Kasparov,G-Kramnik,
V/Moscow g/5(blitz), 1998(1-0)(41)}) 9... c6 {Quite not obligatory move.} ({
Can be recommended:} 9... Be6 10. Bf4 $5 (10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. Ng5 c6 12. Nxe6 fxe6
13. O-O Nb6 14. Rd1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Jussupow,A/Vienna,1996 (14)}) 10...
Bxf4 11. gxf4 Nd5 12. e3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 c5 14. Bb5+ Ke7 15. Rg1 {+/=/= Narciso
Dublan,M-Soffer,R/Budapest, 1999(1/2-1/2)(26)}) 10. Bf4 $5 $146 {This move was
not played in the next game:} (10. Bh3 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Zvjaginsev,V/
St.Petersburg, 1999(10)}) 10... Bxf4 11. gxf4 $14 {[%mdl 16]} Nbd7 ({It
deserves attention at first:} 11... Be6 {/\Nbd7-b6(xd5).}) 12. Bg2 {In my
opinion this move better,than:} (12. e3 Nb6 13. Rg1 g6 {+/=/=}) 12... Nb6 13.
Ne5 Be6 {[%csl Yb6,Rd5,Ye6,Yf6][%cal Yb6d5,Yf6d5,Ye6d5]} 14. O-O Nfd5 ({
Another possibility is:} 14... Rd8 15. e3 $140 Nfd5) 15. e3 ({Much worse is:} 
15. Nd3 {in view of:} O-O-O {[%csl Rb7,Yc8][%cal Yc8b7]} 16. e3 h6 $132 {
[%cal Gg7g5]}) 15... Nxc3 (15... Rd8 16. Rfc1 $14 {/\Nd3-c5(weakness Pb7)} (16.
Nd3 $6 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bc4 $11)) ({A few dubious:} 15... O-O-O {because of:} 16.
Rfc1 {with clear play on the queen side.}) 16. bxc3 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gf1b1,
Ga3a4]} f6 ({Also white is better,after:} 16... Ke7 17. Rfb1 {[%csl Rb7][%cal
Ga3a4,Ga4a5]}) 17. Nd3 {[%csl Rb7,Re6][%cal Gd3c5]} Bc4 18. Rfd1 Na4 {Besides,
black has two principales moves:} (18... Nd5 19. Nb2 Bb3 20. Rdc1 $14 {[%cal
Gc3c4]}) ({and} 18... Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Rd8 (19... O-O-O $5) 20. Rb1 $36) 19. Nc5
$1 {Very strong move.} ({After:} 19. Rac1 $6 Rd8 {black equalizes.}) 19... Nxc5
20. dxc5 {[%mdl 4096] After knights was exchanged white gets a free play in
<-> b;<->d and strong pressure to black's pawn chain in the queen side.} Ke7 ({
Probably a little better is:} 20... Rd8) 21. Rab1 {[%csl Rb7]} Rab8 ({Is a
possible continuation of the play:} 21... Ba6 22. Bf1 Rab8 23. Bxa6 bxa6 24.
Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Rd6 Rb3 (25... Rc8 $143 26. Kf1 {[%cal Gf1e2,Ge2d3,Gd3c4] +/=/+/-
}) 26. a4 $14) 22. Rd4 Ba6 {[%csl Ya6,Rb7][%cal Ya6b7]} ({Badly:} 22... Be6 $2
{because of:} 23. Rdb4 b6 (23... Bc8 $2 24. Bxc6 $18 {[%csl Rb8]}) 24. cxb6 (
24. Bxc6 $2 Rhc8) 24... Rxb6 25. Rxb6 axb6 26. Rxb6 $16) 23. Bh3 $1 {[%mdl 32]}
g6 $140 {(weakness of the seventh line in the black camp).} 24. Bf1 Bxf1 25.
Kxf1 Rhd8 26. Ra4 Kd7 $2 {Probably, it's decisive mistake.} ({It is necessary:
} 26... a6 27. Rab4 Rd7 28. Rb6 {[%csl Rb8][%cal Gb6c6,Gb6a6]} Ke6 29. c4 (29.
Rxc6+ $143 bxc6 30. Rxb8 Kd5 $44) 29... Rd3 $14) 27. Rxa7 Kc7 28. c4 $1 {
[%csl Yc4,Rd5][%cal Yc4d5]} g5 (28... Rd3 $143 29. a4 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Ga4a5,
Ga5a6]} Ra3 (29... Rc3 30. Rb4 {[%csl Yb4]}) 30. a5 g5 31. Rb6 {[%csl Rb7]
[%cal Ga5a6] +/-/+-}) 29. fxg5 fxg5 30. a4 $16 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Ga4a5,Ga5a6]}
Rd2 31. a5 Ra2 32. Kg2 {Useful preventive move!} ({Also good enough right away:
} 32. Rb6) 32... Ra4 33. Rb6 $16 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Ga5a6]} Rxc4 34. a6 Rxc5 35.
Raxb7+ Rxb7 36. Rxb7+ Kd6 ({Leads to hopeless position:} 36... Kc8 37. Rxh7 Ra5
(37... Kb8 38. h3 $5 $18 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Gh7g7]}) 38. a7 c5 39. f4 $5 g4 (
39... gxf4 40. exf4 {[%csl Gh2]} c4 41. Kf3 c3 42. Ke3 Ra2 43. Rh8+ Kb7 44.
a8=Q+ Rxa8 45. Rxa8 Kxa8 46. h4 $18 {[%csl Gh4][%cal Gh4h5]}) 40. Kf2 c4 41.
Ke1 c3 42. Kd1 Ra2 43. Kc1 Ra1+ 44. Kc2 Ra3 45. Kd3 $22 $18) 37. Rxh7 {Hecht:
'[#] Nach Tausch der beiden Freibauern entscheidet die aktive weiße
Königsposition.'} g4 ({Most probably more stubborn resistance after:} 37... Ra5
38. a7 (38. Rh5 {Hecht} Rxa6 (38... g4 39. Rxf5 Rxa6 40. Rf4 Kd5 41. Rxg4 c5
$132 {scheint nicht klar zu sein.})) 38... c5 $16) 38. Rh5 $1 {[%csl Ga6,Yc5,
Rf5,Gh5][%cal Yc5f5,Yc5a5]} Ke5 $140 39. Rh8 {[%cal Ga6a7]} Ra5 $8 40. Ra8 Kf6
({Also white has a easy win after:} 40... Kd6 41. Kg3 Ra4 (41... Kc7 42. Kf4
Kb6 43. a7 Kb7 44. Rf8 Kxa7 45. Rxf5 $18) 42. a7 Kc5 43. f3 {[%cal Ge3e4]} gxf3
44. h4 $1 f2 45. Kxf2 Kb6 46. h5 Kb7 47. Rf8 Kxa7 48. Rxf5 $18) 41. Kg3 c5 (
41... Ra4 $144 42. Kh4 c5 43. a7 Kg7 44. Kg5 $18) 42. a7 Kg7 43. Kf4 c4 44. Kg5
$1 $18 c3 45. Rc8 Rxa7 46. Rxc3 {After this move black resigns,because of next
variants:} (46. Rxc3 Ra2 (46... Rf7 $143 47. Rc5 (47. Rc6 $5 {[%cal Gc6g6]}))
47. Rc7+ Kg8 (47... Kf8 $2 48. Rc5 {[%cal Gc5f5]}) 48. Kg6 {[%csl Rg8][%cal
Gc7c8]} Ra6+ $8 (48... Kf8 $2 49. Rf7+ Ke8 50. Rxf5 {[%csl Yf5][%cal Yf5f2]})
49. Kxf5 Ra2 {[%csl Rf2]} 50. Kxg4 (50. Kg6 Ra6+ 51. Kh5 Ra2) 50... Rxf2 51. h4
$18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.24"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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 "Samara Termosteps"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8.
a3 Be7 9. Bf4 ({It deserves more attention:} 9. Bg5 $5 {You can see my
comments to Seirawan,Y-Adams,M/Bermuda,2000/CBM 76(1/2-1/2)(43)}) ({In my
opinion,the best way to fight for advantage here is:} 9. b4 $5 c6 10. e3 O-O $5
(10... Be6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Ng5 Nd5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bd2 $14 {Alterman,
B-Hamdouchi,H/Cap d'Agde,1994(0-1)(50)}) 11. Bd3 g6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Na4 Nd5
14. Rc1 Bf6 15. O-O N5b6 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. bxc5 Nd5 {+/=/= Arlandi,E-Romanishin,
O/Torino,1998(1/2-1/2)(33)}) ({Harmless is:} 9. g3 c6 $11 {for further
comments you can see my annotations to Van Wely,L-Adams,M/Istanbul,2000/EXT
2001(1/2-1/2)(43)}) 9... c6 10. e3 Nbd7 (10... Nh5 $5 11. Bc7 $140 Kd7 {
[%csl Rc7]} 12. Be5 (12. Ba5 $5) 12... f6 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 {+/=/=}) 11.
Nd2 Nb6 12. Nb3 (12. Nc4 $143 O-O $6 (12... Nxc4 $1 13. Bxc4 Be6 $11) 13. h3
Be6 14. Na5 $14 {Jacimovic,D-Cao Sang/Erevan,1996(1/2-1/2)(58)}) 12... Ne4 $146
{[%csl Rd5][%cal Yb6d5,Gg7g5,Ge4c3] Interesting novelty of Alexander Khalifman.
Black improves his pawn structure,but slows his developing.} ({After:} 12...
Nh5 $6 13. Be5 $1 f6 $140 14. Bc7 Kd7 {-White transfers to better endgame:} 15.
Bxb6 axb6 16. Be2 g6 17. Bxh5 gxh5) ({The only game that reached this position
was my game against Lev Psakhis:} 12... Nfd5 $5 {For further analysis you can
see my annotatins to Golod,V-Psakhis,L/Tel-Aviv,1999/CBM 71(1-0)(67)}) 13. Nxe4
(13. Bc7 $143 Nxc3 (13... Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Rc1 $14) 14. bxc3 Nd5 15. Ba5
b6 16. Bb4 Be6 $11) 13... fxe4 14. Na5 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Yc8][%cal Yc8b7]} O-O (
14... Nd5 $143 15. Bg3 h5 16. h4 Kd7 {/\b6} 17. Rc1 $1 {Protecting from b6.}
Rd8 18. Be2 g6 19. O-O {/\Rfe1,Bf1 and f3 +/=}) 15. b4 Nd5 16. Bg3 Bd8 {
Exchange of white's knight,is black's only idea to finish his development.} ({
Senseless is:} 16... h5 17. h3 h4 18. Bh2 Rd8 19. Bc4 $14) 17. Rc1 Bxa5 18.
bxa5 {[%csl Yb7,Gc1,Rc6][%cal Ga5a6,Yb7c6,Ga6b7]} Bd7 (18... a6 $143 19. Rb1 f5
20. Bc4 Rf7 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Kd2 {/\Rhc1<->c +/=}) 19. Be2 ({In my opinion
looks more trivial:} 19. Bc4 Be6 20. Kd2 $14 {[%cal Gc1b1,Gh1c1]}) 19... Rad8
20. a6 $5 b6 21. O-O Rc8 22. Rc2 Rfe8 23. Rfc1 h6 24. h4 Ne7 $6 {Beginning of
strange maneuver,that increased white's advantage.} (24... g6 $142 {/\h5}) 25.
h5 Be6 26. Bd6 $1 Bd7 ({Now badly is:} 26... Bd5 $2 {because of:} 27. Bc4 $1
Rcd8 28. Bxd5 Nxd5 (28... cxd5 29. Bb4 {[%cal Gc2c7]} Rd7 30. Rc7 $18) (28...
Rxd6 29. Bxe4 $18) 29. Rxc6 $16) 27. Kh2 Nd5 {Finally,Black had moved back to
previous pieces configuration.} 28. g4 $14 Re6 29. Be5 Ree8 30. Kg3 Red8 31.
Bf1 f6 32. Bf4 Kf7 33. Bg2 Re8 34. Bh1 (34. f3 $5 exf3 35. Bxf3 {[%csl Rc7,Yd5]
[%cal Gf3d5,Gc2c7]} Ke6 36. Be4 Nxf4 37. Kxf4 Kd6 38. Bg6 $14) 34... Re6 35.
Bg2 Ree8 36. Bd6 Re6 37. Bb4 Rg8 38. Bh3 $6 ({From my point of view, better
was:} 38. Bf1 $5 {/\Bc4} b5 $1 (38... g6 $2 39. Bc4 gxh5 40. Bxd5 cxd5 41. Rc7
Rxg4+ $2 (41... Rd8 42. Rxa7 $18) 42. Kh3 Ke8 43. Rxa7 {/\Rcc7+-}) (38... Rc8
$2 39. Bc4 Ree8 40. f4 $1 Red8 ({of course not:} 40... exf3 $4 41. e4 $1 Rxe4
42. Bxd5+ cxd5 43. Rxc8 Bxc8 44. Rxc8 $18) 41. Bxd5+ cxd5 42. Rc7 Ke8 43. f5
Rxc7 44. Rxc7 Ra8 45. Bf8 $1 {Very nice move!} Kxf8 (45... Kd8 46. Rb7 $18) 46.
Rxd7 $18) 39. Rc5 $1 (39. Bc5 $2 g6 $1 40. hxg6+ Rxg6 41. Be2 Re8 42. Bxa7 Ra8
43. Bc5 Bxg4 $1 44. Bxg4 f5 $15) 39... Nc7 40. f4 $140 Nxa6 (40... exf3 $143
41. Bd3 Nxa6 42. Bg6+ Ke7 43. Rxc6+ Nxb4 44. Rxe6+ Bxe6 45. axb4 Rc8 46. Rxc8
Bxc8 47. Kxf3 {+/=/+/- White's positional advantage is clear: his pawns
structure is better,Black has a serious weakness on b5,while Pg7 connect his
king to the king side.}) 41. R5c2 {/\f5} Nc7 42. f5 Ree8 43. Kf2 Nd5 44. Bg2 a6
45. Bd6 Rh8 46. a4 $5 $36 {Trying to open one of the lines.White has serious
initiative for the pawn.}) 38... Ree8 $6 {Black misses his chance to change
the direction of the game.} ({It was necessary to break up the position:} 38...
g6 $1 39. hxg6+ Rxg6 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Ge6e8,Ge8g8]} 40. Kh4 Re8 41. Rxc6 $5 {
Obvious sacrifice!} Bxc6 42. Rxc6 Rd8 43. Bd2 Rg5 44. Bf1 Rdg8 45. Be2 $13) 39.
g5 $1 f5 40. Rxc6 $6 {Looks beautiful,but leads to nothing.} (40. g6+ $142 $1
Kf6 ({of course not:} 40... Ke6 $4 41. Rxc6+ Bxc6 42. Rxc6+ Kd7 43. Rd6+ $18)
41. Kh4 {Now White really threats Rc6.} Rc8 42. Bf1 Rgd8 43. Bd6 $1 Ke6 44. Be5
Rg8 45. Bc4 c5 46. Rd2 Bc6 47. Bb3 $16 {[%csl Rc5]}) 40... Bxc6 41. Rxc6 Re6 $8
({It was badly:} 41... g6 42. Bf1 Re6 43. Bc4 Rxc6 44. Bxd5+ Re6 45. gxh6 gxh5+
46. Kh4 ({of course not:} 46. Kf4 $4 Kf6 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gg8g4]}) 46... Kf6
47. Bxe6 Kxe6 48. d5+ $1 Kf7 (48... Kxd5 $2 49. Bc3 $18 {[%csl Yc3][%cal Gh6h7]
}) 49. h7 ({Interesting,but unclear:} 49. Kxh5 Rg2 50. Bc3 f4 $1 $132) 49...
Rh8 50. Kxh5 Rxh7+ 51. Kg5 Rh2 52. Kxf5 Rxf2+ 53. Kxe4 $16 {It is really nice
to play in such position, when only you can win it.}) 42. g6+ ({I can not
recommended in this position:} 42. Rc2 $6 g6 $8 (42... Nxb4 $2 43. axb4 {
Except a material compensation,White also has strong initiative,because of
activity of his pieces and black's weaknesses on a7 and f5.} g6 44. gxh6 gxh5+
45. Kf4 $18) 43. Bf1 f4+ $1 {Great bomb!} 44. exf4 hxg5 45. fxg5 (45. Bc4 $2
gxf4+ 46. Kh3 Rh8 $1 {[%csl Rh3,Yh8]} 47. Bxd5 Rxh5+ 48. Kg2 Rxd5 49. Rc7+ Kf6
50. Rxa7 f3+ 51. Kg3 Rg5+ 52. Kf4 e3 $1 $19) 45... gxh5 46. Kh4 Kg6 $15) 42...
Kf6 43. Bd6 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Gd6e5]} Kg5 44. Bf4+ Nxf4 45. exf4+ Kf6 46. Rc7 {
[%csl Ra7,Rf6][%cal Gc7a7,Gc7f7]} Re7 $11 47. Rc6+ {Both players are obliged
to repeat moves.} Re6 48. Rc7 Re7 49. Rc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.02"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {[%mdl 2] Alexei Bezgodov makes the following
comments in "Club Kasparov":  "The debut repertoir of Konstantin Sakaeva is
rather wide. Be he more superstitious chess player, hardly would play in this
game protection "Nimzowitsch". Equally,year back,on a Championship of the
World in New Delhi,by the order ,Sergey Volkov win against Sakaev the second
game of their match in this debut. That match Sakaev,eventually has,lost."} 4.
Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 O-O
11. Nf3 Rd8 $5 (11... b6 $5 {/\Bb7(/^a8-h1).See comments to the game: Shipov,
S-Short,N/ Port Erin,1999/  CBM 74 (1-0)(Golod,V)(43)}) (11... Qc5 $5 {See
comments to game Dao Thien Hai-Adams,M/New Delhi,2000/CBM 81(1/2-1/2) (Golod,V)
(31)}) 12. Be2 Qc5 $5 $146 {Bezgodoov,A: " Is not sure, that standard 12...Qe4
is stronger, than move of the Sakaev:} (12... Qe4 $5 13. Qb3 (13. Rc1 $6 Qxc2
14. Rxc2 Nd5 $11 15. O-O Nxc3 16. Rxc3 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Anand,V/Bastia,2000
(16)}) 13... Nd5 (13... b6 $143 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfd1 Qg6 16. Qa3 Ne8 17. Ba6
$14 {Keatinge Clay,A-Falconer,N/Concord,1995(0-1)(72)}) 14. Bd2 (14. O-O $6
Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qb4 16. Qc2 Qe7 17. a3 Bd7 $11 {Touzane,O-Anand,V/Moscow,2001 (1/
2-1/2)(46)}) 14... b6 $5 (14... Qg6 15. O-O e5 16. Rfd1 e4 17. Ne1 Qf5 18. Bc3
Rb8 19. g4 $5 Qe6 20. Ng2 Nxc3 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. Qxc3 {+/=/= Kasparov,
G-Kramnik,V/Moscow,2001 (1/2-1/2)(30)}) 15. Bd3 Qg4 16. O-O Bb7 17. h3 Qh5 18.
Qb5 $13 {Ivanchuk,V-Gelfand,B/Monaco,2001(1-0) (33)}) 13. Qa4 $5 {For White it
is necessary to win this game and to compare the account in a match.} ({
Leads to absolute equality:} 13. O-O $6 Nd5 14. Rac1 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16.
Rxc3 Bd7 $11) 13... Nd5 14. Bd2 Bd7 15. Qh4 {[%csl Rg8,Gh4] Alexei Bezgodov
makes the following comments in "Club Kasparov": "The purpose white is clear:
to try to create something real on king side.However,without blunders of the
opponent,it is difficult to hope on it."} Qc2 $6 (15... Nce7 $5 16. e4 Nf6 {
[%csl Ye7,Yf6,Rh4]}) 16. O-O Ne5 $2 ({Can be recommended:} 16... Rac8 $5) ({and
} 16... e5 $5) 17. Nxe5 $1 Qxd2 18. Bd3 {[%csl Gd3,Gh4,Rh7]} g6 $4 {After this
blunder,white has a forced way to win.} ({Is a possible continuation of the
play:} 18... Nf6 19. Rad1 Qxb2 20. Nxd7 Rxd7 (20... Nxd7 $143 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22.
Rb1 Qxa2 23. Rxb7 $16) 21. Bxh7+ Kf8 22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23. Bd3 {[%csl Ra8][%cal
Gh4h8]} Re8 24. Rb1 {[%csl Rb7] +/=/+/-}) ({or} 18... h6 $5 19. Qe4 f5 (19...
Nf6 $143 20. Qxb7 Rab8 21. Qxa7 $16) 20. Qd4 Qa5 $14) 19. Nxf7 $1 {[%mdl 64]}
Kxf7 $8 ({Much worse is:} 19... Rf8 20. Ng5 Nf6 $8 21. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 $140 22.
Rad1 Qxb2 23. Rxd7 $18 {[%csl Gd7,Rg8,Gh4][%cal Gd7h7,Gh7h8]}) 20. Qxh7+ Kf6 $8
({Also loses right away:} 20... Kf8 {in view of:} 21. Bxg6 {[%cal Gh7f7]} Be8
$8 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qg7+ Kd6 24. Rfd1 Qb4 25. e4 $18 {[%csl Rd5]}) 21. Qxg6+
Ke7 (21... Ke5 $143 22. Rad1 Qb4 (22... Qxb2 23. Qg7+ Nf6 24. Bh7 $1 {[%csl
Gd1,Re5,Gh7][%cal Gf2f4] and mate in two moves.}) 23. e4 {[%csl Rd5,Re5]} Rg8 (
23... Nf6 24. Qg5+ {[%csl Rf6]}) 24. Qh5+ Kf6 25. exd5 $18) 22. Qg7+ Kd6 $8 23.
Rfd1 Qb4 24. e4 Ba4 ({Nothing changes,after:} 24... Rac8 25. exd5 exd5 26. Qg3+
) 25. Rac1 $1 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ge4e5] White effectively finish a game.} (25.
Rac1 e5 26. Bc2 {[%csl Yc2,Rd5][%cal Gd1d5]}) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.10.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Serper, Grigory"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2
Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 {This variation is very young, the games
played with this variation are dated 1999-2000 years.} Bd7 $5 {Except of this
move,black also can play:} (10... e5 $5 {You can see comments to games:
Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Frankfurt,1999/CBM 72 (1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(49) and Gelfand,
B-Speelman,J/Las Vegas,1999/ CBM 72(1-0)(Golod,V)(53)}) (10... O-O $5 {See
comments to Georgiev,K-Adams,M/Sarajevo,2000/CBM 77 (1/2-1/2) (Golod,V)(22)}) (
{and} 10... Qc5 $5 {You can see comments to Seirawan,Y-Adams,M/Bermuda,2000/
CBM 76 (1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(26)}) 11. Nf3 Rc8 {[%csl Gc8][%cal Gc6b4]} 12. Be2 $2
$146 {White have not solved threat black.} ({Can be recommended:} 12. a3 Ne7
13. Rd1 (13. Be2 $143 O-O 14. O-O Bb5 15. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Leko,P/
Dortmund,2000 (15)}) 13... Qc5 14. e4 (14. Rd4 $6 O-O 15. Rc4 Qb6 16. Bd4 Qa5+
17. Bc3 Qb6 18. Bd4 Qa5+ 19. Bc3 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Illescas Cordoba,M/
Barcelona,2000(19)}) 14... O-O $5 (14... Bb5 $143 15. Be2 Qc6 (15... O-O $5)
16. Bxb5 Qxb5 17. Nd4 Qc4 18. f3 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Qf2 $14 {Van Wely,
L-Gelfand,B/Polanica Zdroj,2000 (1/2-1/2)(38)}) 15. Bd3 Ng6 16. g3 Qh5 17. Be2
Bb5 $11 {Akesson,R-Plaskett,J/Port Erin,2000(1-0) (35)}) 12... Nb4 {Already
white it is necessary to achieve for equality} 13. Qb1 ({Badly:} 13. Qd1 $2 {
in view of:} Qxd1+ $1 14. Bxd1 (14. Rxd1 Nxa2 15. Bxf6 gxf6 $17) (14. Kxd1 Ba4+
$1 $17) 14... Nd3+ 15. Ke2 Ne4 16. Kxd3 Nxf2+ 17. Ke2 Nxh1 18. Bb3 Bb5+ 19. Ke1
O-O $17 {[%cal Gf8d8]}) 13... Bb5 $1 {Now king of white remains at the centre.}
14. Bxb4 ({Senselessly:} 14. e4 {because of:} Qh5 {[%csl Re1]}) 14... Bxe2 15.
Kxe2 Qb5+ 16. Qd3 Qxb4 {=/+/=} 17. Rab1 O-O {[%cal Gf8d8]} 18. Rhd1 {White it
is necessary to play accurately as they should decide a problem of weakness of
pawns in the queen side.} Qa4 {[%csl Ra2,Rc2][%cal Ga4a2,Gc8c2]} 19. a3 Rc2+
20. Rd2 Rxd2+ $1 {Only so Larry Christiansen keeps a small advantage.} ({
Absolute equality after:} 20... Rfc8 21. Rbd1) 21. Nxd2 Rc8 {<->c} 22. Nb3 h6
23. h3 {[%csl Yh3][%cal Yh3g4] Useful preventive move.} e5 24. Kf1 ({It seemed
that it is impossible:} 24. Rc1 {because of:} Rxc1 25. Nxc1 Qc6 {[%csl Rc1,Rg2]
[%cal Gc6c1,Gc6g2] but white has a tactical rescue:} 26. Qd8+ Kh7 27. Qd3+ g6
28. Qb3 $1 Kg7 29. Nd3 $11 {[%csl Re5,Rf7]}) 24... Ne4 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1
Nc5 {Black on former have by the initiative} 27. Qd2 Qc4+ 28. Ne2 Na4 {[%csl
Rb2]} 29. Kg1 Qb3 30. Nc3 $1 {For input in game the white's knight it is not a
pity to offer at pawn"b2".} Nxc3 ({Also equality after:} 30... Nxb2 31. Qd8+
Kh7 32. Nd5 {[%csl Gd5,Gd8,Rh7][%cal Gd5e7]} (32. Qc8 $2 Qc2 $17 {[%csl Rc3]
[%cal Gb2d1]}) 32... h5 (32... f6 33. Qd7 $44 {[%cal Gd5f6]}) 33. Ne7 Qd1+ 34.
Qxd1 Nxd1 35. Nc8 {[%cal Gc8a7,Gc8d6,Gd6b7,Gd6f7]} Nb2 36. Nxa7 Nc4 37. Nb5 $11
) 31. Qxc3 {White transfer to equal pawns endgame.The weakness of the pawn"c3"
does not play what role.} Qxc3 32. bxc3 {PP_|_ Hecht: '[#] Von Durchbrüchen
und Zugzwang - nur in den Varianten! Leichter schwarzer Vorteil, wegen der
schlechteren weißen BAUERNSTRUKTUR, der sich jedoch nicht ausnutzen läßt.'} f5
33. Kf1 Kf7 34. Ke2 e4 35. Kd2 Ke6 (35... b5 {Hecht} 36. c4 bxc4 37. Kc3 Ke6
38. Kxc4 Kd6 $14) 36. c4 Kd6 37. Kc3 $11 {The king white's king covers
weakness on the queen side.} Kc5 38. h4 {'!' Hecht. Hecht: 'Wirkt dem
schwarzen Quartgriff h6-h5-h4 ("Badewanne") entgegen, was schwarze
Bauerndurchbrüche begünstigt.'} (38. Kb3 {Hecht} g5 39. Kc3 h5 40. Kb3 h4 41.
Kc3 a5 42. a4 f4 43. Kb3 f3 44. gxf3 exf3 45. Kc3 g4 $19 {soll als Beispiel
dienen.}) 38... g6 39. Kb3 a5 (39... b5 $144 40. cxb5 Kxb5 41. a4+ Kc5 42. Kc3
a5 43. Kb3 $11) 40. a4 {'!' Hecht.} (40. g3 {Hecht} a4+ 41. Kxa4 (41. Kc3 h5
$22) 41... Kxc4 42. Ka5 Kd3 43. Kb6 Ke2 44. Kxb7 Kxf2 45. a4 Kxg3 46. a5 f4 47.
h5 gxh5 48. a6 fxe3 49. a7 e2 50. a8=Q e1=Q 51. Qg8+ Kh2 $19) 40... Kd6 41. Kc3
Ke5 42. g3 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 30th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2000.05.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2000.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 {This variation is very young, the games played
with this variation are dated 1999-2000 years.} O-O $5 {Except of this move,
black also can play:} (10... e5 $5 {See comments to games: Kramnik,V-Anand,V/
Frankfurt,1999/CBM 72 (1/2-1/2)  (Golod,V)(49) and Gelfand,B-Speelman,J/Las
Vegas,1999/ CBM 72(1-0)(Golod,V)(53)}) ({and} 10... Qc5 $5 {You can see
comments to Seirawan,Y-Adams,M/Bermuda,2000/CBM 76 (1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(26)}) 11.
Nf3 Qc5 $5 {[%mdl 4]} (11... b6 {/\Bb7(/^a8-h1)See comments to Shipov,S-Short,
N/Port Erin,1999(1-0) (Golod,V) (43)}) ({In my opinion dubious:} 11... e5 12.
Be2 (12. Rd1 $6 Qxa2 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bg4 $11) 12... Bg4 13. O-O (13. h3
$5 Bh5 14. O-O Rad8 15. b4 $14 {Reshevsky,S-Bisguier,A/New York,1957 (1-0)(44)}
) 13... Bh5 14. Rfd1 Qc5 15. Qb3 Qe7 16. Qa3 $5 Qxa3 17. bxa3 $14 {Bronstein,
D-Smyslov,V/Parnu,1947(1/2-1/2) (25)}) ({Can be recommended:} 11... Rd8 $5 12.
Be2 Qe4 13. Qb3 b6 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfd1 Qg6 16. Qa3 {+/=/= Keatinge Clay,
A-Falconer,N/Concord, 1995(0-1)(72)}) 12. Rc1 Nd5 13. Bd2 Qxc2 14. Rxc2 Rd8 ({
After} 14... e5 $5 {(can be recommended)} 15. Rc5 Rd8 16. Bc4 Nb6 17. Bb3 Re8
18. Ng5 Re7 19. f3 (19. O-O h6 $11) 19... Nd7 20. Rc1 Nf6 21. Bc2 h6 22. Ne4 {
1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Anand,V/Frankfurt,1999 (22) Even the best chessplayer of
the planet didn't recieve any advantage.}) 15. a3 h6 (15... Bd7 $5 16. Bd3 Be8
17. Ke2 f6 18. h3 {1/2-1/2 Giorgadze,G-Short,N/Bugojno,1999 (18)}) 16. b4 $146
{Looks better than:} (16. Bb5 Bd7 17. Bc4 Nb6 18. Bb3 Ne7 19. O-O Rac8 20. Rxc8
Nbxc8 21. Rc1 Bc6 $11 {Dreev,A-Adams,M/Las Vegas,1999(1/2-1/2) (51)}) 16... a6
17. Bc4 (17. e4 Nf6 18. e5 Nd5 19. Be2 Bd7 20. O-O Nce7 $11 {[%csl Ya4,Yb5,Yc6,
Yd5] And black have excelent game on white squares.}) 17... e5 (17... Nb6 $143
18. Bb3 e5 19. Rxc6 $1 {Interesting move!} (19. e4 $143 Rd6 {[%cal Gc8e6]} 20.
Be3 Nd7 21. O-O Nf6 $132 {[%csl Re4]}) 19... bxc6 20. Nxe5 Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6
22. Ke2 $1 (22. Nxc6 $2 Rd6 23. Nd4 (23. Ne5 Rad8 $19) 23... Nc4 24. Bc1 e5 $15
) 22... Rac8 $140 23. Rc1 Rd6 24. e4 $14) 18. O-O Bf5 19. Rcc1 e4 20. Nd4 Nxd4
21. exd4 Rac8 22. Bxd5 {We have one more proof of reliability of this
fashionable variation. White must to do something!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup-B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 O-O $5 (6... c5 $5 {
It's main line.See comments to Georgiev,K-Adams,M/ Sarajevo,2000/CBM 77 (1/2-1/
2)(Golod,V)(22)}) ({Also possibly:} 6... e5 $5 {See comments to Sakaev,
K-Pigusov,E/St. Petersburg,1999/CBM 71 (1/2-1/2)(Golod,V) (41)}) 7. Bd2 ({
Other possibilities is:} 7. Nf3 c5 (7... Nc6 $143 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 $14 {
Bolbochan,J-Grau,R/Buenos Aires,1936 (1-0)(14)}) (7... b6 $143 8. Bd3 Bb7 9.
O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. e4 Qh5 12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. a4 $14 {Koutsin,S-Romanishin,
O/Katowice,1995 (1/2-1/2)(30)}) 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Nc6 11. Bc3
e5 12. a3 Bg4 13. Be2 Rac8 14. h3 Bh5 15. O-O {+/=/= Wang Lei-Mascarinas,R/
Quezon City,2000(1-0)(63)}) ({and} 7. Nge2 c5 (7... e5 $5 8. a3 exd4 9. axb4
dxc3 10. bxc3 Bf5 11. Qa2 Nc6 12. Nd4 $6 (12. Qxd5 $5 Nxd5 13. f3 $14) 12...
Nxd4 13. cxd4 Qd6 14. Ba3 Rfe8 15. Be2 Ne4 $36 {Lange,W-Engels,L/Bad
Oeynhausen, 1939(0-1)(38)}) 8. Bd2 Qd6 $5 (8... Qd8 9. a3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ba5 11.
Be2 Bb6 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. O-O Qe7 14. Rfd1 $14 {Flohr,S-Gilg,K/Bad Liebenwerda,
1934(1-0) (16)}) (8... Qc6 {(it's first game in this variation!!!)} 9. a3 Bxc3
10. Bxc3 Nbd7 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Ng3 $14 {Flohr,S-Michell,R/
Hastings,1933(1-0)(54)}) 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Nxc3 b6 12. Be2 Bb7 13.
O-O Nbd7 14. Rad1 Ne4 15. Bd3 Nef6 16. Ne4 $6 Qxc2 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Bxc2 Rac8
$11 {Eliskases,E-Foltys,J/Stuttgart,1939(1/2-1/2) (41)}) 7... Bxc3 8. Bxc3 $5
$146 {[%mdl 8] Interesting novelty of Vassily Ivanchuk.This move was not
played in the next games:} (8. bxc3 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Rb1 (10. Be2 Qd6 11. Bb5
Bd7 12. O-O Rac8 13. Qb1 Rfd8 14. Rd1 a6 15. Bf1 e5 $11 {Garcia,G-Kortschnoj,V/
Havana,1963(0-1) (27)}) 10... cxd4 $6 (10... Rd8 $5) 11. cxd4 b6 12. Bd3 Qd6
13. Bc3 h6 14. e4 Qe7 15. O-O Bb7 16. Rfe1 $14 {Hedman,E-Samuelsen,C/
Copenhagen,1999(1-0)(34)}) 8... b6 {[%cal Gc8a6] Non-typical idea.} ({It
deserves attention:} 8... c5 $5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 {+/=/=}) 9. Be2 $1 {[%csl Ra8,Rd5]
[%cal Ge2f3]} Nc6 ({Slightly dubious:} 9... Ne4 10. Bf3 Bb7 11. Ne2 $36) ({
Is a possible continuation of the play:} 9... Qe4 $5) 10. Nf3 {Now this move
better,than:} (10. Bf3 Qd6 {[%cal Gc8b7] +/=/=}) 10... a5 ({In my opinion a
little better is:} 10... Bb7) 11. O-O Ba6 12. Bxa6 Rxa6 13. Rfd1 $14 Ra7 {
Strange decision.} ({More logically:} 13... Raa8 $5) ({Also good enough:} 13...
b5 $5) 14. Nd2 {[%cal Ge3e4] With the threats 15.e4 /\15...Nxd4?? 16.Qd3(פd4)}
Nb4 ({Also white save a positional advantage after:} 14... Rd8 15. e4 Qg5 16.
Nf1 $14) 15. Qb1 Qb5 {Black is preparing c7-c5 or a5-a4.} 16. e4 a4 17. Nf3 Re8
18. h3 {Slow,prophylactic move.From my point of view a little better is:} (18.
d5 $5 exd5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. a3 Na6 {-transfer to 18.a3!?} (20... dxe4 $4 21.
Nd4 $18)) ({or} 18. a3 $5 Nc6 (18... Na6 $143 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21.
Rxd5 {+/=/+/-} (21. exd5 $5 $36)) 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rxd5 Qe2 22.
Nd2 Ra5 $1 23. Qd3 Qxd3 24. Rxd3 $14) 18... c5 $1 {It's absolutely sound
decision.} 19. dxc5 ({Again a little bit better is:} 19. a3 $5 Na6 20. dxc5
Nxc5 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qc2 $14) 19... bxc5 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qc1 {[%csl Rf6,
Rg8][%cal Gc1h6]} ({Probably,first of all,it is necessary:} 21. a3 Nc6 22. Qc2
{+/=/=}) 21... Nd3 22. Qc3 (22. Qh6 $2 {is refuted by:} Qxb2 {[%csl Ra1,Rf2]
[%cal Gb2f2,Gb2a1]}) 22... c4 23. Rd2 $6 ({Also leads to approximately equal
position:} 23. Qxf6 Qxb2 {[%csl Rf2,Rf6]} 24. Nd4 (24. Qxb2 Nxb2 25. Rdc1 Rc7
$11) 24... Rd7 25. Qg5+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 $11) ({Can be recommended:} 23. Ne1 $5
Nxe1 (23... Qxb2 $4 24. Rxd3 $18) 24. Rxe1 $14) ({and} 23. Rab1 $5) 23... Kg7 {
[%csl Rf6,Yg7][%cal Yg7f6]} 24. Rad1 Rb7 {[%csl Rb2]} 25. Ne1 Nf4 $5 {[%csl
Yf4][%cal Yf4g6]} ({Mistaken exchange:} 25... Nxe1 26. Rxe1 $36 {[%csl Rg7]
[%cal Ge1e3,Ge3g3]}) 26. h4 $6 ({Much better is:} 26. Rc2 $5 Qh5 27. Rdd2 {
+/=/=}) 26... Ng6 {[%csl Yg6]} 27. g3 Reb8 $11 {With the idea Qe5(קb2,e4)} 28.
f4 $6 {Another one dubious move.} (28. Nf3 $142 $5) 28... Qh5 29. Rc1 e5 ({
Senselessly:} 29... Qg4 $6 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gg6f4,Gg6h4] in view of:} 30. Ng2
$14) 30. Ng2 ({More safely:} 30. f5 Ne7 31. Nf3 $11) 30... exf4 31. Rf1 {
[%csl Gc3,Gf1,Rf6] Again inaccuracy.} (31. Nxf4 $142 Nxf4 32. gxf4 Qxh4 33.
Rg2+ Kh8 34. Qxc4 $11 Rxb2 $140 $4 35. Qc8+ Rxc8 36. Rxc8#) 31... Qe5 ({
In my opinion much better is:} 31... Qc5+ $5 32. Kh1 $140 (32. Rff2 $2 fxg3 33.
Qxg3 Rxb2 $19 {[%csl Gc5,Rg1]}) 32... a3 33. bxa3 Rb1 34. Rdd1 Rxd1 35. Rxd1
Qf2 $36) 32. gxf4 Qxe4 33. h5 Ne7 34. Ne3 {After this move Nigel Short is
agreed for draw,probably,because of zeitnot.} ({After:} 34. Ne3 Rb5 {[%cal
Gb5h5]} (34... Rxb2 $2 35. Rxb2 Rxb2 36. Qxb2 Qxe3+ 37. Qf2 {+/=/+/-_|_}) 35.
Rg2+ Kf8 {black has a evident advantage.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 {One of reliable method
of playing in this variation.} 6. e3 ({Another mainline is:} 6. Nf3 Qf5 {
-fashionable move, played on the highest level of tournaments.}) 6... c5 7. Bd2
Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 O-O (10... Qc5 {See detailed commented
game Seirawan,Y-Adams,M/Bermuda,2000/CBM 75(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(26)}) ({In some
games played in 2000 more popular was:} 10... Bd7 11. Nf3 Rc8 12. a3 (12. Be2
Nb4 13. Qb1 Bb5 14. Bxb4 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 Qb5+ 16. Qd3 Qxb4 17. Rab1 O-O 18. Rhd1
$15 {1/2-1/2 Serper,G-Christiansen,L/Seattle USA 2000/The Week in Chess 309 
(42)}) 12... Ne7 13. Rd1 (13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Bb5 15. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,
A-Leko,P/Dortmund,2000(15)}) 13... Qc5 14. e4 (14. Rd4 O-O 15. Rc4 Qb6 16. Bd4
Qa5+ 17. Bc3 Qb6 18. Bd4 Qa5+ 19. Bc3 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Illescas Cordoba,M/
Barcelona ESP 2000/The Week in Chess 301 (19)}) 14... Bb5 (14... O-O 15. Bd3
Ng6 $11 {1-0 Akesson,R-Plaskett,J/Port Erin IOM 2000/The Week in Chess 311 (35)
}) 15. Be2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Gelfand,B/Polanica Zdroj POL 2000/The Week
in Chess 302 (38)}) (10... e5 {See comments to the games: Kramnik,V-Anand,V/
Frankfurt,1999/CBM 72 (1/2-1/2)(49) and Gelfand,B-Speelman,J/Las Vegas,1999/
CBM 72(1-0)(Golod,V)(53)}) 11. Nf3 Qc5 (11... b6 {See comments to the game:
Shipov,S-Short,N/Port Erin,1999/CBM 74 (1-0)(Golod,V)(43)}) 12. a3 {[%mdl 4]} (
{In case of:} 12. Rc1 Nd5 13. Bd3 $1 {Ivanchuk's idea} ({Otherwise black
equalizes without difficulties:} 13. Bd2 Qxc2 14. Rxc2 Rd8 15. a3 h6 (15... e5
16. Bb5 Nde7 17. Bc3 f6 18. Bc4+ Kf8 19. Rd2 Bg4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lazarev,V-Hebert,
J/Montreal CAN 2000/The Week in Chess 301 (37)}) 16. b4 a6 17. Bc4 e5 18. O-O
Bf5 19. Rcc1 e4 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. exd4 Rac8 22. Bxd5 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K-Adams,
M/Sarajevo BIH 2000 (22)}) 13... Nxc3 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Bd3 Nb4 16. Qd2 Nbxa2
17. Rc2 $14) 12... Nd5 $146 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gd5c3]} 13. Bd3 $1 {[%cal Gc2h7]
New idea! After eventual QQ exchange after Bc3-d2 white Bd3 will take on c2
and then will be replaced on active position on b3.} g6 (13... Nxc3 $2 14.
Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Bd3 $16 {[%csl Rc3]}) (13... h6 $4 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Bxg7+ $18) (
13... f5 $144 14. Bd2 Qxc2 15. Bxc2 Rd8 $14) 14. Bd2 $1 {White protects the
Bc3 from exchange and leaves with pair of BB.} (14. Rc1 $6 Nxc3 $11 {[%cal
Gc8d7]}) 14... Qxc2 15. Bxc2 e5 $2 {[%cal Gc8g4,Gf7f6]} ({I would prefer} 15...
b6 16. e4 Nde7 17. O-O $14) 16. Bb3 $1 Rd8 (16... Be6 17. Ng5 $1 $16 {[%csl
Re6]}) (16... Nde7 17. Bc3 $16 {[%csl Re5]}) 17. Rc1 $2 $11 {Dropping an
advantage.} ({Very strong was} 17. Ng5 $1 {and white leaves with serious
advantage in any case:} f5 (17... f6 18. e4 $16) (17... h6 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. e4
Be6 (19... Nd4 20. Bxd5+ Be6 21. Bxe6+ Kxe6 22. Rd1 $16) 20. exd5 Bxd5 21.
Bxd5+ Rxd5 22. Bxh6 $16) (17... Kg7 18. e4 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Nxf7 Rd4 21.
f3 (21. Bd5 Ne7 $11) 21... Rd7 22. Ng5 Rc7 {[%cal Gh7h6,Gc6d4]} 23. Rd1 h6 (
23... Kf6 24. h4 h6 25. Nh3 Bxh3 26. Rxh3 $16) 24. Ne6+ Bxe6 25. Bxe6 Ne5 26.
Ke2 $16) (17... Be6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rd1 $16 {[%csl Gb3,Gd2,Re5,Re6]} (19. Ke2
Nf4+)) 18. Rd1 $1 ({Or} 18. e4 fxe4 19. Nxe4 $14) 18... Kg7 $8 19. f4 $1 {
[%csl Rg7]} Nf6 $8 (19... exf4 $140 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Bc3+ $18) 20. O-O $16)
17... h6 {[%csl Yh6][%cal Yh6g5]} 18. Ba4 Nde7 19. Bc3 f6 20. Nd2 Kg7 {Now
position is equal, pair of BB is not important here,black hasn't weaknesses...}
21. b4 Nd5 (21... Bd7 $11) 22. Nb3 {[%csl Ra4]} Nce7 23. Bb2 b6 {[%csl Rb3,Yb6]
[%cal Yb6a5,Yb6c5]} 24. g3 Bd7 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. Ke2 Kf7 $11 27. Rhd1 Rad8 28.
b5 Nc7 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. a4 a6 $5 31. bxa6 Nxa6 32. Ba3 Ra7 33. Nd2 Nb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.23"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Stohl, Igor"]
[Black "Suba, Mihai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Corpora Lipovec"]
[BlackTeam "Reverte Albox"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 e5 {I have already commented two games on this
subject.} 11. Nf3 Bg4 12. Be2 O-O 13. h3 {Before that white was trying with
success to avoid this move.} (13. O-O $5 {See my commented games: Kramnik,
V-Anand,V/Frankfurt,1999/CBM 72(1/2-1/2)(rapid)(49) and Gelfand,B-Speelman,J/
Las Vegas,1999/CBM 72(1-0)(53)}) 13... Bh5 {Now black appears to have an
additional opportunity Bg6.} 14. O-O Rac8 $146 ({It was met before:} 14... Rfd8
15. a3 $6 (15. Rfd1 $142 Qe4 $140 16. Qb3) 15... Bg6 16. Qc1 Ne4 $11 {Flohr,
S-Reshevsky,S/Holland,1938(1/2-1/2)(27)}) (14... Bg6 $5 15. Qb3 Rfe8 (15...
Qxb3 16. axb3 e4 $11 {[%cal Gf6d5]}) 16. Bc4 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Rac1 $14 {
Flohr,S-Levenfish,G/Leningrad,1939(1-0)(87)}) (14... Rad8 15. b4 (15. Rfd1 $5
Qc5 $140 16. Qb3) 15... Qe4 16. Rfc1 Qxc2 17. Rxc2 Nd5 $6 (17... e4 $142 18.
Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 {+/=/=}) 18. b5 $14 {Reshevsky,S-Bisguier,A/
New York,1957(1-0) (44)}) 15. Rfd1 Qc5 16. Qb3 Qe7 ({It is not working out:} 
16... e4 $2 {in view of:} 17. Bxf6 $1 {[%cal Gd1d5]} exf3 (17... Na5 18. Qb5
exf3 $140 19. Rd5 $1 Qxb5 20. Bxb5 $16) 18. Rd5 {[%csl Rh5]} Qb4 19. gxf3 Bg6
20. Bc3 $16) 17. Qa4 a6 ({It deserves attention:} 17... e4 18. Nd4 (18. Bxf6
$143 Qxf6 (18... gxf6 $6 19. Nd4 $14) 19. Qxe4 Qxb2 $11) 18... Bxe2 (18... Nxd4
$143 19. Bxh5 $14) 19. Nxe2 {+/=/=}) 18. g4 $1 Bg6 19. Nh4 {[%csl Rg6] White
are getting advantage of two bishops.} Rc7 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. Qa3 $5 {It is
strategically right decision.White are offering to get queens exchanged.} Qxa3
$2 {[%mdl 16384] It is a rough positional mistake.Black are getting deprived
opportunity to attack a white king and get to endgame in which there are two
possible results: win of white or draw.} (21... Qe6 $142 22. Rd6 $140 Qe7 {
[%cal Yf6e4]} 23. Bf3 e4 24. Bg2 Ne5 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Rad1 {with a little
advantage of white.}) 22. bxa3 {+/=/+/-} Ne4 23. Bb2 Rfc8 24. Rac1 Kf8 25. Kg2
{For the beginning white are doing prophylaxy.} f6 $2 {This is already white's
gape? No,I think that Mihai Suba consciously gave up a pawn in order to
coordinate an action of own pieces.I suggest ,he did not want to get a
position which shows up after.} (25... Ng5 26. h4 Ne6 27. Bd3 {[%cal Gd3e4]
with strong pressure.}) 26. Bd3 Nd6 (26... f5 $143 27. Bxe4 fxe4 28. Rc4 $16 {
[%csl Re4]}) 27. Bxg6 $16 Ke7 28. a4 {><b5;/\Ba3 /^a3-f8} Na5 29. Ba3 Rxc1 30.
Rxc1 {Igor Stohl agreed to exchange all rooks,and than two bishops and extra
pawn in queen side easily decide a game in his side.} Nac4 31. Bxd6+ Nxd6 $6 (
31... Kxd6 $142 32. Rb1 Na5 33. Rd1+ (33. Be4 $6 Rc4 34. Bxb7 Rxa4 35. Bxa6
Rxa2 {+/=/+/-}) 33... Ke7 34. Bf5 Rc7 35. h4 $16) 32. Rxc8 Nxc8 33. Be4 Nd6 34.
Bd5 {White have created two positional threats :a5 and h4 and black are not
able to get protected from them at the same time.They have to decide what is
more dangerous for them.} a5 ({I am not positive,that it could be better:} 
34... g5 35. a5 {[%csl Ra6,Rb7] /\Kg3,h4}) 35. h4 b5 36. axb5 Nxb5 37. f4 Nc3
38. Bc4 exf4 39. exf4 Ne4 40. h5 {White's position are technically won.} Kd6
41. Bb3 Nc5 42. Kf3 a4 43. Bc4 a3 44. Ke3 {For the start it is a good idea to
improve the king's position.} Nb7 45. Kd4 $18 {[%csl Ra3]} Ke7 46. Bd5 Nd6 47.
Kc5 Nc8 48. Kb4 Kd6 49. Be4 Nb6 50. Kxa3 Nc4+ 51. Kb4 Ne3 52. Bf3 Nc2+ 53. Kc3
Na3 54. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 3rd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2001.05.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2001.05.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 O-O $5 (6... c5 $5 {
It's main line.See comments to Georgiev,K-Adams,M/ Sarajevo,2000/CBM 77(1/2-1/
2) (Golod,V)(22)}) ({Also possibly:} 6... e5 $5 {See comments to Sakaev,
K-Pigusov,E/St. Petersburg,1999/CBM 71 (1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(41)}) 7. Bd2 ({
Other possibilities is:} 7. Nf3) ({and} 7. Nge2 {.Comments to this moves you
can find in annotations to game: Ivanchuk,V-Short,N/Shenyang,2000/CBM 79(1/2-1/
2)(Golod,V)(34)}) 7... Bxc3 8. Bxc3 $5 {Interesting novelty of Vassily
Ivanchuk.Before,always played:8.bxc3} a5 $146 {[%csl Ya5][%cal Ya5b4]
Non-typical idea.} ({Was checked in the previous games:} 8... b6 $5 {[%cal
Gc8a6] See comments to Ivanchuk,V-Short,N/Shenyang,2000/CBM 79(1/2-1/2)(Golod,
V)(34)}) ({and} 8... Nc6 $6 9. Nf3 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 h6 12. e4 Qa5 13.
Rb1 $14 {Lomineishvili,M-Ankerst,M/Germany,2000(1-0)(55)}) ({It deserves
attention:} 8... c5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 {+/=/=}) 9. a3 $5 {[%mdl 32] White make a
useful, preventive move.Mikhail Gurevich did not want to play immediately:} (9.
Nf3 {because of:} b6 {[%cal Gc8a6]}) ({Is a possibly continuation of the play:
} 9. Nh3 $5 {[%cal Gh3f4]} Nc6 10. Nf4 Qd6 11. Rc1 {+/=/=}) 9... Bd7 ({Now
weakly:} 9... b6 {[%cal Gc8a6] in view of:} 10. Be2 {[%csl Ra8,Rd5][%cal Ge2f3]
}) 10. Nf3 {At last,knight can become on the habitual place!} Rc8 ({Looked
more logically} 10... Bb5 {but, there is a strong objection:} 11. e4 Qh5 (11...
Nxe4 $6 12. Bxb5 Nxc3 13. Bd3 Nb5 $8 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Be4 $36 Nxd4 16. Qd3
Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qg5 $8 {[%csl Yg5][%cal Yg5h6]} 18. Bxb7 (18. Qh3+ $5) 18...
Qe5+ 19. Qe2 Qxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Ra7 21. Bf3 $14 {_|_}) 12. Bxb5 Qxb5 13. Rd1 Nbd7
$14) (10... Rd8 $5) 11. Be2 Bc6 {[%csl Gc6,Gd5] /^a8-h1} ({Again a little
doubtfully:} 11... Bb5 {because of:} 12. e4 $1 Qh5 (12... Nxe4 $2 13. Bxb5 Nxc3
14. Bd3 Nb5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 $18 {[%csl Ra8,Rb7,Rc8,Ge4]}) 13. O-O Bxe2
14. Qxe2 Nbd7 15. Rac1 $14) 12. O-O {+/=/=} Nbd7 13. Rfc1 {[%mdl 32] It is
necessary to pass a rook forward,and only then to play Ne1 <->c;(קc7)} Ne4 14.
Ne1 {[%csl Ye1][%cal Ye1g2,Gf2f3]} Qg5 15. Bd3 $14 {For last some moves the
white position was appreciablly improved.} Ndf6 16. Nf3 $1 Qd5 $6 ({In my
opinion,it was better:} 16... Qh5 17. Ne5 $14 Bd5 18. f3 Nxc3 19. bxc3 c5 $14)
17. Ne5 Bb5 ({After:} 17... Nxc3 18. Nxc6 $8 Qxc6 19. Qxc3 $14 Qxc3 20. Rxc3 {
white save a positional advantage in the endgame.}) 18. Bxb5 Qxb5 19. Be1 {
/\f3,e4.Bf2 White have prepared for capture of the centre.} Nd6 20. f3 a4 $6 ({
Can be recommended:} 20... Nd5 $5 21. Bf2 (21. e4 $143 Nf4 $132 {[%csl Re2]})
21... a4 $14) 21. e4 {[%csl Ye4,Rf6][%cal Ye4d5,Ye4f5] Now points "d5" and
"f5" are taken under the control.} Nd7 22. Nd3 {[%csl Yd3][%cal Yd3c5]} f5 {
[%csl Re6] I am not sure, that would decide on this move.} (22... Ra6 $5) 23.
e5 Ne8 ({A little bit better is:} 23... Nf7 24. Nf4 Nf8 25. Bb4 Qd7 {[%csl Yd7]
[%cal Yd7e6]} 26. Rd1 $14) 24. Nf4 Ra6 {It's best defence move.} ({Badly:} 
24... Nf8 {in view of:} 25. Bb4 {[%csl Re6,Yf8][%cal Yf8e6,Gb4f8]}) 25. Qf2 Rc6
$6 ({It deserves attention:} 25... c5 26. d5 $140 exd5 27. Nxd5 Re6 28. f4 $14)
26. Bb4 Nb6 $2 ({More stubborn resistance after:} 26... Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 {
[%csl Re6]} Qb6) 27. Rc5 $1 {Black remain,without pawn or with hopeless
position.} Rxc5 $8 28. dxc5 Nd7 ({Also there is not enough of pleasure,after:} 
28... Nd5 29. Nxe6 Nxb4 30. axb4 Qxb4 31. Qc2 $16 {[%csl Ra4,Rf5]}) 29. Nxe6
Qc4 (29... Nxe5 $142 30. Qd4 Nf7 (30... Nd7 31. Qd5 $16 {[%csl Rf5,Rg8]}) (
30... Nc6 $143 31. Qd7 Rb8 32. Re1 $18) 31. Re1 {[%csl Gb4,Gd4,Rg7][%cal Gb4c3]
} Qc6 32. Bc3 Nf6 33. Qf4 $16 {[%csl Rf5]} Nd5 $140 34. Qxf5 Nxc3 $2 35. Qg4 $1
{[%csl Rg7]} g6 36. Qd4 $18 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gd4g7]}) 30. Nd4 Nxe5 31. Nxf5 {
Pawn up and open position of the black king should quickly decide a game.} Qf7
(31... Rd8 $142 32. Qe3 (32. Re1 $2 Nd3 33. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2g5]} Nxe1 34. Qxd8
Qe2 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Ge2g2]} 35. Qd2 Qxd2 36. Bxd2 Nd3 $14 {[%csl Rb2,Rc5]})
32... Qe6 33. Qg5 {[%csl Rd8]} Nf7 34. Qf4 {+/-/+-}) 32. Qc2 Rd8 33. Qe4 $18 {
[%csl Ge4] Now white queen occupies ideal position.} Nc6 ({Loses right away:} 
33... Nd3 34. Bc3 $140 Nxc5 {in view of:} 35. Qe5 {[%csl Gc3,Ge5,Rg8][%cal
Gf5h6]} Qc4 36. Re1 $1 $18) 34. Bc3 Nf6 35. Qxa4 Qd5 36. Qf4 Qxc5+ 37. Kh1 {
[%csl Gc3,Gf4,Rf6][%cal Gf5g7] There is no satisfactory protection against
numerous threats.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Black "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 {
White wants to avoid queens exchange in order to get more complicated position.
} c5 (7... Nc6 $5 {You can see my comments to Azmaiparashvili,Z-Huzman,A/
Bugojno,1999/CBM 74/(1/2-1/2)(55)}) 8. Bd2 $6 ({Obviously better is:} 8. a3 {
For further comments,you can see game: Alterman,B-Oll,L/Beijing,1997/CBM 61(1/
2-1/2)(Finkel,A)(22)}) 8... Nc6 9. a3 $146 ({The only game that reached this
position was continued in such a way:} 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. e3 O-O 11. Rc1 e5 (
11... Qf5 $5 {[%cal Yb4e7,Yc8d7]} 12. a3 Be7 $11) 12. a3 Ba5 13. Qc2 {Pronold,
H-Bensch,P/Bayern,1997(1/2-1/2)(40)}) 9... Bxc3 10. Bxc3 ({Doesn't lead to
advantage:} 10. bxc3 $6 O-O 11. e3 e5 $1 12. d5 (12. dxe5 Ne4 $1 $15 {[%csl
Ye4,Rf2,Gf5][%cal Gc6e5]}) (12. dxc5 Rd8 $1 {/\Ne4 קc5} (12... e4 13. Nd4 Qxc5
$11) 13. Qb1 Qxb1+ (13... Ne4 $6 14. Bd3 Nxd2 15. Bxf5 Nxb1 16. Bxb1 $11) 14.
Rxb1 Ne4 15. Bc4 h6 $15 {[%csl Rc5,Rd3,Ge4][%cal Yh6g5,Gc8f5]}) 12... Ne7 13.
c4 e4 (13... Ne8 $5) 14. Nh4 $1 (14. Ng1 $143 {/\Ne2-g3} Ng4 15. Nh3 $140 {
[%tqu "En","Can you find nice bomb that gives to black material advantage?","",
"","g4h2","",10]} Nxh2 $1 {[%csl Ra1,Rh2][%cal Gf5e5,Ge5a1,Ge5h2]} 16. Be2 Ng4
$15 {still,White has some counterplay for a pawn,but no more.}) 14... Qg5 15.
g3 Ng4 {[%csl Ra1,Ge5,Rf2][%cal Yg4e5,Yb7b6,Gg5f6,Gc8d7]} 16. Bc3 Ng6 17. Qb2
N4e5 $13 {White has two bishops advantage,but the center is closed and that
may provide easier play for Black.}) 10... Ne4 11. Qc4 (11. dxc5 $142 Qxc5 $1 (
11... Nxc5 $143 12. Qc4 O-O 13. Nd4 $1 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 f6 15. g4 $1 {Very strong
idea.White forces queens exchange and with two bishops remained on the board,
White will have full domination all over the board.} Qe4 ({even is worse:} 
15... Qd5 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. Rg1 $14) 16. Qxe4 Nxe4 17. Bb4 Re8 18. Bg2 a5 $140
19. Bxa5 Nxf2 20. Kxf2 Rxa5 21. Rhc1 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Gg2][%cal Gc1c7]}) 12. e3
Nxc3 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Qxc3 {[%csl Rc8,Gf1] +/=/= White has only symbolical
advantage,but it can developed to something more serious if Black does not
play well.}) 11... cxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 $1 ({It deserves attention:} 12... O-O $5
13. g4 $6 {Too optimistic move.} Qg6 14. h4 e5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Re8 17.
h5 Qxg4 $15 {Black has very strong game in the center,while white's pieces are
still undeveloped.}) 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qa4 ({Senselessly:} 14. Qb5 {in view of:}
O-O 15. Qxb7 $140 $2 Rfc8 16. Qa6 Nf6 $40 {[%cal Ge5e4,Gf5c2,Gf6g4] With a
strong game for a pawn.}) 14... Nf6 $6 ({In my opinion,better was simplest:} 
14... O-O 15. g3 Bd5 16. Bg2 Qe6 $15 {White's pieces are badly located and
very difficultly to re-organize them,so Black has a clear advantage.}) 15. h3
$1 {/\g4} Bd5 16. g4 Qe4 $6 ({It was better to keep queens on the board:} 16...
Qe6 17. Bg2 O-O 18. O-O Rfd8 19. Rac1 $15 {Although White got a better edition,
than 14..0-0, he still has a little worse position.}) 17. Qxe4 Bxe4 18. Bg2 Nd5
(18... h5 $144 19. g5 Nd5 20. Bd2 Nd4 (20... f5 $5 $13) 21. Nxd4 Bxg2 22. Rh2
$1 Be4 (22... Bxh3 23. Nf3 Bf5 24. Nxe5 $11) 23. Nb5 Ke7 24. f3 Bf5 25. e4 Bd7
26. exd5 Bxb5 $11) 19. Bd2 Nd4 $6 {Logical move,but simplifications there are
in White's favour.} ({For equality,enough was:} 19... Rd8 20. Rg1 $1 {[%cal
Gf3e5]} Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nd4 22. Be4 Nf6 23. Bf5 Nb3 (23... g6 $143 24. Bd3) 24.
Rd1 Nxd2 25. Rxd2 Rxd2 26. Kxd2 Ke7 $11) 20. Nxd4 Bxg2 21. Rg1 Be4 (21... exd4
$143 22. Rxg2 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gg2g3,Gg3d3]}) (21... Bxh3 22. Nb5 {[%csl Gb5,
Rc7,Yd5,Rh3][%cal Gb5c7,Ge2e4,Gg1g3]} h5 23. e4 Nf6 24. Nc7+ Kd7 25. Nxa8 hxg4
26. Bc3 Rxa8 27. Bxe5 Nxe4 28. Bxg7 f5 $44) 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. gxf5 g6 $11 24. e4
$1 ({Cannot bring an advantage:} 24. Bg5 {[%csl Rd8][%cal Ya1d1,Gg5d8]} Rg8 25.
Rd1 Nb6 26. Bc1 $11) 24... Nf6 25. f3 (25. Bc3 $143 Nxe4 26. Bxe5 O-O 27. Rg4
Nc5 28. O-O-O Rfd8 $11) 25... gxf5 $6 (25... Nd7 26. Rc1 {<->c}) (25... Rc8 $5
26. Bc3 Rc5 $11) 26. exf5 Nd5 27. Rc1 $2 {White did not use discrepancy of the
contender:} (27. Rd1 $1 {[%cal Gg1g7,Gd2g5]} O-O-O (27... Rd8 $143 28. Kf2 {
In comparison to the game,White had improved his position.Black's king is in a
trouble,because on:} Ke7 {will come:} 29. Bg5+ f6 (29... Nf6 $4 30. Rde1 $18)
30. Bh6 $14 {with a clear advantage.}) 28. Rg7 Rd7 (28... f6 $143 29. Bh6 $14)
29. Rc1+ Kb8 30. Bc3 Nxc3 31. Rxc3 h6 32. Re3 {+/=/=}) 27... Ke7 28. Ke2 Rhg8
29. Bg5+ Kd6 $1 (29... f6 $143 30. Be3 b6 {[%csl Ya7,Yb6,Re3,Ye5,Yf6]} 31. Kd3
{/\Ke4=}) 30. Kd3 Rac8 31. h4 Rxc1 (31... f6 $143 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Be3 b6 34.
Rg7 Rc7 35. Rxc7 Kxc7 36. Ke4 Kd6 $11) 32. Rxc1 f6 $6 {The only way to get an
advantage is:} (32... h6 $1 33. Bxh6 (33. Bd2 b6 $15) 33... Rh8 34. Be3 Nxe3
35. Kxe3 Rxh4 $15 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gh4f4,Gh4h2]}) 33. Ke4 $1 fxg5 (33... h6 $5
34. Rd1 hxg5 35. Rxd5+ Ke7 36. hxg5 Rxg5 37. Rd2 $1 $11) 34. Rd1 gxh4 35. Rxd5+
Ke7 $11 ({Of course not:} 35... Kc6 $2 36. Rd2 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Yd2h2,Ge4e5,
Gf5f6] and Black had cut his king from the game.} Re8 37. Rh2 Kd6 38. Rxh4 Rh8
39. Rh6+ $16) 36. Kxe5 (36. Rxe5+ $144 Kf7 37. Rd5 Rg2 $11) 36... Rg2 37. f6+
Ke8 38. b4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Unbelievable blunder.Does it possible that a player
in Ashot Anastasian's level could miss such a simple idea?} (38. Ke4 {[%cal
Gd5h5]} Kf7 39. Rd7+ Kxf6 40. Rxh7 Rxb2 41. Rxh4 Ra2 42. Rh7 $11) 38... Rg5+
39. Kd4 (39. Kd4 Rxd5+ 40. Kxd5 h3 $19 {[%csl Gh3][%cal Gh3h2,Gh2h1]}) 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp2 49th"]
[Site "Sant Lluis"]
[Date "2005.08.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8.
a3 Bd6 9. g3 c6 10. Ne5 $5 {TN[/\11.Nd3,12.Bf4|^<<]} (10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Bxf4
12. gxf4 Nb6 13. e3 (13. Ne5 Be6 14. O-O Nfd5 15. e3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 f6 17. Nd3
Bc4 18. Rfd1 Na4 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. dxc5 Ke7 21. Rab1 Rab8 22. Rd4 Ba6 23. Bh3 g6
24. Bf1 $14 {1-0 Kharlov,A-Timman,J/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 78 (51)}) 13... Be6
14. O-O Ke7 15. b4 Nfd5 16. Rfc1 Rhc8 17. Ne5 a5 18. bxa5 {1/2-1/2 Kobalia,
M-Kuzubov,Y/Warsaw 2005/Mega2006 (27)} Rxa5 $5 19. Nxd5+ (19. Rab1 Ra7 20.
Nxd5+ Nxd5 $11) 19... Nxd5 20. Rab1 Ra7 $11) 10... Be6 11. Nd3 Nbd7 12. Bf4
Bxf4 (12... Ke7 $5 13. Bxd6+ Kxd6 14. Bg2 a5 $132) 13. gxf4 (13. Nxf4 Ke7 14.
Bg2 Rhd8 {(/\15...a5,16...Nb6<=><<)}) 13... Ke7 14. Bg2 Bd5 (14... Rhd8 15. O-O
a5 $132) 15. Bxd5 cxd5 $6 (15... Nxd5 16. Rc1 N7f6 17. e3 Rhd8 $11) 16. f3 $5
Rhc8 17. Kd2 Ke6 {[/\Nf6-e8-d6-c4<=><<]} (17... Rc4 18. Ne5 $1 Rc7 (18... Rxd4+
19. Ke3 $18) 19. Nb5 Rcc8 20. Rhc1 $14) 18. b3 $5 {[xc4]} Ne8 19. Rhc1 (19. e4
$5 dxe4 20. fxe4 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Kd5 22. Ke3 $36) 19... Nd6 20. a4 {[/\21.Nb4,22.
Nb5]} a5 21. Nb5 $5 Nxb5 22. axb5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 a4 $1 $132 24. bxa4 (24. Ra1 a3
25. Ra2 Kd6 26. Kc3 Nf8 $5 27. Kb4 Re8 $132) 24... Rxa4 25. Rc7 Rxd4 26. Rxb7 {
[/\27...Kc3]} Rc4 $1 (26... Ra4 27. Kc3 Ra2 28. b6 $36) 27. Ra7 (27. Rxd7 Kxd7
28. Ne5+ Kd6 29. Nxc4+ dxc4 30. Kc3 Kc5 31. b6 Kxb6 32. Kxc4 Kc6 $11) 27... g6
28. Ra6+ Ke7 29. h3 h6 30. Rc6 $6 (30. h4 Nc5 31. Ra7+ Ke6 32. b6 Nxd3 33. b7
Rb4 34. Kxd3 Kd6 $11) (30. e3 Nc5 31. Ra7+ Ke6 32. Ne5 Rb4 33. Rxf7 Rxb5 34.
Rg7 $36) 30... Rxc6 31. bxc6 Nf8 $1 32. Ne5 {[/\33.c7]} Kd6 $5 (32... Ne6 33.
e3 g5 $11) 33. Nxf7+ Kxc6 34. Nxh6 Ne6 35. e3 d4 $1 36. Nf7 Kd5 37. Ne5 dxe3+
38. Kxe3 Nf8 $11 39. Kd3 Kc5 40. Ke2 Kd4 41. Kf2 Kd5 42. Ke3 Kc5 43. Nd3+ Kd5
44. Nb4+ Kc4 45. Nc6 Kd5 46. Ne5 Kc5 47. h4 Kd5 48. Kd3 Kc5 49. Ke2 Kd4 50. Kf2
Kd5 51. Kg3 Ke6 52. Kf2 Kd5 53. Kf1 Kd4 54. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 $5 {
Romanishins idea.} 7. Qb3 (7. Qxf5 exf5 8. a3 (8. Bd2 c6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Nb6
11. Ne2 Bd6 12. O-O Ne4 $10 {Beliavsky,A-Romanishin,O/Groningen PCA/1993/})
8... Bd6 (8... Be7 9. b4 c6 10. e3 Be6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Ng5 Nd5 13. Nxe6 fxe6
$10 {Alterman,B-Hamdouchi,H/Etoiles/1994/}) 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd2 c6 11. Bd3 Nb6
12. b4 O-O 13. O-O g6 14. b5 c5 15. a4 Be6 16. Rfc1 Rac8 {1/2-1/2/Alterman,
B-Davies,N/Rishon Le Zion/1994/}) 7... c5 (7... Nc6 $5 {Dao Thien
Hai-Kortschnoj,Moscow olm/1994/}) 8. a3 Ba5 (8... Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Nbd7 10. g3 Ne4
11. Qe3 b6 12. dxc5 Ndxc5 13. b4 Na4 $13 {Bareev,E-Beliavsky,A/Linares/1994/})
9. e3 Nc6 10. Be2 cxd4 11. exd4 Qe4 $5 $146 (11... Qd5 12. Bc4 Qe4+ 13. Be3 O-O
14. O-O Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Bd7 $10 {Shabalov,A-Romanishin,O/Bonn GSK/1994/}) 12. Bd2
Bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Be3 Na5 $1 15. Qb5 b6 16. Nd2 $6 (16. h3 $5 Bb7 (16...
Nd5 $4 17. Bd3 $18) 17. O-O $13) 16... Qg6 17. Qd3 $6 {With hanging pawns
White should try to keep the queens on.} Bb7 18. Qxg6 hxg6 19. O-O Rac8 20. c4
Ba6 $15 {X c4,d4} 21. Rfc1 Rfd8 22. Rc2 Ne8 $1 23. Rac1 Nd6 24. g4 f6 25. Kf1
g5 26. a4 Nc6 27. Rb2 Nb7 28. c5 $6 {Doesn`t work,but the position was
unpleasant.} Bxe2+ 29. Kxe2 Nxd4+ 30. Bxd4 Rxd4 31. a5 $5 Rxc5 32. Rxc5 Nxc5
33. axb6 axb6 34. Rxb6 Rxg4 35. Rc6 Nd7 36. Rxe6 Ne5 $17 37. Nf1 Re4+ 38. Ne3
Kf7 39. Ra6 Ng4 40. Ra7+ Kg6 41. Kf3 Rf4+ 42. Kg3 Ne5 43. Ra2 Rd4 44. h3 Nd3
45. Kh2 Rh4 46. Ng2 Re4 47. Kg3 f5 48. Rd2 f4+ 49. Kf3 Rd4 50. Ke2 Nc1+ 51. Ke1
Nb3 52. Rb2 $6 (52. Rxd4 Nxd4 $17 {X h3}) 52... Rd3 $19 53. h4 f3 54. h5+ Kxh5
55. Ne3 g4 56. Nd1 Kh4 57. Ra2 Nd4 58. Ne3 g3 59. fxg3+ Kxg3 60. Nf1+ Kf4 61.
Kf2 g5 62. Ng3 g4 63. Nh5+ Kg5 64. Ng3 Kh4 65. Rb2 Ne2 $1 66. Nf5+ (66. Nxe2
fxe2 67. Rxe2 (67. Kxe2 Rf3 $19) 67... Kh3 68. Kg1 (68. Re1 Kh2 $19 (68... g3+
$2 69. Kg1 $10)) 68... Rd1+ $1 (68... g3 $2 69. Re1 $10) 69. Kf2 g3+ $19) 66...
Kh3 0-1

[Event "Copenhagen KS"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Parker, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[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 {Kanstler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 $5
7. Qd1 $5 c5 (7... Ne4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 (8... Nxd2 9. Qxd2 Nc6 10. a3 Bd6 11. e4 Qf4
12. e5 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Be7 14. b4 f6 15. Bc4 fxe5 16. dxe5 Rf8 $13 {Savchenko,
S-Timoshenko,G/Kiev/1995/}) 9. Bxc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Qc2 c5 12. e3 cxd4
13. exd4 Nd7 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. O-O O-O 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Rae1 b6 18. Re3 $1 $36 {
Goldin,A-Yudasin,L/Rishon le Zion/!996/}) (7... e5 $5 8. g4 $5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3
Nxg4 10. h3 Nxf2 $1 11. Kxf2 e4 12. Ba3 Nc6 13. Rg1 exf3 14. exf3 (14. e4 $5)
14... Be6 $15 {Jelen,I-Beljavsky,A/Bled/1996/}) 8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 Ne4 (9...
O-O 10. Bd3 Qh5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Ne2 Bd6 13. Bf4 Bxf4 14. Nxf4 Qh6 15. g3 (15.
Nh3 Nb6 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. f4 Rad8 18. Ng5 g6 19. Rf3 Bc8 20. Rc1 $16 {Kharlov,
A-Kholmov,R/Elista RUS-ch/1995/}) 15... b6 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Rc7 $14 {Gelfand,
B-Zviagintsev,V/Biel/1995/}) 10. Bd2 Nc6 (10... Nxd2 11. Qxd2 O-O 12. Bd3 Qa5
13. O-O Nc6 14. Rfe1 Bd7 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rac8 $13 {Ivanov,S-Nepomnishay,M/
St. Petersburg/1996/}) 11. Bd3 $1 $146 {An important novelty, discovered by
Chandler.} (11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 $36 {Timman,J-Short,N/Horgen/1995/} (12...
Bd7 {Kanstler} 13. Qc2 $6 (13. Bd3 $5 Nxf2 14. Bxf5 Nxd1 15. Kxd1 exf5 16. Re1+
Kd8 17. c4 $44) 13... Rc8 $1 14. Bd3 $6 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxf2+ 16. Kd1 Nc5 $17 {
Timman,J-Short,N/Horgen/1995/0:1/31/})) 11... Nxf2 (11... Nxc3 $5 {Kanstler}
12. Bxc3 Qa5 (12... Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qa5 14. Qc2 $14) 13. Qc2 $5 (13. Qb3 $5) (
13. Qd2 $5 $14) 13... h6 14. O-O $14) (11... Bxc3 $5 12. bxc3 $5 (12. Bxc3 Qd5
13. O-O $14) 12... Nxf2 13. Bxf5 Nxd1 14. Kxd1 exf5 15. Re1+ Kd8 16. c4 $13)
12. Bxf5 Nxd1 13. Rxd1 exf5 (13... Bxc3 14. Bxc3 exf5 15. d5 Nb8 16. O-O $1 $36
{Chandler} (16. Bxg7 Rg8 $13)) 14. d5 Nd8 (14... Ne7 15. Nb5 $1 Bxd2+ (15...
Nxd5 $2 {Kanstler} 16. Bxb4 Nxb4 17. Nc7+ $18) 16. Rxd2 $16) 15. Nb5 $1 Bxd2+
16. Rxd2 O-O 17. O-O {Black has very bad piece koordination. The o^ is very
strong.} b6 18. Re1 Nb7 19. Re7 Nc5 20. Ne5 a5 21. Nc7 Rb8 22. d6 $16 {o^} Bb7
23. d7 {/\24.Nf7 Rf7 25.d8Q+-/} Rbd8 24. Nc4 $1 Bc6 25. Nxb6 Rb8 26. Rd6 $1
Nxd7 $6 (26... Be4 {/\ Nb7-d8}) (26... Rxb6 $2 {Kanstler} 27. d8=Q $18) (26...
Be4 $32 {Kanstler} 27. Re5 $16) 27. Nxd7 Bxd7 28. Rexd7 $1 Rxb2 29. Rd2 Rxd2
30. Rxd2 $18 Rc8 31. Nd5 Kf8 32. Kf2 g6 33. g3 Rc4 34. Kf3 Kg7 35. Ne3 Ra4 36.
Rc2 Rd4 37. Rc5 Ra4 38. Rc2 Rd4 39. Nc4 $1 Rd5 40. Ke3 {/\ a4, Rb2-b5+-} g5 41.
Rd2 f4+ $5 (41... Rb5 42. Rb2 Rd5 43. a4 $18) (41... Rc5 {Kanstler} 42. Kd4 Rb5
(42... Rc8 43. Nxa5 Rd8+ 44. Kc3 $18) 43. Nd6 Rb4+ 44. Ke5 f4 45. Nf5+ $18) 42.
gxf4 gxf4+ 43. Kxf4 Rh5 44. Ne3 Kg6 45. Kg3 Rg5+ 46. Kf3 Rh5 47. Kg2 Rg5+ 48.
Kf1 Rh5 49. Kg1 Re5 50. Rg2+ Kh5 51. Kf2 Rc5 52. Kf3 a4 53. Rd2 Kg6 54. Rd6+ f6
55. Rd2 Rh5 56. Ng2 Rc5 57. Nf4+ Kh6 58. h4 a3 59. Rd3 Ra5 60. Rd6 Kg7 61. Kg4
Ra4 62. Kf5 Ra5+ 63. Rd5 Ra4 64. Nh5+ Kh6 65. Nxf6 Rxh4 66. Rd7 Rf4+ 67. Kxf4
1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Abbasov, Farid"]
[Black "Vasovski, Nikola"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2359"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. e3 d5 6. a3 cxd4 7. axb4 dxc3 8.
bxc3 O-O 9. Bb2 Qc7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nf3 Bg4 12. c4 Nbd7 13. Nd4 dxc4 14. Qxc4
Qb6 15. h3 Bh5 16. Ra5 Rac8 17. Qb3 Bg6 18. Be2 Ne4 19. h4 h6 20. h5 Bh7 21.
Rh4 a6 22. Rf4 Ndf6 23. f3 Nd6 24. Kf2 Rfe8 25. g4 Re7 26. Nf5 Bxf5 27. gxf5
Nb5 28. Bxb5 axb5 29. Bd4 Qc6 30. Rh4 Qc1 31. Ra2 Rec7 32. Bxf6 Rc2+ 33. Rxc2
Rxc2+ 34. Kg3 Qe1+ 35. Kg4 Rg2+ 36. Kf4 gxf6 37. Rg4+ Rxg4+ 38. fxg4 Qf2+ 39.
Ke4 Qe2 40. Kf4 Qc4+ 41. Qxc4 bxc4 {[#] Undichte Festung vs gedeckter Freibauer
} 42. Ke4 b5 43. Kd4 Kf8 44. Kc3 Ke7 45. Kd4 Kd6 46. Ke4 Ke7 {Möglich war hier
der Übergang in ein günstiges Damenendspiel mit 0-1 Bauern.} (46... c3 $1 47.
Kd3 Kd5 48. Kxc3 Ke4 49. Kd2 Kf3 50. Kd3 Kxg4 51. Kd4 Kxh5 52. Kc5 Kg4 53. Kxb5
h5 54. Kc5 h4 55. b5 h3 56. b6 h2 57. b7 h1=Q 58. b8=Q Qe4 $1 $17 59. Qg8+ Kf3
60. Qxf7 (60. Qh7 Qxe3+ 61. Kd6 Qe5+ 62. Kc6 Kg4 $19) 60... Qxe3+ 61. Kc6 Qe4+
62. Kd6 Qe5+ 63. Kd7 Qxf5+ 64. Ke7 Qe5+ 65. Kd8 (65. Qe6 Ke4 $19) 65... f5 $19)
1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2003.08.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Black "Chabanon, Jean Luc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "219"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 Qc5 11. Rc1 Bd7 12. Nf3 Qe7 13. Be2 e5 14. O-O
Nd5 15. Rfd1 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 f6 17. Nd2 O-O 18. Ne4 Rfd8 19. Nc5 Be8 20. Qb3+ Bf7
21. Qxb7 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Qxb7 23. Nxb7 Nb4 24. a3 Nd3 25. Rc7 Nxb2 26. Bf3 Rb8
27. h4 Nc4 28. a4 a5 29. Be2 Nb6 30. Bb5 Be8 31. Nxa5 Nxa4 32. Bc4+ Kf8 33. Bd3
h5 34. Nc6 Rb6 35. Ne7 g5 36. Bg6 gxh4 37. Bxe8 Kxe8 38. Nf5 Rb1+ 39. Kh2 Rf1
40. f3 Nb2 41. Nxh4 e4 42. f4 Nd1 43. Nf5 h4 44. Kh3 Kd8 45. Rc6 Rh1+ 46. Kg4
Nf2+ 47. Kh5 h3 48. gxh3 Rxh3+ 49. Kg6 Ng4 50. Rc3 Kd7 51. Ra3 Rf3 52. Ra7+ Kc6
53. Ne7+ Kb6 54. Ra3 Kb5 55. Nd5 Kc4 56. Kf5 Rg3 57. Ke6 Kb5 58. Rb3+ Kc5 59.
Rc3+ Kb5 60. Kf5 Rg2 61. Kxe4 Rd2 62. Nc7+ Kb4 63. Rc6 f5+ 64. Kxf5 Nxe3+ 65.
Ke4 Nc4 66. Na6+ Kc3 67. Nc7 Rd4+ 68. Kf3 Kd3 69. Ne6 Rd6 70. Nc5+ Kd4 71. Rc7
Ne5+ 72. fxe5 Kxe5 {[#] Drawn ending with a defence which is easy to play. [#]
Remisendspiel mit recht einfach zu führender Verteidigung.} 73. Ke3 Rh6 74.
Nd3+ Kd6 75. Ra7 Rh3+ 76. Ke4 Rh4+ 77. Nf4 Kc5 78. Rc7+ Kb6 79. Rc1 Kb5 80. Ke5
Rh8 81. Kd4 Rh4 82. Rc5+ Kb4 83. Rf5 Rg4 84. Rf8 Kb5 85. Rb8+ Kc6 86. Ke5 Rg5+
87. Ke6 Kc5 88. Kf6 Rg1 89. Rc8+ Kb4 90. Nd3+ Kb5 91. Ke5 Rh1 92. Rc5+ Kb6 93.
Rc2 Rh5+ 94. Kd4 Rh4+ 95. Kd5 Rh5+ 96. Ne5 Kb7 97. Rb2+ Kc7 98. Rb1 Rg5 99.
Rc1+ Kb6 100. Kd6 Kb5 101. Rb1+ Ka4 102. Kd5 Rh5 103. Kc4 Rh4+ 104. Kc5 Rh5
105. Kd5 Ka3 106. Kd4 Rh4+ 107. Kc3 Rh3+ 108. Nd3 Ka4 ({even sogar} 108... Ka2
109. Rb8 Rg3 $11) 109. Rb8 Ka5 110. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Nepomnishay, Mikhail I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Kantsler,B"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qd1 (7. Qxf5
exf5 8. a3 Bd6 9. Nb5 $1 Be6 10. e3 Nc6 11. Bd2 Ne4 12. Bd3 a6 13. Nxd6+ cxd6
14. O-O Rc8 15. Rfc1 Kd7 16. Be1 Ne7 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Bxd2 $14 {Alterman,
B-Yusasin,L Rishon le Zion 1996 66/(463)}) (7. Qb3 c5 8. a3 Ba5 9. Qc4 $1 Nc6
$6 (9... Bxc3+ $32) 10. dxc5 Qd5 11. Nd2 Qxc4 12. Nxc4 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Ne4 14.
g3 Nxc5 15. Be3 Nb3 $2 (15... Na4 $32 16. Bg2 $14) 16. Rb1 Nca5 17. Nxa5 Nxa5
18. Bg2 $16 {Alterman,B-Yudasin,L Israel-chT 1996 66/463 1:0 40}) 7... c5 8. e3
cxd4 9. exd4 Ne4 (9... O-O 10. Bd3 Qh5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Ne2 $5 Bd6 13. Bf4 Bxf4
14. Nxf4 Qh6 15. g3 $1 {Gelfand,B-Zvjagincev,V Biel 1995 64/496 1:0 28}) 10.
Bd2 Nxd2 $5 (10... Nc6 $6 11. Bd3 $1 (11. a3 $6 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 13. Qc2 $6 (
13. Bd3 $32 $13) 13... Rc8 14. Bd3 $6 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxf2+ 16. Kd1 Nc5 $17 {
Timman,J-Short,N Horgen 1995 65/522}) 11... Nxf2 $2 (11... Bxc3 $14) 12. Bxf5
Nxd1 13. Rxd1 exf5 14. d5 Nd8 15. Nb5 $1 Bxd2+ 16. Rxd2 $16 {Schandorff,
L-Parker,J Copenhagen KS 1996 1:0 67}) 11. Qxd2 O-O 12. Bd3 Qa5 13. O-O Nc6 14.
Rfe1 Bd7 15. a3 Bxc3 (15... Be7 16. b4 $14) 16. bxc3 Rac8 17. Rab1 Nd8 $5 18.
Re3 (18. Ne5 Qxc3 19. Qxc3 Rxc3 20. Nxd7 Rxd3 21. Nxf8 Kxf8 $13) 18... f6 $5 (
18... Qxc3 $4 19. Bxh7+ $18) (18... Qxa3 19. Ne5 (19. Ng5 f5 $13 (19... h6 20.
Nh7 Re8 (20... Qxc3 21. Nf6+ Kh8 (21... gxf6 $4 22. Rg3+ $18) 22. Qxc3 Rxc3 23.
Nxd7 $16) 21. Rg3 Kh8 22. Nf6 Re7 23. Qxh6+ $18) (19... g6 20. c4 $5 $40 (20.
Nxh7 $2 Kxh7 21. Rh3+ Kg7 22. Qh6+ Kf6 23. Bxg6 (23. Qh4+ g5 24. Qh6+ Ke7 25.
Qxg5+ f6 26. Rh7+ Rf7 $19) 23... Ke7 (23... fxg6 $4 24. Rf3+ $18) 24. Qg5+ f6
25. Rh7+ Nf7 26. Qh5 Rxc3 $19))) 19... Qe7 20. Rh3 $36) 19. Qc2 Qh5 20. Nd2 h6
21. Ne4 b6 22. Ng3 Qa5 23. c4 Nf7 24. Qe2 $1 {Nh5-Rg3-Xg7} e5 $1 25. Nh5 (25.
d5 $2 Nd6 26. Nh5 Be8 $17) 25... exd4 26. Rg3 Ng5 27. h4 Rce8 28. Qd1 Re5 29.
f4 $2 (29. hxg5 $16) 29... Nh3+ 30. gxh3 Rxh5 $17 31. Bg6 Rxh4 32. Qxd4 Bf5 33.
Kg2 $5 (33. Rb5 Qe1+ $19) (33. Bxf5 Qxf5) 33... Bxg6 $1 34. Rxg6 Qf5 35. Qd5+
Qxd5+ 36. cxd5 Rxf4 37. Rd1 Rd8 38. Rg3 Re4 39. Rc3 Re7 40. Kf3 Kf7 41. Kf4
Rdd7 42. a4 Re5 43. Rcd3 Rd6 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Black "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 (7. Qxf5
exf5 8. a3 Bd6 9. Nb5 $5 Be6 10. e3 Nc6 11. Bd2 $14 {Alterman,B-Yudasin,L/
Rishon le Zion/1996/}) (7. Qd1 $5 c5 (7... e5 $5 $13 {Jelen,I-Beliavsky/A/Bled/
1996/0|1/34/}) (7... Ne4 8. Bd2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 Nc6 10. a3 Bd6 11. e4 Qf4 12. e5
Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Be7 14. b4 $14 {Savchenko,S-Timoshenko,G/Kiev/1995/1|0/77/}) 8.
e3 cxd4 9. exd4 Ne4 10. Bd2 Nc6 $10 {Timman,J-Short,N/Norgen/1995/0|1/31/})
7... c5 8. e3 $5 {N/} (8. a3 Bxc3+ (8... Ba5 9. Qc4 Nc6 10. dxc5 Qd5 11. Nd2
Qxc4 12. Nxc4 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Ne4 14. g3 $14 {Alterman,B-Yudasin,L/ISR/1996/1|0/
40/}) 9. Qxc3 Nbd7 10. g3 Ne4 11. Qe3 b6 12. dxc5 Ndxc5 13. b4 Na4 14. Bh3 $13
{Bareev,E-Beliavsky,A/Linares/1994/1|0/82/}) 8... Nc6 (8... O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10.
O-O $13) 9. Bb5 (9. Be2 $5) 9... O-O 10. O-O Rd8 $5 (10... Bd7 $5) 11. Bxc6 $5
bxc6 12. Ne5 Ba6 $5 (12... Bd7 $5) 13. Nxc6 Rd7 14. Re1 Bxc3 15. bxc3 (15. Qxc3
$2 Ne4 16. Qc2 Bd3 $1 $19) 15... Bb7 $44 16. Ne5 (16. Qa4 $2 Qe4 $19) (16. Na5
$6 Bd5 17. c4 Be4 18. f3 cxd4 19. fxe4 Qxa5 $19) 16... Ng4 $1 17. f3 $1 (17.
Nxg4 Qxg4 18. f3 Bxf3 19. Qc2 Be4 20. Qe2 Qg5 $17) (17. f4 $2 Nxe5 18. dxe5 (
18. fxe5 Qe4 19. Qb2 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rc8 21. Re2 Rdc7 $36) 18... Qe4 19. Qb2 Rad8
$17) 17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. e4 Ba6 20. Be3 Rd3 21. Rac1 c4 (21... Rc8 22.
Qa3 Qd6 $10) 22. Qa4 (22. Qa3 Qd6 23. Bc5 Qc6 $10) 22... Qb5 23. Qxb5 Bxb5 $10
24. Kf2 e5 (24... a6 $5) 25. Rb1 a6 26. Rec1 Rc8 27. Ke2 h5 28. Rb4 Kh7 (28...
f6 29. Bd2 Kh7 30. Rcb1 Kg6 31. a4 Be8 $10) 29. Bd2 f5 $6 (29... f6 $10) 30.
exf5 e4 31. fxe4 Re8 32. Re1 $2 (32. Rf1 $1 Rxe4+ 33. Kd1 $16) 32... Rxe4+ 33.
Kd1 Rf4 34. Re2 Rxf5 35. a4 Bd7 36. Ke1 (36. Rxc4 Ra5 37. Ree4 (37. Kc2 Rdd5
$10) 37... Rad5 38. Red4 R5xd4 39. cxd4 Be6 40. Rc6 (40. Rb4 a5 41. Rb5 Rxd4
42. Rxh5+ Kg8 43. Rxa5 Rxa4 $10) 40... Bb3+ 41. Ke2 Rxd4 $10) 36... Rc5 $2 (
36... Ra5 $10) 37. Be3 Rc7 $2 (37... Ra5 $10) 38. Bd4 g5 $4 (38... Bg4 $10) 39.
Rb6 $4 (39. Re7+ Kg6 (39... Kg8 40. Rb8+ Rc8 41. Rxc8+ Bxc8 42. Re8+ $18) 40.
Rb6+ Kf5 (40... Rc6 41. Rxc6+ Bxc6 42. Re6+ $18) 41. Rf6+ Kg4 42. Re4#) 39...
Bg4 40. Re3 (40. Re8 $5 Rd1+ 41. Kf2 Rf7+ 42. Kg3 Rd3+ 43. Re3 Bc8 44. h4 gxh4+
45. Kxh4 Rxe3 46. Bxe3 $14) 40... Rd1+ 41. Kf2 h4 42. Re4 Rd2+ 43. Ke1 Rd1+ (
43... Rxg2 $2 44. Re8 Rc8 45. Re7+ Kg8 46. Rg7+ Kf8 47. Rh6 Re8+ (47... Re2+
48. Kf1 $18) 48. Kf1 $18) 44. Kf2 Rf7+ 45. Bf6 (45. Rf6 $10) 45... Rd2+ (45...
Bf5 $6 46. Re1 Rd2+ 47. Kg1 $16) 46. Kg1 Rd1+ 47. Kf2 Rd2+ 48. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Peristeri"]
[Site "Peristeri"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chabanon, Jean Luc"]
[Black "Frendzas, Panayotis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 (6... O-O 7.
Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 b6 9. Nd2 Bb7 10. f3 Qg5 11. e4 Nc6 12. Nb3 a5 13. Qf2 Rfd8
14. Rd1 a4 15. Nc1 a3 16. b3 e5 17. h4 Qg6 18. d5 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Bd3 $16
{Sokolov,I-Romanishin,O/Barcelona/1992/}) 7. Qxf5 exf5 8. a3 Be7 9. Ne5 (9. Bf4
$5) 9... c6 10. g3 Nbd7 11. Nd3 Nb6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. e3 Nbd5 15.
Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bd2 a5 17. Rfc1 Nc7 18. Nc5 a4 19. Rc4 Bxc5 (19... Be6 20. Nxe6
fxe6 (20... Nxe6 $13) 21. Bb4 Bf6 $13) 20. Rxc5 Be6 (20... Ne6 21. Rc2 Ng5 22.
Rac1 Be6 23. f3 Bb3 24. Rc5 g6 25. Bb4 Ne6 26. R5c3 Rd7 27. Kf2 Nc7 $13) 21.
Ba5 Na6 22. Rc3 (22. Bxd8 Nxc5 23. Be7 (23. dxc5 $2 Rxd8 24. Bf3 Bb3 (24... Rd2
25. Rd1 $1) 25. Re1 Rd2 26. Re2 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Bc4 28. Rc2 Bf1+ 29. Kg1 Re1 $19)
23... Ne4 24. f3 Nd2 25. Kf2 f6 26. Rc1 Nb3 27. Rc2 Kf7 28. Bb4 Rd8 $10) 22...
Rd7 23. Bf3 Bd5 24. Bd1 Nc7 25. Bxc7 Rxc7 26. h3 Re7 27. g4 f4 28. Bc2 (28.
exf4 Re1+ 29. Kh2 Re4 30. Kg3 Rxd4 31. Bc2 Re8 $15) 28... fxe3 29. fxe3 Be4 30.
Bxe4 Rxe4 31. Rf1 h5 32. gxh5 Ra5 33. Rf3 Rxh5 34. Rc4 Rb5 35. Rxa4 Rxb2 36.
Rb4 Rxb4 37. axb4 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2003.04.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2003.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 {This move comes back to us from the first half of the twentieth century
- it was applied by Alekhine in his second match against Euwe.} b6 {Giants of
the past played here simply 7...Nc6 and had been, in general, satisfied with
results of the opening. 7...b6 looks more flexible. But, who knows, - will it
succeed a check-up by, say, 50 years of practice?} 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Be2 {
Regarding the 13-th move of white, it seems, that after the immediate 10.c4 he
could locate his pieces more actively than it happened in the game.} Bb7 11.
O-O O-O 12. Rfd1 $5 {This natural move turns out to be a mistake. The position
has occured in the game Dao Thien Hai - Mascarinas in 2000. White played 12.
a4! and after 12...Rc8 13.Qb2 obtained some advantage. Still, I would dare to
suggest 12...Ne4, with about equal play.} (12. a4 $1) 12... Qc6 13. c4 $2 (13.
Qb2 {was obligatory. With the possible continuation:} e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. c4
Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 {with equal chances, or, if somebody wants it hotter - 16.gxf3
with a double-edged position...} (16. gxf3)) 13... cxd4 14. exd4 e5 $1 {
All of the sudden black is on the top. By the way, 15.d5 is not possible
because of 15...Nxd5 (or 15.Bb4 Rfc8 16.d5 Nxd5)} 15. Bc3 {Looks as the most
active, although regarding the game continuation, a simplifying way would be
none less solid:} (15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bc3 Rfe8 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Bf1 Rc5 (18...
Qxf3 $5 {is worth of consideration.}) 19. Nd4 Qc7 20. Qb3) 15... exd4 16. Rxd4
Rfe8 17. Rad1 Qe6 18. Bf1 $2 {Already the losing move.} (18. Kf1 $1 {was
called for.}) 18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 Ne5 20. Bg2 Rac8 21. f4 Nc6 $1 {P c4 is
doomed. But black will capture it in the most delicate way.} (21... Nxc4 {
would lead to complications after} 22. Re1 {since taking on e1 does not work:}
Qxe1+ 23. Bxe1 Rxe1+ 24. Bf1 Rxf1+ $2 25. Kxf1 Ne3+ 26. fxe3 Rxc2 27. Rd8+) 22.
R4d2 Ne7 23. Qd3 (23. Bf1 {is losing the pawn f4 after} Qg4+ {what could
appear even more painful to white.}) 23... Qxc4 24. Qxc4 Rxc4 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26.
Rd7 Ra4 27. R1d2 ({Or} 27. Re1 Kf8 28. Rd2 Rxf4 29. Rde2 Rc4 {and then Rc7,
having rid of the pin along the e-file.}) 27... Ng6 28. Bc6 Re1+ 29. Kg2 Ra3 {
New problems for white - mate in one - Nh4 is threatening.} 30. f3 Nxf4+ 31.
Kg3 Ne6 32. Re7 f5 33. Rdd7 f4+ 34. Kf2 {Loses without resistence. More
problems would render to white} (34. Kh4 Rxa2 35. h3 {But there were several
ways to solve them.} Re5 36. Bd5 (36. Rxf7 Nf8) 36... Rd2 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Bxe6
Rxe6) 34... Rae3 35. Bb5 Rb1 36. Bd3 Rb2+ 37. Kf1 Rxf3+ 38. Kg1 Re3 39. Bf1 Ng5
40. Bg2 Rb1+ 41. Kf2 Rb2+ 0-1

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 $1 {
TN} (6... O-O {Ftacnik} 7. Bd2 (7. e3 c5 8. Bd2 Qh5 $1 9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qg6
11. O-O e5 12. Bd3 Qh5 13. Nde2 Nc6 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Be6 16. Ng3 Qh4 17.
Nf5 Qh5 18. Ng3 Qh4 {Sokolov,I-Romanishin,O/Groningen 54/(538)/1991/0.5 (19)})
7... Bxc3 8. Bxc3 b6 9. Nd2 $1 $14 Bb7 10. f3 Qg5 11. e4 Nc6 12. Nb3 a5 13. Qf2
Rfd8 14. Rd1 a4 15. Nc1 a3 $1 16. b3 e5 $5 17. h4 $1 Qg6 18. d5 Nd4 19. Bxd4
exd4 20. Bd3 $1 $16 {Sokolov,I-Romanishin,O/Barcelona/1992/1-0 (34)}) (6... c5
{Ftacnik} 7. Bd2 Qd8 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. e3 Nc6 10. a3 O-O 11. Rd1 Bd7 12. Bc4 Rc8
13. Ba2 h6 14. Bb1 Qe7 15. b4 Bd6 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Bc1 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19.
Bb2 Rc7 20. f4 Bd6 21. Qd3 Bc6 22. Nb5 Bxb5 23. Qxb5 Rcd7 24. Bd4 {Haik,
A-Diesen,M/London (Aaronson 09)/1978/0.5 (50)}) (6... Nc6 {Ftacnik} 7. a3 (7.
e3 O-O 8. Bd2 (8. Be2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. O-O Qc5 11. e4 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Bg4 13.
Bxg4 Nxg4 14. Bf4 Rfe8 15. Rad1 Nf6 16. Be3 Qc6 17. f3 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 19.
Qf2 Qa5 20. Rd2 c5 21. Rfd1 Rac8 22. Qg3 c4 23. Rd6 Kh8 24. Qf4 $14 {Yudovich,
M1-Lisitsin,G/Leningrad-ch/1934/0.5 (28)}) 8... Bxc3 9. Bxc3 a5 10. a3 b6 11.
Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Ne4 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Rad8 16. Qc2 f5 17.
Rad1 Rf6 18. f3 Rdf8 19. Rfe1 Rh6 20. e4 fxe4 21. Qxe4 Qd6 22. g3 Ne7 23. f4
Nd5 24. Qe5 $10 {Wood-Stoltz/Zaanstreek (06)/1946/0.5 (69)}) 7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3
e5 9. e3 exd4 10. cxd4 Bf5 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. O-O Na5 14. Rb1 Nc4
15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Ne4 17. Qb2 Nd6 18. Bd2 b5 19. Bb4 Nc4 20. Qc3 Rfe8 21.
Rfe1 f5 22. Bc5 a6 23. h3 c6 24. Qd3 {Bolbochan,Ja-Iliesco,J/Mar del Plata (06)
/1936/0.5 (29)}) 7. Qxf5 (7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Bd2 Bd7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. e3 $13) (7. Qb3
{Ftacnik} c5 8. e3 O-O $13) 7... exf5 $10 8. Bd2 (8. a3 $5) 8... c6 9. e3 Nbd7
10. Bd3 (10. Bc4 $10) 10... Nb6 11. Ne2 $6 (11. Ke2 O-O 12. Rhc1 $10) 11... Bd6
12. O-O Ne4 13. Ba5 O-O 14. Rfc1 Re8 15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Bxd2 a5 $15 17. a3 Be6
18. f3 g6 19. Kf2 Bb3 20. h3 h5 21. g3 $6 (21. Bc2 $15) 21... a4 22. e4 fxe4
23. fxe4 Bf8 $1 24. g4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Bg7 26. g5 Nd7 27. Bb4 Rad8 $17 28. Bd6 (
28. Ke3 f5 29. e5 Bxe5 30. dxe5 Nxe5 $19) 28... c5 29. Rxc5 (29. Bxc5 Nxc5 30.
Rxc5 Rxd4 31. Bb5 Red8 $17) 29... Nxc5 30. Bxc5 Re6 31. Ke3 (31. d5 Bxd5 32.
Nf4 Rxe4 33. Nxd5 Rxd5 34. Bxe4 Rxc5 $17) 31... f5 $1 32. gxf6 (32. Nf4 $5)
32... Bh6+ 33. Kf3 Rxf6+ 34. Kg3 Rc6 35. Be7 (35. Bb5 $5) 35... Re8 36. Bc5 Rd8
37. Be7 Rd7 38. Bb4 Bc4 39. Bxc4+ Rxc4 40. Bc3 Rf7 41. Rh1 Bg7 42. e5 Rf5 43.
Rh4 Rg5+ 44. Kh3 (44. Kf3 Rxe5 $19) 44... Rh5 45. Rxh5 gxh5 46. Ng3 (46. Kh4
Bxe5 47. Kxh5 Bd6 48. Kg6 b5 49. Kf6 b4 50. axb4 Bxb4 51. Bxb4 Rxb4 52. Nc3
Rxd4 53. Ke5 Rc4 $19) 46... Bf8 47. e6 Bxa3 48. d5 Rxc3 $1 $19 49. bxc3 Bf8 50.
Nf5 a3 51. d6 Bxd6 52. Nxd6 Kf8 53. e7+ Kxe7 54. Nf5+ Kf6 55. Nd4 a2 56. Nc2
Ke5 57. Kh4 Kd6 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-C 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grover, Sahaj"]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 c5 8. a3
Ba5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 O-O 14. e4 e5 15.
b4 Nxb4 16. axb4 Bxb4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nd2 Be6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 e4 21.
Kd1 f5 22. Bc4 Rfd8 23. Ke2 Rac8 24. Qb3 b5 25. Qg3+ Kh7 26. Bb3 Bxd2 27. Kxd2
Qb4+ 28. Ke2 Rc3 29. Qf4 Qxb3 30. Qxf5+ Kg8 31. Rhd1 Qc4+ 32. Ke1 e3 33. fxe3
Re8 (33... Rc2 34. Qf3 Rd6 $19) 34. Kf2 $17 Rcxe3 35. Kg1 R8e5 36. Qd7 $2 (36.
Qf2 Re2 37. Qf3 $17) 36... Re2 $19 37. Rf1 $2 (37. Qh3 Rxd5 38. Rxd5) {[%tqu
"En","","","","e2g2","",10]} 37... Rxg2+ $3 $19 38. Kxg2 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 14th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2004.08.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Safin, Shukhrat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2004.08.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8.
a3 Be7 9. Bf4 c6 10. e3 Be6 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. Nc4 b6 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Nc4 Nh5
15. Be5 Nhf6 16. Rc1 c5 17. h3 Nd5 18. dxc5 Nxc3 19. Bxc3 Nxc5 20. Ne5 Rc8 21.
Bb5 f6 22. Nc6 a6 23. Nxe7 Kxe7 24. Be2 a5 25. O-O Nb3 26. Rcd1 Rhd8 27. Rxd8
Rxd8 28. Re1 Rc8 29. Rd1 Bc4 30. Bf3 Nc5 31. Bd4 b5 32. Bc3 Nb3 33. e4 fxe4 34.
Bxe4 g6 35. Bc2 Ra8 36. h4 Ra7 37. h5 gxh5 38. Bxh7 Ke6 39. Bg6 Rg7 40. Bxh5
Bd5 41. Re1+ Kd6 42. g4 Rg8 43. Rd1 Rf8 44. f4 Kc5 45. Kf2 Bc4 46. Kg3 b4 47.
Be1 bxa3 48. bxa3 Kb5 49. Rd6 Nc5 50. Rd4 f5 51. gxf5 Nd3 52. Bc3 Rxf5 53. Bg6
Rxf4 54. Rxf4 Nxf4 55. Be8+ Kb6 56. Bd4+ Ka6 57. Kxf4 Bb5 58. Bf7 a4 59. Ke5
Be2 60. Be8 Bd1 61. Bc6 Bb3 62. Kd6 Bd1 63. Be4 Be2 64. Be3 Bb5 65. Kc7 Be8 66.
Bc6 Bxc6 67. Kxc6 {[%csl Ra7,Ya8,Rb5,Rb6,Rb7] The promoting square of White's
pawn is not controlled by the bishop. If the black king could get there a draw
would be inevitable, but this is not the case. Das Umwandlungsfeld des weißen
Bauern wird vom Läufer nicht kontrolliert. Wenn der schwarze König dorthin
gelangen könnte, wäre das Remis unausweichlich, aber dies ist nicht der Fall.}
Ka5 68. Kb7 Kb5 69. Bb6 $22 {[%csl Ya5]} Kc4 70. Kc6 Kb3 71. Bc5 Kc4 72. Bd6 $1
{[%csl Ye5]} Kd4 73. Kb5 Kd5 (73... Kd5 74. Bh2 $22 Ke6 (74... Kd4 75. Kxa4 Kc5
76. Ka5 Kc6 77. Ka6 $18 {[%csl Rb6,Rb7,Rb8,Rc7]}) 75. Kxa4 Kd7 76. Kb5 Kc8 77.
Kb6 $18 {[%csl Rb7,Rb8,Rc5,Rc6,Rc7,Rd6][%cal Ya3a8]}) 1-0

[Event "Bled op 17th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jelen, Igor"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Mencinger,V"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 {Romanishins
idea.} (6... O-O 7. Bd2 (7. e3 c5 8. Bd2 Qh5 9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qg6 11. O-O
e5 12. Bd3 Qh5 13. Nde2 Nc6 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Be6 16. Ng3 Qh4 17. Nf5 Qh5 {
1/4:1/4 Sokolov,I-Romanishin,O Groningen 1991}) 7... Bxc3 8. Bxc3 b6 {Skolov,
I-Romanishin,O/Barcelona ;CBM 30}) 7. Qd1 (7. Qb3 {N} c5 (7... Nc6 $5 {Hansen,
LB Dao Thien Hai-Kortschnoj,Moscow olm/1994/}) 8. a3 Bxc3+ {N} (8... Ba5 {
Romanishin,O} 9. e3 (9. Qb5+ {Romanishin,O} Nc6 10. Qxc5 Qxc5 11. dxc5 Ne4 12.
Bd2 Nxc5 13. b4 Nb3 14. Rd1 Nxd2 15. Nxd2 Bc7) 9... Nc6 10. Be2 cxd4 11. exd4
Qd5 $6 (11... O-O {Romanishin,O} 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 b6 $10) (11... Qe4 $5
$146 {Hansen,LB} 12. Bd2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Be3 Na5 $1 15. Qb5 b6 16. Nd2 $6
(16. h3 $5 Bb7 (16... Nd5 $4 {Hansen,LB} 17. Bd3 $18) 17. O-O $13) 16... Qg6
17. Qd3 $6 {With hanging pawns White should try to keep the queens on.} Bb7 18.
Qxg6 hxg6 19. O-O Rac8 20. c4 Ba6 $15 {X c4,d4} 21. Rfc1 Rfd8 22. Rc2 Ne8 $1
23. Rac1 Nd6 24. g4 f6 25. Kf1 g5 26. a4 Nc6 27. Rb2 Nb7 28. c5 $6 {Doesn`t
work,but the position was unpleasant.} Bxe2+ 29. Kxe2 Nxd4+ 30. Bxd4 Rxd4 31.
a5 $5 Rxc5 32. Rxc5 Nxc5 33. axb6 axb6 34. Rxb6 Rxg4 35. Rc6 Nd7 36. Rxe6 Ne5
$17 37. Nf1 Re4+ 38. Ne3 Kf7 39. Ra6 Ng4 40. Ra7+ Kg6 41. Kf3 Rf4+ 42. Kg3 Ne5
43. Ra2 Rd4 44. h3 Nd3 45. Kh2 Rh4 46. Ng2 Re4 47. Kg3 f5 48. Rd2 f4+ 49. Kf3
Rd4 50. Ke2 Nc1+ 51. Ke1 Nb3 52. Rb2 $6 (52. Rxd4 {Hansen,LB} Nxd4 $17 {X h3})
52... Rd3 $19 53. h4 f3 54. h5+ Kxh5 55. Ne3 g4 56. Nd1 Kh4 57. Ra2 Nd4 58. Ne3
g3 59. fxg3+ Kxg3 60. Nf1+ Kf4 61. Kf2 g5 62. Ng3 g4 63. Nh5+ Kg5 64. Ng3 Kh4
65. Rb2 Ne2 $1 66. Nf5+ (66. Nxe2 {Hansen,LB} fxe2 67. Rxe2 (67. Kxe2 Rf3 $19)
67... Kh3 68. Kg1 (68. Re1 Kh2 $19 (68... g3+ $2 69. Kg1 $10)) 68... Rd1+ $1 (
68... g3 $2 69. Re1 $10) 69. Kf2 g3+ $19) 66... Kh3 {0-1 Onischuk,A-Short,N/
Wijk (D2.2) ;CBM 45 1995}) 12. Bc4 Qe4+ 13. Be3 O-O (13... Nd5 14. O-O Bxc3 15.
bxc3 Nxe3 16. Rfe1 Qc2 17. fxe3 Qxb3 18. Bxb3 Na5 19. Ba2 b6 $10) 14. O-O Bxc3
15. Qxc3 Bd7 16. Rae1 Qf5 (16... Rac8 17. Bg5 Qf5 18. Bd3) 17. Bd3 Qh5 18. Qd2
Rac8 (18... h6 $5 19. Ne5 Rfd8 20. f4 Ng4) 19. Bg5 Nd5 20. Re4 f5 21. Rh4 Qf7
22. Kh1 (22. Rh3 $1 {/\} h6 $2 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. Qxh6 $18) 22... h6 23. Bxh6 $5
gxh6 24. Rxh6 $2 (24. g4 $1 f4 $8 25. g5 h5 26. Kg1 Nde7 27. g6 Qg7 28. Be4 $5)
24... Qg7 25. g4 fxg4 $1 26. Rg6 Rxf3 27. Qg5 (27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qg5+ Kf8)
27... Rf7 28. Qxg4 Nce7 29. Rxg7+ Rxg7 30. Qh4 Bc6 $19 31. f3 Ne3 32. Bh7+ Rxh7
$1 33. Qg5+ (33. Rg1+ Kf8 $1) 33... Kf7 34. Qxe3 Nf5 35. Qe5 Bd5 36. Kg1 Rc2 (
36... Rg7+ 37. Kf2 Rc2+) 37. Rf2 Rc1+ 38. Rf1 Rc2 39. Rf2 Rc1+ 40. Rf1 Rc4 41.
Kf2 Rc2+ {0-1 Shabalov,A-Romanishin,O/Bad Godesberg 59/590 1994}) 9. Qxc3 Nbd7
10. g3 Ne4 11. Qe3 b6 $1 (11... Ndf6 12. Bg2 {/\} Ng4 13. Qb3 Ngxf2 14. Rf1 $18
) 12. dxc5 $5 (12. Bg2 Bb7 13. Nd2 Ndf6 $10) 12... Ndxc5 (12... bxc5 13. Bg2
Bb7 14. O-O O-O 15. b4 $13) 13. b4 Na4 14. Bh3 $5 (14. Bg2 Bb7 15. Nd2 Nd6 $10)
14... Qd5 $8 (14... Qxh3 15. Qxe4 Rb8 16. Bf4 Bb7 17. Qc2 $18) 15. Bg2 Bb7 16.
Nd2 $1 (16. Ng5 O-O-O 17. O-O Qxg5 18. Qxg5 Nxg5 19. Bxg5 f6 20. Rac1+ Kb8 21.
Be3 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rd6 $15) 16... f5 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. O-O O-O (18... Rc8 19.
Bd2 O-O 20. Rfc1 $10) 19. Rb1 $1 Rac8 20. Bb2 Nxb2 (20... Rfd8 21. Ba1 $16) 21.
Rxb2 Rfd8 22. Rb3 $1 Qd4 (22... Rc4 $6 23. Rd3 Rd4 24. Rc3 Rc4 25. Rxc4 Qxc4
26. Rc1 $14) 23. Bh3 Qd6 $2 (23... Qf6 24. f3 Qe5 25. fxe4 Bxe4 26. Bg2 Rc4 27.
Rd3 Rdc8 28. Rfd1 $14) 24. Rbb1 Bd5 25. Rbd1 Rc4 (25... Qe5 26. Rd4 {/\ Bg2})
26. Qg5 $1 (26. Rd2 Qe5 $10) 26... Rd7 (26... h6 $2 27. Bxe6+ $18) 27. Rd2 $2 (
27. Rxd5 $1 exd5 28. Bxd7 Qxd7 29. Rd1 d4 30. Qe5 d3 31. exd3 Rd4 32. Rc1 exd3
33. Rc7 Qxc7 34. Qe8#) 27... h6 28. Qh5 (28. Qg6 Re7 29. Bf5 Qe5 30. Qh7+ Kf7
31. Bg6+ Kf6 32. h4 $13) 28... Qe7 29. Qe5 (29. Rfd1 Rdc7 30. Rxd5 exd5 31.
Qxd5+ Kh7 $1 32. e3 $10) 29... Kh8 (29... Rdc7) 30. Rfd1 Rdc7 31. Bg2 (31. Rxd5
exd5 32. Qxd5 Rc1 33. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 34. Kg2 $10) 31... Qf6 32. Qh5 (32. Rxd5 exd5
33. Qxd5 e3 34. fxe3 $10) 32... Rc1 33. e3 (33. h4 Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1 Rc2 35. Rxd5
exd5 36. Qxd5 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Qxf2 38. Qa8+ Kh7 39. Qxe4+ $10) 33... Rxd1+ 34.
Qxd1 Qc3 (34... Qe5 $10 {/\ Rc3}) 35. h4 $1 Qxa3 $6 (35... Qe5 $1 $10) 36. Rxd5
$1 Rc1 $6 (36... exd5 37. Qxd5 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Qc4 39. Qd8+ Kh7 40. Qe8 Qf7 41.
Qxe4+ $13) 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Bxe4+ g6 39. h5 $16 Rxd1+ 40. Rxd1 Qxb4 41. Bxg6+
$1 Kg7 42. Rd7+ Kf6 43. Rxa7 {Q 5/i} Qd2 $1 (43... b5 44. Rh7 Qf8 45. Rf7+ Qxf7
46. Bxf7 Kxf7 47. Kf1 $18) 44. Rh7 (44. Rf7+ Ke5 45. Rf4 b5 46. g4 b4 47. g5
hxg5 48. Rd4 Qe1+ 49. Kg2 Kf6) 44... Qd1+ 45. Kg2 Qd5+ 46. Kg1 Qd1+ 47. Kg2
Qd5+ 48. Kh2 Qd2 49. Kh3 e5 (49... Qd1 50. Kh4 $1) 50. Be8 (50. Rb7 b5) 50...
Qc2 (50... b5 51. Rxh6+ Ke7 52. Bxb5 Qxf2 53. e4 $18) 51. Bg6 (51. Rxh6+ Ke7
52. Bb5 Qxf2 53. e4) 51... Qd1 52. Kg2 (52. Kh4 $1 Qh1+ 53. Kg4 Qd1+ 54. f3 Qd2
55. Rxh6 Qxe3 56. Rh7 Qg5+ 57. Kh3 Qc1 58. Rf7+ $18) 52... Qd5+ 53. Kh2 Qd2 54.
Kg2 Qd5+ 55. e4 $2 Qd2 $10 56. Rb7 Qd4 (56... Qb2 57. Be8 Qd4 $10) 57. Bf5 Qc5
58. Rh7 Qc1 59. Rh8 Ke7 $2 (59... b5 $10) 60. Rc8 Qd2 61. Rc7+ (61. Rc6 b5 62.
Re6+ Kf8 63. Rxe5 b4 64. Rb5 Qc3 $14) 61... Kf8 62. Rd7 Qg5 $1 (62... Qb4 63.
g4 $18) 63. Rd6 b5 (63... Qxh5 64. Rxb6 Qd1 65. Rxh6 Qd4 66. g4 Qd2 67. Rh5 Kg7
68. g5 Kf7 69. g6+ Kg8 70. Rh7 Qd6 71. Kg3 Qd3+ 72. Kh4 Qd6 73. Rd7 $18 {
Beliavsky,A}) 64. g4 $2 (64. Rb6 Qxh5 65. Rxb5 Qe8 66. Rb6 h5 67. Rh6 Kg7 68.
Rh7+ Kg8 69. Kh3 Qb5 $13) 64... Kf7 $1 $10 65. Rb6 Qd2 66. Rxb5 Kf6 67. Rb6+
Kg5 $4 (67... Kf7 68. Rg6 Qf4 69. g5 hxg5 70. h6 g4 71. h7 Qf3+ 72. Kg1 Qd1+
73. Kh2 Qf3 74. h8=N+ Ke7 75. Rxg4 Qxf2+ 76. Kh3 Qf3+ $10) 68. Rg6+ Kf4 (68...
Kh4 69. g5 $18) 69. Rxh6 Qd1 70. Rf6 $18 Qf3+ 71. Kg1 Kg5 72. Rd6 (72. Rf7 $1)
72... Qa3 (72... Qg3+ 73. Kf1 $1) 73. Rd7 Qb3 74. Kg2 Qc3 75. Rd8 (75. Rd1 Kf4)
75... Qa3 76. Rd1 Kf4 (76... Qc3 77. Rh1) 77. Re1 Qd6 78. Rh1 Qh6 79. Rh3 Kg5
80. Rf3 Qc6 81. Rh3 Qh6 82. Kf3 {/\ 82... Kf6 83. g5 1-0 Bareev,E-Beliavsky,A/
Linares 60/508 1994}) (7. Qxf5 exf5 8. Bd2 (8. a3 Be7 (8... Be7 9. b4 c6 10. e3
Be6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Ng5 Nd5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 $10 {Alterman,B-Hamdouchi,H/Etoiles/
1994/})) 8... c6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Nb6 11. Ne2 (11. a3 Bd6 12. b4 O-O 13. b5 (
13. O-O {Hansen,LB} g6 14. b5 c5 15. a4 Be6 16. Rfc1 Rac8 {1/2-1/2/Alterman,
B-Davies,N/Rishon Le Zion/1994/}) 13... c5 14. a4 $5 Be6 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Ng5
Rfd8 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Ke2 Rd7 19. Rhd1 Rad8 20. Be1) 11... Bd6 12. O-O Ne4 (
12... O-O $5 13. Rfc1 a5 {/\ g6, Be6}) 13. Ba5 O-O 14. Rfc1 Re8 15. Nd2 Nxd2
16. Bxd2 a5 $1 $10 17. a3 Be6 (17... a4 18. Bb4 $1) 18. f3 g6 19. Kf2 Bb3 20.
h3 h5 21. g3 a4 22. e4 $2 fxe4 23. fxe4 Bf8 $1 $15 {><d4, e4} 24. g4 hxg4 25.
hxg4 Bg7 26. g5 Nd7 (26... Rad8 27. Ba5 Rxd4 28. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 29. Kf3 Re5 30.
Bxb6 Bxb6 31. Bc4 Bd4 32. Bxb3 axb3 33. Rd1 c5 34. Rab1 Rxg5 35. Rd3 $44) 27.
Bb4 (27. Ke3 Nf8 28. Nf4 Rad8 29. Bc3 Ne6 30. Nxe6 Rxe6 $17) 27... Rad8 (27...
Nf8 {Romanishin,O} 28. Bxf8) 28. Bd6 c5 $1 29. Rxc5 $8 Nxc5 30. Bxc5 Re6 31.
Ke3 $8 f5 (31... b6 {Romanishin,O} 32. Bb4 f5 33. e5 Bxe5 34. dxe5 Rxe5+ 35.
Kf4 Rxd3 36. Kxe5 Re3+ 37. Kd6 Rxe2 38. Rc1 $10) 32. gxf6 (32. Nf4 Rc6 33. exf5
gxf5 34. Bb5 Rxc5 35. dxc5 Bxb2 36. Rh1 Bd4+ 37. Kf3 Bxc5 $17) 32... Bh6+ 33.
Kf3 Rxf6+ 34. Kg3 Rc6 35. Be7 Re8 36. Bc5 Rd8 37. Be7 Rd7 38. Bb4 Bc4 39. Bxc4+
Rxc4 40. Bc3 Rf7 41. Rh1 Bg7 42. e5 Rf5 $1 43. Rh4 $2 (43. Nf4 $2 {Romanishin,O
} Bxe5 44. dxe5 Rfxf4 45. e6 Rg4+ 46. Kf3 Rcf4+ 47. Ke3 Rh4 $19) 43... Rg5+ 44.
Kh3 Rh5 $1 45. Rxh5 gxh5 46. Ng3 (46. Kh4 $142 {Romanishin,O} Bxe5 47. Kxh5 Bd6
48. Kg6 b5 49. Kf5 Kf7 $17) 46... Bf8 47. e6 Bxa3 48. d5 Rxc3 $1 $19 49. bxc3
Bf8 50. Nf5 (50. Ne2 {Romanishin,O} a3 51. Nc1 Kg7) 50... a3 51. d6 Bxd6 (51...
a2 {Romanishin,O} 52. d7 a1=Q 53. Nh6+ Kh7 $1 54. d8=Q Qf1+ 55. Kh4 Qf4+) 52.
Nxd6 Kf8 53. e7+ Kxe7 54. Nf5+ Kf6 55. Nd4 a2 56. Nc2 Ke5 57. Kh4 Kd6 {0-1
Beliavsky,A-Romanishin,O/Groningen 59/589 1993}) (7. Qa4+ $5 Nc6 8. a3) 7... e5
$1 $146 8. g4 $5 (8. Nxe5 $2 Ne4 9. Nd3 Nxc3 10. Qb3 Nxe2+ 11. Nxb4 Nxd4 $17) (
8. dxe5 Ng4 (8... Ne4 9. Bd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Nc6 11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bb6 13. e4 Qe6
14. Bb5 O-O $44) 9. Qd5 $14) 8... Bxc3+ (8... Nxg4 $6 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+
11. bxc3 e4 12. dxc6 b5 13. Qd4 exf3 14. Qxg7 $16) 9. bxc3 Nxg4 10. h3 Nxf2 11.
Kxf2 e4 12. Ba3 Nc6 13. Rg1 exf3 14. exf3 (14. e4 $5 Qxe4 15. Qe1 (15. Rxg7
Qh4+ 16. Rg3 Be6 17. Qxf3 O-O-O $17) 15... f5 16. Bd3 Qxe1+ 17. Raxe1+ Kf7 18.
d5 $1 $14 (18. Kxf3 $2 Be6 $15)) 14... Be6 15. Qb1 {With the idea of queen
exchange and attack on b7, but...} Qf4 $1 16. Qxb7 {[#]} Bd5 $3 17. Rg3 (17.
Qxa8+ Kd7 18. Qxh8 Qxf3+ 19. Ke1 Qxc3+ 20. Kf2 Qf3+ 21. Ke1 Qe3+ 22. Kd1 Bf3+
23. Kc2 Nxd4+ $19) 17... Rb8 18. Qa6 Kd7 19. Qd3 Na5 20. Qe3 (20. Rxg7 Nc4 21.
Bc1 Qh4+ 22. Kg1 Rhg8 23. Qf5+ Be6 24. Qg5 Rxg7 25. Qxg7 Qe1 $17) 20... Qxe3+
21. Kxe3 Rhe8+ 22. Kd2 g6 $17 23. f4 Re4 24. Bb4 $138 Nc4+ 25. Bxc4 Bxc4 26.
Re3 Rxf4 27. Re7+ Kc6 28. Rae1 Rf2+ 29. Ke3 Rxa2 $19 30. Re5 Rb5 31. Kf4 Rf2+
32. Kg3 Rf5 33. Rxf5 Rxf5 34. Ra1 a6 0-1

[Event "TUR-chT"]
[Site "Konya"]
[Date "2012.07.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Miroshnichenko,E"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2012.07.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Besiktas Jimnastik"]
[BlackTeam "Istanbul Aquamatch"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 (5. a3 {is another main line.})
5... Qxd5 ({Much more popular is} 5... exd5 {, however the "unambitious" but
solid move in the game is quite a smart choice against Mamedyarov.}) 6. Nf3 (6.
e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bxf6 (10. Bc3)) 6... Qf5 7. Qb3
(7. Qxf5 exf5 {doesn't promise anything, as Black is gaining firm control over
the center.}) 7... Nc6 8. Bd2 a5 (8... O-O 9. h3 b6 $6 10. g4 Qa5 11. Rc1 Bb7
12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. Bd2 Nf6 16. Rg1 Rac8 17. Bg2 Ne7 18.
Bb4 c5 19. dxc5 Rfd8 20. Ne5 Bxg2 21. Rxg2 bxc5 22. Rxc5 Ne4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24.
Nd3 Nd5 25. Bd2 Rc2 26. Bc1 f5 27. Kd1 Rc8 28. f3 Nd6 29. Ke1 a5 30. e3 e5 31.
gxf5 e4 32. fxe4 Nxe4 33. Bd2 a4 34. Nf2 Nd6 35. Rg4 Nc4 36. e4 Nf6 37. Rg3
Nxb2 38. e5 Nd5 39. f6 Kf7 40. Ne4 Nc4 41. fxg7 Kg8 42. Rd3 Ndb6 43. Bh6 Nxe5
44. Nf6+ Kf7 45. Rc3 Rxc3 46. g8=Q+ Kxf6 47. Bg7+ {1-0 Anand,V (2783)-Kramnik,
V (2772)/ Bonn 2008/}) 9. e3 (9. a3 a4 10. Qd1 Bd6 {doesn't seem to make much
difference compared to the game, but gives White additional option of} 11. h3 {
as in Vitiugov,N (2707)-Riazantsev,A (2674)/Poikovsky 2010/ -} e5 12. e4 Qh5 (
12... Nxe4 $5 13. Bd3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 e4 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Bxe4 Qh5 {and I don't
believe White has anything special there.}) 13. d5 Nd4 14. Be2 Nxe2 15. Qxe2
O-O 16. O-O-O Nd7 17. g4 Qg6 18. Nh4 Qf6 19. Nf5 {with a complicated position
where both sides have their trumps. Nevertheless, White's plan looks more
concrete to me.}) 9... O-O 10. a3 a4 (10... Bd6 11. Nb5 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13.
Nxd6 cxd6 14. Nd4 Qg6 15. f3 Nfd7 $5 (15... d5 16. Rc1 Nc4 17. Qc2 Nxd2 18.
Qxd2 Re8 19. Kf2 Bd7 20. Bd3 Qh6 21. Rc7 b6 22. Bf5 Rad8 23. h4 Bxf5 24. Nxf5
Qh5 25. g4 Qg6 26. e4 h6 27. h5 Qh7 28. exd5 Re5 29. Qf4 Rxf5 30. gxf5 Kh8 31.
d6 Nd5 32. Qe5 Nxc7 33. dxc7 Rc8 34. Rd1 Qg8 35. Qe7 {1-0 Dreev,A (2711)
-Abasov,N (2481)/Baku 2011/ CBM 143 Extra}) 16. Qc2 Qxc2 17. Nxc2 Nc5 18. Bc3
Na4 19. O-O-O {seems to be slightly better for White.}) 11. Qd1 Bd6 12. g4 $6 {
This move is a novelty, at least according to my database, however the idea is
typical for both this position and Mamedyarov's style :).} (12. Nh4 Qg5 13. g3
e5 14. d5 Ne7 15. e4 Qg4 16. Qxg4 Bxg4 17. f3 Bd7 18. Nb5 Ne8 19. Rc1 f5 20.
Nxd6 cxd6 21. Bh3 h6 22. O-O g5 23. Nxf5 Nxf5 24. Bxf5 Bxf5 25. exf5 Rxf5 26.
Rc4 Kg7 27. Kg2 Rf7 28. f4 gxf4 29. gxf4 Nf6 30. fxe5 dxe5 31. d6 Ra6 32. Rc7
Kg6 33. Bxh6 Rxc7 34. dxc7 Ra8 35. Bd2 Rc8 36. Ba5 b6 37. Bxb6 Nd5 38. Rd1 Nxb6
39. Rd6+ Kf5 40. Rxb6 Rxc7 41. h4 e4 42. h5 Kg4 43. h6 Kf4 44. b3 axb3 45. Rxb3
Rc2+ 46. Kf1 Rh2 47. Rb6 e3 48. a4 e2+ 49. Ke1 Ke3 50. Rb3+ {1/2 Grigore,G 
(2558)-Salvador,R (2447)/ Bratto 2009/}) 12... Nxg4 (12... Qxg4 $2 13. Rg1 Qh5
(13... Qf5 $4 14. Rg5 $18) 14. Rg5 Qh6 15. e4 {and White is nearly winning -}
Be7 16. Ra5 $1 Qxd2+ 17. Qxd2 Nxa5 18. Qc2 $16) 13. h3 ({Another tempting
continuation} 13. e4 {seem to lead nowhere after} Qh5 14. e5 (14. h3 e5 $1)
14... Be7 15. h3 Nh6 16. Be2 f6 {, and the black queen escapes the danger.})
13... Nf6 14. Rg1 e5 $1 ({Less convincing would have been} 14... h6 15. e4 Nxe4
16. Bxh6 Ng3 17. Bd3 Qh5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Ne4 $1) 15. d5 Ne7 (15... Na5 $5)
16. Rg5 Qd7 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 h6 $1 {Well, the rook is definitly not a
piece you want to be centralized this way!} 19. Ne4 {Otherwhise Black would
play 19... Ng6, trapping the rook.} Nxe4 (19... Nfxd5 $5 {looks even stronger,
as White's rook is still awkwardly placed on e5.}) 20. Rxe4 Nxd5 21. Qf3 Qf5
22. Qg2 Be6 (22... Qf6 $5 23. O-O-O Bf5 24. Rd4 c6 {with clear advantage for
Black.}) 23. O-O-O {and to my surprise a draw was agreed.} (23. O-O-O Rfd8 24.
Rd4 Qf6 {and White's compensation for the pawn is questionable to say the
least.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Romanov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 O-O 11. Nf3 Qc5 12. Rc1 Nd5 13. Bd2 Qxc2 14. Rxc2
Bd7 15. e4 Nb6 16. Bd3 e5 17. h3 f6 18. Ke2 Rfc8 19. Rhc1 Nd8 20. Be3 Rxc2+ 21.
Rxc2 Rc8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Nd2 Be6 24. Bxb6 axb6 25. Bc4 Kf7 26. Bd5 Ke7 27.
Kd3 b5 28. Nf1 Bxd5 29. exd5 Kd6 30. Ne3 Kc5 31. Ke4 g6 32. Ng4 f5+ 33. Kxe5
fxg4 34. hxg4 b4 35. f4 b5 36. f5 b3 37. axb3 b4 38. g3 Nf7+ 39. Ke6 Ng5+ 40.
Ke5 Nf7+ 41. Kf6 Nh6 $2 {Stellt den Springer aufs Abstellgleis.} (41... Nd6 {
war vonnöten:} 42. Ke6 Ne4 43. f6 Ng5+ 44. Ke7 Kxd5 45. f7 Nxf7 46. Kxf7 Ke4
47. Kg7 Kd3 48. Kxh7 Kc2 49. Kxg6 Kxb3 50. g5 Kxb2 51. Kf6 Kc3 52. g6 b3 53. g7
b2 54. g8=Q b1=Q $11) 42. Ke6 gxf5 43. d6 Kc6 44. d7 Kc7 45. g5 (45. g5 Ng8 46.
Kf7 Kxd7 47. Kxg8 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.25"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[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 "Sankt Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qd1 e5 8.
Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 e4 10. Ne5 e3 11. f3 O-O 12. g3 Nc6 13. Bg2 Nd5 14. Qd3 Nce7
15. Qxf5 Bxf5 16. O-O f6 17. Nc4 Rfe8 18. Rac1 Rad8 19. Rfd1 g5 20. Be1 h5 21.
Na5 b6 22. Nc6 Nxc6 23. Rxc6 Kg7 24. h4 Bd7 25. Rc2 gxh4 26. gxh4 Bf5 27. Rc6
Rd7 28. Kh2 Kh7 29. Bh1 Rg7 30. Bg3 Ree7 31. Rg1 Kg8 32. Rcc1 Kf8 33. Bg2 Ke8
34. a3 a5 35. Rgd1 Rg8 36. Rg1 Kd7 37. Bh1 Rg6 38. Bg2 Rgg7 39. Bh1 Kc8 40. Bd6
Rxg1 41. Kxg1 Re8 42. Kh2 Kb7 43. Bg3 Ka6 44. a4 Re7 45. Bg2 Kb7 46. Bh1 Re6
47. Bg2 Kc8 48. Bh1 Kd8 49. Bg2 Re7 50. Bh1 Nb4 51. Be1 Nd5 52. Bg3 Ke8 53. Bg2
Kf7 54. Bh1 Ke8 55. Bg2 Kd7 56. Bh1 c6 57. Bg2 Re8 58. Bh1 Ra8 59. Bg2 Ra7 60.
f4 Ra8 61. Bxd5 cxd5 62. Rc3 Re8 63. Kg2 Re4 64. Rd3 Bg4 65. Kf1 Ke6 66. Ke1
Kf5 67. Bh2 Bh3 68. Bg1 Kxf4 69. Bh2+ Kg4 70. Bg1 Kf4 71. Bh2+ Kg4 72. Bg1 Kxh4
73. Rxe3 Rxe3 74. Bxe3 Kg3 75. Bf2+ Kg4 76. Bg1 Kg3 77. Bf2+ Kg4 78. Bg1 Bg2
79. Bh2 h4 80. Kf2 Be4 81. Bc7 f5 82. e3 h3 83. Bf4 Bc2 84. Bc7 Be4 85. Bf4 Bd3
86. Bc7 Bc2 87. Bxb6 $2 {This pawn is poisoned. dieser Bauer ist vergiftet} (
87. b3 {would have kept White's fortress safe, e.g. hätte die weiße Festung
gehalten, z.B.} Bxb3 88. Bxb6 h2 89. Kg2 h1=Q+ 90. Kxh1 Kf3 91. Bxa5 Kxe3 92.
Bd8 Kxd4 93. a5 Ke3 (93... Bc4 94. Bg5 Ke4 95. Kg2 f4 96. Kf2 d4 97. Bf6 $11)
94. Bb6+ d4 95. a6 Bd5+ 96. Kh2 f4 97. a7 f3 98. Kg3 Kd3 99. Kf2 Kc3 100. Ke1
d3 101. Be3 Kc2 102. Bf4 $11) {[%tqu "En","How did Khalifman break through the
white barricades?","","","f5f4","",6,"h3h2","",0,"De","Wie brach Khalifman
durch die weißen Barrikaden?","","","f5f4","",6,"h3h2","",0]} 87... f4 $3 (
87... h2 $2 88. Kg2 h1=Q+ 89. Kxh1 Kf3 90. Bxa5 Kxe3 91. Bd8 Bxa4 92. Bf6 $11)
88. Bc7 ({After nach} 88. exf4 $2 Be4 89. Kg1 Kg3 $19 {[%cal Gh3h1] the
f4-pawn becomes a protective shield for the black king. wird der Bauer f4 als
Schutzschild für den schwarzen König.}) 88... f3 89. Kg1 Bd3 90. Kf2 (90. Bxa5
$2 h2+ 91. Kxh2 f2 $19) 90... Bc2 91. Kg1 Kf5 92. Bxa5 Ke4 93. Be1 Kxe3 94. a5
Bd3 {[%cal Ga6f1] the principle of one diagonal at work! eine Illustration des
Prinzips der einen Diagonale} 95. Bf2+ Ke2 96. Bg3 Ba6 97. b4 f2+ 98. Bxf2 h2+
0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.25"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Belozerov, Andrei"]
[Black "Solozhenkin, Evgeniy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[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 "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Ne2 Qe5 12. Nc3 Bd7 13. Be2 f5 14. Rd1
Ne7 15. Bf3 Bc6 16. Bxc6+ Nxc6 17. O-O O-O 18. Rd7 Rab8 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Qa4
Rxd7 21. Rxd7 b5 22. Qh4 b4 23. Na4 Rc8 24. Qg5+ Qg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Nc5 Kf6
27. Nb3 Na5 28. g4 Nxb3 29. axb3 fxg4 30. Rxa7 Rc2 31. Rb7 Rxb2 32. Rxb4 h5 33.
Kg2 Kg5 34. Rb8 h4 35. Rg8+ Kf5 36. Rb8 e5 37. Rh8 h3+ 38. Kg3 f6 39. Rh4 Rb1
40. e4+ Kxe4 41. Rxg4+ Kf5 42. Rb4 Rg1+ 43. Kxh3 e4 44. Rc4 Kf4 45. Rc6 f5 46.
Rc3 Ke5 47. Rg3 Rb1 48. Kg2 f4 49. Rg5+ Kf6 50. Rb5 Rb2 {You just feel that
this rook ending should be a draw. But what is the move which ensures this?} {
[%tqu "En","You just feel that this rook ending should be a draw. But what is
the move which ensures this?","","","g2g1","",-2,"g2f1","",4,"De","Man fühlt,
dass dieses Turmendspiel remis sein sollte. Doch welcher Zug stellt dies
sicher?","","","g2g1","",-2,"g2f1","",4]} 51. Kg1 $2 (51. Kf1 {is necessary.
ist vonnöten:} f3 52. Ke1 Rb1+ 53. Kd2 Rf1 $2 (53... Rb2+ 54. Ke3 Re2+ 55. Kf4
Rxf2 $11) 54. Ke3 Re1+ 55. Kf4 {only White can win. kann nur Weiß gewinnen.}) {
[%tqu "En","Black to move and win","","","f4f3","",2,"De","Schwarz zieht und
gewinnt","","","f4f3","",2]} 51... f3 52. h4 Rb1+ 53. Kh2 e3 $1 {White must
have overlooked this breakthrough.  diesen Durchbruch muss Weiß übersehen
haben.} 54. Rb6+ Ke7 55. Rb7+ Kd6 56. Kg3 ({Nor is Auch} 56. fxe3 {of any more
help: hilft nicht mehr:} f2 57. Rf7 f1=Q 58. Rxf1 Rxf1 59. Kg3 Ke6 60. Kg4 Rb1
61. Kg5 Rxb3 62. Kf4 Rb1 63. e4 Rh1 64. Kg5 Ke5 65. h5 Rg1+ 66. Kh4 (66. Kh6
Kxe4 67. Kh7 Kf5 68. h6 Rg6 $19) 66... Kf4 $19) 56... e2 57. Rb6+ Kd5 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.06"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Pein,M"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[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. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 {Another idea from the
creative genius of Romanishin, Short is not afraid to play it against another
Ukrainian although Belyavsky is now resident in Slovenia nowadays.} 6. Nf3 Qf5
7. Qb3 (7. Qd1 c5 8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 Ne4 10. Bd2 Nc6 {was Timman v Short}) 7...
Nc6 (7... c5 {Has been played with success by Short and also occurred
Bareev-Belyavsky Linares 1994} 8. a3 Ba5 {Belyavsky took on c3} 9. e3 Nc6 10.
Be2 cxd4 11. exd4 Qe4 {and Black stood well in Onischuk v Short Wijk aan Zee
1995}) 8. a3 Ba5 (8... Bd6 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Bd3 Nc5 11. dxc5 Qxd3 12. cxd6 $18)
9. e3 O-O 10. Qb5 {My guess is that Belyavsky was unprepared for 7...Nc6 and
now decided to halve out but Short wants to play on.} e5 $1 (10... Ne4 11. Qxf5
exf5 12. Bd2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 f4 {is fine for Black}) 11. Bd3 (11. dxe5 Ne4 (11...
Ng4 12. Bd3 Qh5 13. e6 $1) 12. Bd3 (12. Bd2 {Was perhaps the last attempt to
equalize} Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Rd8 {still looks good for Black. Why is this? White is
worse so quickly. The culprit must be the three moves of the white queen the
last of which just looks bad.}) 12... Nxc3 $1 13. Bxf5 (13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Bxf5
Nb3 $1 $17) 13... Nxb5+ $19) 11... Qg4 {This is the sharpest 11...e4 was also
quite good} (11... e4 12. Qxf5 Bxf5 13. Bc2 exf3 14. Bxf5 fxg2 15. Rg1 Rfe8 16.
Kd1 (16. Rxg2 Nxd4) 16... Ne7 17. Bd3 c5 $1) 12. O-O a6 (12... e4 {was also
quite good but a6 is useful and after Qb3 Black can play Be6 with tempo
sometimes]}) 13. Qb3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 (14. bxc3 e4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 exd3 17.
exf6 Rd8 18. fxg7 Qxg7 19. f3 d2 20. Bb2 Be6 21. c4 (21. Qb4 Bh3 {wins}) 21...
Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Qxb2 {And Black must win in the long run}) 14... e4 15. Ne5 Nxe5
16. dxe5 Nd5 17. Qd4 exd3 18. Qxd5 Be6 (18... Qe2 {Looks like the natural move
keeping the d3 pawn on the board. White can blockade on d2 but it looks grim}
19. f3 Be6 20. Qa5 Rfd8 21. Rf2 Qd1+ 22. Rf1 Qb3 23. Bd2 b6 24. Qc3 c5 {
Preparing the cement mixer with ...c4 and ..b5}) 19. Qxd3 Bc4 20. Qd1 Be2 21.
f3 $1 {Desperate defence. It looks like 21...Qc4 is winning now but} Bxd1 (
21... Qc4 22. b3 $1 Qb5 23. a4 Qxe5 24. Qxe2 Qxa1 25. Bb2 Qa2 26. Qc2 {Traps
the black queen so Short takes the endgame where he has better pawns and the
initiative}) 22. fxg4 Bxg4 23. Bd2 Rfd8 24. Bc3 c5 {In these positions with
rooks and opposite bishops anchoring the bishop on an active square is always
a good idea. Black's bishop stands well on e6 or c6 White's wants to sit on d4
and keep out the black rooks hence c5} 25. Rac1 Rd3 26. Kf2 Rad8 27. Ba5 $2 {
It looks better to sit tight with h3 and try to challenge rooks on the 'd' file
} R8d5 28. Bb6 $2 {again h3} Rb3 $1 29. Bxc5 Rxb2+ 30. Kg3 Be6 31. Rcd1 (31.
Rfd1 h5 32. h4 $5) 31... h5 $1 {There is the unpleasant prospect of an
exchange of the black h pawn for the white g pawn which would leave White with
four isolated pawns} 32. Bd4 (32. h4 Rxc5) 32... h4+ $1 33. Kf3 (33. Kxh4 Rxg2)
33... Rb3 34. a4 Ra5 35. Ra1 Bd7 36. Rfc1 Bc6+ (36... Rxa4 37. Rxa4 Bxa4 38.
Rc7 Bc6+ 39. Kg4 Bxg2 40. e6 fxe6 41. Rxg7+ Kf8 42. Kg5 {appears to give White
counterplay but} e5 $1 43. Bxe5 Rxe3 {should win}) 37. Kg4 Rb4 {Black appears
to have an easy task now that he has encircled the a4 pawn.} 38. Kxh4 Rxe5 (
38... Raxa4 {Looks simpler but it would have denied us the brilliant play from
Short that follows.  White's next is a great last ditch defence that gives him
a tempo to defend the a pawn}) 39. g4 $1 Rd5 (39... Ra5 40. Bc3) 40. a5 Rbb5
41. Bc3 {Short has to win the game again but his rooks are active White's
pawns are still weak and of course the anchored bishop on c6 can create some
nasty threats. Stage 1 is to get a rook to the seventh} Rd3 42. Bd4 Rd2 {
Stage 2 is to get his partner to join him} 43. Kg3 Rg2+ 44. Kh3 Rf2 45. Rg1 f6
{White is running out of moves. The Ra1 defends a5, The Rg1 is needed to
answer ...Rf3+ with Rg3 and the Bd4 prevents Rb2. Something has to give} 46.
Bc3 Rb3 47. Rac1 g5 48. Bd4 Kf7 {Short makes sure he takes pawns only under
optimal conditions.} 49. Rc5 (49. Ra1 Rd3 {wins because after} 50. Rad1 Rf3+
51. Kg2 Rf4+ 52. Kg3 Rfxd4 {is the end}) 49... Ra3 {Winning a second pawn
because ...Ra2 has to be prevented so the Rg1 must move and Black forces the
white king to submit to a discovered check} 50. Ra1 Rf3+ 51. Kg2 Rfxe3+ 52. Kf2
(52. Rxc6 bxc6 53. Bxe3 Rxa1) 52... Rf3+ 53. Kg1 Rad3 54. Bf2 Rd2 55. Bg3 {
Black has the lovely choice of 55...Rd4 and plucking g4 or 55...Rb3 and Rbb2
finally getting both rooks on the seventh. Short has skilfully exploited the
lack of co-ordination of the white forces. Having a bishop anchored is so
important in these positions.} Rb3 56. Rf5 (56. Rf1 Rg2+ 57. Kh1 Rbb2) 56...
Rg2+ 57. Kf1 Rbb2 {Decisive, the threat is Bb5+ so another pawn drops.
Beautiful play from Short he can choose the h pawn or the g pawn} 58. Rf2
Rbxf2+ 59. Bxf2 Rxg4 {Making a passed pawn. White can still only watch} 60. Ra3
Kg6 61. Bb6 Rf4+ 62. Kg1 Rc4 63. Ra2 f5 64. Bd8 Rc1+ 65. Kf2 Rh1 66. Ke3 f4+
67. Kd3 Kf5 68. Rd2 g4 69. Bc7 Be4+ 70. Kd4 Rc1 $1 {The final phase, Black
manoeuvres until he forces the bishop off the b8-h2 diagonal} 71. Bd6 Rc6 72.
Bb8 Rc8 73. Bd6 Rd8 74. Kc3 Bf3 $1 {Covering all the squares the white rook
will need and placing Belyavsky in zugswang.} 75. Rd4 (75. Bc7 Rc8 76. Rd7 g3)
75... Rxd6 $1 76. Rxd6 g3 77. Kd4 {This last move is given but seems
nonsensical} (77. hxg3 fxg3 78. Rb6 (78. Rd8 g2 79. Rg8 Bg4) 78... g2 79. Rb1
Kf4 80. Kd2 Bh5 {Finishes elegantly, Kf3-f2 decides} 81. Rg1 Kg3 82. Ke1 Bf3)
0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2005.07.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 c5 6. dxc5 $5 (6. dxc6 Qxd4 7.
cxb7 Bxb7 $44) (6. Bg5 {- Bareev-Topalov, Monaco blind 2005}) 6... Nxd5 (6...
Qxd5 7. a3 {kostet einen Bauern.}) (6... exd5 {könnte wohl in die Variante 5...
ed5 6.Bg5 c5 7.dxc5 übergehen, außer Weiß findet nun etwas Klügeres als 7.Bg5.}
) 7. Bd2 Bxc5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. e4 Qd4 $6 ({Die Dame ist hier exponiert. Besser
sind} 9... Qd6 10. Rc1 (10. Nf3) 10... Nd7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. e5 Qb6 (12... Qe7
13. Bd3 h6 14. a3 a5 15. O-O $36) 13. Bc3 $14 {und}) (9... Qc6 10. Rc1 Be7 11.
Qd3 (11. Bc3 O-O 12. Nf3 $14) 11... Qd7 12. Qg3 O-O 13. Nf3 $36 {, auch wenn
Weiß in beiden Fällen besseres Spiel behält.}) 10. O-O-O (10. Bc3 Bb4 $11)
10... Nd7 (10... Qxf2 $2 11. Nh3 Qd4 12. Bg5) 11. Bb5 ({Auch} 11. f4 $5 {
sieht interessant aus:} O-O (11... Be7 12. Nf3 $36) 12. Nf3 Qf2 $5 13. Kb1 $36)
11... O-O $4 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Ein böser Fehler. Die Alternativen zeigen aber,
dass Schwarz bereits kein leichtes Leben hat:} 11... a6 12. Be3 Qe5 13. Bxc5 $1
(13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Bxc5 Rc8 15. b4 b6) 13... Qg5+ 14. Kb1 axb5 15. Bb4 Qxg2
16. Ne2 Qxf2 17. Rd3 $16) (11... Qe5 12. Nf3 Qc7 13. Kb1 $5 (13. b4 Bd6 14.
Qxc7 Bxc7) 13... a6 14. Bxd7+ Bxd7 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Be3 Bd6 17. Qd3 Bc6 18. Nd4
O-O 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Qxa6 $16) (11... Qd6 $142 12. Bc3 (12. Nf3 Qb6) 12... Qe7
13. Nf3 (13. Qa4 a6 14. Nf3 Rb8) 13... O-O (13... a6 14. Bxd7+ Bxd7 15. Bxg7
Rg8 16. Bc3 $36) 14. e5 $36) 12. Bc3 Qxf2 13. Qxf2 Bxf2 14. Bxd7 Be3+ 15. Kc2
1-0

[Event "Reykjavik zt"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. a3 cxd4 (7...
Bxc3+ {Alekhine-Euwe, match 1937}) 8. axb4 dxc3 9. bxc3 O-O (9... b5 {
Kasparov-P. Nikolic, Moskva ol 1994}) 10. Nf3 b6 11. c4 $1 Qd6 12. Ba3 Qc7 13.
Be2 Bb7 14. b5 $6 (14. O-O Ng4 $2 15. Rfd1 $1 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qxh2+ 17. Kf1 $18)
14... Rd8 15. c5 (15. O-O Nbd7 {/\ Nc5=}) 15... bxc5 16. Qxc5 Qa5+ 17. Qb4
Qxb4+ 18. Bxb4 a6 $10 19. Be7 Rc8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. O-O axb5 22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23.
Bxb5 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nc6 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Copenhagen K41"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kjeldsen, Jens"]
[Black "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 c5 8. e3
Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Be2 cxd4 11. exd4 Qd5 12. Qd1 (12. Bc4 Qe4+ $13 {
Shabalov-Romanishin, Bad Godesburg 1994}) 12... Qd6 13. O-O O-O 14. Bg5 $6 (14.
Be3 $10) 14... Rd8 $1 15. Qa4 Bb6 16. Rad1 Bd7 $1 $15 (16... Nxd4 $4 17. Nxd4
Bxd4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nb5) 17. Nb5 (17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Ne4 Qf4 19. Qc2 Be8 20.
g3 Qh6 $17) 17... Qe7 18. Qb3 Be8 19. Qe3 Rd7 $1 $17 {x d4} 20. Qf4 h6 21. Bh4
Nd5 $5 (21... Rad8 $17) 22. Qc1 (22. Qg4 Nf6 (22... Qf8 23. Ne5 $1 $132) 23.
Qf4 Rad8) 22... g5 23. Bg3 f5 $1 24. Be5 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Nf4 26. Rfe1 Rdd8 $19
27. Nc3 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Bxd4 29. Nf3 Bb6 30. Bf1 Rd8 31. Qc2 Qc5 32. Re5 Qd6 33.
g3 Nd3 0-1

[Event "World-ch Anand-Kramnik +3-1=8"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 {This
invention of Oleg Romanishin first saw the light of day fifteen years ago.
Since then this variation has been adopted by many top players including Anand
and Kramnik.} 7. Qb3 {This move leads to more complicated play.} (7. Qxf5 exf5
{Black's pawn structure is somewhat spoiled. However, the pawn on f5 prevents
from White the advance e2-e4. Practice has shown that it's very difficult for
White to achieve anything reliable. Here are a few relevant examples from the
practice of both players:} 8. a3 Be7 (8... Bd6 9. Nb5 (9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. e3 c6
11. Bd3 h6 12. Bh4 g6 13. Nd2 Be7 14. f3 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Bxh4+ 16. g3 Bxg3+ 17.
hxg3 cxd5 18. Rc1 Kd8 19. e4 fxe4 20. fxe4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 $44 {1-0 Kasparov,G 
(2815)-Kramnik,V (2780)/Moscow 1998/CBM 067 ext (41)}) 9... Be6 10. e3 Nc6 11.
Bd2 Ne4 12. Bd3 a6 13. Nxd6+ cxd6 14. Ke2 Kd7 15. Rhc1 Rhc8 16. Be1 Ne7 17. Ng1
b5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Bh4 Nfd5 20. Bxe7 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V (2790)-Anand,V (2770)/
Frankfurt 1998/CBM 065 ext}) 9. Bf4 (9. Bg5 Be6 10. e3 c6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. O-O
h6 13. Bh4 a5 14. Rac1 O-O 15. Ne2 g5 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Nf6 19.
Rcc1 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Rac8 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G (2812)-Kramnik,V (2751)/Linares
1999/CBM 070}) 9... c6 10. e3 Nbd7 11. Bc4 Nb6 12. Ba2 Nfd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14.
Bxd5 cxd5 15. Rc1 f6 16. Kd2 Bd7 17. Rc7 g5 18. Bg3 Bc6 19. Rc1 Kd8 20. R1xc6
bxc6 21. Rxc6 Kd7 22. Ra6 Rhc8 $15 {0-1 Topalov,V (2757)-Anand,V (2786)/Monte
Carlo 2005/CBM 105 ext (45)}) 7... Nc6 8. Bd2 O-O 9. h3 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] A
sensible novelty. Black's queen does not have many squares available,
therefore the idea of g2-g4 is quite annoying for him. From the psychological
point of view this was another unpleasant surprise for Kramnik. In an already
critical match situation he had to face another fresh opening idea from
Anand's team.} (9. e3 Rd8 10. Be2 e5 11. Nxe5 Be6 12. g4 Qxe5 13. dxe5 Bxb3 14.
exf6 Be6 15. f4 gxf6 16. O-O-O Kg7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2735)-Anand,V 
(2725)/Monte Carlo 1996/CBM 052 ext (76)}) 9... b6 $1 {The best reply. It is
logical to develop the light-squared bishop to the long diagonal.} (9... Rd8
10. g4 Qa5 (10... Qg6 $6 {is too awkward to be true. The queen might be in
real danger.}) 11. e3 e5 12. Bc4 exd4 13. Bxf7+ Kh8 (13... Kf8 14. exd4 Nxd4
15. Nxd4 Rxd4 16. O-O-O $16) 14. exd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Rxd4 16. O-O-O $16) (9...
e5 $2 10. g4 Qg6 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Qxb4 $16) (9... Bd7 10. g4 Qa5 11. a3 (11.
Rc1 $6 Qb6 {[%csl Rd4]} 12. e3 Na5 13. Qd1 Bc6 $132) 11... Nd5 12. Rc1 Bd6 (
12... Be7 13. e4 Qb6 14. Qc2 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 {Black's queen on b6 looks horrible.
}) 13. Ne4 Qb6 14. Qxb6 Nxb6 15. Bg2 $14) (9... h5 {is actually possible to
prevent g2-g4. However, after} 10. e3 {White can get a superior version of the
above-mentioned game Ivanchuk-Anand. The inclusion of the moves h2-h3 and ...
h7-h5 clearly favours White.}) 10. g4 Qa5 11. Rc1 (11. Bg2 $6 Ba6 $1 (11... e5
$2 12. dxe5 Be6 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxa8 Rxa8 16. O-O-O $16) 12. O-O
Rad8 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Qb5 15. Qxb5 Bxb5 16. Rfe1 Ne4 $11) 11... Bb7 (11...
Ba6 $2 12. a3 Be7 13. Qa2 $1 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gb2b4] and the threat b2-b4 is
simply unanswerable.}) 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qd5 {Now it's time for White to
swap queens, otherwise he will have troubles along the a8-h1 diagonal.} 14.
Qxd5 Nxd5 {Not an easy choice for Kramnik. Both recaptures have their
advantages and downsides.} (14... exd5 15. Bd2 (15. Nd2 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17.
e3 Rfd8 {[%cal Gc6e7,Ge7d5] +/=/=}) 15... Ne4 16. Bf4 Rac8 17. e3 (17. b4 a5 $1
18. b5 Nd8 $11 {[%cal Gd8e6]} 19. Rxc7 $2 Ne6 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 $17 {[%cal Gc8c2,
Gc8c3]}) 17... Na5 18. b4 Nc4 $1 $11) 15. Bd2 $1 {White should keep his pair
of bishops.} Nf6 {[%cal Gc6d4]} (15... f5 {to my mind, creates no counterplay,
but weaknesses in Black's camp.}) 16. Rg1 {Moving the rook away from the
dangerous diagonal. White has lost his right to castle; however, it does not
have real significance without queens on the board.} Rac8 17. Bg2 Ne7 18. Bb4
c5 $2 {This nervous push from Kramnik does not work. Black does not have
enough resources for such active play.} (18... Rfe8 {would have been
acceptable.} 19. Bxe7 (19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Rxg2 Ned5 21. Bd2 Ne4 22. Nc6 a5 23. f3
Nxd2 24. Kxd2 Ne7 {keeping a slightly worse but defendable position.}) 19...
Rxe7 20. Ne5 Bxg2 21. Rxg2 c5 $1 22. dxc5 (22. b4 Nd7 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. dxc5
bxc5 $11) 22... Rec7 23. c6 Ne4 {[%cal Gf7f6]} 24. g5 Nxg5 25. Rxg5 f6 26. Rg4
fxe5 27. Rgc4 Kf7 $11) 19. dxc5 Rfd8 (19... bxc5 20. Bxc5 Ne4 21. b4 Nxc5 22.
bxc5 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Rc7 24. Kd2 Rfc8 25. Rc3 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 Rxc5 27. Rb1 $16) 20.
Ne5 Bxg2 21. Rxg2 bxc5 (21... a5 22. Bd2 Rd5 (22... Ne4 23. cxb6 Nxd2 24. Rxc8
Nxc8 25. b7 Ne7 26. Rg3 {and Black is now forced to play} Rb8 {and get a
hopeless endgame with a pawn down.}) 23. Nd3 bxc5 24. Rc4 Nc6 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26.
Nxc5 Nd4 27. Nd3 $16) 22. Rxc5 Ne4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Nd3 $16 Nd5 25. Bd2 (25.
Kd1 {looks more natural but, probably it makes no real difference compared to
the move in the text.}) 25... Rc2 26. Bc1 {Black's activity is only temporary.
Very soon his rook and knights will be driven away and the extra pawn will
tell.} f5 (26... Nc5 27. Kd1 Nxd3 28. exd3 $16) 27. Kd1 Rc8 28. f3 Nd6 {
[%csl Re3][%cal Gd6c4]} 29. Ke1 $1 a5 30. e3 e5 $6 ({After the solid} 30... a4
{Anand's task would have been much more difficult.}) 31. gxf5 e4 (31... Nxf5
32. e4 Nh4 33. Rg4 Nxf3+ 34. Kf2 Nf6 35. Kxf3 Nxg4 36. hxg4 $18) 32. fxe4 Nxe4
33. Bd2 a4 34. Nf2 Nd6 35. Rg4 {Finally White's dreaming rook joins the action.
} Nc4 (35... Nxf5 36. Nd1 (36. e4 $6 Re8 37. Rg5 g6 {and Black is still alive.}
) 36... Nb6 37. Rb4 Rc6 {would have been more stubborn, though, objectively
Black is lost.}) 36. e4 $1 {White does not have to worry about his Pb2, his
central pawns are storming forward with decisive effect.} Nf6 37. Rg3 Nxb2 38.
e5 Nd5 39. f6 Kf7 (39... g6 40. e6 Nxf6 41. Bc3 $18 {[%csl Rb2,Rf6]}) 40. Ne4
Nc4 41. fxg7 (41. Rxg7+ Ke6 42. Ng5+ Kf5 43. f7 {[%csl Gf7][%cal Gg5h7,Gg7g8]
won a bit quicker.}) 41... Kg8 42. Rd3 Ndb6 43. Bh6 Nxe5 44. Nf6+ Kf7 45. Rc3
Rxc3 46. g8=Q+ Kxf6 47. Bg7+ {Excellent technique by the World Champion!} 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 08th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2008.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 {LALIC était en tête du tournoi après la 4ème ronde avec un 1/2
point d'avance sur son adversaire et le géorgien devait jouer pour le gain.} 2.
c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 {La grande mode actuelle et pendant le tournoi,
cette ligne d5 a d'ailleurs été jouée pendant le championnat du Monde} (4... c5
) (4... O-O) 5. cxd5 Qxd5 (5... c5 $5 {Cette idée de TOPALOV a été essayée а
plusieurs reprises ensuite par CARLSEN mais elle est trés risquée.} 6. Bg5 (6.
dxc5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Bxc5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Rc1 Nd7 10. b4 Bb6 11. e4 Qh5 $13 {
L'Ami,E (2516)-Carlsen,M (2581) Schagen rapid 25'+5 2005 (6) 1-0}) (6. dxc6
Nxc6 $44 {Laznicka,V (2525)-Cvek,R (2498) CZE-ch Brno 2006 (5) 1/2}) 6... Qxd5
7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. dxc5 Qxc5 {Johannessen,L (2543)-Carlsen,M (2528) NOR-ch
Sandnes 2005 (8) 1/2}) 6. Nf3 Qf5 {L'idée de ROMANISHIN} (6... c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3
8. Bxc3 Nc6 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Rc1 O-O 11. e3 Nd5 {[%cal Gd5c3];Kasparov,G (2812)
-Anand,V (2781) Siemens Giants rapid 1999 (12) 1/2}) 7. Qxf5 (7. Qb3 Nc6 8. Bd2
O-O 9. h3 $5 $146 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gg2g4]} b6 10. g4 $36 {Anand,V (2783)
-Kramnik,V (2772) WCh Bonn GER 2008 (6) 1-0}) 7... exf5 {[%csl Ge4]} 8. a3 (8.
Bd2) (8. Bf4) 8... Be7 (8... Bd6) 9. Bf4 {[%csl Rc7]} c6 {Cette ligne est
solide pour les noirs mais un peu passive} 10. e3 Nbd7 (10... Be6) 11. Bd3 $1 {
[%csl Rf5] le georgien a joué plusieurs parties а haut niveau avec cette
variante dont la dernière contre ... ANAND!} (11. Bc4 $143 Nb6 12. Ba2 Be6 $11
{Sokolov,I (2706)-Adams,M (2720) Corus Wijk aan Zee 2004 (3) 1/2}) 11... Nb6
12. O-O a5 $146 (12... O-O {Gagunashvili,M (2580)-Pedersen,N (2471) Vlissingen
HZ op 8th 2004 (6) 1-0}) (12... Be6 13. Bg3 O-O 14. Rfc1 g6 (14... Nh5 15. Bh4
$1 Bxh4 16. Nxh4 g6 {[%csl Re6] les noirs ont des faiblesses sur cases noires.}
)) 13. Rac1 O-O 14. h3 Be6 {[%csl Rc4]} 15. Nd2 {[%csl Gc4]} Rfc8 16. Bh2 $5
$14 {[%cal Gc3e2,Ge2f4] Les pièces blanches sont plus actives et les noirs
n'ont pas totalement égalisé} g6 17. Rc2 a4 {[%csl Rb3]} 18. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2f4]}
Nfd5 19. Nf4 Bd6 20. Nxe6 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 fxe6 22. Nf3 {[%csl Ge5]} Nd7 23. Bc4
{[%csl Re6]} (23. Re1 $143 Kg7 24. Nd2 Kf6 25. f3 {[%cal Ge3e4]} e5 26. e4 Nf4
27. dxe5+ Nxe5 28. Bf1 Rd8 $132 {[%csl Rd3]}) 23... Kg7 24. Re1 (24. Ng5 Re8)
24... Kf6 25. e4 $1 fxe4 26. Rxe4 Re8 27. Rce2 Re7 28. Ba2 Ra5 $6 (28... Rae8)
29. Nd2 $1 {[%cal Gd2c4,Gc4a5,Gc4e5]} b5 {[%csl Rc5] Empêche Nc4 mais au
détriment d'un nouvel affaiblissement de l'aile-dame.} 30. Re1 Ra6 31. R4e2 h6
32. Ne4+ Kg7 33. Nd6 Kf6 34. Ne4+ {Répète les coups pour passer le contrôle de
temps} Kg7 35. Nc3 $1 {[%csl Re6] Elimine le défenseur indirect de la
faiblesse "e6"} Nxc3 (35... Nf8 36. Bxd5 cxd5 37. Nxd5 Rd7 38. Nc3 Rxd4 39.
Nxb5 $16) 36. bxc3 c5 37. d5 $1 {[%cal Ge2e7]} c4 $6 (37... Kf6 38. Rxe6+ Raxe6
39. dxe6 Nf8 40. Rb1 Rb7 41. Bc4 $36) 38. Rb2 {[%csl Rb5]} Ra5 39. Rxe6 Rxe6
40. dxe6 Nf6 41. Re2 Ne8 42. Re5 Kf6 43. f4 {[%cal Ga2c4,Ge5a5] la position
noire est difficile а sauver.} Nd6 44. h4 Ra7 (44... h5) 45. g4 g5 46. hxg5+
hxg5 47. Rxg5 Ne4 $2 48. Rf5+ Kg7 49. Rxb5 Nxc3 50. Rg5+ 1-0

[Event "Sautron op 16th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2016.10.22"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Stephan, Victor"]
[Black "Koziak, Vitali"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2356"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.10.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:29:38"]
[BlackClock "0:09:25"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e6 {[%emt 0:
01:41]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 4. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:43]} d5
{[%emt 0:10:01]} (4... O-O) (4... c5) 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:
03:47]} (5... exd5 {La grande ligne qui peut transposer sur une défense
Ragozin}) 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:06:38]} 7. Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:45]}
exf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 8. a3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:15]} (8... Bd6 {
L'alternative} 9. Nb5 (9. Bg5)) 9. Bf4 {[%emt 0:04:24]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 10.
h3 {[%emt 0:04:07]} (10. e3) 10... Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 11. e3 {[%emt 0:04:48]
} Nb6 {[%emt 0:10:48]} 12. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Nfd5 $146 {[%emt 0:01:06]} (
12... Be6 13. Rc1 a5 14. Bc7 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bh2 Nb6 17. Nd2 Kd7 18. Be5
f6 19. Bg3 h5 20. h4 a4 21. f3 Rhe8 22. Kf2 Ra5 23. Rc2 g6 24. Rhc1 Bf8 25. e4
Bh6 26. Rd1 Bxd2 27. Rdxd2 fxe4 28. fxe4 Bb3 29. Rc5 Rea8 30. Ke3 Nc8 31. Rf2
Rxc5 32. dxc5 Ke6 33. Bc7 Ne7 34. g3 f5 35. Kd4 fxe4 36. Bxe4 Nf5+ 37. Bxf5+
gxf5 38. Re2+ Kd7 39. Bd6 Re8 40. Rxe8 Kxe8 41. Ke5 Kd7 42. Bf8 {Zhigalko,S 
(2679)-Wojtaszek,R (2721) Wroclaw 2011 1/2-1/2}) 13. Be5 {[%emt 0:02:59]} f6 {
[%emt 0:00:42]} 14. Bh2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Be6 {[%emt 0:04:13]} 15. Nd2 {[%emt 0:
01:50]} Kf7 $11 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 16. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:28]} Rhd8 {[%emt 0:18:57]}
17. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:04:07]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:11:53][%cal Ga8c8,Gd8c8]} (17... Bxd5
18. b4) 18. Bc7 $1 {[%emt 0:09:43]} Rdc8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 19. Bxb6 {[%emt 0:00:
38]} axb6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 20. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxc1 {[%emt 0:02:47]} 21.
Rxc1 $14 {[%emt 0:01:09] Les Blancs ont une bonne finale} Rc8 {[%emt 0:02:12]}
22. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bxc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Nb1 $1 {[%emt 0:01:14]
[%csl Rd5][%cal Gb1c3,Gd3c2,Gc2b3]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 24. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:
06]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 25. Bc2 {[%emt 0:03:10]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:16] Le K
centralisé est un bon défenseur des faiblesses.} 26. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Be6
{[%emt 0:00:06]} 27. f3 {[%emt 0:07:52]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 28. Ba4 {[%emt 0:
02:05]} (28. Kd3) 28... Be7 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 29. Kd2 {[%emt 0:02:45]} Bd8 {
[%emt 0:01:42]} 30. Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:03:11]} 31. b4 {[%emt 0:
03:00]} (31. Nf4) 31... Ke7 {[%emt 0:03:00]} 32. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Bb8 {
[%emt 0:00:18]} 33. Nc3 {[%emt 0:02:52]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 34. Nb5+ {
[%emt 0:00:57]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 35. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 36. Nb5+ {[%emt 0:02:06]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 37. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 {This continuation usually leads to a long strategic battle with mutual
chances.} (8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 {is very safe for White, but Black is very
close to full equality.}) 8... O-O 9. Nf3 Nc6 (9... b6 {looks somewhat more
flexible. In that case Black can choose between a few possible setups.}) 10. c4
Qd6 11. Bc3 {Maintaining the tension in the centre is the most natural
decision.} (11. dxc5 {was seen in a very old classical encounter between 2
World Champions:} Qxc5 12. Rb1 e5 13. Ng5 h6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Rd8 16. Rb5
Qe7 17. Be2 b6 {Alekhine,A-Euwe,M Netherlands 1937 Black was fine.}) 11... cxd4
12. exd4 b6 ({It made some sense to sac a pawn in order to fix control over
the d5-spot:} 12... b5 $5 13. cxb5 Nb4 14. Qb3 Nbd5 $44) 13. Be2 Bb7 14. O-O
Rac8 15. Rfd1 {Choosing the posiioning of rooks is one of tougher tasks in
chess. This time Alexander is focused on over-protecting his hanging pawns.} ({
The ambitious} 15. Rad1 $5 {might pose Black more problems:} Rfd8 16. Rfe1 Ne7
17. Ne5 Ng6 18. Bd3 Nf4 19. Bf1 $14) 15... Ne7 $1 $146 {A decent novelty - The
knights is heading for g6 or f5, whereas the Bb7 is getting more useful.} ({
The previously played} 15... Qf4 16. g3 Qe4 (16... Qd6 $5) 17. Qb2 Ne7 18. d5
$1 exd5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rd4 Qe6 21. Re1 $36 {(Kahn,E - Sendur,A Budapest
2001) put Black in a danger.}) 16. Qb3 (16. Ne5 Ne4 17. Bb2 f6 18. Nf3 Rfd8 19.
Rac1 Qd7 $132) 16... Rfd8 (16... Qf4 $5 17. Qa3 Ng6 18. Bb4 Rfd8 19. d5 exd5
20. Qxa7 Rb8 $132) 17. Ne5 (17. a4 Nf5 18. a5 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qf4 20. axb6 axb6
21. Qxb6 Nh4 {The activity of Black's pieces is worth a pawn.}) 17... Ng6 ({
More to the point was} 17... Nf5 $1 18. Bb2 Qe7 19. Rac1 Nd7 {White's pieces
are be tied with protecting the Pd4, so Black's position looks solid.}) 18. Bb2
{IN his turn, Alexander unnecessarily wastes a tempo or prophylaxis.} ({
A more energetic try was} 18. a4 Qc7 19. a5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Ne4 21. Bd4 Nc5 22.
Qc3 $14) 18... Nd7 $2 {Pentala is playing passively and inviting serious
troubles.} ({Instead, Black should have continued:} 18... Qc7 $1 19. Nxg6 hxg6
20. a4 Ne4 $1 21. a5 Qf4 $132) 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. a4 $1 {Now Black cannot do
much against the advance of the a-pawn.} Nf6 21. a5 {The weakness of the
b6-pawn makes Black's position difficult.} Qc7 22. axb6 axb6 23. Rab1 $2 {
Removing the rook from the a-file is a serious concession.} ({A much better
move was} 23. Bc1 $1 Ne4 24. Bf1 $1 ({But} 24. Be3 {is less promising:} b5 $1
25. cxb5 Nc3 26. Rd2 Nxe2+ 27. Rxe2 Bd5 $14 {and Black gets excellent drawing
chances due to the strong Bd5.}) 24... Rd7 (24... Nd6 25. Bf4 $16) 25. Be3 $16
{neutralising any of his opponent's counterplay and putting strong pressure on
the Pb6.}) 23... Ne4 $1 {GM Harikrishna doesn't miss a golden opportunity for
activating the pieces.} 24. Rbc1 ({Now it was too late for} 24. Bc1 Ba6 25. Qf3
Nd6 $11) 24... Qf4 25. f3 (25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. fxe3 Rc7 27. Bd3 Ra8 $11) 25... Nf6
$2 {An unsuccessful choice - the knight is restricted and doesn't support
Black's counterplay.} ({The precise} 25... Nd6 {would maintain the balance:}
26. d5 exd5 27. cxd5 b5 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Bxb5 Nxb5 30. Qxb5 Qe3+ 31. Kh1 Rc2
32. Qxb7 Qe2 33. Rg1 Rxb2 $11) 26. Rc2 ({Another move which deserved serious
attention was} 26. Ra1 $5 Qc7 27. Bc1 $16 {, and Black is doomed to a passive
defence.}) 26... Qc7 27. Bc1 b5 {This attempt to change the unfovaurable
course of game was fully justified in the game, but it was a bluff!} ({It made
sense to simplify matters by means of} 27... e5 $1 28. Be3 exd4 29. Bxd4 Rd6
$14 {and Black's defensive task is getting easier.}) 28. c5 $2 {Now Black is
out of danger.} ({Instead, White could have won a pawn:} 28. Rb2 $1 Rb8 29.
cxb5 Nd5 30. Rc2 $16) 28... Bd5 29. Qb4 Bc6 {The position is about equal, but
Black's play is easier due to full control over d5.} 30. Bg5 Nd5 31. Qb2 ({
In the event of} 31. Bxd8 Nxb4 32. Bxc7 Nxc2 33. Bd6 Ra8 34. Rd2 Ne3 35. Kf2
Nd5 36. Rb2 Nc3 37. Ke3 {White should be able to hold this endgame, but it's
slightly better for Black.}) 31... Re8 32. Ra1 Ra8 {Of course, both sides do
not want to lose control over the only open file.} 33. Rcc1 Qb7 ({Perhaps,} 
33... Nf4 $5 34. Bf1 Ra4 35. Qd2 Nd5 $15 {would offer Black more winning
chances.}) 34. Bd2 Rxa1 35. Rxa1 Ra8 36. Ra5 $6 {An inaccuracy.} ({A better
try was} 36. Kf2 Rxa1 37. Qxa1 b4 38. Bc4 b3 39. Qb2 Ba4 40. g3 {Black would
be unable to make any progress.}) 36... Rxa5 37. Bxa5 b4 {Now the Ba5 is
definitely misplaced.} 38. Bc4 Ne3 39. Be2 b3 $15 {Obviously, the Pb3 is
putting White under strong pressure.} 40. Bd2 Nf5 41. Bc3 Bd5 42. Qc1 Ne7 43.
Bb2 {The passer is blocked, and Black has to find a cosntructive plan. The
next few moves are not of much value.} Nc6 44. Qc3 Kf8 45. Kf2 Ke7 46. Qd2 Qb8
47. h3 Kf8 48. Bd3 {Of course, White is sitting and waiting.} Kg8 49. Qe1 Qf4
50. Qe3 Qh4+ 51. Kg1 Qd8 52. Kf2 Qa5 53. Qe1 Nb4 54. Bb1 Qb5 55. Qc3 Qa4 56.
Kg1 ({More accurate might be} 56. h4 $5 {, keeping the king closer to the
centre.}) 56... Kf8 57. Kf2 Nc6 58. Kg1 Ke8 59. Kf2 Kd7 60. Qd2 Kc8 61. Qc3 Na5
62. Bd3 Bc4 63. Bb1 Nc6 64. d5 $2 {Alas, Alexander doesn't withstand the
pressure. This move is connected with a blunder.} ({At the same time, the
patient} 64. Qd2 {would mostly likely enable White to achieve a draw.}) 64...
Bxd5 65. Qxg7 $2 {Mistakes rarely come alone! Of course, this move is
logically connected with the previous one.} ({The stubborn} 65. Bd3 e5 66. Qd2
{would still leave White with some drawing chances.}) 65... Qh4+ $1 {I guess,
this check was overlooked by Alexander. The lack of harmony in White's camp
starts to tell.} 66. g3 (66. Ke2 Qg3 $19 {is even worse.}) 66... Qxh3 67. Qf8+
Nd8 68. Qh8 {A sad necessity. The resulting endgame is completely lost.} Qxh8
69. Bxh8 Nb7 $19 {The second pawn falls.} 70. Ke3 Kd7 71. f4 Nxc5 72. g4 f5 $1
{Restricting the b1-bishop and securing the e4-spot for Black's minor pieces.}
73. gxf5 exf5 74. Bd3 Kc6 75. Be2 Na4 76. Bd1 Kc5 77. Bd4+ Kb4 78. Bg7 Be4 79.
Bf8+ Kc4 80. Be2+ Kd5 ({Another move which was good enough was} 80... Kc3 $19)
81. Bd1 b2 82. Bb3+ Kc6 83. Bxa4+ Kb7 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 16th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2018.01.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 (4... O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5
Bb7 {is more popular.}) 5. cxd5 Qxd5 (5... exd5 {is another option} 6. Bg5 c5 {
leads to sharp positions; Kasparov played a good game in this line.} (6... h6
7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. e3 c6 11. Nf3 $11) 7. dxc5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Nge2 Bf5 12. Be5 O-O 13. Nd4 Bg6 14. Nb3 Nxc3 15.
Bxc3 Bxc2 16. Nxa5 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 b6 18. Kd2 bxa5 19. Kxc2 Rc8 20. h4 Nd7 21.
hxg5 Nxc5 22. gxh6 Ne4 23. c4 Nxf2 24. Rh4 f5 25. Rd4 dxc4 26. Bxc4+ Kh7 27.
Rf1 Ng4 28. Kd2 Rab8 29. Rxf5 {1-0 (52) Kasparov,G (2805)-Short,N (2655)
London 1993}) 6. e3 {Nihal choses the solid move.} (6. Nf3 {Is more common.}
Qf5 {And now there is a famous game Anand-Kramnik, Wch 2008.} 7. Qb3 (7. Qxf5
exf5 8. a3 Bd6 {Black's pawn structure is bad but he has good control over the
e4-square so the position is balanced.}) 7... Nc6 8. Bd2 O-O 9. h3 b6 10. g4
Qa5 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. Bd2 Nf6 16. Rg1 Rac8
17. Bg2 Ne7 18. Bb4 c5 19. dxc5 Rfd8 20. Ne5 Bxg2 21. Rxg2 bxc5 22. Rxc5 Ne4
23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Nd3 Nd5 25. Bd2 Rc2 26. Bc1 f5 27. Kd1 Rc8 28. f3 Nd6 29. Ke1
a5 30. e3 e5 31. gxf5 e4 32. fxe4 Nxe4 33. Bd2 a4 34. Nf2 Nd6 35. Rg4 Nc4 36.
e4 Nf6 37. Rg3 Nxb2 38. e5 Nd5 39. f6 Kf7 40. Ne4 Nc4 41. fxg7 Kg8 42. Rd3 Ndb6
43. Bh6 Nxe5 44. Nf6+ Kf7 45. Rc3 Rxc3 46. g8=Q+ Kxf6 47. Bg7+ {1-0 (47) Anand,
V (2783)-Kramnik,V (2772) Bonn 2008}) 6... c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4
Nc6 10. Bc3 {White has made a lot of moves with his bishop, but he has the
bishop pair.} O-O 11. Nf3 Qc5 (11... Rd8 12. Be2 Qe4 13. Rc1 Qxc2 14. Rxc2 Nd5
15. Ne5 Nxe5 (15... Nxc3 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Rxc3 $14) 16. Bxe5 b6 17. a3 f6 18.
Bg3 Bb7 19. O-O Rac8 20. Rfc1 e5 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Kf1 {1-0 (52)
Grachev,B (2645)-Karjakin,S (2765) Antalya 2017}) 12. a3 Qe7 13. Bb5 $1 {
Trying to create a weakness on c6 is the positional point. But the tactical
point is to take on c6 and play Bb4. When both positional and tactical points
combine, you know that it's a good move!} Nd5 (13... Bd7 14. Bxc6 $1 Bxc6 15.
Bb4 $18) 14. Bxc6 bxc6 (14... Nxc3 $5 15. Qxc3 bxc6 16. O-O c5 {[%csl Rc5]} 17.
Rfc1 Rb8 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. Rxc5 Rxb2 20. Rc7 Bb7 21. Ne5 $14) 15. Bd4 {It is
important to take the c5-square under control.} Rd8 16. O-O $1 $16 {Simple and
strong.} ({Grabbing the pawn on c6 is not such a great idea:} 16. Qxc6 $6 Bd7 {
One possible variation can be} (16... Bb7 17. Qc5 Qe8) 17. Qc5 Qe8 18. O-O Bb5
19. Rfc1 Rac8 20. Qxa7 Ra8 21. Qc5 Rac8 $11) 16... Bb7 17. Rfd1 f6 18. Bc5 $16
{This is just a better position for White. Nihal strengthens his position nice
and slow!} Qc7 19. Rd2 e5 20. Rad1 Ba6 21. h3 {Useful move, creating an escape
square for king.} Kh8 22. Qf5 (22. Nh4 $5 g6 (22... Bc8 23. e4 $18) 23. Nf3 Rd7
24. e4 Nb6 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Be7 $16) 22... Bc8 23. Qd3 Re8 24. e4 Nb6 $6 (
24... Nf4 {was necessary although White will still keep some advantage with}
25. Qc3 $16) {[%tqu "En","Find the best move for White.","","","d3d8","Nihal
is always alert for tactical tricks.",10]} 25. Qd8 $1 {Nihal is always on the
alert for tactical tricks.} Qxd8 (25... Qf7 26. Bxb6 (26. Qxe8+ Qxe8 27. Rd8
Bd7 $14) 26... axb6 27. Qxb6 $16) 26. Rxd8 Be6 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Bxb6 {
Simplifying it into a winning endgame.} axb6 29. Rd6 {White wins a pawn.} Bc4
30. Rxc6 Bd3 31. Nd2 b5 32. f3 $1 {[%csl Gg1] Getting the king into the game.}
h5 33. Kf2 b4 {Trying to create some counterplay.} 34. axb4 Ra2 35. Ke3 {
White is now two pawns up and in complete control.} Bb5 36. Rb6 Bd7 37. Rd6 (
37. Rb8+ Kh7 38. b3 $18) 37... Bb5 38. Rb6 $1 {Nihal repeats the position
twice not only to gain time, but also show who is in control of the position.
For a player like Kiril Georgiev this is quite a depressing position.} Bd7 39.
b3 Rc2 40. b5 {The rest is easy.} Rc3+ 41. Ke2 Kh7 42. Rb8 Kg6 43. b6 Bb5+ 44.
Kd1 Rc6 45. b7 Rc7 46. Nc4 Ba6 47. Na5 Kg5 {The b-pawn moves ahead to destroy
Black's defensive setup.} 48. b4 {[%cal Gb4b5]} Kf4 49. b5 $1 Bxb5 50. Rc8 {
You might be forgiven for believing that it was Georgiev who had the white
pieces instead of Nihal! The way the 13-year-old played to beat his veteran
opponent showed some amazing patience and talent.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "200"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 Nc6 8.
Bd2 O-O 9. h3 {Anand was the 1st who employed this move (in his match against
Kramnik). Since that game 9.h3 has been considered the most dangerous weapon
in the 5...Qd5 and 6...Qf5 line.} a5 (9... b6 {Anand,V-Kramnik,V Bonn 2008/
CBM 127 1-0 (46). GM Postny has annotated the game for ChessBase. According to
Postny's comments Black's position after the opening wasn't so bad but no-one
has played 9...b6 after the game Anand-Kramnik.}) (9... Rd8 10. g4 Qg6 (10...
Qa5 11. e3 e5 12. Bc4 exd4 13. Bxf7+ Kf8 14. exd4 Rd7 (14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Rxd4
16. O-O-O Bd7 17. Be3 Rd6 18. Bc4 Bc6 19. Rhg1 Rad8 20. Rxd6 cxd6 21. g5 $40)
15. Bc4 b5 16. Be2 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. O-O-O Bb7 19. Be3 Rdd8 20. Rhg1 Ne4
21. Nd5 $16 {Laznicka,V-Azarov,S Ostrava 2009 1-0 (40)}) 11. Rc1 Nd5 12. Bg2
Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bd6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Be4 Qf6 16. Nf3 Bf4 (16... Qe7 17. g5 hxg5 18.
Bxg5 f6 19. Bd2 $40) 17. e3 Bd6 18. h4 Qe7 19. g5 h5 20. g6 f5 21. Bd3 Qf6 22.
Rg1 Ne7 23. Ng5 Nxg6 24. Qd1 Nf8 25. e4 g6 26. e5 Bxe5 27. Nf3 {1-0 Navara,
D-Azarov,S Czechia 2008}) 10. g4 Qg6 11. a3 (11. Bg2 Ne4 12. e3 Nxd2 13. Nxd2
Bd7 14. a3 a4 15. Qd1 Bd6 16. h4 e5 17. d5 Bxg4 $2 (17... Ne7 18. Bh3 f5 19.
gxf5 Nxf5 20. h5 Qf7 21. Qf3 $13 (21. Nde4 $2 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Bxh3 23. Rxh3 Qf1+)
) 18. h5 Qf5 19. f3 Bxh5 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. Nde4 $16 {Erdos,V-Wojtaszek,R
European Rapid Warsaw POL 2011 1-0 (68)}) 11... a4 (11... Bxc3 $6 {gives White
better chances} 12. bxc3 a4 13. Qb2 Qe4 14. Bg2 Qd5 (14... Rd8 $4 15. Nh4 $18)
15. O-O Na5 16. Ne5 Qb3 17. Qc1 $14 {Gasanov,E-Maletin,P RUS-ChT2 16th Dagomys
2009 1-0 (53)}) 12. Qc4 (12. Qd1 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Nd5 14. Qd2 b6 15. Rg1 Ba6 16.
Rc1 Rfd8 17. Rg3 Rac8 (17... e5 $1 18. dxe5 Ndb4 19. Bd4 Qe4 20. axb4 Nxd4 21.
Nxd4 Rxd4 $40) 18. h4 e5 19. h5 Qe4 20. dxe5 (20. Ng5 Qf4 (20... Qh1 $2 21. Qc2
g6 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Rh3 Qg1 24. dxe5 $18) 21. dxe5 Qxd2+ 22. Bxd2 Nxe5 $13)
20... Nxc3 21. Qxc3 Nd4 22. e6 Nxe6 23. h6 Rd5 24. Qb4 Nd4 $17 {Morozevich,
A-Lysyj,I 64-th ch-Rus High LeagueTaganrog 2011 1/2-1/2 (44)}) (12. Qa2 Bxc3
13. bxc3 Ne4 14. Bg2 f5 15. Rb1 Kh8 16. Qc2 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 e5 18. e3 Qf6 19. O-O
(19. Rb5 fxg4 20. Ne4 Qg6 21. hxg4 Bxg4 22. dxe5 $13) 19... Nd8 20. f4 exd4 21.
cxd4 Qe7 22. Nc4 $13 {0-1 Laznicka,V-Wojtaszek,R 40-th Olimpiad Istanbul TUR
2012 (42)}) 12... Bxc3 13. Bxc3 $146 (13. bxc3 e5 14. Bg2 Be6 15. Qb5 exd4 16.
cxd4 Bd5 17. Be3 Qc2 18. O-O Na7 19. Ne1 $5 (19. Qb1 $6 Qxe2 20. g5 Ne8 21. Rc1
Rd8 22. Ne5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qa6 $17) 19... Qc3 (19... Nxb5 $5 20. Nxc2 c6 21.
Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Bd2 Rfe8 23. Rfe1 Rad8 24. e4 Nf6 25. e5 Nd5 $15) 20. Qb1 Qc6 21.
Qf5 Nb5 22. Nf3 Nc3 $15 {Dreev,A-Gustafsson,J 28-th European Club Cup Eilat
ISR 2012 1-0 (40). The final result has nothing to do with the outcome of the
opening.}) 13... Nd5 {The position is very complicated and everything is based
on tactical niceties. Black has at least 5 competing options.} (13... Ne4 14.
Bg2 Nxc3 15. bxc3 e5 $5 16. d5 e4 17. Nd2 Na5 18. Qxe4 (18. Qxa4 f5) 18... f5
19. Qxa4 fxg4 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Be4 Bf5 $44 {with a messy position}) (13... Qc2
$5 14. Nd2 (14. Bg2 $6 Na5 $1 15. Qa2 Nb3 16. Rd1 Nc1 17. Qc4 b5 18. Qxb5 Ba6
19. Qe5 Ne4 $17) 14... Ne4 15. Rd1 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 b6 18. Bg2 Bb7
19. O-O Na5 20. Bxb7 Nxb7 $11) (13... Qe4 14. Rg1 (14. Bg2 Nd5 15. Nh4 Qf4 16.
Nf3 Qe4 (16... f5 $5) 17. Nh4 Qf4 $11) 14... Nd5 15. Rc1 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Bd7 17.
Bg2 Qf4 18. e3 Qd6 19. Ng5 $13) (13... Rd8 14. Bg2 Bd7 15. Nd2 (15. O-O $6 {
it seems that White shouls forget about castling in this variation.} h5 16.
gxh5 Qxh5 $40) 15... Nd5 16. Be4 Qf6 17. e3 Na5 18. Bxa5 Rxa5 19. Qc2 g6 20.
Nc4 Rb5 $13) 14. Bd2 Bd7 15. Bg2 Qe4 $6 {Black's queen is in danger now.
Sergey Karjakin had several options to get good counterplay.} (15... Rfd8 16.
Rc1 Na5 17. Bxa5 (17. Qc2 $6 Nb3) 17... Rxa5 18. Ne5 Qf6 19. Qc2 Be8 $13) (
15... f6 $5 {preparing ...Na5} 16. Rc1 Na5 17. Bxa5 Rxa5 18. e3 Bb5 19. Qc2 Qf7
20. Nd2 $13) ({Of course he couldn't play ...Na5 immediately:} 15... Na5 $4 16.
Bxa5 Rxa5 17. Ne5 $18) 16. Rc1 Rfc8 17. Rg1 $5 {An ambitious approach.} ({
White could achieve a better endgame after} 17. Qc2 $5 Qxc2 18. Rxc2 Na5 19.
Ne5 Be8 20. Bxa5 Rxa5 21. e3 $14 {White's advantage isn't significant.}) 17...
f6 18. g5 Rf8 $2 {Black's posiion is unpleasant but after his last move
Karjakin could be in big trouble.} (18... Nf4 {Probably the best option} 19.
Bxf4 Qxf4 20. e3 Qf5 21. gxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne5 Rf8 23. Nd3 $14) (18... Qg6 19. Nh4
Qf7 20. gxf6 Nxf6 21. Nf3 $16) 19. gxf6 Rxf6 20. Bg5 $2 (20. Nh2 $1 {White's
attack is very strong} Qg6 (20... Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Nxd4 22. Ng4 Rff8 (22... Rg6
23. Ne5 $18) 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Nh6+ Kh8 25. Rxc7 Rad8 26. Bb4 $1 Rf6 27. Be7
Nf3+ 28. Kd1 $1 $18) (20... Qh4 21. Ng4 Rg6 22. Be4 $18) 21. Ng4 Rf7 22. Bxd5
exd5 23. Qxd5 Kh8 24. Rg3 $16 {Black's position isn't joyful at all.}) 20...
Rf7 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Bxe4 Nxc4 23. Rxc4 $14 {White achieved a better endgame 
(bishop pair vs bishop and knight).} Bb5 24. Rc2 ({Apparently} 24. Rc5 $1 {
gives White more chances:} c6 25. h4 Raf8 26. f3 Kh8 (26... Nf4 $6 27. Rg4) 27.
h5 $14) 24... c6 25. Bh4 Nf4 26. Rg4 $2 {A blunder.} (26. e3 Nd3+ 27. Kd1 (27.
Bxd3 Bxd3 $11) 27... Raf8 28. Rg2 (28. f4 $2 Nxf4 29. exf4 Rxf4 $17) 28... Nf4
$1 29. Rg3 Nh5 30. Rg1 Nf6 31. Bf3 Bd3 32. Rc5 Ne4 $11) (26. Bg3 Raf8 27. h4
Nh3 28. Rf1 Nf4 {The position is about equal.}) 26... Raf8 $2 {Amnesty!} ({
Golubev indicated that Black could have got a pawn up after} 26... h5 $1 27.
Rg3 (27. Rg1 Nxh3) 27... Nxe2 28. Rxe2 Bxe2 29. Bg6 (29. Kxe2 $2 Rf4 $19) 29...
Bc4 30. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $17) 27. Bg3 $14 g6 {Karjakin could trade another white
bishop for his knight. In this case he would achieve a position with opposite
coloured bishops.} (27... Nxh3 28. Bxh7+ Kxh7 29. Rh4+ Kg8 30. Rxh3 {This
position is rather more unpleasant for Black than the postion that arose in
the game.}) 28. Bxf4 Rxf4 29. f3 Kg7 30. Rc5 R4f6 {It is quite difficult to
suggest a plan for Black.} 31. Kf2 Kf7 32. Rh4 Kg7 33. Ke3 {Morozevich
centralises his king. The next step of his plan is pushing h4, h5.} Rd8 34. Rg4
Kf7 35. h4 Rf8 36. Rgg5 Rh8 37. Rge5 Ke7 38. Rg5 Kd6 39. h5 b6 40. Rc1 gxh5 {
Karjakin decided to keep the h-pawn.} (40... Rg8 41. hxg6 hxg6 42. Rh1 Bc4 43.
Rh7 b5 44. Kd2 $16 {Black can't protect the g6-pawn.} Bd5 $2 45. Bd3 Bb3 46. e4
$18) 41. Rxh5 h6 42. Rg1 $16 Bc4 43. Rg7 {The position is similar to the
position in the annotations after 40...Rg8.} Rb8 44. Bc2 $1 (44. Bg6 c5 45. Rh4
Bb3) 44... b5 45. Kd2 (45. Bg6 $1 {It seems to me that this was much stronger
than 45.Kd2.} Rff8 (45... b4 46. Rc5 Bd5 47. Ra5 bxa3 48. bxa3 Rff8 (48... Rb3+
49. Bd3 Rxa3 $2 50. Raa7 $18) 49. Raa7 Rbd8 (49... Rfd8 $2 50. Be8 $1 Rb3+ 51.
Kf2 $18) 50. Kf2 Bb3 51. e4 e5 52. dxe5+ Kxe5 53. Ke3 Kd6 54. Ra5 Ra8 55. Rxa8
Rxa8 56. e5+ Ke6 57. f4 $18) 46. Rxh6 Rh8 47. Rxh8 Rxh8 48. Bh7 $16 {After a
few moves White has got a worse version of this position}) 45... Rd8 46. Rh7
Rg8 47. R5xh6 Rxh6 48. Rxh6 Rg2 {All the black pieces are active. You could
compare this position with the one indicated above.} 49. Bd1 {Black's 'bad'
bishop is not so bad. So White could try to swap bishops.} (49. Bd3 Bxd3 50.
Kxd3 Rg1 51. f4 Rf1 52. Ke4 Rf2 53. Ke3 Rf1 $14 {Black should make a draw if
he plays precisely.}) 49... Kd5 50. Ke3 Kd6 51. Rh1 Ke7 52. Rf1 Rh2 53. Rf2 $14
Rh4 (53... Rh1 54. Bc2 Kd6) 54. Bc2 Rh1 55. Kd2 Kd6 56. f4 Rh3 (56... c5 $5 {
deserves attention} 57. dxc5+ Kxc5 58. f5 (58. Rg2 Rh3) 58... exf5 59. Rxf5+
Kd6) 57. e3 Rh1 58. f5 {It is not easy to indicate another plan for White.}
exf5 59. Bxf5 c5 60. dxc5+ Kxc5 61. Bc2 Be6 62. Bd1 Rh4 63. Rf6 Bd5 64. Rf5
Rh2+ 65. Kc3 Rh3 66. Kd3 Kd6 67. Rh5 Rg3 68. Kd4 Bc4 69. Bxa4 $6 (69. Rh6+ $1 {
I think it was the only chance to win the game. Let's examine the lines.} Kc7
70. Rh2 {Now White threatens Bxa4} Kb6 $1 (70... Kd6 $2 71. Bxa4 Rg4+ 72. e4
bxa4 73. Kxc4 Rxe4+ 74. Kb5 Kc7 75. Rc2+ Kb7 76. Rc4 Re2 77. Rb4 $18) 71. Rd2 {
preparing e3-e4} (71. Bxa4 $2 Rg4+ 72. e4 bxa4 73. Kxc4 Rxe4+ $11) 71... Rg8
72. e4 Rd8+ 73. Ke3 {This position can't be assessed precisely. Both sides
have chances to gain an extra half point.}) 69... Rg4+ 70. e4 bxa4 71. Kxc4
Rxe4+ 72. Kd3 Re8 $11 {According to theory, the endgame is drawish. Apparently
Morozevich wanted to torture his opponent. 'A drawish position is not a draw'.}
73. Rb5 Rc8 74. Kd4 Rc6 75. Rb4 Ra6 76. Kc4 Kc6 77. Rb5 Ra8 78. Kb4 Kd6 $1 {
Black's king needs to retreat from the c-file.} (78... Kd7 $1) (78... Ra7 $4
79. Ra5 Rb7+ 80. Kc3 $18) 79. Rb6+ (79. Ra5 Rb8+ 80. Kc3 Rc8+ 81. Kd3 Rb8 $11
82. Kc2 Rc8+ 83. Kd2 Rb8 $11 (83... Rc4 $11)) 79... Kc7 80. Kb5 Kd7 81. Rb7+
Kd6 82. Kb6 {The last attempt} Rh8 83. Ka7 (83. Kb5 Ra8 (83... Rh4 $4 84. Ka5
$18)) 83... Kc6 84. Rb4 Rh7+ 85. Ka6 Rh8 86. Rc4+ Kd5 87. Rc7 Kd6 88. Kb7 Rh2
89. Rc6+ Kd5 90. Rb6 Kc5 91. Rb4 Rh7+ 92. Ka6 Rh8 $11 93. Rb5+ Kc4 94. Rb7 Ra8+
95. Kb6 Kb3 96. Kc5+ Ka2 97. Rb4 Ra5+ 98. Kc4 Rh5 99. Rxa4 Kxb2 100. Ra8 Rh4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dieren op"]
[Site "Dieren"]
[Date "2004.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2004.07.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8.
a3 Be7 (8... Bd6 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. e3 Nh5 $6 $146 (10... a6 $146 11. Bd3 h6 12.
Bh4 g6 13. Nd2 g5 14. Bg3 Nb6 15. Bxd6 cxd6 16. h4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Gagunashvili,
M-Lobron,E/Amsterdam NED 2004/The Week in Chess 507 (53)}) (10... c6) 11. Nb5
a6 12. Nxd6+ cxd6 13. Nd2 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Ke7 16. h4 $16 {1-0 Van Wely,
L-Tiviakov,S/Leeuwarden 2004 (55)}) 9. e3 (9. Bf4 c6 10. e3 Nbd7 11. Bd3 Nb6
12. O-O O-O $146 (12... Nfd5 13. Be5 O-O 14. Rfc1 Be6 15. b4 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Nd5
17. Rcc1 Rfc8 18. Nd2 $14 {0-1 Bennborn,J-De Groot,A/Email 2001/IM03Base plus 
(67)}) 13. Rfc1 Be6 14. Nd2 Rfc8 15. Bg3 $14 {1-0 Gagunashvili,M-Pedersen,N/
Vlissingen NED 2004/The Week in Chess 510 (44)}) 9... c6 10. Bd3 g6 $146 (10...
h6 11. b4 Be6 12. O-O O-O 13. Bd2 Nbd7 14. Rfb1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Herraiz Hidalgo,
H-Gongora,M/Havana 2002/CBM 88 ext (54)}) (10... Be6 11. Ng5 $14) 11. Bd2 Be6
12. b4 Nd5 (12... Nbd7 13. Na4 $14 {/\Nc5} (13. Ng5 $14)) 13. Ke2 (13. b5 $5) (
13. Na4 $5) 13... Nxc3+ (13... Nd7 14. Na4 $14 {/\Nc5}) 14. Bxc3 Bd5 15. b5 $6
(15. Rhb1 $14) 15... cxb5 16. Bxb5+ Nc6 $11 {[/\0-0-0]} 17. Ne5 (17. Bb4 $5) (
17. Rhb1 O-O-O $11) 17... f6 (17... Bxg2 $6 18. f3 $1 (18. d5 Bxd5 19. Rhd1 (
19. Nxc6 bxc6 $17) 19... f6 20. Rxd5 fxe5 21. Rxe5 $44) 18... O-O (18... Bxh1
19. Nxc6 $16) 19. Rhg1 Nxe5 20. dxe5 $16 {ץg2}) 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Ba4 (19. Ba6
Kd7 $11 (19... Bxg2 20. Rhb1 $44)) 19... Kd7 (19... Bxg2 20. Rhb1 $44 {|^ /\Rb7
}) 20. Rhb1 Rhb8 $1 {[><a7]} 21. f3 Rb6 22. Bc2 (22. Ba5 $2 Ra6 23. Rb7+ Ke6
24. Bb4 Bd8 $17) (22. Bb4 Rab8 23. Bc2 $11) 22... Rab8 23. a4 (23. Bb4 $11)
23... Bb4 (23... Bd6 $11) 24. a5 $6 (24. Bxb4 $142 Rxb4 25. Rxb4 Rxb4 26. Rb1
Rxb1 27. Bxb1 a5 $11) 24... Rb5 25. Kd3 (25. Bxb4 Rxb4 26. Rxb4 Rxb4 27. Rb1 (
27. Kd3 Kd6 28. Rb1 $11) (27. Kd2 Kd6 28. Rb1 $11 (28. Kc3 c5 29. dxc5+ Kxc5
$15 {><a5})) 27... Rb5 $5 $11) 25... Bxc3 26. Kxc3 Kd6 27. e4 (27. Bd3 Rb3+ 28.
Rxb3 Rxb3+ 29. Kc2 c5 30. dxc5+ Kxc5 $15 {><a5}) 27... Be6 $5 (27... fxe4 28.
fxe4 Be6 29. Rf1 f5 $11) 28. Rxb5 $6 (28. exf5 $142 Bxf5 (28... gxf5 $11) 29.
Bxf5 gxf5 30. Rxb5 $11 {><a5, f5, f6}) 28... Rxb5 29. Bd3 (29. exf5 Bxf5 30.
Bxf5 Rxf5 $15) 29... Rb3+ 30. Kc2 fxe4 31. fxe4 Rb4 32. Kc3 c5 $15 33. d5 $6 (
33. dxc5+ Kxc5 $15) 33... Bd7 {[><a5, e4, d5, e5]} 34. a6 $5 (34. g3 $5) 34...
Ra4 $5 35. Rxa4 (35. Rb1 $5 Ra3+ 36. Kc2 (36. Kd2 f5 $17) 36... f5 $17 37. Rb7
(37. exf5 Rxd3 $19) 37... fxe4 38. Bc4 (38. Bxe4 Rxa6) 38... e3 39. Rxa7 Bf5+)
(35. Rf1 Ra3+ 36. Kc4 f5 $19 (36... Rxd3 $19)) 35... Bxa4 36. Kc4 $2 (36. g3
Bd7 37. Kc4 (37. Bc4 f5 $19) 37... Bc8 38. Kc3 (38. Kb5 f5 39. exf5 Bd7+ 40.
Kc4 Bxf5 41. Bxf5 gxf5 $22 42. h3 h6 43. g4 f4 $19) 38... f5 39. exf5 gxf5 40.
Bc4 Ke5 $19 41. Kd3 h6 42. Kc3 f4 43. gxf4+ Kxf4 {/\Ke5, Bf5-e4, ><d5}) (36. h3
$142 $1 g5 (36... Kc7 37. g4 $8 {(/\g5)} (37. Bc4 Kb6 38. Kd3 Bb5 39. Bxb5 (39.
d6 Bd7 $19) 39... Kxb5 40. e5 fxe5 41. Ke4 c4 42. Kxe5 c3 43. d6 c2 44. d7 c1=Q
45. d8=Q Qe3+ 46. Kf6 Qb6+ 47. Qxb6+ Kxb6 $19) 37... h6 (37... g5 38. Bc4 Kb6 (
38... Bd1 39. Kd2 Bf3 40. Ke3 Bg2 41. Bd3 $11) 39. Kd3 Bb5 40. Bxb5 Kxb5 41. e5
c4+ 42. Ke4 fxe5 43. Kxe5 {- 36...g5}) 38. Bc4 $8 (38. h4 g5 39. hxg5 hxg5 $19)
38... Kb6 39. Kd3 Bb5 40. d6 $8 (40. Bxb5 Kxb5 41. e5 fxe5 42. Ke4 c4 43. Kxe5
c3 44. d6 c2 45. d7 c1=Q 46. d8=Q Qe3+ $19) 40... Bc6 41. Ke3 g5 42. Kd3 Be8
43. Bd5 Bd7 (43... Kxa6 44. Be6 Bb5+ 45. Bc4 Bxc4+ 46. Kxc4 Kb7 47. Kd5 Kc8 48.
Ke6 Kd8 49. Kxf6 c4 50. e5 c3 51. Kf7 c2 52. e6 c1=Q 53. e7+ Kd7 54. e8=Q+ Kxd6
$11) 44. Bb7 $1 (44. e5 fxe5 45. Ke4 c4 46. Kxe5 c3 47. Be4 Kxa6 48. Kf6 Bc6
49. Bxc6 (49. Bc2 Kb5 $19) 49... c2 50. d7 c1=Q 51. d8=Q Qxc6+ 52. Kg7 Kb5 $17)
44... Bb5+ 45. Ke3 Bf1 (45... Bc6 46. Bc8) 46. e5 fxe5 47. Ke4 Bxh3 48. Bc8 c4
49. Kxe5 Kc6 50. Bf5 c3 51. Ke6 Bxg4 52. Bxg4 c2 53. d7 c1=Q 54. d8=Q Qc4+ 55.
Kf5 Qf4+ 56. Kg6 Qxg4 57. Kxh6 $11) 37. g3 (37. Kc4 $2 h5 {/\h4, ><g2, h3}) (
37. g4 Kc7 38. Bc4 Kb6 39. Kd3 Be8 40. Ke3 $15) 37... Bd7 38. g4 Kc7 (38... Be8
39. Be2 Kc7 40. Kd2 Kb6 41. Ke3 Bb5 42. Bxb5 {- 38...Kc7}) 39. Bc4 Kb6 40. Kd3
Be8 41. Ke3 (41. Kc3 h5 $19) 41... Bb5 42. Bxb5 Kxb5 43. e5 fxe5 44. Ke4 c4 45.
Kxe5 c3 46. d6 c2 47. d7 c1=Q 48. d8=Q Qf4+ 49. Ke6 $15) (36. g4 Bd1 $5 37. h3
Bf3 38. Kd2 c4 39. Bc2 Bg2 40. h4 g5 (40... h6 $5 {/\g5}) 41. hxg5 fxg5 $17)
36... Bd7 $19 {[/\Bc8, f5]} 37. Be2 (37. Kc3 f5 38. exf5 Bxf5 $19) (37. g3 Bc8
{/\f5}) 37... Bc8 38. Kb5 (38. Kc3 f5 $19) 38... f5 39. e5+ (39. exf5 Bxf5 40.
Bc4 (40. Bf3 Bd3+ 41. Ka5 Bc4 $19) 40... Be4 $19) 39... Kxd5 40. Bc4+ Kxe5 41.
Kxc5 Bd7 $1 42. h4 (42. g3 g5 {/\f4}) 42... f4 $1 43. Bd5 (43. Be2 h6 $19 44.
Bf3 g5 45. hxg5 hxg5 46. Be2 g4 {(/\g3, Bf5-e4)} 47. Bf1 g3 48. Be2 Bf5 $19)
43... Bb5 $1 44. Bg8 (44. Bb7 Bf1 $22 $19) (44. Bc4 Bxc4 45. Kxc4 h6 46. Kc5 g5
47. hxg5 hxg5 48. Kc6 g4 49. Kb7 Kd6 50. Kxa7 Kc7 $19) 44... Bxa6 45. Bxh7 Kf6
46. Kd4 Bb7 47. Bg8 (47. Bxg6 Kxg6 48. Ke5 a5) 47... Bxg2 48. Bc4 Bc6 49. Ba6
Bf3 50. Bd3 a5 51. Bc2 Bc6 0-1

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 (7. a3
cxd4 $5 (7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 b6 11. Bc4 Qc6 12. Bd3
Qxc2 13. Bxc2 Ba6 14. Ne5 Nbd7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Bb2 Rac8 17. Rc1 Rfd8 18. f3
e5 19. Kf2 exd4 20. Bxd4 Nc5 $10 {Alekhine-Euwe/Amsterdam Wch (12)/1937}) 8.
axb4 (8. exd4 $6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bd3 e5 12. c4 Qd6 13. d5 e4
14. Bxe4 Re8 $15) 8... dxc3 9. bxc3 (9. Qxc3 O-O 10. Nf3 b6 11. Bc4 Qd6 12. O-O
Bb7 $10) 9... b5 $5 (9... O-O 10. c4 (10. Nf3 b6 11. c4 $1 (11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O
Rc8 13. c4 Qc6 14. Bb2 Nbd7 15. Qc3 $14 {1-0 Flohr S-Koblenc A/Rosas (Spain)
1935 (24)}) 11... Qd6 12. Ba3 Qc7 13. Be2 Bb7 14. b5 $6 (14. O-O $14) 14... Rd8
$132 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,L-Petursson,M/Reykjavik zt 1995 (25)}) 10... Qe4 11. Qxe4
Nxe4 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. Bb2 $14) 10. Nf3 O-O 11. c4 (11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Rc8 13.
Ra5 a6 14. c4 Qd8 $132 {/\Nc6}) 11... bxc4 12. Bxc4 Qe4 13. Bd3 $6 (13. Qxe4
Nxe4 14. Ke2 (14. Nd4 Bb7 15. f3 Nd6 16. Be2 $14 {1-0 Jelen,I-Kragelj,I/SLO-ch
1996 (21)}) 14... Bb7 15. Bb2 Nd7 16. Rhc1 $14) 13... Qxb4+ 14. Ke2 Qb6 15. Ba3
Re8 16. Bc5 Qc7 17. Rhc1 a5 18. Bb4 Qxc2+ 19. Rxc2 Ba6 $10 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,
G-Nikolic,P/Moscow olm RUS 1994 (20)}) 7... Bxc3 8. Bxc3 (8. bxc3 O-O (8... Nc6
9. Nf3 Bd7 10. c4 Qd6 11. Bc3 $14 {1-0 Fine,R-Golombek,H/Hastings 1935 (33)}) (
8... b6 9. Nf3 Bb7 10. Ne5 (10. c4 Qe4 $5 11. Qxe4 (11. Bd3 $2 Qg4 $17) 11...
Nxe4 $11) (10. Bd3 Qh5 11. Be2 (11. e4 Qg4 $17) 11... O-O $11) 10... Nbd7 11.
Nxd7 Qxd7 12. f3 O-O 13. Be2 Rac8 14. Qb2 Rfd8 15. Rd1 (15. O-O e5 $17) 15...
Bc6 16. Ba6 (16. O-O $5 Ba4 17. Rb1 e5 $15) 16... Rb8 17. Bc4 Bd5 18. Bb5 Bc6
19. Bc4 Bd5 20. Bb5 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Kjeldsen,J-Christensen,T/DEN t-ch 1996}) 9.
Nf3 Nc6 (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 b6 11. Bc4 Qh5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Rc1 $14 {[#] 1/2-1/
2 Hoelzl,F-Stanec,N/AUT-ch 1995 (13)}) 10. c4 Qd6 11. dxc5 (11. Bc3 b6 12. Rd1
cxd4 13. exd4 $14 (13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Qe7 15. Be2 e5 16. Rd1 Bb7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Antoshin,V-Cherepkov,A/Leningrad 1957 (40)})) 11... Qxc5 12. Rb1 e5 13.
Ng5 h6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Rd8 16. Rb5 Qe7 17. Be2 b6 $1 18. Bf3 (18. Qxc6
Bb7 19. Rxe5 Qxe5 20. Qxb7 Qb2 $19) 18... Bb7 $15 {Alekhine-Euwe/Amsterdam Wch
(20)/1937}) 8... cxd4 (8... Nc6 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Nf4 Qd6 11. dxc5 Qxc5 $10 {
Bagirov in ECO E.}) 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bxf6 (10. Bc3 e5 11. Nf3 Bg4 12. Be2 O-O
13. Qb3 Qxb3 14. axb3 Rfe8 15. Bb5 Nd7 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Ra5 f6 {1/2-1/2
Finegold,B-Smyslov,V/London Lloyds 1988}) 10... gxf6 11. Ne2 (11. Nf3 Bd7 12.
Be2 Rc8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Ibanez,E-Hansen,S/Badalona op 1995 (49)}) 11... Bd7 12.
a3 Qe5 13. Nc3 Nd4 $146 (13... f5 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. g3 Kb8 16. Be2 Ne7 17.
Qd3 Qc7 {[/\18...Bc6]} 18. Qd6 Bc6 19. Qxc7+ Kxc7 20. Rhe1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8
22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. Kd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Anand,V/New York PCA Wch 1995 
(29)}) 14. Qd3 Nf5 15. Be2 O-O-O 16. Bf3 Qc7 (16... Bc6 17. Qe2 Bxf3 18. Qxf3
Nd4 19. Qd1 Rhg8 20. Rc1 Kb8 21. O-O $132) 17. g3 (17. O-O Nh4 $1 $132) 17...
Ba4 (17... Bc6 18. Qe2 h5 (18... Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qb6 20. O-O $14) 19. Rc1 Kb8 20.
O-O h4 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. g4 Rhg8 23. h3 Ng7 24. e4 Qb6 25. Rfd1 $14) 18. Qb1 (
18. Qe2 Bb3 19. Rc1 (19. O-O $140 Bc4 $19) 19... Kb8 $15 {[%csl Re1]}) 18...
Bc6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Qe4 (20. O-O Nh4 (20... Kb8 21. Qe4 $14 (21. Ne4 Nd6 22.
Nxd6 (22. Nxf6 $2 Qf3 $19) 22... Rxd6 23. Rc1 Qf3 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Qxd1+
26. Rxd1 Kc7 $11)) 21. Qe4 Nf3+ 22. Kg2 Nd2 (22... Qxe4 23. Nxe4 Nd2 24. Rac1+
Kb8 25. Nxd2 Rxd2 26. Rfd1 Rhd8 (26... Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rc8 28. Rd7 Rc7 29. Rd8+ (
29. Rd4 f5 (29... Rc2 30. Rh4 $16) 30. Rh4 f6 31. Rh6 Rf7 $14) 29... Rc8 30.
Rxc8+ Kxc8 31. Kh3 Kd8 32. Kh4 Ke8 33. Kh5 Kf8 34. Kh6 Kg8 35. g4 $18) 27. Rxd2
Rxd2 28. Rc4 Rxb2 29. Rh4 Ra2 30. Rxh7 Rxa3 31. Rxf7 f5 32. h4 $16) 23. Qxc6+
bxc6 24. Rfd1 Nb3 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rxd1 27. Nxd1 $14) 20... Ne7 21. Qxc6+
(21. Rc1 f5 22. Qxc6+ Nxc6 23. Ke2 $14) 21... Nxc6 22. Ke2 f5 23. Rhd1 Ne5 24.
Nb5 Kb8 25. h3 (25. Nd6 $5 Rd7 26. Rd2 (26. f4 Nc6 (26... Ng4 27. Rd4 (27. h3
$2 Nxe3 28. Kxe3 Rhd8 $17) 27... Rhd8 28. Rad1 Nxh2 29. Nxf5 Rxd4 30. Nxd4 Rh8
(30... Rc8 31. Rh1 $16) 31. Nb5 (31. Rh1 Ng4 32. Rh5 h6 33. Kf3 Nf6 34. Rh2 h5
35. e4 Rd8 36. Rd2 Rg8 $14) 31... a6 32. Nd6 f5 33. e4 (33. Rh1 Ng4 34. Nf7 Rc8
35. Rxh7 Rc2+ 36. Kd3 Rxb2 $132) 33... fxe4 (33... Rd8 34. exf5 Kc7 35. f6 $18)
34. Nxe4 Rc8 35. Rh1 Rc2+ 36. Nd2 Nf3 37. Kxf3 Rxd2 38. Rxh7 Rxb2 39. Re7 Rb3+
40. Kg4 Rxa3 (40... Re3 41. Kh4 Re4 (41... b5 42. f5 $16) 42. Rf7 (42. Kg5 b5
43. g4 a5 $11) 42... Ra4 43. g4 Rxa3 44. g5 Ra1 45. g6 Rg1 46. Rf6 a5 47. Rxe6
a4 48. f5 Kc7 (48... b5 49. Rb6+ Kc7 50. Rxb5 $18) (48... a3 49. Re8+ Ka7 50.
Re3 $18) 49. Kh5 (49. f6 $2 Rxg6 50. f7 Rxe6 51. f8=Q Ra6 $11 (51... Rc6 $11))
49... a3 50. Re2 b5 51. f6 $18) 41. Rxe6 Kc7 42. Re7+ Kc6 43. f5 b5 44. f6 Ra1
45. Re5 Kd7 46. Kg5 (46. f7 Rf1) 46... b4 47. f7 Rf1 48. Kg6 b3 49. Re1 Rf3 50.
g4 a5 51. Re3 $1 (51. Kg7 a4 52. f8=Q Rxf8 53. Kxf8 a3 54. g5 b2 55. g6 a2 56.
g7 b1=Q 57. Rxb1 (57. Re7+ Kd6 $19) 57... axb1=Q 58. g8=Q $11) 51... Rf4 52.
Rxb3 Rxg4+ 53. Kf5 Rg1 54. Rb8 $1 (54. Rb7+ $2 Kc6 55. Rb8 Rf1+ 56. Kg6 a4 57.
f8=Q Rxf8 58. Rxf8 Kb5 59. Kf5 a3 60. Ke4 Kc4 61. Ra8 Kb3 62. Kd3 Kb2 $1 $11)
54... Rf1+ 55. Kg6 a4 56. f8=Q Rxf8 57. Rxf8 Kc6 58. Kf5 Kb5 59. Ke4 Kc4 60.
Ra8 Kb3 61. Kd3 a3 62. Rb8+ $18) 27. Rd2 Rhd8 28. Rad1 $14) 26... Rhd8 27. Rad1
Kc7 28. Nb5+ Kb6 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Rxd7 Nxd7 31. Nd6 f6 $11) 25... a6 26. Nd6
Rd7 27. f4 Nc6 28. Nc4 $6 (28. Rd2 Rg8 (28... Rhd8 29. Rad1 f6 (29... h5 30.
Nxf7 $16) 30. e4 fxe4 31. Nxe4 Rxd2+ 32. Rxd2 $14) 29. Kf3 f6 30. g4 fxg4+ 31.
hxg4 Kc7 32. Rad1 Rdg7 33. Ne4 f5 34. gxf5 exf5 35. Ng5 Re7 36. Rh1 Ne5+ 37.
fxe5 Rxg5 38. Kf4 $16) 28... Rc7 29. Rac1 Rhc8 30. Nb6 (30. Nb6 Nd4+ 31. Rxd4 (
31. exd4 Rxc1 32. Nxc8 Rxc8 (32... Rxd1 33. Kxd1 Kxc8 34. a4 (34. Kc2 Kc7 35.
Kc3 Kd6 36. Kc4 b5+ 37. Kb4 Kd5 38. Ka5 Kxd4 39. Kxa6 Kc4 40. Ka5 f6 41. b4 e5
42. a4 bxa4 43. Kxa4 e4 44. b5 e3 45. b6 e2 46. b7 e1=Q 47. b8=Q Qa1#) 34...
Kc7 35. Kc2 Kd6 36. Kd3 Kd5 37. b3 a5 (37... h5 38. a5 Kc6 39. Kc4 b6 40. axb6
Kxb6 41. d5 exd5+ 42. Kxd5 Kb5 43. Ke5 Kb4 44. Kxf5 Kxb3 45. Kf6 (45. g4 hxg4
46. Kxg4 a5 $19) 45... a5 46. Kxf7 a4 47. f5 a3 48. f6 a2 49. Kg8 a1=Q 50. f7
Qc3 51. f8=Q Qxg3+ 52. Kh7 Qxh3 53. Kh6 $1 $11) 38. g4 (38. Ke3 Kc6) 38... fxg4
39. hxg4 h6 40. Ke3 $11)) 31... Rxc1 32. Nxc8 Kxc8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nottingham International Masters"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1936.08.27"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[Annotator "Van Reek,J"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1936.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Nbd7 9. Nf3 b6 10. c4 Qd6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Be2 Rc8 13. O-O Be4 14. Qc3 O-O
15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. d5 $1 Qf8 $6 {Euwe gets a chance.} ({Better is} 16... exd5
17. cxd5 c4 $1 18. Rd4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 b5) 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Ne5 $6 ({The
opportunity was} 18. Ng5 $1 {(Alekhine)} Bf5 19. f3 $1 (19. g4 Ne4) 19... h6 $1
20. e4 $1 hxg5 21. exf5 exf5 22. Bd3 {and White has a strong attack.}) 18...
Qe7 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Rd2 Bc6 21. Bg4 Nf6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1
Qd6 25. Be2 Kf7 26. f3 Ba4 27. Bd3 h6 28. g3 Bc6 29. Kf2 e5 30. Be2 Nd7 31. Qd3
Qxd3 32. Bxd3 e4 $5 33. Bxe4 Bxe4 34. fxe4 Nb8 35. Kf3 Nc6 36. Bc3 g6 37. Kf4
a6 38. a4 Ke6 39. h4 Nb4 40. Kf3 Nd3 41. Bg7 Ne5+ $1 42. Ke2 $5 {Euwe wants to
win.} (42. Bxe5 Kxe5 43. g4 a5 {costs a pawn (Alekhine), but} 44. h5 $1 g5 45.
Kf2 $1 Kxe4 46. Ke2 {draws elementary.}) 42... Nxc4 43. Bxh6 Nb2 44. Bg7 Nxa4
45. g4 b5 46. h5 gxh5 47. gxh5 Kf7 48. Ba1 Nb6 49. Kf3 $6 (49. Kd3 $1 b4 50.
Kc2 {defends properly.}) 49... b4 $6 (49... a5 $1 50. e5 Nd7 51. h6 Nf8 52. Ke4
Ke6 53. Bb2 a4 54. Kd3 {White holds the hard position.}) 50. e5 Nd7 51. Ke4 Ke6
52. h6 Nf8 53. Kd3 Kd5 $6 (53... Kf5 {uses the king for the defence.}) 54. e4+
Kc6 55. Kc4 a5 $2 ({Right is} 55... Nh7 $1 56. e6 Kd6) 56. e6 $2 {The tables
could have turned.} ({Later Euwe finds the win} 56. Kb3 $1 Kb5 57. e6 $1 a4+
58. Ka2 Ng6 59. h7 Kc6 60. Bf6 Kd6 61. e7 Kd7 62. e5 c4 63. e6+ Ke8 64. Kb1 c3
65. Kc2 a3 66. Kb3 {The connected pawns are stopped. Black loses due to
zugzwang.}) 56... Kd6 ({The obvious} 56... Kd6 57. Bg7 Nh7 58. e7 Kxe7 59. Kxc5
Kf7 60. Kb5 Kg6 61. Kxa5 b3 62. Ka4 b2 {draws (Euwe).}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 37th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "2000.08.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Van Wely/Cifuentes"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2000.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 Bd7 (10... O-O 11. Nf3 b6 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O
Rac8 14. Rfd1 Qe4 15. Qxe4 Nxe4 16. Be1 $14 Rfd8 17. Rxd8+ (17. b4 $1 {/\b5})
17... Rxd8 18. Rc1 a5 19. Bb5 Rd6 20. Kf1 f6 21. Ke2 e5 22. a3 Kf8 23. Nd2 Nxd2
24. Bxd2 h6 25. f3 Ke7 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Kd8 28. Bd3 Ne7 29. b5 $1 e4 $2 (
29... Nd5 30. g3 Nc7 31. e4 Ne6 32. Bb4 Nd4+ 33. Ke3 Rd7 34. f4 $14) 30. fxe4
Re6 31. Rc4 Nc8 32. Rd4+ Kc7 33. Be1 Nd6 34. Bg3 Kd7 35. Bc4 $18 Re5 36. Bxe5
fxe5 37. Rd2 Bxe4 38. Bd5 Bxd5 39. Rxd5 Ke6 40. Rd3 Nxb5 41. Rb3 Nd6 42. Rxb6
e4 43. g4 g6 {1-0 Shipov,S-Short,N/Port Erin 1999}) 11. Nf3 Rc8 12. a3 Ne7 13.
Rd1 (13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Bb5 15. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Leko,P/Dortmund GER
2000}) 13... Qc5 14. e4 $1 (14. Rd4 O-O 15. Rc4 Qb6 16. Bd4 Qa5+ 17. Bc3 Qb6
18. Bd4 Qa5+ 19. Bc3 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Illescas Cordoba,M/Barcelona ESP 2000}
) 14... Bb5 15. Be2 Qc6 16. Bxb5 (16. Nd4 Ba4 $1 17. Nxc6 Bxc2 18. Nxe7 Rxc3 $1
) 16... Qxb5 17. Nd4 Qc4 18. f3 Nc6 $6 (18... e5 $142 19. Ne2 Nc6 20. Qd3 $1 (
20. Ng3 $6 O-O (20... g6 21. Nf1) 21. Qe2 Qc5 22. Qf2 Qc4 $11) 20... Qc5 21. b4
Qb6 22. b5 Rd8 23. Qc4 Rxd1+ 24. Kxd1 Ne7 25. Bb4 Qd8+ 26. Kc2 O-O 27. Rd1 Qc8
28. Qxc8 Rxc8+ 29. Kb3 $14) 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Qf2 Qc5 21. Qg3 $5 (21. Qxc5 Rxc5
22. Bb4 Rc2 23. O-O $14) 21... Nh5 $8 22. Qb8+ Rc8 23. Qxb7 O-O 24. Qd7 f5 (
24... Qe3+ 25. Kf1 Nf4 26. Qd2 $16) 25. Qd4 Qb5 26. Qe5 $2 (26. exf5 $1 exf5 (
26... Rxf5 27. Kf2 $16) 27. Qd5+ $16) 26... Qxe5 27. Bxe5 fxe4 28. Rf1 (28.
fxe4 Rc4 29. Bd4 Rd8 $1 30. Bxa7 Rxe4+ 31. Kf2 Rf8+ 32. Kg1 Re2 $132) 28... Nf4
29. Bxf4 Rxf4 30. Ke2 exf3+ 31. Rxf3 Rxf3 32. gxf3 $11 Kf7 33. Rd7+ (33. b4 Ke7
(33... a5 34. b5 a4 35. Rd4)) 33... Kf6 34. Kd3 a5 35. Ra7 Rb8 36. Kc3 Rc8+ 37.
Kd3 Rb8 38. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Braganca Paulista op"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Vera,R"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qd1 c5 8. e3
cxd4 9. exd4 Ne4 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Bd3 $5 $146 Nxc3 (11... Nxf2 $5 12. Bxf5 Nxd1
13. Rxd1 (13. Kxd1 $5 exf5 14. Re1+) 13... exf5 14. d5 Ne7 15. Nb5 Bxd2+ 16.
Rxd2 $44) 12. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qf6 (13... Qa5 $5) 14. O-O O-O 15. Re1 $1 $14
Rd8 $8 (15... b6 $2 16. Be4 Bb7 17. Ne5 Rfc8 18. Re3 Qe7 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20.
Qh5+ Kg8 21. Rh3 $18) (15... Bd7 $2 16. Qb1 $16) 16. Re3 h6 $1 17. Be4 (17. Ne5
$1 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qe7 19. Rg3 Kh8 $1 (19... Bd7 20. Qg4 Qf8 (20... g6 $2 21.
Bxg6 $1) (20... Qg5 $2 21. Qe4 Qf5 22. Qe2 $18) (20... f5 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Rf3
$18) 21. Qe4 g6 22. Qxb7 $16) 20. Qf3 Qf8 21. Rb1 (21. Re1 $16) 21... a5 22.
Qe4 Qg8 23. h4 $16) 17... Bd7 18. Rb1 Rab8 19. c4 (19. Qa4 b5 $1) 19... Be8 20.
d5 exd5 21. Bxd5 Ne7 22. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bonn GSK"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Von Gleich,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 (7. Qa4+
Nc6 8. Ne5 Ne4) (7. Qxf5 exf5 $10 {Tukmakov-Romanishin, PCA-Groningen 93,
Schwarz gewann.}) 7... c5 8. a3 (8. g3 cxd4 (8... Ne4 9. Bg2 cxd4 10. Qxb4 dxc3
11. O-O cxb2 12. Bxb2) 9. Nxd4 (9. Qxb4 dxc3 10. Qxc3 O-O) 9... Qd5) 8... Ba5
9. e3 Nc6 10. Be2 cxd4 11. exd4 Qd5 12. Bc4 Qe4+ 13. Be3 O-O (13... Nd5 14. O-O
Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nxe3 16. Rfe1 Qc2 17. fxe3 Qxb3 18. Bxb3 Na5 19. Ba2 b6) 14. O-O
Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Bd7 $6 (15... Nd5 $1 16. Qd2 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Bd7 $10) 16. Rae1 Qf5
17. Bd3 Qh5 18. Qd2 Rac8 19. Bg5 $1 (19. Ne5 Nxe5 (19... Rfd8 $1 20. Nxd7 Rxd7
$15) 20. dxe5 Qxe5 (20... Nd5) 21. Bg5 $2 (21. Bxa7 Qd5 22. Bb6) 21... Qd5 22.
Bxf6 gxf6 (22... Bc6 23. Qg5) 23. Re4 Bc6 (23... Kh8 24. Qh6 (24. Rh4 Bc6 25.
Rxh7+ Kg8) 24... Qg5) (23... Qg5 $1 24. Re3 Kh8 25. Bxh7 Bc6 26. f4 Qxg2+ 27.
Qxg2 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Kxh7)) 19... Nd5 20. Re4 {ein starker Zug der die schwarze
in Bedrängnis bringt und einen Angriff auf die schwarze Rochadestellung
entfachen läßt.} f5 21. Rh4 Qf7 22. Kh1 $1 (22. g4 Nde7) (22. Bc4 h6 23. Bxd5
exd5 24. Bf4 g5) 22... h6 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. Rxh6 $4 (24. g4 $1 f4 (24... Nde7
$2 25. gxf5 Nxf5 26. Bxf5 exf5 27. Rg1+) 25. g5 h5 26. Rg1 {bereitet Pg5-g6-g7
vor und verwehrt im Gegensatz zu sofortigem g5-g6 der schwarzen Dame das Feld
f6.} Nde7 27. g6 Qf6 (27... Qe8 28. g7 Rf5 29. Bxf5 Nxf5 30. Rxh5) (27... Qg7
28. Rxh5 Nxd4 29. Rh7 (29. Nxd4 Qxd4 30. g7 Rf5 31. Rh8+ Kf7 32. g8=Q+ Rxg8 33.
Rh7+ Kf8) 29... Nxf3 30. Rxg7+ Kxg7) 28. g7 Rfd8 29. Rxh5 Nf5 30. Bxf5 exf5 31.
Rh8+ Kf7 32. Ng5+ Ke7) 24... Qg7 25. g4 fxg4 26. Rg6 Rxf3 27. Qg5 $2 (27. Rxg7+
Kxg7 28. Qg5+ Kf8 29. Qh6+ (29. Be4 Rf4 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. Qxd5 Rxd4) 29... Ke7)
27... Rf7 28. Qxg4 Nce7 29. Rxg7+ Rxg7 $19 30. Qh4 Bc6 31. f3 Ne3 32. Bh7+ Rxh7
33. Qg5+ (33. Rg1+ Kf8 34. Qxh7 Bxf3+ 35. Rg2 Rc1#) 33... Kf7 34. Qxe3 Nf5 35.
Qe5 Bd5 36. Kg1 Rc2 37. Rf2 Rc1+ 38. Rf1 Rc2 39. Rf2 Rc1+ 40. Rf1 Rc4 41. Kf2
Rc2+ 0-1

